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Do Air Strikes in Syria Align with Just War Theory?
By Zach Dawes
Just war theory has long been a means by which people of faith have sought to assess both the morality and wisdom of armed conflict.
EthicsDaily.com has consistently set forth just war theory's principles when U.S. leaders either contemplated or made a determination to wage war. (Examples are here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.)
I am a proponent of what Glen Stassen called "just peacemaking." Yet, as I explained previously, I believe just war theory offers the most realistic means to engage the conversation about war and, ultimately, the most productive avenue to champion just peacemaking.
Given the news of President Trump's decision to approve air strikes in Syria, it is time again to continue this important moral witness on EthicsDaily.com.
Below are the principles of just war theory, as set forth by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Consider and use these principles as a means of assessing Trump's decision on Syria.
Just cause: Force may be used only to correct a grave, public evil, i.e., aggression or massive violation of the basic rights of whole populations;
Comparative justice: While there may be rights and wrongs on all sides of a conflict, to override the presumption against the use of force the injustice suffered by one party must significantly outweigh that suffered by the other;
Legitimate authority: Only duly constituted public authorities may use deadly force or wage war;
Right intention: Force may be used only in a truly just cause and solely for that purpose;
Probability of success: Arms may not be used in a futile cause or in a case where disproportionate measures are required to achieve success;
Proportionality: The overall destruction expected from the use of force must be outweighed by the good to be achieved;
Last resort: Force may be used only after all peaceful alternatives have been seriously tried and exhausted.
By way of brief commentary on these principles, which EthicsDaily.com's late founder, Robert Parham, rightly called "high moral hurdles to cross," I would make the following observations:
Grave atrocities have taken place in Syria – not least of which is the latest report on the alleged use of chemical weapons. Even apart from this latest attack, it seems clear that "a grave, public evil, i.e., aggression or massive violation of the basic rights of whole populations" has occurred.
Innocent civilians have suffered greatly as a result of the protracted conflict, and surrounding nations have been impacted by millions of refugees fleeing. Yet, when assessing the legitimacy of U.S. military action, one must ask if this is the best way to defend the lives still at risk in Syria? Are air strikes (whether by drones or planes) the surest way of avoiding civilian casualties? This is a pressing question given reports of civilian casualties resulting from the U.S. strikes.
The fact that these airstrikes on a foreign power were made without congressional authorization is problematic. Unilateral military action taken by a president from any party is always suspect and unlikely to meet this "hurdle."
Trump was understandably (and rightly) angered by reports about alleged chemical weapon usage and the significant numbers of innocent children who were killed or maimed. Defending the innocent is always just. Yet, Syrian Catholic leaders have questioned why the U.S. did not wait until investigation into the attacks was completed. In short, the reasons for a military response must be further explained by the administration, as well as the rationale for military intervention in Syria but not other nations where civilians are being killed (such as Nigeria and South Sudan).
What is the ultimate goal of these strikes? What is the probability of success in achieving it? How many strikes will take place? How often? What are the targets? If the goal is, ultimately, "to end terrorism of all kinds and all types," as the president stated in his announcement of the decision, how likely are these attacks to further that pursuit? Can limited strikes achieve these ends? Can any amount of military engagement accomplish this? The administration might have considered these questions and might have substantive answers to them, but so far the available public statements leaves them unanswered.
The initial strikes have been focused and relatively limited in scale and scope. Yet, it must be asked: Is this approach, which has been called largely symbolic, going to achieve more positive than negative outcomes in the short- and/or long-term?
The president asserted, essentially, that "all peaceful alternatives have been seriously tried and exhausted," in stating, "Years of previous attempts at changing Assad's behavior have all failed, and failed very dramatically." It is true that peacemaking efforts by the U.S. and other nations have proven fruitless so far, but can it legitimately be said that we have reached the point that military action is the "last resort"?
To quote Parham once more, "These are high moral hurdles to cross. Yet better to cross them than to rush into war – war is always more costly with more negative unforeseen consequences than projected by government leaders, munitions profiteers and pundits."
Zach Dawes is the managing editor for EthicsDaily.com. You can follow him on Twitter @ZachDawes_Jr.
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7 shot, 2 killed in drive-by shooting on Southwest Side
Angela Alcala-Bach, Staff
Two killed and five injured in drive-by shooting Video: JJ Trevino
Two people were killed and five others injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday night on the Southwest Side.
Police were called to the 2500 block of Patron Drive after a dark-colored SUV drove by and fired about 20 to 30 rounds on a family barbecue, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus told reporters.
At least two people were killed and five others injured in a drive-by shooting on the Southwest Side Saturday night.
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Two men were pronounced dead at the scene. Two women and three men were injured and taken to area hospitals. Their conditions were unknown.
On ExpressNews.com: Man killed on San Antonio's far West Side
There were six children inside the house who were not injured, the police chief said.
In May, there was a "deadly conduct incident" at the same house, according to McManus.
The case is under investigation.
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The Good Place, season 3 episode 1 review: back on Earth and still wickedly funny
The Good Place goes back to Earth Credit: NBCUniversal
Catherine Gee
28 September 2018 • 7:00am
The Good Place never quite gets the fanfare it deserves over here in the UK – perhaps because, although it's shown on Netflix, it's not one of their own productions. So there are no big promotional campaigns; its stars don't spend time on the sofas of Graham Norton or Jonathan Ross. Instead a new episode is just quietly released once a week, leaving the fans to pass the message on.
The first of the third season arrives today and, as is so often the case with this fascinating, warmhearted and incredibly oddball comedy, we have no real idea of what may come over the next 13 episodes.
The Good Place's creator, Michael Schur, has almost single-handedly made American TV comedy a much nicer place....
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The greatest British play of the century: why Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem is a masterpiece
Au revoir to Les Miserables in the West End – there's still nothing like it
Olafur Eliasson interview: 'The idea that you can be the happiest person in the world? Dreadful'
The Renegade of Seville: the revolutionary roots of Rossini's madcap opera


Irene Lai turned 100 in Janurary 2013!! She is an avid LTK student at Kahala Mall.
Click here to learn more about Irene Lai and see her doing Luk Tung Kuen.
List of health benefits for each of the 36 Luk Tung Kuen movements.
Cross hands – reduces stomach fat, improves elasticity of the joints of hands and fingers, cures rheumatism.
Turn over hand – improves nerves in the hand aimed at the acupoints in the hands, improves blood circulation.
Towards sky and towards ground – improves the blood vessels on both sides of body and stimulates acupuncture points.
Windmill – improves complete circulation of blood in your body, reduces belly fat and improves back bone.


Trust seals, such as the VeriSign and TRUSTe logos, are widely used to indicate a website is reputable. But how much protection do they offer to online shoppers? We conducted a study in which 60 experienced online shoppers rated 6 websites – with and without trust seals - based on how trustworthy they perceived them to be. Eye tracking data reveals that 38% of participants failed to notice any of the trust seals present. When seals were noticed, the ratings assigned to each website were significantly higher than for the same website without a seal, but qualitative analysis of the interview data revealed significant misconceptions of their meaning (e.g. "presence of seals automatically legitimizes any website"). Participants tended to rely on self-developed – but inaccurate – heuristics for assessing trustworthiness (e.g. perceived investment in website development, or references to other recognizable entities). We conclude that trust seals currently do not offer effective protection against scam websites; and suggest that other mechanisms – such as automatic verification of authenticity are required to support consumers' trust decisions.


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Q: Determinant rule I have problems understanding which determinant rules where used to get this equation here.
$E$ is $n$ x $n$ and $H$ is $m$ x $m$ matrix, I hope you understand other dimensions from that
$$\begin{align}
\det D(G)=&\det
\begin{pmatrix}
0&\overline a & \overline f \\
\overline b & E-\left(b_i+a_j\right) & 0 \\
\overline g & 0 & H-\left(g_i+f_j\right)
\end{pmatrix}
\\=&\det
\begin{pmatrix}
0 & \overline a \\
\overline b & E - \left(b_i + a_j\right)
\end{pmatrix}
\det\left(H-\left(g_i+f_j\right)\right)\\
&+\det
\begin{pmatrix}
0 & \overline a \\
\overline g & H-\left(g_i+f_j\right)
\end{pmatrix}
\det\left(E-\left(b_i+a_j\right)\right)
\end{align}$$
Whole text is here http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~ronspubs/77_01_distance_matrix.pdf  .

A: They've divided up a matrix of the form $$\begin{bmatrix} 0 & A & B\\ C& D&0\\ E&0&F \end{bmatrix}$$ and they are telling you that its determinant is equal to a combination of determinants of smaller matrices.  Specifically,
$$\det \begin{bmatrix} 0 & A \\ C& D \end{bmatrix} \times \det \begin{bmatrix} F \end{bmatrix} + \det \begin{bmatrix} 0 & B\\ E&F \end{bmatrix} \times \det  \begin{bmatrix} D \end{bmatrix} .$$

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When Horus's rebellion was finally understood, seventy Space Marines, alone of five Legions, remained steadfast in their loyalty to the Emperor. These men seized the Imperial cruiser Eisenstein and broke the Traitors' blockade of the Isstvan system to carry word of the treachery to Terra. Their warning may have saved the Imperium. Commanding the Death Guard contingent was a great battle-caption, Garro.
There are conflicting testimonies regarding the fate of Captain Garro and his men. There are those who say that in the turmoil accompanying Horus's assault on the Imperial Palace no one knew what to do with the handful of loyal Marines whose entire Legions had turned traitor. The captain, indeed all of the Eisenstein seventy who survived the gauntlet to reach Terra, were placed in custody pending deposition by the Emperor himself, a deposition which, after his fall and enshrinement in the Golden Throne, never came. Garro and the other 'Heroes of the Imperium' never saw the light of day and died prisoners. Others maintain that Garro himself fought in the palace defence, and when he saw what his brother Legionnaires had become, he renounced arms and served devotedly at the Master Apothecariate, where Space Marine Apothecaries receive their training, futilely seeking a cure for the plage which had taken his entire Legion of brothers, until his own death.
More fanciful taletellers link Garro and his band to secret societies moving behind the public face of the Imperium, and claim that Garro and his original Space Marines atill live, an elite force committed to thwarting the aims of Nurgle, Mortarion and the Death Guard, who appear in battle clad in the colors and flying the banners of the pre-Heresy Death Guard, then vanish, like grey ghosts from the warp.
Still others report that Garro was unable to resist the same lure to damnation which claimed his Primarch. In the aftermath of the Heresy, Garro turned to Nurgle and became a champion of the Death Guard. As the Lord of Flies, he still leads Plague fleets from the Eye, clad in black iridescent armor and a power claw like a great skeletal hand, accompanied by the maddening buzz of insectoid wings.


Possibly out of frustration, abortion opponents have more recently taken aim at the supply side, Joyce says, with efforts to limit the number of providers.
This approach is exemplified by Kansas's new regulations that set facility standards — minimum amounts of janitorial space, patient dressing areas with restrooms, for example — that abortion clinics found hard to meet.
The rules are on hold while clinics contest them in court.
But targeting supply in this way is much more likely to be successful than trying to reduce demand, Joyce's research suggests.
Joyce looked at what happened in Texas after an abortion law that has both demand- and supply-side components took effect in 2004. On the demand side, the law requires that women receive abortion information at least 24 hours before their procedure. On the supply side, abortions at 16 weeks or later after gestation are limited to hospitals and surgery centers.
Joyce found that the demand-side measure had no significant effect: Even with the 24-hour waiting period, women at less than 16 weeks kept getting abortions at the same rate as before the law. But the supply-side impact was dramatic.
When the law took effect, no abortion clinics in the state qualified as surgery centers, and Texas hospitals performed few abortions. During the law's first year, abortions performed at 16 weeks or later dropped by 88 percent.
More Texas women went out of state for late abortions, but even so, there were 2,460 fewer of these abortions.
Virginia and Arizona recently enacted supply-side laws. If such laws spread through the nation's red states, Joyce foresees women traveling greater and greater distances for abortions.
That may make abortion unaffordable to some, Joyce says.
And that brings things back again to the demand side of abortion economics.


The recently suggested theoretical model for highly nonlinear potential long-crested water waves is discussed, where weak three-dimensional effects are included as small corrections to exact two-dimensional equations written in terms of the conformal variables [V.P. Ruban, Phys. Rev. E 71, 055303(R) (2005)]. Some numerical results based on this theory are presented, which describe spontaneous formation of rogue waves on the deep water for different initial conditions. In particular, the given numerical examples describe: (i) nonlinear stage of the modulational instability, (ii) breathing rogue wave in a random wave field, and (iii) freak wave in a weakly crossing sea state.


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Berggylling (Oriolus percivali) är en fågel i familjen gyllingar inom ordningen tättingar.

Utbredning och systematik
Fågeln förekommer i bergsskogar i östra Afrika och Albertine Rift. Den behandlas som monotypisk, det vill säga att den inte delas in i några underarter.

Status
IUCN kategoriserar arten som livskraftig.

Namn
Fågelns vetenskapliga artnamn hedrar Arthur Blayney Percival (1875-1941), brittisk ornitolog verksam i Arabien och södra Afrika.

Noter

Externa länkar

Gyllingar
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The reverberations of City's stunning win over Chelsea continue this morning with reaction from Sunday's game still filling the back pages.
We'll begin with Chelsea midfielder Ngolo Kante's honest assessment of the six-goal drubbing via Football London.
They report: "But Kante admitted the Chelsea players were left stunned but are going to be fighting hard to bounce back in what is a packed February schedule.
'It's difficult to explain. They outclassed us. It was a collective failing.
'They outclassed us from the first minute to the last minute, and they made the difference in the first minutes of the first half. It was very difficult to come back from that.
'It's a great disappointment and we have to react. It's difficult to accept such a heavy defeat, but we have a lot of matches coming up to lift our heads and give us hope for good results at the end of this season.
Meanwhile, over at The Sun, Neil Custis has reiterated his long-held opinion that Sergio Aguero is the best overseas import the Premier League has ever seen.
He writes: "With another stunning hat-trick Sergio Aguero further cemented his place in English footballing legend.
1,2,3: Sergio Aguero completes his hat-trick!
"For me, the greatest foreign player ever to come to our shores. No?
"I have made the assertion on Twitter before and did so again after his destruction of Chelsea yesterday with his second hat-trick in consecutive home games.
"Of course, it is a statement liked by the blue side of Manchester, causes outrage in the red and no little disdain from North London where Thierry Henry ruled.
After briefly looking at other players who have made a huge impact on these shores, he continues: "So why in this exalted company does Aguero come out as my number one?
"It is not just the fact that he provided the most dramatic moment in any league in the world ever with his last-gasp goal against QPR in 2012.
"Although let us linger on that for a moment, the way he played the ball into Mario Balotelli and ran on to the return.
"A striker with less poise would have hit it then, in a panic and hope, but he took one more vital touch to give him that extra bit of space he needed and walloped the ball home.
Now onto a couple of Bernardo snippets, the first from FourFourTwo where our brilliant Portuguese says the Blues are only thinking about what needs to be done and are not relying on help from others.
It reads: "But while Silva would like Liverpool to drop points, his focus is on City's performances.
'Of course, it is better if they lose some points. but I think all of us, not only the manager, but all of the players, have been saying to focus on our job,' he told UK media.
And on Sergio Aguero, Bernardo added: 'I think you don't need any more words to describe him.
They report: "It was the fifth time in six league games in which Pep Guardiola's side have struck inside the opening 20 minutes, a sequence that includes two first-minute goals.
"With City engaged in a tight battle with Liverpool for top spot, midfielder Silva feels getting off to quick starts is important.
DIVING HEADER: Early breakthrough for City and Sergio Aguero.
"The Portugal international said: 'It is true that we have been lucky lately to score early. It is good to start the game like that.
'It helps you for the confidence and for everything else, to start the game pressing high, creating chances, having the ball.
Finally, former Chelsea and England star Joe Cole has praised Raheem Sterling and tipped him to become one of England's best players in years to come.
talkSPORT quote Cole: 'I've always thought he's a massive talent and I think he's turned himself into a top, top player. A lot of credit has to go to Pep Guardiola and people like that.
Raheem Sterling celebrates early lead for City.
'But the lad takes on lessons and look at the positions he takes up and the amount of goals he scores now – and at the age he's at, there are still extra levels to go.
'We could be talking in five years' time as Raheem Sterling being one of the top Premier League players of all time if he keeps winning trophies and keeps on scoring goals.
Sergio Aguero saw off the challenge of Gabriel Jesus to just edge the January Etihad Player of the Month award.
Monday's media watch features universal praise for Manchester City after a quite majestic performance saw Chelsea swept aside 6-0 at the Etihad on Sunday.


Over my lamb kofte and Alex's chocolate cake, we decided that in 2014 - September to be precise - the pair of us will travel throughTuscany!
Right now it's just the start of a plan... Some of the destinations may change, places added, trips extended... but it WILL happen!
Tuscany (Italian: Toscana, pronounced [tosˈkaːna]) is a region in Italy having an area of about 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (Firenze).
Six Tuscan localities have been designated World Heritage Sites: the historic centre of Florence (1982); the historical centre of Siena (1995); the square of the Cathedral of Pisa (1987); the historical centre of San Gimignano (1990); the historical centre of Pienza (1996); and the Val d'Orcia (2004). Tuscany has over 120 protected nature reserves, making Tuscany and its capital Florence popular tourist destinations that attract millions of tourists every year. Florence receives an average of 10 million tourists a year, making the city one of the most visited in the world. (In 2007, the city became the world's 46th most visited city, with over 1.715 million arrivals).


Olympian Sean O'Neill leads our a junior class. Participants must be under 18 years of age, all skill levels welcome!
Paddle Palace Club is proud of this top-notch junior program. RSVP is required.
Cost is $17/session for members that are not a part of the Junior Team. To see the details of the Junior Program please see the Junior Team page!


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Laura Hutton is a fraud and financial markets expert with over 10 years' experience helping the largest retail and investment banks fight against fraud.
In the wake of the Jérôme Kerviel scandal, Laura pioneered the Contextual Monitoring approach to trader surveillance which is used industry-wide today. Prior to founding Quantexa, Laura was on the founding team of BAE System's Detica NetReveal and Director of banking fraud for SAS EMEA/AP.


A licence is required for a child who performs in the entertainment industry. This is needed for a child from birth to the end of compulsory education. A young person reaching 16 years of age between the start of the school year (year 11) and 31 August remains of compulsory school age until the last Friday of June in that year.
A modelling licence is required for still photographic assignments e.g. catalogue, leaflets, posters etc.
A performance licence is for performances which can be live, filmed or broadcast. These could include: films, tv, radio, commercials, sport, music groups, theatre, amateur dramatics and dance groups.
The person responsible for the production or event should apply for the licence to the local authority the parent or guardian pays council tax.
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Children are only allowed to model or perform for a set number of hours per day.


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SAA Bulletin – July 2004
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Notice of SAA Annual General Meeting and Community Forum
Profile of Professional Saskatchewan Arts Organizations
Business and the Arts Success Stories
CCA National Policy Conference
Artist Equity
2004 Arts Congress
SAA Summer Hours
SAA holds its Annual General Meeting and Community Forum on Saturday, September 25th, 2004, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Agra Torchinsky Salon, 3475 Albert Street, Regina. Join your fellow colleagues and the SAA Board to discuss current issues and future initiatives. If you are interested in, or know of someone who is interested in being on the SAA Board of Directors, please forward the names to:
Sask. Arts Alliance
#117, 2505-11th Avenue
Regina, Sk. S4P 0K6
Email: info@artsalliance.sk.ca.
SAA contracted Sheila Roberts of Connections Consulting to undertake a project to develop a profile of professional Saskatchewan arts organizations. The project will update information compiled in 1993 to give us a current picture of services provided to artists and the number of artists living in Saskatchewan. The study will also identify needs of artists, and provide recommendations for addressing them through status of the artist programs and actions. SAA appreciates your cooperation with this project.
BUSINESS & THE ARTS SUCCESS STORIES
Do you have an interesting story about developing a positive relationship with a business in your community? Have you had a motivating experience in connecting with a business in your region? If so, the SAA would like you to share your story.
As a follow-up to the Business & the Arts: Service Relationship Indicators report, SAA contracted Terry Schwalm to develop a series of stories about successful practices related to arts organizations and businesses working together. We?re interested in hearing your story about how a business got behind your organization by providing in-kind services, products or cash; or how you helped them achieve their corporate goals.
The aim is to distribute these ?case studies? of mutually beneficial interactions over the next year. Our hope is that these stories will help members develop their own ideas about how to enhance business relationships in their area.
Terry will be working with the SAA Business & Arts Committee to identify arts organizations that have a positive experience to share. You can help by contacting Terry via email at terryschwalm@sasktel.net by August 27th.
Plan on attending the Canadian Conference of the Arts national policy conference, From Act to Action: Moving Forward on Status of the Artist which takes place at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, on November 19 and 20, 2004. The conference will examine the federal Status of the Artist Act, the rights it currently gives artists and what more could be done. Circumstances for artists in other provinces and countries will also be examined including the situation here in Saskatchewan.
In conjunction with the conference, SAA issued an Open Call for Proposals inviting professional Saskatchewan artists to submit proposals to provide/perform an artwork that directly connects conference participants to status of the artist issues through the experience of art. Artworks could be interventions, performative works, inter-media, acoustic, built environments, lens media, stations, for example. Proposal deadline is 4:00 p.m., September 9, 2004. Details can be found on this website at Open Call for Proposals.
SAA commissioned Dave Margoshes to write an article updating the arts community on what has been happening with status of the artist. The article was distributed at the 2004 Arts Congress. We encourage you to reprint the articles in your newsletters or other correspondence with your members. You will find a copy on this website Status of the Artist — An Update or by contacting the SAA office at info@artsalliance.sk.ca.
More than 100 people gathered to network, socialize, and discuss issues of joint concern at the 2004 Art Congress held in Saskatoon on May 7 and 8, 2004. This year, SAA was pleased to hold the Congress in conjunction with the first-ever Lieutenant Governor?s Arts Awards, an annual celebration recognizing the achievements of Saskatchewan artists and arts organizations.
Tim Jones, Executive Director of Artscape, gave the Congress keynote address Unlocking the Potential of the Arts and Creative Sector in Communities. Jones discussed the relationship between creativity and economic development and the need to create environments conducive to creativity. To create this environment, Jones noted that Canada?s strength is its arts councils with programs that support the arts, but suggests that there needs to be a ?new fiscal and financial tool kit to give communities the capacity to support the development of creative clusters?. He goes on to define these clusters as ?not just about physical space, [but] also about networks.? Jones ended his address by challenging us to think about what we would like our community to be like twenty years from now and offered us his vision.
Glen Grismer, an environmental planner and blacksmith, responded to the keynote address, agreeing with Jones? conclusions although for different reasons. Grismer suggested that in Saskatchewan we look at larger geographical areas when considering clustering, and recommended that artists motivate and be the core of development. A panel discussion, moderated by Don Kerr, followed the keynote address and response. Panellist Bonnie Hamilton, a porcupine quillworker who also does other forms of pre contact art, talked about the need for creativity and the over-all place of the arts in communities. Suggesting simple yet very important ways, Hamilton challenged us all to find a way to support an artist. Alan Wallace, Senior Planner with the City of Saskatoon put into perspective the scope and considerations of city planning departments and land use. Agreeing with Jones that clustering must focus on more than land, Wallace advised us to influence the direction of planning by articulating our needs to the functions of government.
The first of two conversations on the Valuing of Arts in the Community featured at this year?s Congress was between the Hon. Joan Beatty, Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation, and Donna Heimbecker, General Manager of Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. Beatty spoke about her personal experience with the arts and the need for more inclusiveness of the Aboriginal community in Saskatchewan?s cultural infrastructure. She informed us that the Minister?s Advisory Committee on Status of the Artist final report will be submitted to Cabinet by June and, she hopes, there will be some form of legislation due in the fall.
The second conversation between Brad Wall, Leader of the Official Opposition and Allen Lefebvre, Manager Finance and Operations MacKenzie Art Gallery ranged from Wall?s personal experiences with the arts to Saskatchewan Party positions on art issues. Wall invited the arts community to continue a dialogue with the Sask. Party as it undergoes its policy review.
Award winning playwright, journalist, scriptwriter and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor gave the luncheon address. Taylor spoke about how he came to be a playwright and the phenomenal development of native theatre in Canada.
Throughout the two days artists told stories about their lives as artists and their work. Artists heard from were Jane Billinghurst, writer and editor; Marcia Chickeness, artisan; Cynthia Dyck, actor; Jackie Latendresse, dance artist; Kris Moffat, visual/urban artist, graphic designer and youth worker; Charles Atlas Sheppard, new media artist; and Donnie Speidel, First Nations song and dance artist.
There was an opportunity for community consultation with the Saskatchewan Arts Board and SaskCulture during a session in which they gave an update on their activity and answered questions from conference delegates. Later, the SAA gave an update on its activities for the year and received suggestions for future direction from delegates.
The Congress concluded with Gary Young, visual, new media artist and arts administrator recounting the main points of discussion over the two days. Young observed that themes of ?seeking balance? and ?nurturing? were woven throughout the Congress. His ?word search? revealed recurring ideas of voice, independence, community, history and tradition, values, integrity = authenticity, language, culture, and change. Young noted the necessity of people maintaining equilibrium and practise within their own communities and concluded that no matter what the environment, the values and individual practise of artists flourish.
SAA office will be closed from July 29th to August 31st.
SAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lori Green, President
Allen Lefebvre, Past President
Skip Kutz, Vice-President
Jill Reid, Secretary
Brenda Niskala, Treasurer
Marnie Badham
Sandra Grismer
Donna Heimbecker
Kim Houghtaling
Christie Saas
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Q: Replace values in arrays based on condition in python I want to replace values in an array based on condition. This is how my array looks like
array([[[  0,   0,   0],
        [  0,   0,   0],
        [  0,   0,   0],
        [ 255, 255, 255],
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        [  0,   0,   0],
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I want to replace all values iteratively between [255, 255, 255] and [255, 255, 255] with [255, 255, 255]
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array([[[  0,   0,   0],
        [  0,   0,   0],
        [  0,   0,   0],
        [ 255, 255, 255],
        [ 255, 255, 255],
        [ 255, 255, 255],
        [255,  255, 255],
        [255,  255, 255]]])

I have tried this code
img_rgb[img_rgb >= 255 & img_rgb <= 255] = 255

A: I'm providing you a way to solve your problem using numpy:
import numpy as np

#create a matrix similar to yours:
img = np.zeros((100,100))
replace_line = np.transpose(np.random.randint(100,size=100))
#replace random lines to have a shape like yours
img[40,:] = replace_line
img[87,:] = replace_line

"""
now img should be like that:
 0 0 0 0 0 ...
 .
 .
 x y z ..
 0 0 0 0 0 ...
 0 0 0 0 0 ...
 x y z ..
 .
 .
"""

#now the actual replacement
#with the condition I take the indexes to start the replacement
#I assume that the rows are always equal so I can take the first column
#as representative of the entire row

non_zero_indexes = img[:,0] >0
non_zero_indexes = np.nonzero(non_zero_indexes)[0]

img[non_zero_indexes[0]:non_zero_indexes[1],:] = replace_line

Et voilà


So, as you know, TLC is ALL about relationships. And we obviously talk about a whole-lotta (I made that word up) shizzz but today I am going to represent my single ladies in the dating world.
What I am finding, is there are some crimes being committed by my beautiful ladies who are out there mingling, especially on DATES!
Have you ever wondered why you or your girlfriend never got a call back from what you thought was a "lovely" date? Or maybe wonder why all your dates end with a big fat FAIL?
Todays TLC Thursday video is going to tell you what you may have been doing wrong and how to be successful with your dating!


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Q: Including custom blueprint templates I would like to upload my own blueprint templates, then teploy blueprint instanced based on them. Can FIWARE Pegasus do that? In positive case, could you detail the procedure, please?

A: You can upload your own blueprint template into the FIWARE template catalogue, by using the Pegasus API (see https://jsapi.apiary.io/apis/fiwarepaas/reference/paasmanager-v1/blueprint-templateenvironment-api.html).
It is a POST request to /catalog/org/{your-organization}/vdc/{your tenant id in the Cloud}/environment with a payload similar to:
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    <name>{environment-name}</name>
    <tiers>
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            <initial_number_instances>1</initial_number_instances>
            <maximum_number_instances>1</maximum_number_instances>
            <minimum_number_instances>1</minimum_number_instances>
            <name>{tier-id}</name>
            <networkDto>
                    <networkName>Internet</networkName>
                    <subNetworkDto>
                            <subnetName>sub-net-Internet</subnetName>
                    </subNetworkDto>
            </networkDto>
            <productReleases>
                <product>postgresql</product>
                <version>0.0.3</version>
                <withArtifact>true</withArtifact>
                <productType>
                    <id>5</id>
                    <name>Database</name>
                </productType>
            </productReleases>
        </tier>
    </tiers>
</environment>


How Can Social Media to Spur STEM Engagement?
Let's face it: Social media plays an integral in the average high school student's life. While some parents and educators might be prone to view Twitter, Facebook, and the like as distractions to the young people in their lives, an interesting blog post by George Washington University biomedical engineering student William Broman suggests that there's a flip side to that assumption. His article on US News & World Report's STEM Education blog suggests ways in which creative educators might consider leveraging the technology to encourage engagement in STEM subjects. Broman concludes, "Higher education, including my school, and businesses are using Twitter and Facebook to communicate effectively with students or customers and solve problems--it's time for high schools to do the same."
These days, there's no need for anyone interested in pursing greater knowledge of STEM subjects to be constrained by course offerings at their local schools and universities. The Internet opens up a world of possibilities for the studious and curious alike. OnlineUniversities.com has put together a list of 50 free, online sources of STEM education, including lectures by Ivy-league professors and Nobel Laureates, IT tutorials, educational media from lie likes of National Geographic and NASA, entire courses, and scholarly articles.
A post by Grace Suh on the Citizen IBM blog offers a former English major's perspective on the importance of math education for both college and career. Suh emphasizes the need to "bring math to life for young people" through an approach that offers context in addition to conveying skills. Resources that she suggests include IBM's free iPad app, "Minds of Modern Mathematics," and the hands-on learning website, Teachers TryScience.
The Decline of STEM Education in the U.S.
An interesting infographic by Teach.com illustrates the downward trajectory of STEM education in the US. Starting in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik, the infographic tracks various threads of data through the years, from STEM doctoral degrees conferred to US versus non-US citizens annually to the percentage of top-performing high school students who major in STEM. It's a well-designed, thought-provoking piece that brings the current challenges facing STEM education to light in living color.
A lot of learning can happen at the junction of math and music, according to music teacher (and blogger) Ruth Catchen. From learning fractions to gaining an understanding of space and proportion, students can pick up many mathematically relevant skills from their music studies. "The arts inspire creativity, self-expression, critical thinking and problem solving," she writes. "It is an opportunity not only for students to open the door to see how things are made, why things happen, and discover another way to do something, but also to experience in real life and action how mathematical concepts and functions relate to music in a tangible way."
Treehugger takes the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the "best-of" in many green-related categories, from people to products. In the "Science" category, Treehugger honors inspirational initiatives, projects, and products that are making a real difference in the world. Of particular note: "Rescue Spider" by the Frauhofer Institute, the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Project, studies on what is killing bees, the Graphene Water Filter, and the "Seafood Watch" app. Check out Treehugger's slideshow of the 2012 Best of Green Science honorees here.
Nitya Jacob, assistant professor of biology at Emory's Oxford College, always dreamed of being published in the prestigious journal, Science. As her career progressed and she made the decision to become a teacher, she assumed that she had next to no chance of making that dream a reality. How wrong she was. The next issue of Science will feature Nitya's paper, "Investigating Arabia Mountain: A Molecular Approach," which grew out of a lab module Nitya developed for her freshman and sophomore students. "I want my students to be aware of their biological surroundings," Jacob says. "It's so easy to go about life without ever thinking about what's around you." In addition to the pending publication of her work in Science, Nitya was also honored with a 2011 Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction for her lab module. Inspirational!
A message that has been popping up with increasing frequency in the mainstream media recently is that the future of our country depends in large part on our success at training the next generation of STEM workers. Yet all too often, an ominous warning accompanies that message: American students are falling behind in STEM subjects, and at this rate we the U.S. soon will lose its competitive edge in the global economy.
A new post on the Citizen IBM blog looks at how to motivate students in STEM subjects by design; that is, engage them in real problem-solving rather than merely "telling" them about science. "Design is a process by which people from diverse fields make decisions about the form, function, and use of materials to create artifacts, systems and tools that solve a range of problems, large and small," the article states. "By focusing on design, one learns how to identify a problem or need, how to consider design options and constraints, and how to plan, model, test and iterate solutions to vexing problems, making higher-order thinking skills tangible and visible." The post includes a straightforward video on differentiated instruction. Given the national imperative of science literacy, the mounting evidence that hands-on, inquiry-based learning is a critical underpinning of education today cannot be ignored.


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The =G Rodeo concluded another season at the Pine Bluffs Rodeo arena Friday night.
Several season buckle winners also won their events Friday. Steer rider Chase Stricklin was one such rider. He won with a score of 58 and also garnered the buckle. Daniel Sarabia earned 66 points Friday on his way to earning the buckle for open bull riding. No novice bull riders turned in qualifying times Friday.


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Q: Realtime kernel running as virtual machine I read that using a Linux kernel (Ubuntu rt kernel) was able to increase the response time of a Java application by 4x.
My only problem is that I must run a program that only has a Windows installation on the same machine.
My question is: Will running a rt kernel through a virtual machine on the Windows box completely defeat the purpose of using the rt kernel?
Thanks,
Matt

A:
Will running a rt kernel through a virtual machine on the windows box completely defeat the purpose of using the rt kernel?

Yes.
The VM itself is competing for real CPU time/priority. The RT scheduling will have no major effect.
If you're desperate and you can, flip the problem: Install Ubuntu on bare metal and run Windows in VirtualBox.


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44055 River East Supplies Ltd X Economic - Supplying counterfeit medicine to The counterfeit Avastin® was shipped to Volunteer Distribution from a company identified as River East Supplies, Ltd. ("River East"), which is located in the United Kingdom. http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/CriminalInvestigations/ucm349880.htm
44066 Canadrugs.com River East Supplies Ltd Economic - Supplying counterfeit medicine to Mr. Thorkelson didn't respond to questions about his company or the fake Avastin. His attorney, Troy Harwood-Jones, legal counsel for Canada Drugs, said CanadaDrugs.com is separate from companies that the FDA said handled the counterfeit Avastin. The records show Mr. Thorkelson's company also does business as Clinical Care, Quality Specialty Products and Bridgewater Medical, which are other distributors identified by the FDA in the Avastin case. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303879604577410430607090226
44003 Richard's Pharma Ltd River East Supplies Ltd Economic - Supplying counterfeit medicine to The problem showed up more clearly when a British wholesaler, Richard's Pharma Ltd, bought 120 packs of counterfeit Avastin from a Turkish wholesaler and exported 38 of them to the United States. .167 The medicines were then bought by American doctors through a company belonging to Thomas Haughton called Montana Healthcare Solutions. Finally, it should be explained that Haughton's brother-in-law, Kris Thorkelson, a pharmacist based in Winnipeg in Canada, distributed medicines by Internet to American consumers on the website Canadrugs.com and was investigated even though it did not sell Avastin. http://www.iracm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rapport-Etude_IRACM_Contrefacon-de-Medicaments-et-Organisations-Criminelles_EN_FINAL.pdf


Decree from Most Rev Bishop Peter Ingham, DD, Bishop of Wollongong regarding the excommunication of Fr Malcolm Broussard, "Prelate" of the "Order of St Charbel" (in PDF form).
Follow up letter from the Bishop on question of excommunication (in PDF form).
DECREE of Most Rev Philip Wilson DD JCL, Bishop of Wollongong on the erection of a commission to investigate the writings and works of William Kamm and the so-called order of St Charbel (in PDF form).
Document indicating that only Bishop Wilson of the Diocese of Wollongong has the authority to determine the status of the Order of Saint Charbel (in PDF form).


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Soccer: Cape Team Conquers Italy
Have you heard? Its coming Home.
It was the vision of the Master in Charge of Soccer at Wynberg Boys' High School to put together an opportunity for local Cape youth to gain an opportunity to tour overseas showcasing South African Talent and take part in an international tournament playing against top flight European competition affording players a once in a lifetime soccer experience.
Over 100 talented youth from all over the Cape Area and as far as the Overberg attended trials in October of last year whereby players were selected to apply for a position on tour. Eventually two U/19 teams were selected of 16 players each. The players came from Wynberg Boys' High School, Paul Roos, Bergvliet, Robinvale, Portlands, Michael Oak Waldorf and Westridge high. The coaches were the head coaches of Wynberg, Paul Roos and Robinvale. Essentially it was a team of players and coaches from Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Atlantis and Mitchells Plain. The teams were dubbed Isimemo saseKapa Blue and Red soccer teams.
After selection of players the teams trained weekly at Wynberg Boys' High School, in preparation for the upcoming tour. The tour took the team to Milan in Italy where the teams played Milano FC (a local Milan Soccer club), beating Milano 1-0 and 3-0. The team also played against Ausonia FC (an Inter Milan Youth Academy) where the teams lost 0-3 and 0-1. This was followed by a visit to Casa Milan (the AC Milan headquarters) where the team was addressed on the business side of soccer and then an intensive training clinic with the Inter Milan Youth Coaches at Ausonia. The team also got to experience the mighty San Siro Stadium and a tour of the stadium which included visits to the AC Milan and Inter Milan dressing rooms. From Milan the team travelled to San Marino to take part in the San Marino Cup - the biggest youth tournament in Italy with over 100 teams in attendance. The Isimemo saseKapa teams played international teams and clubs from all over the world which include Bangladesh, Lebanon, Italy, France USA, UK and Germany to name but a few. What a time to be visiting Italy during the soccer world cup and playing in this fantastic competition. The Red team ended 8th in their category with the Blue team eventually winning the final, beating FC Bastia (from France) 2-0 in an intense final.
The teams did their families, schools and their country proud. The team was the flavour of the month at the tournament showcasing African flare! What an honour to be part of such a great group! Football came home to Africa. The management of Isimemo saseKapa is hard at work in planning for next year to go and defend the title. For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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Phi Quyền Chính - Anarchism: The Tao Of Anarchy
The Tao of Anarchy: There is no God. There is no State. They are all superstitions that are established by the power-hunger psychopaths to divide, rule, and enslave us. It's only you and me, we are all true and real existence though in one short life. That is, We all are capable to freely interact with one another without coercion from anyone. We all are capable to take self-responsibility to find ways to live with one another in liberty, equality, harmony, and happiness before leaving this world forever. We all were born free and equal among all beings on this planet. We are not imprisoned in and by a place with a political name just because we were born there by bio-accident and social-chance. We are not chained to a set of indoctrinated beliefs that have been imposed upon us by so-called traditions. This Planet is home to all of us. No one owns it. We share the benefits from and responsibility to this Earth. We pledge no oath, no allegiance to no one; submit to no authority. We are all free and equal. The only obligation we all must undertake constantly with consistency is to respect the same freedoms and rights of others.
A Brave Italian Doctor's warning To ALL People Don't Get Tested, Refuse The Vax – 'Covid' Is The Name Of The Plan Of Worldwide Mass Depopulation
Date: 24/08/2020Author: Phi Quyền Chính
A Brave Italian Doctor's warning To ALL People
Don't Get Tested, Refuse The Vax – 'Covid' Is The
Name Of The Plan Of Worldwide Mass Depopulation
Please, Watch and Listen to what he has to say!
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Dave Rubin says:
COVERT 19 THE EUGENICS VIRUS
COVID 19 IS IN FACT COVERT 19, A BIOWEAPON.
COVID 19 IS A EUGENICS VIRUS:
PLANNED BY ROCKEFELLER/GATES/FORD FOUNDATIONS; FINANCE MANAGED BY FAUCI, CONTRACTED OUT TO A WUHAN LAB & SPREAD BY THE CIA
A HIGHER FORM OF KILLING
With the Reinhard Gehlen spy outfit and the Project [Operation] Paperclip, scientists having been incorporated into the very heart of the U.S. and Western national security establishments and with the Bormann capital network dominating the international cartel system that stands astride the international capital markets, what we have termed the Underground Reich did indeed prevail in the post-war period.
In this program, we take a look at what a Nazi future might look like.
Central to our analysis is a look at an excerpt from testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee that was drawing up the defense budget for the following year.
(The hearings were in 1969.) The testimony discusses the possibility of using genetic engineering to produce a disease that would be "refractory" to the immune system. This is virtually the clinical definition of AIDS. It is worth noting that the project was funded, and just such a disease—AIDS—appeared in just the time frame posited. It is also worth noting that, in the 2002 edition of A Higher Form of Killing, this passage is omitted!!
". . . As long ago as 1962, forty scientists were employed at the U.S. Army biological warfare laboratories on full-time genetics research. 'Many others,' it was said, 'appreciate the implications of genetics for their own work.' The implications were made more specific that genetic engineering could solve one of the major disadvantages of biological warfare, that it is limited to diseases that occur naturally somewhere in the world. 'Within the next 5 to 10 years, it would probably be possible to make a new infective micro-organism which could differ in certain important respects from any known disease-causing organisms. Most important of these is that it might be refractory to the immunological and therapeutic processes upon which we depend to maintain our relative freedom from infectious disease.' [Italics are Mr. Emory's.] The possibility that such a 'super germ' may have been successfully produced in a laboratory somewhere in the world in the years since that assessment was made is one which should not be too readily cast aside. . ."
The Secret History of Chemical and Biological Warfare
by Robert Harris and Jeremy Paxman
2002, Random House reprint edition
(Originally published 1982, Chatto & Windus)
336 pages, illustrated.
"But he hints at a time when we might put temporary sterilants in food and water, while some of his more adventurous colleagues, no doubt impressed by pinpoint bombing in Southeast Asia would spray whole populations from the air."
Paul Ehrlich is a nice man. He doesn't hate blacks, advocate genocide or defend the empire. He simply believes that the world has too many people and he's ready at the drop of a diaper pin to say so. He's written his message in The Population Bomb, lectured it in universities and churches, and twice used America's own form of birth control, the late-night Johnny Carson Show, to regale bleary-eyed moms and dads with tales of a standing-room-only world, a time of famines, plague and pestilence.
Together with Berkeley's Kingsley Davis and Santa Barbara's Garrett Hardin, Ehrlich represents a newly-popular school of academics out to make overpopulation the central menace of our age. Except for a still hesitant Pope, their crusade seems sure of success. Everyone from Arthur Godfrey to beat poet Gary Snyder to the leaders of China's 700,000,000 (whom the populationists alternately ignore and disparage) now agrees that population growth is a problem and that something must be done. The question is what? Or, more precisely, who will do what … and to whom?
PAUL R EHRLICH
Cofounder, Zero Population Growth
Paul R. Ehrlich "received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Co-founder with Peter H. Raven of the field of coevolution, he has pursued long-term studies of the structure, dynamics, and genetics of natural butterfly populations. He has also been a pioneer in alerting the public to the problems of overpopulation, and in raising issues of population, resources, and the environment as matters of public policy.
Paul R. Ehrlich, Center for Conservation Biology, accessed October 7, 2007.
THE DARK HISTORY OF POPULATION CONTROL
Fatal Misconception : The Struggle to Control World Population
By (author) Matthew Connelly
Listen to a short interview with Matthew ConnellyHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane
Fatal Misconception is the disturbing story of our quest to remake humanity by policing national borders and breeding better people. As the population of the world doubled once, and then again, well-meaning people concluded that only population control could preserve the "quality of life." This movement eventually spanned the globe and carried out a series of astonishing experiments, from banning Asian immigration to paying poor people to be sterilized.
Supported by affluent countries, foundations, and non-governmental organizations, the population control movement experimented with ways to limit population growth. But it had to contend with the Catholic Church's ban on contraception and nationalist leaders who warned of "race suicide." The ensuing struggle caused untold suffering for those caught in the middle–particularly women and children. It culminated in the horrors of sterilization camps in India and the one-child policy in China.
Matthew Connelly offers the first global history of a movement that changed how people regard their children and ultimately the face of humankind. It was the most ambitious social engineering project of the twentieth century, one that continues to alarm the global community. Though promoted as a way to lift people out of poverty–perhaps even to save the earth–family planning became a means to plan other people's families.
With its transnational scope and exhaustive research into such archives as Planned Parenthood and the newly opened Vatican Secret Archives, Connelly's withering critique uncovers the cost inflicted by a humanitarian movement gone terribly awry and urges renewed commitment to the reproductive rights of all people.
INFLUENCE OF EUGENICS
A key actor in this history is the US feminist and birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger. In a 2008 interview with Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National's Phillip Adams, Connelly described Sanger as a tragic figure.
She rose to public prominence in the US before World War I as an outstanding representative of the political struggle for women's right to safe abortion. She was persecuted and hounded by US government authorities for her pioneering stand.
But by the 1920s, she had gravitated from being a campaigner for working-class women's rights to a supporter of efforts to restrict the right of working-class people to parent children.
In 1925 she said:
"If the millions of dollars which are now expended in the care and maintenance of those who in all kindness should never have been brought into this world were converted to a system of bonuses to unfit parents, paying them to refrain from further parenthood, and continuing to pay them while they controlled their procreative faculties, this would not only be a profitable investment but the salvation of American civilization."
Sanger's shift reflected a political compromise she, along with other early feminist activists such as Britain's Marie Stopes, Japan's Shidzue Ishimoto and Sweden's Elise Ottesen-Jensen, made with the flagging eugenicist movement.
What is Fascism? It's the System We've Been Living under for Decades. 18/01/2021
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If You Are A Government Thug, SAR-COV2 Wouldn't Dare To Kill You! 17/01/2021
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We Are Living In A Miracle Time: COVID vaccine secret, a stunner 17/01/2021
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CovidFraud Reveals Government's Evilness and Human Stupidity (Bitchute Video) 16/01/2021
Is This Whitey Nationalists' Stupidity Or Jewish Disinformation? Or Government Info-False Flag Entrapment? Or All Of These Above? 16/01/2021
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Vax-Fraud Injection-crime: 1986-The ACT 12/01/2021
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This New World Order: 92 Year Old Man Dragged Away By Police! 11/01/2021
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The Jews and the retardation of the white American nationalists! 05/01/2021
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The Illusion Of Safety Trials, COVID Isolation & The Dangerous Obfuscation Of Vaccine Side-Effects 05/01/2021
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It's Official: US Threatens To Arm Al Qaeda and ISIS-Daesh Terrorists With Anti-Air Missiles
Mondialisation.ca, 28 octobre 2016
New Eastern Outlook 30 septembre 2016
Région : Middle East & North Africa
Thème: Terrorism, US NATO War Agenda
US officials have threatened Syria and its allies – including Russia specifically – that the collapse of a US-proposed ceasefire will lead "Gulf states" to arm militants with shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles.
A Reuters article titled, "Gulf may arm rebels now Syria truce is dead: U.S. officials," would elaborate, claiming:
One U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss American policy, said Washington has kept large numbers of such man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, out of Syria by uniting Western and Arab allies behind channeling training and infantry weapons to moderate opposition groups while it pursued talks with Moscow.
But frustration with Washington has intensified, raising the possibility that Gulf allies or Turkey will no longer continue to follow the U.S. lead or will turn a blind eye to wealthy individuals looking to supply MANPADS to opposition groups.
"The Saudis have always thought that the way to get the Russians to back off is what worked in Afghanistan 30 years ago – negating their air power by giving MANPADS to the mujahideen," said a second U.S. official.
However, in reality, ambitions to down Russian and Syrian aircraft over Syria are not Saudi in origin, but rather come from the highest levels of policy and politics within Washington. Washington-based corporate-financier policy think tank, the Brookings Institution, in a paper titled, "What to do when containing the Syrian crisis has failed," would admit (emphasis added):
We must also be clever about employing various options for no-fly zones: We cannot shoot down an airplane without knowing if it's Russian or Syrian, but we can identify those aircraft after the fact and destroy Syrian planes on the ground if they were found to have barrel-bombed a neighborhood, for example. These kinds of operations are complicated, no doubt, and especially with Russian aircraft in the area—but I think we have made a mistake in tying ourselves in knots over the issue, since there are options we can pursue.
In a 2015 Fox News interview, US Senator John McCain would admit:
I might do what we did in Afghanistan many years ago, to give those guys the ability to shoot down those planes. That equipment is available.
When asked to clarify his statement as to who would be shooting down the planes, McCain would answer:
The Free Syrian Army, just like the Afghans shot down the Russian…
In essence then, the US is merely laundering anti-air weapons and the ambition to use them through Saudi Arabia, as it has done so with all the weapons, terrorists, vehicles, money, and support used to trigger and perpetuate the ongoing war in Syria – with the Saudis at best, merely partners.
The US is Knowingly Going to Arm Al Qaeda, ISIS with Anti-Air Missiles
US politicians and policymakers are already acutely aware that any weapons they send into Syria – including anti-air missiles – will immediately end up in the hands of designated foreign terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda and ISIS. They are aware of this because thousands of anti-tank missiles the US has sent into the country, as well as fleets of Toyota trucks, ammunition, food, and other supplies have already ended up in Al Qaeda and ISIS' hands.
This is not only through the seizure of weapons by terrorist organizations from "moderate rebels," but because America's "moderate rebels" have either voluntarily joined the ranks of designated terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda and ISIS – or were affiliated with terrorists from the very beginning and even before the conflict even began.
In a particularly embarrassing episode, it was reported by the pro-war, corporate-financier funded and chaired Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) blog, The Long War Journal in an article titled, "Islamic State used US-made anti-tank missiles near Palmyra," that:
In a new video released by the Islamic State, the jihadist group shows the capture of the ancient city of Palmyra, also known as Tadmur in Arabic. During the video, at least one US-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile is seen being used against Syrian regime troops near the city.
The report continued by stating:
This is not the first time the Islamic State has shown with TOWs. Last December, the jihadist group also published photos showing its forces using TOW missiles against Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces in the Damascus countryside. The United States has supplied several FSA groups with TOW missiles, which have sometimes fallen into the hands of jihadist groups or have been used to assist jihadist groups. The TOW used in Palmyra was likely captured from battles with the FSA in other parts of Syria.
It is not only possible that any anti-air weapons sent into Syria will end up in the hands of Al Qaeda or ISIS, it is inevitable.
Any nation supplying militants with such weapons is all but intentionally ensuring they eventually end up in the hands of terrorist organizations.
America Sowing the Seeds for New Levels of Global Terrorism for Decades to Come
And what US policymakers seem unaware or unconcerned with is the possibility that such weapons may be turned against their own forces not only in Syria – including US and European warplanes – but across the region, including on the battlefield in Yemen, targeting US-made Saudi warplanes.
Also possible is that these weapon systems are spirited out of the region and used to target civilian aircraft in terrorist attacks around the world.
As the US continues leveraging the downing of MH-17 over Ukraine against Russia, it simultaneously attempts to all but ensure the most dangerous terrorist organizations on Earth gain access to anti-air weaponry. It is a clear indicator that the US, not Russia nor the Syrian government, pose a threat to global peace and stability.
The same US who knowingly created and wielded Al Qaeda against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s before claiming to be victimized by this mercenary force on September 11, 2001 -precipitating a decade and a half of "War on Terror" – is hereby standing up a terrorist mercenary force larger and better armed than ever before. The US is sowing the seeds of global terrorism for decades to come by doing so.
America's fueling of the Syrian conflict directly and through its Persian Gulf proxies has turned the entire Middle East and North African region into a hotbed of failed states, terrorism, and humanitarian crises. Russia's failure to prevent US intervention in Libya has left the nation divided and destroyed, hemorrhaging refugees across the Mediterranean Sea into Europe and inviting terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and ISIS to expand across not only the ruins of Libya, but also across the rest of the region and beyond.
Russia's failure to stop the division and destruction of Syria will result in a catastrophe greater still – and despite the level of destruction and violence unfolding today in Syria – should Damascus collapse and militant groups be left intact – Syria will face exponentially greater violence and destruction that will make Libya's ongoing sociopolitical and humanitarian catastrophe pale in comparison.
The US, by erasing the lines of even rhetorical sensibility, does however open a window of opportunity for Syria and its allies to respond with asymmetrical warfare, targeting US and European warplanes illegally operating over Syria in such a way as to make it difficult if not impossible to determine whether or not America's own anti-air weapons are being used against its and its allies' warplanes.
US policy which essentially places anti-air missiles into the hands of terrorists – is so ill-conceived and desperate, the fact that it has been tabled in the first place illustrates Washington's increasingly weak and desperate hand. If this policy is properly exposed for what it truly implies both for Syria and the state of global security for decades to come, and should it be countered intelligently by Syria and its allies, it can be turned back against Washington and add further impetus to finally end this war in the Syrian people's favor – not Washington's.
Tony Cartalucci, Bangkok-based geopolitical researcher and writer, especially for the online magazine "New Eastern Outlook".
http://journal-neo.org/2016/09/30/us-threatens-to-arm-al-qaeda-isis-with-anti-air-missiles/
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Over time, male homosexuality and effeminacy have become indelibly associated, sometimes even synonymous. In "Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen," Peter Hennen contends that this stigma of effeminacy exerts a powerful influence on gay subcultures. Through a comparative ethnographic analysis of three communities, Hennen explores the surprising ways that conventional masculinity is being collectively challenged, subverted, or perpetuated in contemporary gay male culture.
Hennen's colorful study focuses on a trio of groups: the Radical Faeries, who parody effeminacy by playfully embracing it, donning prom dresses and glitter; the Bears, who strive to appear like "regular guys" and celebrate their larger, hairier bodies; and the Leathermen, who emulate hypermasculine biker culture, simultaneously paying homage to and undermining notions of manliness. Along with a historical analysis of the association between effeminacy and homosexuality, Hennen examines how this connection affects the groups' sexual practices. Ultimately, he argues, while all three groups adopt innovative approaches to gender issues and sexual pleasure, masculine norms continue to constrain members of each community.
"There is an artistic elegance to Hennen's ability to provide a playful and ethnographically rich glimpse into the social worlds he travels through while at the same time adding to important theoretical debates in the sociologies of gender, sexuality, and queer theory." - Wayne H. Brekhus, University of Missouri - Columbia"


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You'll be in the heart of the university district at Liberty Park. The University of Liverpool is less than 10 minutes' walk away, and LJMU and LIPA are also closeby, with Liverpool Hope just a short bus ride away. Liverpool's world-class museums, galleries, shops and lively social scene, as well as Lime Street and Central stations, are all within reach.
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Extraordinary wearables
9 Benefits of Conductive Transfer's Stretchable Circuit Technology
Conductive Transfers(CT) has developed a fantastic new process to screen print circuits that are stretchable, washable and cost effective making them perfect for enabling new wearable solutions. The key innovation is that CT has eliminated the wires and plastic substrates found in today's wearables whilst retaining all of the advantages of printing on to a sheet of plastic. From the wearer's perspective the result is clothing with valuable new functionality that is just as comfortable to wear and yet will still survive numerous encounters with the washing machine.
CT's process uses screen printing to build up layers of ink including one or more conducting layers on to a coated plastic sheet called a transfer film. The conducting layers are encapsulated between two electrically insulating ink layers and may also be stretchable. An adhesive layer is added last and completes the conductive transfer which is then ready for heat pressing on to any surface including textiles. The final step is to peel off the transfer film leaving the ink stack bonded to the surface or textile.
Screen printing is often associated with t-shirts but there is much more to this widely used technology. With the right inks, screens and printer it is possible to achieve 30 μm track and gap which is comparable to that achieved by a typical Printed Circuit Board(PCB) manufacturer . State of the art screen printing lines such as the one at CT's factory near Sheffield, UK incorporate an optical alignment system to ensure good interlayer alignment and is capable of producing millions of circuits per year.
The nine benefits of CT's printed circuit technology are as follows:
Circuits can be as thin as human hair which is particularly important for maintaining the drapability of textiles.
Circuits are very light because the layers of ink are typically only a few microns thick.
The encapsulating ink is comfortable to touch.
Circuits are stretchable so that they can be added to garments made from stretchable textiles such as Lycra® without significantly altering the feel of the garment.
There is no substrate or wires which makes the circuit considerably more comfortable compared to competing circuits printed on to TPU plastic.
This is a truly wearable technology.
Circuits are machine washable and have been tested up to 60°C.
The technology is highly cost effective because screen printing is a mature, widely used and well supported technology.
Circuits can be produced in one region and shipped to another for heat pressing to the garment. The ecosystem challenges associated with conductive threads such as needing new equipment, new suppliers and reskilling workers are avoided.
CT is currently working closely with our lead customer to act as a circuit supplier for a completely new version of an existing product that will provide a step change in comfort and convenience to the wearer. CT's other customers are developing new products for the health, sportswear, consumer, industrial and automotive markets. CT expects that many of these customers will license our technology to enable mass production of their products. In this scenario CT has the expertise to support a full technology transfer as well as the partnerships to supply the necessary inks, consumables and equipment. Please get in touch to find out more.
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Which advantages does a subwoofer offer at all?
Due to the separate bass and main speaker units it is possible to positively influence any resonances that inevitably occur in the listening room, as the physically separated units can be positioned in a more flexible and efficient way.
In most cases the user will notice that a position that yields optimal acoustic performance for the mid- and high-range as well as for the spatial representation of the sound would prove totally unsuitable for the representation of low frequencies. On the other hand a position where the least room resonances would be caused by the woofer would prove as totally impractical (see example).
The main speakers can be designed as considerably smaller units with regard to their volume.
Even when using big main speakers the above-mentioned advantages can be reached provided that the main speaker units and the subwoofer interact correctly, while additionally reducing the load on the main speakers caused by the reproduction of low frequencies. This results in considerably increased spatiality and airiness of the sound. Furthermore the load on the amplifier of the main speaker is reduced, as it is no longer exposed to the power-intensive low-frequency signal components.
My practical experiences have shown that roll-overs and peaks in the bass frequency response, which are caused due to room resonances, may well be in the range of +/- 20 – 30 dB and may even extend up to a full octave even when positioning the main speaker in a suitable way.
When working with separate subwoofer and main speaker units the use of digital room correction systems pays off, as for various reasons major roll-overs in the frequency response cannot simply be levelled out by means of adequate amplification.
Correct use of digital room correction systems enables an optimum adaptation of all speakers to the room both on a frequency and on a time level. In this way a balanced frequency response as well as a substantially increased spatial representation of the sound at the user's listening place can be achieved.
Such devices are available both for stereo and for multi-channel film sound reproduction and also include all required filters to limit the transmission range of the respective speakers.


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Report Cards and Legos
by lindsay April 3, 2022
Drew has grown into a kid.
He wears size 7 clothes and comes up nearly to my shoulder. He says things like, "Mom, you need to let me go to Kid Keepers or you'll ruin my life." He's now a schoolboy, not a toddler, or a baby, or a lil peanut who needs me to carry him. No, he puts Lego sets together by following the instructions himself (pictures—let's not get carried away). He has report cards. He has lines in a play (he's the Wolf).
My mom says don't worry, she'll put together a wolf costume. She definitely could—she's one of those moms people write about. The kind who do everything and then some, who throw elaborate birthday parties and decorate their own houses with curtains and pillows they made themselves. She made so many costumes for me in the late nineties…including a pilgrim outfit with lace-up vest and full skirt. I could've worked at Plymouth Plantation as one of the kids who didn't survive the first winter.
I told her I'd figure the costume out, and Pinterest has many ideas. But it IS daunting. Not to have to make a costume, which, let's be honest, I probably won't do. Just being the Mom. Being one of two directors of a person's childhood. It's scary.
I'm not artistic enough to do this the way my mom did. I can only cook simple food. I did what I wanted and expanded his food horizons—he says he loves dragon fruit and those green smoothies that are better than they look. But it's all the STUFF. Guys, childhood has so many things in it that aren't strictly necessary but feel so important to you when you're little.
For instance, I haven't signed him up for all the EVENTS. He claimed the other day that by not signing him up for Kid Keepers I had ruined his life. And yeah, that's objectively not true, but to a 5-year-old, that's the equivalent of a huge dip in your fortunes. It's a major disappointment, a pit of sorrow. Yeah, he'll get over it, but feelings are so much of your little world when you're five.
I vividly remember the Disney movies that affected me like Les Miserables. Drew has re-written Encanto to be about him, his imaginary wife and their imaginary children (13, last I checked. He's raising them on a high school teacher's salary, but their house is alive, so…) I remember things friends said to me on the playground, and so does he. And my times of great guilt, the dark nights of the soul I spent sitting out at recess…he has a few of those in his life story.
What's this post about? It's about the same thing so many others are about—the weird double nature of having a son of my own. He's a gorgeous, brilliant, amazing little human being, who sins and repents and has feelings that are so similar to, and so different from mine. The biggest of which is this…he also loves the movies of the Disney Renaissance, but he prefers the Little Mermaid to Beauty and the Beast. That's insane.
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Greg Dennison on April 3, 2022 at 6:37 pm
I love your takes on motherhood.
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Thank you, sir 🙂


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OSA Publishing > Optics Letters > Volume 37 > Issue 10 > Page 1601
Miguel Alonso, Editor-in-Chief
Early Posting
Targeted alteration of real and imaginary refractive index of biological cells by histological staining
L. Cherkezyan, H. Subramanian, V. Stoyneva, J. D. Rogers, S. Yang, D. Damania, A. Taflove, and V. Backman
L. Cherkezyan,1 H. Subramanian,1 V. Stoyneva,1 J. D. Rogers,1 S. Yang,1 D. Damania,1 A. Taflove,2 and V. Backman1,*
1Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
2Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
*Corresponding author: v-backman@northwestern.edu
L Cherkezyan
H Subramanian
V Stoyneva
J Rogers
S Yang
D Damania
A Taflove
V Backman
•https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.001601
L. Cherkezyan, H. Subramanian, V. Stoyneva, J. D. Rogers, S. Yang, D. Damania, A. Taflove, and V. Backman, "Targeted alteration of real and imaginary refractive index of biological cells by histological staining," Opt. Lett. 37, 1601-1603 (2012)
In field scattering
Mie theory
Nanopositioning equipment
Optical properties (160.4760)
Microscopy (170.0180)
Cell analysis (170.1530)
Scattering (290.0290)
Spectroscopy, visible (300.6550)
Original Manuscript: December 2, 2011
Revised Manuscript: January 27, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: February 11, 2012
Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics Vol. 7, Iss. 7
Various staining techniques are commonly used in biomedical research to investigate cellular morphology. By inducing absorption of light, staining dyes change the intracellular refractive index due to the Kramers–Kronig relationship. We present a method for creating 2D maps of real and imaginary refractive indices of stained biological cells using their thickness and absorptance. We validate our technique on dyed polystyrene microspheres and quantify the alteration in refractive index of stained biological cells. We reveal that specific staining of individual organelles can increase their scattering cross-section by orders of magnitudes, implying a major impact in the field of biophotonics.
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Near-field penetrating optical microscopy: a live cell nanoscale refractive index measurement technique for quantification of internal macromolecular density
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Opt. Lett. 37(4) 506-508 (2012)
Separating the scattering and absorption coefficients using the real and imaginary parts of the refractive index with low-coherence interferometry
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Optical Spectroscopy of Biological Cells
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Relationship between the Real and Imaginary Parts of the Refractive Index
J. C. Canit, M. Billardon, and J. P. Badoz
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