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Why Radiohead are wrong to play in Israel
Written by Dave Randall
Radiohead performing in 2006. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
By ignoring the pleas of Palestinians, the band will help the Israeli government's propaganda effort, writes Dave Randall
Next Tuesday (19 July), Radiohead will step on stage in Tel Aviv in knowing and deliberate contravention of the boycott of Israel called for by Palestinian civil society and adhered to by leading cultural figures. In so doing, they will lose the respect of thousands of music fans across the region and around the world. Lead singer Thom Yorke's arrogant response to protests against the decision revealed just how out of touch he is on this issue. In an interview in Rolling Stone magazine, he claimed the protests were "an extraordinary waste of energy", adding that the situation was particularly upsetting for guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who has "fans on both sides" and an Israeli wife: "All these people stand there at a distance throwing stuff at us, waving flags, saying, 'You don't know anything about it!' Imagine how offensive that is for Jonny." An acknowledgement that offence might be caused to Palestinians – whose calls Radiohead have decided to ignore – was conspicuously absent from Yorke's rant.
Other critics of the boycott make more serious allegations against the protesters. Some peddle the line that they are motivated by antisemitism. The "proof" they offer for this is that in a deeply troubled world full of oppressive regimes, Israel is unfairly "singled out" for criticism. The allegation is unjust and misleading for several reasons.
First, it conflates Zionism (the political movement that founded Israel) with Judaism. Zionists have systematically attempted to make such a conflation, but many Jews and others reject it. As the editors of A Time to Speak Out: Independent Jewish Voices on Israel, Zionism and Jewish Identity state: "It is because successive Israeli governments claim to represent Jews in general, a claim that is as groundless as it is injurious, that it is vital to speak out. Moreover in the United Kingdom those who claim to speak for British Jews collectively (or allow that impression to go unchallenged) tend to reflect only one position on Israel's conflicts: that of the Israeli government. In reality, however, there is a broad spectrum of opinion among Jews in Britain – just as there is among any other Jewish population in the world – on Israel and on Zionism. Many Jews refuse to view these subjects through a narrow ethnocentric lens. They base their opinions instead upon universal principles of justice and human rights. And they refuse to accept that Israel alone offers a viable identity for Jews."
Labelling all critics of Israel antisemitic is like labelling all those who opposed apartheid in South Africa anti-white. It is a bullying tactic used to suppress opposition. Besides, it's not true that Israel has been "singled out" for criticism. Many of the same activists who wave Palestinian flags at Radiohead gigs also actively oppose the Tory government in the UK, President Trump's administration in the US, and the brutal regimes in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and elsewhere. Their critics' confusion stems from a misunderstanding of boycott. Boycott is not a universal principle to be applied to every disagreeable regime, it is a political tactic. In most situations it would be the wrong tactic. It is only the right one when two criteria are met:
1. That those on the sharp end of oppression – in this case the Palestinians living in Israel and the occupied territories – are calling for a boycott. Not just one or two of them, but a majority of civil society.
2. That the boycott has a realistic chance of having a positive impact on the situation.
These criteria were met in the 1980s for South Africa, and they have been met again for Israel now. In 2005, 170 Palestinian civil society groups including trade unions, women's organisations, community groups and NGOs voted to issue a call for a boycott of Israeli institutions including a cultural boycott. That call remains in place, and is campaigned for by the Palestinian Boycott National Committee. In 2010 Faithless, the band I was in at the time, declined offers to play in Israel, joining the boycott in solidarity with the Palestinians.
It is also evident that the boycott is having an impact. It has successfully drawn attention to Israel's numerous violations of international laws and the misery inflicted on Palestinians.
This worries the Israeli government and its supporters, who have long tried to use culture to their advantage. Government agencies spend huge sums of money in attempts to brand the country as liberal and progressive. Tel Aviv is promoted as a hedonistic, open-minded party city – an image made more credible by frequent visits by some of the world's best-known bands and DJs. This manufactured image matters to Israel. Music fans can dance, drink and party long into the night, blissfully distracted from the suffering endured by Palestinians.
In effect, music helps to drown out the cries of the oppressed. As several Israeli musicians explained in a recently published open letter to Radiohead: "Every international artist who plays in Israel serves as a propaganda tool for the Israeli government. International performances in Israel serve the government's agenda of whitewashing its war crimes against Palestinians by creating a "business as usual" atmosphere wherein the status quo, a reality of colonisation and military occupation for Palestinians, becomes normalised."
The cultural boycott is a refusal to be complicit in this crime. It is a nonviolent and effective way to highlight the reality of what's going on and to apply pressure for change. We should all support it and the wider Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. It's hugely disappointing that Radiohead have decided not to.
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Q: How can I take a dot product along a particular dimension in numpy? I have two arrays. One is n by p and the other is d by p by r. I would like my output to be d by n by r, which I can achieve easily as I construct the tensor B below. However, I would like to do this without that loop.
import numpy

X = numpy.array([[1,2,3],[3,4,5],[5,6,7],[7,8,9]]) # n x p
betas = numpy.array([[[1,2],[1,2],[1,2]], [[5,6],[5,6],[5,6]]]) # d x p x r

print X.shape
print betas.shape

B = numpy.zeros((betas.shape[0],X.shape[0],betas.shape[2]))
print B.shape

for i in range(B.shape[0]):
    B[i,:,:] = numpy.dot(X, betas[i])

print "B",B

C = numpy.tensordot(X, betas, axes=([1],[0]))
print C.shape

I have tried in various ways to get C to match B, but so far I have been unsuccessful. Is there a way that does not involve a call to reshape?

A: Since the dot rule is 'last of A with 2nd to the last of B', you can do X.dot(betas) and get a (n,d,r) array (this sums on the shared p dimension).  Then you just need a transpose to get (d,n,r)
In [200]: X.dot(betas).transpose(1,0,2)
Out[200]:
array([[[  6,  12],
        [ 12,  24],
        [ 18,  36],
        [ 24,  48]],

       [[ 30,  36],
        [ 60,  72],
        [ 90, 108],
        [120, 144]]])

We can also write the einsum version directly from the dimensions specification:
np.einsum('np,dpr->dnr', X,betas)

So does matmul (this does dot on the last 2 axes, while d comes along for the ride).
X@betas

*

*If either argument is N-D, N > 2, it is treated as a stack of
  matrices residing in the last two indexes and broadcast accordingly.

A: We can use np.tensordot and then need to permutes axes -
B = np.tensordot(betas, X, axes=(1,1)).swapaxes(1,2)
# Or np.tensordot(X, betas, axes=(1,1)).swapaxes(0,1)

Related post to understand tensordot.

A: Here is another approach using numpy.dot(), which also returns a view as you requested, and most importantly more than 4x faster than tensordot approach, particularly for small sized arrays. But, np.tensordot is way faster than plain np.dot() for reasonably larger arrays. See timings below.
In [108]: X.shape
Out[108]: (4, 3)

In [109]: betas.shape
Out[109]: (2, 3, 2)

# use `np.dot` and roll the second axis to first position
In [110]: dot_prod = np.rollaxis(np.dot(X, betas), 1)

In [111]: dot_prod.shape
Out[111]: (2, 4, 2)

# @Divakar's approach
In [113]: B = np.tensordot(betas, X, axes=(1,1)).swapaxes(1,2)

# sanity check :)
In [115]: np.all(np.equal(dot_prod, B))
Out[115]: True

Now, the performance of both approaches:

*

*For small sized arrays np.dot() is 4x faster than np.tensordot()

# @Divakar's approach
In [117]: %timeit B = np.tensordot(betas, X, axes=(1,1)).swapaxes(1,2)
10.6 µs ± 2.1 µs per loop (mean ± std. dev. of 7 runs, 10000 loops each)

# @hpaulj's approach
In [151]: %timeit esum_dot = np.einsum('np, dpr -> dnr', X, betas)
4.16 µs ± 235 ns per loop (mean ± std. dev. of 7 runs, 100000 loops each)

# proposed approach: more than 4x faster!!
In [118]: %timeit dot_prod = np.rollaxis(np.dot(X, betas), 1)
2.47 µs ± 11.7 ns per loop (mean ± std. dev. of 7 runs, 100000 loops each)

*

*For reasonably larger arrays, np.tensordot() is much faster than np.dot()

In [129]: X = np.random.randint(1, 10, (600, 500))
In [130]: betas = np.random.randint(1, 7, (300, 500, 300))

In [131]: %timeit B = np.tensordot(betas, X, axes=(1,1)).swapaxes(1,2)
18.2 s ± 2.41 ms per loop (mean ± std. dev. of 7 runs, 1 loop each)

In [132]: %timeit dot_prod = np.rollaxis(np.dot(X, betas), 1)
52.8 s ± 14.2 ms per loop (mean ± std. dev. of 7 runs, 1 loop each)

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In May of this year, 6,500 former soldiers in the Individual Ready Reserve received notices ordering them to report to an Army installation because they were being pulled back into the active duty.1 As the United States military commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq continue to remain great, employers are faced with tough decisions concerning their employees with National Guard and reserve responsibilities. "An increasing number of U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq have gray mustaches, bald heads, and noticeable paunches as more reservists and National Guard units are being sent to war."2 The ratio of active-duty Army and other elements - Reserves, National Guard and IRR - is now about 50-50.3 Whether a police officer, trucker, nurse, or pharmaceutical distributor, these individuals leave their everyday jobs to serve the United States through military service. "Once a soldier, always a soldier," said Paul East, a long-haul trucker from Florida.4
The obvious question: what happens when Johnny comes marching home from war? What is Johnny's employer legally obligated to do for Johnny? The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 answers these questions. The Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 20045 enacted on December 10, 2004 expands employers' duties to these "part-time" soldiers.
USERRA
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) was signed into law on October 13, 1994.6 The purpose of USERRA is:
to encourage noncareer service in the uniformed services by eliminating
or minimizing the disadvantages to civilian careers and employment which
can result from such service;
to minimize the disruption to the lives of persons performing service
in the uniformed services as well as to their employers, their fellow employees, and their communities, by providing for the prompt reemployment of such
persons upon their completion of such service; and
to prohibit discrimination against persons because of their service in the uniformed services.7
Sounds like some pretty lofty goals, huh?! Although minimizing disruption to these military heroes' lives and civilian careers are laudable aims, real-life problems make their attainment difficult.
Those admirable purposes are furthered by the USERRA's primary provisions that:
prohibit discrimination against persons because of their service in the Armed Forces Reserve, the National Guard, or other uniformed services;8
prohibit an employer from denying any benefit of employment on the basis of an individual's "membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligation" for service in the uniformed services;9 and
protect the right of veterans, reservists, National Guard members, and certain other members of the uniformed services to reclaim their civilian employment after being absent due to military service or training.10
Employee Obligations
Must Johnny do anything to attain the benefits of USERRA? Yes! Military personnel must provide the employer notice of pending service11 and must serve under honorable conditions.12 Johnny must reapply in a timely manner; for example, if Johnny serves less than 31 days, he must be ready to return to work within the work period following travel and 8 hours' rest.13 If Johnny serves at least 31 days but not more than 180 days, he must reapply within 14 days of release; if he serves for more than 180 days, the reapplication must be made within 90 days of release from service.14
Must Johnny submit a formal application to reapply? No. Johnny can verbally request re-employment. Would Johnny lose the right to return to work if he reports back to work a day late or submits his application for re-employment late? Maybe not—Johnny's employer can consult its own policies and practices concerning absences from work and the resulting disciplinary action.
Employer Obligations
Does Johnny's employer have any obligations under USERRA? Yes! Employers must release their employees for their covered military service and may not discriminate in promotions, retention, reemployment, or other benefits on the basis of the employee's prior service, current obligations, or intent to join a uniformed service.15 The employer may not retaliate against Johnny if he seeks to enforce his rights under USERRA.
Johnny's employer is not required to pay Johnny for his time away from work performing military service. However, Johnny may choose to continue health plan coverage. If the period of service is less than 31 days, the employer may charge Johnny only his share of the coverage cost. If Johnny serves for 31 days or more, the employer may charge Johnny up to 102% of the entire premium, including the part that the employer typically pays.16
Johnny's employer must place Johnny where he would have been absent the military service leave.17 Johnny is entitled to a benefit or increase, if with a reasonable certainty, he would have qualified for it had he not taken the military service leave.
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act
The Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (VBIA), signed by President Bush on December 10, 2004, modified employer obligations as well as complaint procedures under USERRA.
Under USERRA, all employer-sponsored health care plans are required to provide COBRA-type coverage for up to 18 months after the employee's absence begins due to military service or for the period of uniformed service.18 If Johnny serves for at least 31 days, his employer may require him to pay both his share and the employer's share of the health care premium. However, the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 modifies elections made on or after December 10, 2004. The VBIA extends the maximum period for which an employee may elect to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage to 24 months. The maximum period of coverage for Johnny is the lesser of 24 months beginning on the date the employee's absence began or the day after the date on which the employee failed to apply for, or return to, a position of employment. Johnny may still be required to pay a premium similar to COBRA (no more than 102 percent of the full premium under the plan). However, a person who performs military service for less than 31 days may not be required to pay more than the employee share for such coverage.
Employer Notice Requirements
The second change to USERRA is that effective March 10, 2005, all employers are required to post a new USERRA notice issued by the federal Department of Labor. The agency will give employers a 60-day grace period to have it posted where other notices for employees are customarily placed.
The informational USERRA poster required in every workplace is available at http://www.dol.gov/vets.
Complaints Under USERRA
What if Johnny wants to pursue a complaint concerning his USERRA rights against his employer? If Johnny is a federal employee, a different governmental entity will now receive and investigate his complaint. Effective Tuesday, February 8, 2005, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) shall begin directly receiving and investigating certain federal sector USERRA claims.19 The VBIA established a demonstration project beginning on February 8, 2005, and ending on September 30, 2007. This project gives investigative authority to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel rather than the Department of Labor concerning federal sector USERRA claims brought by federal employees if:
The employee's social security number ends in an odd numbered digit (i.e., ends in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9) or
Regardless of social security number, the employee also alleges that the involved federal agency has engaged in a prohibited personnel practice, such as discrimination, coercion, or reprisal for whistleblowing.20
If Johnny is a federal employee with a social security number ending in an odd-numbered digit or if he is also alleging a prohibited personnel practice, he can pursue a possible USERRA violation by contacting the Office of Special Counsel. If Johnny works for a private employer, he can pursue an alleged USERRA violation by contacting the U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) through its website at www.dol.gov/vets or by calling 1(866) 4-USA-DOL.
Conclusion The Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act requires employers to post an informational USERRA poster, extends the maximum period for which an employee may elect to continue employer-sponsored health insurance coverage to 24 months, and grants the Office of the Special Counsel the authority to investigate federal sector USERRA complaints. To minimize complaints by employees taking military leave, employers must understand and follow both USERRA and VBIA Hopefully, employers can sing, "When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah!"
Opinions given are the author's own. This article is not intended to be, and is not a substitute for, legal advice. The author is a licensed attorney with the State Bar of Texas, and is not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
1 Vaughan, Chris Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Mar. 18, 2005
2 Mooney, Mark, New York Daily News, Feb.15, 2005
3 Id.
5 Public Law 108-454.
6 Department of Labor website
7 USERRA 38 U.S.C. Sec.4301 (a).
8 Id. at Sec. 4311.
10 Id.
11 Id. at Sec. 4312 (a)(1).
12 Id. at Sec. 4304.
19 U.S. Office of Special Counsel website
Susan Hance Sorrells is a Senior Consultant, with Employment Practices Services, a provider of services to assist employers in managing their employment practices risk. Prior to joining EPS, Susan practiced law for four years with the firm Kelly, Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth, Texas. She has a training background as an instructor in the legal assistant certification program at the University of Texas at Arlington and as an Adjunct Professor at Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Susan obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in International Trade from Texas Tech University, magna cum laude. Her law degree is from the Texas Tech University School of Law. Susan is based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and can be contacted at [email protected].
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FPS Boost for Xbox Series X might be expanded to include additional titles in the future
FPS Boost, an Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S feature that can triple the frame rate of backward compatible titles, might benefit additional games in the future.
Speaking to TRG, Xbox's director of programme management, Jason Ronald, would not rule out the prospect of FPS Boost benefiting other games in the future.
"To be honest," Ronald admits, "we don't really know right now."
"One of the issues we have with some of the additions and capabilities is that we achieve all of this while making no code modifications to the original game." As a result, when we discover new approaches for improving and optimising titles, we typically know they won't work on all games. And I believe FPS Boost is a wonderful illustration of this, since we're fooling the game into operating at a significantly higher framerate.
"And it simply works incredibly well in certain games." However, there have been other games when 99 percent of the game looks and performs brilliantly. But then we find a game-breaking issue 80 percent of the way through or 90 percent of the way through," Ronald continues. "And a lot of the time, we attempt to find answers and see if we can work through those challenges." However, since we consider it as a black box, we don't have direct access to the game code.
"It's one of those tasks." But, at the same time, we're pushing these games farther than they've ever been pushed before. Unfortunately, some of the approaches do not work in all games."
Frame rates that be faster
Because it needs the considerably enhanced CPU power of the newer hardware to run the games at a faster frame rate, FPS Boost is only accessible on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
Some games, such as Mad Max, have seen frame rate increases from 30fps to 120fps, while a plethora of older Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles now run at a smooth 60fps owing to Microsoft's cunning technological wizardry.
It's reassuring that FPS Boost isn't totally out of the question in the future, since doubling the frame rate of 30fps games can have a significant impact on how a game feels, looks, and plays.


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(1723–80). His four-volume Commentaries on the Laws of England has made Sir William Blackstone the best known of English and American writers on the law. For many years after his death the Commentaries served as textbooks for the teaching of law both in England and in America. Jurists of many countries cite the Commentaries as a source for some of their rulings. Although all four volumes of the Commentaries appeared in the 1760s, they remain one of the best general histories of English law.
Blackstone's father died before William's birth in London, July 10, 1723. His mother died before he was 12. He was reared by an older brother. When 15 he left Charterhouse School to enter Oxford. At 18, upon beginning the study of law, he wrote the poem "The Lawyer's Farewell to His Muse" that since has been often reprinted. He was called to the bar in 1746.
Blackstone had few cases, perhaps because he had few influential friends. He returned to Oxford as bursar of a college. His first work on jurisprudence appeared in 1750. At that time no Oxford college had a course on law. When a professorship of common law was founded in 1758, Blackstone was appointed to the post. His lectures attracted wide attention, and he again entered the practice of law.
In 1761 Blackstone married and, in the same year, was elected to Parliament. In 1763 he was appointed solicitor general to the queen. He resigned his professorship at Oxford in 1766.
In 1765, meanwhile, the first volume of the Commentaries had appeared. The last volume was published in 1769. The Commentaries were an immediate and popular success. Eight editions were printed in the author's remaining 11 years of life. In the 1770s he was appointed a judge and knighted. Blackstone had nine children. He died Feb. 14, 1780, and was buried at Wallingford.


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Ruth Armstrong (left) and Maxine Armstrong-Touchine wait after receiving their first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the University of New Mexico-Gallup gymnasium Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Gallup. Patients wait 15 minutes at the site to be monitored for any adverse reaction after being vaccinated.
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Ruth Armstrong, 88, lifted the sleeve of her purple velveteen blouse so she could get the Pfizer vaccine Saturday at the University of New Mexico-Gallup gym. Armstrong dressed for the special occasion wearing a matching skirt to go with her blouse, and was adorned with turquoise.
For their protection: Vaccine gives hope to family health worker
Armstrong and her daughter Maxine Armstrong-Touchin were able to get their vaccines, and after it was done Armstrong expressed her gratitude. "She's thankful and happy with it," translated Armstrong-Touchin for her mom after getting the vaccine. The seemingly never-ending weekend lockdown on the Navajo Nation was lifted last weekend for the sole purpose of allowing Navajo citizens to try to get their vaccines.
On Saturday there was a vaccine event at UNM-Gallup gym and on Sunday another event was held at Tsehootsooi Medical Center. "The reason we lifted the 57-hour curfew is because we need to vaccinate as many people as we can," said President Jonathan Nez. "It's like a race now. You've got all these variants all around us. The scientist has said even getting a shot will push back on the virus."
So far the Navajo Nation has received 64,713 doses of the vaccine and of this 53,483 have been administered. On Saturday, over 1,000 people were vaccinated at UNM-Gallup and on Sunday another 1,000 or more were vaccinated at Tsehootsoi Medical Center.
As of now, the vaccine is reserved for the most vulnerable population, those 55 and older (recently reduced from 65) and individuals who are at high risk of dying from the disease because of prior health conditions. Over two-thirds of the 1,032 deaths (as of Tuesday) were people in those brackets.
Determined to get vaccine
Ruth Armstrong (left) and Maxine Armstrong-Touchine sit and wait while holding hands after receiving their first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the University of New Mexico-Gallup gymnasium Saturday in Gallup. Patients wait 15 minutes at the site to be monitored for any adverse reaction after being vaccinated.
Armstrong-Touchin said she experienced a sore arm after getting the vaccine. Her mom didn't complain. Of course, knowing how dangerous COVID-19 is for the elderly population, Armstrong-Touchin said she was determined to get Armstrong vaccinated. Armstrong-Touchin, who takes turns with her sister to care for Ruth, said, "We keep her at home to keep her safe. When she's with me and we have to go shopping we make sure she has her mask. We make sure she doesn't shake hands with anybody, or hug anybody. It's a habit to do that for her."
Although trying to get the vaccine administered to as many people as possible is the goal, people have to be willing to wait in long lines — some for up to seven hours — and there's always the chance of being turned away if the vaccine runs out or they're not in the proper age group.
On Sunday at Tsehootsoi Medical Center, the line of cars zigzagged from the hospital through hospital housing and nearby schools, and then finally up the road that leads to Sawmill. Some people were in line as early as 4:30 a.m. waiting for the event to start at 9 a.m. It was first-come, first-served, and by 1 p.m. the vaccines were all given as a number of cars still waited in line. At UNM-G the line was also extensive, snaking through the housing area, and people had been waiting as early as 6 a.m. But the process of getting people vaccinated didn't take too much time.
Side effects possible
Inside the UNM-Gallup vaccination site, people came in and were taken to different stations to get their shot and then sat down for 15 minutes to make sure they didn't experience any side effects. "What I tell my patient when they ask me is with the vaccine there can be side effects and allergic reactions like any other vaccines," said Dr. Kevin Gaines. "But what we have seen here with the consequences of COVID, not getting the vaccine is much riskier than getting the vaccines."
Gaines has been working at Gallup Indian Medical Center for almost 20 years and having seen what COVID-19 has done to the community, he said he's excited the vaccine is here and they are able to give it out to patients. This was GIMC's second weekend of administering vaccines. "We've got 60 or 70 staff members who are helping to volunteer today," said Gaines. "So the whole staff is excited to be a part of this … because they've been on the front lines and are seeing what COVID is doing to our patients."
Louis Gaddy was waiting in line since 6:45 a.m. and he was excited to get his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine. He said he had no doubts and no hesitation. "I feel good, I feel like I'm going to live," said Gaddy. "The pandemic is scary … especially (for) my grandkids. I think a lot about them. I just wish our little ones could get it also."
Eighty-two new COVID-19 positive cases and 12 more deaths were reported on the Navajo Nation as of Tuesday. Reports indicate that 14,709 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, and 233,764 tests have been administered.
The total number of positive COVID-19 cases is now 28,471, including two previous cases that were not reported earlier.
Be patient, health officials ask
Dr. Loretta Christensen, chief medical officer for Navajo Area of the Indian Health Service, said they are hopeful to get an additional shipment of vaccines in the next week or two. But so far they get a weekly allotment that is distributed to all health care facilities.
Being patient during this time is key, she said, as well as continuing to mask up, social-distance, stay home and wash your hands. "We include our urban site in Flagstaff and as far east as Crownpoint," said Christensen. "We make sure everyone has vaccines to give you when you come to their facility. We also vaccinate anyone that comes home.
"So if you are off the reservation for school or work, any other activities that have taken you away from home we will definitely care for you when you go to your home-of-record hospital," she said. Gary Custer and his wife were also determined to get their vaccine Saturday to protect themselves and others around them. Custer said for the most part during the pandemic he's been keeping away from people, and is always masked up.
"I feel relief," said Custer. "I feel there's a buffer now. Before all of this it was hit and miss. With this buffer now you can say you have a peace of mind that you have something that will protect you and other people."
The second surge of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation started as far back as Labor Day, increasing quickly through the holidays. According to the contact tracing data most of the transmission came from family gatherings. Currently there is a downtrend in new cases. But medical personnel are bracing for the three more contagious new COVID-19 variants. The one knows as the U.K. variant has been found in all four states surrounding the Navajo Nation.
Dr. Jill Moses, with the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, has heard from the front lines that most Navajos have gotten COVID-19 from family or co-workers, and she reminded that people can be infected and contagious without any symptoms. Even with the vaccine giving some glimmer of hope, people are still encouraged and expected to wear their masks and follow all other health guidelines.
"To the families who take care of their elders, I applaud them," said Armstrong-Touchin. "It's been hard on our elders. They're used to being outside, visiting people, being closer to loved ones. We are just doing the best we can to keep them safe."
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You will then be taken back in time to the "Summer of Love" while driving through Haigh Ashbury. View the murals and art dedicated to the San Francisco hippie culture and the beginning of psychedelic rock music from such artists as The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, and Jimmy Hendrix. Next stop is the Golden Gate Park, home to many museums and attractions including the Conservatory of Flowers, de Young Museum, California Academy of Sciences, and the Japanese Tea Gardens, as well as miles of hiking trails, bike paths, lakes, waterfalls, windmills and much more.
From here the tour takes you to the most iconic landmark in San Francisco – the Golden Gate Bridge! While crossing the 1.7-mile span on an open-top bus you will have the best views of the bridge and the entire bay. Hop off at North Vista Point to take pictures of the San Francisco skyline, Alcatraz island and the amazing Golden Gate Bridge. On the way back, you will pass by the Palace of Fine Arts and come back to Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 where you will find some great attractions to check out, including The Aquarium, 7D Experience, Madame Tussauds, as well as San Francisco's famous Sea Lions.
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The Hop-On Hop-Off Sausalito Tour departs from North Vista Point at Golden Gate Bridge where it easily connects with the Official City Tour. Only a short ride to Sausalito with beautiful views of the San Francisco bay, and you are suddenly in a different world – the coastal town of Sausalito. In this charming little town, you will find many shops, art galleries and restaurants along the waterfront. You are able to stop here for just a few minutes, or spend few hours and catch a later bus back to San Francisco. There is also an option to take a ferry back to Fisherman's Wharf (additional cost applies). On the way back the friendly and knowledgeable tour guide shares the incredible history of the Golden Gate Bridge while crossing the 1.7-mile span of the bridge. At South Vista Point you are able to get off to walk across the bridge, explore the Visitor Center, or visit Fort Point and Crissy Fields, before the tour heads back to North Vista Point for more spectacular views.
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Students in the diagnostic medical sonography (DMS) program at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) will benefit from two recent ultrasound machine donations. The donations were made separately over the summer; one was from a COTC graduate and the other was from an anonymous donor.
"We are thrilled for our students," said DMS Program Director Melinda Shoen, Ed.D. "It provides them the opportunity to practice scanning and performing ultrasounds on state-of-the-art machines with advanced technology."
The first donation of a GE Voluson Ultrasound Machine with 3D/4D capabilities came from COTC graduate Mary Hilderbran. Hilderbran operated her own business and wanted to give back to her alma mater. The second donation of a Philips Ultrasound Machine came from a donor wishing to remain anonymous.
"These machines will be used by the general and cardiovascular students in the DMS lab," said Shoen. "These machines are high quality. They are currently being used in hospitals and doctor's offices around the nation."
"Students in our healthcare programs have the opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience thanks to donations like these," said Dean for Health Sciences Sandy Walker, E.J.D. "We are so appreciative."
COTC awards the Associate of Applied Science degree to graduates of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology. The college offers two majors: General (abdominal, obstetrical and gynecological) and cardiovascular (adult echocardiography and vascular). Learn more about the DMS program at cotc.edu/dms.
Diagnostic medical sonographers rank fifth among the highest paying, in-demand occupations requiring an associate degree according to Ohio Means Jobs. In Ohio, the starting wage is $50,260 and there are 127 annual job openings. Qualified sonographers are needed locally and nationally to provide quality patient care, use high-tech instrumentation to create and interpret diagnostic imagery use by physicians and work as a critical member of a healthcare team.
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Russia's Putin calls NGO inspections "routine"
Gabriela Baczynska, Denis Dyomkin
MOSCOW/SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed criticism of state inspections of non-governmental organizations, saying the office searches that have prompted charges of harassment and caused concern in the West are routine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to award young workers of culture and arts at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, March 25, 2013. REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Pool
Rights activists say a wave of inspections at hundreds of NGO offices in recent weeks are aimed at scaring them into registering as "foreign agents" and silencing criticism of Putin, a former KGB spy now in his third term at the Kremlin.
"These are routine measures linked to the desire of the law enforcement agencies to bring the activities of organizations in line with the law," Putin told Russia's human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin, who raised concern over the checks.
"Everybody should align their activities to correspond to Russia law," Putin said at the meeting while journalists were present, adding that law enforcement officials should not be overzealous in the checks.
"There should be no excesses," he said.
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Memorial, Russia's oldest rights group, are among those whose offices have been visited by prosecutors and other state officials, prompting criticism from the United States and the European Union.
Several prominent NGO leaders said on Thursday that they would continue refusing to comply with a law signed by Putin last year that obliges groups that get foreign funding and are deemed involved in political activity to register as "foreign agents", a term that evokes images of Cold War espionage and anti-government conspiracy.
The U.S. State Department said it was "deeply concerned" about the inspections, saying they were also being conducted at religious and educational groups that Washington believed were not subject to the new laws.
"The sheer scope of these inspections ... really gives us concern that this is some kind of a witch-hunt," department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters in Washington.
Penalties for failing to comply with the new rules governing NGOs include six months' suspension without a court order and, for individuals, up to three years in jail.
"None of us has registered, we haven't because one shouldn't lie and we are not foreign agents," said Lyudmila Alexeyeva, 85, a veteran rights defender and doyenne of the Soviet dissident movement in the 1960s. The offices of her organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group, were inspected on Thursday.
"We will not bow to this pressure," said Alexeyeva.
She said on Ekho Mosvky radio that some of the officers had acted "impudently" and that they had demanded documents the group had already submitted.
WESTERN CONCERN
European Union Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday described what she called the "raids" on NGOs as part of a trend that was deeply troubling.
The Russian Prosecutors General's office said in a statement on Thursday that it was coordinating the work of "specialists from various regulatory and supervisory bodies" to ensure NGOs were broadly working in compliance with the law.
Moscow has said the new law governing NGOs is needed to prevent espionage and political meddling by foreign governments, which Putin has accused of using civic groups to spy on Russia and weaken its government.
But leading rights groups say the law is vaguely worded to allow arbitrary application to political ends and have boycotted it, leaving blank a list of NGOs currently registered as foreign agents on the Russian Justice Ministry's website.
Most of the NGOs targeted say they are not involved in politics and are acting in Russia's interests, not against them.
"We consider this law illegal and vile," Memorial board member Sergei Krivenko said on Thursday. "We will use all the legal tools to fight against it in courts."
Pavel Chikov, head of rights group Agora, which also does not intend to register, said Russian NGOs received 19 billion roubles ($610 million) in 2011.
He said he expected that the inspections would end soon and that the state would begin trying to force groups deemed involved in political activity to register as "foreign agents" later this year.
Additional reporting by Alissa de Carbonnel; Editing by Steve Gutterman, Michael Roddy and Paul Simao


Listed under Beaches in Portugal.
A town of painted white sits on top of tall rocky cliffs and below the Labrador fur beaches fan out like an apron. This poetic description is about as poetic as this beach gets, it's beautiful, but the atmosphere has to be described in far less romantic language. This is the place to come if you're a tourist who doesn't want to stray far from the comfort zone of a breakfast of bacon and eggs, your football team on a big screen telly and a fish and chips tea. In season every night is Friday night and the not uncharmless pedestrian streets reverberate with good time vibes at cheaper prices than at home. Travellers seeking a modicum of culture in their cocktail of sun, sea and sand go else, where but if you want to have a good time at a good beach for not much money then come on down, love.


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Q: Polygon with Mesh in ParametricPlot3D b = 4; a = 1;
ParametricPlot3D[{ (b + a Cos[t]) Sin[v], (b + a Cos[t]) Cos[v],
  a Sin[t]}, {v, 0, 2 Pi}, {t, -Pi, Pi}, Mesh -> {18, 3}]

Wish to show a square section torus.Got such polygon section plots before, but unable to now. Because Version has (now 11) changed? Thanks.
To consider a 1D line analogue, how do we modify
ParametricPlot[{Cos[t], Sin[t]}, {t, 0, 2 Pi, Pi/3}, Mesh -> 5]

in order to get a hexagon? At present plots default to a smooth Mesh$ -> \infty$
In other words if we specify in order to make the number of steps in smooth circle 1D case from $\infty$ to a finite number coarse 6 mesh for a hexagon, perhaps we could in the smooth 2D torus case also reduce the double $\infty$ mesh to a coarse finite pair $(18,3)$ of prismatic surfaces. Required is a drastic reduction in number of steps to define the meridian of the torus.
A link about solid angles refers to its geometry as a toroidal polyhedron

A: Update: Using a combination of options MaxRecursion -> 0, Mesh -> Full and PlotPoints -> {p1, p2}:
b = 4; a = 1;

ParametricPlot3D[{(b + a Cos[t]) Sin[v], (b + a Cos[t]) Cos[v], a Sin[t]},
 {v, 0, 2 Pi}, {t, -Pi, Pi},
 MaxRecursion -> 0, PlotPoints -> {19, 5}, Mesh -> Full,
 PlotLabel -> Style[Row[{PlotPoints, " -> ", {19, 5}}], 16, Black],
 PlotStyle -> Opacity[.2], Boxed -> False, Axes -> False, ImageSize -> Large]

Use the iterator {t, -3 Pi/4, 5 Pi/4} instead of {t, -Pi, Pi} to get

Additional examples:
ClearAll[pp3D]

pp3D = ParametricPlot3D[{(b + a Cos[t]) Sin[v], (b + a Cos[t]) Cos[v], a Sin[t]},
    {v, 0, 2 Pi}, {t, -Pi, Pi},
    MaxRecursion -> 0, Mesh -> Full, PlotPoints -> {#, #2},
    PlotLabel -> Style[Row[{PlotPoints, " -> ", {#, #2}}], 16, Black],
    PlotStyle -> Opacity[.2], ##3,
    Boxed -> False, Axes -> False, ImageSize -> Medium] &;

Original answer:
Add the option BoundaryStyle -> Black:
b = 4; a = 1;
ParametricPlot3D[{(b + a Cos[t]) Sin[v], (b + a Cos[t]) Cos[v],  a Sin[t]},
  {v, 0, 2 Pi}, {t, -Pi, Pi}, Mesh -> {18, 3}, BoundaryStyle -> Black]


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特に、 Range オブジェクトの一部のメソッドでは、 対象となる範囲にデータが入力されている 必要があります。 範囲に. 2番目のケースは、 確かに実行時エラー' 1004' が発生しま すね。. It is because you haven' t qualified Cells( 1, 1) with a worksheet object, and the same holds true for Cells( 10, 2). For the code to work, it should look something like this: Dim ws As Worksheet Set ws = Sheets( " SheetName" ). Workbooks( " Book1. xlsm" ) Set targetSheet = targetWorkbook. Sheets( " Data" ) targetSheet. ClearContents filter = " Text files ( *. xls" caption = " Please Select an Input File " customerFilename = Application. I couldn' t get the error, but there are two things in your code you made wrong. Range( " $ BG$ 21" ) Default property for Range is Value, so you compare Address with Value here. Range( " $ BH$ 21" ).
アクティブでないワークシート内のセルを選択しようとすると次の エラーが表示されます。 「 実行時エラー ' 1004' : Range クラスの Select メソッドが失敗 しました。 」 セルの選択. これは選択しようとしたセルが含まれるシートがアクティブに なっ. その行を下記のように変更したらいかがでしょうか? ExcelBook. Worksheets( " Sheet1 " ). select 変数ExcelBookはWorkbookオブジェクトとして認識されていて、 Worksheetのオブジェクトが認識されていないのでは? ClearContents ' User choose source sheet Dim varCellContent As Worksheet Set varCellContent = Application.


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Virtual 2021 Fall History Highlight
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1 9020626 Orthopods and equipment to generate orthopedic supports from computerized data inputs
Systems and methods of measuring feet and designing and creating orthopedic inserts are described. The method can include measuring a pressure the foot exerts during a stride at a plurality of...
2 8952820 Enhanced dive computer functionality and associated features
An enhanced dive computer functionality providing a diver positioning system integrated into a dive computer and a modified Display Integrated Vibrating Alarm device controlled by the dive...
3 8930144 Method and apparatus for measuring data for injury analysis
An apparatus as provided for measuring acceleration of a person's head or other object. The apparatus comprises a sensor for sensing acceleration and a controller for controlling recording of data...
4 8847818 Dive computer with global positioning system receiver
Dive computers in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a mobile phone handset, including a microprocessor, a microphone connected to the...
5 8798806 Electronic device thermal management system and method
An electronic device thermal management system comprising a thermal management controller configured to maintain a temperature level within a housing of an electronic device based on a signal...
6 8733843 Process for producing a supporting shell for a seat
A supporting shell for a seat is provided by carrying out in-seat measurements with a plurality of test subjects, wherein the test subjects sit down on a measuring mat placed on a neutral seat...
7 8672842 Smart mattress
A mattress has a sensor pad affixed on a top surface thereof. The sensor pad has (i) a matrix array of plural pressure sensors, (ii) plural row conductors, and (iii) plural column conductors. Each...
8 8620615 Apparatuses and methods for evaluating a person for a sleep system
A method for evaluating a person for a sleep system, the method including: while the person is not positioned on an evaluating member, adjusting a pressure of a comfort layer inflatable member...
9 8600701 Dive computer with free dive mode
A dive computer with a free dive mode and/or wireless data transmission capabilities. In one embodiment the invention relates to a diving apparatus including a dive computer having a free dive...
10 8583272 Orthopods and equipment to generate orthopedic supports from computerized data inputs
Systems and methods for measuring feet and designing and creating orthopedic inserts are described. The method can include measuring a pressure the foot exerts during a stride at a plurality of...
11 8568023 Ear thermometer and measuring apparatus used with it
A measuring apparatus for an ear thermometer includes a battery, a mode switching circuit and a microcontroller, and the microcontroller, during a run mode or a normal operating state, does not...
12 8436737 Postural state attitude monitoring, caution, and warning systems and methods
A postural state attitude monitoring, caution, and warning system includes a multiple axis accelerometer carried by a node for generating output signals that are a function of positional...
13 8326567 Measurement apparatus
A measurement apparatus includes an elastic detector configured to detect an elastic wave by utilizing photoacoustic tomography and to convert the elastic wave into a detection signal, and a...
14 8290739 Method for determining relative mobility of regions of an object
A method for determining a mobility of an object includes the steps of measuring at least a portion of a shape of an object under an initial increment of a weight load of a plurality of increments...
15 8249822 Motion controller having micro electrical mechanical system pressure sensing module
A motion controller includes a handle and a MEMS pressure sensing module. The handle has an output interface circuit for coupling with a terminal electronic device. The MEMS pressure sensing...
16 8237456 Capacitive sensing
In certain embodiments, a multi-channel capacitive sensor for measuring capacitances of sense electrodes to a system reference potential comprises a sample capacitor having first and second...
17 8131498 Systems and methods for an improved weight distribution sensory device with integrated controls
An improved weight distribution sensory device with integrated controls is provided. Such a weight distribution sensory device, often referred to as a balance platform, may include a chassis for...
18 8090478 Control for pressurized bladder in a patient support apparatus
An apparatus for supporting a patient, such as a hospital bed, is provided. The apparatus includes a patient support surface and at least one fluid containing bladder. A pressure control assembly...
19 8036768 System and method for creating orthotics
Systems and methods for constructing custom orthotics are described. Several embodiments of the system use sensor pads to obtain both static and dynamic three dimensional information concerning...
20 7933738 Determining a point of application of force on a surface element
A system for determining at least one point of application of force on a surface element is provided. The system includes a surface element having an effective mass, at least one sensor configured...
21 7930131 Analyzing foot pressure of a bowler
Systems and methods for measuring and analyzing the pressure distribution on the foot of a bowler. Methods are taught for analyzing a bowler's performance. In some embodiments, the bowler performs...
22 RE41809 Automatic mattress selection system
A person shopping for a mattress is helped to select a physiologically suitable mattress by a system which uses a questionnaire to elicit important information from the person. The questionnaire...
23 7804416 Methods and systems for tracking users and providing services
Methods and systems for tracking users and providing services are provided. The system comprises a plurality of pressure sensors, a storage unit, at least one service providing unit having a...
24 7797124 Dive computer with free dive mode and wireless data transmission
25 7713197 Pressure measuring method, pressure measuring device, and tonometer
A tonometry device includes a contact device for contacting the object, means for vibrating the contact device and the object, means for applying a voltage to the vibration means, means for...
26 7698091 Method for detecting the start of a dive for a dive computer
The present invention provides a method for detecting the start of a dive for a portable electronic device (1) comprising a pressure sensor (5) for measuring the value of the ambient pressure (P)...
27 7684953 Systems using variable resistance zones and stops for generating inputs to an electronic device
The present invention is directed to variable resistance zones for sensing input to an electronic device, as well as ministops for controlling deformation of the input components to ensure the...
28 7660447 Detection of fingerprint distortion by deformation of elastic film or displacement of transparent board
A fingerprint matching apparatus includes a fingerprint distortion detection unit for detecting whether or not a correlation object intentionally distorts the finger put on the fingerprint reading...
29 7627446 Diving information processing device, control method for a diving information processing device, and a control program
If the diving mode is erroneously entered while travelling at a high altitude, such as when flying in an airplane, the error is detected so that calculating tissue in/out-gassing of inert gases...
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31 7500393 System for judging ski or snowboard
A system for judging a ski or snowboard allows a ski board or snowboard most suitable for each skier or snowboarder to be judged by considering the leg strength of each skier or snowboarder. The...
32 7493230 Method and apparatus for customizing insoles for footwear
A method and apparatus is provided for generating a customized insole for footwear using information relating to pressure applied by the sole of a foot, which information is correlated to...
33 7479903 Input device using elastic material
A conventional mouse and keyboard poses great load on the user's finger and hands at key operation, and the material used for its surface is rigid. An input device which can reduce the load on the...
34 7474981 Method and device for predicting risk of decompression sickness
A mathematical model that models gas exchange of a central compartment with an environment having a model gas is provided. The central compartment is modeled to be in direct fluid communication...
35 7461972 One point calibration integrated temperature sensor for wireless radio frequency applications
A low power analog linear temperature sensor integrateable with digital and/or analog circuits in CMOS fabrication processes. The sensor is accurately calibrateable at a single temperature that...
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Methods and systems are described for sensing force information at a plurality of points on a continuous surface, and detecting contextual information about an object on the surface based on the...
37 7384403 Wireless communication system for transmitting information from a medical device
A medical device communication system may comprise a medical device and a wireless communication circuit mounted to the medical device. The wireless communication circuit is configured to...
38 7383150 Diving computer with programmable display
A diving computer is provided. The diving computer includes a computer connected to a dot matrix screen to display information concerning a dive. The computer has an interface to an external...
39 7353137 Shoe-based weight measuring system
A shoe-based weight measuring system, comprising: a shoe; one or more weight sensitive detectors constructed and arranged with the shoe to sense weight of a person wearing the shoe and walking or...
40 7345956 Portable electronic device with analog display rate of climb indicator
A portable electronic device (1) is described, in particular of bracelet watch type, comprising at least first and second display members (8 and 9), means (23, 31) for making measurements of a...
42 7308380 Vehicular collision object determining system
A planar pressure-sensitive switch unit has multiple pressure-sensitive switches that are disposed in a longitudinal direction of a bumper cover of a vehicle with given intervals for detecting the...
43 7275866 Digital thermometer
A digital thermometer; having an thermometer body comprises a processing unit serves to integrate the signals of the digital thermometer and sets some operations; the processing unit calculating...
44 7273250 Method for individually adapting the saddle of a two-wheel vehicle
A method and a device are provided for individually adapting the saddle of a two-wheeled vehicle, especially bicycle saddles. The local pressing pressure of the buttocks of a test subject is...
45 7182509 Nanoliter osmometer and method of operation
The invention is an apparatus for determining a temperature at which a phase change occurs in a fluid sample, a method for measuring a temperature at which a phase change occurs in a sample and a...
46 6990425 Automatic mattress selection system
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A diagnosis method and apparatus for measuring blood hemoglobin concentration, oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respiration rate, or degree of aging of blood vessels using light includes an...
48 6980925 Real-time signal processing for vehicle tire load monitoring
A system for real-time signal processing for vehicle monitoring, including a first device disposed in a tire of a vehicle and producing a signal that is a function of a tire contact time period,...
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A measurement device for measuring and displaying a physical quantity such as a heartbeat, an atmospheric pressure or temperature, or the like, includes a clock for counting time, a physical...
50 6941182 Method and apparatus for measurement of pressure at a device/body interface
A system and method for measuring contact pressures between two surfaces, and especially, between the body and a device resting on the body, e.g., the skin and a breathable gas mask. A deformable,...


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Why a survival game?
Tim Müßle
Game Development, General, Indie Games
Cold Crash is a survival game, a game in which the player does not have to save the world or solve a criminal case – it is about bare survival. This has not always been the case in computer games, the genre "Survival" is relatively new. My name is Tim Müßle, I'm a freelance journalist and I wrote the story of Cold Crash. But why a survival story? Why not a thriller, a detective story or science fiction?
One of the most successful and earliest representatives of the genre "Survival Game" is Resident Evil from Capcom, which was released in 1996, initially for the Playstation. From my point of view, Resident Evil wasn't really creepy. At least not as creepy as Silent Hill was, which was actually the first game where I felt like switching off the console because it was just too scary. Who remembers the scene with the wheelchair (here in the YouTube clip from about 02:00) – not really frightening in itself, but then you already noticed: This game is serious.
Cold Crash in the App-Store
Silent Hill did one thing much, much better than all the scary games before – the sounds were frightening. Up to Resident Evil, the developers of video games had not managed to create serious scares, such as a horror movie.
Project Firestart – one of the first survival horror games
Whoever was involved in computer games saw early on the developers' attempts to make the player nervous. Some titles were also quite good, such as Zombi (1987), Uninvited (1986) or Project Firestart (1989). Just the latter strongly reminded of the movie Alien and put the player under pressure, through mechanisms that define the genre today:
Lack of resources, especially weapons, ammunition, regeneration possibilities
strong opponents, weak weapons = hide-and-seek instead of bullet hell
vulnerable characters
feeling of isolation
a depiction of violence that goes well beyond the TV evening programme without slipping into comic book form
multiple ends
Dynamic music and sound effects
Storytelling through dialogues and retrievable notes, diary entries and the like more
fade-ins of events which take place in parallel but which cannot be influenced by the player
Project Firestart showed the player early what it was all about. Short story: In 2061, communication with the research spacecraft Prometheus terminates, the player is sent to look after it. One of the first graphics shows a corpse on board the research spacecraft. The dying person had written the word "Danger" on the wall with its own blood – a milestone on the way of computer games into the world of grown-ups.
Survival Games mean: stay alive
In 1986 and with Project Firestart, I saw a giant step in the development of games. The genre itself grabbed me immediately – Survival, meant: You and me, normal people, suddenly trapped in the basement of the serial killer. Lost in the lonely forest. Alone in an abandoned police station, surrounded by living dead, armed with a useless knife and a pistol with far too few bullets.
Suddenly the stories in the computer games had become personal. Survival in the game means two things in particular:
Less is more: Fewer aliens, no rayguns, no armies, no world travel, no group of characters; the object of the game is to get out of the matter in one piece – Survival – and not to free the whole planet.
High personal stakes: the player is highly vulnerable, he has few resources, he needs every tool he finds. The character can hardly influence the world because the player has no spaceship, no miracle weapon and no army. It's not about the world or an entire city. It's all about survival.
"I remember exactly how we first talked about the story", says Joachim Mertens, who programmed Cold Crash. "The proposal with the winter, on the mountain, I knew the feeling immediately." Joachim is a snowboarder and he knows what it feels like when you literally can't see your hand in front of your eyes.
"All you can see is white, you'll plunge into the snow, face-forward"
Joachim Mertens: "I remember that one time when I couldn't see my snowboard anymore, the fog was so thick. You can't imagine that, you can't see a contour, just white, you'll plunge into the snow, face-forward, because you just can't see anything anymore."
Joachim also knows the feeling that creeps in on the top of the mountain when the lift suddenly stops. And it's getting dark. Fog is brewing. Where are the others? Have I lost my way? Why is there no one here? The track was supposed to be right back there…
That's what Survvial is. In this genre, the protagonists are surprised how thin the mantle of civilization really is. Suddenly they are left on their own and have to mobilise resources they didn't even know they had. And why is that? Pure coincidence! It could have got some other guy – but it just didn't. Thus, Joe Citizen becomes a hero.
If he survives.
Journalist, Editor, PR Consultant, Author Freelance Journalist Tim Muessle info@timmuessle.de


The man God used to write so much of the New Testament, Paul was a Roman citizen, a Jew of Tarsus, a Hebrew of the Hebrews. He was brought up at the feet of a great teacher, Gamaliel, but became a missionary to Jesus Christ. From the day of his conversion, Paul's very life was summed up in his own words, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Philippians 1:21).
Paul is telling the Romans the good news concerning the ways in which God, in His infinite love, has provided free and full salvation for sinners. Paul's main insistence is that man's justification before God rests not on the Law of Moses, but on the mercy of Christ.
Read I Corinthians 13. In verses 4-8, insert your name in the place of "love" or "charity." Which verse does not fit you and what do you think God would have you do about it?
Soon after Paul had written 1 Corinthians, he met Titus on his way to Corinth. Titus brought word that Paul's letter had accomplished much good but some were still disloyal, and there were problems with people who put the law before the needs of people.
Read II Corinthians 12:1-10. Paul prayed to be relieved of his "thorn in the flesh" (a physical disability). What was the Lord's answer to his prayer? What was Paul's attitude toward the final outcome? What lesson can you learn from his experience?
What was Paul's relationship with Christ (Galatians 2:20)? What effect does this have on his daily life?
Which work of your flesh do you most need to surrender to the Holy Spirit's control today? Take the time to do it right now.
What one attitude of Paul's do you desire for your life and ministry? How will you make it your own?