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package com.apptentive.android.sdk.model;

import com.apptentive.android.sdk.Log;
import org.json.JSONException;

/**
 * @author Sky Kelsey
 */
public class AppRelease extends Payload {

	private static final String KEY_VERSION = "version";
	private static final String KEY_BUILD_NUMBER = "build_number";
	private static final String KEY_IDENTIFIER = "identifier";
	private static final String KEY_TARGET_SDK_VERSION = "target_sdk_version";
	private static final String KEY_APP_STORE = "app_store";

	public AppRelease(String json) throws JSONException {
		super(json);
	}

	public AppRelease() {
		super();
	}

	public void initBaseType() {
		setBaseType(BaseType.app_release);
	}

	public String getVersion() {
		try {
			if(!isNull(KEY_VERSION)) {
				return getString(KEY_VERSION);
			}
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			// Ignore
		}
		return null;
	}

	public void setVersion(String version) {
		try {
			put(KEY_VERSION, version);
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			Log.w("Error adding %s to AppRelease.", KEY_VERSION);
		}
	}

	public String getBuildNumber() {
		try {
			if(!isNull(KEY_BUILD_NUMBER)) {
				return getString(KEY_BUILD_NUMBER);
			}
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			// Ignore
		}
		return null;
	}

	public void setBuildNumber(String buildNumber) {
		try {
			put(KEY_BUILD_NUMBER, buildNumber);
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			Log.w("Error adding %s to AppRelease.", KEY_BUILD_NUMBER);
		}
	}

	public String getIdentifier() {
		try {
			if(!isNull(KEY_IDENTIFIER)) {
				return getString(KEY_IDENTIFIER);
			}
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			// Ignore
		}
		return null;
	}

	public void setIdentifier(String identifier) {
		try {
			put(KEY_IDENTIFIER, identifier);
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			Log.w("Error adding %s to AppRelease.", KEY_IDENTIFIER);
		}
	}

	public String getTargetSdkVersion() {
		try {
			if(!isNull(KEY_TARGET_SDK_VERSION)) {
				return getString(KEY_TARGET_SDK_VERSION);
			}
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			// Ignore
		}
		return null;
	}

	public void setTargetSdkVersion(String targetSdkVersion) {
		try {
			put(KEY_TARGET_SDK_VERSION, targetSdkVersion);
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			Log.w("Error adding %s to AppRelease.", KEY_TARGET_SDK_VERSION);
		}
	}

	public String getAppStore() {
		try {
			if(!isNull(KEY_APP_STORE)) {
				return getString(KEY_APP_STORE);
			}
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			// Ignore
		}
		return null;
	}

	public void setAppStore(String appStore) {
		try {
			put(KEY_APP_STORE, appStore);
		} catch (JSONException e) {
			Log.w("Error adding %s to AppRelease.", KEY_APP_STORE);
		}
	}
}

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Q: Google App Engine sending mail I have a domain www.MYDOMAIN.com , and emails for www.MYDOMAIN.com are hosting in Yahoo Business. I have  a Google App Engine project named xyz.appspot.com. I would like to send emails from my app engine project , but from email@mydomain.com.
Is it possible to do this without moving the hosting from yahoo to google  ? Can i send an email to person@anydomain.com from email@mydomain.com ?

A: I haven't done this with a domain outside of Google but according to this:

The email address of the sender, the From address. The sender address
must be one of the following types:
-The address of a registered administrator for the application. You can
add administrators to an application using the Administration Console.
-The address of the user for the current request signed in with a
Google Account. You can determine the current user's email address
with the Users API. The user's account must be a Gmail account, or be
on a domain managed by Google Apps.
-Any valid email receiving address
for the app (such as xxx@APP-ID.appspotmail.com).
-Any valid email receiving address of a domain account, such as support@example.com. Domain accounts are accounts outside of the Google domain with email
addresses that do not end in @gmail.com or @APP-ID.appspotmail.com.

You should be able to add "email@mydomain.com" as an admin and send mail. If you need to send from multiple you should be able to register the domain with Google. Check here and here.

A: If workable, the easiest solution is as Ryan indicated -- add "email@mydomain.com" as an application administrator (go to Permissions in the developers console for that application and add that email, then confirm using the resulting emailed link). But, keep in mind that you'll need to have a google account setup for "email@mydomain.com" for which you can receive email and follow the link while logged in as that user (might need to use a private/incognito window if you are logged into the console as a different user than).
If this approach doesn't work in your situation (you don't have access to email@mydomain.com or you can't create a google account with that email address), the path of least resistance might be to use a third party system such as SendGrid. You can see info at https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/python/mail/sendgrid about using SendGrid with GAE.
We found that to be a more flexible and simpler approach (once you do it the first time), as the requirement for creating, validating, and updating application permissions for every "from" address was too cumbersome in our situation.

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function refine_mesh( obj, refine_level )
%REFINE_MESH Summary of this function goes here
%   Detailed explanation goes here

obj.mesh = obj.mesh.refine(refine_level);
obj.init;

end


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Q: how to change position from fixed to absolute and not have the div jump I am implementing a sticky behaviour for a div, that works like this
when user scrolls the page, the sidebar on the right scrolls up till it reaches close to the top then it stops while user is still scrolling down sidebar should again start to scroll up when user reaches close to the bottom of page.
What happens is when user reaches close to the bottom I change the position of the sidebar from fixed to absolute and that makes it jump.
Is there way to change a position from fixed to absolute and have it not jump while I do that but continue the scroll up from the same coordinates?

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var stickyHeaderTop = $('.sticky').offset().top;
if( $(window).scrollTop() > stickyHeaderTop-10 ) {
    $('.sticky').css({position: 'fixed', zoom: '1', top: '10px', left:'925px'});
} else {
    $('.sticky').css({position: 'relative', zoom: '1', top: '0px', left: '0px', width:'330px'});
}

if ($('#content-last').visible(true)) {
    // alert('visible');
    console.log($('.sticky').offset().top);
    $('.sticky').css({position: 'absolute', zoom: 'auto', 'z-index': '1', left: '', height: ''});
}

I've tried this also
$('.sticky').css({position: 'absolute', top: '0' zoom: 'auto', 'z-index': '1', left: '', height: ''});

and this
$('.sticky').css({position: 'absolute', top: $(window).scrollTop()+'px', zoom: 'auto', 'z-index': '1', left: '', height: ''});

but the first one is like not setting top at al, just like in the video, and the second one jumps down to the middle of screen.
Got any ideas how I may solve this issue?
you can see the sticky effect I am after right here.

A: I can show you how to make from position: static to position:fixed, I think you can use it to what you want to do:
HTML:

Sorry for SCSS
SCSS:
.container{
  div{
    display:inline-block;
    float:left;
  }
}
.body{
  background-color: #3fa142;
  height: 250vh;
  width: 65%;
}
.right{
  padding-top: 70px;
  height: 250vh;
  width: 34%;
  .box{
    height: 34vh;
    background-color: #f66a68;
    width: 150px;
  }
}

jQuery:
boxPosition = $(".box").offset().top;
$(window).scroll(function(){
   var isFixed = $(".box").css("position") === "fixed";
   if($(window).scrollTop() > boxPosition && !isFixed){
            $(".box").css({position:"fixed", top: "0px"});
   }else if($(window).scrollTop() < boxPosition){
        $(".box").css({position:"static"});
   }
})

Let me know if you have any questions regarding this solution.
JSFiddle Link

A: The best solution I found was to use sticky position that is only implemented in some browsers
position: -webkit-sticky;  // required for Safari
position: sticky;
top: 0; // required as well.

On browsers that is not supported polyfill is used, there is plugin for it
https://github.com/wilddeer/stickyfill
To use it just do
$('.sticky').Stickyfill();

It works perfectly, check the demo here http://wd.dizaina.net/en/scripts/stickyfill/

A: You cannot get the same smooth effect changing absolute to fixed and vice versa. You can only get that by using position sticky.


You've probably asked yourself how some people are able to work so many different activities in their schedules and yet still maintain a good balance personally and socially. Are they smarter? Doubtful. More organized? Probably. Better at managing time? Likely.
Time management is important to most people, but even more so for you while you're still on campus and wanting to get involved to accumulate a diverse range of skills to leave UBC with. Participation in co-curricular activites means that in addition to classes, homework, meals, jobs and socializing, significant time will be taken up with organizational obligations. Managing your time is a personal skill, and only you know what works best for you. The following steps can help you determine your best approach.
Reflect on your findings: what patterns can be identified as time wasters? Interruptions? What felt the most rewarding, versus what you would eliminate?
Try these suggestions, see what works for you best and then be sure to integrate them into your lifestyle. Learning effective time management now will help you throughout your personal life and professional career.


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"Sumaa Domm You Jigeen! Sumaa Jaamong!" Part 16 (My Daughters! My jewel!)
By Amie Sillah At the City T.J is enjoying the affluence of upper class life as she adapted quickly thanks to education. No more household drudgery now everything is mechanized and she becomes a bit lazy with two house helps, a house boy, a security and a gardener. Sura He drove into the compound and entered his house, T.J rushed to greet her husband kissing and hugging him. "I missed you! You're welcome!" "Hmmmm!" "What a surprise!" She rushed to welcome her sister who is mesmerized with what she sees, touching and admiring everything. "How are Papa, Mama, Cow Maga, Nene Sap and our funny, rascal cousins Yerro and Lama?" "They are all fine." "Hold on darling! She is from a long journey, let her sit, clean up with a hot shower and you serve her food. Afterwards you can catch up the gossip," Sura posited as he climbed the stairs. "She is not a stranger here," T.J posited. Meanwhile I.J the 'Jenny just come' is excited as she examined every item in the house. "You have such a beautiful house with all these decorations," I.J expressed. "Allah who has done it for me will surely do it hundred fold for you." "Amen oh! Amen!" I.J concurred. Catching Up Sisters' caught up with the village gossip. "How are the villagers and our friends? How many have got married since I left?" "Do you remember Aisha my best friend who helped me pay for my WAEC fees?" "Yes, I remember her." "She's gone to the U.K to meet her husband, as she promised she is studying Nursing." "That's ambitious of her," T.J posited. "Also Neneh and Bigay have married and relocated to the city." "As for you, I am going to feed you so well that Papa and Mama would not recognize you when you return to the village; salad, fruits, vegetables, you'll be brighter and fresher." Shopping Spree T.J took her sister shopping. "I.J this is the city and you have do away with your village outfits, I'll shop fancy city clothes for you to go with the city fashion." T.J went to a fancy car and opened it. "Is this your car?" "Yes, it is my hussyoh; he would not allow me use taxi or public transport at all." "How can I enter the car?" "Just open the door," T.J explained. At the Kitchen Every item is automation and I.J is excited about it. "So you don't grind or pound, everything is by machine unlike the village where everything is by hard labour." I.J posited. "I don't do anything whatsoever I need tocall just Mansata or Lolly the house helps to do it for me and the same thing applies for you, if you need anything just call one of them," T.J explained. "I don't want to stay lazy, I'll cook, and I love the art until I leave for the village. It will be easy and takes less time everything is automation." "If you say so. But my husband said household drudgery is a slave civilization that his wife will not be bogged by it, everything is automation, washing, ironing, cooking etc. He wants be just to sit down, look nice and be pampered." I.J is surprised and amused. "But you have to do exercise for good health." "I join the gym and I've stop due to my pregnancy." Yaa Baajen She visited her friend Jaa who is now a 'big woman' in the village. She brought the 'Dutch wax cloths' she gave her to keep as a co-lateral. She touched her wig and admired it. "T.J bought it for me from the city and said it is the latest in fashion." "O it is beautiful and I am glad for you eh!" Jaa kissed her. "Where is your husband?" "He's gone to the farm to check on the farm hands and to show them how to use the mechanized gadgets." "Tell him to take rest now while the children take care of him for he has done his part." "I was not expecting you," Jaa posited. She took out the 'Hollandish wax prints' and gave them to Jaa. "I have forgotten about them, let me go inside and get your money. I hope you are not angry with me." "Not at all, I have not come for the money, D4 000. 00 is nothing compared to our friendship, take it as my contribution towards our girls' education, I am sure one day they will solve my problem when I have the need to visit them and also when you go to the city for 'bambaane' (baby sit) you'll buy me goodies," Yaa Baajen posited. "Of course! You have helped me throughout our hardship years and the girls are aware of that. You were always there for me at my time of need, indeed a very good friend," Jaa posited. At the City Sura came with his best friend Tundea business tycoon associatefrom Nigeria. I.J came and served them refreshments. Tunde is amused as he eyed her. "If you need anything don't hesitate to ask me, I am at the kitchen," I.J said. "It's okay," Sura said. When she left Tunde asked. "Who is she?" "She is the elder sibling, T.J's immediate elder sister." "She is so fair and beautiful," Tunde commented.Sura smiled and hmmm. "Let us go we'll be late for the meeting," Tunde posited. "Not so fast, I have to go upstairs and get the appropriate permission to go out." "Okay I have forgotten; go upstairs and tell madam we are going out," Tunde posited. Pregnancy T.J is pregnant and Sura treats her like an egg. "My husband is processing my admission into a private university. Guess what?" "What?" "Sura is also processing yours just as he had promised Papa." "Are you serious?" "Very serious." "I am very excited T.J, your husband is Allah sent to our family, he loves our family," I.J posited. "Also another thing, Tunde, do you remember him, Sura's tycoon business partner from Nigeria." "What about him?" "He is a bachelor and said he likes you." "What for? Whatever! Tell me about the pregnancy, how do you feel?" I.J asked. "Mama had already told you, get me a fresh juice made from the juicer and add some ice cubes if you want me to tell you about my experience," T.J bluffed. "Are you taxing me?" "Of course! Do you want to hear the experience or not? Mama will be officially invited for the city 'bambaane'," T.J announced. At the Village Jaa She visited Sap at her house and gave her some present. "I.J went to the city and sent me some grocery and I've brought your share." Sap is over excited as she emptied the nylon bag at the table. "All these goodies for me? O thank you very much my sister. May Allah fill their wealth fountain." "This is also a lace material for you to manage, they have given me a handful." "Manage! This is more than manage; this is material for ceremony O thank my children for me." "I'll." "I know T.J is living in a big mansion in the city?" Sap asked. "We thank Allah for everything. Is your husband inside?" "No he has gone to work." "We are one I want to tell you something; Allah has done it for us again O! Our daughter I.J is getting married very soon, his suitor's family will come to the village to ask for her hand in marriage." "I am very sure she too is getting married to another big man, lucky you!" Sap posited. "Allah is praised! We thank him for his blessings," Jaa posited. To be Cont. ]]>
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The Financial System Review released its interim report on 15 July, and reforms for Australia's $1.8t superannuation sector are very much in scope.
Funds are just completing a round of reforms to streamline the system, yet many argue that more work is needed. Some argue that the industry has a short-term bias. Others argue tax concessions are too high and too focused on high earners and the above-60s. The recent Grattan report, Super sting, showed that superannuation fees are too high. And there is broad agreement that the retirement phase has received far less attention than the accumulation phase. Is the super system investing in the right assets; is it funding the economy effectively and why are there not more products protecting retirees from longevity risk and volatility in retirement?
Listen to this expert panel discussion's Forward Thinking event on the issues facing the Review, the emerging directions from the interim report, and the reform agenda for superannuation.


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New Hands-Free Tech Poses Hidden Danger For Drivers
Surprising Research Finds that Mental Distractions Can Persist Long After Completing Tasks
October 22, 2015 Transportation and Traffic Safety
Potentially unsafe mental distractions can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to surprising new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The results raise new and unexpected concerns regarding the use of phones and vehicle information systems while driving. This research represents the third phase of the Foundation's comprehensive investigation into cognitive distraction, which shows that new hands-free technologies can mentally distract drivers even if their eyes are on the road and their hands are on the wheel.
"The lasting effects of mental distraction pose a hidden and pervasive danger that would likely come as a surprise to most drivers," said Peter Kissinger, President and CEO of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. "The results indicate that motorists could miss stop signs, pedestrians and other vehicles while the mind is readjusting to the task of driving."
Researchers found that potentially unsafe levels of mental distraction can last for as long as 27 seconds after completing a distracting task in the worst-performing systems studied. At the 25 miles per hour speed limit in the study, drivers traveled the length of nearly three football fields during this time. When using the least distracting systems, drivers remained impaired for more than 15 seconds after completing a task.
"Drivers should use caution while using voice-activated systems, even at seemingly safe moments when there is a lull in traffic or the car is stopped at an intersection," said Marshall Doney, AAA's President and CEO. "The reality is that mental distractions persist and can affect driver attention even after the light turns green."
The researchers discovered the residual effects of mental distraction while comparing new hands-free technologies in ten 2015 vehicles and three types of smart phones. The analysis found that all systems studied increased mental distraction to potentially unsafe levels. The systems that performed best generally had fewer errors, required less time on task and were relatively easy to use.
According to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Traffic Safety Manager Anita Lorz Villagrana, mental distractions occur when motorists attempt to do multiple things at once while driving. "Mental distractions can slow reaction times and cause inattention blindness, resulting in drivers unknowingly missing objects on the road, such as stop signs, pedestrians or other cars, which can lead to a crash," she said. "Now we see evidence that mental distraction can persist even after a distracting activity ends," she added.
The researchers rated mental distraction on a five-point scale. Category one represents a mild level of distraction and category five represents the maximum. AAA considers a mental distraction rating of two and higher to be potentially dangerous while driving.
The best performing system was the Chevy Equinox with a cognitive distraction rating of 2.4, while the worst performing system was the Mazda 6 with a cognitive distraction rating of 4.6. Among phone systems, Google Now performed best with a distraction rating of 3.0, while Apple Siri and Microsoft Cortana earned ratings of 3.4 and 3.8. Using the phones to send texts significantly increased the level of mental distraction. While sending voice-activated texts, Google Now rated as a category 3.3 distraction, while Apple Siri and Microsoft Cortana rated as category 3.7 and category 4.1 distractions.
"The massive increase in voice-activated technologies in cars and phones represents a growing safety problem for drivers," continued Doney. "We are concerned that these new systems may invite driver distraction, even as overwhelming scientific evidence concludes that hands-free is not risk free."
Previous AAA Foundation research established that a category 1 mental distraction is about the same as listening to the radio or an audio book. A category 2 distraction is about the same as talking on the phone, while category 3 is equivalent to sending voice-activated texts on a perfect, error-free system. Category 4 is similar to updating social media while driving, while category 5 corresponds to a highly-challenging, scientific test designed to overload a driver's attention.
Over the last two weeks, AAA has used the findings to continue collaborative work with policymakers, safety advocates and manufacturers to improve the safety of future technology.
"Developers should reduce mental distractions by designing systems that are no more demanding than listening to the radio or an audiobook," continued Doney. "Given that the impairing effects of distraction may last much longer than people realize, AAA advises consumers to use caution when interacting with these technologies while behind the wheel."
Select b-roll video of the research is available to download and for news media purposes. The complete research reports, photos and other graphics are on AAA's website. The previous findings from Phase I and Phase II of the Foundation's research into cognitive distraction also are available.
Dr. David Strayer and Dr. Joel Cooper of the University of Utah conducted the research. A total of 257 drivers ages 21-70 participated in the study of 2015 model-year vehicles, while 65 additional drivers ages 21-68 tested the three phone systems.
Established by AAA in 1947, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, publicly-supported charitable educational and research organization. Dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries on our roads, the Foundation's mission is to prevent crashes and save lives through research and education about traffic safety. The Foundation has funded over 200 research projects designed to discover the causes of traffic crashes, prevent them and minimize injuries when they do occur. Visit www.AAAFoundation.org for more information on this and other research.


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The Polish PAP news agency reported the nine soldiers were killed while attempting to detonate a weapons cache in Wasit province on Sunday.
It quoted Gerenal Andrzej Ekiert, commander of the Polish-led multinational division in south-central Iraq, as saying that a further seven Ukrainians and four Kazakhs were wounded in the incident.
In a related incident, South Korean foreign ministry officials were investigating reports that one or more of their citizens have been kidnapped in Iraq.
Separately, in the city of Samarra, 100km north of Baghdad, an unidentified group of armed men shot and killed on Sunday the acting chief of police, Muhammad al-Badri, as he travelled in his car.
argeted by a roadside bomb.
The convoy came under attack near Yusufiya late on Saturday.
The spokesman, Adnan Abd al-Rahman, said on Sunday a fifth Iraqi died from a heart attack during the incident.
A US military spokesman had no immediate information on the incident but said it was under investigation.
The US military said on Sunday it was investigating a separate incident in which one of its warplanes bombed the wrong house in northern Iraq, killing as many as 14 civilians and fuelling anti-American anger three weeks before elections.


Rural England's Great Rebuilding of 1570-1640, first identified by W.G. Hoskins in 1953, has been vigorously debated ever since. Some critics have re-dated it on a regional basis. Still more have seen Great Rebuildings around every corner, causing them to dismiss Hoskins's thesis. In this first full-length study of the rebuilding phenomenon, Colin Platt, an accomplished architectural and social historian, addresses these issues and presents a persuasive fresh assessment of the legacy of this revolution in housing design. Although accepting Hoskins's definition of a first Great Rebuilding, starting with the 1570s and ending in the devastations of the Civil War, the author argues convincingly for a more influential "second" Great Rebuilding after peace had returned.; In examining architectural change both in the buildings themselves and through the writings of discerning contemporaries, today's family house, whether in town or country, is shown to owe almost nothing to the Middle Ages. Instead, its origins lie in the increasingly sophisticated world of the Tudor and Jacobean courts, in the refined taste of returned travellers, and in a growing popular demand for personal privacy, unobtainable in houses of medieval plan.; This fascinating and challenging study of changing tastes marks an important contribution to our understanding of Tudor and Stuart society and as such will not only be welcomed by students and historians of early modern England but by the interested general reader.


News Five Was Founded In 2013 And Focuses On Hair Loss Treatments. It Is Known For Reviews Of Natural Treatments.
News Five released their new review of Hair Loss Protocol. This review reveals if Hair Loss Protocol really stimulates hair growth. The review also shows if Hair Loss Protocol can help get rid of alopecia.
News Five owner says there are many people considering buying Hair Loss Protocol and a lot of buzz around its potential benefits in the health field. This review gives an objective analysis of how well Hair Loss Protocol actually delivers and some insights into whether it might be a good purchase at the current price.
Hair Loss Protocol treatment was developed by Dr. Blount, Jared Gates and their team of researchers. Hair Loss Protocol focuses on DTH (Dihydrotestosterone) steroidal hormone that causes alopecia in the first place. According to Mr. Gates, this hair loss treatment helps unclog the hair roots and stimulate the hair follicles (papilla) which leads to hair growth. Then, it restricts body from producing DHT hormone by denaturing the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase. It is a completely natural hair loss treatment that was developed to reverse alopecia without the use of any medications.
News Five reports that Hair Loss Protocol treatment comes in a form of an eBook (which can be conveniently used at home) and is covered by a 60-day no questions asked money back guarantee. It is an easy-to follow hair loss treatment that is based on scientifically proven method and that only uses natural products and vitamins (no additional medications required). Hair Loss Protocol is suitable for both men and women of any age.
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TVB announced plans to film "Triumph In The Skies 2010" at FILMART 2018 on March 18. This is the first collaboration between TVB and Beijing Tencent Pictures with a budget of 200 million RMB. Shooting will start at the end of the year.
TVB will consider the viewers's suggestion in the casting and they plan to include Moses Chan, Ruco Chan and Kenneth Ma whilst Tencent Pictures will also invite William Chan, Yang Mi, Angelababy, Dilraba Dilmurrat and Huang Zitao. However, Chilam Cheung and Myolie Wu will not be in the cast due to TVB's legal problems with Stephen Shiu Jr's company. "Triumph In The Skies 2020" will be filmed in Europe, Canada and United States.
Will Francis Ng be in the 2020 version?
Too bad Myolie and Chilam won't be in. Hope the series will be as good as the other ones.
............man, another sequel.........not sure how I feel about this....Especially with no Chilam!
I am not sure about this. It is not the same group of person!!!
Let's hope the story line is fresh. Without some of the old stars they will really need a great story line to hold my interest.
with China stars and TVB's, there is gonna be some mixed feeling to this one. TVB doesn't care????
hope this cast will be good. looking forward to it.
If none of the original cast will be in this one, just doesn't seem like it should be named a sequel. The original was classic...the sequel was pretty good with the additional of Chilam, but no more!
I would love to see Dilraba in a TVB drama! Can't wait!
I hope they can keep more of the original cast. Not sure if it'll go well with new costars.
Honestly, I don't really like William... and I don't really know anyone else other than Frances Ng.. so I am not very excited about this series.
I am hoping they will make the third season of triumph in the skies tvb series. the first two seasons were pretty good and I really like the plot of this series.
looks like it will be a good movie!
Is this a film or drama series. i like this is getting to be a boring film of similar stories.
Another TVB sequel ! Is TVB running out of ideas ! it is hope that the audiences will find it entertaining as some of the other sequels are quite boring.
it is good that TVB will film the new triumph in the skies film. This film is pretty popular especially in the season 1 and 2. I can't wait for this film to come out.


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Penn Holderness was our local news anchor for quite a few years when he and his wife decided to start their own business. They have made some really funny videos, one of which was featured on Good Morning america a few months ago. This is their latest.
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Phillip Kohlschreiber of Germany defeated Robin Haase in straight sets to set up a semi-final appearance with Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
Fourth seed Kohlschreiber saved all six break points against him as he completed a 6-2 6-4 victory in an hour and 19 minutes.
It's the German's fifth trip to Moscow, but the first time he has reached the last four.
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Donskoy beat countryman Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-3 6-2, saving all four break points he faced, while Cilic thrashed Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2 6-1.


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There are exceptions to every rule. Granny Smith does not need a pollinator and neither do the Peaches. some of the Cherries and Plums do not it depends on the variety.
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with his characters, focusing on Fires?
When looking at the works of Raymond Carver, one can feel a sense of autobiography, that the characters in his stories are struggling against the same circumstances that Carver himself once struggled through. How true this is, is marginal to say the least, for Carver tells us in Fires that anything from a phone call to living in a seedy apartment in Jerusalem for four months is cause to influence his writing.
But taking this as subject of influence for his stories, one must then look at his characters, who at times more than closely resemble a certain element of Carver himself in a certain situation that Carver has since been in. The essence of the characters make Carvers stories all the more realistic, as you can sense the trials and tribulations that these people have gone through, and are being faced with as we read each page further. In looking at Carvers Fires, a collaborations of essays, poems, and stories, we can see the realism of each character, and in doing so, reflect them upon Carver for some likeness. But is this truly where the characters come from? Are they just a reflection of Carver and his life?
In private desperation, Raymond Carvers characters struggle through their lives, knowing, with occasional clarity, that the "good life" they had once hoped would be achieved through hard work, will not come about. In many ways, Carvers life was the model for all of his characters. Married to Maryann Burke at nineteen, and having two children in the space of seventeen months, the Carvers life was decided for years to come. Early on Carver felt, along with his wife, that hard work would take care of nearly everything.
And Carver has been to that point. Looked it in the face and thrown an empty Vodka bottle at it then sat down and wrote about each piece of shattered glass, and the effort to put it back together. It's because Carver has been there, that he is able to write about such things as he does. His first hand perception, which he gives to his characters, brings them to life, and leaves a flavour of autobiography lingering in his stories. Parallels can be drawn between Carver and his characters, despite his resurgence in denying basing them on himself. This can be seen in the story Where is Everyone? The narrator of the story is a self-proclaimed alcoholic and through the course of the story confronts the many vices of alcoholism. This struggle also plagued Carvers life, and one that he also succumbed to.
The precision found in Carver's writing comes from Carver himself, his experiences, his rises, and his downfalls. Carver's stories changed with his life, and his characters reflect this. We can say a certain percentage of his stories dealt with the working poor, or alcoholics out of work, or adulterers. Or we can say that overall he dealt with people who had no hope, or little hope. He once said, "It's strange. You never start out life with the intention of becoming a bankrupt or an alcoholic or a cheat and a thief. Or a liar." (Gentry, p.38) At one time Carver was all of these. And so were his characters.
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Experts say artificial intelligence contributes to discrimination in lending
Blue digital computer brain on circuit board with glows and flares - stock photo.
While the technology holds promise, artificial intelligence also has flaws which often take on the biases of its creators.
Experts say artificial intelligence...
By Michael Volpe
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be playing into stereotypes that adversely affect women and minorities in financial decisions, according to two experts.
The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled: "Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: Where We Are and the Next Frontier in Financial Services."
Among the witnesses who testified were Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, a fellow of Governance Studies at the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, a think tank; and Dr. Douglas Merrill, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zest Finance, a company which uses machine learning (ML) for the loan approval process.
"Lenders use our software to increase loan approval rates, lower defaults, and make their lending fairer," Dr. Merrill said.
"Increasingly, the private and public sectors are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) systems and machine learning algorithms to automate simple and complex decision-making processes," Dr. Turner Lee said during her opening remarks. "The mass scale digitization of data and the emerging technologies that use them are disrupting most economic sectors, including transportation, retail, advertising, financial services and energy, and other areas. AI is also having an impact on democracy and governance as computerized systems are being deployed to improve accuracy and drive objectivity in government functions."
While each recognized the incredible potential of AI, they both warned that it is currently contributing to adverse outcomes to women and minorities.
Dr. Turner-Lee
Dr. Turner-Lee stated that AI often credits decisions that create an unfair bias against women and minorities.
"In the case of credit, we are seeing people denied credit due to the factoring of digital cognitive profiles which include their web browsing histories, social media profiles and other inferential characteristics to the factoring of credit models and these biases are systematically finding themselves with less favor to individuals in particular groups where there is no relevant difference between those groups, which justifies that harm."
She said one reason why these biases in AI exist is due to the lack of diversity in the industry.
She cited a study by Deloitte from 2016 about the lack of diversity in technology.
"Recent diversity statistics report these companies employ less than two percent of African Americans in senior executive positions, and three percent of Hispanics when compared to 83 percent of whites," she stated in her written testimony. "Asian-Americans comprise just 11 percent of executives in high tech companies. In the occupations of computer programmers, software developers, database administrators, and even data scientists, African-Americans and Hispanics collectively are under six percent of the total workforce, while whites make up 68 percent."
In her written testimony, Dr. Turner-Lee listed some examples of AI creating bias.
"Latanya Sweeney, Harvard researcher and former chief technology officer at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), found the micro-targeting of higher-interest credit cards and other financial products when the computer inferred that the subjects were African-Americans, despite having similar backgrounds to whites," she stated. "During a public presentation at an FTC hearing on big data, Sweeney demonstrated how a web site, which marketed the centennial celebration of an all-black fraternity, received continuous ad suggestions for purchasing 'arrest records' or accepting high-interest credit card offerings."
She noted that faulty AI can even affect decisions made by judges. "For example, automated risk assessments used by U.S. judges to determine bail and sentencing limits can generate incorrect conclusions, resulting in large cumulative effects on certain groups, like longer prison sentences or higher bails imposed on people of color."
In housing, she referred to a phenomenon called web-lining.
"Despite a strengthening economy, record low unemployment and higher wages for whites, African-American homeownership has decreased every year since 2004 while all other groups have made gains. In 2017, 19.3 percent of African American applicants were denied home loans, while only 7.9 percent of white applicants were rejected. Brookings fellow Andre Perry found that 'owner-occupied homes in black neighborhoods are undervalued by $48,000 per home on average, amounting to $156 billion in cumulative losses.' In other words, for every $100 in white family wealth, black families hold just $5.04. This type of physical redlining is now manifesting in the form of applications discrimination, or what Frank Pasquale has coined as 'weblining,' where whole communities are classified by their credit characteristics and associated risks."
Dr. Turner-Lee's Solutions
As for solutions, Dr. Turner-Lee proposed three.
Updating the main civil rights laws to address AI. She specified three laws to address this. One was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which, "forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing." She also cited the 1968 Fair Housing Act and the 1974 Equal Credit Opportunity Act. "To quell algorithmic bias, Congress should start by clarifying how these nondiscrimination laws apply to the types of grievances recently found in the digital space, since most of these laws were written before the advent of the internet," she noted in her written testimony.
Industry self-regulation, which includes a proactive approach to diversity. She also stated companies must create a bias impact statement. "As a self-regulatory practice, a bias impact statement can help probe and avert any potential biases that are baked into or are resultant from the algorithmic decision."
Congress should support the use of regulatory sandboxes and safe harbors to curb online biases. A regulatory sandbox is "a regulatory approach, typically summarized in writing and published, that allows live, time-bound testing of innovations under a regulator's oversight. Novel financial products, technologies, and business models can be tested under a set of rules, supervision requirements, and appropriate safeguards." According to a white paper by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. Dr. Turner-Lee noted, "Regulatory sandboxes could be another policy strategy for the creation of temporary reprieves from regulation to allow the technology and rules surrounding its use to evolve together. These policies could apply to algorithmic bias and other areas where the technology in question has no analog covered by existing regulations. Rather than broaden the scope of existing regulations or create rules in anticipation of potential harms, a sandbox allows for innovation both in technology and its regulation."
Dr. Douglas Merrill
Dr. Merrill focused his remarks on a specific type of AI, machine learning, which he said, "discovers relationships between many variables in a dataset to make better predictions."
In his opening remarks, he talked about both its potential and pitfalls.
"Machine learning increases access to credit especially for low-income and minority borrowers. Regulators understand these benefits and, in our experience, want to facilitate, not hinder, the use of ML.
"At the same time, ML can raise serious risks for institutions and consumers. ML models are opaque and inherently biased. Thus, lenders put themselves, consumers, and the safety and soundness of our financial system at risk if they do not appropriately validate and monitor ML models."
He then described one example of how these ML models can go haywire.
"Without understanding why a model made a decision, bad outcomes will occur. For example, a used-car lender we work with had two seemingly benign signals in their model. One signal was that higher mileage cars tend to yield higher risk loans. Another was that borrowers from a particular state were slightly less risky than those from other states. Neither of these signals raises redlining or other compliance concerns.
"However, our ML tools noted that, taken together, these signals predicted a borrower to be African-American and more likely to be denied. Without visibility into how seemingly fair signals interact in a model to hide bias, lenders will make decisions which tend to adversely affect minority borrowers."
Dr. Merrill said the industry has created numerous methods for understanding why a decision is made but most don't work.
"There are purported to be a variety of methods for understanding how ML models make decisions. Most don't actually work. As explained in our White Paper and recent essay on a technique called SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations), both of which I've submitted for the record, many explainability techniques are inconsistent, inaccurate, computationally expensive, or fail to spot discriminatory outcomes."
Dr. Merrill disagreed slightly with Dr. Turner-Lee on the need for updating legislation. "Regulators have the authority necessary to balance the risks and benefits of ML underwriting. In 2011, the Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC published guidance on effective model risk management. ML was not commonly in use in 2011, so the guidance does not directly address best practices in ML model development, validation and monitoring."
Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia
Dr. Merrill noted that AI can be opaque and Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat from Texas, illustrated that during her five-minute question-and-answer period.
Referring to AI, she asked Dr. Bonnie Buchanan, the Head of School of Finance and Accounting and Professor of Finance, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, "Can you in just plain English in 25 words or less tell the average viewer what the heck we're talking about?"
"It's a group of technologies and processes that can look at determining general pattern recognition, universal approximation of relationships and trying to detect patterns from noisy data or sensory perception," Dr. Buchanan responded.
"I think that probably confused them more," Garcia stated, noting the complexity is part of the problem.


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The Choise of Valentines Or the Merie Ballad of Nash His Dildo, which alternatively acquired the label "Nashe's Dildo", is an erotic poem by Thomas Nashe, thought to have been composed around 1592 or 1593. The poem survives in three extant manuscript versions and was first printed in 1899. It recounts in the first person a sexual encounter in a brothel between the narrator, Tomalin, and his lover, Mistress Frances. The poem contains the most detailed description of a dildo in Renaissance literature, and contains one of the first attestations of the word dildo, though the word seems to derive ultimately from nonsense syllables common in early-modern popular ballads.

In the prologue, Nashe dedicates the poem to "the right honorable the Lord S.", who is evidently  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, Shakespeare's patron and friend.  Then in the epilogue when Nashe writes "My muse devorst from deeper care, presents thee with a wanton elegie", it appears that Nashe indeed wrote the poem with the patronage of Southampton.

Plot summary
As it is Valentine's Day, Tomalin goes to seek his flame, Mistress Frances, where she lives in the country, but discovers that she has been driven away by the local authorities and now resides in a brothel in the city.  He enters the brothel, posing as a customer, and is offered other women by its Madame, but it is his lover that Tomalin really wants to see, even though it will cost him more.  Tomalin is shown to Mistress Frances' room and is greeted with reciprocal passion, but before penetrating her he suffers from premature ejaculation due to his excitement.  Mistress Frances lends Tomalin a helping hand to revive his erection, and the two have sex.  During intercourse, she admonishes Tomalin to slow down and sets a rhythm more amenable to her own sexual gratification.  Tomalin eventually climaxes, and his lover appears to climax as well, but soon expresses that she is not fully satisfied, and resorts to using a dildo.  After a long description of the dildo, Tomalin pays for the services rendered and leaves the brothel, asking the readers, "Judge, gentlemen, if I deserve not thanks?"

Criticism
The Choise of Valentines was not published until 1899, in an edition limited to subscribers and apparently intended for collectors of pornography.  In 1905 Ronald B. McKerrow included the poem in his edition of Nashe's works.  The poem is of particular interest to literary scholars concerned with late Elizabethan representations of gender and sexuality.

Ian Moulton reads the poem as expressing anxieties about masculine sexuality, including men's inability to satisfy women and women's sexual autonomy in taking their pleasure into their own hands. Moulton also describes how several of the extant manuscripts differ widely from the more complete Petyt version, three of them omitting entirely the long description of the dildo, and one of these being partially written in cipher.

A Choise of Valentines is a complex poem: Boika Sokolova writes, "For all its explicitness, . . . the poem manages to diffuse the pornographic through sparkling wit, literary allusion and self-conscious mock-seriousness."

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"You are what you eat," or so the saying goes. We use this axiom in our developed country, where obesity is often top of mind, to remind ourselves that overeating will lead to a less healthy physique. However, this saying is also true for undereating or malnutrition – and that happens in Canada too.
So, "you are what you eat" holds true as well for malnutrition. With caloric needs of older adults and those with frailty often low due to lack of activity and loss of muscle mass, this means that every bite needs to count nutrition-wise.


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Docker is a Linux open source tool that allows developers to build containers to distribute software products. A container is a package that provides everything needed to install the software product automatically, including the code, system tools, a file system, and libraries. The Docker container can also be configured to limit the amount of system resources taken by the container when it installs a product, such as restricting the amount of processor capacity or memory needed. A customer could use a Docker container to quickly and easily install and configure the software product on most Linux platforms. With the container running in background, it does not slow down other applications running on a network or device.
A Docker container can significantly reduce the number of steps and points of failure in a complex software installation. For this reason we use Docker to distribute READynamic. To get started, visit https://hub.docker.com to to create a Docker account. You will need this account to download the READynamic container from a location provided by Datalogics.
Visit the Docker web site for more general information.
If you have questions feel free to contact Datalogics technical support.
Run this series of sudo and cURL commands at a command line to download and install the Docker software. The list of commands below include a key to authenticate access to the github repository where the Docker software is provided to the public.
You can copy and paste these commands from the list below into a command line interface and run them one at a time.
This section describes how to download the READynamic-Docker.zip file from Datalogics support. This zip file includes a set of control files that are delivered with the Docker software, to tell Docker where to find the READynamic software on your local system.
You will see a /docker directory appear with three files.
Next, download the Docker hub. This is a wrapper holding the server image. This process installs the READynamic software.
Log on to Docker with the Docker account credentials you created.
Switch to the /readynamic directory.
Docker pulls READynamic and MySQL images down to the machine and automatically manages the installation and basic configurations. This will take two or three minutes.
Open the READynamic user portal. Access it from your host directory, such as http://boxcollege.readynamic.com.
Note that READynamic listens to port 80. Your web administrator can create whatever external facing URL you like to access the READynamic portal or API reference documentation (apidoc).
We provide an example in this documentation, Box College, http://boxcollege.readynamic.com.
Datalogics support will provide you with a license file, license.lic. Copy this file into the /readynamic directory. For more information about the license file see the readme.txt file provided with your READynamic installation package.
Move the configuration file, server_configuration_overrides.yml, to the directory /readynamic/config_overrides.
All READynamic data files are stored in the /readynamic folder or its sub-folders.
The eBook files and related data will be stored in /readynamic/storage.
MySQL data files will be stored in /readynamic/mysql.
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We regularly provide updates to the READynamic software, and you are free to download these updates whenever you like. Complete these steps to update READynamic to the latest available version.
The sudo docker-compose up -d command pulls the most recent Docker image for the software, extracts the files, and runs the installation process. The process overwrites the current installed version of READynamic. If you are already running the most recent version of READynamic, however, the system will not install an update.
The most recent version of the software will be installed every time you run the update process.
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Q: Base64 encoded image not showing in Cordova Adding an image as Base64 data to my view does not work with this imagepicker.
I use Ionic with angular for my Cordova app. The cordova app is build with crosswalk. In my app you can add images to an object. This can be done with the camera or the image picker.
The camera returns base64 encoded image data which works fine, the image picker however does not.
The imagepicker is a fork on the original, so that it returns base64 encoded data instead of a file uri. An example of image data returned by the plugin can be found here.
The thing is, when I submit the image to the server (as base64) and retrieve it (the server decodes the image data, then stores is in a file, then returns the data as base64 again) the image works fine. And this can be done without page refresh.
The method that returns the data (maybe this returns base64 in a way cordova can't handle?)
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK && data != null) {
        ArrayList<String> fileNames = data.getStringArrayListExtra("MULTIPLEFILENAMES");

        ArrayList<String> encodedImages = new ArrayList<String>();
        for(String fileName : fileNames) {
          try {
            Uri fileUri = Uri.parse(fileName);
            InputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(fileUri.getPath());
            byte[] bytes;
            byte[] buffer = new byte[20000000]; //byte[8192]
            int bytesRead;
            ByteArrayOutputStream output = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            try {
              while ((bytesRead = inputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
                output.write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
              }
            } catch (IOException e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
            }
            bytes = output.toByteArray();

            String encodedString = Base64.encodeToString(bytes, Base64.NO_WRAP);
            encodedImages.add(encodedString);
          } catch(FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
          }
        }

        JSONArray res = new JSONArray(encodedImages);
        this.callbackContext.success(res);
    } else if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_CANCELED) {
        JSONArray res = new JSONArray();
        this.callbackContext.success(res);
    } else {
        this.callbackContext.error("No images selected");
    }

}
The foto view (partial, ingluded with ng-include), Other images work well so this is probably fine.
<ion-scroll direction="x" scrollbar-y="false" has-bouncing="true">

    <button class="button icon ion-ios7-plus-outline button-outline button-positive button-large" style="width: 200px; height: 200px;" ng-click="galleryCameraDialog()"></button>

</ion-scroll>

Please request additional information if required, the structure is rather complex.

A: Why are you sending JsonArray, you can direct send image string in success method.


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Possums are familiar to many Australians, often taking up residence in our gardens and homes. It is the Common Brushtail Possum, the most abundant and widespread species, which most people know, but this is the first book devoted to describing the natural history of the 'larger' possums of Australia, the 13 species belonging to the Brushtail and Ringtail families, including the Greater Glider and the Cuscus.
University of New South Wales Press, 2001. Octavo, 156 pages, paperback, colour photographs.
Artist/Author: Wilson, Don E. and Russell A. Mittermeier, editors.
Platypus, Echidnas, Opossums, Kangaroos, Koalas, Wallabies, and Wombats – Monotremes and Marsupials include a host of animals that have intrigued mammal fanciers for centuries. Monotremes are a very distinctive ancient group of mammals with only a handful of extant species in Australia and New Guinea, and Marsupials, with roots in South America, likely reached Australia via Antarctica some 50 million years ago. With relatives remaining in America, Marsupials have adapted to an amazing diversity of lifestyles and habitats. Volume 5 of HMW provides complete coverage of these two important groups of mammals. Lavishly illustrated with color photographs showing different behaviors of all of them, the text contains the latest up-to-date information on all families of Monotremes and Marsupials, both Australasian and American.
Evolutionary history of the marsupials and an analysis of osteological characters.
This title is not held in stock but we are happy to supply on special order. Please contact us.
Paradoxical Platypus: hobnobbing with duckbills.
A reprint of David Fleay's classic work.


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package com.bellini.recipecatalog.model.v1.mapper.dishtype;

import com.bellini.recipecatalog.model.v1.DishType;
import com.bellini.recipecatalog.model.v1.dto.dishtype.DishTypeModificationDTO;
import com.bellini.recipecatalog.model.v1.mapper.Mapper;

public class DishTypeModificationMapper implements Mapper<DishType, DishTypeModificationDTO> {

    private static DishTypeModificationMapper instance = new DishTypeModificationMapper();

    private DishTypeModificationMapper() {
    }

    public static DishTypeModificationMapper getInstance() {
        return instance;
    }

    @Override
    public DishTypeModificationDTO toDto(DishType param) {
        // not implemented
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public DishType fromDto(DishTypeModificationDTO param) {
        DishType obj = new DishType();

        obj.setName(param.getName());

        return obj;
    }

}


This post is long overdue, the best part of the holidays, for me at least, is New Year's Eve. I love taking the time to reflect and manifest for the new year coming up! & it's our anniversary so you can imagine my happiness waking up on the 31st.
But for some weird reason, reflection this year was harder then it's ever been. Ray and I sat in SunCafe for 4hours having one the most emotional conversations I've had in a while. I mean I guess it's always an emotional conversation when you take time to really inspect your flaws and discuss a plan on how to be a better person.
2018 has taught me a few things. Some of the lessons coming from moving to LA and others from working in oncology. I've learned to practice appreciation, work on understanding those who were raised differently, adapt around people I would rather be away from and count my blessings.
Just using the word blessing is something new for me. I never used 'blessed' because I've worked hard for everything that I have. Zero handouts! So using the word blessed to me, made me feel as though things just happened ' because.' & I didn't want to get used to discrediting my work. But honestly, my health and my family are a blessing. & ray is too, I am blessed to be experiencing a relationship that promotes growth, independence, and individuality.
Trust me, this post will be mad long if I keep going on all the things I've learned. I'm gonna move on! The purpose of this is just to remind others that before you manifest and before you start talking about things you need to work on, reflect on your accomplishments. & your failures. You'll learn more about yourself after reflecting on failures, trust me.
Here's a little exercise to help you get started. Answer these questions honestly, this is only for you, don't cheat yourself.
1. What brought joy in 2018? Happiness and gratification?
2. What made you feel uncomfortable?
3. What made you feel proud?
4. What are some accomplishments you thought you would never be able to do?
5. Reflect on those who were left behind & those you want around more often.
6. What are some projects that you didn't finish, talk about why you think they were left undone.
Now that you have your answers; reflect & maybe even share them.
Then put in the work! Manifest the things you want to see flourish. This is my favorite part, my imagination runs wild!
Keep goals realistic & remember a goal without a plan is just a wish.


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Life in Panama
Gold Star for Panama
Life in Panama, Panama, Panama Real Estate
By: Larke Newel
Amid the constant turmoil throughout the world Panama has continued to move forward, in spite of a few trials and setbacks.
Even though our drought conditions, causing, among other things, a drop in the water level in Gatun Lake, has caused a restricting of the vessel draft through the canal, there is some good news.
The first ship containing 31,200 tons of copper concentrate extracted from the newly operational Canadian mine First Quantum Minerals at Donoso, Colon transited through on June 21st.
This is the first of twelve transits which will raise $1.5 million in tolls as the copper laden ships head for Asia. As well, this mammoth project has contributed much to Panama in the form of 10,000 Panamanian jobs during construction. In 2018 the company made contributions of $118 million to the Social Services Fund and has allocated in excess of $34 million to Panama's environmental conservation.
In other positive canal news, the world's second largest liquid natural gas tanker transited the locks for the first time in June of this year.
A new president, Senor Laurentino Cortizo, was elected on May 6th and his self-proclaimed top priorities are to include stomping out the rampant corruption carried out during the last two presidencies, and prioritizing education. In addition, he has promised the completion of many of the stagnant infrastructure projects which have been stalled for numerous reasons. These include Terminal 2 of the Tocumen Airport where twenty additional gates will be added, allowing our international airport in Panama City to handle twenty million passengers per year.
The newly opened Line 2 of the metro system will have an additional extension which will connect it to Terminal 2 at Tocumen.
It is to be hoped that these completions will also include the desperately needed Children's Hospital as well as other medical facilities which were started but never completed.
On a humanitarian note, Panama is also moving forward. The Minister of Health recently announced that a team of doctors and nurses, whose goal is to care for migrants camped in the Darien who are waiting to continue their journey to the US, have set out. Numbering in the thousands, these people are in a desperate state. At least twenty-five deaths have been recorded along with numerous jungle disappearances. Many of these people are children and pregnant mothers who are frantic to reach safety in North America.
The compassionate health professionals will treat the migrants' health issues "in an effective, timely, dignified, and humane manner."
Panamanians continue to progress rapidly with the issues of recycling and environmental preservation. One small example is the banning of plastic garbage and grocery bags in our supermarkets. Given the fact that each and every year approximately 300 million tons of plastic waste is produced, this is a pressing problem and Panama has jumped on the prevention bandwagon.
Moving on to yet another area of improvement, the Consumer Protection Authority recently resolved 821 consumer complaints for a total of $11.3 million. These complaints were resolved in a satisfactory manner. According to the Authority administrator all cases brought forth by consumers that violate their rights get timely service. Some such include defective merchandise, breach of service, breach of warranty contracts, and undue collection.
In conclusion, Panama is determined to "soldier on", making improvements and continuing with positive progress. This country is determined to move forward, never looking back..
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Q: Connecting Neo4j and Matlab Would anyone happen to know, if there is any good way of operating Neo4j (or any other graph database) from Matlab?
R environment seems to have RNeo4j and I'm surprised that I didn't find any equivalent.
Thanks!

A: Just few ideas:

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*You can use the Cypher REST interface of Neo4J and this Matlab JSON plugin (found by this SO answer)

*Or you can use the the Matlab JDBC connection  (like SQLite use OTHER as vendor string) and the Neo4J JDBC driver
Matlba offers also an ODBC Native connection system but unfortunately Neo4J doesn't - even if there are some experiments going on...


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The Vucciria by Renato Guttuso
This painting is called "The Vucciria" and is by Renato Guttuso. The original – which is absolutely huge – hangs in Palazzo Steri in Palermo – at various times the former seat of the Spanish Inquisition, palace, Moorish pottery factory, community food storage warehouse, government office and prison.
It was painted in 1974 and Palermo University had it hidden away in a private room for years, imagine that!
The man in the yellow jumper is Renato Guttuso (the artist) himself, and the old woman in black is his wife: in the picture he showed her as much older than she really was. The three women in white, red and green dresses are all his mistress, shown from three different angles, and portrayed as much younger than she actually was. In reality she was the same age as his wife.
Guttuso lived most if his life in Rome and missed a lot of the foods you can only get in Sicily, so he had a phase of painting food along with women, his two great sensual pleasures.
This market was founded by the North African invaders of Sicily over 1,000 years ago and flourished like a chaotic souk for ten centuries. Sicilians say "It was a vucciria" the way we in English say "It was bedlam" or "It was a madhouse".
Very recently the Vucciria has become lacklustre and quite empty, but there are other street markets in Palermo, as old as the Vucciria, which are still a frenzied mass of people buying fruits, vegetables and fish and meat, men on motorbikes piled high squeezing through the crowds delivering more merchandise to the stalls, and men shouting out to sell their wares.
Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri, Palermo
Here's the map to Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri on Google
Guttuso exhibition in London
If you live in London, there's a Renato Guttuso exhibition going on until April at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art.
If you go there, let me know what it was like, OK?
Posted in Arty things to do in Sicily, History, Sicily, Sightseeing, TravelTagged Arty things to do in Sicily, Guttuso, Italy, Renato Guttuso, Sicily, Sightseeing, Travel, Vucciria
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20 thoughts on "The Vucciria by Renato Guttuso"
Katharine Weinmann says:
He also did wonderful pen and ink illustrations for Elizabeth David' s quintessential cookbook on Italy.
Yes he did, and I recently bought myself a copy of that.
I am trying to persuade the local Renato Guttuso art gallery to organise a permanent exhibition about this. I think it could be very interesting for tourists, tying it in with the local foods you can only eat in Sicily.
I played about taking photos of the book myself…
https://siciliangodmother.com/2014/12/01/q-who-promoted-italian-food-before-jamie-oliver-a-renato-guttuso/
Colin Bisset says:
That's a great project and good luck with it. I love my battered old Elizabeth David and its illustrations. Don't they realise how many Brits of a certain age they could attract?! And the Vucciria is a great painting that really captures so many markets but especially the ones in Palermo. First saw it on some UKTV programme on Sicily.
I keep telling them the tourist-attracting (and hence economic) potential, but they seem like bewildered children a lot of the time. Most Sicilians only go abroad for their honeymoon so they cannot really understand the mentality in countries where a large proportion of the population goes abroad every single year and a hard core of people classify "travel" as their hobby. They don't understand how much money is out there and how easily we could make it come here!
I met the local council minister for tourism and the mayor just this evening, and tried again. As I said once before on another post, I feel as if I am trying to teach a gerbil how to solve Rubik's cube.
Silver in the Barn says:
A vibrant, teeming-with-life image. How could they have had it tucked away for years? A psychiatrist could have a field day with the back story on this painting.
Everything about Guttuso is intriguing and seems mad.
He had his wife and mistress living together in the same house for a while – just like English writer Graham sleazy Greene. When he died he left wife, children and mistress out of his will and left everything to his lawyer's son, whom he adopted on paper shortly before dying. One does wonder if he had gone utterly senile by then, but he seems to have lived his whole life nuttily so maybe it was deliberate.
Oh, now that's an interesting tidbit. He does seem quite mad indeed.
Jules Brown says:
Nice story and great picture. I remember my first time in the Vucciria – when the restaurant I was eating in ran out of something, they just dangled a basket out of the window and got the stallholder to fill it up…brilliant!
I love the way they do that. I love the way the old women in my village buy their bread from the bread van the same way. They all keep a basket on a rope on their balcony.
My Hubby won't let me do that though! Apparently it's "common" and we have to maintain middle class standards!!!!!!
onomatopoeicbliss says:
It is easier to just let a woman believe that her man strayed because she is younger/leaner/bigger chested/blonder, than it is to get it through her head that the size of the hips/boobs, hair color, and age simply do not matter.
As always, thank you for bringing the island of my heritage to me, since Ima prolly never set foot thereon😊
Oh, you gotta come ere! You canna be real Sicilian ifa you never come ere, innit?
Interesting observation about the wife/mistress situation and I think you're absolutely right. But what about the fact he painted his mistress three times? Was he telling her he really wanted a harem?
Just visited the Guttuso exhibition at the Estorick last weekend, as we live close by. I only discovered him because we're visiting Sicily for the first time (east side) this summer and I've been reading up in advance (which incidentally is how I found your lovely site!). The Estorick is a great gallery which has a fantastic collection of 20th century Italian art & there's something new to see on each visit. But as it's a relatively small space there's only so much it can display for single artist retrospectives & therefore I didn't feel I got a thorough grounding in Guttuso's life and work. More of a tantalising glimpse. I do want to see 'The Vucciria.' A good reason to head over to Palermo when we hit the island!
Thank you for reporting on the exhibition – MUCH appreciated. it's frustrating when you feel you've had not quite enough of a good thing!
It's a pity Guttuso's works are so dispersed around the world. The Vucciria is marvellous even though it's the only work in Palermo, and the rest of Palazzo Steri, though it has nothing to do with Guttuso, is fascinating for other reasons. The biggest concentration of his work is of course the Guttuso Museum in Villa Cattolica in Bagheria, but the place is in crisis now: the director was stealing art work to sell and give away or keep in her own house, and getting about half a million euros a year in EU grants which she shared out among her friends – whilst the villa was often closed, for private wedding receptions among other things (yes, actually inside the art galleries among the paintings). Only in Sicily!!!!
Wonderful painting of the Vucciria, just seen it aired again on Sicily Unpacked, currently being shown again on BBC4. Going to Sicily in November to do a tour of the island with my cousin, can't wait. We are foodies so will enjoy exploring the markets. Love your website!
Anne, UK
Sicily is paradise for foodies! Make sure you go to the Capo market or Ballaro for food mania! The Vucciria itself doesn't have food any more, but both of those markets look like this painting!
I've also made a page of foodie ideas…
https://siciliangodmother.com/food-loving-things-to-do-on-holidays-in-sicily/
I read somewhere that the Guttuso painting of the Vecchia was painted in Rome and not in Palermo. Guttuso asked even a Roman Butcher to send to his atelier a full half of a beef to recreate the atmosphere.
Ha ha! I can just picture that! I wonder if he ate it afterwards?
Like other talented sons of Bagheria, Guttuso left and never came back (till he was dead.)
Richard Brinton says:
I have a fleeting memory of having seen dry point prints of Sicilian landscape by Guttuso- wonderful prints balancing subject, technique and a spiritual dimension of an inhospitable landscape. Can someone tel me where I can see these prints again?
You need to go to the Guttuso Museum in Bagheria, Sicily (near Palermo) which is housed in Villa Cattolica.
The 17th century villa is currently being restored (they need non stop maintenance) so it is closed for about 6 months or so.
I'll blog when it reopens, so if you subscribe you'll get an email notification! 😀
If you want to know lots more about Guttuso and his interesting domestic arrangements, read "Midnight in Sicily" by Peter Robb. Actually, read it anyway , it's great.


All the casting has been done for the movie "Shoot My Heart".
Other than Lee Min-ki and Yeo Jin-goo in the lead, other casts include Yoo Oh-sung, Kim Jung-tae, Park Doo-shik, Han Hye-rin, Shin Goo, Song Young-chang, Kim Gi-cheon and more.
Yoo Oh-sung takes on the role of Choi Ki-hoon, a nurse in the mental hospital. Kim Jung-tae is a chatterbox mental patient who never stops talking and Park Doo-shik is an evil caregiver.
Han Hye-rin is the only female nurse named Yoon Bo-ra and Shin Goo is a master who sees through everything. Song Young-chang and Kim Gi-cheon play the roles of the owner of the hospital and Man-sik.
"Shoot My Heart" is based on the original novel by Jeong Yoo-jeong-I. It's a humorous story about friends of the same age meeting at a mental hospital. Filming starts this coming May.
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Barty wins thriller as top six women grace Melbourne Park on same day
Ash Barty has showcased her fighting qualities on an extraordinary day of pre-Australian Open tennis at Melbourne Park. After a near year-long hiatus, Australia's world No 1 advanced to the quarter-finals in her first tournament back with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victory over dogged Czech Marie Bouzkova.
Barty's gritty win sent a reminder to her rivals on the eve of Thursday night's Open draw and on a day of unprecedented women's talent on display. The world's top six female players, as well as 23-times grand slam winner Serena Williams, former Open champions Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber and French Open titleholder Iga Swiatek were all on show.
Never before, not even at the Open, have fans been treated to so much class on the one day, with grand slam draws splitting the world's elite stars into two halves of the draw.
But the Covid-19 pandemic has forced officials into a complete re-think, with six tournaments running concurrently at Melbourne Park to allow competitors as much court time as possible before Monday's start to the Open.
Nineteen Australians were in action on Wednesdaybut all eyes were on Barty as the world No 1 continued her comeback after not being sighted on tour since a semi-final loss to Petra Kvitova last February. She did not disappoint, surviving a stern two-hour test of her nerve to progress to the last eight of the Yarra Valley Classic.
After shaking off some rust in a three-set exhibition loss to world No 2 Simona Halep in Adelaide and then blowing off more cobwebs with a straight-sets win over Ana Bogdan in her tournament opener, Barty was forced to dig deep on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old breezed through the opening set without dropping a game, then recovered from losing the second and retained her cool in a topsy-turvy deciding set to prevail. The top seed said it was not easy backing up from her match against Bogdan on Tuesday night.
"I'm an early riser so I didn't get a hell of a lot of sleep last night," Barty said. "But it's fantastic to be back out here. It was a really solid match." Barty will play American Shelby Rogers in the last eight and could potentially face Williams in the semi-finals.
Elsewhere in Melbourne there were mixed fortunes for the British contingent. Dan Evans, the British men's No 1, progressed to the third round of the Murray River Open with a straight sets victory over Pedro Sousa as the world No 33 began his campaign before the Australian Open. The eighth seed, who received a bye in the first round, dispatched the 108th-ranked Portuguese 6-3, 7-5 at Melbourne Park, where he will next meet Marcos Giron.
Johanna Konta and Katie Boulter both started strongly before being overcome by their opponents in three sets in the third round of the Gippsland Trophy. The fifth seed Konta was defeated 4-6, 7-6 (10), 7-6 (4) by Irina-Camelia Begu, with the world No 79 pushing the Briton for three-and-a-half hours.
Boulter, ranked at 371 after a lengthy spell out with a back injury in 2019 and playing at just her second WTA event in close to two years, stunned the 14th seed Coco Gauff the day before. But second seed Naomi Osaka offered something else, winning 68% of her first-serve points while Boulter had seven double faults en route to a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss.
Heather Watson made an early exit at the Grampians Trophy as she lost 6-2, 6-2 in her opening-round match against the 36th-ranked Russian Veronika Kudermetova. Watson only left hotel quarantine on Friday and said before the tournament she was "not putting a lot of pressure on myself" as she focuses on the Australian Open.
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