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Wud Records: January 2018 musical discoveries
A brand new playlist of all the favourite musical discoveries of the Wud Records team has been published at SoundCloud. All of the artists on it are amazing independent unsigned artists who are making great music that simply aches to be heard. These artists are not associated directly with Wud Records in any way. We simply accumulated songs that we all liked during January 2018 into one agreed playlist and published it at the end of the month.
Tracks have been arranged according to the number of plays at the time of publishing, starting with the fewest. Tracks that are early in playlists tend to receive more plays than later tracks, and we feel that the ones with fewer plays need the best chance of exposure.
Can you complete the challenge of listening to every track? If you manage it, tell us, tell some of the music makers involved, and tell the world on social media how you feel about what you heard. Everyone concerned would love to hear your thoughts. If you find some new favourites on there, why not shout about them on social media as well? We are sure the artistes responsible for creating the music will welcome such word-of-mouth exposure and your friends and followers would probably love to enjoy hearing it too. At the very least you might end up making an indie musician's day.
There is a vast amount of great music on SoundCloud if you have the time and inclination to filter through it. If you happen to be looking out for some great new music, we've already done that filtering for you!
If you are one of the bands from which we recently liked, shared or tweeted a track at SoundCloud, there is a chance that one of your tracks might be on this new playlist.
Are you a member of SoundCloud? We always follow back if you have your own tracks and we always listen eventually, even if it takes a few weeks. So if you would like the opportunity of a bit of free publicity you could follow Wud Records on SoundCloud. It's even free to join with a basic membership!
We hope that a lot more people will find and listen to the wonderful songs on this new playlist of musical discoveries. Each and every track has something that we felt was special or interesting in some way. In many cases it was a tough job to choose just one track from an artiste.
The playlist is very eclectic, so there is probably something on there to suit every taste. If the track you are listening to isn't quite doing it for you, skip to the next one and perhaps that will please your ears more. Sometimes similar tracks end up next to each other, and sometimes extremely different tracks do, so we recommend you just try it for yourself.
To enjoy this new playlist of great music here at the Wud Records website, please click here.
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Please help keep the Park clean and attractive. Don't litter. If you see something like a bottle cap that someone else dropped and you can pick it up, please do so. |
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You may now access this site by going to diamondheadpark.org or diamondheadpark.com, which will redirect here. The site remains at diamondheadhike.org, and that's the best address to use. My Military History of Diamond Head page is mostly finished pending new information. I'm still working on getting the last photos organized and cleaning up some things, but it's usable as is. If anyone has material to share, or sees something needing correction or clarification, please let me know.
Diamond Head Park is just a small part of Diamond Head Crater, east of Waikiki. Diamond Head Crater is one of the most recognized images of the State of Hawaii and possibly in the world. The crater itself is about 300,000 years old, which is much younger than most of the rest of the island which is in the 3 million year old range. It was used by the pre-contact Hawaiians as a navigational beacon and as a site for several heiaus [temples]. It is not a typical volcanic crater created by lava flows during eruptions. Instead it is made of ash and other fine particles thrown into the air by a large, explosive eruption. The material settled into the ring formation we see today, and eventually cemented itself together to form the current rock material, called tuff. It erodes easily though, and that is very obvious in spots. In 1904 the US Government purchased the crater and started making preparations to use it for military purposes. By 1908 construction had started on gun emplacements and an entrance tunnel. By 1910 the 4 level Fire Control Station was completed. A few other changes were made during World War I, and again around the time of World War II. Most of the man made facilities you'll see beyond the parking lot are about 100 years old. The trail itself is under 1 mile long, but steep and uneven. After the initial concrete walkway it's carved out of the tuff rock of the crater. The footing is uneven, in places there may be 6 inches or more between high and low spots. In areas it's partially covered with loose dirt, gravel or rocks. And it can be slippery when wet. Watch your footing. The last half of the trail is mostly steep stairs, a tunnel [with a steep upward slope] and a short rough pathway after you climb out an observation port in the Fire Control Station. There is an iron pipe railing along most of the trail. However it's also old, and it's rusty. So in the right conditions it can turn your hands and/or clothes brown. Sturdy foot gear is recommended, but I've seen people hiking in flip flops. It can be hot, so unless you make the hike in the early morning, it's a good idea to carry water. Please don't throw the plastic caps or other litter on the trail. There are garbage cans at the bottom of the trail, plus one at the top, which someone has to carry out by hand, so try to take your garbage to the bottom. There are also garbage cans at the two overlooks and one at the end of the concrete pathway. The litter I pick up most often is plastic water bottle caps, straws and paper gate tickets. The litter I most often don't pickup are used tissues. If you need to blow your nose or wipe your face, please don't leave it for the rest of us, carry it out. The only restroom and water source is at the start of the trail, so be prepared. Finding the best time to hike the trail can be a challenge. With as many as 2,000 hikers per day, there's always someone on the trail. Some people try to be the first on the trail and get to the top as quickly as possible. Some of them hike it every day for exercise, sometimes doing repeated stair climbs once they get up there. There's always a line at the gate waiting for it to open at 6 AM. Then in addition to the people who are walking in, riding bicycles, or driving cars, a number of vans and buses deliver up to 200 tourists to the beginning of the trail first thing in the morning. This can result in long lines of people on the trail, and eventually they move at the pace of their slowest hikers. If you can get in front of them you'll have the top to yourself for a little while. If you wait half an hour to start you might have the trail to yourself until you catch up to them, or until you start running into people coming down. Once the big group gets to the top it's very crowded for a while. Later in the day the traffic seems steadier, but not so crowded, at least the few times I've checked. However, the parking lot can fill up so that you have to wait in line for a space to park or even be sent away to come back later, there are only 5 overflow spots. A couple of short sections of trail near the top are one way traffic only, so if someone's coming the other way, you have to wait. If it's a line of people you have to wait longer. Climbing out through the observation port is one person at a time. Please move clear of the exit area once you're out, otherwise it backs up traffic. The spiral staircase is just wide enough for people to pass if one turns sideways, the tunnel and the big stairs are a little wider. Barely. A runner in good shape and with good eye/foot coordination can do the round trip in under 30 minutes if it's not crowded. Most people will get to the top in about 30 minutes if they don't stop to admire the view. Some people with health issues and determination may need an hour or more. But it's worth it. There are a number of wide spots to rest and let people pass including several with benches where you can sit for a while if needed. Add in some time for looking around and the trip back, and the average person will need a little less than an hour and a half. But don't over do it, when the weather gets hot and humid with no wind it's not uncommon for several people a day to have to be rescued due to heat stroke and/or exhaustion. Carry plenty of water and rest along the way if you need to. To get to the Crater you can walk, ride a bike, drive or take The Bus. The road into the Park starts at Diamond Head Road just west of 18th Ave. and there is a bus stop right next to it. Here's a Google Satellite Image. For more information please see the FAQ and Photo Gallery pages. I'm adding photos as I get time, currently there are 90 photos of the trail and stairs and 83 sunrise photos linked from the Photo Gallery. Sometime I'll force myself to thin those out, but obviously I'm not very good at that or there'd be less pictures there now. The Park is occasionally closed for maintenance. They post a notice on the Park website as far in advance as possible. |
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This is one of those topics I could write dozens of blog posts about and still come up with more answers to it. I only write reviews of a portion of the books I read.
Due to this, I decided to share the reasons why I don't write reviews of certain books I loved.
1. The series had an unexpected ending
Example: Jean M. Auel's Clan of the Cave Bear series
I loved the first few books in this prehistoric world. The last few instalments didn't tie things up the ways I thought they would based on the early foreshadowing.
While I understood some of the changes the author made, I don't think I'm the right person to review this series because of how different my interpretation of those early scenes was from the author's interpretation of them.
2. It's a classic novel
Example: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Frankenstein is one of my all-time favourite classics! If we ever get another Frankenstein film, I will be shouting that news from the rooftops and blogging a (hopefully glowing) review of it.
With that being said, this story is 202 years old. Most people who want to read it have already read it, so I'd rather save space for newer books that aren't so well known.
3. Mainstream audiences have embraced it
Example: Andy Weir's The Martian
Now don't get me wrong! I love it when people who don't normally read science fiction discover something in this genre that appeals to them. It has made me extraordinarily happy to see this interest of mine become much more mainstream since I was a kid, and I welcome every new fan.
But I also feel compelled to focus on lesser-known science fiction stories, especially when they're indie and/or written by writers from underrepresented groups.
4. I don't know what to say about it
Example: Emily Tesh's Silver in the Wood
This doesn't happen very often, but sometimes I have trouble specifying why I love a book so much. It could be that it reminds me of very specific childhood memories or that it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Those reactions are a great deal of fun, but I need to have a firm list of reasons for enjoying a story before I decide to write a full review of it. I always want to be the sort of reviewer whose readers receive plenty of concrete examples of why I liked it so much so they can decide for themselves if it's the right read for them.
Reviewing is serious business in my opinion!


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Everything you never wanted to know about kobjects, ksets, and ktypes | |
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:Author: Greg Kroah-Hartman <firstname.lastname@example.com> | |
:Last updated: December 19, 2007 | |
Based on an original article by Jon Corbet for lwn.net written October 1, | |
2003 and located at https://lwn.net/Articles/51437/ | |
Part of the difficulty in understanding the driver model - and the kobject | |
abstraction upon which it is built - is that there is no obvious starting | |
place. Dealing with kobjects requires understanding a few different types, | |
all of which make reference to each other. In an attempt to make things | |
easier, we'll take a multi-pass approach, starting with vague terms and | |
adding detail as we go. To that end, here are some quick definitions of | |
some terms we will be working with. | |
- A kobject is an object of type struct kobject. Kobjects have a name | |
and a reference count. A kobject also has a parent pointer (allowing | |
objects to be arranged into hierarchies), a specific type, and, | |
usually, a representation in the sysfs virtual filesystem. | |
Kobjects are generally not interesting on their own; instead, they are | |
usually embedded within some other structure which contains the stuff | |
the code is really interested in. | |
No structure should **EVER** have more than one kobject embedded within it. | |
If it does, the reference counting for the object is sure to be messed | |
up and incorrect, and your code will be buggy. So do not do this. | |
- A ktype is the type of object that embeds a kobject. Every structure | |
that embeds a kobject needs a corresponding ktype. The ktype controls | |
what happens to the kobject when it is created and destroyed. | |
- A kset is a group of kobjects. These kobjects can be of the same ktype | |
or belong to different ktypes. The kset is the basic container type for | |
collections of kobjects. Ksets contain their own kobjects, but you can | |
safely ignore that implementation detail as the kset core code handles | |
this kobject automatically. | |
When you see a sysfs directory full of other directories, generally each | |
of those directories corresponds to a kobject in the same kset. | |
We'll look at how to create and manipulate all of these types. A bottom-up | |
approach will be taken, so we'll go back to kobjects. | |
Embedding kobjects | |
================== | |
It is rare for kernel code to create a standalone kobject, with one major | |
exception explained below. Instead, kobjects are used to control access to | |
a larger, domain-specific object. To this end, kobjects will be found | |
embedded in other structures. If you are used to thinking of things in | |
object-oriented terms, kobjects can be seen as a top-level, abstract class | |
from which other classes are derived. A kobject implements a set of | |
capabilities which are not particularly useful by themselves, but are | |
nice to have in other objects. The C language does not allow for the | |
direct expression of inheritance, so other techniques - such as structure | |
embedding - must be used. | |
(As an aside, for those familiar with the kernel linked list implementation, | |
this is analogous as to how "list_head" structs are rarely useful on | |
their own, but are invariably found embedded in the larger objects of | |
interest.) | |
So, for example, the UIO code in ``drivers/uio/uio.c`` has a structure that | |
defines the memory region associated with a uio device:: | |
struct uio_map { | |
struct kobject kobj; | |
struct uio_mem *mem; | |
}; | |
If you have a struct uio_map structure, finding its embedded kobject is | |
just a matter of using the kobj member. Code that works with kobjects will | |
often have the opposite problem, however: given a struct kobject pointer, | |
what is the pointer to the containing structure? You must avoid tricks | |
(such as assuming that the kobject is at the beginning of the structure) | |
and, instead, use the container_of() macro, found in ``<linux/kernel.h>``:: | |
container_of(ptr, type, member) | |
where: | |
* ``ptr`` is the pointer to the embedded kobject, | |
* ``type`` is the type of the containing structure, and | |
* ``member`` is the name of the structure field to which ``pointer`` points. | |
The return value from container_of() is a pointer to the corresponding | |
container type. So, for example, a pointer ``kp`` to a struct kobject | |
embedded **within** a struct uio_map could be converted to a pointer to the | |
**containing** uio_map structure with:: | |
struct uio_map *u_map = container_of(kp, struct uio_map, kobj); | |
For convenience, programmers often define a simple macro for **back-casting** | |
kobject pointers to the containing type. Exactly this happens in the | |
earlier ``drivers/uio/uio.c``, as you can see here:: | |
struct uio_map { | |
struct kobject kobj; | |
struct uio_mem *mem; | |
}; | |
#define to_map(map) container_of(map, struct uio_map, kobj) | |
where the macro argument "map" is a pointer to the struct kobject in | |
question. That macro is subsequently invoked with:: | |
struct uio_map *map = to_map(kobj); | |
Initialization of kobjects | |
========================== | |
Code which creates a kobject must, of course, initialize that object. Some | |
of the internal fields are setup with a (mandatory) call to kobject_init():: | |
void kobject_init(struct kobject *kobj, const struct kobj_type *ktype); | |
The ktype is required for a kobject to be created properly, as every kobject | |
must have an associated kobj_type. After calling kobject_init(), to | |
register the kobject with sysfs, the function kobject_add() must be called:: | |
int kobject_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent, | |
const char *fmt, ...); | |
This sets up the parent of the kobject and the name for the kobject | |
properly. If the kobject is to be associated with a specific kset, | |
kobj->kset must be assigned before calling kobject_add(). If a kset is | |
associated with a kobject, then the parent for the kobject can be set to | |
NULL in the call to kobject_add() and then the kobject's parent will be the | |
kset itself. | |
As the name of the kobject is set when it is added to the kernel, the name | |
of the kobject should never be manipulated directly. If you must change | |
the name of the kobject, call kobject_rename():: | |
int kobject_rename(struct kobject *kobj, const char *new_name); | |
kobject_rename() does not perform any locking or have a solid notion of | |
what names are valid so the caller must provide their own sanity checking | |
and serialization. | |
There is a function called kobject_set_name() but that is legacy cruft and | |
is being removed. If your code needs to call this function, it is | |
incorrect and needs to be fixed. | |
To properly access the name of the kobject, use the function | |
kobject_name():: | |
const char *kobject_name(const struct kobject * kobj); | |
There is a helper function to both initialize and add the kobject to the | |
kernel at the same time, called surprisingly enough kobject_init_and_add():: | |
int kobject_init_and_add(struct kobject *kobj, const struct kobj_type *ktype, | |
struct kobject *parent, const char *fmt, ...); | |
The arguments are the same as the individual kobject_init() and | |
kobject_add() functions described above. | |
Uevents | |
======= | |
After a kobject has been registered with the kobject core, you need to | |
announce to the world that it has been created. This can be done with a | |
call to kobject_uevent():: | |
int kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action); | |
Use the **KOBJ_ADD** action for when the kobject is first added to the kernel. | |
This should be done only after any attributes or children of the kobject | |
have been initialized properly, as userspace will instantly start to look | |
for them when this call happens. | |
When the kobject is removed from the kernel (details on how to do that are | |
below), the uevent for **KOBJ_REMOVE** will be automatically created by the | |
kobject core, so the caller does not have to worry about doing that by | |
hand. | |
Reference counts | |
================ | |
One of the key functions of a kobject is to serve as a reference counter | |
for the object in which it is embedded. As long as references to the object | |
exist, the object (and the code which supports it) must continue to exist. | |
The low-level functions for manipulating a kobject's reference counts are:: | |
struct kobject *kobject_get(struct kobject *kobj); | |
void kobject_put(struct kobject *kobj); | |
A successful call to kobject_get() will increment the kobject's reference | |
counter and return the pointer to the kobject. | |
When a reference is released, the call to kobject_put() will decrement the | |
reference count and, possibly, free the object. Note that kobject_init() | |
sets the reference count to one, so the code which sets up the kobject will | |
need to do a kobject_put() eventually to release that reference. | |
Because kobjects are dynamic, they must not be declared statically or on | |
the stack, but instead, always allocated dynamically. Future versions of | |
the kernel will contain a run-time check for kobjects that are created | |
statically and will warn the developer of this improper usage. | |
If all that you want to use a kobject for is to provide a reference counter | |
for your structure, please use the struct kref instead; a kobject would be | |
overkill. For more information on how to use struct kref, please see the | |
file Documentation/core-api/kref.rst in the Linux kernel source tree. | |
Creating "simple" kobjects | |
========================== | |
Sometimes all that a developer wants is a way to create a simple directory | |
in the sysfs hierarchy, and not have to mess with the whole complication of | |
ksets, show and store functions, and other details. This is the one | |
exception where a single kobject should be created. To create such an | |
entry, use the function:: | |
struct kobject *kobject_create_and_add(const char *name, struct kobject *parent); | |
This function will create a kobject and place it in sysfs in the location | |
underneath the specified parent kobject. To create simple attributes | |
associated with this kobject, use:: | |
int sysfs_create_file(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute *attr); | |
or:: | |
int sysfs_create_group(struct kobject *kobj, const struct attribute_group *grp); | |
Both types of attributes used here, with a kobject that has been created | |
with the kobject_create_and_add(), can be of type kobj_attribute, so no | |
special custom attribute is needed to be created. | |
See the example module, ``samples/kobject/kobject-example.c`` for an | |
implementation of a simple kobject and attributes. | |
ktypes and release methods | |
========================== | |
One important thing still missing from the discussion is what happens to a | |
kobject when its reference count reaches zero. The code which created the | |
kobject generally does not know when that will happen; if it did, there | |
would be little point in using a kobject in the first place. Even | |
predictable object lifecycles become more complicated when sysfs is brought | |
in as other portions of the kernel can get a reference on any kobject that | |
is registered in the system. | |
The end result is that a structure protected by a kobject cannot be freed | |
before its reference count goes to zero. The reference count is not under | |
the direct control of the code which created the kobject. So that code must | |
be notified asynchronously whenever the last reference to one of its | |
kobjects goes away. | |
Once you registered your kobject via kobject_add(), you must never use | |
kfree() to free it directly. The only safe way is to use kobject_put(). It | |
is good practice to always use kobject_put() after kobject_init() to avoid | |
errors creeping in. | |
This notification is done through a kobject's release() method. Usually | |
such a method has a form like:: | |
void my_object_release(struct kobject *kobj) | |
{ | |
struct my_object *mine = container_of(kobj, struct my_object, kobj); | |
/* Perform any additional cleanup on this object, then... */ | |
kfree(mine); | |
} | |
One important point cannot be overstated: every kobject must have a | |
release() method, and the kobject must persist (in a consistent state) | |
until that method is called. If these constraints are not met, the code is | |
flawed. Note that the kernel will warn you if you forget to provide a | |
release() method. Do not try to get rid of this warning by providing an | |
"empty" release function. | |
If all your cleanup function needs to do is call kfree(), then you must | |
create a wrapper function which uses container_of() to upcast to the correct | |
type (as shown in the example above) and then calls kfree() on the overall | |
structure. | |
Note, the name of the kobject is available in the release function, but it | |
must NOT be changed within this callback. Otherwise there will be a memory | |
leak in the kobject core, which makes people unhappy. | |
Interestingly, the release() method is not stored in the kobject itself; | |
instead, it is associated with the ktype. So let us introduce struct | |
kobj_type:: | |
struct kobj_type { | |
void (*release)(struct kobject *kobj); | |
const struct sysfs_ops *sysfs_ops; | |
const struct attribute_group **default_groups; | |
const struct kobj_ns_type_operations *(*child_ns_type)(struct kobject *kobj); | |
const void *(*namespace)(struct kobject *kobj); | |
void (*get_ownership)(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid); | |
}; | |
This structure is used to describe a particular type of kobject (or, more | |
correctly, of containing object). Every kobject needs to have an associated | |
kobj_type structure; a pointer to that structure must be specified when you | |
call kobject_init() or kobject_init_and_add(). | |
The release field in struct kobj_type is, of course, a pointer to the | |
release() method for this type of kobject. The other two fields (sysfs_ops | |
and default_groups) control how objects of this type are represented in | |
sysfs; they are beyond the scope of this document. | |
The default_groups pointer is a list of default attributes that will be | |
automatically created for any kobject that is registered with this ktype. | |
ksets | |
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A kset is merely a collection of kobjects that want to be associated with | |
each other. There is no restriction that they be of the same ktype, but be | |
very careful if they are not. | |
A kset serves these functions: | |
- It serves as a bag containing a group of objects. A kset can be used by | |
the kernel to track "all block devices" or "all PCI device drivers." | |
- A kset is also a subdirectory in sysfs, where the associated kobjects | |
with the kset can show up. Every kset contains a kobject which can be | |
set up to be the parent of other kobjects; the top-level directories of | |
the sysfs hierarchy are constructed in this way. | |
- Ksets can support the "hotplugging" of kobjects and influence how | |
uevent events are reported to user space. | |
In object-oriented terms, "kset" is the top-level container class; ksets | |
contain their own kobject, but that kobject is managed by the kset code and | |
should not be manipulated by any other user. | |
A kset keeps its children in a standard kernel linked list. Kobjects point | |
back to their containing kset via their kset field. In almost all cases, | |
the kobjects belonging to a kset have that kset (or, strictly, its embedded | |
kobject) in their parent. | |
As a kset contains a kobject within it, it should always be dynamically | |
created and never declared statically or on the stack. To create a new | |
kset use:: | |
struct kset *kset_create_and_add(const char *name, | |
const struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops, | |
struct kobject *parent_kobj); | |
When you are finished with the kset, call:: | |
void kset_unregister(struct kset *k); | |
to destroy it. This removes the kset from sysfs and decrements its reference | |
count. When the reference count goes to zero, the kset will be released. | |
Because other references to the kset may still exist, the release may happen | |
after kset_unregister() returns. | |
An example of using a kset can be seen in the | |
``samples/kobject/kset-example.c`` file in the kernel tree. | |
If a kset wishes to control the uevent operations of the kobjects | |
associated with it, it can use the struct kset_uevent_ops to handle it:: | |
struct kset_uevent_ops { | |
int (* const filter)(struct kobject *kobj); | |
const char *(* const name)(struct kobject *kobj); | |
int (* const uevent)(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_uevent_env *env); | |
}; | |
The filter function allows a kset to prevent a uevent from being emitted to | |
userspace for a specific kobject. If the function returns 0, the uevent | |
will not be emitted. | |
The name function will be called to override the default name of the kset | |
that the uevent sends to userspace. By default, the name will be the same | |
as the kset itself, but this function, if present, can override that name. | |
The uevent function will be called when the uevent is about to be sent to | |
userspace to allow more environment variables to be added to the uevent. | |
One might ask how, exactly, a kobject is added to a kset, given that no | |
functions which perform that function have been presented. The answer is | |
that this task is handled by kobject_add(). When a kobject is passed to | |
kobject_add(), its kset member should point to the kset to which the | |
kobject will belong. kobject_add() will handle the rest. | |
If the kobject belonging to a kset has no parent kobject set, it will be | |
added to the kset's directory. Not all members of a kset do necessarily | |
live in the kset directory. If an explicit parent kobject is assigned | |
before the kobject is added, the kobject is registered with the kset, but | |
added below the parent kobject. | |
Kobject removal | |
=============== | |
After a kobject has been registered with the kobject core successfully, it | |
must be cleaned up when the code is finished with it. To do that, call | |
kobject_put(). By doing this, the kobject core will automatically clean up | |
all of the memory allocated by this kobject. If a ``KOBJ_ADD`` uevent has been | |
sent for the object, a corresponding ``KOBJ_REMOVE`` uevent will be sent, and | |
any other sysfs housekeeping will be handled for the caller properly. | |
If you need to do a two-stage delete of the kobject (say you are not | |
allowed to sleep when you need to destroy the object), then call | |
kobject_del() which will unregister the kobject from sysfs. This makes the | |
kobject "invisible", but it is not cleaned up, and the reference count of | |
the object is still the same. At a later time call kobject_put() to finish | |
the cleanup of the memory associated with the kobject. | |
kobject_del() can be used to drop the reference to the parent object, if | |
circular references are constructed. It is valid in some cases, that a | |
parent objects references a child. Circular references _must_ be broken | |
with an explicit call to kobject_del(), so that a release functions will be | |
called, and the objects in the former circle release each other. | |
Example code to copy from | |
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For a more complete example of using ksets and kobjects properly, see the | |
example programs ``samples/kobject/{kobject-example.c,kset-example.c}``, | |
which will be built as loadable modules if you select ``CONFIG_SAMPLE_KOBJECT``. |


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In Black Ink, brush size follows zoom level. This means that zooming out will make bigger strokes in your picture and zooming in on details will make them smaller.
Once you are used to it, using the "Q" zoom shortcut to go faster, you'll find that you don't need to change the size parameter all the time and that is a real time saver.


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Berry Twist - Gracie Knicker
Berry Twist - Gracie Knicker
Berry Twist Gracie knicker. Tanga style of knickers. Pink striped cotton jersey, white lace&picot elastic and white bow. If in between sizes recommended to size down with this fabric.
Matching Arabella Top available. Also available in the Ivie Thong.
Size: XXS, XS 4-6, S 8-10, M 10-12, L 12-14, XL (Size medium shown in images.)
Fabric Composition: 100% Cotton
Contenu réductible
Made To Order-
10 working days (2 weeks)- up to 3 weeks during busy periods please send me a message before. If you are needing this for a certain/earlier date. (Working days mon-fri not inc. bank hols)
Confirmation emails are automatically sent after an order is made, please check your junk mail if you cannot find this in your inbox. Orders are posted with Royal Mail, once posted it is out of my hands, there may sometimes be delays with international orders depending on the customs in your country.
Do You Accept Returns?
Returns are not accepted due to the nature of the items and that everything is handmade, be sure to check the size guide and message me @daisyliauk on instagram or email if you are unsure or need any further help with sizing.
Cancellations are also not accepted. All sales are final, this is not fast fashion
Making Items
All items are handmade on a low quantity basis in the uk, everything is designed, cut and sewn in house. All items are made to order subject to turnaround stated on the listing. This may go over depending on if it is a busy period- please bear with me I make everything on my own. If you are needing something for a certain date please send a message beforehand or leave a note on your order at the checkout.
Custom Orders can be made depending on fabric stock ect. feel free to send me a message.
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Please take care when you wash as all items are handmade and delicate. Wash by hand washing or machine washing on a cool delicate wash with similar colours.
What does your Packaging consist of?
Packages are posted in a flat cardboard box using tissue paper, card, stickers, eco friendly paper tape. I try to keep my packaging as eco friendly as possible.
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Every little thing goes in to the price of your item, the fabric, elastic, bows, labels, thread, packaging are some basic main physical costs, then the time it takes for me to make each item and a profit.
Please allow up to 2-3 weeks for your order to be posted - this may be over if there has been a surge in orders please bare with me, this is not fast fashion, if you are needing your order for a certain date advised to message before or leave a note on the order thank you
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Free UK Royal Mail 1st Class Signed For Delivery on all orders made over £100.
Please make sure you have entered the correct address at checkout, this cannot be changed. We cannot be held responsible for returned or undelivered orders due to address errors. I can resend orders but there will be an additional delivery charge.
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Sizing and Reference
Knicker garments come in sizes of XXS- 4, XS - 4-6, S- 8-10, M- 10-12, L- 12-14, XL-14.
The Bella Top:
Cup sizing is made standard size, not fuller bust. If needing for fuller bust please message beforehand/leave a order note.
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Bust | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
Waist | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Hip | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 |
My Sizing Preferences:
Shown in the photos is a UK Size 8-10, I usually wear the Gracie Knicker in Size Medium as I prefer it to be not too fitted but I wear The Rosie Thong in a Size Small so that it is fitted. I wear a size Small in all other items apart from bikini tops where i wear a size Large as a 34F cup.
Lace on Hip measurements on Lillie Knickers:
XS- 35inc S- 36inc M- 37inc L- 38.5inc
- Australian sizing is the same as UK.
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6 - 34
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12 - 40
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12 - 8
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16 - 12
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Care Instructions
This item is handmade so hand wash (recommended) or wash with care on a delicate cool machine wash with similar colours.
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ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — A GOP committee in West Michigan ousted its treasurer after he was publicly critical of the lack of COVID-19 precautions at a recent district meeting and told The New York Times he didn't vote for former President Donald Trump.
"It's become a cult of personality, where it's fealty above all else," Jason Watts told WXMI.
Watts has been involved in Republican politics for more than two decades, most recently serving as an Allegan County election official and until this weekend as a treasurer for the GOP's 6th Congressional District Committee.
The committee held a vote Saturday to remove him from his position.
"They ousted me unanimously, 26 to nothing," Watts said.
Watts believes he was removed in part because of his comments in a February New York Times article, where he was critical of Trump and admitted he never voted for him. In the article, he says he cast his ballot for independent candidate Evan McMullin in 2016 and Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen in 2020.
"But I did a lot of things to secure Donald Trump's election in the district," Watts added. "I felt I could separate those two. People in the district did not, they felt betrayed."
Watts was recently hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending a district meeting in Portage. He believes publicly talking in a story with The Detroit News about the lack of COVID-precautions at the meeting also led to committee members wanting him out.
"You had very few people wearing masks, and at least six people contracted COVID," Watts explained.
In a document provided to WXMI, the committee says Watts violated bylaws by "providing false information to the committee during the past convention. Providing false information to the chairman of the committee. Serving as the unofficial spokesperson for the committee and attacking it publicly," and engaging in behavior harmful to the party.
6th District GOP Chair Scott McGraw did not provide comment for our story.
Watts refutes the charges and says its simply because he's not a Trump loyalist, adding that his removal will set a bad precedent for the district moving forward.
"All my hard work, all my devotion to the district doesn't matter one iota. It was all about whether I could prove this blood loyalty to Trump," Watts said.
"I feel strongly in the 'big tent.' In the 'big tent' you could disagree on candidates even in the general election and it didn't really matter because 90% of the time you're agreeing to the platform of low taxes. limited government, individual responsibility, and strong national defense. And that's what mattered, it was our ideas that matter," Watts explained. "Now, it's making sure you have loyalty to an individual who lost the election, which the majority there do not believe he lost the election."
Watts still considers himself a Republican, but told the New York Times he feels "like a man without a party."
This story was originally published by Aaron Parseghian at WXMI.


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(Part of the "12 Powerful JavaScript Tips" Series)
— Understand JavaScript's "this" With Ease
— JavaScript Objects in Detail
Chaining Methods, also known as Cascading, refers to repeatedly calling one method after another on an object, in one continuous line of code. This technique abounds in jQuery and other JavaScript libraries and it is even common in some JavaScript native methods.
[sc:mongodb-book]Writing code like this:
$("#wrapper").fadeOut().html("Welcome, Sir").fadeIn();
or this:
str.replace("k", "R").toUpperCase().substr(0,4);
is not just pleasurable and convenient but also succinct and intelligible. It allows us to read code like a sentence, flowing gracefully across the page. It also frees us from the monotonous, blocky structures we usually construct.
We will spend the next 20 minutes learning to create expressive code using this cascading technique. To use cascading, we have to return this (the object we want subsequent methods to operate on) in each method. Let's quickly learn the details and get back to eating, or watching YouTube videos, or reading Hacker News, or working and browsing, or working and focusing.
Let's create all of our "chainable" code within an object, along with a local data store. Note that in a real-world app we will likely store the data in a database, but here we are just saving it in a variable.
// The data store:
var usersData = [
{firstName: "tommy", lastName: "MalCom", email: "email@example.com", id: 102},
{firstName: "Peter", lastName: "breCht", email: "email@example.com", id: 103},
{firstName: "RoHan", lastName: "sahu", email: "email@example.com", id: 104}
// A quick utility function that does what it says:
function titleCaseName(str) {
return str.replace(/\w\S*/g, function (txt) {
return txt.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + txt.substr(1).toLowerCase();
// Our object with the chainable methods
var userController = {
currentUser: "",
findUser: function (userEmail) {
var arrayLength = usersData.length, i;
for (i = arrayLength - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
if (usersData[i].email === userEmail) {
this.currentUser = usersData[i];
return this;
formatName: function () {
if (this.currentUser) {
this.currentUser.fullName = titleCaseName(this.currentUser.firstName) + " " + titleCaseName(this.currentUser.lastName);
return this;
createLayout: function () {
if (this.currentUser) {
this.currentUser.viewData = "Member: " + this.currentUser.fullName + "
+ "ID: " + this.currentUser.id + "
" + "Email: " + this.currentUser.email + "
return this;
displayUser: function () {
if (!this.currentUser) return;
With our chainable methods defined, we can now execute our expressive code like this (just like it is done in jQuery):
Here is the result on JSBin:
Why Use Cascading in JavaScript?
There is no need to create temporary variables to save each step of the process. For example, without chaining, our code will look like this:
var aUser = userController.findUser("email@example.com"); var formatUserName = aUser.formatName(); var layoutHTML = formatUserName.createLayout(); userController.displayUser(layoutHTML);
- Now, every line of code clearly and succinctly expresses what it is doing, particularly when the name of each method is defined using verbs.
- Our code is more maintainable because we have simple, lean, specialized methods.
- Overall, one can easily read the "chainable" code, effortlessly type it, and comfortably understand it.
How Does Chaining Methods Work in JavaScript?
When each method returns this, the entire object that called the method is returned. The execution proceeds thus:
// Use the userController object to execute the findUser method
Because we are executing the findUser method on the userController object, and because the findUser method returns "this" (the object that invoked it), the entire userController object is returned and passed to the next method in the chain, since the "this" keyword in findUser holds the value of the object that invoked it.
Therefore, this occurs next:
Similarly, the formatName method returns the userController object, so expectedly, this follows:
Followed by:


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Quite on schedule (just one day later), Weblate 2.7 is out today. This release brings Subversion support or improved zen mode.
Full list of changes:
- Documentation improvements.
- Translations.
- Updated bundled javascript libraries.
- Added list_translators management command.
- Django 1.8 is no longer supported.
- Fixed compatibility with Django 1.10.
- Added Subversion support.
- Separated XML validity check from XML mismatched tags.
- Fixed API to honor HIDE_REPO_CREDENTIALS settings.
- Show source change in zen mode.
- Alt+PageUp/PageDown/Home/End now works in zen mode as well.
- Add tooltip showing exact time of changes.
- Add option to select filters and search from translation page.
- Added UI for translation removal.
- Improved behavior when inserting placeables.
- Fixed auto locking issues in zen mode.
If you are upgrading from older version, please follow our upgrading instructions.
You can find more information about Weblate on https://weblate.org, the code is hosted on Github. If you are curious how it looks, you can try it out on demo server. You can login there with demo
account using demo
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Should you be looking for hosting of translations for your project, I'm happy to host them for you or help with setting it up on your infrastructure.
Further development of Weblate would not be possible without people providing donations, thanks to everybody who have helped so far! The roadmap for next release is just being prepared, you can influence this by expressing support for individual issues either by comments or by providing bounty for them.


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Alan Jackson Reveals He's Been Living With a Degenerative Nerve Condition for a Decade
Alan Jackson has been living with a degenerative nerve condition for a decade, the country star revealed on Tuesday (Sept. 28) in an interview with Today.
Jackson was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 10 years ago. The inherited disorder — also known as CMT, "ironically enough," the singer says, nodding to the country music-focused television channel and brand — causes nerve damage largely in the arms and legs, the Mayo Clinic explains, and can cause muscle contractions, a loss of sensation and difficulty walking. The Mayo Clinic notes that symptoms typically begin during adolescence or early adulthood, but can — as with Jackson, who was diagnosed in his early 50s — develop mid-life, too.
"There's no cure for it, but it's been affecting me for years. And it's getting more and more obvious," says Jackson. "And I know I'm stumbling around onstage. And now I'm having a little trouble balancing, even in front of the microphone, and so I just feel very uncomfortable."
CMT is not deadly, and it does not decrease the life expectancy of those who have it; in fact, Jackson shares that his grandmother, father and one of his sisters all inherited and lived with the disorder, too. However, there is no cure for the disease, and as interviewer Jenna Bush-Hager points out to her Today co-hosts at the end of her segment with Jackson, he doesn't need assistance to walk yet, "but he will."
Jackson tells Bush-Hager it's a "relief" to share the news of his condition after so many years, because he's been getting "self-conscious" about how he looks onstage. The news doesn't mean he's stepping out of the spotlight just yet, though.
"I never wanted to do the big retirement tour, like people do, then take a year off and then come back. I think that's kinda cheesy," Jackson says. "And I'm not saying I won't be able to tour. I'll try to do as much as I can."
Jackson released his newest album, Where Have You Gone, in May. His only remaining tour date for 2021 is an Oct. 8 stop at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
Think You're AJ's Biggest Fan? Find Out:
See Alan Jackson Through the Years: Country as All Get Out!


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Gray & White Chevron Printed Background Paper provides a classic, patterned background that photographs beautifully. The pattern is continuous along the complete length of the roll. Paper is core wound for easy hanging and conveniently sized to 134cm x 5.5m. This Printed Background Paper is great for studio sessions, celebrations, photo booths and more.
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- May require clamps to secure on backdrop stand
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Post-training quantization is a conversion technique that can reduce model size while also improving CPU and hardware accelerator latency, with little degradation in model accuracy. You can quantize an already-trained float TensorFlow model when you convert it to TensorFlow Lite format using the TensorFlow Lite Converter.
Optimization Methods
There are several post-training quantization options to choose from. Here is a summary table of the choices and the benefits they provide:
Technique | Benefits | Hardware |
Dynamic range quantization | 4x smaller, 2x-3x speedup | CPU |
Full integer quantization | 4x smaller, 3x+ speedup | CPU, Edge TPU, Microcontrollers |
Float16 quantization | 2x smaller, GPU acceleration | CPU, GPU |
The following decision tree can help determine which post-training quantization method is best for your use case:
No Quantization
Converting to a TFLite model without quantization is a recommended starting point. This will generate a float TFLite model.
import tensorflow as tf converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir) tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()
We recommend that you do this as an initial step to verify that the original TF model's operators are compatible with TFLite and can also be used as a baseline to debug quantization errors introduced by subsequent post-training quantization methods. For example, if a quantized TFLite model produces unexpected results, while the float TFLite model is accurate, we can narrow down the issue to errors introduced by the quantized version of the TFLite operators.
Dynamic range quantization
Dynamic range quantization provides reduced memory usage and faster computation without you having to provide a representative dataset for calibration. This type of quantization, statically quantizes only the weights from floating point to integer at conversion time, which provides 8-bits of precision:
import tensorflow as tf converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir) converter.optimizations = [tf.lite.Optimize.DEFAULT] tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()
To further reduce latency during inference, "dynamic-range" operators dynamically quantize activations based on their range to 8-bits and perform computations with 8-bit weights and activations. This optimization provides latencies close to fully fixed-point inferences. However, the outputs are still stored using floating point so the increased speed of dynamic-range ops is less than a full fixed-point computation.
Full integer quantization
You can get further latency improvements, reductions in peak memory usage, and compatibility with integer only hardware devices or accelerators by making sure all model math is integer quantized.
For full integer quantization, you need to calibrate or estimate the range,
i.e., (min, max) of all floating-point tensors in the model. Unlike constant
tensors such as weights and biases, variable tensors such as model input,
activations (outputs of intermediate layers) and model output cannot be
calibrated unless we run a few inference cycles. As a result, the converter
requires a representative dataset to calibrate them. This dataset can be a small
subset (around ~100-500 samples) of the training or validation data. Refer to
the representative_dataset()
function below.
From TensorFlow 2.7 version, you can specify the representative dataset through a signature as the following example:
def representative_dataset(): for data in dataset: yield { "image": data.image, "bias": data.bias, }
If there are more than one signature in the given TensorFlow model, you can specify the multiple dataset by specifying the signature keys:
def representative_dataset(): # Feed data set for the "encode" signature. for data in encode_signature_dataset: yield ( "encode", { "image": data.image, "bias": data.bias, } ) # Feed data set for the "decode" signature. for data in decode_signature_dataset: yield ( "decode", { "image": data.image, "hint": data.hint, }, )
You can generate the representative dataset by providing an input tensor list:
def representative_dataset(): for data in tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices((images)).batch(1).take(100): yield [tf.dtypes.cast(data, tf.float32)]
Since TensorFlow 2.7 version, we recommend using the signature-based approach over the input tensor list-based approach because the input tensor ordering can be easily flipped.
For testing purposes, you can use a dummy dataset as follows:
def representative_dataset(): for _ in range(100): data = np.random.rand(1, 244, 244, 3) yield [data.astype(np.float32)]
Integer with float fallback (using default float input/output)
In order to fully integer quantize a model, but use float operators when they don't have an integer implementation (to ensure conversion occurs smoothly), use the following steps:
import tensorflow as tf converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir) converter.optimizations = [tf.lite.Optimize.DEFAULT] converter.representative_dataset = representative_dataset tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()
Integer only
Creating integer only models is a common use case for TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers and Coral Edge TPUs.
Additionally, to ensure compatibility with integer only devices (such as 8-bit microcontrollers) and accelerators (such as the Coral Edge TPU), you can enforce full integer quantization for all ops including the input and output, by using the following steps:
import tensorflow as tf converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir) converter.optimizations = [tf.lite.Optimize.DEFAULT] converter.representative_dataset = representative_dataset converter.target_spec.supported_ops = [tf.lite.OpsSet.TFLITE_BUILTINS_INT8] converter.inference_input_type = tf.int8 # or tf.uint8 converter.inference_output_type = tf.int8 # or tf.uint8 tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()
Float16 quantization
You can reduce the size of a floating point model by quantizing the weights to float16, the IEEE standard for 16-bit floating point numbers. To enable float16 quantization of weights, use the following steps:
import tensorflow as tf converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir) converter.optimizations = [tf.lite.Optimize.DEFAULT] converter.target_spec.supported_types = [tf.float16] tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()
The advantages of float16 quantization are as follows:
- It reduces model size by up to half (since all weights become half of their original size).
- It causes minimal loss in accuracy.
- It supports some delegates (e.g. the GPU delegate) which can operate directly on float16 data, resulting in faster execution than float32 computations.
The disadvantages of float16 quantization are as follows:
- It does not reduce latency as much as a quantization to fixed point math.
- By default, a float16 quantized model will "dequantize" the weights values to float32 when run on the CPU. (Note that the GPU delegate will not perform this dequantization, since it can operate on float16 data.)
Integer only: 16-bit activations with 8-bit weights (experimental)
This is an experimental quantization scheme. It is similar to the "integer only" scheme, but activations are quantized based on their range to 16-bits, weights are quantized in 8-bit integer and bias is quantized into 64-bit integer. This is referred to as 16x8 quantization further.
The main advantage of this quantization is that it can improve accuracy significantly, but only slightly increase model size.
import tensorflow as tf converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir) converter.representative_dataset = representative_dataset converter.optimizations = [tf.lite.Optimize.DEFAULT] converter.target_spec.supported_ops = [tf.lite.OpsSet.EXPERIMENTAL_TFLITE_BUILTINS_ACTIVATIONS_INT16_WEIGHTS_INT8] tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()
If 16x8 quantization is not supported for some operators in the model, then the model still can be quantized, but unsupported operators kept in float. The following option should be added to the target_spec to allow this.
import tensorflow as tf converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir) converter.representative_dataset = representative_dataset converter.optimizations = [tf.lite.Optimize.DEFAULT] converter.target_spec.supported_ops = [tf.lite.OpsSet.EXPERIMENTAL_TFLITE_BUILTINS_ACTIVATIONS_INT16_WEIGHTS_INT8, tf.lite.OpsSet.TFLITE_BUILTINS] tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()
Examples of the use cases where accuracy improvements provided by this quantization scheme include:
- super-resolution,
- audio signal processing such as noise cancelling and beamforming,
- image de-noising,
- HDR reconstruction from a single image.
The disadvantage of this quantization is:
- Currently inference is noticeably slower than 8-bit full integer due to the lack of optimized kernel implementation.
- Currently it is incompatible with the existing hardware accelerated TFLite delegates.
A tutorial for this quantization mode can be found here.
Model accuracy
Since weights are quantized post training, there could be an accuracy loss, particularly for smaller networks. Pre-trained fully quantized models are provided for specific networks on Kaggle Models . It is important to check the accuracy of the quantized model to verify that any degradation in accuracy is within acceptable limits. There are tools to evaluate TensorFlow Lite model accuracy.
Alternatively, if the accuracy drop is too high, consider using quantization aware training . However, doing so requires modifications during model training to add fake quantization nodes, whereas the post-training quantization techniques on this page use an existing pre-trained model.
Representation for quantized tensors
8-bit quantization approximates floating point values using the following formula.
\[real\_value = (int8\_value - zero\_point) \times scale\]
The representation has two main parts:
Per-axis (aka per-channel) or per-tensor weights represented by int8 two's complement values in the range [-127, 127] with zero-point equal to 0.
Per-tensor activations/inputs represented by int8 two's complement values in the range [-128, 127], with a zero-point in range [-128, 127].
For a detailed view of our quantization scheme, please see our quantization spec. Hardware vendors who want to plug into TensorFlow Lite's delegate interface are encouraged to implement the quantization scheme described there.


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Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport, and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers, according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to gov
Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures,


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Under the brand Schönherr Stäubli develops and produces high-quality double carpet rapier weaving machines. Rooted in tradition and based on more than 150 years of experience in product development, we are committed to offering highly flexible carpet weaving machinery incorporating state-of-the-art technology. Delivering the proven ALPHA series around the world, Stäubli is renowned as the supplier of the most flexible carpet weaving machines available.


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This is not a rivalry - it's a crime scene
I've written before about why the Leafs-Sens rivalry should just be left for dead. The fading flames of this alleged conflict are nothing more than media heat and noise.
Yes, Sens fans may love to beat the Leafs, but they'll need to get in line if they think there's anything unique about despising the Leafs, Leaf fans or even the city of Toronto. (I've lived in Ottawa and if you're going to pick a place to hate-on, the frozen city that fun forgot is a darn fine place to start.)
At the rate this "rivalry" is going I'm thinking the Leafs should adopt Washington Generals jerseys as a special look for games against the Sens (although judging by the number of people in pink leafs cowboy hats and assorted paraphernalia at the ACC during the Rangers game, those 4th jerseys would likely sell pretty well).
The Leafs are already down in this year's season series 3-1, haven't been close in their three losses and have been outscored 17 to 9 (that total is as of 2:55 of the third period, it could be 20-9 by the time I get this posted).
Last year, the Leafs went 1-7 against the Sens and were outscored 41-19.
There's a reason the papers and airwaves of full of blather about Kilger's spear, McGratton's antics and the Tucker-Eaves match-up (The Hesitant Yob vs. Sideshow Bob) - it's because the game on the ice is so unbalanced it's the least engaging and least interesting thing between these two clubs.
I'll save my energy for Saturday night and the Habs. At least there's a team the Leafs might be able to compete against in a city that actually matters.
This isn't a knock against Spezza or Corvo (especially not Corvo, I've got him in my pool and am damn happy with his four helpers tonight) but on that sixth Ottawa goal how on earth can anyone be awarded an assist? Spezza blasts a shot into McCabe's shins, the puck bounces at least six feet away and hits Heatley in the chest. Heatley swats at the puck with his arm, it hits the ice and then he buries the shot. Two players get assists for that? Absurd.
Is there a goalie equivalent to the Mendoza line? With tonight's loss Raycroft's stats are looking more Boston-bust than Rookie of the year. I'm no mathematician but giving up 23 goals in the last five games puts his GAA up to about 3.2 and his save percentage down to about .892
Positively Belfour-esque.
Wonder if the Leafs three game losing skid will put an end to the ridiculous notion that JFJ should get an extension to his existing deal. With Kubina on the IR, Raycroft coughing up a five-spot with each start, and the Leafs specialty teams struggling there's not a whole lot of good news for Jr. Nor is there a lot to show for the mountains of cash and long-term commitments he gave out this off-season. Speaking of off-season moves, anyone else think McCabe has misinterpreted his non-movement clause thinking it refers to his on-ice activities.


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The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a large Mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. In 2005 it reported 11,000 churches, 21,200 clergy, and 2.3 million full members.
Most members descend from the Protestant Irish who immigrated to the U.S. in the colonial period; most went to the frontier, especially the South. Others were Yankee Congregationalists from New England who moved west; under an arrangement, their churches—especially in the Midwest—became Presbyterian.
Noll et al (2006) identify some of the beliefs and practices that are distinct to American Presbyterians, such as their adoption of democratic principles and pluralism. The article is divided into three sections, each of which examines an aspect of American Presbyterianism that sets it apart from Presbyterianism in other parts of the world. The first section identifies what Old and New World Presbyterians have in common, and where they have diverged. Section two points to the 1788 revisions to the Westminster Confession - which recognized separate spheres for church and state - as the significant departure that defined American Presbyterians. The final section suggests that strong Irish influences from Ulster helped establish the distinctive American identity.
The Presbyterians put a high premium on well educated ministers. Their leading college was Princeton, which under the Founding Father Reverend John Witherspoon (president 1768-94), played a central role in supporting republicanism and the cause of the American Revolution. The leading seminary was Princeton Theological Seminary, which is separate from Princeton University though in the same town in New Jersey.
Mission to Korea
The Presbyterians supported a very active worldwide missionary campaign beginning by 1820. Their greatest success came in Korea, which has become a major world center for Presbyterian practice and theology. They introduced a conservative, evangelical character to Korean Protestantism, a bedrock feature that continued throughout its history.
After 1882, four American mainline mission boards - the Northern and Southern Presbyterians and their Methodist counterparts comprised all the western missionary work. From 100 members in 1890 the number of converts soared to 3700 in 1900, and 32,000 in 1910. In 1908, America's leading mission promoter, John R. Mott, predicted that "in the immediate future, Korea will be the first nation of the non-Christian world to become a Christian nation." Church membership became in part a statement of defiance against the Japanese, who had taken over Korea in 1910. Christianity thereby became an expression of Korean nationalism.
The missionaries transplanted the conservative confessional statements of their home churches, which reflected the traditional stance of American Protestantism before the fundamentalist-modernist controversy. They brought in revivals as well, which became especially popular. This evangelical-revivalistic version of American Christianity became the template for Korean Protestants, still deeply shaping Korean evangelicals' faith in 2009. Today Korea sends as many missionaries to the world as does the U.S.[1]
Further reading
- Alvis, Joel L., Jr. Religion and Race: Southern Presbyterians, 1946-1983. (1994). 197 pp.
- Balmer, Randall, and Fitzmier, John R. The Presbyterians (1993). 274 pp. excellent survey by scholars; good place to start
- Banker, Mark T. Presbyterian Missions and Cultural Interaction in the Far Southwest, 1850-1950. (1993). 225 pp.
- Bender, Norman J. Winning the West for Christ: Sheldon Jackson and Presbyterianism on the Rocky Mountain Frontier, 1869-1880. (1996). 265 pp.
- Boyd, Lois A. and Brackenridge, R. Douglas. Presbyterian Women in America: Two Centuries of a Quest for Status. (1983) 308 pp.
- Fraser, Brian J. The Social Uplifters: Presbyterian Progressives and the Social Gospel in Canada, 1875-1915. (1988) 212pp.
- Hirrel, Leo P. Children of Wrath: New School Calvinism and Antebellum Reform. (1998). 248 pp.
- Klempa, William, ed. The Burning Bush and a Few Acres of Snow: The Presbyterian Contribution to Canadian Life and Culture. (1994). 290 pp.
- LeBeau, Bryan F. Jonathan Dickinson and the Formative Years of American Presbyterianism. (1997). 252 pp.
- Loetscher, Lefferts A. A Brief History of the Presbyterians. (1983). 224 pp. good overview
- Longfield, Bradley J. The Presbyterian Controversy: Fundamentalists, Modernists, and Moderates. (1991). 333 pp.
- Lucas, Sean Michael. On Being Presbyterian: Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories (2006) excerpt and text search
- McKim, Donald K. Presbyterian Beliefs: A Brief Introduction (2003) excerpt and text search
- Moir, John S. Enduring Witness: A History of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. (1975). 311 pp.
- Noll, Mark; D. G. Hart, and Marilyn J. Westerkamp. "What Has Been Distinctly American about American Presbyterians?" Journal of Presbyterian History 2006 84(1): 6-22.
- Parker, Harold M., Jr. The United Synod of the South: The Southern New School Presbyterian Church. (1988). 347 pp.
- "Presbyterian Presence: The Twentieth-Century Experience"
- Coalter, Milton J.; Mulder, John M.; and Weeks, Louis B., eds. The Pluralistic Vision: Presbyterians and Mainstream Protestant Education and Leadership. (1992). 417 pp.
- Coalter, Milton J.; Mulder, John M.; and Weeks, Louis B., eds. The Organizational Revolution: Presbyterians and the American Denominationalism. (1992). 391pp.
- Coalter, Milton J.; Mulder, John M.; and Weeks, Louis B., eds. The Confessional Mosaic: Presbyterians and Twentieth-Century Theology. (1990). 333pp.
- Coalter, Milton J.; Mulder, John M.; and Weeks, Louis B., eds. The Mainstream Protestant "Decline": The Presbyterian Pattern. (1990). 263pp.
- Coalter, Milton J.; Mulder, John M.; and Weeks, Louis B., eds. The Presbyterian Predicament: Six Perspectives. (1990) 179pp
- Smith, Frank Joseph. The History of the Presbyterian Church in America (1985). 607 pp.
- Thompson, Ernest Trice. Presbyterians in the South. Vol. 1, 1607-1861. (1963). 629 pp.
- Wellman, James K., Jr. The Gold Coast Church and the Ghetto: Christ and Culture in Mainline Protestantism. (1999). 241 pp. on Chicago's elite Fourth Presbyterian Church
- Weston, William J. Presbyterian Pluralism: Competition in a Protestant House. (1997). 192 pp.
- Yohn, Susan M. A Contest of Faiths: Missionary Women and Pluralism in the American Southwest. (1995). 266 pp.


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Making the case for public investment
But a toxic narrative has grown up around government debt. Because of events in the Eurozone and some unhelpful academic research, we have learned to regard it as something bad to be eliminated – a burden on future generations, a drag on growth, a source of fiscal vulnerability. At very high interest rates, this would be true. But at today's very low interest rates, the return on the vast majority of investments would far exceed the cost, even if bonds were issued at a premium to market rates as the Pensioner Bonds were. Tomorrow's pensioners would be supported by the returns on their investment today, while their children and grandchildren benefited from modern infrastructure, better education and a higher standard of housing. And importantly, businesses of the future would benefit from investment in R&D and innovation. We need to stop regarding government debt as something malign, and start regarding it as a social good. It is the investment of today's citizens in their own future and the future of those they love.


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You know, you'd think that there would be a lot more Broadway Christmas songs than there are. People periodically ask me for recommendations, for cabaret performances and choral concerts and whatnot. But there really aren't that many.
Try thinking of ten off the top of your head. Unless you're my friend Kevin at Theater Aficionado at Large, you'll probably have difficulty getting beyond five.
So, below I've provided a decidedly biased sampling of Broadway (or Broadway-related) Christmas songs, along with some links for you to listen to the songs in question. Feel free to share your own personal favorites as well.
A very happy Christmas to all of my friends, old and new, out there in EIKILFM Land.
Warmest regards,
~ Chris ~
"Be a Santa," from Subways Are for Sleeping
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas/Pine Cones and Holly Berries," from Here's Love
"Christmas Child," from Irma La Douce
"I Don't Remember Christmas," from Starting Here, Starting Now
"We Need a Little Christmas," from Mame
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," from Meet Me in St. Louis
"Christmas Bells," from Rent
"The Best Christmas of All," from Mrs. Santa Claus
"Lovers on Christmas Eve," from I Love My Wife
"Snow," from White Christmas
"Turkey Lurkey Time," from Promise, Promises
"Twelve Days to Christmas," from She Loves Me
"Winter Was Warm," from Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
"Christmas Together," from A Christmas Carol
"Surabaya Santa," from Songs for a New World
"My Simple Christmas Wish," by David Friedman
[N.B.: I haven't included "Hard Candy Christmas" because, other than the title, it has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas.]


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NFL Coach Sean Payton Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The Coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the sports world hard, and now has hit the NFL.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has tested positive for the virus.
Payton is the first known NFL figure to test positive for the virus.
The 56-year-old Payton is set to enter his 14th season as the Saints' head coach, an organization he has guided to 8 playoff appearances.
A Super Bowl-winning head coach back in 2009, Payton ranks fifth among active NFL head coaches, and 27th all-time, with 131 wins.


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Fold it up
Easily fold Switchback in seconds with its bi-fold design and open up most of your bed to haul bikes, dirt bikes, oversized cargo, and stuff you want bed walls for.
Strap it down
Use the brackets and included tie-down straps to secure your folded Switchback while driving.
Gooseneck Ready
The first DiamondBack designed to work with gooseneck and 5th wheel trailers.
Security in the middle
The Keep 'Em Honest Latches provide pry-resistant security in the middle of the Switchback.
Clamp jaw handles
Switchback locks to your truck bed with easy-to-adjust clamp jaw handles inside your truck bed keeping your gear safe while you explore.
A barrier to weather
With a full-perimeter EPDM compression gasket, Switchback keeps your gear dry.
Durability to haul on
With a 400 lb. hauling capacity, Switchback helps you get more work done.
Built-in Anchors
Strap down cargo to Switchback using the 4 Anchor Plates located on the front of the cab panel and tail panel hinges.
Yes. After folding and securing the cover with the included tie-down straps, remove the cap clamps and lift the folded cover off your truck.
Yes. While the Switchback model does not contain a keyed locking system, once the clamp jaws of the tail panel are engaged, you will only be able to access the bed through the tailgate. If your tailgate is locked, your bed is fully secured.
Yes, as long as it is secured. The Switchback is designed with a built in strapping system for securing a fully stacked cover at the front end of your bed. If you prefer traveling with a single fold, you will just want to make sure the panels are secured with Ratchet Loop Straps and Anchor Plates, or similar.
No. Switchback comes with 4 Anchor Plates, a low-profile version of our Anchor Cleats, to strap cargo on top. There are 2 at the front of the cab panel and 2 on the tail panel hinge. Additional Anchor Plates can be installed on Switchback and are available now. Anchor Cleats are not compatible with Switchback due to their height which prevent the cover from completely folding.
Most likely, but you might need to make some changes to your setup. We recommend reviewing the stacked height and completely folded, gutter to tailgate dimensions of Switchback for your truck and compare it with your trailer setup to determine potential collision. In some cases, you may need a slider hitch for 5th wheel trailers or an offset hitch for gooseneck trailers.
No. The tracks of the rack system will collide and prevent the panels from folding.
The coating we use is the exact same spray-on bedliner material used by Ford, Toyota and others for their new trucks before they leave the factory. The largest truck manufacturers have identified this material as the highest-quality coating on the market due to it being the most durable and hardest spray-on coating available. It's easy to clean and resistant to gasoline, diesel fuel, chlorine and paint. Plus it is environmentally friendly with 100% solids and VOC Free.
The difference is the aluminum underneath the spray-on coating. Rugged Black features diamond plate aluminum and Smooth Black features smooth plate aluminum.
No. The cab panel is clamped to the bed rails.
We decided to keep the panels of Switchback light and easy to fold. If you're looking to haul 1,600 lbs on top of a DiamondBack, you should buy the DiamondBack HD.
Yes. Switchback has a 400 lb dynamic load rating and a 1,200 lb static load rating. As long as you do not exceed these limits, you're good to stand or walk on top.
Not as vulnerable as you may think. We utilize flat-head machine screws and nylon lock-nuts to fasten our hinges to the cover. The nylon lock-nuts make it very difficult to loosen the screw from the topside of the cover only.
A Switchback cover will make the inside of your bed hotter than if it wasn't there. Anytime you remove flowing air from a space, the temperature in that space is more likely to rise, just as it is in your truck's cab.
Yes, with one exception. In addition to the neoprene gasket that's pre-affixed around the perimeter of your Switchback truck bed cover, most late-model pickups will need a single piece of weatherstrip applied to the top of the cargo box bulkhead before the DiamondBack is installed. This piece of weather strip is shipped along with every cover we sell.
Not hard. It takes 15 minutes and you can do it all by yourself. You'll need to know how to use a socket wrench, and that's about it. Please have a look at our installation guides for more details.
Yes. In fact, we ship to houses more than to any other kind of destination. Since a delivery signature will be required, the freight carrier will call ahead to schedule a half-day appointment when they know someone will be home to sign.
Not currently. The Switchback features quick access to the back 2/3s of a truck bed. However, due to the built-in self-securing system and front panel mounting, DiamondBack does not currently offer a compatible storage bin for this model.
Product Specs
Hauling Capacity | 400 lb. dynamic load rating 1,200 lb. static load rating |
Dimensions | Length: 78" Width at cab: 72.25" Width at tailgate: 67.5" Total weight: 89 pounds |
Folded Dimensions | Stacked height: 6.625" Completely folded, gutter to tailgate: 42.78" Tail panel folded, gutter to tailgate: 18.64" |
Construction | .080" 3003 aluminum alloy 5-6 structural studs 4 Anchor Plates EPDM compression gasket Stainless steel hinges and external hardware 5356 alloy TIG welds Keep 'em honest latch 2 clamp jaw handles |
In the Box | DiamondBack Switchback Cap clamps (4) Tie-down straps (2) |
Installation Time | 15 min |
Removal Time | 5 min |