Dr. Laura Ortiz-Téran won the 2017 MGH Clinical Research Day Radiology Department award for her study titled "Brain Circuit-Gene Expression Relationships and Neuroplasticity of Multisensory Cortices in Blind Children."
As a Gordon Fellow, she is currently investigating the neuroplastic changes occurring in blind adults and children using graph theory based resting-state functional connectivity analyses. She is also researching brain networks reorganization after training with sensory substitution devices in blind children as well as normal neurodevelopment in sighted children.
Dr. Oleg S. Pianykh is the Director of Medical Analytics at the Department of Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. With academic background in applied computer science, He has been actively working in the field of innovative healthcare for the past 20 years. His scientific work ranged from research on digital imaging and data-driven clinical workflow to publishing and teaching advanced graduate courses at Harvard and other leading universities. On the applied side, Dr. Pianykh has served as a CIO for a state-wide healthcare network, and participated in many consulting/startup initiatives. His current interests include bid data analysis, operations management, and information technology in healthcare.
Dr. Pianykh was the guest speaker at a lecture organized by the MGH Gordon Center. Below is his presentation's summary.
With medical technology becoming increasingly complex, data volumes – increasingly high, and expected outcomes – more demanding, the cost of medical errors, processing delays and guesswork becomes prohibitively high. To deal with these challenges, contemporary radiology has to learn how to use its data to produce optimal decisions and operational strategies. Transforming radiology data into the most effective and objective problem solver was the main idea behind the Medical Analytics Group (MAG) project, launched by the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. The principal purpose of MAG is to apply data science to routine problems, looking for the best possible solutions. Their current projects include identifying hidden operational bottlenecks, building predictive workflow models, developing optimal scheduling strategies, analyzing utilization and productivity limits, studying processing quality and satisfaction, and many more: MAG work is driven by current needs, not limited to any particular domain. All MAG projects have to be implemented in real clinical environments; all have to be verified and proven to work with objective data analysis. In this presentation Dr. Pianykh shared the Medical Analytics Group's most interesting results, important successes, and thought-provoking challenges.


In order to remain competitive, business agility is a given.
This is why software development teams are moving to Agile development methodologies and DevOps. Yet, most companies are living with a Technical Content Supply Chain from the stone ages.
If I was to walk into the average development shop today, I would most likely find a document management system with technical writers pounding out PDF manuals to describe the new functionality. The writers would then publish HTML versions on their website and move on to the next release. Translated versions would most likely follow in the weeks to come. At this point, the technical support team would pick up the ball by writing hundreds of knowledge articles – articles that are nothing less than bug fixes to the original published content.
DocOps is about creating a Content Supply Chain that is at its core collaborative, agile and continuous.
With DocOps, CA Technologies can "curate" content from internal and external authors throughout the product lifecycle. Content is then published using a platform that provides a single source of content contextually linked to product interfaces. DocOps analytics allow CA Technologies to obtain continuous operational feedback and make changes on the fly to improve the customer experience.
DocOps is a must have to enable business agility!
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That certainly sounds agile. how would you apply that to Technical Documentation feedback? Now with the new community format the feedback is buried and lost for ever. Putting them in the product associated communities did not help. Look at my last post. Apparently none of the parties that you mention in your post related to document creation or update has even viewed the thread. Simply not worth reporting a documentation error again.
One of the most powerful benefits of the wiki is collaboration; helping to close the gap between the customer (you) and us (the Clarity writers) and to provide documentation updates in a timely manner. In the past, this has been quite a challenge. But, we are doing our best to help improve the situation. My team and I are monitoring the community feedback, and we are working to respond to questions and issues about the documentation in a timely manner.
Are you referring to a different post? If so, please let us know.
You can always contact me directly with any feedback about the Clarity documentation and here is my contact information. I'm always glad to help!
Is there anything in, or lacking in this solution that would prevent its use for the development/maintenance of a Business Policy Manual, with corporate and BU specific policies, procedures and work instructions?
The pounding out PDFs bit sounds familiar.
Hi @Dale_Stockman, are you talking about the ability for you to write/author/publish your own internal documentation on the wiki? If you can please clarify, that would be great.
Thanks for your reply. From your comment to Urmas at 6:30 am, I think you've clarified that DocOps is something new launching inside CA - its not yet, and may never be, a product offered to CA customers.
No, we would not want to post our BPM CA DocOps wiki. We do have the same problems managing PDFs. I can forward what you are doing to our responsible parties, to see if there is anything from your experience that we could apply to a solution in our own environment.
Hi Dale, o.k. great, I'm glad my response to @urmas helped you out and clarified things for you. Yes, this is an internal CA wiki platform and is not a product offered to CA customers.
One of the great things you will see when the Clarity wiki is rolled out is that you can make your own PDF files! This is a very powerful feature that I'm sure you will love. In addition, you will be able to create ePUB documents to view on your mobile device.
When the wiki is rolled out for Clarity, I know everyone is going to love it. We have over 40 that are live (https://wiki.ca.com/dashboard.action), and the overall response from customers has been extremely positive.
Please feel free to exchange information and collaborate with me, and I will share anything I've learned with you.
We'll see if the Clarity Wiki will go that way.


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Environmental Exposure and Health Effects Associated with Malathion Toxicity
By Paul B. Tchounwou, Anita K. Patlolla, Clement G. Yedjou and Pamela D. Moore
Malathion (O,O-dimethyl-S-1,2-bis ethoxy carbonyl ethyl phosphorodithionate) is a non-systemic, wide-spectrum pesticide. It is widely used throughout the world for agricultural, residential, and public health purposes, mainly to enhance food production and to provide protection from disease vectors. Malathion preference over other organophosphate pesticides relates to its low persistence in the environment as it is highly susceptible to hydrolysis, photolysis, and biodegradation. However, numerous malathion poisoning incidents including acute and chronic cases have been reported among pesticide workers and small children through accidental exposure. Malathion toxicity is compounded by its reactive metabolites and also depends upon the product purity, route of exposure, nutritional status, and gender of exposed individuals. Its metabolic oxidation in mammals, insects, and plants leads to the formation of malaoxon which appears to be several times more acutely toxic and represents the primary cause of malathion's toxicity. Depending on the level of exposure, several signs and symptoms of toxicity including numbness, tingling sensation, headache, dizziness, difficulty breathing, weakness, irritation of skin, exacerbation of asthma, abdominal cramps, and death have been reported. Similar to other organophosphate pesticides, malathion exerts it toxic action by binding to acetylcholinesterase enzyme and inhibiting its activity, leading to accumulation of acetylcholine in synaptic junctions, which in turn results in overstimulation of cholinergic, muscarinic, and nicotinic receptors, and subsequent induction of adverse biologic effects. This chapter provides an update and analysis of the production and use, environmental occurrence, molecular mechanisms of toxicity, genotoxicity and carcinogenicity, and adverse human health effects associated with malathion exposure.
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Randolph school cuts may go deep
Randolph teachers, community angered by super's conditional layoffs in arts/music/gym
Paula Vogler
When Reduction in Force (RIF) notices were sent to all Randolph art, music and PE teachers as well as social workers and guidance counselors at the K-8 level at the end of May, shock and disbelief was quickly replaced by outrage.
A group calling itself Support the Students of Randolph was quickly formed, with more than 2,200 Facebook followers, while a petition called Save the Randolph Arts has garnered more than 18,000 signatures as of June 3.
Music professors from five universities signed a letter talking about the power of the arts and imploring Randolph School Committee members to reconsider.
A total of 26 reduction in force (RIF) notices and nine non-renewal notices were sent out to all the art, music and physical education teachers, as well as five social workers and six K-8 guidance counselors, according to School Superintendent Thea Stovell.
The superintendent said the notices had to be sent in keeping with union and contract guidelines regarding timing of layoffs, and also due in part to the COVID-19 impacts and uncertainties surrounding school in the fall. In a June 1 press release, she wrote that "our hope and our plan is to design an educational structure that includes as many of the staff members from the above listed departments as possible."
"The key phrase is 'as many as possible,' " physics teacher Jeff Fox said. "I'm worried that this is the starting point and that these reductions, even if some staff members are hired back, are not going to be adequate to meet the needs of all students, especially in light of the pandemic and demonstrations going on nationally."
Fox is one of the spokespersons for Support the Students of Randolph. While he did not receive an RIF notice, he is involved because he said in the six years he has taught in Randolph, he has seen art, music and phys ed classes transform student's lives, "not to mention the work social workers and counselors do to help their students."
"I'm afraid really of what it's going to look like if we don't have these programs, if we don't have these support systems in place," Fox said. "How's that going to affect our students both inside the classroom and outside?"
Chorus teacher Jackie Carvey, who has taught in Randolph for 13 years, said she has seen the program develop from when she first started as the third chorus teacher in three years. The override provided more funding, but she said it took years for the program to grow after the additional funds were available.
She said even if everyone were rehired, she understands the program might look different in the fall.
"Whether or not we are full time or half time, all of us don't know what model we'll be operating on next year whether hybrid, remote or on campus," Carvey said "That lack of clarity is not just frustrating, I think it provokes a lot of anxiety within our students."
That anxiety is heightened by misinformation posted on social media, which paints a more bleak picture than is real, Randolph School Committee chairman Andrea Nixon said.
"We're not expecting music, art and PE to be dissolved," she said.
Fox said there is going to be a lot to figure out with the expected new state guidelines and, with all the RIF notices, the experts who could help with it are not around.
"With that there is a necessity for art, music and gym classes both legally and from a developmental standpoint," Fox said. "One of the concerns is, the whole department has received these letters, so who is going to be around to give input on what that curriculum will look like?"
He said other districts in similar situations with similar demographics have found other ways to proceed. He also expressed frustration with the lack of information available to people who want to find out details like those Stovell outlined to the press. (See accompanying story.)
"The fact that this is the first time I'm hearing a lot of these details raises some alarm with me," Fox said. "That level of transparency would be very much appreciated so that we could have an open conversation with all the facts. I checked with the union today (June 3). We can't even get a firm number on how many positions have been cut."
While he said the ideal scenario would be one where everyone keeps their job, Fox said he understands the budget concerns, especially with cuts to state aid and most numbers being discussed at school committee and finance subcommittee meetings still based on pre-pandemic projections.
"It's really hard for us to be specific in solutions or counter proposals without knowing where we're starting from," Fox said. "Part of our initiative has been to get in contact with state and federal officials. It's not the only thing we're looking for but state aid or federal aid could be improved. But again that is an unknown."
According to Carvy the goal of Support the Students of Randolph is to make sure the needs of students are met. She said the longer the district has to operate with a remote learning model, the harder that becomes.
"In order to support them to the best of our capabilities we need to have consistent, clear, transparent communication from our central administration," Carvey said.


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The Long Blue Wall
The Inside Story of the Conspiracy Movement
David Icke Spills The Beans Early On
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Do you remember David Icke before he became the King of Conspiracy Theories?
No, not when he was a professional football player. Nor when he was a sports presenter on national TV. And not even when he was a spokesman for the Green Party in the UK.
I'm talking about his 'in-between' period when he appeared on the Terry Wogan talk show dressed in a turquoise tracksuit and proclaimed to be the son of God. His host mocked him, the audience laughed at him, and the mainstream media licked their lips as they began their long running campaign to ridicule him.
Little did most people know at the time (including myself) that his appearance and subsequent mocking on prime time TV was a deliberate action organised by the members of The Long Blue Wall to create an important element of the future mythology of David Icke.
Read More : David Icke Fictional Hero of The Conspiracy Movement
When David Icke appeared on the talk show in 1991, it wasn't to promote conspiracy theories about the Illuminati, but instead to discuss his recently published book The Truth Vibrations.
The book borrowed heavily from 'New Age' philosophy and outlined a complete spiritual worldview of who we are and where we came from, and an answer to various phenomena and mysteries such as life after death, crop circles, and UFOs.
On the face of it the subject matter of The Truth Vibrations was totally different to that of the conspiracy theories which he later became famous for, but the underlying purpose was the same – to provide a cover story for the massive changes to society we're about to see in the upcoming Technological Era.
A Time of Dramatic Change
Technological advancement is about to change society as never before. These changes include a complete upheaval of our global infrastructure and our established institutions such as the oil industry, the banking industry, and even our systems of government. Every one of our major institutions is about to be upgraded, re-invented or totally rebuilt to new versions now made possible because of technology.
David Icke claimed that the messages about these changes which he outlined in The Truth Vibrations were passed to him in the form of prophecies by various supernatural beings and extra-terrestrials. He said –
"The earth and humanity are in the process of transformation…I have offered to you what I was asked to produce, a basic explanation of the imminent transformation of life on earth."
This transformation of life on earth is all because of technology and will have a major impact on our normal everyday lives as we see the introduction of a new monetary system; new methods to produce our food; new ways of treating illness and disease; and new ways of sourcing our energy.
Education, law and order, transport, communication, media and governments will all see radical changes and total upheavals. And even our borders and territories will be redrawn as the current geographical areas of influence become outdated in the new age of a technologically connected world.
The Prophecies
The following is a selection of the prophesied messages which David Icke outlined in The Truth Vibrations. Each message predicts the end to a particular institution, and each one has it's own corresponding conspiracy theories which he's gone on to promote in his later works.
"The implications of the upheavals will see the world financial system collapse"
This refers to a new tech-based monetary system which we're about to introduce in our new society of the Technological Era.
Our current monetary system of Fiat currency has it's value set by governments and central banks through the use of interest rates. Our new tech-based monetary system of Bitcoin or another Cryptocurrency will have it's value determined by computer processing power.
The consequences of changing to a fundamentally different way of giving value to our money will have major repercussions to our current banking institutions and to the global economy.
There are many Conspiracy theories designed to prepare us for an end to our current system. They include the Rothschild's, Rockefeller's, Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.
"It will be necessary for a different style of government to be established….. every nation will go through political transformation."
Technology now allows for a new system of government to replace our current system of representative democracy.
Political systems have regularly changed throughout our history to one which suits the time period and the needs of the people. The upcoming Technological Era will be no different.
New forms of government already being discussed include –
Technocracy – The rule by leaders chosen for their technical expertise
Noocracy – Decision making by a 'Global Collective Brain'
Cyberocracy – Instant action from the collection of real time surveillance and information
Automated Government through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
One World Government in tune with our interconnected global community
There are many conspiracy theories designed to prepare us for a new system of government. The Conspiracy Movement continually attacks our current system of Democracy, it's major political parties, and their individual leaders and elected members.
"The sea spirits will rise and stop men taking oil…the oil industry will soon be history"
The burning of fossil fuels has no place in the coming Technological Era, and new advances will see a variety of tech-based options available to provide our future energy needs.
The consequences of ending the Oil and Petrochemical Industries will see one of the greatest changes to our normal daily lives, and will also see a major shift in global power and influence which the Conspiracy Movement is also preparing us for with it's New World Order conspiracy.
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"Surgery with a knife will be outmoded. Cutting bits out of people, organ transplantation, toxic drug therapy is the medical dark ages."
3D-printed replacement organs, Gene therapy for DNA transplants, and nano-robots to attack disease have already been developed. New tech-based ways of treating illness and disease will dramatically reduce the influence of the pharmaceutical industry in the same way as that of other major institutions such as the oil and banking industries.
Conspiracy theories such as vaccines, big pharma and the suppression of alternative medical treatments are all designed to undermine our current medical and healthcare industry.
So was David Icke really receiving messages from the spirit world about the huge changes in our coming new society? And is it really just a coincidence that these prophesies match the predictions he now makes as a leading spokesperson of the Conspiracy Movement?
The answer of course is no.
The predictions and warnings of the modern day Conspiracy Movement are based on the work done by the many universities, institutions and global think tanks whose job is to study future trends and their impact on society.
These studies and reports are then used by the members of the Long Blue Wall to construct stories, mythologies, beliefs and a worldview which will negate the psychological effects on the public of the huge changes we're about to experience.
Read More : The Real Reasons for the Conspiracy Movement
These mythologies, beliefs and worldviews are then passed on in the form of conspiracy theories and 'alternative news' to the growing number of activists, authors and websites who have become the voices of the modern day Conspiracy Movement – most of whom are totally unaware of the real purpose of the supposed inside information with which they are being supplied.
The success of this PR campaign in the growth of the modern day Conspiracy Movement since the early days of David Icke matches one more prophesy given to him, as also outlined in The Truth Vibrations –
Those of you who are at the forefront of this, you are rather like a snowplough. You are the thin end of the wedge….make some space behind you to make it easier for the others.
The Truth Vibrations 1991
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Marston's FY21 sales return to pre-pandemic level
Total pub sales were at £402m, representing 78% of last year, and reflected the 'significant' disruption to trading from the pandemic
Hemma Visavadia Send an email Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 10:45
Marston's has revealed that for the full-year ending 2 October 2021, trading has been at 94% of pre-Covid levels and benefited from the temporary VAT reduction on food and non-alcoholic drink sales.
Total pub sales were at £402m, representing 78% of last year, and reflected the "significant" disruption to trading from the pandemic.
For the most recent quarter from 25 July to 2 October, the group saw a return to growth compared with 2019, with sales 2% higher across the managed and franchised pubs.
Mitchells and Butlers Q1 sales hit by Omicron impact
The 10 weeks since 25 July overall saw sales continue to improve from the initial opening and are "in line" with expectations. Meanwhile, sales growth resumed with like-for-like sales achieving 102% compared with 2019 levels.
In regards to supply chain challenges, the group claimed to have seen some "small pockets of disruption" however, they are continuing to work closely with suppliers to manage this.
During the lockdown period, Marston's entered into an agreement to operate a portfolio of 156 pubs from SA Brain, under a combination of leased and management contract arrangements.
These pubs reopened alongside the existing Marston's pub estate in Wales and have performed "well and ahead" of expectations.
Andrew Andrea, CEO, said: "Our business benefits from an optimally balanced pub estate of food and wet led pubs that are predominately suburban, community based and well located for the changes in consumer behaviour that we are seeing.
"However, we are mindful of consumer confidence in the short term and the challenges impacting the economy and our industry. Government messaging will remain a key factor in determining sentiment."
He added: "Looking ahead, we are now keenly focussed on our strategy of delivering exceptional experiences for our guests. We will continue to invest in our teams and pubs as we strive to meet our clear goals."
The full preliminary results will be announced on 30 November 2021.
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Q: Testing code dependant on existence of class on classpath I have a project where I need to provide SLF4J logging if SLF4J is on the classpath and otherwise provide logging straight to the console. I instantiate my logger with code similar to:
try {
    Class.forName("org.slf4j.LoggerFactory");
    return new Slf4JLogProvider();
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    System.out.println("SLF4J not on classpath, defaulting to console logging");
}
return new ConsoleLogProvider();

Note that Slf4JLogProvider is a custom wrapper around SLF4J, it's not part of SLF4J itself.
My project is Maven based and this module declares an optional dependency on SLF4J:
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
    <optional>true</optional>
</dependency>

I would like to be able to test this code. Classpath is tricky and properly testing it is IMHO important. Basically, I would like to be able to modify the classloader during my test to ensure SLF4J is absent and validate that console logging is initialized.
Is there any "clean" way of doing this? Any framework that would provide support for classpath dependant tests? Any standard way of isolating test in a specific classloader?
As pointed by @piotrek, this probably makes this an integration test more than a unit test.

A: You could do this using a custom classloader. Class.forName() calls the classloader which loaded the class containing the Class.forName() call. So, when your class under test tries to load SLF4J, it's going to call the same classloader which loaded the class under test. You could write a custom classloader and use that loader to load a copy of the class under test. That copy of the class would use your custom classloader to load other classes, which gives you an opportunity to hide classes which you don't want the class under test to access.
Your custom classloader would subclass one of the existing classloader classes (ClassLoader or URLClassLoader). You'd add this behavior:

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*When a request is made to load one of the classes, that you want to hide, the loader would pretend the class wasn't found.

*When a request is made to load the class under test, directly load the class from where it is stored. This gives you a copy of the class which will use this classloader.

*Requests for other classes (java.lang.String etc) are passed to the parent classloader.

Use this custom classloader to load a copy of the class under test. The resulting class object, and instances created from the class object, would call your custom loader to load other classes. When the class under test tries to load SLF4J, your custom loader would act as if the class didn't exist.
Writing a code example is a little involved, but here are some links that illustrate how to write a custom class loader.

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*http://www.journaldev.com/349/java-interview-questions-understanding-and-extending-java-classloader

*http://www.javaworld.com/article/2077260/learn-java/learn-java-the-basics-of-java-class-loaders.html

*http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/tutorials/j-classloader/j-classloader.html

A: extract Class.forName("org.slf4j.LoggerFactory"); to separate service and mock it in your tests. you will have one line uncovered
other way is to run some of your tests with different classpaths. unfortunately there is no good support for it in maven or gradle. however with ant/ivy it's easy to do
ps: are you sure you can declare new Slf4JLogProvider(); in your class if it's not on the classpath? isn't class declaration resolving jvm dependent?

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Moral Monday – Love Does What?
Myrna tenderly picked up the injured hummingbird, and the little bird trembled with fear. She kissed the top of the bird's head and gingerly placed her in a box with a feeder.
Every day Myrna picked up the bird with her finger, kissed the top of its head and carefully placed her on the outdoor table to try and get her to fly. But, she couldn't fly.
Myrna continued this routine for several weeks, seeing if her wing had healed.
One day, the hummingbird was able to fly, and she flew away.
That is a special kind of love, nurturing a bird, and letting it fly a way; wanting it too.
Thank you, Mandi. This is a true story with the exception. I only had the bird for one week and I turned her over to bird rehabilitationers. They had her for 2 weeks before her wing finally healed and she could fly away. It was an awesome experience!
Your mother knows how hard it is to let them go although you are excited for them. It is a wonderful experience to help these tiny little birds. I use to watch Andy Griffith all the time. I loved that show! I got goosebumps when you told me what Andy said to Oopie. SO sweet!
Yes, I do. I will be putting out my feeders next month. Soon!! Yay!
This story is partially true. It's about the little humingbird, Flower, that I rescued (from my cat). She was so sweet! I didn't keep her the entire time of her rehabilitation – I turned her over to bird rehabilitators but the week I had her was such fun!
Thank you, Lynn! This story is true – partially. My cat grabbed a hummingbird and I thought the little bird was dead. I picked it up and put her in my trash. I started to walk off and then decided I would bury her and not put her in the trash. (I had her wrapped in a paper towel). I took her out of the trash and she started moving! I was shocked! I immediately took her outside to see if she could fly but she could not. Her wing was either broken or bruised. I put her in a box with a feeder. I would take her out by her getting on my finger and I would kiss the top of her head. She was so sweet! I really didn't know how to rehabilitate a bird so I called some people who did (with the help of the Humane Society). After a week, they took her and kept her for a few more weeks until she was able to fly again. It was such a wonderful experience. I would do it again in a heartbeat. The next time though, I would keep it and rehabilitate it myself. They didn't do anything that I couldn't do. It was fun.
Yes, it was pretty amazing. It is so wonderful to see these little birds start trusting you and form a bond with you.
really nice PJ! I wish you would write about it longer, so special!
I wrote about her several times. It is somewhere in my posts from about a year or so ago. I may write another post about it this summer when the hummingbirds return.
Lovely, I did that once with a wild bird. Sadly, it was in Alaska and a fox got to him, when stupid me thought he could use some air. Wild place, wild animals!
Thank you, Yolanda! That's really too bad about the little bird. Darn ol' fox!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It was a fun experience!
That's true. That is a better moral for this story than the actual moral, which is Love Conquers All.
She loved the hummingbird enough to let it go and, in turn the bird returns. Love is everything.
Yes, the hummingbird returns to her feeders! They sure are cute little things.
Thank you Kay! I appreciate your comment!
Awww, stories like this always make me cry! This is such a sweet little tale!
Thanks Nortina! This is a true story. I rescued a little hummingbird from my cat. I kept her for a week and then turned her over to bird rehabilitators. I really enjoyed the week that I had her.
Awwwww! This reminds me of your birds! How are they?? I bet they are missing your buttered pop corns!
They are doing good! I think some of them have moved on and new ones have come. Either that or they lost weight! LOL! Who knows, maybe some of them laid some eggs and were pregnant and not fat! LOL! I tried taking a picture for you but I couldn't get close enough to get a good picture. And I had to take it from behind my glass door. It turned out awful.
Hahaha! The other morning I was late putting out their popcorn and went I went outside they really fussed at me!! Noisey!!
Hahahahhaha. They have attitude huh!
Yes, they do! Haha! Reminds me. It's time for their morning popcorn! Haha!
While ill try to sleep now. It's 10:38 pm here now. Goodnight dear!
the healer and the healed…and the joyous farewell.
wonderful piece, pj…fellow hummingbird lover.
Thank you, Ellespeth! I do love the hummingbirds! They should be here pretty soon.
Thank you Lynn! That is so true. If you love them set them free. If they come back to you, love them forever.
PJ, You write such great short stories, I hope that one day you compile a whole book of short stories and get it published. You are absolutely creative with them. Love how it all ties to the pictures and now this challenge as well. Great job.
Thank you so much Tania, but I feel my writing is LACKING! I haven't felt very creative lately.
I am sure its just a slump, but you will get over it and back to your usual writing. I find it hard to write fiction and always in awe of everyone who can look at a picture and write a short story. Maybe its time for a non-fiction post from you.
I totally understand what you mean. I hope that time away will help you get back and maybe you feel a bit more inspired. It happens to all of us, uninspired, lethargic and unmotivated. It will find you again.
Thank you Tania! I hope so! Thank you for the vote of confidence, I really appreciate it!


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Once a military dog and fighter, this breed has proven to be a devoted companion and household dog.
As its name implies, this breed is indigenous to the hills of Spain where it has long been beloved for its vigorous fighting ability. Today, its enormous stamina is well shown in a variety of tasks.
The Spanish Mastiff has many names in its homeland, including Mastin Espanol, Mastin de Espanol and Mastin de Leon. Its traditional role is guarding livestock, hut it has also been co-opted for hoar hunting and, in recent times, has occasionally been employed to protect the home.
This impressive breed, with powerful jaws, broad head, large dewlaps, a strong neck and a massive body, has been in service in Spain for many centuries. The Spanish Mastiff was first brought there by the Phoenicians back in the 1st millennium BC. From early records we know that in the 15th century AD its main function was to protect the flocks of sheep from marauding wolves, which were apparently no match for it. Because of its ingrained animosity towards its wild relatives, it had the reputation of being a danger in the presence of unfamiliar dogs. Despite this, the mighty Spanish Mastiff was said to be gentle with its human family and particularly 'gracious' with children.
In Spain today this great dog is still used as a guardian of flocks of sheep and herds of cattle in the more remote, hilly districts. It is claimed that these modern examples of the breed are no longer aggressive and satisfy themselves with barking an alarm and leaving the rest to their human owners. They are even said to have become friendly towards other animals, and small numbers have been exported to enthusiasts in Switzerland, Germany and the United States. Whether the Spanish Mastiff had been 'mellowed' genetically, or whether its change of character has been exaggerated, is not clear.
This strong, muscular breed has a relatively long muzzle; well-developed lips and powerful jaws; dewlaps on the neck; small eyes; triangular drop ears; and a long, bushy tail.
The height at the withers should be over 30 inches/77 cm in males and 28 inches/72 cm in females, but heights over 31 1/2 inches/80 cm and 29 1/2 inches/75 cm respectively are preferred. The head should be massive, with a long, deep muzzle, pendulous lips and well-pronounced dewlaps.
The Spanish Mastiff is loving, loyal, reliable, and obedient.
Care and Exercise
Although brushing once a month is sufficient, daily exercise for at least half an hour is necessary, and is best done by someone able to handle this dog's powerful pulling tendencies.
Puppies and Training
The five to ten puppies per litter should have early contact with strangers, to later take obedience training easily.
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Is "Exult" The Word You'll Be Looking For After This Election?
As we celebrate the winter holidays and the ending of another year, one word always seems to get left off of the guest list: exult. Despite this, exult is as tough as its cousin resilient and keeps coming back for more.
So, let's clear the dance floor and shine the spotlight on exult and see what kind of a good time it brings to the party.
What does exult mean?
Exult is a verb that means "to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant." A person will exult when they are so happy or excited that they can't keep it bottled up inside. Exulting will often take the form of cheering or shouting.
Here is how exult is used in sentences:
The crowd exulted after the home team made a comeback and won the big game in the final seconds.
The director exulted the massive success of his first feature film.
Exultant is an adjective form of exult, and exultation is a noun that refers to the act of exulting. For example: The child was exultant as she described her surprise birthday party that day. Or, you might also say, The music fueled the intense exultation of the joyful partygoers.
Where does exult come from?
The original sense of exult, which dates back to the mid-1500s in English, was "to leap for joy." And there's a good reason for that: exult comes from the Latin exultāre, "to leap up."
This verb is related to saltāre, "to dance," and salīre, "to jump," ultimately the source of such English words as resilient, result, salient, and somersault. When you're exulting, you might feel like doing somersaults!
Exult vs. exalt vs. extol
Exult can be confused with the similar words exalt and extol. As you will see, the main thing to remember is that exult doesn't use an object, while both exalt and extol need one.
Exalt is a verb that is most often used to mean "to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc." or "to elevate." It can also mean "to praise," "to stimulate," or "to intensify."
For her acts of bravery, the soldier was exalted to the rank of general.
Despite widespread criticism, the artist continued to exalt his least popular paintings as his best work.
Extol is a verb that means "to praise highly" or "to laud." You might say, The tour guide extolled the beautiful mountain range to the park's guests.
How to use exult
Exult is a verb that is never used with an object. It is used to refer to happy, joyful celebrations. Exult would be used to describe a person's exuberant behavior or extremely positive reaction. Exult would not be used to describe sadness, defeat, anger, fear, or any other negative emotion.
The actor exulted inwardly when he saw his name on the cast list and later celebrated with friends.
The victor saw no reason to exult in the defeat of his fallen foe and coldly walked away.
My little sister always excessively exults after winning fierce games of Monopoly.
Don't take those exultations too far when celebrating yourself, though. Learn some better alternatives to outright bragging here.
Synonyms and antonyms for exult
Other excitable words that have the same or similar meaning to exult include rejoice, celebrate, cheer, and jubilate. Just like exult, these words refer to the expression of overwhelming happiness or joy. For example: A humble person shows good sportsmanship and doesn't celebrate the defeat of others. But your fans might rejoice: The reveal of the author's new book caused ecstatic fans of the series to cheer.
Words that mean the opposite of exult include grieve, mourn, and "to be sad." These words express negative emotions that a person would have after something terrible or tragic has happened. Exult wants no part of these pity parties. For example, The girl mourned the sudden death of her pet cat and wouldn't stop crying.
Now that you know what exult means, we think it's time to save a spot for this word on the guest list for your next soiree. Even if you have to celebrate via Zoom, don't you think we could all use a little merry-making?
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Świetna obsługa, dobra restauracja, duży pokój oraz bliskość stoku.
Śniadanie smaczne, obsługa w restauracji bardzo miła.
S personálem hotelové restaurace a s panem kuchařem jsme byli naprosto spokojeni. Rovněž poloha hotelu je vzhledem k blízkosti lyžařského vleku bezvadná.
Ochotný a milý personál, dobrá kuchyně, poloha v centru městečka. Příznivá cena ubytování.
Dobrý poměr kvality a ceny. Obrázky na webu jsou opravdu pouze ilustrační, pokoje vypadají ve skutečnosti naprosto odlišně. Hledala jsem však hotel jen na přespání a pro tento účel posloužil dobře. Snídaně standartní, stravovat se můžete také přímo v hotelové restauraci. Jídlo taktéž standartní. Celkově jsem spokojena.
Śniadania obfite (szwedzki stół), zamawiane dodatkowo posiłki smaczne i obfite. Bardzo miła i pomocna pani w recepcji (hotel Aurum), mogliśmy się zakwaterować o 9:00 a wykwaterować o 15:00 czyli poza normalnym Check in/out: 15:00 / 10:00. Skibus do Jańskich i Pecu prawie przed wejściem, do stoku spacerkiem 2 min.
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Located at Cerny Dul's town square, Hotel Posta is just 1,300 feet from Krkonose National Park. The Markid Cerny Dul Ski Area is 800 feet away and hiking and cross-country skiing trails start a 1-minute walk from the hotel.
All units at Hotel Posta have a private bathroom and views of the town square or forest. Some are very spacious and have a large living room, kitchen and luxurious leather furniture. Wi-Fi is available free of charge.
Cerny Dul's restaurant serves Czech and International cuisine which can be enjoyed in the rustically furnished dining area or al fresco on the terrace. Massages can be arranged at the hotel Aurum upon request.
The local ski bus stops 150 feet away and provides good connections to the Cerna Hora Ski Area, a 10-minute drive away. Janske Lazne is 2.5 mi away and Vrchlabi can be reached by car in 15 minutes.
Cycling and hiking are popular activities in the region during summer and paragliding is possible at Cerna Hora.
When would you like to stay at Hotel Pošta?
This cozy room has carpeted floors, a small seating area, private bathroom and views of the town square or forest.
This spacious room has carpeted floors, a small seating area, private bathroom and views of the town square or forest.
The apartments are spacious and offer a large living room, as well as views of the town square or forest. Wooden floors give these units an elegant appearance.
Please note that the annex is located 656 ft from the main building.
House Rules Hotel Pošta takes special requests – add in the next step!
Hotel Pošta accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Please inform Hotel Pošta of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
The only minus was WIFI, sometimes it was warking and sometimes not.
Location and atmosphere was great.
For some technical reasons we got a different room (cheaper one) than we ordered - in different hotel - Depandance Jama. Without any discount, or any other compensation.
The check in process is not clearly specified, the hotel does not have a reception. Hotel Aurum located 200-300 m away, between other buildings ( not on the main street) gives you the key and at the end you have to bring it back. The receptionist lady it was extremely rude, unprofessional and she didn't speak any international language. All she could say like a broken robot was : PROBLEM PROBLEM! My husband offered her the IDs but she was insisting on passports ( I am a Czech resident and EU member no need to use my passport here). My Husband tried to explain her nicely and in easy English the situation but she was speaking angry in Russian or Polish. She was not even spoken Czech language. In the end her manager came, clearly ashamed and all red and she sort it out politely. Such a bad experience I am not sure I want to go there again. If you hire a receptionist try not to take the old russian babicka please but an young and fresh person who can speak some English as you are advertising on the website. The breakfast can be a bit improved: selection of pastry, better coffee.


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Washington—Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin Friday said he wants the agency to rule that Comcast violated agency policy by "blocking" consumers from freely using applications that help speed delivery of video services and other content over the Internet.
Martin, however, is not proposing to fine Comcast. He had been asked to impose up to $30 million in penalties for violating the agency's August 2005 network neutrality principles, which Martin said were unenforceable rules on the day they were adopted.
Martin said he met with Comcast officials on Friday to discuss his decision. Later, Martin told reporters he did not know whether he had the necessary three votes to prevail.
The five-member FCC consists of three Republicans and two Democrats. Martin and the two Democrats—Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein—have partnered in the past to adopt cable-hostile regulations.
If the FCC adopts Martin's recommendation, Comcast will be ordered to stop the proscribed practices within a "reasonable timeframe" and it must tell the FCC where it had been blocking traffic on a market-by-market basis for purposes of FCC verification, Martin said.
Martin, prior to officially announcing the proposal, provided an interview about his plan to punish Comcast to the Associated Press, which filed a story late last Thursday.
"The commission has never before provided any guidance on what it means by 'reasonable network management,'" she added.
Fitzmaurice also noted that Comcast's customer service agreements and policies have always indicated to subscribers that broadband capacity is not unlimited and that the network is managed for the benefit of all customers.
Comcast subsequently drew fire from so-called "network neutrality" advocates, who want to prohibit Internet service providers from hindering the amount of bandwidth available to individual applications or Web sites.
Several of these groups urged the FCC to force Comcast to stop the practice, arguing that it violated the agency's policy statement on network neutrality, after which the agency commenced a formal probe.
In addition, Comcast said it would work with BitTorrent, as well as other peer-to-peer developers and Internet companies, to ensure their services would run optimally on its networks.
Martin's announcement was hardly a surprise. In addition to battles with the cable industry on a number of fronts, Martin made remarks earlier in the year at FCC-sponsored public forums at Harvard Law School and Stanford University that repeatedly accused Comcast of blocking Internet traffic.
Comcast doesn't have easy options if the FCC adopts Martin's recommendation, said Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. analyst Blair Levin, former FCC chief of staff under chairman Reed Hundt.
"We expect Comcast would mount a court challenge, raising questions about the FCC's authority. While the litigation prospects are hard to gauge before an order is released, Comcast could face a tricky task because if it torpedoes the FCC's basis under the law or its principles, that could spark net neutrality legislation or explicit rules," Levin said.
As for the BitTorrent-specific throttling Comcast currently uses, the MSO has disclosed its method of targeting the heaviest P2P users but says 90% of the 9 billion peer-to-peer transmissions that traverse its network on a typical day are unaffected.
"This current network management technique delays a relatively small number of P2P uploads and only delays them temporarily," Fitzmaurice said.
Limiting the bandwidth consumed by individual applications, particularly peer-to-peer file-sharing programs like BitTorrent, is a standard technique among Internet providers.
Tests conducted earlier this year by P2P video distributor Vuze purportedly found that the eight-largest Internet service providers in the U.S. all "artificially interrupt" peer-to-peer traffic to some extent. The study, released April 18, found that BitTorrent-based file transfers are routinely disrupted on networks operated by AT&T, Cablevision Systems, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, Qwest and Verizon.
Even though the FCC has yet to vote on the Martin measure, network neutrality proponents were encouraged by the action.
In a press release issued prior to Martin's press conference, consumer activist group Free Press—one of the organizations that has repeatedly complained about Comcast's bandwidth management practices—predicted a "victory" over the MSO.
"The FCC now appears ready to take action on behalf of consumers. This is an historic test for whether the law will protect the open Internet," Free Press general counsel Marvin Ammori said, in a statement. "If the commission decisively rules against Comcast, it will be a remarkable victory for organized people over organized money."


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Lita Schminke, 85, of Belle Plaine, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Belle Plaine Specialty Care Center with the love of her family surrounding her.
Lita Schminke, 85, of Belle Plaine, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Belle Plaine Specialty Care Center with the love of her family surrounding her. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 20th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Funeral service will take place at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 21st at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 PM in Oak Hill Cemetery in Belle Plaine, Iowa.
She is survived by two sons; Craig (Lisa Wach), and Doug (Joanne) all of Belle Paine, four grandchildren C.J. (Jessica) Schminke, Brooke (Anthony) Ivester, Bridgette (Jacob) Miller and Marlee Schminke, a step-granddaughter Melissa (Jason) Weldon and seven great –grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Gertrude Meyer, Dr. Henry Albers and Inge Leonette.
Lita was born May 28, 1932, near Keystone, the daughter of Hartwig and Bertha Lilie Albers. She graduated from Belle Plaine Community High School and Kirkwood Community College. Lita married Glenn Schminke on January 21, 1951 at First Lutheran Church, Belle Plaine, Iowa.
Lita was parish secretary at First Lutheran Church prior to working in the Trust Division at Firstar Bank in Cedar Rapids. She retired in 1996. Lita was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church and a former member of Athena, Federated Women's Club, of Belle Plaine. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Hiawatha Library, Mercy Medical Center or the Belle Plaine Lutheran Church.


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The talented family of musicians known as The Willis Clan seemed to have it all —talent, fame and a loving home. The TLC stars were affectionately referred to as "the American Von Trapp family." But behind those beaming smiles, the 12 Willis siblings were harboring an unspeakable secret of their father's physical and sexual abuse.
Toby Willis was arrested on Sept. 9, 2016. In July of 2017, the family patriarch was convicted of four counts of child rape and given a 40-year prison sentence, People reported.
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/**
 * @file
 * Video black detector, loosely based on blackframe with extended
 * syntax and features
 */

#include <float.h>
#include "libavutil/opt.h"
#include "libavutil/timestamp.h"
#include "avfilter.h"
#include "internal.h"

typedef struct {
    const AVClass *class;
    double  black_min_duration_time; ///< minimum duration of detected black, in seconds
    int64_t black_min_duration;      ///< minimum duration of detected black, expressed in timebase units
    int64_t black_start;             ///< pts start time of the first black picture
    int64_t black_end;               ///< pts end time of the last black picture
    int64_t last_picref_pts;         ///< pts of the last input picture
    int black_started;

    double       picture_black_ratio_th;
    double       pixel_black_th;
    unsigned int pixel_black_th_i;

    unsigned int frame_count;       ///< frame number
    unsigned int nb_black_pixels;   ///< number of black pixels counted so far
} BlackDetectContext;

#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(BlackDetectContext, x)
#define FLAGS AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM|AV_OPT_FLAG_FILTERING_PARAM

static const AVOption blackdetect_options[] = {
    { "d",                  "set minimum detected black duration in seconds", OFFSET(black_min_duration_time), AV_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE, {.dbl=2}, 0, DBL_MAX, FLAGS },
    { "black_min_duration", "set minimum detected black duration in seconds", OFFSET(black_min_duration_time), AV_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE, {.dbl=2}, 0, DBL_MAX, FLAGS },
    { "picture_black_ratio_th", "set the picture black ratio threshold", OFFSET(picture_black_ratio_th), AV_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE, {.dbl=.98}, 0, 1, FLAGS },
    { "pic_th",                 "set the picture black ratio threshold", OFFSET(picture_black_ratio_th), AV_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE, {.dbl=.98}, 0, 1, FLAGS },
    { "pixel_black_th", "set the pixel black threshold", OFFSET(pixel_black_th), AV_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE, {.dbl=.10}, 0, 1, FLAGS },
    { "pix_th",         "set the pixel black threshold", OFFSET(pixel_black_th), AV_OPT_TYPE_DOUBLE, {.dbl=.10}, 0, 1, FLAGS },
    { NULL },
};

AVFILTER_DEFINE_CLASS(blackdetect);

#define YUVJ_FORMATS \
    PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P, PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P, PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P, PIX_FMT_YUVJ440P

static enum PixelFormat yuvj_formats[] = {
    YUVJ_FORMATS, PIX_FMT_NONE
};

static int query_formats(AVFilterContext *ctx)
{
    static const enum PixelFormat pix_fmts[] = {
        PIX_FMT_YUV410P, PIX_FMT_YUV420P, PIX_FMT_GRAY8, PIX_FMT_NV12,
        PIX_FMT_NV21, PIX_FMT_YUV444P, PIX_FMT_YUV422P, PIX_FMT_YUV411P,
        YUVJ_FORMATS,
        PIX_FMT_NONE
    };

    ff_set_common_formats(ctx, ff_make_format_list(pix_fmts));
    return 0;
}

static av_cold int init(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *args)
{
    int ret;
    BlackDetectContext *blackdetect = ctx->priv;

    blackdetect->class = &blackdetect_class;
    av_opt_set_defaults(blackdetect);

    if ((ret = av_set_options_string(blackdetect, args, "=", ":")) < 0)
        return ret;

    return 0;
}

static int config_input(AVFilterLink *inlink)
{
    AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
    BlackDetectContext *blackdetect = ctx->priv;

    blackdetect->black_min_duration =
        blackdetect->black_min_duration_time / av_q2d(inlink->time_base);

    blackdetect->pixel_black_th_i = ff_fmt_is_in(inlink->format, yuvj_formats) ?
        // luminance_minimum_value + pixel_black_th * luminance_range_size
             blackdetect->pixel_black_th *  255 :
        16 + blackdetect->pixel_black_th * (235 - 16);

    av_log(blackdetect, AV_LOG_VERBOSE,
           "black_min_duration:%s pixel_black_th:%f pixel_black_th_i:%d picture_black_ratio_th:%f\n",
           av_ts2timestr(blackdetect->black_min_duration, &inlink->time_base),
           blackdetect->pixel_black_th, blackdetect->pixel_black_th_i,
           blackdetect->picture_black_ratio_th);
    return 0;
}

static void check_black_end(AVFilterContext *ctx)
{
    BlackDetectContext *blackdetect = ctx->priv;
    AVFilterLink *inlink = ctx->inputs[0];

    if ((blackdetect->black_end - blackdetect->black_start) >= blackdetect->black_min_duration) {
        av_log(blackdetect, AV_LOG_INFO,
               "black_start:%s black_end:%s black_duration:%s\n",
               av_ts2timestr(blackdetect->black_start, &inlink->time_base),
               av_ts2timestr(blackdetect->black_end,   &inlink->time_base),
               av_ts2timestr(blackdetect->black_end - blackdetect->black_start, &inlink->time_base));
    }
}

static int request_frame(AVFilterLink *outlink)
{
    AVFilterContext *ctx = outlink->src;
    BlackDetectContext *blackdetect = ctx->priv;
    AVFilterLink *inlink = ctx->inputs[0];
    int ret = ff_request_frame(inlink);

    if (ret == AVERROR_EOF && blackdetect->black_started) {
        // FIXME: black_end should be set to last_picref_pts + last_picref_duration
        blackdetect->black_end = blackdetect->last_picref_pts;
        check_black_end(ctx);
    }
    return ret;
}

static int draw_slice(AVFilterLink *inlink, int y, int h, int slice_dir)
{
    AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
    BlackDetectContext *blackdetect = ctx->priv;
    AVFilterBufferRef *picref = inlink->cur_buf;
    int x, i;
    const uint8_t *p = picref->data[0] + y * picref->linesize[0];

    for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
        for (x = 0; x < inlink->w; x++)
            blackdetect->nb_black_pixels += p[x] <= blackdetect->pixel_black_th_i;
        p += picref->linesize[0];
    }

    return ff_draw_slice(ctx->outputs[0], y, h, slice_dir);
}

static int end_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink)
{
    AVFilterContext *ctx = inlink->dst;
    BlackDetectContext *blackdetect = ctx->priv;
    AVFilterBufferRef *picref = inlink->cur_buf;
    double picture_black_ratio = 0;

    picture_black_ratio = (double)blackdetect->nb_black_pixels / (inlink->w * inlink->h);

    av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG,
           "frame:%u picture_black_ratio:%f pos:%"PRId64" pts:%s t:%s type:%c\n",
           blackdetect->frame_count, picture_black_ratio,
           picref->pos, av_ts2str(picref->pts), av_ts2timestr(picref->pts, &inlink->time_base),
           av_get_picture_type_char(picref->video->pict_type));

    if (picture_black_ratio >= blackdetect->picture_black_ratio_th) {
        if (!blackdetect->black_started) {
            /* black starts here */
            blackdetect->black_started = 1;
            blackdetect->black_start = picref->pts;
        }
    } else if (blackdetect->black_started) {
        /* black ends here */
        blackdetect->black_started = 0;
        blackdetect->black_end = picref->pts;
        check_black_end(ctx);
    }

    blackdetect->last_picref_pts = picref->pts;
    blackdetect->frame_count++;
    blackdetect->nb_black_pixels = 0;
    return ff_end_frame(inlink->dst->outputs[0]);
}

AVFilter avfilter_vf_blackdetect = {
    .name          = "blackdetect",
    .description   = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Detect video intervals that are (almost) black."),
    .priv_size     = sizeof(BlackDetectContext),
    .init          = init,
    .query_formats = query_formats,

    .inputs = (const AVFilterPad[]) {
        { .name             = "default",
          .type             = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
          .config_props     = config_input,
          .draw_slice       = draw_slice,
          .get_video_buffer = ff_null_get_video_buffer,
          .start_frame      = ff_null_start_frame,
          .end_frame        = end_frame, },
        { .name = NULL }
    },

    .outputs = (const AVFilterPad[]) {
        { .name             = "default",
          .type             = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
          .request_frame    = request_frame, },
        { .name = NULL }
    },
    .priv_class = &blackdetect_class,
};

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Applicants will be selected for admission to the five or six-year entry point of the medicine programme on the basis of open competition using the following criteria:
Basic eligibility, i.e. achievement of minimum academic and English language entry requirements.
References and life experience, i.e. work / life balance, extracurricular activities, relevant work or voluntary experience, etc.
Performance at a structured interview.
During the application process candidates will be asked to indicate if they agree to participate in an online non-academic attributes assessment. If a candidate agrees they may be invited to participate in a pilot evaluation of this assessment tool. Whether a candidate agrees to participate or not will not impact a candidates application. A candidates result in the non-academic attributes assessment will not impact their application as the assessment is not formally part of the admissions process for the medical programme this current year.
The following requirements are the minimum standards for consideration for entry into the undergraduate medicine programme for academic year 2021/2022. Please note that attainment of these grades does not guarantee acceptance to the programme and admission to any stage will be determined by the RCSI Bahrain Admissions Committee.
Start date September 2021
Duration Five/six years
Admissions Open now
Access by Foundation Programmes
Applicants who have a minimum of 12 years of school education and complete one of the following Foundation Programmes may be considered for the 5 or 6 Year Programme.
Bath Academy Foundation Programme
Minimum overall score of 75%, with no less than 75% in any major module.
Bellerby's College Foundation Programme
Overall average score of 70% across the academic modules including a minimum score of 75% in Chemistry and no less than 60% in any individual module.
Dublin International Foundation College (DIFC)
Minimum grades AAAB in English, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry on the Sciences Foundation Programme.
King's College London International Foundation
Minimum score of 75%, with no less than 70% in each individual module
Minimum overall score of 70%, with no less than 65% in each individual module.
Kings Education Medical Foundation Programme
Minimum overall score of 75%, to include 70% in Chemistry and no other individual module score less than 65%.
Minimum overall score of 65%, with no individual module score less than 60%.
UCL Undergraduate Preparatory Certificate for Science and Engineering (UPCSE)
Minimum overall score of 70%, to include 70% in Chemistry, and no less than 65% in any individual module.
Minimum overall score of 65%, and no less than 65% in any individual module.
UCLAN On Campus Medicine University Foundation Programme
Minimum overall average score of 70% across three modules, with no individual module score less than 65%.
Minimum overall average score of 65% across the three modules, with no individual module score less than 60%.
UCLAN On Campus Life Sciences University Programme
University Foundation Programme (UFP) – Medicine Pathway
Overall distinction is required with a distinction in Chemistry and a minimum score of Merit in each of the other modules.
Overall Merit is required with a minimum score of Merit in each of the individual modules.
University of St Andrew's International Foundation Programme for Medicine
Overall average score of 16 across all modules with no individual module score lower than 14 including Inorganic and Physical Chemistry and Organic & Biological Chemistry 1 plus achievement of an overall equivalent IELTS score of 6.5 with no band score less than 6.0.
Australian Foundation Programmes
The following foundation programmes are eligible for consideration for entry to the School of Medicine:
Monash University Program
Trinity College Foundation Program at the University of Melbourne
University of Queensland Foundation Program
University of New South Wales Foundation Program
Students who have completed one of the above programmes presenting English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics or Biology and with a minimum overall score of 95% will be eligible for consideration for entry to the five-year Undergraduate Medicine programme. No individual module score should be less than 85%.
Students who have completed one of the above programmes presenting English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics or Biology and with a minimum overall score of 80% will be eligible for consideration for entry to the six-year Undergraduate Medicine programme. No individual module score should be less than 70%.
Other foundation programmes not listed above may be considered for entry into the 6 year programme. Enquiries should be emailed to the Admissions Office.
English Language Entry Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English, or those who have not been educated entirely in a native English speaking country, must satisfy an English language proficiency requirement.
Acceptance of IELTS indicator in lieu of IELTS during the current COVID-19 travel restrictions
RCSI Bahrain will accept the score of the IELTS Indicator; an English language test for candidates who reside in countries where they currently cannot attend a test centre in person to complete the IELTS test due to travel restrictions.
It will assess a student's English language skills in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking in a timed, online test. IELTS academic which is the form of IELTS we currently require is available in IELTS indicator tests.
This measure is a temporary modification to our entry requirements which acknowledges the difficulties some applicants will have obtaining their English language proficiency scores. It is recommended the university reserves the right to request any registered student who presents IELTS indicator to later submit a formal IELTS score during the course of their first year in their respective programme.
Five-year entry
IELTS Academic - A minimum score of 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in any band) or TOEFL equivalent. Please note: English language qualifications are only valid for two years from the date of the test.
Six-year entry
Applicants in Bahrain who require an IELTS Academic certificate, are advised to book an appointment at their earliest convenience by contacting the British Council through +973 1726 1555/1726 6166 or bc.enquiries@britishcouncil.org.bh.
Applicants who have been educated entirely through an English language curriculum in a native English-speaking country, or those who have achieved the following grades, will meet the English language requirement for entry into the undergraduate medicine programme.
Minimum score of 5 in Standard Level English.
(I)GCSE/GCE
Minimum score of Grade C in English.
Minimum score of Grade D in Ordinary Level English.
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
Minimum of Level 5 in English.
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Academic Entry Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Applicants
Applicants who have completed a full Bachelor's Degree in a science or health professions field with a competitive GPA will be considered for admission. Candidates who present a Bachelor's Degree in another discipline with post bachelor courses in science and test scores for MCAT or GAMSAT will be considered on a case by case basis.
Please note: The completed Bachelor's Degree should be from a university programme which has entry requirements that are equivalent to an A level or International Baccalaureate qualification according to NARIC. All applicants presenting a Bachelor's Degree must also have completed at least 12 years of schooling by the end of secondary school education.
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