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EFF Encourages People to Allow Strangers on Their Internet
Over the past few months, there has been a conversation online about the value of open source software, especially security software. This, this course, was spawned by the disaster caused by OpenSSL and their two security issues over just a few weeks, followed by the troubles of an open source hard drive encryption program.
Companies and individuals have, understandably, become more weary of using open source products because of the ease of access to discover security vulnerabilities. Despite this trend, the Electronic Freedom Foundation has released an open source firmware for Internet routers that allows you to give complete strangers access to your Internet connection without asking permission.
Clearly, there are a number of security concerns with this concept, but let's talk about the goal of this move first. The idea is that, with an open Internet connection, people will be less likely to try and hack your router. On their website, OpenWireless, they said,
We are aiming to build technologies that would make it easy for Internet subscribers to portion off their wireless networks for guests and the public while maintaining security, protecting privacy, and preserving quality of access. And we are working to debunk myths (and confront truths) about open wireless while creating technologies and legal precedent to ensure it is safe, private, and legal to open your network.
With the ability to connect to just about any router wherever you are, your mobile data usage could shrink significantly. While AT&T and Verizon might not like to see data usage drop, your wallet almost certainly would.
Now, on the other hand, there is the security and legal issues to overcome. First, it is currently not legal in most places to connect to a private router without the owner's permission. That would definitely make opening up your router to the public a bit of a problem. Luckily for supporters, as the EFF says, they are working to legalize the practice.
Personal security is the chief concern with this technology, however. By giving access to your connection, you are exposing yourself to a number of legal and privacy issues. For example, someone on your connection, reporting as your IP address, could download a movie and get caught for it. Your IP address is tied to your personal identity, though, so as far as the law is concerned, the offense originated in your home, making you personally responsible.
More importantly, though, is the overall protection of your data. With an open source firmware, you are leaving your router more susceptible to attack from people who might want to steal data from you. What data might you have that someone could steal? You probably bank online, you have tax return information, possibly documents with personal identification - all stuff that could fetch a high price online from people who would steal your identity. Definitely not a great place to allow for easy access.
I totally understand the idea and the desire for open Internet access; the price of mobile data is insane on the top two carriers. However, creating it at the detriment of your privacy or security seems not to be a great idea.
Ars Technica:New open-source router firmware opens your Wi-Fi network to strangers
Nintendo Loses Patent Case to Philips in UK
Philips and Nintendo have had an interesting relationship for more than 2 decades. In the early 90s, Philips released a computer system that was mostly marketed as a videogame console. As part of a development agreement between the two companies, the CD-i featured 4 games which were based on Nintendo franchises: 1 Mario and 3 Zelda games. The device was a massive commercial failure.
Skip ahead to 2006 and Philips has completely gotten out of the industry and Nintendo has a unique new console which will go on to sell over 100 million units: the Wii. Its motion-based controller attracted the attention of all sorts of people, including Philips executives.
As it turns out, Philips has a trio of patents that cover the paired use of a camera and motion sensor in a single device. This pairing is exactly how the Wii's motion controllers work. The end of the controller is an infrared camera that tracks the position of two infrared lights in the sensor bar.
Philips filed a patent infringement suit against Nintendo in several markets, including the UK and the US. This week a verdict was handed down in the UK case, and Nintendo did not come out as the winner, at least in two of the three patents.
The damages will be decided next month, but it is possible that Nintendo will have to pay a licensing fee for each console sold. Most likely the damages will be limited to UK consoles, but could be global. That would certainly not make Nintendo's current financial situation any better. In the US case, which is still ongoing, Philips is looking to block sales entirely, so at least a licensing fee is a little better.
It is unlikely that Nintendo will be barred from selling its hardware in the US, but this is a nasty precedent that could influence the decision here. This is the world's worst time for Nintendo to have a situation like this, what with having trouble selling their new console and losing money for the first time ever in the past few quarters.
Will Nintendo be able to recover from this loss, or will this be the move required for them to sell out? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
England and Wales High Court (Patents Court) Decisions:Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v Nintendo of Europe GmbH [2014] EWHC 1959 (Pat) (20 June 2014)
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Amazon Bribes Developers with Coins
One of the early issues with Android was its massive fragmentation. New versions of the operating system were coming out so frequently that every device seemed to have its own version. This caused a giant gap in the number and types of apps that each device could download. Fortunately for Google they have solved this problem.
Kind of. Now, instead of there being multiple versions of Android in the market, there are multiple operating systems based on Android in the market. While Android, Nokia X and Fire OS are all based on the same platform, the app catalogs are very different. Each publisher has to resubmit their app to each app store, each with their own unique requirements.
So, how does a company differentiate itself against the other Androids, especially to developers? The answer is usually cash. In a move similar to BlackBerry, Amazon is offering developers up to $5,000 per app to create their applications natively for Fire OS, but there's a few caveats.
First, the application must take advantage of the unique features of the Fire Phone. For example, instead of using swipe or a hamburger menu icon to create multiple displays, use Dynamic Perspective. Also, you must use the carousel widget to qualify.
Our second caveat is the fact that you will be paid in Amazon coins, not straight cash. The idea is that the developer will then gift those coins to their application's users. You could use the coins to create a marketing campaign or to reward loyal users of your program.
Getting applications on a new platform is difficult. Unfortunately, this scheme has not worked in the past for other companies. If it had, perhaps BlackBerry would not have lost its number 3 position in the market. With Amazon, however, results do not always align with reason. Only time will tell if Amazon can convince developers to take advantage of the unique aspects of their phone.
Are you considering purchasing a Fire Phone? If so, how important is the application catalog to your decision? Would a lack of custom-feature applications change your mind? Let us know in the comments.
Slash Gear:Amazon giving Developers $15,000 in Coins for apps - with a catch
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LG webOS-Enbaled TVs Surpass One Million Units Sold
We love the fact that LG picked up webOS for two reasons. First, it kept alive one of our most favorite operating systems ever. And second, it allowed us to continue supporting our webOS app (assuming it works on the TV)! So naturally you could understand our excitement when LG debuted a webOS TV at CES. Now, we share LG's excitement and success of their webOS line of TVs selling so well.
This week, LG announced that it has sold over 1 million webOS-enabled smart TVs since they first went on sale in March. LG says that by June of 2015, it estimates sales to hit 10 million units sold. If that's not success and the rescue of a platform that would've fizzled out, I don't know what is.
In-kyu Lee, SVP and head of the TV division at LG, said this about LG's success in TVs this year.
Reaching the one million mark in just three months is a significant achievement in the TV industry. Rather than continuing to add more and more functions into our smart TVs that few people will ever use, we've decided to focus on simplicity with our 2014 Smart+ TVs with webOS. Consumers seem to share our view that this is the right direction for the evolution of smart TVs going forward.
It probably helps that a group of die-hard webOS enthusiasts got on board with LG's adoption of the mobile operating system. Either way, it's good to see the OS come back with a force that is to be reckoned with. Now, seeing as though we don't own an LG TV with webOS, can anyone tell us how well our app works on the TV? Or, rather, if it works at all?
LG Newsroom:LG SMART+ TV PASSES ONE MILLION IN SALES SINCE INTRODUCTION
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Music Director for Halo Files Suit Against Bungie for Unpaid Time Off and Benefits
With E3 just around the corner, it would be natural for people to focus on the event. However, with the International Consumer Electronics Show upstaging E3 only six months ago, and with a number of surprises being spoiled by leaked information, I felt it was only right to bring to light some other news that isn't convention-related. There seems to be a lawsuit brewing between a Halo music composer and Bungie.
Marty O'Donnell, renowned music compose for the popular videogame series Halo, has sued developer studio Bungie and also Bungie's CEO Harold Ryan. O'Donnell says that Bungie and Ryan did not pay him for paid time off, various expenses and benefits and unpaid vacation time.
O'Donnell was recently let go by Bungie in April but it was not said as to why he was terminated. Considering that the composer was with the company since May of 2000, there's probably substantial reasoning to his firing. In the lawsuit, it's said that Bungie did not give reason or explanation for the dismissal of O'Donnell and that Bungie violated company policy in regards to pay employees for any vacation time that went unused, any paid time off and other benefits. It also says that Ryan personally promised to pay for those items.
O'Donnell is also settling other issues with Bungie and its CEO through arbitration, but the reasons are not described in the lawsuit. He is currently seeking double the amount he is owed in the suit filed on May 1st. On May 27th, Bungie and Ryan responded to the suit, denying that the company owed O'Donnell any money.
Considering that Halo had made almost $3.5 billion, it can be safely said that O'Donnell's music had something to do with the overall success of the franchise. While we don't know much of the situation, do you think he is in the wrong? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below and we'll fill you in on the result of the lawsuit.
VentureBeat:Former Halo music composer sues Bungie for unpaid benefits
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Samsung, BLU, Prestigio, YEZZ and Others Announce Non-Android Phones
It is no secret that Android has seen a lot of commercial success over the past few years. A big part of that success has come from the perceived low cost of manufacturing an Android-powered device. Unfortunately, Google's mistreatment of others' patents has made the per-device cost pretty steep. For some manufacturers, they could pay upwards of $15 per device to license patents that Google has violated.
This is one of the main reasons we have seen companies searching for an Android alternative. Combine that with the shifting sands that are Android's manufacturing rules and regulations, and you'll find an immediate need for manufacturing alternatives. This week we got to see how manufacturers, both big and small, are responding to the Android issue.
First we have Samsung. Samsung, whose smartphone business has been built on the back of Android, has been unhappy with the platform for a while. They have been working in-house on their own operating system, Tizen, which has been released on several devices. None of these, however, has been a Samsung smartphone. All of that changed at Samsung's Tizen developer conference, where the company has announced their first Tizen-powered smartphone, the Samsung Z.
On the outside, the device is classic Samsung: big screen, great camera and their iconic physical home button, which they currently use on both Android and Windows Phone devices. In fact, a casual look at the handset would lead you to believe it is one of their flagship Galaxy handsets. You wouldn't be far off, with the device having many of the Galaxy S5 features: fingerprint sensor, heart rate monitor, 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, etc.
The big difference here, of course, is the operating system. However, if you are a Samsung fan, you might not notice too many visual differences. That is because the TouchWiz interface that Samsung uses on their Android phones is designed by them, as is Tizen. With this, Samsung has made the transition from Android to Tizen fairly seamless for users.
Hit the break for a photo and some of the other manufacturers ditching Android.
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MSPs opposed the Prime Minister's deal by 92 to 29 in a symbolic but historic vote.
The Scottish Parliament has voted emphatically to reject the Prime Minister's Brexit deal.
The symbolic but historic vote in Holyrood saw MSPs vote by 92 to 29 in favour of a motion stating the parliament's opposition to both Theresa May's deal and a no-deal Brexit.
The motion was a joint position agreed by the SNP, Scottish Labour, the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Greens.
Only one of Holyrood's five parties, the Scottish Conservatives, opposed the motion and defended the Prime Minister's agreement with the EU.
The result on Wednesday arrives as MPs begin the second of five days of debate at Westminster ahead of the vital meaningful vote on the deal on December 11.
It also comes after the Welsh Assembly expressed its opposition to May's Brexit deal on Tuesday in a vote in the Senedd.
Introducing the motion at Holyrood, constitutional relations secretary Michael Russell said the Brexit deal would leave parts of Scotland "severely and permanently damaged" due to a reduction of EU migration.
The motion means Scotland "rejects both the Prime Minister's deal and no-deal and instead looks to its politicians for a better way forward", he said.
Russell added: "It is important those those politicians, including ourselves, do not let the people down."
Beginning the debate for the Tories, the party's constitution spokesman Adam Tomkins said "no credible alternative" to May's deal "has even got off the ground".
Tomkins pointed to the day of the UK's exit from the EU - March 29 next year - as a legally enshrined fact.
He said: "Either we leave the European Union on the basis of the orderly Withdrawal Agreement the Prime Minister and her team has negotiated, or something very close to it, or we crash out of European Union on a no-deal basis that would be a disaster for the economy.
"Those who would prefer to reject this deal must confront the plain legal fact: that their actions serve only serve to make it more likely that we end up crashing out of the European Union on a no-deal basis."
The Tory MSP accused Labour and the Lib Dems of getting "hoodwinked" by the SNP into backing the campaign for Scottish independence.
"Ever since June 2016, Nicola Sturgeon's SNP have been trying to weaponise Brexit," said Tomkins.
But Scottish Labour's Brexit spokesman Neil Findlay mocked Tomkins for not taking any interventions in his opening speech, saying he was "afraid to take an intervention from a former bricklayer, a former used car salesman and a Liberal Democrat".
He continued: "On Tuesday (December 11) the future of our country will be determined, and one thing is clear.
"With 100 Tory backbenchers opposed, the Prime Minister's deal is indeed doomed."
Findlay added: "The Prime Minister should admit the game is up and let democracy prevail in a general election."
Leading for the Scottish Greens, Ross Greer said: "It's a bad deal for Scotland. It's a bad deal democratically, economically, environmentally, societally, culturally and so much more.
"It's a bad deal for every part of the UK and it was dead on arrival in the Commons."
The Liberal Democrats' Tavish Scott described the Scottish Tories as "lemmings rushing for the cliff edge" for backing May's Brexit deal.
Their "unapologetic support for the Prime Minister and the Withdrawal Agreement is ludicrous... because the Prime Minister will be defeated by her own side", he said.
"What don't they understand about what's going on?" Scott added.
He said Tomkins only took no interventions because "he didn't believe a word of what he said in the debate".


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Monastery of the Theotokos and Saint Martin near Carcassonne
http://monastere-cantauque.com/english/
Romanian Orthodox Church (Western Europe, 프랑스). Official website
A monastic community within the Romanian Orthodox Church. Sessions in iconography, psaltic chant, Biblical Hebrew, wood engraving, restoration of Icons. Psaltic chant, publications, church building, sacred art, monastery photos.
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Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute, Elizabeth Grove, SA
http://scmoi.edu.au/
Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia (ROCOR), Сиднейская и Австралийско-Новозеландская епархия (Australia and New Zealand, 오스트레일리아). Official website
Offering courses in Orthodoxy at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, which prepare serving clergy and men preparing for ordination in the Orthodox Church. Clergy track: a seminary-level academic preparation for service as an Orthodox priest or deacon. Faith and life track: open to all who wish to enrol. Cross-institutional study. Courses, journal, information for students and contacts.
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GreatMartyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy
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North America, 미국). Official website
A pan-Orthodox institution of higher learning preparing students for service to the Church by offering a two-year program of study (in English and Arabic) leading to the Diploma of Orthodox Theological Studies, and a one-year program leading to a Certificate in Preaching, and advanced courses for clergy and laity which qualify as Continuing Education Courses.
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Centre for Spiritual Support of the Orthodox Communities in Confinement, Moscow
http://4prison.ru/
Russian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Moscow (Moscow City) (Moscow and Moscow region, 러시아). Official website
St. Ephrem of Syria's Centre for Spiritual Support of the Orthodox Communities in Confinement.
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History, professors, students, master's degree and PhD studies.
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http://stnicholastarpon.org/
A parish of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Weekly bulletin. Coming events, calendars, our faith, jurisdiction, clergy, cathedral, parish council, schools, youth, and ministries.
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Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Palfrey, Walsall
http://orthodoxwalsall.org.uk/
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Christmas Monastery. Music Ministry of New Tikhvin Mother of God Skete, Palm Coast, FL
http://newtikhvinsketeoftheholymotherofgod.org/
Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia (ROCOR) (North America, 미국). Official website
Outreach through online programs, face to face music lessons and scheduled workshops. Enrichment and/or K-12 studies, ESOL, gifted & special needs.
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University of St. Katherine, San Marcos, CA
http://usk.edu/
University of Saint Katherine is the only accredited Orthodox Christian university in the English-speaking world. The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and academic programs.
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St. Sava Academy, Chicago, IL
http://www.stsavaacademy.org/
Serbian Orthodox Church (North America, 미국). Private site
St. Sava Academy, the Parochial School of the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, is located on the northwest-side of Chicago. The Academy provides comprehensive, daily, dual language instruction, along with a Serbian Orthodox perspective. Focus on family, moral, ethnic and cultural values. Enrollment offerings begin with preschool (age 3) and continues through the eighth grade.
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St. Demetrios Church, Chicago, IL
http://stdemetrioschicago.org/
A parish of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. News, events, clergy, mission statement, service schedule, our faith, patron saint, school, ministries, events, and contacts.
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Saint Demetrios Hellenic Orthodox Community of Astoria
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Doxologia. Byzantine Music Society of the Basque Country
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Serbian Orthodox Church (South-Western Europe, 스페인). Official website
The Society of the Basque Country works with every layer of Basque society and takes on the role of steward for a specialized reference collection of Byzantine iconography and liturgical texts. Parish life, divine liturgy, pilgrimage.
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http://trinityorthodox.ca/
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Master degrees, diplomas and certificates in Orthodox and Eastern Christian studies. Mission, vision, values, accreditation, governance, history, programmes, faculty, courses, admissions, student info, news, and contacts.
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church of Whitestone, New York
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Patriarchate of Antioch (North America, 미국). Official website
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St. Nicholas Church, Marrickville, NSW
http://stnicholas.com.au/
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Australia and New Zealand, 오스트레일리아). Official website
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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Is Now Coming To PC
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News by Jim Rossignol Contributor
Published 9 Oct, 2013
That rhymes! As long as you pronounce Z in the American way. Doesn't work in British. Yes: it also signals the interest of Tecmo Koei in the PC platform, which to be fair they usually steer clear of in favour of the console machines. The company has announced that Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, their Unreal-powered cartoony zombie-slicing game about a Ninja with a cybernetic arm, will appear on PC. I mean it's not really about the Ninja, I suppose, even though he's the protagonist, it's about Holy Shit Those Dudes Got Slaughtered By Some Kind Of Knife Gymnast Gone Gravity-Flippin'! Something like that. At least that's the message I am getting from the trailer, which is below.
It contains the phrase MEAT SLAPPER, which is quite unpleasant.
The game is due for release in the first half of 2014. Which seems like a fairly imprecise release window for a ninja.
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A YOUNG Terang girl was amazed by the resilient spirit of students at a school in Cambodia. Charli Dillon had the chance to travel to the country and help build a wash house at a school. She said when she arrived at the school, it was obvious the students didn't have much. "All they had was three tyre swings coming down from the tree, three old chairs that rocked and three tyre swings hanging from a pole," she said. "They didn't have much but they were very happy." Charli, who is a student at St Thomas Primary School, said she was extremely grateful to community members who had donated money to help build the wash house for the school. "Terang really is a small town with a big heart," she said. "I have been overwhelmed with support from all of my friends and also people I don't even know. "I will never be able to say thank you enough." Charli said she was ectastic her grandparents had asked her to join them on the trip. She said the group had raised almost $3000 and collected about 350 toothbrushes. Charli said it was a special day when the students were shown the wash house. "The kids were very happy to have something they could wash their hands with," she said. Have you signed up to The Standard's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in the south-west.
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A YOUNG Terang girl was amazed by the resilient spirit of students at a school in Cambodia.
Charli Dillon had the chance to travel to the country and help build a wash house at a school.
She said when she arrived at the school, it was obvious the students didn't have much.
"All they had was three tyre swings coming down from the tree, three old chairs that rocked and three tyre swings hanging from a pole," she said. "They didn't have much but they were very happy."
Charli, who is a student at St Thomas Primary School, said she was extremely grateful to community members who had donated money to help build the wash house for the school.
"Terang really is a small town with a big heart," she said. "I have been overwhelmed with support from all of my friends and also people I don't even know.
"I will never be able to say thank you enough."
Charli said she was ectastic her grandparents had asked her to join them on the trip. She said the group had raised almost $3000 and collected about 350 toothbrushes. Charli said it was a special day when the students were shown the wash house.
"The kids were very happy to have something they could wash their hands with," she said.


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INTERCULTURAL PHOTO PROJECT
Photoworkshop | © Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai
What constitutes the city that we live in? What makes it special? And how does one capture the atmosphere and convey the same to another person, who lives in another city, another country, embodying a totally different culture?
With these questions in mind began the intercultural photography project in August 2017, for which Beata Weber, Director of the Language Department at Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai invited school students from the partner cities of Stuttgart and Mumbai. The Goethe-Institut Mumbai hosted 15 youngsters between 14 and 17 years from 7 different city schools as participants in this project. From Stuttgart there were 12 students in the similar age group from the Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium, which has a partner school in the Indian metropolis.
By Juliane Schöning
"Sudden monsoon showers cause a hustle amongst Mumbai's rickshaw drivers. I clicked this photo because people in Mumbai love the rains." | © Dhruv Bangera
For six months, every 4 to 6 weeks, the students from Mumbai met up for an intensive weekend of work, where they learnt not only how to handle a camera professionally but also how to see and what to look for while taking photographs. They were guided and supported by Gaurav Juyal who has earned his fame as an animation and graphic artist (he became famous through his television show "Art Attack" on Disney Channel), and Jochen Weber, a photographer from Stuttgart currently living in Mumbai, who specialises in photo documentaries and "story-telling".
The programme initially focused on the basics of photography such as exposure, aperture, ISO as well as image composition, effects of light and other photographic techniques like motion blur and dragging. Apart from that the workshops also focused on intercultural approaches to "seeing" and people-photography.
The participants in the group first explored the immediate environment of the workshop location and through this simple exercise they established how these various aspects could be perceived and presented in diverse ways, such as by "moving in the right light". In between the workshops the participants went off on their own to search for and capture, with the help of their newly acquired knowledge, the typical and the mysterious elements of their city.
"Street hawkers are typical of Mumbai and one can find them in every market. They generally carry their items in a basket." | © Mihika Bendarkar
Travelling as a tourist in one's own city
The resulting photographs became more focused, and the image composition more creative during the course of the project. Not only did their craftsmanship get further enhanced, but for most participants their approach towards the everyday environment also changed immensely. "It's as if I became a tourist in Mumbai and saw ordinary things with a new perspective", said Sanika Nayak, one of the participants. And it was precisely this "change of perspective" that was the underlying idea of this project.
By looking through "The eyes of others" the individual perspective changed. The young photographers had to take on a new viewpoint and keep in the back of their mind what aspects a foreigner from another culture would find fascinating or interesting in their city. The very ordinariness of daily things assumed a totally different value. "This project helped me discover a new love for my city", so summarised Avan Hathi, one of the young photographers, her experiences.
The Gateway is a landmark of Mumbai and at night, it is lit and many people come to visit it. I was there and had a tripod with me. So I clicked it. | © Uditi Joshi
But the work of the participants was not done with simply the photography. After the best photos were chosen, the next task was to find a creative title as well as compose a short descriptive text for their photos. Here too it was important to explain the cultural uniqueness, which did not always prove to be easy.
The discussions about the photographs, which took place partly in German, helped the students to further train their German language skills and encouraged each individual to formulate the descriptive text in German despite having only basic-level knowledge of the language. The project resulted in not only fascinating photos that showcased interesting narratives but also personal and poetic texts that makes for worthwhile reading.
The Bandra-Worli Sealink connects the city of Bandra to Worli. It's one of the most magnificent constructions in not only the city but in the whole country. Every Mega City needs that one icon, a sharply defining symbol. The reason I clicked it is, because I admit the cable-stayed structure that spans the Mahim Bay. | © Tanisha Malekar
50 Years of Sister Cities Partnership
The city partnership between Mumbai and Stuttgart goes back to the past 50 years. Four schools from Stuttgart and nearby areas have partner schools in Mumbai and they invite the selected students from these schools regularly through their exchange programmes. Through this project the partner school students make their own city accessible in a special way, even for those who cannot travel.
The exhibition, "Mumbai: Ansichten einer Stadt" ("Mumbai: Views from a City") showcases the results of the project in Mumbai. It will be displayed in the Stuttgart Town Hall from 4th to 20th July 2018. The opening is on 3rd July.
The parallel exhibition, "Stuttgart: Views from a City", which is being accompanied by the photo-artist Antonio Zambito from Stuttgart, is in the preparation phase and will be showcased in the autumn of 2018 at the Goethe-Institut in Mumbai.
Text: Juliane Schöning
Translation: Chandrika Javeri / Amrita Dhara
Copyright: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai
Any questions? Write to us!
The exhibition in Stuttgart


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New startup from Azuqua founder wants to become the Salesforce of compliance
by Tom Krazit on June 3, 2019 at 10:07 am June 3, 2019 at 11:21 am
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Compliance isn't just a growth industry, it's "recession proof," according to Hyperproof CEO Craig Unger, and it's a segment of the business world that has yet to invest in technology.
Those are just a few of the reasons why the former Azuqua co-founder and chief technology officer has now raised $3 million for Hyperproof, a Bellevue, Wash.-based software-as-a-service startup that wants to bring the same ideas that Salesforce used to transform a generation of sales management practices to compliance. Unger raised $2 million last year for Hyperproof and just added another $1 million from seed investors, he said in a recent interview with GeekWire.
"We're effectively creating a system of record for all of your compliance activities," said Unger, whose previous startup sold to Okta for $52.5 million in March. Unger left Azuqua last year to start building Hyperproof.
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Thanks to new regulations such as Europe's GDPR and California's privacy law, as well as the growing wariness of Big Tech that has led several Democratic presidential candidates to campaign on the idea of stricter tech regulations, compliance is a booming area of technology investment. There is simply a lot of work required to verify and document how a company's technology products and services comply with a growing list of regulations, and right now most of that work is done by people, Unger said.
"That is the first great sign that technology really isn't being deployed in a way that's tackling the problem," he said. Hyperproof wants to automate and simplify compliance work, drawing inspiration from Salesforce and Microsoft's Dynamics business-intelligence software, which Unger ran for several years before co-founding Azuqua in 2013.
Craig Unger, founder and CEO, Hyperproof, with peacock. (Hyperproof Photo)
"When you go into an organization today, half the organization has some touch into a CRM tool" like Salesforce, Unger said. "We think that's going to happen with compliance," he said, where people across different departments in an organization like technology, finance, and marketing will need to use a compliance tool as part of their day-to-day activity.
Hyperproof's service, which is expected to arrive as a preview this summer, was designed with collaboration in mind, Unger said. Customers will be able to define the controls needed to ensure compliance in their respective industries, and given that there is a lot of overlap in compliance requirements, Hyperproof will allow different departments to reuse some controls that colleagues have already established.
Unger also wants to make sure that professional auditors — like the Big Four — can use Hyperproof as part of their workflow. Large public companies that use firms like EY to sign off on various aspects of their business might not be the initial customers, but professional auditors will be a huge part of compliance activity as it grows.
When GeekWire first learned about Hyperproof last year, Unger hinted that blockchain technology and machine-learning algorithms would be a big part of the company's product, but in this first iteration the company is concentrating solely on using machine learning to improve the effectiveness of the controls, he said.
An early look at Hyperproof's SaaS compliance tool. (Hyperproof Image)
"We don't profess (to be) and nor do we want to be a blockchain company, but we will use blockchain where it makes sense," Unger said. Blockchain is especially tempting for compliance because, by design, it creates a "tamper-proof" record, but "there are other strategies as well" for making sure the product leaves a full audit trail of compliance activity.
Hyperproof now has 14 employees, with the 15th employee starting very soon, Unger said. The company will likely raise a new round of funding later this year after getting the initial product out in front of advisers and preview customers, and recently hired Matthew Lehto as chief growth officer.
It's not the only Seattle-area company eyeing this growing business. Integris is growing strongly after launching in 2016 to tackle some of these issues, and Shujinko launched out of Pioneer Square Labs last year with a similar mission in mind. And Portland's Antiam recently decided to transform a 20-year-old consulting services company into a compliance vendor after an endorsement of its technology from Amazon Web Services.
Tom Krazit, GeekWire's Cloud & Enterprise Editor, covered technology for news organizations including IDG, CNET, and paidContent before serving as executive editor of Gigaom and the Structure conference series. Reach him at tom@geekwire.com and follow him @tomkrazit.
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When I was younger my mom knew something was wrong with me. I would scream and cry for hours because the seem on my sock felt wrong in between my toes. The feeling of sheets would keep my up crying. I didn't sleep through the night until I was five. And I would accidentally run into everything. In preschool I accidentally gave another girl a black eye.
My mom had no way of dealing with me. After having two fairly normal boys, she didn't know how to deal with a highly sensitive girl. My mom took my to therapy once a week for 2-3 years and I learned to deal with my SPD. But I still remember some of the worst parts.
When I became frustrated, my skin started burning. My stomach and chest tightened and I felt like I was going to throw up. Even thinking about it now makes me nauseous.
In the summer I have to sleep with a fan on, because I need the weight of multiple blankets on top of me to sleep. I get rashes and skin irritations constantly and I am never without Aloe Vera. When I am nervous I wrap both my arms around my waist/stomach, to comfort me. The feeling of dry soil sets me into panic, and I have to scrub my hands or take a shower to get that feeling off of me. Thinking about it makes my body tighten and my breathing speed up.
I can hear multiple noises, radio, tv, parents, siblings. I have a hard time focusing. I hear everything which can be good and bad. I am able to listen and understand two conversations at once. I can sing along to a song and type an essay at the same time. But at the same time it can be really hard. If all the noises are at the same level I can't focus on one. But at a fair or concert I am very good and focusing on what the person next to me is saying.
Talking to my mom, she realized she also has SPD. When she was younger her parents gave her medication because they didn't know about SPD or different therapies. Looking back she also notices symptoms of SPD in both of my brothers.
As a teenager, no one knows about my SPD and most days I don't even think about it. But sometimes I still have to self soothe.
It helps me to make lists. I write down everything I need to do so I can see my schedule. It really helps with the stress.
I take lots of showers and naps. And sometimes it really feels good to scream into a pillow.
When I was younger I felt like no one understood me. I would cry because I didn't know how to explain my feelings. Reading different stories mad me laugh and cry, because I realized other people went through the same things. I wanted to share my story to reach the other people like me.


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Thomas Benade (born 1 September 1982) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He played six first-class matches between 2001 and 2004.

See also
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German magazine Der Spiegel published the story of a woman who alleges Cristiano Ronaldo raped her in 2009.
Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers are threatening to sue German magazine Der Spiegel after it published detailed and graphic allegations that the Portuguese star raped an American woman in Las Vegas in 2009.
Ronaldo's lawyer Christian Schertz released a statement calling the report "blatantly illegal" and claiming that he would seek compensation from the magazine for "moral damages."
The magazine reported that the alleged sexual assault occurred in June 2009 in a Las Vegas hotel room, according to Leslie Mark Stovall, lawyer of the alleged victim Kathryn Mayorga, Reuters reports.
Ronaldo and Mayorga reportedly reached a non-disclosure agreement regarding the alleged incident. The Juventus forward also allegedly paid Mayorga $375,000, according to Reuters.
The allegations first came to light in April 2017, when Der Spiegel first published the story without the identity of the alleged victim based on documents that were said to have revealed the out-of-court settlement between the two parties. Mayorga's identity and a more detailed account of the alleged incident were revealed in Der Spiegel's latest story. Ronaldo and his team flatly denied the initial story as well.
Stovall and Mayorga did not respond to Reuters's requests for comments. The lawyer told Der Spiegel that he filed a civil complaint seeking to have the non-disclosure agreement void, according to Reuters.


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Q: Zend Studio reports warning: Assignment in condition. Is this so bad? I have recently started using Zend Studio which has reported as warning the following type of code:
$q = query("select * from some_table where some_condition");
while ($f = fetch($q)) {
  // some inner workings
}

To stop the warning the code needs to be written like this:
$q = query("select * from some_table where some_condition");
$f = fetch($q);
while ($f) {
  // some inner workings
  $f = fetch($q);
}

Why is this marked as a warning? Is it so bad?
I understand that the warning may be designed to stop errors like this:
$a = 1;
while ($a = 1) {
  // some inner workings
  $a++;
}

which will never terminate because 1 is being assigned to $a which in turn returns 1 to the while statement, rather than being tested against $a and returning false to the while statement when $a is not 1.
Easy error to make which may validate a warning, granted, but so is forgetting to add the extra $f = fetch($q) at the end of the while block in the second example which will also result in a loop that will never terminate. If I change my code to remove the warning and then forget to add the $f = fetch($q) at the end of the while block Zend won't warning be about that!
So by removing the warning concerning a common error I'm setting myself up for a different common error.
Out of the pan, into the fire.

A: So you won't have to rewrite all your code without a decent reason:
You can disable the detection of this potential programming error in Window | Preferences, PHP | Semantic Analysis.

A: This is probably marked as a warning because people often use "=" by mistake when they mean "==".
eg:
$a = 1
while($a = 1) {
   $a++;
}

This will never terminate, though if you thought you'd written "==", it should.

A: while (($row = $sql->db_Fetch("MYSQL_ASSOC")) != false)

A: Zend Studio is trying to help you in writing better code that debugs easier. Disabling Semantic checking is not a good idea, it just sweeps potential problems under the carpet and you'll be missing out on the real problems. That IS a decent reason!  Don't avoid warning messages by ignoring them, modify your code by implementing the correct solution.

A: As you well know Zend Studio is built on eclipse, which is a Java IDE. In the Java language it's ilegal to do something like this:
String s;
while (s = getName()) {
    ...
}

That's because even if 'getName' returns a null value it will be assigned to 's' and casting between objects and booleans (which is the required type by the condition statements) is a bit more subjective as with PHP, therefore it will throw an exception in compile time.
The situation in PHP may be different, but for some reason the Zend developers decided to leave this warning active by default, you can disable it as mentioned before but i consider it will help you when a real assignment in condition happens.
Cleaning the warning is quite easy by just assigning the results and then comparing it like this:
if (($result = $mysqli->query ( $query )) == true) {

Instead of:
if ($result = $mysqli->query ( $query )) {

As you can see you don't need additional bunches of code.
Anyway it is just a warning, you don't have to worry of them much.

A: Actually, I guess your question has already been answered, somewhat. But to address your actual problem, I think this might help.
//i dont know what is returned if there are no more records to fetch...
//but lets assume it is a boolean value
while (($f = fetch($q))!= false)
{
    $this->doSomethingVeryImportantThatMakesYourBossHappy($f);
}

That should do the trick and the "Assignment in condition"-message should disappear.
As a sidenote: use the equals operator the same way as when you negate stuff. You also use the equals sign with other operators like
if ($falseness != false){$trueness = true}

and not
if ($falseness ! false){$trueness = false}

That helps me to always remember how to compare values and not assign values to them.

A: The reason it's bad is alot of people use "=" when then meant "=="
The = operator will return the assigment to the left so if you use if($x=true) the code within the if will be run, if you use if($x=false) the code will not be run. It's a neat trick that can save a line or two of code but it's also dangerous because if you meant if($x == false) and typed if($x = false) it will be a bug that can be difficult to track down.

A: Nay my friends all assignments in the condition generate this warning. I do not want to turn this off completely, as = instead of == is a syntax error i am prone to.
As for question of why it is necessary, I will use an example from the PHP Manual. This is from the section on the "MySQL improved" extensions or mysqli:
$query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode FROM City ORDER by ID DESC LIMIT 50,5";

if ($result = $mysqli->query($query)) {

    /* fetch associative array */
    while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        printf ("%s (%s)\n", $row["Name"], $row["CountryCode"]);
    }

unfortunately, I have developed my database functions using this technique and am trying to use them in Zend Studio. This error is popping up enough times to be a real pain. I will rephrase with the suggestions here, as I value unambiguous code, however I am also going to pop over to the PHP manual and suggest they change the example to use the better style. Perhaps some of you could do the same and we could improve the documentation?!

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Euophyrum är ett släkte av skalbaggar. Euophyrum ingår i familjen vivlar.

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The Jewish Community of Laupheim and its Annihilation
Book Pages 83 - 89
GIDEON, Emma,
21 Radstrasse
Transtated by: Markus Ganser
KARL NEIDLINGER
Adolf Gideon, born February 17, 1869 in Rexingen, died September 12, 1909 in Frankfurt/Main (buried in Laupheim), OO Emma Gideon, née Bergmann, born September 17, 1877, died March 23, 1963.
– Margarete, called Gretel, born May 26, 1900 in Tübingen, died January 20, 1997 in Winterthur/Switzerland.The family emigrated to Winterthur/ Switzerland in 1938. They found accommodation in the house of Emma's sister Frieda Biedermann, née Bergmann, and her husband Max.
John Bergmann may not have used many words in his family chronicle to describe his "Aunt Emma", the oldest daughter of Josef Bergmann, but they were all the more heartfelt. When Emma was born in 1877, her father's business was still in an early stage and whether it would become a success was yet to be seen at that time. After finishing at the Jewish elementary school, Emma did not continue with secondary school as there was no such possibility for girls in these times in Laupheim. There are no facts available from her seven or eight years of elementary school other than that she really enjoyed the way to school in the early morning "down the hill passing the dewy meadows"; and "hill" does not relate to the Judenberg (Jews' hill), but to the castle hill. In 1891, the family had moved to Großlaupheim castle where they rented an apartment from Kilian von Steiner. This happened around the time Emma's school days were coming to an end.
In these times, girls were still brought up very traditionally and after finishing school they were bound to prepare themselves for their role as housewife and mother. Accordingly, Emma stayed at home after finishing elementary school, being trained in housekeeping and the upbringing of children. With her many younger brothers and sisters, there was enough opportunity to practice on a continual basis. She got married already at the age of 22, being the first of the seven children to do so. Her husband was the elementary teacher Adolf Gideon, born in 1869 in Rexingen near Horb. He was a teacher at the Jewish elementary school in Laupheim in the 1890s. After their marriage in 1899 the couple moved to Tübingen where Adolf Gideon became a teacher of Religion and an administrator of the rabbinate of the Jewish communities in Tübingen, Reutlingen, and Nürtingen. In 1900, their only daughter Margarete was born in Tübingen.
After the untimely death of Adolf Gideon in 1909, Emma Gideon and her daughter returned to Laupheim, where they lived with her parents in the newly-built house at 21 Radstrasse. Due to their inherent affection and confident appearance, Emma and her parents became the center of the extended family, and after her parents' death Emma remained the primary contact when it came to settling family affairs: whenever there was any conflict between parents and children, or any other kind of dispute, she or her sister Klara Hofheimer, both accepted as mediators, were called to get things straight again.
All female members of the extended Bergmann family in front of the building at 21 Radstrasse in ca. 1909.
From left: Elsa Wallersteiner née Bergmann, Selma Wallersteiner, Paula Bergmann, Klara Hofheimer
née Bergmann, "Henny" Bergmann, Friedel Biedermann née Bergmann, Flora Stern née
Bergmann, Emma Gideon née Bergmann, Gretel Gideon
Here is a short excerpt from the manifold memories of Emma's nephew John. H. Bergmann that refers to the house at 21 Radstrasse and his aunt Emma who lived there:
"After the death of the Bergmann grandparents in 1924, my aunt Emma, who continued to live in the house of her grandparents, became the central point for the family and kept this role until her death many years later. She was by far the friendliest family member of her generation. She was on good terms with both family branches, and she equally shared her time between both lines. She was artistically inclined, a good photographer who developed the photos herself, and she was musically talented and had a very good voice. She taught us many of the songs that we still know how to sing. She was also very literate and thus had the role of the family poet. There were many family events that she put in verse or performed in little plays. And of course, she was an excellent cook. In many circumstances, she was the one to be addressed for advice. As she lost her husband very early and widowhood became her fate in the little town of Laupheim, she dedicated all her love and affection to her daughter Gretel and the many nephews and nieces, which turned out to be a mutual loving relationship throughout her entire life."
John H. Bergmann was also rather brief about his cousin Gretel Gideon in his chronicle. This is all the more surprising given that he had a close relationship with her all his life. He just reports that after graduating from high school, the only daughter of Emma Gideon studied German language and literature and could not finish her dissertation at the Frankfurt University. In 1937/38 Gretel tried in vain to find work in Florence, Italy. In July 1938 she finally managed to emigrate to Switzerland, only after having obtained a work contract as a housemaid. Finally in September 1938, Emma Gideon also managed to escape Winterthur to Frieda and Max Biedermann's house and department store called "Rothaus", a place where other family members had already found a hiding place before. In the end, mother and daughter managed to find a new home in Switzerland. In Winterthur, Gretel soon started a training to become a seamstress.
Gretel Gideon 1931.
From their Swiss exile, Emma and Gretel Gideon kept up regular and intense mail contact with their former neighbors, the Wertheimer family from 17 Radstrasse, who remained in Laupheim and was forced to move to the ex-rabbinate in 1939/40. Some of these letters have been preserved, and were handed over to the museum collection by Ernst Schäll, who had received them from Gretel Gideon: they comprise twelve letters and postcards to the Gideons written between May 1940 and July 1942 by Lina and Selma Wertheimer from the Jewish old people's home, plus three postcards to Gretel Gideon by Selma Wertheimer from Theresienstadt, dated 1943/44. Although formulated very carefully – all documents carry a censorship stamp from the German authorities - they are an impressive source of information, as they are the last signs of life in the Jewish community in Laupheim that was annihilated for good soon after. An excerpt from one of the last letters:
Emma and Gretel Gideon, 1937.
Letter from Lina Wertheimer to Emma and Gretel Gideon, July 15, 1942:
Dear Emma and Gretel,This time it took me a bit longer to write than planned. […] The two of us are fairly content if things are going to stay more or less the way they are, in general. My gall bladder hasn't hurt now for quite some time, and I'm quite happy about that. […]Karl is quite far away since November and we haven't heard back from him, nor have we from our former school mate Selma E. (editor's note: refers to Karl Guggenheim and Selma Einstein. Both were deported to Riga in November 1941 and were murdered there). Liesel visits us quite often […], she is working in the kitchen and we help her peel the potatoes, prepare the vegetables, etc. […] What I like even more is visiting her at her small, but lovely home, and she is such an excellent host, so that our visits always take longer than planned. (Editor's note: refers to Elise Friedberger, who lived in the barracks at Wendelinsgrube, where she was forced to move after having to abandon her house at 25 Radstrasse.) Farewell greetings also from Mr and Mrs Grab and the Wallach family. […] Now, Mr Stern is in charge of holding the divine ceremony at the old peoples' home, but only on Saturdays of course. (Editor's note: the Grab and Wallach family had been deported to Auschwitz shortly before). We celebrate the seasons this day, and we don't forget anybody, in particular we remember and pray for the ones who died in the world war. There are always many things going on in the home, just recently an 80 year old lady passed away and old Mrs Weglein from Ulm, who you should also know, has moved in. […] Mundel Adler has taken on the administrative tasks in the community, and he also sends you his regards. There are no signs from our loved ones who went away, we could not get any news from the Red Cross. […]
Emma and Gretel Gideon started to feel at home in Switzerland and remained there after World War Two. Gretel found employment as a librarian in Winterthur and continued her profession until 1980. She always had a great affection for literature and books. When Ernst Schäll started his research work about Friedrich Adler at the end of the seventies last century, he also contacted Gretel Gideon who was very literate and interested in the history of arts. This evolved into a close friendship that lasted until her death in 1996. We obtained much information and numerous pictures shown in this book, including many letters thanks to this relationship. These excellent sources of information were a perfect basis for documenting the fate of the Gideon family.
From letters by Gretel Gideon to Ernst Schäll
The following excerpts from Gretel Gideon's letters to Ernst Schäll tell a lot about her strong ties to nature and her home town, and her deep knowledge of the arts and culture in Upper Swabia, and make us feel a bit of the pain experienced by the Laupheim citizens who were faced with social exclusion, deprivation of rights and flight. These letters reveal a lot more about Gretel Gideon than any complete biographical information could have done, and to a certain extent, her statements reflect generally the feelings and perception of her generation.
Where is one's favorite place?
"I have now been almost 50 years in Switzerland, of which 30 years have been as a naturalized citizen, and I believe that I am a good Swiss citizen. However, in my reflections I can still see the landscape and scenery around Laupheim, which was where I had the finest experiences of nature and art." (Feb 3, 1987)
Youth experiences of nature: precise memories
"Of course I think a lot about Laupheim and its surroundings in the past. Does the "Schneckengrub" (snail hole) still exist at Achstetter Straße, which belonged to merchant Stumpp, where there were so many violets in early spring? Or the small birch forest at Buehler Straße which was the only place where you could find real cowslips. When passing the village of Bronnen in direction to Schnürpflingen there was the only beech forest around where you could smell daphne flowers already from far. Similarly, there was a place at Bastel wood (translator's note: small forest on the eastern edge of Laupheim) where lupines grew, a flower that was largely unknown at that time, and later they grew it as forage crop. And are there still harriers to be seen in the air? I remember these pretty birds of prey silently flying over the equally silent woods. I could write a book about all these things. Today, nobody can imagine how Laupheim was like before World War One." (April 12, 1982)
It was on a day like February 15th, which is the date you were writing me, an extremely warm and windy day in 1921 when we went for a walk to the Stoffelberg (translator's note: hill near the town of Ehingen on the edge of the Swabian Alb mountains) crossing Ehingen and then back. The big pine wood on the hill could be seen from afar, and when we arrived on the top of the hill the meadows were covered with pasque flowers and we could see Laupheim stretched out in the sun and all the mountains on the horizon. The next morning, everything was covered with snow. These, dear Mr Schäll, are the things you'll never forget." (Feb 25, 1981)
A thankful reader of texts from Laupheim:
"You can hardly imagine how happy I am about the Watzenried guide (translator's note: natural reserve near Laupheim). I've not only used it once, but read it repeatedly, and learned many things I did not know in the past, although we went there every year, always around the longest day, in the early morning at 2 or 3 am for watching the birds. I can also remember the many crab claws that were lying along the banks of the Dürnach stream. Back then, people said that it was the cats." (June 7, 1981)
Memories of Mai 1st
"In my youth, we used to go on a May excursion every year, most of the times heading towards Brandenburg at the river of Iller, crossing Weihungszell, and of course, all by foot. We started at 4 am, in the Bastel wood we could hear the birds waking up, then on crossing the Rot valley and along the Holzstöcke (translator's note: densely forested mountain range North-east of Laupheim). I still have a little oil painting by Klara Kolb from Ulm that shows the little valley near the village of Weihungszell, and probably the river of Weihung where people fished a lot." (May 8, 1988)
"Another question: Is there still the habit of making trails of bark mulch on the eve of May 1st for the young men and women who'd become a couple if only they could? It happened to me once, and it was in 1920 and I strongly suspected the Volz family behind this (Oct. 28, 1980)
Gretel Gideon's letters to Ernst Schäll also reveal that she also was a great lover of art with a special affection for the Upper Swabian Baroque style: being Jewish, she knew most of the famous Baroque churches, as well as the artists and builders from that period, some of these from her earliest days. The last of the following excepts refers to a painting by Ivo Schaible, and it shows that she did not regard things from a purely artistic point of view, but also included the theological concepts conveyed by Christian art in Upper Swabia: for her, the Christian and Jewish religions were close.
Upper Swabian Baroque Road– without a car
"As I now have plenty of time, as I have not been used to for at least 45 years, I can easily afford to spend one week in Upper Swabia. There is still so much left to be seen there, things that I just know from the past when things weren't renovated yet, or places that I haven't seen at all, such as the churches in Baindt and Wurzach. By the way, at the end of January I was in Tannheim, Rot an der Rot and Gutenzell with my friends from Ulm – it was a truly unforgettable day. The fact that I don't have a car bothers me more and more. It would be quite useful and would save me a lot of time and effort. But what can I do, it's too late for that now." (April 15, 1980)
Affection for Baroque arts
"So I have to decide what you could show me in early June: the towns of Roggenburg, Witzighausen, Tannheim, Buxheim and Rot an der Rot I already know from recent trips with the Kneer family. In Ottobeuren, I was approximately six times before and after my emigration. But what I do not know yet is Siessen, which is a famous monastery, nor do I know Wurzach or Wolfegg, and east of the Iller, I don't know nothing, except the places I have mentioned." (May 13, 1987)
Art unites religions
"Now let's touch a different topic: Father Ivo. I have your book about him still open in my room, so that I can look anytime at the illustration that shows the Madonna made of lime wood that originates from the Maximilian Kolbe church. The more and the longer I look at it, the more it makes me feel happy. When I look at this wonderful infant Jesus, how he offers himself to the world, being full of affection, and at the same time embracing it with the same love, I can feel comfort and am taken away by this kind of art that managed to express this so subtly. There's no earlier period in arts that could reveal the essence of the nature of Jesus." (October 21, 1989)
John Bergmann, The Bergmanns from Laupheim, 1983. Archive Ernst Schäll (Texts and photos).


Running miles and miles every day is bound to keep you fit and youthful. Although we can't all be paid to run for a living—I'm not the best runner, so I'd require a multimillion-dollar contract too—you'll need a lot more than sprints to keep looking young. The LA Galaxy winger might have turned 30 earlier this year, but I'm willing to bet he still gets carded at bars. That's thanks in part to his handsome good looks, but also to his rigorous grooming routine. While he was at a Michael Kors store in San Francisco, we asked him a few questions about how to keep that youthful look. Here's what he told us.
Rogers always keeps a clean mug—one reason he's always had a baby face. "My partner has sensitive skin so I'm always clean shaven before date night," says Rogers. But he doesn't fuss with fancy shave products. He likes the classic Gillette Shaving Foam ($4, Buy It Here). We can't blame him because it does the trick. Besides, his regimen gets advanced from here on out.
Once he's shaved away those age-enhancing hairs, Rogers uses a no-joke serum with a price tag to match. It's called NuGene Universal Serum ($300, Buy It Here). It's packed with tons of helpful peptides, minerals, and amino acids that'll keep your skin firm and youthful, but until that multimillion-dollar contract comes in, I'll keep using Lab Series Future Rescue Repair Serum ($48, Buy It Here).
Signs of age and fatigue start in your eyes. Rogers knows this, so he uses Ole Hendrickson Eye Cream ($34, Buy It Here) with hyaluronic acid to keep the skin hydrated below the surface while cucumber and algae extracts soothe the skin and reduce puffiness—a must-use the night before a photoshoot or date.
Rogers has a great head of hair that he keeps in check with Woody's Clay ($17, Buy It Here), a pomade with firm, flexible hold that will keep hair in place without the crunchy feel that many gels and pomades leave behind. The kaolin clay inside conditions hair and keeps the look matte, so there's no straight-from-the-nightclub shine.
The one thing Rogers "always" uses—the one key to keep guys looking young—is a face lotion with SPF. He uses Bare Republic Mineral Sunscreen Face Lotion SPF 30 ($15, Buy It Here). He likes the product's thick texture because it's resistant to sweat, which is crucial come game time. The zinc inside provides protection against UVA and UVB rays, but the trick is to put it on 20 minutes before contact with the sun for maximum efficacy. It's a simple step, but if you want to keep looking as fresh as Rogers, it's one you should never skip.
Correction: A previous version of this story stated the store location was in LA. It is actually San Francisco.


While he was in Argentina, Sanford met a former Argentine vice president whose administration had a falling out with Bush administration and had drawn close to Venezuela, a Cuba ally and a U.S. foe.
Sanford, not the U.S. Commerce Department, contacted the U.S. Embassy for quick help in setting up meetings with Argentine officials as he was modifying his trip to Brazil. Sanford was able to meet with Daniel Scioli, the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina's manufacturing and agriculture base.
Scioli (pronounced she-OH-lee) was vice president until 2007, and he used that post to win election as governor of the country's most important province. He's a former offshore powerboat racer who lost his right arm in a boating accident.
A Spanish-language press release, dated June 26, 2008, and still on the Web site of the U.S. Embassy in Argentina, said that Sanford and Scioli "shared ideas and opinions about how to expand commercial exchange and investment in their districts."
Argentina didn't agree to pay its debt to the Paris Club, made up of the 19 richest nations that provide loans to developing countries, until last September. In a Sept. 2 statement, the State Department called Argentina's willingness to repay "an important first step" toward creating opportunities for investors to return to Argentina.
It's not clear how Sanford, whose state generates 1.5 percent of all U.S. exports, arranged a meeting with the governor of Argentina's most important agricultural state. A Scioli aide declined comment, saying the Argentine governor's team didn't want to deal with a distraction with imminent provincial elections in Argentina.
Sanford's office wasn't answering calls from reporters on Thursday.
Sanford's tearful news conference on Wednesday suggests that trade wasn't the opportunity the South Carolina government sought in Argentina. Sanford has said the business trip was a legitimate effort to boost farm interests, but U.S. farmers are among those most hurt by Argentina's refusal to pay off its debts.
A group called the American Task Force Argentina continues to press for resolution. Among members it lists on its Web site are farm groups such as the American Corn Growers Association, the Independent Cattleman's Association of Texas and the Cattle Producers of Washington.


Sep. 9, 2018 6:30 a.m.
The Friends of the Quesnel Library are hosting a logo contest.
The contest is open to all ages and submissions should reflect the goals of the Friends of the Library (FOL).
FOL was formed in 2007 and has been an active part of the community ever since. The group works to raise money through grants, memberships and the annual used book sale. They also organize a series of presentations at the library each year, with the aim of attracting people to the library who may not have gone otherwise.
Although the book sale typically happens later in the year, this year it will be taking place from Sept. 19-22. The book sale will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the 19th-21st and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 22nd.
The book sale will feature a mix of donated books and books that have exceeded their lifespan at the library and might otherwise have been thrown away. The sale will take place in the library meeting room. Attendees are encouraged to enter the book sale from the outside door on the east side of the building, near the patio area on St. Laurent Avenue.
All the books are sold by donation.
Over the last 11 year, the group has provided the Quesnel Library with more than $11,000 worth of supplies, including Lego for the children's play area, a laminating machine with film and 50 padded stacking chairs, among others.
Sally Hofmeier, the chair of FOL, says they decided to host the logo contest to help make people aware of the FOL. "And we might get a lot of really interesting logos that way," she adds.
There are currently between eight and 10 active members in the group and Hofmeier says they're always looking for new members.
The design must be submitted as either a JPEG or PDF to qfriendsofthelibrary@gmail.com by Friday, Oct. 5.
If a hard copy is submitted, it must be suitable for scanning and submitted at the Quesnel Library.
A prize will also be awarded.


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So, I'll be starting a new series where I interview other Somali women and incorporate their thoughts and take on marriage. I hope that this series will be beneficial to someone, somewhere. I will try to feature one wife per month.
My sweet friend—the lovely and beautiful Habon Arreh of A Moment of Glam—recently celebrated her first year wedding anniversary with her husband, Bashir. You can read more about her first wedding anniversary and look at some really beautiful pictures from her wedding.
My favorite thing about being married is seeing my husband every day.
A while ago, one of my readers asked me to write a post on the first year of marriage and what it was like. Since Habon celebrated her first wedding anniversary just a few weeks ago, she was the perfect person to shine some insight on this topic. Habon is a fashion and lifestyle blogger based in Toronto. She writes about fashion, food, travel, decor, beauty and all things glittery. She is my source of the latest trends especially when it comes to fashion and what is in. She is also a handbag aficionado, so ladies if you are looking for a designer purse and don't really know which one to purchase, I suggest you visit her blog and look through her posts on purses.
Sahra Bashir: Give us a little background about you and your husband. How did you guys meet? When did you and your hubby get married?
Habon Arreh: My husband and I met a few years ago at a BBQ through a mutual friend. We got married last year, January 9th, in my hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.
Sahra: You and your husband just celebrated your first wedding anniversary! Congratulations, I hope you guys celebrate many, many more. What would you say is the toughest thing about the first year of being married?
Habon: Thank you so much and yes, In Sha Allah many, many more to come. Alhamdulilah, our first year was very easy for us, but I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that we knew each other's personalities very well before marriage. Since our relationship was long distance (he lived in Toronto and I was in Atlanta) we spent many hours on the phone. During all those conversations, you learn a lot about each other's personalities, so there were no surprises when we were married. Of course, you do learn new things in marriage, like who's the morning person, which side of the bed you sleep on, and other random quirks. I believe if you're respectful of one another it avoids a lot of unnecessary problems, therefore creating a healthy and happy marriage.
Sahra: After marriage, what was the hardest thing to adjust to?
Habon: The hardest thing to adjust to was just being away from my family. I moved up to Toronto after the wedding and had to learn to adjust to life in a new country and being so far away from them. I speak with my family every day and I was fortunate enough to travel back home multiple times throughout the year.
Habon and her bridesmaids. So beautiful.
Sahra: What is one thing you like about being married? Is there anything that you don't like?
Habon: My favorite thing about being married is seeing my husband every day. He's my best friend, so it's great after work seeing one another and being able to share what happened during our day with one another. No, there's nothing I don't like about being married. I think if you are already disliking things about your marriage in the first year then that might be a sign that things are not well.
The best advice I would give someone who just got married is for you to be open minded. Find a genuine interest in what your partner is interested in.
Habon and Bashir on their wedding night, January 9, 2016. Mash'Allah!
Sahra: What is one advice you'd give to someone who just got married?
Habon: The best advice I would give someone who just got married is for you to be open minded. Find a genuine interest in what your partner is interested in. Maybe you're not into sports, but your husband loves a team. Sit there and watch the game together and you can learn with him. This doesn't mean you become a sports buff or anything, but it's showing your partner that you care because he/she cares.
I think it's important to have respect for one another. As time goes on you get a better understanding of each other's likes or dislikes and you learn what buttons not to push, which will avoid a lot of unnecessary arguments going further.
Sahra: I know you're busy with upcoming projects, being a fashion blogger, traveling and of course, a fabulous wife. How do you juggle between work, life and all the other great things you do?
Habon: I think as women we try hard to be the best at everything and beat ourselves up when we can't perfect all these things. I think the best way to juggle is to know that everything might not always be perfect and that's fine. It also helps tremendously when your partner is supportive.
Sahra: Any other final thoughts on surviving the first year of marriage?
Habon: I wouldn't call it surviving because I think marriage is a wonderful journey, and of course, there will be ups and downs, but I think if you keep a positive mindset and are patient with one another, you'll be able to get through whatever obstacles life throws at you.
I hope you enjoyed learning more about Habon as much as I did. I admire her so much. Please make sure to stop and subscribe to A Moment of Glam, you'll never be disappointed. You can follow Habon on her Instagram and make sure to 'Like' her Facebook page.
With that, I leave you with lots of love.
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Beautiful…just like every other blogs you have written. Keep it up love and looking forward to seeing many more.
Mash'allah what a beautiful interview. May Allah bless Habon and all the newlyweds many more years of love together.
Amin, ya Rab. Thanks for commenting my love.


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Butare (Rwanda) weather
Today. Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Cloudy changing to clear by nighttime. Sunrise: 06:07; Sunset: 18:21. UV: Very high;
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Saturday 28 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 25 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny. Sunrise: 06:07; Sunset: 18:21. UV: Very high;
Sunday 29 January. Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 13 degrees Celsius. Sunny intervals changing to light showers in the afternoon. Sunrise: 06:07; Sunset: 18:21. UV: Very high;
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Q: cURL and ASP.NET : issue with post parameters We have one search engine which was programed in asp.net.
I manage to curl individual results as they have a more or less direct link that I can predict and curl.
But I don't manage to curl the result list, here is how it works :
On the search page we have to select the database we want to search via a checkbox menu.
Once I check the db I want to search, I click on "Search" button which forwards me to the search page taking the db chosen in consideration.
If I try to go to the search page with a direct link, it doesn't work as it does not know in which db the search will be.
I tried to look at the post parameters with Firebug and I got the following :
Checkbox_db1  on
__EVENTARGUMENT
__EVENTTARGET LinkButtonCategory
__VIEWSTATE zeyhbf5vg41g6a4f1ezragf136er46ga4gfv658a4r6g4 (something looking like that but longer)

Here is what I try in curl :
$ch = curl_init();
$fields = array ('Checkbox_db1' => 'on', '__EVENTARGUMENT' => '',
                 '__EVENTTARGET' => 'LinkButtonCategory', '__VIEWSTATE' => '');
$postvars = '';
foreach($fields as $key=>$value)
{
    $postvars .= $key.'='.$value.'&';
}
rtrim ($postvars, '&');

curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "monsite.com/choosedb.aspx");
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POST, count($fields));
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postvars);
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$output1 = curl_exec($ch);

$fields2 = array ('TxtBox1' => 'value1', 'Txtbox2' => 'value2', '__EVENTARGUMENT' => '',
                 '__EVENTTARGET' => '', '__VIEWSTATE' => '');
$postvars = '';
foreach($fields2 as $key=>$value)
{
    $postvars .= $key.'='.$value.'&';
}
rtrim ($postvars, '&');

curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "monsite.com/search.aspx");
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POST, count($fields2));
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postvars);
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$output2 = curl_exec($ch);

But of course this doesn't work.... and the issue is that I am not familiar at all with ASP.NET :/
Anyone could help ? Thanks in advance

A: So first you get the initial page with a regular curl get.
Then you have to extract the VIEWSTATE parameter :
$regexViewstate = '/__VIEWSTATE\" value=\"(.*)\"/i';

function regexExtract($text, $regex, $regs, $nthValue)
{
if (preg_match($regex, $text, $regs)) {
 $result = $regs[$nthValue];
}
else {
 $result = "";
}
return $result;
}

$viewstate = regexExtract($data,$regexViewstate,$regs,1);

And you make up your new post :
$postData = '__EVENTARGUMENT=&__EVENTTARGET=LinkButtonCategory&__VIEWSTATE=';
$postData .= rawurlencode($viewstate).'&TxtBox1=value1&TxtBox2=value2';

curl_setOpt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, TRUE);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postData);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $urlLogin);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, $cookieFile);

$output = curl_exec($ch);


While spur-of-the-moment stops at fabulous side-of-the-road spots can be lots of fun, it usually pays to plan ahead. A lot of antique, thrift and junk shops keep limited and often odd hours, so be sure your destination is actually open. You will also likely need to ensure you have plenty of time for browsing. I like to go through the entire place fairly quickly, taking photos of items of interest with my smart phone, but not spending too much time in any one place. Once I have been through the whole place, I feel like it's easier to narrow down what I may be genuinely interested in purchasing on that particular shopping trip. This method takes time, though, so plan accordingly.
Consider your destination when planning your attire for the day. Flat, comfortable shoes are ideal, and on some occasions boots are the most practical. Comfortable clothes that you aren't afraid to get a little dusty or dirty are also a good idea. A lot of this depends on where you are shopping, though. Stores that are set up more as antique malls will often be indoors, fairly clean and have a controlled climate, whereas some junk stores and antique expos could be outdoors and subject to more weather elements, dirt and even areas of mud.
While it is always fun to hunt and keep your eye out for the treasure you didn't even know you "had to have", if you are looking for something specific, it's often a good idea to do a little research before you begin shopping. This will help you determine if you are actually getting a bargain. Understanding the average retail value of an item will make it easier to decide if a purchase is a good idea or not. A great thrift store find can be anywhere from 40-70% off of typical retail pricing. Often times, the cleaner and more climate controlled the shopping environment, the less of a deal you are likely to find. To some degree, you must expect to pay the overhead of the retailer, as well as put in time to clean up some items.
Doing research about an item's value will help you know when to negotiate and when to simply pay the asking price. Some thrift shops are set up to wheel and deal, while others are not. Typically, large antique stores that have vendor vignettes (multiple vendor booths under one roof, with one common check out) do not offer much negotiating options because the actual booth owners are not there to discuss pricing. On the other hand, many junk stores offer the opportunity to negotiate some pricing, especially if you are purchasing multiple items. Regardless of the location, it's always a good idea to have cold, hard cash. Many of these types of retailers don't take other forms of payment, but either way, having cash in hand always improves your negotiating power.
Plan to transport what you purchase.
Plan ahead and be ready to transport large, heavy (and sometimes even dusty or dirty) items on the spot. Most dealers are ready to get rid of their inventory, and paying and taking your purchases immediately can often give you additional negotiating power. Plan ahead by removing extra seats from the family van or taking a truck, and making sure you pack a few extra old quilts and blankets for wrapping more fragile items.
Above all else, have fun. Enjoy getting lost in the stories of the items you come across. Enjoy learning about an item's history or imagining where an item has traveled before you found it. Enjoy the eclectic collections and oddities you'll inevitably stumble upon as you search for new pieces to fill your home and become a part of your family's own story.


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Price, release date and features in the new entry-level tablet
by It Fix Direct | Sep 15, 2020 | Apple, Best Laptops for Students, CPU processors, Tech Reviews | 0 comments
During its self-titled 'Apple Event', Apple unveiled updated models for every single version of iPad currently on sale, including the upcoming iPad 8 – an update to the company's most popular iPad.
In the short time that it's been on the market, the superb iPad 7 (or iPad 10.2 depending on who you ask) has become one of the best-selling tablets of all time. With an entry-level price of just £349, the tablet has found a home in the same budget-friendly marketplace also currently occupied by the iPhone SE.
Apple has big plans for its iPad 7 follow up however, and we've listed all of them here.
Apple iPad 8 – Release Date and Price
You won't have to wait much longer for this anticipated upgrade, as the iPad 8 will be available this Friday, September 18.
As you'd expect, the Apple iPad 8 will also come with an affordable price tag at just $329. There's no word yet on what the pricing will be in the UK, but it shouldn't stray too far from the American pricing. That price will drop even further however to just $299 for Apple Education customers.
Related: iPad Air 4
Apple iPad 8 – New features
While the iPad 7 utilised the A10 chipset, the iPad 8 will see a huge boost in performance by including the faster A12 chipset under the hood. In real world terms, Apple claims that the CPU is now 40% faster, and users will notice a 2x jump in graphical capabilities. This will be fantastic for high intensity apps and top-tier gaming on the go.
The new iPad 8 will also use a neural engine for machine learning on the fly. This was demoed with the iPad 8 analysing a tennis match in real time, to offer the user detailed feedback as the action happens. iPad 8 will also be bundled with iPadOS 14 from the get-go.
Related: When will iPadOS 14 be available?
The upgraded chipset will also play a big part in the Apple Pencil experience this time around. In practical use, the iPad 8 will be able to distinguish between drawings and handwriting, letting you take notes at a moments notice whenever you need to.
Just as with the iPad 7, users can expect a full-day battery life with the iPad 8 (10-hours), making it a solid option for light work on the go. The 10.2 inch retina display will also be making a return here, but for the asking price, this screen more than gets the job done.
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