Is the Dollar Going Down Forever?
HomeBusinessIs the Dollar Going Down Forever?
Well, to paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, nothing is forever except death and taxes, but it certainly seems that the DGDF crowd is having their day (week? month? quarter?) in the sun.
The normative question of whether the dollar should go down "forever" is an emotive one; Macro Man is generally skeptical of such arguments, particularly in the current context when the US current account deficit (usual source of DGDF $ bearishness) is eminently reasonable by the standards of the past decade or so. Moreover, a number of the currencies that have performed best against the buck recently (here's lookin' at you, NZD and ZAR!) haven't exactly been paragons of balance of payment virtue themselves.
However, while market focus is usually (and justifiably) on the flow of currency movements (i.e., portfolio flow versus the US need to finance an ongoing c/a deficit), it seems as if the current bout of dollar weakness may have more to do with a stock adjustment…i.e., Asian and Middles East CBs reducing the share of dollars in the reserve bounties that they've accumulated over the past year or so.
Throw in a step-shift in the perceived equilibrium level of USD/JPY, thanks to DPJ laissez-faire, add a dash of flow recycling from Asian CBs standing in the way of overdue currency appreciation (so what else is new?) , and throw in a pinch of dollar-negative seasonality, and these are the things of which market trends are made.
EUR/USD has broken up to new highs for the year, courtesy of both public and private-sector flow. Near-term resistance lies at last December's high of 1.4719 and the Sep '08 high of 1.4866; above those levels, there's quite a bit of fresh air.
The breakout was confirmed, or indeed foreshadowed, by therally in precious metals a few weeks ago. Gold is not far below its nominal high of 1032 (though obviously well below its real high), but there appears to be more near-term upside in silver, which has broken and held the key $16 level.
There are still a few holes in the DGDF story, however, particularly if it's one predicated on a cyclical rebound. Base metals have been taken to the smelter recently (boom, boom), whereas one might reasonably expect the rising tide of a broad-based DGDF-deval to lift all boats…even those made of base metals. The chart of aluminum is indicative of the complex.
Similarly, oil (as measured by CLZ9) is off its recent lows, but doesn't exactly scream "breakout!!!" Now, this may be down to promised OPEC supply, or it may be down to spec limits. But in a world where the dollar truly is "going down forever" and inventories are sharply off their highs (though admittedly above long-run averages), one might reasonably posit that crude would have put in a better show.
So how are we left? Much as it pains Macro Man to say it, it looks like we may well be at the mercy of his old adversaries, the FX reserve managers. Should they continue their recent behavior and consistently buy EUR/USD in the open market, the private sector will happily piggy-back and a trend will be born.
Should they pull the bid and start selling (because as you know, punting someone else's currency for a percent is a vital part of FX reserve management), well…..then we might find that the dollar going down isn't forever after all….


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I rode up to Mt Rainier today. Specifically, I rode up Sunrise Road to the Sunrise Visitor's Center.
The trip there and back was 220 miles. With a quick fuel stop and my first egg nog latte of the season in Enumclaw on the way to the mountain, and a quick lunch stop on the way home, the trip took six hours. The weather was warm (low 70's at the summit) and the air was clear.
The route I traveled, heading east on I-90, south on Hwy 18, and then to Enumclaw via Hwy 169 was a very quick and pleasant alternative to past routes to Enumclaw. I usually plan loops, but today returned to Seattle along the same route.


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The organisations call for improved accessibility to services for Roma, and a simplification of bureaucratic structures which deny Roma their right to a nationality.
The findings of the human rights organisations were presented today at an event in Odessa attended by government ministers, UN officials, and Romani people affected by the risk of statelessness. The joint research shows how pervasive negative stereotypes against Roma make them vulnerable to the risk of statelessness in Ukraine, and how statelessness exacerbates the multiple types of discrimination faced by Romani people in the country.
Discrimination is both a cause and a consequence of statelessness amongst Roma in Ukraine. This is further exacerbated by a lack of engagement from Ukrainian authorities on the issue of statelessness, and indeed on the general welfare of Romani people as a national ethnic minority. In the context of rising violence against Roma by far-right organisations, it is worrying to see this level of state disengagement with the problems faced by Romani people in regards to discrimination, poverty and statelessness.
The absence of data related to both statelessness, and the Roma population, is symptomatic of the invisibility of the issue in Ukraine. The organisations found few successful efforts by Ukrainian authorities to address the systemic lack of documentation and permanent residence that many Roma are forced to live with. Additionally, burdensome bureaucracy disproportionately disadvantages Roma, and inadequate policy framework in Ukraine undermines full implementation of Ukraine's international and national legal obligations related to non-discrimination, birth registration, the right to nationality, the identification and protection of stateless persons, and the prevention of statelessness.
The cycle of discrimination, poverty and statelessness severely impacts on Romani children, who inherit these problems and are often left to grow up without a nationality, struggling to access key services such as education, healthcare and housing.
In light of the research findings, the organisations make two immediate recommendations: simplify the procedures to confirm Ukrainian citizenship, and make birth registration and documentation procedures easily accessible to all. Currently there seems to be no urgency in Ukraine to tackle prejudice and discrimination, from which many of these problems arise. Until a commitment is made to meaningfully engage with the underlying marginalisation and persecution of this ethnic minority, statelessness in Ukraine will continue to be an issue which plagues Roma.
1. The report "Statelessness, Discrimination and Marginalisation of Roma in Ukraine" is available online in English and Ukrainian.
2. A stateless person is someone who has no nationality. Statelessness is a legal anomaly that affects over half a million people in Europe - both recent migrants and those who have lived in the same place for generations – denying many their fundamental rights, such as access to healthcare, education, legal employment, to register the birth of their children and to travel. Without these things, stateless people face a lifetime of obstacles. Minorities such as Roma are especially at risk of statelessness. Many thousands in the region lack birth certificates or any other state recognition putting them at risk of statelessness, unable to prove their nationality.


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Q: encoding categorical time series data with missing value I am trying to pre-process (encode / normalize / standardize) my time series data where values are categorical and there exist, two types of nan values
df = pd.DataFrame({'t1': ['a', 'a', np.nan],
                   't2': ['b', np.nan, 'b'],
                   't3': ['b', 'a', np.nan],
                   't4': ['c', 'c', np.nan]}, index=['u1', 'u2', 'u3'])
df

where rows are users and columns are time where users have done a set of activities, e.g. a, b or c
Here we have two types of nan values

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*u2 at time 2 or u3 after t2 - means the u2 was inactive

*u3 at time 1 - this user didn't existed - he has joined from t2
Does it really matter there are two different types of nan ? anyway, my goal is to use keras to build a sequence 2 sequence model. However, I am not sure about the processioning steps. Is there any need to normalize and / or standardize this data ?
I read here,

So you can assign zero to NaN elements, considering that zero is not
  used in your data (you can normalize the data to a range, say [1,2],
  and then assign zero to NaN elements; or alternatively, you can
  normalize all the values to be in range [0,1] and then use -1 instead
  of zero to replace NaN elements.)

I wonder given the above answer, what is the best way to normalize and standardize the data.
Based on my limited knowledge, I believe normalization in categorical setup doesn't make sense and approaches like one-hot-encoders are recommended.
For example one can do
pd.get_dummies(df,dummy_na=True)

but I am not sure if this is the most recommended way.

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Written by SJO Staff on 10 March 2009 on 10 March 2009 .
Lago Baldwin Park
Some people just don't get it.
They don't understand that when you're in the restaurant business you're in the people business. It is necessary for you to interact with your guests. And by the way, guest is the preferred word, not customer. A guest is someone you cater to, someone you make feel welcome.
Not at Lago, a gorgeous new restaurant in Baldwin Park. There they convey an attitude that they are annoyed to have people come through the door.
On my visit it started with the dour hostess who showed me and my guests to our table. Never once did she smile. When one of my friends told her that another in our party was celebrating a birthday, she replied, "You can tell your server."
That's the sort of response you expect from an uncaring bureaucrat , not someone in the restaurant business. But hey, she's just a paid employee. It's not like she's the owner.
No, that would be the dour, unsmiling man wearing a white chef's jacket standing next to the open kitchen. All throughout our meal he stood there, occasionally pacing a few steps either direction. And never did he interact with any of his guests, or, as he might refer to them, customers.
The only person he had any contact with was a young man wearing faded jeans and an untucked shirt.
Now, let me tell you something about the way the place looks. It's beautiful and stylish, with a lakeside location. The large dining room has spacious and comfortable booths, most of which have a view of the well-appointed open kitchen where several cooks toil away. At a far end of the room is a bar and lounge where a pianist provided appropriate jazz that could be heard throughout the restaurant. The ceiling is high, but attention to lighting keeps it from feeling like an expanse. It's very comfortable, and it is decidedly upscale. In fact, a surprising number of men dining that night were wearing sport coats.
So back to the guy in dungarees with his shirttail hanging out: he's the manager. And the son of the owner. Why would you build a gorgeous, upscale restaurant and allow your manager to dress like he's going shopping at Home Depot? And for the record, this gentleman did not visit any tables either. Nor did he even deign to grunt an acknowledgment or look a guest in the eye when he passed one.
But you want to know about the food. Most of it was good; none of it was great, certainly not enough to make up for the rudeness.
I was very excited to see ribolilta ($7) on the menu. Ribollita is a Tuscan soup that I fell in love with in Florence. Calling it a soup is a bit of a misnomer because the use of bread in the making all but absorbs the broth. It's traditionally made with day-old bread because it was a way for peasants to reduce waste.
I've seen it on only one menu in America, in New York. The reason it can't be found in abundance is that it requires black kale, which is hard to come by in the states. Sadly, it can't be found at Lago either. What is served as ribollita here is a brothy stew with beans, carrots, spinach and potatoes. And on top, some croutons. Croutons!
The stuffed meatball ($10) was a more satisfying appetizer, in fact the tomato sauce it sat in was deliciously full-flavored and well seasoned.
Grilled pork loin ($18) was a nice entree. The tender meat was served over mushroom, lardon and ramp risotto and finished with an apple Madeira sauce. Stuffed veal involtini ($21) was also good, the meat filled with a mix of pinenuts, raisins and sausage. Seared snapper ($25) is served with shrimp and crab mixed with arugula, kalamata olives and capers; mozzarella-stuffed chicken breast ($18) is simple but dressed up with prosciuotto and sun-dried tomato sauce.
It should be mentioned that our server was quite pleasant and did her best to make us feel like guests. The kitchen, for all its occupants -- we counted nearly a dozen -- was inexplicably slow in getting the dishes out.
The restaurant was well attended and buzzing with the sort of activity that makes one question whether we're in a recession. But in a recession we most definitely are. People are still going out to eat, but they will be very careful with their dining dollars. Lago has the advantage of being new. Everybody wants to check out the new place. It's getting them to return that is the key to survival.
If I were the owner of Lago, I would be working that room, thanking each and every person for coming to my restaurant, and I'd make certain I did everything to ensure they wanted to come back.
And if I were the manager I would dress at least as nicely as my customers, whom I would treat as guests.
Lago is at 4979 New Broad St., Orlando. The phone number is 407-331-5246. The menu can be viewed at the restaurant's Web site.

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Saoirse Ronan looks like she stepped out of a time machine.
Last night, the biggest stars in Hollywood braved the rain to attend the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California. Here are some of the best looks of the night.
In Off-White and Saint Laurent sneakers.


Thin section of a Listeria-infected macro phage. A single Listeria is located at the tip of a projection from the macrophage cell surface and behind it a long filamentous tail composed of actin fibers. Source.
Intracellular life has its perks. Inside host cells, bacteria are protected from neutrophils, complement, antibodies, some antibiotics, and the other unpleasant things floating around in tissue fluids. In addition, here they have access to ample food. But there is a catch, namely how to infect other cells and other hosts.
Intracellular life has ancient and distinguished origins. When unicellular eukaryotes first arose, not only did they arise because someone (whoever it was) ingested a prokaryotic cell, but soon thereafter the emerging protists must have learned to go after the abundant food microbial around them. The prey, in turn learned to cope with this and to survive inside the predator cells, something some bacteria do successfully to this very day. Consider how these overcome the destructive forces of phagocytes and other cells. The repertoire of ways they do it is impressive indeed. Of course, not all bacteria live intracellularly, but all viruses must do so at some stage, so this subject is old hat to virologists.
Pushmi-Pullu, Dr. Doolittle's two-headed llama. Source.
For both bacteria and viruses, the intracellular lifestyle presents a problem. How do they infect their next host? How do they escape from their "prison cell"? One way out is to lyse the cell, but this exposes them to the vicissitudes of extracellular life. A safer tactic is to move directly to an adjacent cell. Listeria, Shigella, and Rickettsia do just that, and in an ingenious way, by borrowing some of the actin from their eukaryotic host cell. The bacterium uses an actin-binding protein, ActA, to polymerize the actin so as to form a comet tail extending outwards from one bacterial pole. Why not at both poles? This would lead to the dilemma of Dr. Doolittle's two headed llama, with not much in the way of directional movement. The two poles of the bacterium are not the same. ActA is present at higher concentration near the old pole— the one present in the mother cell—so that pole has first dibs in binding actin. The bacteria are impelled forwards by the polymerization of actin fibers behind them. The only thing that the bacterium needs to make this happen is its localized ActA. If you coat small polystyrene beads with ActA and place them in an actin-rich cell extract and supply ATP, they move quite well. Fun can be had by watching movies from Julie Theriot's lab (click here and don't miss the "Prime Time Entertainment" section). Interestingly, vaccinia viruses also use this kind of motility.
The intracellular life cycle of Listeria. The bacteria enter the host cell and are contained within vacuoles where they secrete a pore-forming protein, listeriolysin O (LLO), allowing bacterial escape and entry into the cytosol where they can grow and replicate. Here, the bacteria use host actin to move and propel themselves into neighboring cells. Figure from Tilney and Portnoy. Source.
Sooner or later, bacteria that move inside a cell, such as Listeria, will run up against the cell membrane. Somehow, this induces the formation of host cell protrusions—long filaments that are phagocytosed and taken up by the adjacent cell. A bacterium positioned at the tip of this structure is now in a good position to invade this adjacent cell. To do this, it must traverse the membrane of its original home cell, then pass through that of the phagosome inside the new cell. But keep in mind that Listeria are good at crossing membranes, using a pore-forming protein called listeriolysin.This story was elucidated in 1989 by Tilney and Portnoy.
Exciting though this may be, this mechanism must now share the glory with a recently discovered mechanism for intercellular travel. First, something about the organism involved. It is Burkholderia thailandensis, a relative of the-relatively-better known B. pseudomallei, the agent of melioidosis (a serious and sometimes lethal human disease) and of B. mallei, (the agent of the equine disease glanders). One reason for working with B. thailandensis is that the other two are considered possible bioterrorism agents and therefore require high level biosafety containment (BL3). B. thailandensis is less virulent and can be manipulated using fewer precautions (BL2). The researchers, led by Jeff F. Miller at UCLA, discovered a new mechanism by which these intracellular bacteria transfer to new cells. Motility in this case is due to the action of flagella (although these organisms also have the actin-based mechanism). I believe this may be the first time that flagellar motion has been described for a bacterium inside a host cell, but I could be wrong. In any case, this is an effective way of moving about, comparable to the traditional actin system.
obviating the need for lysis of double-membrane vesicles for cell–cell spread. Source.
One more thing. These bacteria induce the fusion of adjacent cells into giant multinucleated syncytia. This way, the bugs do not have to go to the trouble of crossing two membranes in order to reach a new host cell. This situation does not last forever because, in time, the giant cells are destroyed. Involved here is a secretion system, Type VI (T6SS), which is widespread among Gram-negatives. The factors secreted by this particular T6SS participate in the fusion of the cells and their killing. Cell fusion followed by killing propagates centrifugally, resulting in plaques in cell cultures comparable to those formed by lytic viruses.
The paper also probes another question—how to determine if virulence factors act at late stages of infection. Specifically, in the case of Burkholderia it has been known that a particular Type III secretion system (T3SSBsa) plays a key role early in infection. The question has arisen, does this system also come into play later on? The difficulty here is that infection by T3SSBsa mutants are defective in an early stage of pathogenesis, which makes it hard to determine if T3SSBsa also works later on. What to do? The authors employed a new device, called the photothermal nanoblade, to introduce bacteria into the cytoplasm of a host cell. This gadget consists of a capillary coated with titanium. If placed next to a cell and subjected to a laser flash, the thermal excitation results in a nanometer-sized vapor bubble that makes a small, temporary incision in the cell membrane, allowing transfer of the capillary contents. The cargo thus delivered—ranging in size from molecules to bacteria—enters the cell without impairing its viability.
Plaque formation on HEK293 monolayers. (B) Following infection. Bar = 1 cm. (D) Following nanoblade delivery. Bar = 1 cm. (E) Plaques in D stained for bacteria (red) and actin (green). Bar = 500 μm. (F) Magnified edge of plaques in E. Bar = 20 μm. Source.
The authors thus combined in one exciting paper the use of an ingenious technique to bypass early stages in pathogenesis in which mutants are defective. with the discovery of a novel mechanism for how Burkholderia spreads between host cells. Slowly, but surely, the ways Burkholderia causes damage are beginning to be understood. Together with what is known about model organisms, such as Listeria , this will help elucidate the complex choreography of other intracellular pathogens. The repertoire of strategies such organisms employ to survive and thrive in host cells is impressive indeed. With this paper, it has become even more so.


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Dr. Smucker earned his BA in Biology from Goshen College in Goshen, IN and his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in family medicine. He completed a fellowship in primary care faculty development at Michigan State University and went on to complete a residency and MPH in preventive medicine and epidemiology at the University of North Carolina, where he also completed a fellowship in primary care research.
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The Agrokor Group has successfully placed its corporate bonds at the European capital market. The transaction of selling Agrokor bonds was lead managed by one of the world's biggest investment banks, Credit Suisse First Boston, and co-lead managed by Deutsche Bank and Privredna banka Zagreb. By selling its bonds Agrokor has collected EUR 130 million that will be used to refinance the existing debt with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Agrokor holds the placement of corporate bonds to be an exceptional business success, in view of the fact that it is the first Croatian company and one of the first from transitional countries to successfully launch its bonds on the European market. By issuing corporate bonds Agrokor has been actively involved in the international capital market, extending its international investor base, thus indisputably reaffirming the company's previous successes and the fact that its values have been recognized outside of the borders of Croatia and the region. The successful placement of corporate bonds has provided Agrokor with the conditions for further development, new investments, employments and a strong and stable growth in line with its strategy of becoming the leading company of the region.


HomeCinemaMasalaBaar Baar Dekho trailer crosses 8 million views in 4 days!
Baar Baar Dekho's recently launched trailer has been receiving an overwhelming response.
The trailer has garnered a whopping 8 million views within a short span of 4 days.
The makers of Baar Baar Dekho broke the marketing grammar and launched the song of the season, Kaala Chasma before releasing the trailer.
The party anthem, Kaala Chasma had risen the curiosity for the trailer among the fans.
Staying true to the expectation, the trailer has made Baar Baar Dekho one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
The movie is making headlines for the sizzling chemistry and innovative plot of the movie.
Sidharth and Katrina's beautiful camaraderie has clicked with the audiences and has created immense buzz.
The beautiful union of ace producers like Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, surely makes this movie, a must watch !
Baar Baar Dekho is produced by Excel Entertainment and Dharma Productions, directed by debutante Nitya Mehra. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 9 September 2016.
Rajkumar Rao elated with response to Aligarh at MISAFF, Toronto.


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As Byju's Looks For Early Exit, Here's Every Brand That's Sponsored The Indian Jersey So Far
Updated on Dec 22, 2022, 19:16 IST
By Aditya Pandey
Three years after Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO was replaced as the Indian cricket team's official sponsor by Bangalore-based educational technology and online tutorial company BYJU'S, the sponsors are reportedly aiming to end the agreement sooner.
With the possibility that the Men in Blue may look for a new sponsor soon, here is a trip down memory lane to check out all the big companies that have managed to put their logo on the national kit:
Byjus (2019-2022)
Oppo (2017-2019)
Star India (2014-2017)
Sahara India Pariwar (2002-2013)
Wills and ITC (1993-2002)
1. Byju's (2019-2022)
In 2019, BYJU's assumed all responsibilities from the previous team sponsor OPPO. The five-year agreement between the BCCI and Oppo has reportedly valued at Rs 1079 crore when it was signed in 2017.
Byju's had agreed to extend its jersey sponsorship deal with the Board through November 2023 for an estimated USD 35 million in June 2022.
Currently, Byju's wishes to end its contract with the BCCI, which has requested that it last at least until March 2023.
2. Oppo (2017-2019)
OPPO reportedly outbid Vivo mobiles for the sponsorship in 2017, paying Rs. 1,079 crores for five years.
However, the company later decided to leave the market and transfer the rights to BYJU'S for the same price because it considered the value at which it had purchased the rights in 2017 to be "extremely high" and "unsustainable."
3. Star India (2014-2017)
Star India continues to be a major supporter of the Indian cricket team.
The Indian media conglomerate reportedly paid Rs 1.92 crore for each bilateral match and Rs 61 lakh for an ICC match. India is currently a fully owned part of The Walt Disney Company.
4. Sahara India Pariwar (2002-2013)
For the longest time, from 2002 to 2013 to be exact, Sahara India Pariwar served as the official sponsor of the Indian Cricket Team. The first significant sports sector sponsor of the jerseys was the industrial group led by Subrata Roy.
According to a KreedOn article, Sahara Pariwar shelled out more than Rs 3.34 crore for each international game to have their emblem worn by the team.
5. Wills and ITC (1993-2002)
From 1993 to 2002, ITC also provided sponsorship for the Indian squad.
The team's uniforms experienced numerous alterations in the early 1980s and 1990s, which were later handled by Nike, who began serving as the team's kit sponsor in 2015 and has continued to do so. The business has made sure that the sponsor's logo and jersey design are consistent.
Paytm, a digital wallet company serves as the team's title sponsor, and Pepsi, Hyundai, and Jana Small Financial Bank are the group's official partners.
Up until 2023, Star Sports Network will serve as the team's official broadcaster for all of its home games in India.


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By Steven Sutherland
How Scout Camp Prepares the Rising Generation of Missionaries
Whenever a young man can get away from home, especially in the great out-of-doors, and experience new things, this creates within him a greater perspective on life. It sets him apart from many of his non-Scout peers by giving him wholesome, positive and unique experiences to build a solid foundation of core values and attributes. As a former mission president myself I know this to be true, and I have seen it time and time again.
Lord Baden-Powell stated, "Scout camps give enjoyment and satisfaction to the leader, while to the boy they bring delight, experience, resourcefulness, self-reliance, thought for others, and that excellent discipline of camp tradition, and of being expected to do the right thing for himself." The attributes that Baden-Powell listed could just as well be described as essential attributes for being a successful missionary.
Scout Camps Develop Vital Missionary and Aaronic Priesthood Attributes
Scouting, camping, and their wide-array of adventure experiences is more than lighting camp fires and setting up tents. Scouting complements and helps the Aaronic Priesthood in the development of key Young Men's attributes: Honor, Service and Duty to God. Scouts strive to be "physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight." Participation in well organized and effective Scout camps, as either a Scout or as Scout camp staff member, quite possibly could be one of the most significant things that a young man could do to prepare for a mission.
Camps help by providing life changing experiences that allow boys to be challenged, stretched; they learn new technical skills, develop teamwork, and experience a level of adventure and excitement from an activity that can leave a permanent, positive imprint on their hearts. When a young man goes out on a mission, he too will encounter many life changing experiences. Building upon a foundation of life-changing experiences prior to entering the mission field will help missionaries be better prepared.
Other outcomes that boys can take away from camp include a reverence for God and His creations, confidence in themselves, a desire to achieve, and, a constant quest to help and lift those around them. Camping can help them experience a passion and zest for life so that they will always feel that there is an exciting new adventure around the corner as they journey throughout their lives.
The Rising Generation
Ethan Lowe on his mission in the Phillipines
I had the opportunity to talk to a couple of recently returned missionaries about how Scout camp helped them prepare for their missions. Ethan Lowe and Michael Cruse, shared their experiences with me.
Ethan served in the Philippines during the powerful typhoons that devastated the country in 2013 and 2014. Ethan stated that the self-reliance, confidence, and basic camp skills that he learned at camps allowed him to be a strong presence in helping other missionaries in his zone, and people in the community to get out of harm's way, weather the storm, pick up the pieces and put their lives back together. He said that he wouldn't have been able to do what he had done without his Scouting experiences. His efforts were heroic!
Michael Cruse on his mission in Siberia, Russia.
Michael Cruse, served in Russia. And not just Russia, but Siberia! For Michael, serving in this primitive and isolated area was akin to rolling back the clock to the 1800s and pioneering the initial missionary work of the Church with Dan Jones, the first missionary in England, or with Samuel Smith, the prophet Joseph Smith's brother, who walked thousands of miles through wild and rugged frontiers of the mid-west and New England. Michael, like Dan and Samuel before him, needed courage, conviction, testimony, a desire to serve others, and a confidence that he could help lead and build the Church. By fulfilling Senior Patrol Leader and other leadership roles on Scout campouts Michael was able to roll up his sleeves to help out in both spiritual and temporal ways the Russian members, who months before, literally knew nothing about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Michael and Ethan are two members of the current rising generation that have continued to rise up and soar like Eagles… spiritually! Like the tension of the wind on a kite tethered by a string, the challenges, self-sufficiency, confidence building, technical skills, and leadership that they experienced in the outdoors and week-long camp outs helped make them into the men that they are today. Can we say that of all our young men? Scouting and camping are leavening in the bread, they are the key ingredients in the recipe that combines Aaronic Priesthood and Scouting values and experiences, to create exceptional young men who rise up! For those who do not follow this recipe, what process do they subscribe to that will achieve the same outcomes?
A Proclamation On Scouting
Consider the testimonies of Church and Scout leaders regarding the spiritual value that Scouting and camping provides to young men. A value, a scarce resource, that may be hard to find in any other venue!
President Monson inspecting Scouts at Jamboree
Our objective in the Scouting movement is to give such help as we can in bringing about God's Kingdom on earth by including among youth the spirit and the daily practice in their lives of unselfish goodwill and cooperation. – Lord Baden-Powell
Scouting brings out the best in each of us. Help others to hike the trails, to keep steadfast in the paths of truth, honor, duty… that all can soar together on eagle's wings. – President Thomas S. Monson
When I was twelve two things of great significance occurred in my life: I became a Boy Scout and I became a deacon in the Aaronic Priesthood. Scouting is an excellent and wonderful program. – President Gordon B. Hinckley
Scouting is Aaronic Priesthood! – F. Melvin Hammond, General YM President, emeritus
Scout Camp Vision
Scouting and Scout camps are here to help parents and leaders develop critical skills, spiritual and emotional attributes in their young men that will prepare them for life—missions, college, careers, temple marriage, eternal families, and community, church, and business leadership. The Six Pillars of Being Prepared, which are: testimony, service, mission preparation, confidence, life skills, and integrity are important outcomes that bishops and stake presidents in the region believe that the Utah National Park Council's play a very critical role in helping them achieve. Camping the Boy Scout way, on mountain tops, at lakes, in forest and desert; and by utilizing proven Scouting principles such as the Patrol Method, EDGE training, Leave No Trace, and the vision of Lord Baden-Powell are the perfect place to practice, model, and develop these pillars and to prepare each young man to serve a successful mission.
The rising generation are the hope of our future. It is vital that they can find joy and hope in living. Camp experiences should educate, empower, and inspire our youth to overcome fear, believe in their dreams, and realize their potential. We want to transform them into young people of integrity and courage that can bring a mighty change into their lives and the world around them.
Author: Steve Sutherland | Camping Director, Utah National Parks Council, BSA. 801.361.2508
Tags: Missionary Preparation, rising generation, scout camp
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4 thoughts on "How Scout Camp Prepares the Rising Generation of Missionaries"
Chris Ledding March 10, 2016 at 2:27 pm
Are all council activities designed to promote LDS-specific goals, or does the newsletter just highlight church benifits of Scouting?
Roland C. Nix Jr. March 10, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Awesome thoughts and very true!
Thank you Steve
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Q: Load resource (layout) from another apk dynamically I managed to pull the layouts, and i add it to my viewflipper, however, there it is loaded as blank.
The code is,
Resources packageResources;
Context packageContext;
try
{
    packageResources = pm.getResourcesForApplication(packageName);
    packageContext = this.createPackageContext(packageName,     Context.CONTEXT_INCLUDE_CODE + Context.CONTEXT_IGNORE_SECURITY);
 }
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 {
     // the package does not exist. move on to see if another exists.
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 Class layoutClass;
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    try
    {
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        View v = new View(this, Xml.asAttributeSet(xmlResourceLayout));

        this.viewFlipper.addView(v);
    }
    catch (Exception excep)
   {
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   }
}

I get no errors, and i debugged and checked. The layout IDs are correct. However, in my viewFlipper its just blank. No warnings or errors i can find.

A: Finally got it.... Its actually simple !!!!
Here is what i did...

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*In the target apk, there is only resources and layouts with no application or activity code. I created a class,
public final class ViewExtractor
{
    private static final int NUMBER_OF_LAYOUTS = 5;

    public static View[] getAllViews(Context context)
    {
        View[] result = new View[ViewExtractor.NUMBER_OF_LAYOUTS];

        result[0] = View.inflate(context, R.layout.layout_0, null);
        result[1] = View.inflate(context, R.layout.layout_1, null);
        result[2] = View.inflate(context, R.layout.layout_2, null);
        result[3] = View.inflate(context, R.layout.layout_3, null);
        result[4] = View.inflate(context, R.layout.layout_4, null);

        return result;
    }
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Then in my current application, I modified my earlier code. The modification takes place once package has been verified to exist.
        // If the package exists then get the resources within it.
        // Use the method in the class to get the views.
        Class<?> viewExtractor;
        try
        {
            viewExtractor = packageContext.getClassLoader().loadClass(packageName + ".ViewExtractor");
        }
        catch (ClassNotFoundException excep)
        {
            continue;
        }

        View[] resultViews;
        try
        {
            Method m = viewExtractor.getDeclaredMethod("getAllViews", Context.class);

            resultViews= (View[])m.invoke(null, new Object[]{packageContext});

            for( View v : resultViews)
            {
                this.viewFlipper.addView(v);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception excep)
        {
            excep.printStackTrace();
        }

A: You are not inflating a layout. You are creating an empty View and adding it to your ViewFlipper.

A: I am currently doing this. It only works if a know the packageName of activity or fragment from the .apk that should provide the layout hierarchy (I call this foreign context). And you need to know the name of the layout you want to inflate (e.g. R.layout.mylayout -> "mylayout")
Context c = createPackageContext(foreignPackageName,
    Context.CONTEXT_INCLUDE_CODE|Context.CONTEXT_IGNORE_SECURITY); //create foreign context
int resId = c.getResources.getIdentifier(mylayoutName,"layout",foreignPackageName);
LayoutInflater myInflater = LayoutInflater.from(c); //Inflater for foreign context
View myLayout = myInflater.inflate(resId,null,false); //do not attach to a root view


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A dollar doesn't seem to go as far as it once did. No longer will a single greenback get you a gallon of gas, a bus ride or a slice of pizza.
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"A score of 720 used to be considered excellent," says Ben Woolsey, Director of Consumer Research at CreditCards.com. "Now, excellent is more like 750. The card issuers have become a bit more conservative and have raised the bar in terms of what they consider good."
The FICO score--which stands for Fair Isaac Corp., the company that pioneered credit scoring more than half a century ago--encompasses a number of factors that credit card providers consider when deciding whether or not to accept an application. A few of those components sit atop the pyramid.
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"Whether or not you have enough income is up for interpretation," says Bill Hardekopf, chief of LowCards.com (and Forbes contributor). "That, to me, is a big loophole when it comes to marketing to young adults."
Still, card issuers who still want to court the youth market are finding loopholes in the new rules. For example, the CARD Act banned freebies at college campus card signup tables. So upon making their first purchase, Chase's "+1" student card customers earn enough "Karma points" to redeem for a new coffeemaker in the bank's online store.
What if you're over 21 and earning a living, but still can't get your first card? If all else fails, try bringing a bit of the old-fashioned personal touch to your efforts. Go to the local branch of a bank, meet with a real-life banker, and sign up for a checking account. If your credit score is low (say, because you've never had a credit card before, not because you're a deadbeat) this might be your best chance at getting approved for a card.
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I had such a wonderful time with them and I cannot wait until their wedding day!! Here are some favorites from our session.
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CEO Noam Bardin believes that crowdsourcing will serve as a competitive advantage for Waze against Google and other competitors. Last we checked, though, Google Maps had a few users, too.
Of course the CEO of a mobile mapping company is going to say maps are super important. But Waze CEO Noam Bardin has an interesting way of putting it.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks after the results was given in Islington North (Photo credit: Joe Giddens/PA Wire via Jewish News)
The morning after the long night of the election my first port of call was a dry cleaners near my place of work. The proprietor informed me he voted Labour but wasn't unhappy Boris Johnson won. Why was that, I asked? He confessed he didn't like Labour's nationalisation plans and was pleased Brexit could finally be done.
Then he followed with this line: "I didn't believe that stuff about antisemitism. It was a conspiracy." The implication of his remarks were clear: it was the Jews that did it.
Johnson's thumping victory immediately relieved the high tension in the community about the prospect of a Corbyn-led government of the left that would demonise Israel and ostracise Jews. On the night of the election the first call I took after the comforting exit polls came from a friend who had been on tenterhooks. He confessed to having been to the bank earlier in the week to change pounds into dollars.
He feared a collapse in sterling but also thought they would be more useful if he and his family felt the need to leave the UK for their second home in Israel. If the pound climbed on the foreign exchanges (as it did) it was the best money he had ever lost. A second person told me he had been planning to go to Israel for the holiday period. If Corbyn had won it would have been a one way ticket. He was not coming back.
Almost everyone I have seen or spoken to in the Jewish community since the result had much the same kind of reaction. They admitted to having a knot in their stomachs before the exit poll and then huge relief.
But the dry cleaner's remark and an after service talk at Western Marble Arch synagogue by my friend Philip Spencer, Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies and Genocide at Kingston University, awoke me to a different reality. The Corbynista tendency and the anti-Zionist, anti-Jewish narrative of the left is far from extinguished from the party and British life. This in spite of the common sense tolerance of northern, industrial class voters.
Corbyn and his supporters in Momentum will not relinquish their de facto control of the party easily. The Labour leader has demonstrated his stubbornness by a refusal to vacate office and a very spare apology in which he disavowed nothing about the campaign.
Spencer's brilliant point is that the left (of which he has been part for most of his academic life) is able to declare itself at the forefront of the fight for anti-racism because it does not see antisemitism as part of that battle. It is possible to be anti-racist and antisemitic at the same time. This is because Jews, in the worldview of the far left, are not people of colour (if they spent time in Israel they easily be disabused) and blend into Western society.
Indeed, they disappear so well that they are the controlling minds, the conspiracy behind media, finance and much else. Corbyn's vicious attacks on billionaires, bankers and the wealthy is part of a disguised antisemitism.
He and his Momentum compatriots' hatred of Israel is the result of two strands of thought. In one Israel is both the last vestige of Western imperialism and colonialism. Or conversely it is the breeding ground for a conspiracy to control Western governments and agendas.
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We also tackled the thorny issue of privacy in the digital age. The interview in full is available by clicking here (sorry, the embed function isn''t working for this one). I''ve been doing a lot of interviews recently, live at conferences, by text, and on video and audio.
Ensure the privacy and confidentiality of organizational information. These video hosting providers have their own security and privacy features, so your training videos are hosted in a secure place. You can access the <embed> code to integrate with your LMS.
The tool offers data security and conforms to all the laws and regulations for data privacy. You can add videos, multimedia presentations, embed links and HTML elements, include assessments and surveys. Your employees might be highly qualified for their roles, but on the job, they are as good as the training you provide them.
Privacy and Cookies" Not a fan of that. On other slides you see "terms and privacy/cookies" Right now you have apps for LiveApps under supposedly video, that is mostly targeting education. I merely had to scroll down and pick the video I wanted to embed. Embed.
Of course, not all content may be suitable for public display so you will want to consider the privacy needs of your content before doing so. You do this by using YouTube's embed feature and basically cut and paste the video into your HTML code. YouTube is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. Well, maybe that's not a good description of YouTube. It's more like the wild west of video.
What I mean by learning journeys is finding a way to enable participants to 'travel' through a series of related interventions that have been blended together, to create a personalised, connected experience to better embed learning. Lack of privacy/disturbing others.
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The Bahamas' Bimini Big Game Club recently reopened as a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort property in Alice Town, North Bimini. The resort features a Guy Harvey Outpost Dive Center. Closed for two years, the club's renovations include updated guest rooms, the new Bimini Big Game Bar & Grill, the Outfitter retail store, and a new marina, pool bar and patio. Rates start at $149 per night.


Western Tour: Enjoy a short 20-minute drive west of downtown Charlottesville to a scenic area offering a cluster of award-winning wineries, tasting at 3 locations selected from the following.
Southern Tour: A beautiful 20 minute drive south of downtown Charlottesville where guests enjoy tastings at a selection of 3 tasting rooms from the list below.
Why does Monticello Appellation Wine Tours not include the tasting fees?
Until July of 2014, the State of Virginia did not allow any tour companies to pay tasting fees. Since that law was revoked for licensed tour companies only, problems arose when large groups with prepaid tastings consistently arrived hours after their reserved time, demanding service when the group tasting rooms were busy with other prepaid reservations. Because of these problems, wineries will not allow any tour groups to pay for guests' tastings.
Why do you stop the tours at 5pm?
Most wineries close at 5pm. Many have weddings booked after closing. After that, they want to go home and spend time with their families. Our tour is carefully designed for a full afternoon of tasting at 3 wineries to allow guests to fully enjoy each experience.
Why can't I add more time to my tour? Just give me your hourly fee.
We are a tour guide company, not a limo. If you need a limo just ask us – we have several great companies in town to recommend. Our guides pick up guests at 1pm, tour until 5 after which they drive you back to your pick up location. We need to get home, feed the dogs and make dinner.
Why can't I just change my tour date less than 10 days out? I'm still using your company.
We reserve our guides and vans for you – turning away other business when you book. If you cancel less than 10 days out it's possible we will not have enough time to rebook. However, if we receive another tour booking less than 10 days out we will cheerfully refund your deposit less the $20 credit card processing fee.
Monticello Appellation Wine Tours books only 2 – 6 guests per tour.
All guests must be over 21 and have proper identification.
Tours will be immediately stopped with no refund if a guest becomes inebriated as it is illegal for any winery to serve an inebriated person. The winery staff and/or the tour guide reserve the right to refuse service to a guest for any type of misconduct or inebriation either in the van, in a public place, or on private property while on an Taste of Monticello Wine Tour. In the event that a passenger(s) is refused service during a tour, a separate vehicle will be called to return the passenger(s) to their pick up location at the guest's expense, which will be automatically charged to the passenger's credit card on file.
Most tasting rooms close at 5pm. Any tours still out will depart tasting rooms at this time.
Any guest causing a spill, soil or damage to the tour van that is unusual, causing damage or soiling the vehicle, will be charged $250 to the credit card on file for the tour.
Sorry! Tours must depart on time. No Refunds for missed tours – No Exceptions. We cannot be held responsible for delays or cancellations of customer trips that result from weather, traffic jams, mechanical difficulties, sickness, or family emergencies that may occur during or prior to your trip.
TOURS CANCELLATION POLICY: Please note that cancellations must be received by phone only more than 10 days from tour date for deposit refund.
GIFT CERTIFICATE CANCELLATION POLICY – Should cancellation be received by Taste of Monticello Wine Tours less than 10 days prior to the tour date, the certificate is considered used unless we can fill the seats with other bookings.
Early departures and no-shows are responsible for the cost of their entire reservation. Any reservation that is moved inside the cancel policy time frame must be paid in full at the time of move with a new no cancel/no refund policy for the new reservation date.


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Card. George: Comparing 'gay-liberation movement' with KKK is A-OK. (UPDATED)
By Grant Gallicho
Just before Christmas, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago decided to eat one of his feet on local television. When a Fox News Chicago reporter asked George for his thoughts about the new route and schedule of the city's gay-pride parade, which will run past a Catholic church not long before a Sunday Mass in June, the cardinal said, You know, you dont want the gay liberation movement to morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan, demonstrating in the streets against Catholicism. No, you certainly wouldn't want that. Nor would members of the gay-rights community want to be compared to a group most people associate with homicidal racists.(Asothers have noted, George is referring to one iteration of the Klan, the nativist strain that emerged in the 1920s. Whether that Klan really "paraded through American cities" "well into the 1940s," as George later claimed, remains dubious. Its membership had fallen from 4-5 million to about thirty thousand by the 1930s.)After last year's parade got a bit too rowdy, the start time of the event was changed to cut down on drinking, and the route was moved to ease crowding. Once the pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel realized the parade would pass by the church's front doors before and during the 11 a.m. Mass, he petitioned the city and the event planners to change the time of the parade to make it easier for parishioners to get in the church, and to pray in relative peace and quiet. (The Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach program holds its weekly liturgies at Mt. Carmel.) The planners agreed to push the start of the parade to 12 noon -- a decision that came just hours after George's provocative comments were aired.
The story has been picked up nationally, but over the holidays it dominated local news in Chicago, in part because it's seen as an extension of George's public spat with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn over the governor's support for abortion rights and gay couples' right to adopt children. No one expected George and Quinn to come to an agreement on those issues, of course. But when reports surfaced that George had tried to walk back the KKK comparison, some critics wondered whether he'd apologize. No such luck.Obviously, its absurd to say the gay and lesbian community are the Ku Klux Klan," George told a TV reporter on Christmas Day, "but if you organize a parade that looks like parades that weve had in our past because it stops us from worshipping God, well then thats the comparison, but its not with people and people -- its parade-parade." Never mind that, notunlike Soylant Green, parades are made of people. And try not to focus on the fact that the parade George thinks "looks like" an anti-Catholic KKK parade will not happen until June, and that previous gay-pride parades have not resulted in the curtailing of Catholics' religious freedom. Cardinal George has no intention of backing down. In fact, in a December 27 statement posted to the archdiocese's website, he doubled down, accusing the parade planners of inviting such a comparison.The statement begins:
The Chicago Gay Pride Parade has been organized and attended for many years without interfering with the worship of God in a Catholic church. When the 2012 Parade organizers announced a time and route change this year, it was apparent that the Parade would interfere with divine worship in a Catholic parish on the new route. When the pastor's request for reconsideration of the plans was ignored, the organizers invited an obvious comparison to other groups who have historically attempted to stifle the religious freedom of the Catholic Church. One such organization is the Ku Klux Klan which, well into the 1940's, paraded through American cities not only to interfere with Catholic worship but also to demonstrate that Catholics stand outside of the American consensus. It is not a precedent anyone should want to emulate.
Hang on. The organizers of the parade did not ignore the pastor's concerns. They changed its start time.After George compared them -- sorry, their parade -- to the KKK -- sorry, to KKK parades. Obviously, if the parade planners, even those who consider themselves part of the "gay liberation movement," had wanted to emulate the nativist KKK, they would not have agreed to the pastor's request. (Strangely, later in the statement George acknowledges the new time. Perhaps he believes his inflammatory remarks were responsible for the change.) And obviously, U.S. Catholics find themselves in a significantly more advantageous position today than they did in the 1920s and '30s. Especially in Chicago, where it's nearly impossible to plan a parade route that doesn't pass by a church.So what's going on here? It sounds as though the Catholic bishops' religious-freedom concerns (and, as we've editorialized, at least one of them is legitimate) have leaked into the cardinal's analysis of the controversy he created. Perhaps Cardinal George believes he is playing the role of the prophet, speaking hard truths in an ambient culture that's unfriendly to them. But after refusing to apologize to members of the gay community, after accusing them of inviting comparison with the Ku Klux Klan, it seems more likely that the only prophesying the cardinal has engaged in is of the self-fulfilling kind.Update: Cardinal George has apologized:
"I am truly sorry for the hurt my remarks have caused," George said in an interview with the Tribune. "Particularly because we all have friends or family members who are gay and lesbian. This has evidently wounded a good number of people. I have family members myself who are gay and lesbian, so it's part of our lives. So I'm sorry for the hurt."
"When I was talking, I was speaking out of fear that I have for the church's liberty and I was reaching for an analogy which was very inappropriate, for which I'm sorry," George said. "I didn't realize the impact of what I was saying. Sometimes fear is a bad motivation."
As a stubborn (mostly) Irishman, I'm all too aware of how difficult it can be to admit fault. Good for him. (Full statement here.)
Grant Gallicho joined Commonweal as an intern and was an associate editor for the magazine until 2015.
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THE EMPEROR'S SWORD (Blu-ray Review)
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Review by Tiger the Terrible😾
I was roughly seven minutes into The Emperor's Sword when I thought to myself, enough with the slow-motion, already!
The opening action sequence is loaded with so much slow-motion - often pointlessly applied mid-shot - that it becomes distracting. Though somewhat relieved when the things settled down to focus on the story itself, I had an ominous suspicion that all of the action was going to be depicted like this.
Sure enough, every clashing sword, thrown punch, flying body and cautionary glance is an exercise in slow-motion overkill (frequently accompanied by terrible CGI). But the stylistic chest-thumping would be forgivable if the story and characters were at least engaging.
However, The Emperor's Sword takes a narrative path we've seen plenty of times before. Meng Xue, the last surviving daughter of a Chinese general, is entrusted to keep his sword out of the hands of an evil emperor, Lord Zhao, who apparently needs it to rule all of China. But it's never made clear what tactical advantage possessing the sword will give him, especially since he and his underlings don't appear to have much problem mowing down anyone opposing them.
"Your hedges need trimming."
At first, we're led to assume that Jillian - one of the 'Seven Gentlemen' who served under the former emperor - is the main protagonist, being that he rescues Meng Xue in the opening scene. But then he disappears for much of the middle act, where several other characters are introduced, some who assist Meng Xue, others trying to kill her and take the sword. While there's eventually some interesting developments in the relationship between Jillan and Tian, another former 'Gentleman' now serving Zhao, most of the others come and go within a few scenes.
Considering the plot and characters are perfunctory, what's really surprising is the frequent downtime between action scenes...lengthy stretches of symbolism and lyrical dialogue that seem manufactured to create an unwelcome sense of seriousness to the proceedings. The end result is a film that's overly episodic and narratively choppy. Despite director Zhang Yingli's attempts to punch things up with visual fireworks, the climactic showdown is hardly worth the patience required to endure such a convoluted plot.
The fight scenes are competent and decently choreographed, though certainly not dynamic enough to justify repeatedly lingering on them in slow-motion. In fact, I'd be willing to wager the entire film could've been a good ten minutes shorter by simply keeping the cameras rolling at normal speed. Since the story itself is nothing to write home about, it would sure save the viewer some time.


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you can go to 511.idaho.gov and get updates through that.
511 also has an app you can download and check weather conditions and road conditions straight from your cell phone.
You can check cameras here, and look for the area you want to see. See first hand what the roads actually look like.
Truck restrictions can also be found here.
There is even a priority list that shows what roads get plowed in what order and when. This is always helpful.
Check your local media outlets, a lot of the time they have road conditions posted and if there is anything closed.
If you are unsatisfied with road conditions after all of this, you can also see who is responsible for the road conditions.
If you are afraid of getting stuck in your vehicle on the side of the road, the experts let us know what we need in our vehicles to stay safe during winter driving season.


Growing up, Dr. Priscilla Sands remembers picking blueberries for pie, earning 10 cents for correctly identifying species in John James Audubon bird prints and holding backyard woods explorations.
Those childhood memories are part of why Sands, president of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, strives to incorporate similar out-of-class learning in sustainability and nature for students at the private school.
As part of a Friends of the Wissahickon lecture series, Sands gave an overview Tuesday night of SCH Academy's sustainability efforts over the past few years and what's to come.
The school has practiced sustainability for the last two decades, Sands said. Recently, though, SCH Academy has further incorporated it into its curriculum and operations.
Each week, students are expected to spend a few hours in the woods working on green projects.
Activities include, among other things, planting native species to help reduce water runoff into the Wissahickon Creek, clearing surrounding trails of invasive plants and testing water quality.
Sands said students have planted over 225 native trees and 2,400 flowering bulbs in the area. They've also worked on trail restoration.
At least a few times a month, FOW executive director Maura McCarthy said her organization collaborates with students on projects to give them some of those hands-on educational experiences.
While the school has certainly added sustainable education to the curriculum, Sands said both operations and construction at SCH Academy have become more sustainable as well.
The school has a half-acre worth of solar panels thanks to a grant from the Department of Environmental Protection.
Most recently, sustainability has been incorporated into a multi-million dollar project that will bring a brand new set of athletic fields to the school, among other things.
Sands said $5.4 million of the project was put into the ground—literally.
Four water recharge beds, which slow down the rate at which water seeps back into the earth, were put under the field.
There's also No-Waste Wednesdays where children pack lunches with less waste and compare it with other days of the week. There's also what happens to the waste after lunch—the school purchased worm compost bins as a result of a 2005 Recycle Bank grant.
The school's committment to sustainability hasn't gone unnoticed.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education named SCH Academy a Green Ribbon School.
"We're only one of a handful in the country," she said.
In the past few years, the school received a pair of grants aimed at sustainability.
The first, made available through Weavers Way and Recycle Bank, was awarded to redirect rainwater from downspouts into rain barrels.
The other grant, offered by Environmental Testing Associates, was given to test the water quality of the Wissahickon, a practice Sands said the school has been doing for two decades.


Medicare: Saving money at what cost?
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) -- One of the ways the government tries to save money when it comes to providing healthcare for the general public is to deny payments to hospitals for when care is rendered. Many patients don't know this and it is an unfortunate circumstance because it can indirectly impact your care.
For instance, Medicare evaluates each and every admission to hospitals and for certain diagnoses they will not pay the hospital if the patient's been seen in any hospital with the same diagnosis in the past 30 days.
The first is a very positive goal. It is to try to improve outpatient care which prevents admissions to the hospital.
The second goal, and there is no other way to say it, is to save money. Recently, Medicare is considering changing to its readmission program timeframe from 30 days to seven days.
The concern being raised by many involved in healthcare is at what human price is it worth it to save money.
Those arguing both sides of the question are debating it now across the country.


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Jamia Ahmadiyya - The Dawn
The concept of opening an Institute, capable of producing scholars, well-versed in Islamic theology, came to the attention of Hazrat Promised Messiah (Peace be upon him) when two great stalwarts and scholars of our Jama'at, Hazrat Maulvi Abdul Kareem Sahib Sialkoti (May Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Maulvi Burhan-ud-Din Sahib (May Allah be pleased with him) passed away in 1905. During the same year, Hazrat Promised Messiah (Peace be upon him) also began receiving recurring revelations indicative of his demise. During a passionate speech at the 1905 Jalsa Salana, Hazrat Promised Messiah (Peace be upon him) called upon the Jama 'at, to open an institute that will produce scholars capable of shouldering the responsibilities of winning the hearts of humanity towards Islam. It was his ardent desire that Ahmadi devotees should enroll themselves in an Institution that would mould them into such pious and God fearing persons, who would be worthy of emulation by other members of the Jama'at.
Hazrat Khalifat-uI-Masih I (May Allah be pleased with him) fulfilled this dream by establishing such an Institution in Qadian, India. It was called 'Madrassah Ahmadiyya'and was later known as 'Jamia Ahmadiyya'. Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Masih III (May Allah's mercy be on him) was a pioneer Principal of Jamia Ahmadiyya in Rabwah, Pakistan, while Hazrat Khalifat-ul-Massih IV (May Allah 's mercy be on him) completed his seven-year studies at the Jamia Ahmadiyya.
The purpose of establishing the Jamia Ahmadiyya is mentioned by Hazrat Promised Messiah (Peace be upon him) in these words:"The only motive for our establishing this Madrassah is that we should place religion above the world. And formal education has been included in the programme so that this may serve the purpose of religious knowledge."
Huzur (Peace be on him) further said:"Our motive is not that one should pass F.A or B.A degrees and be going about seeking the world. Our view is that such people should spend their lives seeking religion. And I think Madrassah is necessary because it may serve the purpose of Religion."
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Says the Holy Quran:
"It is not possible for the believers to go forth all together. Why, then, does not a party from every section of them go forth that they may become well versed in religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may guard against evil".
(At-Taubah 9:122)
Says the Holy Prophet (s.a.w):
"The superiority of a scholar over a saint is like the superiority of the moon over the stars. The scholars are the heirs of the prophets. Money and wealth is never the heritage of the Prophets, rather their legacy is knowledge and wisdom. Anyone who acquires knowledge indeed inherits great fortune and goodness".
(At- Tirmidhi. Kitab-Ul-Ilm, Bab Fadhi- ul-Fiqh)
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In the process of developing its new Fusion Hybrid and other plug-in vehicles, Ford said it recorded 461 hybrid patents including those for the powertrain enabling the Fusion to achieve 47 mpg.
Among its most talented inventors, Ford made special mention of Ming Kuang, who has helped Ford since 2000 to expand its portfolio of hybrid patents from just 10 patents when he began to 461 today.
The 2011 Ford Fiesta, the only car in its segment to earn a Top Safety Pick from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety under its new test standards. The Fiesta is also first car in its segment to earn top crash test ratings in each of the world's largest auto markets that perform safety testing.


Pentagon MMA members raised more than $7,500 for the Arlington Free Clinic this fall through a Train-A-Thon.
Through the Sept. 30 event and fundraiser, 27 Pentagon MMA fighters and dozens of community members helped Arlington women who, in addition to experiencing economic hardship, are struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis.
Funds raised through PMMA's Train-A-Thon will help ease the financial burden of a breast cancer diagnosis by allowing AFC to provide transportation to and from chemotherapy and radiation appointments, assist with covering childcare expenses during treatment, and provide mastectomy bras which help to restore confidence — an important part of the recovery process.
The Pentagon MMA event included both a Kick-A-Thon and a Grapplethon. Sixteen adults and six children participated in the Kick-a-Thon, raising funds through participant for an amount per kick or a flat donation. The children had 15 minutes to kick, and adults had 30 minutes to kick. Five Grapplethon participants had rounds lasting 3 minutes each continuing for 2 hours, and people were invited to sponsor a participant for an amount per sparring round or a flat donation.
In addition, Lularoe Steph & Mike attended with Lularoe inventory to help raise funds, and Tortas Y Tacos La Chiquita Mexicana provided tacos and quesadillas for participants and supporting community members.


June 30 - SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket booster has returned to Port Canaveral, USA on board the drone ship, Of Course I Still Love You, after its successful launch and landing on June 23.
The 229 ft (69.8 m) tall rocket reached an altitude of 44 miles (70.8 km) before separating from an 8,150 lbs (3.7-tonne) BulgariaSat 1 satellite.
Once the Falcon 9 rocket booster has been offloaded from the drone ship, it will be transported to SpaceX's rocket refurbishment facility, 700 yards (0.64 km) away.
According to Port Canaveral, SpaceX is planning to launch its third Flacon 9 rocket on July 2.
The Port of Canaveral also welcomed BigLift Shipping's Happy Dynamic to the port, marking the first heavy lift vessel to call at GT USA's Canaveral Cargo Terminal.
Happy Dynamic transported and discharged oversized and overweight cargo, which originated from China, at the terminal.
Joe Cruise, commercial manager at GT USA, marked the vessel call by presenting a commemorative plaque to Captain J.J.J de Boer (pictured below).


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