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remaining time, I described how Apple grew to become its failure to strengthen a modern OS into a great success. The buy of next gave Apple a buzzword-compliant OS with a fit ecosystem of extraordinary third-birthday party applications. in the meantime, Microsoft turned into lumbering along with windows XP. besides the fact that children technically sound, it become shot through with the selections made greater than a decade earlier for sixteen-bit home windows.
In 2001, when XP became launched, this became now not such a large deal. the first two or three versions of Mac OS X were difficult, to claim the least. performance become weak, there have been stability issues, and version 10.0 arguably wasn't even characteristic comprehensive. It wasn't unless early 2002 that Apple even made Mac OS X the default OS on new Macs; for the primary few months of its lifestyles, XP turned into up towards "traditional" Mac OS 9.
but OS X failed to stand nevertheless. Apple released a collection of updates in brief succession, strengthening the platform with new elements like Core Audio, Core image, Core information, and Quartz extreme, and presenting exceptional functions that exploited these talents. All this time, XP itself stood still. The core home windows platform did not change between 2001 and late 2006.
although XP itself turned into practically unchanged, Microsoft did are attempting to provide a latest, attractive platform for future building. That platform was, of course, .web, and observant readers could have seen that I didn't point out it in part one. This was no accident, because the total .web story deserved a greater thorough examination.
Microsoft makes an attempt modernity
In 2002, Microsoft released the .web Framework. The .net Framework was manufacturer spanking new. It became designed and implemented from the floor up. It might have been clean and consistent and orthogonal and with a transparent design and robust ideas. It might have been a method out of the quagmire that's Win32. It might have offered salvation—an atmosphere freed from 16-bit legacy choices, with powerful APIs on a par with what Apple had developed.
It become certainly promoted as such. .internet was pushed because the future, the style all home windows construction would happen in the future. The plans grew to be fairly aggressive; within the OS that turned into to be triumphant home windows XP, new functionality would be accessed now not through Win32 but through .net, meaning that any developer wanting to exploit the newest and optimal OS points would must undertaking into this courageous new world.
So .internet might have been a step into the twenty first century. It could have been, but it wasn't. Technically, .net changed into exceptional. The virtual computing device infrastructure turned into pretty sound, the performance became affordable, and C# turned into an satisfactory (if no longer exactly floor-breaking) language. but the library—the .web "API" used for such distinctive initiatives as writing files, reading statistics from databases, sending suggestions over a community, parsing XML, or making a GUI—the library is a different story altogether.
The library is extraordinarily dangerous. it is simplistic and inflexible and in lots of methods fairly confined. See, .net has a large difficulty: its target audience. .web was intended to be a unified platform that all builders would use—in any case, if new OS aspects required .net, a large pass-part of developers would use it. The problem is that now not all builders are created equal. with the aid of searching at the distinct sorts of builders out there, we will bear in mind why .internet is the style it's. What follows is not an exhaustive taxonomy of all of the bizarre and surprising breeds of programmer, but rather a rough taxonomy of one of the most key species.
A developer taxonomy
At one degree, you have got americans who're really enterprise analysts; they're the use of entry or Excel or VB6 to jot down statistics analyzing/quantity crunching functions. these things are vastly essential in the business world, absolutely unexciting to anybody else, and the people writing them are not basically "programmers." I mean, they are, within the sense that they're writing programs, however they're no longer notably interested in programming or anything else like that. They don't in reality care about the best of the libraries and tools they may be the usage of; they simply desire anything essential enough that they could decide on it up without too a lot issue. they may under no circumstances write the premiere code or the foremost classes on earth; they might not be based or smartly-structured or relatively to look at. but they will work. traditionally, as I noted, these are the form of people who access is made for. access is a pretty good tool, quite unparalleled. certain, it's a awful database engine with a hideous programming language, however the power it gives these americans is giant. So entry and VB6 and Excel macros are where it be at for these guys.
on the next degree, you've got the journeyman developers. Now these people are not "business" people—they are appropriate programmers. nonetheless it's just a job, and they'll are inclined to keep on with what they know as opposed to try to do some thing enhanced. They should be would becould very well be a little more discerning about their equipment than the company forms, however they are not going to go out of their method to opt for up new expertise and gain knowledge of new issues. They might use VB6 or Java or C# or anything; it does not truly be counted to them, as they may use something offers them the top of the line employment alternatives at any given moment. Their code will probably seem to be more or much less the identical no depend what. they're not going to gain knowledge of the idioms of whatever thing certain language they are the usage of, as a result of there isn't any need, so or not it's just not for them.
A key function of those builders is that, lots of the time, they're writing "enterprise" software. This is never utility on the way to sit down on a shelf in a keep for a person to buy; it be custom purposes to assist with some business manner or other. truth learn, it probably may not ought to seem to be very first-class or work very neatly; it just has to get the job executed. With "enterprise" software, which you can frequently get away with a clunky program, since the people who are using it have all been proficient on what to do. If doing X makes the utility crash, it's okay—they can just gain knowledge of not to do X to any extent further.
in spite of the commonly mediocre first-rate of the software these individuals write, they're a gaggle it really is immensely essential to Microsoft. These programs are a key a part of the platform lock-in that Microsoft craves. If a corporation has some business-crucial custom software written in visual fundamental 6, that company isn't going to roll out Linux to its computers; it's trapped on home windows.
at the final stage, you have got the conscientious builders. These are people who care about what they are doing. They may be writing business apps somewhere (however they probably hate it, until they're on a crew of like-minded individuals) but, likely extra doubtless, they are writing courses of their own time. They want to learn about what's cool and new; they are looking to do the appropriate element on their platforms; they are looking to be trained new suggestions and stronger options to latest complications. They might be the usage of abnormal construction platforms, or they might be using C++, but they will be writing decent code that is appropriate to their equipment. they will heed UI guidelines (and only break them when appropriate); they may use new features that the platform has to present; they may push issues to the restrict. In a good way, of path.
within the pre-.internet world, this wasn't in fact a large problem. the first neighborhood used Excel macros and entry; the second community used visual basic 6, and the closing neighborhood could use C++ or whatever thing beret-wearing funky scripting language become à la mode on the time. This all worked out first-class, because one of the few high-quality things about Win32 is that it changed into designed for C. C is in lots of techniques a extremely basic language, and or not it's also a ubiquitous language. due to this, relatively a good deal every different programming language created within the ultimate couple of decades can, a method or a different, name C APIs.
".net might have been a step into the twenty first century. It could have been, nonetheless it wasn't."
.internet is never like that. however .web can name C APIs (similar to every thing else can), the real objective is for all programming to reside in the .web world. .net is supposed to be the entire platform, with all the different languages that people use residing interior the .internet ambiance. here is why .internet has APIs for tasks like analyzing and writing data; in the .internet world you might be no longer intended to use Win32 to do these things, you're supposed to make use of .web's amenities for doing them. or not it's nonetheless viable to make use of different languages with .web (in reality, or not it's less complicated than it was within the pre-.web days). just now, the diverse languages all use the common set of .internet APIs for drawing home windows on monitor, or saving data, or querying databases, and so forth.
because everything now has to are living "within" the .internet world, .net must be all things to all people. smartly really, that's no longer true. it be trying to be good satisfactory for the first and 2nd form of programmer. The third classification—smartly, simply ignore them. they're too disturbing anyway. they may be those who care about their equipment and get upset when an API is badly designed. they're the ones who notice the inconsistencies and omissions and gripe about them.
The .net library is basic to the element of being absolutely dumbed down; or not it's doubtless okay for the primary and 2nd companies, now not least as a result of they have no idea any more desirable, but for the relaxation it be an recreation in frustration. This frustration is exacerbated when it's in comparison to .internet's massive competitor, Java. Java is no panacea; it too is aiming roughly on the core type of developer, which is understandable, as they're probably the most numerous. but Java's a good deal more excessive-minded. or not it's plenty more advantageous on ideas, making it less difficult to be trained. sun doesn't get it right the complete time, but the individuals in the back of Java have clearly made whatever thing of an effort.
One practical manifestation of here is that .internet reflects loads of the bad selections made in Win32. as an example, .internet offers an API named home windows types for writing GUIs. home windows kinds is based heavily on the Win32 GUI APIs; the same GUI APIs that owe their design to Win16. To effectively write home windows varieties classes, you should know the way Win32 works, as a result of there are ideas from Win32 that make their presence felt in windows forms. In Win32, every window is involving a particular thread. There can be dissimilar home windows that belong to a thread, but every window is owned with the aid of precisely one thread. well-nigh each motion that updates a window come what may—moving it on-monitor, altering some text, animating some photographs, anything like that—needs to be performed in the thread that owns the window.
This limit in itself isn't utterly individual. There are very few definitely multithreaded GUI APIs, because it tends to make classes more complicated for no actual benefit. The difficulty lies in how .web makes developers handle this restriction. there's a means to verify whether an replace to a window needs to be sent to the thread that truly owns the window or now not, together with a mechanism for sending the replace to the window's thread. apart from this manner doesn't at all times work. under some instances, it might probably let you know that you're using the relevant thread already in spite of the fact that you're no longer. If the program then contains on and tries to function the replace, it could possibly be successful or it might probably cling or crash the software. The reason for this unhelpful conduct is the style home windows varieties relies upon so closely on Win32.
These little issues are abundant. The .net library does work. It more or less has all of the leading pieces you need, nevertheless it's full of areas the place you have to deal, at once or indirectly, with the obsolescent mediocrity of Win32. On their own, none of those issues could be a demonstrate-stopper, however they all add up. it be a loss of life of a thousand cuts. there are so many places where the Win32 underpinnings "shine through" and taint what should were a brand-new platform.
What about Win64?
If Win32 become a multitude and .web did not fix it, the other chance MS might have had changed into to fix it for Win64, the sixty four-bit home windows API. Porting a software to Win64 requires a recompile on the very least, and it could regularly require code alterations to stay away from doing issues that are safe for 32-bit processors however no longer for their 64-bit brethren. as a result of this critical recompile, one would think that MS might definitely have tidied things up somewhat. maybe now not radically overhauled, however tidied up.
as an example, there is a characteristic called OpenFile. OpenFile was a Win16 characteristic. It opens info, surely sufficient. In Win32 it become deprecated—saved in, to permit sixteen-bit apps to be ported to Win32 extra with no trouble, however deprecated all of the equal. In Win32 it has always been deprecated. The documentation for OpenFile says, "observe: simplest use this feature with sixteen-bit models of windows. For newer functions, use the CreateFile feature." however even with that, Win64 nevertheless has OpenFile. no one should be the usage of it, nevertheless it's nonetheless there.
an extra example; Win32 has a feature for getting the size of a file. File sizes on home windows are restrained to 2^sixty four bytes, and so they need a sixty four-bit integer to be expressed easily. however the API call to get the measurement of a file would not offer you a sixty four-bit cost. as a substitute, it offers you a pair of 32-bit values that have to be mixed in a specific manner. For 32-bit windows, it's kind of understandable; 32-bit home windows is, smartly, 32-bit, so you could no longer predict to be able to use 64-bit integers. but when you utilize the equal API in sixty four-bit windows, it nevertheless offers you the pair of numbers, in place of just a nice basic 64-bit number. while this made some variety of experience on 32-bit home windows, it makes no sense at all on sixty four-bit home windows, considering that 64-bit home windows can, by using definition, use 64-bit numbers.
and of course, developers can contend with this. None of this clunkiness is fatal. Taken in isolation, each one of the problems with Win32 and .web could be tolerated. however collectively, they tremendously decrease the enchantment of the platform. It simply makes writing first rate classes more durable than it's going to be and researching the API tougher than it need be.
complications for Microsoft
So home windows is only a catastrophe to jot down programs for. it's miserable. or not it's somewhat great in case you are looking to use the same innovations you learned 15 years in the past and not hassle to trade the way you do, smartly, the rest, however for anyone else it's all ache. i assumed earlier than that Microsoft cared about individuals like me. however does not. And it makes programming on windows painful. Microsoft is top notch at backwards compatibility—that you can take truly historic programs and compile and run them on a brand new home windows—but bad at design and horrific at offering an outstanding experience.
"None of this clunkiness is deadly. Taken in isolation, each of the problems with Win32 and .net may well be tolerated. however collectively, they enormously lower the attraction of the platform."
And it be now not simply third parties who undergo. It causes drawback for Microsoft, too. The code isn't just inconsistent and grotesque on the backyard; it's that manner on the inside, too. there's a lot of application for windows, lots of enterprise-important application, that is not maintained any further. And that software is always buggy. It passes unhealthy parameters to API calls, uses reminiscence that it has released, assumes that files are living in selected hardcoded areas, all types of issues that it should not do. If the OS adjustments below—to limit the reuse of freed memory, to greater aggressively validate parameters, to stick extra carefully to the documentation without making additional assumptions or inflicting special side-outcomes—then these courses wreck.
So home windows has all kinds of bits of code which are there to give compatibility with these damaged applications. or not it's hard for MS to hold and repair this code, because it means the code not does what or not it's documented to do; it does that plus another stuff. or not it's complicated to verify, as a result of there's no understanding precisely what damaged things courses are going to are trying to do. And it makes issues greater high priced; Microsoft has all sorts of particular behaviours it wants to preserve. This skill that not simplest can it not make the API improved—it cannot even effortlessly make the API's implementation more advantageous. or not it's all too fragile.
This offers rise to primarily stupid issues like the identify of the "gadget" folder, where all the home windows libraries and programs are stored. In 16-bit windows, it became referred to as equipment. In 32-bit windows, it became called system32. In 64-bit windows it's referred to as, er, system32 once again. as a result of although there's an API name that courses can make to discover the identify of the folder, there are satisfactory courses that don't hassle the use of it and simply blindly count on that it be referred to as system32 (even when compiled as 64-bit) that it was enhanced for backwards compatibility to go away it, even though it be chock full of 64-bit info.
32-bit data in flip go right into a directory named syswow64. appropriate, it has sixty four in the name, because it contains 32-bit libraries. Make sense? simplest in Redmond. All these unusual behaviors and clumsy APIs that they've developed up over the years have simply been plonked wholesale into sixty four-bit home windows. there is no get away from them.
beyond XP
If MS wasn't going to give high-quality clean APIs for all the historic stuff, there changed into as a minimum some hope that they'd create a fine looking and fantastic OS to be triumphant the (extraordinarily a success) home windows XP. this is, in spite of everything, the other part of the OS X equation. Apple has put collectively an outstanding platform to increase on after which long gone to in reality profit from what its working equipment has to offer, through producing excessive high-quality functions that depend on the unique points that Mac OS X provides.
Third-celebration purposes very lots seem to observe go well with. There could now not be as lots third-celebration application for Mac OS X as there is for windows (a nice working ambiance can handiest do so much to mitigate a three % market share), but the fine of the functions is a good deal greater. Third-birthday celebration builders on Mac OS X try to make purposes that work in a method it is in step with the OS itself, with first-birthday party functions, and even with each and every different.
These components are inclined to fortify every different. an excellent API makes it easier to jot down incredible functions. extraordinary, first-birthday celebration applications set the average by which third-birthday celebration apps are judged and ensure that clients have high expectations of the utility they run. This in flip means that there is an awful lot greater competitors amongst third parties to supply whatever this is brilliant in preference to basically suitable. standard updates to the OS preserve builders on the upgrade treadmill; they work to make their purposes fit in with the newest and premier release, leveraging anything new bells and whistles it offers, extra improving the software ecosystem.
within the early ranges of Microsoft's development of a successor to windows XP, it gave the look of the application side of things may have taken a leap forward. Win32 would nonetheless be Win32, unluckily, however the customary XP successor (codenamed Longhorn) turned into going to provide an entire raft of performance built using .web. this may be coupled with radical changes in Explorer and the home windows shell to provide something tons slicker and more suitable-looking than XP offered. Early within the building of Longhorn, we noticed demos of a new variety of software; functions developed the usage of the new Longhorn know-how, with a consistent look and suppose.
apart from, as by using now all of us know, Longhorn in no way made it. Some new elements had been dropped completely, others have been simply scaled returned, some had been even ported to XP. Even when the underlying know-how was kept, the good-looking, effortless-to-write utility construction that changed into promoted on no account in fact materialized. as an alternative, what we acquired become windows Vista.
Vista, Schmista
With the ambitious Longhorn plans sitting in the trash, Microsoft produced a a lot extra evolutionary OS. It has some unique new know-how below the hood, but unluckily most of here's invisible to any individual the usage of the gadget. What they do see is an uninspiring mess.
The fit and conclude of Vista is astonishingly negative. With Vista's UI instructions, Microsoft has tried to take some issues that MacOS has been doing invariably and introduce them to home windows. as an example, dialog boxes in home windows have historically been poorly designed, as a result of their buttons are given frequent labels like "sure" and "No," or "good enough" and "Cancel," which ability the total message has to be examine and understood for the buttons to make sense. here's bad, as a result of americans generally don't study the message and simply click a button at random.
as an instance, in case you are attempting to shut Notepad without saving your doc, windows used to ask, "Do you wish to retailer the changes?" with buttons marked "sure," "No," and "Cancel." yes, No, and Cancel mean nothing on their own; you should examine the message to make experience of them. In Vista's Notepad, in step with the new UI instructions, youngsters the communicate field still asks, "Do you are looking to save alterations to Untitled?" the buttons are labeled "shop," "don't store," and "Cancel." here's lots more suitable—the buttons now have significant labels that say what they will do as a substitute of accepted text that may do anything. or not it's only taken Microsoft 20 years to get this appropriate, but at last now or not it's achieved so.
The UI guidelines certainly have the correct conception. but they then get unnoticed. They get left out by way of Vista itself. They get left out by using Microsoft's flagship functions like workplace. They get overlooked by means of third parties. The effect is that the whole home windows Vista event feels mediocre. photographs are worth a thousand phrases, they are saying, so let's take a look at Microsoft's flagship OS operating its flagship utility
apart from one application (visual Studio 2005) those are the entire existing versions of at present-supported Microsoft utility launched in the ultimate couple of years.
None of them—not a single one—works in the same method as some other. only 1 of them (Notepad) uses the "native" constructed-in look (i.e. the one most without difficulty attainable to third-celebration utility). a lot of them have aspects in general—opening and saving information, typing phrases, editing homes—and yet somehow they conspire to all achieve this otherwise. it's a total mess. These don't seem to be just minor disasters of consistency, either. The people answerable for these functions have deliberately chosen to provide the platform's regular appear and feel the finger. it truly is unhealthy adequate for standalone functions; it's even worse when a few of those functions are part of the platform itself.
There is rarely even any sort of inner consistency. The Explorer Window and the IE window seem, in the beginning look, to be equivalent; an identical graphical vogue for the forward/returned button, for example. but they may be not. The spacing is distinctive; the drop-down arrow within the IE window has more space round it than the counterpart in Explorer.
Even when the identical nonstandard idea is used, it's achieved otherwise. windows reside Messenger, cyber web Explorer, and home windows Media participant all have a "hidden" menu bar. The menu bar continues to be there, simply not seen with the aid of default. and every certainly one of them exposes its menu bar in a distinct manner, doing very nearly the same component gratuitously in another way. It might smartly be that doing away with the menu bar is a good idea—but there is no justification in any respect for making all of them equivalent-however-diverse.
Taken on my own, these are all pretty minor issues. Put together, the interface is only completely shambolic. It appears amateurish. The quirks of each new interface need to be realized anew. This slap-dash approach to seem-and-believe gives the look of a platform that nobody truly cares about. That equal contempt for norms and specifications inflicts third-birthday party functions. And, really, why shouldn't it? If Microsoft can not be bothered to make windows applications that suppose like home windows functions, why should any individual else go to the trouble? And notwithstanding a developer does need to go to the hassle, what's he supposed to take his cues from? may still he reproduction IE? WMP? Explorer? Notepad? workplace? visual Studio?
so as to add insult to damage, it's wasteful. Explorer and IE can also appear similar, but they're different codebases. The code to supply that type of no-menu window with an address bar and a search box and this and that, it be not shared between the two. It may have been at one time. but now or not it's no longer. So there may be twice the development effort to create and preserve these applications. What might have been executed as soon as now has to be done twice. And once more for observe, and Outlook, and visible Studio, and Visio, and Expression blend. each time I have to study a new UI, some team at Microsoft needed to write a new UI and check a new UI and preserve a brand new UI. it truly is not an excellent use of their time, after they may have executed it as soon as.
Mac OS X is by no ability excellent in this regard, nonetheless it's nowhere near as dangerous. purposes just like the Finder and iTunes set up definite norms and conventions, and third-celebration purposes do a fine looking first rate job of following these (or adapting them to new instances). There aren't OS X applications where the menu bar works absolutely in another way. Apple hasn't produced a special UI style for every and every application. certain, they do have more than one trend—the "seasoned" apps (Aperture, FCP, and so on.) use a darker scheme than typical apps—however there may be nevertheless an order of magnitude extra consistency and coherence on OS X than on home windows. Apple cares about appearances and Apple offers amazing GUI fashions to reproduction. The influence? Third events produce good-looking functions that work just like the OS they run on. And thus, clients demand that their applications conform to the overall appear and suppose of the platform.
The purpose ought to be that nobody in Microsoft really offers a damn. each and every group develops their own UI widgets in their own trend and they simply do not care that it be a total mess. They don't care that I must learn new methods of doing the equal assignment just as a result of they couldn't be to do things the identical means as other applications. i'm no longer asserting, for instance, that they wouldn't have added the ribbon thought in office 2007, since it appears to work fairly smartly, and i can believe that it basically is a better UI mannequin. but they may still have taken stock of what they have been doing and made it a equipment-large UI equipment. New widgets and UI fashions do crop up now and again, but they should still be infrequent, and once they do appear, Microsoft should still make them regularly occurring in order that all and sundry can use them.
Microsoft's continuous and repetitive reinvention of the wheel once more just makes the task for third-celebration developers that a whole lot more disagreeable. as a result of even when a developer does wish to make whatever that "suits in," and even when that developer has picked a specific application to slot in with, MS nevertheless offers inconsistent selections. Take the office 2007 ribbon for instance. The ribbon is relatively cool, and or not it's evident that third parties will want to use the ribbon themselves (even though it might not be the most desirable fit for their utility, but unluckily there is not tons that can also be performed about that). unfortunately, the workplace 2007 ribbon is a component of office 2007. or not it's now not part of windows, it be as a substitute in-built to office, and never usable for different utility.
Recognizing the hole in functionality here, a third-birthday celebration developer produced its personal ribbon-like object that builders may embed into their classes to benefit a ribbon person interface. Microsoft in flip bought the third-party object and is now distributing it to builders the usage of the existing version of visible C++. Oh, yeah—it's simplest for C++ builders. No ribbon for .web developers. So now MS has two ribbons; the workplace code and new one it bought in. that is irritating satisfactory—it would be more desirable to do the work to place the office 2007 ribbon into a nice little library so the habits can be identical—nonetheless it's tolerable.
right here's the bit that blows the mind: Microsoft goes to advance one more ribbon, this time as part of windows Seven. It might not be the office one, and it may not be the visible C++ one. It could be a new one. And, oh, this one won't be .net either. The confusion of united states of americain home windows mirrors the confusion of development within Microsoft.
What about me?
So where does that depart me? I wish to write pleasant purposes. I want to be able to be aware of my own code instead of combating the API the entire time. I desire my applications to fit in with the OS and work in a way it truly is in keeping with first-party functions and even other third-birthday celebration programs. I need this as a result of I consider it leads to more desirable software; it capability i can spend my time developing ingenious and beneficial utility that americans take pleasure in the use of. I in reality are looking to do this, but you know what? On windows it's just too rattling challenging.
Microsoft has had respectable alternatives to do whatever about this, however they have got been systematically squandered through a combination of ineptitude, mismanagement, and slavish adherence to backwards compatibility. The disillusionment I consider is mind-blowing. I savour writing courses, however I do not take pleasure in writing for windows. And whereas as soon as it made experience to stick to home windows, it just doesn't any more. there may be now a gorgeous option: Mac OS X.
This has been half two of a three-half collection. partially three, i will examine just how Microsoft obtained into this state and what it could do to regain home windows' place as the optimal computing platform going.


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|May 1973
July 1973
|October 1973
From the President (Melvia Kawashima)
Epitome of a Leaguer...
State Convention Highlights!
Speakers' Bureau (Rhoda Miller)
Pollution Control Costs Debated
Effective Planning and Action
Going to Court in the Public Interest
73 Council (Melvia Kawashima)
Budget - 1973-74
ERA - What it Means to You
Flowers to 1971-73 State Board
Trade Action - Trade Alert!
Overseas Education Fund
Land Use Notes
Alert for August
Pollution Control Costs Debated
Delegates at the May ECOPUSH CONFERENCE, "FRESHER AIR, PURE WATER - WHAT'S THE COST, WHO SHOULD PAY?", heard various views from business, government, University, and citizen groups. Ultimately it was concluded -- to no one's surprise -- that the average citizen, either as a consumer or taxpayer, would bear the burden of paying for anti-pollution control devises and programs.
What may have surprised some conference attendees were the costs necessary to implement and maintain such programs and devices. Dr. James Mak, economist at the University of Hawaii, illustrated this point with the example of anti-pollution devices for cars and their installation. The total cost is approximately $750, of which the consumer will pay 85% when he buys the car.
Richard Bell from the Hawaiian Electric Company and Edward J. Lui from the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association both quoted amounts ranging in hundreds of thousands of dollars which would be required to undertake programs adequate to meet state and federal standards. Lui also mentioned that costs of pollution control resulted in the shut-down of one sugar company.
Two speakers emphasized that the estimated total costs should be weighed against the apparent benefit to society. Many said consideration should be given to the individuals who would supposedly benefit from such programs
and controls -- how many people, what types, etc? Which groups should bear the burden of paying for such programs: the rich,
the poor, private industry, government?
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Body Bags
They don't look so tough in body bags,
Chucked carelessly in mass graves,
Blown to smithereens
In splatters.
Reality is a far cry
From the bravado and boasts
Posing with guns
In arrogant scenes
Now in tatters.
Bravery and strength
Do not repel bullets.
Where a shell lands
Is down to luck.
Anyone can stand tall
Pretend to be so macho
Aggressive talk and body pumps
Missiles don't give a fuck.
Opher – 3.5.2022
All those young men signing up to go off and fight, so cocksure, but there's nothing cool about fighting. The body bags are waiting. The missiles don't care how tough you are. The mines will blow off your legs.
The world should have got past all that barbaric, primitive violence and stupidity. War is distilled terror and horror. Soldiers are pawns – nothing more!
Bravery is a farce. Neanderthal men are an embarrassment.
This is 2022. Wars are never won.


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I have a background in industrial design, and I would love to do freelance work in the field. I am an out-of-the-box design thinker who can also deliver practical solutions.
Cincinnatus Scholarship, National Honors Society, Golden Key National Honors Society, Dean's List, will graduate with honors from the Honors Program


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OpenSea is still the biggest NFT marketplace, but there are new players and competitors that offer things that Opensea doesn't. One example is an upcoming project called Everlodge, which allows people to buy NFTs that represent a share in luxury holiday projects. Here I'll explore both of them and the potential for the future.


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1. Take your bullies temperature rectally (for an adult 100/102 degrees – any reading of 103 degrees or above is a sign of danger. Respiratory should be 10/30 breathing per minute.
2. Check for dehydration by pulling up on the skin in the back of the neck area. If it goes back down then they are fine.
3.Check your bullies gums for a pink color. If their gums are white or pale that indicates that they are not getting enough oxygen. IMPORTANT CAN BE A SIGN OF HEART TROUBLE /WHITE BLOOD CELLS LOW AND INTER BLEEDING!!! ALWAYS DO BY YOUR VET XRAY FIRST FOR ENLARGED HEART AND FUILD AROUND THE HEART IS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE!!! BLOOD WORK ALSO! IF DOG HAS WEIGHT GAIN AND COUGHING.
4. Check the whites of the eyes….make sure they are not yellow.
5. You should keep track of your bullies weight. Sudden hair loss weight gain or loss could be a thyroid condition.
6. Keep your bullies ears and teeth clean. Check their eyes for cloudiness as this can be a sign of an ulcer on their eye.
7. Check for lumps or strange moles in the mouth or on the body.
8.Watch for excessive coughing nose running This is a sure sign of KENNEL COUGH or perhaps heart worms and or heart trouble.
9. Have your bullie rest after eating to help avoid stomach flipping. Watch for stomach bloating. Can ask your Vet to attached the stomach to the rib cage. To stop the stomach from flipping. Can do this at the time of spay or neutered your pet. ONLY AT THE CORRECT AGE FEMALES AFTER THE FIRST HEAT CYCLE MALE 2 YEARS OF AGE. FOR THE RIGHT GROW OF THE BULLIES JOINS!!
10. Check stool for worms. Keep your dog on heart worm HEARTGUARD medication that has parasite protection like Nexguard . NEVER NEVER DO THE COMBO OF HEART WORM AND FLEA OR THE 3 OR 6 MONTH SHOTS!! CAN KILL YOUR PET!!!! NEVER NEVER USE FLEA COLLARS OR MEDS FROM WALMART . OVER DOSE FLEA MEDS SHAMPOO AND COLLARS AND THEN A LIQUID! MORE IS NOT BETTER!!!!
11. Check for strong smell or dark color in urination. infection or stones. or to much protein in their diet!!!!
12. Have yearly vaccinations and bordetella – blood work for heart worms and lyme disease. You will not need to over vaccinate after age 7 you just need the monthly HeartGuard and Nexguard. If you have an older bullie you may want to check blood work. Very important- Ages 6 or 7 years old CHECK FOR HEART ISSUES JUST DO A CHEST XRAY FOR ENLARGE HEART. GET SCRIP FROM YOUR VET GO TO YOUR CHEAPER DRUG STORE YOUR PET WILL BE ON ENALAPRIL AND FLUOXETINE. This can help the Congestive Heart issues.
13. If your bullie has been vomiting or has diarrhea check their temperature and check for dehydration. They may be experiencing a blockage.
14. Buy the book "Dog Owners Home Veterinary Handbook." This will be a big help to you!
15. Be sure keep your bullies nails trimmed and check paws for any problems.
16. Bathe your bullie once a month. Too many baths can cause dry skin. Use blue for white and black colors. (I use the horse shampoo or baby shampoo) for skin issues use dandruff shampoo !!!
A. After puppy is round 7/8 months change from puppy food to adult food. Bullies Adults need less protein in their diet now. To much protein can cause stones in the bladder. If our dog start having yeast in ears and skin. You may have to change to a GAIN FOOD. STAY AWAY FROM CHICKEN BONE MEAL OR CHICKEN BY PRODUCTS. IF YOUR DOG HAS OUTSIDE ALLERGY YOU CAN USE 10MG OF ZYRTEC EVERY DAY OR BENEDRYL HAVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE MY BULLIES!!!! ATTENTION NEVER NEVER GIVE YOUR PET ANY SUGAR FREE FOOD GUM SODA FOOD LOOK FOR THE XYLITOL I THE ITEMS. WILL KILL YOUR PET!!!!
17. Wash your Dog Dishes in the dish washer every day!!! Clean bedding and your bedding (if your pet sleeps with you) twice a week. Clean hard toys is the dish washer once a week. Soft toys in wash machine or soak in bleach water rinse and let dry. This will keep bacterial microganisms from your pet and your family!!!
Fleas and Ticks and Mosquito and bug bites!!!!!!
Make sure you have you dog on HEART WORM HEARTGUARD AND NEXGUARD-FOR FLEAS AND TICKS PROTECTION FORM ALL PARASITES ALL YEAR Check your dog for Lyme Disease(tick bites) NEVER NEVER USE FLEA COLLARS THEY ARE POISON TO PEOPLE AND DOGS NEVER USE TWO FLEAS MEDS– OVER DOSE YOUR PET!!!
TIPS Keep fleas and ticks away Use Scotts Summer Guard Bug Control on your Yard Spring /Fall. Wash you dog in Dawn Dish Soap Use spay bottle with lemon juice and water 50/50. Put Vinegar in dog drinking water 1/4 c. to 5 gallon water. Skin of Soft use roll on the dog.
Call to ask about any of this information and how to use it!! WE NOT VETS BUT CAN HELP YOU OUT FROM OUR YEARS OF LOVING AND CARING FOR OUR HEALTHY BULLIES FOR YOU!!!
if your Bullie has hair loss blad to skin. see your VET check for mites and thyroid problems IF not Bullie has lack of VIT D. Give your Bullie these 3 together once a day–can take up to 3 months for the hair to grow back. But it will.


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Finally, the FAU-G mobile game has officially made it to the Google Play store. Although the game has not been launched but it is now up for pre-registration on the Play Store. Whereas the pre-registration on the App Store for iOS has not yet begun. Seems like the Bengaluru-based nCore Games also the developers of FAU-G will confine the much-hyped mobile game to the Android platform only. To recall the game was announced a few days after the ban of PUBG Mobile in India and until now there is no concrete timeline given for the launch. Also, it is widely being promoted by Indian game industry veteran Vishal Gondal and actor Akshay Kumar.
FAU-G is short for Fearless and United-Guards and is touted to be a contribution towards the "Atma Nirbhar Bharat" (self-reliant India) campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After a long delay, the mobile game has now been put up on the Google Play store for pre-registration. So those who have pre-registered will receive a notification as soon as the game is available for download on the platform. Whereas the game will automatically be downloaded as well as installed on the eligible devices.
FAU-G is a part of a made in India project from nCore Games that pays tribute to the heroes of our nation's armed forces. Based on real-world scenarios, FAU-G brings to life the thrill and adrenaline of a life spent guarding India's borders.
The FAU-G mobile game is set up on the high peaks of the Indian northern border Galwan Valley which is also a controversial flashpoint between China and India where an elite fighting group protects the nation's pride and sovereignty. The players can join a special unit of FAU-G commandos on patrol in dangerous border territory. They will also have a face-off with India's enemies while they engage with hostile invaders on Indian soil.
The players will fight for survival against the unforgiving terrain and the implacable enemy. "Fill the shoes of a patriotic soldier and experience the bravery, brotherhood, and sacrifice of the men guarding the country's borders," the description said.
Following the Galwan Valley skirmish on 15 June the Government of India decided to put a ban on hundreds of Chinese apps in the country including PUBG Mobile as well as TikTok. But after being banned for over 4 months in India the PUBG Mobile will soon make its comeback in India. There is no update on when the royale game will be launched but speculations state that it might release by next month that is December. So both the royal games will go head-to-head in an effort to capture the Indian market.
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The ever-increasing adoption rate of virtual reality (VR) applications in both consumer and commercial markets are unlocking this disruptive technology's full potential. Many businesses today are requiring the services of VR development companies to foray into virtual reality.
The demand for VR developers who can conceptualize immersive VR applications is on the rise. But high demand breeds competition. So businesses looking to develop a compelling VR experience must find the right VR development company who can turn their vision into reality.
If you're planning to create a serious immersive experience that's compelling, meaningful, and replayable, this guide is for you. Listed below are the essential attributes that a VR development team must possess to craft the right kind of experience for your business.
1. They communicate clearly with you
Failing to plan is planning to fail. This saying also applies to VR development.
The best VR companies on the market will take the time to speak with you to understand what you want to do. After the initial consultation, they will continue to help you hash out every detail to develop a final product you can be proud of.
Communication is key to turning your idea into an innovative VR experience. The right VR company for your needs will be one that is open to feedback. They will even encourage constructive communication.
2. They invest in R&D
The right VR development team for your business is one that grasps your concept and also dedicates considerable research and development (R&D) to your project. In such a cutting-edge field, ongoing R&D is crucial.
The more experienced the development team, the more streamlined their R&D process will be. They will have the right R&D in place to bring the latest technology to bear. An inexperienced VR development team could spend up to 50 percent more time doing avoidable rework.
3. They have extensive experience in design
Virtual reality is visual storytelling. Whether the application is used for gaming, entertainment, or training purposes, VR has the visual capabilities few other platforms have. The immersive experience of VR is determined by design.
Photorealistic and 3D graphics applications can only be built by the most experienced development teams. So, the more complex the visual design aspect, the more experience your application will require. Experienced VR development teams can create professional quality VR experiences for your given project.
4. They can advise you on the right features
While visual design is an important element of VR, it is not complete without the right set of features.
Virtual reality training programs, for example, must be able to accurately simulate customizable, open-ended training scenarios. They must also be able to provide instructors with insight and analytics on user performance. This requires advanced programming and AI alongside other features.
There is a certain cost factor to adding features such as dashboards, analytics, a scoring system, multi-users in one space, and so on. If your application requires numerous features like the above, you must be prepared to employ the best in the business.
5. They provide product support
Once the final product has been thoroughly tested and distributed to the public, there is one final aspect to consider; technical support. There is ongoing maintenance to a VR application to consider even if the job is completely done.
Some businesses will also require new features or updates as their VR application matures.
An experienced VR agency will go through such details with you during the initial consultation. The contract will stipulate a guarantee for their product that it will be thoroughly tested. It will also include costs for any additional new features not discussed during the original development process.
Getting started with VR
VR development is unquestionably complex. With the right VR agency in place, your business can accelerate its ability to create an immersive VR application. By working collaboratively with the right VR agency, your business can achieve the desired outcome from your new immersive VR experience.
Is your business ready to explore this new immersive frontier but don't know where to start? This guide should help you navigate this emerging tech sector with greater confidence and ease.
Judit Chackal is responsible for the marketing, communication and business development efforts of Reach MENA and its sister company, SENSE-R, the leading MENA-based virtual reality developer for VR branding projects and Industrial Training Simulators. She has over a decade of experience in delivering strategic marketing & business development visions for global clients in the travel, hospitality, events and education sectors. Her passion for content and experiential marketing led her to the field of virtual reality project development.


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Taking inspiration from nature is by no means a new concept and Fine & Country Property Staging enjoys nothing more than exploring the many ways, big and small, we can all be looking to the natural world around us when it comes to interior design.
Before interior design became a concept and interior designers split themselves from the purely architecture practice, those in charge of building cities and homes were acutely aware of the beneficial properties of opening brick and mortar to the fresh air, the green lush of gardens and forests and the running water of fountains and ponds.
This concept was also not only restricted to the Romans and Greeks, but widely practiced all over the world. In fact, cultures such as the Arabic and the Japanese became famous for it. Even nowadays, we visit these places as tourists and marvel at the sensorial experience. Why then, humanity steered away from these design guidelines and decided that the best course of action was to become bees in beehives? The answer is easy enough, the industrial revolution and the overpopulation of the cities.
For those lucky enough, back gardens or even internal patios have been favoured over yet another lightless room… for those a little less blessed with space, we have seen a more frequent use of vertical gardens, bigger windows to let the light in and even "winter gardens" are a popular option to be able to enjoy a protected outdoor space for flats in the middle of the city.
It is also extremely significant the role that sustainability, and a more conscious approach to our health, has had on interior design. In today's modern era we look out for the more natural materials: real stones, cotton and linen fabrics, natural surfaces like wood, woven rattans and sisals. And if not natural, recycled is always favoured over new and mass produced.
Furniture and decorative objects have become organic in shape, softer to the eye and plush to the touch, with an very obvious Scandinavian influence and their Hygge philosophy. Having said that, even in the most formal and traditional townhouses and manors we are seeing this tendency, just interpreted in a different vernacular, such as arts and crafts furniture or landscaping mural wallpapers in the most formal areas.
To avoid leaving a space clinical and empty, people are opting for open and airy rooms filled with natural and organic shapes and materials and with a plant in each corner. This is hardly surprising as humanity is turning back to their origin. Even if we cannot surround ourselves with nature, we will try to emulate it in the spaces we decide to buy as our homes and the pieces we decide to fill it with. We know, even at a subconscious level, that our blood pressure lowers, and we are filled with a sense of calm. This, in turn, allows us to sleep better, to feel better and, at the end, to feel happier in our lives.
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Tales from the prepper pantry
What we are preserving this week
Stories from the Holler
Four Holiday Gift Ideas
Kahlua 1 liter vodka, everclear or other 100 proof clear liquor 2 vanilla beans (where to get them) 4 cups strongly brewed coffee - i mean really strong man 8 cups brown sugar
Homemade salve Comfrey, mint Coconut oil (where to get) Crockpot for 5 days Mix in beeswax (where to get) Pour into small jelly jars and make pretty labels
Tea Mixes Roobius Mint Beebalm Teaball
Knitted or crocheted washcloths a la Mamma Sauce: Pattern
Holler Roast Coffee Update
We have a new brew!
Holiday gift packaging
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Hengaw: From April 21, 2018 until September 20, forty four Kurdish citizens were executed in Iranian prisons and 11 political and religious activists were sentenced to death.
According to Hengaw statistics Center, during the past six months, 44 Kurdish citizens were executed in 9 Iranian prisons, most of which were executed in Urmia, Kermanshah and Karaj prisons.
This figure has dropped by 23% relative to the past year. During the first six months of the past year, 57 Kurdish citizens were executed.
A total of 44 Kurdish citizens were executed. 19 were from Urmia province, 16 were from Kermanshah province, three from Sanandaj province , three from Lorestan, two from Ilam and one from North Khorasan.
Also, 26 were charged with deliberate murder, 9 membership in ISIS, 6 were charged with political activity, and 3 were executed on charges of drug related offenses.
On the other hand, during this period, 10 religious activists and Kurdish political activist were sentenced to death by the Iran's judiciary.


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Reseach areas - CIUS - Centre for Innovative Ultrasound Solutions
- Research
- Transducer and electronics
- Acoustics and beamforming
- Doppler and deformation imaging
- Image processing, analysis and visualisation
- Multimodality and interventional imaging
- Ubiquitous ultrasound imaging
- Clinical feasibility and validation – ischemic heart disease
- Feasibility and validation in maritime and oil & gas applications
Research areas
Research areas
The SFI CIUS combines frontier academic research in ultrasound at NTNU, the University of Oslo (UiO) and the University College of Southeast Norway (USN) with innovation in leading Norwegian companies working in medical, maritime, oil and gas industries, and user partners at every level in the healthcare sector.
High-end ultrasound technology is important for the in healthcare, maritime and oil & gas industries. Examples of usage are:
- Healthcare industry: High-end medical ultrasound imaging in hospitals and primary care, with emphasis on diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and cancer
- Maritime industry: Sea bed mapping, fish characterization, subsea monitoring
- Oil & gas industry: Well integrity monitoring, downhole logging, pipeline inspection
In CIUS we exploit the existing synergies in ultrasound technology development across partners by delivering novel ultrasound technology solutions for the benefit of all CIUS partners. The CIUS idea is illustrated below.
Meeting user needs
All CIUS partners recognise that their personnel require similar types of expertise and are faced with similar challenges. The synergies across all partners are most prominent within the field fundamental research and innovation on frontiers in ultrasound knowledge and technology, areas covered by work packages (WP) 1-4. WP 5-9, on the other hand, cover clinical and industry specific feasibility, validation and comparative studies. The interaction between the WPs is illustrated here:
The WPs are designed to achieve CIUS' innovation goals based on our partners' needs. Some of the specific needs in different sectors are presented below:
User needs within health care:
- 3D coronary anatomical and functional ultrasound imaging
- Affordable user-friendly, ubiquitous ultrasound
- High-resolutions ultrasound imaging for image-guided surgery
User needs within oil & gas:
- Well integrity monitoring
- Monitoring of pipelines/risers
User needs within the maritime sector:
- Seabed classification
- Long-term monitoring of the ocean envirmonment
Work Packages (WP)
In CIUS we have nine different work packages (WP) as research method and approach to achieve our innovation goals. WP1-4 represent fundamental research, whereas WP5-9 concentrate on feasibility and validation studies to achieve user specific innovation goals.
Frontier in ultrasound knowledge and technology
- WP1: Transducer and electronics
- WP2: Acoustics and beamforming
- WP3: Doppler and deformation imaging
- WP4: Image analysis and visualization


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Saturday after dinner, Mom offered to go for a walk with me because my laps had been cut short by a dog encounter. I was grateful for the company and the space for long strides. When we got to the top of the hill, the same two dogs, Max and his black furred friend, charged across the street at us.
"Go home," Mom commanded to no avail.
The dogs' owner emerged from the woods along with his wife. Both started to yell for the dogs. Something was beeping on their collars, but obviously the device wasn't effective. The dogs were a few feet from us and Max barked. I wasn't really nervous this time, but I was annoyed that the dogs were still loose. The man got a hold of the black dog's collar and said, "I'm sorry about that."
Mom strode over and introduced herself and me. I dutifully followed and shook his hand. She included her geographic proximity to his house in the introduction. "Oh right, of course," he said.
As we walked down the hill, Max bounded after us, running into other neighbor's yards on both sides of the streets. The man kept calling after him and activating the useless beeping device on Max's collar.
"What was his name again?" Mom asked.
"I never caught it," I replied.
"He never said it," she confirmed.
"What a jerk. As if we need his name to complain about his dogs running all over the place. We know where he lives."
When we got to the end of the street, we opted to brave the heavy traffic and shoulderless, sidewalk-free main road instead of heading back up the hill to the charging dogs. Ggggrrrr.


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Elvis: It takes longer to write the thing being pasted
Elvis: Than it does to paste it
Defusco: Sillyslux: I've been looking in the debug section thing
Gallon: Oh i see, that firefox builtin thing
Defusco: Firebug, everyone told me no one uses that ha
Defusco: I can see a fair bit of stuff in variables on the right
Zechiel: Ff won't show the dom properties on that style element in the jsfiddle frame
Wayner: Maybe mine is a bit old
Defusco: Sillyslux: oh sos I'm actually looking at mine from the local file .
Procaccino: And. why not firebug? deprecated?
Elvis: The builtin tools are waaaay better
Wagler: Firebug and chrome work well here
Elvis: Firebug is its own project
Elvis: So it's not deprecated
Elvis: It's just, not as good.
Manrriquez: Think i read somewhere that they'll merge
Pedley: Didn't use ff in the last 15 months or so
Koning: Hi all, not sure why but my JS won't let me set the amount of results I want form an random number query. Line 17. Any tips? http://jsfiddle.net/jjz977um/13/
Elvis: Tbh 15 months is longer than i've been writing javascript.
Szumigala: Timetocode: Dammit. :/
Defusco: Tcsc: what were you doing before, c++ ?
Elvis: Sort of c# too but i started that around the same time as js.
Defusco: Oh right, got better or worse for JS?
Hommel: Ah I figured it out! js aint so bad after day 2
Defusco: Tcsc: just whether js had been as much / more fun or whatnot
Elvis: I like being able to write code and easily distribute it
Elvis: But i think it's not a good language for game development since its very hard to guarantee performance.
Defusco: Tcsc: that's a big appeal to me – the react native stuff is interesting as well.
Percifield: Ycon_, http://jsfiddle.net/jjz977um/15/
Defusco: Sillyslux: 20 seconds in on this : http://sendvid.com/1ccxrxoz
Elvis: We use react for our game editors and it's okay. its fairly tedious tbh.
Elvis: It works well in the context of an editor though.
Defusco: Sillyslux: is that the info you were getting in the firebug?
Defusco: Tcsc: what do you mean editors?
Elvis: Like, content editors
Kadlubowski: Sillyslux: Thanks. I just needed to change my *10 to *30 to get 30 results instead of just 10. Thanks
Elvis: So that game designers dont have to edit json files and crap
Defusco: Oh right fair, to automate stuff
Masher: Json files are a headache. Is there any good js library around to conver JS to csv? I've got tonnes to data to sort
Defusco: I'd love to do visuals or something one day, computer visuals are mathy at hell though so it'll be a while
Elvis: Yeah, there's a lot of math to it
Elvis: Although game engines can take care of a decent amount of that for you.
Defusco: Tcsc: which I don't mind, it's just one has to actually have the time to learn it ;
Elvis: Depending on what you want to do.
Elvis: Yeah. i think the math is worth knowing.
Defusco: Not sure if that sounded sarcastic, it wasn't
Defusco: I mainly mean like geometric kind of stuff tbh
Defusco: Https://i.imgur.com/StIh4V5.jpg that would be more in line with my meaning than a computer game for example
Bogue: Long ago i learned lot's of geometry, that was when i went to school
Defusco: Oh damn erc is loading that gif and it doesn't like it at all
Elvis: I imagine that was made in something like blender or after effects or something


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Kaspa writes: When I look at the world, I look through a forest of thoughts. Perhaps there is a patch of clear light in the distance, but more often than not what I see is coloured by unconscious judgments. Either that or my mind is so frenetic, bouncing from worries about the future to thoughts of the past, that I don't see anything at all.
Putting pen to paper can help me cut through the forest of thoughts so that I can really see the world.
The Japanese word seijaku is usually translated simply as calmness, but perhaps a more accurate translation is 'calmness in the midst of busyness'.
It's easy to be calm when you're on a beach watching the sunset, and listening to the waves gently lapping the shore. It's less easy to find that space in the midst of our ordinary working lives. Creating a space for writing poetry in the middle of my busy life helps me to find some calm. Some seijaku.
Sit down. Take a few deep breaths and really look at the world. Experiment with writing slowly, with taking time over each letter. Ask yourself, in what direction are the shadows of the flowers falling? Slow down and fall in love with the world.
When I do this, sometimes I'm really able to connect deeply with what's in front of me.
Sometimes my thoughts are unremitting though. My experience is that if my mind doesn't settle my thoughts are usually telling me something important. In these cases I can use writing to help me unravel what's going on.
The moon, alone,
Taunts me from the heavens
With memories of you;
Should you feel the same, then
Our hearts would be as one.
Taunts me from the heavens
With memories of you;
Should you feel the same, then
Our hearts would be as one.
In August I'll be running my online course in Eastern Therapeutic Writing again. One of the most popular parts last time was the waka module, where we looked at how using Japanese forms of poetry can help us connect with ourselves and world. We also experiment with Naikan to help with our relationships with others, and Morita to help us act in the world, as well as working with personal koans.
I got some great feedback from students last time. Find out more here.


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Lessons From The Trenches – The Do's And Don'ts of Agile Outsourcing
Due to its ongoing rise in popularity 'Agile' methods are now being used on a wide range of projects, varying in size and complexity. As a result it's not uncommon for key project areas, like development, testing, UX, etc to be outsourced to 'on' and 'off-shore' companies. And although the decision to outsource is sometimes the right one for a project, outsourcing also comes with its own inherent risks. Using real world examples based on personal experience, Ade Shokoya will be sharing the do's and don'ts of agile outsourcing. Attendees will leave this session knowing how to identify and avoid the common outsourcing problems that could quickly derail your agile projects - and potentially cost you your job. Armed with this knowledge you'll be better positioned to improve your personal power and influence at work, and achieve your career objectives.
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Hello We Are
A new path to a renewed you.
Who We Are
Become more active as you age. Mobility starts to decline as early as age 30. No matter who we are vulnerabilities start to form in our bodies from our lifestyle and repetitive motions. aneufit is a fitness enhancement service specifically designed to improve joint health and functional movement patterns.
What We Offer
This video was filmed prior to COVID-19. We now offer Virtual Sessions, Outdoor sessions and private indoor sessions with a fully vaccinated trainer.
aneufit stands out in its whole approach to your fitness. Our goal is to maximize the way you move and reduce ares where flexibility, mobility, range of motion and strength are an issue. We fill the gap between traditional exercise and rehab. Not only are we trainers, we are trained in pain science and focus on truly evidence based research when it comes to rebuilding the body.
Impact and increase skill in the following areas:
Functional Movement: The movements you need for the real world. Functional movements typically include the use of multiple joints in multiple orientations of motion that place demand on the body's core musculature.
Joint Access: Our program and exercises will help clients reclaim lost joint access and range of motion.
Toe Joint
Ground Mobility: Is the ability to move around on the ground effectively and efficiently.
Dynamic Balance: As opposed to stationary balance, we challenge our clients to maintain their balance while conducting additional activities. We do this because multitasking is apart of everyday life.
Pain Science & General Physical Preparedness: To truly bridge the gap between heath span and lifespan we focus on a bio-psycho-social model of return to activity. We don't manage you away from load. We focus on building your overall capacity and activity tolerance to meet the demands of your life based on your personal goals. We focus on a collaborative approach to help you meet your desired needs.
Brain Training: We challenge the brain to improve cognitive acuity.
Balance Work
Barefoot Training
Problem Solving
Reflex Training
Dual Tasking
Our Company is Mobile.
We work with Institutions and community dwelling older adults.
High touch, high-quality service. Groups limited to 10
Hello We Are
A Case Study
Ms. M
Ms. M is 60 years old. She is an avid downhill skier, who enjoys the backcountry and the occasional ski race. She hikes in the mountains and participates in long bike rides for charity events. She by all accounts is a very active person and has been an athlete her whole life. Who up until not that long ago had to stop running due to pain.
Over the years Ms. M's knee pain has begun to get worse from all those years trodding down the trail and jamming turn. She also has noticed she can not bend down quite like she used to. Despite the pain, Ms. M continues to stay active and do all the things she loves but at a cost. It takes her a bit longer to recover and her knees hurt after a long ride. Her doctors and friends over the years have drilled the same mantra into her. "You are getting old and this is what happens to knees when they are over used. They become bone on bone." This messaging was perpetuated by her pain and she accepted that this was as good as it would get.
Then one day while talking to some friends out on hiking trip she is told about a movement enhancement program called aneufit. aneufit focus on mobility and getting athletes to move outside of their traditional movement patterns. Ms. M thought what do I have to lose, maybe this can help? Ms. M signed up for a group aneufit class. Not only did she start to see where her vulnerabilities really lie, she started learning new ways to move. She starte to find she could do a lot more than she believed and was able to reach those goals she had set.
aneufit focuses on working with clients to find patterns of movement that break the barriers of what they have believed is possible. By the end of 20 classes Ms. M realized her "bone on bone" knee was capable of more than she ever imagined. She felt like she became a better athlete and noted she used these tools all the time during her everyday life.


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Customers expect products and services to fulfil their intended functions satisfactorily, and not pose a risk to health and safety. The Group recognises that the risks posed by unsafe or unreliable products or services not only affect us financially; they also adversely affect our reputation. We have incorporated product safety methodologies such as systems safety in our design and development process, and they look at safety during production, safety in use, and safety during maintenance, repair and overhaul. The Group actively promotes awareness and a culture of product and services safety within the organisation and among our key suppliers. In addition, we have a comprehensive insurance programme for product and service liability.
Disruptive events can have dire consequences if not appropriately managed. Such events include cyberattacks, extreme weather events, pandemics, industrial accidents and labour strikes. We recognise that quick recovery and resumption of business operations after a disruption are critical to minimise the impact and maintain the public confidence of our key stakeholders including our customers, shareholders and employees.
An inability to fulfil critical business obligations may result in significant financial losses or even cause contagion or systemic impact with broader disruptions to the entire business.
To ensure continuity of critical business operations in event of any disruption, a robust Business Continuity Management programme is in place which covered all significant operations and facilities as well as operations and facilities of key vendors or service providers. As a risk transfer mechanism, we also have insurance coverage which recovers certain quantifiable losses. Periodic tests on our business continuity plans are carried out and the key findings are reported to management.
Our main business activity relates to the management and execution of projects for defence and commercial customers. Risks relating to project management are therefore inherent in our business. These may include issues relating to project costs and schedules, as well as contractual and quality matters. The Group has a project review and quality assurance system in place to mitigate such risks. All contracts of material value require review by legal counsel. Significant legal issues and risks, including onerous terms and/or significant deviations from pre-approved standard contract terms (where applicable) are flagged for review and approval by appropriate levels of management.
We are subject to applicable laws and regulations of various jurisdictions. We comply with these laws and regulations to maintain our licences to operate.
The Group has in place a regulatory compliance framework that proactively identifies applicable laws and regulatory obligations, and embeds compliance into the day-to-day business processes. Significant violations are reported at the Risk and Sustainability Committee meetings, where lessons learnt are distilled and shared.
Examples of laws and regulations which the Group deems to be of material importance include those on anti-corruption, workplace safety and health, and the environment. In addition, we are subject to strict industry-related laws and regulations such as those of the aerospace and defence industries.
The Group implements quality and safety management systems to ensure strict compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including specific aviation laws and regulations. Our operations place great emphasis on trade embargoes, sanctions and export controls and have instituted formal systems and designated personnel to closely monitor changes in these laws and regulations and ensure strict compliance.
We have zero tolerance for fraud and corrupt practices and have a framework for combating fraud and corruption. Our senior management sets the tone and promotes an anti-fraud culture throughout the Group through a set of core values and the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Code). Annual training on the Code is compulsory for all employees. Contracts with intermediaries include anti-corruption undertakings and representations as well as acknowledgment of our Anti-Corruption Policy.
We are a major defence and government contractor providing cyber security-related products and services. We hold significant information assets such as proprietary technology, processes and patents. Our reputation and competitiveness rest on our ability to prevent any breach of cybersecurity defences. Such breaches could result in theft, wilful destruction and damage of information assets, and to critical information infrastructure, all leading to possible disruptions to our business and potential litigations.
The Group implements and enforces strict controls to reduce our cyber risk exposure. In addition to our IT governance framework, we have multiple layers of cybersecurity defence infrastructure to detect, prevent and alert us to possible cyberattacks. We also have active cybersecurity real-time monitoring via our Security Operations Centre, to ensure total visibility of threat levels across the organisation at any point in time.
We conduct regular cybersecurity awareness exercises to improve the situational awareness of our employees and reduce the likelihood that they become the weak link in our defences against cyberattacks. Besides regular reviews of our controls, policies, governance framework and infrastructure to ensure that they continue to be relevant to the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape, we work with internal and external auditors to regularly conduct end-to-end audits to ensure compliance as well as identify weaknesses in systems and processes.
Business Continuity Plans are in place to ensure that complete recovery of information systems and assets is possible in the event of damage or loss. We conduct periodic exercises to ensure that our plans are and continue to be relevant and serve their intended purposes.
The Group's foreign exchange exposures arise mainly from cash, receivables and payables that are denominated in foreign currencies. These exposures arise from the business activities of the Group and are primarily in USD and EUR currencies. These exposures are managed centrally by the Group's Treasury department according to guidelines set in our Foreign Exchange Management Policy. As a result of the hedges taken to manage these foreign exchange exposures, the level of volatility of the Group's earnings has been reduced. Reports of hedged and unhedged exposures for the main foreign currencies are prepared for regular reviews with the Audit Committee.
This is the risk of non-payment by the Group's customers and other counterparties with whom the Group deals. Our Credit Control Policy governs how credit risk in the Group is managed. It comprises a framework of credit evaluations, limit and term setting, exposures monitoring against the limits and credit limit exceedances management and approval. Past-due receivables are closely monitored and followed up on.
We are committed to 'Safety Before Profit'. We recognise that good health and safety improve work effectiveness, employee morale and our reputation. To provide a safe working environment, we integrate safety measures into key business activities with detailed workplace safety and health policies. We also seek continuous improvements through proactive hazard and risk identification and constant monitoring of safety targets. We have initiated various programmes and activities to raise awareness and inculcate a safety culture in all employees. These include regular safety briefings and training sessions, health talks and recreational activities. We also encourage and recognise individuals and teams which develop innovative solutions to health and safety challenges.
We are only as strong as our people. With a capable, motivated and agile workforce, we are able to strengthen our talent pipeline to pursue sustainable growth.
To stay as an employer of choice and ensure a pipeline of high performing teams, we have shaped our people and culture strategy to enhance our capability and capacity for growth, build a passionate and engaged workforce, and position us at the forefront of people practices. We realise this proposition through our practices in talent attraction and management, career development, diversity and inclusion, reward system, work-life integration and harmonious union relations.
As a Group with a global footprint, we are committed to fair employment practices worldwide and in providing a work environment that is free from discrimination or harassment of any type, where the recruitment, employment and development of people are based on qualifications, skills and competencies to do the job.
One of the avenues through which we seek to grow the Group's businesses is the acquisition of businesses, assets, intellectual property and entry into joint ventures. Merger and Acquisition (M&A) risks include not adequately identifying or underestimating the risks and opportunities associated with the acquired business during due diligence, underestimating the scale, scope and work required for integration, inability to meet the projected financial performance, failure to realise synergies, loss of key personnel and the inability to meld different cultures.
A robust M&A framework has been put in place to manage the full spectrum of an M&A transaction, from screening to due diligence, approvals, integration and post-acquisition reviews. M&A activities are championed by the Business Areas and supported by M&A, Finance, Tax, Legal, HR, Procurement, Information Security and Information Technology teams and augmented by external professional advisers for specialised services. Risks are identified by each of the work streams for review by the approving authorities. A cross-functional integration management team develops action plans to mitigate the risks identified and tracks execution. Post-acquisition progress is reported at agreed intervals to a Steering Committee comprising Group P&CEO, Group CFO, Group Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Group COOs and the relevant Business Area Heads to track performance against targets and to review lessons learnt. Risks and integration matters are reviewed and reported at the Risk and Sustainability Committee.
Technology and innovation are the lifeblood of our organisation, just as they are also the backbone of sustainable cities. This is why we are constantly investing to enhance our role as an effective enabler of a sustainable world - using technology to address the world's most pressing problems, thereby helping our customers deal with the impact of population growth, urbanisation, climate change and many more.
In addition, we continue to collaborate extensively, which enables us to focus on our core capabilities while benefiting from the expertise of like-minded institutions and organisations that are keen to co-create and develop solutions to solve real-world challenges.
Internally, we continue to invest in our engineering capabilities and resources. We provide different platforms that drive various innovation needs – the Engineering Design Centres for product enhancement, and Strategic Technology Centres for group-wide capabilities in areas like cybersecurity and data analytics.


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Valeo is an Industry Leader in OE Clutch Technology, Innovation, Quality & Sales worldwide. Valeo offers new clutch kits for over 30,000 specific vehicle applications in North America.
Each kit contains all the necessary components to perform a successful installation. These kits are filled with Valeo manufactured components. Each manufacturing site is certified for quality and has core competencies. FX Racing Clutch System became one of the most trusted brand in performance clutch industry by offering most bang for the buck. FX Racing HD series clutch kits offer one-step upgrade from factory clutch to ensure greater performance and driveabilty for any stock or lightly modified car.
FX Racing HD clutch kits contain only the highest quality components designed and engineered to perfectly match the vehicle's unique performance characteristics. This complete clutch kit includes.Brand new HD Valeo King Cobra Pressure Plate (Ductile Iron). Brand new HD FX Racing Stage 2 Carbon Kevlar Sprung Disc (11, 10 spline). Brand new HD Throwout Bearing. Brand new HD Pilot Bearing.
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Bousol Timoun Orphanage
Where an orphan child's dreams become the hope of a nation.
Nearing Retirement
We help you make important decisions leading up to retirement.
Saving & Investing
We create cash flow and investment plans that protect your future.
Giving Back
We show you how to maximize your impact for the causes you care about.
Retire With Confidence.
Retire With Purpose.
If you're closing in on retirement, you know how the big questions start to nag you:
Am I saving enough? Am I investing correctly? Will I have enough to take care of myself and those I love?
Once you have answers, that happy, successful
retirement seems closer (and better) than ever before. Let's start planning together.
First, Let's Check Your Retirement Readiness.
We'll chart your current progress against where you want to be.
How We Assess Your Readiness
We'll meet with you and listen to all your plans and life goals. Then, we'll go over your financial information and conduct an in-depth analysis, showing you exactly where you stand.
Life Goals
Debt Elimination
Tax Planning
And more.
Then, We Hand-Craft Your Custom Plan.
No data-entry algorithms, just tested analysis and proven strategies that are easy to understand.
Personalized Retirement Advice
Spending and
Saving Plan
What Goes Into Your Plan?
After we've factored in every goal and variable that can affect your financial life, we'll come up with your customized, step-by-step plan. Best of all, we look for opportunities to align your financial goals with your life's purpose helping you make wise use of your money.
And, we follow your plan with you.
Every step of the way.
After we present your plan, we regularly check in with you and review your current life realities, retirement goals and investments to make sure you're on track.
You Live your Life
Rest easy knowing your trusted guide is taking care of your financial life. You'll enjoy spending money on things that bring joy and purpose to your life, without worrying that you're risking your future security and comfort.
Call Whenever You Need Us
Whenever something comes up, we'll be there to give you sound financial advice. It can be anything from a big purchase to a challenging life event. We'll apply our financial framework, conduct thorough research and make sure you have the right answers.
A Closer Look:
What Makes Us Different?
We act as stewards of your wealth. The role of a fiduciary is a serious one. Our commitment is to act as a responsible partner to you. We do not offer products or services that violate this commitment and have eliminated conflicts of interest in our compensation structure.
The two biggest risks facing retirees today are, 1) longevity, and 2) inflation. Without properly addressing these risks, many retirement plans will fall short and eventually lead to asset spend-down. Our objective is to create a plan that provides a growing and lifestyle-sustaining income to support you as costs go up throughout a multi-decade retirement.
We believe our clients' financial lives will be better when a well-documented Plan, Process, and Philosophy are in place. Our financial plans are designed to provide funding for living your life with purpose.
You should know what you are paying for and the value it provides. Our fees are plain and simple. We charge a fee that ranges from $750 to $5,000 for a Financial Plan with a money-back, satisfaction guarantee. The fee charged is dependent on the specific needs of the Client, complexity of financial planning issues to be addressed by the Advisor and projected time expenditures required to complete the financial planning process. Our investment management fee is 1%, with no hidden-costs, extra investment charges, or commissions related to product sales. We believe you should always be able to tell exactly what you're paying for when it comes to planning and investing.
We foster a culture of life-long learning and provide every employee with the opportunity to advance their career through education. Our planning team consists of Certified Financial Planners® or CFP® designation holders. This is the industry gold standard for personal financial planning and encompasses Retirement Planning, Income Taxation, Insurance Planning, Estate Planning, Ethics, Investments, and Planning Fundamentals.
Our process starts with a Discovery Call or Meeting to first determine if we like one another enough to start out in a business relationship. There's no expectations in these early meetings, as it's most important that we find out if we have a strong basis for a mutually beneficiary relationship that will span many years.
Reliance on financial software products have become the standard way most CFP® professionals operate. These tools tend to overcomplicate and confuse because of the "black box" between input data and output results. Our in-house tools are built using Microsoft Excel and are designed to be simple and action-oriented. Most importantly, you can manipulate them on your own and understand how they work. We take the extra time to do it this way because we believe, for the utmost financial confidence, your plan should be accessible by you at any time.
Words from Our Clients
"I've said to Bob, 'How can they sleep at night, working with so many people's financial security?' But your year-around effort to teach clients your market principles and investment strategy is remarkable."
— Esther (and Bob)
Contact Us Today
We look forward to hearing from you.


text: Tim Fitzgerald, Regional Sales Manager. Graduate of the Our Lady of the Elms college. Bachelor of Science in Business. Tim brings 17 years of mortgage experience to team River City. As a Regional Sales manager Tim oversees new employee training, origination processes, and customer satisfaction. Tim always puts the customers needs first, and always strives to deliver a world class customer experience every time a customer chooses River City.


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OSHA launches National Emphasis Program to protect high-risk workers from COVID-19 hazards
Posted March 19, 2021
In response to President Biden's executive order on protecting worker health and safety, OSHA has launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing its enforcement efforts on companies that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting COVID-19. The program also prioritizes employers that retaliate against workers who complain about unsafe or unhealthful conditions.
OSHA says NEP inspections will enhance the agency's previous COVID-19 enforcement efforts and will include some follow-up inspections of worksites inspected in 2020. The program will remain in effect for up to one year from its issuance date, though OSHA has the flexibility to amend or cancel the program as the pandemic subsides.
In a related action, OSHA has also updated its Interim Enforcement Response Plan to prioritize the use of on-site workplace inspections where practical, or a combination of on-site and remote methods. OSHA says it will only use remote-only inspections if it determines that on-site inspections cannot be performed safely. On March 18, OSHA will rescind the May 26, 2020, memorandum on this topic and the new guidance will go into and remain in effect until further notice.
This article was written by Rachel Krubsack of J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
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