What to watch at home this week? Which is the best series to watch? What about the movies to watch this weekend? Which are the best TV shows to binge? NOW STREAMING makes your search simpler.
Who: The comedy drama set in New York of the 1950s that swept the Emmys in September is back with 10 more episodes in its second season. Amy Sherman-Palladino, who became the first woman ever to win both the writing and directing trophies that evening at the Microsoft Theatre, writes and directs four of the new episodes, while her husband Daniel writes and directs three. Rachel Brosnahan brings the "marvelous" back in Mrs Maisel with Alex Borstein cutting down a bit on her tough ways as Susie. You'll also see a lot more of Midge's parents, Abe and Rose, played by the brilliant Tony Shalhoub and the beautiful Marin Hinkle.
Why: The second season is always the litmus test for a hit show. Whether it has the legs for a longer run or whether it was just meant to be a one binge wonder. Well, the good news is that The Marvelous Mrs Maisel actually shines brighter in the new season! To be honest, in the first season, after the terrific pilot, the show took its own sweet time to really get going. No such loafing around this time, with the plot moving as briskly as Sherman-Palladino's memorable dialogues. And it moves in directions difficult to anticipate.
Like the entire Paris section, which is clearly one of the highlights of the new season. Rose is there, because "I'm alone in New York but here in Paris I have art"! When Abe and Midge realise she's gone for good, they join her there for what is initially an awkward phase but soon thaws out into the most romantic companionship for Mr and Mrs Weissman, replete with Rodin Museum, crusty baguettes and a dog named Simone.
Things cool down between Midge and Joel (Michael Zegen) too but there is a small problem, the problem which will be the main hook for the season. Joel can't have Midge back as long as she is Mrs Maisel on stage. And Mrs Maisel on stage, of course, is the piece de resistance of the show. It's in those wild, charged sessions on stage, from a club in central Paris to a pub in midtown New York to the tour she'd take later in the season, that both the series and its title character come into their own, playing up the feminist theme of the show with emphatic elan.
Whee: The Marvelous Mrs Maisel is still the best looking show on the small screen with immaculate production design and the soundtrack keeps getting better with every episode, teeming with songs by Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong and Barbra Streisand.
Who: For fans of cooking competition on TV, this new Netflix original, hosted by Andrew Knowlton (restaurant editor at Bon Appetit magazine), ticks a lot of boxes. Made by former MasterChef producers, this is perhaps closest to MasterChef Australia: The Professionals, where established chefs fight it out over several rounds of intense cooking. The prize here? To be able to sit on the same table as the nine celebrity chefs who appear as judges in the nine episodes leading up to the final. Those nine judges hail from nine different countries which are the themes of the nine preliminary rounds. A format too complicated? Perhaps.
Participating in teams of two, some of the contestants on The Final Table are already Michelin-starred chefs who have their own restaurants in different parts of the world. So clearly these guys have more to lose than to win on this show, making the contest all the more intense. The only Indian contestant on the show is Amninder Sandhu, executive chef of Arth in Mumbai, while the celebrity Indian judge is Chef Vineet Bhatia, who was the first Indian chef to win a Michelin star back in 2001.
Why: With The Final Table, the attempt here is to do a cross between MasterChef and Chef's Table, blending the competitiveness of the first with the artistry of the second. Most of the cooking is highly inventive with some contestant giving a Japanese twist to paella to someone going all molecular on English breakfast. There is evidently a lot of effort that has gone in to create a chemistry between the two partners in every team and some of the bonding comes off as honest and warm. The best bits of every episode, though, come in the last segment when the celebrity judge appears. Each one of them is quite a personality and brings that much-needed edge to the proceedings. Case in point: Mexican chef extraordinaire Enrique Olvera.
Why Not: It's no Masterchef Australia and as much as you want to root for certain teams, the emotions do not run that high or that real. Also, the wow factor in the food is often missing, mostly due to the choice of the theme dishes. Tacos or feijoadas can only look that exciting on screen.
Whee: For the India episode, the three guests include actor R. Madhavan, host and comedian Hasan Minhaj and food critic Rashmi Uday Singh. They have all the contestants make butter chicken but because Maddy is vegetarian, most of the teams make their own customised version without chicken. Football fans will dig the UK and Italy episodes where Gary Lineker and Alessandro Del Piero appear as guests.
Who: British funnyman Steve Coogan, perhaps best known in this part of the world for his role alongside Judi Dench in Philomena, brings his famous radio and TV character Alan Partridge to the movies with this action comedy based entirely in Norwich. In fact, almost entirely in one radio station, where Alan is a jockey on the early morning show. When the radio station is bought over by a multinational conglomerate and sacks the oldest employee Pat (Colm Meaney), the latter crashes the office party and takes everyone hostage. It is up to Alan then to go in and save the day. Directed by Declan Lowney from a script co-written by Coogan, the film also stars Felicity Montagu (Bridget Jones's Diary) as Alan's personal assistant and Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult) as Alan's crush in office.
Why: Coogan can have you rolling on the floor laughing with just his facial gesticulations. Add his accented chatter to the mix and it's difficult to sit still watching Alpha Papa. Alan Partridge, in many ways, is what made Coogan such a funny force in the UK and to give a big screen life to that character after more than two decades must have been a dream come true. And man, does he live up to it, playing this egotistical and narcissistic but well-meaning dimwit like he was born Partridge.
Who: It's been 53 years since The Sound of Music was released in theatres. Adapted from the musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which premiered on stage in 1959, the film was directed by Robert Wise, who had earlier adapted another famous musical for the screen, The West Side Story. Nun Maria, played by Julie Andrews, is the heart of The Sound of Music experience for audiences of all ages. As the new governess for the von Trapp family, Maria has to use every bit of her skill and patience to convert seven unruly children. Love and music are her greatest weapons and eventually she would reach out to the cold and bitter widower father Captain Georg, who is also trying to tackle the rise of Nazism in 1938 Austria.
Why: The film's leading man, Christopher Plummer, may have called it "The Sound of Mucus" – alright, it is a tad too candy-coated – but there's an inimitable heart-warming quality about the film which has made The Sound of Music a timeless cinematic wonder. Right from that unforgettable opening shot where the camera sweeps over the gorgeous Austrian Alps to reveal the joyous nun from Salzburg at one with nature. Besides the sparkling performances from Andrews and Plummer, the songs make The Sound of Music. "My Favourite Things", "You Are Sixteen Going On Seventeen", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", "Edelweiss", "Do-Re-Mi"… no wonder the film was marketed as: "The Happiest Sound in All The World".
Steven Spielberg's three original Indiana Jones movies are now streaming on Netflix.
The McDonald's film, The Founder, starring Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, is now streaming on Hotstar.
Far cry from Mr Bean, Rowan Atkinson plays Chief Inspector Jules Maigret in the TV series Maigret, now streaming on Zee5.
All five seasons of the legal thriller TV series Damages, starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne, are now streaming on SonyLIV.


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Christine Lepera Featured in Billboard's 2020 "Women In Music Executives" List
Christine Lepera has been featured in Billboard's 2020 "Women In Music Executives" list published on December 3, 2020. The list spotlights more than 200 female executives and activists changing the industry.
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The litigator has been involved in high-profile cases for Dr. Luke and Katy Perry and has since taken on new clients Post Malone, whom she represented in a joint authorship and copyright dispute involving his Hot 100 No. 1 single "Circles," and the late Juice WRLD in a recently dismissed copyright case brought by the rock band Yellowcard related to his breakout single "Lucid Dreams."
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IS-IS is an IGP specified and standardized by ISO through ISO 10589:2002 and additional RFC standards with extensions to support IP that has been deployed in the Internet for decades. For the IS-IS protocol, LSR-WG's work is focused on IP routing, currently based on the agreement in RFC 3563 with ISO/JTC1/SC6. The LSR-WG will interact with other standards bodies that have responsibility for standardizing IS-IS. LSR-WG will continue to support Layer 2 routing (for example TRILL work) as needed.
OSPFv2 [RFC 2328 and extensions], is an IGP that has been deployed in the Internet for decades. OSPFv3 [RFC5340 and extensions] provides OSPF for IPv6 and IPv4 [RFC5838] which can be delivered over IPv6 or IPv4 [RFC 7949].
The LSR Working Group will generally manage its specific work items by milestones agreed with the responsible Area Director.
In addition to ongoing maintenance, the following topics are specific work-items for the WG.
by adding OSPFv3 extensions using the OSPFv3 Extended LSAs.
network topologies, such as are commonly used in data centers.
The Link-State Routing (LSR) Working Group will coordinate with other working groups, such as RTGWG, SPRING, MPLS, TEAS, PCE, V6OPS, and 6MAN, to understand the need for extensions and to confirm that the planned work meets the needs and is compatible with IS-IS and/or OSPF from functional, architectural and performance point of views. LSR-WG will coordinate with CCAMP, TEAS, and BIER on their extensions to the LSR IGPs as applicable to LSR protocol operation and scale. LSR-WG should coordinate with other WGs as needed.


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Leinster targeting four wins from four in Heineken Champions Cup pool stage
Leinster senior-coach Stuart Lancaster thinks they may have to win all four pool games in order t...
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Leinster senior-coach Stuart Lancaster thinks they may have to win all four pool games in order to progress to the quarter-finals of this year's Heineken Champions Cup.
The Guinness PRO14 winners will face Montpellier and Northampton home and away in Pool A of the new-look competition later this year.
"It's a new format, irrespective of who you draw the important thing for any team and Leinster included is that you have got to set out to win all four games really to give yourself the best possible chance," Lancaster told reporters on an online conference call following the draw.
"We've played both teams recently, certainly over the last couple of years during my time here. Montpellier have changed coaching team recently, but they still have a formidable squad. We know Northampton well. No draw is easy and we don't think ours is either.
"One of the challenges is, irrespective of the draw, the first game is the week after the final international game and so from a Leinster point of view we'll have this group of 15-20 players coming back in from international rugby and the next game they play is a European game.
"We're excited about the format but there's not much room for error," the former England coach added.
"If you get to the quarter-finals, that's home and away with an aggregate score and that's a fascinating twist to the competition.
"Win your home games, win one away game minimum will be the prerequisite if you want to come in the top four in your pool, to guarantee that quarter-final.
"Ideally four from four, but even then it doesn't guarantee a home quarter-final like it used to. It guarantees you a home one, but you'll have to go away then."
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Зоопарк или зоологическа градина е място, където представители на диви животински видове са държани в плен и могат да бъдат наблюдавани от посетители. Названието идва от гръцката дума "зоо" (Ζωο), означаваща "животно".

Функции
В днешно време сериозните зоологически градини имат цели и отвъд чистото предоставяне на атракция и забавление за публиката. Те развиват образователни и изследователски проекти, както и програми, свързани със запазване на разнообразието на живота на Земята, като например размножаване на застрашени от изчезване видове.

Контактна зоологическа градина
В много зоопаркове са обособени т.нар. контактни зони, където всички желаещи могат да видят отблизо, да докоснат и дори да хранят животни, които не са опасни за хората. Най-честите представители на фауната в контактните зони са малки птици, козички, зайчета, мини прасета и др. Освен по-близък досег до природата, целта е и образоване на посетителите, тъй като много често в желанието си да привлекат вниманието на животните, им предлагат неподходяща или вредна храна.

История
Предшественик на зоологическата градина е менажерията, съществуваща още от Средновековието. Първата зоологическа градина, която има научни и образователни цели и е отворена за публични посещения е Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes в Париж, създадена през 1794 година.

Финансиране
Зоопаркове има в много от големите градове по света и в зависимост от размера и качеството си някои от тях са значими туристически атракции. Въпреки това значителна част оперират на загуба и разчитат на публично финансиране, дарения и други приходи, различни от таксите, събирани от посетители. Например Зоопарк София има програма за "осиновяване", чрез която частни лица или институции могат да поемат издръжката на дадено животно, получавайки в замяна възможност да се рекламират на неговата територия.

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Target highly skilled individuals with the professional mindset and problem solving skills needed to achieve your company's goals.
Judicious: To display thoughtfulness in decision-making and an awareness that there is often more than one reasonable option and that poor decisions should be dispassionately revisited.
Committed: To be loyally oriented to the job, company goals and mission.
Honorable: To conduct oneself with personal integrity, honesty and truthfulness.
Foresightful: To strive to anticipate potential difficulties and to foresee consequences of decisions.
Focused: To persistently focus on working through problems in an organized, systematic and orderly way.
Adaptable: To be resilient, with an appetite for innovation and system changes.
Resourceful: To be driven to find the means necessary to fulfill responsibilities; self-reliant.
Tolerant: To respect diversity in the workplace, including showing due respect for different perspectives, opinions, and suggestions.
Motivational: To communicate enthusiasm for the work at hand and inspires others to give their best.
Problem Analysis: The ability to analyze problem situations and identify the significance of the critical data elements. A strongly skilled problem solver uses analysis and interpretation skills to determine the issues that must be addressed and to understand the complexities of the problem.
Evaluating Alternatives: The ability to evaluate options accurately and establish priorities. A successful business professional can differentiate the quality of different possible choices and explain the reasons for their decisions.
Precise Contexts: The deductive reasoning skills necessary to anticipate outcomes and see logical consequences. Effective business professionals need to be able to see applications and implications of executive directives, company policies and regulations which shape and constrain their problem solving.
Ambiguous contexts: Problem solving in contexts of risk, ambiguity and uncertainty. Strength in inductive and inferential reasoning lead problem solvers to determine the solution that has the strongest likelihood of success, given information at hand.
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Overall Reasoning Skills: The integration of thinking and reasoning skills needed to make operational decisions and to address problem situations at the business professional organizational levels.


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Batman the Musical: We Are Not Amused
Neat*Geek clues us in to one of the most terrifying MP3s you will download this week: a song from the Batman musical. I remember hearing about this long and long ago, but then nothing. I assumed it had gone into the Broadway development...
All-Shite Batman and Robin: How Old Was the...
I'm so glad I-Mockery's Tales From the Longbox is here to show me that I'm not alone in thinking that Frank Miller and Jim Lee's new All-Star Batman and Robin is complete and utter crap. I don't think I could...
This Just In: DC Superheroes
Oh yes, we've got DC any way you want it: old school, new school and very new school. For the new school, there's the modern animated classic, the original Timm/Dini Batman: The Animated Series, with its third volume. The final...
Batman Begins (2005) – 27 Second Review
Written by: David S. Goyer & Christopher Nolan, based on a story by Goyer, which was in turn based on the character created by Bob Kane Directed by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Cillian...
The Batman/Superman Movie (1998) – DVD...
Film: DVD: Written by Stan Berkowitz, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Rich Fogel, and Steve Gerber Directed by Toshiko Masuda Starring the Voices of Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Kevin Conroy, Clancy Brown, and Mark Hamill Features: Interview with...
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)...
Doc says, "Return of the Joker belongs on the rack of any fan of American animation in general, and the Timm/Dini DC comic adaptations in particular. And if you're a fan of the Caped Crusader, it's a better investment than a large percentage...
Batman: The Legend Begins (1992) – DVD...
Doc says, "It's hard to believe that Batman: The Animated Series premiered a decade ago, injecting new life into the superhero cartoon genre and American animation in general. Not to mention revitalizing the Batman character by returning to...
Batman and Robin (1997) – Movie Review
Written by: Akiva Goldsman Directed by: Joel Schumacher Starring: George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone My Advice: Wait for MST3K What a marvelous study in what not to do. I won't...
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The Undertones - West Bank Songs [VINYL]
LTD PURPLE + WHITE VINYL
A Best Of by The Undertones features 30 tracks compiled by the band themselves apparently.
One of the most successful acts to come out of Northern Ireland. ( Derry's finest ).
Includes the hits Here Comes The Summer, My Perfect Cousin, Jimmy Jimmy and the John Peel favourite, Teenage Kicks.
TRK LISTING:
1. You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!) - The Undertones
2. Male Model - The Undertones
3. Hypnotised - The Undertones
4. Billy's Third - The Undertones
5. The Way Girls Talk - The Undertones
6. True Confessions - The Undertones
7. Wednesday Week - The Undertones
8. (She's A) Runaround - The Undertones
9. There Goes Norman - The Undertones
10. Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
11. Tearproof - The Undertones
12. Jump Boys - The Undertones
13. The Love Parade - The Undertones
14. Soul Seven - The Undertones
15. Girls Don't Like It - The Undertones
1. Jimmy Jimmy - The Undertones
2. When Saturday Comes - The Undertones
3. Julie Ocean - The Undertones
4. My Perfect Cousin - The Undertones
5. Family Entertainment - The Undertones
6. Beautiful Friend - The Undertones
7. I Know a Girl - The Undertones
8. Get Over You (Kevin Shields Remix 2016) - The Undertones
9. Girls That Don't Talk - The Undertones
10. Forever Paradise - The Undertones
11. Here Comes the Summer - The Undertones
12. It's Going to Happen - The Undertones
13. Bittersweet - The Undertones
14. You're Welcome - The Undertones
15. Listening In - The Undertones


"I'm proud to know that when things get tough - even in the life of our country, in the toughest of times - it was always a woman that needed to come forward and really bring our country forward. I love being Filipina."
After witnessing the murder of her father at 13 years old, a traumatized Issa grew up with questions in her heart and deep-seated anger against the world. It was only upon entering Gawad Kalinga years later that she learned how to heal, forgive and live again.
At GK, she understood what poverty forced people to do and realized we are all interconnected no matter how unlikely it may seem. That her father's death was about people not being able to live a life with dignity and not having the same choices that some of us have.
Through Gawad Kalinga, Issa was able to heal herself while helping others, most recently families affected by the Zamboanga siege, Bohol earthquake, and Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. "We have solidified our work not just for relief operations and reconstruction, but also focusing on hunger issues especially among children through our Kusina ng Kalinga campaign," Issa shares.


This week in the Advanced Salsa Class at LDA, we did a recap of the past 4 salsa moves to help people remember them, so there's no new move for this week. in the meantime, here's my favourite 10 Bachata songs.
Not being a big listener of Bachata in general, I got help from Australia's most influential Bachata teacher and promoter, and one of the directors of the Sydney International Bachata Festival, Nestor Manuelian. Half of these are his choices.
Hey Uly, nice to see you talking about Bachata :). And yes, do you have a very modern taste. These are some Bachatas that were a hit and that influenced the industry to what it is today (most of this songs date back to late 90's). I'm sure you will remember those songs!
Thanks for sharing Uly! I like your updated list!
Yeah dude. Number 8 in your 2nd list was critical. If you hadn't included that it would've been crucification for you my friend.
Uly!!! OMG I google searched top bachata songs and this was the first link that came up!!! How random. Regards, Crazy!!!
You almost killed me… in earnest I went in here to get top 10 Bach and then I just spotified…. my heart is till pounding in fear.
This list is awesome! I some how forgot who did Te Extraño… found that and more.
Here are two great mixes filled with Bachata.
Muchisimo gracias pa' este listo bien chulo!
This list is straight up trash.
Edward Maya Stereo Love Bachata Remix?????
What happened with Luis Vargas Again?
I completely disagree with this list. Luis Fonsi is not bachata. Teodoro is not even in this list. Frank Reyes, Luis Vargas … No no no.


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Miami names former Houston QB King its starter
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MIAMI — It was expected, but wasn't official until Monday.
The Miami Hurricanes officially named D'Eriq King, the standout graduate transfer from Houston, the starting quarterback for the season.
"D'Eriq's hard work both on and off the field has earned him the starting quarterback position," Hurricanes head coach Manny Diaz said in a statement. "His leadership qualities have been evident since he arrived on campus, continuing through mat drills, spring practice, our virtual meetings and summer activities. We're excited to see him lead this offense and I know his teammates are excited as well."
When college football spring practices came to a halt in March, Miami deemed its quarterback situation a competition. King was the perceived favorite among redshirt juniors N'Kosi Perry and Tate Martell, redshirt freshman Peyton Matocha and early enrollee Tyler Van Dyke.
Of those, only Perry has starting experience, getting the start in nine games over the past two seasons. Last year's primary starting quarterback, Jarren Williams, transferred to Garden City Community College this offseason after King transferred in.
The decision comes as the Hurricanes transition to the second session of approved summer activities on Monday. College football fall camps can begin on Aug. 7.
King racked up 78 total touchdowns, 4,295 passing yards and 1,421 rushing yards in 22 starts for the Cougars. He was recently named to the 2020 watch lists for both the Davey O'Brien Award, honoring the nation's top quarterback, and the Maxwell Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding player in college football.


A scorpion is a pet you can never hold. He won't learn to recognize or interact with you, but he will make up for his lack of cuddliness by providing your with hours of fascinating observation. Scorpions are either jungle species or desert species. Since the habitat and care differ for the two types... Unlike the other scorpion species on this list, the slender brown scorpion requires a tropical habitat. 6 The slender brown scorpion prefers tropical climates. While scorpions are most common in the desert southwest, 1 they can be found scattered throughout the U.S.
Scorpions adapt to the desert through hairs on their legs and other body parts that enable them to be more sensitive to air temperature; other adaptions include their flexible diet, their ability to control their metabolism, their tough exoskeletons and their ability to burrow.... The deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus) is a species of scorpion, a member of the Buthidae family. It is also known as the Palestinian yellow scorpion, Omdurman scorpion, Naqab desert scorpion and by many other colloquial names, which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal.
Emperor Scorpions are not difficult pets to keep, but there are specific requirements you will have to meet when setting up their habitat. The following information will help you to create a healthy, hospitable environment for your scorpion.... 26/11/2017�� Ultimately, by creating a proper habitat, ensuring the environment is appropriate, feeding your scorpion, and making sure you follow some safety guidelines, you�ll have lots of fun caring for your scorpion.
Scorpion facts characteristics habitat and reproduction.
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Emperor scorpions are becoming more and more popular. They are large and easy to see, docile, and not very dangerous. Yet they are cool to watch and they are exciting to show off.
These animals have eight legs and a segmented tail that can make them easy to be recognized. Being nocturnal creatures, scorpions prefer to stay hidden in dark areas during the day and they come out at night for finding water and food.


Welcome to the Mioozik of the undisputed King of Spanish House : Dr. Kucho!
After two decades in the industry, there can be no denying that Spanish house sensation Daniel Manzano, or Dr. Kucho! as he�s known to the masses, remains one of the most industrious and long- standing producers and DJs on the planet. With almost 300 releases to his name since his early entry onto the circuit in 1993, The Doctor is as strong as ever as he continues to prescribe his fans � and music lovers the world over � dose after dose of his tried and tested medicine.
His vast, diverse, and ever-increasing portfolio, including releases on some of the most notable labels in the industry (Sony, Virgin, Defected, Pacha, Spinnn� and Africanism to name but a few), has been received with open arms by discerning audiences across the globe, securing Dr. Kucho! a well-deserved place as one of the stalwarts of the European and Latin American house music tradition.
Early successes for Dr. Kucho! included �Lies To Yourself� and �Can�t Stop Playing�, the latter of which enjoyed number one status in the Dutch radio charts for five weeks. Further integral to Kucho�s rise were two hits on Weekend Records; �Patricia Never Leaves The House� and �La Luna� in 2001, both of which reached No. 1 in charts worldwide, simultaneously making a huge contribution to the rise of Spanish house music which had previously been so discreet.
Original tracks and remixes have since come thick and fast, and to name them all would be one hell of a task. But the track that really put Kucho! on the map, even beyond those held by dance-music buffs, was to be �Belmondo Rulez�. The release enjoyed such success that it arrived in at No.6 of DJMag�s �Best of 2003 Hype Chart�.
Kucho�s! popularity grew quickly following this, and he soon became one of the �one�s to watch� on the European circuit, so much so that DJ Magazine UK crowned him �The Undisputed King of Spanish House Music�. When 2006 hit �Hallelujah� reached No. 1 in Malta, beating the likes of Shakira, Madonna and Justin Timberlake that very same week, there was no doubting the credibility of the homage paid three years earlier; Dr. Kucho! had officially become part of dance music royalty.
Plentiful releases on prestigious labels have been an obvious sign of success, and a personal benchmark for Dr. Kucho! But let�s not forget arguably the most noteworthy string to be added to the ever-growing 20- year Kucho! bow � the founding of his very own label in 2003, �Disc Doctor Records�. Eager never to compromise on quality, the launch of the Disc Doctor label has been nothing short of a triumph for Dr. Kucho!. With 65 releases to date and counting, he has used the Disc Doctor platform with full-effect to distribute first-rate house music produced by himself and other hand-picked artists, whilst maintaining the absolute quality control towards which he so famously strives. Testament to this lies in the sonic hedonism of hit releases such as �New School Tribal�, �Green Planet�, �La Isla�, �Funkatron� and �The Rave�, the follow up to which (�Beyond The Rave�), is set for release on the mighty Spinnin�.
Dr. Kucho!�s latest�s most successful tracks are �La Tarde Se Ha Puesto Triste�, Dr. Kucho! & Zenbi �Echale Candela� and Dr. Kucho! & Funky Truckerz �Lots More Lovin�. Thanks to this tracks and fifty more during the last two years, his facebook page fan base soared ten-fold, from less than 10,000 in 2010, to a staggering 100,000 in the beginning of 2012 � demonstrating that all that hard work in the studio definitely pays off!
Although the commitment to extensive studio-time is a must for Kucho!, he has not, importantly, let this hard work behind the scenes hinder him from what is arguably the most central attribute for any dance music star � shaking the dancefloor! Making regular �house calls� at some of the biggest and best clubs from all corners of the globe, the Doctor continues to prove that he is the complete package by smashing every party he plays.
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Szlak przez Wielecki Staw – czarny znakowany szlak turystyczny, w województwie zachodniopomorskim, na południowo-wschodnim pograniczu Szczecina i gminy Stare Czarnowo.

Krótki spacerowy szlak łącznikowy, o długości 6,0 km, na północno-wschodnim skraju Szczecińskiego Parku Krajobrazowego "Puszcza Bukowa". Szlak w dolinie Płoni, obchodzi Wielecki Staw, leżący w systemie sztucznych zbiorników na dawnym terenie cystersów z Kołbacza.

Przebieg szlaku
Kilometraż podano dla obu kierunków marszu:
 0,0 km – 6,0 km - Szczecin-Śmierdnica (pętla autobusowa), ul. Pyrzycka - ul. Zadumana:
   Szlak im. Stanisława Grońskiego – odchodzi
   Szlak Buczynowych Wąwozów – odchodzi
 1,7 km – 4,3 km - Szczecin-Sosnówko, ul. Dobropole (pomnikowa daglezja zielona)
 3,6 km – 2,4 km - Wielecki Staw – południowo-wschodni brzeg
 4,4 km – 1,6 km - przejście na drugą stronę drogi krajowej nr 3
 5,7 km – 0,3 km - Szczecin-Jezierzyce (pętla autobusowa), ul. Mostowa - ul. Topolowa
   Szlak im. Stanisława Grońskiego
 6,0 km – 0,0 km - Szczecin-Jezierzyce, ul. Relaksowa
  Szlak im. Stanisława Grońskiego – odchodzi

Przebieg szlaku zweryfikowany według danych z roku 2007.

Zobacz też
0,1 km na północny wschód od końca szlaku w Szczecinie-Jezierzycach, ul. Gościnną prowadzi znakowany czerwony turystyczny Szlak Rekowski.

Przypisy

Szlaki turystyczne w gminie Stare Czarnowo
Obszary zielone Szczecina


The power went out for two seconds before coming back on while I was using my computer and now I do not have a background wallpaper on my desktop. My background is black. All my icons and everything works except the background.
Changing themes does not work. still black.
I Googled the problem but only results about the entire screen being black, and results about the background is the only thing that shows. Both being power outage related, but there is nothing about no background and the background being black after a power outage.
Does anybody know what the problem could be after this outage?
If you in Win 7 just head over to your screen saver settings, select power management (or get there in control panel). Now select custom or advanced and look for the desktop settings - Power Options - Add or Remove "Slide Show"
Also, if your copy of Windows is not registered this will happen as well. But to fix that you need to search for something else.
Sounds like some system files could have been corrupted.
three times in a row. See if it replaces corrupted system files.
Even a "cheapie" UPS is worth its weight in gold. The first time I bought one was right after I got a momentary power glitch just after installing OS/2 from diskette(13 3 1/2" floppies IIRC.) Unfortunately the glitch happened while I was booting. I had to do the install all over again. As soon as I had things back together I hopped in the car a bought a $300 UPS.
But even one that does not "condition" the power is better than no UPS at all. I assume you had the issue on a desktop PC and not the Laptop. In any case to save yourself this aggravation in future I would keep an eye out for a UPS of sufficient size on sale. Most of the time you get a power glitch it will be for a few seconds. So you don't really need a UPS with an hour reserve to prevent most of these file corruption issues. It just has to keep the machine running long enough for you to save your work and do a smooth shutdown.
control panel >> system, is the Blue genuine logo there?
Using a day old before the power outage "Restore Point" might also solve the problem.
Sometimes the bios will have to be set at default again.


Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home to offset expenses.
Interment will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery at a later date.
Sharon Ruth Thompson, age 65, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora.
Sharon was born November 14, 1952, in Wayne County, the daughter of Donald Lewis Thompson and Dorothy (Henderson) Thompson. She served in the U.S. Navy, was formerly employed at Flora Manor, and attended Heartland Worship Center. Sharon loved working with small children and was always offering to volunteer if she saw a need. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, and was a devoted WWE fan.
Sharon is survived by her mother: Dorothy Henderson; siblings: Betty Sargeant, Glenda (Lester) Banks, Mike (Ann) Thompson, Debra Thompson; nieces and nephews including: Elizabeth Banks, Jeramy Banks, and Melissa Peters; along with aunts, uncles, cousins, and her cat, "Big Foot".
She was preceded in death by her father; and siblings: Donald "Butch" Thompson Jr., Marilyn Colwell, Donna Bailey, Charles "Chuck" Thompson, and Monte Henderson.
Interment will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Frank & Bright Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the funeral home to offset expenses. To share a condolence or memory, visit www.frankandbright.com.
SHARON, WAS A JOY TO KNOW. SHE LOVED THE LORD, HER COUNTRY AND FAMILY. REMEMBERING THE FAMILY IN PRAYER AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
She was the best babysitter ever. I miss her n wish I could see her again n I will in heaven.
Sorry to hear of her passing. Prayers.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Sharon was such a nice person.
I knew Chuck but did not have the privilege to me Sharon. I am sorry for the family's loss and am thankful for her service and her life living example.


2 Days until Danny's Birthday.
After Christmas we are going to Krabi for New Years Eve. Danny is going to play the keyboard for a gig. It will be wonderful.
I will take loads of Pictures. I got my Christmas present early. I have been learning all about my new camera. Expect pictures of stray animals, fireworks, and the band.
Merry Christmas to y'all. I have sent out a few cards they might get to you by the New Year.


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The Tragically Hip's Paul Langlois is encouraging all to join him virtually in 'Porch Session' this afternoon following an initial sing-along last week. Facebook photo
Hip tradition sing-along planned again for Canadians April 2
The Tragically Hip's Paul Langlois is encouraging all to join him virtually in a'Porch Session.'
Erin Haluschak
A new hip tradition is starting across Canada.
Inspired by an initial Tragically Hip cross-country sing-along last week, band guitarist Paul Langlois is encouraging all Canadians to join him virtually in a second 'Porch Session' April 2 at 6 p.m. EST- 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
The virtual sing-along came about from an idea by Montreal comedian Joey Elias who put a call out on social media (inspired by the sights and sounds of Italy's serenades) for Canadians to "sing from the rooftops."
Last week, he asked people to sing Courage by the Hip.
RELATED: Canada-wide Tragically Hip sing-along planned for March 26
"It was just an idea that came together; there's so many people indoors, so much gloom, and I thought courage was the perfect word," said Elias. "As a comedian, I've got nothing going on right now. My job is to get up on stage and let people forget about their world for 'x' amount of time, so I thought this is one way to do that."
This week, Langlois is performing Ahead By A Century.
He is asking all Canadians to head to their porch (or any place outside), sing along and send a video of the sing-along to courage4canada@gmail.com
"The reaction has been so overwhelming; this is what social media should be used for," Elias told Black Press. There's a wonderful reaction – that's the Hip community – that's what it was like on the last tour."
photos@comoxvalleyrecord.com
6.5-magnitude earthquake in Idaho shakes B.C. Interior
Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies


Holmesburg is one of the older communities of Philadelphia and home to the nations oldest stone-arch bridge still carrying the traffic of a major highway. But how did Holmesburg come to be here? Why in the late 1600's did a village begin to grow at this particular spot along Pennypack Creek? Is there some special feature of the creek at this spot, which made the early settlers say "This is the place!"? Yes indeed there is. What made this an important location for development along the creek is a geological feature known as the fall-line.
The Pennypack's fall-line is the point where the creek flows over the last sets of rapids and drops almost to the level of the Delaware River. From the fall-line on out to the Delaware, the Pennypack is a tidal creek and changes from shallow to deep and back again in a cycle repeated twice daily as the tide rises and falls on the Delaware.
You can see the fall-line for yourself as you walk across the old bridge on its downstream side. The fall-line is the set of rapids immediately downstream from the bridge. It is not a dramatic feature of the landscape but it has shaped our local history by the way it effects the flow of the creek. Upstream from the fall-line the creek is normally shallow enough to wade safely. Downstream from the fall-line the creek is too deep to wade at high tide but provides water deep enough to float boats. In fact on a good high tide the Pennypack could be used as part of a water-highway from the heart of Holmesburg all the way to the Atlantic Ocean!
From the earliest days, people in this area noticed the fall-line and took advantage of it. Sometime deep in prehistory Indians established a trail through here which crossed the creek at the fall-line. When Europeans arrived they continued to use this trail, making it their "King's Highway", and William Penn had his bridge built here in 1697.
In addition to being the best crossing-point, the fall line provided early colonial industrialists with two things they needed: water-power and transportation. A natural water-fall upstream from the bridge became the foundation for a mill-dam. (The old "Holmesburg Dam", now "Rocky Falls".) The mills themselves were built not at the dam but about a quarter of a mile downstream, below the fall-line, on a stretch of the creek where the high tide provided water deep enough to float small cargo boats. Water to turn the mill-wheels came from the dam to the mills through a long mill-race.
Being situated at the fall-line area, the Pennypack mills prospered and the mills helped make early Holmesburg. With the mills came the need for workers and housing for them. Merchants set up shops to supply their needs. The local population increased and flourished. Schools were established. Congregations formed and built their churches. The intersection of the Welsh Road and the King's Highway became a convenient place for travelers to pause for rest and refreshment. Several hotels were established and continued in business all through the 1800's.
In 1803 the Frankford and Bristol Turnpike Company was formed and Holmesburg got its own toll-house and toll-gate. In 1868 the Bustleton railroad was built through Holmesburg, carrying both passengers and freight. The freight included coal to fuel the new steam-engines which now replaced water-power to run the mills.
With steam-power running the mills and the railroad transporting goods, the Pennypack began to lose its importance in the local economy. By I905, lands along the Pennypack had been acquired for parkland. The mills, now in disrepair, were torn down, clearing the way for recreation.
But the creek still flows through the heart of Holmesburg, under the old bridge and across the fall-line where the tides still rise and fall i5 the ancient rhythm. Walk across the bridge and take a look for yourself- see the reason why a town grew here, at this particular spot along the Pennypack.
America's earliest history reflects the shape of the land and the way its waters flow or shift with the tide. The nature of the land determined what happened here. At Pennypack Creek's fall-line in the heart of Holmesburg, nature and history flow together.


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Re: proud moments West Virginia
Quote from: Forrest on May 15, 2008, 03:04:49 PM
Just about every justification these "people" gave sounded like coded racism to me. When someone mentioned Obama's lack of experience, I just extrapolated that they meant "his lack of experience [at being white]."
I got the same impression, Forrest. While that piece may have been designed to give that impression, nevertheless it's striking just how many clues there were that that's what is going on in these people's minds. How many other Democrats with a somewhat favorable view of Obama did they interview but not show in that clip? From the looks of the West Virginia primary statistics, probably not very many.
It's striking to me just how similar Obama's and Clinton's policy positions have been in the campaign, and how significantly different they are from those of McCain. If those positions were really the basis for the voting decisions of these folks, they wouldn't be throwing up this litany of sad excuses for their support for Clinton, e.g., I don't feel like I know Obama, he's not being forthright (too big a word for that crowd), he doesn't share my values, he doesn't hold American values, he's not patriotic, etc. All have been attempts, so far apparently remarkably successful, at pinning various objectionable labels on Obama for minds that can't or don't want to listen to policy positions -- or who are looking for an opportunity not to admit to their own racism. And we have the Clinton campaign to thank in large part for stoking those coals and providing just those excuses.
If these people were my neighbors (in a sense, they are), I'd conclude that we're in for four to eight more years of conservative Republican rule. I'm just cynical enough to believe that this country is still racist enough to tip the scales in McCain's favor in the fall, but I still hope that I am all wrong. If Obama loses, I will probably draw that conclusion, since there are just so many overwhelming factors favoring the Democrats this year, incl. the economy, gas prices, the war and McCain's support for it, Bush's incompetence, poorly executed foreign policy, on and on. What's worse, if Obama loses, he'll be blamed for screwing it all up and wresting defeat from the jaws of victory, however good a candidate and a campaigner he may be.
And another thing, I'm always trying to be open-minded about people who are labeled as hicks when I suspect it's an unfair, classist label. (After all, I'm a middle class white guy from an unglamorous fly-over state, so I have a chip on my shoulder too.) But then the damn dummies just do everything in their power to confirm that they really are dumbass hicks. What can you do?
WV Primary result map on an awesome Google Map function
That link doesn't work perfectly.
"My president is going to be one half Don West, one half the singer from Venom, thank you very much, good day sir!"
John Junk 2.0
the idea that there's racism in West Virginia isn't exactly a lid-blower. I feel that if Obama wins the nomination, it will be a historic event, whether or not he wins. I think he'd have a pretty tough time beating McCain, just based on race and his perceived Other-ness. Not only do a lot of white people not like black people, a lot of latino voters feel the same. Plus at the eleventh hour you'd probably get a ton of "Is a Black Man Electable" anxiety coming from the media which will basically seal his fate with self-fulfilling prophecies.
That Obama's a muslim lady sure is a moron, though.
Out of sheer willfull ignorance, I think it's kinda awesome when that one lady in the restaurant video tells the interviewer she's had enough of him saying Obama's name.


I've had my Kobo Aura for about a week and a half now, and while there has been a lot I have loved about it, it hasn't been a 100% positive experience. The industrial design is great – I love the bezel flush with the screen and the device is very light and thin. The new UI looks good and the Pocket integration is fantastic. Tor.com often has great snippets of upcoming books on its website and I find it awesome to be able to click a button and have those on my Kobo. Kobo often touts its handling of PDFs, and in all fairness it's probably better than that on the Kindle. However, I tried to read a PDF book I have and gave up after a few pages. I found manoeuvring around the document very cumbersome even with Kobo's navigation tool. For PDFs, tablets rather than eReaders are definitely the way to go. Searching on the Kobo reader – or the website for that matter – is completely hit or miss. For more common books or authors there is no problem. However trying to search for Anne Robillard for example brought up every Anne under the sun except Robillard….


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# iOS の GPU アクセラレーションデリゲート

グラフィックス処理装置(GPU)を使用して機械学習(ML)モデルを実行すると、モデルのパフォーマンスと ML 対応アプリケーションのユーザーエクスペリエンスが大幅に向上します。iOS デバイスでは、[*デリゲート*](../../performance/delegates)を使用して GPU で高速化されたモデルの実行を有効にできます。デリゲートは TensorFlow Lite のハードウェアドライバーとして機能し、モデルのコードを GPU プロセッサで実行できるようにします。

このページでは、iOS アプリで TensorFlow Lite モデルの GPU アクセラレーションを有効にする方法について説明します。ベストプラクティスや高度な手法など、TensorFlow Lite の GPU デリゲートの使用に関する詳細については、[GPU デリゲート](../../performance/gpu)のページを参照してください。

## Interpreter API による GPU の使用

TensorFlow Lite [Interpreter API](../../api_docs/swift/Classes/Interpreter) は、機械学習アプリケーションをビルドするための一連の汎用 API を提供します。次の手順では、GPU サポートを iOS アプリに追加する方法について説明します。このガイドは、TensorFlow Lite で ML モデルを正常に実行できる iOS アプリが既にあることを前提としています。

注意: TensorFlow Lite を使用する iOS アプリをまだお持ちでない場合は、[iOS クイックスタート](https://www.tensorflow.org/lite/guide/ios)に従ってデモアプリをビルドしてください。チュートリアルを完了したら、これらの手順に従って GPU サポートを有効にできます。

### Podfile を変更して GPU サポートを追加

TensorFlow Lite 2.3.0 リリース以降は、バイナリサイズを減らすために GPU デリゲートがポッドから除外されていますが、`TensorFlowLiteSwift` ポッドのサブスペックを指定して含めることができます。

```ruby
pod 'TensorFlowLiteSwift/Metal', '~> 0.0.1-nightly',
```

または

```ruby
pod 'TensorFlowLiteSwift', '~> 0.0.1-nightly', :subspecs => ['Metal']
```

Objective-C(2.4.0 リリース以降)または C API を使用する場合は、`TensorFlowLiteObjC` または `TensorFlowLitC` を使用することもできます。

注意: TensorFlow Lite バージョン 2.1.0 から 2.2.0 まででは、GPU デリゲートは TensorFlowLiteC ポッドに含まれています。使用するプログラミング言語に応じて、 `TensorFlowLiteC` と `TensorFlowLiteSwift` のいずれかを選択できます。

### GPU デリゲートの初期化と使用

TensorFlow Lite [Interpreter API](../../api_docs/swift/Classes/Interpreter) で GPU デリゲートを使用すると、多くのプログラミング言語を使用できます。Swift と Objective-C が推奨されますが、C++ と C も使用できます。TensorFlow Lite の 2.4 より前のバージョンを使用している場合は、C を使用する必要があります。次のコード例は、これらの各言語でデリゲートを使用する方法の概要を示しています。

  <devsite-selector>

Swift

import TensorFlowLite

// Load model ...

// Initialize TensorFlow Lite interpreter with the GPU delegate.
let delegate = MetalDelegate()
if let interpreter = try Interpreter(modelPath: modelPath,
                                      delegates: [delegate]) {
  // Run inference ...
}

Objective-C

// Import module when using CocoaPods with module support
@import TFLTensorFlowLite;

// Or import following headers manually
#import "tensorflow/lite/objc/apis/TFLMetalDelegate.h"
#import "tensorflow/lite/objc/apis/TFLTensorFlowLite.h"

// Initialize GPU delegate
TFLMetalDelegate* metalDelegate = [[TFLMetalDelegate alloc] init];

// Initialize interpreter with model path and GPU delegate
TFLInterpreterOptions* options = [[TFLInterpreterOptions alloc] init];
NSError* error = nil;
TFLInterpreter* interpreter = [[TFLInterpreter alloc]
                                initWithModelPath:modelPath
                                          options:options
                                        delegates:@[ metalDelegate ]
                                            error:&error];
if (error != nil) { /* Error handling... */ }

if (![interpreter allocateTensorsWithError:&error]) { /* Error handling... */ }
if (error != nil) { /* Error handling... */ }

// Run inference ...

C++

// Set up interpreter.
auto model = FlatBufferModel::BuildFromFile(model_path);
if (!model) return false;
tflite::ops::builtin::BuiltinOpResolver op_resolver;
std::unique_ptr<Interpreter> interpreter;
InterpreterBuilder(*model, op_resolver)(&interpreter);

// Prepare GPU delegate.
auto* delegate = TFLGpuDelegateCreate(/*default options=*/nullptr);
if (interpreter->ModifyGraphWithDelegate(delegate) != kTfLiteOk) return false;

// Run inference.
WriteToInputTensor(interpreter->typed_input_tensor<float>(0));
if (interpreter->Invoke() != kTfLiteOk) return false;
ReadFromOutputTensor(interpreter->typed_output_tensor<float>(0));

// Clean up.
TFLGpuDelegateDelete(delegate);

C(2.4.0 より前)

#include "tensorflow/lite/c/c_api.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/metal_delegate.h"

// Initialize model
TfLiteModel* model = TfLiteModelCreateFromFile(model_path);

// Initialize interpreter with GPU delegate
TfLiteInterpreterOptions* options = TfLiteInterpreterOptionsCreate();
TfLiteDelegate* delegate = TFLGPUDelegateCreate(nil);  // default config
TfLiteInterpreterOptionsAddDelegate(options, metal_delegate);
TfLiteInterpreter* interpreter = TfLiteInterpreterCreate(model, options);
TfLiteInterpreterOptionsDelete(options);

TfLiteInterpreterAllocateTensors(interpreter);

NSMutableData *input_data = [NSMutableData dataWithLength:input_size * sizeof(float)];
NSMutableData *output_data = [NSMutableData dataWithLength:output_size * sizeof(float)];
TfLiteTensor* input = TfLiteInterpreterGetInputTensor(interpreter, 0);
const TfLiteTensor* output = TfLiteInterpreterGetOutputTensor(interpreter, 0);

// Run inference
TfLiteTensorCopyFromBuffer(input, inputData.bytes, inputData.length);
TfLiteInterpreterInvoke(interpreter);
TfLiteTensorCopyToBuffer(output, outputData.mutableBytes, outputData.length);

// Clean up
TfLiteInterpreterDelete(interpreter);
TFLGpuDelegateDelete(metal_delegate);
TfLiteModelDelete(model);

  </devsite-selector>

#### GPU API 言語の使用上の注意

- 2.4.0 より前の TensorFlow Lite バージョンでは、Objective-C 用の C API のみを使用できます。
- C++ API は、bazel を使用している場合、または TensorFlow Lite を自分でビルドしている場合にのみ使用できます。C++ API は CocoaPods では使用できません。
- C++ を使用した GPU デリゲートで TensorFlow Lite を使用する場合、`TFLGpuDelegateCreate()` 関数を介して GPU デリゲートを取得し、`Interpreter::AllocateTensors()` を呼び出す代わりに、`Interpreter::ModifyGraphWithDelegate()` に渡します。

### リリースモードでのビルドとテスト

適切な Metal API アクセラレータ設定でリリースビルドに変更して、パフォーマンスを向上させ、最終テストを行います。このセクションでは、リリースビルドを有効にして、Metal アクセラレーションの設定を構成する方法について説明します。

注意: これらの手順には、XCode v10.1 以降が必要です。

リリースビルドに変更するには:

1. **[Product] > [Scheme] > [Edit Scheme...]** を選択し、[**Run**] を選択して、ビルド設定を編集します。
2. [**Info**] タブで、[**Build Configuration**] を [**Release**] に変更し、 [**Debug executable**] のチェックを外します。![リリースの設定](../../../images/lite/ios/iosdebug.png)
3. [**Options**] タブをクリックし、 [**GPU Frame Capture**] を [**Disabled**] に変更し、[**Metal API Validation**] を [**Disabled**] に変更します。
![メタルオプションの設定](../../../images/lite/ios/iosmetal.png)
4. 64 ビットアーキテクチャのリリース専用ビルドを選択してください。**[Project navigator] > [tflite_camera_example] > [PROJECT] > [your_project_name] > [Build Settings]** で **[Build Active Architecture Only] > [Release]** を **[Yes]** に設定します。![リリース オプションの設定](../../../images/lite/ios/iosrelease.png)

## 高度な GPU サポート

このセクションでは、デリゲートオプション、入力および出力バッファー、量子化モデルの使用など、iOS の GPU デリゲートの高度な使用法について説明します。

### iOS のデリゲートオプション

GPU デリゲートのコンストラクターは、[Swift API](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/lite/swift/Sources/MetalDelegate.swift)、[Objective-C API](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/lite/objc/apis/TFLMetalDelegate.h)、[C API](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/metal_delegate.h) のオプションの `struct` を受け入れます。初期化子に `nullptr` を渡す(C API)か、または何も渡さない(Objective-C および Swift API)ことにより、デフォルトオプション(上記の基本的な使用例で説明されています)が設定されます。

  <devsite-selector>

Swift

// THIS:
var options = MetalDelegate.Options()
options.isPrecisionLossAllowed = false
options.waitType = .passive
options.isQuantizationEnabled = true
let delegate = MetalDelegate(options: options)

// IS THE SAME AS THIS:
let delegate = MetalDelegate()

Objective-C

// THIS:
TFLMetalDelegateOptions* options = [[TFLMetalDelegateOptions alloc] init];
options.precisionLossAllowed = false;
options.waitType = TFLMetalDelegateThreadWaitTypePassive;
options.quantizationEnabled = true;

TFLMetalDelegate* delegate = [[TFLMetalDelegate alloc] initWithOptions:options];

// IS THE SAME AS THIS:
TFLMetalDelegate* delegate = [[TFLMetalDelegate alloc] init];

C

// THIS:
const TFLGpuDelegateOptions options = {
  .allow_precision_loss = false,
  .wait_type = TFLGpuDelegateWaitType::TFLGpuDelegateWaitTypePassive,
  .enable_quantization = true,
};

TfLiteDelegate* delegate = TFLGpuDelegateCreate(options);

// IS THE SAME AS THIS:
TfLiteDelegate* delegate = TFLGpuDelegateCreate(nullptr);

  </devsite-selector>

ヒント: `nullptr` またはデフォルトコンストラクタを使用すると便利ですが、将来デフォルト値が変更された場合に予期しない動作が発生しないように、オプションを明示的に設定する必要があります。

### C++ API を使用した入出力バッファー

GPU での計算では、データが GPU で利用可能である必要があります。この要件は、多くの場合、メモリコピーを実行する必要があることを意味します。かなりの時間がかかる可能性があるため、データが CPU/GPU メモリの境界を超えることは可能な限り避ける必要があります。通常、このような交差は避けられませんが、特殊なケースではどちらか一方を省略できます。

注意: 次の手法は、Bazel を使用している場合、または TensorFlow Lite を自分でビルドしている場合にのみ使用できます。C++ API は CocoaPods では使用できません。

ネットワークの入力が GPU メモリに既に読み込まれている画像(たとえば、カメラフィードを含む GPU テクスチャ)である場合、CPU メモリに読み込むことなく、GPU メモリに保持できます。また、ネットワークの出力がレンダリング可能な画像(たとえば、[画像スタイルの転送](https://www.cv-foundation.org/openaccess/content_cvpr_2016/papers/Gatys_Image_Style_Transfer_CVPR_2016_paper.pdf))の形式である場合は、画面に直接表示できます。

TensorFlow Lite では、最高のパフォーマンスを実現するために、TensorFlow ハードウェアバッファから直接読み書きできるので、回避可能なメモリコピーをバイパスできます。

画像入力が GPU メモリにある場合、最初に Metal の `MTLBuffer` オブジェクトに変換する必要があります。`TFLGpuDelegateBindMetalBufferToTensor()`関数を使用して、`MTLBuffer` をユーザーが準備した `TfLiteTensor` に関連付けることができます。この関数は `Interpreter::ModifyGraphWithDelegate()` 後に呼び出す*必要*があることに注意してください。さらに、推論出力はデフォルトで GPU メモリから CPU メモリにコピーされます。初期化中に `Interpreter::SetAllowBufferHandleOutput(true)` を呼び出すことで、この動作を無効にできます。

  <devsite-selector>

C++

#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/metal_delegate.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/delegates/gpu/metal_delegate_internal.h"

// ...

// Prepare GPU delegate.
auto* delegate = TFLGpuDelegateCreate(nullptr);

if (interpreter->ModifyGraphWithDelegate(delegate) != kTfLiteOk) return false;

interpreter->SetAllowBufferHandleOutput(true);  // disable default gpu->cpu copy
if (!TFLGpuDelegateBindMetalBufferToTensor(
        delegate, interpreter->inputs()[0], user_provided_input_buffer)) {
  return false;
}
if (!TFLGpuDelegateBindMetalBufferToTensor(
        delegate, interpreter->outputs()[0], user_provided_output_buffer)) {
  return false;
}

// Run inference.
if (interpreter->Invoke() != kTfLiteOk) return false;

  </devsite-selector>

デフォルトの動作を無効にすると、推論出力を GPU メモリから CPU メモリにコピーするには、出力テンソルごとに `Interpreter::EnsureTensorDataIsReadable()` を明示的に呼び出す必要があります。このアプローチは量子化されたモデルでも機能しますが、バッファーが内部の非量子化バッファーにバインドされているため、**float32 データで float32 サイズのバッファー**を使用する必要があります。

### 量子化モデル {:#quantized-models}

iOS GPU デリゲートライブラリは、*デフォルトで量子化モデルをサポートします*。 GPU デリゲートで量子化モデルを使用するためにコードを変更する必要はありません。次のセクションでは、テストまたは実験目的で量子化サポートを無効にする方法について説明します。

#### 量子化モデルのサポートの無効化

次のコードは、量子化されたモデルのサポートを***無効***にする方法を示しています。

  <devsite-selector>

Swift

    var options = MetalDelegate.Options()
    options.isQuantizationEnabled = false
    let delegate = MetalDelegate(options: options)

Objective-C

    TFLMetalDelegateOptions* options = [[TFLMetalDelegateOptions alloc] init];
    options.quantizationEnabled = false;

C

    TFLGpuDelegateOptions options = TFLGpuDelegateOptionsDefault();
    options.enable_quantization = false;

    TfLiteDelegate* delegate = TFLGpuDelegateCreate(options);

  </devsite-selector>

GPU アクセラレーションを使用した量子化モデルの実行の詳細については、[GPU デリゲート](../../performance/gpu#quantized-models)の概要を参照してください。

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Painemal, D., Chiu, J. Y. C., Minnis, P., Yost, C., Zhou, X., Cadeddu, M., … & Kollias, P. (2017). Aerosol and cloud microphysics covariability in the northeast Pacific boundary layer estimated with ship‐based and satellite remote sensing observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(4), 2403-2418.


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Pierce County sheriff's blotter: Corralling a loose hog
By RiverTown Newsroom on Dec 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
An Elmwood caller reported Dec. 18 that a woman to whom he'd loan his truck hadn't returned it. The complainant reported his debit card was also missing and that his bank had discovered unauthorized charges.
Critter patrol
• Deputies were called Dec. 18 to County Road V in Ellsworth for a report of a bluetick coonhound in the road dragging a chain. A witness reported the dog appeared undernourished and that its collar was dangerously tight. A check of the property revealed three dogs living in open doghouses without bedding or fresh water. Feces was found covering the dogs' entire living space. The owner was advised of laws and informed that a follow-up would be conducted.
• Deputies responded Dec. 19 to a County Road F property in River Falls for reports of someone mistreating a hog. A suspect was spoken to. The deputy concluded the person was making "reasonable efforts to corral a loose hog and there was no ill intent or excessive action" taken, according to the report.
Deputies took a vandalism report Dec. 21 at W7596 770th Avenue in River Falls. It appeared as if a vehicle intentionally left the roadway to strike mailboxes at two separate locations. No suspects.
• A crash was reported at 8:36 p.m. Dec. 18 at N6191 740th St. in Ellsworth. There was a report of an injured party. Deputies arrested a 35-year-old Ellsworth man on suspicion of OWI-second offense.
• Officers were called to a one-vehicle rollover crash at 7:36 a.m. Dec. 19 at 330th Avenue and County Road P in Elmwood. The driver lost control, struck a guardrail and rolled.
• A two-vehicle crash was reported at 3:28 p.m. Dec. 19 at Highway 10 and 1090th Street in Hager City. All people involved denied medical attention. A Red Wing man was ticketed for failure to yield right of way.
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Mark Cuban Wants Players To Stay In College For Three Years
By Jonathan Tjarks Apr 5, 2012, 1:27pm CDT
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Forget the one-and-done rule, if Mark Cuban had his way, the NBA would make kids wait three years after high school before they could enter the NBA Draft.
In a conversation with Tim MacMahon of ESPN Dallas, Cuban outlined his problems with the current system, both in how it affects the NBA as well as the players themselves:
"Then you say, what about the kids that aren't college material or whatever?" Cuban said. "I think then we just put them in the D-League for three years and then they become draft-eligible with their class.
"They could go to Europe if they want, like Brandon Jennings. That'd be fine. There is nothing that I would like better than to throw our problems on FIBA. Then we'd get some of our money's worth with them."
"It's not even so much about lottery busts," Cuban said. "It's about kids' lives that we're ruining. Even if you're a first-round pick and you have three years of guaranteed money -- or two years now of guaranteed money -- then what? Because if you're a bust and it turns out you just can't play in the NBA, your 'Rocks for Jocks' one year of schooling isn't going to get you real far."
To be fair, in the modern economy, it's looking like four years of college won't necessarily get you very far either.


In 1938 Dixie Cup included Sammy Baugh on the lids they produced. This is the closest item there is to a true Sammy Baugh rookie. Sammy Baugh's rookie year was 1937 and the Redskins won the league championship. Besides the Dixie lid, there were also premiums that could be obtained through the mail. Sammy Baugh was featured in the premium set as well. Below are nice examples of both "rookie" Sammy Baugh items.


An active environmentalist, Adrian Grenier lives in a completeley green house and offsets. He says he's "fully committed to educating any lady who dares walk into his green life." Just doing his part to raise awareness in the supermodel community!


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Today, 90% of the population living in Siberia are Russians. But hundreds of aboriginal peoples of Siberia still live here, enriching the picturesque world of Siberia with its colors of mystery, and, of course, unity with nature.
For many centuries, the peoples of Siberia were living in small settlements. Each separate settlement was home to a certain clan. The inhabitants of Siberia lived friendly among themselves, maintained a common household, often were relatives to each other and led an active lifestyle. But due to the vast territory of Siberia, these villages were quite far apart. So, the language and even the way of life in one village could be totally strange to its neighbors. Over time, some settlements disappeared while others grew larger and developed very actively.
The Samoyedic (Samodeic) tribes are believed to be the first indigenous inhabitants of Siberia. They populated the northern part and were mainly engaged in herding and fishing. The Mansi tribes settled to the South; they lived by hunting. Their main business was fur production; they used it to pay for their future wives and to buy all the necessary goods. Upper Ob was inhabited by the Turkic tribes. Their main occupation was nomadic herding and smithcraft. To the west of Lake Baikal was the territory of Buryat tribes, who were famous for their iron-craft. The largest territory from Yenisey to the Sea of Okhotsk was inhabited by Tungus tribes. Among them were many hunters, fishermen, herders; some of them were occupied with some craft. The Eskimos settled along the coast of Chukchi Sea. In comparison with other nations, the Eskimos were the slowest in terms of the social development. Their instruments of labor were made of either stone or wood. Their major economic activities were gathering and hunting.
A high probability is that the North American Indians have their origin from the peoples inhabiting the territory between the Ob River and the Yenisei River. The ancestors of the Indians of North America and South America moved there from Siberia through the Bering isthmus (now - the Bering Strait), once united North America and Eurasia. If it was before the disappearance of the Bering isthmus 12 thousand years ago, then this migration took place from 70 thousand to 12 thousand years ago.
So who are these mysterious inhabitants of Siberia?
The peoples inhabiting the northern and northwestern regions of Siberia
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Selkups
The population of Western Siberia was sparse, scattered along the banks of numerous rivers, streams, lakes, mixed ethnic composition and language. In the northern coastal zone of Western Siberia, there are small groups of ancient settlers - Arctic sea animals hunters. They caught walruses, seals, lived in dugouts grouped along the coast in small villages. Aboriginal peoples of the North and Northwest Siberia are the Northern Selkup, Nenets, Khanty, Mansi and Kety. Mansi and Kety lived on both slopes of the Middle Urals, on the eastern slopes of the Urals.
The indigenous population of the Northwest Siberia was hunting and fishing. People of more northern regions - Nenets – were nomadizing with reindeer. Nomadic reindeer breeding allowed to maintain pastures, which needed 10-15 years to recover. Khanty, Selkups took care of the enviroment, nature gave them food, clothing and shelter. Hunters and fishermen lived in low huts, top of the roof was heated using the ground. Floes were windows in the winter. Selkups hunted with bow and arrow: squirrels, geese, ducks. As food they prefered salted fish and dried Yukola. They made flour out of dried fish – Porsa (fish flour). They also used garbarge (fish entrails, heads, bones) to make fat. They moved along the rivers using the dugout, decorated with images of animals and birds. Some of them were "covered" with a roof made of birch bark.
The northern Khanty from the Lower Ob had domesticated reindeer. Khanty adopted deer farming from the Nenets, as evidenced by the associated event legends. Dogs were kept everywhere and were used for hunting and for movement. The cattle-breeding was developed in southern settlement of Khanty and Mansi that passed under the influence of the Bashkirs and Tatars. Mansi had primitive agriculture, in addition to hunting and fishing. The northern peoples developed dressing of leather, fur and wood. They made clothes and shoes from animal and reindeer skins, shirts from nettle, warm hats from skins of fur-bearing animals and birds.
The peoples inhabiting the western regions of Siberia
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Teleuts
Tubalars
Udmurts
The oldest of living in Western Siberia peoples are Selkups, Khanty and Mansi, as well as the Siberian Tatars. Selkups still live in the Tomsk and Tyumen regions and the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Khanty and Mansi – in Ugra. Tatars were the only people that before the arrival of Russian, managed to organize state power - the Siberian Khanate. Khanty and Mansi were traditionally semi-settled hunters and fishermen, in addition, there was reindeer herding in the north, and cattle in the south. Hunters and fishermen for every season of the year had a seasonal settlement and housing. There was so many types of dwellings, some of them were temporary, demountable, others were permanent. There were various household outbuildings, religious buildings and structures. Household items were made from local materials: wood, birch bark, cedar root, etc.
A characteristic feature of indigenous religion of the West Siberia was animism. The cult of trees idols was widespread, the branches were decorated with jewelry made of precious metals and silk. Mansi had the sacred larch. They prayed and sacrificed there. The bear's murder was accompanied with special ceremonies and a vow on the skin of the bear was especially sacred. The burial places were revered, many of them turned to the holy places. There were also recognized gods, revered by different tribes. Their images are stored in special religious centers.
The scattered Turkic tribes lived in the southern forest-steppe and steppe zone of Western Siberia. They were formed from mixing Altai Scythian tribes, East Siberian Kyrgyz and Kipchaks. This confusion is reflected in their physical type, language, material and spiritual culture. Turkic tribes, Tatars and indigenous inhabitants of the left bank of the river Tom (modern city of Tomsk) - Shors as well as farming and ranching, hunted, including skiing in the winter months.The arsenal included hunting bow and arrows, crossbows, knives and various traps. Valuable animal skins were used to pay tribute to the neighboring nomads and to trade with them. The fish were caught with nets, special arrows or fishing iron hooks. Gathering was usually done by women and children, finding edible roots. The hunting and fishing equipment was found in mounds during the excavation of burials of XVI-XVII centuries, as well as many household items.
The peoples inhabiting the south and southeastern regions of Siberia
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Kumandins
Telengits
The main peoples of the south and east Siberia are Altai people, Khakas , Tuvinians, Buryats, Tatars, Evenks.
Pastoral culture of the peoples of southern Siberia is a unique combination of Central Asian and Siberian elements. These peoples of Siberia are distinguished by certain cultural community, caused by long-standing cultural and ethnogenetic bonds. Fundamentals of nomadic and semi-nomadic way of life of these peoples evolved over the centuries, some of the most archaic features back to the Scythian period (VII-III c. BC. E.). The hunting of northern Altai people and related Shorians prevailed over other types of economic activity. Evenks are the people who doesn't have their own language and epos. Their Native language is Tungus. Evenks are born hunters and trackers.
By the end of the XVII century the most advanced peoples of Siberia were Altai people, Buryats and Tatars. Tatars were the only people that before the arrival of Russian, managed to organize state power. Buryats occupy an important place among the peoples of Siberia. Their appearance is quite reminiscent of the Mongols. Buryats live in the villages consist of octagonal huts, but many people like living in felted nomad tents; the interior of the housing they decorate the interior of the housing with weapons and expensive clothes. Buryats are very good-natured, intelligent and hard-working; they still retained the patriarchal way of life of nomadic tribes. The main activity is the breeding of horses and cattle; In addition, they hunt, fish, and some of them have become quite settled and they are successed in arable farming. Buryats are characterized by remarkable vigilance and accuracy in shooting: the frontier Siberian is composed of them.
The peoples inhabiting the northern and northeastern regions of Siberia
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Evenks (Tungus)
Kalmyks
Negidals
Nganasans
Buryats
The main peoples of the north and northeast Siberia were, and still are Evenks, Yakuts, Chukchi, Eskimo, Koryaks. Yakuts, Evenks and Yukagirs are similar in culture, affected by Russian.
The Chukchi were divided into nomadic herders who had huge herds and harness the reindeer, and seaside - sedentary sea animals hunters living with the Eskimos. Many nations, such as the Evenks and Tungus, hadn't own written language. Eskimos settled along the coast of the Chukchi Sea. In comparison with other nations, the Eskimos had the slowest social development. Tools were made of stone or wood, the main economic activity was gathering and hunting.
The main traditional activities of these peoples are general - horse breeding, herding, cattle breeding, crafts. Men looked after horses, women – after cattle. In the north, they bred deer. Cattle was grazed in summer and they were in the barn (Houghton) in winter. Fishing was also developed, mainly in summer, and ice-holes were made for it in winter for it; in autumn everybody hauled a seine to shore and shared out the catch. Hunting was especially prevalent in the north, making up the main source of livelihood here (fox, rabbit, reindeer, elk, birds). By the time when the Russians came, taiga was well-known for hunting, both for meat and fur hunting (bear, elk, squirrel, fox, rabbit, bird, etc.)
It was characterized by specific methods: with a bull (hunter stalks, hiding behind the bull), sometimes following the hounds.
There was a gathering too- collecting pine and larch bark, which were then dried and stored for winter, roots, herbs, berries, but raspberries wasn't used, it was considered foul. Agriculture was borrowed from the Russians at the end of the XVII century, and was very underdeveloped until the middle of XIX century; Russian settlers promoted its spreading. The woodworking was developed (carving, alder broth painting), birch bark, fur, leather; dishes were made from leather, blankets from horse and cow hides, blankets - from hare fur, etc .; horsehair was used for cords, weaving, embroidering.
The traditional crafts and way of life
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Traditional men's and women's clothes are short leather pants, fur abdominal band, caftan, in winter – with fur, in summer - from a horse or cow hide (wool inside), the rich people had it made from fabric. Later, the fabric shirts, leather belts with a knife and flint have appeared, with silver and brass plaques for the rich.
Main house is a cylindroconical tent made of reindeer or walrus skins (vault based on three poles in the center), yurts or dugouts.
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Shamanism, the traditional worldview of peoples of Siberia, is a special form of seeing and experiencing the world, which considers man as a part of the Universe.
Neoshamanism
Researchers justifiably note that one ought not put an equal sign between traditional Shamanism and the contemporary Shamanism, which is being actively revived today.
The original religion of the Siberians was Shamanism. The second major religion of them, Buddhism, was a later (thirteenth century) arrival
Since the time of Ermak expedition to Siberia, the Orthodox faith began its expansion through the missionaries.
Animism includes the belief in spirits, in existence of the soul of animate and inanimate nature, in animativeness of the nature in general.
Old Believers
Old believers are present in Siberia historically but their numbers are small.
The penetration of Islam in the vast Siberian land has taken a long period of time from the end of the XIV century to the first half of the XIX century.
New religions
Despite the quantitative advantage of traditional religious organizations, nontraditional confessions have had a significant effect in the Siberia.
Shamanism, the traditional worldview of peoples of Siberia, is a special form of seeing and experiencing the world, which considers man as a part of the Universe. It is aimed at the direct perception of the world and at the understanding of the man and nature relationship. Shamanism was formed as part of the ancient dualistic worldview, which divides the world into sacred and mundane. The basis of its concept is the animistic view of the world: belief in spirits and deities of nature, the soul of the people, the shaman's spirit helpers.
Siberian shamanism, in particular, reflects the classic shamanic worldview. Thanks to Russian travelers and Siberia explorers and researchers, the word "shaman", taken from the Tungus languages, became known throughout the world.
Shamanism today is recognized as one of the three traditional religions of Siberia and has a certain amount of support from the state, although not as much as Buddhism. The government has made land and buildings available for the shamanistic organizations, including two buildings in Kyzyl and others. A small group of shamans works there for a few months at a time before being replaced by other shamans from the regions. One of these building includes a center attached to the Dungur society for teaching children about Shamanism.
At the moment there are more than 500 shamans in Siberia, just a few of them are considered to be real shamans.
Researchers justifiably note that one ought not put an equal sign between traditional Shamanism and the contemporary Shamanism, which is being actively revived today. In order to distinguish the one from the other, some propose that the modern version be called "Neoshamanism". The differences between traditional Shamanism and Neoshamanism are as follows. First, if in traditional culture Shamanism was accessible only to those, who were clearly and obviously chosen by spirits, or to whom this gift was transferred by inheritance, today`s Shamanism has become accessible practically to anyone, who is sincere and accepts the basic conditions of Shamanism. Second, if in the past a person did not choose the shamanic path for himself (herself), he (she) was selected for it by spirits (refusal of this gift led to illness), now this path is chosen voluntarily. Third, if in traditional society shamanic practice occupied a central place in the life of a person, everything else remained on the second and third levels. In the contemporary situation, the person decides himself, what place shamanic practice will take in his life. Fourth, if in the past a shaman could work only in his own tribe and his power depended directly on a concrete geographical place, today he can practice independently and does not need to be attached to a specific geographical place or ethnic group.
It is an interesting phenomenon that Shamanism became tightly connected with throat singing — khoomei. There are many cases today, when one and the same person is simultaneously a throat singer and a shaman.
At the same time, a new tradition has been born on the basis of Neoshamanism — urban Shamanism. Its existence, primarily in the cities, far from the nature and the places of power, is paradoxical for shamanic practices.
The original religion of the Siberians was Shamanism. The second major religion of them, Buddhism, was a later (thirteenth century) arrival; it never supplanted Shamanism, but alongside Shamanism was declared one of the two state religions in the eighteenth century. The Russian authorities did not interfere in the religious life of the region or challenge the authority of the religious leaders, and during the time of the Russian protectorate new Buddhist monastic centers were established. Meanwhile, Shamanism is flourishing so vigorously as Buddhism in today`s Siberia — perhaps more so, since its roots proved harder to eradicate in socialist times.
Distinctive feature of Siberian Buddhism is the result of its centuries-long coexistence with Shamanism. It has adopted some shamanistic traditions: the cult of ovaa (spirit-guardians of a place) and eeren (protectors of the family), for example. In earlier centuries shamans would often take part in Buddhist ceremonies alongside the lamas and in the monastery there used to be a special category of spiritual individuals — the burkhan-kham (lama-shaman). If in the 1920s Buddhism took into itself shamanistic traditions and gave them a Buddhist interpretation, now the reverse is happening: the shamans are taking Buddhist rituals and are interpreting them in a shamanistic way.
Among the political elite there is a widespread idea that it is Buddhism that needs to be restored as the ideological basis of statehood in Siberian regions such as Tuva, Transbaikalia, Buryatia. Government funding has been forthcoming for the construction of Buddhist temples. The systematic revival of Buddhism was given a boost in 1992 after the first visit of the Dalai-lama to Tuva. At that time an agreement was signed between the government of Tuva and the Tibetan government in exile. Since1993 many Tuvan young people get spiritual education in the Tibetan monasteries in South India.
Rus (Muscovy) was traditionally perceived by the Russian population as "holy", i.e. the other countries were "unclean"; therefore everyone who visited the countries of other religions or the heathen lands fell into sin or "defiled" themselves. Since the time of Ermak expedition to Siberia, the Orthodox faith began its expansion through the missionaries. Hence, the exploits of Ermak troop must be seen not only as a military but also as a spiritual and moral feat. In the annals, describing the campaign, there are hints indicating that the army included monks, priests, and camp chapel. At the same time, the imposition of the orthodox religion, as it often happened in other parts of the world, was carried out in a violent way, sometimes really cruel.
At the beginning of the XVII century, the first Siberian Orthodox diocese was founded in Tobolsk. Over time, the Russian orthodox population started seeing Siberia not just as a Russian territory, but as a land where the God's blessing has spread.
The indigenous tribes of Siberia were pagans and preached shamanism and animism. Each clan had a totem animal, which was prohibited to kill and to call by name. The world was believed to consist of several layers. Important was the cult of female earth-god Aiyysyt. The Orthodoxy has spread onto the entire territory of Siberia in the XVIII-XIX centuries. Penetrating deep into the region, the religion inevitably altered and assimilated with local beliefs. The Christian worship was combined with the belief in good and evil spirits, and spirits of dead shamans. And in the end, Orthodoxy and shamanism have come to a quite peaceful coexistence with each other. This situation persists in Siberia up to this day, with the only exception that the number of religious beliefs in Siberia has increased.
Animism is a set of beliefs characteristic of tribal communities. Animism includes the belief in spirits, in existence of the soul of animate and inanimate nature, in animativeness of the nature in general. The term comes from the Latin words anima – 'the soul' and animus – 'the spirit'. In Siberia and the Far East there are still a lot of small nations which adhere to animistic beliefs. These are Nanai, Negidals, Khakas, Khanty, Shor, Evenki, etc. As can be seen from the list, most of them inhabit the north of the Asian part of Russia.
Animists believe that human life continues after physical death; and that along with the physical world, the afterworld exists. After their death, souls can be sent to the afterlife, or be active in the physical world, for example, by coming into in people, animals, objects. Related to this is the phenomenon of obsession. If the spirit is infused into an object (fetish), then this object becomes sacred, magical.
Many animists rituals are aimed at coaxing the spirits, because otherwise they can harm both the individual and the whole tribe in many ways. One of the key ideas of animism is the possibility of reincarnation, which means that the soul that left a body can appear in a newly born child or animal. The system of beliefs concerning the relation of humans and animals is called totemism. According to it, a person can have a spirit totem, incarnated in a certain animal. This spirit helps a person in every way and saves him from adversities.
It is important to note that many of the views characteristic of animism are widely used in various esoteric theories that exist in the world today.
Old believers are present in Siberia historically but their numbers are small. Nevertheless, Orthodoxy has always remained of major significance in Siberia, which was practically the only region of the Russia where Orthodoxy could keep itself in its original form in that times when the Old believers were persecuted. It was at XVII century. Many Old Believer families went into hiding in inaccessible places, while others, men and women, withdrew into the forests to live alone as hermits. There are still many such hermits today, and they enjoy great spiritual authority among the local Old Believers, who often turn to them for advice. The Old believers church in Siberia are presented by several parishes and communities. In practice, Orthodox life centers on these parishes, which have several hundred members who attend the regular services on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings, and up to 1000 who attend services at festivals.
Today a high proportion of the congregation are young people. The church runs a Sunday school, which is attended by children and adults. Native people make up ten per cent of the congregation, they are people who previously had no faith rather than converts from Buddhism or Shamanism. The church does not do missionary work among the Siberians. The church runs no monastic communities or organized charitable activity. In spite of this the position of Orthodox church in Siberia is firm and stable.
The penetration of Islam in the vast Siberian land has taken a long period of time from the end of the XIV century to the first half of the XIX century. Initially, it went through two channels: from Bukhara preachers of the Naqshbandi Order, and from the Muslim clergy of the Kazan Khanate. Already during the reign of Kuchum in the Siberian Khanate, a significant part of the local Turkic-speaking tribes has accepted the Islam, although shamanism remained a traditional religion for the most of the population. Along with Islam, the Muslim culture and morals came to Siberia, Muslim primary school (maktab) were established, followed by the secondary schools (madrasah) where not only religious but also secular subjects were taught: mathematics, geography, history, literature, and some other general subjects.
Establishing of the large military fortresses by the royal administration in Siberia was often combined with the construction of mosques at public expense. Salaries of mosque attendants were also paid by the state. This was done by the authorities to attract Muslims onto their side. There were also a lot of Muslims in the Siberian Cossack army. These mostly were the Kazan Tatars. They were allowed to practice their religion and to elect Imams from their midst.
Today, the process of religious revival continues in Siberia. New mosques are being opened in many towns and villages. In many of them, religious schools are already operating, where children and adults learn the basics of Islam and the Arabic language, learn the art of correct reading of the Koran. Muslim religious communities have launched extensive charitable activities, organized the fundraising campaigns for the construction of large stone mosques. Foundations of such mosques with madrasahs and hotels for nonresident students are laid in Novosibirsk, Omsk and other cities of Siberia. The Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Siberia was created to guide the activities of mosques. In 1994, the Muslims have widely celebrated 600 years of Islam in Siberia.
Despite the quantitative advantage of traditional religious organizations, nontraditional confessions have had a significant effect in the Siberia. Among them the religious organizations of Protestant orientation have conducted the largest-scale activity, and have branches not only in large cities, but also in the distant regions. In contrast to the Orthodox and Old Believers, the Protestants see missionary work as a high priority.
The South Korean Christian church of the Evangelical "Sun bok Ym" faith was organized in May 1995. It is led by a minister from South Korea. Several hundred people, 99% Tuvans and about 70% people of young and middle age regularly attend divine services. In 1997 a new religious community, "Way to the Truth", created a division in the church. The Tuvan Nationality minister became its leader. Tuvans constitute the overwhelming majority. Both of these organizations are Pentacostalist. The church is active in charitable work, distributes humanitarian aid from South Korea and assists children`s homes through a special fund. Church members pray for the local authorities and consider themselves patriots. The church sets great store by wealth and health, forbids smoking and alcohol, and has a strict approach to morality.
The religious community of Jehovah`s Witnesses was officially registered in 1993. It is a fairly large association and is also led by a Tuvan. Baptism is a crucial moment for the followers of Jehovah`s Witnesses. It is not performed immediately, but after the passing of some time, when the new follower shows himself (herself) to be an active servant. There are over 1000 Jehovah`s Witnesses in Siberia; more than half of them are native people. The Missionary society "The Christian" is a fairly ramified and influential religious organization. This organization has a whole network of "daughterly" associations in practically all districts of the Siberia even in places, where the positions of Buddhism are traditionally very strong.
However, the list of confessions active in Siberia is not limited to the orientations mentioned above, since there are a number of other unregistered religious organizations. There is a Moslem community among them, for example, which brings together mainly representatives of the Tatar diaspora. There is also a small group of Krishna followers. They all exhibit varying degrees of activity.
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Coinbase Debit Card to be Available in Six More European Countries
by Ankit Singhania
In April, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase launched its Visa Coinbase debit card in the UK. Coinbase has announced that, as of Wednesday, it will be launching the Visa debit card in France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Ireland.
The debit card allows Coinbase account holders to use digital currencies such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Litecoin to pay for purchases in retail outlets and online for traders that accept Visa. Zeeshan Feroz, the Coinbase UK CEO, stated that the aim of the card is to make paying with cryptocurrency as easy as using cash.
The CEO said that since the launch of the card in mid-April in the UK, its take up has been strong. He didn't provide specific figures but did indicate that they had blown past the company's initial 1,000 cards that it was offering for free.
As indicated previously, the Coinbase debit card is linked to a mobile app in iOS and Android and directly syncs with the Coinbase accounts. It gives users the option of selecting the type of cryptocurrency they would prefer to use in their spending. Equally, the card is also accessible as a physical contactless card that one can use to make a withdrawal of cash from ATMs.
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Instead of paying merchants directly with cryptocurrency, the exchange charges users a conversion fee to change fiat money such as the euro into crypto. Coinbase has partnered with PaySafe to offer the debit cards.
Cryptocurrency is gaining traction, and a number of start-ups, tech companies, and banks are increasingly accepting the use of crypto payments as a way of making trading easier.
Earlier this year, Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world that rivals Coinbase, partnered with Simplex to start offering credit and debit card payments. Fintech start-ups such as Square in the US and Revolut in the UK are already offering cryptocurrency trading on their platforms while social media giant Facebook is planning to launch its own digital currency toward the end of this month.
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