Snapper by Brian Kimberling (Tinder Press: 2013). Nathan Lochmeuller is a man without motivation, and essentially falls into a job tracking song birds in a square mile of Indiana forest. He enjoys it, whilst his life and the world change around him. The novel skips between his youth, his adolescence and his grown-up years, all circling around the time he spends getting paid to watch birds.
You're sitting with people you've grown up with, and you start reminiscing. Natural, right? You rehash conversations you've had fifty times, and you're hilarious as you retell jokes only you guys get. It's repetitive, but it's comforting and indulgent. And, most importantly, you're hilarious.
Then someone else enters the group. Some third party, unaware of how hilarious you are. You instantly get highly self aware. You glance at the cuckoo and realise how all this must sound through their ears. Boring. Irrelevant. If nothing else, you're definitely not as funny as you thought you were.
Shared experience is fun to retread purely because it's shared. The cuckoo wasn't there though. To them, that time your mate got drunk and cut his hand is not the pinnacle of comedic endeavour. It's dumb. I give you exactly ten minutes before the cuckoo's eyes glaze over and they start planning an escape route.
That's you and me though. That's normal people. Brian Kimberling though – he's a writer, and a pretty good one. He spreads out over 200-odd pages the formative experiences of Nathan Lochmeuller's life. His own childish and adolescent and adult anecdotes. On the face of it, they're pretty unremarkable. Kimberling sits us down opposite him, buys us a pint, and recounts vignette after vignette of experience in a life lived in Indiana.
This right here, this is the magic of story-telling. In the real world situation, the only way to make the cuckoo feel more involved is to change the topic of conversation to something they can more relate to. In Snapper though, Kimberling ploughs on, rambling his way through the narrative, dragging you deeper and deeper into Indiana.
Course, it's not magic. There's method to it. There are courses and workshops and entire traditions which show you how to do it. Kimberling draws on all this, no doubt, but he's an artist, and what he achieves is remarkable. He makes sure Nathan Lochmeuller is witty and likeable (albeit a bit of a loser). He makes sure to reveal a beautiful and ugly Indiana. But most importantly, Kimberling injects meaning into each little experience he relates.
He does it subtly, but there are signposts and careful exposition; just enough so you know you're not just reading about stuff that happened to Nathan Lochmeuller. This isn't just a novel-length explanation of his life to date. Rather, in amongst it all, you see a search for worth in the world. A man with paths to choose but no belief in any of them. The beauty of simplicity.
That's what we're doing wrong, down the pub, when there's a cuckoo in the group and our stories are boring them. We're failing to explore meaning-of-life type questions through our experience.
A gorgeously written, warm novel. It didn't blow me away, but it did make me stop and think.
Next week, something a bit heartbreaking (if the book's preamble is anything to go by).


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Surprising Results Emerge From First Public Advocates Poll
June 26, 2013 June 26, 2013 by jcolvinobserver
Letitia James. (Photo: council.nyc.gov)
In a showing that left many political insiders scratching their heads, popular City Councilwoman Letitia James and newcomer Catherine Guerriero are neck-and-neck in the race for public advocate, according to the first formal poll of the the one competitive citywide race besides mayor.
According to the Wall Street Journal/NBC New York/Marist survey released last night, Ms. James, a Brooklyn councilwoman, is leading with 17 percent of the Democratic vote, statistically tied with Ms. Guerriero, a professor, with 16 percent.
Trailing behind, the poll said, are the arguably more established State Senator Daniel Squadron, who earned 8 percent of the poll's vote, and former Deputy Public Advocate Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code, with just 4 percent.
Nonetheless, the poll showed the race is extremely fluid, with 54 percent of Democrats saying they remained undecided, according to the Journal's report.
Mr. Squadron is currently leading the contest's money race, with more than $900,000 cash-on-hand, followed by Ms. Saujani with $635,000, according to recent city campaign finance records. While Ms. James has long been a favorite among unions, her sluggish fund-raising (she has less than $266,000 in the bank) has led some to question her viability in the race. Ms. Guerriero's campaign, meanwhile, is $15,762 in the red.
Some observers suggested that part of Ms. Guerriero's strong showing could be that some respondents thought she was Hispanic, because of her surname. In the survey, Ms. Guerriero received 32 percent of the Latino vote while polling around 10 percent among other groups.
The unexpected results nonetheless had Ms. Guerriero's camp cheering.
"I'm gratified, but I'm really not surprised," she said in an e-mail message to supporters this morning. "It would be disingenuous to tell you otherwise. The paradigm has shifted that you can actually run as a real grassroots campaign with the money of a working class candidate and grind it out against candidates who really weren't paying any attention."
Her spokesman added, "Cathy's been working hard on her campaign for 13 months, attending hundreds of meetings in every neighborhood in NYC with concerned citizens, civic leaders, small business owners, labor leadership and rank-and-file, and clergy and other faith-based leaders …. She is the hardest-working candidate out there and it shows."
But Ms. Saujani's campaign manager, Michael Blake, played down the the results.
"The poll makes it clear that the Public Advocate's race is wide open. Even the two career politicians with the highest name recognition only scraped together 25% of the respondents combined," he said in a statement. "A majority of voters are still undecided, and we know Reshma will persuade many of these voters to support her in the coming weeks."
Ms. James's spokesman was also measured, adding: "Leading in polls is nice but we all know the only poll that truly matters is the one on Election Day. Tish will continue to talk about her passionate fight on behalf of New York's working families and why she'll make a great Public Advocate who stands up for working-class and middle-class New Yorkers in every corner of the City."
Updated at 11:13 a.m.
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Cosmetic dentistry is popular for a simple reason. It can help anyone's smile look better.
As much as you might like getting a new outfit or a new pair of shoes, your smile is something that you bring with you every day. Many things can cause you to become self-conscious about that smile. Perhaps you have chipped or worn down teeth. Maybe you have a cavity or two.
If these problems are visible when you open your mouth, you may find yourself trying to avoid smiling rather than sharing your smile with your family, friends, and coworkers.
If you live in or near Dallas or Plano, TX, then help is close. Contact Plano Smile Studio and ask about our cosmetic services. Ask if dental bonding could correct your problems.
Dental bonding is the application of a composite resin to your teeth. This resin is the same color as your teeth. It can be used to repair problems discreetly.
This is a great solution for individuals who have relatively minor problems with their smiles. By offering this service, we have a way to help people no matter the severity of their issues with their teeth.
Dental bonding is an alternative to amalgam materials that have been used for a long time. Amalgam is made with a blend of mercury and other metals (copper, silver, and tin). We do want to point out that the American Dental Association has said that amalgam fillings are safe to use.
The primary difference between the composite resin we use for dental bonding and amalgam is the way it affects the appearance of your teeth. The resin blends in while the amalgam stands out.
The composite resin used for dental bonding can be used in multiple ways. We will go over some examples below.
Cavities happen to most of us. Indeed, more than 90 percent of people will have at least one cavity during their lives. The typical treatment for this is to give you a filling.
From a functional standpoint, amalgam and white fillings serve the same purpose. After the decay is removed from your tooth, either material can be used to fill the space. This protects your tooth from new infections (until the filling needs to be replaced).
The amalgam filling with its metallic appearance is basically calling attention to the fact that you had a cavity. On the other hand, a white filling can restore the original appearance of your tooth and your smile.
This may depend on the size of the chip in your tooth. A large chip may require a dental crown to repair correctly.
However, dental bonding is a fast and effective way to repair smaller chips. The material can be used to rebuild your tooth to its original shape, and when it is hardened, it will function much like any other tooth, too.
This is another problem that may be fixable with dental bonding, depending on the severity of the crack. Dental bonding can be an effective treatment for smaller cracks.
Larger cracks may require a dental crown. Endodontic treatment may be needed based on the size and location of the crack.
This may be the purest example of dental bonding used for a cosmetic purpose. When you are receiving a filling or fixing a chipped or cracked tooth, the white filling material is serving a restorative purpose as well.
With a misshapen tooth, the tooth can be perfectly healthy but look out of place because it did not develop the way that most teeth do. By applying dental bonding material, your tooth will "fit in" better with the rest of your smile.
While tooth staining can be a common issue throughout your mouth, sometimes individual teeth can become discolored as well. In some cases, a single tooth may develop an uneven coloration.
Dental bonding can be used to hide that discolored tooth and give it an even and natural appearance.
How Do You Like Your Smile?
Every person should be happy with his or her smile. If you have something you would like to change, call Plano Smile Studio to find out more about how we can help.
Dental bonding is one way that cosmetic dentistry can give you back the smile that you once had or give you the smile that you wish you had. To make your appointment with our dentist in Plano, TX, call (972) 398-2550 or fill out our online form.


Of the three forms of this species, Campsomeris plumipes fossulana, is the only subspecies that occurs in Florida. This subspecies is found throughout the southeastern states, with the entire species (all three forms) ranging though most of the eastern United States. There are six genera and 20 species of scoliid wasps of the family Scoliidae in North America.
Scoliid wasps are also sometimes called digger wasps because the females dig into the ground, sting and paralyze beetle larvae, then lay their eggs, which after hatching, feed on the paralyzed grub. Larvae of the scarab beetle is often targeted. These wasps can often be seen flying low above the ground in a figure eight pattern. They are also sometimes seen feeding on wildflowers.
Campsomeris plumipes fossulana are black with yellow abdominal markings, with a body length of 15-25 mm (0.6 - 1 in.). The legs, thorax and edges of the abdominal segments are hairy. The males have longer antenna and are typically smaller than the females.
Campsomeris plumipes is a member of the Scoliidae - Scoliid Wasps family.


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Here's Why Everyone In Montreal Suddenly Seems To Have A Mullet
What is this about???
Thomas MacDonald
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A March article from the Agence France-Presse notes the "improbable return" of the mullet — known in Quebec as the "coupe Longueuil." The article points to the surging popularity of the much-made-fun-of haircut among celebrities like Rihanna and Miley Cyrus.
But Montrealers need only walk out their doors to find local examples of the mullet revival. Anecdotes of multiplying mullets have been swirling from the Mile End to the Sud-Ouest.
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So how did this '80s fashion faux-pas become a Montreal pandemic fad?
We reached out to Guillaume Cheny and Christopher Vincent of the Plateau's Salon Helmet to find out.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
So why have mullets been popular during the pandemic?
According to Cheny and Vincent, the mullet revival could in part be about convenience.
"I love mullets," said Vincent. "I think they grow really easily. They're kind of naturally deconstructed, messy, so they kind of work with everyone's lifestyle right now. Easy."
"Since the pandemic and everything, people being stuck at home, hair salons being closed for months and months at a time, people have had a lot of time on their hands for their hair and it's an easy cut to do at home," Cheny added.
"Often, it's easy to cut the sides and the top but the back is more difficult."
Both hairstylists said Helmet has done more mullets in the last year. The cut's gender-neutral status has made it an easy option for everyone.
"I call myself the Duchess of mullet," said Vincent.
But today's mullets aren't like the 'dos of yesteryear, according to Cheny.
"I think it's not like the '70s, '80s look anymore. It's a little bit different. More refined, more like modern mullets."
Have people been more experimental with their haircuts during the pandemic?
Pandemic restrictions might also have encouraged people to become more daring with their grooming.
"When we came back in late June 2020, from the first lockdown, we saw some quite funny haircuts out there," said Cheny. "People are experimenting at home."
"We saw a lot of mullets."
"I think in front of a camera, you can look good in the front and have the party in the back."
As Vincent sees it, more widespread hair experimentation began during the second lockdown, when it became clear that we'd be living with restrictions for the foreseeable future.
"I even had a couple moments where I went on Skype with some people and I had a friend that would send me money to buy a bottle of wine or something like that."
"And I would sit on Skype and watch my friends cut each other's hair. They were quarantined together. And some of the stuff they were trying was like, 'you know what? Just leave the back. Cause the back's really hard. Yeah, cut the bangs short. Yeah. That's something different. Get something fun, something different.'"
Even Vincent, himself, took advantage of the unique opportunity to experiment with style.
"I had a moment where I was just like, I don't know when the next time I'm going to see my family is, so I shaved my head and I tattooed the top of it because why not?"
"And I think a lot of people are feeling that with their hair. Why not? You don't have to go to any business meetings. Why not? You don't have to go see family. Why not? It's been kind of fun."
How can Montrealers achieve the perfect mullet?
"Don't do it at home," Cheny warned.
"I think it's better to get these people to their hairdressers. There's so much you can do with mullets right now. And especially having it done professionally, having the right hair products to bring home and to style it properly and have some fun with it."
"I would say all good fashion is on purpose," said Vincent. "Someone who knows what they're doing can help you with that."
Their other message: support local businesses.
"The pandemic's been hard on small businesses." He encouraged Montrealers "to go to their local hairdressers and support them and support their whole local market."
Salon Helmet is located at 163, avenue du Mont-Royal E.
9 Things To Do In Montreal This Weekend
This weekend's forecast: GOOD VIBES 🌞
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Well, we've made it to another weekend in Montreal.
Do you know what that means? Fun, sun and memories just waiting to be made.
Support Your Fellow Quebecers Who Are Competing In The Olympics
When: July 23 to August 8
Why You Need To Go: The Tokyo Summer Olympics are finally happening and there are 58 Quebecers hoping to make Canada proud.
Get Free Apps And Cocktails At Participating Restaurants
Address: Participating restaurants
Why You Need To Go: Get a free appetizer or drink at spots around town.
Head To Le Grand Poutinefest In Old Montreal
July 21: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
July 22 – July 31: 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
August 1: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Address: Quai de l'Horloge, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: Do you really need a reason for poutine?
Check Out RYU Sushi's Newest Location
Address: 388, av. Richmond, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: One of Montreal's top sushi restaurants has an all-new location in Griffintown.
Play Boozy Mini Putt
When: July 24 to August 4, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Address: The Smooth Putt Presented by Grey Goose — 200, rue de la Commune O., Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: The only thing better than mini putt is mini putting with booze.
Step Into The '90s By Checking Out This Café
Address: La graine brûlée — 921, rue Sainte-Catherine E., Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: To get yourself out of your everyday WFH routine and into a colourful new space.
Head To A Carnival
Price: $35 for a one-day pass
When: Until August 8
Address: Fun Show Amusement Fair — 2800, av. du Cosmodôme, Laval, QC
Why You Need To Go: No summer bucket list is complete without a trip to a carnival.
Eat And Drink Like A Russian At Montreal's Slavic-Inspired Restaurant
Address: Nevski — 1228, rue Stanley, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: Eat and drink like a Russian, surrounded by artsy kitschy decor inspired by the streets of Saint Petersburg.
Check Out The Dreamy New Market Terrasse At New City Gas
Address: 969, rue Wellington, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: For a taste and the vibes of the Mediterranean right in the heart of Griffintown.
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MTL Home Prices Are Projected To Increase By A Bigger % Than Any Other Major Canadian City
Compared to last year.
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A new report from Royal LePage suggests that while Montreal's real estate market might start to cool down, home prices are still projected to increase more overall than any other market in Canada.
The company recorded a 21.7% year-over-year increase in the "aggregate price of a home" ("a weighted average of the median values of all housing types collected") in the Montreal area in the second quarter of 2021, bringing it to $514,000.
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The good news is that "the peak of home price increases should be behind us," according to Royal LePage Quebec Vice-President Dominic Saint-Pierre.
The less good news: the company forecasts a 17.5% year-over-year aggregate home price increase in the fourth quarter — "the highest of all forecasted regions in the country," the report states.
For comparison, Royal LePage forecasts a 14.5% year-over-year increase in the Toronto area, a 15% increase in the Vancouver area and a 7.5% increase in the Calgary area.
Saint-Pierre offered some reassurance, however.
"Real estate, like many other economic drivers, is cyclical," he said, explaining that the steep price increase of the last year "was spurred by an unprecedented health crisis."
"The return to more moderate appreciation rates will occur naturally as the economy regains balance and people develop post-pandemic consumer habits."
Here Are All The Quebecers Who Will Be On Team Canada At The Tokyo 2020 Olympics
371 people will be representing Canada in total!
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Team Canada has just announced its roster for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and 58 Quebecers are heading to the Games to make the country proud, according to a press release from the Canadian Olympic Committee.
From experienced medal winners to first-time Olympians, the Quebec athletes on Team Canada have every chance to bring home some gold.
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From no chance to have an Olympic dream To fighting for female canoers to compete at the Games To having their Olym… https://t.co/KIkGe0Pw4o
— Team Canada (@Team Canada) 1626177660.0
Here are the Quebecers that will be representing Canada at Tokyo 2020:
Jennifer Abel (Laval), Diving
Elissa Alarie (Trois-Rivières), Rugby Sevens
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal), Tennis
Hugo Barrette (Îles-de-la-Madeleine), Cycling (Track)
Catherine Beachemin-Pinard (Saint-Hubert), Judo
Joelle Bekhazi (Pointe-Claire), Water Polo
Meaghan Benfeito (Laval), Diving
Mathieu Bilodeau (Quebec City), Athletics
Marc-Antoine Blais Bélanger (Montreal), Fencing
Rosalie Boissoneault (Drummondville), Artistic Swimming
Guillaume Boivin (Montreal), Cycling (Road)
Oliver Bone (Montreal), Sailing
Ariane Bonhomme (Gatineau), Cycling (Track)
Pamphinette Buisa (Gatineau), Rugby Sevens
Karol-Ann Canuel (Amos), Cycling (Road)
Maude Charron (Rimouski), Weightlifting
Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu (Saint-Constant), Diving
Andrée-Anne Côté (Saint-Georges), Artistic Swimming
René Cournoyer (Repentigny), Gymnastics (Artistic)
Axelle Crevier (Montreal), Water Polo
Tali Darsigny (Saint-Hyacinthe), Weightlifting
Myriam Da Silva (Chambly), Boxing
Mario Deslauriers (Bromont), Equestrian (Jumping)
Bianca Farella (Montreal), Rugby Sevens
Leylah Fernandez (Laval), Tennis
Nirra Fields (Montreal), Basketball
Camille Fiola-Dion (Rimouski), Artistic Swimming
Cédric Fofana (Quebec City), Diving
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu (Saint-Bruno), Equestrian (Dressage)
Lauriane Genest (Lévis), Cycling (Track)
Ecaterina Guica (La Prairie), Judo
Mary-Sophie Harvey (Trois-Rivières), Swimming (Pool)
Nicholas Hoag (Sherbrooke), Volleyball
Hugo Houle (Sainte-Perpétue), Cycling (Road)
Audrey Joly (Saint-Eustache), Artistic Swimming
Vincent Jourdenais (Saint-Basile-le-Grand), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Amélie Kretz (Blainville), Triathlon
Andréanne Langlois (Lac Beauport), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet (Richelieu), Weightlifting
Elyse Lemay-Lavoie (Montreal), Water Polo
Colleen Loach (Dunham), Equestrian (Eventing)
Florence Maheu (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield), Canoe/Kayak (Slalom)
Arthur Margelidon (Montreal), Judo
Kristel Ngarlem (Montreal), Weightlifting
Gabriella Page (Blainville), Fencing
Karen Paquin (Quebec City), Rugby Sevens
Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Vincent Riendeau (Pointe-Claire), Diving
Katerine Savard (Pont-Rouge), Swimming (Pool)
Jacqueline Simoneau (Saint-Laurent), Artistic Swimming
Tammara Thibeault (Shawinigan), Boxing
Antoine Valois-Fortier (Quebec City), Judo
Maximilien Van Haaster (Montreal), Fencing
Caroline Veyre (Montreal), Boxing
Evelyne Viens (L'Ancienne-Lorette), Soccer
Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières), Canoe/Kayak (Sprint)
Pamela Ware (Greenfield Park), Diving
Nathan Zsombor-Murray (Pointe-Claire), Diving
Good luck to all the Olympians!
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Quebec Will Pay You $650/Week If You Go Back To School In One Of These 142 Programs
Getting paid to study? Yes please. 💵
Last May, the Quebec government unveiled the outline of a new program supporting the training of 2,500 people in the field of information technology and communications. The list of training courses paid $650 per week is out and there is something for everyone.
Since July 1, it has been possible for people who have had to recover from unemployment due to the pandemic and for people who have not been studying full time in the last 12 months to register for one of the training programs of the Program for the requalification and the accompaniment in information technology and communications (PRATIC).
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What are the programs?
Avec le #PRATIC, nous comptons former rapidement 2500 professionnels en #TI, #communications et #robotique. Les par… https://t.co/JAjUUMwasx
— Jean Boulet (@Jean Boulet) 1621866764.0
Whether it's a college or university program, a certificate, an attestation of college studies (AEC) or a diploma of specialized graduate studies (DESS), among others, there are 142 training programs waiting for future students.
In Montreal alone, nearly sixty college programs and 20 university programs are available, and a total of 15 in the Capitale-Nationale region.
There are, for example, ACSs in programming, multimedia production, mobile application development or graphic design, to name a few.
The complete list of training courses offered by region can be found on the government website.
Thanks to a budget of some $39.6 million, financial assistance of $650 per week will be offered to 2,500 Quebecers for the duration of their full-time training. A $1,950 bursary will be awarded to graduates.
Who is eligible to enroll in PRATIC?
Two criteria will determine if a person is eligible to register for PRATIC. You must be unemployed and not have been a full-time student in the 12 months prior to applying.
The government suggests that you contact the Services Québec office in your area and an agent will determine with the future student if PRATIC corresponds to his/her needs.
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Since the start of the festive season I have flown on Swiss and Lufthansa twice to South Africa and Dublin and back. On the first trip (16 Dec), my bag did not arrive and it is now the 5 Feb and Lufthansa has proved to be the most difficult company to deal with. Their call center is completely useless and no one ever anwsers a phone.
On the 9 Jan I left for SA again and this time, they broke a golf club. Then turned around and made it my issue, because it was a signal club.
On the 5 Feb we returned from SA to Dublin and not one of my 5 bags arrived in Dublin.
This organization is completely useless and this will be the last time I travel with them.
Does anyone esle have this experience with the baggage and baggage handling facilities?
I had some terrible experience with my luggage with Swiss Air as well. on the outbound, my luggage was delayed for a day (which would be tolerable) but on my return journey, two pieces got delayed -- one was found the next day but the second one, guess how long I had to wait? -- 45 days! when it finally arrived, I've lost a pair of new jeans, new trainers as well as all the food elements. No explanation was given on why it had been delayed so seriously. I'm going through a claim process but things do not look promissing. wondering what did you manage to achieve after your delayed/missing luggage so I'll learn how to proceed further.


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The case for laboratory-engineered meat
In humanity's efforts for survival, our ancestors have identified natural resources available for human consumption. However, the finite quality of these resources has pushed scientists to explore sustainable substitutes, one example being laboratory-grown meat. Scientific developments have made it possible to innovate processes by which animals could be spared from consumption. Tissue engineering closes the…
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Will they take over?: Reimagining the technological future with AI, robots
Revolutionizing almost every industry—from retail to healthcare to public transportation—and changing how humans live and work, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and robots into workplaces and homes only point to one thing: the future. Yet as these machines permeate various sectors of society, uncertainty and fear similarly pervade over the possibility that these machines,…
For future generations: Underlining 50th Earth Day, Filipino youth environmentalists
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Baptist Trainfan Shipmate
April 2018 in Ecclesiantics
To those who will be leading worship tomorrow: to what extent will current events in the Middle East affect your services (and especially your sermons)? Will you change what you were going to say, or will it be largely "business as usual", with world events being mentioned only - if at all - in your intercessory prayers? How much, do you think, should "external" events impinge on our worship?
Bishops Finger Shipmate
Well, I can't speak for the preacher, but I'm leading the intercessions tomorrow, and will certainly include some reference to current events (checking the news before leaving home...).
As a general rule, I think external events should impinge on our worship, in the sense of informing our prayers.
But would it lead you to change the readings and sermon, too?
angloid Shipmate
For me, I would be very reluctant to change the readings. I try to allow the gospel message to transform my (and hopefully our) reaction to those events. I'm just finishing tomorrow's sermon which I hope allows the timeless Word of God speak to the horrific realities of the world just now. To tinker with the lectionary is not just a no-no because of liturgical preciousness, it implies that I know better than God what words to speak to our situation.
PS: not of course because God directly authorises the Church of England lectionary, but because it's a more objective standard than our individual interpretation. And Easter is the truth beside which all other lesser truths are judged.
Leo Shipmate
I have some emergency sermon notes for this sort of thing - ever since I was caught out - Princess Diana died and I hadn't seen the news are wondered why the church was full.
angloid wrote: »
Easter is the truth beside which all other lesser truths are judged.
And the rest of what Angloid said re the readings....mind you, I also take Leo's point about being aware of what's happening/happened, and making suitable adjustments if required.
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It has to be something really earth-shaking for me to go off planned script. The last time was Trump's election victory.
Gamma Gamaliel Shipmate
I saw the Quakers go 'off script' after Trump's election victory ...
I was at a residential thingy at a Quaker study centre at the time.
Hopefully without causing offence, may I ask, Eutychus, why you don't consider there to be a problem having a set script for your sermons but you somehow consider having one for worship (and yes, sermons are part of worship of course) as a big no-no?
I'm not trying to score points or catch you out, I'm just curious.
If it's such a nefarious and disempowering thing to determine songs and orders of service in advance, then why prepare a sermon? Why not wait for the Spirit to lead ...?
I think there's a pretty good precedent a) for every-member ministry b) preaching.
When it comes to sustained investigation of the Bible for empowerment, the place to come at our church is the Bible study. Anyone can lead this (and I mean anyone), and they are encouraged to ask open rather than closed questions.
I've considered a more participatory approach to the preaching bit (a church an hour or so from us whose pastor is the product of our church Sunday school is currently experimenting with it), but I think it would quickly get unmanageable above about ten people, whereas experience tells me that every-member worship participation works pretty well up to a hundred or so.
sabine Shipmate
Both my Quaker Meeting and my Mennonite Church go off script on an as needed basis. Sadly, it's been needed too often for upsetting reasons in the last few years.
Sometimes there is also an emergency Sunday School class for adults.
Spiritual rapid response.
What does 'every member ministry' look like?
My wife is quite introverted. She's happy to play the organ because she's up in the organ loft and no-one can see her. She's happy to be part of a choir and helps out with one in a parish a few miles north of here from time to time. She doesn't want to do anything demonstrative or too 'upfront' in a service. Is she not engaging in 'every member ministry'?
I used to pray long extemporary prayers with the best of them - quite florid South Walian hwyl at times. People appreciated it. Was it for my benefit, God's benefit or theirs?
I'm not sure.
Your experience and your particular skills as a church leader may be different, but I'm not sure what 'every member ministry' means in a gathering of around 100 people or so. They can't all have their say.
If it's a Bible study or similar small group exercise then yes.
I'm not expecting everyone to have their say. I'm working on encouraging many-hued contributions and people realising that they can build others up that way. Sure we get a few bumps in the road, but it seems to work.
Arethosemyfeet Shipmate
Not a global event, but I was once called upon to lead worship the week after a young couple and their unborn child had been killed in a plane crash. It was the week after Easter, and you can bet that my prayers and sermon were coloured by the recent events.
stonespring Shipmate
I attend a US Episcopal parish where I frequently want to pull my hair out because current events are almost never mentioned during the service. I think they don't make it into the Prayers of the People on most Sundays because of absent-mindedness and not any willful decision to leave them out. And I have no expectation that current events would have any effect on the readings, if that were even allowed. But I think that some mention of those current events that are urgent and inescapable, when there are such events, should occur during the sermon, especially when there is a logical link between them and the lectionary readings. Also, when the lectionary readings touch upon an issue that has been in current events recently or chronically, especially when they do so in a way that many people are likely to think about that current event when they hear the reading, it might be worth reflecting upon in a sermon - even if not every Sunday.
Chorister Shipmate
Our vicar stood up at the start of the sermon and said 'I usually start each sermon with a joke, but today, in the light of recent news, I think that would be most inappropriate'. He then preached a most helpful, and excellent, sermon on Hope in Adversity.
Albertus Shipmate
I honestly don't understand why people are talking up these air raids on Syria as being particularly significant. We're not going to war; this seems to have been a token gesture (unless you were on the receiving end of them). Why should they, rather than any of the other quotidian ghastlinesses of the contemporary world, be considered especially worth marking? (Although I know that's not what the OP , which quite properly is cast in more general terms, is saying.)
Anselmina Shipmate
When the Florida school shooting happened earlier this year someone on the Ship (I think?) posted a link to a brilliant prayer by an American Rabbi, addressing the event. I used that at the beginning of our service, on that morning - but stuck to what I had already prepared for the sermon. I did something a little similar this week; stuck to what I had for the sermon anyway - but after the notices and before our first hymn reminded people of Paul's exhortation to pray for those in authority, referencing the ongoing and sadly repetitive problems of Syria and other countries in that area, and our frustration at knowing what is the right response etc. Didn't declare for one side or the other, just reminded folks that in their prayers through the week we should be always holding these things up to God, if possible.
Like a few others here, the missile strikes didn't really seem that outrageously unusual? Awful to say so, I suppose.
I will include current event references in sermons if they seem apposite to the scripture or theme. But I don't feel tied to do so every week. It probably is good on a regular basis, however, for a church's worship service to explicitly reflect knowledge of what's going on in the world around it.
Enoch Shipmate
Our intercessions yesterday included a reference to peoples' fears, and prayer for wisdom and humility for those in positions of authority at a time when four out of the five permanent members of the Security Council appear to be acting in breach of international law.
That's not prayer, that's politics. People need to be educated to pray without making value judgements, doubly so if it's during the intercessions.
Enoch wrote: »
Our intercessions yesterday included a reference to peoples' fears, and prayer for wisdom and humility for those in positions of authority......
That's a perfectly legitimate prayer, ISTM, as long as the subsequent words (about breaching international law) were not included.....
I took them as being included.
Mr Smiff Shipmate
Bishops Finger wrote: »
I was thinking a similar thing and, I suspect*, probably prayed a similar thing (sans the "breaching international law" words) myself.
Eutychus wrote: »
I'd like you to expand on this, if possible. I'm aware, when I'm leading intercessions, that the people I'm leading in prayer will have different political views from me (for instance, some may have supported the airstrikes in Syria; I thought they were a bad, and largely pointless, move). But I did pray for a genuine peace in that region and for an end not just to the war, but to all suffering, injury, torture and denial of freedom. Was that a political prayer? And was I wrong, in your view, to lead others in praying it?
* I only say "I suspect" because I don't normally use fully-written prayers and I can't remember the exact words I used!
Yes it is - plus prophecy.
Albertus wrote: »
We're not going to war; this seems to have been a token gesture
The USA thinks it has the (God-given) right permamently to be at war with someone.
Leo wrote: »
It's not prophecy, it's posturing. Since when has your scheduled intercessor had the authority to issue divine-level legal judgements?
@Mr Smiff, I think the above intercession becomes politics from "who appear to be acting in breach..." onwards, in other words when it starts pontificating about contentious legal issues (I haven't followed the debates closely, but it seems to me that there is legal precedent for the action in Syria in the US, and both the UK and France have been calling their leaders to account in their respective parliaments today). The statement is clearly a debatable opinion being opportunistically framed as an ex cathedra statement of position.
It's a fine line, and on occasions I think there is cause for the church to engage politically. I spoke out over Trump's election (without naming names) because at that time there was a non-negligible chance of Marine Le Pen winning the French Presidency and I wanted to kind of test-run what it would feel like. I really don't think intercessions are the place to do it unless the intercessions in question have been vetted by the leadership.
(It's a bit like people in our extempore prayer meetings praying about their forthcoming house move and how they'll need people to help them on such and such a date, taken to another level...).
Gramps49 Shipmate
We are using the Narrative Lectionary, so when last week's lesson was about Paul on the Road to Damascus, it was kind of unavoidable. We had a brief mention in the sermon, but we did include the event in our petitions.
I am not adverse to speaking to current events in a sermon. Part of preaching is to share the Gospel with people where they are at and if current events are impacting the people, then I will speak to the events.
There is a difference between trying to avoid advocating a certain political policy and avoiding discussing anything tangentially related to political policies, including most current events, during the sermon. That is what happens at the church I attend and that is why I feel like pulling my hair out many Sundays.
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Gramps49 wrote: »
/tangent - we too are following "the narrative lectionary" -- but we got Thomas on Sunday - conversion of Paul later along. And here I thought it was all the same thing. HOwever, as it doesn't provide usefully for June, July or August, we're going back to the RCL and will (I hope) not return to the Narrative Lectionary. /end tangent
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Before Donald Trump was elected president, Laura Moser was a freelance writer delving into a project about alternative religions in America. In the months after, she became a leader of the resistance against the president, launching a text messaging platform that enabled hundreds of thousands of shellshocked Trump opponents to contact their representatives about a different issue each day.
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In conventional audio, we transmit the spatial impressions as the signal difference between separate channels. Studio productions have reached a very sophisticated stage today in this matter. The playback is mostly very pleasant and often each voice or instrument is audibly better than in the live performance. In most cases, the goal of playback is no longer the reproduction of an existent event; the recordings are much more a product of art. Basically, though, we are not able to restore the spatial impression of the genuine event in the conventional way. If we take a closer look, we mostly manipulate mono signals in studio productions. The sound sources are recorded from closely-distanced microphones or directly from the pick-up. The positions in the stereo panorama become specified by panning during post- editing, and synthetic reverb, which ought to complete the room impression.
As long as we are pursuing the goal of pleasant perception, this sort of procedure is satisfying. However, for reproducing the clarity of a voice in an excellent acoustic environment, the hum of a bee close to our nose, or to create the emotional impression of the spatial sonic field in one of the famous concert halls throughout the world, the perception of phantom sources is collapsing.
In the previous chapter, we described the reason why it isn't possible to capture the correct spatial distribution of sound waves and reflections in the recording room by a microphone alignment. Therefore, we have to verify the question; whether the conventional basic approach of channel-orientated procedures is the right way. In any case, these channel-oriented approaches will lead to phantom acoustic sources. However, these always move dependent on the listener's position. Correct spatial depiction of the sound event remains impossible in this case. The spatial sonic field isn't describable as signal deviation between some single points because this difference is unequal at any spot in room. For authentic reproduction, we are obliged to reconstruct the spatial structure of the wave fronts with volume. That´s verifiable by the fact of whether or not the movements of a listener across the playback- room causes the same changes in perception, as an equidistant movement of a listener in the recording room. No other indication is a mark of true spatial audio.
This task becomes solvable by another way, different from Blumlein`s procedure. We have to realize that not the sound source itself, neither a soloist nor an instrument, contains any spatial sonic field. If we take a closer look, it is indeed only the spatial radiation patterns that are different. However, all spatial perception is caused by the reflections of the source signal in the recording room. These reflections seem to originate by mirror sound sources behind the recording room surfaces. Their coordinates in the recording room are dependent on the arrangement of the reflective surfaces and on the position of the primary sound source.
The starting points of the first reflections are apparently arranged outside the recording room. These primary reflection starting points are the source for further reflections behind the opposite walls.
As visible in this simple animation, the second reflections don't radiate a mirrored acoustic pattern of the whole recording room, as described in some publications. This fiction leads to the nebulous picture of the spatial sonic field, which is extensively discussed in endless disputes concerning the perfect rendition.
Also the second, third and all further reflections do not radiate other signals as the pure dry audio of the primary sound source! The level of the first reflection is depending on the adjustment and directional radiation pattern of the primary sound source. That reflection is the source signal for the second reflection. Of course, the reflective behavior concerning the surfaces in the signal path superimposes their own behavior onto the subsequent signal. Additionally, the sound pressure level will be decreasing according to distance with respect to the primary source. This distance will escalate with each number of reflections, wherefore the later signals become increasingly damped in the upper frequency range from air damping. Even so, each single reflection radiates no other signal like the pure, dry audio signal of the primary sound source.
As far as we would be able to determine, the reflective behavior of the recording room and the alignment and position of the primary acoustic sources therein, including its directional radiation pattern, would possibly define all positions and sound pressure levels of the arising mirror sound sources.
This data-set would completely describe the spatial sonic field pertaining to the sound source in the recording room. By means of that stored data, in theory, we would be able to recreate the complete spatial sonic field in a reflection free volume, or, for example, in a snowy meadow. For this purpose, we have to play through a huge number of single loudspeakers the dry recorded voice of the tenor, for example. Any one of the loudspeakers would represent one of the mirror source positions in the recording room. The signal content of each of those sources, from the signal of the primary sound source, would be filtered by the reflective behavior of the surfaces in its signal path. At increasing distances in regard to the primary source, the number of loudspeakers will escalate exponentially because each of the mirror sources is causing a number of secondary mirror sources. In principle, an infinite number of loudspeakers would be needed. But, let's say within a 3000 foot distance from the real audio source, which is equaled more as a 2, 5 seconds run-time across the chilly air of the snowy meadow, weakened from 20 or 30 reflection losses and air damping according to the long distance, the signal level falls below the audible -60 dB limit, which is marking the reverberation time. Thus, we can dispense of all further loudspeakers.
Nevertheless, such an experiment would not be feasible in practice due to the fact that we would need an individual group of loudspeakers for each of the primary sources in the recording room due to the different positions at which the mirror source would arise. Moreover, all loudspeakers must change their position in case the tenor, for example, takes a step across the stage.
On the other hand, any movement of the listener across the snowy meadow would cause the same changes in perception as, accordingly, changes of the listener position in the recording room. The tenor's voice will be louder and drier if we are to move towards the loudspeaker which is faking its primary sound wave. The first reflections considerably change their incident angle and sound pressure level, while later reverberation from the more distanced loudspeakers is hardly changed in level and direction.
The superposition of the direct wave front and early strong reflections will cause the same comb filter effects as accrue in the recording room at the same position. Even the initial time delay gap will deliver the correct value for authentic perception of the source distance.
The concrete sound source positions will engender correct Doppler effects and parallax changes if the listener moves across the snowy meadow. These deliberations show, in principle, that its possible to configure a virtual copy of the genuine sonic field. All we need is to leave the worn-out conventional ways. The technical realization of the described approaches would have been possible long ago. The following chapters will describe the way this can be achieved.


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package protocol

import (
	"bytes"
	"crypto/rand"
	"io"

	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
)

var _ = Describe("Connection ID generation", func() {
	It("generates random connection IDs", func() {
		c1, err := GenerateConnectionID(8)
		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
		Expect(c1).ToNot(BeZero())
		c2, err := GenerateConnectionID(8)
		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
		Expect(c1).ToNot(Equal(c2))
	})

	It("generates connection IDs with the requested length", func() {
		c, err := GenerateConnectionID(5)
		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
		Expect(c.Len()).To(Equal(5))
	})

	It("generates random length destination connection IDs", func() {
		var has8ByteConnID, has20ByteConnID bool
		for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
			c, err := GenerateConnectionIDForInitial()
			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
			Expect(c.Len()).To(BeNumerically(">=", 8))
			Expect(c.Len()).To(BeNumerically("<=", 20))
			if c.Len() == 8 {
				has8ByteConnID = true
			}
			if c.Len() == 20 {
				has20ByteConnID = true
			}
		}
		Expect(has8ByteConnID).To(BeTrue())
		Expect(has20ByteConnID).To(BeTrue())
	})

	It("reads the connection ID", func() {
		buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9})
		c, err := ReadConnectionID(buf, 9)
		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
		Expect(c.Bytes()).To(Equal([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}))
	})

	It("returns io.EOF if there's not enough data to read", func() {
		buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
		_, err := ReadConnectionID(buf, 5)
		Expect(err).To(MatchError(io.EOF))
	})

	It("returns a 0 length connection ID", func() {
		buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4})
		c, err := ReadConnectionID(buf, 0)
		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
		Expect(c.Len()).To(BeZero())
	})

	It("errors when trying to read a too long connection ID", func() {
		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 21))
		_, err := ReadConnectionID(buf, 21)
		Expect(err).To(MatchError(ErrInvalidConnectionIDLen))
	})

	It("returns the length", func() {
		c := ParseConnectionID([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7})
		Expect(c.Len()).To(Equal(7))
	})

	It("has 0 length for the default value", func() {
		var c ConnectionID
		Expect(c.Len()).To(BeZero())
	})

	It("returns the bytes", func() {
		c := ParseConnectionID([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7})
		Expect(c.Bytes()).To(Equal([]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}))
	})

	It("returns a nil byte slice for the default value", func() {
		var c ConnectionID
		Expect(c.Bytes()).To(HaveLen(0))
	})

	It("has a string representation", func() {
		c := ParseConnectionID([]byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0x42})
		Expect(c.String()).To(Equal("deadbeef42"))
	})

	It("has a long string representation", func() {
		c := ParseConnectionID([]byte{0x13, 0x37, 0, 0, 0xde, 0xca, 0xfb, 0xad})
		Expect(c.String()).To(Equal("13370000decafbad"))
	})

	It("has a string representation for the default value", func() {
		var c ConnectionID
		Expect(c.String()).To(Equal("(empty)"))
	})

	Context("arbitrary length connection IDs", func() {
		It("returns the bytes", func() {
			b := make([]byte, 30)
			rand.Read(b)
			c := ArbitraryLenConnectionID(b)
			Expect(c.Bytes()).To(Equal(b))
		})

		It("returns the length", func() {
			c := ArbitraryLenConnectionID(make([]byte, 156))
			Expect(c.Len()).To(Equal(156))
		})

		It("has a string representation", func() {
			c := ArbitraryLenConnectionID([]byte{0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0x42})
			Expect(c.String()).To(Equal("deadbeef42"))
		})

		It("has a string representation for the default value", func() {
			var c ArbitraryLenConnectionID
			Expect(c.String()).To(Equal("(empty)"))
		})
	})
})


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Q: What constitutes an Oracle application? I have heard the term Oracle application used many times.  I've worked with PL/SQL for a few months now.  I've created queries, procedures, functions, etc.  I have never heard the word application used to describe any of these things.
So, what is an Oracle application?  Is it just an extended version of any of the things I mentioned above?

A: Oracle applications is an ERP and it's a product of Oracle corporation. It is a bundle application used for business transactions.

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Q: RoR datatable never loads data? This is my first time using dataTables. I want to be able to display the records in my Projects table and sort by each field. I'm following this RailCast and used the code provided by them. However, my page loads without errors but the actual records are never loaded into the table--it just says "Processing..." indefinitely. Any ideas what would cause this? Some of my code:
view/projects/new.html.erb (where the index of my application points to, and where I want the table displayed)
<table id="projects" class="display" data-source="<%= projects_url(format: "json") %>">

      File
      Author

projects.js.coffee
jQuery ->
  $("#projects").dataTable
    bProcessing: true
    bServerSide: true
    sAjaxSource: $('#projects').data('source')
    "aaSorting": [[ 0, "desc" ]]

projects controller
  # GET /projects/new
  # GET /projects/new.json
  def new
    @projects = Project.all
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.json { render json: ProjectsDatatable.new(view_context) }
    end
  end

Projects_datatable.rb
class ProjectsDatatable
  delegate :params, :h, :link_to, :number_to_currency, to: :@view
  def initialize(view)
    @view = view
  end

  def as_json(options = {})
    {
      sEcho: params[:sEcho].to_i,
      iTotalRecords: Project.count,
      iTotalDisplayRecords: Project.count,
      aaData: data
    }
  end

private

  def data
    projects.map do |proj|
      [
        h(proj.filename),
        h(proj.author)
      ]
    end
  end

  def projects
    @projects ||= fetch_projects
  end

  def fetch_projects
    projects = Project.order("#{sort_column} #{sort_direction}")
    projects = projects.page(page).per_page(per_page)
    if params[:sSearch].present?
      projects = projects.where("name like :search or category like :search", search: "%#{params[:sSearch]}%")
    end
    projects
  end

  def page
    params[:iDisplayStart].to_i/per_page + 1
  end

  def per_page
    params[:iDisplayLength].to_i > 0 ? params[:iDisplayLength].to_i : 10
  end

  def sort_column
    columns = %w[name category released_on price]
    columns[params[:iSortCol_0].to_i]
  end

  def sort_direction
    params[:sSortDir_0] == "desc" ? "desc" : "asc"
  end
end

And my projects migration:
class CreateProjects < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :projects do |t|
      t.string :filename
      t.string :location
      t.string :author
    end
  end
end

If anyone has any input I'd be so grateful. thanks.

A: The answer is certainly a bit late but i can see some mistakes at those lines :
projects = projects.where("name like :search or category like :search", search: "%#{params[:sSearch]}%")

and
columns = %w[name category released_on price]

You have to replace those fields by filename, location, author.
iTotalDisplayRecords:  Project.count,

is also wrong, replace it with
iTotalDisplayRecords: projects.total_entries,

Be sure that you have will_paginate


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Q: Execute asyncio task as soon as possible I would like to know how can I execute the tasks group 'tg_fast' immediately, and after, continue the tasks group 'tg_main'(or start again if not possible to continue).
In use asyncio.gather(), the result is like TaskGroup.
import asyncio

async def another_coro(i):
    print(i)
    await asyncio.sleep(.1)

async def coro(i):
    if i == 1:
        async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg_fast:
            tg_fast.create_task(another_coro(i * 10))
            tg_fast.create_task(another_coro(i * 100))
        # await asyncio.gather(*[another_coro(i * 10), another_coro(i * 100)])
    else:
        print(i)
        await asyncio.sleep(.1)

async def main():
    async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg_main:
        for i in range(0, 3):
            tg_main.create_task(coro(i))

asyncio.run(main(), debug=True)

printing is 0 => 2 => 10 => 100
But I would a method to get: 0 => 10 => 100 => ... OR 0 => 100 => 10 => ...
The goal being to initiate 10 and 100 after 0 and before 2.
Thanks you very much for your help.
Edit:
I want to call 'another_coro' simultaneously. Not wait for one and start the second one after.
And I don't need to finish them, I can execute both until await 'asyncio.sleep(.1') and continue the event loop.

A: For this to work, you have to deliberately add another mechanism to prioritize tasks, and it has to be done explicitly to your other tasks in the "non priority" group.
It could be done by, for example, subclassing asyncio.TaskGroup, and add a priority mechanism to the __aexit__ method, so that when a group is intended to be exited (and all its tasks intended to be awaited), it could check in a central registry for all your instances of your specialized TaskGroup if there is a TaskGroup with greater priority running, and then wait until that one exits  -
That would work without needing to change any code in your tasks -just how you instantiate your groups - but on the other hand, if would not prevent the non-prioritized tasks from step and run parts in any other point inthe code they await (or otherwise yield to the asyncio loop).
Another approach, for which I wrote the snippet bellow, requires you to change the tasks that are to have lower priority at points, and call a specialized sleep in them (it can be called with "0" delay, just as asyncio.sleep) .  The points where these calls are placed become explicit points where your tasks will yield priority to the tasks that should run first.
This allows greater flexibility, is more explicit, and is guaranteed to pause your lower priority work - the downside being you have to explicitly add the "checkpoints" in your code.
Perceive that this works by the modified .sleep  method simply not returning while there is any other higher priority task running.
import asyncio
from heapq import  heappush, heapify

granularity = 0.01

class PriorityGroups:

    def __init__(self):
        self.priority_queue = []
        self.counter = 0

    async def sleep(self, delay, priority=10):
        counter = self.counter
        self.counter += 1
        steps = delay / granularity
        step_delay = delay / steps
        step = 0
        heappush(self.priority_queue, (priority, counter))
        try:
            while step < steps or (self.priority_queue and self.priority_queue[0][0] < priority):
                await asyncio.sleep(step_delay)
                step += 1
        finally:
            self.priority_queue.remove((priority, counter))
            heapify(self.priority_queue)

priority_group = PriorityGroups()

async def another_coro(i, priority=1):
    await priority_group.sleep(.1, priority)
    print(i)

async def coro(i):
    if i == 1:
        async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg_fast:
            tg_fast.create_task(another_coro(i * 10))
            tg_fast.create_task(another_coro(i * 100))

        # await asyncio.gather(*[another_coro(i * 10), another_coro(i * 100)])
    else:
        await priority_group.sleep(.1)
        print(i)

async def main():
    async with asyncio.TaskGroup() as tg_main:
        for i in range(0, 3):
            tg_main.create_task(coro(i))

asyncio.run(main(), debug=True)

So - just place calls for the same instance of PriorityGroups.sleep, optionally passing a lower number for the priority (==more prioritary), for things that should run first. Having the control placed in an instance of PriorityGroups even means you can have parallel nested groups of tasks and priority tasks, and one group won't interfere with the others.


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package com.dli.entities;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

public class adminAppointmentDetail {

    private String company_name;
    private String business_name;

    private String appointment_title;
  private  String key_word;

    private String sponsor_idfull_name;
    private String sponsor_idcell_phone;

    private String contact_person;
    private String phone_number;

    public List<BackAppointmentDetailItem> getItemList() {
        return itemList;
    }

    public void setItemList(List<BackAppointmentDetailItem> itemList) {
        this.itemList = itemList;
    }

    private Date sponsor_date;

    private  int follow_count;

    private List<BackAppointmentDetailItem> itemList;

    public String getCompany_name() {
        return company_name;
    }

    public void setCompany_name(String company_name) {
        this.company_name = company_name;
    }

    public String getBusiness_name() {
        return business_name;
    }

    public void setBusiness_name(String business_name) {
        this.business_name = business_name;
    }

    public String getAppointment_title() {
        return appointment_title;
    }

    public void setAppointment_title(String appointment_title) {
        this.appointment_title = appointment_title;
    }

    public String getKey_word() {
        return key_word;
    }

    public void setKey_word(String key_word) {
        this.key_word = key_word;
    }

    public String getSponsor_idfull_name() {
        return sponsor_idfull_name;
    }

    public void setSponsor_idfull_name(String sponsor_idfull_name) {
        this.sponsor_idfull_name = sponsor_idfull_name;
    }

    public String getSponsor_idcell_phone() {
        return sponsor_idcell_phone;
    }

    public void setSponsor_idcell_phone(String sponsor_idcell_phone) {
        this.sponsor_idcell_phone = sponsor_idcell_phone;
    }

    public String getContact_person() {
        return contact_person;
    }

    public void setContact_person(String contact_person) {
        this.contact_person = contact_person;
    }

    public String getPhone_number() {
        return phone_number;
    }

    public void setPhone_number(String phone_number) {
        this.phone_number = phone_number;
    }

    public Date getSponsor_date() {
        return sponsor_date;
    }

    public void setSponsor_date(Date sponsor_date) {
        this.sponsor_date = sponsor_date;
    }

    public int getFollow_count() {
        return follow_count;
    }

    public void setFollow_count(int follow_count) {
        this.follow_count = follow_count;
    }

}