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Q: OpenCV's projectPoints function I'm currently trying to implement a example of OpenCV's projectPoints method. The idea behind this method is taking as input a set of 3D points, translation/rotation vector's of a given camera and its distortion coeficients, output the corresponding 2D points in the image plane.
The source of code is as follows:
#include "opencv2/core/core.hpp"
#include "opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp"
#include "opencv2/calib3d/calib3d.hpp"
#include "opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp"

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

std::vector<cv::Point3d> Generate3DPoints();

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    // Read 3D points
    std::vector<cv::Point3d> objectPoints = Generate3DPoints();
    std::vector<cv::Point2d> imagePoints;

    cv::Mat intrisicMat(3, 3, cv::DataType<double>::type); // Intrisic matrix
    intrisicMat.at<double>(0, 0) = 1.6415318549788924e+003;
    intrisicMat.at<double>(1, 0) = 0;
    intrisicMat.at<double>(2, 0) = 0;

    intrisicMat.at<double>(0, 1) = 0;
    intrisicMat.at<double>(1, 1) = 1.7067753507885654e+003;
    intrisicMat.at<double>(2, 1) = 0;

    intrisicMat.at<double>(0, 2) = 5.3262822453148601e+002;
    intrisicMat.at<double>(1, 2) = 3.8095355839052968e+002;
    intrisicMat.at<double>(2, 2) = 1;

    cv::Mat rVec(3, 1, cv::DataType<double>::type); // Rotation vector
    rVec.at<double>(0) = -3.9277902400761393e-002;
    rVec.at<double>(1) = 3.7803824407602084e-002;
    rVec.at<double>(2) = 2.6445674487856268e-002;

    cv::Mat tVec(3, 1, cv::DataType<double>::type); // Translation vector
    tVec.at<double>(0) = 2.1158489381208221e+000;
    tVec.at<double>(1) = -7.6847683212704716e+000;
    tVec.at<double>(2) = 2.6169795190294256e+001;

    cv::Mat distCoeffs(5, 1, cv::DataType<double>::type);   // Distortion vector
    distCoeffs.at<double>(0) = -7.9134632415085826e-001;
    distCoeffs.at<double>(1) = 1.5623584435644169e+000;
    distCoeffs.at<double>(2) = -3.3916502741726508e-002;
    distCoeffs.at<double>(3) = -1.3921577146136694e-002;
    distCoeffs.at<double>(4) = 1.1430734623697941e+002;

    std::cout << "Intrisic matrix: " << intrisicMat << std::endl << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Rotation vector: " << rVec << std::endl << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Translation vector: " << tVec << std::endl << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Distortion coef: " << distCoeffs << std::endl << std::endl;

    std::vector<cv::Point2f> projectedPoints;

    cv::projectPoints(objectPoints, rVec, tVec, intrisicMat, distCoeffs, projectedPoints);

    /*for (unsigned int i = 0; i < projectedPoints.size(); ++i)
    {
        std::cout << "Image point: " << imagePoints[i] << " Projected to " << projectedPoints[i] << std::endl;
    }*/

    std::cout << "Press any key to exit.";
    std::cin.ignore();
    std::cin.get();

    return 0;
}

std::vector<cv::Point3d> Generate3DPoints()
{
    std::vector<cv::Point3d> points;

    double x, y, z;

    x = .5; y = .5; z = -.5;
    points.push_back(cv::Point3d(x, y, z));

    x = .5; y = .5; z = .5;
    points.push_back(cv::Point3d(x, y, z));

    x = -.5; y = .5; z = .5;
    points.push_back(cv::Point3d(x, y, z));

    x = -.5; y = .5; z = -.5;
    points.push_back(cv::Point3d(x, y, z));

    x = .5; y = -.5; z = -.5;
    points.push_back(cv::Point3d(x, y, z));

    x = -.5; y = -.5; z = -.5;
    points.push_back(cv::Point3d(x, y, z));

    x = -.5; y = -.5; z = .5;
    points.push_back(cv::Point3d(x, y, z));

    for(unsigned int i = 0; i < points.size(); ++i)
    {
        std::cout << points[i] << std::endl << std::endl;
    }

    return points;
}

The application crashes when I try to run the projectPoints method and I have no idea why. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: It seems to be complaining about the type of the output vector of points. Try to replace your call to projectPoints:
cv::projectPoints(objectPoints, rVec, tVec, intrisicMat, distCoeffs, projectedPoints);

by this call:
cv::projectPoints(objectPoints, rVec, tVec, intrisicMat, distCoeffs, imagePoints);

This uses the variable of type std::vector<cv::Point2d> instead of std::vector<cv::Point2f>.

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When controversy meant something (Or how Bob Dylan taught Jim Morrison how to fight censorship and protest the atomic bomb)
Beautiful Melodies telling you Terrible Things Vol. VIII
Well, I investigated all the books in the library
Ninety percent of 'em gotta be burned away
I investigated all the people that I knowed
Ninety-eight percent of them gotta go
The other two percent are fellow Birchers . . . just like me
Remember the Ed Sullivan? Of course you probably don't, it's quarter-century plus years on the air ended in 1971, but you've certainly heard of it, at least you have if you're a fan of music from the 50's or 60's. The Sullivan show was known for making musical groups, not breaking them, just ask Elvis Presley or the Beatles (you "Back to the Future" fans should seek out a little known 70's film on the subject, "I wanna Hold Your Hand," made by the same director and writers). Remember Bob Dylan's performance in 1963? It happened 48 years ago just this past week. It occurred just a few weeks short of the release of his now legendary "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" sophmore LP,remember? You probably wouldn't, because it never happened, at least not past the rehearsal stage.
While Ed Sullivan's show made a bunch of artists, it seems it was more fun to go against being told what to do, which he and his producers often did in this era of rock n' roll censorship. Buddy Holly ("Well Ed, I hope they're (his band the Crickets) more excited about doing this damn show than I am") and Bo Didley ("no black boy crosses me!") were the first to create controversy backstage with the powers that be. Most of these moments get left in the dust for the Doors. The Doors lead singer, Jim Morrison, decided against the proposed lyric change for "Light my Fire," and sang the original lyric that mentioned not being able to "get much higher." Though, unlike how the moment was portrayed in Oliver Stone's rather dimwitted film, "The Doors," Morrison did not go right up to the camera and chicken cluck his way into the lens as he sang the original line, he simply sang it.
There were many other controversies to come through the Ed Sullivan Show's doors. The bad-boy Rolling Stones gave in and changed a lyric to "let's spend some time together," when they performed their hit sing "Let's Spend the Night Together" on the show in 1967. The Stones did try to perform their second song in Nazi uniforms, jokingly protesting the fascist nature of what Sullivan allowed to promote, but Sullivan had none of it. Instead of changing back, the Stones left, already having done the damage of giving into his request.
It's Dylan's that I find the most interesting though. Because he was unknown at the time, the Sullivan show was his first true big chance at getting his name out there as a PERFORMER, his national-TV debut on a show that was part of the American way of life at the time. He was quickly getting known among artists in the folk music community as a writer thanks to the many covers of "Blowin' in the Wind" that were already popping up, but it was still a question of if he'd make it simply as a songwriter or also as a performer. He had no hit song on the radio at the time ala The Doors or The Rolling Stones or Buddy Holly for that matter. This was just on the cusp of his would-be revolutionary "Freewheelin'" album and was his chance to get America to see him, he NEEDED the exposure. But, instead of being willing to compromise, he simply said… "No Thanks."
Now Eisenhower, he's a Russian spy
Lincoln, Jefferson and that Roosevelt guy
To my knowledge there's just one man
That's really a true American: George Lincoln Rockwell
I know for a fact he hates Commies cus he picketed the movie Exodus
Yes, Contrary to rumor, Dylan didn't throw a fit at Sullivan and his producers before leaving. This is somewhat surprising to those who know the Dylan of the era, in a rather famous scene in "Don't Look Back," he berated a reporter for Time Magazine during an interview: "I don't need Time Magazine…I've never been in Time Magazine and I've filled this hall twice…" It wasn't the case here though. When a producer for the show told Dylan he couldn't sing his John Birch Society/Red (Communist) scare song "Talkin' John Birch Parnoid Blues" and if he would rather sing something else, he said "No, this is what I want to do. If I can't play my song, I'd rather not appear on the show." That was it, and he calmly left. The damage was done though, it immediately sent forward Dylan's reputation as a rebel (with a cause) and as an artist who did what he wanted, and wasn't willing to compromise on it. When multiple papers ran stories on it (including the New York Times, Time and Playboy) Sullivan himself came out and denounced the "networks" decision in interviews where the subject was brought up.
The original track-listing and sequence for Dylan's legendary second LP
The "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues" wasn't in done helping shape Dylan's career though, as his own record company, Columbia, decided it shouldn't appear on his upcoming second record, "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan." When told of this Dylan DID throw a bit of a fit, going right to Columbia's then-lawyer, this is when record companies didn't have entire floors of their buildings dedicated to their lawyers, Clive Davis (yes, that Clive Davis, who would later run Columbia for a short time and appear often on 'American Idol'). Davis talks of a scene in his autobiography where Dylan came bursting in angrily demanding "What is this sh*t? Who are you to tell me I can't come out with this song?"
The animosity didn't last, as Dylan himself appeared in court on Davis' behalf years later in 1975, and even then in 1963 it gave Dylan a chance to re-think his upcoming LP. Dylan decided that he needed to branch it out more, saying himself that "there's too many old-fashioned songs one there, tryin' to write like Woody (Guthrie)." Dylan went in and recorded a number of new songs: "Girl from the North Country," "Masters of War" and maybe his finest "talkin' blues"/funny protest song: the direct replacement for "John Birch" entitled "Talkin World War III Blues." Ultimately Dylan had plenty to work with, as the released record itself is 14 songs long, and yet on the 1991 "Rare & Unreleased" bootleg series release, no less than 9 of the songs on the first disc (including a live take of "Talkin' John Birch" where he opens up with "there ain't nothin' wrong with this song") are outtakes from the "Freewheelin'" album, and there was a slew more in the vaults too, including a cover of Robert Johnson, for those who paid attention to a recent article of mine. In fact, there's a legitimate bootleg release of the "Freewheelin'" sessions on the black market that takes up four discs...
It was just weeks away from release and Columbia re-printed the LP and the cover with the new sequence of songs (see a VERY RARE, original look of the album's original sequence up above) Dylan and his management decided on, and it still remains a controversy on whether "John Birch" getting kicked off happened shortly before the Ed Sullivan "appearance" or was directly attributed to that controversy. Whichever, "Talkin' John Birch" led to Dylan not only pushing back his national-TV debut, but changing drastically what is perhaps the greatest sophmore record release of any artist in history. That is how Dylan walking off the set of the "Ed Sullivan Show" did more for his career than simply changing a lyric or song-choice and going through with the very public performance ever would have.
I think the main reason I did this article, besides the "this week in rock n' roll" sort of thing it is, is to remember a time when an artist could be controversial in what they were trying to say, when controversy meant SOMETHING. Controversy in music is so much better (for me) when it doesn't involve how weird or few layers of clothes you have on are. Hawk naps.
Well, I fin'ly started thinkin' straight
When I run outa things to investigate
Couldn't imagine doin' anything else
So now I'm sittin' home investigatin' myself!
Posted by Hudson Hawk at 9:33 PM
Labels: Bob Dylan, censorship, controversy, Ed Sullivan, Ed Sullivan Show, Jim Morrison, Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues", The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Variety show
Bence May 15, 2011 at 8:49 AM
Great work Hawk...always a pleasure reading your articles
Excellent article. Keep 'em coming. This site is better than Rolling Stone!

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Q: Using cloudant-sync as backend for java desktop app I downloaded the cloudant-sync prebuilt jars (core and jse only) from mavin repo and attached both as library to my idea project, then ran the project but encountered the following exception:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException:
  Exception in Application start method Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
  com/almworks/sqlite4java/SQLiteException.

How do I fix this?

A: You are missing some of dependancies from your classpath. If you are using gradle make sure the following is present in your dependencies block:
compile group: 'com.cloudant', name: 'cloudant-sync-datastore-javase', version:'2.0.0'


At the end of 2003, a horde of between 15 and 20 previously unknown Netherlands Indies 10-cent proof notes were offered for sale in Indonesia. This lot was reportedly owned by the grandson of an employee of De Javasche Bank (Java Bank, the banknote-issuing authority in Dutch colonial Indonesia from 1828 to 1953). I was fortunate enough to obtain one of these notes in aUNC condition with minor tropical staining for US$400, and currently know of five more in private collections or sold at public auction. As is often the case with new discoveries of old notes, this acquisition launched me on a journey of investigation to attempt to determine the authenticity and history of this interesting little note.
• The design has similarities with the 10- and 25-sen notes (Indonesia P31 and P32) of the post-WWII issue, dated December 1, 1947.
• The dimensions are identical to that of the 10-sen note of the post-WWII issue, dated December 1, 1947.
• The nominal value of the note is printed in both Dutch (TIEN CENT) and Indonesian (SEPOELOEH SEN); this combination appeared on notes issued from 1943 by the NICA (Netherlands Indies Civil Administration) to 1948—the last Netherlands Indies post-WWII issue—in response to calls for more nationalistic expressions on paper money.
• Although the "Muntbiljet" (state notes) series from 1920 also uses the terms "Nederlandsch-Indie" (Netherlands Indies) and "wettig betaalmiddel" (legal tender), the first note that spells the former with an umlaut over the last letter (ë) is the "Muntbiljet" series dated June 15, 1940.
• De Javasche Bank issued banknotes with denominations of five gulden and higher; lower denomination state notes were issued by the Netherlands Indies government.
Based on these considerations, I assume the note originates from the period between June 1940 and December 1947. During my research, I discovered an article written by P. J. Soetens (former archivist of De Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch central bank) about unissued De Javasche Bank notes during the same period that could very well explain the origin of this 10-cent proof note. According to Soetens' article, the German invasion of the Netherlands in May 1940 broke the colony's relationship with Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, its traditional banknote supplier in the mother country. In order to meet the demand for Netherlands Indies paper money, De Javasche Bank requested the printing company of N.V. Kolff's Offsetdrukkerij in Batavia (now Jakarta) to design a new series of notes in denominations of 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 gulden. Johannes-Wouterus Donkers, operations manager at this printing factory, developed a design for the 5-gulden note.
The design of the 5-gulden note was approved by the De Javasche Bank board, and a small number of notes intended for issuance were then printed. Preparations were also started for the design of 10- and 25-gulden notes. Unfortunately this process was disturbed by the Japanese invasion of the Netherlands Indies in March 1942. Subsequently Kolff deliberately destroyed its stock of 5-gulden proof notes, though the printer saved a few sheets as well as a bundle of 500 finished notes (overprinted "SPECIMEN" on front and back and twice perforated "BETAALD" [paid]). Together with the original drawings, these sheets and cancelled notes were transferred to De Javasche Bank.
Donkers was arrested by the Japanese in early April 1942 and placed in a camp where he joined several board members of De Javasche Bank, including Gerard Gillis van Buttingha Wichers and J. C. van Waveren. During his captivity, Donkers decided to design a series of banknotes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents in preparation for Japan's surrender. In May 1943, Donkers was transferred to another camp, but not before burying his designs and tools in large glass bottles in the garden of the house where he was kept prisoner.
Notes using these designs were subsequently produced at the First Military Printing Works in Batavia, headed by Mr. H. Eikenberg, although they were printed on only one side despite Donkers' objections. These notes were intended to be issued together with a new series of De Javasche Bank notes and replace the circulating NICA money. However the stock of NICA money appeared to be insufficient to allow the production of the new De Javasche Bank notes to finish. As a consequence it was decided to re-introduce the pre-war Netherlands Indies paper money and not issue the uniface notes designed by Donkers. While Soetens' article does not contain any illustrations of these notes, I believe my uniface 10-cent proof note is from this production because its time-frame fits with Soetens' facts, and the proof note resembles later issued notes subsequently designed by Donkers.
At the end of 1947, Donkers traveled to the Netherlands for his evacuation leave. Only weeks after his arrival, Kollf 's management requested he design banknotes in the denominations of 10 and 25 sen because of the huge demand for small change in the Netherlands Indies due to hoarding of copper and silver coins. Once the designs were approved, the Dutch Department of Overseas Territories requested that Donkers return to the Netherlands Indies to take charge of the local production and issuance of these notes.
The 10- and 25-sen notes were finally put in circulation on December 1, 1947. The 10-sen note contains Donkers' initials (JD) at the bottom of the palm trees on the back. On the 25-sen note, his initials are at the bottom of the decorations in between the legal notices on the back.
In late 2006, I was offered a collection of heretofore unknown Netherlands Indies proof notes with denominations of 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent. Because the design of the 10-cent note was identical to the proof that I had purchased in 2003, I was excited about the possibility that the other denominations were from the same series Donkers had designed while a prisonor of war. After receiving the notes, I and some other Netherlands Indies paper money experts determined that all but the 10-cent note were obvious forgeries produced by modern inkjet printers on contemporary paper. Although this finding was disappointing, I am encouraged to believe that originals may exist somewhere because the designs are well executed and consistent across the family, indicating the forger may have access to Donkers' designs printed and supposedly destroyed by the First Military Printing Works. Only time will tell.
Boegheim, L. M. J. De Beeldenaar (bi-monthly Dutch magazine for numismatics), Issue July/August 2000, Year 24, number 4, "De Noodgeldemissie Nederlandsch-Indië 1947," pages 175-182.
Soetens, P. J. Jaarboek voor munt en penningkunde (Yearbook for Coins and Medals), year 1971/1972, "Enige aantekeningen rondom niet in circulatie gekomen bankbiljetten van de Javasche Bank N.V. model 1942 en de Nederlandsch-Indische muntbiljetten model 1940 en 1946," pages 159-164.


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In addition, through our MSD Fellowship program, employees share their unique skills to advance health care. In Africa, for example, Pam worked on a project that helped show how lives could be saved with "mothers' shelters," or structures built near health centers to give women immediate access to health care when they go into labor.
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Penn State Shale Law Blog
Shale Law Weekly Review - December 4, 2018
Brennan Weintraub - Research Assistant
Jackie Schweichler - Staff Attorney
The following information is an update of recent local, state, national, and international legal developments relevant to shale gas.
GHG Emissions: Report Examines Emissions from Drilling on Public Lands
On November 23, 2018, the United States Geological Survey issued a report finding that 24 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the nation are caused by drilling on federal lands and offshore areas. The agency found that Wyoming, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Colorado contributed the majority of CO2 emissions on federal lands in 2014. Wyoming emissions alone comprised 57 percent of the total emissions from drilling on federal lands. Additionally, the report found that overall greenhouse gas emissions from oil, gas, and coal mining on these lands dropped between 2005 and 2014. The researchers collected data from the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Energy Information Administration.
Pipelines: Army Corps of Engineers Suspends River-Crossing Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
On November 20, 2018, three district offices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Norfolk, Virginia; and Wilmington, North Carolina sent letters to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC informing them of the Corps' decision to suspend the pipeline's authorization to cross rivers and streams in those states. This decision follows a November 7 order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that suspended a water crossing permit in West Virginia. Another recent court order on November 20 from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Court of North Carolina prevented Atlantic Coast from accessing a farm in Nash County. The pipeline, once completed, will run six hundred miles from West Virginia to North Carolina and will carry natural gas from the Marcellus Shale.
Trespass by Fracture: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Whether Rule of Capture Applies to Hydraulic Fracturing
On November 20, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order granting a petition for allowance of appeal in order to determine whether the rule of capture applies to oil and gas produced by wells that used hydraulic fracturing (Briggs v. Southwestern Energy Production Company, No. 443 MAL 2018). In April 2018, the Pennsylvania Superior Court opined that the rule of capture did not apply to prevent trespass liability from hydraulic fracturing operations. According to the Superior Court, the rule of capture is "[a] fundamental principle of oil and gas law holding that there is no liability for drainage of oil and gas from under the lands of another so long as there has been no trespass and all relevant statutes and regulations have been observed." That court held that, because the rule of capture typically applies to oil and gas which is able to migrate within the reservoir and across property lines, it should not apply to the non-migratory oil and gas which is found in shale formations.
International Development: Western Australia Announces New Rules for Hydraulic Fracturing
On November 27, 2018, the government of Western Australia announced that it will lift the hydraulic fracturing moratorium for existing petroleum titles, following the finding of low risk by an independent scientific inquiry. The practice will continue to be banned in roughly 98% of the state and royalties collected will be used to fund new renewable energy projects. The government will also allow landowners to make the decision to prohibit oil and gas companies from using hydraulic fracturing on their land. Additionally, the state has agreed to create two-kilometer buffer zones around sources of public drinking water and residential areas in which no development will take place.
Water Quality: Penn State Study Examines Methane Migration Near Shale Gas Wells
On November 19, 2018, the Proceedings for the National Academy of Science published a study considering new methods of detecting methane contamination in wells located near hydraulic fracturing sites. The study region focused on a portion of the Marcellus Shale located in Hughesville, Pennsylvania. The researchers were able to identify chemicals that can indicate whether methane migration resulted from shale gas development or was preexisting. The study found that methane concentrations were higher in nearby wells after gas development had taken place and that contamination increased at points where the shale formation was relatively shallow and had been highly fractured. It also considered several wells that had previously been cited for leaks and found that, seven years later, methane concentrations are still significantly elevated. The title of the study is Detecting and Explaining Why Aquifers Occasionally Become Degraded Near Hydraulically Fractured Shale Gas Wells. The team of researchers included members of Penn State's Department of Geosciences.
From the National Oil & Gas Law Experts:
George Bibikos, At the Well Weekly, (November 30, 2018)
Charles Sartain, Texas High Court Invokes the Discovery Rule, Energy and the Law (November 27, 2018)
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Horror and the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
May 16, 2019 / SARussell / 0 Comments
(To read my past coverage of Cannes, see my 2016, 2017, and 2018 posts.)
One of the more exciting trends in horror over the last few years has been the proliferation of horror movies making splash debuts at renowned film festivals. Horror has been defying expectations and proving the genre haters wrong by showing up and showing out at festivals like Sundance and SXSW. Even genre festivals like Fantastic Fest and Frightfest have increased their profiles to become hotly anticipated in horror and non-horror circles alike.
And as a horror fan, I feel like it's about damn time. Many critics and filmmakers have turned their noses up to horror, so it's nice to see the industry not only embrace horror but start to experiment with how the genre can tell compelling stories.
Cue the Cannes Film Festival, arguably the glitziest and most buzzworthy film festival in the world. In years past, horror films like Evil Dead 2, Pan's Labyrinth, Train to Busan, and The Neon Demon. have garnered much attention and acclaim at Cannes. Additionally, Cannes serves as an important marketplace and networking nexus for filmmakers looking to secure additional funding or distribution for their horror films. Such attention helps the whole genre do better, which is why I catalog the horror films showing at both the Cannes film festival and the Marché du Film (Cannes' Film Market) every year.
This year's Cannes festival doesn't have as much horror as I would like to see (there's never enough horror as far as I'm concerned). It's disappointing that there aren't more horror films at Cannes, but rest assured, those that will screen are ones to watch. This small but strong group of horror films promises to offer audiences a lot more than the same old tired remakes and half-assed slashers.
The SXSW 2019 Horror Lineup Is Here!
March 5, 2019 / SARussell / 1 Comment
When it comes to genre and big-name film festivals, the South By Southwest (a.k.a. SXSW) Film Festival has always been eager to showcase horror movies. This acceptance of horror isn't surprising considering how committed SXSW is to feature "genre standouts" and "celebrate raw innovation and emerging talent from both behind and in front of the camera." Overall, films shown at SXSW cut across a wide range of genres, tones, and influences, often encapsulating Sci-fi/Horror, fantasy, intimate dramedies, high-profile comedies, and everything in between.
Essentially, SXSW is a really fun film festival, with way more audience favorites and diverse voices than some of the more prestigious festivals. The festival purposefully cultivates a certain rebellious spirit and often screens films that are both smart and crowd-pleasing, accessible yet weird enough to be worthy of the host city (Keep Austin weird!). Notable horror titles from past SXSW festivals include The Return Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Blade 2, the original Cabin Fever, The Cabin in the Woods, Insidious, Penny Dreadful, Creep, The Invitation, Ex Machina, A Quiet Place, and Hereditary.
So yeah, horror fans should definitely pay attention to what comes out of SXSW.
Not only does this year's slate look as impressive as ever, but Stories For Ghosts will also attend SXSW in person to cover as many horror films and TV pilots as possible! I can't wait! No longer will I have to admire the festival from afar, as I did in 2017 and 2018. I'll get to be on the ground, soaking up everything from Jordan Peele's latest horror movie Us, to AMC's new horror series NOS4A2 (based on Joe Hill's novel, to indie films like Them That Follow and Darlin'. I feel like a goth kid in a Hot Topic all by myself with my mom's American Express.


Chinese newspaper Shanghai Daily reports today on the rise of the Confucius Institute [en] in Kyrgyzstan. Confucius Institutes are non profit-making organisations connected to the Chinese Ministry of Education aiming to promote Chinese language and culture, somewhat akin to the British Council from the UK or the Goethe Instituts from Germany.
There are around 500 Confucius Institutes around the world after the first branch was opened in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2004. A few years ago, the Ministry of Education estimated that around 100 million people would by now be learning Chinese as a result of the Institutes' language programmes.
The exhibition [that the Institute's teacher from China organised to introduce China to local residents] turned out to be perfect, receiving a large number of student and teacher visitors.
Kyrgyz Education, Science and Culture Committee of Parliament has made positive comments on the Confucius Institutes in Kyrgyzstan, saying that thanks to the Confucius Institutes, Kyrgyzstan learns good teaching experience and methods.
China is a growing influence in Central Asia, much like in many other countries around the world. Chinese money is funding great new skyscrapers in Tajikistan, for example, and Chinese workers are now a common sight on building sites, in markets and so on.
But it's not just one way, despite what you'd think from reading the Shanghai Daily report. A growing number of Central Asians are learning Chinese, not necessarily because they want to learn about China and its culture (ostensibly a key remit of the Confucius Institutes) but for economic benefit: with Chinese language they improve their employment prospects and expand the number of people they can do business with by a billion.
The Central Asian school and university students studying Chinese are making a shrewd move, but the even smarter students are the ones who also learn English (increasingly a global lingua franca), thus establishing themselves as truly global citizens who can operate pretty much anywhere around the world.
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December 16, 2014 4:54 am \ Leave a Comment \ by cartierpen
Yard-o-Led Pens are known for their lucrative sterling silver body and their iconic original design. The Viceroy collection from Yard-o-Led captures the glimpses of the same design without the hexagonal barrel and the nut-like appointment at the end of the pen. It is the epitome of Yard-o-Led pen's design and quality.
Available in fountain pen, rollerball pen, ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil option, the Viceroy collection has been sub-divided into three categories depending on the pen's size. They are 1) Yard-o-Led Viceroy Pocket, 2) Yard-o-Led Viceroy Standard, and 3) Yard-o-Led Viceroy Grand. Let's take a detailed look at all three groups.
1. Yard-o-Led Viceroy Pocket: Its petite body makes it an ideal pen for travels. Built of solid silver, the pen is the same size as that of the Yard-o-Led Diplomat series, just a mere 4.4 inches. The size might churn out issues for huge handed people, but is comfortable otherwise. Available in hand-hammered intricate detailing made by the Yard-o-Led craftsmen, the Pocket pen comes with either a Victorian or a Barley engraving. Offered in only fountain pen and ballpoint pen version, the former uses cartridges only and is fitted with an 18k white gold medium nib and as a result gives an excellent writing experience on paper. It has a fairly decent grip section which adds to the pen's comfort level and ergonomic design. The Viceroy Pocket ballpoint pen works with a twist mechanism and features the same elongated conical tip hood that I so very much endear.
2. Yard-o-Led Viceroy Standard: There are comparatively longer than the Pocket version, approx. 5 inches. Slim and long, the Viceroy Standard is a beautiful work of art, available in a plain body, a barley engraving or a Victorian engraving. The fountain pen version is fitted with a rhodium-plated 18k gold nib which comes in fine, medium or broad widths. The pen comes with an ink converter and can also use international sized ink cartridges. The twist mechanized ballpoint pen comes with a Long-life ballpoint refill. The pen series also comes with a rollerball pen and a mechanical pencil. Unlike the pocket Viceroy pens, these are the "standard" size and fit snugly in your hand. Although slim, the pen's solid silver body lends it the desired weight which has been smartly balanced throughout the instrument. Overall, it is a decent pen.
3. Yard-o-Led Viceroy Grand: This collection resembles closer to the Viceroy Standard, but is slightly broader and heavier. Available in Barley and Victorian finishes, the pen comes in fountain pen and rollerball pen modes. The fountain pen is fitted with a rhodium-plated 18k solid gold nib in fine, medium and broad widths.
The meticulous engraved details on the pen's body are hand-hammered by Yard-o-Led's skilled craftsmen. Each pen is designed to provide utmost comfort and luxury to its users. The fountain pen and rollerball pen comes with a spacious grip section. Their caps are easy pull off/on and post snuggly without wiggling out. The ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil mode feature the elongated conical tip hood that has been a trademark of Yard-o-Led writing instrument.
Founded in 1934 by a Mr. Brenner, Yard-o-Led pencil and pen company developed a pencil mechanism that enabled each pencil to hold 12 three-inch pieces of lead at one time; thus, its name. Today it is fondly called YOL and is known for a brilliant collection of fountain pens, ballpoint pens, rollerball pens and mechanical pencils.
Posted in: Reviews \ Tagged: ballpoint pens, barley, fountain pens, Review, viceroy pens, victorian, writing instruments, yard o led
I personally find the streamlined body and elongated tip hood of the Yard-o-Led Diplomat ballpoint pen therapeutic. There is just something so relaxing to know that you can hold the pen around its snout, without dipping too close to the refill tip. I guess, it's just me, but you cannot deny that it is a beautiful pen, although a little off than regular.
Hand crafted from solid silver, the stunning writing instrument comes either with patterns on its hexagonal barrel or with a smooth finish. Both one of them is exclusive and looks forever new with a single wipe. The sterling silver retains its razzle-dazzle even after a long time. Each Diplomat ballpoint pen is individually numbered and hallmarked like all Yard-o-Led pens. The push mechanized ballpoint pen has a straight barrel, which tapers down to become an elongated tip hood at one end and slightly bigger nut-like push button on the other end. This is popular, classic design of Yard-o-Led pens that has remained unchanged since 1934.
The clip is slightly curvaceous and pretty springy. There is no trouble whatsoever in getting the clip affixed to a pocket slip. It has the brand name engraved on the clip. At 4.5 inches, this is not a very long pen, so for people with massive hands the pen may prove to be a disaster. But otherwise, it is a perfectly good pen. It is slim too, which might hint towards light weight, but its all-silver body makes up for that. For a slim and short pen, the Yard-o-Led Ballpoint Pen has a substantial weight and feels sturdy.
The ballpoint pen comes with a Yard-o-Led ballpoint refill which writes stupendously well on paper. The pen is comfortable to use and the fact that it doesn't have an appointed grip section lends freedom of space to the writers. Like I mentioned earlier, I like to hold the pen closer to the nib and this pen's long tip-hood allows me to place my grip anywhere I please. There is a lot of space in between the tip and the beginning of the barrel, which is endearing. The hexagonal barrel prevents the pen from rolling, which is a deal-sealer feature for many.
The pen is delivered in a luxury presentation box and also comes with a polishing cloth. The writing instrument comes with a lifetime guarantee. A complete Yard-o-Led Diplomat writing instrument set also includes a mechanical pencil, which can be purchased separately if that is what you are looking for.
Posted in: Reviews \ Tagged: Ballpoint Pen, Review, writing instruments, yard o led
I saw a post on a social media a few months back regarding a separate lane for mobile users in China. That is how virtual the world has become. We do everything on the move and fast. And gadgets like smart phones and tablets have just made our fast paced life convenient and easier to cope with. In comes Monteverde Stylus Series.
Designed to work with capacitive touch screen devices, the Stylus pen from Monteverde functions in similar ways as does the Bamboo Stylus pens or Cross Stylus pens. Fitted with a precision stylus instead of a tip or a nib, the stylus pens are used to input commands on touch screen surfaces of a computer, mobile or tablets. As far as Monteverde is concerned it has taken a big leap with their stylus series. Not only do these pens work as a touch screen device, but is also a notch higher considering the writing instruments that they are fitted with.
Like, the touch screen stylus series from Cross and many other stylus makers, Monteverde stylus line also features a collection which has a ballpoint pen adjusted to one end of the tool, while the other end is mounted with the precision stylus. Monteverde called it the "One-Touch Stylus Ballpoint Pen". However, it is pretty cool of Monteverde to design a stylus fountain pen. Even better is the "tool" collection, which lodges, not only a pen: fountain, ballpoint or rollerball, and a responsive stylus but also a phillips and flathead screwdrivers (located under the stylus top), a built in level inside the barrel, ruler and 3 different scale functions.
The Monteverde stylus series empowers today's generation to live an active life on the move. The fast lane life requires us to be ready at all time, with the right tools and instruments. With Monteverde, such readiness is possible. But Monteverde is not the only one who has made an ingenious invention. There are USB stylus pen, which has a stylus on the tip for precise functioning with a touch-screen device and breaks open in the middle to reveal a USB. Companies that ace in the production of touch-screen phones and tablets have always been in the race of bringing out the best working stylus pens to complement their product. Samsung stylus pen and stylus from Apple are a few names that lead this race.
But regardless which company or brand leads the stylus making race, one cannot deny the fact that everyone is catching up. Stylus pens are the trendiest and perhaps the most user-friendly tool to work with tablets and phones; at least for now. Who know what will they come up with in the future?
Posted in: Reviews \ Tagged: ballpoint pens, bamboo stylus, Cross Pens, Fountain Pen, monteverde pens, rollerballpens, stylus pen, touch screen, usb stylus pen, writing instruments
December 3, 2014 12:25 am \ Leave a Comment \ by cartierpen
With the advent in digitization, everything from music to movies to written works is now available in the click of a button. We no more send handwritten letters to people, because there are faster mediums; emails and phone calls or text messages. We live in a virtual dimension, which has enabled a few things around us to change for the better.
Cross Stylus pen series is one of those good changes we eagerly wait for. When the first of the series hit, it was iconic. The Tech 1 collection from Cross Stylus series was designed to be the perfect match for the ever growing market of smart phones. Advertised as a "smart phone's new best friend", the pen glides smoothly through any capacitive touch-screen phones or tablets and saves the screen from oily smudges and fingerprints. Sleek, slim and stylish, the stylus pen came with a security tether which could conveniently be attached to the headphone slot of the device. Available in an impressive range of flamboyant colors to match your respective device, the touch screen stylus pen was designed to be precise and thus convenient. But Cross took it to the next level with the Stylus Tech 2.
The Tech 2 was a notch above than its predecessor. Designed to give its users the technical edge as well as a firm hold on tradition, the pen flaunted a ballpoint tip on one end and a narrow 6mm precision stylus on the other. The latter functioned in the same manner and gave equal performance satisfaction as stylus Tech 1 pen, while the ballpoint tip responded smoothly on paper. Both flawless gliders made the Tech 2 a hit among pen enthusiasts. The dual personality Tech 2 pen flaunted a sleek, slim body and was an assertive smasher in the market.
Next was the Tech 3+ stylus, which brought together the options of writing with a black ballpoint, a red ballpoint, 0.5mm mechanical pencil and working with a stylus tip on a touch-screen device. In an effortless twist of the pen, you have the option to write with a red or black ballpoint pen and a 0.5 mm pencil. The other end is the capacitive stylus which gracefully floats across your touch-screen smart phone or tablet. With the stylus and pen combo, you have the familiar writing instrument and the techno giant stylus in one device. The multi-functionality of the writing mode and the impressive stylus makes your creative ideas come alive in the manner that is best suited for you. Either work on your tablet or on a paper pad, you have the right weapon in your pocket.
Posted in: Reviews \ Tagged: Ballpoint Pen, bamboo stylus, Cross Pens, mechanical pencil, stylus and pen combo, stylus pen, writing instruments


CHESTER CITY want to pack as many of their supporters into the Deva Stadium as they can, as the Nationwide Conference season reaches its climax.
City's success on the field, they currently lead the Nationwide Conference by five points from nearest challengers Hereford Utd, has seen attend-ances at the Deva rise appreciably since Christmas, and for the final trio of matches they are hoping that all four sides of their ground will be filled by vociferous City followers.
For the games against Aldershot Town, Execter City and Scarborough, City hope to get permission to open the South Terrace, which is normally occupied by visiting supporters, to their own fans.
Opposition fans would be accommodated in a segregated section of the adjoining stand.
"We are approaching the appropriate authorities to hope-fully gain permission from them about our proposal," said City chairman Stephen Vaughan.
"We will inquire from all three clubs what they expect their travelling support is likely to be and segre-gate as many spaces as they require, whether this is by ticketing or by paying at the turnstiles, we would have to decide.
"The interest in Chester City is fantastic at the moment, and with our supporters on all four sides of the ground it will make for a tremendous atmosphere," enthused Vaughan.
In another development yesterday, Chester announced they had applied to regain their School of Excel-lence status which was lost by the previous ownership of the football club.
"Mark Newman and his staff have done a tremendous job in bringing us back to the standards that Sport England require, and hopefully we will gain approval in the next week or so," said Vaughan.
On the field, Chester are next in action on Saturday, when they travel down south to meet Barnet at Under-hill.
The Londoners could possibly go into the match without a manager. Current boss Martin Allen is favourite to take the vacant post at Brentford, and an announcement is expected in the next 24 hours.


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OAXACA RESISTE
OAXACA: Culture as Resistance, Resistance as Culture
Photographs by Carel Moiseiwitsch
These photos, taken in 2007 and 2008, document the ongoing resistance, grassroots organising, and cultural rebellion in Oaxaca city, Mexico. In addition to their overt political content, the scale and sophistication of the street imagery is a testament to the vitality and solidarity of the contemporary Oaxacan culture, one of the poorest regions of Mexico. The images are powerful but fleeting as the government continues a concerted campaign to cover over any political graffiti as soon as it appears.
This cultural resistance is rooted in the non-violent Oaxaca uprising of 2006 that led to an unprecedented peoples' government known as APPO, the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca. In May 2006, striking teachers' set up a camp in the zocalo (main square) of Oaxaca city to protest low funding for rural indigenous language schools in the state. Oaxaca state governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (aka URO) responded by sending 3000 state police to break up the camp on June 14. The teachers' union radio station called for support against the police attack and thousands of local people responded -- resulting in a street battle with more than one hundred protesters injured.
Following the police assault, representatives of Oaxaca State's towns, unions, NGOs, cooperatives, students, women and indigenous groups convened to form APPO with a central demand of the resignation of the governor. Governor URO declared that he would not resign and on June 17 APPO reestablished encampments in the zocalo and declared itself the peoples' government of Oaxaca, taking the city and state into civil rebellion. Street barricades were constructed in an effort to prevent further police raids. APPO began to organize popular assemblies at every level of social organization: neighborhoods, street blocks, unions, and towns.
A group of local artists utilized their skills to spread the messages of APPO. The collective, known as the Assembly of Revolutionary Artists of Oaxaca (ASAR-O), created stencils, woodblock prints, graffiti murals and posters that appeared on walls all over Oaxaca. Following the traditions of Mexican popular art and printmaking, ASAR-O created vibrant images that communicated the values and demands of the people's movement in Oaxaca.
Popular culture, including radio, posters, festivals and stencils, was a crucial aspect of the uprising -- disseminating information, building resistance, warning of threats from armed gangs, demanding the removal of URO and the release of political prisoners. After the destruction of the teachers' radio station by police, the university radio station became the main voice of APPO.
In July, APPO called for a boycott of the annual state-run Guelaguetza (folk dance) festival. Protesters barricaded access to the auditorium and spray painted graffiti such as: "Tourists, go home! In Oaxaca we are not capitalists". When the government cancelled the tourist-oriented "official" festival, APPO held a "for the people, by the people" version, known as the Popular Guelaguetza. Reclaiming local culture became a key part of the people's resistance.
After sabotage of the university radio station, APPO occupied government radio and then television stations. For the next three months, pro-URO paramilitary gangs and police frequently attacked APPO-controlled radio stations and barricades during the night. At least ten APPO supporters were killed in these attacks.
Mexican President Vicente Fox sent federal police into Oaxaca on October 30, 2006. At least two protesters were killed when 6,500 federal and military police removed the encampment from downtown Oaxaca's zocalo using armoured vehicles and helicopters. After taking control of most of the city, one of the first acts of the police was to paint over all pro-APPO graffiti.
But the resistance carried on -- students and displaced protesters occupied Benito Juarez University. On November 25, 2006, Federal Police stormed the final APPO encampment and barricades, arresting more than 160 people. Many APPO supporters were hospitalized, three protesters were killed and most APPO leaders were "disappeared" or went underground.
APPO, the people's autonomous government of Oaxaca, had flourished for five months - three times as long as the Paris Commune of 1871. And the popular resistance and cultural rebellion is still vibrant today, as evidenced by these photos.
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Roll-up, roll-up to Giffords razzmatazz, music and miraculous circus. Enter Luna Park, home to illusionist Odoroff and the irrepresibble Tweedy amongst other larger than life characters.
A magical world where your imagination is allowed to run riot. Where Olympus have provided access and equipment to capture it.
Your ringmaster for the day, Damian McGillicuddy, Olympus principal photographer and true lighting and digital magician. Ably assisted by visionaries, Rob Pugh and Neil Buchan-Grant.
As the lights dim Tweedy enters to captivate the camera toting guests. He does his best to scupper Olympus's plans. His comedy routine invoking involuntary camera shake caused by uproarious laughter. Luckily image stabilisation saved the day.
The next acts, Bibi and Bichu, Jolly Jack (Big Dave) and the Aeronauts pose other problems. All testing the anticipation and hand to eye coordination skills of the assembled photographers.
The Aeronauts acrobatics are executed with a daring finesse and almost supernatural affinity, such is there timing and skill. Testing photographer and cameras tracking and focusing ability alike.
Obviously, flash could not be used given its potential distraction for the performers, whilst also killing the atmosphere of a shot if ambient and flash were not adequately mixed.
Varying the shutter speeds and aperture allowed the camera to record movement and the depth of field within the images. Obviously, the performers could not be individually light-metered as you would a studio portrait, but the circus lights appeared to be tungsten based, which I retained the tungsten cast. Giving the images a performance quality. It would also allow for sepia post-processing to give the shots a Victorian feel to them.
Venturing outside the big top to be greeted by Odoroff the mustachioed magician and Rob Pugh. Who set up a Profoto flash with fitted soft box by a vintage Giffords liveried van incorporating an organ. I preferred to shoot natural light rather than mixing the flash with ambient and balancing the two just for speed.
Damian set up on the bleachers within the big top. Kata Kiss, a virtuoso gymnast and hoop expert threw the shapes, lit by two strip boxed flashes set at 45 degrees to the rear on each side of her. An elevated soft box with fitted flash was held to the front of her camera right. I set shutter speed of 1/30sec when shooting Kata Kiss to ensure that movement of the hoops was recorded within the image.
Last but certainly not least Neil and Tweedy were found just inside the big top doorway. Neil's flash being fitted with a diffused McGillicuddy collaspible beauty dish, to sculpt the light.
It picked out Tweedy's expressive features superbly enabling me to capture a partly comedic, partly melancholic portrait. Telling the story that whilst Damian educates his delegates (background) Tweedy has been excluded from the group for clowning about. By including the out of focus Damian and his delegates it provides the shot with depth and possibly pathos.
All too soon the day came to an end, but what a day of edutainment (Damian McGillicuddy). Thank you Giffords Circus and Olympus.


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Karis Kanatbaj, ros. Карис Канатбай (ur. ?, zm. ?) - radziecki naukowiec i wykładowca akademicki, wojskowy Legionu Turkiestańskiego, a następnie sekretarz generalny Turkiestańskiego Komitetu Narodowego podczas II wojny światowej, emigracyjny działacz narodowy

Był z wykształcenia inżynierem górskim. Studia ukończył w Orenburgu. Pracował jako naukowiec i wykładowca w jednym z instytutów naukowych. Po ataku wojsk niemieckich na ZSRR 22 czerwca 1941 r., wstąpił do Armii Czerwonej. Na pocz. lipca tego roku w rejonie Pskowa dostał się do niewoli niemieckiej. W 1942 r. podjął kolaborację z Niemcami. Wstąpił do nowo formowanego Legionu Turkiestańskiego. Wszedł w skład Turkiestańskiego Komitetu Narodowego w Berlinie. Na pocz. 1943 r. na czele grupy legionistów kazachskiego i kirgiskiego pochodzenia skierował odezwę do Alfreda Rosenberga, Ministra Rzeszy do Spraw Okupowanych Terytoriów Wschodnich, dotyczącą konieczności utworzenia oddzielnego komitetu narodowego i legionu dla Kazachów i Kirgizów. W odpowiedzi został na krótko aresztowany przez Gestapo jako "sowiecki agent". W poł. listopada 1944 r. objął funkcję sekretarza generalnego Turkiestańskiego Komitetu Narodowego. Po zakończeniu wojny zamieszkał w zachodnich Niemczech. Został pracownikiem Radia "Wolna Europa", stając w marcu 1953 r. na czele redakcji kazachskiej. Jednocześnie był jednym z przywódców emigracyjnego Turkiestańskiego Komitetu Narodowego - Türkeli.

Linki zewnętrzne

 Skład organizacyjny Turkiestańskiego Komitetu Narodowego (jęz. rosyjski)

Pozaeuropejscy kolaboranci III Rzeszy
Kazachscy naukowcy
Radzieccy naukowcy

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So I was driving along on GTA all casually when some inconsiderate modder decided to light me up. I now have a campfire around my waist that stays there day and night which I can't get rid of and the modder also has not got rid of.
Cars are my only safe haven as they give me a bit of extra alive time but they soon blow up and even even the fire brigade won't help me.
Tried finding new sessions but the campfire still follows me. Any solutions???
Go to single player or go to the dashboard.
try closing the game and relaunching it.
i think thats the only way to get stuff to get off your character.


"What am I supposed to ask you about your illness?"
Ask me how I fell about myself. Ask me about my sleeping habits. Ask me about my joint pain. Ask me about my nausea. Ask me about my heartburn and indigestion. Ask me about my million trips to the bathroom. Ask me about my weight. Ask me about my brittle nails and my hair thinning. Ask me why I'm so tired. Ask me about the medication I have to take for the rest of my life. Ask me about my depression and my awful mood swings. And I'll tell you all about the invisible illness that I struggle with every day.
"Do you need me to do anything for you?"
Just be with me and support me, don't make me feel bad about myself or about my illness. Whenever I am in a flare if you could offer to do things like laundry, shopping, or even cooking (simple easy foods are best, nothing spicy or citrus based, non-wheat based cereal, veggies without the peel or seeds and white bread) that would be incredible. A lot of sufferers have such hard painful days that we forget to do laundry, eat, and sometimes even drink - staying hydrated is so important for my illness.
"You're just staring into space, are you okay?"
This is called "the blank stare". No, I'm not okay - I am in horrendous pain and I just need to sit and be still. This will pass soon but whilst it is here please stay close so I know you're there if I need you but please try not to ask me anything or even speak to me at all because I need to concentrate on just staying alive and building some energy.
"Has your condition actually changed your life?"
It never occurred to me that one day I'd wake up sick and never get better. I never ever realised how much I took for granted - working, cleaning, shopping, going for long walks, even being in a car, eating certain foods, going out with friends - until chronic illness came into my life when I was only twelve years old, nothing has been the same since.
"Can I catch it from you?"
No. But sometimes I wish that I could give it to someone else for a few hours just to give me a little break, but then I also would never wish this pain on another person.
"At least you don't have cancer!"
No, I don't. I have a terrible chronic illness, that will probably eventually kill me. I take dangerous medications, occasionally the same used to cure certain types of cancer, or put it into remission on a daily basis. How many people have been cured of my illness? None. My illness will never be cured, it will never ever go into complete remission, I can only manage it and my pain, and monitor it closely with the help of trained doctors and nurses, as it could worsen at any time. But you're right, at least it isn't cancer.
"Are you sure that it's Crohns/Colitis? I can't see it."
The worst thing you can do to a person with an invisible illness makes them feel like they need to prove how sick they are. I have this weird relationship with my chronic illness where I spend 75% of my time trying to pretend it doesn't exist and the other 25% trying to explain that it does exist to people who don't believe me. A chronic or invisible illness isn't just something that other people can't see, it is literally a major health problem that could be slowly killing me from the insides out and because it starts inside my body, I would never know until the signs start to show on the outside and it could be too late.
"No one can be in that much pain! You just need some 'get up and go' about you!"
I am in pain, all of the time every single hour of every single day. I'm not looking for sympathy, I'm not asking for judgement, I'm not a drug addict, I'm not lazy, I'm not seeking attention, I'm not starting drama. I am going through a lot with my health - all of the time, and the last thing I need is for you to make me feel worse about my situation. I just want relief and understanding.
A flare is when symptoms of a chronic illness become excruciatingly painful and "flare up". Some flares can be over quickly whilst others can last months or years. Stress, hormones, changes in the weather, or doing more than normal can cause a flare, but sometimes they can also occur for no apparent reason.
"Why are you always go tired? You're just being lazy!"
Some days I'm so exhausted from fighting my disease that I can't imagine doing it forever... even though I'll have to. I do things at pain levels others wouldn't even consider moving at because if I don't, I won't have a life. This doesn't mean I'm having a "good day", it only means that I was able to be stronger than the pain for part of the day. It took me a long long time to realise that when I'm resting on a flare day I am not 'wasting the entire day doing nothing'. I am doing exactly what I need to do, I am recovering.
I really hope this blog post helps a couple of people out with explaining what these horrible diseases are to live with, for more information please visit the Crohns Disease or Ulcerative Colitis UK website for helps, advice and extra ways to help.


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Sides Line Up to Slam and Support Google Book Search
By: Clint Boulton | September 08, 2009
Today was the deadline for proponents and opponents of the Google Book Search settlement to file support for or positions against the deal. Google Book Search is Google's conquest to scan the world's books online and offer them to users for fees, with authors and publishers taking cuts of
Today was the deadline for proponents and opponents of the Google Book Search settlement to file support for or positions against the deal.
Google Book Search is Google's conquest to scan the world's books online and offer them to users for fees, with authors and publishers taking cuts of the book and associated search ad sales. I've covered this in detail on this blog and on parent site eWEEK.com.
New York District Judge Denny Chin, who is weighing whether or not to approve the deal, extended the deadline for parties to say yay or nay from Sept. 4 until today. He will issue his decision Oct. 7 in a hearing.
The filings poured in today ahead of the deadline; my in-box is floating with them. Opponents such as the Microsoft- and Yahoo-backed Open Book Alliance fear Google is cultivating a monopoly in book search with designs on price fixing.
Why Site Search Can Make or Break a Business
Elastic NV Search: Product Overview and Insight
Open Book Alliance co-chair Gary Reback, who orchestrated the Justice Department's skewering of Microsoft for antitrust issues a decade ago, layered on the hyperbole thickly in a statement today:
"Google and the plaintiff publishers secretly negotiated for 29 months to produce a horizontal price fixing combination, effected and reinforced by a digital book distribution monopoly. Their guile has cleared much of the field in digital book distribution, shielding Google from meaningful competition."
The Electronic Frontier Foundation last week argued the settlement does not adequately account for reader privacy even though Google created a privacy policy for Google Books. Today, the EFF hosted opposition from authors Jonathan Lethem, Bruce Schneier and others here. Schneier, a computer security expert, said:
"I believe that the fear of tracking will create a chilling effect on my readers and reduce my readership, and therefore my revenue, from these books. Moreover, I write these books in order to participate in the public debate on security issues. Reduced readership negatively impacts my expressive interests as an author."
Google has plenty of supporters, most of whom are on the more tame side compared with the fire and brimstone of Reback and other earnest detractors.
However, Computer & Communications Industry Association President & CEO Ed Black tackled the antitrust allegation head-on:
"For the past 20 years, I have dedicated my career to fighting against monopolies and this settlement isn't one. This settlement will increase competition for online book sales, and among books themselves. The legal framework promised by this settlement would help erase legal uncertainty and encourage others to enter the market and compete with Google, for the good of readers and rightsholders. CCIA continues to maintain its position that book indexing is fair use, and that only the threat of legal action by rights holders, not any actions by Google, suppresses would-be competitors to Google to enter the book search market. This settlement will increase certainty and promote market entry."
To aggregate support filings, Google today set up a special press Google Sites Website for Google Book Search supporters. Google asked me not to share the URL, but here is a screenshot:
Google Book Search support site.png
As you can see, the list of supporters is diverse, including civil rights groups, professors, universities and Google business partners such as Sony.
This is a major battle royal folks. The future of online book digitization lies in the hands of a district court judge, who has a lot to read during the next month or so before the hearing.
Then it will be his turn to tell the legion of high-tech parties, pundits, press, companies, advocacy groups, authors, publishers and miscellaneous concerns what he thinks.
What side will he take? I say he'll approve it but order Google to make some changes that will please consumer and privacy watchdogs.
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The layout is highly practical with the bathroom both accessible from the bedroom and the living area, the property as a whole is very modern with quality fittings throughout. The Hemispeheres is very well Located on Gordon Road, plenty of transport options are nearby with the Tin Hau MTR and Main Bus Terminal a short walk away, and Tram & Bus Lines all along the main Arterial on King's Road.


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Health warnings on standardised cigarette packs have more impact
A new study from the University of Stirling has revealed that the impact of health warnings on plain-packaged cigarettes is higher on smokers compared to those on fully branded packs.
Health warnings on plain-packaged cigarettes have more of an impact on smokers than those on branded packs. Credit: The University of Stirling.
According to the study, 79% of smokers agreed that they were currently using standardised packs, while 9% noted that they were not currently using standardised packs but used previously, and 14% never used them.
Researchers from the Institute of Social Marketing at the University of Stirling conducted the survey in 2017 in an effort to explore how smokers responded to standardised (plain) packaging.
The study focused on key areas such as an association between using standardised packs and the health warnings, thoughts about the risks of smoking, thoughts about quitting, as well as the awareness and use of stop-smoking websites.
The research team conducted a cross-sectional online survey between February and April 2017 with 1,865 current smokers aged 16+ from Yorkshire and Humber and the West Midlands.
Compared to those who had never used standardised packs, smokers using standardised packs have noticed the warnings 'often' or 'very often', read warnings closely 'often' or 'very often', and thought 'somewhat' or 'a lot' about the health risks of smoking and quitting.
"UK smokers currently using standardised packs were more likely than those who had never used standardised packs to have noticed and read, or looked closely at, the health warnings."
University of Stirling Institute of Social Marketing Senior Research Fellow Dr Crawford Moodie said: "We found that UK smokers currently using standardised packs were more likely than those who had never used standardised packs to have noticed and read, or looked closely at, the health warnings, thought about the risks, and thought about quitting due to the look of the pack.
"They were also more likely to report awareness of a stop-smoking website and cite warnings on packs of cigarettes or rolling tobacco as a source of awareness."
The study noted that warnings used on standardised packs were novel and larger, and displayed pictorial images on both main display areas compared to those on fully branded packs that displayed pictorial images on the reverse.
The study was funded by Cancer Research UK in collaboration with King's College London.
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What is Really Going On? A Guide to Self-Care.
We don't, for the most part, question our instinct to go to the doctor for physical check-ups and to keep our bodily affairs in order.
But do we always remember do this with our psyches, or mental and emotional selves? Or do we shelve this kind of self-care for later, if we even think about it at all?
We often take these more invisible or hidden parts of ourselves for granted. We assume we can put off for later tending to those parts of us that are less glaringly problematic, despite some very important signs that we need attention—as we know, stress doesn't have an obvious face, but presents itself in so many physical, debilitating forms.
Part of the issue is that we sometimes assume things don't change all that dramatically within us, that we are some kind of fixed self who, for example, likes certain things and dislikes others, and has a certain set of priorities in life, and so on.
Because of this, we can tend to play out our lives on auto-pilot, without really determining if the things we are doing, and the people we are doing them with, are actually aligned with who we are at the present moment. Doing so works against the ability to live mindfully, to fully respect ourselves and others, the way we—and they—deserve.
I had a great teacher who once said that we should always be asking this question—what is going on?—and ever since then, I've been unable to take this question lightly.
We were quizzical, and remained silent.
"It's a person," one of us answered.
All at once, photography became a most complex, puzzling and mysterious medium, and I learned never to be complacent about what I think I know, and how I know it.
Nowhere is this more important than when it comes to self-knowledge and self-care.
Since we are always changing and evolving, whether we want to or not, we can learn very surprising things by honouring ourselves with a check-in.
We can check in with the self in a variety of ways, and we can do this all in our heads, say, on a long nature walk, or even better, by writing it down, which can force us to be more diligent and self-reflective about the process.
We can examine the state of our physical self.
How do I feel? Am I tired, frenetic, in balance? Are any muscles tighter than usual? Is anything out of alignment? Does anything hurt, or feel different than it used to? Am I getting headaches, and if I am, more or less than usual? Is there something my body needs now that it didn't need before, and vice versa?
We can examine the state of our emotional self.
What feelings are going through me right now? What feelings have been cropping up repeatedly in my life recently? How have my feelings changed from the ones that used to preoccupy me? Am I angry, sad, frustrated, happy, at peace? How long do these feelings last? Do I feel I'm in control of my feelings? Which relationships bring me joy, and do I make enough time for them?
We can examine the state of our mental self.
What kinds of thoughts occupy my mind these days? Do I focus on the past? Do I fantasize or worry about the future? Am I distracted, or focused? What subjects are interesting to me, and do I make time for these things in my life? Do I feel balanced, and able to handle the tasks I have to do every day? How might I streamline better to function at my tasks at hand?
We can examine the state of our spiritual self.
Am I fulfilled? Do I feel something is missing? Is there harmony between myself, those around me and the environment? Is the way I spend my time in alignment with the way I want to be living my life? Do I know which life I want to have in an ideal world, and how can I move closer to that ideal?
If thinking about all this sounds daunting, it can be very helpful to answer these questions as lists, or in point form. Another great idea is to set aside some time to jot down a list of things you have learned as a result of your experiences. If you limit yourself to a relatively small number, like five things, you will force yourself to get to the most essential life lessons you feel you've acquired.
There's a great chance that these top fives will surprise us, and tell us a lot about what our priorities are; this is a great starting point in thinking about the changes we can make to achieve more harmony within ourselves, and looking out to the world.
These intensive check-ins are like huge energy bubbles that can help sustain us in a chaotic world, helping us understand what makes us tick, so to speak, so that we can become more grounded in awareness of self. They also make periodic, mini check-ins easier to accomplish, so that we can develop a more fluid sense of our deepest and ever-evolving selves.
Doing these on a frequent basis—eventually, it can become as natural as breathing—will help us react with clarity and mindfulness when unexpected situations arise, difficult or otherwise, and integrate as fully and happily as possible into each moment of the life we are living.


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KATRINA Z PAVAO
ACTRESS, Boston MA
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Little Shop of Horrors - Lyric Stage Company of Boston
[Costumes: Marian Bertone, Puppet: Cameron McEachern, photo: Mark Howard.]
"For New Faces, A Key Role in 2019" - Featured article in the Boston Globe
As for Pavao, she is terrific. The actress draws laughs as Audrey one moment and tears the audience's heart out the next. When she performs "Somewhere That's Green,'' a song of simple yearning for a life in suburbia by a woman whose self-esteem has been shredded by a string of bad relationships, Pavao generates such concentrated emotional force that you could hear a pin drop in the theater. – The Boston Globe, Little Shop of Horrors, Lyric Stage of Boston
"Suffice it to say that Pavao alone is worth the price of admission; her Audrey is plain priceless…" – South Shore Critic, Little Shop of Horrors, Lyric Stage of Boston
"She brings a depth to her character that transcends the comedy. Yes, she is quite funny, but also a very sympathetic character. It would be easy to play Audrey as a ditz, but Ms Pavao takes it much further and displays wonderful talent. This is her Audrey." – Boxing Over Broadway, Little Shop of Horrors, Lyric Stage of Boston.
Kiss of The Spiderwoman _ Lyric Stage of Boston
"As Valentin's girlfriend, Katrina Zofia is a standout in a solid supporting cast" - The Boston Globe.
© Katrina Z. Pavao 2018


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Why Everything Is On Sale: The Bullwhip Effect
Sales are likely to continue throughout the year — but are they good for the economy?
By Wall Street Journal Oct 05, 2022 9:30 am
If it seems like there are more sales lately, it's because there are. General retailers are shedding excess inventory. Why? Just blame the bullwhip effect. WSJ's Jon Hilsenrath explains what it is, and what it means for the economy.
American Stores Have Too Much of the Wrong Stuff
News moves fast, and there's not always time to untangle the complex forces driving the day's biggest stories. WSJ Explains breaks down big market moves, business and economic trends, and scientific developments to help you stay ahead of the curve.
Up Next in WSJ Explains
A 2011 law called the Wolf Amendment effectively bans the U.S. from working with China in space. But as the two countries move closer to the moon, some in the space community ask: Has this law helped or hurt NASA?
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Os Alpes Julianos são parte uma subcordilheira dos Alpes que se estende do nordeste da Itália até à Eslovénia, onde atingem o ponto mais elevado nos 2 864 m de altitude do Monte Triglav. Seu nome é inspirado na figura de Júlio César, que fundou a localidade de Cividale del Friuli no sopé das montanhas.

Picos
Os mais importantes picos são:

 Monte Triglav/Tricórnio, 2 864 m
 Jôf di Montasio/Montaž/Monte Montasch, 2 755 m
 Monte Škrlatica, 2 740 m
 Mangart, 2 679 m
 Jalovec, 2 645 m
 Razor, 2 601 m
 Kanin, 2 582 m
 Kanjavec, 2 568 m
 Prestreljenik, 2 500 m
 Tošc, 2 275 m
 Krn, 2 244 m

Passos de montanha
Importantes passos dos Alpes Julianos são:

 Vršič, 1 611 m, enlaça com o vale do Sava e o do Soča. É o passo mais alto da Eslovénia.
 Passo Predil (Villach/Beljak por Tarvisio/Trbiž e Bovec até Gorizia/Gorica), caminho pavimentado de 1 156 m.
 Hrušica/Birnbaumerwald (Ljubljana até Gorizia/Gorica), caminho pavimentado de 883 m.
 Saifnitz ou Paso Pontebba/Tabeljski prelaz (Villach/Beljak por Tarvisio/Trbiž e Pontebba/Tablja até Udine/Videm), ferrovia, caminho pavimentado, auto-estrada/autostrada/avtocesta a 797 m.

Divisão tradicional
Os Alpes Julianos é uma das divisões tradicionais da partição dos Alpes adoptada em 1926 pelo IX Congresso Geográfico Italiano com o fim de normalizar a sua divisão em Alpes Ocidentais, Alpes Centrais e dos Alpes Orientais, aos quais pertenciam.

SOIUSA
A Subdivisão Orográfica Internacional Unificada do Sistema Alpesno (SOIUSA) dividiu em 2005 os Alpes em duas grandesPartes: Alpes Ocidentais e Alpes Orientais, separados pela linha formada pelo  Rio Reno - Passo de Spluga - Lago de Como - Lago de Lecco.

A secção alpina dos Alpes e Pré-Alpes Julianos é formada pelos Alpes Julianos e pelos Pré-Alpes Julianos.

Localização
Os Alpes Julianos estão rodeados a nordeste pelo Caravanche, a sudeste pelos  Pré-Alpes Eslovenos ocidentais, a sudoeste pelos Pré-Alpes Julianos, a oeste pelos Alpes de Kamnik e de Savinja, e a nordeste pelos Alpes Cárnicos.

Classificação  SOIUSA
Segundo a SOIUSA este acidente geográfico com as seguintes características:
 Parte = Alpes Orientais
 Grande sector alpino = Alpes Orientais-Sul
 Secção alpina = Alpes e Pré-Alpes Julianos
 Sub-secção alpina = Alpes Julianos
 Código = II/C-34,I

Galeria

Ver também
 Geografia dos Alpes
 Geografia da Eslovénia

Ligações externas
 Alpes Julianos no SummitPost
 Alpes Julianos no Hribi.net

Julianos
Cordilheiras da Eslovénia
Cordilheiras da Itália


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Хуан Доминго Перон (; Лобос, 8. октобар 1895 — Оливос, 1. јул 1974) је био аргентински генерал и председник од 1946. године до 1955. године и од 1973. године до 1974. године. Перона је са власти 1955. године оборила војна хунта. После државног удара, отишао је из Аргентине и до 1973. године живео у иностранству. У земљу се вратио 1973. године, када је формирана перонистичка влада Хектора Кампоре и поново је изабран за председника. По повратку у земљу поново изабран за председника и био на челу државе до смрти 1974. године. После његове смрти 1974. године положај председника преузела је његова супруга Изабела Перон.

Биографија
Перон је одрастао у сеоској породици, а са 16 година се уписао на војну академију и након тога брзо напредовао у редовима аргентинске војске. Био је војни аташе у Мусолинијевој Италији 30-их година, где је развио склоност према фашизму.

Године 1943. учествовао је у војном удару против владе Рамона Кастиља и учествовао у пучистичкој влади. Крајем 1945. се разишао са пучистима, био присиљен на оставку и краће време ухапшен. Међутим, популарност његове тадашње супруге Еве Перон и синдикалне демонстрације су натерале властодршце да га ослободе, а године 1946. је победио на председничким изборима.

Перон је као председник увео низ реформи с циљем национализације индустрије, смањења утицаја страних — првенствено британских компанија — на политику земље, те побољшања социјалног положаја најсиромашнијих слојева. Перонова идеологија — коју је описивао као трећи пут између социјализма и капитализма — данас се назива перонизам.

Перон је за председника изабран 1946. године, али се након смрти Еве нашао све више политички изолован. Године 1955. је збачен у војном удару и протеран у Шпанију.

Када је у Аргентини након осамнаест година поновно успостављена демократија, Перон се вратио и глатко победио на изборима. Међутим, био је тешко болестан и није био у стању спречити све крвавије обрачуне између леве и десне фракције својих присталица.

Након смрти га је наследила супруга Изабела Перон.

Контроверзе
Након завршетка Другог светског рата, Аргентина је постала популарно склониште за нацисте, од којих су неки били под Пероновом заштитом. У Аргентину су се пребацивали преко тзв. пацовских канала из Европе. Неки од њих били су Јозеф Менгеле (стигао 1949) и Адолф Ајхман (1950). У Аргентини су уточиште нашли и функционери марионетских режима, попут Анте Павелића, који је до одласка у Франкову Шпанију 1957. године био Перонов саветник за безбедност. Бегунци су обично добивали фалсификоване пасоше у аргентинском конзулату у Барселони.

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Рођени 1895.
Умрли 1974.
Председници Аргентине
Аргентински политичари
Аргентински генерали
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import com.google.common.collect.ComparisonChain;

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Data transfer object for retrieving announcement details from a sql query.
 */

public class AnnouncementUserReadDetails implements Comparable<AnnouncementUserReadDetails>{

	private Long announcementID;
	private String title;
	private boolean priority;
	private Date createdDate;
	private Date readDate;

	public AnnouncementUserReadDetails(Long announcementID, String title, boolean priority, Date createdDate, Date readDate) {
		this.announcementID = announcementID;
		this.title = title;
		this.priority = priority;
		this.createdDate = createdDate;
		this.readDate = readDate;
	}

	@Override
	public int compareTo(AnnouncementUserReadDetails other) {
		return ComparisonChain.start().compareFalseFirst(isRead(), other.isRead()).compareTrueFirst(getPriority(), other.getPriority()).compare(other.getCreatedDate(), getCreatedDate(),
				Comparator.nullsLast(Comparator.naturalOrder())).result();
	}

	public Long getAnnouncementID() {
		return announcementID;
	}

	public String getTitle() {
		return title;
	}

	public boolean getPriority() {
		return priority;
	}

	public Date getCreatedDate() {
		return createdDate;
	}

	public Date getReadDate() {
		return readDate;
	}

	public boolean isRead() {
		return readDate != null;
	}

}

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At this Flipkart sortation facility in Bengaluru, over 100 AI-powered bots are busy sorting your packages, so they reach you faster & safer. These sophisticated robots help Flipkart operators process 4,500 shipments an hour at twice the speed & with 99.9% accuracy. This is not just a first for Flipkart. It is India's first robot-based sortation technology!
Ashish Madaan : That's a hell lot of plastic packaging!!
Rahul M : I don't understand people logic. There is nothing wrong automating sorting jobs to robot. There is more job created elsewhere. For instance technician for these robots and coders.
Kunal Mhatre : Effect of walmart?
Raja Raghavendra : Alibaba, also introduced this.
Wasoncubot P11 : ASESINOS!!! VUESTRA AMBICION NO TIENE LIMITES!!! OJALA OS LLEGUE PRONTO LA REVOLUCION!!!
naga sundaram : Technology going to make us suffer one day literally.some says it's creating jobs I don't understand sacking 10 persons and giving job for one.i am not a communist but logistics section it's not needed it cuts more jobs for uneducated persons.even we are in IOT era still we need to reconsider those principles.
JAYJAY : The tech imported from Alibaba.
abhishek shukla : Just watch it buddy. They (bots) are going to replace you also one day.
vineet kumar : Technology is the way forward.
krishna chaitanya : The background music is funny , just like their business .
Akshay Simply : Dislikes are from the people who were replaced by the bots!


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