The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the University of Southern California's School of Social Work a $4.5 million grant. The sizable financial contribution will be used to improve the training of students working towards a social work degree and plans to work with our military service members.
USC has made it their mission to address the mental health of active duty service members and veterans. The university's dedication to these brave men and women could not come at a better time as the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs reports that 10-18% of veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to a certain extent and depression is said to present itself in 3-25% of troops.
As if those statistics aren't staggering enough, the Department of Veterans Affairs has estimated that service members have an annual suicide rate of 29.5% per 100,000 soldier. This means that 22 of the men and women who so valiantly and selflessly fought for our country are ending their lives each day because their pleas for help are largely left ignored by society.
"CIR and DOD share the same vision that education and training can be and should be advanced, using the most innovative technologies to train clinicians anywhere, anytime to be able to meet the needs of our military and veteran communities," said Anthony Hassan, clinical professor and director of CIR.
The university is attempting to implement new training technology in the form of 3-D avatar with corresponding mobile apps. The avatar is a 3-D representation of a soldier struggling with the experiences of combat and the difficulties of reintegrating into civilian life. Future social workers will use this technology to fine tune their counseling skills and work with other trained professionals to ensure that they will be able to provide our soldiers with the best care possible.
There's no doubt students are bound experience cases that are far more intense compared to what they practiced with the avatar, but they will at very least have an idea of what skills are helpful when helping a veteran or active duty service member in a real world setting.
If you or a loved one are struggling with mental health issues after combat please reach out to the Veterans Crisis Line or call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. You're not alone. We've got your 6!


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Turkbuku: worth a look for property hunters in Turkey
Turkbuku is probably the most beautiful and unspoilt of a series of small bays that make up the Bodrum peninsula on the Aegean, in south-west Turkey, says writer Judith Abrahams who was won over on a recent trip and reports back on why property hunters might check it out...
A curved bay of two kilometres, Turkbuku is one of only five natural harbours in the world. Crystal-clear water, sleepy beaches and scenic forests in the hills above the harbour; a charming village centre, wonderful, modestly-priced restaurants and bars overlooking the sea... and not a high-rise in sight.
All this just 20 minutes from Bodrum and its newly upgraded airport.
The area is blessed with good weather even during winter and spring with a few heavy showers mostly in November. February is said to be especially pleasant with its explosion of almond blossom and wild rocket. Summer arrives at the end of April. It's hot, but with a refreshing breeze from the sea.
The area has been compared to St Tropez - but in fact it's nothing of the sort, small and unspoilt and the locals actually seem pleased to see you.
But like St Tropez, Turkbuku attracts its quota of celebrities - Angelina and Brad, the Bills Clinton and Gates, Mick Jagger, Demi Moore and Roman Abramovich have moored yachts in the sheltered and discreet harbour.
The swish Hilton and Spa is nearby and the uber-luxury Mandarin Oriental Resort is due to open soon.
For those who prefer ancient ruins to celebs, the Bodrum region is studded with archaeological sites, caves and tombstones, including the remains of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Turkbuku's semi-circular boardwalk is perfect for the evening passeggiata (or whatever the Turkish equivalent is called) but for serious retail therapy, buzzy Bodrum with its many shops, cafes, bars and clubbing is just half an hour away. A bus service runs every ten minutes to Bodrum so there is no real need for a car.
Until a few years ago Turkbuku consisted of villas owned by the Istanbul jet-set.
Then construction company Turqua embarked on six projects comprising two, three and five bedroom villas and apartments. These - including Cavea, pictured - come fully furnished, with a comprehensive after-sales service that includes arranging rentals and providing cleaning, laundry, shopping and airport transfers.
One of them is Menengic, an attractive complex of two and three bedroom duplex apartments built four years ago, just 50m from the beach. Prices start from €335,000, with the 200m2 three-bedders from €485,000.
Set in shady landscaped gardens with views of the sea, the apartments are built around a shared pool, each with its own terrace.
The interiors are state of the art, with elegant white furniture straight off a film set; the kitchen with its Italian units and Corian worktops is fully equipped to meet a family's cooking needs and comes complete with dishwasher and huge fridge-freezer.
If rented out, rentals per week range from €3,750 to €6,000 in high season, according to Turqua.
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Q: Numpy: Set false where anything to the left is false TLDR; How do I set values in a numpy array dependent on values in columns to the left of each value...?
I am running some simulations where I am predicting survival rates, but below is the core of what I'm trying to do. I predict a bunch of discrete point in time survivals, represented as True and Falses. Each row is a simulation, and each column is a point in time (i.e. col 0 is the first point in time, col 1 is subsequent to that)
mc = (8, 4)
survival = np.random.random(mc) > np.random.random(mc)
survival

This will give me output like this.
array([[False,  True,  True, False],
       [True,  False,  True, False],
       [ True, True,  True,  True], ...

But if something dies in the first point in time, it is dead forever. So my output needs to be:
array([[False,  False,  False, False],
       [True,  False,  False, False],
       [ True, True,  True,  True], ...

So for a row, I want to set everything False to the right of the first False I find. Is there a way to do this without two nested loops? I'm looking for a better approach but struggling to know if I can do this with built-in functions.

A: The perfect tool exists :
np.logical_and.accumulate(survival,axis=1)

Example :
array([[False,  True, False,  True],
       [ True,  True, False,  True],
       [False,  True,  True,  True],
       [False,  True, False, False],
       [ True, False, False, False],
       [False,  True,  True,  True],
       [False, False,  True, False],
       [False, False,  True,  True]])

=>
array([[False, False, False, False],
       [ True,  True, False, False],
       [False, False, False, False],
       [False, False, False, False],
       [ True, False, False, False],
       [False, False, False, False],
       [False, False, False, False],
       [False, False, False, False]])

A: Try not to use pure for loops when working with numpy arrays.
Use instead cumulative product against axis=1
arr.cumprod(1).astype(np.bool)

A: By using np.argwhere:
import numpy as np

bob = np.array([[True,True,False,True,True],[True,True,False,True,True],[False,True,True,True,True],[True,True,False,True,True],[False,True,True,True,True]])

for arr in np.argwhere(bob == False):
    bob[arr[0],arr[1]:] = False

the above argwhere returns for each instance of false the row,column, i use those value to set the rest of the row to false (after each false).

A: >>> mc = (8, 4)
>>> survival = np.random.random(mc) > np.random.random(mc)
>>> survival
array([[ True,  True,  True,  True],
       [ True, False, False,  True],
       [ True, False,  True,  True],
       [ True, False,  True, False],
       [False,  True, False, False],
       [ True,  True, False,  True],
       [ True,  True, False, False],
       [False, False,  True,  True]])

and
>>> death = [x.tolist().index(False) if False in x else -1 for x in survival]
>>> [s[ : d].tolist() + [False] * (survival.shape[1] - d) if d != -1 else s.tolist() for s, d in zip(survival, death)]
[[True, True, True, True],
 [True, False, False, False],
 [True, False, False, False],
 [True, False, False, False],
 [False, False, False, False],
 [True, True, False, False],
 [True, True, False, False],
 [False, False, False, False]]

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Continuing Promise 2018 Team Departs Honduras after Delivering Humanitarian Aid
March 26, 2018 DP Press Releases	0 Comments Honduras, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Operation Continuing Promise, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), USA
The U.S. Southern Command Continuing Promise 2018 (CP-18) team departed Honduras, March 26, after delivering humanitarian aid for the first mission stop of CP-18.
Service members, along with members of nongovernment organizations (NGO), provided medical assistance for local Hondurans at the Franklin D. Roosevelt School and in local hospitals throughout Puerto Cortes and San Pedro Sula.
"I want to thank the Governor, Operation Blessing, the Honduran Navy and the various government organizations to include the Franklin D. Roosevelt School and Martin Caraccioli, owner of property where our home has been while we have been here in Honduras," said Commodore of Destroyer Squadron 40 Capt. Angel Cruz at the CP-18 closing ceremony.
This collaboration contributed to a CP-18 milestone of nearly 7,000 patients treated and over 40 surgeries performed at the Expeditionary Medical Unit.
In addition, multiple trainings occurred between the Honduran general surgeons, gynecologists and anesthesiologists and the Continuing Promise surgical team at the Dr. Mario Catarino Rivas North-Western National Hospital. The subject matter expert exchanges included observing surgical procedures in the operating rooms and the clinical pre-operative areas.
"Many lives were changed during our time here in Honduras," said Cruz, a native of Miami, Florida. "The impact goes both ways, as my life and the lives of my Sailors and Soldiers have changed for the better. We hope these friendships will continue to grow and bear much fruit that will benefit both our countries."
Furthermore, the CP-18 U.S. Army veterinarians and veterinary technicians provided services to 995 animals, including vitamin treatments, rabies vaccinations and 80 surgeries.
U.S. Fleet Forces Band had 18 engagements at schools, hospitals and other venues, while communicating through music and boosting morale. In addition, three community relations projects were completed further assisting the people of Puerto Cortes.
Also, the Forward Deployed Preventive Medicine team and medical subject experts worked in conjunction with local hospitals to include medical providers, nurses, bio-medical technicians and preventive medicine technicians. During the partnership exchanges, more than 120 topics were covered in over 375 hours including infection control, community health, dentistry, women's health and disaster preparedness.
"We could not have done our mission without our Honduran partners assistance," Cruz continued. "By working together, we were able to exceed previous records in healthcare and subject matter expert exchanges."
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On Saturday, October 2, 1999, Scott and I took a trip from Platteville, WI to Hannibal, MO. Our purpose was to check out the new I-72 Mississippi River bridge in Hannibal that was under construction. We had seen it briefly on our way through in late August 1999, and decided to come back for a more in-depth look. On the way there we drove through the Quad Cities, and then took US 61 all the way to Hannibal. It was a very interesting drive, with US 61 upgraded to expressway or freeway in various spots. On our way back from Hannibal, we took I-72 to Jacksonville, IL to check out the freeway portion of US 67. We then returned to Platteville through Springfield, Peoria, and the Quad Cities.
Our first major stop of the day was in Burlington, IA. We stopped downtown and checked out the US 34 cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River. In Illinois US 34 goes to 2 lanes just east of the bridge. In Iowa, US 34 is a freeway for 4 or 5 miles going out of the city. We drove on the whole freeway and also drove around downtown a little bit and found a really steep, curvy street, Snake Alley.
We drove to Fort Madison, and drove over the toll bridge there, which is IA 2 / IL 9. It is very old. Then we drove to Keokuk, IA. We looked at the lock and dam, which is the largest of all the locks. There is also a large hydroelectric plant there. We then drove down US 61 and took US 24 to Quincy, IL. There is another cable stayed bridge on US 24, which is very nice.
Our main destination was the next stop. We parked the car off the side of the road by the new Missouri interchange. We then hiked to the new bridge, which was almost a mile away. The paving of the approach was done on the Missouri side. We had to jump down to the pier top in order to get to the catwalk. It was a rather large distance to climp down or up, and this was the most difficult part of the exploration. (The first two pictures shown below are out of order, but they show an overview of what we crossed.) We then crossed the steel supestrucure on the inspection catwalk. This was an incredible experience. For me it was a little scary, as I have a medium fear of heights. Looking down, all you see is the river.
TO I-72 sign, looking southwest from bridge catwalk at the catwalk access from bridge deck.
Scott and Craig posing on the catwalk. Pictures are taken from the top of a bridge pier. There are inspection areas like this on top of every pier.


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Turks And Caicos Premier Collapses At Seaga's Graveside
Turks and Caicos Premier, Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson, was whisked away to hospital after she collapsed at the graveside of former Jamaican Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, minutes after the final burial rites were performed.
As mourners were leaving the area and dignitaries were being picked up by their respective drivers and security teams, Cartwright-Robinson was placed on a stretcher and put inside an ambulance by medical personnel and some Jamaica Defence Force Military Police personnel.
The extent of her illness is not yet known.
The Turks and Caicos Premier being placed in an ambulance.
A number of persons had also collapsed or fainted during the long funeral service, and had to be assisted at a makeshift health facility at the church grounds.
Officials from the Ministry of Health refused to give a figure of the number of persons who were treated for illnesses, citing 'protocol' as their reason for declining to provide the information.
However, a teenage schoolgirl was seen being taken to the facility in an ambulance after she fainted while standing in the sun.
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Latest work by Kimsooja realized at Nara
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Nara city has launched "Culture City of East Asia 2016" this April by having the ancient ship made from the project by Cai Guo-Qiang. For its core event period, all the art installation will be open to public from 3rd September. One of the installation site, Gango-ji has been accompanied by the world known Korean artist, Kimsooja.
Event official web site
http://culturecity-nara.com/kotohogunara/index.html
Gangoji Temple is one of temple built in Japan toward the end of 6th century. It is known for its roof tiles from the Asuka Period which had been manufactured the craftsman issued from Kudara Dynasty in Korea. This fact indicates the cultural exchange between Japan and Korean at that time.
On the occasion of Art Celebration in Nara, a Korean artist Kimsooja exhibits her work in this historical site. The artist has been on view in leading art scene such as Pompidou Metz or Guggenheim Bilbao with her solo show last year. She represented her cultural identity or roots through the installation and video using fabrics and other objects from daily life. Kimsooja at Nara for the first time tried to visualize the time which lasted in the specific site distinguishing what is visible now from what has vanished through the historical events. Her egg-like work made from black cast aluminum is reflected against the mirror on the pedestal Ishibutai, which induces the visitors' introspection: the cyclic time, an Eastern concept, will be associated with the birth and rebirth of the lives.
Kimsooja exhibits another work using video in Shoushibo, inside the Gangoji temple. The stay or residency of the artist herself bring about something reminiscent of the ancient travelers between the city of Nara and of the foreign countries such as Korea and China, where many Buddhist monks or craftsman were travelling. Their experience searching for different culture seems to have prepared the base for the contemporary version of exchange. The event starts on September 3 through October 23 which should attract a broad audience.


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What I'm reading for November 2018
Posted on 21 November 2018 19 November 2018 Categories Agriculture, Books, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Conflict, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gender, Governance, Health, Law, Lesotho, Links, Maps, Mawazo Institute, Nigeria, Religion, Rwanda, Scholarships, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Here's my latest link roundup, cross-posted from Africa Update. We've got evangelical real estate in Lagos, the Boy Scouts of Bangui, Kinshasa's dodgy voting machines, Julius Nyerere's translations of Shakespeare, and more.
West Africa: Read about the three women running for president in Nigeria, in the first election which has ever had more than one female candidate. BudgIT is making strides in using publicly available budget information to track the completion of infrastructure projects across Nigeria. Here's what happens when evangelical churches get into the real estate business in Lagos. This was a great discussion of how the #BringBackOurGirls movement has expanded into other types of activism, thanks in part to a decision to reject all outside funding. In northern Nigeria, mosque attendance is dropping as Boko Haram's attacks make people more skeptical of organized religion. Dakar has elected its first female mayor (in French). In Cameroon, women and girls are disproportionately bearing the cost of the conflict in the country's Anglophone region.
Via Mohamed Keita: "Artist Pierre-Christoph Gam's mixed media series pays homage to Burkinabé revolutionary Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso's president from 1983 – 1987"
Central Africa: Rwanda is one of the first African countries to offer cashless payments on buses. This was a gripping article about the violence of daily life in a refugee camp in the CAR, and how the extreme fragmentation of rebel groups undercuts attempts at disarmament. Despite the CAR's challenges, the Boy Scouts continue to support young men in Bangui. In northern Uganda, citizens are protesting after they were displaced from their homes during the LRA war and their land subsequently gazetted into a wildlife reserve, leaving them without any homes to return to. Do unions have a future among informal workers in the DRC? Some good news on the Congolese ebola crisis: experimental treatments have been proving fairly effective at reducing death rates.
Congolese presidential elections: If you read one article about next month's elections, make it this one on Kabila's intentional choice of a weak candidate as his replacement. For a deep dive, read about the politicization of the country's electoral institutions, its selection of easily hackable voting machines, the new archbishop who promises to hold the government to account (in French), the latest polling results on support for opposition candidates (in French), and the rapid demise of the opposition's promise to pick a single candidate.
Map of gender parity in African legislatures via the UN Economic Commission for Africa
East Africa: Kenya is considering privatizing its prisons, a policy which has been roundly criticized as an attempt to profit from prison labor rather than improving conditions for inmates. The military has been deployed to buy cashew nuts in Tanzania after farmers in an opposition stronghold complained of low prices. An Ethiopian company is betting on the growth of coffee consumption in China with plans to open dozens of cafés across the country. Tourism pushed women out of Zanzibar's public spaces, but one NGO is helping them reclaim their access. South Sudan wants to build a new capital called Ramciel in an uninhabited area which lacks any infrastructure. In Somalia, Al Shabaab earns millions of dollars annually by illegally exporting charcoal through Iran. This is essential reading on the way that the US supported the Siad Barre regime in Somalia in the 1980s even as it killed over 200,000 citizens. Somalia's persistent insecurity even affects responses to academic surveys, as people more exposed to violence are less likely to answer questions about their clan identity.
Southern Africa: In South Africa, participating in a peaceful protest for better service delivery could land you in prison without bail. Zambian doctors are warning women to stay away from herbal Chinese contraceptives, which are inexpensive but poorly regulated. Zambia has also indefinitely suspended all junior and senior secondary school exams after the questions were leaked on social media. Lesotho's sheep farmers are up in arms over a decision to ban wool exports and require them to sell all their wool to a single firm. Zimbabwe is making up for its lack of mental health support by training older women to provide informal therapy to people in their neighborhoods.
Some context on where the standard gauge railway (SGR) is supposed to extend in east Africa, via Africa Confidential
Industry + infrastructure: Uganda is balking at extending the SGR to Kampala, although Rwanda and Tanzania are pushing on with their portions of the railway. Several Chinese and American firms have signed deals to assemble mobile phones in Uganda. The Kenyan government has set up a fund to encourage local mobile production as well. Kenya's newest tech jobs focus on creating training data for AIs. Somalia's e-commerce scene is tiny but growing. The Mombasa airport is switching to solar power. This Kenyan start-up is producing smart meters for natural gas canisters, which should lower the cost of access to canisters and encourage people to switch away from relatively more polluting charcoal.
Arts + literature: Here are five African documentaries you'll want to see. Read about the Ottoman heritage of Somaliland's architecture. All of the stories by African authors shortlisted for the Brittle Paper Awards are freely available online. If you read Kiswahili, check out Julius Nyerere's translations of Shakespeare's works. This is the essential reading list on African feminism. Don't miss Nanjala Nyabola's new book on digital democracy in Kenya.
Congratulations to Nompumelelo Kapa, who is one of the few South African academics who has received a PhD for a thesis written in isiXhosa (via Sure Kamhunga)
Scholarships: Mawazo has a new page with updated fellowship opportunities for African scholars posted each month. African citizens who would like to pursue a PhD in anthropology should apply to the Wadsworth fellowship. Encourage the African scientists in your life to apply for the Next Einstein Foundation fellowship. The Center for Global Development is recruiting post-docs. If you'd like to apply to Oxford, check out the Africa Society's Mentorship Programme for tips on navigating the application process. The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership offers funding for health research by early career African scholars. East African citizens between the ages of 20 – 30 should apply for the LéO Africa Institute's Young and Emerging Leaders Program. Check out the Africa Peacebuilding Network's individual research grants.
What I'm reading for October 2018
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A link roundup cross-posted as usual from my latest edition of Africa Update. We've got Nigeria's undercover atheists, the electricity pirates of the DRC, Kenya's top Somali restaurants, the best Rwandan hairstyles, and more.
The wheels on the trotro go round and round… (via Africa Visual Data)
West Africa: In Benin, the government has just raised the fee required to register as a presidential candidate from US $26,000 to US$450,000. A new wave of travel start-ups is encouraging Nigerians to explore their own country rather than traveling abroad. Nigeria's undercover atheists are ostracized for their lack of faith. Read this special issue of Kujenga Amani about peacebuilding in the Niger Delta. Ghanaian market vendors fought back after they were targeted for eviction, and ended up getting a new market building so they could keep selling. Sierra Leone recently implemented a popular new policy of free primary education, but they're falling short of school seats and teachers. This is a remarkable thread about how the BBC identified soldiers responsible for killing civilians in a video from Cameroon. D'Ebola à Zika, un labo tout-terrain en Afrique de l'Ouest.
As Charles Onyango-Obbo notes about Accra, "All African capitals, and its independence & post-independence leaders who were minimally anti-imperialist have streets named in their honour. They've probably done so in Accra alone more than all the rest of Africa combined!"
Central Africa: Russia has begun supplying arms to and signing opaque cooperation agreements with the Central African Republic. IPIS has released a new interactive map of armed groups in the CAR. In the DRC, fees of US$500 for power meters and yearslong waits to have them installed have led many people to pirate electricity from their neighbors. Burundi has begun suspending NGOs for failing to comply with opaque legal regulations. La Belgique va rendre au Rwanda les archives de la période coloniale. Uganda's former police chief was recently arrested, and there are rumors it was because he might have been fomenting a Rwandan-backed uprising against Museveni.
Some fantastic Rwandan hairstyles from the early 20th century, via James Hall
East Africa: This article on Kenya's Somali cuisine made me hungry! I'll have to add those restaurants to my list for my next staycation in Nairobi. Read this piece on the history of Islam on the Kenyan coast. Kenya may reconsider its criminalization of homosexuality in light of India's recent decriminalization of the same. The IGC has a new report contrasting patterns of statebuilding in Somalia and Somaliland. This was an insightful description of how Tanzania's Magufuli consolidated power within the CCM. Magufuli has also called for a ban on contraception, saying that Tanzania's population is too small. A new report estimates that more than 380,000 people have died in South Sudan's civil war.
Southern Africa: Members of the ANC in South Africa are brutally assassinating each other in an intra-party struggle for control. South Africa recently legalized personal use of marijuana, but more needs to be done to ensure that the poor rural farmers who grow it also benefit. The new On Africa podcast is kicking off with an analysis of Zimbabwe's recent election. Meet the woman challenging sexist laws about the inheritance of chieftaincy in Lesotho.
Here's where every hospital in Africa is located, via Makhtar Diop
Health: Congratulations to Dr Denis Mukwege, who has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work providing healthcare to women affected by sexual violence in eastern DRC. The Ugandan government has banned all ministers from seeking healthcare abroad. In Kenya, an estimated seven women die each day from unsafe abortions. This was a heartbreaking portrait of South Sudan's best maternity hospital. Harsh laws against adultery prevent many women in Mauritania from reporting sexual assault.
Chart of the day via Justin Sandefur
Academia: Scholars based in Africa are encouraged to submit their papers to the Working Group on African Political Economy by October 21, and to this conference on Gendered Institutions and Women's Political Participation in Africa by October 15. Join this free online discussion of state-building in Tanzania with the African Politics Conference Group on October 15. Don't miss this essential reading list on African feminism or this new edition of Ufahamu Journal on the African university. Let's hold more conferences on Africa in Africa, so that African researchers don't run into visa problems.
Additional chart of the day, showing that concerns about Chinese debt in Africa are rather overblown, via Quartz
Fellowships: The Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research at Syracuse has five fully-funded scholarships for African scholars to attend. The Iso Lomso Fellowship for Early Career African Scholars is open until October 20. Several scholarships are available for African PhD students and researchers through the Next Generation Social Science Fellowship.
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A favorite shot from fabric shopping in Ouaga last weekend
The Africa Research Institute has a very useful interactive feature on African elections in 2017. Here are five major questions facing the Gambia's new government. An American bureaucrat was just elected president of Somalia. Young people and journalists are thinking about running for office in Kenya, tired of the persistence of old guard politicians.
This was an unusually pragmatic assessment of how South Sudan might return to political stability. In Niger, efforts to block migrant trafficking are likely to only enrich the traffickers. Climate change is creating unusual new political challenges in Africa as drying lakes and shifting rivers reshape national boundaries. And the shift to prosecuting dictators rather than exiling them may be increasing the risk of civil war.
Uganda is reshuffling its military to bring in leaders who are closer to President Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, in what has been seen as a sign of his likely succession. This is a good summary of recent developments in the country's oil sector. Did you know that Uganda is a regional leader in refugee integration? Read this remarkable piece on the racism that still shapes Kampala's urban planning.
In Nigeria, nearly 75% of all people currently imprisoned are in pre-trial detention and have never been charged. Students in Uganda are regularly beaten for speaking local languages during the school day. Zanzibar is struggling to deal with a heroin epidemic as it has grown into a stop on Asia-to-Africa trafficking routes.
Lots of interesting writing about women's rights this week. This was a fascinating story about how civil war and the decline of traditional secret societies pushed down rates of female genital cutting in Liberia and Sierra Leone. There's an urgent need to decriminalize abortion across Africa. Legacies of apartheid explain why more women attend school than men in Lesotho.
Several new online bookstores are trying to make it easier for Kenyans to read books by African authors. Perhaps one day they'll carry things like the first Amharic-Mandarin dictionary. In the meantime, check out six African podcasts that you ought to be listening to.
Video of the week: this is a beautiful homage to Dakar from Senegalese-French rapper Booba.


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National GIS-Enabled Land Bank System Launched
Shri Piyush Goyal holds virtual meeting with the industry ministers of states and UT administrators to promote industrial activity and investment.
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Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal today held virtual meeting with the industry ministers of states, UT administrators and senior officers of the central and State Governments. The issues of pushing industrial manufacturing in the country, attracting investments, pushing the approach of 'One District One Product' (ODOP), and promoting a National Movement Towards 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat' were discussed in the meeting.
Shri Piyush Goyal e-launched the National GIS-enabled Land Bank system (iis.ncog.gov.in/parks). The systemisbeing developed by integration of Industrial Information System (IIS) with State GIS Systems. Project was launched todayfor 6 states. Launching the system, Shri Goyal expressed the confidence that other States/UTs will be onboarded by Dec 2020. He said that this is a prototype only and will be developed further with inputs from states, to make it an effective, transparent mechanism of land identification and procurement.
IIS portal is a GIS-enabled database of industrial areas/clusters across the states. More than 3,300industrial parks across 31 States/UTs covering about 475,000 hectare land have been mapped on the System. Information availableincludes forest, drainage; raw material heat maps (agricultural, horticulture, mineral layers); multiple layers of connectivity. National GIS-enabled Land. The IIS adopts a committed approach towards resource optimization, industrial upgradation and sustainability. The initiative is being supported by Invest India, National Center of Geo-Informatics (NCoG), National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG).
In his address, Shri Goyal called upon the states to collectively work in the spirit of 'Team India' to enhance industrial activity in the country, attract investment and provide a better life to 1.3 billion people of India, and better prospects for the coming generations. He said that Aatamnirbhar Bharat, a self-reliant country has to increase engagement with the world, from the position of confidence and strength. India has to achieve the target of 5 trillion dollar economy in five years. For this, manufacturing has to play an important role, which can provide employment and value addition, he added.
Shri Goyal called upon the states to adopt the Public Procurement Policy-Make in India Order issued by the Centre. He said that it is an effective tool to achieve Aatamnirbhar Bharat and boost local manufacturing. Under this, No Global Tender Enquiry is permitted for procurements less than Rs.200 crores. Bidders with beneficial ownership /belonging to countries sharing land border with India, will be able to participate in Government procurements only after a mandatory registration, based on clearances given by MEA,MHA &Procuring Ministries. Countries where Indian companies face restrictive trade practises, invocation of the reciprocity clause may be invoked. The Minister asked the states to appoint a senior officer who can facilitate its quick adoption. He said that the order promotes Aatamnirbhar Bharat and would open a large number of employment opportunities, and hence there is no reason for any objection to this order by any state. State Governments of Manipur, Nagaland and Sikkim have adopted the Order so far.
The Minister also stressed on developing a single-window system, which could be One-stop digital platform to obtain all requisite central and state clearances/approvals, required to start business operations in India. This could eliminate the need for investors to visit multiple platforms/offices to gather information and obtain clearances from different stakeholders. It could leverage capabilities of existing systems and provide time-bound approvals and real-time status update to investors. Shri Goyal said that there could be a single application form which could entail Single-time upload of all relevant information & documents. He said that even the local bodies should also be involved in this system, and a notion of Deemed approval can be adopted to make the system effective. Stating that the Window could be the showpiece of our cooperative, collaborative federalism, he called upon all the states to join hands with the DPIIT.
On the approach of 'One District One Product' (ODOP), Shri Goyal said that this could help in making India a Manufacturing Powerhouse. He said that every district has some speciality, strengths or uniqueness, and ODOP could be a transformational step forward realizing the true potential of a district, fuel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship. The approach seeks to add existing industrial capacity beyond the urban areas and create productive manufacturing from a rural/semi urban area. Shri Goyal said that the future manufacturing clusters may also have low value addition manufacturing cluster in rural India. Calling for scaling it up as a national movement, he assured the Centre's help in packaging, branding and global marketing of such products. The Minister said that states should identify products with a market potential for import substitution and export accentuation, and establish forward and backward market linkage channels. On the issue of Districts as Export Hubs, the Minister said that States/UTs have been requested to identify products unique to each district, and requested them to integrate with their district level exports strategies which feed into the State level export strategies.
Referring to the Hon'ble Prime Minister's Independence Day Announcement on Vocal for Local, Shri Goyal said thatpublic procurement from domestic manufacturers is being encouraged through Government e Marketplace (GeM),which has made it mandatory for sellers to enter the Country of Origin while registering all new products on GeM. GeM has enabled a provision for indication of the percentage of local content for all products in the marketplace. He said that local products not only have to be promoted domestically but also at the global level. He said that for Make in India for the World, District and cluster level export strategy will benefit artisans and small and micro scale producers thereby integrating them directly with global supply chains.
On the expectations from State Governments for implementation of Agri Export Policy, Shri Goyal said that only 14 States have finalised Action Plans, and he called upon others to finalize theirs expeditiously. The states were requested to designate Nodal Agencies & Nodal Officers for the purpose, and also set up State Level Monitoring Committees.
On the issue of Value Addition in Exports, Shri Goyal said that India's exports bucket presently has a large share of primary products (Iron ore, minerals, etc.) and low value addition products. He stressed on the need for the States to incentivize value addition activity in not only Agri but also industrial products with PLI incentives to bring a large scale economies of scale.
Referring to the institutional mechanisms to fast-track investments in the country, Shri Goyal said that Empowered Group of Secretaries (E-GoS) and Project Development Cells (PDCs) in various Ministries have been set up at the Centre. He asked the states to evolve their own mechanism on the similar lines.
On the issue of regulatory burden at the State-level, Shri Goyal said that Regulatorycomplianceburden has an adverse effect on time and cost of business. It also leads to increase in corruption and promotes rent seeking behavior. Calling upon the Complete Review of Acts/Rules for identifying all Licenses, Certificates, Permissions; Inspections; Return filings; Registers and Records and minimize regulatory compliance, Shri Goyal said that simplification of procedures will help in attracting investments from abroad and also lead to Ease of doing Business for the domestic investors.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of commerce and Industry Shri Som Parkash said that states have to play an important role in making India a manufacturing hub and attract investment. He called upon them to identify products in each district which can then be promoted.
The state ministers, in the meeting, narrated their experiences, perceptions, achievements, requirements and suggestions, some of which were duly acknowledged and appreciated by Shri Goyal in his concluding remarks. A detailed presentation by the Officers of DPIIT was made, covering various subjects, during the meeting.
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Randy Kraft's OC Book Blog: "The Fugitives" by Christopher Sorrentino
Christopher Sorrentino
You might call this novel a hodgepodge that works. Christopher Sorrentino is a skilled writer and a smart writer, who wants us to really know our characters as we watch them stumble into each other, and into their own way, and as they become part of the mystery they seek to unravel.
A formerly successful novelist, way behind on the delivery of his next manuscript, escapes the mess of his marriage, and a scandalous affair, by leaving Brooklyn for a quiet Michigan town near the locale of fondly remembered family holidays. There he wanders into the library for the regular storytelling of a Native American who delights listeners with indigenous fables.
The storyteller begins the novel so you might imagine he features prominently, as he does, and you might also imagine there are fable-like lessons to be learned, which there may be. Perhaps the greater lesson is to question everything, and accept nothing as it seems.
Enter a reservation expat, now a Chicago journalist, who has received a tip that the storyteller may not be who he pretends to be, and who may be the link to a gambling casino theft.
Prepare to read a lot of pages before a crime is revealed, and it's a winner, but it's less important than the personal misdemeanors of each of these characters.
Of course the novelist and the journalist are drawn to each other. Of course an elegant wise guy takes note of the journalists exploration and intercedes. And, unbeknownst to us, the reservation police also take note. Add one angry husband, a few angry exes, a lot meaningless sex and a crazy funny literary agent on the rampage, and you have one helluva read.
"The Fugitives" by Christopher Sorrentino,
Simon & Schuster: 336 pp., $26 hardcover
Also, add in lovely parenthetical observations from the novelist. Like this one. Coetzee writes of telling a story selectively, omitting all of the complicated and unsettling truths; "the story unrolls without shadows," as he puts it. On reflection, it occurs to me that the story without shadows is a cartoon, no more or less.
I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cringed. I pondered why people forget what they've learned. I thought about how deeply failure and grief impact the psyche. I also wondered whether any of these characters would come out in a better place.
Lest you fear you won't like these folks, and I hear often how readers reject books with characters they cannot relate to, remember why you read fiction – to examine, from a safe distance, unique experiences and other journeys. Hopefully to learn from their challenges and to add to your own store of wisdom. Or, just for the love of great language.
The present was all anxiety, the future was unthinkably imminent pain, and now the past became salient in its irretrievability.
Sorrentino has written a compelling novel of cultural conflict and personal compulsions.
It's a slice of modern America, without cliché or condescension, and it's a winner.
Available at Laguna Beach Books in hardcover and for e-readers.
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This is a proof of concept: A 64-bit window asks a 32-bit console application for assistance, using shared memory (MMF).
The relevant code is in the WM_KEYDOWN handler; press g to see the action (before clicking into the edit control!).
Source and executables attached, standard Masm32 plus MasmBasic required to build it (and nothing else - no other libraries or headers needed). To test it, extract to a folder and launch GetStringsFrom32BitLib.exe; to rebuild, open the sources in RichMasm and hit F6.
I have not checked your apps yet but the technique works just as well the other way around, having a server in 64 bit with access to large amounts of memory that a 32 bit app can access in smaller blocks via a memory mapped file. A 64 memory extender for 32 bit apps is viable and may add some life to 32 bit apps that are running out of memory.
Just stumbled over a good article: What are the pros and cons of the different IPC methods?
WM_COPYDATA works fine between 32- and 64-bit applications. I wonder if MMFs are much faster, if at all.
I suspect that WM_COPYDATA (easier to use) is just a thin wrapper of MMFs. As an old friend of mine always says, "if in doubt, time it"
WM_COPYDATA involves at least two separate memory allocations and copies of whatever is sent. One in kernel mode when it places the message into the other apps queue (see below), and then one in user mode when it receives the message so the app can access the data.
Not sure about the claim MMF's are the underlying mechanism of the rest. As it mentions mailslots, pipes and sockets can go inter-machine so sharing memory pages doesn't make sense and I kinda doubt they went to the trouble of coding two separate implementations for each. WM_COPYDATA doesn't. Shared sections do. I've no idea how DDE works.
WM_COPYDATA doesn't ... what? I have no doubt that you know much more about these things than I do - if you know documentation, please post a link. I am genuinely curious. Btw from my tests it seems that COPYDATASTRUCT.lpData points to HeapAlloc'ed memory; GlobalFree and VirtualFree fail but HeapFree works.
Afaik DDE uses the same mechanism as the clipboard.
From what I understand, memory mapped "files" are basically identical areas of physical memory "mapped" into the address spaces of different processes; which explains why they are fast: both processes read and write from/to the same physical memory. Is that correct?
Doesn't use shared memory. There aren't any official docs about it, you have to look at the leaked source and/or trace the kernel mode execution.
If the copied data is over 2048 bytes then in the receiving app it's in pages allocated by VirtualAlloc, otherwise it's on the thread stack or a heap. In 32-bit proceses on x64, it's on the 64-bit thread stack, not the 32-bit one.
Yeah, that's how sections work.
Both, file mappings and shared data sections are documented. Sharing memory between 32- and 64 bit processes seems also to be allowed.
I guess you mean something different?
Yeah, I meant there's no MS documentation about how WM_COPYDATA works internally, which I think JJ was asking for.
So those things mentioned may be true now, but as it's not documented, they're not guaranteed to remain so.
From what I have seen the documentation for memory mapped files has not changed since the early days of Win32 and the same reference material is still used for Win64 so I would imagine that there is no restriction placed on using this technique between 32 and 64 bit apps. SendMessage/PostMessage using the handle HWND_BROADCAST works in both so both messaging and data transfer gives you any communication your need between two apps.
The obvious would apply here in terms of size limit that a 32 bit app should not have data pointed at it that is larger than its address range and as long as you stay under what win32 can allocate, just under 2 gig, you are safe.
Using HWND_BROADCAST is kind of an anti-social act, but FindWindows works just fine.
b) thousands of software developers need fast IPC.
Works just fine in a 64-bit app. Imagine what would happen if Micros**t declared next month "from now on, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE will be -3 instead of -1. Please install the new headers from MSDN"
I agree with anonymous October 6, 2016. Mail merge is now a nightmare!
Numeric data from an Excel data source that contains formatted numbers like percentages and currency values is not transferring correctly ($55,000.00 turns into 55000, or 6.0% turns into 0.060000) for Mail Merge. There is no longer the DDE option, so what do we use?
This is probably why it word so well. If you think of it, it does a fast scan of what is running, does a quick spray of the message to everything that is going, most of which reject it and only the app that traps that private message gets it.
Seriously: There are proper uses of HWND_BROADCAST, but an app that asks a server to send data should know the name and class of the server, and thus can restrict the request to what FindWindow returns; besides, if FindWindow returns 0, the app can tell the user with certainty that the server is not running, or even launch it automatically.


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Pool session Welcome to pool session at Domus Athletica It's just for you guys to show up and we have all the equipment. We have organized training, where we train on the basics.
The plan for this session is to start with rolling, if you think that is too early there is still a lot of stuff to do. We always welcome new students who haven't tried kayaking before.


Anyone Care For A Lime?
motorbikes, sure don't want to day dream on a walk around town.
I Think She Is Checking Facebook.
Today on my walk I thought I would do a little Smile You Are on Candid Camera.
Got the Funny Little Cars Here Too.
at old doors on houses and building.
and have a cup and watch people walk by. Turn your head and you understand why.


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MIPTV: Aereo or Not, It's All About Cable Now
The global success of cable shows from "The Walking Dead" to "Pawn Stars" is pushing the networks to change course.
By Scott Roxborough
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CANNES – It'll be up to the courts — and News Corp. — to decide whether Fox will really go off the air and become a subscription-only service, as News Corp. President Chase Carey this week said it might if online streaming services such as Barry Diller's Aereo aren't made illegal. But whatever distribution model wins out in the rapidly shifting TV world, it's clear that when it comes to content, cable is king.
It used to be that MIPTV, the world's biggest television market taking place in Cannes this week, was all about the networks. Global broadcasters swarmed the Croisette buzzing about the new season of CBS' Criminal Minds and The Big Bang Theory or ABC's Desperate Housewives.
This year, the shows generating the most heat on the Cote d'Azur are cable fare: A&E's creepy pre-Psycho horror tale Bates Motel, FX's political drama Tyrant, for which Ang Lee is shooting the pilot, or returning non-broadcast hits like AMC's The Walking Dead and Showtime's Homeland. The only new network show getting similar attention is Hannibal, NBC's criminal procedural which has the look and feel of an AMC or HBO series.
PHOTOS: 10 Shows That Changed Global Television
The traditionally conservative international marketplace, it appears, is opening up to cutting edge U.S. drama.
"We are seeing the demand is there for higher-end drama programming in a way it wasn't before," says John Morayniss, CEO eOne Television Group whose productions include AMC's Hell on Wheels, SyFy's Haven and DirectTV's Rogue. "The big free-TV networks still like those big procedurals but because there are more platforms, cable networks and digital channels in every territory that are trying to distinguish themselves, they are all looking for something different, for the cable-type shows, shows that would see on HBO, on Showtime, on AMC or FX."
Even Europe's free-to-air channels, traditionally risk-adverse, are getting edgier. Homeland is a hit on Germany's Sat.1 and Channel 4 in the U.K. The Walking Dead has sold to 120 countries and pulls in audiences not only on pay and digital networks but on wide-reach broadcasters including Ireland's RTE, Britain's Channel 5 and German commercial net RTL2.
"I think the TV story of 2013 is going to be the effect that those cable shows — Walking Dead, Homeland, Sons of Anarchy — are going to have effect the broadcast landscape," says Bert Salke, president of 20th Century Fox's cable production arm Fox 21. "The best rated drama show in American right now is The Walking Dead, a show that ostensibly is available to far fewer people than a CBS, NBC, Fox or ABC show but it's frankly killing… I live with a woman who programs a network (wife Jennifer Nicholson Salke, entertainment president at NBC). I know she feels compelled to keep up with that and you are going to see, I think, this is going to be a watermark year for changes the networks are going to have to make".
Another major shift on the international side is the rise of scripted reality. It's no secret that the off-network success of shows such as A&E's Duck Dynasty, BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood or TLC's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo have driven affiliate budgets away from syndication deals with the networks towards investments in non-fiction. "You can get five reality hits for the price of one network syndication deal — and they'll probably beat it in the ratings too," commented one reality TV producer in Cannes.
Now those same reality hits are going global. Geordie Shore, MTV Networks Europe's English take on the Jersey Shore, is already into its fourth season. Pawn Stars U.K., a Brit version of History channel's factual blockbuster set in a family-owned pawn shop on the Welsh/English border, goes out this autumn.
"You're seeing these cable formats being spun off as original series internationally — the format business is becoming more cable driven and not just finished tapes," says John Pollak, president of independent production and distribution group Electus International.
A sign of the times was seeing Kevin Hart, creator and star of BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood, at MIPTV to promote the scripted reality series to global broadcasters.
"This is the first (original commissioned) show BET has ever had that has sold internationally. I'm in Cannes, France selling this show. It's ground breaking," Hart told The Hollywood Reporter.
As the cable networks break new ground globally, the broadcasters are feeling the world shift beneath their feet. And over the Aereo.
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Everyone Quite Likes Justin: The Complete Series 1-2 (Original Recording)
By Justin Moorhouse & Jim Poyser
© 2019 BBC Digital Audio
Everyone Quite Likes Justin: The Complet Justin Moorhouse & Jim Poyser
Summary : Everyone Quite Likes Justin: The Complete Series 1-2 (Original Recording)
In one version of his life, Justin is a well-known local Manchester radio DJ who is successful, funny and stopped in the street by adoring fans. He's the man who has everything. In another version he's a DJ in a slightly shabby local radio station who gets hassled by the occasional oddball on the street. And he's the man who hopes for everything.
The truth lies somewhere in between.
And at home? Well, naturally, his private life is chaotic. His wife has left him, taking custody of his 8-year-old son, Justin jnr, and is in the process of taking him to the cleaners. So he's back on the market. As is his house - so he's currently living in his father-in-law's spare room in Bury. The only person who understands him is his Gran, living in luxury in an old folk's home in Warrington. Oh, and his producer Bryn, but this might not be a good thing.
Despite all this mess, Justin always remains positive. Every new day is a new opportunity. 'When life throws you lemons, make lemonade'.
This complete collection of Everyone Quite Likes Justin, Justin is played by Justin Moorhouse, Gran by Anne Reid, Ray by Paul Copley and Lisa by Christine Bottomley.
Producer: Steven Canny.
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The Esperance Boulevard Playground is tucked away amongst the relatively new developments of Seaford Rise. The playground is small, but offers something a little different compared to many of the playgrounds in the area.
Rather than garish large metal structures, the playground blends quite naturally with its surroundings. There is a long slide surrounded by a climbable hill, as well as a look out tower, a tyre swing, boat, and some climbing logs.
Then there's also the flying fox, which is a definite winner with most kids. The playground is probably suited to slightly older kids, but younger ones will still have fun.
There's not much room for a game of footy or soccer, but the kids will still have plenty of room to run around. Adults can pick a place on the grass, or enjoy the sheltered shade area. There are no barbecues or toilets nearby, making the area better for short plays rather than birthday parties or family events; there's also not a lot of parking available, which would pose a problem for larger groups.
There might not be that many elements to the playground, but when you throw in a little imagination kids easily keep themselves entertained. We brought the 8-year-old and the 12-year-old and their favourite parts were the look-out tower, the tyre swing, and the flying fox.
Like most of the Seaford area, there's a distinct nautical theme to the playground. From the ships' look-out to the whale bouncer. It's simple, but it's also lots of fun. It would be great to see a few more challenging pieces of equipment added to make it even more fun for older children; a large climbing net would make a perfect addition.
Have you come across the Esperance Boulevard Playground? Do you have a favourite playground in the Seaford area?


At some point I had thought that at the mention of Love; smoke will rise, chains will be broken, deserts will grow peanut butter, and two will live happily ever after. While cupid will joyfully go gather more sticks for a new bow and a set of arrows.
But it turns out love doesn't quite add up that way. Sometimes we actually need to take a closer look; perhaps we will find that what we are given are tools only, and making things work out is entirely up to us, just like our predecessors. And generations to come will be given nothing different.
man's foolishness; man's wisdom of men.


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ABSTRACT: Sediment subsamples (0-2cm layer, >63µm fraction) from box cores taken at four sites (Stns 120, 121, 122, 123) located along a transect in theGulf of Trieste (water depth range 8-22m)were sorted for foraminifers, including soft-walledmonothalamous taxa (organic-walled allogromiids, agglutinated saccamminids and psammosphaerids). The distribution of foraminiferal species differed among samples, corresponding to differences in water depth, granulometry, distance from fresh water source and other chemical and physical parameters (temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen). In general, the absolute and relative abundance of monothalamous foraminifers tended to decrease with distance from the coast, i.e. with distance from the inflow of the Isonzo River, whereas polythalamous taxa exhibited the opposite trend. Therewas also a switch in dominance by polythalamous agglutinated species at Stn 122 to polythalamous calcareous species at Stn 123. Among polythalamous foraminifers, the calcareous species Ammonia perlucida was dominant at the innermost station (Stn 120), together with the agglutinated species Cribrostomoides spp. and Haplophragmoides spp. These species were absent or less common at the other stations. Textularia agglutinans was abundant at the two inner stations (121, 122). Stn 122 was further characterized by Reophax nana, Leptohalysis scottii and the calcareous species Nonionella stella. The latter is also themost abundant taxa at the outer station (Stn 123) where the agglutinated taxa Reophax nana and Textularia conica are alsowell represented. All themonothalamous taxa found are previously unreported fromNorth Adriatic waters; all are undescribed at the species level and, in most cases, at the generic level also. Two genera (Psammophaga, Vellaria), however, are common in other shallow-water settings and Micrometula, previously known from habitats ranging from coastal to deep sea, is also present. One of the allogromiid morphotypes closely resembles Goodayia rostellaum, recently described from the Black Sea. Psammophaga and Vellaria are also known from the Black Sea, but the populations are probably distinct at the species level.


To be honest, I'm getting a little tired of all the articles, blog posts, videos, and books that are titled something along the lines of – "Why Millennials Are Leaving the Church" or "How To Get Millennials to Stay in the Church." But I'm even more tired of blog posts written by millennials titled something like "Eight Problems in Church Today and How We Can Fix Them." Some of the most popular Christian spoken word videos fall into this category, blaming the church by blaming "religion" or blaming our elders for creating the problems that exist in the church's traditions today. Although two of the most popular ("Why I Hate Religion but Love Jesus" by Jefferson Bethke and "A Godless Generation" by Jon Jorgenson) are written by guys that I really like and respect, I don't agree with some of what they are saying. Although I am well aware that my generation as a whole seems to be more prone to walk away from the faith they were raised in, I don't think most of these articles or the rants on YouTube are really helping us arrive at the best solution to the problem. What usually ends up happening is a vicious cycle of the older generation blaming the younger generation for blaming the older generation, and it keeps going around and around. In the end, neither side proves their point or demonstrates Christ's love in the process.
[Disclaimer: I love and respect Jeff and Jon a lot. In fact, I've met both of them in person and they are great guys. They inspire me to do most of what I do online today. However, I do see the fault in some of their logic. Nothing I say about them here is meant to be demeaning or insulting to them or their fans. I'm just sharing truth as I understand it.
This story really stuck out to me as I think back to many of the kids I went to Christian school with. Out of 50-60 kids I was in high school over the years (a rough estimate, averaging 35-40 per year), there are less than half of then that I can confirm that they are still living out their faith (give or take a few). Less than a third of us went to Christian colleges. Less than 5 of us made the choice to pursue ministry as a career. I know all too many of this same group that have left the church, rejected Christianity, and are living for themselves in their lifestyle choices. And those that fall in between, they don't live their lives in such a way that they stand out for their faith. That's sad.
What I think is different for me from many young people of my generation is that I was taught from a young age the reason for the hope that I have. This goes far beyond learning your Bible stories in Sunday school or memorizing Scriptures because you are required. It even goes beyond knowing that Jesus died for your sins. This is having a basic understanding of proper apologetics, or defense of the faith. It's knowing that there is proof that Jesus did die for your sins and then rose again, and any life that is lived outside of that knowledge and the salvation found there is incomplete.
My senior year of high school, we were required to take an apologetics-type class through David Noebel's curriculum, Understanding the Times, which evaluated the most popular worldviews today, including Islam, Secular Humanist, Marxism, Cosmic Humanism (New Age), and Post Modernism. We compared all of these world views against the logistics of the Christian worldview in 10 different areas: theology, philosophy, ethics, biology, psychology, sociology, law, politics, economy, and history. Through this study, I observed that from a logistical standpoint the Christian worldview the most complete and precise of all worldviews. Every other worldview has huge holes in it when examined closely, and the people that uphold those worldviews are almost always contradicting themselves in some way, shape, or form in order to hold onto their beliefs. This study taught me the reasoning behind my faith. There were several classes I took in college and a number of books I read that did the same thing, chief among would be The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. Through the author's investigative journey, we learn that when the evidence for Christ's death and resurrection are examined closely, it honestly takes more faith to hold on to atheism that it does to accept Christianity.
This is the kind of thing we need to be teaching the kids of this generation. Am I saying that every teenager needs to take a college level apologetics course? No, but I am saying that we have to find ways to teach kids how to defend their faith, not just know what the popular Bible stories are and how to memorize Bible verses. They have to know that what happened in the Bible is true and it changes everything. Most of those kids I went to school with could probably still tell you the details of certain Bible stories, but many of them never took it to heart because they did not understand from a logistical standpoint why they needed to hold onto their faith. That made them susceptible to being deceived by worldviews that are full of holes. They rejected the truth because they didn't know why it was the truth in the first place. This is what we must avoid if we want to keep my generation in the church. We have to stop just raising kids in the church, but we need to raise this generation in the knowledge that Christ did indeed die and rise again for our salvation.
Because post-modernism is so prevalent in our culture today, more and more people are believing that truth is subjective to the individual. Truth is relative and never absolute. That is what the majority of what our world believes or is being convinced to believe, whether they realize it or not. Unfortunately, with the way our education and political systems are set up today, this is being presented as the best and superior worldview. Not only do they treat every other worldviews as inferior and unintelligent, but their methods end up indoctrinating those of us that aren't on our guard against it. That's where most Christians are. They've been taught the Bible stories, but they aren't fully convinced that everything in the Bible is true in light of the competing views they are being presented on a daily basis. Soon, they start to question things like if God really did create the world in six literal days or Paul's teaching on women being allowed to teach in worship assemblies. These things aren't salvation issues (which is another discussion for another time), but when they start to question those issues in this way, they then have license to question the integrity of God's word as a whole. The next thing you know, they have disregarded God's word entirely, because they never believed it was absolutely true in the first place.
From the time I was a child, I was taught that truth is truth, and God's word is the physical representation of truth itself. We can and should believe in everything it says, and trust God's wisdom as it has been revealed to us in the Bible. We shouldn't question its validity and try to reinterpret it to fit our needs. If any of us do struggle with doubt, then we should do our research into the sources that will help us verify the truth. When we know it to be the truth, we need to take it as it is and live by it. It breaks my heart to see so many that have been raised in the church that either walk away from the faith they once professed or if they stay in the faith are much too liberal in their interpretation of the Bible, because they read the Bible subjectively, just like the world wants them too. This problem would be easy to fix if the church as a whole decided that they would view the Bible's truth objectively and encourage the next generation to do the same. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done in our predominantly post-modern culture. But I think we can change the tide if we begin to learn for ourselves and teach the younger generation the Biblical view of truth.
Surrounding yourself with solid Christians who share your beliefs is an indispensable part of the Christian life. Yet most people don't treat it like it is. I actually had a high school friend that told me that he thought he didn't need to go to church to be a good Christian. Since we were both students at a Christian school, he felt that he got enough Bible learning from being in school that being a part of a Christian community outside of school didn't matter to him. (In the end, he left the school less than a year later and didn't remain in the faith after he left. Big shock there, right?) Although it's true that God doesn't literally say, "You must consistently attend church in order to be a good Christian, or you have sinned against me," it does show us how important fellowship was to early church and it encourages us to function as a body, not in isolation. Now I know there are some cases with persecuted Christians around the world in which having consistent fellowship with a church family isn't possible. But when I watch the how many of my Christian peers are BFF-ing with primarily worldly friends while their church friendships are put on the back burner, I realize how significant it is for us to make our Christian friendships our closest friendships.
It's true that Jesus spent time with sinners and the social outcasts of His day. But those that did not devote themselves to God's way weren't his closest friends. His closest friends were His disciples, who had committed to learning from Jesus as their Rabbi. Even Matthew, although he was a tax collector, was a Jew who understood the Old Testament well enough that his gospel demonstrates his knowledge of Jesus' fulfillment of prophecies about the Messiah. We would all do well to learn how to develop this kind of community.
From the time I was very little, my closest friends were Christians, and I was told that this was the way it should be. For most of my childhood, teenager, and college years, Christians were exclusively the people I was close to. Aside from going to church every Sunday, I participated in many different programs with Christians at the heart of all of them. Christians schools, Homeschool groups, American Heritage Girls (a Christian version of Girl Scouts), a Christian charter for 4-H, Christian camps, Christians conferences, choir tours with my alma mater, and the list could go on. This isn't to say that I didn't know and have a few friends here and there that were not churched, especially kids in my neighborhood. However, I knew that my priority and energy should be placed in investing in my friendships with other Christians first. Especially when it comes to the friends you would seek out for advice, it's crucial that their advice is grounded in truth and not based on feelings and worldviews that don't line up with God's word. If you do have a wide pool of friends, neighbors, and co-workers that do not share your faith, it's OK. Just remember that you need to learn how to have your faith become an influence on them, and not let their worldviews or lifestyle choices rub off on you.
Another thing that I was taught to value was Christian community that spans the gap between generations. I love to spend time with kids and teens. I have been volunteers at a couple of different churches in both children's and youth ministries, including being a youth leader at my current church. I think that healthy youth and children's programs are vital for the growth of a healthy church. But on the other hand, I also enjoy getting to spend time with the older generation, my parents and grandparents' generations. I love to hear stories of how church used to be to see the progress of what it has become today. But unfortunately, the older generations have in recent years struggled to connect with the younger generation, mostly because of the "generational gap" that was created in the minds of those trying to explain why so many of my generation aren't staying in the church. But in truth, we were all to blame.
When youth ministry really began to come on the rise in the 1970s, it changed the way youth participated in church, because they made their programming completely separate from the adults. Some churches even went so far as to have a separate service for the youth, giving them little to no time to fellowship with the older generation and choosing a style of worship and lessons that only appealed to young people. The results is that the kids are so used to hanging out with only people their own age, they don't know how to identify or belong with the content of the adult community when they graduate. Beyond that, most small churches struggle with having ministries for young adults (about 20-30 years old), especially for those that aren't married. As a result, so many of my peers will literally say out loud, "The church has nothing for me," and then walk away.
We have to learn how to bridge the gap between all the generations in order for the church to thrive, in order to draw the younger generation in. We have to learn how to get older people involved in our youth and children's ministries to help mentor our kids, and how to get our teens to be involved in other ministries in the church so they will identify with adults and learn to serve. I have heard some people tell me that the youth are of the church of tomorrow. I don't think that's true, for I personally believe that we are all the church today. We all need to somehow figure out how to act like it.
I get really annoyed with my own peers going on and on about grace in such a way that practically tries to absolve themselves of responsibility for their sin or bad choices. They talk about how wrong it is for the older generation or the church to impose so many rules on anyone that wants to be included. In "A Godless Generation" Jon Jorgenson asks why anyone would want to stay in the church when all we will do is treat people "as a project on which we can project a list of rules." Although it may be true that this is the perception, phrasing it this way is a major turn off, and doesn't help anyone arrive at a solution. I absolutely understand that no one is perfect. I understand that many of us struggle with accepting grace when we mess up. On the other hand, talking this way about our spiritual elders not only comes across as spiritual and theologically arrogant, but it also reduces Christianity to a list of rules that no one can keep. That doesn't attract anyone to the church and drive a greater wedge between the church and the rest of the world as well as further the generational gap that has once again been created in the minds of my peers.
From the time I was a child, I was taught that Christianity was not about rule-keeping. Yes, I did have rules for how to live from my parents, and there were consequences when I disobeyed, but I knew that wasn't the most important of my faith. I learned from a young age that my faith was a personal relationship with my Lord and Savior. My parents taught me that even when I did mess up, they would always forgive me, and so it is with Jesus. There wasn't anything I had to do to win His favor other than accept His salvation. However, part of that relationship was learning to trust Him enough to obey his principles of my life as outlined in His word. These are all key truths to understanding our faith, and it's something we need to get back to teaching the next generation.
I've honestly had some people I've interacted with through comments on my YouTube channel tell me that I was brainwashed. Just because I was a PK, raised in a Christian home, and either homeschooled or in private Christian education my whole life, that I was forced into accepting Christianity and therefore had no ability to be objective when it came to discussing topics like science or politics. In truth, each one of them proved this to be true about themselves when it came to their atheism. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I have mentioned several truths that I was taught over the course of my childhood, but they were not forced on me. When I got to about the right age, my parents started to ask about when I wanted to commit my life to the Lord through baptism. But for many, many years, I refused and kept putting it off. It wasn't that I didn't love Jesus or that I didn't accept the truths of Christianity that they taught me. There were a couple of reasons I hesitated (which is another story for another blog post), but it all boils down to my struggle with the concept of surrender. Because I had been raised to know and love the Lord, I knew that making that commitment would demand me denying myself, taking my cross daily, and following Jesus with everything I am. That terrified me for many years, so I waited. But do you know what my parents did? They gave me my space and let me wait until I was ready. They did ask again every few months, but they were patient with me. They knew I would make the commitment when I was ready. I think my dad first asked me when I was seven or eight. I didn't get baptized until I was 13. But because I waited as long as I did, I really did understand what I was doing when I made that commitment. And things have never been the same since that day.
This constant blame game has worn so many of us thin. The older generation struggles with wanted to give up on most of my generation, because they just refuse to listen. My generation wants to give up even being a part of the church, because we see so many flaws in the church, or we feel like we don't fit in. I want to encourage everyone on both sides not to give up. Older generation, I know that you are frustrated that you are constantly getting blamed for the church's problems. But the really solution on your end is not giving up; it's to learn how to mentor the next generation while they are still young and moldable. Help them learn what it means to stand on God's word as their absolute authority. Then they will be much most likely to trust your advice or spiritual wisdom when you offer it. And do what you can to make sure that there is a place for my generation to feel welcomed into the church. Whether it be a young adult ministry of some sort, or just making sure they feel welcomed into pre-existing ministries, make sure that they don't feel left out, or they will never come back in.
Millennials, we were the ones that started this mess, but I still think they we can figure out how to get out of it. First of all, we need to learn to trust the spiritual wisdom of our elders. Yes, there are some traditions they uphold that are not necessarily founded on Scripture. But many of our elders have been Christians longer than we have been alive. Assuming that you know better than them is arrogant, ungodly, and needs to stop. We need to stop putting words in their mouths that no one really said in the first place just to give us someone to attack (Like when some millennials claim that pastors are always talking about "What's wrong with kids today?", but I have never actually heard a pastor say that. Have you?) The same goes when it comes to understanding or trying to reinterpret Scripture. Don't fall into the trap of assuming you know better than anyone else. Especially if they have experience. This picture illustrates my point.
Secondly, we struggle with a system of religion and rules since most of us feel like we don't fit in. We want to blame on our parents and grandparents generations for creating, but you need to understand that this is not their fault! Many of these flaws have been developing since the church was founded as a result of human misunderstanding, so we should not blame our parents' generation for it. We need to understand that the church is not perfect, but we still have to learn to be a part of the church at it is right now. We cannot use our irritation with rules and tradition as an excuse to treat the church like it's an evil sect or cult that we have to disavow for our holiness. Jesus prayed unity among everyone that would come to believe through the message of the apostles (John 17), but in order for Jesus' prayer to be fulfilled, we have to learn to be a part of a church congregation, no matter how difficult it is. Even if they isn't a college age or young adult ministry doesn't mean that there is no place for you in the church. I have found that the best solution when you find that there are no ministry that are specially for you is to be involved in other ministries as a leader or a teacher, like youth or children's ministries. You will be much less likely to feel out of place in the church if you are intentional about finding ways to fit in.
If we learn how to train children in the way of the Lord, they will make the decision to follow Jesus of their own free will when they are ready. And they will really understand what they are doing. You won't have to drag them to church. You won't have to force them to read their Bible or attend youth group. They will want to because they will understand the reason for the hope that they have in Christ. But we have to help them see past the world's deceptions, stand on the truth of God's word, how to value their community in Christ, and how to make their relationship with Jesus a personal one. That will be what will get this generation to stay. We need to remind them that we are all the church today.
To conclude this post, I want to share my newest spoken word that inspired this post. I hope this video and this post will start the conversations that will lead us to change. But it has to start with us. If you like this video, please like it, leave a comment, and share the video or this post with the hashtag #weareallthechurchtoday.


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Diorygma incantatum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is found in northern and southern Brazil.

Taxonomy
The lichen was formally described as new to science in 2014 by Shirley Cunha Feuerstein and Sionara Eliasaro. The type specimen was collected by the first author in the Encantadas of Ilha do Mel State Park (Paraná), where it was found growing on tree bark in a Restinga forest. The species epithet incantatum (Latin for "enchanted") alludes to the type locality, Encantadas (Portuguese for "enchanted"), which refers to this area on the Ilha do Mel. The range of the species was later extended to northern Brazil when, in 2017, it was recorded near Itaguatins in the state of Tocantins.

Description
Diorygma incantatum grows as an opaque, irregular, whitish grey crust on the bark substrate. It lacks soredia and isidia (vegetative propagules). Its ascomata are white, have a rounded to irregular shape, and measure 0.6–1.6 by 0.3–0.6 mm; they have a pinkish disc with white pruina.  The major distinguishing characteristic of the lichen are its threadlike (filiform) ascospores, which measure 105–108 by 6 μm and have from 29 to 31 transverse septa.

At the time of publication, only four other Diorygma species were known to have transverse septa in their ascospores. These lichens (D. circumfusum, D. minisporum, D. wallamanense, and D. wilsonianum ) can be distinguished from D. incantatum by differences in distribution and in spore dimensions and structure. Additionally, D. incantatum  contains an unknown lichen product that forms a purple spot when analysed and separated with thin-layer chromatography; this spot will fluoresce orange when lit with an ultraviolet light. The authors also noted a resemblance with Chapsa indica, a species which differs from D. incantatum in that it contains periphysoids, and it lacks lichen products.

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Lichen species
Lichens described in 2014
Lichens of Brazil

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