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Señorío de Otazu
A dream setting. A natural habitat for emotions. An idea in the heart. History, art, wine…
Arriving at Otazu could be, in other times, to approach a historical Señorío in which the combination of stone and landscape awakened the joy of serene and recollected contemplation.
This is how the baton and the legacy of its first inhabitants in the late Middle Ages, when wine was not missing from any table, has been picked up.
It was common in the illustrious stays of King Carlos III of Navarre (1387-1425), called "El Noble" due to his passion for the spirit of peace in a troubled historical period and his enthusiasm for art and culture.
Today, Señorío of Otazu has recovered an activity that dates back to the 12th century and whose heritage it wishes to preserve.
History, art, wine. Synonyms for what the Otazu Winery represents today. A fertile land that echoes the achievements of the lords who successively occupied the Renaissance Palace of the 16th century and who, in 1840, built an old winery in the style of the French castles. Thus was born the first winery built in Navarra outside an urban area and that produced wine from a single estate, which was a milestone in the wine world of that time.
Here wine is loved, culture is venerated, history is respected and the future is offered a place to settle down.
With a family philosophy and an eagerness to pay tribute to that which endures in memory, The Lordship of Otazu -still inhabited today- looks back to find meaning in every aspect of its past.
On the ground there are, nowadays, several buildings that attest to the passing of the centuries, making history always present in Otazu.
Palace of the Señorío de Otazu. s. XVI
Church of San Estebán de Otazu. s. XII
Palomar Tower of Otazu. s. XIV
Palacio del Señorío de Otazu S.XVI
Residencia del Señor de Otazu y palacio de Cabo de Armería de origen medieval. Al igual que otros palacios de Cabo de Armería de Navarra, tenía una finalidad castrense.
Iglesia de San Esteban de Otazu S.XII
La iglesia románica ubicada en el corazón del señorío ha sido testigo del paso de peregrinos durante siglos, esta fue la primera piedra de este anfiteatro natural de gran belleza. En su interior cuenta con un magnífico retablo de estilo plateresco del siglo XVI.
Torre palomar de Otazu S.XIV
Un punto más en la cadena de torres defensivas medievales que, en su día, abundaba por toda la sierra de Etxauri y las inmediaciones de Pamplona. Esta es hoy la representación firme de un pasado, en ocasiones, poco amable.
All of them are imposing buildings that, far from becoming mute with the passage of time, are now more than ever the protagonists of past and future history. And while they write each day a new chronicle in memory, they are accompanied by the works of art that already mark the path in this beautiful place.
Señorío de Eriete
Señorío of Eriete is located on the property of Bodega Otazu.
It is made up of a parish church dedicated to San Adrián, and a palace, surrounded by vineyards. The construction was possibly of medieval origin and seems to have been heavily reformed in the Baroque style to which the roofs belong. Currently, it is in a state of abandonment.
Eriete is a Señorío, a very abundant legal category in the Etxauri environment, as evidenced by the nearby towns of Guenduláin, Elío and Otazu. It may be that in the past there would have been more constructions in the place.
Eriete Palace (16th century)
The Palace, formerly Cabo de Armería, is a Renaissance example, built in the 16th century.
Previously, it was a square plan with a tower at each of its corners, of which only two remain today. Later, it underwent modifications to accommodate it as a home.
Now, it presents a horizontal facade of three bodies between two strong square towers on the sides, with a base of ashlar and upper part in brick. This palace has two heights, one more in the towers, of which the lower one is in good ashlar, elongated and joined almost to bone. It ends in an impost with a quadrangular section that runs along its entire perimeter.
The second body is, on the other hand, in brick, a material that already denounces the presence of new architectural trends, with southern roots and favored by the Castilian conquest, as can be corroborated in other nearby palaces such as those of Gorraiz, Oriz or Arlegui. The door consists of a large-format semicircular arch, whose stone is somewhat lighter than the one that makes up the cloth. The voussoirs are long and narrow, they have a half cane carved into the thread.
On the other hand, the three central voussoirs have a quartered shield carved, with twisted leather and a helmet, in whose field the arms of the Eriete palace are represented, among others.
Finally, there are the ruins of a medieval mill with a pointed arch door and a mullioned window. There are also traces of its dam called "of the Vessolla house".
San Adrián Church (19th century)
The primitive, Romanesque Church disappeared being located on the plot of the cemetery.
Next, the San Adrián Church was built, at the end of the 19th century, probably with materials from the Palace. It is a medieval temple in origin, of which only a few vestiges have remained, thanks to interventions from the Baroque period.
It is a stone building with a rural character, in a state of abandonment. It has a single nave, a straight front wall and a square bell tower located at the foot, attached to the wall of the epistle. Its access is located in the southern wall protected with a stone portico. From here comes a seated image of a sculpture, the Virgin with Child, in Gothic style and French influence, dating from the beginning of the 14th century and which is currently venerated in the Church of the Señorío of Otazu.
The primitive baptismal font stands on a cement pedestal and is located in the choir loft. The presbytery is dominated by a Romanesque main altarpiece, from the end of the 16th century, showing a polychromy from the 19th century. The tabernacle-display also dates from this century. On the Gospel side there is a proto-baroque altarpiece from the first half of the XVII century, crudely made and repainted in 1852.


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November 16th, 2011 by Mark Barley
Capcom Begins To Occupy Origin Gaming Catalog
EA's streaming video game service Origin has been embattled since its launch with little to no third party support. Not so any longer, Capcom has begun to upload titles to the service.
You will now be able to play the PC versions of Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record. You'll have to pay $40 for each but both are available now for your playing pleasure.
THQ has also begun to lend their titles to the service with the first one being the recently release Saints Row: The Third.
Via Capcom Unity

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Tag: Spring
Fynbos is a fighter! Plus more reasons why Cape plants are so unique
The fynbos plants that dominate Cape Town's vegetation are cleverly adapted to the Cape's poor soils, wet winters and dry, windy summers.
The vegetation of Cape Town and its surrounds is dominated by fynbos – —shrubby, narrow-leafed plants that are well adapted to the Cape's Mediterranean climate of wet winters and dry, windy summers.
Fynbos comprises three main groups: proteas, ericas (heaths) and restios (Cape reeds). Fynbos grows on the coarse-grained, low-nutrient acidic sands generally characteristic of the region, extending from the mountain peaks, down hill slopes, across the coastal plains to the seashore — typically in areas prone to summer droughts, constant wind and recurring fires. Fynbos plants are renowned for their ability to regenerate after, or withstand, fire.
Adaptations to these conditions include the extra thick, waterproof layer around the skin of most proteas, which minimises evaporation loss. The silver tree, for example, has a thick layer of hairs that lie flat, protecting the leaf from air circulation and water loss in hot weather. Most ericas have a curled leaf that creates an enclosed micro-habitat from which little moisture is lost, and the leaves of the restios are papery leaf-sheaths that require little hydration.
Other typical species of the Cape region include succulents, which store water in their stems, and geophytes, which store water in their bulbs. Members of the orchid, citrus, pea, carrot, mango and potato families are all widespread, as are daisies; there are over 1 000 daisy species in the fynbos.
Cape Town can't match South Africa's best-known spring-flower-viewing region, Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, when it comes to spring flowering splendour, but Cape Town's daisies — along with delicate orchids, lilies, irises, pelargoniums, proteas, pincushions, conebushes and fields of brightly coloured ericas and restios — put on a pretty impressive display in spring. And it's worth noting that Namaqualand's attention-grabbing displays of colour are often dominated by a few common daisy species that are excellent colonisers of disturbed ground, as opposed to the huge variety of flowering species in and around Cape Town!
Fynbos can take many different forms according to soil type, season and incidence of fire. These are named by habitat, for example "mountain fynbos" (the dominant type of fynbos in the Western Cape), or according to a distinctive component, such as "grassy fynbos".
Fynbos shrubland occurs adjacent to the coast with thicket patches of trees and larger, mainly bird-distributed, shrubs on alkaline, marine sands. On finer, slightly richer soils in the valleys and forelands there is a form of colourful, fine-leaved shrubland known as renosterveld. Renosterveld is rich in daisies and extremely rich in geophytic (bulbous) plant species, although proteas are poorly represented.
While proteas, ericas and geophytes may be absent in certain form of fynbos, restios occur in all the different habitats and are thus the defining plants of fynbos.
Restios are the ultimate fynbos survivors. The tougher the conditions, the more restios will dominate. Edible substances called eliaosomes are attached to their seeds, so when they fall ants take them down to their underground nests and eat the eliaosome as their reward. The fact that the seeds are buried protects them from other predators and fire, after which they germinate.
Fynbos is a mean system; its lack of nutrients means that it supports few bugs, birds and animals, so sightings of endemic fauna are something of a treat. There are only six bird species endemic to fynbos, for example: the Cape sugarbird, orange-breasted sunbird, Cape siskin, Cape rockjumper, Victorin's warbler and protea seedeater.
Author b-guidedPosted on August 17, 2016 July 28, 2017 Categories Cape Town, South Africa, TravelingTags Erica, Fire, flowers, fynbos, Geophyte, protea, Restio, Spring, SucculentLeave a comment on Fynbos is a fighter! Plus more reasons why Cape plants are so unique
Cape Town Weather Basics
It must be said that the mother city usually has no common decency to keep your hair in the same style that you walk out the house with. Winds in Cape Town Weather Basics have been known to reach up to excessively Gale-force speeds and the nickname for these types of insane winds that blow you round the corner without you lifting a foot is 'the Cape Doctor'. There have been severe storms which are mainly linked to cold front and low pressure systems that move from the West to the East, however these occur mainly in the Winter months.
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Author SEOPosted on May 19, 2015 September 20, 2017 Categories b-guided, Cape Town, South Africa, WeatherTags Autumn, Cape Town Weather, Spring, Summer, WinterLeave a comment on Cape Town Weather Basics


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'use strict';

var ParsedStatement = require('../db/parsed-statement');
var shimmer = require('../shimmer');
var logger = require('../logger').child({component: 'mongodb'});
var MONGODB = require('../metrics/names').MONGODB;

// legacy endpoint enumerations
var DB_OPS = [
  'addUser',
  'authenticate',
  'collection',
  'collectionNames',
  'collections',
  'command',
  'createCollection',
  'createIndex',
  'cursorInfo',
  'dereference',
  'dropCollection',
  'dropDatabase',
  'dropIndex',
  'ensureIndex',
  'eval',
  'executeDbAdminCommand',
  'indexInformation',
  'logout',
  'open',
  'reIndex',
  'removeUser',
  'renameCollection',
  'stats',
  '_executeInsertCommand',
  '_executeQueryCommand'
];

var COLLECTION_OPS = [
  'aggregate',
  'bulkWrite',
  'count',
  'createIndex',
  'deleteMany',
  'deleteOne',
  'distinct',
  'drop',
  'dropAllIndexes',
  'dropIndex',
  'ensureIndex',
  'findAndModify',
  'findAndRemove',
  'findOne',
  'findOneAndDelete',
  'findOneAndReplace',
  'findOneAndUpdate',
  'geoHaystackSearch',
  'geoNear',
  'group',
  'indexes',
  'indexExists',
  'indexInformation',
  'insert',
  'insertMany',
  'insertOne',
  'isCapped',
  'mapReduce',
  'options',
  'parallelCollectionScan',
  'reIndex',
  'remove',
  'rename',
  'replaceOne',
  'save',
  'stats',
  'update',
  'updateMany',
  'updateOne'
];

var GRID_OPS = [
  'put',
  'get',
  'delete'
];

var CURSOR_OPS = [
  'nextObject',
  'next',
  'toArray',
  'count',
  'explain'
];

module.exports = initialize;

function initialize(agent, mongodb) {
  if (!mongodb) return;
  var tracer = agent.tracer;
  var moduleNameToWrapFunction = {
    'GridStore': wrapGrid,
    'OrderedBulkOperation': wrapQuery,
    'UnorderedBulkOperation': wrapQuery,
    'CommandCursor': wrapQuery,
    'AggregationCursor': wrapQuery,
    'Cursor': wrapQuery,
    'Collection': wrapQuery,
    'Db': wrapDb
  };

  function instrumentModules(err, instrumentations) {
    if (err) {
      logger.trace('Unable to instrument mongo using the apm api due to error: %s', err);
      // fallback to legacy instrumentation?
      return
    }
    instrumentations.forEach(instrumentModule)
  }

  function applyInstrumentation(objectName, object, instrumentation) {
    var methods = instrumentation.methods;
    var methodOptions = instrumentation.options;
    if (methodOptions.callback) {
      for (var j = 0; j < methods.length; j++) {
        var method = methods[j];

        var wrapFunction;
        if (method === 'each') {
          wrapFunction = wrapEach
        } else {
          wrapFunction = moduleNameToWrapFunction[objectName]
        }

        if (wrapFunction) {
          shimmer.wrapMethod(
            object.prototype,
            'mongodb.' + objectName + '.' + method,
            method,
            wrapFunction
          )
        } else {
          logger.trace('No wrapping method found for %s', objectName)
        }
      }
    }
  }

  function instrumentModule(module) {
    var object = module.obj;
    var instrumentations = module.instrumentations;
    for (var i = 0; i < instrumentations.length; i++) {
      applyInstrumentation(module.name, object, instrumentations[i])
    }
  }

  // instrument using the apm api
  if (mongodb.instrument) {
    mongodb.instrument({}, instrumentModules);
    return
  }

  // fallback to legacy enumerations
  if (mongodb.Cursor && mongodb.Cursor.prototype) {
    // should wrapup stream aswell
    shimmer.wrapMethod(
      mongodb.Cursor.prototype,
      'mongodb.Cursor.prototype',
      CURSOR_OPS,
      wrapQuery
    );

    shimmer.wrapMethod(
      mongodb.Cursor.prototype,
      'mongodb.Cursor.prototype',
      'each',
      wrapEach
    )
  }

  if (mongodb.Collection && mongodb.Collection.prototype) {
    shimmer.wrapMethod(
      mongodb.Collection.prototype,
      'mongodb.Cursor.prototype',
      COLLECTION_OPS,
      wrapQuery
    )
  }

  if (mongodb.Grid && mongodb.Grid.prototype) {
    shimmer.wrapMethod(
      mongodb.Grid.prototype,
      'mongodb.Grid.prototype',
      GRID_OPS,
      wrapGrid
    )
  }

  if (mongodb.Db && mongodb.Db.prototype) {
    for (var i = 0, l = DB_OPS.length; i < l; ++i) {
      shimmer.wrapMethod(
        mongodb.Db.prototype,
        'mongodb.Db.prototype',
        DB_OPS[i],
        wrapDb
      )
    }

    shimmer.wrapMethod(mongodb.Db, 'mongodb.Db', 'connect', wrapDb)
  }

  function wrapOp(original, name, wrapper) {
    return function wrapped() {
      var args = tracer.slice(arguments);
      var last = args.length - 1;
      var callback = typeof args[last] === 'function' ? args[last] : null;
      var transaction = tracer.getTransaction();
      var collection = this.collectionName || 'unknown';

      if (this.collection && this.collection.collectionName) {
        collection = this.collection.collectionName
      } else if (this.s && this.s.name) {
        collection = this.s.name || collection
      } else if (this.ns) {
        collection = this.ns.split(/\./)[1] || collection
      }

      if (!callback) {
        logger.trace(
          'Not tracing MongoDB %s.%s(); no callback.',
          collection,
          name
        );

        return original.apply(this, args)
      } else if (!transaction) {
        logger.trace(
          'Not tracing MongoDB %s.%s(); no New Relic transaction.',
          collection,
          name
        );

        return original.apply(this, args)
      } else if (inMongoSegment(tracer)) {
        logger.trace(
          'Not tracing MongoDB %s.%s(); Already in a mongo segment',
           collection,
           name
        );

        return original.apply(this, args)
      }

      return wrapper.call(this, args, last, collection)
    }
  }

  function wrapQuery(original, opName) {
    return wrapOp(original, opName, function wrappedQuery(args, last, collection) {
      var segment = addMongoStatement(tracer, collection, opName);
      var callback = args[last];

      logger.trace(
        'Tracing MongoDB %s.%s().',
        collection,
        opName
      );

      // capture configuration information if available
      if (this.db && this.db.serverConfig) {
        segment.host = this.db.serverConfig.host;
        segment.port = this.db.serverConfig.port
      } else if (this.s && this.s.topology) {
        segment.host = this.s.topology.host;
        segment.port = this.s.topology.port
      }

      args[last] = tracer.wrapCallback(callback, segment, function wrappedCallback() {
        segment.touch();
        logger.trace('Tracing MongoDB %s.%s() ended.', collection, opName);
        return callback.apply(this, arguments)
      });

      return tracer.bindFunction(original, segment).apply(this, args)
    })
  }

  function wrapEach(original, opName) {
    return wrapOp(original, opName, function wrappedEach(args, last, collectionName) {
      var segment = addMongoStatement(tracer, collectionName, opName);
      var callbackBatch = null;
      var callback = args[last];
      var collection = this;

      logger.trace('Tracing MongoDB %s.%s().', collection, opName);

      // capture configuration information if available
      if (this.db && this.db.serverConfig) {
        segment.host = this.db.serverConfig.host;
        segment.port = this.db.serverConfig.port
      } else if (this.s && this.s.topology) {
        segment.host = this.s.topology.host;
        segment.port = this.s.topology.port
      }

      args[args.length - 1] = wrappedCallback;

      return tracer.bindFunction(original, segment).apply(this, args);

      function wrappedCallback(err, item) {
        segment.touch();

        if (err || item === null) {
          logger.trace('Tracing MongoDB %s.%s(%s) ended.', collection, opName)
        }

        if (!callbackBatch) {
          callbackBatch = tracer.wrapCallback(
            callback,
            segment,
            function wrapBatch() {
              if (!collection.items || !collection.items.length) {
                callbackBatch = null
              }
              return callback.apply(this, arguments)
            }
          )
        }

        return callbackBatch.apply(this, arguments)
      }
    })
  }

  function wrapGrid(original, opName) {
    return wrapOp(original, opName, function wrappedGridOp(args, last) {
      var name = MONGODB.OPERATION + 'GridFS-' + opName;
      var callback = args[last];
      var grid = this;

      // TODO: should look into adding a recorder for this
      return tracer.addSegment(name, null, null, false, segmentWrapper);

      function segmentWrapper(segment) {
        args[last] = tracer.wrapCallback(callback, segment, nrCallbackWrap);

        return original.apply(grid, args);

        function nrCallbackWrap() {
          segment.touch();
          logger.trace('Tracing MongoDB Grid.%s() ended.', opName);
          return callback.apply(this, arguments)
        }
      }
    })
  }

  function wrapDb(original, opName) {
    return wrapOp(original, opName, function wrappedGridOp(args, last) {
      var name = MONGODB.OPERATION + opName;
      var callback = args[last];
      var db = this;

      // TODO: should look into adding a recorder for this

      return tracer.addSegment(name, null, null, false, segmentWrapper);

      function segmentWrapper(segment) {
        args[last] = tracer.wrapCallback(callback, segment, nrCallbackWrap);

        return tracer.bindFunction(original, segment).apply(db, args);

        function nrCallbackWrap() {
          segment.touch();
          logger.trace('Tracing MongoDB %s() ended.', opName);
          return callback.apply(this, arguments)
        }
      }
    })
  }
}

var MONGO_RE = new RegExp(
  '^(?:' + MONGODB.STATEMENT + ')|(?:' + MONGODB.OPERATION + ')'
);
function inMongoSegment(tracer) {
  return MONGO_RE.test(tracer.getSegment().name)
}

function addMongoStatement(tracer, collection, opName) {
  var statement = new ParsedStatement(MONGODB.PREFIX, opName, collection);
  var recorder = statement.recordMetrics.bind(statement);
  var name = MONGODB.STATEMENT + collection + '/' + opName;

  var segment = tracer.createSegment(name, recorder);
  segment.start();
  return segment
}

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Posted June 10, 2014 & filed under Press Releases.
North Vancouver, B.C. – Following 11 action-packed days delivering a wide range of repair services, Seaspan's Vancouver Drydock is pleased to announce that its refit activities on Oceania Cruise's Regatta cruise ship were completed on schedule June 6, 2014.
Arriving on May 27 and departing on June 6, the 30,277 ton, 684-person capacity vessel underwent an extensive scope of work that included dry docking, general repairs and maintenance, and a variety of logistical support and specialized services.
Seaspan's Vancouver Drydock provides a full range of quality repair services and understands the importance of delivering vessels on-time and on-budget. Our cruise ship services, dry docking, general repairs and maintenance are customized to exceed the demands of the industry. Our full range of services include engineering, tail shaft repairs and fabrication, steel fabrication and repairs, diesel engine servicing, hull cleaning and painting and outfitting services. Specialized service includes glasswork, water and fire tight doors; stainless steel galley equipment; weight testing of davits; cranes and gangways; woodwork and joinery; tiles and deck covering and life boat davit repairs and wire exchanges.
For further information on Vancouver Drydock, please visit our website at: http://www.seaspan.com/vancouver-drydock/ or read the below backgrounder.


Statin drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol levels are more likely to cause severe muscle injuries when taken at higher doses or when more potent forms of the drug are used.
According to a ScienceDaily.com report on a new study from researchers at University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, certain statin drugs carry a higher risk than others because they're formulated to be more powerful. Also, high doses of the drugs should be limited because they, too, carry a more significant risk of causing muscle injuries.
Results of the new study have been published online by the journal PLoS One.
For the study, researchers consulted the Food and Drug Administration's adverse event database which tracks reported side effects from pharmaceutical products and defects with medical devices. Statin drug were linked to nearly 150,000 adverse event reports between Jly 2005 and March 2011. Every "major" statin drug was linked to at least one report, the data showed.
The strongest in this class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, rosuvastatin (marketed as Crestor in name brand form), was linked with more adverse event reports than any other statin drugs. The report indicates atorvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, and lovastatin had the next highest rates of adverse events reported, in that order. The study classified adverse event reports based on those that involved muscle injuries and others that included other side effects.
The results go against the traditional thinking that Crestor (rosuvastatin) should not be connected with the highest rate of muscle injuries because it is more fat soluble than others and should be absorbed by fat cells before it can penetrate muscle cells to cause injury.
This led researchers to determine that the strongest statin drugs, or those taken at the highest doses, should only be taken when absolutely necessary and physicians should seek the lowest possible effective dose for a patient. Higher doses were associated with more adverse event reports and that the highest potency of Crestor (rosuvastatin) may be causing more harm than any of its purported benefits.
More than 30 million people in the U.S. take statin drugs to lower cholesterol or prevent cardiovascular disease. The drugs have been the focus of numerous warnings and safety alerts regarding their links to dangerous side effects, especially when taken at the highest doses. In fact, just last year the FDA restricted use of 80-milligram Zocor to patients who've been taking a statin drug for more than a year because it was more likely to cause myopathy (severe muscle injuries) when taken during the first year of treatment.
Some popular brand names of statin drugs include Lipitor, Zocor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol, Mevacor, and Baycol.
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The southernmost section of the continental United States remains a friendly and accepting environment for gays and lesbians. This is specifically true in Key West, which proudly advertises its "One Human Family" motto.
In Key West we stayed at the Gardens Hotel, 526 Angela Street, just one block off Duval Street — a major thoroughfare on the island. The Gardens Hotel welcomes men and women, gay or straight. It is lushly landscaped with tropical plants, shady trees and beautiful flowers.
Conde Nast's travel magazine has bestowed honors upon the Gardens Hotel and it is easy to see why. We stayed in one of the newer cottages our first two nights before moving into the Carriage House our final night. Our cottage came with a full kitchen including granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. But in Key West, you do not want to spend too much time in the kitchen.
For single guys, the Bourbon Street Pub is a required stop. Inside the pub, at night, muscle men strip down to their underwear and dance for dollars. If strippers aren't your thing, head out back by the pool and perhaps you can chat up a tourist staying in the adjacent New Orleans guest house.
The Bourbon Street Pub is world renowned for hosting an annual New Year's Eve extravaganza broadcast live and featuring a drag queen being lowered from the second story balcony in a giant size shoe. If it's drag you seek, head down Duval Street to the Aqua Nightclub where shows are offered nightly, directed by a sassy Swedish lady named Inga. Tickets are $15 and reservations for private parties and non-profit groups are accepted.
Moving away from the gay scene, there are two important places of historical note to visit while in Key West. First, is the Harry S. Truman Little White House, 111 Front Street. This building served as the winter home for Truman, America's 33rd President. Previously the Captain's quarters for the U.S. Naval base, Truman, on doctor's orders, made the space his oval office during the winter of 1946.
Visitors to the Truman Little White House can purchase tickets for a guided tour, watch videos of the President's tenure or browse items in the gift shop. Most of the items reflect Truman's personality and wit. "If you can't convince them, confuse them," or "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen" are two sayings attributed to the former President printed on items for sale in the gift shop.
After touring Truman's island home, head up one block and south a few more to see the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum. This colonial Spanish influenced home and grounds are a popular wedding site as evidenced by the yearlong wait list to reserve a date. Hemingway was a prolific writer and world traveler who produced classic literature titles such as The Sun Also Rises, The Old Man and the Sea, A Moveable Feast, For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms.
While the streets of old town Key West are littered with chickens scurrying about, the Hemingway House is a cat sanctuary. More than 50 felines claim residency there, including the six-toe variety. Inside the house are numerous artifacts, antiques and displays of Hemingway's travels, including a detailed account of his 1933 exploration of Africa – an exploration launched from Key West.
After taking a trip down memory lane with Harry and Ernest, lunch is in order. For an authentic Key West dining experience one must take a seat at the Blue Heaven. Located on the corner of Thomas and Petronia Streets in the Bahama Village, Blue Heaven offers a relaxing atmosphere with world famous key lime pie.
You can find the usual commercial restaurants (McDonald's and Denny's) throughout the Keys, but eating at homegrown, independent places affords the chance to get a real feel of culinary entrepreneurs heavily invested in the local economy. My husband used his Open Table app to secure us reservations for our final night in Key West. We were fortunate enough to get in at Sarabeth's, a charming staple on the island. We had the Sunday only special – buttermilk encrusted fried chicken – served with hot attentive flare.
Sarabeth's is an easy two-block walk from the Gardens Hotel and so too is Fausto's Food Palace, an eclectic supermarket with a butcher on staff. This is where my husband got steaks for our first dinner in Key West. He cooked in our spacious cottage kitchen. Gardens Hotel owner Kate Miano personally designed the interiors of the cottages to provide a more modern, luxurious feel. The mattresses are Tempur-Pedic and one should never discount a good night's sleep.
The focus our visit to the Florida Keys was the Dry Tortugas. The Dry Tortugas, anchored by Fort Jefferson, is a remote destination 68 miles west of Key West. It's nearly a three-hour voyage to the Dry Tortugas via ferry. A plane gets you there quicker. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged for both.
The Dry Tortugas are, simply put, spectacular.
Aquamarine-colored water along the islands make for ideal snorkeling, scuba and swimming conditions. Camping is permitted at Fort Jefferson, but carry plenty of water as, remember, the Tortugas are Dry.
Fort Jefferson, managed by the National Park Service, is a curious structure. Built in 1846, the fort was designed to give the U.S. a foothold in the Caribbean Sea to suppress piracy. A few of the cannons fired back in the day remain at Fort Jefferson where guided tours are offered explaining the history behind the moat and nearly 16 million bricks.
Fort Jefferson once served to house prisoners like Samuel Mudd, a doctor who conspired in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Today, it is often the landing spot of Cuban refugees striving to touch an American shore.
Visit Fla-Keys.com/KeyWest or GayKeyWestFL.com for more information about planning a trip to the Keys.
The Buck Stops Here: Individual ticket prices start at $16.13.
Tip: Books for sale; cats roam free.
James Beard award winning cooking.
Drinks and dancers on the main drag.


Japanese theatre has three major forms: Noh, Kyogen and kabuki. While Noh and Kyogen actors use stylised masks to give the audience information about their characters, kabuki performers paint their faces instead. Along with the brightly coloured costumes, kabuki make-up is iconic of the art form and shows the audience who each character is from the moment he enters the stage.
Kabuki actors do not wear masks, but rather, most of them paint their faces in a style called "kesho." First, a performer applies a thick layer of white make-up made of rice powder over his entire face, using different shades depending on the age, social status and gender of his character. He then outlines his eyes and mouth in black or red, using different shapes and styles to represent a male or female character.
Actors who are playing spirits, demons or other supernatural characters use a different style of face painting, called kumadori. Kumadori begins with the same layer of white, but the facial features drawn over it are much more complex and colourful. In addition to the eyes and mouth, the actor also outlines his cheekbones and jaw, using styles that represent the character's predominant emotions. Each character has a particular pattern that represents him, totalling over 100 distinct kumadori designs in use.
Kumadori designs are colour-coded, with each colour representing different personality traits or emotions; the audience uses the face paint to identify each character as he enters and to immediately recognise his emotional state. The colours used to represent good characters and positive emotions are red, for passion and enthusiasm; pink, for youthful joy; light blue, for an even temper; pale green, for peacefulness; and purple, for nobility or elevation of spirit. Pink and purple are used rarely and only for a few particular characters.
As kumadori is used for villains and demons, the colours representing bad character traits or negative emotions are used frequently. Indigo represents depression; brown, self-centeredness or egotism; grey, applied to the chin, melancholy; black, fear; and deep red, anger, stubbornness, and cruelty. Deep red is the most common kumadori colour, and it can be used for characters who have both positive and negative traits. Next in frequency is indigo, which is often used by actors playing ghosts.


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Proposed changes to adult services across Solihull, Good Hope and Heartlands Hospitals
Survey conducted by Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Complete survey
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is considering reorganising some of its adult services across Solihull, Good Hope and Heartlands hospitals to improve outcomes and reduce waiting times for patients.
The specific services that the Trust would like to make changes to are trauma and orthopaedics, and gynaecology services.
The proposed changes are not about removing any services or saving money; the Trust is investing £2.5m in its estate to provide high-quality, dedicated facilities, which will support the creation of centres of excellence for the different specialties.
The proposals mainly apply to surgical procedures only (operations) and may mean that patients may need to attend a hospital which is not their local hospital, for their operation. However, while some people may have to travel further for certain treatments, the vast majority would continue to be treated at their local hospital.
It is estimated the proposed changes would affect around 10 patients a day. To put this in perspective, the hospitals see around 1,200 A&E attendances, more than 5,000 outpatients and 500 day case procedures a day.
There would be no proposed changes to where pre- and post-operative outpatient, X-ray, scans and therapy (e.g. physiotherapy) appointments take place – they would still take place at the patient's local hospital. There will be no changes to children's services.
The planned reorganisation is supported by a significant number of specialist clinicians (e.g. doctors and nurses) who see these proposals as the best and most sustainable way to deliver care to residents of Birmingham, Solihull and South Staffordshire.
For more information about the proposed changes, please visit: www.uhb.nhs.uk/service-change
We'll also be holding two drop-in events on 5 August (Good Hope Hospital) and 6 August (Solihull Hospital) where you can find out more about these proposed changes.
You can book your place here for the Good Hope session and here for the Solihull one.
About Heartlands
Heartlands Hospital is based at the heart of a bustling, dynamic community. A large site built to provide the highest possible quality of patient care and support services, the hospital is part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital offers a highly extensive array of facilities and procedures for its patients and visitors. Its dedicated staff serve a diverse population with professionalism and pride.
View the Heartlands site map
Heartlands Hospital is based at Bordesley Green East, one mile from the A45 Coventry Road. The Hospital is within easy access of junction 6 of the M42 and junction 6 of the M6 motorway.
From Birmingham City Centre, it is approximately two miles past the Birmingham City Football ground.
View car parking availability and charges
Why we charge for parking
The nearest train station to Heartlands is Stechford, which is two miles away. For more information on train travel and planning your journey visit either centro.org.uk, railtrack.co.uk or thetrainline.com
Travelling by bus or coach
For more information on bus time tables and journey planning visit the Travel West Midlands website. For more information on coach travel visit the National Express website
Patient Opinion
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Latest site news
For all general Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust enquiries, please call 0121 424 2000
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Prophetic for our 'Legacy of Light' project to remember Florence Nightingale with an Independent Feature Film, Transmedia Campaign and TV Series, her actual voice calls for us hear to her today.
On June 30, 1890, 12 years after Thomas Edison invented the phonograph, his assistant in London, Colonel George Gouraud, made a recording of Nightingale's voice at her home on South Street. Her words call to future listeners and reveal that her Crimean War experiences were never far from her mind and heart.
Fortunately, a copy of this 'sound-autograph' survives at the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, New Jersey and in the National Sound Archive at the British Library in London, UK.
Nightingale portrait, the Wellcome Trust, accessed from Wikimedia, used with Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Accessed and edited from YouTube.
Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer' by Barbara M. Dossey, pages 398-399.
'Recording History: The British Record Industry, 1888-1931' by Peter Martland, pages 37-38.


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SPH wins 8 awards at the Asian Media Awards 2020
- The Straits Times wins 5 awards, including Silver award for Breaking News Article and Newspaper Infographics
- Chinese Media Group wins 3 awards, including Silver for Feature Photography
Singapore, 1 July 2020 --- Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH) won 8 awards at the Asian Media Awards 2020, including 3 Silver and 5 Bronze awards. The awards, organised by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), were announced online for the first time yesterday (30 June).
These awards aim to promote the highest publishing standards in the fields of newspaper and magazine design, infographics, printing, editorial content, marketing, community service and photojournalism.
The Straits Times (ST), SPH's English-language flagship daily, clinched 5 awards, including Best in Breaking News Article (Silver) and Best in Newspaper Infographics (Silver). It also bagged a Bronze for Best in Newspaper Overall Design.
SPH's Chinese Media Group scored 3 awards, including a Silver for Best in Feature Photography.
List of SPH winners at Asian Media Awards 2020:
Best in Breaking News Article (Silver)
Jho Low reaches settlement with US authorities over 1MDB probe - The Straits Times
Best in Newspaper Infographics (Silver)
The Marvel Cinematic Universe: The story so far. - The Straits Times
Best in Feature Photography (Silver)
Project Aurora – Chinese Media Group
Best in Newspaper Overall Design (Bronze)
Best in Breaking News Article (Bronze)
The puzzling case of SMC's judgment on a doctor who was fined $100,000 - The Straits Times
Best in News Photography (Bronze)
Large flocks of Asian openbill storks encircling Singapore – Chinese Media Group
Best in Feature Photography (Bronze)
The Embalmer – Chinese Media Group
Best in Sport Photography (Bronze)
Ronaldo and Kane show delights fans - The Straits Times
Mr Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief of SPH's English/ Malay/ Tamil Media Group and Editor of The Straits Times, said: "We are heartened by these awards which are a testimony of our efforts in producing quality journalism. They also serve as a reminder to our readers that we will always strive to deliver the highest standards of reporting and design."
Ms Lee Huay Leng, Head of Chinese Media Group, said: "Our news photographers have consistently delivered good works and have garnered numerous accolades in the past. These awards have proven once again that they have succeeded in using photography as an effective story-telling device to engage our readers."
Click here for the complete list of Asian Media Awards 2020 winners. https://events.wan-ifra.org/events/asian-media-awards/content/1558
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Issued by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Regn. No. 198402868E
Francis Mah
Assistant Vice President
Corporate Communications & CSR
Singapore Press Holdings
Email: mahys@sph.com.sg
About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Asia's leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms.
SPH's core business is in the publishing of newspapers, magazines and books in both print and digital editions. It also owns other digital products, online classifieds, radio stations and outdoor media.
On the property front, SPH owns approximately 65% in SPH REIT whose portfolio comprises three properties in Singapore, namely Paragon, The Clementi Mall and The Rail Mall. In Australia, SPH REIT holds an 85% stake in Figtree Grove Shopping Centre and a 50% stake in Westfield Marion Shopping Centre.
SPH also owns and operates The Seletar Mall and is developing an integrated development consisting of The Woodleigh Residences and The Woodleigh Mall. It is also an owner, manager and developer of a portfolio of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in the United Kingdom and Germany. It currently operates two distinctive brands, Student Castle and Capitol Students.
It is in the aged care sector in Singapore and Japan, and owns Orange Valley, one of Singapore's largest nursing homes.
SPH runs a regional events arm. It also invested in the education business.
For more information, please visit www.sph.com.sg.
Facebook: facebook.com/officialsph/
Twitter: @official_sph
YouTube: Singapore Press Holdings
Instagram: @singaporepressholdings
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/singapore-press-holdings/


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By: Team MODTV on Apr 03, 2013, 05:12.
Photo session with Laetitia Casta for the Spring-Summer eyewear campaign.
Casta looks so classic and timeless, yet so French and modern. She's the epitome of effortless !
florales, muestran la nueva propuesta de Chanel.
Maravilhoso!!! Simples e sofisticado. De quem é essa musica?
bir reklam çıkmış. Siz ne dersiniz?
Chanel and Laetitia define beauty,sophistication and class.
I can't wait to see the finished photos and new eye wear styles.


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BRCA1 Gene
The Memory Box Research and the BRCA1 Gene
My latest novel, 'The Memory Box' (published in the UK in September) is the story of an Irish woman, Pandora Schuster who on the eve of her thirtieth birthday discovers that she may have her mum's heredity cancer gene, Breast Cancer Gene 1. As you can imagine, this sends her into a complete tail spin, and makes her question her life and also the future of her nine-year-old daughter, Iris. Pandora is a single mum and she has never told Iris's French father that he has a daughter. So she travels to Paris to find him, with disastrous consequences.
As a writer I like to tackle big subjects that mean something, situations or life experiences that interest me as a person and that I hope readers will connect with too. Popular fiction (or 'chick lit') is often dismissed as 'fluffy romance' but as its loyal readers know, it's far from it. I greatly enjoy reading books by authors such as Jojo Moyes and Sinead Moriarty, writers who also tackle life's big questions and dilemmas.
When writing about topics such as adoption, infertility or in the case of 'The Memory Box' a hereditary cancer gene, it's vital to get the facts right. You are writing about issues that affect real people, people with first hand knowledge. And if the general reader spots an inaccuracy, the 'reality' of the whole book is called into question. Details matter. Writers need to do their research.
I have published sixteen novels for both adults and children and I have dealt with many different issues and themes – from being a single mum, to depression, divorce, abandoned children and the loss of a parent. Before I start a book, I immerse myself in the world of my chosen subject.
For 'The Memory Box' I read cancer memoirs, including Emma Hannigan's excellent 'Talk to the Headscarf' (see below). I read blogs and forums about cancer and most especially Breast Cancer Gene 1, the gene that Pandora may or may not have (she's waiting for the test results during the book). I also spoke in depth to a breast cancer specialist, an amazing woman consultant surgeon called Sarah Rastell (Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital in the UK), who very kindly read an early draft of my manuscript for accuracy.
I also tried to 'feel' how Pandora would feel while waiting for her test results – anxious, scared, alone, but yet determined to fight. Emotional truth is also vital and a character's reactions must be honest and believable.
I'm very lucky, over the years book research has taken me to some extraordinary places. I've watched ballet in Budapest and interviewed ballerinas (Ask Amy Green: Dancing Daze); I've fed the elephants in Dublin Zoo (The Shoestring Club); and most recently I've camped on a small island to research the setting for my new children's series, The Wishing Girls. In March I'm travelling to China to read at a book festival and to visit the place where one of my new characters, Soon Yi, is originally from. It's a tough life, but someone's got to do it!
Information on Breast Cancer Gene 1
Breast Cancer Gene 1 - or BRCA1 for short - is a human caretaker gene that produces a protein that repairs DNA. If this gene mutates or is damaged, DNA is not repaired properly and this can increase risk for cancers.
Woman who have this gene have an 85% chance of developing breast cancer and a 50% chance of ovarian cancer.
If you are interested in finding out more about the gene, Emma Hannigan's memoir of her experience, 'Talk to the Headscarf' is highly recommended.
For more information see www.cancer.ie or www.arccancersupport.ie
Writer and Cancer Survivor, Emma Hannigan
Emma Hannigan
Writer and mum of two, Emma Hannigan found out that she had the BRCA1 gene in 2005. She says 'Several members of my family had been through breast and ovarian cancer, so we were approached by the genetic testing centre.'
Emma went on to have both breasts and her ovaries removed as a preventative step. She explains that it wasn't a difficult decision. 'I saw the surgery as my way out of a big hole! The genetic diagnosis was my warning. I knew I could get cancer, but I viewed the surgery as my get out of jail card. It was the answer to my conundrum. I felt like a ticking time bomb. The surgery defused my bomb!'
Talking about cancer and the BRCA1 gene is important she feels. 'The more people know the better,' she says. 'Knowledge is power. The most scary thing about this gene or cancer is the unknown. It's also vital that people don't feel as if they're alone. Nobody wants to be isolated or feel as if they're on a solo journey. The gene is relatively rare - but only because people don't know about it. As more people find out about it and get tested, the numbers are growing. But - to avoid any scare tactics, only 3 to 5% of cancers are genetic.' Emma advises anyone who is concerned about the incidences of cancer in their family to contact their GP.
Emma's new book 'Perfect Wives' is out now.
(This article first appeared in Woman's Way)
Tagged: Angelina Jolie, BRCA1 Gene, Cancer Gene, The Memory Box


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U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS
Notebook: McCain Has Unlikely Inspiration July 14, 2013 By Michael Trostel, USGA, with Andrew Blair
After taking a 15-year hiatus from the game of golf, Cory Gladstone is back in the field and competing at the 2013 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. (USGA/Joel Kowsky)
LORTON, Va. – Andrew McCain doesn't have to delve far into his conscience to find inspiration. His 8-year-old brother, Matthew, was born with Down Syndrome, a condition which affects a person's physical and mental development.
His finishes in golf competitions, including this week's U.S. Amateur Public Links at Laurel Hill Golf Club, seem to matter little to Andrew when he thinks of the incredible strides his brother has made. Matthew recently graduated to the next grade level, a significant achievement for someone with the genetic disorder.
Andrew, of Minneapolis, admits that he didn't really understand what was happening to his little brother when he was young. Now 19, he has a greater appreciation for the daily battle Matthew has to endure.
He's still my brother. I know he has a disability, but I don't see it as much as probably other people do, said Andrew. He's definitely been a blessing. It's been really cool to have him. He's awesome—always smiling and having fun. He's been doing well and has been high functioning.
Andrew was so inspired by his brother's achievement that he spent time this summer volunteering at Special Olympics golf events. The sheer will and courage of the athletes has left an impression on him.
It just puts things in perspective, said Andrew, who opened stroke-play qualifying with a 7-over 77 on Monday. I can go out and make a double [bogey] and golf doesn't really matter. At the end of the day, I'm out here having fun and doing something not a lot of people get to do.
When it comes to his own golf, Andrew is working with Sean Foley, Tiger Woods' coach, on his mechanics, and is planning a move to Tampa, Fla., this summer.
And when setting his own goals, which include turning professional, his hopes for Matthew's continued progress are never far from his thoughts.
I just can't wait until he gets big enough to caddie, Andrew said with a laugh. Right now, he's a little small, but hopefully in a couple of years I can get him on there on the bag and we can go have some fun together.
Back in the Game
It's a safe bet Cory Gladstone didn't rehearse the throw-away line, I'm just happy to be here, prior to this week's national championship. In his case, it's actually a truism.
That's because Gladstone took a 15-year hiatus from the game while working in the mortgage industry in San Diego. During that time, he didn't think about touching a club.
I was too busy, said Gladstone, who stopped playing at age 18. That was a crazy time back then out in southern California. The money was good. There was no reason to golf.
Following his entrepreneurial endeavors, golf rose to the forefront about two and a half years ago. At age 34, he started playing again and refining his motion with the help of Brian Smock, an instructor at Coronado (Calif.) Golf Course. A former baseball player who played a little high school golf, Gladstone was able to quickly re-acclimate himself to the game. But he knows he's a work in progress when it comes to course management and other intricacies.
Golf, for some reason, came pretty easily with the hand-eye coordination, said Gladstone, who carded a 4-over 74 on Monday. I'm kind of learning how to play the game. It's not just, 'Bomb it.'
Gladstone qualified for and played in the 2011 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship at Shadow Hawk Golf Club in Richmond, Texas, but is in cram mode on the competitive stage.
There's so much to learn. My experience level is low, he said. I'm competing and trying to catch up with everyone who's been playing constantly since they were young. I'm trying to get in as many events as I can. I just have to get more experience.
Call to Service
Addison Lambeth, of Browns Summit, N.C., hasn't had much time to work on his golf game this summer. But it hasn't been school work, a desk job or an injury that have kept him away from the course – it has been the long hours he has been working as a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps.
I'll try to suck it up and hit a few balls at the end of the day, said Lambeth, 25, who opened with a 3-under 67 in the first round. But after working for 14 hours it's easy to lose focus. I don't play anywhere near as much as these other guys out here.
Lambeth has made the most of his first competitive event of the season. He was given leave for his qualifying rounds and shot 141 to share medalist honors at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va. Because his commanding officer is a big sports fan, Lambeth was able to get time off for this week as well. He didn't have to travel far either – the host site, Laurel Hill, is located just 18 miles north of where he is stationed in Quantico, Va.
I've got a lot of guys pulling for me, said Lambeth, who also qualified for the APL in 2007 when he was a freshman at Appalachian State University. I'm having a lot of fun, but I've already been here once. I want to win it this time.
Man on a Mission
Like a lot of juniors who love the game, as a child Tommy Higham lived and breathed golf.
But that all changed in 2010 when he made his Mormon mission to Brisbane, Australia. The days were long and arduous, starting with classes that began at 6:30 a.m. before going into the community and witnessing. This was his life for two consecutive years. He was only allowed to call home on four occasions in that span.
Higham, now 23 and a sophomore at Brigham Young University, thinks of golf in a different light these days.
I think it gave me a better perspective on golf, said Higham. I played golf my whole life since I was a five-year-old. It was more than a game to me. It was my life. After I took a two-year break, it kind of gave me a perspective as to what golf actually is.
I think it improved my mental game. It is just a game – It's not my whole life. It has changed my perspective on the game, which has helped me a lot.
While in Australia, Higham didn't lose his natural talent for golf. Last month, he beat his 16-year-old brother, Kiefer, 6 and 5 in the final match of the Idaho State Match Play Championship to post his third victory in the event.
Michael Trostel is the senior curator/historian for the USGA Museum. Email him at mtrostel@usga.org.
Andrew Blair is director of communications for the Virginia State Golf Association. He is assisting the USGA this week at the APL.


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/* System includes */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

/* OpenCL includes */
#include <CL/cl.h>

/* Utility functions */
#include "utils.h"
#include "bmp-utils.h"
#include "gold.h"

static const int HIST_BINS = 256;

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   /* Host data */
   int *hInputImage = NULL;
   int *hOutputHistogram = NULL;

   /* Allocate space for the input image and read the
    * data from disk */
   int imageRows;
   int imageCols;
   hInputImage = readBmp("../../Images/cat.bmp", &imageRows, &imageCols);
   const int imageElements = imageRows*imageCols;
   const size_t imageSize = imageElements*sizeof(int);

   /* Allocate space for the histogram on the host */
   const int histogramSize = HIST_BINS*sizeof(int);
   hOutputHistogram = (int*)malloc(histogramSize);
   if (!hOutputHistogram) { exit(-1); }

   /* Use this to check the output of each API call */
   cl_int status;

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   check(status);

   /* Create a command queue and associate it with the device */
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   cmdQueue = clCreateCommandQueue(context, device, 0, &status);
   check(status);

   /* Create a buffer object for the input image */
   cl_mem bufInputImage;
   bufInputImage = clCreateBuffer(context, CL_MEM_READ_ONLY, imageSize, NULL,
         &status);
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   /* Create a buffer object for the output histogram */
   cl_mem bufOutputHistogram;
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   check(status);

   /* Write the input image to the device */
   status = clEnqueueWriteBuffer(cmdQueue, bufInputImage, CL_TRUE, 0, imageSize,
         hInputImage, 0, NULL, NULL);
   check(status);

   /* Initialize the output histogram with zeros */
   int zero = 0;
   status = clEnqueueFillBuffer(cmdQueue, bufOutputHistogram, &zero,
         sizeof(int), 0, histogramSize, 0, NULL, NULL);
   check(status);

   /* Create a program with source code */
   char *programSource = readFile("histogram.cl");
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   cl_program program = clCreateProgramWithSource(context, 1,
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   check(status);

   /* Build (compile) the program for the device */
   status = clBuildProgram(program, 1, &device, NULL, NULL, NULL);
   if (status != CL_SUCCESS) {
      printCompilerError(program, device);
      exit(-1);
   }

   /* Create the kernel */
   cl_kernel kernel;
   kernel = clCreateKernel(program, "histogram", &status);
   check(status);

   /* Set the kernel arguments */
   status  = clSetKernelArg(kernel, 0, sizeof(cl_mem), &bufInputImage);
   status |= clSetKernelArg(kernel, 1, sizeof(int), &imageElements);
   status |= clSetKernelArg(kernel, 2, sizeof(cl_mem), &bufOutputHistogram);
   check(status);

   /* Define the index space and work-group size */
   size_t globalWorkSize[1];
   globalWorkSize[0] = 1024;

   size_t localWorkSize[1];
   localWorkSize[0] = 64;

   /* Enqueue the kernel for execution */
   status = clEnqueueNDRangeKernel(cmdQueue, kernel, 1, NULL,
      globalWorkSize, localWorkSize, 0, NULL, NULL);
   check(status);

   /* Read the output histogram buffer to the host */
   status = clEnqueueReadBuffer(cmdQueue, bufOutputHistogram, CL_TRUE, 0,
         histogramSize, hOutputHistogram, 0, NULL, NULL);
   check(status);

   /* Verify the output */
   int *refHistogram;
   refHistogram = histogramGold(hInputImage, imageRows*imageCols, HIST_BINS);
   int passed = 1;
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < HIST_BINS; i++) {
      if (hOutputHistogram[i] != refHistogram[i]) {
         passed = 0;
      }
   }
   if (passed) {
      printf("Passed!\n");
   }
   else {
      printf("Failed.\n");
   }
   free(refHistogram);

   /* Free OpenCL resources */
   clReleaseKernel(kernel);
   clReleaseProgram(program);
   clReleaseCommandQueue(cmdQueue);
   clReleaseMemObject(bufInputImage);
   clReleaseMemObject(bufOutputHistogram);
   clReleaseContext(context);

   /* Free host resources */
   free(hInputImage);
   free(hOutputHistogram);
   free(programSource);

   return 0;
}


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HomeFeaturesHistorian takes a mobile approach to oral history preservation
Historian takes a mobile approach to oral history preservation
Erin Bernard, a public history graduate student, modeled her thesis project off food trucks.
03 February 2015 Jenny Roberts Features
Kaycee Itohan Osadolor conducts an oral history interview inside Erin Bernard's truck. | COURTESY Jill Saul
Erin Bernard was passing a string of food trucks on Main Campus when she was struck with an idea for her master's thesis project.
Bernard combined her passion for history with the concept of Philadelphia's famous food trucks to unlock the untold stories of the city's residents.
With a truck, Bernard could travel around selected neighborhoods and conduct oral interviews with residents.
"[But] I had this idea, and I didn't even have a truck," said Bernard, a graduate student who is currently completing her master's degree in history with a concentration in public history.
Bernard discussed the idea of a history truck with her advisor, Seth Bruggeman, director of the Center for Public History at Temple.
With Bruggeman, Bernard proposed traveling around selected neighborhoods via truck and conducting oral interviews with residents about "family life, neighbors, [and] stuff going on in the city."
Bernard planned to use the stories to create exhibits for her mobile history museum.
"One thing I absolutely hope [the] History Truck does is help those who live, work and play within Philly places and spaces to choose how they wish to be remembered," Bernard said. "[The] History Truck stands the chance to not only preserve the often marginalized voices of our city in Temple's archives, but also to turn the cog in the social change wheel."
Bruggeman, who immediately liked the idea, began working with Bernard, and the two were able to attain an $85,000 annual grant from The Barra Foundation for the History Truck, which ultimately funded the project.
"I thought it was a great idea from the outset," Bruggeman said. "It had a clear precedent in Philadelphia's own public history past, but also modeled new ways of thinking about the intersections between exhibit space and public memory."
"What excited me more than the project, however, was [Bernard's] enthusiasm about it," he added. "From the get-go, [Bernard] clearly had the vision and energy to make this project a success."
Bernard soon met Jeff Carpineta, the former president of the East Kensington Neighborhood Association and provider of the project's all-important truck.
Before Carpineta bought the truck from Craigslist, it served as a water ice truck and even a post-office truck.
In June 2013, Bernard manned the history truck for the first time and made her way to Carpineta's neighborhood of East Kensington. It was then that the Philadelphia Public History Truck's journey began through its community partnership with the East Kensington Neighborhood Association.
Soon, the history truck workers began conducting interviews and delving into community issues, like Kensington's existing racial tensions and the history of buildings catching fire in the community.
Bernard continued recording the neighborhood's history well into the fall. She then began planning to display the History Truck's findings in an exhibit, which she has described as "a weird fusion of history and art."
The exhibit opened for gallery display at Little Berlin in April 2014 and was then condensed into mobile form and taken to the streets.
"What is critical about this project is that it serves as an example of how public historians, artists, and museumists can work with people to develop exhibitions," Bernard said.
Throughout its North Philadelphia travels, the History Truck has focused on topics like community gardens and has acknowledged "community displacement" as a result of university expansion.
The History Truck also became more expansive by partnering with Tree House Books. During its summer camp, Bernard led a public history workshop through which campers interviewed local residents.
The History Truck's art partner, Theodore A. Harris, who is also a collagist and poet, worked with the History Truck on the project.
"Part of being a good collaborator is knowing each others strengths … at certain points [Bernard] hands the baton to me," Harris said. "I [taught] the campers how to create visual art from the oral histories they recorded from the neighborhoods around Tree House Books."
There will be one more event before the North Philadelphia exhibit showcases the team's findings in the spring, Bernard said. This event will be held on April 11 at the Wagner Institute of Science from noon to 5:30 p.m.
The Philadelphia Public History Truck will be showing "Unedited Philadelphia," which is a composition of clips from past Philadelphia newscasts. After viewing the footage, community members will discuss the events as they personally remember them.
Following the conclusion of the North Philadelphia exhibit, the History Truck will begin preparations for their next cycle, which will start in June 2015 and focus on Chinatown, where Bernard said she hopes to tackle issues surrounding homelessness.
Jenny Roberts can be reached at jenny.roberts@temple.edu
CORRECTION: A version of this story that appeared in print misstated that Seth Bruggeman introduced Erin Bernard to Jeff Carpineta. Bernard reached out to Carpineta herself.
can be reached at jenny.roberts@temple.edu Or you can follow Jenny on Twitter @jennyroberts511 Follow The Temple News @TheTempleNews
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Denise Navarre says:
Great and informative article. Congratulations to Erin and everyone involved with the project.


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Johann Christian Günther (8. dubna 1695 – 15. března 1723) byl německý barokní básník z Dolního Slezska.

Život
Narodil se ve městě Strzegom (Striegau) jako syn lékaře, vystudoval gymnázium ve Svídnici (Schweidnitz), v roce 1715 byl svým otcem vyslán studovat medicínu ve Wittenbergu. Tu ale studovat nechtěl, proto odešel ze školy a s rodinou přerušil styky. V roce 1717 odešel do Lipska, kde začal publikovat poesii. Oslavnou básní na uzavření míru mezi Osmanskou a Habsburskou říší získal literární věhlas, jeho životní úroveň se ale zhoršovala. Vedl neuspořádaný život, opíjel se, upadal do čím dál větší bídy.

Krátce před svojí promocí zemřel v Jeně, kam odešel, aby dokončil studium medicíny, a to ve věku 27 let.

Dílo
Goethe o něm řekl, že byl básníkem v nejhlubším smyslu toho slova. Jeho lyrické básně svědčí o velké a živé citlivosti, obrovské imaginační síle a zvukovém citu, důmyslu, a přestože je v nich mnohdy přítomen vulgární cynismus, dokazují velmi bohatou fantasii.

Germanista Vojtěch Jirát ho co do životního stylu i tematiky srovnává s Villonem, Ludvík Kundera ho označuje za "barokního proklatce" a poukazuje na to, že se jeho dílem inspirovali někteří básníci expresionistické generace. Výbor z Güntherových veršů vyšel v českém překladu Josefa Hiršala pod názvem Krvavý rubín v roce 2003.
 1718 – Ode auf den Frieden von Passarowitz
 1715 – Die von Theodosio bereuete Eifersucht (drama)

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Reference

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Externí odkazy

 Gedichte von Johann Christian Günther
 Johann Christian Günther (1695-1723) - Liebesgedichte

Narození 8. dubna
Narození v roce 1695
Úmrtí 15. března
Úmrtí v roce 1723
Úmrtí v Jeně
Němečtí básníci
Muži
Němečtí barokní spisovatelé
Narození v Dolnoslezském vojvodství

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Fourth Friday/Films of Vision and Hope
"This Changes Everything" - film and conversation
An epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change.
Inspired by Naomi Klein's international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything, this film presents powerful portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana's Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond.
In the film, Klein builds to her most controversial and exciting idea: that we can seize the existential crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better.
http://thefilm.thischangeseverything.org/about/
7:15-9:30 pm (7:15 meet and greet, film starts promptly at 7:30), conversation follows the film
Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Fireside Room 505 E Charleston Rd, Palo Alto, CA
Community Resilience Challenge Event at Full Circle Farm Sunnyvale 5/17/14 1-4p
It's May and time for the Transition US Community Resilience Challenge. We held a brainstorming session last month at to plan wh...
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Rethinking Cities: Film and Discussion Series A look at how sprawl replaced traditional neighborhoods and what can be done to bring back ...
TPA's Fall Share Faire 09/20/15 at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto
Sunday, September 20, 2015 11am-1pm. Mitchell Park Bowl, 600 E Meadow Palo Alto Mark your calendars and plan to join us in The Bowl at Mi...
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"The Garden" film PLUS - What happened next? August 10, 2012 FREE Don't miss this fascinating film and inspiring story. Join us for a ...
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import io.techcode.logbulk.VerticleTestBase;
import io.vertx.core.json.JsonArray;
import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
import io.vertx.ext.unit.junit.VertxUnitRunner;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

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@RunWith(VertxUnitRunner.class)
public class MysqlInputTest extends VerticleTestBase {

    @Override protected Class getVerticle() {
        return MysqlInput.class;
    }

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Abundant Life Christian Church began in 1977 with eleven people under the leadership of Bishop W.W. Thomas and his wife, Sister Edith. Since that time, the congregation has experienced continuous growth and is today one of the larger independent churches in South Florida.
Under the direction of Bishop Rick Thomas, the church reaches out through a variety of ministries including foreign and home missions, church planting, television, internet, music, singles, youth, and children, as well as community efforts. With the theme of Reaching our World with Life, the church seemed destined to integrate a Christian school into its outreaches.
The Academy was birthed in 1990 with preschool through third grade enrolling seventy students. Today, the Academy has expanded to serve a growing number of students annually from preschool to high school.
Abundant Life Christian Academy offers an education of excellence with an emphasis on the present-day workings of the Holy Spirit inspiring an enthusiastic approach to academics, worship development, ethnic and cultural diversity, service to community, and respect for self and others.
We desire to provide a quality education for the honor and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ in fulfillment of the Great Commission. We seek to promote the development of the whole child spiritually, academically, emotionally, socially, and physically to enable each child to reach his/her full potential in Christ. We partner with our families to teach the issues of life based on biblical truth.
It is ALCA's goal to see all students reach their full potential in Christ and achieve success on the post-secondary level. Abundant Life is accredited by International League of Christian Schools and AdvancED.
The administration and staff would like to invite you to schedule a campus tour. ALCA's Christian education serves as an extension of the teachings of the church and home.
We partner with our families to teach the issues of life based on Biblical truth. Our children will make a difference as they reach their generation with life in Jesus Christ.
We acknowledge God as Creator, the Source of all truth, and the Sustainer of all things.
We believe that true education has Christ at the center and relies on the Holy Spirit to illuminate and guide.
The Bible is God's written word and revelation to mankind.
We believe that education is the biblically integrated process of developing students spiritually, academically, physically, socially, and emotionally.
Utilizing a contemporary approach to education, students gain knowledge and understanding through revelation, reason, experience, and investigation.
Through the cohesive interaction of home, church, and academy, students cultivate self-discipline enabling them to live as responsible citizens and effective Christians.
The role of the faculty is to stimulate learning by equipping students with the tools necessary to internalize knowledge and encouraging students to fulfill their divine destiny.
Diversity: Respecting everyone as a unique gift of God.
Excellence: Executing all tasks with a high level of skill and competence, thereby glorifying God.
Integrity: Holding oneself accountable to do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Unity: Oneness of mind, action, and spirit in support of ALCA's mission and objectives.
Community: Cultivating a family attitude and spirit of support towards one another while nurturing common interests.
ALCA and the Preschool are accredited by AdvancEd, International League of Christian Schools (ILCS), and its state affiliate, Florida League of Christian Schools (FLOCS). ALCA holds membership in Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools (FAANS) through ILCS and is a member of Broward County Nonpublic School Association (BCNSA). These organizations promote continuous spiritual development, academic credibility, and the education of the whole student under God's authority.


Video is at the forefront of everyone's mind, including those of us at the Sales Evangelist. We're launching a YouTube channel called TSE TV and using Instagram as well. On today's episode, we'll talk with Deepak Shukla about the 2-minute video pitch that helps generate warm sales calls.
Deepak is the founder of the SEO agency Pearl Lemon, helping businesses generate more of an internet presence or improve their ranking on Google.
There are three primary reasons that video is at the forefront right now.
Improved internet has allowed people to stream videos on the fly. Video has been on the rise in terms of popularity, but accessibility has really improved within the last 18-24 months.
Additionally, people's attention spans are extremely short: about 30 seconds, because of the massive amounts of information we are targeted with every day.
Video is the de facto way that we make decisions in business.
Cold calls, direct message on LinkedIn, and cold email all work to varying degrees.
There are things you can communicate in video that you could never communicate in an email or a call. Your energy and the way you present yourself on screen offer a different way of communicating.
Video grabs people's attention, and it's unique. It engages multiple senses at the same time, offering more sensory engagement than other forms of communication.
Deepak created a two-minute video that helped generate warm leads, which he defines as a prospect who loves his videos.
Warm leads are those who are interested in him because they liked his pitch but they aren't sure about the business. Warm leads could also be those who are interested in him and his pitch and who will eventually become clients.
He uses video as a second stage, in combination with a direct response first. Once he has some kind of response he'll engage with a video pitch.
Personalized video doesn't scale, so consider using it as a second step. Sending a personalized video to every single prospect isn't really practical. It's too exhausting.
Once you have some level of initial response, video functions better.
It drives positive follow-up, allowing us to get past text-only emails. We can use videos to create warm contacts before the markets become saturated in a few years.
Videos allow clients to process information more quickly and it's far more entertaining.
Deepak's team has largely moved away from text, relying instead on "voice notes" and using WhatsApp to communicate. The team has increased its throughput by using video and voice notes rather than text to communicate.
For relationship building, it allows international communication anywhere Internet access exists.
We aren't taking advantage of all the tools that are available to us because we're entrenched in the traditional models.
When you're ready to try your hand at video, check out Loom, an easy and free video recorder that allows you to capture audio and video from your computer camera and then share it, all from your Chrome browser.
Bombbomb and Wistia also offer video capabilities when you're ready to jump in.
We all have to do things that scare us in order to progress. Try new things with someone that you trust; with someone that you can afford to mess up with. Once you get beyond the hurdles and glitches, you can expand to other people.
Video has helped Deepak generate significant volumes of business.
Contact Deepak Shukla at deepakshukla.com or hire him to help you with your online presence at pearllemon.com.
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New affordable homes planned for Sleaford - Lindum Group
New affordable homes planned for Sleaford
This scheme will be 100 per cent affordable, which clearly supports national and local planning targets to deliver much-needed housing.
Mitul Shah | Development Manager
Lindum Group
Plans for 64 new affordable homes on the edge of Sleaford have been submitted to North Kesteven District Council.
Construction company Lindum Group and housing provider Longhurst Group are seeking permission to build the houses, which would sit in the wider Handley Chase development.
Thirty of the homes would be offered for sale on a shared ownership basis while 34 would be available for affordable rent. It would include a mix of two, three and four-bedroomed properties.
The application site forms part of the ongoing Handley Chase development, which was approved in July 2015. The wider scheme involves creating a Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE) to Sleaford including 1,450 houses, a new school and commercial space.
The SEU site extends to around 60ha and occupies a broadly triangular land parcel on the southern edge of Sleaford. The proposed new site is a smaller parcel located in the northern most corner of the wider site.
Lindum development manager Mitul Shah said: "This scheme will be 100 per cent affordable, which clearly supports national and local planning targets to deliver much-needed housing.
"The homes are designed to a high standard which will complement the overall design of the wider SUE.
"There are currently a high number of people on the North Kesteven District Council waiting list requiring accommodation within the Sleaford area. These are people already residing in the town, or who have a local connection with the area. If approved, it will make a significant contribution to Affordable Housing in Sleaford and the wider District."
Marcus Keys, Longhurst Group's Executive Director of Growth and Development, added: "There is a clear need for more affordable housing in Sleaford and the wider area and so we're delighted to see plans submitted for this development, which, if approved, would further increase our provision in the district.
"This scheme, which is 100-percent affordable, underlines our absolute commitment to providing the homes that are needed, where they are needed most."
Lindum celebrates award for outstanding Derbyshire development
Lindum's unique affordable housing development in the Peak District National Park has been named Midlands Small Residential Development of the Year at the Insider Media Awards. Colonel Wright Close in Bakewell, which is owned and managed by Platform Housing Group, picked up the accolade against other small developments from around the region. It is the […]
Work underway on new affordable homes in Pickering
Construction is well underway on the development of 20 new energy efficient homes in the North Yorkshire town of Pickering. Located on Outgang Lane, the development from York Housing Association, in partnership with northern housing association Karbon Homes, comprises a mix of two and three-bed homes and one-bed apartments. On completion, the new homes will […]
Affordable homes plan for village near Lincoln
More than 20 new affordable homes could be built in a village near Lincoln after plans were submitted to the council. Housing provider Longhurst Group and local construction company Lindum are drawing up plans for 23 homes on land south of Vasey Close in Bassingham. If approved, the development would be made up of one […]
First affordable homes handed over at £8.6 million York development
Lindum has handed over the first of 69 affordable homes to Yorkshire Housing at its Hull Road development in York. The development will provide a mix of high-quality Rent to Buy, Shared Ownership and Affordable Rent homes. The handover event was attended by Jonathan Sizer, Managing Director at Lindum York, Lindum Group Managing Director, Freddie […]
New homes handed to Platform Housing Group
Residents in a Lincolnshire village have moved into their new homes following construction work by Lindum Group. Old properties in Danes Court, Grimoldby, have been replaced with eight new bungalows by Platform Housing Group. Lindum construction manager Gav Parker said: "We are delighted to hand over these homes to Platform Housing Group, which is a […]
'Sturgis Road' development means war veterans' name lives on
A new housing development in Market Harborough has been officially opened, honouring the local war veterans it was named after. The 25 homes on Sturgis Road are now fully occupied by customers of Platform Housing Group, which invited residents and local dignitaries to mark the completion with a tour and short ceremony. The road was […]
New homes built on former hospital site
A new affordable housing development on the site of a former hospital in Spalding has been completed. Longhurst Group has delivered the 36-home Welland Park on the site of the former Welland Hospital in the town. Made up of two and three-bedroom homes, the development is accessible from Roman Bank and Holbeach Road, and will […]
Lindum hands over new homes in Peak District National Park
Lindum has completed construction of new affordable homes in the Derbyshire town of Bakewell, in the Peak District National Park. The picturesque houses in Shutts Lane were built using stone from a local quarry at Stanton Moor and have now been handed over to Platform Housing Group. The finished £3.9m development is named after Bakewell's local war […]