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With summer just around the corner, or already here for some, our book recommendations this week will help keep the kids busy, reading, learning and having fun. The first two are about creating a garden with the kids. Once you put the garden in, feed it, weed it, water it and watch it grow. Once all vegetables are grown, harvest them and then cook them up for great fresh healthy meals. Our last book suggestion gives you some ideas how to do that, too.
American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America for the whole family. "In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House's South Lawn. As fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground, this White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the health and well-being of our children.
Now, in her first-ever book, American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden and shares its inspiring story, from the first planting to the latest harvest. Hear about her worries as a novice gardener – would the new plants even grow? Learn about her struggles and her joys as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. Get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden's growth, with striking original photographs that bring its story to life. Try the unique recipes created by White House chefs and made with ingredients just picked from the White House garden. And learn from the White House Garden team about how you can help plant your own backyard, school or community garden.
Mrs. Obama's journey continues across the nation as she shares the stories of other gardens that have moved and inspired her: Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom; a New York City School that created a scented garden for the visually impaired; a North Carolina garden that devotes its entire harvest to those in need; and other stories of communities that are transforming the lives and health of their citizens.
In American Grown, Mrs. Obama tells the story of the White House Kitchen Garden, celebrates the bounty of gardens across our nation, and reminds us all of what we can grow together." Review from Amazon.
Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Childrenby Sharon Lovejoy is for kids in grades 1 – 4 but, with parent involvement can be for any age, older or younger. "Green thumbs and non-green thumbs alike will fall in love with Roots, Shoots, Buckets, & Boots, a remarkably fun and informative introduction to the wonderful world of gardening–and more specifically, gardening with children. Learn how to make everything from a pizza garden (pizza-pie-shaped, with herbs and vegetables for a fabulous pizza at harvest time), to a sunflower house (a secret hideaway with stately sunflowers and lovely creeping morning glories), to a moon garden ("Fragrance is the color of night"). Chock full of helpful hints, clever and artistic touches, and intriguing "recipes" (Moth Broth and Compost Sandwich, to name a few), this idea book will spark creativity and a lifelong fascination with gardening. Nine concepts for theme gardens are presented in a clearly defined yet non-rigid manner that is just right for encouraging young gardeners. Sharon Lovejoy … understands how quickly young people will be turned off by inflexible rules, and instead encourages budding green thumbs to experiment and explore, while providing them with useful guidelines and helpful information. Wonderfully earthy watercolors make this cozy book even more welcoming–Emilie Coulter" Review from Amazon.
Stir It Up: A Novelby Ramin Ganeshram is for the 'tween set but can be read to younger children and enjoyed by older ones too. "Thirteen-year-old Anjali's life is rich with the smell of curry from her parents' roti shop and an absolute passion for food. More than anything, Anjali wants to be a chef who competes on a kids' cooking reality TV show. But Anjali must keep her wish a secret from her family, who thinks Anjali's passions are just a hobby and beneath her. Thank goodness for Deema, Anjali's grandmother, whose insight and love can push past even the oldest family beliefs." A heartwarming story that includes delicious recipes that will entice the reader out of their reading nook and into the kitchen." Review from Amazon.


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Posted by your South America correspondents Maria and Consuela Lopez.
Maria: "We've been very busy covering the Syrian rebellion from the Greek Isles, and according to all the guys we've interviewed here, it's not going too well in Syria."
Consuela: "Depends on whose side you're on, Maria. But CNN was on the TV at the bar last night, so we feel we must weigh in on this Georgetown University birth control controversy."
Maria: "I think that Rush Limbo guy kinda has a point actually."
Consuela: "Hermana, it's not Limbo, his name is Limbaugh".
Maria: "You could be right about that, Consuela, but who in the hell would name a kid Rush? What were they, fans of Canadian rock or something?"
Consuela: "Well, maybe that was Mom's way of reminding Dad he was a bit quick on the dismount, if you know what I mean?"
Maria: "Could be. Hey, get me some more of that Ouzo."
Consuela: "So, what's the deal about Georgetown University? That's a fancy place and very few people can even dream of going to a college like that. Complaining you can't get free birth control doesn't get sympathy from a girl working at I-HOP while trying to get her cosmetology license, all right? You're not exactly in Rosa Parks territory here, chica."
Maria: "Besides, isn't birth control free at the Health Department?"
Consuela: "Oh yeah. Just go down there and fill out some forms, get tested for VD and stuff, but I think it's free. And we're all out of Ouzo again."
Maria: " Then we're outta here! Before we go, I've just learned there's been a new development in the Syrian rebellion, so this will have to be short. All of us who don't go to Georgetown thought universal health care was so people don't get denied coverage for pre-existing conditions. Stuff that was forcing families into bankruptcy while they were fighting terrible diseases. We didn't know it should also include free birth control for Ivy Leaguers, so we're not too worried about your terrible problem."
Consuela: "If you are smart enough to become a lawyer you should be smart enough to manage birth control. Make your boyfriend pay for it! And we're out of time. More on that Syrian thing when we actually know something about it. Yo…more Ouzo!"

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Having a holiday house at Casuarina Beach I am keen to explore the local area and there was a lot on my hit list in Northern NSW; Bangalow and the local markets there, Hastings Point is a favourite, Pottsville is gorgeous, Kingscliff a regular haunt and of course, Byron Bay.
Lucy and her cousin Imogen very happily exploring the Bangalow Bakery.
I must admit it was a bit hectic the weekend we visited Byron, such a miss -match of types, very interesting people watching but quite busy and missing that laid back vibe possibly due to us trying to duck in and out of intermittent rain and manage a toddler!
We did however enjoy a top notch meal at The Eatery on Johnson, which we literally happened upon by chance and I can recommend for a great little burger, croissant, coffee and there was colouring in to keep the little one occupied (winning)!
And the reason I have sign posted 'The Farm' is not a strange Orson Wells reference but rather as we were driving out of town we spotted the well known establishment by that very name and made a plan to visit. I had heard about 'The Farm' through a friend form Melbourne actually who had bought her husband the Cookbook from the restaurant there, Three Blue Ducks – quite famous I guess but i was out of the loop, obviously, and that needed to be rectified.
To find out more about our little trip to The Farm, check out my blog post on the Holidays with kids site – honestly a brilliant excursion for families or food lovers, we'll definitely be back and be taking friends. Enjoy!
And let me know if you have any recommendations for places to visit in Northern NSW or South East Queensland – particularly if they are suitable for a characterful toddler to blast through.


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Thursday, June 03, 2010
$445 Million Paid In Welfare Fraud In BC
3 comments:
- Anonymous8 December 2011 at 01:35
I suspect this amount is exaggerated. Then again, how many on welfare "cheat" so that they have enough to feed themselves. When you give people so little then they may have to do do whatever they have to in order to survive.ReplyDelete
The public wants people on welfare to eke out a living - but nothing more.
Just the other day my brother in law said it's not that I get to little, it's that I need to learn to live with less....on a budget....like all Canadians do. Basically he says there is no such thing as too little.
He said I need to give up anything that doesn't directly keep me alive - such as my land-line phone, the Internet, cable TV etc because they are not essential to my survival.
If I'm left with nothing to do but stare at the walls that's the way it should be apparently. And if someone becomes depressed or suicidal then that's one less mouth to feed.
When I pointed out the (shameful) fact that today people on welfare are getting virtually the same as people did 20 YEARS ago (rates have increased less than 6%) and asked if he could live on the income paid in 1992 I was told that this was irrelevant. You just have to budget and everyhting will be fine.
When it comes to the poor, the people of BC (Canada) have become callous and spiteful.....and mean. They actually take pleasure in the suffering of others because that means they they aren't getting to much.
PS: I read that the welfare budget is $1.8 billion for 180,000 people and yet the public thinks that the $10,800 per year (20 years ago it was $10,200 per year)I currently live on is to generous..... yet we are spending almost $1 billion per year on a special native healthcare program (called NON-INSURED HEALTH BENEFITS) that no one seems to know about.
And rember this $900+ million per year is only paying for health care...and it's not part of a claim. Hey it even includes chartered planes to go to doctors appointments.
- Anonymous7 March 2013 at 18:09
Its a shame that People with children feel that there allowed to abuse the system.I know of one family in Nanaimo.He has a job and she collect welfare and gets a rent rebate to boot.Her 13 yr.old son dresses like a hobo.Her clothes{the mom}shops at high end stores when she's not drunk or high.The stepdad works as a security officer or at robin's parking.Been over 3 years and they still haven't been caught.New minivan,trailer,motorcycles etc... in the father in laws name and he's 93.ReplyDeleteReplies
If you're so certain that they're acting fraudulently, it's your duty to report them. The ministry employs some (not as many as in the past) fraud investigators who are former police and law enforcement officers. While working for the 'ministry' for a total of more than 12 years in various places in northern BC and the lower mainland, I was assured that the rate of fraud is around 1%. The process that a person has to go through to receive welfare is quite complicated and arduous, and until recently tabs were kept on those in receipt in various ways. This government reduced the number of line workers (financial assistance workers) to such a degree that they were unable to follow the guidelines of monitoring those on assistance. Even in my day (1982-89 and 1998-2003 - I was one of the first to be laid off by this gov), especially the '80's we could have caseloads as large as 700 individuals and families and it was impossible for us to complete our work obligations. Almost all applications were done on home visits, often in pretty awful winter conditions in pathetic government cars not designed for the interior! It was and is extremely rare to interview ANYONE who was in any way well off. It sounds to me that your jealously is playing a role in this situation but yes, the bottom line is find out the rules for getting welfare and then if you're still convinced this family isn't eligible, report them. Also remember that since last October, as a disabled person under BC regs, you are able to earn $800/mo and still be eligible for assistance. Let google help you! :DDelete
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Country house with 1 hectare of land. Fresagrandinaria.
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- PropertyReference number:FR8002Category:For saleCity:FresagrandinariaPrice:€89.000Property type:Country house with landFloors:2View:Hills, countryside and sea viewOrientation:South facingBedrooms:1Bathrooms:1Amenities:Cellar/Basement, Fireplace, Garage/Parking, Near a beach (~ 30 km), Olive grove, Sea view, TerraceProperty Description
Traditional farmhouse surrounded by a courtyard and an hectare of land. The house is habitable, the roof has been recently restored and the structure is sound.
The building is composed by two large garages on the ground floor, one with fireplace. On the first floor there are a kitchen with fireplace, a storage room, a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom. The house also avails of a terrace with panoramic view across the hills and sea view.
Adjacent to this main building, on its right side there are two cellars, and a small stone house in need of complete renovation.
The property also avails of a large courtyard and one hectare of land with 40 olive trees. Utilities: water and electricity. A septic tank has to be installed for sewage system.
The house can be purchased with just 400 sq m of land at 75.000 euro.DistancesCoast:18 km from the Adriatic coastAirport:105 km from Pescara airportSkiing resort:108 km from skiing resortDimensions
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World championship leader Lewis Hamilton on Thursday confirmed he expects to be taking a full engine change grid penalty at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.
The 31-year-old Briton, who leads his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 19 points in this year's title race with nine races remaining, said he would do his best to limit the damage and hoped to finish as high as fourth if he started from the back of the grid.
The defending three-time champion has already used his fifth and final turbo and MGU-H (motor generator unit-heat) and will automatically take a penalty as soon he has moves to take his sixth unit.
"As far as I am aware we will be taking the penalty this weekend," he told reporters at a pre-race news conference, the first since Formula One's traditional European summer break.
"Naturally, we've already discussed engine penalties that will come into play, for sure, but I will do everything I can to minimise the impact.
"Otherwise, beyond that penalty, that I will eventually take, I think I will be able to continue with the momentum I had before the break."
Hamilton reeled off four wins in a row in July before the summer holidays and has won six of the last seven races. He said he will aim to do his utmost.
HAM: "As far as I'm aware we will be taking the engine penalty this weekend." #BelgianGP ???? #F1- Formula 1 (@F1) August 25, 2016
"I think, in terms of winning, that is the goal, but it will be very, very hard -- the gap has closed between other cars, we are in the third year of this evolution of the cars and I think Red Bull are very quick, same as Ferrari.
"It will be harder than it was last year, or the year before, to climb up through the field so it will be about minimising the damage of taking a penalty."
Hamilton faces a penalty situation after a series of engine failures early in the season.
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"I never expected this or to be even thinking about a 50th win and I still pinch myself every day that I am here in Formula One," said Hamilton.
Where will @LewisHamilton finish the #BelgianGP? @alo_oficial thinks he knows... https://t.co/GIT3eehBY6- Formula 1 (@F1) August 25, 2016


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config: a type safe, purely functional configuration library for Scala
Table of Contents
- Not only another Typesafe's config wrapper
- Configuration Syntax
- Usage
- Config loaders
- Merging two configurations
- Scaladoc API
- Bugs and Feedback
- License
Not only another Typesafe's config wrapper
Right from the start I didn't want to depend on other config libraries when I started implementing this one so I wrote my own parser for a simple JSONish syntax. One of the advantages in using your own parser is you can add other custom types. For example this lib allows you to define a Scala Range while HOCON doesn't let you do it. Hence, this is not only another Typesafe's config wrapper. However, if you are already using Typesafe's config library and/or just prefer HOCON syntax for your configuration, there's an adapter that will convert a Typesafe
Config object into this config's AST. See this example.
Configuration Syntax
The syntax expected by this library is a JSON-superset. This means that any JSON file should be a valid configuration. However, the
null JSON values can only be converted to
Option[A], where
A is the type you expect because, of course, we don't fancy
null in Scala code. The superset part means that:
- You can optionally use
=instead of
- You can use comments: you can start a comment line using both
- You can avoid putting the keys between quotes, unless your key contains white spaces
- You can use a Scala Duration
- You can use a Scala Range
As a first step you need to add the resolver and dependency to your build file:
resolvers += "lambdista at bintray" at "https://dl.bintray.com/lambdista/maven"
libraryDependencies += "com.lambdista" %% "config" % "0.5.4"
Scala 2.12.x and 2.11.x are supported.
Ok, let's see the typical usage scenarios. As a use case consider the following configuration, unless otherwise specified:
// comment 1
bar = "hello",
# comment 2
baz = 42,
list = [1, // comment 3
2, 3],
map = {
alpha = "hello",
beta = 42
mapList = [
alpha = "hello",
beta = 42
alpha = "world",
beta = 24
range = 2 to 10 by 2,
duration = 5 seconds
Suppose the previous configuration is at the relative path:
First thing first, load and parse your config:
import scala.util.Try
import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration
import java.nio.file.Paths
import com.lambdista.config._
val confPath = "core/src/test/resources/foo.conf"
val config: Try[Config] = Config.from(Paths.get(confPath))
Apart from
java.nio.file.Path you can load your config from other resources using Config Loaders.
As you can see the result is a
Try[Config]. Indeed you can get two types of error here:
- The resource cannot be found.
- The resource can be found but its parsing failed.
In both cases you would get a
Failure wrapping the appropriate
Error (a subclass of
Once you have a
Config object you can do two main things with it:
- Convert it entirely into a case class representing the whole configuration.
- Retrieve a single value and convert it to whatever it's convertible to.
Automatic conversion to case class
Here's how you would map the previous configuration to a case class (
config is the value from the previous example):
case class Greek(alpha: String, beta: Int)
case class FooConfig(
bar: String,
baz: Option[Int],
list: List[Int],
map: Greek,
mapList: List[Greek],
range: Range,
duration: Duration,
missingValue: Option[String]
val fooConfig: Try[FooConfig] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.as[FooConfig]
} yield result
The value of
fooConfig will be:
Success(FooConfig(hello,Some(42),List(1, 2, 3),Greek(hello,42),List(Greek(hello,42), Greek(world,24)),Range(2, 4, 6, 8, 10),5 seconds))
Here you can already notice some interesting features of this library:
- The conversion to a case class happens automatically, no boilerplate on the client side is required.
- Since
bazis declared as
Option[Int]the library automatically wraps the
Intvalue into a
- By the way, note also how
missingValueis not present in the config but since it's declared as
Optionin the case class its value becomes
- The automatic conversion works also for nested structures, see
mapListfor example.
Durationwork like a charm. Note that for both
Durationyou can use the syntax you would use in regular Scala code. For example, you could have used
5 secsinstead of
5 secondsin
foo.confand it would have worked smoothly.
Automatic conversion to
Map[String, A]
You can convert a configuration to a
Map[String, A], provided that all the values in the
Map have the same type,
A, and there exists an implicit instance of
ConcreteValue[A] in scope. Most of the times this instance is automatically generated as in the case class example so you don't need to worry about that. Here's an example:
val cfgStr = """
foo = 0,
bar = 1,
baz = 42
val config: Try[Config] = Config.from(cfgStr)
val confAsMap: Try[Map[String, Int]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.as[Map[String, Int]]
} yield result
The value of
confAsMap will be:
Success(Map(foo -> 0, bar -> 1, baz -> 42))
Value-by-value conversion
Instead of using a case class you may want to retrieve the single values and convert them as you go:
val bar: Try[String] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[String]("bar")
} yield result
The value of
bar will be:
You can also use the dot syntax to retrieve a value. E.g.:
val cfgStr = """
foo = {
bar = 42
val config: Try[Config] = Config.from(cfgStr)
val bar: Try[Int] = for {
c <- config
bar <- c.getAs[Int]("foo.bar")
} yield bar
Note how the
bar value was retrieved using the dot syntax.
Apart from converting the whole config into a case class, you can also convert a given value provided it's an object in the JSON-superset syntax:
val greekList: Try[List[Greek]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[List[Greek]]("mapList")
} yield result
The value of
greekList will be:
Success(List(Greek(hello,42), Greek(world,24)))
Sorry? You said you would have preferred a
Vector[Greek] in place of
List[Greek]? No problem:
val greekVector: Try[Vector[Greek]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[Vector[Greek]]("mapList")
} yield result
Here's the value of
Success(Vector(Greek(hello,42), Greek(world,24)))
Oh, yes,
Set[Greek] would have worked too:
val greekSet: Try[Set[Greek]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[Set[Greek]]("mapList")
} yield result
Here's the value of
Success(Set(Greek(hello,42), Greek(world,24)))
Analogously you can automatically convert a
Range into a
Vector or
val rangeAsList: Try[List[Int]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[List[Int]]("range")
} yield result
val rangeAsVector: Try[Vector[Int]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[Vector[Int]]("range")
} yield result
val rangeAsSet: Try[Set[Int]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[Set[Int]]("range")
} yield result
Here are the results:
Success(List(2, 4, 6, 8, 10)) // rangeAsList
Success(Vector(2, 4, 6, 8, 10)) // rangeAsVector
Success(Set(4, 2, 8, 6, 10)) // rangeAsSet
Notice, however, that in case of
Set the order is not guaranteed because of the very nature of sets.
Dynamic value-by-value conversion
You can also use a dynamic syntax to access the configuration values by pretending the
Config object has those fields:
val alpha: Try[String] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.map.alpha.as[String] // equivalent to: conf.getAs[String]("map.alpha")
} yield result
The value of
alpha will be:
Warning: Some IDEs could mark
map.alpha as an error since they don't know about the dynamic nature of those fields. Nevertheless, your code will keep compiling and working like a charm.
Config loaders
Apart from loading your config through a
java.nio.file.Path you can also use the following resources:
- String
- java.io.File
- scala.io.Source
- java.net.URI
- java.net.URL
- com.typesafe.config.Config
If that's not enough it's not so difficult provide your implementation of the
ConfigLoader type class and make it available in scope. Here's how the
ConfigLoader looks like:
trait ConfigLoader[R] {
def load(resource: R): Try[Config]
Actually all you need to do is find a way to read your resource into a
String and your done. Have a look at the
ConfigLoader companion object for some examples.
Loading config from a simple String
What follows is an example of loading the config from a simple
String. In this example you can also appreciate two other features of the library: how it deals with
null values and its ability to convert char ranges too.
val confStr: String = "{age = null, charRange = 'a' to 'z'}"
val config: Try[Config] = Config.from(confStr)
val age: Try[Option[Int]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[Option[Int]]("age")
} yield result
val age: Try[List[Char]] = for {
conf <- config
result <- conf.getAs[List[Char]]("charRange")
} yield result
As you may expect the values of
age and
charRange will be:
Success(None) // age
Success(List(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z)) // charRange
Loading a config from Typesafe Config
Here's how simple is loading a configuration passing through Typesafe config library. First thing first, you need to add the dependency for the Typesafe config adapter:
libraryDependencies += "com.lambdista" %% "config-typesafe" % "0.5.4"
The example configuration is the following:
string = "hello"
int = 42
double = 1.414
boolean = true
list = [1, 2, 3]
mapList = [
firstName = "John"
lastName = "Doe"
firstName = "Jane"
lastName = "Doe"
Suppose it's in a file at the relative path
import scala.util.Try
import java.io.File
import com.typesafe.config.{Config => TSConfig, ConfigFactory}
import com.lambdista.config.typesafe._ // important to bring into scope the ConfigLoader for Typesafe's Config
case class Person(firstName: String, lastName: String)
case class TypesafeConfig(string: String, int: Int, double: Double, boolean: Boolean, list: List[Int], mapList: List[Person])
val confPath = "typesafe/src/test/resources/typesafe.conf"
val tsConfig: TSConfig = ConfigFactory.parseFile(new File(confPath))
val configTry: Try[Config] = Config.from(tsConfig)
val typesafeConfig: Try[TypesafeConfig] = config.flatMap(_.as[TypesafeConfig])
The value of
typesafeConfig will be:
Success(TypesafeConfig(hello,42,1.414,true,List(1, 2, 3),List(Person(John,Doe), Person(Jane,Doe))))
Merging two configurations
You can also merge two configurations using either the
recursivelyMerge or
merge method of
Config, as in
config.recursivelyMerge(thatConfig) or
config.merge(thatConfig). The behaviour of the former is that, given a key, if the correspondent value is a map then
thatConfig's value is recursively merged to this config's value otherwise
thatConfig's value replaces this config's value. An example should clarify the difference between the two approaches:
val confStr1 = """
foo = {
alpha = 1,
bar = "hello"
baz = 42
val confStr2 = """
foo = {
baz = 15,
bar = "goodbye"
baz = 1,
zoo = "hi"
val config1: Try[Config] = Config.from(confStr1)
val config2: Try[Config] = Config.from(confStr2)
val mergedConfig: Try[Config] = for {
conf1 <- config1
conf2 <- config2
} yield conf1.recursivelyMerge(conf2)
mergedConfig will represent a config such as the following:
foo = {
alpha = 1,
baz = 15,
bar = "goodbye"
baz = 1,
zoo = "hi"
As you can see the value of
foo did not replace entirely the value of
foo, but they were recursively merged.
On the other hand
merge's behaviour is more like Scala's default behaviour when using
++ between two
Maps. Indeed,
config2's values replace entirely
config1's values with the same key. E.g.:
val confStr1 = """
foo = {
alpha = 1,
bar = "hello"
zoo = "hi",
baz = 42
val confStr2 = """
foo = {
baz = 15,
bar = "goodbye"
baz = 1
val config1: Try[Config] = Config.from(confStr1)
val config2: Try[Config] = Config.from(confStr2)
val mergedConfig: Try[Config] = for {
conf1 <- config1
conf2 <- config2
} yield conf1.merge(conf2)
mergedConfig will represent a config such as the following:
foo = {
baz = 15,
bar = "goodbye"
baz = 1,
zoo = "hi"
Look at the tests for this library to see the examples in practise.
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This awesome story from Sri Lanka this month is eerily similar to the story of the Legion of the Gerasenes in Mark 5:
"They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
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9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"
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Some 2000 years later we see Jesus do the same for this man Somaratne who lives in the village of Nikawaritiya, Sri Lanka. For many years this man has been possessed by evil spirits. He suffered from multiple health complications and was very weak. After just one prayer from our pioneer, not only was he completely released from all demonic captivity, he was also healed of all complications. He is now a very strong believer and wants to serve the Lord.
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Sunday, 19 May 2013
Parked up too long?
6 comments:
- Tim said...
This is smaller than your other one... but...
'tis a good job it wasn't mason beez!!
Our '56 2CV is missing a cap on the door hinges...
a couple of years ago, we got a full 8" of bee cells, pollen and mud down the tube!!
They had perished in the cold over winter I think... not insulated like the wood blox.
I am thinking that a little colony of them would end up in the UK and be done for no passports!!
- 19 May 2013 at 19:30
- Jean said...
Well I never !,
It reminds me of the time Nick found a wasp nest in the hood of his anorak. The one that had been hanging outside the back door for years. He found the nest, complete with wasps, when he put the jacket on one morning.....
- 19 May 2013 at 21:03
- Colin and Elizabeth said...
Dear me, Jean... That sounds a potentially very nasty situation! It beats the mouse in my wellies by a long way!
- 19 May 2013 at 21:56
- Jean said...
Oh I dunno, a mouse in the wellies sounds pretty scary to me !!!
- 19 May 2013 at 22:07
- The Broad said...
So, are you going to remove it or let it hang around? I would not like to have a mouse in my wellies or a 'bee in my bonnet' -- so to speak!
- 20 May 2013 at 16:08
- Colin and Elizabeth said...
It is still there and will be there till it falls off
- 21 May 2013 at 14:05


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Without Warning, This Song Starts Playing In My Head: Melanie – "Brand New Key"
Do you ever have those days, where a song starts playing in your head and you absolutely, positively, don't know why? It happens to me all the time, therefore I'm quite used to it. 99% of the time, the song that invades my brain is Metal or at least one from the many Rock genres. Today was different though. Real different. This was a Folk Pop song going all the way back to 1971. The artist? Melanie. The song? Brand New Key. Whoa. Um, whoa again.
I do remember this song quite well however, while growing up as a very young lad back in those early 1970's. When Brand New Key was released, I was only five years old. Metal be thy name. While this reminder of my childhood days played out in my head today, I could vividly remember the smile it brought to my mothers face all those years ago. My mother used to sing along to Brand New Key while driving the car, God rest her soul. Hearing and seeing her so joyful from this song, made me feel like everything around me was happy, safe and sound. My sister used to sing along to this song as well, as it played on AM radio. I believe I sang along too… or tried to.
What prompted Brand New Key to play out in my head today? I just don't know. I can't explain it. The one thing I do like about having this vintage song popping into my head, is the reminder of easier and innocent days of being just a child and singing along with my mother and sister. Reflecting on a simple moment in time. Happy memories, especially when they are triggered by a song… are truly priceless. I'll never underestimate the magic powers of music.
Quick Facts About Brand New Key:
Melanie – Brand New Key was released on Neighborhood Records.
Melanie – Brand New Key: Climbed to #1 status on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, back in December of 1971.
Brand New Key – On Movie Soundtracks:
Brand New Key is on the Boogie Nights (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), which was released back in 1997 on Capitol Records.
Brand New Key is on the jackass 3D Soundtrack (various artists), having been released in 2010 on Epitaph.
God Bless My Mother and Sister In Heaven.
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9 Responses to "Without Warning, This Song Starts Playing In My Head: Melanie – "Brand New Key""
Melanie has such a sweet voice – and I did like her singles back in the day. However, being English we had to suffer a 'remake' of Brand New Key by a novelty act called The Wurzels. They re-named it "I've got a Brand New Combine Harvester". It was awful, it went to Number One, and I'll never forgive them for basically nuking my memory of the original. It was many years later (the cover was in 76 I think) that I inadvertently heard Melanie's original on the radio, and realized what a great track it really was. Some things of beauty should be left alone.
metalodyssey Says:
July 28, 2011 at 10:05 am
Ouch! "Novelty acts" just seem to be like the "strangers fart" you unexpectedly walk into at the grocery store, bar or mall. 😦
I do agree with you Kev, Melanie does have a sweet voice. 🙂
I honestly never heard the song until Boogie Nights…..
metalodyssey Says:
July 28, 2011 at 10:03 am
I can understand how that could be. Heck, there are many songs from yesteryear that I'm still discovering to this very day! 😮
Sometimes I envy younger generations as they discover the classics of rock's yesteryear. I remember my son, aged about 12, running up to me going "Dad! I've just heard this song, it's called 'Strawberry Fields Forever' – it's amazing!" 🙂
metalodyssey Says:
July 28, 2011 at 11:56 am
So true it is Kev. That moment must have made you proud.
My daughters once caught me that way with AC/DC and their song: "Money Talks". The two of 'em were bouncing up and down and out of control while it was cranked up. That was the day I said Goodbye to the Wiggles and Barney CD's… my kids are movin' on! 😮
Brilliant Stone! I took my daughter to see Glenn Hughes when she was 16, and she was blown away. Became a pretty good singer and bassist herself:
metalodyssey Says:
July 28, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Whoa!! Kev, you must be so proud of your daughter! Yes, she can sing and play da' bass! She must be a fan of Kittie too?
Is her band called Theft Of A Doll? (just looking to confirm). Is she still Rockin' with this band?
That is one heavy song… Metal be thy name I like it! 🙂
metalodyssey Says:
July 28, 2011 at 1:26 pm
I went to the Theft Of A Doll myspace… it does state they split up. I sure hope your daughter is moving forward with a Rock/music career… too much talent there!
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Odd Job Man Southampton Hampshire: For many home owners there will be times when there are odd jobs that need doing around the house in Southampton, that are beyond the capabilities of the standard do-it-yourself person. Even if you have the expertise to tackle the work yourself, perhaps you don't own the necessary tools and equipment, maybe you simply can't be bothered or you might not have the spare time to do the job. This is a scenario where locating a local Southampton odd job man is the best idea so as to get the job done correctly and swiftly. Although you may find loads of Southampton odd job men/women available, you will want to employ someone that you can trust to do a good job and who you can hire again in the future for other assignments.
You will be amazed at how many different jobs your local Southampton odd job man can tackle on your behalf. It will not only be the basic odd jobs such as building flat packed furniture, fitting some shelves or tidying up the garden, he/she might also be perfectly able to handle more tricky jobs such as constructing cupboards under your stairs, changing your kitchen unit doors or putting together some garden decking. Of course, this will depend on the abilities of the odd job man you've decided on, therefore make sure you match your odd job man with the specific project that you are thinking about. And keep in mind that as soon as you have found the right odd job man in Southampton, you will probably be calling on him/her for even more jobs as time goes on.
Choosing a Handyman in Southampton - Top Tips
1. Define exactly what your project is. Firstly, compile a list of all the jobs that need doing around your home. Those smaller jobs are the ones best suited for an odd job man to tackle, for example assembling flat pack furniture, repairing a fence, putting up shelves or hanging pictures. You should hire a skilled Southampton tradesman if you have more complex jobs such as electrical work, gas fitting or plumbing.
2. Don't hire the first person you find. Speak to a minimum of three Southampton odd job men and where possible check any online reviews that are available. Enquire about how long they have been in business and where do their specialities lie. Make certain you study any references that they have from people they have previously done jobs for. Has he/she got the experience and skills to carry out your project to a high standard.
3. Ask for photographs. Most odd job men will have a portfolio of photos, ask to see it. Seeing some images of work that they have previously done will help you to see what they are capable of. Many Southampton odd job men will have a Facebook page or website, check it out.
4. Beware of con-men. Avoid any odd job man who contacts you unsolicited, or knocks on your door in Southampton uninvited. Any Southampton odd job man/woman who asks for payment upfront should also set the alarm bells ringing, so steer clear of people that do this. Asking for payment upfront is a definate no-no and any odd job man in Southampton asking for this should not be trusted.
5. Get it written down. Getting everything put down in a written agreement is something you should insist on, and should as a minimum outline itemized costs, full details of the project and a payment schedule. Set out clear and precise project starting and finishing times. Putting everything that has been agreed down in writing is an essential part of the process.
6. Seek a guarantee. Sometimes an odd job man in Southampton will give a one year guarantee for their work. Getting a written guarantee for the work carried out by an odd job man might have a positive effect on your decision to hire or not.
7. Do an inspection. Prior to paying the odd job man for the project, inspect everything he/she has done. Satisfy yourself that everything has been done correctly and that you are happy with the result. Get the odd job man to explain everything that has been done, they will want to make sure you are happy with the work.
Odd Jobs: Outlined here are just a small collection of the odd jobs that your local Southampton handyman might be happy to help you with: general electrical tasks in Southampton, tidy the garden in Southampton, change locks in Southampton, lay laminate flooring in Southampton, small woodworking tasks in Southampton, odd decorating tasks in Southampton, mount mirrors in Southampton, replace wood flooring in Southampton, extractor fan installation in Southampton, repair wooden decking in Southampton, dry lining and partitions in Southampton, repair doors in Southampton, maintenance quotations in Southampton, office maintenance in Southampton Hampshire, odd building maintenance jobs in Southampton Hampshire, small cleaning tasks in Southampton, general bathroom projects in Southampton, odd paving projects in Southampton, installation of cat flaps in Southampton, guttering maintenance in Southampton, general garden maintenance in Southampton, mend squeaky doors in Southampton, odd shelving jobs in Southampton, repairs to furniture in Southampton Hampshire, build fencing in Southampton, fence and shed creosoting in Southampton, small repair jobs in Southampton, gate repairs in Southampton, general painting and decorating projects in Southampton, small carpentry jobs in Southampton, fit light fittings in Southampton, fascia and soffit repairs in Southampton, mount a TV on the wall in Southampton, re-grouting of tiles in Southampton, put up pictures and paintings in Southampton, household maintenance in Southampton, minor electrics (additional sockets, switches etc) in Southampton, dismantling of flat pack furniture in Southampton, garden waste removal and disposal in Southampton, garden maintenance in Southampton, install decking in Southampton, box in plumbing in Southampton, the building of shelving in Southampton, odd jobs around the garden in Southampton, fit a burglar alarm in Southampton, flat pack furniture repairs in Southampton, small painting jobs in Southampton, basic brickwork in Southampton, general maintenance in Southampton, odd tiling tasks in Southampton, plasterboard repairs in Southampton, repair taps in Southampton, fitting flat pack furniture in Southampton, odd clearance projects in Southampton, general plastering jobs in Southampton, fit coat hangers in Southampton, roller blinds in Southampton, put down linoleum and vinyl flooring in Southampton, odd bricklaying jobs in Southampton, fit curtain rails and poles in Southampton, small flooring tasks in Southampton, brick re-pointing in Southampton, repair fences and gates in Southampton, install window blinds in Southampton, install skirting boards in Southampton, garden clearances in Southampton, build flat-pack bedroom furniture in Southampton and more can be done by an odd job man in Southampton, Hampshire.
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When you play guitar with bass expansion, you need a full spectrum sound, and so a keyboard amp is a better choice than a guitar amp. Of the many I have used, the Roland K series, keyboard amps, sound best for my guitar style..
Guitar strings:
Acoustic guitars: D'Addario "Flat Tops" phosphor bronze semi flat wound X-Light Gauge EFT15, a sweet, quiet and easy string to fly on. (I change the .010 to .011 for the first string gauge).
Archtop guitars: D'Addario Chromes light gauge. www.daddario.com
Bass Expansion refers to the use of an extra pickup signal from 5th and 6th strings sent to octave-lowering electronics (EBS Octabass) used in conjunction with the regular pickup system blender signal, the normal guitar output signal. There are now a variety of creative choices and types of pickups to install on your particular axe to give you that extra signal off the two low strings. This new bass signal is blended into the performance on a separate channel, or through a separate amplifier, not too loud, but to just the right volume for the feel of a double bass accompanying the guitar. Play in the Kingster's style for a simultaneous walking bass line to accompany the solo fingerstyle guitar. This system is used on most of King's solo guitar CDs, and sounds like there is a walking upright bass player accompanying the solo guitar.
Bass Expansion update as of June 2012:
Many of you are aware of my "bass expansion" technique of adding some kind of pickup or pickups to my guitars that read and produce a signal from the low 5th and 6th strings. I have now decades of experience into this working with various repair technicians having adapted many existing pickup styles to mount on various guitars in non-conventional ways, so as to only get those two low strings, while the guitars' existing pickup systems work as usual pumping out all six strings' signals. Then this new simultaneous signal I have off the two low bass strings is run either to a new 1/4 inch female jack (as is most common on my Taylor acoustics), or I switch the guitar's existing jack to a TRS running the new bass strings signal to the "ring", and the stock guitar output to the "tip".
Finally I have found a pickup builder, Mathew Bullock (Matt), email firstname.lastname@example.com , who for no more cost than what you would spend on another commercial guitar pickup, builds you pickups to order, even to suit my current order as follows:
I bought a new Epiphone ES175, as I have always felt so comfortable on my Gibson ES175. (And by the way, what a sweet solid guitar this is, well worth $500 new current price). Matt will make me two individual heavily coiled pickups (for good output) BOTH HOUSED IN ONE PICKUP BODY that will fit between the two existing humbuckers, so it looks rather stock, like it's a third humbucker! He suggested that this middle pickup not have screw poles, I like that idea. His pickups will work right through the metal pickup cover. He will run each of the two individual outputs to one pot, a "blender" pot, where even volume is at middle, then I can balance volume as needed turning slightly one way or another (lest the low e string overpower the a string sound, as we need an even sound volume here). I will have that blended output run to the "ring" of the TRS jack I will replace the stock with.
Now I simply take the hardware to my local guitar tech to install it (a world-class guy here in Spokane named Rick Rubin, if you ever are looking and need to send a guitar to him for work... at a place called "Dutch's, 415 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 747-5284 Rick's email is firstname.lastname@example.com). I am estimating $100-150 for his work. Not bad.
So my total cost for this new pickup and hardware and shipping: under $200 (plus add Rick's installation fee) I have spent more than that for Baggs Tune-O-Matic bridge pickups installed on this type of guitar and all three times was disappointed in the signal strength and the tinny tone. I knew I needed a fat humbucker tone this time and I knew it needed not to be mounted close to the bridge.
Now, dig this, we explored something else he can do with this setup, which I think I will not do, but I am officially sleeping on it tonight... which is to add a third pickup for the D string hidden under that new middle pickup housing... then I would not need a blender pot, but I believe 3 volume pots mounted somewhere to blend to a single volume-matched signal. If I decide to go with this setup, I would often keep the D string turned off, as I have learned that it is more valuable as a chord and melody string for most songs than as another bass string. But it sure would be nice on "Billie Jean" and "Day Tripper" if all I needed to do is turn up a volume pot on the fly.
A Fingerstyle College guitarist in Chicago who does bass expansion is finding, as I have, that to do the bass off a guitar synthesizer may be too slow a response, and too flat & unchanging a sound from patch to patch. Here's where my analog approach shines in bass expansion, because you feed the blended signal to a preamp pedal (or two in line, as I do, for extra smoothness) then to a bass octave dropping pedal, such as the EBS Octabass. This analog approach gives all kinds of control to your fingers to control expression, tone, volume, etc.
Sorry I have not yet a magical answer for nylon sting guitar bass expansion.
Bass Expansion older information from mid 1990' thru 2011, and currently still in use on my acoustics:
A fairly easy way to get that extra signal from the low A and E strings is to adapt a Fishman Neo-D Magnetic non-battery Soundhole Pickup (in combination with the L.R. Baggs GigPro mini battery preamp as described further down in this article) and mount it exactly centered under the A string. This way the E string signal won't overpower the A string, and the crosstalk of the D string usually won't matter when using the Octabass, which is designed to process only the lowest note it hears. So, understand that this pickup is mounted parallel to the strings, not perpendicular as is usual for such a pickup to read all six strings. I used to recommend the Fishman Rare Earth pickup with its built in preamp and sleeker profile, but there have been too many times when the Rare Earth signal has not been powerful enough to run that octabass properly, not to mention the hassle of changing its batteries once you get it mounted. The Neo-D with the Baggs GigPro really does the job well.
Other systems of bringing that extra low A and E string signal can include a signal from individual bridge or saddle pickups, or from a specially adapted short length embedded piezo pickup. These options necessitate an inline preamp of some kind, either hidden in the guitar or outboard.
An approach that I use on my Gibson archtops is trading the Gibson Tune-O-Matic for a Baggs T-Bridge, which can give you a separate hex output from string 5 and 6, routed to stereo preamp or to two preamps that are blended somehow to a mono output (perhaps with a tiny mixer), that can go into your bass octaver. This works great and looks invisible. But for acoustics I have to say my best working model is the simple cheap Neo D model of the Rare Earth tonehole pickup set parallel to the strings, centered under the A string. It gives a mono output that you run to a Baggs GigPro preamp then to the Octabass. It's positioning is adjustable in the tonehole to get the volume matched pretty well between the A and E strings. And I don't worry about bleed through from picking up any of the D string, as the Octabass processes only the lowest note it hears. (It's not perfect, it's analog technology, but it works well enough to sound sweet).
You certainly can use single coil pickups. You can use almost any pickup you can make fit. But you nearly always need a little preamp to boost the signal enough to get a smooth sustaining sound out of the Octabass. Lately I have been using the Seymour Duncan SA1 Acoustic Tube Acoustic Guitar Pickup in one of my Taylors and my Breedlove acoustics, with very good results. I am able to mount one of the end clips on the tone hole top wood (for where the mounting was designed) under the A string toward the bridge side of the guitar, but the other end clip may need to mount under the tone hole top wood inside the guitar, under the end of the fretboard somewhere, because at the point on the tone hole where we want the pickup to be, which is directly under the A string, the smaller diameter length of the hole there is too small for the length of the clips on the pickup which was designed to fit across the real diameter of the hole perpendicular to the strings, as we know. So we find a crevice that lets the spring tension of the clip grab and hold the pickup at an angle as it goes under the tone hole on that end. Not to worry, enough of the pickup is in close enough proximity to the strings to read the bass strings as we want. Then direct the pickup's attached cord along the end wood of the fretboard and finally down around where the neck strap button is. I actually use a bit of super glue to hold that cord in place as it winds around the edge of the fretboard wood, but purists would rightly take issue with that. Perhaps a bit of tape would be less offensive. Anyway, using this Seymour Duncan pickup allows for no altering of the guitar top, no drilling, etc.
As I mentioned, the L.R. Baggs GigPro mini battery preamp is a workable preamp solution. Sometimes other brands of preamps will work, sometimes they won't if they don't give enough boost. Then the signal goes into the EBS Octabass. I have not tried any other bass lowering electronics lately, so I don't know if there is anything better out there.
As for the octave-lowering electronics: I use the EBS Octabass, a rich analog octave converter. For the "EBS Octabass" do a Google web search to find dealers or web order stores that sell them. As of this writing I have not yet tried the latest generation of Boss brown bass pedal, so I am curious as to how it stacks up against the EBS Octabass. Please email me if you have any experience with it.
If you don't use a seperate pickup signal from your 2 bass strings for Bass Expansion you can't get a clean bass sound, as all the strings will be trying to feed the octabass.
One way to get Bass Expansion on your acoustic is to get a Fishman Neo-D Magnetic non-battery Soundhole Pickup; super-glue or epoxy 1/4" to 1/2" extended wood or plastic pieces to the end clamps, then mount it parallel to the strings, exactly centered below the A string. If you like, you can drill and mount a 1/4" female plug on the guitar for it, or have your luthier do it. Then a guitar cord goes from your new pickup's guitar out plug into a Baggs GigPro preamp (you absolutely need this premp to make this work, it doesn't seem to respond to other preamps) and then from the GigPro to an EBS Octabass (and to get the best analog octaver for the best sounding bass, you really need the EBS, not a Boss or other brand). Calibrate equal volume between the E and A strings by gently moving the pickup up or down as needed, then tighten into place. You keep most of the acoustic qualities with this pickup in the hole.
I accomplished adding bass expansion to an old Gibson ES175D by replacing the bridge with a new Fishman bridge that contains one pickup for each string (this bridge, which looks just like a Gibson classic rock type bridge, has the stainless steel saddles which I like to replace the wood bridge on the ES175 - I think a wood bridge is very nice on a jazz guitar, but I use the 175 with its double pickups as a full-service variety working gig guitar, and I need the fuller spectrum of tone and sustain from stainless steel saddles with this guitar). Of the built-in pickup wires coming out of the Fishman bridge, I used only the wire leads from strings 5 and 6 (and ground lead) and soldered them up to a female TRS plug, drilled a new mounting hole for that plug near the existing plug, and mounted it. (To find which leads they are, put the bridge on the guitar with the lead wires sticking out; have a test amp with a guitar cord plugged in and while holding the ground lead of the Fishman to the guitar cord ground, hold each colored wire lead to the tip, one by one, and pluck the low e and a strings to determine which wire amplifies the string you want; cut off the lead wires for strings 1 through 4). I use a stereo male guitar cord plugged into my newly-installed TRS plug I put on the guitar, and use a a Radio Shack adapter cord to break the output into two seperate 1/4" guitar plugs, one for the low e and one for the low a string. Run those signals into a Rolls MX4 mini mixer ( a terrific mixer and perfect preamp for the right bit of signal gain; can be found for $45 plus shipping (this is an old blog, don't count on these prices today) using Google/Froogle internet search on "Rolls MX4"), so you have individual volume control over each of the bass strings to best equalize their volume (which is the most important thing you need to make this work effectively), then run the output of the Rolls to the Octabass, and octabass to your amplifier for your new Bass Expansion signal.. I keep the Octabass set to its deepest low setting for deep bass tone, but relatively low volume.
Q. Why do you recommend the Fishman Neo D, in particular? How would it work (track/sound) compared to, say, a Baggs Hex system, running the bottom two pickups to the octave pedal?
Why the GigPro, as opposed to, say, the Para DI?
Have you ever tried the bass expansion with a nylon string guitar?
I've tried the bass expansion with several different guitar/pickup combinations and more often than not I've run into tracking problems. I sure would appreciate any advice you can offer.
A. I recommended the NeoD with the GigPro preamp as a combination that works, as I use them. My experience trying the NeoD with a ParaDI was that it did not work. The net result needed, no matter what pickup system and/or preamp combination is to produce a signal that is powerful enough to drive the EBS Octabass. If the signal is not strong enough the Octabass produces bad tones, weak signals, and apparent "tracking" problems. I have used a few Fishman Rare Earth pickups (they have a preamp built in), and some of them power the Octabass just fine, while others do not, until you run them through some kind of preamp first. Odd, but that's how it is. Advantage of the Rare Earth over the NeoD: it has a sleeker profile, takes up less of the sound hole. Disadvantages of the Rare Earth over the Neo D: it is priced 3 to 4 times higher and it has two expensive batteries that require you to remove the pickup from the soundhole for changing... and you still won't be guaranteed that it will not need a preamp to power the Octabass (even though it has its own preamp).
if you can get a strong enough signal off those two bass strings, you will power your Octabass with no tracking problems.
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The concept behind this strategy is that sometimes the market panics over some news, and hammers down a stock price for a short time. After a few minutes or hours, people recover from their panic, realize that the stock price is too low, and buy long to bid the price back up. At the end of each trading day (we assume daily bars here, like Altucher did in his book), this strategy receives the daily bar in the OnBar event handler. If no position is open, the strategy uses today's closing price to calculate a new limit price that is 5% lower than today's close, and issues a limit buy order to be executed at market open the following day. In contrast, if a position is open at the end of the day, it means that a 5% gap happened sometime during today, and so the strategy immediately closes the position with a market order (which will be executed at market open the next morning). The thinking here is that the panic prices would have been corrected upward during the day to something more reasonable. Notice how the timing of strategy decisions and actions is affected by when the bars arrive, and when the orders are executed. With daily bars, the strategy receives the daily bar at the end of each trading day, in the OnBar event handler. The OnBar event handler is executed on the trailing edge of each bar, at time that corresponds to the end of the trading day for daily bars. If you want to do something on the leading edge of a bar—meaning at the market open before the daily bar is constructed—then you should put your code in an OnBarOpen event handler.
using OpenQuant.API; public class MyStrategy : Strategy { [Parameter("Buy when a stock drops this number of percents in one day")] double Percent = 5; [Parameter("Order quantity (number of contracts to trade)")] double Qty = 100; Order buyOrder; public override void OnBar(Bar bar) { // if we do not have a position, update the limit buy order to be 5% above today's close if (!HasPosition) { // cancel the old limit order (it's out of date now) if (buyOrder != null) buyOrder.Cancel(); // issue a new buy order at 5% below today's close this order will execute tomorrow // if price is matched double buy_price = bar.Close * (1 - (Percent / 100)); buyOrder = BuyLimitOrder(Qty, buy_price, "Entry"); buyOrder.Send(); } // else we opened a position today using our limit order from yesterday, so now close // the position at the end of today. We expect that such a big drop was freaky, and that // prices recovered during the day. If not, this order stops further losses. else Sell(Qty, "Exit"); } }


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