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Meet Narthaki Nataraj, India's First Transgender Bharatnatyam Dancer To Be Awarded Padma Shri
As India has taken a step further to recognize the LGBTQ community, Narthaki Nataraj, a Bharatnatyam dancer, has become the first Indian transgender to win the honourable Padma Shri Award. The 54-year-old Bharatanatyam dancer is a trans activist from Madurai and specializes in Tanjavore tradition of Nayaki Bhava style.
Early life
Like other transgenders of her community, Narthaki's life was a thorny path too. She was born a male in July 1964, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She decided to pursue Bharatanatyam, a dance form that was popular among women, and very few men would learn the art.
Battling with poverty and societal pressure, she took financial assistance from her childhood friend Shakti. At an early age, she discovered the feminine side of her personality. Her identity was looked down upon by society and she was subjected to social injustice and discrimination. Due to this reason, Narthaki decided to flee away from her home when she was just 12 years old. She took up menial jobs to sustain her life.
Dancing career
Since her childhood, Narthaki was in a constant search of a dance guru. Finally, she met the legendary Thanjavar Kittappa Pillai, a descendant of the 17th century Thanjavur Quartet. She spent 15 years with her guru, learning the perquisites of Bharatanatyam along with her friend Shakti. She has also assisted her guru Kittappa Pillai at Tanjore Tamil University in Tamil Nadu.
Taking her passion forward, Narthaki Nataraj founded a dance school in Tamil Nadu where she teaches Bharatanatyam. She has gained a reputation for her contribution to the research field and dance performances around the world. Through her dance performances, she has become an icon of admiration across the globe and a representative of the transgender community.
Recalling her journey with her Guru, Narthika says, "I trained under him for 15 years. I was also a demonstration artist for the dance pieces he described in his research at the Thanjavur Tamil University. The number of performances of mine certainly increased, but acceptance initially did not."
Talking about her performance, she shared that she goes into a trance state while dancing and feels elevated forgets about the things around her. At the same time, she breaks the gender stereotype and leaves her audience enthralled by her expressions and movements.
The graceful Bharatanatyam dancer holds many feathers in her hat through her achievements. Narthaki has performed on important events across the globe. She became the first transgender to be a recipient of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy Award by then President Pranab Mukherjee and a Senior Fellowship from Department of Culture, Government of India.
She has been awarded the Kalaimamani award, the highest honour of the Tamil Nadu government and has also been the recipient of the Nritya Choodamani of the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha in 2009. Her life story has also been featured in the school textbooks of Tamil Nadu.
She teaches dance to her Indian and foreigner students at her own dance school Velliamballam School of Dance that has branches in the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Norway. Recently, it was announced she would be awarded one of the country's highest civilian awards, Padma Shri for her contribution in her field.
The Padma Awards are India's highest civilian awards that are announced before Republic Day and was awarded to those who have made a significant contribution in the field of art, engineering, trade, social welfare, medicine, literature, sports, civil science, and other related areas.
The awards are bestowed by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the month of March-April every year.
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Feeding Your Dog The Right Food
I have been staying in Southern California and came across a chain of dog food stores known as JustFoodForDogs.
With all fresh ingredients, stainless steel appliances and state of the art shop fittings, the store looked good enough to feed humans too!
They are more than happy for you to come tour "the only open kitchens in the pet food business and watch your dog's food being made"!
Raw food versus cooked food for dogs
Recent scientific research has come down on the side of lightly cooked food for dogs.
This is because raw dog food diets usually include a combination of uncooked meat from animals, fish or poultry but not necessarily USDA certified fit for humans, meaning they could include rejected carcasses or medicated animals.
Some manufacturers will hide the fact their meat is not fit for humans and say "USA meat" or "meat from a USDA facility" with the ingredients usually including flesh (muscle), internal organs, blended body parts and bones. They may also include untreated milk or uncooked eggs.
While there is nothing wrong with giving a raw food diet, it makes sense for pet owners to be as fussy about the source of their pets' food as they are about their own, ensuring that all members of the family (canine, feline and human) stay healthy.
Foods that are toxic to dogs
The following foods are harmful to dogs – and some can even be deadly.
- Onions or onion powder
- Chocolate
- Coffee and all coffee-related products
- Tea
- Alcoholic beverages/ Hops
- Macadamia nuts
- Grapes and raisins
- Tomato foliage (leaves and stems)
- Green parts of potato (green peelings, sprouts and foliage)
- Rhubarb leaves
- Avocado tree bark, leaves, skin of the fruit and seed of the fruit. The actual flesh of the fruit is not toxic.
- Pits and seeds from fruits (plum, apricot, avocado, peach, apple and some varieties of cherries)
- Bitter almonds
- Moldy or spoiled foods
Arthritis in dogs
Surprisingly common as your dogs begin to grow older because obviously a dog's life is an active one. When they are not sleeping, dogs are constantly running, fetching, walking and hiking – putting stress and strain on bones and joints.
Normal joint health in an active dog is maintained by an intricate interaction of those cells found in the bones, the cartilage, the fluid in the joint space and of course the blood that nourishes them all.
Should your dog suffer from an injury (however minor), inflammatory cells immediately come to the rescue to help with the healing process. However, as time goes by, those cells can fail – even causing damage to the cartilage and the bone itself. Perhaps in time, this can lead to arthritis, chronic pain and decreased mobility.
We share the signs of arthritis in pets and how you can help.
The right food can change your dog's life.
It can improve his health, increase his life expectancy and, in the long run, help you save on his vet bills.

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Summer vacation is coming to an end this month and our children will be heading back to School on August 15th. We all need to be extra aware of children walking to and from school.
We have a couple of community events coming up this month. First, the Main Street Board is putting on a Dayton Kentucky Community Picnic on August 11th from 6 PM to 9 PM at the Town Center on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Berry Street. Music will be provided by Moonshine and Wine.
Dayton's River City Music Fest returns on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1. The River City Music Fest is a two-day music festival. Cold beer, good food, and great music. Both days gates open from 5 PM until midnight. All proceeds benefit Light Up Dayton and will help pay for gifts for the children of Dayton.
Dayton author Robert Schrage will be having a book signing for his latest book Lost Northern Kentucky on Saturday, August 11th from 10 AM to Noon at the Dayton Heritage Museum 718 W Sixth Street.
I hope you like the new lamp posts, as we have installed six new decorative streetlights along Sixth Avenue at the corners of Walnut Street, Vine Street, and Ervin Terrace.
Lastly, Beyond the Curb will be coming in September. Beyond the Curb encourages urban living in Northern Kentucky's river cities by showcasing the wide array of housing options and amenities. This year's Beyond the Curb will be featuring properties in Dayton, Bellevue, Newport Covington and Ludlow. For more information, please visit www.beyondthecurb.org.
Until next month,
Virgil Boruske
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Most recently I went and viewed the documentary that is currently playing in theatres called Won't You Be My Neighbor. It is the story of Mr. Fred Rogers and how he created a wonderful children's program that many of us warmly remember. His program was significant for many, many reasons. I believe the reason that we all so fondly remember Mr. Rogers and his show is the simple, yet needed message, that we are all special just the way we are.
Mr. Rogers took on many important issues and helped children process some very complex emotions and feelings. He understood the importance of children having the unconditional love of an adult. Mr. Rogers understood that children need adults – in every walk of life – who care as much for children as they care for themselves. He understood that children need a secure place in the lives of grownups, a place where they can take their own good time to learn. A place where an adult will say, "I am proud of the ways you are growing."
One of the things I love most about the City of Dayton and Dayton Independent Schools is that it is a true neighborhood school. The city, our schools, and our kids all grow together! It is wonderful to see our youth being valued and supported by so many folks in our neighborhood. We must continue to view our children as our most valued and treasured resource. When we come together in our neighborhood and put kids needs first…great children will Grow!
I will close with a quote from Mr. Rogers, "Love is at the root of everything. All learning. All relationships. Love or the lack of it." I encourage everyone to go out and love, appreciate, and respect those in our Dayton neighborhood.
Remember, "I like you just the way you are."
Jay Brewer
Proudly serving as Superintendent of Dayton Independent Schools
Community Cats
Our county has adopted a new program to help our county shelter become no-kill. This means if there are feral or stray cats reproducing, spraying and causing problems in your neighborhood, we will trap them have them vaccinated, spay/neutered and an ear-tip and release back into the area. This keeps new cats from vacuuming (moving into) the neighborhood and your area cats are healthier (not spreading disease) and no longer spraying, fighting etc because they are altered.
We do not bring new or extra cats into your neighborhood. We always put the cats back where they were picked up. Relocating is not humane. We realize that there are residents that would not want the cats returned. We are willing to help you understand the program and offer deterrents for your property to help reduce the surrounding cats from coming onto your property. We are also making caretakers more proactive to help eliminate negative neighborhood problems.
We have had this program in place since October 2016 and we have dramatically reduced the number of cats euthanized. Only terminally injured/sick cats are euthanized now. Please be proactive and help us continue to save lives. Call 859-635-2819 and we can discuss trapping in your area. If it is an emergency, please call me via the Dispatch number 859-292-3622.
Your cat can get spayed/neutered for free if you qualify for low income. If you do not qualify, it is only $20 co-pay. You also need proof of residency; this is a grant for Campbell County. If you have friends that need cats done in surrounding counties, have them check with their local shelter. The grant incorporates 5 NKY counties.
I hope you find this article was helpful. Please spay/neuter your pet!
Please note correction: In my June article I made a mistake and made it sound like all cats that are spayed/neutered are exempt from citations. That is not the case. If your cat is a neighborhood nuisance we can impose fines for running at large. The only cats that are exempt from citations are the community cats that are marked with an ear tip. Those cats have no true owner, but do have caretakers that provide food.
Submitted by: Terri Baker, Animal Control Officer
Next Saturday August 11th, the Dayton Main Street Board is hosting a community picnic. Everyone is invited to Monument Park in the center of town at 6th Ave & Berry Street from 6-9 PM. Moonshine and Wine, a local bluegrass/folk group, will be performing. So bring a lawn chair or a blanket, sit back relax and listen to some live music
There will also be cornhole, Frisbees, popsicles and a food sharing table (so bring that special dish to share with your neighbors). The Eagles, across the street, are going to open their yard and have a beer garden for those over 21. Folks are also encouraged to bring picnic food or grab some take-out from one of the many Dayton restaurants that are a short walk from the park.
So come on down to the park on Saturday for an old-fashioned laid-back picnic, say hi to some old friends and make some new ones. It's a great opportunity for Dayton to come together as a community.
Submitted by: Beth Nyman
Lincoln Elementary OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, August 9th – grades 1 – 6 – 5:30 – 7 pm
Monday, August 13th – kindergarten – 5:30-7 pm
Wednesday, August 29th – preschool – 5:30 – 7 pm
The Fire Board of Fire Dept. of Bellevue-Dayton announced earlier this year the retirement of Fire Chief Michael P. Auteri, who faithfully served the Bellevue and Dayton communities for nearly 30 years. In June, the Fire Board announced that Captain Chris Adkins, a 14-year veteran of Fire Dept. of Bellevue-Dayton, would succeed Auteri as the department's new Fire Chief beginning July 1.
"I want to thank both cities for their patience as we went through a very rigorous hiring process," said Board Chairman, Jeff Haas. "I believe that Chief Adkins will continue to take our fire department forward in a positive direction, and be an asset to both cities for many years to come."
Chief Adkins, who will oversee the fire department's 16 employees, began his fire service career with the Paris, Kentucky Fire Department in 1998. He was hired by Fire Dept. of Bellevue-Dayton in 2014, where he rose through the ranks of Firefighter/Paramedic, Lieutenant, and Captain. Chief Adkins also served as the department's EMS Coordinator for six years, and is the first Fire Chief in the history of the fire department to be certified as a Firefighter/Paramedic.
"Our two cities are fortunate to have such a talented individual leading the fire department," said Board Chairman Jeff Haas. "Chief Adkins is a natural leader - a professional who is passionate about the cities and the fire service," he said.
Submitted by: Karen Strickley
The next FDBD fire board meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15 at the Bellevue Callahan Center. THE PUBLIC IS ALWAYS INVITED.
Submitted by: Karen Strickley, Secretary
Drift Fishing Fun
My grandson and I met my friend Mark at 06:00 then we all headed to a local lake for a drift fishing lesson. Around 06:40 we had the boat on the lake; it was already warm with no wind. Mark showed my grandson and me the way he cuts up his shad for bait. He told us how to watch the rod tips for bites, which is different than having the sinkers bouncing over bottom. 07:00 we got our 4 rods in the water and he was using his trolling motor to move the boat. We had no bites so we moved to the deeper part of the lake at 08:30. He covered the lake from one end to the other. I had one bite but missed the fish. But as luck would have it, three times Mark got a call from one of his friends fishing on the Ohio River reporting about catching blue cats.
At 10:30 we gave up on the lake and decided to head for the Ohio River, to try our luck. We got the boat in the river on the west side Of Cincinnati at 11:30 and headed down river. We got our lines in the river at 12:10; my grandson hooked his first fish at 12:10! It was a channel cat 5 lbs. 4 oz. At 12:15 my grandson boated his second channel cat, this one 4 lbs. 12 oz. At 12:35 he hooked his third channel; this one was the biggest of the day. It weighed in at 5.5 lbs. Then at 12:50 he caught a striper around 2 pounds. So I was busy taking pictures all that time.
At 13:05 Mark caught a channel cat that weighed about 1.5 lbs., while in the meantime my grandson is still catch stripers around a pound or better. I did hook a catfish while my grandson was taking off one of his catches; mine was also on the smaller side.
At 13:30 lighting and dark clouds down river caught our eyes. We headed back to the ramp and called it a day. We were very pleased that we fished the river. My grandson was the man with the biggest and most fish. He caught 3 channel cats and 6 stripers, Mark 1 channel cat and 1 striper, me 1 channel cat. Not bad for the short time we had our lines in the river. Great thanks to Mark for inviting me and my grandson in teaching us so much about how he drift fishes for catfish.
Norb Wormald
Author of KINDLE E-BOOKS
Rick and I have finalized the draft of our fall paving list and we will be bringing that to you in August.
Northern Kentucky Water Company has given me an update on the long awaited Ervin Terrace water main replacement project. At this time they are finalizing their plans, which still need to be sent off to the Division of Water in Frankfort. Once approved it will go through their board and then into construction. Due to the timing they are afraid the project would be set to begin in November or December so we have all agreed for a start date of March 1st.
KZF is ready to bid out the first phase of construction for Riverfront Commons. I sat down with them on Thursday to go over the bid and set the schedule. Frankfort still needs to finalize the bid packet, but as of now we are scheduled to bid the construction of the project on August 9th. The ad will run for 21 days and will commence on August 31st. We will open the bids down at the school at 4 pm on that afternoon. At the September 4th Council Meeting I will recommend the lowest and/or best bid for the project.
I went to Frankfort for the Industrial Revenue Bond Hearing for the Tapestry project at Manhattan Harbour. I gave testimony on behalf of the city of Dayton and all the criteria for approval were met.
I met with the Park Board, which now has a new member, and we outlined the expectations for the new board format going forward. I have asked them to start thinking about 2019 and the budgetary and improvements they see that will be needed for our several parks so we can start to plan for those items now. The Board will likely start holding public meetings sometime in September and will set a schedule best suited for their needs.
The 2018-2019 Budget was passed at the July Council meeting.
Fire Department
Chris Adkins was appointed the new Fire Chief and we have had some good conversations about the department and their needs.
Economic Development/Grants/Etc.
Manhattan Harbour: The framing of the Gateway project is underway.
The developers of the 265 unit Tapestry site received approval from the State Debt Officer for $35M in Industrial Revenue Bonds for their project. They hope to close sometime this month with construction beginning almost immediately.
The group of developers responsible for the Gateway project are putting together financing for a smaller multifamily project on lots 6-9 on the west end. Once complete we will have a better idea on when the plan is set to break ground.
Riverfront Commons (Construction Phase): Bids will go out for construction for Phase I in August.
Sidewalk Improvement Project (Design Phase): We are starting to set up some meetings with Right-of-Way firms to discuss moving forward with this phase of the project.
Sixth Avenue Lighting Project: The lights have been installed and we are really thrilled with how they look on the avenue. The last light is expected to be installed by the first week of August and the final electrical connection will be made soon after.
New City Building (Design): The Design Committee met for the first time with KZF to begin looking at the information gathered through the administration questionnaire. A small group also toured new city buildings in Independence and Highland Heights to get an idea of what would be needed in our design. The board started to look at building placement on the site. KZF will meet with the administration the first week of August to start to talk about office layout configuration. To reiterate, Phase I of design will lay out the location of the building along with a floor plan and estimated costs to complete the project.
Upcoming Meetings
Main Street Board – July 28th
Comprehensive Plan Board Meeting - TBD
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael Giffen
Preschool Screenings
Come Inspire, Engage and Grow your Child!
Dayton Independent Schools Preschool Program will hold a screening for any 3 or 4 year olds that reside in Dayton for the 2018-2019 school year. We will hold screenings at Lincoln Elementary on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 15th, 16th, and 17th from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Please call Lincoln Elementary at 859-292-7492 to register.
Submitted by: Nicole Ponting
Director of Special Education/Early Childhood Learning
Dayton Independent Schools
Phone: (859) 292-3985
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Forgive and Forget
Think back to a time when you have been hurt or betrayed by someone or possibly a group of people. Oh my! It was terrible pain in your heart and soul. You may have felt so broken and hurt that you wouldn't even consider forgiveness, nevertheless forgetting the burning pain. We have all been there at some point in our lives, for some it might be right this minute.
I am here to tell you, we are all sinners. We all have ghosts in our closet that we need to be forgiven for. No one is perfect. Jesus went to the cross to forgive us all. He has extreme forgiveness power. We may feel like some don't deserve forgiveness, but it really isn't up to us. God has already forgiven them. Nothing says we have to like it, agree or be best friends with them. We don't have to forget, but we do need to forgive. Forgiveness is something we all struggle with. It takes a very strong person to say, "I am hurt, I am angry, but I forgive you."
As I said before, WE are not perfect people; we are in no position to judge others. WE are all sinners and have been forgiven for our actions at some point in our lives. Remember this – God will forgive us if we forgive the sins of others. Forgiveness heals wounds, walk with God and set others free. Set yourself free from the pain. The key to opening the door is forgiveness.
Submitted by: Melody Dilts
New Scoreboard for 2018 Season
We want to thank St. Elizabeth Healthcare for providing full sponsorship of our Davis Field Scoreboard. Davis Field is the oldest field still being used for athletics in the state of Kentucky. This new scoreboard is a great update to one of Kentucky's classic fields.
We also want to recognize St. Elizabeth Healthcare for providing new scoreboards for our gym last year. St. Elizabeth Healthcare also provides us with an athletic trainer, at no cost, to look after our student athletes all season. We can't ask for a better partner in Growing our kids!
We also want to thank our Director of Student Support, Ron Kinmon, and our Athletic Director, Barbie Lukens, for their efforts coordinating with St. Elizabeth Healthcare to make this collaboration happen.
Submitted by: Jay Brewer
L.E.S. Principal Notes
The school year is quickly approaching and we are so excited for the students' first day, August 15th, to be here! Our teachers and staff members have been working tirelessly these last several weeks preparing for the students return. Along with many of our returning dedicated and exemplary teaching and support staff members, we are thrilled to have several new and eager members added to our team for this school year. We can promise our students and families that our entire staff is committed to our school's mission statement: The Lincoln School Community is dedicated to providing the opportunity to develop a positive learning environment, which encourages each student to attain his/her optimal level of achievement.
The new school year not only brings some new faces, but also some new initiatives. Our theme for this school year, which will also appear on the students' agenda books, is "The Greendevil Promise: I will be responsible and respectful". This theme comes from our continued work with the program Core-Life and PBIS. Core-Life is an elementary school program designed for building student character and enhancing school spirit, culture, and climate. We are entering our second year as a PBIS school. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports. School-wide PBIS is a systems approach for establishing the social culture and individualized behavioral supports needed for schools to achieve both social and academic success for all students. We are dedicated to positively influencing the children to make good decisions while attending Lincoln Elementary School.
We wanted to remind students of their summer learning challenges. All kindergarten and first grade students were given an activity calendar, while our second through sixth grade students were each provided with a grade level picture/chapter book. Students need to have their books read by the first day of school. Those students taking their AR test on their grade level book before school begins will be rewarded with a special incentive during the first week of school. Mrs. Young, our school librarian, is opening the media center/computer lab during our Open House for students to take their quiz. Students may also take their quiz at home. Please encourage your child(ren) to finish reading their book or complete their activity calendar by August 15th.
Proudly serving the students and families of Lincoln Elementary,
Heather Dragan, Principal Tim Chenot, Assistant Principal
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Dayton Independent Schools recently recognized Coach Barry Binkley by dedicating the street in front of the high school in his honor. This is where much of the work for his 4 Dayton state championship teams took place. The district also dedicated 5 benches for each of the 5 state championship Dayton teams: 1966 Football, 1983 Boys Cross Country, 1985 Boys Cross Country, 1992 Girls Track and Field and 1995 Girls Track and Field. Congratulations, Coach!
Headstart Program 2018 - 2019
We are currently accepting applications for the 2018-2019 school year. You can apply in person or online. In addition to the application we will also need proof of age and proof of income. If you are interested, or know someone who might be interested, please feel free to contact us at (859)750-7443 and we would be happy to answer your questions and go over everything in more detail. Children must be three by August 1st. We do not require a screening to be accepted. We also help with potty-training.
Submitted by: Summer Johnson
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I really do think the sweetest sound to a mother's heart is hearing her children playing together. There is nothing that I love to hear more. It seems like lately I have heard it more than usual. I think Ben and Kate are at great ages to play together. Kate thinks Ben is the greatest thing ever and Ben is not quite old enough to think she is annoying. They love to run and chase each other or play hide and seek. They will spend time playing Legos or My Little Ponies together. Or when Ben reads Kate a book. They just laugh and laugh!!! They have the best time together.
Don't get the wrong impression there are moments when all they do is fight and all I hear is "she is on my side of the table" or "he won't get out of my room." But those tough moments fade when I hear them laugh or play together. I want to remember these times. I pray they will always be best of friends!


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Re5cu3 is pretty self-explanatory. Unless you don't know l33t.
Anyways. More details soon.
Some info:
Re5cu3 is a computer rescue program. It runs off of a single floppy. There will be a few editions:
1. Standalone Edition (SE)
2. Normal Edition (NE)
3. Complete Edition (CE)
4. Easy Edition (EE)
Self-Contained, but offers limited functionality.
Normal. Suggested Version for Normal People.
Complete. Suggested Version for geeky people.
Has suggested solutions and all that crap. For CC Noobs. Bloated.
Keep in mind that there will be a customisable installer probably pretty soon after version b1.0 comes out.
The GUI will not be pretty except on ee, but that will probably not be out till v1.0
Time Scechdules:
p1.0: NE
a1.0: SE
b1.0: CE
v1.0: EE
It will look like DOS.
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England halfback Sam Tomkins scored a hat-trick of tries as Catalans Dragons ran out 36-18 winners against Castleford Tigers.
Samisoni Langi, Fouad Yaha and Israel Folau were all on the scoresheet as James Maloney kicked six goals to help the Dragons claim their first win of the season.
Derrell Olpherts, Cheyse Blair and James Clare scored tries and Danny Richardson added three goals for Castleford, who had won their opening two games of the season.
Defending champions St Helens ended their barren tryscoring run with a second-half blitz to defeat early league leaders Hull FC in a 32-18 victory at the KCOM Stadium.
St Helens had not scored a try in 135 minutes of Super League action but Matthew Costello's second-half effort sparked a four-try barrage inside 11 minutes, with Jonny Lomax pulling the strings.
Luke Thompson, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and James Bentley were the other scorers as Saints moved into a 24-6 lead after Carlos Tuimavave had put Hull into a 6-2 half-time advantage.
Tuimavave scored his second, with Marc Sneyd converting both tries, before Aaron Smith and Jamie Shaul traded late tries as returning Saints star Tommy Makinson kicked six goals.
Luke Gale captained Leeds Rhinos to their first win of the season on only his second appearance for his home-town club.
The former Castleford scrum-half stepped in as third-choice skipper in the absence of injured back rowers Stevie Ward and Rhyse Martin and kicked eight goals from 10 attempts in a 52-10 rout of Hull KR.
Centre Harry Newman and loose forward Cameron Smith, two of the Rhinos' bright young stars, scored two tries apiece as the home side cut loose against a disappointing Rovers outfit.
Aidan Sezer kicked a penalty with only two minutes remaining to seal Huddersfield Giants a dramatic 12-10 victory over Salford Red Devils at the AJ Bell Stadium.
Adam O'Brien's try for the Giants midway through the first half was cancelled out by Ken Sio and Dan Sarginson then put Salford 10-6 ahead.
Louis Senior then went in in the corner to level the scores before Sezer held his nerve to win it.
Wakefield Trinity picked up their first win of the season with a hard-fought 18-8 triumph of Warrington Wolves.
Warrington held a 2-0 half-time lead thanks to a Stefan Ratchford penalty, only for Wakefield to nudge ahead thanks to Ryan Hampshire's three goals.
Ratchford bagged a try to put Warrington into an 8-6 advantage but Trinity hit back with late tries from Matty Ashurst and Tom Johnstone to claim victory.
Wigan Warriors wore down a Toronto Wolfpack team reduced to just 17 available players to mark captain Sean O'Loughlin's 400th Super League appearance with a 32-10 victory.
Exciting full-back Bevan French and long-serving forward Liam Farrell both scored two tries for Wigan, with Harry Smith and Joe Burgess also crossing.
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Being older is first and foremost: being an older woman or man. We are people with hopes and fears, loves and hates, friends and enemies, things to do and things to avoid, times of sickness and times of health: we are human. Being human brings with it the ability to give as much or as little to the world around us as we wish, and the need from time to time to seek and to receive help and support from others around us. In this part of our website you will find reflections on some of the facts of … [Read more...]
Spirituality Members of Christians on Ageing are usually Christians, though some are just interested in our work or support our endeavours. A Christian is defined not only by her or his acceptance of a set of beliefs or practices, but by an attitude towards living which includes seeking the presence of God. One of the reasons for it being so difficult to be a Christian in the developed countries of the West is that opportunities to experience the presence of God are reduced by the clamour of … [Read more...]
The Churches' pastoral care
The Churches begin their thinking and action about caring for others in the words of Jesus: 'Feed my lambs; feed my sheep'. This straight-forward invitation to continue his ministry is called pastoral care, and it is carried out in many different ways – nationally, locally, and in specialist ministries. Local A local church or ministry offers support and help to a whole congregation or different groups with specific needs. Part of pastoral care is the regular meeting for prayer or social … [Read more...]
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Being older does not mean being ill or needy all the time. There will be times, however, when being older brings with it needs in health and social care which are different from those of younger people. This is such a statement of the obvious that it sometimes gets forgotten in discussions about age and ageing. The increase in the numbers of people living for much longer than, say, fifty years ago, has distorted attitudes towards being old, and especially towards the needs of those who are in … [Read more...]
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Those commonly described as 'older people' number over 10 million, and cover an age range of up to 40 years. Within such a large group there will be great differences not only in terms of age, but of family structure, social class, gender, sexuality, health, income and wealth, housing, social contacts, employment status, retirement, and religious practices and beliefs. To differentiate within this diversity, some people distinguish between active retired people up to about the age of 75 – … [Read more...]


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Miller tops Panthers in scoring in conference setback
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Freshman Alicia Kutil (Franklin, Mass.) scored a career-high 21 points Saturday afternoon in Foley Gymnasium to power the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to an 83-46 victory over Plymouth State University in the Little East Conference women's basketball opener for both schools.
Kutil converted 9-of-12 shots off the Corsairs bench, while also collecting six rebounds and two blocked shots. Sophomore Megan Ronaghan (North Attleboro, Mass.) posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, converting 8-of-13 shots, while junior Beth Castantini (Newburyport, Mass.) and senior Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, Mass.) netted 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Sophomore Savannah Miller (Smithtown, N.Y.) topped the home team with 10 points, while sophomore Ace Lawrence (Middletown, Conn.) and senior Kelley Collins (Groveton, N.H.) added seven point each. Senior Tiffany Lewis (Hillsboro, N.H.) reached double figures in rebounds for PSU, collecting 10 boards.
UMass Dartmouth went on a 16-5 run early in the first half to open up a double-digit lead, 18-8. PSU senior Taylor Perry (Simsbury, Conn.) hit a three-point shot and Collins and sophomore Lindsy Poulin (Goffstown, N.H.) added buckets to help PSU whittle the margin down to three points. UMD responded with a 13-2 burst to push the lead back up to 14 points, 34-20, before heading into the break with a 37-22 advantage.
The Corsairs extended their lead to 20 points in the first two minutes of the second half and PSU didn't challenge the rest of the way.
PSU (3-4 overall, 0-1 LEC) plays again on Tuesday with a non-conference game at Lasell (7:00 p.m.). UMass Dartmouth (7-1, 1-0 LEC) returns to action on Tuesday when the Corsairs travel to Johnson & Wales to close out the first semester of action.
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It doesn't matter what kind of video you want to find online, you'll most likely get what you need from YouTube. This is because YouTube is easily the top video sharing site there is with videos in every category including vlogs, movie trailers, music videos, and more. Sometimes you might not want the video itself, but the audio; such as with the aforementioned music videos. One way to get the audio from a YouTube video is by downloading the video and then using a different program to extract the audio. Another – much easier way – is to just use a YouTube to MP3 downloader for Windows which can take care of downloading and converting the video for in a single app.
After you begin looking online for a good free YouTube MP3 downloader for Windows you're likely to be overwhelmed by all the choices there are. How can you tell which ones are legit? We've done the work for you and put together this list of popular YouTube to MP3 Windows apps to help you make the right choice.
Please keep in mind that you will need the permission of the copyright owner to download a video from YouTube. The Terms of Service on YouTube prohibit users from downloading videos without authorisation.
When downloading videos for the first time, you can't go wrong with Airy. You won't need prior knowledge with YouTube downloader MP4 programs to use Airy because it's that user-friendly. It can download a range of different file types, but we're focusing on MP3 files here. Just copy and paste the YouTube link into Airy, choose the quality you want and MP3 format, and then click on "Download". Airy has no problem downloading an entire YouTube playlist or Channel either. You can do all of this with one simple click. You're also able to download as many individual videos you want with Airy. Just paste all the links you want and Airy downloads them all in one bulk session. The app can also be integrated with an internet browser for accessibility and convenience. Airy is only compatible with YouTube, but this specialisation means that the app is the best in the world at what it does.
ClipGrab is a simple tool for downloading YouTube to MP3 in Windows. Something that some would consider as a downside is that it comes bundled with the Opera internet browser. So be sure to uncheck the option to install Opera during the installation process. Download with ClipGrab by copying and pasting the YouTube link into the app. ClipGrab will then catch the link and offer to begin the download process. If it doesn't do this automatically, then it might not be running. Open the app up, paste in the link, choose the MP3 output format, and then click "Grab this link!"
KeepVid allows users to download videos from a number of websites without a hitch, and that includes YouTube. It is able to save videos in their original formats or can convert them into a different format such as MP3. KeepVid also allows for one to add an entire YouTube channel or playlist to the download queue and is able to download up to 5,000 individual links. KeepVid Pro is very fast thanks to a multi-thread downloading feature that allows it to download videos simultaneously. Keep in mind that while KeepVid is a paid app, you do have the option of using a trial version before buying it.
This is a YouTube to MP3 app for Windows that is frequently updated and kept clean of viruses. It is able to download videos in high quality up to 4K in a range of formats and is able to download videos with subtitles. 4K Video Downloader has a companion app used to download MP3 from videos called 4K YouTube to MP3. 4K Video Downloader allows you to download an entire YouTube channel if you want, and it fully supports downloading from Facebook and Vimeo as well as YouTube.
Freemake is a free YouTube MP3 downloader for PC that can save files in a range of formats, including MP3. The app is constantly updated in order to perform faster and be more stable. Downloading YouTube to MP3 with Freemake is as simple as pasting the YouTube link into the app and leaving the software to pull the video and convert it into the chosen offline format. Freemake has some extra video editing tools you can use before converting the video, such as cutting out certain scenes, but keep in mind they aren't professional-grade editing tools.


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Thursday, December 12
Wilde Meyer Gallery – Scottsdazzle – Small Works Show
Wilde Meyer Gallery presents a fun new style of "Small Works Show". Most of our gallery artists will be participating. This year all the paintings will be 8″ X 8″ (sculpture sizes may vary slightly). Prices will mostly range from $125 – $1200. 10% of all sales will go to animal charities. Recipients to be named when we put up the show. Join us for wine and refreshments or view the show online.
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Putting the Clock Back
We're in that time of year when it's 'always winter and never Christmas' as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has it. It's dark when you get up and dark by the time you get home: there seems little else apart from the daily grind. Trees are becoming bare and outdoor spaces bleak. Even when it's not too cold or wet we can expect the weather to get increasingly unpleasant as the days and weeks go by. No wonder people feel sad, even if not suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder as such.
But already the media are full of talk of the Christmas season – ideas for presents for your loved ones, ideas of what you might cook, images of the happiness and satisfaction which everyone hopes to bring others and find for themselves.
We know from experience that the holiday only lives up to the promise at rare moments. Tensions can be all too palpable at family gatherings, however much good will we seek for in ourselves, however much gratitude we try to show for a frankly inappropriate gift. And how much worse if you aren't part of the family warmth – if your festive season is spent in lonely awareness that everyone around you is busy having a good time?
The excesses of the run-up to the winter break – the shopping, the parties, the frantic bonhomie, the nostalgia – are like a desperate attempt to recover the spirit of Christmas past: a magical time when life seemed altogether simpler, more generous, more gratifying, when we were the meek, mild infant adored in the Christian nativity story.
Perhaps the seasonal festivities we take part in remind us of the birthdays of our childhood, the special day when we could expect to be the centre of everybody's attention. Many of us edit out the more difficult aspects of childhood and recall only an idyllic time. For all the sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, manic partying can be a sad and delusional attempt to recreate this lost paradise, to turn the clock back.
"Breaking up is hard to do" the song reminds us. So is growing up, and in much the same way. When a relationship breaks up, we have to give up the perhaps unrealistic hopes we invested in it: but also a certain image of ourselves that we saw reflected in a lover's eyes. To grow up we have to give up being the apple of our parents' eye, of fulfilling the dreams they had of us and which we try to live out for ourselves.
The miracle is that we may, against all expectation, find the connectedness that more grounded relationships can bring.
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After spending years hiring many software developers, I decided that I wanted to become one myself. I went home from my recruiting job each night and spent hours teaching myself how to code. I knew the requirements that hiring managers were looking for so I tried to target my resume to stand out despite not having any prior experience as a developer. Soon enough, I was getting calls, scheduling interviews, and eventually landed a job. I started Programming and worked my way up from a Data Analyst to a programmer at a large company in Philadelphia.
I created this blog to not only write about IT and help give tips to others, but to help people who want to make a switch in their careers. You'd be surprised how many people switch paths mid-way through their career. I went from a non-technical job in the staffing industry to coding as a technical developer. My goal is to help software developers learn as much as they can to start programming, get a job, and advance in the IT industry.
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"The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Happy Labor Day weekend! We take to heart Paul's words in Colossians 3:23, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people."
The series on Biblical mentors continued with Elijah and Elisha. A pair that teaches how mentoring relationships lead us into obedience, service, humility, patience and sacrifice - when we're willing to answer God's call. God answered Elijah's despair and loneliness with a mentee, Elisha. Elisha left a comfortable family life to serve. God has wonderful plans for our lives and most of the time, those plans are completed through relationships. Elijah and Elisha were messengers of God. We can be too.
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England and Italy meet this evening in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012.
Both countries have enjoyed good tournaments so far and will be looking to progress to a semi-final meeting with the impressive Germans.
Expectations were relatively low in both countries prior to the tournament but they have grown since both sides made it out of the group stage.
The two countries find themselves in very similar transitional states at the moment but for different reasons. England are in transitional state due to boss Roy Hodgson coming in just a few weeks before the Euro's started.
Italy's transitional state is due to the Azzurri trying to find the right formation and tactics under head coach Cesare Prandelli to be successful. The Italian media have been very critical about the so called dearth of talent in Serie A and don't seem to rate their national team very highly at the moment.
The present England and Italy sides may not have the same quality of players of past sides but both are performing admirably at Euro 2012. England have been solid and organised and Italy look to have found a formation that could prove successful for them.
Despite criticism of the quality of both sets of players there is still quality amongst the ranks of both teams. The main dual could be between two strikers. England's Wayne Rooney has made just one appearance at Euro 2012 but he made a telling impact scoring the winner against Ukraine in England's last group game.
The Manchester United striker was always going to play a vital part for Roy Hodgson's team at Euro 2012. Rooney looked slightly rusty against the Ukrainians but will have benefited from playing and building up his match fitness against the co-hosts.
Rooney could be England's key man if they are to be successful in progressing to the semi-finals. He certainly has the quality to unlock any defence in the world.
One of Italy's most talented performers is striker Mario Balotelli. The youngster has had a mixed tournament so far. He was substituted against Spain and then scored in the Azzurri's 2-0 victory over Republic of Ireland in the last group game.
Balotelli is undoubtedly a talented player but like Rooney has a tendency to lose his head when riled. He also has a habit of losing interest if the game isn't going his way. As a famous football pundit once said he has the ability to lose his team the game or win his team the game.
The Manchester City striker knows a lot of the opposition team very well from playing alongside them at club level. Balotelli is not guaranteed to start the game but if he does no doubt he will have a big say in the outcome.
This game could be a very tight encounter. The teams are quite evenly matched. Italy will probably go into the clash as slight favourites but it won't be by much. It looks like the bookmakers can't seem to separate these two teams either.
I expect this to be a very cagey game with neither side wanting to commit too many players forward in the early stages. I think who wins it will be determined by which set of players perform best on the day. If the likes of Rooney and Gerrard are at the top of their game the Three Lions will probably progress.
If the temperamental duo of Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli perform for Italy then it's the Azzurri that will be favourites to progress into a quarter-final with Germany.
History is against England in quarter-finals. The Three Lions have lost seven out of ten quarter-finals at major tournaments and haven't made it to the semi-finals of a tournament since Euro 96. England have also only defeated the Italians once in the last nine meetings between the two sides.
Despite history being against them the England players seem confident of success over the Italians. Expectation was low in England before the tournament kicked-off but all of a sudden England fans believe in their team again.
Italy are undefeated in 13 competitive games under head coach Cesare Prandelli and will be hopeful of progressing to the last four of the competition.
As a proud Englishman I can't deny that I'm hoping for an England victory. However it will be difficult for Roy Hodgson's men to progress. Italy are a strong team, even if they are in transition. This evening promises to be a tense one for fans of both England and Italy.
However for neutrals it promises to be a fascinating encounter between two very good teams wanting to prove their doubters wrong.
Who will win the clash between England and Italy?
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Happy Boxing Day!
What did you do for the holidays? It was the same as any other day for me. Except… my house was quieter than before. Mum baked cookies and christmas bread. My dad worked. My other sister was out celebrating with her boyfriend, and my youngest sister practiced for choir. And me… I wished that I was with my boyfriend too, except he was sick and he refused to be with me.
I ripped my Future Blanket up on Christmas Eve. It was 94 inches on each side and nearly 3/4 done. It took 20 skeins, which I took months to knit. It only took 10 hours to destroy everything, and also, my arm hurt after that. I made the blanket using the PurlBee's Colorblock Bias Blanket Pattern. It feels very nice. I intend it to be on our (me and my boyfriend's) bed. Except… I guess life interfered.
Have you knitted anything for anyone and then things didn't work out?
Rainbow socks with contrast heels in grey. I'm really loving the colours. This is the twelfth pair for the year! I'm done! I reached my goal! I think I'll knit another twelve pairs next year. 🙂 You know, on top of the sweaters and gloves and shawls that I am going to knit. I am making a list.
Working on a new shawl for the new year. I'm using Debbie Bliss Rialto 4 ply for this, and I realised that is rather loosely plied, and sometimes it'll come apart between my needles.
Right now, I'm dreaming of Starbucks hot chocolate. I've been drinking plenty of hot chocolate this December. Fortunately, it is rainy enough this month that I can enjoy a few hot drinks. It'll be 2017 soon, and everything will be better, right?
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Development environment¶
This page describes a common development setup for working with Mopidy and Mopidy extensions. Of course, there may be other ways that work better for you and the tools you use, but here's one recommended way to do it.
- Initial setup
- Running Mopidy from Git
- Running tests
- Writing documentation
- Working on extensions
- Contribution workflow
Initial setup¶
The following steps help you get a good initial setup. They build on each other to some degree, so if you're not very familiar with Python development it might be wise to proceed in the order laid out here.
Install Mopidy the regular way¶
Install Mopidy the regular way. Mopidy has some non-Python dependencies which may be tricky to install. Thus we recommend to always start with a full regular Mopidy install, as described in Installation. That is, if you're running e.g. Debian, start with installing Mopidy from Debian packages.
Make a development workspace¶
Make a directory to be used as a workspace for all your Mopidy development:
mkdir ~/mopidy-dev
It will contain all the Git repositories you'll check out when working on Mopidy and extensions.
Make a virtualenv¶
Make a Python virtualenv for Mopidy development. The virtualenv will wall off Mopidy and its dependencies from the rest of your system. All development and installation of Python dependencies, versions of Mopidy, and extensions are done inside the virtualenv. This way your regular Mopidy install, which you set up in the first step, is unaffected by your hacking and will always be working.
Most of us use the virtualenvwrapper to ease working with virtualenvs, so that's what we'll be using for the examples here. First, install and setup virtualenvwrapper as described in their docs.
To create a virtualenv named
mopidy which uses Python 2.7, allows access to
system-wide packages like GStreamer, and uses the Mopidy workspace directory as
the "project path", run:
mkvirtualenv -a ~/mopidy-dev --python `which python2.7` \
--system-site-packages mopidy
Now, each time you open a terminal and want to activate the
virtualenv, run:
workon mopidy
This will both activate the
mopidy virtualenv, and change the current
working directory to
Clone the repo from GitHub¶
Once inside the virtualenv, it's time to clone the
mopidy/mopidy Git repo
from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy.git
When you've cloned the
mopidy Git repo,
cd into it:
cd ~/mopidy-dev/mopidy/
With a fresh clone of the Git repo, you should start out on the
branch. This is where all features for the next feature release land. To
confirm that you're on the right branch, run:
git branch
Install development tools¶
We use a number of Python development tools. The
file has comments describing what we use each dependency for, so we might just
as well include the file verbatim here:
# Automate tasks
# Build documentation
# Check code style, errors, etc
# Mock dependencies in tests
# Test runners
# Check that MANIFEST.in matches Git repo contents before making a release
# To make wheel packages
# Securely upload packages to PyPI
Install them all into the active virtualenv by running pip:
pip install --upgrade -r dev-requirements.txt
To upgrade the tools in the future, just rerun the exact same command.
Install Mopidy from the Git repo¶
Next up, we'll want to run Mopidy from the Git repo. There's two reasons for this: first of all, it lets you easily change the source code, restart Mopidy, and see the change take effect. Second, it's a convenient way to keep at the bleeding edge, testing the latest developments in Mopidy itself or test some extension against the latest Mopidy changes.
Assuming you're still inside the Git repo, use pip to install Mopidy from the Git repo in an "editable" form:
pip install --editable .
This will not copy the source code into the virtualenv's
directory, but instead create a link there pointing to the Git repo. Using
cdsitepackages from virtualenvwrapper, we can quickly show that the
Mopidy.egg-link file points back to the Git repo:
$ cdsitepackages
$ cat Mopidy.egg-link
It will also create a
mopidy executable inside the virtualenv that will
always run the latest code from the Git repo. Using another
virtualenvwrapper command,
cdvirtualenv, we can show that too:
$ cdvirtualenv
$ cat bin/mopidy
The executable should contain something like this, using
to look up Mopidy's "console script" entry point:
# EASY-INSTALL-ENTRY-SCRIPT: 'Mopidy==0.19.5','console_scripts','mopidy'
__requires__ = 'Mopidy==0.19.5'
import sys
from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
if __name__ == '__main__':
load_entry_point('Mopidy==0.19.5', 'console_scripts', 'mopidy')()
It still works to run
python mopidy directly on the
~/mopidy-dev/mopidy/mopidy/ Python package directory, but if
you don't run the
pip install command above, the extensions bundled
with Mopidy will not be registered with
pkg_resources, making Mopidy
quite useless.
Third, the
pip install command will register the bundled Mopidy
extensions so that Mopidy may find them through
pkg_resources. The
result of this can be seen in the Git repo, in a new directory called
Mopidy.egg-info, which is ignored by Git. The
Mopidy.egg-info/entry_points.txt file is of special interest as it
shows both how the above executable and the bundled extensions are connected to
the Mopidy source code:
mopidy = mopidy.__main__:main
http = mopidy.http:Extension
local = mopidy.local:Extension
mpd = mopidy.mpd:Extension
softwaremixer = mopidy.softwaremixer:Extension
stream = mopidy.stream:Extension
It's not uncommon to clean up in the Git repo now and then, e.g. by running
git clean.
If you do this, then the
Mopidy.egg-info directory will be removed,
pkg_resources will no longer know how to locate the "console
script" entry point or the bundled Mopidy extensions.
The fix is simply to run the install command again:
pip install --editable .
Finally, we can go back to the workspace, again using a virtualenvwrapper tool:
Running Mopidy from Git¶
As long as the virtualenv is activated, you can start Mopidy from any directory. Simply run:
To stop it again, press Ctrl+C.
Every time you change code in Mopidy or an extension and want to see it live, you must restart Mopidy.
If you want to iterate quickly while developing, it may sound a bit tedious to restart Mopidy for every minor change. Then it's useful to have tests to exercise your code…
Running tests¶
Mopidy has quite good test coverage, and we would like all new code going into Mopidy to come with tests.
Test it all¶
You need to know at least one command; the one that runs all the tests:
This will run exactly the same tests as Travis CI runs for all our branches and pull requests. If this command turns green, you can be quite confident that your pull request will get the green flag from Travis as well, which is a requirement for it to be merged.
As this is the ultimate test command, it's also the one taking the most time to run; up to a minute, depending on your system. But, if you have patience, this is all you need to know. Always run this command before pushing your changes to GitHub.
If you take a look at the tox config file,
tox.ini, you'll see that tox
runs tests in multiple environments, including a
flake8 environment that
lints the source code for issues and a
docs environment that tests that the
documentation can be built. You can also limit tox to just test specific
environments using the
-e option, e.g. to run just unit tests:
tox -e py27
To learn more, see the tox documentation .
Running unit tests¶
Under the hood,
tox -e py27 will use pytest
as the test runner. We can also use it directly to run all tests:
pytest has lots of possibilities, so you'll have to dive into their docs and plugins to get full benefit from it. To get you interested, here are some examples.
We can limit to just tests in a single directory to save time:
pytest tests/http/
With the help of the pytest-xdist plugin, we can run tests with four Python processes in parallel, which usually cuts the test time in half or more:
pytest -n 4
Another useful feature from pytest-xdist, is the possiblity to stop on the first test failure, watch the file system for changes, and then rerun the tests. This makes for a very quick code-test cycle:
pytest -f # or --looponfail
With the help of the pytest-cov plugin, we can get a report on what parts of
the given module,
mopidy in this example, are covered by the test suite:
pytest --cov=mopidy --cov-report=term-missing
Up to date test coverage statistics can also be viewed online at coveralls.io.
If we want to speed up the test suite, we can even get a list of the ten slowest tests:
pytest --durations=10
By now, you should be convinced that running pytest directly during development can be very useful.
Continuous integration¶
Mopidy uses the free service Travis CI for automatically running the test suite when code is pushed to GitHub. This works both for the main Mopidy repo, but also for any forks. This way, any contributions to Mopidy through GitHub will automatically be tested by Travis CI, and the build status will be visible in the GitHub pull request interface, making it easier to evaluate the quality of pull requests.
For each successful build, Travis submits code coverage data to coveralls.io. If you're out of work, coveralls might help you find areas in the code which could need better test coverage.
Style checking and linting¶
We're quite pedantic about Code style and try hard to keep the Mopidy code base a very clean and nice place to work in.
Luckily, you can get very far by using the flake8 linter to check your code for issues before
submitting a pull request. Mopidy passes all of flake8's checks, with only a
very few exceptions configured in
setup.cfg. You can either run the
flake8 tox environment, like Travis CI will do on your pull request:
tox -e flake8
Or you can run flake8 directly:
If successful, the command will not print anything at all.
In some rare cases it doesn't make sense to listen to flake8's warnings. In
those cases, ignore the check by appending
# noqa: <warning code> to
the source line that triggers the warning. The
# noqa part will make
flake8 skip all checks on the line, while the warning code will help other
developers lookup what you are ignoring.
Writing documentation¶
To write documentation, we use Sphinx. See their site for lots of documentation on how to use Sphinx.
To generate a few graphs which are part of the documentation, you need some additional dependencies. You can install them from APT with:
sudo apt-get install python-pygraphviz graphviz
To build the documentation, go into the
docs/ directory:
cd ~/mopidy-dev/mopidy/docs/
Then, to see all available build targets, run:
To generate an HTML version of the documentation, run:
make html
The generated HTML will be available at
_build/html/index.html. To open
it in a browser you can run either of the following commands, depending on your
xdg-open _build/html/index.html # Linux
open _build/html/index.html # OS X
The documentation at https://docs.mopidy.com/ is hosted by Read the Docs, which automatically updates the documentation
when a change is pushed to the
mopidy/mopidy repo at GitHub.
Working on extensions¶
Much of the above also applies to Mopidy extensions, though they're often a bit simpler. They don't have documentation sites and their test suites are either small and fast, or sadly missing entirely. Most of them use tox and flake8, and pytest can be used to run their test suites.
Installing extensions¶
As always, the
mopidy virtualenv should be active when working on
workon mopidy
Just like with non-development Mopidy installations, you can install extensions using pip:
pip install Mopidy-Scrobbler
Installing an extension from its Git repo works the same way as with Mopidy itself. First, go to the Mopidy workspace:
cdproject # or cd ~/mopidy-dev/
Clone the desired Mopidy extension:
git clone https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy-spotify.git
Change to the newly created extension directory:
cd mopidy-spotify/
Then, install the extension in "editable" mode, so that it can be imported from
anywhere inside the virtualenv and the extension is registered and discoverable
pip install --editable .
Every extension will have a
README.rst file. It may contain information
about extra dependencies required, development process, etc. Extensions usually
have a changelog in the readme file.
Upgrading extensions¶
Extensions often have a much quicker life cycle than Mopidy itself, often with daily releases in periods of active development. To find outdated extensions in your virtualenv, you can run:
pip search mopidy
This will list all available Mopidy extensions and compare the installed versions with the latest available ones.
To upgrade an extension installed with pip, simply use pip:
pip install --upgrade Mopidy-Scrobbler
To upgrade an extension installed from a Git repo, it's usually enough to pull the new changes in:
cd ~/mopidy-dev/mopidy-spotify/
git pull
Of course, if you have local modifications, you'll need to stash these away on a branch or similar first.
Depending on the changes to the extension, it may be necessary to update the metadata about the extension package by installing it in "editable" mode again:
pip install --editable .
Contribution workflow¶
Before you being, make sure you've read the Contributing page and the guidelines there. This section will focus more on the practical workflow.
For the examples, we're making a change to Mopidy. Approximately the same workflow should work for most Mopidy extensions too.
Setting up Git remotes¶
Assuming we already have a local Git clone of the upstream Git repo in
~/mopidy-dev/mopidy/, we can run
git remote -v to list the
configured remotes of the repo:
$ git remote -v
origin https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy.git (fetch)
origin https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy.git (push)
For clarity, we can rename the
origin remote to
$ git remote rename origin upstream
$ git remote -v
upstream https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy.git (fetch)
upstream https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy.git (push)
If you haven't already, fork the repository to your own GitHub account.
Then, add the new fork as a remote to your local clone:
git remote add myuser email@example.com:myuser/mopidy.git
The end result is that you have both the upstream repo and your own fork as remotes:
$ git remote -v
myuser [email protected]:myuser/mopidy.git (fetch)
myuser [email protected]:myuser/mopidy.git (push)
upstream https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy.git (fetch)
upstream https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy.git (push)
Creating a branch¶
Fetch the latest data from all remotes without affecting your working directory:
git remote update
Now, we are ready to create and checkout a new branch off of the upstream
develop branch for our work:
git checkout -b fix/666-crash-on-foo upstream/develop
Do the work, while remembering to adhere to code style, test the changes, make necessary updates to the documentation, and making small commits with good commit messages. All as described in Contributing and elsewhere in the Development environment guide.
Creating a pull request¶
When everything is done and committed, push the branch to your fork on GitHub:
git push myuser fix/666-crash-on-foo
Go to the repository on GitHub where you want the change merged, in this case https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy, and create a pull request.
Updating a pull request¶
When the pull request is created, Travis CI will run all tests on it. If something fails, you'll get notified by email. You might as well just fix the issues right away, as we won't merge a pull request without a green Travis build. See Running tests on how to run the same tests locally as Travis CI runs on your pull request.
When you've fixed the issues, you can update the pull request simply by pushing more commits to the same branch in your fork:
git push myuser fix/666-crash-on-foo
Likewise, when you get review comments from other developers on your pull request, you're expected to create additional commits which addresses the comments. Push them to your branch so that the pull request is updated.
Setup the remote as the default push target for your branch:
git branch --set-upstream-to myuser/fix/666-crash-on-foo
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