Why are people more willing to believe in the theory of evolution than God's creation of Adam and Eve?
The only evidence supporting the Adam and Eve story is the Old Testament, a document of questionable authorship that has been edited and retranslated so many times that nobody even knows what it originally said.
Even if the original Bible was the word of God, the current version is the word of a bunch of Dark Ages Vatican officials who were trying to use fear of God to maintain control of Europe despite an obvious ineptitude in their ability to lead. Then of course there are unintentional changes made as the document traveled from scribe to scribe to be copied. The King James Bible is one of the most poorly translated documents ever. If you have a King James version, you should get rid of it immediately in favor of the New International version. The general message is the same, but the details vary greatly in certain places.
First: Adam and Eveare religion specific - Judeo/Christian/Islam to be exact. Who is to say that Adam and Eve are correct and not the Sioux creation story of dung man or that found in Hinduism. Second: Adam and Eve are analogies about creation by a god and were never meant to be taken as truth. You have to remember that literal interpretation of the Bible has only been in the last 80 - 100 years, most religious scholars of old saw the Old Testement not as history, but stories about the ability and the nature of god.
In addition, people are more apt to believe in facts that can be seen or studied, not stories that have to be taken as the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
At the end of the day whether you believe in evolution, some creation story, or some creative mix of the two ... doesn't it really count that you treat others well, do service to your community, and worry about how you can improve yourself and not if someone else is "wrong"?
This is a circular argument that has been going on since the genesis of the internet and some computer nerd said "Let there be message boards". And I'm sure this wont be the last time it is discussed.
There is no proof for evolution. Have you seen the proof? It is merely what the have taught you in the class room to believe. You are really believing it on faith, the same as we do the Bible. The Bible makes much more sense when you read it all and do the search. Hey, there is proof of the Bible and of God. However, an atheist that denies God exists will never find that proof, because the proof is that you must ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior and then God will imbed His Holy Spirit within your heart. No, an atheist cannot allow someone other than himself to be his own lord, so he can never know the real proof.
I would point out to Lotsaspots that Santa Clause was a real biblical person by the name of St Nicholas who having missed seeing the Christ Child proceeded to give children gifts forever after on that day.
People are 'not' more willing to believe the theory of evolution, and all the followers of all the religions of the world will tell you so. The followers of the monkey theory are a drop in the ocean by comparison. It's just that they are shouting louder.
Most Catholic priests accept evolution or so it seems to me. My brother in law studied at the Vatican and became a Catholic priest. He also got a biology degree at the University of Irvine. There is little doubt that evolution occurred. Just taking one small example, a freshwater mussel in a lake in Idaho. There were cores drilled and it could be shown that the mussel clearly changed over time. You could line them up, date them, and show how they changed. This sort of thing has been demonstrated on a giant scale for the rest of the animal kingdom. It is true that there are numerous holes in our knowledge but that is becuase of geologic restrictions on the number of fossils available. Due to the constraints of geology, only a very few animals get fossilized and later get exposed. We therefore have gaps in our knowledge. Still we have genetic evidence, fossil evidence, physiological evidence, etc. which is nearly undeniable. A cat can breed with a civit because it is closely related yet it cannot with a dog. There are underlying genetic reasons for this and those reasons support evolution.
Because there is such a huge mass of evidence (tens of thousands of fossils; potassium argon and other forms of radioactive decay dating, elecron spin resonance, photoluminescence, geomagnetism; stratigraphy, and DNA, etc. to support evolution that even the Roman catholic church has accepted it.
It is a good thing for children to be brought up waith a strong moral framework, and religion is very useful in this, but the same way we put aside beliefs in the tooth fairy, and Santa Claus, so we should treat religious texts (which, in the case of the Old Testament, have been shown to have factually erroneous claims, as shown by the presence considerable quantities of pig bones, and shards of pottery which weren't those of the peoples of Judea, or Israel) with a healthy degree of skepticism.
This particularly applies to claims that one man lived for 900 years, and another lived 3 days in the belly of a whale (or large fish).
I think it's because it's under the rubric of Science when really it doesn't belong there. People tend to think that if something is under Science.. it's been proven and tested over and over again giving the same outcome to prove the theory.
Abiogenesis (the proper conditions life can arise spontaneously from non-living molecules).
- Vacuum Conditions.. Where is the Oxygen and Methane? (amino acids - blocks of life could not be sustained while Oxygen and Methane was around.
- Evolution believers: Faith in their "science" text books and their Will to push out the "God" nonsense.
Fossils means squat, Stephen Gould even knows that and there are no fossil links between man and it's ape like man.
Carbon Dating is has so many formulas to manipulate and expand in millions dates and discards those who don't fit their preconceaved time line.
The amount of thumbs down I'm getting is refreshing to me, as it pinches a nerve about the truth, God made all we see and us.. not the gods of chance and time.
Moth's have a homing instinct that works really good in moonlight for navigation. The problem is that indoors it causes them to fly right into candle flames! We have an instinct of deference to authority. This works great for human children, since the children that most likely survived into reproductive age were the ones that listened to the experience of their elders. This created selection for humans that have an internal need for authority--god belief and these religious stories provide this. Just as the moth's homing instinct doesn't work great indoors with candles around, this instinct is becoming incompatible with science and modern facts.
...Because the theory of evolution has substitute evidence to support it, all of it verified. This makes it fact. God, Adam and Eve have no evidence to support, indeed a lot of evidence against.


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Q: Root.mainloop() then disregards the code below i am new to coding and i wanted to create a bot that could make computer life easier. I was trying to put a animation in using tkinter, but after i put the root.mainloop() after the tkinter code, it disregards the code below. Sample below.
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import *
import datetime
class ImageLabel(tk.Label):
"""
A Label that displays images, and plays them if they are gifs
:im: A PIL Image instance or astring filename
"""

def load(self, im):
    if isinstance(im, str):
        im = Image.open(im)
    frames = []

    try:
        for i in count(1):
            frames.append(ImageTk.PhotoImage(im.copy()))
            im.seek(i)
    except EOFError:
        pass
    self.frames = cycle(frames)

    try:
        self.delay = im.info['duration']
    except:
        self.delay = 100

    if len(frames) == 1:
        self.config(image=next(self.frames))
    else:
        self.next_frame()

def unload(self):
    self.config(image=None)
    self.frames = None

def next_frame(self):
    if self.frames:
        self.config(image=next(self.frames))
        self.after(self.delay, self.next_frame)

lbl = ImageLabel(root)
lbl.pack()
lbl.load('pyimage1.gif')
root.mainloop()

def WishMe():
hour = int(datetime.datetime.now().hour)
if hour >= 0 and hour < 12:
    speak("Good Morning !")

elif hour <= 12 and hour < 18:
    speak("Good Afternoon !")

else:
    speak("Good Evening !")

A: Disregarding the many issues with undefined names and missing imports, what you are doing is to define a function after the main loop. That in itself is ok.
But you are never actually calling this function.
And even if you did, you could only call it after it was defined (otherwise you would get a NameError exception). So WishMe could only run after the mainloop exits and the window was closed. It is unclear if this is what you intend.

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Kids vs. Feds: Fate of Historic Climate Lawsuit
Some of the young plaintiffs involved in the historic climate lawsuit: Juliana, et al. v. United States, et al.
A critical hearing in the landmark climate lawsuit brought by 21 youth plaintiffs across the U.S. will take place in just four days at a federal courthouse in Eugene, Oregon.
On Sept. 13, U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken will hear oral arguments representing all of the parties on Juliana, et al. v. United States, et al, which was first filed in 2015 by the young plaintiffs, ages 8-19, and climate scientist Dr. James Hansen.
According to the nonprofit Our Children's Trust, "the plaintiffs are suing the federal government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty and property and their right to essential public trust resources, by permitting, encouraging and otherwise enabling continued exploitation, production and combustion of fossil fuels."
Judge Aiken will review an earlier decision from U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the same federal court.
In April, Judge Coffin surprisingly ruled in favor of the young plaintiffs despite motions from the government and the fossil fuel industry to dismiss the case.
The fate of the historic lawsuit is now in Judge Aiken's hands, who will determine whether the case will either proceed toward trial or to appeal.
One of the plaintiffs, Jayden, is a 13-year-old resident from Rayne, Louisiana. The hearing is particularly significant especially after last month's climate change-fueled flooding destroyed most of Jayden's home.
"They called it a thousand-year flood, meaning it should only happen every thousand years or so," Jayden said. "But in my state—Louisiana—we have had that thousand-year flood and eight 500-year floods in less than two years. A few weeks ago, I literally stepped out of bed and was up to my ankles in climate change. Soon I will leave my home, which is still a mess—no walls, no carpet, even my little brothers toys were destroyed! But I feel like I have to go to court, because my little brother can't speak for himself, he's too little. But I can speak for him, and for everyone in my generation. It's time we were heard. It's time President Obama protects our future, and my little brothers future."
Representing the plaintiffs are attorneys Julia A. Olson of Wild Earth Advocates, Philip L. Gregory of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP and Daniel M. Galpern.
"My client Jayden, who is 13 years old, just survived a thousand-year flood event that devastated her home with sewage-contaminated rivers running through her bedroom and her community," said Olson, who is also the executive director and chief legal counsel of Our Children's Trust.
"This is the ninth flood event that is supposed to happen once every 500 years or more to hit her region in two years, floods that would not happen but for climate change. Yet, the national energy policy of the U.S. is 'drill baby, drill.' And by 2040, fossil fuel consumption will still make up more than 75 percent of our energy supply compared to 80 percent today.
According to these federal defendants, by 2040 our carbon dioxide emissions will at best be flatlining at dangerous levels. Make no mistake, the U.S. government has caused climate change and continues to promote a fossil fuel system that is violating the rights of these 21 young plaintiffs."
In his April decision, Judge Coffin indicated that since young people will face the brunt of global warming, they have the right to sue the government for climate justice.
"The debate about climate change and its impact has been before various political bodies for some time now. Plaintiffs give this debate justiciability by asserting harms that befall or will befall them personally and to a greater extent than older segments of society. It may be that eventually the alleged harms, assuming the correctness of plaintiffs' analysis of the impacts of global climate change, will befall all of us. But the intractability of the debates before Congress and state legislatures and the alleged valuing of short-term economic interest despite the cost to human life, necessitates a need for the courts to evaluate the constitutional parameters of the action or inaction taken by the government. This is especially true when such harms have an alleged disparate impact on a discrete class of society."
"Jayden and her fellow plaintiffs will be entering the hearing Tuesday with momentum from legal victories from their peers," Our Children's Trust stated. "Aside from their own victory before Judge Coffin, they are emboldened by other youth plaintiff wins in state courts in Washington, Massachusetts and New Mexico. Not to mention other state and international legal actions underway, all with support from Our Children's Trust."
In June, plaintiff Xiuhtezcatl Martinez stopped by Real Time with Bill Maher to talk about the lawsuit and the importance of government action on climate.
"We have a right to a healthy atmosphere and [the government] is directly in violation of our public trust and of our constitutional right to a healthy atmosphere."
"[My generation] is calling out our leaders and reminding them they are not doing the job they are put here to do."
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Richard Sherman Reviews Major Storylines Ahead of 49ers vs. Seahawks
This Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers will look for their fifth win in five games thus far against all NFC West foes. The team is set to take on the Seattle Seahawks once again, this time, at Lumen Field. Should the 49ers walk away with a win on Thursday, the team will have swept Seattle in the season series for the first time since 2011.
Just days ahead of the divisional game, "Thursday Night Football" analyst and former 49ers and Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman spoke with the media to preview the pivotal NFC West matchup between the All-Pro's former teams.
Here's what the NFL alumnus had to say ahead of the primetime contest:
Sherman on rookie quarterback Brock Purdy possibly playing in his first away game at Lumen Field:
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Sherman on what's changed since the Seahawks-49ers Week 2 matchup:
"It's going to be a lot tougher this time around because (Seahawks quarterback) Geno (Smith) has been unlocked. And I think it happened right after that game... I mean Geno has been top five in just about every category. So he's (Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll) unlocked him. Talk about a former 49er, Marquise Goodwin, he's having a great year. He had a great game, five (receptions) for 95 (yards) I think and a touchdown last game. On top of Tyler (Lockett) and DK (Metcalf). And that pass rush, Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead being back, Drake Jackson is coming to his own, they're going to have a chance. Now, the interior D-line for the San Francisco 49ers is really banged up. So, there's a chance for the Seattle Seahawks to kind of find some medicine to their run game woes. If they can find an avenue, it's not gonna be easy with Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw. It's a tall task. They're No. 1 in rush defense for a reason."
Sherman on the 49ers strength and resiliency after suffering a list of injuries:
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Sherman on which 49ers player he thinks deserves their first trip to the 2023 Pro Bowl Games:
"Dre Greenlaw. 'Big Play Dre,' no question. Over and beyond. He deserves it more than anybody, he's playing lights out. He's always overshadowed. I think he deserves it and he deserves it now. I hope he gets it."
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I allow silence to surround.
no leaves on tree or ground.
and invites me to do the same.
and let the woods reclaim.
With mother nature all around it's easy to let go.
Of all my stress and worry, right now I do not know.
my focus shifts to "Posted" signs, stapled to the trees.
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This company was officially started in 1990 as K&D Consulting and was more hobby than anything. Over the years, the company was reformed into ALDA Consulting and has been a second source of income for my family. I still treat it as a fun thing I do. During those years I have worked full time for a couple of software companies that are still going strong after 30+ years in business and I get a good deal of work from them. Now I am retired from other full time jobs, but the passion for this has always kept me going.
In 1987, I was asked to make a desktop application for a major oil company because their in-house programmers could not get to it for another year. This was all to do with some new EPA regulations. I did the job for them and word got out that it worked. Two other oil companies immediately purchased the application. To my knowledge, they are still using these old dos based applications.
In 1991, I created a payroll program for my own use in a company and was asked to sell it. I re-wrote some of it so it could be easily kept current with all the government rates changes and placed it on the market. I sold about 600 copies of it. It was such a good app that no one ever needed an update. Guess I built it too good. I only know of one company still using it, but they keep and old dos based computer just for that.
After that, I worked for a national company as a programmer while making applications for friends and clients on the side.
In 1997, I formed a company and started to make more apps and got stronger on the web side. That is what I have been doing ever since.
BUT, it has all been as a hobby that brought in a little extra. It still is a hobby since I retired, although I now run it as a full time business. That is 8-12 hours a day 5 to 6 days a week.
I will be doing the same thing for years to come. Some of my corporate clients call fairly often and I do a job for them. They know I am dependable and any data I see is going to be safe.


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CNBC Names Pryon to Its Upstart 100 List
by Pryon | Nov 5, 2019
Annual list highlights the most promising companies of tomorrow.
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 12, 2019 – Pryon Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on augmented intelligence for the enterprise, has made the annual CNBC Upstart 100 list of the brightest and most promising young companies. According to CNBC, "All of the 100 companies on the list have quickly become entrepreneurial success stories worth keeping an eye on."
"Making the CNBC Upstart 100 is an honor because there is a history of calling attention to early-stage companies that become great," said Igor Jablokov, CEO of Pryon. "I believe we have the experience, expertise, and backing to become an important leader in enterprise AI."
Pryon's Augmented Intelligence for the New AI Era
In the years to come, AI, machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) will continue to change everything from transportation systems and entertainment delivery to medicine and farming. Pryon is bringing AI to work, allowing enterprise employees and customers to get the knowledge, actions, and decisions they need with speed and accuracy that isn't possible in most companies today.
Typical enterprise employees are living with digital drudgery – struggling to find information to do their jobs and frustrated with the number of apps and steps it takes to get things done. Meanwhile, businesses feel pressure to acquire and use more data and tools than ever before to stay competitive. Employees are being held back just when companies need them to be smarter, more innovative, and more productive than ever. And enterprises that don't have strategic AI on their digital transformation agenda risk being left behind.
"Augmented intelligence technologies from Pryon help companies mitigate these dangers – showing business leaders how to combine the strengths of humans and machines for truly transformative results. For example, allowing employees to read and understand more than humanly possible, conducting a kind of clairvoyant search across all types of data wherever it resides, and operating apps without touching them," said Jablokov. "Pryon works with companies on the cultural shifts AI requires with a positive focus on how it can help all of us be > ourselves."
About the CNBC Upstart 100 List
CNBC's Upstart 100 is an exclusive list of promising young start-ups, featuring a diverse group of companies that are building brands and breaking industry barriers on the path to becoming tomorrow's household names. Selected from hundreds of nominees, each company was scored on eight equally weighted quantitative metrics (read more about CNBC's methodology here).
About Pryon Inc.
Pryon is an AI company focused on augmented intelligence for the enterprise. Pryon's AI technologies will enable employees to work alongside machines to do more than humanly possible, so business can thrive in the new AI Era. Pryon's team of engineers and scientists created numerous AI breakthroughs including Alexa's core technology, the first ever AI assistant, and cloud-based speech recognition. The company has several Fortune 500 customers in the communications, financial services, healthcare, and transportation industries.
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Irwin Mitchell's specialist personal injury team have assisted an elderly woman claim compensation after she slipped, fell, and fractured her left femur in a bathroom showroom.
Our client, from Mansfield, was visiting the showroom with her daughter when she stepped onto a bathmat which slipped, causing her to fall, twist and hit the left hand side of her body on the show bath and basin. This resulted in a fracture to her left femur.
With the help of Kathryn Baines – a personal injury specialist from our Sheffield offices - a £10,000 sum was secured for our client to settle the claim, even though the Defendants denied liability.
In addition, the Defendants also paid for a ramp to be installed into our client's premises – which Kathryn commented was a good result for our client.


Yesterday saw the latest episode of Inside Xbox treat us with a load of new information for our beloved system. Well, if you missed it and don't have an hour spare to watch the full stream, we've got you covered. Here are all the big announcements from April's Inside Xbox.
The much rumoured Ultimate version of Game Pass is a reality. While this may sound like some super-duper version of Game Pass where you get more games, what it actually does is combine your Xbox Live Gold subscription with your Game Pass subscription. For $14.99 a month you can get Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass. If you are a monthly subscriber, this offers a serious saving over the $9.99 subscription per service.
Sea of Thieves has recently turned 1 year old. If you're a fan of the game, or are looking to get into it, you'll be excited to know that there is a big update coming to Rare's swashbuckler on 30th April. First of all, you can now go fishing in the game. And what can you do with your catch, I hear you ask? Well, obviously you can sell it but you could also use the new cooking system to rattle yourself up a tasty little supper. If you more into the aggressive side of being a pirate than the culinary one, then you'll be interested in the new harpoon gun. These ship mounted weapons can aid your boarding of another ship or to pull barrels and chests out of the water.
Next up was some exclusive gameplay of Rage 2. The first thing that was pointed out was that you don't need to have played the first game to appreciate this sequel. You play as a completely new character and stands on its own. The next thing they talked about was the world. The original game was set in the desert and that's about all there was. Lots of brown sand everywhere. In Rage 2, there's a lot more going on. There are far more settlements and general points of interest in the world. They also talked about the dynamic nature of the world with loads of events to find and various events that will find you.
There was also talk about the weapons in the game. With this being an Id Software title (they're working with Avalanche Studios) there is a BFG in the game. You'll also find all the standard weapons like shotguns and assault rifles but also more sci-fi hardware like the hyper cannon, which is like a rail gun. There are also abilities like slam and shatter that you can also use to obliterate your enemies. We were also advised that the first thing you want to do in the game is to find the Arks. These are sci-fi type tombs that allow you to collect new abilities and weapons.
Ah, all of us in Enthusiast Towers have fond memories of the Xbox 360 days. Thanks to the backwards compatibility program, we are able to relive some of those memories on our Xbox Ones. Well, the latest title we'll be able to enjoy all over again is the 2008 classic, Ninja Gaiden II. This isn't just a straight compatibility patch, though, they have added Xbox One X enhancements to the game. It was also announced that 5 other Xbox 360 titles that are backwards compatible will also be getting enhancements for Xbox One X. First up are all three of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell games for Xbox 360, Double Agent, Conviction, and Blacklist. The other two games getting enhancements are Fable II and Fable III.
– Xbox Fanfest is returning for the fifth year. The draw for tickets goes live on Friday.


Deadline is reporting that American actor Mekhi Phifer is to join the cast of Torchwood: The New World playing Rex Matheson, one of the three leads, alongside John Barrowman and Eve Myles.
Mekhi Phifer is best known for his role as Dr. Gregory Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER.
Born in New York, his acting career began when he was selected for the leading role in Spike Lee's Clockers a role for which he won critical acclaim for his performance as Strike, a young New Jersey drug dealer involved in a murder cover-up. He later appeared in the comedy spoof High School High, in the Columbia/Tristar thriller I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and in Soul Food. In 2002, Phifer starred as Future, opposite Eminem, in Curtis Hanson's film, 8 Mile. Phifer's other television credits include leading roles in MTV's film Carmen: A Hip Hopera and in A Lesson Before Dying a role which eearned him an NAACP Image Award Nomination. He was a regular on the Fox crime show Lie to Me.


Architecture Services provide the drawings, documents and other information required to translate your needs and dreams into a completed project.
Most projects start with an on-site meeting to talk about fulfilling your goals in relation to remodeling your existing house or building a new one. Based on this meeting, I will prepare an Architectural Services Proposal for your approval.
Based on your approval of my Architectural Services Proposal, I will measure your existing house and create as-built drawings, consisting of floor plans and exterior elevations showing the location and size of all rooms and components of the building. Most projects will also require a Site Survey created by a licensed surveyor.
Based on your project goals and the existing site conditions, I will create Schematic Design Documents consisting of floor plans, exterior elevations and 3D sketches that describe the location and size of all the rooms and elements included in the design. We will meet to discuss the drawings and I will modify the design to meet your goals. Schematic Design Documents are often coordinated with Landscape Design.
As required, the schematic design drawings to will be submitted to the Planning Department for Design Review. If a public hearing is required, I will represent you and present your project for approval.
Based on approval of the schematic design drawings by the Planning Department, I will create Permit and Construction Documents consisting of floor plans, exterior elevations, building sections, details, specifications and other documents required for obtaining a building permit and constructing the project. These drawings are done in coordination with Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Landscape Architecture and other consultant documents as required.
Following Building Permit approval, or often during the review process, I will work with you to select a building contractor and obtain bids for your project.
During the construction of your project, I will visit the building site from time to time to consult with the building contractor to with the purpose of having your finished project meets your goals.


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Q: Does GAS have anything that evaluates similar to NASM's $ token? I just started down the Assembly road, and one of the first "Hello, World!" tutorials I found http://asm.sourceforge.net/intro/hello.html, gives a nice way of psudo-dynamicly getting the length of the string to enter into the system call.
section .data
msg db 'Hello, World!",0xa
len equ $ - msg

This works great in nasm, and everything assembles, links, and runs with out question.
The problem comes when I try to find a way to do the same thing in gas.
I understand that the $ in this case is a token that evaluates to the current assembly position http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~comp03/nasm/nasmdoc3.html#section-3.5
Can this expression ($ - msg) be expressed in gas, or is this nasm exclusive syntactic sugar?

A: For x86, you can use "." in the same way.  e.g.
    .data

msg:
    .ascii "Hello, World!"
    .byte 0xa
    .equ len, . - msg

(Note: this is not necessarily true for other platforms.  gas supports many platforms, and various aspects of syntax vary between them!)


When using compressed air for industrial processes, quality controls are essential. It is a small investment that has great benefits for your manufacturing business and production.
Why Should You Test Your Air Systems?
By assessing your compressed air systems, you prevent contamination and ensure that those systems are not just functioning, but healthy and meeting industry standards. The compressed air testing procedure can be easily achieved, and this measure of quality control is worth the extra time.
Here is how compressed air testing works, and why you should always follow compressed air testing guidelines.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) set standards that industrial companies all over the world adhere to. This includes an ISO standard for testing and removing contaminants.
To be industry leaders and ensure top quality for clients, all industrial manufacturers must follow these international standards.
Oil clogs your filters and will cause downtime, resulting in financial loss and unnecessary budget spent on maintenance.
Water causes our appliances to corrode. Over time, maintenance will be costly, and as mentioned before, downtime must be avoided at all costs.
Next, there are the other equally detrimental contaminants: gaseous and microbiological.
How does the compressed air purity testing procedure work?
Air particles such as dust, air, and soot, may be microscopic, but their presence will be detrimental to your components. When testing the compressed air for particles, size is always considered. This tiny step in compressed air testing should not be overlooked.
Particles can be categorized according to size. Laser particle counters (LPCs) are used to test air particles. An LPC is efficient and requires a mere ten minutes to categorize contaminants.
Oils, oil aerosol, the organic solvent, and wall flow must all be tested. This procedure is considerably more complex than using LPCs for particles. On average, you can expect oil testing to take about ten hours, from start to finish.
When testing the air for water content, hygrometer and electrical sensors are used. Hygrometers are usually attached to compressor systems.
By using the highest quality available appliances, you minimize the costs of maintenance and experience zero downtime.
Many companies have invested a great deal in their tools and appliances, only to be dealt a severe blow by nature´s unpredictable hand: the natural elements, corrosion, rust, and other elements you could not have anticipated.
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The biannual program with Marmoutier Lycee has become a regular event on the Nigawa Gakuin calendar of international activities. On October 24 we received a group of students and teachers, the third time we have had the opportunity to take part in exchange activities with our friends from France.
Throughout the day, our visitors took part in activities with Nigawa Gakuin elementary, junior high and high school students, but this time it was the junior high school's turn to take center stage. In addition to numerous in-class activities that included social studies, Japanese and English lessons, the French students were hosted for 3 nights by students from the junior high school, giving them a unique chance to experience Japanese home life. Moreover, the host students had an opportunity to make new friends and communicate with students from abroad in a more relaxed setting outside the school. These friendships have, in the past, been ongoing, with students staying in contact via e-mail and one Nigawa Gakuin student even visiting France during the summer vacation!
Thank you Marmoutier for yet another exciting day. All of us here at Nigawa Gakuin look forward to our next meeting.
Nigawa Gakuin was recently lucky enough to have our first ever visit from a school in Taiwan!
25 students from Li Jen Senior High School, also a catholic school, spent a fun-filled day with us that included some special lessons, a musical performance, a tour of our facilities and, of course, some student exchanges. With English as our shared language of communication, we learned that the distance between our countries was much smaller than the map may suggest, and their wonderful school introduction (presentation) gave us an insight into school life in Taiwan that has increased interest towards our Asian neighbors.
Such excanges are a valuable opportunities to not only learn about other cultures, but enable us to be aware of the things we have in common. Thank you Li Jen!


"The Fastest Hands in the East Meet the Biggest Mouth in the West."
A chinese consul's daughter is kidnapped, and a ransom is asked for. Who is going to help? Rush Hour centers around an investigation into this kidnapping conducted by a LAPD officer Carter, and a chinese officer Lee. Lee is friends with the consul, and is determined to find his friend's daughter, and bring the kidnappers to justice. He runs into Carter in the course of his investigation, and they team up to catch the kidnappers.
At the beginning of the movie, Carter and Lee both make mistakes which put them on probation at their jobs. Carter learns about the kidnapping, and is determined to help. His bosses don't agree, though, and instead enlist him in escorting Lee back to the airport to send him home. Carter decides to ignore his orders, and instead help Lee find out who kidnapped the little girl, and try to get her back.
Throughout the course of their investigation, Carter and Lee learn that the kidnapping is part of a larger conspiracy, and the man in charge is a phantom. No one knows exactly who this man is, so Lee and Carter must discover who is behind this conspiracy, in the process of finding the little girl before she is used as a pawn. Lee is very emotional about finding this little girl, because he made a promise to his friend, and is determined to keep his word.
Jackie Chan plays Lee, the chinese officer in Rush Hour. His counterpart, Carter, is played by Chris Tucker. Between the two of them, they complete a comedic team not seen since Lethal Weapon. As they navigate the streets of Los Angeles, they interact with each other in a way that is funny and serious at the same time. Carter teaches Lee about American culture, while Lee teaches Carter about chinese.
Throughout the movie, the two detectives have many mishaps, including chases through back alleys, explosions and car chases. Anyone who enjoys action movies will appreciate the special effects involved in the making of this film. Lee is proficient in martial arts, and is able to display this skill throughout the entire movie.
Rush hour is a very enjoyable movie, with much humor and wit, along with action that draws the viewer into the movie, and makes it relatable to many different audiences. There truly is something for everyone in this film.
Rush Hour is currently available to watch and stream, download, buy on demand at TNT, Vudu, Google Play, FandangoNow, iTunes, YouTube VOD online.


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Edouard Beigbeder
Lebanon Neighbourhood Profiles
Imagine a School
The adventures of Jad and Tala
UNICEF's work in Lebanon
UNICEF has been working in Lebanon for over seven decades, providing life-saving support to children, protecting their rights and helping them achieve their potential.
In recent years, UNICEF has refocused its efforts to support vulnerable children caught up in an unprecedented crisis, as an economic meltdown compounded by the impact of COVID-19 and the 2020 Beirut explosions left families struggling to survive.
UNICEF has also played a significant role in the response to the protracted refugee crisis since the onset of war in Syria in 2011, and – for more than 60 years – in supporting Palestinian refugees.
We work closely with the Government of Lebanon, other UN agencies, international and local NGOs, universities and more than 100 partners to improve the lives of children and their families, irrespective of their nationality or status.
Palestinian Programme
Social Policy and Child Poverty
Youth Developement
Work-Based Learning in TVET
An implementation manual for practitioners In Lebanon and Arab Countries
See the full report
European Union and UNICEF respond to cholera outbreak
Since the Cholera outbreak was declared, on 6th October, taking concrete measures was a must to prevent the spread of the disease in Lebanon
Beirut Municipality PSEAH Policy and Reporting Mechanism
Those documents present the first Policy and Reporting Mechanism for Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment at the public administration
UNICEF AAP prioritises the voice of those accessing services
"Enhancing AAP into programmes and activities contribute to achieve the wellbeing of every child and rights holder"


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The following is a Gaslight project....
MODERN SUPERSTITION
from Occidental Gleanings , vol. II, (1925)
originally published in The Times-Democrat (1884-nov-02)
That superstitions outlive religions is a truth too palpable to require much dwelling upon, especially at this epoch of folklore studies, when modern superstitions are being traced back not only to Greek or Roman days, but beyond them through the dust of dead civilizations back to ages of primitive fetich-worship. Human nature has not very much changed since the beginning of history; the advantages of scientific progress are enjoyed by all, but the methods by which they have been obtained are mysterious to the vast majority of mankind; the average skull of the nineteenth century may be of greater capacity than the skull of the middle ages, because it has much more work to do, but the superstitions of the middle ages are by no means quite dead. With the vast widening of human knowledge, and the ever-growing necessity for specialization, it becomes more and more evident that the dream of a universally intelligent humanity is not likely ever to be realized. Men continue to write essays about the coming age of philosophy, the approaching golden era of science;--even while the dismal fact prevails that the greater part of the human race is ignorant of the most simple natural laws. To expect that all civilized men should know something about all the general results of scientific discoveries is absurd enough; but it would not seem too much to expect that universal education should infiltrate some positive knowledge of natural laws into the human mind at large. Yet the peculiar tenacity of many absolutely primitive and barbaric superstitions proves that such expectation has little to justify it. Consider, for example, the prevalence of beliefs in astrology, in fortune-telling, in divination, in quackery and imposition of the grossest description! It is useless to say that those fortune-tellers and clairvoyants who make fortunes in all the capitals of the world, who swarm in all the large cities of the United States, are visited merely out of curiosity. They are believed in quite as stoutly as are the superstitions about Friday, about the bad luck attaching to presents of knives or scissors, about the howling of dogs, about ghosts, about cats washing their faces, about dreams. And those who excuse their visits to such people by the plea of curiosity, do so only because of the vulgarity attaching to all such beliefs and such acquaintanceship. Some might imagine the very fact that fortune-tellers and fortune-telling are considered despicably vulgar, to indicate a disappearance of the practice and of its professors at no very distant day. But this would be a serious mistake. Fortune-tellers were considered quite as disreputable thousands of years ago as they are to-day,--indeed, even more so; and they have always made most money from those who profess not to believe in them at all.
Diviners and divineresses, astrologers, witches, wizards, daughters of the seventh daughter "born with a veil," seers, clairvoyants, humbugs of all varieties, are being constantly visited in New Orleans by otherwise intelligent men and women who would probably blush to the roots of their hair if they only took a moment's time to consider their own folly. Folly even is a mild term; for the results of such visits are far from being innocent. Some sensitive and suspicious mind may be very seriously affected by the solemn idiocy of the clairvoyant. The announcement on the turning of a card, that a lover is in danger, that a husband is unfaithful, that a well-tried friend is only an enemy in disguise, may produce the most intense unhappiness, jealous anger, unfounded suspicion. It would be scarcely estimable,--the misery provoked by all this artificial excitement of passions. One unfortunate result of superstitious fear is that it actually invites the calamity dreaded; and the arrival of the calamity itself is an example that begets superstition. The evil multiplies with astonishing fecundity. If Carmen sees a priest crossing the road, and in consequence of the incident provokes her lover to kill her, the tragedy itself confirms the traditional belief of the provincials that to meet a priest is unlucky. A ship, after leaving port on Friday, encounters a storm; the superstitious sailors lose heart; fatal mistakes are made, and the loss of the vessel with all hands on board gives new strength to the grievous faith in lucky and unlucky days. At one time the commerce of the civilized world was seriously affected by such nonsense; and the nineteenth century offered the spectacle of a great English corporation warring upon superstition by deciding that its vessels should sail on Friday.
Education even of the most common sort has, however, affected something in another direction. Astrology is almost dead. The merest rudiments of modern astrology as taught in our public schools, and in the public schools of other countries, have sufficiently illuminated the common understanding to dispel ignorance as to the nature of the heavens. Moreover astrology has gone out of fashion; and there is fashion in all things. But the cards hold their own,--and the divining glass, and tubes, and other paraphernalia of antiquated nonsense.
To the advocates of women's rights the preachers of female equality, it must be disheartening to know that the immense majority of the patrons of fortune-telling are of the gentler sex. Of course love and marriage are the motives. There is no reason in love-questions;--there is always more or less illusion, and much excitement of the imagination, which the cunning person who handles the cards knows by a few adroit questions how to intensify. Bad enough these results are; but there is good ground to believe they often provoke worse ones. Charms and powers are not the only sequences;--in many instances the fortune-teller's parlor should be under police surveillance. Strange discoveries have been made in other cities than this. Well may the visitors veil their faces--well may they tremble lest some one who respects, or loves them, might possess a gaze keen enough to pierce through the disguise.


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Q: Laravel 4: Where Clause in Model or in Controller? I have the following tables:
users
  - id
  - username

kids
 - id
 - user_id

groups
 - id

group_user
 - id
 - group_id
 - user_id

sits
 - id
 - user_id

They of course have addl fields, but it's just extraneous info.
My User model contains:
public function kids()
{
    return $this->hasMany('Kid');
}

public function sits()
{
    return $this->hasMany('Sit');
}

public function groups()
{
    return $this->belongsToMany('Group')->withPivot('status');
}

My UserController@show method looks like this:
public function show($user)
{
    $user = User::find($user)->load('kids', 'groups', 'sits');
    return $user;
}

So, when I hit /user/show/1 I get the JSON I expect.
{
  "id": "1",
  "username": "somename",
  "email": "somename@example.com",
  "kids": [
    {
      "id": "4",
      "user_id": "1"
    },
    {
      "id": "3",
      "user_id": "1"
    },
    {
      "id": "1",
      "user_id": "1"
    }
  ],
  "groups": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Group Name",
      "pivot": {
        "user_id": "1",
        "group_id": "1"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sits": [
    {
      "id": "2",
      "user_id": "1",
      "start": "2014-01-16 00:00:31",
      "end": "2014-01-16 00:00:31",
      "sitter_id": "2"
    }
  ]
}

But my question is what is the "Laravel Way" to add another object to this response that is filtered? Let's say I wanted to return sits but also upcomingSits where it was filtered by a certain "start" date or where "sitter_id"=0.
Where is the proper MVC approach for that sort of logic and how would I use Laravel to return it in this response?

A: You can do something like this:
$user = User::with('kids', 'groups', 'sits')->find($user_id)->toArray();
$sits = Sit::where(.....)->get()->toArray();

return Response::json(array(
    'user' => $user,
    'sits' => $sits
));


DMY is proud to be celebrating our tenth year in business. From a single certified laboratory in our founder's garage, to 50+ employees and four offices in three states, DMY has emerged as a leading geotechnical engineering and construction services firm in the Mid-Atlantic. As we look forward to the next ten years and beyond, we remain committed to providing the type of service that our clients have come to expect. Quality, efficiency and approachability define the way we work, and we are excited for what is to come.


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Launch Site Info
About BMR
Flight Statistics
For First-Time Flyers
Hobby FAQ's
Current Launch Report
NAR Website
Rocketry Links
Join BMR's rocketry discussion board with real-time chat room!
The Blue Mountain Rocketeers (also known as "BMR") is a youth and family-oriented model rocketry club, based in the small farming community of Dayton, located in the southeastern portion of Washington State. The leadership of BMR consists of an adult Section Advisor and a four-person Board of Directors, all of which are youth 18 years of age or under.
BMR was created in November of 1994, with our first club meeting conducted on February 4, 1995. BMR is a chartered Section of the National Association of Rocketry; the oldest hobby rocketry organization in the United States. Our group is currently comprised of members from all walks of life from all over the Pacific Northwest. The club's launch site is waivered by the Federal Aviation Administration with a ceiling of 5,000 feet above ground level. We offer a compliment of 32 launch pads which can support Class 1 model rocket and Class 2 high power rocket flights of "A" through "I" impulse. We provide stainless steel launch rods for our launch equipment up to 1/2 inch in diameter, as well as launch rails in four, six and eight-foot lengths.
We only permit commercially manufactured rocket motors at our launches, certified by the National Association of Rocketry, the Tripoli Rocketry Association and the Canadian Association of Rocketry. No experimental motors are allowed. "Sparky" motors are allowed at the March, April and May launches only. During these months, our RSO's will evaluate each sparky motor flight on a case-by-case basis, based upon the current field conditions and the conditions of the surrounding area. All decisions of an RSO are final with regard to allowing or denying any rocket flight from the BMR launch site.
BMR charges no membership dues, event or pad fees. We welcome all rocketry enthusiasts, regardless of affiliation, to come and participate in our launches held monthly from March through October. All of our launches are open to the general public.
For the most up to date club news, information and launch status, we recommend you join the club's discussion board sponsored by Pro-Boards through the link at the top of this page. You can also obtain current news and information on our Facebook page through the link at the top of this page.
Please Note: As a youth model rocketry group, The Blue Mountain Rocketeers has adopted a "zero tolerance" position for the use of alcohol and drugs. Any member or guest who is determined to be under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs during a launch event, or who is observed in the act of consuming intoxicating liquor and/or drugs is subject to immediate dismissal from the event, and revocation of all membership privileges.
This website was last updated on 08/29/2021
All website content copyright, 2021; Blue Mountain Rocketeers


Without using any third-party software, Apple says you need to have an external keyboard, mouse, or trackpad (USB or bluetooth) to prevent the computer from going to sleep (Lion), or to awaken it from sleep (Snow Leopard and earlier), after the lid is closed.... Your PC will never go to sleep mode again. Here, as you can see in the above picture, you can configure how long should Windows 10 wait before putting the computer to sleep mode. Here, as you can see in the above picture, you can configure how long should Windows 10 wait before putting the computer to sleep mode.
When you're mad at her, she won't be able to go to sleep. Every hurtful thing you said will echo in her mind until it will be the only thing she knows. She'll toss and turn in her bed, thinking where she went wrong. She'll go over your conversations, trying to pinpoint exactly where things went south.... This little program simulates jiggling the mouse, so your laptop doesn't go to sleep. It even has a "Zen" mode that does the jiggling virtually, that is, invisibly. It even has a "Zen" mode that does the jiggling virtually, that is, invisibly.
13/01/2011 · Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers attempt to trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a Microsoft Agent or Microsoft Employee and that the phone number is an official Microsoft global customer service number.... Your PC will never go to sleep mode again. Here, as you can see in the above picture, you can configure how long should Windows 10 wait before putting the computer to sleep mode. Here, as you can see in the above picture, you can configure how long should Windows 10 wait before putting the computer to sleep mode.
How to enable Wake On LAN on a Windows PC. Make sure Wake On LAN is enabled in the BIOS of the computer you want to wake up. Consult the user guide of your computer or motherboard to locate the appropriate BIOS switch, usually Wake On LAN from S5.... Click and hold the slider on the sliding scale labeled "Put the computer to sleep when it is inactive for:" and slide it all the way to the right, to "Never." This sets the sleep preference for your current power source, either battery or power adapter.
This little program simulates jiggling the mouse, so your laptop doesn't go to sleep. It even has a "Zen" mode that does the jiggling virtually, that is, invisibly. It even has a "Zen" mode that does the jiggling virtually, that is, invisibly.


Aviva's global procurement spend is around £6bn annually. We buy goods and services from hundreds of suppliers around the world, so providing revenue for companies large and small, helping to create jobs and contributing to local economies.
While the UK, the Eurozone and Canada are where we do most of our business and where our procurement spend is greatest, emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Asia are becoming increasingly important. Each Aviva business is responsible for their own procurement and for obtaining the best value for money and quality, and priority is given to those certified to ISO 9001 or similar international standards.
When we ask our suppliers to demonstrate their corporate responsibility, we recognise that local conditions and culture might have an influence on their ability to provide formal, systematic evidence. We also recognise that in many of our businesses, procurement is not a specialised or centralised function, so we also need to share consistent frameworks and learning across the group.
But acknowledging the diversity of our supply chain does not mean that we cannot make progress. In fact, it's close collaboration with our suppliers that has helped us move forward together this year.
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News | July 29, 2019
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials say two bears were euthanized after a man was attacked at a campground in southwest Colorado.
The Durango Herald reported Thursday the man, who is from out of state, was camping south of Pagosa Springs on July 2 when he heard something outside of his tent. Matt Thorpe with Colorado Parks and Wildlife says "the next thing he knows, the bear claws in and bites him."
The man, whose name hasn't been released, was treated for minor puncture wounds.
Two bears with the same color hair that was found at the campsite were tracked down and euthanized out of an abundance of caution, and DNA and saliva samples were sent to a lab in Wyoming to make sure they didn't have rabies.
Wildlife officials confirmed that one of the bears attacked the man.


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Can I revert back to traditional processing?


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Q: No sound from embedded videos I have no other sound problems on this phone, but sound doesn't play in any embedded videos in the SE app. What's more, it never has. Is this a known issue?

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*App Version: 1.6.6.2

*Device: iPhone 6s Plus

*OS Version: Version 11.3 (Build 15E216)


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In this Aug. 3, 2014, file photo, the City of Toledo water intake crib is surrounded by algae in Lake Erie, off the shore of Curtice, Ohio.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green State University has been awarded $5.2 million to help understand and prevent toxic algal blooms that harm bodies of water around the world.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Science Foundation chose BGSU to establish a Lake Erie Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health.
This is a big deal, part of $30 million awarded across the United States to "bring together scientists doing basic research on the oceans and Great Lakes with those in biology and human health to study processes that affect millions of people," said Science Foundation program director Hedy Edmonds.
Harmful algal blooms threaten recreation and drinking water in Lake Erie each summer, especially in the western basin near Toledo. Toledo in 2014 went three days without fresh water because of a bloom. Cleveland even had a taste of a bloom over the July 4 holiday weekend, at Edgewater Beach.
Nitrogen and phosphorus, most of it from the Maumee River watershed, create the the mat of toxic blue-green algae, but scientists are still studying what exactly makes it spread. And environmentalists are trying to cut down on phosphorus flowing into the lake.
Officially announced at a news conference today, the Lake Erie Center will study how environmental factors promote or constrain blooms, what factors influence toxin production, and how other microbes influence bloom growth and toxicity.
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DeMar DeRozan, carrying 'so many chips' on shoulder, scores season
James Gussie
DeMar DeRozan has been a key member of the Toronto Raptors for nearly 10 seasons, and he's finally living up to his NBA All-Star potential. The 28-year old shooting guard is averaging 27 points per game on 49% shooting from the field this season, only one percentage point behind league MVP James Harden.
The "DeMar DeRozan, carrying 'so many chips' on shoulder, scores season" is a blog post about the Toronto Raptors player. He scored 37 points in game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 121-103 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, his fifth 30-point performance in the last nine games.
Despite reaching his season high early in the fourth quarter and having a chance for his first 40-point game since 2018, with some encouragement from teammate Zach LaVine to go for it, DeRozan was pleased with his final line as the Bulls cruised to victory.
"[LaVine] was pressuring me to hit 40 points tonight. I told him I was exhausted, and he agreed "With a giggle, DeRozan, who also had six assists, remarked.
DeRozan is off to a great start in his debut season with the Bulls, averaging 26.9 points per game (third in the NBA behind only Brooklyn's Kevin Durant and Golden State's Stephen Curry) on 51 percent shooting, five rebounds, and four assists.
DeRozan credited his resurgence this season to people labeling him "washed" in former years and doubting his fit with the Bulls.
DeRozan stated, "I can go down the list of simply being counted out, being looked over." "I'm carrying a lot of chips on my shoulder. And simply wants to be a winner and have fun along the way. We won't be able to play this game indefinitely, so I want to make the most of it."
DeRozan, who is 32 years old and in his 13th season in the NBA, is demonstrating that he still has much to offer a championship team.
"I never considered age to be a factor," he remarked. "I never gave it a second thought." People often place an age restriction on things, but I never did. I knew what I was capable of because of how I worked, how I cared for my body, and how I prepared. I simply tried to do the right thing and figure it out through the past couple of years of playing basketball.
"I never lost confidence this time since I knew my potential was always there. I never imagined I wouldn't be able to be who I was before. Chicago gave me the freedom to be entirely myself."
The victory is the first for the Bulls over the Lakers since 2016, as Chicago improved to 10-4 with a back-to-back sweep of the Clippers and Lakers at Staples Center.
DeRozan, who scored at least 35 points on back-to-back nights, helped lead the charge, but he had plenty of support. Lonzo Ball scored 27 points on seven 3-pointers, while Zach LaVine chipped in with 26. On Monday night, the three players scored or assisted on 110 points.
Ball said, "I believe we are one of the best teams in the NBA." "Clearly, we have a long way to go and much to improve. However, we are progressing in the correct path."
DeRozan has had one of his most efficient starts in his career, demonstrating how dangerous he can still be in the half-court offense, where he scored all but four of his points on Monday night. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, he scored on five different Lakers, hammering Carmelo Anthony for 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting when they faced off.
And when the Lakers left DeRozan open, he generally scored. Eight of his made field goals, including both of his three-pointers, were uncontested.
"I believe a lot of people wrote him off because he's towards the end of his career," Ball said. "But this is definitely one of his finest years in the NBA." "I'd always suspected what kind of player he was. I'm not sure how he got lost in the mix in San Antonio, but I believe he's one of the finest players in the league, and I believe he's showing it every night."
The "demar derozan contract" is a story about DeMar DeRozan's contract with the Toronto Raptors. DeRozan was carrying "so many chips" on his shoulder, and he scored in the season finale to bring home the win.
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A feasibility study by the North London Estate Partnerships should be completed by the end of May and will recommend options for the possible use of the buildings and site for "healthcare, housing, or other appropriate options".
Mrs Theresa Villiers, the Chipping Barnet MP, says one option could be to demolish the existing buildings and open a new GP surgery on the site.
"I would hope that any plans for a new GP surgery will be closely discussed with GPs to avoid a repeat of the problem which occurred with Brunswick Park Health Centre that was left unused for a long period.
In a statement on NHS Property Services' website www.property.nhs.uk its London regional director Tony Griffiths says the aim is to redevelop the site "to benefit the local community".
"One of our company's clear priorities is to identify surplus sites and dispose of them in a way that achieves best value for local people, the taxpayer and the NHS.
NHS Property Services says the Marie Foster site, which includes both the three-storey former nursing home and the single-storey former inpatient unit, has been empty since 2011; but this skates over the reality of a sorry tale of neglect and inaction by the relevant health authorities.
A decade ago the former nursing home was still a fine, intact building, but it was left to rot; roof tiles are missing and its walls daubed with graffiti.
Barnet Society members have made countless complaints about the failure to use the home and have long considered its boarded-up, derelict state an affront to High Barnet's conservation area.
Mrs Villiers says on her website www.theresavilliers.co.uk that it is regrettable the Marie Foster buildings have been unused for so long. She had been urging NHS Property Services take action and welcomed the possible option of using the site for a new GP surgery.
NHS Property Services has made no mention of its plans for another eyesore, the fire-ravaged former nurses' home further along Wood Street, opposite the Arkley public house.
A large block of flats that once provided accommodation for nurses at Barnet Hospital has long been another scandalous example of a wasted public building.
Former nurses homeRagged blinds blow from the smashed window frames; part of the roof has collapsed in on itself; outer walls are blackened by fires; and the graffiti is a shocking reminder of years of neglect.
A year ago Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, told Mrs Villiers the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust was "in the process of establishing whether the site of the nurse accommodation at Arkley should be retained or disposed of".
Mrs Villiers has again repeated her undertaking to continue to pursue the NHS to make a decision on the future of the derelict building.
what you refer to as " the derilect Marie Foster Home" is in fact Elmcroft a former Sisters home for nursing staff working at the then Victoria Maternity Hospital. The Marie Foster home was a completely separate, new build at the side and rear of this older property.
Are you aware that the Marie Foster Home site is currently being advertised for sale as a development site for 74 flats and 7 town houses.


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Not at all, was kinda a dark path analogy Hey, at least your MB went to rehab and is on the straight and narrow now. Good times ahead! Lookin forward to your updated thoughts now all is working.
Thanks Ludx! Best of luck with your new HMD!
I can confirm no linkbox needed, HMD detects the lighthouses through the sensors.
However there is no connection for firmware updates or standby though so you may still be able to use a linkbox to achieve that (or maybe a bluetooth adapter? I don't know as not looked into it since I have a linkbox).
Congrats on getting it working. Was quite scary reading through this whole thread and it was your USB drivers in the end. I'd be crying at this point lol.
The linkbox talks to the the lighthouses.You may want to keep it plugged in so that it tells them to turn off automatically when steamvr closes.
…although in the 2 1/2 years I've had them I've not used standby mode.
No they dont, actually that is the headset that get everything, if the lighthouse are on it just watch them to see where it is (thats why its a lighthouse) and the controllers probably talk directly to the headset also since Iam using them without link box.
This morning I noticed a sub-pattern in the SDE, and this one is annoying yes.
Not just like the pixels next to others, its chunk of pixels, forming squares, with horizontal lines.
Tried to take picture of it but couldnt, have to draw something.
@spamenigma @Heliosurge @Skyrimer can you notice this on the SDE/pixel pattern?
Mostly on sky, clouds or snow.
Hmm yeah but Iam not talking about the diagonals, but some horizontal lines actually.
Wonder how I could take a picture of this.
Yeah, that's why I find it annoying. It seems to be more obvious in some things than others. When it is obvious, it is annoying.
I'm not sure I am noticing it so much now. I could be getting used to it, or that I have just stayed clear of games and experiences that are not optimised for VR.
Just press the cam of your phone against the lens and see if it focuses sharp. If not, tilt/move it slightly. Fiddle with it a bit and you'll see it getting sharp and you can shoot the pics.
Yeah I notice this more in bright white a mild mesh of dots. As mentioned with the upscaling seems to cause this. Alien Isolation though looks amazing. As chuck said in somethinhs more noticeable.
If they can get better subpixel rendering or upscaler more configured for the diagonal arrangement. I think because we are used to standard grid pattern in monitors & Screens in doors & windows we are apt to notice the effect a bit more until were more used to it.
@neal_white_iii created some grid representations of what appears to be upscaled "voids".
The linkbox also has built in bluetooth which is what tells the lighthouses to turn off.
They actually turn off after a moment of non in use, which they didnt do when I was using the Vive and woke up when grabb them.
Just don't drop it like @spamenigma, especially if it is an S8(+) or S9(+). Here is a picture of my S8+ that got cracked while it was in my pocket.
Edit: I knew that the S8+ had issues with cracking before I bought it, so I wasn't that angry when it happened. I was more surprised, since I pulled out my phone from my pocket and the glass was cracked.
Hate glass backed phones mild crack on back of my lg g6. No reason a simple acrylic back as it will work with wireless charging.
Not too big of a fan either. The cracking is a nuisance since it compromises the waterproofing and the glass on the back makes the phone slippery to hold and more likely to drop (and crack).


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Plans to build a nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria, northwest England took a potentially fatal hit yesterday after Japanese engineer Toshiba said it was winding up the NuGen subsidiary that was to have built it.
The decision follows the failure of detailed talks over the sale of NuGen to state-backed Chinese and South Korean nuclear companies.
UK scientists' union Prospect called for state intervention to save the scheme after the announcement, calling it "devastating news for Cumbria and the wider energy sector".
It added that it would lose $131.7m (15 billion yen) as a result of of shutting NuGen.
A spokesman for the UK government's business department said: "We understand that Toshiba have faced a difficult decision in ending their involvement in new nuclear projects outside of Japan in light of their well-known financial challenges.
Sue Ferns, senior deputy general secretary of scientists' union Prospect, called for state intervention to save the scheme, saying the future of the UK nuclear industry was at stake.
"The nuclear industry and wider supply chain currently employ thousands of people in the North West of England. The long term future of this could be on the line if we can't move forward with building Moorside," she said.
In recent years the original NuGen consortium members all abandoned the scheme, leaving Toshiba sole bearer of the risk.
Toshiba bought 60% of the shares in June 2014 from Spanish company Iberdrola and France's Engie (formerly GDF Suez), and the remaining 40% in July 2017, when Engie exercised its right to withdraw from the agreement.
However, its determination to press on with the 3.6GW plant was undermined by the bankruptcy of its US nuclear subsidiary Westinghouse last year.
It announced in February 2017 that its losses from the Westinghouse debacle may reach $6.3bn. In light of this, it sought to sell its stake in Moorside and would not take on any of the construction risk for building it.
Toshiba had been hoping to find a buyer for NuGen, and had been in talks with South Korean utility Kepco and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation to sell some or all of its stake, but these talks came to nothing.
The Moorside project was given the green light by the UK government in June 2011. Site investigation work commenced in August 2014, and the scheme underwent public consultation. NuGen had hoped to begin electricity generation in 2025.
Well, stop using foreign firms and rely on British firms.
Unfortunately there are no British firms with the reactor Design Authority rights and obligations (to take the risks) for such large scale commercial reactors.
Toshiba's problems arose, in part, because of its purchase and ownership of Westinghouse; one such example.
The problems of design completion, (as well as in construction time and cost) for next generation reactors, of whichever type, are legion.


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Q: fatal: unable to access 'https://git.tauceti.tech/rutek/exponea-php-sdk/' in my docker
RUN composer install --no-scripts --no-autoloader

composer started to fail since one hour ago
- Syncing tauceti/exponea-php-sdk (v0.0.7) into cache
#47 101.5
#47 101.5 In Git.php line 471:
#47 101.5
#47 101.5   Failed to execute git clone --mirror -- 'https://git.tauceti.tech/rutek/exp
#47 101.5   onea-php-sdk' '/root/.composer/cache/vcs/https---git.tauceti.tech-rutek-exp
#47 101.5   onea-php-sdk/'
#47 101.5
#47 101.5   Cloning into bare repository '/root/.composer/cache/vcs/https---git.tauceti
#47 101.5   .tech-rutek-exponea-php-sdk'...
#47 101.5   fatal: unable to access 'https://git.tauceti.tech/rutek/exponea-php-sdk/':
#47 101.5   Failed to connect to git.tauceti.tech port 443: Connection refused

https://git.tauceti.tech/rutek/exponea-php-sdk is indeed not available
we tried replacing it with a different fork in composer.json
"tauceti/exponea-php-sdk": "^0.0.7",

broken  new
"s-anton/exponea-php-sdk": "dev-master"

and added this repository in composer.json
"repositories": [
    {
      "type": "vcs",
      "url": "https://github.com/s-anton/exponea-php-sdk"
    }
  ],

i also need to delete my package-lock.json. but then i got this
Info from https://repo.packagist.org: #StandWithUkraine
#46 18.05 Updating dependencies
#46 19.05 Your requirements could not be resolved to an installable set of packages.
#46 19.05
#46 19.05   Problem 1
#46 19.05     - Root composer.json requires s-anton/exponea-php-sdk, it could not be found in any version, there may be a typo in the package name.
...
#46 19.05 Potential causes:
#46 19.05  - A typo in the package name
#46 19.05  - The package is not available in a stable-enough version according to your minimum-stability setting
#46 19.05    see <https://getcomposer.org/doc/04-schema.md#minimum-stability> for more details.
#46 19.05  - It's a private package and you forgot to add a custom repository to find it

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A: we found a temporary solution that helps for this currently unavailable composer package
leave package in composer.json like this and add repo
"require": {
  ...
  "tauceti/exponea-php-sdk": "^0.0.7"
},
"repositories": [
  {
    "type": "vcs",
    "url": "https://github.com/coldfs/exponea-php-sdk"
  }
],

and now the trick, do some changes in composer.lock, find entry with name tauceti/exponea-php-sdk

*

*overwrite repo in "source"

*add "dist", "autoload-dev" and "support"

*remove "notification-url"

see composer.lock example (extract)
{
    "name": "tauceti/exponea-php-sdk",
    "version": "v0.0.7",
    "source": {
      "type": "git",
      "url": "https://github.com/coldfs/exponea-php-sdk.git",
      "reference": "0252a3b022c497f2f534a2ff0f8c0f1fed68fccf"
    },
    "dist": {
      "type": "zip",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/coldfs/exponea-php-sdk/zipball/0252a3b022c497f2f534a2ff0f8c0f1fed68fccf",
      "reference": "0252a3b022c497f2f534a2ff0f8c0f1fed68fccf",
      "shasum": ""
    },
    ...
    "autoload-dev": {
      "psr-4": {
        "Tauceti\\ExponeaApiTest\\": "tests/"
      }
    },
    "support": {
      "source": "https://github.com/coldfs/exponea-php-sdk/tree/v0.0.7",
      "issues": "https://github.com/coldfs/exponea-php-sdk/issues"
    },
    ...
}