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Final Four contenders? Go behind the scenes with the Louisville women's basketball team
Danielle Lerner
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Inside Nationwide Arena, the stage was set.
A rowdy crowd of 9,000 had just seen Connecticut throttle Stanford, and was thirsty for another top-10 women's basketball showdown between Louisville and Ohio State.
Inside the Louisville locker room, insulated from the noise but not from the pressure, coach Jeff Walz delivered a hard truth.
"We are going up against a team who wants to sit there and just get down and fight," he told his team. "Today's game, I promise you this, they are going to go on a run. So are we. But the difference is going to be, which team can handle it?"
The Louisville players were dressed in their black warmups and seated in folding chairs arranged in a semi-circle. As Walz spoke, forward Sam Fuehring clasped her hands in front of her chin. Guard Asia Durr leaned forward and nodded intently.
Walz, standing at the front of the room, pointed to the whiteboard behind him. Ohio State's starters were listed alongside detailed breakdowns of their strengths, weaknesses and playing styles.
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There was no wasting time with inspirational speeches or dewy-eyed proclamations. For 15 minutes, Walz detailed defensive schemes and rebounding goals.
This is how Walz, and by extension Louisville, operates — no frills, no beating around the bush. Just gritty, uncensored basketball.
"Don't get mad at me," he warned his players. "You know how I am. If you're jogging, I'm cussing you. If you can't handle it, don't jog or don't go out there."
Louisville was in town for the Countdown to Columbus doubleheader, which featured four teams that may well return to Nationwide Arena in March for the Final Four. It was only the Cards' second game of the season, but it had the intensity of an NCAA Tournament.
The Cards were ranked No. 10 in the USA TODAY preseason coaches poll, and backed that up with an 80-40 victory in the season opener. Ohio State opened at No. 8. Louisville was nearing the peak of the basketball mountain. But the higher you climb, the harder your potential fall.
Before players, coaches and staff joined hands in a circle to recite the Lord's Prayer, Walz posed one last challenge: "I think you're great people. Now, are we willing to take that next step as players?"
The Louisville players ran onto the floor prepared to answer that question, knowing it was not the last time they would have to do so.
It was a gray and dreary Sunday morning in Columbus, but the Cards were abuzz.
"Good morning, crew!" Jazmine Jones crowed as she boarded the bus. Arica Carter slapped hands with each teammate as Adrienne Johnson, director of player relations, yelled, "Gameday!"
The upbeat energy continued as the team arrived at Nationwide Arena for a 10 a.m. shootaround. Walz's daughter, Lola, wandered through the bleachers with her preschool class' stuffed animal, "Blackie Bear," firmly in hand. Durr, first out on the floor, put up 3-point shots while Myisha Hines-Allen playfully wrestled a ball away from Loretta Kakala.
As Louisville went through ball movement drills and practiced screens, coaches pointed out technical fixes and yelled at players to box out. Punctuating the physical direction, however, was another message.
"Mentally prepared, mentally prepared," assistant coach Sam Purcell repeated before each new drill. "We got this. Here we go!"
Walz leans often on a common coaching cliche, one as true as it is tired: It is possible for a team to beat itself.
Louisville had studied Ohio State intensely, so much so that coaches were assigned to play the roles of specific Buckeyes in practice. Purcell was played Ohio State star point guard Kelsey Mitchell. Assistant Stephanie Norman was post player Stephanie Mavunga.
The Cards could predict what the Buckeyes were going to do — up to a point. Poor passes, missed rebounds and needless fouls would be squarely on Louisville.
Losing in itself, especially to a top-10 team, would not be colossal. But it would leave a bitter taste in their mouths for the weeks ahead. If a loss was going to happen, it was going to happen on Louisville's own terms.
At the end of practice, after posing for a group photo with Lola and Blackie Bear, the team gathered at center court.
"Hey," Walz told his players, "this is an opportunity."
An opportunity to once again prove Louisville belongs in conversation alongside traditional women's basketball powerhouses UConn and Stanford. An opportunity to truly show what the Cards could do.
As players broke from the huddle and walked back to the locker room, a reporter remarked to Hines-Allen that the team didn't seem nervous about the game.
"No, I think we're more excited than anything else," she replied. "This is why we came here, to play big games like this. We know we control our own destiny."
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The crowd was a sea of red, but not a friendly red.
No, this was a Buckeyes crowd, through and through. And with Louisville about to beat Ohio State in overtime, 95-90, jeers began to ripple through the arena.
Louisville outscored Ohio State by one point in the first half, then fought to climb out to a 14-point third quarter lead only to crash, hard, and be forced into overtime.
Jubilation washed over the Louisville bench at the final buzzer. Durr, who in overtime scored 13 of her school-record 47 points, found Hines-Allen and bumped shoulders in celebration. Assistant coaches hugged each other in relief.
Durr downplayed her role in the post-game press conference, citing teamwork and crediting coaches. But this was no ordinary game for her.
"I wanted to win badly," she said. "Last year we were on TV and we didn't do so well, so we had to come out and make a statement. That's what this is all about."
Durr could have been referring to a number of games. In 2016-17, Louisville lost nationally televised contests against South Carolina (by 24 points), Notre Dame (by 19 and by 11 in the ACC Tournament) and Baylor (by 34 in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16).
As accomplished as Louisville's 29-win season was, the team was left wanting more.
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In this moment, against Ohio State, it had achieved it.
The bus had barely hit the highway when the game began replaying on six screens overhead. The players giggled with delight at the commentators' exclamations each time Durr hit a shot ("It's Asia Durr again, oh my God") and gasped in mock surprise when the cameras showed Walz bickering with officials.
Louisville's coaches, meanwhile, were already back in work mode. Norman called a recruit on FaceTime.
"Did you see our big overtime win at Ohio State?" she asked immediately. She paused to listen, then nodded excitedly. "Yeah, 47!"
On the screens, Durr splashed in another pull-up 3-pointer from the top of the key.
"Whatever she had for breakfast, let's eat it again," assistant strength coach Beth Burns said.
The coaches were left to ponder: Where does the Ohio State game rank among other big wins in Louisville history?
Norman brought up the Cards' 2009 win at Notre Dame, in which Angel McCoughtry posted a double-double to help knock off the Fighting Irish. Walz recalled a victory over Rutgers in the program's Big East days. His wife, Lauren, pointed out Louisville's Oklahoma overtime win in 2014, the year the Cards went to the NCAA Elite Eight.
The consensus: This was right up there with the greatest.
"I don't think Asia knows what she's done," Walz said.
Some players were dozing when the bus turned into the Yum Center parking lot on Floyd Street at 11 p.m. A shoeless Walz crept to the front and woke his players.
"Listen," he said. It was time for another hard truth: "It doesn't matter what we did tonight — it's not going to help us do that on Tuesday ( against Toledo). No one is going to play like Ohio State does, but (they) are good. I'm going to tell you that."
Four hours after one of the proudest victories in program history, and bragging rights had already expired. The Cardinals were back to work.
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Sports enterprise reporter Danielle Lerner can be reached at dlerner@courier-journal.com or 502-582-4042.


TIP TAP TOE. Which color do you want?
Today where the world demands you to be different from the rest.
Why compromise your life with those clichéd white sand beaches and palm trees; when beaches come in a rainbow of colors with sands ranging from midnight black to pastel pink. Yes, not all sandy beaches are white.
While you are wondering where these sands get their unique color from; the rocks and cliffs surrounding the beach, gradually weather due to natural forces and get deposited in the sand.
Vik Beach, Iceland – located in the wettest place in Iceland, Vik, this beach is one of the top non-tropical beaches on Earth. The dark color of the sand has risen from ashes of the 18 erupted volcanoes (from the 130 eruptions in Iceland). The beach gives a highly dramatic environment with hidden caves, rivers flowing through lava rock and its chromatic black sand.
Wonder how can black always be that good?
Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, California – This beach located in the USA, features shades of magenta, lilac, and purple. The beach has beautiful patches of Amethyst tinted sand which get it hue from quartz and manganese garnet that washes down from nearby hills. The violet color is visible usually after a storm or rain. The incredible scenery which includes pine forests, picturesque stone arch and sunset is a favorite amongst locals and photographers.
Hyam Beach, Austrailia -The beach holding its name in the Guinness Book of World Book of Records for the whitest sand in the world lies 120 miles south of Sydney. The soft and beautiful white sand is a derivative of the tiny quartz particles. Crystal clear turquoise waters offer legendary opportunities for diving, sailing, surfing, and snorkeling.
Harbor Island, Bahamas – A three miles stretch of rosy pink sand and gentle waters is a treat to swimmers and pink lovers. A mixture of calcium carbonate, bits of broken shells, corals, and tiny pink shelled marine organisms known as Foraminifera from the blushy pink sand of these beaches. The glorious sunrise and sunset, placid waters, elegant resorts and an array of marine wildlife will not let you leave this place without a smile.
Papakolea, Hawaii -A secluded beautiful green sand beach, it is located on the southern tip of Hawaii's big island. From afar it may seem like a beach covered with moss rather the Olive green crystals from surrounding 49,000-year-old Pu'u Mahana cinder cone of Mahana Bay give the sand its unique color. The jaw-dropping backdrop of cliffs and boulders makes the beach look almost unreal and an alluring sight to experience.
Tamla Bay, Gozo –With bright orange colored sand and wild nature this pristine beach is located on the fertile island of Gozo. Malta is famous for its soft golden-reddish sand thanks to the high iron content. Surrounded by the stunning dunes the beach is famous amongst travelers visiting the Roman ruins in nearby Calypso Cave.
Queensland, Austrailia – is a treat to the eyes with 72 different hues in the sand all at once. The legend says that the sands are the result of the rainbow spirit falling onto the large cliffs near the beach after losing a battle, but the color of the splendid beach is due to a combination of erosion and iron oxide that has been occurring since ages. The Beach offers an idyllic getaway for beach goers, campers, and nature lovers.
Reaching these wonderful beaches is not easy but, wouldn't it be worth it to leave your footprints in one of the most colorful beaches of the world?
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There was no single theme or thread that connected all the works, except for the connection to Asian-Pacific American culture either through authorship or influence. However, it was possible to piece together trends such as identity (or various forms of Asian identity) and the relationship of art and technology.
Heroes, martyrs, legends by featured artist Taraneh Hemami presented images of students and activists who were executed before, during and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The images were created in beads from photos on Internet sites. The beads give these portraits a very grainy quality, which mirrors the pixels found in low-resolution online images. This piece is simultaneously a document of historical people and events, a tribute to activism, and a representation of a technological phenomenon with traditional materials.
Jacqueline Gordon's Black Matters was interesting as a set abstract objects with a sonic element. The piece consisted of two large black surfaces composed of fabric, and whose shapes were inspired by mandalas. From Gordon's website, I learned that the speakers are "inked through amplifiers to sine wave oscillators and play a composition of binaural tones." It was, however, difficult to hear the sounds during the opening reception, with the noises from conversations, the karaoke booth, and such. Fortunately, when I revisited the gallery I was able to get the full experience. There were multiple sine wave oscillators which produced chords that gradually changed over time. Pitches and amplitudes shifted, faded in and out, and when the frequencies got close enough one could hear the beating effects. The oscillators were generally quite stable, but did exhibit minor variations which I found quite interesting.
Raised elements of wood, string and other materials pop out from the painted wall in a variety of both geometric and natural shapes. This was one of the more abstract works in the show, and one that I would consider "modernist." I particular liked its placement next to Black Matters, as the shapes and textures seemed to fit together.
Another work that fused art and technology was a pair of graceful and delicate constructions by Joanne Hashitani made of wires, sticks, LEDs and other natural and artificial materials. They occupied very little space, both in terms of their overall extent and the thinness of the elements, but they nonetheless caught my attention and were among of favorite pieces in the show.
The effects of light alternately make pieces appear and disappear, while moments later they might create a web of shadows. Air currents cause pieces to sway back and forth. Together with the ambiguity of the space and the shifts in scale, I hope this allows the work to reveal itself slowly.
Warren Jee takes a less subtle look at technology with Bug Robot, a life-size humanoid robot with a very "boxy" 1960s/1970s appearance. In the middle of its torso is another, smaller, humanoid robot. This was not an infinite regress, just two levels of "robot inside robot".
Jee's biography for the exhibition discusses how popular culture recognizes robots as or lacking emotion and other 'human' qualities". Yet in this robots one recognizes all the basic signs of humanity that one recognizes in representations of humans in primitive art. I personally have a soft spot for robots, and the imagined future with humanoid robots that never happened.
Charlene Tan's Eat Me, I'm Asian was a very playful and very literal take on Asian identity. Like her Cornucopia from the Present Tense Biennial, it featured photocopied replicas of commercial food packaging, this time arranged as a shelf in a grocery store, perhaps from the aisle that carries Asian or other "ethnic foods." Among the items were various Happy Panda products, and a box of soup base with a cartoon fish (yes, I like cartoon fish).
Sandra Ono's conceptual works combined seemingly natural and surreal elements. She presents a surface that is at once completely artificial made of fabricated cells, but seems so much like wine grapes or other natural (and edible) objects that one wants to reach out and touch it. Indeed, it seemed to be one of the more popular pieces in the show, with groups gathering around it. Ono's other work Leak could easily be missed if one did not look down at the solidified puddle of black tar that seemed to be seeping out from under one of the walls.
The Kearny Street Workshop blog has a behind the scenes article that includes additional background and some images of the artists installing their works.
A few additional pieces that caught my attention: Raymond Wong presented a pair of photo-realistic paintings entitled 40:22 based on still images captured motion pictures. Lordy Rodriguez presents a fictionalized map of Wyoming with territories out of place and marked by varying types of ownership (part of his States of America series). Thalia When's meticulously created You can't have my soul but everything else is free features an array of hand-drawn faces and stories for each.
The opening night of course featured drinks and music. While the main musical attraction for many attendees was the karaoke booth, I was more drawn to the occasional tracks of long-forgotten 1970s Asian pop being played by DJ Victor Chu. I wish I could find some of these albums myself.
The APAture festival continues this coming Wednesday (September 23). Visit the official website for program details.


Fiona Lennox was found in a rowboat on a Scottish loch, shot to death during a late night photo shoot. Why would she rent a boat after dark? Did she take it out to photograph the moonlight on the water? She could've done, being a professional photographer, but she was also a proponent of civic and environmental causes, which she documented with her camera. Did someone linked to one of her crusades kill her, or was the motive personal?
As McLaren uncovers layers of Fiona's life and the reason for her nocturnal outing, he and his family are targets of intensifying attacks. But it's not until he races against a kidnapper's deadline and the threat of a loved one's watery death that he realizes who killed Fiona⎯implications that are as deep and dark as the Scottish loch.
Water runoff coursed over the stones and soil, throwing back the light from his torch. His shoe came down on a slick patch of moss and he nearly fell. He righted himself and grabbed onto branches and boulders as he pulled himself upward, calling his grandfather's name. A pine bough bounced as he gripped it, and showered him with its collected raindrops. He shook his head and panned the light along both sides of the trail.
He paused near the summit, and called his grandfather's name. His breath scratched his throat and exhaled in white puffs that quickly dissipated in the wind. The air held the odors of sodden leaves, pine, and wet stone but brought no sound to him other than the rain striking the ground and the rustle of the trees. Some other day, some other occasion, he would've stopped to enjoy it, but this was not the time. He trudged ahead.
As he neared the summit, a flash of lightning pulled the clan monument out of the darkness, silhouetting it against the night sky. He nearly jumped, for he had no idea how far he'd hiked. A second flash seemed to prod him up the last few yards, and he stepped onto the hilltop.
He swung the torch beam over the ground as he walked around the area. He cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled again for his grandfather. A sound answered. McLaren stood still, trying to hear above the thunder and wind.
While this book is the 9th in the series, it works as a standalone as well, though after reading this one, I want to read the remaining books in the series.
This was a fun mystery that kept me guessing until the end. I enjoyed the characters, and McLaren in particular was a fun protagonist. In addition, I loved the author's descriptive writing style. I felt like I was in Scotland while reading this, even though I've never been. All in all, if you're looking for a good mystery read with plenty of intrigue, I recommend giving this series a try.
A month-long trip to England during her college years introduced Jo to the joys of Things British. Since then, she has been lured back nearly a dozen times, and lived there during her professional folksinging stint. This intimate knowledge of Britain forms the backbone of both the Peak District mysteries and the McLaren mystery series.
Her cat, Tennyson, shares her St. Louis-area home.
Good morning! Thank you for hosting the tour today, and thank you for such a nice book review for PHOTO SHOOT. I appreciate both!
Hi, Rita. I hope it is a great read, ha ha! ;-) Good luck with the raffle drawing.
Hi, Victoria. I'm glad you like the excerpt. It's a dark and stormy night and McLaren's searching for his grandfather... Thanks for your comment!
I shall slip away to slumberland now. Thanks to Emily for hosting the tour stop today and thanks for a lovely book review. Also, I thank all who stopped and commented -- good luck on the raffle drawing!
Congratulations on this great review! The synopsis and excerpt are intriguing and I'm looking forward to reading this story.


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 Raisa Enachi (n. 1982), deputat român
 Valentina Enachi (n. 1966), atletă din Republica Moldova

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Awake the State plans rallies for first day of legislative session
Awake the State will hold protests targeting Gov. Rick Scott and the GOP-led Legislature all over the state on the first day of Florida's legislative session, Jan. 10.
According to the group's announcement, it is "rallying in cities and towns throughout Florida on the opening day of the 2012 legislative session."
"If you've had enough of Gov. Scott and the Legislature's extreme attacks on our middle class, our public schools, health care, our land and water, voting rights, and our civil rights, it's time to Awake The State," the groups writes.
So far, the group has announced rallies in Miami, Tallahassee, Sarasota, Pinellas, Broward County, Tampa, Okaloosa, The Villages, Marion and Lakeland. Awake the State has also planned to hold a rally together with Occupy Palm Beach County.
Awake the State held a summit this past October to prepare for the upcoming legislative session, and put together "LegiCamp 2012, a program designed for participants to better understand issues and to organize projects around them," according to the event website. The summit agenda included a "presentation on the legislative process and budget process."
Progress Florida's Mark Ferrulo explained that the focus of Awake the State will shift to the legislative session and campaigns people can put together to address "the onslaught of attacks" that have "undermined" the state's middle class. He also said Scott's economic plans would be a big focus the upcoming year.
Another group has also planned to rally and march in protest the first day of session. Local Occupy Wall Street-inspired groups came together in Orlando this month to to develop a list of priorities and possible bills to be delivered to House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, on the first day of the session. The event, called the People's Convention of Florida, was the country's first statewide conference of the Occupy movement.
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'Summer of Mercy 2.0′ organizers announce details of campaign targeting abortion provider
Organizers for this year's Summer of Mercy 2.0 have released their schedule for the nine-day event aimed at intimidating abortion provider Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Germantown, Md.
Progress Florida questions Scott's stance on proposed 'personhood' amendment
Progress Florida, a progressive nonprofit group, has issued an email to its supporters, asking them to partake in a letter-writing campaign to Gov.-elect Rick

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H.S. Boys' Hoops: Holloway lifts Schalick over Shawnee
KEVIN MINNICK
Playing for one of the smaller schools in the Tri-County Conference, Mike Holloway doesn't get an opportunity too often to display his skills against some of South Jersey's bigger teams.
So when the Schalick High School boys' basketball team was getting ready for Saturday's matchup against No. 13 Shawnee in the Tri-State Showcase at Bishop Eustace, coach Eric Cassidy took the time to have a little talk with his big man.
"It's a big stage," Cassidy said. "I told Michael that he could show a lot of people that he's one of the best players in South Jersey. There are a lot of people here who don't come down to Schalick."
Holloway didn't disappoint.
Headed to Fairleigh Dickinson University, the 6-foot-7 forward dominated much of the game. Holloway scored 27 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked three shots as Schalick held on for a 57-52 victory.
"(Cassidy) always tells me I have to step up being one of the best players on the team," Holloway said. "Our team goes as I go, so I try to go as hard as I can every minute.
"I was posting up strong and demanding the ball inside."
Holloway is averaging 22 points over his last 10 games.
Said teammate Tyler Lunsford: "We're very confident because of what he gives us to win a game."
Not that Shawnee coach Joe Kessler wasn't a believer prior to the game, but did he feel Holloway could play in the rugged Olympic Conference?
"Definitely," he said with a laugh. "He can play anywhere. He's tough.
"The big kid was just tough, almost a one-man show. Every rebound he got, we just couldn't keep him off the boards. Obviously he was the focal point and we just have to do a better job."
Alec Warren led Shawnee (12-6) with 20 points, hitting six 3-pointers. Dean Austin added 16 points and seven rebounds, while Luke Cooper had nine boards.
Winners of four straight, Schalick (13-6) took the lead for good at 16-13 in the second quarter. Holloway had six points in the first and 13 by halftime, adding eight more in the third as the Cougars held a 38-30 lead.
"He played like one of the best players in South Jersey," Cassidy said.
"He's been turning it on. When he gets the ball in the blocks, and no disrespect to anyone else in South Jersey, he can't be stopped. He's getting better and better. He still has some work to do, but the sky's the limit for him. He has the body, the smarts for it; a nice touch around the rim. I'm just proud of what he's doing right now."
In the fourth, Shawnee trailed by as many as 10 points before cutting its deficit to 54-50 on a pair of foul shots by Austin with 30 seconds to play. Lunsford (10 points) pushed the Schalick lead back to four with two foul shots before Sam Portner's driving layup made it 56-52.
Lunsford then accounted for the final margin, making his eighth foul shot of the quarter with 11 seconds left.
The win was the fourth straight for Schalick, a team that came into the season with only Holloway and Lunsford as returning varsity players.
"It's a big confidence booster," Cassidy said. "We're young, but they're growing up quickly. The kids are buying in.
"We watched four, five tapes on Shawnee. They worked to get open and I thought our man-to-man defense was excellent."
Said Lunsford: "It's a big win. A lot of people don't know who we are; who's Schalick? But when we come, we come to play."


Artur Sendlak (aka Sendlak ) was born in Tychy town in southern Poland. His adventure with music has started when he first got his hands in a simple two channel mixer and turntable. Despite all odds and lack of experience he was very eager to learn and make his own mixes. In time came the opportunities and he met lots of passionate people from the Dj circle who helped him develop his skills by sharing their 'trade secrets' that Sendlak was quick to practice, implement and build upon.


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Q: Loading image texture onto a CVWindow I'm working in OpenCV and have a window that I want to add an image texture to. My code so far:
void display(void) {
    GLuint texture[1];
    IplImage *image;

    image=cvLoadImage("Particle.png");

    if(!image){
        std::cout << "image empty" << std::endl;
    } else {
        glGenTextures(1, texture);
        glBindTexture(1,  GL_TEXTURE_2D );

        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);

        // Set texture clamping method
        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);
        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
    }

    cvReleaseImage(&image);
}

int main(int argc, char**argv)
{
    display();
}

//window to draw the texture on
cvNamedWindow("video");

I'm new to OpenGL and find it confusing so any tips on how to improve it would be great or where to go from here (how to draw it on the window).

A: Fortunately, you don't need to do any work in OpenGL to draw an image in a window: OpenCV provides this functionality already with the function cvShowImage().
Code to show the window might then be:
if(!image)
{
    std::cout << "image empty" << std::endl;
}
else
{
    cvNamedWindow("image");      // Create the window
    cvShowImage("image", image); // Display image in the window
    cvWaitKey();                 // Display window until a key is pressed
}

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In an age of celebrity turned politicians, former wrestling star Hulk Hogan made one of his boldest declarations yet. No it didn't involve taking down some other wrestler in the ring, it is the belief that IF he ran for U.S. senator he'd win. Check out the TMZ video.


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National Zoo's Panda Cub Has More Than Doubled in Size
Smithsonian's National Zoo
The surviving panda cub at the National Zoo has more than doubled in size in the nearly two weeks since he was born.
Zoo vets were able to conduct a quick exam on the cub Wednesday after his mother, Mei Xiang, left her den. The cub weighed in at 10 ounces. He weighed about four ounces at birth.
The cub and his twin were born Aug. 22, but the other cub -- the smaller of the two -- died four days after birth. Zookeepers had been swapping them out to ensure that both got time and attention from Mei Xiang, as is protocol with twin panda births. Giant panda mothers are typically unable to care for twin cubs on their own.
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The surviving cub appears to be healthy and is developing normally. He's still mostly hairless, but his black markings are becoming visible. He has not yet opened his eyes, which is normal.
Mei Xiang had been artificially inseminated in late April with semen from both the zoo's male giant panda, Tian Tian, and from a panda living in China, Hui Hui. The zoo announced last week that DNA results showed that both cubs were fathered by Tian Tian.
Panda cubs are traditionally named at 100 days of age.
Our vets were able to do a giant panda cub checkup Wed. He's healthy & weighs 287.5 grams! #PandaStory pic.twitter.com/sWqXKEahAU
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) September 4, 2015


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U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur – Health Alert (September 29, 2020)
U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur
From 27 September 2020 to 10 October 2020, all individuals arriving to Peninsular Malaysia from Sabah will be required to undergo enhanced screening, including COVID-19 testing upon arrival and mandatory quarantine until a negative COVID-19 test result is issued by the Malaysian Ministry of Health.
On August 28, 2020, the Prime Minister announced an extension of the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) through December 31, 2020.
On September 18, the Immigration Department of Malaysia announced that foreign travelers with long-term passes may now enter Malaysia with approval by the Immigration Department of Malaysia. This announcement softens some of the September 7, 2020 restrictions for some travelers, which prohibited all foreign nationals from 23 countries, including the United States, from entering Malaysia. According to the September 18 announcement, holders of the following passes may apply for entry permission: "Residence Pass-Talent (RP-T) and their dependents, Employment Pass (Category EP I, II and III), Professional Visit Pass (PVP), Dependent Pass to expatriate for all categories, Long Term Social Visit Pass (LT-SVP) to expatriate for all categories, and Foreign Maid to expatriate for all categories." The Director General of Immigration may consider appeals to enter Malaysia on emergency and compassionate grounds. Please refer to the Expatriate Services Division Website for more information, including instructions to apply for permission to enter Malaysia through the MyEntry Portal.
Any travelers permitted to enter Malaysia during the RMCO are subject to COVID-19 testing and all travelers are required to undergo a mandatory fourteen-day quarantine at a facility designated by the Malaysian government. The full cost of testing and quarantine must be borne by the traveler. Please see the Quarantine and Testing section below for further details.
Under the RMCO, some restrictions were lifted, including the requirement to obtain a police permit and Embassy letter for interstate travel. The Malaysian Ministry of Defense instituted a mandatory mask requirement effective August 1, 2020. Failure to comply with any of the RMCO restrictions, including the mask requirement, may result in a fine of RM 1,000 (USD $235) or more, and/or jail time.
Quarantine and Testing Information
Any travelers permitted to enter Malaysia during the RMCO are subject to COVID-19 testing and a mandatory fourteen-day quarantine at a facility designated by the Malaysian government at the traveler's expense. Travelers who test positive are transferred to a designated government hospital for treatment; there are no exceptions to this mandatory hospitalization and at this time there no private hospitals authorized to treat COVID-19 patients. Travelers must download the MySejahtera application and may be asked to wear a wristband for identification and monitoring by the authorities. For additional information on quarantine requirements, please contact the Malaysian National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA).
If you are a U.S. citizen with a life or death emergency (e.g. victim of a violent crime, arrest, reporting a death of a U.S. citizen) you may reach us at +60-3-2168-5000 or via email at: KLACS@state.gov.
Please note that routine Consular Services at the U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur remain suspended. We will resume routine consular services as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time. Although routine consular services remain suspended, we are scheduling limited appointments for U.S. passports, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and exceptional notarial services. Please complete this form https://bit.ly/2SPVSFf to request an appointment.
For approved full-validity passport or CRBA applications, we estimate the documents will be available for pickup within 2-3 weeks. Once your documents arrive, you will receive an email with collection instructions.
We will announce further resumption of services via alerts to registered U.S. citizens in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) and on our Embassy's website.
Malaysian Immigration Services
The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur encourages all citizens with visas that have expired during the MCO or RMCO to depart Malaysia as soon as possible to comply with immigration requirements.
Malaysian Immigration stated that the standard operating procedures in place as of August 29 are effective through the end of the extended RMCO on December 31, 2020. U.S. citizens have reported conflicting guidance from various Immigration offices and officers. The U.S. Embassy reminds citizens that all questions regarding immigration policy must be directed to Malaysian Immigration.
During the RMCO, the Government of Malaysia has opened immigration services by appointment only. U.S. citizens with specific questions or concerns may contact the Malaysian Government call center (MyCGG) at 03-8000-8000 or refer to the FAQs at the Immigration Department of Malaysia.
Malaysian Immigration strongly encourages all social visit pass (tourist) holders whose passes have expired to depart Malaysia as soon as possible. United States citizens whose social visit pass (tourist) expired after January 1, 2020 can depart Malaysia within 14 working days after the RMCO period ends without undergoing any immigration processing or penalties. U.S. citizens still stranded in Malaysia after 14 working days following the end of the MCO must visit immigration within 30 working days to request an extension. There are no guarantees that requests for extensions will be approved.
Long-term passholders (such as expatriate pass or spouse visas) whose passes expired before or during the MCO must visit immigration and apply for an extension in the usual manner.
If your renewal or extension request is denied, you may be subject to immigration fines, immediate deportation, or other enforcement action.
While the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur cannot intervene on your behalf when you request an extension for a Malaysian visa, we are issuing letters that ask Malaysian Immigration to consider the COVID-19 pandemic and our advice to avoid all international travel. The U.S. Embassy CANNOT certify or validate your specific or personal justification for remaining in Malaysia. Permission to enter and remain in Malaysia is at the decision and discretion of the Malaysian Immigration Department. If you require such a letter, please complete: https://bit.ly/2Wd64te
Sabah and Sarawak
Additional travel restrictions apply for travel to the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, which have local autonomy over immigration at domestic and international ports of entry. For additional information about traveling to Sabah or Sarawak, contact the local immigration authorities directly. In addition, the Malaysian Ministry of Health announced on September 26 that all individuals arriving to Peninsular Malaysia from Sabah will be required to undergo enhanced screening, including COVID-19 testing upon arrival and mandatory quarantine until a negative COVID-19 test result is issued by the Malaysian Ministry of Health.
Exit and Reentry Requirements for Pass Holders in Malaysia
Exit and return to Malaysia during the RMCO will only be granted on a case by case basis for emergency cases and medical reasons. For further information, please visit the Expatriate Services Division website.
Expatriate and Skilled Worker Pass Holders
We encourage pass holders to review the Expatriate Services Division website or contact the Expatriate Services Division at 03 8000 8000 (Malaysian Government call center) or esdhelpdesk@imi.gov.my for the current regulations regarding your specific situation.
According to the September 16 announcement on the Expatriate Services Division website, foreign students holding long-term passes may apply for entry permission to return to Malaysia. You MUST have formal written approval from the Malaysian Government before you attempt to re-enter Malaysia.
Malaysia My Second Home Holders (MM2H)
According to the September 16 announcement on the Expatriate Services Division website, MM2H holders may apply for entry permission to return to Malaysia. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) issued on its website to MM2H visa holders seeking to re-enter Malaysia. You MUST have formal written approval from the Malaysian Government before you attempt to re-enter Malaysia.
For further queries, please contact MOTAC at +60 3 8891 7189 (COVID-19 hotline), +60 3 8891 7424/7439 (MM2h department), or email mm2h@motac.gov.my.
For more information regarding COVID-statistics in Malaysia, please review the Malaysian Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Portal and visit our Embassy webpage on COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 – Avoid Non-Essential Travel– Notice for Malaysia. The State Department has moved away from its previous Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel and each country will return to issuing its own advisory based on local conditions once again. As of August 6, 2020, Malaysia is listed as Level 3 – "Reconsider Travel".
Consider returning to your country of residence.
Review and follow the CDC's guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19.
Please note that due to technical issues, there is currently no way for STEP registrants to unsubscribe themselves from receiving these messages. Please email us at KLACS@state.gov if you wish to unsubscribe, and we will manually process your request. You may continue to receive STEP messages for a short time, we appreciate your patience and understanding.


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Belinda Dermota (born 28 June 1971) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals for South Africa, all at the 1997 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Western Province.

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This round candle holder and incense cones burner has an elegant beige hue and unique carvings of auspicious elephants that create an appealing visual effect that becomes even more attractive when a candle burns inside. Lord Ganesh, the lovable elephant-headed Hindu God and Remover of Obstacles is the inspiration for this design. This incense cones burner can create a pleasant ambiance while the aromatic smoke goes out, keeping a clean and safe environment.


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Automating manual processes and workflow generally produces a high return on investment (ROI) for most organizations. Think of the salary savings associated with eliminating manual data entry processes or the efficiencies gained within an IT Department with automated testing and continuous integration. These are examples of using software to eliminate the costly, time consuming and error prone manual processes which are common in most organizations today.
Many of our clients come to Brainspire because they are seeking to streamline their organization's manual business processes through automation. They know their organization well. They know where the bottlenecks are. They know which processes produce the most data errors. They have a vision for improvement but lack the technical expertise to move data and information efficiently between systems and end users. Through a quick discovery and analysis session or two, Brainspire will be able to suggest a solution to automate the processes through integration, developing a simple workflow solution or an ETL process. For larger workflow and Business Process Management solutions, there are 3rd party software tools which can be deployed and configured such as K2 or ServiceNow (Platform as a Service). We design our systems to implement separation of concerns as well as to be able to scale out to allow extensibility and scalability. Workflow helps in many cases to allow systems to scale out and avoid monolithic solutions.
Most workflow solutions can be developed relatively quickly and inexpensively. As an example, a Denver based company that owns over 20 restaurants across the country came to us with a challenge. Health regulations required various forms be filled out and saved at the end of each shift, detailing the cleaning and maintenance activities. Employees were filling out paper forms throughout the day and either scanning and emailing or faxing these forms into headquarters for archival. Many times these forms were not even legible. Brainspire suggested building a simple web form on their intranet which could be routed, saved and searched to replace the time consuming manual processes. The total solution would take less than 2 weeks to implement at a cost less than hiring 1 more part-time worker.


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Raúl Ricardo Pérez-Reyes Espejo (3 de julio de 1965) es un economista peruano. Es el actual ministro de la Producción del Perú desde enero de 2023 en el gobierno de Dina Boluarte habiendo ocupando  también este cargo entre abril de 2018 a marzo de 2019 durante el gobierno de Martín Vizcarra.

Biografía
Estudió en el Colegio Manuel Pardo de la ciudad de Chiclayo.

Ingresó a la Universidad de Lima, en la cual estudió Economía. Obtuvo una Maestría en Economía en el Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas de México. Tiene un doctorado por la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria en Economía, con el grado de "cum laude".

Trayectoria
Inició su carrera como funcionario público en temas de Políticas de Competencia en el Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI), que es la autoridad de defensa de la competencia en Perú, hasta noviembre de 1999, luego hasta abril de 2003 fue miembro del consejo directivo del Organismo Supervisor de Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL).

Luego ingresó a trabajar a la Gerencia de Estudios Económicos del Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión en Energía y Minería (OSINERGMIN), donde fue titular desde abril de 2005 hasta enero de 2011.

Entre abril de 2004 a julio de 2007, se desempeñó como Director de Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL). De febrero a julio de 2011 ocupó el cargo de Director General de la Asociación Peruana de Autores y Compositores (APDAYC).

Desde agosto de 2011 hasta diciembre de 2014, se desempeñó como viceministro de Comunicaciones del Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones. Luego fue viceministro de Energía del Ministerio de Energía y Minas, entre marzo de 2015 y febrero de 2017.

A partir de marzo de 2017 hasta marzo de 2018 trabajó en APDAYC, como Director de Asuntos Económicos y Financieros, y luego como Director General Adjunto. El 6 de abril de 2018, se desempeñó como viceministro de MYPE e Industria, y desde el 30 de abril del mismo año asumió el despacho del Ministerio de la Producción.

También ha sido director de los Servicios Postales del Perú (Serpost)

En el ámbito académico, ha sido docente de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, la Universidad del Pacífico, la Universidad de Lima y la Universidad ESAN.

Ministro de Estado

Gobierno Vizcarra
El 30 de abril de 2018, fue nombrado y posesionado por el presidente Martín Vizcarra, como ministro de la Producción del Perú. Mantuvo este cargo hasta el 11 de marzo de 2019.

Gobierno Boluarte
El 26 de enero de 2023, fue nombrado y posesionado por la presidenta Dina Boluarte, como ministro de la Producción del Perú.

Véase también
 Gobierno de Martín Vizcarra

Referencias

Economistas de Perú
Alumnado de la Universidad de Lima
Ministros de la Producción de Perú
Viceministros de Perú


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Soliton IT adopts PACS partnership
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2014 – 10-years, a new HQ and a growing team; the new generation of Soliton IT.
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Soliton's new company App consolidates product, sector and account management calendars for customers.
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Germany striker Lukas Podolski has announced his retirement from international football on Monday.
Former Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski announced his international retirement on Monday through social media platforms Twitter and Instagram. The German veteran is third on the list of most-capped players for Germany, having amassed 129 caps while also being third on the list of top goalscorers, with 48 goals to his name.
The 31-year-old has had quite an illustrious club career too, including seasons with Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Inter Milan and is currently plying his trade at Galatasaray in the Super Lig. Podolski took to twitter to announce his retirement from national duty where he also thanked the German fans for their unconditional love and support.
The player's international teammates soon started wishing Podolski the best for his future while also reflecting on his successful international career.
While his international teammates congratulated him on his footballing journey on the international stage, tweets with the player's stats and achievements to support the claim of his peers also went out.
Fans also rallied behind the German showing their appreciation through their twitter accounts.
Podolski's retirement has left Germany with just one pure striker in Mario Gomez and it will now be interesting to see how the youngsters step up to fill the void left by the former Arsenal and Bayern Munich star.


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namespace Kasifi\GoogleDriveBundle;

use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
use Kasifi\GoogleDriveBundle\Entity\NotificationChannel;
use Psr\Log\LoggerAwareInterface;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;

class NotificationHandler implements LoggerAwareInterface
{
    use Loggable;

    /** @var array */
    private $processors;

    /** @var EntityManager */
    private $em;

    public function __construct(EntityManager $em)
    {
        $this->em = $em;
    }

    public function addProcessor(ProcessorInterface $processor)
    {
        $this->processors[] = $processor;
    }

    /**
     *
     * @param Request $request
     *
     * @return Notification
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function handleNotification(Request $request)
    {
        $notification = $this->buildNotificationFromRequest($request);

        if (!$notification->getChannel()) {
            $this->error('No channel linked', ['notification' => $notification->getId()]);

            return;
        }

        if (!count($this->processors)) {
            throw new \Exception('No processor found to handle the incoming notification from Google Drive.');
        }
        foreach ($this->processors as $processor) {
            $processor->processNotification($notification);
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param $request
     *
     * @return Notification
     */
    private function buildNotificationFromRequest($request)
    {
        $channelId = $request->headers->get('x-goog-channel-id');
        $resourceState = $request->headers->get('x-goog-resource-state');
        $messageNumber = $request->headers->get('x-goog-message-number');
        $resourceId = $request->headers->get('x-goog-resource-id');
        $changed = $request->headers->get('x-goog-changed');

        $notification = new Notification();

        // Channel
        $channel = $this->em->getRepository('GoogleDriveBundle:NotificationChannel')->find($channelId);
        if ($channel) {
            $notification->setChannel($channel);
        }

        // Other
        $notification->setResourceId($resourceId);
        $notification->setNumber($messageNumber);
        $notification->setResourceState($resourceState);
        $notification->setChanged($changed);

        $this->log('New notification', [
            'channel' => $channel->getName(),
            'state'   => $resourceState,
            'changed' => $changed,
            'exp'     => $channel ? $channel->getExpiration()->format('Y-m-d H:i:s') : null,
        ]);

        return $notification;
    }
}

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