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By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS)
With the Oscar noms out, and the Science and Technical awards having taken place, Oscar season has officially begun, and camera companies like ARRI, RED and Sony were some of the headlining honorees with this year's ceremony.
"This year we are particularly pleased to be able to honor not only a wide range of new technologies, but also the pioneering digital cinema cameras that helped facilitate the widespread conversion to electronic image capture for motion picture production. With their outstanding, innovative work, these technologists, engineers and inventors have significantly expanded filmmakers' creative choices for moving image storytelling." – Ray Feeney, Academy Award recipient and chair of the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee
The ARRI ALEXA SXT
Topping the list of 18 Cinematic Science and Technology awardees was ARRI, which was given an SciTech Oscar for their pioneering work on engineering the Super 35mm sensor in their ARRI ALEXA digital camera system.
"With an intuitive design and appealing image reproduction, achieved through close collaboration with filmmakers," the honor read, "ARRI's ALEXA cameras were among the first digital cameras widely adopted by cinematographers."
Next came RED, who received somewhat of a lifetime achievement honor for the design and ongoing evolution of RED EPIC digital cinema cameras, that have culminated with an upgradable full-frame image sensor, although I wonder why the Super 35 Helium was overlooked this year. But since the award isn't given for any specific achievement during the year, and reflects a proven record of contributing value, it's likely only a matter of time.
The RED EPIC
In the Academy honor, the committee acknowledged "RED's revolutionary design and innovative manufacturing process have helped facilitate the wide adoption of digital image capture in the motion picture industry."
Sony was honored for development of the F65 Cine Alta camera platform and the high performance high resolution full 4K imaging sensor which provides what the Academy called excellent dynamic range. "Sony's unique photosite orientation and true RAW recording deliver exceptional image quality," the honor reads.
Sony also received a special honor with it's partner Panavision for the development of the Genesis digital motion picture camera. "Using a familiar form factor and accessories, the design features of the Genesis allowed it to become one of the first digital cameras to be adopted by cinematographers," the Academy said.
Other Science/Technical Awards went to:
To Thomson Grass Valley for the design and engineering of the pioneering Viper FilmStream digital camera system. "The Viper camera enabled frame-based logarithmic encoding, which provided uncompressed camera output suitable for importing into existing digital intermediate workflows."
To Larry Gritz for the design, implementation and dissemination of Open Shading Language (OSL). "OSL is a highly optimized runtime architecture and language for programmable shading and texturing that has become a de facto industry standard. It enables artists at all levels of technical proficiency to create physically plausible materials for efficient production rendering."
To Carl Ludwig, Eugene Troubetzkoy and Maurice van Swaaij for the pioneering development of the CGI Studio renderer at Blue Sky Studios. "CGI Studio's groundbreakingray-tracing and adaptive sampling techniques, coupled with streamlined artist controls, demonstrated the feasibility of ray-traced rendering for feature film production."
To Brian Whited for the design and development of the Meander drawing system at Walt Disney Animation Studios. "Meander's innovative curve-rendering method faithfully captures the artist's intent, resulting in a significant improvement in creative communication throughout the production pipeline."
To Mark Rappaport for the concept, design and development, to Scott Oshita for the motion analysis and CAD design, to Jeff Cruts for the development of the faux-hair finish techniques, and to Todd Minobe for the character articulation and drive-train mechanisms, of the Creature Effects Animatronic Horse Puppet. "The Animatronic Horse Puppet provides increased actor safety, close integration with live action, and improved realism for filmmakers."
To Glenn Sanders and Howard Stark for the design and engineering of the Zaxcom Digital Wireless Microphone System. "The Zaxcom system has advanced the state of wireless microphone technology by creating a fully digital modulation system with a rich feature set, which includes local recording capability within the belt pack and a wireless control scheme providing real-time transmitter control and time-code distribution."
To David Thomas, Lawrence E. Fisher and David Bundy for the design, development and engineering of the Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless Microphone System. "The Lectrosonics system has advanced the state of wireless microphone technology by means of an innovative digital predictive algorithm to realize full fidelity audio transmission over a conventional analog FM radio link, by reducing transmitter size, and by increasing power efficiency."
To Parag Havaldar for the development of expression-based facial performance-capture technology at Sony Pictures Imageworks. "This pioneering system enabled large-scale use of animation rig-based facial performance-capture for motion pictures, combining solutions for tracking, stabilization, solving and animator-controllable curve editing."
To Nicholas Apostoloff and Geoff Wedig for the design and development of animation rig-based facial performance-capture systems at ImageMovers Digital and Digital Domain. "These systems evolved through independent, then combined, efforts at two different studios, resulting in an artist-controllable, editable, scalable solution for the high-fidelity transfer of facial performances to convincing digital characters."
To Kiran Bhat, Michael Koperwas, Brian Cantwell and Paige Warner for the design and development of the ILM facial performance-capture solving system. "This system enables high-fidelity facial performance transfer from actors to digital characters in large-scale productions while retaining full artistic control, and integrates stable rig-based solving and the resolution of secondary detail in a controllable pipeline."
To Marcos Fajardo for the creative vision and original implementation of the Arnold Renderer, and to Christopher Kulla, Alan King, Thiago Ize and Clifford Stein for their highly optimized geometry engine and novel ray-tracing algorithms which unify the rendering of curves, surfaces, volumetrics and subsurface scattering as developed at Sony Pictures Imageworks and Solid Angle SL. "Arnold's scalable and memory-efficient single-pass architecture for path tracing, its authors' publication of the underlying techniques, and its broad industry acceptance were instrumental in leading a widespread adoption of fully ray-traced rendering for motion pictures."
To Vladimir Koylazov for the original concept, design and implementation of V-Ray from Chaos Group. "V-Ray's efficient production-ready approach to ray-tracing and global illumination, its support for a wide variety of workflows, and its broad industry acceptance were instrumental in the widespread adoption of fully ray-traced rendering for motion pictures."
To Luca Fascione, J.P. Lewis and Iain Matthews for the design, engineering, and development of the FACETS facial performance capture and solving system at Weta Digital. "FACETS was one of the first reliable systems to demonstrate accurate facial tracking from an actor-mounted camera, combined with rig-based solving, in large-scale productions. This system enables animators to bring the nuance of the original live performances to a new level of fidelity for animated characters."
To Steven Rosenbluth, Joshua Barratt, Robert Nolty and Archie Te for the engineering and development of the Concept Overdrive motion control system. "This user-friendly hardware and software system creates and controls complex interactions of real and virtual motion in hard real-time, while safely adapting to the needs of on-set filmmakers."
Hosted by Leslie Mann and John Cho, the ceremony took place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and portions will be included in the 89th Oscar telecast on February 26, 2017.
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package com.lieverandiver.thesisproject;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.CardView;
import android.support.v7.widget.DefaultItemAnimator;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.CompoundButton;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.ToggleButton;

import com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.adapter.ActivityInputAdapterF;
import com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.adapter.AssignmentInputAdapter;
import com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.adapter.AssignmentInputAdapterF;
import com.remswork.project.alice.exception.GradingFactorException;
import com.remswork.project.alice.model.Activity;
import com.remswork.project.alice.model.Assignment;
import com.remswork.project.alice.model.Grade;
import com.remswork.project.alice.model.Student;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.ActivityService;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.AssignmentService;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.ClassService;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.GradeService;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.impl.ActivityServiceImpl;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.impl.AssignmentServiceImpl;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.impl.ClassServiceImpl;
import com.remswork.project.alice.service.impl.GradeServiceImpl;

import java.math.RoundingMode;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_back1;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_back2;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_back4;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_ok1;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_ok2;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_ok4;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_tryagain1;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_tryagain2;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_tryagainemp1;
import static com.lieverandiver.thesisproject.R.id.input_tryagainemp2;

/**
 * Created by Verlie on 8/31/2017.
 */

public class AssignmentInputActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements View.OnClickListener {

    private final ClassService classService = new ClassServiceImpl();
    private final AssignmentService assignmentService = new AssignmentServiceImpl();
    private final GradeService gradeService = new GradeServiceImpl();

    List<Student> studentList = new ArrayList<>();
    private EditText editTextName;
    private TextView textViewDate;
    private ToggleButton buttonSubmit;
    private RecyclerView recyclerViewStudentInput;
    private EditText editTextTotal;
    private Button btnBack;
    private CardView dialogSucces;
    private CardView dialogFailed;
    private Button btnTryAgain;
    private Button btnOk;
    private AssignmentInputAdapter studentAdapter;
    private CardView getDialogEmptyTotal;
    private Button getBtnTryAgainEmptyTotal;
    private ToggleButton toggleButtonhideandshow;
    private FrameLayout frameLayouthideandshow;
    private Grade grade;
    ;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_z_input_assignment);
        init();

        buttonSubmit.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                final long classId = getIntent().getExtras().getLong("classId");

                try {
                    Assignment assignment = new Assignment();
                    assignment.setTitle(!editTextName.getText().toString().trim().isEmpty() ?
                            editTextName.getText().toString().trim() : "Assignment");
                    assignment.setDate(textViewDate.getText().toString());

                    if (editTextTotal.getText().toString().equals("")) {
                        toggleButtonhideandshow.setChecked(false);
                        getDialogEmptyTotal.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                        recyclerViewStudentInput.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                        return;
                    } else {
                        assignment.setItemTotal(Integer.parseInt(editTextTotal.getText().toString()));
                    }

                    studentAdapter.setTotalItem(assignment.getItemTotal());
                    studentAdapter.onValidate(true);

                    if (studentAdapter.isNoError()) {
                        assignment = assignmentService.addAssignment(assignment, classId, 1L);
                        for (int i = 0; i < studentList.size(); i++) {
                            //Student id
                            final long studentId = studentList.get(i).getId();
                            //
                            int score = studentAdapter.getScore(i);
                            Student student = studentList.get(i);
                            assignmentService.addAssignmentResult(score, assignment.getId(), student.getId());

                            //Adding Grade for assignment
                            new Thread(new Runnable() {
                                @Override
                                public void run() {

                                    try {
                                        final List<Assignment> assignmentList = assignmentService.getAssignmentListByClassId(classId);
                                        final double fAssignment[] = new double[assignmentList.size()];
                                        final long sId = studentId;
                                        double tempTotal = 0;

                                        try {
                                            List<Grade> tempList = gradeService.getGradeListByClass(classId, sId, 1L);
                                            grade = (tempList.size() > 0 ? tempList.get(0) : null);
                                        } catch (GradingFactorException e) {
                                            e.printStackTrace();
                                            grade = null;
                                        }
                                        if (grade == null) {
                                            Grade _grade = new Grade();
                                            grade = gradeService.addGrade(_grade, classId, studentId, 1L);
                                        }

                                        final Grade lGrade = grade;
                                        final long gradeId = grade.getId();

                                        Log.i("STUDENT ID :", sId + "");
                                        Log.i("Grade ID :", gradeId + "");

                                        for (int i = 0; i < fAssignment.length; i++) {
                                            final double total = assignmentList.get(i).getItemTotal();
                                            final double score = assignmentService
                                                    .getAssignmentResultByAssignmentAndStudentId(
                                                            assignmentList.get(i).getId(), sId).getScore();
                                            fAssignment[i] = (score / total) * 100;
                                            Log.i("Assignment[" + i + "] :", fAssignment[i] + "");
                                        }
                                        for (int i = 0; i < fAssignment.length; i++)
                                            tempTotal += fAssignment[i];

                                        //after looping
                                        if(fAssignment.length > 0)
                                            tempTotal /= fAssignment.length;
                                        else
                                            tempTotal = 0;

                                        lGrade.setActivityScore(tempTotal);
                                        lGrade.setTotalScore(lGrade.getTotalScore() + tempTotal);
                                        gradeService.updateGradeById(gradeId, lGrade);
                                    } catch (GradingFactorException e) {
                                        e.printStackTrace();
                                    }
                                }
                            }).start();
                        }
                        dialogSucces.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                        Toast.makeText(AssignmentInputActivity.this, "Success", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                    } else {
                        Toast.makeText(AssignmentInputActivity.this, "Failed", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        dialogFailed.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                    }
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }

            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        switch (v.getId()) {
            case input_back2:
                Intent intent = getIntent().setClass(this, AssignmentAddActivity.class);
                startActivity(intent);
                this.finish();
                break;
            case input_ok2:
               intent = getIntent().setClass(this, AssignmentAddActivity.class);
                startActivity(intent);
                this.finish();
                break;

            case input_tryagainemp2:

                buttonSubmit.setChecked(false);
                buttonSubmit.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                getDialogEmptyTotal.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                recyclerViewStudentInput.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                break;

            case input_tryagain2:
                buttonSubmit.setChecked(false);
                buttonSubmit.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                dialogFailed.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                break;

        }
    }

    public void init(){

        try {
            editTextName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.input_name2);
            editTextTotal =(EditText) findViewById(R.id.input_total2);
            textViewDate = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.input_date2);
            buttonSubmit = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.input_submit2);
            btnBack = (Button) findViewById(input_back2);
            dialogFailed = (CardView)findViewById(R.id.input_failed2);
            dialogSucces = (CardView)findViewById(R.id.input_succes2);
            btnOk = (Button) findViewById(input_ok2);
            btnTryAgain = (Button) findViewById(input_tryagain2);
            getDialogEmptyTotal = (CardView) findViewById(R.id.input_failedemp2);
            getBtnTryAgainEmptyTotal =(Button) findViewById(input_tryagainemp2);
            toggleButtonhideandshow = (ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.input_hideandshow2);
            frameLayouthideandshow = (FrameLayout)findViewById(R.id.input_detailts2);

            toggleButtonhideandshow.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
                public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
                    if (isChecked) {
                        frameLayouthideandshow.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                    }else{
                        frameLayouthideandshow.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                    }
                }
            });

            getDialogEmptyTotal.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            dialogSucces.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            dialogFailed.setVisibility(View.GONE);

            btnOk.setOnClickListener(this);
            btnBack.setOnClickListener(this);

            buttonSubmit.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
                public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {
                    if (isChecked) {
                        buttonSubmit.setVisibility(View.GONE);

                    }
                }
            });

            getBtnTryAgainEmptyTotal.setOnClickListener(this);
            btnTryAgain.setOnClickListener(this);

            recyclerViewStudentInput = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.input_recyclerview2);
            recyclerViewStudentInput.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

            for(Student s : classService.getStudentList(getIntent().getExtras().getLong("classId")))
                studentList.add(s);

            studentAdapter = new AssignmentInputAdapter(this, studentList);
            recyclerViewStudentInput.setAdapter(studentAdapter);
            LinearLayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
            layoutManager.setOrientation(LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL);

            recyclerViewStudentInput.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
            recyclerViewStudentInput.setItemAnimator(new DefaultItemAnimator());

            String date = String.format(Locale.ENGLISH, "%02d/%02d/%d" , Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.MONTH),
                    Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH)+ 1,
                    Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR));
            textViewDate.setText(date);

        }catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

    public interface InputListener {
        void onValidate(boolean doValidate);
        boolean isNoError();
        int getScore(int index);
        void setTotalItem(int score);
    }

}

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Facebook has announced that they will be increasing the allowed size of photo uploads by 8x and will launch a new photo viewer.
We're increasing the size of the photos stored from 720 pixels to 2048 pixels on the largest edge, for an 8 times increase overall. I'm really excited to be launching this feature. To see the quality of these pictures, you can view National Geographic's "Top-Rated Your Shot Photos (September)" album or Sports Illustrated's "Football Across America" album. Download high-resolution photos by clicking the "Download" link.
The new viewer makes it simpler and faster to navigate photos. You can now view photos and even whole albums without even having to go to a new page. Instead, the photo opens in the center of your screen, and you close it when you're done. There's no need to go back and forth between pages or reload the page.
A new light box (the dark frame around your pictures) makes viewing photos a richer experience. We also rewrote all the code for the viewer from scratch, so paging through photos will be noticeably faster.
The site has also improved its Flash uploader which will now let you tag multiple photos in the same album all at once. The changes are rolling out beginning today to all Facebook users.


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Arabian (video game)
Arabs (/ˈærəbz/; Arabic: عرب, 'arab) are a major panethnic group whose native language is Arabic, comprising the majority of the Arab world. They primarily inhabit Western Asia, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa. Before the spread of Islam, Arab referred to any of the largely nomadic Semitic tribes inhabiting the northern and central Arabian Peninsula. In modern usage Arab refers to a heterogeneous collection of Arabic-speaking peoples in the Middle East and North Africa. The ties that bind Arabs are linguistic, cultural, and political, and to a lesser extent genetic, with Arabized Arabs displaying genetic admixture from the Arabian peninsula as well as indigenous elements. As such, Arab identity is based on one or more of genealogical, linguistic or cultural grounds, although with competing identities often taking a more prominent role, based on considerations including regional, national, clan, kin, sect, and tribe affiliations and relationships. Not all people who could be considered Arab identify as such. If the Arab panethnicity is regarded as a single population, then it constitutes the world's second largest group of people after the Han Chinese.
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The Arabian or Arab horse (Arabic: الحصان العربي  [ ħisˤaːn ʕarabiː], DMG ḥiṣān ʿarabī) is a breed of horse that originated on the Arabian Peninsula. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world. It is also one of the oldest breeds, with archaeological evidence of horses in the Middle East that resemble modern Arabians dating back 4,500 years. Throughout history, Arabian horses have spread around the world by both war and trade, used to improve other breeds by adding speed, refinement, endurance, and strong bone. Today, Arabian bloodlines are found in almost every modern breed of riding horse.
The Arabian developed in a desert climate and was prized by the nomadic Bedouin people, often being brought inside the family tent for shelter and protection from theft. Selective breeding for traits including an ability to form a cooperative relationship with humans created a horse breed that is good-natured, quick to learn, and willing to please. The Arabian also developed the high spirit and alertness needed in a horse used for raiding and war. This combination of willingness and sensitivity requires modern Arabian horse owners to handle their horses with competence and respect.
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Arabian (アラビアン) is a platform arcade game created in 1983 by Sun Electronics and published by Atari Inc. The player assumes the role of an adventurous Arabian prince whose goal is to rescue the princess from her palace. During his quest, the prince will sail seas, crawl through caves, and fly magic carpets.
Arabian was converted for home computers as Tales of the Arabian Nights by Interceptor Software in 1984/5 for the Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. A Famicom version was developed and released by Sunsoft only in Japan as Super Arabian (スーパーアラビアン). Super Arabian was also re-released in a two-in-one Sony PlayStation game, Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol.2, which also included Ikki.
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Top Cuomo Aides Edited Report To Hide Nursing Home Death Toll Ahead Of Book Release: Report
By Tim Pearce
Mar 5, 2021 DailyWire.com
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Top aides of Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly pressured state health department officials to alter a report to remove the total number of nursing home residents who died from the coronavirus.
The report comes as the embattled governor faces accusations of covering up the impact of the pandemic on New York's elderly population, as well as allegations of sexual harassment from two former staff members. The governor's aides' purported role in editing the health department report suggests that the cover up of New York's nursing home data began much earlier than previously thought and as Cuomo began writing a book touting his leadership during the pandemic.
As The New York Times reported:
Top aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo were alarmed: A report written by state health officials had just landed, and it included a count of how many nursing home residents in New York had died in the pandemic.
The number — more than 9,000 by that point in June — was not public, and the governor's most senior aides wanted to keep it that way. They rewrote the report to take it out, according to interviews and documents reviewed by The New York Times.
The extraordinary intervention, which came just as Mr. Cuomo was starting to write a book on his pandemic achievements, was the earliest act yet known in what critics have called a monthslong effort by the governor and his aides to obscure the full scope of nursing home deaths.
Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, one of the top aides who requested changes to the report, according to The Wall Street Journal, told Democratic lawmakers during a February meeting that the Cuomo administration had purposely undercounted the impact of COVID-19 on nursing home residents out of fear that the Trump administration would politicize the data and use it as a pretext to investigate Cuomo over his handling of the pandemic.
Federal investigators began seeking nursing home data from states in August. The new reports suggest that Cuomo's aides were taking steps to hide the state's nursing home data a month earlier. Cuomo's administration is now facing investigations from the Department of Justice and FBI.
New York state Attorney General Letitia James released a report in January showing that the Cuomo administration had knowingly undercounted the number of deaths from COVID-19 among the state's nursing home residents by about half. The Cuomo administration had released only the number of nursing home residents who had died from the disease inside of a nursing home, while leaving out those who died after being transferred to a hospital.
Cuomo has been under fire for months over a March 25, 2020, order that barred nursing homes from turning away hospitalized residents and patients based on whether they still had COVID-19. At the time of the order, nursing home industry leaders slammed Cuomo and said the policy would introduce and further the spread of the disease among New York's elderly. Cuomo repealed the policy over a month later in June.
The Daily Wire > Read > Top Cuomo Aides Edited Report To Hide Nursing Home Death Toll Ahead Of Book Release: Report


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Norway's Supreme Court Hears Rights Challenge to Arctic Oil Drilling
Across the Norwegian continental shelf, there are about 89 petroleum fields, according to the government. Only two of them are in the Barents Sea, a lucrative area that the government has increasingly opened for exploration in recent years, estimating it holds half of the shelf's undiscovered resources, but that the World Wildlife Fund has called "one of Europe's last large, clean and relatively undisturbed marine ecosystems."
While the lawsuit specifically concerns the licenses approved for exploration in 2016, the government has continued requesting such licenses — saying it would open more of the Barents Sea for oil and gas exploration in June.
"The Arctic is in crisis largely because of existing emissions," said Gail Whiteman, the founder of Arctic Basecamp in Davos. "Any new drilling goes again a science-based approach to climate change and is at grave odds with Norway's image as a leading green economy."
The use of human rights in climate change litigation was a "recent phenomenon" pushed forward by groups who felt that they had run out of other options to force action, said Ole W. Pedersen, a professor of environmental and energy law at Newcastle Law School in England. "It's a last resort."
The crux of the case would be how much discretion the courts would allow the government, said Esmeralda Colombo, a fellow at the Center on Climate and Energy Transformation at the University of Bergen. In general, Norway's Supreme Court has leaned in favor of environmental protection, she said, adding that claimants won a small victory in the last ruling when judges ordered the government to share in paying the costs of the case.
It will also raise questions such as whether Norway is responsible for the emissions burned from its exports — which are far greater than its domestic emissions.
The United Nations Special Rapporteurs for Human Rights and the Environment, among other environmental institutions, have submitted statements in support of the case. Groups have been crowdfunding to help cover legal cost, raising a total of about $270,000 from donors including the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who donated about $29,000 from prize money, according to Gaute Eiterjord, a student involved in the lawsuit.
source: nytimes.com
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Forced Windows 10 upgrades finally bite Microsoft in the ass
By James Laird June 27, 2016 5:23 pm BST
Forced Windows 10 upgrades aren't exactly a recent phenomenon, but the ongoing saga just took an interesting new twist over in the States.
The Seattle Times reports that a Californian woman has been awarded $10,000 (about £7,500) after being forced to upgrade to the new OS.
Related: How to dodge Microsoft's forced Windows 10 upgrades
Apparently, the update botched her system so severely it left her computer unusable for days at a time, consequently causing her travel agency to lose money.
Microsoft customer service wasn't able to remedy the problem, with the court noting the compensation was meant to cover lost earnings and a new system.
No, a $10,000 penalty isn't going to cripple the tech giant, but it's a welcome development for those of us irritated by Microsoft so aggressively pushing its new operating system.
Here's hoping we see a similar precedent set here in the UK.
WATCH: What's new in Windows 10?
How badly do you wish you could sue Microsoft? Have a good rant in the comments below.
By James Laird


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PMC, papillary thyroid micro carcinomas; EFVPTC, encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma; NIFTP, non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary
Thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrine malignancy accounting for about 3% of all human cancers. A consistent increase in its incidence has been reported in the past years across different ethnic population and the estimated number of incident cases would be 64,300 in USA alone in 2016.1 Despite this increase, disease-specific mortality remained stable and it is the lowest among the most common human cancers.1 This apparent discrepancy may be explained to the fact that the increase in the incidence is largely attributable to the increased detection of small indolent thyroid tumors,2,3 a finding consistent with the high prevalence of thyroid cancer in autopsy series, particularly papillary thyroid micro carcinomas (PMC). Moreover, this increase may also reflect a change in routine diagnostic approach followed in patients with thyroid nodules and specifically the widespread adoption and use of fine needle aspiration.4 As a result of the "over diagnosis" of these small indolent tumors, the excellent prognosis and clinical outcome of these patients and a non-negligible percentage of surgical complications, there is growing evidence to suggest active surveillance as an alternative to immediate surgery in a specific subgroup of patients.5,6 It comes as no surprise that the aforementioned alternative therapeutic approach in specific subtypes of thyroid cancer has been recently advocated by the findings of a multidisciplinary, retrospective study of patients with thyroid nodules diagnosed as encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (EFVPTC) and reclassified as "non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features" (NIFTP).7
However, the characterization of the growth potential of thyroid cancer and the prediction of the time in which clinical significant progression may happen is not straight forward as yet and therefore, active surveillance should be carefully evaluated on a case by case basis. Age would certainly be a significant factor to be taken into account, considering that the higher prevalence of distant metastases in this particular subgroup and the fact that early diagnosis of micro metastatic disease in young patients could lead to the definitive cure of disease with radioiodine (RAI) treatment. Of note, the latter treatment modality is the most sensitive method for the detection of distant metastatic disease as well as a unique solution to date for the cure of micro metastatic disease.
In conclusion, considering the high rate of thyroid carcinomas in autopsy series and the observation that several subtypes of thyroid tumors are unlikely to progress significantly in the medium-short term follow-up, active surveillance might be considered as an alternative to immediate surgery in carefully selected cases, followed-up in a setting of prospective well-designed long-term clinical trial. However, a universal adoption of active surveillance in all PMC, irrespective of subtype, histological phenotype, localization of the disease and age is certainly out of question, especially in young patients and in those that have a long life expectancy.
The author declares that there are no conflicts of interest.
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Trump Jr. just attacked Kavanaugh's accuser while she testified and quickly paid for it
By Robert Haffey
Christine Blasey Ford, the courageous woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her when they were in high school, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about her allegations today.
To anyone who has been paying attention to the GOP's shameful behavior in recent days, it's been abundantly clear from the start that Republicans intended to use today as nothing more than an opportunity to discredit and intimidate Ford. They want to ram Kavanaugh through the confirmation process, regardless of whether or not he's a sexual predator.
The right-wing media machine was waiting in the wings, fangs glistening, as Ford recounted her story, looking for any minor discrepancy or sign of weakness to pounce upon. What they got instead was a brave woman confident in her claims and collected in her demeanor.
Denied the easy target they were hoping for, conservatives have been forced to instead focus on one of the most trivial aspects of this entire scandal and ensuing media circus: Ford's fear of flying.
Previously, while involved parties were trying to figure out how, when, and if Ford would testify, her lawyers mentioned that she doesn't like to fly on airplanes and requested a short delay so that she could possibly drive to Washington D.C. In the end, she conquered her fears and decided to fly.
Today, Rachel Mitchell, the Chief of Phoenix's Special Victims Unit and sex crimes prosecutor in Maricopa County who was brought in to question Ford, zeroed in on Ford's fear of flying. It was a strange line of question, given that it has nothing to do with the actual allegations against Kavanaugh.
Ford told Mitchell that she was originally hoping the interviewers would come to her for her to give her testimony but realized that was an "unrealistic request." She said while she had been hoping to avoid getting on an airplane, she was able to overcome her reservations with "the help of some friends."
Mitchell wasn't quite done there yet and asked Ford about other times she traveled by plane, including for work and pleasure. Mitchell had a list of Ford's hobbies, which included surf travel and oceanography, and asked her if she had been to specific destinations. Ford said she had been, and added that it's easy for her to travel when she knows she's going on vacation.
If anything Ford's fear of flying makes her a more credible witness, not less. So important was it her that the world hear her story that she forced herself to face her fear of flying, a fear that was almost certainly exacerbated by the anxiety of knowing that she was traveling in order to share and relive a deeply painful memory.
Right-wing rag The Daily Caller shared a clip of the testimony, perhaps because they think it will provide their rabid readers with one more excuse for attacking Ford.
Despite Dr. Ford's reported fear of flying (which was her excuse for not being able to testify in a timely manner before the Senate Judiciary) she admits she traveled to DC in a plane. pic.twitter.com/suaLy4yguD
— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 27, 2018
Donald Trump Jr., a creature pathologically incapable of acting in a manner even vaguely suggesting of empathy or class, took to Twitter to say it was "weird" that Ford has a "selective fear of flying."
I'm no psychology professor but it does seem weird to me that someone could have a selective fear of flying.
Can't do it to testify but for vacation, well it's not a problem at all.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 27, 2018
Of course, little Donny Jr. is not a psychology professor and has no idea what he's talking about. For that matter, he's hardly even a man. Twitter rushed to knock him down a peg.
You know how on certain days you found the strength not to cheat on your wife, and on other days you didn't? It's like that.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) September 27, 2018
There's a lot of things you're not…
A professor. A man. Smart. Honest.
Take a f***ing seat, L'il Mushroom.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) September 27, 2018
I'm no scatologist but I know a piece of shit when I see one.
— Woke Jim Varney (@wokejimvarney) September 27, 2018
I am a psychology professor jackass. It doesn't seem strange at all that putting two fears together (flying+testifying before Congress) makes it overwhelming to do both.
Speaking of phobias, isn't your dad mysophobic & yet still willing to have unprotected sex with porn stars?
— Timothy Verstynen (@tdverstynen) September 27, 2018
Your father is afraid of germs and also paid to have unprotected sex with a porn star. See? Not so hard. https://t.co/QbNAgo1tPQ
— Zach Wahls (@ZachWahls) September 27, 2018
what's great about that Don Jr. tweet is that he meant "I'm no psychology professor" as a dig at Ford but everyone's like "yeah no shit man you're a mushroom with teeth"
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) September 27, 2018
Don Jr is no psychology professor, but he is a chapter in the textbook.
— Alex Baze (@bazecraze) September 27, 2018
Don Jr, you may want to sit this one out. As a reminder, your dad is famous for the "grab em by the pussy" saying and he has been known to peek on teenage beauty contestants, cheat on wives, etc. Your family is definitely not the right family to be defending Kavanauh on this. https://t.co/ztDSLTGp2K
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) September 27, 2018
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Robert Haffey is a political writer, filmmaker, and winner of the ScreenCraft Writing Fellowship. He is a graduate of Drexel University.


I think all VOSBs and SDVOSBs understood that we would have to fight to achieve the parity and fairness goals we sought in the Federal Contracting Arena. A huge part of that battle has already been fought and won. No longer does one Federal Contracting Program have priority over another. There is now parity among the programs, at least in print.
The "Parity in Contracting" challenge was just one of many battles in the war for justice, fairness and equality in Federal Contracting. As war fighters, we are prepared for war on any front at any time. What makes this battle so difficult to accept is that we are fighting one of our own! That's right ladies and gentlemen; we are now battling against the dictates of a fellow Veteran. This Veteran has taken it upon himself to overrule a GAO decision and mandated that everyone under his command follow his orders.
Mr. Jan R. Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics, and VA's Senior Procurement Executive directed that an "internal VA only email" be forwarded to all procurement personnel. Mr. Frye's message informs everyone that the GAO recommendation in a GAO Protest (Aldevra, B-405271 and B-405524, dated October 11, 2011) shall NOT be followed. Mr. Frye's email says that VA shall NOT honor the "Veterans First Contracting Program" and that they would continue to use the GSA schedule as their first option when letting contracts.
Mr. Frye's position is surprising and disappointing. It is extremely disappointing that one of our own is so determined to fight against us! This is considered Color of Law Abuse and is subject to the laws of abuse of authority.
We have the power to reclaim our Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Contracting Programs! That sentence sounds as if we've already lost them – that statement, from a purely factual basis, is not true – we have not lost our programs – at least not YET.
Allow me to share some information for your careful review and consideration. I make the following statements with the full and complete belief that everyone reading this post knows about the VOSB and SDVOSB federal contracting programs. Since we already know about the programs, we also already know why other less scrupulous individuals would try to snake their way into position to tap into the $3.5 billion in fiscal 2010 procurements these programs represented for the VA alone! Now, think about all the other federal agencies that make VOSB and SDVOSB contract awards – the total dollar spend gets quite sizeable indeed. Obviously, this slice of the procurement pie is just too tempting for the GREEDY to pass by. These GREEDY people place us and our program in danger – please read on.
The VA OIG conducted a 2 year investigation and found the VA annually awarded at least $500 million in contract dollars to companies fraudulently claiming to be Veteran-Owned and controlled. That same report said that over the next 5 years, the VA will award about $2.5 billion in VOSB and SDVOSB contracts to ineligible businesses if it does not strengthen oversight and verification procedures.
Well my friends, the VA has stepped up to the plate! Has anyone reading this tried to get their business registered and verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) lately? If so, you also know the burden of proof requirements have gotten considerably tougher. So, where do we fit in? We can support the VA's efforts to strengthen the program – we can police ourselves as necessary – we can continue to "Study Ourselves Approved," as a friend of mine loves to remind us. When we've reached the limits of our own understanding and we're still faced with a challenge, a dilemma, or a problem – we can reach out and get help.
Let's keep VOSB and SDVOSB dollars where they belong – in the Veteran community.


Ayodele Fayose, executive governor of Ekiti state, has been appointed the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum.
This was announced by the Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, while addressing journalists in Abuja.
According to Dickson, Fayose was chosen after careful deliberation by the other PDP governors. He was chosen because of his hardwork, commitment to the party's ideals and being the most senior governor in the party.
He succeeds Olusegun Mimiko, whose tenure as governor of Ondo ends in February.
Also present at the meeting were the national Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, the Chairman Board of Trustee (BOT) of the Party, Senator Wali Jibril and the leadership of the Party in the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu who all endorsed the choice of Fayose.
Fayose, in his address, described his emergence as a call to service at a time the party "needs somebody to stand up", promising not to let the party down.
He thanked his predecessor for a work well-done and promised a united and stronger PDP.


Last week my smallest one was ill which wasn't loads of fun. After the inital bit of being ill though there's always that bit in day two or three when they are too ill to go out, not quite well enough to run around in the garden but still in need of doing something. We love sharing activities for toddlers and I did this simple activity for her because it was easy to set up and put away so she could go back and forward to it when she felt like it. It's something that's great for fine motor skills too and I was pretty suprised by what she was actually able to achieve.
I like to give my daughter more than one bowl to put things in as I know she's enjoys moving things from one pot to another but I was pretty surprised in that she went straight for the tweezers? I think it's maybe because it's her first time playing with them. I was really lucky in that they were exactly the right size for the larger pom poms so (by a bit of a fluke) she managed to pick up one of the pom poms staright away with it.
She enjoyed using the scoop and used her fingers as well for moving the different sizes of pom pom into the different pots.
I loved that as it was an open ended activity there wasn't really anything for her to get frustrated about not being able to do, more that it was an opportunity for her to just have a relaxed little play with the materials. It's also a lot easier to clean up than other toddler activities like painting! For older kids this activity could also be addapted so that the pom poms could be counted, put in order of size, you could see if your hand, scoop or tweezers could hold the most or you could have a race to see who can pick up the most pom poms the quickest!
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Sunday Review|Monuments for a New Era
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Monuments for a New Era
What should replace statues celebrating the Confederacy? Six artists imagine a way forward.
A year ago, torch-carrying white nationalists who opposed a plan to remove a statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee from a Charlottesville, Va., city park convened for a "Unite the Right" rally, where a participant killed a counterprotester. After the tragedy, that statue and another honoring Stonewall Jackson were shrouded, but only temporarily. Around the country, similar monuments have been removed. In some cases, only their pedestals remain.
We asked artists to contemplate these markers of our country's racist and violent history — the space they take up, physically and psychically — and imagine what should happen when they are gone.
It has taken a tremendous effort to remove the Confederate statues that have been taken down so far. This is a great beginning. I'd like to replace the 68-foot-4-inch column and base that for 133 years provided a platform for a figure of the white supremacist general Robert E. Lee with an anti-monument. I'd call it "The Legacy of Slavery Is in the Way of Progress and Will Be Until America, Which Benefits From That Legacy, Has Been Replaced With a Completely Different Society."
A vision for the Robert E. Lee Monument in New Orleans: The statue of Lee was removed in May 2017, but the column remains. CreditArtwork by Dread Scott; Photograph by Annie Flanagan for The New York Times
Rather than sticking a monument to an African-American hero atop the structure that was once a pedestal for a racist, I would lay the upended column across the road — which is still called Lee Circle — making it impassable. This broken and shattered ruin would be an intentionally inconveniently placed eyesore, disrupting travel and commerce. The placement would demand that visitors confront how slavery and the ideals that maintained and rationalized it continue to stand in our way. A 84-foot-10-inch-deep hole (representing the height of the former monument including the now removed statue of Lee) would create a gaping abyss. There would be no barriers to protect people from falling in.
Ekene Ijeoma
This reimagined monument transforms visitors from spectators of history to participants in a shared memory. It creates a space for confronting America's history of slavery and segregation — acknowledging their ongoing manifestations and the healing that can take place through reconciliation.
A plan to transform what remains of the Robert E. Lee Monument in New Orleans into a "living monument."CreditArtwork by Studio Ijeoma/Michael Yarinsky Design; Photograph by Annie Flanagan for The New York Times
CreditStudio Ijeoma/Michael Yarinsky Design
Inspired by the design agency Zerflin's project "But Slavery Was So Long Ago…", the six-story stone pedestal is stained red to represent the 339 years of American slavery, yellow for the 89 years of American segregation and green for 60 plus more years of American inequality. The glass sky room allows participants to stand on the platform where Robert E. Lee's statue stood for 133 years. In this way, they become living monuments. Participants leave the room the way they entered. Walking up, they are reminded of how difficult it has been to get to where we are. Walking down, they're encouraged to think of how easy it is for us to forget. Passing one another on the double-helix stairway, they're reminded of today's ongoing struggle for justice and equality.
Nicole Awai
Near my home in Brooklyn is the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch that stands at Grand Army Plaza at the main entrance to Prospect Park as a tribute to defenders of the Union. It includes the figure of a crouching African-American man who seems to be surveying and assessing the battle situation.
An alternative to the Confederate monuments recently removed from Austin, Tex. and other locations around the country.CreditArtwork by Nicole Awai; Photograph by Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times
He is confidently poised, holding his gun with his arm comfortably propped up across his knee next to a cannon, calmly awaiting the action to come. He is never a victim. For me he is truly an alchemist, a person who transforms or creates through a seemingly magical process, who has the power to transform things for the better. He inspired this piece, which I call "The Spirit of Persistent Resistance of the Liquid Land." It could alight anywhere and activate and occupy any of the recently divested plinths of Confederate monuments.
Ariel Rene Jackson
As a New Orleanian, I see the Live Oak as more than just a common tree found in my city. It's a marker of years past and years to come. To me, it represents the different races of people who came together to create a unique culture. To embrace the diversity of New Orleans is to embrace your neighbor's culture while also celebrating your own.
I'm glad that the Beauregard monument has been taken down. When I imagine a replacement monument that reflects the diversity and creolization of New Orleans, I imagine an abstract Live Oak tree interpreted four ways, with each version covered in a soil type that is found in Louisiana. Driving on the roundabout, passers-by see the Live Oak Tree in its three-dimensionality. Each side has a unique look, but they all come together, forming a kind of family tree.
It is not enough to simply rename our buildings, tear down our statues and de-accession the relics of our flawed past. What do we do with the monuments of men whose values stand in utter contradiction to the Constitutional edicts that we hold so dear? I suggest what I call "Monumental Inversions" — sculptural amendments to our national monuments. The current iterations of this series I've created are made of wood, glass and marble.
A proposal for a series of "monumental inversions."CreditArtwork by Titus Kaphar; Photograph courtesy of the artist and Princeton University Art Museum
Mold making is a fundamental stage for most sculptural work, but molds are rarely counted as works of art in their own right. Sculptural positives — the work they produce — are the objects to which we ascribe value. Presented as part of the final piece, molds suggest the latent potential of those immutable values from which American ideals are cast. Molten glass is blown into empty wooden molds, charring the surface. What emerges are distortions of the original sculptural reference. These "distorted replicas" are emblematic of our struggle as a society to conform our realities to the ideal.
Kenya (Robinson)
Keep the statues. Keep the men on their horses, or at the top of the steps on Wall Street, or with a right hand forever tucked into a fitted vest, or with a finger pointed to a horizon of stolen riches. Because we need a visual reminder of our stubborn tendency to elevate mediocrity. Think of it as an educational defense against the kind of racism-obscuring erasure we continue to see — like textbooks that rename trans-Atlantic human trafficking the "Triangular Trade."
An argument that all Confederate monuments are for the birds.CreditArtwork by Kenya (Robinson); Photographs by Edu Bayer for The New York Times, and Farinoza and Chamnan Phanthong, via Adobe Stock
Around each monument, I propose a sanctuary for African gray parrots. A wrought-iron flight cage with elevated walkways, providing a perched perspective, and featuring a cacophony of feathered talkers with unusual catchphrases. Or we could mimic a preschool project by coating the offending objects with peanut butter, shaking seed on the surface — massive feeders across the nation. George Washington Carver would be proud.
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Хамерфест () је град у Норвешкој. Град је у оквиру покрајине Северне Норвешке и други по величини град, али не седиште округа Финмарк (то је мањи Вадсе).

Хамерфест је познат као најсевернији град у Норвешкој и целој Европи.

Географија
Град Хамерфест се налази у крајње северном делу Норвешке и најсевернији је град у држави. Од главног града Осла град је удаљен 2.050 km северно од града. Сходно томе, главна веза са Ослом и остатком Норвешке је путем авио-веза.

Хамерфест се налази на северној обали Скандинавског полуострва, готово на отвореном мору. Град се образовао на острву Квалеја, које је данас спојено са копном. Насеље је стешњено између мора и острвских висија. Сходно томе, надморска висина града иде од 0 до 90 м надморске висине.

Историја
Први трагови насељавања на месту данашње Хамерфеста јављају се у доба праисторије. Данашње насеље јавља још у средњем веку и традиционално је било место окупљања и трговине на крајњем северу Европе. Због значаја Хамерфест је добио градска права 1789. године, па је то најстарији град на северу Норвешке.

Током петогодишње окупације Норвешке (1940—45) од стране Трећег рајха Хамерфест и његово становништво су значајно страдали, посебно на почетку рата, бомбардовањем од стране Луфтвафеа, када је град потпуно уништен.

Становништво
Данас Хамерфест има око 7 хиљада у градским границама и 10 хиљада на подручју општине. До пре пар деценија број становника у граду је опадао по годишњој стопи од близу 0,5%. Међутим, почетак експлоатације природног гаса у окружењу града довео до новог процвата града и привлачења новог становништва.

Привреда
Привреда Хамерфеста се заснива на коришћењу ресурса норвешког дела Арктика. Традиционалне делатности су риболов и поморство, а данас се све више развијају трговина и услуге.

Последњих деценија веома важан је туризам, повезан са положајем најсевернијег града у Европи.

Такође, пре пар година започета је експлоатација природног гаса у окружењу града, што је додатно поспешило развој градске привреде. Велико постројење за природни гас изграђено је на оближњем острвцету Мелкеја.

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Entertainment Announced for World's Largest Cruise Ship
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Royal Caribbean's newest and hottest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, is taking entertainment to a new level with all new shows and original productions.
Nick Weir, Vice President of Entertainment for Royal Caribbean, said, "We are taking entertainment to the next level on Harmony of the Seas with more captivating, immersive entertainment experiences than ever before. The level of innovation that has gone into our latest lineup is truly mind blowing, and Harmony guests can expect the unexpected with our biggest, most awe-inspiring stage yet."
Theater – Royal Theater, the 1,380 seat main theater on Harmony of the Seas, will be a state of the art space that will use 21st century technology to help create a performance environment that will superseded traditional theaters at sea. The theater will headline two shows, Columbus, The Musical and Grease.
AquaTheater – The unique AquaTheater (only found on Oasis Class ships) on Harmony of the Seas will push news limits. New aerial capabilities will elevate the thrilling entertainment repertoire, creating an all-encompassing theatrical experience where the audience will witness heart-stopping balancing tricks on the highline and aerial maneuvers by acro-artists allowing them to dip into the audience and catapult back to the stage. Two 10-meter high platforms and the hydraulic-floored pool, the largest and deepest freshwater pool at sea, below will serve as podiums for high-diving, hair-raising aerobatics that AquaTheater audiences have come to love.
The Fine Line – A show that will redefine high flying feats, physically demanding acrobatics, and mind blowing stunts.
Hideaway Heist – A family friendly aqua show that will combine humor, action packed jumps, and awe inspiring performance tricks.
Ice Shows – Studio B will showcase two different ice shows that will combine state of the art technology, stunning multimedia visuals, and extraordinary skills from world class skaters. 1887 will be an original Royal Caribbean production about love and adventure in Paris at the height of the career of Jules Verne. The second show will be iSkate Showcase, a dazzling showcase where the talented skaters show off their best moves to their favorite songs.
Fan Favorites – Harmony of the Seas will also showcase fan favorites such as Puzzle Break: Escape the Rubicon, Red Party (hottest high energy party at sea), and Stowaway piano.
Royal Promenade – The Royal Caribbean tradition continues with signature theme nights and parades.
Let's Celebrate – The ultimate celebration where Halloween, birthdays, St. Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day, Fourth of July, and New Year's Eve are all celebrated at once.
Totally Awesome 90s – Transport back to the 90s with neon track suits and live pop-up performances for a night filled with the best music of the decade.
Harmony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship ever built at 227,000 gross tons. This 5,497 passenger cruise ship will debut in the spring of 2016 and sail a season in the Mediterranean. The ship will then head to her home port in Port Everglades and sail week long cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
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It appears that Royal Caribbean are putting all their efforts into their new ships. The older ships entertainment in some cases is really bad. Explorer June 2015 absolutely terrible. The resident cast put on three shows – these were all the same, same sort of songs, no nice costumes, nothing special at all – they were really boring. The other shows that were on – Darren Day – terrible – used to be able to sing but can't now. The only thing that was quite good was the ice show, but once you have seen one then you have seen them all.
So come on Royal Caribbean us who don't like these nasty mega ships would also like to see some decent shows.


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How do you take a location like the Ford Plant site and turn it into a 21st century community? Located on 135 acres of land situated along the Mississippi River, Ford's former Twin Cities Assembly Plant will be redeveloped in the coming years. Tony Barranco the Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development for Ryan Companies is working to make the vision of turning the site into a connected, livable, mixed-use neighborhood a reality.
The vision for the site is one that weaves into the existing community. Supporting walking, biking and transit, while providing services, jobs and activities which every generation can enjoy. A monumental project with insight into a variety of topics applicable to other markets.
· The City of St. Paul's planning process prior to his involvement.
· The vision, planning and entitlement process to date as well as what the project will look like.
· How the concepts, innovation and ideas from this project can apply to other markets.
· The different opportunities and challenges of the site, from traffic and density to connecting to existing infrastructure and amenities.
· How Ryan Companies is working to manage neighborhood expectations, opposition and support.
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Friday is off to as much of an awesome start as Thursday was (going back over Gamecom 2016 awesomeness). I have been having a (beach of a) ball... and I hope you are as well. Game reviews are still going on and... (phew) there are just so many games worthy of being reviewed. Taking the time to play and appreciate each one is the biggest challenge of all. (You might be thinking... "What's so hard about reviewing a video game, but i'll explain... just hold your mini horses.) Game reviews are sought so that gamers who want some great insight on what to invest in based on our 1st hand experience (minus the spoilers) have a better direction going into a purchase decision.
That said, hands down... games that we do recommend before the reviews are even finish are:
Check out some co-op survival gameplay below being played on the PS4!
HITMAN... which still has more locations coming our way (as seen below) for fans of stealth games with depth. Do not miss out on this game, they deliver enough variety in locations and objectives to give you various upon various options to complete the missions. I still want to set up some sort of back to back chain reaction to take out a target in spectacular fashion, I just have to do so without being seen... or just knock out a bunch of people to clear the way (but yeah, just something I want to do).
Just Cause 3's review is done... minus the DLC reviews. We recommend this game... because its an open world just waiting for you to dig in and explore as you progress on the adventure (when you want... how you want). Anyway, check out our review and stay tuned for the complete review of all 3 installments of the expansion pass. A trailer of the final DLC adventure from the Air, Land & SEA Expansion Pass can be seen below!
When it comes to Gamescom 2016 there are a lot of games that I want to get my hands on (some coverage is merely a reminder of some of the cool games that deserve to be wish-listed). I want to multiply myself and then come back together after enjoy multiple titles to have the father of all nerdgasms.
One of the games that would be on that list would be No Man's Sky... but (but) I don't know, I want to see more out of this beautiful game in the way of story beforehand. The team has the opportunity to deliver quest after quest when it comes to updates and... that's something that should be in the cards (if it isn't already) so that there is a reason to be... somewhere, even if you don't handle business right away.
Just a thought: What would be really cool is... if the developer teamed up with multiple game developers to feature various DLC adventures in the universe and... they can split whatever percentage of that DLC revenue with the developer for delivering more content. Different developers would bring different perspectives and it would probably make this game... sicker than sick (in theory).
Metal Gear Survive would be one of those games that i'd probably feel weird about playing considering Kojima is no longer heading the franchise, but... i'd play it... keeping a watchful eye on the depth of the story and overall gameplay. I can't and will not forget about Deus Ex Mankind Divided... because that is a must play for me and I wouldn't mind getting my hands on Fifa 17 to see what the new updates are. I didn't go into Gamecom 2016 with any expectations at all... but i'm liking what i'm seeing for the most part.
Mafia 3, Sniper 3 Ghost Warrior, Fifa 17 & Battlefield 1 are Luis's picks.
Yooka-Laylee, World of Final Fantasy & Pokemon Moon are Yang's picks.
Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Resident Evil 7 & Zelda (Nintendo NX version) are RkRk's picks.
Greetings... Agent. Don't be alarmed, I merely intercepted the signal to your earpiece to say that I've heard about your next mission... in Bangkok. If you make it alive, bring me back a souvenir. :p This mission is likely going to increase the challenge of taking out your target(s) which include a rock star and his family funded lawyer. I've taken the liberty of listing some of the rocker's work below:
Square-Enix: With all-new opportunities and disguises, plus over 65 different challenges unlocking new gear, weapons, and items, Episode 4: Bangkok is not to be missed.
HITMAN began with a Prologue and Paris location in March, continued with Episode 2: Sapienza in April, Episode 3: Marrakesh in May, the Summer Bonus Episode in July and Episode 4: Bangkok in August. Next will be the United States before the season finale in Japan later in 2016.
Just Cause 3's next DLC adventure is here... and believe me when I say that I look forward to this adventure a bit more than the mech adventure. Why? I'll explain in the review.
Here's what you can expect in the Bavarium Sea Heist adventure:
Liberate the Medici coastal waters of Scolio, home to Eden Research stations and the mysterious "Stingray" base.
Drive the deadly rocket boat "Loochador", using its multi-lock missile launchers and miniguns to defeat the formidable Black Hand Fleet.
Infiltrate the Stingray base to steal the deadly "Eden Spark" lightning gun and unleash elemental death on your enemies in all new storyline and missions.
Power up the Eden Spark further with mods earned in the "Boat Invader" challenge.
The BAVARIUM SEA HEIST content pack is priced at $5.99 and the entire AIR, LAND & SEA Expansion Pass is available for $24.99.
Nintendo News: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:
The Metroid Prime: Federation Force game will be available on Aug. 19. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – The galaxy is not at peace. The war between the Galactic Federation and the Space Pirates is far from over. Enlist with the Federation Force to join a four-player local or online squad in this co-op sci-fi shooter (additional games and systems required for multiplayer mode; sold separately). Fight alongside teammates in your specialized Mech to eliminate the Space Pirate menace and any threat that stands in your way. You can make it a solitary mission or join up to three friends for increased firepower and deeper strategies. TheMetroid Prime: Federation Force game will be available on Aug. 19.
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward – Show off your sense of style and dominate the fashion world across five exciting careers. Manage your own boutique, design clothes fit for a fashionista, style some wicked hair, master the art of make-up and even become the next top model. The world is your runway in this fun fully outfitted fashion game. The Style Savvy: Fashion Forward game will be available on Aug. 19.
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Poncho – Make your way through a world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: Who is Poncho? This open-world game offers a unique twist: Players can shift at will between three layers of depth, creating all kinds of challenges to overcome. Click here to see the trailer.
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs – The third installment in the action-packed Pokémon Ranger series lets players take on the role of a Pokémon Ranger who protect nature and help people and Pokémon in need. But other folks aren't so keen on keeping the peace! The Pokémon Pinchers are a suspicious group of people who seem to always be causing trouble by chasing and capturing Pokémon for their own purposes. As a Pokémon Ranger, it's up to you to work with Pokémon to stop their nefarious plans!
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Summer Savings! Nintendo fans are invited to celebrate the last days of summer with our Summer Savings event, which offers discounts of up to 30 percent on select games. Shop online at www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals or in Nintendo eShop during the sale, which starts at 9 a.m. PT on Aug. 18 and runs until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
1001 Spikes (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Cave Story (Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Nicalis are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 29.
3D Game Collection (Nintendo 3DS), Queen's Garden (Wii U) and more games from Joindots GmbH are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
99Moves (Wii U), Darts Up 3D (Nintendo 3DS) and more from Enjoyup Games are on sale until8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 15.
U Host is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $12.99 to $7.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 25.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is 50 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $9.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT onSept. 1.
Explody Bomb and Hold Your Fire: A Game About Responsibility are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles is more than 65 percent off (reduced from $5.99 to $1.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT
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Art of Balance is 25 percent off (reduced from $8.99 to $6.70) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 8.
Inside My Radio is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $14.99 to $9.49) until 8:59 a.m. PTon Sept. 1.
Hot Rod Racer is 50 percent off (reduced from $2.99 to $1.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 1.
Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX is more than 35 percent off (reduced from $8 to $4.99) until8:59 a.m. PT on Sept.15.
Carps & Dragons is 50 percent off (reduced from $4.99 to $2.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 16.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked from ATLUS are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Aug. 29.
Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition is 50 percent off (reduced from $29.99 to $14.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 6.
Nintendo 3DS Summer Gaming List Sweepstakes – What is your favorite Nintendo 3DS game of the summer? Share your pick in the Summer Vacation Sweepstakes community on Miiverse and you could win the digital version of eight games from our Summer Gaming List! Click here for full details.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Purchase will not improve your chances. Open to US residents 13 and older. Void where prohibited. To enter via Miiverse, post to this community before 8/31/16 10PM PT. Or enter by postcard (postcard entries must be postmarked between 8/18/16 and 8/31/16 and received by 9/6/16). Limit one entry per person, regardless of method. 5 randomly selected prize winners will each receive one (1) download code for each of the following games: Kirby: Planet Robobot, Mario Kart 7, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Disney Art Academy, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, New Super Mario Bros. 2 and either Pokémon Omega Ruby or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (ARV for each prize package: US$279.92). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. See full rules for details, including how to enter, prize information, and other terms and conditions. By entering the Sweepstakes, you agree to the Rules. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc., 4600 150th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA, USA.
Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:
New themes this week include:
Style Savvy: My Room
Monster Hunter Generations Hunter's Journey
Monster Hunter Generations The Fated Four
Ashley's Recipe
Power Disc Slam (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
Blasting Agent: Ultimate Edition (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)
Word Logic by POWGI (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)
Brick Race (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
Kingdom's Item Shop (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
Touch Battle Ninja (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
Adventure Party: Cats and Caverns (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
Armikrog (Nintendo eShop on Wii U) – Available Aug. 23
Collateral Thinking (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
Mikrogame Rotator (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
Ziggurat (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
Time to get back to the action... so with that said... Game on and feel free to enjoy more Gamescom 2016 live... by hitting the play button below!
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We invite you to explore our beautiful city from the shopping malls and 14-screen theater approximately 2 miles from campus, to the Royal Gorge Bridge less than an hour away. We're proud to be a part of such a beautiful and dynamic city, Pueblo Colorado, Home of Heroes (4 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients).
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Q: How can I find regular grammar for L* if we are given a grammar for language L? Is there any general method to do so? For example, we have a general method to find grammar for L1 U L2 by adding a production S-> S1 | S2 where S1 and S2 are start symbols for grammars of L1 and L2 respectively.
Thanks in advance..

A: In general, given a grammar G such that L(G) = L', there is no algorithm which always produces a regular grammar G' such that L(G') = (L')*. For starters, (L')* may not be a regular language. Even if you allow the procedure to recognize this case and print "not a regular language" in such a case, this cannot be generally possible since it would allow us to determine whether arbitrary unrestricted grammars generate particular strings (the construction is not too hard but I won't provide it unless desired). This is an undecidable problem, so we can't recognize regular languages in unrestricted grammars.
Perhaps your question is whether there is a neat construction to do this if initially given a regular grammar. In that case, the answer is a definite and clear, "yes!" Here is one easily described (though possibly inefficient in practice) procedure for doing just that:

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*Convert the regular grammar into a nondeterministic finite automaton using the typical construction for doing so. There are easy constructions for left-regular and right-regular grammars.

*Construct a regular expression from the nondeterministic finite automaton using any known construction. One such construction is typically used in proving equivalence.

*Construct a new regular expression which is the Kleene closure of the one from the last step.

*Construct a nondeterministic finite automaton from the regular expression from the last step, using a standard construction.

*Construct a regular grammar from the nondeterministic finite automaton from the last step. There are known constructions for this.

Thus, we can mechanically go from regular grammar for L to regular grammar for L*.
If you just want ANY grammar for L*, the simplest would probably be to introduce a new start state S' and productions S' := S'S' | S where S is the start symbol of your input grammar. This obviously does not give a regular grammar, however - if the input grammar generates a regular language, this one will do so as well.
Example: given the regular grammar
S := 0S | 1T
T := 0S | 1T | 1

A construction gives us this nondeterministic finite automaton:
q    s    q'
-    -    -
S    0    S
S    1    T
T    0    S
T    1    T
T    1    (H)

A construction gives us the regular expression:
(0*1)(0*1)*1

The Kleene closure of this is:
((0*1)(0*1)*1)*

We recognize from the standard construction that this automaton is equivalent:
q    s    q'
-    -    -
(I)  -    S
S    0    S
S    1    T
T    0    S
T    1    T
T    1    H
H    -    (I)

Whence the following regular grammar:
I := S | -
S := 0S | 1T
T := 0S | 1T | H
H := I

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