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Dee Snider drops release date for new album, reveals artwork
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 16, 2018
The legendary Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has announced his solo effort For The Love Of Metal will be released on July 27th via Napalm Records. The album was produced by Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta and will feature contributions from Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage), Mark Morton (Lamb of God), Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) Toxic Holocaust's Joel Grind and Nick Bellmore, and Charlie Bellmore (Kingdom of Sorrow.).
Snider expressed his excitement:
"I am beyond excited to be working with one of the world's leading labels for heavy music, it's a perfect home for this album! I believe there's something for every hard rock and metal fan on this record and I cannot wait to unleash it on the world July 27th!"
Jasta added:
"I'm so happy and proud to have been a part of this project, Dee Snider is an American original, there is no other voice like his on earth, his power and passion really shine through on this album. Metal brings us all together and with Dee still at the forefront, it's a great time to be a fan of heavy music!"
Jones revealed:
"To be given the chance to write for and sing with Dee Snider, one of the men responsible for shaping heavy music as it is today, is an absolute honor. The voice, the mind, the swagger…the man is one of a kind."
White-Gluz commented:
"I am honored and humbled to sing alongside such a truly unique and talented soul. I love that Dee Snider has continued to shock people for decades just by being himself. I can't wait for everyone to hear our duet! It was no easy task matching up to Dee's level of vocal prowess but I was happy to accept the challenge and I'm in love with the results!"
01) "Lies Are A Business"
02) "Tomorrow's No Concern"
03) "I am The Hurricane"
04) "American Made"
05) "Roll Over You"
06) "I'm Ready"
07) "Running Mazes"
08) "Mask"
09) "Become The Storm"
10) "The Hardest Way"
11) "Dead Hearts (Love Thy Enemy)"
12) "For The Love of Metal"
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"No means NO!" A look at the many ways to reject an offer in English
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Imagine this scenario: a stranger offers a child a ride to school, or offers a woman to a cup of tea, or offers a group of people to go to a free show in a theater, etc. You want to say no, but you want to find a creative alternative to the words "No thank you." Furthermore, you would like to know which of the expressions are more forceful than the polite versions. It's like in the commercial produced in 2015 on the issue of consent and, like in the picture above, the offer for a cup of tea:
Of course, we could accept the offer and say sure, we can do that. Germans would use the word annehmen and the English equivalents are below:
For the enquivalent to the German word, ablehnen, the expressions are on the same level as this traffic light:
The green light represents the polite way of saying no, the yellow light is the more stern way, and the red light is the most forceful way. The most commonly used words to describe "No!" are decline, reject and refuse. Like the traffic light, the difference among the three verbs is as follows:
As a hint, each of the words also have an equivalent, whose meanings are different, but they are in reference to the actual meaning of the word.
Decline: Two meanings come to mind when it comes to this word. The first has to do with deteriorate, the other to go down. While it is OK to politely decline to the offer a friend gives you, it doesn't necessarily mean that the friend doesn't like you. Yet if you reject your friend's offer multiple times, then you might want to ask why, for it could be a sign that a friendship is deteriorating.
Reject: There are several words that come to mind when it comes to rejecting something sternly. One can repeal, annul or back out of an offer. Yet you can reject an offer and at the same time end a relationship and leave someone behind. As a hint, when you reject something plainly and to the point, it is a sign that you want to end something and move on. Reject is a tool used to end a partnership but on a professional basis.
Refuse: Two words are used to describe the harshest form of a "No" word: refuse and waste. Refuse is British and means garbage in American English as well as Abfall in German. The stress is on the first syllable. Waste is the same as garbage as a noun, but as a verb it means using time in a worthless manner. If you use the word refuse, your implying that the other person is wasting your time and you want nothing to do with him/her. If you use refuse, then the person is being tossed into the pile of garbage, full of disappointments, but in the clearest (and hopefully) verbal manner.
Decline <=> deteriorate, go down
Reject <=> repeal, annul, back out, end, leave behind
Refuse <=> refuse (noun), garbage, waste (noun/verb)
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A. Look at the expressions below. Determine whether they represent a red light (severe), yellow light (stern but moderate) or green light (polite). Please keep in mind that both the three words plus their synonyms are featured in the examples.
I refuse to talk to my dad. He's such a racist!
Patricia declined to comment on the incident.
Sam rejected Torsten's request for a paid leave of absence
The police officer apprehended the driver after he refused to show him his driver's license.
The teenager refused to show his tatoo to the leader of the gang and was subsequentially beaten.
Anna declined Ted's offer for a beer after work.
I refuse to be a victim to this abuse!
The President rejected the proposal to sign the treaty, citing high costs to carry it through.
The clerk rejected the form because there was missing information.
The opposite team declined the offer to penalize the home team for the foul.
The marriage was annulled due to irreconcilable differences. Annul is the same as which of the three words: ______________________
I've decided to leave the group because of the contract and I wanted to go solo. Leave is the same as which of the three words: ___________________.
The relationship has deteriorated recently because of cultural differences between the couple. Deteriorate is the same as which of the three words:_______________________
I will not speak with that piece of garbage. Not after what he did. He's a waste of time. Waste and garbage are in reference to which of the three words: _____________________
I passed up on the offer to work in Auckland for family reasons. Pass up is the same as which of the three words: __________________________.
The bishop shunned the couple for same-sex marriage. Shun is the same as which of the three words: ______________________.
We renounced our citizenship because we didn't want to pay double taxes. Renounce is the same as which of the three words: ____________________.
Scott sat out during the game because of a nose bleed. Sit out is the same as which of the three words:_____________________.
The plaintiff's lawyer objected to the defendant's claims in court. Object is the same as which of the three words: ____________________.
People in the hall protested at the proposal to tear the historic building down. Protest is the same as which of the three words: ________________________.
B. Complete the following sentences, using either decline, reject or refuse. Pay attention to the details!
Charles _______________ to apologize to his brother for the fight because he had started it.
The cat ________________ to come down from the cupboard. So Sam took a broom and chased him down.
Georgia _________________ Harlow's offer to dinner at the diner in town. She was not interested in him and he understood.
I _________________ to comment on the story because I've only heard it for the first time. Please give me time to digest the news.
The Senate ________________ the proposal calling for the increase in taxes among the wealthy.
The wedding proposal was __________________ because she didn't love him. She loved someone else.
The protesters _________________ to leave the town square, so the police sprayed water on them.
I _________________ to back down to Mr. Henning because his argument for me clearing my classroom was not justified.
My boss _________________ the offer for a higher position because he loves his job.
She __________________ the draft because it was irrelevant.
C. Look at the following sentences and convert them using the antonyms.
Example: I refuse your apology! <=> I accept your apology!
I decline the offer to marry you. <=>
I refuse to talk to him. <=>
The proposal was rejected by a unanimous vote. <=>
The fine for speeding was rejected. <=>
The peace treaty has been refused by both parties. <=>
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After watching the video and reading (as well as doing) the examples, you should have an idea on the ways to express yourself if someone offers you something in English and you want to accept or deny the offer. Regardless of severity vs politeness, the main factor is: "No means no!" If a person declines, rejects or refuses something, then there is a reason for that. It is only OK with the consent of the other and NOT based on your assumptions. What was learned in your childhood that "No means yes." is no longer the norm in this day and age.
When it's no, it means no. Regardless of how no is interpreted.
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Q: Dealing with legacy tensorflow without GPU support Code:
import os
os.envirion['TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL']='2'

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from tensorflow import keras
from tensorflow.keras.layers import Dense

c = np.array([-40, -10, -0, 8, 15, 22, 38])
f = np.array([-40, 14, 32, 46, 59, 72, 100])

model = keras.Sequential()
model.add(Dense(units=1,input_shape=(1,), activation='linear'))

model.compile(loss='mean_squared_error', optimizer=keras.optimizers.Adam(0.1))

history = model.fit(c, f, epochs=500, verbose=0)

plt.plot(history.history['loss'])
plt.grid(True)
plt.show()

print(model.get_weights())

I don't need CUDA to work (and I can't install it on amd) and the CPU is enough. Installed tensorflow 1.15 without GPU support, the first 2 lines of code should seem to hide the warning that there is no CUDA, but nothing works with them at all:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/krist/PycharmProjects/newpy/exam1.py", line 2, in <module>
    os.envirion['TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL']='2'
AttributeError: module 'os' has no attribute 'envirion'

It works without them, but there are a lot of warnings:
    2021-02-13 15:06:56.460608: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'cudart64_100.dll'; dlerror: cudart64_100.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:56.460848: I tensorflow/stream_executor/cuda/cudart_stub.cc:29] Ignore above cudart dlerror if you do not have a GPU set up on your machine.
WARNING:tensorflow:From C:\Users\krist\miniconda3\envs\newpy\lib\site-packages\tensorflow_core\python\ops\resource_variable_ops.py:1630: calling BaseResourceVariable.__init__ (from tensorflow.python.ops.resource_variable_ops) with constraint is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
Instructions for updating:
If using Keras pass *_constraint arguments to layers.
2021-02-13 15:06:58.537138: I tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:44] Successfully opened dynamic library nvcuda.dll
2021-02-13 15:06:59.115843: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/gpu/gpu_device.cc:1618] Found device 0 with properties:
name: GeForce GTX 1650 major: 7 minor: 5 memoryClockRate(GHz): 1.56
pciBusID: 0000:01:00.0
2021-02-13 15:06:59.117006: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'cudart64_100.dll'; dlerror: cudart64_100.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:59.117956: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'cublas64_100.dll'; dlerror: cublas64_100.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:59.118915: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'cufft64_100.dll'; dlerror: cufft64_100.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:59.119933: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'curand64_100.dll'; dlerror: curand64_100.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:59.120970: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'cusolver64_100.dll'; dlerror: cusolver64_100.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:59.122001: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'cusparse64_100.dll'; dlerror: cusparse64_100.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:59.122953: W tensorflow/stream_executor/platform/default/dso_loader.cc:55] Could not load dynamic library 'cudnn64_7.dll'; dlerror: cudnn64_7.dll not found
2021-02-13 15:06:59.123152: W tensorflow/core/common_runtime/gpu/gpu_device.cc:1641] Cannot dlopen some GPU libraries. Please make sure the missing libraries mentioned above are installed properly if you would like to use GPU. Follow the guide at https://www.tensorflow.org/install/gpu for how to download and setup the required libraries for your platform.
Skipping registering GPU devices...
2021-02-13 15:06:59.123868: I tensorflow/core/platform/cpu_feature_guard.cc:142] Your CPU supports instructions that this TensorFlow binary was not compiled to use: AVX2
2021-02-13 15:06:59.201911: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/gpu/gpu_device.cc:1159] Device interconnect StreamExecutor with strength 1 edge matrix:
2021-02-13 15:06:59.202095: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/gpu/gpu_device.cc:1165]

It kind of says here that tensorflow is deprecated and will be removed in the future, how long can I still work with this version and how can I remove all these warnings?

A: Since you are executing code in TF 1.15, you are getting above deprecated warning. It will resolved once you upgrade to Tensorflow 2.x.

AttributeError: module 'os' has no attribute 'envirion'

It can be resolved if you can correct spell to environ
Working code as shown below
import os
os.environ['TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL']='2'

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import tensorflow as tf
from tensorflow.keras.models import Sequential
from tensorflow.keras.layers import Dense
from tensorflow.keras.optimizers import Adam

c = np.array([-40, -10, -0, 8, 15, 22, 38])
f = np.array([-40, 14, 32, 46, 59, 72, 100])

model = Sequential()
model.add(Dense(units=1,input_shape=(1,), activation='linear'))

model.compile(loss='mean_squared_error', optimizer= Adam(0.1))

history = model.fit(c, f, epochs=500, verbose=0)

plt.plot(history.history['loss'])
plt.grid(True)
plt.show()
print(model.get_weights())

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Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) was part of the Roman Catholic Church's efforts to crush the Cathars.
The Cathars were especially numerous in southern France, in the region of Languedoc. They were termed Albigensians because of the movements presence in and around the city of Albi. Political control in Languedoc was split amongst many local lords and town councils, the area was relatively lightly oppressed and reasonably advanced.
The crusading efforts can be divided into a number of periods, the first from 1209 to 1215 was a series of great success for the crusaders in Languedoc. The captured lands however were largely lost between 1215 and 1225 in a series of revolts and reverses. The situation turned again following the intervention of the French king, Louis VIII in 1226. He died in November of that year, but the efforts continued under Louis IX, the area was reconquered by 1229 and main protagonists made peace. From 1233 the efforts of the Inquisition to crush Catharism were key, there was resistance and revolts with the military action finally ending in 1255 but the Cathar efforts were clearly doomed.
Pope Innocent III organised the vigorous supression of the Cathars. He sent a papal legate to investigate Languedoc in 1204 and found that it would be difficult to convert the heretics. The Pope called upon the French king, Philippe II, to act against those nobles who permitted Catharism, but Philippe was involved in the Bouvines War[?] and declined to act. In 1206 the Pope sought support for action from the nobles of Languedoc. The powerful count Raymond of Toulouse refused to assist and was excommunicated in May, 1207. Raymond met with a papal representative, Pierre de Castelnau[?], in January, 1208 and after an angry meeting Pierre de Castelnau was killed the following day. The Pope reacted to the affront by a bull[?] declaring a crusade against Languedoc - offering the land of the heretics to any who would fight.
By mid 1209 around 10,000 crusaders had gathered in Lyon and began to march south. In June Raymond of Toulouse, recognizing the potential disaster at hand, promised to act against the Cathars and his excommunication was lifted. The crusaders headed towards Montpellier and the lands of Raymond-Roger de Trencavel[?], aiming for the Cathar communities around Albi and Carcassonne. Like Raymond of Toulouse, Raymond-Roger de Trencavel sought an accommodation with the crusaders, but Raymond-Roger was refused a meeting and raced back to Carcassonne to prepare his defences.
In July the crusaders captured the small village of Servian and headed for B�ziers[?], arriving on July 21. They surrounded the town and demanded the Catharists be handed over, the demand was refused. The town fell the following day, an abortive sortie was pursued back into the town and the population was slaughtered. The papal representative, Abbot Arnaud-Amaury, apparently declared "Kill them all! God will recognize his own". B�ziers is believed to have held no more than 500 Cathars, but over 10,000 citizens were killed. The news of the horror at B�ziers quickly spread and many settlements were cowed.
The next major target for the crusade was Carcassonne. The town was well fortified, but vulnerable and over-populated with refugees. The crusaders arrived outside the town on August 1, 1209. The siege did not last long, by August 7 the crusaders had cut the towns access to water, Raymond-Roger sought negotiations but was taken prisoner while under truce and the town surrendered on August 15. The inhabitants were not massacred but all were forced to leave the town. The crusader Simon de Montfort was granted control of the area encompassing Carcassonne, Albi, and B�ziers. After Carcassonne most towns surrendered without a struggle. Albi, Castelnaudary[?], Castres[?], Fanjeaux[?], Limoux[?], Lombers[?] and Montr�al[?] all fell quickly during the autumn. However some of the towns quickly taken later revolted.
The next struggle centred around Lastours[?] and the adjacent castle of Cabaret. Attacked in December 1209 Pierre-Roger de Cabaret[?] repulsed the attackers. Fighting largely halted over the winter but many new crusaders arrived. In March 1210 Bram[?] was captured after a short siege. In June the well fortified town of Minerve[?] was invested, it withstood a heavy bombardment but in late June the town's main well was destroyed and on July 22 the inhabitants surrendered, the Cathar residents were given a chance to convert and the 140 who refused were burned. In August the crusade proceeded to Termes[?] and despite attacks from Pierre-Roger de Cabaret the siege was solid and in December the town fell. It was the last action of the year.
When action resumed in 1211 the actions of Arnaud-Amaury and Simon de Montfort had alienated several lords over the winter including Raymond of Toulouse, who had been excommunicated again. The crusaders returned in force to Lastours in March and Pierre-Roger de Cabarat soon agreed to surrender. In May the crusading force was directed against some revolters, the castle of Aimery de Montr�al[?] was retaken, he and his senior knights were hung and several hundred Cathars were burned. Cass�s[?] and Montferrand[?] both fell easily in early June and the crsade headed for Toulouse, the town was besieged but for once the attackers were short of supplies and men, and so Simon de Montfort withdrew before the end of the month. Emboldened Raymond of Toulouse led a force to attack de Monfort at Castelnaudary in September. De Montfort broke free from the siege but Castelnaudary fell and the forces of Raymond went on to liberate over thirty towns before grinding to a halt at Lastours in the autumn. The following year much of the province of Toulouse was re-captured.
In 1213 forces led by the king Peter I of Aragon came to the aid of Toulouse. The force besieged Muret[?], but in September a sortie from the castle led to the death of king Peter and his army fled. It was a serious blow for the resisters and in 1214 the situation became worse, Raymond was forced to flee to England and his lands were given by the Pope to the freshly victorious Philippe II, a ploy which succeeded in interesting the king in the conflict. In November the ever active Simon de Montfort entered P�rigord and easily captured the castles of Domme[?] and Montfort[?], he also occupied Castlenaud[?] and destroyed the fortifications of Beynac[?]. In 1215 Castelnaud was lost and swiftly recaptured by de Montfort and the crusaders entered Toulouse. Toulouse was gifted to de Monfort and in April 1216 he ceded his lands to Philippe.
However, Raymond together with his son returned to the region in April, 1216 and soon raised a substantial force from disaffected towns. Beaucaire was besieged in May and fell after a three month siege, the efforts of de Montfort to relieve the town were repulsed. De Montfort had then to put down an uprising in Toulouse before heading west to captured Bigorre[?] but was repulsed at Lourdes in December 1216. In 1217 while de Montfort was occupied in the Foix region Raymond took Toulouse in September, de Montfort hurried back but his forces were inadequate to take the town before campaigning halted. De Montfort renewed the siege in the spring of 1218, in June while fighting in a sortie de Montfort was killed.
The crusade was left in temporary disarray. The command passed to the more cautious Philippe II and he was concerned with Toulouse rather than heresy. Innocent III had also died in July 1216. The conflict fell into something a lull until 1219, although the crusaders had taken Belcaire[?] and besieged Marmande[?] in late 1218 under Amaury de Montfort[?]. Marmande fell on June 3, 1219 but attempts to retake Toulouse faltered and a number of de Montfort holds fell. In 1220 Castelnaudary was taken from de Montfort, and while Amaury de Montfort attacked the town from July 1220 the town withstood a eight month siege. In 1221 the success of Raymond and his son continued, Montr�al and Fanjeaux were captured and many Catholics fled. In 1222 Raymond died and was succeeded by his son Raymond. In 1223 Philippe II died and was succeeded by Louis VIII. In 1224 Amaury de Montfort abandoned Carcassonne and fled, the son of Raymond-Roger de Trencaval returned from exile to reclaim the area. Amaury de Montfort offered his claim to the lands of Languedoc to Louis VIII and he accepted.
In November 1225 Raymond, like his father, was excommunicated. Louis VIII headed the new crusade into the area in June 1226, towns and castles surrendered without resistance. Avignon, nominally under the rule of the German emperor, did resist and it took a three month siege to finally subdue the town into surrendering in September. Louis VIII died in November and was succeeded by the child king Louis IX. But queen Blanche of Castile allowed the crusade to continue under Humbert de Beaujeu[?]. Lab�c�de[?] fell in 1227 and Vareilles[?] and Toulouse in 1228. However queen Blanche offered Raymond a treaty, recognizing him as ruler of Toulouse in return for fighting Cathars, returning all Church property, turning over his castles and destroying the defences of Toulouse. Raymond agreed and signed a treaty at Meaux[?] in April 1229 he was then seized, whipped and briefly imprisoned.
Languedoc now was firmly under the control of the king of France. The Inquisition was established in Toulouse in November 1229 and the process of ridding the area of heresy and investing the remaining Cathat strongholds began. Under Pope Gregory IX the Inquistion was given almost unlimited power to suppress the heretics and from 1233 a ruthless campaign started, burning Cathars wherever they were found, even exhuming bodies for burning. Naturally many resisted, taking refuge in a few fortresses in Fenouill�des and Monts�gur or inciting uprisings. In 1235 the Inquisition was forced out of Albi, Narbonne, and Toulouse. Raymond-Roger de Trencavel led a military effort in 1240, he was defeated a Carcassonne in October and then besieged at Montr�al where he soon surrendered and was allow passage to exile in Aragon. In 1242 Raymond de Toulouse attempted a revolt to coincide with an English invasion, but the English were quickly repulsed and his support collapsed. Raymond was pardoned by the king.
The Cathar strongholds slowly fell, the largest at Peyrepertuse[?] in 1240, Monts�gur[?] withstood a nine month siege before being captured in March 1244. The final holdout, a small, isolated fort at Qu�ribus[?] had been also overlooked until August 1255 when it quickly fell. The last Cathar burning by the Inquisition occurred in 1321.
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Review: A New Jerusalem (New Internationalist/Myriad Editions)
This years award for 'graphic novel we really should have read sooner so that it was eligible for our best of 2018 list' goes to Benjamin Dickson's A New Jerusalem. A powerful and thought provoking story of a young boys relationship with his father in post-war Britain, that is very different to your average heroic war comic book story.
Publisher: New Internationalist/Myriad Editions
Writer: Benjamin Dickson
Artist: Benjamin Dickson
Price: £12.99 from Amazon
Set in the immediate aftermath of VE day, A New Jerusalem sees 11 year old Ralph's father Edward return from the frontline early. Having not seen his son for 6 years he is a stranger in the boy's life, and so their relationship is strained and awkward. Edward is struggling from 'shell-shock' or what we now know better as PTSD, and is struggling to acclimatise to life back on civvy street. While Ralph is coming to terms with having a father in his life for the first time in his memory, as well as reconciling that with the fact that his father is not the comic book hero which he was expecting to have return.
Although very much set in the post world war 2 Britain, A New Jerusalem has an almost timeless feeling to it, which makes it feel like it could be about the aftermath of any conflict. Told through the child's eye view of Ralph it not only adds a level of innocence to the comprehension of war, but also gives a very limited timeframe of experience for the story to use as reference. Looking back at World War 2 you thinks of it as being a relatively short time period – just six years – but of course in the lifespan of an 11 year old that is more than half of their entire life.
Dickson handles the whole story in a very sympathetic and engaging way, but without ever sugar coating the events that happens. Edward is withdrawn and struggling to cope with life outside the army and the changes that have happened in the world since he has been away. As such, he becomes violent to his family and those around him, yet rather than be vilified for his actions is protected by both his wife and also the local vicar (an ex-soldier, who is the only one Edward is able to open up to). It does a very potent job of reminding us how institutionalised the military can make someone, and how difficult adjusting to life in the real world can be. But also how much attitudes about post traumatic stress and mental health have changed in the past 60 years. And how much more we still need to do in order to protect those who have been through these horrific events.
The effects of PTSD in A New Jerusalem
Although the subject matter may sound hard going, and there are moments which are very emotionally raw, Dickson also has a lightness of touch to parts of the story which makes it very readable and even quite enjoyable. The scenes of Ralph and his friends playing soldiers in the bombed out buildings for example, offer a respite from some of the more emotive scenes with Edward, and also offer the stark contrast of the realities war vs. the expectations of a child, that is needed to make the story ring true.
Visually the book looks fantastic, with Dickson using a pencil sketch style similar to Rachael Ball's Wolf, but with a more serious tone that is more akin to Raymond Briggs. It gives the book a very old fashioned, almost black and white feel to it, yet Dicksons' characterisation of Edward makes him feel almost 'time-neutral' (but this could just be down to the beard which makes him feel quite contemporary). He mixes incredibly detailed and realistic landscapes (such as the bombed out buildings the boys play in), with a quite simplified style for the people – using only a simple dot for the eyes. This means that some of the talking heads scenes can feel a bit basic, but in actuality helps relay the importance of the story by creating a very unfussy and uncluttered page.
A New Jerusalem is one of those books which you find yourself thinking about, long after you have turned the final page. Thought provoking, powerful, insightful and compelling. A New Jerusalem gives a unique, and very necessary, perspective on the aftermath of war and is a stark reminder that when the bullets stop flying, that doesn't mean that everything simply returns to normal.
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Odell Beckham Jr. certainly knows how to create a spark.
The Giants wide receiver went into the locker room at halftime with the team trailing the Bears 14-10 on Sunday and felt like he needed to say something.
So Beckham delivered an empassioned speech.
"I addressed the team at halftime, and I told 'em, it's just something that I had to get off my chest," Beckham told reporters. "I love these boys. Every time I put on a helmet whether it's practice or a game, I'm gonna give it my all, and I feel like I owed them to give them more, to give them all of me and whatever that can entail."
The Giants offense sputtered in the first half, managing just 10 points and they were lucky to get that much, thanks to a Saquon Barkley 22-yard run with six seconds remaining on the clock to set up a 57-yard field goal from Aldrick Rosas.
Beckham had just two catches on eight targets in the half.
"It just was something in my heart," he said. "In a way I kinda feel like I let 'em down. When I came into the building today, it was just a different feeling and I didn't know how to shake it. … So as I'm speaking to 'em, it's just flying out. It's whatever thoughts are coming out. I feel like they took the message well, and we're in this locker room with a good feeling."
On the fourth play of the third quarter, Beckham made sure the Giants capitalized on that good feeling.
"So we drew a play up, I told Bennie (Fowler) I don't care what happens, I'm going to throw it to you," Beckham said.
Eli Manning tossed the ball to Beckham on a reverse and the wide receiver looked to throw to Fowler but saw him double covered by two Bears defenders.
Beckham stopped in his tracks and appeared ready to make something happen with his legs, when he noticed Russell Shepard wide open down field.
"They double covered [Fowler] and this grown man from LSU (Shepard) who I've played with for a long time, I saw him down the middle of the field and I was like this can't be real and I just launched it to him," he said. "It's all good, he wasn't supposed to do that, but he's just playing football and he came up with a huge play for us. Very, very, very big play."
It was Beckham's second touchdown of the season -- he threw one in Week 5 against the Panthers -- and it gave the Giants their first lead of the game en route to a 30-27 win over the Bears.


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Q: Variadic function and C++11, passing objects as parameters I have such trouble, when we start using new C++11, compiler (GCC) says that this code is wrong, but it works fine at older version :(
std::list<CCPoint> createPointArray(int count, ...) {
    CCPoint val;
    std::list<CCPoint*> arr;

    va_list vl;
    va_start(vl,count);
    for (int i=0;i<count;i++)
    {
        val = va_arg(vl,CCPoint*);
        arr.push_back(*val);
    }
    va_end(vl);

    return arr;
}

And this is the way, i'm using it:
createPointArray(3, &CCPoint(1.3,2.7), &CCPoint(1.5,1.75), &CCPoint(1.9,1.3))

Compiler tell me next:
Error   486 error : taking address of temporary [-fpermissive] (col 57)

Why is it something wrong with &CCPoint(1.3,2.7) ? How can i change this code to be workable with C++11 and older version?
P.S.: I'am using Marmalade 7.3.1, Visual Studio 2010, cocos2d-x v2.2.1

A: If you're using C++11, don't write this function in the first place. The new initializer list constructor will handle it for you:
std::list<CCPoint> l { CCPoint(1.3,2.7), CCPoint(1.5, 1.75), CCPoint(1.9, 1.3) };

If you want to keep using this variadic function for some reason, you can stop the compiler complaining that you take the address of a temporary by not taking the address of a temporary.
You may be able to pass the objects by value, although as ecatmur pointed out this is implementation-defined (it should be ok if copy and move constructors and destructor are all trivial):
std::list<CCPoint> m = createPointArray(3, CCPoint(1.3,2.7),
                                        CCPoint(1.5,1.75), CCPoint(1.9,1.3));

(you already declared val as a CCPoint instance - rather than a pointer - in your function. Just change the va_arg type to match).
Otherwise, you could fall back on passing the double values directly:
std::list<CCPoint> m = createPointArray(3, 1.3, 2.7, 1.5, 1.75, 1.9, 1.3);

std::list<CCPoint> createPointArray(int count, ...) {
    std::list<CCPoint> arr;

    va_list vl;
    va_start(vl,count);
    for (int i=0;i<count;i++) {
        double x = va_arg(vl,double);
        double y = va_arg(vl,double);
        arr.push_back(CCPoint(x,y));
    }
    va_end(vl);

    return arr;
}

A: You just cannot take address of a temporary, exactly what error says. You can easily fix this by passing by value:
std::list<CCPoint> createPointArray(int count, ...) {
    std::list<CCPoint> arr;

    va_list vl;
    va_start(vl,count);
    for (int i=0;i<count;i++)
        arr.push_back(va_arg(vl,CCPoint));
    va_end(vl);

    return arr;
}

createPointArray(3, CCPoint(1.3,2.7), CCPoint(1.5,1.75), CCPoint(1.9,1.3));

And, you don't need such a function now:
std::list<CCPoint> arr {CCPoint(1.3,2.7), CCPoint(1.5,1.75), CCPoint(1.9,1.3)};

is much simpler

A: Taking the address of a prvalue temporary is illegal (and was indeed illegal in C++03 as well).
You can use a cast to change the value category to lvalue:
createPointArray(3,
  &static_cast<CCPoint const&>(CCPoint(1.3,2.7)),
  &static_cast<CCPoint const&>(CCPoint(1.5,1.75)),
  &static_cast<CCPoint const&>(CCPoint(1.9,1.3)));

This will work in both C++03 and C++11, as the temporary objects are not destroyed until the end of the enclosing full-expression.
Because you are passing the objects by pointer to const, you should extract them using va_arg(vl, CCPoint const*).

A: In C++11, just use initializer_list:
std::list<CCPoint> l { CCPoint(1.3, 2.7), CCPoint(1.5, 1.75), CCPoint(1.9, 1.3) };

In C++03, you may have an array and then initialize your list with:
const CCPoint points[] = { CCPoint(1.3, 2.7), CCPoint(1.5, 1.75), CCPoint(1.9, 1.3) };

std::list<CCPoint> l(points, points + sizeof(points) / sizeof(*points));
// or std::list<CCPoint> l(points, points + 3); // error prone
// or std::list<CCPoint> l(std::begin(points), std::end(points)); // In C++11