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4-methyl-6-phenyl-2-hexanol
biodegradation in water: ready biodegradability
other: Guideline study performed under GLP. All relevant validity criteria were met.
OECD Guideline 301 F (Ready Biodegradability: Manometric Respirometry Test)
other: Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Effects on Degradation and Accumulation, Version 2, 301F Manometric Respirometry Test, China Environmental Press, China (2013)
Oxygen conditions:
Inoculum or test system:
activated sludge, domestic, non-adapted
Details on inoculum:
- Source of inoculum/activated sludge (e.g. location, sampling depth, contamination history, procedure): Fresh activated sludge used in the test was collected from Wuzhong district urban area sewage treatment plant. The address of the plant is No. 1, Baodai East Road, Suzhou city, The People's Republic of China. The batch number of the inoculum is included in the full study report. The activated sludge of waste water treatment plant is recommended by test guideline.
- Storage conditions: See pretreatment field.
- Storage length: ca. 1 week; 7 days from sampling to test initiation.
- Preparation of inoculum for exposure:
- Pretreatment: The activated sludge after centrifugal separation was washed with test medium after removing the suspended solids and coarse particles on the day of collection, the activated sludge was centrifuged at 1100 g for 5 minutes, and the supernatant was discarded. This process was repeated 3 times. The dry weight content of the activated sludge was determined in triplicates after pre-treatment, and the average value was 6.93%. 115.44 g of the activated sludge (wet weight). This was weighed and the test medium made up to 2 litres (the dry weight concentration was calculated to be 4 g/L based on the dry weight content of 6.93%). After that, the suspension was aerated for 7 days at test temperature. The dry weight content of the activated sludge was determined before inoculation and the average value of triplicate measurements was 6.53%.
- Concentration of sludge: The inoculum was added into the test suspensions, the procedure control, the inoculum blank and toxicity control to give a final concentration of 30.0 mg/L (dry weight).
- Water filtered: Yes.
- Type and size of filter used, if any: The water for preparing medium and solution was made by the Water Purifier (Elix70/Advantage A10). The organic carbon concentration of the water used in the test was 2 ppb. For each series of tests, the same batch of water was used (batch number reported in the full study report).
Duration of test (contact time):
Initial conc.:
30 mg/L
test mat.
Parameter followed for biodegradation estimation:
O2 consumption
- Composition of medium: Solution A [KH2PO4: 8.50 g; K2HPO4.3H2O: 28.49 g; Na2HPO4.12H2O: 67.15 g; NH4Cl: 0.50 g - in 50 mL water]; Solution B [CaCl2: 36.4 g in 5 mL water]; Solution C [MgSO4.7H2O: 22.5 g in 5 mL water]; Solution D [FeCl3,6H2O: 0.25 g in 5 mL water]. 50 mL of solution A was mixed with 5 ml of solutions B, C and D and made up to 30 L with deionised water.
- Solubilising agent (type and concentration if used): None.
- Test temperature: 22 ±1 °C (actual: 20.8 – 22.3 °C)
- pH: 7.46 (medium)
- pH adjusted: Was not necessary as the pH values of all vessels was: pH 7.4 ± 0.2 at the start of the test
- Aeration of dilution water: Not reported
- Continuous darkness: Yes.
- Culturing apparatus: Flasks with continuous stirring (magnetic stirrer)
- Number of culture flasks/concentration: In duplicate (Inoculum blank); single flasks (procedure control and toxicity control)
- Method used to create aerobic conditions: Screw sealed flasks wth sensor head/CO2 trap.
- Measuring equipment: The respirometer used during this study is an Oxitop Control System.
- Sampling frequency: At least every three (3) days
- Sampling method: Respirometry measuring the oxygen uptake of the test medium.
CONTROL AND BLANK SYSTEM
- Inoculum blank: Yes. See table 1.
- Abiotic sterile control: No.
- Toxicity control: Yes.
- Other: Positive reference control ('Procedure control' ; Sodium Benzoate).
Reference substance:
benzoic acid, sodium salt
Test performance:
(1) The oxygen uptake of the inoculum blanks were 16.9 mg/L and 14.1 mg/L, the mean was 15.5 mg/L, less than 60 mg/L in 28d.
(2) At the end of the test, the pH values of each test vessel were 7.61-7.62, within the range of 6.0-8.5.
(3) The difference of extremes of replicate values of the removal of the test substance at the plateau, at end of the test or at the end of the 10-d window was less than 20% (actual day-28: 67.81% and 64.60%).
(4) The percentage degradation of the procedure control and the toxicity control were 87.10% and 62.03%, which had reached the pass levels of 60% and 25% of ThOD on 14d.
% degradation (O2 consumption)
Sampling time:
other: n=2; 10-d window not met
Results with reference substance:
Degradation of sodium benzoate exceeded 93.4 % after 14 days: the activity of the inoculum was thus verified (validity criterion).
readily biodegradable
The test substance mean biodegradation in duplicate was 66.4 % at day 28.
The ready biodegradability test was carried out according to OECD TG 301F and China Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Effects on Degradation and Accumulation, Version 2, 301F Manometric Respirometry Test (2013) under GLP. The test substance, at a concentration of 30 mg/L was exposed to activated sewage sludge micro-organisms obtained from the Wuzhong district urban area sewage treatment plant of Suzhou city, China, with culture medium in sealed culture vessels in the dark at 22°C ± 1°C for 28 days. The sludge was diluted in flasks to 30.0 mg/L (dry weight) within the test system and in the negative and toxicity controls. The degradation of the test substance was assessed by the regular (every three days) measurement of oxygen consumption from days 0 and 28 using an Oxitop control system. Control solutions with inoculum and the reference substance, sodium benzoate, together with a toxicity control were used for validation purposes. The oxygen uptake of the inoculum blanks were 16.9 mg/L and 14.1 mg/L, the mean was 15.5 mg/L, less than 60 mg/L in 28-days. At the end of the test, the pH values of each test vessel were within the range of 6.0-8.5 (actual pH: 7.61 – 7.62). The difference of extremes of replicate values of the removal of the test substance at the plateau, at end of the test or at the end of the 10-d window was less than 20% (actual day-28: 67.81% and 64.60%). The percentage degradation of the procedure control and the toxicity control were 87.10% and 62.03%, which had reached the pass levels of 60% and 25% of ThOD on 14d. The toxicity test attained 60 % degradation after 28 days thereby confirming that the test substance was not inhibitory to the sewage treatment micro-organisms used in the study. Sodium Benzoate attained 87 % degradation after 28 days thereby confirming the suitability of the inoculum and test conditions. The test system therefore met the validation criteria of the guideline. The mean biodegradation for duplicate test flasks at 6 days for the test substance was 10.54 %. The mean biodegradation for duplicate test flasks at 6 days for the test substance was 62.08 %. The mean biodegradation for duplicate test flasks at 28 days for the test substance was 66.21 % (the 10-day window was not met). The test item was biodegraded by 66.21% at day 28 in the Manometric Respiratory Test. The 10-day window that can be applied to Manometric Respiratory Tests, where 60% biodegradation must be achieved following the attainment of 10 % biodegradation, is not applied to multi-constituent substances consisting of structurally similar constituents (OECD, 2006). Under the conditions of the study, test item is considered as readily biodegradable.
Biodegradation: readily biodegradable, mean biodegradation 66.41% (28-days, 10-day window not met). 10-day window not applicable to multi-constituent substances consisting of structurally similar constituents (OECD, 2006); OECD TG 301F, 2016
Biodegradation in water:
Type of water:
Key study: OECD TG 301F, 2016 : The ready biodegradability test was carried out according to OECD TG 301F and China Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals, Effects on Degradation and Accumulation, Version 2, 301F Manometric Respirometry Test (2013) under GLP. The test substance, at a concentration of 30 mg/L was exposed to activated sewage sludge micro-organisms obtained from the Wuzhong district urban area sewage treatment plant of Suzhou city, China, with culture medium in sealed culture vessels in the dark at 22°C ± 1°C for 28 days. The sludge was diluted in flasks to 30.0 mg/L (dry weight) within the test system and in the negative and toxicity controls. The degradation of the test substance was assessed by the regular (every three days) measurement of oxygen consumption from days 0 and 28 using an Oxitop control system. Control solutions with inoculum and the reference substance, sodium benzoate, together with a toxicity control were used for validation purposes. The oxygen uptake of the inoculum blanks were 16.9 mg/L and 14.1 mg/L, the mean was 15.5 mg/L, less than 60 mg/L in 28-days. At the end of the test, the pH values of each test vessel were within the range of 6.0-8.5 (actual pH: 7.61 – 7.62). The difference of extremes of replicate values of the removal of the test substance at the plateau, at end of the test or at the end of the 10-d window was less than 20% (actual day-28: 67.81% and 64.60%). The percentage degradation of the procedure control and the toxicity control were 87.10% and 62.03%, which had reached the pass levels of 60% and 25% of ThOD on 14d. The toxicity test attained 60 % degradation after 28 days thereby confirming that the test substance was not inhibitory to the sewage treatment micro-organisms used in the study. Sodium Benzoate attained 87 % degradation after 28 days thereby confirming the suitability of the inoculum and test conditions. The test system therefore met the validation criteria of the guideline. The mean biodegradation for duplicate test flasks at 6 days for the test substance was 10.54 %. The mean biodegradation for duplicate test flasks at 6 days for the test substance was 62.08 %. The mean biodegradation for duplicate test flasks at 28 days for the test substance was 66.21 % (the 10-day window was not met). The test item was biodegraded by 66.21% at day 28 in the Manometric Respiratory Test. The 10-day window that can be applied to Manometric Respiratory Tests, where 60% biodegradation must be achieved following the attainment of 10 % biodegradation, is not applied to multi-constituent substances consisting of structurally similar constituents (OECD, 2006). Under the conditions of the study, test item is considered as readily biodegradable.
1. ECHA Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment (Chapter R.7b: Endpoint Specific Guidance, R.7.9.4, June 2017)
2. Introduction to the section of the OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals on Degradation and Accumulation, Section 3 (OECD, September 2006)
3. GHS revision 4 (2011), Globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS). Chapter 4.1. Hazardous to the aquatic Environment. United Nations, 2011
4. ECHA Guidance on Application on the CLP Criteria, section 4.1.3.2.3.2 (v5.0, July 2017)


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Saluyot (Corchorus olitorius) is the Filipino name of an edible leafy vegetable that is a member of the genus Corchorus, classified under the sub-family Grewioideae of the family Malvaceae. Saluyot is widely found in tropical and sub-tropical areas from Asia to Africa valued as food and for its strong fiber. Saluyot has long been used as food staple since ancient times by Jewish people and Egyptians hence derived its English names Jew's mallow and Egyptian spinach. Saluyot leaves are very nutritious, it is rich in calcium, iron, protein, vitamin A, C and E, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, and dietary fibers. Saluyot is often cooked as stew, forming a thick slimy syrup similar in consistency to Okra or Ladies fingers. The cooked dishes using the leaves are generally eaten with rice or other starchy staple, such as Yucca. Saluyot can almost grow anywhere in the Philippines. It is a favorite vegetable made into several dishes particularly among the Ilokanos in northern Philippines.The leaves are versatile and in the Philippine kitchen there is a wide variety of preparations for the Saluyot leaves including Dinengdeng na Labong at Saluyot and Ginisang Labong at Saluyot. When I was a young girl, my father's sister, used to just cook saluyot leaves gathered in our backyard with chopped onions, Bagoong (fermented fish) and water with grilled fish mix all together then boiled. But it is not one of the vegetables often cooked by my mother because she also never grew up with it. So far, I have viisted some Asian stores in Germany and they are not available like Okra which is available in many Turkish shops fresh, canned and bottled Other Information: Saluyot: (Scientific Name: Corchorus olitorius) Saluyot is also known in other names such as: Saluyot (Tagalog), Jute, Jew's Mallow, Egyptian spinach, Jute Mallow, Bush Okra, West African sorrel (English), Chang shouo huang ma (Chinese). Krinkrin (French). It is called Tugabang in the Visayas region of the Philippines and is an annual plant or shrub, growing up to two (2) meters high. The leaves are edible and is a popular ingredient in many native vegetable stews and meat dishes. The leaves of Saluyot are rich source of iron, protein, calcium, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin. Cultivated as a leafy vegetable in many Philippine provinces. the leaves are used fresh or dried. They can be stored after drying and used later on during periods of scarcity. Saluyot is one of the favorite vegetable dish particularly among the Ilokanos in northern Philippines that locals even have a song for this leafy vegetable. The leaves are versatile and in the Philippine kitchen there is a wide variety of preparations for the saluyot leaves Saluyot is a hardy plant that is resistant to pests and requires little care. It can be found in the wild as it can also be grown in a farm. Saluyot plants are tall, reaching 2-4 meters in height, having only a few side branches. Saluyot leaves are alternate, simple, lanceolate, about 5-15 cm in length tapering to a pointed tip and has finely serrated margin. Saluyot flowers are yellow about 2-3 cm wide with five petals. The fruit is capsule like with plenty of small seeds inside. One of Egypt's famous dish is made of Saluyot and is called Mollakia or Molakhia which is said to be a meal fit for a King . See related article of Molakhia
Salupsup refers to a dish from the Philippines, particularly from Ilocos Sur. It is a delicacy from Vigan, the capital city of Ilocos Sur made of glutinous rice which is slightly toasted with grated coconut and Muscovado (sugar).
Sampalok is a Filipino word for Tamarind. In the Philippines its pulp/fruit are eaten and used as a souring agent. Its young leaves are also used for souring agent or as filling for whole chicken for grilling to remove its fishy taste.
Sampalok can be cooked as one of the ingredient for Filipino sour stew/soup, like Sinampalukang Manok (Chicken soup cooked with Tamarind) where its young leaves are used. Its fruit brown pulp is made into a sweet candy with tamarind flesh/pulp mashed and cooked with brown sugar
Moreover, in the Philippines, the pulp of the Sampalok fruit is very much used as a souring agent for dishes like Sinigang , a cross between sour soup and stew and also made into delicious candies. Likewise, when the fruit is fully ripe, they are eaten in the Philippines as is with a bit of salt
In Kerala, India, Puli is the Malayalam word for Sampalok. It is the basic ingredient for making their sour soup called Rasam . Meanwhile, Thailand is very popular for their Tamarind candies called Makham Gao that most tourists bring them back home.
Using Sampalok as a souring agent can be a long task as you need to squeezed the pulp from the fruit until you get its juice so my mom rarely use Sampalok as a souring agent. But as a child, together with my siblings and cousins, I enjoyed eating Sampalok as is when fully ripe and in season. It is sold in most wet markets (Palengke) during its season very cheap in the Philippines by a kilo.
I only found Sampalok fruit after 7 years of living in Germany by chance, few packs of ripe Sampalok fruits were offered in one of the groceries I go to and they were imported from Thailand
Other countries also used Tamarind fruits for making sweets or candies. Mexico has its own version called Dulce de Tamarindo. Some countries called them Bolitas de Tamarindo (Tamarind balls)
Seswaa refers to one of the national specialties of Botswana in Africa which is prepared mainly using the inner parts of a cow or goat. The only other ingredients needed for this particular preparation are salt and water. Seswaa is usually prepared by men and served on festive occasions and ceremonies .
Likewise, Seswaa also consists of ground beef cooked in water with only salt as an additive.
Meat dishes are common in Botswana which is well known for its quality beef
Seswaa is also called Chotlho.
Salmi refers to a fricassée or stew comprised of feathered game meat or game birds in a wine sauce .
Sand Dab
Sand Dab refers to a Pacific ocean fish with sweetly tinged flesh. Sand Dab is low in fat.
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Hm, maybe this is some issue with Intel onboard video card. Mine is an Intel HD Graphics 400. Also, I'm on Windows 10.
- There are some issues navigating menus, especially in the inventory menu. There's a bug preventing the buttons from being focused.
Assuming that this is just a prototype/concept, I would say there is a problem in the damage calculation. *Apparently*, the damage is being caused by time, when it would be more correct to cause gradual damage. I'm saying this because you can ignore the damage by just spamming the jump.
I liked the game, very well done!
Sorry, I disabled manual window scale to prevent aspect issues like sub-pixels.
You can use the fixed resize (Z) or fullscreen (F).
The controls are really confusing but the game (art and mini-games) looks pretty cute, great job!
Has science Godot gone too far?
I still have plans to localize the game to English. I explained about it in a devlog.
And I'm glad to know that my project helped you, Percent visible is really useful.
I will try translate the game today.
I only know that the texture import system is very different now.
A few weeks ago I wrote a short guide-article on *everything* you need to know to start using Godot Engine for pixel art games.
I know a lot of people prefer to use Game Maker for this type of game, but I think it does not cost anything to know other tools, especially since Godot Engine is better than Game Maker in many ways, like usability and scalability (and it's free and open-source).


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Inter ahead of Juventus in the race for young Italian striker
February 1, 2022 - 6:30 pm
Prior to signing Dusan Vlahovic, Juventus also had their sights set on Gianluca Scamacca.
The Italian international is enjoying a solid campaign at Sassuolo, scoring nine goals in 22 league appearances thus far. His tally includes spectacular strikes against Milan and Napoli.
Therefore, the young bomber caught the attention of the big Serie A boys, including Inter and Juventus.
According to Tuttosport via JuventusNews24, the Italian champions are ahead of the Bianconeri in the race for Scamacca's signature.
The source explains that the striker wishes to remain in Italy as his eyes are set on a call-up for the World Cup – that is of course if Italy makes it out of the playoffs.
For their part, Sassuolo have already an agreement in hand with Serie B sensation Lorenzo Lucca. The Pisa striker will replace Scamacca at the Mapei Stadium, while the latter joins Simone Inzaghi at Inter.
Juve FC say
After landing Vlahovic, it is definitely normal for Juventus to take their foot off the pedal in the race for Scamacca.
The Old Lady has already secured a young center forward who can lead the club's charge for years to come.
On the other hand, Inter replaced Romelu Lukaku with Edin Dzeko who is a short term solution, which explains why they'll be desperate to add a young bomber to the fold.
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The Master Chief Collection: Dev Talks Mods, Dedicated Servers, Frame Rate
Halo developer 343 Industries held a Reddit AMA today where it answered a series of fans' burning questions about Halo: The Master Chief Collection's PC release and more. The studio talked about mod support on PC, dedicated servers, how you'll be able to buy each game on PC within the package, the possibility of bringing Halo 5 to The Master Chief Collection, and a lot more.
You can read the full Reddit AMA here, while we've rounded up some of the more interesting subjects and answers in this post.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection comes to PC through Steam and the Windows Store later. this year. As announced previously, games within the package will be released individually, beginning with Halo: Reach (which is also coming to Xbox One). The game was recently revealed to not be an Xbox Play Anywhere title.
On The Master Chief Collection's PC Release Plans
«Players can purchase each title one-by-one along the way or wait until the collection is complete at the end. We don't have any plans for a 'season pass' model.» [Full quote]
On The Specific Release Timing Of Each Game
«Right now the priority is getting Halo: Reach ready for public flighting and work is underway almost in parallel for Halo: CE, which will be the second game. Ultimately we want to get these games into player's hands as soon as possible.»
«We're hesitant to commit to a firm time frame because the truth is they're ready when they're ready. Flighting will be critical to help us get these titles to a great place and depending on how that goes, it could lengthen or extend the release cadence. We'll definitely share more details as we start ramping up flighting.» [Full quote]
On Frame Rates, Controls, And 144hz
«Current plan is to support 'uncapped FPS' in each title. But, as we move deeper into development on each title, we'll have to determine what's feasible within each game.»
«Delivering great KB+M controls is one of our top priorities. We are exploring different ways to make a balanced, fun experience for PC and will share more details in the future.» [Full quote]
«The goal is to support 144hz+ for all of the games in MCC, though as with things like FOV sliders and framerates, it could vary slightly by title.» [Quote 2]
On The Possibility Of Split-Screen On PC
«This one is tricky and the team is still looking at what can be supported.» [Full quote]
On Mod Support For The Master Chief Collection On PC
«We are working closely with the members of the modding community (including some friends on the ElDewrito team) to explore our options for 'official' mod support, but we won't have this at launch. Our #1 priority for launch is ensuring we get each of these core games 'right' for PC and security/anti-cheat is a big focus. As we've stated, this entire offering will grow and evolve over time.» [Full quote]
On Halo 5 Joining The Master Chief Collection
«Our focus is bringing MCC and Reach to PC, there are no current plans to bring over Halo 5» [Full quote]
On Dedicated Servers And Custom Game Browser
«This is a topic of discussion here but currently this isn't something we're able to commit to in terms of actual community-hosted dedicated servers. A custom games browser is of course very important to us and something we're looking forward to bringing to MCC on PC and Xbox One.» [Full quote]
On PC Specs
«Ultimately, flighting and the results of those tests will help finalize the min specs but we want to support the widest range of hardware possible. We'll definitely share spec details soon.» [Full quote]
Your Progress Moves Between Xbox One And PC Versions Of The Master Chief Collection
«Within MCC, yes, your progress and progression will carry-over between the console and PC versions. All stats, achievements, Forged maps, and game variants will be shared between all of the games within MCC. Mid mission saves will be unique to each platform and cannot be shared.»
«Your Halo: Reach unlocks and progression from the original game on Xbox 360 will NOT carry over to MCC. And as a reminder, MCC on Steam will require a free Microsoft Account, but not Xbox Live Gold.» [Full quote]
Windows 8 May Not Be Supported
«Currently our focus is on Win10 and Win7. Win8 is still being investigated.» [Full quote]
Forge And Theatre Won't Be Available When Reach Launches On PC
«Forge and Theater for Reach won't be ready at the same time as the MP/Campaign/Firefight experiences on PC. From a development perspective, it makes more sense for the team to tackle Reach's Forge/Theater a little later in the roadmap at the same time as Halo 3 and Halo 4 work.» [Full quote]
ODST Firefight Not Planned For Release On PC
«We know this is a longstanding request from players and is something the team will continue to evaluate for the future. For now, our focus is on bringing ODST's Campaign to MCC on PC. (and we'll of course have Reach Firefight coming to MCC!)» [Full quote]
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Officials Say COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Is Vital But Arranging Treatment In Arizona Isn't Easy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a video to health care providers emphasizing the A-rating issued for monoclonal antibody therapies which are intended to keep people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms from requiring hospitalization.
Yet while the attention last week was focused on how many hospital beds are available in Arizona, there was no mention of the difficulty many patients experience getting the highly touted monoclonal antibody therapy in Arizona. This, despite the fact Gov. Doug Ducey provided $60 million to hospitals and other health care providers in September, in part to promote the use of the treatment.
Monoclonal antibodies are made in a laboratory to fight a particular infection—in this case, SARS-CoV-2. The rating from the National Institutes of Health stresses the important role a monoclonal antibody therapy (mAb) can play in reducing the risk that someone infected with COVID-19 will get sicker, said Dr. Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for HHS…
READ MORE — Officials Say COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Is Vital But Arranging Treatment In Arizona Isn't Easy >>>
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What do Dalton McGuinty and Kathy Griffin Have in Common?
What do comedienne Kathy Griffin and Premier Dalton McGuinty have in common, besides their Irish roots? Within the space of 24 hours, I saw them both in person; so follow along with me.
I attended a sold out performance Sunday night by Griffin at the Sony Centre in Toronto. Over 2,000 people — amongst them at least eight straight men — laughed along with Kathy's keen observations and ability to draw back the curtain of Hollywood celebrities.
"Let's just say that Jon Hamm isn't acting when he plays Don Draper." I don't care what Christopher Hitchens says, women are funny. At least to other women, and isn't that what's important? And powerful? We survive childbirth — we need something. As one of the most successful stand-up comedians (female or otherwise), Griffin continually boldly goes where few women do, and I admire that.
But despite her bold exterior, I felt for her when she related a story about applying to speak at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference, and was told not only did they not want her to speak, but that the event was sold out, so she shouldn't even bother attending. I signed books at this conference two years ago, and, amongst others, I saw Mario Lopez, Dr. Oz, and Arnold Schwarzenegger speak. I saw Kate Gosselin garner a huge line up of women waiting to speak to her. These people have an appropriate message to send to women and Kathy Griffin does not? Hmm. Granted, it may have had something to do with her past remarks that she and her friends had voted for Schwarzenegger as a joke, but surely now that would be an advantageous selling point to getting into that particular conference. (Except that she still hates Oprah.)
Griffin opened with telling the audience that she had played Windsor the night before, which got a predictable lame amount of applause from the crowd. "Oh, you're from Toronto so you can't applaud for Windsor? Because you're too fancy?" Exactly. She "gets" us.
Which brings me to Dalton. Speaking of fancy, less than 12 hours after I left that venue I was at another show of sorts at the prestigious Royal York hotel in downtown Toronto. Along with 500 other "Canadian Women in Leadership" I was invited to a luncheon hosted by the Ontario Liberal Party, featuring Premier Dalton McGuinty, hot in his bid for "four more years," as the table of women chanted behind me. Given the audience (and his polls), Dalton focused on women — from thanking his wife for being the ultimate hockey mom to his three sons, to remarking that his Mom is his hero. (She had 10 children, so I support that). What I did find interesting about his speech is that he didn't a) mention his daughter and b) ended his speech by talking about how proud his brother was to have finally had a son… after having two daughters.
Full disclosure: I am not endorsing any political party, but I like Dalton McGuinty; I've met him on a couple of occasions and even on this one, when I stood up to chat and I immediately pushed my chair directly over and into him, he responded with "I knew you were opinionated Kathy, but wow, a chair?" He got a few extra points with me for being able to kid an uncoordinated kidder.
Despite the lunch ending with an awkward moment where a Liberal staffer wanted to interview our table on "why women like Dalton McGuinty so much," the Ontario Liberal party does have 42 of its 107 candidates checking of "f" instead of "m" in any poll. Seeing his female GTA candidates lined up on the stage was a powerful moment for many women in the crowd. And in case you think Dalton didn't bring any funny to his speech, he did: "Coming from a family of 12, I can honestly say I never slept alone until I was married."
While Kathy entered the stage running, jumping and doing her best swearing, and Dalton walked in slowly, shaking hands and swearing to do his best, they both displayed their advocacy for women, in their own unique way. Maybe we can get Dalton to champion a Women's Conference in Canada… and invite Kathy Griffin to be our first keynote speaker. Maria Shriver need not apply.
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Q: How do you read the input from subprocess.check_output() in Python? In my test runner run_tests.py (not suppose to modify)
output = subprocess.check_output("python main.py", universal_newlines=True, input="foo bar baz").strip()

And in my main.py
import sys
import json

print(json.dumps(sys.argv)) # I only get ['main.py']

How can I retrieve "foo bar baz" from the input that was passed to the subprocess? I tried checking sys.stdin and no luck there too.

A: To pass values that can be accessed from sys.argv, they need to be in the command line. The input parameter becomes the program's standard input.
output = subprocess.check_output(["python", "main.py", "foo", "bar", "baz"], universal_newlines=True).strip()

A: You are currently passing "foo bar baz" as input in run_tests.py, then printing command line arguments from within main.py. Either passing as input or as command line arguments will work, but you need to pick one. Assuming you are intending to pass alphanumeric values separated by spaces, either will work fine, but if you are passing something more complex like json, it might make more sense to pass it as text input. This would mean you would not need to change run_tests.py.
To pass text as input, try this in main.py:
import sys
import json

print(json.dumps(sys.stdin))

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I just realized you are using the json method to dump objects to strings (I had it confused with json.loads). Now that I noticed that, what you are trying to do makes no sense whatsoever. You should try to explain what you are attempting to accomplish (or use loads if you meant to turn a string back into json in main.py).
print(json.loads(sys.stdin))

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One person was killed and another seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on Bristol Highway this morning.
Johnson City police said a red Ford F-150 was traveling north on Bristol Highway when the driver lost control, the truck ran off the road, struck a ditch line, went airborne, rolled and struck a utility pole.
The driver, who was not identified, died at the scene, police said in a news release.
The passenger was taken to Johnson City Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, according to police.
Identities were being withheld pending notification of families.
A local business was damaged from flying debris from the crash.
The crash was being investigated by the Johnson City Police Department's Traffic Homicide Team.


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The Singularity of Grace
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The Singularity of Grace Cherie Harder
In What's So Amazing About Grace? author Phillip Yancey recounts:
During a British conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated what, if any, belief was unique to the Christian faith. They began eliminating possibilities. Incarnation? Other religions had different versions of gods' appearing in human form. Resurrection? Again, other religions had accounts of return from death. The debate went on for some time until C. S. Lewis wandered into the room. "What's the rumpus about?" he asked, and heard in reply that his colleagues were discussing Christianity's unique contribution among world religions. Lewis responded, "Oh, that's easy. It's grace."
Lewis was not asserting that other faiths did not value or extol mercy or kindness, but that they each posit steps to earning a deity's approval (or at least placating divine anger), rather than declare the love of God as a gift to be received. It is hard to overstate how radical the doctrine of grace must have seemed – the idea that God's love was offered freely even to lowlifes and losers; that it could not be earned, no matter how hard one tried; that even the best of humanity could not claim an entitlement, while the worst of the lot could still receive the gift.
The implications were incredible. It had been long and widely believed, even assumed, that those who prospered had earned supernatural favor; those who suffered had culpably piqued some deity. One got what was coming to him. The idea of grace offered a new lens through which to view the reality that we each experience both suffering we did not cause and goodness we do not deserve. It invigorated the virtue of gratitude, which requires recognition of blessings to which one is not entitled. And it made possible a new realization of forgiveness, and the spiritual freedom that attends it.
Of course, the Christian conception of grace was not merely the introduction of a doctrine, but the arrival of its incarnation. And once Grace showed up, He turned the world upside down. The late philosopher Dallas Willard spoke of "The Great Inversion" in which Jesus demonstrated, through his revolutionary way of life, a new way of understanding God, the world, other people, reality as we know it. He deliberately flouted the metrics of virtue and respectability in his age, choosing to heal the sick on the Sabbath, hang out with scoundrels, speak privately with women, even verbally assault clerics. He forgave and healed those who asked, even when it broke the law to do so. He claimed that "abundant life" was realized apart from position or wealth, and asserted that love of God and neighbor was the highest end and deeper purpose of elaborately codified laws.
He did not give easy answers to the deep questions of pain and suffering, but offered himself as a means to wisdom and understanding. His arrival was steeped in humiliation – a suspect birth, in a dirty cave outside a backwater town. His brief life was terminated by a horrific death – flailed to deformation, nailed naked to crossbeams between criminals, jeered and taunted by crowds. Yet he lived to show that Grace overcomes not merely the petty powers of the day, but the great powers of darkness and death. The world has never seen His like.
The season of Advent anticipates not only the coming of Grace over two millennia ago, but also a second arrival. In our modern age, such a hope may seem foolish and fantastical, the googly-eyed dogma of religious primativists. Yet the orthodox Christian faith has always held out this promise – that Grace will return again, to make all things new. It is this hope that is foreshadowed in the individual transformations of Grace-struck lives, as well as the birth we celebrate this week:
Come, thou long expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in thee.
Israel's strength and consolation.
Hope of all the earth thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
Cherie Harder
Recommended Readings & Resources:
* Philip Yancey, What's So Amazing About Grace? Zondervan Publishing House, 1997.
* Eugene H. Peterson, The Jesus Way, William B. Eerdmans Publishers, 2007.
* Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy, HarperCollins, 1997.
* John Pollock, Amazing Grace, The Trinity Forum Reading, 2001.
* G.K. Chesterton, The Strangest Story in the World, The Trinity Forum Reading, 2009.
* Victor Hugo, The Purchase of a Soul, The Trinity Forum Reading, 2010.
* Flannery O'Connor, Revelation, The Trinity Forum Reading, 2005.
* Isak Dinesan, Babette's Feast, The Trinity Forum Reading, 2010.
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L' (ARR), devenue  en 1947, est une ancienne compagnie de chemin de fer ayant opéré à Porto Rico entre 1902 et 1957.

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Melania Trump echoed Hitler's wife when she said: "I hate to see children separated from their parents like this . . . but we can hardly blame Donald."
— Bloggers on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 in a post on Facebook
Stop likening Melania Trump's quote on family separation to Eva Braun
By Ciara O'Rourke on Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.
First lady Melania Trump reads "Oliver the Ornament" to children at Children's National Health System, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Critics of President Donald Trump have disparaged the family separation policy that's split up parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, and some have likened the administration's actions to Nazism. But bloggers have taken it a step further and claimed First Lady Melania Trump echoed Adolf Hitler's mistress-turned-wife on the subject.
"I hate to see children separated from their parents like this, but we can hardly blame Adolf," reads a quote attributed to Eva Braun in a Facebook post that appeared online on Jan. 2. Next to it is another quote attributed to Melania Trump: "I hate to see children separated from their parents like this . . . but we can hardly blame Donald."
This story was flagged as part of Facebook's efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)
Though the meme is getting fresh attention in the new year, it originated as early as June when a spokeswoman for Melania Trump made a statement about family separations. Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's press secretary, told CNN on June 17 that "Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform," the news outlet reported. "She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart."
The June 18 story about the statement does not mention the first lady saying: "We can hardly blame Donald." Stories in The New York Times and Vox also did not mention Melania Trump saying that.
We further couldn't find any legitimate evidence that Braun said she hates seeing children separated from their parents. A search for the statement in an e-edition of what The New York Times called the "first full-scale biography of Eva Braun"—"Eva Braun: Life with Hitler" by Heike B. Gortemaker—revealed no results.
Back in June, Snopes fact-checked a similar social media post about Braun. The Daily Edge Twitter account tweeted a picture of Braun with the quote on June 17, the same day Melania Trump's statement about family separations churned through the news cycle. But The Daily Edge's Twitter bio describes itself as "political news, commentary & liberal humor to support #TheResistance.
"This Eva Braun quote appears to fall into the category of 'satire,'" Snopes said. "We found no record of Eva Braun uttering these words in 1939 or at any other time; it appears that this fake Braun quote was invented in response to Melania Trump's statement."
We agree. While Melania Trump's spokeswoman said something similar to what appeared on Facebook, the quote attributed to her in that viral post is not completely accurate. She never said, "but we can hardly blame Donald." Also, the post is drawing a parallel between the First Lady and the Führer's wife by wrongly suggesting the women said the same thing. There is no evidence Braun ever said anything like that.
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Paleo-Indians migrated from Eurasia to what is now the U.S. mainland at least 15,000 years ago, with European colonization beginning in the 16th century. The United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Disputes between Great Britain and the colonies led to the American Revolution. On July 4, 1776, as the colonies were fighting Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, delegates from the 13 colonies unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. The war ended in 1783, with recognition of the independence of the United States by the Kingdom of Great Britain, and was the first successful war of independence against a European colonial empire. The country's constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, and ratified by the states in 1788. The first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties.
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Group claiming Taliban links says deadly Lahore blast related to army offensive in Swat.
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At least 30 people were killed and 200 injured
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A group calling itself Tehrik-i-Taliban Punjab claimed responsibility for the bombing in a Turkish-language posting on websites, saying it was related to the fight in Swat, according to the Site intelligence group that monitors such internet postings.
The claim could not be verified and the group's relationship with the Taliban was unclear.
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Rehman Malik, Pakistan's interior minister, said the attack was in revenge for the government's offensive against the Taliban.
"I believe that anti-Pakistan elements, who want to destabilise our country and see defeat in Swat, have now turned to our cities," he said.
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Witness: Pakistan in crisis
Pakistan's army has for weeks been battling Taliban fighters in the Swat region of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
The ISI is not directly involved in the fighting in Swat, but is responsible for gathering intelligence to support the operation.
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna, reporting from Islamabad, said that there was a fear the attack was linked to the military offensive.
"This is the first attack in Punjab province since the [military's] campaign began about a month ago," he said.
"There had been speculation that there would be some retaliation, although we don't know at this point who is responsible [for the Lahore attack]."
Wednesday's blast was the third major attack in Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, in recent months.
Town recaptured
Mosharraf Zaidi, a Pakistan-based political analyst, told Al Jazeera: "The speculation is that this is the Taliban, but it could be one of many other groups that have been operating in this country for the last while."
The group claimed that the blast was linked to the fighting going on in the Swat valley
He said that targeting Lahore, rather than Peshawar, the NWFP's provincial capital, could be an attempt to exploit ethnic divisions in Pakistan.
In the Swat valley, meanwhile, there has been no respite for residents from violence.
The Pakistani military claimed on Wednesday to have taken back Mingora, the valley's main city.
Hameedullah Khan, an Al Jazeera producer and one of the first journalists in the area, said: "The military are saying they have killed 268 Taliban in Mingora city and they said the militants have fled to the mountains, upwards."
While shops and buildings have been destroyed, he said the destruction did not appear to be as bad as feared by Mingora's residents - most of whom had fled the fighting.
"Mingora is totally calm now, there's no one in the city. You will find only the military men standing alert on the streets of Mingora," he said.


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Annan urges global emphasis on disaster planning to mitigate death and destruction
More than 242,000 people were killed last year mostly in December's Indian Ocean tsunami and 158 million people were injured by natural disasters, whose toll could have been mitigated through better planning, risk reduction and response, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report. Economic damage from natural disasters last year totalled $94 billion, the report also says.
"Disasters are, to a great extent, determined by human action, or the lack of it," Mr. Annan says in a report to the General Assembly. The emphasis on natural disasters is necessary he says, because their incidence and severity is increasing due to climate change, environmental degradation, inappropriate development patterns and inadequate mitigation and preparedness systems.
"Urban and agricultural frontier expansion have transformed surrounding environments in ways that generate new hazard patterns," he says, noting that the report uses the term "disasters associated with natural hazards" to underscore the human role. "The connection between disasters and inappropriate development models is well documented," he adds.
Disasters as a result of flooding affected more than 132 million people around the world in 2004, with extreme flooding in Bangladesh, hurricanes in the Caribbean, and flash floods in the Philippines and Guyana, displacing millions of people, destroying tens of thousands of their homes, and affecting their livelihoods.
Heavy snowfalls in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan led to hundreds of deaths and the destruction of livelihoods. Droughts affected more than 20 million people worldwide, causing food needs and exacerbating the vulnerability of populations to unstable political conditions. Yet, international response to many of these disasters did not come until "destruction was well under way," Mr. Annan says.
He also criticizes lack of world reaction to small-scale disasters "far from the media or political spotlight" where the brunt of response and recovery effort was borne by the affected communities and countries in favour of high-profile emergencies.
The proof is in the funding he says, because 82 per cent of the $1.26 billion needed for recovery in the Indian Ocean tsunami was provided by donors, but only 5.3 per cent of the $7.5 million needed for drought victims in Djibouti was provided.
Mr. Annan also urges greater emphasis on regional organizations and coordination such as the Eastern Caribbean Donor Group which was started to coordinate emergency assistance in the area, as well as steps that nations should take to ease administrative bottlenecks during an emergency, such as relaxing normal customs and immigration procedures in the aftermath of a disaster.
Preparedness funding and post-disaster resource mobilization need to be available to vulnerable countries, and should be increased by the international community he adds, noting that donors responded generously through a flash appeal for parts of South-East Asia affected by the tsunami, easing their recovery. But because India and Thailand did not participate in the appeal, Mr. Annan says they reported "great difficulties in raising resources" for recovery.
Rich nations can also suffer from natural disasters, says UN agency chief
Mongolian official wins UN award for work on dzud or 'white death'
UN meeting seeks to save tens of thousands of lives from future natural disasters


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Fired Doc Promised to 'Come Back and Kill' Colleagues After Termination
It only took two hours after New York City killer Henry Bello sent an angry email to the New York Daily News for him to walk into the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital... 02.07.2017, Sputnik International
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© AP Photo / NYPDThis Friday, June 30, 2017 photo released by the New York Police Department shows the AM-15 assault rifle used by Dr. Henry Bello in a shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York.
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It only took two hours after New York City killer Henry Bello sent an angry email to the New York Daily News for him to walk into the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital and started firing his AR-15 assault rifle.
Henry Bello, who went on a shooting spree in New York City's Bronx-Lebanon Hospital on Friday, killing one doctor and wounding six other people, sent an email to the New York Daily News just two hours before beginning his act of violence.
Documenting his feelings to the paper in an email, Bello, had worked at the hospital for just six months before being terminated over charges of sexual harassment in February 2015, stated that "this hospital terminated my road to a licensure to practice medicine," cited by Newser.
Bello's anger at his treatment at the hands of the hospital boiled into violent rage, as he declared, "First, I was told it was because I always kept to myself. Then it was because of an altercation with a nurse."
A spokesperson for the hospital, following the shooting, said, "We fired him because he was kind of crazy."
"He promised to come back and kill us then," the spokesperson added.
The killer named two doctors in his ranting email, one of whom he suggested people should be "congratulating… for my termination after she sent out an email to everybody telling them to file complaints against me so I can be terminated for being rude to her."
Rage became despair in the email as Bello wrote, "it remains to be seen if my life is meaningless or disposable."
The killer, in his email to the New York Daily News, did not explicitly threaten violence, Reuters noted, although when he entered the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, he asked specifically for one of the doctors named in his email and, when told that the doctor was not in, opened fire at the first person he saw.
After killing one and wounding five, Bello attempted to set himself on fire before shooting and killing himself with his own weapon.
At the time of his hiring, Bello did not reveal to his employer a previous conviction for sexual harassment.


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Ice Age Live! Review
As I love the Ice Age films I thought it was fantastic that a new live show had been created based on the hit franchise of Ice Age films. After hearing Michael Curry, co-director of the show, "Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure", talk about the show saying "I'm really looking forward to bringing the Ice Age herd to life – they're going to have so much fun in this live show! We are using the very best combinations we can bring to the table, with human actors, comedy, Kung Fu, ice skating, circus, costume performers and video illusion to combine many different forms – whatever works best to tell the story" I imagined that it would be an amazing show to watch. Following my post about how it sounds like a fun and unique show, I was over the moon and extremely excited when I was offered the opportunity to go to see the show for myself and witness the friendly characters I love from the films go on a brand new adventure in a live show.
We went to see the show on the Saturday, hoping to enjoy a lovely family day together watching the afternoon show of Ice Age Live at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. We arrived at the Arena early to give us plenty of time to get the tickets and get settled ready to watch the show….I was like an excited little girl and I was definitely not going to miss a second of the show.
At the arena there was a decent choice of drinks and snacks available to purchase from either side of the main arena where the show was being held. In my opinion the drinks were not excessively overpriced, they were what I expected drinks to cost at an event such as a live show, with Fruit Shoots costing £2 and bottles of pop costing £2.50. Lee who lives on coffee had a couple whilst we were there and we both agreed that the coffee was very reasonably priced, costing £2 for a latte. There was sharing bags of chocolate, popcorn and small tubs of ice cream available to purchase all of which I thought was priced in-line with live shows and cinema prices. Also on sale were pancakes with a choice of sauces and/or a scoop of ice cream; I decided to get little man a pancake but I was very disappointed with it and little man did not seem that impressed either and refused to eat it, it takes a tad rubbery and at £3.50 for a large one I would have thought it would have been a better quality pancake.
There was also Ice Age Live merchandise available to purchase, including a selection of balloons, inflatable characters, t-shirts and character soft toys. I was tempted to get little man a soft toy but I thought they were very expensive with Manny costing £30 and Scrat, Sid and Diego costing £25 so sadly he went without especially as we had already bought him an Ice Age icicle wand with lights for £12.
After stocking up on drinks and using the facilities (there was plenty of toilets either side of the arena and baby changing facilities) we found our seats and settled down ready for the show to begin. Not long before the show kicked off we noticed people climbing up long rope ladders and to sit in chairs high above in the ceiling to operate the lights (I am very impressed that they sat there for nearly 2 hours operating the lights). In the centre of the arena was a large rectangle of ice with a big screen as the backdrop and a ledge going across the screen with the stands both sides and in front of the stage.
Then suddenly a voice filled the arena, the loveable Sid announcing that the show was about to start in a few minutes. I am not ashamed to say at the point I was delirious with excitement and I think little man was wondering what was going on and what all the fuss was about. With a new storyline I was excited to see what adventures the characters would get up to and to see what characters would appear in the show along with any new characters that had been created for the show (I do not want to spoil the excitement of a unknown new story for those going to see the show so I will try not give away to many specifics about the story).
As darkness filled the arena the screen lit up with a large mountain of ice as the background and on the ledge above the stage Scrat, the adorable saber-toothed squirrel made an appearance and promptly grabbed the big acorn that rested on the ledge to fulfill his obsession with acorns. Scrat then caused a big crack in the ice, with it visually being represented on the screen and a large noise echoing through the arena of the ice 'cracking' which could be felt underfoot with a vibrating feeling emanating from the stage due to the large eruption of noise.
Following Scrat's appearance the big screen slid open in the centre and from the back slid 2 big islands of ice with much loved characters from Ice Age stood proudly on them. From the dark depths of backstage came Peaches, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Crash, Eddie and Manny. When Manny appeared little man let out a shriek of delight and his eyes glowed with excitement. The characters were tremendously impressive, Manny was huge! All of the characters looked very real and exactly like they are in the films. I was extremely impressed by the quality of the characters and amazed to see the characters I love from the films coming to life in front of my eyes.
At the beginning dancers also came on stage with the characters with their icy blue costumes with adornments perfectly representing ice and icicles. The dancers beautifully skated a perfectly coordinated dance on the ice with Peaches, Sid, Crash and Eddie dancing amongst them too.
Following the striking dance routine most of the characters exited the stage leaving the loveably clumsy Sid the sloth, the mischievous possum brothers Crash and Eddie and two very cute molehogs on the stage. With this playful bunch of characters left on the stage a fun and entertaining dance ensued.
With a change of atmosphere and the music also changing from energetic and uplifting to daunting I noticed little man pointing at the bottom of the stage where 2 large birds were stalking their way towards the other characters with a 3rd bird heading towards Sid. I was impressed with the birds' costumes, with vivid colours and magnificent detailing the birds were an impressive sight to see.
Following the dramatic atmosphere with the dangerous wild birds the atmosphere changed to a more peaceful one. A stunning routine was performed by acrobatic dancers on hoops in the air as Sid, Ellie and Peaches watched peacefully. Following the magical acrobatic performance the possum brothers and Peaches fell into a slumber with Sid attempting to find sweet sleep too.
As the story progressed with the leader of the 3 giant prehistoric flightless birds making a dramatic appearance. The leader, a dangerous white prehistoric bird called Shadow theatrically appeared on stage by exquisitely flying down from above. Seeing the beautiful white bird glide down from above was very eye-catching and beautifully dramatic, and I loved that by making Shadow fly onto the stage they truly bought the big bird with a wing span of 4 meters to life before our surprised eyes. Shadow's dramatic flight became even more magnificent when he flew effortlessly off of the stage grasping onto Peaches! I loved that the spectacle surrounding Shadow changed pace as cleverly out of the main costume, Shadow was the centre of a truly spectacular dance/dual scene with one of the possum brothers.
As the herd continued on their adventure I was impressed at the variety of scenes. I loved the magnificent dance routine involving a troop of foxes, which enchanted me and I thought it was a great touch to have Scrat appear in between the action and adventure, trying with all of his might to get hold of his beloved acorn whilst dangling from above. The drama and tension surrounding the scenes with Shadow were magnificently portrayed and amplified with use of music, lighting and splendid props. I was impressed how they had considered that to portray a fight scene between characters that it was best done by having the character disrobe from their main costume.
I also loved that just before the first part of the show came to an intense end; Scratte, the female saber-toothed flying squirrel who like Scrat loves acorn as is a love interest for Scrat, made an appearance and I was extremely impressed her costume and that she depicted a sensual demeanour. Following a high, the herd's adventure became dramatic with a theatrical twist happening making the path of their adventure unknown. In the dark, the icicles above glowed beautifully as the herd's adventure continued with the mystery of their adventure and the unknown being shown fantastically with music, mysterious lighting and with the addition of intriguing blobs that looked like jellyfish gliding around the stage.
I was delighted to see one of my favourite characters from one of the Ice Age films join the herd on their adventure; making a dramatic entrance with 4 splendid looking polar bears the quirky, swashbuckling one eyed weasel Buck became the life of the stage. In the midst of Buck's funky song and dance routine I was blown away when 3 of the polar bears balanced on a big ball! It was truly dramatic and excellently performed, being the perfect high point to end the first act of the story.
I was thoroughly impressed with the first act of the show and was amazed with how much had happened within the 50 minutes, all of which was magnificently acted and performed. It was good to have a 20 minute interlude before the second act of the show; with plenty of time to use the facilities, top on drinks and for little man to have a walk about to stretch his legs before we once again became mesmerized by the show.
As the second act began we were witness to an impressive dance between Scrat and Scratte; with a golden acorn being the centre of the scene. Following this dance the herd reappeared on the stage with Buck still part of the gang, helping them on their adventure in his true crazy but helpful hero way. During this time on their adventure there were a few gorgeous dance routines that had music that perfectly complemented the atmosphere and mood of the dances.
I loved the inclusion of a tribe of Mini Sloths who worship Sid as their Fire King in the show. Their costumes were funky and bright and the song and dance routine was lively and entertaining, which was a great change of atmosphere from what had previously happened, being a breath of fresh air from all of the previous drama, mystery and tenseness.
As the herd's adventure and the story was coming to a close, a dramatic fight scene was masterfully performed with the music encapsulating the atmosphere and action. The show finished as the herd's adventure came to a touching end which was portrayed beautifully by the characters.
To conclude this magnificent show, in turn all of the dancers and characters came back onto the stage and as the magnificent cast filled the stage the atmosphere in the arena was electric.
I was truly and utterly blown away by this show, hand on heart it is the best show I have ever seen. I loved every second of the show and would definitely watch it again. It most definitely lived up its spectacularly mammoth description and is a very special show for families to enjoy and love.
The show is a masterpiece with a vast variety of different forms of media, props, human actors and dancers, effects and an assortment of performances being intertwined and combined to create this truly unique show that brings the magic of the Ice Age to life. This mammoth show is a perfect blend of musical theatre, ice dance, acrobatics, majestic props and magnificent performances. I was thoroughly impressed by the splendid choreographed dances and battles which were excellently performed and I thought the inclusion and blend of Kung Fu, circus performance, ice skating and dance helped make it a stunning, attention grabbing show. The show had a hint of Cirque Du Soleil about it at times with the brilliant cast of acrobatic performers spinning, tumbling and dancing to the music. I was surprised quite a few times at how magnificent the performances were and I was awe-struck when Shadow swooped down from the ceiling and even more so when he flew off with Peaches and I was shocked and delighted when the polar bears balanced on the ball and mesmerized by the acrobatic performances high up in the air.
I thought the stage was great and loved the inclusion of the ledge above the stage which made the show more interesting with characters appearing up on the ledge as well as below on the ice. I loved the light show which added to the different scenes and thought it was great that there were icicles suspended from the ceiling, I loved the twinkling lights that looked like stars which were on the ceiling and thought it was a lovely touch that it was snowing at one point too. I really liked that they used video illusion in the show and that the background changed on the big screen depending on what was happening on the stage. I think the inclusion of realistic props added to the wonder of the show and helped bring the characters and the story to life. It was great to see the characters interact with the props making the story more interesting to watch.
At first it was a tad weird hearing the characters because (unless I heard wrong) they are not voiced by the same people as they are in the films however I was soon enchanted by the show and did not notice this especially as the voices had the same feel, tone and depth as the characters do in the films. Both Lee and I were extremely impressed with the synchronised lips and realistic facial expressions of the characters; it was done amazingly being perfectly timed so that it looked like the characters were speaking and singing. I was thoroughly impressed with the music and lyrics of the show which was masterfully entwined with the story and all of the music and songs perfectly represented the different scenes on the stage. I loved the variety of music and songs, with a variety of genres and moods being represented through the music including dramatic scores, catchy songs and beautiful melodies.
I was tremendously impressed with how fantastic the characters looked, the costumes were amazing! The detail was superb and intricate. The creative team did a fantastic job in bringing the characters to life by designing the characters so that they look real and authentic. I loved Peaches, her big eyes were gorgeous and I loved that Manny was mammoth in size. As well as the fantastic character costumes I also loved the costumes of the dancers and other performers which also had fantastic detail and complimented the scenes they appeared in.
I enjoyed the storyline which I think was in keeping with the storylines of the Ice Age films and good for children to enjoy. I think that the show may have benefited by adding a sad song towards the end of the show in the scene with Ellie to show her apprehension better before the joy of the final scenes and the elation at the end of the adventure. I liked that throughout the show Scrat made a few appearances as he does in the films.
The team behind this show should be very proud of what they have achieved and I want to thank the artists, performers, creative team and supporting crew for the fantastic show we watched and enjoyed as a family.
I was apprehensive that the show would be too long for little man and as he is still young he would not sit still throughout and get bored rather than watch it and enjoy it but thankfully my fears were unfounded and he was mesmerized by the show. He loved it and was very good, sitting in awe throughout and shrieking in delight at the characters on the stage. He loved his icicle wand and waved it about in excitement; in the dark of the arena the different colour wands that were waved by children all around the arena lit up the darkness, adding to the atmosphere and mystic of the show.
As little man is still very young I don't think he appreciated the show as much as older children would however he still had a good time. I would love it if they brought out a DVD of the show so that I could buy one so that little man (and mummy!) can watch it again; especially when he is older and can fully appreciate the show and it would make a lovely keepsake to remember the magical show we saw together.
We all loved the show and thought it was a truly spectacular and magical show. It was fantastic to see the characters from Ice Age come to life in such a beautiful way and I was thoroughly impressed with the whole show. I was enchanted by the show and wish I could see it again.
"Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure" is a fantastic film for families to see and I am sure both children and adults with love this mammoth show!
"Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure" celebrates its world premiere at Wembley Arena on the 2nd of November 2012, launching the beginning of a 5 year global tour that is planned to visit over 30 countries on 5 continents. The show has now left Cardiff but it is being shown at Nottingham's Capital FM Arena on the 25th-28th of October 2012.
You can buy tickets to go and see this stunning new production via the Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure website.
* Ice Age Live kindly sent us tickets to attend the show to review for free, despite this I have written an honest review with my own words and opinions *
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Run GENWSPR from the command line and specify call, loc and power, for example 'genwspr g4jnt io90 43' and it will go away and generate a file WSPTONES.INC for importing into a PIC assembly file.
The actual WSPR encoding section is taken from a C listing I found on the web, but can't rememberer where or who to credit. That had mathematical errors in it relating to the Lat/Long conversions to WSPR source coding. Corrected these and added the rest.
Oh yes, and it will give you an audio file(.AU format) as well - left in from the original code.


The coral reefs and coastal mangroves of Belize teem with life: sea turtles glide through clear waters; vibrant corals stud the ocean floor; and a vast array of aquatic animals protect their young in the tangled roots of mangroves. They're necessary for both the wildlife that live there and the people who rely on it for income and protection.
But ecosystems in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System have already been damaged by coastal construction, and potential oil drilling poses a major threat. These harmful industrial activities would impact Belize's economy, natural resources, and the 1,400 species that live in the reef system.
In 2009, UNESCO placed Belize's reef system on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Worldwide, 114 natural and mixed World Heritage sites out of 229 either have oil, gas, or mining concessions overlapping them, or are under threat from at least one other harmful industrial activity.
Now more than ever, we need to protect World Heritage sites like the reef in Belize and safeguard these natural treasures and the benefits they provide.
Nearly 200,000 Belizeans are estimated to rely on the reef for survival. And 15 percent of the country's gross domestic product comes from the reef—including about $15 million from the commercial fishing industry and about $200 million from tourism activities. This natural barrier also saves Belize up to $350 million per year in avoided damage from storms and other natural disasters.
This type of reliance is not unique to Belize; 11 million people around the world depend on World Heritage sites. These sites belong to all of us, and together we must remove the dangers they face.
Act now to help save Belize's barrier reef.