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On May 1, 1960, an American U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over central Russia. As a result, the Paris Summit Conference, scheduled 13 days later, collapsed. Upon his return from the failed conference on May 20, President Eisenhower addresses the welcoming crowd at Andrews Air Force Base.

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By Frank Eltman, The Associated Press
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – A dozen years ago, a 10-year-old girl wrote a message on a scrap of paper, placed it in a ginger-ale bottle and launched it into the waters off Long Island. Now, that bottle has been discovered amid a beach strewn with debris from Superstorm Sandy.
The girl who cast that bottle into the bay is dead, but her message has been passed along to her grieving mother.
"I was just sobbing when I heard they had found it," Mimi Fery said of the workers in the Long Island village of Patchogue, who not only found the message in the bottle, but called the woman and arranged for its ultimate return. "These are very, very kind people."
This weekend, Fery will return to the seaside village about 60 miles east of Manhattan where she will again thank the workers and attend a ceremony where a small plaque will be dedicated as a remembrance to Sidonie, village officials said. The 18-year-old died in a 2010 fall from a cliff in Switzerland.
Fery described her only child as a creative youngster, who was always writing poetry. She knew instantly when told what the message contained that it had been written by Sidonie because it was a quote from "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," the girl's favourite film.
Fery also takes a second meaning from the message, one not to worry about Sidonie, who died after falling off a cliff with another student while attending boarding school.
"Be excellent to yourself, dude," Fery said, quoting the message. "It makes so much sense."
Described as a "very artistic and vivacious young woman," Fery said Sidonie always had an independent streak; she travelled by herself to visit relatives in Iran every summer beginning when she was about 7 years old, her mother said.
Born on Sept. 11, 1991, the little girl was often teased and harassed after the terror attacks on her 10th birthday by people who didn't understand her Persian heritage, her mother said.
"She had to deal with a lot of things," Fery said. "But she stood her ground."
The bottle only travelled a mile or two westward from where it was likely deposited to the location where parks workers found it just before Thanksgiving last year. It was intermingled with broken docks, boating gear and a spectrum of sea trash. Because the note included Fery's New York City phone number, the worthless piece of trash is now a priceless memento.
Brian Waldron, a Patchogue parks department employee for 23 years, says he was working with a few temporary workers hired to assist with the cleanup after Sandy, when one of them said they found the bottle with the note inside.
"We opened it and it had a phone number inside, so I called the number and left a message," Waldron said. More than three hours later, an overjoyed Fery called back crying on the phone.
They quickly arranged a meeting in Patchogue so she could retrieve the prized possession.
"I told her I felt like her daughter was looking down from heaven and wanted me to give her a call," said Waldron, who added that he collected a second bottle filled with sand from where the ginger ale bottle was found and gave it to Fery.
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5G evolution and 6G
5G evolution will move us into an era of ubiquitous, high-capacity radio. Taking us to ever lower levels of latency and extensive Gbps capacity, 5G evolution will pave the way for highly intelligent haptic IoT technologies at hyperscale, leveraging new forms of vehicle-to-infrastructure, vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-pedestrian, and person-to-person connectivity.
5G is built for innovation and evolution. 5G is the most dynamic and flexible generation of mobile connectivity to date, leveraging cloud native applications and core. As a flexible radio interface, the era of 5G will be shaped by many evolutionary leaps within the standard, before we can even begin to look to the next generation. With exponential evolution of key technologies such as AI, automation and data capture, the pace of change will be relentless. This will ultimately determine what will happen next.


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~ set measures 4" x 4"
~ set contains 2 images and 7 sentiments
~ price: $11
And all of that fun will be followed by our New Release Party over in our member company forums on Splitcoaststampers, beginning at 8:00 PM EST. We'll have challenges, fellowship and chit-chat, full reveals of all the stamp sets...and of course we'll wrap it up by making the stamps available for purchase in the store! Mark your calendars, and make plans to join us!
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I'd like to see this thread similar to the long established "Read any good books lately?" thread in LAP. One distinction that I'd like to ask though, is that this thread remain for movies that are no longer in major theatres - that is, movies that have already hit the shelf on DvD, or even older movies on VHS. New indie flicks that are hard to find in theatres can also be recommended here - I'd just like to let the new movies have their own spotlight. Just tell us what movies you've watched recently away from the plush seats and pricey tickets, and what you thought of them!
Now that it's easy for me to watch movies again, and that I have a DVR at home, I've been watching more movies. Here's a few I've watched recently:
Thumbsucker: Weird, weird movie. About a teenager who's obsessed with sucking his thumb, and focuses on the "story" of his teenage life. Perhaps it might have made more sense to me in book format, but this movie felt too artistic to make much sense to me.
Little Miss Sunshine: Also a weird movie, but with comedy. Although the situation was less "at home" comedy than Napolean Dynamite, I still related quite well to the dysfunctional family. Hmm... part of me wants to say it also reminded me of the TV Show Malcolm in the Middle (or something quite similar).
Imagine Me & You: A British dramedy (they classified it as a comedy, but like any romantic comedy, there was plenty of serious emotional parts to it) about a bride who falls in love with her florist. It was nice in that the movie didn't play into the typical homosexual stereotypes that get overplayed in most films dealing with that subject matter, nor did it feel preachy in any way. Decent chick flick.
Erik the Viking: Classic humor! It's been classified as Pythonesque, but I think it's just a touch of regular British humor - the jokes weren't always running.


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President Barack Obama calls the attacks on U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice "politically motivated" and says they are unacceptable.
President Barack Obama on Sunday called security issues that led to the deaths of four Americans in the Benghazi consulate attack "a huge problem," although he continued to defend U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as a victim of political scapegoating by Republicans who have suggested an administration coverup of the situation.
"We're not going to be defensive about it," Obama said of the State Department review of the attacks during an exclusive interview on NBC's Meet the Press. "We're not going to pretend that this was not a problem. This was a huge problem. And we're going to implement every single recommendation that's been put forward."
Saying that some State Department officials "have been held accountable," Obama said that the review of the September 11 attack showed there was "sloppiness" in terms of security measures but that mistakes were not intentional.
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, President Barack Obama tells David Gregory he's optimistic the fiscal cliff can be averted, lays out the goals for his second term, and also discusses the Benghazi attack and how it was handled by the administration and those on Capitol Hill.
But he defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who withdrew from consideration to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after Republicans vigorously opposed her for her role in discussing the attacks after the raid.
"She appeared on a number of television shows reporting what she and we understood to be the best information at the time," Obama said. "This was a politically motivated attack on her. I mean, of all the people in my national security team, she probably had the least to do with anything that happened in Benghazi."
Obama indicated that intelligence officials have "good leads" as to who carried out the attack.
"With respect to who carried it out, that's an ongoing investigation," he said. "The F.B.I. has sent individuals to Libya repeatedly. We have some very good leads, but this is not something that I'm going to be at liberty to talk about right now."


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Ever since Nintendo teased the twelve icon images for Nintendo Land, gamers have been speculating about what the final games will be. Thankfully, during today's Nintendo Direct conference, the Big N spoiled the complete list of all twelve events included in the game.
The games are:
- The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest
- Pikmin Adventure
- Metroid Blast
- Mario Chase
- Luigi's Ghost Mansion
- Animal Crossing: Sweet Day
- Yoshi's Fruit Cart
- Octopus Dance
- Donkey Kong's Crash Course
- Takamaru's Ninja Castle
- Captain Falcon's Twister Rac
- Balloon Trip Breeze
Nintendo also confirmed that Nintendo Land will come packed in with the premium Wii U bundle, but those buying the stand alone console will have to snag it seperately. Given that the Premium Console is just $50 more than the stand alone console ($350 vs $300), seems there's little sense in buying the cheaper option if you also plan on snagging a copy of Nintendo Land.


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Since I started messing with Tiny Core Linux, I started appreciating wbar — another one of those floating icon punch-button bars that sometimes crop up in other big-name operating systems. Ordinarily I don't care for those things, since they tend to munch away at desktop real estate, and I rarely need the glitz that they offer. Distractions for less serious computer users, I told myself.
However, seeing how easily and seamlessly Tiny Core handles them made me install them on one machine, a Crux box, and I found the overall effect to be quite enjoyable.
This machine really only has about six programs installed — and you can see their icons on the side of the screen — and so it's no great task to set up wbar … particularly with the neat-o wbarconf utility, courtesy of AUR. It's a snap to install too and neither takes up any tangible overhead, so I installed both of those applications on my Arch machine as well.
And while yes, it does make the desktop a little … "Fisher-Pricey" 😯 , I feel no guilt about simplifying my Openbox right-click menu a little by having a quick, single-click desktop icon at my disposal.
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Charlie Parker (1919-1945)
In Lakeland, GA there is an official military headstone marking the grave of Charlie Parker, who was a resident of Ray City. Charlie Parker enlisted in the army days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was in the first African American military unit to arrive in England, and he was the first African-American from Berrien County to die in WWII. Like the Army in which he served, the cemetery where he was buried was racially segregated – the Lakeland Colored Cemetery. Today this burial ground is known as the Charles Knight Cemetery.
Charlie Parker, a son of Will Parker and Girtrude "Trudie" Reddick, lived most of his short life at Ray City, GA. He was a nephew of Stella Reddick Wright and Mose Wright.
His father, Will Parker, was born August 8, 1884. As a man, Will Parker was medium height and build, with black eyes and black hair. His mother was Girtrude Reddick; She was a daughter of Albert and Sylvia Reddick. His parents were married in Coffee County, GA on November 4, 1916 in a ceremony performed by Reverend R. N. Thompson.
By 1918, Charlie's parents were residing in Berrien County, GA. Will Parker, was employed by Samuel I. Watson as a farmer, working Watson's property on RFD #2 out of Milltown (now Lakeland), GA. By 1920, Will and Girtrude Parker had relocated to Ray City, GA, renting a house in the "Negro Quarters" which were located between Hwy 129 and Cat Creek in the present day vicinity of the Ray City Senior Citizen Center. Will Parker had taken a job with the Georgia & Florida Railroad, and Gertrude was working as a laundress. Will and Gertrude had started a family, with their firstborn son Albert Parker born March 1917, and Charlie Parker born January 9, 1919. Matthew Parker was born in 1921 and Mary Parker in 1922, followed by Stella, Mack, and the twins, Ethel Mae and Willie both of whom died young. The Parkers neighbors were men like Charlie Palmer, Joe Davis, and Jerry Mullin, all of whom worked for the railroad, and their wives Henrietta Palmer and Essie Davis, who, like Gertrude, worked as laundresses, and Annie Mullin, who was employed as a domestic cook.
Charlie Parker and his siblings attended grade school, Charlie completing the 5th grade according to his later military records. Of course, at the time schools were segregated. It wasn't until 1954 that the supreme court ruled on segregation and the 1964 Civil Rights Act compelled the desegregation of schools. Yet segregated schools persisted in the South; In 1965, "In Berrien County, Georgia, 32 Negro parents chose white schools for their children, but the school Superintendent told the U.S. Office of Education that all 32 parents came to him before school opened and said that their names had been forged on the choice forms."
Charlie's mother, Girtrude Reddick Parker, died some time in the 1920s. The 1930 census shows Will Parker, widower, raising Charlie and his siblings alone, although Girtrude's sisters also mothered the children. Will was renting a house in Ray City for two dollars a month and continued to work for the railroad. Charlie's older brother, Albert, quit school and went to work as a farm laborer to help support the family. The Parkers also took in boarders to help with family expenses; Census records show Eugene and Luvicy Thomas Campbell living in the Parker household. Their neighbors were the widow Nina Dowdy and Charlie Phillips. Down the street was the residence of Henry Polite, who later married Queen Ester Wright.
In 1939, Charlie Parker was working on the Guthrie farm on Park Street extension. When the men were cropping tobacco in the summer of 1939, one of Charlie's tasks was to go into town to get ice. The Guthries had a mule that pulled a sled which was used to haul the tobacco from the field to the tobacco barn for curing. At lunch time, when the tobacco croppers were taking a break, Charlie would take the mule and sled down the dirt road into Ray City to the ice house. Ferris Moore kept a little ice house by the railroad track in front of Pleamon Sirman's grocery store. The ice was shipped into Ray City from an ice plant in Nashville. Sometimes seven-year-old Diane Miley, one of the Guthrie grandchildren, would ride in the sled with Charlie for the trip into town and back.
Sometime in late 1939, Charlie Parker and his cousin, Dan Simpson, left Ray City and went to Florida to try their hand at working for the Wilson Cypress Company. Dan was a son of Charlie's aunt Luvicy Reddick and her first husband, John H. Simpson.
The 1940 census enumerated Charlie Parker and Dan Simpson in Lake County, FL, working at the Crows Bluff Camp of the Wilson Cypress Sawmill. Each rented a place to live at the camp for $2.00 a month.
Crows Bluff on the St. Johns River, was about 65 miles up stream from the Wilson Sawmill at Palatka, FL. At one time, the Wilson sawmill was the largest cypress sawmill in the world.
Parker and Simpson worked as "rafting laborers." The cypress trees were cut and hauled to the river. They were dumped into the water and assembled into rafts which were floated down the river to the sawmill.
The Palatka sawmill operation of the Wilson Cypress Company was shut down December 5, 1945 during WWII. Later, the chairman of the company board remarked, "There just was no more marketable timber. We had cut it all." Over the next 37 years, the company's assets were sold off piece by piece, including 100,000 acres of cut over cypress wetlands.
But the war drew Charlie Parker away before the end came for the sawmill. His elder brother, Albert Parker, had joined the Army nearly a year before the U.S. entered the war, enlisting at Fort Benning, GA on January 21, 1941.
U.S. Army records show that Charlie Parker enlisted with the Army on November 26, 1941, eleven days before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He entered the service at Camp Blanding, FL. His physical description at induction was 5'9″ tall and 151 pounds. His cousin Dan Simpson would be inducted at Camp Blanding the following year.
Camp Blanding was established in 1939 and by 1941, the camp had grown to be the fourth largest city in Florida with more than 10,000 buildings to accommodate two divisions, about 60,000 trainees. In addition to housing and mess halls, maintenance buildings, PXs, field artillery and rifle ranges, the camp had a 2,800-bed hospital, enlisted men's and officer's clubs, bowling alleys, four theaters, and five chapels… The camp had separate training and induction centers for soldiers of both races, although they remained in separate areas of the post…During World War II, approximately one million men received basic training here, the largest of Florida's 142 military installations built in the 1940s.
Following training, Charlie Parker was initially assigned to the 60th Ordnance Ammunition Company and later transferred to the 65th Ordnance Ammunition Company.
"The 65th Ordnance Company were the first Aviation ammunition Unit to arrive in the UK. They were set to immediate work establishing the first Aviation Ordnance Section in a General Service Depot, at Burtonwood. They were briefly transferred to Barnham before being moved to Wortley, Yorkshire to man the first depot to accept AF munitions in quantity from the US. This Unit was the first African American Unit to arrive in England! Its arrival being the subject of an FBI document, relating to a press release, downplaying the arrival of 'negro' troops.""The all black 65th Ordnance Company who arrived from Fort Dix, New Jersey in the middle of July 1942 at the nearby small village of Wortley. They were joined the following month by a further 98 black GIs. They had come to service an aerial bomb depot in the vicinity, and were barracked at Wortley Hall, the home of Lord Wharncliffe. According to the detailed account of this by Graham Smith, the locals of Wortley and Sheffield got on very well with the black soldiers, apart from some young men who resented them having relations with local young women. They were resented too by Lord Wharncliffe, who didn't like having them milling around his living quarters."
When America entered the war, there were fewer than 4000 African Americans in the armed services; by the war's end more than 1.2 million African Americans would serve in uniform. Like Charlie Parker, many black soldiers served in segregated units in support roles:
"While most African Americans serving at the beginning of WWII were assigned to non-combat units and relegated to service duties, such as supply, maintenance, and transportation, their work behind front lines was equally vital to the war effort, serving behind the front lines…By 1945, however, troop losses virtually forced the military to begin placing more African American troops into positions as infantrymen, pilots, tankers, medics, and officers in increasing numbers. In all positions and ranks, they served with as much honor, distinction, and courage as any American soldier did. Still, African American MPs stationed in the South often could not enter restaurants where their German prisoners were being served a meal. "
The 65th Ordnance Ammunition Company served in campaigns in Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples-Foggia, and Rome-Arno. By 1945, the 65th Ordnance Ammunition Company (munitions supply) was assigned to Mondolfo Airfield, Italy. USAAF units known to have been stationed at Mondolfo were:
- 31st Fighter Group, 3 March-15 July 1945
- 307th; 308th; 309th Fighter Squadrons, P-51D/K Mustang
- Primary mission was to escort B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers on missions into Northern Italy, Germany, Yugoslavia and Austria.
- 325th Fighter Group, April-July 1945
- 317th; 319th Fighter Squadrons, P-51D/K Mustang
- Primary mission was to fly ground air support missions for advancing Allied ground forces in Italy.
Part of Charlie Parker's job while serving in Italy as a corporal in the 65th Ordnance Ammunition Company was handling toxic bombs. According to the textbook Medical Aspects of Chemical Warfare published by the U.S. Army, the US Army Air Force in WWII:
had 100-lb mustard agent bombs; 500-lb phosgene or cyanogen chloride bombs; and 1,000-lb phosgene, cyanogen chloride, or hydrocyanic acid bombs… None of these chemical weapons was used on the battlefield during the war, but the prepositioning of chemical weapons in forward areas resulted in one major disaster and several near mishaps. The disaster occurred December 2, 1943, when the SS John Harvey, loaded with 2,000 M47A1 mustard agent bombs, was destroyed during a German air raid at Bari Harbor, Italy. The only members of the crew who were aware of the chemical munitions were killed in the raid. As a result of the ship's destruction, mustard agent contaminated the water in the harbor and caused more than 600 casualties, in addition to those killed or injured in the actual attack.
Just days before the German surrender and the declaration of Victory in Europe, Parker suffered his own chemical weapons mishap, a fatal exposure to the toxic gas from a poison gas bomb . His death was reported in the Nashville Herald.
The Nashville Herald
May 31, 1945
Cpl. Parker, Negro, Passes In Italy
Cpl. Charlie Parker, colored, of Ray City, died in Italy April 26, in a United States Army Station Hospital, located in Southern Italy, where he had been stationed nearly two years.
While working with toxic bombs, Cpl. Parker inhaled a concentration of the gas. After reporting to the Medical Aid Station he was admitted to the Station Hospital for further treatment. Reports stated that everything possible was done to save his life but to no avail.
His burial services were conducted on Sunday, April 29, attended by all officers and men of his company except those on duty. Burial was in an American cemetery in Southern Italy. The letter from his commanding officer stated that Parker was a splendid soldier and well liked by those of his company.
The deceased volunteered in the U.S. Army about three years ago, having in Italy. He was the son of Will Parker and a nephew of Frances Goff, both of Ray City. So far as known at this time, he was the first Berrien county colored person to make the supreme sacrifice in World War II.
(transcription courtesy of Skeeter Parker)
After the end of World War II, Charlie Parker's body was returned to the United States. The U.S. government mandated a program to return the bodies of servicemen who had been buried in temporary military cemeteries overseas. Following surveys to the population, the government decided that about three fifths of the 289,000 personnel involved would be returned in accordance with family wishes. Between 1946 and 1951, over 170,000 servicemen were returned.
The body of Charlie Parker was returned to America aboard the U.S. Army Transport Cpl. Eric G. Gibson, originally built as a Liberty Ship. As a funeral ship, the USAT Eric G. Gibson was painted white with a large purple mourning band. The ship arrived at the Brooklyn Army Base, NY, in February, 1949, with the bodies of 92 Georgians along with the bodies of more than 5000 war dead from other states.
Ironically, in the 1960s, the Army loaded the S.S. Corporal Eric G. Gibson with chemical weapons of mass destruction- rockets armed with VX nerve gas – and sank it off the coast of New Jersey to dispose of the deadly weapons. Today, the sunken ship and its deadly cargo remain one of the most dangerous chemical weapons dump sites in U.S. waters.
In 1949, Francis Reddick Goff applied for a flat marble military headstone to mark the grave of her nephew.
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Simon Denny, Those who don't change will be switched off, (2012)
A TV set burns fiercely. These are the last days of the British analog television broadcast.
I kid you not, the United Kingdom limps sorely behind on digital conversion. Luxembourg was first to the finish line, followed by most of Europe, the States, North Africa, Japan. The UK, a chain-smoking marathon runner, who might or might not have gout, has decided — to hell with the lot of you — to race dressed as Chewbacca.
As we drag ourselves sodden and bronchial through those final steps, a slow clap from the ICA gallery greets us. The exhibition 'Remote Control' (April 3, 2012 - 10 June 10, 2012) marks the end of the analog signal by uniting works that take TV and break it apart.
Artist David Hall set television ablaze in 1971. His TV Interruptions were broadcast during normal BBC scheduling in Scotland. No announcement, nor explanation. A tap in the top right-hand corner filled the screen up with water as if it were a cross-section of a sink, a man filmed out at the audience from inside the set, a television burned to cinders in an open field. Each short film held its own during broadcast with a cool irony. Yet the creation and destruction of illusions simultaneously undermined the tyranny of any box masquerading as a window into reality. Hall pioneered art in television and continues to work with the medium and concept. With it, and in opposition to it, for the artists in 'Remote Control' hold their enemy close.
Still from David Hall, TV Interruptions (Tap piece) (1971)
Commercial broadcasting is the adversary in Television Delivers People (1973) by Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman. A six and a half minute credit roll tells us merrily that we are the end product of TV, delivered through broadcast to be consumed by advertisers. The medium itself emerges banal, or shrill; the mechanisms of corporate control form the malevolent baseline. Screened in the ICA alongside these works by Hall and Serra as well as Gerry Schum, are further exposés on television advertising from TVTV, misogyny from Joan Braderman, and violence from Marcel Odenbach. Sixteen CRT televisions line up neatly to show us how artists rankled with the system over the decades past.
It doesn't sound very radical does it? The wit of the interruptions has already been dampened by their removal from the broadcast context. They confront an engaged, expectant audience, not their passive target. Can we understand quite how difficult it must have been to infiltrate the mainstay of the British broadcasting industry, the BBC, when there is such a multitude of platforms available today? Should an institution that holds the contemporary at its core not be addressing the hidden power lines of the mass media that immerse us now?


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Lantronix Python Programmers Guide
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Getting Started
- 3 Using Python on Lantronix Devices
- 3.1 Using CLI (Command Line Interface)
- 3.2 Using Web Configuration UI
- 4 Development Workflow
- 5 Python Runtime Support
This guide introduces developers to the support for the Python runtime on Lantronix line of embedded and ready-to-deploy Intelligent Gateway products. It describes how to load and run Python programs on Lantronix devices, reviews available Python modules including those that expose Lantronix specific APIs and describes sample Python programs for common use cases that provide a head-start in customizing Lantronix Intelligent Gateway platforms.
What is Python?
Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. It is a dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language offering an elegant syntax and an extendable Python interpreter. This makes it an ideal language for scripting and rapid application development for most applications and specifically connected device applications. The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are freely available in source or binary form for all major platforms (Windows, Linux\Unix, Mac OS X) and on machine-to-machine (M2M) or Internet of Things (IoT) focused Intelligent Gateway platforms from Lantronix.
Additional Python Reference
The Python Programming Language website (http://www.python.org) is the definitive and official source for all Python information. It also contains additional links to other Python references including other sites, books, etc. For a quick and informal introduction to Python, the tutorial at Python Tutorial is a great start.
Supported Lantronix Products
The following Lantronix products provided integrated Python runtime support.
Support for the following Lantronix products is planned (Alpha Software Available)
Getting Started
This section describes how to create a simple Python program and the steps to run the program on a Lantronix device.
First Program "Hello World"
Write Simple Python Program
In your favorite text editor, create a file named 'helloworld.py', with the following contents:
# Hello World - a simple text output program def main(): print 'Hello World!' main()
Transfer Program Onto Lantronix Device
- Log in to the Web UI for Lantronix Device. Enter the configured username and password. Default values are admin and PASS.
- Using the Filesystem menu option, go to the Browse sub-menu and upload the helloworld.py file to the device.
Run The Program
- Navigate to the Applications menu option in the Web UI.
- For script 1, enter the script name as helloworld.py and mark the Enable checkbox to enable this script.
- Enter the output filename as helloworld.out. This file will be created in the filesystem to capture all stdout output from the script.
- Hit the Run button for Script 1 to run the transferred program.
Open the output file helloworld.out from the Filesystem -> Browse Menu to check the expected Hello World output from the script.
System Requirements
Integrated Python runtime is available from software version 126.96.36.199 onwards on the supported Lantronix products.
If you have products with software version older than 188.8.131.52, please follow the upgrade instructions for the respective products. The software and the upgrade notes are available from the Lantronix support site at www.lantronix.com/support/downloads.
Recommended Python Version
The version of Python supported on Lantronix PremierWave family of Intelligent Gateway products is 2.7.3. We recommend that you install the same version on your development machine (Windows/Linux).
Using Python on Lantronix Devices
Configuration and control of Python programs can be accomplished by accessing the Command Line Interface (CLI) using Telnet/SSH or serial port. Web configuration UI is accessible via the browser on any Windows/Linux host or on smartphone/tablet. Supported browsers are Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer.
Using CLI (Command Line Interface)
The CLI provides a quick and easy way for developers used to working in the Command Prompt on Windows or using the Shell on Linux to interact with the Lantronix devices.
Load Python Programs
To upload Python program to Lantronix device, use FTP on the command line. The following is an example of this procedure at the Linux shell prompt.
#ftp <Lantronix Device IP Address> -- login -- ftp> put helloworld.py helloworld.py ftp> exit
For Python module packages, use FTP to transfer the tar.gz package tarball as shown below.
#ftp <Lantronix Device IP Address> -- login -- ftp> put <python_package>.tar.gz <python_package>.tar.gz ftp> exit
Installing Python Module Packages
To install the packages, using CLI, please follow the steps provided below.
#telnet <Lantronix Device IP Address> --login (if enabled)— > enable (enable)# configure (config)# applications (config-applications)# python install <zip|tar.gz file> (config)# exit (enable)# exit
Configure Python Programs
To configure uploaded Python programs to run, a series of commands needs to be entered in the CLI. The example below shows connecting to the CLI via telnet and assumes that Python program helloworld.py was uploaded using the earlier steps.
#telnet <Lantronix Device IP Address> --login (if enabled) -- > enable (enable)# configure (config)# applications (config-applications)# python <instance> (config-applications-python:<instance>)# file <python program>.py (config-applications-python:<instance>)# state enable (config-applications-python:<instance>)# write (config-applications-python:<instance>)# exit (config)# exit (enable)# exit
Running Python Programs
In order to run the configured Python program the python run is used. The stdout is directed towards the output file (if configured). The Python program is not a sub-process of the CLI process and run in the background. As a result it does not inherit the file descriptors of the CLI process even though the run command is issued via the CLI. This is generally not considered a limitation as most Python programs for connected applications would run independently and use modules that provide network connectivity protocol implementations or specific hardware abstraction functions.
#telnet <Lantronix device IP addresss> --login (if enabled)— > enable (enable)# configure (config)# applications (config-applications)# python run <instance> (config)# exit (enable)# exit
Additional Available Commands
There are additional commands available for the following functions:
parameters <text>
String of parameters as arguments to the script when it runs
output <text>
Output file name for capturing stdout and debugging messages (print)
onstart enable
Enable script to run on device bootup/startup
onstart disable
Disable script to run on device bootup/startup
onshutdown enable
Enable script to run on device shutdown
onshutdown disable
Disable script to run on device shutdown
Using Web Configuration UI
The Web Configuration UI provides an easy to follow point-and-click mechanism for device configuration. Python programs can be loaded, configured and run through the Web Configuration UI as described below.
The Web Configuration UI is accessed via the Web browser by logging in using the configured password for the admin user.
Load Python Programs
In order to upload the Python programs or module packages to the Lantronix device:
- Navigate to the Filesystem menu
- Select the Browse tab.
- Select and upload Python program using the Upload File section.
For module packages, use the tar.gz file to upload.
Installing Python Module Packages
Once the module packages have been uploaded,follow the steps below to install the Python package:
- Navigate to the Applications menu
- Enter the Python Package name in the Install Package from Filesystem section
- Click Install.
The newly installed packages will show up in the list of installed packages and is ready to be used by any Python program.
The Installed Packages section provides additional metadata such as Version, Summary, File, Supported Python Version, etc. about the list of packages available on the device.
Configure Python Programs
In order to configure the Python programs that need to run, follow the steps outlined below:
- Navigate to the Applications menu on the Web UI
- Enable and Configure specific Script Instance with the desired script file name and optional arguments/parameters, output file
- Configure the appropriate run control options - Run on Startup, Run on Shutdown
- Enable the script - using the Enabled checkbox
- Click Submit to commit these changes to the device for persistent and automatic actions based on the configuration.
Running Python Programs
In order to run the configured program instantly or only when triggered via the Run command button, follow the steps below:
- Navigate to the Applications menu on the Web UI
- Enable and Configure specific Script Instance with the desired script file name and optional arguments/parameters, output file
- Click the Run button next to the Python Script <instance> to run the program.
Development Workflow
This section provides an overview of the development workflow when creating Python programs and packages for use on Lantronix devices.
Since Python is available on a number of platforms, most development for Python can be done on a Windows/Linux host and tested locally too. The Python program can then be transferred to the Lantronix devices for further debugging, testing, packaging and deployment.
The current version of Python installed on Lantronix devices is 2.7.3. We recommend that you install the same version on your development machine. Also, only use the python modules known to be compatible with this version. For download, installation instructions and additional documentation please visit https://www.python.org/.
Develop/Test on Windows/Linux Host
Python programs can be written using one's favorite editor. Most editors that are self-contained and those included within an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) support Python syntax highlighting and coloring to make it quicker to follow the code flow. Once the program is written it can be executed, debugged and tested using either the Python Command Line interpreter or using an IDE such as IDLE, Eclipse or PyDev.
Using Python on Command Line
On the development host, the Python program/script can be tested by running it with the Python Interpreter as shown below
c:\Python27> python.exe helloworld.py Hello World! c:\Python27>
Python commands can also be executed directly in the Python shell
c:\Python27>python.exe Python 2.7.8 (default, Jun 30, 2014, 16:03:49) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> print 'Hello World!' Hello World! >>>
Using IDE
An IDE offers many tools that can work cohesively to increase developer productivity. The editors within an IDE offer context-sensitive help, auto-complete, syntax checking and coloring. An integrated debugger that allows the developer to step through the code and trace the execution path is also included.
For example, Pydev (http://pydev.org) is a Python IDE for Eclipse.
Create Python Package For Lantronix Devices
Python Modules
Modules in Python are special Python files that can share function definitions with other Python programs. For example:
helloworld.py def print_hello_world(): print 'Hello World!'
Using the import command from the Python interpreter or using the import keyword within the Python program, one can import the module and use its functions in other Python programs.
Python Packages
Packages are a way of structuring Python's module namespace by using dotted module names. For example, the module name A.B designates a sub-module named B in a package named A. The use of packages saves the developer from having to worry about each others module names.
To create a Package for use on Lantronix device, create the following folder structure:
<package name> setup.py <package name> __init__.py module.py
The file setup.py has the following structure:
import sys from distutils.core import setup setup(name='<package name>', version='<package version>', description='<package description>', url='<url>', author='<author name>', author_email='<author email>', packages=['<package name>'], zip_safe=False)
For the helloworld module example, the other package files would include the following:
File __init__.py has the following structure:
from .module import print_hello_world
File module.py has the following structure:
def print_hello_world(): print 'Hello World!'
To create Python package:
# cd <folder containing setup.py> # python setup.py sdist
This will create a dist/<package name>-<package version>.tar.gz which can then be installed on the Lantronix device.
NOTE: When using third party modules, additional dependencies may exist. The standard Python distribution provides a tool called modulefinder.py that is useful in this scenario. This tool examines imports in Python programs to build a list of modules that may be used. Please make sure that all dependencies are also installed on the Lantronix device.
To use Python package function from a Python program:
import <package name> <package name>.print_hello_world();
Transfer/Run Python Programs on Lantronix Devices
Follow the instructions in the section above on Using Python on Lantronix devices to test and deploy the program on Lantronix devices.
Python Runtime Support
Python Version Supported
Python Language/Runtime
The current supported version of Python runtime on Lantronix devices is 2.7.3.
Python Standard Library
Most of the Python standard modules are included in Lantronix Python installation.
Python standard modules not included are:
- Multimedia services
- Web browser controller
- Microsoft Windows specific services
- Development tools
- bsddb from Database services
- GNU readline interface
- curses (terminal handling)
- Tk graphical user interfaces.
Preinstalled Python Packages
This module encapsulates the access for the serial port.
More information can be found at: http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/
While using this module for a particular serial port, please ensure that no other applications are using that serial device. Serial port access for standard Lantronix applications, can be disabled using the no protocol command at the 'line menu level in the CLI or via selecting Protocol: None under the Line menu on the Web UI.


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India has been known to have wonderful dresses and costumes. Indian dressing styles are marked by many variations, both religious and regional. One is likely to witness a plethora of colors, textures and styles in garments worn by Indians. Apart from this, the rich tradition of Indian embroidery has long been made use of by fashion designers from other countries.
Western culture is developing a grand love affair with the distinctive fashion style that is India. Along with Indian music and spirituality, Indian Clothing is having a huge impact on the mainstream identities of western style and culture. Though the majority of the Indian women wear traditional costumes, the men seem to be more comfortable in western clothing.
Tailored clothing is very common in India as women's Indian dresses have to be made- to-fit. Indian fashion varies from one village to another village, from one city to another city. India's fashion heritage is rich in tradition, vibrant in colors and prepossessing. Bold colors created by the inventive drapes of textiles catch the imagination like no other contemporary clothing. Clothing for both men and women has evolved and is keeping designers busy.
India has been known to have wonderful dresses and costumes. Why is Indian Clothing so popular?
Indian clothes are popular with all age groups, they have been well accepted not only in the Indian market but also internationally and designs are created keeping in mind the trends fabrics and colures of the season.
A salwar kameez or a kurta churidar is also accompanied by a dupatta. Dupatta is a 2.5 meter rectangular cloth. Dupattas come in all hues and colors. Generally the dupatta color is the same as the salwar. A dupatta enhances the beauty of the salwar kameez. A bridal salwar kameez will have an extensive embroidered dupatta. Sometimes the embroidery on the dupatta will be heavier than the embroidery on the kamiz. A dupatta is a very handy accessory of the shalwar khameez. The dupatta can be worn in many ways it can be thrown over the shoulders one side or two sides. Conservative women generally put the dupatta in a way it falls on their bosom and covers the curves. It is also used by women to cover their heads to show respect to their elders and during religious ceremonies.
For Muslim women, the dupatta is a less stringent alternative to the chador or burqa. For Hindu women (especially those from northern India, where the salwar kameez is most popular), the dupatta is useful when the head must be covered, as in a temple or the presence of elders. For other women, the dupatta is simply a stylish accessory that can be worn over one shoulder or draped around the chest and over both shoulders.
Here, we will go in detail about a very popular and widely accepted Indian costume, the Salwar kameez in its various styles:
Indian Fashion doesn't have any fixed shelf life. Mumbai, the hub of fashion creates some innovations in salwar kamiz suit variety almost everyday. Styles might change but one thing that will never be out is this trendy comfortable outfit Indian woman Salwar Kameez.
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Even though the weather here was fairly moderate, several years ago, on January 12, 1888, schoolchildren in the Midwest plains endured one of the worst blizzards in our nation's history, "The Schoolchildren's Blizzard." The blizzard developed suddenly and without warning after a stint of warm weather. Despite many brave acts, hundreds perished that day including children walking home from their one-room schoolhouses.
One of more widely known accounts of The Schoolchildren's Blizzard is that of a school teacher named Minnie Freeman who led her students to safety. (In fact, a historical marker in Nebraska mentions Miss Freeman.) Marty Rhodes Figley's early reader historical fiction book, The Schoolchildren's Blizzard shares Miss Freeman's heroics with young readers. Though fiction, the book provides readers with an idea of what it might have been like to have been one of Miss Freeman's students when that dangerous January 1888 Blizzard hit.
Seven-year-old Annie and her older sister, Sarah, walk across the Nebraska prairie to their sod schoolhouse on a relatively warm January day in 1888. Once inside the school they learn from their kind and smart teacher, Miss Freeman. Their day goes smoothly until lunch time. The school children spot ominous clouds and quickly head back into the schoolhouse. The roaring blizzard winds wreak havoc on the sod schoolhouse, and Miss Freeman decides they must walk together through the blizzard to her house if they stand a chance of surviving the storm.
Figley skillfully tells the gripping story of the terrible, historical blizzard in a way perfectly suited for young readers and, true to life, the story ends happily. Shelly O. Haas's muted watercolor pictures help in setting a gentle tone. Despite the subject, the story overall isn't too frightening or upsetting and it contains slightly subdued descriptions of possible events. The school door flies open, part of the sod schoolhouse roof blows off, and the children trudge blindly through knee-deep snow but positivity endures. In Figley's retelling, Miss Freeman remains calm, collected and encouraging -- a strong role model for her students and for the readers.
The Schoolchildren's Blizzard (On My Own History) by Marty Rhodes Figley, illustrated by Shelly O. Haas. Carolrhoda Books / Lerner Publishing (2004); ISBN 9781575056197; 48 pagesRelated Links:
Book Source: Copy from public library
Marty Rhodes Figley - Website
Shelly O. Haas - Website
Mural depicting the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888 - Nebraska State Capitol
Blizzard of January 12, 1888 - Nebraska State Historical Society Blog
- "Minnie Freeman: The Little Girl by the Window in the Little Sod House" Omaha Bee, Feb. 24 [pdf via NYTimes.com]
It's hard for a 1st grader to visualize just how cold it got during the January 1888 Blizzard so I decided to have my daughter chart a temperature comparison. We used the Daily Weather History information available at Weather Underground to determine the high temperature on Jan. 11 and the low temperature on Jan. 12 in our area (55° and 15°F). My daughter used a thermometer chart to compare these temperatures to the 1888 temperatures found on Marty Rhodes Figley's website (70° and -30°F).
Many children today don't know a lot about life in a one-room schoolhouse. Through books like The Schoolchildren's Blizzard they can learn more about pioneer life, America's history and the struggles and happy times that children experienced in the past. It is important to me that my children take the time to learn and inquire about such things. As part of our studies we found a neat picture of sod schoolhouse at the Library of Congress website.
Both my parents attended a one-room schoolhouse for a short time, as did my grandparents. This story prompted us to ask them more about their experiences. We learned that none of them had to remain overnight at school, caught in a storm. My grandmother also told us that the teacher boarded with her family. She and her siblings would ride with the teacher to school instead of walking. The teacher kept the horse in the school's horse shelter. I didn't realize some one-room schoolhouses had their own animal buildings, but it does make sense!
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Days of our Lives Weekly Blog
Young Will: Chandler's brother! (NBC)
Deconstructing "DOOL" from February 4-8:
We saw a truckload of the Sami, Kristen and Daniel show this week and the theme of the week was putting others "on notice."
John set the mood for the week.
John dropped by on his brother Stefano in the Italian version of the DiMera mansion, to call him "Papa" and put him "on notice." He hasn't bested Stefano yet, but he's still somehow confident that Stefano is shaking in his Italian loafers. He's delusional.
Sami and EJ:
The kids were once again conveniently on a sleepover, so Samanther asked EJ to have their own sleepover. After six years, the sexpectations of them being together now that they're both in love were high. Thoughts of orchids falling from the sky, sparks flying out of their ears, violinists magically appearing out of nowhere and better lighting were in my head. Instead, everything was downplayed. Even Samanther's post-sex profession of love was rather anti-climactic. All that jibber-jabbering after "I love you," was unnecessary and sort of ruined it for me: "No, that's not right. I mean I do but what I should say right now is that I trust you." Shhhhh! They both decided to keep their affair private – maybe for the children's sake though they never did say, yet both went directly to their siblings and blurted it out! While EJ got Kristen's support, Brady – who has been offended at judged for dating Kristen was incensed. The siblings lambasted each other for the mate of their choosing which was really funny but it was asinine for Sami to say, "Every relationship has its ups and downs," in regards to the awful things she and EJ have done to each other over the years and they've not really had a "relationship" so I found the wording a little odd. I'd have far preferred her to come up with something about forgiveness rather than act as if it's normal, but then again, since neither EJ nor Sami are normal, I suppose her reaction makes sense! I do hope we're in for a fun ride with both of them being devious. I'd hate for EJ to stay too straight and narrow because we already have a Rafe.
Rafe and Sami's knock down drag out fight.
Rafe finally showed how much he's truly hurting. This was a very real bitter and venomous battle – really well done. It has to hurt that Sami moved on so fast with EJ when he thought they'd be together a few short weeks ago. Rafe assured her his anger doesn't stem from jealousy but because he fell in love with a woman that doesn't exist. This may have been the best line of the week and he's right. He did. Not only was Sami trying really hard to be what he wanted when they were together, Rafe encouraged it. Similarly to how Sami told EJ that he has finally become the man she thought he could be. It's one thing to want to become a better person but we can't change people and people like EJ and Sami don't really change that much.
Love triangle.
It's disappointing that the only thing they've got Chloe doing is stirring up trouble for Dannifer. So far it's not helping me get invested in Dr. Tan and Her Royal Hortonness mostly because Jennifer's been about as exciting as a piece of driftwood lately. Chloe and Daniel were good together once but she's stepping over some pretty big boundaries and crying wolf which isn't endearing me to her, either. Isn't Daniel the least bit curious especially now that he has a child of his own, about who his biological father is? Unless his biological father is the man who raised him. Read Nadia Bjorlin's interview to find out what the actress has to say about Chloe's strained friendship with Nicole, what Chloe really feels, and what's to come with Nancy's return.
Like mother like daughter.
Abby got dressed down and buttoned up tight to go on the worst date in the world with Cameron, where they waxed philosophically about how 'gluten makes food taste good'. What? Right away I can feel the pull again to reunite her with Chad!
Meanwhile, back at the rectory...
Kristen told Brady she loves him – to death. That's a little ominous. She's really pulling out all the stops to get Brady to accept her marriage proposal but hasn't she given any thought to the fact that his fiancée died last year? It can't be easy for him to move on to marriage agin even if his family gave them their blessing. It looks like Kristen has a little respect for Nicole after her attempt to break her and Brady up but where she gets the idea that Nicole is into Eric is beyond me, because we as viewers haven't seen this yet at all. What is Nicole supposed to be getting excited over? He's a priest! He's also about as dull as Jennifer Horton and so far there's no chemistry between Father Eric and Nicole. Vote! Do you want Nicole with Father Eric?
Young innocent William stewing.
This naïve version of Will is driving me a little batty. Thank goodness he has Sami The Shark to defend him. He's going to need her. How is it that he hasn't told a single person about Sonny and Brian? Did it seem as though Sonny was about to make up with him when he learned the real reason Will was going to dump his kid? I'd like to have seen Sonny torn about that one – feeling honoured that Will cares for him that deeply but also outraged that he could dump his own child for a guy. Maybe I've been seeing too much of Jenn's strong moral fiber lately but it could have been a much better scene if there was a little emotion put into it.
Nick's vendetta against the "gay boys."
Gabi being completely blind to her fiancé hating on her best friend for being gay is getting old. Maybe it'll come out that he's still married to China and he won't be able to marry Gabi. It'd be nice to see a twist in the paternity test – like if we learned Andrew or someone else was the baby daddy instead of Will. Hey, it could happen! Or maybe that guy who stabbed Nick will get out of jail and find him!
Did everyone enjoy Chandler Massey's brother, Christian Massey as a young 14-year old Will?
Check out Matt's Matt's SOF Musings. "When they [Anne and Chloe] failed to hunt them [Jenn and Dan] down, the diva suddenly noticed that Parker was severely ill. Luckily she'd arrived just in time since Maggie hadn't even noticed."
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The German Toy Road is an approximately 300 km route that runs between the city of Nuremberg in the heart of Franconia and the Thuringian state capital of Erfurt and which brings together an unusually enjoyable theme and a wealth of tradition. Head off with your kids on the journey of their dreams and meet lots of new friends along the way. Every day is a new adventure – don't just sit there, come along and join in the fun!
There are all sorts of toys in all shapes and sizes: at factories, display rooms, model railways, teddy bear workshops, doll manufacturers, museums and adventure parks – and the Playmobil Funpark in Zirndorf is an absolute must for kids. It's a great way to experience a rich cultural heritage across some 30 towns and districts.
The name speaks for itself
Collectors, enthusiasts, fans of dolls, dollhouses and teddy bears alike are all in with a chance of finding that crucial collector's piece at one of the route's workshops, auctions or collector's fairs. At the doll's hospital, visitors can see how doctors make an old 'unbreakable Lisa dolly' better again, or watch the teddy doctor spruce up teddies that have seen better days. Industrial toy manufacturers also offer an insight into their production techniques, while larger toy factories usually also have factory outlets where you might be able to snap up a bargain or two. They also hold exhibitions about games and toys from time to time.
No time for boredom!
A look behind the scenes at a doll maker's workshop gives an insight into the high-quality of German workmanship. A visit to a glass factory to find out about the connection between Christmas decorations, glass marbles and doll's eyes, is sure to make the heart of any toy enthusiast beat that little bit faster. If you're looking for a little variety, a visit to one of the route's parks such as the Trusetal Garden Gnome Park (Zwergenpark Trusetal) might be just what you're looking for. "The revolt of the gnomes" is just one of the sights you can see here.
But that's not all.
It's not just the kids who will be fascinated by the toys. A trip down the German Toy Road is a trip back to your childhood so why not come along and enjoy the fun? Remember: play isn't all fun. It makes you cleverer too!
Length: approximately 300 km
Theme: toys, modern production, the history of toymaking
Arnstadt: Mon Plaisir Baroque dolls' town in the castle museum
Neustadt/Coburg: adventure park, old Christmas factory, factory outlet sales,
collectors' fairs
Nuremberg: toy museum and archive, Christmas market, international
toy fair
Rödental: famous toy companies, Engel Puppen dolls, EBO Plüschtiere (Plush Animals) factory and outlet shop
Sonneberg: German Toy Museum (Deutsches Spielwarenmuseum), doll and teddy bear doctor
Waltershausen: Tenneberg Castle and local history museum, history of the
doll manufacturing industry
Zirndorf: Playmobil Funpark, museums
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To go to the next level, you have to win within the time limit. When you get to the point where you cannot win within that time, lose and you will play level one. Complete it, and you will be at a level higher from where you were previously. For example, if you are on level 8, lose and you will play level 1. When you complete level 1, you will then be on level 9.
Indefinite Flips
When a piece reaches the bottom, you can turn it indefinitely, giving you more time to think.
Easy Ranks
In story mode you can only gain one rank per game. Once you go up one rank (usually after reaching the goal within two minutes for a second time) just top out, watch the scenery change, and start again to gain another rank.


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The Loxton Research Centre is available for bookings during business hours. Agribusiness, research, regional development and education meetings and events will be given booking priority.
Interest for use of the new facilities is strong so we advise enquiring early about bookings.
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Join the Loxton Research Centre
The Loxton Research Centre, its tenants and the innovative research and business opportunities it fosters will play a pivotal role in plotting the future direction for the River Murray region – and you could come join us.
The Loxton Research Centre is already home to a number of private and government tenants, including:
- The Department of Primary Industries and Regions
- The Almond Board of Australia
- Biological Services
- Riverland Wine
- Growsmart Training
- Wisdom Data and Mapping
- Rural Directions
The Centre is also the new home of the Centre of Excellence for the Australian Almond Industry, which is championing exciting new research for Australia's fast growing almond industry.
Industry sectors that may be interested in using our facilities or even moving in as a tenant include:
- education
- agribusiness
- government
- industry organisations or associations
- technology companies or research institutions.
The Centre is currently at near capacity. If you are interested in relocating your business / organisation to the Centre please call us on (08) 8595 9100.
Innovation - Collaboration - Excellence
The Loxton Research Centre is a showcase for South Australia's extraordinary River Murray region, supporting and promoting our global reputation as a leader in agriculture and producer of premium food and wine from our clean environment.
The Loxton Research Centre recently underwent a $7.5 million redevelopment, funded as part of the $265 million Australian Government-funded South Australian River Murray Sustainability (SARMS) Program.
The vision for the new look centre is to form a collaborative hub, bringing together industry, research, education and government to drive agriculture and business innovation in South Australia, Australia and overseas.
Build - Function - Future
As part of the redevelopment, existing facilities were refurbished, including reception, offices, kitchen, meeting rooms and laboratories.
The existing modernised centre sits beside a newly constructed building, which encompasses a state-of-the art conference facility that seats up to 200 people, meeting areas, demonstration kitchen and flexible working spaces.
Riverland company Michael Kregar Building Pty Ltd, with the support of local sub-contractors, oversaw the construction of the new building.
The SARMS Program
The SARMS Program encompasses the $240 million Irrigation Industry Improvement Program (3IP) and the $25 million Regional Economic Development (RED) Program.
The $7.5 million redevelopment is part of the powerful suite of RED sub-programs, which include the:


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CAMBRIDGE - Like her neighbors on the FX-TV series "The Americans," Susan Misner, who portrays the wife of an FBI agent, leads a double life.
On Wednesday nights this spring she is seen as Sandra Beeman, living next door to Russian moles posing as American citizens. However, this month she is at the American Repertory Theater studio in rehearsal for "The Shape She Makes" a dance-theater piece that premieres April 5 to 27 at Oberon, the A.R.T.'s second stage in Cambridge. Misner, a former dancer, has co-conceived the work with her partner of 15 years, writer and director Jonathan Bernstein.
I had this inkling of an idea - Can people really change? What makes people change? Is it love; is it fear? I planted the seed. Jonathan and I watered it together," Misner says.
"The Shape She Makes" is a story told in dance and dialogue by a company of A-list Broadway professional dancer-actors. Misner plays one of the leading roles, as well as creating the movement. Bernstein wrote the script and directs.
The troupe of 10 has expanded to include 13-year-old Sydney Penney, an eighth-grader at Pollard Middle School in Needham who has been acting since first grade. Misner discovered Penney at an audition in Cambridge and cast her in the role of a young girl growing up with a careless mother, an absent father and an inquisitive mind. Three generations of women of this family are on stage trying to cope with obstacles they cannot not control.
Many Broadway musicals segregate dance into separate, decorative "numbers" that often do little to advance the action of the show. Not so in "The Shape She Makes." At rehearsal earlier this week, Misner stood on a table to indicate standing on the second story of the set, but jumped out to guide the other performers as they wiggled, glided and came together as they stepped in unison across the stage.
Misner is a tall, thin woman, dressed in cropped pants and a T-shirt, her blond hair pulled back in a ponytail. She punctuates her comments with frequent laughter, stopping often to listen to suggestions from other members of the cast. The movement is interwoven into every part of the scene, making demands on the performers to change roles, hold poses and combine steps drawn from many styles of dance. In one part, the performers separate to become pieces of furniture.
Nina Goldman, a veteran of the original cast of "Contact," held out her arms as an armoire to take scarves and a hat, while others formed parts of a refrigerator including a door that refused to stay shut. Bailey, Misner, and Bernstein's 12-year-old, German shepherd, Bailey, lay watchful on the floor nearby. "He gets anxious and has to be taken out when the action gets confrontational," Misner said.
Raised in New Jersey, Misner landed her first role in a professional musical in the early 1990s when she was 17, just after she graduated from high school. After performing in a revival of "A Chorus Line," directed by Rob Marshall at the Westchester Broadway Theater, she went on to a dancing career on Broadway, working with Marshall again and choreographers Christopher Chadman and Wayne Cilento in revivals of "Guys and Dolls," "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and the film version of "Chicago," among others. "These choreographers were all storytellers in dance. Chris taught me about motivating dance from a real need to have movement," she said.
Midway through her Broadway career, Misner enrolled in Sanford Meisner's famed drama studio, "to become a better dancer, but I fell head over heels in love with acting," she recalls. The television jobs came thick and fast, starting with a year's contract for the soap "One Life to Live," followed by other programs as well as films. "I became better known as an actress. I felt I amputated the dance side of me, left something behind." She returned to dance classes, and fed the creative side of her talents by writing a short film, planning a documentary, and experimenting with movement for this new work.
"The Shape She Makes" is Misner's first venture into choreography. The financial security of a continuing role on "The Americans," which has become a hit, has allowed her the luxury of time to make a project of her own. "I always worked a lot but I felt like I was constantly chasing the next job. No matter how tough I am - and I am a tough girl, born in New Jersey - I had that exhaustion from paying for a mortgage. For the first time in my life, I feel like I am well off. I am proud to be on 'The Americans.' The show is so well written," she said.
"The only thing I can offer as a choreographer is as an actor. Physical perfection is secondary to story-telling. I might be interested in choreographing the right musical but I've had a genuine voice in this show. I've fallen in love with creating," she says.
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WHEN: April 5-27 WHERE: Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge TICKETS: $25-$55 INFO: 617-547-8300; americanrepertorytheater.org
Susan Misner: Dancer with a double life
CAMBRIDGE - Like her neighbors on the FX-TV series "The Americans," Susan Misner, who portrays the wife of an FBI agent, leads a double life.


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At 71 years old, Harrison Ford is staying relevant as an actor – by working on a combination of more artistically-satisfying films (see: 42) and commercially-friendly titles (see: Anchorman: The Legend Continues). The fan-favorite actor has even used his longtime public image as a curmudgeon to his advantage, during his two Hall H appearances at the International Comic-Con (see: the Q&A segment of the Ender's Game panel in 2013).
Ford is all-but-confirmed to reprise one of his iconic roles in 2015 with Star Wars: Episode VII, where he is expected to return as the 70-something year old version of the (not scruffy) hotshot Han Solo. The actor has admitted that he's still open to picking up his fedora and whip to reprise his other iconic role, should Indiana Jones 5 ever come to fruition – before that happens, though, it appears as though Ford will participate in a different movie (as an age-appropriate action hero): The Expendables 3.
It's been almost exactly a year since we first heard that Ford was being targeted to appear in Expendables 3. Of course, it's possible that Sylvester Stallone has been pushing to get the actor to join the Expendables franchise cast for a much longer period of time than that; either way, it appears that Sly has finally won Ford over (or worn him down, whatever works):
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WILLIS OUT... HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!
Stallone quickly followed that Twitter announcement with another Tweet comment, saying that "GREEDY AND LAZY …… A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE." To be fair, we can't be 100% certain that Sly was referring to Willis – though, if we're being honest, chances are good that he was, considering just how close together he posted the comments. Not to mention, Willis hasn't exactly been impressive of late, be it with his off-screen behavior or his most recent movie performances (see: A Good Day to Die Hard, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Red 2).
Anyway, moving on…
Ford recently made the following comments about reprising as Dr. Henry Jones (Jr.) in Indiana Jones 5 (via The Telegraph):
"We've seen the character develop and grow over a period of time and it's perfectly appropriate and okay for him to come back again with a great movie around him where he doesn't necessarily have to kick as much ass. To me, what was interesting about the character was that he prevailed, that he had courage, that he had wit, that he had intelligence, that he was frightened and that he still managed to survive. That I can do."
Despite the mixed general reception – and harsher reactions from hardcore fans – to Indiana Jones the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Ford's solid performance as an older, yet also wiser, more experienced, and even appropriately world-weary Indy Jones, is usually acknowledged to be one of the film's strengths. It's not so much Ford's ability to play the character that has been questioned – rather, it's whether or not George Lucas can devise a more focused story – in terms of narrative, interesting characters and themes – than the one that was realized on the screen with Crystal Skull.
Having said that: now that George Lucas claims he is done with blockbuster filmmaking – in combination with Disney having acquired some of the Indiana Jones rights back when it purchased Lucasfilm – is it possible that Lucas would be more willing to allow someone else to chronicle the continuing adventures of Ford's globe-trotting archaeologist (similar to how Lucas is simply consulting on the next era in the Star Wars universe)?
Crystal Skull concludes on a note that – while not as satisfying for many a fan of the Indy character (no pun) as the ride-off into the sunset from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – doesn't necessarily demand another installment, but it does leave the door open for a fifth movie (one without Shia LaBeouf as Indy's son, no less). Nonetheless, the situation is more complicated now, as Paramount still owns some of the rights to the Indiana Jones franchise – meaning, Lucasfilm cannot plow full speed ahead ahead with new movies (even if the studio wanted to).
Sandy Schaefer blogs at Screen Rant.