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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the National Park Service (NPS) released an Initial Bison Herd Reduction Environmental Assessment (EA) and announced commencement of a 30-day public comment period on a new plan to address the invasive "beefalo" population within Grand Canyon National Park (the Park):
"The Park Service has been twiddling their thumbs for more than three years trying to develop a plan to address the 'beefalo' population in the Park. Today's proposal was supposed to be published last summer. Unfortunately, the NPS has continuously pushed out half-cocked and costly management suggestions a day late and more than a few dollars short, failing to reduce the herd to sustainable levels and protect the Park from utter devastation," stated Congressman Gosar. "After years of badgering, the NPS has finally warmed up to our proposal to put Arizona hunters to work and allow these skilled volunteers to keep the meat. While this is encouraging, the plan announced today is far from perfect. Legislation is still likely necessary as this proposal fails to provide a long-term management plan, creates a new 1:1 sex ratio goal to encourage future breeding, provides too much flexibility for the NPS to scrap lethal culling, and fails to allow skilled volunteers to keep the entire bison."
The text of the 201 page EA published today by the NPS can be found HERE.
The EA proposes reducing the size of the herd to fewer than 200 animals by enlisting the assistance of skilled volunteers (supervised hunters) for humane lethal culling. The EA's preferred alternative also allows for these skilled volunteers to keep the meat. Congressman Gosar has consistently pushed the NPS to adopt these two policies. The preferred alternative also allows for reduction of the herd through sharpshooters and other nonlethal means which include corralling, hazing, herding, fencing and use of attractants.
Over the last 10 to 15 years, the cross-breed of cattle and bison, "the beefalo", have migrated from the Kaibab National Forest and found sanctuary inside the Grand Canyon National Park, protected from hunters. The estimated 600 head of beefalo are wreaking havoc on the parklands, eating native grasslands and polluting wetlands with their waste. A Fox News article documenting the devastation caused by of the beefalo in the Grand Canyon National Park can be found HERE.
It is estimated that the herd needs to be reduced by about 400 head to meet sustainable management levels. The NPS estimates that the target herd level can be achieved over the course of the next three to five years. The NPS also estimates "that this bison herd could grow to nearly 800 bison in the next three years and as large as 1200 to 1500 animals within ten years if further management actions are not taken."
These bison are not the genuine, iconic American buffalo seen roaming Yellowstone National Park or the Great Plains. They are actually the brood of a bison-cattle crossbreeding experiment that was abandoned in the 1900's.
On March 19, 2015, Congressman Gosar introduced the Grand Canyon Bison Management Act, a bipartisan and bicameral bill that authorizes volunteer hunters to cull bison inside Grand Canyon National Park and to take home the meat. Specifically, the bill directed the Park Service to use state-licensed skilled-volunteers as part of the solution for addressing this invasive population. The tags sold for these beefalo would result in significant revenues for state and conservation coffers. The bill also clarified that bison meat is not 'federal surplus property' and that the full bison is allowed to be removed from the park.
The bill sought to allow hunters and conservationists to play an important role in addressing the beefalo population problem. This legislation required compliance with all federal environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act.
Congressman Gosar's bill, the Grand Canyon Bison Management Act, was included in Title XV of the SHARE Act, the 114thCongress' Sportsmen's Package and passed the House on February 26, 2016. Read more HERE.
Congressman Gosar initially attached H.R. 1443 to H.R. 2406 by passing an amendment during markup when the bill passed the House Committee on Natural Resources in October 2015. Read more HERE.
The Senate version of the bill, S.782, passed the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 19, 2015.
The NPS will also host three in-person meetings to receive public comments on the EA. To review the EA and provide comments click HERE. The 30-day comment period will conclude on June 7, 2017.


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Like marmite, it appears individuals either love or hate the concept of using a gas BBQ. Unlike Marmite, however, many people who hate them have not, in fact, attempted to cook on one. Here are a few pointers that may help you to make your mind up.
Exactly what's to dislike?
There really is absolutely nothing quite like the smell of a great old charcoal BBQ. As the meat starts to cook the fumes mix with those from the charcoal. Possibly it's the reminiscent factor, however, this seems to complete the BBQ environment. Obviously, gas BBQ do produce some cooking smells but it's fair to say it's not quite the very same.
For those of you who have actually tasted meat cooked by a knowledgeable BBQ hand, you might effectively think that charcoal BBQs produce more delicious food. The charcoal flavored smoke instills the meat which is why charcoal BBQ food has that unique BBQ flavor. You can likewise add herbs to the coals so that they too instill the meat. This wouldn't be suggested on a gas BBQ.
Getting gas canisters and also disposing of old ones can be rather a chore. With charcoal, you can generally get a bag from any garage forecourt, although it won't last as long. The other issue with gas canisters is that you can't be sure what does it cost? the gas you have actually left.
What's to Love?
A gas BBQ will warm up much quicker than a charcoal one. As quickly as you snap the pilot switch, the BBQ will start to heat up so it will be ready for action in roughly 10 minutes. With charcoal, you need to first indulge in the skilled procedure of lighting the coals, ideally without making use of firefighters as these will hamper the taste. You will then have to leave it burning for an excellent 30 minutes up until the coals begin to absorb the heat, radiance red and after that lastly white signaling they are ready for action.
The majority of gas BBQs have a dial which controls the gas output. By turning this dial you can control the heat of the BBQ. Anyone who has actually prepared or eaten sausages that are burnt to a crisp on the outside yet raw in the middle will see the benefit here.
Charcoal BBQs have the tendency to peak for about an hour then slowly the charcoal will begin to burn out and lose its heat. It is extremely difficult to preserve a steady cooking temperature after that. A gas BBQ will keep going as long as you require it to. Which is fantastic if you are cooking for large groups or if your visitors reach various times through the day.
Gas Barbeques do not create much smoke, some will see this as a positive, some as an unfavorable. I suppose this depends on which method the wind is blowing. There's only so long your guests will place on a brave face with big puffs of smoke circling them all day. It may well be better for the environment too.

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Source: Jon Rappoport
Victims of vaccine damage can sue manufacturers in the US
It's happening now…
by Jon Rappoport
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Major media aren't giving this story the coverage it deserves. I certainly am.
Short question: Can a person sue a US vaccine manufacturer?
Short answer: Under certain conditions, yes.
Note: I'm not framing this article as professional legal advice. I'm reporting what I've been able to dig up on a very explosive issue so far. I've communicated with two lawyers and a law professor. I've been pointed to an important passage on a federal web page.
Right now, lawyers and their clients are suing Merck, the manufacturer, for injuries incurred from Merck's shingles vaccine, Zostavax.
Among the claimed injuries: contracting shingles; blindness in one eye; partial paralysis; brain damage; death.
One of the plaintiffs' attorneys told me he has already filed two cases in California. Each case has 50 plaintiffs. He states he has 5000 clients waiting in the wings. There are other attorneys with other plaintiffs.
But wait. Isn't there a federal law that bars people from suing vaccine manufacturers?
Isn't that law the 1986 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act? Doesn't it demand that people go to a special federal "vaccine tribunal/court" and plead for compensation from the government?
Aren't vaccine manufacturers shielded from liability for causing injury?
Well, it turns out there are exceptions to the rule.
Adult vaccines are not part of the 1986 federal law.
The law shielding vaccine companies only applies to childhood vaccines.
The Merck shingles vaccine is only for adults.
The special federal "vaccine tribunal/court" is established as part of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). This is where parents who claim their children were injured by vaccines must go, to ask for compensation from the government—not from vaccine manufacturers.
But on a web page of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, under "Health Resources and Services Administration," we see "Frequently Asked Questions." And we read this rather opaque statement:
"In order for a category of vaccines to be covered, the category of vaccines must be recommended for routine administration to children by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…" [Note: On this clumsy FAQ web page, you have to click on "View Answer" under the following question to see it: "If a new vaccine product is licensed, what needs to occur before the vaccine will be covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)?"]
What does "covered" mean? It means "covered exclusively by the federal compensation program." It means a parent who believes her child has been injured by a vaccine goes to the special federal "court." The vaccine must be FOR CHILDREN. However, an adult seeking compensation for vaccine injury, FROM AN ADULT VACCCINE, would, with a lawyer, argue his case in ordinary state or federal court. That adult would sue the vaccine manufacturer.
This message from the federal government is clear. The ban against suing vaccine manufacturers only applies to vaccines recommended for children (and pregnant women). The ban does not apply to adult vaccines.
Naturally, adults are going to be interested in seeing a list of adult vaccines, because in the case of vaccine-injury, these people can and must go to ordinary state or federal courts and sue the vaccine manufacturer. And they can sue for punitive damages. This is what scares vaccine manufacturers. Punitive-damage money can soar into the stratosphere.
Here, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is the list of adult vaccines: Influenza; Td/Tdap; MMR; VAR; HZV (shingles); HPV Female; HPV male; PCV13; PPSV23; HepA; HepB; MENACWY/MPSV4; MenB; Hib.
However, some of the vaccines on this list are recommended for both adults and children. When a vaccine is recommended by the CDC for both adults and children, adults seeking compensation for vaccine-injury would not be permitted to argue their cases in ordinary courts and sue the manufacturer. Instead, they would have to go to the special federal vaccine "court" and try to obtain compensation from the government.
It will be very important to see what happens as these lawsuits against Merck and their shingles vaccine move forward. Many tactics will be deployed. Right now, in one suit filed in Philadelphia, Merck is arguing for a change of venue. Change of venue often signals an attempt to find a more friendly court.
We're in the beginning stages of a struggle.
Plaintiffs' attorneys have high hurdles to climb. Among them: causation. How do you prove a vaccine "caused" an injury? I'm not talking about truth, common sense, or even conventional medical standards. I'm talking about legal proofs, and what is admissible in court. That territory is a Twilight Zone of complexity.
Stay tuned.
Lawsuits for vaccine injury, against one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world (Merck), are sprouting like weeds. Will judges find a reason to cut them off, or will they proceed to trial? Will these lawsuits inspire other attorneys and their clients to sue vaccine manufacturers for injury from other adult vaccines?
Is this going to build to a tsunami?


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Hanging out in LaPush. This was taken 6 years ago. Before the first Twilight hit theaters a couple friends and I decided to take a trip to Forks and LaPush for a fun weekend. It is a trip I will Never forget. From Stopping in random small towns on the way up to getting the car stuck in a ditch. Not to mention the heat of that weekend. If you havent been to LaPush you guys should really go it is so pretty up there and the beaches are amazing. One of my fav places to visit. I've been back a few times sense then and hope to go again soon.
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Continuous Integration & DevOps Tools - Automated Software Configuration Management, Build and Unit Tests
Open Source Continuous Integration & DevOps Tools
Gump is Apache's continuous integration tool. It is written in python and fully supports Apache Ant, Apache Maven (1.x and 2.x) and other build tools. Gump is unique in that it builds and compiles software against the latest development versions of those projects. This allows gump to detect potentially incompatible changes to that software just a few hours after those changes are checked into the version control system. Notifications are sent to the project team as soon as such a change is detected, referencing more detailed reports available online.
Bitten is a Python-based framework for collecting various software metrics via continuous integration. It builds on Trac to provide an integrated web-based user interface
The Build Brigade is an effort to automate discovery and reporting of Gnome build errors and to make testing of the development version easy for everyone.
The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. By automatically rebuilding and testing the tree each time something has changed, build problems are pinpointed quickly, before other developers are inconvenienced by the failure. The guilty developer can be identified and harassed without human intervention. By running the builds on a variety of platforms, developers who do not have the facilities to test their changes everywhere before checkin will at least know shortly afterwards whether they have broken the build or not. Warning counts, lint checks, image size, compile time, and other build parameters can be tracked over time, are more visible, and are therefore easier to improve.
Continuous Automated Build and Integration Environment. Cabie is a multi-platform, multi-cm client/server based application providing both command line and web-based access to real time build monitoring and execution information. Cabie builds jobs based upon configuration information stored in MySQL and will support virtually any build that can be called from the command line.
CCNetConfig allows you to create CruiseControl.NET configuration file by adding a new project and setting properties. CCNetConfig supports all standard configuration blocks and can be extended to support custom configuration blocks as well.
Cerberus is a lightweight and easy-to-use Continuous Builder software for Ruby. It could be run periodically from a scheduler and check if application tests are broken. In case of failed tests Cerberus sends notification to developers. Cerberus works perfectly both on Windows and *nix platforms and supports popular version control systems like Subversion, Git, Darcs and Perforce. It also has many ways in publishing build results such as e-mail, jabber, Twitter, Campfire, IRC and RSS files.
Cradiator is a Windows (WPF) app that displays a summary of Continuous Integration (CI) project statuses. It is basically an Information Radiator for CI. Cradiator currently supports Cruise Control (Java, .Net, Ruby) and Team City.
CruiseControl is a framework for a continuous build process. It includes, but is not limited to, plugins for email notification, Ant, and various source control tools. A web interface is provided to view the details of the current and previous builds.
CruiseControl.NET is an Automated Continuous Integration server, implemented using the Microsoft .NET Framework.
CruiseControl.rb is a continuous integration tool. Its basic purpose in life is to alert members of a software project when one of them checks something into source control that breaks the build.
DotCi brings ease of build configuration of cloud ci systems like travisci and ease of runtime environment configuration of Docker to Jenkins.
Draco.NET is a Windows service application designed to facilitate continuous integration. Draco.NET monitors your source code repository, automatically rebuilds your project when changes are detected and then emails you the build result along with a list of changes since the last build. Draco.NET version 1.5 supports builds using NAnt build tool or via Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003 solution files. Draco.NET can monitor Source Control repositories in CVS, Visual SourceSafe, PVCS, SubVersion, and others.
Drone is a Continuous Integration platform built on Docker, written in Go
Flexmojos provides first-class support for Flex and AIR development within Apache Maven. It allows Maven to compile, optimize, and test Flex SWF, Flex SWC, Air SWF and Air SWC. The main goal is to provide full support to all mxmlc/compc options. Major features: * SWF, SWC, AIR and Flex versions; * AIR signing and .air file generation; * RSL and caching framework support; * Modules support; * full implementation of MXMLC and COMPC options; * Flex 3 and Flex 4 * use FLEX-OEM-COMPILER - faster, less memory usage, no need of references to local drive; * compatible with several unit testing frameworks: FlexUnit, FUnit, asUnit, AdvancedFlex, fluint and FlexUnit 4 * html-wrappers generation * code generation using GAS3
Jenkins is a continuous integration server that monitors executions of repeated jobs, such as building a software project or jobs run by cron.
Hudson monitors executions of repeated jobs, such as building a software project or jobs run by cron. Among those things, current Hudson focuses on the following two jobs: 1. Building/testing software projects continuously, just like CruiseControl or DamageControl. In a nutshell, Hudson provides an easy-to-use so-called continuous integration system, making it easier for developers to integrate changes to the project, and making it easier for users to obtain a fresh build. The automated, continoues build increases the productivity. 2. Monitoring executions of externally-run jobs, such as cron jobs and procmail jobs, even those that are run on a remote machine. For example, with cron, all you receive is regular e-mails that capture the output, and it is up to you to look at them diligently and notice when it broke. Hudson keeps those outputs and makes it easy for you to notice when something is wrong.
hudsonTracker - A Continuous Integration Monitor
This is a handy utility which monitors the status of Hudson (a Continuous Integration/Build engine) by parsing its RSS feed. hudsonTracker sits in your system tray, and displays notifications (and optionally plays sounds) when builds pass or fail.
Integrity is an easy and fun automated continuous integration server. As soon as you push your commits, it builds, runs your tests, and makes sure everything works fine.
JCCTray is a utility for use with all flavors of CruiseControl Continuous Integration servers. Specifically it works with CruiseControl, CruiseControl.NET, CruiseControl.Rb. It provides feedback on build progress, and allows control over some of the server's operations.
JCruiseMonitor monitors the state of builds on your team's continuous integration server (CruiseControl/.NET/.rb, Continuum, Hudson or Bamboo), providing feedback through a set of devices including a tray icon, USB light and audible warnings.
Luntbuild is a powerful build automation and management tool. Continuous Integration or nightly builds can be easily set using a clean web interface. Executed builds are well managed using functions such as search, categorization, promotion, patching, deletion, etc. It also acts as a central build artifacts repository and download area for your whole team.
The Maven Flex Plugin (mvnflexplugin) is a Maven 2 plugin designed to enable continuous integration for Adobe Flex libraries and applications, and to benefit of the power of Apache Maven.
NUBuild is a command line .Net build tool that has been designed and developed keeping an individual developer in mind and also ease the continuous build and integration process.
phpUnderControl is an addon application for the continuous integration tool CruiseControl, which integrates some of the best PHP development tools.
R2build system is a tool/framework to establish your daily build(or nightly build, or build automation, or continuous integration system) in a very easy way . It includes, but is not limited to, plug-ins for email notification, FTP, various installer packaging tool, Java/C++/Ant/Nant/.Net/Delphi/C++Builder, and various source control tools.
A VM containing a turn-key solution for continuous integration with source code control, build management, automated testing, security analysis, defect tracking, and project management, all using open source tools.
TestSwarm provides distributed continuous integration testing for JavaScript
Xinc is a continuous integration server written in PHP 5. It has built-in support for Subversion and Phing (and therefore PHPUnit), and can be easily extended to work with alternative version control or build tools.


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Statistics, Cancer and a Soothing Classic
Hester Hill Schnipper, LICSW, OSW-C Program Manager Emeritus, Oncology Social Work
Do cancer statistics make you crazy?
Statistics are important, of course, and many of us want to know the outlook of our cancer situations. I have never been a big believer in prognostic statistics because I have known so many people who confounded them on both ends. There are, sadly, people who are diagnosed with what seems to be an early stage, quiet cancer, but who die from their disease. On the other side, there are many people who begin cancer treatment with a scary and dire situation and go on to live long and healthy lives. We never know. It is easy to say that, for any one of us, the survival is either 100% or 0%, but most of us need some other way to look at it.
In my mind, the best way is Stephen Jay Gould's classic essay: The Median Isn't the Message. This is especially on my mind today as I have just met two social work new clients who are terrified by the statistics related to their particular cancer diagnoses. It is always helpful to remember that each of us is "an 'n' of one", but I think that reading Dr. Gould's essay is even more empowering.
Dr. Gould was an evolutionary biologist who was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma, a lethal form of cancer that carries a median mortality of eight months. Because he was a scientist, he immediately pondered those dire numbers and reminded himself that median means that half of the people will die before then and half will die later. In any curve, there are people at both ends, both the lucky end and the unfortunate one. He thought especially about the people who were at the lucky end and wondered how they got there and what their shared luck was about. It is impossible to really know, but he was determined to get into that group, and he did. Although I suspect that his oncologist never used the cure word, his cancer never progressed, and he died many years later of an entirely different kind of cancer.
It is all too easy to get hung up on numbers. Gould's essay is the perfect antidote both to people who believe that statistics don't matter and to those who are convinced in their accuracy. It is especially distressing, as a patient, if your doctor falls into the latter group and may consign you, even just in her head, to the unfortunate end of the curve. We all do better with hope, and his essay can give you real understanding and a genuine reason to be hopeful—no matter what the statistics may say.
If you have never read his essay, this is the time to do so. If you have already read it, read it again. Here is the beginning, hopefully enough to grab your interest, and then a link to read more. Please do so.
From The Median Isn't the Message by Stephen Jay Gould
My life has recently intersected, in a most personal way, two of Mark Twain's famous quips. One I shall defer to the end of this essay. The other (sometimes attributed to Disraeli), identifies three species of mendacity, each worse than the one before -- lies, lies, and statistics.
Consider the standard example of stretching the truth with numbers -- a case quite relevant to my story. Statistics recognizes different measures of an "average," or central tendency. The mean is our usual concept of an overall average -- add up the items and divide them by the number of sharers (100 candy bars collected for five kids next Halloween will yield 20 for each in a just world). The median, a different measure of central tendency, is the half-way point. If I line up five kids by height, the median child is shorter than two and taller than the other two (who might have trouble getting their mean share of the candy). A politician in power might say with pride, "The mean income of our citizens is $15,000 per year." The leader of the opposition might retort, "But half our citizens make less than $10,000 per year." Both are right, but neither cites a statistic with impassive objectivity. The first invokes a mean, the second a median.
What do you think about statistics? Do they comfort or scare you? Please share your story in the BIDMC Cancer Community.


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TongablogJoin our adventure in The Kingdom of Tonga
Tongan Culture and Travel
I wish I could say that I had written this guide because it is full of insight into daily life here in Tonga. It was written by a Peace Corps Volunteer that was here in Ha'apai, Tonga from 2002 – 2004 and his name is Mike. If you are coming to Tonga in a future PCT group and you find this page, read it. Also read our packing guide on the what to bring page.
Mikes Account of Tongan Culture
Ha'apai Travel:
Travel to Ha'apai and you will need to know some information about how to get here and where to stay when you arrive. Note to the wise, bring cash and if you are American, no they don't take the American Dollar or your debit card. Also buy the latest lonely planet guide.
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I am heading to Tonga this weekend and would love to be able to hook up with some of you while I'm there!


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Introduction: How to Make a 360 Degree Panorama in Hugin
Using a simple program, you will be able to create panoramas to make a complete sphere of images, and be able to create the effect of a planet (see below)
You will need:
- A fairly good digital camera
- A Computer
- Hugin (download Here)
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Step 1: Taking the Photos (stage 1)
You will need to take lots of photos for this. For a reasonable panorama you will need at least 50, and maybe up to 150, if you choose to zoom.
I recommend taking photos along the horizon first. You should try to keep as level as possible ( it makes it easier). Make sure there is a good overlap between photos. This will make them easier to stitch (join) together, and will give a higher quality panorama.
Do this all the way around.
Step 2: Taking the Photos (stage 2)
Next, take the next 'level' of photos up. Do exactly the same as before, but angle the camera up slightly. Make sure you have the overlap between the level below (see pictures).
Continue moving up levels, until you reach the zenith (directly up). As you get closer to the zenith, you will need less and less photos per level, but still make sure that you cover every bit of the sky.
Tip: it will be easier to stitch this if you do it on a slightly cloudy day, to give some points of reference in the sky.
When you have done this, do the same, but going down from the horizon until you reach Nadir (straight down). Make sure your feet are out of the way!
Step 3: Upload and Import
Copy all your photos into a folder on your computer and open up Hugin.
Create a new project and load up all your photos.
Now, press the 'Align' button under 'Load' and the computer will try to put together all of your photos. This may take a while, especially if you have a slow computer or lots of photos.
Now, if you are lucky, and have taken lots of good photos, the computer will have aligned them for you. Give yourself a pat on the back for your photography skills, and move onto Step 5.
If you are not so lucky, a message (second picture) will pop up, in which case, you'll have to align the pictures manually (Step 4).
Step 4: Creating Control Points
The idea of this step is to join all the photos together.
Look at your error message (it is a good idea to take a screenshot). You will see groups of numbers in brackets. One group enclosed is a group of photos that have been successfully joined together. The separate groups of numbers are groups that are not linked together.
Go to the 'Control Points' tab and open the images on the drop-down menus.
On the left side, open an image that is in one group, and on the right, choose an image from a different group that does match up with part of the left image.
You can see in the picture that I have chosen 5 (part of the 3, 4, 5 group) and 6 (part of the 0, 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 12 etc. group).
Now we need to find some common points in the two photos.
The bird dropping on the planks is a good point that is easy to see.
Click it in one of the photos, and then click in the other. Each time you click, a crosshair with the word 'new' will pop up.
When you are sure this is in the right place, click 'add' in the bottom right corner.
Do this several times so that you have several points. I recommend three as a minimum, but the more you add, the better it will be.
Step 5: Check Alignment
Once you are sure that all of your photos are aligned, you can press the align button again.
Hopefully, it will tell you that your images are aligned in one group.
If not, you will have to add more control points.
When it's all done, a window like this will pop up:
Step 6: Planet-ising
To make it look like a planet, we have to change the projection.
Click your Nadira point (straight down on your panorama)
Then, at the bottom the the preview window, click on the menu that says 'Equirectangular' and choose 'Stereographic'
Move the 'Horizontal field if view' slider about 5 spaces to the left, so that you can see your panorama. Are you happy with it?
Don't worry about the blurs, they disappear.
If there are large blank patches, you can go back and make sure you have enough control points, or if that doesn't work, take photos that will fill the gaps, and add them in.
If you are happy, close the preview window, and click 'Create panorama'
Step 7: Finishing Off
And you're done!
Unless, of course, you are a perfectionist. If you want, you can use simple software, such as GIMP, to extend the image to make it look better (second picture).
Sorry that my example has big gaping holes in it - it was a bit rushed. I will add better examples at some point soon.
Happy panorama-ing!
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You can do that in Photoshop using Fliters-distort-polar coordinates
I heard Hugin by Flickr groups, and Acropano picked by Giveawayoftheday. And I think hugin is good for professional users, on the contrary Acropano is designed for beginners.
Another cool way to view 360° panoramas is with an immersive viewer: http://sac.user.atomicradi.us/ptviewer/view.pl?file=/pan360/forecastle4k.jpg&title=Intrepid+Forecastle
I have some more examples of what hugin can do in capable hands: http://sac.user.atomicradi.us/home/Photography/Panorama360http://sac.user.atomicradi.us/home/Photography/PanoramaGallery
Also, when you re-orient the panorama for the stereographic view, it seems to work more accurately by doing a numerical transform to pitch -90 and roll 180, if you can't find the nadir precisely enough by hand.


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We've completely redesigned PB engage to improve the user experience and simplify the transaction flow. Download
the new PB engage and login instantly with your existing PBe User ID and password to enjoy the flexibility and
convenience right at your fingertips.
New Features:
•New user interface and screen design
•DuitNow QR
•Future-Date transaction
•Authenticate your transaction via SecureSign Token
•Share your transaction receipt
•Promotion updates
Enhance Features:
•Device Binding – Provide a better security for your mobile banking transaction by linking your PBe profile to your device
•Quick Guide – Tutorial on our new app
•Quick Action Menu (QAM) – Direct access to the financial transaction menu via Account Details
•Customise preferred shortcuts for your post-login menu
•Personalise your profile by including your profile picture or background theme
•Transaction Summary on your logout
New PB engage suite of services include:
Quick Balance
View your account balances via Fingerprint login.
Account Summary
View your full account summary/details in real-time.
Allow you to send funds instantly to your recipients via DuitNow ID (e.g. Mobile Number, NRIC, Passport Number, Army/Police ID or Business Registration Number) instead of banking account number.
Perform real-time or future dated fund transfer to your favourite and other account using Intrabank, IBG or Instant Transfer services.
Perform real-time or future dated payment to your favourite and other Bills, Card or Loan/Financing accounts.
Prepaid Top-Up
Reload your prepaid mobile number on the go.
DuitNow QR
Pay participating DuitNow QR merchants by scanning their QR code. To activate, select your preferred account to be used for payments and set a daily payment limit.
Personalise your profile by uploading your own profile picture or setting a desired theme.
Allow to manage your own devices that activated with Quick Balance, DuitNow QR or to delink.
PB engage will seek permission for the following:
•Access to your fingerprint for Quick Balance and DuitNow QR authorisation.
•Access to your camera/photo for profile personalisation and DuitNow QR scanning.
•Access to your storage for profile personalisation and Device Binding.
•Access to your location for device authentication and security purposes.
•Access to your contact directory to give you the convenience to select your contacts when you perform either DuitNow or Prepaid Top-Up.
PB engage is available for Public Bank Berhad and Public Islamic Bank Berhad retail customers in Malaysia only.
The app works in Android 7 and above.
To find out more, visit http://www.pbebank.com or contact our customer support at +603 – 2179 9999 or email us at email@example.com.
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Exactly 35 days ago, I lost someone I cared about. It came out of nowhere, and hit me like a bolt of lightning. We hadn't been speaking for a while. He had his life, and I had mine. But it hurt. It hurt so much, that I reached out to people I care about. To…
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Backups are done using backupninja.
Backupninja is wrapper for numerous different backup solutions of which we use duplicity.
Duplicity is a enhanced combination of usual backup tools and tasks:
Creates compressed archives of files like tar
Differential transfers to remote storage locations like rsync
File encryption with gpg
Install duplicity from Python Packages¶
If you install a newer version then make sure to remove all previous configurations, as they may lead to unpredictable results.
Remove already installed packages:
$ sudo apt purge duplicity
$ apt-get remove python-crypto python-paramiko python-pip duplicity
Install building requirements:
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python-dev librsync-dev
Install pip (python package installer):
$ sudo -i
$ wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
$ python get-pip.py
Install required Python packages and duplicity:
$ pip install --upgrade pycrypto cryptography paramiko duplicity
Install Backupninja from Ubuntu Packages¶
Backupninja is in the repository, additionally we install duplicity and a Python library for making SSH connections to the storage host:
$ sudo apt-get install backupninja
The main configuration is stored in
/etc/backupninja.conf, while the different backup
tasks are found in the directory
There is a helper application to aid in the configuratoion of all this:
$ ninjahelper
What how and where to backup¶
The file
has all the meat.
Duplicity encrypts all backup-files before transferring to the remote storage:
sign = no
password = ********
Safe the password in a secure location! Without it you can't restore anything!
Add more directories here when needed (e.g. after new software has been installed):
# files to include in the backup
include = /var/spool/cron/crontabs
include = /var/backups
include = /etc
include = /root
include = /home
include = /usr/local/*bin
include = /var/lib/dpkg/status*
include = /var/www
Leave the "files to exclude from the backup" as they are.
The backup destination needs a userprofile, which is able to login with its SSH key automatically. The directory system must be existing and the userprofile must have read/write access to it.
incremental = yes
increments = 30
keep = 60
keepincroffulls = 6
destdir = /backup/Server/BackupNinja
desthost = nas.lan
destuser = server
Prepare the Backup Location¶
Since the backups will be carried out by the root user, the storage target needs his public keys for password-less authentication:
$ sudo -s -H
$ for type in rsa ecdsa ed25519; do ssh-keygen -t $type; done
$ ssh-copy-id firstname.lastname@example.com
Make sure you can login without password and that the target directory for the backups exists and is writeable.
While still working as root:
$ touch /tmp/testfile
$ scp /tmp/testfile firstname.lastname@example.com:/backup/BackupNinja/
$ ssh firstname.lastname@example.com rm /backup/BackupNinja/
$ rm /tmp/testfile
$ sudo backupninja -t -n -d
Working with Backups¶
Since backups are done by BackupNinja with Duplicity, we have to use the duplicity commandline interface to access them. backupninja only helps with the backup itself, not with anything else. Reference is the duplicity man page.
Since all commands need the backup storage location in duplicity URL format, we save that in an reusable environment variable:
$ sudo -i
$ export BACKUP_URL=sftp://firstname.lastname@example.com/backup/Server/BackupNinja
$ export ARCHIVE_DIR=/var/cache/backupninja/duplicity
$ export PASSPHRASE=********
Note the space in front of the
export PASSPHRASE=******** command-
line. Command-lines which with a space in front of the, will not to be
stored in the command-line history.
Backup Status¶
To check the overall status of our backups:
$ duplicity --archive-dir ${ARCHIVE_DIR} \
collection-status ${BACKUP_URL}
Backup Catalog¶
List the latest available versions of all backed up file.
We save the output in a text file
backup-catalog.txt for later search.
$ duplicity --archive-dir ${ARCHIVE_DIR} \
list-current-files ${BACKUP_URL} \
> ${HOME}/backup-catalog.txt
Search the created catalaog for a specific file:
$ grep "owncloud/cron.php" backup-catalog.txt
Search for a version of a file backed up 30 days ago:
$ duplicity --archive-dir ${ARCHIVE_DIR} \
list-current-files --time 30D ${BACKUP_URL} \
| grep "owncloud/cron.php"
Backup Verification¶
To compare single files or directory with what we have on backup:
$ duplicity --archive-dir ${ARCHIVE_DIR} \
verify \
--file-to-restore var/www/owncloud \
Restoring Files¶
To restore a single file (i.e.
$ cd /
$ duplicity --archive-dir ${ARCHIVE_DIR} \
--file-to-restore var/www/owncloud/cron.php
Restore Databases¶
Backupninja exports the server MariaDB databases to a SQL file per database in
the directory
/var/backups/mysql. Thats where they are picked up by
duplicity and backed up along with other files.
To restore a database to a given point in the past we nedd to use a combination of the commands introduced earlier to fetch the SQL dump file.
In the following example scencario, the upgrade of a Wordpress-Plugin reduced all our carefully carafted wordpress articles to gibberish. The upgrade happened on the 20th of February, but was only discovered a few days later. The Wordpress database is called wp_urown_net.
1. Create a backup catalog of a point in time when the database content was still readable:
$ duplicity --archive-dir ${ARCHIVE_DIR} \
list-current-files ${BACKUP_URL} \
--time 02-19-2015 > ${HOME}/backup-catalog-2015-02-19.txt
2. Search the created backup catalog
backup-catalog-2015-02-19.txt for
the database dump file
$ grep "wp_urown_net.sql" ${HOME}/backup-catalog-2015-02-19.txt
Sat Feb 19 01:00:07 2015 var/backups/mysql/sqldump/wp_urown_net.sql
3. Restore the dump-file
wp_urown_net.sql to our home directory, but
save it under the new name
$ duplicity --archive-dir ${ARCHIVE_DIR} \
--file-to-restore var/backups/mysql/sqldump/wp_urown_net.sql \
--time 02-19-2015 \
Take a look a the dump-file, to make sure it has the expected content:
$ less ${HOME}/wp_urown_net-2015-02-19.sql
5. Restore the database from the dump-file. All tables in the database will be deleted and recreated with the content of the dump-file:
$ mysql -u root -p wp_urown_net < ${HOME}/wp_urown_net-2015-02-19.sql


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Yvette & George
Ghanaian East End wedding.
This high flying couple were another personal recommendation. Yvette had found a picture in a magazine of a bouquet in lush yellows and chocolate browns, so that became the colour theme. We pretty much copied this bouquet and then used the flowers used as our starting point for designing buttonholes, pew ends, altar display, table centres and a very intricate top table display. A lovely opportunity to use exotic plant material with their strong graphic shapes and great colours.
The whole Ghanaian community came together with all guests contributing in some way and as Ghana won their game at the world Cup that night, there were lots of dancing on the tables apparently.


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Zentai Statue
Ok, today I come with something a little bit different… and messy. First of all do not try this at home, unless you know what you are doing. In this video I decided to have some messy fun, but instead of using paint, I used plaster.
As you know plaster will harden in a few minutes, creating a zentai statue.
The experience is quite fun and feeling the plaster setting is quite exciting, However, this process totally ruins the suit, that can't be saved after it, also the zip will get stuck trapping me inside the dirty suit… fun?
Playing with plaster can be dangerous, it can burn your skin or stick onto it, or you can get really trapped, never let the plaster touch your skin. Many safety measures were taken to make this.
I would like to try this again, but could be better with somebody else's help to pour the plaster so the result could me more realistic as a statue…
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Prospect Park in the Summer:
Where else can you watch cricket, soccer, kites flying AND smell goat being barbecued?
Brooklyn Museum:
For me, the museum embodies civic pride for the city of Brooklyn.
The neighbors :
The diversity, the unique character of each 'hood, and the places that time has forgot.
The Promenade:
The spot where pretty much everyone I know who moved to Brooklyn made that decision.
Dennet Place in Carroll Gardens:
The little street that seemed to have been transplanted from Europe. I love the street. It's where I got married on my stoop, with 250 close friends and neighbors.
The Boat Bar on Smith St.:
A great bar where I have met some amazing people over the years. The ever changing jukebox and the decor that never changes.
Parties & Gatherings:
Having a party in a one bedroom apartment and hearing Russian, French, Spanish and several dialects of English while trying to maneuver to the fridge.
The Creative Spirit:
Knowing writers, painters, photographers, filmmakers, chefs, musicians, designers, architects, and...
The Kick-A** Music Scene:
Yeasayers, Regina Spektor, Jay Z, MGMT, Antibalas, Vampire Weekend, Lil'kim, Animal Collective, Matisyahu, Dirty projectors, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Slavic soul party, Grizzly Bear, Chicha Libre, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Naysayers, and well to many more to mention here
Working in Dumbo and living in Carroll Gardens:
Never having to leave Brooklyn unless I want to.
David H Castillo is a third generation cinematographer and an owner of Blue Barn Pictures Inc., an international multimedia production company based in Dumbo, Brooklyn. When David is not behind the camera, he is biking through Brooklyn exploring its neighborhoods, updating The Barn (the company blog), and searching for new music and food. David dwells in Carroll Gardens ,where he lives his mantra "It's all about lighting; it's all about the sauce, and it's all about moments."


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Cushing's disease is a serious condition that can affect any dog, but it is seen more often in dogs who are six years of age or older. While it's not necessarily life threatening, it can weaken your dog's immune system and put them at risk for other illnesses, like urinary tract infections. It can also interfere with their quality of life, so proper care and treatment are important.
About Cushing's Disease
Why the name? Cushing's disease is named for Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon, who first documented the condition when he detected it in a human patient in 1932. It is one of the most common endocrine system disorders in dogs and is also known as hyperadrenocorticism. This harder to pronounce name makes sense when you look at the underlying cause of the disorder.
Cushing's disease happens when the adrenal gland produces too much of the hormone known as cortisone or cortisol. It is often the result of a tumor or growth in the pituitary glands that are found at the base of the brain. It can also occur due to a tumor or growth in the adrenal glands, which are pea-sized organs located just above the kidneys.
The symptoms of Cushing's disease in dogs can be subtle, which can make it particularly hard to spot in the early stages. One of the most telling signs is an enlargement of the abdomen, which gives the dog a pot-bellied look. Other symptoms include:
- Hard, white, and scaly patches on the skin
- Darkened or weakened skin that can appear thin and bruise easily
- Hard lumps under the skin
- Hair loss
- Increased appetite, which can lead to obesity
- Excessive panting
- High blood pressure
- Stomach issues that can cause vomiting and diarrhea
The disorder can also cause problems with the body's ability to concentrate urine, which can result in excessive thirst and more frequent urination. Dogs with Cushing's disease may also suffer from insomnia, fatigue, and intolerance for exercise.
If you suspect your dog has Cushing's disease, you should set up an appointment with your veterinarian. There is no one test that can be used to diagnose the disorder, and your veterinarian will probably proceed by:
- Reviewing your dog's past medical history
- Asking you about your dog's general health
- Talking to you about specific symptoms
- Performing a complete physical exam
- Conducting blood and urine tests
X-rays and an ultrasound may also be recommended to see if there is a tumor at the root of the problem. All of these services, including advanced diagnostic tests, can be covered by an ASPCA Pet Health Insurance plan.
Do you need help finding a veterinarian or specialist? Locate a practice in your area.
Many dogs with Cushing's disease can be treated with medications that slow the production of cortisone in the adrenal gland. In some cases, dogs with the disorder need to take these medications for the rest of their lives. If this is the case for your dog, you'll need to schedule follow-up visits with your veterinarian to keep an eye on your dog's overall health. You should also be aware of any adverse side effects that might affect your dog and what to do if you notice them.
If the disorder is caused by a tumor or growth, your veterinarian may recommend radiation to shrink it. Surgery to remove the tumor or growth, or even the entire adrenal gland, might be needed if the dog doesn't respond to other treatments. Surgery is typically a last resort, since it carries risks such as infection. These risks are greater for older dogs, dogs with additional health conditions, or dogs who are overweight or obese.
Most tumors or growths that cause Cushing's disease are benign. However, if the tumor is malignant, your veterinarian may recommend chemotherapy or other treatments to eradicate cancer cells in your dog's body.
Not sure how to get your dog to take medication? Learn tricks to help give your dog a pill.
Costs for Treating Cushing's Disease
The costs of treating Cushing's disease vary depending on what's needed to help manage the condition. ASPCA Pet Health Insurance customers have submitted claims from around $670 to $3,000. These expenses can include the costs of medications, which can get costly if they need to be given over the life of the dog as well as other treatments, such as radiation and surgery.
Cushing's Disease in Cats
If you have a cat, it's unlikely that you'll be faced with Cushing's disease. It is very rare in our feline friends, but that doesn't mean it can never happen. It occurs more often in cats that are seven years of age or older and tends to be more prevalent in cats who have diabetes or other existing health issues.
As with dogs, Cushing's disease in cats can be caused by a growth or tumor in the adrenal or pituitary glands. In addition, it can happen to cats who are taking oral or intravenous steroid medications for another ailment. In this case, the cat would need to be safely weaned off the steroids, which can be tricky and should always be done under a doctor's care.
Cats often have a poorer prognosis than dogs when it comes to Cushing's disease. It tends to be diagnosed at a later stage after it has severely weakened the skin. Also, the medications used to manage the disorder in dogs don't seem to be as effective for cats. This makes the need for surgery and the risks that come along with it more likely.
ASPCA Pet Health Insurance coverage can also include treatment for cats with Cushing's disease. Learn more about cats and pet insurance.


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At the end of it all, it should always be about highest cash payouts for your junk cars or vehicles in Melbourne. Over the phone or online estimates that they provide should be a good indicator as to how much they will be paying you for that scrap car.
However, you should not depend fully on the first estimate they might have provided. Once they get at your locations and do their formal vehicle assessment and verification, they should present a final quote to you.
If it is accurate or near the estimate they offered over the phone, continue with them for your junk car removal service. If not, there is no necessity to still sell your junk car for a significantly lower amount than what you were expecting.


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Fierce debate: marketing leadership, redefined
If you read any of the major marketing publications (or come into earshot of marketers in conversation) then you're likely pretty familiar with issues of the role of marketing coming under scrutiny. But lately, have those topics passed? Is the marketing community on to something new, (Web 2.0, ROI, research??). My observation: the conclusion is far from conclusive. The debate over raising the accountability of marketing is just that: a debate. And sometimes a raging debate, at that. How can anyone be surprised when you consider statistics about the CMO position turnover in Fortune 500 companies (on average, as little as 20 months according to some sources). Maybe CMO turnover in mid-market companies is lower—the data is less available. Or maybe there aren't very many CMO positions among mid-market companies. That's a problem of a different stripe. All of this points to one enormous issue for professional marketers, and the need for business in general to be able to benefit from the marketing function. It's an issue we face in serving our clients, every step of the way. And it's been my motivation to become active in MENG, an organization that is focused precisely on expanding the debate over marketing leadership. I'm pleased to announce the first panel event, which is scheduled for Thursday. I'd be pleased if you could witness and participate first-hand. Consider attending, at the following:
On Thursday, Sept 25, 2008, MENG presents its first quarterly panel, featuring top marketing executives who will share how they've elevated the contributions of the marketing function in their organization:
- Clay Gillespie, SVP Marketing & Media Management at Career Education Corporation.
- Andrew Gross, SVP Marketing and Merchandising, Greater Chicago Area, Serta Intl.
- Ken G Kabira, EVP Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer at Chicago Transit Authority
- Don Scheibenreif, VP Strategic Marketing, Industrial Supply Division, W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Register today to participate in the conversation. Space is limited, so register today through the MENG website: www.mengonline.com/chicago
Event details:
Thursday, Sept 25, 2008
Event start: 6:00pm
Panel discussion: 6:30pm-8:00pm
IIT's Institute of Design
350 N. LaSalle Street
Members $30
Guests $40
A light buffet with beverages will be provided


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Introduction: Arduino - BLUETOOTH & ANDROID PIR ALARM With Call and Sms Functions!
Hello world! Today i made a android app that communicates with a arduino using the HC-06 Bluetooth module for a PIR Motion sensor GSM Alarm. You can set 1 phone number to the DATABASE that needs to be called when movement is detected. When movement is detected it will call you and you can listen what is happening in your home, If you missed the call you can send a SMS with the command "Call me" (it is case sensitive, so use capital C). You can also send a SMS command with "Disconnect" and the bluetooth module will disconnect. For the Schematic, Arduino Code, Android APP & Parts list follow the next step.
NOTE: You need to take a few steps for the APP to operate properly and you need to connect the Phone to a Charger.
Follow these next steps on your Android phone. (This might be different on your phone, check google on how to keep your phone screen awake)
- Settings, go to call, extra settings, turn off proximity sensor. (Turns off screen during calls when set to on, and we want the screen to be on during calls)
- Settings, Location & security, setup screen lock to none.
- Settings, Applications, development, turn on standby or might be named stay awake on your phone (keeps screen on during Charging)
- Plug in a USB Cable & keep the phone plugged in.
Your phone should stay awake now.
GET THE ANDROID APP ON GOOGLE PLAY! or download it below.
EDIT: I Updated the app! + You can record with sms Commands. and listen later.
- Updated the SMS command & functions
- Keyboard is Numbers Only now
- sms "Call me" and the Phone will call you.
- sms "Record" to start recording sound.
- sms "Stop" to stop recording.
- sms "Disconnect" and bluetooth will disconnect.
- sms "Shutdown" and the app will close.
Teacher Notes
Teachers! Did you use this instructable in your classroom?
Add a Teacher Note to share how you incorporated it into your lesson.
Step 1: Schematic, Arduino Code, Android APP & Parts List.
Simply wire it up like the Schematic & Upload the code, and while uploading make sure to disconnect the bluetooth module.
For more info on how to change your HC-06 or HC-05 name, baudrate, etc. check my instructable here
Parts list.
- Arduino Uno.
- HC-06 Bluetooth Module.
- Pir motion detector (DSN-FIR800)
- Jumper wire set MM/MF/FF
- Android Phone with APP on it.
Good luck!
Don't forget to pair your Arduino Bluetooth module with your phone!
Follow me for more! If you want the open source Android code send a mail to email@example.com
also check out my website for sensors for arduino! http://www.arduinosensors.nl
Participated in the
Circuits Contest 2016
1 Person Made This Project!
- JAGADISHJS made it!
4 Discussions
I have a question if I wanted to call someone instead of hearing a alarm can I hear someone else voice like on star or sos
Preciso de ajuda. Tem como transformar o android, em modulo GSM?
hi, i need a small help from you.
i am working on my project where there is an external button which will be act as input to the arduino uno, and whenever the button was pressed, the hc-06 connected to the same arduino should transmit that input signal from arduino to android mobile. and then android mobile should initiate a call when the data or input recieved from hc-06.
so please, help me in how to make a call from the mobile by using hc-06.
please try to reply me soon. I am waiting here for the reply.


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Discussing VUR with frustrated parents can be a challenge.
We're here to help.
If you have patients with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), you may wonder about the best way to approach their parents.
Also, after reading about Deflux, you may have questions that a sales representative would be qualified to answer. We can assist with both.


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- Dimension: 35"L x 35"W x 24"H; Door: 14.5"L x 16"W; Gap: 2'W x 4.5"L
- Easy assemble & clean; Suitable for indoor & outdoor use
- Made of commercial-grade heavy-duty molded plastic; 4 Panels interlock securely with full-length rods; 4 slide-in & lift-out connecting rods
- Safe & convenient enclosure for your pets; a safely handy latch
- Ideal for small to medium pets up to 20lbs
Product Details
Brand: Favorite
Size: Overall size 35"L x 35"W x 24"H; Door: 14.5"L x 16"W; Gap: 2'W x 4.5"L
Material: Commercial-grade heavy-duty molded plastic
Weight: 9.24lbs
Unique Square Design: 4 Interlocking panels & a handy latch for easy assembly and more securer
Recommendation: Perfect for small to medium pets up to 20lbs; Ideal for play, exercise or training of pets
Favorite pet playpens are a good assistant for daily use. This 4-panel pet pen is suited for both indoors and outdoors. Made of commercial grade heavy-duty plastic. The handy latch adds security and interlocking panels are easily assembled. Panel connectors can be used as outdoor spikes, 4 panels rods included.
Apply to pet instinct to own a piece of self territory, which may help them fell secure and relaxed. Consider modern life, it is hard to provide an appropriate place for them. Nevertheless, we can provide such a reliable enclosure for them when their emotions were fluctuated or some other unique conditions.
If you want to have a party, too many persons will affect our pet and we cannot sure whether everybody can get on well with them. At this time, assemble such a playpen, set a cushion, put toys and enough food, may enjoy time respectively. Happiness should be shared with each other.
Installation Tips
1. Take out all parts: 4 panels & 4 panel slide-in & lift-out connecting rods
2. Grasp 2 panels in each hand, make edges join each other
3. Insert one connecting rod into the gap until fully installed
4. Repeat for other 4 sides
5. Congratulate you have fished setting and enjoy with your pet
6. Storage is just lifted out the 4 rods, then neaten all parts
About US
At Favorite brand, we are passionate about creating innovative behavioral containment and lifestyle product solutions to give you more great moments with your pets.


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Should a Norfolk Pine be cut back losing a lot of needles?
I put this potted plant outside in 60-80 degree weather. Within a week branches turned brown and needles fell off. If this tree is cut back, will it grow out again? If so, how should I do this?
Hi. First of all, you should be real careful putting indoor potted plants outside - oddly enough, they can get terrible sunburns. Just like people who have never been out in the sun, their "skin" has no protection. If you put them out, they should be heavily shaded by trees, etc. That could be the cause of your NIP's leaf drop. Or, it could have severely dried out - it uses a lot more water outside. That being said, Norfolk Island Pines don't like to be cut back. You can try it of course - half the fun of plants is experimenting - but I would keep it well watered, shaded, and see if you get new growth at the top. If the branches are completely bare, you can break off the tips to see if they are dead or not - crispy and brown=dead, soft and green=live. If live, you might get new growth, if dead, those you can cut back.
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And How Much Is Wonder Man in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2?
The short answer to those questions is yes, and not much. However, we know this information deserves a long answer, so here we go. Nathan Fillion is returning to the Marvel Universe for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and this time not to voice a CGI character. (For those of you who don't know, in the prison scene, when Quill is approached by this huge monster, who later gets Groot's branches stuck in his nostrils, that is the guy Fillion voiced. See image below). Director James Gunn, a friend of Fillion's with a long established relationship (Fillion played the starring role in Gunn's feature film directorial debut Slither, and a fun cameo as a Christian superhero in Gunn's follow up Super) seems to enjoy bringing Fillion onboard in at least some capacity in his movies.
And so, according to a report from Comicbook.com, our favorite Firefly / Castle actor will be Wonder Man in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Or rather, he'll be playing actor Simon Williams, also known by his superhero name, Wonder Man.
Wonder Man was created by Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby back in 1964. He used to be your basic, garden variety scientist who inherited an arms-and-tech firm from his father. But after getting involved in his brother's embezzling scheme, he was brought down and went to prison. Ultimately, however, he is sprung from the clink by Baron Zemo and his crew Masters of Evil. They imbued him with superpowers and ordered him to help them defeat Avengers. He decided, in the end, to save the Avengers instead, apparently at the cost of his own life. However, he's merely in a coma, and before he's buried alive, his brother (now known ad the Grim Reaper) shows up and saves his body. Wonder Man then eventually joins the Avengers for a time, before becoming sick of the violence, and becoming a pacifist and retiring from Superhero-dom to pursue an acting career.
So, how does this all link to Wonder Man in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Well, thanks to Imgur user Johnathan Hunter, we have these images from a local theater in Georgia, where GotG Vol. 2 is currently shooting.
And as you can see in the pictures, Nathan Fillion's face is on a bunch of different posters, under a marquee advertising a Simon Williams fan festival. All in all, a pretty cool cameo. So, the big question is, are they are trying to tell us something or is this nothing more than a fun cameo? Could Fillion be taking on the role of Wonder Man in future movies? Only time will tell, but for now, it's good to have just a little more Fillion with our Marvel.


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Bruce Lundvall (September 13, 1935 – May 19, 2015) was an American record company executive, best known for his period as the President and CEO of the Blue Note Label Group, reporting directly to Eric Nicoli, the Chief Executive Officer of EMI Group.
In a career spanning half a century, Bruce Lundvall signed a wide array of artists, including Willie Nelson, Herbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, James Taylor, Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Richard Marx, Natalie Cole, Cassandra Wilson, Anita Baker, and Norah Jones. He headed the following labels: Blue Note Records (jazz), Angel Records (classical), and Manhattan Records (adult pop).
Lundvall began his music career in marketing at Columbia Records where he remained for 21 years, becoming President of the domestic division of CBS Records in 1976. In the course of his tenure, he built Columbia's jazz roster into the largest of any major label.
In 1979, Bruce Lundvall organized and sponsored in Havana, Cuba, the Havana Jam festival that took place between 2–4 March, with Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Stephen Stills, the CBS Jazz All-Stars, the Trio of Doom, Fania All-Stars, Billy Swan, Bonnie Bramlett, Mike Finnigan, Weather Report, and Billy Joel, plus an array of Cuban artists such as Irakere, Pacho Alonso, Tata Güines, and Orquesta Aragón. Their performances are captured on Ernesto Juan Castellanos's documentary Havana Jam '79, and on the two Columbia albums Havana Jam and Havana Jam II.
Lundvall moved to Elektra in 1982, where he became President of Elektra Records and the newly created Elektra/Musician Jazz label.
In 1984, he was approached with an offer to create Manhattan, a pop music label based on the East Coast, for EMI, as well as to revive the suspended Blue Note jazz label. Lundvall accepted the challenge and steered the label for a quarter of a century. He was responsible for signing an unknown Norah Jones. Jones's debut Come Away With Me, and her subsequent albums, have sold in their millions internationally. Lundvall stood down as President of Blue Note in 2010. In January 2012, Don Was became President of Blue Note, having been appointed CEO the previous year, with Lundvall becoming Chairman Emeritus.
Lundvall served as chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Chairman of the Country Music Association (CMA) and Director of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). He received three Grammy nominations and a NARM presidential award.[2] He was a member of the Jazz Foundation of America Board of Directors Advisory Committee.
Lundvall died during surgery related to Parkinson's disease on May 19, 2015, in New Jersey. He was survived by his wife, Kay Lundvall, three sons and two grand-daughters.
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27: Dennis Sheehan, 68, English music tour manager (U2), heart attack.
26: Rocky Frisco, 77, American pianist (JJ Cale Band).
24: Marcus Belgrave, 78, American jazz trumpeter, heart failure.
23: Liv Marit Wedvik, 45, Norwegian country singer, drowning.
21: Louis Johnson, 60, American bassist (The Brothers Johnson, Michael Jackson); Darius Minwalla, 39, American drummer (The Posies) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Posies ; Mac Poole, 69, British drummer, throat cancer; Twinkle, 66, British singer-songwriter ("Terry"), cancer.
20: Bob Belden, 58, American musician, heart attack; State of Bengal, 50, Bangladeshi-born British DJ and music producer.
19: Bruce Lundvall, 79, American record executive (Blue Note Records), complications of Parkinson's disease.


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49% of us in the UK share our homes with a furry friend, and whilst owning a dog has so many benefits on our own health and wellbeing, they can cause a lot of mess. Whether it's muddy paw prints after their walk, their fur getting everywhere or simply finding a place to keep all their food and toys. From both a cleanliness and organisational point of view, it's important to keep clean and tidy with our dogs in the kitchen. Take a look at these top tips for some inspiration.
We're pretty sure that we don't have to remind you that dog hair gets just about everywhere. Even in the places, you wouldn't expect! However, keeping on top of grooming really does help in reducing shedding. Schedule some time in for brushing your dog a couple of times a week to help keep that stray fur at bay. If you can, try to brush them outside, that way you can keep as much fur as possible outside of your house.
As we've discussed, our furry friends' fluff can get just about anywhere. That includes on chopping boards and other surfaces where you're likely to be preparing food in your kitchen. Before you start working with any food, make sure to wipe all surfaces with an antibacterial cleaner to avoid someone getting a nasty surprise in their sandwich…
Like with any pet, accidents do happen from time to time especially if you've got a pup. Make sure to keep your kitchen hygienic by cleaning up mess quickly with anti-bacterial cleaner, and spritz with lemon water solution afterwards as this helps to prevent smells from lingering. Top tip, if you find your rugs or carpets are smelling a bit 'doggy', sprinkle over some baking soda before hoovering. You'll be amazed at how fresh they will smell!
From both a hygiene and organisational perspective, keeping all your pet supplies in one place is important. You don't want to be mixing dog food and toys with the ingredients and kitchenware involved in cooking. Use some handy storage containers to keep all your dog's food and treats together to make it as easy as possible for yourself.
Going on long walks is a great activity for both you and your dog… Until you get back home and your furry friend is covered in mud. Stop mud from entering your home by keeping an old towel by the door and getting a bowl of water ready to wash those muddy paws. Unfortunately, keeping every ounce of mud out of the kitchen isn't that easy. So when you do get muddy floors, get your mop ready to clean it ASAP to avoid staining and facing a bigger job that might occur later on.
This is our top tip for getting dog fur out of deep-pile doormats and carpets. Get yourself a squeegee, just a regular one you'd use for cleaning your windows. Rub it back and forth across the carpet and you'll be absolutely amazed at how much fur (and human hair) it brings up!
Of course, some dogs are messier than others and keeping your space clean will extra more time and effort. However, the principles and tips you can use are the same. Keep on top of any messes, and try and limit the amount of fur and dirt they bring into your kitchen. Spend more time with your dog then tidying up after it!
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This robot is capable of everything, the main thing — to be able to teach
Today robots are able to entertain, help around the house and even look after elderly people. But is there among them one who knows almost everything? Developers from startups Ohbot has created just such a robot and gave it the name Picoh. In fact, this robotic "clean sheet", which can be trained to perform those tasks that are necessary to the owner. Home helper? Voice assistant? Singer and dancer? From the robot you can do anything, but there is one caveat which may alienate some buyers.
The developers believe that the robot will perfectly show the owners how to operate many electronic devices in their home. The fact that initially Picoh practically nothing can not — it must be manually configured using programming languages Scratch or Python 3. This opens up opportunities, allowing you to connect the robot to the web cameras and cloud-based services, and use machine learning algorithms.
Unfortunately, the complicated setup might scare potential buyers. On the other hand, nothing prevents them to ask for help from friends of the developers and to get exclusive "smart" lamp or analog speakers Amazon Alexa. According to the developers, if you want a robot can be taught even to recognize a person's face, to call him by his name, move behind him and move to the beat of the music.
The robot looks very simple and even a little intimidating. Its height does not exceed 10 cm, and the design represents the head and shoulders, but no torso. In his rectangular head with integrated programmable display that consists of 144 pixels in a grid of 16×9. In the small nose hidden touch sensor, and the role of the brain acts as a mini-computer Arduino.
In addition Picoh, on the market there are other programmable robots, but he has one attractive feature — the price does not exceed $ 130. Perhaps this will allow developers to snatch potential customers from competitors like robot Misty.
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Even in the rural south a long time ago, some people just weren't satisfied to be like most others. When my mom told me about her oldest brother, there was always a thread of pride running through her voice. Uncle George was a true Renaissance Man, though I doubt he ever knew it.
My mom and her brother George.
His love of music was the paramount focus of his long life. The family had a piano at home and he took great advantage of its presence. His mother played. Maybe he inherited his musical inclination from her. I don't know how old he was when he learned, but my mom said he would play that piano long into the night, with her at his side, as they sang, and sang, and sang. Their parents must have enjoyed listening to them enough to tolerate the long hours, or perhaps they merely learned to sleep through the impromptu concerts. This was during the historical period we can barely imagine now, when people made their own entertainment at home. Until the advent of a radio in every home, at least. Even listening to duets when you're usually asleep could very well have been a real treat. At some point Uncle George wanted to branch out, so he saved his money until he could buy a guitar. He took mail order lessons and became quite good.
Uncle George at the piano, with Aunt Ruby's eternal support.
My childhood memories include gathering around his piano to sing. He had married Aunt Ruby along the way and acquired a collection of instruments that hung on the wall or rested in cases near the piano. I heard him play piano and guitar, while she would occasionally take down the violin for a brief demonstration. I remember seeing her play her trumpet a time or two. I say I saw instead of heard, because in true Satchmo style, her cheeks puffed up as her eyes practically bugged out of her head. I was fascinated to the point of not even paying attention to her music. Just wondering if her head might soon explode!
Blessed with a deep, resonate bass singing voice, Uncle George sang in a gospel quartet for many years. It was always a bit of a thrill to turn on the radio at the designated hour and wait for my very locally famous uncle's voice to boom out into the living room from afar.
The mail order guitar lessons were such a success that when Uncle George became interested in learning to type, he bought a typewriter and ordered lessons in that as well. Those too were a success. My mom never said whether he used that skill for anything beyond writing letters, but it was another nice self-taught ability under his belt. I'm sure she would have been glad to have him take over the dictation chore that fell to her, when their father wanted to write to his brother John in California. She said Granddaddy would go on and on, for many handwritten pages, while she grew weary and wondered if he would ever sign off. She taught herself to type a little, hunt and peck style, but that would never have kept up with the loquacious dictation fed by brotherly affection.
Uncle George and his Model T.
As times changed and technological wonders appeared, Uncle George was the first person in the community to buy a car. Not only did he drive it hither and yon for his own pleasure, he also chauffeured his family anywhere they wanted to go, thus breaking the lifelong dependence on horses for travel. Until the arrival of that Model T, they had walked to church, gone shopping and visiting horse and buggy style, and my mom and her closest in age brother Uncle Billy rode horseback to school together on "Old Charlie". Uncle George's fascination with his car wasn't restricted to driving it. He would periodically take the motor apart, laying each piece out in order, clean it all, then put it back together. Apparently with no pieces left over. The Model T changed all of their lives, and he made sure it was up to the challenge at all times.
Uncle George and Aunt Ruby, happy at home.
Uncle George even spent some time using the mail to search for love. He corresponded with several young ladies, probably found through newspaper ads. Newspapers and the mail were as close to the Internet as they got back then, and he took full advantage of the opportunities they afforded. A longtime bachelor, he eventually found the love of his life closer to home. Uncle George and Aunt Ruby farmed and fished together, moved to town together, and spent their final years together sharing a nursing home room after she broke her hip. They were sweet and loving, always with candy for nieces and nephews, smiles for everyone, and always, always, a song in their shared heart.
There's no telling what Uncle George might have done with all of his interests and skills in a different place and time. The unwitting Renaissance Man certainly knew how to make the best of every opportunity and live a full and varied life.


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Lídia Pedro, 47, taught physics and chemistry at Santana High School. She died this afternoon after falling collecting anonas. She was considered one of the most active people in the community.
"Casa do Povo of Ilha deeply regrets the death of its former chairman, Prof. Lídia Pedro, an enthusiastic and ever-present partner, a friend who will remain forever in our memories ."
This is the comment that the current leadership of casa do povo shared this afternoon, after confirming the death of the former president of the institution following a fall of about 10 meters when she collected anonas. An EMIR team and Santana's firefighters were on the scene, but to no avail.
Lídia Pedro was a person very considered in the parish of the Island and it was in her mandate as president that the lemon exhibition was launched, event that every year takes hundreds of people to that locality of the county of Santana.
Thoughts are with family and friends after this very tragic news.