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Why This Blog?
Come in and make yourself at home. I'm so happy to be able to share my recipes here with you.
I bake mostly cookies, quick breads, muffins and scones -- sometimes pie, sometimes cake, but nothing too fancy. I prefer simple recipes that call for ingredients that I already have in my kitchen.
These are the recipes I will share with you. They come from family and friends, magazine clippings saved through the years, favorite cookbooks, and other blogs.
I'm so glad you came to visit. Enjoy your stay!
Michael Ann
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Lemon Yogurt Cake
The other day I decided to try her Lemon Yogurt Cake, and I was not disappointed. It boasts a strong lemon flavor and a soft, moist texture with a sweet/tart icing on top.
Her recipe calls for plain whole-milk yogurt, which I didn't have, so I used lemon yogurt instead. She also calls for a sugar and lemon juice syrup that you pour over the top of the cake when it comes out of the oven. The idea is that it will soak into the cake, adding to the flavor and texture. Next time I make this, I will skip that step. The syrup didn't soak very far into the cake (I suppose I could have poked holes with a toothpick) and the extra work (and calories) hardly seem worth it. The glaze is enough!
Lemon Yogurt Cake
1-1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt (I used lemon yogurt)
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp. grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
Lemon Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 TB lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350-F. Grease and flour (or use PAM spray for baking) a 8-1/2 x 4-1/4 x 2-1/2" loaf pan.
In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold the oil into the batter until fully incorporated.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for ~50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack. Glaze when completely cool.
Recipe adapted from The Barefoot Contessa at Home.
Happy Baking!
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I love Ina's recipes! They rarely disappoint. I've made this cake and it is lovely - with or without the lemon syrup. Your cake looks beautiful!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Stephanie!Delete
OOoo, this looks delish.ReplyDelete
Anything that involves Lemon, I LOVE.
And I adore the Contessa. She is one of my faves. XxReplies
:-) Isn't she great? What a nice life she has too....Delete
I'm loving citrus this time of year - so refreshing! This cake sounds delicious. If I make it into cupcakes, can I pretend that they're healthy breakfast food?ReplyDeleteReplies
I do it all the time :-)Delete
Michael Ann, you and I have similar tastes--my favorite flavors are peanut butter and lemon (though not together). So, I made this lemon cake today for my little Super Bowl party, and it was a hit. OMG, we couldn't stop eating it!ReplyDeleteReplies
You did? How awesome! I'm so glad you guys liked it!Delete
Hi Micheal Ann,ReplyDelete
I remember baking this recipe before and the cake is indeed very moist and wonderful!
Nice to know you via blogging. Like you, I'm a sweet tooth mum too and loves baking at home. Hope to learn lots of baking tips from you. I'm now your latest follower :D
Thank you so much, Zoe!Delete
Looking pretty good, I love lemon, I made a lemon bread a while back from Pinterest and it had a glaze over the top also. AndiReplyDeleteReplies
I have a recipe for Lemon Pecan Load that is my absolute favorite. Tastes like a sour cream pound cake :-)Delete
Hello friend Happy Valentines's Day I posted your Perfect Sugar Cookies to celebrate the little day. come take a peek if you can. Thanks for another recipe AndiReplyDelete


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President: Terry Holt
Treasurers: Kate Leary and Andrew Malone along with Aletta Tibbetts (end of year tax review)
Secretary: Roslyn Fitzgerald
VP of Fundraising: Patsy O'Brien
VP of Committees: Stewart Ikeda
Update from Arlington School Committee – Len Kardon (liaison to SEPAC and Hardy):
Arlington schools will see a budget increase for next year of 8.5%, which is something not seen in many other school districts at this time. Arlington is starting to see enrollments level off at the Kindergarten level (after a huge increase in enrollment in past years) which means we'll hopefully catch up with the growth in years to come. Overall, it's an extremely busy time with so many projects/renovations and school constructions happening. Some points of note below:
- An extra $1.3 million allocation has been made for Gibbs operating budget. Cluster numbers will be reduced – can be up to 150 students; now about 80 students. Adding staff at the high school, adding a half cluster at the Ottoson.
- Full time Kindergarten teaching assistants: that was funded, so all elementary schools will have full time TAs moving forward.
- High school – submission to the State targeted for April, which includes both suggestions for renovation/demolition/new construction. Per law, all options must be considered. Getting other options from architects/designers. April 4th forum where the architect is going to present ideas. Once funding approved, projected start date is Fall 2020, with a finish date of around 2023. $250 million expense, with the town planning to borrow $150 million.
- Debt exclusion/override to fund the construction project:
Arlington town funding comes mostly from property taxes. In MA, there is a law which limits the amount of increases in property taxes each year, even if there are more needs within the community. The cap is 2.5% increase per year unless the voters authorize an additional tax increase to pay for what we need. The current yearly tax increase only covers existing staff wage/inflation increases. Given that we have large building expenses and a need for more staff, an override must happen at some point in the near future. The Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen are in the process of working out how much extra to ask for and for how long (typically, an increase lasts 3-5 years).
- Question about pool at High school? Len stated that it must be built in a separate building and can't be contained within the high school main building due to MSBA budget/payment regulations. The town is funding a study addressing this for Capital planning, but either way it won't be part of the building, if it is built at all.
- Gibbs – moving along well. Mostly on schedule and budget.
- Thompson and Stratton finished. Ottoson potential reconfiguration once 6th grade moves out.
- Minuteman project – on schedule and budget. Open in fall of 2019.
- A director of social/emotional learning was recently hired. Goal is to train all staff in mental health aid; safe and supportive schools plan. Even though there is one full-time social worker in every school, people have identified the need for additional support. She is looking at that and is trying to incorporate into the long range plan but focusing on professional training right now.
Principal's report – Kristin De Francisco:
A huge thank you to all involved for an awesome silent auction (which raised nearly $13 000).
The biggest news is that the Principal candidates have or will be visiting the building. So far, Kristin has met with 2 candidates. She discussed the unique community of Hardy, and initiatives that can be built upon. They toured the building, during which many kids communicated the three C's: Caring, Conscientious and Confident, which was impressive to see. On Tuesday 3/13 at 6:30pm, there is a parent question evening, where each candidate will give a short presentation followed by a time for questions. Please promote this event as it's important to participate as a community, and Dr. Bodie will be reading feedback from parents after the event.
Playground update: bids came in from a couple of companies for the Lake Street side playground. There is a new facilities director who was recently hired, so they will be updated accordingly.
Question from parent to Kristin: can we consider a storage pod (with equipment that can be pulled out for play?). Kristin explained that last year the graduating 5th graders gave a gift which was a shed with equipment, but it was broken into one weekend and everything was stolen. Kristen is still open to the general idea but we need to think of something more secure.
Follow up question from parent to Kristin: will air quality be tested by a 3rd party during construction? We don't want our kids exposed to construction dust, etc. Kristin will follow up on this.
Teacher Representatives' Report – Heather Smith (ELL, teacher representative):
Thank you on behalf of the teachers for all the work the PTO does for the school.
A very helpful mindfulness training was conducted by the social/emotional learning director.
Friends of Spy Pond newsletter: Hardy is featured due to their role/interest in the Spy Pond cleanup, so look out for the newsletter.
Fundraising Report – Patsy O'Brien:
Thank you to everyone for donations, time, and money. Last year 80 parents attended and this year it was closer to 130. Raised about $13 000.
Walkathon – April 20th: Terry to head up email list/committee to discuss with Kate and Patsy regarding the ongoing planning of this event. 20% of the Walkathon profits will be donated to Arlington EATS/Hardy snack distribution.
Arlington EATS/Hardy snacks (Ann Chhabra) – Sarah Evans suggested that we make a paypal link on the Hardy website to make it easier for parents to donate to this cause.
Treasurer's report – Kate Leary:
Payments made since 2/9 report:
2/6/18 – $371.40, parent, International Festival
2/8/18 – $338.00, Docuprint Express Hardy Directory
2/8/18 – $783.00, The Discovery Museums, Grade 1 Enrichment (Science)
2/14/18 – $ 88.67, Kate Leary, admin expenses (stamps, office supplies, PictoChart)
2/28/18 – bank for silent auction, $300 cash
2/28/18 – $52.15, parent, admin expense from 2016-17 (shredding, etc)
3/1/18 – $3094, BROADLink Technology Solutions
3/1/18 – $90, Paula O'Sullivan, Teacher Reimbursement
3/1/18 – $279, Histrionic Academy LLC, fifth grade freedom trail field trip
3/1/18 – $5.83, parent, IF supply reimbursement
3/1/18 – $123.77, Kathryn Feinmann, Teacher Reimbursement
Deposits made since 2/9 report:
2/8/18 – $250, John's Landscape Service, Inc, SA sponsorship
2/14/18 – $1,100, transfer from Paypal, mostly SA tickets, but it's not all figured out yet.
2/22/18 – $ 200.00, SA sponsorship, community member
2/28/18 – $905, transfer from Paypal, mostly SA tickets
2/28/18 – $400.00, Bright Funds, DDD matching donation
2/28/18 – $260, Another Chapter (Ms. Muirhead's library fund)
3/6/18 – $300 SA bank returned (cash)
3/6/18 – $2204.00 SA cash earnings (raffles, wine pull)
3/6/18 – $470 SA checks (mix of night-of tickets and payment for items won)
$1503.17 balance – all paying for auction items from invoices sent yesterday
Spirit Wear:
$435 profit so far this year. Bonnie will do another push soon. Lots of stock left because she did a big order earlier in the year.
Silent Auction:
Approximate profit is $12,000-13,000! All will go toward the new playground. We will work with the Town Manager's Office to figure out the best way to handle our contribution administratively.
BUDGET for rest of 2017-18
balance as of 3/6/18
$ 37,750.00
Projected expenditures
outstanding checks
$ (550.75)
transfer to savings
$ (8,000.00)
Silent Auction Sponsorships (playground)
$ (700.00)
Silent Auction ticket sales (playground)
$ (1,839.88)
website fees
$ (100.00)
EATS snacks (fresh fruit)
$ (100.00)
Field trips
$ (9,500.00)
remaining IF budget
$ (1,292.40)
remaining library budget
$ (1,734.07)
By the Book (Ms. Muirhead's fund)
$ (260.00)
Fifth grade graduation
$ (1,900.00)
literacy night
$ (300.00)
Colonial Day materials
$ (500.00)
Colonial Day enrichment assembly
$ (450.00)
outstanding teacher reimbursements
$ (1,000.00)
Field Day
$ (400.00)
Teacher Appreciation Week
$ (900.00)
Tax Preparation
$ (400.00)
AHS Graduation Party
$ (100.00)
Science Camp Fund
$ (2,700.00)
MCBA Books
$ (1,200.00)
Art Teacher Supplies
$ (850.00)
Holiday help 2018-19 (earmarked from 2017)
$ (90.00)
possible expenses
Mini Grants
$ (500.00)
EATS snacks line item for 2018-19
$ (1,000.00)
Projected income
$ 2,500.00
matching Walkathon donation, Matt Urcioli
$ 2,500.00
box tops (April)
$ 237.00
Cause and Event race
$ 400.00
supplies drive
$ 2,500.00
Projected uncommitted funds 8/18
$ 9,719.90
Question regarding the budget: Is saving 1/3 of our operating expenses (per the bylaws) necessary?
– Need reserves in case of fiscal downturn/lesser fundraising
– Unanticipated expenses coming up with the new build.
– Transparency/fiscal responsibility
– Hard to reconcile having money set aside when we aren't funding things that are promised (eg. overhead projectors)
– Too high a %; consider reducing?
– Parents concerned that money they donated isn't used for their child that year. A motion was passed to approve the budget for the rest of the school year. Motion seconded. Motion passes unanimously to approve the budget, including the 1/3 savings requirement.
Communications update – Sarah Evans and Aimee Miller:
This is Sarah and Aimee's last year at Hardy and they need to transition their role of managing the Hardy website. There are questions about whether to continue with the same host site, Weebly. There's not much continuity among Arlington schools' host websites. The district should own the school websites, but we also need access and flexibility. WordPress recommended over Weebly. Need a committee to help with the transition.
Electronic newsletter update – Holly Rossi.
Each month after the Tuesday PTO meeting, Holly sends out the electronic version by that Friday. The paper
backpack letter goes out on the last day of the month. If anyone wants to participate in the process, contact Holly at email@example.com.
Committee updates:
Enrichment committee – an anti-bullying program taking place on 3/23.
Books and Arts – Literacy night will most likely be on 5/10 but still TBD.
Sports Committee – Walkathon on April 20th. Terry to head up email list/committee to discuss with Kate and Patsy about coordinating the event.
Field Day – need new leadership. May 1st, raindate May 8th. If interested, contact Terry at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Old Business:
Overheads project: 8 classrooms have been installed with HDMI cables (K &1st). IT guy came in and gave teachers instructions for how to use them and the feedback has been great. That is 1/3 of the project completed. Cost $3094, a little less than expected.
New Business:
Cause and event – Kate Leary:
This is a 5K event on May 13th where 50% of the registration fee goes to a charity of your choice. (causeandeventboston.com). That could mean $15 donation to the Hardy PTO. If anyone wants to have a family meetup for the race on Mother's Day May 13th, please contact Kate at email@example.com. Aimee will put on the Hardy calendar.
April teacher appreciation week – Patsy O'Brien:
Last week in April. Still need volunteers. Contact Patsy at email@example.com.
Snow Day Traffic volunteers – Terry Holt:
There continue to be areas of congestion during drop-off and many places where kids aren't safe. This includes the circular driveway in front of the office and the teacher carpark, where parents are NOT allowed to enter. Terry seeking volunteers to stand out there, (especially on snow days) to help with the safe flow of traffic. Contact Terry at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Bike Safety – Terry Holt:
Terry trying to schedule a Mass D.O.T (Department of Transportation) free bike program. They come to the school to teach kids about bike/road safety. Terry is thinking we'll focus on the 5th graders, as they are the ones likely to be riding to Gibbs next year.
NEXT PTO meeting will be April 10 at 6:30pm in the library

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For those of you living in the Bay Area, SuperHappyDevHouse is going on today. I'll likely make a late arrival after I pick up my broken server in San Jose.
WTF is SHDH, you ask? "DevHouse is not a marketing event. It's a non-exclusive event intended for passionate and creative technical people that want to have some fun, learn new things, and meet new people. In this way, we're trying to resurrect the spirit of the Homebrew Computer Club. We also draw inspiration from the demoscene as one of the only intentional getting-things-done computer events in the world."
Last time I was there, I met the Chairman of the EFF and the guy who put the dot in dotcom, Brad Templeton.
I also met a couple other people whom I now hang out on a semi-regular basis to drink (matt) and make pizza (ross). I Y the Bay Area.


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Ethics in Practice: Doing Too Much to Make Investments a Success? Case Analysis Now Included
Check out the analysis to see how you did analyzing this week's (4 June) case.
Investment managers may seek help or guidance if they are looking for investment opportunities in different jurisdictions. But when do the efforts to get that guidance go too far? Read this week's case and then join the conversation to let us know whether you think the hedge fund manager violated the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct (Code and Standards).
Corrales manages a hedge fund that seeks out investment opportunities in developing markets. Using assets of the fund's investors, the fund hires local companies to serve as "sub-advisers" to explore and obtain promising investment opportunities and navigate local laws and regulation. The sub-advisers often have very limited experience as financial consultants or advisers but do have close relationships and connections with local high-ranking government officials. The payments made by Corrales, through the sub-advisers, often cover substantial "deal fees" and other expenses that facilitate governmental support of each investment. Corrales does not require the local business partners to provide details of their activities or what specific expenses are covered by the fees. Corrales reports these expenditures to fund investors as operating expenses necessary to the success of the investment. Over several years, the hedge fund is very successful producing an 18% annual rate of return for its investors. Did Corrales actions violate the Code and Standards?
- Yes.
- No because it is acceptable to hire sub-advisers and business consultants to assist in procuring investment opportunities and managing specialized assets.
- No because the payments to the sub-advisers represent legitimate expenses to ensure the success of investments and protect the interest of investors.
- No, as long as the sub-advisers provide more detail about the nature and purpose of the payments and this information is disclosed to the hedge fund investors.
To better serve clients, investment professionals may choose to delegate to third parties work that requires particular specialization, knowledge, or expertise. For example, an investment adviser may hire sub-advisers to handle a particular strategy or investment style outside the scope of the adviser's ability or experience. A global adviser may hire a sub-adviser to manage an asset allocation invested in a particular market, and the payments to the sub-adviser would be legitimate investment expenses that could properly be passed on to investors in the fund.
But the facts of this case indicate that Corrales is not hiring a true sub-adviser but essentially paying locally connected officials to secure access to investment deals to ensure the success of the fund's investments. The "sub-advisers" have no financial experience but are close to the government officials, and the "deal fees" are not supported by any documentation that details legitimate investment expenses. The "operating expenses" charged by Corrales to the fund are most likely funding corrupt transactions and bribes through local intermediaries. This practice violates multiple standards:
- I(A): Knowledge of the Law because the conduct would violate any type of anti-bribery laws.
- I(C): Misrepresentation because he is improperly labeling the expenditures as investment fees.
- V(A): Diligence and Reasonable Basis because no reasonable and adequate basis for the "investment" action exists.
- V(C): Record Retention because no appropriate records are being kept to support the action.
- VII(A): Conduct as Participants in CFA Institute Programs because assuming Corrales is a charterholder, his conduct compromises the integrity to the CFA designation.
This case is based on a US SEC enforcement action from 2017.
Have an idea for a case for us to feature? Send it to us at email@example.com.
More About the Ethics in Practice Series
Just as you need to practice to become proficient at playing a musical instrument, public speaking, or playing a sport, practicing assessing and analyzing situations and making ethical decisions develops your ethical decision-making skills. The Ethics in Practice series gives you an opportunity to "exercise" your ethical decision-making skills. Each week, we post a short vignette, drawn from real-world circumstances, regulatory cases, and CFA Institute Professional Conduct investigations, along with possible responses/actions. We then encourage you to assess the case using the CFA Institute Ethical Decision-Making Framework and through the lens of the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. Then join the conversation and let us know which of the choices you believe is the right one and explain why. Later in the week, we will post an analysis of the case and you can see how your response compares.
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There were hundreds of these "placement agents" in US Public pensions as I outline in my book Public Pensions Secret Investments. However, since their discovery at CALPERS and Citizens United placement agents have gone away mostly but are still legal I have made a number of complaints to the SEC on this practice they could care less.
In my book I claim almost all Private Equity contracts which are widely held in Public Pensions and endowments violate the Code in the following way
III A – Members must act to the benefit of their Clients – private equity general partners (GPs) have waived their fiduciary responsibility to pension funds and other LPs; Vague and misleading wording allows PE firms to take advantage of their asymmetric position of power vis-à-vis investors and the lack of transparency in their activities. Analyses of limited partnership agreements (LPAs) have also uncovered clauses that specifically allow private equity firms to waive their fiduciary responsibility towards their limited partners — leading to serious conflicts of interest
IIIB Fair Dealing "The General Partner may take its own interests into account in the exercise of such discretion. The exercise of such discretion may negatively impact the Limited Partners
IIID Performance Presentation – Many GP's have manipulated the value of companies in their fund's portfolio;
VI A Conflicts of Interests, Disclosure – GP's have waived their fiduciary responsibility to pension funds and other LPs and having conflicts in the secret contracts
VI(B) Priority of Transactions, by allowing general partners to benefit at the expense of limited partnerships. Again, secret but typical language allows this in these contracts.
VI C Fee Disclosure – Private equity general partners (GPs) have misallocated PE firm expenses and inappropriately charged them to investors; have failed to share income from portfolio company monitoring fees with their investors, and have collected transaction fees from portfolio companies without registering as broker-dealers as required by law. Also allowed undisclosed fee arrangements


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Last year I wrote my sincere Christmas message. I tried my best to avoid all sarcasm, pretension and other literary devices which I use and abuse whenever I write a new post.
I'd had a terrible year of it, and I was glad to see the back of 2010 and look forward to 2011. This year is different, 2011 hasn't really been a terrible year for me, and although I've been through a lot of changes (no, not puberty – fingers crossed for 2012 on that one!) I think I can come out the other side with a measure of optimism and look back on this year with some fondness.
I wrote last year's message on Christmas Eve, this year myself and the Mrs are cooking Christmas dinner for 7 other family members (including turkey, gammon, parsnips, roasties, Yorkshire puddings, carrots, swede mash, pigs-in-blankets, gravy, red cabbage and, of course, brussel sprouts). So, Christmas Eve is going to be filled with preparing for the inevitable disaster which will follow the next day.
So, here it is a little earlier than last year but no less heartfelt. I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and a fantastic 2012.
Lotsa love,


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Apple Slips Native Advertising Into News App
Mar 16, 2016 7:00 AM PT
Apple recently updated its iAd specifications to allow the display of sponsored posts directly in users' news feeds in the Apple News app for the iPhone and iPad.
The ads will appear in native-banner format and can link to articles in the News app. They will be set in the same default font as News articles and will have the same look, with a title, text excerpt and a small image. They will carry a small tag indicating they're sponsored content.
Publishers already can upload sponsored content to Apple News, but they must flag that content as native content in metadata or be suspended from accessing the app.
There is, however, little sponsored content on Apple News at present.
Following Facebook's Lead
Apple's move is part of an ongoing competition with Facebook to better monetize news feeds and help advertisers better monetize their ads, suggested Shachar Radin-Shomrat, chief marketing officer at myThings.
"By introducing News Feeds, Facebook made native ads a part of the consumer mix for social content and effectively educated the market," she told the E-Commerce Times.
Offering native ads in its News app is "a very strategic move on Apple's part, because native is the format that best fits mobile content consumption," said Radin-Shomrat, noting that the "significant growth" of content recommendation firms Outbrain and Taboola show native advertising "is huge and only getting better."
Native Ad Pros and Cons
There are "lots of opportunities to get this wrong," cautioned Mike Goodman, a research director at Strategy Analytics. "When you start blurring the line between content people want and push branded content that's really an ad, you potentially alienate readers. Apple's treading very close to the line, if it hasn't crossed it already."
On the other hand, "the key here is, advertisers want to be in front of consumers, and this is another mechanism for them to do so," he told the E-Commerce Times. "Apple is trying to provide advertisers with different ways to reach consumers, and if executed correctly, it could be a win-win for both and neutral to consumers."
The Clickbait Danger
If Apple can use "all the analytics it can gather from the user's browser history and location-based information, and provide something much more focused, targeted and, to a large extent personalized, it will be good for advertisers and consumers, said Mukul Krishna, a senior global director of research at Frost & Sullivan.
"Anything this personalized might actually work," he told the E-Commerce Times.
The danger lies in the similarity between the look and feel of the sponsored content and news stories, Krishna said. "That may backfire, because people may not like interruption of their news feeds, and it might also become an annoyance if there are too many sponsored ads that aren't relevant to people."
Still, content recommendation ads from Taboola and Outbrain "appear on all leading news sites," paving the way for other players, Radin-Shomrat said. "As marketers come to realize the higher performance associated with such ad inventory and access more tools enabling them to utilize native ad inventory programmatically, I expect them to fully embrace such ads."


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23rd June 2016
Windsor House is a modern self contained office building in the affluent Walton on Thames fully let to ARC (Europe) Limited, a credit management agency. Cattaneo Commercial are pleased to confirm the sale of the freehold investment to a local charity.
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Type: Bug
Status: Resolved (View Workflow)
Priority: Major
Resolution: Duplicate
Component/s: core
Environment:1.503, 1.504, 1.505, 1.509, 1.510, 1.514
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update-center.json seems to be broken.
The following are logs when I tried to retrieve plugin list from update center.
Mar 02, 2013 9:10:31 AM hudson.model.UpdateSite updateData
SEVERE: ERROR: Digest mismatch: vSf2RQowm5ascqdUrqxTP+gfceI= vs 7m0Eh4cI/EmyBxB7iarllUswmHc= in update site 'default'
- duplicates
JENKINS-17677 Digest mismatch in update center for LTS 1.480.3
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The repo at https://github.com/andrewcooke/jenkins contains the fix above. It's just a snapshot of the current tree today (like, an hour ago) plus the hack above. It's very easy to build - just follow the instructions in BUILDING.TXT (you need maven to be installed first).
PS Also, it works - plugins now available.
Same here:
SEVERE: ERROR: Digest mismatch: computed=AN2CENXxCIQlAGGWm2jdT7xWqLs= vs expected=HHGarvNOLe1YgEh8NGiChOuXfhc= in update site 'default'
That's from 1.514 running on two separate installs of Ubuntu 12.10. As of yet haven't figured out what is missing to allow this to work. Both boxes have openssl installed FWIW.
It is happening now once again.
hudson.model.UpdateSite updateData
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I am having this problem on a new Jenkins installation and I can't install any plugins.
I also have an older install with the same issue, but there I already have the plugins that I need already installed.
I wish there was a way to override this check without recompiling Jenkins, through the settings.
Original issue long since fixed. I can not reproduce any issue with a current Jenkins dev build and the current update center. If anyone can, see
JENKINS-17677 for details on how to gather suitable diagnostics.


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It has been estimated that the European Ice Age lasted for nearly one million years and ended sometime around 10,000 BC.
During the ice age, perhaps 500,000 years ago, occurred the Palaeolithic people, hunter gatherers, who hunted the animals, long extinct, that could withstand the conditions then prevailing. These peoples survived for many millennia armed with weapons chipped from flints, retreating south as the ice-cap crept toward the equator and returning north as warmer conditions prevailed. Britain was then connected to the Continent by river valleys, but after the last glaciation, the land began to subside and the climate to become hotter. Shortly before 6000 BC Britain became separated from the Continent.
About 4000 BC the Neolithic age began, starting a revolution in man's way of life in what is now England. Agriculture, which had been practised for many centuries in the Near East, was introduced by new races of men, and the precarious method of obtaining food by hunting was superseded by the production of food in farms. This settled mode of life may be regarded as the first step on the road to civilisation since it made the exchange of goods and ideas possible. In those times the southern coast of Britain was beginning to assume something like its present outline; its valleys filled with dense forest and only the down-lands fit for habitation.
There is at present no known evidence that our district was inhabited by a Neolithic tribe, but the excavations of 1935-7 at Maiden Castle showed that they were the first inhabitants of that site. These are the people who buried their dead in the long barrows one finds on the downs, and who held the land for six to seven hundred years when another great advance in man's material welfare was introduced by the art of smelting copper and tin to form bronze implements.
The art of making bronze articles was known on the Continent before 1800 BC, and ultimately our southern coast was invaded by tribes from Brittany who were well acquainted with the manufacture and use of bronze. They are known as the Beaker folk. Armed with polished stone weapons and flint-tipped arrows they dispossessed and enslaved the Stone Age population.
The art of spinning and weaving wool was brought to this country by the Beaker people. Practically no domestic architecture remains of these people but their well-known temples at Avebury and Stonehenge are monuments to their building ability and to the compelling power of their religion. Their appreciation of art is shown by the high standard of decorative design used in their metal-work. From 1700 BC many invasions from the north coast of France brought considerable improvement in the technique of bronze founding and the effectiveness of weapons, but agricultural development was seriously hindered by tribal warfare.
It was not until 750 BC that a more settled form of husbandry was established by invaders – the Deveril-Rimbury people who introduced ox-drawn ploughs with which they tilled the small, square fields in, what is now known as, the Celtic field system. Our district comes into the picture now, for it was at Rimbury that a cemetery of these people was first found. Other evidence of Bronze Age people in this neighbourhood is provided by several of their swords which have been recovered from the Backwater.
During the Late Bronze Age, progress toward civilisation was much more rapid than at any previous time; Britain had never been so well populated, trade flourished and life generally was more comfortable than ever before.
The Bronze Age lasted in this country for more than a millennium and was ended by the arrival of Celtic tribes who used iron in the manufacture of tools and weapons.
Iron had been in use in the East for 2,000 years or more before it reached Britain about 500 BC. The occurrence of iron in this country made cheaper and better tools available for a bigger proportion of the population. Maiden Castle, which had remained uninhabited during the Bronze Age, was occupied and fortified with a single rampart and ditch by the Early Iron Age people sometime between 400 and 300 BC when much the same thing happened at Chalbury and other hill camps in Wessex.
During the last century BC, migrants from the Low Countries – the Belgae – arrived in force in South-Eastern England. These people effected profound changes by their improved methods of agriculture. They no longer depended on the poor soil of the uplands for their crops but, by means of a much superior type of plough, cultivated the richer soil of the valleys. They also introduced the art of making pottery on a wheel, they used coins instead of iron bars as currency, and their art was of a very high standard.
Though their houses were but poorly constructed they were used to such luxuries as wine and fine pottery which they imported from the Continent in exchange for corn, fat stock, slaves, etc. , a trade that opened up the road for the Roman Conquest of Britain. It was in their time of continuous and fierce tribal fighting that Maiden Castle was strengthened by the multiple ramparts, which still persist.
C & J Hawkes: Prehistoric Britain, 1949, Pelican Books, A 115
J Hawkes: Early Britain, 1945, Britain in Pictures series
V L Oliver: The Pre-Roman……Occupation of the Weymouth Area, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History & Antiq.F.C., 1923, Vol XLIV, 31-.
Dr. Francis Pryor, BBC, Ancient History in Depth, Overview: From Neolithic to Bronze Age, 8000 to 800 BC http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/british_prehistory/overview_british_prehistory_01.shtml


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4-5 Persian cucumbers, very thinly sliced
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1/2 teaspoon salt
Sugar, if needed
What to Do:
In a medium size mixing bowl, add cucumbers and completely cover with vinegar. Add dill salt and sesame seeds and toss. Let marinate in refrigerator for approximately an hour -- and serve!


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GAO Digs Up the Data When Congress Calls
When they debated Ed-Flex legislation earlier this year, lawmakers of all stripes repeatedly cited a General Accounting Office study--both to attack and defend the bill. Meanwhile, almost any time school construction is discussed in Washington, statistics from GAO research are invoked.
And when the federal E-Rate program came under fire from some Republicans last year, members of Congress turned to the GAO for a study that ultimately yielded the recommendations used to reform the program before it ever doled out a single dollar to schools and libraries for Internet hook-ups.
Though the congressional agency is familiar to the inside-the-Beltway crowd, for many people outside Washington the GAO is little more than a name, or just a set of initials. And, some insiders say the name is out of step with the modern agency.
"The name goes back to 1921, when the agency was created," Richard L. Hembra, the assistant comptroller general for the office's health, education, and human services division, explained in a recent interview. He said the office and its mission have changed as much as the federal government has this century.
"Today, if you were to rename GAO," he said, a more apt title would be the General Accountability Office. That, he argued, would reflect the shift from a focus primarily on financial-accounting matters in the federal government to a broader emphasis on program efficiency and effectiveness and policy analysis.
Congress regularly turns to its investigative arm when it needs in-depth, nonpartisan research conducted. Of course, lawmakers have lots of differing agendas, and that fact of life puts the office in the position of maintaining objectivity while serving an intensely partisan body.
"The pressure in Congress is great," said Maris A. Vinovskis, a University of Michigan researcher who closely monitors federal education policy. "They're the ones who allocate staff positions; they're the ones who allocate the money."
"Inevitably," he added, "each side is pushing you."
Still, by most accounts, the GAO enjoys the widespread confidence of Republicans and Democrats alike.
"They try to be straight shooters as best they can in education," said John F. Jennings, the director of the Center on Education Policy and a former longtime aide to House Democrats.
"I think in general they do very thorough work and very good work," added Vic Klatt, the education policy coordinator for Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee.
Broad Mandate
With a fiscal 1999 budget of $359 million and more than 3,000 employees, the GAO is the largest support agency for the federal government's legislative branch. Other such agencies include the Congressional Budget Office and the Library of Congress.
The scope of the GAO's research is as broad as the federal government, and studies touch on everything from defense restructuring and nuclear-waste disposal to Social Security and airline safety. In fiscal 1998 alone, the agency produced 1,136 reports, 181 formal congressional briefings, and 256 congressional-testimony statements.
Within education, the agency has examined a wide range of subjects. Its current work includes upcoming reports on early-childhood programs, migrant education, and educational technology, among others. (See box, Page 31.)
The vast majority of the GAO's work is driven by congressional requests, although a small portion is self-initiated. Some requests are bipartisan, but many are not. For example, all but two of the eight upcoming reports on K-12 issues were requested solely by Republicans or Democrats, with most by Republicans. The chairman of the House education committee, Rep. Bill Goodling, R-Pa., is by far the most frequent current seeker of K-12 studies.
The actual shape of a final request typically involves some behind-the-scenes talks between the agency and congressional aides. Occasionally, aides may decide to drop a request after the negotiations. "By law, we are required to do work for Congress, specifically the committees and subcommittees," said Mr. Hembra. But, he added, "In order for us to be credible, our work has to be consistent with our core values."
"They will probe you for the questions behind the questions," said one Senate Republican aide, who requested anonymity. Some letters of request, the aide said, have a partisan slant.
"We have a pretty good give-and-take process," Mr. Klatt of the Education and the Workforce Committee said. "GAO will come sit down with us" to discuss the focus of a study, he said. "They'll point out things we would never have thought about." And once the GAO and congressional staff members agree, the agency decides on its research methods and gets working.
Although the GAO's research approach varies, most education reports employ a combination of techniques that can include written surveys and interviews, site visits, and reviews of data and research. Some of the more ambitious projects have involved thousands of surveys or exhaustive data analysis from all 50 states.
Overall, cautions Gerald E. Sroufe, the director of government relations for the American Educational Research Association, the GAO's work is "usually used [by lawmakers] to back up a position that's already in mind." But he welcomes the agency's work.
"I do think they're a major force in rational thinking about issues on the Hill," he said.
Despite the GAO's generally positive reputation, the agency has not been immune from criticism. In 1995, Congress ordered a 25 percent cut in the GAO's budget, which some say stemmed at least in part from certain Republicans' suspicions about the office. It was 1995, after all, when Republicans seized majorities in both houses of Congress after many years in the minority in at least one chamber. (Democrats held a majority in the House from 1954 to 1994.) During debate on the legislative appropriations bill that year, Rep. Doug Bereuter, R-Neb., let his feelings be known.
Partisan Qualms
"This member strongly believes that GAO is an agency where growth has been out of control, and that it is an agency which has not been responsive to individual members, especially to the requests of Republican members during our long tenure in the minority," he said.
Mr. Hembra of the GAO noted that the agency's budget was not the only piece of the legislative appropriation subject to cuts. For example, Congress also eliminated another legislative agency, the Office of Technology Assessment, altogether.
Mr. Hembra stressed that the GAO is keenly sensitive to serving the institution of Congress and both the majority and minority parties within it.
"The leadership of the Hill today might not be the leadership of the Hill tomorrow," he said. He pointed out, however, that while the agency places the same weight on requests from members of both parties, more work is typically done for the majority because it sets the legislative agenda and thus calls the hearings where the GAO might be invited to testify.
In testimony earlier this year, the comptroller general of the United States, David M. Walker, who began serving a 15-year term as the head of the GAO last November, said the budget cuts had led to a substantial reduction in the GAO workforce and other cost-cutting. He also raised concerns that the agency is now dedicating much less time and energy to self-initiated work than in the past. In 1995, 73 percent of its work was spent on congressionally mandated reviews, compared with 96 percent in 1998.
"These self-initiated reviews have contributed significantly to helping the Congress identify and address important emerging and longer-term national issues," argued Mr. Walker, who was nominated to his post by President Clinton and approved by the Senate.
Influencing Policy
Though observers point to several areas where they believe the GAO's work in recent years has affected K-12 policy debates, school facilities especially stands out.
"A couple years ago, the [school construction] debate was around: Is there a federal role in this?" said Michelle Richards, the director of federal programs at the National School Boards Association. "The GAO study has played a big role in getting us past that" to instead examining how the federal government can help.
In fact, the GAO conducted a series of reports in 1995 and 1996 on school facilities, developing the oft-quoted estimate that $112 billion is needed to repair or upgrade U.S. schools.
In one study, the GAO provided the first-ever state-by-state look at the condition of schools. Now, the agency is designing a new study to examine issues related to school construction and renovation expenditures by states and districts. The GAO has also conducted extensive research on school finance, which led to several reports in 1997 and 1998 often cited in discussions of funding inequities.
Just recently, the GAO delved into the debate over the Education Flexibility Partnership Act, or Ed-Flex, which Congress earlier this year expanded to allow all states to participate. The November 1998 report found mixed results from the program, which at the time served only 12 states, and suggested that, in some cases, Ed-Flex created difficulties in holding districts and states accountable for student achievement.
But the influence of that report remains the subject of debate.
"Everybody spent a lot of time trying to ignore that study, or spin the results," said Bruce Hunter, a senior lobbyist with the American Association of School Administrators.
But Mr. Klatt disagrees, saying the report changed the final bill. "It led to some of the accountability provisions in Ed-Flex," he said.
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What's Indian chicklit got that Western doesn't? Flaws, & thank god for that
Nancy Drew had long limbs, a red convertible and a handsome boyfriend called Ned Nickerson. Sweet Valley had Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, who in spite of their imperfections, were blonde, wore matching pendants, had perfect bodies and were the most popular girls in school.
Sidney Sheldon's protagonists were moulded in the image of a Bond girl. They were fearless, beautiful and with bodies that created perfect silhouettes. And if they weren't brain surgeons, it wasn't for lack of intelligence.
Here's an extract from the first page of Best Laid Plans:
"In her late twenties, with a slim, provocative figure, Leslie Stewart had an exciting, exotic look; gray, sloe eyes, high cheekbones, and soft, honey-colored hair, which she wore long and elegantly simple. A friend of Leslie's had once told her, "If you're beautiful and have a brain and a vagina, you can own the world."
Leslie Stewart was beautiful and had an IQ of 170, and nature had taken care of the rest. But she found her looks a disadvantage. Men were constantly propositioning her or proposing, but few of them bothered to try really to get to know her."
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"The slim shape of her hips in jeans, the narrow waist, the trim shoulders with the red sweater loosely tied about them, and that wonderful swing of dark hair."
And, finally, here's Nicholas Sparks introducing Allie in The Notebook:
"Her body was firm and well proportioned, breasts softly rounded, stomach flat, legs slim. She'd inherited her mother's high cheekbones, smooth skin and blonde hair, but her best feature was her own. She had "eyes like ocean waves", as Lon liked to say.
(Indian commercial literature doesn't feature in this illustrious list of bestsellers. Because till Chetan Bhagat, Indian commercial literature as a vastly successful genre did not yet exist.)
There's very little need to point to a pattern. These characters were ridiculous - like the sculptures of a sad old man who has forgotten what the female form looks like in real life.
It was self-evident: a female protagonist in commercial literature could not afford to be flawed.
And she, with her heart-shaped face, eyes that could sail ships, hair of cascading chocolate, stomach like a valley, breasts like the Himalayas and teeth that sparkled on a cold dark winter night, had always faithfully complied.
Paradise City is where the girls are pretty
The defense of such characters at the time was simplistic: that commercial fiction was inherently escapist and therefore need not make any effort to be relatable. It was a guilty pleasure, not some astute commentary on the world.
To make it real would be to steal it of its shine, un-polish the diamond, return the reader to drab realism that she wanted nothing to do with. This universe of porcelain-skinned, destined-for-eventual-bliss women gave the reader something to aspire to. It gave her a glimpse of a life that she was never going to have, yet deserved to dream about.
But something was going to happen to prove all these sculptors of perfection untrue. A column in a newspaper, unbeknownst to itself, was set to spark a revolution.
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Bridget Jones had begun writing a diary.
And it wasn't about how oh she was just so beautiful, men wouldn't care to look beneath the surface. It was about a woman who drank too much, smoked too much, serenaded herself with renditions of Celine Dion, and had as estranged a relationship with her weighing machine as she did with the Man of the Hour.
And just like that, world over, the floodgates had opened.
Real women have prickly heat and cellulite
It was only a matter of time before we had a Bridget of our own.
And we did. Her name was Opal Mehta, and she got kissed and got into Harvard. But she was also insecure, clumsily dressed and pathetic in her desperation to be kissed.
Soon after, flawed Indian female characters started to appear in droves.
In Anuja Chauhan's Battle for Batora, Jinni dealt with both her grandmother, as well as prickly heat and cellulite. In Those Pricey Thakur Girls, Dabbu struggled with being less attractive than her older sister. As well as the after-effects of sitting on a hot pressure cooker. Preeti Shenoy's The One You Cannot Have documented Anjali's pitiful attempts at getting a boy to like her.
Almost all of Nikita Singh's similarly-themed books have something or another to do with falling for the wrong man. Done with Men, by Shuchi Sing Kalra, has to do with seeing your ex's hot new girlfriend in a swimsuit in Goa. Swati Kaushal's Piece of Cake is about a girl who is a few inches too tall to be marriageable. For Matrimonial Purposes, by Kavita Daswani, is about a 29-year old who sees herself as a spinster on a dusty shelf, because she gave up too soon.
But of course they all conclude happily. And of course they all have too much to do with finding the right man. And yes, at their absolute best, they barely qualify as mediocre works of fiction.
But let this not detract from the fact that Indian 'chicklit' - even the poorly-conceived, badly-written, awful stories about this Anjali-Rahul-Ravi-office-love-triangle and that Karishma-Varun-Swati-betrayal - is doing something phenomenal for all Indian women.
It is making the flawed woman with cellulite mainstream. And therefore telling us it's okay for us to be shabby, grouchy, hairy and desperate.
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Our goals for Hope For Kids are officially underway!
After talking to the staff at the hospital, we learnt that all water for the children have to be purified using a specific gadget – it was easily accessible, and relatively cheap, however it posed an inconvenience as it had to be replaced each month. As a start to our main goal of allocating funds to meet the technical needs of the hospital and the kids, last visit, we provided them with a 6 month supply of water purifiers. It was an easily managed task and allowed us to move on and focus on some of our more long term goals.
Objectives/ Projects Underway
- The Fish Tank Project – Both our service and the hospital staff agree that a fish tank would give the children beautiful scenery to look at, and focus on. Additionally, 'aquarium therapy', as it is labelled, is helpful in reducing stress and anxiety levels, which we hope will also aid the parents of these lovely patients. Therefore, for my CAS Project, I am planning on buying and setting up a fish tank at the hospital, along with my service. At present, I have already allocated funds for it, and we are in the process of looking at potential tanks at local stores.
- Thinking About The Parents – During our monthly meeting, we talked about how we, as a service, wanted to be supportive to the whole hospital community, in a way that went beyond donations and helping with medication. As one of our supervisors, Miss Lenk, suggested, most charity organizations do not think about the parents, and how they must be coping with the suffering of their children. many of these families have to uproot their lives in rural areas of Sri Lanka, in order to come to Colombo and get treatment. In an effort to recognize and help with this, we made plans to talk with another service, Girls for Girls, in order to contact therapists, that may be able to talk to the parents and soothe their worries. as a start, we were contemplating group sessions, as that would be less intimidating.
- Looking At The Big Picture – One of our supervisors, Miss Tanuja, suggested that we visit the terminal ward at the hospital, with some of the older parents. Although our main focus is the kids, we thought it would be good idea to visit this ward once a month or so, as these parents were older and eager to talk. In fact, when our group talked to one patient, Mr. Sammy, he opened up to us about his girlfriend. In fact, he read out a poem he wrote to her, and relayed to us her responding poem! All in all, it was an interesting first visit, and we made plans to come back on a weekend, and arrange their entertainment and food for the evening.
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What a shame in football
Even U-21 lads not spared brunt of racism as angry and violent reactions lead to total chaos during England vs Serbia Euro championship qualifier in Krusevac
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday led calls for European football's governing body to take a tough line against Serbia after claims several England under-21 players were subjected to racist abuse.
The British leader was said to have been "appalled" at the scenes from the match in Krusevac on Tuesday night, which England won 2-0 on aggregate with an injury-time goal to secure qualification for next year's European championships.
Serbia and England players clash after Tuesday's U-21 European Championship play off at Stadium Mladost in Krusevac. Pic/Getty Images
Cameron wanted "tough sanctions" against Serbian football if racism is proven, his official spokesman told reporters.
Sports minister Hugh Robertson also backed action over the claims, adding that he had written to UEFA president Michel Platini about the game.
In chaotic scenes, England defender Danny Rose was sent off for kicking the ball away in response to what he said was monkey chanting and physical provocation, as scuffles broke out between players, coaches and supporters at the end of the match. But the Serbian Football Federation denied that any racist abuse was hurled at England's players and slammed Rose for "vulgar" behaviour.
"The Serbian FA resolutely rejects and denies that there was any racist incident in the Krusevac stadium, before and during the match," it said in a statement.
It went on to criticise any attempt to tie claims of racist abuse by English players to scuffles that broke out after the match as "malicious".
The Serbian federation blamed Rose for the events accusing him of "extremely inappropriate, unsportsmanlike and vulgar behaviour towards spectators in the stadium, which is why he got a red card".
"It will come out that, unfortunately, that was when the incident developed," it said. Rose, who also said stones were thrown at his head, called for Serbia to be banned from European competition. "I remember getting slapped twice and then I got ushered away. That's when I kicked the ball — and the referee sent me off. I don't understand, the game had finished by then but he still sent me off for kicking the ball," he said.
"As I went off again there was monkey chanting, but the monkey chanting started long before I got sent off," Rose, who is on loan from Tottenham to Sunderland, told Sky Sports News television.
"After 60 minutes my head wasn't really on the game. They (Serbia) have to be banned. I don't understand how else they can learn from it, they have to be banned."
Robertson said he had given his full backing to England's Football Association governing body, who have reported a number of incidents of racism to UEFA.
The minister said: "The scenes at the end of the game last night were disgraceful. I have written to UEFA president Michel Platini, in support of the FA, urging them to investigate immediately.
"Racism in any form is unacceptable and must be stamped out. We would expect tough sanctions from UEFA on anyone found guilty of racist abuse." —
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String toUppercase ():This method converts all of the characters in the invoking string to uppercase. For example,
str1.toUppercase(); //returns HELLO JAVA
public class StringtoUpperCase
public static void main(String[] args)
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New beacons, new BLE-cloud gateway, new iOS app and ...
2017 started with the important news of the new firmware release for our BLE beacons, providing simultaneous support for multiple beacon technologies (iBeacon and Eddystone for mobile proximity applications, with full support for Eddystone specifications, Quuppa for tag-based RTLS, BlueUp Sensors for environmental sensing), and it is continuing with many new features regarding the whole offer of firmware, software and hardware products.
Regarding the new firmware, we have added some improvements. In particular, the latest version (ver. 5.6) includes a couple of interesting features:
- advertising of connectable packets has been optimized to minimize the connection latency (required for beacon configuration) in the first 5 minutes after power-up, maintaining at the same time reduced power consumption during the operating life;
- BlueBeacon Tag (which integrates a tri-axis accelerometer) has been improved with two additional operating modes ("event-based" advertising): Advertising-on-Motion and Advertising-on-Shake, which enables the advertising of non-connectable packets (iBeacon, Eddystone, ...) only when the beacon is moved or shaked, respectively.
At the hardware level, we updated the model BlueBeacon Mini that, starting from the second half of March, will be supplied with a CR2477 battery (1000mAh nominal capacity), with an increase of the operating
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plastic enclosure and compact size (40 x 40 x 15 mm) and the same price For those interested, we have available a final limited batch of units of BlueBeacon Mini with CR2450 battery that can be
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In April, it is planned the start of production of BlueBeacon Board, a BLE beacon in single-board format, which presents some interesting features: wide voltage range (2.7 to 30 VDC), two antenna options (integrated or external via UFL connector), availability of 8 GPIOs. BlueBeacon Board may also be provided in special stand-alone version in IP65/NEMA4 rugged enclosure with power lithium battery (with the possibility to use batteries up to 8000mAh capacity, for a virtually unlimited service life) or via an external AC/DC power supply. Also, it can be customized at firmware level with additional or alternative functions such as: UART/SPI/I2C communication, interfacing to digital I/Os, configuration as a Central to operate as beacon receiver.
Important changes are coming for BlueBeacon Gateway. This device works as a reader for BLE beacon, with an Ethernet interface. We have completely redesigned the mechanical aspect of the BlueBeacon Gateway, which is now incorporated in an elegant square enclosure with flanges for easy wall mounting. It will be available in two versions: with omnidirectional antenna and with directional 6dBi-gain antenna (for better definition of the coverage area, especially required for the access-control applications with BLE beacons).
BlueBeacon Gateway can used for different applications, such as:
- continuous 24/7 remote control systems for fixed-beacons installations;
- distributed monitoring systems of environmental parameters, with BlueBeacon Sensor (with temperature, humidity and pressure sensors);
- "zone-based" localization of beacon moving in a certain area, inside a building or a plant;
- access-control gates, with BlueBeacon Tag used as BLE identification device of personnel.
The distinguishing feature of BlueBeacon Gateway, compared to similar competing solutions, is the use of an open software and hardware platform. BlueBeacon Gateway is provided with APIs and basic pre-configured functionalities, but can be customized directly by customers (system integrators, developers, ...).
Regarding the management software, we have two new products. The free app
BlueBeacon Manager has been released for iOS, for the configuration of the beacons with new firmware. iOS BlueBeacon Manager app essentially provides the same functionalities as that for Android, but introduces an
important feature: the possibility to update beacon firmware directly with the app, without using third-party apps.
Soon, the BlueBeacon management back-end platform will be launched, in beta version. The back-end will be interfaced with the beacons through the BlueBeacon Manager app, dedicated APIs and also through BlueBeacon Gateway. In a first beta version, it will be available with limited functionalities for the visualization of beacons status (configuration settings, battery level, temperature, ...), but in the future more functions will be included: remote beacon update, beacon registration and synchronization, graphic display of measured parameters.