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FROM node:14.15.1-alpine as development

ARG APP_PATH="/opt/test"
ARG NODE_ENV="development"

# set environment variables
ENV NODE_ENV="${NODE_ENV}" \
    DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=/dev/null

# Project code
COPY . ${APP_PATH}

# change to workspace and run project install script
WORKDIR ${APP_PATH}
RUN apk add --update --no-cache bash-completion && \
    bash ./bin/install && \
    npm run release

# expose standard headless Chrome port
EXPOSE 9515

# use Alpine Linux Node image for production
FROM node:14.15.1-alpine as production

ARG APP_PATH="/opt/test"
ARG NODE_ENV="production"

# set environment variables
ENV NODE_ENV="${NODE_ENV}" \
    DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=/dev/null

# Project code
COPY --from=development ${APP_PATH}/dist ${APP_PATH}/dist/
COPY bin ${APP_PATH}/bin/
COPY package.json package-lock.json LICENSE ${APP_PATH}/

# change to workspace and run project install script
WORKDIR ${APP_PATH}
RUN apk add --update --no-cache bash-completion && \
    bash ./bin/install

# expose standard Node.js port of 3000
EXPOSE 9515

# NOTE: calls auto-test with default config
ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "--"]
CMD ["npm", "start"]

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Very well up course for those who are just starting in IoT and embedded systems. The lectures have a lot of important statements that will let you to do the work right in the future. But please not, that this is an introduction only. The information provided in this course is not sufficient for full-blown projects and developments in embedded field. Please, refer to the other, more advanced courses in the specialization as soon as you will finish this one.


At the end of a beaten-up road in Tanzania, a small hospital occasionally gets as full as it can get, and then runs on empty.
"One time we didn't have any more Ketamine, a drug used for anesthesia, and we had been doing a lot of C-sections," said Larry Pepper, an IMB doctor who serves at the Baptist Hospital in the town of Kigoma. "Another time we didn't have enough suture material." And another time, sick children were sleeping two or three to a bed for lack of space. That's the scene Ben Hale, missions pastor at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, walked into several years ago when he came to the hospital to see what his church could do to help.
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So far, it has. Five construction workers came to Christ as the pediatric unit was being built. And with a quarter of the facility dedicated to maternal health, Larry's wife, Sally, has been able to start new ministries to mothers. The new wing also paved the way for the IMB to send a pediatrician to join the hospital's work.
"It has been a really great partnership with the Dawson congregation," Larry announced. "We're grateful." But it's not the only time in the past twenty-two years that he and Sally have found themselves in humble gratitude to a church. Over and over, churches have stepped up to cover the hospital's needs—needs like Ketamine for C-sections and suture materials for surgeries.
"Churches of all sizes have helped," Larry said. They have supported the Peppers' work through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the funding source that keeps them on the field. They have provided equipment like wheelchairs and oxygen concentrators, a vital resource in a place where oxygen tanks are sparse. They have sent construction teams to make repairs on the facilities. They have led their children's ministries to raise funds to feed malnourished children at the hospital.
Pray for churches to understand the importance of every dollar spent toward the spread of the gospel. Pray for them to be in generous support of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, which goes to fund these efforts.
Pray for church members to experience a personal burden for missions.
Grace Thornton is the author of the book I Don't Wait Anymore: Letting Go of Expectations and Grasping God's Adventure for You. She writes for the International Mission Board, Baptist Press and other Southern Baptist ministries, and blogs at gracefortheroad.com.


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package radlab.rain.workload.hbase;

import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableNotFoundException;

public class HBaseUtil
{
	public static NumberFormat KEY_FORMATTER = new DecimalFormat( "000000000" );

	public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception
	{
		int port = HBaseTransport.DEFAULT_HBASE_PORT;
		String host = "aqua";
		String tableName = "raintbl";
		String columnFamilyName = "raincf";
		int minKey = 1;
		int maxKey = 100000;
		int size = 1024;//16384;//4096;
		int numRegions = -1;

		// HBaseUtil <host> <port> <table> <column family> <min key> <max key> <size>
		if( args.length == 7 )
		{
			host = args[0];
			port = Integer.parseInt( args[1] );
			tableName = args[2];
			columnFamilyName = args[3];
			minKey = Integer.parseInt( args[4] );
			maxKey = Integer.parseInt( args[5] );
			size = Integer.parseInt( args[6] );
		}
		else if( args.length == 8 )
		{
			// HBaseUtil <host> <port> <table> <column family> <min key> <max key> <size> <num regions>
			host = args[0];
			port = Integer.parseInt( args[1] );
			tableName = args[2];
			columnFamilyName = args[3];
			minKey = Integer.parseInt( args[4] );
			maxKey = Integer.parseInt( args[5] );
			size = Integer.parseInt( args[6] );
			numRegions = Integer.parseInt( args[7] );
		}
		else if( args.length == 0 )
		{

		}
		else
		{
			System.out.println( "Usage   : HBaseUtil <host> <port> <tableName> <column family> <min key> <max key> <size>" );
			System.out.println( "Usage   : HBaseUtil <host> <port> <tableName> <column family> <min key> <max key> <size> <num regions>" );
			System.out.println( "Example : HBaseUtil localhost 60000 raintbl raincf 1 100000 4096" );
			System.out.println( "Example : HBaseUtil localhost 60000 raintbl raincf 1 100000 4096 4" );
			System.exit( -1 );
		}

		// Do data loads in parallel, shoot for using 10 threads
		int keyCount = (maxKey - minKey) + 1;
		int loaderThreads = 10; //new Double( Math.ceil( (double) keyCount / (double) keyBlockSize ) ).intValue();

		int keyBlockSize = (int) Math.ceil( keyCount/loaderThreads );//10000;

		HBaseTransport adminClient = null;

		// Check whether the user specified the number of regions to create, if so, then pass that on to the transport
		if( numRegions == -1 )
			adminClient = new HBaseTransport( host, port, HBaseTransport.DEFAULT_ZOOKEEPER_PORT );
		else adminClient = new HBaseTransport( host, port, HBaseTransport.DEFAULT_ZOOKEEPER_PORT, KEY_FORMATTER.format( minKey ).getBytes(), KEY_FORMATTER.format( maxKey ).getBytes(), numRegions );

		// Before we start the load, delete the table and then re-create it
		try
		{
			adminClient.deleteTable( tableName );
		}
		catch( TableNotFoundException e )
		{
			// Table may not exists
		}

		int writeBufferMB = 2;
		adminClient.initialize( tableName, columnFamilyName, true, writeBufferMB );

		ArrayList<HBaseLoaderThread> threads = new ArrayList<HBaseLoaderThread>();
		for( int i = 0; i < loaderThreads; i++ )
		{
			HBaseTransport client = new HBaseTransport( host, port, HBaseTransport.DEFAULT_ZOOKEEPER_PORT );
			// Set the timeouts
			client.setTimeout( 60000 );
			// Explicitly initialize
			client.initialize( tableName, columnFamilyName, false, writeBufferMB );
			int startKey = (i * keyBlockSize) + 1;
			int endKey = Math.min( (startKey + keyCount) -1 , (startKey + keyBlockSize) - 1 );//(startKey + keyBlockSize) - 1;
			System.out.println( "Start key: " + KEY_FORMATTER.format( startKey ) + " end key: " + KEY_FORMATTER.format( endKey ) );
			HBaseLoaderThread thread = new HBaseLoaderThread( tableName, columnFamilyName, startKey, endKey, size, client );
			threads.add( thread );
		}

		System.out.println( "Loading: " + ((maxKey - minKey)+1) + " keys with " + size + " byte(s) values each." );
		long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
		// Start all the loader threads
		for( HBaseLoaderThread thread : threads )
			thread.start();

		// Wait on them to finish
		for( HBaseLoaderThread thread : threads )
			thread.join();

		long end = System.currentTimeMillis();
		double durationSecs = (end-start)/1000.0;
		double avgResponseTimeSecs = durationSecs/keyCount;

		// Dispose of the client
		adminClient.dispose();

		System.out.println( "Load finished : " +  durationSecs + " seconds" );
		System.out.println( "Rate [" + size + "]    : " +  keyCount/durationSecs + " puts/sec" );
		NumberFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat( "#0.0000" );
		System.out.println( "Avg resp time [" + size + "]: " +  formatter.format( avgResponseTimeSecs ) + "secs" );
	}
}


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Neighborhood Associations angered over construction in Puerto Vallarta
A meeting with neighbors and businesses that make up the Neighborhood Association of Emiliano Zapata and Zona Romantica made clear to the city that they did not agree with the construction of condominium buildings in the area.
Mr. Benny Ibarra, member of the association, was very clear in saying that they do not agree the decision to have authorized the construction of large buildings that is affecting the people and businesses living in the colonies. He reiterated it is evident that the size of the buildings will generate problems with services and the collapse of the water structure and even sustainable life of all the people who live in that area.
He added that "from my point of view it is one of the big mistakes of this municipal administration in turn because they significantly affected the economic dynamics of the area."
Roberto González recalled that there are 16 permits that do not meet the legal standards for construction in the area, but they were already issued construction licenses in an area where they should not be.
It should be noted that Roberto González, mayoral candidate, was invited by the Neighborhood Association of Colonia Emiliano Zapata and the Zona Romantica to a talk on Friday, May 4, to address issues of importance to the colony.
After the meeting, Roberto González reflected the association's anger for not being taken into account in decisions that affect their colonies and their patrimony, for which, he assured, that this is an act of corruption that the government currently made when agreeing to grant construction permits. But the most serious thing is that adjustments were made to the urban planning regulations, in order to build these buildings, he said.
Roberto González said that if he reaches the municipal presidency, he will work on an emerging plan to adapt the infrastructure as soon as possible to supply the large number condos in the area. He said he will work with the State and Federal Government because the problem requires it to prevent this from impacting the development of economic dynamics and surplus value.
Finally, Roberto González stressed that this type of government should not return to the municipality government, since they are hurting the patrimony of the citizens, but they are also getting rich in this type of actions that do not benefit Puerto Vallarta at all.
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Lost Portal is played with a customized deck of cards which includes resources called aeons, creatures, spells and magic items.
– You gain a number of starting aeons based on your Wisdom ability score (score/5). These aeons are randomly chosen at the start of each duel, but you will always gain one of each color before you gain a second of the same color.
– You gain one aeon at the start of each duel based on your color affinity, which is chosen when you create your character.
– You play Aeon cards to gain aeon energy; your deck should always have a decent percentage of Aeon cards, or you will have trouble casting spells.
– Creature abilities can provide additional aeon energy.
To cast a spell, you drag it from your hand to a location on the screen, depending on its target, if any. Some cards have no target, in which case they are cast by dragging the card to the discard pile. Creatures are cast by dragging the creature to an open slot in the middle, on your side of the board. Magic items can also be cast onto an open slot in on the board or can target one of your creatures, if it isn't already equipped with a magic item. Spells can target a player, a creature or even a card in the opponent's hand.
Your creatures attack at the end of your turn, dealing their damage to any blocking creatures or the enemy player. They do not take damage back from defending creatures. Damage carries over from turn to turn, although some creatures have regenerate which can restore life to the creature at the start of each turn.
How can you tell rarity of cards needed to forge?
When you drag a card you want to create into the middle of the forge, you will see rarity symbols all around it. You must drag cards from your library that match those rarities. When you double-press a card to see the large version of the card, you will see the rarity of that card near the bottom middle of the card.
There are also rarity buttons in the deck building section as well as the forges.
Not of import, but I've often wondered why the Orc Neopyte is tougher than the Orc Captain.
Their stats are pretty similar, with the Orc Captain having more agility and the Orc Neophyte having more intellect. Their decks are very different (black/red vs red/blue), so perhaps you are finding the red/blue deck more challenging. I can take a look at making the captain a little tougher. He did just gain a new Avatar card (Turn to Ash).
The new avatar cards are cool. In hard mode the neophyte has one more special ability than the captain.
Okay, I see. I think I will tweak the captain a little bit for the next update.
What determines which cards drop from a defeated opponent, appear as dungeon rewards, can be bought, or forged?
Maybe I am just being unlucky but I'm playing a blue deck and can count on one hand the number of really useful cards that have dropped for me or I've bought or forged.
I've seen my enemies use cards I'd love to have and they never appear for sale or in the forge (I'm not talking about Avatar cards although I've never won one of those either).
I have received some multi-colour aeon cards which might be useful if I had enough of them to guarantee being able to cast other coloured spells. But I've no idea how to acquire useful ones… the ones I've gotten are too broad in their colour choice to work for me.
Great questions, let me see if I can answer them all for you!
At the end of a duel, the winner pulls 2-3 cards randomly from the opponent's deck. There is a chance that it gets converted to gold based on the value of the card that would have been stolen. So if a rare or ultra-rare card is selected, you lose (or win) more gold than if a common aeon card is taken. Since cards are from the player's deck, if you are facing an opponent who plays black cards, you can expect to win a black card or gold.
The cards that appear in dungeons are generally random, so they could be any color. Card Shops and Forges have a certain number of cards of each color/rarity, chosen randomly. So if you are playing blue, you should see some rare blue cards in the Card Shop and Forge. By the way, if you press the Library label in the deck editor you can see all cards in the card pool, so you can find out which cards you haven't found yet.
I don't know how far into the game you have played, but almost every enemy has an Avatar card. The drop rate for an Avatar card is around 33% if I remember correctly, but if you defeat the same enemy three times you will definitely get their Avatar card. Since you can't easily face the same boss multiple times (until the end game Ancient Portal opens), you generally won't get all of the Boss Avatar cards each time you play.
These cards are valuable for splashing other colors, especially if you increase your Wisdom so you have more starting Aeons in your Aeon Pool. An example would be if you were playing Red and splashed Logic Storm to gain more card draw. Eventually when you get enough dual-aeons, you can easily play a two color deck and it can be extremely powerful. You can also play with many Gold cards that require Aeons of all colors to cast. Dual Aeon cards are also very powerful with Gray (colorless) cards that can be cast with any colored Aeons from your Aeon Pool.
If I had to guess I would say you need to keep playing and get through more dungeons (which all have a Card Shop hidden somewhere within) and get to new towns (that also have Card Shops and new Forges). Speaking of Forges, keep in mind you can make duplicates of cards that you already own using the Forge, although it isn't a cheap option.
Thanks, I should say I am generally enjoying the game very much.
I'm on the third town so I've no idea how far through the base game I am. I've found the difficulty to be very variable so far.
It seems like Blue is a poor choice for a deck since you fight very few good Blue oppononents, at least to this point, and hence get very few blue card drops. I guess I've been unlucky in terms of shops & forge too.
I've had pretty good success until I've met an Ogre Shaman in Tryndel who seems to have a deck with a large number of rare and ultra-rare cards. For reference I have two rares in my deck (and a couple of copies in my library) and no ultra-rares at all.
I've run this guy a couple of close battles but he always has some great cards I can't match and I can't beat him. I'm also thinking I am now stuck since there is nowhere left for me to farm XP to gain an extra advantage or to pick up extra cards that might give me some kind of edge.
Sorry to hear you are struggling with blue; I usually consider it one of the stronger colors, between the card draw, armored, and disruption spells. By Tryndel you must have seen some blue rares available for purchase/forge, so it is a little surprising you only have two rares in your deck at this point. There are eight card shops between Boradir (and nearby dungeons) and Miradyl (and its dungeons) and all of them have at least one blue rare. Perhaps you just didn't like what you saw?
It's less that I'm struggling with blue so much as it seems that the blue player get a rougher deal because very few opponents use blue and therefore blue drops are far less frequent. Whereas I have picked up a huge number of black & red cards and, to a slightly lesser extent, green.
I do have some rares but I've seen several cards played by opponents (e.g. that Ogre Shaman) that I've not seen dropped or available in any of the shops or in the forge. It's a bit frustrating.
1) when you are forced to discard because you are drawing with a full hand it would be great if you could pick the card. Often I've forgotten to move the card I want to the left slot and accidentally lost a card I would keep.
2) There are many situations where you need to click through with some kind of pause (e.g. to enter a town, or after a victory). I often find myself clicking over and over either because I am not sure where to click, or I feel like I was supposed to wait longer. Please can you just provide a button?
Again really enjoying the game and I will definitely pick up the expansions. And thanks also for your gracious replies.
I'll add your suggestions to the wish list for me to consider.
Without wishing to go on about it too much, but I just reached the card seller in the Ogre mound lvl3 and he has exactly the same blue cards as have been for sale in the other sellers. I was going to report back what he had but – I'm not sure if I've hit a bug – but he doesn't seem to be back in town?
p.s. if there's a better way to communicate than leaving comments please let me know.
To answer your question – the cards from that shop keep merge in with the shop keep that is already in town.
There are approximately 10 rares and 10 ultra-rares in each color (more added with the expansions), so you will see duplicates for sale as they are chosen randomly. By the time you are done with the campaign you will have seen most rares and ultra-rares.


Contributed photo Prince George torchbearer Catherine Hansen poses with a young girl assisting on the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay route on Dec. 8.
Jan. 4, 2019 8:00 p.m.
The steadfast flame of the 2019 Canada Winter Games arrives on Alberta soil Saturday.
Grande Prairie will welcome the MNP Canada Games Torch Relay and host a community celebration starting at 1 p.m. as part of the first ever national torch tour in the Canada Game's 52-year history.
The relay started off in Halifax three months ago and will visit 26 communities before the Games start Feb. 15 in Red Deer.
At least 22 other communities have or will host celebrations where people can see and hold the torch, including a few in central Alberta.
Lyn Radford, chair of the 2019 Canada Winter Games Committee, said most of the heavy lifting to prepare for the games is complete, and the arrival of the torch kicks off the fun as it ignites the spirit of the games within people, whether they are athletes, parents, coaches, spectators or volunteers.
"It's kind of like the Christmas tree. It's hope. It's a symbol of bigger things coming," Radford said.
Just like when the Olympic torch moved across the country to Vancouver in 2010, the Canada Games flame is fanning the excitement the closer it gets to the event. The relay in Prince George, B.C., on Dec. 8 had one of the largest crowds, she said.
"People were in tears because Prince George had just hosted the games in 2015 and it brought back so many positive memories to them," Radford said.
Grande Prairie was chosen as the first relay community in Alberta since it was the last city in the province to host the games. That was in 1995.
In central Alberta, relays will be held in Rimbey, Blackfalds, Olds, Lacombe, Sylvan Lake, Ponoka and, of course, Red Deer. Names of the Red Deer torch bearers will be announced soon.
Shawna Pearman, one of eight Ponoka torch bearers, competed in three Canada Games starting in 1975 in Lethbridge, the first Alberta community to host the event.
She went on to play on the national softball team and attended several speed skating competitions.
"They are great growing experiences for athletes because it's supposed to be the stepping stone for the next level," said Pearman, 57.
But it's the friendships gained that make the biggest impact, she said.
While the games highlight the athletes, torch events shine a light on the communities by bringing people together, she said.
"I've talked to a number of people in Ponoka and they're excited. They want to go in and watch some different events during the games. That's great," Pearman said.
Radford said the national torch tour has provided some positive attention for Red Deer. The city has even captured some international attention, since the Canada Games are unique to Canada.


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Over the next few weeks some changes will be made and some new classes added for higher grades. All changes should be finalised and ready for April 2015 but some are starting from next week. This is to continue the progression of the students and maintain the high standard we pride ourselves on at LVKA. Please see Lesson Info for updated times and locations.


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Daily Prelims Test – 25_July 2021
Which of the statements is incorrect regarding Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati?
a) Natural farming is promoted as BPKP under a centrally sponsored scheme- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
b) It mainly emphasizes the exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling.
c) It stresses on biomass mulching; use of cow dung-urine formulations; plant-based preparations and time to time working of soil for aeration.
d) Under BPKP, financial assistance of Rs 12200/ha for 3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building, and continuous hand holding by trained personnel
Answer: (b) It mainly emphasizes the exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling
In NEWS: Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP)
Government is implementing Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) from 2020-21 for the promotion of traditional indigenous practices.
The scheme mainly emphasizes on exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling with major stress on biomass mulching; use of cow dung-urine formulations; plant-based preparations and time to time working of soil for aeration. Hence option (b) is correct.
Under BPKP, financial assistance of Rs 12200/ha for 3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building and continuous hand holding by trained personnel, certification and residue analysis.
As of now, an area of 4.9 lakh ha is covered in 8 states and Rs. 4980.99 lakh has been released.
About Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
"PKVY" is an elaborated component of Soil Health Management (SHM) of the major project National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).
Under PMKVY Organic farming is promoted through the adoption of the organic village by cluster approach and PGS certification.
The Scheme envisages:
Promotion of commercial organic production through certified organic farming.
The produce will be pesticide residue free and will contribute to improve the health of consumers.
It will raise farmer's income and create a potential market for traders.
It will motivate the farmers for natural resource mobilization for input production
Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1737751
Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation is conducted every two years by
a) World Bank
b) International Telecommunication Union
c) United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific
d) United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Answer: (c) United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific
In NEWS: India sees significant improvement in UNESCAP score on trade facilitation
India has seen a "significant improvement" in the UNESCAP's Global Survey on Digital & Sustainable Trade Facilitation with a 90.32 percent
After evaluation of 143 economies, the Survey 2021 has highlighted India's significant improvement in the scores on all five key indicators — transparency, formalities, institutional arrangement and cooperation, paperless trade and cross-border paperless trade.
Under the transparency indicator, the country scored 100 per cent in 2021, up from 93.33 percent in 2019. The score for 'paperless trade' improved to 96.3 per cent in 2021, from 81.48 per cent in 2019. The score in the institutional arrangement and cooperation indicator improved to 88.89 per cent, from 66.67 percent in 2019.
Among developed countries, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, and Belgium have scored more than 93%.
In South Asia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were behind India with a score of 64.5% and 60.2%, the survey showed.
The Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation is conducted every two years by UNESCAP. Hence option (c) is correct.
The 2021 Survey includes an assessment of 58 trade facilitation measures covered by the WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement.
The Survey is keenly awaited globally as it evidences whether or not the trade facilitation measures being taken have the desired impact and helps draw comparison amongst countries.
A higher score for a country also helps businesses in their investment decisions.
Source: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-sees-significant-improvement-in-unescap-score-on-trade-facilitation-121072300831_1.html
Nord Stream 2 Pipeline is a system of offshore natural gas pipelines running between which of the two following countries?
a) Sweden to Norway
b) Denmark to Poland
c) Russia to Germany
d) Finland to Sweden
Answer: (c) Russia to Germany
In NEWS: Explained: Why the US has changed its mind on Nord Stream 2 pipeline
The green signal to the Russia-Germany pipeline by Biden has angered Republicans, with Ted Cruz denouncing the agreement as "a generational geopolitical win for Putin and a catastrophe for the United States and our allies." Hence option (c) is correct.
The US and Germany reached a deal on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline– which significantly increases Europe's energy dependence on Russia– under which Berlin will respond to stop Moscow should the latter use the strategically critical gas system as political leverage.
What is the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?
In 2015, the Russian energy major Gazprom and five other European firms decided to build Nord Stream 2, valued at around $11 billion. The 1,200-km pipeline will run from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany through the Baltic Sea, and will carry 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
In Lubmin the lines connect to the OPAL line to Olbernhau on the Czech border and to the NEL line to Rehden near Bremen.
The first line Nord Stream-1 was laid and inaugurated in 2011 and the second line in 2012.
At 1,222 km in length, Nord Stream is the longest subsea pipeline in the world, surpassing the Langeled pipeline.
Why is the pipeline controversial?
Since it was first planned, Nord Stream 2 has drawn criticism from the US which believed that the project would increase Europe's dependence on Russia for natural gas.
Currently, EU countries already rely on Russia for 40 percent of their gas needs.
The project also has opponents in eastern Europe, especially Ukraine, whose ties with Russia have seriously deteriorated in the aftermath of the Crimean conflict in 2014.
There is an existing land pipeline between Russia and Europe that runs through Ukraine.
The country feels that once Nord Storm 2 is completed, Russia could bypass the Ukrainian pipeline, and deprive it of lucrative transit fees of around $3 billion per year.
Ukraine also fears another invasion by Russia once the new pipeline is operational.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/nord-stream-pipeline-us-germany-7417589/
Which of the following countries are members of Mekong Ganga Cooperation?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
b) 3, 4 and 5 only
c) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
In NEWS: Mekong region is of great importance to India: EAM Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed the 11th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation meeting comprising six countries — India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Hence option (d) is correct.
He also called for a "collective and collaborative" response to effectively deal with coronavirus pandemic, saying the virus does not respect national boundaries.
India is seeking a multi-dimensional engagement with the Mekong region considering its great importance
About Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC)
The Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries – India and five ASEAN countries – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
It is an initiative aiming to facilitate closer connections between these 6 member countries which share the Ganga river and Mekong river basins.
Established in 2000, the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) comprises six member countries to foster culture and commerce among them.
The four areas of cooperation are Culture, Education, Tourism, and Transportation.
It is named after the Ganga and the Mekong which are both civilizational rivers.
The MGC aims at developing closer relations and better understanding among the member-countries to enhance friendship, solidarity, and cooperation; facilitating inter-state movement and transit; transport of goods and people in the region; creating necessary infrastructural facilities in the Ganga-Mekong basin areas, and encouraging active participation in poverty eradication.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mekong-region-is-of-great-importance-to-india-eam-jaishankar/article35457770.ece?homepage=true
Consider the following statements regarding Essential Defence Services Bill 2021:
It includes any service in any establishment or undertaking dealing with production of goods or equipment required for defence related purposes.
Under this bill, the central government may prohibit strikes, lock-outs, and lay-offs in units engaged in essential defence services.
It will amend the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to include essential defence services under public utility services.
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
In NEWS: What is the Essential Defence Services Bill and what is its objective?
Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt introduced the Essential Defence Services Bill in the Lok Sabha. If this bill is passed it will come into effect from 30th June 2021.
Essential Defence Services:
It includes any service in any establishment or undertaking dealing with production of goods or equipment required for defence related purposes or any establishment of the armed forces or connected with them or defence. Hence statement (1) is correct.
It also includes services that, if ceased, would affect the safety of the establishment engaged in such services or its employees.
These also include services that, if ceased, would affect the safety of the establishment engaged in such services or its employees.
In addition, the government may declare any service as an essential defence service if its cessation would affect the:
production of defence equipment or goods,
operation or maintenance of industrial establishments or units engaged in such production, or
repair or maintenance of products connected with defence.
Prohibition on strikes, lock-outs, and lay-offs:
Government may prohibit strikes, lock-outs, and lay-offs in units engaged in essential defence services. Hence statement (2) is correct.
It may issue such an order if necessary in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, security of any state, public order, public, decency and morality.
All offences punishable will becognisable and non-bailable
Illegal Lock-Outs and Lay-Offs:
Employers violating the prohibition order through illegal lock-outs or lay-offs will be punished with up to one year imprisonment or Rs 10,000 fine, or both.
Strikes:
Persons commencing or participating in illegal strikes – Up to one year imprisonment or Rs 10,000 fine, or both.
Persons instigating, inciting, or taking actions to continue illegal strikes, or knowingly supplying money for such purposes- Up to two years imprisonment or Rs 15,000 fine, or both.
Public Utility Service:
It will amend the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to include essential defence services under public utility services. Hence statement (3) is correct.
The undertakings which supply the basic necessary services such as electricity, water, gas, power, transport etc. comes under the purview of the public utility services.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-is-the-essential-defence-services-bill-and-what-is-its-objective-7418398/
In the Indian Constitution, Right to strike is a
a) Fundamental right.
b) Human Right
c) Moral Right
d) Legal Right
Answer: (d) Legal Right
About Right to strike
Right to strike is recognized globally. Article 19(1) the Constitution of India guarantees the protection of certain freedoms as fundamental rights such as:
Freedom of speech and expression.
Assemble peaceably and without arms.
Form associations or unions.
Move freely throughout the territory of India.
Reside and settle in any part of the territory of India.
Practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business. Hence option (d) is correct.
However, strike is not expressly recognized in the Constitution of India. The Supreme Court settled the case of Kameshwar Prasad v. The State of Bihar 1958 by stating that strike is not a fundamental right. Government employees have no legal or moral rights to go on strikes.
India recognized strike as a statutory right under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Industrial Disputes Act 1947:
It defines public utility service and strike, it also puts certain prohibitions on the right to strike. It provides that no person employed in public utility service shall go on strike in breach of contract:
Without giving the employer notice of strike within six weeks before striking.
Within fourteen days of giving such notice.
Before the expiry of the date of strike specified in any such notice as aforesaid.
During the pendency of any conciliation proceedings before a conciliation officer and seven days after the conclusion of such proceedings.
It is to be noted that these provisions do not prohibit the workmen from going on strike but require them to fulfill the condition before going on strike. Further these provisions apply to a public utility service only.
Consider the following statements:
The list of World Heritage Sites is maintained by the international 'World Heritage Programme', administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
The English city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.
In NEWS: UNESCO strips Liverpool of its world heritage status
The World Heritage Committee, holding its 44th session in Fuzhou and online, decided to delete the property 'Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City' (UK) from the World Heritage List. Hence statement (2) is correct.
The English city of Liverpool has been removed from UNESCO's list of world heritage sites after the United Nations' cultural agency found new buildings,including a football stadium, undermined the attractiveness of its Victorian docks
The new buildings including a football stadium undermine the attractiveness of its Victorian docks and were destroying the heritage value of its waterfront.
The over development would irreversibly damage the heritage of the historic port.
About World Heritage Site:
A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by UNESCO for its special cultural or physical significance.The list of World Heritage Sites is maintained by the international 'World Heritage Programme', administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Hence statement (1) is correct.
It seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.
This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
It provides a framework for international cooperation in preserving and protecting cultural treasures and natural areas throughout the world.
Cultural heritage sites include historic buildings and town sites, important archaeological sites, and works of monumental sculpture or painting.
Natural heritage sites are restricted to natural areas.
Mixed heritage sites contain elements of both natural and cultural significance
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/unesco-strips-liverpool-of-its-world-heritage-status/article35446742.ece
Recently, the report Renewable Integration in India 2021 was seen in the news, released by which of the following international organisations?
a) NITI Aayog and International Energy Agency
b) Bureau of Energy Efficiency and International Renewable Energy Agency
c) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and World Bank
d) Power Grid Corporation of India and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Answer: (a) NITI Aayog and International Energy Agency
In NEWS: NITI Aayog and IEA launch 'Renewables Integration in India 2021'
A report on "Renewables Integration in India 2021" was jointly launched by NITI Aayog and International Energy Agency (IEA). Hence option (a) is correct.
The report is based on the outcome of three state workshops held with the Governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat to understand the specific energy transition challenges faced by these renewable-rich states. The report uses IEA modelling results to show the effects of different flexibility options on the power system.
The report highlights that India's power system can efficiently integrate renewables (175 GW by 2022 and 450 GW by 2030), but it would require identification of resources and proper planning, regulatory, policy and institutional support, energy storage and advance technology initiatives.
Indian states need to employ a wide range of flexibility options – such as demand response, more flexible operation of coal based power plants, storage, and grid improvements – to transition to cleaner electricity systems.
Larger shares of renewables can be better managed by shifting time of use in agriculture. Time of Use (ToU) tariffs will be an effective tool to incentivise demand side management and encourage flexible consumption.
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1738276
Consider the following statements regarding rare diseases:
It is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population.
There is no policy on rare diseases policy in India so far.
Financial support up to is provided under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi shall be provided by the Central Government for treatment of those rare diseases that require a one-time treatment.
In NEWS: Rare Diseases Policy
The Policy aims at lowering the incidence and prevalence of rare diseases based on an integrated and comprehensive preventive strategy encompassing awareness generation, premarital, post-marital, pre-conception and post-conception screening and counselling programmes to prevent births of children with rare diseases, and within the constraints on resources and competing health care priorities, enable access to affordable health care to patients of rare diseases.
A rare disease is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. Hence statement (1) is correct.
There is no universally accepted definition of rare diseases and the definitions usually vary across different countries.
Though rare diseases are of low prevalence and individually rare, collectively they affect a considerable proportion of the population. The policy has categorised rare diseases in three groups:
Group 1: Disorders amenable to one-time curative treatment.
Group 2: Those requiring long term or lifelong treatment.
Group 3: Diseases for which definitive treatment is available but challenges are to make optimal patient selection for benefit, very high cost and lifelong therapy.
Initiatives for treatment support for patients of rare diseases under the Policy are as follows: –
Financial support up to Rs. 20 lakhs under the Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogaya Nidhi shall be provided by the Central Government for treatment of those rare diseases that require a one-time treatment (diseases listed under Group 1). Beneficiaries for such financial assistance would not be limited to BPL families, but extended to about 40% of the population, who are eligible as per norms of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, for their treatment in Government tertiary hospitals only. Hence statement (3) is correct.
State Governments can consider supporting patients of such rare diseases that can be managed with special diets or hormonal supplements or other relatively low-cost interventions (Diseases listed under Group 2).
Keeping in view the resource constraints, and a compelling need to prioritize the available resources to get maximum health gains for the community/population, the Government will endeavour to create an alternate funding mechanism through setting up a digital platform for voluntary individual and corporate donors to contribute to the treatment cost of patients of rare diseases.
At present financial assistance to poor patients, living below threshold poverty line and also to the population, who are eligible as per norms of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana under Ayushman Bharat, suffering from specified rare diseases for their treatment at Government Hospitals or Institutes having super specialty facilities / Government tertiary hospitals is being provided under the Umbrella Scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN). The budget allocation for the current financial year 2021-2022 for rare diseases is Rupees 25 Crore.
National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 provides for the National Consortium for Research and Development on therapeutics for Rare Diseases with an expanded mandate to include research & development, technology transfer and indigenization of therapeutics for rare diseases. It will be convened by the Department of Health Research (DHR) with ICMR as a member. Hence statement (2) is incorrect.
Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporate protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination?
Right against Exploitation
Right to Freedom
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Answer: (d) Right to Equality
Right to Equality (Article 14 -18) protects the citizens against any discrimination by the State on the basis of religion, caste, race, sex, or place of birth. Article 14 says that all citizens enjoy equal privileges and opportunities. Article 15 provides that the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Article 16 says that no citizen can be discriminated against or be ineligible for any employment or office under the State on grounds of only religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth or residence. Article 17 abolishes 'untouchability' and forbids its practise in any form. Article 18 abolishes all titles national or foreign which create artificial distinctions in social status amongst the people. Hence option (d) is correct.


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namespace Czim\CmsModels\Test\Support\Factories;

use Czim\CmsModels\Support\Factories\DeleteConditionStrategyFactory;
use Czim\CmsModels\Test\Helpers\Strategies\DeleteCondition\OnlyIfIdIsTwo;
use Czim\CmsModels\Test\TestCase;

/**
 * Class DeleteConditionStrategyFactoryTest
 *
 * @group support
 * @group support-factories
 */
class DeleteConditionStrategyFactoryTest extends TestCase
{

    /**
     * @test
     */
    function it_makes_a_strategy_by_alias()
    {
        $factory = new DeleteConditionStrategyFactory;

        $this->app['config']->set('cms-models.strategies.delete.condition-aliases', ['testing' => OnlyIfIdIsTwo::class]);

        static::assertInstanceOf(OnlyIfIdIsTwo::class, $factory->make('testing'));
    }

    /**
     * @test
     */
    function it_makes_a_strategy_by_class_basename()
    {
        $factory = new DeleteConditionStrategyFactory;

        $this->app['config']
            ->set('cms-models.strategies.delete.default-condition-namespace', 'Czim\\CmsModels\\Test\\Helpers\\Strategies\\DeleteCondition\\');

        static::assertInstanceOf(OnlyIfIdIsTwo::class, $factory->make('OnlyIfIdIsTwo'));
    }

    /**
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    function it_makes_a_strategy_by_full_class_name()
    {
        $factory = new DeleteConditionStrategyFactory;

        static::assertInstanceOf(OnlyIfIdIsTwo::class, $factory->make(OnlyIfIdIsTwo::class));
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     */
    function it_throws_an_exception_if_strategy_indicator_is_empty()
    {
        $factory = new DeleteConditionStrategyFactory;

        $factory->make('');
    }

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     * @expectedExceptionMessageRegExp #could not create strategy instance for 'does-not-exist'#i
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    {
        $factory = new DeleteConditionStrategyFactory;

        $factory->make('does-not-exist');
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}


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New TV for Family Events Donated
The staff and students at the S.A.Y. Play Center at Lipke Park this week were thrilled to receive a flat screen television and sound system that was donated by retired U.S. Navy Capt. Doug McDonald and his wife Kathy. McDonald is president of the Motor City Veteran's Village.
The gift was made possible thanks to longtime Mason Marty Levine, who's friends with the McDonalds. Levine contacted S.A.Y. Detroit asking if there was a need for a TV at the center.
Mike Tenbusch, executive director of the S.A.Y. Play Center, said that since there's already one TV in the academic center being used for academic purposes, the donated TV will likely be used in the cafeteria for families to enjoy on football Saturdays.
Tenbusch emphasized how grateful he is for the strong relationship S.A.Y. Detroit has developed with the Michigan Masons.
"We have an exceptionally unique relationship with the Masons in the nonprofit world," he said. "Our key staff isn't out fundraising with most of their time and talents because of the the Masons. Because of that steadfast support, we're able to keep our focus on our young people, which is the way it is supposed to be."
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Things are really heating up these days in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the FBI.
In December, fourteen people were killed by ISIL sympathizers Farook Malik and his wife Taskeen, in San Bernardino, CA. In the aftermath, the FBI has been investigating the possibility they may have had accomplices. Backed by a court order, the FBI has requested Apple remove the security blocks on Farook's iPhone.
CEO Tim Cook, speaking for Apple, refuses to comply, contending it would compromise the privacy of its smartphone users.
I'm not taking sides on the controversy here. The issue is as heated as it is complicated, with the country divided in its opinion and perhaps SCOTUS inevitably having to make the call.
Fact is, the Congress is hardly the right party to decide the issue, given the systemic corruption fostered by business conglomerates soliciting favors through huge sums of money donated to its members.
We see this, for example, with regard to the National Rifle Association (NRA), successfully preempting responsible gun legislation, despite myriad mass shootings like those in San Bernardino,.
In 2014, NRA contributions to members of Congress amounted to $984,152 with an additional $3,360,000 for lobbying.
What really fries my brain is that it spent a whopping $28, 212,718 in outside spending!
Apple, as such, is being disingenuous in attempting to shift the scenario to the Congress, having demonstrated a lengthy penchant, like its fellow high tech icons, in substantially contributing to the Congressional feedbag, their mission to deter any regulatory legislation that would rein them in. In other words, a good many Congressional members owe them favors and now's an opportune time to collect and circumvent the courts.
Since 1990, Apple has contributed $1,902,870 and spent $27,083,008 on lobbying.
Bernie Sanders was right when he denounced PAC money contributions as undermining our democratic franchise: "People aren't dumb." These donors don't give willy-nilly, but expect something in return.
On the other hand, even Bernie has had his hand in the till, ranking second among senators in receiving money from Apple and its employees.
Now let's see how the system filters out elsewhere. The most prominent Democrat opposing Apple on the issue is Diane Feinstein. Guess what? You'll find her absent from the list of top recipients of money from Apple and its allies that include Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Twitter. These conglomerates are not about to waste their money on those opposing their interests.
In third world countries, we'd call it bribery.
In the U. S. Congress, many are willing to take the bribe.
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New Zealand's premier said the Christchurch quake may be the country's worst disaster ever, as officials raised the toll Saturday to 145 dead and more than 200 missing while giving a grim prognosis for the city's downtown.
Engineers and planners said the city's decimated central area may be completely unusable for months to come and that at least a third of the buildings must be razed and rebuilt after last Tuesday's 6.3-magnitude quake.
On the outer edge of the central district, Brent Smith watched in tears as workers demolished the 1850s-era building where he lived and ran a bed and breakfast and where antique jugs and a $6,000 Victorian bed were reduced to shards and firewood.
His three daughters hugged him, also weeping.
"You don't know whether to laugh or cry, but I've been doing more of the latter," Smith said.
Prime Minister John Key said the government would announce an aid package Monday for an estimated 50,000 people who will be out of work for months due to the closure of downtown. Key, who spent some of the afternoon talking to families who lost loved ones in the disaster, called for two minutes of silence next Tuesday to remember both the victims and the ordeal of the survivors.
"This may be New Zealand's single-most tragic event," Key said.
The death toll rose to 145 after additional bodies were pulled from the wreckage, Police Superintendent David Cliff said. He said there was an additional list of more than 200 people and that there were "grave fears" about their fate.
His comments suggest the eventual death toll could make this New Zealand's deadliest disaster ever. Currently, the country's worst disaster was the 1931 Napier earthquake on North Island in which at least 256 people died.
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker assured relatives of the missing — including people from several countries who have converged on this southern New Zealand city of 350,000— that every effort was being made to locate any remaining survivors.
Rescue and recovery efforts were hampered by continuing aftershocks, which sent masonry tumbling down, and a cat sparked a false alarm over a possible survivor.
No one was found alive overnight as a multinational team of more than 600 rescuers scoured the city's central district, although a paramedic reported hearing voices in one destroyed building early Saturday, Police Superintendent Russel Gibson said.
"We mobilized a significant number of people and sent a dog in again — and a cat jumped out," Gibson said, adding that a rescue team removed "a significant amount of rubble to be 100 percent" certain that no person was trapped inside.
Police have said up to 120 bodies may be entombed in the ruins of the downtown CTV building alone, where dozens of foreign students from an international school were believed trapped.
Still, Gibson said rescuers weren't completely ruling out good news.
"I talked to experts who say we've worked on buildings like this overseas and we get miracles. New Zealand deserves a few miracles," he said.
The King's Education language school released a list of missing people presumed in the building: nine teachers and 51 students — 26 Japanese, 14 Chinese, six Filipinos, three Thais, one South Korean and one Czech. An additional 20 students were listed with "status unknown."
The city's central business district will take several months to recover, Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said, adding that "most of the services, in fact all of the services that are offered in the CBD, will need to relocate elsewhere."
Damaged buildings will need to be bulldozed and rebuilt "so that people can have confidence about coming back into the area to transact any business that's here."
One in three of the central city's buildings were severely damaged in the quake and must be demolished, earthquake engineer Jason Ingham said.
In one neighborhood, the Butcher family spent Saturday retrieving a handful of salvagable belongings from their destroyed house — a couple of blankets, a stack of dishes, a Mickey Mouse mug, a box of crackers. They're staying with friends, but hope to buy a campervan.
Maree Butcher, 49, said she finds herself shaking awake with memories of Tuesday's horror every night around 3:30 a.m. She lies in bed and stares at her husband, Norm, who was nearly killed racing out the back door of their home as the brick walls blew out around him and the top floor collapsed to the ground.
Norm tried to cheer her up, nodding toward the wreckage and saying, "I really did want the open entertainment area."
Maree smiled. "We've lost our house and belongings," she said. "But we're still alive."


The other day, I was working out to music in my living room, when my 8-year-old daughter and two of her friends came in. Naturally, questions followed: what am I doing, why am I doing it, etc. After a while, the three of them joined in.
Of course, kids being kids, my workout soon expanded into a free movement and dance session. The sound levels increased with lots of laughter and squeals. After a while, the festive atmosphere was too attractive even for a grown-up friend of mine to resist, and she joined in. What started as a workout became a party!
Kids have such an amazing way of moving just to move, which we adults sometimes forget how to do. With a few exceptions (obesity, physical disability, etc.), kids don't need organized workouts, personal trainers, posh workout clothes or equipment to get them moving. Have you ever watched children playing on a playground? Now that's a tough workout! They move, run, jump, tumble down and get up again, over and over. They move because moving feels good, not because they "have to" or "need to" exercise.
Honestly, is being too old a valid reason or just an excuse to allow ourselves not to do something? Personally, when I say "I am too old to do that," I really mean I am afraid of hurting myself. I know I was afraid of getting hurt as a kid, too. What did I say back then? Certainly not "I am too old." I would have said, "I am afraid of hurting myself"; then I would give it a try—again and again.
This idea of giving up things as we become "too old" seems to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Stopping activities because we are too old means becoming more sedentary and, hence, less excited about daily life—just plain old. To quote Barbara Morris, author of Put Old on Hold: Who decides when you are old? You do!
OK, OK. Of course, many of you reading this would disagree. But more and more people are saying, "I am not going to stop doing activities that I did when I was younger." Stopping is just not an option for these determined and vibrant people. Of course, because of past injuries, safety issues or whatnot, the way of doing the activities might have to be modified.
Back to the free play idea. Free play is about learning. Learning keeps us young. This is true for our bodies as well as our brains. Our bodies learn with use or unlearn with disuse. If we are doing the same activity over and over, our bodies will learn to do those things very well and will unlearn those things that we don't do anymore. Likewise, our bodies will learn to do new things that we take up.
We fitness trainers convey this notion to clients as a "practical explanation" that there is a need to do a variety of activities to keep from hitting a fitness plateau and losing motivation—often referred to as cross training. It would be very difficult to convince adults that they need to go to the playground and just play like a kid, so we apply lots of science and logic to the argument. But free play is the message. New experiences, challenges and fun keep us young.
As an example, my current partner, a fortysomething fitness buff, recently decided he wanted to take up something completely new for his body: kung fu. After the first lesson, he said he was really sore and felt injured because "the guy really did hit me hard." I thought for sure he wouldn't continue. The next day, he was buying special kung fu shoes with great enthusiasm. Hmm…like a kid on the playground, he tries, gets hurt and tries again. Why? Because he is doing it—forfun. While doing the same activities over and over is a comfortable routine, getting out of the comfort zone expands us physically, mentally and spiritually. How to get out of the comfort zone? Play like a kid!
Ainsley Laing, MSc, has been a fitness trainer for 25 years and writes exclusively for the Body for Mind eZine. She holds certifications in group exercise, sports nutrition and personal fitness training. To see more articles by Ainsley, visit http://www.bodyformind.com. Copyright © 2007 Ainsley Laing.


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Minneapolis Institute of Arts raising $1 million for 'Eros' sculpture
MIA unveils a massive sculpture – and a plan for fundraising to pay for it.
By Mary Abbe Star Tribune
April 28, 2015 — 8:54pm
With his dark eyes and wavy bronze hair, a monumental head of "Eros," the Greek god of love, is destined to be a signature attraction at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, where it was temporarily installed this week.
The museum is asking the public to help pay for the $1 million sculpture by Polish-born Igor Mitoraj in celebration of the museum's 100th birthday this year.
It has already raised more than $300,000 and is hoping to raise the rest in contributions of any size — including pennies from kids. There will be donation boxes in the museum, a dedicated website, cellphone links and special events during a gala weekend June 26-28.
"We wanted something to commemorate our centennial," said Julianne Amendola, the museum's director of advancement. "We could have done a separate campaign, but this is really about getting the public involved in the art collection."
The hollow bronze head is 12 feet long, 7 feet tall and weighs about 4,000 pounds.
Made in 1999 at the artist's studio in the northern Italian city of Pietrasanta, the sculpture is a poetic evocation of the beauty, suffering and fragility of human life. In classical mythology, Eros was often depicted as a blindfolded boy to signal the way people fall headlong into the passion of love. In Mitoraj's interpretation, Eros is older and the blindfold has fallen from his eyes, a hint that he has seen something of life's inevitable tragedy, too.
"The bandages are the expression of my past in Poland, where even now there is still a great deal of suffering," Mitoraj once said.
Trained in Poland and Paris, Mitoraj is known throughout Europe for heroic bronze and marble sculptures of fragmentary human figures, especially heads and torsos, whose crusty, broken surfaces suggest the ravages of time.
His work has been installed at the Venice Biennale, the British Museum, Boboli Garden in Florence and Tuileries in Paris, among other sites. In the United States, it can be found at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and Citygarden park in St. Louis.
Now temporarily situated on a plaza outside the museum's 3rd Avenue entrance, "Eros" will be moved in late June to its permanent home on the museum's front lawn at the corner of 24th Street and 3rd Avenue S.
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Ralph Docker (31 August 1855 — 7 July 1910) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1879.

Docker was born in Harborne, Staffordshire, the son of Ralph Docker and his wife Sarah Sankey. His father was a solicitor in practice at Birmingham and Smethwick who took on a large number of public appointments. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham. In 1873 he played for a Birmingham XXII against an All England XI, and then in 1878 in another Birmingham XXII against an Australian team.

Docker played two matches for Derbyshire in the 1879 season  making his debut against Marylebone Cricket Club in May 1879, as an opening batsman, and played his first and only county match two weeks later, moving down the order to face Lancashire. He made a total of 9 runs in his four first-class innings. Later in the season he played again for Birmingham. In 1880 he played a game for Staffordshire, and in 1883 and 1885 one game each year for Warwickshire which was before the club had first-class status. His last match against touring Parsees was for Gentlemen of Warwickshire in 1888.

Docker died in Tunbridge Wells aged 55. Docker had two younger brothers Frank Dudley Docker and Ludford Docker who managed the industrial and financial concern Docker Brothers and who also played cricket for Derbyshire, Ludford being club captain.

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1855 births
1910 deaths
People from Harborne
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2021 PaxPower Alpha F-150 Revealed As More Affordable Tuner Truck
If you want a tuned F-150 and don't want to go to Shelby or Hennessey, PaxPower has this to offer.
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Merstham is a village in the Reigate and Banstead borough of Surrey. The area has been settled since pre-Roman times. The village lay within the Reigate hundred, an Anglo-Saxon administrative division. Merstham appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Merstan. It was held by Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury.
The area has long been known for its quarries, and it was to serve these that the village became the terminus of the Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Railway, an extension of the horse-drawn Surrey Iron Railway of 1803, the world's first public railway. A small section of the railway is on display near Quality Street.
Merstham's oldest church, St. Katharine's, dates from approximately 1100, and the current building originates from approximately 1220.
Merstham's most historic street is called 'Quality Street'. This was so named after the male and female lead actors in J.M. Barrie's play of the same name lived in the 'Old Forge' at the end of the street.
Rockshaw Road, in Top Merstham, was developed at the very end of the 19th century and between the World Wars was home to many notable people, among them senior Army and Navy figures, financiers and politicians.


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Q: "docker-machine" stuck at "Creating SSH key" I'm using macOS Sierra 10.12 and I'm trying to create new docker-machine and I get stuck at following:
mbp:~ alexus$ docker-machine create --driver virtualbox default
Running pre-create checks...
Creating machine...
(default) Copying /Users/alexus/.docker/machine/cache/boot2docker.iso to /Users/alexus/.docker/machine/machines/default/boot2docker.iso...
(default) Creating VirtualBox VM...
(default) Creating SSH key...

Any ideas? I'm using latest Docker Toolbox and latest VirtualBox.

A: I ran into this issue too. It ended up being permissions on the default machine that was created using the docker toolbox script. I had to delete the directory ~/.docker/machine/machines/default and then run docker-machine create default -d virtualbox manually.

A: I encountered something similar on 10.11.6, and enabled debugging (docker-machine -D create ...). The process seemed to stall at "Filling zeroes" (ie. writing  zeroes to the vmdk), which seemed odd given that I had decreased the disk size to 20GB and was using on an SSD.
That lead me to this post on StackOverflow, whose accepted answer states:

Docker isn't actually broken, it just takes EXTREMELY long to provision Virtual Box the first time. For my Late 2013 MacBook Pro with SSD it took ~1 hour to complete the first time.
After the initial provisioning of the default machine everything works
like normal.

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2016, what a year! The future is looking bright and we wanted to share some highlights from around the world. The Nature Conservancy created a a list of their favorite signs of progress from 2016—milestones that offer a glimpse of a future for Earth where people and nature thrive together. Take a Look!


Florida's stand your ground received a lot of attention when George Zimmerman was placed on trial for second-degree murder for the death of Trayvon Martin. This case made a law that many people had never heard of a national debate topic. Regardless of whether you are a supporter or critic of the law, a new bill was filed this month that would change how stand your ground works in the State of Florida.
Under the current stand your ground law, when a person is attacked while they are in their home or car, they do not have to retreat. This means that they can defend themselves. The law currently provides people who are threatened to use force or threaten to use force when they are at home or in their cars. If they are defending themselves or their property, they can use deadly force if they feel that they are at risk of great bodily harm or death.
When a person has a stand your ground case, a pretrial evidentiary hearing is held. As the law stands currently, the burden of proof is in the hands of the people using this defense during those hearings. The reasoning behind this is that people should be required to establish that the force they used was legally justified. The new bill presented to the legislature does not question when the stand your ground law should be applied, but rather who has the burden of proof during the pre-trial evidentiary hearing.
The new bill that was filed by Dennis Baxley would require the state to have the burden of proof when a person argues that they used self-defense. This is in response to a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court that held the burden of proof belonged to the individual and not the prosecutor. Stand your ground cases have a pre-trial evidentiary hearing. These hearings are where it is decided if defendants should be prosecuted under the law.
It is important to understand that this bill is not yet Florida law. A decision on whether this bill becomes law will take place during the 2016 legislative session. However, if the bill is passed, it will apply retroactively to pending cases that involve stand your ground laws. Supporters of the bill feel that people who use self-defense to protect themselves and their property have to go through a trial where they would be entitled to be acquitted.
If you are currently facing assault or murder charges and you feel that stand your ground could be a defense, you should contact an attorney today. Moses & Rooth Attorneys at Law are available to listen and analyze the details of your case to determine whether you have a stand your ground defense. To set up an initial consultation, contact our firm by calling 407-377-0150. Our experienced team will be able to determine if stand your ground applies and prepare a strong defense on your behalf.