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Q: fesetround not affecting library functions VS 2015 building for x86-32, though I've seen this problem since .NET 2003.
I'm wondering why this hasn't been fixed:
#include <cfenv>
#include <cmath>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    fesetround(FE_DOWNWARD);
    auto y_lo = sin(1.0); // y_lo = 0.84147098480789650
    fesetround(FE_UPWARD);
    auto y_hi = sin(1.0); // y_hi = (same)

    // y_hi SHOULD BE 0.84147098480789662

    return 0;
}

Stepping through the dissasembly for sin reveals that it resets the rounding mode before doing an fsin (why?). Besides re-writing all library functions by hand, what can be done to remedy this?
EDIT:
Here's the offending cmp that checks the saved control word at [esp] - nothing fancy before it, just a call.
cmp         word ptr [esp],27Fh ; WTF? Why force a default here?

So, AFAIK, this little slice of brilliance (or something similar) has been festering in the CRT for at least 12 years. Has nobody noticed this? I can neither find or imagine any logical rationale behind this.

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EXCERPT: But It's Just How I Feel: An Interview with Angel Olsen
Gus, CJ, Kacie, and Mercury
Teen Press Corps
The following is an excerpt from an interview with Angel Olsen conducted by 826CHI's Teen Press Corps at the 2017 Pitchfork Music Festival. The team also interviewed Kweku Collins, NE-HI, Weyes Blood, American Football, Pinegrove, WebsterX, Priests, and Jeff Rosenstock as part of And the Rest is Noise, a music journalism Workshop designed and led by 826CHI staff and volunteers.
CJ [826CHI]: Before we get any more into it can you to tell us a little bit about yourself?
Angel: I'm from St. Louis. I've lived there since I was nineteen, and I moved here with a friend when I was nineteen, almost twenty, and I started playing music at DIY shows [Chicago independent music scene] right away. And . . . my friends who hosted those DIY shows in Chicago opened a cafe across the street from the house they used to host [those shows] in called Cafe Mustache, and that's where I performed last night. They are sort of the reason why I could even play in this festival. The first show I ever had here was at this place called Ronnie's . . . it smelled like urine. And I wasn't even of age when I played there––I had to go in through the backdoor. But nobody cared about it because it was such a craphole anyway.
CJ [826CHI]: When you made your move from St. Louis to Chicago and started developing your music did you feel any type of discouragement?
Angel: Yeah. Chicago is one of those places where you learn how to hustle for what you care about. No one gives you too much credit when you're here and you're doing it, but it kinda propels you to challenge yourself and work with different kinds of people. And I've been all over the world––I've been to New York, I've been to LA . . . and those cities are great and I like what happens in those cities and I haven't spent seven years in those cities but what I will say is there is something really special about the way people make things together here. People from different scenes of music––people from the jazz scene and people from the avant-garde scene and people from the theatre scene are gonna be at your shows sometimes, even if they aren't immediately interested in what you're doing. That kind of community exists here and it doesn't exist as intimately in those bigger cities, and I really appreciated that when I left.
Kacie [826CHI]: You write your own music, correct? What would you say you write about the most?
Angel: Ah, well some of it is really based on personal experience or stories I've come across in my life and things that have moved me and made me think and . . . perspectives that I've had. If I'm gonna write a song and sing it out loud it has to be something that I care about––it has to be something that will be relevant to someone else, not just me. That's why I'm doing it. I know I have a voice, even if it's not everybody's taste. And I'm fine with that, but I'm not gonna sing my heart out about something I don't care about. It's weird for me to sing other people's songs but sometimes I do . . . [I do] a lot of collaborations, and I can learn different things about my voice in that way. I can see how other people work as well, the way they think about writing and that process and I think that's great, but I am very protective of writing my own songs for sure.
Kacie [826CHI]: What made you want to be a musician and sing your story rather than just write it down? What made music special for you?
Angel: I always loved singing without words. I always loved singing and playing music in general from a very small age, and it wasn't until later that I developed an interest in writing. I guess it just took me a really long time to realize they were both equally important to me. As a kid, I wanted to be a popstar. I loved dancing in my room, and I would use this Panasonic tape recorder to record myself. I would record myself singing with people on the radio. My parents would be like, "You need to do your school work." [laughs] They were mad at me because I would stay up until like three in the morning writing songs and my parents would be like, "What is happening with our kid? Our kid's a freak." I was the youngest child in a very large family. I was also adopted, so I was very alone . . . in a good way. I felt very independent. My parents were much older, so I had a lot of time to just play music and be creative. I put all of my aloneness into that––it's not as sad as it sounds! Really! It's actually what makes me feel most comfortable. As an adult, I love being alone. I love it! As soon as I get back from a tour, I shut the door . . . I'm like, taking a shower, and I'm like, Cool! This is great! This is what I wanted! You know? And I think I like that so much because I was so used to it as a kid, and then I had to grow up and learn to like . . .
CJ [826CHI]: . . . socialize.
Angel: Yeah, like, interact with people!
Kacie [826CHI]: You learned really early on that just because you have to be alone doesn't mean you're lonely.Angel: Yeah! Right. Exactly. You can take that loneliness and make something creative out of it. You can do something with other people for other people instead of being so selfish and sad about . . . wherever you are. I didn't feel sad [growing up]. At home I spent a lot of time writing and really listening to music. I was obsessed with it. And so, it wasn't until much later that I started to listen to independent music, and that really changed my view on music in general. I was really snobby about pop music––I didn't really like it. And now, over the past few years, I like to look at the whole spectrum. I can see the value and the quality in all of it and it's been really nice . . . because the moment you limit yourself and say, "This is really not my style," is the moment you reach your own boundary––you're not challenging yourself to understand it. So, I'm really trying to open my mind to stuff that I think is simple, to really understand why the simple songs are powerful in how they can reach people in a good way. And I think that pop music can be really simple and really profound. I went through these periods of time where I only listened to jazz, and I was really snobby about that. I had a boyfriend that DJ'ed, and he was like, "You only need to listen to these [songs], and you need to work on your songwriting, because you're not sounding [like them]." People would give me this feedback and I was like, Screw it. I'm just gonna be myself, and if I fail at it, I fail at it, you know? But I'm doing alright.
From the 826CHI Student Publication: And the Rest is Noise

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Contact supervision with looked after children : a psychosocial exploration into role construction, negoiation and wider implications
Crasnow, Eva (2016) Contact supervision with looked after children : a psychosocial exploration into role construction, negoiation and wider implications. DPsych thesis, Birkbeck, University of London.
cp_Eva_Crasnow_DPsych_2016.pdf - Full Version
This thesis investigates the lived experience of contact supervisors in the contact encounter. Contact supervisors and managers from five London local authorities participated in ten semi-structured interviews. Data were thematically and discursively analysed paying attention to issues of performativity of text and disciplinary power. A psychoanalytically informed analysis was also applied to add further complexity to the psychosocial investigation of the 'warp and weft' of the psychological and the social in contact supervision. Two core themes were identified. The Cinderella Service core theme postulated that the role of the contact supervisor is necessarily fractured and conflicted, as manifested in mutually enforcing and destabilising subject positions active in storylines of Rags to Riches and Doing the Dirty Work. Supervisors maintained panoptic systems of enclosed discourses, and concurrently resisted these through taking up alternative relational positions with regards to the triad of social care system/supervisor/family. The themes of rivalry and exclusion were voiced through the metaphor of early oedipal psychic functioning which enabled an understanding of the dynamics of unresolved mourning and loss at the heart of the contact encounter. The Gut Feelings/Fine Lines core theme presented the role of contact supervisor as a meeting point for competing moral dilemmas that are created and maintained through shifting relational experiences. These were articulated through the storylines Here-for-a-reason, Same-as-us and Parent-as-child that positioned and counter positioned supervisors in relation to families. The first order positioning of blame drew on neoliberal discourses of parenting, class and gender. The moral dilemmas faced by contact supervisors were formulated as being generated in part by a struggle to integrate dynamics of ambivalence. In discussion of the findings, contact was characterised by degrees of paralysis, active in structural, moral and emotional interrelated dimensions. This aspect of supervised contact enabled an exploration of the present challenges in contact and the implications of this research project on supervised contact design and practice. It is argued that because of the growth of contact supervision resulting from the increase in children in care it is urgent that this under-researched area should be studied and understood as a distinctive field of practice. This study offers a contribution of lived experience, psychosocially theorised to meet the lag between policy and practice. It stands as a call to focus on the contact encounter as the site for policy development derived from experience, respectful intervention for families rooted in relationships with supervisors and a validation and recognition of delicate and dedicated contact work.
School of Social Sciences, History & Philosophy > Psychosocial Studies
http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/id/eprint/181


Nagpur: Anguished over being denied access to water by upper caste people, a Dalit labourer from a village in Washim district of Maharashtra's drought-hit Vidarbha toiled for hours to dig his own well.
The wife of Bapurao Tajne, a resident of Kolambeshwar village in Malegaon taluka, was not allowed to fetch water from a well by villagers.
In a bid to take his revenge on a social milieu which still discriminates large sections of people, Tajne took it upon himself to dig a well in his village, and is quenching the thirst of the entire Dalit population of the area now.
He finished the digging in a mere 40 days and was pleasantly surprised to find water.
Beaming with confidence, a seemingly content Tajne told PTI over phone that he felt fortunate to have discovered abundantly available ground water after his hard work.
"I was ridiculed by my family among others, but I was determined," Tajne said.
The news of the incident soon reached the authorities, following which Washim district administration officiated tehsildar Kranti Dombe to visit the village.
Hailing Tajne's act, the district administration felicitated him for being "a face of determination and strong will power", the tehsildar said.
When asked if any government aid would be provided to Tajne, Dombe said there was no such proposal as of now.
However, she said the government has taken note of the Dalit man's extraordinary achievement.
On whether action has been initiated against the villagers who did not let the labourer's wife draw water, in view of the incident attracting punitive provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Dombe said the well in question was not identified yet nor were the villagers who stopped the woman.


Read the story of the saints and sages. They have gone through rough times. It is like a goldsmith putting gold into the fire. They keep it in the fire for awhile and when it comes out, it shines.
very painful, but afterwards when you come out, you will shine.
You will receive peace, happiness and bliss, unexplainable joy and happiness. When you go through problems, increase your practice, launch on the spiritual path and apply these principles in your life.
We all have experienced pain and misery that comes back over and over. We have the tendency to put it aside, we do not face it because it hurts. That is the time to use the buddhi to understand it. What happened? I am not in that situation but the hurt is still there. Understand you just have the memory of that hurt and slowly it will fade. Do not put it aside. Face it and think about it. The second thing is, go in silence and meditate. There you will face it more. Examine - someone has hurt me, it was very painful, now I have moved from that situation but it keeps coming back to me.
It is painful because we have not cultivated ourselves to a higher level. Whatever happened in the past should not affect you. That's why buddhi is there. Remind yourself - this is not good. Examine yourself - this still bothers me. Next time it comes, I will face it and I will not allow myself to be bothered. Meditate, go in silence, examine yourself. You will see, slowly it will fade away and disappear. Do not stop problems or ignore them. Facing problems is a strength. Krishna is teaching Arjuna he has to fight. He has to establish law and order.
One who is born has to die, one who dies has to come back.
It is a process. Why are you sad about this process?
There are past, future and present. Living in the present is a gift. Living in the moment is the great teaching of the Bhagavad Gita. The Lord says, why worry about what is done? The future has not come yet and we don't know what is coming so don't worry about it. Live in the present, right now. The nature of the human mind is to brood or be disappointed by the past or worried about the future but neither is in our control. The future and past are not in our hands. The present is but we are not using this gift because we don't recognize we have it.
Necessary to do in this moment without any sorrow or pain."


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Welcome back to the monthly Mozzafiato special.
As part of this monthly edition of Women & the World, you will still get something informative, something practical, and something entertaining, but all of this will come from someone "Mozzafiato."
For those of you wondering what Mozzafiato means, it's an Italian word untranslatable to English, and it describes something that impacts you deeply, evoking feelings of admiration and awe. And our guest this month, Erika Hairston, brings Mozzafiato to life in every way.
with love & light,
Erika Hairston's impressive and impactful career began with a high school research project. The assignment led her to discover the documentary She++ about the lack of women in tech, sparking her interest and motivation to change that reality. Hairston became passionate about creating access for those who are historically underrepresented in all career paths. With this mission in mind, Hairston received her BS in Computer Science and African American Studies at Yale. During her senior year, her passions for tech and social impact converged as she began working on her senior thesis. Her research eventually resulted in her creation of the app Zimela to help underrepresented groups enter the tech pipeline by establishing mentorships and making users aware of career placement opportunities, like internships. The app's unique and powerful mission has earned it significant recognition, most recently from Apple; the App Store featured Zimela and Hairston on their homepage in honour of Black History Month.
Zimela eventually ended up inspiring and turning into Edlyft, of which Hairston is co-founder (together with long-time friend Arnelle) and CEO. Edlyft, a startup to close the massive tech talent gap by helping create 1 million new computer science college graduates in the next 10 years. Edlyft helps college students through their toughest STEM classes, starting with CS, by providing access to group tutoring sessions, study groups, and a playbook on navigating CS from peers who've done it before.
Hairston virtually sat down with Women & The World to share her story, and all the valuable seeds of wisdom she's picked up along the way.
If you had to represent some major milestones in your life in pictures, what would they be and why?
The first major milestone is when I graduated from Yale University with a BS in Computer Science and African American Studies, where I had my entire family by my side. I highlight this moment because I'm the youngest of 5 siblings and family has always been at the core of everything I do. Studying computer science was one of my greatest feats, while African American Studies opened my eyes to so much of my own history that had been missing.
These last two photos highlight my first steps into the startup world. Zimela was the first product / business I had ever built that people actively wanted to use. It felt so empowering to build something with my own hands that I had dreamed about in my head. Zimela ended up inspiring and turning into Edlyft. The final picture is of me and my co-founder, Arnelle Ansong, on the night she said yes to go on this journey with me into startups. Finding a co-founder, especially one you love and respect is one of the most important days in a founder's life. The only person I could imagine doing this with was Arnelle and this day the rest of our lives changed forever.
What brought you to computer science, and what kept you there?
I fell into computer science by luck. My entire high school career, I thought I wanted to be an ambassador. However, my senior year of high school I stumbled upon a documentary by Stanford women in CS (She++) who talked about the lack of women and minorities in tech. They also happened to show all of the possibilities and opportunities that came with computer science. Overnight, my entire path changed and I knew I needed to understand why so few people who looked like me pursued CS; That's when I realized I was going to be a CS major.
What kept me in CS wasn't much different. In fact, when I go back to my journal entries while struggling through the major, I often re-inspire myself by the passages that read: "Erika, you can't drop CS because you're doing this for more than yourself." For context, I severely craved more friends and mentors I could relate to in the tech department; unfortunately they just weren't there. That was my motivation to stay -- I wanted to be the role model and mentor I so desperately wanted, for every girl and student of color to come afterward. Not only that, but the power of tech blew my mind -- it almost felt magical how one line of code could impact millions of lives. That was the impact I wanted to have and understand.
You wrote a wonderful article in 2017 about your experience meeting Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn while you were working there as an intern. The article has been read and liked by over 10,000 people: why do you think it has been so appreciated? And…did Jeff reach out after?!
Fun fact, that article actually started off as a journal entry! After I wrote it in my journal, I realized how much I wanted to share it with my friends and family to get them to speak their dreams into existence. I think it's been so widely appreciated because it was so authentic and honest, which many people could relate to. I didn't shy away from sharing my fears and embarrassing thoughts because I wanted readers to feel like they were alongside me as the events were unfolding, that way they could better picture what they'd do themselves in that situation.
Jeff did respond to the article and is now one of my most unlikely, but favorite mentors. You never know the power of writing and sharing your story. I always encourage students, peers, and friends to capture and share their stories however works best for them. If anything, the process of reflecting is reward enough.
Your journey in Silicon Valley began at a very young age: What have been the most challenging barriers you've faced, specifically as a "unicorn", a young black woman in tech? And do you continue to face the same challenges as you build your career?
I moved out to Silicon Valley for the first time when I was 19 y/o for my first tech internship at Facebook. I was quite naive at the time, yet filled with the drive of a bull. I knew one day that I'd be in the seats of the great tech leaders, even if none of them looked like me. After that first summer in Menlo Park, no time has been the same in Silicon Valley for me since, and I think it's because I grew a ton alongside my time here. I learned more about unconscious bias and stereotype threat; I was less afraid to speak my truth as I witnessed problematic cycles of exclusion and privilege proliferate. This unveiling in a sense is what made my relationship with Silicon Valley feel fraught, lonely, and temporary. The most challenging barrier has always been finding my voice in rooms that constantly (implicitly or explicitly) tell me I don't belong. For example, whether that be as the only woman engineer on my team, or the only black person in my building, or the only black technical woman peers have ever met. However these challenges only pushed me to be 10x better and work 10x harder - they never became an excuse, just hyper self-awareness and fueling my drive.
I do continue to face these challenges today; however it's in a whole new ball game. Ventures Capital and startups are an even heightened level of homogeneity. Last year only 2.2% of VC funding went to female founders, very very few of whom are underrepresented female founders. I'm still learning how to navigate these challenges in a newer environment, however I still have the same response - work 10x harder to be 10x better.
Could you walk readers through the evolution of your personal projects? Is Zimela very different from your current company, Edlyft?
My junior summer of college while I was a Product Management intern at Linkedin, I met with the Head of Product and asked him, "if you had one year left of college, what would you do?" He responded, "I would build something people want and get them to use it." I took his advice very seriously and used the opportunity of doing my computer science thesis project to do exactly that. This project was Zimela, an iOS app that crowdsourced and made personalized recommendations of career resources and stories for women and minorities. While I taught myself iOS, I built this app because it was something I so desperately wanted. Eventually I heard from friends that they wanted it as well. So, I made a website to describe the project and 100s of people who signed up. That was my cue - it was time to share my app with the world and I spent the year after college learning more about design and iOS to release a better version of the app. This time however bled into my time working as a full time PM at LinkedIn where I had to navigate doing both, but made it work. Luckily Arnelle joined the team shortly after and it started to feel more real. It was becoming more than just a fun side project, but instead a vision for the future of the world I wanted to see.
Once we released Zimela, it was well received, especially among college students. As we spoke to more college students, that's when we learned we weren't actually building a product that interjected at the most pivotal point in their career. If our goal was to truly help students land great careers, we realized studying Computer Science was the biggest place of impact on our trajectories, leading us to work at Facebook, Google, Linkedin, and Bain between the two of us by 23 y/o. That was our light bulb moment when we realized that we could help more students study CS by packaging the support we built for ourselves and Edlyft was born. Our vision for Edlyft is to equip every learner with community, tools and personalized support to study the most in-demand fields. We've built a paid support program and platform that helps college students through their toughest STEM classes, starting with CS by providing group tutoring, study groups and playbooks for navigating CS. We just graduated from YCombinator working on Edlyft and are serving students at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and UCLA today.
What was it like to get your first bad review/criticism of something you created? How have you managed criticism since then?
The best piece of advice I've ever read was the quote by Paul Graham that stated, "if you're not embarrassed by your startup, you launched too late." This is one of the truest and hardest pills to swallow as a founder. Building products is all about failing fast, learning deeply, and iterating quickly. If you are only hearing positive reviews, you are not learning much about how you can improve. That said, hearing my first bad review still feels hard because you spent months, potentially years, getting it to this point and all it takes is a few seconds for someone to tear it down. While that hurts, I had to learn to discern constructive criticism from trolls that were just being rude. Once I could identify helpful criticism, I valued it almost more than positive reviews because this was a person who was helping me make my product better.
If you could share a meal with anyone living or alive right now who would it be and why? What would be the first thing you would ask them?
Michelle Obama. It would be her because she was one of the people who gave me the most courage to quit my job and believe in myself when I heard her speak last October at a conference in Texas. I woke at 5am to sit front and center and bawled my eyes out like a baby at every word she said. Our forever flotus has a way of making you feel seen, heard, and empowered. She's celebrated for her brilliance and kindness. She also happens to look just like me. I would want to share a meal with her to thank her for being a role model during the most transformative years of my life. The first thing I would ask her is, "what do you do you do to protect yourself?"
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Q: Creating a java program that takes user input for an array and then using my own number and multiplying it by each day Essentially, I am asking the user for an input of how manys days they would like something to happen (array). Once the user inputs that amount, I must make it to where it will display the number 1 for the first number they inputed and then have a set way of multipying each number after by 2. What I am having a hard time understanding is how I can correlate the user input array to the exact amount of the array I am going to create. My code so far.
Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);

int num = keyboard.nextInt();
int[] daysOfRice = new int[num];

for (int i = 0; i < daysOfRice.length; i++) {
    System.out.println(daysOfRice);
}

System.out.print(daysOfRice);

A: I am not sure what exactly is your requirement, have a look:
public class TestC {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
        int num = keyboard.nextInt();
        keyboard.close();
        int[] daysOfRice = new int[num];
        int prod = 1;
        for (int i = 1; i <= daysOfRice.length; i++) {
            if (i == 1) {
                prod = 1;
            } else {
                prod = prod * 2;
            }
            System.out.println("Day " + i + ": " + prod
                    + " grains of rice are given");
        }
    }
}


On 3 January 1857, Monseigneur Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour, the Archbishop of Paris, was assassinated by a priest, Jean-Louis Verger, at the church of St Etienne-du-Mont. The assassin opposed the recent promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
shrivels in crystal Parisian air.
Mary pre-purified by the Passion.
the Virgin from common sin?
its own soil, trammelling the circumscribing worm.
tearing out her Byzantine eyes.
'The men of France would not have betrayed Him.
and all the world will come to La Salette.
stone cathedral of a heart.
a warning to walk the other way.


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South China Sea Data Initiative
The westernmost extent of the Pacific Ocean has experienced growing conflict in recent years due to overlapping maritime claims between Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Taiwan and China. Despite growing coverage in the news media, among think tanks and great attention from policy makers and politicians, there is a dearth of high-quality social science research on the escalating crisis. In particular, scholarly research on this topic has not taken advantage of the big data revolution.
The South China Sea Data Initiative (SCSDI) is a new project from Emory University and the University of California, San Diego, led by political scientists Renard Sexton and Nico Ravanilla.
The SCSDI aims:
Create a new, systematic dataset documenting conflict in the South China sea over the past decade, using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods.
Collect and analyze elite and public opinion survey data from the littoral countries
Refocus scholarly and policy analysis on the western Pacific from "US-China struggle" to ASEAN-China competition and cooperation.
Generate policy-relevant and theoretically-driven empirical analysis about international relations, conflict and globalization
This project is generously supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the National Science Foundation and Emory University.
© 2023 South China Sea Data Initiative.


Therapeutic massage therapies have a host of health benefits to offer. Experiencing chronic muscular pains, spasms, and sudden anxiety attacks are quite common a problem to be witnessed these days. Moreover, people from all ages are susceptible to such annoying physical issues. And although the pain might be physical but if it has prolonged, you are more likely to feel stressed out constantly.
Do you know, you can actually put an end to this unwanted suffering? Relying on the medications is not going to help you after a period of time; you have to figure out a permanent solution to stop the sudden muscle cramps from occurring. How about undergoing a relaxing therapeutic massage therapy in Sheffield?
Matter of fact, the painkillers would help you suppress the pains or aches but can't happen to alleviate the problem forever. However, when you undergo a massage healing therapy, you are more likely to heal faster and feel at ease at all times.
Below, are the four major hidden health secrets associated with a therapeutic massage therapy.
1. It eases the muscular tensions to relieve pain instantly and promote cell recovery.
2. By easing the strained muscles, a massage can help reinforce correct posture.
3. Rubbing, kneading, and pulling of the body during a massage therapy improves blood circulation and body functions, and boosts the immune system.
4. It encourages the body to become more flexible and helps stave off the sports injuries too.
Numerous studies have been conducted to figure out the ways a therapeutic massage worked on several people and the results are encouraging. It has been corroborated that massages actually mitigate the psychological effects of stress by relaxing the tired or choked muscles.
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Technology is getting smarter and smarter these days. We've seen everything in the world of electronics and tech getting a smart appeal, and today the watch world gets some more additions. Today we get our first look at The Suunto Spartan Ultra GPS Sports Watch. This unique and rather eye-catching designs offer style and function, while offering a tech touch.
The Suunto Spartan Ultra GPS Sports Watch comes handmade in Finland and engineered to survive in any and all weather conditions. The Spartan is water resistant up to 100 meters, rocks a durable color touch screen with a wide viewing angle and offers great visibility as well. The design features a glass fiber reinforced polyamide casing with sapphire crystal glass, and either a grade 5 titanium or stainless steel bezel. If that wasn't enough, the route navigation, barometric altitude measurement, a digital compass, and battery life makes a nice touch in the process. Check out the dope new designs in the images below and speak your mind on it after the jump. Head over to Suunto and get in on the action immediately!


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140 Free Summer Concerts in New York City (2018) In New York City (NYC) you don't have to spend a dime to listen to good music, as free concerts abound in New York whether it is Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall, but Summer offerings are especially rich, of course! The variety is really astonishing: classical, jazz, pop, rock, opera, soul, etc. Just take a look at the free concert schedule below.
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A College Degree is Just Not Enough!
Written by Muhammad Bilal Khalid	on February 18, 2013 . Published in Help wanted on Pakistan.
Do you have what it takes to have it all?
Image by: Images_of_Money on Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Money is the root of all evil. This statement is as true today as it was some years ago. The world's economy is suffering and Pakistan is on the high road to the next economic depression. Maybe we will be the first to suffer as the MIT predicts that the world economy will collapse by 2030. Yet with higher unemployment and rising numbers of specialized personnel in Pakistan, people with a Masters degree in business administration are working as waiters in local cafes for less than 150 dollars a month while the average annual wage in Pakistan hovers around the 1000 dollar mark. With the few opportunities Pakistan has to offer, these specialized people, who have spent hundreds of thousands of rupees on their education, can easily suffer from chronic depression and or turn to crime. Growing power shortages, lack of foreign investment, and high inflation have all turned Pakistan into a battle ground.
This battle ground is not only fielded by the unemployed. It also includes manipulative politicians, corrupt officials, and the struggling and increasing lower middle class of Pakistan. And it is rife with oppressive cultural and religious ideologies that prevent progress and seduce the hopeless and the lost.
But the question is whose fault is it? If you ask any person on the streets of Lahore about the parasitic economic problems and unemployment problems Pakistan is suffering from, they would probably blame either their fate or the lawmakers or President Zardari. Some would even go as far as to blame the United States and India for conspiring in the economic and social downfall of Pakistan. Is this logical? No, I do not think so. But for the masses this has become the reality. Politicians blame foreigners for their personal shortcomings as leaders and religious leaders blame the government. The people are lost somewhere in between without any control over their thoughts, acting like puppets in the hands of their masters. All these problems are here only because we have created them. We Pakistanis are the ones who bear the sole responsiblity. Not the politicians , not the leaders but the general public, each and every single Pakistani.
According to the International Monetary Fund Pakistan's unemployment rate is around 6%. This surely does not seem very high – but would you consider a person who only earns 50$ dollars a month and can hardly feed his family of three an employed professional? It cannot be emphasized too much that over the years specialized jobs have become simple jobs. Repairing a phone 20 years ago might have required specialized engineering skills but nowadays simple technicians can do exactly the same job for one-tenth the price. Many people have lost their jobs for this reason or are earning less than they would have twenty years ago. User-friendly machines have made work easier but they have also taken away jobs by enabling employers to hire unskilled technicians to run them. Previously engineers were hired to drive trains, now a simple technician can do that. The world has made information cheaper but it also has cheapened the value of skills.
The education sector of Pakistan is a prosperous private industry. Yes, it has become a very popular local industry, a way of generating income from the blindfolded masses of Pakistan. Our government unfortunately does not like spending too much on education because weapons are much more important than progressive skilled children, not forgetting that it also serves to induce oppressive ideologies in the children. However, private education institutions have led us to believe that we all need to come to them to be enlightened and learned because they are simply better. With the boom in various universities, expensive medical colleges, and private engineering institutes, we have a very large skilled force but we surely do not have the jobs for them. And by skilled force I do not mean entrepreneurs or innovators. These universities may be expensive but they create a skilled workforce which is more a follower than a leader, these are people who look for jobs rather than creating them.
With the current set-up in industry, there is an increased need for qualified workers who do not just have college degrees but have a sense of style and are fluent in English and communications. Isn't it weird that in a country with Urdu as its national language, English is considered even more important? If you have acquired your basic education in a government institution, where English has just recently been introduced as an educational medium, you are at a disadvantage. A distinction of birth. Is it fair that you have worked twice as hard to get where you are but the corporations still don't consider you good enough to represent them? But it's not entirely their fault because retailing is very largely dependent on consumers' perceptions.
Many who can afford to emigrate to some stable and developed country don't hesitate for a second. Even our government urges them to do so. As our ex prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani famously said, "Why don't they just leave then". "Who's stopping them?" when told that one fifth of the people in Pakistan want to leave the country.
But for the majority of graduates the reality is much harsher. Competition is tougher, corruption is prevalent and connections with VIPs are essential. This ought to leave any person in such a quandry feeling very frustrated. And if society is said to be the sum of its individuals, then every person out there working at a job knowing that they deserve better than this, makes for a very frustrated and unstable society.
With the rise in frustrated youth looking for employment, there has been a rise in people's readiness to accept terrorism. J for Jobs is turning into J for Jihad. If these people can be brainwashed by the broken dream of success which has left them downtrodden and depressed, why can't they be brainwashed to believe that they can serve a greater purpose than themselves and be made to do anything. Play with their death instinct and you get a suicide bomber.
"Love thy neighbor" has now become "Do better than thy neighbor" for most of the people. Enough is just not sufficient for most of them. Though this is good in the sense that it generates competition, we should not forget that this is also the basis on which greed and corruption flourish. No wonder corruption is rampant when I can easily get a driving license without a test just by giving that little extra tip. With the failing economy we have now, enough can never be sufficient anymore because maybe we are not distributing the wealth properly.
All of this, the general sadness of the world, Weltschmerz or world-pain as the Germans say, has given rise to a society where the law of the jungle prevails – where only the fittest survive. If this continues, society is very much in danger of imploding under its own weight.
Tags: college degree, employment, entrepreneurship, jobs, pakistan, youth
Muhammad Bilal Khalid
Muhammad Bilal Khalid is from Lahore, Pakistan. He is currently working as a volunteer and youth activist at various organisations including YES Alumni Pakistan and DFID empowering the nation and the youth of Pakistan through different projects and opportunities. Muhammad Bilal has been actively participating in climate workshops. He also has been a Student Ambassador to England and the United States on two exchange programs representing the culture and norms of the Pakistani Society and exchanging ideas to bring about a better change in Pakistan. Bilal also takes part in Model United Nations to keep up with international events and he keeps on working to empower the youth and help them reach their maximum potential in Pakistan.


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'Deserves More': Fans react to Violet McGraw getting just $150,000 in salary due to 'M3GAN' success
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Last year was an unexpected year for the horror and thriller genre as Violet McGraw's sci-fi horror film 'M3GAN' stunned everyone with the amazing storyline and unexpected, stunning performances by the actors, particularly by, amazed Amie Donald. Speaking of appearances in the film, 'M3GAN' actress Violet McGraw was reportedly making nearly $4,000 a week for the film and is potentially expecting an additional $150,000 based on the film's box office success.
The film, directed by Gerard Johnstone, was a commercial and critical success, grossing over $124 million worldwide on a budget of $12 million and is currently the highest-grossing film of 2023. The film was praised by critics for its campy mix of horror and humor, satirical elements and performances. Additionally, very shortly after its box office success, the sequel titled "M3GAN 2.0" is slated for release on January 17, 2025, with Allison Williams and McGraw reprising their roles and Akela Cooper returning to write the screenplay.
M3GAN 2.0: The horror film sequel starring Amie Donald is slated to hit theaters in 2025
Violet's work also brought a number of other benefits, including the opportunity to fly business class to New Zealand for the project. The deal also said she would receive bonuses based on how well the film did at the box office, and since the world knows the film has grossed more than $73 million in the country, Violet may see an extra $150,000 -dollars before.
However, some fans feel that the child actor deserves more for her hard work and given the box office success numbers, while others just sarcastically compare how richer she is compared to them. One fan said, "She deserves better," while another added, "She can buy anyone in this comments section." One fan wrote, "She deserves more for the next movie! She is Nell from Haunting of Hill House. One fan shared, "Give her more," while another added, "A kid richer than any Stan twitter is good for her." Finally, one commented Fan: "Deserves a lot more."
However, the sci-fi slasher film remembers Violet playing Cady, the newly orphaned young girl who is sent to live with her Aunt Gemma, a roboticist played by Allison Williams who is responsible for the design of the AI-powered "M3GAN ' is responsible, which somehow turns into a killing machine.
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Traveloscopy Travelblog: Why can't I carry-on my duty free alchohol? Why can't I carry-on my duty free alchohol?
It's one of the most confusing things about duty-free shopping at overseas airports.
How come some airports will allow duty free alcohol to be purchased and taken aboard, while others not?
Of course, there is a long back-story to this, but the quickest explanation is that you may purchase alcohol (or liquids over 100ml) if the vendor is able to deliver it to you after passing through the boarding gate ie: just as you board the aircraft.
This is possible in KUL for example, but not in BKK. Why? No idea, but that's the rule.
One notorious trap for Aussies is transiting through AKL, where if you are able to leave the fluids on board (ie you are not changing planes, merely going for a walk while they refuel) you can keep it.
If you are changing planes, then you must pass through the customs screening and the smiling officer will smile a little wider when he tells you to surrender your Johnny Walker Blue Label.
This happened to me with a small hipflask of whiskey. On returning home, I notified the Sydney Duty Free company who sold it to me at the airport without warning and they refunded me when I sent a copy of my receipt and travel itinerary.
A travelling companion, who turned out to be a bit of a hothead, told me instead of surrendering his Johnny Walker, he charged back out of the transit screening area and gave it to the first person he saw heading towards baggage claim.
Then there's that famous story of the bloke who sculled his vodka rather than give it up. Not only did he miss his flight because he couldn't walk, he ended up in hospital.


Maybe Nets fans should hope Deron Williams doesn't make the All-Star team every year.
The Nets point guard, a four-time All-Star who was left off the team for the second consecutive year, has posted better numbers since the break after also doing so a year ago.
Since returning from the All-Star break on Feb. 19, Williams is scoring more (17.0 ppg, up from 13.3 before the All-Star break) and shooting better from the floor (.473, up from .451). He's also cut down his turnovers from 2.6 per game to 1.7 while forcing more turnovers at the defensive end (1.9 steals per game up from 1.1). Williams also is getting to the free-throw line more often (4.3 attempts per game, up from 3.1) and is shooting better from the stripe (.859, up from .780).
Oh, and the Nets are 13-5 since the break and nipping at the Raptors for the Atlantic Division lead.
A season ago, Williams' scoring average jumped 6.2 points and his shooting improved from .413 to .481.
Williams can continue the trend tonight when the Nets face the Bobcats in Charlotte.


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Потенційний ключ для K для відношення R — це підмножина множини атрибутів R, що характеризується такими двома властивостями:
 Властивість унікальності.
 Немає двох різних кортежів в R з однаковим значенням K.
 Властивість мінімальності (ненадмірності).
 Ніяка з підмножин K не має унікальності.

Будь-яке відношення має, щонайменше, один потенційний ключ через те, що не містить двох однакових кортежів; тобто, комбінація всіх атрибутів має властивість унікальності. Тому можливі два варіанти:
 або ця комбінація водночас має властивість мінімальності, тобто і є потенційним ключем (єдиним).
 або існує щонайменше одна підмножина цієї комбінації, що теж має властивість унікальності, а також мінімальності.

У відношенні може бути декілька потенційних ключів. Один з них може бути вибраний як первинний ключ відношення, тоді інші називають альтернативними ключами.

Зазвичай на практиці первинний ключ обирають виходячи з міркувань ефективності.

Потенційні ключі забезпечують основний механізм адресації на рівні кортежів. Тобто, єдиний гарантований спосіб точно вказати який-небудь кортеж — це вказати значення якогось потенційного ключа. В інструкції SQL це, зазвичай, робиться в частині WHERE.

Таким чином потенційні ключі мають таке саме фундаментальне значення для успішної роботи реляційної системи, як адресація основної пам'яті для успішної роботи машини, на якій ця система встановлена.

Посилання
 RDBMS — Database Design → Terms Of Reference → Keys   — огляд різних типів РСКБД.

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The Austin Bombings Come To An End
Credit: Eric Gay / AP
The city of Austin is breathing a sigh of relief. After a total of five explosions spread over 19 days, the man responsible for planting nail-filled bombs wrapped in innocent looking parcels on porches and sidewalks all over the city blew himself up as police officers were closing in to apprehend him near a northside Austin hotel in the early morning hours of last Wednesday.
The bomber turned out to be 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt from Pflugerville – a northeastern suburb of Austin. According to his grandmother, he came from a tight-knit family, was homeschooled, and later attended Austin Community College, but did not graduate.
His family is shocked by his crimes and released a statement that reads, in part:
We are devastated and broken at the news that our family could be involved in such an awful way. We had no idea of the darkness that Mark must have been in … Right now our prayers are for those families that have lost loved ones, for those impacted in any way, and for the soul of our Mark. We are grieving and we are in shock.
There is no other word to describe Mark Conditt's actions but "evil." Human depravity was on full display in this man's attacks. Thus, as our nation grapples with this sickening spate of bombings, it is worth it for us to reflect on the dangers of and collateral from human sin. Here, then, are three thoughts on sin and its consequences.
Sin defies logic.
Following the Las Vegas shooting, when the motive of the gunman began to elude – and, to this day, still eludes – investigators, I wrote:
The questions of "why" will always be, in some sense, unanswerable – even if a motive is discovered and a record of the assailant's thinking is uncovered … Sin never leads people to act sanely.
What was true then is still true now. Even as law enforcement officials continue to try to untangle this bomber's motives, it remains unfathomable how any grievance, any grudge, or any goal could drive anyone to commit these kinds of monstrous, and seemingly random, crimes. And yet, what feels utterly inscrutable has a strange way of becoming tragically possible when the darkness of human depravity collides with the astounding faculties of our God-given rationality. Sin corrupts and darkens minds. It makes the unthinkable, reasonable and the ghastly, justifiable. Mark Conditt's actions are a consummate case-in-point.
Sin desires death.
The apostle Paul writes, "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). We can be tempted to excuse the apostle's words here as a bit of hyperbole until we are confronted with a case like this. The bomber's sin took the lives of two innocent people and, ultimately, his sin cost him his own life. Sin has a cunning way of leading us down a corridor to catastrophe before we even realize what is happening. The alcoholic who poisons his liver, the reckless driver who is killed in an accident, and the despot who commits genocide against his own people are only a few examples of just how slippery the slope can be from sin to death. And it's awfully tough to stop ourselves halfway down the slope. This is why it's best not even to start down it. The Psalmist says of God's righteousness: "Your righteousness is like the highest mountains" (Psalm 36:6). Let's stay on the summit and off of the slopes.
Sin doesn't succeed.
This bomber saw five of his devilish devices detonated. He did not succeed, however, in taking five lives. This bomber thought he could perpetually terrorize a city. His plans were frustrated, however, by law enforcement officials who deserve our gratitude. This bomber's sin got cut off and cut short again and again. He did not succeed – at least not as much as he wanted to.
Sadly, the fact remains that two lives are still lost because of Mark Conditt. There is a 39-year-old father, Anthony Stephan House, who won't be coming home to his 8-year-old daughter because of this bomber. There is a 17-year-old aspiring musician, Draylen Mason, who will never get to experience college life at the University of Texas because of this bomber.
Even in these tragic cases, however, sin's victory is tenuously temporary. The Christian Church will celebrate this Sunday that Christ has conquered death. And because Christ is risen, we too will rise. To quote, once again, the apostle Paul: "Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Corinthians 15:20). Nails on a cross could not hold Christ down. And by faith in Him, nails from a bomb cannot take victims out.
This week, we can take comfort in these words: Christ is risen.
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Down Syndrome, Life, and Death
When Eve gives birth to her first son, Cain, she declares, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man" (Genesis 4:1). With these words, Eve acknowledges a fundamental reality about conception, birth, and life in general: without God, the creation and sustentation of life is impossible. Each life is a miracle of God and a gift from God.
Sadly, this reality has become lost on far too many. Life is no longer hailed as something God gives, but is instead touted as something we can create and, even more disturbingly, control. The latest example of this kind of thinking comes in an op-ed piece in The Washington Post by Ruth Marcus, the paper's deputy editorial page editor, titled, "I would've aborted a fetus with Down syndrome. Women need that right." Ms. Marcus explains:
I have had two children; I was old enough, when I became pregnant, that it made sense to do the testing for Down syndrome. Back then, it was amniocentesis, performed after 15 weeks; now, chorionic villus sampling can provide a conclusive determination as early as nine weeks. I can say without hesitation that, tragic as it would have felt and ghastly as a second-trimester abortion would have been, I would have terminated those pregnancies had the testing come back positive. I would have grieved the loss and moved on.
According to her opinion piece, Ms. Marcus' concern over whether or not a woman should be able to abort a child with Down Syndrome comes, at least in part, because of HB205, a bill introduced by Utah State Representative Karianne Lisonbee, which would ban doctors in that state from performing abortions for the sole reason of a Down Syndrome diagnosis. Ms. Marcus passionately defends her position, going even so far as to conclude:
Technological advances in prenatal testing pose difficult moral choices about what, if any, genetic anomaly or defect justifies an abortion. Nearsightedness? Being short? There are creepy, eugenic aspects of the new technology that call for vigorous public debate. But in the end, the Constitution mandates – and a proper understanding of the rights of the individual against those of the state underscores – that these excruciating choices be left to individual women, not to government officials who believe they know best.
Ms. Marcus admits that choosing whether to keep or abort a baby based on certain physical traits or genetic anomalies has "creepy, eugenic aspects." But such moral maladies are not nearly unnerving enough for her to even consider the possibility that some sort guardrail may be good for the human will when it comes to abortion. The ability to choose an abortion, in her view, is supreme and must remain unassailable.
Ms. Marcus flatly denies what Eve once declared: "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man." She has exculpated herself from the moral responsibilities intrinsic in the front phrase of Eve's sentence and has left herself with only, "I have brought forth a man." She has made herself the source and sustainer of any life that comes from her womb. And as the source and sustainer of such life, she believes that she should have the ability to decide whether the life inside of her is indeed worthy of life, or is instead better served by death.
Part of what makes Eve's statement so intriguing is that it seems to be pious and prideful at the same time. On the one hand, Eve acknowledges that God is the giver of life. Indeed, Martin Luther notes that Eve may have believed her son "would be the man who would crush the head of the serpent"[1] – that is, she may have believed her son would be the Messiah God had promised in Genesis 3:15 after the fall into sin. On the other hand, what she names her son is telling. She names him "Cain," which is a play on the Hebrew word for the phrase, "I have brought forth." Eve names her son in a way the emphasizes her action instead of God's gift.
Countless years and 60 million American abortions later, this emphasis has not changed. Maybe it should. As the fall into sin reminds us, human sovereignty is never far away from human depravity, which is why our demand to be able to choose death never works as well as God's sovereignty over life.
[1] Martin Luther, Luther's Works, vol. 1, Jaroslav Pelikan, ed. (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1958), 242.
Who's In Charge? The Self As the Source of Authority
Authority issues are nothing new. Conflicts over the source, scope, and systems of authority can be found in every socio-political upheaval, in every teenager who rebels against his parents, and in every rebellion going all the way back to Adam and Eve.
In our current cultural mise en scène, we seem to have two ascendant loci of authority: that of personal experience and that of corporate solidarity. The authority of personal experience claims that, simply by virtue of experiencing something, a person can speak conclusively, decisively, and intelligently on issues that intersect with his or her experience. It is assumed, for instance, that a person who identifies as gay can speak conclusively on LGBTQ concerns, or that a person who is an immigrant can speak decisively on border policy. These personal experiences, in turn, coalesce around a corporate solidarity where LGBTQ people come together to form the LGBTQ community, or where immigrants come together to form coalitions like the Dreamers. These communities then develop their own canons of orthodoxy and heresy, with individuals whose personal experiences or commitments do not conform to the broader communal experiences and commitments finding themselves marginalized or, sometimes, even shamed.
In many ways, our current secular assumptions about the wellsprings of authority parallel the experiments with authority in nineteenth-century theological liberalism. The German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher, for example, located the foundation for authority in individual experience, claiming:
If the word "God" is in general originally at one with its attendant notion, and thus the term "God" presupposes some notion of it, then the following is to be said. This notion, which is nothing other than simply a declaration of the feeling of absolute dependence, or the most direct possible reflection of it, is the most primary notion with which we have to do here, completely independent from the primary knowing proper just mentioned. Moreover, the notion we have to do with here is conditioned only by our feeling of absolute dependence, with the result that for us "God" signifies, first of all, simply that which is codeterminant in this feeling and that to which we push back our being, that being viewed as what we are. Any content of this notion that would be derived from some other quarter, however, has to be explicated based on the fundamental content just specified.[1]
Schleiermacher claims that notions of God are founded on feelings of dependence. One's feeling of the need for God becomes the basis for a transcendent understanding of God. In this way, divine authority is found first in personal feeling even as today's authority is grounded in personal experience.
Likewise, the authority of corporate solidarity finds its advocate in another German theologian of this period named Albrecht Ristchl, who put a heavy emphasis on a theological authority that arises out of the Christian community. As his famed dictum summarizes: "the immediate object of theological knowledge is the faith of the community." More fully, Ritschl writes:
Authentic and complete knowledge of Jesus' significance – His significance, that is, as a founder of religion – depends on one's reckoning oneself part of the community which He founded, and this precisely in so far as it believes itself to have received the forgiveness of sins as His peculiar gift. This religious faith does not take an unhistorical view of Jesus … We can discover the full compass of His historical activity solely from the faith in the Christian community.[2]
Though I am more sympathetic to Ritschl's emphasis on community than I am to Schleiermacher's obsession with individual feeling, Ritschl nevertheless strays when he not only celebrates the faith of the Christian community – that is, "the faith that was once for all entrusted to God's holy people" (Jude 3) – but calls for faith in the Christian community, supplanting Christ Himself as the object of faith. Ultimate theological authority for Ritschl is found in the Christian community even as ultimate secular authority today is found in ascendant activist coalitions.
Whether it be the locus of personal experience or the locus of corporate solidarity, these loci are fundamentally one in the same, for they both ultimately point back to the self. And authority that is grounded in the self cannot endure because, even as many selves can come together in a corporate solidarity, inevitably, such alliances will fissure as factions arise and their lust for authority will lead to the horrors of war.
One of the fascinating features of our modern notion of the self as the ultimate source of authority is how regularly we seek to elide the responsibility that comes with authority. Many tout their personal experiences not only as authoritative testimonies, but as grievance litanies that explain why the problems they face are not their fault. Likewise, some corporate solidarities have a habit of tying the legitimacy of their authority to the severity of their oppression. Thus, while many may want to have the authority to complain about what's wrong, they don't want their authority to include responsibility for their own part in what's wrong.
Orthodox Christianity grounds ultimate authority in a place quite different from that of the self or of the community. Christianity's message is that ultimate authority is in no way humanly grounded, but is instead divinely founded. Ultimate authority is not in the self, but in a Savior who declares, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me" (Matthew 28:18).
Christianity invites all of us who have been unraveled by our own authority to trust in Jesus' authority. For where our authority stumbles, His authority stands. Maybe it's not so bad not to be in charge.
[1] Friedrich Schleiermacher, Christian Faith, Volume 1, Terrence N. Nice, Catherine L. Kelsey, & Edwina Lawler, trans. (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016), 31.
[2] Albrecht Ritschl in Wilfred Currier Keirstead, "Theological Presuppositions of Ritschl," The American Journal of Theology 10, no. 2 (1906): 425.
March 12, 2018 at 4:15 am 1 comment
Sharia Law and Biblical Grace
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"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). This is the apostle Paul's sobering summary of the human condition. And he's right. Not only is there is not a person alive who lives up to God's standards of righteousness, there is also not a person alive who lives up to the standards of righteousness he sets for himself, as any person who has ever attempted – and failed at – a New Year's resolution can tell you. Sin is universal.
The Wall Street Journal reports that, in the Indonesian province of Aceh, two Christians were publicly whipped, according to the dictates of Sharia law, "for playing a game at a children's entertainment complex in a way authorities say amounted to gambling." Aceh's population is 98 percent Muslim, and people can face floggings for acts including "drinking alcohol, adultery, gay sex, gambling or having romantic relationships before marriage." Indeed, the province's courts are imposing hundreds of whippings a year for acts like these. Last January, a Christian was sentenced to 36 lashes for selling alcohol.
I do not believe that drinking or selling alcohol, in and of itself, is sinful, though I do believe that drunkenness is. Likewise, I don't believe that a good-natured raffle for a few laughs is inherently wicked, though I am also well aware and wary of the dangerous greed that gambling can stoke and how the gambling industry, especially in the form of state lotteries, cynically preys on the economically disadvantaged. I do believe in a traditional sexual ethic. So, I would say, as do the courts in Aceh, that any sexual activity outside of the confines of marriage strays from what is appropriate. In short, though I would qualify certain things, I find myself in broad agreement with Aceh's moral concerns. But I also find myself fundamentally at odds with Aceh's response to these concerns.
The radicalized form of Islamic law that Aceh's theocratically-minded courts seem to be bent on propagating addresses sin through judgment. Each sin, in these courts' minds, deserves a flogging. Christianity, however, addresses sin in a whole different way. Christianity acknowledges the reality and ubiquity of human sinfulness – "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23) – but addresses such sinfulness not with judgment, but by grace: "All are justified freely by God's grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:24).
In John 8, Jesus is famously confronted by some religious leaders who bring to Him a woman who has been caught in the act of adultery. In a breathtaking display of theocratic virtue signaling, they crow: "In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do You say" (John 8:5)? In their recounting of Mosaic law, the religious leaders conveniently overlook the fact that it was both the adulteress and the adulterer who were to be punished by death, as, in this case, they bring to Jesus only the adulteress. They also needlessly restrict the method of execution to that of stoning, even though Moses makes no such specification. Nevertheless, they are broadly correct that adultery was, according to Mosaic law, punishable by death. Jesus, however, instead of debating the finer points of where the adulterer is and what method of execution should be used, simply responds:
"Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin." (John 8:7, 9-11)
Here, Jesus brilliantly puts His finger on the problem with responding to sin with judgment instead of with grace. If one responds to sin with only judgment, there will finally be no one left to mete out any judgment, because no one is without sin. Everyone will have been stoned. Only grace can address sin in a way that leaves anyone standing.
Christianity certainly understands and accepts the role governing authorities play to discourage wickedness by means of penalties. But Christianity also knows that people need more than a penalty in the face of sin. They need a Savior who does not condemn them, but forgives them. And this is what a theocracy like Aceh's, which plays the roles of both political and religious authorities, cannot provide.
Interestingly, the Bible does accept lashings as appropriate remuneration for sin. But the lashes do not fall on us. They fall on God's Son:
He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)
The courts of Aceh, it turns out, are lashing out far too late for it to do any good. The lashing that was really needed already happened 2,000 years ago.
It's time to put the whips down.
March 5, 2018 at 5:15 am 1 comment


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Market VerticalsAutomationTechnologyTech Experts
Moving From Traditional to a Connected Factory
We hear a lot about the massive productivity increase that completely automated and connected factories can deliver over the existing setup. This talk by Dilin Anand of EFY with senior executives of Tata Technologies takes a look at the various elements that come into play when moving from a traditional factory to a futuristic connected factory.
NIRAJ TYAGI, HEAD, CENTER OF EXCELLENCE – MANUFACTURING, TATA TECHNOLOGIES
Q. While connected factories are obviously more efficient than non-connected factories, what reasons do you hear from companies that are hesitant to take the leap?
A. The quantum of change management in the journey towards connected factory operations is huge. Besides, you need to factor in other organisational show stoppers as well. Chief among them is the technophobia, the hang-ups about technology itself. Other considerations include the high costs involved, the wearisome task of integrating disparate blocks of technology into a seamless whole and, importantly, the very availability of these building blocks. The perceived fear about data security and cyber-attacks needs to be calmed.
HEMANT J. PATIL, LEAD, CENTER OF EXCELLENCE – MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEMS, TATA TECHNOLOGIES
Q. Does the shift to a connected factory affect the classic production process used by various industries?
A. Realistically speaking, yes it does. Changes in technology, components and workflow are bound to affect the production process to an extent. On the other hand, the benefits are many. The shift to a connected factory will move some of the challenges. Like mobility, interoperability and capacity utilisation. In turn, it will lead to faster responses, quicker and more informed decisions, as well as bring about a change in overall operational style—from reactive to more proactive. Connected factory approach is not a facelift or something simply skin-deep, it's a complete body lift.
Q. Since this shift leads to a lean manufacturing set up, how do people manage the tighter supply chain challenges that crop up?
A. In India, the challenge is not always about connecting the factory—there is a whole lot of logistics snarl-ups and there is a need for systems to face and deal with them. Kanban techniques for effective production scheduling and just in time systems, which ensure materials are delivered only as required, are already up and running. And a lot of Japanese firms that have popularised lean manufacturing, which pare out wasteful processes, are facilitating the shift to a connected factory environment.
Q. Any examples you can give of early-adopters of Industry 4.0?
A.Industry 4.0 is at a fairly nascent stage. As a coming-of-age concept, there are not many full-blown examples at the moment to support it. Even so, in this regard, Siemens' Amberg facility in Germany merits some attention since it has gone quite some distance down the Industry 4.0 road. Amberg's highly connected ecosystem turns out controls, automation products and components with an optimal turnaround time of 24 hours, and the quantum of confirmed defects is a mere 12 per million. The availability is reportedly around 99%. Plus, Amberg boasts a lot of automation and agility.
Q. What are your views on how the IoT paradigm will play out over the next 10-15 years?
A. It has a great potential from design and customer experience perspectives. Technology is shaping up with IPv6 communication rules setting the stage for the creation of unlimited number of IP addresses for billions of IoT devices on the network. 5G mobile networks, likely to go operational by 2020, are not only faster than 4G but also support large-scale sensor deployment. This could be an inflexion point for IoT as also cloud computing. However, the industry needs to be ready with all requisite standards around security and handshaking. There isn't much time left either; standards must be in place in the next 1-2 years. In the next 3-5 years, when all the pieces of this jigsaw are in place, we are going to see the connected enterprise at its peak.
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Q: Insert excel records into MS SQL database I tried to insert excel data to database, MS SQL.
Currently I looped the excel records and insert. It took too long.
Is there any way to insert excel records to database once ?
Thanks and Regards,
Here is my code:
User user = new User();
cmd_obj = new OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]", con_obj);
OleDbDataReader dr = cmd_obj.ExecuteReader();

while (dr.Read())
{
   int blnBadSyntax = 0;
   int blnBadDomain = 0;
   int blnBadSMTP = 0;
   int blnGreylisted = 0;
   int blnBadMailbox = 0;
   bool blnIsValid = false;

   string key = "2CH3W-7ENLC-FWLZ4-WEUVY-JRQ11-AU69U-W63V5-ULF1C-DA5RC-RU7XS-XK6JY-6JT5U-MYLX";
   MXValidate.LoadLicenseKey(key);
   MXValidate mx = new MXValidate();
   mx.LogInMemory = true;
   mx.CheckLiteralDomain = true;
   mx.CheckGreylisting = true;
   try
   {
      MXValidateLevel level = mx.Validate(user.StrEmailId, MXValidateLevel.Mailbox);
      switch (level)
      {
         case MXValidateLevel.NotValid:
         blnBadSyntax = 1;
         break;

         case MXValidateLevel.Syntax:
         blnBadDomain = 1;
         break;

         case MXValidateLevel.MXRecords:
         blnBadSMTP = 1;
         break;

         case MXValidateLevel.SMTP:
         blnGreylisted = 1;
         blnIsValid = true;
         break;

         case MXValidateLevel.Greylisted:
         blnBadMailbox = 1;
         blnIsValid = true;
         break;

         case MXValidateLevel.Mailbox:
         blnIsValid = true;
         break;
     }

     user.BlnBadSyntax = blnBadSyntax;
     user.BlnBadDomain = blnBadDomain;
     user.BlnBadSMTP = blnBadSMTP;
     user.BlnGraylisted = blnGreylisted;
     user.BlnBadMailBox = blnBadMailbox;
     if (blnIsValid)
     {
        user.StrStatus = "Valid";
     }
     else
     {
        user.StrStatus = "InValid";
        logFile.writeLog(mx.GetLog());
     }
   }
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   {
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A: You can do this with the help of SqlBulkCopy if the data is large.
Kindly check the following post for more details:
http://technico.qnownow.com/bulk-copy-data-from-excel-to-destination-db-using-sql-bulk-copy/
// Connection String to Excel Workbook
            string excelConnectionString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=Book1.xls;ExtendedProperties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;""";

            // Create Connection to Excel Workbook
            using (OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection(excelConnectionString))
            {
                OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand("Select ID,Data FROM [Data$]", connection);

                connection.Open();

                // Create DbDataReader to Data Worksheet
                using (DbDataReader dr = command.ExecuteReader())
                {
                    // SQL Server Connection String
                    string sqlConnectionString = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=Test;Integrated Security=True";

                    // Bulk Copy to SQL Server
                    using (SqlBulkCopy bulkCopy = new SqlBulkCopy(sqlConnectionString))
                    {
                        bulkCopy.DestinationTableName = "ExcelData";
                        bulkCopy.WriteToServer(dr);
                    }


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Tag: Alumni Association
Trojans remember Sim Byrd, the 'Joe Namath' of small-college football
News | November 19, 2020 | By Clif Lusk
Sim Byrd died at the age of 75 on Nov. 18. He was the quarterback of the 1968 NAIA National Championship Troy Red Wave team.
Hall of Fame and National Champion Troy quarterback Sim Byrd passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18; he was 75 years old.
One of Troy's first modern day All-Americans, Byrd led the then Red Wave to the 1968 NAIA National Championship behind passing numbers that were way ahead of his time. In Troy's semifinal and championship game…
Alumni Association's Membership in May campaign ongoing
Alumni News | May 8, 2020 | By Andy Ellis
All Trojans joining or renewing their membership during the Troy University Alumni Association's Membership in May campaign will receive a free gift.
The Troy University Alumni Association has launched its Membership in May campaign and is encouraging all alumni, students, friends and faculty and staff to join or renew their membership this month.
Annual dues are $35 and lifetime membership are available for $750 for an individual or $1,250 for a couple. Payment plans are available for…
Troy University to honor Alumni of the Year during Homecoming celebration
Alumni News | November 5, 2019 | By Andy Ellis
Anshooman Aga, Darlene Hutchinson Biehl, Tommy Bryan and Lamar P. Higgins will be honored on Saturday as TROY's Alumni of the Year.
Troy University will recognize four alumni as Alumni of the Year on Saturday as a part of the University's Homecoming game at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
This year's honorees are: Anshooman Aga, Darlene Hutchinson Biehl, Tommy Bryan and Lamar P. Higgins. The Trojans will welcome Sun Belt Conference foe Georgia Southern for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff….
Troy University set for 2019 'Trojans One and All' Homecoming celebration
Alumni Faculty/Staff News Students | October 21, 2019 | By Andy Ellis
The Sound of the South marching band performs during the 2018 Homecoming Parade. This year's parade is set for 10 a.m., Nov. 9 in downtown Troy.
Troy University will celebrate Homecoming the week of Nov. 3 with activities honoring this year's theme "Trojans One and All."
The week's activities will culminate in the homecoming game, Saturday, Nov. 9, as the Trojans play host to Georgia Southern at 2:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Activities will kick off at 2:30 p.m….
Alumni chapters support the Sound of the South in trumpet purchase
Alumni Rally in Support of Alumni Center Dream
TROY alumna returns to campus for book signing event


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FC OPA (FC Oulun Pallo) is a football club from Oulu, Finland. In 2009 it plays in the third highest tier in the C-Group of Kakkonen.

The club was founded in 2005. OPA started from Vitonen (the sixth highest tier) and was promoted three times in a row after every season from 2005 to 2007. FC OPA plays its home matches in the Castren Sports Center in the Välivainio district of Oulu. The head coach of FC OPA is Ville Väisänen.

External links
 FC OPA official homepage

Football clubs in Finland
Association football clubs established in 2005
2005 establishments in Finland