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A talk on the distribution of human genetic diversity among the peoples of Ethiopia.
Neil Bradman is Chairman of The Centre for Genetic Anthropology at University College London. For over ten years, with colleagues at Addis Ababa University, he has undertaken research on the distribution of human genetic diversity among the peoples of Ethiopia.
In this talk he will discuss the origins of this diversity, how it can be used to shed light on the demographic histories of the country's many different ethnic groups and some implications for the delivery of improved healthcare.


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LARUE BECOMES TRANSPARENT ON JANUARY 23 RELEASE
March 27, 2020 November 27, 2000 by Kathryn Darden
Reunion recording artist LaRue is set for the January
23 release of "Transparent," the follow-up to their 1999 critically
acclaimed debut, LaRue. Produced by Rick Elias ("That Thing You Do")
and Ken Mary (The Beach Boys), Transparent features 11 selections
written by Phillip and Natalie LaRue, as well as the hidden track, "Like
Clay," also penned by the duo.
Highlighted cuts include the album's first single, "Wake Up," a call to
responsibility from Phillip and Natalie to their own generation, along
with "Fly," "Jaded," and "I Can't Sing." In addition, Transparent
features "Brianna's Song," a tribute to the perseverance of Phillip and
Natalie's sister, who has cerebral palsy, and "One White Tulip," a song
inspired by the loyalty and dedication of the siblings' family.
"This album reflects where we are now, and where we needed to go," said
Phillip. "It's definitely more passionate, more edgy and more driving,
but the melodies are still strong. We wanted to experiment a little bit
more, and weíve definitely got the musical vibe we hoped for."
"It was important for us to get past the surface and go deeper with
issues – songs that talk about where our lives are now and how it applies
to our walk with God," said Natalie. "We've both grown and changed a
lot since our first record. We want to be open, honest and real with
our music."
LaRue's self-titled 1999 recording yielded the hit singles "Waiting
Room" and "Someday," while their debut video to "Reason" received
airplay on The Disney Channel. The brother/sister duo has been featured
on the covers of Campus Life and Brio magazines, along with being voted
Favorite New Artist or Group by readers of Release magazine. LaRue is
currently featured on the Rebecca St. James "Transform" Tour.
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Paralympic hero opens London 2012 inspired playground at NI primary School
Paralympic double Gold medallist Michael McKillop has opened a new playground at Holy Family PS in Omagh, which contains part of the London 2012 Olympic Park.
Colourful matting laid by Lagan Construction Group when it built the £18 million Central Park Bridge close to the Olympic Stadium was re-laid in the school after it won an exciting competition run by Lagan Construction Group, in conjunction with Sport Northern Ireland.
The local firm was made responsible for removal of the colourful rubber matting to ensure its use after the Games. As part of their Olympic Legacy programme, Lagan Construction Group ran a schools competition with Sport Northern Ireland, to create a London 2012 inspired school playground.
Sport Northern Ireland Activ8 schools were asked to show how the Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy lives on. The winner, Holy Family PS inspired judges with a video of how teachers and pupils continue to follow the Olympic and Paralympic values, the Holy Family Primary School in Omagh was crowed winner and clinched the top prize, which Lagan Construction Group installed.
Killard House School in Donaghadee was awarded second prize, a £2,500 donation towards sports equipment at their school. St Anne's Primary School at Kingsway in Belfast was placed third and was presented with £1,000 towards sports equipment. Both schools also received a framed photo of the Central Park Bridge.
"Lagan Construction Group is delighted to bring back a piece of London 2012 to the Holy Family Primary School in Omagh. We would like to thank all the primary schools who submitted their entries to this competition. We hope that the three schools will make good use of the prizes, encouraging all children to take part in sporting activities."
Colin Loughran, Chief Executive of Lagan Construction Group
"The school community at Holy Family Primary School is privileged to have a piece of Olympic and Paralympic history in our school. There is great excitement among our pupils, who have fully embraced the values of London 2012 and we are confident that this beautiful rubber matting will inspire future sporting champions. Our sincere thanks go to Ms. Donna McSorley and our fabulous Yr.4 pupils for their video entry and the team at Lagan Construction Group, Sport NI and especially the inspirational Michael McKillop, who have made this a truly memorable and historic occasion."
Maura Dolan, Principal of Holy Family Primary School in Omagh
"It is a privilege to open the playground at Holy Family PS today in my role as Sport Northern Ireland Sporting Ambassador. I'm very proud to have taken part in London 2012 and it is great to see the Olympic and Paralympic legacy live on in our schools. I hope this new playground will inspire the pupils to continue to take part in sport!"
Michael McKillop, Sport Northern Ireland Sporting Ambassador and London 2012 gold medallist
"I am delighted to see the opening of the new playground at Holy Family PS. To have a visit from Sport Northern Ireland's Sporting Ambassador Michael McKillop is yet another inspiration for both teachers and pupils! This playground is a great incentive for pupils to keep active and take part in sport."
Antoinette McKeown, Chief Executive of Sport Northern Ireland


Wedding bells are ringing for Penny and Jeremy—but where will the wedding be? While heiress Penny's newly-discovered French relatives insist that the wedding be held in the South of France, Jeremy's kin won't have it anywhere but England. Either choice might just re-ignite the Hundred Years' War.
Meanwhile, Penny is feeling a tad skittish, not only about all the superficial hoopla that surrounds modern weddings, but also about the impact that marriage itself will have on her treasured relationship with Jeremy. Everyone's telling her it's simply inevitable that the thrill goes out of marriage after a few years. So, with her usual earnestness, Penny acts as a "bridal anthropologist" seeking evidence that it is possible to "tie the knot" without unravelling the love that brought her and Jeremy together in the first place.
Then, in a family château high above the perfume fields of Grasse, Penny's French cousin offers her the loan of an ancient bridal tapestry with a highly intriguing history. Does it contain clues to eternal true love—or is it merely an outdated relic from oppressive past traditions? Penny has barely begun to crack its perplexing imagery before a series of strange events unfold, threatening to derail the wedding. Now Penny and Jeremy must set off on an astonishing romp around Europe to catch a thief—while simultaneously trying to figure out what's best for the future of their love.
Will they crack this case and still make it to the altar on time? Come see for yourself.
You're invited! Bride or groom's side?


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Q: Events based on sysdate
Possible Duplicate:
Trigger based on sysdate

1.I have a table on which i have to perform update operations everyday at 12:00(24 Hr. Format).
How should I accomplish this?
Table Schema:
CREATE TABLE CHARGES
(
    total NUMBER(30),
    admitdate TIMESTAMP(6),
    dischargedate TIMESTAMP(30)
)

Update Algorithm:
if
{
   dischargedate="null"
   then total=admitdate-sysdate=difference in days * Total
   Do this every day at 12:00(24 Hr. Format)
}
else
{
  do nothing.
}

A: The standard to run a job every 24 hours would be to run a job at this interval using the system package DBMS_SCHEDULER.
For instance:
BEGIN
  DBMS_SCHEDULER.create_job (
    job_name        => 'update_charges',
    job_type        => 'PLSQL_BLOCK',
    job_action      => 'BEGIN my_procedure; END;',
    start_date      => TRUNC(SYSDATE) + 0.5,
    repeat_interval => 'freq=daily;',
    end_date        => NULL,
    enabled         => TRUE,
    comments        => 'Update the discharged date in charges.');
END;
/

You then create a procedure to run:
create or replace PROCEDURE my_procedure is

begin

  update charges
     set total = admitdate - sysdate
   where dischargedate is null;

end;
/

This would update the column total to be the number of days between the admitdate and SYSDATE.
However, I question the need to do this at all. It sounds very much like the age-old "Should I store Age" question. I believe the answer is no. You are absolutely bound to be wrong at some point and there are a number of possibilities that might cause the job to be manually run incorrectly. I would calculate this column on the fly as you extract data from the database.

A: Oracle does not have a built in scheduler. There a few different ways to tackle this. Here are two:
1) Create a sql script that is run through the scheduling mechanism of your server. For Unix/Linux this will be a cron job. For Windows this will be a Scheduled Task.
2) Create a scheduled job using the CREATE_JOB syntax:
BEGIN
DBMS_SCHEDULER.CREATE_JOB (
    job_name           =>  'update_charges',
    job_type           =>  'STORED_PROCEDURE',
    job_action         =>  'MYSCHEMA.SOME_PKG.UPDATE_CHARGES',
    start_date         =>  '28-APR-08 12.00.00 PM Australia/Sydney',
    repeat_interval    =>  'FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1', /* every other day */
    end_date           =>  '20-NOV-13 12.00.00 PM Australia/Sydney',
    job_class          =>  'batch_update_jobs',
    comments           =>  'My new job');
END;

A: Expressed as SQL, I think your algorithm is implemented in the UPDATE statement below. You seem to want to multiply total by itself each time your algorithm runs; I'm assuming that's my misunderstanding or your typo. It seems to make more sense that total simply equals the difference between the admit date and the current date.
UPDATE CHARGES
   SET Total = DATEDIFF(d, GETDATE(), AdmitDate)
 WHERE DischargeDate IS NULL;

To make sure this query runs efficiently, you'll want to have an index over the DischargeDate column.
To do this every day at a certain time, you have a few choices.
One approach, if you have your own server code running of your own, is to have that code schedule the work and execute it whenever you'd like. If you have good monitoring and management built into your server-side architecture.
Another approach is to run a chron or at job, depending on which OSes you're using.

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Friday 10:00 PM on BBC TWO
Celebrities, Comedy, Educational
QI is a BBC panel show that both educates and entertains. QI Masters Stephen Fry [Seasons 1-13] and Sandi Toksvig [Season 14+] ask questions that are... (more) very difficult and award points for answers that are either Quite Interesting or correct. However, points are deducted for answers commonly thought to be correct but are in fact quite wrong. Four Bantermeisters, including permanent panelist Alan Davies, try their best to separate the fact from the fiction.
Season 19 Season 18 Season 17 Season 16 Season 15 Season 14 Season 13 Season 12 Season 11 Season 10 Season 9 Season 8 Season 7 Season 6 Season 5 Season 4 Season 3 Season 2 Season 1
Season 6 Episode 12, Mar 20, 2009
Season 6 Episode 10, Feb 27, 2009
Season 6 Episode 9, Feb 20, 2009
Fingers and Fumbs
Fakes and Frauds
Season 6 Episode 6, Jan 30, 2009
Fire and Freezing
Season 6 Episode 2, Dec 22, 2008
Season 6 Episode 1, Nov 14, 2008
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package uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.utils;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import uk.co.cbray.msc.ml4j.api.Instance;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.ml4j.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.ml4j.impl.Classification4J;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.classification.model.IncidentInstance;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.dao.AssessmentRepository;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.dao.DataAccessObject;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.dao.DrugRepository;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.dao.EffectRepository;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.dao.IllnessRepository;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.dao.IncidentRepository;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.dao.UserRepository;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.entity.Drug;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.entity.DrugUserSuitability;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.entity.Illness;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.entity.Incident;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.entity.User;
import uk.co.cbray.msc.nhsdsp.forms.NewAssessmentForm;

/**
 * Helper class for all Assessment related functions.
 *
 * @author Connor Bray
 */
public class AssessmentHelper {

	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory
			.getLogger(AssessmentHelper.class);

	/**
	 * Encapsulates the logic for assessing a patients suitability for a set of
	 * drugs. This method will retrieve all required data from the database,
	 * convert it into the classification model and then call the
	 * Classification4J.classifyWithProbabilties method to generate the
	 * probabilities that the patient will experience any of the side effects
	 * recorded so far for the set of drugs.
	 *
	 * @param form
	 *            The NewAssessmentForm
	 * @param userRepo
	 *            The UserReposity for accessing User data.
	 * @param illnessRepo
	 *            The IllnessRepority for accessing Illness data.
	 * @param drugRepo
	 *            The DrugReposity for accessing Drug data.
	 * @param dao
	 *            The DataAccessObject for performing custom data access
	 *            operations.
	 * @param incidentRepo
	 *            The IncidentRepository for accessing Incident data.
	 * @param effectRepo
	 *            The EffectRepository for accessing Effect data.
	 * @param assessmentRepo
	 *            The AssessmentRepository for accessing Assessment data.
	 * @return A list of generated DrugUserSuitability objects, which represent
	 *         the probabilities that a user will experience various side
	 *         effects.
	 */
	public static List<DrugUserSuitability> assess(NewAssessmentForm form,
			UserRepository userRepo, IllnessRepository illnessRepo,
			DrugRepository drugRepo, DataAccessObject dao,
			IncidentRepository incidentRepo, EffectRepository effectRepo,
			AssessmentRepository assessmentRepo) {

		User user = userRepo.findById(new BigDecimal(form.getUserId()));
		List<Illness> illnesses = illnessRepo.findByName(form.getIllnessName());
		List<Drug> drugs = drugRepo.findAllDrugsForIllnesses(illnesses);

		List<DrugUserSuitability> suits = new ArrayList<DrugUserSuitability>();

		try {
			LOG.debug("No of Drugs in collection: " + drugs.size());
			for (Drug d : drugs) {
				IncidentInstance unclassified = ClassificationConverter
						.convertUnclassified(user, d);
				List<Incident> incidents = incidentRepo.findAllForDrug(d);
				List<Instance> dataSet = ClassificationConverter.convert(
						incidents, dao);
				Map<Object, Double> results = Classification4J
						.classifyWithProbabilities(unclassified, dataSet);

				for (Entry<Object, Double> entry : results.entrySet()) {
					String classifier = (String) entry.getKey();
					Double percent = entry.getValue();
					DrugUserSuitability newSuit = Converter.convert(user, d,
							classifier, percent, effectRepo);
					suits.add(newSuit);
				}
			}
			LOG.debug("Begin Adding DrugUserSuitabilities");
			assessmentRepo.createAll(suits);
			LOG.debug("End Adding DrugUserSuitabilities");
		} catch (InvalidArgumentException e) {
			LOG.error("Exception while assessing patient.", e);
		} catch (Exception e) {
			LOG.error("Exception while assessing patient.", e);
		}

		return suits;
	}
}

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This designer reinvents old materials in a brand new way. What he has done, was taken traditional jerrycans and created mobile bar stations from them, allowing collectors to appreciate history in a brand new way — all while enjoying a cocktail.
This Jerrycan Bar is a luxurious handmade art piece for the living room, the office, or anywhere you want a bar on the go! All Jerrycan bars are handmade in the pursuit of perfection, from the genuine steel jerrycans to the wood used for the container, which is recycled from old pallets. A Jerrycan container is a German invention that dates back to WW2. Used to hold everything from gas, diesel, and kerosene to water, it's got a room for a bottle of Bacardi rum (70cl) / 6 cans of Coca-Cola (33cl) / 4 cans of cola mixed Bacardi (25cl). And two highball glasses (25 cl)! It's the perfect portable party.They are really comfy to carry, look cool and… it's a bar on the go – what more is there to add?


About : This tutorial will explain the reader how to apply basic physics to a piece of geometry.
Creating a physics object is quite easy. Find yourself a nice a and small Staticmesh in somewhere, and add it to the world somewhere as a regular Staticmesh by holding "s" on the keyboard and clicking somewhere, or dragging it in from the Content Browser. Then, rightclick the Staticmesh you've just added to the world, and go to Convert – Convert StaticMeshActor to KActor.
Now boot up the game and shoot the mesh. It will move!
Meshes that do not have a Simplified Collision defined, cannot be transformed into Kactors. If the mesh does not move when you shoot it, the first thing to check is its Simplified Collision.
The smaller the mesh, the less it weighs. The size of the bounding box is the mass of the object. Try scaling up the mesh you just made, and see if you can still move it in-game. You can't. The larger the mesh is, the more force is required to move it. This is where Physical Materials come into play. Physical Materials allow access to properties such as the weight and friction of an object.
A Physical Material is created and stored in the Content Browser, and stored in a package. Go to the Content Browser, and rightclick an empty space in the central panel. Pick Create New Physical Material. Once created, open up its properties by double clicking it.
Density – This is the weight, the smaller the number the more easy it will be to move it.
Friction – Lowering this number will reduce the friction the object has. A low value will make the object behave as if it is on ice, gliding around.
Impact and Slide Effect – What particle effect to play when the object crashes into something or glides around.
Impact and Slide ReFireDelay – The length of the delay between each Impact or Slide event.
Impact and Slide Sound – The sound to play for these events.
Impact and Slide Threshold – How sensitive it is. How likely it is to activate these events as it moves around.
Restitution – How much the object bounces. A value of 1.000000 would make it behave as a gummy ball.
You can apply a Physical Material by entering it in the PhysMaterialOverride property, found in the properties of the KActor in the sections DynamicSMActor – StaticMeshComponent – Physics.
If you wish to use Impact and Slide Effects, it is crucial you also enable bNotifyRigidBodyCollision.
Also, you may want to take a look at the Mass properties found in the properties of the Static Mesh in the Content Browser. Double click a Static Mesh – Body Setup – MassScale. Tweaking this value gives additional control over the weight of the Static Mesh. PhysMaterial, found in the same area, also allows you to assign a default Physical Material to the Static Mesh.
Additionally, these same Physical Materials are also used to change the footsteps and weapon impact sounds and particles. By applying a Physical Material to a Material, you can alter those and make a sand material sound like sand for example.
Since Spring 2010, regular Staticmeshes can temporarily transform themselves into KActors. In the properties of a Static Mesh in the Content Browser, there is a property bCanBecomeDynamic.
If this property is on, any regular Staticmesh actor will automatically transform itself into a Kactor as soon as a force is applied to it, and it reverts itself back to a Staticmesh as soon as it comes to a halt. This improves performance, as the object does is only rendered as a dynamic physics object when it actually moves.
In the Actor Browser navigate to RigidBodyBase and expand it. These actors apply a force to physics objects.
Add a RB_RadialForceActor to the level, it applies a force in a spherical shape. Open its properties.
bForceActiv – If it is on or off. You can toggle this on and off via Kismet during gameplay.
ForceStrength – How strong it is. A higher value means it will apply a stronger force. A negative value will make it act as a magnet, and attract things.
The other Force and Impulse actors are similar to this RadialForceActor.


Texas GOP Chairman Tom Mechler insists that voter fraud is a "real problem" in some "pockets of this state."
Some Texas GOP officials are sympathizing with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's claim that the November election may be "rigged" against him.
Trump's assertion that there's some sort of conspiracy against his candidacy — which includes "large-scale" voter fraud — comes after his campaign and polling numbers have faltered. And while Alicia Pierce, a spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office, said in a statement to the Tribune that voter fraud in Texas would be "essentially impossible," Texas GOP Chairman Tom Mechler said he agrees with Trump's concerns.
"We do share a concern" with Trump, Mechler said Tuesday. "We know it's out there, and we know it's massive. We're doing everything we can to identify and to prepare for it."
As the Tribune's Patrick Svitek reports, not everyone agrees with the billionaire business mogul. On Tuesday, Manny Garcia, the deputy executive director of the Texas Democratic Party, said Trump's concerns are insincere and that Trump "knows his campaign is in a tailspin — and as a result, he's weaving a web of excuses with dangerous charges that strike at the core of our country's democracy."
Central American gang's tentacles reach deep into Texas, by Julián Aguilar — Only about 800 of the estimated 20,000 gang members in the Houston area belong to the MS-13, but police consider them a top-level threat to public safety in Texas.
Analysis: Clinton ads won't turn Texas, but could turn heads, by Ross Ramsey — The Clinton campaign is buying television ads in Texas, but not enough of them to capture the attention of most TV viewers — or most voters. So what's the deal?
Lawmakers could face tough decision on border security funding, by Julián Aguilar — The author of the state's omnibus border security bill raised doubts Tuesday whether lawmakers will want to provide hundreds of millions in additional money to continue operations.
A&M System regents name new presidents for three campuses, by Matthew Watkins — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents looked internally on Tuesday when naming new presidents of A&M-Commerce, A&M-International and A&M-Corpus Christi.
Dallas mayor wants holistic analysis of riverside toll road, by Brandon Formby — Mayor Mike Rawlings wants the divisive Trinity Parkway to be included in TxDOT's CityMAP study of downtown Dallas highways.
Paxton intervenes in Austin labor agreement with firefighters, by Nicole Cobler — Paxton weighed in Tuesday on a lawsuit against the city of Austin's labor agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association.
How big is Hillary Clinton's historic ad buy in Texas?, by Abby Livingston — By mid-day Tuesday, Clinton's campaign had booked ads in Texas worth at most $100,000, according to a GOP source briefed on local television sales.
• KLRU studios will host the Tribune's Jay Root and KUT's Ben Philpott for a live recording of their weekly podcast, The Ticket 2016. Root and Philpott will kick off the evening with a review of the latest news from the campaign trail before airing the presidential debate. The event takes place in KLRU's Studio 6A on the UT-Austin campus, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The event is free, but entry will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will be live streamed for those who can't attend in person. Click here for more information.
• The final presidential debate will take place between major-party nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas at 8 p.m. CDT. It will be televised on all major networks and C-SPAN. The Texas Tribune also invites you to watch the debate with us. Tell us what you think using the hashtag #TXWatching2016.
"I'm voting for Donald Trump."
Why can't Texans vote for "none of the above"?, by David Simpson — We must make sure our elections promote accountable government and allow voters to actively participate — whether they agree with the candidates on the ballot or not.
Zika: How big is the threat in Texas?, by Dr. Binh-Minh "Jade" Le — Texans must remain vigilant to keep the virus at bay.
• The generous support of our members gives our nonprofit newsroom the flexibility to chase the issues that matter most to everyday Texans, not pageviews and clicks. Donate to the Tribune during its Fall Member Drive by clicking here.
Correction: Manny Garcia is the deputy executive director of the Texas Democratic Party. An earlier version gave him the wrong title.


Over a decade of lessons is invested in our pillar bedding work. That kind of experience has educated us on what works to get the job done, and what works exceptionally.
McLube 1700L is an aerosol mold release agent that has demonstrated itself as a superior product. We use it exclusively on all of our pillar bedding services. Easy to apply, it levels to a very, very thin film to offer the best possible mirror image of the receiver being cast in resin.
We offer it in a 12oz aerosol can. NOTE: This must be shipped via ground service.
It uses an ether base as the carrier so it evaporates quickly to leave a dry film that is slick to the touch without being oily. This is critical to avoid the attraction of dust and lint. It is free of wax, oil, and silicone which is a big plus for parts that are going to be coated/treated later as it makes cleaning/sterilization much, much easier.
This, in our opinion, is the absolute best bedding release agent available anywhere.


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Top 10 Cryptocurrencies to Stock Up Before Your Retirement
By Sayantani Sanyal
buy this top Cryptocurrency To make your retirement investments profitable.
The value of cryptocurrencies has exploded over the past two years. The younger generation of investors who are worried about the future of finance and who keep themselves updated with the latest developments in the field, are aware of the fact that the popularity of digital currencies is likely to take over the financial and banking sector in the future. The influx of new investors almost every day is a positive sign for an industry that is still in its infancy. Many of these investors are planning their retirement plans with cryptocurrency, since it has earned a reputation for being digital gold. Investors were able to reap huge profits by investing in cryptocurrencies. So, in this article, we have listed the best cryptocurrencies that investors can hoard before they retire.
BitcoinBitcoin is the most widely used cryptocurrency in the market. 2021 brought with it several notable events for cryptocurrency, displaying its value and investor sentiment that revolves around it. BTC is built on blockchain technology and makes up for an efficient method of transactions. Since its emergence, Bitcoin has been adopted by many institutions and countries, which has greatly contributed to the growth of the crypto industry.
EthereumEthereum is the second most popular cryptocurrency in the market. It is a decentralized and open source blockchain that is also known to be one of the biggest competitors to Bitcoin. ETH is often known for its security and facilitation with smart contracts. Investors are eagerly awaiting the ETH 2.0 upgrade that is supposed to provide faster and more environmentally sustainable transactions.
chain link: Chainlink is designed with the intent of making smart contracts more useful. It is a decentralized network of oracles, capable of bringing real-world data to any blockchain network. Chainlink is the largest and most popular oracle network. Due to its ability to integrate real world data, the demand for Chainlink oracles will definitely grow in the future.
CardanoCardano is a blockchain and cryptocurrency platform from the Ethereum family. Experts believe that Cardano will offer tough competition to Ethereum, given its current market position and emerging rumors about the introduction of smart contract features on its network. This progress made many analysts believe that Cardano will see an upward trend this year.
Solana: Solana was one of the top performing cryptocurrencies in 2021. It has been impressively spinning the cryptocurrency, increasing to all-time highs in the market. Its performance last year is a strong indication that SOL has a bright future ahead. Since investors are mostly looking for projects that can be used in the future, SOL developers have decided to upgrade their network to encourage building more projects on SOL. The developers have also made many improvements to improve its security features.
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LitecoinLitecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open source project. From a technical perspective, Litecoin is very similar to Bitcoin in several aspects. Over the years, many investors and analysts have argued that Litecoin is the most undervalued cryptocurrency ever. Where Bitcoin is referred to as gold, LTC is known to be its silver. However, LTC has the support of many investors who want to invest in an alternative to BTC, at a cost effective.
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Legqog, male, Tibetan nationality, is a native of Gyangze, Tibet Autonomous Region. He was born in 1944, joined the work force in 1964, and joined the CPC in 1972.
From 1980-1986 he was Deputy Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Tibet Regional Committee. In 1995, he was elected Deputy Secretary of the 5th CPC Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee and in 2001 he was elected Deputy Secretary of the 6th CPC Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee.
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DETROIT - The Jets would be wise not to believe that what they accomplished against the Lions, still a bad team that has no idea how to win with a coach who made a horrible game-management decision, fixes all their problems and puts them back on the road to the Super Bowl.
The Jets got away with one Sunday. "Quite honestly, we prefer a first-round knockout," Rex Ryan said. "That didn't happen. We got knocked down a few times. We're bloodied and all that. But we won it i...
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Lately I've had quite a few people asking me for help on starting a blog. I am by no means an expert at all, 2 and a half years and I'm still learning. But I've complied a list of tips and links that any future bloggers might find helpful. To anyone thinking about taking up blogging, GO FOR IT! This post is for you and I hope it helps but if you have any more questions, drop me a message or comment.
Firstly, you need to come up with a blog name, which I know some people find difficult. Try and come up with something you know you'll be content with in years to come. Because whilst you can always change your blog title, it's always easier to stick with the one name so your blog is easily recognisable. Can't think of anything? Here are some tips.
Think of something memorable and recognizable.
Something that incorporates both you and the theme of your blog.
Something fun and quirky. Maybe it's got a hidden meaning. Have fun with it!
Once you've got a name, it's time to choose a platform for your blog ie. Blogger or Wordpress. Being a user of blogger, my personal opinion is that blogger is really easy to work with, it's free and allows a range of different customizations. On the other hand, a self hosted Wordpress (wordpress.org) is great if you're willing to add some dollars to your overall blog look. Also make sure to get a blog header and button! You can design them yourself or like me, get someone else to do it.
Once you've got your blog up and running, it's time to write a post! Your first post can be anything you want. But when I'm reading new blogs I enjoy seeing introduction posts, so that I get to know about the blogger. Which is always nice!
When you begin blogging, it's hard to get followers and views. It can be a slow process. But the best way to further the process a long is to BE SOCIAL. I can't stress how important and essential it is. By being social, the whole blogging this is a lot better for you, your blog readers and your blog! It's also how i've developed some awesome blogging buds, I am so grateful for the blogging community! Everyone is there for the same reason, to talk about their passion and it's actually really easy to make friends via blogging.
Comment on other blogs: It's important to visit and follow other blogs and make sure to leave the some sweet messages. You'll soon find out that receiving comments is really exciting, it reminds us that we aren't talking to a wall, that there are people out there actually reading our posts. Crazy! It's also great to have feedback and its always interesting hearing whatever your followers might have to say. But, comment like you care! Don't skim the post, read the post and let them know why you liked it. Because comments really are mood brighteners. PS. By commenting on other blogs, not only does it let them know you exist but, usually bloggers will return the favour and comment on your post. Comment and you'll get comments back.
TWITTER: This is the best way to be social! Cos if you talk to other bloggers on twitter, they are gonna wanna check your blog out. But I'm pretty sure in this day and age, most of you have got this whole twitter thing down. Also you can tweet links to your posts.
Don't ditch your blog without notice, let your readers know what's going on.
School before blogging, find the correct balance. It's something we all struggle with. (Sadly we can't choose blogging over school, I really wish we could).
Make your blog visually appealing: There are a few ways to customise your blog look and I know that personally I love visiting pretty blogs. I got my header and blog button designed for me.
Be yourself, it's really the best thing to be. Your blog shouldn't be a model of everyone else's, it should be yours.
Have fun! Blogging should feel more like a hobby and less like a task.
I'm really lucky because as a book blogger I'm in contact with awesome book loving publishers who send me ARCS (advanced review copies). They mail books to me so that I can review them prior to or during release and spread the word, generate buzz! That's been really cool because it's meant i've received lots of cool free books and also been to blogger events with publishers, authors and other bloggers. But it also means you have to keep organised with books and release dates and sometimes things pile up and it gets stressful. It can get like a job when there's so many books with so many deadlines. So it's important to remember that blogging is time consuming and hard work, but it's worth it! It's something I love to do and i'm so grateful that I'm in the position I am. If you wanna know more about ARCS, I linked a great post earlier on with the other links.
But more importantly, it's important to know that the good thing about blogging is.. there's no wrong or right way. Everyone has their own blogging style, so run your blog the way you want to.
Fellow bloggers, what advice would you offer to those interested in blogging?
I remember when you helped me out when I first started. You were the biggest help, I don't think I could have ever done it. How did you do it is what I wanna know! I had help for almost all the way.
This is a lot of great advice! Wish I had gotten more of this before I started my blog.
Wonderful post with some fantastic advice Sunny! It took me a year and a half before I found out that commenting was the way to go in getting my blog out there. Because of that I've met some wonderful bloggers like you!


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Featured Translator: Fabienne Der Hagopian
Translation posted 11 June 2011 23:03 GMT
Fabienne Der Hagopian lived in the United States for many years before moving back to her native France, where she now works as an independent online marketing specialist.
Being of Armenian descent, she has translated to French many posts about the Caucasus for Global Voices en français [fr], written by our Caucasus editor Onnik Krikorian, but she is also passionate about the world at large. She recently moved from Paris to the Normandy countryside near Honfleur – equipped with broadband!
Today, Fabienne reflects on her experience as a volunteer translator for Global Voices…
Fabienne Der Hagopian in France
Fabienne Der Hagopian (FDH): I discovered Global Voices about a year and a half ago. I can not remember how I came across it, but I was immediately fascinated for several reasons. First, I love the Internet because it's an incredible wealth of information giving (almost) everyone a medium to express themselves and Global Voices Online is one perfect illustration. It's an incredible source of views from people who "live" news, and even create them. And these are not stories reported by journalists: they are direct testimonies.
As a French woman of Armenian descent, it's a fantastic source on life in Armenia as well, and the conflict with Azerbaijan, told by people who live there today.
Finally, it's a pleasure to work with this welcoming team, and it's very rewarding to help disseminate a litte all those people's voices.
Global Voices (GV): How close are you to your Armenian roots?
FDH: I actually know very little about Armenia today. My family on both sides, but separately, fled at the beginning of the genocide when family members began to "disappear". They lived in Istanbul. My father's family fled to Lebanon, my mother's to France. My father later moved from Lebanon to France to study engineering and met my mother in an Armenian organization… They later discovered that their respective grandfathers, who both lived in Istanbul, knew each other and used to play chess together. Small world. My Armenian family is scattered in France, Lebanon, Sweden, some in the U.S. and Canada, but none actually lives in Armenia. That's why I always find very interesting to read what Global Voices Caucasus has to say about the situation there.
GV: Global Voices Caucasus has conducted a project attempting to establish online communication between Armenians and Azeris via a blog and a Facebook page. Do you think social media can play a part in conflict resolution?
FDH: Onnik Krikorian's project with Arzu, an azeri blogger, is the only one that I am aware of so far. The value of blogs rather lies in giving an opportunity to access information that is not controlled by authorities. In any conflict, there is a huge part of active disinformation: thanks to bloggers, readers have an opportunity to step back, to have other sources of information, to read testimonials and to think by themselves.
GV: For over a year now, you've translated blogs from the Middle East into French. These are now reputed to have played a part in the Arab uprisings. What are your feelings on that?
FDH: As in Armenia, social media is a new relay for information that bypasses authorities. It has become impossible (hopefully) to stop the flow of information. And it's a fantastic first step. When you think of the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust, the excuse was: "we did not know." Today, it would be difficult to claim ignorance. But the rest of the world has to listen and react. Otherwise, mobile phones against guns won't go very far. That's where Global Voices plays a key role, by being a sounding board for bloggers from regions in the world that do not make it to the front page (and that goes well beyond the Arab revolutions). That's what is unique about the Global Voices: it highlights "normal" lives that are in fact not so normal.
GV: How do you pick posts to translate into French, and, in fact, why did you chose to volunteer this way?
FDH : Since I left Paris to move in an old farm, deep in the Normandy countryside, I admit it's all too easy to forget about the rest of the world. To translate for Global Voices allows me to stay connected to what happens in the world, at a micro level, and to contribute a little to the information flow about what is happening in Uganda or Brazil. I love to translate posts on unlikely countries while watching the cows grazing in the meadow!
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Translated byClaire Ulrich
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Thanks for the shout out and thanks for the translations. However, just to say that there have been quite a few Armenian and Azerbaijani bloggers involved, all of which have been key to its success. Meanwhile, a few NGOs have taken the idea and since tried to duplicate it, usually after asking for the contacts I've made through social media when they couldn't or didn't, although in my opinion they've not been effective for a variety of reasons, but pretty much linked to Mary Joyce's comments quoted on Ethan Zuckerman's blog recently about originality being key as well as the need to devise new strategies as the situation changes.
Also interestingly, if it started on blogs, it then moved to Facebook, and now interestingly enough Twitter seems to have taken over. Regardless, the project which is now being undertaken with another Global Voices author continues to innovate and set the standards for others to follow. Anyway, thanks a lot for all your hard work. Even if other smaller scale projects have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to implement, this has cost absolutely nothing thus demonstrating the real power and potential of social media. Voluntary translation has also been key so it's appreciated. Same goes for Lingua in general.
Incidentally, in addition to the GV Special coverage page, just to point out that the main project site exists at: http://www.oneworld.am/diversity/ although everything in this area started in June 2008 with my first reaching out to Azerbaijani bloggers when others thought it impossible: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/06/10/azerbaijan-blogs-barcamps-social-networks/
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my thanks to Fabienne Der Hagopian. a retired diplomat, now in little place in Florida, USA, I, like her, love to read news from real people around the world, often places I've served, as I look out to see an old Florida view.
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Q: Returning two variables in a C++ function I would like to return two double variables: when calling a function that I have created.
According to some tutorials (which deal with the basics of the C++), I would be unable to do that.
Is there a way to do so?

A: You can use a std::pair, for instance.

A: You could write a simple struct that holds the variables and return it, or use an std::pair or std::tuple:
#include <utility>

std::pair<double, double> foo()
{
  return std::make_pair(42., 3.14);
}

#include <iostream>
#include <tuple> // C++11, for std::tie
int main()
{
  std::pair<double, double> p = foo();
  std::cout << p.first << ", " << p.second << std::endl;

  // C++11: use std::tie to unpack into pre-existing variables
  double x, y;
  std::tie(x,y) = foo();
  std::cout << x << ", " << y << std::endl;

  // C++17: structured bindings
  auto [xx, yy] = foo(); // xx, yy are double
}

A: Technically, no you are not able to return two variables in the way you would normally return a variable. You can, however, use references. That way, you can pass multiple variables to a function, and the function will assign them, rather than returning anything:
void function(double & param1, double & param2) {
    param1 = 6.28;
    param2 = 3.14;
}

And you would call it like this:
double var1, var2;
function(var1, var2);

A: If you're using C++11, I'd say the ideal way is to use std::tuple and std::tie.
Example taken from the std::tuple page I linked to:
#include <tuple>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdexcept>

std::tuple<double, char, std::string> get_student(int id)
{
    if (id == 0) return std::make_tuple(3.8, 'A', "Lisa Simpson");
    if (id == 1) return std::make_tuple(2.9, 'C', "Milhouse Van Houten");
    if (id == 2) return std::make_tuple(1.7, 'D', "Ralph Wiggum");
    throw std::invalid_argument("id");
}

int main()
{
    auto student0 = get_student(0);
    std::cout << "ID: 0, "
              << "GPA: " << std::get<0>(student0) << ", "
              << "grade: " << std::get<1>(student0) << ", "
              << "name: " << std::get<2>(student0) << '\n';

    double gpa1;
    char grade1;
    std::string name1;
    std::tie(gpa1, grade1, name1) = get_student(1);
    std::cout << "ID: 1, "
              << "GPA: " << gpa1 << ", "
              << "grade: " << grade1 << ", "
              << "name: " << name1 << '\n';
}

A: You can't do it directly (because a return value is singular).
But, you could put a few values in a structure, and return that (like a pair<>).
A common pattern is to return output variables by reference:
ReturnVal Myfunction(/*in*/ BlahType _someParameters, /*out*/ ReturnType& _firstReturn, /*out*/ OtherReturnType& _secondReturn)
{
   _firstReturn = //someStuff
   _secondReturn = //someOtherStuff

return SUCCESS;
}

A: No you can not return two variables you need to use by reference method as
    #include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// function declaration
void swap(int &x, int &y);

int main ()
{
   // local variable declaration:
   int a = 100;
   int b = 200;

   cout << "Before swap, value of a :" << a << endl;
   cout << "Before swap, value of b :" << b << endl;

   /* calling a function to swap the values using variable reference.*/
   swap(a, b);

   cout << "After swap, value of a :" << a << endl;
   cout << "After swap, value of b :" << b << endl;

   return 0;
}

// function definition to swap the values.
void swap(int &x, int &y)
{
   int temp;
   temp = x; /* save the value at address x */
   x = y;    /* put y into x */
   y = temp; /* put x into y */

   return;
}

the output will be
   100   // x before calling swap function
   200   // y  before calling swap function
   200   // x after calling swap function
   100   // y after calling swap function
this as return two values
this link help you

A: You can pass references to two doubles into a function, setting their values inside the function
void setTwoDoubles(double& d1, double& d2)
{
    d1 = 1.0;
    d2 = 2.0;
}

double d1, d2;
setTwoDoubles(d1, d2);
std::cout << "d1=" << d1 << ", d2=" << d2 << std::endl

A: You cannot return two values from one function, but you could return a pointer to an array or some other structure which contains the two doubles.


A clickable map made for the Londonist showcasing the Seven Magnificent cemeteries in London. The drawings represent the variety of residents, architecture and histories for each cemetery.
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LONDON SLANT: BACKSTAGE AT THE BARBICAN
The Barbican in London has a long-standing reputation as somewhere you can never find your way around. The route between the tube station and concert hall is so hard to fathom that a yellow line is painted on the pavement, an Ariadne's thread to lead you to your show. But should you think you're grappling with a labyrinth, spare a thought for the actors and stage hands. I've just been on the fascinating Hidden Barbican tour and discovered that the backstage area is even more maze-like than front of house.
Welcome to London's Barbican Centre, and the Hidden Barbican tour.
We set off with our guide, the well-informed and charming Olga, who began by leading us through a door marked "Gentlemen's Showers". As someone who is used to ending up in the Barbican chair store when I'm aiming for the bar, it came as no surprise to suddenly find myself teetering on a ledge high above the theatre stage.
This was the Barbican's fly tower, at 36 metres one of Europe's tallest. Stretching from side to side and ranged from the front of the theatre to the back were 69 huge metal bars. From each one hung a different backdrop, automatically programmed to rise and fall. The immense space crammed with complex equipment was an extraordinary sight.
Despite the impressive machinery, I was also struck by the network of low-tech ropes draped everywhere. Olga explained that these hark back to theatre's earliest days, when strong-armed sailors were employed behind the scenes. Nautical terminology such as rigging and breast lines (for mooring) is still used today. It was also thanks to these sailors that whistling is not allowed backstage (to find out why click here).
Our tour continued through the auditorium, past the actors' changing rooms and down into the orchestra pit. We saw lifts and trap doors that shoot actors up onto the stage and wires that can enable them to "fly". But perhaps the most amazing moment of all was when we stood centre-stage and the safety curtain was raised to reveal the theatre, with its rows of 1,100 seats sweeping up towards the gods. The space was vast and yet surprisingly intimate, the front seats so close they seemed a part of the stage. After years of theatre-going it was bizarre to see things from the actors' point of view. From now on there'll be no nodding off in a soliloquy, fidgeting with the programme or anything less than ardent applause when the curtain falls. I realise that the audience is as visible to the actors as the other way around.
Eventually we arrived at the fly tower's summit, which has artfully been disguised by the magnificent – and little known – Barbican conservatory, its only London rival the temperate house at Kew. In among the towering palm trees and ferns, the fabulous flowers and fleshy plants, are little streams and waterfalls and cages with exotic birds. It's much in demand for weddings but is open to the public on Sunday afternoons – which neatly coincides with the Hidden Barbican tour on that day. So after you've had your dose of culture you can wind down among nature. A double treat.
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Olympic Torch relay en route to London for a second time
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, May 11, 2012- The Olympic flame began its journey to London with a simple but moving ceremony in Olympia.
Classical actress Ino Menegaki kindled the flame from the rays of the sun in a ritual little changed since the first torch relay in 1936, though it wasn't entirely without a hitch.
Estiada (senior priestess) Nefeli Mastrali had to return to the temple of Hera after a freak gust of wind to blew out the flame before it had been passed to the first runner.
World open water champion Spiros Gianniotis was the first to receive the flame. He was born in Liverpool but won gold at the 2011 world championships for Greece.
"No words in Greek or English can explain how I feel," he said.
He carried the torch to the Coubertin Grove, to pay tribute to the founder of the modern Olympic Games , before handing to 19 year old Alex Loukos, born close to the Olympic Park in the East End of London.
Loukos had been part of a group of youngsters who went to Singapore with the London bid team back in 2005.
"With this ceremony, we begin the final countdown to a dream that came to life seven years ago in Singapore," said IOC President Jacques Rogge.
"The torch relay will touch hearts and fire imaginations around the world," he said.
"This special flame will carry with it a message of peace and friendship," said London 2012 Chairman Lord Coe who marked his return to Olympia for the first time since 1975 with an early morning run.
"It will shine a light on this country. We will place young people at the centre of our torch relay just as de Coubertin placed young people at the centre of his Olympic vision," he said.
The flame left Olympia on a week -long journey across Greece and visited the island of Crete for the first time.After a handover ceremony in Athens, the first United Kingdom leg of the relay will begin at RNAS Culdrose when three time Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie will carry the first torch.
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