Take a guided journey and Bagan tours from Yangon back in time to discover over 2000 pagodas, temples of the former capital Bagan. In history, there were over ten thousands of monuments built on an area of 100 sq km that presented the prosperity of Bagan. But most of the architecture works were destroyed by climate change over time. Today, we are still overwhelmed by its ruins remain after a heroic history.
As one of the richest archaeological sites in the world, Bagan is more than a historic destination. The travelers can enjoy the mesmerizing panorama of Bagan atop thousands of temples, get lost in the hustling and bustling Nyaung U Market or visit a local lacquer ware factory to see how the locals earn their living with their traditional handicraft. Especially, passengers can discover a spectacular Bagan from bird-eye view by air balloon which is considered as one of the most memorable experiences when taking Bagan tours from Yangon.
Asia Shore Excursions has tailor-made many options for Bagan shore excursions. Have a look at our recommended Bagan tours from Yangon. These Bagan itineraries will expose an untouched land that offers you a unique opportunity to travel back in time – an escape from the modern world!
Located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, Bagan is an ancient city which was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom – the first one unified the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. Because of its long-term history, the Bagan Archaeological Zone is the main attraction of the country's nascent tourism industry. Besides, the Bagan plains alone has over 2,200 Buddhist temples and pagodas still remain from the 11th, 13th centuries to the present day and many more attractions are waiting for you to explore in your Bagan shore excursions. Because Bagan is not near a port for the cruise ship to berth, the ideal option for tourists is to go the Yangon tours – a day trip around the capital city of Myanmar, also a worth place to come and visit Bagan later – very convenient! By the way, a wide range of top things to do and see in Bagan are listed as the suggestions for tourists to try them all in their Bagan day tours!
During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, Bagan used to have over 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas, and monasteries which still remains over 2,200 to the present day as mention above. Therefore, these ancient religious temples and pagodas are definitely the significant feature of Bagan and should be the very first destination for visitors to explore in their Bagan shore excursions. However, it is very difficult for tourists to visit all those 2,200 temples and pagodas while their Bagan shore excursions cannot last long. Khay Min Ga Temple, Ananda Temple, Sulamani Guphaya Temple, Htilominlo Temple, Manuha Temple, Shwezigon Pagoda are some highly-suggested spots for tourists to save their time. If that suggested list is still too long for your short Bagan day tours, Ananda Temple, Sulamani Temple, and Shwezigon Pagoda are three must-visit buildings that should be put on the top of your list.
Being one of the first great temples to be built in Bagan and is well preserved, Ananda Temple is one of the most well-known and beautiful temples. Built towards the end of the early Bagan period, the Ananda temple's architecture style shows Mon and North Indian influence. Thanks to that influence, the Ananda is an elegant, symmetrical structure with the layout of a Greek cross. You will be amazed by various Buddha images in different poses different positions, or an umbrella-shaped spire ornament on top of a hti, small golden sikhara and so on.
The name of the Sulamani Temple has a very lovely meaning – the small ruby. Being built from the late Bagan period, the Sulamani is a large and elegant multi-storey structure. All four sides of the temple have entrance porches so that you can go whatever porches you would like to. It will be such an interesting adventure for tourists to explore Buddha imagines on each of its four sides right at the moment they enter the porches. Moreover, while you walk along the corridor, various frescoes and murals from different eras in the lower cube will tell you the story about the life of the Buddha and a variety of mythological animals which absolutely broaden your knowledge.
Being one of the oldest and most impressive monuments of Bagan, the Shwezigon Pagoda is most gorgeous when it glimmers under the sun. You cannot open your eyes widely to witness this huge gold-plated pagoda in daylight. After dark, the pagoda becomes really mystery while it is illuminated by spotlights which will certainly amaze you. One more reason for tourists not to miss this pagoda is because of the Shwezigon festival. Being held during the 9th month of the Burmese calendar, the festival will attract thousands of devotees – a wonderful opportunity for tourists to have an authentic experience on Buddhism in this religious country where is worth visit on their Bagan day tours.
Whatever countries you go, you should always visit their local markets to experience the most authentic daily life of local people. No reasons to make your Bagan shore excursions an exception. Being a local market in the village of Nyaung U to the Northeast of Bagan, the Nyaung U market is definitely the must-go one that will amaze tourists. This market will provide such a great opportunity for tourists to admire how people here conduct their daily lives and take photos of colorful products and local Myanmar people as well. A wide range of tourists visit this country every year makes the local people here totally get used to with foreigners, therefore, you can have the most authentic photos ever. It is very easy for tourists to find the items you want to because different sections in the market sell different items from rattan items, tea leaves- a delicacy in Myanmar to Myanmar traditional clothes- longyi- everything you are looking for is in here. Moreover, the Nyaung market also includes a wet market is waiting for tourists to explore.
While you have a walk throughout the city, a various incredible collection of lacquerware will make you take to it at the first sight. Do you want to know how the local people make these marvelous products? Do you want to experience making it yourself and have a unique one of your own? If so, the Bagan House Artistic Lacquerware factory will make your dream come true! You will have the opportunity to observe artisans making a nice collection of good quality lacquerware step by step – their speed will surprise you. Afterward, you can study from the best, the local experts will slowly guide you how to make a simple lacquerware. Next, it is the time for visitors to enjoy their own creative experience and take home your truly unique souvenir that no one else can have the same one. Learn a new skill from the local experts and have your own souvenir – what a great deal that foreigners should not miss on their Bagan shore excursions.
Slowly fly up to the sky, do not need to do anything besides indulging yourself in the flow of the wind – how wonderful experience that you should try it right away – the hot-air balloon over Bagan shore excursion. It is highly suggested that you should experience it in the daylight that will offer you the opportunity to enjoy the gorgeous sunrise and save your times too. Because a thorough safety briefing will take you about 45 minutes to 1 hour before balloon flight starts. In that time, you can enjoy your light breakfast and witness the way workers inflate the balloons. It is normally last between 2h30 to 3h for the whole balloon flight, afterward, you still have times for a city tour. Otherwise, if your flight in the afternoon, it is also available but it is likely to be canceled due to the weather conditions and you will have less time for other destinations. Therefore, tourists are offered to have a sunrise flight in their Bagan shore excursions, of course, tourists can tailor-make their own tours depending on their interest.


A former World Series of Poker champion is among six people facing charges after police in Wake Forest conducted an undercover prostitution sting.
WAKE FOREST � A former World Series of Poker champion is among six people facing charges after police in Wake Forest conducted an undercover prostitution sting.
Raymer won the World Series of Poker in 2004 and cleared about $1.7 million after taxes. He then quit his job and moved to an upscale Raleigh neighborhood.
Another man caught in Wednesday's sting was Durham attorney Christopher Burrell Shella. He gained attention last year when he withdrew from a murder case involving the accuser in the 2006 Duke lacrosse scandal. A message left at Shella's office seeking comment wasn't immediately returned Saturday.


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Guidance and an application form for the 2023 to 2024 fund.
Aim of the fund
Preferred bids
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Decision making process
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The Scottish Government is clear that no one should suffer disadvantage as a result of military service. The Scottish Veterans Fund (SVF) was established by the Scottish Government in 2008 and has a broad remit to support projects that benefit ex-Service personnel and their families in Scotland.
The SVF is particularly aimed at those projects that will help the veterans community to overcome any disadvantage experienced as a result of service; those supporting veterans and their families to achieve a successful transition to civilian life; and projects that aim to make Scotland the most attractive place to be for those leaving Service life.
The SVF is administered by the Scottish Government's Veterans Unit, who handle receipt of applications and distribution of funds. Decisions on which bids receive funding from the SVF are made by Scottish Ministers, based on assessments and recommendations made by the SVF Independent Panel, which is selected and chaired by the Scottish Veterans Commissioner.
The Scottish Veterans Fund is now closed for applications. The deadline to submit an application was 19 November 2022.
Applications received after that deadline will not be accepted.
Any questions on applications should be sent to: veteransunit@gov.scot
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Added application guidance and an application form for 2023 to 2024 fund.

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It sounds like you all had so much fun this week! Thankgiving is an awesome time:) Speaking of Thanksgiving we had two dinners. We felt like were gonna explode!!!!! We had dinner with the Byers. We walked into their house and we felt like we walked into the 1800's. Their house was soooooo fancy and old! I was scared to move!!!!! Then we had dinner with the Yount Family! They are so fun and awesome! They always keep us laughing:) Oh and It was Amies birthday! We had cake with her and she is now going to be baptised this Saturday!!!!!!!!! We are just so excited!!!!!!!!! She is the bestest!
We also had zone conference and I learned that the Restoration has been propheisied from the very begging!!!!! If you ever doubt the restoration then pray and study and pray. That is how you will get your answer. Heavenly Father prepared a fomer investigator again! Her name is Amy Bliss. We felt inspired to go over to her house and we started teaching her the Restoration again. She felt and recognized the Spirit and she is letting us come back to continue to teach her!
It snowed!!! It is beautiful but icey! It started to melt then iced over so half of the roads are icy! Heavenly Father definely has proteced us this week! We also hit a deer.......dumb deer! It only hit the front left fender.....I sure hope it learend its lesson!!!!
Heavenly Father gave us a family to teach!!!!! The parents arent married but they have 3 children together. The children are so accepting of the gospel! Their faith is amazing! Why cant we all have faith like a child?? Jesus Christ said in 3 nephi 11:37nd again I say unto you, ye must repent, and becomeas a little child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can innowise receive these things." when we become as a child and become faithful nothing will hold us back.
I love you all and I hope you have a great week!!!!!!!


"Papa, what are you drinking?" Leah looked at me with puzzlement.
I had a cup in my hand and blew on the water inside.
It's tough to be able to have this cup of boiled water in a place like this, that doesn't offer breakfast. If you take the cold water from the well, boil it over a fire, and then use it to wipe your face and neck, it'll feel like your frozen blood vessels have dilated again. It brings warmth back to your body. After having a cup of hot water, my frozen fingers also came back to life and made me feel warm from the inside out.
However, it looks like I'm the only one who has this idea of drinking hot water. Veirya and Leah didn't seem to shiver as I did in the morning. Veirya was emotionless, while Leah was lively as usual.
It looks like I'm the only one who's afraid of the cold. Veirya is a human, so why isn't she afraid of the cold?
"Cloak." Veirya descended the stairs and then placed my cloak, that had been folded neatly, in front of me.
Leah jumped up and looked at us with suspicion.
I quickly looked to Veirya, not knowing what to do and afraid that she would say something she shouldn't. I hoped that Veirya would maintain her unique silence and not say anything she shouldn't.
Veirya was, indeed, very good. She didn't say anything pointless, instead, sitting down to one side.
"Why… Why was your cloak with her, Papa?!" Leah jolted and then turned her gaze to me to vent at me.
I smiled helplessly. I honestly didn't have an answer to her question.
I bet Leah would explode if I said that. I must provide an appropriate response in this situation.
Veirya responded on my behalf, leaving me just about ready to kill myself with my cup.
Veirya watched me who was struggling to find the words and Leah who was angry. She felt it was interesting or something.
I looked at Leah, who was as angry as a kitten with all its hairs standing up. It wasn't a good time to go touching her with my hands. I bet she would bite my hand hard.
"Uhm!" Leah nodded firmly then quickly grabbed my arm and stood up.
Veirya saw us and stood up as well. She walked over to my side and grabbed hold of my hand.
"No!!" Leah grouchily slapped her hand away.
Anger can sometimes overwhelm fear. Also, Leah is no longer so afraid of Veirya, after living together. Both of them don't say much when we eat together every day, after all, so Leah wouldn't run away because of her now.
When Leah slapped Veirya's hand, Veirya quickly grabbed hold of her hand. Leah shrieked and then Veirya pulled her over.
Leah cried as she reached her hand out, and I quickly grabbed her other hand. In the end, Veirya and I ended up on both sides of Leah, with her holding our hands.
"Fine, fine, fine." The boss didn't seem to be willing to say any more to Veirya.
Indeed, those who interacted with Veirya were never willing to go back-and-forth over anything with her because she wasn't someone who could hold a conversation.
Leah was very upset. Though she held my hand tightly, she was desperately trying to wriggle her other hand out of Veirya's grasp, as if she was using a sulking technique. However, I had told her that today's business was important, so the sensible Leah won't cause any big ruckus. It's just that Leah, who was very displeased, occasionally kicked me.
I, however, could only chuckle hopelessly.
Veirya insists on making sure what she does is successful. Hence, Veirya and I both held Leah's hands.
Leah kept shifting toward me, but she couldn't escape from Veirya's strength.
As a result, Veirya led Leah and Leah led me as we headed to the military camp.
The city was very boring in the morning. Maybe dead was a better description. I didn't see a single hawker along the streets. They may be just a hawker, but they are, indeed, an important part of the liveliness of a city. They can be considered a part of the city's merchants.
I couldn't see any signs of people living there, though.
We reached the entrance of the military camp.
"Uhm." Veirya nodded and then indicated for me to respond.
That's a perfect response. I think that the guards won't let me see him if I say that I'm the one who wants to. since I'm a stranger to them. Veirya, on the other hand, is a warrior. Once these sorts of guards get suspicious, they won't let me enter.
If I say it's for Veirya's business, then they'll be even more adamant about denying me passage.
Veirya doesn't have what it takes to discuss this with him.
My response made it clear that Veirya was the one who wanted to see him, but she couldn't discuss what she wanted to discuss, so they had to let me through with her.
I raised up both hands and opened my cloak to show I wasn't armed. Veirya obeyed and passed the guard her sword.
It looks like seeing the Chief unarmed is an order in the military. That must be why Veirya obeyed and disarmed.
When the guard took the sword, he almost dropped to his knees. He looked at the long sword in front of him, completely stunned. There's nothing unique about Veirya's sword.


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Government gets in the way of saving southern coasts…
Jake Tapper of ABC News got to the bottom of the story of the Maine boom production company that is facing bureaucratic difficulties in getting the federal government to utilize their product.
As the oil spill crisis has worsened, members of the public and media have seized upon various ways the government could be doing more to either plug the hole or alleviate the environmental damage.
One such story has described boom manufactured by an Auburn, Maine, packaging company called Packgen that's been sitting in storage waiting to be delivered to the Gulf. Four weeks ago, in four days, Packgen manufactured 80,000 feet of boom, though neither the government nor BP had placed any orders for boom with his company.
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, has expressed frustration at BP taking its time to make assess the boom.
When I mentioned, in vague terms, Lapoint's frustration, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen asked me to give him the information, which I did.
Over the weekend, Capt. Ron LaBrec from Coast Guard Public Affairs told me that according to a BP quality control inspector the PackGen boom did not pass an initial quality control test.
"The only issue was the end connectors," Lapoint said. So, he said, "we changed it to the universal connector, so there shouldn't be any problems at all."
But he remains frustrated. "I had two engineers go down to the Gulf. I was told it had to be the universal connector. I can't tell you the miles of boom coming in from overseas that doesn't have the universal connector." He called the pushback against his boom "hogwash."
There are specific standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials, an international standards organization, that test methods "to determine strength and buoyancy characteristics for boom and end connectors," LaBrec told me. "It is the duty of a responsible party to meet the protective requirements for boom, so it is prudent for a company to test the equipment so they know it will perform as designed."
That's how private business works. You have an incentive to create the best product possible at the lowest price. In this case, the Maine company knew the government won't purchase their product without it meeting minimum standards, so they have every incentive to make sure those standards are met.
From the looks of it, this is just another case of a bureaucratic snafu.
Since the Obama administration isn't on the case, I'm glad Jake Tapper is in charge.


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Argentina ease past Croatia with Messi the creator and Alvarez the finisher
Made by Messi, finished by Alvarez. Argentina coasted past Croatia to the World Cup final with considerably less fuss than many were expecting.
Messi or Modric. Modric or Messi. Much of the talk prior to this match had concerned the near-last stands of these two fine players, but at the end of a surprisingly one-sided World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia, the answer turned out to be Julian Alvarez. The young Manchester City striker has spent much of his time since arriving at The Etihad Stadium in the not-insubstantial shadow of Erling Haaland but on this particular evening, with a place in the World Cup at stake, Alvarez stepped out of the shadows to score two of Argentina's three goals as they coasted past a Croatia team for whom this all rather looked like a game too many.
Lionel Messi and Luka Modric have considerable similarities and differences in terms of their roles on the pitch during these twilight years. Both are the engines through which their teams function, but this manifests itself in very different ways.
Modric remains a joy to watch. He can turn up literally anywhere on the pitch. One minute he'll be out on the left-wing, the next he'll be doing the centre-backs' jobs for them. Look again and he'll be up front, supporting the strikers. Messi on the other hand, plays the first half an hour at walking pace and then scores the opening goal of the game.
The penalty was the first of several pieces of Croatian defensive clumsiness that combined to give Argentina a 2-0 lead by half-time. For thirty minutes things had been going fairly well for them. They dominated possession and controlled the tempo of the game without too much apparent difficulty, albeit without creating anything that looked much like a chance. But then a simple pass from Enzo Ferdandez sent Alvarez through with the Croatian central defence nowhere to be seen. Dominik Livakovic clattered into him – it should be added that it could be that Alvarez clattered into him – and Messi did the rest, from twelve yards.
Quite suddenly Croatia looked very leggy and six minutes later Alvarez scored one of the more extraordinary goals in the history of the World Cup when, having been released down the centre, he assumed the gait of a Krypton Factor contestant, charging forward as Croatian defenders fell around him, eventually toe-poking the ball past Livakovic for a magnificently bad brilliant goal. Diego Maradona's second goal against England from 1986, as directed by Ed Wood. Argentina, quite understandably, didn't seem to want the half-time whistle to blow.
The interval didn't seem to bring out much of a change from the first. As per the first half, the second started with Croatia dominating possession, with the only thing that passed for a chance for them being the ball momentarily bouncing around the Argentina penalty area. And just had been the case through the first half, every time Argentina did get forward they looked substantially more likely to score a third goal, and this came to pass midway through the half when Messi took off on the right, cut inside, dumped Josko Gvardiol – who previously been probably a strong contender as the best defender in this entire tournament – on his backside, and rolled the ball back for Alvarez to score his second and Argentina's third. Assist of the tournament? Almost certainly.
The third goal killed the game stone dead as a contest, and Modric left the pitch with ten minutes to play. Argentina's goal had seldom been threatened all evening, and all that experience that Croatia have accrued over the years must have led them to the conclusion that the jig was well and truly up. Argentina were home and dry, and with room to spare. A match that had been widely expected to be as tight as some of the games in the rounds which preceded it had ended up very one-sided indeed.
Was this only a game too far for Croatia? Not quite. Their heads dropped visibly with the first Argentina goal, but for the first half an hour they'd been competitive. And during the lengthy periods when they did control possession they didn't do so to very great effect. Certainly from the point of the second Argentina goal on, when they needed to be chasing the game with everything they had they lacked the creativity to make the Argentina defence work anywhere near hard enough.
If Argentina are coming together as a team, they're certainly picking the right time to do so. That opening game defeat against Saudi Arabia all feels like such a long time ago. And the same might well be said for Lionel Messi, who is clearly having his best ever World Cup and now stands just one game removed from the medal that would complete the set.
Messi remains a most unusual best player in the world. Even when he was at his physical peak, his game was always about the application of the essential bricks and mortar that make up a football, of pace, strength, vision and skill. And now, at 35 years old, he has found a way of conserving his energy in such a way that he can still dramatically influence a game with these tiny bursts, often while spending much of the rest of the game as a spectator.
But Argentina are far from a one-man team. It's true to say that Croatia lacked in attacking positions, but their defence was well-organised all evening and every single one of them worked really hard for this result. And Julian Alvarez stepped up with his two goals, one of which will be long-remembered. even if not completely for the reasons that he might want it to be. Not that he'll care that much, of course. He'll be playing in a World Cup final on Sunday. His opportunity to become the 21st-century Mario Kempes is visible on the horizon.
It'll be France or Morocco in the final, two teams that would present a very different sort of challenge. France have probably the best player in the world at the moment in their attack and would surely offer a substantially greater challenge to Argentina's defence than Croatia did. They couldn't really offer much less. At the other end of the spectrum, the Morocco defence has – prior to their semi-final – only conceded one goal in the entire tournament, and they scored that themselves. But on the evidence of this performance, Argentina need fear no-one. They have the creator, they have the finisher, and they have a whole heap of momentum behind them.
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Russell Westbrook has been praised by former players and coaches for accepting a bench role


Today we started adding integers and we completed this worksheet in class. Marks for the exam will be posted on PowerSchool tomorrow and we will go over it next week.
Today we finished the Operations with Decimals exam.


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Nightfall AI Raises $20.3 Million In Funding
By Dan Anderson ● November 10, 2019
Nightfall AI (formerly known as Watchtower AI) announced it has raised $20.3 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures and Venrock
Nightfall AI (formerly known as Watchtower AI) — which is the industry's first cloud-native data loss prevention platform — announced it raised $20.3 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures and Venrock. And Pear VC, Sri Viswanath (CTO of Atlassian), and Kelvin Beachum Jr. (New York Jets) also joined the round.
This round of funding will be used for deepening the scope of the Nightfall platform and continue to expand the company's business reach.
Nightfall utilizes machine learning and natural language processing to discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across SaaS and data infrastructure thus providing continuous protection for cloud services such as Slack, GitHub, and AWS. And Nightfall also ensures proactive compliance with a number of regulatory regimes, including CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA.
One of the biggest problems with business-critical data in the enterprise is that it is spread across a broad set of disparate cloud systems. And this leads to information security problems around data leakage, exfiltration, and compliance risk. This problem is also worsened by the move to cloud.
Nightfall CTO Rohan Sathe experienced this problem first-hand as a founding team member of UberEats. While working at Uber, Sathe developed the backend systems to handle vast amounts of data across thousands of SaaS and data infrastructure products in real time thus UberEats grow to $7 billion in revenue and over 200 engineers.
"When you have data scattered across numerous fragmented systems, not to mention people communicating in real-time, it's inevitable that sensitive information will get sprayed," said Sathe. "Nightfall acts as a continuous shield, providing administrators the option of manually taking action on the data, leveraging automated workflows to prevent data loss, or classifying data historically for compliance."
The Nightfall team has experience at platform tech and cybersecurity companies, including Uber, Atlassian, Deliveroo, Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, and Akamai.
"Our mission at Nightfall is to build the control plane for cloud data, enabling enterprises to know what data they have across the cloud, and to proactively manage and protect that information," added Nightfall CEO Isaac Madan — who was previously on the investment team at Venrock.
Ellucian VP and CISCO Josh Sosnin credited Nightfall with helping secure the company's Slack communications for the company's employee base of over 3,000 people.
"Nightfall has been indispensable in our data security program at Ellucian. The team has been incredibly responsive and focused on continually improving the platform for new use cases," added Sosnin.
The Nightfall platform has been ahead of the market in delivering an approach that has high classification efficacy. Plus it delivers measurable productivity enhancements to security teams through deployment and automation.
"Nightfall's platform deployed in seconds, and quickly became a core component of our security program. The platform's accuracy and automation capabilities limit the need for manual intervention, while delivering continuous protection in environments like Slack," explained Michael Laurenzano, CTO of Clinc — which is an enterprise artificial intelligence firm that services highly regulated industries. "Nothing on the market comes close to this."
Bain Capital Ventures partner Enrique Salem is joining the Nightfall Board of Directors. Salem is also known as the former CEO of Symantec and he also served as a Board Director at DocuSign and Atlassian.
"Isaac, Rohan, and the Nightfall team are addressing a deep and profound need in the world of information security, where I have spent nearly three decades of my career. With the proliferation of data across the cloud, high accuracy content inspection that is easy to operationalize is more important than ever. Nightfall has built a powerful and elegant solution to this problem. We are delighted to have been investors since the very beginning and to continue deepening our partnership with the team," explained Salem.


Transplanted Canadian Robert Polidori is one of the world's most acclaimed photographers, for his meticulously detailed, large-format color film photos. This week, he's on the cover of WSJ magazine with his extraordinary shots of the Sistine Chapel (below – slide to see them all). See a previous Art Junkie piece on him, here.
Congratulations to Robert Polidori, whose work depicting the Sistine Chapel graces this month's cover of @WSJ Magazine. Polidori is a widely acclaimed photographer, having won the World Press Award in 1998, as well as the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography (1999 and 2000). The artist was a staff photographer for The New Yorker from 1998 -2006, and additionally published over 15 photo books with Steidl, most recently Hotel Petra (2016) and 60 Feet Road (2016). These follow the three-volume compilation of his pictures of Versailles, Parcours Muséologique Revisité (2009). Robert Polidori's major solo exhibitions include a mid-career retrospective at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Fotografias at the Instituto Moreira Salles, and After the Flood at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2006. His work is held in numerous collections, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. @polidori_polidori @wsj #RobertPolidori #FineArtPhotography #SistineChapel #Italy #Photography All images by Robert Polidori for Wall Street Journal.


Nairobi, Kenya's largest city and national capital, as well as the fourteenth largest city in all of Africa, is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun." When you visit it, you'll know why. Luscious palm trees will be swaying and glistening underneath the bright sun's rays that shoot out from a cloudless sky. It's the perfect place to spend your spring vacation. You can relax in one of the excellent serviced apartments in Nairobi during the evenings, and spend your days exploring the city's beautiful suburbs and the glorious greenery beyond its limits. The city was built along the Nairobi River and has an elevation of around 1800 meters above sea level.
The beginnings of Nairobi date back to 1899 when the British founded it near the newly built railway connecting the city Mombasa to territory in what is now Uganda. At the time, nobody would have guessed that Nairobi would eventually become a capital city. It was nothing more than a tiny rail depot, practically in the middle of nowhere. But within a couple of decades, the city sprang up. In 1907, it was selected to be the capital of what was known as British East Africa, and served for many years as the center of the colonial industries of tea, coffee and sisal (a type of agave plant that is used for its fiber). Serviced apartments in Nairobi continue to offer the high-quality tea and coffee that the British prized so much.
When Kenya gained its independence from the British in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of Kenya. As you can see already, it's a city with a rich history. While you stay at one of the serviced apartments in Nairobi, you'll have the opportunity to learn a lot about this history from the people working there. You might run into people who remember the time when Kenya gained its independence, and a lot has happened since that day.
Today, Nairobi is a city that features prominently in the political and business world of Africa. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has its headquarters there, as does the UN's division for Africa and the Middle East. The Nairobi Stock Exchange is an important feature in business on the continent, being the second oldest exchange in Africa and the one of the largest in terms of trading volume. All this trading activity is palpable in a bustling, thriving capital city like Nairobi. If you're in the city on a business trip, you'll have access to a number of important business centers.
At Pearl Group of Serviced Apartments, there are plenty of comfortable and cost-effective options for serviced apartments in Nairobi that will give you easy access to the best parts of the city.


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Concert Review Sep 26, 2016
"Joyce DiDonato makes opera feel fresh at BRAVO! series"
Leading classical vocalist Joyce DiDonato and Yale's Brentano String Quartet joined forces Thursday, Sept. 22, for BYU's third BRAVO! performance this season.
DiDonato, a Grammy Award winner, performs in classical concerts and operas throughout the world. She is renowned for her vocal talent and edginess in the field. Darrell Babidge, BYU associate voice professor and guest artist coordinator, said she's one of the best out there.
"If you asked most people in the opera world today, they'd agree that she's the leading mezzo-soprano in the world," Babidge said.
Jeffrey Martin, BRAVO! series producer, said DiDonato is also known for her contemporary branding and involvement in social media. Contrary to the typical opera singer image, he said, DiDonato seems to have a finger on the pulse of popular culture.
"She kind of has this hip edge to her, I think, that a lot of classical singers don't have," Martin said.
The Brentano String Quartet, the quartet in residence at the Yale School of Music, started the concert with pieces by Bach and Haydn. DiDonato then joined them on stage for a compilation by Richard Strauss.
The pairing of an opera singer with a string quartet is unique, as opera singers are usually accompanied by either a full orchestra or a single piano. But this arrangement isn't new to DiDonato or the Brentano String Quartet, who performed together at Carnegie Hall last year.
DiDonato took the stage again after the intermission, performing energetic Spanish arias and some well-known vocal audition pieces with a jazz twist. She punctuated each piece with jokes and commentary, directing most of her remarks to music students in the audience. DiDonato simultaneously made fun of the struggles of the music industry while urging everyone to aim high and go after their dreams.
"You will never be worse off by dedicating so much to the pursuit of music, beauty, truth," DiDonato said.
The audience kept DiDonato for two encores, and she ended the show with an operatic rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
Read the entire feature at The Daily Universe


Prague (AFP) - Olympic champions Canada won the ice hockey world championship after sweeping defending champions Russia 6-1 in the final in Prague on Sunday.
With a team full of NHL stars, Canada won their first gold since 2007 and the first medal at the worlds since 2009.
The 2010 and 2014 Olympic champions have won all 10 games at the tournament, scoring 66 goals and conceding only 15.
Canada dominated the final game, pouring 37 shots on Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovski in the Russian goal, while the Russians only managed 12 shots.
Canada pushed from the start but scored only in the 19th minute as Dallas wing Cody Eakin tipped in a shot by Buffalo forward Tyler Ennis.
Ennis circled the Russian goal two minutes into the second period and took Russian goalie Bobrovski by surprise with a shot between his skate and the post for a 2-0 lead.
Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby made it 3-0 on 28 minutes after a pass by Edmonton wing Jordan Eberle from behind the Russian goal found him unguarded in front of it.
Philadelphia center Claude Giroux broke away less than a minute later, failed to score but fooled Bobrovski and passed the puck to Dallas young gun Tyler Seguin, who scored into a gaping net for his ninth goal overall which made him the top scorer of the tournament.
Crosby set up Giroux for a power-play goal on 49 minutes and Bobrovski failed to tame a wrist shot by Nathan MacKinnon a minute later.
Pittsburgh star Evgeni Malkin scored a consolation goal for Russia four minutes later after tipping in a shot by Sergei Mozyakin.
"That's why we all came, we came to win," Crosby beamed after the game, clutching the cup.
"Today we played a great game. All the way through, a great team effort," added Crosby, who has joined the Triple Gold Club of players who have won the Stanley Cup, the Olympics and the world championships.
San Jose defenceman Brent Burns said the win was unbelievable.
"It's the first time winning something big for me and a couple other guys in the room and it's a pretty special feeling," he said.
Against Russia, "we played pretty tight and kept chances to a minimum," added Burns.
"We did what we had to do, that's what we worked on, playing our game, and we did that for sixty minutes."
In contrast, the Russians had trouble finding words to explain the loss.
"It's hard to say, I don't know. We tried everything," said Washington star Alexander Ovechkin.
"We can't play like that in the final, we gave them too many chances and they're a pretty good team so they're going to use them."
St Louis forward Vladimir Tarasenko managed a single sentence, saying: "They simply played better, we alone are to blame."
Earlier on Sunday, the USA won bronze after beating the Czech Republic 3-0 with goals by Nick Bonino, Trevor Lewis and Charlie Coyle while goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 39 Czech shots.


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Cardiac Electrophysiology is one of the fastest growing subspecialty areas. Gifts will allow the Foundation to invest in furthering research and acquire the latest technologies in Cardiac Electrophysiology, to deliver the highest quality of care possible.
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"The Quadro-LED-Hi has everything an industrial light needs: not only a high light intensity but also wide coverage area thanks to its well-thought-out design. Furthermore, it is extremely robust. Neither aggressive environmental conditions nor driving rain, or condensation can effect its performance. With many functions and combination options, industrial companies can cover a wide range of applications with one flexible lighting solution which can be adapted to their requirements," says Carsten Hippler, Signaling Product Sales Manager at Pfannenberg.
The luminosity of the Quadro-LED-Hi can be adjusted up to 75 cd. However, luminosity is not a sufficient measure of the effectiveness of a signaling device.
The actual coverage area under real environmental conditions is much more decisive and this has been shown for the first time with Pfannenberg's 3D Coverage Approach. This takes account of factors such as the type of alert and the positioning of the device.
Users can adjust the operating modes of the LED light at any time within a flexible range of options: continuous blinking frequencies at 1 Hz /2 Hz and flashing frequencies at 0.1Hz / 0.5 Hz / 0.75 Hz / 1 Hz /2 Hz. The Quadro-LED-Hi is even more versatile used with a multi-voltage power pack. There is a 24 V variant with a functional range of 11 V to 60 V (DC) and a 230 V variant with a functional range of 90 V to 253 V (AC) at 50/60 Hz. The lights are also equipped with an inrush current limiter. The Quadro-LED-Hi is designed for ambient temperatures ranging from –40 °F to +130 °F.


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What to do when the Smart 100 IR switch does not respond to movement?
Can the plug of the built-in Limente Desk socket be extended / replaced?
How to install and remove the aluminum profile cover without damaging the cover?
What are the thicknesses, lengths and maximum lengths of the wires used in Limente luminaires?
How can Limente luminaires be dimmed?
Lifespan of led
Lifespan refers to the average rated life of a light bulb and is calculated in different ways depending on the type of the light bulb. An incandescent light bulb is as bright when it dies as it was the first time it was switched on and the reduction of light (as luminosity is reducing with time) is practically irrelevant. LEDs with a significantly longer lifespan will slowly decrease in luminosity over time. This means that, at the end of its life, the LED module has not died, but its luminosity has decreased below the stated level.
The stated lifespan of the light fixture is related to the light fixture itself – not the electrical ballast, which usually has a shorter lifetime than the LED light fixture.
L value
L value indicates how much of the original luminous flux is still remaining after a certain time. The L value is defined as the time after which the luminous flux produced by the LED is a certain percentage of the original luminous flux, i.e. it defines the percentage of lumen comparing with the initial lumens.
For example, L70 = the LED is producing 70% of the original luminous flux and L90 = 90% respectively.
When reporting the lifespan of an LED, L70, L80 and L90 are used as markers to indicate the decrease in luminous flux.
A more common designation is L70 = 50,000 H, which indicates that after 50,000 hours of use, the luminous flux of the LED is 70% of the original. The percentage of died LEDs is not indicated.
It's important to pay attention to what exactly is the value you're dealing with. The figure below represents how 50,000 h stated as L70B50 is a considerably worse lifespan than 35,000 h stated as L90B10.
B value
B value is used in addition to the L value to indicate how much of the module's LEDs have a luminosity below the L value. B value indicates more about LED quality, whereas L value indicates more about lifespan. The B value is very important when designing lighting, since died LEDs can be disturbingly visible when the light fixture is switched on.
For example, an LED light strip can have 100 LEDs. This means that L90B10 indicates that a maximum of 10 LEDs have a light output of less than 90% of the original, while L70B50 indicates that a maximum of 50 LEDs (or half of all the LEDs) have a light output of less than 70%.
Two typical examples are presented below. In the figure, it's assumed that the initial luminosity is 100 Lumens and the values are the light at the stated lifespan.
L70B50 50 000 h
70 % of the light remains and up to 50% of the LEDs have a light output of less than 70%
The total light output of the light fixture may have decreased by up to 30% of the original
That is, half of the LED modules provide more than 70% of the original light and the rest may have died or provide from 0% to 70% of the original light.
The total light output of the light fixture may have decreased by only 10% of the original
That is, 90% of the LED modules provide more than 90% of the original light and 10% may have died or provide from 0% to 90% or the original light
The L90B10 provides a much more realistic picture of the light produced by the light fixture after the stated lifespan.
Lifespan and lighting planning
The reduction in luminous flux is an important information when designing lighting. You should usually slightly overscale the number of light fixtures in the design to ensure the minimum level of illumination required even at the end of the lifespan of lighting.


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The yams, turkey, mac and cheese, and green beans Denton ate had been efficiently and swiftly packed in Styrofoam to-go containers by a fleet of hymn-singing volunteers stationed inside City Hall.
The yams, Denton said, were delicious, but the food was secondary to the other reason Denton showed up Thursday for the Thanksgiving Meal for Homeless and Hungry, the yearly holiday meal organized by the city.
"I came here for some company, communication. Because I was lonely," Denton said.
Denton explained that he had just recently lost his mother. Besides a warm plate of food, he needed a break from his grief. He would worry about where he was going to sleep later, he said. Right now was about fellowship.
A few tables down from Denton were Charles Neal and Michael Wogan, two friends traveling together and pooling resources. They recently journeyed from Texas to Memphis and were enjoying the same food and turn of good luck.
They both recently became employed through Williams-Sonoma and knew their days of sharing one vehicle as housing for two were coming to an end.
"We just hit a patch of being down on our luck, that's why we're here today," Wogan said. Neal nodded and added, "We both just got jobs and have an apartment lined up."
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Though the circumstances that placed them in the tent varied, Denton, Neal and Wogan all expressed gratitude for the meal served to them by volunteers.
But when asked about what was needed to change the circumstances that brought them to the tent in the first place, their answers varied.
Both Wogan and Neal agreed resources were out there for those who needed help, but, "You have to want to help yourself," Wogan said.
Denton, who grew up in Memphis, spoke about basic necessities, such as the lack of a free shelter for men.
"There needs to be a place, where, no matter what you're going through or where you're at, you know you can at least rest," Denton said. "It's hard to get back on your feet if you don't have a place to rest them."
First a cancellation, then a call to action
The meal that brought all three men underneath the same tent almost didn't happen this year.
The city of Memphis announced Nov. 4 that the yearly event was canceled due to a lack of venue. The normal venue for the event, the newly renamed Renasant Convention Center, is under construction until the fall of 2020.
The public response was swift, said Allison Fouche, deputy chief communications officer for the city.
After a groundswell of support from churches, companies and nonprofits, the dinner was back on within 24 hours of the cancellation announcement.
"People stepped up immediately," Fouche said. "When we started to get calls, everyone just wanted to know, 'What can we do? What can we do?'"
Ultimately, more than a dozen different entities collaborated, Fouche said.
Mississippi Boulevard Baptist Church was one of three churches to lend its kitchen space and wrangle volunteers. Sysco Foods donated product. Boscos Restaurant cooked enough green beans to last the entirety of the four-hour event.
Other smaller organizations like Sister Reach and small businesses like Phillip Ashley Chocolates donated funds to power the event.
The outpouring of support is such that Fouche is hoping the event, meant for the fellowship that Denton sought as much as food, could become quarterly.
"There are 364 other days a year that people still need help with," Fouche said. "And I think the outpouring of support is letting us ask, 'What more can we do beyond this dinner?' We're a city that's always on a list for poverty or crime, but our philanthropy is unmatched."
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Singing praise and slinging yams
Inside City Hall, one volunteer had an idea of what more could be done the rest of the year.
"The city has got to step up more," said Deborah Thomas, who along with other members of her home church, Christ Missionary, sang praise hymns while packing plates.
Jovial as Thomas was in the moment, she spoke from her experience serving members of Memphis' poorest ZIP code, 38126, throughout the rest of the year.
"What I see in that ZIP code, and 38105," Thomas said, "is that there are not enough jobs that will put food on people's tables and pay the rent. Housing is getting harder to afford, and add on the gentrification of the old projects ... struggling folks can't get a leg up."
Census data shows that 24.6% of Memphians live in poverty, and preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows a 3.9% unemployment rate for October 2019.
In other words, Thomas said, people are working, but the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour isn't helping many move up.
"Memphis doesn't have enough jobs that let people afford housing," Thomas said, adding that she wants to see city officials in 38126 and 38105 more often, so they can understand what the challenges are.
"I want to see more people from the city in these areas, and not just during election season," Thomas said.
Until conditions change, Thomas said, the need to feed thousands in the city on a daily basis, including Thanksgiving, will not lessen.


Let's have a pause during this Easter week-end before resuming the busy release calendar. The third letter, strangely enough, revolves around a small region of Ireland.
The caduceus is Hermes's staff in the legends. Apollo is said to have given it to him in exchange for a lyre or/and panpipes. The scepter is represented with two snakes curled around it, facing each other, and a pair of small wings on its top. The wings illustrate the role of messenger : Iris, Hera's messenger, holds the caduceus in some works. The snakes symbolize either peace or desire depending on the stories. The caduceus is said to be able to bring a gentle death to living, and revive the dead.
In Scotland, it is said that ghostly black cats haunt the Highlands. Caith Sith are said to steal souls.
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn : Caladbolg is a sword for Edward.
The sword of Fergus mac Roich. Fergus uses it to wreak havoc on the Ulstermen during the attack of Ulster.
In his work, Spanish author Jorge Luis Borges mention a strange creature with jewel on its head. The Carbuncle is said to live somewhere in South America. Besides, the word appears to qualify a red gem in some translations of the Bible.
Roman emperor who reigned from 37 to 41 AD. After a benevolent start of reign, he progressively turns himself into a merciless tyrant, sentencing several members of the senate to death. He is murdered by the praetorian guard in January 41.
The Chimera first appear in Homer's Iliad as "a thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of bright fire". Later, the poet Hesiod counts in Theogony how the hero Bellerophon slays the Chimera with the help of the flying horse Pegasus.
Final Fantasy : God or bad, scientist or soldier, there's always a character called Cid in Final Fantasy.
Rodrigo Diaz is a great figure of the Spanish Reconquista. Opportunist, he sides with the Moors (Muslim tribes that controlled the south of the peninsula then) when the King stops supporting him. His contribution to countless victories earns him the title of El Cid ("the master" in Arabic). By forming various alliance but still against King Alfonso VI, he fights in the siege of Valencia from 1092 to 1094, city which he will rule until his death in 1099.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : Conall Curach is a very dangerous marsh.
The troublemaker Bricriu invites Cuchulainn, Conall Cernach and Loegaire Buadach to a feast, promising to each of them the champion's portion. Despite Cuchulainn clearly being on top, everyone of them claims the champion's part. To settle the conflict, the three have to take a last challenge. A giant churl appears and asks that someone cuts its head, and to come to get his head cut the following day. Conall and Loegaire cut the head of the churl but disappear the following morning. Cuchulainn does go back the following day, but the churl spares him, making him worthy of the champion's portion.
Despite being rivals, Conall and Cuchulainn swear that they shall avenge one another should one of them be killed. Conall therefore kills Lugaid after Cuchulainn's death.
Young Cuchulainn is so beautiful that Ulstermen fear he will steal their wives and ruin their daugthers. Thus they go find the most beautiful girl in Ireland, Emer, to marry him. Her father, Forgall, refuses tough until Cuchulain is fully trained by the swordmaster Scathach (secretly hoping the young man would die in the process). Cuchulainn indeed finds his match in Aife (a wowan rumored to be his half-sister in some versions). He narrowly defeats Aife but lets her live provided they have a child, which they do. Cuchulainn claims Emer's hand once returned, but Forgall still won't listen, so Cuchulainn kills everyone in his castle and abducts Emer.
A the age of seventeen, Cuchulainn plays a great role in defending Ulster from the army of Connacht, led by queen Medb. Although allowing the enemy to enter the city at first because he was with a woman, Cuchulainn prevents them from advancing further by calling the right of single combats and fords. He defeats several opponents but ends up severely wounded. The god Lugh puts him to sleep during three days so that his wounds heal. When we wakes up and realizing that Ulstermen were slaughtered, he transforms into an hideous and shapeless monster unable to distingiush friends from foes, and kills hundreds.
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Lucky Skeyton ticket holder scoops birthday treats for Blickling Proms
Lucy Clapham
Published: 1:30 PM March 19, 2012 Updated: 2:22 PM October 10, 2020
A lucky north Norfolk woman has scooped herself a bottle of champagne and a hamper full of goodies to enjoy at the Blickling Proms after buying the 2012th ticket to the event.
Margaret Morton from Skeyton booked eight tickets for the classical spectacular in August, one of which was the winning 2012th, and will enjoy her edible additions at the al-fresco concert with a group of friends and husband George.
Organisers of the event gave away the bottle of bubbly, hamper and two extra tickets to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee.
And the freebies will be an extra treat for Mrs Morton on her own special anniversary as the August 11 concert falls on her 70th birthday.
The grandmother-of-six said: 'I saw the event advertised and we decided to book the tickets straight away so winning the prizes is a great bonus. It's my birthday on the day and I thought it would be a lovely way to spend the evening, enjoying the atmosphere of an open air concert.
'We haven't been to a concert at Blickling for several years, but were keen to return as it seems that they have gone back to the traditional format where you can bring your own picnics and wine and listen to orchestral music.
'It should be great fun.'
The event, the only concert at Blickling this year, promises to be a true British celebration with flag-waving and audience participation strongly encouraged.
Featuring music performed by the highly acclaimed Sinfonia Viva orchestra and soprano Annette Wardell, the concert will also include a mesmerising choreographed air display by the Grace Spitfire and a grand fireworks finale over the lake.
Visitors are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets cost �32, with group discounts on offer, and are available from www.revival-productions.co.uk or from the box office on 01263 734711. Car and coach parking on the night is free.


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namespace h = Halide;
namespace p = boost::python;

template <typename A, typename B>
A &iadd_func(A a, B b) {
    a += b;
    // for FuncRef this will create a stage,
    // but in python the return object replaces the caller,
    // and we do not want to change the caller
    return a;
}

template <typename A, typename B>
A &isub_func(A a, B b) {
    a -= b;
    return a;
}

template <typename A, typename B>
A &imul_func(A a, B b) {
    a *= b;
    return a;
}

template <typename A, typename B>
A &idiv_func(A a, B b) {
    a /= b;
    return a;
}

void defineFuncTupleElementRef() {
    using Halide::FuncTupleElementRef;

    auto func_tuple_element_ref_class =
        p::class_<FuncTupleElementRef>("FuncTupleElementRef",
                                       "A fragment of front-end syntax of the form f(x, y, z)[index], where x, "
                                       "y, z are Vars or Exprs. It could be the left-hand side of an update "
                                       "definition, or it could be a call to a function. We don't know "
                                       "until we see how this object gets used.",
                                       p::no_init)
            //FuncTupleElementRef(const FuncRef &ref, const std::vector<Expr>& args, int idx);

            //    .def("__??__", FuncTupleElementRef::operator=(Expr);
            //         "Use this as the left-hand-side of an update definition of Tuple "
            //         "component 'idx' of a Func (see \ref RDom). The function must "
            //         "already have an initial definition.")

            .def("__iadd__", &iadd_func<FuncTupleElementRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that adds the given expression to Tuple component 'idx' "
                 "of this Func. The other Tuple components are unchanged. If the expression "
                 "refers to some RDom, this performs a sum reduction of the expression over "
                 "the domain. The function must already have an initial definition.")
            .def("__isub__", &isub_func<FuncTupleElementRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that adds the negative of the given expression to Tuple "
                 "component 'idx' of this Func. The other Tuple components are unchanged. "
                 "If the expression refers to some RDom, this performs a sum reduction of "
                 "the negative of the expression over the domain. The function must already "
                 "have an initial definition.")
            .def("__imul__", &imul_func<FuncTupleElementRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that multiplies Tuple component 'idx' of this Func by "
                 "the given expression. The other Tuple components are unchanged. If the "
                 "expression refers to some RDom, this performs a product reduction of "
                 "the expression over the domain. The function must already have an "
                 "initial definition.")
            .def("__idiv__", &idiv_func<FuncTupleElementRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that divides Tuple component 'idx' of this Func by "
                 "the given expression. The other Tuple components are unchanged. "
                 "If the expression refers to some RDom, this performs a product "
                 "reduction of the inverse of the expression over the domain. The function "
                 "must already have an initial definition.")

            //"Override the usual assignment operator, so that "
            //"f(x, y)[index] = g(x, y) defines f."
            //Stage operator=(const FuncRef &);
            //FIXME  implement __setitem__

            //    .def("to_Expr", &FuncTupleElementRef::operator Expr,
            //         "Use this as a call to Tuple component 'idx' of a Func, and not the "
            //         "left-hand-side of a definition.")

            .def("function", &FuncTupleElementRef::function,
                 "What function is this calling?")
            .def("index", &FuncTupleElementRef::index,
                 "Return index to the function outputs.");

    typedef decltype(func_tuple_element_ref_class) func_tuple_element_ref_class_t;
    typedef func_tuple_element_ref_class_t fterc_t;

    add_operators_with<fterc_t, FuncTupleElementRef>(func_tuple_element_ref_class);

    // h::Expr has empty constructor, thus self does the job
    // h::Expr will "eat" int and float arguments via implicit conversion
    add_operators_with<fterc_t, h::Expr>(func_tuple_element_ref_class);

    p::implicitly_convertible<FuncTupleElementRef, h::Expr>();

    return;
}

void defineFuncRefExprClass() {
    using Halide::FuncRef;

    auto func_ref_expr_class =
        p::class_<FuncRef>("FuncRef",
                           "A fragment of front-end syntax of the form f(x, y, z), where x, y, "
                           "z are Vars or Exprs. If could be the left hand side of a definition or an "
                           "update definition, or it could be a call to a function. We don't know "
                           "until we see how this object gets used. ",
                           p::no_init)
            //            FuncRef(Internal::Function, const std::vector<Expr> &,
            //                        int placeholder_pos = -1);
            //            FuncRef(Internal::Function, const std::vector<Var> &,
            //                        int placeholder_pos = -1);

            //            .def("__??__", FuncRef::operator=(Expr);
            //                 "Use this as the left-hand-side of a definition or an update "
            //                 "definition (see \\ref RDom).")
            //            .def("__??__", FuncRef::operator(const Tuple &),
            //                 "Use this as the left-hand-side of a definition or an update "
            //                 "definition for a Func with multiple outputs.")
            .def("__iadd__", &iadd_func<FuncRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that adds the given expression to this Func. If the "
                 "expression refers to some RDom, this performs a sum reduction of the "
                 "expression over the domain. If the function does not already have a "
                 "pure definition, this sets it to zero.")
            .def("__isub__", &isub_func<FuncRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that adds the negative of the given expression to this "
                 "Func. If the expression refers to some RDom, this performs a sum reduction "
                 "of the negative of the expression over the domain. If the function does "
                 "not already have a pure definition, this sets it to zero.")
            .def("__imul__", &imul_func<FuncRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that multiplies this Func by the given expression. If the "
                 "expression refers to some RDom, this performs a product reduction of the "
                 "expression over the domain. If the function does not already have a pure "
                 "definition, this sets it to 1.")
            .def("__idiv__", &idiv_func<FuncRef &, h::Expr>, p::args("self", "expr"),
                 p::return_internal_reference<1>(),
                 "Define a stage that divides this Func by the given expression. "
                 "If the expression refers to some RDom, this performs a product "
                 "reduction of the inverse of the expression over the domain. If the "
                 "function does not already have a pure definition, this sets it to 1.")

            //"Override the usual assignment operator, so that "
            //"f(x, y) = g(x, y) defines f."
            //Stage operator=(const FuncRef &);
            //FIXME  implement __setitem__

            //            .def("to_Expr", &FuncRef::operator Expr,
            //                 "Use this as a call to the function, and not the left-hand-side"
            //                 "of a definition. Only works for single-output Funcs.")

            .def("__getitem__", &FuncRef::operator[],
                 "When a FuncRef refers to a function that provides multiple "
                 "outputs, you can access each output as an Expr using "
                 "operator[].")
            .def("size", &FuncRef::size,
                 "How many outputs does the function this refers to produce.")
            .def("__len__", &FuncRef::size,
                 "How many outputs does the function this refers to produce.")

            .def("function", &FuncRef::function,
                 "What function is this calling?");

    typedef decltype(func_ref_expr_class) func_ref_expr_class_t;
    typedef func_ref_expr_class_t frec_t;

    add_operators_with<frec_t, FuncRef>(func_ref_expr_class);

    // h::Expr has empty constructor, thus self does the job
    // h::Expr will "eat" int and float arguments via implicit conversion
    add_operators_with<frec_t, h::Expr>(func_ref_expr_class);

    p::implicitly_convertible<FuncRef, h::Expr>();

    return;
}

void defineFuncRef() {
    // only defined so that boost::python knows about these class,
    // not (yet) meant to be created or manipulated by the user
    p::class_<h::Internal::Function>("InternalFunction", p::no_init);

    defineFuncTupleElementRef();
    defineFuncRefExprClass();
    return;
}


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By HoldenIsHere,
May 10, 2015 in General Discussions
HoldenIsHere
"Mother" from PSYCHO
Mrs. Iselin from THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
Margaret White from CARRIE
Momma Lift from THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN
Stifler's Mom from AMERICAN PIE
And then there are those wicked film mothers who expressed themselves in more socially acceptable ways:
Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Vale in Now, Voyager
AndyM108
LocationKensington, MD
But no mother-son relationship in the movies was ever quite as heartwarming as this one:
Ma, did you remember to send my check to the March of Dimes drive?
She gives her best performance as Gary Cooper's mother:
Yes, she was truly a wicked mother in that movie.
I know it's a work of fiction but that character really makes me angry.
speedracer5
LocationOn a date with my man, Errol Flynn
Don't forget the original wicked stepmother!
I couldn't resist . . .
Bette Davis' mother in Now Voyager made me mad as well. She continually browbeats her daughter which has led to her complete lack of self-confidence. She's punishing her because Davis was an unwanted child. Even when Davis returns, a confident, happy woman, her mother continues to treat her like garbage. I was actually glad when she dies in the film.
Lol. Well there was that one episode where Bobby thought that Carol was the wicked stepmother because she asked him to clean out the fireplace and packed his bags, ready to leave home.
Some of the mothers I love are the really crabby ones from the 30s and 40s movies--they always seem to be at odds with their son in laws.
My favorite is Nora Charles' aunt Katharine (a mother figure to Nora) in the second Thin Man movie. She is hilarious and treats Nick Charles like he's completely unfit to be part of their family.
In Love Crazy, Myrna Loy's mother shows up on her and her husband William Powell's anniversary and manages to send Loy out on an errand, forcing Powell to spend the evening with his cranky mother in law. She basically convinces Loy that Powell is cheating on her, which leads to the action in the film.
In Footsteps in the Dark, Errol Flynn's mother in law constantly acts like he's always up to no good and is very conscientious of their social image. Flynn constantly tries to charm her by telling her she looks like a young girl, or that he likes her new dress or whatever, distracting her from disapproving of him.
I love the crabby elderly mothers, grandmothers and aunts that seem to be present in films from the 1930s-1940s. It seems by the 1950s, with the films shifting toward more serious/dramatic topics, that the hilarious cranky mother type went away.
speedracer5 said:
Yeah, you might be right about that, Speedy. OR, they could have all just jumped to television about that time.
One of recent favorites being Doris Roberts...
Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle are the only good things about Everybody Loves Raymond. I cannot stand the wife in that show. She is so irritating. I especially like Roberts because she's mean to Raymond's wife.
TheGayDivorcee
LocationThe Golden State
Some of the mothers I love are the really crabby ones from the 30s and 40s movies--they always seem to be at odds with their
They're far more fun than the kindly ones, I agree!
Richard Kimble
LocationDixie
Mother Elaine May guilt-trips son Mike Nichols
That was Gladys Cooper, who plays a similar mother to Deborah Kerr in SEPARATE TABLES
Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle are the only good things about Everybody Loves Raymond.
One of the funniest lines ever in any sitcom...
I never watched Everybody Loves Raymond while it ran. I had never seen it at all (I watch virtually no regular TV) until about 3-4 years ago. Seeing it I was struck by how old-fashioned it was -- both in style as well as content: the wife is a stay-at-home mom who worries about what the mother-in-law will think of her cooking! How man times did we see that on Hazel?
ELR did have one of my all time favorite lines. Sportswriter Ray reacts when someone tells he should be more ambitious: "I don't want to write the Great American Novel... I don't even want to read the Great American Novel."
Momma and the kids out for a stroll...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HslURrpRgGE
JamesJazGuitar
Well ELR is not really old-fashion as it relates to Raymond. Raymond is weak, he is a wimp, he is a complete and total mommies boy. Therefore he isn't close to the type of fathers and husbands like we see in Father Knows Best, Leave it to Beaver, the Donny Reed Show, or even Ozzie in Ozzie and Harriet. His brother Robert is even worst.
ELR was part of the trend where the leading men in Sit-Coms are not very strong characters but clueless weak men.
We remember FKB, LITB, DRS, but there was also a movement where fathers were portrayed as hapless. Make Room For Daddy qualifies here to a degree, although less b/c of the father himself than his kids invariably getting the best of him, and topping him with brilliant bon mots (Groucho in one of his books bemoaned this convention of half-pints "letting loose with one-liners that would do Noel Coward proud"). I would include The Life of Riley here as well. If you've read about television in the 1950s one of the recurring complaints from social critics was that sitcoms made fathers look silly and incompetent (the subtext being it was some kind of attack on the nuclear family).
Raymond can be seen as a throwback to MRFD. The incompetent father has been a fixture of US sitcoms from the beginning. In fact the ones with competent fathers might even be classified as something else, since they were invariably much more serious than the silly father shows.
Didn't she also play Henry Higgins's mother in MY FAIR LADY?
I always thought Rex Harrison looked too old to be her son or maybe she looked too young.
I believe she did. I think she's also Judy Garland's aunt (but a mother type) or something like that in The Pirate.
I think the comedic shows featuring competent fathers usually has him playing the straight man while all the craziness unfolds around him. The comedy comes from not only the situations themselves, but the father's reaction to them.
Some shows featuring competent fathers:
The Andy Griffith Show, Andy Taylor
The Brady Bunch, Mike Brady
Happy Days, Howard Cunningham
I Love Lucy, Ricky Ricardo
...just to name a few.
I think she (Gladys Cooper) was also Irene Dunne's mother-in-law in a movie that aired on TCM recently--- the one where Irene Dunne plays an American married to a British man.