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In the mid-1970s, new forms of flamenco began to emerge. It was first a natural and purer evolution under the influence of Paco de Lucía and Camarón de la Isla. While styles of foreign influences began to enter the music, during this time flamenco still kept its roots. Other innovations often came from blending modern music styles, creating flamenco fusion - a stronger mix of flamenco with jazz, Latin music, global music, and rock. Very talented international artists adopted parts of the flamenco styles, while others used their native musical heritage to create the new flamenco.
Word of encouragement often shouted by the public and other artists. It is a common expression in the ruckus of a performance.
The rhythm in flamenco music played with the hands.
They describe the different types or styles of flamenco. These styles are known as flamenco styles. Each style has its differences, based on regional and cultural influences, time signature or rhythmic pattern, as well as sentiment. There are three basic palos: cante chico, which is lighter and more optimistic in its mood, cante grande or cante jondo, which is more melancholic, and cante intermedia, which basically contains all the other styles of flamenco that are not They fit into the first two categories.
The individual movement of a dance. Together, the steps form the choreography of the dance.
Asociación Cultural Flamenca or the fan club where flamenco is often performed.
Peteneras
The origin of the peteneras is controversial; Many place them in the province of Cádiz as a form that evolved from the traditional Spanish dance known as zarabanda. Others have noted similarities with the songs performed by the Sephardic Jews of Andalusia.
Pitos
The snap of the fingers.
It is a flamenco style; there is only one known song that is classified as a pole. Similar to the rhythm of the soleá, it is often considered an evolution of the caña, a well-known form of flamenco.
Rasgueo
The touch of the guitarist on the strings of the guitar, thus causing the vibration of two or more strings simultaneously with the fingers.
Rumba flamenca
It originated in Spain by incorporating some of the rhythmic styles of the Afro-Cuban rumba. The percussion in the flamenco rumba is generally created with more traditional Spanish methods such as castanets, clapping, and more recently, the cajon. The flamenco rumba has proven to be a popular export, enjoying success in other parts of the world such as Latin America, the United States, and France.


Is it a cloakroom? Is it a mirror? Is it a partition wall? No, it is Frame. A smart coatrack with many faces.
The Sticks coat racks stand out thanks to the combination of plastic, oak and aluminium. Besides that, they can be used in various situations.
Renewed design, new dimensions! Waste sorting bin Ditch by designer Frans de la Haye is right at home in contemporary commercial interiors and public spaces. The high-quality steel design is impressive without stealing the show. Ditch has three or four compartments: for plastic, paper, non-recyclable waste or cups. All compartments have a removable aluminium bin. The waste separation system can be accessorised with wheels and a flap for the non-recyclable waste compartment. Ditch can be personalised through the division of the bins and through the use of different pictograms.
The coat rack Butler understands about hanging your coat in style. The design by designer Frans de la Haye is eye-catching thanks to its strong, minimalist styling. Extra handy: the racks are telescopic. Give it the finishing touch with corresponding hooks and the base plate for bags and shoes.
Nino H25 Magnéfique is a compact magnetic hook. The design of the van Esch team has gone back to the fundamentals. Nino H25 Magnéfique is made from curved and epoxy coated metal and is available in three colours: silver-grey, white and black. The magnet is encased in an anthracite sleeve. This prevents annoying stripes being left on the rear panel.


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Study the Koran?
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"Anyone concerned with what's happening in our world ought to spend some time reading the Koran." Andy Rooney, the famed CBS commentator, gave this advice shortly after 9/11, as did plenty of others.
His suggestion makes intuitive sense, given that the terrorists themselves say they are acting on the basis of the holy scripture of Islam. Accused 9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta had a Koran (sometimes spelled Qur'an) in the suitcase he had checked for his flight. His five-page document of advice for fellow hijackers instructed them to pray, ask God for guidance, and "continue to recite the Koran." Osama bin Laden often quotes the Koran to motivate and convince followers.
Witnesses report that at least one of the suicide bombers who tried to assassinate Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, last month was reading the Koran before blowing himself up. Hamas suicide videotapes routinely feature the Koran.
And lots of non-Muslims in fact have been reading the Koran. In the weeks after September 11, the book's largest publisher in the United States reported that sales had quintupled; it had to airlift copies from Great Britain to meet the demand. American bookstores reported selling more Korans than Bibles.
All this, incidentally, was music to Islamist ears. Hossam Gabri of the Islamic Society of Boston, a group tied to a terrorism funder, considers non-Muslims trying to understand the Koran "a very good development."
But reading the Koran is precisely the wrong way to go about understanding "what's happening in our world." That's because the Koran is:
Profound. One cannot pick it up and understand its meaning when nearly every sentence is the subject of annotations, commentaries, glosses, and superglosses. Such a document requires intensive study of its context, development, and rival interpretations. The U.S. Constitution offers a good analogy: its Second Amendment consists of a just 27 words ("A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed") but it is the subject of numerous book-length studies. No one coming fresh to this sentence has any idea of its implications.
Complex and contradictory. Contradictions in the text have been studied and reconciled over the centuries through extensive scholarly study. Some verses have been abrogated and replaced by others with contrary meanings. For example, verse 9:5 commands Muslims not to slay pagans until the sacred months have passed and verse 9:36 tells Muslims to fight pagans during those same months. The casual reader has no idea which of these is operational. (In fact, the latter is.)
Static: An unchanging holy scripture cannot account for change over time. If the Koran causes terrorism, then how does one explain the 1960s, when militant Islamic violence barely existed? The Koran was the same text then as now. More broadly, over a period of 14 centuries, Muslims have been inspired by the Koran to act in ways aggressive and passive, pious and not, tolerant and not. Logic demands that one look elsewhere than an immutable text to account for such shifts.
Partial: Holy books have vast importance but do not create the immediate context of action. Reading the Bible in isolation gives limited insight into the range of Jewish and Christian experiences over the millennia; likewise, Muslims have read the Koran differently over time. The admonishment for female modesty meant one thing to Egyptian feminists in the 1920s and another to their descendants today. Then, head coverings represented oppression and exclusion from public life. Today, in the words of a British newspaper headline, "Veiled is beautiful." Then, the head-covering signaled a woman not being a full human being; now, in the words of an editor at a fashion magazine, the head-covering "tells you, you're a woman. … You have to be treated as an independent mind." Reading the Koran in isolation misses this unpredictable evolution. In brief, the Koran is not a history book.
A history book, however, is a history book. Instead of the Koran, I urge anyone wanting to study militant Islam and the violence it inspires to understand such phenomena as the Wahhabi movement, the Khomeini revolution, and Al-Qaeda. Muslim history, not Islamic theology, explains how we got here and hints at what might come next.
For responses to this article, see:
Ali Sina, "Yes, study the Quran!" FaithFreedom.org, 21 January 2004.
Irfan Khawaja, "Daniel Pipes Is Wrong ... People Should Read the Koran to Learn About Muslim Terrorism," History News Network, 8 March 2004.
Sep. 28, 2004: I analyse a phrase of the Koran at "[The Issue of Compulsion in Religion:] Islam is What Its Followers Make of It ," fleshing out the "Complex and contradictory" paragraph above.
Feb. 19, 2006 update: Patrick Sookhdeo agrees with me, as quoted in the Sunday Telegraph, and gives another reason why a casual reader cannot understand the Koran: its organization:
[British prime minister] Tony Blair unintentionally revealed his ignorance when he said, in an effort to conciliate Muslims, that he had "read through the Koran twice" and that he kept it by his bedside. He thought he was saying something which showed how seriously he took Islam. But most Muslims thought it was a joke, if not an insult. Because, of course, every Muslim knows that you cannot read the Koran through from cover to cover and understand it.
The chapters are not written to be read in that way. Indeed, after the first chapter, the chapters of the Koran are ordered according to their length, not according to their content or chronology: the longest chapters are first, the shorter ones are at the end. You need to know which passage was revealed at what period and in what time in order to be able to understand it - you cannot simply read it from beginning to end and expect to learn anything at all. That is one reason why it takes so long to be able to read and understand the Koran: the meaning of any part of it depends on a knowledge of its context - a context that is not in the Koran itself..
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#PLStories- Goalkeeper Mark Travers reveals Gary O'Neil 'took everything in his stride with management' #AFCB
GOALKEEPER Mark Travers has shared how Gary O'Neil has taken "everything in his stride with management".
Cherries' hunt for a permanent manager following Scott Parker's sacking in August ended on Sunday, when the decision to install caretaker boss O'Neil on a permanent basis was made.
In 12 games in charge of Cherries, O'Neil has steered the club to 13 points from 11 Premier League games, as well as securing safe passage through to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with victory over Everton.
Clearly popular with the squad at Cherries, O'Neil's first steps into management were to pick up a side still reeling from a 9-0 loss away at Anfield.
During O'Neil's brief reign so far there have been mixed results, Cherries starting with a six-game unbeaten streak before falling to four straight losses, including two games where the Dorset club threw away two-goal leads to lose 3-2 and 4-3 to Tottenham and Leeds respectively.
However, Cherries again rallied, ending the first half of the season with a pair of victories over Everton.
Recently reinstalled to the starting XI after O'Neil's first choice 'keeper, Neto, was sidelined with a hamstring injury, Travers believes his side were unlucky not to have more points after 15 games played.
Following their last game, a 3-0 victory over Everton, the Irishman told the Daily Echo: "He's been brilliant, really, since he's come in.
"I think it's been 12 games now. He's done really well. We've played some unbelievable football.
"We've been unlucky not to get more points, the last 60 minutes against Leeds and Tottenham.
"I thought we were excellent and played really good football, it was just us at the back trying to tidy things up and I thought we did that (against Everton).
"He's been really good with all the lads and really took everything in his stride with management. I thought he got us playing really good football and some really good results as well.
"I think to bounce back after the start of the season and the results we had was great credit to the lads.
"We know it's going to be a tough league and we know how tight it is. One win can push you up a few places or a couple of defeats and you're back down there again.
"So we've got to remain level-headed and we know there's a long way to go in this season.
Cherries fly out to Dubai tomorrow for a warm weather training camp, where they will also face Belgian top-flight outfit Royal Antwerp in a friendly on Sunday, December 4.
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GOALKEEPER Mark Travers has shared how Gary O'Neil has taken "everything in his stride with management". Following their last game, a 3-0 victory over Everton,
Mark Travers said: "He's been brilliant, really, since he's come in. I think it's been 12 games now. He's done really well. We've played some unbelievable football. We've been unlucky not to get more points, the last 60 minutes against Leeds and Tottenham. I thought we were excellent and played really good football, it was just us at the back trying to tidy things up and I thought we did that (against Everton). He's been really good with all the lads and really took everything in his stride with management. I thought he got us playing really good football and some really good results as well. I think to bounce back after the start of the season and the results we had was great credit to the lads. We know it's going to be a tough league and we know how tight it is. One win can push you up a few places or a couple of defeats and you're back down there again. So we've got to remain level-headed and we know there's a long way to go in this season.
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Jotham Hatch is the National Training Director for Chem-Dry, the world's leading carpet and upholstery cleaning service with a network of more than 3,500 units in 47 countries, serving over 10,000 homes a day worldwide. He first joined the company in 2003 as an Instructional Designer and has spent more than a decade focusing on training solutions through a variety of mediums including hands-on, face-to-face, on-line and text-based methods. A resident of Utah, Jotham graduated from Utah State University and has additional experience as a small business owner and an account manager.


Here I am checking out the view across a region or two — it's hard to tell for sure this year! — at SL11B, Second Life's 11th anniversary celebration. The whole shebang stretches across eight sims, and is packed with exhibitions from individuals and groups. Make sure to take in at least a little of this annual virtual world's fair and birthday party; it only lasts until June 29! It's best to wear something much lower in lag factor than I have on right now (I goofed on that factor, to my sorrow), and be prepared for all sorts of surprises!


Several days ago I started this series about using Mod Podge for paper quilled jewelry. In Part 1 (click here to read it) I showed the different finishes that I was using, some basic information about mod podge, and my first impressions of it.
In today's post I will be talking about using Mod Podge on tightly rolled quilled jewelry. This includes flat circles, spirals, large shapes made from tight rolls, jhumkas, etc.
For this test I made 9 tight rolls from pale pink quilling paper. I left one plain with no sealant at all. Four of them I dipped into liquid sealer (I used Ceramcoat All Purpose Sealer ). I usually use a sealer for my quilled jewelry, so I wanted to test the mod podge with and without it. This liquid sealer soaks into the paper and makes it very stiff. I like to use it before using a topcoat since it makes the jewelry nice and sturdy! As you can see it also makes it a shade darker. I don't mind that, it's worth it to have that sturdiness factor! Okay, back to Mod Podge!
I then used Mod Podge Matte on a plain tight roll and one with sealant. I used Mod Podge paper matte on a plain tight roll and one with sealant. Same with glossy and with sparkle.
Here are all of the tight rolls together. The center one is the plain one, nothing on it. From left to right the finishes are matte, paper matte, glossy, and sparkle.
It wasn't very easy to get a good photo of the finishes on a white background. I'm not sure why. So I ended up taking some photos on a black background and it was a lot easier to see. So the rest of the photos here are on black.
Here is a closeup of the Mod Podge Matte. The one on the left has the liquid sealer. One thing you'll notice is that with the pieces without the sealer you can see the paper lines more easily. With the pieces that have sealer, the lines are not so easily distinguishable. As if the sealer kind of molds them together. The Mod Podge doesn't sink into the paper like liquid sealer does, it just stays on the top so you can see the lines.
Next is Mod Podge Paper Matte. The one on the left has the liquid sealer. You can tell in this photo that it is a little darker than the one with just Mod Podge.
Next up is Mod Podge Glossy. Here you can see that it is definitely more shiny than the matte and paper matte. And again you can see that the one with the liquid sealer is a tad bit darker.
Finally Mod Podge Sparkle! This time the one with the sealant is on the right, again a little darker in color. The sparkle is really hard to photograph properly. It is a fun effect, though.
For all of the above photos I painted on several thin layers of the Mod Podge. The instructions on the bottle say to do this. I wanted to see what would happen if I just put on one thick layer instead of multiple thin layers. So on the other side of the tight roll (the one with no sealant) I dabbed on a thick layer of Mod Podge, tried to get it even, and then let it dry. The results are here. The main conclusion with this test is that Mod Podge definitely needs to be painted on in thin layers! A thick layer just doesn't work well with this product. It is dimensional, meaning that it won't flatten out and even out on its own. So if you dab it on and there are bumps in it when it is wet, there will still be bumps in it when it is dry. Optimally the layers should be very thin, no blobs of the Mod Podge visible.
First is the Mod Podge Matte. You can see with the thick layer that there were some bubbles that I couldn't get to pop. Those areas with the bubbles are thicker than the other areas.
Now Mod Podge Paper Matte. You can see again that the thick layer wasn't even. You can also see that the Mod Podge Paper Matte isn't completely clear with the thick layer. If you have read my first post about Mod Podge you will have seen that Mod Podge Paper Matte has a yellowish color to it. You can't tell when it is super thin, but with blobs you can tell.
Mod Podge Glossy. Again you can see the uneven layering of the thick layered one, along with some bubbles.
Mod Podge Sparkle. This one is interesting. The sparkles let you see something that the other finishes don't let you see. With the thin layers the sparkles are even all over the tight roll. But with just one thick layer, there are many more sparkles in the middle, and hardly any around the edge. Obviously because around the edge is much thinner than the middle when you put on a thick layer.
Using Mod Podge on designs with tight rolls is straight forward. You don't have to worry about getting it into crevices or your rolls uncoiling. But you do have to remember to do several thin layers instead of thicker layers for the best look. Also remember to let one layer dry before adding the next.
Using Mod Podge will give you a water resistant surface, but it is very flexible and will not make your quilled jewerly stiff/sturdy. If you want your piece to be more sturdy, apply a liquid sealer first, allow it to dry, and then use the Mod Podge on top of that.
In the next couple posts you will see Mod Podge being used on moderately tight quilled designs, and looser quilled designs (all for jewelry). Hopefully all of these posts will help you decide whether Mod Podge will work for you and which finish you would like to try.
What a wonderful job you are doing with all this info! Thanks from everyone who will read it! Your information is clear and easy to understand. I enjoy seeing what you come up with next!
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Kathleen 🙂 I'm glad the info is very useful, that is my intent!


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Israel keeps up pressure on Gaza
After a 6 a.m. deadline passed, a spokesman for the shadowy Army of Islam said the groups holding Shalit "have decided to freeze all contacts and close the files of this soldier."
The previously unknown Army of Islam was among three groups that took part in the June 25 cross-border raid that killed two Israeli soldiers and abducted Shalit, 19. Two other groups, the military wing of the ruling Hamas party and the Hamas-linked Popular Resistance Committees, also claimed responsibility.
Since the abduction, the militants have called on Israel to release hundreds of prisoners in exchange for information about Shalit. The abductors have given no concrete information about the soldier's condition, though Israeli officials believe he is alive.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has rejected any negotiations with the militants, and last week launched a ground invasion in the Gaza Strip aimed at pressuring the Hamas-led Palestinian government to secure the soldier's release.
Cabinet minister Roni Bar-On, who is close to Olmert, said there was no change in the Israeli position after Tuesday's deadline passed. "Israel will not give in to terrorists and will not give in to extortion," he told Israel Radio.
Despite the tough public line, Israeli officials have privately said they would consider other options to get the soldier back. Israel has released prisoners before in lopsided exchanges for captured citizens or the dead bodies of soldiers killed in battle.
Egypt has been leading international mediation efforts to solve the crisis, including talking to Syria, whose president, Bashar Assad, is believed to hold influence over Hamas' Syria-based political head, Khaled Mashaal.
Hamas sent out mixed messages late Monday. In Gaza, government spokesman Ghazi Hamad expressed hope for a diplomatic solution.
But Osama Hamdan, one of the most senior members of the exiled Hamas leadership, ruled out a compromise and threatened to abduct more Israelis.


IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 — Dental laser manufacturer Biolase Inc. announced this week two key senior management appointments to strengthen its overall operations and to promote its core dental product franchise.
Dr. Samir Chowdhury was named general manager. Chowdhury will oversee Biolase's new product development and engineering efforts as well as assist in developing strategic business plans, creating new lines of business, marketing current technologies and establishing new revenue streams.
Prior to joining the company, he held the general manager and chief operating officer positions at Gamma Medica Inc. At Siemens Molecular Imaging, he was senior principal research scientist; at Phillips Medical, he worked in research and development.
Biolase also appointed Colleen Boswell as its vice president of regulatory affairs. In her new position, Boswell will oversee and execute the company's regulatory compliance initiatives, providing oversight for all US and international regulatory matters, including filings and interactions with regulatory authorities.
Before joining the company, she was the vice president of regulatory affairs at Sybron Dental Specialties Inc., a Danaher company. She worked previously at Alpha Therapeutic Corp. and Baxter Healthcare Corp.


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Opinion: Propeller Shows Startup Momentum is Building on This Side of the Hudson
May 26, 2016 Laurie Petersen Off Opinion,
Laurie Petersen and friends at Propeller. Left is Larry Smith, partner, THEMATIX (NYC), middle is Rob Graham, CEO, Trainingcraft (NYC) and right is Walid Saba, co-founder and CTO of Klangoo, a Hoboken-based startup | Esther Surden
It's been six years since Aaron Price founded the NJ Tech Meetup at a bar in Hoboken, and the good will and relationships he's built up since then are what took things to the next level on Friday.
Price showed me the prototype for Propeller last fall at the Mission 50 coworking space.
While falling short of some of the most audacious revenue and attendance goals, making the whole thing happen in such a short time is a testament to his masterful promotion skills and entrepreneurial guts. Price knows how to get people to be his evangelists.
Friday was a start and Propeller's a great name.
Partnering with an experienced large event producer and then galvanizing a team of unpaid volunteers, Price saw the whole thing came together in one big agile sprint orchestrated through Slack. When enough of a revenue commitment came through, that tipped the scales for the City of Hoboken to commit.
Yes, there were plenty of operational glitches and a lack of reliable Wi-Fi on May 20, but grown men and women lined up before 9 a.m. and waited for up to an hour (sometimes even longer) to get through the registration process.
It says something about the momentum building on this side of the Hudson.
You couldn't stand on any line without overhearing conversations about the red hot developer job market on this side of the river, and about how salaries are beginning to rival those in New York City.
One of the promises of Propeller was inspiration, and I found that in a pair of afternoon presentations on the Stage of Inspiration.
Francis Shanahan, vice president of technology for Audible in Newark, took us through the remarkable 20-year history of the audio book company.
It's been awhile since I've visited Audible's products, but I was prompted to do so by Shanahan's description of features I didn't know had been introduced — the ability to pick up where you left off listening on any device and the ability to turn any Kindle title into an audio book.
"It's still day one," he said.
But it was Gerard Adams, cofounder of Elite Daily, who really made my day. Unlike Gary Vaynerchuk, Adams managed to tell his story without dropping one F-Bomb from the stage, from which the volume propelled well beyond the confines of Hoboken's Pier A park.
Adams has already experienced a life-changing deal with a $50 million sale of the millennial media company to the Daily Mail.
Adams talked about growing up in Belleville with a dad who left notes all around the house with inspirational quotes from famous leaders in history.
He dropped out of Caldwell College after one semester and just wanted to learn how to be a businessman.
"I knew I was in control of my own destiny and it was up to me to be a leader."
Adams found a mentor who was impressed with his promotional skills, and this led to his first big failure. The company he joined was producing a nano-battery with infinite shelf life. Adams succeeded in filling a room with investors and media.
When the switch was flicked, nothing happened. The battery didn't work. That was the end of the nano-battery, but one guy approached Adams and said, "Hey kid, here's my card. I'm surprised you got me in the room."
So Adams then started an agency to help market small companies, and took it to $10 billion in revenues by the age of 24. Then came the crash of 2008, and his father was laid off.
Adams pivoted and started looking at millennial media, with a view to developing a one-stop Huffington Post for Gen Y. He and two interns took action and began figuring out how to get the audience to engage and share. The answer was authentic and raw material, and a lot of hustle.
"We had to have people believe in what we stand for. That's how we built it. I owe it all to the team. We had to fight."
The sale to Daily Mail is the deal that changed his life, allowed him to help his family. He asked, "Why did God give me this opportunity?"
It was at a Tony Robbins event that he heard, "Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure."
This impelled him to connect with a childhood friend who owned a plot of land in Newark and said that they should build something. Hence, the genesis of Fownders.com and a nonprofit incubator to teach the entrepreneur mindset to the youth of Newark.
Five startups will get to use the space for free. The pitch at the incubator is on July 7.
One of the oddest exhibitors I stumbled upon was promoting a meditation conference and concert set for June 25 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).
Serendipitously, the concert features Honor Finnegan, a singer/songwriter who had headlined a concert at an intimate retreat I had organized the weekend before Propeller.
It seems that techies need meditation more than anyone.
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Lenovo has announced the upcoming release of the first consumer-ready smartphone with available with Google's Project Tango technology which gives an Android powered mobile device the ability to navigate the physical world with a new kind of spatial perception by adding advanced computer vision, image processing, and special vision sensors.
Available in summer 2016, the new smartphone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Lenovo, Google, and Qualcomm Technologies are working together to optimize the software and hardware to ensure consumers get the most out of the virtual reality app platform.
Google's Project Tango uses advanced computer vision, depth sensing, and motion tracking to create on-screen 3D experiences, allowing users to explore their physical environments via their device. Specialized hardware and software combine to let the device react to every movement of the user, when they step forward, backward, or lean side to side.
The Tango platform provides app developers with the opportunity to transform an app user's external environment into a 3-D game level or create a window into virtual and augmented environments. Project Tango-enabled devices can recognize places they've been before, such a living room, the office, or public spaces and utilize this information to create immersive experiences.
Google and Levono are inviting developers to submit their ideas for gaming and utility apps created using Project Tango. As part of an app incubation process, the companies will pick among the best submitted ideas and will provide funding and engineering support to help bring them to life. These finished apps will be featured on Lenovo's upcoming smartphone upon initial release. The submission period closes on February 15, 2016.
- Appropriate narrative including storyboards, etc.
To get started developers can purchase a Project Tango Tablet Development Kit in the Google Store. There are also a number of featured apps for Project Tango published on Google Play that demonstrates ways to leverage the platform.


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Bridging the gap between Rails and Praxis (mainly Active Record), and sprinkling some inherited resources
inspired conventions for some 1-800-94-Jenny, controllers.

### Quick example

**Just include ::Traxis::Controller into your ::Praxis::Controller,**
(please have mercy on my soul and forgive the awful library name,
and corny sounding rhymes you may encounter and cringe at, while reading these docs) --

**define "handles" method to link your controller with your resource,
and you'll be off to the races.**

``` ruby
includes ::Traxis::Controller

handles ::Post,
        :collection => {
          :serializer => ::V1::MediaTypes::Users,
          :json_root => "users"
        },
        :resource => {
          :serializer => ::V1::MediaTypes::User,
          :json_root => "user"
        }
```

Ill prob make ^ auto config by default and overrideable, but works for now.

``` ruby
module V1
  class PostsController < ::V1::BaseController
    include ::Traxis::Controller
    implements ::V1::ApiResources::Post

    handles ::Post,
            :collection => {
              :serializer => ::V1::MediaTypes::Users,
              :json_root => "users"
            },
            :resource => {
              :serializer => ::V1::MediaTypes::User,
              :json_root => "user"
            }
  end
end
```

### Will likely change the dsl "handle" method name as I think I hate that name.

# Purpose / Rant / Why I only build apis using IR (previously, in rails)

**IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WRITING LESS LINES OF CODE**

&

**EVERYTHING TO DO WITH:**
1. Convention over configuration
2. Open closed principle
3. Making controllers super composable (via lots of resource centric helpers)
4. Skinny Controllers in general
5. Encouraging SRP, via the concept of 1 resource, being controller by a single controller
(or in the case of the actual Inherited Resources library, shortcuts were used for
things like polymorphism, I probably wont try to emulate any of that. And one of the big
draws to Praxis in general is it seems like it will be cleaner to handle routes and
context of controllers in a cleaner manner, with the routing being part of the endpoint
definition and what not).

IMO, the golden rule is:

When you cant keep the controller interface the same, you probably are talking about
overlapping behavior of resources, which likely warrants a new controller. Youll be amazed how much
cleaner your code can be.

### Why bring ActiveRecord to Praxis

1. Its the best orm around for the sake of usability and discoverability.
2. Scopes and relations are incredibly composable (if used right)

Sure it may be heavy handed in some instances, but I'll take a library that
makes me happy to be programming in it over one Im fighting with any day.

### Note, I only became aware of praxis, like 3 days before building this:
And I think it was only released to public like 3 days ago. So needless to say,
Im still trying to figure it all out, and the library is brand new.
Things will likely break, and things will likely change. I have however built
a small mostly working API completely using praxis and this gem, and I can tell you
I was suprised overall at the ease of working with the library, which is why I
started breaking my code out into this gem.

## Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

    gem 'traxis'

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install traxis

## Usage

TODO: Write usage instructions here

## Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/[my-github-username]/traxis/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
5. Create a new Pull Request


Iran's Supreme Leader limits range of ballistic missiles to regional Mideast targets.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has restricted the range of ballistic missiles manufactured in the country to 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles), the head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.
The restriction limits the missiles' reach to only regional Mideast targets, including Israel and American military bases in the region.
Speaking on the sidelines of a conference in Tehran, General Mohammad Ali Jafari told journalists that the capability of Iran's ballistic missiles is "enough for now."
The Guard runs Iran's missile program, answering only to Khamenei, noted AP.
"Today, the range of our missiles, as the policies of Iran's Supreme Leader dictate, are limited to 2,000 kilometers, even though we are capable of increasing this range," he was quoted as having said.
"Americans, their forces and their interests are situated within a 2,000-kilometer radius around us and we are able to respond to any possible desperate attack by them," warned Jafari, though he added he did not believe there would be war between Iran and the U.S.
"They know that if they begin a war between Iran and the United States, they will definitely be the main losers and their victory will by no means be guaranteed," he said. "Therefore, they won't start a war."
In recent months, Iran has several times test-fired ballistic missiles, raising the ire of the West.
Iran rejects the notion that its tests violate the nuclear deal it signed in 2015 or UN Resolution 2231, which bars the Islamic Republic from conducting ballistic missile tests for eight years.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted for new sanctions against Iran's ballistic missile program, part of an effort to clamp down on Tehran without immediately moving to undermine the 2015 nuclear agreement.
In response, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country will continue to produce missiles for its defense and does not consider that a violation of international agreements.
"We have built, are building and will continue to build missiles, and this violates no international agreements," he said.


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Q: Make "CREATE EXTENSION" not fail if extension is unavailable In a migration script, I have the following:
CREATE EXTENSION json;

The problem is, in some versions of PostgreSQL, it seems that JSON is built in, and in others, it's available as an extension.
How can I make CREATE EXTENSION ... not fail if the extension I try to create isn't available?

A: A few functions that might be handy:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/view-pg-available-extensions.html
In addition to checking before issuing the statement, you could wrap the code in a do statement and catch errors:
do $$
begin
  ; -- do something
exception
when ...
  ; -- do something different
end;
$$ language plpgsql;

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-do.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/plpgsql-control-structures.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/errcodes-appendix.html

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There is a covered car park with around 1700 spaces which is free of charge to customers.
Alameda Shopping is conveniently located in the city of Porto next to the Estádio do Dragão and the VCI (the Porto ring road), and it is also only 3km from Porto Campanhã train station and 15km from Porto airport. Alameda Shopping is a fantastic shopping and leisure destination for the whole family.
The project's architecture has already invited international recognition for Alameda Shopping, and in 2007 the shopping centre was awarded the accolade of Best Shopping Center in the World by the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers).


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Emissivity factor value can be from 0 to 1.
In case of infrared thermometers which do not allow for adjusting this parameter manually, it is usually stored in internal memory of the device and it has a constant value of 0.95. It is suitable for most commonly examined materials.
A problem occurs in case of materials with a very smooth surface, such as polished metals, emissivity factor value of which is below 0.1.
Use insulation tapes specially designed for infrared thermometers; their emissivity factor is known. They can be put on the object under test. The insulation tape quickly absorbs the temperature of the object and its emissivity corresponds to the factor stored in internal memory of the infrared thermometer.
Determine errors of measurement on your own for different temperatures, within the range important for the user. When you compare readings from the infrared thermometer with readings from the tactile thermometer, you can further calculate measurements taken with the use of the infrared thermometer to obtain more credible values.
Both these methods can be used in case of surfaces with unknown emissivity factor.


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This conference will be a space for dialogue and co-creation about the idea that nature, not just humans, have rights. In a time of accelerating socio-ecological challenges, Earth rights is the focus of interest at different scales, from local communities to UN bodies. It is an ancient idea, present in indigenous cultures all around the world. Can Earth rights be the foundation of a new culture of respect and harmony between people and planet?
Come to Sweden's oldest town, Sigtuna, in April and investigate.
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Rights of Nature – Mari Margil, CELDF
At a time of unprecedented species extinction, ecosystem collapse, and climate change, there is a growing understanding that conventional environmental legal frameworks are inadequate to protect nature. A global movement is growing to advance fundamental change in the relationship between humankind and the natural world, by eliminating the key barriers to environmental protection and sustainability, and placing the highest legal protections on nature through the recognition of rights.
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Ecocide law aims to make the worst kind of violence against nature an international crime. It recognizes that our planetary boundaries are the 'ultimate court of appeal' and that we need to harmonize our human laws with nature's laws. At this moment, our human laws are completely out of sync with nature's laws and at the root of this lies the misperception that humans own nature and are separate from it.
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The Rights of Nature is not just a new set of laws. It is grounded in a comprehensive philosophy of law called Earth Jurisprudence. Today´s governance systems are designed to perpetuate human domination of Nature. Earth Jurisprudence, on the contrary, seeks to foster mutually beneficial relationships between humans and the other members of the Earth community. This is not only crucial to end the ongoing destruction of Nature, but also have deep existential and spiritual implications for human self-understanding.
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Anyone that has trained as a sniper/marksman in the military or law enforcement will remember that to quickly neutralize a bad guy, is to aim your weapon at their facial area inside the T area.
Firing any caliber into the T area of the face will pretty much shut you down.
This T section wasn't just taught to only snipers but to operatives and street cops, using your assault rifle and handguns. Drills were devised called "double tap" to the T box to quickly stop the threat.
One drawback from this type of implementation is that it is an extremely difficult shot and requires practice. This type of close quarter shooting and sniping is usually dedicated to the elite SWAT or operative from Special Forces. The budget requires more ammo for operative to be train to achieve a deadly level of competency.
Even though the T area is considered the most vulnerable part of the head. In reality other areas of the head shots do not stop an individual in their track. Other head injuries that can ensue such as face deformity and brain damage. There are some that survive with a fully functional brain.
The truth is, the T-Box can actually be much larger depending on the caliber of the round. This is because ballistic effects on soft targets have cumulative effects which help to guarantee a complete loss of lower brain function. A bullet doesn't just pass through a medium. Another movie myth would suggest that a bullet just punctures at a given point of entry then bores a bullet sized hole all the way through. Reality is much more graphic than that.
Like any kinetic object, a moving object will release its energy into the medium with which it travels. My examples will be with a standard issue 9mm Beretta pistol, commonly issued throughout the military and law enforcement, as well as widely available to the common buyer. The energy of that weapon can be measured as an 8 gram mass moving at around 381 meters per second generating about 3 Newtons of force. Those three or so Newtons of energy will be released into a target proportionally to the resistance it gives the bullet as it travels. A good analog for what 3 Newtons is would be the force of 3 apples falling. This doesn't sound extremely powerful, but it must also be emphasized that this is a massive amount of force being emanated from a very narrow channel, the cavity created by the bullet. This transition of force results in the bullet slowing down as the cavity it created expands explosively.
This is what explosive expansion looks like on ballistics gel, the best analog for human bodily tissue. Ballistics experts even measure this property, referred to as "cavitation" or the measurement of the cavity produced by ballistics. This gel features a larger bullet than the 9mm, but showcases the effects within the human body. This is an especially potent event in the brain. It can't be communicated enough that most of a bullet's damage doesn't center on the direct path it takes through the body, but through the absorption of energy. The most important factor to consider is that that cavity you see above shouldn't just be smaller; it shouldn't exist. We are talking about cells which once touched being violently propelled from one another. Within the brain, that represents cells and neurons that exist and operate within nanometers, momentarily separated by a space of several inches, and never able to return to their original structure.
So we have shown that any bullet placed within this area will result in death, absolutely and non-negotiably, but are we sure we wouldn't be able to realize we had been shot, or even shot at, first?
Reaction time for people is something like 0.2 seconds if you are skilled and practiced at very certain tasks which you are prepared for and expect to occur. That isn't the case here. Under normal conditions, you could expect to be able to react to something, given about 1.5 seconds notice. Using our metrics from the Beretta, at the velocity the bullet is moving, you would have to be capable of watching it moving for over 570 meters, or over a third of a mile, just to have time to react to it. Considering the size and speed of the round in question, I am going to consider that, for all intents and purposes, impossible.
You also won't be able to hear the bullet fire either. The speed of sound is 1,126 feet per second, or 343.205 m/s. Looking back at our old numbers, the 9mm Beretta clocks in at 1,250 ft/s or 381 m/s, we see that the bullet itself is supersonic. For that reason, you would never hear it coming until long after it has done its job. For argument's sake, in the case of the slowest bullets out there travel at 339.7504 m/s. This means they are actually only 4 m/s slower than mach 1. Given that this difference makes the slowest rounds only .01% slower than sound and the fact we still require another 1.5 seconds to process that sound, this bullet would still have had to have traveled over a fifth of a mile before you could possibly hear it in time to recognize and process. Being that no handgun firing such a slow round is even effective at that range, and also that there is no way to know if you are diving to a safer location than you already occupy, we could say that it too is rhetorical. There is no chance that you will ever hear a round with your name on it.
This topic originally appeared as an answer by Jon Davis on Quora.
How law enforcement snipers can avoid the dreaded 'institutional inertia' that often slows progress at agencies.
As I travel around the nation providing instruction to various law enforcement agencies, I see a consistent trend that greatly inhibits growth and development in the areas of training and equipment.
That trend is a lack of time, money and resources related to sustainment training, and identifying advancements in equipment and tactics.
A man far wiser than I once told me that the three critical assets needed to accomplish tasks were time, money and resources. He continued on by saying that if you've got all three at your disposal, tasks get completed quickly and, for the most part, effectively.
a lot of the other two to make up for the deficiency. That makes sense, but what happens when you don't have a whole lot of any of the three? This is what most agencies are up against, and it's an uphill battle.
As a result, what usually happens is acceptance that this is the way it is, and the way it's always going to be. Let's call it what it is: institutional inertia. It's an uncomfortable topic to discuss.
It's stagnation, it's a lack of progress, and the results can be deadly in this line of work. Is there a way to get your big boat turned? Absolutely, but in order to turn a big boat, pressure needs to be applied in specific places, and it takes patience and time.
Learning where and how to apply that pressure is critical to making gains and removing your team from the grips of institutional inertia.
As a young sniper I quickly learned that gaining the trust of your leadership is critical to opening the doors to new opportunity. If you want work for your team, your command structure needs to have complete trust and confidence in your abilities.
How do we establish that confidence? It starts with effective communication skills, and creating awareness of deficiencies. Make an effort to deliver solutions to problems rather than simply highlighting problems.
That simple act can go a long way, and presenting multiple courses of action to solve one problem shows that you're open to suggestions.
I've also had a lot of success by inviting leadership to training events. The intent here is to create awareness through illustrating what you do, and what you may be up against when it comes to time, resources and money. Maybe you're trying to convince your department that you need an infrared illumination capability to augment your current night vision assets and you're getting push back because of cost.
Reach out to an IR laser company to get a test and evaluation unit, and set up a night shoot for your leadership to see the undeniable pros and cons of positive target identification with that IR asset.
How do you sell it? That's easy; who doesn't want to shoot a sniper rifle with night vision and lasers? This is just one example of an attempt to get your leadership engaged with what you do.
Good relationships with your leadership generally equal positive results. Another trend I see is a lack of progression with equipment. The world of precision rifles, optics and other support equipment has literally exploded with innovation in the last 10 years. With that comes a wide variety of solutions that aren't necessarily associated with a high cost.
Still shooting that tired old Remington M700 PSS that your department bought 10, maybe 15 years ago? Tired of using foam and duct tape to build up a cheek piece that's inconsistent and unstable? Can't mount an in-line night vision optic to your rifle? There are plenty of cost-effective stock replacement options out there that will solve those problems.
I'm honestly blown away when this topic comes up in class and only a handful of students are aware of these advancements. The only way you're going to stay abreast of these advancements is to take the initiative and do the research. With the information age being a way of life, there's no excuse to not be current with equipment advancements within your discipline.
We don't always have to do more with less. Let's say you've taken the initiative and educated yourself on the current state-of-the-art as it relates to equipment, tactics, techniques and procedures. You've carefully and artfully developed your sales pitch for some more training time and updated equipment.
You've outlined solutions before highlighting the problems. You make your pitch, and it's answered with "Why do we need this? We've always been able to make it happen with what we've already got. It's good enough." It's incredibly frustrating, and like mentioned above, it's institutional inertia at work.
Change is scary, change is resisted, and change takes time. How can we find a chink in that armor? A lot of this comes from education and using as many resources as possible to solidify your position. As an example, I always ask my students if they've ever heard of the American Sniper Association's Police Sniper Utilization Report.
Surprisingly only a small percentage of hands go up, and quite frankly, I see that as completely unsatisfactory.
The data in that document alone can be enough to support your position and get your leadership to see merit in your request. Seeing a trend here?
Initiative and education are powerful tools, and they both go a long way to building credibility and defeating institutional inertia. I wish I had all the space necessary to touch on all the topics that law enforcement snipers need to address.
There are so many small things that contribute to the overall preparedness of a law enforcement sniper, and for some, you may be fighting an uphill battle. My intent with this article was to provide some insight and tools for those in need, and to get the creative juices flowing so you can hopefully invoke some positive change.
Snipers are selected based on certain personality traits. Intelligent, intellectual, creative, resourceful and passionate are just a few that come to mind. If you're one of the many who are plagued with some of the problems mentioned above and want to invoke positive change, be humble, take the initiative, educate yourself, use every available resource, and be relentless in your pursuit. Never accept average.
Editor's note: Author Caylen Wojcik is the owner/founder of Kalinski Consulting & Training Services, which specializes in providing precision shooting instruction to law enforcement and military professionals. To learn more, please visit kalinskiconsutling.com.
All but one of the top six longest sniper shots in history have taken place in this century. Check out the six longest sniper shots of all time.
All six of the longest sniper shots of all time have taken place in the 21st century and all were taken at distances over 1 1/4 miles. Training, natural shooting ability, quality equipment, great observers and a little bit of plain old luck are necessary to consistently make such long range shots under demanding conditions.
Long range shooting has dramatically evolved since the invention of the gun. Just 200 years ago hitting a target 100-200 yards away with a single shot was quite a feat. Now, well-trained marksmen using the most sophisticated shooting equipment ever developed can successfully engage targets over a mile and a half away.
Technology is certainly a major part of the equation, but there is much more involved than that. Variables such as wind and distances plays a huge factor in figuring out the hi tech "kentucky windage". Read on to learn more about these incredible marksmen and how they made the longest sniper shots of all time.
Even though it is the most recent entry on this list of the longest sniper shots of all time, few people are familiar with the circumstances of it because it occurred in a little known conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The South African Army currently has soldiers operating in the Congo supporting the efforts of the United Nations to stabilize the country. During August of 2013, they were attacked by rebel forces and the Battle of Kibati raged for several days. A South African sniper (whose name has not been released) made this incredible shot with a Denel NTW-14.5 anti-material rifle during the battle. This is the longest-range confirmed kill ever made by the 14.5x114mm cartridge.
Legendary United States Marine Corps sniper Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills in Vietnam, one of which was this incredible shot that he made on a Viet Cong guerrilla at a range of 2,500 yards (1.42 miles). Firing from a fixed position on a Marine Corps fire base in Vietnam, Hathcock used an M2 Browning .50 cal machine gun (similar to the one in the photo), firing in single shot mode with a 10x scope mounted on it when he made the shot.
Hathcock's record for the longest sniper shot of all time stood for over 35 years before it was broken in 2002.
SGT Kremer's 2,515-yard (1.43 miles) shot narrowly edged out Gunnery Sergeant Hathcock for number four on this list. Kremer's shot is the longest confirmed kill of the Iraq War (beating Navy SEAL Chris Kyle's famous shot by over 400 yards) and the longest confirmed kill ever made with a Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle (known in the Army as the M017).
This is also the longest confirmed kill ever made by an American sniper.
Master Corporal Aaron Perry was a member of a Canadian team of snipers deployed to Afghanistan who supported NATO and Northern Alliance forces during Operation Anaconda in March of 2002. The six snipers on the team amassed over 20 confirmed kills in a matter of days during the battle. One of the confirmed kills was made by Perry, a 2,526-yard (1.43 miles) shot that narrowly broke Gunnery Sergeant Hathcock's 35-year-old record for the longest confirmed sniper kill of all time.
A member of the same team of snipers as his comrade in arms, Master Corporal Aaron Perry, Corporal Rob Furlong broke Perry's new record for the longest range sniper shot of all time just days after Perry set the record himself. Furlong's record stood for over seven years before it was broken. Interestingly enough, this is still the longest ever confirmed kill made by a rifle firing the .50 BMG cartridge.
The number one spot on this list of the longest sniper shots of all time is held by Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison of the British Army with a 2,707-yard (1.53 miles) shot he made in Afghanistan. He set this incredible record in November 2009 when engaging a Taliban machine gun team in Helmand Province.
During the engagement, he actually made this incredible shot twice, killing both men manning the machine gun. To give you an idea of just how far of a shot that is, it took over three seconds for his bullets to reach the target. What makes this shot even more impressive is that these shots were made at a distance over 1,000 yards greater than the normal maximum effective range of this rifle.
Are Snipers the Ultimate Cool Soldier?
In a segment from National Geographic Ultimate Soldiers we look at one of snipers attribute, that is "mind control". A well-trained sniper uses mind over matter to control his own physiology. A situation that many snipers find themselves in the middle east is operating in a hot climate.
In this test to highlight a long range precision shooter ability to shoot between heartbeat. Researchers build a sniper coffin with a gun port, 100 feet away sits a target. Increasing the heat temperature is another simulation to increase the stress on the sniper. Increased heat can raise your heart rate and with longer period exposed can instill dehydration. See how cool this sniper does on this test.
Doug: Ok, today we're gonna be doing some Sniper testing, and we have secured the services of a United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper, who is still operational, and he's gonna be wearing a balaclava, and for that reason, we're going to introduce him only as Mike.
Narrator: Mike's missions are so critical, we must obscure his identity for the test.
Mike: One quiet professional, at the right place, at the right time, can end wars before they start. One shot, one kill. Marine Scout Sniper.
Doug: Well what we've done here is, we've made a sniper coffin. We've got over here this plexiglass box, and we're gonna put you in this box. It's got a gunport right here, you'll put your gun through the gunport, and you'll be shooting at a target 100 feet away. Explain to me this 'pulling a trigger off between heartbeats' thing.
Mike: You can feel your heartbeat basically rebounding off the surface that you're resting on.
Doug: And I guess you're just timing the shot between the beats that you're already feeling.
Doug: Now you've operated over in the middle-east, right? So you're used to the heat.
Narrator: To test the sharpshooter's breaking point under the combat conditions of the Middle East, the Fight Science crew will raise the stakes, and the temperature.
Doug: Pretty hot in there, David?
David: It's up at 130 degrees. It's right up there.
Narrator: Doug Martin assembles the safety team, and reviews the dangers of firing live rounds in the Lab.
Doug: Shooting guns indoors is not exactly a safe endeavour. Eyes and ears. Everybody needs to have eye protection on, if there is a safety violation or if there is an emergency where there's an injury, I'll call Ed in, the medic– alright, let's have a safe shoot.
Narrator: The sniper wears a bio-harness to monitor his heart rate and breathing, so the scientists can measure his performance under extreme combat conditions. He will also be swallowing a pill that measures his core body temperature.
Mike: I was a little worried, swallowing a white pill before they throw me in a box called a Sniper Coffin.
Narrator: High-tech thermal imaging will project the sniper's core body temperatures onto a monitor, so scientists can track his vitals. If his core temperature rises, so will his heart rate, leaving him less time to shoot between beats.
Doug: You know what's interesting is, under all this stress your heart rate's still nice and baseline, nice and mellow.
Narrator: The sniper's been in the 130 degree heat chamber for 20 minutes. His core temperature has risen by one degree, but he's not focusing on the heat, he's focusing on his breathing.
Doug: Ok, this is a live shot!
David: Now we're gonna see if we can distinguish truth from legend, and see if a sniper can actually shoot between heartbeats.
Doug: Three, two, one, fire.
Doug: Whew! Ok, wanna see how you did?
Doug: Alright, can you run the high-speed please? Phew! Nice. Nicely done!
Narrator: The shot is dead-on. An easy distance for a sniper, but was it between heartbeats?
David: Well you actually did it, and our rhythm shows it smack between heartbeats, like you had it perfectly timed.
Mike: I was able to keep my heart rate under control by relaxing, diaphragmatic breathing, clearing your mind, thinking about nothing but what's right around you.
Narrator: So how did Mike shoot between heartbeats? In the 130-degree coffin, Mike's heart beats 135 times per minute. With each beat, a surge of blood fills the vessels. As the blood reaches the trigger finger, it swells with each pulse. This pulse is enough movement to cause a slight deviation in the sniper's shot, making the difference between a direct hit, or a missed target. To pull off an accurate shot, Mike must slow down his heart rate. First he decreases his respiratory rate, by taking extended full-diaphragmatic breaths. He gradually reduces his breathing from eighteen breaths per minute to approximately six. within a few minutes, he lowers his heart rate to eighty-four beats per minute. This creates more time to shoot between heartbeats. Timing is everything. Immediately after Mike feels his heartbeat reverberate off the surface he's resting on, he pulls the trigger. Shooting his weapon between beats, and hitting his target dead-on.


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Is UK an European country?
Why is Europe called Europe?
Is London Europe largest city?
Which city is biggest in Europe?
What is the smallest city in Europe?
What are 3 interesting facts about Europe?
Is Istanbul the biggest city in Europe?
Is London a European capital city?
Is Asia in Europe?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland.
Europe. The name Europe comes from the Latin Europa, which in turn derives from the Greek Εὐρώπη, from εὐρύς eurys "wide" and ὤψ ops "face" (PIE *wer-, "broad" *okw-, "eye"). In Greek mythology, Europa was the beautiful daughter of a Phoenician king named Agenor or Phoenix.
1 Istanbul (entirely) Turkey
2 Moscow Russia
3 London United Kingdom
4 Saint Petersburg Russia
Surely, undeniably, inevitably, London must the largest city in Europe.
The smallest city in the world, Hum in Istria in northwest Croatia, is about to become a part of the European Union. The medieval town overlooking the Mima Valley is a popular tourist destination. The people of Hum hope that EU membership will generate more income from tourism.
21 random fun facts about Europe you never knew
The Louvre is the most visited attraction in Europe.
Iceland doesn't have mosquitos.
Cards from the Queen.
More chocolate is bought at Brussels Airport than anywhere else in the world.
Norway knighted a penguin.
The Kingdom of Denmark is the oldest monarchy in Europe.
Never clink your glasses in Hungary.
Istanbul is the most populous city in Europe, and the world's fifteenth-largest city.
London is one of the capitals of the EU, home to over 1.1m non-British EU citizens, including a large number of families and children. Brussels, a city that hosts the second largest population of non-native EU citizens, only holds about a quarter of London's non-native EU citizens.
It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa….Asia.
44,579,000 km2 (17,212,000 sq mi) (1st)
Population density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
GDP (PPP) $63.35 trillion (2021 est; 1st)
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Counter-Strike's third Dust map, originally a PC Gamer demo, is ported into CS:GO
The map, de_dust_pcg, was originally released in 2005 as a demo in PC Gamer.
Maybe you've heard of our tiny piece of Counter-Strike history: a map called de_dust_pcg. It was released back in 2005 as a collaboration between Dave Johnston, the creator of the original Dust, and PC Gamer—thus the title, right? As Johnston explains in this blog post, it was originally created as a tutorial for the mag, and so "it never quite got the attention and iteration that Dust and Dust 2 benefited from." But now it's getting a second chance, as 3kliksphilip has ported it from Counter-Strike: Source to CS:GO, and also put up a nice video overview of its history and the changes that were required to make the new version work.
"Retrospectively I'm surprised at some of the choices I made, and the choices the layout exposes to players," Johnston wrote. "The map clearly doesn't have the same depth of gameplay as Dust 2, sitting closer to the original Dust in terms of size and complexity—perhaps it could be considered Dust 0.8 if these things were numbered in such a way. I'm still unsure if the dropped bomb spot was a good idea, but it was certainly fun to try it."
As a tutorial in a magazine, the map didn't get the iteration that Dust and Dust 2 did, but it also reflects the different priorities of that era, when the focus was on lowering the barriers to entry rather than "the all-important metagames that help enshrine longevity." Gamers these days are more tolerant of complex map layouts, Johnston said, while modern game engines are better equipped to "recreate and then exploit properties of [the] real world to guide players around the virtual world." Because of that, he concluded, de_dust_pcg "will probably leave most CS:GO players wanting a little... well, more."
Maybe so, but it's free, which is a big selling point, and an interesting piece of videogame history to boot. It's available via the Steam Workshop, and 3klikphilip's own site lists some servers running it. And if you want to play around with the original de_dust_pcg files in the Hammer editor, you can grab them up here.
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While I've had the option of working remotely for years, I always liked going into New York for 3-4 days a week and working at home 1-2 days. Despite the time and expense, I liked the sense of belonging, of resources, of a place to WORK that I left at day's end. And I always enjoyed being in the city—walking through Times Square with my camera, the parades, the demonstrations, the museums, the splashy marketing promos, Broadway music in Bryant Park in the summers, the cops and crowds around Trump Tower, the sirens, the sense of something always about to happen, the sense of history happening. And, as Irwin Shaw titled his 1939 short story, I noticed the girls in their summer dresses.
The monthly ticket's absence is disorienting. I had temporarily cancelled it before, while between jobs and after Superstorm Sandy in 2012, but I always felt relieved when I hit the rails again. The ticket gave me freedom, like a pass to Disneyland. I've even used it like a subway pass, getting from Katonah to Pleasantville or White Plains, or running into the city on a whim to buy halvah on the Lower East Side or go to an event. When I lived in Westport, Connecticut, I used it to ride from Grand Central to Katonah, on the Harlem rather than the New Haven line, because they are in the same ticket zones.
I estimate I spent $66,000 on tickets and traveled at least 200,000 miles, Over the 22 years, I forgot jackets, gym bags and tuna-salad lunches in Tupperware on the train. I found and returned other people's wallets and cell phones, although I never lost my own. I've stood on platforms in weather so cold I thought I would get frostbite; that only happened this winter when I spent 15 minutes shoveling the snow and ice off my car so I could drive to the station. I put money into a boot carried by a fireman as a donation after 9/11. I've heard voices raised but have never seen a fight on a train, or an arrest. Chatty or dotty people will start conversations with me, even when I've got my nose in a book. Usually I'll listen, at least for a while. One snowy Saturday night something seemed off on the train—then I realized the moving train's doors were open and snow was blowing in.
I've slept through my station only once, when I sailed past Greens Farms in Connecticut and barely got out in time at Fairfield. I could have easily gone all the way to New Haven.
I've pondered what's worse: riding in a car without heat in the winter, or without air conditioning in the summer. No AC is definitely far more uncomfortable. I felt like I was suffocating.
Then there was the train ride I didn't get to take. That was in August 2003, when I was in the city when the blackout struck. I went to Grand Central with a vain hope of getting a train to Stamford, but that wasn't happening. I wound up walking five miles, over the Brooklyn Bridge to the Carroll Gardens neighborhood and spending the night with friends. The next day I got to Grand Central and hung out until I stormed on to the first train back to Stamford.
So now—no monthly ticket. I'll need to find things to get me out of the home office so I don't turn into a hermit; you may see me more often at the Katonah Village Library for lunchtime bridge lessons and chair yoga.
I've brought files home from work, tossed unneeded papers, moved books to the basement and will try not to raid the fridge too often. I'll save $369 a month, although I may get a 10-pass ticket and I'll check out the new office when it opens at the end of July. I'm going to visit my company's Stamford office. I may do morning workouts at the New York Sports Club in Baldwin Place, where I now go on the weekends. Or I'll switch to a closer gym.
And what have I gained: Time! I'll have endless vistas of time. I spent close to four hours commuting daily, and lately I've been passing out once the train reaches Chappaqua or North White Plains; I just can't keep my eyes open. I can now go back to bed after feeding the cats at 6 a.m., and start working at 7 a.m. if the spirit moves me or keep working until 7 p.m. I can blast bossa nova and Texas swing without putting on ear buds as a courtesy to my officemates. I'll have to swat the cats away when they want to walk on my keyboard and "accidently" step on the on-off switch on my laptop.
And now I have no excuses for not writing the Great American novel at 6 a.m. I've made outlines, thought about material, and even tried writing short stories involving a commuter. If anything results, I'll make sure the Katonah Village Library gets a signed first edition.


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Fun on Friday: Hard Rock Cafe Goes for Gold
From time to time, I write about gold-covered food. Why? Because it's a thing – a weird thing. It involves gold – which is what we do here. It comes up a lot in my daily Google searches for gold news. And did I mention I find it kind of weird?
Really, I don't understand the thrill of eating gold. I like to invest in gold. I like to wear gold. I like to look at pretty golden things. But eat gold? Nah. Really, it's a hard pass for me. (There's a joke there that I'm not going to explain – just think about it a second…hard pass.)
I do kind of get the appeal though. A lot of people like to eat gold because it makes them feel like they've made it. It makes them feel rich and decadent. If you can afford to eat gold, well, you must have "arrived."
For the most part, it's a hoity-toity kind of thing, at least in my mind. For instance, a couple of months ago, I told you about a French artist who covered an entire meal in gold and called it "art." Do you see what I'm getting at? It's high-society. It's swanky. It's Rolls Royce and caviar.
But it appears golden food is going more and more "common man." We're talking golden food for the average Joe and Jane. I don't just mean blue-collar food served by some high-priced, ritzy restaurant like the gold-covered chicken wings created by Jonathan "Foodgōd" Cheban. I mean legit gold-covered food from a place you and I might just go hang out.
As in hamburgers from Hard Rock Cafe.
Yup. Tourist bar food has gone high-end.
The 24-karat Gold Leaf Steak Burger was introduced as part of the Hard-Rock's new menu that launched June 14. You can pick one up for $24.99 at the Times Square restaurant. The restaurant called it a "first-of-its-kind burger with bling." It's made with a 1/2 lb patty covered in 24-karat edible gold leaf.
Business Insider wasn't particularly impressed.
"It's a pretty satisfying cheeseburger with a thick, juicy patty and a pleasant bun. The potato bun was an excellent vehicle for the meat's juices. But the toppings were just OK, and the gold had no flavor. Typically, gold leaf food is designed to feature the garnish. This felt like suboptimal use of such a visual (and expensive) ingredient."
In fact, the folks at Business Insider seemed to think the Hard Rock's regular "Legendary Burger" was better.
It has bacon.
I can't imagine how they could be wrong.
But if you want to be able to say, "I ate gold," (and I don't) the Gold Leaf Steak Burger is for you. As a Hard Rock press release said, "What could be more indulgent than a burger with gold in it?"
Now, between you and me – indulgent isn't worth $7. Especially if I don't get bacon.
And by the way – despite the photo that came with the Hard Rock Cafe press release, the burger is not served on a guitar. So, there's that.
But if feeling indulgent while you eat a hamburger is your thing, definitely head out to the Hard Rock.
If owning gold and keeping it outside of your digestive system is more your speed, then you can just call a SchiffGold precious metals specialist at 1-888-GOLD-160. But I'm sorry, they won't give you bacon either with your gold either.
Fun on Friday is a weekly SchiffGold feature. We dig up some of the off-the-wall and off-beat stories relating to precious metals and share them with you – with tongue firmly planted in cheek. Click here to read other posts in this series.
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Fun on Friday: An Asteroid Filled With Fool's Gold
Have you heard about the "gold" asteroid? You probably have. It's been all over the news. Apparently, NASA is planning a mission to a Massachusetts-size lump of rock named "16 Psyche" located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. There's been widespread reporting that this mission could pave the way for asteroid mining. And […]
Fun on Friday: 2020 Olympic Athlete Will Compete for…E-Waste?
So athletes in the 2020 Olympics are going to be competing for junk. No joke. The medals for the Tokyo games will be made entirely out of recycled e-waste.
Fun on Friday: Let the Politicians Fight It Out in the Cage
I've got an idea. It's not really original, but I think it's fantastic and worth considering here as we get close to the Fourth of July holiday. How about if we build a big cage in Washington D.C. and let the politicians just fight it out MMA-style? I mean, that's pretty much the level most […]
Fun on Friday: You Snooze, You Lose
Well, you missed out. You could have been $100,000 richer. But you didn't plunk down $25 for a map. And you're probably not in Canada. Too bad. As my dad used to say, "When you snooze, you lose." But a few people did cash in on a treasure hunt up in the Great White North. […]
Fun on Friday: Finders Weepers; Losers Keepers?
And they say crime doesn't pay. Remember the South Korean custodian who found gold bars in the garbage can at the Incheon International Airport? I wrote about it a little over a year ago. The real travesty is that the janitor who found the gold probably won't get a dime. It was a sad case […]


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Q: Sending HTTP request with ExternalInterface As you may know it always have been a struggle to send custom HTTP requests from Flash apps. For instance if you have a Basic Auth protected webservice you won't be able to request it from Flash with GET request because only POST request can have custom headers. This is really troublesome.
I was wondering does anyone have tried using ExternalInterface to send HTTP request using Javascript? The idea would be to ask a JSmethod to send the request and pass the data back to the Flash.
Any thoughts?

A: Yes it is possible, I have done it a few times to use the Facebook JS sdk and pass back data to my swf.
Usually you call a JS function from your SWF with :
ExternalInterface.call("getFriends",params);

On the JS side :
function getFriends(params)
{
    FB.api('me/friends',function(response){
         mySwf.onGetFriendsComplete(response);
    });
}

On the SWF side to receive the call from JS :
ExternalInterface.addCallback("onGetFriendsComplete",onGetFriendsComplete);

private function onGetFriendsComplete(data)
{
   trace(data);
}

If you are running your SWF locally you might want to put checks before the ExternalInterface calls to make sure it is available :
if(ExternalInterface.available)
    ExternalInterface.call(...);


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