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Our Current Home – Art Nouveau Apartment
Welcome to our home!
We moved into our new home in March 2017 and are so excited about the transformation and renovation works ahead. We're still at the very beginning of our home improvement adventure and can't wait to transform our new home!
We'd been looking for our a new home for about 8 months when this one popped up on the internet. I want to say it was love at first sight but the truth it that it was all wrong.
It's outside of our preferred area (just), it's close to the motorway and a very busy main road, it's too large, too expensive and the building itself needs a lot of work which means it's ugly and we have to pay a hefty monthly maintenance fee.
On paper, it was a clear no go but as soon as we entered the apartment itself I knew that we'd found the one!
It was so light and airy, had lots of period features and the most amazing high ceilings. It even had a bonus room which wasn't on the estate agents drawings! Yes, it wasn't perfect but I immediately knew that it could be amazing!
After months of waiting, dealing with solicitors, banks and all other sorts of other fun we finally picked up the keys in March 2017.
Most buildings in the area we live in were built around 1900 and ours is no exception. It's classed as Art Nouveau (Jugendstil to be more specific here in Germany) and we still have a lot of original features including ornate plastered ceilings, brass door handles, stained glass and parquet flooring from the era. There's even the original wood-panelled lift!
From the communal hallway, you enter our apartment through the original front door. As you've probably guessed, we're not overly keen on the colour (we call it prison grey) and we're planning on stripping, sanding and refinishing it as soon as possible.
The first room you enter is our small hallway which at the moment is a completely bland and boring space. There are original floors throughout the apartment and we'd like to sand and refinish the floorboards wherever we can, including this room. We recently also updated the front door which now has panelling and is bright yellow!
Leading off the hallway is a small cloakroom which has already been (badly) refurbished. We would love to keep the original cement tiles but other than that we're planning on ripping out everything in here and starting from scratch.
The other room leading directly off the hallway is our office. It's sooo much bigger than my last office that I almost don't know what to do with all of the space. Eventually, we'd love to turn this room into the kitchen but there's a lot of planning that has to be done before we can make any final decisions on the layout.
You've probably already noticed that our floorplan is a bit weird and that there's a gap between the kitchen and the guest bathroom. There's also a second door leading into the kitchen. That's because the blank area (which doesn't belong to the apartment) is the servants' staircase!
Needless to say, it's not going to be used much!
As you can see in the pictures the overall condition of our apartment looks pretty good. The electrics have already been renewed (apparently), the carpets have been removed and the wallpaper has also already been scraped off the walls which are now clean and white.
The electrics may have been updated but there are a lot of weird things. A lot of the switches don't work like you'd expect them to, some don't work at all and turning off a fuse doesn't necessarily mean that you are turning off the electricity! There are only 3 sockets in the whole kitchen (including ones for things like the fridge, dishwasher and washing machine).
Our current kitchen has also seen better days. We'd like to give it a quick and temporary makeover which will hopefully improve the space while we're saving for a new kitchen.
Luckily, the cupboards are in an okay condition and there's plenty of storage, especially as we also have a super useful pantry!
Our favourite feature in the kitchen is the original antique fridge under the window. Like almost everything else in the apartment, it needs restoring but I love how quirky and unusual it is!
Our two favourite rooms – the dining room and living room – are next up on our house tour. They're connected by huge sliding doors with amazing stained glass. It's all a bit wonky and damaged so at the moment we're leaving the doors safely tucked into the walls.
Leading off the dining room there's a small balcony which at the moment is our only outdoor space. We may be able to add a second balcony to the other side of the apartment but there are a few planning hurdles to jump through first.
Some of our favourite features are also in these two rooms. They both have parquet floors, the intricate plaster on the ceilings is amazing and there are Flügeltüren (big double doors), which are very typical for Berlin, leading through to the office and hallway.
The overall quality of workmanship is pretty poor and everything that has been used is the cheapest possible quality.
Then there are a few things that are just plain wrong. The woodwork, for instance, has been painted with emulsion. Needless to say, it was dirty before we moved in and is already showing loads of finger marks and dirt which is almost impossible to clean.
Next to the kitchen is the small bathroom. It's one of the rooms that has been poorly updated. It's perfectly fine for now but we would like to make a lot of changes here, too.
If we can move the kitchen from its current position the front of the apartment we would like to turn the room where the kitchen was into a large bathroom and then turn this room into an en-suite.
Our master bedroom is a really generous size and is another room that has an amazing ceiling. The biggest change that we'd like to make here (apart from the obvious like sanding the floors & painting) is knocking through the wall where our headboard currently is and creating a doorway to the next room which would then be a walk-in wardrobe.
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We're actually already using it as a wardrobe but we can currently only access it via the hallway.
Last but not least is our guest bedroom. It's a total bonus room for us as we didn't know it existed until we viewed the apartment (the estate agents drawings were obviously incorrect).
It's the first room we'd like to renovate but as you can see we've not made much progress just yet. (You can see our mood board for this room here).
Although the apartment looks fine, there's a deceptive amount of work that needs doing. It's already a great place to live and we can't wait to make it even better.
We're excited to start our renovation and home improvement adventure and hope you join us for the ride! Just be warned – things could get messy!
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Joint Letter to Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin – Violent Threats and 'Hate Speech' against Rohingya Community in Malaysia
Prime Minister Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd. Yassin
Pejabat Perdana Menteri, Blok Utama
Bangunan Perdana Putra
62502 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Copy: Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, Minister of Home Affairs
Dato' Sri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Datuk Seri Saravanan Murugan, Minister of Human Resources
Tan Sri Othman Bin Hashim, Chairman, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
Re: Violent Threats and 'Hate Speech' against Rohingya Community in Malaysia
Your Excellency Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd. Yassin, Prime Minister of Malaysia,
We, the undersigned 84 organizations, write concerning the response of the Government of Malaysia to threats of violence and 'hate speech' directed at ethnic Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia.
Starting in the third week of April 2020, hateful messages targeting the Rohingya community in Malaysia have proliferated on social media platforms. Many posts included discriminatory and dehumanizing language and images as well as calls for Rohingya in Malaysia to be forcibly returned to Myanmar. Numerous online petitions calling for the expulsion of Rohingya were launched on Change.org and other platforms. Some petitions garnered thousands of signatures. Online users threatened prominent Rohingya activists, as well as their supporters, with physical attacks, murder and sexual violence.
We recognize the important role that Malaysia has played in hosting refugees, including Rohingya refugees arriving from Myanmar and Bangladesh. However, we are concerned that your government has to date failed to adequately respond to the recent surge in 'hate speech' and violent threats being directed at the Rohingya population. Moreover, statements by Malaysian officials, including the Minister of Home Affairs, could heighten tensions and incite violence and discrimination against the Rohingya.
We urge you to act immediately to address the recent proliferation of 'hate speech' and violent threats against the Rohingya community and to ensure that incendiary rhetoric does not trigger discriminatory acts or physical attacks.
Drawing on international human rights standards, this letter lays out steps that your government should take to effectively address 'hate speech', threats and incitement. Specifically, government officials should consistently, unequivocally and publicly condemn all forms of hate directed at the Rohingya. Authorities should investigate and prosecute threats of violence and expression that constitutes incitement to violence or discrimination in a manner that is consistent with the standards set out in the Rabat Plan of Action. Your government should also step up efforts to implement positive policy measures to counter 'hate speech' and intolerance in line with Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18 and the Rabat Plan of Action. Both documents are attached to this letter.
The recent wave of 'hate speech' and violent threats against the Rohingya appears to be driven by a perception among some members of the Malaysian public and politicians that the Rohingya community is demanding citizenship or other legal rights in Malaysia. Many Malaysian social media users have expressed outrage at a Facebook post falsely claiming that the founder of a Rohingya organization demanded that Malaysia grant the Rohingya citizenship. The Rohingya activist in question has unequivocally denied making the statement and on April 23 filed a police report stating the social media posts are false and defamatory.
'Hate speech'1 and threats of violence against Rohingya have appeared on many social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Many comments draw on negative stereotypes and utilize derogatory or dehumanizing language, including comparisons to animals. Malaysians have launched petitions on Change.org and Avaaz demanding that the Malaysia government forcibly return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
Rohingya leaders and activists reported receiving death threats and harassment in recent weeks after it was falsely claimed they were demanding Malaysian citizenship for the Rohingya. Additionally, those supporting the Rohingya community in Malaysia have also been targeted. Malaysian human rights defender Tengku Emma Zuriana Tengku Azmi, the European Rohingya Council's representative to Malaysia, was the target of vicious gender-based attacks after publishing a letter objecting to Malaysia's pushback of boats containing Rohingya asylum seekers.2
Human rights organizations have worked diligently to alert social media companies to the use of their platforms to foment hate against the Rohingya. Facebook, Twitter, Change.org and Avaaz removed content that violated their community standards and terms of service. However, new posts and petitions containing hateful and discriminatory content continue to appear.
The rapid proliferation of threats of violence and 'hate speech' against the Rohingya community immediately followed the government's decision in April to repel boats containing Rohingya refugees attempting to land in Malaysia.3 This action by the Malaysia government violated the principle of non-refoulement under international human rights law and threatened the lives of hundreds of Rohingya. Malaysia also has an obligation under international law to respond to boats in distress and enact and coordinate rescue operations.
To date, the Malaysia government has sent mixed messages concerning the discriminatory and threatening speech directed at the Rohingya. On 27 April, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob expressed sympathy for the Rohingya and called for Malaysians to be 'peaceful' and 'considerate' while avoiding allegations that can foment anger. However, on 30 April, this message of tolerance was undermined by an official statement by the Minister of Home Affairs that emphasized Rohingya's lack of legal status or rights in Malaysia and justified measures 'to stop the intrusion of illegal immigrants'.
Malaysian authorities have also sought to cast blame on the Rohingya community for the recent spread of 'hate speech' and discriminatory rhetoric. Police officials have opened investigations against Rohingya social media users who have posted videos containing derogatory language about Malaysians. The statement by the Minister of Home Affairs references criminal complaints against Rohingya refugees and the opening of investigations against 'UNHCR card holders', but does not specify what actions, if any, are being taken to investigate those threatening violence against the Rohingya or human rights defenders who have raised their voices to support the Rohingya.
Obligation to address 'hate speech' against Rohingya
The 'hate speech' directed at the Rohingya community raises serious concerns about the Malaysia government's commitment to protect human rights, including the rights to equality, non-discrimination, life and security of person. These rights are protected by customary international law, which is binding on all states, and reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.4
Moreover, although Malaysia has not ratified core human rights treaties such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the human rights guarantees in the Constitution of Malaysia allow wide scope for interpretation. Given the fundamental importance of human rights, and their recognition in the Malaysian Constitution, it is of the utmost importance that every effort be made to ensure that Malaysian laws are interpreted, to the extent possible, in a manner that respects human rights.
Human rights experts and international bodies have called on states to combat the proliferation of 'hate speech', xenophobia and intolerance in recent years.5 In the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, the UN General Assembly condemned 'racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance', and committed to 'take a range of steps to counter such attitudes and behavior, in particular with regard to hate crimes, hate speech and racial violence'.6
Restrictions on the right to freedom of expression
International human rights law protects the right to freedom of expression, though the right is not absolute. Freedom of expression may be restricted in order to advance a legitimate state interest when restrictions are lawful, necessary and proportionate, as set out in Article 19(3) of the ICCPR.7 'Hate speech' includes language that, while offensive, is protected by the right to freedom of expression. However, threats of violence against individuals—such as death threats and threats of sexual violence received by Rohingya activists and their supporters—may be restricted in line with the legitimate state interest in protecting the rights of others, including the rights to security of person, equality, non-discrimination and life.
Further, Article 20(2) of the ICCPR requires the prohibition of any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence. The Rabat Plan of Action provides practical legal and policy guidance to states on implementing Article 20(2) of the ICCPR, which requires states parties 'to prohibit advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence'.8 These international standards provide the Malaysia government guidance on measures that states can take to combat 'hate speech', violent threats and incitement.
Malaysia's Penal Code contains provisions aimed at protecting individuals from violence and threats of violence. These provisions may provide a legal basis for the investigation or prosecution of individuals who are inciting or threatening violence against the Rohingya. The application of civil or administrative law, or other policy measures, offer further avenues for addressing discrimination. It is imperative that these measures are implemented without discrimination or bias and consistent with international human rights standards relating to freedom of expression. In particular, restrictions on speech to protect the rights of the Rohingya must be lawful, necessary and proportionate to that aim.
Policy measures to address 'hate speech' and intolerance
Prohibitions of incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence are insufficient to combat intolerance and discrimination.9 Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18 sets out an action plan for states to address intolerance, stigmatization, discrimination and incitement to violence. The Rabat Plan of Action also suggests actions that states may take to address intolerance beyond merely penalizing incitement. Policy measures suggested by these standard-setting documents include education and awareness-raising, protecting media freedom and diversity, passing equality legislation, promoting community engagement on the causes of discrimination, building networks and mechanisms to respond to tension between communities, and training government officials on effective strategies to promote tolerance.
Your leadership in addressing 'hate speech' and threats directed at the Rohingya is essential to prevent violence, discrimination and other human rights abuses. We urge you and your government to speak out in support of the rights of the Rohingya, emphasizing their status as refugees fleeing persecution and human rights violations and unequivocally condemning 'hate speech', intolerance and discrimination directed at the Rohingya community. We ask that you and your government challenge false or discriminatory narratives and highlight your government's commitment to uphold the human rights of the Rohingya. As Prime Minister, we urge you to ensure all government officials and bodies do the same when addressing the situation of the Rohingya in Malaysia.
We further call on you to lead the Malaysia government's efforts to prevent incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence against the Rohingya. Authorities must ensure threats and other human rights abuses against the Rohingya and their supporters are investigated, and perpetrators held accountable. Investigation and prosecutions should be conducted without discrimination or bias and in a manner that is consistent with international human rights standards.
Finally, we call on you to lead in the development and implementation of a holistic set of measures to address 'hate speech', intolerance and discrimination. In particular, the government of Malaysia should:
Create an enabling environment for the right to freedom of expression and equality in Malaysia, including by passing comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in line with international human rights standards.
Implement positive policy measures to promote equality, non-discrimination and inter-cultural understanding in line with Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18 and the Rabat Plan of Action.
Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
We stand ready to support you to implement the measures suggested in this letter. To request further information or to set up a meeting or call to discuss our recommendations please contact Matthew Bugher, ARTICLE 19 Head of Asia Programme, at matthew@article19.org or +66-617464208.
Advocates for Non-Discrimination and Access to Knowledge (ANAK)
Aliran Kesedaran Negara (ALIRAN)
Agora Society
ALTSEAN-Burma
Amnesty International Malaysia
Arakan Information Center
Bangladesh Institute of Human Rights
Beyond Borders Malaysia
Building and Wood Workers International, Asia-Pacific
Buku Jalanan Shah Alam
Burma Campaign UK
Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan
Burmese Rohingya Community in Denmark
Canadian Burmese Rohingya Organization
Canadian Rohingya Development Initiative
Center for Orang Asli Concerns
Centre for Independent Journalism
COAST Trust
Community Development Centre
Coxsbazar CSO NGO Forum
EMPOWER Malaysia
European Rohingya Council
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights
Foreign Spouses Support Group 6
FORUM-ASIA
Imagined Malaysia
Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention at Binghamton University
Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
International Campaign for the Rohingya
International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School
Islamic Rennaisance Front
Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT)
Justice For Sisters
Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Youth Section
KRYSS Network
Malaysian Action for Justice and Unity Foundation (MAJU)
Malaysia Muda
NONGOR
North South Initiative
Queer Lapis
Pelangi Campaign
People's Empowerment Foundation
People Like Us Support Ourselves (PLUsos)
Pergerakan Tenaga Akademik Malaysia (GERAK)
Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor
PHALS Coxsbazar
Progressive Voice
Projek Dialog
Refugees International
Restless Beings
Rights Realization Centre
Rohingya Association of Canada
Rohingya Students Network
Rohingya Today
Rohingya Youth for Legal Action
Rohingya Women's Education Initiative
RW Welfare Society
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights
Sabah Human Rights Centre
Save Rivers, Sarawak
Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia
Seksualiti Merdeka
Sinar Project
Sisters In Islam (SIS)
South Asian Network for Refugees, IDPs and Migrants (SANRIM)
Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy 7
There is no universally accepted definition of 'hate speech' in international human rights law, and various institutions have put forward their own definition of the term. Understood broadly, 'hate speech' is any expression of discriminatory hate towards people. This broad definition encompasses speech that, while offensive, nevertheless is protected by the right to freedom of expression.
CSOs condemn online gender-based attacks on woman human rights defender Tengku Emma Zuriana, April 28, 2020, https://bit.ly/3c3m86z.
Fortify Rights, Malaysia: Deploy Search and Rescue for Rohingya Boats, Ensure Safe Disembarkation, April 17, 2020, https://bit.ly/2KXHI0i.
See Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Adopted as a resolution of the UN General Assembly, the UDHR is not strictly binding on states. However, many of its provisions are regarded as having acquired legal force as customary international law since its adoption in 1948; see Filartiga v. Pena-Irala, 630 F. 2d 876 (1980) (US Circuit Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit).
United Nations, Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, 19 May 2019, https://bit.ly/2Wnt6g1; Hate speech: UN experts make joint call for action by states and social media firms, 23 September 2019, https://bit.ly/2Wky7G6; New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, UN Doc A/RES/71/1,3 October 2016, https://bit.ly/2WnL2qX.
New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, UN Doc A/RES/71/1,3 October 2016, https://bit.ly/35rNIrs.
f. Article 19(3), which elaborates on the right to freedom of expression found in the UDHR.
Rabat Plan of action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility of violence, UN Doc. A/HRC/22/17/Add.4, 5 October 2012, https://bit.ly/3c7XNN2.
ARTICLE 19, Camden Principles on Freedom of Expression and Equality, May 2009, https://bit.ly/2YArr9I.
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Drowning is one of leading causes of death for 1-24 year olds, says WHO
Drowning claims more than 260,000 lives each year; WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus says most deaths preventable.
Drowning is one of the leading causes of death globally for those aged between 1–24 and the third leading cause of injury-related deaths overall, claiming more than 236,000 lives each year, the World Health Organization said Monday
On World Drowning Prevention Day, the WHO raised awareness on preventable drownings.
"Every year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world drown. Most of these deaths are preventable through evidence-based, low-cost solutions," said WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus.
He said cities worldwide are lighting up monuments in blue light as a call to action for everyone to do their part to prevent drowning.
More than 90% of drowning deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, with children under five at the highest risk.
These deaths are frequently linked to routine activities, such as bathing, collecting water for domestic use, traveling over water on boats or ferries, and fishing.
The impacts of seasonal or extreme weather events -- including monsoons -- are also a frequent cause of drowning that are largely preventable through several interventions.
WHO recommends various measures to prevent drowning, including installing barriers controlling access to water, and training bystanders in safe rescue and resuscitation.
Learning basic swimming
The WHO also urges teaching school-aged children basic swimming and water safety skills, providing supervised daycare for children, setting and enforcing safe boating, shipping and ferry regulations, and improving flood risk management.
WHO said individuals can share drowning prevention and water safety advice with their families, friends, and colleagues; sign up for swimming or water safety lessons; or support local drowning prevention charities and groups.
Groups can host public events to share water safety information, launch water safety campaigns, or commit to developing or delivering new drowning prevention programs using recommended best practice interventions.
Governments can develop new drowning prevention policies, strategies, legislation, or investment, convene roundtables or parliamentary discussions on drowning burden and solutions, and support drowning prevention programs domestically or internationally.
WHO cited the example of Bangladesh which has started a 3-year program to reduce drowning among children throughout the country.
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iOS 9.3 Now Available for Download; Brings Night Shift, Password-Protected Notes, and More
Alongside the launch of the iPhone SE, and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, Apple also unveiled iOS 9.3, the latest iteration of its mobile operating system. The new version comes with a range of features including Night Shift, and improvements to iOS for Education.
iOS 9.3 is available to download from Monday as a free update for all iPhone, iPad, and iPod models that support iOS 9 including the dated iPhone 4s, the iPad 2, and the first-generation iPad mini. As always, iOS updates are available over-the-air (OTA) on your device (Settings -> General -> Software Update) as well as via iTunes on your PC or Mac.
The biggest attraction in iOS 9.3 is Night Shift, a new display model that alters the tone and blue light emission of the device's display to prevent eye strain. The company says that Night Shift can improve a person's sleep quality while also offering some other health benefits.
Apple also announced improvements to News, the news reading app it had introduced with iOS 9 last year. The company says that it is adding "top stories" to Apple News, allowing users to keep a tab on the most happening stories of the moment. Apple is also giving third-party apps access to your Apple Music library.
Apple has also pushed some improvements to the visualisation of health data collected by the Health app. This, in turn, allows Health app to feed users with more information on their sleep, and other activities.
Apple also introduced improvements to the education framework for iPad tablets. Multiple students will be able to utilise the same iPad. The company is also giving school admins the ability to create Managed Apple IDs for students through Apple School Manager dashboard.
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Denmark (Danmark) (Country) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 1 news item, 3 weblinks, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.
Stone Age Hunters Liked Their Carbs.
Analyses of Stone Age settlements reveal that the hunters were healthy and would gladly eat anything they got their hands on, including carbohydrates - contrary to the modern definition of Paleolithic, or Stone Age diet.
For our trip Jane and I used Julian's The Megalithic European (see link at top of page to 'The Books') and James Dyer's Discovering Archaeology in Denmark (1972, Shire ISBN 0 85263158 8).
We also got a useful 1:50,000 map/leaflet in English Six cycling trips on Langeland (ISBN 87-7343-380-2) from the Tourist Information office.
Mapwise, we used the Euromap 1:30,000 of Denmark (ISBN 3-575-03112-6), which allied to some maps printed from the Visit Denmark website (see below) allowed us to find pretty much everywhere we looked for.
I also did some web research with limited success. I have posted the most useful site I found for the whole country (Visit Denmark) in the Links section below. I've posted a link specifically for Northern Jutland on the Jutland page. There is also a great PDF document available for some of the sites on Als, see Links on the Als page.
The Sites and Monuments Records for Denmark.
For the folklore obsessive, the most exciting section is here. Yes it's in Danish. But many hours of translationy fun could await.
'The Primeval Antiquities of Denmark' by J J A Worsaae, translated (and applied to English sites) by William J Thoms (1849). So it's dated in its theories. But it's got lots of illustrations.
Covers the whole of Denmark. Site pages usually have a little basic info and include links to interactive maps (not as good as the inline maps on this site though!) Search takes a little getting used to but is pretty good once you get the hang of it - which took me quite a while!
Link is to the search page, as the navigation to it is pretty cumbersome and I couldn't find any other way to reach the information than using search!


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GoverMedia Plus Canada partners with EXMO Finance LLP in a bold gesture, entering into cryptocurrency trading. Photo By: Stock Catalog | Flickr
Major Russian Corporation Connects With Cryptocurrency Exchange
Chris Thompson June 18, 2018	Cryptocurrency, Global Stories Leave a comment 829 Views
GoverMedia Plus Canada, a corporation that owns a big Russian trading stock, has taken the risk of holding partnerships with one of Europe's most prominent cryptocurrency finance groups. The group expresses their stance in establishing greater holds in major stock markets and financial exchanges and possible endeavors in increasing their revenue and other stocks.
The main point is that users would be able to access their EXMO Finance LLP profiles on the GoverMedia site, having to manage their commercial works in the process. The partnership creates a joint profit for the two online sites, garnering favorable conditions on both ends.
While the decision by the site remains strong, it comes in the conditions justly governed by the somewhat lacking stability of the cryptocurrency world. With current trends coming and going with the erratic motions of the Bitcoin, it is still under the questionable clause as to whether the association with significant cryptocurrency agencies would affect the company under the favorable light.
While the governance of the group still has a particular requirement, at the very least under predictive clauses, there is still a hint of optimism as most established traders foresee a rise in Bitcoin after its current low point banking around $6,000 each unit. Cryptocurrency as an agency still holds a lot of potentials, as investors maintain to commend the immediate rising action that can also come in turn from the negatives.
The corporations hold a lot of chances of having to open the operations into deeper avenues. Making the world of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies somewhat more at ease to access in the line of trade, makes it a more attractive venue which may come as much as a profit point as much as it is a risk.
While the erratic movement of the bitcoin regarding value is still under consideration, having presented its current value still leaves little doubt to a possible lift in the exposure that it has been put in.
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Bitcoin (BTC) is on a bull run after it regained the $50,000 mark on October 6, 2021. As of writing this, Bitcoin is trading above $60,000, according to CoinMarketCap. If this trend continues, BTC is expected to hit $100,000 in the next few months.


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Q: Show BlurEffect on manual segue I have a question regarding blureffects on a view controller. I program all of my segues manually for several reasons. But when I go to a viewcontroller that has a blureffect background, I only see a dark gray background. How can I solve this that the view controller blur effect lays on top of another viewcontroller where the content of the previous viewcontroller can be seen through?
The blureffects are now applied by storyboard with transparant background views.
My code for seque is:
Action:
@IBAction func ToUserSections(_ sender: Any) {
        let controller =
        Navigation.getDestinationViewControllerWith("User",
        controllerName: "UserSectionsVC")
        present(controller, animated: false, completion: nil)
    }

Class:
class Navigation{
    static func getDestinationViewControllerWith(_
    storyboardName:String, controllerName:String)-> UIViewController{

    let storyboard = UIStoryboard(name: storyboardName, bundle: nil)
    let controller =
    storyboard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier:
    controllerName) as UIViewController

    return controller
}

}
Hope you can help me with this because it will maximize aesthetics for the app :D

A: try this.
 let viewController : CustomViewControlller = UIStoryboard.getMainStoryboard().instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "Identifier") as! CustomViewControlller
  viewController.modalPresentationStyle = .overCurrentContext
  viewController.modalTransitionStyle = .crossDissolve
  self.present(viewController, animated: true, completion: { _ in })

A: Alright for others to know, what worked for me was the following:
At IBAction: adding the following line before presenting
controller.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationStyle.overFullScreen

Like this:
@IBAction func ToUserSections(_ sender: Any) {
    let controller = Navigation.getDestinationViewControllerWith("User", controllerName: "UserSectionsVC")
    controller.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationStyle.overFullScreen
    present(controller, animated: false, completion: nil)
}

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USS Coronado (LCS 4) Performs Live-Fire Test of Norwegian Naval Strike Missile
Posted On Wednesday, 24 September 2014 09:12
The crew of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully performed a live-fire demonstration of a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California, Sept. 23.
Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) launched from Skjold class corvette & Nansen class Frigate
uring the test, the Norwegian-made Kongsberg NSM was launched from the deck of Coronado and scored a direct hit on its intended target, a Mobile Ship Target (MST).
The Kongsberg NSM is a long range precision strike missile designed to be launched from a variety of ships against a variety of targets.
Testing took place on board the Navy's newest littoral combat ship to show the LCS' ability to readily accept new weapons systems as part of the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) program.
"We are extremely pleased with the outcome of today's test on board Coronado," said Vice Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, Commander, Naval Surface Forces. "We view this successful missile test as a possible future warfighting capability for the LCS program."
Rowden said the Navy is interested in increasing both quantity of firepower and range across the surface fleet.
(Sept. 23, 2014) - The crew of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully performed a live-fire demonstration of a Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) during missile testing operations off the coast of Southern California, Sept. 23. During the test, the Norwegian-made Kongsberg NSM was launched from the deck of Coronado and scored a direct hit on its intended target, a Mobile Ship Target (MST). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary D. Bell/Released)
"Both classes of the LCS are based on modular design concepts," said Rowden. "This allows for the integration of weapons and sensors like the Kongsberg NSM technology as part of the LCS warfare suite."
Since 1980, the FCT program has helped the United States and allies reap substantial savings by avoiding research and development costs, lowering procurement costs, reducing risk for major acquisition programs and accelerating the fielding of equipment critical to the reading and safety of operating forces.
Commissioned on April 4, 2014, Coronado was designed to be high-speed, shallow draft multi-mission ship capable of operating independently or with an associated strike group. LCS ships are designed to defeat growing littoral threats and provide access and dominance in coastal waters.
A fast, maneuverable, and networked surface combatant, LCS provides the required warfighting capabilities and operational flexibility to execute focused missions such as surface warfare, mine warfare and anti-submarine warfare.
LCS delivers combat capability from core self-defense systems in concert with interchangeable, modular mission packages and an open architecture command and control system. Modularity maximizes the flexibility of LCS and enables the ship to meet changing warfare needs, while also supporting rapid technological updates. LCS employs advanced tactical networks to share information with aircraft, ships, submarines, and joint and coalition units both at sea and shore.
Link to Naval Strike Missile technical datasheet
Link to Independence class Littoral Combat Ship technical datasheet


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Q: Self signed certificate or CA certificate for IoT device I can't understand which is the real benefit of using a CA certificate when it comes to secure communications between servers and IoT devices.
I'm working at an IoT device that uses Ubuntu as OS and I was planning to use CA certificate. But what happen if my users are not updating their devices firmware?
now that certificates expires after 1 year and considering that some users are not updating their IoT devices for a long time... the risk I'll run into is that those devices could not be updated after the cert expires since they can't communicate with my servers.
With a self signed cert I can set an expiration of 45 years and anyway I'll be to authority and I can revoke or decide when it is time to release a new cert or even cross signing certificate.
I'm obviously talking only about the communication between the device and servers... the rest api for users will use a default CA cert.

Another option that I'm considering is to use a CA cert for device and servers communication but also adding a self signed certificate that I can use as backup in case the the main certificate expires and the device needs to download new software (that will contain the new certificate) is this a viable solution?
Should I handle certificates in this way?! or maybe should I just use the OS root store and ensure that it is updated somehow? (in this case ... how?... the only way is to release an update of the device firmare I suppose)

A: Certificates are used for authentication and encryption. See https://www.ssl.com/faqs/what-is-a-certificate-authority/
If you want to make sure that, data you are receiving is coming from authenticated devices  then you will use certificates.
You can use certificates to encrypt each and every request. But it will be heavy on resources. Or you use certificates to for authentication and return an JWT token for further request. (This is how service account works in cloud.)
Manual certificate management will become complicated in no time.
Service account is a common way to authenticate apps/ devices. Keycloak is an open source option to support service accounts.
You should keep device updation separate from authentication. Device updation may or may not happen on authenticated device. And waiting for certificate expiration to update the device sounds strange.


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Q: What is the optimal icon size to use for a Windows Form Application List View item, (Small Icons View) I am populating a Windows Forms List View with items, and each item is associated with an icon, I tried icons of size 16*16, and 32*32 but the icons seem either stretched or clipped. What is the optimal icon size to use

A: I believe normally the small list view uses 16x16 icons, I've never had a problem using these. Bear in mind however that the listview uses an ImageList to store these, therefore it's actually storing an Image rather than an Icon. It might be that instead the 32x32 icon is being used and scaled down to 16x16 when you add it which could cause your problem. An easy way to check is to make your icons significantly different and ensure that you get the icon you're expecting.

A: Manually assign the ImageSize property on the ImageList and the images wont be resized.
new ImageList { ImageSize = new Size(8, 8) };


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Weibo Big V's Daily Entertainment Circle – Chapter 102 Part 2 of 2
WBVDEC Chapter 102 – Proposal (2)
Jiang Yu suspected that Gu Shenliu brought her here on purpose, with all floor-to-ceiling windows, a villa with excellent privacy, there was only the sea and the endless night opposite the room, no one disturbed them and the neighbors were unlikely to swim to the sea to sneak to the room. By just turning of the lights, there's a sense of isolation.
Such an environment...was especially suitable for doing bad things.
It was at this moment that Gu Shenliu picked up Jiang Yu and went to the reclining chair outside. They took off their clothes directly. Through the weak light, they saw each other's bodies and let their bodies rub against each other.
Gu Shenliu lowered his head, looked at Jiang Yu's softness, and his breathing became rapid. The girl had thousands of amorous feelings at any time and he really loved the feeling of her under his body and blooming for him. There was a feeling of finding his other half perfectly, which made him sigh with satisfaction.
Gu Shenliu hugged Jiang Yu. Her hair was drooping aside, she pushed it behind her ears, turned over, and sat on top of him.
Jiang Yu looked down at Gu Shenliu and suddenly laughed. She tore off her silk scarf and tied Gu Shenliu's hand with a smirk. "Today, it's my turn!"
In the pitch-dark night, the sea not far away was pitch-dark, and even the rhythm of the waves was gentle. Gu Shenliu's eyes were dark, and the faint light cast shadows on him. He suddenly raised the corners of his lips and looked at the woman in front of him with a grin.
Jiang Yu new she owed Gu Shenliu a lot and wanted to take the initiative once, but... what should she do next?
"Jiang Yu."
"En?"
"I'll teach you."
Gu Shenliu instructed Jiang Yu and she proceeded step by step. At the beginning, she felt that she was in control, but it was not until later, when she was pushed back by him, that she realized the initiative had always been in his hands.
This time, Jiang Yu was so tired that she almost passed out on the bed.
The next day, Jiang Yu woke up at 7 o'clock. Gu Shenliu had already woken up as well. The two of them washed up and went to have breakfast. Then they walked barefoot on the white sandy beach and walked around the island.
The vegetation on the island was very dense and had not been destroyed. A row of coconut trees grows on the edge and passes through several bushes. Jiang Yu had the illusion of traveling through a tropical rain forest. There were also bushes on the island with very big heart-shaped leaves. Jiang Yu found it novel and took a picture with her mobile phone.
In the afternoon, the two went to the water sports center. Jiang Yu kept clamoring to play Flyboarding.
"I saw someone playing this kind of water flying board on a variety show before, and I really wanted to try. People can lift off by stepping on the equipment and they can also perform various actions. It is really magical." Jiang Yu said with a smile.
Gu Shenliu helped Jiang Yu organize her equipment and said, "Remember to keep a good balance and use the strength of your waist."
"You have tried it?"
"I tried one in Australia before."
Gu Shenliu taught Jiang Yu many skill and Jiang Yu kept them in mind. When the device was activated, sprayed on the water, she held the nozzle tube in her hand and she was a little nervous.
"Remember to keep your balance!" Gu Shenliu explained.
The water rushed out and the flying board rose a little. Jiang Yu was overjoyed. She straightened her feet and was about to look at Gu Shenliu, but she felt her body starting to be crooked.
Jiang Yu squinted and spit out the salt water in her mouth. The water of the Indian Ocean was really salty. "It's so hard!"
Gu Shenliu showed a rare obvious smile. He walked over, took Jiang Yu out of the water and said, "It's always like this when you first try it. It's easy to fall into the sea, but you usually learn it after a few hours of playing."
"Then how long did you need?"
"2 minutes."
"...So you never fell into the water?"
"I can't say no! You know, some movements are hard to do, for things like spinning in the air, diving to the water during the rollover is required."
"..." Huh! It is really difficult to communicate!
Soon, Gu Shenliu's device was adjusted. He stepped on it with a smile and after the water rushed out, he jumped into the air. His posture was very standard and he looked very relaxed. Jiang Yu took a breath and couldn't help worrying about him, but saw that he turned over successfully and did not fall off the device.
Gu Shenliu flew higher and higher. Jiang Yu looked up and estimated that it was at least ten meters above the water level. This was like a master class! Ruthlessly crushed her!
The two played for more than an hour and Jiang Yu didn't make any progress except that she fell into the sea more than 20 times.
"I was hit..." Jiang Yu shook her head and said, "It seems that my talents are all concentrated in design."
"It's indeed hard for people with poor balance to learn."
"Tsk... In fact, I can do other sports well! It's not necessarily worse than you!"
"Oh?" Gu Shenliu raised his eyebrows lightly and said casually: "So, swimming, skateboarding, surfing, diving... In what respect are you better than me?"
Gu Shenliu approached Jiang Yu's ear, hooked his lips, and said, "I forgot, there is one sport you are very good at..."
In the afternoon, a heavy rain fell quickly. Jiang Yu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked up, only to see that the color of the sea became turbid. The sky was not as blue as usual. She thought it would rain for a long time, but the rain stopped within 10 minutes.
The rainbow hung high in the air, such a beautiful scenery was really outrageous.
"Let's go!"
Jiang Yu was stunned, but Gu Shenliu was actually wearing a very formal suit. This suit was the one she had made for him before. Originally, he said that he would wear this dress to participate in important events, but later she did not see him wearing it until the two of them lived together. The suit was actually hanging idle in Gu Shenliu's cloakroom.
"Today we should finish photographing all the clothes, let's go somewhere after." Gu Shenliu said.
"Why are you wearing so many layers?"
Although the temperature difference in the rainy season was large, it was not so cold. Everyone else was wearing beach pants and flip-flops but Gu Shenliu was wearing a suit, tie, and leather shoes, which was really out of place.
Gu Shenliu's expression remained unchanged and his voice did not fluctuate: "I have booked the Le 1947 restaurant tonight. We need to wear formal clothes for dinner."
Jiang Yu nodded. Some restaurants had higher requirements for dress code. It was normal for someone as particular as Gu Shenliu to do this. Thinking of this, she also brought a piece of formal dress so that she didn't have to come back to change her clothes later.
They finished photographing more than 30 sets of clothes before they knew it and the rest of the clothes were also easy. After all, places like Maldives were convenient for photo background, the sky was blue, and the sea water was translucent. These colors were matched together to make every photo had the feeling of a blockbuster. There were not many wasted films and almost every photo could be used as a cover. The progress was also quite fast. In the past, it took more than half a day to shoot the same amount of clothes in Shencheng, but in Maldives it was finished in 2 hours.
Jiang Yu was so tired that her face was about to freeze, she said, "Let's go to dinner next?"
"No, wait a minute."
"Huh?" Jiang Yu asked with a light smile.
"You have another piece of clothing that you forgot to take!"
"There's one more?" Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment and turned over the suitcase that she brought out. She said, "I'm sure there is none. I have photographed all these clothes, how could there be any left? Did you remember it wrong?"
"I remember correctly!" After Gu Shenliu finished speaking, he took out a veil from the bag on the side as if by magic.
More importantly, it was the veil of the wedding dress.
Jiang Yu couldn't hide the surprise on her face.
"Let me show you something." Gu Shenliu took out his tablet and showed Jiang Yu a photo of a brand-new, newly renovated cloakroom.
The cloakroom was very beautiful. It had two floors. It seemed that Gu Shenliu directly turned a villa into a cloakroom! From the point of view of decoration style, this cloakroom was exclusively for ladies!
"I wanted to show it to you. I remember last time we went to <Star Wardrobe> you said that you wanted a cloakroom like this, with two floors, luxuriously decorated, with countless cabinets and hidden compartments so you can put as many clothes and shoes as you want. There is also a large dressing table that can be filled with your skin care products! This cloakroom was renovated next to the villa. There is no room in it, only a cloakroom. It's right next door to us so it's very convenient for you to choose clothes, no need to fret!"
Jiang Yu was speechless in surprise. Since they got together, Gu Shenliu had been busy with family affairs. She really didn't know when he did such a thing behind her back. At that time on the show, she really just said it casually, but she didn't expect him to take it seriously.
Gu Shenliu's eyes were affectionate and his voice was low and magnetic. Seeing Jiang Yu froze for a while, the warmth came wave after wave.
Jiang Yu's eyes couldn't help but smile.
Gu Shenliu's deep black eyes stared straight at Jiang Yu, with a serious tone: "Jiang Yu, marry me! My house is yours, my car is yours, my savings are yours, of course! I'm yours too!"
Jiang Yu didn't speak for a long time, just stared straight at Gu Shenliu, as if she hadn't recovered yet, her expression made Gu Shenliu think a lot. His face was calm, but the sweat on his forehead revealed his true emotions, he said again:
"Jiang Yu, marry me! Everything I own is yours. You can add your name to my car, house, and savings, of course..." Gu Shenliu's unwavering deep eyes was infected with a deep and inseparable affection. He stared at Jiang Yu and said: "Your name should be added to the marriage certificate too!"
Strong! Overbearing! Such Gu Shenliu was rarely seen by Jiang Yu.
Suddenly, Gu Shenliu knelt down on one knee like a movie, and took out a velvet box from the bag on the side, opened it, and a large shiny diamond ring lay inside. There was a trace of tension on his always calm face. He pursed his lips, held the ring and white veil in his hands, his black eyes were bright, and he fixed his eyes on Jiang Yu without saying a word, but his eyes undoubtedly contained too much emotion.
Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment and realized later that she was being proposed to!
Suddenly, an English song sounded, and then many staff came from all directions. They surrounded Jiang Yu, some took videos, some took photos, and some held candles to create an atmosphere. Everyone looked at her happily, waiting for her answer.
The sea breeze blew, relaxing English songs wafted around, the waves slapped the shore, and the salty and humid air was filled with a smell of love. What surprised Jiang Yu even more was that she saw Gao Jing in the crowd.
"Jiang Yu!" Gao Jing laughed: "Shenliu, this boring man, told me to come and make arrangements several days in advance! He wanted me to shoot videos and photos for you and wanted me to arrange everything for you! So, I'm here!"
Suddenly, Mother Gu, Father Gu, Gu Linlu, Gu Lingxiao, and Xiao Q also appeared.
Mother Gu: "Taro Ball, accept Shenliu! If you marry into our family in the future, aunt will raise you as her own daughter!"
Father Gu: "Jiang Yu, I hope you can marry into our big family!"
Gu Linlu: "Jiang Yu, marry Shenliu, the Gu family will be your backing!"
Gu Lingxiao: "Little sister, for the sake of our Shenliu's handsomeness and wealth, please agree!"
Xiao Q: "Ring! Beauty!"
Surprised one by one, Jiang Yu had been knocked unconscious! There were so many people around, everyone was wishing, so it was hard for her not to agree. More importantly, the ring that Gu Shenliu was holding was so big that she couldn't ignore it.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Yu suddenly remembered the day when she first arrived, the staffs would always look at her and smile weirdly. The staffs seemed to know her and they were very kind. They kept the secrets very well and she didn't guess it at all, but now that she thought about it, she realized that everyone had put in a lot of effort for today.
Jiang Yu's lips gradually rose. There was already a layer of sweat on the forehead of the man kneeling in front of her.
Jiang Yu suddenly asked mischievously, "What will happen if I don't agree today?"
Everyone's expressions changed. They stared at her to see if this sentence was true or not.
Who knew, Gu Shenliu suddenly moved, forcibly put the ring on Jiang Yu's ring finger, and said domineeringly: "If you don't agree, I'll take you home directly!"
Jiang Yu laughed and the two of them held each other with tears in their eyes.
Jiang Yu choked up. She hid in Gu Shenliu's arms and looked up at the sky. She really did not expect that she, who had been lonely for many years in her previous life, would find her love here. The man was very tall and warm in her arms. No matter how powerful a person was, sometimes they could be tired. At those times, it would be great to lie in his arms, where he would shield her from the wind and rain.
She trusted this man!
"Jiang Yu..." Gu Shenliu leaned against Jiang Yu's ear and kept mumbling, "I love you!"
Jiang Yu's tears flowed down suddenly. Gu Shenliu's character was just like his name, still waters run deep. The same was true of their love. It flowed quietly, but at a certain moment, it would make her feel that the love that came slowly was the most moving.
Everyone began to applaud and Mother Gu couldn't help wiping the corners of her eyes.
Father Gu said with a smile: "The child's marriage proposal is successful, you should be happy!"
"We should be happy, but it's not easy for Shenliu for so many years. Such a good child can only hear that noise!"
"Okay! Didn't Shenliu have Jiang Yu now? Jiang Yu is his medicine!"
"That's right!" Mother pressed the corner of her eye: "Jiang Yu is a good girl and it is also our Shenliu's luck to marry her!"
All the staff came out, started singing and dancing, and threw a small party for the couple.
Not far away, a girl looked at the crowd suspiciously. "Strange, why do I think that man looks like Gu Shenliu? What is he doing? Proposing marriage?"
The girl's husband said, "It shouldn't be! Is it a movie? Now many movies like to go abroad to shoot!"
The girl felt strange and took out her mobile phone to take a picture of this scene.
On the same day, a netizen named @Yellow Croaker Does Not Eat Fish posted a Weibo:
[On vacation abroad, I suddenly saw a man who looked like Gu Shenliu proposing! It's a little hard to see from far away, please help me identify it!]


Nanotechnology will enable the forthcoming artificial intelligence 'revolution' .
Two surveys caught my eye this month , both concern public opinion regarding artificial intelligence (AI) .
Both surveys reveal what AI is currently being used for and what it may be used for in the future .
There are suggestions that an arms race to perfect AI is currently well underway , no surprise there then .
There are also suggestions that AI based technologies will benefit a small section of the general population at the expense of a wider swathe of the population , no surprise there either .
Fears surrounding regulation and the potential bias of AI systems are well founded , as are the fears surrounding AI generated memes designed to lure in the unwitting and sow the seeds of division .
The unfortunate fact regarding AI systems is that they are often programmed to learn by themselves , creating a system so complex that it cannot be deciphered , even by its creators .
So who will ultimately govern AI ?
AI is creating a technology revolution with benefits across all industries.
Tech execs are far more optimistic about AI than is the general population.
Strong majorities believe that AI will benefit the wealthy while nearly half expect the poor will be harmed.
It is widely believed that AI will lead to short-term job losses with potential for societal disruption.
AI can be leveraged as a tool of division by autocrats, sowing disinformation to create digital group think.
AI-enabled "deepfakes" add to the "fake news" narrative and will fundamentally undermine trust in what is real and could lead to war.
Concerning impacts from AI deployment include more social isolation and less human intellectual capability.
Half of both groups believe the pace of technology is advancing too quickly.
Tech companies must demonstrate AI transparency and social benefits.
There is a clear need to do more to regulate AI development and deployment.
More Frankenstein experiments from the Mengele Minds .
If you think that enhanced intelligence is simply a byproduct of genetic experimentation then think again .
Nonconsensual testing is widespread , the human guinea pigs involved are often termed 'test tubes' .
Oh dear , have they not learnt a thing .
Keep a lookout for misleading 'scientific' propaganda articles using toxic terms such as 'sustainable development' , 'environmentally friendly' and 'responsible use' .
Strange thing , the articles never mention 'greed' , 'poison' or 'profit' .
Only a matter of time before we see a Triffid driving a car , maybe in China .
Makes you wonder what else they are conjuring up in their little shops of horror .
Obviously AI generated fake news , just spotted a glaring error .
Especially when there is cash on the table .
"Moving the evolution of tech-based plant support to a new level, it was developed with the goal of creating "a plant in direct dialogue with a machine".
Told ya we'd soon see a Triffid driving a car .
New batteries + 5G = Smartphones are now officially the opium of the people .
Shock breaking news……A hyped up graphene product that has actually made it to market .
If there are any investors out there I have blueprints for several revolutionary graphene products ; graphene underpants , graphene fish & chips , graphene toothpaste and graphene beer .
Yours for fifty quid .
In fact you can buy my revolutionary graphene company 'Grollox' for a hundred quid .
New research this month tells us that the AI revolution may be like the graphene revolution , doubts are creeping in , looks like the bigger players are having trouble applying their intelligence .
Is the end goal a machine that thinks like man , or a man that thinks like a machine ?
Or a fusion of the two ?
Does this mean that the fly is super intelligent or the AI has a gnat brain ?
Bloom filters and cuckoo filters are used extensively in swarm-intelligence algorithms which are in turn used within a wide range of AI based systems . In reality a fusion of many different algorithms power AI applications that are used extensively by the surveillance state and the worlds of high finance and economics , the fields often overlap .
Swarm intelligence algorithms are integral to predictive AI algorithms , individual human behavior can be classed and then grouped , useful for statistical analysis and probability based analysis .
Results can then be extrapolated to model individual behavior or group behavior .
One caveat regarding AI , how can you prove that an AI system has actually learned anything at all ?
Interesting news on the 5G battlefront suggests that the tech might not live up to the hype , perhaps the 'G' in '5G' stands for graphene .
No wonder China is leading the race , a sign of the times .
Other news suggests that the Five Eyes syndicate is split down the middle on 5G tech manufactured in China .
Or is it the age old dialectic in full effect , pincer movement style .
As for the lampposts , I am sure they could be put to a more productive use .
5G media coverage now reads like a cheap soap opera thanks to the desperadoes in the Western deep state .
That was always part of the plan .
News today suggests that the US based globalist deep state is ganging up on India in condemnation of their recent successful anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon test . There is now talk of a boycott of Indian satellite launches .
Monopoly stake holders are lashing out from within the space sandpit they have claimed all for themselves and are jealously setting about guarding the toys in the sandpit , lashing out at anyone else who comes close .
Many will remember the titanic days of space exploration with the memory of a voyage to the Moon , the NASA Apollo missions were the glory days , a feat which apparently is soon to be repeated .
Although some would accuse NASA of attempting the impossible with the announcement of a future manned mission to Mars . Confidence is returning , there is no doubt that manned missions suffered a major setback after the Discovery space shuttle disaster .
In the meantime we have had missions such as the Cassini spacecraft which was sent an a 13 year mission to Saturn , the Cassini probe took sent back it's final image of Saturn on the Sixteenth of September .
As for 'wrecking space' , people in the glass house should not throw stones , NASA has been party to developing some of the most destructive weaponry known to man , much of which is now in the hands of criminals and profiteers .
NASA does seem to perceive itself as the large family , but there is little doubt that other deep state agencies such as the CIA and NASA are close , in fact they could historically be described as the lovers , although there are suggestions that there is now tension in the air .
There can also be no doubt that space based surveillance systems and weaponry systems have been an essential tool enabling a continuous war of destruction and profit .
Some would argue that NASA scientists have the blood of the world on their hands , complicity is never an argument used in defence . Others have been left on the threshold of liberty by the hunters at the edge of night , wielding technology which was only ever intended to listen for the voice of space and decipher the mysteries of the horizon .
The defence agencies have previously been allowed a virtual monopoly in space , in fact you could say they are the muscles of the sky . NASA also has a close working relationship with many other agencies who are partly or wholly tasked with 'national security' , such as Argonne labs , who are only one amongst many .
An important question is whether NASA scientists have become so transfixed and obsessive with outer space that they have neglected and lost sight of the wonders of nature here on Earth .
As for 'the human condition' ?
The term is often associated with eugenics and transhumanism .
An unusual turn of phrase you might think .
Super Soldier or Super Slave ?
The worlds most renowned mad scientists at DARPA want to use the minds of 'soldiers' to telepathically control machines , this fact has been documented on numerous occasions . The technology is far more advanced than mainstream articles would suggest .
Moreover , the Mengele Minds now want to connect the aforementioned soldiers to an artificial intelligence system creating a hive mind .
It is said that the AI system will be used to 'calibrate' neurotechnology interfaces implanted in soldiers .
The article in Defence One does offer a glimpse of future warfare and also exposes the limitations of current military AI systems . Looks like the human component in warfare is not yet obsolete , for now at least .
Although it does make you wonder what machines the human minds will be connected to and who (or what) will actually be controlling who (or what) .
The 'artificial signalling' technology described in the article has been available to deep state organizations for some time and is available on retainer for the right price .
You may be thinking who would volunteer to be 'implanted and assimilated' in the first place' ?
The answer is nobody .
Materials science underpins many larger developments in the world of nanotechnology .
Self assembling nano materials are the future , these will bypass the need for the development of expensive and time consuming nano fabrication methods .
The whole field of self assembly has been named nanoarchitectonics .
As the Wikipedia article on nanoarchitectonics suggests , 'field induced methods have been widely explored' .
Drosophila Melanogaster is a species of fly , used extensively in biological research labs due to it's genetic similarity to humans .
New findings this month suggest that the quantum black hole is far deeper than the human imagination and that there may be more than one quantum reality .
Do not expect any breakthroughs , expect a lot of guesswork .
Quite astonishing is the list of paperclip based US government agencies formed shortly after WWII , Argonne National Laboratory is one of many .
In fact you can state with some confidence that the entire imperial globalist based deep state apparatus was formed in the US after WWII .
Or should that be be 'transferred to the US' ?
There should be no doubt to the informed that 5G is purely a propaganda , power and profit exercise .
5G transmitters installed in street lamps ? A conspiracy theory ?
Has 5G technology already been installed and tested in your area ?
Heard that word mentioned a long time ago .
Maybe the name of a racehorce ?
India joins the growing list of countries that are developing anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons .
India's weapon of choice is simply a modified ballistic missile , it does the job .
Why do you think countries are developing these weapons ?
What exactly is floating around in low Earth orbit that may constitute a threat to the security of a nation ?
Although certain deep state interests who have had a historical monopoly in space are non too happy .
Hmmmmm……..Never realized Defence Secretaries were that interested in 'business' .
Depends what business you are talking about I suppose .
Recent research conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggest that scientists have cleared Alzheimer causing plaques from the brains of Mice using light and sound .
So it appears that a 40hz tone or a 40hz flickering light can induce a gamma brain wave also at 40hz .
In fact gamma waves would appear to underpin many important neural processes .
Neural oscillations can be thought of as a repeating , synchronized burst of neural activity . Brain waves if you like .
It is thought that neural oscillations may connect clusters of neurons and also different areas of the brain .
Neural oscillation appears to be crucial to associative learning .
Gamma band brain waves are also important for associative learning .
Hippocampal gamma waves are said to be critical to associative learning and further memory encoding .
Gamma oscillations are closely connected with the visual cortex .
Lasers have been used to induce gamma oscillations in the mammalian brain .
The optogenetic approach often involves an electrode array implant with integrated optical fibre .
Being 'zapped' with a 40hz electric current was found to induce 40hz gamma wave neural activity in the human brain .
Long term meditation is said to increase gamma wave synchronicity in the brain .
Meditation is said to be the secret of mindfulness .
If it is possible to induce a particular brain state with light or sound , is it also possible to use other electromagnetic frequencies to entrain the brain ? (I'm a poet , but I don't like to bestow it (on anybody else)) .
Considering that gamma oscillations are connected to the visual cortex and the dream state , could subliminal imaging be induced in the human brain ?
Perhaps imaging designed to produce a particular state of mind ?
Or maybe imaging designed to produce a particular subconscious state of mind ?
Perhaps a subconscious state of mind which could also maifest itself in a persons conscious life ?
A stimulation simulation perhaps ?
Ask yourself a simple question .
Let's suppose that the Golan Heights on the Syria-Israel border held vast reserves of minerals and oil .
Would a collection of globalist criminals and racketeers hoodwink military defence forces to wage a destructive war in Syria in an attempt to safeguard the Golan Heights ? Would taxpayers money and national defence resources be fully fraudulently leveraged into the scheme ? Along with the creation of phoney terror outfits ? together with a massive propaganda war ?
Syria was simply a small piece in the jigsaw .
'War on Terror' or 'War of Terror' ?
Win or lose it seems that some people always win .
Whichever way you look at it the people always lose .
On Monday US president Trump formally recognised the Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory .
The decision was condemned by Syria .
The Golan Heights were stolen by Israel in 1967 after the Six-Day War and then effectively annexed by the Israeli administration in 1981 .
A bit like me stealing your car and then declaring your car my property .
The Golan Heights is essential for Israeli water security .
The Six-Day War is often proclaimed as a valiant fight for survival against mighty odds .
Some commentators think differently .
Not surprisingly oil has been found in the Golan Heights , the total reserves are disputed , as is the cost of extraction , although it is optimistically stated that the Golan area contains 'more oil than Saudi' . Probably an overestimation , but no doubt the area does contain large reserves .
A US based company called Genie Energy looks set to capitalize on any Golan bonanza .
The following statement should tell you all you need to know about the Syrian conflict and also the wider 'War on Terror' .
It reads a bit like a who's who of global crime and corruption .
US politics appears to be mirroring UK politics , I always thought it was the other way around .
Perhaps the UK is simply a political laboratory .
I think in years to come we can probably add Trump to the list of Genie directors .
I think Pompeo may be left out though , too embarrassing despite the begging bowl .
The link between US energy companies and the Golan Heights has been widely reported in articles from independent sources .
Even now the facts are still amiss from mainstream media reports regarding Trump's decision to recognize the Golan Heights .
Mainstream sources reported a few days ago that UK troops are in Yemen as part of a (now not so) 'top secret campaign' .
In case you have been distracted by Brexit , Yemen is proving to be what some commentators have termed a 'human catastrophe' .
A real catastrophe that is , not a trivial farcical one .
From afar the Yemeni conflict could be viewed as a final fanfare in the 'War on Terror' , although I am sure the Yemeni people will have far more depressing and horrifically realistic opinions .
As per usual the conflict represents a wider proxy war with the prize being control of Middle Eastern resources together with the inevitable and extremely lucrative arms deals that follow .
You do have to wonder if it will ever end whilst there is still oil to be extracted , perhaps the mindset of the Western architects of the 'War on Terror' is now 'if we can't have it then nobody will' .
A continuing dialectic does mean profits for all sides , except for those at the epicentre , where it only means suffering , death and destruction .
I personally think the end is in sight , I think there is quiet desperation in certain quarters , just a notion arrived at when reading between the lines .
As can be expected , the UK establishment are funding and supporting the Saudi backed Yemeni coalition .
Which as also can be expected includes rapists , sodomites , terrorists , exploiters of children , racketeers and genocidal maniacs .
In fact the complete and utter destruction and degradation of an entire generation , the younger generation , features heavily in the Yemeni conflict . This is standard Western cabal practice designed to induce long term fear , trauma and terror , 'softening up' the younger population , preparing them for the ensuing silent & subtle indoctrination .
The reality is that the Western 'military machine' is over hyped , built on propaganda and bloated on profits . The military proxy wars are always waged against dissenting civilian populations , designed to divide and control and ultimately maintain the ongoing strategy of tension and terror in the Middle East . The use of military force simply speeds up the end goal of civilisation destruction & assimilation . Basically the military operations are designed to induce annihilation & trauma on a massive scale , wiping the slate clean so to speak .
Iran has been accused of backing the 'Houthi rebels' and providing them with missile technology which has allegedly been used to attack Saudi naval vessels off the coast of Yemen .
This particular 'attack' provided the US with a convenient pretext to place their own ships off the coast of Yemen .
Predictably , these were soon attacked by land based Houthi rebels using the same 'Iranian missile technology' .
The more hawkish US puppets called the attacks an 'act of war' .
This whole furore caused an infuriated war machine to put 'Iran on notice' .
Hmmmmm…..I wonder what the US deep state could have meant by 'putting Iran on notice' .
I'd have thought Iran has been 'on notice' since 1979 .
Nearly as long as me .
As is usual in hybrid warfare , other less cooperative countries were also smeared and slandered .
Although preemptive strikes can often backfire .
In fact the Iranian regime has been accused of using Yemen as a testing ground for new weaponry and even newer 'malign activities' .
Of course , other countries would never use the Yemeni people and the Yemeni conflict as an excuse for testing out 'exotic weaponry' , especially not the US administration and it's allies .
#1 – The UK military are now officially global mercenaries , whose services can be sold off and whose members can be pimped out to the highest bidder by the UK establishment and their allies .
#2 – The conflict in Yemen is being used as a huge playground by the 'big boys' to test each others capabilities and probe each others defences , particularly regarding 'exotic weaponry' . What fun they must be having .
#3 – The corrupt Western backed proxy coalitions are losing .
Roger Carr , BAE Systems – Best Friends of Saudi Headchoppers Inc.
Top old-time showman , chancer , trickster and magician Uri Geller has wrote to UK PM Theresa May saying that he will 'stop BREXIT with his mind' .
Hmmmmm , is that some kind of euphemism ?
Proof if was ever needed that the UK political establishment is simply a global laughing stock .
Or maybe Uri has inside information .
One thing BREXIT has proved is the incompetence and inadequacy of the British political system , perhaps an understatement .
Anyway , I got my cutlery tray out of the drawer and placed it on the table intending to try a bit of 'spoon bending' .
I got sidetracked and started to listen to some music instead , whereupon I glanced back at the table in astonishment .
I amaze myself sometimes , did it without even trying .
Brexit: What If It Works?


In the current advanced world, women work as much as men and are as important to the workforce as men are. They get paid as well as men get paid and hence a true equality has arisen in the current corporate world. This has made a need for women to wear more and more formal wear as a corporate world requires and sometimes even demands a more formal wear. This means that women are having more opportunity to wear formal wear but less opportunity to wear traditional Indian clothing such as Sarees, Kurtis etc.
Sarees are an amazing way to show off some traditional swag. This is one of the oldest kinds of traditional wear for Indian women, whether they are from south India or from north India. Sarees come in many different types. Some of these different types of sarees include silk sarees, cotton sarees, linen sarees etc. There is a new type of saree that you can use for official wear as well. This is the formal saree. You can buy women formal sarees online in India in an easy and efficient manner. In the current days of advanced technology, there are several good online stores where you can pay using a card and place an order that will be delivered to the comfort of your home without you having to go out anywhere.
This great convenience is usually free and it does not add any extra cost to the price of the saree. The other advantage here is that you can get a good amount of variation and colors online when compared to a shop that might be near to your house.
There is another amazing advantage when you buy ladies formal sarees online as when compared to a local shop, as you might get amazing discounts. Sometimes, you will even get seasonal discounts which are based on certain festive seasons when the sales will increase as well as when a new season of fashion comes in and the old season fashion needs to be cleared. At these times, you can get the same clothes for a much lesser amount.
Also, while looking to buy online, you need to remember to make sure that you have looked at all different stores where they are selling the same product as some stores might be selling it for a much lesser price and hence you will have to pay only the least amount.
Therefore, now you know a lot about how you can make sure that you wear formal clothes and at the same time be traditional. So, what are you waiting for? Go out and show off your new fashion!


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namespace Json
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  class JsonValue;
  class JsonView;
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} // namespace Utils
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Prof. Jose M. Kenny is Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology and Director of the Materials Science and Technology Centre of the University of Perugia in Italy. He is also the Director of the European Centre for Nanostructured Polymers with headquarters in Florence (Italy) and operative locations in Italy (Terni, Alessandria), France (Lyon) and Spain (Madrid). He has also been Research Professor and Vice Director at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology of CSIC in Madrid (Spain) where he continues to direct a research group on nanostructures polymers and nanocomposites. He has been visiting professor at several European and American Universities, has been President of SAMPE EUROPE in 2001-2002 and is currently Past President, Trustee and Fellow of the European Society for Advanced Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE). In 2011 he received the SAMPE Fellow Award, in 2012 he received the RAICES Award from the Ministry of Research and Innovation of Argentina, and in 2014 he has been awarded the Mega-Grant of the Russian Federation for the Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Thermoplastic Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites.
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Does The First Amendment Protect Panhandling?
The First Amendment broadly protects every person's freedom of speech. This is not limited to political speech. It also protects speech purely designed to advance one's own interests–even when that may annoy or inconvenience others.
Florida Appeals Court Finds Fort Myers Panhandling Ban Unconstitutional
For example, courts have consistently held that asking for money on public streets–i.e., panhandling–is an activity protected by the First Amendment. This does not mean that local governments can never regulate panhandling. But such regulations must be "content-neutral" and not expressly target panhandling as such. And courts will subject any such regulation to "strict scrutiny," which is the most stringent form of judicial review of government action.
For example, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal recently overturned the conviction of a Lee County man convicted of violating an anti-panhandling ordinance adopted by the City of Fort Myers. In Watrous v. State, a police officer arrested the defendant, whom the officer described as "actively begging" for money at a bus station. Prosecutors subsequently charged the defendant with violating the city code, which provides, "No person may ask, beg or solicit alms in any public transportation vehicle, or at any bus stop."
Before the trial court, the defense moved to dismiss the case, arguing the Fort Myers ordinance violated the First Amendment. The trial judge disagreed, holding it was a "content-neutral regulation of a traditional forum." The court proceeded to convict the defendant of panhandling.
On appeal, the Second District held that the trial court only applied "intermediate scrutiny" to the city ordinance when "strict scrutiny" was called for. Even the state conceded the regulation could not survive the higher standard.
And contrary to the trial court's decision, the Second District said the anti-panhandling ordinance was clearly a "content-based regulation of protected speech in a traditional public forum." Such restrictions are only permissible under strict scrutiny if it is "narrowly tailored" to further a "compelling" state interest. And while the prosecution offered some vague assertions about the need to "prevent nuisance", protect the local economy, and so forth, the Second District said "none of these interests are compelling in this context." At best, the defendant's conviction was only "hypothetically related" to such interests. As such, the defendant's panhandling conviction was unconstitutional and had to be reversed.
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Q: How do you display recurring events only once wordpress Sorry if this is elementary as i'm figuring these out myself with no possible help around here... so it would be great if anyone could help with these 2 questions regarding wordpress.
1) how to set a recurring event that happens every wednesday such that it will only be displayed once instead of every instance?
2) and can the date shown to say "Wednesdays" instead of the date of the event (only in the case of recurring events)
Because I'm running this locally so I can't share the url... but heres a screen grab, and I'll try to paste the code below as well.

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            <?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>

              <a href="<?= wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id( get_the_ID() ) ); ?>" rel="prettyPhoto[gallery]">
                <?php the_post_thumbnail( 'song_single'); ?>

            <?php endif; ?>

              <?php // TODO Here, take the date format from the user. ?>
              <?php echo date( 'd / M / Y', strtotime($Event[ 'event_start_date'])); ?>

              <?php // Construct the date into an accepted Date object of jQuery // Send the date with the dateTo attribute // Take it in jQuery and construct the countdown $timestamp=s trtotime($Event[ 'event_start_date'] . ' ' . $Event[ 'event_start_hour']. ':'.$Event[
              'event_start_minute'] . ' '. $Event[ 'event_start_am_pm'] ); $dateTo=d ate( 'Y,m,', $timestamp); $dateTo .=( date( 'j', $timestamp) - 1); $dateTo .=d ate( ',h,i,s', $timestamp); ?>
              <ul class="timer clearfix" data-year="<?= date('Y', $timestamp); ?>" data-month="<?= (date('m', $timestamp) - 1); ?>" data-day="<?= date('j', $timestamp); ?>" data-hour="<?= date('H', $timestamp); ?>" data-minute="<?= date('i', $timestamp); ?>" data-days-t="<?php _e('days', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>"
              data-hours-t="<?php _e('hours', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>" data-minutes-t="<?php _e('minutes', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>" data-seconds-t="<?php _e('seconds', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>">

                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
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            <?=c lx_get_google_maps($Event[ 'event_address'], $Event[ 'event_show_map']); ?>

                <?php clx_buy_tickets_button(get_the_ID()); ?>

                  <?php if($Event[ 'event_venue_name']): ?>

                                    <?php _e('Venue:', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>

                    <?=$ Event[ 'event_venue_name']; ?>

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                  <?php if($Event[ 'event_city'] && $Event[ 'event_country']): ?>

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                    <?=$ Event[ 'event_city'] . ', ' . $Event[ 'event_country']; ?>

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                                <?php _e('Date:', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>

                    <?php // TODO Here, take the date format from the user. ?>
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                  <?php if( $Event[ 'event_all_day'] ): ?>

                                    <?php _e('Length:', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>

                    <?php _e( 'All day.', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>

                  <?php else : ?>

                                    <?php _e('Length:', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>

                    <?=$ Event[ 'event_start_hour']; ?>:
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                  <?php endif; ?>

                  <?php if($Event[ 'event_price'] && $Event[ 'event_enable_tickets']): ?>

                                    <?php _e('Ticket Price:', LANGUAGE_ZONE); ?>

                    <?=$ Event[ 'event_price_currency'] . $Event[ 'event_price']; ?>

                  <?php endif; ?>

                <?php the_content(); ?>

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