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In 2020, the state plans to widen Newtown Pike to six lanes from New Circle Road to Interstate 75 at a cost of $9.95 million. Plans include a possible sidewalk or shared-use path on the east side of the road. During construction, officials hope to reduce traffic to one lane on each side at night but keep all four existing lanes open during the day.
On the south side of Lexington, Bevin's plan would spend $12.9 million to widen Clays Mill Road from Harrodsburg Road to New Circle Road in 2019. Plans call for a middle turn lane and bicycle lanes on the entire route, with right-turn lanes at major intersections. An extra traffic lane would be added at Pasadena Drive and Rosemont Garden, making the road at least five lanes wide at those points. The portion of Clays Mill outside New Circle already has been widened.
Lexington Councilwoman Amanda Bledsoe said the widening project will make the entire Clays Mill corridor safer for motorists and pedestrians alike.
"It's one of the major arterial now from downtown to the suburbs," Bledsoe said. "There's also a number of schools that are either on Clays Mill or near Clays Mill Road. But more importantly, it will improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, which is a big concern with so many schools in that area. There will be new sidewalks down the entire stretch of Clays Mill once it is completed."
In addition to widening projects, Bevin's road plan includes $19.5 million to repave portions of interstates 64 and 75, and $1.6 million to complete the construction of Polo Club Boulevard between Deerhaven Lane and Todds Road later this year.
Finishing Polo Club Boulevard will help the city cope with development in the area, said Derek Paulsen, the city's commissioner of planning, preservation and development.
"There's just a tremendous amount of new growth out there," Paulsen said.
State Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr, R-Lexington, said she feels good about the proposed road plan for Lexington.
"We've got some really good projects going on and some things that will make life easier in Fayette County for a lot of people," Forgy Kerr said. "We just have to hope they are still in the road plan" when lawmakers finalize it in April.
State Rep. Kelly Flood, D-Lexington, said she was pleasantly surprised at the amount of projects proposed in Lexington.
"I'm noticing that most of the top projects in the road fund are benefiting urban areas," Flood said. "I was pleased to see that and look forward to working with House and Senate leadership."
The road plan includes $2.8 million for the early stages of a proposed widening of New Circle from Leestown Road to near Georgetown Road, but that money would be used to buy rights-of-way and move utilities. No money is proposed for construction.
Other big-ticket projects that failed to get funding in the road plan include a proposed $40.5 million widening of Georgetown Road from Spurr Road to near the Scott County line, and a $14.8 million widening of New Circle from Trade Center Drive to Woodhill Drive.
A new section of Oliver Lewis Way, also known as the Newtown Pike extension project, links Versailles Road and South Broadway. It opened Friday, Sept. 22.
Reporter Beth Musgrave contributed to this story.
Daniel Desrochers: 502-875-3793, @drdesrochers, @BGPolitics
A view of the two-lane section of Clays Mill Road at Sheridan Drive in Lexington. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com
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Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks talks first-term City Council goals
Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks visited AL DÍA on Nov. 19. Photo: Michelle Myers/AL DÍA News.
The smoke has cleared after her upset victory in Nov. 5's general election and now it's down to business preparing to assume office as Philadelphia City Council's first third-party member.
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Councilmember-elect Kendra Brooks talks first-...
By Nigel Thompson
Kendra Brooks doesn't remember the order, or exactly who, but on the morning of Nov. 5, she received what she called a "very interesting series of phone calls."
"It might've either been from the Mayor? Or the Council President? And then it was like Elizabeth Warren," said Brooks.
Two weeks from the day she made Philadelphia history by becoming the first third-party candidate ever elected to City Council, Brooks admits it's still "very surreal."
"Even when I'm out and about, and young women stop me and are just like: 'Oh my god, we did this,'" she said.
Those interactions have gone up in Brooks' life, but as she said at her victory party on Nov. 5, winning the election was "only the beginning."
"Now the real work begins," Brooks said at the time.
Her campaign built the connections to propel her to the office, but now that she's there, Brooks says she looks forward to getting to know the other members of City Council.
"As colleagues. Not as me being the activist at your door," said Brooks.
But beyond breaking the ice, she's also maintained her campaign mission of organizing and coalition-building around specific issues to find solutions.
"In order to pass policy, people have to want to talk to you," said Brooks.
Many of those she's met with (and still plans to meet) are champions in their own right.
"This is all about issues, not about personalities. So I'm going through the list based on that," said Brooks.
As of her visit to AL DÍA on Nov. 18, Brooks said she'd met with "two or three" councilmembers so far, including Councilmembers María Quiñones-Sánchez and Kenyatta Johnson, and plans to meet with more in the coming weeks.
When it comes to the problems in the city, Brooks has a plethora she wants to confront.
But on her visit to AL DÍA, she mentioned gun violence, toxic school buildings and housing as her top three.
A generation failed
When discussing gun violence in the city, Brooks is saddened to have to admit that her children have buried more friends than herself.
"It's disheartening," she said.
Brooks believes that the uptick in violence is related to the disinvestment in Philadelphia's education system that has occurred over the course of decades.
The result: a lack of hope among what Brooks calls a generation forgotten by its city.
"We have failed a generation of children," she said.
Brooks' solution is similar to many of her future colleagues in that it's a "collective, solid plan" that will take time.
"It didn't happen overnight, we can't end it overnight," she said.
Brooks' solution also doesn't just involve City Council. She plans to rely on city communities as much as City Hall and the state to develop best practices.
Brooks says she looks forward to being a part of those conversations.
"I don't have all the answers, but together we'll come up with some solutions," she said.
In schools, she wants as much emphasis placed on students' mental health as is put on their educational achievement.
Brooks' focus on improving students' mental health comes from volunteering while unemployed at one of her daughter's schools and hearing the experiences of some of her classmates.
"I was traumatized," she said.
Toxic schools
But it's difficult to create an environment to cultivate learning when some of Philadelphia's old school buildings turn toxic.
The issue is another one of Brooks' top priorities with which she has personal experience.
Once, her daughter got sick and Brooks was put out of her house for its high levels of lead.
This high prevalence of dangerous lead levels was investigated at homes and schools across Philadelphia in The Philadelphia Inquirer's Pulitzer-Prize nominated series "Toxic City."
The reporting brought more investment and accountability from officials, but a recent WHYY report from another elementary school shows that administrators are still failing to adequately address dangerous lead levels and unclean drinking water in schools.
Brooks once organized around the issue, bringing parents from North and South Philly together to force action regarding asbestos in two schools.
When the time came for both sets of parents to unite, they did — a moment Brooks gets emotional about and views as a forerunner to her own campaign for public office.
She hopes to be a similar catalyst for coalition-building as a Councilmember at-large.
"This is the Philadelphia we need to see," said Brooks. "The systems are working against everyone."
The tax abatement
When talking about housing, one issue stands above them all in Brooks' mind.
The 10-year tax abatement is a hot topic in City Hall, with City Council's current iteration trying its best to get reform through before a new crop of legislators (including Brooks) assume office.
Brooks maintains her campaign position calling for its end, but with the reform talk in mind, she doesn't know the end result if she ever gets the chance to discuss in an official capacity.
"What we end up with? I don't know. But I'm still starting at: 'Let's end this 10-year tax abatement,'" said Brooks.
Kendra Brooks
Philadelphia City Council
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Die Auferstehungskirche Arheilgen ist eine evangelische Kirche in Darmstadt-Arheilgen in Hessen.

Geschichte
Die Existenz einer karolingischen Vorgängerkapelle ist durch Ausgrabungen belegt.

Im Jahr 1225 wurde erstmals, unter dem Namen Kilianskirche, ein romanischer Kirchenbau erwähnt. Das Patrozinium Kilians als Gründer des Bistums Würzburg deutet auf die Zugehörigkeit Arheilgens zum Königshof Groß-Gerau hin, der im Jahr 1013 dem Bistum Würzburg übereignet wurde.

Im Jahre 1482 wurde die Kirche zu dem noch heute in seinen Grundzügen bestehenden spätgotischen Gotteshaus umgebaut. Ab dem Jahr 1482 hieß die Kirche Marienkirche. Auffällig am spätgotischen Erscheinungsbild war der überhöhte Chor als priesterlicher Weiheraum gegenüber dem Schiff als Aufenthaltsraum der Laien. 1569 wurde die Kirche durch einen Brand stark beschädigt.

Im Jahr 1635 (Dreißigjähriger Krieg) wurde die Kirche bis auf die Mauern und das Chorgewölbe zerstört. Der Wiederaufbau war 1683 abgeschlossen.

Nach zwischenzeitlicher Nutzung als Mehllager erfolgte 1779 durch Johann Martin Schuhknecht eine grundlegende Instandsetzung der Kirche. Von Johann Martin Schuhknecht stammt auch der barocke Turm aus dem Jahr 1783.

Der Niveauunterschied zwischen dem überhöhten Chor und dem Kirchenschiff wurde im Jahr 1900 beseitigt und gleichzeitig das Dach des Kirchenschiffs erhöht.

Literatur
 Günter Fries et al.: Stadt Darmstadt (= Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmäler in Hessen). Vieweg, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5, S. 611.
 Roland Dotzert et al.: Stadtlexikon Darmstadt. Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-8062-1930-3, S. 47.
 Der Kirchenvorstand der ev.-luth. Auferstehungsgemeinde (Hg.): Die Auferstehungskirche in Arheilgen. Justus von Liebig Verlag, Darmstadt 2019, ISBN 978-3-87390-430-9.

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Rather like the Moroccan tagine but without the lid, a tian is an earthenware dish used for baking a simple, local recipe that shares the same name.
Tian, the recipe, is an excellent example of rustic provençal cooking using just a few ingredients to enhance seasonal produce. There are five key elements: rice, cheese, eggs, breadcrumbs and vegetables, the variety of the latter depending on the time of year – perhaps courgette in early summer, aubergine in August or onion throughout the summer. Robert Carrier, describing the dish in his book 'Feasts of Provence' tells us that at Christmas leek or swiss chard tians were popular often topped with an anchovy-dressed cream. And at this time of year, of course, pumpkin is perfect.
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The recipe serves four and you will need a casserole / baking dish approximately 20cm x 30cm.
Place the chunks of pumpkin in a baking tray and toss with two tablespoons of olive oil. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes until they are soft in the middle and brown and crispy on the edges. Put to one side to cool. Leave the oven on.
Fry the onions on a low heat in a tablespoon of olive oil. When the onions are soft, add the garlic and fry for a further minute or two. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Mix the beaten eggs, cooked rice, herbs and cheese (leaving a handful aside for the topping) with half a teaspoon of salt and a grinding of pepper.
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'Property Brothers' Star Drew Scott Weighs in on Jonathan's New Relationship With Zooey Deschanel
By Tania Hussain - September 21, 2019 05:27 pm EDT
In the days following reports that Property Brothers and A Very Brady Renovation star, Jonathan Scott is dating actress, Zooey Deschanel, the HGTV personality's younger twin, Drew is breaking his silence over the new relationship and sharing that he's really happy for him.
During an event in Hollywood this past week, Drew told Us Weekly that he's ecstatic that his older brother and Deschanel found a connection with one another.
"[They're] both amazing people, and I think it's great," Drew said. "It's exciting. And it means I get to get Jon out here to spend more time with us in L.A."
The 41-year-old HGTV star also went on to share that he and his wife, Linda Phan of whom he married last May, have been on double dates with the new couple, adding the pairs have a "lot of the same interests" and "quirky personalities."
When asked if he is "happy" with his brother's relationship with the New Girl star, he replied with certainty: "Oh yes. Yeah."
News broke last Friday that Deschanel and Scott were dating after paparazzi cameras captured the two holding hands while out on a date in Silver Lake, California. The Canadian reality TV star revealed to Us prior to the photos release that he was "seeing someone," but declined to reveal her identity.
"It's definitely special for me because I am the guy who raises the bar in what I'm looking for in a partner," Scott said. "I was caught a little off guard. It was definitely a pleasant surprise."
Hollywood Life, who first reported the photos, had a source at the scene that shared the two were completely smitten with one another.
"Zooey and Jonathan kept looking at each other and smiling and sat closely, cuddling constantly throughout their meal. They looked very happy and casual," an insider told the site. "They seemed giddy about one another and held hands as they arrived and whispered to each other often. It was really sweet."
As for the twins, they have been keeping busy this season. The two are at the top of their game with a new children's book and helping restore The Brady Bunch home with A Very Brady Renovation, which has set a record with HGTV for the highest-rated season premiere ever on the network with 8 million viewers.
A Very Brady Renovation airs Monday at 9 p.m. ET on HGTV.
'Little People, Big World' Star Tori Roloff Gets in Valentine's Mood With Lingerie Amid Third Pregnancy
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Databases for Reading
What is Humorous?
Humorous Fiction are stories that cause you to smile or laugh out loud at the quirkiness of their characters.
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Humorous Books Resource Lists
Humorous mF Books (Middle Fiction)
Humorous YA Books (Young Adult)
Books on SORA - Humorous
Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai (Illustrator)
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Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done by Stephan Pastis (Illustrator)
The clueless, comically self-confident kid detective returns in a sequel to the New York Times bestseller Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. "When you lose hope, find it." --Timmy Failure He doesn't like to pull rank. To reveal that he's this guy: Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, perhaps the nation. But he is. And he's about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe. It's his ticket to bringing home a $500 prize, which is guaranteed to set him up for life. But someone is clearly trying to game the system. Hoodwink. Con. Defraud. So it's up to Timmy Failure, with the dubious help of Total, his lazy polar-bear partner, and his unlikely new ally, eccentric Great-Aunt Colander, to find a way to avenge these shenanigans. Defeat this injustice. If he can only get his entry form in on time.
The Terrible Two Get Worse by Mac Barnett; Jory John; Kevin Cornell (Illustrator)
Two pranksters are better than one in the second book in the hilarious New York Times bestselling series by Mac Barnett and Jory John! Miles Murphy and Niles Sparks are great at being terrible. Nearly every day the fearsome pranking duo turns Yawnee Valley Science and Letters Academy upside down with their stunts. The Big Chirp. The Cafeteria Calamity. Their pranks bring joy to their classmates and embarrassment to their nemesis: blowhard Principal Barkin. But one day--school picture day, to be precise--a scheme goes too far, and Principal Barkin ends up fired. His replacement: Principal Barkin Senior, the principal's no-nonsense father. The new principal runs the school with an iron fist, out to destroy all signs of fun. No group work. No Pajama Day. And definitely no pranking. In this second book in the sly and silly illustrated series, bestselling authors Mac Barnett and Jory John prove once again that pranks in the hands of the powerless can be tools of justice--and hilarity.
Dork Diaries 13 by Rachel Renée Russell (Illustrator)
Examples of Humorous
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai (Illustrator)
Call Number: mF LAI
Frazzled by Booki Vivat (Illustrator) An instant New York Times bestseller, Booki Vivat's Frazzled is the first installment of a funny middle grade graphic novel series about a girl who is always in a tizzy. "Hilarious." (NPR's All Things Considered) "Honest, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny. Fans of Smile and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will appreciate this debut." (Brightly.com) Meet Abbie Wu. Abbie is in crisis--and not just because she's starting middle school or because she's stuck in a family that doesn't quite get her or because everyone seems to have a Thing except her. Abbie Wu is always in crisis. From author and professional doodler Booki Vivat, Frazzled dives right into the mind of this hilariously neurotic middle school girl as she tries to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Akin to Smile by Raina Telgemeier, Frazzled is heavily illustrated, embarrassingly honest, and sure to appeal to anyone in the middle of figuring out how to survive the everyday disasters of growing up.
Call Number: mF VIV
The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett; Jory John; Kevin Cornell (Illustrator) Miles Murphy is not happy to be moving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy town that's famous for one thing and one thing only: cows. In his old school, everyone knew him as the town's best prankster, but Miles quickly discovers that Yawnee Valley already has a prankster, and a great one. If Miles is going to take the title from this mystery kid, he is going to have to raise his game.   It's prankster against prankster in an epic war of trickery, until the two finally decide to join forces and pull off the biggest prank ever seen: a prank so huge that it would make the members of the International Order of Disorder proud.
The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths; Terry Denton (Illustrator) Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it's not just any old treehouse, it's the most amazing treehouse in the world! This treehouse has thirteen stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you are hungry. Life would be perfect for Andy and Terry if it wasn't for the fact that they have to write their next book, which is almost impossible because there are just so many distractions, including thirteen flying cats, giant bananas, mermaids, a sea monsters pretending to be mermaids, enormous gorillas, and dangerous burp gas-bubblegum bubbles! Join the fun withThe 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. This title has Common Core connections. Read the whole series! The 13-Story Treehouse The 26-Story Treehouse The 39-Story Treehouse The 52-Story Treehouse The 65-Story Treehouse The 78-Story Treehouse The 91-Story Treehouse
Call Number: mF GRI
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon (Illustrator) The top-selling U.K. series for middle-grade readers now crosses the pond! Meet Tom Gates. When his teachers don't have their beady eyes on him, he likes to draw pictures and write about stuff, like last summer's worst camping vacation ever (five merits!), or how much he hates sitting next to nosy Marcus Meldrew, the most annoying boy at school. All Tom really wants is to score tickets to see the best band ever, Dude3, when they come to town, and to impress Amy Porter, who is very nice and smart (but is currently ignoring him). Tom's teachers think he is easily distracted and "lacks focus," but that's a bit harsh — can he help it if his grumpy big sister, Delia, made him late for school (again), or that last night's homework had to be sacrificed to stave off a vicious dog attack? Master of excuses, creative storyteller, and middle-school comedian extraordinaire, Tom Gates is guaranteed to get kids turning the pages — and keep them laughing.
Call Number: mF PIC
How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart Eleven-year-old David Greenberg dreams of becoming a YouTube sensation and spends all of his time making hilarious Top 6½ Lists and Talk Time videos. But before he can get famous, he has to figure out a way to deal with:   6. Middle school (much scarier than it sounds!) 5. His best friend gone girl-crazy 4. A runaway mom who has no phone! 3. The threat of a swirlie on his birthday 2. A terrifying cousin 1. His # 1 fan, Bubbe (his Jewish grandmother) 1/2. Did we mention Hammy, the hamster who's determined to break David's heart?   But when David's new best friend, Sophie, starts sending out the links to everyone she knows and her friends tell their friends, thousands of people start viewing his videos.
Call Number: mF GEP
I Funny by Chris Grabenstein; Laura Park (Illustrator); James Patterson Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian--even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from messing with Jamie as much as possible. But Jamie doesn't let his situation get him down. When his Uncle Frankie mentions a contest called The Planet's Funniest Kid Comic, Jamie knows he has to enter. But are the judges only rewarding him out of pity because of his wheelchair, like Stevie suggests? Will Jamie ever share the secret of his troubled past instead of hiding behind his comedy act?
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Middle School Mayhem by Rachel Renée Russell (Illustrator) From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell comes the second book in an all-new series about Max Crumbly and his daily ups and downs in middle school. When we last left our hero, Max Crumbly, he had crash-landed on top of a Mighty Meat Monster pizza after taking a late night tumble through the vents at South Ridge Middle School--and he was completely surrounded by three ruthless criminals! Will Max be shredded to bits like mozzarella cheese on the hard and crunchy pizza crust of doom? Can his friend and sidekick, computer whiz Erin, help get him out of this sticky situation alive?
Call Number: mF RUS
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt Bestselling author Gary D. Schmidt tells a coming-of-age story with the light touch ofThe Wednesday Wars,the heart ofOkay for Now,and the unique presence of a wise and witty butler. Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep--one who stays to help the Jones family, which is a little bit broken. In addition to figuring out middle school, Carter has to adjust to the unwelcome presence of this new know-it-all adult in his life and navigate the butler's notions of decorum. And ultimately, when his burden of grief and anger from the past can no longer be ignored, Carter learns that a burden becomes lighter when it is shared. Sparkling with humor, this insightful and compassionate story will resonate with readers who have confronted secrets of their own.
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Slider by Pete Hautman Competitive eating vies with family expectations in a funny, heartfelt novel for middle-grade readers by National Book Award winner Pete Hautman. David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better. In fact, he'll have to do better: he's going to compete in the Super Pigorino Bowl, the world's greatest pizza-eating contest, and he has to win it, because he borrowed his mom's credit card and accidentally spent $2,000 on it. So he really needs that prize money. Like, yesterday. As if training to be a competitive eater weren't enough, he's also got to keep an eye on his little brother, Mal (who, if the family believed in labels, would be labeled autistic, but they don't, so they just label him Mal). And don't even get started on the new weirdness going on between his two best friends, Cyn and HeyMan. Master talent Pete Hautman has cooked up a rich narrative shot through with equal parts humor and tenderness, and the result is a middle-grade novel too delicious to put down.
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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger In this funny, uncannily wise portrait of the dynamics of a sixth-grade class and of the greatness that sometimes comes in unlikely packages, Dwight, a loser, talks to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. If that weren't strange enough, the puppet is uncannily wise and prescient. Origami Yoda predicts the date of a pop quiz, guesses who stole the classroom Shakespeare bust, and saves a classmate from popularity-crushing embarrassment with some well-timed advice. Dwight's classmate Tommy wonders how Yoda can be so smart when Dwight himself is so clueless.
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Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell (Illustrator) Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eighth grade at a new school—and her very first diary packed with hilarious stories and art in this SUPER SQUEE updated edition of Book One of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her new soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey, falling for adorably sweet crush Brandon, dealing with her zany little sister Brianna's antics—and the immediate clashes with mean girl Mackenzie, who becomes Nikki's rival in a schoolwide art competition.
The Unteachables by Gordon Korman A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher--perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby's Last Day. The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can't read; Kiana, who doesn't even belong in the class--or any class; and Elaine (rhymes with pain). The Unteachables have been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117. Their teacher is Mr. Zachary Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in all of Greenwich. He was once a rising star, but his career was shattered by a cheating scandal that still haunts him. After years of phoning it in, he is finally one year away from early retirement. But the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea--and it involves assigning Mr. Kermit to the Unteachables. The Unteachables never thought they'd find a teacher who had a worse attitude than they did. And Mr. Kermit never thought he would actually care about teaching again. Over the course of a school year, though, room 117 will experience mayhem, destruction--and maybe even a shot at redemption.
Call Number: mF KOR
The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson; Chris Tebbetts; Laura Park (Illustrator) Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off: With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class-5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winning is all that matters, or if he's finally ready to face the rules, bullies, and truths he's been avoiding. Blockbuster author James Patterson delivers a genuinely hilarious-and surprisingly poignant-story of a wildly imaginative, one-of-kind kid that you won't soon forget.
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Q: What is the fastest way to read in an image to an array of tuples? I am trying to assign provinces to an area for use in a game mod. I have two separate maps for area and provinces.
provinces file,
area file.
Currently I am reading in an image in Python and storing it in an array using PIL like this:
import PIL

land_prov_pic = Image.open(INPUT_FILES_DIR + land_prov_str)
land_prov_array = np.array(land_prov_pic)
image_size = land_prov_pic.size
for x in range(image_size[0]):
    if x % 100 == 0:
        print(x)
    for y in range(image_size[1]):

        land_prov_array[x][y] = land_prov_pic.getpixel((x,y))

Where you end up with land_prov_array[x][y] = (R,G,B)
However, this get's really slow, especially for large images. I tried reading it in using opencv like this:
import opencv
land_prov_array = cv2.imread(INPUT_FILES_DIR + land_prov_str)
land_prov_array = cv2.cvtColor(land_prov_array, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB) #Convert from BGR to RGB

But now land_prov_array[x][y] = [R G B] which is an ndarray and can't be inserted into a set. But it's way faster than the previous for loop. How do I convert [R G B] to (R,G,B) for every element in the array without for loops or, better yet, read it in that way?
EDIT: Added pictures, more description, and code blocks for readability.

A: It is best to convert the [R,G,B] array to tuple when you need it to be a tuple, rather than converting the whole image to this form. An array of tuples takes up a lot more memory, and will be a lot slower to process, than a numeric array.

The answer by isCzech shows how to create a NumPy view over a 3D array that presents the data as if it were a 2D array of tuples. This might not require the additional memory of an actual array of tuples, but it is still a lot slower to process.
Most importantly, most NumPy functions (such as np.mean) and operators (such as +) cannot be applied to such an array. Thus, one is obliged to iterate over the array in Python code (or with a @np.vectorize function), which is a lot less efficient than using NumPy functions and operators that work on the array as a whole.

A: For transformation from a 3D array (data3D) to a 2D array (data2D), I've used this approach:
import numpy as np

dt = np.dtype([('x', 'u1'), ('y', 'u1'), ('z', 'u1')])

data2D = data3D.view(dtype=dt).squeeze()

The .view modifies the data type and returns still a 3D array with the last dimension of size 1 which can be then removed by .squeeze. Alternatively you can use .squeeze(axis=-1) to only squeeze the last dimension (in case some of your other dimensions are of size 1 too).
Please note I've used uint8 ('u1') - your type may be different.
Trying to do this using a loop is very slow, indeed (compared to this approach at least).
Similar question here: Show a 2d numpy array where contents are tuples as an image

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Matzah Pizza for Passover
"Fresh Brothers Pizza has a novel solution to their annual dip in sales during the Passover holiday: matzah pizza," reported Beverly Hills Patch.com. "Jews do not eat leavened bread during the 8-day holiday of Passover. That means no pizza either. 'As Jews, we rarely can go out to eat during Passover,' said Adam Goldberg, founder and chief executive officer of the Fresh Brothers pizza chain. 'But no one wants to cook all of the time."'
"This is the first year the chain will offer the matzah pizza, which Goldberg hopes will help reduce the sales dip he sees at all of his six regional stores during Passover. If sales go well, it is likely that the matzah pizza – available this year through Sat. April 14 – will become an annual Passover item." Matzah pizza is available in a personal size only, as it uses standard sheets of matzah as the crust. Gluten-free matzah is also available for those with gluten issues. A cheese matzah pizza costs $4.95, $1.00 for the first topping and 50 cents each additional topping. The pizza tastes like regular pizza with an extra-crispy crust."


Recently, I have tried a few products from @airelleskin and believe it is worth to share with more people. No matter if you are looking for the prevention you need in your 30's or the anti-aging benefits that are a must in your 50's and beyond. Airelle is for sure a brand you should give a try. Read my full review "Airelle Skincare Antioxidant for Aging Skin And Beyond" at www.colorandgrace.com. You can use the coupon code NATURALSKIN for 20% off!
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SK-ll is one of the brands that I have loved forever and will love for life! #sponsored I loved their Facial Treatment Essence for many years! You may have heard the story about a group of sake brewers whose hands did not age as quickly as the rest of their skin. It was discovered that the secret is PITERA, which was later used as a miracle ingredient throughout the brands products.
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Today is a special day for me. 12 years ago, after 30 plus hours traveling from China, I landed in Detroit, Michigan. From that moment, my life has totally changed, from barely speaking English to becoming an author and a public speaker, from single, to wife, to step-mother, to grandma, widow, and single again. From jobless to full-time teacher later quitting to become a full-time influencer with only hopes from of making $500 per month to making that even better reality. I started out as letting life just happen, then I found a purpose, and then my life started working for me. When I look back, my life seems like a very touching movie with tears, touches of laughter and heart-warming messages. I am glad that I am the star of this movie called my life and so grateful to have this opportunity to live it the fullest!
But there are many women who are not as lucky as I am. They are fighting with breast cancer now and desperately need help.
Please support me as I take on an incredible challenge to make an impact in the fight to end breast cancer. I have signed up for The Susan G. Komen 3-Day® walk in Michigan this August. It isn't just a 60-mile walk over the course of three days—it's a journey to the end of breast cancer.
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Fashion trends come and go, but pastel colors for spring are here to stay. Why? Those colors are just so suitable for the fresh air of spring. Pastels are dream-like, soft, romantic, and they are an absolute necessity to brighten up our daily lives after the long and cold winter. Our hearts are just longing for life to come back again! Lol!
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62 days. F1 hybrid. Determinate strong bushy plant produces oblong larger grape shaped tomatoes. Pkt. contains 10 seeds.
62 days. F1 hybrid. Determinate strong bushy plant produces oblong larger grape shaped tomatoes that average 0.3-0.5 oz/10-13 gr with good taste and almost no cracking, high brix. Good shelf life. Pkt. contains 10 seeds.


As you might have guessed, inbound marketing is our forte. That is why we love talking about buyer personas. We love researching them, creating them, using them throughout our marketing campaigns, we love telling others about them!
There is one simple truth behind our love for them; we always use buyer personas to execute a successful campaign ... always.
A) selling to anyone and everyone, which is a waste of resources.
B) executing non-targeted campaigns, which never reach your buyer.
or C) don't know who you're selling to ... yes, that happens, too.
If you are new to the subject, take 5 minutes to review our presentation (see the link below this article), it covers everything you need to know about buyer personas. You'll learn about ways that we are able to make use of our buyer personas in our marketing campaigns, giving you the tools you need to make use of them, too.
Is Your Marketing Embracing The ZMOT?
Before you can answer this question, you need to understand the New Buyer Mentality. The basic concept of the new buyer mentality is quite simple. People have changed the way they make buying decisions. The Zero Moment is that exact moment when someone has a need or question they want answered online. For B2B companies, over 70% of buying decisions are made prior to ever contacting a company.
When the concept of large-scale advertising really took off in the 1950's, it became increasingly impersonal. Businesses that advertised were no longer having a conversation with customers, but looking at a nationwide market of "potential consumers" and talking at them. Companies went from being businesses headed up by a real person in the eyes of buyers to being a series of logos, slogans, and smarmy commercials aimed at focus groups and not individuals.


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Equity Crowdfunding: Is it Right for Your Business?
Though still not fully phased in, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) which Congress passed in January 2012, kicked off a wave of business and investor interest in (and platforms to facilitate) equity crowdfunding. Geri Stengel, Founder and President of Ventureneer shared her insights and pointers on deciding whether raising funds through equity crowdfunding is right for you as well as what makes for a successful campaign.
Background: Equity Crowdfunding Versus Alternative Methods of Startup Funding
Before diving into the mechanics and key considerations, here's some perspective on equity crowdfunding versus other avenues of startup funding. The venture capital funding market totals $48 billion annually and the angel investing market accounts for $24 billion (with a 19% success rate at raising funds).
In comparison, the crowdfunding market totals $.5B (and has a $24% success rate at raising funds). Angels are using crowdfunding platforms for increased and higher quality deal flow while VCs are investing in platforms and corporate acquirers are utilizing them to identify potential acquisition targets. Unsurprisingly, San Francisco/Silicon Valley is the best startup market for crowdfunding. New York is the number two market.
Equity Crowdfunding Regulations
Here's what the regulatory picture looks like at the federal level:
Title 2 of the JOBS Act (506c) allows entrepreneurs and startups to raise funds from accredited investors via marketing securities as well as privately from a limited number of non-accredited investors.
Implementation of the Act's Title 3 provision yet to be finalized, but it would allow emerging companies to raise funds from everyone by legalizing "funding portals" on the condition they register with the SEC.
Misconceptions around equity crowdfunding:
It's difficult to verify potential investors' accreditation status.
Reality: Your lawyer, accountant, or certified investment professional such as a broker-dealer can do it. Some crowdfunding platforms will also do this for you.
Managing investors is complicated.
Reality: The lead investor typically sets terms for other investors so founders don't have to use different term sheets for different investors. There are other workarounds to avoid having to manage multiple small investors. You could create a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for all investors or an SPV that you roll-up only small investors into. You could also issue non-voting stock to investors.
Financial reporting is complicated.
Reality: Reporting doesn't have to be onerous; it can be done quarterly and via QuickBooks—but it does have to be done right. Your reporting responsibilities do get stepped up a notch once you have investors so make sure that you're doing it right from the outset. If you don't have the resources to manage this reporting in-house, outsourcing this function (to a firm like EGFS!), can be a cost-effective option.
Equity crowdfunding is expensive.
Reality: There are platform and marketing fees when you fundraise this way, but using a platform allows you to focus your efforts. You can also raise your ask to cover platform expenses.
VCs and angels are biased against crowdfunding.
Reality: In addition to increasingly looking to platforms as a source of deal flow, VCs invested $240 million in crowdfunding platforms in 2014.
Should you raise startup funding via crowdfunding?
Despite perceptions, equity crowdfunding is not an easier route to funding versus other means. It's also not necessarily faster. It takes four to six months on average to raise funds via equity crowdfunding. Key considerations include some of the same ones you'd have for any type of startup fundraising. Namely:
#1 Do you have a large market?
#2 Does your product solves a major customer pain point? Nice to have isn't good enough. You need to have a defensible competitive advantage, whether that be first mover advantage, distinctive IP, or something else.
#3 What's your exit strategy?
#4 Do you have a great team?
Once you've answered these questions for yourself, keep in mind that one size doesn't fit all. Consider all your options including your sector, stage, how hands-on you want to be as well as platform fee structure in deciding which is best for your business and situation.
Tips for a successful crowdfunding campaign
Don't use buzzwords. — Clearly explain your distinctive value proposition.
Highlight your team. — At the early stages, people invest in the team more than the idea,
Create a compelling video. — Keep it to a maximum of 2-3 minutes.
Emphasize traction. — Call out media mentions, partners, and any new investors
Reach out often via multiple media. — It's rare for campaigns to go viral. Increase your visibility by writing articles, conducting email marketing campaigns, and utilizing social media. Email, phone, and in person outreach are still the most important methods for closing the deal.
Get organized. — Don't wait until you launch your campaign to start experimenting with a new social media platform.
Showing momentum is hugely important. — Get advance commitments before you start your online campaign.
What's your best user acquisition tip? Share your advice in the comments section below or contact Early Growth Financial Services for a free 30-minute financial consultation.
Deborah Adeyanju is Content Strategist & Social Media Manager at Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS), an outsourced financial services firm that provides small to mid-sized companies with day-to-day accounting, strategic finance, CFO, tax, and valuation services and support. Prior to joining EGFS, Deborah spent more than a decade as an investment analyst and portfolio manager with leading financial institutions in New York, London, and Paris. Deborah is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
Fundraising 101 with EGFS Founder and CEO, David Ehrenberg
4 Tips for a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
Crowdfunding: The Pros and Cons of Raising Capital Online


We would like to invite authors to submit abstracts to our session "SSS7.2/HS8.3.13: Preferential flow and mass transfers in soils and porous fractured media (co-organized)" at EGU 2019.
The session aims at bringing together scientists from the soil sciences and the hydrogeological community to present and discuss recent advances in the understanding of rapid preferential flow dynamics across all scales in consolidated and unconsolidated media. We welcome recent theoretical developments for modeling preferential flows, understanding geochemical coupling, dissolution and precipitation processes as well as tracking and visualizing flow and geometry across scales, ranging from the pore and fracture to the Darcian and landscape scales.
Hope to see you at EGU 2019!


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Q: How to open Google page on click on text view hyperlink in android?
How to open a Google home page on click on hyperlink text view in android am trying out with following code but on click on the hyperlink it just changing to normal text how to resolve it

Here is the code:
MainActivity.java (in onCreate() )
instruction = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.example);

    instruction.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            instruction.setText(Html.fromHtml(getString(R.string.Google_Instructions)));
            Linkify.addLinks(instruction, Linkify.ALL);
            instruction.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
        }
    });

strings.xml
<string name="Google_Instructions">opens Google page </string>

layout_test.xml
 <TextView
        android:id="@+id/example"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="10sp"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:text="@string/Google_Instructions"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:textSize="16sp" />

A: Hi i got solution by using adding this small piece of code in java class and also little changes in layout xml file
instruction = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.example);

    instruction.setText(Html
            .fromHtml(" To open google console  "
                    + "Click here "));
    instruction.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());

layout_test.xml
 <TextView
        android:id="@+id/example"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />


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from The Theosophist Nov 1990
A Problem of Our Time
Hugh Shearman
Vwey early in the 1920s a young member of the Theosophical Society wrote a letter to The Theosophist raising a serious question. His name was Christmas Humphries, and he was later to achieve eminence in England as a lawyer and as the founder and leader of the Buddhist Society there. The theme of his letter was that leaders of the Theosophical Society threw no light on the problems of sex and that no guidance was offered to people who were floundering in those problems. A glance through subsequent issues of The Theosophist shows that his letter drew no effective response in print.
Since those days little has been said or written on that subject within the Society, while at the same time we have seen the huge social revolution that has taken place through the widespread availability of contraceptives, an innovation in which Mrs. Besant played a pioneering role. It is true that several prominent members of the Society have expressed themselves in print on this subject, but in rather generalized terms which have been of little help to those struggling to cope with their own personal sexuality.
There are several reasons why a reticence tends to surround the subject. Individuals do not want to advert to it because in doing so they may reveal some thing of their own inadequacy to deal with it. There must be very few intelligent and self-aware people who are not secretly conscious of having in some way mad fools of themselves in the sexual area of life, in thought, feeling or attitude if not in act, and are therefore instinctively unwilling to express themselves on the subject.
It is also a matter of experience that, if we try to expound rules and principles for other people, we may be doing more harm than good. People who try to impose upon themselves behavior patterns received on the authority of others can tragically damage themselves. The authoritative assertions of elders and particularly of religious bodies about sex have led to much private unhappiness and to a good many juvenile suicides.
In theosophical literature, however, principles have been expressed which offer some illumination. For example, the stanzas which provide the basis of The Secret Doctrine describe the beginning of creation by saying that "Father - Mother spin a web". The term used is "Father - Mother", not "Father and Mother". This implies that the one contains, as it were sexes.
From "below" and at the ordinary human level, the same principle is asserted, particularly in Jungian psychology. Each of us, in effect, carries, within and unconsciously, the other sex opposite to our overt physical sex. Each male has his "anima", each female her "animus". In truly creative living, these two, the conscious and the unconscious, can combine to give rise to something quite new.
Most people, however, fail to establish an adequate fulfilling relationship with their inner and unconscious other sex. That other sex then emerges in uncontrolled ways, producing the unreceptive but sentimental and self-pitying male or the too strident female. Often we are attracted to people of the opposite sex because they can give expression to something that we have not succeed in expressing for ourselves.
There is a key here to many emotional problems into which sex enters. But what about physical sexual relations? With the breakdown of older structures of social values and the wide availability of contraceptive devices or chemical means to inhibit ovulation, sex has come, in the more developed countries, to be no longer a procreational activity but largely a recreational pursuit, regarded by many much as they might regard having an alcoholic drink, smoking a cigarette or eating a chocolate �clair.
People from Hindu or Islamic backgrounds who come to Britain are horrified at what their children may be exposed to among young teenagers in British schools, as horrified as Western people are at the arranged marriages of the East. A quarter of all children born in Britain in recent years have been born outside wedlock, and a high proportion of couples live and sleep together without marrying.
There is indeed a rising level of propaganda, on television and in print, conveying the idea that it is right, proper and healthy for young people to be constantly climbing into other people's beds and even that not to do so is somehow an indication of failure or inadequacy.
In creating this sort of social climate and indulging in its permissiveness, what are people doing to themselves and to others?
Most of those who, in past times, in the Theosophical Society, have given descriptions of psychic or clairvoyant experiences in which they observed the hidden side of other people's lives, have referred hardly at all to this aspect of life, treating it only with a passing distaste, assuming perhaps that their readers or hearers accepted as axiomatic certain approved standards of behavior. Many would sincerely like to be told what invisible effects like to be told things they do, but over this our seers and teachers have almost unanimously drawn a veil.
However, the writer of this article once had a most illuminating discussion on this subject of the inner effect of people's sex habits, with the late Dr. Laurence Bendit, then General Secretary of the Theosophical Society in England. Dr. Bendit had much experience as a clinical psychologist and had been able to observe what occurred in the private lives of many of his patients. He also had access to the observations of his clairvoyant wife, who will be well known to students of the literature of psychism by her maiden name under which she wrote as Phoebe Payne.
Dr. Bendit said that many of his emotionally disturbed or unstable patients had sought escapee from their problems by promiscuous sexual indulgence. Indeed their disturbed condition was itself closely associated with their indulgence. Every physical sexual encounter created a bond or link or fixation at an unconscious level. These links, as they increased in number, caused increasing tension, conflict and confusion and made the patient worse. To escape from this condition, the patient then pursued further sexual adventures which made the condition worse again.
The only escape that people find from conflict and uneasiness at an inner or unconscious level is to keep their lives shallow. The writer has observed this in other people that he has been acquainted with. When they take to a course of sexual self-indulgence they tend to become more shallow. They become more out of touch with their own "insides", less interesting to know, more mentally dismissive of anything that implies depth or impersonality of thought or experience. And, what is surely very important, they do not seem to be really very happy. This is perhaps because, like other attempted escapes from reality, sexual indulgence is atavistic, an attempt to get back to some amoeba-like condition of our evolutionary past, and is therefore unsuccessful, leading to pointlessness and absence of fulfillment. It is felt somewhere inwardly to be grubby and untidy and aesthetically inadequate.
There is scope in this area for much self-deceiving casuistry. One recollects an individual who claimed that every woman he slept with enlarged his sensitive human sympathies and understanding; but, when one had to do with him personally, one did not somehow seem to encounter much evidence of these beneficial effects. In The Mahatma Letters there is a passage sharply rebuking the promiscuous behavior of one of the Society's early members, whose lifestyle was making him quite ineffective as an aspirant to occult pursuits.
In our world today one does not have to be a clairvoyant or an adept to discover a great deal about other people's lives. More and more statistics have become available from which a much clearer idea of what is happening can be obtained. One set of statistics that is increasingly touching the public awareness records the rapid increase of sexually transmitted disease. From one African country it was lately reported that one person in every sixteen of the population was infected with a prospectively fatal venereal ailment. There are many other health hazards of which we are becoming increasingly aware, such as cervical cancer.
Other statistical indications are more subtle and indirect. The effect on children of their parents' lifestyle emergences in the figures for infantile mortality. Children who do not have a stable family background, with a parent of each sex, tend, even in countries with advanced social services, to have a higher than average mortality rate. This has been attributed to a lower standard of responsible care and nurture to be expected in a single-parent family.
Latterly, however, it has become possible in Britain for both parents of a child born out of wedlock to register the birth. This would imply two people cohabiting though not married, and it was expected that this situation would show the lower statistical level of infant mortality which existed among the children of ordinary married couples. But it was found that this kind of situation, where two unmarried parents registered their acceptance of responsibility for a child, also gave, like thee single-parent family, a higher infant mortality rate, suggesting that the lack of a full mutual life commitment by thee parents is adverse for the child.
In Western countries many young couples now live and sleep together for some time before they formally marry. On the surface this would seem very reasonable, for it appears to involve an experimental period before a permanent commitment is made. But here again the statistical results do not justify the expectations. Such couples, having married, have a substantially higher record of subsequent marital breakdown or divorce than couples who waited until they were married before having a physical sexual relationship. Is there here a case of the mind slaying the real?
It used to be said that a good marriage should be made in heaven. To the student of Theosophy this would imply that such a marriage should come about through two people getting a glimpse of the "higher self" in one another. It would appear that those who think that a marriage can be made in bed instead of in "heaven" are mistaken.
From those various indications it would seem that traditional morality has been right in holding that it is best that physical sexual relations should take place exclusively within a mutual life commitment between two people.
Traditionally, too, an appropriate degree of chastity has been held to be indispensable as a prerequisite for any kind of spirituality or inner life. We are not here discussing the standards prescribed by, say, Patanjali for those aspiring to exalted levels of self-realization. We are concerned only with social patterns appropriate for ordinary responsible people trying to have a right relationship with the world they live in.
Certainly it does not seem possible for anybody to pursue an inner or spiritual life and at the same time pursue casual or temporary sexual relationships. Indeed the past history of the Theosophical Society has seen a number of tragic cases of people's lives going to pieces as the result of such attempts. In other cases people seemed to fall far short of their potential. The first item on Madame Blavatsky's list of necessary qualifications for approaching "the path" was "a clean life". It is impossible to imagine that there is any exception to this.
Occasionally older people, who are perhaps left some experience uncompleted in their own lives, have been known to speak recklessly and in a euphorically permissive sense about sex to young people in the Theosophical Society. In one such case described to the writer, the authoritative but irresponsible words of a much respected elder resulted in young people behaving so that there was an unwanted pregnancy and then a hasty and possibly equally unwanted marriage.
In presenting our Theosophy to the world in which we live we have heavy responsibilities and need to respond to them. In a corrupt and unstable social scene, Theosophists ought to try to raise the standards of perception and practice. This ought not to involve condemnations. Perhaps what we need is a permissive society in which people are too wise to avail themselves of most of the permissions.
But all this does not give an adequate answer to the individual who, on the sexual side of life, is beset by powerful compulsions. The way of liberation does not lie in nay narrowly prescribed code of action or in a course of mere repression. The question that has to be asked is "To whom are these things happening?"
During a vastly long evolutionary past we have identified consciousness in us with this personality. When people have problems and conflicts, they think of them as happening to "me". But "me" is only a physical organism, with a memory and a mind fixated to its perpetuation and defense. Once the organism dies, the personality will lose its present form and break up. What has to be discovered is whether consciousness in us may not have an extended reality quite outside and beyond the "me".
On this question no other person's word can finally satisfy us. Each has to experiment and find out what happens if that personal mind and its self-defensive motivations are stilled. The answer to our problems is not at the authority of nay other person but from the vertical and intensive. It opens for us as we become open to a higher order of experience. But nobody else can tell us about it in the language of this lower conventional order of experience.
There are, of course, barriers and difficulties. As soon as we embark on any course, we have to face a "dweller on the threshold" consisting of everything in our natures that is incompatible with this new turn in our lives. There is also a powerful momentum from the past. We shall have to watch and wait many times for the high wind of past habit to blow itself out. Many times we may be blown off course. But the individual who knows that he must seek out the truth of creativity and relationship must find something deeper and deeper inside in practical ways, disengage himself from what he feels and knows is morally and aesthetically inappropriate by becoming its silent watcher.


Lady Gaga, the Hollywood star, has arrived!
Unlike Ally, the shy, insecure singer she plays opposite Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born, Gaga, 32, born Stefani Germanotta, always felt she was destined for greatness.
Back in 2008, when hit singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" off her blockbuster debut album The Fame made her a household name, few were aware Gaga's struggle to get there.
"I was bullied and made fun of for having big dreams," she later recalled of her years at the elite private Catholic school she attended. Being an outcast took its toll, causing her to act out.
"I was a such a bad kid… a f—ing nightmare," she explained.
Dropping out of New York University in 2005, Gaga made a deal with her dad that if things didn't work out for her music career, she'd go back. She swiftly landed a record deal — and then lost it within a year.
At the time, "it ruined her life," says friend Brendan Jay Sullivan, who met her in the early 2000s and wrote the 2013 memoir Rivington Was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives.
Her dad didn't force her to return to school, and she continued to take her music and performance art to any stage that would have her.
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Cutchogue Fire Department drill team members Eugen Martin (left) and Matt Rolle hold the ladder while Mike Lessard Jr., Kyle Pumillo and Ken Burns compete in the three-man ladder contest during Saturday's county drill competition in Riverhead.
Saturday's downpours didn't dampen the spirits of members of about 20 Suffolk County fire departments that sent drill teams to Riverhead, where they battled it out in a series of events that pushed their firefighting skills to the limit.
Part of the Suffolk County Drill and Parade Team Captain's Association annual parade and drill competition, Riverhead hosted the event, which drew hundreds of firefighters, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of its own drill team, the Ironmen.
Following the competition, the county's annual parade took to Route 58, shutting down that busy road for more than two hours. Though it was delayed for about an hour when the competition ran into overtime, about 50 fire departments turned out for the parade, which was last held in Riverhead about 25 years ago.
Though they had to take a few breaks to wait as the rain passed, drill participants competed in hose, ladder and truck races as well as a bucket brigade on an asphalt track just east of the Riverhead armory on Route 58. The final two events were rescheduled for Sunday morning due to the weather. When the contest concluded, top honors went to the West Sayville department.
Winning the county competition is a big honor for departments, said Riverhead firefighter Bill Sanok. Riverhead drill team members spend about 10 hours a week training for events like Saturday's, in addition to handling other departmental duties.
"It's a huge adrenaline rush," said Riverhead firefighter Brian Densieski. "You know, just trying to get the best time you can."
Mr. Densieski added that Riverhead broke its own record in the motor pump run, which was a boost to the team's morale. As the host team, Riverhead was disqualified from taking home any trophies because of the home turf advantage.
Cutchogue Fire Department's drill team captain Bill Burns said that, in addition to fostering camaraderie among volunteers, drill team practices can help members become faster at climbing a ladder or handling a hose. "It's what we do in any fire," he said. "We get to hone our skills."
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package org.apache.pig.pen.physicalOperators;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.pig.backend.executionengine.ExecException;
import org.apache.pig.backend.hadoop.executionengine.physicalLayer.POStatus;
import org.apache.pig.backend.hadoop.executionengine.physicalLayer.PhysicalOperator;
import org.apache.pig.backend.hadoop.executionengine.physicalLayer.Result;
import org.apache.pig.backend.hadoop.executionengine.physicalLayer.plans.PhyPlanVisitor;
import org.apache.pig.data.BagFactory;
import org.apache.pig.data.DataBag;
import org.apache.pig.data.Tuple;
import org.apache.pig.data.TupleFactory;
import org.apache.pig.impl.plan.OperatorKey;
import org.apache.pig.impl.plan.VisitorException;
import org.apache.pig.pen.util.ExampleTuple;

/**
 * This is a local implementation of the cross. Its a blocking operator.
 * It accumulates inputs into databags and then applies logic similar to
 * foreach flatten(*) to get the output tuples
 *
 *
 */
public class POCross extends PhysicalOperator {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    DataBag [] inputBags;
    Tuple [] data;
    transient Iterator [] its;

    public POCross(OperatorKey k) {
        super(k);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    public POCross(OperatorKey k, int rp) {
        super(k, rp);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    public POCross(OperatorKey k, List<PhysicalOperator> inp) {
        super(k, inp);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    public POCross(OperatorKey k, int rp, List<PhysicalOperator> inp) {
        super(k, rp, inp);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    @Override
    public void visit(PhyPlanVisitor v) throws VisitorException {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        v.visitPenCross(this);

    }

    @Override
    public Result getNext(Tuple t) throws ExecException {
        Result res = new Result();
        int noItems = inputs.size();
        if(inputBags == null) {
            accumulateData();
        }

        if(its != null) {
            //we check if we are done with processing
            //we do that by checking if all the iterators are used up
            boolean finished = true;
            for(int i = 0; i < its.length; i++) {
                finished &= !its[i].hasNext();
            }
            if(finished) {
                res.returnStatus = POStatus.STATUS_EOP;
                return res;
            }

        }

        if(data == null) {
            //getNext being called for the first time or starting on new input data
            //we instantiate the template array and start populating it with data
            data = new Tuple[noItems];
            for(int i = 0; i < noItems; ++i) {
                data[i] = (Tuple) its[i].next();

            }
            res.result = CreateTuple(data);
            res.returnStatus = POStatus.STATUS_OK;
            return res;
        } else {
            for(int index = noItems - 1; index >= 0; --index) {
                if(its[index].hasNext()) {
                    data[index] =  (Tuple) its[index].next();
                    res.result = CreateTuple(data);
                    res.returnStatus = POStatus.STATUS_OK;
                    return res;
                }
                else{
                    // reset this index's iterator so cross product can be achieved
                    // we would be resetting this way only for the indexes from the end
                    // when the first index which needs to be flattened has reached the
                    // last element in its iterator, we won't come here - instead, we reset
                    // all iterators at the beginning of this method.
                    its[index] = (inputBags[index]).iterator();
                    data[index] = (Tuple) its[index].next();
                }

            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    private void accumulateData() throws ExecException {
        int count = 0;
        inputBags = new DataBag[inputs.size()];

        its = new Iterator[inputs.size()];
        for(PhysicalOperator op : inputs) {
            DataBag bag = BagFactory.getInstance().newDefaultBag();
            inputBags[count] = bag;
            for(Result res = op.getNext(dummyTuple); res.returnStatus != POStatus.STATUS_EOP; res = op.getNext(dummyTuple)) {
                if(res.returnStatus == POStatus.STATUS_NULL)
                    continue;
                if(res.returnStatus == POStatus.STATUS_ERR)
                    throw new ExecException("Error accumulating data in the local Cross operator");
                if(res.returnStatus == POStatus.STATUS_OK)
                    bag.add((Tuple) res.result);
            }
            its[count++] = bag.iterator();
        }
    }

    private Tuple CreateTuple(Tuple[] data) throws ExecException {
        Tuple out =  TupleFactory.getInstance().newTuple();

        for(int i = 0; i < data.length; ++i) {
            Tuple t = data[i];
            int size = t.size();
            for(int j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
                out.append(t.get(j));
            }

        }

        if(lineageTracer != null) {
            ExampleTuple tOut = new ExampleTuple();
            tOut.reference(out);
            lineageTracer.insert(tOut);
            for(int i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
                lineageTracer.union(tOut, data[i]);
            }
            return tOut;
        }
        return out;
    }

    @Override
    public String name() {
        return getAliasString() + "POCrossLocal" + " - " + mKey.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean supportsMultipleInputs() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean supportsMultipleOutputs() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        return false;
    }

}

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One of Germany's most popular texting apps, Threema, is entering the US market.
Founded in 2012, the app markets itself as one of the most secure ones out there thanks to end-to-end encryption and numerous security options.
For the time being Threema cannot seriously compete with leading messengers. For example, WhatsApp has 800 million monthly active users, while Threema has managed to round up 3,5 million so far. However, the Swiss app's user base increased by 900% last year alone. And let's not forget that Threema isn't even free and costs $1,99.
Taking this into account, the company is clearly on its way to success, having been on top of Germany's paid apps list for a good two years. Moreover, according to data from App Annie, Threema is downloaded more often than Minecraft and WeatherPro. Additionally, Threema is much more popular than its direct competitor, Wickr, which, according to Google Play Store stats, has somewhere between 100,000 to 500,000 downloads.
Safety of Threema
Encryption is the talk of the town nowadays. The high level of encryption stipulates the conversion of data or messages into a set of characters that cannot be read without the special "key", no matter how many court orders the security agencies may have. Over the past year or two, after Edward Snowden's NSA revelations, many large tech companies have started incorporating encryptions into their products. Snowden's leaks drew a lot of attention to these products, hence increase in the number of users from hundreds to millions.
Threema CEO Martin Blatter said that the real transformation into a business happened 9 months later when Facebook purchased WhatsApp. This deal made Europeans think about the safety of their personal data. As a result, hundreds of thousands of concerned Europeans downloaded Threema. Their user base doubled overnight, which is pretty amazing.
No wonder that Germany gave Threema such a warm welcome. A wave of disappointment shook the nation as Snowden reported on the NSA spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Consequently, Germany's Federal Intelligence Service unilaterally reduced the level of cooperation with their American counterparts.
Threema's team consists of 12 staff members and servers that are located in Switzerland. According to Blatter, this country is the most user friendly one when it comes to user confidentiality. Encouraged by its homeland success, the company decided to develop new markets and turned its attention over to the United States, where confidentiality, user rights and anonymity are constantly debated. One of its first marketing moves was to reduce the app cost from $1,99 to $0,99. Keep in mind that the app was available to US residents, but the firm wasn't purposefully after it.
ISIS militants suggest Threema
Users don't need to provide a phone number or any form of identification, while the encryption keys are stored exclusively on user devices, making the messages impossible to read even for Threema administrators.
Besides glory, Germany's most popular app has a rather dubious reputation: ISIS militants suggest it. According to evidence, collected by Internet users, ISIS recommends Threema because it helps avoid data leaking to the governments.
Blatter responded saying that journalists also use their app because they don't want to give out their information sources, as well as by the LGBT community in Iran and Lebanon.
Essentially, this means that the app is successful. Security experts have been saying for a long time that various national minorities will use this secure app. A minority representative, Grugq said that if your secure communication platform isn't used by terrorist or pedophiles – something isn't right.
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Elin|Oct 26, 2015 at 21:23
Looks very nice! Won't be using the light theme again, I guess. This makes using WhatsApp an even greater pain.
virimus|Sep 11, 2015 at 20:37
A real page-turner of an article. Messaging has indeed reached a new level. There are apps out there for all...
Bradley|Sep 07, 2015 at 13:17
Some true stuff in this piece of writing...Indeed, the IM market is growing and it has plenty of market space...
Jango|Sep 07, 2015 at 12:22
This sure looks like the most promising industry to invest in. Soon nobody will use text messages as we know...
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