text:
Samsung 78-inch SUHD JS9500 is one curved monster that's huge on features
Besides its software and apps, this model comes with a separate connected device about the size of an external keyboard that houses all the TV's connectors, including the LAN port, four HDMI 2.0 inputs and three USB ports.PHOTO: SAMSUNG
http://str.sg/ZBKo
Besides the visual treats, a smart interface lets you switch geographical regions
Sherwin Loh
Deputy Tech Editor
sherwinl@sph.com.sg
Samsung wrought an eye-catching change to its smart TV range this year, by adding a premium segment under the SUHD banner.
The term UHD, or Ultra High Definition, is associated with the latest in 4K display format. SUHD (the "S" bears no special meaning) refers to Samsung's newest implementation of it - using the Quantum dot panel technology. Quantum dot TVs are considered the best among TVs today, alongside the more expensive Organic light-emitting diode (Oled) TVs.
This 78-inch TV lives up to its billing. Being a UHD TV, there are plenty of details to savour. Everything looks sharp and vibrant, and the video quality is especially gorgeous with 4K content.
Furthermore, the deep colours just make everything pop, whether it is the colour-coded uniforms of the crew of the starship Enterprise in the Star Trek Into Darkness film, or the colour-saturated visuals from the TV series Sense8. With this TV, my eyes can't help but be drawn to the different parts of the screen, making me notice more of what's going on.
This 78-inch TV lives up to its billing... Everything looks sharp and vibrant, and the video quality is especially gorgeous with 4K content. Furthermore, the deep colours just make everything pop, whether it is the colour-coded uniforms of the crew of the starship Enterprise in the Star Trek Into Darkness film, or the colour-saturated visuals from the TV series Sense8.
Complementing the visual treats is a new smart TV interface, which uses Samsung's Tizen operating system. While this interface is still as complex as those in Samsung's earlier TVs, it shines in its nimbleness and capability.
Switching between apps and the TV's different modes is a breeze compared with some other smart TVs. The interface also allows you to reset the TV to a different geographical region. This is a feature that Samsung has been known for and which no other TV maker offers.
PROCESSOR: Octa core
OPERATING SYSTEM: Tizen
RESOLUTION: 3,840 pixels x 2,160 pixels
SCREEN CURVATURE: 4,200 R
DIGITAL BROADCASTING: DVB-T2
USB: 3
DESIGN: 4/5
FEATURES: 5/5
PERFORMANCE: 4/5
VALUE FOR MONEY: 4/5
But why would users here do this? To get content streaming apps installed, of course. Once I reset the TV to US, the software automatically downloaded the Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, HBO Go and other US-only content streaming apps into the TV.
Those who have subscribed to a VPN service can sign up with these streaming services, which offer 4K content.
With Netflix coming to Singapore early next year, chances are the Netflix app will eventually be available on many smart TVs here. However, other TVs are unlikely to match the wide selection of US streaming content services that can be had with Samsung's smart TVs such as this one.
Besides its software and apps, I also like the "One Connect" box that comes with this TV. This separate connected device is about the size of an external keyboard and houses all the TV's connectors, including the LAN port, four HDMI 2.0 inputs and three USB ports.
This makes it very easy to connect other devices to the TV, especially one as large as this. Imagine having to move this massive 78-inch beast just to plug in a cable. Having an external device also allows this TV to stay slim.
I also like the curved screen, which I find suits larger TVs better because it creates a more enveloping viewing experience.
With such a big TV, and with numerous menu options, a traditional keypad controller no longer works well. To address this, Samsung has updated its motion remote to provide an interface befitting its premium TV. The direction buttons still allow you to scroll through each menu. A mouse-like icon on the screen, which can be controlled by any gesture of the motion controller, offers further navigational help.
But LG's method of motion control on its smart TVs is still more precise and intuitive than the one used here, possibly because its webOS interface is more user- friendly and less cluttered in its layout.
Verdict: In terms of display quality, Oled TVs might still offer more, but this Quantum dot TV powerhouse comes close and offers the unique advantage of allowing access to a multitude of content streaming services.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 23, 2015, with the headline 'Curved monster that's huge on features'. Print Edition | Subscribe
TECH REVIEW


text:
export * from './loginEntity';
export * from './member';

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


In the future scientists will unlock the secrets of anti-gravity. With this discovery a new extreme sport will be formed called Jet Needle. In anti-gravity suits called Jet Suits daredevils will travel at high speeds through narrow passageways. Incredible skill and nerves of steel are required for this. Do you have what it takes?


text:
Urangan substation included in solar storage trial
THE Urangan substation has been included in a large-scale, network-connected battery trial to support the uptake of renewable energy across Queensland.
Ergon Energy's Urangan substation has been included in a battery trial to support the uptake of renewables. PHOTO: Supplied.
The Ergon Energy substation is one of five sites chosen to examine the potential for battery storage to assist in gaining the maximum advantage from Queensland's rooftop solar systems.
Member for Hervey Bay, Adrian Tantari said Queensland had one of the highest levels of solar system penetration in the world.
NOW READ: Tonnes of rubbish removed from Fraser Coast
"This is one area where we can start using this huge source of renewable energy in a smarter way," Mr Tantari said.
"This would include being able to store excess renewable energy generated by Queensland's rooftop solar units while working towards achieving Government's Renewable Energy Target," he said.
"The trial will also explore how these network-connected battery projects can provide economic benefits in communities across Queensland, therefore contributing to the state's economic recovery from COVID-19."
ALSO READ: Coles pulls single-use plastic tableware
Yeppoon, Bargara, Toowoomba and Townsville make up the other four sites for the network-connected batteries trial which will collectively store up to 40MWh.
"This trial will investigate benefits across both the electricity transmission and distribution networks, plus it will also offer increased opportunities for local Queensland businesses," Mr Tantari said.
"For example, some of the components, such as the switchrooms, could be made locally and there will be opportunities for Queensland-based training and development."
Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said Energy Queensland already had a proven delivery model for network-connected batteries, having installed a 4MW/8MWh Tesla battery at Bohle Plains in Townsville.
"Energy Queensland-owned sites have been identified for this trial where deployment can occur as quickly and efficiently as possible, and where we are seeing the highest penetration of solar on the network," he said.
"If successful, Energy Queensland could deploy distribution batteries in locations right across the state."
Mr de Brenni said renewables currently make up around 20 per cent of Queensland's energy mix.
He said the figure will more than double over the next decade, as Government aims for 50 per cent by 2030.
"An affordable, reliable energy supply underpins our economic plan for post-COVID recovery, and renewables will play a central role in that," Mr de Brenni concluded.
Posted in Environment & TravelTagged Adrian Tantari, battery, Environmental News, ergon, ergon energy, Fraser Coast, Fraser Coast News, Good News, Good News Fraser Coast, Government, Hervey Bay, hervey bay news, Queensland, renewable energy, rooftop solar, solar power, substation, Urangan
Previous Three new off-leash dog parks for the Fraser Coast
Next Council trials free WiFi expansion at key locations

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


One storey villa located on the seafront, with spectacular sea views, situated in an elegant development. Comprising hall, living and dining room with fireplace and covered terrace with access to the pool and garden, three bedrooms en suite, office, kitchen, utility room and cloakroom. On the lower floor, under the villa there is a double garage and games room. The entire south facing villa enjoys fantastic sea views and a fantastic landscaped garden.


Contemporary agriculture is a wide-ranging field with its own unique language. As an aid for improving scientific communication for everyone from students to public decision-makers, the CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences provides a comprehensive guide to the terminology of agriculture. It includes every area of agriculture, from traditional farming to environmental sciences to the latest developments in biotechnology and genetics.
More than just a compendium of terms, this dictionary presents clear, concise definitions in traditional dictionary entry format. From agroecology to wildlife biology, the CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences establishes common ground between the various practitioners involved in agriculture, making interdisciplinary communications easier and more precise.
About the author: Dr. Lewis is a world-class scientist and renowned author and editor of numerous scientific papers and books written in English and German. His contributions include research and applications in ecology and agro-ecology; environmental science; environmental and agricultural technology; endocrinology; air pollution sciences; and environmental monitoring and specimen banking. Dr. Lewis has been an academic and government administrator in the United States and Germany and has developed and coordinated several programs of research that were national or international in scope.


Nicknames, cool fonts, letters, symbols and tags related to MvL – ꧁Ꮇศғเส꧂, 『ᴹᵛᴸ』•Ҟモれ乙Ö࿐, 『ᴹᵛᴸ』•Ї₦Đ™, 🅼🆅🅻, 『ᴹᵛᴸ』•FOR№X, MvL•Lion. Create unique names for games, profiles, accounts, companies, brands or social media.
Nicknames for MvL. Add your names, share with friends. Click to copy.
This nickname maker is designed to create username for MvL or to generate many other things, such as business name ideas, domain names of the website e.t.c.


If you've been asked for a second interview, it means things are going well and you've successfully passed the first test. Don't miss this opportunity!
In the second interview, the competition is bigger, because there are fewer candidates, but better prepared and with good skills. Therefore, the impression you make on this second meeting is decisive. On this occasion, the company will be interested in you, your skills, abilities and achievements, but in a much deeper way.
But now you have the cards in your favor. In the first interview, the interviewer gave you some clues about the job, the company and the skills they considered essential, so the best you can do is remember. What are they looking for? How I can enhance these abilities? are questions that should prevail in the preparation of the second interview.
To do this, it's useful to do a self-evaluation of the first interview. Seize the time you have between both meetings to improve, correct any mistakes and prepare your answers.
All the advice we've given you for the first interview, are also valid for the second one. However, in this second occasion, the questions are likely to be much deeper and personal, so your answers should be too.
It's a good time to take a more active role. Uses the information you have now and start working for the company. Make comments and suggestions. If the interview is long, perhaps even over lunch or dinner, you may have the opportunity to ask questions about who would be your future boss, supervisor or partner.
The key to success in the job interview process is preparation and patience. If you work carefully on both, you'll be able to show yourself in the best possible way and other employees will consider you a strong and efficient candidate.


text:
"There's Hollywood Elsewhere and then there's everything else. It's your neighborhood dive where you get the ugly truth, a good laugh and a damn good scotch."
(Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Super 8)
"Smart, reliable and way ahead of the curve … a must and invaluable read."
–Peter Biskind
(Down and Dirty Pictures Easy Riders, Raging Bulls)
"He writes with an element that any good filmmaker employs and any moviegoer uses to fully appreciate the art of film – the heart."
(The Revenant, Birdman, Amores Perros)
"Nothing comes close to HE for truthfulness, audacity, and one-eyed passion and insight."
(Salt, Clear and Present Danger, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Dead Calm)
"A rarity and a gem … Hollywood Elsewhere is the first thing I go to every morning."
–Ann Hornaday
"Jeffrey Wells isn't kidding around. Well, he does kid around, but mostly he just loves movies."
(Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky)
"In a world of insincere blurbs and fluff pieces, Jeff has a truly personal voice and tells it like it is. Exactly like it is, like it or not."
(Pan's Labyrinth, Cronos, Hellboy)
"It's clearly apparent he doesn't give a shit what the Powers that Be think, and that's a good thing."
–Jonathan Hensleigh
Director (The Punisher), Writer (Armageddon, The Rock)
"So when I said I'd like to leave my cowboy hat there, I was obviously saying (in my head at least) that I'd be back to stay the following year … simple and quite clear all around."
–Jeffrey Wells, HE, January '09
"If you're in a movie that doesn't work, game over and adios muchachos — no amount of star-charisma can save it."
–Jeffrey Wells, HE
He Plus
Follow @wellshwood
Mondo Bondo
I call bullshit on the flying motorcycle soaring like a hawk up and over a medieval city wall and crashing into a line of tourists. Steve McQueen's motorcycle leap over a hilly barbed-wire border frontier in The Great Escape…fine. But this thing? Update: Okay, they actually figured a way to make this happen with a specially built super-ramp and an Xtreme stunt guy, etc. But no one trusts what they see in a film anyway so who cares? It's all bullshit.
December 2, 2019by Jeffrey Wells34 Comments
Gotham Award Peel-Off
Fraternal Order of Dalton & Booth Admirers
White-Haired Holy Men
Catholicism and the Pope are concepts that millions still cling to worldwide. Because they offer a feeling of steadiness and...
"Dolemite" Approval
Yesterday afternoon I finally saw Craig Brewer and Eddie Murphy's Dolemite Is My Name (Netflix, currently streaming). Loved it, very...
One Of HE's Best-Written Reviews…Seriously
Posted 4 and 2/3 years ago, on 4.1.15: Alex Gibney's All Or Nothing At All (HBO, 4.5 and 4.6), the...
"Just You Wait, Henry Higgins…"
Anthony Freda's illustration says it all — cancel culture fanatics are the ogres of our time. I can't wait until...
Brain-Dead "Irishman" Assessment
All great or extra-impact films say something that audiences recognize as truthful — things they've learned and accepted through their...
Ignoring Crosby Doc Is Borderline Criminal
A few days ago the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its Best Documentary nominations. The awards will be presented on...
© 2004-2018 Hollywood-elsewhere.com / All rights reserved.


Achdou, Yves and Olivier Pironneau. "Computational Methods for Option Pricing." Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2005.
Augen, Jeff. Day Trading Options: Profiting from Price Distortions in Very Brief Time Frames. FT Press, 2009.
Augen, Jeff. Trading Options at Expiration: Strategies and Models for Winning the Endgame. FT Press, 2009.
Baird, Allen Jan. Option Market Making: Trading and Risk Analysis for the Financial and Commodity Option Markets. Wiley, 1992.
Banks, Eric and Paul Siegel. The Options Applications Handbook. McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Black, Fisher and Myron Scholes. "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities." Journal of Political Economy, vol. 81, pp. 637–654, 1973.


There are schools offering paralegal programs in Nevada!
Each year, roughly 0.2% of Nevada students graduate with degrees in paralegal studies. Thus, Nevada's 6 paralegal schools put out approximately 79 paralegals each year.
Career College of Northern Nevada, which was ranked 71st nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Nevada that has a paralegal program. It is located in Sparks. In 2010, 21 students graduated from Career College of Northern Nevada's paralegal program.
Everest College-Henderson, which was ranked 83rd nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Nevada that has a paralegal program. It is located in Henderson. In 2010, 22 students graduated from Everest College-Henderson paralegal program. Everest College-Henderson charged in-state students $18,576 in tuition fees per year.
The third-ranked school in Nevada with a paralegal program is Truckee Meadows Community College, which is located in Reno. In 2010, it was ranked 88th nationwide. 7 students graduated with degree in paralegal from Truckee Meadows Community College in 2010. Students at Truckee Meadows Community College paid $2,243 per year in tuition fees.
A paralegal degree from a Nevada school... what next?
The government projects that the number of paralegals in Nevada will grow by 30%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 1,850 paralegals working in Nevada.
For more data regarding a career in paralegal studies in Nevada and to compare salaries with various related fields such as homeland security or paralegal, take a look at the graphs and charts below.


Hockey is an expensive sport, we understand that as well as anyone. That's why we have put together a list of organizations out there who can help parents cover the costs and keep the kids on the ice.
We strive to give all children and youth the opportunity to experience the fun of being a child and to not be excluded from the activities their friends are enjoying. The Playing for Keeps Program helps to pay registration fees for families who may not otherwise be able to. Sports and recreational activities help children develop physical skills, get exercise, make friends, have fun, learn to play as a member of a team and improve self esteem.


You are downloading Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game 1.2 APK file for Android smartphones/tablets which requires Android 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2.Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game is one of the best free Sports games, you should try it.
To start downloading the APK file of Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game 1.2 make sure you choose one of the server locations below. After downloading the APK file of Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game move the downloaded file to your SD card or your Android smartphone's internal memory and then use any Android file manager you prefer to browse & install it.
Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game is one of the best free Sports games & you are about to download very latest version of Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game 1.2. So, to start downloading the APK file of Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game on your Android smartphone, we provide direct download link below for Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game 1.2.
Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game Android games is the property & trademark from Regex publishers and all rights reserved by Regex publishers. You have provided direct downloadable link below to download the original free apk download package.
Please be aware that apktribe.com only share the original and free apk installer package for Soccer World Cup 2018: Real Russia World Cup Game 1.2 without any modifications or any alterations within the .apk file package for illegal activities.


text:
Home » Magazine » Focus » Magazine » Magazine
Baroque Sicily. When History and Art Join Forces — and Win
Dominique Fernandez (July 31, 2021)
View of Ragusa
Palermo, alley of the old town
Palermo, Cocchieri Church, Madonna dell'Itria
Palermo. Oratory Santa Cita. Stucco of Giacomo Serpotta
Noto. Oval nave of Santa Chiara Church
Syracuse. Front of The Duomo (Cathedral)
Modica. Lateral portal of San Giorgio Church
Syracuse. Stature of Santa Lucia carried in procession in the Cathedral
With so many possible ways to visit Sicily, we decided to take you for a tour of Sicilian cities in search of baroque treasures.
Four baroque corners in Palermo
Known throughout the world for its rowdy vitality, Palermo is also renowned for its marvelous baroque architecture. It's the perfect place to start our trip, focusing on four corners all of which will surely take your breath away. The first sports marmi mischi (colored or inlaid marble): a sumptuous local specialty that bears witness to the wealth and politics of a few eighteenth- century polychrome churches that never cease to amaze.
One of the most beautiful is the Chiesa del Gesù, set in the heart of a working class neighborhood and laden with marble inlays of every color, numerous putti, scantily clad figures, angels, peacocks, winged dogs and griffins clinging to pillars in an lively blend of realism and fantasy.
Behind the altar, in the recesses of the choir, the sculptor Vitagliano recreated scenes from the Old Testament taken from the story of David. The statues are set against a backdrop of yellow and blue inlay and depict three workaday commoners – a miller, a vintner and a man delivering bread – who stand in sharp contrast to the church's theatrical pomp, naturalist motifs in a lyrical setting. Palazzo Gangi, our second baroque corner, was made famous by Visconti in his movie Il Gattopardo (The Leopard).
A remnant of Palermo's old aristocracy, Palazzo Gangi is the only family house of its kind in such good condition, thanks to the ingenious work of the current owner, a woman from Lyons who married Prince Gangi. The princess offers private tours of the adjoining halls she has restored bit by bit, wall hanging by wall hanging, trinket by trinket – repairing, gluing, scrubbing and polishing with admirable earnestness and self-sacrifice.
Rare cabinets, chandeliers teeming with branches, armchairs with gnarled feet and intricate lace adorn every room without a care for how much it once cost – or will cost in the future. The ballroom and adjoining hall of mirrors are among the most beautiful antique remnants of a class that has all but disappeared. What impeccable taste! What unpretentious beauty!
On the third corner we find the three oratories decorated by Giacomo Serpotta, a stucco worker about whom little is known. In fact, his talents never made it off the island. Besides his work on the Santo Spirito Monastery in Agrigento, Serpotta exclusively operated in Palermo, where he was born in 1656 and died in 1732. His body, buried in the basement of the Chiesa di San Matteo, disappeared when the cemetery was removed. Until recently, there had been no mention of his work. For two and a half centuries, he was forgotten, confirming how little Sicilians care to boast of their reputation.
Or should their silence be attributed to indifference? Contempt? Distaste for attention? Sicilians, you might say, prefer to stay in the shadows, where their talents may remain intact, intangible, sacred, like a diamond in the depths of a mine. Indeed inside Serpotta's three oratories you will discover the work of a sculptor of striking imagination and skill, whose medium was not marble or bronze but stucco.
The artist's specialty was a snake or lizard (serpiotta) that he would sometimes carve into the corner of his statues. Serpotta's world is entirely white, and you're not immediately aware of it, given that the first oratory he worked on, the Rosario in San Domenico, houses massive paintings by van Dyck, Pietro Novelli and other famous artists, which are embedded in the walls and above the altar.
In the next chapel Serpotta decorated, Santa Zita, a flurry of white shapes fills the space. You see nothing but white – life-size female Virtues and playful putti frolicking about like acrobats, skipping, swaying, playing with their mouths and genitals, among garlands of roses, bunches of fruit, and war trophies. But this child-like space can't muffle the noise of war: the Battle of Lepanto is rendered in admirable detail in a large panel above the entrance and between two older boys—one, holding his head high and staring insolently, symbolizes the victor; the other, in a turban, the defeated Turks. The twelve alcoves along the walls reveal the mysteries of the Rosary.
These miniature theaters were fashioned with exquisite precision and poetry. Serpotta may have never set foot off the island, but his deep understanding of perspective makes you wonder if his bas- reliefs were borrowed from Donatello. Shapes gradually recede, creating a sense of depth. The last oratory is in San Lorenzo, adjacent to the church of San Francesco d'Assisi, and introduces a new kind of human next to the serious Virtues and whimsical babies, several naked adolescents stretched out or prone in poses redolent of Michelangelo's Ignudi or those by Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome.
The total absence of adult men among dozens of figures is novel and mysterious; it's a world of white with only women and children. When Serpotta was fourteen years old, his father was sent to the galleys and died a slave. Does the color white, combined with the absence of virile characters, suggest a boy who has erased his father from his mind? Or is it a post-mortem homage to the idealized criminal according to the Sicilian code of omertà?
Our fourth and last corner lies at the opposite of this relatively sober style. It is represented by the over-the-top baroque of Bagheria, a small town about ten miles from Palermo. Here, the Prince of Palagonia topped the wall surrounding his villa with extravagant "monsters" that would startle Goethe, one of the first visitors to see them. Dwarfs riding lions, hunchbacks donning large wigs, dragons with donkey ears, bird-women, fish-men, and oversized heads on contorted bodies. If you attribute them to the wild imaginings of the mentally insane, then you fail to grasp the Mediterranean mindset.
Like a Pirandello character, the "mad" prince was fully aware of what he was doing. Humor and ridicule were to blame, not mental illness. Indeed, chances are he commissioned these statues to tarnish the image of a Sicily forever bound by the cult of restraint and reason. Bagheria's brand of baroque is merely an exaggeration of a quintessential island trait: a tendency to defy Greek clichés and impatiently dispel a myth that had reduced the island to a subject of academic investigation.
On the contrary, what has best represented Sicily since the end of antiquity are not the columns you see on the temples, the tiered seats in the theaters or the grandeur of the ruins, but rather art that express a lust for life, the direct result of a tragic and turbulent history and the constant threat of violence from the earth and below the earth – the island's erratic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. "Sicilitude" is a permanent state of anxiety. Mount Etna beckons.
Lava, basalt, blackened prisms, black lava flows, heaps of carbonized ash, clouds of black smoke, random craters formed by ice melt: the world as it was, a telluric jumble. It's not uncommon to emerge from the slag heaps and see a shrub suddenly burst into flames, reclaimed by the fire underneath the surface. How can you maintain your composure or your bourgeois lifestyle when you can't even trust the earth your house stands on? It's as if the notion of saving for the future, planning ahead, meeting obligations and building a career did not exist in Sicily. What's the point when at any minute it could all go up in smoke?
The provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Syracuse were devastated by the 1693 earthquake. Catania was almost entirely rebuilt out of Etna's lava and rock, which explains the city's strange black hue. A rational urban plan was drawn up. Streets were designed to intersect at right angles (or almost) and, unlike the labyrinth that is Palermo, hold very few surprises. The austere monuments are baroque, which was the style of the day.
Around 1730, the city's authorities called on the architect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini, a native of Catania who trained in Rome. He brought the noble and grand Roman style to Sicily and extinguished any local imagination. His greatest works are the city hall and the facade of the cathedral in Catania's Piazza del Duomo. There is something about them that is regular and cold, a curious blend of puritanism and the baroque, further underscored by the juxtaposition of white stone and black lava.
Catania is home to less officious but infinitely more delightful places and monuments. Near the port, the facade of Palazzo Biscari is laden with herms, putti and copious floral decorations. Inside the palace, the ballroom, which has an uneven, arched ceiling decorated with stucco and painted with extravagant volutes, is punctuated by an oval opening that draws the eye to a cupola with an allegoric fresco.
The Via dei Crociferi is "short but infinitely beautiful," according to writer Vitaliano Brancati. Covered in gates and chains, San Giuliano, San Francesco Borgia, San Benedetto and the other churches lining this street evoke a past where devotion, intrigue and gluttony (the pastries and ice cream in Catania are divine!) come together powerfully and harmoniously.
There are also sumptuous railings on the balcony overhanging the splendid doorway on the facade of Palazzo Valle. The railings were enlarged to accommodate women's panniered dresses (fashion in Sicily was still dictated by Spanish pomp and circumstance). Too opulent and exuberant for Rome, the curves and counter- curves of the palace's gallery make it one of the most beautiful balconies in all of Sicily. Lastly, the gigantic proportions and abundance of diamond shaped bossages, caryatids, putti and floral patterns swallowing up the windows and balconies of the monastery and church of San Nicolò are as ostentatious as any monastery in Mexico.
Southeast Sicily
The southeastern towns of Noto, Modica, Ragusa, and Scicli were also destroyed in 1693. Noto, razed to the ground, was reconstructed at a new site several miles away, marking the beginning of the area's reconstruction. Since baroque was the fashion of the day – though no one knew it as such – the area was rebuilt in the baroque style. As a result, the group of towns that were rebuilt exemplifies what we now refer to as Sicilian baroque, which is quite different from Roman or even Palermitan baroque.
A less sumptuous, more country, more earthy baroque. No marble or gold but a soft, golden-colored stone ingeniously dispensed. The architect Rosario Gagliardi (like Serpotta, an unknown) used the slope of the land to form the facades of the Chiesa di San Giorgio in Modica, the Chiesa di San Giorgio in Ragusa, and open- air theaters that used the sun as a spotlight. Noto, or Netum, was built from the ground up. It is the most successfully reconstructed city and the most spectacular surprise in all of Sicily. Built into the side of a hill, the city boasts a main street flanked by honey-hued limestone religious buildings all facing the same direction.
The first is the conventional Chiesa di San Francesco, which sits atop an immense staircase with three landings. Then there is the cathedral, whose staircase is equally monumental. A bit farther along, Rosario Gagliardi's Chiesa di San Domenico has a convex facade with two orders and columns. The portal has a broken pediment and a semi- circular crown between two broken half-pediments. The street runs east to west and, in the late afternoon, the sun illuminates the gold limestone and accentuates the churches' angles, creating a lyrical, solar parade unlike anything else you'll see in Europe.
It is, however, pointless to go inside these churches. Contrary to what you'd find in Palermo, their interiors are bare, cold, unexciting. They are all about the profane pleasure of the spectacle, not somber devotion. The decor created by the curves and counter curves, ceremonious staircases, added archways, pilasters and capitals of these facades would seem extravagant if it were not for the soft and sensual color of the stone. As for Noto's Villadorata princes, their only claim to fame is the over ornate anthropomorphic and zoomorphic corbels found under the six balconies of their palace.
Finally we arrive in Syracuse. Surrounded by water, Ortygia – the former heart of the city, a white oasis in the sea, a kind of lagoon – is the most beautiful city in Sicily. The island's history can be read in the cathedral. In the beginning, it was a Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. When it was transformed into a Christian basilica, the powerful Doric columns were integrated into the new structure and are still visible from both inside and out. In 1728, a superb baroque facade was added by Palermo architect Andrea Palma.
A facade with two orders is joined by opulent volutes and adorned with columns and statues ingeniously detached from the wall, which create a sense of depth. The miracle is how these three styles are reunited so vibrantly and harmoniously. In front of this impressive aggregate building is a white piazza paved in white flagstones and flanked by white palaces and coffee shops where you can order white almond milk, the nectar of the gods. (The best almond milk is served at Minerva, a bar to the left of the cathedral.) At the back of the piazza, in the small ultra baroque church of Santa Lucia, with its pot-bellied iron balconies, hangs the Burial of Saint Lucy, Caravaggio's famous work painted in Syracuse. The two giant gravediggers in the foreground create a perfectly baroque disproportion in this powerful, tragic scene.
santo spirito monastery in agrigento
palazzo gangi
chiesa del gesu'
Dominique Fernandez
Venice Against the Grain
To Each His Own Rome
"Le sorelle Macaluso" Film Will Open in NYC
Goffredo Palmerini
Gargano: An Intriguing Spot in Apulia
Remembering Franco Battiato in New York
Edvige Giunta
"No Name": Sicilian Singer Francesca Incudine Evokes the Memory of the Triangle Fire
Roma: Travel Tales for Beauty Lovers
Virginia Di Falco
Naples: Three Cities in One Beauty, Grandeur, and Mystery
Stefano Dominella
When Rome Was Italy's Film and Fashion Capital
Maria Rita Latto
Presepi. Nativity Scenes in Italy
Francesco Simeti - Unrelenting @ The Italian Consulate


We have a variety of unit sizes to meet every storage need. Our gate system allows access to our outdoor storage lot from 6:30 AM - 11 PM - 7 days a week. Please select a spot that fits the physical size of your vehicle, not that matches the model length. Should you have any questions, please contact us!
Please note - Sea-Can's are permitted on the property only by permission. Please contact us for more information.
Indoor storage is for winter only available by calling our office at 250-278-0150, however, we are fully booked for the 2018/2019 winter season, but are happy to add you to our waitlist and call you should a spot become available!
Please note that indoor storage is not accessible without Fernie Storage staff accompanying you in the facility, and 24 hours notice is required to gain access to your property. Indoor storage is not intended for regular come and go access, but rather park and leave for the season storage.
Fernie Storage will not sell, trade or use your information for any reason other than to contact you regarding your storage needs with Fernie Storage.
Return/Refund Policy - all sales are considered final. No refunds will be given on unused rental space once you have booked and paid for a spot, or placed a deposit to hold a spot.
No move out notice is required - you may cancel your spot rental at any time.


text:
Under 40 forum report: leaders encourage diversity, pre-K expansion
Submitted by Jessica Johnson
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016, 1:42pm
PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN, Ark. (July 20, 2016) — In a report released today, leaders under the age of 40 from across the state identified key issues for retaining and recruiting young talent to Arkansas.
List: Fireworks shows in central Ark.
Saturday, July 2nd, 2016, 5:24pm
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – It's that time of the year again! Folks across the Natural State usually celebrate the 4th of July with fireworks, and THV11 is working to create a list of where Arkansans can enjoy a show.
July 4th Island Fest at DeGray Lake Resort State Park: You can enjoy traditional Independence Day games and activities, including a watermelon eating contest, kayak race, basketball shooting, water balloon games, lawn bowling, crafts, demonstrations and more. Activities culminate for those 12 and under with an Underwater Treasure Hunt in the lodge pool. The fireworks show will begin at dark on July 4. (501) 865-5810. Visit DeGray.com for more information. This event is free.
Arkansas coaches learn heads up football
Sunday, June 26th, 2016, 2:49pm
CONWAY, Ark. (KTHV) -- Friday night football heroes are forged in the summer heat. In recent years, protecting young football players from that heat has been the top safety concern.
But now, there's a new worry about concussions. And that's why coaches from across the state gathered on Friday in Conway.
Even the NFL is threatened by concussions and head injuries. At that level, it's about liability and the quality of life after the game.
For Arkansas high school football coaches, it's about convincing parents that the game is safe and kids that they can have fun on the field.
"The parents are really concerned about their kids, but if you can show them that you're going to take care of their kids, I have seen an increase in kids that usually don't play are gravitating back into our program."
16-yr-old Cabot boy makes perfect score on ACT
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016, 4:10pm
CABOT, Ark. (KTHV) - A junior at Cabot High School has one less thing to worry about as he moves into the last year of his high school career.
Jared Gilliam took his ACT on March 1 and was notified recently that he scored a perfect 36.
This was actually his third time to take the test. He scored a 30 on his first try and a 35 on his second.
According to the school, Gilliam doesn't have set plans on where he wants to go after high school, but he is looking into MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He wants to major in engineering.
In May, Gilliam plans to take the SAT and hopes to become a National Merit Finalist.
For more info on Gilliam and his success at Cabot High School, visit the school's website.
Gerber recalls organic food pouches over spoillage concern
Thursday, March 24th, 2016, 2:33pm
Gerber Products Company is voluntarily recalling two Organic pouch baby food products after identifying a packaging defect that may result in spoilage during transport and handling.
The recall affects Gerber Organic 2nd Foods Pouches, which are available in 3.5 ounce pouches with pears, carrots and peas, and carrots, apples and mangoes.
Officials fight spread of Chronic Wasting Disease
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Last month, The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed an elk was the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in the natural state. Since then, two deer have also tested positive for the deadly disease.
While the disease can't be contracted to humans, it is still something Arkansans should take seriously.
Ark. girl outsmarts alleged kidnappers
CABOT, Ark. (KTHV) -- A six-year-old girl was almost taken from her front yard in Cabot, Ark. on Tuesday with her mom a few feet away.
Luckily, the girl knew better than to get into a car with strangers.
"It was just in a blink of an eye that everything could have changed."
Photos: Paintball Arkansas Zombie Hunt (34 photos)
Nutrition data on popular Halloween candies (7 photos)
Photos from Russellville (38 photos)
FBI-Little Rock's list of most wanted people (8 photos)
Area photos: Batesville (51 photos)
What's new at Arkansas State Parks (10 photos)
Photo Gallery: A Veteran's Best Friend (13 photos)
Fundraisers for the Lupus Foundation of America, Arkansas Chapter (9 photos)
Cabot Chamber of Commerce
Cabot Police Dept.
Cabot School District
City of Cabot
Ward Chamber of Commerce


Bond with your baby through play!
Baby time is a child-directed free play program, for children from birth through age 2 and their caregivers. After free play, there will be a 10-minute circle time that includes bounces, fingerplays, and songs.
• Play stimulates your child's brain development.
• Play helps your child learn about their world.
feelings and the feelings of others.
• Play is the purpose of childhood.
Exercise your mind and try to think like them.
Understand your child might need some solitary play.


You Will Need a cash Advance but are too shy to ask friends or relatives, and are fearful of the paperwork involved with a bank loan. Shed all of your worries is a mouse click away in the kind of loans. Payday loans are among the methods of obtaining a cash advance with hassles or no paperwork. Payday loans are a Cash advance, when it is needed the most usually between paydays! Payday loans are a terrific way to have some money to tide you over. The objective of payday loans is to help you to fulfill with that unforeseen requirement. The money is given as a cash advance and can be directly deposited into your personal checking account, and the cash advance funds, and a commission, are taken from your accounts at the end of the loan that usually is the next payday. However, a loan is no substitute for planning. This cash advance should be taken to fulfill urgent needs. It is only in crises that loans come in handy. Payday loans also bail you out of situations of checks and late payment penalties.
Understanding The Price Tag of Payday loans that accept prepaid accounts Forewarned is forearmed! So it is with loans. You will be in a much better position to weigh the pros and cons of opting for it if you understand what this sort of cash advance will cost you. This way you will know what amount you will need to pay back to the loan companies. Your first step should be to learn the speed of loan. Whichever payday loan business you may be chosen by that you need to know is going to be the amount you will owe upon finishing your loan? Usually most payday loan companies charge around 20 to 30 per 100 of cash advance. To make sure that there are no ambiguities, insist that your payday loan sum is spelled out in cents and dollars. This can allow you to know what you will need to pay, as soon as your loan is expected.
To judge the best Deal, select the payday loans company that's offering a lesser APR Most payday loan businesses supply. Furthermore, most Payday loan fees are based on the length of the money advance. The APR for businesses falls to the 400 percent range. For instance, suppose you were to borrow 100 in a cost of 20 for a two week period and if you did not pay if for a year, then your service cost would be 520 for a 520 percent APR To which you will need to remember to bring the 100 which you borrowed. There may be a Situation advance to the loans firm. In such a circumstance, the loans company charges the loans fund fee and defers the payment over a period of time another 14 days.
Bitcoin will depend on the concept that cash is any sort of sort of sort of points, or any type of form of form of statement, accepted as financial transaction for things alongside preparations as well as program of monetary responsibilities within a presented land or economic class. Bitcoin uses cryptography, or numerical administrations, to deal with the assembling notwithstanding migrate of money, instead of depending on core governments and likewise remarkable funds relevant specialists. Swaps for assets, bargains, acquisitions as well as other methodologies of settlement might be really helped by anyone, utilizing a computer, cell phone, tablet computer structure, or journal Computer. This really is all affordable without the necessity for cash related foundations to operate being a mediator or documenting repetition. Produced during 2009, bitcoin is definitely an sophisticated credit history provided as open up tool encoding program software by an understudy called stash Nakamoto. There may be very much supposition with regards to no matter if is actually a specific or perhaps a gathering of people by using a nom de plume.
Bitcoin are made from a therapy cleared up mining, exactly where PC platform accomplish difficult mathematic arrangements notwithstanding distinct are shown having a rectangular of the increased component of current info. This procedure requires all around 10 mins in spite of the existing rectangular motivating factors 25 bitcoin. These days has for the most part found a fast of task with businessman of every single red stripe getting on track with Bitcoin. The Coe of the noteworthy on the web vendor was approximated as referring to various different merchants would not mean to decline; bitcoin showcase is growing by 30 percents calendar month to 30 days. This indistinguishable go shopping saw a 5 percents increment in discounts the precise initial time it authorize bitcoin. One of the best online Personal computer framework online video Personal computer gaming companies, dependable in spite of a large selection of other folks in the almost the exact same signifies commenced tolerating bitcoin for in Laptop or computer amusement fiscal acquisitions.
The iris has much more basically recently propelled a work that empowers impose responsibility duties to become paid for with bitcoin. It was unexpected to a variety of experts that envisioned the managing factors useful showing. With the by, Michael Robinson, with over three years of involvement in market place evaluation, considers most masters are off base. He shows that the sound improve we discovered in extremely early on December, coordinated with the common help of the multiple working day moving require, prescribes bitcoin is a really seem marketplace, despite should just commonly increase in worthy of.
If you're here, you've start seeing Bitcoin. It offers in fact been among the largest continuous details headings on the in 2014 or two – as being an obtain numerous speedy program, completion of funding, the delivery of truly throughout the world funds, as finishing of the world, or for an development which has actually enhanced the planet. However precisely what is Bitcoin?
In other words, you could possibly express Bitcoin may be the original decentralized process of cash employed for on the web deals, nevertheless it will in all probability try to dig slightly greater.
Every one of us understands, usually, what 'cash' is in addition to what it is useful for. One of the more significant problem that discovered in funds use prior to Bitcoin associates by using it becoming centralized plus monitored by way of a solitary thing – the central monetary method. Bitcoin was created in 2008/2009 by an unidentified manufacturer that passes the pseudonym 'Satoshi Nakamoto' to create decentralization to funds on an international variety. The tip is that the dollars could be exchanged all through globally lines with no issue or charges, the inspections and also equilibriums would definitely be dispersed throughout the whole planet rather than just about the publications of individual businesses or national governing bodies, and also bank loan would likely end up being far more autonomous as well as in the same way offered to all.
The idea of Bitcoin, in addition to cryptocurrency overall, was begun in 2009 by Satoshi, an unidentified scientist. The component because of its innovation would be to fix the issue of centralization in making use of bank loan which rely on loan companies and in addition personal computer solutions, an issue that many computer system researchers weren't satisfied with. Attaining decentralization has in fact been experimented with due to the fact the later nineties without the need of accomplishment, so when Satoshi launched a paper in 2008 providing an option, it absolutely was much asked. These days, prediksi bitcoin tumbler has in fact ended up being an familiar cash for web buyers and also has really produced countless 'Altcoins' non-Bitcoin cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin is made with an operation named mining. Comparable to fiat money is created by means of publishing, plus gold is extracted from the ground, Bitcoin is created by 'mining'. Exploration requires addressing of service statistical concerns regarding prevents working with laptop or computer methods and also which include these to a general public record. If it began, a simple Processor like that in your house computer was all one particular expected to mine, however, the level of issues has in fact increased dramatically as well as currently you are going to definitely require consultant equipment, comprising high-end Artwork Handling Device GPUs, to get rid of Bitcoin.
Money trading stages for fx are customizing program applications that help theorists and moreover middle people in playing out their ordinary trade. Despite their region, it is less trapped for them to trade money by methods for their on-line stages. If you intend to trade adequately, you should make use of the electronic trading systems, which give advanced and besides uncommon features. The most developed trading systems online are those that consolidate component and besides ease when it incorporates utilizing the stage. These are a few the parts that you need to enlist with while you examine the web for the most perfect stages. Close to these, there are distinctive attributes that you require to consider.
If you have to learn outside trade trading suitably, pick my reaction of trading structure that has a fundamental record. This fundamental record should have propagations that will completely enable you to choose if the item application fulfills your requirements and tendencies in a trading gadget. The reenactments of the trading structure ought to similarly enable you to apply the headings of obtaining and moving money sets. Likewise, you ought to presumably get to records on method execution, which emulates yearly return expenses and adversities versus benefit. When you pick a remote trade trading structure that licenses you read your money trading methods, you will presumably make a trade without experiencing mishaps.
A forex trading stage ought to moreover have the capacity to offer market nonstop data, which is totally robotized and sorted out on the web. This segment enables you to get the upsides of the fx market's liquidity. An online cash trading stage associates your PC to the business focal point of forex. Also, you ought to in all likelihood get use costs concerning every sort of trading demand. The trading of the rates should be overseen without slippage.
You will understand that a IQ Options trading structure impacts use of cutting edge improvement when it to can offer unmistakable sorts of outside trade trading accounts. These records contain downsized, institutional, and worldview. On the other hand, it ought to be equipped with running plans, for instance, Java or Flash. These are customizing program applications, which offer your trading stage with firewall program security. This opposition helps with the upkeep of trading quality and besides security. With everything considered, the most strong money trading stages go about as the structure or spine of your fx trading, enabling you to manage flood hour of data and data.
Getting a brisk individual financing may be clear and besides worthwhile, especially in case you see especially where to go. Routinely like these, when every individual is an important bit of the time impacted by the total cash related issue circumstance, it is basic that a male sees where to go to on the off condition that they require a Heti Account Immediate Loan. It is exceptionally dire to well while in movement to the correct source to moreover sidestep events of system and being hoodwinked. Seeing completely how you can get pronounced for a Heti Account Immediate Loan will all around shield you from going much better. Lively clarifications behind interest vehicle loans work other than as other back applications, close to the speedier system for time related with the overseeing. The buyer in any case should uncover a Heti Account Immediate Loan store or any sort of sort of kind of true blue or confided in intrigue that may benefit lendings on the web. You will totally be asked for to give express private direct perspectives through a financing application chart.
With a conclusive focus to get proposed for a Heti Account Immediate Loan, you should as an issue of first centrality is of insisted age. By this, we show that you should bound to 18 years of age basic packs of ages when you secure a loaning. You likewise should be a property holder of United States so concerning favored perspective the epic a great deal of the loaning affiliations that give smart express spare Loan. As a key thing, you will unmistakably be asked for to give huge disclosure that will absolutely recommend you have working money related records. You will absolutely adjacent to be asked for interest that you have a solid base of wage to pick whether you will unquestionably be able to remain aware of establishment and visit https://www.lumination.fi/. Never at a point like run of the mill contracts that you secure from money related establishments or fabulous specific other crucial loaning in a flash related affiliations, brilliant certain loan banks do not require ask for FICO examination checks and furthermore every so often needs any kind of kind of affirmation lively store Heti Account Immediate Loan.
This is proper for individuals that have irritating FICO appraisal standing or examinations. Budgetary establishments will shield against the treatment of FICO evaluation report check, not knowing whether you are FICO examinations organizing tips over or under 400. For these sort of quick hold, notwithstanding, you will be should solidly locate a private watch that will be made utilization of by the budgetary establishment to pass on the extended total including the remarkable premium costs. The negative piece of getting halva wind is that you by and large need to pay the immense rate of interest costs that general advancement to a fourth of the total gotten. You may comparably need to investigate the terms and correspondingly conditions of the individual vehicle loan going before giving get money from a sort of kind of moneylender. Keep in mind that each money related structure has their Heti Account Immediate Loan strategy of suggestion and what is all the moreover financing worth tables. You should need to pick the money appropriate establishment wills plainly ID figured out how to give you the little loaning costs conceivable.


text:
Indo-Lanka accord best way to solve Tamils issue
Douglas Devananda, 61, is the leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) and a MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament representing Jaffna. He was a Minister in the Cabinets of President Chandrika Kumaratunga and later Mahinda Rajapaksa. In this interview on the sidelines of his participation in the meetings of the parliamentary delegation from his country in New Delhi, he spoke to Deccan Chronicle on various issues dogging the Tamil people in the Island Nation.
How did the meeting of the Sri Lankan Parliament delegation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi go?
DD: PM Modi explained the Indian position that it is important to maintain cordial relations with all the neighbours and in that context and spirit, India is keen on extending all help and cooperation for Sri Lanka.
What about the Tamils issue?
PM Modi exhorted us to regularly be in touch with India–with Government of India and also with the state governments in India, particularly the TN Government. The leaders in the delegation representing their respective parties in Sri Lanka, presented their views.
We gather from our Delhi sources that your representative R Sampanthan (of the Tamil National Alliance, TNA) did a complete turnabout on the Tamil stand and told PM Modi that the Tamils recognize Sri Lanka as a Buddhist State. Your comment.
First, let me clarify Mr Sampanthan is not the leader of all the Tamils; he is the leader of only the TNA. I represent EPDP and Mano Ganesan the Tamil Muropokku Munnani (Tamil Progressive Front, TPF), besides Rauf Hakeem who is the leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress. We three were also present in this delegation in Delhi. And as for Sampanthan's statement that Sri Lanka is a Buddhist State, that is unfortunate he said that. That may be the TNA stand, but not that of the Tamil people. We say that Sri Lanka is a secular State where all the people must enjoy equal rights in all aspects.
It is almost 10 years since the Eelam war ended. What is the situation with the Tamil people now?
There is now peace, but with a difference. While there is no war, there are anti-social elements having a field day with abductions, extortion, rape, murder, and so on. The society that had got used to the violence of war for three decades has now embraced the violence of societal crime mainly due to lack of proper Tamil leadership. This spurt in violent crime is unfortunate because in my student days in the early 1970s, the Tamil society was so civilized and there was no crime even without any policeman's supervision. We would get down from our bicycles in reverence when we see our teacher. Now it is the other way about as the teachers seem to be scared of students. I think it's the hangover of the war.
We have seen reports quoting UN officials saying one lakh people died in the decades-long Eelam war. What is your estimate?
It is difficult to fix a number or go anywhere close to a good guess. Enough to say vast amount of Tamil blood had spilled on our land and in the most gruesome and the most unnecessary war. Let me explain. At the time of signing the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord (1987), not more than 2,000 people had died and that included 652 as the Eelam war casualties-they called them martyrs-acknowledged by the LTTE.
The majority of Tamils world over feel strongly disturbed and angry at the manner in which the Eelam war ended-in the death of about 40,000 people, mostly civilians in the final phase at Mullivaikal and the weeks preceding that. There is anger at India for being a 'silent spectator' to that gruesome spectacle. There is anger at the international community, the foreign governments. There are accusations they all collaborated with Mahinda Rajapaksa and his cruel brother defence minister Gotabaya. What is your take on this?
The Tamil leadership in Sri Lanka should be blamed more than anyone else for the massive loss of lives in our land. The LTTE followed its principle, its philosophy: 'To kill and to be killed'. The (Indo-Lanka) Accord was a golden opportunity to get the Tamil solution but unfortunately, the Tamil leadership did not use that.
You too have been accused of being a collaborator of the Sinhala regimes against Tamil interests.
That is false propaganda triggered by the LTTE and spread by the Tigers' paid loyalists. They made all sorts of charges against me, such as abductions, extortion and murders. But subsequent government investigations have proved my innocence. History will show all this.
How did you manage to create some sort of a Guinness Record as the greatest survivor of the LTTE assassination squads that had the distinction of failing very rarely?
I managed to stay alive by remaining clear-headed and alert, 24×7, all days in life. I have escaped 13 assassination attempts by the LTTE and there could be many more unrecorded ones. While I managed to stay alive, those attacks on me have left me badly injured and hurt my health. I lost my left eye in one of their brutal attacks on me.
Why is the political solution evading the Tamils still?
Because of lack of proper leadership for the Tamils.
What is the best solution for the Tamils in the present circumstances?
A practical approach would be to implement the 13th Amendment (of the Sri Lankan Constitution, brought under the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord, 1987) in full and move stage by stage as the people-to-people understanding between the Sinhalese and the Tamils consolidates so as to meet the political aspirations of the Tamil people. The 13th Amendment is the closest to the Indian model of devolution of powers between the Centre and the States.
Even after more than three decades of political struggle and armed war, the Tamils are still unable to get what is their due in Sri Lanka. Does this mean that the Eelam war failed?
The Tamils were not defeated, but the method of violence failed. Prabhakaran was defeated; he should have stopped his violence and accepted political solution offered at various stages starting with the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord. Instead, he persisted with the gun and that led to the huge loss of lives and destruction. And he too perished. What was gained from all this violence? Nothing.
We see a lot of Chinese presence in Sri Lanka. Comment.
China is using the poverty in Sri Lanka to further its global expansionist designs. I hope India understands this.
What about investments from India?
I am appealing to the entrepreneurs from Tamil Nadu to invest in a big way in Sri Lankan north and east. They should take advantage of the post-war situation and come there in a big way.
Your take on the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts?
I have always believed that killing does not deliver any solution. True, I had started as an Eelam militant hoping to achieve a solution to the Tamil question and gain all our Tamil aspirations through armed struggle, but after the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord, which we were the first to accept and lay down weapons (he was then the head of the EPRLF military wing), I have been completely on a political track shunning violence. Coming to the Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts, it is not desirable and proper, in both legal and humanitarian terms, to either carry out the death sentences now or continue with their jail terms endlessly.
They have all served 28 years in prison — much more than what a life convict would have done. It is time they go home to their families. (Deccan Chronicle)
Previous post:UK says a clear time-bound action plan is needed
Next post:Sri Lanka among the few countries that are well-prepared to rise


Comment: EVERYTHING GOD.WHAT IS THIS?
So are we being told that without God our leaders cannot perform?What sort of crap is this?What about leaders who are atheist and yet perform?Over-reliance on God is what is holding Ghana's progress back.Everything GOD!!!SO AS HUMANS WE CANNOT PERFORM TO SUCCEED BY OUR OWN EFFORTS?INTERSTING!!!


Your installed garage door in Tempe will definitely include cables. This is because whether your garage door system has a torsion spring or an extension spring, the brunt work of lifting your garage door rests on the cables, with the tension provided by the springs. This means that the cables are quite prone to wear and tear.
We suggest that when installing your garage door, you should always book A1 Garage Door Ser-vice in Tempe. This is because aside from advising you on the most appropriate garage door for your needs, we also give you tips on the proper maintenance of your door and all of its components, including the cables.
cables that come with your installed door are durable and high performing.
So, call us now in Tempe at 480-757-3550 and let's discuss your new garage door and the cables that go with it.


text:
New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
EDM (Early Day Motion) 709: tabled on 30 November 2021
That this House notes the recent free trade agreement with New Zealand; expresses strong concern that imports from New Zealand will undercut the environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards of British beef, lamb and dairy farmers; acknowledges the Department for International Trade's assessment that the estimated impact on GDP will be close to zero; notes that this will severely damage rural Britain, particularly in regions like Shropshire where one fifth of businesses are agricultural; further notes that Shropshire's total income from farming was £76 million in 2020, which was the lowest figure in ten years; asks that farmers across the country are properly consulted; further asks that MPs are given the time to adequately read, scrutinise and debate the agreement; and calls on the Government to bring forward a motion to Parliament on the negotiated trade deal.
Signed on 30 November 2021
Moran, Layla
Signed on 1 December 2021
Oxford West and Abingdon
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Orkney and Shetland
Signed on 5 January 2022
Helen Morgan,


A new version of Spatineo Monitor was released today on the 13th of February. The code name of the release is "Cousteau" in honor of a French explorer and forerunner of scuba diving Jacques-Yves Cousteau who died in 1997. This release is the second production release of Spatineo Monitor. The first release (code name "Topelius") was released on the 14th of January.
In this version it's now possible to configure the monitoring and the alerts. Also INSPIRE validation was added. The release includes improvements to the performance of the software and some general fixes.
All the new functionality is automatically available to all Spatineo Monitor users and all the data from the previous version was imported to the new version. The next release shall be code name "George IV" on Tuesday the 28th of May 2013.


Due to its geopolitical situation at the crossroads of civilisations, contact and exchange between foreign influences and traditional culture formed the history of Cyprus through the centuries. The island thus presents a clearly defined field of observation for the study of cross-cultural processes. In earlier phases of the island's medieval history, discussion focusses on the interaction of Eastern and Western traditions with the Byzantine cultural legacy. But with the rule of Venice the problem of cultural relations and interactions assumes a new and different quality. Frankish Cyprus maintained contacts less with medieval France (although the Lusignans were of French origin) than with the multi-cultural world of the Levant. During the centuries of Lusignan rule Venetian influence is already noticeable, but remains on the whole restricted to the field of economy – as could be demonstrated by the Corner della Regina family which built their power base in Cyprus, beginning with Giorgio Corner. But towards the end of the 15th century relations with Italy and the western countries become markedly closer – stimulated by the continuous intense relations of the Venetian governing class with the centre of the stato del mar. Interactions with and impact of the European West thus become a prominent focus of interest in the study of society and culture in Cyprus during the Venetian period. The comprehensive term "Venetian" covers the various impacts of Italian influences which came to bear on Cyprus through the presence of Venice.


I really like your illustration, but I also really like your writing about swimming. I swim laps (and have also had to quit running--because of my knees), and I really like that swimming is an all-ages activity. I don't like the chlorine, but I wouldn't give it up for anything.
Your image is wonderfully eye-catching. Swimming is awesome – you get a full workout and come out feeling refreshed.


I went to Tweedale School in 1952 and stayed until I was old enough to move to Winchcombe Road. At Winchcombe we had a song we sang. I did not like school but it was not that bad. Does any one else remember that song?
There's a notice in the window saying 'welcome' unto me.
If it wasn't for the teachers, it would be a paradise.
Built a bonfire build a bonfire put old Daisy* on the top.
Put the teachers round the outside and burn the blooming lot.
This page was added by Cheryl Bailey on 12/03/2012.
Tweeddale's song was as follows. Tweeddale will shine tonight Tweeddale will shine. Shine with a golden light, wont that be fine. Where all pepped up tonight that's a good sign, when the Sun goes down and the Moon comes up, Tweeddale will shine.


text:
Ten Questions with PLEASURES (@ O'Leaver's Saturday); Conny Franko, Ocean Black tonight; Lupines, Narco States Saturday…
Category: Blog,Interviews — Tags: Conny Franko, Katherine Kelly, Pleasures, Ten Questions — @ 12:13 pm August 5, 2016
PLEASURES plays at O'Leaver's Saturday night…
A lot of weird stuff happens in Florida. There was that time a Florida strip club offered free flu shots. Or the time the guy sprinkled his fiancee's ashes at a LensCrafters causing the Sarasota Police to evacuate the mall. Or the time the guy tried to pay for a beer with an alligator. Or the time the guy died after getting stuck in his girlfriend's cat door. All true (I found them on Buzzfeed).
But one of the stranger things out of Florida "in a good way" is PLEASURES. The Sarasota four-piece describes their sound as "sex music for robots" and "psychedelic/synthwave fagcore." Cool blog Creative Loafing called them "demented surgeons on a quest to create some kind of new sonic Frankenstein" when they awarded them "Best Sci-Fi Psychedelia" in the annual Best of the Bay awards.
I'd describe them as "psych-fueled late-night dream-rock" and "the perfect soundtrack for any John Carpenter hero-epic," especially songs off their new album Fucked Up Dreams Come True, like "Man Is a God in Ruins," which just sounds cool and weird. But there's a lot of weird stuff that happens in Florida.
We gave PLEASURES singer/guitarist Katherine Kelly the Ten Questions treatment. Here's her answers.
1. What is your favorite album?
Katherine Kelly: 13 Songs by Fugazi
2. What is your least favorite song?
Pachebel's Canon
3. What do you enjoy most about being in a band?
Touring.
4. What do you hate about being in a band?
Dealing with people's perceptions of people who are in bands.
5. What is your favorite substance (legal or illegal)?
My girlfriend's hair.
6. In what city or town do you love to perform?
Raleigh/Charlotte NC; great scene!
7. What city or town did you have your worst gig (and why)?
Toss up between NY and Los Angeles. Because ehh who cares?
8. How do you pay your bills?
Serving tables, painting and contracting work, and the band.
9. What one profession other than music would you like to attempt; what one profession would you absolutely hate to do?
I'd like to be a novelist or an elder care companion. I'd hate to manage a restaurant.
10. What are the stories you've heard about Omaha, Nebraska?
1, Conor Oberst is a hologram. 2, They like their breakfast burritos "Omaha style" – cream cheese on the tortilla.
PLEASURES plays with Universe Contest and ben Eisenberger Saturday, Aug. 6, at O'Leaver's, 1322 So. Saddle Creek Rd. Showtime is 9:30 p.m., entry fee is $5. For more information, go to liveatoleavers.com.
I guess it's about time to say it: Looks like it's going to be another O'Leaver's weekend.
I've mentioned PLEASURES at fabulous O'Leaver's tomorrow night. Tonight (Friday), O'Leaver's brings the sludge when Ocean Black opens for Elkhorn's doom rock duo Black Velvet. Hand Painted Police Car kicks things off at 9:30. This one's just $5.
Also tonight at Slowdown, Conny Franko (a.k.a. Conchance of M34n Str33t a.k.a. Brenton Gomez) celebrates the release of his debut album La Maga, a recording inspired by the heroine in Julio Cortazar's novel Hopscotch. Also on the bill are Stylo Tha Don, Ichiban Hashface, Cool Drug Music and Dojorok. $10, 9 p.m.
Saturday night, The Brothers is hosting Minneapolis psych/garage rock band Narco States. Opening is Lupines and Huge Fucking Waves. $5, 9 p.m. (but they never start that early at The Brothers).
Other than that PLEASURES show at O'Leaver's Saturday, that's it for the balance of the weekend. If I missed your show, put it in the comments section.
Have a great one…


Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) is the preeminent global exposition for the latest ideas and innovations in aircraft interiors. The show launched in 2000 in Cannes, France and has evolved through the years, moving to Hamburg, Germany in 2002. All of the world's top airlines send the managers, directors and executives who are responsible for the purchase of cabin interiors, in-flight entertainment, passenger experience and passenger services.
TRICK 3D is showcasing its XR Platform for the aerospace industry at the this year's AIX, running from Monday, April 1 – Thursday April 4, 2019. Schedule time to meet us at AIX!


Fleming's carries a wide variety of attractive ceiling-hugging lights from 4 inches to 14 inches in depth. We have ceiling light styles ranging from colonial to cool contemporary. Be sure to measure your ceiling height before you come in so that we can help you find just the right light for your space.


As higher education professionals and parents, we found ourselves struggling with how to best prepare our kids for the fast-changing digital and tech world of tomorrow. We didn't want our kids to be unprepared due to the fact that teaching these skills and concepts is not necessarily a part of the normal education curriculum at schools today.
We originally started Kidzcourse as a resource for ourselves, an online toolkit to help our kids (and us) learn important real-world skills for the world of tomorrow. They loved building apps, learning the language of coding, and making short animated movies.
It was a lot of work to put it all together, and we quickly realized that most teachers and parents wouldn't be able to invest the time that we had to creating a resource this extensive.
But then, a lightbulb went off. We decided we should open up Kidzcourse to the world so that all classroom teachers, homeschool teachers and parents alike could pull from our resources to help kids and students everywhere. Our mission with the SkillsDojo Foundation is to better the world as a whole and give every kid the opportunity to learn the skills of tomorrow in a fun and educational way.
Kidzcourse is a way for classroom and homeschool teachers to get help with the heavy lifting of lesson plans so they can focus on the coaching and support of their students. And a great way for parents to feel good about their kids' screen time with the ability to work on their own or together.
If you have any questions, you can always reach us via Facebook, Instagram or just by e-mail.
Let's discover, make and learn. Together.
Your data is securely handled by our partners.
©2019 SkillsDojo Foundation · All Right Reserved.


IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that its enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite has been positioned as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Operational ERP Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment*.
MELBOURNE, APRIL 16, 2019: IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that its enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite has been positioned as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Operational ERP Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment*.
IFS provides one complete ERP solution for global businesses that manufacture and distribute goods, maintain assets and manage service-focused operations. Recent cloud ERP customers include ÅF, the international engineering and design company, Thetford, world market leader in mobile sanitary systems, Samhall, one of Sweden's largest service providers, and Jackon Group, one of Europe's leading manufacturers of polystyrene products.
•	Customer intimacy: IFS recognises that deep industry knowledge is key to its customers' success because manufacturing experts have for decades worked closely with customers to perfect their solution, resulting in some customers achieving twice the ROI improvement. AI was applied to the IFS Dynamic Scheduling Engine for a transportation company, which increased the availability of working machines by 20%—allowing more contracts to be completed without the addition of staff.
•	Flexible product: IFS has multimode manufacturing capabilities, visual drag-and-drop functionality for operational planning and scheduling, integrated eco-footprint functionality, integrated service management, and complete functionality for product life-cycle management.
•	Cloud first and innovation: IFS Applications strategy is to have a cloud-first mindset. IFS does major investments to adapt and engineer IFS Applications for the cloud. IFS currently enables IoT, data imaging, data integration, and BI/advanced analytics. IFS also supports in its IFS Labs blockchain, artificial intelligence/machine learning, RPA, AI, HoloLens, VOX, and conversational UI.
Access the IDC MarketScape excerpt here: https://info.ifsworld.com/2019-IDC-MarketScape-ERP.html.
Learn more about IFS Applications here www.ifsworld.com/corp/solutions/ifs-applications/.


Medical oncologist Steven Horwitz answers questions about various types of lymphoma, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, following his presentation given during a Web chat in November 2013.
Many of the inquiries are related to lymphoma treatment for rare lymphomas. The Q&A session includes a discussion about watchful waiting — delaying treatment and closely monitoring a patient until symptoms develop — which he says is an appropriate approach to consider for people who have a slow-growing or indolent lymphoma.
Dr. Horwitz also addresses questions about survivorship and quality-of-life issues.


text:
<?php

namespace Oro\Bundle\LayoutBundle\Tests\Unit\EventListener;

use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Event\GetResponseEvent;

use Oro\Component\Config\Dumper\ConfigMetadataDumperInterface;
use Oro\Component\Layout\Extension\Theme\ResourceProvider\ResourceProviderInterface;

use Oro\Bundle\LayoutBundle\EventListener\ContainerListener;

class ContainerListenerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /** @var ContainerListener */
    protected $listener;

    /** @var ResourceProviderInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
    protected $provider;

    /** @var ConfigMetadataDumperInterface|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject */
    protected $dumper;

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->provider = $this->createMock(ResourceProviderInterface::class);
        $this->dumper = $this->createMock(ConfigMetadataDumperInterface::class);

        $this->listener = new ContainerListener($this->provider, $this->dumper);
    }

    public function testOnKernelRequest()
    {
        $this->dumper
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('isFresh')
            ->will($this->returnValue(false));

        $container = new ContainerBuilder();

        $this->provider
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('loadResources')
            ->with($container);

        $this->dumper
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('dump')
            ->with($container);

        /** @var GetResponseEvent|\PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject $event */
        $event = $this->createMock(GetResponseEvent::class);
        $this->listener->onKernelRequest($event);
    }
}


Home / Support / Troubleshooting / About VeePN / Do You Have Any Extra Features?
Do You Have Any Extra Features?
Yes, we do! To make your online experience extra comfortable, we offer additional features, such as new device slots and a dedicated server. To find out more about the features we offer, click here.


text:
SYNONYM

#### According to
Index Fungorum

#### Published in
Not. Sallsk. Faun. Fl. Fenn. Forhandl. , Ny Ser. 1: 229 (1859)

#### Original name
Collema furfurellum Nyl.

### Remarks
null


Rainskates famous yellow formula is now available in a bigger and badder shape! 65mm height gives you extra urethane to burn, while the 24mm contact patch ensures for easy, smooth gliding across all sorts of pavement. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee? Nah. Ride like a savage, glide like a hornet is what we would say for these wheels.


Bedford Hospital is one of eight new sites announced to join a flagship quality improvement programme which aims to reduce preventable death and error occurring in paediatric departments throughout the UK.
The £0.5m Situation Awareness for Everyone (S.A.F.E) programme, led by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), trials a suite of quality improvement techniques including the 'huddle' - a brief free, frank exchange of information between clinical and non-clinical professionals involved in a patient's care – in a bid to encourage information sharing and to equip professionals with the skills to spot when a child's condition is deteriorating as well as prevent missed diagnoses.
The two year programme, now in its third phase after testing at 20 hospitals including six flagship Children Hospitals in England, will also see Royal United Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Nottingham University Hospital, Rotherham Hospital, Southport and Formby District General Hospital and University College Hospital working with the RCPCH to implement these techniques at each of their sites.
"With current estimates suggesting that in the UK we have around 2000 potentially avoidable deaths each year, there is a clear need to reduce avoidable error in childhood care, and so we are delighted to be welcoming this project to our Hospital.
"Currently, care delivered across paediatric departments in the UK is inconsistent. We hope that with the expansion of the SAFE programme, we have the potential to not only improve this but also the UK's rankings in health outcomes for children in Western Europe – we are currently among the worst.
"Although causes of avoidable child mortality are complex, we know there is sometimes a delay in recognition amongst healthcare professionals to recognise the severity of illness. This coupled with variable quality of communication across professional boundaries, and with parent/patient communication, makes it clear that more needs to be done to address this. That's where S.A.F.E can help.
Find out more about S.A.F.E by visiting the RCPCH's website - www.rcpch.ac.uk/safe.


text:
Tom Tancredo Is Dropping Out Of The Presidential Race
However, his issue—immigration—can be said to have won, now that open-borders fanatics like Huckabee and Giuliani are trying to fake enthusiasm for the immigration control desired by most Americans. We'll be running a column discussing this tomorrow.
Tancredo to Abandon Presidential Bid—TIME Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 By AP/GEORGE MERRITT
(DENVER) – Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo, whose forceful opposition to illegal immigration vaulted him to national prominence, plans to announce he is abandoning his long-shot bid for the presidency, a person close to Tancredo said Wednesday.
The five-term Colorado congressman planned to make the announcement at a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for Tancredo or his campaign.
Tancredo's campaign would only say he planned a "major announcement" Thursday.
Tancredo has consistently polled at the back of the nine-person GOP field. He has based his campaign on opposition to illegal immigration, a top issue in many areas of the country. He has run television ads that link lax border security to terrorist attacks, rape and other crimes.
Tancredo announced in October that he would not seek a sixth term in Congress, but hinted he would consider running for the Senate after his presidential bid.
Colorado will have an open Senate seat next year when Republican Wayne Allard retires.[More]


At DAZ the feature film "Le Mépris" (The Contempt) by Jean-Luc Godard from 1963 will be shown in French original with German subtitles on January 24th at 7 pm. Through this film with Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli and Fritz Lang, the Casa Malaparte on Capri became known to a very large public. The villa is also the main actor in Peter Welz 'film installation "Casa Malaparte I curved wall double", which can be seen in the current DAZ exhibition "mise-en-scène – architectural portraits".
The filmscreening will be followed by a discussion between the audience, artists Peter Welz, Christopher Roth and Matthias Böttger, Artistic Director DAZ, at the Y-table. We will talk about the film and the portrayal of architectural portraits in the exhibition. Is architecture the backdrop, or does it become a subjective actor and thus a narrative itself? How can architecture be staged?
In the exhibition "mise-en-scène" at the DAZ, which can still be seen until 4 February 2018, three iconic modernist buildings are reinterpreted in video works.


As you can surely remember, last month we've had the pleasure of talking to Patrick de Laive, the Initiator of The Next Web Conference about the awesome things that are going to happen this year at The Next Web. Patrick had come to Romania to present the benefits of participating in the event to Romanian entrepreneurs and had also prepared a special surprise for the ones interested in taking part in The Next Web 2011 conference. 10 Romanian internet entrepreneurs will have the chance to participate in this year's event as a group with a special 65% discount.
The Next Web 2011 conference will take place in Amsterdam on 27th, 28th and 29th of April 2011. You can read more about the event's agenda here.
If you want to take part in this year's event with the Romanian group and take advantage of this 65% discount, all you have to do is leave a comment to this article with your contact email address. The first 10 applicants will be contacted by us and will be able to buy a ticket for the conference 65% off.
If you are not yet convinced, you can check How To Web's interview with Patrick de Laive about the TNW 2011 conference and the conference website.


text:
Q: Joining three large tables by multiple columns in R I have three tables that follow broadly the similar format:
CHR_POS CHR POS SNPID Allele1 Allele2 BETA SE p.value AF.Cases AF.Controls
10_10064415 chr10 10064415 . G A -0.325409092359287 0.206289483498678 0.114694529999742 0.0494505494505494 0.07143797301744
10_10064534 chr10 10064534 . C T 0.15791470499413 0.110984360432685 0.154778055526005 0.384615384615385 0.349391247120763
10_10064558 chr10 10064558 . T TA -0.14178643419147 0.470858147924979 0.763320353066551 0.010989010989011 0.0128989799276078
10_10064720 chr10 10064720 . C A -0.186935246879783 0.107658933163489 0.0824992455316354 0.35989010989011 0.405572008336075
10_10065002 chr10 10065002 . T TA -0.160166303710601 0.10545414459499 0.128806760138629 0.475274725274725 0.514807502467917
10_10065141 chr10 10065141 . T C -0.14178643419147 0.470858147924979 0.763320353066551 0.010989010989011 0.0128989799276078
10_10065213 chr10 10065213 . A G -0.325580365705231 0.206187190855573 0.114324052785598 0.0494505494505494 0.0715037841395196
10_10065256 chr10 10065256 . A G -0.325580365705231 0.206187190855573 0.114324052785598 0.0494505494505494 0.0715037841395196
10_10065304 chr10 10065304 . A G -0.160103269643433 0.10545894309007 0.128974736252953 0.475274725274725 0.514752659866184

I would like to reduce them so that each of the three files only has variants that are the same across all three. This would be those that share the same CHR_POS, Allele1 and Allele2.
I am not looking to merge these, I would still like three tables as an output but just subset by these three columns so that they are the same.
Many thanks

A: Here's an example of three data frames:
df1 <- data.frame(
    CHR_POS = letters[1:3],
    Allele1 = letters[1:3],
    Allele2 = letters[1:3]
)

df2 <- data.frame(
    CHR_POS = letters[2:4],
    Allele1 = letters[2:4],
    Allele2 = letters[2:4]
)

df3 <- data.frame(
    CHR_POS = letters[3:5],
    Allele1 = letters[3:5],
    Allele2 = letters[3:5]
)

You can use semi_join from dplyr. This will return only the rows in the first data frame that are found in the second data frame. If you do this with both other data frames, you will find only the rows in all three.
library(dplyr)

df1 %>%
    semi_join(df2, by = c("CHR_POS", "Allele1", "Allele2")) %>%
    semi_join(df3)

df2 %>%
    semi_join(df1, by = c("CHR_POS", "Allele1", "Allele2")) %>%
    semi_join(df3, by = c("CHR_POS", "Allele1", "Allele2"))

df3 %>%
    semi_join(df1, by = c("CHR_POS", "Allele1", "Allele2")) %>%
    semi_join(df2, by = c("CHR_POS", "Allele1", "Allele2"))

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


In the last two blog posts, I have discussed a powerful rationale for developing your visualization skills beyond the common theory that it "just improves performance." Yes, it improves performance, but visualization is a whole lot more than a sports psychologist's trick.
Visualization is a core skill in your entire approach to harnessing the full power of your mind.
That's because, when we learn to visualize we are also learning to communicate effectively with a large part of our mind system. That is the part where memories are stored, intuitional information is conveyed and our hearts speak to us. It is not located in the region of our brain that does our rational thinking. The language it uses is not words, but imagery and sensations. Thus my premise is that learning the language of visualization will allow us to tap into that region of our brains and minds—which are different by the way—much more effectively and to use it for achieving our goals and becoming our ideal selves. It is estimated that this part of our mind represents the lion's share of our mental power. I am all about using more of my mind…how about you?
In one of my past blogs, I promised a simple visualization practice that can get you on the road to developing what I call the "Mind Gym." The Mind Gym is your interior training space where you will go to do your internal visualization work. You attend a CrossFit gym or Yoga studio to train physically, so why not have an internal Mind Gym to go train in mentally?
It is a powerful tool for developing visual language skills. We spend a lot of time working with the Mind Gym in the Unbeatable Mind program – so if you are interested in this topic and are not a member yet, I highly encourage you to join us! (click here for a special offer).
Another great way to get started is with the drill below that I developed. It is one of the new Mental WODs we offer in the SEALFIT Online training program. The visualization is very simple and will quickly allow you to clear your mind of clutter so you can focus better. It will also begin to develop your visual language skills. I created it years ago as I struggled to clear my mind while sitting in Zen meditation at Seido Karate in NYC. This simple visualization finally did the trick. Enjoy and send me your feedback. Hooyah!
Purpose: Quickly clear your mind and enter a calm, meditative state.
WOD: Practice the Wiper Visualization once a day when you feel ungrounded or need to focus your mind for an important project.
Process: Close your eyes and imagine that your busy mind is like rain falling on a windshield. That windshield is your deeper self, your witnessing self. Now imagine a windshield wiper intermittently wiping away the thoughts of your mind. Each time the wiper sweeps across your mental screen, it leaves a clear windshield reflecting a calm and clear mind. Anytime you experience a new thought, wipe it away with the envisioned wiper and notice the calming effect of your mind settling down into a meditative state. Do this for a minimum of five minutes. If it helps, try counting your breaths (inhale and exhale equals 1 rep) to also help keep your mind focused while practicing this visualization exercise.


The Roman Army Sitemap is a guide to the content of this section of the website providing comprehensive details of the facts and information available about this aspect of Roman life, society and culture. Interesting facts and information about the times and the people of Ancient Rome via this Roman Army sitemap. This page can be used like an index to a Roman period Encyclopaedia. Roman Times, Customs, Culture and People! This Roman Army sitemap provides links to the history, facts and information about life and times during the Roman Era and can be used like an Ancient Rome Encyclopaedia.
Every article featured on the Roman Army Sitemap will provide a greater insight into the lives of the Romans and can be used as an online Encyclopaedia or database for visitors interested in learning more about this era. An ideal educational resource for students, kids, tutors and teachers providing a comprehensive overview for all things Roman.
The Roman Army Sitemap is a guide to the content of this website providing comprehensive details of the facts and information available about Roman Colosseum and society and culture of the Romans who visited the Roman Colosseum. Interesting facts and information about the life and times of the people who lived and died in Ancient Rome.


This afternoon I checked out the Trinity Bellwoods Flea Market at The Great Hall (at Queen Street W/Dovercourt Road), in our 'hood. They are celebrating their second anniversary!
Well! Well! Where did the time go! Guess what? The Trinity Bellwoods Flea turns two years old and what a ride it has been. We are back August 13, from 10am to 5pm at the beautifully restored Great Hall with a fresh lineup of local vendors, artisans, and designers. We have brought back some of your favorites and new vendors who we are sure you are going to love.
Speaking of love ... we can't thank you all enough for the local love Toronto has shown us over the past two years and to say thank you we have something very special planned for all of you!
Join us and 50 of Toronto's finest vendors and artisans for a day of celebration. Admission is, of course, FREE and four-legged friends welcome.
As always, there was much to tempt ... food, plants, clothing, jewelry, candles, food and lots more!
There was a good crowd ... it was a busy fun spot to be!
That's awesome, I have to check it out!


text:
NAT_ID="$1"
NAT_RT_ID="$2"

# My route to grab when I come back up
My_RT_ID="$3"

# Specify the EC2 region that this will be running in (e.g. https://ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com)
EC2_URL="$4"

# Health Check variables
Num_Pings=3
Ping_Timeout=1
Wait_Between_Pings=2
Wait_for_Instance_Stop=60
Wait_for_Instance_Start=300

# Run aws-apitools-common.sh to set up default environment variables and to
# leverage AWS security credentials provided by EC2 roles
. /etc/profile.d/aws-apitools-common.sh

# Determine the NAT instance private IP so we can ping the other NAT instance, take over
# its route, and reboot it.  Requires EC2 DescribeInstances, ReplaceRoute, and Start/RebootInstances
# permissions.  The following example EC2 Roles policy will authorize these commands:
# {
#  "Statement": [
#    {
#      "Action": [
#        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
#        "ec2:CreateRoute",
#        "ec2:ReplaceRoute",
#        "ec2:StartInstances",
#        "ec2:StopInstances"
#      ],
#      "Effect": "Allow",
#      "Resource": "*"
#    }
#  ]
# }

# Get this instance's ID
Instance_ID=`/usr/bin/curl --silent http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id`
# Get the other NAT instance's IP
NAT_IP=`/opt/aws/bin/ec2-describe-instances $NAT_ID -U $EC2_URL | grep PRIVATEIPADDRESS -m 1 | awk '{print $2;}'`

echo `date` "-- Starting NAT monitor"
echo `date` "-- Adding this instance to $My_RT_ID default route on start"
/opt/aws/bin/ec2-replace-route $My_RT_ID -r 0.0.0.0/0 -i $Instance_ID -U $EC2_URL
# If replace-route failed, then the route might not exist and may need to be created instead
if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
   /opt/aws/bin/ec2-create-route $My_RT_ID -r 0.0.0.0/0 -i $Instance_ID -U $EC2_URL
fi

while [ . ]; do
  # Check health of other NAT instance
  pingresult=`ping -c $Num_Pings -W $Ping_Timeout $NAT_IP | grep time= | wc -l`
  # Check to see if any of the health checks succeeded, if not
  if [ "$pingresult" == "0" ]; then
    # Set HEALTHY variables to unhealthy (0)
    ROUTE_HEALTHY=0
    NAT_HEALTHY=0
    STOPPING_NAT=0
    while [ "$NAT_HEALTHY" == "0" ]; do
      # NAT instance is unhealthy, loop while we try to fix it
      if [ "$ROUTE_HEALTHY" == "0" ]; then
    	echo `date` "-- Other NAT heartbeat failed, taking over $NAT_RT_ID default route"
    	/opt/aws/bin/ec2-replace-route $NAT_RT_ID -r 0.0.0.0/0 -i $Instance_ID -U $EC2_URL
	ROUTE_HEALTHY=1
      fi
      # Check NAT state to see if we should stop it or start it again
	  # This sample script works well with EC2 API tools version 1.6.12.2 2013-10-15. If you are using a different version and your script is stuck at NAT_STATE, please modify the script to "print $5;" instead of "print $4;".
      NAT_STATE=`/opt/aws/bin/ec2-describe-instances $NAT_ID -U $EC2_URL | grep INSTANCE | awk '{print $5}'`
      if [ "$NAT_STATE" == "stopped" ]; then
    	echo `date` "-- Other NAT instance stopped, starting it back up"
        /opt/aws/bin/ec2-start-instances $NAT_ID -U $EC2_URL
	NAT_HEALTHY=1
        sleep $Wait_for_Instance_Start
      else
	if [ "$STOPPING_NAT" == "0" ]; then
    	  echo `date` "-- Other NAT instance $NAT_STATE, attempting to stop for reboot"
	  /opt/aws/bin/ec2-stop-instances $NAT_ID -U $EC2_URL
	  STOPPING_NAT=1
	fi
        sleep $Wait_for_Instance_Stop
      fi
    done
  else
    sleep $Wait_Between_Pings
  fi
done