Europe is showing its true, ugly-very ugly self....!!
Observing the recent developments in Europe, one can not but feel utter shame and disgust.
The refugee crisis that has been troubling our continent for the past year, has finally managed to bring the EU on the verge of disintegration.
The Schengen Agreement, that offers us citizens one of the greatest benefits from our country's EU membership, is under threat.
In most countries, the Far-Right is gaining support, fences are being put in place, anti-immigrant protests and sentiments are on the rise, while our governments are still debating how to respond.
European nations haven't managed to coordinate their efforts in dealing with this challenge. While some, like Sweden and Germany, have done more than their fair share, others preferred to do the minimum possible.
Most Eastern European states, have turned even anti-European and decided to vote in governments that are openly Euro-skeptic, anti-immigrant and conservative. Empowering of course the British skeptics, which since the very beginning of this humanitarian crisis, found just another reason to turn their backs to the rest of Europe. They have now added the immigration crisis into their list of reasons to leave the EU.
Poland, together with Hungary now form a rising Euro-skeptic block in the Eastern Europe, promoting, nationalism and populism, where there once was optimism and hope for the European project. Naturally bringing these two countries in coalition with Germany, who seems to be increasingly the only nation still supporting European integration.
Others like Slovakia and Cyprus, have openly stated that they would only accept Christian refugees, while the Baltic states have also turned sour on the idea of accepting Muslims.
In this absolute ugly mess, Greece's EU partners shamelessly have often called for the country to be kicked out of the Schengen Agreement, because apparently "it can not guard its own borders!"
This is plain scapegoating, just as they did with the euro crisis. Instead of admitting that the euro-zone was very badly designed, they blamed all its failures on its weakest link.
Now they are placing Greece again on the defendant seat, blaming it for the worsening refugee crisis. It is a disgraceful claim, as Greece once again is being unfairly treated by its so called "partners".
First of all Greece has mainly sea borders with its neighbor-Turkey, which the Europeans decided to give 3 billion euro in order to bribe them and make them help Europe with the problem. To no avail of course.
It is very difficult to guard such extended shorelines against such volumes of people arriving; no nation was ever prepared for such thing. But a continent with some of the most prosperous nations of this world, should have been.
It is Europe collectively that should have already coped on and created a unified force to deal with the problem; either a common European army or an empowered FRONTEX, in which all EU countries would contribute and be part of.
Greece is not the desired destination for the refugees, the rich states of the North are. Thus making this problem a European one, not just a Greek or Turkish one.
There are simply no words to describe the above statement. It is at least vile and outrageous. If Greece ever openly proceeded in such practices, I am sure that countries like Belgium would be the first to throw stones at it for being undemocratic, breaking humanitarian laws, non fitting for the European family etc.
But behind the scenes, the rich European states are unveiling their true selfish, arrogant and fascist face. If they really cared about solving the refugee crisis, they would have acted years ago. This problem has been accumulating, confined in the borders of Jordan, Turkey and Iraq for years now.
Why hasn't Europe, too absorbed by sorting out its own finances, foreseen the potential disaster and done something about it? Assist the Middle Eastern countries and help the refugees to stay in the region. Offer them humanitarian assistance and use diplomacy, to convince other rich nations of the world to contribute in this effort.
Now that the crisis has reach a breaking point, they are seeking someone to take the blame and be ridiculed. And so it is Greece again who must answer for the mess, while the finger must be pointed to the rich Western European countries and their arms industries who have been supplying weapons to the region, fueling this disastrous conflict, while they are making profit out of it.
In addition, Europe's governments and media must answer for their support of US foreign policy in the region, supporting the Syrian rebels and fanning the conflict in order to destabilize the region. Once you meddle with other countries' internal affairs, who must be able to accept the consequences. Most EU governments have been supporting America and its policies in Syria.
Also we must not forget that Europe has been where Syria is now in the past, after WW2. Especially the Eastern European countries, which have seen waves of refugees escaping to the Western part of the continent over the past decades, one would expect them now to be very supportive towards the Syrians.
It was not long ago, that the stereotype of the "Polish plumber" stealing jobs from Western Europeans, was also shaming our continent. Europe has become an ugly place to live and I am increasingly disgusted with where the continent and the EU are heading.
My view of Europe is an open society with open internal borders, a beacon of humanity and prosperity that's true to its values that it so much prides itself of. There is so little of this on display nowadays and as Europeans are increasingly turning more xenophobic and nationalist, I hold little hope for a future united Europe, that will be a happy place to live in.
Indeed to declare on a piece of paper egalitarianism and solidarity in order to form a more perfect union and then violate those principles in practice, ultimately means that the union will disintegrate or a civil war will ensue, to wit the United States of America. Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat its worst mistakes.
Multiculturalism and religious pluralism has never worked out well for Europe. I would not imagine Germany, Austria, or even Italy becoming eager to welcome these refugees. In such bad economic situation, where jobs are scarce, could Europe really afford to accommodate refugees?
You write that "European states are unveiling their true selfish, arrogant and fascist face. If they really cared about solving the refugee crisis, they would have acted years ago." I am sorry Mr. Mouzeviris but Europe has its fair share of concerns other than the refugee crisis and cannot act like Santa Clause, giving generous hand-outs to refugees. And stop using the word "fascist" so loosely. It is NOT FASCIST to protect YOUR NATION, YOUR HERITAGE, YOUR HISTORY AS PEOPLE. I am sure the founding fathers of your nation would have been infuriated with your open policy "anything goes" views.
The truth of the matter is that EUROPE DOES NOT OWE THESE REFUGEES ANYTHING. Not one thing. Start having pride in yourself and your culture and you will NOT HAVE THE SAME 'NICE, NICE' VIEWS AS YOU DO.
Honestly, this is what I always loved most about Europe: The tough, no-nonsense leadership that is able to keep immigrants out of Europe to preserve the continent's history and heritage!
Europe always took pride of Democracy, human rights, tolerance, freedom and now you ask Europeans to "protect YOUR NATION, YOUR HERITAGE, YOUR HISTORY AS PEOPLE"? Words of tolerance?
"EUROPE DOES NOT OWE THESE REFUGEES ANYTHING" I sincerely hope you are not European and you are part of some kind of Tramp-basket.
Alan, there should be NO tolerance for vultures who want to take advantage of what was created and developed in Europe. Europe really fought hard for truth-it does not need these vultures to take advantage of what was established after all it has been through. You really don't understand yourself as a European if you allow an open-door policy regarding immigration. You don't love your history, your continent, your nation? People like you are to blame for fake multiculturalism, fake religious pluralism, and the general mess European society is in!


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This is the monitor and editing-on-the-fly unit we (UVC-TV 19) use for big field productions.
This is the morning of the UMass Commencement... at 5:55 a.m.
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A screening of Taking Back Campus will be held Thursday October 1, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Cape Cod Lounge of the Student Union at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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'Tokunbo' is a short film produced and directed by Rogba Arimoro. The film stars Ibrahim Suleiman and Kiki Omeili.
This short film was shot with a Samsung Galaxy S9, hence it is a one-dimensional feature. All the acts in this film were done in the car.
This film tells the story of a young man (Ibrahim Suleiman) whose loving wife (Kiki Omeili) was lost to cancer after they lost their second child at birth. The film heralds the daily activities of this loving couple; their love story, their struggle for another baby, the challenge of the husband's lay-off at work and their ability to pull through their challenges/arguments with understanding.
The film, I would say is a feel-good movie until the couple lost their second child during birth and the wife became down with cancer.
During their visits to the hospital, the husband was showing every sign of bravery. Even when the wife begged him to leave her and move on with his life since was not what he married. He rebuked her and assures her that he is still in love with her even in that trying time.
When he lost his dear wife, selling the car was the only thing that could make him think less of the life without her because the car was part of their lives.
This film revolves around the car as part of a life that had to be forgotten. The film tends to show the experiences of these 'second hand' goods we buy have had. I've never thought about this before anyway until I watched this film. Every car has its own story to tell.
Considering that this film was shot on a phone and the lighting and all are top notches, I suggest that all films in Nigeria be shot with the same phone. Or, what do you think?


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Q: How to list the camera devices that are connected to a system using OpenCV? The question is complete in itself. Adding a few more details to include the things which I have already tried:

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*I have searched across stackexchange platform, but was unable to get my query solved.

*Through some clues which I gathered along the way, I could only count the number of connected devices.

VideoCapture class has been mentioned in some posts, but that was only so much useful.
I am working on Windows platform with C++.

A: I created this C++ class that allows you to enumerate the devices (including ID) that you can use in order to get the list of devices to use in OpenCV. It is hosted on GitHub
https://github.com/studiosi/OpenCVDeviceEnumerator
The idea is to use DirectShow to get all the devices that have the category with GUID CLSID_VideoInputDeviceCategory, and then, through an enumerator, you get in which order they appear on the system, which is the ID you need to open them on OpenCV by creating a VideoCapture object (by using the constructor that receives the ID, which would be the index of the device on the enumeration). Obviously, this approach only works on Windows.

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Q: Intercept all network communication that happens within the WebView I'd like to be able to stand between the WebView and the Server and observe and modify any data that goes in or out. This needs to happen within the host application.
I want to intercept everything - not only the simple GET requests that represent page loads. I want to be able to see all requests, regardless of the verb, for example a POST request triggered by a HTML form. I want to see redirects.
What are the use cases:

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*Attach additional headers to requests

*Read headers from responses

*Certificate pinning for every single request

I've read everything that I could find online. My conclusion is that there's no custom WebView implementation that I can plug into my application and satisfy my needs. The closest I've gotten so far is by using WebViewClient.shouldInterceptRequest. I execute the request by myself in a customized HTTP client (OkHttpClient) and return the response to the WebView.
Some key reasons why this doesn't work: Can't handle requests, executed within the HTML consistently; Even if I manage to handle them I can't get a hold onto the request body when it's a POST; I can't handle redirects. Last point is expanded in another question by me.
I read that shouldInterceptRequest was never intended for full network communication interception.
Currently I'm asking if I can plug my HTTP client somewhere else so that I don't disturb the functionality of the WebView.
Here's my code:
WebViewClient:
@Override
public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(final WebView view, String url) {
    Log.d(Constants.Tags.WEBVIEW_CLIENT, "WV REQUEST (OLD) " + url);
    return processRequest(url);
}

@Override
@TargetApi(21)
public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(final WebView view, WebResourceRequest
        interceptedRequest) {
    Log.d(Constants.Tags.WEBVIEW_CLIENT, "WV REQUEST (NEW) " + interceptedRequest.getUrl
            ().toString() + " " + interceptedRequest.getMethod());
    return processRequest(interceptedRequest);
}

@RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
private WebResourceResponse processRequest(WebResourceRequest ir) {
    if (!"GET".equals(ir.getMethod())) {
        Log.d(Constants.Tags.WEBVIEW_CLIENT, "IGNORING " + ir.getMethod() + " " + ir.getUrl());
        return null;
    }
    return processRequest(ir.getUrl().toString());
}

private WebResourceResponse processRequest(String url) {
    Request request = new Request.Builder().url(url).build();
    try {
        return processResponse(okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute());
    } catch (SSLHandshakeException e) {
        Log.d(Constants.Tags.WEBVIEW_CLIENT, "SSLHandshakeException: " + e.getMessage());
    } catch (IOException e) {
        Log.d(Constants.Tags.WEBVIEW_CLIENT, "IOException: " + e.getMessage());
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return null;
}

private WebResourceResponse processResponse(Response response) {
    String contentType = response.body().contentType().toString();

    if (contentType != null) {
        String mimeType = contentType;

        if (contentType.contains(";")) {
            mimeType = contentType.split(";")[0].trim();
        }

        WebResourceResponse webResourceResponse = new WebResourceResponse(mimeType, response
                .header("content-encoding", "utf-8")
                , response.body().byteStream());

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 21) {
            webResourceResponse.setResponseHeaders(convertHeaders(response.headers()));
            webResourceResponse.setStatusCodeAndReasonPhrase(response.code(),"whatever");
        }

        return webResourceResponse;
    }
    return null;
}

private Map<String, String> convertHeaders(Headers headers) {
    Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < headers.size(); i++) {
        map.put(headers.name(i), headers.value(i));
    }
    return map;
}

OkHttpClient:
public static OkHttpClient getNewHttpClient() {

    CertificatePinner.Builder certPinnerBuilder = new CertificatePinner.Builder();

    for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : THUMB_PRINTS.entrySet()) {
        certPinnerBuilder.add(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
    }

    CertificatePinner certPinner = certPinnerBuilder.build();

    OkHttpClient.Builder client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
            .certificatePinner(certPinner)
            .addNetworkInterceptor(new AdditionalHeaderInterceptor())
            .followRedirects(false)
            .followSslRedirects(false)
            .retryOnConnectionFailure(true)
            .connectTimeout(Constants.REQUEST_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
            .readTimeout(Constants.REQUEST_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
            .writeTimeout(Constants.REQUEST_TIMEOUT, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
            .cache(null);

    return enableTls12OnPreLollipop(client).build();
}

public static OkHttpClient.Builder enableTls12OnPreLollipop(OkHttpClient.Builder client) {
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16 && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 22) {
        try {
            SSLContext sc = SSLContext.getInstance("TLSv1.2");
            sc.init(null, null, null);
            client.sslSocketFactory(new Tls12SocketFactory(sc.getSocketFactory()));

            ConnectionSpec cs = new ConnectionSpec.Builder(ConnectionSpec.MODERN_TLS)
                    .tlsVersions(TlsVersion.TLS_1_2)
                    .build();

            List<ConnectionSpec> specs = new ArrayList<>();
            specs.add(cs);
            specs.add(ConnectionSpec.COMPATIBLE_TLS);
            specs.add(ConnectionSpec.CLEARTEXT);

            client.connectionSpecs(specs);
        } catch (Exception exc) {
            Log.e(Constants.Tags.GENERAL, "Error while setting TLS 1.2", exc);
        }
    }

    return client;
}


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Theatres – Shubert Theater
Shubert Theater
CT Playhouses, Live Performances, Theaters
Connecticut is home to many fine theaters. Whether you are looking to see a professional play, college drama, musical, ballet, or opera you will always find something going on in Connecticut. One of the great theaters in Connecticut is the Shubert Theater. The Shubert Theater opened it's doors in 1914 and has been called the, "Birthplace of the Nation's Greatest Hits" because of the number of American and world premieres that began on their stage. Located down the block from Yale University and New Haven Green, the Shubert Theater is perfect for an evening out with that special someone or the whole family. When attending the Shubert Theater check out the local restaurants and make this an evening to remember. You will find many fabulous restaurants, cafes, shops, and well known museums nearby.
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The Shubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut was built two years after the original Shubert Theater was opened in New York City. The opening night act was, The Belle of Bond Street, and included in it's cast Sam Bernard, who was one of the greatest stars of that time. Tickets were sold from 25 cents to $1.50.
Soon after opening, the Shubert Theater was chosen by the stars, producers and writers of theater to try out shows before opening them on Broadway. The location of the Shubert Theater made it a prime choice, with NYC being so close, the local people's support of the theater, and the extraordinary collection of restaurants, cafes, shops and museums nearby.
From the Shubert's opening season until today they have been a performing arts center presenting plays, musicals, opera, dance, classical music recitals, and concerts. Since the opening in 1914, the Shubert Theater has hosted over 600 pre-Broadway tryouts, including over 300 world premieres and 50 American premieres.
The Shubert gave many of the stars we know today their first break including Henry Fonda, Julie Andrews, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, Andy Griffith and John Travolta to name a few.
Pre-Broadway engagements are not just in the past for the Shubert Theater, today they are still opening some of the famous shows that go on to Broadway. With a history of exciting shows, stars and evenings to remeber the Shubert Theater is a must stop destination on your next visit to Connecticut.


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UPDATE: A second performance has been added! It will take place on October 15th at 7:30P, tickets on sale now.
Back again is the "Halloween at Hogwarts" with the Phoenix Symphony. Tickets go on sale on August 20th starting at $19. The show is October 16th, in downtown Phoenix.
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Japan-based virtual currency exchange Coincheck said Sunday it will refund about $400 million to customers after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of digital assets.
The company said it will use its own funds to reimburse about 46.3 billion yen to all 260,000 customers who lost their holdings of NEM, the 10th biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
On Friday, the company detected an "unauthorised access" of the exchange, and later suspended trading for all cryptocurrencies apart from bitcoin.
The resulting 58 billion yen ($530 million) loss exceeded the value of bitcoins which disappeared from MtGox in 2014.
The major Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange collapsed after admitting that 850,000 coins — worth around $480 million at the time — had disappeared from its vaults.
The high-profile demise of MtGox failed to douse the enthusiasm for virtual currencies in Japan, which in April became the first country in the world to proclaim it as legal tender.
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As many as 10,000 businesses in Japan are thought to accept bitcoin and bitFlyer, the country's main bitcoin exchange, saw its user base pass the one-million mark in November.
Many Japanese, especially younger investors, have been seduced by the idea of strong profits as the economy has seen years of ultra-low interest rates offering little in the way of traditional returns.
Major Japanese newspapers on Sunday labelled the management of virtual currencies at Coincheck as "sloppy" and said the company had "expanded business by putting safety second".
Local media added the Financial Services Agency was expected to take disciplinary measures against Coincheck, which proclaims itself "the leading bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange in Asia", following the theft.
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הורד את ePub
The Chinese Classics
מאת James Legge
WORKS OF MENCIUS.
With complete Indexes of Proper Names and Subjects.
The works of Mencius follow in order of specialty those of Confucius. Back to near two centuries before our era they were known and held in high esteem by the learned; often quotations were made from them. The earliest classical works of the Chinese like those of other nations, did not escape the edicts issued for their destruction.
Dr. Legge says, "Between Mencius and the rise of the Ts'in dynasty flourished the philosopher Seun K'ing, of whose writings enough is still preserved to form a large volume. By many he is regarded as the ablest of all the followers of Confucius. He several times makes mention of Mencius, and one of his most important chapters,—' That Human Nature is Evil/ seems to have been written expressly against Mencius' doctrine of goodness. He quotes his arguments, and endeavors to set them aside."
This doctrine of the "Goodness of Human Nature" had foes in those early times. Mencius seems to have luckily escaped the fury of the Ts'in dynasty. Chaou K'e, a commentator on Mencius says, "When Ts'in sought by its fires to destroy the classical books, and put the scholars to death in pits, there was an end of the school of Mencius. His Works, however, were included under the common name of 'Philosophical,' and so the tablets containing them escaped destruction."
This Writer suffered much for his erudition; born in A. D. 108, he passed through similar trials to those of the apostles of Jesus. Early distinguishing himself for intelligence, we can see why he could marry a relative of the great scholar and statesman, Ma Yung. His independent bearing towards this and others of his wife's relatives cost him all but life. During a seven years' illness that brought him near his grave he composed his epitaph. "Here lies a recluse of Han, by surname Chaou, and by name Kea. He had the will, but not the opportunity. Such was his fate. Alas!" He lived to suffer much, and write an important commentary on Mencius, of which he says, "I wished to set my mind on some literary work, by which I might be assisted to the government of my thoughts, and forget the approach of old age. But the six classics had all been explained and carefully elucidated by previous scholars. Of all tho orthodox school there was only
Mencius, wide and deep, minute and exquisite, yet obscure at times and hard to see through, who seemed to me to deserve to be properly ordered and digested. Upon this I brought forth whatever I had learned, collected testimonies from the classics and other books, and divided my author into chapters and sentences. My annotations are given along with the original text, and of every chapter I have separately indicated the scope. The Books I have divided into two Parts, the first and second, making in all fourteen sections.
"On the whole, with regard to my labour, I do not venture to think that it speaks the man of mark, but as a gift to the learner, it may dispel some doubts and resolve perplexities. It is not for me, however, to pronounce on its excellencies or defects. Let men of discernment who come after me observe its errors and omissions and correct them;—that will be a good service."
Others have followed him, even down to the present time, which shows Mencius is held in great repute by the learned of China through all ages of our era.
For the Life of Mencius I am entirely indebted to Dr. Legge. He is scarcely mentioned by any biographical work in the English language.
Like the accounts of all noted men of the early times of our world's history, Mencius had a most remarkable mother,


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South Milwaukee veteran: Stop saying 'Happy Memorial Day'
Posted: 6:36 PM, May 28, 2018
By: Tatiana Cash
South Milwaukee honored it's military service men and women with a modest parade consisting of local boy and girl scout troops, the city's fire engine and veterans.
The parade traveled from the American Legion Post 27 to the war memorial at Grant Park for an honoring ceremony.
Retired United States Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Patti Winter-Schmidt says being a woman in the military wasn't easy.
"It's still a man's military. But, we're slowly gaining ground and eventually, I'm thinking we'll--we'll take over eventually," said Winter-Schmidt.
Hundreds Gather For Memorial Day At Wood National Cemetery
Winter-Schmidt says she's proud of the community support because Memorial and Veterans Day are important to all service men and women. By honoring this day, people are remembering the fallen.
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I know it's really early but when to open?
Already thinking about opening for this spring. Last summer was my first with this pool (newly purchased house), and by the July thanks to a lot of reading on here I really had things figured out. Since we moved in May, we really didn't get the pool going until late May/June but given that it has full sun, I don't see a reason why I couldn't (necessarily) open in late-April/early-May for St. Louis, MO.
When do other folks open around here?
I would say when the water temp gets about 50F. It will be easy to clean and shouldn't need slamming (unless it needed it when you closed).
The cooler water will give you a bit of breathing room in case you need a bit of time to get it up to speed.
A lot of people dont like to open so early because of the springtime pollen and windborne seeds that get in the water.
I am about 4 hours south of you in Western Kentucky. I opened March 12th last year. That may have a little early, but I wont miss that date by far again this year.
I'm in MD and usually open late March. This year if time permits im opening in about a week. Water temp is at 48.
Would that be a general rule, it water temp gets upward of 55 deg it would be safer to open before alge can start. This is my first opening so clueless about when.
You need to factor in weather. Probably ok now, but don't ever open when there is risk of a hard freeze in the future. And oh yes, water temps in the 50s Algae growth will be slow if at all. Higher 50s still not that risky, but keep at least minimal FC Levels in place, because soon enough growth will start with a little temp increase.
Hi John. I'm across the river over in Troy IL so I can give you my advice, even though I've only owned my pool 2 winters.
So, it's March, and things have been very warm around here. But I still think we may see a freeze this month. My water temp is still in the low 50's, which is plenty cold to keep algae at bay, so I think I'm going to wait a little bit longer until I get my pool back up and fully running. However, your post has me thinking about just going for it.
Let me explain. I only partially closed my pool this year. I didn't cover it, all I did was winterize my pipes and pump/filter. I am tempted to get my pump back up and running so I can do a good vacuum and clean the floor up, as I've just been using a pole and net to dip leaves and large stuff out all winter. However, if I do, I will be paying very close attention to the weather forecasts and keeping my pump running if it gets below freezing again.
But I am confident in saying we are out of the season where we might find ourselves in a cold snap where the high doesn't get above 20 for several days. That's the kind of cold you need to really cause you plumbing problems. If all we get is a light freeze this month (which is probable) then it won't be hard to keep your pool safe. But you will still have to pay attention.
You'd be fine waiting a few weeks too though. I'll start feeling like I really need to get the pool "opened" when the water gets up into the 60's.
I've been wondering the same thing, my first spring opening too. We have an above ground pool, it looks messy with the cover on it all sagging, with leaves on top. It's been very warm and sunny, haven't checked the water temp yet but our winter cover is black, so I think that will be heating things up as well.
But then I think about the chemicals I'd be putting into it and the electricity, so don't want to jump the gun too early. I would welcome any other thoughts on opening time.
Open your pool before the water reaches 60 degrees, and the spring weather has settled. If you let the water get too warm and algae grows, it will consume any 'savings' of not opening a few weeks earlier when you have to SLAM.
Lots of good info here too.
I live in Virginia Beach and I opened last week.
Last spring I spent a TON of time and energy getting my filthy pool clean. Even though I opened it fairly early, it took me forever to get it clean as a thick film of crud needed to be scraped off the liner. It was a pain. I decided that there had to be a better way.
So last fall, even though the temps were too cool for swimming, I left the filter running. I backed off the duration to about 4 hours per day. What did that cost me? 50 cents per day? Then when the water got too cold for salt-chlor, I put a chlorine puck in the skimmer and ran it another week or three. I finally drained a foot of water out, cleaned the filter and covered it. This was probably in early November. Then, on two occasions this winter I added 2 gallons of bleach. Once I added a small puck to each end of the pool (on the white plastic step).
I took the cover off the last day of Feb and found perfectly clean water, no algae and only needed to skim out the pine needles that snuck under the cover. EASY. I added some pucks since the water is too cold for the salt chlorinator to function.
So, this is my new routine (unless someone tells me that I am really dicking things up by using this method). EASY. Plus, I hate looking at the cover. Even though its too cold to swim, I love seeing that gorgeous blue pool as opposed to the cover.
I do similar timing, I close late, usually in November and then open early, so far no later than late March. Its all a factor of temp for me, when it hits 50 I close, when it hits 50 I open. I do not add anything extra in fall, I mean I do not add a puck or any chlorine. When I open I put a few bottles of bleach in occasionally to keep FC up until i can get salt cell running. This method has always generated crystal clear water.
I'm in Tulsa and opened my pool today. Water temp 58 F. I too did not cover the pool but spent the winter digging leaves. Did a through vacuum today, adjusted the ph (from off scale to 7.3), and raised the FC to 4 ppm (CYA @40). Kreepy Krawler is running. Water is clear but has a light greenish hue to it. I may do a slam next weekend if it doesn't blue up.
My goal this year is to get a robot as I believe I can keep the pool crystal clear through the winter with one and techniques learned on this site.
Decided on Sunday to raise the FC to shock level. Three days of running the pump/filter and my water is now crystal clear, ready for swimming (well, maybe for the grandkids, needs to be a few degrees warmer for me).
The only thing that concerns me is the use of pucks. Since it was only a few, it shouldn't have made the CYA rise too high. I would check it just to be sure.
I am also in the St. Louis area. This will be our 5th year of opening our pool. Generally, we open when the water is around 58-59 degrees. (Close when it drops just below 60 degrees also). Usually our weather is steady enough in mid to late April to hold water temps just below 60. We have never covered our pool and it has always been clear, year round. We do have plenty of leaves to dig out periodically, but that's not a big deal compared to dealing with a cover and the surprise you might find when you do uncover. I know we've had some warm weather and I have the bug to open the pool too, but it's still a little early. March is already proving to be colder than our February was.


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from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import division
from os import environ
from os import getcwd
from pdb import set_trace
from random import uniform as rand
from random import randint as randi
import sys

# Update PYTHONPATH
HOME = environ['HOME']
axe = HOME + '/git/axe/axe/'  # AXE
pystat = HOME + '/git/pystat/'  # PySTAT
cwd = getcwd()  # Current Directory
sys.path.extend([axe, pystat, '../'])

from sklearn.ensemble import AdaBoostClassifier
from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier
from sklearn.neighbors import KNeighborsClassifier
from sklearn.tree import DecisionTreeClassifier
from Planners.XTREE.lib.weights import weights as W

from oracle import *
# from Planners.XTREE.lib.settingsWhere import o
from cliffsDelta import *
from hist import *
from smote import *
import Planners.XTREE.lib.makeAmodel as mam
from methods1 import *
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from counts import *
# import sk

class o:

  def __init__(i, **d):
    i.has().update(**d)

  def has(i):
    return i.__dict__

  def update(i, **d):
    i.has().update(d)
    return i

  def __repr__(i):
    show = [':%s %s' % (k, i.has()[k])
            for k in sorted(i.has().keys())
            if k[0] is not "_"]
    txt = ' '.join(show)
    if len(txt) > 60:
      show = map(lambda x: '\t' + x + '\n', show)
    return '{' + ' '.join(show) + '}'

def settings(**d):
  return o(
      name="WHAT",
      what="WHAT - A Contrast Set Planner",
      author="Rahul Krishna",
      copyleft="(c) 2014, MIT license, http://goo.gl/3UYBp",
      seed=1,
      f=None,
  ).update(**d)

opt = settings()

class vertex():

  def __init__(self, ID, rows):
    self._id = ID
    self.rows = rows
    self.represent = None

  def score(self):
    return np.mean([r.cells[-2] for r in self.rows])

  def representative(self, method='mean'):
    if method == 'mean':
      return [float(np.mean([k.cells[indx] for k in self.rows]))
              for indx in xrange(len(self.rows[0].cells) - 2)]
    elif method == 'median':
      return [float(np.median([k.cells[indx] for k in self.rows]))
              for indx in xrange(len(self.rows[0].cells) - 2)]
    elif method == 'best':
      return sorted(self.rows, key=lambda F: F.cells[-2])[0].cells[:-2]
    elif method == 'any':
      return any(self.rows).cells[:-2]

class treatments():

  def __init__(
          self,
          train,
          test,
          bin=False,
          far=True,
          method='best',
          train_df=None,
          test_df=None,
          fSelect=True,
          Prune=True,
          infoPrune=0.25,
          extent=0.75):
    self.test, self.train = test, train
    self.extent = extent
    self.fSelect = fSelect
    self.Prune = Prune
    self.method = method
    self.infoPrune = infoPrune
    self.far = far
    self.bin = bin
    self.new_Tab = []
    self.train_df = train_df if train_df \
        else createTbl(self.train, isBin=False, bugThres=1)

    self.test_df = test_df if test_df \
        else createTbl(self.test, isBin=False, bugThres=1)

  def clusterer(self):
    IDs = list(set([f.cells[-1] for f in self.train_df._rows]))
    clusters = []
    for _id in list(set(IDs)):

      clusters.append(vertex(ID=_id, rows=[f for f in self.train_df._rows
                                           if f.cells[-1] == _id]))
    return clusters

  def knn(self, one, two):
    pdistVect = []
#    set_trace()
    for ind, n in enumerate(two):
      pdistVect.append([ind,
                        euclidean(one.representative(method=self.method),
                                  n.representative(method=self.method))])
    indices = sorted(pdistVect, key=lambda F: F[1], reverse=self.far)
    return [two[n[0]] for n in indices]

  def getHyperplanes(self):
    hyperPlanes = []
    ClusterRows = self.clusterer()
    while ClusterRows:
      one = ClusterRows.pop()
      try:
        two = self.knn(one, ClusterRows)[1]
      except IndexError:
        two = one
      hyperPlanes.append([one, two])
    return hyperPlanes

  def projection(self, node_one, node_two, three):
    if node_one.score() < node_two.score():
      one, two = node_one, node_two
    else:
      one, two = node_two, node_one
    plane = [
        b - a for a,
        b in zip(
            one.representative(
                method=self.method),
            two.representative(
                method=self.method))]
    norm = np.linalg.norm(plane)
    unitVect = [p / norm for p in plane]
    proj = np.dot(three, unitVect)
    return proj

  def fWeight(self, criterion='Variance'):
    lbs = W(use=criterion).weights(self.train_df)
    sortedLbs = sorted(
        [l / max(lbs[0]) if max(lbs[0]) else 0 for l in lbs[0]], reverse=True)
    indx = int(self.infoPrune * len(sortedLbs)) - 1 if self.Prune else -1
    cutoff = sortedLbs[indx]
    L = [l / max(lbs[0]) if max(lbs[0]) else 0 for l in lbs[0]]
    return [0 if l < cutoff else l for l in L] if self.Prune else L

  def mutate(self, me, others):

    def new(my, good, extent, f=None):
      if my == good:
        return my
      elif f:
        return good if rand() < extent * f else my
      else:
        return good if rand() < extent else my

    def one234(pop, f=lambda x: id(x)):
      seen = []

      def oneOther():
        x = any(pop)
        while f(x) in seen:
          x = any(pop)
        seen.append(f(x))
        return x
      return oneOther()
    two = one234(others.rows)
    if self.bin:
      if self.fSelect:
        return [new(my, good, self.extent, f=f) for f, my, good in zip(
                opt.f, me[:-2], others.representative(method=self.method))]
      else:
        return [new(my, good, self.extent) for f, my, good in zip(
                opt.f, me[:-2], others.representative(method=self.method))]

    else:
      if self.fSelect:
        return [my + self.extent * f * (good - my) for f, my, good in zip(
            opt.f, me[:-2], others.representative(method=self.method))]
      else:
        return [my + self.extent * (good - my) for f, my, good in zip(
            opt.f, me[:-2], others.representative(method=self.method))]

  def main(self):
    hyperPlanes = self.getHyperplanes()
    opt.f = self.fWeight()
    aa = []
    for rows in self.test_df._rows:
      aa.append(rows.cells[:-2])
      newRow = rows
#       if rows.cells[-2] > 0:
      vertices = sorted(
          hyperPlanes,
          key=lambda F: self.projection(
              F[0],
              F[1],
              rows.cells[
                  :-2]),
          reverse=True)[0]
      [good, bad] = sorted(vertices, key=lambda F: F.score())
      newRow.cells[:-2] = self.mutate(rows.cells, good)
      self.new_Tab.append(newRow)
#     for gg, ff in zip(self.train_df._rows, self.test_df._rows):
#       print([b - a for b, a in zip(gg.cells[:-2], ff.cells[:-2])])
    # scatterPlot(train=self.train_df, test=aa, delta=self.new_Tab).pcaProj()

    return clone(
        self.test_df, rows=[r.cells for r in self.new_Tab], discrete=True)

def testPlanner2():
  dir = '../Data'
  one, two = explore(dir)
  fWeight = treatments(one[0], two[0]).fWeight(criterion='Variance')
  set_trace()

if __name__ == '__main__':
  testPlanner2()


Come join the Construction Industry of Maui at our monthly networking and education event.
RSVPs required to ensure enough food and beverages for all. Our regular attendance has been 50-80 people.
This month's education presentation topic "True Cost of Business".
Thank you to all our members for their continued support, fresh ideas and collaboration to make our entire industry and life on our island better. Prospective members and guests, we welcome you to join us to find out more about CIM, to network, relax and learn something new.
The Construction Industry of Maui holds monthly Pau Hana networking and educational events the 4th Wednesday of each month except December.
The Construction Industry of Maui is a Trade Council of the Maui Chamber of Commerce. Our members enjoy double benefits of both the Maui Chamber and CIM.
AIA Maui Meeting: "Front Street House Tour and Cantilever Stair Program"


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Case Study – Ilam Florist
Case Study – Genesys Medical Institute
Contact – Call 03 377 3637
A free online hormone self-test is the main method of generating leads for the Genesys Medical Institute, using Google Ads to drive traffic to the web page.
In 2013, Dr Kirk Moore from the Genesys Medical Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, asked me to help him generate more leads for his bioidentical hormone therapy clinic. The clinic was relatively new and struggling to attract patients.
We devised a strategy to use a free online test, where people could check for imbalance in their thyroid and other hormones. To get the test result, people had to enter their name, email and phone number. These details were then sent to the clinic and the staff followed them up with a phone call.
We built a website, which included the free online test (see the test here) and used Google Ads to drive traffic to the web page.
This strategy proved enormously successful. Since 2014, we have refined the process, until we are generating consistently around 200 leads per month at around $15 per lead.
I work closely with Jeff Pollock PA (Physician Assistant) who oversees the clinic's marketing. The online strategy we have developed is the main source of new patient enquiries for the clinic.
We have since developed a similar online test for the Genesys Men's Health, which is a partner of Genesys Medical Institute, specialising in bioidentical hormone therapy for men.
"I have been using Chris Mole's services for several years. He has been managing my Google Ads and built me two amazing websites. My business has grown tremendously over the years, thanks to Chris's expertise. I'm so grateful to have found him."
Jeff Pollock – Genesys Medical Institute, Salt Lake City
If you offer an incentive for people to give your their contact details (such as a free online test), and have Google Ads done correctly, you have a winning formula! That's what I have achieved for Genesys Medical Institute. And it's what I can achieve for your business too!
You are welcome to contact me and see if we're a good fit to work together. Call +64 3 377 3637 or use the contact form.
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package com.huayu.metis.storm.topology;

import backtype.storm.Config;
import backtype.storm.LocalCluster;
import backtype.storm.topology.TopologyBuilder;
import backtype.storm.tuple.Fields;
import backtype.storm.utils.Utils;
import com.huayu.metis.storm.ConstansValues;
import com.huayu.metis.storm.bolt.monitor.*;
import com.huayu.metis.storm.config.ApiMonitorConfig;
import com.huayu.metis.storm.spout.ApiCallDocument;
import com.huayu.metis.storm.spout.mongo.TimeBaseMongoSpout;

/**
 * Created by Administrator on 14-4-29.
 */
public class ApiMonitorLocalTopology {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        String configPath = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()
                .getResource("apimonitor.properties").getPath();
        System.out.println(configPath);
        //获取组件的配置
        ApiMonitorConfig apiMonitorConfig = new ApiMonitorConfig(configPath);
        Config config = apiMonitorConfig.build();

        TopologyBuilder builder = new TopologyBuilder();
        //设置基于源的数据
        builder.setSpout("source", new TimeBaseMongoSpout(ApiCallDocument.class));
        builder.setBolt("grouping", new ApiMonitorGroupingBolt()).shuffleGrouping("source");
        builder.setBolt("count", new ApiMonitorCountingBolt()).shuffleGrouping("grouping");
        builder.setBolt("sum", new ApiMonitorSumBolt(new String[]{"requestSize", "responseSize"})).shuffleGrouping("grouping");
        builder.setBolt("avg", new ApiMonitorAvgBolt(new String[]{"responseTime"})).shuffleGrouping("grouping");
        builder.setBolt("merge", new ApiMonitorMergeBolt(new Fields(
                ConstansValues.API_MONITOR_MERGE_COUNT,
                ConstansValues.API_MONITOR_MERGE_AVG,
                ConstansValues.API_MONITOR_MERGE_SUM)))
                .fieldsGrouping("count", new Fields(ConstansValues.API_MONITOR_MERGE_KEY))
                .fieldsGrouping("sum", new Fields(ConstansValues.API_MONITOR_MERGE_KEY))
                .fieldsGrouping("avg", new Fields(ConstansValues.API_MONITOR_MERGE_KEY));

        //这里是做测试用的
        LocalCluster cluster = new LocalCluster();
        cluster.submitTopology("api_monitor", config, builder.createTopology());

        Utils.sleep(2000000000);
        cluster.shutdown();

        System.out.println("Execute End");
    }
}


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Doug Williams (born June 25, 1969) is an American comedian from Montgomery, Alabama.

Early life and education
Williams was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He began performing stand-up comedy in 1990, five years before graduating from Alabama State University in 1995.

Career
After college, Williams moved to Los Angeles where he landed small roles in the 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor and First Kid. Since then, he has had guest roles on many sitcoms, including The Bernie Mac Show.

Doug Williams has served as host and executive producer of "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" for the past four seasons.

Williams voiced plans to co-write his own TV sitcom titled Domestic Doug. The show centered around protagonist "Doug Salter", a stand-up comedian trying to make it in Hollywood, not unlike Williams himself. The project never came to fruition.

Emmitt Smith roast
Doug Williams gained internet notoriety in the mid-2000s when a clip of him at a 2001 roasting of Emmitt Smith surfaced on the internet. Jamie Foxx, who hosted the event, continuously interrupted Williams' performance, speaking into his own microphone and making sarcastic remarks, acting as Williams's conscience; "Maybe I should say something nice about Emmitt and... wrap it up", "or maybe I should say something about how black people have to struggle. Yeah, that'll get em on my side."

In February 2010, Williams spoke about the incident in an interview with LAist: "I think a lot of people read more into it than it was. It was a roast, I'm not a roast-type of comedian. The situation just kind of caught me off-guard. I was new at the time. I was new to that environment. I was new to roasting. It's one of those things that happened and I'm better for it. It was a long time ago, I've learned a lot since then and I've come a long way since then." He added, "At that time, Jamie Foxx was an established well known comedian. Nobody knew who I was. It was a situation where no matter what happened, I wasn't going to get the best of him in that setting."

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

 www.dougwilliams.net – official site
 comedycentral.com – stand-up comedy clips

Living people
American stand-up comedians
African-American male comedians
American male comedians
21st-century American comedians
Writers from Montgomery, Alabama
Male actors from Montgomery, Alabama
21st-century African-American people
1969 births

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A.B. Simpson Devotional - Days of Heaven Upon Earth - Devotional for January 9.
"Not as I will, but as Thou wilt" (Matt. xxvi. 39).
"To will and do of His good pleasure" (Phil. ii. 13).
First. We should have the surrendered will. This is where we must all begin, by yielding up to God our natural will, and having Him possess it.
But next, He wants us to have the victorious will. As soon as He receives our will in honest surrender, He wants to put His will into it and make it stronger than ever for Him. It is henceforth no longer our will, but His will. And having yielded to His choice and placed itself under His direction, He wants to put into it all the strength and intensity of His own great will and make us positive, forceful, victorious and unmovable, even as Himself. "Not My will, but Thine be done." That is the first step. "Father, I will that they whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me." That is the second attitude. Both are divine; both are right; both are necessary to our right living and successful working for God.


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Ketamine and natural remedies for chronic depression
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Ketamine can teach us a lot about natural remedies for depression, said Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc, co-medical director of Inner Source Health, at the 2020 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City.
Historically, ketamine has been used as a hallucinogen and clinical anesthetic. In the 1990s, it became used in sub-anesthetic doses for psychomimetic and dissociative effects.
Since then, ketamine has become very popular, Bongiorno said. He said he does use it in his office, and he says, "it's more of a process than just exposing receptors to a drug."
In 2006, a randomized trial found that 71 percent of depression symptoms improved within one day and 29 percent were symptom-free in a day. More recently, in 2017, Yale University School of Medicine treated 14 suicidal patients in the emergency room with single subanesthetic intravenous bolus of ketamine and suicidal ideation was resolved within 40 minutes.
Structurally, ketamine has two isomers, S-ketamine and R-ketamine. S-ketamine is anesthetic and R-ketamine is hallucinogenic, Bongiorno said. Ketamine is a N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist. It increases mammalian specific target of rapamycin, sustained activation of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR), binds to acetylcholine's nicotinic receptors, binds to sigma receptors, activates brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and opioid activation. Ketamine is a glutamate blocker, Bongiorno said.
Functionally, ketamine effects include dendritic remodeling, it builds synaptic spines, calms cortical input, inhibit the thalamus, and potentiates effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid.
As promising as ketamine is, Bongiorno said there are some drawbacks. There is lack of data to ensure efficacy, effects are short-lived, and there are several side effects. It's meant to be used as in a dissociative dose, he said.
Bongiorno suggests natural treatment considerations that can mimic the mechanisms of ketamine for chronic depression symptoms. His recommendations include:
Contrary to popular recommendations, Bongiorno said sleep deprivation can offer relief for 40 percent to 60 percent of patients with depression, effecting GABA and glutamate contents in the brain. Unfortunately, once even a small amount of sleep thereafter sems to initiate the depression, but it is something to think about, Bongiorno said.
Water is naturally glutamate lowering and raises cerebral water concentrations. Exercise balances mTOR in the brain and activates mTORC1, he said.
When it comes to nutrition, Bongiorno said the first step is reducing sodium and avoiding glutamate-containing foods. Foods he says to recommend include peas, mushrooms, broccoli, tomatoes, matured cheese, and cured meats.
Supplements individually cannot produce the same results as ketamine, but when combined can modulate receptors and cell signaling mechanisms and affect individual parts of the cell in complex ways. Supplements Bongiorno recommends exploring include:
Berberines
A word of caution, Bonjiorno said practitioners should not give glycine to depressed patients. It may be excitatory in glutamine excess patients.
Neurosteroids binds to sigma receptors, including vitamin D, dehydroepiandrosterone, and pregnenolone. Bongiorno also recommends several herbs, including salvia divinorum, sorcosine, red cover and isoflavones, and Chinese herbal formulas like yueju.
"We can learn a lot from ketamine to inform natural treatments and get the patient on the right track," said Bongiorno. "I'm really starting to think that this is the way to go."
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[ARCHIVED] Airport Hangars Appraised
BOULDER CITY - City Council recently instructed staff to receive an appraisal for Boulder City Municipal Airport hangars. The general aviation hangars are located on Boulder City owned land and in a portion of the Boulder City Municipal Airport used primarily for private aircraft storage. Approximately 138 hangars have been constructed in this area and the location provides private aircraft with access and use of the main runways. The existing hangars are generally identified as pre-engineered metal buildings with sliding doors. Underground utilities have been extended to the units and the hangars are developed on reinforced concrete slabs. The units being appraised as part of this appraisal assignment include 28 general aviation hangars which were constructed in or around 1990. The units are generally center wall attached and consist of two sizes. Twenty units include 1,530 square feet while eight units include 1,710 square feet. The hangars are generally identified as leasehold improvements which have been constructed as part of a long-term ground lease.
The complete appraisal can be read here.


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Arrest warrant issued for 108 former police officers in Turkey
Turkish police acted on an arrest warrant for 108 former police officers accused of membership in an outlawed religious movement and have caught 60 of them so far, the Anadolu state news agency said.
Among the names suspected of belonging to the Fethullah Gülen movement were a former police chief, police superintendents, and a sergeant.
The Gülen movement is accused by the government of masterminding last year's failed coup, in which 248 people were killed when military forces began attacking state institutions.
In the aftermath, Turkey announced a state of emergency, and has laid off 94,867 public servants over the past year as part of ongoing investigations into the movement.
108 eski polis için FETÖ'den gözaltı kararı
Political wing of Turkey's coup plot still shrouded in mystery
How the failed coup changed Turkey
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Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, who will be next seen in Mulk alongside Rishi Kapoor, has turned a year older today (August 1). Taapsee surprised everyone with gutsy characters in content-driven films like Naam Shabana, Soorma, Pink under her belt. To top off that list was also her short film debut, Nitishastra that rocked and shocked audiences worldwide.
On her birthday, let's look at 5 reasons why Taapsee Pannu has stood out and made her mark in such a short span of her career.
South Indian and Bollywood success: While a lot of actors come from one industry to another to try their luck, but Taapsee has seen success in both. She has built a name for herself in Telugu and Tamil cinema and Bollywood too. The actress has worked with the bigwigs of all industries and dubs her own lines no matter which language.
The roles she chooses: In over 5 years the actress has played a spy, a hockey player, a small town Punjabi Kudi, a victim who fights for her rights, a lawyer who fights for a community that is repeatedly targeted, a visually challenged girl and a martial arts instructor. In between all of this she also played a stereotypical Bollywood heroine as well in Judwaa.
No Godfather: A lot of people sometimes need help to get by, especially in the entertainment industry. They use political connections, family connections and business associations to get ahead. But Taapsee hasn't taken that route; she began with no godfather and continues to rule the cinemas solely on her talent, hard work and skill.
Rocking at South film industry: Her film Neevevaro is slated for release soon. She will soon begin working on another project in Tamil. In the last three years, she has managed to do 6 south films while shooting for 10 Bollywood flicks.
'Never give up' attitude: Taapsee has had an uphill climb to get where she has gotten. But even with a gap of a year and a half between Chashme Badoor and Baby, the actress refused to give up hope and kept at it. Her hard work showed with back-to-back films like Baby, Pink, Ghazi Attack, Naam Shabana, Judwaa 2 — all becoming successes.


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Beloved Black Maned Lion Shot In Zimbabwe
By Eve Sherrill York, 6th Aug 2015 | Follow this author | RSS Feed
Posted in Wikinut>News>Crime
Cecil, a rare black maned lion who had been a popular fixture at the Hwange National Park, was found beheaded and skinned recently. Bait was used to lure the lion out away from the protective area of the park.
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It has been in the news the last few days that a Minnesota dentist had paid $50,000 for a permit to hunt in the area earlier this month. Initiially wounded by the dentists bow and arrow they continued to hunt down the animal for another 40 hours finishing the beloved lion off with a gun shot.
Cecil was a 13 year old lion collared for a study going on in the area. He had been in the park for over a decade and was well known there.
Walter James Palmer is the name of the Minnesota dentist who is now saying he didn't know that the hunt was illegal and that he had trusted his guides and felt he had acquired all necessary permits. He has temporarily closed his office due to death threats and criticism received on social media. He has had to close down the River Bluff Dental website and Facebook account due to the situation.
According to the Professional Hunters Association eleven African countries issue lion hunting permits. South Africa's is the largest bringing in $675 million. There are 15,000 Americans going on hunting safaris each year.
Most recently Walter Palmer wrote a letter of apology to his patients on Tuesday. He says he did not know that this lion was the well known lion of the area and wasn't made aware until after the hunt was over. He is in hopes that things will get back to normal soon.
However, authorities in Zimbabwe have located the two men who helped Palmer and they will appear in court on possible poaching charges. The authorities are actively pursuing Walter Palmer in this case as well. A "We the People" petition has been posted on the White House's official website which has nearly 70,000 signatures already. They are hoping to urge the Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Secretary of State John Kerry to cooperate and to extradite Palmer back to Zimbabwe to stand trial for this atrocity .
Animal Activism, Black Maned Lioned, Poaching
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This is a very sad case. This chap Palmer must be sent to jail
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Raiders TE Darren Waller to miss Sunday's game against Washington with knee injury
By The Athletic Staff
December 4, 2021Updated 5:36 PM EST
Raiders tight end Darren Waller will miss Sunday's matchup against the Washington Football Team after suffering a knee injury in Las Vegas' Thanksgiving Day win against the Cowboys. He was described as week to week by Raiders coach Rich Bisaccia on Monday.
Waller left the Thanksgiving game twice with different injuries. He was initially ruled questionable to return with a back injury in the first quarter but returned to the game in the second before suffering a knee injury. He had two catches for 33 yards in that game.
The Athletic's Vic Tafur confirmed that Waller was diagnosed with a strained IT band.
Waller has 53 catches for 643 yards and two touchdowns this season. The Raiders are 6-5.
(Photo: Sarah Stier / Getty Images)
Raiders vs. Washington: DeSean Jackson's resurgence, plus 10 observations and our predictions
Tashan Reed
Jackson, fresh off a three-catch, 102-yard performance against the Cowboys, said he would like to end his career with the Raiders.
Tafur: Jack Del Rio would love to send Derek Carr and the Raiders season off the tracks
Vic Tafur
Del Rio, now Washington's defensive coordinator, was unceremoniously fired by Raiders owner Mark Davis after the 2017 season.
Why can't the Raiders get Darren Waller more involved consistently? Did they overcorrect after Week 1?
The Raiders threw to Darren Waller 19 times in the season opener. He's only seen as many as 10 targets in a game once since then.
A's stadium project EIR moves forward with vote from Oakland City Planning Commission


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Expertise » Social Entrepreneurship
Belarusian Crowdfunding Platforms: Overview and General Tips
Biz4all social entrepreneurship training programme consists of online and offline training events. Online assignments help participants to learn the theory and get better at practical things, while offline events provide opportunities to meet experts, gain experience and constant useful communication. On May 5-6, during the second day of the offline session dedicated to crowdfunding, the teams got deeper and deeper into the ins and outs of money raising activities.
Biz4all-2 training is part of the "Social Entrepreneurship Incubator" programme organized by ODB Brussels (Belgium) in partnership with TNU Network University (Netherlands) with financial support from the European Union.
The day began with a session by Aliaksandr Skrabouski, director of the "Dobra" fund and manager of Social Weekend, a social project competition. Aliaksandr spoke in detail about his competition, which remains the most large-scale project of such kind in Belarus. More than 2,000 unique applications has been sent to Social Weekend. Within the framework of the competition, more than 250 projects received support not only in the semi-finals and the finals, but also beyond the competition itself, thanks to the connection network build during training. "A few years ago, the market of non-commercial projects required money, so most applications we received were asking for funding. However, now the priority is the social value of the project, and the money, even though always needed, is not the main thing. Two season ago we made the conscious decision to stop announcing how much money the projects received in the competition, because we moved past this a long time ago, and the resources that are raised in the competition are incomparably smaller than everything people receive after the finals thanks to their newly established contacts and project development activities".
Kate Tikota (Biz4all-2 participant) and Aliaksandr Skrabouski during the Social Weekend competition
Photo: personal facebook page
At the moment, Social Weekend is in its 11th season. The competition is held twice a year: in spring and in autumn. The spring track starts in January-February with accepting and selecting applications. A separate event is the Hakathon dedicated to social projects. "Initially, we wanted to organize a Hakathon in order to encourage high-quality applications for our main competition. However, the very first Hakathon made it clear that it should be an independent event with its own target audience. At the Hakathon, we actively encourage the IT sector to take part in non-commercial projects, and the fourth Hakathon was even bigger than the main competition".
Crowdfunding in Belarus: TALAKA and Ulej
At the moment, Belarus has two platforms where projects can officially crowd fund: TALAKA and Ulej. On May 6, representatives of these platforms visited an offline training of Biz4all to present their platforms.
TALAKA was presented by project consultant Gleb Anisimau. The first important innovation is that the platform now takes a 7.5% commission (until this year, the platform took no commission for campaign postings). TALAKA currently offers eight ways of crowdfunding on their platform. You can read their detailed descriptions and differences on their website in the Talakosht section. The platform has about 40,000 users, most of them active either as authors or as project team members, and many support campaigns as donors.
A campaign can last from 30 to 160 days, but in special circumstances it can be extended for a special period of time. Over the past two and a half years, the platform has hosted more than 500 campaigns raising about 950,000 BYN, and about 60% of them were successful.
Practical crowdfunding and project implementation tips from TALAKA:
• When you plan a project, answer the following questions: what problem do you want to solve, who is going to benefit from it, who is going to support you, what resources do you have to raise, and what are you planning to get in the end;
• it is better to write down the problem and re-read, review, analyse it several times;
• imagine the situation where the problem has already been solved and compare it with what you imagined;
• identify what prevents you from reaching your goals right now;
• set specific business tasks to use the platform;
• pay attention to details, because very often it is the minor flaws that spoil the whole project;
• when you face rejection, do not focus on it too much: instead use the criticism to adjust your behaviour;
• constantly talk to the target audience;
• first get a team around you, then build a community, and only then try and raise money;
• it is important to have a project at the time of campaign launch, since even the greatest PR efforts cannot replace a specific project (service);
• be honest with oneself and analyse the situation objectively.
Olga Mzhelskaya, PR manager of the ulej.by platform, started by saying that over the three years, they managed to completely defeat stereotypes related to crowdfunding in Belarus. "The numbers prove there is a huge increase in interest both from people who develop projects and from those who donate funds. We used to have a stereotype that only Americans could raise tens of thousands of dollars in a crowdfunding campaign. However, we have recently had a campaign to raise funds to publish five volumes by Svetlana Alexievich in Belarusian. The project raised $115,000 in 50 days".
Olga urged the teams to be creative, as over the three years of Ulej the team realized that creativity was the most important thing. Without creativity, the project has few chances to become successful. It also needs an interesting idea and a clear project page. Ulej has held 154 successful campaigns, each raising 100% of funds or more, and has accepted applications from 2,400 project authors and financial contributions from 14,000 sponsors. The platform has totalled $530,000 in contributions, with $472,000 raised for successful projects. "In out first year, there wasn't really a community to talk about, because each project drew in its own group of people, but now you can see that certain people regularly donate money to projects in a certain field. Three most popular project categories are books, social issues and music".
The platform's principles are: free access, comprehensive support provided to authors, a personal manager who is always online and does not allow users to stay idle, the "all or nothing" principle, and a 10% commission in case the campaign has been successful.
Crowdfunding for CSOs: expertise from Ivan Viadzenin
The training day finished with a master class on project development by social entrepreneurship expert Ivan Viadzenin. He noted that organizing a project means being really involved, so you will not be able to say about certain things "I can't do this", as you will have to do everything. When a project lacks resources, the company may turn to a crowdfunding campaign. There cannot be a definitive way to assess your chances of success: it all depends on the project and the approach. Ivan provides his campaign expertise after he has received answers to four questions: team and competencies, budget, number of sponsors and promotion methods.
Stop list of things one cannot do while organizing a crowdfunding campaign:
1 do not deceive or mislead people;
2 do not spam;
3 do not be boring;
4 do not say "please give" but say "please take";
5 do not be unsympathetic and ungrateful;
6 do not fail to be flexible when things go wrong.
Some Biz4all-2 teams are already thinking about organizing their own crowdfunding campaign. Ivan Viadzenin did his best sharing his expertise on specific projects and requests from participants, so that they could start with a well thought-out and clear plan.
Text by: Valeriya Nikalaichyk
Photo by: Alyona Lis
The goal of the programme is to develop a package of social entrepreneurship training programmes in Russian using innovative international practices, as well as the experience of Belarusian diaspora representatives who have become successful entrepreneurs in European Union countries and the USA.
The material was prepared within the framework of the "Social Entrepreneurship Incubator", implemented by ODB Brussels in partnership with TNU Network University (Netherlands), Belarusian Youth Public Union "New Faces" and International Civil Association "Union of Belarusian of the world "Motherland", with support from the European Union.