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So the XBox One trucks came to my college today, and I just got back from giving them a run. The two games that were there were Forza Motorsport 5 and Killer Instinct.
Holy crap I am excited for the next gen consoles. I guess I'll start with the controller? First off, ignoring the cables in the back to keep it attached so no one steals one, it felt wonderful to hold. The grips were just a little different from the 360 controllers, but your hand still fits on it awesomely. I started with a race in Forza, and despite the fact that I am not a big fan of racing games, this one was amazing. I don't know how much of it was because of the controller, but I will be honest, the triggers on it felt amazing. I got a little bit of resistance going around corners when my wheels started to skid, and I was able to get back on without any problem at all. So cool. I somehow won the race, and was graced with a cut scene of the car I had just used beat all to hell. Why? I have no idea, I actually stayed on the track somehow.
Next was Killer Instinct, which I am not familiar with at all. I chose Thunder as my character, mostly because I wanted to yell "bring the thunder!" I know, I suck, deal with it. Anyway, I chose the typical fighting game strategy and hit as many buttons as I could as fast as I could. Hey, I won, no complaints here. But the buttons felt a little weird to me. It might just be because I'm so used to how far out the buttons are for the 360 controller, but these were barely even anything. Not entirely sure how much I liked it, but it doesn't seem like it would be too hard to get used to.
This was such a great way to spend even just 15 minutes on my Thursday afternoon, and I am absolutely going to go back and get some more time with it after this class lets out. Stupid school. Before this I was a little excited about next gen, no enough to have pre-ordered one for myself. But this makes it really hard. I want it. I want it baaaad.
TL;DR XBox one trucks came to my school. I came, I played, it was awesome.
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5 years agoNerduh
So the XBox One trucks came to my college today, and I just got back from giving them a run. The two games that were there were Forza Motorsport 5 and Killer Instinct.
Computer labs
6 years agoNerduh
So it's always fun to have an hour and a half in between classes. I get to watch let's plays for the entire time on the schools internet. Works for me
The continuing story of my engagement
6 years agoNerduh
So I get engaged almost 5 months ago. Wow, really? 5 months already? Damn.
Anyway, our original plan was to get married after I graduated from college, which would be in the summer of 2015. My fiance was here a couple weekends ago, and we were talking about our plans and where everything would happen. Church vs. outside, reception place, rehearsal dinner, etc.
Then she had a crazy idea. What if we get married before I started student teaching? Like, really, what's stopping us from doing that? We said that we didn't want to get married any sooner so that we weren't going to be that couple who was married, but couldn't live together yet because I was still in school. (She's a year older than me, and graduating this May. I'm a Junior, but my program is a 5 year program because music ed has so many class hours and observation hours)
So as it stands, our tentative date is January 3rd, 2015. I can barely wrap my head around that whole idea, I'm getting married in a little over a year and a half.
Her ring
Our wedding bands. Mine is the one on the left!
TL;DR I'm getting married 6 months earlier than I expected I was going to.
Mother-son bonding
6 years agoNerduh
So I just watched Gangnam Style with my mom, which then lead to about 20 minutes of us showing each other dumb YouTube videos. How is this my life.
My weekend
6 years agoNerduh
Ok, I had an awesome weekend, and I don't want to make a huge journal here because I don't really know how much anyone here would want to hear about it, but I'm so happy about what I did. I've been dating my girlfriend for the last almost 4 and a half years. It was the summer before my Junior year of high school, and I'm in my junior year of college now. Saturday, for her 22nd birthday, I drove the 4 hours to her college to surprise her for her birthday.
And I asked her to marry me.
I'm engaged. And couldn't be happier. I really hope everyone else had an awesome weekend, because I sure as hell did. If anyone wants the whole story of it, message me or leave a comment, but this is all I'm gonna put here.
Next stage of my life, ACTIVATE!
I lucked out
6 years agoNerduh
Song of the day
7 years agoNerduh
It's the fact that pieces like this can be arranged for trombone and that I get to play it that makes me so happy that I do what I do.
What is this I don't even
7 years agoNerduh
So I just opened up an online access code sheet for my Chem class, and the minimum browser requirements were either IE 5.5 or Netscape 6.0
Can't stop laughing
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The only way to change your name is to go to someone who has mod power on the site. Meaning a site admin or one of the staff. I think you've got a better chance of getting a site admin to help you.
Good luck.
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Oops, don't know why I started a whole new comment. Just go with it.
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Is it bad that every time I see your picture in thumbnail form, it looks like a guy holding a cat as he would a gun?
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Help Others: Believe.
Inside the assembly hall it was hot and sticky. Sunlight filtered through the windows casting shards of bright yellow across the sweaty brows of the school children. The gentle hum of the ceiling fans did nothing to stop little ears tingle as the piano music flowed across the room. One particular little girl sat in the front row, her eye's closed in adoration of the music, in her mind she could see the fingertips of the teacher fly across the keyboard. That afternoon the little girl went home, dumped her school bag in her bedroom, patted her pet dog on the head, and made her way to the family's piano. Tapping middle c, she squeezed her eyes shut again to really hear the tune she had heard earlier that day. After awhile her left hand started to tap more keys, slowly picking out the tune the teacher had played, until eventually she was playing it effortlessly. A few more minutes passed and her mum came down to listen - "Did the teacher show you how to play that?" "Nope," replied the little girl. "I figured it out myself mum."
That little girl was me, and even with my disability, meaning I only have one hand, I never once thought "I can't play the piano, cause you have to have two hands to do it!" I never once thought this because I was told repeatedly, from the very beginning of my life, that I could do anything I wanted, there were no limitations because of my disability. I grew up surrounded by people who believed in me and therefore I have always believed in myself that I can do anything I put my mind to. Of course I could play the piano, and draw fairies, and write like my fellow students at school, and run, and skip, and throw a ball, and swim, and dress up as an alien, and be in the school play, and school choir, and get good grades, etc, etc, etc.
Do you believe in yourself?
This past week I have had quite a few conversations with people about this very question - self belief - and the seeming lack of it in young people and old alike. BUT, I have another question for you ...
Who do you believe in?
This past week I have also had quite a few conversations that have revolved around the lack of belief in others. Whether you are the one lacking belief in others or are the recipient of this lack, it creates an environment of non-support, disbelief, low trust, friction, and general low levels of success.
Think of the flip side: if you had someone believe in you, imagine the support you would feel to move forward and work towards your dreams; or you believing in someone else and the satisfaction helping someone else brings you, the collaborative and joyful effort it takes to help and see someone you admire achieve their dreams.
I know which side of belief I would rather be a part of ... and the fact is I have been a part of the process when I have had people believe in me and my successes have been greater than even I could imagine, and I have absolutely believed in other's, letting them know that I believe in them and encouraging them to work towards their dreams and goals and wishes.
When you believe in someone else's dream you are in a position to inspire, motivate, push, help, give confidence, and eventually celebrate their successes. When you think about the potential of those around you, how can you not want to inspire and help them achieve their potential - even if the dream or goal may seem impossible to you?
Sometimes it can seem easier and safer to bring that person back down to earth, to say "you can't ever do that, but have you thought about this instead ..." For that person, however, you have chipped away at their confidence and given them doubt about their goal journey - how can you say that that person will or won't achieve their goal? The difference is, even if they don't achieve their goal, if they have believed in themselves, and you have believed in them, the goal is not a loss, it becomes a challenge, and though the end result may not be what the person first envisioned, they are still left with a confidence that they can make stuff happen, and that is the magic of believing.
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Confession: I've always secretly wanted to be a fashion blogger...to take photos of my cutest outfits & post them online, to write posts about fashion wish lists, & to generally embrace the fact that I am a complete and total girly-girl.
I know, I know...but this is a food blog, right? It's about recipes & restaurants, not tights & tops...but will you humor me, dear readers? Will you join me for Faux Fashion Fridays?
Why "faux," you ask? Because faux sums up the 3 requirements for all of the fashion I will be posting:
1. Cruelty-free. Faux fur. Faux leather. Faux shearling. Since going vegan with my diet, I have been slowly trying to make my lifestyle the same. I do my absolute best to avoid purchasing any new clothing items made from leather, silk, wool, fur, etc. However, if by some mistake I feature a newly-purchased item that is NOT vegan, please feel free to kindly give me a heads up. [No accusatory tone needed, thank you.]
2. Re-used. As a thrifty girl on a budget, I tend to wear some of my clothing until it is near disintegration. This means that there are several items in my closet from BV [before vegan]: Ugg boots from 2004, wool sweaters from 2010, etc. Despite their non-vegan origins, I plan to wear these items until they fall apart, both for the sake of my wallet & out of respect for animal that suffered to make them.
3. Recycled. While I refuse to purchase new items made from non-vegan materials, I do occasionally purchase such items second hand. When buying from a thrift shop, the money no longer supports the industry that made the clothing, it now supports the cause of that shop. So, instead of funding cruelty, my thrift shop cashmere sweater pays for research in children's medicine, support for military families & veterans, & STD prevention for LGBT communities.
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Mom Finds Surprising Breastfeeding Ally In Teen Barista At Starbucks
Stories about mothers who breastfeed in public tend to end in insults, tears, and all other sorts of negativity. So it's refreshing to hear about a mother whose decision to nurse in public led to acceptance and support.
Ottawa mom Julia Wykes was running errands with her 5-month-old son one morning when she decided to stop at Starbucks to grab a coffee to go. While waiting in line, however, her baby became cranky, so she sat down to nurse him.
Suddenly, a middle-aged woman marched up to the counter and loudly complained to the barista, "Could you get that woman to stop doing that in public? It's disgusting."
The barista, a young man in his late teens, said he would "take care of it" and walked over to Wykes. But instead of heeding the complaining customer's request, he did something else: He offered the nursing mother a free refill, handed her a voucher for a free drink, and said, "I'm sorry you had to deal with such unpleasantness today."
The customer stormed out of the coffee shop in a huff. "She kind of defeated her own purpose," Wykes told The Huffington Post via email, "because she was the only one who had noticed I was breastfeeding, and she ended up calling much more attention to it than if she hadn't said anything!"
After her experience at Starbucks, which the company later confirmed to HuffPost, Wykes shared the story on her local parenting Facebook group, expressing her joy at the surprising turn of events and urging her fellow parents to tip the baristas.
The story caught the attention of at least one mom, Annie Urban, the popular blogger behind PhD in Parenting. Urban shared the Starbucks story on her blog's Facebook page, and from there, it snowballed into a viral phenomenon. "Suddenly it was popping up on my newsfeed from all over the world!" Wykes said.
For Wykes, who has worked as a midwife and "helped hundreds of mothers breastfeed" around the world, this was the first time she had ever experienced this kind of shaming for nursing in public. "In my personal experience, usually people don't even notice when I'm nursing my son in public — you have to really be staring or catch me at just the wrong moment to see much exposed skin! — I've had someone come over and stroke my baby's head without realising he was nursing."
The issue of breastfeeding in public has been a hot-button topic for quite some time, spawning countless news stories and impassioned blog posts. Julia Wykes hit the nail right on the head when she offered her two cents on the issue: "My opinion has always been: if your baby is hungry, feed him. It doesn't matter how or where, just make sure your baby is well fed and happy."


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Private J F Smethurst's name was among a list of casualties of the Co-operative Wholesale Society's (CWS) soap works in Irlam, near Manchester. The article reported that Smethurst died of his wounds on 16 August 1915.
The soap works was one of the largest employers in the local area and a significant number of employees signed up to fight. A local Justice of the Peace named George Thomas encouraged local men to enrol. He has been recorded as saying that he hoped 'that the young soldiers would leave drink alone, that they would give a good hammering to the Germans, and that they would be able to return home to receive quite as good a welcome as the warm farewell now accorded to them.' Sadly this was not the case for Smethurst, who died during the Dardanelles conflict, also known as the Gallipoli Campaign.
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http://www.m44news.co.uk/early-recruiting-in-irlam-cadishead/ [accessed 21 April 2015]
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This post is part of 'WWI co-operative voices' which shares the stories of co-operative workers and members during the conflict. In order to mark the centenary of the WWI, the Rochdale Pioneers Museum is staging an exhibition entitled 'From shop floor to front line' and the accounts of these soldiers, shop workers and conscientious objectors will run alongside it. They are tales of death, duty and of those who chose not to fight.
Through 'WWI co-operative voices' we will be releasing new posts about these individuals throughout the duration of the exhibition (due to open mid-May 2015 and run until May 2016). Read about the co-operative movement's involvement in a war that shook the world by selecting a name from the column on the left. You can also follow us on social media for regular updates.
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____One booth consists of a 10 ft. x 10 ft. marked area. Vendor cannot assign or sublet booth space.
____Vendor placement will be at the sole discretion of BREF staff. Priority of booth assignment will be given to returning vendors who complete their application early. If accepted, vendor assignment will be based on date received, products.
____A late fee of $25 must be included with applications postmarked after JUNE 10, 2019 to be considered for inclusion in this year's festival.
____Purchasing electricity after June 21, 2019 will be an additional $25 per hookup.
____Vendor must check-in during the assigned time. Check-in hours are Thursday 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Friday 7 :00 am to 9 :00 am. Vehicles are not allowed within the festival boundaries after 9 :00 am Friday until 11:00 pm Saturday. Vendors having vehicles on festival grounds outside of the allowed time will not be considered for future festivals.
____The Official festival hours are Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. All booths must remain open Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Vendor must bring enough products to be able to remain open all weekend. Opening early and closing late on Friday and Saturday is encouraged.
____Vendors may not remove merchandise or strike tent prior to 8:00 pm. Any vendors leaving prior to 8:00 pm will not be considered for participation in future festivals.
____Vehicles will NOT be allowed on the festival grounds until at 11:00 pm Saturday. This time may be later, depending on the festival crowd. Vendors may carry out items between 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm, but VEHICHLES ARE FORBIDDEN. Any vendor bringing in a vehicle before allowed will not be considered for future festivals.
____Vendor must use designated parking area. Exhibitor/Concessionaire parking is provided in designated areas only. With the exception of specified set-up/load-in and break-down/load-out times, vehicles will not be permitted at event site. Vehicles must be removed immediately when asked to be by BREF staff.
____Vendor must not park in barricaded areas or areas marked "no parking". Vendor may not ask for permission from local businesses to park in front of or within the area of their place of business. Senior Center and Bank of the Ozarks parking lot is reserved for Senior Center, Area Agency on Aging and Bank of the Ozarks business.
____Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. retains the exclusive right to sell Buffalo River Elk Festival merchandise of any kind. Vendors will not be allowed to sell any items that include the words, "Buffalo River Elk Festival" or any derivatives.
____Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. reserves the right to prohibit products, works or displays considered objectionable, inappropriate or disruptive and may do so without refund to vendors. The following items CANNOT be sold or distributed: bottled water, sports drinks, ice, alcohol-related products, tobacco products, and any similar items. This list is not all-inclusive. Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. has absolute discretion to decide at any time before or during the festival whether an item or product can be sold at the festival. If Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. informs Vendor that an item cannot be sold, the item must be removed from the Buffalo River Elk Festival premises immediately. Failure to do so could result in the closure of Vendor's booth.
____BREF reserves right to limit prices of drinks sold by vendors. Vendor agrees to abide by price cap set by BREF which will be communicated with letter of acceptance.
____Booth space is limited, and every vendor and/or product may not be selected. Photos of the set-up and detailed description of products/items to be sold are required. Photos must clearly depict all types of items to be sold. All items vendor intends to sell are subject to approval by BREF staff. Any product not specified in the application may not be allowed at the Festival, unless permission is sought and given in writing. Unapproved items must be removed from the booth if asked by BREF staff. Failure to comply may result in vendor exclusion from future festivals. Exhibition vendors may submit images of themselves creating the products. Photos may be used in marketing on Facebook and our website www.BuffaloRiverElkFestival.com. Photos may be emailed to email@example.com.
____Vendors must furnish their own tent, tables, chairs, extension cords, lighting and all other supplies.
____All displays, tents and structures should be of sound construction and designed in good taste. Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. has sole discretion to decide if any part of Vendor's booth does not meet its standards. Tent stakes are not allowed. All booth locations are either public or private property and special permission has been given by the property owner for use during the BREF. It is the responsibility of each vendor to respect and protect the structural integrity of festival grounds.
____Vendor must keep its booth and surrounding area clean and free of trash, debris and hazardous conditions. Vendor agrees to leave booth spaces and surrounding areas in the condition in which it found them. Any damage caused by vendor must be repaired at vendor's expense. Tables should be covered and cardboard boxes stored.
____Food vendors should expect inspection of food operations by the Arkansas Health Department and the City of Jasper.
_____Only pre-packaged food can be sold in the retail area. Any vendor desiring to make food on the premises must submit a Food Vendor application.
____If Vendor is approved to sell a pre-packaged food item, the vendor must provide a copy of Proof of Liability Insurance naming Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. as additional insured on the policy.
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____Vehicles and storage trailers are not allowed for use as booths or to be near booths. Buffalo River Elk Festival does not provide parking or electrical hookups for recreational vehicles. We may assist in locating RV facilities.
____This is an outside event. Refunds will NOT be given due to inclement weather. The festival will continue except in cases of dangerous weather. Vendor is required to be present for the entire festival. If a decision is made to suspend the festival, Vendor will be notified in a timely manner.
____Buffalo River Elk Festival is not responsible in any way for loss or damage to Vendor's property. Minimal security will be provided after hours, and Vendor is responsible for securing its booth.
____Active solicitation outside of Vendor's booth is prohibited. Amplifiers, microphones, and generators are not allowed.
____These terms and conditions and the attached application constitute the entirety of the agreement between the parties. The attached application is hereby incorporated by reference as part of these terms. If any portion of this agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such determinations shall not impair the enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions herein.
____This agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Arkansas. The proper venue for any dispute shall be Newton County, Arkansas
____Vendor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. and any of their representatives or sponsors against any loss, cost, injury, claim, damage or charge made by any individual or entity against Vendor, Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. arising from Vendor's performance under this agreement or its participation in the Buffalo River Elk Festival.
____Buffalo River Elk Festival, Inc. reserves the right to terminate this contract at any time before or during the festival if Vendor or its employees or agents commit any act or omission that Buffalo River Elk Festival deems, in its sole discretion, to be detrimental to the purposes of the festival, violate this agreement, or violate any law or ordinance.
____Applications that are not signed and dated or that fail to include pictures, payment, and copies of licenses and permits, if applicable, will be considered "pending". Only complete applications will receive a booth assignment. A signed application is a contract to participate.
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My name is Michelle. I have been in the veterinary field for 13 year. I graduated from PIMA's first VA class in 2002. I have two wonderful children and 4 four-legged babies. When I'm not at work, I enjoy spending time with my family, camping, gardening and lots of BBQing!
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Eating environment more important than food
The school food study was conducted in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland in the 2013–2014 academic year. More than 800 10-year-olds took part in the study which sought to identify possible connections between what pupils eat during the school day and their ability to learn and concentrate. The research project was funded by NordForsk under the Education for Tomorrow programme. This is the first time that a specific study has been conducted on the role of school lunches and school food in the Nordic region.
"This concerns the environment, planning and implementation. And especially the noise level."
"It has been taken for granted that pupils perform better if they eat a good portion of healthy food. But very little is really known about this," says project leader Agneta Hörnell, who is a professor at the Department of Food and Nutrition at Umeå University.
In part, Dr Hörnell and her colleagues in Bergen, Reykjavik and Åbo wanted to compare the Nordic countries because they have different systems and traditions. They also sought to find connections between food and learning independent of country.
High noise level and stress
One of the most surprising findings is how little the children eat. A large percentage eat less than planned. This is the case whether they are served a portion of food, as in Iceland; whether they help themselves, as in Finland and Sweden; or whether they bring food from home, as in Norway. Sweden is the only country where the pupils have a salad buffet. Although the selection of food was usually large, a high number of pupils never helped themselves to fruit or vegetables.
The results are still being analysed. One of the researchers' tasks is to collate data about the nutrient intake of individual pupils.
Why do so many pupils eat so little?
"We have observed that there is a generally high noise level, and there was a lot of commotion and disruption. The pupils found the lunch hour to be stressful, so this may be part of the reason," says Dr Hörnell.
When the pupils describe a good meal in their own words, they use expressions such as "peace and quiet," "eat quietly", "sit, chat and have a nice time" and "eat with friends".
"There is nothing to suggest that anything is wrong with the food. It is tasty and varied. The homemade lunches also look good for the most part. When asked, the children responded that they thought the food was good, although they did not like everything."
Main axis of comparison
When the researchers began the study, they hypothesised that different school food schemes could have different impacts on the ability of pupils to concentrate. Now that the researchers are analysing the data, they are shifting their axis of comparison towards the difference between those who eat a little and those who eat a lot.
"We are concerned with finding out how the pupils who eat little are faring; whether they have problems paying attention in class or whether they manage just as well as the pupils who eat a lot," explains Dr Hörnell, who visited several of the schools herself and spoke with pupils – while eating a nutritious school lunch.
This article was first published in NordForsk Magazine 2015
Text: Bjarne Røsjø
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Obituary for Bernice Lewis
- Name: Bernice Lewis
- Home Town: Shallotte
- Date of Death: 07/11/2016
- Birth Place: Holden, MA
- Birth Date: 11/08/1947
- Service Place: Seaside United Methodist Church
- Interment: Seaside United Methodist Church Columbarium
Bernice Lewis, 68, of Shallotte passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016. She was born in Holden, MA on November 8, 1947, a daughter of the late George F. Brunelle and Janet Barnes Brunelle who survives.
She grew up in Petersham, MA and after high school joined the Army, where she met her late husband, Erie. She graduated nursing school at Sandhills Community College, and was employed as the Nursing Assistant Instructor at Brunswick Community College for eighteen years. She used her talents to support the Brunswick County Literacy Council Spelling Bee for many years, first representing Seaside United Methodist Church and later Brunswick Community College where in 2002, she and Karen Kirk took top spelling bee honors by correctly spelling "phalanx." She was proud of her grandchildren.
A strong supporter of her community and church, she participated in the Brunswick County Relay for Life, and was an active volunteer.
Surviving are her daughter, Georgia Bland (Chris); son, Sean Lewis; brother, Bernard Brunelle; sisters, Jeanine Pimental and Janet Bramlage; and grandchildren, Jennifer Lewis, Dylan Bland, Kody Bland, and Kayce Bland.
Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 23, at Seaside United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with interment in the church columbarium.
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The markets may be melting, but Cloud Computing continues to attract headlines, VC dollars, M&A activity, and more. So let's take a quick look at what's being said, written, and done about the Cloud...now that we have reached Fall 2011.
Given the state of the economy, let's start with Forbes.com, where Joe McKendrick (@JoeMcKendrick on Twitter) recently wrote:
"As we ponder unemployment and underemployment in our economy, the availability of cheap cloud computing may be laying the groundwork for a startup boom, the likes we have never seen before."
McKendrick insists that cloud computing isn't revolutionary because it's changing the mode of technology delivery. "The real revolution that is underway," he claims, "is that it is opening up new lines of business in information technology or service delivery — even among non-IT businesses." Fighting talk.
Another Cloud commentator worth consulting is always Forrester's James Staten (@staten7), whose blog is always worth reading.
He recently wrote that, in his view, "our beloved cloud computing market showed significant signs of maturing," citing as evidence three simultaneous but independent announcement - from VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft. He felt that it was a kind of tipping point for the Cloud:
"Together, these announcements are strong milestones to the continuing progress and solid traction cloud platforms are having with the market. While the private cloud market is still very, very young, moves like these put it on more solid footing..."
One of the unusual characteristics of cloud computing is that it has perhaps one of the most vocal community of practitioners - infrastructure gurus of every stripe. So let's look what some of them are saying, to see if they share this heady enthusiasm as expressed by the analysts.
Where better to start than with the CTO & Co-Founder of Cloudscale, Randy Bias (@RandyBias)? Bias, like many of the Clouderati, is also keen blogger. In a recent post he opined that such confusion as we still see around virtualization and cloud computing "is because the change is so big, it's hard for people to wrap their head around it. Folks struggle to find simple answers to a complex, multi-pronged, disruptive change."
Bias then continued with a call to action to his readers and followers:
"You need to watch the people and organizations who are part of the change. Watch Amazon. Watch Google. Watch OpenStack and Open Compute. Watch Cloudera and Hadoop. Watch Salesforce, Heroku, and Engine Yard. You can even watch VMware and what they do with CloudFoundry."
Bias's advice is worth bearing in mind if you want to bring yourself up to speed with the fundamental and deep changes to how the entire IT stack is designed, delivered, and managed.
Next let's turn to another card-carrying member of the Clouderati, Simon Crosby (@SimonCrosby). Now helping head up Bromium, Crosby recently surveyed the entire IT landscape through the lens of cloud computing, in the course of which he made the following observation:
"The Enterprise Private Cloud market is growing at about 30% per year, but IaaS and PaaS clouds, already well beyond the hypervisor-as-service-interface, are growing at break-neck pace of about 70% per year, driven by the staggering growth of mobile apps and our insatiable consumer appetite for services."
Crosby is no stranger to being - and staying - ahead of the curve. He is a true IT canary.
As is James Urquhart (@jamesurquhart), who recently blogged about how cloud computing "is an operation model, not a technology." For Urquhart, the chief thing to bear in mind is that "for the foreseeable future, applications are king" - a thought that he developed as follows:
"The application-centricity of cloud leads to an interesting corollary: if the focus of cloud is on applications, then all cloud solutions must look at the problem they solve from the perspective of the application. In other words, designing a tool for virtual machine management in the cloud is a short-term game. Eventually, the application will begin to hide the containers in which it runs, and the concept of managing a guest operating system in a virtual machine won't make sense.
However, designing tools with the development, deployment, and operations of code and data in the cloud model has tremendous promise. It's a disruptive concept--displacing our server-centric past--and one for which few enterprises have any serious tools or processes. Certainly not in terms of operations."
Urquhart is not alone in stressing the "application-centricity" of the Cloud. Peter Coffee (@PeterCoffee), known for decades as Technology Editor for eWEEK, is now Director of Platform Research for Salesforce.com, and is one of the many insightful speakers due to give sessions at the upcoming Cloud Expo Silicon Valley being held November 7-10 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
In a world where every IT asset has a feed - in the era of 'Cloud 2' - the cloud model, Coffee believes, is changing:
"The first decade of cloud computing decisively demonstrated that massively sharable/scalable systems can shrink operating costs and slash development delays, but the era of 'Cloud 2' goes farther to turn the cloud model from a perceived challenge into a compelling avenue for IT innovations that need not compromise security or governance."
In a Cloud Expo session called Open Networks, Trusted Clouds: The Road Map to 'Social' Security, Coffee will be exploring further the potential of "application as conversation."
I will continue this informal round-up tomorrow morning at the same time.
- The Top 150 Players in Cloud Computing
- The Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem
- Cloud People: A Who's Who of Cloud Computing
- Ulitzer Names the World's 30 Most Influential Cloud Computing Bloggers
- Cloud Expo 2011 East To Attract 10,000 Delegates and 200 Exhibitors
- Cloud Expo New York to Attract More Than 8,000 Delegates
- Top 50 Bloggers on Cloud Computing
- Industry Experts Discuss the State of Cloud Computing
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Equal parts philosopher and anatomy and physiology enthusiast, I love to educate about the physical and energetic body, and teach flows that support an authentic experience of that. You can expect an invitation to practice dynamic presence and compassionate self-observation, while being guided with alignment awareness, as well as freedom and encouragement to explore the nuances of your unique body.
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After dabbling in yoga for many years, a stressful work environment in New York City drove Ilana to discover the potent power of a regular yoga practice in 2007, inspiring her to uproot and move to Ithaca where she began her teaching journey in 2010. Ilana studied at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, MA, is a 200-hour E-Registered Yoga Teacher and finds teaching to be an incredibly rewarding and heart-opening experience. She sees the mat as a place of safety and freedom where you can release judgments and practice being your most empowered, loving and awesome self. Expanding on her passion for healing and the body she completed 1000 hours of training at the Finger Lakes School of Massage in 2013, became a licensed massage therapist and has completed further training in Thai Yoga Massage and Biodynamic Craniosacral work.
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The Wellington leg of the New Zealand Film Festival 2016 ended last weekend so I was determined to suck up the last of film festival goodness. On Sunday, I saw three very different films to waive it off in true movie buff style.
From an American documentary about malicious cyber weapons at 11am to a Italian drama-dy at 6:15pm and then to a languid 'No Country for Old Men' style French flick at 8:30pm, these films - and the New Zealand International Film Festival 2016 - were one hell of a ride.
I am so excited I have been able to bring reviews to readers of this blog - Let me know if you have found these helpful in the comments below. You can read my other reviews here, here and here. You can also read my interview with two Wellington film-makers about their film Chronesthesia which was selected as part of the festival here.
I would like to be able to tell you that I did vigorous exercise in between movies. But I didn't - I might have lain in bed and watched House of Cards. Ahhh - modern life eh?
1. Zero Days
Summary: A zero-day (also known as zero-hour or 0-day) vulnerability is an undisclosed computer-software vulnerability that hackers can exploit to adversely affect computer programs, data, additional computers or a network. It is known as a "zero-day" because once the flaw becomes known, the software's author has zero days in which to plan and advise any mitigation against its exploitation (for example, by advising workarounds or by issuing patches).
This movie is about a particular malicious computer virus that was released onto the world by the US government to attack the Iranian nuclear program. It asks: Do we need to talk about Cyber Weapons? Why is everyone silent?
Overall rating : 3.5/5
How did I feel when I arrived? I had high expectations for this film after seeing director Alex Gibney's film in the festival last year 'Going Clear' (about Scientology). I was very excited to see this film, particularly because lately I've been enjoying lots of films about the internet, such as 'We are Legion'.
How long did it take to lose myself in the film? I found some of the film hard to follow because it is REALLY dense on some of the tech stuff. I would prefer it be explained rather than be glossed over but it is truly complicated shizzle.
What did I like/favourite scene? The first third of the film is harder going, but then the second and third section pick up the pace when the tech stuff is applied to real world.
What's the takeaway? We need to talk about Cyber Weapons y'all.
Anything I didn't like? Sometimes the film suffered from its own crux - no one is talking. It means sometimes the film can chase its tail somewhat. When on one is talking properly, it is hard to find a sense of closure about what should be done.
How did I feel when I left? A bit frustrated to be honest. I didn't LOVE this movie the way I did with 'Going Clear'. 'Going Clear' also was driven by interesting people, whereas this film sometimes felt a bit grey - like the public servants talking. While I found the film enjoyable, and would watch it again, it didn't feel like a complete picture - just pieces of code that didn't completely add up.
Ten words or less? Geek out on Government bringing Cyber Weapons to the party.
2. Perfect Strangers
Summary: Seven friends come together for a dinner party. They decide to play a game where they place their cell phones on the table throughout the entire meal to prove they have nothing to hide.
Overall rating? 5/5
How did I feel when I arrived? I had heard good things about this film so I was expecting a good watch. I was also stoked to see the same dashingly mature lead Italian actor from 'God Willing' in another role as a surgeon. Type-casting eh.
How long did it take to lose myself in the film? I was quickly immersed in the characters and their quirks. This film has enough twists and turns to keep you gripped from beginning to end, despite it all taking place in real time over the course of an evening. The result was an audience that laughed out loud and cringed openly with our amici Italiani.
What did I like/favourite scene? I don't want to answer this one because it will give the film away - and this is one film where it is best enjoyed like an Italian pasta dish - fresh, flavoursome and sensually.
What's the takeaway? Keep your enemies close, keep your friends closer.
Anything I didn't like? Someone complained about the ending but it didn't bother me at all. A flawless film in my eyes.
How did I feel when I left? Excited and talking quickly about the film.
Ten words or less? Don't try this at home.
3. The First, The Last
Summary: Two French Bounty Hunters are looking for a couple on the run with a cell phone. Along the way, the hunter becomes the hunted. Slow, stylish and with a strong flavour of High Noon country western.
Overall rating? 3/5
How did I feel when I arrived? Still jazzy from 'Perfect Strangers' and it's quick, witty pace.
How long did it take to lose myself in the film? Quite a while - this film is a slow, long picture that doesn't really tell you very much about its key protagonists, or anyone really. Watch it if you like long, lingering action and a 'Waiting for Godot' like vibe.
What did I like/favourite scene? I loved the wide shots of the barren French countryside. I also enjoyed the ending of the movie. It had a satisfying conclusion, unlike 'Zero Days' (that's fiction for you though, 'innit).
What's the takeaway? We're all getting old - but life can be embraced at any age.
Anything I didn't like? Sometimes overly slow. You need to be comfortable about this film's languid pace. Not one to take a fidgeter to.
How did I feel when I left? Fine - nothing to write home about. Matt did not enjoy this film at all - he made it know. I was neither here nor there overall but admitted it would have been nice to have a bit more from the characters and a slightly more voluptuous plotline. I know, however, this was not the point of this movie.
Ten words or less? French Bounty Hunter's can be boring but stay awake - it pays off.
What was your favourite New Zealand International Film Festival Film? Let me know in the comments below.
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"'Half' was one of my first films at Columbia. It came to fruition after a project came about instructing us to create an intriguing logline. From there interest was sparked from classmates and the instructor and I decided to make this little film about the daily missed connections we all face (especially in urban life). Getting the story from page to screen was truly the best decision I've made thus far in my short film career because to date it is the one film of mine that has traveled the farthest all over the world. I honestly couldn't be more thankful for the experiences this split-screen gem has given me."
Written, Directed and Edited by: Alex Bohs
Director of Photography: Mark Johnson
Animation by: Marissa Dorman & Chelsea Gyger
Original Music by: Davis Jones
Starring: Chloe Howcroft, Emily Deering, Melody Snyder
2011 Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival (Chicago, IL)
2011 Take 1 Film Festival (Chicago, IL)
2011 Circus Surreal Film Festival (Chicago, IL)
2011 Out in the Desert: Tucson's International LGBT Film Festival (Tuscon, AZ)
2011 South Texas Underground Film Festival (Corpus Christi, TX)
2011 Pink Sheep Film Festival (Wilmington, NC)
2011 OUTrageous! LGBTQ Film Festival (Santa Barbara, CA)
2011 Short Film Showcase (London, United Kingdom)
2011 The Stepping Stone Film Festival (Bangalore, India)
2012 KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (Mumbai, India)
2012 Chicago International Film Festival (Chicago, IL)
2012 Indie Boots Film Festival (Chicago, IL)
2012 NFFTY Film Festival (Seattle, WA)
2012 Frameline Film Festival (San Francisco, CA)
2012 Outfest Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
2012 Newfest (New York City, NY)
2013 Ascona Film Festival 2013 (Ascona, Switzerland)
2013 Inside Out: Toronto LGBT Film Festival (Toronto, Canada)
The 1st Annual Short Film Channel (VMSplay.com)
The 2nd Annual New Media Film Festival (San Francisco, CA)
The 22nd Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival (Fresno, CA)
The 16th Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Seattle, WA)
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When her boot slips from rock into mud, the silence is broken. The distant careening of creek over stone, bellow of a bird somewhere close to the constant buzz of tiny insects near the ear, but not. The rhythm of calypso orchids knocking their heads together in time with the synth of sunlight slicing through the space between everything. The motion of doors neither opened or closed. Silken drip of water from fern to moss in flux with the vibrating heartbeat thrumming inside her head with whisper of limb leafing limb leafing limb on canopy wind above.
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Staff Report 138
Tax Analysis in a Real Business Cycle Model: On Measuring Harberger Triangles and Okun Gaps
Published March 1, 1991
A tax distorted real business cycle model is parameterized, calibrated, and solved numerically in an attempt to measure the size of Harberger Triangles relative to Okun Gaps. In particular, the model constructed is used to study, quantitatively, the impact of various distortional government tax and subsidy schemes. It is shown that the government can use tax policy to stabilize cyclical fluctuations, and this is done for the economy being studied. The benefits of implementing such a stabilization policy are calculated and compared with the size of the welfare gains realized from reducing various tax distortions.
Published In: Journal of Monetary Economics (Vol. 27, No. 2, April 1991, pp. 167-190)
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The Settlement Processor is a tool that helps you with your settlement process. To access the Settlements Processor, click on Settlements > Settlements Processor in the navigation pane.
There are two cards to help you manage and settle your trades - the Daily Position card and the Pending Settlements card.
Daily Position Card
The Daily Position card loads all trades with a value date specified in the date filter. These trades are grouped by account (Counterparty) and by currency (CCY). For each grouping of trades, the associated Position, Cashflow amount, and Daily Net is shown. An account listed in this card with a Daily Net greater than 0.00 means that the trades need to be settled by creating the appropriate cashflows.
Daily Net - The total amount that needs to be settled per account per currency. This number should be 0.00 for all accounts at the end of the day. If this number is not 0.00 then the settlements are not matching the positions for the day.
Cashflow - The amount of money that has been settled.
Position - Represents the total amount of money that was owed (if positive), or due (if negative) for a specific account and currency.
There is a local search bar in the top right corner of the Daily Positions card that allows you to search on any column in the card.
Creating a Pending Settlement
Trades can be settled be creating a cashflow. Follow the steps in the video below to create a settlement cashflow. If you would like to complete a cashflow without it going to the pending card, check off Complete at the bottom of the adjustments card.
Pending Settlements Card
The Pending Settlements card lists settlements (cashflows) that are expected to be completed, but have not yet been completed. For each cashflow, the currency (CCY), Amount, Nostro, and Beneficiary is listed.
Once a cashflow is pending, it can be modified, completed or deleted.
Modify - If a cashflow needs to be modified, the value date, subtype, comment and client comment can be changed.
Complete - If complete is clicked, the cashflow status will change to completed and the amount will adjust the daily net amount in the Daily Position card.
Delete - If a delete is clicked, the cashflow will be cancelled and removed from the Pending Settlements card.
Like the Daily Position card, there is also a local search bar in the top right corner.
Completing a Cashflow
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Date - Sets the value date of trades that you would like to settle. By default, this date is set to today.
Only Cashflows Processed Today - Displays cashflows were set to pending or completed on the date the page was loaded.
Ignore Complete Settlements - Ignores any cashflows that are completed (Daily Net is 0.00).
Ignore Internal Accounts - Ignores any cashflows associated with accounts of type Internal.
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More of You, Less of Me
Do we start every day seeking the will of God in our lives rather than our own? Do we extend this to every aspect of our lives?
John the Baptist was a tremendous example of selflessness, gladly stepping aside from his position of authority in preparing for the coming of the Messiah once Jesus began His ministry. John gave up the comforts and prestige of priesthood to do the work to which God had called him.
If we had John's attitude, what kind of world would we live in? Perhaps one with less struggle, less poverty, and more of God's love.
Scriptures used: John 3:22-30, Matthew 11:11, John 1:6-8;15;19, Matthew 3.


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England, CA 1890.
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Guest Post by Jenny Kim This purpose of this post is to provide a walkthrough of a Titan cluster setup and highlight some key gotchas I've learned along the way. This walkthrough will utilize the following versions of each software package:
- Datastax Cassandra Auto-Clustering Community AMI Version 2.4
- Oracle Java 1.7 (should be automatically included in the Datastax AMI)
- Titan 0.4.1 Full Distribution
- ElasticSearch 0.90.7
The cluster in this walkthrough will utilize 2 M1.Large instances, which mirrors our current Staging cluster setup. A typical production graph cluster utilizes 4 M1.XLarge instances.
NOTE: While the Datastax Community AMI requires at minimum, M1.Large instances, the exact instance-type and cluster size should depend on your expected graph size, concurrent requests, and replication and consistency needs.
Part 1: Setup a Cassandra cluster
I followed Titan's EC2 instructions for standing up Titan on a Cassandra cluster using the Datastax Auto-Clustering AMI:
Step 1: Setting up Security Group
Navigate to the EC2 Console Dashboard, then click on Security Groups under Network & Security.
Create a new security group. Click Inbound. Set the "Create a new rule" dropdown menu to "Custom TCP rule".
Add a rule for port 22 from source 0.0.0.0/0.
Add a rule for ports 1024-65535 from the security group members. If you don't want to open all unprivileged ports among security group members, then at least open 7000, 7199, and 9160 among security group members.
Tip: the "Source" dropdown will autocomplete security group identifiers once "sg" is typed in the box, so you needn't have the exact value ready beforehand.
Step 2: Launch DataStax Cassandra AMI
Launch the DataStax AMI in your desired zone
On the Instance Details page of the Request Instances Wizard, set "Number of Instances" to your desired number of Cassandra nodes (i.e. - 2)
Set "Instance Type" to at least m1.large.
On the Advanced Instance Options page of the Request Instances Wizard, set the "as text" radio button under "User Data", then fill this into the text box.
--clustername [cassandra-cluster-name] --totalnodes [number-of-instances] --version community --opscenter no
[number-of-instances] in this configuration must match the number of EC2 instances configured on the previous wizard page (i.e. - 2). [cassandra-cluster-name] can be any string used for identification. For example:
--clustername titan-staging --totalnodes 2 --version community --opscenter no
On the Tags page of the Request Instances Wizard you can apply any desired configurations. These tags exist only at the EC2 administrative level and have no effect on the Cassandra daemons' configuration or operation.
- It is useful here to set a tag for ElasticSearch to discover this node when identifying its cluster nodes. We will revisit this tag in the ElasticSearch section.
On the Create Key Pair page of the Request Instances Wizard, either select an existing key pair or create a new one. The PEM file containing the private half of the selected key pair will be required to connect to these instances.
On the Configure Firewall page of the Request Instances Wizard, select the security group created earlier.
Review and launch instances on the final wizard page. The AMI will take a few minutes to load.
Step 3: Verify Successful Instance Launch
SSH into any Cassandra instance node:
ssh -i [your-private-key].pem ubuntu@[public-dns-name-of-any-cassandra-instance]
Run the Cassandra
nodetool nodetool -h 127.0.0.1 ring to inspect the state of the Cassandra token ring.
- You should see as many nodes in this command's output as instances launched in the previous steps. Status should say UP for all rows.
- Note, that the AMI takes a few minutes to configure each instance. A shell prompt will appear upon successful configuration when you SSHinto the instance.
If upon shelling in, Cassandra still appears to be loading, Ctrl-C to quit and restart Cassandra with:
sudo service cassandra restart
Part 2: Install Titan
Titan can be embedded within each Cassandra node-instance, or installed remotely from the cluster. I installed Titan on each Cassandra instance, but do not run in embedded mode.
Step 1: Download Titan
SSH into a Cassandra instance node and within the ubuntu home directory, download the Titan 0.4.1 server distribution ZIP:
wget http://s3.thinkaurelius.com/downloads/titan/titan-server-0.4.1.zip
Unzip the Titan directory and move to /opt/:
unzip titan-server-0.4.1.zip sudo mv titan-server-0.4.1 /opt/
cd to /opt/ and create a symlink from /opt/titan to /opt/titan-server-0.4.1
cd /opt/titan sudo ln -s titan-server-0.4.1 titan
Step 2: Configure Titan
We need to create a specific Titan configuration file that can be used when we run the Gremlin shell. This configuration will include our storage settings, cache settings, and search index settings.
Create a new properties file (i.e. - mygraph.properties) within the /opt/titan/conf folder:
vim /opt/titan/conf/mygraph.properties
The storage settings should specify the backend as Cassandra and include the Private IP to one of the Cassandra nodes. However, additional Cassandra configurations are listed here: https://github.com/thinkaurelius/titan/wiki/Using-Cassandra#cassandra-specific-configuration
storage.backend=cassandra storage.hostname=18.104.22.168
The database cache settings should be enabled in a Production environment. Full documentation is found here: https://github.com/thinkaurelius/titan/wiki/Database-Cache. For our purposes, we will just enable the db-cache, set the clean time (milliseconds to wait to clean cache), cache-time (max milliseconds to hold items in cache), and cache-size (percentage of total heap space available to the JVM that Titan runs in).
cache.db-cache = true cache.db-cache-clean-wait = 50 cache.db-cache-time = 10000 cache.db-cache-size = 0.25
The search index settings should specify "elasticsearch" as the external search backend, and configure it for the remote ElasticSearch cluster.
- First you must set up an ElasticSearch cluster, which we have done using the same nodes as the Cassandra cluster.
- Refer to the Deploying an ElasticSearch Cluster post for instructions on how to do this.
- Make note of the cluster name and host IPs for all nodes in the ES cluster.
Based on the above ES cluster settings, add the following to you properties file, replacing hostnames and cluster-name with your specific settings:
storage.index.search.backend=elasticsearch storage.index.search.hostname=; storage.index.search.cluster-name=; storage.index.search.index-name=titan storage.index.search.client-only=true storage.index.search.sniff=false storage.index.search.local-mode=false
Save the file, and test in Gremlin:
bin/gremlin.sh gremlin> g = TitanFactory.open('conf/mygraph.properties')
You should see Gremlin connect to the Cassandra cluster and return a blank Gremlin prompt. Success! Keep Gremlin open for the next Step.
Step 3: Run Indices
Now before we add any data to our graph, we need to do a one-time setup of any Titan and ElasticSearch property and label indices. This must be done with caution because in Titan, indexes cannot be modified, dropped, or added on existing properties (Titan Limitations).
Note that we created a script for our indices and tracked them in Github to quickly adapt our indices when updating and reloading a new Graph. Also keep in mind that Titan 0.4.1 has a new index syntax that is different and not backwards compatible with the old Titan 0.3.2 syntax.
In the Gremlin shell, copy and paste the indices script. If all indices run successfully, commit, shutdown and exit:
gremlin> g.commit() gremlin> g.shutdown() gremlin> exit
(Optional) Part 3: Load GraphSON
If you are doing a bulk load of GraphSON into Titan, you can do so via Faunus or Gremlin. The GraphSON format for each method is unique, so you will need to ensure that your GraphSON format adheres to the expected rules. This walkthrough will focus on the Gremlin GraphSON load.
Save the graphSON file (i.e. - gremlin.graphson.json) to the root of the Titan directory.
Edit the bin/gremlin.sh script file to increase the JVM heap size max to 4GB (ensuring enough memory on the machine), to avoid "GC overhead exceeded" errors.
(bin/gremlin.sh) (Line 25) JAVA_OPTIONS="-Xms32m -Xmx4096m"
Create a new groovy script to load the GraphSON and auto-commit:
(loader.groovy) g = TitanFactory.open('conf/mygraph.properties') g.loadGraphSON('gremlin.graphson.json') g.commit()
Run the Groovy script through Gremlin
bin/gremlin.sh -e loader.groovy
This will take a while...a 500 MB graphSON file generally takes about 1.5 hours to finish loading (assuming no errors).
Part 4: Configure Rexster
Titan 0.4.1 Server now ships with Rexster Server, so you can run a Titan-configured Rexster server by running the rexster.sh script from Titan's bin directory.
Step 1: Rexster Configuration
To run Rexster, you will need to create a Rexster configuration XML which Rexster by default expects to be under $TITAN_HOME/rexhome/config/rexster.xml (i.e. - /opt/titan/rexhome/config/rexster.xml).
Under /opt/titan/rexhome create a config directory
mkdir /opt/titan/rexhome/config
Create a rexster.xml document under the config directory. Alternately, copy the /opt/titan/conf/rexster-cassandra-es.xml file into /opt/titan/rexhome/config/rexster.xml
The Rexster configuration needs a few changes to properly connect to the Cassandra cluster and ElasticSearch cluster. Here is an example configuration: https://gist.github.com/spaztic1215/7e4303b75184098e64fc
Update the base-uri property on Line 5 to the current instance's DNS:
Update the graph properties to connect to Cassandra and ES:
graph com.thinkaurelius.titan.tinkerpop.rexster.TitanGraphConfiguration false cassandra secondaryOne 100 titan true 0.3 elasticsearch false secondaryOne,secondaryTwo fife titan false false tp:gremlin
Step 2: Test Rexster
Now we should test Rexster Server to make sure it is connecting properly to Titan and ES:
Change directory to $TITAN_HOME (i..e - /opt/titan) and start Rexster manually
bin/rexster.sh -s
You should see a bunch of Rexster console messages that indicate that it has connected to the Cassandra cluster and ES cluster. You can verify that Rexster is running in a browser by going to:
Verify that the Titan graph is found by Rexster:
Step 3: Create a Rexster Upstart Script
Once you've confirmed that Rexster can successfully start, we will create an upstart script to manage the Rexster start/stop process.
Under /etc/init, create a configuration called rexster.conf
A sample rexster upstart configuration can be found here: https://gist.github.com/spaztic1215/5bfc2ee2d370b933c8ca
Note that the above configuration assumes that you are using the Datastax AMI which includes a raid0 directory, and thus logs to the /raid0/log/rexster directory. You must create this directory before starting the script:
mkdir /raid0/log/rexster
Save file, and start rexster with upstart:
sudo start rexster
Check the log to ensure successful startup:
cd /raid0/log/rexster tail rexster.log
You now have a fully configured Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Titan, Rexster setup on a single node. Once you've applied this configuration to all your nodes, you can start Rexster Server on the entire cluster, set up an ELB that contains your Rexster instances binding port 80 to 8182, and start accepting Rexster requests from the ELB's domain.
Jenny Kim
Jenny Kim is a senior software engineer at Cobrain, where she works with the data science team. Jenny graduated from the Uuniversity of Maryland with a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in American Studies. She acquired her Masters in Information Systems Technology from The George Washington University in December 2013. In her free time, Jenny enjoys volunteering at local film festivals, obsessive vacuuming, and relaxing with the family Shih Tzu.


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Amended Tax Reform
The original Salvador Proyecto increased tax burden $ 130.92 per year to 18,000 taxpayers
After strong criticism from the main union of businessmen and lawyers specializing in tax law, the Government will amend certain aspects of tax reform. The document was submitted by the Executive to the Legislative Assembly on 29 November.
The original bill increases the tax burden at $ 130.92 per year to 18,000 taxpayers with wages between $ 2,500 and $ 6,000 per month. It increases revenues between $ 581.76 and $ 7,894.32 for senior executives who earn between $ 7,000 and $ 20,000 a month.
The amendment also increases from 25% to 30% of taxable income over $ 80,000 of 15,797 companies, but exempts from income tax payers to 262,000, while 232,000 others will not experience changes in what is already taxed to the treasury.
The tax package also gravel companies with a minimum of 1% tax on gross income, apply in addition to a tax of 10% on dividends distributed to shareholders and increases from 1.5% to 2% of the monthly gross sales advance payment of income tax.
These are the points that generated more controversy and discontent between employers and economic and tax analysts. Precisely on December 6, Finance Minister, Carlos Caceres, clarified that exemptions are working in as little as possible affect companies and shareholders.
Are exempt from 1% on gross revenue gross profit companies that derive less than 2%, said the Minister, but said it will investigate companies that report earnings of 3% or 4%. 25% or 30% increase taxable income over $ 80,000 to 15,797 companies.
In addition, income from awards, interest on savings accounts, and payments to non-resident withholding securities they have been applied to final withholding, the non-taxable income referred to in Article 4 of the Law on Income Tax, as compensation , pensions, wages and other determined by the Legislature, he said.
Other exempt income arising from activities will be subject to prices controlled or regulated by the Government, such as those made by gas stations, distributors of liquefied petroleum gas and public transport.
Are beyond the payment of 1% on gross income trust entities and publicly funded, international organizations or foreign governments. It will also pay the companies during their first three years of operation, starting from the registration of the Internal Revenue Department of the Ministry of Finance.
Subjects with tax losses for two years, or alternating, those operating in areas under a state of public calamity and disaster by the Legislative Assembly by fires, earthquakes or floods and the duration of the declaration.
Not apply to utilities 10% of shareholders when it has been withheld and paid the taxes covered by this chapter prior distributions when they capitalize on profits for the company paying for it is a way of strengthening it, argued the Minister of
Nor is taxed when it is shown to be reinvested by those who receive them when the subject receives either the State and its agencies (less autonomous agencies), municipalities and other public entities, associations and cooperative associations, corporations or foundations of utility public excluded under Article 6 of the Law on Income Tax.
Also not be paid in some cases proven to dividends related loans, including when the loans are granted at interest rates at or above market price when the contract was made between financial institutions regulated by the superintendent of the financial system, when is made between public or private entities engaged in the provision of credit, or when the borrower is the state, municipalities, autonomous institutions, funds or trusts created by them or as when a corporation or foundation in law or public utility Finance Minister explained.
Scare off investment
Manuel Enrique Hinds, former minister of finance and economic analyst, like Jorge Daboub, president of the National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP), and other union leaders have insisted that the tax reform the country's doors closed to new foreign investors and the local business stagnate.


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Fallingwater in southwestern Pennsylvania is a vacation home designed in 1935 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and often thought to be one of the finest buildings of the 20th Century.
A lovely 3D openly accessible and modifiable model of the house and environment was created by Myles Zhang on Sketchfab.com [ Download Resources ] using 3D model source files originally by nottamun on 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com.
Fallingwater in Unity3D
I extracted the Collada (DAE) model of Fallingwater with its associated textures and imported those to Unity3D adding in some surrounding terrain. The trees and bushes were mostly replaced using Unity3D free assets and waterfall details were added and animated. Building and ground lighting was added, along with a day/night cycle. Doorways are not animated, so some of these were made into phantom (non-colliding) objects so an avatar can walk through them. Some pathways, corridors, doors and stairs in the house are not accurately modelled and can cause an avatar to get stuck, so some invisible barriers were put in place to help prevent this.
Fallingwater in Sinespace
The build was then loaded in the multi-user virtual world Sinespace… it can be visited by searching for "Fallingwater" in the "Explore" panel in the Sinespace viewer.
Fallingwater in Sinespace via a Browser/WebGL
A WebGL version may work for some via this link… http://sine.space/locations/fallingwater
Fallingwater Plans
These diagrams are included with the Fallingwater model by Myles Zhand and nottamun…


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Teen SENSE Project Coordinator Pepis Rodriguez met with the New York State Interagency Task Force on HIV/AIDS (IATF) at their biannual meeting in Albany on November 15. Rodriguez advocated for comprehensive, medically accurate, and queer-affirming sexual health care and sexual health literacy programming, from culturally competent staff, for all youth under state care, such as those in juvenile detention or congregate care. IATF is composed of twenty-three state agencies, such as the Office of Children and Family Services, dedicated to the prevention of HIV and the care of people living wit
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