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The day Sony got hit by reality
Sony´s press conference of GDC 2010 is over. What remains is hilarity, ensued both by the company itself and its fans. Today, the Playstation Wii, erm, the Wii Move, oh damn, I´m sorry. Today the Playstation Move was presented. And the Playstation Move Subcontroller-…attachment?
Ever since Sony´s Wiimote-ripoff was revealed at last year´s E³, Sony and its followers kept on pressing of how much more accurate their technology is. How games for it would completely massacre the Wii. Today, Sony got hit by reality. Prior to this conference, fans believed the name of the waggle-controller would be Playstation Arc. Not really great, but it sounded kinda cool. Now, its name is Playstation Move. That´s it, just Move. Guess that is an attempt of using Apple´s naming-style, see the iPod Touch. What´s next, Sonys Bravia Watch-series?
The technology behind Move certainly works for motion-based games. But nothing that was shown had anything that wouldn´t be possible with the Wii MotionPlus, that is out since early 2009. Not only that, but the Move doesn´t have real pointing-capabilities, which the Wii has since its release in 2006. It also doesn´t help that the Playstation Move Subcontroller (oh, I love writing that) does not have motion-control capabilities, full stop. Not even basic motion-controls. It´s just so you have an analog stick. Without rumble (which the Wii Nunchuck also doesn´t have, but shouldn´t this be superior?).
Too slow indeed
The games shown were table tennis, archery, golf, sword fighting…wait, you´re telling my I shall stop making up things? It´s no joke, this is "Sports Champions", a sports collection. Yeah, right. Socom 4 was shown, which reminded of Wii-games like Resident Evil 4 or Battalion Wars. But the pointer-controls seemed slightly awkward. Which, again, may be a result of the Move not having a real pointing-device. The sword fighting-game, some kind of gladiator-arena fighting, showed 1:1-motion controls, like those found in Wii Sports Resort, only that while beign able to move your shield 1:1 is nice, the game being on-rails then, because of the lack of an analog stick, is not fine. Then Sony showed Move Party, a party-game, of course. To finish it off, they gave a big list of supporting third-party developers. It remains to be seen what that will result in.
The Playstation Move-bundle with camera, one controller and a game will be sold for "under 100$", which most likely will result in being sold for 99$. And don´t forget that you have to buy a Playstation Move Subcontroller, too, which is not included in the bundle.
You may have noticed, but yes, I´m really enjoying the hilarity of this event. Sony is well-known for copying Nintendo, but never before was it that shameless and embarrassing. When you read on forums how Sony-fans defend that move (haha), the same guys that mocked the Wiimote when it was revealed, you can´t help but laugh. Oh the irony! It´s not really a hard prediction, but with the current mindset, Sony will completely fail with their attempt at the motion-control market. No soccer mom is paying a hundred dollar extra for a PS3 and a hundred dollars for the Move-bundle, when they can have the same games (but more charming looking) for a lot less money. And play with their friends that already have a Wii for that purpose. At this point, it´s like watching a car accident. You cannot stop watching. And in this case, it feels as if there´s a truck coming from behind, ready to crash into the ongoing mess.
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Waiting for next MotionPlus game?
Microsoft and especially Sony finally followed Nintendo and announced their own motion control device. Anyone who is interested in "true 1:1 controls" can already experience that by going out and getting a copy of WiiSports Resort. Other popular MotionPlus-titles have been Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods. Those games are on the market for several months now, and one has to wonder: When´s the next big MotionPlus-title coming?
One obviously hyped game on that record is Red Steel 2. Personally, i´m totally de-hyped about this game when i saw that it doesn´t feature real 1:1 controls, but improved Red Steel 1-sword slashes. Also, anyone watching some videos will realize that Ubisoft didn´t understand that new controls alone aren´t enough. You have to build the whole game around those. And look there, already early impressions from last E³ gave feedback on how slashing all those enemies in Red Steel 2 becomes pretty exhausting pretty fast. No wonder with the amount of enemies Ubisoft is throwing at the player. That doesn´t work.
There´s a bunch of lesser quality MotionPlus-titles announced, but something big to look forward to is missing.
Now, I could go on about Zelda Wii, but not only don´t we know if it´ll feature MotionPlus (and if that´ll be only optional, you can as well forget about it), it also would be only one game some time at the end of 2010. So where are the other MotionPlus-games from Nintendo? Noone can expect third party-developers to jump on that new wagon, when they´re only just starting to use the normal Wiimote better.
Like many times before, the October conference will show how serious Nintendo is about their new, improved motion control device. Maybe Cosmic Walker? Who knows.
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E3 is over – Where are the games? – and – The day waggle became cool
Well E³ as an expo isn´t over, yet, but the big three conferences are. And to come straight to the point: I am disappointed. Let´s be clear, though: This year´s E³ is a dozen times better than what we had to go through last year. Then again, that should have been expected.
What i´m so disappointed about is how few new games had been announced. And don´t call me out on this one naming some small puzzle-download-games. I don´t care about those. I´m talking about big games that i can sink into, that grant me an experience. But what did Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo show us?
Microsoft started with a broad showing of popular IPs. In the end, Kojima´s Metal Gear Solid: Rising was the only new game, though. Sony…hm, ah, there was The Agent from Rockstar and a couple of PSP-games, though it´s yet to be proven how well a Resident Evil works on a handheld. Nintendo showed the most new games, but…it was like Mario, Mario and Mario again. Seriously, i was about to shout when Cammie Dunaway spoke as if it was great to have more Mario games…well, then she showed Mario Galaxy 2, so that´s good, but still… Oh well, Metroid: Other M should be considered a half-megaton, but not for me, as i hate Team Ninja´s hack and slay-games, and i am not interested in a Metroid Hack and Slay.
THEN there is the sad part about the past two days: Waggle became cool.
I am a Wii-owner sind end 2006, and i always love the idea of motion controllers, i even made a bad picture before Nintendo even unveiled the Wiimote. But for the past 2,5 years, as a Nintendo-fan you got ridiculed all the time by bitter Sony-fans about how crappy motion controlling is, about how it kills gaming and how they don´t want to move after they come home from work. Guess what, NOW they´re fighting on all the internet boards, fighting for THEIR motion control is better than Nintendo´s. Give me an effing break. At least Microsoft has a different approach and i hope they use their Natal-camera more for supporting traditional games than trying the "without anything in your hands"-crap. There´s a reason why the Wiimote works and Eyetoy bombed.
Now, let me point out something else: If i was Microsoft, i´d badmouth Kojima so much that he has to go out of business. What kind of kindergarten was that when he said at Sony´s conference, the PSP-MGS is the "true next MGS"? As if he was making fun of MS that he announced MGS: Rising the day before. The next thing is Capcom developing a RE-game for PSP. WTF, the Wii gets only On-Rail-shooters, and the PSP gets a, probably, real RE-game? Give me a break. People say that Nintendo doesn´t help third parties enough, but they gave them 2008 and the whole 2009 without any Nintendo-competition. That is more than any of them could ever want.
At long last, let´s talk about what i liked. Yeah, there were things i liked. First of all, looking at my E³-predictions, Microsoft delivered. Not only was ME2 shown, but also Molyneux´ Project Dimitri, now called Milo, was revealed. If this thing works as it was shown, it´ll be revolutionary. Also, there was a nice trailer for Endless Ocean 2, so Nintendo delivered that. Of course, i´m anticipating Mario Galaxy 2, but it´s coming out in 2010, so it´s too far away. A game that looks at least as good as FF12 is Monado: Beginning of the World from Monolith Software…which Nintendo didn´t mention at all, sigh. Looks rock solid, and has active battle system, yay. Then i´m a bit hyped for Silent Hill Wii. Looks very immersive, maybe a bit too immersive for me. And that´s it. There are other interesting games, but i have yet to see more of them. Biggest disappointment is maybe Red Steel 2, which, from watching a developer walkthrough, doesn´t really use MotionPlus for 1:1 sword-controls. At least in the videos he never moved the sword slowly, only made fast swings. Oh well.
In the end, Miyamoto mentioning Zelda Wii and showing a, most likely, completely irrelevant painting of Link and a girl in a blue robe is enough to make me feel satisfied. But it´s not enough to make my brain stop and think: Nintendo, what are you doing in Kyoto? There are only 2 new Wii-games by Nintendo themselves. Are they developing other games secretly for future times? Are they working on fewer games with more manpower for greater quality? Or did they fire many of their inhouse developers? Really, something´s fishy, and i´d like to know what.
Now let´s wait for 2010, because as of now, Nintendo won´t be releasing a big game in 2009…at all.
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Sure, some health-care workers have been fired or suspended without pay, but successive governments have been unwilling to use the ultimate deterrent — prosecution leading to fines of up to $50,000 and/or a year in jail upon conviction.
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Q: Install issues with 'lr_utils' in python I am trying to complete some homework in a DeepLearning.ai course assignment.
When I try the assignment in Coursera platform everything works fine, however, when I try to do the same imports on my local machine it gives me an error,
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'lr_utils'

I have tried resolving the issue by installing lr_utils but to no avail.
There is no mention of this module online, and now I started to wonder if that's a proprietary to deeplearning.ai?
Or can we can resolve this issue in any other way?

A: "lr_utils" is not official library or something like that.
Purpose of "lr_utils" is to fetch the dataset that is required for course.

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*option (didn't work for me): go to this page and there is a python code for downloading dataset and creating "lr_utils"

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*I had a problem with fetching data from provided url (but at least you can try to run it, maybe it will work)

*option (worked for me): in the comments (at the same page 1) there are links for manually downloading dataset and "lr_utils.py", so here they are:

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*link for dataset download

*link for lr_utils.py script download

*Remember to extract dataset when you download it and you have to put dataset folder and "lr_utils.py" in the same folder as your python script that is using it (script with this line "import lr_utils").

A: The way I fixed this problem was by:

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*clicking File -> Open -> You will see the lr_utils.py file ( it does not matter whether you have paid/free version of the course).

*opening the lr_utils.py file in Jupyter Notebooks and clicking File -> Download ( store it in your own folder ), rerun importing the modules. It will work like magic.

*I did the same process for the datasets folder.

A: You can download train and test dataset directly here: https://github.com/berkayalan/Deep-Learning/tree/master/datasets
And you need to add this code to the beginning:
    import numpy as np
    import h5py
    import os

def load_dataset():
    train_dataset = h5py.File('datasets/train_catvnoncat.h5', "r")
    train_set_x_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_x"][:]) # your train set features
    train_set_y_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_y"][:]) # your train set labels

    test_dataset = h5py.File('datasets/test_catvnoncat.h5', "r")
    test_set_x_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_x"][:]) # your test set features
    test_set_y_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_y"][:]) # your test set labels

    classes = np.array(test_dataset["list_classes"][:]) # the list of classes

    train_set_y_orig = train_set_y_orig.reshape((1, train_set_y_orig.shape[0]))
    test_set_y_orig = test_set_y_orig.reshape((1, test_set_y_orig.shape[0]))

    return train_set_x_orig, train_set_y_orig, test_set_x_orig, test_set_y_orig, classes

A: I faced similar problem and I had followed the following steps:
1. import the following library

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import h5py
import scipy
from PIL import Image
from scipy import ndimage

2. download the train_catvnoncat.h5 and test_catvnoncat.h5 from any of the below link:
[https://github.com/berkayalan/Neural-Networks-and-Deep-Learning/tree/master/datasets]
or
[https://github.com/JudasDie/deeplearning.ai/tree/master/Improving%20Deep%20Neural%20Networks/Week1/Regularization/datasets]
3. create a folder named datasets and paste these two files in this folder.
[ Note: datasets folder and your source code file should be in same directory]
4. run the following code

def load_dataset():

    with h5py.File('datasets1/train_catvnoncat.h5', "r") as train_dataset:
        train_set_x_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_x"][:])
        train_set_y_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_y"][:])

    with h5py.File('datasets1/test_catvnoncat.h5', "r") as test_dataset:
        test_set_x_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_x"][:])
        test_set_y_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_y"][:])
        classes = np.array(test_dataset["list_classes"][:])

    train_set_y_orig = train_set_y_orig.reshape((1, train_set_y_orig.shape[0]))
    test_set_y_orig = test_set_y_orig.reshape((1, test_set_y_orig.shape[0]))

    return train_set_x_orig, train_set_y_orig, test_set_x_orig, test_set_y_orig, classes

5. Load the data:

train_set_x_orig, train_set_y, test_set_x_orig, test_set_y, classes = load_dataset()

check datasets

print(len(train_set_x_orig))
print(len(test_set_x_orig))

your data set is ready, you may check the len of the train_set_x_orig, train_set_y variable. For mine, it was 209 and 50

A: I could download the dataset directly from coursera page.
Once you open the Coursera notebook you go to File -> Open and the following window will be display:
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Here the notebooks and datasets are displayed, you can go to the datasets folder and download the required data for the assignment. The package lr_utils.py is also available for downloading.

A: You will be able to find the lr_utils.py and all the other .py files (and thus the code inside them) required by the assignments:

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*Go to the first assignment (ie. Python Basics with numpy) - which you can always access whether you are a paid user or not

*And then click on 'Open' button in the Menu bar above. (see the image below)
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Then you can include the code of the modules directly in your code.

A: Download the datasets from the answer above.
And use this code (It's better than the above since it closes the files after usage):
def load_dataset():
    with h5py.File('datasets/train_catvnoncat.h5', "r") as train_dataset:
        train_set_x_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_x"][:])
        train_set_y_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_y"][:])

    with h5py.File('datasets/test_catvnoncat.h5', "r") as test_dataset:
        test_set_x_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_x"][:])
        test_set_y_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_y"][:])
        classes = np.array(test_dataset["list_classes"][:])

    train_set_y_orig = train_set_y_orig.reshape((1, train_set_y_orig.shape[0]))
    test_set_y_orig = test_set_y_orig.reshape((1, test_set_y_orig.shape[0]))

    return train_set_x_orig, train_set_y_orig, test_set_x_orig, test_set_y_orig, classes

A: As per the answer above, lr_utils is a part of the deep learning course and is a utility to download the data sets. It should readily work with the paid version of the course but in case you 'lost' access to it, I noticed this github project has the lr_utils.py as well as some data sets
https://github.com/andersy005/deep-learning-specialization-coursera/tree/master/01-Neural-Networks-and-Deep-Learning/week2/Programming-Assignments
Note:
The chinese website links did not work when I looked at them. Maybe the server storing the files expired. I did see that this github project had some datasets though as well as the lr_utils file.
EDIT: The link no longer seems to work. Maybe this one will do?
https://github.com/knazeri/coursera/blob/master/deep-learning/1-neural-networks-and-deep-learning/2-logistic-regression-as-a-neural-network/lr_utils.py

A: below is your code, just save your file named "lr_utils.py" and now you can use it.
import numpy as np
import h5py
def load_dataset():
train_dataset = h5py.File('datasets/train_catvnoncat.h5', "r")
train_set_x_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_x"][:]) # your train set features
train_set_y_orig = np.array(train_dataset["train_set_y"][:]) # your train set labels
test_dataset = h5py.File('datasets/test_catvnoncat.h5', "r")
test_set_x_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_x"][:]) # your test set features
test_set_y_orig = np.array(test_dataset["test_set_y"][:]) # your test set labels
classes = np.array(test_dataset["list_classes"][:]) # the list of classes
train_set_y_orig = train_set_y_orig.reshape((1, train_set_y_orig.shape[0]))
test_set_y_orig = test_set_y_orig.reshape((1, test_set_y_orig.shape[0]))
return train_set_x_orig, train_set_y_orig, test_set_x_orig, test_set_y_orig, classes

if your code file can not find you newly created lr_utils.py file just write this code:
import sys
sys.path.append("full path of the directory where you saved Ir_utils.py file")

A: *

*Here is the way to get dataset from as @ThinkBonobo:
https://github.com/andersy005/deep-learning-specialization-coursera/tree/master/01-Neural-Networks-and-Deep-Learning/week2/Programming-Assignments/datasets

*write a lr_utils.py file, as above answer @StationaryTraveller, put it into any of  sys.path() directory.

*def load_dataset():
with h5py.File('datasets/train_catvnoncat.h5', "r") as train_dataset:
   ....
!!!  BUT make sure that you delete 'datasets/', cuz now the name of your data file is train_catvnoncat.h5

*restart kernel and good luck.

A: I may add to the answers that you can save the file with lr_utils script on the disc and import that as a module using importlib util function in the following way.
  The below code came from the general thread about import functions from external files into the current user session:
How to import a module given the full path?
### Source load_dataset() function from a file
# Specify a name (I think it can be whatever) and path to the lr_utils.py script locally on your PC:
util_script = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("utils function", "D:/analytics/Deep_Learning_AI/functions/lr_utils.py")

# Make a module
load_utils = importlib.util.module_from_spec(util_script)

# Execute it on the fly
util_script.loader.exec_module(load_utils)

# Load your function
load_utils.load_dataset()

# Then you can use your load_dataset() coming from above specified 'module' called load_utils
train_set_x_orig, train_set_y, test_set_x_orig, test_set_y, classes = load_utils.load_dataset()

# This could be a general way of calling different user specified modules so I did the same for the rest of the neural network function and put them into separate file to keep my script clean.
# Just remember that Python treat it like a module so you need to prefix the function name with a 'module' name eg.:
# d = nnet_utils.model(train_set_x, train_set_y, test_set_x, test_set_y, num_iterations = 1000, learning_rate = 0.005, print_cost = True)

nnet_script = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("utils function", "D:/analytics/Deep_Learning_AI/functions/lr_nnet.py")
nnet_utils = importlib.util.module_from_spec(nnet_script)
nnet_script.loader.exec_module(nnet_utils)

That was the most convenient way for me to source functions/methods from different files in Python so far.
I am coming from the R background where you can call just one line function source() to bring external scripts contents into your current session.

A: The above answers didn't help, some links had expired.
So, lr_utils is not a pip library but a file in the same notebook as the CourseEra website.
You can click on "Open", and it'll open the explorer where you can download everything that you would want to run in another environment.
(I used this on a browser.)

A: This is how i solved mine, i copied the lir_utils file and paste it in my notebook thereafter i downloaded the dataset by zipping the file and extracting it. With the following code. Note: Run the code on coursera notebook and select only the zipped file in the directory to download.
!pip install zipfile36

zf = zipfile.ZipFile('datasets/train_catvnoncat_h5.zip', mode='w')

try:

    zf.write('datasets/train_catvnoncat.h5')

    zf.write('datasets/test_catvnoncat.h5')

finally:

    zf.close()

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Momma Took A Beauty Day Off!
Last week, I was treated to a super pampering beauty day with Elizabeth Arden. I honestly felt like it was God's way of telling me to slow down, take a breather and relax. I've been so busy trying to juggle full-time motherhood (yes, it's a career LOL), working on our brand Rory & Sloan and our social media agency, Santillan Creatives and of course, blogging – which is still my primary focus work-wise.
But for half a day (I came from a meeting and had to catch up na lang), I turned off my work brain and enjoyed getting lost in the world of Elizabeth Arden. It helped so much that the Makeup Artist assigned to me was Bunnie, who also recently just tried Elizabeth Arden makeup and was honestly impressed by it.
My makeup was so flawless that day. Watch the video below to see which products were responsible. I am so in love with their Flawless Finish liquid foundation, the mineral powder foundation, and the Flawless Finish concealer. See them in action in the video.
With Katsy at the new Elizabeth Arden boutique! The first ever in Manila!
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Many local governments shrug off FDA warning about Canadian drug imports
Josep March 8, 2019
Cities and local governments in several states said they will continue to use a Canadian company to offer employees prescription drugs at a highly reduced price, even though federal officials raised safety concerns about the practice last week.
The municipalities use CanaRx, which connects their employees with brick-and-mortar pharmacies in Canada, Great Britain and Australia to fill prescriptions.
In a letter Thursday to CanaRx, the Food and Drug Administration said the company has sent "unapproved" and "misbranded" drugs to U.S. consumers, jeopardizing their safety.
The FDA urged consumers not to use any medicines from CanaRx, which works with about 500 cities, counties, school districts and private employers to arrange drug purchases. Some of these employers have used the service as far back as 2004.
FDA warns Canadian company about distributing 'potentially dangerous' drugs in US
Prices of drugs from overseas pharmacies can be as much as 70 percent lower than what people pay in the U.S. because the costs are regulated by the foreign governments.
FDA officials would not explain why they waited more than a decade to act. They acknowledged the agency had no reports of anyone harmed by drugs received through CanaRx.
The FDA made its warning as Congress and the Trump administration look into ways to lower drug prices. Last month, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he has President Donald Trump's backing to start a program to begin importing drugs from Canada for state residents.
After DeSantis' comments, White House officials stressed that any such plan must get state and federal approvals.
The FDA said that in most cases importing drugs for personal use is illegal, although it very rarely has tried to stop Americans from bringing drugs across the Canadian border. It has not stopped retail stores in Florida that help consumers buy drugs from Canada since 2003. Nine storefronts were raided by FDA officials in 2017, although the FDA has allowed them to continue operating.
Defying ban, Florida stores ease access to imported medications
Schenectady County in New York, which has worked with CanaRx since 2004, defended its relationship and had no immediate plans to end it, according to Chris Gardner, the county attorney. "We will wait to see how this plays out, but right now it's status quo," Gardner said.
He said CanaRx, which is headquartered in Windsor, Ontario, helped the county save $500,000 on drug costs in 2018. About 25 percent of the county's 1,200 workers use the program and get their drugs with no out-of-pocket costs. If they use American pharmacies, they generally have a copayment.
"This is a good program, and on the merits it looks lawful, and they are not doing the terrible things that the FDA is suggesting," Gardner said.
CanaRx officials denied they were breaking any laws or putting Americans' health at risk. They say they are not an online pharmacy but a broker between brick-and-mortar pharmacies in Canada, Australia and Great Britain and U.S. employees. People can buy drugs via CanaRx only with a prescription from their doctor.
The company said it has no plans to stop distributing drugs.
"The FDA's characterizations of the CanaRx business model and operating protocols are completely wrong," said Joseph Morris, a Chicago-based lawyer for the company. "It is not possible to place an order via any CanaRx website; the websites are informational only."
Morris said the FDA notice prompted calls from many municipalities but all so far say they plan to stick with the company.
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Columbia County, N.Y., has been using CanaRx for about a decade and the savings allows it to offer employees drugs with no out-of-pocket costs instead of paying up to a $40 copay in local pharmacies.
"This is bull," Stephen Acciani, an insurance broker who works with the county, said of the FDA crackdown. "They are not selling unsafe medications." His recommendation would be for the county, which has more than 600 employees on its health plan, to continue using CanaRx.
He noted that employees receive drugs through the mail in their original packaging from manufacturers.
Kate Sharry, a benefits consultant to the city of Fall River, Mass., and more than 100 other municipalities in Massachusetts, said, "It will give some clients pause. How can you not pay attention to this from the FDA?" But she expects the local governments to stay with CanaRx.
Federal health officials under both Republican and Democratic administrations have blocked efforts to legalize importing drugs, saying it's too risky.
"Sometimes a bargain is too expensive," said Peter Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner and president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, a New York-based nonprofit that receives some of its funding from drugmakers.
Vermont legalizes importing cheaper Canadian drugs, needs federal approval
Pitts, who applauded the FDA action, said it's difficult for consumers to know when their pills from foreign pharmacies don't have the correct potency or ingredients. He said doctors may also not realize a patient's problem stems from issues with the medicine. Instead, the physicians may just change the medication's dosages. He said it is not safe for Americans to buy drugs that are imported through foreign pharmacies.
Gabriel Levitt, president of PharmacyChecker.com, a website for U.S. consumers that verifies international pharmacies offering drugs online, said CanaRx is one of the safest ways for Americans to get drugs from legitimate pharmacies in Canada and other industrialized counties.
He said the FDA is trying to intimidate CanaRx and its local government clients. "My biggest fear is they will scare consumers and they won't take their very safe and effective medications because they hear about this bogus warning."
"The FDA's action, which appears to try and make those programs look unsafe and sinister, seem to have a political and public relations purpose, one that is perfectly allied with the lobbying agenda of drug companies," he said.
He pointed to testimony by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb last week — just a day before the CanaRx warning. When asked about importing Canadian drugs, Gottlieb did not mention CanaRx, but he said that people going to a "brick and mortar" pharmacy in Canada "are getting a safe and effective drug. I have confidence in the Canadian drug regulatory system." He added that his concerns are with online pharmacies.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the industry trade and lobbying group, cheered the FDA action but denied it had any role in it, said spokeswoman Nicole Longo.
"PhRMA supports the FDA's efforts to crack down on organizations that are circumventing its robust safety and efficacy requirements," she said. "Drug importation schemes expose Americans to potentially unsafe, counterfeit or adulterated medicines."
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Think Shark Tank, but RIT style – get the reference now? This past Thursday, RIT held the finals of this year's Tiger Tank competition where the top five teams out of the original 70 competed for the cash prizes and the grand prize of a full graduate scholarship at The Saunders College of Business. Applications usually open early in the spring semester and anyone with a early stage product or service with foreseeable commercial impact is free to apply to get the chance to pitch their idea before a panel of judges.
Innovator's HourIf the whole, get-in-front-of-people-and-pitch-your-idea thing sounds extremely scary to you, or maybe if you just don't feel like you have a well enough developed product yet, or maybe you just want to see what other students are doing, Innovator's Hour may be the place for you. This research organization meets weekly and offers many opportunities like prototyping, networking with like-minded individuals, discussion about business and innovative ideas, and connections to coaches and researchers in the appropriate fields.
The groups has a very fluid structure and its doors are always welcome to new members, so if you're interested, check out their website or follow their social media @Innovator's Hour.
IdeaLabIf you're ever bored on a weekend, and it just happens to be the right weekend, you should find yourself at IdeaLab. This collaborative program with Rochester Regional Healthcare occurs twice a year – once in the fall and once in the spring semester and it's an opportunity for students from various disciplines to all come together in a weekend design blitz. Students are divided into teams based on which of the proposed project ideas they choose and they have the weekend to come up with their designs and propose them to a panel. Some of the winning projects have gone on to earn course credit in Applied Entrepreneurship and learn their potential to become start-up businesses.
So will you have the next winning idea? Check out the Simone Center's website to learn more about these and other opportunities they offer.


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Guy Ernest Debord (Parijs, 28 december 1931 – Bellevue-la-Montagne, 30 november 1994) was een Frans marxistisch theoreticus, schrijver, filmmaker, hypergraficus, lid van de Lettrist International, oprichter van een Lettristische factie, en stichtend lid van de Situationistische Internationale (SI). Hij was ook kort lid van Socialisme ou barbarie  (S ou B).

De bekendste publicatie van Debord is het boek  La Société du spectacle (1967), in het Nederlands verschenen als De spektakelmaatschappij (vert. Jaap Kloosterman en René van de Kraats, Het Wereldvenster, 1976). Een herziene, uitgebreide versie verscheen in 2015 onder de titel De spektakelmaatschappij & Commentaar op de spektakelmaatschappij (vert. Rokus Hofstede, Jaap Kloosterman & René van de Kraats, Uitgeverij IJzer, 2015).

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 Guy Debord - De spektakelmaatschappij, Het Wereldvenster, 1976, vert. Jaap Kloosterman en René van de Kraats
 voorpublicatie uit Guy Debord - De spektakelmaatschappij & Commentaar op de spektakelmaatschappij, Uitgeverij IJzer, 2015], vert. Rokus Hofstede, Jaap Kloosterman en René van de Kraats

Frans marxist
Filmmaker
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Research Spotlight: Ducklings Leave Nests in Early Morning, Suggesting Predator Avoidance
By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) June 12, 2019
In a study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) biologists put small cameras next to duck nests to determine what time of day wild ducklings began hatching, when the hen and ducklings departed the nest, and if any predators came to the nest when ducklings were present.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Gadwall ducklings in nest, Suisun Marsh, CA.
Some species of ducks, including mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), gadwall (Mareca strepera), and cinnamon teal (A. cyanoptera), nest in dry, upland habitat in California, with ducklings leaving the nest for wetlands shortly after hatching. The timing of egg hatching and duckling departure from the nest is critical for egg and brood survival. Eggs and ducklings risk being eaten by predators like coyotes, raccoons, skunks, birds of prey, and snakes while in the nest and en route to wetlands. At the same time, for the journey from the nest to wetland to be successful, ducklings need enough time in the nest to fully dry, develop motor skills, and imprint on their mother.
To study hatch and departure timing, USGS scientists placed cameras next to the nests of mallard, gadwall, and cinnamon teal ducks at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, near San Francisco Bay. Grizzly Island is one of many state wildlife areas that provides important nesting habitat for these species. The videos showed that the onset of hatch differed by species, with most gadwall and cinnamon teal nests starting to hatch during daylight hours and mallard nests starting to hatch during both daylight and night hours. Both gadwall and mallard broods demonstrated a clear preference for leaving the nest in the early hours of the morning, usually the day after hatching.
Predators ate eggs at 10% of nests in the two days prior to hatch and ducklings in 15% of nests prior to departure. Gopher snakes (Pituophis catenifer) were the most common predator of ducklings at the nest, with striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), coyote (Canis latrans), and an unidentified predatory bird species was also observed eating ducklings. In one case, ducklings were crushed by a Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) stepping on a nest. The presence of predators at a nest and the death of multiple ducklings usually did not cause hens to flee the nest immediately with their broods.
These results indicate that timing of hatch and nest departure is influenced by a variety of factors, including species, predator risk, and duckling readiness.
This spotlight refers to:
Peterson, SH, Ackerman, JT, Herzog, MP, Hartman, CA, Croston, R, Feldheim, CL, and Casazza, ML. 2019. Sitting ducklings: Timing of hatch, nest departure, and predation risk for dabbling duck broods. Ecology and Evolution.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5146
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Photo: Gadwall ducklings in a nest at the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area, shortly after hatch and before departure of hen and brood to a nearby wetland. (Credit: Sarah Peterson/USGS)
Sitting ducklings: Timing of hatch, nest departure, and predation risk for dabbling duck broods
For ground‐nesting waterfowl, the timing of egg hatch and duckling departure from the nest may be influenced by the risk of predation at the nest and en route to wetlands and constrained by the time required for ducklings to imprint on the hen and be physically able to leave the nest. We determined the timing of hatch, nest departure, and predation on dabbling duck broods using small video cameras
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Wildlife Program (unpublished) News
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Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
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Josh T Ackerman
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#55: Stories Winding Down
This is mark Joseph "young" blog entry #55, on the subject of Stories Winding Down.
#35: Quiet on the Novel Front (chapters 43 through 48), and
#47: Character Routines (chapters 67 through 72), and
#50: Stories Progress (chapters 73 through 78), and
#53: Character Battles (chapters 79 through 84).
This picks up from there. The battles our three characters were fighting last time have come to an end, or at least a lull, in these chapters.
Lauren's story was driving forward at the moment with the arrival of Horta, so I brought her back and delayed Bob for a chapter. That also had the advantage of leaving Bob floating in space a bit longer, giving the feeling of that seemingly interminable waiting he experienced before he was rescued.
I still had no idea what the acorn did; having Bethany shout to use it was another piece of the puzzle I was going to have to solve when I worked it out. It seemed appropriate to suggest that it would be useful against Horta.
Lauren is overmatched by Horta, and it shows. She is losing from the beginning, and can't get an advantage.
I did not need the gun, as such, to go with her; I only needed the bullets. To have Horta damage the gun meant Lauren was not going to use it, and the bullets would be in the clip when she reached the next world.
The more potent a spell is in Multiverser, the more it costs to do it. The cost of the magic Lauren uses to engulf Horta in flame is high in that the range is extremely short creating the serious risk that the user will be caught in the fire—which is what happens to Lauren. The idea that the spell Lauren used was so powerful that it killed her even as she succeeded was an idea I had seen with explosives, but not with magic.
The notion that life pods are automatic seems to be presumed in science fiction stories, but it occurred to me that it is presumptuous and there should be some consideration of why they are that way. The answer was simple enough.
This was a different way to show the battle; it saved me from trying to work out the details of how they did such combat just yet, and captured the necessary parts.
Bob reasonably sees this as a turning point in his life, a moment at which he has begun to be a warrior. It's not much, but it gives him his start.
The vorgo has had its effect, and by chance it has brought to unlife the dead man next to Joe. He is now looking for an explanation that does not include the idea that magic has animated a corpse and caused it to attack him.
He also has the experience of being frightened of something which intellectually he does not believe. The dead are dead, he tells himself, and this is all done as part of a psychological battle—but if so, it is working against him almost as well as against the others, because he believes they are undead even though he knows they cannot be.
Again Kondor comes up with a naturalist explanation for a supernatural event. That leads him to start seeking a naturalist solution, which the reader knows is a mistake.
The image for this world bothers me a bit. Our artist was from the southwest, and apparently was unfamiliar with the shape of the wigwams made by Native Americans in the eastern forests—he made them look like teepees of straw. They're supposed to be round-topped. But then, I'm not an artist.
Although I knew that this was the last world for the book, and I knew the major plot points that would have to happen here, I actually knew very few of the details of this world at this point. I knew that it was primitive; that was about all.
The telepathy test was something that I don't think I'd ever seen anyone try, but it made sense: if you were still in the same world, you should be able to find the mind of at least one person whose mind you knew. Lauren did not consider the possibility that they might all, or any, be asleep, though.
I considered that she might have been teleported to the Poconos, not far from the city; I knew she had not been, but it was a possibility she had to consider.
The notion that versers think about patterns in their arrivals is a recurring one. There are no patterns, but the randomness of the arrivals sometimes seems to create them.
I sleep in sweat suits. I started decades ago when we had a dog who would wake me wanting to go out, and the pajamas I favored while not indecent were not exactly adequate for being seen by neighbors. The practice made sense for a verser, particularly when in an outdoor setting, so Lauren adopted it. I don't think I ever considered what the others wore for sleep.
I was actually impressed by Slade's performance; it seemed to work well. I thought it would be good to have his shipmates impressed.
QNL is explained later. It stands for Quantum Non-Locality. I don't know whether it would actually work, but is based on the theory that one particle of matter can exist in two places at the same time, which I'm told has been "demonstrated".
Slade questions his actions, wondering rather human questions about the men he had killed, and chides himself for doing something (the thinking) that does not fit with his warrior self-image. I've seen the monolithic fighter type, and he doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
Slade's decision to push the questions from his mind seemed an important part of his character development, but I'm not yet certain where it is leading.
The priest Talwin is of course healing people by prayer. Kondor assumes that that is not possible, and so concludes that Talwin simply persuades them that they can keep going.
Kondor keeps coming back to being a doctor. It seems to be his first response in most situations, and so has become very much core to his character.
Figuring out what day would look like when the sky is so totally overcast it is as night, to a man whose red and blue visual receptors are tuned outside the visible light range into the infrared and ultraviolet respectively, was a feat; but I had already considered the problems of mixing those frequencies into normal eyesight in a web page on vision variants in Dungeons & Dragons™, so I had a head start on it.
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The itinerary alone is irresistible, taking you from the bustling streets of New Delhi to the vibrant city of Kolkata. You'll begin with a land tour of India's Golden Triangle, exploring the magnificent Taj Mahal and the glorious "pink city" of Jaipur. There, you can also visit important sites like Mother Teresa's home and tomb. A quick flight to Kolkata transports travelers to the cruise ship, where cultural performances and more adventures await. Be sure to check on the availability of cheap first class tickets to Kolkata for an extra splash of luxury on your journey.
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Henrik Christensen is the director of the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute and a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering. Christensen came to UC San Diego after serving, most recently, as executive director of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Christensen was initially trained in mechanical engineering and worked subsequently with MAN/BW Diesel. He earned a master's and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Aalborg University in Denmark, in 1987 and 1990, respectively.
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Le Catéchisme de l'Église catholique (CEC) est un ouvrage qui entend résumer la foi, l'enseignement et la morale de l'Église catholique. Il a été promulgué le  et publié solennellement le .

Ce catéchisme se veut un ouvrage de référence pour tout fidèle catholique quant aux dogmes, sacrements, vie morale et vie spirituelle, et a pour but de faciliter la rédaction de catéchismes locaux. Un compendium (version abrégée) en a été publié en 2005. À l'occasion des journées mondiales de la jeunesse de 2011, une version spéciale du Catéchisme à destination des jeunes fut publiée : le YouCat.

La rédaction du CEC été suggérée par l'Assemblée générale extraordinaire du Synode des évêques de 1985, vingt ans après la fin du concile Vatican II, et le processus de rédaction fut lancé par Jean-Paul II le .

Origines et objectifs du texte

Contrairement à ce qui s'était passé après le concile de Trente (1542–1563), aucun catéchisme n'a été rédigé à la suite du concile Vatican II (1962–1965). Le , le pape Jean-Paul II convoque un synode des évêques pour réfléchir aux suites à donner aux décisions du concile. Dans leur rapport final du , les Pères du synode demandent :

En conséquence, Jean-Paul II forme en 1986 une commission de douze cardinaux et évêques, présidée par le cardinal Ratzinger (futur pape Benoît XVI), alors préfet de la Congrégation pour la doctrine de la foi, et assistée par un comité de rédaction de sept évêques résidents. Le secrétaire de rédaction de cette commission est Christoph Schönborn. Un grand nombre de spécialistes sont consultés. Neuf versions successives sont produites jusqu'au résultat final.

Dans la constitution apostolique Fidei depositum , texte sur le dépôt de la foi accompagnant la parution du Catéchisme, Jean-Paul II déclare :
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Promulgation

Après plusieurs phases de relectures et de correction, le  est approuvé par la commission (chargée de sa réalisation) le . Jean-Paul II examine le texte en mars, et le 30 avril, il reçoit la version définitive qu'il approuve le 25 juin. La constitution apostolique Fidei depositum, promulguée le , ordonne la publication du Catéchisme de l'Église catholique.

Publications
Si la promulgation et la présentation solennelle du nouveau catéchisme est initialement fixée aux 7, 8 et 9 décembre, une présentation de la version française a lieu à Paris, Tournai et Lausanne dès le 16 novembre 1992. C'est pourquoi dès le 15 novembre Jean-Paul II annonce la sortie prochaine de l'ouvrage lors de l'Angélus dominical sur la place Saint-Pierre. Le , le pape remet officiellement les versions française, espagnole et italienne à cinq évêques des cinq continents ainsi qu'à trois couples, à des jeunes et à des enfants de tous les continents. Le 8 décembre, il dépose le catéchisme entre les mains de Marie, , et le 9, le cardinal Ratzinger présente à la presse ce catéchisme en soulignant la  de cet événement pour l'Église et pour le monde.

Les versions traduites en espagnol et italien sont terminées en novembre 1992. Les publications en allemand, portugais et brésilien ne sont effectives qu'en 1993, et la version en anglais du CEC n'est publiée qu'en 1994. D'autres traductions sont ensuite réalisées dans différentes langues. Après différents retours , quelques légères corrections sont effectuées sur le document et une version de référence (editio typica), est publiée en latin le  par la lettre apostolique Laetamur Magnopere. La version française définitive est publiée en 1998 aux éditions Centurion-Cerf-Fleurus-Mame.

Contenu de l'ouvrage
Le document compte  paragraphes. Il reprend le plan traditionnel déjà adopté par celui de Trente et s'articule donc en quatre parties (La profession de foi, La célébration du mystère chrétien, La vie dans le Christ, La prière chrétienne). Sa formulation se veut claire et didactique afin d'être comprise par le plus grand nombre. À ces quatre parties se rajoute une introduction en préambule et en fin de document, des pages d'index analytique ainsi qu'un guide de lecture.

Chaque partie est décomposée en 2 sections, la première section étant plus courte que la seconde. Chaque section est décomposée en chapitres (de 2 à 4 chapitres par section). Les chapitres sont à leurs tours découpés en articles. Le texte des articles est composé en paragraphes de quelques lignes, tous les paragraphes sont numérotés de façon incrémentale. Dans certains articles (très longs), les paragraphes sont regroupés par thématique, la thématique mise en gras servant de titre intermédiaire. Enfin, les chapitres sont généralement terminés par un article « En Bref » proposant un résumé synthétique de tout le chapitre, en quelques paragraphes.

L'intégralité de l'ouvrage est disponible en ligne sur le site web du Vatican.

Logo
Le dessin choisi comme logo ou emblème du catéchisme de l'Église Catholique est tiré d'un dessin retrouvé sur une pierre tombale des catacombes chrétiennes de la Domitilla (fin du ). Cette image d'origine païenne a été utilisée par les chrétiens pour symboliser le repos de l'âme défunte. Elle présente des allusions à la foi chrétienne comme :
 le Christ bon pasteur qui guide et protège ses brebis
 le bâton du berger symbolisant l'autorité (du Christ)
 la flute évoquant la
 le Christ qui fait reposer (le défunt) à l'ombre de l'.

Introduction à l'ouvrage
 Constitution apostolique Fidei depositum
La constitution apostolique Fidei depositum, de Jean-Paul II (datée du ) débute l'ouvrage. Cette lettre destinée aux évêques, prêtres et diacres présente l'esprit et l'itinéraire de préparation du texte, la composition en quatre parties de l'ouvrage et sa valeur doctrinale.
 Prologue
Le prologue consiste en une présentation de l'ouvrage (plus complète que la lettre de Jean-Paul II), ainsi que sa structure. Ce prologue est découpé en 5 sous-chapitres :
 La vie de l'homme – connaître et aimer Dieu
 Transmettre la foi – la catéchèse
 Le but et les destinataires de ce Catéchisme
 La structure de ce Catéchisme
 Indications pratiques pour l'usage de ce Catéchisme
 Les adaptations nécessaires

partie : la profession de foi

section : «  » – «  »
Dans cette section, le catéchisme aborde la relation de l'homme avec Dieu : la , la façon dont , et dont . Il aborde ainsi la révélation de Dieu dans l'histoire, cette transmission par la tradition apostolique, les écritures (et le canon des écritures), leur interprétation à l'aide de l'Esprit-Saint. Enfin, cette section se conclut par un chapitre tourné autour de la foi, de sa définition, de ses caractéristiques, et de son langage.

La section se termine par une présentation des deux crédos (le Symbole des Apôtres et le crédo de Nicée). La présentation et l'explication du crédo étant faite dans la .

 Chapitre  : L'homme est capable de Dieu
 Chapitre  : Dieu à la rencontre de l'homme
 Chapitre  : La réponse de l'homme à Dieu

section : la profession de foi chrétienne
Les versets du Credo du symbole de Nicée (et les éléments de la foi catholique) sont analysés dans différents chapitres. Chaque point de foi est précisé, en s'appuyant sur les textes bibliques ainsi que sur des citations des Pères de l'Église. Cette section est celle qui comporte le plus de références et de renvois vers des références externes. Chaque page (de l'ouvrage) a de 10 à 30 références bibliques (ou de pères de l'Église).

 Chapitre   Je crois en Dieu le Père
Ce chapitre dissèque le premier verset : . Le chapitre est découpé en 7 paragraphes intitulés : « Je crois en Dieu, le père, le tout-puissant, le créateur, le ciel et la terre, l'homme, la chute ». Chaque paragraphe est terminé par un petit résumé nommé « En Bref » qui rappelle les points essentiels vus dans ce paragraphe.

 Chapitre   Je crois en Jésus-Christ, le Fils unique de Dieu
Ce chapitre reprend en 6 articles et de nombreux sous-paragraphes, l'étude des versets du crédo depuis le , jusqu'au verset .

 Chapitre   Je crois en l'Esprit-Saint
Ce chapitre, étudie en 5 articles tous les versets (du crédo) depuis , jusqu'à la fin du Crédo.

partie : la célébration du mystère chrétien
Cette seconde partie du catéchisme aborde la liturgie catholique et les sept sacrements offerts aux chrétiens.

section : l'économie sacramentelle

Cette section présente le mystère pascal, c'est-à-dire l'importance de la fête de Pâques célébrée chaque année par les chrétiens. Il situe également cette fête et la Pâque du Christ dans l'économie du salut pour chaque homme, et dans l'histoire de l'humanité. Il précise comment cette fête influe (et fait partie) des autres sacrements. Enfin, pour entrer dans le détail de la célébration pascale, le second chapitre précise comment se passe cette célébration pascale, qui la célèbre, quand (une fois par an, mais aussi chaque semaine lors de chaque messe), où se passe cette célébration…

 chapitre  : le mystère pascal dans le temps de l'Église
 chapitre  : la célébration sacramentelle du mystère pascal

section : les sept sacrements de l'Église
Cette section reprend les sept sacrements de l'Église catholique qu'il regroupe en 4 chapitres. Pour chaque sacrement, il précise qui peut le donner et le recevoir, son rôle dans l'économie du salut, sa célébration, les effets de ce sacrement, et différents points spécifiques à chaque sacrement.

 chapitre  : les sacrements de l'initiation chrétienne
Sont présentés les sacrements du baptême, de la confirmation et de la communion.
 chapitre  : les sacrements de guérison
Sont présentés les sacrement de pénitence et de réconciliation, ainsi que le sacrement de l'onction des malades.
 chapitre  : les sacrements du service de la communion
Sont présentés les sacrements de l'ordre ainsi que le mariage.
 chapitre  : les autres célébrations liturgiques
Enfin, ce dernier chapitre présente les sacramentaux ainsi que les funérailles chrétiennes.

partie : la vie dans le Christ

section : la vocation de l'homme : la vie dans l'Esprit
Cette section aborde les questions de la dignité de la personne humaine et ses relations avec la société humaine. Sont également abordées la notion de loi naturelle et évangélique ainsi que la grâce divine. La section est découpée en 3 chapitres :

 chapitre  : la dignité de la personne humaine
 Dans ce chapitre, l'ouvrage présente en 8 articles, les raisons de la dignité de l'homme : l'homme est à l'image de Dieu, il a pour vocation la béatitude, la liberté de l'homme, la moralité des actes humains et des passions, la conscience morale de l'homme, ses vertus, et le péché (définition, diversité, gravité et miséricorde).

 chapitre  : la communauté humaine
 Sont abordées les questions relatives à la personne et la Société, la participation à la vie sociale ainsi que la justice sociale.

 chapitre  : le salut de Dieu : la loi et la grâce
 Ce chapitre aborde en premier la notion de loi morale (avec la loi morale naturelle, la loi ancienne et la loi évangélique), puis la grâce et la justification (c'est-à-dire « devenir juste », devenir saint) et enfin un dernier article : l'Église, mère et éducatrice.

section : les dix commandements

Cette section aborde les Dix Commandements () qui ont été présentés en toute fin de la section précédente.
 chapitre  : Tu aimeras le Seigneur ton Dieu de tout ton cœur, de toute ton âme et de tout ton esprit.
 Ce chapitre aborde les 3 premiers commandements , , . À partir de ces versets du livre de l'Exode, le catéchisme étend sa réflexion sur les enseignements donnés par Jésus dans le Nouveau Testament.

 chapitre  : Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même.
 Ce chapitre aborde les commandements 4 à 10. Chaque commandement est l'occasion d'élargir l'enseignement au contenu de la doctrine sociale de l'Église et de porter la réflexion sur les thèmes proches.
  amène à réfléchir sur la famille, sa place dans la société, les rôles de chacun dans la famille.
  ouvre sur toutes les questions liées à la vie (meurtre, peine de mort, avortement, euthanasie, suicide), mais également le problème de la légitime défense, du respect de la personne humaine, de la paix.
  aborde la question du mariage, de l'amour des époux et du divorce.
  ouvre sur la destination universelle des biens, le respect des personnes et des biens, la propriété privée, la justice sociale (et économique), la solidarité entre riches et pauvres (au niveau des nations et des personnes) et enfin l'amour du pauvre.
 , aborde la question de la vérité, du respect de la vérité, de l'usage des moyens de communication sociaux et de l'art sacré.
  aborde la purification du cœur.
  aborde les problèmes liés à la convoitise, la pauvreté de cœur et la soif de Dieu.

partie : la prière chrétienne
Cette dernière partie, plus courte que les autres, présente la nécessité de la prière, les différents types de prières et la place de la prière quotidienne. La prière du Notre Père est elle-même présentée et étudiée dans les derniers chapitres.

section : la prière dans la vie chrétienne
 chapitre  : la révélation de la prière - l'appel universel à la prière
 Ce chapitre commence par présenter la prière dans l'Ancien Testament à travers des grandes figures comme Moïse, David, Élie ou le livre des Psaumes. Il s'ouvre ensuite pour présenter différents types de prière comme la prière de demande, d'intercession, d'action de grâces ou de louange, mais aussi la bénédiction et l'adoration.

 chapitre  : la tradition de la prière
 Ce chapitre présente la longue tradition de prière dans l'Église que ce soit à Dieu Père, à Jésus ou à l'Esprit-Saint. Il aborde également la prière en communion avec la Vierge Marie.

 chapitre  : la vie de prière
 Ce chapitre évoque différents modes d'expression de la prière, comme la prière vocale, la méditation, l'oraison, mais aussi les difficultés que le fidèle rencontre pour prier et les pistes qui s'offrent à lui (vigilance, confiance filiale, persévérance).

section : la prière du Seigneur « Notre Père… »

Cette section étudie et présente la prière du Notre Père enseignée par Jésus à ses apôtres dans la bible ().
 article  : résumé de tout l'évangile
 Ce premier article présente rapidement comment la prière du Notre Père est au centre de toutes les écritures, et des sacrements chrétiens.
 article  : Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux…
 Cet article étudie le premier verset du Notre Père (Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux).
 article  : les sept demandes
 Ce dernier article étudie les sept demandes de la prière (que ton nom soit sanctifié, ...) et les implications pour le chrétien.

Guide de lecture et index
Une part importante de l'ouvrage est composée de tables d'index de table analytique permettant de retrouver des citations et ou des thèmes abordés dans l'ouvrage (230 pages sur 840).

 Index des citations
Ce chapitre recense toutes les citations et références du catéchisme (citations de la bible, des conciles œcuméniques et des synodes, documents pontificaux ou ecclésiaux, le droit canon, ainsi que les pères de l'Église ou les saints). Il permet de voir auteur par auteur, quels ouvrages ont été cités et dans quel chapitre du catéchisme.

 Table analytique
Cette volumineuse table analytique (plus d'une centaine de pages) répertorie par thème les sujets abordés dans le catéchisme et renvoie aux différents numéros de paragraphes abordant le point recherché.

 Guide de lecture
Un guide de lecture est disponible en fin d'ouvrage. Il rassemble 23 questions générales autour de la foi. Ces questions sont regroupées en 4 chapitres.
 L'homme dans l'univers
 Le mystère de la foi
 Être chrétien
 Vivre en Église

 Table des matières
La table des matières clôture l'ouvrage.

Autres versions du CEC

Le Compendium du Catéchisme de l'Église catholique
Le pape Benoît XVI présente pour la première fois, le , une version abrégée et plus concise de cet ouvrage : le Compendium du Catéchisme de l'Église catholique dont il a lui-même supervisé l'élaboration. La structure rédactionnelle est identique mais elle se présente sous la forme de questions et de réponses, plus propice à en faire un manuel pratique pour le fidèle chrétien.

Le YouCat
À l'occasion des journées mondiales de la jeunesse 2011, une troisième version du catéchisme est spécialement élaborée pour les jeunes de 14 à 20 ans. Il suit la même structure, avec un langage plus simple et des illustrations adaptées. De nouveau rédigé sous la direction du cardinal Schönborn, l'ouvrage est intitulé YouCat, acronyme de Youth Catechism, catéchisme des jeunes.

Initialement rédigé en allemand, il est traduit ou en cours de traduction dans vingt langues et paru dans plus de dix pays. Il a été offert personnellement par le pape Benoît XVI aux pèlerins venus aux JMJ de Madrid. Le pape en a également rédigé la préface. Il y indique sa confiance dans les capacités des jeunes contemporains à s'intéresser au catéchisme et les invite de façon pressante à l'étudier avec ardeur : .

Particularités

Peine de mort
Certains groupes, comme l'ACAT, ont regretté que le catéchisme ne prononce pas une condamnation radicale de la peine de mort. En effet, le texte définitif indique qu'une telle possibilité n'est pas exclue par l'enseignement de l'Église même si . Parallèlement, de nombreux évêques se sont prononcés contre la peine de mort et le Saint-Siège soutient des initiatives abolitionnistes.

Un des rédacteurs du catéchisme, l'archevêque de Tours , réfute que celui-ci puisse être opposé aux arguments abolitionnistes : .

Le  est publié un rescrit par la Congrégation pour la doctrine de la foi modifiant l'article 2267 du Catéchisme de l'Église catholique, rendant la nouvelle formulation sur le recours à la peine de mort comme . Elle fait suite à la déclaration du pape François en octobre 2017 pour les 25 ans de la publication du nouveau catéchisme par le pape .

Relations avec les Juifs
Le catéchisme indique : .

En tenant compte de la complexité historique du procès de Jésus manifestée dans les récits évangéliques et quel que puisse être le péché personnel des acteurs du procès (Judas, le Sanhédrin, Ponce Pilate) que seul Dieu connaît, on ne peut en attribuer la responsabilité à l'ensemble des Juifs de Jérusalem, malgré les cris d'une foule manipulée et les reproches globaux contenus dans les appels à la conversion après la Pentecôte. Jésus Lui-même en pardonnant sur la Croix et Pierre à sa suite ont fait droit à l'ignorance () des Juifs de Jérusalem et même de leurs chefs. Encore moins peut-on, à partir du cri du peuple :  () qui signifie une formule de ratification, étendre la responsabilité aux autres Juifs dans l'espace et dans le temps.

Aussi bien l'Église a-t-elle déclaré au concile Vatican II : .

Contraception

Le catéchisme (§ 2370), citant l'encyclique Humanae Vitae de Paul VI, indique qu'est intrinsèquement mauvaise « toute action qui, soit en prévision de l'acte conjugal, soit dans son déroulement, soit dans le développement de ses conséquences naturelles, se proposerait comme but ou comme moyen de rendre impossible la procréation » (HV 14). Le catéchisme condamne ainsi la contraception, contre l'avis d'une majorité de théologiens de la commission créée par Jean XXIII pour étudier cette question.

Réactions

FSSPX
Le district de France de la FSSPX reconnait certaines qualités sur la forme et le fond au catéchisme et surtout au compendium qui le résume. Il met cependant vivement en garde les fidèles de la fraternité contre un texte jugé complètement imprégné des enseignements du concile Vatican II : . Ainsi, les membres de la fraternité et les fidèles catholiques sont fermement invités à éviter ces textes pour n'utiliser que le Catéchisme de saint Pie X ou le Catéchisme du Concile de Trente.

Ventes
En mai 1996, et en France uniquement, le catéchisme était déjà vendu à plus de  (trois fois plus qu'en Italie). En 2001, il y aurait déjà plus de huit millions d'exemplaires vendus de par le monde.

Notes et références

Notes

Références

 Catéchisme de l'Église Catholique

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Catéchisme du concile de Trente
 Catéchisme de Bellarmin
 Catéchisme de Pie X
 Pierres vivantes
 Catéchisme hollandais
 Catéchisme de Baltimore
 Catéchisme de Heidelberg
 Catéchisme pour adultes
 Grand Catéchisme
 Doctrine catholique sur le Décalogue

Liens externes
 Le Catéchisme de l'Église catholique sur le site du Vatican
 Le Catéchisme et son Compendium en diverses langues
 Constitution apostolique Fidei depositum

Document de l'Église catholique
Eglise
Ouvrage théologique chrétien
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The Changing Face of Christian Evangelism
Tammy Faye was a woman ahead of her time. May she rest in peace. As discussed here, her son Jay Bakker has been on the vanguard of a movement towards a far more tolerant evangelical Christianity. In fact, his name was floated recently, by a GLAAD spokesman, as a reasonable replacement for Rev. Louie Giglio to perform the Inaugural Benediction. Giglio was pushed out when his homophobic record came to light.
There are more and more indicators that the sexual politics traditionally associated with the evangelical movement are falling out of favor. Not just with the Presidential Inaugural Committee, or with the military (the Marine Corps in particular), or with the society at large, but with the evangelical community itself. While evangelical Christianity has attracted youth in large numbers, younger evangelicals are not rallying around the sexual morés of the old guard. Even those who accept those values on a personal level, don't want to their social agenda to be defined by them. From Buzzfeed:
Ricky, a 21-year-old evangelical Christian college student, isn't necessarily committed to abstinence before marriage: "If two people are in love and are willing to take the next step, I believe God would approve." He respects both sides of the abortion debate, but thinks churches shouldn't have a say in the matter. And he's an enthusiastic supporter of gay marriage; he thinks Christian opposition to it will be "a black eye on our religion for decades."
He may be progressive, but Ricky isn't alone. A variety of experts say young evangelicals care less and less about the issues of sexual politics — abstinence, abortion, and same-sex marriage — that their forebears brought to the center of the political conversation. And churches that keep focusing on these issues may risk becoming obsolete.
A study released in December by the National Association of Evangelicals found that 44% of unmarried 18-29-year-old evangelicals had been sexually active — but the study defined "evangelical" as someone who attends church at least monthly, believes Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation, and believes the Bible "is accurate in all that it teaches," requirements that may leave out some who still consider themselves part of the group. Another study puts the figure at 80 percent. And a recent poll found that 44% of 18-29-year-old evangelicals favor same-sex marriage, lower than the national figure but much higher than their elders.
An accurate statistical representation of this very broad movement seems to be lacking, and much of the reporting is anecdotal, but there is a pronounced feeling on both sides of the cultural divide that evangelism is going to have to shift its messaging in order to stay relevant in the coming years. Younger evangelicals want to talk about the environment, poverty, war, and stopping sexual trafficking. In other words, they seem much more interested in helping people who are hurting than preventing people from doing the things that make them happy. What's evolving looks more like a compassion agenda.
The Giglio incident has sadly been very polarizing, pitting evangelism, once again, against the prevailing cultural climate. It has sparked outrage amongst the usual suspects about the perceived marginalization of Christians.
Over at Lifeway Research, Ed Stetzer pens a blog on the topic. "This Louie Giglio moment, and the Chick-Fil-A moment that preceded it, and the Rick Warren moment which preceded that, raise the question: Where do people of faith with long-standing traditional religious/scriptural convictions go from here?," he writes.
And Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council opines:
This is another example of intolerance from the Obama administration toward those who hold to biblical views on sexuality. Why is the president surprised that an evangelical pastor would teach from Scripture on homosexuality? One would be hard pressed to find an Evangelical pastor who hasn't preached on what the Bible teaches about human sexuality.
But Perkins is mistaken. There are a number of evangelical ministers who don't share Perkins's cherry-picked and blinkered interpretation of the Bible. There's the aforementioned Jay Bakker and others recommended by GLAAD's Ross Murray. There's Jim Swilley, the now openly gay megachurch pastor. The evangelical community is changing all around Tony Perkins. He just hasn't noticed.
Meanwhile, the cultural conservatives are starting to age out of the system. Jerry Falwell, who once upon a time led the charge of the culture warriors, has gone to his reward. And some who are still with us seem to be in the horrible grip of senility -- which is my backhanded way of saying that I'm really starting to worry about Pat Robertson.
I recently wrote about Robertson's jaw-dropping comments on General Petraeus's adultery, which basically amounted to, come on, the chick was hot.
Now comes a diatribe from the ever-moralizing 700 Club preacher on the marriage killing powers of unattractive women. Asked to respond to the Maxim letter of a 17 year old boy who was concerned for his lonely mother, due to his father's immersion into online gaming, Robertson offered this penetrating insight: It's probably your mother's fault, kiddo.
"You know, it may be your mom isn't as sweet as you think she is; she may be kind of hard-nosed. And so, you say, it's my father, he's not paying attention to mom, but you know mom …" he trails off and offers a spiteful little chuckle.
He launches into another story: "A woman came to a preacher I know — it's so funny. She was awful looking. Her hair was all torn up, she was overweight and looked terrible …"
So far, this story sounds hilarious Pat, Please continue.
"And she said, 'Oh, Reverend, what can I do? My husband has started to drink.'"
The hateful punchline is coming. I can feel it. I'm on the edge of my seat.
"And the preacher looked at her and he said, 'Madam, if I were married to you, I'd start to drink too.'"
Methinks the reverend's Freudian slip is showing. Anyone who was paying attention to Robertson's agenda over the years had to know that underneath it all was simple misogyny. But if you had any doubt, now would be the time to the let that go. (Who is it who's always telling women to stay sweet? Oh. Right.)
Anyway, I think the one-time presidential candidate is losing control of his mouth. It's a hard call, given his long-time propensity for saying incredibly offensive things. But it looks like now he's even offending his sidekicks. It's time for him to retire before he ruins his own dubious legacy.
Many of the stalwarts of the Christian Right are not aging too well. But the evangelical movement seems to be maturing.
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Monday, 19 November 2018, 7:55 am Zubin Daver
Can Lendl Help Zverev Overcome his Issues?
Alexander Zverev defeated Novak Djokovic in the title-decider of the ATP World Tour Finals under the stewardship of a new coach, the former Andy Murray coach Ivan Lendl and he played his own part in helping him win his first big tennis title.
The German, who had earlier played against Djokovic in the group stage of the ATP Finals and lost comfortably in straight sets, overturned the world number one's favourites tag to clinch a straight-set victory in the final.
And he creditted Lendl for his help right throughout the tournament, not the least before the final where he spoke about the different things he could tweak slightly to get the better of Djokovic.
In a post-match press conference, Zverev said:
"He obviously analyzed the match that I played with him a few days ago, told me a few things I had to do different. I was more aggressive today. I tried to take the ball earlier. Those kind of things."
"Obviously, Ivan, the experience he has on and off the court, is amazing. That helped me, as well, to kind of play the two matches that I played back to back now."
Interestingly, it wasn't just the final win that Lendl had had a hand in. He also spoke with Zverev after his semi-final win over the Swiss legend Roger Federer, after the German had been booed by a section of the crowd. This had happened after Zverev stopped a point when a ball-boy dropped the ball during a rally.
Zverev explained it was quite emotional when that happened but Lendl helped things put in perspective. The former eight-time Grand Slam winner gave him the crowd's perspective and the fact it wasn't a personal grudge against Zverev but disappointment at the loss of his their favourite player.
The German said, Lendl told him to enjoy himself rather than take things personally.
"As tennis players, we take it personally, this kind of stuff. [Lendl] just said, 'Look, it's nothing personal. They're all Roger fans; he deserves to have the most fans in the world.' He just told me, 'Go out here today and enjoy.'"
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Rangoon Collection on Day 7 in India
The romantic war movie was anticipated to come out with flying colors in terms of its plot line but it failed to fetch positive reviews from most of the moviegoers due to which the film has not done a fair business at the Indian as well as overseas box office. Therefore, the amount fetched by Rangoon total collection until now looks extremely unimpressive. However, the Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor starrer Rangoon is expected to amass an earning of Rs. 1.97 Crores in India on day 7.
Rangoon 7th Day Overseas Box Office Collection
Rangoon box office collection in abroad on its seventh day of release is anticipated to generate nearly Rs. 0.71 Crores as the theaters out there are witnessing extremely low crowd. Moviegoers had high expectations from Rangoon but the romantic war film was not that perfectly depicted on the silver screens.
Rangoon Total Collection on Day 7
Rangoon worldwide collection on its seventh day of release is predicted to settle down to almost an amount of Rs. 2.68 Crores. The moviemakers had invested a lump sum amount of Rs. 80 Crores for the production of Rangoon, the film might not be that engaging but the locations of Rangoon were totally breathtaking.
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"Buses drive faster, are much better to travel. But the local train through the jungle is very charming"
A lot of train are riding around Kuala Lumpur to the suburbs and to the International Airport, but when you want to go to the North, then the train will depart twice a day One will leave at 14.55 from KL Sentral and arrives at 23.15 at Butterworth. The other om depart at 19.50 and arrives the next day at 6.04 in Butterworth. Traveling by train is not expensive, but the time of departure is not so good.
21.30. That's in the evening and you will be travelling in the dark most of the time.
You won't see much of the landscape! You 'll have a cabin with 4 beds (4 persons) and washbasin. The price is really fair. Two adults and two children will cost you RM 160.
When the sun rises near Alor Setar, you can have a look outside. Around 8 o'clock the train arrives in Arau. Here you get off the train and you'll take a taxi to Kuala Kedah for the ferry to Langkawi. This taxi will cost you around RM 14.
>Nowadays you can take a fast train from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh. From there you have a slow train. In the future there will fast trains all over the country.
But... for all train reservations: click on the banner at the right. Even if you want a ticket to/ from Thailand or Singapore.
The Jungletrain is more basic. You can choose a hard seater or a soft seater, there are airconditioned compartments and there are non airconditioned compartments. In the last youi will meet the local people, traveling to another kampong or there are girls/boys going to school.
There are regular buses shuttle passengers from Jerantut to Kuala Tahan � the base camp for the Taman Negara occupying the heart of the rainforest. Despite its rural location there is no shortage of hotels, shops and barge restaurants in Kuala Tahan, serving local dishes such as kaya jam toast � a peculiar but sweet mix of coconut and eggs often eaten at breakfast.
From the little towns Jerantut or Mela the train will go North and you will be traveling through the thick jungle. The train will stop at a kampong to let passengers in and out. Sometimes schoolgirls, which are going home, sometimes a local who wants to visit some relatives.
But what the train lacks in comforts, it makes up for in charm and scenery, as breathtaking views of the Malaysian jungle unfold out of the window.
The train regularly grinds to a halt at towns and villages along the way. Some stations and their platforms are well marked, while at others, their names are inked on wooden signs in the ground.
Local women in headscarves board the carriages, hauling oversized bundles of vegetables and wood. Observing men, women and schoolchildren hopping on and off the train is a great way to immerse yourself in Malaysian culture.
Train Tickets Reservation below at the banner!


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Q: Sort array based on the order from another array Swift I have the following tow arrays:
fetchedProducts = [
    [name:  "productName20", id: 20],
    [name:  "productName3", id: 3],
    [name:  "productName1", id: 1]
]

sortedProducts = [
    [productName1: "1"], // I know the numbers here are string; I need them to be string
    [productName20: "20"],
    [productName3: "3"]
]

Now I need to sort fetchedProducts based on the order of sortedProducts so it would end up looking like the following:
fetchedProducts = [
    [name:  "productName1", id: 1],
    [name:  "productName20", id: 20],
    [name:  "productName3", id: 3]
]

A: You can try the following in Swift. Note the dictionaries in Swift are unordered so you have to use arrays for ordered collections:
let fetchedProducts = [
    (name: "productName20", id: 20),
    (name: "productName3", id: 3),
    (name: "productName1", id: 1),
]

let sortedProducts = [
    ("productName1", "1"),
    ("productName20", "20"),
    ("productName3", "3"),
]

let sortedFetchedProducts = sortedProducts
    .compactMap { s in
        fetchedProducts.first(where: { s.1 == String($0.id) })
    }

print(sortedFetchedProducts)
// [(name: "productName1", id: 1), (name: "productName20", id: 20), (name: "productName3", id: 3)]

A: JavaScipt realisation:
const fetchedProducts = [
    {name:  "productName20", id: 20},
    {name:  "productName3", id: 3},
    {name:  "productName1", id: 1}
];

const sortedProducts = [
    {productName1: "1"}, // I know the numbers here are string; I need them to be string
    {productName20: "20"},
    {productName3: "3"}
];

const sortProducts = (fetchedProducts, sortedProducts) => {
  // Extract ordered id from the sortedProducts array
  const orderIds = sortedProducts.map(sorted => +Object.values(sorted));

  // Find product by sorted id and put into new array
  const sortedFetchedProducts = [];
  orderIds.forEach(id => {
    let product = fetchedProducts.find(item => item.id === id);
    sortedFetchedProducts.push(product);
  });

  return sortedFetchedProducts;
}

const sortedFetchedProducts = sortProducts(fetchedProducts, sortedProducts);
console.log(sortedFetchedProducts);

Output:

[
{ name: 'productName1', id: 1 },
{ name: 'productName20', id: 20 },
{ name: 'productName3', id: 3 }
]