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This is the section usually known as "frequently asked questions with answers". If you have a problem with your partner, kids or dog, just send it in, as long as it is related to writing CD-Rs or is otherwise entertaining.
Test it. Use the option -dummy to do an empty run of cdrecord. Do everything you would do otherwise and watch if the burning process survives.
If you feed cdrecord directly from mkisofs, then disk intensive processes
such as updating the locate database lower the maximum flow rate
and may corrupt the CD. You better check such processes are not started
via cron
, at
or anacron
while you burn
CD-Rs on older machines.
Fragmentation of files is usually so low that its impact isn't noticed. However, you can easily construct pathological cases of fragmentation, which lower the throughput of your hard disks under 100 kbytes/second. So don't do that. :-) Yes, files on a hard disk get fragmented over the years. The faster, the fuller the filesystem is. Always leave 10% or 20% free space, and you should run fine with respect to writing CD-Rs.
If you're uncertain then look at the messages printed while booting. The percentage of fragmentation is reported while checking the filesystems. You can check for this value with the very dangerous command
shell> e2fsck -n /dev/sda5 # '-n' is important!
[stuff deleted -- ignore any errors]
/dev/sda5: 73/12288 files (12.3% non-contiguous)
In this example the fragmentation seems to be very high -- but there are only 73 very small files on the filesystem. So the value is not alarming.
There is an experimental utility called e2defrag to defragment extended-2 filesystems. The current version does not work reliable enough to use it even for private environments. If you really want to defragment your filesystem, make a backup copy (better: two copies), practice restoring the data, then create a new filesystem (that will destroy the old) and restore the data. This sketch is currently the safest technique.
Yes. The only filesystem that isn't reliable and fast enough for writing CD-ROMs from is the network filesystem (NFS). I used UMSDOS myself to share the disk-space between Linux and DOS/Win on a PC (486/66) dedicated for writing CD-ROMs.
Yes. You can put any filesystem you like on the CD. But other operating systems than Linux won't be able to deal with this CD. Here goes the recipe:
dd if=/dev/zero of="empty_file" bs=1024k count=650
shell> /sbin/mke2fs -b 2048 empty_file
empty_file is not a block special device.
Proceed anyway? (y,n) y
mount -t ext2 -o loop=/dev/loop1 empty_file /mnt
on empty_file (which is no
longer empty) as if it were an ISO-9660-image.If you want to make an entry in /etc/fstab
for such
a CD, then disable the checking of the device file on system
startup. For example:
/dev/cdrom /cdrom ext2 defaults,ro 0 0
The first 0 means "don't include in dumps" (backup), the second (=important) one means "don't check for errors on startup" (fsck would fail to check the CD for errors).
There are several software packages available. The newest one is "cdpranoia" and can be downloaded from
Or you want to try the combination of "cdda2wav" and "sox", available from sunsite and its mirrors:
enables you to get a specific interval (or a whole track)
from your audio CD and converts it into a .wav-file. sox
the WAV files back into the (audio CD) cdda-format so it can be written to
the CD-R using cdrecord
. You don't necessarily need sox
you use a recent version of cdrecord
, because it has built-in
support for .au and .wav files.
The file drivers/scsi/scsi.c
contains the information
* Usage: echo "scsi add-single-device 0 1 2 3" >/proc/scsi/scsi
* with "0 1 2 3" replaced by your "Host Channel Id Lun".
* Consider this feature BETA.
* CAUTION: This is not for hot plugging your peripherals. As
* SCSI was not designed for this you could damage your
* hardware !
* However perhaps it is legal to switch on an
* already connected device. It is perhaps not
* guaranteed this device doesn't corrupt an ongoing data transfer.
Please note that this should only be used if your add SCSI devices to the end of the chain. Inserting new SCSI devices into an existing chain disturbs the naming of devices (directory /dev) and may destroy the complete content of your hard disk.
Some kernel versions do not like re-scanning the SCSI bus at all and your system may freeze solid when trying out the above. You have been warned.
Yes. But you should be aware of the fact that any errors while reading the original (due to dust or scratches) will result in a defective copy. Please note that both methods will fail on audio CDs! You have to use cdrdao or cdda2wav on audio CDs.
First case: you have a CD-writer and a separate CD-ROM drive. By issuing the command
cdrecord -v dev=0,6,0 speed=2 -isosize /dev/scd0
you read the data stream from the CD-ROM drive attached as
and write it directly to the CD-writer.
Second case: you don't have a separate CD-ROM drive. In this case you have to use the CD-writer to read out the CD-ROM first:
dd if=/dev/scd0 of=cdimage
This command reads the content of the CD-ROM from the device /dev/scd0 and
writes it into the file "cdimage". The contents of this file are equivalent
to what mkisofs
produces, so you can proceed as described earlier
in this document (which is to take the file cdimage as input for cdrecord).
If you want to see a progress-meter and other fancy stuff, then you can also
use Jörg Schillings sdd
In case you run into errors, then install a recent version of cdrecord, which ships a tool called "readcd" (found under misc/). It gives you the same result as dd, but reads sectors on the CD-ROM several times in case of errors.
Yes. Newer Kernels (2.0.36 and the upcoming 2.2) have built-in support for the joliet format. Remember you have to use both options in your /etc/fstab: the keywords iso9660 and joliet (later is really an extension). For more details, see http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/joliet.html.
Just as you do with regular CD-ROM drives. No tricks at all. Note that you have to use the scd devices (SCSI CD-ROM) to mount CD-ROMs for reading, even if you have an ATAPI CD-ROM (remember you configured your ATAPI devices to act like SCSI). Example entry for /etc/fstab:
/dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
Use bzip2
instead of any other compressor like gzip
. It will save you up to 30% of disk-space for larger
(>100kb) files. You can download it from
Instead of writing a true audio CD, you can optionally convert your WAV audio files into MP3 audio files and store them on a ISO-9660 filesystem as regular files. Usually MPEG III give you a compression of 1:10. Of course, most CD-players are not able to read files... this is the drawback. On the other hand, why not running the music for your next party from hard disk? 18 Gbytes are enough for 3000-4000 titles. :-)
A software MPEG III-encoder is available from
A MPEG III-player is available from
For recorded speech, you may want to try to reduce its size using
or "GSM lossy speech compression":
You must have an 1.44 MB bootable floppy-disk. Create an exact image of this floppy-disk by issuing the command
dd if=/dev/fd0 of=boot.img bs=18k
Place this floppy image into the directory holding the collection of your files (or into a subdirectory of it, just as you like). Tell mkisofs about this file with the option '-b' and also use '-c'. For details read the file README.eltorito in the mkisofs-distribution.
An interesting application for a custom bootable CD is as a virus safe DOS- or Windows-system. It saves you the money for the hard disks (if you have a network and use samba to put the user-data on a file server). The German computer magazine c't has a article about this issue in the issue 11/99, page 206 ( http://www.heise.de/).
Some details about the bootable RedHat CD-ROM is available from http://members.bellatlantic.net/~smithrod/rhjol-technical.html.
There is an overlay filesystem available for Linux, which is mounted over the CD-ROM and intercepts all writing operations. New and modified files are stored elsewhere, but for the user it looks like the CD-ROM is modified. For more information, see http://home.att.net/~artnaseef/ovlfs/ovlfs.html.
If that is not enough for your needs: wait for the UDF-filesystem to be supported by Linux or help developing it (see http://trylinux.com/projects/udf/. At the moment only reading of CD-media is supported due to a limitation in the CD-ROM drivers of the Linux kernel.
Yes. It is reported to work with at least 3 writers at full speed (6x) on a PC with 233 Mhz and a single SCSI bus running kernel 2.2.12. You need either a recent version of the Linux kernel (2.2.12 or higher).
Only chapter 2 is Linux-specific. You can apply chapter 3 and 4 even if you run another family of operating systems than Linux. Please see the files README.NetBSD, README.aix, README.hpux, README.next, README.solaris, README.sunos, README.vms or README.xxxBSD from the cdrecord-distribution.
Probably yes. Compile cdrecord for your platform and issue the command "cdrecord -scanbus". Read the README.* file for your Unix distributed with the sources of cdrecord. However, not all variants of Unix can read the RockRidge, Joliet or HFS extensions on your newly written CD-R.
You have two options. Either you use the built-in configuration file for cdrecord, or you use a shell wrapper like the one shown below. This shell script reads a configuration file, which lists the options and parameters for cdrecord line by line. The names are exactly the same as on the command line, but without the leading dash. Comments are allowed. Example:
# be verbose
# set the speed of the writer
# the device-coordinates in the form BUS,ID,LUN
The configuration files for the wrapper belong into /etc/cdrecord/ and must be referenced on the command line. Example: if you want to refer to the configuration /etc/cdrecord/mywriter.cfg, then you can issue the command "cdrecord.sh mywriter.cfg -audio track1...". Everything after mywrite.cfg is passed to cdrecord.
#! /bin/bash
if [ ! -f "$CFGDIR/$CFG" ]
echo "Configuration file $CFGDIR/$CFG not found. Exiting."
exit 1
while read LINE
case $LINE in
\#*|"") continue;;
set -- $LINE
while shift
case $1 in
"") continue;;
if [ -z "$O_VALUE" ]
done < "$CFGDIR/$CFG"
set -x #DEBUG
exec cdrecord $O_CDRECORD $ARGS_LEFT
echo "Execution of cdrecord failed."
Somewhere behind the first 32 k on the CD, a block with information about the CD is located. You can extract the information with the following shell script:
#! /bin/bash
for i in 32768,7 32776,32 32808,32 32958,128 33086,128 33214,128 \
33342,128 33470,32 33581,16 33598,16 33615,16 33632,16
set -- $i
echo "*`dd if=$RD bs=1 skip=$OFFSET count=$LENGTH 2> /dev/null`#"
When overwriting CD-RW media, specify the parameter blank=fast to cdrecord. That's all. See the man page of cdrecord for details about this parameter.
First of all, the image for a multi-session CD must be formatted using the ISO-9660 filesystem using RockRidge-extensions. And you must use the option -multi for cdrecord as long as you want to add further sessions. So at least for the first session, you must specify the option -multi.
Some CD-writers have no support for CD-ROM XA mode 2 or for session-at-once (SAO), so you need to specify the switch -data for cdrecord on the command line.
The images for the second and subsequent sessions are a little bit more complicated to generate. Mkisofs must know where the free space on the CD-R begins. That information can be gathered by using the option -msinfo on cdrecord (see example below).
shell> NEXT_TRACK=`cdrecord -msinfo dev=0,6,0`
shell> echo $NEXT_TRACK
shell> mkisofs -R -o cd_image2 -C $NEXT_TRACK -M /dev/scd5
private_collection/ \
For more information, please read the file README.multi, which is distributed with cdrecord.
Reported via email: Most CD-writer docs say to use a separate SCSI bus if going from a CD-ROM to a CD-writer and I have seen this myself in the following scenario:
Adaptec 2940UW SCSI card, a 24x SCSI CD-ROM and a 4x4 SCSI CD-writer. When I got the CD-writer, it came with its own ISA SCSI card which could only handle one device. I figured I'd toss this and use my better adaptec card for all the stuff. I noticed it was quite prone to buffer under-runs when recording at the 4x speed, but as soon as I tried hooking up the ISA SCSI card, it had no problems. I know 2 other people (both using adaptec 2940 cards), who have experienced exactely the same symptoms, usually when writing from a CD-ROM to a CD-recorder. Though I've never experienced the problem when going from a hard drive to a CD-writer on the same bus.
Usally a file transfer with FTP is fast enough to feed a CD-recorder at quadruple (4x) speed even over a 10 Mbit ethernet. You can couple the ftp-client and cdrecord via a fifo. First create a fifo named cdimage:
mkfifo cdimage
ftp other.host.org
get cdimg cdimage
Then treat cdimage like a regular file, i.e. issue the following command:
cdrecord dev=0,1,0 speed=2 cdimage
Your ftp-client will notice when cdrecord wants to read from the file and will start transfering data from the ftp-host.
You have to use disk-at-once mode (DAO) to get rid of the cracks.
You can add the setuid-bit to the cdrecord-executable. However, this might be a security risk. Just setting the permissions on the device files does not help as cdrecord issues privileged commands via the SCSI generic interfaces.
which cdrecord
chown root.root /usr/bin/cdrecord
chmod 4111 /usr/bin/cdrecord
You get the printed specifications from Philips and they are expensive.
Here you can find utilities for creation of MPEG videos and Video-CDs: http://www.mainconcept.de/
Political correct people mention the Berkeley-tools and other YUV-strategies. Their usage is complicated, takes much time and harddisk-space and gives you no audio track. I recommend to use conceptually higher level applications like the ones mentioned above.
SCSI CD-writers are slightly easier to set up with regard to CD-writing under Linux. And they are reported to have better error recovery. If that outweights the higher price cannot be answered generally.
Overburning a CD-R is nothing special. It is at your own risk that the data fits on the CD-ROM, but thats all. There are no 650 Mbytes-limits in the software under Linux.
It will finish writing. So you can just couple your favourite backup tool with cdrecord using a pipe, like in "bru -size=640m -f - | cdrecord dev=0,1,0 speed=2 -". You have to take special care within the backup utility if the backup spans multiple CD-Rs.
I know of no way, but anybody is welcome to add this feature to the Linux kernel sources.
Good question.
A CD-ROM to be read by all systems can only use the plain ISO 9660 format. That means stupid 8+3 filenames from old MS-DOS and without any HFS (Macintosh), Joliet (Microsoft) or RockRidge (newer Unices) extensions. There is no extension for longer filenames, which could be read by all operating systems.
Audio CD-players are only able to deal with audio tracks stored in the first session. In other words, you cannot add audio tracks using subsequent sessions. However, writing data tracks into the second session effectively hides them from audio CD-players. This way you prevent having an silent track on your mixed mode CD (audio and data mixed).
An answer depends on your wishes. If you need a reason to buy a new computer, here is the answer from the international association of computer manufactures: Whatever you plan to do, you need a processor with 800 Mhz. Because it won't fit into your existing motherboard, you need a new motherboard, too. The easiest solution is just to buy the typical complete offer as seen in advertisements on TV. Please ignore the rest of this section.
Now the case if you just want a rational answer: I wrote several CD-ROMs sucessfully using a "486" with 66 Mhz. Although MS does not consider them to be PCs anymore, but recommends to run a CE version on them (seen on the CeBIT), Linux runs even fine on the predecessors of the Pentium and is even able to write CDs. You can easily find out if the power of your hardware is sufficient for writing CD-ROMs by testing it out. Just add the command line switch -dummy when executing cdrecord and the laser will be kept off. Watch the burning process.
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UK investors get creative amid uncertainty in London's office market
As the balance between domestic and international investors shifts in the UK's capital, active players in the market are increasingly focusing on refurbishing existing buildings.
Domestic investors are becoming more dominant and creative in London's office markets as political uncertainty and a lack of big-ticket opportunities weigh on international investment.
A total GBP 4.5 billion (USD 5.4 billion) was invested in London offices during the first half of 2019, the lowest volume since 2009, according to JLL. Overseas investors spent around 66 percent of this figure, a significant drop from recent years.
The absence of foreign demand has opened the door for UK investors, which emerged as the largest single source of capital over the same period, according to JLL.
UK investors are operating in "a less crowded market for the first time this cycle," and are happy to do deals around assets international peers can deem too small, says Julian Sandbach, head of central London Capital Markets at JLL.
"Being domestic means being in a good historical position to ride out the current uncertainty and take a longer-term view," Sandbach says. "Certainly, among those at the top of REIT management, for example, there's a seniority that calms matters."
With prime yields sitting at around the 3.5 percent and 4 percent levels in the West End and City, respectively, investor activity has been increasingly focused on assets with expiring leases, presenting investors with an opportunity to refurbish existing properties, he says.
In the City of London, refurbishments account for a rising share of development activity and represented half of development-starts in the second quarter. Their average share in development activity over the past 18 month is 47 percent, almost double the average between 2013 and 2017.
"There's serious competition among domestic investors for development and refurbishment openings across both small and large lot sizes," says Sandbach. "But equally, it's something investors are looking to do to their own assets as a way to improve value."
Refurbishment is a strategy that UK REITs such as Derwent London and Great Portland Estates are particularly skilled at, he adds.
"REITs have proved to be successful, but they're also being joined by a raft of other domestic development managers, backed by private funds and private wealth."
Deals such as Orion Capital's recent GBP 209.6 million purchase of a London office, owned and occupied by British Telecom with around 30 months remaining on the lease, could be a sign of things to come in a market where vacancy is as low as 0.5 percent for new buildings.
Limited supply in a time of uncertainty
London's low office vacancy – itself partly due to a slowdown in development of new schemes since the UK's referendum vote in 2016 – is making investors think "more creatively," says Sandbach.
"The referendum certainly slowed down development plans and now we're beginning to see the impact that is having on supply across the city."
But that's not the only reason for rising interest in refurbishment. Sandbach says investors with their eyes on London are faced with a lack of choice in the market, as well as a dislocation between bid and asking price.
"International investors are holding off; the uncertainty hasn't helped," he says. Instead, they're increasingly looking beyond London to markets in Europe with Paris the largest recipient of cross-border capital in the first six months of the year, according to data from JLL.
"Yet that doesn't mean that London as a major office occupational market has lost any of its underlying credentials," Sandbach adds.
The volume of office space let in the first half of this year was only 7 percent below the city's 10-year H1 average. More deals which exploit the opportunity for refurbishment and the prospect of a consequent rental lift are likely, he says.
"Such a strategy may not be for everyone, but it underlines the strength of belief in London over the medium and long term."

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Many organizations continually reassess and update their cash IPS to adjust to ever-changing regulatory, political and market conditions. Have you updated your cash investment policy recently?
1. What is a cash investment policy statement?
A sound foundation for cash investment decisions
As investors continue to navigate a shifting interest rate environment globally and face reforms and new regulatory standards, a short-term fixed income investment policy statement—or cash IPS—offers clarity, giving everyone in an organization, from the investment team to the board of directors, a common understanding. A cash IPS provides financial transparency and a mechanism for internal control. It addresses the essential activity of cash segmentation—categorizing cash by liquidity needs (distinguishing among operating, reserve and strategic segments), enabling firms to seize the varied opportunities available and deploy a range of appropriate, optimal cash investment strategies.
A cash IPS defines an organization's:
• parameters for liquidity, quality and return
• risk tolerance
• return requirements
• permissible investments
• relevant constraints (tax considerations; environmental, social and governance [ESG] guidelines)
2. How to develop a cash investment policy statement:
Beginning the process
Clarifying cash investment objectives
An Objectives section of the cash IPS should define the organization's goals for its short-term investment strategy. It should provide a high-level framework that clearly explains how the organization will meet each objective. While affirming cash investment objectives, the IPS should also retain enough flexibility and adaptability to take advantage of new market opportunities that may present themselves.
A cash IPS defines an organization's:
Protection of principal—the safety of cash investments— is likely to be a primary objective for many organizations.
The treasury group or financial staff can ascertain the liquidity level appropriate to steer clear of avoidable risks—a crucial goal.
Providing consistent current income may be another goal, which will, however, need to be balanced with a probable increase in the volatility of principal.
Tax-conscious liquidity management may be a goal, in which case tax-free short-term funds become an appropriate option.
Exceeding a benchmark that mirrors the portfolio's underlying investments may be among the priority objectives.
3. The components of a cash investment policy statement:
Building out the policy
Instituting a cash IPS begins with inventorying cash flows, defining liquidity targets and determining short-term fixed income investment objectives for your organization's cash that will guide cash segmentation. From those foundations, the IPS becomes more detailed, specifying acceptable levels of the many types of risk—for and within each segment. An organization can choose to have a higher-return strategic cash allocation; however, because higher returns come with a higher level of risk, this decision and its trade-offs should be well understood (even if quantifying the risk is difficult), agreed upon and documented within the IPS.
4. Roles and responsibilities:
Who institutes a cash investment policy statement?
While organizations vary, the cash IPS should identify responsibilities: how, when and by whom it will be approved, implemented and modified. The IPS should include provisions for ongoing evaluation: how the cash IPS will be evaluated on a regular basis and how compliance with its terms will be ensured over time.
In its Governance section, the IPS should also define how credit quality will be assessed and monitored, beyond agency ratings. As with asset management (see below), examine whether the organization has the ability and resources to do credit analysis in-house, or whether it should it be outsourced.


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Congratulations! Ur sim. no. had won (P650,000) thru electronic raffle draw fr: PGMA charity foundation w/ Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas "Handog Pangkabuhayan"! to claim ur prize.! call me now!! i'm atty. Rex C. Mendez frm.BSP info. Dpt Per-DTI#3920 series of 2008.
Sent by +63-915-7810115
Goodness! I really do abhor these text scammers! I've received quite a number of these, but today it was my Mom who received the message. I told her to ignore it, but she was curious and actually called up the so-called Atty. Mendez.
Hataw mambola!
He first explained that the BSP is celebrating an occasion and PGMA was giving away money. They got numbers from NTC and rafflled it off - one winner each for Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. And then he asked the name of the owner of the mobile phone (that's me! my Mom's using one of my phones) and proceeded to request for my account number. They will just deposit the money and no need to show up.
You wish!
I was appalled. This so-called Atty. Mendez was a smooth talker. If my Mom did not know any better she would've probably given an account number and they would've probably found a way to get money from the account. Good thing though Globe sends reminder messages about these meanies once in a while.
Now let's deconstruct the message -
Congratulations! Ur sim. no. had won (P650,000) thru electronic raffle draw
- If it was an eletronic raffle how come you did not define my number in your message? You said that you got listings from NTC, how come you asked for the name of the owner of the mobile phone? You also claim to award winners from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, how do you actually determine that the mobile phone owner is from LuzVi or Min? You obviously just sent it to random numbers.
fr: PGMA charity foundation w/ Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas "Handog Pangkabuhayan"!
- You said that it was for the anniversary of BSP, what does a charity foundation have to do with it? It's just all so strange.
to claim ur prize.! call me now!! i'm atty. Rex C. Mendez frm.BSP info. Dpt Per-DTI#3920 series of 2008.
- I used to handle promos for my previous job and it just doesn't work this way dude. Plus, I do not think esteemed lawyers would risk their good name for a promo. It so doesn't sound prudent. DTI is also very strict with requirements when you apply for a permit for a promo. My ad agency had to go back several times to DTI just to obtain the permit. And I find it strange that a government agency would use a DTI permit number (check the requirements and go figure). I hope DTI publishes approved permits on their website so consumers can check easily (I tried checking but couldn't find it).
Sent by +63-915-7810115
- And mister, promos do not go by ordinary mobile phone numbers. Telcos normally provide 3 to 4 digit numbers for this and you have to work with a mobile content provider to have this.
Just. Get. Lost. I hope the authorities find you and jail you for doing this to your fellow Filipinos.
I am ANNOYED. Text scammers! Boooo!!!


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NEW YORK – Federal investigators are leaving the scene of a New York City explosion that killed eight people and are taking several sections of pipe with them.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday it has finished its work at the East Harlem scene, where two buildings were leveled March 12 in an apparent gas explosion.
The agency reported previously it had found a leak in a cast iron gas main from 1887. It now says there was more than one leak.
Sections of the pipe and a cracked section of an 1897 water main are being shipped to the NTSB lab in Washington for further examination.
The NTSB has said it's unclear if the broken water main contributed to the explosion or was caused by it.


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Previously, on trip to Longhouse. Miao&WafuPafu encounred Buaya (Crocodile).
Here's the photo of it which I forgot to post.
It's my first time to encountered a crocodile in the wild. 😐
Pretty exciting lor. We actually managed to spot almost 5-6 of them on our way out few days later.
Due to heavy deforestation, there are lots of floating logs on the river. It would be scary if we accidentally ran into one, flip the boat or sank the boat into the crocodile infested river. OAO
So to avoid this to happen, one who is experienced is needed to sit in the first seat and guide the boat. So…
Seriously, that flying thing really came in my mind. what the meow. I have no idea what my brain is thinking.
After the 2 hours boat ride, we finally reached the jetty to the long house.
A peaceful jetty.
I heard from PA's Papa, the water here used to be crystal clear, and when he was small, he used to swim in the river with all his relatives but now it's all muddy that he don't even dare dip his legs in it.
It took only 5 minutes walk from the jetty to the longhouse.
TADA!! this is the longhouse.
There are many kinds of long house.
The Modern one with bricked, satellite dish, power, water supply, road connections etc.
The Old school one (occupied), wooden made, still fully occupied, maintained, repaired but without/with limited basic utilities exactly like the longhouse hundred years ago.
The Run Down one (foreveralone left behind), similar with the Old School having no or limited basic utilities but without much maintenance and renovation due to low occupancy.
The one I went is the the run down one where only 2-3 out of the 27-29 families stay there, the rest only went back during the Gawai, so it was pretty run down, it is a very old longhouse, dated more than 80 years or even much more.
The Semulong Iban Long House.
The Iban traditional longhouse mainly are made out of wood and located near the river. In oppose to the Bidayuh's longhouse which have more bamboo as material, located on hills and comes with a baruk (round building); and the Ulu's longhouse which is larger in size located on highlands and always covered with mural drawing of tree of life.
This longhouse comes with solar panels batteries. It's not much but sufficient for light activities usage .
The walkway.
Open Verandah where people rise their rice, crops, laundry etc. And that's a new house trying to be anti social and separating from the main longhouse. XD
Another new house separating itself from the longhouse.
And here we are 😀 The staircase to the the Ruai (verendah) and also to my PA family's pintu (house room).
It was my first time visiting a real longhouse (mock, or tourism'ed longhouse not included). I always wanted to visit a real and traditional longhouse. I'm a big fan of culture thingy like folktale, legends, taboos etc. I always find them interesting.
So the most looking forward thing in this trip is…
So i was so excited and can't wait to meet the first villager!!
And just within a few minutes, I managed to meet a village…
It was a shocking experience..
To be continued..


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Dead money has historically served as an impediment to the consummation of player-related trades in the NFL, but recent trends in contract structuring have opened up the possibility for the opposite outcome to take place: dead money as a driver of player-related trades. The new, and increasingly common, contract structures employed by NFL teams allow for dead money to be assigned to any team, whereas traditional contract structures rendered dead money "stuck" with the team which had originally signed the player. As a result, much dead money is now "tradable," allowing for NBA-style transactions in which one team provides compensation to another team in return for taking on cap-clogging contracts.
Prior to the trade deadline of the 2013 season, the Philadelphia Eagles traded Isaac Sopoaga to the New England Patriots for marginal draft pick compensation. At first glance, the trade seemed fairly inconsequential. Sopoaga, while a starter, had not received a substantial amount of playing time for the Eagles, and the Patriots did not send a noteworthy amount of compensation in return. However, the transaction was somewhat surprising due to the fact that the Eagles had just signed Sopoaga to a three-year contract in free agency prior to the season. The contract, worth a total of $11 million, included $4.75 million worth of guaranteed money. The guaranteed money came in the form of a $2.75 million roster bonus in 2013, a $1 million guaranteed base salary in 2013, and $1 million of the $3.75 million 2014 base salary guaranteed.
This final portion of guaranteed money is what makes this transaction interesting and potentially precedent setting. The Eagles, having apparently decided that they did not want Sopoaga on the team anymore, managed to trade not only the player, but also the $1 million worth of guaranteed money, to the Patriots. If the Eagles had released Sopoaga in the spring of 2014, this $1 million worth of guaranteed money would have become $1 million worth of dead money for the Eagles. Instead, the Patriots released Sopoaga in the spring of 2014 and absorbed the dead money.
Under a "traditional" contract structure, the $4.75 million guaranteed (let's use $4.8 million for the sake of round numbers) would have come in the form of a signing bonus, with $1.6 million counting against the cap each of the 3 seasons of the contract. If the player were to be traded or released prior to completion of the contract, the yet unaccounted for $1.6 million amounts would accelerate against the salary cap in the year of the transaction (or in the following year if the June 1st rule is applicable). With such a structure, the Eagles-Patriots trade would most likely not have taken place, because the Eagles would incur $3.2 million worth of dead money in 2014 had they traded Sopoaga during the 2013 regular season. The Patriots would receive a salary cap windfall – a player on a contract stripped of all prorated signing bonus amounts and without any potential to generate subsequent dead money – but the Eagles would receive a substantial salary cap hit.
An alternative traditional structure would have involved including the entire $4.8 million guarantee as a roster bonus in 2013. Such a structure would preclude any future dead money, but it also requires more salary cap space in the year of signing. Teams have also traditionally used a combination of signing bonus and first-year roster bonus, with the aforementioned pros and cons of each present to the degree of distribution between the two.
However, in the years since the 2011 CBA was signed, a new type of contract structure has emerged. With Sopoaga's contract being an example, this new contract structure typically features a fully guaranteed first year base salary, a first-year roster bonus, and full or partial guarantees on subsequent-year base salaries. Under this structure, the salary cap allocation of the guaranteed money – and the potential dead money associated with such guaranteed money – is spread over multiple years. But because the guaranteed money comes in the form of guaranteed base salary, it can be traded to another team, whereas prorated signing bonus guaranteed money and first-year roster bonus guaranteed money cannot be.
These charts demonstrate the difference in potential Sopoaga contract structures:
Traditional Signing Bonus Structure | |||
Season | Salary Cap Allocation | Potential Dead Money | Tradable? |
Traditional Roster Bonus Structure | |||
Season | Salary Cap Allocation | Potential Dead Money | Tradable? |
2011 CBA Style Structure | |||
Season | Salary Cap Allocation | Potential Dead Money | Tradable? |
2013 | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | Partial |
These effects have already been seen to some degree in trades involving failed rookies drafted under the new CBA, such as Trent Richardson and AJ Jenkins, but those trades still resulted in dead money for the player's former team, and the contracts were not specifically designed to facilitate dead money trading. Isaac Sopoaga's contract is insignificant within the context of a $133,000,000 salary cap, but one can imagine a scenario in which this new type of contract structure paves the way for significant dead money dumping deals.
The contract Alex Mack signed with Jacksonville, and which Cleveland matched, contains $8 million worth of guaranteed money in 2015, but it did not include a signing bonus. If Alex Mack the football player becomes worthless during the 2014 season, how much compensation would Cleveland be willing to provide to another team in order for that team to trade for Mack's contract and then release him, thereby absorbing the dead money instead of Cleveland? In other words, how much (in terms of draft picks or young players) is $8 million in cap room worth?
These types of trades have long been a feature of the NBA, where salary cap space is harder to come by and the guaranteed portions of contracts extend longer than the types of NFL contracts discussed here. In the upcoming NBA draft the Detroit Pistons will send the 9th pick to the Charlotte Hornets as a result of a June 2012 trade in which the Pistons traded the two years remaining on Ben Gordon's contract for the one year remaining on Cory Maggette's contract. Detroit essentially traded a future first round pick in exchange for dumping two year's worth of dead money onto Charlotte in exchange for only one year's worth of dead money.
Perhaps the opportunity to have the flexibility to engage in this type of transaction will encourage teams to implement this type of contract structure more often. The teams that have gotten into serious salary cap trouble have done so because they were forced to release players with large cap numbers but did not recoup a corresponding amount of cap room because of high dead money acceleration. If these teams could trade the dead money to other teams, they could buy themselves another year or two of contention at the expense of draft picks. This most likely exacerbates the problem in the long-term, but it's a strategy nonetheless.
Perhaps a rebuilding team with ample cap room will determine that its best long-term strategy is to utilize its cap room to take on dead money contracts in trades in exchange for draft picks instead of utilizing the cap room to sign free agents or re-sign its own players. The merits of such a strategy are debatable, but it is a strategy that a patient organization could potentially utilize to success.
Perhaps the term "expiring contract" will enter the NFL lexicon for the same reason it has become widespread in that of the NBA. But unlike the Sopoaga trade, dead money trades will likely feature the team alleviating itself of the dead money surrendering the draft pick compensation. As a result, a market will emerge in which amounts of cap room can be priced in terms of draft picks and/or young players.
Having established the foundation for this concept, in my next piece I will propose a new contract structure that takes this notion to its logical extreme in allowing for maximum flexibility in trading and timing the effect of dead money.
Bryce Johnston
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Kidding Recap: S1E1 (Green Means Go)
By Lucas Allen (Web correspondent)
The first episode of Jim Carrey's new show "Kidding" introduces viewers to the two worlds of children's television icon Mr. Pickles. There's the world of the TV show that he hosts with those wacky puppets, and then there's Jeff Pickles' world that gloomy and all too real that's too much to handle for him. The show explores the difference between reality and fantasy from the perspective of a man with an optimistic view on everything. It also offers a great actor in a role destined to become one of his greatest.
The episode opens with Mr. Pickles appearing on the Conan O'Brien Show promoting his best-selling book. He even brings out one of his puppets called Uke-Larry for a sing-along with the host, guest star Danny Trejo, and the audience. Afterwards, Jeff returns to his apartment to contemplate his current existence being separated by his wife Jill (Judy Greer) and son Will (Cole Allen), while he's still mourning the death of his older son Phillip.
Jeff then gets the idea to talk about death on his show. However, his father and executive producer Sebastian (Frank Langella) rejects the idea fearing it could traumatize the children and ruin the show. Seb then tells his son that he has to deal with reality as himself, while maintaining his Mr. Pickles persona on the show. Eventually, Jeff convinces his father enough to film a segment about moving out and death in front of a live kiddie audience.
There's a subplot involving Jeff's sister Deirdre (Catherine Keener), who designs and performs the puppets on the show. She tries to get her daughter Maddy (Juliet Morris) to eat her broccoli and punishes her by taking away her bathtime. But her daughter's reason leads to a shocking revelation involving her husband. Then there's Will celebrating the anniversary of his twin brother's death by laying a beehive on his brother's grave. He even starts hanging out with the older kids who gave him a bong to smoke much to his father's shock.
The episode ends when Seb tells his son that the network won't air the death segment before explaining that he's merely a product of children's entertainment and has to act like that. Frustrated, Jeff goes to the bathroom and shaves the top part of his hair off. He also buys a house that's right next to his wife's in hopes to get back together with her. But when he sees Jill with her new boyfriend Peter (Justin Kirk), he rips off the kitchen sink in anger leading to what's to come on the show.
When you watch this episode, you get a good idea of what the show is all about. Characters dealing with tough situations, Jeff's mental state taking a downward spiral, and the effects it could have on a beloved TV show. Add on to the quirky bits of Jeff's show and his song and you have an interesting marriage of sunshines and rainbows with thunder and rain clouds.
But the most important thing and the real reason everybody should watch the show is Jim himself. Here, the actor utilizes his past experiences mixing comedy and drama to create a character full of happiness and optimism in an unstable world. When you watch him shift through different emotions like pent-up anger followed by a calming smile, you believe his every word and thought. It's a true testament to how an actor can pull off such a performance flawlessly without breaking a sweat, and this performance is easily the turning point in a great career of performances we've been waiting for.
It's only the first episode, but we'll see how it goes from there once Jeff walks back to the set of his show a different man. If you're able to enjoy the show from that first episode, then this is one new series worth sticking around.


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- Better Health Channel - Testicle injuries and conditions
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testis, in animals, the organ that produces sperm, the male reproductive cell, and androgens, the male hormones. In humans the testes occur as a pair of oval-shaped organs. They are contained within the scrotal sac, which is located directly behind the penis and in front of the anus.
Anatomy of the testes
In humans each testis weighs about 25 grams (0.875 ounce) and is 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 inches) long and 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 inches) in diameter. Each is covered by a fibrous capsule called the tunica albuginea and is divided by partitions of fibrous tissue from the tunica albuginea into 200 to 400 wedge-shaped sections, or lobes. Within each lobe are 3 to 10 coiled tubules, called seminiferous tubules, which produce the sperm cells. The partitions between the lobes and the seminiferous tubules both converge in one area near the anal side of each testis to form what is called the mediastinum testis.
The testes contain germ cells that differentiate into mature spermatozoa, supporting cells called Sertoli cells, and testosterone-producing cells called Leydig (interstitial) cells. The germ cells migrate to the fetal testes from the embryonic yolk sac. The Sertoli cells, which are interspersed between the germinal epithelial cells within the seminiferous tubules, are analogous to the granulosa cells in the ovary, and the Leydig cells, which are located beneath the tunica albuginea, in the septal walls, and between the tubules, are analogous to the hormone-secreting interstitial cells of the ovary. The Leydig cells are irregularly shaped and commonly have more than one nucleus. Frequently they contain fat droplets, pigment granules, and crystalline structures; the Leydig cells vary greatly in number and appearance among the various animal species. They are surrounded by numerous blood and lymphatic vessels, as well as by nerve fibres.
The embryonic differentiation of the primitive, indifferent gonad into either the testes or the ovaries is determined by the presence or absence of genes carried on the Y chromosome. Testosterone and its potent derivative, dihydrotestosterone, play key roles in the formation of male genitalia in the fetus during the first trimester of gestation but do not play a role in the actual formation of the testes. The testes are formed in the abdominal cavity and descend into the scrotum during the seventh month of gestation, when they are stimulated by androgens. About 2 percent of newborn boys have an undescended testis at birth, but this condition often corrects itself by the age of three months. The production of testosterone by the fetal testes is stimulated by human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone secreted by the placenta. Within a few weeks following birth, testosterone secretion ceases, and the cells within the testes remain undeveloped during early childhood; during adolescence, gonadotropic hormones from the pituitary gland at the base of the brain stimulate the development of tissue, and the testes become capable of producing sperm and androgens.
The seminiferous tubules, in which the sperm are produced, constitute about 90 percent of the testicular mass. In the young male the tubules are simple and composed of undeveloped sperm-producing cells (spermatogonia) and the Sertoli cells. In the older male the tubules become branched, and spermatogonia are changed into the fertile sperm cells after a series of transformations called spermatogenesis. The Sertoli cells found in both young and adult males mechanically support and protect the spermatogonia.
Each seminiferous tubule of the adult testis has a central lumen, or cavity, which is connected to the epididymis and spermatic duct (ductus deferens). Sperm cells originate as spermatogonia along the walls of the seminiferous tubules. The spermatogonia mature into spermatocytes, which mature into spermatids that mature into spermatozoa as they move into the central lumen of the seminiferous tubule. The spermatozoa migrate, by short contractions of the tubule, to the mediastinum testis; they are then transported through a complex network of canals (rete testis and efferent ductules) to the epididymis for temporary storage. The spermatozoa move through the epididymis and the spermatic duct to be stored in the seminal vesicles for eventual ejaculation with the seminal fluid. Normal men produce about one million spermatozoa daily.
In animals that breed seasonally, such as sheep and goats, the testes regress completely during the nonbreeding season and the spermatogonia return to the state found in the young, sexually immature males. Frequently in these animals the testes are drawn back into the body cavity except in the breeding season, when they again descend and mature; this process is known as recrudescence.
Regulation of testicular function
The principal androgen produced by the testes is testosterone. The production of testosterone by the testes is stimulated by luteinizing hormone (LH), which is produced by the anterior pituitary and acts via receptors on the surface of the Leydig cells. The secretion of LH is stimulated by gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which is released from the hypothalamus, and is inhibited by testosterone, which also inhibits the secretion of GnRH. These hormones constitute the hypothalamic-pituitary-testes axis. When serum testosterone concentrations decrease, the secretion of GnRH and LH increase. In contrast, when serum testosterone concentrations increase, the secretion of GnRH and LH decrease. These mechanisms maintain serum testosterone concentrations within a narrow range. In addition, the secretion of GnRH and the secretion of LH must be pulsatile to maintain normal testosterone production. Continuous administration of GnRH results in a decrease in the secretion of LH and therefore a decrease in the secretion of testosterone.
In boys as in girls, puberty begins with the onset of nocturnal pulses of GnRH, which stimulate pulses of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and LH. The testes enlarge and begin to secrete testosterone, which then stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics, including facial, axillary, pubic, and truncal hair growth; scrotal pigmentation; prostatic enlargement; increased muscle mass and strength; increased libido; and increased linear growth. Many boys also have transient breast enlargement (gynecomastia) during puberty. This process starts at age 10 or 11 and is complete between ages 16 and 18.
Testosterone produced locally in the testes and FSH produced distally in the pituitary gland stimulate the process of spermatogenesis. Testosterone inhibits the secretion of FSH, which is also inhibited by inhibin, a polypeptide hormone produced by the Sertoli cells. Testosterone production and spermatogenesis decrease very slowly in older men—in contrast to women, whose ovarian function ceases abruptly at the time of menopause.
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Organizer: Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
Art Directors: RongRong&inri
Curator: SHEN Chen
Opening: 4 p.m., June 9, 2018
Location: Three Shadows Photography Art Centre
(155A Caochangdi, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015)
Featured Artists (Alphabetically): BING Nv, CAI Dongdong, CHEN Xiaoyi, CHEN Zhe, CHENG Xinhao, CHU Chu, DAI Jianyong, DU Yanfang, FENG Li, HUANG Jing, HUANG Xiaoliang, JIANG Pengyi,9mouth, LI Jun, LIANG Xiu, LIN Zhipeng (aka 223), LIU Zhangbolong, LU Yanpeng, LUO Yang, LUO Dan, Mu Ge, QIU, REN Hang, SHEN Linghao, SUN Yanchu, Taca SUI, WANG Lin, WANG Lin, WANG Tuo, Yan WANG Preston, WEI Bi, XU Lijing, YANG Yuanyuan, ZHANG Jin, ZHANG Kechun, ZHANG Wenxin, ZHANG Xiao, ZHANG Zhizhou, ZHU Lanqing
Over the last ten years, the Three Shadows Photography Award has devoted itself to identifying new trends in Chinese photography, placing particular emphasis on artists and artworks with an independent spirit and potential. Through the investigation, organization, and study of Chinese contemporary photography, the Three Shadows Photography Award introduced emerging Chinese contemporary photography to a wider audience, driving the development of Chinese contemporary photography. The Three Shadows Photography Award offers a window for the world to better understand the power and diversity of contemporary photography in China.
After the exhibition "Outward Expressions, Inward Reflection" by four young photographers in April 2008, Three Shadows announced the open call for the Three Shadows Photography Award, and began the process of evaluating the entries and planning the exhibition. With the enthusiastic support of partner institutions and young photographers, the 2008-2009 judging and exhibition was well-received by photographers, and "Points of Impact" became the first Three Shadows Photography Award Exhibition. Over the course of "Points of Impact," "Confluence," "Myriad Visions," "Crossover," "Essential Impressions," "Formless," "Detachment," "Immeasurable," "Allegory," and "Interlink," the Three Shadows Photography Award attracted submissions from over 5,000 photographers and artists globally and helped introduce over 200 photographers and artists as finalists.
Over these ten years, we have invited to Three Shadows museum directors and curators (e.g. Simon Baker and Quentin Bajac etc.) from the art world's most important museums (including the Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the J. Paul Getty Museumin Los Angeles etc.) and important photographers (e.g. Hilla Becher, Candida Höfer, and Thomas Ruff etc.). The majority of them came to China for the first time in association with the prize. Together, they have participated in and witnessed the births of the stars of a new generation of Chinese photographers.
To commemorate the significance of this annual tradition, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre has organized "Ten Directions: The 10th Anniversary Exhibition of the Three Shadows Photography Award."The exhibition presents the latest work from a selection of young artists – all participants in past editions of the award. We have invited Karen Smith, Gu Zheng, Iizawa Kotaro, Tsai Meng, and other experts from China and abroad to write academic essays for the exhibition catalog. During the run of the exhibition, Three Shadows will hold a series of discussions and forums with scholars and artists to reflect upon the development of Chinese photography.
"Ten Directions: The 10th Anniversary Exhibition of Three Shadows Photography Award" presents the diverse photographic practices of young Chinese artists over the last ten years and a review and summary of the achievements of the Three Shadows Photography Award. We invite viewers to transcend the static definition of photography and consider the visions and emotions inspired by the medium. "Ten Directions"sets a scene, helping the audience understand how Chinese photographers and artists work with photos, moving forward and pushing boundaries.
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The administrators of HMV have said that the music and
DVD retailer will start accepting gift vouchers in stores from Tuesday.
Deloitte had
previously said that gift cards could not be redeemed in stores, leading to
anger among many customers.
Deloitte said
it was able to honour the vouchers after assessing HMV's financial position.
restructuring specialist Hilco has emerged as the frontrunner to save HMV,
reports say.
Deloitte said
that money raised from the sale of charity releases would also be paid in full,
while it continued to try and find a buyer for the music chain.
"We will
continue to assess the longer term options for the business whilst continuing
to trade," it said.
"[We are]
hopeful this process will result in the business continuing as a going
Expressions of
An industry
consortium of music labels and film studios, including Universal Music and
Sony, are believed to favour Hilco, according to newspaper reports.
Hilco bought
out HMV Canada from parent HMV group in 2011 for £2m.
Deloitte, HMV's
administrator, has said there are 50 separate groups or individuals who have
expressed an interest in buying all, or part of HMV.
If Hilco is
successful with its bid, the suppliers are believed to be willing to give HMV
stores generous credit terms.
In Canada,
Hilco said the support of HMV's key suppliers had been of "critical
importance" to the business's performance.
HMV has 223 UK
stores in total, and a workforce of about 4,000.
The music, DVD
and games retailer went into administration last Tuesday.
administration came after the firm failed in recent years to cope with
increasing competition from online rivals, supermarkets, and illegal music and
film downloads.
Hilco was not
immediately available to comment.
Source: BBC
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Hot debate on flax
In "Seed Your Health" (February 2005), the author gives examples of how one can bake and cook with ground flaxseeds. However, when I buy flaxseed oil from the refrigeration unit at the store I have always had to keep it carefully refrigerated. This is supposedly because of the loss of nutrients if the oil heats and deteriorates. So how can one cook flaxseeds and still have the nutrients remain viable?
—Judy Parker, via e-mail
Although the essential fatty acids in flaxseeds and flaxseed oil are quite delicate and oxidize quickly at temperatures above 250 degrees or so, the EFAs in ground flaxseeds remain stable during cooking and baking as long as the presence of water protects them from overheating. "The temperature in bread dough stays below 212 degrees during baking, the same as for other foods that contain enough water," says Gero Leson, PhD, a scientist who has studied hemp and flax. Still, he adds, "as cooking temperatures and times increase, so does the likelihood of rancidity [from oxidation], so overcooking should be avoided; it messes up the taste, if nothing else." So go ahead and add ground (not whole) flaxseed to batters, bread dough, casseroles, and burgers, but don't overcook. For more information, see www.flaxcouncil.ca.
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25" 63.5cm | 58" 147cm | 2.5lb 1.13kg | Laridae | Larus vegae vegae |
The Herring Gull (Vega) is a sub-species of the Herring Gull and it is a common gull seen throughout North America. This seabird is seen in eastern Asia and is at times seen along the western coast of Alaska, usually around the Nome peninsula. One must pay special attention to the primary feathers to distinguish the two races apart.
These are links to websites pertaining to the different birding institutions, societies and organizations here in North America. Some of these same sites are a great asset to seeking out knowledge on birds in other regions of the world. Each of these links offer the user different methods to identify birds, whether it be by regions, habitat, appearance or maybe colour. Knowledge on the possibilities of where and what birds might be present are included.
Hinterland Who's Who Welcome to the Web site for Hinterland Who's Who It all started in 1963, with black-and-white vignettes about the loon, the moose, the gannet and the beaver. For more than 50 years, Hinterland Who's Who has proudly been bringing Canada's iconic wildlife directly into Canadians' homes. Re-launched in 2003, the new series serves to rebuild the connection thousands of viewers made with wildlife through the original series. Welcome to our new website! Have a look around, and learn how you can help ensure that the wildlife remains part of what it means to be Canadian.
Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.
The description to follow is taken from the AOS Home Page.
AOS - The American Ornitholgy Society is an international society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of birds, enriching ornithology as a profession, and promoting a rigorous scientific basis for the conservation of birds. As one of the world's oldest and largest ornithological societies, AOS produces scientific publications of the highest quality, hosts intellectually engaging and professionally vital meetings, serves ornithologists at every career stage, pursues a global perspective, and informs public policy on all issues important to ornithology and ornithological collections. AOS is distinguished by its tremendous collective expertise, including eminent scientists, conservation practitioners, early career innovators, and students.
I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.


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We should be more serious about being Catholic than a Democrat or a Republican
"What if you had to choose between our country and Jesus, what would you choose? We have not had to make that choice, yet." With that last comment, a ripple of recognition could be felt in the audience, as if the Archbishop was tapping into the deep concern that brought them into the gymnasium on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in autumn.
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia
CHESTER SPRINGS, PA. – Nearly 500 people packed the gymnasium at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania late Saturday afternoon to hear Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap address the issue of Catholics in politics.
Archbishop Chaput spoke for about 45 minutes, followed by eight questions from the audience. The last question was from a Catholic woman who described herself as a "conservative" who asked the Archbishop why so many Catholics were "liberal." His answer typified the Archbishop's manner and message:
"I call you as a Catholic, to forget about the labels, be a liberal sometimes, a conservative sometimes, but a Catholic first."
The Archbishop follows his own advice: Chaput's presentation included a strong affirmation of the abortion and marriage issues as belonging to political debate, some very direct criticism of Vice President Biden's comments during the debate this past week, and the admonition, "If you are not for social justice you are not being a Catholic."
Archbishop Chaput is no stranger to engaging in political debate. His book Render Unto Caesar: Serving Our Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life, published in August, 2008, infused that year's presidential campaign with an authoritative Catholic voice. The book also drew some harsh criticism for what was called a "partisan" effort by the Archbishop to influence the outcome of the election.
Chaput remains unapologetic for his book, which now has been republished with an additional chapter on his habit of addressing controversial issues such as abortion, same sex marriage, and religious liberty. He rejects the accusation that for a priest or bishop to instruct the faithful on these issues is 'partisan'. It is for the clergy to preach and teach and for "the laity to act on what they're taught."
He asked for a show of hands of those who were "more serious about being a Democrat than being a Catholic." None appeared. Then, for the hands of those who were "more serious about being a Republican than a Catholic." Again, no hands were raised. The Archbishop then said, "All of us should be more serious about being Catholic than a Democrat or a Republican."
"What if you had to choose between our country and Jesus, what would you choose? We have not had to make that choice, yet." With that last comment, a ripple of recognition could be felt in the audience, as if the Archbishop was tapping into the deep concern that brought them into the gymnasium on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in autumn.
"I don't want to go to jail," the Archbishop said with a laugh, as he explained that during the coming year the bishops would have to decide how to respond to the HHS mandate. "Biden was wrong" in what he said about the mandate during the debate, and "he should not get away with saying that in the public square."
The archbishop added that the HHS mandate "could lead to the closing of schools and other Catholic institutions. This is a serious matter."
Earlier in his lecture he described Biden's debate comments as the "latest outrageous example" of the false division between personal Catholic belief and political action.
He singled out President Obama and Secretary Sebelius only in the context of the absurdity of how the mandate defines a religious institution: "Our institutions," Chaput said, "would be considered religious if we served only Catholics — now that wouldn't be very Catholic, would it?"
"We believe in the separation of Church and State, but that is not the same thing as a separation between faith and politics. Faith is what we believe, politics is how we act. We are hypocrites if we fail to act in accord with our beliefs."
One point Archbishop Chaput made with a particular note of force in his otherwise gentle voice: "It's a sin if you do not vote in the upcoming election." He cautioned that Catholics, "should not vote their party line blindly but apply the principles of Catholic social teaching — such as the common good and subsidiarity to their voting decisions."
If your political party is for abortion, Chaput told the crowd, "You can't just be quiet; you must try to change your party." He went on to explain that the reason for abortion on demand in our nation was the historic failure of Catholics to impress pro-life beliefs on both parties.
One of the questioners raised the issue of the three exceptions to abortion mentioned by vice presidential candidate Ryan during the debate and urged the bishop to correct him. In response, Chaput explained:
"Everyone knows the bishops admit no exceptions. Biden knows where the Church stands, and he chooses not to believe it. Ryan was stating the position of his party led by a Mormon who holds the same position of his faith, Mormonism, which allows those exceptions."
During his presentation and answers to questions, Archbishop Chaput made some very penetrating comments about the history of the Church in our nation. For example, he described the present generation of clergy — those his age or close to his age — as having been formed during the age of the civil rights struggle, the struggle for social justice. "It's an emotional thing for many priests, and this is why you have nuns attacking Paul Ryan."
He explained further that the demand for social justice and human dignity includes a "right to health care but not the right to the government providing health care." He came back to this distinction during the Q & A period when he reminded the audience of the importance of subsidiarity as a political principle, one that is "often forgotten," he said.
The one statement in a very rich speech that drew the loudest applause, was when Chaput described Jesus as having been killed "because he spoke the truth" and refused to back down from it. I think the applause was a response not only to the admonition but also to the example of a bishop who is willing to speak the truth in the public square, Archbishop Charles C. Chaput of Philadelphia.


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Implicit Sharing
Many C++ classes in Qt use implicit data sharing to maximize resource usage and minimize copying. Implicitly shared classes are both safe and efficient when passed as arguments, because only a pointer to the data is passed around, and the data is copied only if and when a function writes to it, i.e., copy-on-write.
A shared class consists of a pointer to a shared data block that contains a reference count and the data.
When a shared object is created, it sets the reference count to 1. The reference count is incremented whenever a new object references the shared data, and decremented when the object dereferences the shared data. The shared data is deleted when the reference count becomes zero.
When dealing with shared objects, there are two ways of copying an object. We usually speak about deep and shallow copies. A deep copy implies duplicating an object. A shallow copy is a reference copy, i.e. just a pointer to a shared data block. Making a deep copy can be expensive in terms of memory and CPU. Making a shallow copy is very fast, because it only involves setting a pointer and incrementing the reference count.
Object assignment (with operator=()) for implicitly shared objects is implemented using shallow copies.
The benefit of sharing is that a program does not need to duplicate data unnecessarily, which results in lower memory use and less copying of data. Objects can easily be assigned, sent as function arguments, and returned from functions.
Implicit sharing mostly takes place behind the scenes; the programmer rarely needs to worry about it. However, Qt's container iterators have different behavior than those from the STL. Read Implicit sharing iterator problem.
In multithreaded applications, implicit sharing takes place, as explained in Threads and Implicitly Shared Classes.
When implementing your own implicitly shared classes, use the QSharedData and QSharedDataPointer classes.
Implicit Sharing in Detail
Implicit sharing automatically detaches the object from a shared block if the object is about to change and the reference count is greater than one. (This is often called copy-on-write or value semantics.)
An implicitly shared class has control of its internal data. In any member functions that modify its data, it automatically detaches before modifying the data. Notice, however, the special case with container iterators; see Implicit sharing iterator problem.
The QPen class, which uses implicit sharing, detaches from the shared data in all member functions that change the internal data.
Code fragment:
void QPen::setStyle(Qt::PenStyle style) { detach(); // detach from common data d->style = style; // set the style member } void QPen::detach() { if (d->ref != 1) { ... // perform a deep copy } }
List of Classes
The classes listed below automatically detach from common data if an object is about to be changed. The programmer will not even notice that the objects are shared. Thus you should treat separate instances of them as separate objects. They will always behave as separate objects but with the added benefit of sharing data whenever possible. For this reason, you can pass instances of these classes as arguments to functions by value without concern for the copying overhead.
QPixmap p1, p2; p1.load("image.bmp"); p2 = p1; // p1 and p2 share data QPainter paint; paint.begin(&p2); // cuts p2 loose from p1 paint.drawText(0,50, "Hi"); paint.end();
In this example, p1
and p2
share data until QPainter::begin() is called for p2
, because painting a pixmap will modify it.
Warning: Be careful with copying an implicitly shared container (QMap, QVector, etc.) while you use STL-style iterator. See Implicit sharing iterator problem.
Array of bits | |
Monochrome (1-bit depth) pixmaps | |
Defines the fill pattern of shapes drawn by QPainter | |
Array of bytes | |
List of byte arrays | |
Template class that provides a cache | |
Compares strings according to a localized collation algorithm | |
Can be used to speed up string collation | |
Defines a possible command-line option | |
Template class that provides a contiguous cache | |
Mouse cursor with an arbitrary shape | |
Refers to one pending asynchronous call | |
Holds one Unix file descriptor | |
Date and time functions | |
Output stream for debugging information | |
Access to directory structures and their contents | |
Stores information about a domain name record | |
Stores information about a host address record | |
Stores information about a DNS MX record | |
Stores information about a DNS SRV record | |
Stores information about a DNS TXT record | |
System-independent file information | |
Specifies a query for a font used for drawing text | |
General information about fonts | |
Font metrics information | |
Font metrics information | |
Direct access to the internal glyphs in a font | |
Used in combination with QBrush to specify gradient fills | |
Template class that provides a hash-table-based dictionary | |
IP address | |
Controls HTTP/2 parameters and settings | |
Holds a body part to be used inside a HTTP multipart MIME message | |
Scalable icons in different modes and states | |
Hardware-independent image representation that allows direct access to the pixel data, and can be used as a paint device | |
Encapsulates a JSON array | |
Way to read and write JSON documents | |
Encapsulates a JSON object | |
Used to report errors during JSON parsing | |
Encapsulates a value in JSON | |
Encapsulates a key sequence as used by shortcuts | |
Template class that provides lists | |
Converts between numbers and their string representations in various languages | |
Template class that provides a red-black-tree-based dictionary | |
Describes types of file or data, represented by a MIME type string | |
Convenience QHash subclass that provides multi-valued hashes | |
Convenience QMap subclass that provides multi-valued maps | |
Stores one IP address supported by a network interface, along with its associated netmask and broadcast address | |
Cache information | |
Holds one network cookie | |
Listing of the host's IP addresses and network interfaces | |
Network layer proxy | |
Used to query the proxy settings for a socket | |
Holds a request to be sent with QNetworkAccessManager | |
Wraps an OpenGL debug message | |
Container for painting operations, enabling graphical shapes to be constructed and reused | |
Contains color groups for each widget state | |
Defines how a QPainter should draw lines and outlines of shapes | |
Used to locate data in a data model | |
Paint device that records and replays QPainter commands | |
Off-screen image representation that can be used as a paint device | |
Vector of points using integer precision | |
Vector of points using floating point precision | |
Holds the environment variables that can be passed to a program | |
Generic container that provides a queue | |
Access to a single physical instance of a font | |
Pattern matching using regular expressions | |
Specifies a clip region for a painter | |
Pattern matching using regular expressions | |
The results of a matching a QRegularExpression against a string | |
Iterator on the results of a global match of a QRegularExpression object against a string | |
Template class that provides a hash-table-based set | |
Convenient API for an X509 certificate | |
API for accessing the extensions of an X509 certificate | |
Represents an SSL cryptographic cipher | |
Holds the configuration and state of an SSL connection | |
Interface for Diffie-Hellman parameters for servers | |
SSL error | |
Interface for private and public keys | |
Authentication data for pre shared keys (PSK) ciphersuites | |
Template class that provides a stack | |
Enables optimized drawing of text when the text and its layout is updated rarely | |
Provides information about currently mounted storage and drives | |
Unicode character string | |
List of strings | |
Formatting information for blocks of text in a QTextDocument | |
Way of finding Unicode text boundaries in a string | |
Formatting information for characters in a QTextDocument | |
Offers an API to access and modify QTextDocuments | |
Represents a piece of formatted text from a QTextDocument | |
Formatting information for a QTextDocument | |
Formatting information for frames in a QTextDocument | |
Formatting information for images in a QTextDocument | |
Formatting information for lists in a QTextDocument | |
Formatting information for table cells in a QTextDocument | |
Formatting information for tables in a QTextDocument | |
Convenient interface for working with URLs | |
Way to manipulate a key-value pairs in a URL's query | |
Acts like a union for the most common Qt data types | |
Template class that provides a dynamic array |


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Best is to zip them before emailing them.
If you want to have a more professional installer, you can use Iexpress tool that is one of those undocumented components of Windows XP. Look in your XP windowssystem32 directory and double click on iexpress.exe. It will guide you through the process.
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An Arizona mother has been arrested and charged with murder after she reportedly gave methamphetamine to her nearly 2-year-old daughter.
Phoenix police report that on April 13, Natalie Renne Russell, 30, left a 120-milligram bottle of liquid methadone within reach of her children. They say that her nearly 2-year-old daughter Adalynn was found by her mother unresponsive and not breathing. The bottle of methadone was nearby and empty.
Police report that instead of seeking medical attention, Russell did internet searches for information about methadone. A witness reportedly told police that Russell told them that she was going to give to her daughter some methamphetamine to counter the effects of the methadone.
This witness says they saw Russell give the child the methamphetamine. The girl was pronounced dead the next day by the Phoenix Fire Department.
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office says the autopsy showed that the child was found to have "toxic levels of methadone and methamphetamine in her body."
Russell was arrested at a home in Gilbert near Gilbert and Baseline roads on July 26.
She has been charged with first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse.


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TopThis may be this band's new name but its members are far from being new to the music scene. TopThis Band's six members formally named Native Black, is a group that achieved regional and national recording acclaim. The group has had releases under two different independent and national record labels.
Native Black has performed in Venues such as:
• Paul Brown Stadium
• Bogarts
• Cincinnati Music Hall
Also appeared in two different write ups in the Cincinnati Enquirer Newspaper describing the group as a rising force in the local and regional music scene.
The group has shared the stage with national acts such as:
• R Kelly
• The Ojays
• Lakeside
• RnB Singer Joe
• Alexander O'Neil
• Frankie Beverly


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Monument, Colorado, Luna's physical therapists are experts in treating lumbar and cervical spinal stenosis. With experience in manual therapy techniques and guided exercises, our licensed PTs will work with you to create a therapy plan that alleviates spinal stenosis symptoms and improves mobility.
Luna's skilled team of physical therapists treats a range of common conditions, including spinal stenosis. Best of all, Luna delivers PT to patients whenever they like and in the comfort of their homes. It's physical therapy, delivered.
A common cause of neck and lower back pain, spinal stenosis occurs when the space around the nerve roots of the spine becomes compressed. This puts pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine, causing pain, tingling, numbness, and muscle weakness over time.
Spinal stenosis can occur either in the neck or in the lower back. When the spinal narrowing occurs in the neck, it's called cervical stenosis, and discomfort occurs in the neck as well. Spinal narrowing in the lower back, which causes pain in the lower back and legs, is called lumbar stenosis. Lumbar stenosis is the most common form of spinal stenosis.
Source: Mayo Clinic
Spinal stenosis is most commonly caused by aging. As the body ages, tissues and bones begin to degenerate, resulting in nerve compression. Conditions like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, both common in older patients, can also contribute to the development of spinal stenosis.
When spinal stenosis appears in younger patients, it's usually the result of a spine defect, a naturally narrow spinal cord, scoliosis, or bone tumors. Patients with these conditions are at an increased risk of developing spinal stenosis.
The most common causes of spinal stenosis include:


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Knicks Allow 51 in Third, Fall 127-96 To LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xavier Henry scored 22 points, Nick Young hit five 3-pointers while scoring 20 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers dropped a franchise-record 51 points in the third quarter of their 127-96 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
Kent Bazemore scored 18 points as the Lakers won consecutive games for the first time in more than three weeks with a phenomenal offensive effort against the Knicks, who have lost two straight after an eight-game winning streak.
Knicks President Phil Jackson watched his new team and his former club from a luxury suite high above the court.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points for the Knicks, who couldn't stop the Lakers' patchwork roster from hitting 18 3-pointers in the opener of New York's five-game West Coast road trip


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Thinking Hurts Too Much
Event Type | Exhibitions |
Date | Friday, April 12, 2019 |
Time | 12:00pm - 5:00pm (5h) |
Location | Media Arts Gallery |
Details | Thinking Hurts Too Much is a slowly scrolling video that incorporates found and manipulated internet footage, creating a panoramic collage of gyrating, pulsing, and writhing characters to expose America's—and the world's—desire for the sensational. Cameron Gray pieces together thousands of pop culture images to offer a provocative and poignant depiction of excess and the constant urge to seek new and more extreme visual stimulation. The video is an immersive experience that is constantly changing, as your eyes move from one area to the next, dancing across a screen that never stops shifting. In doing so, Gray makes us aware of the passage of time as we witness the reactions of other viewers standing next to us—reminding us of the separation that results from unshared memory. |
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Hank is resident of the Town of Wallkill, along with his lovely wife, Virginia. They have three sons and five grandchildren of which Hank will be happy to tell you all about!
Hank is a veteran radio, TV and newspaper journalist reporting on the Hudson Valley since 1970. He is a graduate of SUNY Oneonta where he got his first taste of radio while broadcasting on the college station. From there, he served a number of media outlets in the Hudson Valley. He is the recipient of an Associated Press "Best Newscast" award as well as a Heritage Savings Bank journalism award and was named a "Pillar of the Community" by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center.
Hank has earned a reputation for fair, accurate and timely news reporting here in the Hudson Valley. He takes great pride in telling the Hudson Valley what is really going on in Orange County and the Hudson Valley. Everybody knows and trusts him. Hank also sidelines as a stand up comedian at a small bungalow colony in the Catskills every summer.


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FodderKing 12-24
The FodderKing 12-24 is CropKing's largest hydroponic fodder system, with the capability to produce upwards of 210 pounds of fresh green sprouts on a daily basis this is the perfect choice for larger farms. With a footprint of only 13' x 4' x 6'1" you are able to grow your own fodder without dependence on large acreage. The 12-24 utilizes NFT hydroponic technology to effectively sprout your grains without adding unnecessary moisture to your growing environment. This system contains 24 UV stabilized PVC channels measuring 12' long and 10" wide. Each of these channels has individual water flow controllers allowing for optimization of rotational harvesting. These trays are supported by a locally sourced galvanized steel structure that will hold up to the high humidity environment necessary for hydroponic fodder production. more
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In my opinion one of the preeminent benefits of utilizing a hydroponic fodder feed system is the ability to more closely re-create our animal's natural diets. This is especially true when considering a ruminant animal such as a cow. A cow's digestive system has specially evolved to efficiently digest and convert grasses into a food source; a feat that those of us with only one stomach cannot accomplish. more
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