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India 2021 UPSC CSE (IAS), State PSC and other exams: The Republic of India is the seventh-largest country by area and the second-most populous country in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
India has a diverse geology: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges river, deserts in west, and the Himalayas in the north. The government is a federal republic; the chief of state is the president, and the head of government is the prime minister. India has a market economy in which the prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system. India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
Man has been living in India roughly from 5, 00,000 BC. Settled life emerged on the subcontinent in the western margins of the Indus river basin 9,000 years ago, evolving gradually into the Indus Valley Civilisation of the third millennium BCE.
India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, spanning a period of more than 4000 years, and witnessing the fusion of several customs and traditions, which are reflective of the rich culture and heritage of the Country.
The history of the nation gives a glimpse into the magnanimity of its evolution – from a Country reeling under colonialism, to one of the leading economies in the global scenario within a span of fifty years. More than anything, the nationalistic favor of the people is the contributing force behind the culmination of such a development. This transformation of the nation instills a sense of national pride in the heart of every Indian within the Country and abroad, and this section is a modest attempt at keeping its flame alive.
Indian Art and Culture


Chasing the steam engine dream? Bike along the historic railway bed that used to transport silver to Aspen!. Right through several sections from Aspen to lower Basalt that follow along the Roaring Fork River. You'll enjoy the scenic landscapes as you follow the old railroad line that used to carry passengers into Aspen and silver ore out of town. The trail is nearly flat the entire way and is a great ride for adults or families. We can choose sections that range from 10-18 miles. Enjoy the paved bike path and no contact with motor vehicles as you pedal your worries away.
Embrace your active and adventurous sides on this full-day experience! You'll enjoy a rented bicycle that you can use to explore the exciting area of Downtown Durango. Plus, you'll be able to enjoy this bike trip either before or after a thrilling raft ride -- making sure you make the most of your day! For the rafting trip, you'll enjoy making your way through the exciting but family-friendly rapids of the Animas River, during an experience complete with incredible natural views and a stop for a snack of fresh fruit, chips & salsa, and crisp natural water. As for your biking, that's one adventure that will be entirely up to you! You can cruise down the Animas River Trail, create a brewery tour by visiting a handful of close-by brewhouses, or even visit charming, local attractions. Now, that's a full and fun day!
Come to Mesa Verde for a tour you won't soon forget! You'll depart Durango, Colorado first thing in the morning in a comfortable vehicle -- making sure that you get to the Visitor Center before the crowds to start your full day of exploring on a good note. You'll check out all the major sites of the area, including Cliff Palace and the exciting Balcony House, which is loaded with ladders to climb and tunnels to explore! Along with two park-ranger-guided tours, you'll enjoy the company of another guide who will customize the rest of your tour to what your group wants to see and do. Plus, a complimentary deli-style lunch with fresh, natural water is included. So come on down and check it out -- these sights won't see themselves!


North America Forum»Forum ›Magerealm ›Suggestions › = PvP in Oaklane? Yes or No?
= PvP in Oaklane? Yes or No?
Some players enjoy PvP while others just want to \'harvest\' inside Oaklane, having separate \'domains\' would eliminate all confusion and allow all players to enjoy the game to their hearts content. I DO enjoy the game. The new upgrades do take some getting used to, but the game is more enjoyable.
Since as probably should have been suspected the middle of the road option that offers acceptable compromise to both sides seems to be the clear favourite perhaps it\'s worth discussing some more how this should work.
It seems to me that the higher risk zone should realistically offer greater rewards for those that take on the greater challenge perhaps more like the original oaklane rewards before it was nerfed and the safe farming zone could continue to offer the new lower rewards.
I know in S75 , when i enter Oaklane, its mine! All mine! KILL ALL PVP TURNED ON.
But yeah they should make 2 seperate Oaklanes.
I think its clear the majority wants 2 versions.
I would like to add a request if things are going to be changed in Wraith of Oaklane: please, make the loot drops like they were, and please give all players that helped killing the boss credit and rewards.
Please fix the bugged heroes!
After all the people i have seen complaining about Oaklane, i expected more people to vote in this poll.
1. NON PVP ROOM YOU GET EXP BY KILLING MONSTERS.
2. PVP ROOM YOU GET EXP BY KILLING OTHER PLAYERS.
You want skirmish vs lv 1 noobs? free 100m gold ? Easy exp?
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Join us for our first ever Peer to Peer mentoring event…come prepared to meet a peer, mentor or mentee within WTS.
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Please register in advance so we can have an accurate count of attendees and make sure we have a good mix of mentors, mentees, and peers. When you check out on Eventbrite, you can select which you'd like to register to be. If you don't know, that's ok! We can help you out at the door.


The image matches what theoretical physicists and indeed, Hollywood directors, imagined black holes would look like.
It measures 40 billion km across - three million times the size of the Earth - and has been described by scientists as "a monster", the BBC reports.
The edge of the dark circle at the center is the point at which the gas enters the black hole, which is an object that has such a large gravitational pull, not even light can escape.


*A debate over how to stem possible flooding in Illinois and Missouri took a racist turn this week, as a leading Missouri politician made some controversial remarks about the fate of a predominantly-black Illinois town, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Massive rainfall has caused waters at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to run dangerously high, and the mayor of Cairo, Illinois, located at the confluence, has asked residents to evacuate the town.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering a plan to destroy a levee, which would lower the floodwaters by a few feet and help protect Cairo. But the state of Missouri has vigorously objected to the plan, because it would badly damage around 130,000 acres of farmland.
Missouri's Republican House Speaker Steve Tilley was asked by reporters about the dilemma. "Would you rather have Missouri farmland flooded or Cairo underwater?" Tilley is asked.
Cairo, Illinois (pronounced KAY-roh) was at the turn of the 20th century a bustling trade center. The 2,800-person town is now largely abandoned, two-thirds African-American, and deeply impoverished: nearly 50 percent of children under the age of 18 in Cairo live below the poverty level.
During a time when people are being asked to evacuate their homes and leave behind their belongings, it absolutely blows my mind that that type of dialogue is being thrown around by the Missouri Speaker. Not only is it in poor taste, but it absolutely disgusting that Speaker Tilley would joke about putting the lives of Cairo residents at risk by choosing farmland over a community.
We are only hearing what they daily rant about behind closed doors. I guess this is the season for the racist bigots to say whatever they feel…but they are so apologetic when they get called out. Gimme a freakin break!!


Josh Turner will sing the national anthem Saturday (May 12) prior to the NASCAR Dodge Avenger 500 in Darlington, S.C. The race will be broadcast on the Fox network at 7 p.m. ET. Turner grew up 50 miles outside of Darlington in Hannah, S.C. Best known for the No. 1 hits "Would You Go With Me" and "Your Man," Turner recently recorded a live album at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.


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TORONTO, ON - MAY 24: Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27), Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Cavan Thomas Biggio (8) and Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Rowdy Tellez (44) in the dugout just prior to taking the field. Toronto Blue Jays Vs San Diego Padres in MLB play at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Toronto Star/Rick Madonik (Rick Madonik/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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TORONTO-ONT — More than halfway through the season, Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen finally went deep at home.
He couldn't have picked a better moment.
Jansen hit a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cavan Biggio launched his first career grand slam and Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 Saturday after starter Marcus Stroman exited early with a cramp in his non-pitching shoulder.
Jansen's fourth home run of the season was his first game-ending shot at any level.
"There's no better feeling," Jansen said. "That was the first time I've ever done that in my life. It was pretty awesome."
Toronto won in its final at-bat for the fourth time, while the Royals lost in their opponent's last turn for the fifth time.
Jansen's three previous homers this season all came on the road. He connected twice against the White Sox in May and went deep at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who recovered after blowing a one-run lead in the top of the ninth.
With closer Ken Giles unavailable after finishing Friday's game, Toronto gave right-hander Daniel Hudson (5-2) his third save opportunity of the season.
Billy Hamilton led off with a single, Whit Merrifield walked and both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt before Alex Gordon tied it with a sacrifice fly. The blown save was Hudson's second.
Giles rejoined the Blue Jays on June 19 after missing 10 games because of a sore elbow. He has yet to pitch on consecutive days since his return.
Randal Grichuk drew a leadoff walk against right-hander Scott Barlow (2-3) in the bottom half. One out later, Jansen lined a two-run homer to left field, his fourth.
Stroman left two pitches into the fifth with a cramp in his left pectoral muscle, just below the shoulder.
Guerrero homered in the third and fellow rookie Biggio hit a go-ahead slam in the fifth for his sixth home run. Guerrero's homer, his eighth, was his first since June 5, snapping an 18-game drought.
Both drives came off right-hander Homer Bailey, who was making his first career start against the Blue Jays.
A 12-year National League veteran, Bailey faced both Craig Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Sr. earlier in his career, allowing just one hit in six at-bats to the two Hall of Famers.
Stopping their sons proved more difficult.
Bailey is from La Grange, Texas, about 100 miles west of Houston. He grew up rooting for the Astros and was a big fan of the elder Biggio.
"I think he's still the only opponent I've ever sent over a ball," Bailey said about once requesting an autograph from Biggio. "It was really close to one of my best friend's birthdays and it was his favorite player growing up."
The younger Biggio said he didn't ask his dad for a scouting report on Bailey.
"I think he was throwing a lot harder back then," Cavan Biggio said. "I didn't think it would be accurate."
Bailey came in having won three straight starts but couldn't extend his streak. He allowed five runs and five hits in five innings.
Stroman motioned to the dugout after missing high to Whit Merrifield in the fifth. Toronto trainer Nicky Huffman and manager Charlie Montoyo came to the mound and, following a brief discussion, Stroman walked off and went straight to the clubhouse.
"I'm not worried about it," he said. "I'm going to be back out there. I'm a warrior, I'm a dog, always. I'll be back out there."
Stroman allowed three runs and four hits in four-plus innings. The right-hander was replaced by Sam Gaviglio.
Stroman is 5-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 18 starts and is expected to be traded to a contender before the July 31 deadline. He's eligible for arbitration for the final time next year and can become a free agent following the 2020 season.
Toronto's Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had his second straight multihomer game in Friday's 6-2 win but was unable to prolong his power surge another day. Gurriel went 1 for 3 with a single and a walk.
Blue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (left knee surgery) has resumed light baseball activity. ... RHP Clay Buchholz (right elbow) has been throwing at 90 feet and will progress to long toss. ... OF Dalton Pompey (concussion) could begin a minor league rehab assignment next week.
The Blue Jays won for the first time in eight games with the roof open at Rogers Centre.
TURNING IT AROUND
Jansen has seven hits in his past 17 at-bats after going hitless in the previous 17.
Royals: RHP Brad Keller (3-9, 4.32 ERA) is winless in his past six starts. He's 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA in four career games against Toronto.
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (3-10, 5.89) has lost nine straight decisions. He hasn't faced the Royals since 2016.

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"On The 6"
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If You Had My Love
Should've Never
Feelin' So Good
Let's Get Loud
Could This Be Love
No Me Ames
(tropical remix)
Waiting For Tonight
Open Off My Love
Promise Me You'll Try
It's Not That Serious
(ballad version)
Una Noche Mas
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So during the day you're an actor or actress... but at night, you want to be a singer? Hmmmm.... That thought has been attempted by numerous actors and actresses who at one point in their careers decided to take on the role as a singer. In most cases, these talented artists were better off keeping their day jobs on either the big screen or television. (Rhino Records' Golden Throats series proved that...) Then take the case of an actor and actress who recorded albums, and actually didn't do that bad: Miami Vice Don Johnson recorded two albums in the 1980s, and Married With Children Katey Sagal (Peg Bundy) also recorded an album in the late Eighties. However, none of these talented people on the big or little screen never accomplished the success as actress Jennifer Lopez.
Jennifer Lopez released her first album, On The 6 last year (1999), and her first single, "If You Had My Love" skyrocketed to the #1 position and became one of the biggest songs of 1999. Lopez would also be a part of the "Latin Movement": Many artists of Latin heritage having popular hits in 1999 (Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, and Carlos Santana).
"Should've Never", having the spanish guitar sound, has the soul of a slow ballad by such artists as Toni Braxton and Whitney Houston. "Too Late" also has soulfulness, but this kind of soul is compared to songs by TLC. "Feelin' So Good" has a more upbeat, funky rap beat. (Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs gets his hand as producer on this one...)
And speaking of producers, Emilio Estefan (Gloria's husband) gets the nod of approval in producing the next two songs: "Let's Get Loud" and "Could This Be Love." "Let's Get Loud" definitely has the Conga/Latin musical style, as heard in the early Miami Sound Machine. Things slow down into another powerful ballad on "Could This Be Love." This song should become another huge radio airplay favorite.
Another popular Latin artist of 1999, Marc Anthony, gets to help out Lopez on the duet "No Me Ames (tropical remix)". There are two versions of this song on this album, the first one having an upbeat Latin beat. The second version is a ballad. The upbeat Latin version is definitely compared to Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, and Selena. (Emilio Estefan produced this one also.)
"Waiting For Tonight" is the latest single heard on radio and video on VH-1. It's an upbeat dance tune, and is getting heavy airplay on both radio and video television. "Open Off My Love" has the Latin sound, with an upbeat dance twist, likewise "It's Not That Serious". (I keep hearing the chorus of Miami Sound Machine's "Conga" when I hear the piano in these two songs...)
Returning back to the soulful ballad sound, "Promise Me You'll Try" is easily compared to the sound heard on Vanessa Williams' "Saving The Best For Last." "Talk About Us" is another soulful song in the styles of Toni Braxton and/or Whitney Houston. The album closes with the spanish version of "Waiting For Tonight," "Una Noche Mas."
For the Latin music lover, or the upbeat dance fan, Jennifer Lopez's On The 6 is an excellent choice. It's impressive in many ways; the Latin sound is truly enjoyable, having a mix of the current music styles, as in upbeat dance, soul, and rap. The latest trend is Latin music, and it will want look back to other popular Latin artists, such as Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, the late Selena, and for the rock in roll in all of us, rediscovering the early (and classic works of) Santana.
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Q: Rails while iterating through all the shards, get the shard name using Octopus The setup:
I have multiple databases of the same schema. Each database represent the data for different sites. I want to iterate through each of the instances and print out the user count along with the shard name. How can I do that?
This is the code I have so far:
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      ap @shard  # This doesn't work
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    end

A: There is a method in Shard::Proxy which returns shard names, but I can't see an obvious way to retrieve it.
I think you'd have to iterate through a list of shard names manually.
%i(shard_1 shard_2 shard_3).each do |shard|
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end

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Anyway, Bach was born in 1685 in Thuringia, which is a state in the nation of Germany. Both of his parents died during the year that he was nine.
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The whole family was musical. In those days people belonged to "guilds" which designated what kind of work they were to do. The Bachs served as town musicians and cantors, who were men who led the church worship chants and music.
Bach lived with a brother until 1700, when he and a school buddy went to a Latin school for poor children. Here he learned much about music, learned to play the organ, and became quite good at it.
As he grew into a man, he held positions as church organist in several towns around Germany but his complex musical stylings bothered the religious people of the day.
That's curious! Now we hear baroque music and think of it as rich and traditional, and certainly nothing to which people in church could object. Changing the worship music in a church always takes a bit of a rebel or pioneer, but sacred music continues to grow and change.
Be that as it may, Johann Sebastian continued to develop as a musician and as a composer. Among the famous pieces he wrote are many Bach piano pieces, and many other pieces that have since been adapted for piano.
Baroque music is characterized by a complexity of parts, counter melodies, and harmony. Opera became a musical entity during the Baroque period. If you've ever sung Handel's Hallelujah Chorus in a Christmas concert, you know something about counter melodies and the intricate arrangement of different parts.
Baroque music has been found to stimulate the brain for increased learning capabilities in children, particularly when they are learning math skills.
It has also been used for relaxation training with people of all sorts, including those with mental handicaps.
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Imagining an Entrepreneurial Argentina
In Latin America, successful indigenous businesses and international organizations light the way for a rising generation of entrepreneurs.
By Rob Salkowitz 3 minute Read
Last week in Cordoba, Argentina, I had the privilege of
speaking at the 6th Annual Endeavor Entrepreneurship Conference. The event gathered nearly a
thousand people interested in creating or growing their businesses, and some of
Argentina's most successful next-generation entrepreneurs were on hand to cheer
them on from the stage.
In North America, such an event would be unexceptional. But
in Argentina, every one of these gatherings represents an important step
forward in the maturation of a more diverse, robust and self-sufficient economy
that the entrepreneurs and their allies in academia and the global NGO
community are striving toward.
Argentina is one of the best-resourced countries in Latin
America. The capital, Buenos Aires, physically and culturally resembles the
great cities of Europe. The literacy rate is close to 100%, and the country is
proud of its history of technological innovation dating back to the early years
of the 20th century, when the U.S. and Argentina were roughly
comparable in per-capita GDP and industrial capabilities.
Despite all that, organizations like the Endeavor Foundation and Young Americas Business Trust are
necessary in Argentina and other promising emerging economies because
entrepreneurship requires an ecosystem and social support–and that is only
slowly developing in a culture haunted by a legacy of economic and political
instability.
"Some people here still have a negative opinion of business
in general," said Martín Migoya, CEO of Globant,
one of the most successful Endeavor-backed enterprises. "They think that if
someone is getting ahead, then they must be cheating or doing something wrong."
In addition, families of young people with the talent and aptitude for
entrepreneurship are rarely encouraging, preferring that their kids take the
safer path of stable employment.
Endeavor is trying to reverse that dynamic by promoting
companies who combine economic success with a commitment to broader social
prosperity. "We are looking for high-impact entrepreneurs with the potential to
become global leaders in their industry and inspire the next generation with
their story," said Alejandro Mashad, Executive Director of Endeavor Argentina,
when we spoke at his office in Buenos Aires last week. The Endeavor program is
designed to nurture promising businesses and connect them to the resources they
need to move quickly through the "valley of death"–that crucial stage of
scaling up from 50 to more than 250 employees.
Those that survive the arduous selection process to be named
Endeavor Entrepreneurs benefit from mentoring, networking, and the vast
resources of a global organization invested in their success. "We build bridges
and open doors to connect our entrepreneurs with people, know-how and the world"
added Mashad.
Entrepreneurship is gaining traction among traditional
educators as well. Professor Silvia S. de Torres Carbonell runs the Center for
Entrepreneurship at the IAE
Business School, one of the most prestigious programs in Latin America. Her
graduate seminar in entrepreneurship teaches an international group of students
the basics of planning, managing, marketing and growing a new business. The day
I visited her class, the students were presenting their business plans in
industries ranging from retail to fashion design to e-business.
"There is incredible interest in this program," said
Carbonnell. "Young people are increasingly interested in entrepreneurship as a
career, and they are looking for the skills and discipline they need to
succeed."
Few people had kind words to say about the government, but
did admit that the administration was making the right kinds of public
statements and tentative steps toward promoting entrepreneurship. Still,
concerns about inflation, political interference, and the "inevitable" next
financial crisis keep optimism in check. Bona fide venture capital is starting
to appear, but it is not a game for the faint of heart, because institutional
safeguards and transparency are still weak relative to other markets.
In the meantime, events like the Endeavor Conference serve
an important function. These events are repeated every year in different cities
of the country. They provide the social glue and esprit-de-corps that unites a
community of potential business leaders still struggling to find their voice.
They also provide a great way for those who have succeeded to reinvest their
knowledge and resources to make the ecosystem stronger, perpetuating a cycle
that they hope will continue to lift all of them higher in the global economy.
Rob Salkowitz is author of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture (McGraw-Hill, 2012), Young World Rising (2010), and two other books on youth and digital media as agents of change. He is Director of Strategy at MediaPlant, LLC, a Seattle-based communications firm he co-founded in 1999


Whats up guys n dolls, well i've been here for almost a week and still havent managed to track down any smoke. Hows things goin for every1 else. Im thinking about taking a little trip on the train to drop by my favourite seedbank.
Same as ever here. More weed in Amsterdam than we know what to do with.
only thing I can say dont buy your stuff on the streets. go on a cool party (munich is famous for the MUFFATHALLE #1 in dancelhall,reggea,hiphop) and ask some suspicious looking people for a toke, when they let you smoke, the possiblity to buy some of them stands good. the glass weed is in most cases sandy weed and you can identify it through the bite test. take some resin (or what resin seems like) on your fingers and lick it, bite. when it crunches the weed is crap.
have a nice trip and dont drink too much. beer is much cheaper than weed (about 10 euros each gramm is normal) and on every corner to get in 4 diffrent brands.
ahhh, and BAVARIA is famous for a good HEFEWEIZEN beer, try a KRISTALLWEIZEN.
hv a gd 1 !
good traveling and better smoke !
That's a very short journey to travel between countries as far as I'm concerned.
Countries like Australia or the US may have given me a slightly different perspective on this. It's longer than 9 hours on a train if you want to travel between Sydney and Melbourne (which are the two closest state capitals).
And it's about 12 hours on a bus from London to Dam.
Bus from Sweden to Dam is 24 hours.
So 9 hours on a train to end up in Dam seems like a breeze.
Maybe not if you have to travel back on the same day, but otherwise very easy.
Yeah theres 20 of us out here so im almost sure a trip is in the works, I thought it was only about 6-7 hours on the train?? We just have to get the go ahead from the course leader, but so far he seems a ok with it.
Later guys i'll let you all know if theres any developments on the smoke front.
yeah ganja if you see things like that I agree. myb I m too spoiled by living in a region where you can travel in 2 hours to da damn and with fun on the autobahn in 30 min to venlo.
good travel bowen, looking forward to watcha will say about the krauts. and remember the people here are not all like the one in bavaria. lol.
Yeah Hol i'll have to pick up a pack of Afghan Kush for when i get home, We have planned a trip to prague for next weekend so i should get some greenery there.
QG, I hope they're not all like this lol they are all so serious its almost scary, I think they're afraid us Irish could give them a run for their money at the old drinking business.
good luck and good smoke !
Whats up Q. Yeah i had a mass (my keyboard dosent have that symbol) of beer it was quite tasty, what was more tasty was the second and third lol. Us Irish aren't liked much out here.
bavaria is a policestate so it should be allright, but some say never go to the east of germany as a foreigner . that sux.
gd smoke ( I hope you get one =) !
happy trail blazing bowen nice to hear alls well.


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Commuters Rush to Save Woman Who Fell on Argentina Subway Tracks
A woman who was knocked unconscious in a fall on subway tracks in Argentina was saved when passengers managed to stop an oncoming train
Published October 18, 2019 • Updated on October 18, 2019 at 10:38 am
A subway rider in Argentina is lucky to be alive after she was knocked unconscious on the tracks and an oncoming train stopped just in time to avoid hitting her in a wild scene captured on video.
The harrowing scenario in Buenos Aires was set in motion when another passenger who was leaning against the wall abruptly passed out and fell forward, smacking into the woman and sending her hurtling onto the tracks with a train approaching.
Fellow subway riders began frantically waving to alert the driver of the train, who was able to stop just a few feet from the unconscious woman.
Several passengers then lifted her onto the platform and stayed with her until the paramedics arrived.
This story first appeared on TODAY.com. More from TODAY:
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      {
        absl::MutexLock lock(&n_consumed_mu);
        n_consumed[i] = n_popped;
      }
    });
  }

  // Start the producers.
  std::vector<std::thread> producers;
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumProducers; ++i) {
    producers.emplace_back([&pcqueue, kProducedValue]() {
      for (int i = 0; i < kProducerWorkload; ++i) {
        pcqueue.Emplace(std::make_unique<std::string>(kProducedValue));
      }
    });
  }

  // Stop the producers.
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumProducers; ++i) {
    producers[i].join();
  }

  // Stop the consumers.
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    pcqueue.Emplace(std::make_unique<std::string>(kStoppingValue));
  }
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    consumers[i].join();
  }

  int total_consumed = std::accumulate(n_consumed.begin(), n_consumed.end(), 0);
  EXPECT_EQ(total_consumed, kProducerWorkload * kNumProducers);
  EXPECT_EQ(pcqueue.count(), 0);
}

TEST(ProducerConsumerQueue, TestAsyncProducerBlockingConsumer) {
  constexpr int kCapacity = 10;
  constexpr int kProducerWorkload = 100;
  constexpr int kProducedValue = 42;
  constexpr int kStoppingValue = -1;
  constexpr int kNumConsumers = 3;
  constexpr int kConsumerSleepMilliSeconds = 2000;

  ProducerConsumerQueue<int> pcqueue(kCapacity);
  EXPECT_EQ(pcqueue.capacity(), kCapacity);

  // Start the consumers.
  absl::Mutex n_consumed_mu;
  std::vector<int> n_consumed(kNumConsumers, 0);
  std::vector<std::thread> consumers;

  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    consumers.emplace_back([i, &pcqueue, &n_consumed, &n_consumed_mu,
                            kStoppingValue, kProducedValue,
                            kConsumerSleepMilliSeconds]() {
      int n_popped = 0;
      int item = 0;

      while (true) {
        pcqueue.Pop(item);
        if (item == kStoppingValue) {
          break;
        }
        EXPECT_EQ(item, kProducedValue);
        n_popped++;
      }

      // Simulate a long latency consumer.
      std::this_thread::sleep_for(
          std::chrono::milliseconds(kConsumerSleepMilliSeconds));

      {
        absl::MutexLock lock(&n_consumed_mu);
        n_consumed[i] = n_popped;
      }
    });
  }

  // Run the producer.
  std::thread producer([&pcqueue, kProducedValue, kProducerWorkload]() {
    int n_pushed = 0;
    while (n_pushed < kProducerWorkload) {
      if (pcqueue.TryEmplace(kProducedValue)) {
        ++n_pushed;
      }
    }
  });
  producer.join();

  // Stop the consumers.
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    pcqueue.Emplace(kStoppingValue);
  }
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    consumers[i].join();
  }

  int total_consumed = std::accumulate(n_consumed.begin(), n_consumed.end(), 0);
  EXPECT_EQ(total_consumed, kProducerWorkload);
  EXPECT_EQ(pcqueue.count(), 0);
}

TEST(ProducerConsumerQueue, TestBlockingProducerAsyncConsumer) {
  constexpr int kCapacity = 10;
  constexpr int kProducerWorkload = 100;
  constexpr int kProducedValue = 42;
  constexpr int kStoppingValue = -1;
  constexpr int kNumConsumers = 3;
  constexpr int kProducerSleepMilliSeconds = 10;

  ProducerConsumerQueue<int> pcqueue(kCapacity);
  EXPECT_EQ(pcqueue.capacity(), kCapacity);

  // Start the consumers.
  absl::Mutex n_consumed_mu;
  std::vector<int> n_consumed(kNumConsumers, 0);
  std::vector<std::thread> consumers;

  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    consumers.emplace_back([i, &pcqueue, &n_consumed, &n_consumed_mu,
                            kStoppingValue, kProducedValue]() {
      int n_popped = 0;
      int item = 0;

      while (true) {
        if (pcqueue.TryPop(item)) {
          if (item == kStoppingValue) {
            break;
          }
          EXPECT_EQ(item, kProducedValue);
          n_popped++;
        }
      }

      {
        absl::MutexLock lock(&n_consumed_mu);
        n_consumed[i] = n_popped;
      }
    });
  }

  // Run the producer.
  std::thread producer([&pcqueue, kProducerWorkload, kProducedValue,
                        kProducerSleepMilliSeconds]() {
    int n_pushed = 0;
    while (n_pushed < kProducerWorkload) {
      pcqueue.Emplace(kProducedValue);
      ++n_pushed;

      // Simulate a long latency producer.
      std::this_thread::sleep_for(
          std::chrono::milliseconds(kProducerSleepMilliSeconds));
    }
  });
  producer.join();

  // Stop the consumers.
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    pcqueue.Emplace(kStoppingValue);
  }
  for (int i = 0; i < kNumConsumers; ++i) {
    consumers[i].join();
  }

  int total_consumed = std::accumulate(n_consumed.begin(), n_consumed.end(), 0);
  EXPECT_EQ(total_consumed, kProducerWorkload);
  EXPECT_EQ(pcqueue.count(), 0);
}

}  // namespace aistreams


The magic returns in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and in this much anticipated sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them things take a solid left turn and the Wizarding World is left in crisis as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) escapes and our hero Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is tasked to track him down for the greater good.
Making good on his threat, Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) has escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) enlists his former student Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
In The Crimes of Grindelwald things take a much darker turn and director David Yates takes this continuing story in a bold new direction. While his previous film, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, introduced us to a whole new time period of the Wizarding World in the 1920s, here in The Crimes Of Grindelwald, the Wizarding World is dealing with the fallout of the presence of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Depp) and his escape from MACUSA. Thrown into all of this is our magical zoologist hero Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and once again he embarks on a journey that will take him to new locations and throw plenty of new obstacles and a host of new creatures in his way.
While I had expected Yates to merely follow on in the same direction, I really wasn't expecting him to changes things up in the way that he did and I very greatful that he took this film in the direction that he did. Taking the setting to Paris, Yates guides us through a new corner of the magical world and gives the film a certain film noir polish thanks to his sepia inspired colour palette and the Art Nouveau styling of his Parisian setting. Sets, costuming, hair and make-up and extensive cinematography really pull you into this exotic European setting and just like all the other corners of the world, Paris has its own distinctive style of magic and you really sense its presence here. I loved the rich textures of the city and all of it pulled me deeper into the narrative that was presented up on screen.
I also believe this film noir, Art Nouveau styling also pulls out the film's central theme of a world in conflict. While the shadows of the First World War are still being felt, dissension and diversion are in the air and Grindelwald's escape has many on edge. Yates captures all of this for his audience, and you feel the mounting hostilities amongst our characters as they begin to question everything they have ever believed in. But do not despair for its not all doom and gloom and Newt once more takes some time to attend to his menagerie of magical creatures which feature many of our favourites, such as the devious little Niffler's, and a host of fantastical new creatures such as the Zouwu, a Chinese lion type beast that gives Newt a good run for his money.
Part of every good sequel is that it should work to grow our characters and that is indeed what we find here. Eddie Redmayne is once again front and center as magical zoologist Newt Scamander and this time we get an insight into how his personality and mind works and how his past relationships have shaped him into the man he is today. This is most pressing with his estranged relationship with his one time love interest Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz) and the friction that they share between one another leads to some very interesting narrative moments.
While The Crimes of Grindelwald certainly has an inherent darkness to it, Newt remains the hopeful optimist of the piece. Far from being your typical dragon slaying hero, Newt is a person who likes to find the possibility in the world and whose eternal belief in the power of goodness inside every individual makes him someone we want to look up to and root for. This is especially present in his search to find the troubled Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller), whom he once tried to help before and who is the fascination of every wizard for his extraordinarily dangerous Obscurus parasite that he keeps hidden from the world.
With a growing film franchise we're also lucky enough to once again find ourselves in the presence of the great Albus Dumbledore who this time is plaid by the dashing Jude Law. Law's performance is that of a confident, and supremely intelligent Dumbledore who knows more than he's letting on and who sees the bigger picture that is at play with Grindelwald. I really liked the confidence that we saw in this younger Dumbledore and although he is already a fully-fledged professor at Hogwarts he is only beginning to develop the sage wisdom that will inform the character that a young Harry Potter will one day meet. Again it is the unexpected moments that I enjoyed here with Law's Dumbledore and I can tell you that I'm excited to see more of him as we move down the line with later adaptations.
And finally there's Johnny Depp who makes a triumphant return as Gellert Grindelwald. I still maintain that Depp is one of my favourite actors of all time and he really hits the ball out of the park here. Possessed of a creepy and adversarial intelligence, his performance as Grindelwald reminds me of a rock-god/revolutionary whose commitment to an ultimate vision is a very scary thing to behold. As a performer Depp is someone who imbues his whole being into a character and does everything he can to fall into them and this is entirely present here. As Grindelwald he carries himself with a dark elegance and his cast down eyes will fill you with dread. It's a great return to form for the actor and I'm really excited to see what the next move is for this dark and dangerous wizard.
Thematically The Crimes Of Grindelwald asks its audience to question everything they hold dear and makes the point that in this divided world everyone must pick their side. The one character who doesn't hold to any of this is Newt and its his stance as the outlier, who believes in the possibility of an inclusive world where everyone and everything has meaning that gives the film its hope.
And can I also say that you should expect plenty of shocks here as well. While I can't go into anything without risking running into serious SPOILER territory I will say that the twists and turns come straight out of left field and this ending will leave your heart pounding.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald really changes things up and it's rocketing good time from beginning to end. It really shakes up the Wizarding World and if you're a long time Rowling fan then you'll seriously love this film.


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AEL Adds Virtual In-Services to Educational Offerings
By Laurie Watanabe
Learning about new seating and positioning products — or getting details on existing products — has been more challenging than usual since the COVID-19 pandemic began sharply limiting in-person meetings.
But Adaptive Engineering Lab (AEL) has an answer: new virtual in-services.
In a Feb. 1 news announcement, the company said, "During a time of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AEL is virtually bringing members of the industry together by starting a series of virtual in-services where companies can learn more about AEL's complex rehab products."
The virtual in-services are part of the AEL U Online program, which also offers on-demand educational videos that provide viewers "all the information you need to become comfortable with the product within 12 minutes or less."
But just as with face-to-face in-services, AEL's new virtual in-services give attendees the chance to speak directly to AEL staffers and ask questions live.
AEL Sales Representative Mara Obermeier and Account Success Specialist Megan Weigold will host the in-services and will demonstrate products such as AirLogics, Hip Belts, POSAlinc Knee Adductors, Omnilink Lateral Brackets and other various arm, leg and foot supports.
Attendees also have the opportunity to ask Obermeier and Weigold to include other AEL products and applications in the in-services.
For example, staff in a pediatric clinic can ask for demonstrations of positioning products designed for children. Or an in-service attended by rehab techs can be adjusted to focus on understanding hardware and how to make seating and positioning adjustments using AEL products.
And in-services are structured to be interactive, with plenty of opportunities for attendees to ask questions.
Alexis Kopca, AEL's Director of Marketing, said of the virtual in-services, "Our customers are always a top priority, and we want to ensure that we have services available that are beneficial to them. Any other year, this would be the time we're attending tradeshows, but due to the pandemic, there's a halt on traveling for everyone. These virtual in-services will not only serve an educational purpose, but will also be a way to engage with others beyond a phone call."
Virtual in-services run about 30 minutes long and are free of charge for AEL customers. Contact your AEL rep for more information or to schedule your session.
Laurie Watanabe is the editor of Mobility Management. She can be reached at lwatanabe@1105media.com.
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Kirsten Beyer, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology at University Hospital Charité in Berlin. Her research experience spans the spectrum of pediatric allergy, with a focus on food allergy. Her interests include food allergy prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Currently, her group is studying the induction of oral tolerance through oral immunotherapy in food-allergic children and the primary prevention of hen's egg allergy through early hen's egg feeding, among other studies.
She is also part of the EU-funded food allergy project EuroPrevall, studying a European birth cohort of more than 12,000 babies, which will be re-evaluated at school age within the EU-funded project iFAAM. Dr. Beyer qualified as an M.D. at the Free University in Berlin, Germany, and carried out her pediatric training and fellowship at the Humboldt University in Berlin. She was also a visiting scientist at Johns Hopkins University and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
July 2005 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to conduct both observational and clinical studies to answer questions related to food allergies. Dr. Burks earned his medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, then completed a pediatric residency at the Arkansas Children's Hospital and a fellowship in allergy and immunology at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Burks is a past Chair and member of the NIH Hypersensitivity, Autoimmune, and Immune-mediated Diseases study section and is Past President of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, where he served from 2012 to 2013.
Thomas B. Casale, M.D., is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the College of Medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Casale's clinical and basic research interests are directed toward determination and treatment of the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in asthma and allergic diseases. He is currently the director of clinical and translational research and is actively involved in examining immunomodulators for the treatment of inflammatory disorders.
He is also very active in the development of educational programs in allergy and immunology for local, national and international meetings. Dr. Casale earned his medical degree from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, then completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine and an allergy/immunology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He served as President of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology from 2007 to 2008.
Diseases. His research interests concern the prevention of food allergy, urticarial disorders, exercise and allergy, and allergy to medications in childhood. Prof. du Toit earned his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., B.Ch.) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and then specialized in children's allergy and asthma at the Red Cross Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town, Allergy Diagnostic Clinical Research Unit. Prof. du Toit served as Chair of the Pediatric Section of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) from 2015 to 2017.
restriction, the incidence and prevalence of food allergy and eczema in early childhood, and the incidence and effects of maternal and infant vitamin D status on growth and health. He was Founding Secretary of the Irish Association of Allergy and Immunology and is Founding Chairman of the Irish Food Allergy Network. Dr. Hourihane earned his Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.), Bachelor of Surgery (B.Ch.), and Bachelor of Obstetrics (B.A.O.) degrees at Dublin University, Trinity College and an M.D. from the University of Southampton.
in July 2005 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to conduct both observational and clinical studies to answer questions related to food allergies. Dr. Jones earned her medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed her pediatrics residency there and at Arkansas Children's Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Wayne G. Shreffler, M.D., Ph.D., is Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology and Director of the Food Allergy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Shreffler has developed a highly integrated research and clinical program to better understand the pathogenic mechanisms of food allergy and asthma and provide the best current and future care. His lab focuses on the characterization of cellular and humoral immune response to dietary antigens and the mechanisms of allergen-induced Th2 sensitization and oral tolerance. Additionally, Dr. Shreffler is part of the scientific leadership of the multidisciplinary Food Allergy Science Initiative (FASI) at the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, formed to accelerate food allergy research and development.
He is also a principal investigator for the Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR), which was established in July 2005 by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to conduct both observational and clinical studies to answer questions related to food allergies. Dr. Shreffler received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University and his pediatrics training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, then completed his fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and Allergy/Immunology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He served on the FDA Food Advisory Committee and on the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Editorial Board.
Brian Vickery, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University and the founding Director of the Food Allergy Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. His clinical and research efforts focus on understanding the pathophysiology of food allergies and anaphylaxis, and developing new therapies to treat them. Prior to joining the Emory faculty, he led an international Phase 3 randomized clinical trial of peanut OIT, the largest of its kind, as senior medical director at Aimmune Therapeutics. He previously held faculty positions at Duke University School of Medicine and then the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, where he was an NIH-funded researcher and the Director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative.
At UNC, he led a group that was first to show that sustained unresponsiveness (SU), or clinical remission, can occur after peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) and subsequently demonstrated for the first time that the early treatment of peanut-allergic preschool children with OIT is safe and enhances the likelihood of SU. Dr. Vickery obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, and he completed his pediatric residency and chief residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and his fellowship training in allergy and clinical immunology at Yale University School of Medicine.


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Warm welcome to St. Anne Catholic Church!
We are glad that you found us, the vibrant and diverse faith community, since 1935.
Our door is always open to ALL brothers and sisters who desire to deepen relationship with God and one another. Welcome your home!
1st Friday of every month from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm.
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Ordination of Deacon Bemnet Melaku, C.M. (below left) to the priesthood will be on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Chicago, IL. Please pray for him and the vocation for the Vincentians.
Clinck HERE for the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, MD.
Check out this beautifully done video about St. Vincent de Paul.


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A Different Kind of Plantation Tour
I've been lucky enough to have my family visit me here in New Orleans. My first visit was in March from my sister and her boyfriend. I had yet to do a plantation tour so we thought it would be a good idea to go on one together...
Ciara Cohen-Ennis
MA Broadcast Journalism student at Cardiff JOMEC
15/06/2015 08:36am BST | Updated June 11, 2016
I've been lucky enough to have my family visit me here in New Orleans. My first visit was in March from my sister and her boyfriend. I had yet to do a plantation tour so we thought it would be a good idea to go on one together. We decided on the Oak Alley Plantation, as I saw pictures my friends had taken there and it looked pretty spectacular. It certainly was, but not for the right reasons. If you can imagine a tour of a concentration camp where the overwhelming focus was on the lives of the Nazis, you should have an idea of how inappropriate the majority of the plantation tours in the South are. Imagine the reaction if tour guides in Auschwitz wore Nazi uniforms.
The tour guides at Oak Alley Plantation were dressed in traditional clothes, with the intention of looking like slave owners. During the tour, the only information we were given was about the slave owners. The only information we could find about slaves was on placards outside, rather than being included in the guided tour. My family and I definitely felt like this was not sufficient. I'm told that the majority of other plantations in the South are run like this as well. People are even able to get married at plantations, which to me, seems very strange, as these were places where human beings were abused and tortured.
I am now in my last week in New Orleans and my parents and brother have come to visit me - perfect timing so I don't feel so depressed about leaving! We were umming and ahhing about whether to go to a plantation, as my family weren't keen to see one that's run in the same way as Oak Alley. They wanted to see one where the emphasis was on the slaves. After a recommendation from a friend, we decided to check out the Whitney Plantation.
The Whitney Plantation opened just last year to the public. It is the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery. This is unbelievable and abhorrent. My family and I had an incredible experience visiting the plantation and I only wish that I knew about it when my sister and her boyfriend were here. When we arrived at Whitney it was incredible hot and we covered ourselves in sun cream. After about ten minutes the heaven's opened and we were completely drenched. All we could think about was how difficult these weather conditions would have been for the slaves who worked from dawn till dusk.
When we entered the museum there was an image of Ile de Goree in Senegal. This is where many slaves were transported overseas to plantations such as the Whitney. I did my gap year in Senegal and visited Ile de Goree several times, so it was incredible to have seen both sides of this horrific historical journey.
Our tour guide at Whitney was extremely knowledgeable and told us exactly how the conditions were for the slaves. When we arrived we were each given a lanyard with the image of a child slave, information about them, and how old they would have been today. Around the museum there were sculptures of these children created by the artist, Woodrow Nash, which were very moving.
Our tour guide firstly took us around memorial spaces, then the slave's quarters, and lastly the Big House. We entered the Big House through the back door, as the slaves would have done. Our guide informed us that culinary students from Dillard University visited the plantation and cooked in the kitchen there with the same methods the slaves would have done, so they could experience what it would have been like.
On the Louisiana Travel website, they discuss why bonfires are held as a tradition on Christmas Eve along the levees - supposedly lighting the way for Father Christmas. The website states "Some historians believe they are a carry-down of an ancient European tradition where bonfires initially honoured successful harvests and later from Christianity (south Louisiana was originally a French colony, and residents remain predominantly Catholic)." However, our tour guide rolled her eyes at this misconception, claiming that the tradition definitely originated from slavery. Before the time of year when slaves most commonly tried to escape the plantation, plantation owners would have lit their route so that they could have been seen and captured more easily. In addition, the fires would have deterred and intimidated slaves who wanted to escape. This burning across the levees has now transformed into a twisted Christmas tradition.
When slaves were caught after trying to escape, they would be branded on their forehead or cheeks with a fleur de lis - the symbol of New Orleans, and Louisiana. This would mark them as a troublemaker.
The museum is undergoing lots of developments and there are plans to create others like it in the South. I hope to return in a few years and see how it has progressed.
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Two weeks to the day that he started the Tour de France as a co-favorite, Tony Rominger coasted to the side of the road today, surrendered his rider's number and dropped out of the race.
Although the official explanation by his Mapei-Clas team was gastroenteritis, the unofficial and more widely believed cause was total loss of morale.
"I have a problem," he said in a calm and flat voice at a news conference today. "I've had the problem for three days and today I paid for it. I was over my limit."
Asked if the problem was purely physical, he bristled. "Yes, only physical," he replied testily in his one show of emotion.
First, the Spaniard left his main rival two minutes behind in Monday's time trial. Then he gained two minutes 19 seconds in Wednesday's first climb in this 81st Tour, after which Rominger revealed that he had a stomach ailment. Friday, Indurain added 3:09 in the major stage over the Pyrenees.
The total, including time accrued in other stages, added up to 7:56, which left Rominger in second place but discouraged. At a news conference on Thursday, he said that he had recovered from his illness and that he would carry on to the end in Paris on July 24 even though he knew he now was in a battle for second, not first, place.
People close to him reported, however, how frail his resolve had become.
Victory in this Tour meant so much to Rominger, the No. 1 rider in computerized rankings of the world's top 800 professionals. The winner of the Vuelta a Espana, another three-week race, in May, the Swiss had even prepared for his challenge to Indurain by traveling to Vail, Colo., to train for three weeks in June.
"I can't remember what I was thinking about when I quit," Rominger said later, replying to a question at his news conference.
"Disappointment is hard," he said in French, one of a half dozen languages he speaks. "My disappointment is too hard to explain," he added in English. He said that he had not cried.
Bjarne Riis, a Danish rider with Gewiss, won the stage by leaving behind a seven-man breakaway 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) from the finish and then holding off all 158 other riders to coast home free by nine seconds. His time was 5 hours 14 minutes 48 seconds or 42.5 kilometers an hour (26 m.p.h.), harder than a person should have to work in such heat.
Jan Svorada, a Slovak with Lampre, won the pack sprint for second place and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, an Uzbek with Polti, was third.
Indurain, who rides for the Banesto team from his native Spain, continued to wear the overall leader's yellow jersey by 7:56, now over Richard Virenque, a Frenchman with Festina. Armand De Las Cuevas, a Frenchman with Castorama, is third, 8:20 behind.
Today was Indurain's 30th birthday and he celebrated before the stage by posing, in an annual ritual, with a big cake as platoons of photographers, in another annual ritual, trod on well-wishers.
The big question for his Banesto teammates was a suitable gift. What do you give a man who is paid $1.8 million a year and who has a lovely wife, a supportive family and seemingly not a care in the world? A necktie would not do, since Indurain already owns one.
So the team gave him a restful day. Surrounding their leader at the front of the pack, the Banestos rode a steady and high tempo to curb breakaways and let Indurain travel along blithely in their slipstream.


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Jennie Garth Talks Husband Peter Facinelli's 'Twilight' Future
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As Dr. Carlyle Cullen, the patriarch of the vampire Cullen family, Peter Facinelli plays an important role in "Twilight" — and his wife, "90210" star Jennie Garth, told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush in an interview for Access and "The Billy Bush Show" that fans will be seeing a lot more of him.
"Not so much in the second one, but in the third and the fourth one," she said. "He's just so happy to be a part of it and proud of it."
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But, she said, some young fans of the film may have seen too much of him already — or at least her daughter Luca Bella, 11, thinks so.
"It's so funny because my daughter has friends that have seen the movie and they think that Dr. Carlyle is hot," Jennie said. "She gets all weirded out, and like, 'Eww, that's my dad.'"
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The teen vampire film earned $69.6 million its opening weekend, a figure it has now shot well past. Though Peter and stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will be back for the sequel, "New Moon," director Catherine Hardwicke will not — which came as a surprise to Peter and Jennie.
"I can't understand it because she did an amazing job," Jennie said.
Summit Entertaining announced that "The Golden Compass" director Chris Weitz would be taking over the series on Saturday, after announcing that Catherine would not be returning earlier in the week — even as she was promoting the film overseas.
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"It's risky," Jennie admitted, who had nothing but praise for the director. "We were just talking about it — she did such an amazing job with ['Twilight'] and the visual aspect of it. Everything was spot-on for that film and I hope they can kind of keep it in the same vein."
In the meantime, Peter's biggest fans are right at home — his three daughters, Luca Bella, 11, Lola Ray, 6, and Fiona, 2.
"They just can't get enough of him," Jennie said. "He loves it."
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A large part of the regulation that financial institutions are subject to in Denmark is adopted in Brussels. Similarly, large parts of EU regulation of the Single Market directly affect the Danish economy and banking sector. Finance Denmark has an office in Brussels, where developments are closely followed.
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OPENING 'KNIGHT' RECORD
By Samuel Goldsmith
July 21, 2008 | 8:42am
Not even billionaire Bruce Wayne would call this chump change.
"The Dark Knight" had the biggest opening weekend in movie history, grossing $155.3 million in 72 hours.
The latest installment of the revived Batman series edged out the previous record holder, "Spider-Man 3," by just over $4 million.
Fans swooped into theaters, snatching up tickets and wreaking havoc at screenings.
"We've had scalpers selling tickets for double price, parents yelling at us because the movie was too scary, and someone stole a cardboard poster . . . from the lobby," said Tyron Musaeus, a ticket taker at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater.
Workers at the AMC Theatres Empire 25 in Times Square said they caught people buying tickets to other movies and then sneaking in to "The Dark Knight."
Despite the problems, the movie surpassed predictions it would open in the $100 million range.
Foreign audiences added to the haul, contributing $40 million to the pile of cash, including a $13.1 million wad from tragic star Heath Ledger's native Australia.
The other big weekend opening was scrawny by comparison. Second-place earner "Mamma Mia!," which stars a singing Meryl Streep, took in $27.6 million. The romantic comedy was inspired by the Broadway musical and features the music of Swedish supergroup ABBA. With Post Wire Services
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Review: Hair Story
January 31, 2014 January 31, 2014 / Clare
Hair Story by Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps
Everyone has their own hair story. Mine focuses largely on attempting to maintain length without it developing sentience and killing me in the dead of night (that's barely a joke; I've woken up several times in my life with my hair wrapped around my neck), seeing how long I can go without highlights before my natural hair color starts bothering me, and the occasional empty threat of shaving my head. (Hey, there could be a treasure map back there. How else will I know?) But for black women and especially for African-American women, their hair stories are complex, often painful, and always political. Fairly late in Hair Story, Ayana Byrd and Lori Tharps quote the screenwriter Lisa Jones: "Everything I know about American history I learned from looking at Black people's hair. it's the perfect metaphor for the African experiment here: the toll of slavery and the costs of remaining. It's all in the hair" (158).
The politics of "good" hair and "bad" hair have been in the media as of late, with Gabby Douglas and even Queen Bey's firstborn questioned for the supposedly "unprofessional" state of their hair. It can be easy for white audiences to feel like they have a basic handle on it, but, as Byrd and Tharps point out, Chris Rock's highly visible documentary Good Hair doesn't bring in any historical context for the subject at hand, especially the effect of slavery and Reconstruction on African-American attitudes towards black and white hair. Instead, these two authors walk the reader from traditional African hairstyles to black entrepeneurs like Madam C. J. Walker to the Black Power movement to white people adopting traditionally black hairstyles, among many others. While each chapter can sometimes feel like its own article, Hair Story offers a long lens on the history of black hair.
Very often, when I review a nonfiction book, I feel like I simply regurgitate the most fascinating and interesting bits that I've learned in an attempt to spread the joy. But a lot of what I've learned in Hair Story is about the mechanics of kinky hair. Oohing and aahing over it is not the right tack to take at all in this situation. I haven't discovered something new, only something that is not represented at all in the media landscape of a culture that valorizes, glamorizes, and practically worships long and straight hair. I see women performing my hair story in media all the time—bristling with highlighting foils, throwing their hair into a messy bun. But a scene where a woman twists her new growth into her current locks while talking to a friend is nigh inaccessible in mainstream media.
And that's ultimately what Hair Story strikes me as—an intriguing visibility raising exercise, which is, really, what every attempt at a historical record is. But this history is more necessary than some. Late in the book, Byrd and Tharps encounter a college student who recalls a girl from college who had no idea at all how to tend to black hair. Raised by a white mother, she had never been exposed to black hair culture, and the college student took it upon herself to teach her the methods and options that are usually passed down from mother to daughter. Hair Story is both for nonblack audiences seeking to educate themselves about black hair (like myself) and for black readers unaware (for whatever reason) of the massive role the black hair community has played in African-American history.
After all, haircare was—and still is—a way for black women to support themselves, from Madam C. J. Walker's door-to-door saleswomen to African immigrants offering their braiding skills to African-American women seeking natural styles. Black haircare companies traditionally take on the role of philanthropist, giving back to the community generously. Of course, this is complicated by the fact that a majority of the products they provided in the past focused on creating "good" straight hair, to the point that the popularization of the low maintenance afro in the sixties and seventies left many of these companies scrambling to produce products for natural hairstyles.
Byrd and Tharps end with the curious phenomenon of the deracialization of black hair, as they feature a hair care professional who refuses to talk hair in terms of ethnicity, only in terms of texture. Personally, I see some good in a focus on texture—all black hair is not the same, after all, and I've seen my curly-headed friends of all ethnicities use a texture focus to help them care for their hair. But it also reminds me of the tempting lie of the post-racial society: history casts a much longer shadow than we think.
Bottom line: While Byrd and Tharps' chapters sometimes feel like they're meant to be standalone, Hair Story is an accessible and fascinating look into the history of black hair in America. If you're interested.
I read this book on NetGalley.
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That sounds fascinating. I've reached a stage in my life where I don't bother with my hair apart from getting it cut very short every few months, but I envy the big Afro on women who spend such time and effort on it (Solange Knowles, for example).
I quite like my hair, but the heart wants what it cannot have, so I occasionally consider a perm.


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World first clinical trial to discover if hearing aids will stop Dementia in its tracks.
One simple test to find out if you are at risk of dementia
As part of Dementia Awareness, Perth based Ear Science Institute Australia is doubling down on our effort to stop dementia in its tracks with our HearCog Trial taking the reduction of dementia risk to a new level.
In a world-first, the HearCog clinical trial with older adults at risk of dementia, conducted by Ear Science Institute Australia, is at its half waypoint. Early indications are showing that 20% of respondents already have significant undiagnosed cognitive impairment and undiagnosed disabling hearing loss requiring amplification; both of which are risk factors for dementia. This is very concerning; West Australians are still ignoring the signs of hearing loss which contributes to cognitive decline.
Ear Science's Researcher, Dr Dona Jayakody is part of Perth based research team that is contributing to the increasing body of evidence on the link between hearing loss and dementia. "We may not be able to stop the train – that is dementia, and make it come to a complete halt, but what we're hopeful of is slowing the train down enough to manage the symptoms," said Dr Dona Jayakody.
Our trial participants are reporting some really positive comments, John is a participant in the HearCog trial "Before I joined the trial, my wife was getting really annoyed with how loud I turned up the TV and I felt that I was missing out on the Cycling Club conversation when we all stopped for coffee" he said. "My hearing aids mean I now understand the news, I enjoy a public talk and find myself joining in more at Cycling Club, I am really happy"
Johns wife, Anna added "His hearing was not perfect, so I just said to him he needs to do something about it. That first visit to Lions Hearing Clinic has made a big difference to our lives"
Our research has confirmed the association between untreated hearing loss and an increased risk of dementia and mental distress.
We are now making big strides into translating this research into new treatments for our clients, to reduce the risk of dementia in our rapidly ageing population.
"Can you imagine a hearing test that also detects early risk signs of dementia? Or a hearing device that tells the user to practice wearing it, so their brain can get used to the new amplified sound?" said Dr Mel Ferguson, Head of Brain & Hearing Group at Ear Science Institute Australia. "These ground-breaking treatments for hearing loss are what we all working towards."
"Hearing loss affects all aspects of daily life. it's invisible and people often just ignore it, and choose to just 'live' with it." Said Sandra Bellekom, CEO at Ear Science Institute Australia. "We are committed to making quality hearing care, that is led by science, accessible to as many West Australians as we can".
That one simple test you need to take is a hearing test.


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Senate Bill 364, signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley in April, makes the possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana, weighed independently of packaging, a civil offense punishable by fine, according to the Department of Legislative Services fiscal and policy note.
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Q: Reactive forms validating at least one field Looking for a way to use reactive forms in angular to validate 2 required fields and at least one of ten other fields.So we have fields 1 and 2 are required, and at least one of the 3 through 12 must be selected. What is the best way to achieve this?

A: You could put the 3-12 into a form group and write a custom validator against the form group.
Here is an example of a custom validator I wrote to compare "email" and "confirm email" elements in a form group:
function emailMatcher(c: AbstractControl): {[key: string]: boolean} | null {
    let emailControl = c.get('email');
    let confirmControl = c.get('confirmEmail');

    if (emailControl.pristine || confirmControl.pristine) {
      return null;
    }

    if (emailControl.value === confirmControl.value) {
        return null;
    }
    return { 'match': true };
 }

The form was then defined as follows:
    this.customerForm = this.fb.group({
        firstName: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(3)]],
        lastName: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.maxLength(50)]],
        emailGroup: this.fb.group({
            email: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.pattern('[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+')]],
            confirmEmail: ['', Validators.required],
        }, {validator: emailMatcher}),
        phone: ''
    });

You could do something similar with putting your elements 3 - 12 into a form group and then writing a custom validator that is assigned to that group.


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The fire lane at Dartmouth High School must be kept clear of ALL TRAFFIC. Please see the below information on where groups should enter and park.
-DSMA Volunteers: Please park in the DYSA lot (use the first entrance at the high school when coming up Russells Mills Road).
-Busses: Busses may use the student drop-off lane at arrival, then may park in the far lot next to the tennis courts and baseball field (behind the track).
-Box Trucks: All box trucks may use the first entrance to the high school (DYSA field entrance) and unload at the school's loading dock. Trucks should then proceed to the far lot to park (same lot as busses).
-Semi Trucks: Semi trucks may use the student drop-off lane to unload. Please full as far forward in the lane as possible, and park against the curb on the right (within the dotted lines).


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Specter of "Debtors' Prisons" Looms Over Americans Who Just Can't Pay
By Mac Slavo
SHTFplan.com 30 December 2014
Theme: Global Economy, Police State & Civil Rights
A special report highlights the growing disparity in America, and the issues many are having in keeping up with payments, which can even lead to incarceration for failure to pay – in spite of constitutional protections.
Thanks in part to the growing trend of private collection agencies – including those who service fines and penalties assessed by government agencies – the inability or failure to pay debts is resulting in arrest warrants, mounting costs and, yes, jail time.
And things are only going to get worse:
The ACLU highlighted the growing issue of "Court-Sanctioned Extortion by Private Probation Companies." On Debtors' Prisons:
Across the country, in the face of mounting budget deficits, states are more aggressively going after poor people who have already served their criminal sentences and jailing them for failing to pay their legal debts. These modern-day debtors' prisons impose devastating human costs, waste taxpayer money and resources, undermine our criminal justice system, are racially skewed, and create a two-tiered system of justice.
This case started with traffic violations and trouble with serious medical expenses:
PBS reported:
Cities across the country are increasingly turning to what are known as private probation companies to collect unpaid fines. But are indigent people ending up in jail because they can't afford to pay? Since NewsHour Weekend's first story on this issue aired last spring, the Childersburg Municipal Court issued a "standing order" stating that "In no case shall an indigent defendant be incarcerated … based solely on his or her inability to pay fines." But the practice continues elsewhere in the country. Special correspondent John Carlos Frey takes an in-depth look at what some are calling the return of the debtors' prison.
From the transcript:
In 1971 The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution prohibits imposing "a jail term solely because the defendant is indigent and cannot forthwith pay the fine in full."
1,000 people every month are going to jail in Alabama because they cannot afford to pay a fine."
TIM FUGATT: It was all at one time, just– just hit us all at once. And I explained it all to them. But we– you know, it was either pay or go to jail.
JOHN CARLOS FREY: Being threatened with a jail sentence, did that help you to come up with the money?
TIM FUGATT: It helped to try a little harder. But, you know, still. I mean, as the old saying goes, you know, you can't squeeze blood from a turnip.
JOHN CARLOS FREY: Over the next 8 months with JCS monthly fees adding up, the couple missed at least one court date each and were fined additional fees for failure to appear. Then a warrant for their arrest was issued. By the time of their arrest in February of 2012, the Fugatt's had racked up $2,500 in additional court fines. Remember all this began with three traffic violations for which they were found not guilty.
The original source of this article is SHTFplan.com
Copyright © Mac Slavo, SHTFplan.com, 2015
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Home/Trends/Space X Mars prototype rocket launches and crashes; Elon Musk calls it a 'successful launch'.
Space X Mars prototype rocket launches and crashes; Elon Musk calls it a 'successful launch'.
Nitin Naresh Follow on Twitter Send an email December 11, 2020
Elon Musk of SpaceX has long dreamed of sending people to Mars and exploring space beyond planet Earth. On Wednesday, a test of a giant prototype of the rocket, built by Elon Musk's SpaceX, successfully soared eight miles above the companies testing facilities before crashing down in an enormous plume of smoke and fire.
The rocket was part of the early-stage development of a model, Starship, an Interplanetary Transport System, which was being tested in South Texas.
This hulking giant of a rocket at 160 – foot – a tall spaceship that Musk hopes will one day be used for carrying massive satellites into Earth's orbit.
The experimental rocket successfully soared above the testing facilities and came back down as planned but a tad too fast; on touchdown, it broke into a ball of fire.
The rocket is also part of Musk's vision of shuttling people between cities at tremendous speeds and eventually colonizing Mars.
Irrespective of the fact that the rocket exploded on touchdown, Musk has described the test as "Awesome test," "Congratulation Starship team!"
The launch scheduled at 5:45 pm, the enormous stainless steel rocket lifted off; after reaching its summit, as planned, it started falling, tipping over in a controlled glide back to Earth.
As planned, as it neared the ground, it righted itself in a vertical positioning and fired its three engines to slow down; however, this is where the rocked faulted, the slow down wasn't enough, and the rocket after 6 minutes, 40 seconds liftoff, collapsed into a fireball, leaving a massive cloud of smoke rising off the test area.
The test flight, however, marked the highest test flight yet of the technology that Musk hopes will one day become a reality.
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Musk in one of his tweets before the launch of the rocket tried to dampen the expectations before the scheduled flight saying, "SN8 (the name of the starship prototype), had one- in – three chance of landing safely back on Earth".
He also tweeted, "an issue with the rocket's fuel system caused it to make a crash landing."
However, the crash of the rocket is being viewed as part of the research, and both SpaceX and Musk are known to take such mishaps in their stride and view it as research during the early stages of new spacefaring technology development.
The company's philosophy and attitude are to move quickly and learn from errors. In this particular case, Musk was quick to point out that – all necessary data needed has been collected from the launch of the Starship prototype.
In previous tests, too, SpaceX has destroyed several Starship Prototypes during pressure tests, which were designed to whether the rocket can withstand enormous pressures it has to undergo during fuelling and in flight.
This is in sharp contrast to NASA's working mode, which carefully and slowly conducts research and ground tests before putting a rocket on launchpad, probably because it is part of government projects with limited resources and much accounting.
SpaceX has been a long-standing dream turned reality of Elon Musk, who founded the company in 2002, intending to reduce space transportation costs, explicitly looking at colonization of Mars.
Before the flight launch, SpaceX did not disclose how the test was supposed to look, but as the rocket lifted off, one of the Starship's SN8 engines shut off. When all the engines of the rocket-powered down, the rocket was able to orient itself at an angle during the descent, Musk had earlier said that the angle of the rocket mimics a skydiver falling through the air.
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Musk said he hoped that a fully operational Starship would be able to tilt about 60 degrees, putting its belly down towards Earth, as it plunges back through the atmosphere in order for it to be less aerodynamic and hence reduce its speed.
Then just before the landing, the rocket would swing back into an upright position and land gently on a ground pad.
SpaceX had also tried twice before this week to launch the test flight, but both the attempts were stopped with just seconds left on the countdown clock; however, no statements were released as to why the launch was halted.
Although it is not uncommon for a launch to be halted minutes before its scheduled launch as they are many possibilities that some anomaly about the rocket may have been caught on by a computer or flight controller.
Previous test flights of Starship prototypes have traveled less than about 500 feet in the air and made use of only one engine; the third time tested rocket was initially to travel 60,000 feet – 11 miles – or higher and had three engines instead of one.
Sixty thousand feet or above would have taken the rocket to Earth's stratosphere; this is where the weather balloons are flown, and supersonic airplane flights are run. But the company later decided to reduce the target from 60,000 feet to 40,000 feet; the reason for the lower limit is not known.
Starship's final design is said to need and have six engines; the rocket would still need to have a separate rocket booster to enable the spacecraft into orbit as the trip would require super-high speeds of 17 miles per hour.
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Also, for a journey to Mars, the rocket will need to reach "Escape Velocity," which is roughly about 25,000 miles per hour; this is the speed that is required for a rocket to speed away from Earth's gravitational pull, thus allowing it to travel to a further distance in space.
However, while the tests are on, the company is still a long way from building a Starship space aircraft. Until now, the company has been able to test how the steel frames perform under extreme pressure and to conduct – suborbital – hop tests. Which are needed to gauge how the rocket's enormous engines can steer the spacecraft to soft, locate and pinpoint landings after flight.
Musk has stated that the technology and the know-how are essential for reusing and recovering the vehicle and conducting a controlled landing on the moon or Mars.
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