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Working with Appium Python for Android Applications and AWS Device Farm
Device Farm provides support for Appium Python for Android apps.
What Is Appium Python?
Appium is an open-source tool for automating native, mobile web, and hybrid applications on platforms like Android. For more information about Appium, see Introduction to Appium.
Version Information
Currently, Device Farm supports Appium versions 1.6.3, 1.6.5, and 1.4.16 and Python version 2.7.6 (pip version 1.5.4).
If desired, you can use the
rules field in the
create-device-pool command or the the
CreateDevicePool API to specify the
Prepare Your Android Application Appium Python Tests
The Appium Python tests for your Android application must be contained in a .zip file.
Build the Appium Python Test Package
The Appium Python test packages you upload to Device Farm must be in .zip format and contain all the dependencies of your test. The following instructions show you how to meet these requirements.
The instructions below are based on Linux x86_64 and Mac. In the currently supported scheme, Device Farm requires that the packaging of your Appium Python tests be done on Linux x86_64 if your tests contain non-universal Python wheels dependencies. For the platform on which you execute a command, the wheels tools gather your .whl dependent files under the wheelhouse/ folder. When you execute the Python wheel command on any platform other than Linux x86_64, you would gather the flavor of a non-universal wheel dependency for that particular platform and may cause undesired effects. This would most likely lead to errors when executing your tests on Device Farm.
We strongly recommend that you set up Python virtualenv for developing and packaging tests so that unnecessary dependencies are not included in your app package.
Do not create a Python virtualenv with the
--system-site-packagesoption, because it will inherit packages from /usr/lib/pythonx.x/site-packages or wherever your global site-packages directory is. This can lead to you including dependencies in your virtual environment that are not needed by your tests.
You should also verify that your tests do not use dependencies that are dependent on native libraries, as these native libraries may or may not be present on the instance where these tests run.
Install py.test in your virtual environment.
An example flow of creating a virtual environment using Python virtualenv and installing pytest in that virtual environment would look like the following:
$ virtualenv workspace $ cd workspace $ source bin/activate $ pip install pytest
Store all Python test scripts under the tests/ folder in your work space.
─ workspace └─ tests/ (your tests go here)
Make sure you have py.test installed in your virtual environment and test cases are discoverable by the following command, which you should run from your virtual environment workspace folder.
$ py.test --collect-only tests/
Make sure the output of py.test command shows you the tests that you want to execute on Device Farm.
Go to your work space and run the following command to generate the requirements.txt file:
$ pip freeze > requirements.txt
Go to your work space and run the following command to generate the wheelhouse/ folder:
$ pip wheel --wheel-dir wheelhouse -r requirements.txt
You can use the following commands to clean all cached files under your tests/ folder:
$ find . -name '__pycache__' -type d -exec rm -r {} + $ find . -name '*.pyc' -exec rm -f {} + $ find . -name '*.pyo' -exec rm -f {} + $ find . -name '*~' -exec rm -f {} +
Zip the tests/ folder, wheelhouse/ folder, and the requirements.txt file into a single archive:
$ zip -r test_bundle.zip tests/ wheelhouse/ requirements.txt
Your work space will eventually look like this:
─ workspace ├─ tests/ ├─ test_bundle.zip ├─ requirements.txt └─ wheelhouse/
Upload Your Android Application Appium Python Tests
Use the Device Farm console to upload your tests.
Sign in to the Device Farm console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/devicefarm.
If you see the AWS Device Farm console home page, choose Get started.
If you already have a project, you can upload your tests to an existing project or choose Create a new project.
If the list of projects is not displayed, then on the secondary navigation bar, for Projects, choose the name of the project where you want to upload your tests.
To create a project, follow the instructions in Create a Project.
If the Create a new run button is displayed, choose it.
On the Choose your application page, choose Native Application (the Android and Apple logos).
Next, choose Upload to upload your .apk file.
Device Farm processes your .apk file before continuing.
In the Run name field, type a name for your run.
Give the run a name that will help you identify a specific build of your app (for example,
Beta-0.1). For more information, see Working with Test Runs.
Choose Appium Python to configure your test,
To add your Appium test scripts to the test run, choose Upload.
Choose the Appium version you are using from the Appium version dropdown list.
Choose Next step, and then complete the instructions to select devices and start the run.
Taking Screenshots in Android Appium Python Tests
You can take screenshots as part of your Android Appium Python tests.
When Device Farm runs your Appium Python test, the service sets the
property to a fully qualified path on the local file system where Device Farm expects
screenshots to be saved. The test-specific directory where the screenshots are stored
defined at runtime. The screenshots are pulled into your Device Farm reports automatically.
To view
the screenshots, in the Device Farm console, choose the Screenshots
The following example shows how to use and consume the
property to capture an Appium screenshot that is pulled into your Device Farm report.
screenshot_folder = os.getenv('SCREENSHOT_PATH', '') self.driver.save_screenshot(screenshot_folder + "/screenshot.png")
Additional Considerations for Android Appium Python Tests
Device Farm does not modify Android Appium Python tests.


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Although tingling, numbness, or pain in the extremities are common signs of neuropathy, others may experience no symptoms at all. Nerve damage can also occur in internal organs, such as the heart or digestive tract. Diabetes-related neuropathy can affect muscle strength, sensation in various parts of the body, and even sexual function.
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Psychology Expert Interview: Pam Rutledge
Q: What is your current position?
I am a cofounder of something called Think Lab. And I'm also adjunct faculty at Fielding Graduate University in the doctoral and master's Psychology of Media programs. I also teach at UC Irvine Extension and UCLA Extension. I teach media psychology, social media, social media and audience profiling and transmedia storytelling.
Q: What is media psychology?
A lot of people would disagree about what media psychology is. For my purposes, I define it very broadly. For me, media psychology is using psychology as a lens to look at the intersection of people and media technologies. We have this go-to idea that media is mass media, but, in fact, people have been using technology to communicate - mediated communications - ever since they learned how to paint on caves. Media is really a vehicle that we use for communication, whether it's a pen and paper or a text message on a Blackberry.
Q: Can you explain transmedia storytelling?
Transmedia storytelling is really just saying, from a high-level view, that the world has changed - there aren't borders anymore between different technologies or between producers and consumers. Transmedia storytelling is taking this environment and using it to tell the story. A story can be a legitimate story like Avatar or the Matrix, or it can be the story of a company or a brand. You use different types of media to build this very rich tableau, but each piece of media is a separate part of the story. You have this opportunity to weave a very rich, experiential story. And, because of current technology, it becomes very interactive.
Q: Why is media psychology important today?
I think people are suddenly aware that there's this different technology. Before people had this illusion that media was over "there" and they were over "here." People are now aware that technology is everywhere. It's how we communicate, do our chores, and maintain our social lives. People are wondering what all this technology means. Because it's come on so rapidly, there are an awful lot of people worrying about it. The technology is not going anywhere; people worrying about information overload, social media addiction, and all these things seem to be largely reacting to the rapid amount of change. In that sense, media psychology is emerging because of this increasing awareness.
Q: How did you become involved in this field?
I actually started my career in communications, doing graphic design and media development, primarily for financial and educational institutions. That got me interested in perception, but the fact that I was also doing design and trying to run my own business got me interested in learning a little bit of business. I went to graduate school in business, thinking that I was going to do marketing and ended up being just fascinated by the way business decisions influence behavior. At that point I thought, "Well I'd better go and learn some more psychology because that's really driving all this stuff that I'm thinking about." I started in clinical psychology and did some clinical work for a while, but ended up coming back around to media psychology when Fielding Graduate University created the first PhD program in psychology with an emphasis in media.
Q: What kind of research is done at the Media Psychology Research Center?
Some of the things that we look at are in private development. We will do research and assessment throughout the development phase of a website, for example. If you're making a website for four to six year-olds, how do they understand it? How do they use it? Do they need their parents to use it with them? If they do, how do the parents feel about technology? How do you bridge those kinds of gaps? We look at usability from a very psychological point of view. I like to come at things from a positive psychology point of view, looking at things like efficacy, engagement and agency - the things that build positive strengths.
Q: What classes should someone pursuing media psychology take?
You have to start with the psychology. You have to understand cognitive psychology, how people think and perceive. A little flavor of neuro-psychology is good as well. You really do need to understand how the brain works. You should also take social psychology because you have to know both how people define themselves individually and as part of a group. And, if you're really going to work with people, you have to have some developmental psychology. If you get that kind of foundation, then you can go and learn about media.
Q: What should someone be reading or following in media psychology?
What I would suggest is that if people have interest, set up a Google alert for media psychology, and then just read what people are talking about. Or, set up a Google alert for transmedia storytelling - anything that you think is of interest to you.
Q: What are some of the challenges in this field?
One of the challenges is that it's very broad. There's no defined career path. It's not like clinical psychology in which you have a determined area of specialization like teens or depressive disorders. You have to sort of decide for yourself.
Q: What do you see for the future of media psychology?
I think psychology is going to be recognized as being fundamental in this whole arena. I guarantee you that communications, media, anthropology, and sociology programs are all going to start bringing in some ideas from psychology. I think there's going to be a real premium for people who understand the combination of psychology and technology.
Q: How can students start getting involved in media psychology?
Use social media to listen to conversations. Follow Twitter hashtags; there are a lot of hashtags on psychology, transmedia, and variations of those. See if there's a conversation that intrigues you. Find out who's writing about what you're really interested in, and send them an email. I get emails from students all the time, and I think that's really cool.
Q: Any other recommendations for aspiring media psychologists?
Because media psychology is a new field, there are really a lot of opportunities to carve your own place in it. In that sense, it's exciting. Keep in mind that psychology is really behind everything that you do. Taking psychology (and maybe accounting), even if it's not your major, is really useful.


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Perrik sent me a list of the Starbucks store closures because she's a) awesome and b) concerned about my impending relocation. Perrik just gets me. She understands that my search for a new home in North Carolina is dependent upon the home's proximity to a local Starbucks store.
Additionally, I love the touchy-feely letter that was published with the closure list.
As we announced on July 1, 2008, Starbucks will close approximately 600 company-operated stores in the U.S. beginning this month and continuing through the first half of FY09. Partners in the stores listed below have been personally notified that their store has been slated to close during this timeframe.
In the spirit of transparency with our partners, customers and communities, we have provided the full list of stores below for general information purposes. Store partners will receive advance notice and more details from their leadership team once a specific closure date has been confirmed. After specific closure dates have been communicated to all affected partners, we will continue to update the confirmed store list at www.starbucks.com.
Full List of U.S. Store Closures
This list is provided solely for general information purposes, and does not create any obligation or commitment by Starbucks Coffee Company with respect to the closure of any particular store. This list is based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information. Actual store closures may differ depending on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks related to finalization of third party agreements, expected costs savings, income tax and other benefits associated with the store closures in the anticipated time frame, if at all. Starbucks undertakes no obligation to notify third parties of such changes.
Ah, memories.
How many HR practitioners and lawyers does it take to write a statement like this? The answer is simple: too many.
I've written a ton of heartfelt, pro-transparency layoff notices — and it's an absurd task, yo. The behind-the-scenes process of writing this type of communication document makes the phrase 'stakeholder management' seem quaint. It's not stakeholder management. It's bullshit.
To write a 250-word statement about impending layoffs, I had to navigate through
- a core team of HR Directors and HR Communications consultants who would co-author the first draft
- several HR VPs who would review the draft and make notes and provide feedback
- the employment law group — who never signed off easily because they seem to know more about employment law than practicing HR Generalists
- the SVP of HR who had to own it
- the Executive Leadership Team of a company (COO, President, General Counsel, Chief Auditor, etc.) who had to approve it and endorse it to the CEO/Board of Directors.
The process is a clusterfuck — and it should be easier each time because there are templates and lessons learned and tookits and SWOT teams that are staffed with overpriced consultants who analyze our HR department's performance during the process. Unfortunately, HR reinvents the wheel every time we have to create a job loss notification.
Ugh. My heart goes out to the HR leader at Starbucks who had to corral the "stakeholders" and own this document from conception to publication. Oy. What a job!


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Last week I turned 30, and looking back on my life, let me tell you: Things haven't gone even remotely according to plan.
Instead of being married with two Ralph Lauren model-looking kids and a house in the suburbs, I'm a single adventurer who rented out my house to travel.
Instead of climbing the corporate ladder and utilizing my accounting degree like a "good" college grad would, I've given it all up for a life of Internet entrepreneurship and freelance work.
And now, instead of adventuring the globe, health issues have me living back at home with Mom & Dad for the time being while I get the temple that is my body back in order.
None of my life — may I repeat, none of it – has gone according to plan.
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
And yet here's the weird, honest-to-God truth: I wouldn't have it any other way.
And yes, I truly mean that. I wouldn't trade this life of mine for anything — not for an instantaneous fairytale transformation and certainly not for the straight and narrow path that I initially envisioned.
And you know what? If there's one
weird tip to trimming belly fat strange and wondrous lesson I've learned in this lifetime, I think that would be it: That this life, right here, right now, no matter how off-track it may feel right now, is exactly it.
See, day by day I'm learning to love this strange and messy life, imperfections and twists and turns and all. And when I say "love," I don't just mean I've learned to tolerate it like I'm sitting through the Superbowl while secretly anticipating Beyonce's halftime show. I mean I've learned to actually love it — to truly love this life, right here, right now, just as it is.
Here's why I think you should, too, even if (no, especially if!) your life hasn't exactly turned out as planned.
First off, look at it this way: There are two sides to every equation; a head and a tail to every coin. By letting go of your need for life to go according to plan, sure, there's the risk of things sucking. But baked into this suckiness is also the opportunity for limitless possibility. In fact, I'm convinced that one cannot exist without the other: You can only get the upside if you're willing to risk the downside.
In order to reach for the "great," you've got to risk letting go of the "good" and having an empty hand.
In order to experience great joy, you've got to be willing to open yourself up to pain.
In order to discover new lands, you've got to be willing to ditch the map and lose sight of the shore.
In order to live an amazing life, sometimes you've got to be willing to let go of control and let go of your plans.
In fact, I haven't met a single person who has walked a straight and narrow, easily defined path to a life of joy and passion.
Not one.
(On the other hand, I can name countless people who've taken the straight and narrow path to a life devoid of joy and filled with mediocrity and disappointment.)
Because in that in-between space of the unknown and uncertainty and of flux?
That is precisely where the growth lies.
Which leads me perfectly into my next point…
Life is about growth, not about progressing according to "plans." It is about growing, step by step and day by day, into the person you were meant to be. It's about claiming the life that is yours and yours alone, the life that can't be rigidly planned and mapped out because it's yet to be explored — until now.
And, spoiler alert: Growth doesn't happen when you're following a map, cruising along seamlessly from Point A to Point B.
Nooo way, Sweet Honey Child. Growth happens when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and it's 100 degrees and there's no service on your cell phone.
You know when else growth happens? Growth happens when you take a wrong turn and for awhile you're lost, but you keep trusting and moving forward step by step — and eventually you end up somewhere wayyyy more spectacular than you could have imagined from the get go.
If you let it, growth is what happens when life doesn't turn out according to plan.
And so what I'm saying is that I wouldn't give up this life of mine for anything, because without it I wouldn't be growing into the woman I was meant to be and into my greatest potential.
Every day that my health doesn't go according to plan, I'm learning more about how to take care of this body I've been given. I'm learning to recognize the miracle that the human body is, to nourish and love and appreciate it like I never have before.
Every day that I'm on my own, I'm learning more about who I am, what I want from a relationship, and what my ideal life looks like. I'm learning to become the person who will attract the man of my dreams, and that is no small feat.
Yes, each day I'm learning and growing, appreciating and trusting more than the day before.
And if that's not growth, and if that's not the kind of life I want to be living — then what is?
When this life is over, the question that will matter most certainly won't be, "Did your life go as planned?"
Oh, hell no.
Instead, I imagine the questions that have mattered will be something more like this: "Did you live fully? Love fully? Fully live out the expression of who you really are? Did you take risks? Challenge yourself? Did you truly experience the good and the bad and everything in-between?"
Are you with me, homegirl?
So why this intense need to stick rigidly to our "plans," especially when our plans are so often made up ofsomeone else's ideas or expectations about who it is we should be or what it is we should do?
Do you hear something calling at you, calling to you?
Make no mistake about it: There is a new life, a new you, that is waiting to be stepped into. This is the voice, the song of your soul, calling you toward your wildest, greatest potential.
Another life is possible.
The only question is whether you can let go of the need for things to turn out according to plan.
Can you stop fighting? Can you loosen your grip and learn to fully, deeply trust in this life, right here, right now?
What gifts are being strewn — sprinkled — showered upon you by these plans that have gone "awry," and most importantly: Are you open to receiving them?
With all my love,
xxx T
Article originally appeared on The Unlost.
Therese Schwenkler is the Founder, CEO, and "Marketer of Truth" at TheUnlost.com, where she provides non-sucky advice on work, love and what to do when life sucks.
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Island Moment – Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Island Moment
Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
As we arrived on the island, the sun had already begun to set. In the muggy heat of the evening, fireflies sluggishly flickered over darkened fields and through fragrant banana patches. We arrived at our hostel, Hospedaje Ortiz, suitably tired from the 4 hour ferry ride in second class, and hoping for some dinner and a soft bed. Our gracious host, Mario, immediately welcomed us into his family-run hostel, as did Robin and Osa (a giant white dog and a puppy). That night we sat around chatting with Mario and his friend, who enthusiastically answered all of our questions, and happily proclaimed that Nicaraguans like baseball, and war.
Isla de Ometepe is the largest island on Lago de Nicaragua (Lake Nicaragua), a lake which derives its notoriety from the fact that it is the home to the world's only freshwater sharks – land-locked bull sharks. The Isla is formed by two volcanoes, Volcan Madieras and Volcan Concepcion, and is covered in lush, tropical forests, banana groves, and shade grown coffee farms. There are two 'major' cities on Isla de Ometepe, Altagracia (pop. About 2500) and Moyogalpa (pop. About 10000).
We settled in Altagracia once we arrived, and spent a few days doing the typical things one does on Isla de Ometepe: visiting petroglyphs, swimming in Ojo de Agua (a clear spring in the jungle), hiking one of the volcanoes (Volcan Madieras), or swimming in the warm brownish lake.
However, the best part of our experience was our stay at the Hospedaje Ortiz. On the first morning, I stumbled out of the room and over to the washrooms, to see Mario walking around tending to the yard. "Buenas, Hilary!!" He enthusiastically waved. "Today I'm going to teach you Spanish!" As we sat and ordered breakfast from Mario, tiny chicks ran in and out of our legs, and Mario motioned us into his yard to show us his pet spider monkey, and parrots. As we played with Panchito the monkey, Mario pulled out his rusty machete – the accessory no Central American man is without – and chopped down some green coconuts for us.
We set out into downtown Altagracia to catch the bus a little later, and watched with interest as pigs and chickens strolled down the main street and through the Parque Central. We spent the day walking along the beach; I was determined to have a photograph of myself lying on the ground in front of a swarm of vultures. Turns out, however, that vultures are rather shy creatures and don't take too kindly to being paparazzi-ed.
Later in the evening, we spent some more time talking with Mario and his sons, trying to catch fireflies and watching tiny geckoes run up and down the walls of the cabana. As Mario watched us swat at mosquitoes, he stood and motioned us into his backyard again. There, he pulled some leaves off a bush and showed us his family's natural mosquito repellent.
We spent the better part of a week exploring the beautiful Isla, but the most vivid moment were at mealtimes when Mario would appear with a native fruit, and a spoon and show us a local delicacy. Or standing in a field, dwarfed by Volcan Concepcion, eating mangoes under a mango tree that Mario had just picked and peeled for us, while a small goat grazed nearby.
Soon enough, we decided to move on, and Mario and his family were waiting as we left with tears in their eyes, and hugs all around. As we boarded the ferry across to the mainland, and watched the volcanoes fade out of sight, I could only hope that one day we would be back to visit the beautiful Isla and the charismatic Mario Ortiz.


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1-800-Flowers under fire after delivery mixup
Customers are lashing out at 1-800-Flowers, claiming the company blew it on Valentine's Day.
Customers on Long Island and beyond say the Carle Place-based company sent wrong orders, wilted flowers or nothing at all. Many took to social media to vent their frustrations.
1-800-Flowers has posted a statement blaming the nor'easter. It says, "Despite severe weather conditions, we were still able to help the vast majority of our customers deliver a smile....If a customer is not completely satisfied, our caring team is committed to working with them until we have delivered a smile."
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Robe from a woman's set of shrouds
Tétouan, Morocco
ca. 1950
Cotton, cotton-cord embroidery
The Zeyde Schulmann Collection in the Israel Museum
Accession number: B64.12.3993
Beneath their festive clothes, the bride and groom wore white cotton or linen shrouds that would eventually wrap their bodies after death. These garments, thought to have protective properties, formed part of the dowry and were decorated with the same motifs as the wedding dress. The central motif is a spiral pattern (found as well on Tetuán tombstones), illustrating the cyclical quality of life and human destiny, which have a beginning and an end, but are also infinite.
From the Israel Museum publications:
Juhasz, Esther (ed.), The Jewish Wardrobe from the Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 5 Continents Editions, Milan and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2012
Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir
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18. Biogen
Biogen's 2015 was hindered by less-than-stellar sales of its flagship multiple sclerosis treatment Tecfidera. After three disappointing quarters in 2015, the drugmaker announced it would cut its workforce by 11% and launched a new DTC campaign for Tecfidera. More fallout came with the departure of Tony Kingsley, the company's lead commercial executive. Five months later, it named Merck primary-care ace Michael Vounatsos as its chief commercial officer. The news wasn't all sour: Tecfidera's sales surged in Q4 2015 to $785 million, beating analyst estimates of $751 million. Company execs noted that demand for the drug is stable and that growth should follow. Biogen's mid-term future success hinges on its experimental MS treatment anti-LINGO 1, which is being studied as a possible means of repairing nerve cells affected by the disease. The drug's Phase II trial, dubbed Synergy, is expected to conclude in mid-2016. Its goal is to evaluate whether patients experience a confirmed improvement in cognitive function or disability.


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Understanding Your Halogen Oven
You have probably only cooked your food using a microwave oven or an electric or gas stove. You may have decided that you don't really like using either one so what is the alternative. How about cooking with halogen ovens?
Halogen ovens originally started out as a television home shopping product but they quickly made their way into the mainstream retailing because their appeal for an easy way to cook a meal. Manufacturers and retailers saw that there was a demand and they came up with the variety of different ovens. But how does the halogen oven manage to grill, cook, broil, toast, heat, defrost, and bake?
First of all, its technology makes use of radiation to heat and cook the food. You need to know that this is not dangerous way of cooking the food because the electricity generated transforms to heat which is controlled. As a result there is never going to be a level that will pose any kind of risk.
In fact a halogen oven is similar to the electric oven and microwave ovens except the halogen bulbs are used. The heat is directed from the halogen bulbs and it is this bulb that cooks the food with the use of a fan to move the heat around. The bulbs are made by companies such as General Electric and will last a long time before needing to be replaced. The halogen bulb is meant to last for many years but can easily be replaced when it does burn out.
The food is placed in a thick, heat resistant glass bowl that enables you to see what's happening while the food is cooking. You can cook everything from a chicken or turkey to steak or pizza. You will even be able to bake bread and cakes.
There are a number of built in safety features in a halogen oven. You will find a high-performance fan that helps control the temperature. It works automatically to reduce the heat when it gets too hot. This fan also controls and balances the heat so that the food is cooked evenly without burning or drying out.
You should not be turned off by the size of a halogen oven. In fact this is a major plus because of the space you free up if you decide to replace your electric range with a smaller cooking appliance. This is particularly important if you have a small apartment size kitchen or you like to go camping, boating or to the weekend cottage.
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"2 lovers, one summer, and the 9 songs that defined them." 16 July 2004 Drama, Music, Romance 66 mins
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.
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Philip Huakini Haake, 90, of Kihei, Maui, a retiree from the Maui Police Department and AMFAC Properties in Kaanapali, Maui, and a Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Kirk, brother Alvin, a grandchild and a great-grandchild. Donations suggested to Hospice Maui. Private services.
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RIP, 'Yorkie'
His mind starting to slip, one thing 85-year-old James Thomas "Yorkie" Yorkshire liked to do was take late-night walks, his nephew recalled Tuesday.
Sometimes the Southern Maryland man would set out looking for people no longer alive. "I was trying to find Momma. Momma lives here," he'd say when someone found him, according to the nephew, James Timothy Yorkshire.
In the darkness of Monday night, according to Maryland State Police, a vehicle struck and killed Yorkshire as he walked on Route 235, a well-traveled artery cutting through St. Mary's County.
Investigators don't know if he was trying to cross the road or was walking along with traffic, according to a news release. What they do know is that it was about 9 p.m., rain was drizzling and he was wearing dark clothes, according to the release.
Investigators have found no indication the driver was at fault.
James Timothy Yorkshire said his uncle "constantly walked," often on that road. It was, "for whatever reason, his route of interest," he said Tuesday.
James Timothy Yorkshire said he will miss his uncle, an Army veteran who, before retiring, had driven a truck for a highway maintenance crew. He lived alone, according to his nephew.
Sometimes Yorkshire's excursions took him to the yards of strangers.
"Who are you?" they'd ask, but to hear his nephew say it they were quickly disarmed.
"He always had that smile … If you saw him, the first thing you'd see is that smile," James Timothy Yorkshire said.
He said that different people brought him home – neighbors, relatives or police officers.
Cpl. Jeffrey Linger, a state trooper in St. Mary's County, said it wasn't uncommon for officers to be called out to check Yorkshire's welfare, often while he was out walking.
"From my experience, he never created a problem. He didn't meant any harm," Linger said.
-- Dan Morse
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Major News and Events of 20 October 2015
What Happened on 20 October 2015
Modi has failed in his obligations: Congress
Alcatel launches smartphone at Rs.9,299
AAP leaders meet Rajnath to discuss transfer of officials
NorthEast United FC replace Garcia with Bikey
Moody's expects RIL refinery margins to improve further
Will drop case against ink attackers: Engineer Rashid
US rights of 'Kabali' acquired by CineGalaxy
Fund donation to AIIMS made tax free
Mobile phones linked to literacy, prosperity: TISS report
Handover Delhi Police, ACB to us: Kejriwal tells Modi
ITBP to join Clean Ganga campaign
One of India's greatest opening batsmen Virender Sehwag has clearly indicated that he will "soon" be retiring from international cricket. Sehwag, who turned 37, is going to feature in the 2016 Masters Champions League (MCL), whose rules clearly state that only retired players can participate. At the MCL launch function, Sehwag stressed that if he is not going to feature in India's international scene, he will retire soon. Source: IANS
The Congress said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed in his "constitutional and moral obligations" by not against those spreading hatred. "The prime minister has fallen well-short of what his constitutional and moral obligations are," Congress leader Anand Sharma told the media. Referring to the September 28 lynching of a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh following rumours that he ate beef, Sharma said Modi broke his silence only after President Pranab Mukherjee did. Source: IANS
Handset-maker Alcatel on Tuesday launched a new smartphone -- Flash 2 -- priced at Rs.9,299 in exclusive partnership with domestic e-commerce player Flipkart. "Today (Tuesday) we are launching the Flash 2. The product will be available on India's largest online platform, Flipkart, after a week," said Praveen Valecha, regional director, Alcatel Asia Pacific region. The phone comes with a 64-bit octa-core 1.3Ghz MediaTek processor along with the 2GB LPDDR3 RAM. Source: IANS
Aam Aadmi Party leaders met union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the transfer of Delhi government officials by his ministry without consulting state officials. "We had come here for a serious matter which is the transfer of an honest officer who busted a havala racket. Within a week, the official was transferred without our consultation," senior party leader Ashutosh told mediapersons. Source: IANS
Indian Super League (ISL) club NorthEast United FC confirmed that they have signed Cameroon defender Andre Bikey as a replacement for the injured Miguel Garcia. "Miguel Garcia had suffered an Achilles tendon rupture earlier this season, requiring a recovery time of 10 to 12 weeks," NorthEast United said in a release. The 30-year-old Bikey was a free agent having last played for England Championship side Charlton Athletic. Source: IANS
The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries' (RIL) refinery margins will continue to improve as it completes margin-enhancing petroleum coke gasification and refinery off gas cracker projects, Moody's Investors Service said. "We expect RIL's margins will improve by at least $2 per barrel on completion of these projects," Moody's said in a note. Source: IANS
Engineer Rashid, an Independent legislator from Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday said that he will withdraw all the cases against those who threw ink at him. "I am withdrawing the cases against the two of them as I believe that they are misguided by some fringe elements," Rashid said. Two people were arrested and taken to the Parliament Street police station and investigations are on," a police official said. Source:IANS
The Tamil and Telugu distribution rights of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer "Kabali", a directorial of Pa Ranjith, in the US have been bagged by CineGalaxy Inc - one of the prime distributors of Indian films overseas. "We are proud to be associated with this project. After distributing successful films such as 'Manam', 'Power' and 'Bhale Bhale Magadivoy', we are really looking forward to release 'Kabali' in USA," read an official statement."Kabali", which will see Rajinikanth play an ageing don, co-stars Radhika Apte, Dhanshikaa, Dinesh, Kalaiarasan and Ritwika amongst several others. Source: IANS
The finance ministry has declared fund donation to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as tax-free to encourage more donors in the country for the apex health institution, a statement said. Accordingly to the ministry of finance, those who donate fund to AIIMS will now get 100 percent income tax deduction of donated amount from their taxable income. The decision was taken after AIIMS was notified as the institute of national eminence by income tax authority, under Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance. Source: IANS
Households owning mobile phones enjoy a higher level of economic prosperity and literacy compared to those which do not, claims a new report released. The 'Mobile Multiplier Study' conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and Tata Docomo revealed that while 98 percent of postgraduate households in Maharashtra owned a mobile, the figure dropped steeply to 39.1 percent in homes of non-literates. Source: IANS
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to handover Delhi Police and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to the AAP government, citing a survey which termed the city police "most corrupt". The chief minister said his government would "set things right in one year". "Modi Ji, do not be stubborn, work with us and handover ACB and Delhi Police to us. We will set things right in one year," the Aam Aadmi Party convener tweeted. Source: IANS
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) personnel will join the drive to clean up river Ganga in Kanpur, Varanasi and Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh Friday onwards, an official said. Deputy Inspector General Naveen Arora said that till November 3 around 80 personnel of the force will clean up the river and the banks of plastic and other garbage. He added that the men will work in Kanpur on Friday, in Allahabad on October 30 and in Varanasi on November 3. Source: IANS
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Nancy JoAnne Blann (Hague) born July 28, 1932, to Harold and Olga Hague passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 7, 2010.
She is survived by her husband, Edward; her children, Debbi, Steven, Terry and Pat; her daughters-in-law, Candy and Beth; her grandchildren, Adam, Sara, Katie, Jack, Chris and Kam; her sister, Judy Mosio; and numerous close relatives.
Nancy's father was in the Navy so she traveled around for the first few years of her life but finally the family settled in Hood River, Ore., where she spent most of her young life.
She left Hood River to attend college at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where she met Edward Blann, and they were married on May 4, 1952. The first few years of marriage were spent in central Oregon but they eventually moved to Washington and settled in Federal Way in 1958.
In 1964 she returned to college and received her LPN license. She went to work for Dr. David Hopkins in 1966, where she worked until her retirement in 1997.
She and Edward remained in Federal Way until late last year when they moved to a farm in the Eatonville area.
She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. A memorial service will be held at Fir Lane Memorial Park, Spanaway, Wash., on July 31 at 11 a.m.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Role of the Mental Health Professional in Prevention and Treatment
The Need for Generalist Training
Philosophical Orientation
Professional Orientation
Attitudes and Beliefs
Denial, Minimization, Projection, and Rationalization
Helping Attitudes and Behaviors
Overview of the Book
Chapter 2: Classification of Drugs
Case Examples
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act
The Concept of Dangerousness
The Neurobiology of Addiction
Central Nervous System Depressants
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Inhalants and Volatile Hydrocarbons
Anabolic Steroids
Club Drugs
Drugs Used in the Treatment of Mental Disorders
Additional Reading
Internet Resources
Further Discussion
Chapter 3: Models of Addiction
The Moral Model
Sociocultural Models of Addiction
Psychological Models of Addiction
Disease Concept of Addiction
Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction
Chapter 4: Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Groups
Native Americans and Alaska Natives
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
African Americans
Latino and Hispanic Populations
The Elderly, Disabled, and Sexual Minority Populations
Helping Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Populations
Further Discussion
Chapter 5: Confidentiality and Ethical Issues
Confidentiality: 42 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2 (42 CFR)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Drug Testing
Application of Confidentiality Regulations
Chapter 6: Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis
Definitions of Use, Misuse, Abuse, and Dependence or Addiction
Psychosocial History
Signs of Adolescent Substance Abuse
Self-Report Inventories
Chapter 7: Motivational Interviewing and Brief Interventions
Client Engagement
Motivational Interviewing
Brief Interventions
Chapter 8: Treatment of AOD Problems
Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
How Many Are in Treatment? How Many Need Treatment?
What Happens in Treatment?
Treatment Strategies and Techniques
Treatment Settings
Principles of Effective Treatment
Evidence-Based Treatment
Treatment and Special Populations
Case Example Applications
Treatment Effectiveness
Special Problems in Treatment
Chapter 9: Relapse Prevention and Recovery
Case Example
Need for Generalist Training in Relapse Prevention
Definitions of Slip and Relapse
Frequency of Slips and Relapse
Is Relapse in Addiction Similar to Other Chronic Conditions?
Models of Relapse Prevention
Essential Components of Relapse Prevention
Preventing Slips from Escalating
Chapter 10: Twelve-Step and Other Types of Support Groups
Alcoholics Anonymous
Other Twelve-Step Groups
Advantages and Disadvantages of Twelve-Step Groups
Other Types of Support Groups
Internet Resources
Chapter 11: Children and Families
Children's Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs
Family Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs
Intergenerational Transmission of Alcoholism
Women and Alcoholism
Stepfamilies: System and Structure
Helping Families
Chapter 12: Adult Children and Codependency
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs)
Assessment and Treatment Considerations
Implications for Mental Health Professionals
Relationship of ACOA, AA, Al-Anon, and Codependency
Codependency and Diversity
Further Discussion
Chapter 13: HIV/AIDS 255
Incidence and Prevalence
Myths and Facts about HIV and AIDS
Risk Factors and High-Risk Populations
Assessment of Clients for HIV and AIDS: Signs and Symptoms
Helping HIV-Infected Clients
HIV-Related Issues Specific to the Helping Professional
Further Discussion
Chapter 14: Gambling and Other Addictions
Prevalence of Gambling and Gambling Problems
Definitions of Gamblers and Problem Gambling
Assessment and Diagnosis
Treatment, Resources, and Support
Other Addictions
Food Addiction: The Eating Disorders
Addiction to Sex and Love
Internet Addiction
Addiction to Work: Workaholism
Assessment and Treatment Issues
Further Discussion
Chapter 15: Prevention
Why Are Prevention Efforts Needed?
Policy Issues in Prevention
Prevention Classification Systems
What Works in Prevention
Case Example Applications
Evidence-Based Prevention
Prevention Resources
Prevention Specialists
Further Discussion


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Video & stills shot @ same time with 9shooter beats NYT's method.
Check out some videos & stills of Kelly Slater shot with the 9shooter.
Model modeling 9shooter & shot with 9shooter. (Video & stills shot @ same time with 9shooter beats NYT's method.)
10-time world surfing champ Kelly Slater shot with 9shooter in S-mount configuration.
Read the 9shooter video & stills/Kelly Slater story here!
Video & stills shot @ same time with 9shooter beats NYT's method.
Check out some videos & stills of Kelly Slater shot with the 9shooter.
Model modeling 9shooter & shot with 9shooter. (Video & stills shot @ same time with 9shooter beats NYT's method.)
10-time world surfing champ Kelly Slater shot with 9shooter in S-mount configuration.
Read the 9shooter video & stills/Kelly Slater story here!
In the famous film A Fistful of Dollars which launched Clint Eastwood to international stardom, the following dialogue took place:
When a man with a .45 meets a man with a rifle, the man with the pistol will be a dead man.
That's very nice, but I'll stick with my .45.
When a man with .45 meets a man with a rifle, you said, the man with a pistol's a dead man. Let's see if that's true. Go ahead, load up and shoot.
Eastwood loads his .45 before Ramone can load his rifle, and hence his victory and the .45 revolver on the surfboard in 45surf!
Well, that very same theme is playing itself out today, in the context of the RED EPIC vs. the Canon-based NINE SHOOTER (9SHOOTER).
Over at the talented Vincent Laforet's blog, we are learning of the future of shooting stills with cameras that were designed primarily for film: http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2011/06/07/what-camera-did-i-use-to-make-this-still-picture/#comment-34093
Vincent Laforet & his RED EPIC rig, writing, "Some of you will ask: "Is this a GAME CHANGER?"" http://blog.vincentlaforet.com/2011/06/07/what-camera-did-i-use-to-make-this-still-picture/#comment-34093Vincent Laforet's above rig costs, in his words, "Right now the RED Epic is a $30,000+ camera that is far from accessible to most due to its price. ($58K with all of the accessories for the hand-machined "M" series – the factory made "X" series will be almost 1/3 cheaper.)."
The Nine Shooter system below costs under $5,000, less than 1/10 the price of the RED Epic equipped to catch stills. The 9shooter(TM) is smaller, far lighter, and has numerous other advantages such as dynamic image stabilization. And yes, it too can shoot video with a shallow-depth-of-field, by utilizing the video in the DSLR, when not using it for stills. And you can use standard Canon lenses and speedlight flashes with it!
The Game-Changing 9SHOOTER--Readily accessible to all photographers today! (Built with a Canon Ti3 DSLR, the price falls below $2000!)
I'm betting that the Canon 5D Mark iii will offer RAW video mode, making it all that much better for capturing stills, and that the Canon 5D Mark iv will offer the simultaneous capture of video and stills, about five years from now. But still, the 9shooter method is going to offer benefits in the way of redundancy, and I bet that the camcorders begin to offer more shallow-depth-of-field options, as Sony is already doing. So I think that Canon will beat RED, just as Linus Torvalds developing the Linux kernel on his home computer beat the professional flavors of UNIX that were developed at AT&T and IBM and other corportations, as it is linux which powers google (and thus this blog and youtube and facebook).
If you have $58,000 and are a professional weight-lifter, go with the RED EPIC today!
However, if you wish to begin shooting high-quality stills and HD, stabilized video today, for less than $4,500, go the 9shooting route!
Add in $100 or so for a 9shooter bracket, and you're good to go!
Rock on!
In the end of A Fistful of Dollars, the man with the smaller Colt .45 Revolver defeats the man with the rifle, as it comes down to who is the most nimble and quick. Don't wait for the price of the RED EPIC to drop < $5,000. Begin today, 9shooting--shooting video & stills at the same time!
Hero's Journey Entrepreneurship Principle #18: Take action! Begin today! Carpe Diem! "Real artists ship!"–Steve Jobs "The secret of getting things done is to act."-Dante (--from Dr. E's upcoming HERO'S JOURNEY MYTHOLOGY CODE OF HONOR book: http://elliotmcgucken.com/herosjourneymythology
--from Dr. E's upcoming HERO'S JOURNEY MYTHOLOGY CODE OF HONOR book: http://elliotmcgucken.com/herosjourneymythology)
Leonardo da Vinci: It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Steven Jobs: Real artists ship. (Shipping an actual, physical product will focus your energies in crucial manner. The devil is in the details, as are all the barriers to your competitors. So don't just create it to create it—create it to ship it—meaning that someone out there will order it, as it is useful to them.)
Dante: The secret of getting things done is to act.
Thomas Edison: Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination.
Stanley Kubrick: Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but the best thing that young filmmakers should do is to get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all.
Achilles: I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown. –Homer's Iliad
Jack London: The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Arthur Koestler: The principal mark of a genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers
John Bogle: Action, always action, is required on the ever-dangerous odyssey that each of our lives must follow. –Vanguard: Saga of Heroes speech
Sallust: Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Horace: Dum loquimur, fugerit invida aetas: carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. (As we speak cruel time is fleeing. Seize the day, believing as little as possible in the morrow.) —Odes, Book I, ode xi, line 8
Dale Carnegie: Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
Eckhart Tolle: Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be. . . Nothing ever happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now. The Power of Now, p. 41
Cicero: Tarditas et procrastinatio odiosa est. – (Delay and procrastination are troublesome.)
Amelia Earhart: The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
Thomas Fuller: He that will not sail 'til all dangers are over must never put to sea.
Achilles: I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again. –Homer's Iliad
Benjamin Franklin: Never leave until tomorrow that which you can do today.
Livy: Periculum in mora. - There is danger in delay.
Leonardo da Vinci: I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
Eckhart Tolle: Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life. —The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Virgil: Audentes fortuna iuvat. (Fortune favors the bold.) –Virgil's Aeneid
Horace: Dimidium facti qui coepit habet; sapere aude; incipe! (He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin!)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Psalm of Life:
Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead past bury its dead!
Act, - act in the living Present!
Heart within and God o'erhead.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.
Jospeh Campbell: Follow your bliss, and don't be afraid, and doors will open where there were none before.
Plutarch: When Demosthenes was asked what were the three most important aspects of oratory, he answered, ''Action, Action, Action.''
Nolan Bushnell (founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese): The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.
Ludwig von Mises: What distinguishes the Austrian School and will lend it everlasting fame is its doctrine of economic action, in contrast to one of economic equilibrium or nonaction.
Russell Crowe (Gladiator): If you want anything to actually change or to move ahead in your life you actually have to do it yourself, you can´t sit there and wait for somebody or talk about what you might want, you know, you should actually keep dreams and desires inside and let them burn a little bit, and then they might come true.
J. K. Rowling: It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. –Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, 1999
Orison Swett Marden: Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities. (Founder of Success Magazine)
Anton Chekhov: Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
Abraham Lincoln: You can't escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Amelia Earhart: The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Dr. E: Brands are defined not by ideas of virtue and excellence alone, but by action, as Aristotle writes, "We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have virtue and excellence because we have acted rightly."
Pablo Picasso: Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.
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Do you think primary teachers and principals should be striking? Thousands of teachers have taken industrial action on Wednesday, with dozens of rallies planned around the country. They aim to gain attention for better pay, conditions and incentives to attract new teachers. Although about 30,000 people in the profession are involved in the strike, not everyone agrees with it.
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Feedback on the new bus network
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Hi All,
For people who use the public transport and found the new bus network not working for them, I urge you to write to Metlink to express your view.
Someone was right, having a moan on social media is not going to make a difference. Having enough people writing to GWRC/Metlink may make a difference. Following is the letter I sent to Metlink/GWRC:
Dear Metlink,
I would like to provide some feedback on the new Wellington bus network. There have been multiple serious issues for commuters since the go live of the new networks nearly 2 weeks ago. Issues can be summarised into the following main categories:
• Excessive delays in getting to the destination
• Severe overcrowding during peak time
• Multiple transfers required to get to the destination adding to the delay
• Missing buses
• Some routes are now missing in the new network
• A lot of the transfer hubs are no more than ordinary bus stops which do not provide shelters against the rain/wind for transferring commuters.
Whilst Metlink would like to argue that these are teething issues when introducing a large and complex new network. In my humble opinion: Yes, there are teething issues which can be fixed (eg. Bus shelters) but the root cause of the problem is a flawed network design which is not fit for purpose for Wellington.
The old network is principally a point to point network whereas the new network is a hub and spoke model by and large. The new design has high frequency services leading to the hub and then transfer from the hub to the lower frequency artillery routes.
The theory of hub and spoke model is to reduce overall complexity of the network and optimise traffic flow through the entire network. A critical assumption of a hub and spoke design is that traffic must be allowed to flow unhindered from the spoke to the hub. Unfortunately, this assumption does not hold true given Wellington's geography and topography. Wellington has mostly single lane, narrow roads and the traffic flow is unpredictable at the best of time. A delay on the route leading to the hub will cause a domino effect throughout the entire network. This is what commuters are experiencing with excessive delays and more delays caused by missed connections.
I know GWRC has done computer modelling and simulation study on the new network, but I do not believe the computer model /simulation study had taken (enough) in to account the unpredictable nature of the Wellington single lane roads.
With the new design, having high frequency buses going to the hub does not actually improve the overall service. Often the high frequency buses do not show up and when they do show up, they are literally following one another. Personally, I have witnessed the No 22 High Frequency buses exhibit this behaviour over the last 7 days. They are either not on time or they follow closely one another at arrival at a stop. Another observation is that the time to load and unload a double decker is holding up all the other buses and cause a domino delay effect on the network
Notwithstanding the above, a design which requires multiple transfers to get to a destination in a compact city like Wellington is pure madness. Real world examples of where hub and spoke model have worked well have multi lane roads and/or dedicated bus lanes to ensure that traffic can get smoothly to the hub for a transfer to the spoke. Wellington does not have the luxury of multi lane roads or dedicated bus lanes.
The old point to point network is not perfect by any measure but it was largely working prior to it being de-commissioned. I would argue that the old point to point network is more suited to Wellington's topography and being a compact city in nature. All that is needed is a further refinement to the old network by introducing hub and spoke design where it makes sense rather than a wholesale change.
I would like to urge Metlink/GWRC to do the following for the sake of not creating further problems for the suffering commuters:
1. Rollback and re-instate the old network as soon as practicable
2. Initiate a study on how the old network can be refined further
3. Settle the pay and working conditions dispute with the bus drivers promptly and in good faith.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
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In the Balsa Wood Glider category, two students, Geoff Fulkerson and Kage Kistler, worked as a team. Both Geoff and Kage had the objective of making a glider that would be able to stay in the air for as long as possible when launched, before finally hitting the ground. When the results were given out, their glider ranked first place in the category, giving Costa Mesa's MESA Club a victory over the other schools.
Another student , Jesus Lopez, entered a project into the Balsa Wood Airplane Category, which is slightly different than the Balsa Wood Gliders. While the Balsa Wood Gliders needed to be launched using a launcher, Jesus' plane had to be hand thrown and equipped with a propeller, which is supposed to help the plane cut through the air. In the end, Jesus' plane made it into the top three winners, scoring third place in the competition. "Coming in third place with several other competitors, I think I did pretty good," said Jesus Lopez. The judges, however, docked points off of Jesus' plane after he wasn't able to produce an accurate drawing of his project. "I would have come in second, maybe even first if I had drawn my airplane and accurately measured it," explained Jesus," but I'm glad I came in third place."
In the Mousetrap Car Category, students had to construct a vehicle that would be able to move once the trap is set. Depending on the car made, the objective would differ. Valarie Keller and Jessica Vera entered a Mousetrap Car into the Accuracy portion, in which their Mousetrap Car would have to stop at a specific point and line up with a dot marked on the car itself. Their car managed to pull off third place in the Accuracy Portion giving Costa Mesa another win. Quan Nguyen's mission was to construct a Mousetrap car that would be able to move up a ramp. He won first place in his category, giving MESA a major win in the tournament. The last winner in the Mousetrap Category goes to Joseph Rouintree, who won first place in the Mousetrap Car Design portion. "I feel bad for the other competitors that spent time designing their cars," said Joseph, "I just walked in my room and grabbed a random Kinex Car I had built years ago, then strapped a mousetrap to it."
The MESA Club accumulated many wins this time and are proud of the accomplishment. "I feel the MESA Competition went really really well and I thought the students did a great job and worked really hard, even the ones that didn't win," replied Mr. Poveda, one of the coordinators of the MESA Club. Twelve of the MESA students would be competing once again in the regionals, which starts in the month April. "I am really proud of the students," said Mr. Poveda, "I think they did an amazing job."


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"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" (Phil 4:13)
I Can't Do This Alone
I realize that this weight loss project is a monumental task. I have had a love-hate relationship with food for sooo long. I have eaten for almost every reason except hunger. Now, dear Lord, I ask for your strength to allow me to honor You with my body. I ask that You allow me to be aware of each morsel that I consume and to evaluate why I'm eating it. Keep me conscious of the fact that my body is not my own–that I was bought with blood and that I can do all things through Christ who strentghtens me!


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Download the slides from this presentation: QAPS-Olmsted-slidesS2014
Topic: Overview of Q-APS (Program for Quantitative and Analytical Political Science): Social Science Research Support for Scholars
Speaker: Jonathan Olmsted
Time: Thursday, April 17, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: HRCC, 012 East Pyne, Lower Level
The Program for Quantitative and Analytical Political Science (Q-APS) offers training, consulting, and resources in support of social science and beyond. In this presentation, Jonathan Olmsted will outline and discuss examples of the ways Q-APS supports social science research at Princeton University for Princeton affiliates of all levels. The goal of this talk is to introduce these forms of support to a broader audience within the university.
SESSION RECAP: Jonathan provided a detailed overview of the various resources of Q-APS that are available to members of the campus. Though the focus of the presentation was on the social scientists Q-APS also works with humanists and those who, regardless of discipline, want to explore applying quantitative analysis to their research. Jonathan's review included past and current examples of Q-APS' support offerings including teaching…[more after the jump]
and learning targeting undergraduate and graduate/postdoc populations, as well as consulting and big data analysis. Their training offerings includes statistical computing boot camps, web-scraping and text-processing. Q-APS consulting service is available for all campus members from undergraduates working on JPs to faculty considering the best data analysis approach for a research design. To learn more visit their website and check out their courses and consulting service: http://q-aps.princeton.edu/
Jonathan Olmsted is a Senior Research Specialist in the Department of Politics and coordinates the Q-APS Consulting Service. His background is in social science and scientific computing. He joined the department in the winter of 2013 and is finishing his PhD in Political Science at the University of Rochester.


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Where does a mission to Mars begin? In this case, with a curious student in professor Hans Mark's "History of Spaceflight" class.
Inspired by a 1991 study by Mark's students on how to carry out a manned mission to Mars, aerospace engineering senior Susanne Plaisted began assembling a team known as the Mars Research Group.
"You can see Mars from Earth. It's not like an asteroid that's streaming by. It's something that's real, that everybody knows is there," Plaisted says.
In spring of 2012, the Mars Research Group began designing a multiphase plan that will use existing technologies to get humans to Mars within a decade, all while staying within NASA's space exploration budget.
The team is advised by Mark, who is a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and former chancellor of The University of Texas System, and Humboldt Mandell, a research fellow at UT's Center for Space Research. Mandell, former manager of the Mars/Lunar Space Exploration program at NASA's Johnson Space Center, uses his expertise to advise the team on the financial side of mission planning as well as how to interact with NASA. Mark, former NASA deputy director, former director of NASA Ames Research Center and former secretary of the U.S. Air Force, uses his vast experience to advise the team on both the technical and structural aspects of the mission.
The proposed mission could last up to a year, maybe more, including a 30-day stay on the Martian surface. Since staying within a reasonable budget is one of the team's main challenges, their design revolves around using existing technology. For example, the team would like to use Falcon Heavy, a launch vehicle in development by private aerospace company Space X.
"We want to use any technology that's available unless we need something that's just not," says Ryan Witte, aerospace engineering senior and a member of the Mars Research Group. "We want this to be something that if we gave it to NASA tomorrow and it got approved, they could start working on it immediately."
The main force driving the project is the possibility of generating governmental support for its implementation.
"I hope our mission will set up the existing infrastructure and that there will be many more missions, maybe even a colony on Mars," Plaisted says. "Mars can be a jumping point for further space exploration, whether that's manned space exploration or a platform to send things further."
The team's research is structured in levels. Level one concentrates on project goals, objectives, the duration of the mission and a plan of action for exploring Mars. Level two focuses on design specifics, including the launch vehicle, propulsion, landing procedures and human protection. Level three is still under development, but focuses on the team's knowledge base of the Martian surface and environment. The expected release date for the project is Spring 2014.
The team intends to present their research project at conferences, including the Mars Society Convention. With the support of Mark, they hope to capture the attention of field experts and legislative officials.
For this team, the project isn't just about designing a mission to Mars, it's about improving life on Earth. Mandell says that for the first billion years of Mars' existence "some life scientists [still] think Mars may have been even more suitable than Earth for the generation of life."
For Mark the most compelling reason for going to Mars is to further the search for evidence of past life within our solar system. "Life on Mars answers the important question as to whether we are unique in the universe or whether we're just one other village somewhere in the cosmos," he says.
The mission design incorporates Martian soil sample return, atmospheric studies and the creation of a lasting infrastructure for future missions not only to discover evidence of life on Mars, but also evidence of what could have happened to destroy past life on the planet.
Forty-four years ago, humans made it to the Moon in a decade with far less technology than exists today. Modern-day rockets are much better today, but Mark says the remaining question "is how to provide for the safe travel of humans for an extended period of time."
Using the knowledge from the progress already made on Mars with rovers and orbiting satellites and the experience of extended human spaceflight onboard the International Space Station, the team of Longhorn undergraduate aerospace engineers hopes to reach the next frontier within a decade.
"Why not?" Plaisted says. "I'm a college student going out into the world. I should be overly optimistic, right? It's the time in our life to try to change things."
A version of this story appears on the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics website as part of a celebration of Space Week 2013.
Related content:
Many aerospace engineering alumni, students and faculty have been involved with the Mars Curiosity Mission. Watch the Longhorn Network's video, "Longhorns on Mars" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd3A5nj67yA)
GRACE Mission Grows Up at the Cockrell School
Investigating Heat Shield Physics May Improve Design of Space Capsules
Preparing for a Return to the Moon


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- It is permitted to serve alcohol inside apartments to individuals of legal drinking age.
- However, if you wish to consume or serve alcohol in the public spaces of The Warehouse (e.g., the Colbert Room, TV Room, Media/Study Room, or the floor lounges), you must register the event, regardless of the event size. In addition, reservation of the event room is mandatory for events with more than 10 attendees, and optional for events with 10 attendees or fewer.
- All group events in public spaces of The Warehouse, whether or not they involve alcohol, must start and end before the onset of the day's Quiet Hours (10:00pm from Sunday to Thursday evenings, and 12:00pm on Friday and Saturday evenings).
- It is against the law to serve alcohol in public areas without appropriate registration, or to serve alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age. Failure to comply with the policies and procedures outlined below will result in any of the various applicable fines levied to your Bursar's account, a visit from the MIT Police, and any additional measures deemed appropriate by members of the MIT administration.
To plan and register an event where alcohol will be served, please follow the procedures outlined below.
Alcohol registration
Before the event:
For groups of 10 people or fewer:
- Submit the online WH Small Event Alcohol Form to register your event for alcohol. Print out the form's submission acknowledgement (the page that reads: "Your response has been recorded.")
- Bring the form submission acknowledgement to the front desk to show it to the staff member on duty. The front desk worker will let you check out the alcohol registration sign for that room, which can be held for up to 4 hours (the maximum permitted duration of your event), but not beyond the start of the day's Quiet Hours.
- Registration for small events of 10 people or fewer can be done immediately before the event, without a room reservation, but subject to last-minute room and alcohol sign availability.
- Small-group event alcohol registration is limited to 1 group at a time in the TV Room, Media/Study Room, and floor lounges. It is limited to 2 groups at a time in the Colbert Room. If you haven't formally reserved a room for your small-group event, it is recommended that you call the front desk (617-253-6588) in advance to check that your desired room is available.
- Since the submission of the WH Small Event Alcohol Form does not guarantee that either a room or an alcohol sign will be available, you may also wish to reserve a room for small-group events. To reserve a room and register an event for alcohol, see the procedures below for groups greater than 10 people, and view the room reservation policy for more detailed information on event room reservation.
For groups greater than 10 people:
Groups larger than 10 may only serve alcohol in the TV room (up to 15 people), the Media room (up to 20 people), or the Colbert Room (up to 50 people). The procedure to register is as follows:
- At least 5 days in advance: Reserve the room where you will host your event by filling out the room reservation form. Be sure to indicate your desire to serve alcohol. (For more information on room reservation, please see the room reservation policy.) When the reservation has been processed and approved by the Building RA, your event will be listed on the dorm calendar and will be marked "Alcohol Approval Pending".
- At least 5 days in advance: Register the event by going to www.atlas.mit.edu > "Event Planning" (lefthand panel) > "Register Event" (top panel). Fill out the "Register an Event" form completely and submit it.
- The Student Activities Office in the Student Center will review your event request. Approval may take up to 5 business days.
- When alcohol registration has been approved, please email firstname.lastname@example.com so that your calendar listing can be updated with the "Approved for Alcohol" status. Check the calendar on The Warehouse's website to ensure the "Approved for Alcohol" status posted correctly; until this occurs, alcohol may not be served or consumed at any event with more than 10 guests.
During the event:
- For events of 10 people or fewer: right before your event, display the alcohol registration sign prominently on the table in your event room. For events greater than 10 people: right before your event, print out and post the completed and approved Event Registration form on the door of your event room.
- The event host must stay sober and present at the event for its entire duration.
- There is a three-drink limit for all guests.
- Kegs and drinking games are strictly prohibited. This is a zero tolerance policy, violation of which will result in suspension of room reservation and alcohol privileges, a minimum $100 fine, and disciplinary action in accordance with MIT policy.
- Hosts and guests are prohibited from using or meddling with the sound system equipment in the Colbert Room. Violation of this policy will result in a fine of at least $10.
- Even though events are to begin and end before the start of Quiet Hours, please respect the needs of nearby residents by ensuring noise from your event does not exceed reasonable levels.
- You are responsible for the conduct of your guests, and will be personally liable for any damage or theft caused by you any of your guests during the event. In the event of damages to or theft of furniture, equipment, or other features of the room, your bursar's account will be billed for the full cost of repair or replacement.
After the event:
- Your event must conclude no later than 4 hours after its start time, and before the start of Quiet Hours. For events of 10 people or fewer: at the conclusion of your event, please return the alcohol registration sign to the front desk. Your bursar's account will be fined $25 for late returns. For events greater than 10 people: remove the Event Registration form from the door of your event room.
- Return furniture to original positions.
- Clean the event room:
- Dispose of unused food, drinks, bottles, and containers in garbage and recycling bins.
- If your event is on a Friday or Saturday, you must empty the garbage bins by taking all garbage bags to the dumpster at the back of the building.
- Wipe the tables clean (you may ask the front desk worker for a kit for this purpose).
- Pick up any food debris or garbage from the floor.
- NOTE: Failure to properly clean the room will result in a fine of at least $10, and up to the total cost of any required cleaning, repair, or replacement, levied through the Bursar's office.


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February 06. 2013 8:33AM
Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery
By MICHAEL MUSKAL
Los Angeles Times
The U.S. Postal Service, struggling under a financial load and facing tough competition, will stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning this summer, officials announced.
The announcement, which had been expected, is seen as an attempt to force Congress to deal with the Postal Service's increasing financial woes. Congress has tried to reorganize the agency, but efforts have been derailed because of politics.
Material prepared for a Wednesday news conference by Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe says that Postal Service market research and other research has indicated that nearly 7 in 10 Americans support the switch to five-day delivery as a way for the agency to reduce costs.
"The Postal Service is advancing an important new approach to delivery that reflects the strong growth of our package business and responds to the financial realities resulting from America's changing mailing habits," Donahoe said. "We developed this approach by working with our customers to understand their delivery needs and by identifying creative ways to generate significant cost savings."
The Postal Service contends that it has the authority to cut back service, though some in Congress insist that lawmakers have the final word. In any case, the announcement is expected to move the issue to a front burner.
According to postal officials, the end of Saturday delivery would begin on Aug. 1. The service said it will continue to deliver packages on Saturdays.
Ending Saturday service is estimated to save the agency about $2 billion a year. Officials said it lost about $16 billion in fiscal 2012, which ended Sept. 30 - about three times the loss it had a year ago.
The proposal comes as the agency has closed post offices and changed procedures to try to stem its hemorrhaging of billions of dollars in recent years. More people have been turning to alternatives to traditional mail service, including electronic tools such as email and outside competitors such as FedEx, both of which have seriously cut into the Postal Service's erstwhile monopoly.
Congress in recent years has prohibited the Postal Service from dropping Saturday mail delivery, but the initial response to Wednesday's announcement was more accepting of what might be inevitable.
"This common-sense reform would save the Postal Service more than $2 billion annually," two top Republicans, Rep. Darrell Issa of California and Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, said in a statement.
"In his recent inaugural address, President Obama spoke about the need to find real solutions to our nation's problems.
Supporting the U.S. Postal Service's plan to move forward with 5-day mail delivery is one such solution worthy of bipartisan support," they said.
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chaired by Issa, agreed that action was needed, but questioned whether the Postal Service could act alone.
"The Postal Service's declining mail volume poses a significant challenge, and the enactment of comprehensive postal reform legislation must be an urgent priority for the current Congress," Cummings said in a statement. "However, the issue of service delivery frequency should be addressed in that legislation rather than through arbitrary action by the Postal Service."
Recent national polls show that a majority of respondents support ending Saturday mail delivery, and Obama has proposed halting such service as part of his budget-cutting proposals. Though the Postal Service is a quasi-governmental, self-funding entity, its worker compensation and retirement plans are tied to the federal budget.