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Q: Run handler on opengl thread I'm trying to recreate a scene of GL_POINTS each second and I tried to use a handler for this:
 private Handler handler = new Handler();
    private Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            createRandomGridPoints();
            mPoint = new Point(pointCoords,colorCoords);
            handler.postDelayed(this, 1000);
        }
    };

I use handler.postDelayed(runnable, 1000); inside the onSufraceCreated method.
The points get created, but I get nothing on the screen and I have this error in the logcat: call to OpenGL ES API with no current context (logged once per thread).
I think the problem might be that the runnable is not running on the opengl thread. Is it possible to solve this?
Points class:
public class Point {
    private  int mProgram, mPositionHandle, mColorHandle, mMVPMatrixHandle;
    private FloatBuffer vertexBuffer,colorBuffer;
    private static final int COORDS_PER_VERTEX = 3;
    private static final int COORDS_PER_COLOR = 4;
    private  int vertexCount,colorCount;

    private final String vertexShaderCode =
            "uniform mat4 uMVPMatrix;" +
                    "attribute vec4 vPosition;" +
                    "attribute mediump vec4 vColor;" +
                    "varying mediump vec4 vaColor;" +
                    "void main() {" +
                    "  vaColor = vColor;" +
                    "  gl_Position = uMVPMatrix * vPosition;" +
                    "   gl_PointSize = 100.0;" +
                    "}";

    private final String fragmentShaderCode =
            "precision mediump float;" +
                    "varying mediump vec4 vaColor;" +
                    "void main() {" +
                    "  gl_FragColor = vaColor;" +
                    "}";

    private static int vertexStride = COORDS_PER_VERTEX * 4;
    private final int colorStride = COORDS_PER_COLOR * 4;

    public Point(float pointCoords[],float colorCoords[]){
        this.vertexCount = pointCoords.length / COORDS_PER_VERTEX;
        this.colorCount = colorCoords.length / COORDS_PER_COLOR;

        FloatBuffer[] buffers = getBuffers(pointCoords,colorCoords);

        vertexBuffer = buffers[0];
        colorBuffer = buffers[1];

        int vertexShader = MyGLRenderer.loadShader(GLES20.GL_VERTEX_SHADER,
                vertexShaderCode);
        int fragmentShader = MyGLRenderer.loadShader(GLES20.GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER,
                fragmentShaderCode);

        // create empty OpenGL ES Program
        mProgram = GLES20.glCreateProgram();

        // add the vertex shader to program
        GLES20.glAttachShader(mProgram, vertexShader);

        // add the fragment shader to program
        GLES20.glAttachShader(mProgram, fragmentShader);

        // creates OpenGL ES program executables
        GLES20.glLinkProgram(mProgram);

        // Add program to OpenGL ES environment
        GLES20.glUseProgram(mProgram);

        // get handle to vertex shader's vPosition member
        mPositionHandle = GLES20.glGetAttribLocation(mProgram, "vPosition");

        mColorHandle = GLES20.glGetAttribLocation(mProgram,"vColor");

        // get handle to shape's transformation matrix
        mMVPMatrixHandle = GLES20.glGetUniformLocation(mProgram, "uMVPMatrix");
    }

    public void draw(float[] mvpMatrix) {

        // Enable a handle to the triangle vertices
        GLES20.glEnableVertexAttribArray(mPositionHandle);

        // Prepare the point coordinate data
        GLES20.glVertexAttribPointer(mPositionHandle, COORDS_PER_VERTEX,
                GLES20.GL_FLOAT, false,
                vertexStride, vertexBuffer);

        GLES20.glEnableVertexAttribArray(mColorHandle);
        // Set color for drawing the triangle
        GLES20.glVertexAttribPointer(mColorHandle, COORDS_PER_COLOR, GLES20.GL_FLOAT, false,
                colorStride, colorBuffer);

        //TRANSLATION
        float[] transMatrix = new float[16];

        Matrix.setIdentityM(transMatrix,0);
        Matrix.translateM(transMatrix,0,0.5f,0,0);
        Matrix.multiplyMM(transMatrix,0,mvpMatrix,0,transMatrix,0);

        // Apply the projection and view transformation
        GLES20.glUniformMatrix4fv(mMVPMatrixHandle, 1, false, mvpMatrix, 0);

        GLES20.glDrawArrays(GLES20.GL_POINTS, 0, vertexCount);

        // Disable vertex array
        GLES20.glDisableVertexAttribArray(mPositionHandle);
    }

    /**
     * Change content of buffer
     */
    public void changeBufferData(float[] newBufferInfo) {
//        GLES20.glBufferSubData(?,0,newBufferInfo.length*4,vertexBuffer);
    }

    private FloatBuffer[] getBuffers(float pointCoords[],float colorCoords[]){
        ByteBuffer vbb = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(pointCoords.length * 4);
        vbb.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
        FloatBuffer vertexBuffer = vbb.asFloatBuffer();
        vertexBuffer.put(pointCoords);
        vertexBuffer.position(0);

        ByteBuffer cbb = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(colorCoords.length * 4);
        cbb.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
        FloatBuffer colorBuffer = cbb.asFloatBuffer();
        colorBuffer.put(colorCoords);
        colorBuffer.position(0);

        return new FloatBuffer[]{vertexBuffer,colorBuffer};
    }

    }

A: The openGL context is designed to use multithreading. When doing something with openGL on a separate thread you should have another context on that thread and set it as current. That means a context must be set on every of the threads you want to use openGL. It is possible to use the same context on multiple threads but unless you are sure what you are doing I do not suggest you to do that; since you are drawing it on the screen that is most definitely not the case to use the same context.
Now to share the resources between contexts you will need to have a shared context which should be one of the context constructors. You need to insert the main context into it. This is used when you need to load large data in background such as textures.
But your case is a bit specific. The data you create are not bound to openGL so there is no reason to set the context on this thread nor to create a new context. You should somehow go back to your main openGL thread and draw the points.
So the easiest solution is to call the draw method from your thread on the main thread. But there are multiple ways on achieving your goal depending on your situation:

*

*If the scene is designed to be redrawn on demand (This means it will not execute few times per second but only when you call a method such as redraw): You need to explicitly call this method on the thread that is designed to present the content on the screen (your main openGL thread). You may pass the points into the draw method drawPoints(points) or assign it to the class responsible for the drawing mainEngine.points = points; mainEngine.redraw();

*If the scene keeps redrawing itself constantly then the redraw is already on your main thread. In this case the solution is pretty simple. The engine should have the logic to draw points so in your onDraw method there should be some logic such as foreach (point in this.points) drawPoint(point) then all you need to do is set the new points once they are complete, threads will not have an impact mainEngine.points = points should do.

*If the scene is not thread depended and you are doing some data processing you can then move the logic throughout the threads. This is in no way appropriate for on screen drawing but is more for drawing to a FBO. In this case you want the forward the context whenever you swat the thread and set the context as current on the new thread while removing the context as current from the previous thread.


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Cardinal O'Brien, referendums and the family
On the eve of the Scottish Government cabinet meeting (widely predicted to introduce legislation for same sex 'marriage') Cardinal O'Brien has been arguing for the use of a referendum to decide the question:
Cardinal O'Brien suggested that a referendum on same-sex marriage was as legitimate as the 2014 vote on Scottish independence, as he issued the statement pitched directly to ministers attending the meeting. He highlighted the fact that the same-sex marriage consultation received almost 80,000 responses – three times more than the SNP's government's consultation on the independence referendum.
He said: "There has been much debate in Scotland about the referendum on independence. The proposed referendum is crucially important.
"Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way the country can move forward on this issue.
Putting aside the substance of the issue of same sex 'marriage' (on which regular readers have probably had more than a bellyful of my views), I suspect that many non-Catholic (and perhaps Catholic) readers will have trouble regarding the demand for a referendum as anything more than a political tactic to reject or at least delay the introduction of a simple piece of reform. Perhaps.
But beyond this is the political and philosophical tradition of Thomism that sees the family as one of the fundamental building blocks of the state. This goes back to Aristotle's analysis in The Politics:
He who thus considers things in their first growth and origin, whether a state or anything else, will obtain the clearest view of them. In the first place there must be a union of those who cannot exist without each other; namely, of male and female, that the race may continue (and this is a union which is formed, not of deliberate purpose, but because, in common with other animals and with plants, mankind have a natural desire to leave behind them an image of themselves), and of natural ruler and subject, that both may be preserved.
As Aquinas explains the centrality of family and state in his Commentary on the Politics:
Concerning the first point, it should be noted that there is a twofold society that is obvious to all, namely, the city and the household. The city is governed by a twofold rule, namely, the political and the kingly. There is kingly rule when he who is set over the city has full power, whereas there is political rule when he who is set over the city exercises a power restricted by certain laws of the city. Similarly, the household has a twofold rule, namely, the domestic and the despotic. Everyone who possesses slaves is called a despot, whereas the procurator or superintendent of a family is called the domestic head. (Lectio 1, 13.)
This philosophical tradition is carried through to the modern Church in, for example, the Compendium of Social Doctrine (s.214):
The priority of the family over society and over the State must be affirmed. The family in fact, at least in its procreative function, is the condition itself for their existence. With regard to other functions that benefit each of its members, it proceeds in importance and value the functions that society and the State are called to perform[471]. The family possesses inviolable rights and finds its legitimization in human nature and not in being recognized by the State. The family, then, does not exist for society or the State, but society and the State exist for the family.
For Catholicism, the structure of the family is a constitutional issue, indeed, the most fundamental constitutional issue. Although it's hard to imagine in the present political climate, it should be treated with the seriousness of a constitutional question rather than with all the seriousness of a minor adjustment to licensing hours. And Scottish readers at least will need little reminder that, despite claims by the pro-same sex 'marriage' side that a referendum would be 'unScottish', the use of referendums to decide fundamental constitutional issues is hardly an unknown device.
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1. The Valve Index provides an impressive VR experience, but it is far from user-friendly. According to Ben Kuchera's exhaustive review, getting the $999 headset perfectly set up and calibrated can take several hours, but it is arguably worth the trouble. "Nothing is easy, but when everything comes together it delivers one of the best VR experiences I've ever seen," he says, adding that the high frame rate of 144 Hz is "a thing to behold," making everything feel more solid and real. – POLYGON
2. Airbus has already created apps for the coming HoloLens 2 upgrade. The Aerospace Corporation - who have been working on Mixed Reality applications with Microsoft ever since the launch of the first HoloLens four years ago - has so far identified more than 300 potential use cases for MR across its business, which include increasing worker productivity, speeding up design processes, and enabling remote staff training that doesn't tie up expensive equipment. "I am already seeing significant adoption of XR for the aerospace industry because of the cost of the components and the difficulty and cost of training," comments Anshel Sag, an analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. – COMPUTERWORLD
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Jessica Brillhart is an XR entrepreneur, writer, director and theorist. Her impressive pedigree includes being Principal Filmmaker for VR at Google, where she was an early pioneer in producing 360 video experiences such as Resonance (an interesting experiment in using immersive content to create a sense of depth and direction in a virtual environment) as well as helping build Google Jump.
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5. Popular graphic novel "Thunder" has been turned into a VR game blending various elements of indigenous culture. The Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY) partnered with Calgary augmented and virtual reality company Mammoth in spring of 2018 to create Thunder VR, an immersive Blackfoot language and culture learning tool inspired by the novel. This is part of an effort to teach people about the native heritage of the Blackfoot and save indigenous languages by making it more fun and interactive for young learners to engage with. – EDMONTON CITY NEWS
6. Virtual reality is being used to train surgeons to operate robotic surgery equipment. Many medical institutions spend as much as $2 million on devices such as the da Vinci robot, yet training new surgeons to use it effectively has proven to be a challenge. Dr. Khurshid Guru, director of robotic surgery at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York, says VR simulation technology not only helps the training process but also collects and provides objective data about student's surgical performance.– NPR
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8. A VR Arcade is getting people in Alabama to work out by playing videogames. Larry Durant, who opened the Humdingers Virtual Reality Lounge in Baldwin County just over a year ago, attests that users both young and old leave his establishment sweating."They get a ton of exercise, thank God we sanitize everything between players," he says. – WKRG
9. Social VR is providing safe spaces for gender-questioning and transgender people. Platforms such as VRChat let users import 3D models and interact with other players in a large variety of ways. For this report, Josh Brown spoke to individuals via transgender Reddit groups, who revealed that often virtual environments provide an opportunity to gain the insight and perspective they need to affirm or refute their questions and doubts to ultimately make an informed decision about a social transition that could have life-long implications. "It's so therapeutic to look in the mirror and see a girl, even if it's virtual," one user, who goes by the name of Zambina, told him. – DIGITAL TRENDS
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The 40-Year Cycle of Cultural Change (July 14, 2011)
The U.S. is due for another cultural revolution, led by the younger generations, perhaps including a fifth Great Awakening.
There seems to be a 40-year cycle of cultural change in American society. The classic exploration of generational types and cycles, The Fourth Turning, identified a four-generational, 80-year cycle of profound crisis and transformation:
1781 - end of the Revolution and establishment of the nation
1861 - Civil War
1941 - Global war and end of the Depression
2021 - end of the Savior State and debt-based "prosperity," Peak Everything and geopolitical conflict over resources
In terms of cultural revolutions, these seem to sweep through every 40 years or so, a two-generational cycle within the longer cycle. It's not an exact cycle, but consider these dates and eras:
1740: The First Great Awakening: The Protestant evangelical movement of the 1740s played a key role in the development of democratic concepts in the period of the American Revolution and helped foster a demand for the separation of church and state.
1776-1781: Revolutionary War, cultural shift away from the British Empire and toward an American identity.
1820: Second Great Awakening: sparks the rise of the Abolitionist movement which sets the cultural, social and spiritual stage for the Civil War.
1860: the Civil War
1890s: The Gay 90s, a period of American expansion and new freedoms of expression, clouded by the Panic of 1893 which sent the economy into a 6-year depression.
This era was the culmination of the Gilded Age, the industrialization of the U.S. economy between 1865 and 1900. By the beginning of the 20th century, per capita income and industrial production in the United States led the world, with per capita incomes double that of Germany or France, and 50% higher than Britain. Not coincidentally, the birth of the modern industrial labor union occurred around 1890.
1925-30: The Roaring Twenties, an era "marked by a general feeling of discontinuity associated with modernity and a break with traditions. Everything seemed to be feasible through modern technology. Formal decorative frills were shed in favor of practicality in both daily life and architecture. At the same time, jazz and dancing rose in popularity, and as such the period is also known as the Jazz Age."
1967-1970: The Counterculture, which included the culmination of the Civil Rights Movement and the birth/expansion of the feminist movement, Eastern spirituality in the U.S., back-to-the-land self-sufficiency, rock music as a cultural force, the nonviolent anti-war movement, the anti-nuclear movement, experimentation with communal living and drugs, Futurist concepts, and a widespread expansion of freedom of self-expression and experimentation. Many observers believe this ear also launched a Fourth Awakening as evangelical denominations expanded and "Jesus freaks" found religious inspiration outside mainline churches.
The book What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer makes a strong case that this era set the stage for the ultimate technological medium of experimentation and self-expression, the personal computer, which then led irresistably to the World Wide Web (all the foundational technologies of the Internet were in place by 1969-- The first permanent ARPANET link was established on November 21, 1969, between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute.)
Which changed the world, of course. Those darn hippies!
1970 + 40 = 2010: That takes us to the present. Right now the nation is wallowing self-piteously in a fetid trough of denial and adolescent rage/magical thinking that the nation's bogus, debt-based "prosperity" has crashed and cannot be restored, though Ben Bernanke and the clueless "leaders" the citizenry has fecklessly elected keep trying to glue Humpty Dumpty back back together again.
Unfortunately, all they've accomplished is to glue their own fingers together.
The "too big to fail" banks and Corporate Cartels effectively own the Federal machinery of governance, the Savior State's fiefdoms are expanding their reach and power like uncontrollable cancers, and the "leadership"--mostly self-glorifying. grossly incompetent, self-absorbed, greedy Baby Boomers, but with a few equally clueless 40-somethings present just to prove that age is no protection against self-delusion and supreme greed-- has resolved to surrender to the Financial Power Elites and State fiefdoms, and fiddle around with "extend and pretend" strategies until they can exit the stage with bulging bags of swag.
Their only goal is to not be the one blamed when the whole corrupt contraption finally collapses under its own weight. If there was ever a more pathetic, corrupt, cowardly and incompetent set of "leaders" in the nation's history, they must have done their skimming during periods of relative prosperity. Now we need real leaders, not TV-ready simulacra spouting bloated slogans that contain the magic word "change."
Gen X and Gen Y, this is your "lights, camera, action!" call, if not for political power, then for a cultural revolution. I for one am ready for a Fifth Awakening, a Cultural Revolution, and a restoration of self-rule and the real, non-financialized economy.
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The number of women scientists in this story is unusual and refreshing. I wonder: does this reflect reality in China, or the needs of the story, or the desire of the author? Why-ever, it was a pleasant plus for me.
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Most significantly, just when I thought there could not possibly be a significantly new variation on a first contact story, this came along. I feel like blurbs on this book already give away too much of the story, so I will only say I'm impressed with the originality of Liu's approach. It will leave you thinking.
Liu doesn't spend a lot of time inside his character's heads, showing the reader the emotional motivation for their behavior. This sparseness works, for the most part, but a little more would have been nice.
I said the science is amazing, and it is, but some narrative devices used at the very end pushed my limits of credibility.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes stories that inform while they entertain, and/or books that encourage them to think.
Having written d4, a book of my own about the survival of the human race and how our behavior now could impact our fate in a few hundred years, I felt something of a connection with this tale and it probably resulted in my liking this book even more.
After I read the passage above, I would have liked any book the man had written.


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Thorns – Part 11
Erian cursed, "You're a disgusting pig of a woman, Kylie. You've got no standards."
Kylie unwrapped herself from Elwin and turned to face Erian, "You're such a cranky loser Erian. Why don't you have a wife, eh? You've got a cranky face only a nursemaid could love."
Erian responded in kind and the two started escalating their argument further when Elwin signalled for them to be quiet. The last stray dog had wondered out of sight. Now was their opportunity to go down to the water. They trio clambered down to the water. Kylie looked around at the dirt, mud, and junk strewn around the canal: her face beaming with excitement at seeing such a novel environment. Erian watched her coldly from atop a pile of gravel.
"Well now what? Where's this thing that allows you to remove thorns safely?"
Erian pointed to a pool of flowing canal water that was deep enough to submerge a human body, "that's it there."
"A pool of water?"
"The water cleanses the wound so the loss of a thorn won't kill you and you won't get the plague either," said Erian flatly.
Elwin looked at him from the corner of his eye, but didn't protest.
"So do I just put my hand in and then you pull it out?" she asked presenting her right arm in the air which was thorned at the wrist.
Erian shook his head, "If we took out that thorn other people would notice, we're going to take up the thorn that no one can see."
Kylie's gaze narrowed, "You mean the thorn ten centimetres below my belly button?"
"Yes," said Erian coldly.
"You're a creep, Erian," Kylie folded her arms in front her chest, "This is a set up. I am not doing this."
Erian turned to Elwin, "Go on Elwin, tell her this is for real."
Elwin stammered, "He's right, we need to remove the thorn that's always covered, that way no one will know that it's been removed."
"I get that, but I don't want him to see me exposed," she hissed.
"Aww man!" cried Erian, "I don't believe this, you show that to every man, every god damn man, except me. Why are you so cruel to me?"
"Go away, Erian. Go stand behind that pillar over there and keep watch for stray dogs. I won't take my pants off near you and that's it."
"But you will for Elwin? You're so cheap!" spat Erian.
The two of them argued about it back and forth until Erian stormed off without warning. He walked over to the pillar Kylie had indicated and disappeared from sight. Elwin heaved a sigh of relief that the conflict was over. Kylie pulled down her pants and exposed her entire lower half to the elements. Elwin looked away.
"Why are you looking away?" she asked bewildered.
"I don't know," Elwin said reservedly.
She shrugged her shoulders and stepped into the water pool. She had kept her top on but pulled it up and to her mid-rift so as not to get it wet. She looked at Elwin.
"Now I need to pull out the thorn," said Elwin.
"You will need to look at me to do that."
Sheepishly, Elwin turned to look at her. He could see her naked legs under the surface of the water. The unmistakable black veins of the thorn were still easily distinguishable underneath the water between her knees. She looked at him intensely.
"Why is it, Elwin, that men are either afraid of a woman's body or greedily lustful for it?"
"I don't know," he whispered.
"I guess those are the only two emotions a man could feel about anything aren't they?" Kylie mused.
Elwin was silent, the thorn in his heart had started to itch.
"What was that?" she asked.
"Nothing," he lied.
"No, I saw you twitch when I said those were the only two emotions a man could feel about anything,"
Elwin twitched again, Kylie's eyes widened.
"What else, what?"
"What else can a man feel?"
The thorn in Elwin's heart stabbed into this flesh causing him to choke with pain when he tried to answer.
"Please tell me," asked Kylie pleadingly, "What else could a man feel when seeing a woman like this?"
It took all his strength but Elwin managed to breathe the word, "awe…"
Kylie blinked and repeated the word, "awe."
Elwin nodded.
"But that's silly Elwin. There's nothing wonderful or awe-inspiring about me. I'm just a woman and a foul mouthed Delforian woman at that. What man would ever feel that looking at me?"
She laughed, but it was a nervous and shameful laugh as though she had just knowingly uttered something sacrilegious. The tone of her voice just then made Elwin shiver; it was as if he had heard the profound words of a sage. Elwin looked into Kylie's eyes expecting at that moment to see more intelligence and wisdom than usual, but he was disappointed for they now looked as vacant and shallow as they normally did. The fleeting moment of divinity passed and Elwin was conscious that he was crouching over an ordinary woman lying half naked in a puddle of water.
He pulled out the pair of pliers he had secreted in one of the many pouches of his jacket and leaned in underneath the water. He felt carefully for the hard woody shaft of the thorn and clamped onto it hard with the pliers. He tugged at it gently. Kylie swore at him and goaded him to yank it out hard in one go. He complied and the thorn was ripped out of her flesh. They both stared at the long dark piece of wood as several inky black drops of poisonous fluid dripped from it.
Kylie went pale and slipped backwards as though she was about to faint entirely. Elwin rushed around and held her by the shoulders preventing her from sliding into the water and washing away. She thrashed her legs about for a few moments as a small thread of black poison weaved out of her body and through the water downstream. The convulsions stopped and her entire body went limp and lifeless.
Elwin held onto her. He rocked her head but it just hung there lifeless. The heat had leeched from her body and her flesh felt cold to the touch. He started to drag her body out, but stopped when he realised the thread of poison was still working its way out. He hung onto to her limp body watching the black poisonous thread unwinding its way out of her body like a parasitic worm escaping its spent host.
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During a press conference in Providence, Rhode Island, Huckabee said "I'm kind of hoping the New York Times will take me on and run a nasty front page story — may be the best thing that could happen to me." This was his response to questions about a nasty McCain story which the New York Times ran a few days ago. Huckabee said he thinks it was a good thing for McCain because it got people to focus their attention on him, and Huckabee would be pleased if the NYT did the same thing to him-run a nasty front page story-that is.
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There is no doubt about it – the older you get the faster the rate people you know die around you and reinforces the adage of making the most of each day as it could be your last. Today, I learned of the death of a friend and near neighbour, Dave Haycock. He was a nice but straight talking man and a helpful neighbour. I knew he was unwell but had expected him to recover and had accordingly planned to visit him next week along with my son. I mourn his loss.
I got to know Dave some 12 years or so ago but knew little of his past active life other than what I was told. We worked together setting up a local resident's association and achieved some good. Given my son and his grandson were the same age, they often did things together, outings etc. Dave and his wife Yvonne were much involved, which was appreciated. In the past 1-2 years he was severely incapacitated due to health issues, which for the man of action he was, was particularly frustrating. He ended his days in a nursing home and finally in hospital (he died peacefully) and I was able to visit him and we enjoyed some great chats on many subjects.
Before that Dave was a builder and before that he served in the Navy. As a DIY man he was amazing and he did much of the work that was needed in improving his house and did so to great effect. What always struck me was his attention to detail and the quality of the work he did. His major contribution to the community, over a number of years, was organizing youth football, and this was monumental, setting up and organizing leagues and competitions, managing teams and mentoring the boys, trying to impress upon them not just the importance of football excellence but the sort of attitudes that would serve them well in life.
It was good to know you Dave and it was my privilege to count you as one of my friends.


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Q: Android Activity Context is Null So I have these Codes here, It runs without crashing. However When I pass "this" into the gridadapter the mContext is null. I tried to pass getApplicationContext() through but still can't get the getImage method to run properly because the getResources.getIdentifier line does not return anything since Context is null. I appreciated it if someone can teach me how come this is happening and how can I fix it. Thanks.
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    private Context mContext;

    String[] list = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.championlist);

    int[] champImage = getImage();

    public int[] getImage() {

        int[] tempImage = new int[list.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
            tempImage[i] = getResources().getIdentifier(list[i],
                    "drawable", getPackageName());
        }

        return tempImage;

    }

    // Constructor
    public GridAdapter(Context c) {

        mContext = c;

    }

    public int getCount() {
        return champImage.length;
    }

    public Object getItem(int position) {
        return null;
    }

    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return 0;
    }

    // create a new ImageView for each item referenced by the Adapter
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        ImageView imageView;
        if (convertView == null) {
            imageView = new ImageView(mContext);
            imageView.setLayoutParams(new GridView.LayoutParams(85, 85));
            imageView.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER_CROP);
            imageView.setPadding(8, 8, 8, 8);

        } else {
            imageView = (ImageView) convertView;
        }

        imageView.setImageResource(champImage[position]);
        return imageView;
    }

    // Keep all Images in array

}
}

A: private Context context;
   private ProgressDialog progressDialog;

   @Override
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
       setContentView(R.layout.activity_vehicle_details);

    context = this;
 }

A: The root of your problem is that you are trying to initialize a member variable inline with
int[] champImage = getImage();

This executes before the constructor which sets mContext to a valid value. However, the fact that mContext is null inside the call for getImage() should be irrelevant because you never actually use mContext in that method.
The overall issue is that you need to be careful about the order of execution.

A: Try this code it will work
 Context mContext;

GridView gridtable;

 @Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
   super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
   setContentView(R.layout.activity_champion_info);
   mContext=this;
   gridtable = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.gridtable);
   gridtable.setAdapter(new GridAdapter(mContext));

}

Edit1: Try getActivity() to get the context

A: I think mContext is not null, but the getResources() method return null.
Change your code like below and try again, if it doesn't work. Paste the Logcat and we can debug the code.
String[] list = mContext.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.championlist);

and:
public int[] getImage() {

    int[] tempImage = new int[list.length];

    for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
        tempImage[i] = mContext.getResources().getIdentifier(list[i],
                "drawable", getPackageName());
    }

    return tempImage;

}


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LG Optimus G Pro Hands On review (International)
By Eliane Fiolet on 02/25/2013 07:54 PDT
[MWC 2013] So, we have seen the LG Optimus G Pro announced officially for South Korea just a few days after Valentine's Day, and received word that the Optimus G Pro will be making its way to the US sometime in the second quarter of the year.This morning at the MWC LG press conference, the LG Optimus G Pro was shown for the first time in Europe and there, I had the opportunity to get my hands on this great handset.
Update: for U.S users, there is the AT&T Optimus G Pro.
The LG Optimus G Pro features the largest display found on an LG smartphone ( 5.5") and reading the specifications, it looks like the nemesis of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. It sports a Full HD IPS display with a stunning resolution of 1920×1080 with 401 ppi pixel density, a quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a 13MP rear-facing camera, a 2.1MP front-facing camera and will come with an admirable 3,140mAh battery on board, with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean preinstalled.
The LG Optimus G Pro, even it is a little thicker (9.4 mm/0.37″) than recent devices with smaller displays, such as the Sony Xperia Z (7.9 mm/0.31″), feels thin and light for such a large handset. In comparison, the Galaxy Note 2, which features the same thickness and the same screen size, is a little heavier (160 g /5.64 oz vs. 183 g/6.46 oz).
The backside is covered with an elegant pattern, in the same style of the one unveiled with the LG Optimus G, which has become LG's design signature. The overall build-quality is very good and the design is quite stylish. Although the chassis is partly made of plastic, it feels less plasticky than the Galaxy Note 2, which I use every day.
Check the video below for more detail on the product design and the connectors placement.
At 5.5″ with Full HD resolution, it is the largest 1080p display featured in a Smartphone that we have seen. The IPS display is crisp and bright with high contrasts, and features good viewing angles. I will update this post with a comparison with other devices I carry.
The new generation Snapdragon SoC, namely the quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 allows for great performance. The overall user interface is very responsive and fluid.
The LG Optimus G Pro offers the same custom user interface features as the one we saw at the launch of the Optimus G, back in September 2012, namely QSlide, QuickMemo and Live Zooming. Check the video above to see some of those fetaures in action and go to the Optimus G preview article to see all of them.
Additionally, the LG Optimus G Pro supports new user interface features such as Dual Recording, Virtual Reality (VR) Panorama, and Vu Talk. See below a demo of Vu Talk shot with the LG Vu 2, one of the device shown for the first time in Europe at the LG press conference at MWC this morning.
The powerful 3,140mAh battery, much needed to handle the new 1.7 Ghz quad core processor and the large 1080p display, let's expect a long battery life. For that matter, we can refer to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and its 3,100 mAh battery, a device that lasts 7.5 hours while playing HD video (local file, no streaming). Please note that different devices with similar battery capacity perform differently with battery longevity, so, stay tuned until we get the review unti and we can check it for real.
The LG Optimus G Pro is the best Smartphone launched at MWC. In the phablet category, it is the most powerful and the most elegant device we have seen to date.
We can easily compare it to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, launched at IFA in September 2012, which features the same display size (5.5″), a similar battery capacity, and the same thickness. And just like the Note 2, the Optimus G Pro feature a removable back cover, which allows to hide the microSD and the microSIM slots.
Being 6 months younger than its main competitor, the LG Optimus G Pro is lighter, features a faster processor, and a 5.5″ display with higher pixel density (1080p/ 401 ppi).
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Home Entertainment Review: A flawless Lucibela delights Minneapolis
Review: A flawless Lucibela delights Minneapolis
Susan Budig
Lucibela from Cape Verde during a flawless 90 minute set at the Cedar in Minneapolis on Friday, September 16, 2022. Photo: Courtesy of Dave Naughton
Lucibela said she wanted to spread Cape Verde's music to the world as did her role model Cesária Évora. Friday night, September 16th, on stage at the Cedar Cultural Center, she took another step closer to her goal.
A modest-sized, yet passionate audience danced to the warm-up DJs, Douala Soul Collective, a pair of Cameroonians who know how to groove as well as spin their tunes. The crowd didn't stop moving when Lucibela and her quartet of musicians, bass guitar, cavaquinho, drums, and acoustic guitar, climbed on stage at nine pm.
Her single-set lasted over 90 minutes with minimal talking and a lot of singing. There appeared to be only one Cape Verdean person in the crowd, which delighted Lucibela, but many attendees present were familiar with Lucibela's music. Cape Verde's population is slightly more than half a million so having anyone in the crowd to claim that land as home is surprising.
Sung in both Creole and Portuguese, her sound is flawless. She entertained with the slower morna songs and the upbeat often humorous coladeira numbers. Many of the songs were from her recently released in 2022 album, Amdjer including Alma Gêmea, Zum Zum, and Adeus Mama. Her voice soared as she sang Laço Umbilical. The audience applauded at length in recognition of the depth and beauty of Lucibela's talent.
She shared a story when she sang, Alma Gêmea, which translates to soul-mate. "This song talks about a woman who wants to be nice and yet not misunderstood by the men" Lucibela paused, then spoke in a conspiratorial voice,"…you know what I'm saying?" The audience laughed at the innuendo. "The woman is not an animal; it's a funny song."
Lucibela was reticent to speak much in English, but she got her message across. She even induced the crowd to sing in Creole for a couple of call-and-response numbers. As the evening wound down, she urged even those couple dozen people who found seats at this standing concert to dance. The floor was empty of chairs giving us all opportunity to sway our hips and shuffle our feet.
Cape Verdean music has an island sound with its cavaquinho, similar in sound and shape to a ukulele. The songs are often about relationships and about women and their daily lives. No children were at the show, which was a surprise and a shame. It's the perfect music to introduce children to world-music. Wholesome, pure in sound, never too loud—not reaching above 77 decibels, which is how loud most alarm clocks are, and unique.
This was Lucibela's second tour of North America and her first time at The Cedar. She promises to return.
Susan is based in Minneapolis and reports on general assignments for Mshale with a focus on entertainment. In addition to reporting, she is also a writer, poet, teacher and coach.
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An outline of George's life story
The Glovers and Stainforths at Rev. Richard Glover's Golden Wedding Anniversary, Wotton Rectory, 1905
Many of the stranger features of George's life (seen here sitting at his mother's feet, front left) can be traced back to his being brought up in a very strict evangelical Christian family, and this eventually led to his becoming distanced, if not estranged, from his parents. Like his elder brother, Archie, on the left, and younger brother, Moxon, sitting on his mother's lap, he entered a career that took him far from home. A fourth brother, David, is sitting in a striped jersey on the right.
George's mother, Mary, was part of the large Glover family seen on the right. Next to her is her younger sister, Ellen, and then her father, the Rev. Richard Glover. Next, her brother Sydney, an accomplished artist, then her mother, Sarah, then brother Rev. Archie (A.E.) Glover and Sydney's son, then sister Ethel, and finally Rev. Archie's second wife Evelyn and their young daughter.
The picture was taken at Wotton Rectory (Rev. Richard Glover's home), almost certainly by George's father, George Staunton Stainforth, on the occasion of Rev. Richard and Sarah's Golden Wedding anniversary in 1905.
As with all such family group portraits, it is intriguing to consider what differing lives they all lived, and what differing life spans. For example, Ethel lived to the age of a hundred, and George's younger brother, David, died just two years later at the age of just six after falling into a scalding bath … a terrible tragedy that scarred George for life, and does much to explain his extraordinary behaviour from 1935 onwards …
… But that is to look a long way into the future. Meanwhile …
Cody's Flier, 1907
The Crystal Palace, close to the Stainforth family home in south London, was one of the early focal points for aviation in Britain. George's passion for aeroplanes developed after Samuel Cody flew directly over his school before landing at Crystal Palace in 1907. He and his younger brother Moxon began to make frequent visits during their school holidays to air displays at Brooklands Aerodrome, which was easily accessible from their grandparents home at Wotton Rectory near Dorking.
George's mother disapproved so strongly of aeroplanes that he was forced against his will to join his brother Archie in 'the family regiment', The Buffs, in 1918. He then deliberately misbehaved so badly that he was eventually thrown out of the army in disgrace in 1923. Somehow he managed at last to join the RAF, and very soon proved to be a pilot of exceptional ability. The late 1920s were for George 'Golden Years' in which the RAF in effect became the family that he had never had. After being part of the RAF aerobatic team in the late twenties, he joined the High Speed Flight in 1929. In 1931, when the British team won the Schneider Trophy air race outright, he was chosen to attempt to break the world speed record in the Supermarine S6b seaplane.
Watched by over a million people on the side of the Solent, George became 'the fastest man in the air', being the first person to fly over 400 mph. After which he went to Buckingham Palace to receive the AFC from the King.
Following this success, George became one of the RAF's chief test pilots at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough. It seemed that nothing now could possibly go wrong with his career; but one day in the summer of 1935, when bad weather forced him to fly low over Salisbury Plain, close to Stonehenge, he was involved in an incident that triggered a chain of circumstances that led directly to his death seven years later …
George divebombs a civilian bus near Stonehenge in his fury biplane
After 'the incident near Stonehenge', George was grounded and posted to the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious with the non-flying, administrative job of Adjutant. It was when the ship was based at Alexandria in Egypt that he met a beautiful married lady, Stella Deacon, at a party in November 1935.
By the spring of 1936 they were deeply in love with each other; indeed George had become so obsessed with her that his work as Adjutant was badly affected. Shortly after taking her on an aerobatic flight over Dekheila Airfield (shown above), and then for a weekend in Giza, where they made love under the pyramids, the RAF gave him a sideways promotion to Iraq as an 'acting Squadron Leader'. But this was another strictly non-flying job: running the Aircraft Depot in Hinaidi.
George endured this for year – during which he kept in touch with Stella through hundreds of letters – before eventually being given the command of 30 Squadron, at the huge new base of Habbaniya near Baghdad. This airfield in the desert, described as the 'Jewel in the Crown' (but from which wives were banned), rapidly gained a reputation for eccentricity. On one occasion in March 1938, a new recruit was greeted by the whole squadron in fancy dress, including George dressed in black as the devil, complete with horns.
At the Munich Crisis, the Squadron was sent to Egypt, but after 'peace in our time', they were ordered to return immediately. But George did not arrive back at Habbaniya for ten days, having once more pursued his affair with Stella in Alexandria (… in a strange menage a trois with her husband, Dick).
The RAF top brass now sent George home to Upavon in despair, to utilise his immense piloting skills test flying all the latest models of Spitfire and Hurricane, etc, and to write the 'Pilot's Handling Notes'.
After a year of being exiled from his lover in this way, George requested active service again, and somehow managed to persuade the RAF to let him return to Egypt as a Wing Commander in charge of two squadrons guarding the Suez Canal. But when he arrived back, he was devastated to find that Stella had now separated from her husband and was engaged to a new lover.
Although his eyesight was failing, and as Wing Commander he was meant to stay on the ground, George still flew at every opportunity. When Churchill, on a visit to Egypt in August on his way back from visiting Stalin in Russia, encouraged George to give King Farouk an air display to frighten him, George took up the challenge with alacrity. He dived his Beaufighter straight towards the Royal tent and fired his rockets so that they only just missed, and made huge craters in the ground.
A few days later, George was again grounded, but he took no notice …
His death, officially described as 'killed on active service', while strictly true was very economic with the truth …
George in 1942. Photo: Christopher Scott
[All pictures above are from the Stainforth Family Archive]
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Spiritual Solutions by Deepak Chopra
Live an enriching, self-aware, magnificent life in the face of difficulty, distraction, and conflict
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"Great advice directly from the master on virtually any subject, it just doesn't get any better than this, and all in commonsense language. I love this book." —Wayne W. Dyer
Can a stagnant career be jump-started? What's the best way to deal with a passive-aggressive friend?In a world full of distractions and stress, how does one find time for meditation?
Over the course of his career as physician, teacher, and bestselling author, Deepak Chopra has received thousands of questions like this from people facing all kinds of challenges. In an exciting new publication, Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life's Greatest Challenges (Harmony Books, March 27, 2012) the man who has inspired millions of people to transform their lives shares actual letters written from around the world directly to him. Topics range from how to lead more fulfilling lives, to how to overcome relationship problems, and personal obstacles. On top of that, the book distills the best of his advice and provides tools and strategies to solve any problem or challenge—and better yet, how to transform any obstacle into an opportunity.
In the book, Chopra shows you how to expand your awareness, and explains that doing so is crucial to combating the confusion and conflict we all face. "There is no greater power for success and personal growth than your own awareness," he says. The first part of the book is organized according to the four most common areas of struggle: relationships, success, health and well-being, and personal growth and offers general theory on how to address problems in those areas. The second part of the book shares dozens of actual question and answers – the individual, real-world questions with Dr. Chopra's advice in response. These questions address provocative, sometime heart-wrenching issues. Examples include a mother asking how to deal with an unruly son, a wife wondering how to know when her husband is cheating, a youth at a crossroads in her career, and a woman worried her friend is a doormat, among many, many others. Here are some of the most common problems summed up:
RELATIONSHIPS: The spiritual side of life in modern society has been divorced from "real life" which involves endless distraction from everyday things—raising a family, providing necessities, keeping the piece under one roof. Relationships are hard at the best of times, trying to achieve a spiritual relationship can seem like a fantasy
SOLUTION: In a relationship where awareness is expanding, both people evolve together and instead of projecting, view the other person as a mirror of themselves. Thus you can base your happiness on being real, not on illusions and expectations.
SUCCESS: All too often the worst decisions are made by applying the past so rigidly that you are blind to anything else. Contracted awareness is rigid, defensive, limited in scope and dependent on the past. It takes expanded awareness to open a channel to the underlying creativity that exists within you. This impacts your ability to deal with failure, and decision-making skills, among other things.
SOLUTION: Make uncertainty your ally, not your enemy. Once you see the unknown as the source of creativity, you no longer fear it. This cannot be applied arbitrarily, however. Unforeseen obstacles reflect a genuine inability to see deeper, and what you cannot see has no power to aid you.
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING: When holistic health programs are proposed, it's common for people simply to exchange pharmaceuticals for herbs, processed food for organic food, and jogging for yoga classes – but a shift to a truly holistic approach doesn't occur. To be holistic, your approach to health must take awareness into account. Awareness is an invisible factor that has powerful long-term effects on body and mind.
SOLUTION: Coping begins in the mind. Your state of awareness is the foundation for all your mental habits and attitudes.
PERSONAL GROWTH: Spirituality is voluntary, and in the modern age the vast majority of people opt out. How do we bring the inner and outer worlds into a single process known as living? Your true self is the real you, but how can this be experienced?
SOLUTION: The everyday self is flooded with experiences. To arrive at a deeper level requires a process. On a daily basis you orient yourself to grow in the certain areas, including Maturity, Purpose, Vision, and Transcendence.
With wisdom and compassion, Chopra offers us the guidance and encouragement necessary to face adversity, transform obstacles into opportunities, and live a satisfying, enlightened life.
With practical insight, Spiritual Solutions will enable you to meet life's challenges from within and to experience a sense of genuine fulfillment and purpose.
Deepak Chopra is the author of more than sixty books that have been translated into more than eighty languages and include numerous New York Times bestsellers. Dr. Chopra is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management, and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization. TIME magazine has described Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."
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MTV's 'Scream' is Now Casting for a HUGE Party Scene
MTV's Scream is looking for party goers and dancers in New Orleans, Louisiana.
MTV is now casting actors, models, and talent to work on MTV's hit TV series Scream. Producers are looking for men and women to play party goers and who love to dance. Filming will take place on Wednesday, May 18th and Thursday, May 19th.
About MTV's Scream:
The new MTV series centers around a a YouTube video going viral that soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past.
To audition for a role on MTV's Scream season 2, check out the casting call details below:
MTV 'Scream' Season 2 Casting Call
*** "S-2" – filming in 9th Ward of New Orleans- OVERNIGHT Wed. 5/18 & Thursday 5/19***
FEAR PARTY GOER- Men and women, all ethnicities who appear 18tly-20s and who love to DANCE!
*If you can only do ONE night feel free to submit for Thursday 5/19 only.
Please email a current picture and phone number to S2@centralcasting.com with "FEAR PARTY GOER" in the subject line.
Please do not apply, if you are not local or if you do not fit the description.
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It seems 75mm higher than stock is waay too dangerous for softcock QLD, what a bloody disgrace.
Just a heads up for those travelling to the group hunt next year.
Also I have a set of 5 mud tyres on black track rims for sale, suit Hilux, pathfinder etc over 90% tread.
Yeah this is crap, I didn't hear anything about the law being changed till they started defecting utes on the Gold Coast the other week. Friggin nanny State.
I was of the impression it's about enforcing existing laws rather than introduction of new laws?
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Apologies to the forum, I feel like a d*ckhead right about now. It turns out all this, stemmed from just regular everyday Facebook lies and bullsh*t that got out of the newsfeed and into main stream media releases by the aaaa, drive and many others.
Man I hated f.b with a passion before this, just goes to show of how the comments of a suburban dullard can blow out and get 80,000 signatures on a petition.
What's funny is the govt is trying to increase the mod heights haha and people whinging about it. I know in the NT you can only have 100mm overall without engineering certifications and a lane change test (swerve test @ 60km/hr) and that will allow a max overall of 150mm.


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