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Artist: Landry Cantrell
Heinrich Schutz - Weihnachtshistrie, Auferstehunghistorie
Published Wednesday 16th December 2009
STYLE: Choral
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 87273-
LABEL: Dacapo 8226058
Reviewed by Steven Whitehead
The vocal group Ars Nova Copenhagen under conductor Paul Hillier here present the second recording in a series devoted to the narrative works ("Historia") of Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672). Thus we get a Christmas History and a Crucifixion History but the content of this review will repeat much of what was said for the first recording in the series, 'Lukas-Passion'. The presentation is superb, including the beautiful cover art, the comprehensive liner notes, the audiophile sound quality of the recording, as well as the vocal skills of Ars Nova Copenhagen plus soloists and the musicianship of Concerto Copenhagen. But there is a "but" on its way . . . the content still fails to satisfy this reviewer. The source material is, of course, great but the way the composer handles it deadens its impact for a modern listener. This manner of criticism is deeply unfair as Schutz could not be expected to write for a twenty-first century audience and was in fact ahead of his own times as he took church music away from the simpler plainchant that had dominated the setting of sacred texts for centuries and moved towards a more modern use of polyphony. When the choir move into top gear the effect is glorious; the concluding "Victorias" in "Gott sei Dank" ("Thanks Be To God") are wonderful and well worth hearing but too much of the remaining seventy-eight minutes is recitative in German. No doubt this was considered a radical step forward from singing or chanting in Latin but it nevertheless leaves this reviewer less than thrilled. This is entirely my problem as this release on a Danish label celebrates the contribution that the German composer made to Danish church music during his eleven year tenure as Kapellmeister to King Christian IV. Those of us who are neither Danish nor German should perhaps leave them to it after recognising what a good job the performers have done with what is, in my opinion, limited material.
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2009: Lukas Passion
2009: Weihnachtshistrie, Auferstehunghistorie
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Paris and Facebook: Fear, cognition and manufacturing consent
At seven different locations, and within a twenty minute window, 128 people died in Paris on the night of Friday November 13th, 2015. As the chaos erupted in the French capital, so did social media. Live news updates, videos and testimonials rapidly filled streams, threads and rss feeds. Thirteen hours later, at 10:38am, Facebook launched a watermark tool to overlay the French flag over your profile image. This article focuses on this component and the implications that social media plays in risk perception and the dialogue on terrorism and foreign military initiatives.
Mark Zuckerberg's profile photo with its 'Pray for Paris' overlay
FEAR AND RISK
"On a Sunday evening, 30 October 1938, a play broadcast on CBS Radio caused over a million Americans to flee their homes in fright, believing that the vanguard of an invading army from outer space had landed in the farmlands of New Jersey" (Bourke, 2005: 178). It was the frightening radio adaptation by Howard Koch of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds:
"It began with [Orson] Welles's voice, notifying listeners that, in the early years of the twentieth century, Americans knew that 'this world was being watched closely by intelligence greater than man's and yet as moral as his own'. This alien intelligence was 'cool and unsympathetic, regarding this earth with envious eyes' and was 'slowly and surely' plotting against humanity." (Bourke, 2005: 178)
It is indeed true that means of communication and our interaction with mediatized information has vastly changed since the age of radio, but we should take care not to underestimate the role of emotions within the 21st century social media environment. A study on Twitter trends and emotions by Stieglitz and Dang-Xuan (2013) revealed several findings, including the observation that "(…) the affective dimensions (positive or negative sentiment) of political Twitter messages are indeed significantly associated with retweet behaviour in terms of retweet quantity, in the way that emotionally charged tweets are more likely to be disseminated compared to neutral ones" (Stieglitz and Dang-Xuan, 2013: 240-241), and that "(…) sentiment is positively related to not only retweet quantity but also retweet speed" (Stieglitz and Dang-Xuan, 2013: 241). This may explain why emotionally-charge subjects tend to become widespread trends across seamlessly interconnected social media platforms. As the discourse on terrorism is undeniably one of fear and anger, the contagion of these emotions on social media platforms is hardly a debatable observation. Although we may assume that the Internet is a vast and endless space, as trending dialogues occupy space on social media platforms, a funnelling and centralisation of discussion takes place where alternate narratives and news events take a backseat. On the same day as the Paris attacks, 26 people were killed and dozens wounded in Baghdad (Al Jazeera, 2015). One day prior, two suicide bombers left 43 dead and 239 wounded in Beirut (The Guardian, 2015). Yet, as Facebook's 'Pray for Paris' watermark gained substantial fervor, Baghdad and Beirut became subtext events even though all three events had a common antagonist.
This has large implications in the way citizens of the Western world perceive terrorism, as discourse on its impact is too often confined to the geographic limits of Europe and the U.S. As Slovic and Petters (2006) characterize affect as "(…) the specific quality of 'goodness' and 'badness' (a) experienced as a feeling state (with or without consciousness) and (b) demarcating a positive or negative quality of a stimulus" (Slovic and Petters, 2006: 322) and affect heuristic as a "(…) reliance on such feelings (….) to guide judgments and decision making", an important point must be made in regards to how social media guides these cognitive processes. Middle-Eastern communities face the plights of terrorism similar to those faced by the West, and a mediatized exclusion of these communities risks leading us to an affect and its heuristic based on polarization and dichotomy. As the cognitive process of cognitive-dissonance avoidance teaches us that "(…) it's not comforting to entertain beliefs about what's harmless and what's harmful that force us to renounce commitments and affiliations essential to one's identity" (Kahan and Braman, 2006: 155), it is imperative that identities of all who face terror be reconciled. If not, how can we expect sustainable solutions that harmonize our commonality of fear?
RESPONDING TO FEAR: MANUFACTURING CONSENT AND DOXA
In 1988, Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman published Manufacturing Consent, a ground-breaking analysis of how the media acts as a vehicle for strong ideological propaganda. The general thesis of this literary work is that by intricate means and uses of media, the powerful elite can achieve public validation and consent for the various undertakings they pursue. The authors explain that as the media has the "(…) function to amuse, entertain, and inform, and to inculcate individuals with the values, beliefs, and codes of behavior that will integrate them into the institutional structures of the larger society" (Herman and Chomsky, 1988: 1), a systematic and calculated use of propaganda has been applied to maintain equilibrium and status quo within "(…) a world of concentrated wealth and major conflicts of class interest (…)" (Herman and Chomsky, 1988:1). Within the preface, Chomsky and Herman make reference to Walter Lippmann's concept of manufacturing consent, claiming that although the sole aim and vision of media is not to produce public consent on systematic symbols, structures, policies and undertakings, evidence suggests "the propaganda function to be a very important aspect of their overall service" (Herman and Chomsky, 1988: Iix). This may take place with what Cottle (2006) refers to as mediatized rituals, which "(…) are more productively conceptualized as an identifiable and variegated class of performative media enactments in which solidarities are summoned and moral ideas of the 'social good' are unleashed and exert agency in the public life of societies" (Cottle, 2006: 411). He explains that the "(…) media periodically intervene in the life of contemporary societies, their contending identities and contests of interest, and (…) can contribute to the formation of plural solidarities or 'publics'" (Cottle, 2006: 411). It is argued here that Facebook's 'Pray for Paris' watermark tool (willingly or not) acted as a mediatized ritual, of which rallied individuals into a 'public' operating under a unifying symbol.
The risk at hand is the creeping on of doxa, a concept developed by Bourdieu in his attempt to understand the acceptance of neoliberalism as the most advanced and ideal global economic system. He explains that neoliberalism has seen so much success and public consent because it "(…) has been steadily prepared over decades in France and the UK by partisan groups of academics, mediapersons, businessmen, and others" and that "ordinary citizens and the media 'passively' contribute to the entrenchment of neoliberalism as doxa, by accepting and repeating the claims of neoliberalism" (Chopra, 2003: 424). Arguably, a similar process has silently crowded the mediascape, where expressions such as 'boots on the ground', 'war on terror' and 'threat to national security', and symbols such as the Twin Towers, 'Je Suis Charlie' and Facebook's 'Pray for Paris' feature have undoubtedly dominated the Western discourse on terrorism. Perhaps these lead to the production of manufactured consent for predominantly military endeavors in the Middle East, and perhaps not. Yet, as sociologist Ulrich Beck claims that "(…) risk is a way of controlling or, one could say, colonizing the future" (Beck, 1998: 11) and that "the greater the threat (or to be more precise, the social construction of the threat), the greater the obligation and power to change current events" (Beck, 1998: 11), it is imperative to address to question of terrorism with rationality, compassion for middle-eastern communities and without unreasonable paranoia, and not to give unnecessary carte-blanche purchase to military responses that have proven ineffective in stabilizing the region.
Al Jazeera (2015) 'Dozens dead as ISIL claims attacks against Iraqi Shias', Al Jazeera (online), November 13; available online at: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/dozens-dead-isil-claims-attacks-iraqi-shias-151113165046854.html.
Beck, U. (1998) 'Politics of risk society', in J. Franklin, (ed.) The Politics of Risk Society, Cambridge: Polity Press: 9-22.
Bourke, J. (2005) Fear: A Cultural History, London: Virago Press.
Chopra, R. (2003) 'Neoliberalism as doxa: Bourdieu's theory of the state and the contemporary Indian discourse on globalization and liberalization', Cultural Studies, 14 (3/4): 419-444.
Cottle, S. (2006) 'Mediatized rituals: Beyond manufacturing consent', Media, Culture & Society, 28 (3): 411-432.
Herman, E. S. and Chomsky, N. (1988) Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, New York: Pantheon Books.
Kahan, D. M. and Braman, D. (2006) 'Cultural cognition and public policy', Yale Law & Policy Review, 24 (1): 149-172.
Slovic, P. and Petters, E. (2006) 'Risk perception and affect', Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society, 15 (6): 322-325.
Stieglitz, S. and Dang-Xuan, L. (2013) 'Emotions and information diffusion in social media – Sentiment of microblogs and sharing behaviour', Journal of management information systems, 29 (4): 217-248.
The Guardian (2015) 'Isis claims responsibility as suicide bombers kill dozens in Beirut', The Guardian (online), November 12; available online at: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/12/beirut-bombings-kill-at-least-20-lebanon.
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Homescott kurtzKurtz To Syndicates: Grow Up
Kurtz To Syndicates: Grow Up
Kevin T. Rodriguez 10:18 PM
Okay, so he didn't EXACTLY say that! In fact, despite what my headline might suggest, there has been no mention of the newspaper syndicates that Scott Kurtz ("PVP") so obviously hates, but his commentary has been all over this weeks absolutely brilliant spoof of "Watchmen." Here is a storyline that takes every syndicated comic strip in the newspaper, making them look a little like the Watchmen characters, and using them to rally against the hands that feed them. Dagwood Bumsted is contemplating his lousy life of spending 70 years eating sandwhiches and taking naps. He even remembers the time when he first married Blondie, and how his wealthy family disowned him for marrying below his class. Yes folks: "Blondie" was once ABOUT something! Nowadays it's just what Dagwood says: Naps and food. Heck, the comic hasn't really been about the title characters for years (she plays second fiddle to her husband now).
Charlie Brown points out that they are protecting the editors from what they fear most: Letters. This is an important part of the argument because newspapers are traditionally read by old folks. People who are, not out of touch per se, but they certainly don't like change. To take away a favorite character they are used to reading would be like amputating an arm, and most of these older folks won't put up with it. This is a brave storyline. Funny only in the sense that it's all so tradgicly true. I hope Scott gets to finish this storyline. Chances are people will be talking about this one loud and clear, and the sundicates lawyers might not like what they see. Here's hoping you make it to the end Scott. Here's hoping...
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Q: Google Sheet ownership I have a Google Sheet which collects data from a Google form upon submission. Then a script connected to the sheet runs and,
1- Creates a copy of another sheet (Template) and move it to a folder.
2- Sends an email to the form submitter containing the copied sheet address.
I could transfer the ownership of both sheets to someone else (looks like the form can't be passed over) but still the new created sheets keep me as the owner and the email is being sent from my account. What did I miss?

A: To transfer ownership, use setOwner(user)
Email is sent by who run the script, the one created the form submit trigger.
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Проспе́кт Че́хова — проспект в Кировском районе города Ростова-на-Дону.

История
Проспект Чехова назывался до 1917 года Малым проспектом. Чеховским в Ростове-на-Дону в 1912 году был назван переулок, теперь также носящий название Малый, расположенный от Большого проспекта до Казанского переулка (сейчас Ворошиловский проспект и Газетный переулок) длиною всего в один квартал.

Проспект Чехова появился во второй половине XIX века — значительно позже упразднения крепости Святителя Дмитрия Ростовского. Здесь согласно картам проходила ранее западная граница крепости. На дореволюционном плане проспект протянут от Дона до Скобелевской (ныне Красноармейской) улицы, далее — через существовавший тогда пустырь с сенным базаром — до Гимназической (сейчас улица имени Греческого Города Волос), потом было кладбище, а за ним — ипподром. По застройке — это обычная городская улица. В обывательских домах снимали квартиры врачи, частные поверенные, техники. Вскоре выстроил большой трёхэтажный особняк на проспекте фабрикант, купец гильдии Токарев. Весь его дом сдавался врачам.

При советской власти проспект был переименован. Он долгое время назывался проспектом Осоавиахима, а после Великой Отечественной войны — получил имя Антона Павловича Чехова.  юбилею писателя на углу проспекта Чехова и Пушкинской улицы появился памятник писателю работы ростовского скульптора Анатолия Скнарина. Так образовался «треугольник русской литературы»: памятник Пушкину и памятник Чехову — на Пушкинском бульваре — памятник Лермонтову на Ворошиловском проспекте.

Фотогалерея

Литература
 Вера Волошинова. Ростов-на-Дону: проспект Чехова // газета «Молот». — 30.03.2012. № 41—42 — с. 6.

Примечания

Ссылки
 АНТОН ПАВЛОВИЧ ЧЕХОВ
 Проспект Чехова в Ростове-на-Дону
 ПРОСПЕКТ ЧЕХОВА

Улицы Ростова-на-Дону, названные в честь людей
Улицы Ростова-на-Дону
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In anticipation of the fashion-art exhibit Water Carry Me Go, we've created a series introducing all of the designers involved. Read the rest of them here.
Carol Barreto is a black feminist woman and fashion designer from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Carol is a Professor and PhD student at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). She has been showing her collections in runway shows since 2001. In 2013, Carol was invited to represent Brazil at Dakar Fashion Week. In 2015, she presented her "VOZES Collection: Fashion and Ancestries" in the fourth edition of the Black Fashion Week in Paris – she was the first Black fashion designer from Brazil to present a collection at a fashion event in the city. We're proud to introduce Carol as one of the featured artists in Water Carry Me Go.
1) How did you approach the theme of water for your piece in Water Carry Me Go?
For Water Carry Me Go, I reemployed my research about Yemoja, a Yoruba spirit who is considered to be the mother of all Orishas, that I had initially conducted for an earlier collection of mine titled Fluxus Collection. Fluxus centred on the African Diaspora and was a provocation for viewers to think over the social value of contemporaneity between Afro-diasporans across the world. Using my findings, I created a conceptual garment for Water Carry Me Go that is connected to Mami Wata, a mermaid Goddess that reoccurs in oral traditions throughout Africa and the Caribbean. Candomblé, an Afro-Brazilian religion that developed among communities brought from West Africa as slaves, carries within it one of the most popular Orishas ('orixás' in Latin America), Yemanjá. The personage of Yemanjá originally comes from ancient Yoruba mythology about Yemoja; she is the goddess of the ocean.
According to the spiritual outlines of Candomblé, Yemonjá represents the essence of motherhood. Every year in February, thousands of Yemanjá devotees participate in a colourful celebration in honor of the Queen of the Sea. At the end of the ceremony, offerings are thrown to the water by local fishermen, and a massive street party ensues—I live on the street where this takes place. Yemanjá is widely worshipped throughout Latin America, including in the south of Brazil, Uruguay, Cuba and Haiti, but the strongest and the most popular cult is maintained in my hometown of Bahia, in Black Brazilians' hearts and culture. My personal Orisha is Yemanjá.
2) What motivated you to be involved in this project?
I was motivated by Water Carry Me Go's potential to push forward our struggle against racism and to act as a vehicle of resistance for Black diasporas who have been subject to European colonialism and neo-colonialism. The theme of the exhibit, water, has been and continues to be a vehicle for our dispersion and a source of our mythologies, and is a salient theme in our identity as Black diasporans. Additionally, by showcasing our cultures and speaking about our contemporary identities in the Black diaspora, we are working against a tradition of colonization that continues—the marginalization and erasure of our cultures. Being invited to participate in Water Carry Me Go is an opportunity for me to take part in this discussion as well as pay homage to my favourite Orisha, Yemanjá. It is my first time exhibiting my clothing designs at a museum and an art gallery. Fashion is usually perceived as functional, never artistic. I get to work with an interesting team an an honourable production staff during an important month of commemoration, where I also get to celebrate my presence as a Black, Brazilian, Feminist Woman.
3) What does your workspace look like right now? Is there anything else you want to add?
My atelier is currently divided in two cities. Maria Viana, my seamstress, is working in Lauro de Freitas (Bahia, Brazil) and Juliana Fonseca, my accessory designer, is working in Cruz das Almas (Bahia, Brazil). Both of them were my students at fashion design university, and we have a lot of experience working together. We have created samples in an attempt to be as close to our conceptual proposal as possible, and we're working hard to get the dress finished!


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Q: Create 3D array with values which use three 1D Numpy arrays I have  3 one-dimensional numpy arrays x , y and z.
I want to use the values of these numpy arrays to create a 3D numpy array (say result) whose values are functions of values contained in x , y and z. I want the shape of result to be ( len(x) , len(y) , len(z)  ). Value contained in each index of result is obtained from a non-linear function (say func ) which uses corresponding elements from x , y and z. As an example, the value contained in result[i,j,k] is obtained from func(x[i] , y[j] , z[k]). The same linear function is used to obtain all elements of result. What is the most efficient way of doing this? In my actual work, the arrays x, y and z will be of very big sizes.
I am giving an example of the code that I am using below. This code uses the function func = sin(x2) • sin(y2) • sin(z2) This  function is just one example of a non-linear function. I will like the code to not be specific to the aforementioned function (i.e., I will like the code to have the provision to use other different non linear functions.) Following is the code that I have now:
import numpy as np

x = np.array([1,2,3])
y = np.array([4,5,6])
z = np.array([7,8,9])

def func( xval, yval, zval ):
    return np.sin(xval**2) + np.sin( yval**2 ) + np.sin( zval**2 )

results = np.zeros( shape=( len(x) , len(y) , len(z) ) )

for i in range(len(x)):
    for j in range(len(y)):
        for k in range(len(z)):
            results[i,j,k] = func( x[i], y[j], z[k] )

Any help will be appreciated.

A: You have to approach this in terms of broadcasting dimensions.
Make each of your array go on its own axis and you will be able to apply the formula directly to the variables:
import numpy as np

x = np.array([1,2,3])[:,None,None]
y = np.array([4,5,6])[None,:,None]
z = np.array([7,8,9])[None,None,:]

result = np.sin(x**2) + np.sin( y**2 ) + np.sin( z**2 )

print (result)

[[[-0.40018498  1.47359371 -0.07632033]
  [-0.24463342  1.62914527  0.07923124]
  [-1.10406052  0.76971817 -0.78019586]]

 [[-1.99845846 -0.12467977 -1.67459381]
  [-1.8429069   0.03087179 -1.51904224]
  [-2.702334   -0.82855531 -2.37846934]]

 [[-0.82953748  1.04424121 -0.50567283]
  [-0.67398592  1.19979277 -0.35012126]
  [-1.53341302  0.34036567 -1.20954836]]]


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DNC Dispatch: The Planned Parenthood protest; Update: Vid added
By Michelle Malkin • August 23, 2008 02:20 PM
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DENVER — I attended the abortion protest at the new Planned Parenthood mega-facility here in Denver this morning.
The pro-abortion presence was measly. I counted about seven or eight demonstrators who tried to compensate for their low numbers with their loud mouths.
The ignorance of the pro-abort activists is, frankly, astonishing. This woman, Elaine Brower of NY, stood with the small gaggle of pro-Planned Parenthood cheerleaders attacking pro-lifers as racists.
But when asked whether the barbaric eugenics legacy of Planned Parenthood godmother Margaret Sanger bothered her, she told me: "No, I don't believe that. That's made up. This has nothing to do with black people."
Speaking of which: All of the pro-abortion activists I saw were white. Meanwhile, across the street from Planned Parenthood's palace, I spoke with black and Hispanic mothers who had very strong feelings about abortion. They weren't there to take part in the protests. They were there because Planned Parenthood had the disgustingly bad taste to build their bloody business right next to a large park and playground. It's Martin Luther King Jr. Park — and it was filled this morning with families watching their sons practice football:
One of the moms, Priscilla, was angry about the construction of the clinic right across from her neighborhood park and said bluntly: "I don't want a f**king abortion clinic in my neighborhood!" A Hispanic mother added: "It's against the Catholic Church." Someone tell Joe Biden. And another black mother of three I spoke to while sitting in her minivan, when asked about her views on abortion, told me simply: "I don't believe in it."
But our tax dollars pay for it.
And you're a woman-hating racist if you oppose it.
And if you want to make your views known at the DNC, you better be quiet about it.
The People's Press Collective, an impressive group of Denver-area bloggers who have united to provide multimedia coverage of the circus, caught a Democrat clean-up crew quickly dispatched to scrub away pro-life chalk messages left on the sidewalk at the Pepsi Center yesterday:
The message they didn't want the public to see:
"True change ends abortion."
Stay tuned here, at Hot Air, and at the People's Press Collective for more video.
Update: Here's vid of the protest. Some of my interview with Priscilla, one of the moms angered by Planned Parenthood's presence, begins at around 5:39:
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Young star pumps out universal river of water
We know that water is essential to life as we know it, but where does the water in the universe come from? The discovery last year of a young star, similar to our Sun, shooting jets of water into interstellar space may help answer this question. The protostar, 750 light-years from Earth, in the northern constellation, Perseus, is no more than a hundred thousand years old, and is still surrounded by the large cloud of gas and dust feeding its formation.
Using the European Space Agency�s Herschel infrared orbiting space telescope, astronomers were able to detect the light signatures of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, the building blocks of water, through the gas that surrounds the star. What they found was extraordinary: jets emanating from the star�s north and south poles, blasting vast quantities of water into space at speeds exceeding 120,000 miles per hour. According to Lars Kristensen of Leiden University in Holland, lead author of a paper on the discovery, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, �If we picture these jets as giant hoses and the water droplets as bullets, the amount shooting out equals a hundred million times the water flowing through the Amazon River every second.�
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Stars are formed by the accretion of dust and gas in interstellar space and are later surrounded by a disk of material that falls into the star as it develops. Material that is not used in forming the star is ejected back into space from its poles. The launching mechanism for this is not yet fully understood.
Scientists are, however, beginning to understand that stars similar to our Sun undergo a high energy phase when they are young during which they spew out an enormous amount of material at very high speed. The discovery of vast quantities of water contained in these jets suggests that such protostars may be supplying the universe with water. If many stars evolve this way, with an abundance of water, so too may life.
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Startup launches innovative new product that pays Amazon marketplace sellers daily
Third-party sellers are the dominant driver of sales on Amazon's marketplace, accounting for 58% of its total (and growing). We know that the pandemic, ironically, has been good for Amazon, which has reported net sales in Q1 up by 26% year-over-year, given that much of the world has reverted to ordering online. However, the payment terms offered are far from convenient. Amazon pays sellers approximately every two weeks and reserves a significant amount for possible refunds. Unfortunately, this hinders the ability of small companies to invest in growth and purchase more inventory. But of course, Amazon holds the keys to this particular car.
Payability is one such startup that provides financing to suppliers in Amazon's marketplace, although its fees are computed on gross sales, not net receivables from Amazon.
InstaPay is a startup that has launched a new product that pays Amazon sellers on a daily basis. The new offering comes at a time when Amazon sellers are experiencing an enormous load due to the pandemic, but the Amazon marketplace terms have not sped up to allow them to meet demand.
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typedef struct
{
	float pitch;           // pitch of the note in the sound sample
	CFStringRef filename;  // name of the sound sample file
	ALuint bufferId;       // OpenAL buffer name
	void *data;            // the buffer sample data
}
Buffer;

// Tracks an OpenAL source.
typedef struct
{
	ALuint sourceId;      // OpenAL source name
	int noteIndex;        // which note is playing or -1 if idle
	bool queued;          // is this source queued to be played later?
	NSTimeInterval time;  // time at which this source was enqueued
}
Source;

// Describes a MIDI note and how it will be played.
typedef struct
{
	float pitch;      // pitch of the note
	int bufferIndex;  // which buffer is assigned to this note (-1 = none)
	float panning;    // < 0 is left, 0 is center, > 0 is right
}
Note;

@interface SoundBankPlayer ()
- (void)audioSessionBeginInterruption;
- (void)audioSessionEndInterruption;
@end

@implementation SoundBankPlayer
{
	BOOL _initialized;             // whether OpenAL is initialized
	int _numBuffers;               // the number of active Buffer objects
	int _sampleRate;               // the sample rate of the sound bank

	Buffer _buffers[MAX_BUFFERS];  // list of buffers, not all are active
	Source _sources[NUM_SOURCES];  // list of active sources
	Note _notes[NUM_NOTES];        // the notes indexed by MIDI note number

	ALCcontext *_context;          // OpenAL context
	ALCdevice *_device;            // OpenAL device

	NSString *_soundBankName;      // name of the current sound bank
}

- (id)init
{
	if ((self = [super init]))
	{
		_initialized = NO;
		_soundBankName = @"";
		_loopNotes = NO;
		[self initNotes];
		[self setUpAudioSession];
	}

	return self;
}

- (void)dealloc
{
	[self tearDownAudio];
	[self tearDownAudioSession];
}

- (void)setSoundBank:(NSString *)newSoundBankName
{
	if (![newSoundBankName isEqualToString:_soundBankName])
	{
		_soundBankName = [newSoundBankName copy];

		[self tearDownAudio];
		[self loadSoundBank:_soundBankName];
		[self setUpAudio];
	}
}

- (void)setUpAudio
{
	if (!_initialized)
	{
		[self setUpOpenAL];
		[self initBuffers];
		[self initSources];
		_initialized = YES;
	}
}

- (void)tearDownAudio
{
	if (_initialized)
	{
		[self freeSources];
		[self freeBuffers];
		[self tearDownOpenAL];
		_initialized = NO;
	}
}

- (void)initNotes
{
	// Initialize note pitches using equal temperament (12-TET)
	for (int t = 0; t < NUM_NOTES; ++t)
	{
		_notes[t].pitch = 440.0f * pow(2, (t - 69)/12.0);  // A4 = MIDI key 69
		_notes[t].bufferIndex = -1;
		_notes[t].panning = 0.0f;
	}

	// Panning ranges between C3 (-50%) to G5 (+50%)
	for (int t = 0; t < 48; ++t)
		_notes[t].panning = -50.0f;
	for (int t = 48; t < 80; ++t)
		_notes[t].panning = ((((t - 48.0f) / (79 - 48)) * 200.0f) - 100.f) / 2.0f;
	for (int t = 80; t < 128; ++t)
		_notes[t].panning = 50.0f;
}

- (void)loadSoundBank:(NSString *)filename
{
	NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:filename ofType:@"plist"];
	NSArray *array = [NSArray arrayWithContentsOfFile:path];
	if (array == nil)
	{
		NSLog(@"Could not load sound bank '%@'", path);
		return;
	}

	_sampleRate = [(NSString *)array[0] intValue];

	_numBuffers = ([array count] - 1) / 3;
	if (_numBuffers > MAX_BUFFERS)
		_numBuffers = MAX_BUFFERS;

	int midiStart = 0;
	for (int t = 0; t < _numBuffers; ++t)
	{
		_buffers[t].filename = CFBridgingRetain(array[1 + t*3]);
		int midiEnd = [(NSString *)array[1 + t*3 + 1] intValue];
		int rootKey = [(NSString *)array[1 + t*3 + 2] intValue];
		_buffers[t].pitch = _notes[rootKey].pitch;

		if (t == _numBuffers - 1)
			midiEnd = 127;

		for (int n = midiStart; n <= midiEnd; ++n)
			_notes[n].bufferIndex = t;

		midiStart = midiEnd + 1;
	}
}

#pragma mark - Audio Session

static void InterruptionListener(void *inClientData, UInt32 inInterruptionState)
{
	SoundBankPlayer *player = (__bridge SoundBankPlayer *)inClientData;
	if (inInterruptionState == kAudioSessionBeginInterruption)
		[player audioSessionBeginInterruption];
	else if (inInterruptionState == kAudioSessionEndInterruption)
		[player audioSessionEndInterruption];
}

- (void)registerAudioSessionCategory
{
	UInt32 sessionCategory = kAudioSessionCategory_MediaPlayback;
	AudioSessionSetProperty(kAudioSessionProperty_AudioCategory, sizeof(sessionCategory), &sessionCategory);
}

- (void)setUpAudioSession
{
	AudioSessionInitialize(NULL, NULL, InterruptionListener, (__bridge void *)self);
	[self registerAudioSessionCategory];
	AudioSessionSetActive(true);
}

- (void)tearDownAudioSession
{
	AudioSessionSetActive(false);
}

- (void)audioSessionBeginInterruption
{
	AudioSessionSetActive(false);

	alGetError();  // clear any errors
	alcMakeContextCurrent(NULL);
	alcSuspendContext(_context);
}

- (void)audioSessionEndInterruption
{
	[self registerAudioSessionCategory];  // re-register the category
	AudioSessionSetActive(true);

	alGetError();  // clear any errors
	alcMakeContextCurrent(_context);
	alcProcessContext(_context);
}

#pragma mark - OpenAL

- (void)setUpOpenAL
{
	if ((_device = alcOpenDevice(NULL)) != NULL)
	{
		// Set the mixer rate to the same rate as our sound samples.
		// Must be done before creating the context.
		alcMacOSXMixerOutputRateProc(_sampleRate);

		if ((_context = alcCreateContext(_device, NULL)) != NULL)
		{
			alcMakeContextCurrent(_context);
		}
	}
}

- (void)tearDownOpenAL
{
	alcMakeContextCurrent(NULL);
	alcDestroyContext(_context);
	alcCloseDevice(_device);
}

- (void)initBuffers
{
	for (int t = 0; t < _numBuffers; ++t)
	{
		alGetError();  // clear any errors

		alGenBuffers(1, &_buffers[t].bufferId);
		ALenum error;
		if ((error = alGetError()) != AL_NO_ERROR)
		{
			NSLog(@"Error generating OpenAL buffer: %x", error);
			return;
		}

		NSString *filename = (__bridge NSString *)_buffers[t].filename;
		NSURL *url = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:filename withExtension:nil];
		if (url == nil)
		{
			NSLog(@"Could not find file '%@'", filename);
			return;
		}

		ALenum format;
		ALsizei size;
		ALsizei freq;
		_buffers[t].data = GetOpenALAudioData((__bridge CFURLRef)url, &size, &format, &freq);

		if (_buffers[t].data == NULL)
		{
			NSLog(@"Error loading sound");
			return;
		}

		alBufferDataStaticProc(_buffers[t].bufferId, format, _buffers[t].data, size, freq);

		if ((error = alGetError()) != AL_NO_ERROR)
		{
			NSLog(@"Error attaching audio to buffer: %x", error);
			return;
		}
	}
}

- (void)freeBuffers
{
	for (int t = 0; t < _numBuffers; ++t)
	{
		alDeleteBuffers(1, &_buffers[t].bufferId);
		free(_buffers[t].data);
		CFRelease(_buffers[t].filename);
		_buffers[t].bufferId = 0;
		_buffers[t].data = NULL;
	}
}

- (void)initSources
{
	for (int t = 0; t < NUM_SOURCES; ++t)
	{
		alGetError();  // clear any errors

		alGenSources(1, &_sources[t].sourceId);
		ALenum error;
		if ((error = alGetError()) != AL_NO_ERROR)
		{
			NSLog(@"Error generating OpenAL source: %x", error);
			return;
		}

		_sources[t].noteIndex = -1;
		_sources[t].queued = NO;
	}
}

- (void)freeSources
{
	for (int t = 0; t < NUM_SOURCES; ++t)
	{
		alSourceStop(_sources[t].sourceId);
		alSourcei(_sources[t].sourceId, AL_BUFFER, AL_NONE);
		alDeleteSources(1, &_sources[t].sourceId);
	}
}

#pragma mark - Playing Sounds

- (int)findAvailableSource
{
	alGetError();  // clear any errors

	// Find a source that is no longer playing and not currently queued.
	int oldest = 0;
	for (int t = 0; t < NUM_SOURCES; ++t)
	{
		ALint sourceState;
		alGetSourcei(_sources[t].sourceId, AL_SOURCE_STATE, & sourceState);
		if (sourceState != AL_PLAYING && !_sources[t].queued)
			return t;

		if (_sources[t].time < _sources[oldest].time)
			oldest = t;
	}

	// If no free source was found, then forcibly use the oldest.
	alSourceStop(_sources[oldest].sourceId);
	return oldest;
}

- (void)noteOn:(int)midiNoteNumber gain:(float)gain
{
	[self queueNote:midiNoteNumber gain:gain];
	[self playQueuedNotes];
}

- (void)queueNote:(int)midiNoteNumber gain:(float)gain
{
	if (!_initialized)
	{
		NSLog(@"SoundBankPlayer is not initialized yet");
		return;
	}

	Note *note = _notes + midiNoteNumber;
	if (note->bufferIndex != -1)
	{
		int sourceIndex = [self findAvailableSource];
		if (sourceIndex != -1)
		{
			alGetError();  // clear any errors

			Buffer *buffer = _buffers + note->bufferIndex;
			Source *source = _sources + sourceIndex;

			source->time = [NSDate timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate];
			source->noteIndex = midiNoteNumber;
			source->queued = YES;

			alSourcef(source->sourceId, AL_PITCH, note->pitch/buffer->pitch);
			alSourcei(source->sourceId, AL_LOOPING, self.loopNotes ? AL_TRUE : AL_FALSE);
			alSourcef(source->sourceId, AL_REFERENCE_DISTANCE, 100.0f);
			alSourcef(source->sourceId, AL_GAIN, gain);

			float sourcePos[] = { note->panning, 0.0f, 0.0f };
			alSourcefv(source->sourceId, AL_POSITION, sourcePos);

			alSourcei(source->sourceId, AL_BUFFER, AL_NONE);
			alSourcei(source->sourceId, AL_BUFFER, buffer->bufferId);

			ALenum error = alGetError();
			if (error != AL_NO_ERROR)
			{
				NSLog(@"Error attaching buffer to source: %x", error);
				return;
			}
		}
	}
}

- (void)playQueuedNotes
{
	ALuint queuedSources[NUM_SOURCES] = { 0 };
	ALsizei count = 0;

	for (int t = 0; t < NUM_SOURCES; ++t)
	{
		if (_sources[t].queued)
		{
			queuedSources[count++] = _sources[t].sourceId;
			_sources[t].queued = NO;
		}
	}

	alSourcePlayv(count, queuedSources);

	ALenum error = alGetError();
	if (error != AL_NO_ERROR)
		NSLog(@"Error starting source: %x", error);
}

- (void)noteOff:(int)midiNoteNumber
{
	if (!_initialized)
	{
		NSLog(@"SoundBankPlayer is not initialized yet");
		return;
	}

	alGetError();  // clear any errors

	for (int t = 0; t < NUM_SOURCES; ++t)
	{
		if (_sources[t].noteIndex == midiNoteNumber)
		{
			alSourceStop(_sources[t].sourceId);

			ALenum error = alGetError();
			if (error != AL_NO_ERROR)
				NSLog(@"Error stopping source: %x", error);
		}
	}
}

- (void)allNotesOff
{
	if (!_initialized)
	{
		NSLog(@"SoundBankPlayer is not initialized yet");
		return;
	}

	alGetError();  // clear any errors

	for (int t = 0; t < NUM_SOURCES; ++t)
	{
		alSourceStop(_sources[t].sourceId);

		ALenum error = alGetError();
		if (error != AL_NO_ERROR)
			NSLog(@"Error stopping source: %x", error);
	}
}

@end

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Whilst the origins of darts are not truly known, it is widely believed to originate from soldiers trying to pass the time by using shortened arrows to throw at cross sections of trees. When the wood became dry, the arrows would cause it to crack creating different segments on the board which were the beginnings of the score system we see today. It is believed that tavern owners caught on to the idea and started fashioning the bottom of their empty barrels into makeshift dartboards that we know today to try and entice more customers into their establishments.
As the sport became more popular, woodworkers would create more detailed boards in exchange for drinks from the taverns. This created regional differences in dartboards that we still see today in parts of England including boards which only have one inner bullseye and some which are missing the treble section. The staggered numbering system was introduced in the late 19th century in order to punish those who weren't accurate at throwing. Despite there being billions of different possible combinations of numbers it has become the world wide standard not just due to tradition but because the layout is extremely effective for amateurs and professionals alike.
Any professional darts player will tell you that throwing darts well is not just about your darts but also requires a good quality dartboard. If you are only an amateur this isn't a necessity and it is sometimes best to pick up a cheap board of any size to practice on. If you play a lot of darts you should consider getting yourself a higher quality dartboard as the cheaper ones are often made out of coiled paper and will not last very long. It is also a good idea to get yourself a backboard or you will end up with an awful lot of holes in your wall.
Regulation dartboards have to be 18 inches in diameter and are hung so that the bullseye is 5 feet 8 inches off the ground. Most high quality dartboards including tournament quality boards are made from sisal, a natural rope fibre. This is placed under immense pressure and then sanded down to create the perfect surface for the game. It is then painted into sections and overlaid with a wire frame to separate each section. This is often the bane of any darts player by causing the darts to bounce out of the board when hit, often when you desperately need a score.
In order to throw the highest score possible on a regular basis, you need to use the best darts catered to your needs. Darts come in all shapes, lengths, colours and weights but that is not just so you can choose the ones that you think look the best, it is so you can choose the ones that you can throw the best.
There are 3 main parts to a dart; the barrel, the shaft and the flight. Each one has its own characteristics and you need to make the right combination to suit your needs. The barrel is the part you grip and is the main weight of the dart, usually between 20 and 30 grams. It's usually best to choose a lighter weight if you've got a more delicate throw and a heavier weight for a stronger throw. The shaft of the dart also adds a little weight to the dart so be careful not to overload it. A long shaft is usually best with a shorter barrel and visa versa though this is not always the case. Flights should be picked not just for their size and shape but also dependant on how you want to convey yourself as a design on the flight can give the darts a sense of your personality. The most important thing to remember when choosing darts is that you should mix and match the best combination to suit you and the only way to do that it to try them all, whether light or heavy, short or long.
Dart flights are an integral part of the dart and choosing the right kind for you can make all the difference between being a good darts player and becoming great darts player. You could be mistaken for thinking that flights do not matter as much as the dart itself but choosing the right size and shape depending on your shafts and your style of throw will ensure the flight of the dart is tailored perfectly for you. This will then make it far easier for you to throw the dart exactly where you want it to be on the dartboard and ensures you get the highest scores possible.
Flights are often used not just as one of the darts player's tools but also as an extension of their personality. The shape and size of the flights may have a bearing on how well you can throw but the design on the side doesn't meaning you can add a little flair to your darts. The great world champions have always used flights to show off who they are by having their name written on the side or by having their nickname imprinted in picture form. Choosing the right design gives your darts that individual touch and never fails to give you that extra boost of pride which is often needed in a match.
When playing darts, you need to make sure you have the right tools for the job. Your darts need to be individually tailored for your exact style, being the right length, width and weight for the perfect throw. Once you've chosen your shafts, it's possible to use what's known as a shaft ring which holds your flights in place but these aren't recommended as if your darts are hitting the dartboard close together they can cause the darts to bounce out rather than the flights coming off. This can be especially frustrating in an important match when it happens at an inopportune moment.
Shafts come in all shapes and sizes so it can take you quite a while to find some which you are comfortable with. The cheapest are the nylon shafts which are the lightest but they are also the weakest and the most prone to breaking at either end. Next you get the aluminium shafts which are a lot stronger than the nylons but they are also slightly heavier. Aluminium shafts can are also prone to bending which can make the darts line of flight off course and affect your game. The most expensive shafts are made of titanium which are also very strong giving you plenty of usage and have the benefit of being extremely hard to bend making them the stem of choice.


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Aaron Zigman is an American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician for several recent films.
Zigman was born in San Diego, California. A graduate of Point Loma High School, he studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. While still at university, he had a contract with Almo Irving and wrote songs for Carly Simon, the T.V. show Fame, and co-wrote with David Lasley, Jerry Knight and Steve Cropper. In 1983, he began studying with his cousin George Bassman (who orchestrated The Wizard of Oz and wrote the music for the films Marty and The Postman Always Rings Twice). Bassman had also penned the Tommy Dorsey Classic, "Getting Sentimental Over You", was the musical arranger for Lena Horne and Benny Goodman and orchestrated for Andre Kostelanetz. In the 1980s, Zigman began to make a name for himself as a studio musician and wrote a big hit in pop music called "Crush On You" which was a top chart record for The Jets.
Learn to Play Blues on the Piano Learning to play the piano is not really that difficult. Especially when there are lots of free piano sheet music websites out there. Almost everybody loves music. Some of us love different genres such as pop music, rock, jazz, alternative, rhythm, blues and many others. No matter what style of music you love, you can play it on the piano. If you first learn to play the blues on the piano, then you will be able to play other styles of music much easier. What is blues piano more precisely? Blues piano is a piano style that helps you play other styles much easier once you have mastered it. After you finish reading this article you will know more about playing the blues music on the piano. In the beginning, you must know 12-bar blues. This is a very common p...Continue reading Learn to Play Blues on the Piano


The game starts out with the ability to choose between a boy and a girl character. Like previous games, you may choose the name of your character HOWEVER you can not choose the name of your rival. After taking care of some basic things, you head out to become a Pokemon master. The same aspects of the previous games once again apply, and of course, Team Rocket(in the form of Team Aqua) will once again try to stop you. The game is very easy to follow and manipulate, so even the youngest fan won't have a hard time becoming a Pokemon master.
Graphics: Unlike Crystal, the Pokemon are no longer given an "intro" animation. While this does reduce battle time significantly in the long term, it might be a dissapointment for many younger players. However, the animation for attacks and item usage has been greatly improved. Certain attacks, like "attract" are now given a greater spotlight and have become long-term status effects. This new addition, along with many other new TMs, will greatly delight even the oldest Pokefan.
Music: The music is rather cheesy. This newest release does feature variations of the battle themes that most G/S/C fans are accustomed to, but the variations aren't incredibly good.
Pokedex: Yes, the Pokedex has once again gone a major upgrade and it will not be a dissapointment. The most interesting feature is that your Pokemon will now be shown relative to your character, giving the player a better idea of how large each Pokemon is.
New Pokemon: If you expect the new release to have lots of cutesy Pokemon, you will be in for a let-down. 186 of the "old" Pokemon are not availble in either Sapphire or Ruby, and as you can not trade with the earlier versions of the game, completing your Pokedex will be impossible until further versions are released. The nice thing is that, until Milo Town(3rd town), you won't encounter any of the old Pokemon. This means that you can not longer rely on familiar faces like Mareep and instead you'll have to adapt to new Pokemon like Jigumaguma. There are 5 Pokemon featured in this game that can not be caught in Ruby; Habunake, Hassboh, Latias, Kyogre and Runatoon. Both Latias & Kyogre are "legendary" Pokemon.
Overall, despite the music and the inability to trade Pokemon with previous versions, this is a great game that will keep anyone busy for hours on end. Sapphire is definetely worth to play.


Foods That Help Sleep Apnea - Effective Sleep Apnea Treatment!
Foods That Help Sleep Apnea!
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing or periods of shallow breathing during sleep.
Forms of sleep apnea are Obstructive sleep Apnea and Central sleep apnea,the most common being obstructive sleep Apnea.
Sleep Apnea is detected with overnight sleep study.
Treatment consists of lifestyle changes; sleep device and surgery,the treatment without which may increase the risk of heart attack,stroke,diabetes, heart failure and obesity.
Do you feel drag in the morning in spite of sleeping for 8 hours?
Is snoring a problem you have been hearing about you?
Do you keep on getting up frequently in the night with a jerk?
Well that may be the symptoms of sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder where there is repeated interruption of breathing in a person during sleep. The word "apnea" means "without breath" in Greek. People with sleep apnea may repeatedly stop breathing during their sleep and the brain and other organs of the body may not get enough oxygen as needed. There are two types of sleep apnea,one of the common forms of apnea being, obstructive sleep apnea which is caused by the blockage of airways when the soft tissues of the back of the throat collapses during sleep. The other type is central sleep apnea which is caused due to the blockage of airways by the inability of the brain to send signals to the muscle to breathe due to instability of the respiratory control center.
Sleep apnea can happen to anyone even the kids.However the people who are affected by sleep apnea are male, obese individuals, suffering from nasal obstruction due to allergies or deviated septum, having a large tongue or neck size or having family history of sleep apnea.
A person having sleep apnea will suffer from frequent waking up with gasp or choking sensation, uncomfortable sleep, snoring, headaches, insomnia,and lack of energy during the day and forgetfulness.
Foods play an important role by feeling energized and active throughout the day and gain a good night sleep. Foods that you eat help in ease the condition and control the situation and also reduce the sleep apnea treatment.
If planning to control sleep apnea naturally, then melatonin containing foods are beneficial. Melatonin is present in a number of foods like in fruits and vegetables as in cherries, cucumber, corn, broccoli, pomegranate, grapes and tomatoes. Melatonin is a natural sleep enhancer and helps in achieving a good night sleep naturally. Melatonin is also available in nuts and seeds.
Omega 3 fatty acids help in processing the melatonin that helps to keep the sleep wake cycle in sync and enhances restful sleep in the night. Now where do you get Omega 3? Through tuna,salmon, shrimps and other seafoods. Have seafoods in the evening meal to ensure better quality sleep.
Tryptophan is an amino acid that is found in milk products like milk,cheese and yoghurt,seafoods,grains, legumes and vegetables and fruits like apples,banana and turnip. When we have foods that contain tryptophan,it converts the serotonin which is a neurotransmitter to melatonin,the hormone that helps us with sleep.
Magnesium is rich in foods like spinach,kale,nuts, bananas and avocados. Just like tryptophan, magnesium helps in getting decent sleep by reducing the effects of adrenaline and helping us relax.
Calcium plays an important role in helping people struggling from sleep problem. Calcium is found in dairy products like milk and yogurt and green leafy vegetables like kale and grains. Calcium is essential in the development of melatonin, the hormone that relaxes the body and assist from wakefulness to sleep.
Vitamin B6 is found in nuts and seeds like flaxseeds,sunflower seedsand pistachios and fishes like salmon and tuna and fruits like bananas and avocados and bananas. People with mood disorders and depression are benefitted with foods rich in Vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 is good for sleep as it helps in converting tryptophan to hormone melatonin.
Certain liquids help in relaxing the mind and providing good sleep. Try drinking these before lying down like warm milk, almond milk,peppermint tea, chamomile tea and passion fruit tea.
Your doctor may suggest the apt sleep apnea treatment according to the condition, but there are certain points that you need to consider which will help in improving the symptoms.
If you are overweight or obese, then slimming down, even losing few pounds will help to improve the symptoms. When we go through a weight loss program for few weeks, the symptoms of sleep apnea becomes less severe than those who don't.
Drinking too much of alcohol and smoking are not healthy ways as it can worsen the symptoms of sleep apnea. Smoking increases the swelling of upper airways that can result in snoring and breathing pauses. The tone of the muscle present at the back of the throat is decreased with alcohol consumption that can come in the way of airflow.
It is just not only the responsibility of people who are overweight to consider healthy diet practices, every individual needs to have a check on the diet practices. Fatigue and lack of sleep have been linked to changes in the ghrelin and leptin hormone that can control hunger.
Breathing and sleeping becomes difficult if you are suffering from nasal allergies. If the allergies are not under control, the tissues of the upper throat swells up and the airways become narrow leading to difficulty in breathing. Talk to your doctor if you have nasal allergy as they can suggest saline nasal spray before bed.
Maintain the same time schedule of going to bed and rising up in the morning. Doctors also suggestavoid sleeping on the back as they can have breathing problems. Hence try to sleep in other positions. Devices like CPAP machine help to improve the breathing of the people with this disorder.You can consult the doctor who can suggest you the apt sleep treatment.
Hence diet, lifestyle changes and using the CPAP machine have been helpful in controlling the sleep apnea.


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Q: specify colorRamp endpoints Can I specify endpoints to colorRamp so that a value maps consistently to a single color, regardless of the range of other data?
I'm trying to create an interactive correlation plot in plotly.  Here's some sample data.
set.seed(1)
m <- 4
cm <- matrix(runif(m**2,-1,1),
             nrow=m, ncol=m,
             dimnames=list(letters[1:m],letters[1:m]))
diag(cm) <- 1

cm
#            a          b          c          d
# a  1.0000000 -0.5966361  0.2582281  0.3740457
# b -0.2557522  1.0000000 -0.8764275 -0.2317926
# c  0.1457067  0.8893505  1.0000000  0.5396828
# d  0.8164156  0.3215956 -0.6468865  1.0000000

I'm basically trying to create an interactive version of this:
library(corrplot)
corrplot(cm,method='shade')

Here's the (kind of hacky) interactive correlation plot I created.
div_colors <- c('dark red','white','navy blue')
grid_labels <- matrix(paste0('Cor(',
                               do.call(paste,c(expand.grid(rownames(cm),colnames(cm)), sep=', ') ),
                               '): ',
                               t(round(cm,2))
                             ),
                             ncol=m,byrow=TRUE)
library(plotly)
plot_ly(x = colnames(cm),
        y = rownames(cm),
        z = cm,
        colors = colorRamp(div_colors),
        type='heatmap',
        hoverinfo='text',
        text = grid_labels
        ) %>% layout(yaxis=list(autorange='reversed'))

My problem is that without forcing the colorRamp endpoints to c(-1,1), the white color doesn't match correlation of 0, and the dark red maps to the minimum observed, rather than -1.

A: As @rawr mentioned in a comment, the solution is to set zmin and zmax, as in:
plot_ly(x = colnames(cm),
        y = rownames(cm),
        z = cm,
        zmin=-1,                         #   <============
        zmax=1,                          #   <============
        colors = colorRamp(div_colors),
        type='heatmap',
        hoverinfo='text',
        text = grid_labels
) %>% layout(yaxis=list(autorange='reversed'))

Which produces the desired result.  (The legend bar is shorter, presumably due to a change in default sizes in a newer version of plotly.)


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From among the submitted entries, the curators will select 8 most interesting projects, which will be presented in Warsaw galleries during the festival. Out of the 8 finalists the jury will select the GRAND PRIX winner, who will receive the prize of EURO 1200. The exhibitions will be produced by the organiser from the high res files received form the artists.
The theme of the 3rd edition of Warsaw Photo Days is TESTOSTERONE. We are looking for projects that analyze or problematize the theme of masculinity. Our understanding of the festival theme - Testosterone – is broad. It could be the life force of the human kind, empowering both men and women's lives. It may also be the subject of endless social and civilizational readjustments, both physical and psychological, redefined across generations, manifesting itself in a number of different ways. We will look into the ways of picturing contemporary masculine archetypes, its attributes, positive developments and possible dangers.
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Japan Operates Newest Bullet Train That Can Run on Battery Power
If you want to avoid traffic and commute safely, you might want to move to Japan. The country has begun operations on its newest bullet train model, the N700S. Not only is this model fast, but it can also keep going with battery power. In case of a natural disaster, you can ride this train to safety without a hitch. Currently, this model runs on the Shinkansen Line, bridging Tokyo and Osaka. Japan had wanted to launch the train by the 2020 Olympics, but the COVID-19 pandemic stopped the launch plans.
How Does the N700S Work?
Only a few trains in the world can keep up with the bullet train. It's the only vehicle, aside from airplanes, that can reach speeds of 200 miles per hour. Trips usually lasting days are cut to hours. Often, people who make cross-country trips in Japan take these trains.
Gizmodo reports that the N700S, or N700 "Supreme," model is the trains' first significant upgrade in 13 years. Part of the update is improving the passengers' comfort level during trips. A Japanese rail website also says the train can "reduce air resistance and noise." But the N700S' ability to run on battery power is its primary feature.
The N700S carries a battery system that's powerful enough to propel the train, at a reduced speed. This system is called a "lithium-ion battery self-propulsion system." According to Jrailpass.com, "four of the N700S train's 16 cars" carry the batteries underneath its carriages.
In case external power shuts off, the train batteries kick in and keep it moving. Gizmodo also says the train can drive away from places where people can't get off safely, like tunnels or bridges. Despite slower speeds, the train will never leave its passengers stranded in dangerous areas. The N700S maxes out at "285 kilometers per hour."
Other Amenities of the N700S
Aside from its battery system, the N700s includes better reclining seats for sleeping passengers. Outlets per booth mean every rider charge his device. The train also lights its overhead compartment for easy access. The train's new active suspension system keeps trips smooth by "absorbing bumps." During emergencies, the train's brakes also cut its stopping distance.
Why Ride the N700S?
Japan regularly suffers natural disasters like typhoons and earthquakes. Disaster-proofing is part of the country's design and building standards. With the new N700S, you reach your destination on time. You can also get there in one piece, even in disasters. If only everybody else's commute was this quick and easy.
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How can we have peace in our heart when there is seemingly so much turbulence in the world at present?
The answer to this question is simple. There are two worlds: our inner world and the outer world. In truth, they are not divided, but they are certainly very distinct from one another.
Now, the problem is that most human beings give precedence to the outer world, believing it to be the "real" world. Thus, it receives all their attention, and becomes greatly energised as a result of this. Consequently, the perception of this outer world (which actually also includes the realm of thought) dominates our consciousness, and we fail to give sufficient attention to our inner being, to the depth and reality of who we truly are.
I am not talking about the reality we experience within our mind, because that is a state of perception that varies greatly from person to person, and is actually relatively superficial. I am referring to the reality within our heart; the world of our innermost being. A place of peace, fullness, warmth, deep compassion and sensitivity. This essential part of our being is what gets neglected when our attention is always focussed on the external world, including thoughts and emotions.
For example, how can we be in touch with peace when we are angry, or miserable? We cannot. How can we be in touch with peace when we are trapped in our worries, limiting beliefs, judgements, opinions and self-righteous dogmas? We cannot. And peace is something that everybody deeply needs to be in touch with.
When we are not in touch with our peace, we feel that there is something vitally important missing from our life, and we seek to alleviate this lack in a variety of ways. We become more consumerist, needing and wanting more. More mental food, more physical food, more stimulation, distraction, entertainment, sensual and sexual gratification and so on. We seek our peace through every external means we can, many of which can easily be become addictive, but nothing is truly successful in bringing us peace, because nothing external contains or brings the peace we are looking for.
Peace is found only in the heart. It is encountered and experienced when we get in touch with our heart, and when we are sensitive to it. Yes, there are things that can help us to do this, but we cannot fully depend upon them as they may not always be available to us.
For example, being in nature (which I find to be the most powerful way), listening to inspiring music, or being in the presence of a loved one all help us to become more in touch with our heart. Even certain green healing foods (like wheatgrass juice and spirulina) help you to nourish and become more aware of your heart when they are used regularly.
But what do you do when you are alone, when have no inspiring music to listen to, or if you cannot go outside and be in nature? What do you do when there are no comforting thoughts to give you a good feeling inside, but instead there is a constant stream of anxious thoughts running through your mind, creating fear and stress within your body?
This is when we really need to know how to access our inner realm of peace, so that we can free ourselves from the grip of anxious thought, which causes so much inner disturbance and turmoil. And it is as simple as remembering how to relax.
Knowing and remembering how to consciously relax the body is possibly the most important tool that any human being in the modern world can rely upon. When our body relaxes, everything improves. Tension and tightness disappears from our muscles, our breathing flows more easily, and we feel a great sense of relief and ease throughout our entire being. Our entire perception of reality literally changes from one of anxiety and fear (which may be subconscious) to one of acceptance and trust.
Because to relax, you have to trust that you are safe, that there is no threat present. Relaxing our body is the greatest statement we can make to affirm that we do not feel threatened, and interestingly, reality adjusts accordingly. Have you ever noticed that when you are in a state of anxiety and stress, the reasons for feeling that way seems so justified and real. You believe it is important to be worried. However, in the very next moment, after you choose to consciously bring relaxation into your body, your outlook changes completely. From a more relaxed perspective, you see the situation differently, through more calm, balanced and rational eyes. If certain action is needed, the correct course of action becomes obvious, and it can be taken completely without stress.
Life is like this. It is an unending stream of practical situations to which we need to respond in an appropriate way. To become stressed, afraid or irrational is actually completely impractical, because it encourages us to make inappropriate decisions based on our incorrect perspective.
The correct perspective is always that which is coming from a place of balance, a place of non-reactivity, a place of intelligence and wisdom. In our daily lives, if we really consider our options in any moment we will see that there is usually a choice that is mutually beneficial – it benefits everyone and honours our own truth also. Such choices never create further suffering; they usually alleviate it. But we can only see what is the most mutually beneficial choice when we are in a balanced state; calm and aware. And essentially, the most beneficial choice (especially for ourselves) is to be in a calm, relaxed and balanced state – free of anxious thought and connected to our peace.
And because every day is so full of choices – many of which affect the way we feel, our health, our relationships with others and so on – we have to take more care over our decisions, as they are literally shaping and determining the quality of our life. The foods we choose to eat, the amount of time we choose to spend in nature, the amount of quality time we choose to spend with loved ones, whether we choose to include meditation in our daily life, and so on. Such practical choices have a very significant effect on the richness of our life and the way that we feel on a daily basis.
Many people blame external forces for the way that they feel and for the quality of their life, and the result is just a feeling of powerlessness, because we simply cannot control external forces. Thus people feel trapped in negative cycles, as they feel it is beyond their power to get themselves out them.
However, with greater perspective, we can see this is far from true. We only feel trapped and powerless because we are not fully conscious of the cause of our problems, which is usually the choices we are making. This includes the choices of thought which we make, especially what we believe, what we tell ourselves, what we think about others etc.
Thinking influences our being far more than we know and colours our entire view of reality. It is a great distraction from the deeper sense of stillness and peace within our heart, because it keeps us on the superficial level of thought. We must go beyond thought to connect to our peace, and the good news is that we can do this in any moment, just by relaxing our body, becoming aware of our breathing, and grounding our awareness in our physical sensation of being alive.