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Jean Bessie Lumb, ,  (1919–2002) was the first Chinese Canadian woman and the first restaurateur to receive the Order of Canada for her community work. Most notably, she was recognized for her pivotal role in changing Canada's immigration laws that separated Chinese families and for her contribution in saving Toronto's First Chinatown and Chinatowns in other cities.

Early life
Lumb, one of twelve children, was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia to Fun Gee Wong and Hone Hung Mah, both of Canton, China. Her father emigrated to Canada to work as a farm labourer. Lumb left school at the age of 12 to work and support her family. In 1935, she moved to Toronto and later opened her own grocery store as a 17-year-old.

Adulthood
Jean Lumb married Doyle Jenning Lumb in 1939 in Toronto, who had come to Canada from China, and they had 6 children. Although Lumb was born in Canada she lost her Canadian status after her marriage and regained it in 1947. Her husband was born in China and remained stateless until 1947 and died in 1989.

The mother of six children and grandmother of nine grandchildren, Jean Lumb was the co-owner (with husband Doyle Lumb) and director of the Kwong Chow Restaurant in Toronto for 23 years. The restaurant was highly successful and popular with both Chinese and Westerners, with many politicians a clientele due to its proximity to Toronto's city hall.

Lumb was very active in community work throughout her life. She was instrumental in organizing the campaign to save Toronto's First Chinatown from complete demolition and galvanized the community against further expropriation later of remaining portions on Dundas Street. She was also a major force, and the sole woman, in the 1957 delegation from the Chinese community lobbying the government of John Diefenbaker to repeal the explicit racial discrimination from the immigration laws of the time containing race-based criteria for admission to Canada.

She achieved many firsts in Toronto. This included being the:
First Chinese woman on the board of governors of the Women's College Hospital.
First Chinese woman on the board of University Settlement House
First Chinese restaurateur and first woman to receive the Fran Deck Award for outstanding achievement in Toronto's restaurant industry.
First Chinese-Canadian woman to sit on the board of Rotary-Laughlen Centre.
She also served as director and honorary advisor of the Yee Hong Chinese Nursing Home for Greater Toronto and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, respectively.

Positions
1957: Immigration Appeal Act (Only woman invited to Ottawa to represent Chinese families separated by immigration laws)
1950 - 1972: Women's Association of the Chinese Dramatic Society, president and director
1959 - 1981: Kwong Chow Chop Suey House, Toronto, co-owner and director
1959 - 1970: Chinese Community Dancers of Ontario, director and producer (Command Performance for and presentation to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, Ottawa, 1967
1959 - 1967: Toronto Chinese Public School, trustee and director
1962 - 1968: University Settlement House (First Chinese-Canadian woman to sit on the board of directors)
1963 - 1998: Lem Si Ho Tong Family Association Women's Group, president and director
1966 - 1982: Rotary-Laughlen Centre (First Chinese-Canadian woman to sit on the board)
1970 - 1982: Women's College Hospital (First Chinese-Canadian woman to sit on the board of Governors)
1970: "Save Chinatown" Campaign, chairperson
1973 - 1982: Ontario Advisory Council on Multiculturalism
1985 - 1999: Mount Sinai Hospital, director
1985 - 1998: University Settlement House, patron
1986 - 1990: Canadian Music Competition for Ontario, patron
1987 - 1990: Summer Centres for Seniors, director
1992: Twinning of Chung King and Toronto, advisory board member
1994: Ontario Women's Directorate, honorary member
1994 - 2001: Citizenship Judge
1994           Yee Hong Chinese Nursing Home for Greater Toronto, founding director
1994           Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, honorary advisor

Family
Lumb's brothers Robert (1917-1987) and Tommy Wong also moved to Toronto, where they founded Central Airways School (formerly Wong's Air School), that taught flying at Toronto Island Airport. Their flying school closed down in the early 1980s. Robert lived in east end Toronto and Tommy in west-end Toronto. Lumb's daughter, Arlene Chan, is a prolific author and a historian of Toronto's Chinatowns and the Chinese Canadian community.

Awards and honours

1976: Order of Canada (First Chinese-Canadian woman and First Canadian restaurateur)
1977: Queen's Silver Jubilee Award
1977: Recipient of the Governor General's Award
1982: The Fran Deck Award In recognition of Toronto's leading contributor to the restaurant industry (First woman recipient)
1983: Special Award to Honour Special Chinese Canadians (Presented by the Chinese Canadian National Council in honour of Chinese in Canada and their 125 years of continuous community)
1984: Recipient of the City of Toronto Award of Merit, Special Sesquicentennial presentation on Civic Honours Day First Chinese-Canadian woman
1984: Award, Ontario Chinese Restaurant Association
1990: The Chinese Community Nursing Home for Greater Toronto, Tribute at the first annual Dragon Ball
1994: YWCA Women of Change Honour Roll
1996: Tribute to Madam Jean Lumb Banquet: Mid-Autumn Gala for the Jean Lumb Awards
1997: Elizabeth Fry Society, Rebel for a Cause Honouree
1997: Chinese Family and Health Cooperative, Mother of the Year Award
2000: Order of the Knights of Rizal
2002: Queen's Golden Jubilee Award
2007: Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs, Lifetime Achievement Award
2009: Provincial Historical Plaque Unveiling, Ontario Heritage Trust
2017: TDSB Jean Lumb Public School

Media

Filmography
Jean Lumb, Loving spoonfuls, Episode 2, Indivisual Productions Inc., 2001.
Quo Vadis, Mrs. Lumb?, National Film Board of Canada, 1965.
Spirit of the dragon, written, directed and produced by Gil Gauvreau, Convergence Productions, 2002. (Winner of the National Film Board of Canada's Outstanding Documentary Award at the Reel World Festival 2003)
Under the willow tree: pioneer Chinese women in Canada, National Film Board of Canada, 1997.

Exhibition
"But women did come: a photographic exhibition on Chinese Canadian women", Chinese Canadian National Council, 1993.

References

Becker, William B. "Dining Out in Toronto: Kwongchow Chop Suey Tavern. "Michigan Living Motor News, vol. 61, no. 11 (May 1979), p. 27.
"A Chinese Paragon: Jean Lumb, C.M." Imagination 13 (May 1990), pp. 10–11.
Cannon, Margaret. "The Chinese Connection." Country Estate (Late Autumn 1990), pp. 35–44.
Chan, Arlene. Spirit of the dragon: Jean Lumb, a proud Chinese Canadian.  Toronto: Umbrella Press, 1997.
Chinese Canadian National Council, Women's Committee.  Jin Guo: voices of Chinese Canadian women.  Toronto:  Women's Press, 1992.
"Dragon Ball". Country Estate (Late Spring 1990), pp. 68–69.
Forster, Merna. "A Chinese Voice, Jean Lumb 1919-2002." 100 Canadian Heroines. Toronto: The Dundurn Group, 2004.
Growe, Sarah Jane. "Grandmothers are really cooking." Toronto Star (April 15, 2000),p. J16.
Growe, Sarah Jane. "Leaving a legacy important for us all." Toronto Star (November 24, 2001), p. M21.
Huang, Evelyn and Lawrence Jeffrey.  Voices from a community.  Vancouver:  Douglas & McIntyre, 1992.
"Jean Lumb Award." Chinese Education Journal (Canada) (Winter 1998), pp. 6–7, 8.
Keung, Nicholas. "A fresh look at our past." Toronto Star (October 8, 2004), p. B01.
Moore, Brian. "Toronto." National Geographic (n.d.), pp. 52–56.
Our grandmothers, ourselves: reflections on Canadian women. Edited by Gina Vallee. Toronto: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2005.
Sherwood, George. Legends in their time: young heroes and victims of Canada. Toronto:Natural Heritage Books, c2006.
"Someone's in the Kitchen with David" Star Week (April 1–8, 2000), p. 6.
Stein, David Lewis. "Toronto: What makes It Tick?" Chatelaine (August 1978), pp. 36–37, 95.
Stollery, Peter. "The Emergence of the Chinese Establishment: West from Canton, East from Spadina and South for the Writer." Toronto Life. (December 1976), pp. 27–35.
Urquhart, Ian. "Chinatown Fights Back the High-Rise Shadows." The Telegram (June 21, 1971)

External links
 Jean Lumb Foundation
 Jean Lumb's Recipes, Living Spoonfuls
 Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
 Former WCH Board Member Jean Lumb - A Visionary Women's College Hospital Newsletter, September 4, 2007.
 Book Review of The Spirit of the Dragon, the Story of Jean Lumb, CM, Vol.IV, no. 5, October 31, 1997
 "Kin for Hire" (CBC Archives, May 29, 1960)
 Oral History Museum
 Ontario Heritage Trust - Plaques & Markers

1919 births
2002 deaths
Businesspeople from British Columbia
Businesspeople from Toronto
Canadian citizenship judges
Canadian restaurateurs
Canadian people of Chinese descent
Members of the Order of Canada
People from Nanaimo


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Q: Switching from Debug into Release Mode with VS2010 as IDE and Intel C++ Compiler 13 I have a code of a Plug In from an SDK.
The code is in Debug Mode.
I use Intel Compiler which only applies optimizations in Release Mode.
Under configuration manager of the project only "Debug" mode is defined.
How could I switch to "Release" mode and enable all Intel Compiler's optimizations?
If I enable them on debug mode nothing is applied (Empty Report).
I couldn't find the trick to do so.
Thank You.
P.S.
I do use the /MT switch yet still.

A: Project configurations are managed by the user, so you can create Release configuration by yourself if it's missing. In the insides, they can differ by compiler options and defines, mostly. When I had very slow PC, I sometimes used configuration I've created, obviously named Debug_Optimized.
For example, Debug configuration usually has DEBUG defined. It makes some lines of code comment out, to speed up the resulting program.
You can usually speed up creation of another configuration by basing it on existing one. Look for all "Perfomance" and "Optimizations" tabs and set them according to your needs. There usually isn't one best configuration (sometimes "optimize for size" is faster than "optimize for speed"). Try these options out.

A: Ok, here is the solution,
First of all using the /MD or /MD, which is trivial.
Then define NDEBUG.
Pay attention to do this in every file in the project.
In my case, some files were set to /MTd which sets the Debug mode.
I used Intel Compiler and this thread might help:
http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/328136

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the man failed to report a horrific crime. he aided and abetted child abuse. lock him up.
What do you even say about this? It's so shameful, disgusting and appalling.
The Catholic Church has been covering this up for ages. This is, IMO, what happens when you try to make someone celibate, or go against nature.
I can't decide what's more appalling, that an organization that is supposed to be populated by disciples of a loving, just God would be set up in such a way that its first instinct is to cover up any wrongdoing, or that the Church views child abuse as a sin, but not a crime.
or that the Church views child abuse as a sin, but not a crime.
They're free to also think that the sky is yellow, but it doesn't make it so.
I'm disgusted with this. I can't believe the Church cares more about standing by its celibacy rather than protecting children from monsters. It's honestly making me wonder if I should remain a Catholic or go join another church.
It's honestly making me wonder if I should remain a Catholic or go join another church.
I long ago stopped attending Church and contributing to it financially. I do make exceptions for funeral & wedding masses or baptisms (to me they are about respect for the deceased or the couple getting married or the baby being baptized and not about religious affiliation), and if I am visiting my parents over Christmas, I will go so as to not cause conflict in that regard. Plus I actually kind of like Christmas carols and the whole season.
But I've also felt no compulsion whatsoever to join any other church or religion; frankly I feel rather unburdened. And you can still have a rich spiritual life (if that is what you want) without institutional relationships.
That said I think some part of me will always understand Catholicism as a cultural concept given my ethnicity and the strong relationship that culture and church have in the country of my birth - even though I no longer live there and haven't lived there for almost 20 years.
Same here. Even if I do leave the Church, part of me will always feel Catholic. I'll probably still get my ashes on Ash Wednesday and honor the Virgin Mary. I currently attend a faith sharing group at my church and if I do leave the Church, I'll probably keep going to those meetings simply because I like the people.
But with all the abuse going on and the cover-ups, I just can't find it in my conscience to continue attending its services and considering myself part of the institution.
It will be hard for my parents to accept me leaving Catholicism. When I first brought it up they flipped out. They said all other religions have their abuse problems, but the media doesn't report them because the media is anti-Catholic. My parents, particularly my dad, tends to believe Catholicism is the one true church, a belief that I never held.
This is just one of a great number of cases that are currently uncovered. It started about a month ago when the principal of the Canisius College here in Berlin, a private school of the Jesuit order, made public the abuse of several dozen of children by two former teachers at that school in the 1980s and early 90s, who were later transferred to other schools and did the same there. The principal became teacher at that school in the late 1990s and often heard rumours. He then used about every chance he had, e.g. reunions of former students, to approach them and discretely tell them if something happened to them, or they knew about it, he would be there to make it public. He was then promoted to become the principal, and when he had enough information to feel save and go forward he did so.
Since then more and more abuse cases through priests, Catholic teachers etc. became public, some dating back to the 1950s, but some also committed very recently. I have no clue, but it most approach 100 victims or so. It's a lot.
The church is only very slowly becoming active in investigating, and this article, I think, also makes it pretty apparent what kind of parallel society that is we have here, called the Catholic church. They really think they are above law and can handle everything internally, and the leader of the German Bishop Conference a few days ago even admitted systematic cover-ups of priests who abused girls and boys.
The Pope sent out a pastoral letter a few days ago to Ireland, without a word on the cases being uncovered here or in Austria or in any other country. I don't think he truly cares the least bit.
The celibacy most certainly is one of the key factors, but the Catholic church is still denying it. Even more despicable. A German theologian is a strong critic of celibacy for more than two decades now. And about 20 years ago today's pope revoked his licence to teach Catholic theology for his views on the dangers of celibacy.
Pope Forgives Molested Children | The Onion - America's Finest News Source This Onion article, from 2002 and about the cases in the US, is pretty relevant again, and I cannot help but think that this is not even far from the truth as regards the real view by the Catholic church.
But I didn't and will not baptize my children into a church that would sooner protect its financial assets than its most vulnerable members (amongst many objectionable practices).
If the church is a disease, these are its festering, contagious sores.


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Large A/NZ businesses struggle in the battle for transformation
Organisations in healthcare and manufacturing industries struggling to build innovative cultures
Rob O'Neill (New Zealand Reseller News) 09 August, 2018 08:00
Andrew Groth (Infosys)
Credit: Infosys
Large businesses in Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) struggle to build disruptive business models at scale due to a lack of digital maturity, a new study has found.
The major barriers they face are also largely internal rather than in the market.
By industry, healthcare organisations struggled most to build a culture of innovation followed by manufacturing, which was also the sector reporting itself most challenged by digital disruption.
Only 17 per cent of A/NZ businesses with more than 1000 employees and $1 billion in revenue were digitally mature enough to create disruptive plays at scale compared to a global cohort of 22 per cent, according to research undertaken by consulting and technology services company Infosys.
The report classified three clusters based on digital maturity: visionaries, explorers and watchers.
Around 17 per cent of A/NZ respondents were identified as visionaries, indicating that fewer trans-Tasman business leaders have identified digital transformation as a central part of their business strategy.
Visionaries are defined as leaders who "transform to meet business objectives through new business models and an innovative culture" and "understand digital is central to the success of future endeavours".
The majority of A/NZ businesses surveyed (55 per cent) fall into the explorers category, compared with 50 per cent globally, who are focusing on digital transformation for the differentiation value it gives them in either customer experience or an uplift in brand value.
The remaining 28 per cent of are identified as watchers, those that have partially deployed digital initiatives but are focused on efficiency-driven outcomes, on par with global research.
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Internal challenges rather than external market forces are cited as a major barrier to change with resourcing and legacy issues preventing organisations from making rapid progress.
Organisational silos (38 per cent) and transforming from a low risk organisation to an organisation that rewards experimentation (37 per cent) are the major challenges cited by A/NZ businesses, as well as hiring digital natives and building digital skillsets (38 per cent).
Senior leadership commitment (52 per cent) and change management (45 per cent) were the most important success factors in transformation - hiring digital natives and building digital skillsets (38 per cent) was also important.
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The survey, of senior IT decision-makers also reveals there is an understanding that business agility (85 per cent), enhancing digital culture (82 per cent), and delivering seamless customer experience (78 per cent) are key enablers of their ability to build disruptive business models at scale.
"Digital transformation is a process of constant re-invention, where businesses must implement disruptive models that create agility in constantly driving new experiences for the customers at scale," said Andrew Groth, senior vice president and regional head of Infosys A/NZ.
"What our research uncovers is that a large number of organisations are encumbered by rigid technology, the digital skills gap and more importantly a culture gap that stifles innovation, which is key to achieving a digitisation vision.
"This is ultimately resulting in businesses being unable to create the customer experience and competitive advantage at speed, eventually losing the mindshare with their customers."
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There is a skewed view of digital transformation, Groth said, with 67 per cent of A/NZ respondents having a clear outlook on opportunities, and a considerably lower 50 per cent having a clear understanding on threats.
"Interestingly, as businesses move to becoming digitally mature, there is a correlation between maturity and higher risk awareness, but we have some way to go in this market," Groth added.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): Does Whatever Spider-Acid Does
Posted on December 16, 2018 by SceneBefore
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, and stars Shameik Moore (Dope, The Get Down), Jake Johnson (New Girl, Jurassic World), Hailee Steinfeld (The Edge of Seventeen, True Grit), Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, House of Cards), Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, This Is Us), Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie, The Magic School Bus), Luna Lauren Velez (How to Get Away with Murder, Dexter), John Mulaney (Saturday Night Live, Big Mouth), Kimiko Glenn (DuckTales, Orange Is the New Black), Nicolas Cage (Mandy, Raising Arizona), and Liev Schreiber (Spotlight, X-Men Origins: Wolverine). This film is about Miles Morales, a teenage boy who may be Spider-Man in his own reality, but it just so turns out that there's a crossing in paths between several different realities. He eventually meets Peter Parker, who is Spider-Man in an alternate universe, and Parker guides Morales as he becomes the Spider-Man he'd ultimately want to be.
Going into "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," I have been exposed to all of the major trailers. When it comes to how I'd personally receive them, they started out weak, but each one improved over the last. I'd say there's a similar story when it comes to this movie itself, I wasn't all that excited for it, then I hear more about it, and I'm getting increasingly hyped. I imagine some people had a similar feeling in their minds when it comes to another animated film we've gotten this decade, specifically "The LEGO Movie." I can say that because I've seen the trailers, and part of it seemed weird, part of it seemed a little too kiddy. But once people heard more about it and its overwhelmingly positive word of mouth, it brought more excitement towards the eventual incoming audiences. I'm not saying "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" looked too kiddy or anything like that, but I'm saying that my hype levels for the movie were not all that high.
In fact, if you look up this movie on IMDb, you'd see it has three directors, the writing credits, on the surface, makes the movie come off as if it is a factory product with eight people. LUCKILY, that's not really the case when it comes to the movie's script, because only two people wrote "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," the rest just have to do with the comics (Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, etc.). Then again, I could be getting ahead of myself because after all, "Airplane" has three directors and many people seem to consider that film an all-time classic. This is doesn't even mention the fact that for two of the three directors, this is actually their directorial debut. They've done other work when it comes to film, but directing is not on their list until now. All the doubts that I had about this movie, let me just tell you right now, forget em. F*ck em. Screw em. Throw em away. This movie. Is. WILD.
Let's be real here, I love Spider-Man. Spider-Man is my favorite superhero of all time, and when it comes to theatrical releases, this might be the most fun I've had watching a "Spider-Man" film since 2004's "Spider-Man 2." Yeeeah, I'll be honest, "Homecoming" was kind of wasted. And I'll also be honest, when it comes to comic book movies this year, this personally might rival "Infinity War," which says something.
If you have ever read my review for "Ant-Man and the Wasp," I manage to compare my experience watching that movie, which was ultimately mediocre, to what it could have been like as a ten year old kid. I said if I were a ten year old kid, there's a chance I'd enjoy it more than I did watching it as an adult. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," made me unleash my inner child and reminded me of how awesome the character is.
Speaking of awesome, let's talk about Miles Morales. I thought the depth provided to this character made deeply me care about him. I thought his story was fantastic, I related to his character in a way that is almost similar to how I relate to Peter Parker as a main character in numerous other "Spider-Man" stories. In this movie, Morales is a teenager in boarding school, who eventually finds a girl he likes, but he doesn't know how to control himself around her. I thought when it comes to playing "Spider-Man" himself, Morales is certainly worthy.
Speaking of which, let's talk about Peter Parker. We've seen Peter Parker at various ages on screen, we've seen him in college, in high school, and in this movie, he seems to be in his late twenties. We've also seen a side to Peter Parker we've never seen before… He's fat. If you have ever watched "Impractical Jokers" and seen the episode where Joe becomes a superhero per se, this is pretty much a Spider-Man-esque version of that. I partially say that because Joe's superhero name lives up to his own physique, specifically "Captain Fatbelly."
When it comes to Marvel movies, I have no problem whatsoever with pointing out some occasional lackluster villains. But this is a Sony movie, and not in the MCU, so that doesn't even matter here! There are a couple of antagonists in the film, most notably Doc Ock and Kingpin. BOTH OF THEM ARE AWESOME! I won't go into it, but be sure to lookout for Doc Ock's ultimate reveal, it is a crowd pleaser. As for Kingpin, he not only looks intimidating, he knows how to put up a fight. The chemistry between him, his cronies, and even Morales, are all things of beauty when it comes to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
On the topic of Morales and Kingpin, there's this one fight they get into towards the end of the movie, it is perhaps one of the flashiest, wackiest, and balls to the wall action sequences I've ever witnessed out of a comic book movie. In fact, going back to my skepticisms, one of the doubts I had when it comes to "Spider-Verse" is the animation style. When I saw the teaser, I was like, did we just reenter the stone age? But the more I saw, the more I realized it was supposed to look like a comic book on the big screen. Granted, there are already a lot of films that take a comic book-like animation style, but I don't recall a film like this that got a theatrical release or perhaps resembled quality as much as "Spider-Verse." Not only did the comic book animation style benefit the movie as a delightful quirk, but it also helped at poking fun at comic books themselves. You would occasionally see random text boxes to establish thoughts going on in someone's head or a location, sometimes when Spidey's swinging, you'd see the word "Thwip" pop up, and speaking of things that pop up, the same can also be said for when Spider-Man is shouting "WOOOOOOOO!" It almost reminds me of "Pixels" when the characters "scored points" for doing something they need to do to get their mission done.
Another little spark of kudos has to go to the writing. This movie is written by Phil Lord, who also wrote "The LEGO Movie," one of the funniest animations I've ever seen. Speaking of Lord, he also co-directed "22 Jump Street," a movie which the other screenwriter, Rodney Rothman, happened to pen. Aside from those comic book quirks this movie has a fetish for showing off, the film manages to be humorous, charming, shocking, and even a tad emotional. Even the idea for this movie was surprisingly grand. The execution of this multiverse concept was done with absolute brilliance. I was able to buy into all of these Spider-people being who they are, and some of them come off as just plain funny. There's a film noir style Spider-Man, there's an anime style Spider-Man, there's even a Spider-Pig!
"Spider-Pig, Spider-Pig. / Does whatever a Spider-Pig does. / Can he swing / from a web? No he can't, / He's a Pig. / Look out! / He is the Spider-Pig. -Homer Simpson
OK, well, technically he's referred to as "Spider-Ham," but who cares?
There is not really much else I'd want to say when it comes to "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," but one thing I will say, is that there's a possibility, that this movie could be a game changer. There has been an over-saturation of comic book based films and superhero movies put out on the big screen. However, I cannot recall the last time I saw one like this. For one thing, most of the comic book-based work we are getting today happens to be done in live-action. Also, this could potentially bring an increase of comic book-like superhero flicks. Maybe Disney would happen to get in on the action and do separate universes for heroes like Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange. Part of me also wonders since Warner Brothers/DC has no plans currently to do another "Superman" movie with Henry Cavill, if they want to do an animated "Superman" film in this sort of style at some point. Based on the box office, the quality of this film, and perhaps the spark that I BELIEVE it would make in young, aspiring filmmakers/animators, this genre only has potential to grow from this point. The comic book and superhero genre in film is already beyond enormous, and while part of me thinks sometimes that it is getting too big, there's another part of me that would love to see a little more of this style of filmmaking. And it's clear that people want to take this on. After all, it was recently announced that Sony is gonna try doing a female spinoff to this film. I don't know the full details, but I'm hearing Gwen Stacy is going to be playing a significant role.
In the end, this is not just a fantastic comic book movie, but it's also a great movie by itself. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" is a well animated, weird, and nicely done film. It reminds me of why I love "Spider-Man" as a character, and when it comes to theater experiences, this is definitely one of the best I had this year. I saw this in IMAX, and the sound for this movie is beyond crazy. The scenes with intense action or fast-paced effects almost made me bend over in awe. I want to say one thing about this movie. Even though this movie is animated, I wouldn't say it is entirely kid-friendly. To me, it's almost like a Pixar film. It's a film that families can enjoy, it's a film that kids and adults alike can find interesting. The jokes are smart, the animation is beautiful, and I don't think there's one single moment in the film that I think is specifically meant to cater to children. Also, another thing I will say is that this film is one of the wildest, most wicked things I've seen in a while. I cannot recall the last time I saw an animated movie that made me think a part of me was on acid for some of the runtime. I loved "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," not only is it one of my favorite Spidey films, but also one of favorite animations of the year! I'm gonna give "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" a 9/10. Sure, I called this movie a game changer, and yeah, it is one of my favorite "Spider-Man" movies, but as far as replay value goes, I think there are a couple other films that I'd rather watch more than this one this year. As a contribution to film and how it could revolutionize the game, this might be a 10/10, but for my overall verdict, I'd give a 9/10. That's just me though. Also, stay until the end of the credits, because there is a GREAT end credits scene! Thanks for reading this review! If you thought this was going to be the last 2018 comic book movie I'd review, you thought wrong. Next week is the release of "Aquaman." I have no set date as to when I'm seeing that, but I do have my sights set on seeing the film as soon as possible. I might go see a movie or two before, because I now have the time to do so, and with courtesy to AMC's $5 Ticket Tuesday, some may argue that I have the money to do so as well. Be sure to follow Scene Before either with a WordPress account or email so you stay tuned and swing on by for more great content! I want to know, did you see "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?" What did you think about it? Or, if Spider-Man were real, who or what would be your preferred vision of the masked hero? Let me know down below! Scene Before is your click to the flicks!
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Q: Enter BIOS Setup on Lenovo G580 I have installed Windows 7 on my Lenovo G580 laptop.
To enable Intel Virtualisation Technology, I need to go to BIOS.
When I start my laptop, it displays press F2 to enter BIOS Setting, F12 for Multi-Boot Menu.
When I press F2, instead of going to BIOS Settings, My laptop prompts for recovery of Windows 7.
Tried many ways by long pressing F2, Combination of Fn + F2, Installing BIOS Update, Nothing worked so far. I also tried pressing F2 repeatedly and quickly immediately after turning on the laptop. It goes to the Windows 7 Recovery Screen.

A: My first recommendation would be to press the button tho the right of the power button, while the computer is shut off. I believe it should come up with a menu to be able to go into the BIOS setup. I have a Lenovo Y50-70 and my "Novo Button Menu" appears when I press it.
If that does not work, please check this guide. It may just be the way it boots, or you may have enabled the "fast boot up" option in BIOS, in which(from my experience) it would not let you go into your BIOS

A: Press ESC, that usually gives you a list of things you can boot into. Also, try DEL instead of F2 to get to BIOS. On my laptop, it is F12 for some reason.

A: Here's what I did:

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*Turn your computer off.

*On the left hand side of your laptop next to the charger port. There is a small button.

*Hold the small button until the Lenovo logo appears.

*A small blue box with 4 options will appear on screen.

*Choose the one that meets your requirements

A: lenovo G580

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*power button

*delete or f2 key

*you will see "Boot Menu / App Menu"

*press Tab key to switch to App Menu

*Set up

A: Not an answer for the reported problem, but this might help someone searching for missing Bios setup option.
In my case - message to enter Bios (F2) or boot options (F12) was missing because Windows was restoring from suspend thus it was impossible to get into Bios.
Restoring Windows and doing regulart restart fixed the missing Bios messages.

A: I have found the same problem in Lenovo support which have something like below problem. :
Symptom
Customer installed Windows 7 64-bit and drivers. After the installation of intel hd graphics driver and laptop restart, Windows is unable to start normally. Windows will try to start the automatic startup recovery program (which is recommended by default). But this program will fail in resolving the problem. When Windows tries to start normally, it result in a blue screen. After windows restart, the boot menu is not showing through F12 key. F2 key for BIOS access is also not working.
Affected configurations
The symptom above may occur to the following systems:
G480/G580/G485/G585 without pre-installed OS
Solution

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*Try to remove the hard disk and do a reset by draining the power (press power button for 10 seconds without battery and AC adapter).

*Try to enter bios using F2 key.

If you are successful in entering the bios, Load up Bios default settings by F8 key within BIOS. Connect the Hard drive back and check again if you are able to access BIOS by pressing F2 key.
If the steps above didn't fix the issue, Bios will need to be re-flashed.
Thank you !!


Real Runner Reviews: Do you know when to replace your running shoes? The Mino does!
Do you know when to replace your running shoes? The Mino does!
Do you know that running on worn out shoes is one of the primary reasons for injuries in runners? Do you know when to replace your shoes? Trying to get a straight answer out of any runner or running store as to when you should replace your shoes is difficult at best. There are a few common theories.
One theory is that you should replace your shoes every 300-600 miles depending on the brand. I have read about runners who replace their shoes every 200 miles and others who run over 1,000 miles in a pair of shoes. The truth is that you can't really go by mileage because it depends on too many factors including you weight, running style, and type of terrain you run on.
Another popular theory is that you should replace your shoes every 6 months. This is not a good option either. I might run 400 miles in that 6 month period where another runner might run 100 or 2,000 miles in that same 6 month period. Many runners also have several pairs of shoes so they might not put that many miles on each pair of shoes.
The third theory that I hear a lot is that people retire a pair of shoes when they can tell that the cushion or sole of the shoe shows wear. The problem with this theory is that by the time you can see that the soles are worn out or that the cushioning has started to collapse, you have probably already started to injure yourself. So how do you know when to replace a pair of shoes?
There is a product called the Mino that can help. The Mino is a 2.5mm thick pad that you put under the insole of your shoes. It measures the compression each time you take a step. The best part is that you don't have to worry about when to replace your shoes. The Mino has a set of 6 lights. As you run more miles in your shoes, more lights will illuminate. When you get to the 5th (yellow) light you know that you will need to replace your shoes soon. The 6th (red) light means you need to replace your shoes now. Every once in a while, just lift up your insole and push the button on the Mino to see how many lights are lit up. It really is that simple.
My primary concern was if I would feel this under my insole or if it would change the way I ran. I was surprised to find out that I didn't even know it was there. The Mino comes with a 2nd pad to put in your other shoe so your feet will still be the same height from the ground.
Some runners track mileage for each shoe they run in. What a pain! I have several pairs of shoes and don't want to hassle with a spreadsheet to track my mileage. I absolutely love this product and I have a pair in every shoe that I own. For the month of November, you can purchase the Mino at 33% off ($10 each) at www.runmino.com. Use the coupon code "TEN" at checkout. You can find out more information about the Mino on their website as well.
Your shoes are intended to protect your feet for a set amount of miles and after that; you dramatically increase the chance of injury. I think the Mino could quite possibly be the product of the year in 2014. This would be a great holiday gift for the runner in your life. Grab your own Mino and let me know what you think.


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A surprise in today's Patch 9.1.5 PTR build includes HD updates to a couple of very obscure paintings dating all the way back to vanilla. Rather than updating the graphics alone, the images have also been censored, with one merely having its sexuality toned down and the other image changed entirely.
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The lounging lady could be found in Ravenholdt, while the robed woman's portrait is located in Stormwind's SI:7.
WoW contains a lot of paintings which were added in the original (vanilla) versions of the game, and while some of seem out of place with WoW's fantasy aesthetic, many are actually references to real life works of art. For example, the history behind the lounging lady was broken down in this helpful Reddit comment from 2016:
This is called a "reclining nude" - made famous by Renaissance Master Titian. Nearly every famous painter after him has had their own rendition of a reclining nude, it's almost a right of passage.
That being said, this is not a strictly erotic painting. Note the faint Harem pants covering her legs, and the cloth covering her face and lower arms. More than likely this would be a painting of the lady of the house. Although she is sexualized, it is more to display the power of her husband - he has the money and strength to not only have a babe, but also hire a painter to paint her beautiful figure.
Also note the craqueleur of the painting - literally the cracks on the surface of the oil paint (almost always happens to oil paintings). Although craqueleur can happen nearly immediately (as oil never technically 'dries') for it to be this extent would require a good deal of age of the painting. This furthers my belief that the painting has remained in the possession of the manor for a rather long time, helping me understand its a member of the household.
Lastly paintings were brought to lords of various noble women to marry (like tinder in the Middle Ages), and they would pick the best babe - this could be her betrothal painting. This isn't very likely however, because these paintings would be very non-erotic, dressed in full court regalia usually. Just another possible thought.
Another great example of these homages to real life art is the Undead version of American Gothic, an extremely famous painting dating back to 1930.
The WoW version alongside its real life inspiration.
While the only images changed so far are those two very obscure paintings found in Ravenholdt and Stormwind's SI:7, it would seem that Blizzard is making an attempt to reduce the amount of sexualization within the game, similar to the change to Jaina Proudmoore's hero art in Hearthstone. There aren't a whole lot of pictures like this within the game, so it's unlikely that players would even notice the change if not for datamining, though it does raise questions as to whether other sexualized content such as the demonic Succubus model or Steamy Romance Novels might also be changed at some point. Combined with other changes such as rewriting the infamous dialogue between Garrosh and Sylvanas in Cataclysm, it all points to a slow but gradual shift within WoW.
The hero artwork for Jaina was also changed without explanation in early 2019.
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A Igreja Católica na Sérvia é parte da Igreja Católica universal, em comunhão com a liderança espiritual do Papa, em Roma, e da Santa Sé. O catolicismo é reconhecido pelo governo como uma das sete religiões tradicionais do país (as outras são a Igreja Ortodoxa Sérvia, Igreja Evangélica Eslovaca, Igreja Cristã Reformada, Igreja Cristã Evangélica, islã e judaísmo), apesar da laicidade do Estado. Existem 356.957 católicos na Sérvia de acordo com o censo de 2011, que representa aproximadamente 5% da população.

História
A primeira concordata oficial entre o antigo Reino da Sérvia e Santa Sé foi firmada em 24 de junho de 1914. Pelo segundo artigo da Concordata, foi decidido que a Arquidiocese de Belgrado seria criada. Por causa da saída da Primeira Guerra Mundial, essas disposições não puderam ser implementadas, e somente após a guerra novos arranjos foram feitos na divisão territorial.

Em 1918, a Sérvia tornou-se parte do recém-formado Reino da Iugoslávia. Em 1924, a Arquidiocese de Belgrado foi oficialmente criada e o primeiro arcebispo foi nomeado. As negociações sobre a nova Concordata entre o Reino e a Santa Sé foram conduzidas pelo Ministro da Justiça Iugoslavo Ljudevit Auer e pelo Cardeal Eugenio Pacelli (que mais tarde se tornaria o Papa Pio XII). A concordata foi assinada em 1935, mas nunca foi oficialmente ratificada por causa de uma crise política na Iugoslávia (1936–1937).

Organização territorial

Dentro da Sérvia, a hierarquia católica do rito latino consiste em uma arquidiocese, três dioceses e uma administração apostólica.

Além disso, o Exarcado do Apostólico Bizantino da Sérvia e Montenegro foi estabelecido em 2002 para católicos orientais do rito bizantino na Sérvia e Montenegro. Em 2013, a jurisdição do Exarcado Apostólico foi reduzida apenas à Sérvia.

A Diocese de Syrmia é sufragânea da Arquidiocese de Đakovo-Osijek na Croácia. Kosovo é um território disputado que unilateralmente declarou independência da Sérvia em 2008; desde 2000 está sob o controle da Administração Apostólica de Prizren, que também cobre partes povoadas por albaneses do sul da Sérvia.

Estatísticas

Conferência Episcopal Internacional dos Santos Cirilo e Metódio

A Conferência Episcopal Internacional dos Santos Cirilo e Metódio é a Conferência Episcopal Católica Internacional que inclui a Sérvia, Kosovo, Montenegro e Macedônia do Norte. Os membros permanentes são os bispos católicos e os arcebispos dos quatro países. Dois bispos são autorizados (Exarcado Apostólico) para os distritos jurisdicionais do rito bizantino. A partir de 2012, o Presidente da Conferência é o arcebispo de Bar, Zef Gashi. A conferência é membro do Conselho de Conferências Episcopais da Europa.

Nunciatura Apostólica
A nunciatura apostólica na Iugoslávia foi estabelecida em 1920. No final da Segunda Guerra Mundial, as relações diplomáticas foram interrompidas, para serem retomadas em 14 de agosto de 1970. Em 2003 foi assumido o nome de nunciatura apostólica na Sérvia e Montenegro. Em 19 de junho de 2006 a atual nunciatura apostólica na Sérvia foi estabelecida.

Ver também
Religião na Sérvia
Igreja Católica na Croácia
Igreja Católica na Bósnia e Herzegovina
Igreja Católica na Eslovênia


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Cultures of Performance in the Post-Classical Mediterranean
Presenters' papers will be circulated 7-10 days in advance.
Additional readings will be made available on Rebecca's carrel, Rock A33.
Laura Dingeldein
"Gaining Christ through Virtue: Paul's Vision of Non-Jews' Moral Progress"
Location: Seminar Room, Department of Religious Studies
Daria Resh
"Rhetoric and Orality in the Life of St. Theoktiste of Lesbos"
J. L. Austin, How To Do Things With Words (Oxford, 1962).
Adam Becker, New York University
Nasser Abufarha, The Making of A Human Bomb: An Ethnography of Palestinian Resistance (Durham, 2009), chapters 1 and 5.
Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, "Martyrdom as Piety: Mysticism and National Identity in Iran-Iraq War Poetry," Der Islam 87 (2012): 248-273.
Faisal Devji, Landscapes of the Jihad: Militancy, Morality, Modernity (Ithaca, 2005), chapter 4.
Scott DiGiulio
"Ordine rerum fortuito: Structure, Meaning, and Intratext in the Noctes Atticae"
Jason König, Saints and Symposiasts: The Literature of Food and the Symposium in Greco-Roman and Early Christian Culture (Cambridge, 2012), chapters 1-3.
Byron MacDougall
"Gregory's Prooemia and Festival Rhetoric: a first exercise in theoria"
Ruth Webb, Demons and Dancers: Performance in Late Antiquity (Cambridge, 2008), introduction and chapter 1.
Rebecca Falcasantos
"Civic Cult Practice as a Technology of Identity Construction in Late Antique Constantinople"
Catherine Bell, Ritual Theory, Ritual Practice (Oxford, 1992), chapters 5 and 9.
Amy Hollywood, "Performativity, Citationality, Ritualization," History of Religions 42.2 (Nov. 2002): 93-115.
Christine Shepardson, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Sarah Craft
"Saints in Text and in the Landscape"
Daniel Picus
"Over These Things I Weep: Learning to Mourn in Lamentations Rabbah"
Ophir Münz-Manor, Open University of Israel
"Liturgical Poetry and the Creation of Ritual Space in Late Antique Churches and Synagogues"
Ruth Webb, Université Lille 3
Graduate Student Workshop: "Fiction, Mimesis and Performance: Forms of Presence and Agency in Imperial and Late Antique Texts and Cultures."Also read:
Plutarch, Life of Pericles.
Plutarch, How the Young Man Should Study Poetry.
Sextus Empericus, Against the Grammarians, "Whether the Historical Part is Feasible."
Theon, Progymnasmata (on reading, listening, and debating with ancient texts).
Selections from Plato, Republic (on mimesis in education).
John Chrysostom, Against the Games and Theater.
J.R. Morgan, "Make-believe and Make Believe: The Fictionality of the Greek Novels," in C. Gill and T.P. Wiseman, eds., Lies and Fiction in the Ancient World (Exeter, 1993).
"The Body of the Pantomime Dancer: Between Presence and Representation"
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Giant splash of Harper not likely from Zaidi
Jon Paul Morosi
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Farhan Zaidi has been the Giants' president of baseball operations for all of one day, so it's a little too soon to know if he's ready to spend more than $300 million on Bryce Harper.
But a number of clues suggest that he isn't.
• At Wednesday's introductory news conference, Zaidi celebrated the virtue of incremental roster upgrades. He made specific reference to the A's acquisition of Khris Davis before the 2016 season -- when Davis was earning a little more than $500,000 per year.
Since then, Davis has hit 133 home runs -- the most of any Major League player over that span. Thus, Zaidi implied that teams do not need to spend lavishly on free agents in order to land a leading home-run hitter. And that was probably not an accidental reference.
• The Giants already have the fourth largest 2018 payroll of any Major League team, according to Spotrac. If anything, Zaidi is seeking additional maneuverability in salaries and defensive versatility among position players. A signing of Harper would not accomplish either of those objectives.
• Zaidi spent roughly four years as the Dodgers' general manager. During that time, the team's richest free-agent position-player contract belonged to Justin Turner at four years, $64 million.
• Finally, there's this: If Zaidi signs Harper this offseason, the move will define the early years of Zaidi's tenure with the Giants. The way Harper plays would be inextricably linked to the way Zaidi is viewed by an enthusiastic, demanding fan base. That does not sound like the approach favored by Zaidi, an executive known for working strategically and methodically.
Virtually every aspect of Zaidi's baseball background suggests he is predisposed to avoid massive expenditures on star free agents -- especially at the outset of his tenure in a new job. And now that Giants CEO Larry Baer is on record as saying Zaidi has autonomy to implement his own vision -- free from any ownership edict to make a splashy acquisition for 2019 -- we should expect Zaidi to operate as he has before.
At this time last year, the Giants were desperate to win in the short term. (Trades for Evan Longoria and Andrew McCutchen resulted.) Now the Giants are intent on winning sustainably in the long term. That is a fundamental shift -- and one that probably does not involve guaranteeing $300 million (or more) to a single player, weeks after taking the job.
In fact, based on Wednesday's news conference, the Giants are more likely to trade an icon (ace Madison Bumgarner) than sign one (Harper). Bumgarner has only one season left before free agency, and he could appeal to GMs who are reluctant to meet the market price for Patrick Corbin, the top free-agent starting pitcher.
Harper's agent Scott Boras is said to be very pleased with the initial industry interest in his client, who enviably has a reported $300 million contract offer from the Nationals as a fallback option. Harper is about to become extraordinarily wealthy, but probably not in San Francisco.


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Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
David Loeff's musings on books and other topics
What's that awful smell?
6:06 pm 11 May 2019
Can conditions in the United States get any worse? Donald Trump has never achieved as high as a 45 percent approval rating, while except during the first days of his presidency, his disapproval rating has remained above 50 percent .
Whatever your politics, numbers don't lie. Too many are displeased. Something stinks in Washington. During the early 1870s, two writers also suffered offended nostrils and together wrote a novel about it. Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner called their era the Gilded Age. That's gilded, not golden. Their era lacked the solidity of deep values, having instead only a golden coating upon an unworthy foundation.
The book begins before the Civil War but largely details the years that follow. Historically this period marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, and some of the book's characters are among its unwitting victims. This period saw massive capital investment in railroads and machinery as well as massive displacement of small business men and landholders. While the book's events occur at the beginning of the age, its title lent its name to the era itself.
There are parallels here to our own age. At its height, the Gilded Age brought about massive income inequality. Some grew enormously wealthy while masses of others suffered in dire poverty. Since the 1980s our own society has moved in this direction as well. While the incomes of the top ten percent have stayed even with the living costs, those of the bottom 89 percent have not. The incomes of the wealthiest among us have soared, yet unlike Icarus, they show no signs of falling toward Earth. The technology sector with its high salaries distributed among relatively few workers echoes the effect of industrialization, though some writers fear that this time workers won't eventually share its benefits after robots and AI eliminate their jobs.
The book touches upon industrialization as several of its characters seek speculative wealth from a new railroad line. However the bulk of the action takes place in Washington DC. Laura and her brother, George Washington Hawkins, as well as the ever optimistic and ever impoverished, Colonel Beriah Sellers, enjoy the patronage of the pious Senator Dilworthy. Since the book contains much satire, the reader is not overly surprised when Laura approaches the good senator in his study as he reads from an upside down Bible.
Washington in 1873, just like today, is a place where corruption prospers. Unlike that of today, however, the corruption is almost quaintly innocent. This book was the first novel from two authors who would subsequently write a good few more. It's not their best. That said, it's not that bad. Twain at his worst is better than most and Warner also writes well. However, the work doesn't flow as well as what one would expect from authors with email and modern equipment. I'm glad I read it though. Along with satire it packs plenty of drama and provides a taste of what life was like in earlier days.
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If it moves ... and what doesn't?
8:59 am 20 September 2018
Motion is considered in all its aspects in this readable book for non-scientists. You'll know a good deal more after reading this, and more still if you read it again in a few years.
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What you don't know could hurt you
1:49 pm 1 November 2017
The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality
Kindle version available now. Hardback available November 3, 2017
In recent years income inequality has soared to levels not seen since the stock market crashed in 1929. In January this year, Oxfam reported that eight individuals owned as much as half the world's population. A number of books address the problem of extreme inequality, but this one is a bit different. This one focuses on sources of inequality arising from places where others haven't thought to look. As it examines rent-seeking it finds examples in four areas: finance, intellectual property, occupational licensing and land use. Heretofore I considered three of those areas economically neutral, if not benign. Now I know why they are not. And that's something the general public should know as well. Highly recommended reading.
For those who waited
11:18 am 27 January 2017
Some people associate Ellis Island with immigrants viewing the Statue of Liberty on their way to debarkation. The words at the statue's base read, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
On America's western shore, however, there was no statue to greet new arrivals when they disembarked on Angel Island. Because immigration laws can change, and because they can do so while passengers are still at sea, some Chinese immigrants spent months waiting on Angel Island while their cases were being decided. Some, after their long waits, were forced to return home.
Some Chinese immigrants passed the time writing poetry upon the walls of their prison. Although many of the poems the men's poems were preserved, the woman's barracks burned down and none of the women's poems remain.
Colorado author, Teow Lim Goh, has re-imagined their poetry in her book, Islanders. Her poetry is stark, inciteful, and very sad. Her notes at the volume's end provide a short history of Chinese immigration to the United States. Recommended.
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Narcissist villain creates chaos with hypnotic magic
7:46 pm 28 November 2016
This is urban fantasy at its best and most digital to date. The plot unfolds smoothly—it's not predictable, but it doesn't stretch the constraints of its trope either.
The hero is a damaged man discovering himself again as he fights for his life. He brings along a scarred woman and an alien It's a strange trip and when it ends it isn't quite over.
Along the way you'll meet a villain that thrives on spewing chaos out into the world. He's a megalomaniac of grand proportions. I find parallels in current political trends. But since it's too early to see how those trends will play out, this book offers an alternate ride.
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9:50 pm 25 July 2016
Here's something that looks like it might be interesting. How many strange, but real, names have you run across? Every one of these belongs to a real person.
The message is love
5:46 pm 23 June 2016
I saw the Dalai Lama speak in Boulder, Colorado this morning. I couldn't hear well and it seemed like every time he made an important point I only heard the grinding of an ice machine in the concession stand. Even so, I feel fortunate and grateful that I was able to attend.
Before he began, the city of Boulder presented him with a bicycle helmet—an appropriate gift for that college town. He put the helmet on, then he said it could represent protection against affliction on one's life journey.
He spoke both in English and Tibetan (through his interpreter), and impressed me as both erudite and humble, both knowledgeable and inquisitive. He urged his fellow believers to practice a 21st century Buddhism, rather than one appropriate to the past—a very contemporary idea from a man born 81 years ago.
I won't be lengthy and conclude with these words which I hope I took down correctly, "It is very important to understand that all world religions have the same message, and that is love."
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I got sick watching this video after a minute, but at least my close ones are still alive.
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When I'm not writing fiction I'm often out walking and pondering the nature of consciousness. This video makes the point that Quantum Physics proves that consciousness brings material reality into being. It then hodge-podges its way into a discussion of how the brain creates consciousness. So how can material reality and consciousness mutually create each other?
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Global warming denier published crap book
9:30 am 16 April 2016
I read somewhere that there are deal breakers when it comes to finding a blog to follow.
At first, I dismissed it as a non issue.
But then when I read a reviewers giving this piece of crap 4 stars and said it was informative. Inform about what? I know it is either a fake,or I am reading a global warming denier's blog.
Click to the link to see a long list of global change deniers who wrote crap books.
My feeling when I see that book is like....
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Not yet convinced
6:11 pm 9 April 2016
Here's a dilemma: Most psychologists are materialists and consider thoughts and consciousness to be epiphenomena. An epiphenomena is one that occurs parallel to the phenomena under study. It's there, but psychologists can't measure it like behavior, or treat it like a physical object. It's ephemeral, and undescribed. Materialists deal with matter, and thoughts aren't that. Whatever thoughts may be, they are not something that materialists are comfortable with examining.
Quantum physics presents a picture of reality that is very different than the one presented by classical, Newtonian physics. Although quantum physics was born over a century ago, some scientists cling to the materialism that grew out of pre-quantum, Newtonian physics. This works well for describing reality most of the time, but occasionally it biases what we consider possible, or restricts our methods of inquiry.
Quantum physics has called traditional materialism into question, and Amit Goswami questions materialist explanations of consciousness as well. Quantum physics proves that observers can't be separated from observations. Before an observation is made, little can be said about atomic particles--they only exist as probability waves. Only when observation collapses a probability wave, creating a measurement, can anything certain be said about particles. This finding has baffled many and continues to do so. Goswami believes it implies that consciousness is a force in nature. As such, consciousness is unitary in nature, however people experience themselves as individuals and only occasionally become aware of the One that they are expressions of. For hundreds of years religious mystics have sought direct experience of the One through prayer, meditation, fasting, sitting vigils, etc. For mystics, direct experience constitutes proof. For scientists, experimental results are required.
Goswami provides no experimental proof. He doesn't even suggest an experimental path to test his theory. Physicists critical of String Theory acknowledge its elegance, but complain that it lacks testability. Goswami's theory is likewise elegant but lacking testability. He suggests that proof may come through paranormal research, but much of that research is highly controversial. Too many paranormal-leaning scientists have accepted results that stage magicians have easily refuted. In the end, Goswami's ideas are more suggestive than explanatory. I'd recommend another book with a more convincing explanation of consciousness, but I haven't found it yet.
Reading progress update: I've read 33%.
9:45 am 30 March 2016
Slickest piece of writing I've read in a while. Interesting ideas.
11:55 am 25 March 2016
They say it's tough to keep a secret in a small town, but in Settler keeping a secret is a matter of life and death. That's because of the rift between the two obsidian columns. Unearthly things come through the Rift. The Rifters protect us from those nasties while keeping their existence secret.
Although she's a newcomer to settler, and hasn't even drawn her first paycheck as town librarian, Daelin is not only a Rifter but has also been recently promoted to Initiate. A lot has happened to her since losing her job and personal goods in New York. There, her boss betrayed her. Here, she's asked to trust the Rifters. It bothers her to be keeping secrets from her new teammates, but her life is full of uncertainties and it's difficult to know where to place her trust. Unresolved issues with family, friendships and teammates fill her head when she's not fighting for her life.
One thing I like about this story is the way it explores the main character's personal issues and back stories. Another thing I like is its location. If you've ever wondered what it's like to live in a small western town and about the secrets that small town people keep, you'll find out here, at least
fictitiously. It's a story filled with goofily repurposed gadgets, missing and temporally misplaced persons, and lots of sandwiches.
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I picked up a copy for free on Amazon. This book has more than 50 reviews, many quite positive. It's the author's only Amazon entry and the first of a series.
It lives up to its claim of being Lovecraftian cyberpunk noir. The detective noir is well realized, the cyberpunk, appropriate. As for the Lovecraftian bits … well, they creeped me out.
Our heroine, Saru, like many noir detectives, makes steady use of whatever alcohol she carries or comes across. She thinks this makes it more difficult to hack her implants. But it doesn't work. She's prone to odd blackouts and dysphoria. But that's understandable. What's attacking her is not of this world, and it wants to incorporate her, along with the multitude it already has.
This dismal dystopian story is creepier than a Bosch Hell and as conventional as psychotic delusions:
"Looking at his kindly old Santa Claus face it was almost impossible to imagine that he had just shot wires into her neck and sucked out her blood, that he was talking to her above a pit full of thousands of bodies in front of the cathedral of an alien death cult … "
If you like this sort of thing, you'll probably enjoy this book. SPOILER ALERT: It doesn't end like a detective story but in a literal Deus Ex Machina.
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Ideas, yes. Coherence, no
3:15 am 20 January 2016
Just as an electron leaps from an atom's inner orbital ring to an outer one, creative ideas occur just as suddenly. Such quantum leaps inspire this book's title.
But it's a mish-mash. True, there's some physics in it. There's also ideas from Hinduism, Jungian Psychology, and some others that are the author's own. However, the book lacks a coherent theory or argument. And that's why it doesn't work for me.
I didn't finish this book, but I did read enough to know it wouldn't provide the answers I sought. This is the paradox I want to solve: Quantum Physics proves that observers can't be separated from observations. This implies, as Goswami believes, that consciousness is a force in nature. Yet psychologists treat consciousness as an epiphenomena. An epiphenomena is one that occurs parallel to the phenomena under study. This means one can study activity within the brain and the behavior it creates, but one can never say anything about consciousness. So, what is consciousness?
Goswami addressed this more thoroughly in a previous book, The Self-Aware Universe: How Consciousness Creates the Material World. When I initially read this book I knew less about physics than I do now. I'm currently re-reading it. I wasn't convinced by Goswami's argument the first time. I'll let you know if a second reading changes my mind.
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I robot. You robot?
6:31 pm 11 January 2016
Although this interesting story is readably told, I didn't enjoy it much. I found the dialog unconvincing and several points overstated.
The title refers to a hypothetical method by which an artificially intelligent machine could convince a human that its intelligence was natural. In the book, robots were indistinguishable from humans because some humans had embedded chips enhancing their abilities. This seems unconvincing to me since it overlooks other ways of telling humans from robots.
I recently re-watched the movie, Blade Runner. Although it was made years ago I still find it convincing despite the cheesy way in which it presents genetic engineering. I had no difficulty believing that Replicants are intelligent engineered beings which exist in the distant future of 2019.
What makes Blade Runner believable is good world building. It's inadequate to simply state that the climate is over-heated and human extinction imminent. A reader must be shown, and not with garden parties that are indistinguishable from those of the present day. Better world building would have improved this book.
A final point: Although the author sometimes gets it right, he sometimes confuses intelligence with consciousness. This is forgivable because some scientific writers have made the same mistake. However, the two are not the same.
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595. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent data provided by a body (details supplied); the measures he proposes to take to ensure sufficient general practitioner capacity in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62842/21]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice, including the limited access to GP services in certain areas. We are working to ensure patients across the country continue to have access to GP services and that general practice is sustainable in all areas into the future.
GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Where a vacancy arises in a practice with a GMS contract, the HSE becomes actively involved in the selection process to find a replacement GP.
Several efforts to increase the number of practicing GPs have been undertaken in recent years. The number of entrants to GP training has increased from 120 in 2009 to 233 this year, with large increases made in recent years. Further increases are expected as responsibility for training has transferred from the HSE to the Irish College of General Practitioners. Changes have been made to the entry provisions to the GMS scheme to facilitate more flexible/shared GMS contracts, and to the retirement provisions for GPs under the GMS scheme. An enhanced supports package for rural GP practices was also introduced.
Recent developments in relation to general practice, in particular the 2019 Agreement on Contractual Reform and Service Development, have helped to re-establish general practice in Ireland as an attractive career choice. The additional investment, which will amount to €210 million annually once the Agreement is fully implemented, provides for an increase in capitation fees, improved maternity and paternity arrangements as well as enhanced supports for rural practices. In addition, targeted on-going funding of €2 million will also be set aside to provide additional support to practices in deprived urban areas. The wider reforms in the health service will also help to provide an atmosphere in which the practice of medicine in Ireland will remain attractive. The additional investment in general practice provides a sound basis for ensuring that GPs have access to a credible and rewarding career path in Ireland.
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Q: Creating custom forms in WPF? I'm currently learning WPF. I really am enjoying it so far. I love how easy it is to make great looking apps, and would like to create an app that has a custom window border. I would like for it to look something like this:

I know I could just easily change the Window type to not have a boarder and go from there, but that seems to much like WinForms. Wouldn't it be better to just create a class that derived from Window and styled it? If so how can I do this? Thanks!

A: To show non-standard borders you have to set AllowsTransparency=True and no Border from the window.  Whether you want to do this in the class is up to you.  You basically have to realize WPF is really just a DirectX application hosted in a standard window.  So you if you want non-standard Windows behavior, you have to drop the standard window border and start re-wiring it based on the standard window events you want to handle. Dragging, minimize/maximize/restore, Title bar.
Really, it shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes to an hour to come up with something close to what you want, and you could certainly put your custom window in a base class for re-use on down the road.
I have a feeling, for most cases, this is going to be the better and quicker option than trying override default Windows drawing.

A: Here's a great article on customizing Window "chrome" with WPF:
Custom Window Chrome in WPF
It is accompanied by a Code Gallery project from which you can download the code:
WPF Chrome

A: There is a product called "Blendables" which contains a ChromelessWindow control in their "Essentials Mix" bundle which makes this very easy to do. I've never actually used it myself, I just know it exists and thought it might be of use. At bare minimum it shows that you can do what you ask about creating reusable, templatable chrome.