Let's take a quick moment to review the types of panels and the focus they take as McCloud discusses in Ch. 6 of Understanding Comics that we just looked at.
Word Specific –basically relies on the words to tell the narrative while imagery acts as a kind of ornamentation.
Picture Specific –is the inverse of Word Specific. Here the use of words acts as ornamentation to the imagery or pictures that are conveying the actual narrative.
Additive –is where the words serve as a means of amplifying or elaborating on the image that is communicating the narrative.
Parallel –demonstrates a situation where the words and images appear to be conveying "parallel" but separate narratives. This can be more easily identified or isolated often times when one is only shown a page or panel or two of a comic or graphic novel without knowing the entire context. It can also represent some esoteric storytelling too.
Montage –is where the words and images are part of the same framework. This is where the words in particular become part of the actual image.
Inter-Dependent –is noted by McCloud to be the "most common" combination. This is where words and pictures/images convey different meanings separately but in combination convey a meaning that neither has without the other.
So, basically, this is novel told through the form of comic-strip, comic book, cartoon drawings.
This video is designed for introduction for students who are entering, First-Year students, the University of Tennessee. It is becoming a common trend for institutions of higher learning to use graphic novels to help communicate themes and ideas they want to cultivate in incoming freshmen.
Now, this created a bit of controversy at Duke University last year when incoming freshmen were recommended (but not required) to read Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. One student, Brian Grasso set off part of this controversy by upholding that reading the graphic novel and some of its themes of homosexuality and sexual awakening violated his Christian beliefs (article linked here). On the other hand, as the controversy developed, others have defended the selection of the graphic novel. The hard reality though to all of this here, is that graphic novels can be a place where expression can push the boundaries and be more than simply about superheroes.
Here is a good place for us to take in the big picture. Here is a good place for us to take what we know and find out more about what me might not know too.
What are some of the terms you found unfamiliar?
Speaking of controversy, it was controversy that first inspired me to want Graphic Novel Rationale (and not just ones with superheroes).
In your own words, what is a graphic novel?
There is so much disagreement (among ourselves) and misunderstanding (on the part of the public) around the subject of the graphic novel that it's high time a set of principles were laid down.
Since we are not referring to the traditional literary novel, we do not hold that the graphic novel should be of the supposed same dimensions or physical weight. Thus subsidiary terms such as 'novella' and 'novelette' are of no use here and will only serve to confuse onlookers as to our goal (see below), causing them to think we are creating an illustrated version of standard literature when in fact we have bigger fish to fry, that is, we are forging a whole new art which will not be a slave to the arbitrary rules of an old one.
While the graphic novelist regards his various antecedents as geniuses and prophets without whose work he could not have envisioned his own, he does not want to be obliged to stand in line behind William Hogarth's Rake's Progress every time he obtains a piece of publicity for himself or the art in general.
The goal of the graphic novelist is to take the form of the comic book, which has become an embarrassment, and raise it to a more ambitious and meaningful level. This normally involves expanding its size, but we should avoid getting into arguments about permissible size. If an artist offers a set of short stories as his new graphic novel, (as Eisner did with Contract with God) we should not descend to quibbling. We should only ask whether his new graphic novel is a good or bad set of short stories. If he or she uses characters that appear in another place, such as Jimmy Corrigan's various appearances outside of the core book, or Gilbert Hernadez' etc. or even characters that we do not want to allow into our imaginary 'secret society', we shall not dismiss them on this account. If their book no longer looks anything like comic books we should not quibble as to that either. We should only ask whether it increases the sum total of human wisdom.
The term graphic novel shall not be taken to indicate a trade format (such as 'tradepaperback' or 'hardcover' or 'prestige format'). It can be in unpublished manuscript, in partbooks or other serialisation. The important thing is the intent, even if the intent arrives after the original publication.
The graphic novelists' subject is all of existence, including their own life. He or she disdains the cliches of 'genre fiction', though they try to keep an open mind. They are particulary resentful of the notion, still prevalent in many places, and not without reason, that the comic book is a sub-genre of science fiction or heroic fantasy.
Graphic novelists would never think of using the term graphic novel when speaking among their fellows. They would normally just refer to their 'latest book' or their 'work in progress' or 'that old potboiler' or even 'comic' etc. The term is to be used as an emblem or an old flag that is brought out for the call to battle or when mumbling an enquiry as to the location of a certain section in an unfamiliar bookstore. Publishers may use the term over and over until it means even less than the nothing it means already. Furthermore, graphic novelists are well aware that the next wave of cartoonists will choose to work in the smallest possible forms and will ridicule us all for our pomposity.


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People say it takes 21 days to break a bad habit, but that hasn't been the case for Angelababy.
Earlier, 30-year-old Angelababy (楊穎) injured her finger while filming a Mainland variety show and required a trip to the hospital. A few days ago, netizens saw her heading to a medical institution with a staff member straight from the airport. Although her left finger was fixed with steel plates, it did not stop her from taking a smoke break outside the hospital.
Despite her broken finger, she did not miss the opportunity to satisfy her smoking addiction. While waiting to pick up her medication, Angelababy squatted in the cold with her staff member to have a cigarette. Donning a cap and wearing a black winter jacket, the star was visibly quite experienced with smoking. At a quick glance, one can easily tell she's been smoking for some time due to her mannerism.
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Immediately after Vishal Aditya Singh entered Bigg Boss 13's house a few days ago, the buzz had now intensified that his ex-girlfriend Madhurima Tuli is also going to enter the house. Then Madhurima denied it, but now it seems that her mind has changed.
When asked if she and Vishal were approached for the show due to the sharp equation, as seen in Nach Baliye, she replied that "I am coming to the house for my own self and not for Vishal. I have now moved on. Now everything is over between us, but the audience still wants to see us together and nothing is over for them. They are hoping that we can come together again. I think that Vishal and whatever my story is, it ended well. He also said that it is not that we were fighting all the time in Nach Baliye; We also had some chemistry which I think the audience liked a lot. "
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Bailey & Love's Essential Clinical Anatomy 1st Edition
This essential companion to Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery covers the clinical conditions most commonly encountered by medical students, junior clinicians,and surgeons in training.
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Easy to read, superbly illustrated, and clinically relevant, Gray's Anatomy for Students, 4th Edition, is medical students' go-to text for essential information in human anatomy. This fully revised volume focuses on the core information students need to know, in an easy-access format and with additional multimedia tools that facilitate effective study and mastery of the material. A team of expert authors and global advisors share their extensive teaching and clinical experience, highlighted by more than 1,000 innovative, original illustrationsthroughout the text.
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How soaring housing costs in major cities impact the entire nation
The high cost of housing in places like the San Francisco Bay Area and New York affects more than people's pocketbooks. It's also stunting economic growth—and not just in these regions but in the nation as a whole. The reason: Fewer people can afford to move to these cities where productivity is much higher.
These and other surprising findings come from a 2019 study in the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics by economists Enrico Moretti of the Berkeley Haas Real Estate Group and Chang-Tai Hsieh at the University of Chicago.
While productive, the finance- and tech-saturated cities of New York, San Francisco, and San Jose have contributed just 5% of the nation's economic growth from 1964 to 2009. That's because of the sneaky way that higher housing costs eat up the high wages in these areas, the economists determined. Meanwhile, 82% of the nation's economic growth for the period came from 152 cities in the South, the Rust Belt, and other large metropolitan areas.
Here's the rub: If the highly restrictive housing and land use laws in the most productive cities were relaxed to the level of the median U.S. city, economic output in these regions would be more than 36% higher, and 3.7% higher in the nation as a whole, according to the study's most conservative estimates. That would translate into a $3,685 raise for each worker in the U.S., they calculated.
Though the data analyzed stopped at 2009, Moretti says that, if anything, "the problem is definitely more acute today."
No Constraints
What would happen if housing costs weren't a factor, and people could move anywhere for a job? Moretti and Hsieh developed a statistical model that showed employment and economic growth would boom in more productive cities currently constrained by stringent land-use laws and shrink in cities with looser regulations.
WHAT IS AND WHAT COULD BE…
Contribution to aggregate economic growth*
Projected change in growth rates with relaxed land use rules*
*Data from 1964–2009
New York, San Jose, and San Francisco may dominate on productivity in the finance and tech industries, but high housing costs eat up more than half of what they could contribute to the nation's economic growth.


I interviewed novelist and short story writer Donal Ryan for The Irish Times. He talks about writing and his new novel All We Shall Know. You can read it here.
Donal's first published novel The Spinning Heart was shortlisted for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, won The Guardian First Book Award, the EU Prize for Literature and Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. The Thing About December was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and his short story The Slanting of the Sun won the Writing.ie Short Story of the Year Award.


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Many US expat employees aren't clear about the tax rules and filing obligations for Americans working abroad. This is because tax filing requirements for Americans living overseas can seem counterintuitive, and complex, too.
In this article we're going to reveal the 5 top US tax facts that Americans on assignment abroad need to know. Please note though that each expat's individual circumstances will determine the best strategies to ensure that they not just remain compliant, but file to their maximum benefit too, so it's always worth consulting a US expat tax specialist.
All American citizens and green card holders are required to file a US federal tax return, reporting their worldwide income, whether they live in the states or abroad.
This is the case regardless of the length of the assignment overseas (unless it's very short, such as just a few months).
Americans living overseas may also have to continue filing state taxes, depending on the rules in the state where they last lived before relocating abroad, what ties if any they've retained there, and how long they'll be abroad for.
The US has tax treaties with around 100 other countries, but 99% of expats won't benefit from them. The exceptions are students, teachers, and expats working in R&D.
Instead, to reduce US taxes owed on income earned while working abroad, Americans on assignment overseas must claim one or more exemptions that the IRS has made available for this purpose.
The two most common exemptions are the Foreign Tax Credit, which allows expats to claim US tax credits to the same value as foreign taxes that they've already paid, and the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, which lets expats exclude the first around $100,000 (the exact figure rises a little each year based on inflation) of their earned income from US taxation so long as they can meet one of two IRS tests to prove that they live abroad. There are other exemptions too, depending on expats' circumstances (e.g. the Foreign Housing Exclusion).
While claiming these exemptions most often reduces the amount of tax expats owe the IRS to zero, it's important to calculate which exemptions will benefit each particular expat the most.
As well as filing, expats often have to report any foreign bank or investment accounts that they may have (including most foreign pension schemes) by filing an FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Report). Expats with over $10,000 in foreign bank or investment accounts at any time during the year, including accounts that they have signatory authority or control over such as a business account, are required to file an FBAR by filing FinCEN form 114 online.
Separately, expats with over $200,000 of foreign financial assets also have to file form 8938 to report them, while expats with interests in foreign registered corporations or trusts also have US reporting obligations.
Americans working overseas almost always have to file host country taxes too, depending on the rules in the country where they are based. Some countries, notably in the Middle East, don't have income taxes, but most European countries On the other hand have higher income taxes than in the US. Some firms that send US employees abroad arrange to compensate employees who pay a higher rate of income tax abroad. Expats who need to file foreign taxes should always do so first, as this allows them to accurately understand the implications for their US tax return.
The US has treaties known as Totalization Agreements currently with 26 other countries that let Americans living in those countries pay either US or foreign social security contributions (but not both) that count towards both countries' pensions schemes. Typically, if an American will be working abroad for less than 3-5 years and then returning to the US, they will continue paying US social security taxes and won't have to pay host country contributions. If they are planning to stay abroad longer though, they will normally have to pay social security taxes in their host country rather than to the US.
In summary, Americans working abroad still have to file US taxes, but when they do so they can claim one or more exemptions that in most cases reduce their US tax due to zero. They may also have extra US reporting requirements relating to any foreign accounts, investments, business interests or assets they may have. Remaining compliant and doing so in a way that achieves maximum benefit though depends on each expats' personal circumstances, so if in doubt, seek expert advice.
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UN food relief agency boosts value of vouchers for Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon
BEIRUT | iloubnan.info, with agencies - October 29, 2015, 07h57
WFP's partner Save the Children distributes food vouchers at a station inside the WFP food distribution centre at the Za'atari refugee camp in northern Jordan. Photo: WFP/Salah Malkawi
Extremely vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon will now receive higher-value electronic vouchers from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), with an average value of $21 per person per month, or 80 per cent of the full intended value of the vouchers.
As a result of new donor support, WFP is also resuming assistance to 229,000 vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan who stopped receiving food vouchers in September due to severe shortage of funds. Their electronic vouchers will be uploaded with a value of $14 per person per month, according to UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
Based on the funding that WFP received, he said, the agency can continue to assist Syrian refugees at the current levels until January 2016, but it is still wrestling with trying to run this operation on an ad hoc basis.
"Without predictable sources of funding, WFP may not be able to provide regular food assistance to the most vulnerable Syrian refugees for more than two months," said the Spokesperson, adding that inside Syria, the agency continues to provide food for more than four million people every month, but as a result of the funding crisis, it has reduced the size of food parcel.
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Q: unable to resize textarea based on resizing a div i have a textarea
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i want to resize it from a div just below of the textaea.

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I tried the following script but its not resizing. What could be the reason? Please help me to solve this issue.

A: It's not too clear what you are trying to achieve. #grippie is not referenced in your example HTML and also your DIV has a class of resizeable when your jQuery is referencing  ID resizeable.
Are you looking to achieve something like this?

A: It took a bit of trying but I got it to work.  As was already mentioned, your resizeable class should have been an ID and you were referencing grippie, which didn't exist.  In addition, you also need to reference the jQuery UI stylesheet or otherwise style the "handles" that are automatically added when you call resizable.  Note that they also add the appropriate cursor for you, so you don't have to style that yourself.
I have created a working example on jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/aRSs3/1/.
Here is the code:
Markup:

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$(document).ready(function () {

    $("#grippie").resizable({
        alsoResize: "#resizeable"
    });

    $('#resizeable').resizable();

});

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    height:20px;
    padding:5px;
}
#grippie {
    background:#CCC;
    width:180px;
    height:20px;
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A: Try this, http://jsfiddle.net/steelywing/vqQQw/2/
$('#resizable').resizable({
    handles: {
        s: $('.ui-resizable-s')
    },
    alsoResize: $('textarea')
});

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Home › News › August 2018 › A son's survival
A son's survival
This tireless mum has been fighting for her 14-year-old son's life, and winning, since he was five weeks old.
How do you react when a respected doctor who has operated to save your child's life several times over the past few years tells you your son only has a five per cent chance of survival? Alison Johansen remembers a lot of tears as well as a peculiar physical reaction – her skin became prickly and hot. But then her well-developed fight response kicked in.
"He said the cancer had come back and had breached the blood and tissue barrier into Josh's brain," Alison recalls.
She's still unable to discuss the conversation, which took place five years ago, without her voice becoming wracked with emotion.
"He said we could put Josh on medication to make him comfortable and he'll die in six to eight weeks. I said that until I'm told there's nothing at all that we can do, I will fight. The doctor (Dr Luciano Dalla-Pozza from The Children's Hospital at Westmead) agreed."
"He said that knowing what we'd been through already and how much we had already fought, one more fight was definitely the way forward."
Josh, now 14 years old, has been healthy for almost five years. It's the first period of his life that hasn't involved constant treatment and surgery, or living with the knowledge that death was just around the corner.
When Josh was just five weeks old mum Alison was looking at photos and noticed, in several of them, a golden reflection coming from Josh's left eye. She knew this was a common sign of a deeper problem, so spoke immediately with midwives, a paediatrician, a GP and finally with specialists at Westmead Children's Hospital. They found a tumour the size of a 50-cent piece and as thick as two coins. It was retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer that forms, typically in infants, in the light-sensing area at the back of the eye.
Josh's left eye was removed when he was nine weeks old. Six months later small tumours were found in his right eye. Saving that eye took five years of chemotherapy, laser treatment, cryotherapy and radiation, which resulted in two years of remission. But then a cancerous, golf-ball sized lump developed in his neck, and later a mass at the base of his skull which specialists eventually identified as another different rare cancer.
Seemingly endless weeks, months and years of intensive chemotherapy followed, with positivity and hope always crushed by more cruel news. Finally came the conversation with Dr Luciano.
"A five per cent chance of survival was enough for us," Alison said. "Josh went straight into another six months of intensive chemotherapy then had a stem cell transplant. He was so sick. I have photos of him that are just horrible. When he was asleep he looked like he was dead. He had ulcers from his mouth and right through his digestive tract. One day he coughed up the lining of his oesophagus."
But Josh took that five per cent chance of survival and ran with it. He's been free of cancer for almost half a decade and now only requires testing every six months. August 2018 is the fifth anniversary of his stem cell transplant.
"The sad thing is, it actually didn't have to be this way for him," Alison said. "With retinoblastoma they can now test in utero and can induce the baby earlier, meaning treatment can be started early so the eye can be saved."
Of course, doctors are also constantly learning about new treatment options, and researchers are doing vital work to understand how and why cancers develop in children, including new and rare forms such as those that Josh has suffered. In fact, Josh's case study has been discussed at major medical conferences and has been written up into academic journals, in order to educate other specialists around the globe.
"Fourteen years ago I donated Josh's eye to a research facility because if there is a way for researchers to find new ways to treat this cancer, then it is worth absolutely everything," Alison said. "Josh is only 14, but he has shown doctors that there are unique ways to treat rare cancers, and that is a positive from his long journey so far."
"How did I get through it? Actually, I don't know. I never looked backwards and always stayed very positive. I ignored trivial things. Josh showed me that even when there's only a five per cent chance, there is always a positive to be found."
The Kids' Cancer Project thank Alison and Josh for sharing their story. We also thank Chris Sheedy for writing it.
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Thames Sailing Club (TSC) is owned by its members. The principal assets are held in trust by the Trustees, but the Trustees have no authority to take any action without the authority of the club's General Committee. The General Committee have no authority to authorise any action with regards to the club's principal assets without the approval of the membership by way of a General Meeting. The club operates within a set of rules bye-laws and policies which are consistent with model rules proposed by our regulatory body, the Royal Yachting Association (note: these are all available on the website).
Commodore – is the principal 'Flag' Officer *, sets a direction for the club and is responsible for the organisation and management of the club. The Commodore chairs the General Committee meetings.
Vice Commodore – is second in command, is a Flag Officer and is responsible for the organisation and management of the sailing side, and associated aspects, of our club.
Rear Commodore – is third in command, is a Flag Officer and is responsible for the organisation and management of all the land based aspects of our club and all the social events including bar and catering and website.
Honorary Secretary – is an Officer and is responsible for all club records, maintaining all club legal documentation, be it rates, licences, rules or health & safety etc. as well as organising and taking minutes of General Committee and General Meetings. The Hon Secretary is also responsible for membership matters.
Honorary Treasurer – is an Officer and is responsible for all club finances and the submission of any legal documents required by law. The Treasurer is required to keep the General Committee apprised of the club's financial position at each General Committee meeting.
* A Flag Officer has the right to fly a club flag with the following adjustments which show his/her rank. Commodore's flag has two fishtails, Vice Commodore's has one red ball in the upper left quadrant, Rear Commodore's flag has two red balls in the upper left quadrant.
Note: A past Commodore may fly a club flag with a red X in the top left quadrant.
Committee Members – act as representatives of the membership at large and provide advice and support to the Officers in the management of the club by word and action.
Sailing Secretary – is responsible for recommending the sailing programme and once approved ensuring that appropriate membership support is organised (Box/ Rescue Boat duty) to effect the event. He is also responsible for maintaining race result records and the presentation details for prize-giving.
Training Principal – is responsible for all aspects of our club's sail and power boat training within the RYA's (National Boating Body) standards.
Coxswain (Power) – is responsible for all matters relating to the club's power craft.
Coxswain (Sail) – is responsible for all matters relating to the club's sailing craft.
Harbour Master – is responsible for organising and maintaining the upper & lower hard, the buoys and other bosunary items.
Class Captains – are the principal representatives of the classes or groups of boats currently sailing within the club.
KUSC Representative – KUSC is based at Thames and is closely linked with TSC's activities; whilst maintaining its independence. The KUSC representative would normally be a member of the General Committee and act as the go-between to ensure a smooth interface between the two organisations.
Sailing Committee Members - additional hands are always welcome to support any of the above roles or provide expertise.
House Secretary – is responsible for the maintenance of all club buildings and land from cleaning to improvements.
House Committee Members – additional hands are always welcome to support any of the above roles on an ad hoc or regular basis.
Bar Secretary – who is responsible for the provisioning, staffing, security and profitability of the bar.
Catering Secretary – is the role responsible for all official catering requirements both legal and food production as may be requested by the club's programme or otherwise.
Club Welfare Officer – is responsible for supporting the well-being of young and vulnerable members and is an interface between those members, the General Committee and external authorities in the event of significant unwarranted events occurring.
Honorary Auditor – Is responsible, as an independent person, that the club's financial records fairly represent the accounts as and when presented to the membership and to raise any concerns regarding the club's financial position should such concerns arise.
For more information on specific Roles and Responsibilities please visit this page.


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Lamia is a Spanish independent film production company based in the Basque Country. It was founded by film director Helena Taberna in 2002 and Iker Ganuza joined the company as the manager and executive producer in 2003. Lamia believes in innovative audiovisual projects and is interested in social and gender topics. The company also focuses in the use of film as educational material and has launched a publishing division aimed at schools and universities.
Lamia's latest feature film, The Cliff (Acantilado), will be presented in film festivals in the next months and will launch in Spain in June 2016 with distributor Alfa Pictures. The Cliff is a dramatic thriller inspired on true facts about the disappearance of a young girl recruited into a cult in the Canary Islands. It is inspired on a novel written by the Spanish best-selling author Lucia Etxebarria. The film casts Goya Toledo (Love's a Bitch, Retribution), Daniel Grao (Julieta, Palm trees in the snow), Juana Acosta (Carlos, Sanctuaire, 11.6) and Jon Kortajarena (Ma ma, A single man).
In 2010, Lamia Producciones produced the documentary feature Nagore, directed by Helena Taberna. It was presented in the 55th Valladolid International Film Festival and released in commercial cinemas in Spain and on Basque TV and Spanish TVE.
Lamia Producciones released Helena Taberna's feature The Good News in 2008. The film was co-written by the director and Andrés Martorell and starred Unax Ugalde and Barbara Goenaga. It was officially released in Competition at Valladolid's Seminci, and won the Best Leading Actor Award. It featured on the programme of several festivals in Spain and internationally, such as Chicago, Pusan, El Cairo or Montreal. Its premiere on TVE enjoyed one of the highest audience ratings for a film premiere in the 2010/2011 season.
Lamia also produced "Extranjeras" ("Foreign Women"), the second feature documentary directed by Helena Taberna, premiered at the Valladolid's Seminci and released in commercial theaters by distributor Sherlock Films.
In addition to the feature films, Lamia has continued producing short films of different directors: Pase privado (Private screening), by writer-director Natxo López, and La media pena (Half a sorrow), directed by Sergio Barrejón, which was pre-nominated for the Goya awards 2012. That same year, Iker Ganuza executive produced the animation short film Zeinek geihago iraun (Who lasts longer), obtaining a Goya Award nomination for Best Animation Short Film in 2012.
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Astronomically speaking, Spring officially starts on 20 March. And our monthly North London Reading Group social is springing back a few days later on Tue 27 March. Hurrah!
Whether you are looking to join a reading group for 2018 or want to meet people who love books as much as you do, join us at the Star of Kings in Kings Cross from 6:45pm.
Come and share what you've been reading over the Winter months over a drink or two. If you are new to us, we'll give you a warm welcome and explain how the North London Reading Group works.
We'll also be fielding a team in the pub's fabulous quiz from 8pm and hope you'll help us bring rival teams down a peg or two. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 27 March!


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20th APAN Meeting
2005.8.23-27
Venue Information l Accommodation l Conference Committee&Local Contact l Attendee Information
20th APAN Meeting : Advanced Network Conference in Taipei
Date: 2005.8.23-27
Venue: Howard Plaza Hotel,Taipei
Visa Information: http://www.boca.gov.tw/english/index.htm
Visa-Exempt Entry:
Countries eligible for Visa-exempt entry: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands , New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
Requirements: (1) A passport valid for at least six months (unless otherwise stipulated by treaty or agreement) (2) A confirmed return air ticket or an air ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure. (3) No criminal record.
Duration of stay: 30 days. The 30 days' duration of stay starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable.
Landing Visa:
Countries eligible for Landing Visas: (1) Nationals of Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland (2) Holders of USA passport with validity less than six months.
Requirements: (1) a passport valid for at least six months. (2) A confirmed return air ticket or an air ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure. (3) Fill out an application form with two photos. (4) Visa fee of NT$ 1,200 (citizens of countries with reciprocal agreements shall be issued visas gratis) plus a handling fee of NT$ 800; For U.S. citizens: see remarks 2. (5) No criminal record.
Duration of stay: 30 days. It starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable.
Method of Lodgment: (1) Passengers entering Taiwan through the C.K.S. International Airport may apply for a landing visa at the Visa Office of Consular Affairs Bureau at the C.K.S. International Airport. (2) Passengers who enter Taiwan through the Kaohsiung International Airport shall apply for a "temporary entry permit" at the Kaohsiung. Aviation Police Station for temporary permits. These passengers must change the permit to a visa at the Bureau of Consular Affairs or its Kaohsiung Office within three days, or will be subjected to administrative penalty for overstaying.
Remarks: Holders of USA passport with validity less than six months. (1) Passengers shall apply for a visa at Overseas Missions and be charged a special handling fee of equal amount US$100(NT$3,600)(2) Passengers who apply for visas upon arrival at the ports of entry in the ROC shall be charged a special handling fee of equal amount US$100(NT$3,600)plus an additional fee of US$24(NT$800).A single entry visa of which duration of stay is no more than 30 days may be granted.
Invitation Letter:
Invitation letter can be obtained by sending a request together with the following information: Full Name, Nationality, Affiliation, Position, Complete mailing address, Telephone and Fax numbers. (Please contact: vichuang@ccweb.sinica.edu.tw)
How to get to Venue (Howard Plaza Hotel) from the CKS International Airport
(Howard Plaza Hotel) (Location)
CKS International Airport is located in Taoyuan County approximately 40 kilometers, or about 50 minutes by car or bus from downtown Taipei. It takes about an hour by car from CKS International Airport to the Venue. It is easy to take public transportation from CKS International Airport to Howard Plaza Hotel. Please see the website provided for details. Buses stations are located in the Arrival Passenger Reception Areas of both Terminals and taxis queue is outside the Arrival Halls of both terminals.
Airport � Howard Plaza Hotel
It costs around NT$ 1,200 ~ 1,400
Take Air Bus (NT$ 140) to the Howard Plaza Hotel
Buses, taxis, and limousine services are available at the CKS Airport. The costs are approximately NT$ 1200-1400 to get to Taipei from the CKS Airport by taxi. The rate for taxis in Taipei is NT$ 70 for the first 1.65 kilometers and NT$ 5 for each additional 350 meters. A 20% surcharge is added between 11p.m. and 6 a.m. and a "waiting surcharge" for each 3 minutes is added when the taxis are stopped or have traveled less than 5 kilometers per hour. Different rates apply in other areas.
By Taxi: (http://www.cksairport.gov.tw/english/transportation/taxi.htm)
Taxi stops outside the Arrival Halls of both Terminal Ι and Terminal II of CKS Airport. Airport taxis charge according to the meter plus a 50% surcharge (highway tolls not included). Typical fare to Taipei downtown (Howard Plaza Hotel) is around NT$1,200.
By Bus: (http://www.cksairport.gov.tw/english/transportation/taipei.htm)
Where to buy tickets/ to board the bus:
Ticket counters are located in the Arrival Passenger Reception Areas of both Terminals.
Terminal I Bus Platform: On the southwest side of the Arrival Passenger Reception Area.
Terminal II Bus Platform: On the northeast side of the Arrival Passenger Reception Area on the first floor of the terminal.
Adult single fares vary from NT$ 110 to $140.
The journey time is about 1 hour in moderate traffic.
Four bus companies now provide frequent services between CKS International Airport and downtown Taipei. If you only have light packages, this is a good way to save money. (More Information: http://www.cksairport.gov.tw/english/transportation/
(i) Taiwan Bus Corp (NTD$110). (Kuogong Line): There are two lines. One is to Taipei Railway Station and the other one to Taipei Sung Shan Airport. You may get off at either stop, and then take a taxi to Howard Plaza Hotel for approximately NTD$150~250; or to Academia Sinica for approximately NTD$300~400.
(ii) Evergreen Bus (NTD$135): to ZhongXiao-FuXing MRT Station. You can get off at ZhongXiao-FuXing MRT Station, take MRT �Blue Line� and get off at the terminal stop �Kunyang�. Walk out Kunyang station and take a taxi to Academia Sinica for about NT$120.
(iii) Toward You Air Bus- East Line (NTD$140): Stops along the way are ZhongXiao-FuXing MRT Station, Howard Plaza Hotel, Hyatt Hotel, Far Eastern Hotel.
(iv) Toward You Air Bus- West Line (NTD$100): Stops along the way are Minchuan W. Rd MRT Station, Fortuna Hotel, Taipei Raiway Station, Sheraton Hotel Taipei, Formosa Regent Taipei, Ambassador Hotel Taipei, Imperial Hotel Taipei.
(v) Free Go Express (NTD$135): Stops along the way are Taipei Sung Shan Airport, United Hotel.
How to get to the Guest House of Activities Center in Academia Sinica from CKS International Airport:
Please refer to the related website of the Location and Transportation of the Guest House of Activities Center in Academia Sinica for more details.
How to get to the Howard International House from CKS International Airport:
(by Reservation center of Howard International House.)
Name of the bus company: AIR BUS
Bus platform number or name in the CKS airport: Terminal 2 bus platform: On the northeast side of the arrival passernger reception area on the first floor of the terminal.
Where to buy bus ticket: Ticket counter is located in the arrival passenger reception areas. The adult fares is NT$140. Take the Air Bus (CKS airport to TAIPEI EAST LINE) to Howard Plaza Hotel and take a yellow cab to Howard International House.
Central Weather Bureau http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V4e/index.htm Average temperature in August is 28�C ~35�C.
110 volts A.C. Plug type, please see http://kropla.com/!ab.htm.
The exchange rate is quoted around NTD$ 31.37 to USD$ 1 (Reference rate as of May 18th, 2005.) Foreign currencies can be exchanged at the airport upon arrival, or at government-authorized banks, tourist hotels. Useful currency converter website: http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Taiwan is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Useful world time and date converter website: http://www.timeanddate.com/
Optional Half Day/ One Day/ 2-3 days Tours (Please contact Tour Agency directly. One of the suggestion is Edison Travel Service)
Taipei City Tour & Night Market Tour
Wulai Aboriginal Village Tour
Northern Coast Tour
Culture Tour & Folk Arts Tour (Half day)
Yangmingshan National Part & Hot-Spring Tour
East Coast & Taroko (Marble) Gorge Tour (One day)
3-Day Tour to Kenting, Kaohsiung & Taroko Gorge (Eastern & Southern coast of TW)
last updated: 2005.7.20


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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man - IFC Midnight - DVD
Written by Jay Creepy
Severed Cinema review of Tetsuo: The Bullet Man on DVD from IFC Midnight
BUY TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN
AKA: Tetsuo III: The Bullet Man, Tetsuo Project, Tetsuo: O Homem Bala, The Bullet Man, Tetsuo: O anthroropos sfaira, Тэцуо: Человек-пуля, Tetsuo: The Bulletman.
Directed by: Shinya Tsukamoto
Written by: Shinya Tsukamoto, Hisakatsu Kuroki
Produced by: Shinya Tsukamoto, Shinichi Kawahara, Masayuki Tanishima
Cinematography by: Satoshi Hayashi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Takayuki Shida
Editing by: Shinya Tsukamoto, Yuji Ambe
Special Effects by: Shinya Tsukamoto, Masaya Kitada
Music by: Chu Ishikawa, Nine Inch Nails
Cast: Eric Bossick, Akiko Mono, Stephen Sarrazin, Shinya Tsukamoto, Mike Duncan
Color: B/W, Color
Runtime: 1h 12 min
Distribution: IFC Midnight
Aye, Japanese films have always pushed the boundaries, as has the pop culture and the pornographic culture. Maybe there's still a few people who consider Japan and their movies as simply, Godzilla, Red Angel and Seven Samurai. I doubt it because near enough every cult film lover has come across Takashi Miike and his glorious wet display of flicks. Audition and Visitor Q, amongst others, began a landslide of discovery for many viewers as Tartan and more video/DVD labels pumped out one after another onto a hungry market. Similar to when John Woo and Samo Hung were 'discovered' by a lot of the world.
Like any bombardment, there's always a beginning which pre-dates the first explosion. Before all of this, those geeky ladies and gents in the knowledge of cult city, who exchanged tapes and read magazines found a cheeky and totally jaw dropping film in the late '80s or early '90s, depending how fast you were, called Tetsuo. Black and white, full of fast MTV visuals, loud industrial music, in yer face good and bad stop motion, all telling the simple tale of how, if you put enough metal inside your body you will become a machine like cyborg with a drill for a cock! Plus you have to deal with a metal fetish lover. Yep. And it was ahead of anything else on the market at the time.
Director, writer, producer, editor, actor and so on, one man army, Shinya Tsukamoto, followed this breathless manic vision with a loose sequel, Tetsuo: Body Hammer, a couple of years later. In colour, with the same extreme invasion of the senses. The budget was bigger and the man/monster/machine quite simply fantastic, as two metal weapon body brothers collide after many years. The fan base loved it as much as the first!
Following with titles like the gloriously erotic, A Snake in June, and the action drama, Tokyo Fist, it wouldn't be until 2009 that the third and, so far, the last, Tetsuo movie emerged. Now this time, not so many people rated it. Had it been too long since part 2? Or did he take it all a bit too far?
I've had the DVD in my collection for around four years now, unwatched, so I figured, since I love the first two, I'd have a gander with a clear head and see what's happening. It has been a long time since I have entered Shinya's realms.
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man is the same style with a loud industrial mayhem of a soundtrack and the film has a kind of black and white sepia touch. For a long time we observe a body horror nightmare suffered by our central character, Anthony. He wakes up beside his son, whilst his wife sits in a separate room. Ahh, everyone speaks English this time around, which robs some of the atmosphere of the others, somehow. "He turned into something black and dark and attacked me." she says. She is clearly shell shocked by a ruthless dream herself.
Soon after, his son, Tom, is run over by an unseen driver. He doesn't just run over Tom, he revs his engine whilst on top of him, moves the car back and forth as the child screams below. Anthony reaches the now empty car as his son's blood runs out along the road. The blood has a lot of smoke and steam similar to his own we witnessed earlier as he cut his finger in a brief scene. He hears clanging banging machines in his mind. He's in a rock video frenzy as static and water and shadows dance (at one point it looks like a Korn video) Like Tetsuo II, his child's death is obviously triggering a transformation -- which goes a bit too long. Suddenly the film title onslaughts its way on screen. Whoa, epileptics and anyone with a nervous disorder caused by loud bangs should not view this one.
In the aftermath, Anthony and Yukiro are like zombies. He has shut down his emotions, she is prone to anger. As he walks the busy streets, the camera runs around fast closing the crowds around him like a fleshy fist. His face remains dead. Down a back street, whilst looking at a photo of Tom, he hallucinates a man kicking a wall until his ankle breaks, and his own hand made of metal.
"I can't forgive. I can't move on." he tells his father, who says, "Anthony, please don't think of revenge." It falls on deaf ears. His Dad seems to know something, and fears what is coming. Both he and his wife are thinking of revenge. Alone in the bathroom, Anthony vomits blood and his body jerks around. Something is splitting the side of his face open. Quite unexpected and out of the blue, a chubby bloke wearing a cap fires a silencer through the front door, hitting Anthony's shoulder. Our man escapes upstairs, in pain and confusion. The fella casually follows, blasting Anthony through the face. "Request immediate disposal. The informant was right." says the gunman as he walks away on the phone. A sinister pair of shoes and legs appear in the doorway.
"Dead already." the stranger seems surprised looking at Anthony's corpse. He states it was he who ran Tom over. As he returns to his car, a far more changed Anthony dives onto the bonnet. He goes ballistic whilst the man stares rather calmly on. His team of gunmen watch and report, as the camera goes wild and gives the viewer a brain melting headache!! He can shoot guns from his body which totals the vehicle. Back home, glaring in revulsion at his reflection, Anthony receives a phone call: "Welcome to your new life. I hope you enjoy it." The stranger claims to have stumbled on Anthony's dark secret and wanted to yank it out of him into the open. Afterwards he gets a video message: "Tetsu. Tetsuo." The video message continues welcoming him to the cult like group with blurred overkill images flashing about.
Venturing deeper into his new reality, Anthony now wearing a metal half-face, finds that his Mother and Father were part of something called the Tetsuo Project. It is the creation of artificial bodies. With that came fierce powers. His Father's notes explain his Mother's death and how Anthony features in the Tetsuo Project.
Next a SWAT arrive to kill him and his wife. However, their bullets do nothing but piss him off. The more they empty bullets into him, the more he grows into a massive nest of guns himself. He decimates all the soldiers, very quickly accompanied by wobble-cam vision. The stranger waits for survivors and kills them himself. He is the informant.
His wife pleads with a transformed Anthony. He tries to kill himself, but his body simply won't let that happen. "I can't even kill myself!" She tries smacking some sense into him, then hugs him to calm him down. Soon his Father arrives to fill in the blanks for both of them. What he adds onto the end is how, if Anthony's anger gets out of control, the weapon will be far too much.
"This war isn't over 'til I kill him!" Anthony tells Yukiro. She drops the bombshell of how she is pregnant and doesn't want him to kill more. He is scared the baby will have his genetics. She disagrees. They are halted by the arrival of the stranger, determined to slaughter them.
I can see why Tetsuo III found itself wallowing in a pool desperate to be liked by most. Too many fast and blurred scenes spoil this one. It feels like it is trying too hard to have a story but is simply a basic remake of Tetsuo II. Take away the stupid flashing and buggering about being over-the-top camera work and snappy editing, Tetsuo: The Bullet Man is an interesting, but not very remarkable follow-up. For the most part it does hark back to Tetsuo's promo vid raw punk feel, but it's not very deep elsewhere. Compared to the other two, the ending is a bit more upbeat, but feels somewhat like a commercial sell-out after all which has happened before, plus the grand showdown isn't so grand, more a stare down and grab.
The model work and make-up ranges from the insane, to clear zips on the 'metal' to the finale machine man as Anthony lets his anger take over, looking a bit like Michael Bay's Transformers. There's a few spots of CGI gore, which isn't too distracting since they happen while the camera crew are having convulsions whilst shooting the scenes anyway. Meanwhile, Erick Bossick as Anthony does okay in his role, which is mostly a routine of blank-faced stares and screaming. Shinya himself is billed as The Guy, a.k.a. the Informant, the Stranger, whatever. He's rather blank in this as well. Top marks to Akiko Mono who handles her material the best. Channelling anger, grief, desperation, and finally love.
IFC Midnight's DVD comes with a trailer for the film, plus a handful of promo trailers for others.
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And the cycle of repression continues in Egypt with the recent crackdown on the LGBTQ community
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Over 50 people have been arrested in Egypt on charges of debauchery, inciting sexual deviancy and joining an outlawed group in what has been described as one of the worst crackdowns in Egypt against people based on their perceived sexual orientation. The arrests started in late September after some people raised rainbow flags — a symbol of LGBTQ rights — at a concert in Cairo. Since then, there has reportedly been a nationwide witch-hunt for homosexuals by the Egyptian authorities. Of which so far, nine people have received prison sentences of up to six years with many more facing trial.
Egypt has a long-standing culture of repression on its citizens, particularly on women and the press; therefore, the ongoing crackdown on the LGBTQ community is not surprising. Still, one cannot help but wonder what the business of the government is with two consenting adults engaged in intimacy. And if at all it was anyone's business, wouldn't it be that of religious organizations.How does one's sexuality translate to debauchery, and how does it incite sexual deviancy?
People who stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ community are also being arrested and tortured. A young woman, Sarah Hegazy, has reportedly been in detention for over 15 days where she has been beaten and subjected to interrogations although she has said that she isn't gay but only supports the rights of LGBTQ individuals. Still, the authorities accuse her of belonging to an outlawed group whose aim is to disrupt societal cohesion.
According to Najia Bounaim, North Africa Campaign Director at Amnesty International, the authorities' decision to investigate the rainbow flag incident as a criminal act is ridiculous. "No one should be punished for expressing solidarity with LGBTI individuals or based on their perceived sexual orientation," she said.
Worse still, arrested individuals are being forced to undergo anal examinations, an act Bounaim described as being tantamount to torture. "There is no scientific basis for such tests and they cannot be justified under any circumstances," she said. So far, several human rights organization including Amnesty International, have called for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested and a halt on anal examinations.
Mashrou' Leila, the band whose concert initially provoked the ongoing witch hunt, has also spoken up against the ongoing crackdown on the LGBTQ community and the general widespread repression in Egypt. "We cannot begin to explain how saddened we are to see yet another era of backwards tyranny creep over one of our most beloved countries and audiences. This crackdown is by no means separable from the suffocating atmosphere of fear and abuse experienced by all Egyptians on a daily basis, regardless of their sexual orientations," the band posted on their Facebook page.
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K-20 RICHARDSON BEDROCK CLAIM – The downriver boundary is down behind the old logging mill (private property). The upriver boundary (mile marker 43.53) is 7/10 of a mile upstream from the lower boundary, at the confluence Cade Creek, which is just downstream from the Klamath River Resort Inn. The far side of the river is private property owned by the local Native American Indian tribe. Access must be made from the Highway-96 side of the river. There is a trail leading to the river from a road pull-off toward the upper end of the claim.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Between June 15 and October 15, there will be no dredging within 500 feet of Cade Creek at the upper end of K-20.
PROSPECTS: Members have found gold by dredging on the Highway-96 side of the river, toward the channel. Bedrock is shallow on this side of the river and has cracks and irregularities which contain flakes and nuggets. Only a small amount of work has been done. Best results have been obtained near where the exposed bedrock meets the gravel, out towards the river-channel. A few test holes have been dredged towards the far bank, with some recovery of fine gold. More testing needs to be done all over this claim. Several years ago, several members floated their dredges down behind the old logging mill and located a rich patch of beautiful nuggets, some which were quite large, on shallow bedrock in the river there.


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#include "config.h"
#include "ImageBuffer.h"

#include "GraphicsContext.h"
#include "IntRect.h"
#include <wtf/MathExtras.h>
#include <wtf/NeverDestroyed.h>

namespace WebCore {

static const float MaxClampedLength = 4096;
static const float MaxClampedArea = MaxClampedLength * MaxClampedLength;

bool ImageBuffer::sizeNeedsClamping(const FloatSize& size)
{
    if (size.isEmpty())
        return false;

    return floorf(size.height()) * floorf(size.width()) > MaxClampedArea;
}

bool ImageBuffer::sizeNeedsClamping(const FloatSize& size, FloatSize& scale)
{
    FloatSize scaledSize(size);
    scaledSize.scale(scale.width(), scale.height());

    if (!sizeNeedsClamping(scaledSize))
        return false;

    // The area of scaled size is bigger than the upper limit, adjust the scale to fit.
    scale.scale(sqrtf(MaxClampedArea / (scaledSize.width() * scaledSize.height())));
    ASSERT(!sizeNeedsClamping(size, scale));
    return true;
}

FloatSize ImageBuffer::clampedSize(const FloatSize& size)
{
    return size.shrunkTo(FloatSize(MaxClampedLength, MaxClampedLength));
}

FloatSize ImageBuffer::clampedSize(const FloatSize& size, FloatSize& scale)
{
    if (size.isEmpty())
        return size;

    FloatSize clampedSize = ImageBuffer::clampedSize(size);
    scale = FloatSize(clampedSize.width() / size.width(), clampedSize.height() / size.height());
    ASSERT(!sizeNeedsClamping(clampedSize));
    ASSERT(!sizeNeedsClamping(size, scale));
    return clampedSize;
}

FloatRect ImageBuffer::clampedRect(const FloatRect& rect)
{
    return FloatRect(rect.location(), clampedSize(rect.size()));
}

#if !USE(CG)
FloatSize ImageBuffer::sizeForDestinationSize(FloatSize size) const
{
    return size;
}

void ImageBuffer::transformColorSpace(ColorSpace srcColorSpace, ColorSpace dstColorSpace)
{
    static NeverDestroyed<Vector<int>> deviceRgbLUT;
    static NeverDestroyed<Vector<int>> linearRgbLUT;

    if (srcColorSpace == dstColorSpace)
        return;

    // only sRGB <-> linearRGB are supported at the moment
    if ((srcColorSpace != ColorSpaceLinearRGB && srcColorSpace != ColorSpaceDeviceRGB)
        || (dstColorSpace != ColorSpaceLinearRGB && dstColorSpace != ColorSpaceDeviceRGB))
        return;

    if (dstColorSpace == ColorSpaceLinearRGB) {
        if (linearRgbLUT.get().isEmpty()) {
            for (unsigned i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
                float color = i  / 255.0f;
                color = (color <= 0.04045f ? color / 12.92f : pow((color + 0.055f) / 1.055f, 2.4f));
                color = std::max(0.0f, color);
                color = std::min(1.0f, color);
                linearRgbLUT.get().append(static_cast<int>(round(color * 255)));
            }
        }
        platformTransformColorSpace(linearRgbLUT.get());
    } else if (dstColorSpace == ColorSpaceDeviceRGB) {
        if (deviceRgbLUT.get().isEmpty()) {
            for (unsigned i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
                float color = i / 255.0f;
                color = (powf(color, 1.0f / 2.4f) * 1.055f) - 0.055f;
                color = std::max(0.0f, color);
                color = std::min(1.0f, color);
                deviceRgbLUT.get().append(static_cast<int>(round(color * 255)));
            }
        }
        platformTransformColorSpace(deviceRgbLUT.get());
    }
}
#endif // USE(CG)

inline void ImageBuffer::genericConvertToLuminanceMask()
{
    IntRect luminanceRect(IntPoint(), internalSize());
    RefPtr<Uint8ClampedArray> srcPixelArray = getUnmultipliedImageData(luminanceRect);

    unsigned pixelArrayLength = srcPixelArray->length();
    for (unsigned pixelOffset = 0; pixelOffset < pixelArrayLength; pixelOffset += 4) {
        unsigned char a = srcPixelArray->item(pixelOffset + 3);
        if (!a)
            continue;
        unsigned char r = srcPixelArray->item(pixelOffset);
        unsigned char g = srcPixelArray->item(pixelOffset + 1);
        unsigned char b = srcPixelArray->item(pixelOffset + 2);

        double luma = (r * 0.2125 + g * 0.7154 + b * 0.0721) * ((double)a / 255.0);
        srcPixelArray->set(pixelOffset + 3, luma);
    }
    putByteArray(Unmultiplied, srcPixelArray.get(), luminanceRect.size(), luminanceRect, IntPoint());
}

void ImageBuffer::convertToLuminanceMask()
{
    // Add platform specific functions with platformConvertToLuminanceMask here later.
    genericConvertToLuminanceMask();
}

#if !USE(CAIRO)
PlatformLayer* ImageBuffer::platformLayer() const
{
    return 0;
}

bool ImageBuffer::copyToPlatformTexture(GraphicsContext3D&, GC3Denum, Platform3DObject, GC3Denum, bool, bool)
{
    return false;
}
#endif

std::unique_ptr<ImageBuffer> ImageBuffer::createCompatibleBuffer(const FloatSize& size, ColorSpace colorSpace, const GraphicsContext& context)
{
    if (size.isEmpty())
        return nullptr;

    IntSize scaledSize = ImageBuffer::compatibleBufferSize(size, context);

    auto buffer = ImageBuffer::createCompatibleBuffer(scaledSize, 1, colorSpace, context);
    if (!buffer)
        return nullptr;

    // Set up a corresponding scale factor on the graphics context.
    buffer->context().scale(FloatSize(scaledSize.width() / size.width(), scaledSize.height() / size.height()));
    return buffer;
}

std::unique_ptr<ImageBuffer> ImageBuffer::createCompatibleBuffer(const FloatSize& size, float resolutionScale, ColorSpace colorSpace, const GraphicsContext& context)
{
    return create(size, context.renderingMode(), resolutionScale, colorSpace);
}

IntSize ImageBuffer::compatibleBufferSize(const FloatSize& size, const GraphicsContext& context)
{
    // Enlarge the buffer size if the context's transform is scaling it so we need a higher
    // resolution than one pixel per unit.
    return expandedIntSize(size * context.scaleFactor());
}

bool ImageBuffer::isCompatibleWithContext(const GraphicsContext& context) const
{
    return areEssentiallyEqual(context.scaleFactor(), this->context().scaleFactor());
}

#if !USE(IOSURFACE_CANVAS_BACKING_STORE)
size_t ImageBuffer::memoryCost() const
{
    return 4 * internalSize().width() * internalSize().height();
}

size_t ImageBuffer::externalMemoryCost() const
{
    return 0;
}
#endif

}

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An ~100-km-long north-south belt of metamorphic core complexes is localized along the boundary between the Yazd and Tabas tectonic blocks of the central Iranian micro-continent, between the towns of Saghand and Posht-e-Badam. Amphibolite facies mylonitic gneisses are structurally overlain by east-tilted supracrustal rocks including thick (>1 km), steeply dipping, nonmarine siliciclastic and volcanic strata. Near the detachment (the Neybaz-Chatak fault), the gneisses are generally overprinted by chlorite brecciation. Crosscutting relationships along with U-Pb zircon and ^(40)Ar/^(39)Ar age data indicate that migmatization, mylonitic deformation, volcanism, and sedimentation all occurred in the middle Eocene, between ca. 49 and 41 Ma. The westernmost portion of the Tabas block immediately east of the complexes is an east-tilted crustal section of Neoproterozoic–Cambrian crystalline rocks and metasedi-mentary strata >10 km thick. The ^(40)Ar/^(39)Ar biotite ages of 150–160 Ma from structurally deep parts of the section contrast with ages of 218–295 Ma from shallower parts, and suggest Late Jurassic tilting of the crustal section. These results define three events: (1) a Late Jurassic period of upper crustal cooling of the western Tabas block that corresponds to regional Jurassic–Cretaceous tectonism and erosion recorded by a strong angular unconformity below mid-Cretaceous strata throughout central Iran; (2) profound, approximately east-west middle Eocene crustal extension, plutonism, and volcanism (ca. 44–40 Ma); and (3) ~2–3 km of early Miocene (ca. 20 Ma) erosional exhumation of both core complex and Tabas block assemblages at uppermost crustal levels, resulting from significant north-south shortening. The discovery of these and other complexes within the mid-Tertiary magmatic arcs of Iran demonstrates that Cordilleran-style core complexes are an important tectonic element in all major segments of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic system.
© 2007 Geological Society of America. Manuscript received 12 September 2006; Revised manuscript received 1 February 2007; Manuscript accepted 14 February 2007. We thank the University of Tehran Research Council for their support of this project and Ahmad Reza Malekpour for his efforts in the field. Ken Farley, Rebecca Flowers, and Lindsey Hedges provided assistance with the (U-Th)/He analyses. Bernard Guest and Kevin Mahan conducted informal reviews of an early version of the manuscript. Mahan also offered helpful advice in microstructural analysis. Comments from Mark Allen, David Foster, and Uwe Ring improved the manuscript. Financial support for this project was provided by the Caltech Tectonics Observatory and National Science Foundation grant EAR-0511054.


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My dear Irene: I am interred in Fukuoka Camp. My health is good. I am working for pay. Please see that Wanda's and your health is taken care of. My love to you darling. Signed: Galen. The card is dated December 27, 1943.
The second card which is of the same type as the first The message is: My darling wife and daughter. My health is good. Hope that all is well with both of you. If checks stop coming see Mr. Hand. Don't worry about me. Hope to be with you soon. Love and kisses. signed Galen.
Both cards have various Japanese stamp markings but I do not have a translation for what they mean.
It is interesting to note that the cards were sent to Mrs. McCary c/o Mrs. W.M. Carroll. William M. Carroll was the Chief Mate of the S/S CONNECTICUT.
I would love to see some scans. I collect POW mail personally and have written articles on the subject for Philatelic related journals.
I have some POW mail from a Merchant Mariner captured when his ship was sunk by the Michel too.
Fukuoka was one of the larger camp groups in Japan. There were multiple camps in the region.
Edited by KASTAUFFER, 06 November 2018 - 10:40 AM.
I am not set up for submitting photographs to the site however I could send you some Xerox copies via snail mail. There is a fair amount of material with this grouping, envelopes from McCray's wife to him at the camp, letters from the steamship company, detail's of McCray's service and some correspondence from him to myself. I am planning to sell this material down the road as I am slowly letting go of my Merchant Marine collection. Let me have your snail mail address and I will be happy to send you some copies. I do not have any great knowledge of the POW experience but a number of men in my collection were POWs of both the Germans and the Japanese. Their ships included, SAWOKLA, AMERICAN LEADER, STANVAC CALCUTTA. VINCENT. Several of these men worked on the "real" bridge over the river Kwai. Thankfully they lived to come home after the war where so many others did not. My e-mail is [email protected].


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Q: Calculate age from date of birth(using calender) IN Jsf I have a form in which I am using pimefaces calender component, now when user will select his date of birth using this component, I want to calculate his current age and need to put in a textbox. The age textbox should get automatically displayed as user will select his date of birth.
<h:outputLabel for="dobirth" value="Date of Birth (mu)" />
                <p:calendar value="#{patient.dob}" id="popupCal">
<p:ajax event="dateSelect" listener="#{patient.handleDateSelect}" />
                </p:calendar>

I am trying to calculate age by this way.
public void handleDateSelect(DateSelectEvent event) throws ParseException {

        System.out.println("inside get age");
        FacesContext facesContext = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
        SimpleDateFormat format = new SimpleDateFormat("d/M/yyyy");
        facesContext.addMessage(null,
                new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO, "Date Selected",
                        format.format(event.getDate())));
        String dd=null;
        dd=format.format(event.getDate());
        System.out.println("date dd"+dd);
        Date date = new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM d, yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH).parse(dd);
        System.out.println("date+++++++++"+date);
        Calendar birth = new GregorianCalendar();
        Calendar today = new GregorianCalendar();
        int calculatedAge = 0;
        int factor = 0;

        Date currentDate = new Date(); // current date
        System.out.println("DOB" + dob);
        birth.setTime(date);
        System.out.println("set birth" + birth);
        today.setTime(currentDate);

        if (today.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR) < birth.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR)) {
            factor = -1;

        }
        calculatedAge = today.get(Calendar.YEAR) - birth.get(Calendar.YEAR)
                + factor;
        System.out.println("age is " + calculatedAge);
    }

And I also need to display age as soon as user selects his birth using calender.
How can I display it in jsf 2.0 once I got my age.?

A: Something like this (add getter to calculatedAge property).
<h:form>
    <h:outputLabel for="dobirth" value="Date of Birth (mu)" />
    <p:calendar value="#{patient.dob}" id="popupCal">
        <p:ajax event="dateSelect" listener="#{patient.handleDateSelect}"
               update="age" />
        </p:calendar>
    <h:outputText id="age" value="#{patient.calculatedAge}"/>
</h:form>


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Gametic differentiation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. III. Cell wall lysis and microfilament-associated mating structure activation in wild-type and mutant strains.
Cell fusion between mating type plus (mt+) and minus (mt-) gametes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is analyzed structurally and subjected to experimental manipulation. Cell wall lysis, a necessary prelude to fusion, is shown to require flagellar agglutination between competent gametes; glutaraldehyde-fixed gametes ("corpses") of one mating type will elicit both agglutination and cell wall lysis in the opposite mating type, whereas nonagglutinating impotent (imp) mutant strains are without effect. The fusion process is mediated by a narrow fertilization tubule which extends from the mt+ gamete and establishes contact with the mt- gamete. Formation of the tubule requires the "activation" of a specialized mating structure associated with the ml+ cell membrane; activation causes microfilaments to polymerize from the mating structure into the growing fertilization tubule. Mating structure activation is shown to depend on gametic flagellar agglutination; isoagglutination mediated by the lectin concanavalin A has no effect. Gametes carrying the imp-l mt+ mutation are able to agglutinate but not fuse with mt- cells; the imp-l gametes are shown to have structurally defective mating structures that do not generate microfilaments in response to gametic agglutination.