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IDE opinion ...Eclipse or Geany
I've seen a lot of talk about Eclipse being used with GCC and was wondering if anyone has used Geany also? I've used Geany under Linux and Windows but have never tried Eclipse....
|Tuesday, 13 July 2010 - 04:03
Portability macros
Are the portability macros (such as STORE/LOAD) distributed with WINAVR? Just wondereing if I'm just being redundant by keeping my own macro header file. Thanks, Mike
|Tuesday, 29 June 2010 - 02:10
Analog comparator reference selection
Can someone verify if the bandgap selection bit is valid when used with the AC or is it only valid when using the AD unit? I was looking at the data sheet for the Tiny45 and it...
|Monday, 28 June 2010 - 13:22
Chan Fatfs
I just updated my Mega2561 test program with the latest Fatfs from Chan Ver. 0.08 and noticed an odd behavior. IF I do a: di 0 = rc=0 ok fi 0 = rc=0 ok fl = rc=1 disk_err I get...
|Sunday, 6 June 2010 - 21:57
Acer Netbook power socket replacement
I'm trying to replace the power socket in a netbook. There are 4 legs grounded to the shell and one positive leg on the connector. I've removed the positive leg and cut away most...
|Saturday, 29 May 2010 - 18:25
NiMH rechargeable battery pack
I have a piece of test equipment that uses a battery pack that consists of 4 AA NiMH 2000ma batteries. The unit has a built in charger. The battery pack has a thermostat and what...
|Monday, 10 November 2008 - 02:06
PDA keyboards
Anyone know if there is a standard keyboard interface/protocol used for PDAs?
|Sunday, 5 October 2008 - 11:50
inline assembly output
In an attempt to get a grip on inline asm. I converted an .S file to a stub. Everything worked just fine, but one thing that isn't really clear still is when the output operands...
|Sunday, 21 September 2008 - 19:23
BASIC to C Translator interest
Being an avid fan of BCX (The BASIC to C translator by Kevin Diggins) I was wondering if there would be any interest in something like this for AVRs? It can be useful to help...
|Monday, 15 September 2008 - 22:00
GCC support for >64K devices
Is there a link that summarizes what the current support for the larger devices is? One thing that currently has me wondering is a bootloader that I'm porting for a Mega2561. I...
|Saturday, 6 September 2008 - 16:16
Far pointers revisited
I'm aware of some of the far routines available but I would like to just get the significant high byte to a PROGMEM address. I can do this with inline asm, but was wondering if...
|Saturday, 6 September 2008 - 06:01
gcc argument asm macros
When calling an asm routine from C the arguments are passed in r25, r24 ... Are there predefined macros in gcc for these? Seems like there would be in case the registers used ever...
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How Do You Reset a Slot Machine?
To reset a slot machine, open the service panel, locate the jackpot compartment, insert the jackpot key, and turn it slightly to the right. This 5-minute procedure requires the service panel key, the jackpot compartment key and a flashlight.
Open the service panel
Insert the slot machine service panel key into the lock on the side of the machine. Turn the key until the panel pops open.
Find the jackpot compartment and key
Locate the jackpot compartment, using a flashlight if necessary. If you do not already have the jackpot compartment key, examine the sides of the cash box. Most slot machine models have a plastic jackpot key sleeve on the side of the cash box.
Turn the jackpot compartment lock
Insert the key into the jackpot compartment. Slowly turn it one-quarter turn to the right. Do not turn the key further or attempt to turn it multiple times, because this causes most slot machines to enter calibration mode and renders them temporarily unplayable..
Close the machine
Return the key to its original position, take it out of the lock, and return it to the sleeve on the side of the cash box. Close the service panel, and verify that the machine is reset.

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'Hazes' by Ed Scolding, performed by Anne Denholm.
About the music:
Each string on a harp is tuned separately. In Hazes one string is tuned down a quarter of a tone, so that when played at the same time as normal strings it produces a particularly rich-sounding chord. Once such a chord is plucked, the pitches ring in a very different way to a normally-tuned chord, with some pitches beating or becoming quieter or louder, and this 'haze' of sound inspired the piece. Hazes is in five short movements, each looking at the 'haze' effect in a different way.
Hazes was commissioned in 2011 by Cardiff Music Festival for performance by Anne Denholm, with support from the PRS for Music Foundation.
Film created by Torque Music Productions.


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SCSI(Small Computer System Interface) Pronounced "scuzzy," SCSI is an earlier hardware interface for up to 15 peripherals connected to one expansion card, called a "SCSI host adapter." Introduced in 1986 by Shugart Associates (see SASI), this parallel architecture was replaced by its serial successor (see serial attached SCSI).
SCSI hard drives were used in mainframes, servers and storage arrays in the late 1980s and 1990s because they were very robust. Initially the only kind chosen for multi-drive RAID configurations, less-costly IDE drives were eventually used (see RAID, IDE and SATA).
SCSI Was a Mini-Network
The SCSI bus connects up to 15 devices in a daisy chain topology, and any two can communicate at one time: host-to-peripheral and peripheral-to-peripheral. For more details, see SCSI Architecture Model, SCSI signaling, SCSI connectors and SCSI switch.
|A "Scuzzy" Daisy Chain
|SCSI enabled multiple peripherals to take up only one expansion slot in the computer.
|SCSI Ports
|To enable the daisy chain, all SCSI devices had one "in" and one "out" port plus a dial to set the device number. These SCSI-1 sockets are on the back of a 1990s disk drive. See SCSI connectors.
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The company provides services in making PCB layouts of any levels of complexity including BGA components.Within the terms of the service of PCB development we provide the following:
Design various types of PCB:Construction 3D models Impedance controlled Designs with delay matching, Stack-up and material selection.
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Process of PCB design is done in several stages. During the whole design cycle, we continuously interact and get confirmations from customers before proceeding to the next phase of design process. Although we are not certified by IPC but we make sure that the development is carried out in conformity with IPC standards.
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We arrange the components according to the requirement specifications provided, fix components with rigid arrangement. According to the possibilities/requirements we can make a proposal for changing PCB dimensions. At this stage we can provide the client with a design image for conforming design requirements by dimensions and component placement parameters. Implicit requirements (additional plug connectors, additional test points or test sockets, etc.) are discussed and changes are done as required.
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We perform final placement of elements, optimize connections, set traces parameters and layout rules, define number of layers and perform trace routing (wiring). If required, we can calculate characteristic and differential impedance. If necessary, we can model transient phenomena in circuits, analyze signal integrity, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), thermal modes.
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This summer, Harvard nearly broke from a long-held tradition of respecting the binding early decision commitments of applicants to other elite colleges in an apparent effort to steal prospective students.
Since the inception of early decision programs about 30 years ago, it has been understood that students who are accepted early decision at one school may not apply to or matriculate at other schools, except for reasons of financial constraint. But on June 7, the Boston Globe reported that Harvard was considering allowing all students to apply and to enroll if admitted — even if they had also been accepted via early decision at another school.
Harvard announced later in the summer, however, that it would continue to uphold the principle of commitment inherent in the binding early decision process.
"It is our expectation that students admitted elsewhere under binding early decision will — not matriculate at Harvard," a statement released by the university said.
Harvard even went so far as to add a passage to its application materials suggesting that, "regular action might be a better alternative for students who are applying already to a binding early decision college and must withdraw from Harvard (and all other colleges) once admitted."
The speculation about Harvard's policy change came after the National Association of College Admissions Counseling published revised guidelines for early admission procedures in 2001. Those guidelines stipulated that applicants could submit an unlimited number of applications to schools with non-binding early action — such as Harvard — along with one binding early decision application. Previously, students who threw in their lot with an early decision application could not also submit early action applications.
Richard Shaw, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid at Yale, said he thinks the new NACAC rule will encourage students to put more of their eggs in early baskets. Ultimately, he said, students themselves may suffer as accepted applicants take up places from which they might eventually withdraw. For example, if a student applies to Harvard and Yale and is accepted to both, he will knock out another Harvard hopeful, even though he will have to matriculate at Yale.
"I think there are going to be more applicants in everyone's pool and that means that more kids are going to be admitted and taking positions," Shaw said. "Frankly, the better system is that if you go early, you ought to pick one and take your shot."
The potential Harvard policy change was the latest chapter in a slew of early decision controversies this year. In December, Yale President Richard Levin kicked off the debate when he publically denounced the early decision system as flawed. Harvard could have stirred up the world of admissions even further.
Shaw said he is glad that Harvard decided not to allow students accepted through other schools' binding early decision programs to matriculate.
"It'd be a bit chaotic," Shaw said. "So we're quite appreciative of the decision they made."


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The 79th Street Change in Motion Event at the Northside Shopping Center was an event that wasn't to be missed! This illustrious event brought out many residents from the 79th Street Corridor that wanted to be informed on the changes being made.The 79th Street Change in Motion event served the purpose of educating local residents about the many opportunities available to them in the area's of healthcare, education, business, and financial literacy.
The participants that came out were able part-take in several mini breakout sessions hosted by experts who furnished them with the information on the community initiatives that are in motion.Refreshments were also provided to the guest who were in attendance.


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Our company specialises in the conservation / restoration of ormolu bronzes, silver, brass, iron, steel,copper and spelter.
We are a professional team of conservators who apply the very highest museum standards to our work.
By linking the traditional skills and techniques of our master craftsmen with modern conservation ethics and procedure we provide a uniquely balanced approach to metal conservation
Michael Brook has over 30 years experience working at the highest level of antique restoration.
English and continental metalwork is often found on objects that incorporate more than one material to make a complete object.
We provide a complete conservation service to our clients coordinating professional conservators/restorers who work in other media including: wood, marble, porcelain, glass and blue john.
As well as practical hands-on restoration we also act as consultants caring for collections by way of planning, support and advice in the safe handling transportation and display of metalwork. We can provide condition reports, proposals for treatment and estimates.
Including members of the wider public, we restore metal antiques for auction houses, private collectors, museums, historic houses, antique dealers, shippers and packers and insurance companies.
The metal antiques we have repaired range from objects that are treasured family heirlooms through to nationally important heritage pieces.
Whatever the monetary value attached to the piece, we apply the same standards of care and conservation ethics to every job.
Consultation with the object's owners before we start, and during the restoration process, helps to evaluate what work will be carried out.
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A 4 strand, non-rotating, hoisting wire rope for use on cranes, such as Fukushima and IHI. Galvanized and lubricated to provide long protection against inner abrasion and corrosion, LANKO®FOUR has proved its quality in the maritime industry for well over 20 years now and is now used by most major shipping companies worldwide. Some ship cranes are designed for a higher pay load; the LANKO®FOUR COMPACTED wire rope has a higher MBF to accommodate this and to maintain the required safety factors. Both LANKO®FOUR versions have a thick outer wire making the wire robust and impact resistant in the often harsh conditions of loading and discharging.


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Astronomy-Stand for the Redwoods-Reach for the Stars
October 11, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A special astronomy event being held in conjunction with Save the Redwoods Centennial Celebration.
Come look at the stars! Docents will be sharing information and telling stories as everyone gazes at the night sky. Two telescopes and astronomical binoculars will give you a closer look at the moon, planets and deep sky objects.
We're excited to launch the newly purchased webcam for one of the telescopes, so images can be shown on a 40" monitor in real time. No more standing in line to look through the big telescope!
Meet us at the Scenic Overlook in the park, just a few miles past the Visitor Center. This is one of the best night sky viewing areas in the region. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
The Astronomy program at the park is run entirely by docent volunteers with significant investment by the Calaveras Big Trees Association.
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To help stay safe on your travels this summer, we recommend these Internet safety and privacy tips.
- Make sure your laptop or tablet has up-to-date antivirus and antispyware software installed. Windows 8 includes antivirus protection that's turned on by default. If your computer isn't running Windows 8, you can download Microsoft Security Essentials for free.
- Don't broadcast vacation plans on your social networking site. If you're leaving your house unoccupied and at risk for potential burglary, take a few minutes to adjust settings for sharing your location on your social networking site and any apps on your smart phone. If you have kids who go online, make sure they know this, too. For more information, see Use location services more safely.
- Lock your mobile phone. Use a four-digit PIN, or a password option, if you have it. Keep it secret. Use our password checker to test your password strength. Also, if you don't need to store sensitive information on your phone, don't. Learn more ways to secure your smartphone or learn about the Windows Phone privacy settings.
- Avoid typing sensitive information on your laptop using an unsecured wireless connection. If possible, save your financial transactions for a secured home connection. Passwords, credit card numbers, or other financial information are less secure on a public network. If you must enter credit card numbers while using a public network, make sure you see a locked padlock icon in the corner of the browser window and make sure the web address begins with HTTPS (the "S" stands for secure). Get more safety tips for using Wi-Fi.
- Your friend probably didn't just get robbed in a foreign country. If you get an email from a friend who needs you to send him money while he's on his vacation, be suspicious. A scammer can take over (or hijack) an email account and send an email to you that looks like it's from someone on your contact list. Find a different way to try to contact your friend to find out if this email really came from him. With Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail), you can now report a friend who you think has been scammed, even if that friend doesn't use Outlook.com. For more information, see Security features in Outlook.com.
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By DENNIS CHUNG
CJ Contributor
A few years ago someone asked me what I was passionate about. I mentioned that one of the things I really am passionate about is Jamaica and Jamaicans. It is that passion for Jamaica and to see Jamaicans in a better place that often drives me to write and make comments, as I think this is the best way I can contribute.
I really believe in the potential of Jamaica, and when I speak at any event overseas I always try to portray that. Recently I was at a regional conference and spoke to what Jamaica has done since 2012 in transforming our economic fortunes, and what I discovered was that many people are aware of our progress and have a lot of respect for what we have done. We need to understand that this was no easy task, and people overseas understand this much more than we seem to.
Where we are today is undoubtedly one of the best opportunities we have to shine, and I can't remember in my lifetime such an opportunity. Speaking to people who are older than I am, I get the feeling that we are feeling somewhat like we did in 1962 — the year we achieved independence.
At that time, I am told, there was a feeling of invincibility – a feeling that we could achieve anything we wanted. History has shown us that those responsible for charting that course have messed up badly, and they have to live with that. Today, however, I think we have a chance to once again realise that dream, and if we do not do so now, then I am not sure we will be able to do so any time soon. So we must ensure that we grab the opportunity and "run with it".
In order to do so, it will take extraordinary leadership. Note carefully I said leadership, not management. Because it won't be about just checking some boxes and saying that we have completed a set of tasks or initiatives. What it will require is leadership that will mobilise and motivate the people to be the best that they can be. This is the resolve that the Government will have to find to lead this country on a path to real prosperity and development, which means allowing people to reach their full potential and success by their own efforts – and not through handouts as we have come to think development means.
At the present time I think that both political parties have two leaders who are capable of delivering on such a vision. Andrew Holness and Peter Phillips — both of whom I have a lot of respect for — have the ability to lead that change via different paths. Based on my interactions, I believe they are both committed to seeing a better Jamaica. But commitment alone never got anyone anywhere, because in the end it is how one leads and manages to mobilise his/her team that will make the difference.
Team in this case means all Jamaicans, not just the ones who vote for either side. This distinction is very important, as too often we act as if there are two Jamaicas, and one can survive without the other.
One of my greatest fears is that I will become mentally disabled and unable to think properly — an affliction that overcomes many coherent people from time to time. As far as I am concerned, anyone who defends a party position irrespective of the illogic behind it suffers from some form of mental disability and lack of independent thought.
In the past I have voted for both parties based on the agenda that they placed in front of me during the election campaign, because I think that success is not based on the colour of the party flag, but rather on ideas and the ability to lead. As a matter of fact, if one is blinded politically by "party colour", how can one criticise a racist who is blinded by "race colour"? I am not saying that one should not have political ideals, but just remember that John McCain — a Republican — criticises any perceived wrong move by Donald Trump.
This is the real challenge that the "chosen leader" will have to face. In order for us to move forward as a country, we must unite around common goals and not ostracise someone else just because they hold a different opinion. Sadly, I see this happening all too frequently on social media.
The leadership we need must not only be able to see beyond "party colours" and unite the nation around a common goal, but must also ensure that there is consultation with the people. This does not mean that one must talk to everyone about everything, but a good leader can always feel the pulse of his people. Think about Bustamante and Michael Manley.
This is what I take away from the "Call to Action" report done by the Economic Growth Council when it says that citizen security should be at the heart of our development. This could not be better stated. What we must remember is that nations are not successful because they have fiscal surpluses, stable exchange rates, and highways. Countries are successful because they have successful citizens who live in an environment they feel comfortable in. This is what created the nostalgic feeling in 1962, and it is what we need to focus on if we are to be a truly successful country.
Of course, this means creating an orderly and disciplined society where people feel it is "the place of choice to live, raise families, work, and do business". Show me someone who goes home and sleeps with his bank account every night and feels satisfied. Show me someone who feels good knowing that he has amassed a lot of wealth but needs to have constant security around him 24/7, or else face possible criminal attacks.
To be a successful country also means not just creating an orderly and disciplined society. We must also create EQUAL opportunities for everyone to be the best that they can be. The circumstances of our birth shouldn't matter; we should all have the ability to excel based on our own efforts. This means removing the obstacles that prevent people from moving forward – like excessive bureaucracy, taxes, corruption, and crime.
In addition, we must protect our children so that they don't grow up abused and angry, and we must create an efficient system of justice, where if someone is accused of a crime they don't spend years waiting to get a verdict.
Like others looking on from overseas, I believe that Jamaica and Jamaicans have accomplished a lot over the past four years, and we have an opportunity to shine. This will require the type of leadership to unite and put every citizen at the centre of all policy decisions.
Dennis Chung is a chartered accountant and is currently Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica. He has written two books: Charting Jamaica's Economic and Social Development – 2009; and Achieving Life's Equilibrium – balancing health, wealth, and happiness for optimal living – 2012. Both books are available at Amazon in both digital and paperback format. His blog isdcjottings.blogspot.com. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Ever since news of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's relationship broke late last year, the world has not been able to get enough of the actress. And now, as rumours heat up that the couple is set to get engaged, everyone is desperate to know more about Markle and the people in her inner circle. One of her closest friends is Jessica Mulroney. Here, we round up the five things you need to about the actress' potential maid of honour.
1. She's a fashion stylist
Mulroney is probably one of the most influential figures on the Canadian fashion scene. She initially carved out a career in PR before stepping into the world of styling and is now responsible for putting together the wardrobe of Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, the wife of Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.
2. She is a wedding expert
When she's not styling Canada's First Lady, Mulroney works with bridal wear and even has an entire Instagram account devoted to it. Although Mulroney is not Markle's official stylist, we're pretty sure that if the time came, she'd be more than willing to help her friend choose the perfect wedding dress.
3. She's been friends with Markle for years
Mulroney has been close to the actress for some time. The two reportedly met when Markle relocated to Toronto for her role in Suits, where they apparently bonded over a shared love of yoga and in no time, were hanging out and holidaying together. Their friendship is well documented on both of their Instagram accounts and Markle even brought Mulroney with her to the Invictus Games last month.
4. She's married to the son of a former Prime Minister
The stylist is married to Ben Mulroney, a TV presenter who is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. The couple has three adorable children together, who often make appearances on her social media accounts.
5. She started her own charity
Along with her three sisters in law, Katy, Caroline and Vanessa Mulroney, the stylist started Shoebox, a charity that collects and distributes shoeboxes filled with cosmetics to homeless women.


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Will Kanye West and Taylor Swift ever sort all this Famous stuff out? In fairness, it does seem like he's been a bit of a shit by singing about them having sex, and also featuring a naked waxwork of her in the video, so…
But if anyone can sort all this dramz out it's Kendall Jenner. Hopefully anyway…
Kendall – who is Kanye's sister-in-law and a good pal of Taylor's – is apparently trying to mediate between the pair to get this whole sorry mess sorted out.
Speaking to Grazia magazine about Kendall's stance on the feud, a source said: "At first she was trying to mediate between Taylor and Kanye over text, but things have gone nuclear since then."
And it looks like Kendall, 20, is even under pressure to end her friendship with 26-year-old Taylor.
The source explained: "The Kardashians are known for closing ranks, and she's under a lot of pressure to cut ties with Taylor."
It's being alleged that head of the Kardashian gang, Kris Jenner, is the one who leaked the letter from the Bad Blood star asking Kanye, 39, to destroy the recordings of a phone call between the pair in which Taylor gave her permission for him to use the line, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex" in Famous.
"It's rumoured Kanye's mother-in-law Kris Jenner was behind the leak of the legal letter, in an effort to show that Taylor is not being truthful.
"As far as the Kardashians are concerned, why would Taylor be so desperate to have evidence destroyed if she had nothing to hide?
"The whole drama has left Kendall caught in the middle between her and her family. She's desperate for it to blow over."
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In any profession, it is easy to fall behind the times, especially if you have done it for a number of years. In most professions, however, it is those professionals that change with the times that provide the best services and the best value. Updating your equipment, technology, and skills is important in any field, but especially important in dentistry, where the landscape constantly changes and improvements to patients' comfort, health, and results are constantly being improved.
At our Birmingham, AL dentist office, we strive to stay on top of the latest developments in dentistry in order to provide you with the best care possible! Our investment in today's dental technology is an investment in you! We offer some of the latest treatments more comfortably, efficiently, and precisely than was possible just a few years ago.
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- Inman aligners - Are you looking for a straighter, more perfect looking smile? Inman aligners provide just that and in a shorter time than you might have originally thought possible! While Invisalign treatment can take a year or more to complete, Inman aligners work quickly and are still removable. They look similar to an orthodontic retainer and provide convenient options for our patients.
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Getting a point-of-sale system is one of the first pieces of equipment a restaurant owner debate spending money on when they are investing in a new establishment.
Point-of-sale systems have the reputation of being an expensive piece of technology that rings up items and lets you process payments. However, investing time and money in utilizing your POS system can be the difference between your business keeping its doors open or it closing down.
That's a pretty bold claim, but the truth is a point-of-sale system is one of the most important tools you have at your disposal in making your restaurant profitable.
Why are they so important?
Well, a point-of-sale system is necessary when it comes to maintaining the operations of your business, but they also prevent theft, limit food waste, and help you make smarter ordering decisions.
Curious how? Here are the top ways a point-of-sale system can impact your restaurant.
POS systems track your profitable items
A lot of restaurant owners make a common mistake when trying to make a profit off their menu items. They try and maintain low-cost food items, assuming that will cover their expenses if they sell enough and don't spend a lot of money on food. Unfortunately, that's not always how it works out.
Many successful restaurants have food costs as high as 50%, and in spite of the high price are still making a considerable profit.
How is this possible?
Well, it's not the amount of your food cost that's the problem. Instead, generating money is based on the gross profit you make off of every menu item you sell. A lot of restaurants guess what their most profitable menu items are, or don't realize how much they sell of that specific food or drink item.
Here's where a point-of-sale system makes a difference.
A restaurant that tracks every item through their POS system can track their daily, weekly, and monthly sales and see what menu items are performing the best.
When you have that data, you can make a pretty good forecast on what you should promote on your menu, and see what items are costing you money and phase them out.
POS systems prevent waste
Continuing off the point above, it can be a bad idea to focus on keeping your food costs low without looking at your profit. Even ordering lots of cheap ingredients in bulk doesn't matter if you're losing 60% to waste.
One of the reasons point-of-sale systems were invented was to keep tabs on any incoming ingredients and account for everything in a way pen and paper never could.
A point-of-sale system can record every bit of inventory you scan in and track what flows out through the items off your menu.
Tracking what is coming in vs. what customers are ordering can leave a significant impact on your profit. Why order food cheap food if no one wants to order it? That costs you more in the long run than paying more for a menu item that performs well.
Study your sales and see what people are willing to pay for, and don't make the mistake of ordering more of one product than you need.
POS systems stop internal theft
Everyone wants to trust their employees, but unfortunately, theft is incredibly common for restaurants, especially ones that don't use a point-of-sale system.
It's easy for staff to hand out a free drink, a free meal, and it's easy to get away with it if they don't have to ring everything up. Businesses that only use a cash drawer have no way of accounting if a drink wasn't rung up or exactly how many orders went out.
Having a point-of-sale system in your restaurant makes it easier to track what was wrung up and what you're missing from inventory. If you're going through too much liquor, you can see how many drinks were ordered, and calculate what's missing and check your camera footage.
When you have a point-of-sale system, you can also check on voided out cash items wrung up through your POS system to prevent abuse by managers who can void out transactions at the end of the night.
POS systems monitor working hours
Another thing your POS system can track effectively is your employees work hours. Many point-of-sale systems have apps that let a restaurant owner track when they are losing too much money due from too much staff during slow hours.
Your POS system can show you daily sales trends and help you plan accordingly, such as how much staff you need at your restaurant to cover the busy hours without losing money while paying staff when it's slow.
You can also monitor if employees are coming too close to overtime hours and prevent underworking by clocking out late or coming in early.
So is a point-of-sale system worth it?
After counting all the value they bring your restaurant it's clear that they are worth every bit of money you can invest in buying one.
Point-of-sale systems are one of the rare pieces of equipment you'll buy that can save you money and make you money at the same time.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000.
The UN health agency said in a news release on Monday that 1,013 people have died in the outbreak, which has hit Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and possibly Nigeria.
Authorities have recorded 1,848 suspected, probable or confirmed cases of the disease, which causes a high fever, vomiting and bleeding. The outbreak was first identified in March in Guinea, but it likely started months earlier.
The updated WHO tally includes figures from August 7- 9, during which 52 people died and 69 more were infected.
Ebola is highly lethal and there is no licensed vaccine or treatment for the disease, but so far three infected people have received an experimental drug.
The news comes as a US company which makes an experimental drug for treating the virus sends all its available supplies to West Africa.
"In responding to the request received this weekend from a West African nation, the available supply of ZMapp is exhausted," said a statement on the Mapp Bio website on Monday.
"Any decision to use ZMapp must be made by the patients' medical team," it said, adding that the drug was "provided at no cost in all cases." The biomedical collaboration between US and Canadian researchers involves a drug that is manufactured in tobacco leaves and is hard to produce on a large scale.
The company did not reveal which nation received the doses, or how many were sent, though CNN reported that Liberia was to receive the sample doses.
The two American missionary workers who fell ill with Ebola while working in Monrovia last month were given doses of the drug. Both have been transported to an isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where they are receiving continuous care.
A Spanish priest who was infected with Ebola has also been given a dose, but he died anyway, with virologists saying he probably got the drug a little too late.
The ethics of distributing experimental medications to some people but not others was the focus of a special meeting of the World Health Organisation on Monday.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have repeatedly stressed that the drug's effects are unknown, since it has not been through a process of rigorous clinical trials.
In a statement released by the WHO on Tuesday, the UN agency stipulated that patients should give consent where possible to being treated with the drugs and all aspects of their care be transparent.


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Using Twitter business accounts for affiliate marketing can be fun and rewarding or an exercise in frustration and wasted time. The answer to the question of will Twitter Business work for my make money at home program depends entirely on you. Likewise, product affiliates will find Twitter Business a boom or bust investment of time and money if they don't set up accounts correctly or provide great content.
Twitter Business: Understanding Your Prospect Needs
The first step to anything marketing is to reverse engineer your product and look at each feature and who needs that solution. You need to know their needs, their interest, and hopefully a personal connection like their hobby's or health concerns. Knowing this information is vital to building a customer profile and seeing who your target market is for your Twitter Business account.
When you know your customer you will be able to see more clearly how to set up your profile and who to follow. Learning who to follow is the first part of building a major audience in your niche.
Twitter Business Case Example – Affiliate 3 Percent's Twitter Account
For example, we will build out our account for Affiliate 3 Percent. Our account for affiliate 3 percent needed a strong focus on affiliates, marketers, home business, marketing, and network marketing. We had to write a Biography that would use #Hashtags to match these goals.
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We also had to write a bit about our site and make sure our profile and brand were intact on our Twitter Business Page. The end result was a text that combined with great graphics that relate to Affiliate 3 Percent have attracted over 900 followers as of the time of this post. That's in 10 weeks time, I started it before the development of the blog itself.
Resulting Bio:
Quality blogger and trainer for, #affiliates, #homebusiness #networkmarketing #digitalmarketing #SEO #SMO #SMM #SocialMedia #emailmarketing
Why is profile set up so important to use Hashtags?
Each Hashtag is cross-promoted with other profiles, and content using that keyword across Twitter and is the first place Twitter search engines and Twitter Adder software go to find related profiles to follow. People find and add others through interest and to find those people they use a combination of recommended users on the right sidebar of your feed, and searches for their favorite keywords. Both are driven by these #hashtag searches.
Images also play a huge role in optimizing the face of the account.
The right header graphic is niche related or goal related for the customer. Our use of the Affiliate 3 Percent beach slider, for example, provides site recognition, brand recognition, and a clear goal of working from anywhere with your affiliate marketing home business. Images are so memorable that they account for over 70% of our memories followed by Smells and Audio and lastly by touch.
With a high amount of memory dedicated to storing images even text on a page, we see why graphics work in advertising. Meme's for example combined with a watermark, logo, or site URL work great because they combine the content of value with branding and get you remembered. Twitter business accounts benefit from using graphics in their header and a logo or personal photo in the profile picture.
What kind of content should our Twitter Business account provide?
While you want your content to be seen first if you only blog a few times a week you will need filler content. For the days you don't post and times you don't post to keep your audience's attention. Posting niche related quotes, motivational quotes, images, and video can win more readers. Again image-rich content is a boom for your business so even your blog post should have a featured image selected so it shows on your Twitter Card. A Twitter Card is information your site sends to Twitter that tells them how your post should appear.
Link to videos that offer tutorials, training, and motivation for your niche market as well. You should share as much niche related content as possible and industry news. This will strengthen your authority in your niche and push you high on the list of people to follow. Don't just throw trending topics out there to get a huge following because only your niche market will be buyers.
Are there other ways I should use to grow audience and gain followers?
Yes. You should be using relationships to your advantage. When looking through Twitter Searches in your niche look to high volume influencers with accounts of over 10,000 followers who post mostly niche-related content. Look close at their feeds and if they retweet the content of others in your niche regularly they are great to follow and add to a influencers list.
Using List is something you should do daily. A Twitter List allows you to curate content or make a news feed of only industry leaders and the things they are tweeting. You can use this to retweet them and do @replys to them. Both help their stats and stroke their ego and increase both of your engagement rates. Want someone with 100,000 followers to share your content you need great content first and to share their content regularly so they know who you are and likely have you on one or more list.
Getting an influencer in the industry or niche to promote you with shares, replies, or mentions is a great way to get a major boost in followers. I tweeted to follow @affiliate3pct for affiliate news, training, and marketing topics from my main account with over 15,600 marketers and business owners. That alone on 2 tweets added nearly 300 followers to my new account without saying it was my account. That was a pure influence, no prior relationships added.
Which is better to follow everyone back or to only follow influencers?
Follow people in your niche interest or who can benefit you. If a profile is entirely in Spanish and you only speak English it's probably not a good match. A Spam Bot or Cam Girl is not likely to help your business. Neither will others who share no visible interest in your niche. Let them follow you but only follow back those who can help you or will likely buy your products. Add influencers to a list, these should be people with 10K plus followers in the niche your business is in.
Even a small follower who replies to, messages you, or retweets your shared content should get a return on their investment of time. Engagement is the key number to get your social clout up and boost your social signals for your content. Retweets and @replies are strong indicators your content is being read and enjoyed.
Measuring Twitter Business Success?
Twitter now provides analytics similar to Facebook Page Analytics which show reads, views, engagements, and click through to your sites and articles. You can also measure Social Clout on Klout.com and boost your post views using Twitter Ads.
Twitter Business offers advertising that is true native Advertising as it is shared content across your network that matches the interest of your preferred subscribers and is aimed at adding followers and subscribers. Being content based it is not like Advertising but instead social sharing and should blend well with other items in a readers news feed. If you use them for great post people are really engaging with your engagement numbers likely go up and so do your search rankings. If you do advertise instead of market use a brand awareness poll or a Twitter Contest like you can start through Raffle Copter.
Twitter Business Summary:
This post has been a continuance of our Social Media Today series and is intended to be a working reference based on how Social Media has worked for my business for over 13 years. It is a Twitter Business Guide that is a proven strategy used by many social media apps to generate followers and engagement for their free and paid customers.
You should have learned the following:
- How to set up a Twitter Business Biography.
- What Kind of image to use for your profile picture and header graphic.
- What Kind of content to post.
- How to choose people to follow and who to build Twitter List around.
- Why you should maximize the use of other people's content.
- When, Where, and Why to use images and videos for content.
Learning these things will help you build a 5 start profile and generate huge followings and influencer status for your blog, company, or yourself. Don't use blind adds or random content, stay targeted. Keep following this and a steady stream of followers will join you. Work on building relationships with other industry leaders. Present yourself as a peer and command respect showing what you know. People will love this interaction and reward you with responses, retweets, and the best social signals SEO can buy for free.
The only other thing I might add is to be yourself as people connect to real people instead of just a brand that is cold and calculated. Be reachable, be personal, remember to give credit and thank your connections for their engagement and you will do AMAZING.
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German poll kicks off do-or-die year for Merkel alliance 18 января 2013, 10:26
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German poll kicks off do-or-die year for Merkel alliance
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces her first test at the polls in a general election year Sunday with a state vote that could prove even more decisive for her flailing coalition partners, AFP reports.
Lower Saxony, a region of 6.2 million voters that is governed by the same centre-right alliance with which Merkel governs in Berlin, will elect a new parliament and analysts say the race has narrowed to a dead heat.
Boosting the stakes further is the fact that state premier David McAllister, a charismatic half-Scottish conservative, is widely seen as a potential successor to Merkel.
"We want to continue our success story," McAllister, 42, told a cheering crowd in the town of Verden at the weekend in a campaign that has seen Merkel make frequent appearances on the Christian Democrats' (CDU) behalf.
He has predicted a "heart-stopping finale" due to the tightness of the race.
Lower Saxony is home to Europe's top automaker Volkswagen and its capital is Hanover, the former seat of a German royal dynasty.
Its mayor, Stephan Weil, 54, is McAllister's chief challenger but the Social Democrat (SPD) trails far behind the state premier, the genial son of a British military officer and a German teacher, in the popularity stakes.
The state has below-average unemployment, relatively robust economic growth and has markedly improved its public finances in recent years.
However McAllister's Achilles' heel is his coalition partner, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), whose weakness could also create headaches for Merkel at the general election in eight months' time.
The FDP is currently tottering on the five-percent line required for representation and a failure to clear the mark Sunday could have wide-reaching consequences.
The party is fighting for its survival just as sniping at its luckless party leader, Economy Minister Philipp Roesler, who was born in Vietnam but grew up with his adoptive German parents in Lower Saxony, is reaching fever pitch.
"The key question is not whether the FDP stays in government but whether it manages to get seats in the state parliament," political scientist Stephan Klecha of the University of Goettingen said.
Oskar Niedermayer of Berlin's Free University agreed: "If it doesn't make it in, Mr Roesler will step down that night. And if it only barely makes it, I would recommend he do the same."
Roesler has called on McAllister supporters to take advantage of Germany's complex dual-ballot system and give the FDP one of their votes in a bid to keep the current team in power.
However Merkel and McAllister, both of whom are far more popular than their respective coalitions, have shown little enthusiasm for the notion of shedding CDU votes to shore up the decade-old centre-right alliance.
"A loss of power in Hanover could feed doubts about Merkel's ability to transform her popularity into election results," influential weekly Die Zeit wrote recently, summing up the stakes for the 58-year-old chancellor.
Polls give an SPD-led coalition with the high-flying Greens a slight edge in Lower Saxony, in what both parties hope will be an auspicious sign for the September poll and give a lift to Merkel's gaffe-prone SPD challenger Peer Steinbrueck.
"They could carry that as a key argument into the campaign and that would take some of the pressure off Steinbrueck," Niedermayer said.
The Social Democrats in Lower Saxony are clearly getting little help from the national level, where Merkel's CDU Wednesday opened up a 20-point spread against them in a poll.
"Steinbrueck finds himself in free fall, but things could get even worse for him if McAllister manages to stay in power," conservative daily Die Welt wrote.
"This will provoke more than a mere storm in a teacup within the SPD."
After Lower Saxony, there is only one remaining state poll this year, in September in Bavaria, where the ruling conservatives risk heavy losses.


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Updated 3:03 p.m. Boehner lost the votes of 25 House Republicans, marking the biggest defection in at least 100 years.
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House Speaker John Boehner's GOP opponents will try to take him down Tuesday. They are fighting against both the odds and history.
The Ohio Republican faces reelection to his third term as leader of the House this afternoon, and he's expected to face at least token opposition from conservatives in his own party; the latest whip count shows as many as 18 members could oppose Boehner. But that's well shy of the minimum 29 needed to even bring Boehner to a second vote and throw his reelection into doubt — an outcome that still seems quite unlikely.
And not only is it unlikely, it's largely without precedent.
The last time that an election for speaker even went to a second ballot was 92 years ago — in 1923 — when Frederick H. Gillett (R-Mass.) required nine ballots to win reelection as speaker, according to the Congressional Research Service. That was the only speaker election in the past century for which multiple ballots were even needed. And Gillett wound up winning.
In addition, in the half-century between 1945 and 1995, not one vote was cast for anyone but the two major-party nominees.
That's no longer the case, of course. Amid Newt Gingrich's issues in 1997, four Republicans voted for other GOPers and five voted "present" rather than support their incumbent speaker. Gingrich still won on the first ballot with 216 votes — three more than the 213 he needed.
Aside from a couple renegade votes in the years that followed, there weren't significant defections again until 2011, when 19 Democrats cast symbolic votes against outgoing speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who had already lost her post by virtue of losing the House majority in the 2010 election.
And finally came 2013, when a few members ditched both Boehner and Pelosi. Boehner still had enough votes (216) after the names were read the first time, and he eventually took home 220 votes.
The defections Tuesday appear as though they could be more significant than at any point since 1923, but Boehner has one major advantage amid the revolt: the GOP is tied for the biggest majority since the 1929-30 Congress. The GOP's 246-188 advantage means Boehner can lose 29 votes before we can even talk about him being in real trouble. That's because, were that to happen, the opposition would need to rally around a single alternative to have a chance.
The last time significant defections were common — in the 1910s, '20s and '30s — it was more common for other candidates to be officially nominated, often by progressive members who bucked the two major parties. Progressive members in 1923, for example, cast 17 ballots for Republican Rep. Henry Cooper (Wis.) and did so for eight straight ballots, depriving Gillett of his majority until the ninth ballot, when they relented.
Unlike 1923, the opposition today is hardly united, and the alternatives to Boehner who have stepped forward — Reps. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) and Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) — are hardly the type who will harness widespread support.
Which makes Boehner a heavy, heavy favorite Tuesday — even if it's the most interesting speaker race in 92 years.


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The Death-Defying Hairdo That's Lasted Since 1984 and Other Hair-Raising Tales
What part of short don't you understand?
Alison Bechdel describes the hardships of the female crew cut.
The shorter my hair is, the better I feel. Yes, I'm a lesbian of a certain age, but even as a girl I craved a crew cut, and I've stayed closely cropped long since the look ceased to be fashionable. It's the only cut for me. But it does have its challenges. If I don't get my hair cut every four weeks, I feel funny in public. And to make it stand up just so requires some seriously overpriced product. (Per linear inch, it's possible that I fuss over my hair as much as several Kardashians combined.) It's tough to get a decent cut where I live in quasi-rural Vermont. The barbershop that does the state troopers won't cut women's hair, so for years I went to the sole African American salon in town, where the barber had no qualms about giving me a fade so sharp it looked drawn-on. I get called sir a lot, and I routinely endure double takes in the ladies' room. Sometimes it escalates to verbal confrontation. But then I say, "It's okay," and once people hear my (obviously feminine) voice, they apologize.
I wish it weren't such a big deal. But what can I do? I have to keep it short. Luckily, because I travel a lot, I can find good barbershops. I like a factory atmosphere best—no chitchat, no fuss. Just a brisk, clean clip and a dusting of Clubman Talc is fine by me.
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Trouble The Water
Last night I went to see Trouble the Water, a documentary about Hurricane Katrina, filmed largely from inside New Orleans when the storm hit. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, a sweet, sensitive, god-fearing, communitarian, drug-dealing 24-year-old, living with her husband in one of the poorest parts of NO, bought a $20 camera the day before the storm hit, and this brilliant, hugely affecting film is the result. "One of the best American documentaries in recent memory." said the New York Times, which sounds about right.
There are so many tragedies in the world, and most of them don't get the attention they deserve; I can't quite work out why I'm particularly obsessed with this one. I think it could be because of the sheer, bare-faced simplicity of it. When so many conflicts, atrocities and 'government malfunctions' are so fiendishly complicated, there's something about the rare, straightforward horror of Katrina that hits us post-ideological leftists right between the eyes: such unambiguous wrongs, visited on the poorest members of society by a country that - at so many different levels of state authority - couldn't give a shit as its citizens lay dying.
I spent most of the film with my jaw open, or swearing quietly under my breath, shocked by the pictures of first world streets under deep, deep water, shocked by the hubris and cowardice of those in uniforms, shocked by the fortitude of those citizens who picked their lives up and swam to shore.
Here's what N'Orlins looked like when My Fellow Americans (i.e. me, Tom and Rachael) passed through it in January 2008:
beyond the French Quarter, some areas remain entirely un-populated for whole blocks, family houses are still left as crumbling wreckage, with flotsam-ridden yards, almost every street is scarred with pot-holes that could swallow your whole wheel, and crime is still a major problem. Last month three guys with AK-47s held up an armoured bank truck outside a middle school playground around the corner from where we were staying - in the middle of recess. Their getaway was aided by the fact that the NOPD literally could not carry out a proper Police chase: the roads are just too messed up for that, thanks to a combination of neglect, Katrina, and the army humvees that pounded the streets in the aftermath of the hurricane.Watch the trailer for Trouble The Water here, and go to the film's official site to find out how you can help with the rebuilding of New Orleans' still ailing infrastructure.


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I passed by my favorite Chanel counter and I was told they're expecting the summer collection earlier than scheduled and it's arriving any day now at Nordstrom.
I was told the stylo eye shadows are Chanel's version of the shadow stick. What makes them different is that they are a sheer wash of color. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Why would I want to buy a shadow stick for a sheer wash of color? I wouldn't. I will reserve judgement until I have played with them. I am excited about the limited edition lip shades though as well as that gorgeous intense coral (Lilis) and metallic blue green (Azure).
Now for a ship date around mid-May, there's the Avant-Première Collection. Now I don't have much info but it looks like the colors are either new or repromotes and there's only one limited edition, the beautiful peach pink polish in Starlet which I will definitely be getting.
What do you think? Anything caught your fancy?
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They said #MeToo in China. Now they are being sued
NEW YORK — In a small courtroom in Beijing, supporters of Ms Wang Qi huddled together, awaiting the start of China's first #MeToo trial. Ms Wang had accused her former boss of sexually harassing her.
NEW YORK — In a small courtroom in Beijing, supporters of Ms Wang Qi huddled together, awaiting the start of China's first #MeToo trial. Ms Wang had accused her former boss of sexually harassing her.
But it was not Ms Wang's former boss who was on trial. It was Ms Wang herself.
Mr Zhou Fei, a top official at the China branch of the World Wildlife Fund, sued Ms Wang in August 2018, accusing his former employee of defaming him when she wrote in a social media post that he forcibly kissed her during a work trip.
"If one doesn't make a sacrifice for the protection of women's rights and interests," she said last year, before her lawyer warned her she risked further defamation claims by talking, "there will definitely be no progress."
In China, the accuser can quickly become the accused. At least six men publicly accused of sexual assault or harassment have sued their accusers, or people who have publicised those accusers' claims, for defamation in the past year.
In fact, of just 34 lawsuits filed in China between 2010 and 2017 related to sexual harassment in the workplace, 19 of those were filed by the accused perpetrators, according to the Beijing Yuanzhong Gender Development Centre, an advocacy group. More than half were filed by accused harassers against their employers, citing unfair dismissal or harm to their reputations. In one case, a victim had to compensate her harasser for damaging his eardrum after she slapped him. Women who said they had been harassed filed only two of the lawsuits.
As the #MeToo movement has spread, men in the United States, France, India and elsewhere have turned to the courts, sometimes successfully arguing that they had been defamed by their accusers or by the media. The most famous example might be Geoffrey Rush, the Australian actor, who in April won at least US$608,000 (S$823,000) from The Daily Telegraph newspaper in Australia.
But #MeToo activists say China represents an extreme example of using courts to suppress accusations. That can make women think twice about going public in a highly patriarchal society that often shames them for speaking out, the activists say.
The government has enacted laws banning sexual harassment but does not define the term. Enforcement is poor. Defamation laws are stacked in favor of plaintiffs, with a greater burden of proof falling on the victim. If she fails, she is presumed to be "subjectively at fault."
Victims are often pressured to stay silent, said Ms Li Ying, a lawyer and the director of the Yuanzhong Gender Development Centre. "Our entire society is still biased, and stigmatises victims of sexual harassment," she said.
By some measures, though, the #MeToo movement has changed China. It inspired dozens of women to demand investigations into bosses, teachers and co-workers. In August, the government updated its civil code to increase obligations on Chinese employers to prevent sexual harassment.
But Beijing suppresses #MeToo discussions online because it fears social movements it does not control. Online allegations of sexual misconduct were one of the most heavily censored topics on the messaging platform WeChat in 2018, according to WeChatscope, a research project at the University of Hong Kong. The hashtags #MeToo and #Woyeshi ("me too" in Chinese) are banned on the Chinese internet.
Perhaps the most famous example of a #MeToo defamation suit in China is the one filed by Mr Richard Liu, the e-commerce tycoon. Mr Liu, founder of online retailer JD.com, is suing two Chinese bloggers for commenting on allegations that he raped a Chinese student at the University of Minnesota last year after a business dinner. Mr Liu, who has not been charged with a crime, is demanding US$436,000 plus legal expenses and an apology.
Last year, Ms Zhou Xiaoxuan became the face of China's #MeToo movement after she accused Mr Zhu Jun, an anchor for China Central Television, the state-run broadcaster, of sexually assaulting her in 2014. Last year, Mr Zhu filed a defamation suit against her describing her accusations as "blatantly fabricated and viciously spread" and seeking about US$95,000 in damages.
Ms Zhou Xiaoxuan countersued, claiming damage to her dignity.
In July, a court in the city of Shenzhen heard a defamation case filed by Mr Xu Gang, a former professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, against Wesleyan University professor Wang Ao after Mr Wang posted on social media that several students had been sexually assaulted by Mr Xu. Mr Xu has denied the allegations, which his lawyer has said are defamatory.
In September, Mr Wang Ao and two of Mr Xu's former students filed a lawsuit in Illinois, accusing Mr Xu of rape, sexual abuse and assault.
The following month, the Chinese court sided with Mr Xu and awarded him more than US$14,000, said Mr Wang Ao, who said he would appeal.
Incidents often occurred a long time ago and victims often do not retain the evidence, making their cases difficult to prove.
Ms Belinda He, who nine years ago was a 21-year-old intern at a weekly Chinese newsmagazine, accused an older colleague of forcibly kissing her and taking off her clothes in a hotel room. Still, she did not make her allegations public for a long time.
When Mr Zou Sicong, another former journalist, heard Ms He's account, he was outraged. After Ms He wrote an article about the incident, she passed it to Mr Zou, who posted it on his personal WeChat account in August 2018. The article named the accused, Mr Deng Fei, the chief correspondent of the magazine. Ms Belinda He was identified as "Lady C."
Three months later, Mr Deng sued Mr Zou for defamation. In August, Ms He received a court notice that Mr Deng had also decided to sue her on the same charge.
Mr Zou said he wants to help women like Ms He seek justice and to defend his freedom of speech.
"It's part of my value system and I'm willing to pay the price for it," he said.
Many of those difficulties have played out in the defamation trial of Ms Wang Qi, the former WWF employee. Women's rights activists call it the first trial over sexual harassment since the #MeToo movement emerged in China.
On July 2018, Ms Wang Qi wrote on Weibo that "a certain leader in WWF surnamed Zhou" kissed her after a drunken night on March 14, 2016 during a work trip. She resigned from her job in 2017 after being diagnosed with depression, she said.
Some people asked her why she was making a big fuss over just a kiss. Her friends warned her not to talk about the incident, telling her she had to "be careful."
"I am just angry," Ms Wang wrote. "I have no ability to take him to court."
Ms Wang said that in the wake of her social-media posts, dozens of women wrote to her, "saying they had similar encounters but they didn't dare to speak up."
Mr Zhou did not respond to requests for comment made through the WWF and did not answer calls to his mobile phone.
On a chilly day in December 2018, Ms Wang appeared before a judge in a small courtroom in Beijing as she prepared to defend herself. Her lawyers, journalists, and a supporter — six people in total — were crammed into the four available seats.
When Mr Zhou, her former boss, walked in, Ms Wang avoided eye contact. The supporter, Ms Tang Ke, stared at him. Ms Tang said she did not know Ms Wang personally but decided to come after she saw her post on Weibo.
"Look at him, how can he still be smiling?" asked Ms Tang through gritted teeth.
Later, the judge asked the observers to explain what they were doing in court. Mr Zhou's lawyers then argued that the trial had to be closed to the public, citing their client's privacy. The judge approved the request, prompting a protest from Ms Tang.
Outside the courtroom, Ms Tang said she, too, was a victim of sexual assault by three men. She called Mr Zhou a "bully" for suing Ms Wang, and said that she was at the courthouse to take a stand against the government censorship of #MeToo.
"If every woman is able to speak out about sexual assault and expose these men online, then men will have to pay a price," Ms Tang said.
"And if there is a price to pay, then they will not dare to do such things."
Ultimately, Mr Zhou prevailed in China's first #MeToo trial. This week, the court sided with him and against Ms Wang. Though she will not have to pay him damages, the court ordered her to apologise to him and to delete her accusatory posts. THE NEW YORK TIMES
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By: Cary Jensen
Abstract: Depending on what you do within your application, if you use one or more ClientDataSets you may need to deploy one or more libraries, in addition to your application's executable. This article describeswhen and how.
The fact is, if you include even one ClientDataSet in your application, you
need to take at least one additional step in order to deploy that application to
another machine. Fortunately, the step is pretty simple. You either have to
deploy an additional library with your application, or you have to manually add
the MidasLib unit to your project's uses clause.
To best understand this, let's create a simple application that includes a
ClientDataSet, and then look at the modules that get loaded when you run it. Use the following steps:
If your Modules window is empty, your integrated debugger is probably disabled. Select
Tools | Debugger Options, and then enable the Integrated Debugger checkbox to
turn your integrated debugger back on. You will then need to recompile and run
your application.
Notice the last entry in this figure, midas.dll. Midas.dll is the DLL
(dynamic link library) under
Windows that contains the routines that a ClientDataSet needs.
These routines are required anytime you activate a ClientDataSet, whether you are
using it with local files, as in this case, or any other way. For example, if
you are simply using a ClientDataSet to store data temporarily in memory, it
will also need access to these routines.
If you are using Kylix, the ClientDataSet relies on a shared object library
named libmidas.so.1. (Actually, libmidas.so.1 is a symbolic link. In Kylix 2,
this file is symbolically linked to libmidas.so.1.0.) This is shown in the
following figure.
I must admit that I think the Modules window is one of the more important in
the IDE (integrated development environment). This window displays all libraries
that your application has loaded, including ActiveX servers (under Windows). I
make a habit of checking the Modules window before I deploy an application. This
way I can verify that I will deploy all libraries required by my application.
When you installed Delphi (or Kylix), the installer also installed the midas library. As a result, if you create an application that employs a
ClientDataSet and run it only on your development machine, that library is
already available. If you need to distribute this application you may also need to deploy this library to a location where the
application can find it. Under Windows, you will likely install this library in
the Windows system directory (or system32). With Kylix, you may need to install
this file to the location pointed to by the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
environment variable.
You may have noticed that in the preceding paragraph I was equivocal about
the need to install the midas library. This is because there is a simple step
that you can take that will make deployment of this library unnecessary.
Specifically, if you add the MidasLib unit to your project's uses clause, your
application will link all of the routines required by the ClientDataSet into
your executable. As a result, the midas library will not be loaded at runtime,
and therefore does not need to be deployed.
You can demonstrate this easily. Take the project you created by following
the steps given earlier in this article, and add MidasLib to your project's uses
clause. When you are done, your project source will look something like the
program Project1;
Unit1 in 'Unit1.pas' {Form1};
{$R *.res}
Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
If you now run your application again, and then
display the Modules window, it will look something like this.
As you can see, the DLL midas.dll is not listed in this window, which means
that it is no longer being loaded by the application.
I'll bet you're wondering why you don't simply included MidasLib in the uses
clause of all of your applications that use ClientDataSets. The reason is that
using the MidasLib unit increases the size of your executable. Not by much, but
it does increase its size.
How much? Well, that's easy to test. Once you compile your application, you
can view the Information dialog box to get some basic statistics about the
compiled executable, including its overall file size. To display this dialog
box, select Project | Information for Project from Delphi's main menu. For example, the
following figure shows this dialog box after compiling the simple application
created earlier in this article, prior to adding MidasLib to the project's uses
Displaying this dialog box again after adding MidasLib to the project's uses
clause and recompiling shows that the executable has grown in size, as shown here.
The difference is a little over 200 K bytes.
There is another issue that applies when you are using Delphi. If you deploy
two or more applications that make use of ClientDataSets, and you install
midas.dll in a shared directory, when those applications are running at the same
time they will use only one copy of the
DLL in memory, using less RAM overall. Again, it's not much of a savings, but it
is a savings.
Under Linux, shared libraries are not shared in memory. Each instance of the
library is loaded into its own process. (They are called shared libraries
because two or more applications can share the same file on disk.) As a result, this same savings in RAM
is not realized when two or more Kylix applications that use ClientDataSets are
running simultaneously.
My recommendation? Personally, I prefer to include MidasLib in my project's
uses clause. This way I avoid potential problems associated with external
DLLs, such as their being overwritten by other applications. It also makes
deployment just a little bit easier.
Cary Jensen is President of Jensen Data Systems, Inc., a Texas-based training
and consulting company that won the 2002 Delphi Informant Magazine Readers
Choice award for Best Training. He is the author and presenter for Delphi
Developer Days (www.DelphiDeveloperDays.com), an information-packed Delphi
(TM) seminar series that tours North America and Europe, and Delphi Developer
Days Power Workshops, focused Delphi (TM) training. Cary is also an
award-winning, best-selling co-author of eighteen books, including Building
Kylix Applications (2001, Osborne/McGraw-Hill), Oracle JDeveloper (1999, Oracle
Press), JBuilder Essentials (1998, Osborne/McGraw-Hill), and Delphi In Depth
(1996, Osborne/McGraw-Hill). For information about onsite training and
consulting you can contact Cary at [email protected], or visit his
Web site at www.JensenDataSystems.com.
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