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The Velestino–Kalambaka railway () is a was an unelectrified Metre-gauge single-track railway regional railway line that connected Velestino in Central Greece, with Kalampaka.

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The line from Velestino–Kalampaka was  width, with a length of 142 km that connected Velestino in Magnesia with Kalampaka in Trikala, crossing the whole southern and western Thessaly (its western terminus). It was one of the two lines of the Thessaly Railways (the other being the Larissa-Volos line). The connection with the Athens-Larissa-Thessaloniki standard gauge mainline at Palaiofarsalos had a maximum gradient of 3% between Velestinon and Aerinon.

History
On 13 May 1882, One year after the annexation of Thessaly to Greece Charilaos Trikoupis (Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior) signed a contract with a representative of Theodoros Mavrokordatos (a banker from Constantinople) for the construction of a  railway from Volos to Kalambaka via Velestinos. With the passing of law AMH'/22.6.1882, the construction works began on what would be Velestino–Kalambaka railway. The line opened in 1884, with the completed section to Kalambaka opening on 16 June 1886 The line was authorised by the Greek government under the law AMH'/22.6.1882. soon after the liberation of Central Greece from the Ottomans. The line was designed by the Italian Evaristo de Chirico, (father of Giorgio de Chirico).

In just the second year of its operation, the line proved in another way its usefulness and its important role in Thessaly. During the hostilities of the Greek-Turkish war, in the spring of 1897, the railway transported numerous troops, both within Thessaly and to the borders, closely cooperating with the Greek Army. The passenger and freight carriages accommodated and transported the soldiers and wounded of the war, as well as supplies necessary for the Red Cross. Also, on the initiative of the S.Th., the refugees of the war were accommodated and fed at the stations of the network.

After 1900, the railway took over the handling of the mail of Thessalian towns and villages, speeding up delivery and increasing reliability. To this end, stations were now equipped with post offices, where stamps were also sold.

The network suffered extensive infrastructure and rolling stock damage during World War II and greek civil war but would recover once more, continuing to deliver, albeit at a reduced rate.

In 1960 the line from Larissa to Volos was converted to standard gauge and connected at Larissa with the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki, allowing OSE to run through services to Volos from Athens and Thessaloniki. In 1955 Thessaly Railways was absorbed into Hellenic State Railways (SEK). In 1960, the line from Larissa to Volos was converted to standard gauge and connected through Larissa to the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki, allowing OSE to run through services to Volos from Athens and Thessaloniki. Volos station was converted to dual gauge to accommodate trains of the two branches. Parts of the station and the track towards the city centre were at this period of a unique triple-gauge system: standard gauge for Larissa trains, metre gauge for Kalambaka trains and  gauge for Pellon trains. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure.

In 1919, the Greek president of the Board of Directors of the Railways of Thessaly, A. Vlagalis, proposed to expand the Volos-Kalambakas line to international scope and to extend it north to Avlona to join the Adriatic railway, which at the time it seemed that Italy would build. In 1926, the Greek state allowed the widening of the line and its extension, but the GES reacted, and the project abandoned. From a publication in the Trikala newspaper "Tharros" we assume that the GES proposed that the international line should not go from Trikala to Volos, but follow, for military reasons, a mountainous route to Mesenicola, Kastania, Fourna and from there to reach Lianokladi. In 1955 Thessaly Railways was absorbed into Hellenic State Railways (SEK).

In 1960 the line from Larissa to Volos was converted to standard gauge and connected through Larissa to the mainline from Athens to Thessaloniki, allowing OSE to run through services to Volos from Athens and Thessaloniki. Volos station was converted to dual gauge in order to accommodate trains of the two branches. Thus, the former network of S.Th. is now limited to the Volos - Kalambakas line. In 1970 OSE became the legal successor to the SEK, taking over responsibilities for most of Greece's rail infrastructure. The intense road competition from the developing national roads, the rise of the private car, and the ageing infrastructure of the line bring an inevitable reduction of the passenger public, while the commercial activity is now passing into other hands. The last major upgrade is made with the introduction of the new modern MAN 1/EN coaches into the network from 1990 onwards.

The line Velestinou-Kalampaka was closed in stages, with the section Velestino-Paleofarsalos ceasing operations in 1999, while in 2001, the section from Paleofarsalos to Kalampaka was converted to standard gauge (1435 mm), to facilitate a direct connection with the Athens–Thessaloniki line at Paleofarsalos. The tourist use of the line in the Velestino–Aerino section has been planned.

Stations
 Velestino (return by line to Larissa and Volos)
 Velestino town
 Aerino
 Chalkodonion
 Rigion
 Dasolophon
 Sitochoron
 Farsala
 Evidion
 Enotiki
 Palaiofarsalos (to Athens and Thessaloniki)
 Stasis Sofadon
 Sofades
 Karditsa
 Stasis Issari
 Fanario
 Fanario Horio
 Magoula
 Kalyvia
 Drossero
 Trikala
 Kefalovrysso
 Vassiliki
 Theopetra
 Kalambaka

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Railway lines in Greece
Metre gauge railways in Greece
Railway lines opened in 1884


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The Palm Beaches will be vibrating with art when Art Palm Beach returns on January 20, 2016 to celebrate its 19th year at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The fair will feature 85 international exhibitors, installation projects, art video labs, and SCULPT Palm Beach featuring major large scale public art sculpture on the Convention Center entrance plaza. Art Palm Beach is one of South Florida's largest mid winter contemporary art fairs which launches Art Palm Beach Week, a week filled with events and art exhibitions scheduled January 19- 24 throughout Palm Beach County.
Palm Beach Art Week Highlights:
Norton Museum of Art will be exhibiting Vincent van Gogh's The Poplars at Saint-Rémy, the piece was painted in the same community, and in the same year, as The Starry Night, during a period when van Gogh was hospitalized. Additionally, the Norton will be exhibiting the Portrait of Madeimoiselle. Hortense Valpinçon, which has been rarely – if ever – been exhibited in the southeast United States.
Society of the Four Arts Exhibition on Screen: "Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs" Hailed as the most successful exhibition in Tate Modern's history, you can now catch "Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs" at the Four Arts", featuring exclusive new footage from The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Acclaimed British actor Simon Russell Beale brings insight and emotion to the words of Henri Matisse himself, while actor Rupert Young (Merlin) narrates. Saturday, January 23, 2016 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., at the Society of the Four Arts.
Boca Raton Museum of Art presents Dames: Portraits by Norman Sunshine. During a period of convalescence when he could not paint as he once was able to do, Sunshine delved into the digital world of art making and searched for subjects of style and substance. In doing so he was taken with notable women; their poise, their composure, and their self-assurance. Among those who have posed for him are art patron Agnes Gund, philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, and Anne Sutherland Fuchs, former publisher of Vogue, Woman's Day, and Elle.
The Lighthouse Center for the Arts: The Manoogian Collection: Two Centuries of American Art. Considered to be one of the most significant private collections of American art compiled during the 20th century. This landmark exhibition will include 19th and 20th-century American paintings. Dr. Anne Palumbo lecture, "The Statue of Liberty as an American Icon" Thursday, January 21, 2016 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Art Synergy in collaboration with Art Palm Beach will produce more than 65 exhibitions throughout the nine Palm Beach County Art Districts in January 2016 during Art Palm Beach week. The nine art districts are: Antique Row, Artists Alley Delray, Boynton Beach Art District, Lake Park and North Palm Beach Art District, Lake Worth Arts, Northwood Village, West Palm Beach, and Worth Ave. CONTINUUM is a pop-up art exhibition by Art Synergy in the Arts & Entertainment District in downtown West Palm Beach that takes place during Art Palm Beach Week. Jan. 21 to Jan. 30.
The Armory Center will be featuring three exhibitions during Art Palm Beach Week "The Women of Vision", Rising Waters: an exhibition of recent works by Mags Harries and River: an installation by Mags Harries and Lajos Heder. "The Women of Vision" will feature sculpture, painting, photography, ceramics and mixed media. Rising Waters is an exhibition by Boston based artist Mag Harries it is an ironic and poignant commentary on the dilemma of "Rising Waters"-our inability to grasp it on an individual level and our societal refusal to deal with the effects of global warming already so evident in South Florida. River, the installation by Boston based artists Mags Harries and Lajos Heder of water, light, and shadow creates an apparition of a river from one bucket of water. January 16- February 12, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts will be featuring a glass blowing demonstration with contemporary glass artist Laura Donefer. Donefer has been a driving force in the Canadian glass movement for 18 years, she has curated many exhibits to show Canadian work including a major one in Tucson, Arizona entitled "North of the Border".
Bold Beauty Project, Art Palm Beach has partnered with the Bold Beauty Project and famed photographer Robert Zuckerman to bring the Bold Beauty Project photography exhibit to Art Palm Beach 2016. This innovative visual arts event showcases women who dare to expose their disabilities. The models boldly face the photographer's lens, and through the process, they uncover their beauty, sensuality and strength to break the molds of conventional beauty.
FOTOfusion at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre is the International Festival of Photography and Digital Imaging. In its 21st year it will feature Portfolio Reviews by 100 Experts, Mini FOTOshoots, seminars & panel discussions, hands-on computer labs, multimedia presentations, photography & digital art exhibitions, book signings & gallery walks and fuse and schmooze parties. Jan.19- Jan. 23.
FOTOvision presented by the Palm Beach Photographic Centre is an evening of short photographic movies featuring presentations by seven celebrated photographers at the Great Lawn in Downtown West Palm Beach. January 22.
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OSUViking replied to ATL_Predator's topic in The Sideline
First time back here in a while as well. Graduated from OSU last May, and will be starting a job with Epic Systems in Wisconsin in a few weeks.
Last TV Show You Watched?
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Stranger Things Season 3. I thought it was a good recovery from the (IMO) dumpster fire that was Season 2, but thought that it followed the same trend as the first two seasons where it got weaker as the season went on. I loved Billy's arc.
Mental Health Discussion
OSUViking replied to OSUViking's topic in Politics, Religion & Science
Not sure where else to post this. It is related to the sobriety post in the good news thread but this in and of itself is not good news. More so observations. Being sober has exposed me to so much shit in my head that I've ignored since I was young. My relationship is terrifying and I love my girlfriend but quite frankly I get paranoid and it's hard without weed being there to mask it. I've no intention of harming myself but the image of ending my own life plays on repeat in my head basically every day. Around coworkers, when I'm alone, when I'm with my girlfriend, even around my doctors. No intention of following through. It's just an obsessive thought that pops up a lot and it's unpleasant at best. Paranoid thoughts are also nearly constant but not necessarily prominent. It's more so like they are always there, but I see them for what they are. The temptation to go down the paranoid rabbit hole is constant and somehow paranoia feels safer than trying to ground myself in reality. I've also taken some time to appreciate it takes some grit to make it through some of these things. I usually shy away from complimenting myself because I don't like coming off as egotistical. But most people would not be able to handle the types of thoughts I put up with on a daily basis, on top of recovering from substance abuse (I still have physical cravings for weed) and studying for a competitive degree. Life has been difficult but it's also made me resilient. I had someone on campus not so subtly say I had an easy life because I was middle class and a white male. I don't talk with them often but I wondered how long they'd be able to last if they had to put up with some of this shit.
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It's been 7+ months since I last got high. I've had periods where I almost slipped into replacing weed with alcohol but I've come a long way. I spent almost $1,500 on weed in about a year and that was only the Venmo transactions. Although it's positive progress, I still struggle reckoning with the people I pushed away while in that state. I missed a lot of growth and fucked some good situations up so I could get high. I never want to be in that state again, although life hasn't necessarily been easier without it. The actual start date of my sober streak was July 9, 2018. I sent an email to my ex apologizing for neglecting our relationship and her emotional needs for the sake of weed. I don't know if she even cared, but I was fucked up emotionally after sending it and wanted to smoke. Something in me stopped me from doing it and here I am now. Edit: I also accepted a job offer in Madison following graduation. It'll be in a technical support role for a software company. It'll be hard work but I've made it this far. Just have to make it through this semester and I'm finally done with school.
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Disrespect is a bit of an issue for me, because I'm not a confrontational person. I grew up in an environment that had lots of passive aggressive interactions, and the ones that did spill over into outright confrontation (my dad being angry during a diabetic episode) were terrifying and have led to dissociation issues for me. So someone disrespecting me, I don't handle that well. I'd be just as likely to ignore it and continue on with my day than I would be to confront it. I will say, there have been a few instances at my job where a manager who was interested in my girlfriend disrespected me. I am fairly certain he wanted to assert authority over me to impress her and turn her away from me (obviously didn't work). I didn't know how to handle that and it made the whole situation uncomfortable. However, many people respect me at work. I'm hard working, I'm easy to talk to, I'm kind, and I'm willing to help people if they ask for it. People turn to me for help with stuff pretty often, especially the new people. So it's not often people will disrespect me because I don't put myself in many positions to have that happen to me. Even the person who is known by all of the managers and chefs to be insubordinate as hell, isn't like that with me. Still not a good worker, but he does what I ask of him. Respect begets respect. Those people who disrespect me though, they show their true colors. It really isn't hard to not be a piece of shit, which is why I think it reflects poorly on humanity and the society we've built that there are so many pieces of shit out there. I don't invest in them at all, and expect the bare minimum from them. I wouldn't call the aforementioned manager a piece of shit, but I was friends with him up until that point and haven't expected anything other than an entertaining conversation between the two of us since then. It's impossible to avoid disrespectful people, but I do my best to minimize the impact and presence they have in my life.
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I want to get AC Odyssey and RDR2 so badly but I don't want to completely stop talking to my girlfriend. Ok maybe there is a middle ground there but think I'll wait til break.
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I had a medication that had worked wonders for my psychosis supplied for free by a study that I was in. I was going to move to an injectable form in another study, but withdrew as I was having a lot of anxiety about that transition and wanted to stay on the oral. I also had some scheduling conflicts that were going to make it touchy even if I wanted to be in the study. I wanted to stay on that medication, as it had worked pretty well for almost two years at that point. I called the insurance to see whether it would be covered, and it wasn't. It was going to cost me like $300 a month just to get a 30-pill bottle. That's pathetic. I am not familiar with the healthcare or health insurance industries, but I refuse to believe there is any justification for why prices are so high or why shit is the way it is. My two hospital stays for mental health issues were 2-3 days, and each of them cost several thousand dollars. I had to go the first time no doubt; I was considering suicide to prevent the horrible thoughts I was having from becoming reality. I almost don't want to go to the hospital in the future because of the cost, not just because it's boring once I stabilize.
No idea what the standards are for that competition or what a transgender athlete would have to go through to compete with other women, but if the lady who complained really did beat the transgender athlete that many times before, kind of sounds like she's just butthurt. The last tweet from the winner annoys me. That's what transphobia looks like? That looks more like a sore loser grasping for whatever straws she can to justify why she just lost. I really don't know much about this situation, but from what I read in that article it sounds like the 3rd place finisher is a sore loser. That being, shutting down the discussion of "where do transgender athletes belong in sports" because "transphobia" seems extreme. It's a discussion to have; that doesn't mean it has to lead to them being excluded from sports, but too many people won't even discuss these things because people get so butthurt about it. I'm curious, are there any cases of transgender athletes competing with other men? Legitimate question.
I'm just gonna say it's irresponsible to throw around labels like that. People do it with Trump all the time, even professionals. The circumstances that lead to certain behaviors can stem from a lot of situations, and something like clinical narcissism is almost always a complex combination of genetics and attachment trauma. There's heightened narcissism all over the place but that's not what NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) is. I don't agree with blots' and his way of handling this situation, but I again think throwing around psychiatric labels in any situation outside of a professional diagnosing a client/patient under their care is irresponsible.
I'm generally a proponent of considering biological factors because then we can understand where these tendencies come from. However, I didn't mean to address people who are more sexually adventurous in their youth. I mean assholes who see something (not someone) they want and make them uncomfortable when they can't get it, if not worse. That is definitely more common than people tend to think, though I'm also not trying to claim every guy is like that. (Personally, I tend to hate other guys in an abstract way because of my own insecurities and past, and don't see a practical reason to let go of that unless an individual shows me I'm wrong). There's a lot of emotional dysregulation that factors into sexual harassment and assault. Those things will never go away, but I think teaching people how to process emotions effectively and in a healthy manner in their youth could cut down on that behavior. That, and kids not growing up with ideas of what it means to be a man or woman. Let kids sort their identity out for themselves. Unfortunately that last one will never happen, it's too profitable to exploit the population's insecurities to spark consumerism. I also don't necessarily advocate for legislative change. I've made my stance clear before that I think a lot of societal issues are individual behavior problems on a mass scale, and they result from poorly handled emotions and poor development in their youth. I think more education into developmental and childhood attachment trauma could go a long way in helping to shape future generations to not be pieces of shit, regardless of their socioeconomic status, sex, race, etc.
There are plenty of ways white women are advantaged; there are also plenty of ways they have a difficult time in life. Men can absolutely be raped and sexually assaulted by women, but it's not a close ratio. Men tend to be more aggressive for a variety of reasons and that plays into social/sexual encounters. I think that's more an individual, entitled asshole problem than it is some societal epidemic. There are societal messages at play but at the end of the day, I tend to think the beliefs people internalize about themselves from home plays a larger role than the messages from society. The two have a lot of overlap, but I think parents who actually encouraged a kid to reflect on their parents and think for themselves would produce a respectable guy who isn't a piece of shit. Same for girls. I'll tell you, after I started dating my girlfriend it was like I started seeing things a different way. She said that a lot of guys approach her at various points throughout the week, or on social media, and it makes her uncomfortable. I can see why. My own bias 100% seeps into this perspective, but I think there are a lot of fuck boys out there, some of which masquerade as nice guys and some who are just your stereotypical frat boy. I completely understand why a woman would feel afraid of men, and frankly I think at the very least sexual harassment is more common than many think. I am of the belief that the majority of privilege stems from socioeconomic background. Because of how different races were treated historically, the socioeconomic situation still has a lot of racial factors into it. There's still racism in today's society; probably not at the level it was 40 years ago, but it's still there. People project their fears onto other groups of people literally every day and minority demographics of all kinds are usually the ones that suffer. There are a lot of people in life who won't deal with as much as I do on a week-to-week basis because they don't have to analyze the details of an overly obsessive mind to make sure they won't have a psychotic episode during a test or during a busy shift at work. There are a lot of people who deal with shit I couldn't even fathom because of the socioeconomic background I come from. It's a complex situation. There are white people who are poor as shit and treated horribly by society, and rich black people who still face shit but by and large have an easy time in life. The fact that I'm a white dude with a middle class background is a huge advantage, as is the fact that I'm at least average or above-average intelligence.
There are unquestionably advantages to certain lots in life, but it's way more complex than stuff like white privilege or male privilege. I have faced situations in life that were easier to navigate because I was a white guy, although I think the majority of my benefits came from a middle class socioeconomic background and growing up in a household with parents who insisted on paying for my college. I'm absolutely not privileged when it comes to mental health, I think that's a given. I've seen stupid shit like skinny people are "privileged" because they have better genetics, or that people who don't have legitimate gluten intolerance or dietary restrictions are privileged. That stuff makes my eyes roll into the back of my head. If I didn't literally fit the stereotype for a school shooter, I would kindly let people know they face advantages over me in almost every aspect of life by not having to deal with psychosis. Humans are so complex and there are so many factors that go into how difficult someone's life is. But people want to fit others into neatly packed boxes for their own agendas, it's ridiculous.
This is worst case scenario lol. I think Hillary is a shitty human being, but Trump is worse. I'm beyond the point of thinking that either are worth voting for in any capacity. If the Dems actually push in Hillary again, I don't see how they would survive the election but maybe people are so stuck up their own asses on both sides that both parties would just entrench themselves even further. Definitely do not want Trump in again and I'll never vote for him, but the idea of Hillary being the nominee again isn't enticing at all either.
It's an unfortunate reality that one's message needs to be marketable. That's not an option if you want people to genuinely reflect on their behaviors/motives/etc. There's a chef at my work that everyone hates, largely for good reason because he's all high and mighty about noticing things others don't. But a lot of the stuff he says is legitimate, and it's stuff more people need to recognize. But no one wants to listen to him because he's an asshole. I happen to be very patient and I'm a good listener, so I can see past all that and recognize we see eye to eye on many things. But he's an asshole, he doesn't care how people receive his ideas, and as such no one listens. Compare that to one of my mom's friends, who's been defiantly anti-homosexuality her whole life because of faith and shunned her daughter because of it. I had a discussion with her once, validated where she came from despite me disagreeing with it in literally every way, and explained things reasonably to her. "You can think homosexuality is a sin, but that's not your judgement according to your faith, it's God's, and you have no control. She's your daughter and has probably just wanted you to love her despite those differences". My mom said her friend reached out to thank me because she found the courage to speak to her daughter for the first time in years. Low-key feel like I'm just virtue signaling but that's the example I think of. Will it work for everyone? Fuck no, I know first hand there are some dumbasses on both sides of the aisle who just won't listen. But it's absolutely more effective than screaming how shitty someone is because of their ignorance or beliefs.
All I've read about this is from people on both sides of the aisle virtue signaling on Quora. I find it remarkable that everyone on both sides (at least on Quora, I haven't kept up with it much in this thread) is absolutely convinced that they are 100% right and justified in their stance, and that both sides passionately play the role of victim. This is more like a soap opera than anything else. I have a hard time believing a woman would put herself on a platform like this with a false allegation but people on the left that I've read are so black and white about this issue. I still struggle to believe that people think calling those who disagree with them (or in this case say "innocent until proven guilty") bigots is productive at all. Edit: Like I said I don't pretend false accusations are common but I think this shit about women never lying about sexual assault is dumb. Statistically it's rare but when dealing with individual cases, to just throw our that possibility is absurd. I don't think we should inherently believe women but I also think sexual assault is serious enough to the point that these accusations should be heard and explored. I've seen people say there's no reason a woman would do that, that's idiotic. It's not a smart move but there are plenty of reasons. I suspect that Kavanaugh did it because he seems like a piece of shit and like I said I don't see this as a case where she'd put herself through this kind of shit storm for the sake of the Democratic party. I don't think there's very much evidence. If what I've read is true at all it's basically conservatives saying there's no evidence and thus the accusations can't be proven true, and liberals going with "gut instincts" (like in all honesty I am) in their "assessment" and saying he's a predator. Lmao, I saw some dude say his body language and facial expressions were what you'd expect of a sociopath, so clearly he did it. People like that are beyond idiotic and a prime example of the aforementioned virtue signaling I bitch about so frequently. I also think people are a lot more complex than specific moments in their life. This isn't me defending Kavanaugh, because I think I already said he seems like he's a piece of shit in real life, but more so that there's also an entire lifetime of experiences that form his identity. This is true of literally every human yet we live in a disgusting society where a metaphorical soundbyte of a person's life determines their character. If people judged me from how I was when I was abusing weed and psychotic as well (and they ACTUALLY knew who I was) they'd think I was a piece of shit yet everything else in my life reinforces I'm a morally ambiguous person that tends towards being decent. What really gets me is that I don't even think these people care. I don't think they care about Ford or Kavanaugh, or what this means for the country, I think they only see people they disagree with getting fired up and have to provide an equal and opposite force. I don't think people actually care about the MeToo movement which is unfortunate, I know some people who felt empowered by it to seek therapy to overcome that past. Seems more and more like people retweet and favorite and upvote stuff like that just so they come off as a good person on social media. It seems so fake to me. Rant over.
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A marble portrait head from a statue of Antinous, AD130, favourite of the Emperor Hadrian. Pic: The Trustees of the British Museum/PA Wire.
Ain Sakhri Lovers is thought to be 11,000 years old and features two figures, both of "ambiguous" gender, "making love, face-to-face in a sitting position".
Discovered in a cave near Bethlehem, the figurine has an overall "phallic shape" and may have been used by the Natufians - an ancient Middle East people who were among the first cultures to domesticate sheep and goats - for rituals associated with fertility.
The object will travel the country for the first time, in a British Museum exhibition exploring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and queer histories.
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So, I get the huge box, and write the letter, and discover, it went to the WRONG RELATIVE. My mother's next youngest sister's daughter was the sweet "pass it on-er".
I don't have a valid email for her, so am counting on someone in the family to get me the one for the new house (if they have one.) Mom can make a copy of what I sent if they don't.
In the mean time, ALL THE FEMALES are getting copies of the stunt, via mom. Everyone has been laughing their heads off all day long. I passed the original to my male cousin in Wyoming, who will also enjoy the laugh, I'm sure.


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The trip to Japan was very relaxing, and some of the views I managed to see from the plane were amazing.
I touched down in Haneda Airport in the early hours of Friday, happy to be back in Japan!
The very first thing I did was go and pick up my rental SIM card. Like I've written in many of my previous blogs, I still use JCR Corp for my Japanese 4G data/telephone needs which includes a convenient mail service straight to the airport. Times have changed a little bit since the last time I was in Japan; I ran into some trouble getting my rental SIM to work because it wouldn't let me input the APN settings for it (The menu just straight up disappeared from Settings.app when I inserted it!). Thankfully JCR Corp provided a solution in the manual they provided me (tl;dr: use http://unlockit.co.nz to install a custom APN profile) that ended up working great in the end. I think I might need to write a new blog post about that.
I had an absolutely fantastic time in Kyoto. My friend was doing really well, and it was great to visit his company for their monthly gaming meetup. I met a lot of different types of people I totally wasn't expecting, including a freelance iOS developer, and a visual effects artist from Sydney!
While down in the area, I also popped into the Osaka Pokémon Center with my friends to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pokémon, and to pick up the re-releases of the original games!
The next day was the first day of try! Swift. After only catching some random tweets and Slack messages, I didn't have a proper idea of what it was going to look like. When I stepped through the doors, I was absolutely blown away.
The conference was being held in the seminar room of CyberAgent Inc, located right next to Shibuya station. While I'd heard the number of attendees was around 500, I still wasn't properly fathoming HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WAS until I saw the seat layout. Absolutely epic!
The talks were all fascniating, all including a variety of topics, not just encompassing writing code in Swift, but the entire build process for creating great apps for iOS. In the morning of the first day, my colleague JP presented on his research on compiling Swift on other platforms beyond OS X and iOS.
The rest of the first day was a blur for me. I was going to present my talk in the middle of the afternoon. While I've done quite a few presentations before (Including several in Japanese in the past), this was easily the most nervous I'd ever been, on account of both the complexity of the content and the number of people I was talking to. To say I was nervous as hell was an understatment.
The process for presenting from the backstage perspective was very interesting. Each presenter went to a meeting room before their presentation where they had a 30 minute consultation with the interpreters. Here the interpreters would bring out a copy of your slides and transcript and ask for clarification on any particular words or phrases they didn't quite understand. The goal wasn't to have an absolute 1-to-1 translation of what you were planning to say, but to have a 'general gist' of what you were thinking of saying at hand to make their work easier. Seriously, I have a mad level of respect for people in the interpreting industry. It's a skill unlike no ever. Even if you're completelyt bilingual, it's still something that requires a lot of training and experience.
In any case, I went out there and delivered my presentation in Japanese as best as I could, and hoped like hell it would actually make sense. Most thankfully, the response was overwhelmingly positive. Twitter lit up with people talking about all of the new things they learned from my talk, and many people also tweeted at me asking additional questions.
Awesome talk by @TimOliverAU on advanced hacks with Core Animation!
With my talk out of the way, I enjoyed the hell out of the rest of try! Swift. The content and the people I talked to were absolutely fascinating, and I managed to take away a whole bunch of useful information for my work with both Realm and iComics.
On the second night, I attended a joint dinner between the sponsors and the presenters.
The last few days were then basically spent catching up on all of the stuff I wanted to do in Japan but hadn't had the time yet.
Having absolutely not lost any momentum for iOS learning, the very next day, I also managed to make it to the Tokyo iOS Meetup, something I wanted to do the last time I was in Japan, but missed out!
I FINALLY went and checked out the Gundam statue in Odaiba with some of the other conference folks.
I met up with the man responsible with hooking up my dad with the job that moved us all to Japan in 1996. 😀 He was doing well and looking forward to being a grandfather for a second time. Absolutely fantastic to hear.
I went to Akihabara multiple times, of course, and did my usual lap of the main street sussing out discount games and manga in the various second-hand stores.
And before I even realised it, my trip had come to an end, and I was back at Haneda Airport, ready to head home.
Blimey. And that's my trip to Japan over and done with! What a ridiculously wild week and a half that was! I've never felt so busy in that short amount of time before! XD It was absolutely fantastic making so many new friends and catching up with old ones. Thanks for everything! Hopefully I can come back again soon! 🙂 See you in Perth!
The trip was amzing. Holy crap, it was amazing. I'm pretty sure I haven't been more busy in a single trip to Japan than that before, but it was worth it a thousand times over. I made so many new friends, and I learnt so much more about iOS development that the whole trip was invaluable to both my career and what I love doing in my free time. It was also somewhat ironic that in a single conference trip, I learned more about the iOS scene in Japan than a year living there (Granted, Meetup.com wasn't a thing in Japan back then so it was harder!).
Words cannot express how grateful I am for that oppurtunity. Absolute mad props need to go to Natasha for setting up the conference, Katsumi for making sure it ran with total perfection and to everyone else who helped make it happen. That was easily one of the best conferences I've ever attended.


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Did California get its money's worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract?
by Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra December 16, 2021 December 15, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, examines a device used to test for COVID-19 with the help of applied genomics specialist Kevin Carmody, on Oct. 30, 2020. The state operates the lab in Valencia with corporate partner PerkinElmer under a $1.7 billion contract. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool )
The Valencia lab, a public-private venture between the state and PerkinElmer, processed only 1 to 8% of all Californians' COVID tests in the first 10 months of the contract. And the lab was riddled with dozens of problems, according to an inspection report.
A patient sample that wasn't processed for more than 30 days. A test used without proper validation of its accuracy. Patient results changed without notification. Safety and disinfection procedures called into question.
These are just a few of the myriad problems at the Valencia Branch Laboratory, a public-private COVID-19 testing lab operated by PerkinElmer that the California Department of Public Health hired in a no-bid, $1.7 billion annual contract.
An inspection report released last month by the health department outlines major problems dating back further than a year ago, raising new questions about how the state is spending taxpayer dollars to combat the pandemic. The report shows the lab has routinely underperformed, failing to meet the contract's goals for turnaround times and numbers of processed tests. But the state auto-renewed the year-long contract at the end of October.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state health officials say the laboratory has been crucial to expanding the state's testing capacity for schools and underserved communities.
But California's two largest school districts — Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified — aren't relying on the lab because it was unavailable when they needed it.
A CalMatters analysis shows each test at the PerkinElmer Valencia lab costs the state more than three times the amount the Los Angeles Unified pays a Bay Area startup, SummerBio.
Already, the state has paid more than twice as much to PerkinElmer for 5.5 million tests as LA Unified's total projected $350 million cost for the entire school year. The school year is less than half complete, but LA Unified already has administered 7.4 million COVID tests while never using the state's PerkinElmer lab.
In the 10 months following its October 2020 opening, the lab processed between 1 and 8% of all COVID-19 tests administered in California each week, according to available data archived by CalMatters. During the first week of December, the lab processed roughly 8.5% of California's tests, according to the most recently available data.
PerkinElmer, a global testing diagnostic company, did not respond to a request for comment about the cost of the testing and the reported problems at the lab.
"CDPH probably should have canceled (the contract) because honestly, there's other vendors out there. They're doing it for a lot less money more efficiently."
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State health department officials, in an unsigned statement in response to questions, said the PerkinElmer contract was renewed because of the potential for a winter surge and continued need for testing.
But the health department's report, which was released eight months after officials indicated it would be completed, revealed that inspectors from the state's Laboratory Field Services threatened sanctions for major deficiencies just 10 days before the contract was renewed.
The state public health department "probably should have canceled (the contract) because honestly, there's other vendors out there. They're doing it for a lot less money more efficiently," Republican Senate minority leader Scott Wilk, who represents the area surrounding Valencia, told CalMatters.
Wilk has been the most outspoken critic of the contract, repeatedly calling on the Newsom administration and the health department to halt the auto-renewal. Wilk said his office is working on a proposal to reform the no-bid contracting powers that the Legislature granted Newsom at the beginning of the pandemic.
"I think there have been abuses there," Wilk said.
Public health experts and advocates say despite the lab's troubles, it provides critical testing for smaller school districts, rural counties and underserved communities. Roughly 62% of tests processed at the lab are from communities of color, with about a third from the state's most disadvantaged neighborhoods, based on the California Healthy Place Index.
In Madera County, for instance, the lab allowed the county and its partners to ramp up testing in a speedier time frame.
"Valencia has been a net positive for Madera County. Residents would have been at a significant disadvantage without the combination of the Valencia lab and state contracts like the one with OptumServe," said Sara Bosse, Madera County's public health director.
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Could the state have gotten a better deal?
The state currently pays PerkinElmer $37.78 per test, according to a Department of Finance analysis, and charges schools $21 and community organizations $55 per test.
That compares to $12 per test that LA Unified pays SummerBio.
When the state contract was announced, it was hailed by local governments and health organizations as a cost-savings measure. But as whistleblower reports about lab failings emerged and vendors with more competitive pricing came online, many questioned why the state didn't try to renegotiate a better price, which is allowed under the contract.
Compared to SummerBio's pricing for LA Unified, the state could have paid approximately $4.6 million less for testing during the first week of December, the most recent week the lab's testing numbers are available. (CalMatters calculated that amount by multiplying the number of tests conducted by the state by the rate charged by PerkinElmer versus the rate SummerBio charges LA Unified)
LA Unified tests a dizzying half a million students and employees weekly and has been held up by proponents of testing and critics of the state government as a model for COVID-19 surveillance.
Former Superintendent Austin Beutner, who spearheaded the search for a cost-effective COVID-19 testing company at the time, said the district knew early on routine testing would be critical to bringing students back to school.
"We said it's got to be accurate, quick, high volume, and then the fourth piece was the price," Beutner said. "In most cases, we were looking at north of 100 bucks. You do the math — 100 times half a million each week. That's a lot of money."
The state has paid PerkinElmer about $740 million. In contrast, LA Unified will spend $350 million for the whole school year and tests far more people.
According to district documents, 22 companies were evaluated through an expedited bidding process and SummerBio offered the lowest price by far, between $38 and $166 less than other diagnostics companies, including major players like Curative and Fulgent.
The state has paid PerkinElmer about $740 million for testing in the past year. Most of the cost is recouped through federal funds and health insurance payments, according to the state health department. In contrast, LA Unified is projected to spend $350 million for the entire school year, and tests far more people per week than the Valencia lab. The district will also recoup the costs through federal school reopening grants and federal emergency funds.
"Cost comparisons from laboratory to laboratory are difficult because a laboratory's testing arrangements vary due to differences in the scope of their contracts and the set-up of each laboratory," health officials said in an emailed statement.
The health department did not answer questions about whether other vendors were considered or whether the department has tried to negotiate a lower rate with PerkinElmer.
SummerBio representatives declined to comment about the Valencia lab but said the company has been in contact with state officials.
Beutner said he notified the governor's office about LA Unified's plans as a courtesy, months before the PerkinElmer contract was announced. As the largest district in the state — and second largest in the nation — LA Unified's contracts are often piggybacked by other districts and government organizations.
"The simplest way to put it is, they (state health officials) weren't particularly responsive or interested," Beutner said.
By the time the state laboratory opened in October 2020, LA Unified was well on its way to developing its own internal testing infrastructure. And the state test — which was $55 for schools at the time — was still far more expensive.
Too little, too late or a lifeline for schools?
Like LA Unified, San Diego Unified School District began developing its testing plans well before the state's PerkinElmer lab was a resource. The district tests around 25,000 students per week, which is approximately a quarter of its student population.
"Just speaking from our experience, our district, we have always had to move quickly and establish our strategies because, you know, waiting for the state would just have taken too long," board president Richard Barrera said.
San Diego Unified conducts a limited amount of pooled testing through the state lab at no cost, but the bulk of its testing is done through a private vendor.
The district initially contracted with UC San Diego to offer tests to students and staff at around $40 per test before moving to another vendor, which charges about $60 per test, when the university could no longer handle its testing needs. At the time, there was little guidance from the state for school testing, which caused headaches for school administrators.
The state was charging schools $55, which made the district's contract with UC San Diego cheaper. Now, although the school district is paying a private vendor much more than the state's reduced price of $21, Barrera said it's too late for the district to switch. The district has already built up capacity through a private vendor and established procedures for getting parental consent, notifying them of test results, training staff and contact tracing.
"The last thing we would want to do now that we're finally able to scale with private vendors would be to then move away and do something with the state and then have the state's program end," he said. "Then we're back to ramping up from scratch."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, tours the PerkinElmer COVID-19 testing lab in Valencia with Secretary of the Government Operations Agency Yolanda Richardson, far left, and Secretary for the California Health and Human Services Agency Dr. Mark Ghaly, second from left, on Oct. 30, 2020. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool
State officials say the laboratory is needed to reach communities with few resources. Barrera said for smaller districts, the state support is likely crucial to keeping kids in classrooms.
Most school testing has been funded by the state through federal grants.
Long Beach Unified has been using the state's PerkinElmer Valencia lab. But after January, Long Beach administrators say the district will be responsible for paying for testing. At the peak of its efforts, which averaged between 6,000 to 12,000 tests per day, Long Beach officials said other vendors couldn't handle the volume, although there were some early issues concerning slow results from the state. At the now-reduced cost of $21 for school districts, Long Beach officials said the state laboratory is one of the cheaper testing options.
South of Modesto, in Ceres Unified School District, administrators say they have worked closely with the state's Valencia lab for molecular PCR testing. Several months ago they had issues with false positives from the laboratory.
"We were informed by the lab that a few tests were positive, but when they retested with another organization they were negative," said Edith Narayan, the district's coordinator of student services. There have been no recent issues.
"There are few companies that control the entirety of the supply chain…PerkinElmer was uniquely able."
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Officials in San Juan Unified School District, northeast of Sacramento, said supply chain shortages played a part in their decision to use the state testing program, which seemed like the most reliable "comprehensive, accessible and affordable" option. They have had one instance of delayed test processing and are generally satisfied with the program.
State health department officials said in their statement that control of the supply chain was one of the reasons PerkinElmer was awarded the contract. "There are very few companies that control the entirety of the supply chain meaning that they not only build their own laboratory machines, they also produce all the necessary reagents and testing kits…PerkinElmer was uniquely able to address this particular testing constraint," they said.
Like smaller school districts, some rural counties have relied heavily on the PerkinElmer lab. In Tulare County, at least 23 public testing locations — both community sites and schools — send COVID testing samples to the state lab. In addition, local pharmacies and clinics contract with the state on their own, according to Tulare County Public Health.
In the past two decades, 11 public health labs have closed, leaving the state with the same number of laboratory resources that it had in 1950 despite having more than three times the population.
"They need to keep funding (the Valencia lab)," said Kat DeBurgh, executive director of the Health Officers Association of California. The issues that came with opening a laboratory in a hurry were avoidable if local public health infrastructure had been funded adequately to begin with, she said.
"I hope after the pandemic our state lawmakers and the people in charge of the budget recognize that we can't be in this state where we spend a lot of money on immediate solutions that are necessary and then let the infrastructure dwindle until the next emergency," DeBurgh said.
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Lab didn't live up to promised capacity
When the lab opened in October 2020, it was built with the promise to process 150,000 tests per day, doubling the state's capacity at a time when local public health departments, commercial labs, and health systems were straining to keep up. However, commercial labs and health systems have simultaneously ramped up capacity and have accounted for the bulk of testing throughout California.
The lab processes a daily average of 40,000 tests, according to state health officials.
But the PerkinElmer Valencia lab has routinely processed far fewer results than its commercial counterparts, at times less than 4% of the state's total tests during the summer of 2021, according to available data archived by CalMatters.
The state Testing Taskforce posts the number of tests processed online weekly but deletes the previous week's records, so CalMatters used a web scraper to compile historical data between August 2020 and December 2021, after a public records request to the health department yielded minimal documents.
Demand for testing dropped statewide during the summer, so the lab processed on average 75,000 samples and as few as 28,000 samples per week — a small fraction of the daily capacity of 150,000 tests promised by the Newsom administration.
In their anonymous statement, health department officials said the lab has the capacity but has never been asked to ramp up to the maximum. However, in mid-September, the lab had to send overflow samples to another lab even though it hadn't reached the contract's 150,000 capacity, according to the health department.
It wasn't until schools opened in August that the lab began processing more than 10% of the state's tests. In contrast, commercial labs have accounted for 60 to 70% of all tests, while medical centers account for roughly 20%.
At times, SummerBio alone has processed a greater proportion of tests than all public health labs combined, reaching nearly 20% mid-September.
At the state's PerkinElmer lab, aside from capacity concerns, the state's report from April highlighted four instances between Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 of last year where groups of test results were "corrected" or "amended," but there was no evidence that patients were promptly notified, meaning they may have inaccurately thought they tested positive or negative. Inspectors also reported that when the lab lost tests, instead of reporting them as lost, it labeled the samples "unsatisfactory."
State health officials said the problems found in the inspection reports have since been resolved.
DeBurgh, the director of the Health Officers Association, said the state has a responsibility to ensure testing is available to everyone regardless of cost or insurance status. Because commercial labs won't be around forever, the state needs the Valencia lab for long-term public health beyond the pandemic, she said. "Right now, it's profitable to give COVID-19 tests. That's not going to be true forever. And yet we are still going to need the tests," she said.
Elaine Howle, who is stepping down this month after leading the state Auditor's Office for 21 years, said in a November CalMatters interview that auto-renewal of contracts like the PerkinElmer one "may be something that's particularly concerning, particularly if, as you say, there were some reporting requirements and those weren't met." Her office has reviewed use of federal money but has not reviewed no-bid contracts.
"I'm aware that there are no-bid contracts out there," she said. "I wasn't aware of a contract that size that auto-renewed."
Sacramento-based public contract lawyer Jennifer Dauer said it's not uncommon for government's competitive bidding requirements to be suspended or auto-renewal of contracts to occur during emergencies like the pandemic or wildfires.
She said there tends to be little oversight once a contract is signed, particularly during states of emergency. The courts tend to side with public entities, leaving the public to serve as the watchdog.
"There is extreme deference to what public entities who are dealing with emergencies do in their contracting," said Dauer, who has worked with companies pursuing local, state and federal contracts. "The traffic cop is the public, and it's an uphill battle."
Wilk said as the pandemic evolved, and once issues at the laboratory became apparent, the state should have, at minimum, renegotiated the contract rather than renew it on the same terms.
"Renegotiate and get a better deal for the taxpayers," he said.
CalMatters health coverage is supported by grants from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the California Health Care Foundation and the California Wellness Foundation.
California mandates masks again
As COVID-19 infections rise, the Newsom administration renewed its mask mandate for indoor public places in California — exactly six months after lifting the last one.
by Ana B. Ibarra	 December 13, 2021 January 12, 2022
Another COVID holiday: Is California in a better place this year?
The answer is no in many parts of California: Eighteen counties, mostly rural ones, have more hospitalized COVID-19 patients today than a year ago. But urban counties are faring better.
by Ana B. Ibarra and Hannah Getahun	 November 23, 2021 November 22, 2021
Tagged: California Department of Public Health, Coronavirus, covid-19, legislator card
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Kristen Hwang reports on health care and policy for CalMatters. She is passionate about humanizing data-driven stories and examining the intersection of public health and social justice. Prior to joining...	More by Kristen Hwang
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Console : Playstation 2
Genre : Action - Adventure
Developer : Inevitable Entertainment
Publisher : Sierra
Weekly games : 10
By TompouceGabriel : November 25, 2013
Bilbo le Hobbit sur PS2 est un jeu d'action/aventure restituant fidèlement l'univers du Seigneur des Anneaux imaginé par Tolkien. Comme dans le livre, on y retrouve les hobbits, les elfes, les gobelins et toutes les autres créatures peuplant la Terre du Milieu. Incarnez Bilbo, jeune hobbit choisi par Gandalf pour reprendre le trésor volé par Smaug le Dragon, il y a de cela bien longtemps, celui-là même qui détruisit le Royaume des Nains.
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The Department of Art & Design is organizing a workshop titled: "Drawings in Motion" by Pixel For Thought.
The workshop is an intensive one-day course explaining the 12 principles of animation that are necessary for every animator to know. It will include an introduction to 2D animation, the 12 principles, some fun exercises, character design, character animation and finalizing.
Pixel For Thought is a small animation and design studio. They have worked with NGOs and companies on animation and design projects for over 4 years. They are passionate about 2D animation and want to share their knowledge with future animators.
This workshop is open to LAU students. Kindly register by emailing maria.hamalian@lau.edu.lb.


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Divide and Conquer Fear
There's so much dissension among a species that is supposed to be so highly intelligent. Many have realized, it is through love we can live in harmony with each other. But we don't trust it, so we create a love we can control, a love conditional rather than unconditional. There are those of us who have taken the route of religion in an attempt to express unconditional love, identifying it with a Deity. Unfortunately, the virus that leads to dissension has infiltrated this arena, and sometimes even more intense. We have another sect of humanity that chooses to not identify with religion. Among those there many who distance themselves from any type of Deity due to the confusion and bickering among those who claim to believe. Still there are those who will only use science and numbers as their guiding force. Within the cracks of all of these are those who just want to be left the hell alone. This virus is killing us as a species and through us, Mother Earth as well.
What is this deadly virus? When we look at what remains in its wake, we clearly see a means to divide and conquer. It uses both commonalities and diversity to cause division and chaos. Where there is an effort to organize attempting to eradicate this virus, it intensifies its activities. We are learning it operates similar to cells serve a living organism. This virus sends out agents to operate to reap the energy of living cells. Its agents are masked, but its DNA is in each agent. This virus divides in order to conquer and shows no partiality. It travels as generational curses, claiming the lives of people from all races, cultural background, intelligence, gender, sexual orientation and those of varying religious or spiritual beliefs. This deadly virus is called fear.
Yes, it is fear which metastases into hate. It is fear that fuels us to believe, based on our association with a particular group, that we are better or more worthy than another. It is fear which leads us to choose certain careers or life partners or even how we raise our kids. Unfortunately, child-rearing is the most powerful cultivating system fear uses to multiply and pollinate its seeds from one generation to the next. Fear is conceived within the womb of our beliefs. From there, it grows into a false perceived identity, which uses the energy of our ego to travel to and through our various interactions with ourselves, each other and life itself. You may have inherited the virus by accident through your family's psychological bloodline, by how you were raised. If it goes unchecked and not treated, you are most likely passing it on to your kids. Fear also hides behind the act of doing good.
It is only Unconditional Love, a living organism Itself, can completely eradicate the cancer of fear. It is the chemo that does not destroy the living, only the dead. Fear is an illusion. What gives it life is our belief that we or another is not deserving or worthy of Unconditional Love. This feeds the reaping virus. When we don't trust Unconditional Love, we create a love based on conditions we can control, a love open to the bacteria of neglect, abuse and abandonment of self and loved ones. Do not allow this menace to continue divide and conquer you, your family, your career nor your belief of a Higher Power. A Power of Love from which and in Whom we are all One. Give this Love a try, forgive yourself and those who have harmed you. Unconditional Love is not to be controlled. Accept it and rest in its security. Allow it to govern, guard and guide you on your journey of being. In spite of your history, of what has been done to you or what you may have done, my Queen and my fellow King, you are worthy of Love. You are made of Excellence, you are powerful, you are significant and you are enough. Selah.
#dissession #DivideandConquer #Fear
Return to Eden
Unconditional Love will require of us at times to be vulnerable when we don't trust, to be honest with ourselves when a little white lie may make us look good or allow us to escape being embarrassed,
Manhood, the Love Warrior


Ireland is an island, and its weather patterns are largely influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The good news is that Ireland doesn't have huge temperature swings from season to season; it's pretty mild year-round. But the less-good news is that, because of its location, the weather in Ireland can (and does!) change frequently.
I've visited Ireland four different times now, ranging from trips in the dead of winter to mid-summer. Based on these trips, I've put together the ultimate Ireland packing list.
My go-to bag these days is my Osprey Sojourn rolling bag. It's a 60-liter bag with sturdy wheels and removable backpack straps (though I've literally never used the straps).
I usually don't travel with 4 pairs of shoes (3 is usually my max), but because I was combining my most recent trip with weeks in Scotland and London, too, I made an exception – and I actually did wear all 4 pairs of shoes on this trip!
My go-to carry-on backpack is usually the Pacsafe Camsave V17 when I'm taking camera gear and my laptop with me, but another good option (for those not so concerned with photo gear) is the STM Haven bag. This bag isn't too big or too small (it will fit a 15-inch laptop), and I love the "floating" pockets inside to hold laptops and/or tablets. It has plenty of other outer and inner pockets, too, including one on the side for a water bottle.
I usually recommend traveling with an over-shoulder bag for most of Europe, with the Travelon Bucket Bag being a good pick. On this trip, though, I mostly used my Pacsafe Citysafe CX Backpack, which is a cute backpack that can actually be converted into a regular over-the-should handbag, too.
My raincoat – You can't really go to Ireland and NOT take a good raincoat. Even in the summer months (when Ireland generally sees its best weather), running into at least one rain shower a day is very common. Rain doesn't always last long in Ireland, but when the clouds open up you definitely want to make sure you'll stay dry! My Columbia Arcadia raincoat is my absolute favorite for any sort of wet destination, and it kept me dry in Ireland, too.
Rain boots – Because of Ireland's propensity to be wet, I took a pair of dedicated rain boots for this trip. I bought my colorful boots from Columbia, and they performed even better than I expected. Not only did they add an extra pop of color to my Ireland wardrobe, but they also have some arch support – AND kept my feet nice and dry.
An umbrella – Yes, you'll probably need one of these, too! If you want to buy a rainbow umbrella like mine, look here and here.
Compression socks for the flight.


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If you are selected to be audited, you will need the support of someone who can help defend you and ensure that the IRS or state taxing authority does not take full control of the audit process. Even if the audit was triggered by an error on your filing, you may have also missed some significant deductions that can offset your mistake. You should work with a tax firm that is properly trained and experienced in handling audits, viewing your case from every different angle, and protecting your interests. Our partner tax team is comprised of a diverse roster of tax professionals who have represented individuals, professionals and business owners dealing with both IRS and state tax audits.
You can rest easy knowing that you are backed by an ethical and widely experienced team of professionals, including tax attorneys, CPAs, former IRS agents and enrolled agents, all who have various backgrounds and a broad range of specialties. This diverse system was built to ensure the proper handling wide array of client tax problems. Our goal, like yours, is to eliminate your financial stress and provide you with an excellent service that will land you back on the path to financial freedom.
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Compounding this issue, the gender gap in these fields is widening.
The Jan. 30 report from STEMconnector and My College Options — titled "Where Are the STEM Students?" — underscores the importance of these fields for our nation's future economic well-being. It also presents a challenge for all of us in education, from kindergarten through college, to increase interest levels in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — the so-called STEM fields — for all types of students.
Female high school students who are interested in these fields often gravitate toward biology, chemistry, marine biology and science — areas often associated with a desire to make the world a better place. Women tend to be drawn to these service-oriented professions.
But thanks to the rise of cloud computing, information systems and the app economy, 71 percent of the new STEM jobs in 2018 are projected to be in the computing fields. Getting girls interested in these fields at a young age will be critical if we are to meet the coming demand for talented and well-educated computer scientists, computer engineers and game designers.
With this in mind, it's important to convey to young women computing's role in serving society. We should show a young woman how a computer science degree could equip her to design a new app to diagnose illness. That may appeal more to her desire to help others than, say, showing her how to write code for yet another online game.
Perhaps girls with high verbal scores choose careers other than STEM because their passion hasn't been kindled in those classes. We know it is not the fault of their teachers but a problem of process. For many schools, arts and sciences are rarely ever integrated. Teachers are kept apart with little time to collaborate.
If integration does happen, it is usually the humanities teacher looking to include aspects of STEM in their courses. The recent adoption of the Common Core Standards by forty-five states calls for more integration between subjects. However, ask most humanities teachers and they will tell you that they are being told to integrate STEM content into their classes, removing literature for nonfiction, rather than being given the opportunity to collaborate with their STEM counterparts. Integration is wonderfully effective and certainly the future of education but it is a two-way street. We think schools should use reciprocal integration between the arts and sciences to capture the imagination of these top female students.
How many engineering teachers include a fiction book like Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano in their syllabi? Do many math teachers analyze the intricacies of M. C. Escher's artwork with their students or read Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo? How many science teachers read aloud the poetic observations of Dr. David George Haskell? Do many biology teachers share the story of the HeLa cells? We think ideas like these should be a part of all STEM curricula. And experts agree. The NextGeneration Science Standards, released for public discussion last week, ask teachers to show students how insights from many disciplines fit together into a coherent picture of the world. And we believe that incorporating more storytelling into science can help do this.
PITTSBURGH—There has been ongoing public discussion about the need to educate and recruit more young Americans for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
It turns out that there is a pre-existing pool of women with both high math and high verbal ability; it's just that they seem to be more likely to choose careers outside of science because their combination of skills provides them with more career options, according to the Pitt study, published March 19 in Psychological Science.
A PDF of the study is available upon request.


Social media went into meltdown today, with Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry going on an insane 99-yard run against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
It's only the second 99-yard touchdown run in NFL history, making this incredible play one for the record books.
Henry tossed the defence aside on the way to the end-zone in a run that has to be seen to be believed.
The Titans defeated the Jags 30 to 9 - and with an RB like that, is it any surprise? Henry finished the night with four rush TDs - equalling an Oiler-Titans franchise record.


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Circus acrobat willing to do hair-hanging again
Samantha Pitard released from hospital
Updated: 12:24 PM EDT May 7, 2014
Antoinette Antonio
One of the circus performers injured in Sunday's accident in Providence spoke out for the first time Wednesday.Samantha Pitard was one of eight women who plunged to the ground while performing a "human chandelier" stunt.Watch report"We went in, got connected up, everything was just like any normal show. We got taken up in the air," Pitard said.Then, something went terribly wrong."We got to the third leg position, and you hear a huge popping noise and then we plummet to the ground," Pitard said.Speaking exclusively on "Good Morning America" Wednesday, Pitard, 23, is the first of eight acrobats released from the hospital."I got a couple of small fractures on my spine, which I actually really can't feel, so that's kind of nice. I got a cut on my head, so I got three stitches, and I bit my tongue really hard when I came down so my tongue is kind of messed up," Pitard said. As for the remaining seven acrobats, two have injuries to the spinal cord.When asked about paralysis, doctors said they don't yet know the long-term prognosis. Doctors stressed they are on the road to recovery."Given what I've seen I think they will go far. Whether they will perform and do handstands and things like that we are working on that,"Dr. Roman Hayda said.Pitard said she has no plans of giving up what she loves."I will eventually, not sure when yet, eventually go back to the show. For the time being I am going to be staying here with all of my girls," she said.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. —
One of the circus performers injured in Sunday's accident in Providence spoke out for the first time Wednesday.
Samantha Pitard was one of eight women who plunged to the ground while performing a "human chandelier" stunt.
"We went in, got connected up, everything was just like any normal show. We got taken up in the air," Pitard said.
Then, something went terribly wrong.
"We got to the third leg position, and you hear a huge popping noise and then we plummet to the ground," Pitard said.
Speaking exclusively on "Good Morning America" Wednesday, Pitard, 23, is the first of eight acrobats released from the hospital.
"I got a couple of small fractures on my spine, which I actually really can't feel, so that's kind of nice. I got a cut on my head, so I got three stitches, and I bit my tongue really hard when I came down so my tongue is kind of messed up," Pitard said.
As for the remaining seven acrobats, two have injuries to the spinal cord.
When asked about paralysis, doctors said they don't yet know the long-term prognosis. Doctors stressed they are on the road to recovery.
"Given what I've seen I think they will go far. Whether they will perform and do handstands and things like that we are working on that,"Dr. Roman Hayda said.
Pitard said she has no plans of giving up what she loves.
"I will eventually, not sure when yet, eventually go back to the show. For the time being I am going to be staying here with all of my girls," she said.


Convert Normal Canon Lens to Macro!
My name is Alfonso and today I want to show you how to make a DIY macro lens from a normal Canon Lens.
Here I use a 28-80mm EF-S lens but all lenses should work.
IN THIS INSTRUCTABLE YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFULL WITH THE LENS AND THE RETIRED SCREWS. YOU CAN MAKE THE LENS NORMAL IF YOU WANT TO AGAIN. IT ISN'T A PERMANENT WORK.
You need only a screwdriver and a Canon Lens.
First you will need to unscrew the screws from the left and right side from the front side of your lens.
YOU NEED TO BE REALLY CAREFUL BECAUSE THESE SCREWS ARE REALLY LITTLE.
When you end with the screws you will put the front of the lens upside down and the front lens will came to your hands. Then the only thing you need to do is to put the lens in the camera and voila! You made your super macro DIY LENSES!!!
This photos of one IC and the screw we unscrew were taken with DIY super macro lens.
Thanks for reading my first Instructable. I hope you made it well and enjoy it! Be very carefull.
If you liked my instructable please vote for it!!! God bless you!
Interesting idea! I assume that you can re-screw the front lens back in when you want to use it as a normal lens again, right?
I don't quite get it could you explain a little more?
You need to look for screws in the front part of your CANON lens.
When you found they simply unscrew and retire the front lens of your lens. Voila!
Such a simple but neat idea. Nice work!


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>>someone explain me how to do that ? What transformations should I do ?
> (U/sqrt(S),V/sqrt(S)), which is uniform on the unit circumference.
> the random point on the circumference.
> at an average cost of 4/pi=1.27 uniform variates.
> as the integral of exp(-x^2-y^2), then transforming to polar coordinates.
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