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Pulitzer finalist playwright Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries peers into the lives of two people bonded together by a reciprocal need for unnecessary misery. An undercurrent of romance runs through their atypical friendship. The one-act, 90-minute play is presented as snippets of their encounters over the span of 30 years and is scattered in a non-linear chronology, much like a jigsaw puzzle. In the end however, you're left wondering where the missing pieces went.
A withdrawn Kayleen (Pippa Johnstone) and an indefatigable Doug (Kenton Klassen) first meet at the age of eight in their Catholic school's nurse's office. Kayleen merely has an upset stomach, however Doug's nearly cracked his head open by riding his bicycle off the roof in an attempt to impersonate American daredevil Evel Knievel. Further scenes show select conversations at ages 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 — and finally at 38.
After the first few meetings, the theme appears repetitive: Doug has physically hurt himself in some manner and needs Kayleen to "heal" him; Kayleen's injuries are more of a psychological nature and needs Doug to reassure her.
From an emergency room to a sanitarium to a funeral home, neither character can break out of their self-imposed cookie cutter roles. Both parties navigate the land mines of their lives with no intention of avoiding the bombs, yet their liaison is fraught with frustration as they would rather hurt themselves in all mannerisms than risk opening up to intimacy.
The haphazard arrangement of scenes mirrors the characters' chaotic psyche. Episodes with caustic dialogue by a jaded Kayleen and an older Doug are juxtaposed with sketches presenting the pair in childhood naïveté. Joseph's knack for authentic dialogue is evident throughout his work. The dark subject matter is laced with raw moments of dark, sardonic humor, which become more poignant as the aging duo dances ever more intimately with the specter of death. However, these attempts to provide more character depth and affinity are botched by the repetitive confines of each act.
The scenes only graze the surface ego of Doug and Kayleen but provide no illustrative substance into the cause of their discontent. The audience can only observe the encounters between the pair but little is elaborated on about their lives beyond the infirmary walls.
What are the causes for Kayleen's depression? Does she suffer from the generic banalities of a troubled family life? Why is Doug such a madcap thrill-seeker? Does he yearn for the attentions of a blasé mother? What finally becomes of their restlessness? As the jigsaw of their lives agglomerate with each revealing episode, the anchoring corner fragments remain forever absent.
It may be difficult to shift through the eight disjointed scenes in the play, however director Chelsea Haberlin achieves this effortlessly by using the actors' onstage costume changes to predicate the transitions. Garments designed by Christopher David Gauthier dangle on racks at opposite sides of Carolyn Rapanos' bandage draped, alley-style stage.
A couple of utilitarian, multi-purpose benches and lighting (Phil Miguel) complete the elemental stage. Johnstone and Klassen make appropriate playful or angry gestures across the room and allude intimacy by either applying make-up or dressing one other. Their transformations are accompanied by an aptly selected array of music by sound designer Chris Adams.
Not only are the tunes well-suited to each act, but Adams has inventively chosen to use cover versions instead of the original songs. From Time After Time to Wrecking Ball, the exploitation of other people's songs attempts to supply further depth into the emotional veneer of the characters.
The only non-cover melody was Milli Vanilli's Girl You Know It's True, and we don't need a reminder about that lip-synching fiasco! The synchrony of talent is adeptly managed by Shelby Bushell and Charlie Mitchell. One distracting feature of this production was the annoying scene introductions. As the actors address the audience, they are jerked out of their already-fledging personas, negating any solemnity established from the preceding scene.
Fledglings themselves, recent graduates, Johnstone and Klassen yielded stellar performances as they struggled opposite one another under a restrictive dramatic structure. Johnstone layered her mellow voice with detached sarcasm and obscured despair. Klassen's portrayal of the hopeful but injury-prone Doug is at times tragic to watch because the character cannot escape his ineludible accidents. However, since the play spans 30 years, it's nearly impossible for even seasoned adult actors to accurately depict characters at either end of the age spectrum.
Joseph's reflective two-player script is suited for the cozy confines of Pacific Theatre where audiences can more closely engage with the characters. Although its potential is never fully manifested, the premise is nonetheless an intriguing study about inconstant souls in an intransigent world. Gruesome Playground Injuries continues at the Pacific Theatre on Wednesdays to Saturdays through July 12.


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by Candice Carty-Williams
04 August 2017, 8:15am
girls trip is the brilliantly raucous film everyone should see
As one of the most important films made by and for black women, Girls Trip celebrates blackness while avoiding stereotype.
"One woman is every woman and the themes in the film are universal, even though we could be different ages and experience different things," said Jada Pinkett Smith ofGirls Trip, a film about four black female friends reunited for one wild weekend. The movie grossed £23.9 million in the US within three days of opening; to give that some scale the similarly framed Rough Night, a Scarlett Johansson led film about female friendships but with an almost entirely white cast, was a comparative flop pulling in £6 million in the same timeframe. Who'd have thought that a film about four black women just having a good time and galvanising each other to be their best selves would make £51 million in a fortnight, picking up high Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores as well as an A+ CinemaScore rating? Not film executives, that's for sure, but black women could have told you so. Girls Trip is a raucous, relatable, smart flick that showcases a wealth of black talent, but mainly, it's a whole heap of fun.
He are 8 reasons why Girls Trip is a cinematic journey that we've needed to take for the longest time:
1. The film begins with a flashback to the girls, Ryan (Regina King), Lisa (Jada Pinkett Smith), Sasha (Queen Latifah) and Dina (played by big screen newcomer Tiffany Haddish) killing it at university. We see these sorority sisters graduating, beaming while they clutch their degrees, before arriving in the present day; here they are as four black women, all with their own individual professional success. This is set against Elizabeth, Ryan's white female agent who, if she does have any other clients, doesn't seem to care about them because Ryan and her husband Stewart consume her world. Whenever she's onscreen dropping as many 'blackisms' as she can, Elizabeth is patiently and politely told to stay in her lane. Remember when, in the video for Partition, Beyoncé was sitting at the dinner table and dropped a napkin on the floor literally so that her white maid could pick it and there were dozens of think pieces about it because we'd never imagined a world where that could happen? That.
2. The film respects and celebrates its audience: It's set at black magazine ESSENCE festival! In New Orleans, a city in the US with the 7th highest African-American population! With black inhabitants in background shots! Gorgeous wigs! Queen Sugar's Kofi Siriboe! Black love! Shots of performances from black artists such as Common, Diddy, Ne-Yo and Mariah Carey! Cameos from Estelle, Ava DuVerney and actual INYANLA VANZANT! And may we remind you that 'black don't crack'? Seeing four beautiful black women, many of whom we all grew up up idolising, underscores not only how important it is that women over the age of 30 are represented onscreen, but how in awe of them -- and their awesome melanin that just won't quit -- we are.
3. It's a black world, and we don't need to talk about racism in this place. The most familiar depictions of black people in cinematic history have been in films about slavery; presentations of black people in a white world enduring all types of triggering trauma until a white saviour comes along and saves us. In the world of Girls Trip, finally, black people exist in their own right, not quite sealed in a black universe but almost; they're being their best black selves, with no comparison to white people.
4. Obviously we hold a deep and unconditional love for Queen Latifah, Regina and Jada, but we need to be very thankful for the existence and performance of Tiffany Haddish who provided not just the majority of the laughs, but subverts the often one-dimensional role of the joker of the pack, reminding us that loyalty is one of the most important values.
5. Which brings us onto diversity. And by diversity, we refer to the long overdue depictions of black women in Girls Trip that go beyond 'sassy black friend' with pursed lips on the verge of young mammy who is loud, angry, cocks her head, screams (or grunts, depending) instead of responding with words and *pats weave aggressively* with the palm of her hand when confused or closing a point. Girls Trip boasts an array, yes an array of black women and men who have similarities and interests that bond them but are hugely different people. Who'd have thought it?
6. Sex! For once, black women having consensual sex (not with a slave owner, not to pay the bills because her son is at home, crying all alone on the bedroom floor etc.) This is no-holds-barred sex without judgement from society or friends; there are zero negative repercussions to four women desiring as much dick as they can get on a three day trip, plus there are sex tips Cosmo couldn't dream of throwing in the mix. You'll never look at a grapefruit the same way again. Ever.
7. Set It Off is a black cult classic that you should watch immediately if you haven't already. It sees Jada, Queen Latifah, Vivica Fox and Kimberly Elise as four brilliant black women from downtown LA turning to a sweet life of crime in order to make ends meet. A bad-ass romp that showed women being as relentless as any 'Bad Boy', Set It Off was an unmissable classic for any black person growing up in the 90s. Pretty much every person in the cinema roared with joy when Latifah and Jada gave their seminal nineties roles the nod we'd all been thinking about.
8. The men. Last and basically least; we won't linger on them because Girls Trip is all about the women, but every single time Kofi Siriboe wandered onto screen, the audience erupted; when Larenz Tate ambled into view it was time to coo. All great, and we love to see the male perspective inverted, but ultimately what this film does is remind us that as women, we're stronger together.
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St. Thomas Aquinas' St. Jacob Diodonet and LIU Post's Alexandria Okon have earned the coaches' vote as the East Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year for their respective gender.
St. Jacob Diodonet will compete in the 400m run at the NCAA Championship for the fourth straight year.
Katie Bellomo and Brian Michels were honored as the recipients of the ECC Elite 19 Award in the sports of men's and women's indoor track & field at Saturday's ECC Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Georgian Court's men's and women's teams both won ECC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday evening.
On Wednesday morning, East Coast Conference Commissioner, Dr. Robert Dranoff, announced that Post University, located in Waterbury, Conn., will join the conference as an associate member in the sports of men's and women's indoor track and field.


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Q: Facebook Graph API - Search places fail I use following codes to get places information with my location in Facebook iOS SDK.
[FBRequestConnection startWithGraphPath:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"search?type=place&center=%f,%f&distance=200&limit=100&offset=0", la, lo] completionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
    if (error) {
        NSLog(@"error.localizedDescription:%@", error.localizedDescription);
    }

    NSArray *list = [result objectForKey:@"data"];
    NSLog(@"list:%@", list);
}];

These works fine before, but fails today. This is error message.
The operation couldn't be completed. (com.facebook.sdk error 5.)

I go to facebook API page.(http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/api/search/)
And, I find https://graph.facebook.com/search?q=coffee&type=place&center=37.76,-122.427&distance=1000 return nil.
So, I try to figure out whether this problem is due to facebook, and the thing I only can do is waiting?

A: Using The latest SDK
NSMutableDictionary *params2 = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity:3L];

    [params2 setObject:@"37.416382,-122.152659" forKey:@"center"];
    [params2 setObject:@"place" forKey:@"type"];
    [params2 setObject:@"1000" forKey:@"distance"];

    [[[FBSDKGraphRequest alloc] initWithGraphPath:@"/search" parameters:params2 HTTPMethod:@"GET"] startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBSDKGraphRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
        NSLog(@"RESPONSE!!! /search");
        NSLog(@"result %@",result);
        NSLog(@"error %@",error);
    }];

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By: BrianTue, 06/26/2018
Tags: Hip-Hop Rap Album Review
by Beyoncé / JAY-Z
Everything Is Love (2018)
Welcome to the First Family of Hip-Hop, The Carters. After Lemonade and 4:44, we had an idea of what happened between Beyoncé and Jay-Z. There was another woman. Her name may or may not have been Becky. She had "good" hair. Jay had relations with her. Solange stomped Jay's ass in an elevator. Jay begged for forgiveness and worked on getting his family back together.
At least those were impressions; those were the conclusions that we, as fans, came to by reading into direct messages or between the lyrical lines. Then came a surprise album on Saturday, June 16th (some say in celebration of Juneteenth weekend, others say just to tick off Nas, who released his album Nasir the day before), an album that took the discussion even further.
It goes without saying that Beyoncé is talented and although I don't LOVE her, I see what she is doing with her platform. From heartbreak to a healthy sex life, infidelity, acceptance, and beyond, Beyoncé has been vocal about it all and continues to be an icon. Meanwhile, Jay-Z has grown into his title as a King of NY. When Jay was tapped as the President of Def Jam a few years back, fans were excited (and by fans I mean me), because it meant someone in the know would be leading the next wave of hip-hop acts. Title and all he still knew he wasn't fully in charge. Someone once said: "Athletes are rich, team owners are wealthy."
I like to think Jay lives by that mantra, having started Roc Nation and Tidal, he's one of the owners now. "Everything is Love" is the story of the Mogul and the Queen, known as The Carters.
Solid Dre production, Bey is doing the smooth vocals, pulling us in with the first track. A syncopated beat with a touch of the Wailers-style vocal harmonies backing her. Jay jumps in with a clean rap. Although the track sounds like it's perfect for setting the mood for some beach "activities," the message is actually more about love and caring, even going so far as Damien Marley saying as much to end off the track.
Apesh*t
This very Migos-sounding song (if you didn't know they did collaborate on the track and their reference track has leaked, happy hunting to hear it,) was released as the single with a hype video filmed at Le Louvre for the album, and immediately caught public attention. The beat is energetic, Bey's skrrt skrrts are legendary, Jay's rap is as expected, well thought out. My fav line:
"I'm like Chief Keef meet Rafiki—who been lyin' "King" to you?
A mix of classic Jay meets modern Bey and friends."
Usually 4 minutes of bragging about how much of a boss someone is, how much they have, what they control and how jealous everyone else is of them, would tick me off. Yet somehow this track didn't. The beat is simple, and The Carters are discussing black excellence via bragging, all the while making valid points about community and how being wealthy when no one in your collective is means you're still broke. Food for thought.
As a producer you want your style to have a signature but always sound fresh. It is probably one of the hardest balancing acts in the music industry, one that Pharrell has managed to do, with no problem. Even if Pharrell wasn't featured on Nice, you would know this was his track. Jay tackles the legal system's attempts at "bringing him down" (look up SEC & Iconix if you're interested,) identifies being black as why they are after him, and says he pretty much doesn't care. Bey continues with the album's theme of having perpetual bragging rights: she doesn't need Spotify spins, Jay is her's, and the sky's the limit for their daughter Blue. Essentially saying, it's Nice to be on top. With Pharrell ending the track by saying:
"Feeling like the best year ever
Damn, it's nice."
Bey reppin' the Houston area code, drops lyrics in the style of "Still Dre"', has Jay-Z rapping lines in the style of Common from "The Light." They had me at Hello. Piano beats, and showing love to classic hip-hop tracks, while they themselves will go down as a hip-hop/R&B power couple, show that Jay & Bey know they aren't the only ones that run the game. A moment of humble reflection via their delivery technic, something I can appreciate.
You can't do anything without a solid support system… the song. A solid song about knowing the worth of those around you. I dare say, if you can't think of friends who have your back like those Jay & Bey name, this song is a wake-up call. Also, the production is dope and simple.
Heard About Us & Black Effect
As much as I like these beats, I actually didn't enjoy the songs all that much. Not because they aren't good songs, but because they felt like they repeat themes we covered so far on the album. Similar to a flashback episode in the first season of a show, we don't need it, I could just go back and listen to those tracks. I get the message, respect the empire The Carters are building, they are classical and their names will go down in history. Message received. Now there is one thing to take note of, music listening habits have changed in the era of streaming. There is a chance some will not listen to the album in order, and for that reason, as much as I don't need these tracks, the album did, because some may not have gotten the message by now.
They did it, they overcame hardship, he messed up, she forgave him. They are a normal couple that deals with things and works through them to come out stronger, AND can use its platform to show others that life can be real and still be good. Black Excellence, pride in their names and their brands are important. Also, the track feels like the culmination of everything that "Lemonade" and "4:44" touched on after Jay stepped out on Bey.
Sometimes you need a hot album to start the summer off, and this one hit the spot. What I like about this album is that its mature enough to know that summer music can come with lessons. Can you bounce to it? Yes. Did you realize your social circle is not as supportive as you thought? Better yet, had you ever thought about that? Bringing simple ideas to people can help change their whole perspective, and those who were already on that tip, get to feel validated. Bey & Jay, Yonce & Hov, whatever name you want to call them by, this album is meant to inspire everyone to start their legacy. Build, support, be supportive, accept that no one is perfect and work hard to make sure you know your worth and your partners. To quote Jay-Z "[They] tryin' to give you a million dollars' worth of game for $9.99. Take It!"
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It's About Time by Chic
East Atlanta Love Letter by 6lack
Collapse EP by Aphex Twin


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Джо́зеф Ге́нри Макла́ген Ве́ддербёрн (или Уэ́ддербёрн, , 1882—1948) — шотландский, позднее американский , профессор Принстонского университета, алгебраист. Основные труды посвящены общей алгебре, из его достижений наиболее известна теорема Веддербёрна.

Член Эдинбургского королевского общества (1903) и лауреат его золотой медали (1921). Член Лондонского королевского общества (1933).

Биография
Родился в городке Форфар (восточная Шотландия) в семье врача, где был десятым из четырнадцати детей. В 1898 году поступил в Эдинбургский университет, который окончил в 1903 году. В этом же 1903 году опубликовал свои первые три статьи. Магистерскую диссертацию он защитил с высшим отличием в области математики, благодаря чему был сразу избран членом Эдинбургского королевского общества.

Далее Веддербёрн около года продолжал образование в университетах Лейпцига и Берлина. В Берлине он познакомился с крупными алгебраистами Фробениусом и Шуром. В 1904 году Веддербёрн получил стипендию Карнеги, что позволило ему провести 1904—1905 годы в Университете Чикаго. Там он работал с Вебленом, Муром и Леонардом Диксоном, лидером американских алгебраистов того периода.

Вернувшись в Шотландию в 1905 году, Веддербёрн работал в течение четырех лет в университете Эдинбурга в качестве доцента. В 1908 году защитил докторскую диссертацию в Эдинбургском университете. В период 1906—1908 Веддербёрн был также редактором журнала «Труды Эдинбургского математического общества».

Одна из самых известных статей Уэддерберна называлась «О гиперкомплексных числах», она была опубликованной в 1907 году в «Трудах Лондонского математического общества» и удостоена диплома. В этой работе дана полная классификация простых и полупростых алгебр.

В 1909 году Веддербёрн вновь прибыл в Соединённые Штаты и стал преподавателем (preceptor) математики в Принстонском университете (с 1921 года — профессор). Коллегами по кафедре были Веблен и Джордж Биркгоф.

После начала Первой мировой войны (1914) Веддербёрн как британский подданный записался добровольцем в армию Великобритании. Его определили в полк Seaforth Highlanders, размещённый во Франции, и дали чин лейтенанта. С 1915 года он капитан Корпуса королевских инженеров. В ходе службы он изобрёл акустический прибор для обнаружения вражеской артиллерии.

Вернувшись в Принстон после войны (1918), Веддербёрн стал адъюнкт-профессором (1921), был также редактором журнала Annals математики (до 1928 года). Одним из его учеников был Натан Джекобсон.

В последние годы Веддербёрн, не обзавёвшийся семьёй, страдал от одиночества и депрессии. В 1945 году он досрочно вышел в отставку. Три года спустя его смерть от сердечного приступа оставалась незамеченной в течение нескольких дней. Его личный архив был, согласно завещанию, уничтожен.

Научная деятельность
Всего Веддербёрн опубликовал около 40 книг и статей, которые существенно обогатили теорию колец, алгебр и теорию матриц.

Одновременно с Леонардом Диксоном Веддербёрн доказал (1905) теорему Веддербёрна: каждое конечное тело коммутативно, то есть является полем. В 1914 году Веддербёрн и Диксон опубликовали первые примеры некоммутативных полей с центрами ранга . Вариация теоремы Веддербёрна: всякая конечная алгебра с делением есть поле; следствия из этой  теоремы дают полную структуру всей конечной проективной геометрии.

Веддербёрн внёс значительный вклад в теорию линейных ассоциативных алгебр и в общую теорию абстрактных алгебр, обобщив (1907) результаты Э. Ж. Картана.

Веддербёрн доказал теорему (обобщённую позже Артином), полностью описывающую строение ассоциативных артиновьіх колец без нильпотентных идеалов (теорема Артина — Веддербёрна).

Работал также в области теории гиперкомплексных чисел, теории групп и матричной алгебры. Его монография «Лекции о матрицах» (1934) стала классической.

Примечания

Литература

 Karen Parshall (1983) "In pursuit of the finite division algebra theorem and beyond: Joseph H M Wedderburn, Leonard Dickson, and Oswald Veblen," Archives of International History of Science 33: 274–99.
 Karen Parshall (1985) "Joseph H. M. Wedderburn and the structure theory of algebras," Archive for History of Exact Sciences 32: 223–349.

Ссылки

 Robert Hooke. (1984) Recollections of Princeton, 1939–1941

Алгебраисты
Персоналии:Эдинбург

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Roger N. Shepard
For his theoretical and experimental work elucidating the human mind's perception of the physical world and why the human mind has evolved to represent objects as it does; and for giving purpose to the field of cognitive science and demonstrating the value of bringing the insights of many scientific disciplines to bear in scientific problem solving.
Research On Spatial Relations
Throughout his career, Roger Shepard has searched for mathematical explanations and universal laws that apply to human and animal behaviors. His work opened up new research in fields such as visual and auditory perception, mental imagery, representation, learning, and generalization.
As an undergraduate, Shepard became interested in the idea that the tools of physics and mathematics could provide insights into the organization of mental representations, including those that took place within his own mind when he explored those abstract objects. His passion for investigation of the laws of psychology led to a number of important insights, such as multidimensional scaling-- a method for representing certain kinds of statistical data in space with minimal distortion so that it can be understood by humans.
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Used to design and display customized message dialog boxes. Similar to the MsgBox function but the MessageDialog class is much more flexible.
The following class constants are used to specify the value of the Icon property.
GraphicCaution The OS's Caution icon. On macOS, the application icon superimposed on the Caution icon.
GraphicStop The OS's Stop icon. On macOS, the application icon.
GraphicQuestion The OS's Question icon. On macOS, the application icon.
A MessageDialog dialog can have up to three buttons, an icon, and main and subordinate text. On Windows and Linux, it can also have text in its title bar. By default, only the ActionButton's Visible property is True. To use any other buttons, you must set their Visible properties to True.
The four icons supported by MessageDialog are not the same on all platforms. In particular, macOS shows the generic application icon for the values of 0, 2, and 3.
The following series of screenshot shows the icons on the three platforms.
After the user has clicked a button in the MessageDialog, the ShowModal method returns the MessageDialogButton that was pressed. You need to check this against the three types of MessageDialogButtons belonging to the MessageDialog to determine which button the user clicked. See the example.
The following example creates and manages a "Save Changes" dialog box without the need to create an instance of the Window class.
d.Message = "Do you want to save changes to this document before closing?"
d.Explanation = "If you don't save, your changes will be lost. "
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Well, I was right. My nephew, little Sesimani (though I may still call him Lucius, my first choice [named after Lucius Verus, co-emporer of Rome with Marcus Aurelius]) was born on May 12, 2007 at 4:56am (he's an early bird, apparently). He was 7lbs, 8oz, and 19.5 inches long. Here's some pictures of the little tyke.
Ironically, today's Mother's Day, so my sister made it just in time.
Lucius Veras isn't a moniker I'd give a person. Sure, he had great hair, and apparently a liver of steel, but partying and drinking aren't to be encouraged are they?
The father's name is also Sesimani...and I'm not even going to try to spell his last name from memory (that's why I chose not to include it in the first place).
P.S. I just said the name "Lucius" would be used. Second, Lucius Verus was also a competent leader with a cheerful disposition that transfered to his troops. Some exceptions must be made.
He's so cute!!! I love that new baby smell how cute some of them are..eh..babies aren't that wonderful...So I shan't be wanting one soon..
But congratulations. So have you decided what sort of uncle you're going to be yet?
New baby smell? If it's anything like new car smell, I wanna baby too!
Sesimani, I kinda like the name.


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Delta Force Creator Reveals Coup Against Hillary (Video)
November 4, 2016 November 4, 2016 by Infinite
– Delta Force Creator Reveals Coup Against Hillary:
Breaking intel from top intelligence insider claims anti-Hillary coup taking place
Steve Pieczenik gives you an in depth look at how the military feels and is reacting to Hillary Clinton and her potential presidency.
Categories Global News, Politics Tags Global News, Government, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Steve R. Pieczenik, U.S. Leave a comment
Dr. Steve Pieczenik, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State on EDWARD SNOWDEN: A Manufactured Avatar of the US Intelligence Community (Video)
January 25, 2015 by Infinite
Dr. Steve Pieczenik:
Edward Snowden: Spy or Whistleblower? Neither!
He is a Manufactured Avatar of the American Intelligence Community!
For over a year, the bloated American Intelligence Community, both the military and the civilian components, have been playing a game with us, citizens-taxpayers. A narrative was created in the personae, or what I call 'avatar' of an ostensible ex-CIA, ex-Special Forces and ex-NSA contractor named "Edward Snowden." This Edward Snowden apparently leaked millions of intelligence documents regarding our massive electronic surveillance over our citizenry.
Read moreDr. Steve Pieczenik, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State on EDWARD SNOWDEN: A Manufactured Avatar of the US Intelligence Community (Video)
Categories Global News, Politics Tags Barack Obama, CIA, Edward Snowden, Global News, Government, NSA, Obama administration, Politics, Steve R. Pieczenik, U.S. 1 Comment
Committing Treason And Benghazi Murder Cover-up
May 14, 2013 May 14, 2013 by Infinite
According to Dr. Steve Pieczenik 'The Sociopath Club' (G. W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Barck Obama, Hillary Clinton etc.) strikes again. (See video down below.)
After 9/11 he called for the indictment of George W. Bush & Dick Cheney, now he calls for the indictment of Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton.
Pieczenik was deputy assistant secretary of state under Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance and James Baker. His expertise includes foreign policy, international crisis management and psychological warfare. He served the presidential administrations of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in the capacity of deputy assistant secretary.
Do I trust any CFR member? NO.
– Committing Treason and Benghazi Murder Cover-up (Veterans Today, May 13, 2013)
– Committing Treason and Benghazi Murder Cover-up (Batr, May 12, 2013):
Take off your partisan hat and open your minds to the actual uninterrupted high treason that is part of the foreign policy establishment. Party politics is often just a show that plays to their respective bases. However, the tract and direction of extending the transnational empire just continues on a global scale. The full-blown treason committed by every administration that practices the internationalist vision of democracy domination is really a masquerade for worldwide dominion. Presidents are mere temporary talking heads for the oligarchy that actually rules. Murdering their own diplomats and hired help is incidental, when 1,455,590 Iraqi deaths since the U.S. invasion are ignored and dismissed.Just how well is the consistent and bipartisan aggressive interventionist foreign policy doing? Go over the list of The Arab Spring country by country.
The Wall Street Journal provides a timeline on U.S. Government Reaction to the Benghazi Attack. "For days after the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, intelligence officials and the Obama administration said it was likely the outgrowth of protests sparked by an anti-Islamic video made in the U.S. Follow some of the administration statements on the Libya attack."The infamous propaganda voice for the Obamaistas, Media Matters puts forth their partisan spin in, What Dick Cheney's Benghazi Criticism Misses.
"David Martosko of the Daily Mail Online provided former Vice President Dick Cheney a platform to criticize the Obama administration's failure to anticipate the September 11, 2012 attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, without noting that seven attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities occurred during the Bush administration."
Such diversion seeks to limit focus on the literal events that caused the Benghazi attack and the real reasons why Ambassador Christopher Stevens was left to perish by the Obama/Clinton foreign policy team of betrayers.
The shameful chronicle of the intentional and politically motivated stand down that doomed Stevens and his defenders was sensitively told during Gregory Hicks' 30 Minute Recount of Benghazi Attack. While the Congressional hearings were praised for the attempt to restrain partisan grandstanding, the Washington press corps avoids placing blame on the administration as a tenant of their loyalty test. A government cover-up is made easy when the imperium friendly media is reporting on a proclaimed progressive administration.
Read moreCommitting Treason And Benghazi Murder Cover-up
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Former Assistant Deputy Secretary Of State Dr. Steve Pieczenik Drops Bombshell: Israel To Start WW III On Sept. 25 ('Yom Kippur') – (Video)
September 19, 2012 by Infinite
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– Former State Dept. Veteran Drops Bombshell: WWIII Starts Sept. 25 (The Stock Market Watch, Sep 18, 2012):
Speaking with Infowars' Alex Jones, former Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Dr. Steve Pieczenik says Israel plans to attack Iran before the U.S. elections of Nov. 6., and, that an attack on Iran will assuredly kickoff WWIII, according to him.
Moreover, Pieczenik, a man whose career inspired the character Jack Ryan of the Tom Clancy book series, says the 'October Surprise' will not take place in October. Instead, the big surprise will come earlier, in late September.
Dr. Pieczenik says the specific date of the strike on Iran is Sept. 25th or 26th, Yom Kippur—the Jewish holiday, which commences in the year 2012 at sundown on the 25th, and ends at nightfall, the following day.
"It [an Israeli attack on Iran] could be earlier than October, because we have Yom Kippur. And I predicted on your radio show, and I predicted to our national security people, privately, that Benjamin Bibi Netanyahu would start something on Rosh Hashanah," says Pieczenick.
"This [prediction] was over a year ago, and I said it on your radio show. He was as predictable as a clock, and the Israelis will be very predictable, on Yom Kippur," he adds.
Pieczenik says it's clear to him that Israeli prime minister Bibi Netanyahu has already planned to attack Iran and has been desperately trying to enlist the U.S. to back him up. But, with or without U.S. direct help, Pieczenik is certain that Israel will attack Iran.
Moreover, he says Netanyahu is an extremest, who will "lie" for his personal and selfish cause, a conclusion also drawn by many Israelis who protest his regime.
"Everything Bibi is saying to the Americans and the American Jews is an absolute, unmitigated lie," Pieczenik, a Jew, himself, says forcefully,
"What we have here is a collusion between Saudi Arabia, neocon Jews of America and Israel, against a president, who, whether I like or dislike, and may have lied about Osama Bin Laden," he adds, "he [President Obama] is the son . . . a son of a CIA operative, the grandson of a CIA operative, who understands very well what the issues of intelligence are."
With help from his neocon friends, Netanyahu threatens the entire world with the suicidal notion that Iran must be attacked, and the Israeli prime minister must be stopped, even if it means assassination, according to Pieczenik
Read moreFormer Assistant Deputy Secretary Of State Dr. Steve Pieczenik Drops Bombshell: Israel To Start WW III On Sept. 25 ('Yom Kippur') – (Video)
Categories Global News, Politics, Society Tags 9/11, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaida, Alex Jones, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Charles Allen, Chertoff Group, Christopher Stevens, CIA, David Petraeus, False flag, FBI, Global News, Government, Holocaust, Inside job, Iran, ISI, Israel, Jimmy Carter, Libya, Martin Dempsey, Michael Chertoff, Military, Mitt Romney, Mossad, Navy Seals, Neoconservatives, Obama administration, Osama Bin Laden, Palestine, Palestinians, Pentagon, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Society, Special Forces, Steve R. Pieczenik, Terrorism, U.S., WW III, Yom Kippur, Zionism 1 Comment
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Steve Pieczenik Absolute Sure MUAMMAR GADDAFI Is ALIVE – 'Obama Is An Obsessional Pathological Liar!' (Video)
October 23, 2011 October 21, 2011 by Infinite
"There's no way they killed Muammar Gaddafi, that's not our operating mode and I've been involved in 30 years with the takeouts and change the regimes."
– Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: The Day America Died – The Only Future For Americans Is A Nightmare
– Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Steve R. Pieczenik: Osama Bin Laden Died In 2001, 9/11 A False Flag (Video)
– UNBELIEVABLE: 'More Than 20 Navy SEALS From The Unit That Killed Osama Bin Laden' Die In Helicopter Crash
Categories Economy, Global News, Politics, Society Tags Barack Obama, David Petraeus, Economy, Global News, Government, Hillary Clinton, Libya, Military, Muammar Gaddafi, Obama administration, Politics, Society, Special Forces, Steve R. Pieczenik, Terrorism, Terrorists, U.S. Leave a comment
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Steve R. Pieczenik: Osama Bin Laden Died In 2001, 9/11 A False Flag (Video)
May 7, 2011 by Infinite
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under three different administrations Steve R. Pieczenik says he is prepared to tell a federal grand jury the name of a top general who told him directly 9/11 was a false flag attack
Top US government insider Dr. Steve R. Pieczenik, a man who held numerous different influential positions under three different Presidents and still works with the Defense Department, shockingly told The Alex Jones Show yesterday that Osama Bin Laden died in 2001 and that he was prepared to testify in front of a grand jury how a top general told him directly that 9/11 was a false flag inside job.
Pieczenik cannot be dismissed as a "conspiracy theorist". He served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under three different administrations, Nixon, Ford and Carter, while also working under Reagan and Bush senior, and still works as a consultant for the Department of Defense. A former US Navy Captain, Pieczenik achieved two prestigious Harry C. Solomon Awards at the Harvard Medical School as he simultaneously completed a PhD at MIT.
Read moreFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Steve R. Pieczenik: Osama Bin Laden Died In 2001, 9/11 A False Flag (Video)
Categories Global News, Politics Tags 9/11, Alex Jones, Bush administration, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, False flag, George Bush, Global News, Government, Inside job, Osama Bin Laden, Paul Wolfowitz, Politics, Steve R. Pieczenik, Terrorism, Terrorists, Who Is Osama Bin Laden Leave a comment


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Home US/World News Trump grants presidential pardons, commutations to seven people
Trump grants presidential pardons, commutations to seven people
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July 30 (UPI) — President Donald Trump on Monday commuted the sentences of two people and granted clemency to five others.
Trump commuted the sentences of Ronen Nahmani and Ted Suhl who were handed down lengthy prison sentences for non-violent crimes.
Nahmani, 44, was convicted in 2015 and sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring to distribute synthetic marijuana.
In its explanation for his sentence commutation, the White House said, "he has five young children at home and his wife is suffering from terminal cancer."
"These extenuating circumstances underscore the urgency of this request for clemency," it said, adding that the action was "strongly supported by many notable leaders across the political spectrum."
Members of Congress, Department of Justice officials and many others backed the decision, it said.
Suhl, 54, ran faith-based behavioral healthcare treatment centers for juveniles in Arkansas when he was arrested in 2016 and sentenced to a 7-year prison term for a bribery scheme that involved wire fraud, interstate travel in aid of bribery and bribery involving federal program funds in order to increase Medicaid payments to his company.
The White House described Suhl as a "pillar of his community" and a "generous contributor to several charities."
"He has been a model prisoner while serving his sentence, maintaining a spotless disciplinary record," the White House said, adding that his clemency order was supported by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, among others.
Trump also granted pardons to John Richard Bubala, Roy Wayne McKeever, Rodney Takumi, Michael Tedesco and Chalmer Lee Williams, who were all sentenced in the 1980s and the 1990s.
While the president can commute sentences of present inmates, pardons are generally granted to those who have already served their sentences.
Those granted pardons Monday had all pleaded guilty and had taken responsibility for their crimes and upon release from jail have attempted to give back to their communities through charity work or building local businesses, the White House said.
Tedesco, who was convicted of drug trafficking and fraud in 1990, was pardoned by President Barack Obama in 2017, "but due to a clerical error, his fraud conviction was not encompassed within that grant of Executive Clemency," the White House said.
"By granting a full and unconditional pardon, President Trump has corrected this error," it said.
Trump had previously commuted the sentences of four people and pardoned 10 others since taking office in 2017.
Most controversially, Trump pardoned Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio before serving any jail time in August 2017 after having been convicted of contempt of court for ignoring a judge's order to stop racial profiling as part of immigration enforcement.
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Archives > 2019 > July > 29th
Unnao Horrors
1. What's the story?
The unknown survivor of the Unnao rape case was critically injured on Sunday when the car she was travelling in was hit by a truck on NH 232. The survivor's lawyer and another key witness perished on the spot, while her mother sustained grave injuries as well. Police seized the truck in question, though its driver had already fled the scene.
Tell me more.
Back in June 2017, a 17-year-old girl from Unnao (a small town near Lucknow) had alleged that she had been raped by prominent BJP MLA, Kuldeep Sengar. A chargesheet from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had followed. A few days after these allegations, the girl was abducted and assaulted again. She was recovered from a nearby village after several days.
In April the following year, the survivor's mother moved to the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, alleging police harassment among other myriad complaints. However, on the day of the hearing in Unnao, the girl's father was supposedly beaten up by Sengar's brother, Atul Sengar, and his associates. In a strange twist of justice, the father was then handed over to the police amidst allegations of illegal possession of firearms. He eventually succumbed to his injuries in the district hospital.
The girl then set herself on fire in front of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office, demanding the registration of an FIR against the accused. Eventually, though, a magisterial probe was ordered regarding the case.
In another legal twist in December last year, an FIR was lodged against the survivor, her mother, and her uncle for falsely claiming to be a minor during the time of her alleged rape. "The FIR was registered at Unnao's Makhi police station on December 23. The order came from a local court, based on a petition filed by Haripal Singh. Singh's wife Shashi and son Shubham are accused in the rape case and have been in jail since April along with the main accused Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar…"
So, what next?
"Security was provided to the survivor and family after the rape incident. They used to trail the survivor everywhere. Our information suggests the security wasn't with them today, it seems they refused it. A probe has still been ordered as to why didn't designated security not accompany them," senior police officer MP Verma said. The truck had allegedly had its number plate scoured with black paint, which will make its owners difficult to trace.
Further updates are awaited from the Lucknow hospital where the injured have been admitted. (Fingers crossed, y'all.)
2. Where else should I be looking at?
Uttar Pradesh, that's where. The state has been in the news recently for its unprecedented love and devotion for kaanwariyas, a group of Hindu pilgrims. "Kaanwariyas are pilgrims who offer the holy water from river Ganga to Lord Shiva by walking several miles in the Shraavana month of the Hindu calendar." However, they have also often courted attention for being rowdy and causing massive traffic snarls on state highways.
"A couple of days ago, Shamli Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Kumar Pandey gave a foot massage to a Kaanwariya and its video went viral on social media, inviting mixed responses. When asked about this act and the obligations for men in uniform under the service rules, Pandey said, "I have not committed any crime and was just trying to help an exhausted pilgrim who has walked several kilometers to offer the holy water."
"I had gone there for the inauguration of a camp meant for the kanwariyas, where I saw the boy who was tired. This should not be seen from a narrow mindset as the canvas of policing in the present time is very large," Kumar said in his defence."
3. What more?
Johnson & Johnson is allegedly taking its Indian customers for a ride. The cutting-edge Pinnacle hip implants by the Pharma giant have always been controversial. When its defects became public knowledge in 2011, the company had assured the Indian Government that it was absolutely safe for patients to use. That reassurance, however, was quite misleading, and things now have taken a turn for the worse.
"On May 7, Johnson & Johnson agreed in a Texas court to shell out $1 billion to settle about 6,000 lawsuits filed against the global pharma giant by patients in the US who used its "defective" Pinnacle hip implants for 10 years from 2003 to 2013 before the product was withdrawn.
In India, the contrast is stark. Here, J&J is fighting a government order asking it to pay Rs 20 lakh to Rs 1 crore to patients who used its faulty ASR hip implants, a product that came after Pinnacle. And on Pinnacle itself, there is deafening silence."
Mumbai's beloved mangrove forests are in grave danger. And one fifty-six-year-old is not having it. Here is the story of one woman's dogged campaign to protect her city.
5. Is that all?
India recently launched its unmanned mission to the moon, with a long-term goal of sending human beings to space. The international space research community, however, currently sees no value in sending manned missions to the moon. "From 1969 to 1972, 12 men walked on the moon. Four of them are still alive. No one has been back since, and it's unclear when anyone might return." An era is coming to an end in NASA.
6. Before you leave …
Take a look at how protests in Hong Kong have reached a fevered pitch, with riot police firing tear gas at protestors for the second consecutive day. (Six Things covered these protests earlier here and here.)
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POPE'S MESSAGE | Christians fight evil with love, sacrifice, never with violence
BEFORE THE CROSS | In exercise of freedom, will we choose life, or death? FRENTE A LA CRUZ | En ejercicio de nuestra libertad, ¿escogeremos la vida o la muerte?
Catholics urged to work for 'holiness of freedom, freedom for holiness' Nation and world briefs Pope tells new cardinals to serve people, tackle sins Taking 'vital coverage' from those in need 'unacceptable,' says bishop
What leads Millennials to continue Mass attendance?
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Research shows Catholic education is one aspect that has positive effect on Mass attendance as adults
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Submitted June 28, 2017 | 12:00 AM
Dave Luecking is a reporter for the St. Louis Review and Catholic St. Louis.
Beats: Education, religious vocations and the clergy, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
Geographic areas covered: Parishes and schools in the Festus, St. Genevieve and Washington Deaneries.
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For Faith Downing, 24, education in Catholic schools made all the difference in her faith as a young adult. By comparison, Ashley Hayworth, 28, received little Catholic education — just 2½ years out of 12, with no Parish School of Religion — yet she's a regular Sunday Mass-goer as well.
Despite their Catholic-education extremes, Downing and Hayworth rank among Millennials — young adults born since 1982 — who attend Mass on Sundays.
Downing's experience confirms research by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University. In a study completed in 2014, CARA found a strong correlation between Catholic education and Mass attendance among Millennials, with Catholic-educated young adults seven times more likely to attend Sunday Mass than peers who went to public schools. The study did not look at attendance at Parish Schools of Religion.
However, Hayworth's experience highlights the influence of family to future Mass attendance, confirming research by University of Notre Dame sociology professor Charles Smith.
"Most young people stick, more or less, with what they were raised with; that's the general tendency," he said in a lecture at St. Louis University in 2015. "A lot of times, parents don't know they're doing anything special. They're just doing what they're doing."
Whether for a so-called "cradle Catholic" or a late-bloomer in the faith, parents play a significant role in faith development for young adults.
"Parents are so key to formation, in Catholic schools or public schools," Hayworth said. "My family was always very engaged with teachers and faculty. They were our advocates; they were our example."
In faith as well as education. Hayworth and her siblings witnessed firsthand their parents' embracing Catholicism — her mother in returning to the faith of her youth and her father in converting. Dad watched mom, siblings watched both and the family ended up being in lockstep. The family went from Catholicism "not being on our radar," as Hayworth said, to being all-in.
This happened late in her middle-school years and early in high school, a crucial time for faith development as children grow and mature toward adulthood.
"It kind of turned our family around," Hayworth said. "We were a normal family, but once my dad moved into the Church, it was like night-and-day. We were that much closer and that much stronger. ... Seeing how the faith worked in my parents' lives was a big indicator of me: 'Hey, this is really cool. I want to stick with it.'"
A military family, the Hayworths settled in the St. Louis area after stops in Illinois near Scott Air Force Base, Virginia, California and numerous places before that. In Virginia, she attended a Catholic school as an eighth-grader and started at a Catholic high school before the family moved to Metro East. Hayworth ascribes the turnaround to divine intervention.
"I'm not perfect by any means, but I can tap into those graces, working in the Lord's will," said Hayworth, who doesn't just work God into a busy schedule but works herself into God's schedule. For example, instead of picking Mass at a parish because it's conveniently scheduled, she sticks with Mass times at her parish, St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis: God's time.
Meanwhile, Downing's experience correlates to CARA's research, which shows significant improvement for Mass attendance in the past two generations among young adults who attended Catholic grade schools and in the past generation among Catholic high school attendees. (See accompanying chart).
For Downing, "forming the habit of going to Mass" in Catholic school loomed large. She went to Mass once a week at All Saints School in St. Peter in addition to Sunday Mass at the parish.
"Having that as my education was a big part of it," she said, adding that she took her faith to the next level in high school— first at Gateway Academy high school, then at a non-denominational Christian high school after Gateway closed in 2009.
"Just learning what the Mass is, why we do what we do and what we believe about the Eucharist (the True Presence) ... to have that formation and foundation to develop as I got older, learned more and understood more gave me a love for the Mass," she said. "I'm not sure I would have had that same understanding or been able to form that as well if I hadn't been educated in Catholic schools for most of my life."
At Lindenwood University, she helped the Newman Center grow from a single, dedicated classroom to a building set aside for that purpose. Beyond Catholic education and parental leadership, Newman Centers at colleges across the country help young adults stay connected to the faith and grow it.
"We try to provide a meaningful Mass experience every Sunday," said Troy Woytek, the director of ministry for the Catholic Student Center at Washington University. "In many ways, Mass is the same everywhere you go, but we aim to make Mass the best hour of their week."
In that regard, director Father Gary Braun puts in extensive work on homilies, musicians and cantors provided energetic music and community members welcome visitors at the door.
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Autonomous driving with 5G
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Interview with Timo Woopen and Laurent Klöker | Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) at RWTH Aachen about automated and autonomous driving with 5G
Automated and autonomous driving offer the possibility of safe and comfortable mobility. Researchers in Aachen are confident. And with 5G it will become even safer, as the data rates are increased and latency times (i.e. response times) are minimized. For Timo Woopen and Laurent Klöker from the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) at RWTH Aachen University, this is a challenge that is as demanding as it is exciting. It becomes immediately clear in the interview that they are fully focused on their task with plenty of energy and competence. Their work on campus is an important part of innovative technology and the mobility revolution.
And it really is a challenge – a threefold one. There are test routes and structures in three different environments: Urban, suburban and freeway. Aachen leads the way with 46 urban infrastructure metering stations mounted on existing pole-top lights along a 2.4 km circuit along Campus-Boulevard, Forckenbeckstrasse and Seffenter Weg. On the B56 near Aldenhoven Test Center and along the A44 at Jackerath junction, eleven new infrastructure metering stations each are under construction along a one-kilometer route. New poles are being erected along the side of the road to accommodate the sensor technology. Laurent Klöker: "They will allow us to record various data in a range of traffic situations."
The planning costs for the project are high. More than eleven million euros are being made available until the end of September 2021; the federal government's share is 9.57 million. "We were able to start in Aachen by the end of June", says Laurent Klöker. The suburban and freeway projects are expected to take two more months before testing can begin.
Automated multi-object detection and classification
5G is a new dimension. Safety-relevant notifications in vehicle communication will be exchanged much faster with the lower latency. Klöker: "5G basically means real-time." Communication will take milliseconds, which means the vehicle can respond to critical situations much earlier. Another plus on top of the speed: much more data can be exchanged.
How safe is autonomous driving? Many traffic users remain skeptical. Timo Woopen: "Safety is the most important issue for consumers. They want safety, efficiency and comfort. And they want to know when the product will be market-ready." To date, researchers can say little about timing. But there's this: "There are some initial use cases like automated shuttles", says Timo Woopen. "But they only drive specific routes. It would be different with a taxi, which would move all over the city. That's where things get a lot more complex." The security benefits of 5G will be tested intensely on campus. The topic of communication between vehicles, taking into account poorly visible intersections in the city, plays a major role. Timo Woopen: "Communication via 5G will increase efficiency, because the autonomous vehicle won't have to travel extremely slowly anymore. The vehicle will have situational information faster and will be able to respond accordingly."
The vehicles that are testing on the suburban road and the freeway will, of course, always have a backup driver on board. The main concern there is the testing of subfunctions and not a completely automated vehicle control. For example, an automated lane change is tested on the freeway – involving a slip road. Timo Woopen: "We are still a long way off using testing fields like these without a backup driver."
The actual problem isn't as much the actual autonomous vehicles, but rather those with regular drivers in mixed traffic. Timo Woopen: "It will surely work fine if there are only robots dealing with each other. We have seen that in automated factories. A human would actually be a distraction factor in that scenario. In our research, we are now working on how systems can add benefit to mixed traffic and not become an obstacle like the current shuttle concepts that operate in low speed ranges at around 15 km/h. Imagine that on a suburban road. For German motorists, it would be more of a traffic obstacle than a meaningful addition."
What could the City of Aachen do? Would a small route with only autonomous vehicles make sense? Researchers want more than just having autonomous vehicles traveling on basically closed routes. Timo Woopen: "We don't want to build a vehicle that would travel at too low speeds. That is not how we understand mobility. We need to think one step further. In our ACCorD project, we capture data needed for safety assurance." An initial project for the city might definitely be possible, but it would remain to be seen if there really was a benefit in riding shuttles around Aachen.
The research on RWTH Aachen Campus is, without a doubt, a great contribution to the mobility revolution. Timo Woopen stresses this point: "We want to contribute to having autonomous vehicles traveling safely, conveniently and efficiently in the future. We are not looking at what we can do in two or three years. We are thinking further into the future."
The project is scheduled for completion on December 31 of this year. What comes next? Under no circumstances will the sensors be taken down, the test fields are definitely to remain in place, Klöker and Woopen explain. The plan is to build on the work done with various partners from research and industry over a period of several years in further projects.
Is Germany a particularly innovative location in terms of mobility? "Germany definitely is a place, where a lot of innovative things happen", is the spontaneous response of Laurent Klöker, but then he qualifies: "We cannot compare with the US, because the means available there are in an entirely different league." Nevertheless, he feels that Germany is on the right track in terms of the mobility revolution. Timo Woopen adds a positive mention of the cooperation and competition of German universities as part of the joint project UNICARagil involving eight German universities and eight industrial partners. RWTH Aachen University wants to claim leadership in the field of mobility, says Woopen. When it comes to automated driving, a highly complex topic, the field is a lot closer together. "Many institutes pool all their know-how, which is generally not very common, but which is a great sign for things to come." This topic is not about any individual person or instance"
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St. Cathaldus of Taranto, May 10
May 10 is the feast of Saint Cathaldus (Cataldus, Cathal), an Irish saint who flourished in Italy. His life and career is still the subject of debate, an 1896 paper can be found here but below is a rather succinct summary from 1909, courtesy of The New Zealand Tablet:
St. Cataldus, Bishop and Confessor.
St. Cataldus, the second apostle and patron saint of Taranto, was born in Ireland about the year 615, and whilst a youth was sent to study at the great monastic school of Lismore. Whilst returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, in which he was accompanied by some of his disciples, the vessel was wrecked in the Gulf of Taranto, not far from the city of that name. When the Irish Bishop saw this beautiful city given over to pleasure and vice his spirit was moved within him, and in burning language he implored the inhabitants to return to the service of God, Whom they had forgotten. It happened at this time that there was no bishop in the city, so the people besought Cataldus to remain with them, to which request he reluctantly acceded. The saint succeeded in bringing back the inhabitants to the service of God, and Taranto became a Christian city in reality, as well as in name. St. Cataldus died towards the close of the seventh century, and his remains were buried in a marble tomb, which up to this day is preserved in the sacristy of the Cathedral of Taranto.
St. Cataldus, Bishop and Confessor.,New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9, 4 March 1909
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January 4, 2019 Fave Finds Post may contain affiliate links, Disclosure here.
I popped into Target last week hoping to score some Christmas clearance. But also decided to peruse around with coffee in hand to look at pretty things because that's what normal people do. Also, I'm on the hunt for a black kettle. No, I didn't buy all the pretty things (#thestruggle #majorrestraint), still, I'd like to share those finds with you.
Let's start with this really pretty scallop-like serve bowl by Hearth and Hand (pictured above). It's fancy but not too fancy to use for the every day.
I'm a stripe girl every since and these set of socks just make my heart really happy! Plus, the colors are just perfectly muted for my taste.
I thought this hour glass might be fun for children when they brush their teeth. My kids just ignore the timer in their electric toothbrush!
I've always been smitten by vintage globes, but these modern ones are equally pretty. These are a lot smaller than the vintage school globes but they're just the right size perched on a shelf or desk top.
I found the ceramic jar with lid in the dollar spot. Unfortunately, the lid doesn't close as tight as it should but I think the jar would make a very pretty planter!
And another Hearth & Hand number, these acacia salad and salt bowls. I like that each set comes with different wood tones.
These cosmetic bag is cute. I wish they make a clear one.
These slides are making me dream of summer and the beach! They come in red, white and black.
Our Target is newly renovated and the kitchen area now looks like a department store! There's this huge table towards the back with all kitchen things and this marble lazy susan! It turns smoothly and the marbling is very subtle.
I walked out empty-handed! How's that for a Target run? (dusts shoulders). I didn't find the kettle I was looking for but it was still fun looking at all the pretty things.


Anchored off Porvenir, we visited the nearby island of Nalunega.
The small island (about 200 by 400m diameter) is home to a Guna community of 500 people. Landing on the beach in our rubber dinghy, we were welcomed by the friendly Guna villagers. Nesto showed us around. He was happy to use his English he had learnt when working on a square rigged sailing vessel for 25 years, before returning to the community he was born into. Now he has a wife and seven children.
The houses are built of bamboo panels tied with string, and palm leaf thatch. Floors are sand – the entire island is only 2m above sea level. As we visited his home, the family were all busy unloading bucketloads of river water which the community canoe had fetched from the mainland. This is boiled for drinking.
The women were all beautifully dressed in bright sarong skirts and blouses which incorporated a mola panel front and back. The molas are intricate works of appliqué and embroidery with patterns themed round fish, birds, and flowers. We have been visted by canoes during our visit to the San Blas with women selling molas, and men selling fish and coconuts.
The women also wore beaded leg wraps from ankle to knee, and gold jewellery including nose rings. Nesto took us to the community kitchen were preparations were being made for a festival the next day to celebrate the coming of age (14 yrs) of one of the village girls. 4 beautifully adorned grandmothers were arranging enormous cooking pots over a fireplace, others were busy preparing plantain.
The most substantial building on the island was the school, made of concrete. An open space was dedicated to a basket ball court, in constant use. The village was busy, with many children running around playing .
The poverty of the villagers was evident but their generosity and warmth of welcome was wonderful.


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Fragmento de lluvia para Caracas es una obra de arte escultórico ubicada en la autopista Francisco Fajardo de la ciudad capital de Venezuela, frente al Centro Ciudad Comercial Tamanaco en Chuao, forma parte del proyecto Viarte ejecutado en el marco del plan de Soluciones Viales para Caracas.

Como parte de los trabajos de ampliación y mejora de la infraestructura vial del área metropolitana de Caracas, el Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Transporte Terrestre y Obras Públicas bajo la rectoría de Haiman El Troudi propuso ejecutar un plan de mejoramiento ornamental de las vías terrestres con la instalación de un museo al aire libre.

Creada por el artista plástico Carlos Medina (Barquisimeto, estado Lara), está compuesta por siete piezas de acero con forma de gotas de lluvia, donde cada una tiene un radio de 1,60 metros y 6,10 metros de altura. Fueron colocadas sobre el terreno con una inclinación de 60a y formando un infinito  lo cual permite que la misma sea contemplada desde varios ángulos.

La obra fue inaugurada el 25 de julio de 2014, en el aniversario de la fundación de Caracas.

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Monumentos de Caracas


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Q: Is there a string-based array in java? I can't find anywhere if there's some kind of collection where i can get items with:

SpecialArray specialArray = new SpecialArray()
specialArray.put("first", someValue);
specialArray.put("second", otherValue);

//and then:
object obj = specialArray["first"];
//or:
specialArray["second"] = anotherValue;

It's a little like HashMap<String, object> but in a HashMap i can only
get a value with map.get(String) update a value with map.put(String, object)

A: No, this syntax is not available in Java. You can get the functionality from Map using a different syntax.
If this is not enough, use another language.

A: Subscripting using <array-reference-expression> [ <expression> ] in Java is only available for genuine array objects.  As JLS 15.10.3 says:

"The type of the array reference expression must be an array type (call it T[], an array whose components are of type T), or a compile-time error occurs.

That's it.  No exceptions, workarounds or clever hacks.


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A maximum of 12 graduate credits will be considered for transfer from another regionally accredited or approved (non-U.S.) graduate program .
No transfer of credit will be accepted for the following courses: PHT 513 The Flourishing Person, PHT 523 Moral Character and Spiritual Flourishing, PHT 533 Flourishing in Relationships, COUN 510 Foundations and Ethics of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, COUN 580 Counseling Skills and Helping Relationships, COUN 630 Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, COUN 690 Counseling Practicum/Advanced Clinical Intervention Skills, and COUN 691 & COUN 692 Counseling Internship 1 & 2.
All transferred courses must be a grade of "B" or above, and must have been completed within the last five (5) years.
Transfer credit must be approved by the student's advisor, the dean, and registrar.
A maximum of 24 credits will be considered for graduate level students transferring from DMU Institute for the Psychological Sciences programs in psychology.
Students who have graduated from DMU Institute for the Psychological Sciences programs in psychology must have graduated within the last five (5) years.
No transfer of credit will be accepted for the following courses: COUN 630 Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, COUN 690 Counseling Practicum/Advanced Clinical Intervention Skills, and COUN 691 & COUN 692 Counseling Internship 1 & 2.
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Graduate credits are transferable from regionally accredited institutions. Courses considered for transfer must have been completed within a period of six years prior to acceptance into the University's programs. Exceptions to this time limit may be granted for applicants who have been actively involved in the field in which the degree was earned on a continuous basis prior to admission. Extension, continuing education, or in-service courses that are not intended by the institution offering the courses as part of a degree program are not acceptable for transfer credit to the University. No graduate credit can be awarded for undergraduate-level courses.
Students admitted to the Psy.D. Program may petition for the transfer of a maximum of 18 credit hours. All transfer courses must have been earned at a graduate-level program in a regionally accredited college or university.
Transfer of graduate credits earned at other institutions is not automatic. Only graduate credit for courses determined to be equivalent to courses offered at the University can be transferred for course credit. In addition, only courses for which a grade of B (3.0) or better is obtained will be considered for transfer.
Applicants should note that given the unique mission of the University, certain courses completed at other academic institutions may differ significantly in content, although a similar title is given to the course at both institutions. Therefore, the following courses typically are not eligible for transfer from another institution:
PHT 502 Philosophical and Theological Anthropology
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PHT 635 Theology of Marriage and Family
PSY 512 Law, Ethics, and Psychology
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Students wishing to apply for transfer of credit to the University must be enrolled in a degree program and must submit the appropriate transfer of credit form (obtained from the Office of Enrollment Services) to the Program Director prior to the end of the second semester in which they are enrolled in their degree program. This request will be reviewed by the Dean who will notify the student of the decision regarding the request.
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Students admitted to the M.S. Program in Clinical Psychology may transfer a maximum of nine credit hours. All transfer courses must have been earned at a graduate-level program in a regionally accredited college or university.
Students wishing to apply for transfer of credit to the University must be enrolled in a degree program and must submit the appropriate transfer of credit form (obtained from the Office of Enrollment Services) to the Program Director prior to the end of the second semester in which they are enrolled in their degree program. This request will be reviewed by the Program Director and the Dean who will notify the student of the decision regarding the request.
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Students admitted to the online M.S. Program in General Psychology (MSP) may transfer a maximum of three credit hours. Any credits transferred must have been earned at a graduate-level program in a regionally accredited college or university. Courses considered for transfer must have been completed within a period of six years prior to acceptance into the MS program. Exceptions to this time limit may be granted for applicants who have been actively involved in the field in which the degree was earned on a continuous basis prior to admission. Extension, continuing education, or in-service courses that are not intended by the institution offering the courses as part of a degree program are not acceptable for transfer credit to Divine Mercy University. No graduate credit can be awarded for undergraduate-level courses.
Transfer of graduate credits earned at other institutions is not automatic. Only graduate credit for courses determined to be equivalent to courses offered in the MSP (also in terms of faculty credentials and topics covered, etc.) are eligible to be transferred for course credit. In addition, only courses for which a grade of B (3.0) or better is obtained will be considered for transfer. The Institute also reserves the right to limit the number of credits that are transferred for a given course, to only those components that are consistent with the applicable course offered here.
Applicants should note that given the unique mission of the Institute and the integrated nature of the online MSP program, certain courses completed at other academic institutions may differ significantly in content, although a similar title is given to the course at both institutions. Content must be significantly similar in order for transfer credit to be granted. In addition, it should be noted that various parts of the Capstone project are completed in course 4 (PSY 560) and all subsequent courses. If transfer credit is granted for an MSP course with a capstone component, the student must also register for a one credit Independent Study Course and arrange with the MSP program director to complete the capstone assignment(s) in that course through the independent study. A MSP faculty member would provide instruction and feedback. The student is responsible to enroll in this course with the registrar. In addition, the following courses typically are not eligible for transfer from another institution:
PSY550: Helping People Flourish: A Catholic/Christian Approach to Psychology
PHT507: The Catholic/Christian Vision of the Person
PHT508: The Catholic/Christian Vision of Flourishing-Vocations and Virtues
PSY595: Capstone-The Transformational Leader in the Helping Professions
Students wishing to apply for transfer of credit must be enrolled in the online MSP degree program and must submit the appropriate transfer of credit form (obtained from the Office of the Registrar) to the Program Director prior to enrolling in the third course in the online MSP degree program. This request will be reviewed by the Academic Dean of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, and the Program Director will notify the student of the decision regarding the request.
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#include <utility>
#include <tuple> // for std::get

namespace pair {

std::pair<int, int*> pairOfZeroNull() {
  return std::pair<int, int*>(0, nullptr);
}

std::pair<int, int*> pairOfZeroNull2() { return std::make_pair(0, nullptr); }

std::pair<int, int> pairOfZeroNull3() { return std::make_pair(58, 42); }

int deref_makepair_constants0_bad() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull3();
  if (p.first == 58) {
    // Should report an NPE here as p.first is equal to 58
    int* q = nullptr;
    return *q;
  }
  return p.first;
}

int deref_makepair_constants1_bad() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull3();
  if (p.second == 42) {
    // Should report an NPE here as p.second is equal to 42
    int* q = nullptr;
    return *q;
  }
  return p.first;
}

int deref_makepair_constants0_ok() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull3();
  if (p.first != 58) {
    // Should not report an NPE here as p.first is equal to 58
    int* q = nullptr;
    return *q;
  }
  return p.first;
}

int deref_makepair_constants1_ok() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull3();
  if (p.second != 42) {
    // Should not report an NPE here as p.second is equal to 42
    int* q = nullptr;
    return *q;
  }
  return p.first;
}

int FN_deref_pair_null0_bad() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull();
  // Should report an NPE here as p.second is NULL
  return p.first + *p.second;
}

int FN_deref_pair_null1_bad() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull();
  // Should report an NPE here as p.second is NULL
  return std::get<0>(p) + *std::get<1>(p);
}

int FN_deref_makepair_null0_bad() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull2();
  // Should report an NPE here as p.second is NULL
  return p.first + *p.second;
}

int FN_deref_makepairnull1_bad() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull2();
  // Should report an NPE here as p.second is NULL
  return std::get<0>(p) + *std::get<1>(p);
}

int deref_pair_null_guard0_ok() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull();
  if (p.second != nullptr) {
    // Should not report an NPE here as p.second is guarded
    return p.first + *p.second;
  }
  return 0;
}

int deref_makepair_null_guard1_ok() {
  auto p = pairOfZeroNull2();
  if (p.second != nullptr) {
    // Should not report an NPE here as p.second is guarded
    return p.first + *p.second;
  }
  return 0;
}

} // namespace pair

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Artificial Reef FAIL
Those of you who know my colleague Rob Greenberg also know his passion for the earth. He recently linked to this image of the Osborne Reef Project, an attempt in the 1970s to find a use for used tires, combined with a desire to improve underwater habitats for fish populations. Storms and strong currents, however, have different motivations, and the tires have subsequently been shifted and moved to the point where they threaten existing natural reefs. The problem became compounded by the logistics of removing the tires.
Artificial reefs are not always well planned. Attempts in New Zealand and England to "improve" habitats or bring in tourism have met the full strength of Mother Nature, which doesn't always agree with an engineer's intentions. If you're looking for a research project, read about the Osborne Reef Project here. What makes an artificial reef successful? What makes it an epic FAIL? - LINK
Even Conservationists Like to Argue
In Georgia, the golden-winged warbler is endangered. Do they clearcut to provide open spaces for the bird to thrive? Or is clearcutting too destructive?
It's Tree Huggers vs. Bird Lovers in the ultimate throwdown.
Listen to the story on NPR's All Things Considered - LINK


New Castle No. 2 doubles player Darby Williams returns a shot during Thursday evening's girls tennis match against visiting Shenandoah. Williams and her doubles partner Emily Thurlow defeated Eden Powell and Abby Decker in straight sets to garner the host Trojans' lone pont of the match as the Raiders won 4-1.
Shenandoah No. 1 doubles player Letha Wilson returns the ball during Thursday evening's girls tennis match against host New Castle. Wilson and her doubles partner Cary Allen came back from down a set to outlast the Trojans' Abby Hamilton and Emily Scott to win in three sets as the Raiders took the team victory 4-1.
Shenandoah sophomore Morgan Nation returns a shot to New Castle's Caitlin Shunneson in their No. 1 singles flight during Thursday evening's tennis match at the NCHS courts. Nation defeated Shunnesonin straight sets and the visiting Raiders won the team match 4-1.
Potential high school girls tennis sectional opponents Shenandoah and New Castle faced each other Thursday evening at the NCHS courts, once again the site of this year's sectional.
The Raiders swept all three singles flights and won one in doubles to defeat the host Trojans 4-1. Shenandoah improved to 3-1 for the season while New Castle slipped to 1-3.
Raider Coach John Rhodes got Morgan Nation back into the starting lineup and seems to have solidified his team. Trojan Coach Jennifer Kelsik continues to experiment with her players at various positions other than at No. 1 doubles.
Shenandoah won all three singles flights in straight sets. Morgan Nation defeated Caitlin Shunneson 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1, Sophie Wilkinson shut out Tori Zizert 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2, and Abby Rector defeated Kylee Calciano 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3.
Only one flight went to three sets, and that was at No. 1 doubles. The Raiders' Letha Wilson and Carly Allen lost the first set 3-6 to the New Castle duo of juniors Abby Hamilton and Emily Scott, but bounced back to win the next two sets 7-5, 6-4.
The Trojans got their lone point at No. 2 doubles, which also was pretty close. New Castle's Darby Williams and Emily Thurlow bested Shenandoah's Eden Powell and Abby Decker 7-5, 6-4.
The Trojans travel to Knightstown Monday to face the host Panthers while the Raiders return to action Tuesday when they host Alexandria.


Do you like to read? You probably do, if you are reading this article from the Shepherd's Voice! If you can't read yet, then you can be happy that someone is taking the time to read to you. There are a lot of books and magazines to choose from when you want to read. It is a wise choice to sometimes choose something that teaches about God and His Son Jesus and, most importantly, our own faith. We want to get to heaven someday!
Today at our house the Shepherd's Voice came in the mail! Erin, 13, gets the mail on her way home from school, so she gets to be the first one to read it. Soon there is a line-up of who gets to read it next. Erin likes reading it to find out about other believing kids and where they live. Stephanie, 10, likes to read the whole thing. Her favorite are the fictional stories with illustrations. Bridgette, 7, is a good reader for her grade level, but she prefers listening when mom or dad read from the Shepherd's Voice or Illustrated Home Bible. She also likes listening to the Jesus-series books on CD. Victor, 5, and Elise, 3, can't read on their own yet, but they come running if someone starts to read aloud! They both like to look at the pictures, too. Victor colors the picture in the Shepherd's Voice if someone else hasn't already. They also ask lots of questions, usually about the pictures and sometimes about the story, too.
Dan, our dad, remembers listening to stories from the Child's Garden of Bible Stories when he was little. He says the stories were easy to remember and later, when he heard the same stories told about at church, he learned even more details about them.
My favorite thing to read as an adult are the scriptural articles from the Voice of Zion. Of all the books and magazines that I read, nothing makes me feel as good as reading these. They are like short sermons that are available anytime. I can be interrupted and maybe hours later, or even the next day, finish what I started to read. Often, at church services, I find that something disrupts me from listening to the spoken Word, and when I can concentrate again, the sermon has moved on to another topic and I have missed something. But, I can always read and even reread the Voice of Zion articles!
The kids that go to Sunday school and Day Circle hear many Bible stories. They find that they learn even more about Jesus when they read about Him at home, too. They can ask more questions and can be more focused on the stories at home.
We don't always choose to read about spiritual matters, however. There are other wholesome books and magazines available for both adults and children. They are important, too.
Let's remember to read about our Savior Jesus often! You children who can't read yet can ask to be read to. We only get to hear about Him at church a few times a week. Taking the time to read about our faith during the week at home and in the summer when there is no Sunday school can help us get to heaven. These writings remind us to use the gospel to wash away our sins.
1. What do you like about reading or listening to stories about Jesus, the Good Shepherd?
2. Do you have a favorite story? Why is it special to you?
3. If you can read, volunteer to read to a younger sister or brother who can't read yet. What is your sister's or brother's favorite story?


When you follow so many fashionable and cute girls on Instagram, you get inspired and have to draw them. This zine celebrates amazing girls on the internet through various digital drawing techniques. This is a 20 page full colour zine, 4x4 inches and lustre finish.


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The ugly history of Cambodia - "The killing fields"