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from numpy import pi, zeros, linspace, cos, sin
from numpy.random import random, seed
from modules.growth import spawn, spawn_curl

NMAX = 10**7
SIZE = 2000
ONE = 1./SIZE

STP = ONE*0.01
NEARL = 3*ONE
FARL = 150*ONE
FREEZE_DISTANCE = ONE*5

PROCS = 4

MID = 0.5

LINEWIDTH = 5.*ONE

STEPS_ITT = 1000
INIT_NUM = 200

BACK = [1,1,1,1]
FRONT = [0,0,0,1]

TWOPI = pi*2.

ZONEWIDTH = 2.*FARL/ONE
NZ = int(SIZE/ZONEWIDTH)

print 'NZ', NZ
print 'ZONEWIDTH', ZONEWIDTH

np_coords = zeros(shape=(NMAX,4), dtype='float')

def steps(df,steps_itt):

  from math import ceil
  from modules.growth import collapse

  for i in xrange(steps_itt):

    active_num = df.get_active_vertex_count()
    print(active_num)

    if active_num<1:
      rad = df.get_greatest_distance(MID,MID) + FREEZE_DISTANCE*3
      circ = rad*4*3.14
      nodes = ceil(circ/NEARL)
      print(rad, nodes)
      angles = sorted(random(nodes)*TWOPI)
      df.init_circle_segment(MID,MID, rad, angles)

    collapse(df, NEARL*0.9, 0.1)
    df.split_long_edges(NEARL*3)
    df.optimize_contract(STP, FREEZE_DISTANCE)

def main():

  from time import time
  from itertools import count

  from render.render import Render
  from modules.helpers import print_stats
  from modules.show import show

  from differentialLine import DifferentialLine

  DF = DifferentialLine(NMAX, NZ, NEARL, FARL, PROCS)

  render = Render(SIZE, BACK, FRONT)

  render.ctx.set_source_rgba(*FRONT)
  render.ctx.set_line_width(LINEWIDTH)

  #angles = sorted(random(INIT_NUM)*TWOPI)
  #DF.init_passive_circle_segment(MID,MID,100*ONE, angles)

  angles = sorted(random(INIT_NUM)*pi*5/8)
  xys = []
  for a in angles:
    x = 0.5 + cos(a)*0.01
    y = 0.5 + sin(a)*0.01
    xys.append((x,y))

  DF.init_passive_line_segment(xys)

  for i in count():

    t_start = time()

    steps(DF,STEPS_ITT)

    t_stop = time()

    print_stats(i*STEPS_ITT,t_stop-t_start,DF)

    fn = './res/collapse_e_{:010d}.png'.format(i*STEPS_ITT)
    num = DF.np_get_edges_coordinates(np_coords)
    show(render,np_coords[:num,:],fn,ONE)

if __name__ == '__main__':

  if False:

    import pyximport
    pyximport.install()
    import pstats, cProfile

    fn = './profile/profile'
    cProfile.runctx("main()", globals(), locals(), fn)
    p = pstats.Stats(fn)
    p.strip_dirs().sort_stats('cumulative').print_stats()

  else:

    main()

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Hello everyone! Happy weekend! Today I would like to show you a graduation card I made as a request using parts of the original invitation. Nothing like recycling invitations and cards received from family and friends.
I used Stampin Up basic black cardstock as the base for this card. The white layer is Stampin Up whisper white cardstock and embossed with the fleur de lis Cuttlebug embossing folder.
The black oval and strip down the front are cut from the invitation. Gold mirror cardstock I had laying around from my stash is used for matting the greeting and oval.
Stampin Up Teeny Tiny Wishes is stamped on whisper white with basic black ink.
Spellbinders scallop and classic ovals is used for cutting and embossing the focal point on the card and the fancy tags shapabilities for matting the sentiment.
Parts of the origianl invitation was also used for the inside of the card.
Cardstock: SU Basic Black, SU Whisper White, Gold Mirror cardstock from my stash.
Accessories: Cuttlebug EF, Spellbinders Scallop and Classic oval and Fancy Tag dies, Martha Stewart corner punch.
I hope this card gets those creative juices flowing and encourges the recycling of cards you receive from family and friends. If you liked today's projects, please leave me a comment. I welcome any and all suggestions.
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What You Need to Know About the 2 Common Surgeries for Neck Pain
August 23, 2021 | Categories: Health, Health Care
Neck pain can be funny (funny weird, not funny-ha-ha). If you actually feel it in your neck, it's probably a muscle strain—aka, not very serious. If, instead, you feel numbness, tingling, weakness or straight-up agony in one of your arms, you might have a more serious neck problem that's causing radiculopathy—radiating pain. And when you have radiculopathy, you'll do almost anything to get rid of it.
If your pain hasn't gone away within about six weeks, it's time to see the doctor. And if you try the conservative treatments that your doctor will recommend (activity modification, physical therapy, anti-inflammatories) without success, it may be time to bring out the big guns. That usually means one of two surgical procedures: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), or cervical disc replacement.
The whole goal for these surgeries initially is to take the pressure off a nerve root or, less commonly, the spinal cord, says Rahul Shah, MD, board certified orthopedic spine and neck surgeon with Premier Orthopaedic Spine Associates. Which one is right for you? That depends, he says, on your individual needs and your medical history. But if you want to know how these procedures are similar to and different from each other, you've come to the right place.
What You Need to Know About
Cervical Disc Replacement
What is ACDF?
ACDF has been around since the 1950s and it's the most common cervical spine operation performed in the U.S., estimated at about 137,000 operations per year. It's considered the gold-standard surgery for cervical disc degeneration. "Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion" is a mouthful, so let's break down what each of those words means:
Anterior: Your surgeon will make an incision through the front of your neck, as opposed to the rear or the side
Cervical: That's doctor-speak for the seven vertebrae that make up the neck
Discectomy: Removing a herniated, bulging or otherwise damaged intervertebral disc, which acts like the spine's shock absorbers. There's one between each vertebra
Fusion: A surgeon places a bone graft between two or more vertebrae, which eliminates painful or dangerous movement
The bone graft inserted in the space may be done using autograft (taken from the patient's hip) or allograft (the bone comes from other sources), and it allows the bone to set up a bridge or fusion between the bones of the spine. The fusion component means a bone graft will grow together with the vertebrae. The goal with fusion is to eliminate potentially painful movement. (Related: When to Call the Doctor with Back Pain)
What Is Cervical Disc Replacement?
Cervical disc replacement surgery is similar to ACDF in that the damaged disc will be removed, but now an artificial disc is put in its place. Your doctor also might refer to this surgery as anterior disc replacement or cervical disc arthroplasty. The goal here is not fusion; rather, the arthroplasty device helps retain the neck's normal range of motion.
If the problem is relegated to just the disc and it's only one or two discs, then either the cervical disc replacement or a fusion can work to maintain that disc space once you've removed the disc, says Dr. Shah. ACDF and anterior disc replacement both are surgery in the front of the neck.
"The challenge is that wherever we have movements, anything that moves can fail or can wear out," he says. "So wherever that wearing out occurs and there's pressure on the nerves, oftentimes this cervical surgery is performed and the thing that's causing pressure on the nerve has been removed."
First described in 1966, disc replacement came into wider use in the early 2000s and has gone through multiple generations using different technologies, different mobile-bearing surfaces, and different polymers, says Dr. Shah.
There are multiple ways of maintaining that space once the disc is removed. "We used to use the patients' hip bones, then we shifted over to using donated bone from bone banks, now some people use plastic cages, metal cages, some put an artificial plate on, and others don't put a plate on the metal cage," Dr. Shah says.
With disc replacement, the artificial disc has to attach to bone to be able to work, because it needs two edges to be able to swivel off of, explains Dr. Shah. You're putting a hinge in the front of the neck to allow it to maintain its motion.
Some experts and literature say that disc replacement may be better for younger people because it preserves motion and it helps prevent other areas of the spine from wearing out. But, we're finding other discs can still wear out with cervical disc replacement surgery, Dr. Shah says.
For all intents and purposes, ACDF and disc replacement are the same surgery. The only difference—and admittedly it's a big one—is that surgeons implant a bone graft in ACDF so the vertebrae fuse together and stop painful movement. In a disc replacement, they implant an artificial disc to preserve the movement of the vertebrae.
"The artificial discs do preserve motion, but the question of 'do they necessarily work to prevent unintended consequences of other discs wearing out,' — the answer is not yet clear," says Dr. Shah. "The number of people that qualify for disc replacement is going to be less than the number of people that qualify for fusion."
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Wizeline and Wize Services join forces to help plan and execute your future projects
by Brandon Vigliarolo in Project Management
on June 29, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT
Take one part high-level planning software. Add a company devoted to supplying full-stack development teams. Combine with your company's long-term goals and projects. Success?
Wizeline, which makes a software of the same name, just acquired a previously independent subsidiary called Wize Services. The two plan to become a powerhouse of company roadmapping, planning, and vertically integrated software development.
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Project management: every company has to tackle it, and for many it's the top of the chain. If you're a business owner or are responsible for strategy you know that project management is just one part of the greater whole that makes your company operate smoothly, which is where software like Wizeline comes in.
Wizeline combines PM with portfolio management, strategy planning, data gathering, initiative planning, and roadmapping so that you have a complete top-level picture all in one place.
Wizeline is also designed to integrate with software like Salesforce and Atlassian and boasts a flexible API designed to make merging platforms a breeze.
"When I worked on developing the Google Adwords platform I noticed something," said Wizeline founder Bismarck Lepe. "There was simply too much information coming in, which often led to poor decisions and product roadmaps being made."
Lepe founded Wizeline to help eliminate some of that confusion and to make planning simpler for business owners and executives. By packaging Wizeline and Wize Services he hopes to simplify the development process from the very first moments of a project's incubation.
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Strategy meets execution
If Wizeline is all about strategizing and planning then Wize Services is all about execution. Wize offers teams called "pods" that consist of five engineers, UX designer, technical writer, and project manager.
Wize teams have tackled projects that include mobile apps, CMS suites, social media integration for blogs, and a variety of other projects. But why should you chose to outsource your entire software development department?
"The hiring choices you make are, to a degree, limited by your location," Lepe said. "At Wize we can hire the best talent available–something that simply might not be possible for another organization."
Wize Services also guarantees the team for the duration of a project, which Lepe said can greatly help a smaller company. "An engineering pod can absorb a lot of blows that a small company might not be able to."
If you've spent much time working with B2B companies you've probably heard a common selling point: outsource specializations so that you can spend time doing the stuff your company is really good at. Lepe hopes that merging Wizeline and Wize Services creates a platform that not only allows companies to plan better, but to execute smarter.
Could this be the last key to your organizational success? There's only one way to find out.
The 3 big takeaways for TechRepublic readers
If your organization has struggled to create long-term goals or find the right talent then it may be worth your time to contact Wizeline. Its software can make high-level operations easier, and an experienced dev team can get results without a lot of spin up time.
Every business should focus on what it does best. Writers don't need to spend time monkeying around with a CMS, doctors don't need to waste time marketing, and lawyers don't need to be copywriters. Don't be afraid to look to outside experts to get solutions faster.
Wizeline is designed to serve as a project management system that can help address higher-level needs. If you lack the resources to plan and execute critical projects, a platform like this might help.
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Many people, as fans of most anything are wont to do, seek out in the music they like a figure—band leader, principal songwriter, whatever—to whom they can directly attribute an album they love. In most cases this is pretty straightforward, so let's just smile politely and agree that the process is intuitive and not without its merits: enter the solo album. As a concept, it is perhaps inevitable that if in a primary band an arguably "visionary" artist is relegated to partner or one-half of a balanced duo, a solo side-project is his or her chance to step out and front things alone. In practice, though, it's at best telling and at worst vindictive—in the great dichotomy that is the two-genius debate, one leader's solo outing is hard evidence of the strength of one over the other.
So it goes with Wolf Parade, the aegis of two indisputably strong talents: Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner. After the release of Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary in 2005 we were made privy to the rivalry and debate that must inevitably surround the lead songwriters. When Shut Up I Am Dreaming came out and took us by surprise in 2006, the mere existence of the minor revolution that was Sunset Rubdown seemed to settle the debate between the Boeckner and Krug camps: here was simple, undeniable proof of what many fans—particularly those who continued to return to "I'll Believe In Anything" and "Dear Sons And Daughters Of Holy Ghosts" long after more pedestrian "This Heart's On Fire" and "Shine A Light" had lost their appeal—had previously suspected: Wolf Parade was good because Spencer Krug was some kind of genius.
Then a funny thing happened: Dan Boeckner released his own album on Sub Pop records. With the gap between Sunset Rubdown's first and second full-lengths saturating the limits of Krug-hype, the scene was set, as it were, for Boeckner to reassert himself as a creative force to be reckoned with and, more importantly for the Wolf Parade fans, to remind us that Boeckner was as significant a piece of their so-assumed full-time band as was the at-this-point enviable Krug. But alas, no such revolution was sparked: Plague Park (2007), though by no means a bad record, was received somewhat ambivalently. The bar set was simply too high; anything less than universal acclaim would have seemed a disappointment.
My project, going into Face Control with high hopes after the exhilarating Movement-ish "All We Wanted, Baby, Was Everything," was to reclaim Boeckner as Significant Creative Mind, to salvage Plague Park, to understand his strengths as a songwriter and musician, and to re-approach Handsome Furs as they seemingly deserved. I'm pleased to report that initial listens yielded promise and immediate satisfaction; I'm less pleased to confess that under scrutiny Face Control loses much of its substance. While Park suffered because of its frustrating adherence to aesthetic simplicity, a record that was far too one-note to sustain or engage repeated listens, Face Control is an exercise in conspicuous aesthetic and thematic reappropriation that works exactly as often as it doesn't. The aforementioned "All We Wanted, Baby, Was Everything" is as close to a New Order cover as one can get without being sued, but the style and format in conjunction with Boeckner's commanding and often enthralling delivery mesh well. This is less successful elsewhere: his attempt at delving into Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) territory falls short on the otherwise-strong "Nyet Spasiba," replete with a full-on nod to "Blue Monday" in the song's crazily familiar intro beat.
In general, though, Boeckner's awakening to the wonders of synth-pop is a refreshing change from Plague Park's austere "acoustic-guitar-plus-beat" formula that usually failed to accompany his stadium howl. Which brings me to his partner, Alexei Perry, an interesting and often welcome presence and contributor. When utilized for good reason—as on "All We Wanted," where her instrumentation is lush and rich and can compete behind Boeckner's powerful voice and striking guitar—Perry's synths and beats compliment Boeckner. This is why it makes such perfect sense to turn to New Order for sonic inspiration: that band understood how to negotiate the relationship between synthesizers and guitars, ensuring that the former is not swallowed whole by the command of the latter, or vice-versa. But the album's worst moments—tepid "(White City)" and opener "Legal Tender"—are marred by bland, half-hearted synths and canned beats, times when one wonders if Boeckner isn't better suited to the strength and expanse of a full band.
Where Face Control veers completely out of control is its frustrating obsession with all things Springsteen. The Boss is back in a big way, apparently; earlier in the decade it was Bowie that was every indie band's go-to guy, and now we've moved on. Boeckner's stadium-oriented oomph-y delivery has always leaned in that direction, but on Face Control we're given it so hard, so unmistakably, that it becomes difficult to ignore the basic conclusion that the album's aesthetic formula solely oscillates between New Order and "Born to Run." You could do worse, as far as influences and similarities go, but by this path growth isn't exactly a one-way street.
Still, Boeckner's songwriting is mostly in top form. Structurally these songs work as good pop-rock songs should, and lyrically—with the exception of a few predictable but still cringe-worthy lines—he shines. Plague Park and Apologies had painted Boeckner as a lyricist focused on alienation, modernity, paranoia, and a return to romantic and deceptively trite notions of love. This is something that frequently only works in his hands and through his pipes, as in how something so banal as "Modern World"'s "modern world I'm not pleased to meet you / you just bring me down" sounds genuine enough when you're listening. So while repeating song titles ad infinitum—as on "Legal Tender" or "Officer Of Hearts"—might not sound like much, there's a certain way Boeckner has with these lines to still present them as affecting.
And so, does Face Control suggest that we are wrong about the hierarchization of Krug over Boeckner? Well, not quite. But it is a step forward for an artist with a wealth of potential and a tremendously moving voice. Should he cease his overzealous grab for stylistic and thematic conventions—or perhaps if he simply learns to cover more ground—there's a good chance Handsome Furs will reach a level of maturity and sophistication at which their current offering merely hints. Boeckner, despite his flaws, is an interesting and talented figure who continues to contribute material of significant value to an already crowded market. I can hear him here, working out issues, trying to find his groove; here's hoping that he does.


Out of the remaining nine players left in the 2013 WSOP Main Event, Jay Farber is by far the biggest amateur. The Las Vegas-based VIP host battled through a 6,358-player starting field to make the ballyhooed November Nine. When play resumes on November 4th, he'll have a shot at the $8,359,531 first place prize.
It certainly wasn't easy for Farber to get here though. He played 70 hours of poker in one week, including 16 hours on the day the Main Event final table was finalized. He also suffered a horrific bad beat at one point, making things seem grim for him and his entourage. He didn't give up though and began winning back what he lost.
"I was just playing my style of poker and it seems to have been working out really well for me," he said. Once the Main Event was whittled down to 10 players, he pushed even harder and picked up extra chips. Now he's got the fourth largest chip stack out of the remaining nine grinders with 25,975,000.
"Everybody that I've gotten to know from living here over the years came out to sweat me today," Farber said. "It was so awesome. I'm so happy I can make it for them, even more than me." Now Jay Farber will be hoping to parlay his great WSOP Main Event run into a multi-million dollar payout come November.
Eight years ago, Mark Newhouse was on the path to poker stardom. Three months after final tabling his first WSOP event, the 21-year-old went on to win the 2006 WPT Borgata Poker Open along with $1,519,020. With a bankroll worth well over a million dollars, Newhouse took his game to the L.A. Commerce Casino.
Newhouse's plan was to spin his profits into an even larger bankroll through cash games at the Commerce. Unfortunately things didn't work out quite as planned since the young grinder "lost his mind" and set his money "on fire." As Newhouse attests to, he wasn't very smart with his winnings and this cost him.
But the Chapel Hill, North Carolina native never gave up on poker. He's continued to play professionally for the past decade through a mix of online games and traveling between L.A and Las Vegas. He's sporadically played tournaments during this time as well and decided to enter the 2013 WSOP Main Event.
With 7,350,000 chips, Newhouse's odds of winning the 2013 Main Event aren't the greatest. He's miles away from chip leader J.C. Tran (38 million chips) and the second shortest overall stack at the final table. But win or lose, Newhouse has already accomplished quite a bit just by making it this far. And even if he busts out in ninth place, he's still guaranteed a $733,224 payout.
Since 2008, the World Series of Poker has been running their Main Event under the November Nine format, where the final nine players meet in November to decide the tournament results. Of course, since the first portion of the WSOP Main Event ends in July, this creates a four-month gap before the final table is decided.
It wasn't always this way though since the WSOP used to run the Main Event and final table within the same two weeks. However, the change was made in 2008 to create more buildup for the tournament, and help ESPN earn higher TV ratings. But after four years with this experiment, WSOP officials are starting to wonder if the November Nine format is turning people off of the Main Event.
The 2011 WSOP Main Event final table will meet this Sunday to determine who wins the $8.7 million top prize. So far, no drop-off is expected in the ESPN ratings since enthusiasm is high for the final segment of the tournament, but if the WSOP notices any drop at all, they could be going back to the regular format.
That said, most poker fans would probably welcome the change because that way, they wouldn't have to wait four months just to see the tournament play out. But we'll have to wait and see what the WSOP and ESPN end up determining in the end.
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After 78 strenuous hours over 8 days of poker sessions, the Final Table for the WSOP 2010 Main Event has finally been determined. The final nine players, known as the "November Nine", are set to compete on ESPN on November 9 of this year. So who made it? Read on to find out.
Seat 1 – Jason Sentl is a 25-year old professional poker player from St. Louis Park, MN. This is Sentl's first time to cash in a WSOP event.
Seat 2 – Joseph Cheong is a 24-year old professional poker player from La Mirada, CA. He won a WSOP Circuit gold ring three months ago.
Seat 3 – John Dolan is a 24-year old professional poker player from Bonita Springs, FL. He has a total of 6 WSOP cashes, including three this year.
Seat 4 – Jonathan Duhamel is a 22-year old professional poker player from Quebec. If Duhamel wins, it will be the 6th gold bracelet-win for Canada this year.
Seat 5 – Michael Mizrachi is a highly successful and well-known poker player. At 29-years old, he won his first WSOP bracelet in this year's Poker Players Championship.
Seat 6 – Matthew Jarvis is a 25-year old professional poker players and student from Surrey, BC in Canada. He primarily plays online poker and this is his first time cashing in the WSOP.
Seat 7 – John Racener is a 24-year old professional poker player from Port Richey, FL. He is well known on the national WSOP Circuit, and won the Main Event championship victory in 2007 at Harrah's Atlantic City.
Seat 8 – Filippo Candio is a 26-year old professional poker player from Cagliari, Sardinia in Italy. He is the first Italian to play at the WSOP Main Event final table.
Seat 9 – Cuong "Soi" Nguyen is a 37-year old medical supply salesman from Santa Ana, CA. He is the only amateur to make it to this year's final table.


If you have always wanted to be your own boss, and own your own business, it is time to consider taking a few entrepreneurship courses. Even if you have taken business classes before, becoming an entrepreneur takes special skills. What you can learn can give you the information, courage, and confidence you need to take the plunge into new business ventures.
One of the things an entrepreneur course can help you with is handling yourself as an entrepreneur. If you are going to need funds to help get the new business ventures off the ground, you will need to meet with bankers and other business people. You need to be able to talk with these people with confidence and show them that you know what you are asking and risking, and why they should join you on the journey to success. However, having confidence isn't enough. You need to be able to discuss different studies about the new venture and show some passion, about it. It is the passion, confidence, and knowledge you demonstrate that can help you win the funding you need. You need to be able to talk the talk to get your foot in the door.
College professors often offer themselves up as mentors. This can be very true in the business world. You can have someone knowledgeable to turn to for help if you need it. In addition, these mentors usually have a large circle of contacts. These contacts can help you with funding, ideas, locations, finding the best price for materials, and any other business need you may have. The more contacts you have, the easier things can go for you.
The professors for entrepreneur classes will help you understand the different risks involved with starting and expanding a business. As with any business venture, nothing is guaranteed, however, the better prepared you are to find the risks the better you can work to avoid them. This will also help keep your personal financial situation stable.
Business ownership is a gamble at best. Making the decision to go out on your own with something new can be scary. However, making the leap and becoming an actual entrepreneur can prove to be greatly rewarding. Sometimes you may lose, but even then, the thrill of it all will be worth it.


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Bangladesh to provide smart NIDs to all above 14
Sample of a smart ID card, issued by Bangladesh government Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Different projects worth a total of Tk10,805 crore has been cleared by Ecnec on Tuesday
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved seven projects worth Tk10,702 crore, including a Tk1,805-crore project to provide citizens above 14 years of age with smart national identity cards (NIDs).
The approval came from the weekly Ecnec meeting held at the NEC conference room on Tuesday. Ecnec Chairperson, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, chaired the meeting via video conference from Ganabhaban.
"Today's [Tueday's] meeting approved a total of seven development projects placed by the Prime Minister's Office [PMO] and four ministries. The total estimated cost of the seven projects is Tk10,702.23 crore," said Planning Division Senior Secretary Md Ashadul Islam while briefing reporters after the meeting.
Of the total cost, Tk6,459.27 crore will be borne from the government's fund, while the remaining Tk4,242.96 crore will come from foreign sources as loan, he said.
Among those, five projects are new while the two are revised ones.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressing a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) from Ganabhaban through a videoconference on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 | PID
Talking about the "Identification System for Enhancing Access to Services (IDEA) (Phase-II)" Project, Planning Commission member Abul Kalam Azad said the Election Commission Secretariat will implement the project from December 2020 to November 2025 spending Tk1,805.09 crore.
He said the new project has been taken as the running IDEA project's period will expire in December next.
"Under the new project, all the citizens above 14 years of age will get smart NID cards. Besides, the Election Commission will send its teams to 40 largest host countries of expatriate Bangladeshis to enroll them in the voter list and provide them with NID services," he said.
The major operations of the project include production and personalisation of smart cards, said Abul Kalam Azad.
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He said the old equipment and technologies of the existing project will be used in the new project. So, the project cost will decline significantly.
"We've placed a recommendation at the meeting that the NID services can be brought under the revenue budget not keeping it under any project," he said.
The government is considering whether all data registration activities including NID registration, birth and death registration, and the registration activities carried out by Directorate General of Family Planning can be brought under a single entity, he added.
Projects to improve communication
Ecnec also endorsed another two projects under the Western Economic Corridor & Regional Enhancement Program (WeCARE) Phase 1 – Rural Connectivity, Market and Logistic Infrastructure Improvement Project (RCMLIIP) and Jhenidah-Jessore Highway (N-7) Development project.
Talking about the project, another member of Planning Commission, Mamun Al Rashid, said it has been taken aiming to improve the communication network of Benapole, Asian Highway, including Bhomra Land Port and Mongla Sea Port, Saarc Highway Corridor, Bimstec Road Corridor, and SASEC Road Corridor with the northwestern region of the country.
He said the Roads and Highways Department will execute the project by December 2023 as the prime minister has cut down the project period by two years.
It will be implemented in Jessore Sadar, Jhenaidah Sadar, and Kaliganj upazilas at a cost of Tk4,187.70 crore. Of the cost, the World Bank will provide Tk2,705.65 crore while the rest of Tk1,482.04 crore will come from government funds.
'WeCARE Phase-1'
The WeCARE Phase-1: Rural Connectivity, Market and Logistic Infrastructure Improvement Project (RCMLIIP) will be implemented at a cost of Tk2,180.99 crore, aiming to improve the socio-economic condition by increasing the facilities for transport, supply, marketing and preservation of agricultural products through improvement of rural communication network.
The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) will execute the project in 18 upazilas under four districts – Jessore, Magura, Chaudanga, and Jhenaidah — by June 2025, said member of Planning Commission Zakir Hossain Akanda.
About the delay in project implementation, the prime minister asked the ministries and divisions to make lists of the construction firms and contractors featuring their work history and not to award several projects to a firm at a time.
The prime minister gave the directive to help the emergence of new firms and contractors, said the senior secretary.
'No outsiders except targeted beneficiaries'
During the approval of "Khurushkul Special Ashrayan" project involving Tk1,333.61 crore, the premier asked the authorities concerned to be careful so that no outsider except the targeted beneficiaries get accommodation in the project site.
The two revised projects are "Development of Necessary Infrastructures and Facilities for Conducting Operations of Payra Port (2nd revised) involving Tk1,023.96 crore and "Establishment of Sheikh Hasina Tatpalli" Phase-1 (1st revised) with an additional cost of Tk54.15 crore.
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When was the last time you really felt that you used your imagination and creativity? And: where does your creativity come from?
I (Anna) think that creativity probably originates from our innate ability to imagine freely without limits from when we were children ourselves.
Rational thinking is of course needed as we grow up. Yet, fantasy helps children deal with and learn about life as well. They copy what they experience and they play it out. Sometimes it's dramatic, somtimes not, and sometimes they seem to 'get things wrong' while they're growing and learning.
But children very well understand the fine line between reality and fantasy. They just need to play – a lot – and without constant interference from us grown ups.
Supporting your child's imaginative gift is very simple, yet it can be very difficult for us parents: Sometimes it just means leaving the helicopter on the ground and letting them be. Not always monitoring, not always interfering and not always lecturing.
Earthworm Tree? Don't worry, it'll make sense.
My youngest son at the age of 3 1/2 one day came running to Helle, while playing in the lush summer garden of her Kindergarten, and told her with pure excitement: "Helle, Helle! I have three little earthworms", revealing three wriggling worms in his open palm and also displaying two fingers on his other hand, indicating the number of worms.
Finally he padded carefully onto the ground once the worms were neatly planted in the soil, and ran off, entering a new game in the back of the garden, carefree and joyful.
Helle could have told him: "Oh, but no, you cannot grow a worm-tree! Worms already live in the soil and they devour plants and thus help improve the soil for plants to…." But she deliberately didn't. She told me that explaining this to him would actually only narrow down his world into a place where some things just aren't possible. And she would have disturbed his game.
Instead Helle just stood there, smiled and said "yes," a few times, sharing his inner experience of flow. He was in the midst of magical wonders and endless possibilites and she didn't want to disturb him.
Maybe my son won't remember this situation when he grows up. But that's not the point. The point is that hopefully he will still bear the feeling of possibility and magic inside him. The feeling of living in a world that he wants to explore.
Now back to you: Do you sometimes feel that you have to correct your child from grave misunderstandings about how the world works, worrying that if you don't, it will get it all wrong? Do you sometimes over explain things when the child makes completely inacurate conclusions? We all do this, and sometimes all we need is a reminder or some inspiration to act differently.
Next time your child comes running to show you foot prints from a bear, some rock from another planet or a (dirty) treasure from the far-away-land, do you want to try to just smile and share the experience with your child instead of correcting it?
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Alt.Ctrl.GDC Showcase: Guitar Wizards
January 16, 2019 | By Joel Couture
More: Indie, Video, alt ctrl gdc
The 2019 Game Developers Conference will feature an exhibition called Alt.Ctrl.GDC dedicated to games that use alternative control schemes and interactions.
Gamasutra will be talking to the developers of each of the games that have been selected for the showcase.
Guitar Wizards draws a pair of players into a battle of song and light, having them play dueling guitars to launch magical beams at their opponent. Meanwhile, you have to launch riffs at your foe to stop their magical licks from taking you down.
Gamasutra sat down with the developers of Guitar Wizards to talk about how they turned a guitar battle into a crowd-pleasing throwdown between mages, how they helped those with little musical experience still create pretty songs, and how a natural cooperation still came of their competitive music game.
The people behind the music
We're Ben McInnes (game design, programming and hardware) and Adoné Kitching (game design, production). We also worked with our super talented friends Jason Sutherland (audio design) and Luc Wolthers (art).
For the last three or so years, we've largely been making games in our spare time, participating in as many jams as we can manage. As our interest in, and passion for, game design grew, we decided to shift our careers towards making games full time. McInnes now works as a creative technologist at a company specializing in interactive installations, and Kitching works as a producer at an independent game development studio called Free Lives.
Our teammates Sutherland and Wolthers work with Kitching at Free Lives.
Creating the tools of musical battle
Guitar Wizards was built using WS2812B RGB LEDs, the FastLED library, a Teensy and the Arduino IDE.
The full installation includes wooden and acrylic panels that sandwich the LEDs and enhance the sparkly effects (for maximum magic). We also used modified Guitar Hero controllers, and we'll be bringing custom-made wizard hats along to Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2019.
Weaponized chords
Guitar Wizards is a rhythm-based dueling game that takes place across an LED battleground. Players use modified Guitar Hero controllers to fire chords at one another, and in the process create a magical spectacle of lights and sounds.
By taking away the screen, Guitar Wizards brings players face to face in an epic battle, and allows for a crowd to form around them. The game can be played competitively, as players try to outmaneuver one another, or it can be played cooperatively, as players settle into a groove and find a flow. By putting a guitar in their hands (and a wizard hat on their heads), Guitar Wizards aims to give players the freedom to perform, and to share a moment of fun with their opponents and onlookers.
Since we want as many people as possible to experience the magic of Guitar Wizards, we're working on making the game more accessible. We'll be bringing an additional set of controllers to the Alt.Ctrl.GDC exhibition that make it possible for the game to be played one-handed.
An inspiration for musical battle
About five years ago, we had a really exciting idea - a fantasy-inspired dueling game where spells were fired using gesture recognition gloves. Sounds cool, right? But it was also wildly outside of the scope of our abilities as game designers and developers at the time.
Fast forward to 2018, when McInnes happened to work on an LED project and discovered that our idea could be brought to life in a different way. He figured that the LED strips resembled the lanes in Guitar Hero, so we started exploring the possibility of using existing controllers in a new context. That also sparked our interest in adding a musical element to the game.
Creating the look of rock star wizards
We both find the idea of casting a spell - of conjuring some effect in the world - really exciting, and we wanted to try to capture that with Guitar Wizards. The two-meter-long LED arena creates distance between players so that they can see their musical spells travel through space towards their opponent. To highlight the feeling of making magic, we added meteoric light trails to the notes, as well as sparkling effects for when they collide.
An important design consideration was also that we wanted the player to feel like a badass rock star wizard, which is at the same time the coolest and silliest thing to be. And that's what we like about Guitar Wizards. It lets you step into that role, and then just lets you have some fun with it irrespective of your skill as a player or musician (or wizard for that matter). The incredible poster art that Luc made - which is part metal album cover and part Terry Pratchett book cover - leans into this idea very nicely.
Creating temporary communities through crowd-attracting play
Some of the best experiences we've had at games parties or exhibitions have been around games that are intriguing not only to their players, but also to the crowd around them. We love games like Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabriek, 2013) and the shared experience it creates between players and onlookers. While they're being played and watched, those games create little communities around them.
We did a few things to try to create the same kind of experience with Guitar Wizards. First, because the LED arena is two meters long, onlookers can easily fill up the space between players. We try to ensure that the game is set up on a low display table so that everyone can see what's happening in the arena. Each player also has a distinct color, making it easy to follow the action. We deliberately kept the rules of Guitar Wizards simple so that it is easy to keep track of no matter when you start watching the duel. These considerations allow onlookers to understand the game state at a glance and to join in on the performance.
For us, the joy of alternative or unique controllers is really in their ability to bring people together. Whether its Guitar Wizards, or one of the other incredible entries into this year's Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2019, alternative controllers invite people to share a physical space and a moment of silliness or confusion or mastery. We think that's really special, and something worth celebrating.
A natural, musical cooperation
Guitar Wizards was built as a competitive game, but during playtesting we found that some players were more interested in a cooperative experience where they could fall into a rhythm with one another. Even within the competitive framework we'd created, players were finding ways to work together, and were using a call and response play style. Since this is a really exciting outcome, we are exploring game modes that support collaborative play further.
Creating harmony regardless of instrumental experience
We like the idea of a low-pressure environment where people with different levels of skill (or even interest) in music can feel like a rockstar. Maybe that comes from a selfish desire, since neither of us particularly good musicians.
Sutherland did an amazing job of making sure that the notes that are played are not discordant. You can play them in whatever configuration, and they'll always sound harmonious.
As the game progresses, the speed at which the notes travel also increases. If you can keep up, which you're bound to with a little practice, you'll also get the feeling of playing a lightning-fast solo. Sutherland also produced a backtrack that establishes a beat, and makes it less daunting for players to start firing off notes. With a backtrack you're building onto something that already sounds good, instead of having to create that from scratch.
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An extended, 4 double bedroom semi-detached period family home, gorgeously presented and quietly nestled in a little known cul-de-sac at heart of always sought after Tupsley.
This beautifully presented family home was extended a decade ago to now also provide a very desirable and highly malleable Family Room, practical Utility with above a Master Bedroom offering a spacious, full Ensuite Bathroom. The current owners have instigated some reconfiguring and a full refurbishment to maximise the family-friendly layout and flow throughout.
Enjoying an excellent location nestled away on a discreet and very quiet cul-de-sac, the property lies at the heart of amenity rich Tupsley, offering within walking distance; newsagents, post office, convenience stores, pub, GP, pharmacy, butchers and both hospitals. Nearby also lies the full gamut of educational institutions from Ofsted "Excellent" and "Good" primary schools and Bishop Bluecoat secondary, through to the Hereford Sixth Form, Colleges and nascent University. While for leisure the Quarry with its playing fields, dog park, children's playground and Scouting Hut is also a short stroll.
Front Porch and Entrance Hall – The front door opens into a small porch offering hanging space and storage before the inner door opens into the bright and airy Entrance Hall. The Hall Closet has hanging rail and fitted shelving while an Under-stairs Cupboard provides yet more practical storage. Warm-toned, oak hardwood flooring runs throughout the Hall and Kitchen/Dining Room beyond.
Sitting Room – With a pretty bay window, the inviting Sitting Room also features a fireplace with black mantelpiece surrounding a characterful red brick recess, once home to a gas fire. While double half-glazed oak doors directly connect to the Dining Room beyond.
Dining Room – Enjoying an open plan flow from the Kitchen, the Dining Room features a solid chunky wood mantel with fireplace recess below home to an outlet for an electric fire, while double French doors lead out onto the brick paviour patio of the rear garden.
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Utility/Downstairs WC – The practical Utility features a full height cupboard providing useful storage for household essentials and a fitted countertop with space below for not only washer and dryer but perhaps an additional freezer too. The large opaque window ensures privacy for the far side of the room with its WC and wall-mounted basin.
Family Room – With a large window with views across the rear terraced garden the Family Room with practical, wood-effect laminate flooring offers a highly malleable space. An obvious informal hangout for the whole family with wall-mounted TV point, it offers a great playroom for younger children but will easily morph over the years into the perfect teenage Rumpus Room; ideal for everything from hobbies and crafting through to gaming, music, even perhaps serious study.
Master Bedroom – The Bedroom with laminate wood-effect flooring enjoys views to the front across the cul-de-sac to the open countryside of Dinmore Hill beyond. The spacious Ensuite features a double-ended bath with centrally mounted taps and shower attachment and a separate raised walk-in shower enclosure with glass screen. The Bathroom is completed by chrome heated towel rail, WC and a modern rectangular basin unit with 2 integral deep storage drawers.
Bedrooms Two and Three – Both carpeted Double Bedrooms are of all but equal size, with fitted shelving dominating to one side of the chimney breast and enjoying views overlooking the front or rear garden.
Bedroom Four – A smaller Double Bedroom with laminate wood-effect flooring, enjoys views across the front driveway and beyond.
Family Bathroom – The fully tiled Bathroom features a 'L' shaped bath with glass to screen a wall-mounted shower with both regular and Rainhead showers. It is completed with an Ensuite-matching, rectangular basin unit, WC and chrome heated towel rail. To the corner lies the Airing Cupboard with fitted shelving and home to the 4 years old Worcester combi boiler.
Attic – Accessed from the landing the Attic is fully boarded to provide great storage but also offers the potential to convert; subject to all relevant permissions.
The front brick paviour Driveway provides parking for 2/3 cars. While the Attached Store with doors to either end, allows direct access into the enclosed rear garden. It usefully provides not only secure storage but with both light and power outlets, use as a small Workshop. The double French doors of the Dining Room and the External door from the Kitchen both open onto a brick paviour patio before leading up the corner semi-circular steps onto the terraced lawn with beyond a gravel seating area and bark chip play zone.
From Hereford take the A438 along Ledbury Road. Continue straight ahead at the roundabout and turn left at the traffic lights into Folly Lane. Take the first turning on the right into the discreet entrance for Folly Drive. The property is to be found towards the far end of the cul-de-sac on the left.


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15below and the business of disruption management
By Alastair Newport	 On Nov 11, 2019
Named after their commitment to answering the phone in 15 seconds or less, 15below is a global tech company firm dedicated to arming travel companies with the tools they need, in order to provide up-to-the-minute automated passengers and staff notifications as well as workflows solutions.
To find out more about the company and a very recent partnership, I spoke to Nicholas Key,15below's CEO.
Nicholas Key
TD: Before we get into the nitty-gritty, can you tell me a little more about what exactly you guys do and how you benefit the industry?
Nicholas Key (NK): 15below is a privately owned software development company based in Brighton, UK with offices in Lithuania and Australia.
Everything we do is built for travel, with the purpose of making journeys easier and more enjoyable by enabling travel companies to keep their passengers informed and empowered – even when things go wrong. In 2000 we began creating systems and workflows to help airlines manage day-to-day travel services: our initial focus was to keep passengers informed during acts of disruption and this continues to be our "bread and butter".
"We now send 1.8 million notifications every single day"
Our disruption solution is used by 95% of our customers, made up of 54 of the world's best-known travel companies, including Qantas, Ryanair, the Lufthansa Group, Cathay Pacific, and JetBlue.
Since then, we've developed a whole suite of passenger notification solutions that include pre-departure communications, which provide passengers with unrivalled levels of personalised information, and which generate significant levels of ancillary revenue for our customers as a result.
We also generate millions of tickets, boarding passes, itineraries, and receipts for passengers every year, all of which are updated dynamically whenever any element of the booking changes.
We now send 1.8 million notifications every single day, for 54 clients boarding 800 million passengers a year. Our customers keep their passengers connected throughout their journey across multiple channels – including email, SMS, social media messaging, voice-activated messaging, app push notifications and print documentation.
15below meets Amadeus
TD: What's the deal with your partnership with Amadeus (announced at Amadeus AES 2019 in Istanbul earlier this year)?
(NK): 15below and Amadeus are working together to rethink the way technology can be used by airlines, which puts the customer experience at the heart of everything they do.
In the past, technology has often been built and implemented by individual service providers, then used and managed in siloed teams within the airline.
This not only leaves operational inefficiencies within the organisation (e.g. multiple communication providers which is costly and inconsistent) but also hugely restricts the true value of a more integrated technology approach. By understanding the bigger problems airlines need to solve and working together to solve them using our own areas of expertise, we can make life a lot easier – for the passenger and also for staff.
TD: Such as?
NK: Some examples of where this is happening, are around the consolidation of all our available data, and the use of an omnichannel approach to improve the passenger experience through best-in-class communication.
By exploring deeper integrations between our systems, 15below will, with the consent of the relevant airlines where required, be able to reach previously unavailable data from the Amadeus platform, meaning passengers will enjoy even greater relevance and personalisation in every communication created within the 15below platform.
Best-in-class communication
However, the developments we make through this partnership will not only benefit those airlines using the Amadeus platform, but will enable us to share learnings with airlines using other reservation systems, like Navitaire. So whilst this recent development will specifically benefit the Amadeus community in the short term, 15below remains 100% committed to delivering best-in-class communication solutions for the entire travel community, and this is just one of several partnerships we are exploring.
We've also recently set up the 15below Research Lab, through which we'll collect the opinions and insights from the airlines themselves that will enable us to innovate even further to meet the everyday challenges that airlines – and passengers – experience.
Beyond airlines
TD: Outside of aviation, do you work with other sectors in the travel industry?
(NK): We predominantly work with airlines, but about 20% of our customers are from other types of companies within the travel industry, including rail firms, travel management companies, and travel agencies. Our initial objective was to become the market-leader in passenger communications for airlines and after nearly 20 years we're incredibly proud to have reached that point.
Our plan now is to begin to develop the 15below platform to meet the nuanced challenges met by other businesses within the travel and tourism industry. This includes cruise operators, hotels, corporate travel businesses, and everything in between. We have proven the incredible benefits of using automation in the airline industry and are now excited to look to offer these same benefits to other types of business that need to inform and empower their customers by keeping them up to date with relevant, hyper-personalised communications.
Pain point
TD: Any exciting plans for the future?
NK: As part of our relationship with Amadeus, we will be exploring multiple areas where we can either improve processes and the way our technology works together or where we can collaboratively build new solutions which will meet currently unmet needs. But first, we are focusing on how we can help airlines manage disruption better.
Travel disruption has always been a huge pain point for the industry – causing both a financial and human drain on resources – and with rising passenger numbers this is only set to get worse.
Rich Communication Services will replace traditional SMS
Building on our area of expertise, 15below and Amadeus are mapping out an end-to-end technology solution which can be delivered at scale, and fast. This will enable airlines to optimise passenger recovery options, and provide tailored self-accommodation to customers, all whilst keeping them informed and in control at every step of the way. This is something we were invited to demo at the IATA GAPS conference last month, as well as the Aviation Festival, and the feedback has been incredibly positive. Watch this space…
TD: How does the ascendancy of mobile impact your business?
NK: Well, 15below continues to invest in new ways to communicate and engage with customers – driven by technological trends, consumer preferences and behaviours. Often these are global in nature.
For example, it's been predicted that RCS (Rich Communication Services) will replace traditional SMS entirely within 5 years, and WhatsApp channel for business is also gaining traction in large parts of the world. Push notifications to mobile apps continue to see demand grow (37% of airline app users download the app purely for disruption), but let's not forget the more localised conversational channels such as WeChat and LINE…
Adapting channel strategies in line with these changes is essential for any global airline serving these markets. With the support of our customer airlines, 15below is building on our omni-channel platform capabilities so that airlines will be able to communicate with their customers (and staff) whatever channel they use, and wherever they are in their journey – to deliver great customer service.
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Each practitioner has their own thyroid "war story", and has a unique passion within thyroid health, having supported clients with additional illnesses including autoimmunity, ME, CFS, Sjogren's, Hashimoto's, Graves, thyroid nodules, long covid and mental health conditions.
From 2021, Jules will be referring all clients to the Collective practitioners as she focuses on a full time Biomedical Science Degree at the University of the West of England. She will still enjoy regular coaching with the team and the monthly "Geek Offs" in which the team discuss difficult cases and new research.
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Clare loves to help people discover what's causing their symptoms and navigate back to good health. Diagnosed herself with Hashimotos, she discovered first-hand how confusing, complex and exhausting thyroid disease can be. But her own improvements in health inspired her to train at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, where she qualified as a Nutritional Therapist. She now works to make thyroid issues clear and simple for others, taking each individual step by step in their unique process towards vitality and peace.
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The Secret Soviet Plan to Build Nuke Bases on Desolate Islands Near the USA
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Russian military journalist Vitaly Karyukov recalls the Soviet Union's fantastical Cold War plans to create a series of missile bases on artificial islands off the coast of the United States, effectively encircling America in a nuclear ring.
In his article, published by the independent Russian newspaper Svobodnaya Pressa, Karyukov recalled that it was fifty years ago this month that the United States removed its nuclear artillery from service.
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Blast From the Past: The Legendary Soviet 'Katyusha' Rocket Launcher
"These systems had already been replaced by rockets, being manufactured by the two nuclear superpowers 'like sausages'," the journalist added. "In 1959, in the midst of this competition between socialism and capitalism, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was presented with a truly fantastical plan" which would really allow Moscow to get under Washington's skin.
The world's oceans, Karyukov noted, contain underwater shoals generated by volcanic and coral activity, constituting small islands or land masses hidden as little as a few meters below sea-level. Many of these underwater landmasses are in close proximity to the US in both in the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans.
In 1959, "having analyzed these and other data, the Miroshnikovs, a family of Soviet military engineers, presented Khrushchev with a plan: to build on these land masses over twenty artificial islands, and to place missile bases on top of them, thus surrounding the US in a nuclear ring."
"According to the plan…the cost of raising a hundred-meter wide platform above the sea would not be so great – a million rubles. By comparison, each rocket launch by Korolev [the top Soviet rocket designer] was costing the budget half-a-billion rubles!"
There were several significant challenges to the idea, Karyukov noted. "First, it would be necessary to build the artificial islands all at once. This followed from the assumption that, as soon as the Soviet Union began constructing its first artificial platform, the Americans would immediately stake a claim to the rest. However, the project made provisions for the conversion of these underwater formations into artificial islands in the space of a single day. Therefore, the threat to the plan in this regard would exist only if it could not be carried out all at once."
"Second, it was taken into account that the US could simply bomb such man-made islands back into the ocean. After all, they would have been built right under America's nose, while the Soviet Union would be thousands of miles away. Therefore, it was proposed to strengthen the sites as much as possible, effectively turning them into fortifications."
Essentially, the journalist recalled, "the operation to capture these missile footholds would look something like this: an unclaimed island would appear above the water, above which the USSR would raise its flag, and the island and the entire 12-mile zone of territorial waters around it…would be declared Soviet territory. By the time the Americans came to their senses, missile sites would already be installed. Moreover, having staked a claim to such a large portion of the sea surface (over a thousand square kilometers), the USSR could quietly begin to assimilate neighboring islands or underwater sandbanks."
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"It goes without saying that our valiant missile specialists would work under cover, [disguised as] ordinary Soviet fisherman. And while these newly-opened 'fishing bases' were being declared to the world by the Soviet Foreign Ministry, the islands would begin to be fortified, expanded and added to with new layers. Moreover, during this stage engineers would pump water out of the interior of the base. Thus, it would come out resembling an underwater dry dock."
"And it would be in these giant building that work on the third stage would begin…equipping the island with hidden launchers of intermediate-range missiles…In addition to the rockets, it would also be possible to build airfields, submarine bases, berths for ships, etc."
At the same time, Karyukov recalled, "it hardly needs to be said that the entirety of this daring operation was also planned with pronounced political overtones in mind…At the time, the Soviet Union was surrounded all across its borders by dozens if not hundreds of NATO and US bases, including airfields, missile launchers, radar points and other military facilities. Khrushchev could thus put a hedgehog in Uncle Sam's pants to force the hegemon from across the ocean to tone down its militaristic appetites. This, it's worth recalling, is what actually happened a few years later with Cuba, after John F. Kennedy was forced to dismantle the US missiles in Turkey, which it must be admitted were already obsolete by that time."
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CIA reference photograph of Soviet medium-range ballistic missile (SS-4 in U.S. documents, R-12 in Soviet documents) in Red Square, Moscow. The weapon was deployed to Cuba in October 1962, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Essentially, the journalist noted, "if everything went according to plan, the nearly formed islands would not reveal their real purpose, formally remaining fishing bases. And the money spent would be returned in a very short period. However, keeping in mind the cunning and pretentiousness of American military planners…it's difficult to predict what the hawks would come up with in the event of the operation's success."
© Sputnik / Alexander Mokletsov
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"After all, even in the case of Cuba, where Washington knew that Moscow stood behind Havana, the US was drawn into a direct confrontation. US reconnaissance planes did not hesitate to violate Cuba's airspace as soon as the Soviet missiles were found there. It is entirely possible that the Americans would just instantly try to level any strange man-made islands that appeared above the water."
Moreover, Karyukov noted, "it's worth reflecting how exactly the engineers planned to conduct the second and third stages of their building operations. If one remembers Operation Anadyr, when the entire US fleet was sent to block our ships and submarines heading to Cuba, the ability to create the [man-made] 'football fields' built in the open ocean seems questionable. First of all, the US would simply not allow our vessels to approach the islands. Secondly, the islands would immediately be surrounded by swarms of US submarines."
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A U-2 reconnaissance photograph of Cuba, showing Soviet nuclear missiles, their transports and tents for fueling and maintenance
"So what happened to the Miroshnikovs' plans? In the official response signed by then Chief of General Staff Marshal Vasily Sokolovsky, it was determined that the engineers had shown that they were removed from the economic, political, military and even technical realities of the time. Therefore, the project presented by A.N. Miroshnikov was deemed 'not worthy of consideration'."
Still, the journalist added, "a few years later, Khrushchev would actually decide to return to the idea of placing missiles under the nose of the 'main enemy'. Everyone knows how that turned out."
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Q: ¿Cómo renderizar una vista apropiadamente? Tengo una vista desde la cual necesito renderizar a otra el problema es que no se hace correctamente por que no pasan los estados.
aqui tengo el link que me debe redirigir el cual esta dentro de una tabla
{this.state.lng["0"]["Reservations"]["tblReservaciones"]["0"]["sDetail"]}

Tengo la funcion con la que seteo estados
 returnView(index, e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        this.setState({
            convertStatus: 1, info: this
                .state
                .datas[index],
                idres: e.target.dataset.idres,
                redirect : true
        });
    }

Y en el render quiero redirigir de la siguiente forma
 if (this.state.redirect == true) {
            return(

                    {console.log("INFO=>",this.state.info)}
                    {console.log("IDRES=>",this.state.idres)}
                    {console.log("LNG=>",this.state.lng)}
                    <Redirect push to="/ReservationDetailMain" component={<Detail data={this.state.info}  idres={this.state.idres} lng={this.state.lng}></Detail>} />

            );
        }

Se que no esta bien ya que no funciona espero me puedan ayudar.

A: Imagino que estas usando react-router-dom por el <Redirect />
Lo que te está pasando es que al hacer
component={<Detail data={this.state.info}  idres={this.state.idres} lng={this.state.lng}></Detail>}

Se estan perdiendo las props propias de la navegación. Lo que te recomiendo hacer es cambiarlo a:
<Redirect
    to={{
        pathname: "/ReservationDetailMain",
        state: { // aca poner todas las props que queres que reciba el otro componente }
    }}
 />

Desde el componente <Detail /> podes acceder a las props que les mandaste mediante:
this.props.location.state // si es una clase
props.location.state // si es una función

¡Espero haberte ayudado!

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