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Classic Update Kit - 1961-64 Chevy Impala Item Number: 510063
Complete Wiring Kit - 1961-64 Impala For
- Chevrolet Fullsize 1961
- Chevrolet Fullsize 1962
- Chevrolet Fullsize 1963
- Chevrolet Fullsize 1964
Kit Features:
- Replacement headlight switch with internal 30amp circuit breaker included. Retention collar nut, adjustable length shaft, and custom knob are also included.
- Standard turn signal flasher, hazard flasher mounted on fuse panel, and horn relay mounted on harness.
- Fuse box designed to fit in original location. All required hardware supplied. New ATO fuse panel allows for easy fuse and circuit breaker accessibility. Harness is laid out and formed to allow for nearly all after market accessories such as; gauge packages, wiper systems, heat and air conditioning systems, etc.
- Original switch connector bodies! (Exclusive to American Autowire)
- Steering column connectors will plug directly into most after market steering columns as well as 1961-1964 GM columns, which utilize stock GM turn signal switches.
- Along with wiring for your original dome/interior lighting we have included separate under dash light sockets.
- Instrument Cluster wiring is designed with a "cluster harness disconnect" system for easy service and assembly. All original terminals, connectors (exclusively from American Autowire), and light sockets are also supplied for original cluster gauges. However, the best aspect of the disconnect system is that any gauge cluster package can be easily and neatly wired in. This includes AUTOMETER, CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS, DAKOTA DIGITAL, STEWART WARNER, and VDO just to name a few.
- Rear body harness assembly is designed to plug into the main harness in the original location. Flexibility in harness design allows for original or custom routing. EXCLUSIVE! Rear body wiring includes backup light lead wires with correct light sockets, stop and tail light lead wires with correct light sockets, license plate lead wires, and fuel tank sender wire and connection. In addition, a complete preassembled trunk lid harness is also included at no extra charge!
- New floor dimmer switch is provided. Wire length and connection accommodate original floor mount dimmer switch.
- EXCLUSIVE! GM bulkhead connectors for the engine and front light wiring are included and ready for easy installation. Original or custom routing of the new harness is no problem!
- Engine wiring includes connectors for original points type as well as H.E.I. distributors. Power and tach connectors supplied for GM H.E.I. distributors. Alternator connectors are supplied for GM "SI" series internally regulated alternators. GM "CS" series alternator adapter is available separately.
- Front lighting includes extra long leads for special routing when custom under hood appearance is desired. All headlight, park light and directional light connectors and terminals are provided, as well as a switched trigger wire for electric fan relay (usually recommended with AC).
- You will find that with our inclusion all the original style light sockets, connectors, terminals, etc. packed into every aspect of this harness, it makes it the most complete system of its type in the industry!


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You are still reading Letters of Note, yes? A couple of recent letters include Bill Gates' infamous An Open Letter to Hobbyists — "most of you steal your software" — and a letter from Mick Jagger to Andy Warhol about the design of an album cover in which Jagger gives the impression of being the perfect client...do whatever you want and let me know how much to pay you.
Update: Jagger's letter to MC Escher didn't work out quite as well.
By the way, please tell Mr. Jagger I am not Maurits to him, but
Very sincerely,
M. C. Escher.
(thx, @pjdoland)

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Nonprofit exec says it will take "innovations and political courage" to solve debt problems, while a state chamber executive argues the state could learn lessons from belt-tightening in the private sector.
State Budget Solutions, a self-described nonpartisan nonprofit based in Virginia, calculated the debt of all 50 states and found a total of $4.19 trillion in red ink. California is the most indebted state — by far — but New Jersey ranks fourth, behind New York and Texas.
Bob Williams, president of State Budget Solutions, said the numbers indicate states are in the kind of trouble that can't be fixed with budget gimmicks or political posturing.
"There is no option for status quo or incremental adjustments," he said, in a press release. "Drastic reforms, innovations and political courage are needed to put our states back on the road to fiscal survival."
The group calculated each state's debt by adding regular debt, fiscal 2013 budget gaps, outstanding unemployment trust fund loans, and unfunded liabilities for pensions and other post-employment benefit. All told, New Jersey's debt totaled $282 billion. California's debt was $617 billion. Vermont had the lowest debt, at $5.8 billion.
Michael Egenton, senior vice president for government relations at the state Chamber of Commerce, said businesses keep an eye on state debt, though he said at the end of the day, businesses also realize that maintaining essential services and infrastructure costs money.
"The Northeast, where we are, is an expensive corridor, so it's costly when you think about maintaining those buildings, infrastructure and systems," he said. "If you look at those states (that have the highest debt), those are the states that have aging infrastructure usually."
Egenton said access to transportation is a key selling point for many businesses looking at New Jersey, as are other services like good schools. Of course, businesses also care about the tax burden, and groups including the chamber have pushed for tax cuts to help make New Jersey a more attractive place for business.
Egenton said he doesn't think the state has to choose between lowering the debt, cutting taxes and maintaining infrastructure, because he said there's plenty of unnecessary spending in the state budget.
"If you look in the ledger of the state bureaucracy, there are lots of areas of wasteful spending," he said.
The private sector has learned to do more with less during the recession, and Egenton said the government needs to learn those lessons, too. He said his fear is that politicians will lose the will power to scale back once the economic recovery takes hold.


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The No Bullsitters who were sitting at Cape May Point State Park on the southern tip of New Jersey. They had an astounding 132 species! Wow!
There were Big Sit circles in 40 of the 50 US states, begging the question of what the heck is WRONG with the 10 states with no Big Sit? [AR, HI, KS, KY, WY, TN, RI, NM, NV, MT]. A few of these have hosted Big Sits in the past so perhaps it's just a matter of not submitting their results. Here is a list of all the registered circles for 2012. And here is a link to lots of other stats for the 2012 Big Sit.
The species selected for the 2012 Golden Bird Prize was the sedge wren. From among the Big Sit circles that saw a sedge wren on the 2012 Big Sit, The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge "Wingers" lead by Dwight Cooley, were selected as the winners of The Golden Bird Prize.
|The sedge wren was the species selected as The Golden Bird for the 2012 Big Sit.
The Wingers had a very "wrenny" Big Sit, recording four wren species among their total: house, sedge, Carolina, and marsh wren. The Wingers plan to donate the $500 prize money from Swarovski Optik to the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association. This association, established in 1998, is an advocate for the Wheeler NWR complex and the National Wildlife Refuge Association. In addition, they sponsor and support many conservation and education projects on the refuge.
|The Wingers have held a Big Sit at Wheeler NWR in Alabama for many years.


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Protect against loss of in-flight data
To guard against loss of data when forwarding to an indexer, you can use the indexer acknowledgment capability. With indexer acknowledgment, the forwarder will resend any data not acknowledged as "received" by the indexer.
You enable indexer acknowledgment on the forwarder in
outputs.conf. By default, the feature is not active.
Indexer acknowledgment and indexer clusters
When you use forwarders to send data to peer nodes in an indexer cluster, it is a best practice to enable indexer acknowledgment. To learn more about forwarders and indexer clusters, including indexer acknowledgement and indexer clusters, see Use forwarders to get your data in the Splunk Enterprise Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers manual.
How indexer acknowledgment works in normal operation
The forwarder sends data continuously to the indexer, in blocks of approximately 64kB. The forwarder maintains a copy of each block in memory, in its wait queue, until it gets an acknowledgment from the indexer. While waiting, it continues to send more data blocks.
During normal operation, the indexer:
- Receives a block of data.
- Parses the data.
- Writes the data to the file system as events (raw data and index data).
- Sends an acknowledgment to the forwarder.
The acknowledgment tells the forwarder that the indexer received the data and successfully wrote it to the file system. Upon receiving the acknowledgment, the forwarder releases the block from memory.
If the wait queue is of sufficient size, it does not fill up while waiting for acknowledgments to arrive. It can, however, fill up quickly if network or hardware conditions prevent acknowledgments from getting back to the forwarder. See Indexer acknowledgment and forwarded data throughput for issues and ways to address them.
Note: To accommodate the data availability requirements of indexer clusters, the process of acknowledgement works somewhat differently with indexer clusters. To learn more about indexer acknowledgement and indexer clusters, see Use forwarders to get your data in the Splunk Enterprise Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers manual.
How indexer acknowledgment works when a failure occurs
When there is a failure in the round-trip process, the forwarder does not receive an acknowledgment. At this point it attempts to resend the block of data.
Reasons for lack of indexer acknowledgment
These are the reasons that a forwarder might not receive acknowledgment:
- Indexer goes down after receiving the data, possibly due to a hardware failure.
- Indexer is unable to write to the file system, possibly because the disk is full.
- Network goes down while acknowledgment is en route to the forwarder.
How the forwarder handles lack of indexer acknowledgments
After the forwarder sends a data block, it maintains a copy of the data in its wait queue until it receives an acknowledgment. Meanwhile, it continues to send additional blocks. If the forwarder doesn't get acknowledgment for a block within 300 seconds (by default), it closes the connection.
If the forwarder is in an auto-load-balancing configuration, it then opens a connection to the next indexer in the group (if one is available) and sends the data to it. If the forwarder is not set up for auto-load balancing, it attempts to open a connection to the same indexer as before and resend the data.
The forwarder maintains the data block in the wait queue until acknowledgment is received. After the wait queue fills up, the forwarder stops sending additional blocks until it receives an acknowledgment for one of the blocks, at which point it can free up space in the queue.
You can change the wait time by setting the
readTimeout attribute in
Other reasons the forwarder might close a connection to the indexer
There are three conditions that can cause the forwarder to close the network connection:
- Read timeout. The forwarder doesn't receive acknowledgment within 300 (default) seconds. This is the condition described above.
- Write timeout. The forwarder is not able to finish a network write within 300 (default) seconds. The value is configurable in
outputs.confby setting
- Read/write failure. This condition usually happens because the indexer has crashed or the network has failed.
In all these cases, the forwarder attempts to open a connection to the next indexer in the load-balanced group, or to the same indexer again if load-balancing is not enabled.
How lack of indexer acknowledgment can cause the duplication of indexed data
It is possible for the indexer to index the same data block twice. This can happen if there is a network problem that prevents an acknowledgment from reaching the forwarder. For instance, assume the indexer receives a data block, parses it, and writes it to the file system. It then generates the acknowledgment. However, on the round-trip to the forwarder, the network goes down, so the forwarder never receives the acknowledgment. When the network comes back up, the forwarder then resends the data block, which the indexer parses and writes as if it were new data.
To deal with such a possibility, every time the forwarder resends a data block, it writes an event to its
splunkd.log noting that it's a possible duplicate. The admin is responsible for using the log information to track down the duplicate data on the indexer.
Here's an example of a duplicate warning:
10-18-2010 17:32:36.941 WARN TcpOutputProc - Possible duplication of events with channel=source::/home/jkerai/splunk/current-install/etc/apps/sample_app /logs/maillog.1|host::MrT|sendmail|, streamId=5941229245963076846, offset=131072 subOffset=219 on host=10.1.42.2:9992
Enable indexer acknowledgment
Configure indexer acknowledgment on the forwarder by setting the
useACK attribute to
true in
You can set
useACK either globally or by target group, at the
[tcpout] or
[tcpout:<target_group>] stanza levels. You cannot set it for individual receiving indexers at the
[tcpout-server: ...] stanza level.
For more information, see the outputs.conf spec file.
[tcpout:<target_group>] server=<server1>, <server2>, ... useACK=true
Indexer acknowledgment and forwarded data throughput
The forwarder uses a wait queue to manage the indexer acknowledgment process. This queue has a default maximum size of 21MB, which is generally sufficient. In rare cases, you might need to manually adjust the wait queue size.
If you want more information about the wait queue, read this section. It describes how the wait queue functions as well as how to configure it.
How the wait queue size is configured
You do not set the wait queue size directly. Instead, you set the size of the in-memory output queue, and the wait queue sets to three times the output queue size. To configure the output queue size, use the
maxQueueSize attribute in
The default for the
maxQueueSize attribute is
auto. This is the recommended setting. It optimizes the queue sizes, based on whether indexer acknowledgment is active:
- When
useACK=true, the output queue size is 7MB and the wait queue size is 21MB.
- When
useACK=false, the output queue size is 500KB.
You can set
maxQueueSize to specific values if necessary. See the outputs.conf spec file for further details on
Note: When you turn on indexer acknowledgment, the increase in queue size takes effect only after you restart the forwarder.
Why the wait queue matters
If you enable indexer acknowledgment, the forwarder uses a wait queue to manage the acknowledgment process. Because the forwarder sends data blocks continuously and does not wait for acknowledgment before sending the next block, its wait queue maintains many blocks, each waiting for its acknowledgment. The forwarder continues to send blocks until its wait queue is full, at which point forwarding stops. The forwarder then waits until it receives an acknowledgment, which lets it release a block from its queue and thus resume forwarding.
A wait queue can fill up when something is wrong with the network or indexer. It can also fill up even when the indexer functions normally. This is because the indexer only sends the acknowledgment after it has written the data to the file system. Any delay in writing to the file system slows the pace of acknowledgment, which can lead to a full wait queue.
There are a few reasons that a normal functioning indexer might delay writing data to the file system (and thus delay sending acknowledgments):
- The indexer is very busy. For example, at the time the data arrives, the indexer might be dealing with multiple search requests or with data coming from a large number of forwarders.
- The indexer receives too little data.
For efficiency, an indexer only writes to the file system periodically -- either when a write queue fills up or after a timeout of a few seconds. If a write queue is slow to fill up, the indexer waits until the timeout to write. If data comes from only a few forwarders, the indexer can end up in the timeout condition, even if each of those forwarders sends a normal quantity of data. Since write queues exist on a per-hot-bucket basis, the condition occurs when a particular bucket gets only a small amount of data. Usually this means that a particular index gets only a small amount of data.
To ensure that throughput does not degrade because of a stalled forwarder, retain the default setting of
maxQueueSize=auto. In rare cases, you might need to increase the wait queue size so that the forwarder has sufficient space to maintain all blocks in memory while waiting for acknowledgments to arrive. On the other hand, if you have many forwarders feeding a single indexer and a moderate number of data sources per forwarder, you might be able to conserve a few megabytes of memory by using a smaller size.
When the receiver is a forwarder
You can also use indexer acknowledgment when the data transmission occurs via an intermediate forwarder; that is, where an originating forwarder sends the data to an intermediate forwarder, which then forwards it to the indexer. For this scenario, if you want to use indexer acknowledgment, it is recommended that you enable it along all segments of the data transmission. That way, you can ensure that the data gets delivered along the entire path from originating forwarder to indexer.
Assume you have an originating forwarder that sends data to an intermediate forwarder, which in turn forwards that data to an indexer. To enable indexer acknowledgment along the entire line of transmission, you must enable it twice: first for the segment between originating forwarder and intermediate forwarder, and again for the segment between intermediate forwarder and indexer.
If you enable both segments of the transmission, the intermediate forwarder waits until it receives acknowledgment from the indexer and then it sends acknowledgment back to the originating forwarder.
However, if you enable just one of the segments, you only get indexer acknowledgment over that part of the transmission. For example, say indexer acknowledgment is enabled for the segment from originating forwarder to intermediate forwarder but not for the segment from intermediate forwarder to indexer. In this case, the intermediate forwarder sends acknowledgment back to the originating forwarder as soon as it sends the data on to the indexer. It then relies on TCP to safely deliver the data to the indexer. Because indexer acknowledgment is not enabled for this second segment, the intermediate forwarder cannot verify delivery of the data to the indexer. This second case has limited value and is not recommended.
Control forwarder access
Migrate from a light forwarder
This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Universal Forwarder: 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, 7.0.6, 7.0.7, 7.0.8, 7.0.9, 7.0.10, 7.0.11, 7.0.13, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.1.7, 7.1.8, 7.1.9, 7.1.10, 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.9, 7.2.10


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With the snow finally falling this morning here in Vail and Loveland Mountain and A-Basin opening this weekend, I think it's safe to say the winter ski season has begun! So get out your skis and boards and gear up! If you know you are going to ski or ride more than 7 days this season there is still time to get an Epic Pass , it is the best deal, and if you have to travel to get here there are some great specials out there. Vail Snowdaze has an amazing lineup this year with some good hotel specials and you can't beat free concerts! Vail is also introducing a new family oriented festival called Vail Holidaze, from December 18th to 25th.
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Cheesecake Popsicles
(8) 5-ounce Dixie Cups
popsicle sticks
8 sheets graham crackers, crushed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 (small) packages cheesecake instant pudding mix
4 cups milk
sliced strawberries and blueberries
Crush your graham crackers into small pieces, using a food processor, blender, rolling pin–whatever you've got!
Stir in melted butter to combine.
Combine pudding mix and milk, whisking together until smooth.
Add a small layer (a spoonful or so) of pudding mix to the bottom of your cups.
Next, add a layer of your graham cracker "crust" (again, about a spoonful).
On top of your graham cracker crumbs, layer in a few sliced berries. Fill cups up the rest of the way with the remaining pudding mix.
Insert popsicle sticks and freeze until set.
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April 17, 2012
For more information contact:
Karen Wuertz (312) 781-1335, firstname.lastname@example.com
Larry Dyekman (312) 781-1372, email@example.com
National Futures Association, CFTC and AARP co-sponsor "Avoiding Fraud is Your Best Money Strategy" during Money Smart Week
April 17, 2012, Chicago - National Futures Association (NFA), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and AARP will co-sponsor a seminar that aims to provide individuals and community leaders with the tools they need to help protect themselves and others from investment fraud. The seminar, "Avoiding Fraud is Your Best Money Strategy," will be held on Thursday, April 26 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the AARP Illinois office, 4th floor conference room, located at 222 N. LaSalle, in Chicago, Illinois.
This event is one of a series of free classes, seminars and activities promoting financial education that will take place during Money Smart Week Chicago (April 21-28), coordinated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
During the seminar, representatives from the CFTC and NFA will provide attendees with advice on how to identify the warning signs and avoid investment fraud.
"Investment fraud occurs all too often and affects people from all walks of life," said NFA Senior Vice President Karen Wuertz. "That's why we offer simple, practical steps everyone can take to avoid becoming a victim of a financial con artist."
"When making important financial decisions, even simple actions like asking a few smart questions can help set people on the right course," said CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler. "CFTC exists to protect Americans in financial markets and to ensure the integrity of the marketplace for investors."
"After a lifetime of preparing for a secure retirement, too many older Americans are having their security threatened by financial predators," said Ryan Gruenenfelder, Associate State Director for AARP Illinois. "AARP is proud to co-sponsor this informative session that will give people the tools and resources they need to avoid becoming a victim."
Anyone wishing to attend the NFA/CFTC/AARP program should pre-register by calling (312) 458-3607.
CFTC - www.cftc.gov/consumerprotection
NFA - www.nfa.futures.org/investors/index.html
AARP - www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud
For more information on Money Smart Week events visit www.moneysmartweek.org/Chicago.


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Pokie trust obtained licence by deception – Gambling Commission
5 August 2014
The Department of Internal Affairs has welcomed a decision by the Gambling Commission which has found that a Blenheim based gaming machine society, Bluegrass Holdings Limited, obtained its licence to operate pokie machines by deception and that a decision to cancel its Class 4 operator's licence was warranted.
The Commission's decision, published today, 5 August 2014, comes after a two year protracted and complicated process between Bluegrass Holdings and the Department.
Internal Affairs' Acting Director of Gambling Compliance, Raj Krishnan, says action was taken to cancel Bluegrass's licence in July 2012 because of concerns about the suitability of Bluegrass's operations including the actions of particular key individuals.
"Bluegrass's deliberate and repeated efforts to deceive the Secretary were intolerable. There is no room for such behaviour in the gambling sector and we are pleased that those involved will now need to move on.
"We put a lot of effort into this case as we believe ensuring the integrity of the gambling sector is of great importance. Gaming machine societies exist to distribute funds for the community. Millions of dollars are involved and the utmost integrity is required," says Mr Krishnan
The Gambling Commission found that Bluegrass provided false and misleading information to Internal Affairs about its funding, those involved in the society and the role of Blenheim man Mike O'Brien in particular.
Mike O'Brien is well-known in the harness racing community and is the son of Patrick O'Brien, former chairman of Harness Racing New Zealand and former chair of Bluegrass, which primarily provided grant money to the racing sector.
The Commission says documentary evidence indicates Mike O Brien "covertly exercised influence over the society's grants and operation…." (Paragraph 66)
The Commission's decision notes that the efforts to deceive the Department were repeated and took place from the time of Bluegrass's initial application, through the investigation process and continued during the course of formal proceedings. The deceit stemmed from Bluegrass's failure to advise the true source of funding to establish the society as well as the role of Mike O'Brien.
"It is unlikely that the Secretary [of Internal Affairs] would have granted the licence application if he had known either that the money had been advanced by Mike O'Brien or that its ultimate source was three racing clubs. The Appellant obtained its licence by providing materially false and misleading information to the Secretary." (Paragraph 82)
The Commission also found there was evidence that Bluegrass was open to being influenced by its venue operators, contrary to the Gambling Act 2003 and it believed that allowing venue operators to exercise influence over grants was necessary to its survival. (Paragraph 65)
The Commission found the evidence of Bluegrass's present chair, Blenheim electrician, Peter Gurr not to be sufficiently credible and compelling to remove the doubts as to Bluegrass's suitability.
The Commission says the nature of the deception means it is appropriate for Bluegrass's licence to be cancelled to "deter other applicants from similar attempts in the future".
"The circumstances of the case illustrate that detection of this sort of deception is difficult and it is important therefore that the consequences following detection are sufficiently serious to prevent the operation of licensing regime being undermined by the provision of false or misleading information for the advantage of applicants." (Paragraph 89)
Mr Krishnan says: "This type of behaviour detracts from the good work of many others who distribute pokie grants for the benefit of the community. We'd encourage operators to take close note of this decision and let it serve as a benchmark as to what is expected from them.
"This type of deceptive conduct and efforts to mislead are also captured in investigations presently being conducted by Internal Affairs, the Serious Fraud Office and Police."
Bluegrass Holdings Ltd owns 144 gaming machines (pokies) at eight pubs around New Zealand.
"Internal Affairs is currently assessing the behaviour of the people who are responsible for the gaming machines at those venues. We have a duty to the wider community to ensure that venue operators are ethical and uphold the law. Whether those pubs will be allowed to continue operating pokies will depend on whether we are satisfied that all the relevant criteria are met," says Mr Krishnan.
In accordance with the Commission's decision the licence cancellation will come into effect on 18 August 2014.
Questions and Answers
1. What happens on 18 August to the pokie machines owned by Bluegrass?
Once Bluegrass's licence to operate is cancelled on 18 August all its machines are turned off.
We'd expect the machines to be sold possibly to another gaming machine society. (See Q5 for further details)
2. Doesn't this action mean less money will go into the community?
There is no evidence to suggest that overall gambling profits will decrease if the venues in question cease to offer gambling. Those who gamble at these venues are likely to simply gamble elsewhere if the venues lose their licences.
3. What happens to the money already collected from people gambling on the machines?
The Gambling Act (2003) specifies that once a society's licence is cancelled the remaining net proceeds from its Class 4 gambling must be distributed to authorised purposes in the community within 20 working days, unless a further period is agreed to by the Secretary (for Internal Affairs).
Internal Affairs will be working with Bluegrass to ensure the correct distribution takes place.
4. What happens to the organisations which received money from Bluegrass last year?
No organisations which have had their funding applications already accepted by Bluegrass should lose out.
Bluegrass was set up to primarily distribute funds to the racing sector.
There is nothing to stop the racing clubs (or other community organisations) that received funds from Bluegrass from applying for pokie grants from other gaming machine societies, which are the organisations responsible for distributing the proceeds from gaming machines to the community.
5. What happens to the eight pubs which have Bluegrass machines? Can they transfer to another society?
Yes they can, however this requires a fresh licence application to be made to the Department for each venue, and we will assess each application on a case by case basis. We will assess in detail both the behaviour of the venues and the history of compliance of the societies applying to take the venues on. We have a duty to the wider community to ensure that the operators in the gambling sector are ethical and uphold the law.
Each time the Secretary (of Internal Affairs) makes an approval decision in respect of an application by a society to take on a new venue, he must be satisfied of both the venue's ability and the society's ability to operate in a compliant fashion. We will not grant a venue application until we have worked through the enquiries we need to make to be sure that these venues and societies are compliant in all respects.
It should be noted a recent decision by the Gambling Commission emphasises that the onus is on the applicant society to satisfy Internal Affairs that the relevant criteria are met.
6. Does the action of DIA mean that those pubs will go under?
If a venue is compliant with the law and aligns with a compliant gaming machine society, then there is no reason why is should not continue to be able to operate pokie machines.
We should point out that pubs host pokie machines voluntarily, and when they do, they are only able to recover the cost associated with hosting those machines, up to a limit. The Gambling Act did not intend for pubs to make profits from hosting pokie machines. Therefore, if these venues are dependent on the money from pokies for their survival something is wrong with the underlying viability of the venue
7. Does this action mean that those involved in Bluegrass will never be able to operate in the pokie sector again?
Yes, it is our intention to ensure the integrity of a sector which generates approximately $800 million per annum in turnover. Given the large amount of funding generated by gambling the highest levels of sector integrity are vital to make sure that the community doesn't lose out on much needed grant money, and that those in the sector, who comply and do the right thing, aren't undermined.
Our recent actions demonstrate that we will detect unlawful and dishonest behaviour, and take whatever action necessary to reduce and eliminate non-compliance.
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Online PR Degree Graduate Programs
Pursuing online PR degree graduate programs could give you the best opportunity to develop or improve your knowledge and skills and potentially delve into the PR industry – all from the comfort of your living room. Online courses provide a unique top learning format that could meld into your current routine, enabling you to continue things such as your current career, while facilitating the journey towards your academic goal. Continue down the page for a comprehensive, helpful guide to online PR graduate programs programs.
Online Public Relations Graduate Programs: The Basics
Many people choose to pursue online PR degree graduate programs to either potentially enhance their current professional prospects or to gain skills and knowledge that may be necessary to pursue a career in the bustling media industry. What's great about this specific program is that the PR skills are not limited to just future PR career paths, but could be applicable to a wide array of media and communications career paths. Some potential entry-level careers you could pursue by earning a bachelor's degree in public relations, and could possibly benefit from pursuing a graduate degree, may include:
- Public relations specialist
- Sales agent
- Market research analyst
- Event planner
- Writer[i]
As a potential added bonus – one many students might be excited to hear – these careers are projected to possibly see a growth in employment according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. From 2021 to 2031, public relations specialists are projected to see 8% growth (Source: BLS.gov), market research analyst 19% (Source: BLS.gov), event planner 18% (Source: BLS.gov), and writers 4% (Source: BLS.gov). Earning a PR graduate degree could possibly prepare you to jump start a career in this field confidently and with the necessary knowledge and skills to potentially see career enhancement.
The Difference Between PR and Advertising
PR and advertising may seem similar at a cursory glance and this is only reinforced when they are often combined into one department in the workplace. Both of these industries have the same goal – to disseminate a message to the public at large about their client. Where they differ is in how they go about distributing their information. Those in advertising pay money to media outlets to share their message while PR professionals rely on dispersing theirs to a wide range of channels in the hopes that they may share it.
Which Online Public Relations Graduate Programs May Be Perfect for You?
Online PR degree graduate programs are offered in a variety of format so that students like yourself may easily incorporate your academic pursuits into your preexisting schedule, whether that includes working, family care, or other pursuits. What may help further refine your search is knowing exactly what you want to get out of your program. Answering the following questions might help refine your search:
- Have you taken the GRE/GMAT examination?
- How long do I want my degree program to take?
- What aspect of educational curriculum or instruction do I want to study?
- What possible professional enhancement do you want this degree to help with?
Answering these questions before you browse potential programs below could help focus your search to include perfect PR graduate programs for your lifestyle and professional goals.
Public Relations Master's Degree Programs
Public relations master's degree programs build upon the skills learned in an undergraduate PR setting. Due to this, programs may require you to submit 2.5 to 2.75 undergraduate GPA in a related field. Additionally, many programs require the completion and submission of GRE/GMAT exam scores as part of the application process.
If you've begun to investigate some potential master's degree programs, you may have come across some of these common degree offerings:
- Master of Arts in Public Relations
- Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication – Public Relations
- Master of Science in Public Relations
- Master of Arts in Public Relations and Image Management
These programs may touch on or address different, specific aspects of the PR industry, but also engage with some common core curriculum necessary for media related work. Students may engage with topics such as PR history & theory, media strategies, brand development and management, international relations, and crisis management to build their media toolbox for possible future professional settings.
With these course requirements in mind, completing a public relations master's program usually takes students 1 to 2 years. Programs vary though, so be sure to contact your preferred school.
Online Public Relations Graduate Certificate Programs
Online PR Graduate Certificate Programs may be a great opportunity to gain valuable PR industry knowledge and skills without earning an undergraduate degree in the same field. This could make applying to this graduate program more accessible for students new to communications. Additionally, these programs may not require scores which could save you time and money when applying. While these programs may not require an undergraduate degree in a similar field, they do often require the submission of an undergraduate GPA. Many require students to submit a 2.75 to 3.0 GPA
PR graduate certificate programs offer an abbreviated curriculum that touches on the key concepts of the PR industry. These skills and knowledge are the essentials for participating in the field without necessarily touching on other electives. Students may engage with topics such as managing social media campaigns, writing press releases, brand portfolios, and crisis communication in order to strengthen their PR skills. This shortened coursework also affects completion time, with many programs capable of completion within 1 year. Program lengths vary by school.
Pursuing a Public Relations Graduate Program Online
Online PR degree graduate programs may be a great choice for those working or maintaining other aspects of their life while pursuing their education. This program format enables students to log into their classes at their own convenience. This means you decide when your class times are so that it doesn't interfere with your current routine.
The online format may also tap into some aspects of on-campus degree programs. Many programs offer access to their online libraries and databases for your research and studies. Additionally, some schools may offer a lecture streaming service so that you can tune into class live.
Find a Perfect Online Public Relations Graduate Program Today!
With this information at your fingertips, you could have everything you need to continue your search for a PR graduate program. To take the next step, browse the list of program links below. To further refine the search, select your preferred degree program from the menus above. This should help cater the list more specifically to your desired program. Once you find a program that meets your requirements, click through the link to request more information. To apply, visit your intended program's official site. A perfect public relations graduate program for you could be just below this paragraph!
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Animal Bites
Each year millions of people in the United States are bitten by animals. Most bites occur on the fingers of the dominant hand, but animal bites can also occur about the head and neck area.
Most animal bites are from dogs. Cat bites are the second most common type of animal bite. The risk of infection from a cat bite is much higher than a bite from a dog.
A major concern about an animal bite is the possibility of rabies. Because most pets in the United States are vaccinated, most cases of rabies result from the bite of a wild animal, such as a skunk, bat, or raccoon. Only a few people die from rabies in the United States each year, and most deaths are due to bat bites. In other countries, dog bites are the most common source of rabies. Rabies causes an estimated 55,000 deaths worldwide each year.
Even if a bite does not break the skin, it may cause crushing and tearing injury to underlying bone, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. If the skin is broken, there is the additional possibility of infection.
Signs of an infection include:
- Warmth around the wound
- Swelling
- Pain
- Discharge of pus
- Redness around a puncture wound
Signs of damage to tendons or nerves include:
- An inability to bend or straighten the finger
- A loss of feeling over the tip of the finger
A physician should be contacted and told how the bite was received and to ask what treatment is needed. The physician will wash the wound area thoroughly and check for signs of nerve or tendon damage. The arm may be examined to see whether there are signs of a spreading infection.
Immediate First Aid
The bitten area should not be put into the mouth. The mouth contains bacteria, which can cause infection.
Superficial Wounds
For superficial wounds, the area should be washed thoroughly with soap and water or an antiseptic, such as hydrogen peroxide or alcohol. An antibiotic ointment should be applied and the wound should be covered with a nonstick bandage.
The area should be watched carefully for signs of damaged nerves or tendons. Some bruising may develop. The wound should heal within a week to 10 days. If it does not, or if there are signs of infection or damage to nerves and tendons, medical help should be sought.
Presence of Bleeding
Direct pressure should be applied to the area using a clean dry cloth and the area should be elevated. If an area is not actively bleeding, it should not be cleaned.
The wound should be covered with a clean sterile dressing and medical attention should be sought.
If the wound is to the face, head, or neck, medical help should be sought immediately.
Medical Assistance
The physician will probably leave the wound open (without stitches), unless there is a facial wound. X-rays and a blood test may be needed. A tetanus shot and a prescription for antibiotics may be prescribed.
If the tendons or nerves have been injured, a specialist may be consulted for additional treatment.
The incident should be reported to the public health department. They may ask for assistance in locating the animal. This is so that the animal can be confined and observed for symptoms of rabies.
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On the Value of Getting bin Laden
I don't have too much to add to Greg Sargent's take on the "Jimmy Carter would have given the order" Romney claim, but just to summarize:
1. The mission that killed bin Laden was risky in operational terms, in international political terms, and probably in domestic political terms. It's not quite right to say that the failure of Eagle Claw cost Carter the 1980 election, but it surely didn't help. Moreover, Obama could opted for the less risky, more destructive, less certain bombing attack.
2. There is no guarantee whatsoever that Republicans would have given Obama a pass on the failure of the mission to net bin Laden, or if it had resulted in substantial U.S. casualties. 2011 ain't 1980; indeed, I'd have been extremely surprised if the failure of a bin Laden mission didn't become central to alterna-Romney's national security pitch.
3. Romney accepted this risk in 2007 when he implied that getting bin Laden wasn't a priority. Romney may have even been right (although killing or capturing bin Laden was clearly worth some risk), but in saying so he clearly put himself in foreseeable political jeopardy. As it turned out, the mission could be accomplished at substantially less cost than Romney suggested, which is also a problem.
4. This is what it looks like when Democrats go for the jugular. It's hardly barbaric for the campaign to trumpet the President's role in killing a man suspected of the mass murder of Americans.


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It seems like no more than a month or two passes before I discover another kid's show featuring scooters. This time it's an Italian show even though it looks like it came straight from the shores of Japan.
Here's a description of what the "Winx Club" is all about according to Wikipedia:
"Winx Club is an action and fantasy show combined with comedic elements. In the mystical dimension of Magix, three special schools educate modern fairies, ambitious witches and supernatural warriors, and wizards from all over the magical universe."
Oh and Bloom (the main character) rides a scooter.
You can get Bloom doll with her bright pink scooter for $20 on the ToysRUS site. The puzzle was featured in a recent eBay auction and is harder to find.
Watch the TV Commercial for the Bloom Scooter Doll in some language that is definitely not Italian.


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This month, ElderTreks president Gary Murtagh has been touring with our Kingdoms of South Africa group, and while there the group paid a visit to the De Wildt Cheetah Centre where he met Zorro. And it turns out Gary is a 'cat person', because he adopted Zorro on behalf of Eldertreks and the Kingdoms of South Africa tour he joined.
The De Wildt Centre, recently renamed the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre after its founder, has been a leader in the study and preservation of cheetahs since its establishment in 1971. Having successfully bred over 800 cubs in their sanctuary, the Centre is instrumental in helping maintain what are rapidly dwindling cheetah populations in South Africa. In fact, numbers are estimated at less than 1000, only half of which roam free in the wild.
Balancing wildlife preservation along with human needs is a challenge, to which there are no simple solutions, especially when it comes down to a choice between a farmer feeding his family or killing a wild cat. This is where the Centre's research and partnerships have already helped: De Wildt has partnered with another South African program that raises Anatolian shepherd dogs that are used to help farmers protect their livestock from cheetah attacks. Using these natural guard dogs to protect livestock has reduced losses to predators from between 95 and 100%. Which means there is no need for farmers to kill cheetahs in order to protect their livelihood.
© Jon Mountjoy
As a tour operator, we take our responsibility to sustainable travel seriously, and by adopting Zorro, these funds help contribute to the Centre's ongoing breeding and preservation initiatives, not only with cheetahs, but also other endangered species. It's one more way ElderTreks gives back.
For more information on the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre, click here.


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'Paint It!'
Exhibition featuring artwork created by 25 juried artists during the recent three-day plein air painting event in Ellicott City will be on view July 15-Aug. 23 in Gallery I at the Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road in Ellicott City. A reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, July 15. Information: 410-313-2787 or hocoarts.org.
'Drama Mini Week'
During the event being held Monday-Friday, July 15-19, at Laurel Mill Playhouse, students ages 6-11 will explore the world of drama through games, techniques for acting and stage work, puppetry and more. Students will also learn how to stand and how to be heard when on stage. An end-of-session performance will be held at noon Friday, July 19 at 508 Main St. Tickets are $58 per person. Information: 301-452-2557.
Calling all artists
•The Meeting House Gallery at Oakland Mills Interfaith Center is accepting applications from artists for its "Season of Light" exhibition beginning in November and for a nature exhibition beginning in January. For applications and more information, go to themeetinghouse.org.
•The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House is accepting applications for artists to exhibit in 2014. Applications will be reviewed in the spring for artists to exhibit next year. The deadline to apply is June 1. For applications, go to wildelake.org/events. Send completed applications to: Carole Black, Gallery Director, Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia 21044, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Volunteers needed
Voices for Children, Howard County's Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, seeks volunteers to train and match to children, up to 21 years old, who are living in foster care. Volunteers must be 21 and pass a criminal background check. Training will be offered from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays for eight weeks beginning Sept. 20 in Ellicott City. For an application and more information, call 410-740-0933 or go to voicesforchildren.org.
Gardening volunteers
The Howard County Conservancy seeks Wednesday morning drop-in gardening volunteers from 9:30 a.m. to noon to help maintain its themed and native plant gardens. All levels of experience welcome. For information, call Tabby Fique at 410-465-8877 or go to hcconservancy.org.
Skills park
Rockburn Skills Park, targeted toward mountain bikers and trail runners, features a pump track, flow trail, descending trail, climbing trail and an uphill return trail. The 450-acre Rockburn Branch Park includes 7.4 miles of trails, woodlands, marshes and stream valleys, multipurpose athletic fields, baseball diamonds, tennis and basketball courts, two playgrounds, an 18-hole disc golf course and picnic pavilions. Information: go to rockburnskillspark.org.
Guided hikes
The Howard County Conservancy offers free guided hikes and talks on the second Saturday of each month. Visitors can enjoy an easy walk in the meadows and woods of the conservancy, 10520 Old Frederick Road in Woodstock. Information: call 410-465-8877 or go to hcconservancy.org.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits, a social club for people diagnosed with early memory loss or dementia, meets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the 50+ Center at the Gary J. Arthur Community Center, 2700 Route 97, Cooksville. Highlights include therapeutic activities, including music, art and exercise, as well as a support group. A daily fee of $30 includes snacks, lunch, coffee and tea. The program is sponsored by the Howard County Office on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Maryland. Information: call Judy Miller at 410-313-5441 or email email@example.com.
Spanish speakers
The Foreign-Born Information and Referral Network, 5999 Harpers Farm Road, Suite 200-E, Columbia, needs Spanish-speaking volunteers to greet clients, answer basic questions, make appointments and support the staff. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday; other times may be considered. Information: call 410-992-1923, ext. 14.


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DRAFT: Synopsis 19: Command Line Interface
Created: 12 Dec 2008
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2014 Version: 28
This is a draft document. This document describes the command line interface. It has changed extensively from previous versions of Perl in order to increase clarity, consistency, and extensibility. Many of the syntax revisions are extensions, so you'll find that much of the Perl 5 syntax embedded in your muscle memory will still work.
Notable features described in the sections below include:
++ metasyntax allows options to be passed through to subsystems
This interface to Perl 6 is special in that it occurs at the intersection of the program and the operating system's command line shell, and thus is not accessed via a consistent syntax everywhere. A few assumptions are made here, which will hopefully stand the test of time: All command-line arguments are assumed to be in Unicode unless proven otherwise; and Perl is born of Unix, and as such the syntax presented in this document is expected to work in a Unix-style shell. To explore the particularities of other operating systems, see Synopsis 25 (TBD).
The command line is broken down into two basic elements: a program, and arguments. Each command line element is whitespace separated, so elements containing whitespace must be quoted. The program processes the arguments and performs the requested actions. For rakudo compiled with both MoarVM and JVM backends, respectively
perl6-m and
perl6-j. With one compiled backend, the command can be shortened to
perl6 It is followed by zero or more arguments. The program portion of the command line is made available at run-time via the
PROCESS::<$PROGRAM> variable (normally accessed as
$*PROGRAM) as an
Command line arguments are broken down into options and values. Each option may take zero or more values. After all options have been processed, the remaining values (if any) generally consist of the name of a script for Perl to execute, followed by arguments for that script. If no values remain, Perl 6 implicitly opens STDIN to read the script. If you wish to pass arguments to a script read from STDIN, you must specify STDIN by name (
- on most operating systems).
You may find yourself typing your favorite Perl 5 options, even after Christmas has arrived. As you'll see below, common options are provided which behave similarly. Less common options, however, may not be available or may have changed syntax. If you provide Perl with unrecognized command-line syntax, Perl gives you a friendly error message. If the unrecognized syntax is a valid Perl 5 option, Perl provides helpful suggestions to allow you to perform the same action using the current syntax.
Several features have not changed from Perl 5, including:
Option... Still means... -a Autosplit -c Check syntax -e *line* Execute -F *expression* Specify autosplit field separator -h Display help and exit -I *directory*[,*directory*[,...]] Unshift CompUnitRepo::Local('s) to @?INC -n Act like awk -p Act like sed -S Search PATH for script -T Enable taint mode -v Display version info -V Display verbose config info
All of these options have extended syntax, and some may have slightly different semantics, so see "Option Reference" below for the details.
Some Perl 5 command-line features are no longer available, either because there's a new and different way to do it in Perl 6, or because they're no longer relevant. Here's a breakdown of what's been removed:
Sets input record separator. Missing due to lack of specification in Synopsis 16. There is a comment about this in the "Notes" section at the end of this document.
Control Unicode features. Perl 6 has Unicode semantics and assumes a UTF-8 command-line interface (until proven otherwise, at which point this functionality may be readdressed).
Debugging commands. Replaced with the
++BUG metasyntactic option.
Execute a line of code, with all features enabled. This is specific to Perl 5.10, and not relevant to Perl 6, where
-e performs this function.
Modify files in-place. Haven't thought about it enough to add yet, but I'm certain it has a strong following. {{TODO review decision here}}
Enable automatic line-ending processing. This is the default behavior.
use/no module. Replaced by
Run option through C preprocessor. This caused problems for Perl 5, and is completely obsolete now.
Enable rudimentary switch parsing. By default, Perl 6 parses the arguments passed to a script using the signature supplied by the user in the MAIN routine (see "Declaring a MAIN subroutine" in S06).
Enable taint warnings mode. Taint mode needs more thought, but it's much more likely that the
-T switch will take options rather than use a second command-line flag to implement related behavior.
Dump the core after parsing the program. This has been deemed obsolete.
Allow unsafe operations. This is extremely dangerous and infrequently used, and doesn't deserve its own command-line option.
Enable warnings. This is the default behavior.
Enable all warnings. This is infrequently used, and doesn't deserve its own command-line option.
Disable all warnings. This is infrequently used, and doesn't deserve its own command-line option.
Command line options are parsed using the following rules:
-, or
-o and
-O are not the same option.
-- or
-ab means
-a -b. When a single-character option which requires a value is clustered, the option may appear only in the final position of the cluster.
/, for example
-/n. Negated single-character options cannot appear in a cluster. In practice, negated options are rare anyway, as most boolean options default to False.
' is not allowed, and single-character options may be any character or number.
-- and
-e <program> signal the parser to stop option processing. Arguments following a bare
-- (with no identifier) or a
-e are always parsed as a list of values, even if they look like valid options.
Delimited options allow you to transparently pass one or more options through to a subsystem, as specified by the special options that delimit those options. They are parsed according to the following rules:
++. You'll usually use two plus characters, but more are allowed to avoid ambiguity when nesting delimited options.
-- option does not suppress searching for the closing delimiter. That is, only the rest of the arguments within the delimiters are treated as values.
These options are made available in dynamic variables matching their name, and are invisible to
MAIN() except as
%*OPTS<name>. For example:
++PARSER --setting=Perl6-autoloop-no-print ++/PARSER
is available inside your script as
%*OPTS<PARSER>, and contains
--setting=Perl6-autoloop-no-print. Since eager matching is used, if you need to pass something like:
++foo -bar ++foo baz ++/foo ++/foo
you'll end up with
%*OPTS<foo> = '-bar ++foo baz';
which is probably not what you wanted. Instead, add extra
+ characters
+++foo -bar ++foo baz ++/foo +++/foo
which will give you
%*OPTS<foo> = '-bar ++foo baz ++/foo';
allowing you to properly nest delimited options.
The actual storage location of
%*OPTS may be either in
PROCESS::<%OPTS> or
GLOBAL::<%OPTS>, depending on how the process sets up its interpreters.
Values are parsed with the following rules:
--option=value or
--option value.
-O="spacey value"
--option=val1 --option='val 2'.
Any remaining arguments to the Perl 6 program are placed in the
@*ARGS array.
Perl 6 options, descriptions, and services.
multi sub perl6( Bool :a($autoloop-comb), Bool :c($check-syntax), Bool :$doc, :e($execute), :F($autoloop-delim), Bool :h($help), :I(@include), :L($language), Bool :n($autoloop-no-print), :O($output-format), Bool :p($autoloop-print), Bool :S($search-path), Bool :T($taint), :u($use), Bool :v($version), Bool :V($verbose-config), Bool :x($extract-from-text), );
When used with
-n or
-p, implicitly combs input and assigns the result to
@_ within the loop produced by the
-n or
The default pattern is
/\S+/, an alternate pattern for comb may be specified with
--autoloop-pattern, a.k.a.
Add a command-line processor. When this option is parsed, it immediately triggers an action that affects or replaces the command-line parser. Therefore, it is a good idea to put this option as early as possible in the argument list.
Check syntax, then exit. Desugars to
-e 'CHECK { compiles_ok(); exit; }'.
Lookup Perl documentation in Pod format. Desugars to
-e 'CHECK { compiles_ok(); dump_perldoc(); }'.
@*ARGS contains the arguments passed to
perl6, and is available at
CHECK time, so
dump_perldoc() can respond to command-line options.
{{TODO may create a ++DOC subsystem here. also, may use -d for short name, even though it clashes with perl 5}}
Set switches and flags for the debugger.
Note: The debugger needs further specification.
Execute a single-line program in lax mode.
If you don't wish to run in lax mode, but with strictures and warnings enabled, pass 'use strict;' at the -e on the command line, like
-e 'use strict; my $x = 42'.
Pattern to split on (used with -a). Substitutes an expression for the default split function, which is
{split ' '}. Accepts Unicode strings (as long as your shell lets you pass them). Allows passing a closure (e.g. -F "{use Text::CSV}"). Awk's not better any more :)
Print summary of options. Desugars to
++CMD --print-help --exit ++/CMD.
CompUnitRepo's to @?INC, for ad hoc module searching. The CompUnitRepo::Local::File class will be assumed if no class has been specified. Any class specified should adhere to the CompUnitRepo interface. In any Searching the standard library follows the policies laid out in Synopsis 11.
Set the domain specific language for parsing the script file. (That is, specify the setting (often known as the prelude) for the program.)
++PARSER --setting=*dsl* ++/PARSER.
Act like awk. Desugars to
++PARSER --setting=Perl6-autoloop-no-print ++/PARSER.
Emit compiler output to STDOUT in the specified format, rather than invoking the compiled code immediately. This option is implementation-specific, so consult the documentation for your Perl 6 implementation for further details.
Act like sed. Desugars to
++PARSER --setting=Perl6-autoloop-print ++/PARSER.
Use PATH environment variable to search for script specified on command-line.
Turns on "taint" checking. See Synopsis 23 for details. Commits very early. Put this option as early on the command-line as possible.
--use *module* and
-u *module* desugars to
-e 'use *module*'. Specify version info and import symbols by appending info to the module name:
-u'Sense:auth<cpan:JRANDOM>:ver<1.2.1> <common @horse>'
You'll need the quotes so your shell doesn't complain about redirection. There is no special command-line syntax for
'no *module*, use
Display program name, version, patchlevel, etc. Desugars to
++CMD -v ++/CMD ++PARSER -v ++/PARSER ++BUG -v ++/BUG.
Display configuration details. Desugars to
Run program embedded in Unicode text. Scan for the first line starting with
#! and containing the word
perl, and start there instead. This is useful for running a program embedded in a larger message. (In this case you would indicate the end of the program using the
=END block, as defined in Synopsis 26.)
Desugars to
--PARSER --Perl6-extract-from-text --/PARSER.
Metasyntactic options are a subset of delimited options used to pass arguments to an underlying component of Perl. Perl itself does not parse these options, but makes them available to run-time components via the
%*META-ARGS dynamic variable.
Standard in Perl 6 are three underlying components,
PARSER, and
BUG. Implementations may expose other components via this interface, so consult the documentation for your Perl 6 implementation.
On command line... Subsystem gets... ++X a -b ++/X a -b
# Nested options +++X a -b ++X -c ++/X -d e +++/X a -b ++X -c ++/X -d e
# More than once (both are valid, but the second form is preferred) ++X a -b ++/X -c ++X -d e ++/X a -b -d e +++X a -b +++/X -c ++X -d e ++/X a -b -d e
Environment variables may be used to the same effect as command-line arguments.
Used in executing subprocesses, and for finding the program if the -S switch is used.
A list of directories in which to look for ad hoc Perl library files.
Note: this is speculative, as library loading is not yet specified, except insofar as S11 mandates various behaviors incompatible with mere directory probing.
Default command-line arguments. Arguments found here are prepended to the list of arguments provided on the command-line.
I'd like to be able to adjust the input record separator from command line, for instance to specify the equivalent of perl 5's
$/ = \32768;. So far, I don't have a solution, but perhaps pass a closure that evaluates to an Int? This should try to use whatever option does the same thing to a new filehandle when S16 is further developed.
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RIM defends PlayBook as more execs bail
Reports of tablet's demise 'pure fiction'
Research in Motion is fighting back against rumors that it's abandoning its PlayBook tablet effort, just as word arrives that two more execs have jumped ship from the Canadian Titanic-emulator.
"Rumors suggesting that the BlackBerry PlayBook is being discontinued are pure fiction," a RIM spokeswoman emailed Reuters. "RIM remains highly committed to the tablet market and the future of QNX in its platform."
Perhaps. But cutting the fondleslab's price in the US down to $299 – a $100 coupon and a $100 rebate – doesn't speak of a tremendous amount of faith, nor do reports of obese inventories bode well for the PlayBook's contribution to RIM's bottom line.
The price cut may have been in reaction to Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire (raise your hand if you think that's a dumb name – thanks), or to the way in which HP's erstwhile TouchPad flew off the shelves when its price dropped to $99. We're betting both.
Adding to the woes faced by RIM's gotta-be-scrambling public relations department is the news that two more executives have decided that the grass is greener, well, anywhere other than a company that some employees have been quoted as saying feels like "Soviet-era government workplaces". And worse.
RIM's stock performance during the past six months (source: Yahoo! Finance)
In a statement released on Thursday, RIM announced that its senior vice president for global alliances and developer relations Tyler Lessard was leaving to – take a wild guess; you're right – "pursue other interests".
In addition, a source "with direct knowledge of the situation" told Reuters that RIM's senior vice president for platform marketing and alliances Jeff McDowell left the company two months ago.
Lessard and McDowell are only the latest to bail from RIM. Director of developer relations Mike Kirkup resigned in August, marketing headman Keith Pardy left in March, and COO Don Morrison resigned in July, though his departure was after a medical leave.
HP's TouchPad became a must-have gadget when its price sank to $99. The Reg wonders how far the PlayBook's price point may sink, if it too becomes a collector's item. ®


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LONDON (AP) — Donald Trump doesn't have many fans in Britain's Parliament.
But a debate among lawmakers on calls to ban Trump from the country revealed little appetite to close Britain's doors to the provocative Republican U.S. presidential contender.
During a three-hour debate Monday, legislators from Britain's main parties stood to call Trump an attention-seeker, a demagogue and a fool. Many, though, argued that he should not be stifled or banned.
"While I think this man is crazy, while I think this man has no valid points to make, I will not be the one to silence his voice," said Conservative lawmaker Tom Tugendhat.
Parliament took up the topic after half a million people signed a petition calling for Trump to be excluded over his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States in the wake of extremist violence. Trump has also claimed that some areas of Britain are so radicalized that police fear for their lives.
Under British law, any petition supported by 100,000 people — who must each provide and confirm an email address — is considered for parliamentary debate. Monday's debate was intended to air the subject rather than take a vote.
Labour Party legislator Paul Flynn, who opened the session, said Trump had already received "far too much attention."
"The great danger by attacking this one man is that we can fix on him a halo of victimhood" and boost his popularity among supporters, Flynn said.
But another Labour lawmaker, Tulip Siddiq, supported a ban.
"This is a man who is extremely high-profile, … a man who is interviewing for the most important job in the world," she said. "His words are not comical, his words are not funny. His words are poisonous."
Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned Trump's remarks about Muslims as "divisive, stupid and wrong," but he and other senior officials have said they do not think Trump should be banned.
The government has the power to deny entry to people with criminal convictions or those whose presence is considered not "conducive to the public good." The power has been used against figures as diverse as boxer Mike Tyson, rapper Tyler the Creator, radical Muslim preachers and the late Christian fundamentalist Fred Phelps Sr.
Britain also turned away anti-Islam Dutch legislator Geert Wilders at an airport in 2009. Wilders later sued and won the right to come to Britain.
Several lawmakers argued that banning Trump would betray the principles of free speech.
Conservative Paul Scully said that while people had been excluded from Britain for incitement or hatred, "I have never heard of one for stupidity and I'm not sure we should be starting now."
But Labour's Jack Dromey said Trump was dangerous because he stirred up hatred among different faiths.
"Donald Trump is a fool," Dromey said. "He is free to be a fool. He is not free to be a dangerous fool on our shores."
Trump's mother was born in Scotland, and he owns a golf resort there. Should he visit Britain again, he will have no shortage of things to do.
Labour legislator Naz Shah was one of several lawmakers who invited Trump to visit their constituencies to see Britain's multiethnic society first-hand. Shah said she would take him to a curry restaurant in her home city of Bradford.
She said was "a proud Muslim woman" and the Quran had taught her that "goodness is better than evil. If someone does bad, you do good in return."
This story has been corrected to show that the surname of the lawmaker in the ninth paragraph is Siddiq, not Siddique.
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