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Lost Sphear
I Am Setsuna studio reveals its next project, Lost Sphear
By Andy Chalk
The new JRPG is expected to be ready early next year.
Tokyo RPG Factory, the developer behind last year's retro-JRPG I Am Setsuna, has announced that it is well into work on a new, similarly-styled project called Lost Sphear. Set for release in early 2018, the studio says Lost Sphear will expand on the features of I Am Setsuna with seamless environments and "a revamped ATB battle system where players can strategize and freely adjust their placement mid-fight."
Lost Sphear follows the adventures of a young boy named Kanata, who awakens from a dream to discover that his remote hometown is literally disappearing. "To stop the world from being lost forever, Kanata and his comrades set out to rebuild the world around them with the power of Memory by manifesting thoughts into matter," Tokyo RPG Factory explained.
That's not the most concise description of a game I've ever encountered, and the announcement trailer isn't much clearer about what's happening to the world and the people in it. But it does look lovely, and with the lessons learned from I Am Setsuna—which despite some shortcomings we actually liked quite a bit—combined with a "powerfully unforgettable storyline," it'll hopefully live up to its (admittedly very early) promise.
More information about the game can be found at lostsphear.com, which also offers links to purchase physical editions of the game—which unfortunately are only being released for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The PC release will be digital-only, on Steam.
Andy Chalk
Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.


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The School Department Administration and all its administrators throughout the school system and its facilities have been made to sign agreements cutting their contacts with former School Superintendent of Schools Frederick Foresteire.
This is believed to be an effort to allow proceedings against the former superintendent to move forward unfettered.
In addition to being warned not to speak with Foresteire, employees who signed agreed to ask Foresteire to leave the premises if he shows up at a school or any one of the School Departments many venues throughout the city.
"We are not allowed to speak with him according to the agreement," said a School Department employee (one of many we have spoken with), who wished to remain unnamed.
The bulk of the agreements were signed and sealed during the past ten days at the request of the School Department's lawyer, sources told the Leader Herald.
Foresteire is facing two investigations into allegations of sexual harassment, which he vehemently denies.
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination is hearing at least one case, and the School Committee has hired an attorney to conduct an independent investigation into the sexual harassments charges.
The scope of that investigation has not yet been determined.
Efforts to reach Attorney Regina Ryan, who has been hired to conduct the independent investigation, were unsuccessful.
Efforts to reach Attorney Robert Galvin, who is now advising the School Committee and who instituted the no speaking and contact ban on Foresteire, were also unsuccessful.
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Arizona is more vulnerable than ever. Can the Utes beat the 'Cats for a second time in Pac-12 history?
Utah is 1-13 vs. Arizona in Pac-12 play, including an overtime loss in January.
Arizona coach Sean Miller gestures during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against UCLA in the semifinals of the Pac-12 men's tournament Friday, March 9, 2018, in Las Vegas. Arizona won 78-67 in overtime. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
By Kurt Kragthorpe
· Published: February 13, 2019
More than 15,000 fans packed the Huntsman Center on that Saturday afternoon in February 2016, when guard Brandon Taylor scored 15 of Utah's 30 second-half points, center Jakob Poeltl posted a double-double and the Utes finally beat Arizona.
Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak spoke afterward of "a pretty darned good feeling." The Utes would love to recapture that moment Thursday night, staging another "Red Out" promotion.
Only once this season has Utah announced attendance of 12,000-plus fans. The Utes haven't appeared in the NCAA Tournament since the 2016 team earned a No. 3 seed. And that 70-64 win remains Utah's only victory over Arizona in the program's Pac-12 era, against 13 losses — including an 84-81 overtime defeat last month in Tucson, Ariz.
"They've been the [Pac-12's] flagship program," Krystkowiak said. "The past is part of the equation, but … this is two different teams. We don't want to talk about it a whole lot, except to say that we've got a real solid opponent coming in here."
Washington has capitalized on Arizona's struggles, winning last week in Tucson and taking command of the Pac-12 race. The immediate question for the Utes is whether they exploit a Wildcat team that's more vulnerable than ever, and increase their chances of landing a top-four seed in the Pac-12 tournament.
In the bigger picture, observers wonder if 10th-year Arizona coach Sean Miller can weather the issues hovering around the program and how quickly the Wildcats can re-establish themselves with a No. 1-ranked 2019 recruiting class that features Nico Mannion, the son of former Ute/Jazz guard Pace Mannion.
Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Utes guard Brandon Taylor (11) defended by Arizona Wildcats guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright (0), as Utah hosts Arizona, NCAA basketball at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Saturday February 27, 2016.
The Wildcats are not their usual, successful selves. Arizona's current five-game losing streak is the program's longest since 1983, legendary coach Lute Olson's first season. Arizona's downturn plays prominently into the theme of a downtrodden Pac-12, much like USC's losing season in football.
If the 'Cats are trending poorly, the conference is crumbling in basketball. That's both the perception and the reality that stem from Arizona's performance on the court and a federal investigation into recruiting practices.
Arizona coach Sean Miller is expected to be subpoenaed during a federal trial in April, Yahoo sports reported. In an unrelated case, the school is moving toward terminating assistant coach Mark Phelps.
At halftime of a game last week, according to the Arizona Daily Star, U of A athletic director Dave Heeke said, "We're fully supportive of the coaching staff, the leadership of the basketball program."
Pace Mannion told the newspaper that his son remains on board: "Nico's dream is to play at U of A for coach Miller and he is looking forward to doing that next season."
In a Pac-12 coaches' teleconference last week, Miller was asked about being able to compartmentalize his job of coaching the team, amid all of the outside issues. "You do the best that you can," he said. "Your priority is the day's practice. Your priority is certainly the players that you have on your team. You get everybody revved up to be the best that we can be every day."
But then the Wildcats lost 67-60 to Washington and fell 69-55 to a Washington State team that entered the week 1-8 in Pac-12 play, before sweeping the Arizona schools on the road.
Injuries to center Chase Jeter and guard Brandon Williams have hurt the Wildcats during their losing streak. The state of the Pac-12 is such that Arizona (5-6) is only two games out of second place — but is in a three-way tie for eighth. ESPN's Basketball Power Index projects a ninth-place finish for the Wildcats. That's would be a very unfamiliar position for Miller, who managed to regroup and win the Pac-12 tournament last March, even after some turmoil in February.
UTAH VS. ARIZONA
At the Huntsman Center
Tipoff: Thursday, 7 p.m.
TV: ESPNU.
Radio: ESPN 700.
Records: Arizona 14-10 (5-6 Pac-12); Utah 13-10 (7-4).
Series history: Arizona leads, 34-29.
Last meeting: Arizona 84, Utah 81 OT (Jan. 5).
About the Wildcats: Arizona is Utah's first of seven repeat opponents in the Pac-12 schedule, after Parker Van Dyke's would-be winning shot rimmed out in Tucson last month. Wasatch Academy product Emmanuel Akot left the program soon after that. … The Wildcats are 3-6 since then, with a five-game losing streak. … Arizona is 2-3 on the road in Pac-12 play; Utah is 2-3 at home. … In the Wildcats' last five losses, center Chase Jeter missed two games and guard Brandon Williams missed three. ... The ESPNU announcers are Dave Pasch and Bill Walton.
About the Utes: Van Dyke's buzzer-beating shot for the win at UCLA last Saturday was the first such ending of a game in coach Larry Krystkowiak's eight-year tenure. The last time that happened for Utah was in February 2011, when Chris Hines' banked-in 3-pointer beat New Mexico. … Utah rallied from 17 points down in the first half to win at Arizona State in January and trailed UCLA by 22 points with 12 minutes left. The Utes also lost a 14-point lead by halftime of Oregon's win.
You'll want to watch this 🎥 recap until the end! 👀😏#GoUtes🏀🔴 | #Pac12Hoops pic.twitter.com/H8ChQJXQ7x
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) February 10, 2019
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Q: Passar array de uma UITableView para outra UITableView Fala galera! To com dificuldade em pegar o valor de um array em uma uitableview e passar para outra uitableview.
Não está aparecendo erro, mas não imprime nada no console quando acesso a próxima uitableview. A ideia é fazer uma lista > lista > DetailView
import UIKit

class KivaLoanTableViewController: UITableViewController {

    let kivaLoadURL = "http://localhost/codeGil/service.php"
    var lista = [Lista]()

    func getLatestLoans() {
        let request = NSURLRequest(URL: NSURL(string: kivaLoadURL)!)
        let urlSession = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
        let task = urlSession.dataTaskWithRequest(request, completionHandler: {
            (data, response, error) -> Void in

            if let error = error {
                print(error)
                return }

            // Parse JSON data
            if let data = data {
                self.lista = self.parseJsonData(data)

                // Reload table view
                NSOperationQueue.mainQueue().addOperationWithBlock({ () -> Void in
                    self.tableView.reloadData()
                })
            }
        })

        task.resume()
    }

    func parseJsonData(data: NSData) -> [Lista] {

        var lis = [Lista]()

        do {
            let jsonResult = try NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: NSJSONReadingOptions.MutableContainers) as? NSDictionary

            // Parse JSON data
            let jsonLoans = jsonResult?["Familias"] as! [AnyObject]
            for jsonLoan in jsonLoans {
                let lista = Lista()
                lista.familia = jsonLoan["familia"] as! String

                let jsonMembros = jsonLoan["membros"] as! [AnyObject]
                for jsonMembro in jsonMembros {
                    let membros = Lista()
                    membros.nome = jsonMembro["nome"] as! String
                    membros.idade = jsonMembro["idade"] as! String
                    membros.sexo = jsonMembro["sexo"] as! String
                }
                lis.append(lista)
            }
        } catch {
            print(error)
        }

        return lis
    }

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        getLatestLoans()

    }

    // MARK: - Table view data source

    override func numberOfSectionsInTableView(tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
        // Return the number of sections.
        return 1
    }

    override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        // Return the number of rows in the section.
        return lista.count
    }

    override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("Cell", forIndexPath: indexPath) as! KivaLoanTableViewCell

        cell.familiaLabel.text = lista[indexPath.row].familia
        cell.sexoLabel.text = lista[indexPath.row].sexo
        cell.nomeLabel.text =  lista[indexPath.row].nome
        cell.idadeLabel.text = lista[indexPath.row].idade

        return cell
    }

     // MARK: - Navigation

     // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
     override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {

        let indexPath : NSIndexPath = self.tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow!
        let DestViewController = segue.destinationViewController as! SecondTableViewController

        let teste : String = lista[indexPath.row].nome
        DestViewController.segundaTabelaStr = teste
     }
}

A: Você tem que pegar o toque na célula que você selecionou.
Utilizando a storyboar você define o identificador da celula da tabela que esta usando para assim depois você colocar para a próxima view de destino.
    override func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
        tableView.deselectRowAtIndexPath(indexPath, animated: true)
    }

    override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
        if segue.identifier == "indetificador_segue" {

            let DestViewController = segue.destinationViewController as! SecondTableViewController
            let teste : String = lista[indexPath.row].nome

            // Lembre-se de declarar o [segundaTabelaStr] na outra view controller
            DestViewController.segundaTabelaStr = teste

        }
    }

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Jobs's opening remarks and iCloud presentation at the 2011 WWDC.
Jobs explains his vision of cloud computing during the 1997 WWDC Q&A session.


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Q: How to get PDF file from web using java streams I need to download PDF file from web, for example http://www.math.uni-goettingen.de/zirkel/loesungen/blatt15/loes15.pdf this link. I have to do it using Streams. With images it works fine by me :
public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
                //get the url page from the arguments array
                String arg = args[0];
                URL url = new URL("https://cs7065.vk.me/c637923/v637923205/25608/AD8WhOSx1ic.jpg");

                try{
                    //jpg
                    InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(url.openStream());
                    ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                    byte[] buf = new byte[131072];
                    int n = 0;
                    while (-1!=(n=in.read(buf)))
                    {
                       out.write(buf, 0, n);
                    }
                    out.close();
                    in.close();
                    byte[] response = out.toByteArray();
                    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("borrowed_image.jpg");
                    fos.write(response);
                    fos.close();
                 }
        catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

But with PDf it does not work. What could be the problem ?

A: I made minor edits to your code to fix syntax errors and, this seems to work (below). Consider placing your close() statements in a finally block.
package org.snb;

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;

public class PdfTester {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //get the url page from the arguments array

        try{
            //String arg = args[0];
            URL url = new URL("http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf");
            //jpg
            InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(url.openStream());
            ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
            byte[] buf = new byte[131072];
            int n = 0;
            while (-1!=(n=in.read(buf)))
            {
               out.write(buf, 0, n);
            }
            out.close();
            in.close();
            byte[] response = out.toByteArray();
            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("/tmp/bart.pdf");
            fos.write(response);
            fos.close();
         }
        catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

A: try this, this got the job done (and pdf is readable).
see if there are any exceptions thrown when requesting the url.
public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            //get the url page from the arguments array
            URL url = new URL("http://www.math.uni-goettingen.de/zirkel/loesungen/blatt15/loes15.pdf");

            try {
                InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(url.openStream());
                ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                byte[] buf = new byte[131072];
                int n = 0;
                while (-1 != (n = in.read(buf))) {
                    out.write(buf, 0, n);
                }
                out.close();
                in.close();
                byte[] response = out.toByteArray();
                FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("loes15.pdf");
                fos.write(response);
                fos.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }


The UK constitution under stress – lessons of the Brexit process.
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Citation: Ravi Kiran, S.,Karunasiri, G. (1999). Electro-thermal modelling of infrared microemitters using PSPICE. Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical 72 (2) : 110-114. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: The technology to simulate dynamic infrared scenes using an array of resistively heated microbridges has progressed rapidly in recent years. This paper presents a technique to model the thermal and electrical properties of microemitters using PSPICE. The model provides an insight and understanding of many physical and dynamic properties of the pixel and is cost effective as both electrical and thermal simulations can be performed in the same design environment. The various fabrication process parameters and operating conditions can be fed to the model as user defined inputs and the application of this model can thus be extended to simulate variety of emitters. Theoretical and experimental data have been compared with simulation results and its excellent agreement verifies the validity of the PSPICE model. © 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.


FutureLearn is a digital education platform wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) learning platform. FutureLearn has a robust network including 143 UK and international partners, as well as non-university partners.
Price: Varies per digital Course. mostly FREE.
FutureLearn is one of the few online platforms offering a lot of free courses in Digital Marketing. This is one of the main reasons why they score a 10/10 and highly recommended to experienced Digital Entrepreneurs who know exactly what they are looking for. I have actually bookmarked their homepage. They really got some great freebies to explore.
#1. What Is FutureLearn About?
FutureLearn has over 8 million students taking both online and offline classes. This is really impressive, meaning they must surely be doing something right. My greatest wish is for digital marketing to be one of the courses they excel in.
Well, that was quite brief. No worries, we will make an in-depth discovery further down this blog about what they have to offer in their digital marketing packages.
This is quite welcoming and easy to navigate. Let's get to work and start finding those digital marketing courses. I'm already excited.
3.1Searching For ''Affiliate Marketing" Courses With FutureLearn.
Unfortunately, our first search term did not yield any results. We move on to the next obvious.
3.2Searching For ''Digital Marketing" Courses With FutureLearn.
Having found 21 results, this implies some of them would definitely not be directly related to digital marketing. We would have to manually scroll down the list and select relevant courses for further analysis. This is where a Newbie will start to face enormous challenges, having no idea as to where to start searching, and what to select.
It is at this point that some potential students will drop down if no help is available.
Seriously, I hoped to find practical information here on how to start a small business, but it's all theory. My expectations for the next course are quite high.
All right this is becoming interesting. We are getting closer to the key concepts needed for the mastery of a digital online presence.
This course has treated only some of the digital marketing strategies. Take, for instance, an indispensable strategy such as Social Media Marketing has not been covered here, so this course should be used as a complementary course to others if you really want greater insight into the online environment.
Well the good news, this course is offered FREE OF CHARGE for anyone wishing to take advantage. Perhaps this is the reason why it is so sketchy. I will definitely bookmark this page and come back to it later. I can't afford to let go of this freebie. As an experienced marketer, laying your hands on Digital Marketing information offered free of charge, is a resource that must not be wasted.
This is amazing. I can't wait to return to this course and see what it offers with regards to Paid-Per-Click advertising.
This list of courses is impressive. But from personal experience, it takes more than what is listed above to successfully set up an online business. Browsing through the list above, I see nothing about building a website or even maintaining it, content creation, the use of keywords (or may be covered under SEO?), monetization etc. Perhaps they are covered in great details under another heading.
I must admit that quite a lot has been touched here which will certainly help a potential online business owner to kick-start a business.
Wow. All the courses presented on this post so far are free. This is a rare thing, as the majority of online courses charge way too much only for a couple of months.
This is also very relevant to your online business even though this particular course seems to place more emphasis on Twitter. To stand a better chance of driving traffic from social networks, a best practice is to understand how to use data from the most prominent, if not all, the social networks.
I'm referring to platforms such as LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, StumbleUpon, etc, not only Twitter.
These five courses discussed above are the most relevant of the 21 results that were displayed.
ALL THE COURSES REVIEWED SO FAR HAVE THE OPTION TO ATTEND FREE OF CHARGE.
This is freaking awesome. The only situation that calls for spending is when you actually want a physical certificate to prove the completion of this course.
A disadvantage, however, is that you have access to your courses only within the valid time period for the course, whereas those who opted for the paid option, will have unlimited access to their courses even when the course period expires.
This is absolutely an excellent opportunity for experienced digital entrepreneurs to enhance their existing skills and maybe discover information that could take their online business to the next level, FREE OF CHARGE.
Unlike the majority of online courses, FutureLearn grants unlimited access to study materials, even after the expiration of the time period for the course. This allows the students to always return to certain principles and projects for quick reminders if necessary.
FutureLearn has subdivided Digital Marketing into many sections and giving each of them a name. For instance, the five courses examined above could as well be treated under one big heading: DIGITAL MARKETING.
These subdivisions of courses could render understanding very complex, especially for someone who is still starting off online. How would a newbie know where to start? The only solution for someone with no experience at all with Digital Marketing would be to just do all in any other.
FutureLearn could burrow some improvements from other platforms, who succeeded to merger the understanding of the entire digital marketing process in 120 chronologically organized lessons. All the student has to do, is follow lessons chronologically, and complete tasks. No more need to worry about where to start.
The very fact that courses have been highly stratified makes it very difficult to identify a pattern. The only option for a complete newbie online would be to choose courses using their inexperienced instincts.
Of course, this approach would be highly inappropriate, and would definitely lead to inefficiency and great loss of much time online. Understanding Digital Marketing needs a step by step guide, from A to Z. It's a very chronological process, considering the complex and challenging nature of digital marketing. There should be no chances of any confusion whatsoever.
The very fact that 95% of online entrepreneurs don't make it online, should be enough reason to take digital marketing very seriously, especially when it comes to designing the courses for students to take.
It's already cool that students can take free courses, even though access to those courses is limited only for the time period during which those courses are going to run.
We all know that the importance of having access to resources when needed. Digital Marketing starts to make sense when it's applied practically. What happens if, during the practical implementation, there is a need to refer to some past training resources?
FutureLearn could still grant lifetime access to resources for members taking the free course and withhold any certification. That would be highly justified.
It would appear there is no community available for those taking the courses to interact with each other. This is very important as students would be able to reach out to each other and share their problems and solutions. FutureLearn should create a community where digital entrepreneurs in the making get to meet, interact and succeed together.
Teamwork is very important online.
FutureLearn should equally provide additional tools for students to enhance the learning process and make it more practical. The possibility of actually working with real-life situations through live websites should be considered. This would enable the student to be in a better position to decide between looking for a job after learning or taking the bold step to already establish a business online. And the best part? THE STUDENT CAN START MAKING MONEY ONLINE BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM.
Several training platforms online are doing so today. They empower their members by providing tools such as free hosting, free websites, a domain name registry for them to choose the address of their online businesses in the learning process, a free keyword research tool to help with their social media campaigns, and above all, a robust help center to attend to any problems that the future entrepreneur might encounter in the learning process.
Perhaps this is the reason why many people don't do well at it, because they are not well equipped. Digital Marketing should be taught while having long-term objectives in mind for the students. An environment should be created to place the student in a better position to either be able to land a job immediately after taking their courses, or to start a business online if getting a job is taking longer than expected.
I definitely recommend FutureLearn for experienced Digital Entrepreneurs. FutureLearn scores a 10/10. They have excellent free resources to take advantage of, and the prices required to get a certification are very affordable. I've actually bookmarked FutureLearn's homepage and will be visiting it frequently. This platform really impressed me.
When it comes to those with little or no experience with regards to the digital environment, FutureLearn scores a 5.5/10 for reasons which have been highlighted in the article above. If you are a newbie in digital marketing, then this might not be the place for you.
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Yak Bassin in Wisconsin (Movie) – John Fab. WI
It proves again that you don't necessarily need a 50 grand bass boat to catch big bass, and yet be comfortable and dry while you're doing it, which you can't be if you fish from kayaks other than the W. John caught this magnificent largemouth bass in very shallow water (see movie) - John says that his W kayak would take him to spots where no other boat can go, including other fishing kayaks. It has to do with the fact that you can launch the W practically anywhere, and go with it over obstacles in shallow water, as well as stand up in it anytime you want, and scout for passages in the thick vegetation, and sometime even push pole in very skinny water - One of the reasons why a long and sturdy W kayak paddle is more practical than other paddles.
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John caught this magnificent largemouth bass in very shallow water (see movie) – John says that his W kayak would take him to spots where no other boat can go, including other fishing kayaks. It has to do with the fact that you can launch the W practically anywhere, and go with it over obstacles in shallow water, as well as stand up in it anytime you want, and scout for passages in the thick vegetation, and sometime even push pole in very skinny water – One of the reasons why a long and sturdy W kayak paddle is practical, and more useful than other paddles.
It proves again that you don't necessarily need a 50 grand bass boat to catch big bass, and yet be comfortable and dry while you're doing it, which you can't be if you fish from kayaks other than the W.
Paul Z 05/13/2011 at --
That's a fine looking large mouth bass you got!
Looks like the weather up there is getting a little better… 🙂
Fishing from kayaks in cold regions is similar to mainstream kayak fishing, which is largely a southern phenomenon, but it's also different in some aspects.
This is a blog about kayak fishing in cold water and weather: http://northernkayakfishing.wordpress.com/
Marco 05/13/2011 at --
Yeh, kayak fishing in the south is more wishful thinking than possible, and up north it's altogether an impossibility (imho) unless of course you're talking about fishing out of a w yak, which makes both southern and northern kayak fishing a pleasure
(C) Marco, 2011 😀 😀
Not too bad a copyright, eh? 😉
Fish Wiz 05/13/2011 at --
It's a catch, because anglers who reject the notion of fishing from a kayak to begin with, might think why would one yak be so different from other yaks, and how does that compare to my canoe, or Jonboat, or bassboat to begin with??
And yak anglers who've grown used to the hardships and discomfort of kayak fishing can say "How can two pieces of plastic of similar size be so different?"
Here's what John says on his own kayak fishing blog in Wisconsin:
"Big bass like this lurk in lakes that receive little fishing pressure. Boats and regular kayaks are not able to reach these types of water that the Wavewalk can access. I am able to manuever over objects such as bogs and logs and tight spots. Being able to stand also comes in handy while looking for fish and pockets in shallow water. I find these fish factories by checking satellite photos and maps. The Wavewalk kayak does the rest. It is not surprising that these lakes, ponds and streams hold quality fish. The amazing part is that they can be so close to urban areas."
Rox 05/18/2011 at --
Nice Job, Beautiful Large Mouth Bass. 🙂
Yep, backwaters, over logs, bogs, and what ever is in the way, you Can't stop the W500 from getting into anywhere you want to fish. 🙂
Tight lines and Paddle safe all.


Robert Nathan Allen of Little Herds, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing edible insects to market, is thwarting my expectations.
I keep wanting him to be some odd-looking geek who's totally into the idea of insects just for themselves, some eccentric yet lovable bug aficionado like those FBI entomologists at Quantico in Thomas Harris's Silence of the Lambs, and so that's the reason he's co-presenting the sixth annual Bug Festival in Zilker Park this weekend, that's why he's all about promoting insects as food.
But that's not why Allen – an affable, thoughtful, almost disappointingly normal-looking guy, after all – is promoting insects as food.
He's doing it only because it makes perfect sense.
"I absolutely stumbled into it," he tells me over java at the Thunderbird Coffee on Manor. "About a year and a half ago, my mom sent me an article about eating insects. She sent it as a joke, like 'You and Dad can eat bugs!' But I thought it was really interesting, and I started reading about the health benefits and the environmental benefits of entomophagy. And, at the time, I was the bar manager at a hotel here in town, so I thought, 'Hey, I can be the first person to put them on the menu,' and since then it's evolved into a much larger idea."
A much larger idea. Specifically: To accommodate the suggestions of the recent United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report entitled "Edible Insects," which champions entomophagy as a way of combating hunger (without further devastating the global environment) as the world's population continues to increase.
"So I reached out to people across the country who were writing about entomophagy, who were doing books about it," says Allen. "And I got in touch with Harmon Johar of World Entomophagy – he was finishing school at the University of Georgia at the time – and his goal was to be the first large-scale producer of food-grade insects. Not the mealworms and crickets that you can buy in bulk from growers who provide to pet stores or for chicken feed, but a standard, hygienic, organic, human-consumption-grade insect. But it's still a scary topic to broach for a lot of people. Even with the UN coming out and talking about how great and necessary it is, there are still a lot of people who are real squeamish about it."
Which is one reason Allen thinks Austin is a good place in which to establish his Little Herds project.
"In Austin," he says, "so many people are interested in natural, healthy food – in locally raised, locally sourced, environmentally conscious food. So insects are a perfect fit for this city. It's also still really weird to eat insects – which fits right into our book. But nobody was doing anything here. So I looked at California and saw that there were a few restaurants and food trailers out there, and I ended up meeting a couple of folks who were working on the engineering aspects of it: How do we create this new sort of farming system – some sort of modular, automated system – to get the biggest return? And I started talking to people in Europe who were working on how to get it in front of the public, to overcome the taboos. And that's what I want to do, starting in Austin: To educate the adults in town by presenting it to them in a palatable environment. Because if you go to your favorite restaurant with your favorite chef who always does right by you, always makes things delicious, if he or she says 'Alright, I'm gonna cook some bugs, would you be willing to try 'em?' Most people under those conditions, especially when they're in a place where they can get a drink beforehand – get some liquid courage, if they need it – will try something new and different."
Let's pause here and mention again the Bug Festival in Zilker Park this weekend. It's a one-day event each year, founded and still co-produced by a woman named Marjory Wildcraft, and it's a periodic novelty (as opposed to the ongoing culture that Allen's working to establish); but it's also a fine opportunity to meet (and eat) a variety of insects and arachnids. [To meet and consciously eat them, we mean: USDA standards, of course, suggest that you're devouring x number of bugs in every jar of peanut butter or bag of corn chips or whatever.] It's a sort of buggy celebration and buffet, right there in the middle of the park, and we'll bet that any kids you know will thank you for taking them along.
"We definitely need to be educating people at a young age," says Allen. "Kids should know about this alternative protein – why it's healthy and not that gross or icky."
Austin Chronicle: So it's not that gross or icky, really?
Robert Nathan Allen: The first time I put mealworms in a baking pan to dry them up – because we were experimenting with powdering them and using 'em as a flour – and you open the oven and it smells like a mix of peanuts roasting and french fries: It smells so good! And I've also been using crickets that Harmon's been growing with World Ento, so those are the two main insects that Little Herds has been experimenting with. And we're hoping, once we've learned the best methods for growing and harvesting those two, that we can expand to other species. Waxmoth larva, silkworm larva, maybe even going crazy and getting in some scorpions down the line.
AC: Whenever I read about entomophagy, I see giant water bugs on the menu … ?
RNA: Yeah, they're supposed to be really high in protein and iron.
AC: But what about the, uh, taste of them?
RNA: I've heard they're really good. And because there are so many different species of insects, and so few chefs to play around with them and tell people about their experiments, we don't really know the flavor profile for a lot of the insects that we know are edible. We haven't even studied most of the insects to see if they're edible. I mean, think about the different ways you can cook a chicken, and multiply that by 1500. Last year at the Bug Festival, which was the fifth annual – although it was the first time I'd heard of it – I went and I got to try leaf-cutter ants, wasps, wasp and bee larva, crickets, grasshoppers, katydids, walking sticks, and scorpions.
AC: Ah, man, walking sticks are so sweet, though! In disposition, I mean – it'd be like eating somebody's dog. But – did all those bugs have distinctly different flavors after cooking?
RNA: Well, basically, they were tossed into a boiling pot to get rid of any pathogens or fungus, and then thrown into a cast-iron skillet with a little bit of butter or soy sauce. And the larva had a distinctly buttery, sweet-honey-but-still-savory flavor to them. And the scorpion had a distinctly salty-savory, meaty flavor to it – which was really interesting.
AC: Like seafood at all? Like crustaceans?
RNA: No, not fishy at all. Ah, crickets smell like shrimp before they're cooked. But then, depending on how you cook them … if you sauté them, it keeps a little bit of that. But if you roast them, it becomes a kind of oaty, nutty flavor and aroma. That's why you'll see them in chocolate-chip cookies a lot of times: They're a great substitute for nuts.


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Butterfly Ovaries and Cockroach Stomachs: Microphotographs as Art
by Carey Dunne May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016
Carl Strüwe, "Archetype of Individuality" (1933)
If it hadn't been for Carl Strüwe, a German graphic designer and self-taught photographer, the world may have never come to appreciate the unlikely beauty of a cockroach's stomach. While scientists had been using microphotography in their research for years before him, Strüwe is widely considered the first to experiment with the fine art potential of the medium. From 1926 to 1959, starting with an image of a whale jawbone, Strüwe took 280 photographs through microscopes in an ongoing project he called Formen des Mikrokosmos (Forms of the Microcosmos). A selection of these images is now on view in an exhibition at Steven Kasher Gallery.
Instead of framing his images as scientific evidence, Strüwe used his designer's eye for composition and pattern to highlight the microscopic world's staggering artistry. Since microscopes produced circular images, Strüwe jerry-rigged a rectangular lens frame to present his photos in the standard format of Western paintings. He cut black pieces of paper into rectangles to place atop the specimens in his slides, then positioned his camera over the microscope's lens to photograph what lay beneath, magnified at 2,000 times. Eventually, he taught himself to use multiple exposures to compile disparate images into a single tableaux.
Carl Strüwe, "Notched Butterfly Proboscis (Macroglossa stellatarum L.)" (1928) (click to enlarge)
With their focus on abstracted patterns and shapes, these photographs evidence the influence of contemporaneous art movements such as Cubism, New Vision, and Constructivism. They also suggest how, in turn, technologies that allowed for new ways of seeing influenced the rise of such movements. As the Brooklyn Museum put it in a press release for 1949 solo show of Strüwe's work, his photographs "often remind us of modern artists such as Klee or Kandinsky and yet they do not encroach upon the field of painting. Rather they suggest possible sources and explanations for modern abstract art, unearthing a whole world of beauty invisible to the naked eye." Strüwe himself, in a 1955 book, cited Fernand Léger, Paul Klee, Willi Baumeister, and Paul Cézanne as influences in his artistic studies of "sphere, cone and cylinder."
The photographer never gained much fame outside of Germany during his lifetime, and in 1945, bombs destroyed his studio and many of his prints in the city of Bielefeld. But nearly a century after his first experiments, Strüwe's work remains a singular contribution to the intersection of science and art. Even when current electron microscopes can magnify matter millions of times, a notched butterfly proboscis curled under Strüwe's comparatively primitive equipment is a mesmerizing sight.
Carl Strüwe, "Anchor's Composition (Synapta)" (1952)
Carl Strüwe, "Mature Condition, Ovary of a Butterfly" (1927)
Carl Strüwe, "Diatoms Actinoptychus heliopelta" (1928)
Carl Strüwe, "Alga-Freshwater (Alge Spirogyra setiformis)" (1928)
Carl Strüwe, "Butterfly (Red Admiral), Scales on Wing (Ala papilionis)" (1928)
Carl Strüwe, "Chewing Stomach of Kitchen-schabe, Cockroach" (1928)
Carl Strüwe, "Square Form of a Diatom" (1929)
Carl Strüwe, "Plankton. Upper: Algae colony (Asterionella), lower: 2 Volvox colonies" (1952)
Carl Strüwe, "Conical Shape (Crystal of Said Hippuric Acid Compound)" (1927)
Carl Strüwe, "Finale (Other Title: End Time – Melancholy)" (1959)
Carl Strüwe: Microcosmos continues at Steven Kasher Gallery (515 West 26th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan) through June 4.
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Tagged: art and science, Photo Essays, Steven Kasher Gallery
Carey Dunne is a Brooklyn-based writer covering arts and culture. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Baffler, The Village Voice, and elsewhere.	More by Carey Dunne


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The Campus • February 28, 2019 • https://alleghenycampus.com/17373/news/tims-law-requires-colleges-to-make-hazing-incidents-public/
Tim's Law requires colleges to make hazing incidents public
Ethan Woodfill, News Editor
Allegheny College released the first Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing Law Report last week on its website under the Fraternity and Sorority Life page.
The report is mandated under the new Pennsylvania statute, Act 80 of 2018, created in response to the 2017 hazing death of Timothy Piazza, a sophomore at Penn State University.
Piazza died on Feb. 4, 2017, after he consumed 18 alcoholic drinks in 82 minutes in a hazing ritual for the Beta Theta Pi Chapter. His blood alcohol content, according to a grand jury report, reached 0.36, almost five times the legal limit. The statute, nicknamed Tim's Law, was signed into law Oct. 19, 2018, by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.
According to a 2008 study by the University of Maine, more than half of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience hazing. Among the most common practices of hazing are alcohol consumption, humiliation, isolation, sleep-deprivation and sex acts.
Last fall, a student at Ohio University died of asphyxiation due to nitrous oxide ingestion during a hazing incident.
Under the new law, there are stricter, tiered penalties for hazing. Hazing that results in bodily injury can result in a third-degree misdemeanor, $2,500 in fines and imprisonment of up to one year. Hazing that results in serious bodily injury or death results in a third-degree felony with fines up to $15,000 and up to seven years in prison.
Tim's Law defines organizational hazing as hazing occurring in groups such as fraternities, sororities, societies, clubs and/or associations whose members are primarily students.
Brittany Martin, assistant director of student leadership & involvement, was unavailable for comment and referred The Campus to Gretchen Beck, associate dean of students for wellness education.
"(Many people think that) hazing only applies to fraternities and sororities," Beck said. "But it is applicable to athletic teams and all student organizations."
The statute requires institutions and high schools to adopt a written policy against hazing and to report all violations of the anti-hazing policy online twice a year — Jan. 1 and Aug. 1 — or by Jan. 15, for 2019. Institutions are required to retain hazing records for five years.
Only one reported violation since Dec. 1, 2013, appears on Allegheny College's public report.
In March 2017, Kappa Kappa Gamma engaged in hazing activities. The sorority was put on disciplinary warning and their new member program was reviewed by the chapter, Panhellenic Council and the director of Student Leadership and Involvement.
Beck said there have been years of issues in higher education with hazing and that until now, not all schools have been transparent about the issue.
"I think it's good for institutions to be transparent about issues, about hazing. Some colleges are very good with being transparent, but others are not," Beck said." Tim's Law levels the playing field across Pennsylvania."
Lizzie Schumacher, '20, president of the Panhellenic Council, said Tim's Law has not prompted specific changes at Allegheny other than the published hazing report.
"There aren't many school changes because, if you look at the report, we don't have many (hazing) issues," Schumacher said. "So, (we'd like) to do more with prevention and workshops with new members to establish a level of comfort where they know that they can reach out."
Garrett Fenton, '20, president of the Interfraternal Council, said there is not much IFC can do in regards to the law. He suggested IFC could implement some of the Tim's Law provisions into their bylaws, but, since the law is already a part of the college's policy, that supersedes IFC.
"We are unsure of our role as to what we could add to (the law) because it's already all-encompassing," Fenton said. "One thing we could do, if there was interest among the board, would be to pressure (the reporting process) to be anonymous and confidential."
The process for reporting hazing incidents is not confidential. Students file a report of hazing to Joe Hall, assistant dean of students, with the name(s) of the victim(s) and the accuser(s).
"Something that was proposed at a meeting was an anonymous form," Schumacher said. "(Students) would not have to necessarily come to a fraternity and sorority life adviser. They could submit a form and say 'I heard/saw/had to do this.' That could be anonymously sent and investigated further."
Fenton was concerned about the definition of hazing. Tim's Law defines hazing as an offense when "a person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly, for the purpose of initiating, admitting or affiliating a minor or student into or with an organization." It can include consumption of food, alcohol or drugs that can put students at harm, physical brutality, sexual brutality, or mental brutality.
"Almost anything under the sun can be considered hazing," Fenton said. "I think there should be some speculation as to what harmful hazing constitutes and what non-harmful hazing constitutes. I think that it's an important distinction to make."
Schumacher said it is important for institutions to publish reports because reports could deter prospective members from joining an organization.
"I think it's important (for colleges) to be transparent," Schumacher said. "I think, moreso, it's to establish a level of trust, and also, to set a bar that's like 'this is why we don't do it again' because it is public knowledge and (showing) that it's wrong. Different organizations don't want to have their name on (the report) because it stays on there for five years, and if potential new members can see that, that's going to somewhat deter them from preffing that organization."
Beck reiterated the importance of Tim's Law in regards to Piazza's 2017 death.
"We don't want to ever see something happen like what happened to Mr. Piazza," Beck said.


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Indian CDS Gen Rawat, wife and 11 others die in air crash
New Delhi, Dec 08 (ANI): File Photo of CDS General Bipin Rawat along with his wife Madhulika Rawat died in IAF chopper crash in Coonoor on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
NEW DELHI: India's Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, died after a military helicopter crashed in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force said today.
"With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident," tweeted IAF. Gen Rawat, India's first CDS was on a visit to the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course when his chopper crashed near Coonor in the Nilgiris district.
"Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was on a visit to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiri Hills) to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course today," the IAF added.
Gen Rawat had taken off from Sulur Airbase for Wellington and was accompanied by his wife Madhulika Rawat, his DA Brigadier LS Lidder, SO Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, among other defence officials.
"Around noon today, an IAF Mi 17 V5 helicopter with a crew of 4 members carrying the CDS and 9 other passengers met with a tragic accident near Coonoor, TN," the Indian Air Force said in a tweet.
Group Captain Varun Singh, SC, Directing Staff at DSSC, the sole survivor of the crash, is undergoing treatment for his injuries at Military Hospital in Wellington.
General Rawat was India's first Chief of Defence Staff. With his appointment in the topmost position in December 2019, he was the one-point advisor to the government matters related to the military including the Army, Navy and the Air Force.
NEW DELHI: Debris of IAF chopper crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
"Deeply anguished by the sudden demise of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other Armed Forces personnel in an extremely unfortunate helicopter accident today in Tamil Nadu. His untimely death is an irreparable loss to our Armed Forces and the country," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.
"General Rawat had served the country with exceptional courage and diligence. As the first Chief of Defence Staff he had prepared plans for jointness of our Armed Forces," Singh added.
A veteran of counterinsurgency warfare, CDS Rawat served in the most difficult terrains including northern and eastern commands.
CDS Rawat was commissioned into the Indian Army in December 1978. He previously served as Chief of the Army Staff from January 2017 to December 2019. (ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his deep anguish on the death of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash and said his insights and perspectives on strategic matters were exceptional.
Describing CDS Rawat as "an outstanding soldier" and "a true patriot," the Prime Minister said he greatly contributed to modernising our armed forces and security apparatus. The Prime Minister also expressed his anguish at the death of others on board the helicopter including Gen Rawat's wife and defence officers.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
"I am deeply anguished by the helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu in which we have lost Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and other personnel of the Armed Forces. They served India with utmost diligence. My thoughts are with the bereaved families," the Prime Minister said in a tweet.
"Gen Bipin Rawat was an outstanding soldier. A true patriot, he greatly contributed to modernising our armed forces and security apparatus. His insights and perspectives on strategic matters were exceptional. His passing away has saddened me deeply. Om Shanti," he added.
PM Modi said that as India's first CDS, Gen Rawat worked on diverse aspects relating to the country's armed forces including defence reforms.
"He brought with him a rich experience of serving in the Army. India will never forget his exceptional service," the Prime Minister said.
The military helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
A veteran of counterinsurgency warfare, CDS Rawat had served in difficult terrains including northern and eastern commands.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), in New Delhi on Wednesday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, NSA Ajit Doval and others also present. (ANI Photo)
CDS Rawat was commissioned into the Indian Army in December 1978. He served as Chief of the Army Staff from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2019.
General MM Naravane briefs
Army Chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the incident of the crash of a military chopper in Tamil Nadu, that was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others.
Defence Minister also visited CDS Rawat residence in the national capital today. General Rawat was on his way from the Sulur IAF Station to the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington in Coonoor when the IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter in which he was travelling crashed in a forested area in the Nilgiris district around 12:20 pm.
According to the sources, 13 of the 14 personnel involved in the CDS chopper crash have been confirmed dead.
Rawat's wife Madhulika Rawat, his DA Brigadier LS Lidder, his SO Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh were among the 14 people, including five crew members on board the chopper that crashed.
The Indian Air Force has issued a list of names of General Rawat's staff who were also on-board the crashed chopper. Apart from CDS General Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder, Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, NK Gursewak Singh, NK Jitendra Kumar, L/NK Vivek Kumar, L/NK B Sai Teja and Hav Satpal are among those on board the aircraft. The IAF has ordered an inquiry into the accident.
Tamil Nadu State forest minister K Ramachandran said that five of the 14 people on board the chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff chief General Bipin Rawat, which crashed near Coonoor in the nearby hilly in the Nilgiris district on Wednesday have been confirmed killed, while two others are critically injured.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Air Force confirmed that General Rawat was on board an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter that met with an accident while going from Sulur to Wellington in Tamil Nadu.
Rajnath Singh visits CDS Bipin Rawat's residence
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the residence of Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat in New Delhi, after an Army helicopter carrying him along with senior defence officers crashed near Coonor in Tamil Nadu this afternoon.
The Indian Air Force confirmed that CDS Rawat was on- board an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter that met with an accident earlier today between Coimbatore and Sulur. Rajnath Singh has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the incident and the Government is likely to issue a statement in the Parliament about the crash.
The IAF has ordered an inquiry into the accident.
CDS Rawat was accompanied by his wife and senior defence officials were also on-board the chopper.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari rushes for Sulur
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari has rushed for Sulur Airbase after a military chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and others crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon, sources said.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Air Force confirmed that General Rawat was on-board an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter that met with an accident while going from Sulur to Wellington in Tamil Nadu. There were 14 people, including nine officials of the CDS, on-board when the helicopter crashed. (ANI)
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Home > World Revolution 2000s - 231 to 330 > World Revolution - 2006 > World Revolution no.299, November 2006 > US imperialism in a quagmire
US imperialism in a quagmire
Bogged down by the war in Iraq, the manifest failure of the war on international terrorism with the growth in deadly attacks, not only in the Middle East but throughout the world: this is not just a setback but a truly stinging reverse for the USA.
The American bourgeoisie is in an impasse
How is it possible that the world's greatest army, equipped with the most modern technological means, the most effective electronic systems, the most sophisticated armaments capable of locating and reaching their targets at distances of thousands of kilometres, should find itself trapped in such a mire? For the ruling class the answer is evident, it can only be the manifest incompetence of Bush junior, "the worst President in America's history. He's ignorant, he's arrogant, he's stupid" (in the words of American writer, Norman Mailer). This explanation is easy and works all the better since George Bush doesn't have to work very hard to make it credible. However, this explanation is miles away from the real problem (which is its chief merit for the bourgeoisie). It is not this or that individual at the summit of the state who makes capitalism go in this or that direction, but, on the contrary, the state of the system which determines the political orientations. The greatest world power must, is compelled, to hold on to its position. The United States could not have any policy other than that put forward by Paul Wolfowitz (now a leading member of the Republican administration) at the beginning of the 1990s: "America's political and military mission in the post-cold-war era will be to insure that no rival superpower is allowed to emerge in Western Europe, Asia or the territory of the former Soviet Union". This 'doctrine' was made public in March 1992 when the American bourgeoisie still had illusions in the success of its strategy, in the wake of the collapse of the USSR and the reunification of Germany. With this aim, several years ago, they declared that to mobilise the nation and impose America's democratic values on the entire world and prevent imperialist rivalry "we need a new Pearl Harbour". Remember the Japanese attack on the American naval base in 1941, which resulted in 4,500 American dead and wounded, and allowed the United States to enter the war on the Allied side by tipping public opinion which until then had been reticent about this war. The highest American political authorities were aware the attack was being planned and did nothing about it. Since then they have simply applied their policy: the attacks on 11 September were their "new Pearl Harbour" and in the name of a new crusade against terrorism they have been able to justify the invasion of Afghanistan and then Iraq.
The result of this policy, the only one that the world's greatest imperialist power can carry out, is damning: 3,000 soldiers killed since the beginning of the war in Iraq three years ago (of whom more than 2,800 are American), 655,000 Iraqis perished between March 2003 and July 2006, since when the deadly terrorist attacks and confrontations between Shiites and Sunnis have started to intensify. There are 160,000 soldiers of occupation on Iraqi soil under the supreme command of the United States, who are incapable of 'carrying out their mission of maintaining order' in a country on the edge of civil war. Not only are the Shiite and Sunni militia violently confronting one another, as they have since a few months ago, but also the local rival Shiite gangs are tearing each other apart and spreading terror, particularly in the conflict between Moqtada al-Sadr's gang (the self-styled Mehdi army) and the Al-Badr brigades (linked to the dominant faction in government) mainly responsible for the slaughter at Amara, Nasiriya, Basra where they tried to impose their rule. In the South of the country the Sunni activists who proudly proclaim their links to the Taliban and Al-Qaida have self-proclaimed an 'Islamic republic' while, in the Baghdad region, the population is exposed to car, bus and even bicycle bombs, as well as gangs of looters. The shortest sortie by isolated American troops sees them exposed to ambushes.
Iraq has fallen into an inextricable bloody chaos
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan also swallow up colossal sums that dig ever deeper into the budget deficit, precipitating the United States into astronomical debt. The situation in Afghanistan is no less catastrophic. The interminable hunt for Al Qaida and the presence of an army of occupation gives credit to the Taliban (toppled from power in 2002 but rearmed by Iran and more discretely by China) whose ambushes and terrorist attacks are multiplying. The 'evil terrorists', Bin Laden or the Taliban regime, were both alike creatures of the US to counter the USSR, at the time of the imperialist blocs, after the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. The first was a former spy recruited by the CIA in 1979 who, after having served as a financial intermediary in the arms trade from Saudi Arabia and the USA to the Afghan guerrillas, 'naturally' became the intermediary for the Americans to finance the Afghan resistance from the beginning of the Russian invasion. As for the Taliban, they were armed and financed by the USA and their accession to power was accomplished with Uncle Sam's full blessing.
It is obvious that this great crusade against terrorism, far from eradicating it, has only opened the way for more and more terrorist actions and suicide bombings whose only purpose is to affect as many victims as possible. Today the White House is powerless in the face of the Iranian state cocking a snook at it in the most humiliating way. Besides, this gives space to fourth or fifth rank powers, like North Korea which undertook a nuclear test on 8 October, making it potentially the eighth country with atomic weapons. This huge challenge imperils the equilibrium of South East Asia and encourages others with aspirations to possess nuclear weapons[1] [1]. Japan's rapid militarisation and rearmament and its orientation towards the production of nuclear weapons will find a pretext in the need to face up to its immediate neighbours.
We must also consider the terrible conflict raging in the Middle East and particularly in the Gaza Strip. Following the Hamas electoral victory in January, direct international aid has been suspended and the Israeli government has blocked the transfer of funds from tax and customs duties to the Palestinian Authority. 165,000 of its employees have not been paid for 7 months but their anger, as well as that of the whole population, with 70% living on the threshold of poverty, with 44% unemployment, has easily been recuperated into the confrontations in the streets between the Hamas and Fatah militias, which have occurred with renewed regularity since 1 October. The attempts at a government of national unity have all been aborted. At the same time, after its retreat from South Lebanon, Tsahal (the Israeli armed forces) has gone back into the frontier with Egypt as far as the Gaza Strip and restarted its missile bombardment of Rafah under the pretext of hunting for Hamas activists.
The population lives in a climate of permanent terror and insecurity. Since 25 June 300 deaths have been recorded in the territory.
So the American policy fiasco is obvious. This is why the Bush administration is being so widely called into question, even by Republicans. 60% of the American population think that the war in Iraq was a 'bad choice', a large part of them no longer believe that Saddam held nuclear potential nor had links to Al Qaida, and think this was a pretext to justify an intervention in Iraq. Half a dozen recent books (among them one by Bob Woodward, the prominent journalist who uncovered the Watergate scandal under Nixon) implacably denounce this state "lie" and call for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. This does not mean that the militarist US policy can be abandoned but the government is constrained to take account of and display its own contradictions in order to adapt it.
Bush's latest supposed 'gaffe', admitting the parallel with the Vietnam war goes with these 'flights'… orchestrated by the James Baker interviews. This former Chief of staff from the Reagan era, then Secretary of State for Bush senior, advocates opening a dialogue with Syria and Iran and above all a partial withdrawal from Iraq. This attempt at a limited response underlines the extent of the American bourgeoisie's weakening, since the pure and simple retreat from Iraq would be the most stinging in its history, and one it could not permit. The parallel with Vietnam is a really deceptive underestimation, for at the time the retreat from Vietnam allowed the United States a beneficial strategic reorientation of alliances and to draw China into its own camp against the USSR, when today the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq would be a pure capitulation without any compensation and entail the complete discredit of American power. These glaring contradictions are the manifestation of the weakening of American leadership and the advance of 'every man for himself'. A change in the majority in the next Congress will not provide any other 'choice' but a headlong flight into the more and more murderous military adventures that express capitalism's impasse.
In the United States, the weight of the chauvinism displayed in the wake of 11 September has largely disappeared with the experience of the double fiasco of the war on terrorism and the mire of the Iraq war. The army recruitment campaigns can hardly find fodder ready to risk their skins in Iraq and the soldiers are demoralised. In spite of the risks, there are thousands of desertions on the ground. We note that over a thousand deserters have sought refuge in Canada.
This situation gives us a glimpse of a whole other perspective. The more and more intolerable weight of war and barbarity in society is an indispensable dimension for proletarians to develop their consciousness of the irremediable bankruptcy of the capitalist system. The only response the working class can make against imperialist war, the only solidarity that it can give to its class brothers exposed to the worst massacres, is to mobilise on its own class terrain to bring an end to this system. W, 21/10/06 (Translated from Revolution Internationale, publication of the ICC in France)
[1] [2] As we go to press we are reading reports that 6 Arab states (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and UAE) have announced that they want to use nuclear technology. Although all say they want this for peaceful energy production, it is impossible to believe this, particularly as Iran tries to join the nuclear club and the US has proved powerless to stop North Korea's nuclear tests.
Recent and ongoing:
War in Iraq [3]
Source URL: https://en.internationalism.org/wr/299/us-quagmire
[1] https://en.internationalism.org/wr/299/us-quagmire#_ftn1
[2] https://en.internationalism.org/wr/299/us-quagmire#_ftnref1
[3] https://en.internationalism.org/tag/recent-and-ongoing/war-iraq


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Storm Continues To Pound California With Wind, Snow, Rain
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February 26, 2019 6:12pm 1142 Comments
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Skiers have been able to enjoy much more time on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada Range this winter compared to last season. Numerous storms have produced record snowfalls at many ski resorts, according to their owners. But, as is usually the case, this year has been tougher on carriers, as well as their drivers who haven't been able to circumvent the region to deliver their goods. Delays are likely to slow them down again until this storm calms down in a couple days.
Sierra Nevada snowpack comparison.
The latest data from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show a significant difference in current snowpack compared to this time last year. While coverage across the Sierra is only around 10 percent greater, the average snow depth across the region is nearly 6.5 times greater than a year ago, standing at 38.9 inches. The maximum depth today (Tuesday, February 26, 2019) is 223 feet at the Harkness Flat Snow Course in Lassen County.
The current storm, which shifted into high gear yesterday afternoon, has already dumped up to several feet of snow in some areas. These are the top five largest totals for the 24 hours from 10:00 a.m. PST Monday to 10:00 a.m. PST Tuesday:
• Castle Peak 40 inches
• Boreal Ridge Ski Resort 30 inches
• Soda Springs Resort 30 inches
• Sugar Bowl Village 28 inches
• Squaw Alpine Ski Rental 22 inches
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Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Sacramento, told Freight Waves that there's much more snow to come for the next 36 to 40 hours.
"An additional eight feet could accumulate at the peak of Lassen Volcanic National Park, which is around 10,500 feet above sea level," said Chandler-Cooley.
Donner Pass – just west of Truckee, California, and just a short distance south of I-80 – is forecast to receive another four to six feet of snow. This route is frequently used by truckers who need to haul loads from Nevada to northern California. Other heavily used roads such as US-50 over Echo Summit (south of Lake Tahoe), as well as CA-88 over Carson Pass, will get slammed with an additional two to four feet of snow.
SONAR road conditions showing possible closures in the Sierra Nevada Range early Wednesday, February 27, 2019. These are indicated by the purple-colored roads circled in red.
Travel will be risky not just because of road conditions, but because of winds, too. Gusts may be strong enough to cause blowing snow and very limited visibility, as well as taking down trees and utility lines that could block roads. The winds will also make driving extremely dangerous for truckers carrying empty vans, which is known as "deadheading,"
"The storm may not be as strong in some areas on Wednesday, but it will still be impactful to travel," added Chandler-Cooley. She also said this round of snow and wind should end by early Thursday (February 28), and updated alerts from the NWS can be found on this interactive map.
During this storm (and others), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has occasionally closed portions of I-80 and other routes through the Sierras. More closures are expected. The storm will also make travel rough across the Mount Shasta region in far northern California, with heavy snow possible along the I-5 corridor north of Redding.
California Department of Transportation tweet on February 26, 2019.
Rainy Days Down Below
While the high elevations of the Sierra and Shasta regions become snowbound, their lower slopes and foothills are expected to get doused with several more inches of heavy rain through Wednesday. Some drainage systems may not be able to handle the steady downpours, and some creeks and rivers could overflow their banks. The result would be flooded streets, mudslides and/or debris flows. Winds could be strong enough to knock down trees and power lines, so scattered power outages are a good possibility. These threats extend westward into the Central Valley (Redding to Sacramento to Modesto) and the San Francisco Bay metro area.
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Q: Python scan directory and eliminate duplicate directories I have to scan directory recursively with limited deepest value . I am achieving this using OS module. Below is the code
scan_dir = "/a/b/c"
import os

def walk(top, maxdepth):
    dirs, nondirs = [], []
    for name in os.listdir(top):
        (dirs if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(top, name)) else nondirs).append(os.path.join(top,name))
    yield top, dirs, nondirs
    if maxdepth > 1:
        for name in dirs:
            for x in walk(os.path.join(top, name), maxdepth-1):
                yield x

for x in walk(scan_dir, 2):
    _, dir_list, nondirs_list = x
    dirs_final = dirs_final + dir_list
    nondirs_final = nondirs_final + nondirs_list

Because we are getting out of memory, if we scan /a/b/c since it has lot of  files (below code scan fuction we are using just fyi) to fix issue memory issue, I thought to scan smaller sub  directories 4 level deepest.
from pathlib import Path
def scan(path):
    for Entry in Path(path).iterdir():
        if Entry.is_dir() and not Entry.is_symlink():
            yield Entry
            for SubEntry in scan(Entry):
                yield SubEntry
        else:
            yield Entry

now All sub directories are present in dirs_final, but it contains following paths
   example: /a/b/c/d
            /a/b/c/d/e/f/g
            /a/b/c/d/e/f

In above case we are scanning "/a/b/c/d/e/f/g" 3 times, one during /a/b/c/d, another
/a/b/c/d/e/f and other /a/b/c/d/e/f/g
How to avoid this duplicates in dirs_final list and so that I will only scanning One time

A: You can use set() as output:
def walk( root, dirs, files, max_depth=4, depth=0 ):
    try:
        for node in os.listdir( root ):
            full_path = os.path.join( root, node )
            # skip symlinks
            if os.path.islink( full_path ):
                continue
            if os.path.isfile( full_path ):
                files.add( node )
            else:
                # print( full_path )
                dirs.add( node )
                if depth < max_depth:
                    walk( full_path, dirs, files, max_depth, depth=depth+1 )
    except Exception as errors:
        pass # print( errors )

usage :
dirs    = set()
files   = set()

walk( '/usr/bin', dirs, files )


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When someone is hypermobile, there are a few hard and fast rules that they're usually told to follow. "No running", "No yoga", "No stretching", etc. And when you have hypermobile EDS, there are more rules piled on. "No heavy lifting", "No high-impact exercises", "Just use the elliptical or go swimming". Why do these rules exist? Because they are the safest recommendations. But if you're here I know you're not after the same old restrictions that everyone always reminds you of when you want to try a new activity or dig deeper into one you already love. That's what this series is about.
You can be hypermobile in several ways. It can be benign, it can be Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, it can be hypermobile EDS, etc. This is for anyone who is hypermobile. Why shouldn't you give up stretching? Won't it make the hypermobility and joint instability worse? Not necessarily.
When you have instability in your body that your connective tissues can't handle, it passes the load on to your myofascial system. Myo=muscles. Fascial=fascia. Your muscles are surrounded by fascia, which is another type of connective tissue. Fascia is similar to an information highway for your body's stability. It communicates across muscle groups and gets involved when there are muscular issues.
If you have tight muscles due to hypermobility or joint instability, then your fascia will also become tight. Self-myofascial release (such as foam rolling or massage) can help loosen fascia but will only help muscle tightness a bit. It is usually used alongside stretching in order to keep muscles loose enough that they don't become tight due to overuse or instability. By stretching properly, hypermobile people can allow their muscles the right amount of freedom to do their stabilization work properly.
So how should you stretch if you are hypermobile?
First of all, learning your own hypermobile limits is essential. Where do your joints naturally go to (this is not where you can make them go to do party tricks for your friends!)?
Once you learn that, you can passively stretch to that point but no further. You should not be increasing your flexibility or hypermobility. Pushing past those limits will add looseness to your already loose connective tissues. You just want to stretch the muscle so that your body has access to its natural movement limits. If you add this to strength and stability training, then you will allow your body to become stronger in its natural state and it won't become so tight that your joints start to hurt or have issues from problems you've created.
I have tested this theory and honestly it helps. When I avoided stretching, my knees started to hurt because I was doing strength training and my thigh muscles became tight and began pulling on the inside of my knee. When I added some gentle stretching for these muscles, I started to feel better and my knee pain subsided.
You can also do active stretching, PNF stretching, and self-myofascial release (which is not really stretching but it helps).
Rules can be great sometimes, but when you have a chronic issue that affects your body in a certain way, learning how to deal with it on your own or with the advice of a professional is crucial so that you can do what's best for your body and your overall health.
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