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Early Child Deprivation May Impair Memory and Executive Function at Age 16
Neuroscience News January 15, 2019
Summary: Researchers report children who experience deprivation early in life have impaired memory and executive function between the ages of 8 and 16 compared to peers who were placed in quality foster homes.
Source: Boston Children's Hospital.
Young children experiencing deprivation and neglect in institutional settings have impaired memory and executive functioning at ages 8 and 16 compared with peers placed early in quality foster homes, report investigators at Boston Children's Hospital. The study, interpreting the latest findings from the randomized controlled trial, the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), was published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"This study shows us that the effects of deprivation and neglect in early childhood continue well into the second decade of life, providing strong evidence that early experience has a long-term impact on cognitive functioning in adolescence — a very important period of social and biological development," says Mark Wade, PhD, of the Division of Developmental Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital and the paper's first author.
An estimated 8 million children worldwide live in institutions. The long-running BEIP study compares psychosocial, cognitive and brain outcomes in children raised in Romanian orphanages, versus those adopted early in life by carefully vetted foster families and children who were never in institutions.
An analysis last fall reported high levels of mental health problems when institutionally-reared children reached adolescence, in particular difficult behaviors such as rule-breaking, excessive arguing with authority figures, stealing or assaulting peers. But these problems were reduced among children placed early with foster families.
The new analysis focused on cognitive functioning, in particular memory and executive functioning. "Executive functioning includes several cognitive processes that help individuals be more goal-oriented and solve problems," explains Wade. "It is important in academic achievement and social functioning in childhood, and is also related to long-term occupational attainment, income and other aspects psychosocial well-being."
The findings:
Children in all groups, institutionalized or not, improved on several measures of memory and executive functioning as they got older (from age 8 to 16).
Among institutionalized children, even those eventually placed in foster care, early impairments in attention, short-term visual memory, spatial planning and problem solving (all components of executive functioning) among persisted through adolescence.
The gap in spatial working memory between ever-institutionalized children and those raised in the community widened by adolescence.
An estimated 8 million children worldwide live in institutions. The long-running BEIP study compares psychosocial, cognitive and brain outcomes in children raised in Romanian orphanages, versus those adopted early in life by carefully vetted foster families and children who were never in institutions. NeuroscienceNews.com image is in the public domain.
There was one note of hope:
When institutionalized children were placed early in quality foster care, early difficulties in visual-spatial memory and new learning diminished by adolescence, making them indistinguishable from other children by age 16.
"Institutionally-reared children start out with more difficulties, but when they are assigned early to positive caregiving environments, they may demonstrate some catch-up on certain aspects of executive functioning," says Wade. "A safe, nurturing, and cognitively stimulating environment in a family-based setting is critical to children's long-term success, and may help some who struggle early get back on track during adolescence."
EEG predictor?
The study also found that an EEG measure of brain activity at age 8, namely higher resting EEG alpha power, predicted better executive functioning at ages 8, 12, and 16.
"This may point to a neural mechanism that supports children's cognitive development," says Charles A. Nelson, PhD, director of the Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston Children's Hospital and senior author on the paper.
About this neuroscience research article
Funding: Nathan A. Fox of the University of Maryland and Charles H. Zeanah of Tulane University School of Medicine were coauthors on the paper. The study was funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Binder Family Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health of the NIH (R01MH091363), and a Banting postdoctoral fellowship.
Source: Bethany Tripp – Boston Children's Hospital
Publisher: Organized by NeuroscienceNews.com.
Image Source: NeuroscienceNews.com image is in the public domain.
Original Research: Abstract for "Long-term effects of institutional rearing, foster care, and brain activity on memory and executive functioning" by Mark Wade, Nathan A. Fox, Charles H. Zeanah, and Charles A. Nelson III in PNAS. Published January 14 2019.
doi:10.1073/pnas.1809145116
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Long-term effects of institutional rearing, foster care, and brain activity on memory and executive functioning
Children experiencing psychosocial deprivation as a result of early institutional rearing demonstrate many difficulties with memory and executive functioning (EF). To date, there is scant evidence that foster care placement remediates these difficulties during childhood. The current study examined longitudinal trajectories of memory and EF from childhood to adolescence in the Bucharest Early Intervention Project, a randomized controlled trial of foster care for institutionally reared children. We demonstrate that both ever- and never-institutionalized children show age-related improvements on several measures of memory and EF from age 8 to 16. Distinct patterns were observed for different domains of functioning: (i) Early-emerging disparities in attention and short-term visual memory, as well as spatial planning and problem solving, between ever- and never-institutionalized children persisted through adolescence; (ii) the gap in spatial working memory between ever- and never-institutionalized children widened by adolescence; and (iii) early difficulties in visual-spatial memory and new learning among children in foster care were mitigated by adolescence. Secondary analyses showed that higher resting EEG alpha power at age 8 predicted better EF outcomes in several domains at age 8, 12, and 16. These results suggest that early institutional rearing has enduring consequences for the development of memory and EF, with the possibility of catch-up among previously institutionalized children who start out with higher levels of problems. Finally, interindividual differences in brain activity relate to memory and EF across ages, thus highlighting one potential biological pathway through which early neglect impacts long-term cognitive functioning.
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This updated volume presents 64 new pages of some of Kim's favorite selfies-from her favorite throwback images and current ultra-sexy glam shots to newly snapped selfies with Serena Williams, Hilary Clinton, and President Barack Obama-Selfish provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look into this larger-than-life star. A new mom to her children North and Saint, and happily married to the rapper Kanye West, this revised and expanded edition features previously unpublished images of her children and immediate family. These never before seen images, hand picked from her personal archive, will give readers a fresh and exclusive look into the world of their favorite star. The selfie photography of Kim Kardashian West, featuring many never-before-seen personal images from one of the most recognizable and iconic celebrities in the world. From her early beginnings as a wardrobe stylist, Kim Kardashian West has catapulted herself into becoming one of the most recognizable celebrities in Hollywood. Hailed by many (including Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci) as the modern-day personification of Marilyn Monroe, Kim has become a true American icon. With her curvaceous style, successful reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, DASH clothing store, makeup and perfume lines, she has acquired a massive fan following in the multi-millions. Through social media (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook), Kim connects with her fans on a daily basis, sharing details of her life with her selfie photography. Widely regarded as a trailblazer of the selfie movement -a modern-day self-portrait of the digital age-Kim has mastered the art of taking flattering and highly personal photos of oneself. For the first time in print, this book presents some of Kim's favorite selfies in one volume-from her favorite throwback images to current ultra-sexy glam shots-and provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look into this larger-than-life star.
Publisher: Universe Publishing
"[T]he selfie goddess announced that she will soon bless fans with a revised and updated version of her aptly titled bestseller, Selfish, the 448-page coffee table book of several previously-unseen photographs." -USA Today
"The first lady of #fame - the 100 Most Influential People" -Time Magazine
"Kim Kardashian already broke the internet. Now she's poised to break the best-seller lists. . . . It's easy to mock - indeed, the title almost does it for you - but this seemingly throw-away collection may end up being just as much a part of pop-art history as when Andy Warhol painted soup cans." -Daily News
"Kim Kardashian is the queen of selfies, and she's planning to make sure everyone knows it in her upcoming book, Selfish." -MTV News
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"Kim Kardashian can take a selfie anywhere, and we mean anywhere!" -E! News
"In her new coffee-table book, Selfish, the reality star documents nine years of her life in selfies - some seen by millions, others revealed for the first time." -Harper's Bazaar
"Now you can get between the covers with her- hardcovers, that is. With more than 400 pages of intimate snaps (including bikini selfies, lingerie selfies and, yes, several nude selfies), flipping through her new photo book Selfish, published by art-house giant Rizzoli, feels like scrolling through a fabulously rich and beautiful friend's well-curated smartphone." -Playboy Magazine
"As they say, you have to love yourself first! After months of anticipation (and just a touch of eye-rolling), Kim Kardashian's selfie-filled coffee table book, aptly entitled Kim Kardashian's Selfish, [has] finally arrive[d]." -US Weekly
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"[Kim K's] the queen of the selfie. And her soon-to-be released hardcover book . . . should be all the evidence she'll need to maintain that throne." -CR Fashion Book
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"As it stands, Kim Kardashian West holds the title for most Instagram followers (at 30 million) just behind the platform's own account (at 60 million). An average Kim K selfie garners upwards of 650,000 likes with her wedding photo receiving 2.5 million likes. With all that in mind, there's no question that Kim's controversial new book, Selfie, is going to fly off the shelves." -V Magazine
"From her favorite throwback images to current ultra-sexy glam shots, Selfish will provide readers with a behind-the-scenes look into Kardashian's life." -In Style Magazine
"The new take on selfie lit will feature 64 more pages and more than 120 new pics. . ." -New York Daily News
"The photography book got a new title too as the latest edition is called Selfish: More Me! Classic, Kim." -PerezHilton.com
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There are many steps to making a short-term trip successful. One of the first is to be equipped with the important, related information. Please carefully read each section as some important topics are only discussed under one heading in order to reduce repetition of information. Once you have read the "Important FAQ's and Information" below, click on the appropriate "How To Proceed" button and follow the steps as outlined. Once application has been accepted, the remaining steps will be covered.
The best time of year to visit is during our winter months (April-August) when the weather is mild, but it is also our busiest season, so make sure you book early.
How will you cover your trip costs?
Does your pastor and home church support your trip?
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Please tick each box if you agree with the following?
I will inform people so they can uphold me in prayer.
I will organize special medical insurance for this trip.
I will arrange a visitor visa for the country I will be entering.
I will raise/provide the support I need for the expenses of this trip.
I will acquire a basic understanding of the local language.
Personal health information (the following is necessary so we can help you make sound medical decisions during your stay. Due to our locations, we will have to coordinate your care and any necessary travel or treatment.
I have emailed a scan of my Dr.'s approval of my trip to lynn@samministries.org (for those with more fragile health conditions).
I have thoroughly read SAM Ministries' "Volunteer In Mozambique" web page.
I have carefully read the Short Term Policy Manual and agree to its terms.
How do I get there? What do I need to know about passports and a visa?
From North America, flights to Southern Africa generally come through major cities like Toronto, New York or Atlanta then route through Europe to Johannesburg. Some airlines fly direct to Johannesburg, South Africa from points such as Atlanta, Georgia or Washington, DC. A good place to start checking on flights is Expedia's website or with your local travel agent.
You will likely need to overnight in Johannesburg and catch the LAM flight the following day. There are plenty of guesthouses near the airport that provide shuttle service to and from the airport (O.R. Tambo International Airport).
Different airlines and routes will vary regarding baggage allowance. Connecting airlines or flights don't always honor previous flights' allowances. Please discuss this with your travel agent. If your luggage exceeds allowable weight on regional airlines, you may need to pay extra luggage costs on smaller regional carriers here either on your way in, or out, or both.
Ensure you allow adequate connection time for international flights (at least 2 hours is recommended).
Another option for flying to Chimoio from Johannesburg may be to charter a flight with Mercy Air in Nelspruit, South Africa (a YWAM-based operation). Kruger National Park is just a few hours drive from the Mercy Air base, so this may be a good route option if you would like to see Africa's magnificent animals in their natural habitat.
Entry visas for South Africa are free for Canadians and issued upon arrival at the airport.
Americans: Apply for a visa at the Mozambican Embassy in Washington, D.C. prior to your departure for Africa. To avoid last minute stress, please do this as early as possible (at least a month) before you are due to leave home.
Canadians: Visas can be obtained either from the Mozambican Embassy in Washington, D.C. prior to your departure, or at your port of entry (land border or airport) upon arrival in Mozambique.
*NB: On the visa application form, tick "tourist" or "tourism" and state you are coming to visit friends who reside in-country.
Visitor's visas for Mozambique cost around $100 and are valid for 30 days. Bear in mind that this includes your arrival and departure dates, so your actual number of full days in-country will be 28 or less.
Please carefully check your visa validity dates when the visa is issued and ensure they are current for the duration of your visit. There are hefty daily fines for being in Mozambique beyond a visa's expiry date.
1. Immediate notification must be done upon your arrival to the Chimoio Immigration Department.
2. Application for visa extension must be submitted 1 week prior to expiry date of the initial visa.
3. The fee for visa extension (around $100) is payable upon submission of application.
4. Your passport will remain at the Immigration Department for approximately a week for visa processing.
Passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date in Mozambique and must have at least 5 empty pages available for the required stickers and stamps.
For those staying longer than a month or two, the 6 month validity must extend beyond your return date. Also, please ensure that you have several empty pages in your passport for border crossing stamps which can take up considerable space when traveling in and out of the country.
Ground transportation to mission base: See under "What Will It Cost" below.
Sight Seeing – If you're coming this far, we suggest you take in some of the sights of Africa, either on your way here or on your way home.
If traveling through South Africa, you can make arrangements to visit Kruger National Park (highly recommended) which is just a few hours drive from Nelspruit (where Mercy Air is located).
In Mozambique, we have Gorongosa National Park, which is much smaller, but it is only about a 3-hour drive from the mission. It is only open certain months of the year, however. Chicamba Dam, well known locally for fishing and boating, is about an hour's drive away. It offers a pool, a restaurant, and a crocodile-viewing pen. It also provides refuge to a variety of African antelope. For those who enjoy hiking, there are various small mountains locally to explore.
$2500-$3000, if you can book early.
Transportation to and from the airport costs $45 each way per vehicle. The mission base is about a 50 minute drive out of (northwest of) Chimoio.
Transportation is based on a per vehicle (or per flight) cost. The cost is $350 to be picked up (per vehicle or per flight) and $350 to be returned (per vehicle)or per flight). The aircraft can carry three passengers, so this cost can be shared by three if there are that many of you. A vehicle (using the mission 4×4's or Van) can carry as many as 4 to 13 passengers depending on the size of your team.
Please note: If you are picked up in the mission aircraft, there is a $20.00 USD passenger tax per person charged by the airport.
For ministry transport, which the mission requests you to do and for which it has a budget, mission transport will be provided. Any individual ministry projects you may wish to take on (once approved by the mission) you will have to provide your own transport or pay for the use of mission transport if vehicle is available at that time).
Chapas: These are local, public taxi vans that make regular stops at all communities along the main highways. Their schedules are unpredictable as is their road-worthiness and the competence of their drivers, especially if they have been drinking–ride at your own risk. Cost: $10 to town and back.
Bicycles are available for purchase in town for generally around $150 USD.
Catching a ride with others: When possible, rides can be caught whenever either mission staff or the mission truck goes into town. Check the STM Policy Manual for more information.
Cottages: $25/person/night, single occupancy. There are only a few cottages, and due to high demand these may not not be available during your stay. Includes wifi for up to 4 devices.
Campsite: $10/person/night, single occupancy, if using the mission's robust Safari tents.
If you bring your own tent: $5/person/night.
Additional guests for all accommodations: $5/person/night.
Use of a USB modem is also optional. Signal is poor and speeds are very slow but it is available 24/7.
Use roaming services on your contract account (verify costs…this can be very expensive!).
Purchase a Mozambican prepaid SIM card.
In order to do this, you must have an unlocked cell phone with removable SIM card. PLEASE CHECK THIS BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME! SIM cards cost around $1 and phone time (and data if you'd like that as well) can be bought in small packets cheaply, or in larger quantities depending on your needs.
Visitors are responsible for their own food costs. You can purchase your grocery items in Chimoio when you arrive. At the grocery store you can use cash or credit (Mastercard & VISA) when the system is operational. Food costs are comparable to what you may spend at home.
Medical needs will vary in cost. Please pre-purchase any prescription and over the counter medications you desire to bring. Do not count on finding these items here, they often are not available. Please pack prescription medications in your carry on luggage so you do not run the risk of losing them should your checked luggage go astray.
We recommend that you have cash (accepted currencies are U.S. dollars, South African Rands, or Mozambique Meticais)–the equivalent of several hundred U.S. dollars–for your time here. You will need just under $100 cash immediately upon arrival for purchasing your visitor's visa. If you will be here for over 30 days, you will need cash to pay for the visa renewal. Few stores here accept credit cards, and gas stations don't accept any at all. If you have a VISA or Mastercard, you should be able to withdraw Moz Meticais cash from one of the ATM's in Chimoio, but sometimes this plan fails and you will be thankful for having brought some extra cash. Please note that debit card transactions cannot be processed here.
Please visit the Center for Disease Control website http://www.cdc.gov for traveler's medical information.
Doxycycline: An antibiotic taken once a day. Most common side effect includes increased sensitivity to the sun. Always take with meals and a full glass of water. Remain upright for an hour after taking it.
Malarone: This is the most effective prophylaxis but is expensive. It is taken once a day. Side effects include mouth ulcers.
Larium (Mefloquine): Taken once a week. It can be used but it has been known to exacerbate psychiatric tendencies.
One of these will be prescribed by your Dr. or travel clinic nurse. You must start the medicine prior to coming and continue it once leaving Mozambique. Please note that we have experienced some failure with all of these medications, so please make sure you protect yourself from mosquitoes as much as possible while here.
*Most people who take these precautions during their visit do not get malaria, but some do even after they have returned home. Upon your return, be alert to any flu symptoms for up to a year following, as it could be malaria. Malaria's symptoms include fever, headache, chills, body aches and pains, weakness, and possibly vomiting/diarrhea. If you experience these symptoms, see your Dr. or ER asap and mention that you were in Africa and exposed to malaria and request malaria testing. Most malaria occurs within 6 weeks of exposure, but incubation can take 3, 6, and even up to 12 months.
Mozambique is a underdeveloped country and there is little access to medical care. The mission is located one hour from the local city which has two private clinics and several pharmacies. However, like in most underdeveloped countries, adequate care and supplies are sporadic. In case of emergency, it may be necessary for you to be medically evacuated to South Africa for treatment.
Cholera isn't usually a threat since our water is from a deep borehole and is clean.
Yellow Fever: is required for those arriving from Angola, Brazil, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Tanzania.
Rabies is optional (this has not been a problem for us, but local dogs are not vaccinated).
Please make sure you're up-to-date on your routine immunizations, and please carry your documentation of immunization.
Find out what your travel agent recommends. Flight cancellation and extra medical coverage are most often advisable.
The mission has a campsite available for visitors use. It includes tent sites, a bathroom/shower facility with running water, an outdoors kitchen with a gas stove and refrigerator, and a lapa (thatched gathering area). There are several safari type style tents that are well constructed with sealed flooring and mosquito netting.
The mission has two one bedroom, one bathroom cottages that may or may not be available depending on the season and bookings.
Pillows will be provided. Sheets and blankets or sleeping bags can be provided for groups of 12 or less. Larger groups will need to bring their own sleeping bags. If you visit during our warm months, September-March, you likely will only need a thin, light blanket at night. But for May-June, it can be very cold so please plan accordingly! Also, please bring your own towel.
Visitors purchase and prepare their own meals. We eat as normally as possible, which is now quite possible in Moz with the improving economy and availability of goods. There is a nearby grocery store that has most typical western items available. This is Africa of course, so you won't find some of the brands or variety that you're used to at home but we do have all the basics. We advise you bring spice packets and ready-made mixes that you can add to chicken or beef for quick, easy meals.
Milk here is all long-life variety. Some soy milk is usually available. Please note that if you have allergy to wheat, dairy or anything else, our alternatives are very limited. If you require gluten-free crackers, bread, etc, please plan to bring these or bring along mixes for making them yourself while here.
Since there are no washing machines in the campsite, you'll need to do your wash by hand. We're in a rural setting. People here dress very simply, and everything tends to get dirty very easily. Our advice would be to not bring your best clothes or anything that would break your heart to lose.
Please consult the Short Term Policy Manual for details on what to bring.
What is the climate and culture like?
Mozambique is a tropical country located in southeastern Africa. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe to the west and South Africa to the south. There are two main seasons.
Winter, during the months of April-September, is generally pleasant. Average daytime high's run around +22C to +29C, with nighttime low's that can reach as low as +4C.
Summer, during the months of October-March, is generally hot. On average, the rainy season starts in November. Average summer daytime high's run around +30C to +40C with nighttime lows of around +23C or higher. In October and November, daytime highs can go above +40C.
Mozambique is a rural, developing country with quite a history. At colonial independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. Socialist mismanagement and a brutal civil war from 1977-92 exacerbated the situation. Things have dramatically improved since the end of the civil war and Mozambique is making forward progress. However, over 70% of it's people still live below the poverty line and it remains primarily a subsistence farming economy.
Much of the population lives in rural areas, and these people still live in stick huts covered in mud with grass thatch roofs. The term "absolute poverty" accurately describes living conditions for most of those living in rural areas. People from developed countries, for the most part, have likely not experienced this level of need and it can be sad to observe. Infectious diseases are frequently seen in Mozambique, and the average life expectancy hovers around only 41 years.
Although the official language is Portuguese, the more than 40 tribal dialects are used extensively, especially in rural areas. The predominant religions in Mozambique are Islam, Catholicism, and "traditional" (tribal) religion. On average, Mozambican's only attend 8 years of formal schooling with this number being much lower in rural areas and a countrywide average literacy rate of 48%.
After reviewing the information, contact the respective field team director Mozambique: Dwight Lagore with the following details.
Read the Short Term Policy Manual (in menu above labeled "PDF Forms for download") and confirm that you accept its terms. You will be required to sign this as part of the application process.
Fill out and submit a short-term application form to the respective field team director with required reference letters and health information.
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This involved forming a stud partition wall from one end of the room to the other, which would then create two additional offices for storage and office staff.
We fitted some additional fire/smoke alarms, along with a complete intruder alarm system. In unit 6a we had to bring the inside back to where it was originally before they moved in, this involved disconnecting the power supply and making safe of all the electrics.
Once this was complete we could then take down the existing partition wall that they had erected when they first moved in, all walls, skirting boards and doors received a fresh coat of paint.
In addition to the structural work, we also extended the central heating system to accommodate three extra radiators, updated the electrics including new lighting and sockets, completed all the carpentry work such as skirting boards, internal doors, hand rail balustrade, loft hatches, boxing in of all hot and cold pipes, and an extension to the existing staircase and landing area so as to comply with building regulations.
All the existing carpet was lifted and the floor was replaced with a new commercial hard wearing carpet, we then performed a periodic survey of all electrics and gave the client the NICEIC electrical certificates.
Leonard Cheshire was relocating there offices as they needed more space in the office, but moving from the one office to the other needed to be done efficiently and smoothly as possible.
After a meeting with John and he's surveyor to discuss time frames and the schedule of works, I decided to use John for the job as he had already completed numerous contracts on other Leonard Cheshire sites around the country, to a high standard.
Once John's team started work everything went quickly, smoothly and most importantly, without any hassle or major disruption, I will look forward to placing more order with John and completing more contracts in the near future.


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Q: Can app use a dependency lib which has been developed lower scala version? I'm upgrading the application to scala version 2.12. The application is using a library which has been developed by another team in scala 2.11.
Here is my updated code of file build.sbt. It's using the library "sdp-commons-monitoring_2.11"
import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtNativePackager.autoImport.NativePackagerHelper._
import sbt.{Artifact, Credentials, Defaults, Level, addArtifact}

lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
  scalaVersion := "2.12.15",
  organization := "com.pi.isg.ingest"
)

name := "ingest-tool"

libraryDependencies += "com.pi.isg.sdp-commons" % "sdp-commons-monitoring_2.11" % "11.1.9" excludeAll(
  ExclusionRule(organization = "org.json4s"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "org.scala-lang"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "io.spray"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "org.slf4j"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "ch.qos.logback"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "com.amazonaws"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "com.typesafe.akka"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "com.fieldstreams.dispatcher"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "com.pi.fieldstreams.persistence"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "com.pi.isg.sdp-commons", name = "sdp-commons-common-persistence_2.11"),
  ExclusionRule(organization = "com.pi.isg.sdp-commons", name = "sdp-commons-serialization_2.11")
)

When running the application, it thrown an error "java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: scala/Product$class sbt.ForkMain$ForkError: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: scala/Product$class". It seems that is compatibility version problem. Is there any way to config in build.sbt so my application run with scala version 2.12 and the lib goes with scala version 2.11?
At this time, the team who has developed the lib has no plan to upgrade their lib to new version.
Regards,

A: As mentionned in a comment: Scala 2 minor versions (where "minor" is used in the general semver meaning: major.minor.patch) are not binary compatible.
Thus, for instance, a library compiled with Scala 2.11 cannot be used in a Scala 2.12 project.

This has started to changed with Scala 3:

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*libraries compiled with Scala 2.13 can be used in a Scala 3 project and vice versa, with the exception of libraries using macros

*Scala 3 minor versions are backwards binary compatible (3.1 project can use a 3.0 library but not yet the opposite, although this is progressively changing and forward compatibility might be possible in the future).

See more documentation about this:

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*https://docs.scala-lang.org/scala3/reference/language-versions/binary-compatibility.html

*https://contributors.scala-lang.org/t/improving-scala-3-forward-compatibility/5298

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan is what everyone is talking about these days. While the countdown for the trailer has already started and the first song 'Selfie Le Le Re' is already a big hit, we hear that the second song of the movie will be out soon.
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You must be thinking why we are so excited about the song. Well, it's because the song will be a romantic one and feature Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. The romantic song titled 'Tu Chahiye' will be crooned by none other than Atif Aslam. This will be the first time Atif Aslam is singing for Salman Khan.
Choreographed by Ahmed Khan, the song is shot in beautiful locales of old Delhi, capturing the romance in a beautiful way.
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Considering, the Jodi of Pritam and Atif has already delivered some beautiful romantic songs like Tu Jaane Na, Pehli Nazar we can expect one more romantic chartbuster from the duo.
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The last depictions of Karl Marx in Berlin
The year 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, as well as the 170th anniversary of the Communist Manifesto. Few people have had such a lasting – and controversial – effect on world history. While many can debate about the pros and cons of communism, and even if communism today is what Marx had actually envisioned, his legacy (and that of Friedrich Engels) undoubtedly can still be felt today. 28 years have now passed since the East German Volkskammer voted to reunify with its Western counterpart – we asked ourselves how much of Karl Marx's presence can still be felt in the former East German capital.
Karl Marx Erinnerungsstätte Stralau
The Karl Marx Erinnerungsstätte in Stralau – also known as the Karl Marx Denkmal or the Karl Marx Gedenkstätte, was part of a larger memorial project of the East German government. On the 15th Anniversary of the German Democratic Republic in 1964), the Government decided to memorialize important stations of Karl Marx's life. The memorial, created by the Berlin sculptor Hans Kies, consists of two large stone half-reliefs. The first one depicts a side profile of Karl Marx in his later years on one side, while the reverse side depicts Marx in his younger years explaining the virtues of Communism to visitors in a Beer Garden.
The other part of the memorial is engraved with Marx's 11th Feuerbach thesis:
German: "Die Philosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden interpretiert, es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern"
English: "The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it."
While the reverse is relief dedicated to the general strike of the German glassworkers which initiated here in 1901, who were inspired by the works of Marx.
But what does all this have to do with Stralau? Well, Karl Marx spent 5 years (1836 – 1841) in Berlin studying law at the University of Berlin. While he lived in various apartments in Berlin, he spent the months between April and September 1837 on the Stralau peninsula. Marx's health wasn't the best at the time, so his doctor recommended that he move out of the city and recoup by the water. He probably would have stayed longer in Stralau if a cholera epidemic hadn't broken out at the end of the summer in 1837 – forcing him to move back into Berlin.
Karl-Marx-Büste Straußberger Platz
Berlins only bust of Karl Marx is fittingly located at Straußberger Platz – one of the main squares that connects the massive Karl-Marx-Allee with the Platz der Vereinten Nationen (formerly known as Leninplatz). The Karl-Marx-Allee was THE prestige project of the GDR. The roughly 3-kilometer-long boulevard was known as the Große Frankfurter Straße until it was renamed Stalinallee in 1949 for Stalin's 70th Birthday. At the same time the bombed-out boulevard was completely rebuilt as a model for Socialist Classicism architecture.
The massive road which cuts through the Stalinist workers palaces not only emphasized the city's status as the east German capital, but also proved useful for showcasing military parades and convoys. With the destalinization in 1961 (which saw the disappearance of Stalin's Statue in a covert night operation), a large portion of the Stalinallee was renamed Karl-Marx-Allee, while another section regained its original name of Frankfurter Allee back.
The bust of Karl Marx was created by the German sculptor Will Lammert. Interestingly enough, the bust itself was only placed on Straußberger Platz in 1983 – 26 years after Lammerts death. As far as I can deduce, it seems like the bust was places here on the 100th Anniversary of Karl Marx's death.
Marx Engels Forum
Quite possibly the most well-known of all the Karl Marx depictions in Berlin, is the oversized statue of him and Friedrich Engels in the so-called Marx-Engels-Forum between the Rotes Rathaus and Berliner Dom. After the center of Berlin was destroyed during the bombing raids of WWII, the East German Government decided to tear down the remaining buildings in the former Marienviertel.
In the 1950s, the city had originally planned to build a multi-story building like the Palace of the Soviet in Moscow or the Culture Palace in Warsaw in the area, including a 25-meter-tall statue of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, but because of funding issues the entire project was scrapped in the early 60s. In its stead came the Palast der Republik (and right opposite of it the Staatsratsgebäude) – which ironically also turned into a massive money pit. When the architects were redesigning the center of Berlin with the TV Tower and the Palast der Republik, they used the leftover free space in 1971 as a park – the "Park an der Spree".
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This was then converted in 1983 into the Marx Engels Platz. For the 750th anniversary of Berlin, the Politbüro decided to reconstruct the historic center of Berlin (more about that in this piece -> The Socialist History of Berlin), and as a counterpoint they wanted a memorial to the founders of Communism. They chose a design by the sculptor Ludwig Engelhardt, who had actually submitted a rather unobtrusive design.
The sculptures weren't massively oversized and weren't erected on a plinth – but kept at eye level. Apparently, Erich Honecker visit Engelhardt's studio at one point and asked why Marx was sitting while Engels was standing. Engelhardt responded by comparing Marx to a ruler sitting on his throne.
Honecker apparently left the statement uncommented. After a planning phase of 9 years, the Marx-Engels-Forum was officially unveiled on the 4th of April 1986, shortly before the 11th SED Party Congress. The unveiling of the statues and the forum wasn't a massively well visited event as the local populace was rather unpleased about the fact that the newly created forum destroyed too much of the former park.
The Statue of Marx and Engels was moved in 2010 to its current location (slightly closer to the newly built Stadtschloss) as a new subway line (the U5) is being built. If the statues will be moved back to their original location after the construction has been completed is still unclear and hotly debated.
The Lenin Window
We've already covered "The Secret Lenin of Berlin" in a separate article before, but the glass window pops up here again. What is now the Law Faculty of the Humboldt University was originally known as the Alte Bibliothek – a public library built the Frederick the Great to house the content of the Royal library and to make it available to the masses.
The building was heavily damaged in WWII, reconstructed in 1968, and then handed over to the Humboldt University in 1969 which then moved the department for Marxism-Communism into it. To celebrate this feat, they commissioned the artist Frank Glaser to create a giant glass mosaic for the "Leninsaal" – depicting Lenin leading the revolution, whilst being inspired by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It's quite an impressive glass window and is worth seeing both from the outside and inside the library.
Mensch und Wissenschaft
And another lovely glass stained window. This piece, part of a tryptic by the famed Walter Womacka can be found in the main building of the Humboldt University. The Humboldt University, much like the Law Faculty across the street was heavily damaged by the air raids in 1943-44. The building went through two reconstruction phases between 1947-54 and 1958-62. It was during the second phase of renovation when Walter Womacka was tasked with creating a series of glass stained windows.
The three panels are named Mensch und Natur (Man and Nature), Mensch und Wissenschaft (Man and Science) and Mensch und Kosmos (Man and Cosmos). The middle panel named Man and Science depicts various scientific motives, along with a portrait of Lenin, the brothers Humboldt, and of course Marx and Engels.
Underneath the portrait of Marx and Engels we can again find the famous 11th Feuerbach thesis. The significance of this is of course, that Marx had studied under the Philosopher Hegel, which inspired the aforementioned quote. It's also worth noting that the glass window also contains one of the last remaining depictions of the emblem of the German Democratic Republic.
Neuer Marstall
The Neuer Marstall (New Stables) was built in 1901 directly behind the Berlin Castle as an extension of the old royal stables which had grown to accommodate over 300 horses as well as carriages and sleighs. The building housed the Volksmarinedivision during the November revolution of 1918 which led to the downfall of the German monarchy. From 1920 on, the building was used as the Berlin City Library. After being damaged during the second world war, large parts of the original outer decorations were torn down, including two rather ornamental wall fountains of Prometheus with the Okeanids and Perseus and Andromeda.
The building was then subsequently used by the East German Academy of Arts. In honor of the 70th anniversary of the November revolution in 1988, two large bronze reliefs were placed where the wall fountains once stood. The panel on the left depicts and oversized image of Karl Marx's head with the quote "Es lebe die Soziale Revolution – Es lebe der Frieden der Völker" (Long live the social revolution – long live the peace among nations), while the other panel depicts Karl Liebknecht declaring the free Socialist Republic.
Karl Marx Straße 1
Quite possibly the smallest, and the most overlooked depiction of Karl Marx in Berlin can be found in the aptly named Karl Marx Straße in Neukölln (not to be confused with the Karl Marx Allee in Friedrichshain). The large street dating back to the 17th Century was originally known as Berliner Straße (1874-1947) and Bergstraße (1877–1947) until it was renamed Karl Marx Straße on the 31st of July 1947.
The street is known for its mix of Socialist Classicism and Gründerzeit Architecture – and it seems like the first newly built building on the Karl Marx Straße at the time had the honor of receiving a small stucco portrait of Marx above its door. In an incredibly ironic turn of fate, the Marx relief now directly looks across the street at a Deutsche Bank.
Bonus: There are roughly 550 streets and places named after Karl Marx in East Germany, and it seems like there's still a debate going on if they should be renamed or not. Currently Berlin has two streets, one square and one very pretty (and sadly defunct) Bookstore named after Karl Marx. I've decided to add them to this list for completions sake.
If you do know of more depictions of Marx in Berlin that I might have missed, please let me know in the comments.
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I came across a remarkable study that could open up some avenues of empirical research into socionic phenomena.
Some British researchers learned to predict with 94% accuracy whether a new couple would get divorced or not in the next four years based on data from just 15 minutes of conversation.
I highly recommend this radio discussion transcript from 2004. Basically, they would film newlyweds discussing a contentious topic such as family finances and attach point values to various displays of positive and negative emotion, such as humor or contempt. "Marriage success" was defined simply as remaining together after four years. The more positive a couple's points, the greater their chances of staying together. Successful couples, they found, had up to five times more positives than negatives, whereas unsuccessful couples had an equal number or more negatives than positives.
2. "the avoiders"-- do their best to eschew conflict.
2. "the hostile-detached couple" -- one is fiery and argumentative, and the other isn't.
If you're interested in learning about their methodology and findings in depth, their book The Mathematics of Marriage is available online at Google books.
"I came across a remarkable study that could open up some avenues of empirical research into socionic phenomena."
This is pretty awesome. Gottman was mentioned on the16types a while ago.
I'm interested. Got to check this out.
i looked over the book. the review of the research was excellent as well as descriptions of the dynamics of failing marriages...particularly the 4 Horsemen of the Apocolypse, the negative attributions of unhappy spouses. there was a small section describing the the physiological reactions of negative partners and how this raises stress hormones in both partners. i believe there could be strong support for socionics here in later years...we will wait for the bridge between the newer research and socionics. great find!
I first heard about this from the Blink audio-book, and had to find out more. The research uses coding of facial muscle movements to measure emotion. That procedure could finally make socionics study scientific, objective and practical. I'm excited about the possibilities.


February is one of my favourite months, winter is making way for Spring, and there is new life blossoming.
Yesterday I spent a rather chilly day at Angelsey gardens just outside of Cambridge, despite the drizzle I managed to take a few blossom shots. The smell was amazing- winter honeysuckles and daphne filled the air with their sweet scent.
The light was very cool, and the drizzle made for very dreamy shots.
Fuji DSLR- vintage 50mm Nikon lens, ISO 200, f2, shutter 180.


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Q: Zend Rest Route - how to create hierarchical URLs? I'm developing an API using Zend Framework 1.12.3. I'm using Zend_Rest_Route, but I would like to have hierarchical URLs:

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*http://api.example.com/professors

*http://api.example.com/professors/:professorId

*http://api.example.com/professors/:professorId/subjects

*http://api.example.com/professors/:professorId/subjects/:subjectId
I'm considering of using this approach, since I'd have to assign certain subjects to certain professors, and I belive that this schema solves it neatly.
However, I'm having a hard time achieving hierarchical URLs. I've already tried:

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*Zend_Controller_Router_Route with Chains, in the config .ini file, but since both the controller and the action have to be specified, when accessing http://api.example.com/professors/:professorId/subjects it always pointed to the same action (i.e., whatever the call method was - POST, PUT, GET, DELETE - it always pointed to the action specified in the config .ini file). For example, had I specified the getAction in the config file, using chains it would always call the getAction, no matter what was the method I've used. Currently, when having a POST call, it actually calls the postAction() (similarly happens for PUT, GET, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD and OPTIONS). My Controller file looks like this:
class V1_ProfessorsController extends REST_Controller
{
        public function optionsAction()
        {
                // code goes here
        }

        public function headAction()
        {
                // code goes here
        }

        public function indexAction()
        {
                // code goes here - list of resources
        }

        public function getAction()
        {
                // code goes here
        }

        public function postAction()
        {
                // code goes here
        }

        public function putAction()
        {
                // code goes here
        }

        public function patchAction()
        {
                // code goes here
        }

        public function deleteAction()
        {
                // code goes here
        }

}

*Subclassing the Zend_Rest_Route and overriding the match() function as pointed out here. The thing is, that while this does work when calling http://api.example.com/professors/:professorId/subjects, it still uses the same ProfessorsController that is used when calling http://api.example.com/professors. I'm not sure about this, but I believe that it would be best having its own controller (e.g. ProfessorsSubjectsController).
Also, I've got a question. How should the hierarchical routes work? Would it be better to have different controllers for different resources/subresources? E.g., having ProfessorsController for http://api.example.com/professors/:professorId and ProfessorsSubjectsController for http://api.example.com/professors/:professorId/subjects/:subjectId ?

A: I found a solution somewhere that I modified slightly. This is a custom route class that does what I think we both want it to do.
<?php

require_once "modules.inc";

class Rest_Controller_Route extends Zend_Controller_Router_Route
{

/**
 * @var Zend_Controller_Front
 */
protected $_front;

protected $_actionKey     = 'action';

/**
 * Prepares the route for mapping by splitting (exploding) it
 * to a corresponding atomic parts. These parts are assigned
 * a position which is later used for matching and preparing values.
 *
 * @param Zend_Controller_Front $front Front Controller object
 * @param string $route Map used to match with later submitted URL path
 * @param array $defaults Defaults for map variables with keys as variable names
 * @param array $reqs Regular expression requirements for variables (keys as variable names)
 * @param Zend_Translate $translator Translator to use for this instance
 */
public function __construct(Zend_Controller_Front $front, $route, $defaults = array(), $reqs = array(), Zend_Translate $translator = null, $locale = null)
{
    $this->_front      = $front;
    $this->_dispatcher = $front->getDispatcher();

    parent::__construct($route, $defaults, $reqs, $translator, $locale);
}

/**
 * Matches a user submitted path with parts defined by a map. Assigns and
 * returns an array of variables on a successful match.
 *
 * @param string $path Path used to match against this routing map
 * @return array|false An array of assigned values or a false on a mismatch
 */
public function match($path, $partial = false)
{

    $return = parent::match($path, $partial);

    // add the RESTful action mapping
    if ($return) {
        $request = $this->_front->getRequest();
        $path   = $request->getPathInfo();
        $params = $request->getParams();

        $path   = trim($path, '/');

        if ($path != '') {
            $path = explode('/', $path);
        }

        $lastParam = array_pop($path);

        // Determine Action
        $requestMethod = strtolower($request->getMethod());
        if ($requestMethod == 'head') {
            if (is_numeric($lastParam)) {
                $return[$this->_actionKey] = 'head';
                $return["id"] = $lastParam;
            }
        } else if ($requestMethod != 'get') {
            if ($request->getParam('_method')) {
                $return[$this->_actionKey] = strtolower($request->getParam('_method'));
            } elseif ( $request->getHeader('X-HTTP-Method-Override') ) {
                $return[$this->_actionKey] = strtolower($request->getHeader('X-HTTP-Method-Override'));
            } else {
                $return[$this->_actionKey] = $requestMethod;
            }

            // Map PUT, DELETE and POST to actual create/update/delete actions
            // based on parameter count (posting to resource or collection)
            switch( $return[$this->_actionKey] ){
                case 'post':
                    $return[$this->_actionKey] = 'post';
                    break;
                case 'put':
                    $return[$this->_actionKey] = 'put';
                    $return["id"] = $lastParam;
                    break;
                case 'delete':
                    $return[$this->_actionKey] = 'delete';
                    $return["id"] = $lastParam;
                    break;
            }
        } else {
            // if the last argument in the path is a numeric value, consider this request a GET of an item
            if (is_numeric($lastParam)) {
                $return[$this->_actionKey] = 'get';
                $return["id"] = $lastParam;
            } else {
                if (isset($data[0]) && is_numeric($data[0])) {
                    $return[$this->_actionKey] = 'get';
                    $return["id"] = $lastParam;
                } else {
                    $return[$this->_actionKey] = 'index';
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return $return;

}

}

To use this, create all your routes like this in your bootstrap or index.php, two examples:
$route = new Rest_Controller_Route($front, 'customers/*', array('controller' => 'customers'));
$router->addRoute('customers', $route);

$route = new Rest_Controller_Route($front, 'customers/:customer_id/documents/*', array('controller' => 'customers-documents'));
$router->addRoute('customersdocuments', $route);

This works as a charm for me. Thou, consider that this is not my final solution so there might be dragons that I haven't discovered so be aware. :)


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An issue lurking in some news stories: In Old Testament, was God guilty of 'genocide'?
The Religion Guy poses this complex historical question himself instead of the customary answer to an item posted via "Send Your Questions In" -- new submissions very much welcomed.
There's been important debate on this issue recently, and a new book proposes sweeping reinterpretation of the Old Testament depiction of Israel's "Conquest" of the Holy Land under Joshua. More on that below.
Richard Dawkins, a fervent foe of religion, indicts the biblical God for inciting "genocide" in the Bible's conquest passages and verses like Deuteronomy 20:16-18 that direct believers to wipe out neighboring populations. Many U.S. Jews and Christians frankly admit this material is troubling.
Let's begin with three standard Jewish commentaries on those Deuteronomy verses.
"Pentateuch & Haftorahs," a classic Orthodox compilation by J.H. Hertz, Britain's longtime chief rabbi, observes that Joshua informed Canaanites before the invasion so they could flee bloodshed, offered peace to all, and only waged combat if they insisted on it. (That was relatively humane for violent times 3,000 years ago.)
The quest for a homeland, the commentary observes, is part of all human history including most European nations. Israel added to that the "ethical justification" of countering Canaan's "depravity," for instance human sacrifice. Moreover, "the whole moral and spiritual future of mankind was involved."
Less confidently, Conservative Judaism's official commentary also notes Canaan's "abhorrent" practices and Joshua's peace offers but says "the reader recoils from seeing these demands [to obliterate entire populations] ascribed to God." The context of such verses is said to be "the Torah's abiding fear that these pagan nations will lead Israel astray."
According to Reform Judaism's official commentary, Joshua's forces did not in fact annihilate any populations, though that "would not have offended against the usual practice of the times." Such words were instead a "retrospective command" that meant if Israel had done this "you would not have lapsed into idolatry." Ancient military events were always interpreted "as manifestations of God's will," and -- notably -- the Bible assailed not just other nations but Israel itself.
In Christian interpretations, pacifists say Jesus' preaching of love eliminates all war-making by believers. Liberals and skeptics may dismiss the narratives as nationalistic propaganda not to be taken literally. Even Catholic exegete Tommy Lane of Mount St. Mary's Seminary thinks "Israel misunderstood and misjudged God" in these scriptures.
Conservative U.S. Protestants seek to explain God's will as expressed in disputed conquest verses. To explore this debate in depth, consult two recent works: "Did God Really Command Genocide?" (Baker, 2014) by ethicists Paul Copan and Matthew Flannagan, and "Holy War in the Bible" (InterVarsity, 2013), an anthology edited by Copan, philosopher Jeremy Evans, and Old Testament scholar Heath Thomas.
Thomas, formerly director of doctoral studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and now theology dean at Oklahoma Baptist University, offers representative points in an article. Among them:
First, the few verses about annihilation use the "exaggerated" rhetoric found in all ancient war narratives. Second, the Bible put far more emphasis on dispossessing Canaanites from the land than annihilating them. Third, God's primary concern was not such obliteration but "resolute" moral opposition to Canaan's idolatry and sin. Fourth, God waited patiently 400 years before the conquest re-established the covenant inheritance of the Holy Land promised to Abraham's descendants.
Continue reading, "In the Old Testament, was God guilty of 'genocide'?", by Richard Ostling.
Tagged: Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, Reform Judaism, Israel, Holy Land, genocide, Deuteronomy, Canaanites, Heath Thomas, idolatry
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"I took a bit of paper, and I drew a few musical staffs on which a four-part andantino for organ soon appeared…". A few notes scribbled down in passing during an evening of card games among gentlemen would ultimately give birth to a deeply moving oratorio L'Enfance du Christ ("The Childhood of Christ"). Berlioz's score honors French 17th century music, and he even managed to pass off the choir movement he began writing that fateful evening, "L'Adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille", as having been written by an imaginary composer Pierre Ducré, a supposed "master of music at Paris's Sainte-Chapelle in 1679"! The astonishing and even puzzling masterpiece retraces the life of Christ from his birth to his 30th birthday in three parts: Le songe d'Hérode ("Herod's Dream"), La fuite en Égypte ("The Flight from Egypt"), and L'arrivée à Saïs ("The Arrival in Sais"). Premiered in 1854 with the composer himself conducting, the work has always been rarely performed. In this incredible performance led by James Conlon, the work comes to life with mezzo-soprano Stéphanie d'Oustrac as Mary and Stéphane Degout as Joseph.


In 2015 the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce brought to Texas the very first state-wide Texas Food Truck Showdown. In just five short months, the chamber created an experience that would soon become one of Waco's signature events.
In the midst of subpar weather, the clouds broke on March 28 and allowed for an outstanding event. With an anticipated 5,000 people in attendance for the event and 20 food trucks secured from around the state to compete for The Texas Food Truck Champion title, this unique event far exceeded goals with 35 food trucks traveling to Waco, Texas from all over the state to compete while serving upwards of 15,000 people.
After an outpouring of support from the community, the City of Waco, sponsors and food trucks alike, the Greater Waco Chamber knew this event was here to stay. That enthusiasm brought back the showdown for the second year on April 2, 2016, with an expanded venue space, a pre-sale ticket option, live entertainment, up to 40 food trucks and more! And after a successful second, third, fourth and fifth years, The Texas Food Truck Showdown will be returning to downtown Waco each year in March!


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State Nomination is very beneficial when applying for General Skilled Migration.
Even though the State Migration Plans only reopened in July 2017, there have already been some changes announced by various states and territories.
Effective 23 August 2017, the ACT offshore program will be more limited.
Close family living in the ACT for the last 12 months and who are Australian permanent residents or citizens.
People who are resident in the ACT can still apply for ACT nomination, as can people who have completed a PhD within the last 2 years from a University in the ACT.
Business and Skilled Migration Queensland (BSMQ) announces on 21 August that they would temporarily suspend processing of nominations in 24 occupations.
The suspension will be until further notice, so it is not yet clear if processing will recommence at some stage during the 2017-18 program year.
It is not yet clear if the suspension also applies to PhD graduates from Queensland.
State nomination gives a huge advantage when it comes to applying for General Skilled Migration.
However, the requirements change quickly and opportunities may only be available for a short period of time.
For advice on your state nomination options, please book a consultation with one of our advisors. They will be able to quickly explain which state nomination opportunities are available, and how to improve your chances of being eligible.


We want you to smile throughout your orthodontic treatment, not just at the end. That's why we offer a supportive, understanding and enjoyable environment for you and your family.
We provide high-quality orthodontic treatment that patients can trust, in a practice that you and your family can look forward to visiting. At Smileworx Orthodontics, we treat your child with the same care as we would with our own.
We understand that thinking about orthodontic treatment can be intimidating. We respond to the concerns of you and your child with empathy and understanding in a relaxed and comforting environment.
Your child's teen years can be both exciting and – let's face it – unpredictable. With the caring team at Smileworx, their orthodontic treatment is just one less thing you'll have to worry about.
Smileworx Orthodontics offers more than just a beautiful, happy smile at the end of your orthodontic treatment. Our welcoming team work to make happy smiles throughout every part of your journey. From your first consultation to the final day of treatment and beyond, we pride ourselves on our meticulous attention to detail, on the warmth and practicality of our practice and on taking the time to understand the needs of parents and their children. That is the Smileworx difference.
Our team has decades of experience, so you and your child are in safe hands.
Orthodontic treatment can be a bit like a rollercoaster ride. Sometimes you can be nervous, sometimes excited, sometimes stressed and perhaps even happy when the end is in sight. But one thing's for certain; you'll finish both with a smile on your face.
To make each of our orthodontic treatments as comfortable as possible, our team uses their knowledge and understanding to provide you and your family with all the information you need. We always encourage you to ask questions, as it is important that you can make a decision that you feel comfortable with. Our orthodontists see each patient as not just a job, but as a person that they genuinely care about and want to give the gift of a happy, healthy smile.
We understand that your life can get busy and that it can be difficult to find the time to visit the orthodontist. Our team work hard to not only help to find an appointment that suits your lifestyle, but also to ensure that you aren't kept waiting (although, with the games in our waiting room, your kids probably won't mind!). It is important to us that our orthodontists have enough time dedicated to each patient. We take this into consideration when organising our appointments!
Smileworx Orthodontics is something to smile about.
Since opening our doors, Smileworx Orthodontics has put smiles on the faces of hundreds of adults and children alike, both when they enter the clinic for the first time and when they leave for the last time (and every time in-between!). Not only are our team passionate about what they do, they are also dedicated to excellence in their results and in creating a fun and caring practice for your family.
If you are looking for an orthodontic practise in Perth that provides outstanding service and takes genuine care in you and your family, Smileworx can help. With practices located centrally in Carine and Geraldton, a stunning new smile is closer than you might think!
We know that you only want the very best for your child – especially in terms of their health.
Children's orthodontics is the first step in creating a healthy, straight smile and begins with an orthodontic assessment at around the age of seven. At this age, your child's mouth still has a mixture of baby and adult teeth and it is easier for orthodontists to diagnose and correct tooth and jaw problems.
Your child's orthodontic treatment may not start straight away, but planning their future care is equally as important. The sooner that problems are detected and evaluated, the sooner we can work with you to develop a plan that suits both you and your child's needs.
Our dedicated team take children's orthodontics seriously. Not just because it has the potential to reduce the complexity and cost of treatments later in life, but also because it is a great way begin to facilitate a comfortable and relaxed relationship with orthodontics for your child.
Our practice has a dedicated 'kid's corner,' with video games and toys, as well as warm and welcoming staff, so that your child will enjoy visiting the orthodontist and even look forward to it!
The best way to know if your child will need early orthodontic intervention is to have an orthodontist take a look. At Smileworx, we pride ourselves on our attention to detail and care, even if it turns out that your child does not need orthodontic treatment!
Traditional braces have become synonymous with the teenage years and for good reason! At this age, all of the necessary teeth have come through, the jaw is fully formed and it is easier to shape the teeth and bite more quickly and comfortably.
Rest assured that the days of nicknames like 'train-tracks' or 'metal-mouth' are long gone. Today, orthodontic appliances are smaller, sleeker and more comfortable. Our orthodontists will recommend an option that suits not only your child's mouth, but also their personal preferences in terms of how the appliance will look. Whether that means making the brackets the colour of their favourite sporting team, or offering a solution that is almost invisible, having braces doesn't have to be something that they dread.
Not all teenagers will need orthodontic treatment, but it is recommended that they visit an orthodontist early to check how their jaw is developing and to ensure that it is growing correctly. This is also a fantastic opportunity for you to have any queries or concerns you have answered and to educate your child about their treatment, so they are comfortable and ready to move forward.
We are dedicated to understanding how best to tailor your orthodontic experience and offer a number of state-of-the-art-options to give you and your child the choice.
Perhaps you have seen your children flourish with their Smileworx orthodontic treatment, or maybe you've just considered orthodontic treatment for a long time and have finally decided to take action. Whatever your reason and whatever your age, the team at Smileworx believe that your experience should be something special.
Since many of the team have had braces themselves, we understand the process from consult though to the big reveal and are committed to providing unrivalled service throughout. We pride ourselves on working more as a big family unit, rather than just a team, and include all of our patients in that too! Whether that means giving you practical advice based on your circumstances, or finding an appointment that fits in with your busy schedule, the team at Smileworx offers their full support.
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Although it may feel like your orthodontic appointments can be difficult to squeeze in to your busy schedule, we have conveniently located our practices centrally – just where you need us.
Our central Perth practices are both handy to public transport and we ensure our Duncraig and Carine offices are suitable for people with reduced mobility. Both practices have ample parking available.
The Geraldton practice is merely steps from the beautiful Tarcoola Beach and is located on the bustling Brand Highway.
Our Carine practice is just off the Mitchell Freeway and just blocks from the Warwick train station.
If you're living in either Carine or Geraldton or the greater Perth and want to give your child a comfortable and welcoming experience with their orthodontic treatment, come and visit us at Smileworx Orthodontics.
Discover more about our modern, family friendly and comfortable practice on our webpage.
Office closed on the above days between 1pm - 2pm. Clinic will be closed on Friday, December 8th.
Clinic will be closed on Friday, December 8th.


Forgiveness is often the hardest thing to do, yet it is also one of the most liberating things. Forgiving the man who sexually abused you is almost unheard of. Tracy Ross has written a heart-wrenching story that takes us into the darkest part of her life. Through her eyes we are shown her life, her pain and her survival. Her first outdoor experiences with her step-father are the experiences she retreats to as she begins to explore and try to understand the situation. The outdoors is her safe haven. This is a recommended read for anyone and everyone concerned with the abuses that go on around them.


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Harnessed the Storm
Artist: Drexciya
Label: TRSO
1. Under Sea Disturbances
2. Digital Tsunami
3. Soul of the Sea
4. Song of the Green Whale
5. Dr. Blowfins' Black Storm Stabilizing Spheres
6. Plankton Organization
7. Mission to Ociya Syndor and Back
8. Aquatic Cataclysm
9. Lake Haze 1
10. Birth of New Life
Double vinyl version. 2014 repress. After the re-release of Drexciya's Neptune's Lair (TRESOR 10129 CD/LP) and Transllusion's the Opening of the Cerebral Gate (TRESOR 270 CD/LP), Harnessed the Storm is the third album in Tresor Records' great Drexciya reissue program. Originally released in 2002, Harnessed the Storm was conceived as the opening chapter of the legendary Seven Storms - a series of seven albums created within a single year and released via several labels under different names. Harnessed the Storm was the sole one in the series credited under the main Drexciya project. The album, which is considered to be one of the pair's darkest, was produced in a time of creative outbreak and emotional turbulence. The duo's confidence was at a peak, new techniques revolutionized musical production, but the duo also had to face Stinson's severe health issues. This led to a radical shift of pace in producing and releasing music. For the Detroit pair it was time to move on from their ground-breaking past. It was time for some shape-shifting and wave-jumping to occur, in Drexciya's terms.


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See the 'Dog breeds categorised as strong or aggressive' part under for essential data on particular containers or crates required for the transport of such breeds. Thank you PCF for helping us out when we discovered a severe injured animal. We've got found this little cat owners. She is the sweetest factor and doing properly. I do not know what I'd have executed if your organization hadn't stepped in. Thanks for all you do in our group. Falling accidents Tripping over pets, especially canine, causes greater than 86,000 falls critical sufficient to prompt a visit to the emergency room every year within the United States. 56 Among elderly and disabled folks, these falls have resulted in life-threatening injuries and broken bones.
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MRTs allow a fragment shader to write out data to up to four different targets. This potentially removes the need to render objects multiple times, once for each effect. However, the savings are only useful in some situations. For example, now with Stage3D we can implement deferred shading technique that computes and stores multiple values simultaneously: it computes all material properties, surface normal, diffuse and specular material properties and stores these in separate textures. These properties become used when lighting the scene with multiple lights in subsequent passes. All render targets must have the same width, height and bit depth.
drawTriangles call takes all state calls for the drawcall, copies it into a queue and then immediatly returns. Then the render thread pulls from the queue, validate states and then send them directly to the GPU. And if you want to get an error messages from a validation you need to set enableErrorChecking = true, it sets the rendering pipeline to the main thread and you can get the errors.
Ok, after present() method call, the main and rendering threads must be synchronized, and you must keep in mind that CPU(physics computation and etc.) and GPU can contain bottlenecks which can drop your FPS, because one thread will wait for the other.
Vsync is an optional GPU driver property, which solves the synchronization problem of frame rate with vertical blanking interval of monitor for smooth swapping from back to front(at first we draw to the back buffer and then it swaps to the front). Without Vsync you can get some artifacts, for example, one part of the image is a previous frame and other part is the current frame. This produces a small penalty in latency, because the program has to wait until the video controller has finished transmitting the image to the display before continuing. Triple buffering reduces this latency significantly. But in Stage3D there are no any API to work with buffers and we will find other ways to optimize it.
I recommend this book from Nvidia and Sebastian Marketsmueller talk "Deep Dive into Molehill". There's everything you need to know about the optimizations.
If you need to use a kil opcode, draw these objects separately in the scene after processing any primitives that do not require it.
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Awesome post. You have covered everything i've missed.
Hi , very interessting articel. It brings me a little bit light in my darkness about the new features from Stage3D. Does this mean that i have Multiply Render Targets and so one just on Dektop Applications? Is there a timewindow for bringing this features on web applications without AIR?


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For us, these last few weeks were mostly about our SEO conference YoastCon, but work on Yoast SEO went on as well. Today, we're proud to present Yoast SEO 5.8. In this release, you'll find a truckload of fixes and enhancements. I'll share some of them in this release post and I'll shine a light on all those smart community members who helped enhance this release.
If you read the full changelog, one thing becomes instantly clear: this is a community effort. And that is something we're grateful for. In Yoast SEO 5.8, we've got fixes and enhancements from no less than ten GitHub developers. Let's go over some of these additions, shall we?
Shane Grey, Saša Todorović and Damian Luszczymak all made suggestions to fix the layout of the Yoast SEO metabox. These fixes make sure that everything in the readability section now performs better on all screens.
Both Chris Wilcoxson and Eivin Landa suggested introducing the wpseo_breadcrumb_single_link_info filter for modifying breadcrumb data. Soulseekah introduced the wpseo_redirect_orphan_attachment action to allow unattached attachment pages to be redirected in tune with the relevant setting.
In Yoast SEO 5.5, we introduced SEO roles. These make it possible to give certain editors access to particular features of Yoast SEO, like the redirect manager. This gives site managers a more fine-grained way of access management. In Yoast SEO 5.8, we've enhanced this features, thanks in large part to Jory Hogeveen.
We now integrate better with most role/capability manager plugins using the `members_get_capabilities` filter. We've also added a Yoast group to the Members and User Role Editor plugins to find the Yoast SEO capabilities easily. This makes picking and setting the roles even easier.
This release not only fixes some bugs, but it also contains an extensive clean up of the code base. We've removed the old Knowledge Base Search code and now solely rely on the new search feature that was added to the revamped Help Center. Also, we've improved the codebase to make it comply with the latest WordPress Coding Standards.
While a full integration into Gutenberg is still months away, we did add the possibility to check the content you made in Gutenberg. If you use the Gutenberg plugin to create your content, you can now switch to the regular editor and fine-tune your content with Yoast SEO's readability and SEO analyses. As you might know, we're actively working on integrating Yoast SEO in Gutenberg and improving the new editor where we can.
Yoast SEO 5.8 is a great release chock-full of fixes and enhancements. In this release, we're both cleaning up after us and looking forward to the future. We'd like to thank our community members that contributed to this and many other releases. We love your input. Now, update!
I had been using Yoast SEO for a while and recently moved to the Premium Version 5.8. Very pleased with all the additional functionality. Thanks to everyone involved!
Thanks a lot for the update! Yoast has always been my number one plugin when it comes to fundamental on-page seo.
Iam new to yoast seo premium, the update to 5.8 will not work, do I something wrong or do we have any problem here ?
I used the YOAST seo and i loved! but, after the update on WordPress 4.9 the Yoast don't it worked out more. it is very sad.
Love yoast will update sites to 5.8 and would love to make the next yoastcon.
Yoast is really my goto when doing SEO on clients, it still need a few tweaks in my opinion, but it hard to fix, since Google change their algoritme all the time (damn you Google). The meta title and description, can sometimes be to long eventhough the bar is Green.
Pro tip, when making Meta titles and description, allways let the bar be 0.5 cm from the end, then you are sure that your titles wont dott in SERPS.
Thanks for the tips, Mikael!
Novice or at least mid level useability is the key….make it even easier to use and KNOW what one is doing….maybe more automated stuff would be great. I have 20 years in web yet still get stuck on your UI. Updating plugins to find they stuff my site GUI etc etc. Then I have to work out HOW to get it back to the way it was etc.
Are you using the Remove Yoast SEO Comments plugin? If so, there's a conflict. Deactivate that plugin and you should be ready to go.
I use siteorigin pagebuilder and as far as I can tell Yoast cannot read the page, because it often tells me I don't have the keyword in my first paragraph or their is too few words. Do this update address any of that.
Yoast SEO 5.8 – after upgrading to 5.8, a blank page.
Wow, its mean SEO made more easy for beginners as well as for experts. Personally, I am also using Yoast for my tech blog and going to replace the old version.
I'm finding this frustrating. Now you have this RYTE which is like learning a entire new thing. I do not want this.
Google is now asking me to install the optimize plug in and I can't figure this out either.
This plugin is fantastic. And yeah thanks for the update.