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Nemovîci (în ) este localitatea de reședință a comunei Nemovîci din raionul Sarnî, regiunea Rivne, Ucraina.

Demografie

Conform recensământului din 2001, majoritatea populației localității Nemovîci era vorbitoare de ucraineană (%), existând în minoritate și vorbitori de alte limbi.

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Nemovîci, Nemovîci, Sarnî, Rivne
Nemovîci, Nemovîci, Sarnî, Rivne
Nemovîci, Nemovîci, Sarnî, Rivne


What is the Cordillera Bamboo Day?
Bamboo has long played a substantial role in the lives of the Cordillera people in the Philippines – from supplying food on the table to providing for arts and crafts. Bamboo has undeniably been a generous source of life and a considerable cradle through which culture thrives. Cordillera Bamboo Day is an event full of learning and experiences ranging from workshops on bamboo musical instruments to cooking food using fire and bamboo. It is the day dedicated in the Cordillera for the bamboo, and it countless contributions to the human society. The Cordillera Bamboo Day is a pet project of EDAYA CORDILLERA and is the brainchild of Mr. Edgar B. Banasan, a co-founder of the said organization.
CORDILLERA BAMBOO DAY 2017 FESTIVAL is on September -4, 2017. CBD 2017 is brought to you by EDAYA CORDILLERA with the special cooperation of the City of Baguio, Munipalities and the Province of Benguet, ABS-CBN (Northern Luzon) and Handiong Kapuno designs.
Calling for bamboo enthusiasts and participants!
This year's theme for the Cordillera Bamboo Day will be "Unity/Oneness". Calling each and everyone of you to again join us in a celebration for bamboo. Let us heal the world through bamboo.
For more information, contact us at info@edaya-arts.com, cordillerabambooday@gmail.com, or check our Facebook page.
A groundbreaking ceremony to kickstart the launch of advocacy campaigns to instill practicable, sustainable and creative utilization of bamboo parallel to the seven priority concerns of climate change mitigation and adaptation; as well as serving as a celebration and expression of gratitude for the life and the countless gifts of bamboo to the human society by being an undeniable generous source of life and a considerable cradle through which culture thrives.
Venue: EDAYA Workshop, Tuding Proper, Itogon Benguet!
For inquiries and information, contact us at +639461262008.
Go, grow. Reach as high as you can. But always look down and look back to where you are rooted.
Accounts of the usefulness of bamboo and how it changed the lives of people all over the world.
The Wisdom Junction is a bamboo installation the EDAYA ARTS CORDILLERA team created during the exhibition at the Striped House Gallery Roppongi, Tokyo last May 31-June 7, 2015. The exhibition centered on the theme Redesigning Relationships. Bringing the Kalinga Stories to Japan. Check blog for more information.
Transforming blank spaces to home.
The early stages of the creation of the EDAYA bamboo workshop space at Tuding Proper, Itogon Benguet. Bamboo, in the Cordilleras, used to be the main material by which the people from the said area build their house from.
The EDAYA ARTS CORDILLERA team, together with volunteers from the community worked hand-in-hand to construct a dome that is 100% bamboo.
This beautiful Indigenous bamboo "chandelier" crafted by an Indigenous craftsman channels light and warmth in a home.
Capturing and Sharing the Bamboo Day experiences.
Cordillera Bmboo DAy 2016 event proper has been featured also by the TV Patrol Northern Luzon last September 21, 2016. Cordillera Bamboo Day was celebrated last September 18, 2016.
The preparation for the Cordillera Bamboo Day 2016 was featured by the TV Patrol Northern Luzon last September 16, 2016.
EDAYA Team live TV appearance for CBD 2016!
EDAYA team behind Cordillera Bamboo Day appeared live on Naimbag Nga Morning Kapamilya last August 29, 2016 to advertise CBD2016. First of many appearances on the said network. Stay tuned!
The official date for Cordillera Bamboo Day is September 22, but the yearly Cordillera Bamboo Day festival will be celebrated on the nearest weekend (to 22).
#CBD2015 preparation in full blast.
Members of the EDAYA ARTS CORDILLERA harvest bamboo for the preparation of the Cordillera Bamboo Day Celebration.
Click on the link to view the report of Cordillera Bamboo Day 2015.
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Q: Convexity/Closedness of Sets? I want to test the following set against different boundary conditions to determine if it is closed convex:
$$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2 = 1 \}$$
$$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2  < 1 \}$$
$$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2  \leq 1 \}$$
$$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2  \geq 1 \}$$
definition: A set $X \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$ is convex if, for all $x_1, x_2 \in X$ and all $\lambda \in [0, 1]$, the point $\lambda x_2 + (1 −\lambda)x_1 \in X$.
definition: Closed convex sets are convex sets that contain all their limit points.
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$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2 = 1 \}$ is the equation of a circle, which is not convex as the 'interior' is not included
$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2  < 1 \}$ Is this still closed? I'm basing my understanding of a limit point from what is a limit point?. If so, it should be convex since it includes the interior of the circle, correct?
$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2  \leq 1 \}$ similar argument to the previous case, except this includes the boundary (limit point?)
$X = \{x \in \mathbb{R^2}:  x_1^2 + x_2^2  \geq 1 \}$ this set has a hole in it when $r<1$ so it shouldn't be convex
Thanks!

A: The "open circle" in example 2 does not contain all its limits, you can create a sequence of points in the interior of the disc that approaches the boundary circle.
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$a_n=(0,1-\frac 1 n)$.   These points are clearly all in your set but the limit point $(0,1)$ is not, so it is not closed.
The first, third, and fourth are closed,  but the first and fourth fail to be convex for the reasons you've identified,  the straight line paths between two points are not contained in the space

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Flying Dragon
There's no such thing as a "hidden gem" in videogames anymore. You have the entire internet at your fingertips; if something was released in physical form, someone has covered it and reviewed it, telling you if it's garbage or not. When I was younger, I didn't have anything to inform me besides Nintendo Power and a crappy AOL site that occasionally updated a list of upcoming Dreamcast releases. With guidance like that, you get stuck with shit like Arcade's Revenge or Harley's Humongous Adventure. However, there's also that sense of adventure—that thrill of not knowing if you're wasting all your money on a terrible game or a diamond in the rough. Flying Dragon isn't really of gemstone quality, but it sure as hell is a unique, relatively fun experience. I think I initially bought this game at a Macy's or Sears or something—an outlet not entirely focused on games, but had a small games rotunda with a kiosk to cash in on the console craze. I was offered the chance from my mother to pick something up since there was a sale, and I didn't find anything I knew I liked. I saw this weird game in the display case, asked to look at the back, and quickly decided to get it.
Flying Dragon is a fighting game for the N64. Back then, the phrase "fighting game for the N64" could only mean one thing: it fucking sucked. Compare the Playstation offerings of Street Fighter 3, Bloody Roar, and Tekken to shit like War Gods, Mace, and Fighter's Destiny 2; it was obvious that the N64 didn't have anything good, just a bunch of bumbling disasters. I only picked up Flying Dragon because of the RPG elements it promised, along with the ridiculous tagline of "customizable 3D system." In hindsight, I should have known that this meant little more than "you can change the round times and also sidestep lol." Whatever. What really mattered was that Flying Dragon happened to be 2 games in 1.
There are two selections for you once you name your Controller Pak file "buttface" and start up the game: SD Hiryu and 3D Hiryu. I assume "hiryu" stands for "Hiryu No Ken," which is what the series is called in Japan—but we'll get into that later. SD Hiryu is the more notable choice, as it offers the unique RPG elements and character growth.
SD stands for "super deformed," which is a common art style in many Japanese games; your characters are basically big-headed cartoonish caricatures. It's a little anime, but not anime enough to make me want to kill myself, so it's at the right level of SD. You have 8 characters to start with, while 2 secret characters—Voldemort in dragon armor and Pinnochio—can be unlocked later on. There's a standard Goku clone, a racist sumo wrestling robot with buck teeth, a wrestler named "Powers," and a psychic cherry blossom ninja girl among the various choices. They're actually pretty well-balanced and interesting, given the fact that some of them focus more upon counters, throws, projectiles, or combos. Since you're going to be leveling up items and overall character strength, I'd suggest you stick to only a few characters, or you'll go insane with the repetitive tournaments.
Each time you choose to fight in a tournament, you'll face 5 to 6 characters chosen at random, and then you'll win a prize or two. With each victory, you earn experience points for items equipped, making them a bit stronger. If an item can evolve, then it will transform after it gains enough experience. There's nothing more inspiring than seeing a flash of light, and your brass knuckles evolving into a silver one with a lion's face on it. "I AM STRONGER. LET ME HELP YOU" it states from within the illumination. A lot of the unintentional hilarity in this game stems from shit like this; the translation isn't the greatest, so you'll be reading a lot of weird item descriptions and wondering what the fuck the "Cosmic Saucer" is.
That being said, let's talk about these items. For a long time.
Ok sure whatever you say, weird bird-god thing
I still have no idea what the fuck this does.
There are hundreds upon hundreds of items and treasures to collect or evolve. I've played this game for a long time and I still haven't gotten them all, and I was never completely sure what all of them do. For the most part, you'll be equipping basic offense and defense items, which do things like add value to physical attacks, throws, or stamina. Not all characters can equip everything, and not everyone should; you don't want to equip a +2 Throw option on a character that only has one decent Throw. Since you have 4 slots for each character, you'll have space for one Offense, one Defense, and two Misc. items that do whatever. Most of the Offense and Defense items are fairly straightforward, though there are a lot of Misc items that are just kind of mindboggling.
One of your characters, Suzaku, starts with TWO of these mindfuck items: Nameless Fang, and Nameless Feather (both tied for Best Generic Name Ever). Nameless Fang and its ensuing evolutions grant you a percent-chance of lowering your opponent's Attack value, at a certain rate. So, Nameless Fang, at a rate of 50%, can lower the strength of a single attack by -2. Got all that? There are also items that do the same with an enemy's defense, as well.
The other item, Nameless Feather (and its evolutions, as well) is something that has puzzled the internet for years. It grants "Otedama," which causes "gusts of wind" or "your opponenet will float" or something, according to its hackneyed description. Now, I have yet to see any fucking gusts of wind appear with this thing equipped, though apparently it means you have an easier time juggling opponents. I might be inclined to agree with this, given how well this could work with Suzaku's patented "Fuck Off" uppercut move. I'm just going to assume that people's hypothesis about the floaty juggling is correct and move on with my pitiful life.
Although chances are most of the very rare items, like the unpronounceable, legendary "Pike Of Gundertentaisen," will be dropped randomly from tournament wins, you can still buy a decent amount of items from the Shop. I realize I forgot to mention that you get gold monies for each opponent defeated, as well as a cash bonus for tournament wins, but it's only because I'm already tripping over myself trying to cover every goddamned facet of this itemization system. The Shop sells a lot of basic items at first, but gradually increases its stock with better equipment as you make progress through the game. You can even get discounts depending on whether or not the anime waifu who runs the shop likes you or not; the only way to get anything less than "likes you" is to repeatedly enter and exit the shop while buying jack shit. The shopkeeper eventually becomes so pissed off that the prices of everything get raised, as well. There's basically zero window shopping in Flying Dragon.
Later on, it will be easier to play with lesser-abled characters, since your powerful ones will have unlocked all these more effective goodies for them to equip right away. More often than not, the very effective items have a high level requirement to equip—characters will move from level zero all the way up to five, based on how far you have come in the tournaments.
What has become of my life.
In addition to all the goofy loincloths and nameless fangs your heart may desire, you can also purchase weird shit like "mind's eye" boosters and single-use medicines that heal you in battle, equipping it in the Misc slot. Mind's Eye is a mechanic I still don't really understand too well, but apparently it helps you identify certain spots on an opponent's body to hit for greater damage. The screen will go dark, you'll see glowing points appear on specific limbs, and you'll have to try your best to hit them with whatever moves aim for that space. It's kind of random and probably sounded better on paper than it does in a tangible sense. Moral here is don't fucking waste money buying "mind's eye" boosters.
You can buy helpful books and scrolls that give you hints on the game mechanics, too. Most of these are stupid and aren't worth buying unless you're truly an idiot, but a few strategy books are worth glossing over so you can figure out how to defeat the fucking Metal champions in tournament mode.
The last thing I'll say about items is that once in a while, you'll find one with some kind of "Treasure Buster" ability. That means you'll be able to utilize your Special meter for this alternate ability, instead of your usual special move. Sometimes it's a useless 2-second invulnerability glow of some kind, sometimes it'll freeze your enemy in place. God only knows with this game and its Otedama ocean breeze bullshit. I will say that the most useful (and fun) item was the incredibly rare Teleport Mantle, which—you guessed it—lets you perform Mega Man-esque teleports around the stage.
The tournament mode, like I mentioned before, consists of 5 or 6 fights each time. However, as you win more and more tournaments with a character, they will eventually start fighting stronger opponents, leading to the Metal fighters. These Metal fighters are basically just shiny platinum reskinned versions of the main 8 fighters, and they always appear in a certain order, starting with Metal Shouryu (the game's resident Native American ninja). What's so special about these alloyed assholes? Well, they each have a particular ability tailor-made to annoy the shit out of you. Shouryu's is actually one of the worst: each time you hit him, you are frozen for a second or two. With the timer set to "INFINITY" for these special battles, there are pretty much only two ways to feasibly beat Metal Fucking Shouryu: 1) Using only projectile attacks, which doesn't trigger the freeze ability but takes literally half an hour to do since projectiles barely do fuck-all to Metal characters, or 2) USE SECRET SCROLL. You see, each Metal character's special ability can be negated by finding a stupid item, usually hinted at through certain books and texts in the item shop. These texts usually tell you things like "beat a tournament with the timer set to 99 and rounds set to 1 to unlock Mythical Ice Cream which cancels the ability of Metal Suzaku." Once you've done whatever boring task the text commands of you, the secret item is bestowed and you can righteously destroy the Metal boss.
Sooner or later, after beating all the Metal jackasses with or without those anti-treasures, you'll be invited to the RYUMAOU tournament. Ryumaou is the big bad secret boss character whose interests include chokeslams, triple-kicks, and making giant fists drop down from heaven onto your skull. To reach him, you'll have to defeat every fucking Metal character in a row. If that wasn't fun enough, not only do you have to beat normal Ryumaou, but also his Metal Hasbro action figure palette swap, now with 100% more bullshit. If you can somehow make it past all that crap, you'll unlock Ryumaou for regular play.
There's another secret character named Bokuchin, who is basically a deformed Pinnochio with the most annoying goddamn voice in the world. Good, then, that Bokuchin seems to fucking talk and shriek more than any other character whilst fighting. Bokuchin is possibly the most frustrating secret in the game, possibly even more ridiculous to find then the "Whatever of Whatevertaisen" weapons that drop only under a blue moon. In fact, Bokuchin unlocks much in the same fucking way: randomly. Bokuchin just pops up whenever he fucking feels like it for a special "Challenger Approaching" battle in tournaments; he could appear on your 4th fight or your 400th, and there's no goddamn way to unlock him otherwise. Good luck finding this motherfucker.
Randomness is really the name of the game for SD Hiryu; there are so many things that just "happen" or tend to drop without warning, and I doubt you'll ever really find all the items that exist. There are even special moves for characters that sort of drop randomly, or could possibly rely on the number of tournaments you win. There's almost no real order to the madness, which is precisely what makes it so much fun to barrel through. The fact that you have 8 different characters to experiment with makes it even better (well, 7, maybe; Hayato is boring as shit and is borderline worthless).
3D Hiryu is a different affair from SD Hiryu entirely, focusing on "finesse scores" instead of "silly power glove collecting." 3D Hiryu is the serious hardcore version of FD, relying more on counters and combos than ever were suggested in the previous mode; it plays and looks like some weird Virtua Fighter knockoff. By all accounts, it's an extremely passable and adequate standalone game, if somewhat barebones; I don't think this would have ever stood on its own, which is probably why it came packaged with the more unique Hiryu game.
The character selection is pretty generic, giving you a mix of "adult versions" of SD Hiryu combatants and new (uninteresting) ones. Ryuhi, Hayato, and Shouryu all make the cut over, as does Suzaku—but curiously, Suzaku is called "Red Falcon" here. I don't know who the fuck they thought they were fooling, though; Red Falcon looks like Suzaku and carries over quite a bit of his moveset. Who knows, who cares. Wiler, Robonohana, and Powers are swapped out for a military lady named Kate, a cyborg assassin named Raima, and an old man named Gengai. I never thought I'd miss the bucktoothed sumo wrestling cyborg, but here we are.
So what's there to do in 3D Hiryu? Well, there's the single player tournament, and not much else. For local multiplayer, there's a tournament bracket mode, the end. The main draw of single player is the concept of awarding you specific ranks of "1st Dan" or "3rd Kyu" or whatever the fuck they name karate belts these days. It's basically just a high-score ranking and it doesn't really get much more exciting. There's a Ganondorf version of Ryumaou at the end of the arcade mode, but beating him doesn't unlock him; you actually need to beat at least one tournament with SD Ryumaou to unlock 3D Ryumaou for use in 3D Hiryu. The idea that there's a connection between the two modes for unlocks was actually a really cool idea, and it's too bad that this is literally the only thing wherein this concept was used. It's just another wasted idea in a sea of boring ideas in regards to 3D Hiryu. My last word on 3D Hiryu is thus: "Just play SD Hiryu."
So, why wasn't Flying Dragon a more successful game? It's a legitimately interesting idea that didn't get any real press at the time of its release, not even in Nintendo Power, god save us. The stigma of an N64 fighting game might have killed it before it really got its legs going; it didn't help that this was part of a series that didn't even really have a place in English-speaking territories. Not only was there an SD Hiryu no Ken game with over 20ish characters for the SNES (including SD Raima and a flying lion) but there was a sequel that didn't even make it over to the States. I've tried the sequel through the magic of emulation, but only really got to sample a few fights due to not knowing what the fuck was going on. There's no official translation, and never will be. Nobody gives a fuck about the series, though this situation wasn't helped by the fact that it was published by Natsume (SERIOUS FUN). Natsume mostly stuck to Harvest Moon sims and weirdo Nippon platformers, and they were never really a big player in terms of AAA releases. Harvest Moon 64 was probably their best known release, and it looks like it'll stay that way in regards to N64 publications.
It's 2014, and emulation exists everywhere. The possibility that game carts of Flying Dragon exist at a reasonable price being slim to none, I heartily endorse "borrowing" this game on ROM to try for yourself, if only to laugh at every "I Will Send You To The Hospital" quote from the mouths of these weirdo SD characters. RPG elements in fighting games aren't very widespread these days, unless you count the half-assed modes Guilty Gear throws out these days. Flying Dragon is pretty simple, pretty fun, and endlessly entertaining with the amount of bizarre questions it tosses at you. It's a lost treasure, much like the Pike of Gundertentaisen.
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Category: Articles of the key 'dark' historical events across the world
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE
By Tim Lambert Ivan the Terrible is remembered as a cruel tyrant although he also strengthened Russia. (When Ivan was born Russia was much smaller than it is now and much less powerful). Ivan was born on 25 August 1530. His father was Grand Prince Vasily III of Moscow. However, the Grand Prince died in… Continue reading A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE
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A HISTORY OF AUSCHWITZ
By Tim Lambert Auschwitz is perhaps the most notorious concentration camp where more than a million innocent people were murdered. During the First World War, a camp for immigrant workers was built by the Polish town of Oswiecim, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the war it Oswiecim became part of the… Continue reading A HISTORY OF AUSCHWITZ
A HISTORY OF HIGHWAYMEN
By Tim Lambert The idea of robbing people while they travel along roads is a very old one. In the Middle Ages, there were plenty of outlaws ready to rob travelers. However, the 'golden age' of highwaymen was the 17th century and 18th century. At that time trade and commerce were increasing and there were… Continue reading A HISTORY OF HIGHWAYMEN
A History of Pirates
By Tim Lambert A pirate is a person who robs ships. The idea is not new! There have been pirates since ancient times. After 800 BC a people called the Phoenicians from what is now Lebanon had many merchant ships carrying valuable cargoes across the Mediterranean. As they sailed near the Adriatic Sea and the Aegean Sea… Continue reading A History of Pirates
A History of Plague
By Tim Lambert Early Plague At different times in history, terrible pandemics have swept parts of the world killing millions of people. The best known is the Black Death of the 14th century but epidemics were nothing new in Europe. In 430 BC Athens was struck by an epidemic of an unknown disease, which devastated… Continue reading A History of Plague
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Kabul attacks 'not a big deal' says US ambassador
Ryan Crocker says attacks were a statement of militants' weakness, after security forces kill last insurgents
Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, said the Kabul attacks illustrated the good work done by Afghan security. Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool / Pool/EPA
Jeremy Kelly in Kabul
Wed 14 Sep 2011 07.25 EDT
The US ambassador to Afghanistan has described a 20-hour assault on Kabul's diplomatic and military quarter as "not a very big deal", after security forces finally killed the last of a small team of insurgents that had paralysed the Afghan capital.
Seven Taliban fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and automatic weapons on Tuesday took over a half-completed building, from where they fired at the US embassy and Nato compounds, while suicide bombers targeted police buildings in other parts of Kabul.
Afghan security forces backed by Nato and Afghan attack helicopters had to fight floor by floor before the last insurgent was killed on Wednesdayyesterday, ending the longest attack in Kabul since the US-led invasion in 2001.
Eleven Afghan civilians were killed, including several children, in the fighting, according to the US military, along with five Afghan policemen and 11 insurgents.
At least nine Afghans, including four policemenpolice officers were killed, and 23 people including civilians were wounded.
Yet as Kabul awoke this morning to find that some of the six militants were still dug in and fighting inside a disused, high-rise building the effects of the attack were stark.
The cityKabul's streets were far quieter than normal: local staff of non-governmental agencies were told to come in late with many foreign workers staying in their well-defended compounds. Questions remained on how such a attack could take place given the presence of Isaf troops and their Afghan counterparts, who are due to take over security responsibilities in 2014.
The US ambassador, Ryan Crocker, said the attack needed to be put into perspective. "These were five guys that rumbled into town with RPGs under their car seats. They got into a building and did some harassment fire on us and Isaf.
"This really is not a very big deal, a hard day for the embassy and my staff, who behaved with enormous courage and dedication, but half a dozen RPG rounds from 800 metres away – that isn't Tet, that's harassment," he said in reference to the Viet Cong offensive during the Vietnam war.
"If that's the best they can do, I think it's actually a statement of their weakness and more importantly since Kabul is in the hands of Afghan security it's a real credit to the Afghan national security forces."
Isaf reported that six of its personnel were wounded.
Crocker blamed the attack on the Haqqani network, a Pakistan-based terrorist organisation that has long been accused of receiving support from the country's Inter-Services Intelligence agency. The group has also been blamed for this week's truck bomb outside a US base in Wardak province that wounded 77 soldiers.
The Haqqani network has been responsible for Kabul's most spectacular and deadly attacks including last month's assault on the British Council, the bombing of the Indian embassy and an attack in the city's central business district.
"It's tough when you're trying to fight an insurgency that has a lot of support outside the national borders," Crocker said. "And the information available to us is that these attackers, like those who carried out the bombing in Wardak, are part of the Haqqani network, they enjoy safe haven in [Pakistan's] Northern Waziristan.
The Isaf commander, General John Allen, praised the Afghan security forces. "The insurgency has again failed," he said of the attack.
But for Afghans civilians there was anger at the security forces' inability to prevent the attack. Hundreds of people gathered in Abdul Haq Square for a glimpse of the bodies of the seven attackers being brought out of the building after it was finally cleared.
"For Afghans, this is a strong attack and very sad for us," said Malek Tose. "Afghans are dying but for America it is nothing because they are fighting all over the world."
Mohammad Bashir Suleiman Khil, a shopkeeper, said people were increasingly scared, even in Kabul, considered to be the most secure city in the country. "Every 10 days there are attacks in Kabul. Afghanistan will not be quiet again."
The bodies of four insurgents lay on a concrete floor strewn with bullet casings. One had a bullet wound between his eyes. Crime scene investigators took the fingerprints of the dead and when they picked up a body to place it on a stretcher, a live grenade was found underneath him.
At least one of the attackers had held out nearly 20 hours inside the building before he was eventually overcome by police commandos using stun grenades. The attackers appeared to have used metal barrels to climb floors inside the building to avoid the external and exposed stairwells.
"Pakistani, Pakistani," one policeman said while standing over the body, noting the type of shalwar qameez he was wearing.
On the building's first floor there were mattresses where police were said to have used as a checkpoint. Police on the scene at least one of the six police killed yesterday died there. The building's chowkidor, or caretaker, would have been at the gates, unarmed, when the attackers came in. A policeman, who would not give his name, said he had gone missing.


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Berlin Kidz ist eine Gruppe von Graffitisprühern, Trainsurfern, Parkourläufern und Künstlern aus Berlin-Kreuzberg. Die Mitglieder verfolgen einen systemkritischen Ansatz. Auffällig im Berliner Stadtgebiet sind großformatige, vertikale Schriftzüge (meist rot und blau) im brasilianischen Pichação-Stil, die mit der Hilfe von Kletterausrüstung an schwer erreichbare Fassaden gesprüht werden. Daneben machte die Gruppe auch mit Guerilla-Performances auf sich aufmerksam.

Die Gruppe veröffentlichte bisher zwei Dokumentarfilme, Berlin Kidz – 100% reines Adrenalin und Berlin Kidz – Fuck The System. Letzterer feierte im Dezember 2017 Premiere im Berliner Kino Babylon.

Weblinks
Berlin Kidz, Dokumentarfilm, 2014, 90 Minuten
Berlin Kidz auf urbanshit.de

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Dr. Sievers' associate now practices on her own
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Anyone calling the late Dr. Teresa Sievers' office or visiting her website would conclude that fellow healer Lenka Spiska was still associated with the practice. Both announce her presence and tout Spiska's expertise in massage, acupressure, reiki and more.
The fact is, almost three months after Sievers was found killed in her Bonita Springs home, Spiska has taken her multi-faceted practice independent. She's completely separated herself from Sievers' office, which the doctor's husband, Mark, is running.
Mark's longtime friend, Curtis Wayne Wright, 47, was arrested last month along with Jimmy Rodgers, 25. Both are being held in Missouri and are facing charges in Sievers' death.
"I want to stress the fact that I am not in that office any longer. Yes, there's still an answering machine saying that I am, but I'm not," Spiska said.
Why is her name still there, even though both the site and the phone message have been updated since Sievers' death? Mark Sievers wasn't available to ask.
The office phone offers a recording that includes his phone number, but his voice mailbox is full and can't take messages.
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This presents a challenge for some of Spiska's patients, who haven't been able to get copies of their medical records, held in Sievers' office, which Mark now manages. All Spiska can tell them is to request the files from Mark, who's legally bound to produce them in a timely way under Florida law, generally understood to be 30 days.
Another challenge has been finding another medical doctor with a practice and ideals up to Sievers' standards, Spiska said.
"Patients are reaching out to me asking, 'Who is like Dr. Sievers?'" Spiska said, but as far as she knows, no one in the region measures up. "There are many talented doctors in this area with open minds and open hearts," she says, "but none to the extent of Dr. Sievers."
One of Sievers' mentors, Dr. Sangeeta Pati, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, has an office in Orlando, and Spiska has been recommending her to patients seeking a holistic physician. Pati is considering opening an office here, as well.
"She is probably the closest aligned with what Dr. Sievers was — dedicated to empowering people to feel healthy."
As for Spiska personally, her life has been a roller coaster since June. Sievers wasn't just a colleague; she was a close friend. They both home-schooled their children, who had frequent playdates. Spiska misses Sievers dearly, but at the same time, still feels her energy and presence, even if she's not in the office they once shared.
"She is not there any longer, so there is no reason for me to be there. I had to move on for my own health and mind as well. I'm just continuing on with my journey. And Teresa would want me to be right there, back on my feet, doing what I love to do."
Spiska intends to carry on Sievers' message and mission: "Take charge of your health, get educated and look at your body as whole," she said. "Keep looking, keep demanding and keep expecting a cure."


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Inspiring generations
Our After-School program Director, Tionge Matangula reflects on the effects of COVID-19 on our work and ministry and the strives we are making to help our kids.
Since schools closed in March, Cornerstone Afterschool program was not spared, we also closed our daily operations so that we could protect our children from being infected by the virus.
While we had very good intentions in closing, to prevent them from infections; our kids have met a number of challenges. For instance, most homes have inadequate food supplies; making many of them suffer from hunger. In addition, some kids are being subjected to various abuses in the homes. Others are being subjected to emotional, psychological, physical and sexual abuse. Furthermore, some of our children have embarked on street vending so that they can get their daily meal. Such acts have even led to more kids facing abuse in the streets.
Our ASP Director, Tionge standing with one of the beneficiaries of our COVID-19 emergency relief aid program
To try and address, Cornerstone has come up with number of interventions. The first intervention was to provide psychosocial support to the children. The idea is to hear the challenges they encounter in the streets, homes and different places and provide appropriate counselling and spiritual support.
Secondly, the ministry has distributed soap and food packages to over 150 families to ease the pressure parents are experiencing due to loss of jobs and businesses. The last intervention was the distribution of start-up packages to our camp leaders who work with the children. We gave them the packages that they could start small businesses, which could see them through the pandemic. It is encouraging to note that most of these teens started food businesses which have enabled them to earn some money to buy their basic needs.
Cornerstone Ministries has unswervingly spoken words that have brought hope to the kids and youths during this pandemic in our community. The acts of kindness the ministry reaffirmed their daily talk that we are in this together and we are going to come out stronger together because, since we trust in a God who has the whole world in His hands.
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Thank you for blessing our staff
With COVID-19 pandemic of schools has disturbed the lives of our staff and their families. Nevertheless, our staff managed to smile a week ago when they each received a little but lasting gift.
Courtesy of Ladner Baptist Church, we managed to give a 50kg of maize to each of them.
Speaking after receiving her gift, one of our camp leaders, Holiness Kamtsokwe said the donation has come as an amazing grace to her life: "Since the closure of schools, our small business where we sell food items hasn't been going on well and we have been struggling to make ends meet, but the food that we have received today will help us smile again", she joyfully commented.
Our camp leaders standing with their bags of maize
As a ministry, we are grateful to Ladner Baptist Church for helping us be the hands and feet of Jesus to people who serve our kids with so much love and diligence.
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Responding in Time of Need – The Joy of Sharing
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit every part of the world, and Cornerstone hasn't been spared. In Malawi, government ordered the closure of schools in March. Since then, our students have been struggling, not just because of the academic depravity, closure of schools also coincided with closure of most business enterprises, a source of income for most parents.
A gift of relief
A family's joy is restored
Before COVID-19, most kids relied on our After-School Feeding program for their daily meal, the pandemic has worsened their situation. Parents cannot provide for the children since they have no means of earning income, and sadly, their only source of hope, Cornerstone, has its doors closed.
To ease their mystery, with the help of our friends and partners last week, we invited more than 100 families of our kids to share with them a gift of food to support them during this COVID-19 period.
As the families are struggling, we believe our little help will go a long way in easing their pain. For our Director Danneck Falinya, he was short of words at the gratitude shown by the beneficiaries: "We are living in very unprecedented times, and such aid has come at a time when everyone is hopeless. This donation to our community members has preached the Gospel of Christ, that's being a response in times of need. We are grateful to all our partners who have given towards the donations", said Danneck.
The donation packages that included: 25 Kg of maize flour, a pack of beans, laundry tablets and some groceries were distributed to over 150 families of our kids and other needy community members.
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Thank you for providing us with light
By Chikondi Chabakha.
It is such a great lift to have solar power at our campus… It is like a dream.
Electricity has transformed our school in more ways than I could describe in one paragraph. Every day we are singing the song of transformation, not only of the lives of our students but also of the improvement of the teaching process itself. Gone are the days when computer lessons would end whenever laptops ran out of power. Again, gone are the days when teachers would miss a few minutes of their lessons because they had to briefly step out of the campus to charge their phones. As if that's not enough, power on our campus has improved the learning condition of students with sight challenges, because the classrooms have proper lighting all day. And due to the same lighting blessings, so many students could study till 10pm at night, especially those who stay near the school. One would lightly say that our school has become a light oasis.
The CCHS Principal admiring the newly lit Science laboratory
We can foresee a great improvement in the grades of our students in this coming term. On top of that our administrative operations run more efficiently now because we can charge our laptops. Previously all the work that needed the computer would only be done during the first three hours of the day because that's how long our laptop would store power. I can't be more grateful for the luxury of working late. It's been so exciting to the point that one day I knocked off at 10:00 pm. This development still feels like a dream to this day. We are so grateful to God for blessing us through you our friends and partners.
*Chikondi is the Principal at Cornerstone Christian High School.
Author cornerstonemalawiPosted on February 26, 2020 February 26, 2020 Leave a comment on Thank you for providing us with light
Partnership with Voices Awake!
By Samuel Malasa Banda
Towards the end of the year 2018, we helped birth the newest Urban Promise International ministry, Voices Awake! Headed by the versatile Vanessa Mwangala, Voices Awake works alongside girls and women with an aim of promoting positive values, abuse awareness, healthy sexual attitudes, and leadership development.
Currently, Voices Awake is on track in the construction of its house which upon completion, it will provide lodging for more than 20 girls in rotation including students, interns, and employees. Further, the house will have a library and computer room for the girls. The organization is also helping teen mothers who dropped out of school by mentoring them in entrepreneurial ideas and for those with interest; they are being helped to return to school.
The effort to improve lives of people in Salima has extended to paying tuition fees for six girls at Cornerstone Christian High School and also sponsoring several boys and girls from Salima and other districts who are in need of tuition, food, clothing and other basic necessities.
Cornerstone Board Member, Reverend Tembo with Vanessa and Danneck at the Voices Awake premises.
According to Voices Awake Director, Miss V, her organization also holds Mentorship sessions every Friday at Cornerstone Christian High School, attended by 76 girls who are instructed in various skills and have a chance to interact with role models.
As Cornerstone Ministries Malawi, we are happy to be an incubator for other new ministries like Voices Awake who have come to Salima to help transform and empower girls and youths for Christ.
Author cornerstonemalawiPosted on February 20, 2019 February 25, 2019 Leave a comment on Partnership with Voices Awake!
Will you help build for our scientists?
Cornerstone Christian High School has become one of the most eye-catching sights in town. But, aside from the beauty of the campus, CCHS students boast a faculty of well-qualified and committed teachers.
Lesia Simaewa, a form 3 student attests this: "Before I came to Cornerstone, I attended my first two years of school in another district. As compared to there, our teachers here are committed. At my previous school, we would knock off at 12 in the afternoon, but at CCHS, when learning is finished, we remain for an hour for studies. This makes CCHS so unique," commends Lesia. Lesia, an aspiring biomedical scientist says he knows that God sent Cornerstone as the key to open the door to his future. But to be a biomedical scientist, Lesia needs more than committed teachers. "Though I enjoy learning Science subjects like Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Agriculture, I get worried that I will never have a chance to experiment in a laboratory using the theories I've learned in the classroom," pleas Lesia. "Further, though we have a few books, our school lacks a library where a student can go anytime to study because we use the same classrooms as a makeshift library when classes are over," explains the visibly sad future scientist.
According to Cornerstone Christian High School Principal, Chikondi Chabakha, plans are underway to construct a Science laboratory and Library at the school.
"We need around $20,000 to build a complex which will house the laboratory and library. During the 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign, we raised enough funds to launch the project, and we continue to ask other supporters to join in contributing to our campaign," says the Principal.
Our students need a laboratory for Science experimentations like this one
Salima district is located along the shores of Lake Malawi and has a population of around five million and has over 30 secondary schools. Sadly, out of all the secondary schools, only two have Science laboratories. That means during Science practical exams for the government standardized examinations, over 4,000 students, representing all schools in the district, cram into or wait for two laboratories. More importantly, it means almost 90 percent of the students have their first experience using a Science laboratory during their examinations. They are forced to prove their knowledge in an area they've never practiced before. For students like Lesia, that is their biggest scare.
"Our friends at Chipoka and Salima secondary schools (the only schools which have Science laboratories) are able to practice every day; but for us, we study without having a hands-on experience of the wonders of Science," Lesia complains.
As Cornerstone Christian High School's reputation flaps its wings and soars, consider being part of this wonderful story and help us build a Science laboratory and Library to help Lesia achieve her dreams.
Author cornerstonemalawiPosted on February 19, 2019 February 20, 2019 Leave a comment on Will you help build for our scientists?
Developing tomorrow's leaders today
As Cornerstone, our quest is to empower and transform kids and youths for Christ. And to ably fulfill this, we encourage young people in our Empowerment programs and our staff to attain higher qualifications so that they can ably contribute to the development of their communities and Malawi.
Amongst the greatest fits of the last quarter of the year 2018 was the graduation of our Administrative Assistant Joyce Pande, one of our Camp leaders, Promise Mjima and Glory Munthali who went to the US.
A little about Promise
Promise at his graduation
Promise was part of the second cohort of Camp leaders recruited in 2013. For the past three years, he has been studying for a Diploma in Gender and Development at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. As a ministry, we are happy to see youths from our Youth Empowerment Program becoming reliable citizens in society.
Promise is also a representative of Salima Youths in the Malawi Youth Parliament. In this role, he takes up the needs of fellow youths to the national assembly. As a ministry, we look forward to producing many young people like Promise who can lead and influence change in their communities.
And to everyone who has ever visited Cornerstone premises, Joyce is the young lady always wearing a smile. With her graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration, we are assured that she will help Cornerstone grow in its drive to sustainability as she will help in managing the business at the Cornerstone Christian High School and other commercial ventures.
Joyce with Cornerstone staff at her graduation
Another highlight for 2018 was our teacher Glory Munthali was selected to attend the two-year UrbanPromise International School of Entrepreneurial Leadership in the U.S. She will receive in-depth instruction in non-profit organizational leadership. While at Cornerstone, Glory demonstrated ability as a leader and visionary, we are sure that her studies will help her serve fellow youths well when she returns to Malawi.
Glory (R) with a friend at New Hanover United Methodist Church, Pennsylvania, United States.
Author cornerstonemalawiPosted on February 19, 2019 February 25, 2019 Leave a comment on Developing tomorrow's leaders today
For kids in need, a beacon of Hope
The After-School Program is Cornerstone's flagship program that has given birth to other programs at the ministry. Introduced in 2012, the After-School program provides supplementary education to pupils between the ages of 7 and 15, who are in Standard 4 up to 7 in the afternoon. Normally, public primary school learners leave school at 2pm, so the ASP starts at around 3 pm.
Most public schools in Malawi have a high enrollment reaching a maximum of 150 learners per classroom, and the learner-teacher ratio is very high making it hard for most of the kids to understand the concepts they are taught. With that in mind, the Cornerstone ASP serves to help the kids — free of charge — to excel academically.
Learners enjoying their time at the After-school program
Further, many Malawian families cannot afford to have 3 meals a day. This means that most of the kids do not eat breakfast and lunch and only eat supper. Therefore, many are not able to concentrate in class. To address this issue, kids at the After-School program are given snacks, and where funds permit, they are served a complete meal.
From Monday to Thursday, the program serves between 200 and 250 kids who come from seven public schools that surround the Cornerstone impact area.
Additional to the After-School program, during school holidays, Cornerstone runs a Summer Camp program where kids come in the morning from 7 am up to noon. The program's objective is to engage learners in Christian, academic and athletic activities during the holiday. Among the activities that happen at the summer camp program are life skills, music lessons, athletics, arts and crafts, and Bible lessons. The Summer Camp program is usually attended by over 350 kids.
The strength of both the After-School and Summer Camp programs is that they are inclusive. The programs incorporate physically-challenged and marginalized kids and accept kids from all religious backgrounds knowing that Cornerstone will teach them the Word of God.
In our quest to give a Christian foundation to the kids, one of the challenges has been physical space to conduct our programs. Since 2012, Cornerstone has been operating from rented premises which are costly and unsustainable. Therefore, it is the vision of the ministry to have its own premises where kids can come to learn to grow in wisdom, stature and favor with God and men just like Christ did.
The provision of meals for students has attracted many kids into the program, as they know they will get their stomachs filled while at the same time getting an education and learning the Word of God. When there is a lack of funds to provide meals to the kids, it hampers the attendance of the program. Cornerstone wishes to continue being a safe haven for needy and hungry kids where they will have their hopes and dreams renewed.
Author cornerstonemalawiPosted on February 19, 2019 February 20, 2019 Leave a comment on For kids in need, a beacon of Hope
Cornerstone Christian High School leaps to three; Counting the impact
Cornerstone Christian High School came to Salima at a time when they were already a dozen private secondary schools in the district. Two years after its inception, CCHS stands as one of the best schools in the district.
A school that opened its doors in September 2016 with only 20 students, now 3 years later, has over 100 students. What has been the secret?
"Our school has thrived on the principle of inclusiveness. Being a Christian High school, Cornerstone has a considerable number of Muslims as students," says the school's Principal Chikondi Chabakha.
The newest students at CCHS, 2018/19 Form 1 cohort posing with the school Principal.
Aside from offering quality education, the school is a tool for preaching the gospel to students. For instance, the school has daily morning devotions where the word of God is preached for at least 15 minutes to give the students a good start for the day. And this is refreshing to many students.
The daily devotions have opened the door to the truth for many non-Christian students, and they now have a good understanding of the Holy Scriptures and many of them have received Christ as their Lord and personal savior.
Parents of students at Cornerstone Christian High School speak highly of the school. Most parents appreciate the mentorship role that the teachers play in the lives of the students, as many students take their teachers as their role models.
Looking forward, Cornerstone Christian High School wants to be a model of excellence where students find holistic Christian education that prepares them for life on earth and a joyous after-life experience.
Author cornerstonemalawiPosted on February 19, 2019 February 20, 2019 Leave a comment on Cornerstone Christian High School leaps to three; Counting the impact
The Cornerstone Goats Project-A Step towards Sustainability
As a local non-profit organization, Cornerstone Ministries Malawi strives to find a sustainable venture where the investments can, in turn, help the needs of the ministry. As a step towards this objective, Cornerstone currently has 23 goats that are part of a program meant to kick start a goat farming business.
The 23 goats are being kept at a rented place since the Cornerstone campus does not have a permanent structure to keep the animals. The ministry, however, has acquired a larger plot about 40 kilometers from the Salima town where there are plans to turn it into a farm.
According to Danneck, the establishment of the Cornerstone farming project will help waive school fees and also help meet operating costs for the ministry.
Cornerstone Christian High School charges school fees as low as $50 per term or $150 annually for students. However, the revenue that the school brings in is not even enough to pay for teachers' salaries and operations.
After-school program Director Tionge, inspecting the foundations of the goats' kraal.
"It is possible to have the fees at Cornerstone Christian High School raised to meet the standard of the school, but we realize that as Cornerstone, we exist to help the community. We are the hands and feet of Christ in Salima," assures Danneck.
Therefore, a business venture like the goat farming project will help the ministry generate income to enable more students to attend school at a lower cost and be given a chance for a brighter future.
But for this sustainability dream to actualize, Cornerstone needs funds to develop the land it has acquired so that the goats can be housed at an appropriate place safe for production and growth. Further, the ministry wishes to have more goats and other animals like chickens and pigs to diversify the business and avert the risk of some diseases which wipe out livestock.
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IT'S ELECTRIC A new type of energy source made with hydrogel disks (shown) works a lot like the power-producing organs inside electric eels.
New power sources bear a shocking resemblance to the electricity-making organs inside electric eels.
These artificial electric eel organs are made up of water-based polymer mixes called hydrogels. Such soft, flexible battery-like devices, described online December 13 in Nature, could power soft robots or next-gen wearable and implantable tech.
"It's a very smart approach" to building potentially biocompatible, environmentally friendly energy sources and "has a bright future for commercialization," says Jian Xu, an engineer at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge not involved in the work.


This has happened to me so many times. I lived in one place in Peru for a month and hardly took any pictures. Since I lived there, I never worried about taking the camera out. What a mistake. I should have been taking pictures. I still had an amazing time and with memories I'll never forget but I do wish I captured some of those moments.
I agree with you but to a certain extent! Some people are obsessed with taking pictures, to the point of not appreciating the place they are at because they get carried away with taking pictures!!
I used to take my Nikon with me everywhere, but really didn't use it much. Now I have a phone with a pretty good camera, so I hope those pictures that might have gotten away before won't anymore.
Women might be at a slight advantage here. My purse is big enough to hold my DSLR camera.


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Facebook Owns the Four Most Downloaded Apps of the Decade
In case there was any question of Facebook's dominance, a new report from app analytics firm App Annie has shown that The Social Network owns the top four most downloaded mobile apps over the last decade.
As you can see, Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram lead the way in total downloads for the period. Which is no real surprise, but it is worth noting the company's hold over the mobile market, and the success of its business model and approach over the last ten years.
Facebook has, of course, made various mistakes and missteps in its expansion, and it continues to push ahead with some contentious decisions. But it's tough to fault Zuck and Co's vision and approach. Through clever acquisitions, and improved app offerings, Facebook has built a digital empire, and become a critical component in the day-to-day interactions of many, many users.
The fall of Facebook has been projected many times, but the above chart would suggest that the company is at no risk of losing sway any time soon.
The chart also underlines Snapchat's performance over the last ten years. Snapchat has faced significant challenges, particularly with Instagram stealing its popular Stories format, but its enduring popularity shows that likely it does have the staying power to remain competitive, which is a solid platform for it to build upon. That could also become increasingly relevant as Snap's younger user base moves into older demographic brackets.
The chart also underlines the amazing rise of TikTok, which, while questions still remain, has the potential to become a more significant platform moving forward.
The comparative news is less great for Twitter, though it has still remained within the top ten most popular apps, in terms of downloads. In fact, of these three non-Facebook social apps, Twitter feels like the most established, which hasn't positioned the platform for massive growth, but has helped ensure it maintains its space in the market.
It's an interesting look at the modern social landscape, and the major players in the market. Most of the listed numbers are as you would expect, but still, it's amazing to consider the significance of Facebook's dominance, while also considering which other platforms are most likely to hold on.
You can read App Annie's full app retrospective report, which also examines at various other app categories, here.
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Udall, Heinrich Criticize Trump Administration For Stonewalling Vietnam Veterans Suffering from Agent Orange
Following VA report, Senators Udall and Heinrich join Veterans Service Organizations and afflicted veterans in calling for the expansion of VA benefits
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with 41 Senate Democrats, have sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump condemning the Administration for stonewalling critical benefits to Vietnam veterans suffering from health conditions associated with their exposure to Agent Orange. In the letter, Senators Udall and Heinrich specifically called on the Administration to stop denying scientific evidence, and end the years-long delay of adding Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism, Parkinsonism, and Hypertension to the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) list of service-connected presumptive conditions.
"Your Administration's refusal to add these conditions to the presumptive list continues to deny more than 190,000 sick and aging veterans the health care and compensation they have earned and desperately need," wrote the Senators. "More than fifty years after their service and sacrifice, these veterans continue to suffer the detrimental effects of their exposure each day. These heroes deserve more than inaction and indecision from their own government— they deserve justice."
Since the Agent Orange Act of 1991, VA has established a presumption of service-connection for 14 diseases associated with Agent Orange exposure from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAESM) reports. However, in a recent report required by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations bill, VA called into question the scientific evidence put forth by the National Academies of Medicine (NAM), noting "significant concerns and limitations" in the findings of NAESM scientists. VA also cited additional requirements in the Department's standards for presumptive conditions, delaying the consideration of care and compensation for thousands of suffering veterans.
The Senators continued, "NAM's reports have been the standard for scientific evidence of association for more than twenty years. But it is now clear that your Administration is intent on changing the rules at the eleventh hour and forcing veterans with Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism, Parkinsonism, and Hypertension to meet a different—perhaps unattainable— standard. That is unacceptable."
Earlier this week, multiple Veterans Service Organizations additionally weighed in on the issue, condemning the Administration for continuing unnecessary and pernicious delays in justice for Vietnam veterans suffering from service-connected illnesses.
"Mr. President, Vietnam veterans have long suffered from the ill health effects of Agent Orange exposure," wrote the VSOs. "Thousands have died and many have been left to endure these negative health consequences from diseases that have been scientifically linked to Agent Orange. The continued delayed action by VA is causing additional suffering for Vietnam veterans and their families. We urge you to take action and to end the wait, needless suffering and disappointment for an entire generation of veterans."
Thousands of veterans like Dan Miles, a 74-year-old Vietnam veteran from Butte, Montana, continue to live with the effects of his exposure to Agent Orange. Decades after his service, Dan was diagnosed with Bladder Cancer and Hypertension, health conditions not currently recognized as service-connected illnesses by VA.
"It's ironic that this Administration continues to call for more scientific evidence, when they repeatedly turn a blind eye to science at every corner," said Dan Miles, who served as a medic in Vietnam. "It's clear to all of us who put boots on the ground in Vietnam, that Agent Orange was used to level the airfields next to where we ate, breathed, and slept. Since then, I've had five cancerous tumors removed from my bladder. It's time for the Administration to stop ignoring the evidence presented by scientists, and step up to the plate for veterans."
The letter, led by U.S. Senator John Tester (D-Mont.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), was also signed by U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.).
Read the full letter HERE.


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You can use SNPE with GPU, DSP or with CPU.
Do you plan to add such features (gpu) to the linux build?
We currently do not have any such plans on the roadmap right now.


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Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence shows you how to tap the hidden power of everyday experiences to change your brain and your life for the better.
Using this book, you can beat the brain's negativity bias, which is like Velcro for negative experiences but Teflon for positive ones. This bias evolved to help ancient animals survive, but today it makes us feel needlessly frazzled, worried, irritated, lonely, inadequate, and blue.
Instead, in just a few seconds at a time in the flow of daily life, you can turn your experiences - the pleasure in a cup of coffee, the accomplishment in finishing a tricky email, the warmth from a friend's smile - into lasting inner strengths built into your brain, such as resilience, balance, and positive emotions.
Grounded in neuroscience, Hardwiring Happiness is super practical, full of easy-to-use methods and guided practices to grow a steady well-being, self-worth, and inner peace. And it has special sections on children, motivation, relationships, trauma, and spiritual practice.
The book also covers managing the Stone Age brain for life in the 21st century. It tells you how to take in experiences of your core needs being met, so that you gradually leave the "red zone" of fight-flight-freeze stress and get centered in the brain's "green zone" in which you feel an ongoing ease, fulfillment, and love - even while you deal with life's challenges.
The process of taking in the good through the four HEAL steps is at the center of Rick Hanson's "Taking in the Good" course. In a recent study with collaborators from the University of California, preliminary findings indicate that people who took the course experienced significantly less anxiety and depression, and significantly greater self-control, savoring, love, gratitude, compassion, contentment, joy, self-compassion, and happiness. To view the public summary of the study, go to //www.rickhanson.net/tgc-public-summary.
I've been asked some great questions about Hardwiring Happiness and have answered them here.
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Rick Hanson is a master of his craft, showing us a wise path for daily living in this book. Based in the latest findings of neuroscience, this book reveals that if we understand the brain a little, we can take care of our lives a lot, and make a real difference to our well-being. Here is a book to savor, to practice, and to take to heart.
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Hardwiring Happiness is available internationally in paperback, audiobook (CD or download), and numerous eBook formats, including Kindle, iBook, Nook, Google Play, and Books a Million.
Hardwiring Happiness illustrates how taking just a few extra seconds to stay with a positive experience - from the pleasure of a deep breath to a sense of calm, satisfaction, and love - can turn good moments into a great brain, full of strength, health, and happiness. That's what it means to "take in the good" via the deliberate internalization of positive experience into implicit memory. This method, based on self-directed neuroplasticity, resets the brain to its natural resting state, which refuels and repairs the body, makes us feel peaceful, happy, and loved, and helps us act with confidence and compassion. This deceptively simple practice is at the center of Rick Hanson's "Taking in the Good course." In a study with collaborators from the University of California, preliminary findings (see below) indicate that people who took the course experienced significantly less anxiety and depression, and significantly greater self-control, savoring, love, gratitude, compassion, contentment, joy, self-compassion, and happiness.
The Taking in the Good Course - six, 3-hour classes combining presentations, experiential activities, and written materials - teaches participants how to turn passing experiences into lasting inner strengths. The preliminary (not yet peer-reviewed) findings in a recent study conducted in collaboration with faculty from UC Berkeley and UC Davis indicate that people who completed the Taking in the Good Course experienced significantly less anxiety and depression, and significantly greater self-control, savoring, compassion, love, contentment, joy, gratitude, self-compassion, and overall happiness.
The investigators in this study included Rick Hanson, Ph.D. (The Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom), Janelle M. Caponigro, M.A. (UC Berkeley), Michael R. Hagerty, Ph.D. (UC Davis), and Ann Kring, Ph.D. (UC Berkeley). Financial support was provided by the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom.
Hanson, R. (2013). Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. New York: Harmony Books.


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Elder in the Making Debuts at CIFF!
By Alchemy ImageworksMembership Profiles
Meet Filmmaker and Producer Chris Hsiung. An AMPIA member since 2014, he is the independent owner of Hidden Story Productions and the creator of Elder in the Making, an informative expose into the complexity of Aboriginal culture and the historical Treaty 7 agreement. His documentary film premières at the Calgary International Film Festival on Saturday, September 26. Here's more on our exciting new filmmaker…
Employment Matters Documentaries on CBC
Documentary producer and journalist Brandy Yanchyk has released two new CBC documentaries about inclusive hiring for people with intellectual disabilities in Alberta and British Columbia. Employment Matters and Employment Matters Too explore the untapped market and huge potential of the intellectually disabled in the workplace.
Click here to watch "Employment Matters" on CBC
Click here to watch "Employment Matters Too" on CBC
Written, Directed and Produced by Brandy Yanchyk
Director of Photography – Sergio Olivares
Edited by Sarah Taylor
Colour Correction by Michael McIntosh
Sound Production by Johnny Blerot
Reel Girls Media Series at Jasper Short Film Festival
By Alchemy ImageworksScreenings
Two episodes from Ava Karvonen's latest short documentary series, The First Kiss And Other Rites Of Passage, have been selected to screen at the upcoming Jasper Short Film Festival on Saturday, September 26. Read More
Adam Scorgie's New Docs at The Culture Collective
Award-winning documentary Filmmaker and Producer Adam Scorgie (The Good Son, The Culture High) will be featured as part of Edmonton's Culture Collective 5th Variety Showcase at the Garneau Theatre on Thursday, September 24. Attendees will get a sneak peek at two of Scorgie's upcoming documentaries:
ICE GUARDIANS
On-ice enforcers struggle to rise through the professional ranks of the world's most prestigious hockey league, only to be confronted with a new found fight for the existence of the role itself. Featuring Jay Baruchel, Chris Chelios and Dave Semenko.
Adam Scorgie (right) with Gretzky Bodyguard and hockey legend Dave "Cement" Semenko.
CHASING EVEL: The Life Of Robbie Knievel
Robbie Knievel, 52 and the owner of 20 world records and 350 jumps worldwide, uncovers his life through his personal pursuit of sobriety and the need of continuing his father's legacy by jumping once again.
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The 5th Annual Fort McMurray International Film Festival (YMMIFF) was held early September at Keyano Recital Theatre. Organizers were pleased with the audience turn out, marking it the most successful festival since inauguration.
"The community support is incredible for this international celebration of cinema." said co-organizer Misty Oakes; "The YMM arts scene is alive and well. We have been so fortunate to see our festival grow and evolve over the years all thanks to our association members and supporters."
15 awards totalling over $5,000 were handed out in the closing ceremony presented by the YMMFMA founding board members and festival co‐organizers. Volunteer judges Cody Bown, Hanna Fridhed and Diana Moser provided artistic analyses while critiquing each competitive submission and listed the following as winners:
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The Fort McMurray Filmmakers Association (YMMFMA) rolls out the red carpet this Friday with the first evening of international cinema. Guests are welcome to join the celebrations on the red carpet at Keyano Recital Theatre starting at 7pm each night. The Red Carpet Experience is a social mixer featuring music, cocktails and a photo shoot. The festival promises to entertain audiences with 3 full nights of films featuring local, national and international artists.
In addition to each evening's screenings, the film festival, in partnership with Arts Council Wood Buffalo, has added two special events with local professional filmmaker Cody Bown.
"Arts Council Wood Buffalo is excited to be working with YMMFMA to provide another facet to the Fort McMurray International Film Festival." said Constance Scarlett, Executive Director of Arts Council Wood Buffalo; "Our region boasts a vibrant film community; workshops such as these are an investment in our emerging artists and support the growth of Wood Buffalo's creative economy."
The speaker sessions are open to the public, filmmakers and enthusiasts of all levels who are encouraged to attend to receive first-hand knowledge from an industry insider. The workshops will be held September 5 and 6 from 12pm to 4pm in room 232 of the Bob Lamb Building at Keyano College. Registration is $16 for ACWB member and $21 for non-members.
Cody Bown's speaker session on Saturday will focus on preproduction including creative planning, scripting, scheduling and more. The Sunday workshop will be geared towards the production and post-production aspects of making a film.
"I'm trying to encourage any and every one to pursue film." said filmmaker Cody Bown, winner of the 2014 YMMIFF Local Spirit Award; "It's such a wonderful way of telling stories. Fort McMurray is and will always be my home and I want to do everything in my power to help anyone considering this as a path."
For more information about the workshops and to register, visit www.ymmiff.com.
Tickets are on sale now for the 5th Annual YMMIFF September 4-6 at Keyano Recital Theatre. Tickets can be purchased for $13 per night or $30 for a full weekend pass.
Film Festival Season!
We are diving straight into film festival season with events taking place across Alberta. This is the perfect time for film lovers to take a workshop from industry leaders, check out the latest films and support local heroes. Here's what's happening…


On one coast, young artists camped under massive pine trees while a furnace glowed under a wooden-beamed tent.
On the other coast, a trim man and his daughter molded clay into the folds of a white shift. A fountain played behind his studio, and his sculpture in bronze and marble dignified monuments.
This summer will link Daniel Chester French, creator of the Lincoln Memorial, with the experimental artists of the Pilchuck Glass School, in a contemporary sculpture show, "The Nature of Glass," around his historic house at Chesterwood in Stockbridge.
Executive director Donna Hassler, and Jim Schantz, owner and director of Schantz Galleries Contemporary Art in Stockbridge, have done something few people in the world have tried: They have made an outdoor group show entirely of glass.
This kind of outdoor show is rare, Schantz said, because the U.S. glass art movement is young. It has grown from the experimenters who gathered around master glass artist Dale Chihuly at Pilchuck in 1971. Five artists in this show have worked closely with him, and he will have work at Schantz Galleries beginning July 8, though he does not appear in this show.
In the last 50 years a new generation has made glass art a form in its own right, and they have developed new tools and technologies to make a tough and beautiful material tougher and more luminous.
The Chesterwood show grew out of a visit to the West Coast more than a year ago. In March 2015, Hassler came on a tour with Schantz Galleries to Pilchuck and artist studios nearby. The trip opened her eyes to the breadth of glass sculpture movement, she said.
Schantz has curated 12 artists working with many techniques — cast, blown or cut glass, sculpted hot glass, plate glass, rods of colored glass, glass tubes shaped like palm-sized beads. Their work will gleam through Sept. 18 in the woods and gardens around French's studio. They have already come through one storm.
And she and Schantz are not worried.
"Glass when made correctly is incredibly strong," he said, looking toward Martin Blanc's "Crystal Reveal," a clear spire like the trunk of a cedar tree.
Blanc has wind-tested outdoor pieces like this and found they could withstand hurricanes.
But some of the artists in this show have never before designed sculpture to show outside — in the sunlight. Here they will change as the light changes. The etched plate-glass in Richard Jolly's "Time of Day" may glow with intensity or fade to shadow, Hassler said.
The overlapping rounds in John Kiley's "Clear Cut" gleam from across the lawn, but they vanish from a few feet away except for the floating curves of the edges.
Some works play with light exuberantly.
In "Optic Lens" Richard Royal has based a shoal of translucent globes on the Fresnel lens used in lighthouses, a thin, light lens that can shine brightly because its surface ripples in rings.
"To work with blown glass on this scale is rare," Schantz said.
A globe this size would weigh 30 pounds on the end of a blow pipe, he said. A glassblower may have a team of three or four to help in shaping the glass. Royal became the main gaffer — the head — of Chihuly's team before he set out on his own, and he is internationally known now as one of the most skilled glassworkers in the movement.
In another clearing, Nancy Callan's globes of silver and crimson and blue and saffron swirl in bright webs of color.
She creates patterns with thin strands of colored glass, Schantz said, setting them on a steel surface and rolling the hot ball of glass over them. Here in the ferns he feels a whimsical, magical, fantastical quality in her orbs and in the tall, tapering shapes she calls "Winkles" after Rip Van Winkle's sleeping cap.
"They're like fiddle heads opening out," he said.
As glass artists here have learned centuries-old skills, he said, they have experimented with new furnaces, equipment and formulas. Peter Bremers has developed a glass that will withstand freezing. It glimmers like ice or marble, half translucent and half opaque.
Across the garden wall, Blanc has formed his crystalline spine of a tree from sheets of clear glass. He makes impressions from bark, Schantz said, casting a bronze form and laying on hot glass — at 1800 degrees.
Thomas Patti has more often worked in urban settings. Patti is a Pittsfield native and the one artist in the show Schantz Galleries do not represent — he is known internationally for architectural work and in the Berkshires for his iridescent panels at the entrance to the Berkshire Museum.
Here, in his "Earth / Sky," he uses a form of plate glass he has developed from two kinds of glass heat-fused together. Two panels open like a skylight on the lawn. Seen through them, the landscape floats in a golden, hazy light.
Photo at the top: Nancy Callan's glass globes glow on a sunny afternoon. Photo by Kate Abbott. This story first ran in the Berkshire Eagle — my thanks to Features Editor Lindsey Hollenbaugh.
Admission: $10 for grounds only; for house and studio, $18 for adults, $17 for seniors, $9 for children and free for children under 13.


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Q: Jackson List to String I created the following web service just to learn:
@GET
@Path("/tmp/uno")
@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
public ArrayList<Object> getData() {
    KeyValue<Integer, Integer> kv = new KeyValue<>(1, 2);

    List<KeyValue> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(kv);

    **return new ArrayList<Object>(list);**
}

I'm doing the cast just for testing purposes and I'm getting the following error:
sep 20, 2017 5:53:17 PM org.glassfish.jersey.message.internal.WriterInterceptorExecutor$TerminalWriterInterceptor aroundWriteTo
SEVERE: MessageBodyWriter not found for media type=application/json, type=class java.util.ArrayList, genericType=java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.Object>.

If I don't cast the list
@GET
@Path("/tmp/uno")
@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
public **List<KeyValue>** getData() {
    KeyValue<Integer, Integer> kv = new KeyValue<>(1, 2);

    List<KeyValue> list = new ArrayList<>();
    list.add(kv);

    **return list;**
}

I get the following response:
[
    {
        "key": {
            "type": "int",
            "value": 1
        },
        "value": {
            "type": "int",
            "value": 2
        }
    }
]

I have two questions
1.- Why I cant responde a list of Objects?
2.- Why each property has its datatype in the jSON?

The keyValue class is the following:
public class KeyValue<X, Y> {
private X key;
private Y value;

public KeyValue() {
    // Auto-generated constructor stub
}

public KeyValue(X key, Y value) {
    this.key = key;
    this.value = value;
}

public X getKey() {
    return key;
}

public Y getValue() {
    return value;
}

public void setKey(X key) {
    this.key = key;
}

public void setValue(Y value) {
    this.value = value;
}
}

My Jackson dependency is:
<dependency>
        <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.media</groupId>
        <artifactId>jersey-media-json-jackson</artifactId>
        <version>2.26</version>
    </dependency>

A: Try to use the "real" Jackson library:
<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
    <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
    <version>2.9.1</version>
</dependency>

Or, as it seems you're using Jersey, follow Mkyong example:
https://www.mkyong.com/webservices/jax-rs/json-example-with-jersey-jackson/


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IPL 2020: Full Schedule, Teams, Time Table, and Venue
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 tournament has been rescheduled and will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 19 Sep 2020 to 8 Nov 2020. In this 13th edition of IPL, 62 matches will be played between 8 teams, in which the final match will be played on 8 Nov.
The T20 Cricket World Cup has been cancelled due to the growing infection of the corona epidemic in the world. For this reason, BCCI has now decided to organize IPL 2020. But Corona infection is also increasing rapidly in India, so it has been decided to organize it outside India in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Brijesh Patel said on July 24 that the next meeting of the IPL Governing Council is likely to be held next week to discuss the final schedule of the IPL 2020.
The entire schedule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be 51 days and a total of 60 matches will be played in this 13th edition. IPL matches will be played every day and matches will start at 4 pm and 8 pm as per Indian Standard Time (IST).
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has three grounds for conducting IPL matches, namely: –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Dubai International Stadium and
BCCI has informed all franchisees about this new schedule so that they can reach the UAE on time and start their preparations. It is expected that all IPL franchises will go to UAE by 20 August to prepare themselves for the tournament.
There are 8 teams participating in the 13th edition of IPL 2020; Their names are:
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Full schedule –
Important facts about the Indian Premier League (IPL):
First Edition: 2008
Latest version: 2020 (13th) (to be held in UAE)
Cricket format: Twenty20 (20 overs)
Administrator: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Most titles: Mumbai Indians (4)
Highest runs: Virat Kohli (5412)
Most wickets: Lasith Malanga (170)
Teams: 8
Total prize money: the US $ 7 million (2019)
Winning team prize money: the US $ 2.8 million (2019)
So, this was the complete schedule of IPL 2020 which will be played from 19 Sep 2020 to 8 Nov 2020 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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