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Reps propose six months jail term for anyone who distorts queues in public . .
A Bill proposing six months imprisonment for persons who shunt or distort queues in public places on Thursday scaled second reading at the House of Representatives. .
The Sponsor of the bill, Rep. Abubakar Amuda-Kannike (Kwara-APC), while leading debate on it, said that it sought to ensure that Nigerians conducted themselves orderly in public places.
Amuda-Kannike said that it was normal practice for some Nigerians to shunt or distort queues and go unpunished. .
He expressed worry that recent events had shown that Nigeria was on the verge of losing its cherished sense of nationalism, cultural identity and hospitality. .
"The bill underscores the need to re-awaken a derailed national culture by proposing disciplinary measures to guide Nigerians in their daily behaviours. .
In our society today, out of total disregard for other persons, who strive to do the right thing by conducting themselves orderly in public places, a large number of Nigerians distort queues and go unpunished.
The bill if passed shall provide a starting point of value and cultural re-orientation in Nigeria," the lawmaker said. .
He expressed optimism that the bill if passed, future generations would have a more sane society that would help to shape morals, principles and respect for each other in addition to adequate awareness on what constitute nationhood. .
He decried the prevailing level of corruption, indiscipline, disrespect to elders and the rule of law in the country. "The bill underscores the need to re-awaken the derailed national culture by proposing disciplinary measures to guide Nigerians in their daily behaviours," Amuda-Kannike said. .
Contributing, Rep. Sam Onuigbo (Abia-PDP) said that the bill would also ensure orderliness, equity, fairness and justice in the distribution of services in the country.
Rep. Ayo Omidiran (Osun-APC) said, "by being orderly in all our activities, we will be transmitting good behavioural pattern to generations and this will promote a better society."
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Excerpt Day - Red Light © Thom Lane
Author: Erotic Horizon | Filed Under: Excerpt Day, loose-Id, Thom Lane |
They say that if you sit long enough on the old waterfront at Marseille, sooner or later everybody you know will pass by.
I don't believe that for a moment—you're never likely to find my mother in Marseille, for example; she hates spending a single night away from home, and I don't think she even has a passport—but I'd be happy to test it out as a theory. To keep testing it, for as long as it takes. I like Marseille. The people there are crazy and they should never be allowed behind the wheel of a car, but I like it anyway. I've got good reasons.
My first time, I'd barely been sitting there ten minutes, and the first person I noticed was a total stranger.
Technically, he was the second person I spoke to. I'd gone to the Miramar for lunch, and I'd already had a conversation with a waiter. That had won me a table in the shade, a menu, and an intimidating wine list. I wasn't really reading it, just letting my eyes scroll down over famous names and appalling prices, wondering how they'd feel if I just asked for a glass of rosé.
Which is probably how come I listened in, when a young man somewhere behind me had more or less my own conversation with the waiter. "Je regrette, m'sieur, c'est impossible"—the waiter likely said the same thing a dozen times a day. Maybe it's also how come I acted so totally out of character, twisting around in my seat to interrupt, saying, "Excuse me, are you English?"
Blond hair, sun-bleached almost to white; hazel eyes, tanned skin, a generous mouth smiling a little wryly as he said, "Damn. Is my accent that bad?"
I grinned. "By my standards, it's immaculate. For me, the gentleman had to translate his refusal. I'm guessing he can be adamant in any number of languages. What gave you away was the question. I gather a Frenchman would know not to ask for bouillabaisse if he was on his own. But what I was thinking—if you joined me, then neither one of us would be on our own anymore and they'll do it for two sharing."
"Fabulous. If you're sure you wouldn't mind?"
"Not in the least. I'd be glad of the company." Actually I'd started out being no more than polite, finding a way around a frustrating difficulty. Even as I said it, though, I realized it was true. More ways than one. I'd be glad enough just to speak English for an hour, glad to have someone else across the table for a change: someone to catch my eye and pass the water and share a basket of bread. Doubly glad that it should be this lean, attractive boy who was sliding gracefully onto the banquette and reaching over, taking the wine list with a firm, decisive hand, saying, "You'll let me buy the wine, then. To say thank you, you've just saved my day."
"I'll let you choose it, for sure. I confess, I was sitting here feeling…a little overwhelmed by it all. I only want a glass, anyway, as I'm driving."
"In Marseille? Are you insane?"
"I will be, by the end of the day. I didn't know…"
He tutted and shook his head sympathetically, flicking over leather-bound pages. "Would you prefer red or white, then? A good bouillabaisse can stand up to either."
"To be honest? I was just wondering whether it would be utterly outré to ask for pink. In this heat, red would just put me to sleep. I'd like something with a bit of chill to it, and a bit of body too; and I don't know my way around the whites well enough. Maybe you do?"
"Maybe so—but as it happens, the finest rosés in France are made right here in Provence, so you really couldn't ask for anything better. Tell you what, let's make the sommelier's day." He set the list aside, beckoned, had a brisk conversation in French that was fluent but obviously not native. I'd been flattering him by suggesting I couldn't tell his Englishness from his accent. It's a bad habit, that deliberate charming of strangers; it gets me into heaps of trouble, and this day was no exception.
It was totally true, though, that his command of the language was streets ahead of mine. I shook my head ruefully when we were alone again. "Too fast for me. What did you ask for?" Hoping it wasn't anything too extravagant, as I wasn't actually planning to let him pay. Unless he turned out to have a trust fund or a yacht in the harbor, in which case all bets were off.
"Something local. They always have a few cases off list, and it's always worth asking. You can turn up some real surprises. And they do like to be asked."
Apparently I wasn't the only one who flattered strangers. The sommelier came back not with a bottle and a bucket of ice, but a pichet, a half-liter carafe beaded with condensation, and a babble of enthusiasm that I couldn't keep up with, could barely follow from a distance. He was genuinely pleased, though. I could read that in his face, in his gestures, even when his words left me far behind. And the wine, when my new friend poured it, was crisp and dry and everything I'd hoped for. More.
"Wow," I said, genuinely startled by the first sip. "That's amazing. It's not really pink, is it? More sort of tawny. Sunlight in a glass."
He nodded. "And herbs in the nose, rocks under the tongue, and a dash of salt at the back of the throat. What Provence is all about. They make this about twenty kilometers from here, and the locals drink it all. It's what the chef likes, apparently, when he has bouillabaisse."
"That too. It's cellar cool, not iced; you can't taste it properly if you let it get too cold."
I sipped again, surveying him over the rim of the glass. "How old are you?"
"Twenty-four. Why?"
"Isn't that a little young to be such an expert?"
He grinned. "Not really. It's my job. I've worked for an English winery since I was eighteen, but I'm spending a year over here for the experience, to learn the French way of doing things. There's so much we can pick up from them, especially when it comes to making reds—"
"Wait, what? You can't make red wine in England!" I might not know much, but I knew this absolutely: we make good whites these days, but we just don't have the climate for a decent red.
"Yeah, we can." He sounded absolutely confident. "We will do. Haven't you heard of global warming? Climate's shifting, summers are getting warmer. There's a bloke planting olive trees in Oxfordshire; by the time they're mature, he reckons it'll be hot enough for their fruit to ripen. Way before that, I'll be making good red wine in Kent. You watch for my name, doubting Thomas."
"Well, I would," I murmured, "only I don't actually know it yet. I'm Jeff."
"Oh. Whoops. We missed that bit, didn't we? Hullo, Jeff. Doubting Jeff. My name's Benet. One n, one t. It's officially short for Benedict, but you don't call me that. Nor Ben, neither."
It was a litany, all too clearly: a song he sang to all his new acquaintances. It led into a spiel about his parents and this dreadful name they'd seen fit to burden him with, his appalling childhood, and how barely he'd survived it. I just sat back and enjoyed the performance. What had started as an exercise in practical good manners was becoming a swift, deep pleasure, flinging open unexpected doors. Benet's voice was like warm honey, sweet and light and liquid; even when he was talking sheer nonsense, I was happy just to listen to the sound of it.
And happy just to look at him, that too. It had been too long since I'd been free to enjoy the simple act of watching a young man move. I'd have been just as happy to watch him sit still, actually, but that didn't seem to be an option. He talked with his hands, with every feature of his face; with his legs too, most likely, except that I couldn't see them under the tablecloth. I knew they were shifting around, because more than once his foot nudged mine.
He was such a hypnotic companion that I was actively resentful when the waiter interrupted us. Technically this was what we were both here for, what had brought us together: the bouillabaisse. As soon as I saw it, I understood why they wouldn't do it for one person alone. It wouldn't be possible. One man's appetite couldn't encompass this great bowlful of fish, half a dozen different kinds all poached together in saffron liquor, gleaming gold and steaming, aromatic and irresistible. Almost irresistible. I'd rather have gone on listening to Benet. But now there was all the fuss and ritual of bowls and croutons, garlic and rouille, first spoonfuls of the thin, delicious broth while the waiter took the fish away again and lifted flesh from bones at another table.
"You know, I am so glad you overheard me asking for this," Benet murmured. "It's what I came to Marseille for today: to sit out on the Vieux Port and eat bouillabaisse."
I was glad too, for reasons that had little to do with the complications of soup and fish. Even in the shade, his skin seemed to gleam with captured sunlight. And it wasn't just the attractions of his body, though that would have been enough; his personality, his cheerful satisfaction with the world shone brighter even than his eyes. He seemed utterly content with who he was, where he was, how he was living. Another man in the same situation might have seemed smug or self-centered, but not Benet. He did truly seem to think that this was the best of all possible worlds, and he'd work as hard as he needed to keep it that way.
And eventually, inevitably, the bright, inconsequential thread of his chatter was cut off by a question: "What about you, then, Jeff? What are you doing in Provence on your own?"
"Nursing a broken heart, of course," I said, brittle and facetious, all defense.
His expressive face betrayed him, showing just how much that stung. "I'm sorry," he muttered. "I didn't mean to—"
"No, I'm the one who should apologize." I despised myself for that ungenerous response, even as I wondered what had brought it out. What did I have to defend myself against, over a casual lunch with a stranger? "It is actually true, but—well, I shouldn't use it like a weapon. I was booked to come on holiday with my partner, but we split up a few months back." He left me was the way I usually said that. Not today, apparently. This wasn't about hurling blame at absent men. Not here, not now. Not anymore would have been welcome, but I wasn't sure I was that far recovered. "It was too late to cancel the flight or the accommodation, so I thought I might as well use it."
Actually, my coming out alone was almost an act of spite. It had been Tony who wanted to see Provence; it was my petty vengeance to use the booking on my own behalf. That, and an experiment in solo living. I'd never had to do this. I had no idea how to holiday alone. I'd brought my camera, my laptop, and a stack of books.
It had been six months. Not long enough; I really, really wasn't looking for a boy.
"What happened?" he asked gently. "Was there someone else?"
"Apparently so. Apparently there had been for a while, only I was too blind to see it. Or just too busy, maybe. I'm a hospital doctor, so I work crazy hours; it's probably unreasonable to expect anyone to put up with that." Never mind that Tony worked in the same hospital, if not quite on the same brutal schedule. "But we'd been together since I was a student. I just never thought…"
A shrug, a glance across the bay; even after all this time, I still didn't have the words to describe the depths of that betrayal. Not to my closest friends, let alone to a chance-met young man I'd presumably never see again. I sipped wine and waited for him to change the subject.
Instead, he said, "Tell me how you met."
Maybe it was some kind of exorcism, though it didn't feel like that at the time. I didn't understand myself, really. I don't generally unburden my soul at the prompting of an attractive stranger. That day I did, though. I laid the whole story out across that little table.
And found the memories easier to bear, perhaps, when I was done: when plates and bowls and glasses were empty, when—
"How much of that wine have I drunk?"
"A fair share," he said.
"Meaning most of it, I think. You should have stopped me." I glowered unreasonably at him. "I won't be fit to drive for hours now."
"No, you won't," he agreed cheerfully. "You'd better spend the afternoon with me instead. What shall we do? I want to play tourist. That's the thing about living here; I never do the holiday stuff. Let's go out to the Château d'If and see where the Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned. There's a boat trip that leaves from the quay, right here."
I had all sorts of reasons to say no, and I really meant to do it. But first there was the difficulty of the bill, where neither one of us wanted to give way; somehow an equitable solution turned out to mean that I would buy the tickets for the boat ride.
So then I was committed, except that when we came to the ticket booth, it was unexpectedly closed. Mechanical difficulties, the sign said, had taken the boat out of service.
My relief must have been obvious. Benet gazed at me, a bit nonplussed; I grinned shamefacedly, and confessed. "It's just as well, to be honest. I can get appallingly seasick on a bridge, never mind a boat."
"Oh, what? You should have said!"
Yes, of course I should. Why hadn't I? I didn't know. I might have blamed it on the fog of wine, but I really hadn't drunk that much, a share of half a liter; I wasn't feeling it at all. Except when I looked at him, and that was a different kind of drunkenness, a growing sense that no boy should be that pretty. Or that alluring, that charming, that intensely desirable.
Okay. Maybe I was feeling the wine, at least a little. I shrugged and said, "Well. I still need to sober up." Please? The last thing I needed right now was this kind of complication, yearning for an unattainable beauty. "What shall we do instead?"
Apparently I was already at war with myself, not wanting to let him slip away into the hectic city any more than I wanted to be left burdened with a hopeless lust.
He gazed around him at all the sights—the churches and fortifications, the bright waters of the bay, the fishermen selling their catch from little stalls right on the harbor—and said, "There's lots of tourist stuff and lots of shopping. Or there's this park I know, just behind the museum. We could snag another bottle of wine and go sit in the sun and watch the cats and just talk."
"Another bottle of wine," I repeated. "And just how is that supposed to help me sober up?"
"Oh, it's not. I am forming an alternative plan, where you abandon your car overnight and come back to my place. The house is practically a château, there's loads of room, and you'd be very welcome. And if you've never been on a French bus, you should probably do it just for the experience, something to write home about…"
His words ran on, but I'd stopped listening to his voice. I was listening to his body instead, what he was really telling me.
Maybe this lust I was feeling was not so hopeless after all. I didn't think he was seriously suggesting that they'd find me a spare room at his château. Or that either one of us would want them to.
"Here's an alternative," I said, "to your alternative. How's about we just get a hotel room somewhere here in town? Somewhere with parking. That way I don't have to worry about the car overnight, and I can run you back in the morning so that neither of us has to chance those buses, and…"
And he was chewing his lower lip in a way that had nothing whatever to do with doubts or uncertainties; it was just sheer and immediate desire. I wanted to do the exact same thing, to chew on that pert lip myself. He glanced up at me through his lashes, practiced and seductive; he whispered, "Could we go now? Find a room? Right now? I'll need to call my boss, but that can wait…"
© Thom Lane
Author: Thom Lane
Publisher: Loose-id
Genre: GLBT
Jeff is a deliberate loner: he's had his heart broken once, and he won't let it happen again. Ready to rebuild his life, he goes on holiday. Alone. Until he meets Benet -- and finds that the human heart is not so easily controlled.
Unable to resist the siren call of Benet's sweet, beautiful nature, Jeff decides a fling can't hurt, but all he wants is sex and company; anything more just leads inevitably to disappointment and betrayal. But Benet slithers under his guards and breaks all Jeff's new-set rules. Will he obey his brain and stop for the Red Light or will he give in to the heart's impulse and run it?
Chris on 10 February 2011 at 22:49 said...
Definitely want to read this one.
Lily on 11 February 2011 at 00:24 said...
This one caught my eye when I was working on my New Release post. On my wish list now. :)
Monday – I did get some reading done…..
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Former Audi CEO charged over diesel emissions scandal
By Eoin Cuttle On August 1, 2019
German prosecutors have charged former Audi CEO, Rupert Stadler with fraud in connection with the 2015 diesel emissions scandal within the Volkswagen Group. Stadler was arrested in June 2018.
Rupert Stadler (right) has been charged with fraud over the 2015 diesel emissions scandal
Volkswagen rigged millions of diesel engines to cheat on emissions tests, prosecutors have found.
Software applications, known as 'defeat devices', were installed so that engines produced fewer toxic emissions in a test environment than in normal driving conditions.
In a July 31 statement, prosecutors said that Stadler knew about the manipulation of diesel engine emissions but failed to prevent hundreds of thousands of cars with rigged software from being sold.
The charges relate to approximately 435,000 Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen cars destined for the European and U.S. markets.
A statement from Audi said: "Our company continues to cooperate fully with the investigating authorities in order to clarify the circumstances that led to the diesel crisis. This clarification is a prerequisite for the successful new start.
"The presumption of innocence continues to apply to all defendants until the allegations have been clarified."
Stadler, who had been with the company since 1990, was sacked as CEO last October after spending several months in jail.


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Apologies From The Creator Of The Pop-Up Ad
"I'm sorry. Our intentions were good."
Ethan Zuckerman, the current director of the MIT Center for Civic Media, recently published a heck of an essay in the Atlantic called "The Internet's Original Sin." In it, he deconstructs the good (or at least neutral!) intentions, that turned the Internet from a place with some banner ads to a creepy surveillance state in which your every move is tracked (be it by the NSAs, the Facebooks, or just the lowly advertisers).
Along the way, Zuckerman apologizes for his own worst Internet sin–creating the pop-up ad. You know, that ad that turds itself right on top of your otherwise pristine canvas of news, entertainment, and information. His explanation:
From 1994 to 1999, I worked for Tripod.com, helping to architect, design, and implement a website that marketed content and services to recent college graduates. When that business failed to catch on, we became a webpage-hosting provider and proto-social network. Over the course of five years, we tried dozens of revenue models, printing out shiny new business plans to sell each one. We'd run as a subscription service! Take a share of revenue when our users bought mutual funds after reading our investment advice! Get paid to bundle a magazine with textbook publishers! Sell T-shirts and other branded merch!
At the end of the day, the business model that got us funded was advertising. The model that got us acquired was analyzing users' personal homepages so we could better target ads to them. Along the way, we ended up creating one of the most hated tools in the advertiser's toolkit: the pop-up ad. It was a way to associate an ad with a user's page without putting it directly on the page, which advertisers worried would imply an association between their brand and the page's content. Specifically, we came up with it when a major car company freaked out that they'd bought a banner ad on a page that celebrated anal sex. I wrote the code to launch the window and run an ad in it. I'm sorry. Our intentions were good.
Again–"our intentions were good" feels a bit like revisionist history. Zuckerman alludes to an idyllic, hippie past in which a few coders and entrepreneurs just wanted simple freedom of information, man, and for that, they paid the price of advertising. But these were businesses pioneering this new territory, trying to make money by, maybe not any means necessary, but many means necessary. Tripod.com wasn't exactly a division of Unicef.
That said, I'll still accept the apology. (And I'm sorry if a popup greets you on this page. My intentions in writing this story were good.)
[h/t: the Verge]


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This morning I picked some zinnias from the garden, thought it was such a pretty bouquet of bright colors. This summer I have really fallen in love with zinnias, each new blossom surprises me. I love how they just keep blooming and blooming.


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Q: Convert first row header to numeric format after transposing the data Raw data format
The column of my data is over the limit of excel(ASV number to be over 20000), so I switch the column and row in R.
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Originally in excel, the first row is supposed to be numeric(sample size), but after transpose in R, they became X1, X2, X3...How can I change the first column into numeric format after transposing it?
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Ms. Karen Diane Bennett
October 26, 1953 - April 21, 2021
Karen Diane Bennett, 67 of Marydel, Delaware passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Karen was born in Dover, Delaware on October 26, 1953 to her parents William and Constance Bennett. Karen was an avid animal lover. She donated regularly to the SPCA. Her beloved cat named Kit Kat was always at her side. She was preceded in death by her father, William R. Bennett; her son, Scotty Ray Harris; her brother, Ron Bennett; her sister, Susan McClean and her nephew, Bradley McClean. She is survived by her mother, Constance Bennett; her brothers, Kevin Bennett and Brian Bennett; her nieces, Shannon McClean, Renee Cumens and Gabrielle Bennett; and her great niece and great nephews. A visitation will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 11am-12pm at Fleegle and Helfenbein Funeral Home, 106 W. Sunset Ave., Greensboro, Maryland. Services will follow at 12pm. Interment will be at Greensboro Cemetery in Greensboro, Maryland.
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NEXT month I'll be venturing into the unknown as I'll be going to the Far East - Japan to be precise.
Whenever I travel I always try to learn some of the language of the country I'll be staying in. This time, it's not just the culture, geography, but of course the language that is unknown. I've always looked at the East Asian languages like Cantonese, Japanese, etc with some awe and trepidation. Some say if you're older that 22 you're too old to learn them. Well being nearly double that, I need all the help I can get. Which is where a miraculous website comes in.
Called memrise.com, it's a learning tool, which specialises in languages and uses novel and addictive ways to learn a new tongue.
The free website is based on the premise of making learning like game-playing - in other words fun and compulsive. It does this by making the learning fit into the unused nooks and crannies of our lives. The 10 minutes at the bus-stop, half an hour on the train, waiting for the kids at swimming, all can be usefully filled (having downloaded their free app) by learning, well anything, but in my case, some useful Japanese words.
All you need to do is set up an account, find the language you want and select a course. They'll typically be learning five words or so at a time. Each word will have an animation, drawing or photograph, a 'mem' or to anchor the word in your mind.
As a concept lodges in our mind more easily as a picture than as a word, the learning happens very quickly and almost painlessly. You are then prompted to test yourself at the right time before you have forgotten it. This process too anchors the word in your mind.
Each Memrise session starts with flashing up the word with a picture 'mem' to memorise or 'plant' it; then to 'water' it the word is flashed up and you have to type the word's meaning. It then gives you a score, which when you've reached a certain level you're ready to harvest.
So far I've learnt a hundred or so words and one of the Japanese alphabets (there are three of them, so some way to go yet). But if you want to speak at least some of the lingo before you go and have got a few spare minutes every day – I'd recommend you let memrise give you a hand.


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Q: Create "bracket free" macros (like in mimeTeX) In mimeTeX, an abundance of macros like \cd = \cdot, \fr = \frac and \sq = \sqrt are allowed. This kind of macros are easily created in own LaTeX documentens, using \newcommand. Other mimeTeX macros are so to speak "bracket free"; for instance, \te hallo is possible to use instead of \text{hello}. My question is, whether this kind of macros too are possible to imitate in LaTeX, and, if so, how that is done.

A: You can use \def to make macros with delimited arguments so
\def\te#1 {\text{#1}}
 \te hello aaa

would put hello in the argument to \text. The argument to te ends at the first space (or newline) where the space after \te does not count as it never makes a space token, it is used to terminate the command name.
However in general you should not do this. A major design aim in LaTeX is to give a consistent top level syntax to commands: mandatory arguments get {} optional arguments get [] etc.

Judging from the use case in the comments it seems that you do not in fact want want \te to take an argument at all but want the plain Tex/LaTeX2.09 usage
\newcommand\te{\rm}

will make \te switch to an upright roman font for the rest of the current expression.


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Invoke its "shim" method to shim `Array.prototype.includes` if it is unavailable.

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var includes = require('array-includes');
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var arr = {
	1,
	'foo',
	NaN,
	-0
};
assert.equal(arr.indexOf(0) > -1, true);
assert.equal(arr.indexOf(-0) > -1, true);
assert.equal(includes(arr, 0), false);
assert.equal(includes(arr, -0), true);

assert.equal(arr.indexOf(NaN) > -1, false);
assert.equal(includes(arr, NaN), true);

assert.equal(includes(arr, 'foo', 0), true);
assert.equal(includes(arr, 'foo', 1), true);
assert.equal(includes(arr, 'foo', 2), false);
```

```js
var includes = require('array-includes');
var assert = require('assert');
/* when Array#includes is not present */
delete Array.prototype.includes;
var shimmedIncludes = includes.shim();
assert.equal(shimmedIncludes, includes);
assert.deepEqual(arr.includes('foo', 1), includes(arr, 'foo', 1));
```

```js
var includes = require('array-includes');
var assert = require('assert');
/* when Array#includes is present */
var shimmedIncludes = includes.shim();
assert.notEqual(shimmedIncludes, includes);
assert.equal(shimmedIncludes, Array.prototype.includes);
assert.deepEqual(arr.includes(1, 'foo'), includes(arr, 1, 'foo'));
```

## Tests
Simply clone the repo, `npm install`, and run `npm test`

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The Book of Laney by Myfanwy Collins
We see the stories in the news, stories of mass shootings at schools, stories of lonely misfits planning their revenge on their peers, and we try to understand but always seem to fall short. In "The Book of Laney," by Myfanwy Collins a similar tragedy occurs and the story unfolds to the reader through the eyes and heart of Laney, the sister of one of the shooters. Literature can take on the truth of violence in a way that film could strive
Literature can take on the truth of violence in a way that film could strive for but usually fails. In whatever medium chosen, it's important that depictions of violence be met with consequence. In "The Book of Laney," there are consequences for the shooters, their victims, their community and those loved ones left behind. In the hands of a lesser writer, this novel wouldn't be the thing of beauty it is. In the hands of a lesser writer, the dark side of humanity wouldn't be so acutely and artfully contrasted against its magnificent light.
It's a novel that works on so many levels. These characters are so thoughtfully drawn, every nuance skillfully observed, that there is no question of their reality. In Myfanwy Collins's previous novels, she's proven to be masterful at rendering atmosphere and mood, and this latest work highlights her ability. The main character is thoroughly suffocated by the fallout of her brother's actions, and that suffocation shows up in her thoughts, her loneliness, and in the new landscape she finds herself in. It is no accident that the novel is set during winter and that its heroine Laney is sent north to her grandmother who lives literally on the edge of society. It is an exile at once miserably unfair and necessary.
Collins is a poet. She writes in prose but her sentences sing. Her images, shockingly accurate and beautiful, are strung along on the forward motion of plot like sparkling jewels on a chain. She has the ability to render that which is nearly impossible to describe:
"I wore my brother's crime like a second skin. It constricted me, tight like a snake's skin I feared I'd never shed. That was who I'd become: The sister of a murderer. Not even being the daughter of the murdered could erase it. From that point on, my identity belonged to no one but West."
She also uses metaphor successfully and wisely as in this passage:
"One photo of a fiddlehead pushing up from beneath the compost of leaves, bright green and delicate. I was touched by its strength and lost in how the light illuminated it. The fiddlehead had pushed up through the darkness and lived. Despite being covered over and forgotten through the long, cold winter, it had beaten the odds and survived."
Young adults face difficulties that feel insurmountable, difficulties they feel they won't be able to overcome or survive. In "The Book of Laney," they will meet a young woman who feels the same way, a young woman who journeys through darkness and allows love to illuminate her, light to nurture her, until eventually, she's able to push up into wholeness again.


Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care provides a trustworthy source for lactation-specific information and education for students, interns, certification candidates, instructors, and clinicians—in any discipline or specialty—who provide care to breastfeeding families. Published in association with the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC), it reflects the current state of practice and serves as a fundamental resource for beginning clinicians, orienting staff, and planning continuing education programs.
Organized in three sections, Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care focuses on the science, management, and professional aspects of lactation care. With contributions from a team of clinical lactation experts from several countries around the world, it emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive care for breastfeeding families. Written to complement the LEAARC curriculum used in recognition of lactation education programs, the text includes clinical applications that move from theory to practice, including key learning points, clinical case studies, and real-life stories from parents and the healthcare team.


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Great Metal Buildings of the World
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Most people associate metal buildings with agricultural and industrial usages such as barns and warehouses, and although it's true that buildings made of steel and other metals are very well-suited for these specific purposes, metal buildings are also found in some of the world's most sophisticated cityscapes. Following are just six of the many fabulous metal buildings found in various parts of the globe.
Arguably one of the most iconic buildings on the planet, the Empire State Building was constructed in 1931 and enjoyed a 40-year reign as the tallest building in the world. It's since been eclipsed by several others, including New York City's One World Trade Center.
The Centre is the fifth tallest building in Hong Kong and the only skyscraper in that city that boasts 100 percent steel construction. Construction began on the 73-floor building in 1995 and was completed in 1998. It is China's 10th tallest building.
Minsheng Bank Building
Construction of China's 12th tallest building was ongoing for seven years, and the project was completed in 2007. The 68-story building is set in Wuhan, China, and three of its stories are underground.
U.S. Bank Tower
One of the most recognizable buildings in Los Angeles and the tallest in the state of California, the U.S. Bank Tower was built to withstand all but the most major earthquakes. Many people who've never even been to Southern California recognize the 73-story building anyway because it's often seen in television programs and films. Construction of the U.S. Bank Tower was completed in 1990.
Chicago's Willis Tower is currently the tallest steel building on the planet. Completed in the year 1973, Willis Tower was originally known as Sears Tower, but Sears' naming rights expired in 2003. In 2007, London firm Willis Holdings leased part of the 110-story building and took over the naming rights.
Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is another New York City landmark that was built during the last century. Work was completed on the Art Deco-style structure in the year 1930, and for a full year, it enjoyed the status of the city's tallest building until work was finished on the Empire State building in 1931.
Those considering adding a prefab metal building are in excellent company. Not every metal structure can enjoy the worldwide renown of the Empire State Building, be as recognizable as the U.S. Bank Tower, or reach into the clouds like Willis Tower, they can all nonetheless serve a proud purpose to business owners.


Not long ago the only member of the five-fold ministry and lone individual allowed to lead the church was the pastor… and even the pastor, it was believed, must be male. A woman's leadership in the Church was rare with the possible exception of the pastor's wife or daughter or family member, his male oversight considered proper restraint for the female's natural inclination to foolishness.
Another misconception, a superstition really, derived from the biblical story of Queen Jezebel, a woman who in a power position as queen, manipulated others in authority and ruled everyone including her husband with an iron hand. This Jezebel, it was believed, is reincarnated in most women, especially women leaders.
This error meant the church in general, and male leaders in particular, labeled women daring to venture into governmental roles, spiritual or otherwise, "a Jezebel.' Unfortunately, the same leaders looked the other way when men in leadership behaved like the power-obsessed character Jezebel, destructively dominating and controlling everything and everyone. Male misbehavior received a pass, their power and leadership positions protected from scrutiny.
Obviously, and you don't have to be a deep-thinker to discern it, resistance to authority was never a female-only issue, therefore gender specific traditions that sideline women cannot inoculate the Church from Jezebel's influence. In pivotal and historic times of the Holy Spirit's moving, male leaders have resisted the Holy Spirit in worship, prayer, and matters of spiritual authority so excluding women from five-fold ministry and leadership and is not the answer to preserving a pure model nor is it a biblical model.
God-given authority misused by any individual, male or female, has power to dominate inappropriately; however, every individual, male or female, can instead choose true humility and a right balance of authority and position for skillful, decisive leadership by the man or woman God chooses.
Religious mindsets are changing. Thank God.


: Schmidt, D.; Kallert, A.; Richter, S.; Huther, H.
Especially low temperature district heating is recognized as a key technology for the (cost-) efficient integration of renewable energy and waste heat sources in our energy systems. Energy system studies indicate that a further development of low temperature district heating systems is needed for a decarbonisation of the heating sector. A deployment of local district heating schemes is mandatory to reach the set climate goals. On the other hand, we see that district heating is also put into question. To face these challenges research on innovative district heating concepts integrating decentral feed-in of renewable energy is needed.
The Fraunhofer IEE has started to set up a new research and experimental facility as a test and development platform for innovative district heating systems in close cooperation with industry partners. This facility consists of a real district heating grid in a lab-scale and expands the possibilities of the already existing facilities. This experimental environment is more flexible than experiments compared to tests in real operating district heating grid (demonstration) since no public utility mandate is connected to the District-LAB facility. Tests with variating temperatures and pressures can be conducted; new components and operating mode can be tested. On the other hand, the real behaviour of components and systems can be tested in a real life environment, simulation models can be validated in this facility.
First project ideas are with three different fields as the tests of new operational strategies (e.g. dynamic and changing boundaries for feed-in and utilization, grid operation with new temperature regimes, dynamic pressure and temperature changes) or tests of components (as piping systems, heat exchanger / sub-stations, pumps, control elements) or within the field of the development of simulation tools and validation (e.g. static hydraulic simulations incl. heat losses, dynamic simulations of control strategies and pressure changes).
The paper presents a more detailed description of the facility and the planned research activities to foster the discussion about needed research and to invite possible partners from academia and industry for future cooperation.


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DJI Mavic Mini review
2 December 2020 aioappz Gadgets
DJI Mavic Mini Drone FlyCam…
DJI – Mavic Mini Quadcopter…
When it launched in October 2019, the DJI Mavic Mini was a perfectly timed masterstroke from DJI.
It cleverly sidestepped new drone laws in the US and UK, which stated that drones weighing 250g and above need to be registered with aviation authorities (the FAA in the US and Civil Aviation Authority in the UK). It weighs, of course, just 249g – and that premium, compact body also delivers great video quality.
Before the DJI Mavic Mini, there weren't any great options in the sub-250g category. And even a year on, it stills stands out from the competition in this weight and price category.
Unlike one of its main rivals, the Parrot Anafi, which captures 4K footage but is pricier and weighs around 300g, the Mavic Mini doesn't need to be registered. The Mini also features three-axis mechanical stabilization (the Anafi has two – its 'third' axis is electronic stabilization), and includes handy features like a hot-swappable microSD card slot. It also has a better battery life than the Anafi, with a quoted flight time of 30 minutes.
The Mavic Mini isn't without its shortcomings, though. Video capture caps out at 2.7K resolution with a frame rate of 30fps, which will leave some videographers who need 4K footage, or the option to slow things down at 2.7K, looking elsewhere. It also lacks the incredibly handy object avoidance smarts that its larger DJI siblings feature.
Perhaps those features will eventually arrive with a DJI Mavic Mini 2. But there is still no sign of a sequel, and right now the DJI Mavic Mini is an excellent, beginner-friendly drone for those who want to dip their toes into aerial filmmaking without the cost of investing in a Mavic.
DJI Mavic Mini release date and price
The DJI Mavic Mini is available to buy right now in two versions: there's the base package (drone, battery, controller) or the Fly More Combo, which also includes a two-way charging hub that can double up as a power bank, a 360-degree propellor guard, and two extra batteries.
The base drone costs $399 / £369 / AU$599, while the Fly More Combo is $499/ £459 / AU$799. If you ask us, the Fly More Combo is worth the extra cost for the additional batteries alone, offering you around 90 minutes of flight time in total. For new drone fliers or indoor pilots, the safety guards are also priceless.
Mavic Mini is the perfect name for DJI's latest drone. Just like its larger Mavic siblings, it's collapsible, with arms that unfurl to transform it in a couple of spring-loaded maneuvers.
When it comes to looks, this is a DJI product through and through. The color scheme is gray and dark gray, just like the Osmo Action and Osmo Mobile 3, and its front is adorned with a pair of 'eyes', nuzzled under a flat, beveled, angry-looking top-side. It's one of the better-looking drones we've seen.
On the front of the Mavic Mini is the 3-axis stabilized camera. Out of the box, it's shielded by a camera guard, which is removable when you come to fly it. On the back are an exposed microSD card slot, and a micro USB port for charging. Above these is the battery flap. Compared to the Parrot Anafi, whose SD card slot is tucked away under the battery, DJI's design is much more convenient for frequent storage-swappers.
As mentioned, the Mavic Mini is purpose-built to weigh a fraction under 250g, so that it can bypass the need to be registered with aviation agencies in the US, UK and Australia (but do check your local laws). DJI has achieved this by teaming a drone that weighs around 150g with a roughly 100g battery. The fact that it doesn't crumble every time it's flown is a wonder, and while lightweight is often associated with cheap quality, the Mavic Mini feels anything but cheap.
The Mini isn't crash-proof, however; there are no obstacle avoidance sensors on its sides, front or back, as found on the Mavic Air. That said, there are a couple of sensors at the base to enable smooth landings, along with a battery meter, and a light, so that you can keep tabs on your drone in the air and keep it in line of sight, even at night.
The Mavic Mini's arms are relatively slender, and we actually cracked one of ours with a 1.8-meter drop – while it still works perfectly, that's something that wouldn't have happened had the safety guards been affixed. If you're a newbie, anticipate flying indoors, or know you'll be flying in strong winds, it's worth picking up the Fly More bundle to get the 360-degree propellor guard.
Mavic Mini controller
Unlike some other drone controllers, the DJI Mavic Mini's doesn't include a screen; instead it unfolds to hold an Android or iOS smartphone. Tucked away in its body are screw-on joysticks, so that when it's collapsed the controller has a flat profile, and when opened out it delivers a traditional feel.
On the left side of the controller is a micro USB port for charging and connecting it to your phone. The drone also ships with Lightning, micro USB, and USB-C cables, so whatever smartphone you have, provided its software is compatible with the DJI Mavic Mini's Fly app, you're catered for.
The controller's jog-dial at the top pivots the camera vertically through 90 degrees, so it can look forward through to down. Unlike the Anafi, it can't look up, which would have been a bonus, but its range is typical of most drones. Buttons of note include the L trigger, which starts video recording, and the R trigger, which takes a photo – perfect if you're operating the drone while wearing gloves.
Setting up the flying experience is a little fiddly – you have to feed cables from the controller to your phone, screw on the joysticks, and fire up the app, all of which takes about a minute. From a portability point of view, though, the experience is about as compact as we could hope for when the drone and controller are collapsed, while still feeling robust and natural across the board when flying.
Once connected, we had no issues pairing the drone with our phones – we tried it with Android 9 and 10 phones, as well as an iPhone.
DJI Fly app
DJI's Fly app has been refreshed since we first used it, and now comes complete with guides and example videos, so that you can see what kind of footage you'll be capturing in its various modes. It's a bizarre mix of experiences though. On the one hand, some aspects are very premium – the function tutorials and in-app tips are polished and handy, and the core UI is also intuitive and responsive; but some elements pop up in Chinese, and the Fly Spots component, which highlights areas safe to fly in, isn't localized outside of China.
Get past these niggles, though, and you're in for a treat. The modes are simple enough to get your head around, and the three speeds, which we'll come onto in the next section, are a doddle to toggle between and offer plenty of versatility.
Quickshots, as found on the Mavic Air, have also returned, which is excellent. These pre-programmed flight paths can engage dynamic pans at the press of a button, revolving around an object, and while there's one notable omission – Asteroid – the rest of the Quickshots, including our favorite, Helix, are accounted for.
Control over images and video capture is relatively minimal, with no option to tweak contrast or saturation. You can still overlay handy tools like a histogram and gridline to help with framing, but we would have liked to have seen more options to enhance footage.
On the plus, the gimbal supports two modes: follow mode, which keeps the horizon line level, and FPV mode, which takes the perspective of the drone itself, while still keeping everything incredibly stable. This isn't just handy when flying – you can use the Mavic Mini as a fantastic handheld steady cam in a pinch, and toggling between these modes makes this possible.
The DJI Mavic Mini shoots 2.7K video at 30fps or 1080p video at 60fps. Its 1/2.3-inch sensor can also capture 12MP images across a range of modes, including Position mode for basic operation, Sports mode for more high-speed flight, and CineSmooth mode, which lengthens breaking time and slows things down for smoother shots and more cinematic footage.
Once you get it on your computer, drone footage seems more fast paced than it did on the field, so we found ourselves sticking to CineSmooth mode to get us the lingering shots we were after for the most part. All modes delivered stable footage, though there was a noticeable judder when changing direction while shooting in sports mode, as you can see at 02:30 in the sample footage below:
The fact that there isn't a 60fps 2.7K option also compounds the need to slow things down in the sky, as you won't have the option to do so in the editing phase with 30fps footage. If you're happy shooting in 1080p, however, then frame rates do climb up to 60fps.
Footage looks punchy, detail captured is solid in good light, and dynamic range is fair, though we noticed clips crying out for an ND filter on a couple of occasions. There isn't a huge amount of scope to pull detail out of highlights on bright days, so the Mavic Mini isn't going to be a pro filmmaker's dream drone, but its image quality is still great for what it is, and good enough for relatively seamless inserts with other drone footage, or casual aerial videography.
You can take control over photos with manual mode, with the option to use shutter speeds as long as four seconds, and up to ISO3200; as a result, low-light shots are perfectly usable. Low-light video has improved since we first got our hands on the Mavic Mini, but it still isn't something you'll want to capture on a drone with a 1/2.3-inch sensor, unless you're going to edit it heavily and stylize it, or are okay with a healthy amount of noise.
The DJI Mavic Mini's photos have pleasing color and decent dynamic range (Image credit: Future)
Even at relatively high altitude you can still pick out relatively fine details in its stills (Image credit: Future)
Thanks to the Mavic Mini's manual mode, you can tweak the ISO and shutter speed to nail exposures (Image credit: Future)
Connections and battery
The Mini connects via Wi-Fi, transmitting the live video feed to the controller, which plugs into your phone and engages with the app interface. With our phone's Wi-Fi connectivity switched on, our Mini disconnected from the controller at around 60 meters in an environment with plenty of ambient Wi-Fi connections.
Switching our phone to airplane mode extended this range significantly, and Mavic Mini users flying the drone in less built-up areas have achieved distances of in excess of two miles, with DJI's quoted maximum distance being 2.5 miles.
When plugged in, the controller charges your phone, with its 2,600mAh battery delivering ample juice for a couple of hours of flight time. As for the Mini itself, its batteries are 2,400mAh, with a quoted flight time of 30 minutes, depending on environment and usage. We found this to be roughly on the money, though flying primarily in Sports mode shaves a few minutes off the flight time.
We would have loved to have seen USB-C charging on the Mavic Mini, but that's probably our biggest gripe with the drone from a connectivity point of view.
DJI Mavic Mini verdict
The DJI Mavic Mini is in a league of its own, pairing a compact, light body with a robust flying experience and decent-quality video capture.
It isn't quite our dream drone; the absence of 4K, or 2.6K 60fps video recording is felt. We would have also loved more granular control over video captured, or just a flatter cinema-style profile.
Additionally, a 'follow me'/object tracking feature, which is available on some drones that cost the same as the Mavic Mini or less, like the UPair One Plus, would have also been a treat.
However, nothing else this size does what the Mavic Mini does, and when you look at the competition our wish list is easy to ignore. The Mavic Mini is DJI's lightest, most affordable drone to date, is an industry leader in terms of portability and performance, it delivers impressive 30-minute battery life, with most sub-250g drones dying after 10-15 minutes.
Yes, $399 or £369 for a drone isn't throwaway money, but for casual users looking to level-up their aerial footage, and newbies who don't want to have to register their drone, the DJI Mavic Mini is unequivocally your best option.
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According to research by Kenexa, in the last decade personality tests have increased in popularity as predictors of performance.
In fact, many of our own clients subscribe to tools like the PI (Predictive Index) and PRO (Performance Requirement Options) in order to identify and pursue candidates possessing the specific behaviors and tendencies needed to excel at a job.
How honestly are applicants answering them?
Despite this increased use of personality assessments as part of the evaluation process, there have been concerns about how "fakeable" these personal inventories are. Research shows that applicants are motivated to present the image most likely to be viewed positively by decision makers. As a result, many applicants, often unconsciously, present themselves with exaggerated levels of conscientiousness, agreeableness, and extraversion.
You shouldn't be modest when taking such an assessment, but it is critical that you are honest and reflective. In addition to being unethical, "faking" your personality can result in becoming unhappy in a job that does not suit who you are. As executive recruiters, we at B&B know that you will be infinitely more successful in a job where you can be yourself!
How does one solve the problem of ineffective leadership once it is identified?
Depending on the person and situation, the solution is either "tough love" or a confidential upgrade. Some leaders will find it easier to change their behavior than others: re-establishing goals, providing insightful feedback and coaching, and changing level of responsibility can all work if they are willing and able to cooperate. In today's world, however, it is much harder to accomplish this due to the evolution of business processes, global competition, changes in technology, and alternative employment opportunities. Accountability to both internal and external stakeholders in the modern business landscape means that ineffective leaders must adapt more quickly than was required of them only a decade ago.
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Swizec Teller published on May 25, 2012 in Opinions, Personal.
Programmers are the most optimistic bunch of people I have ever come across. Ask us how long something will take and chances are our estimates will be way off.
Especially the unknown unknowns are a big problem – it's impossible to predict everything that might go wrong. The variables are just too many.
Right now it looks like we can do This ™ in an hour, but a weirdness or twenty and suddenly it's taking a whole day.
As programmers we assume the least complications, even when multiplying by Pi.
But there's another profession that gives a lot of predictions in the face of uncertainty – doctors. When a doctor gets their estimates wrong, people are often delighted. What?
Let me tell you a tale of two estimates – a conservative and a programmer estimate.
Last Friday I messed up my shoulder, more specifically that tiny little joint between my clavicle and shoulder. I was longboarding, did something wrong and landed on tarmac. Hard.
In the morning I had to use my left hand to eat breakfast. Couldn't even pick up a spoon.
At the ER the doctors told me that hey, the bones and joint seem fine (no dislocation etc.), but I must have messed up my tendons something bad. What I can expect is three weeks of pain and problems. "Just take some painkillers if it gets too bad", they said.
Today, 6 days later, my shoulder is already at 90%. Clenching my teeth just a little, I could do 60 of my usual 150 pushups this morning. Even jumping rope wasn't much of an issue. Yesterday I could even carry a four kilogram longboard in my right arm for extended periods of time.
In a day or two I will be fully healed, but essentially the doctor's estimate was off by almost a factor of 3. And I couldn't be happier, it's brightened my whole day up!
I'm working on a web page segmentation algorithm. The idea is to take a website and decide which parts are headers, sidebars and so on. It's an interesting problem since everyone else is only concerned with extracting the main juicy content.
The algorithm finally started working earlier this week, just a matter of merging the results back into the original HTML so they can be useful.
I'll have it by Friday morning, I said.
I mean how hard can it be? I'm just using a language I hate (java), am not experienced with, a paradigm I dislike and try to avoid, and a library I only started poking at two weeks ago.
Surely I can do a task I don't fully understand by Friday morning! It's the estimate that popped into my mind when I tried to pull something out of my arse, so it must be correct. I've been a programmer for ages!
Nope, didn't get it done.
Turns out I didn't understand the object hierarchy of boilerpipe – took me many hours just to extend the relevant functions of a particular object.
Then I found out the HTML parser I'm using is linear, so there is no clear way of deciding which child nodes belong to what parent node.
In the end I spent all of my time just figuring out how to add the algorithm's results to the HTML in the crudest way possible – add a number in front of every node in the DOM.
Anyone who isn't an optimist just can't survive as a programmer.
How many other professions can say that about themselves?


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Rodea the Sky Soldier is Flying West this Fall Courtesy of NIS America
by Brandon Orselli on February 19, 2015 at 10:02 PM, EST
We've known that Yuji Naka's Rodea the Sky Soldier is finally coming to Wii U and 3DS in Japan on April 2nd, but what about us Westerners?
In a press event tonight, NIS America has announced that the high-flying adventure from the Sonic the Hedgehog creator is finally coming West.
Featured above, you can view the game's Western announcement video, and a developer message from both Yuji Naka (Prope) and Zin Hasegawa (Kadokawa Games), who both talk up the game.
Have a look at some new screenshots below, and you can see the box art for the game further down, too.
Further details, like a specific release date, have not been announced, but we'll keep you updated.
Here's the full press blurb:
About the game: 1,000 years ago, Emperor Geardo of the Naga Empire sent an army of machine soldiers to invade the sky kingdom of Garuda. Thanks to the efforts of Princess Cecilia and Rodea, a machine soldier who promised to protect Garuda, Emperor Geardo's assault was thwarted.
In present day, a spirited inventor named Ion discovers an abandoned robot that has fallen into disrepair in the heart of a scorching desert. Upon completing her repairs, the robot stirs to life and reveals itself to be none other than Rodea. Stunned to find himself in the future, Rodea learns that the Naga Empire is no more and that Garuda has known peace for 1,000 years.
But this peace was not meant to last, for the forces of Naga have returned to wage war against Garuda. Remembering the promise he made 1,000 years ago, Rodea takes to the skies to defend Garuda from the Naga Empire once again.
Touch the Sky – Complete each mission by traversing the aerial kingdom of Garuda while solving puzzles and demolishing enemies! Upgrade your flight capabilities and take full control of the air to discover secrets of the past and hints of the future.
Delightful Tinkering – Explore each level and shatter enemies to collect Gears and Gravitons which Ion can use in her workshop to upgrade Rodea with new abilities and weapons, from upgrading his stats (such as health, attack damange, and speed) to powerful machine guns.
Colossal Battles – Engage in battles on an epic scale as you combat the massive automatons of the Naga army. Dodge and weave in acrobatic combat as you evade the behemoths' attacks and locate their weaknesses.
Endless Hours of Fun – Replay your favorite levels to better your time and uncover numerous hidden objectives and items. Upgrade your gear to set new speed records and increase your score.
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About Brandon Orselli
Big Papa Overlord at Niche Gamer, Nicchiban, and Pretentious Media. Italian. Dad. Outlaw fighting for a better game industry. I also write about music, food, & beer. Also an IT guy.


I was back out on Ben Nevis again today with John and Chris. Chris hadn't worn crampons before and there was a good bit fresh snow, so we headed up in to the back of Coire Leis where we used easy angled old snow to get used to crampons and axe. We then put the rope on and made our way up to the North end of the horizontal section of the Carn Mor Dearg Arete linking scoured snow and rocky sections. After traversing the CMD Arete we made our way up to the summit before descending the Zig Zags and then back to the Allt a'Mhuillinn.
Chris and John approaching the Carn Mor Dearg Arete.
There's been a fair bit of fresh snow over the last couple of days and the more recent snow was forming soft wind slab in sheltered locations on lots of aspects above 650m; some of this is sitting on a graupel layer from earlier in the week, which is on top of old neve. If you're out and about in the snow over the weekend choose your route and approach wisely. It's worth noting the Scottish Avalanche Information Service is providing forecasts for Lochaber and the Northern Cairngorms for this weekend.
Today Chris, Colin and I climbed the Breithorn (4164m) above Zermatt. The conditions in the Alps at the moment are currently very cold so if climbing 4000 metre peaks it is essential to wrap up warm.
Chris and Paul near the summit with the Matterhorn behind.
We had a great day today above Zermatt climbing the Cima del Breuil and off piste skiing on the Furgg Gletscher and the Oberer Theodugletscher. Last night it snowed meaning today we had even more powder and fresh tracks to ski.
Colin and Chris on the summit of the Cima del Breuil.
With a pleasant forecast for this morning and good late season ice climbing conditions being reported on Ben Nevis I took the opportunity to get up early and head up for a look.
Looking in to Coire na Ciste this morning.
Conditions didn't disappoint and I soloed Comb Gully, descended Number Four Gully and was down for lunch. There's been a fair bit of fresh snow, particularly graupel, over the last few days and this was sitting in pockets in sheltered locations. Some care was required on approach and with route choice. However, the snow ice and neve was in excellent condition with mostly first time placements in Comb Gully. There was a thinner section, which was fine today, but wouldn't be much fun if things soften up. I descended in to Number 4 Gully on the right hand side looking up, this avoided the steep section in the middle, but I did have to negotiate some awkward mixed steps. I also saw teams out on Italian and starting Green Gully.
Looking up the top section of Comb Gully.
I'll put some more photos on the ClimbNow Facebook page for those who want to check today's conditions, but bear in mind there was more snow forecast for this afternoon, overnight and through tomorrow.
Currently I am out in Zermatt with Chris, Paul and Colin. Today we spent the day in the region of the Klein Matterhorn off piste skiing. As it is near the end of the season and it snowed all weekend, we had fresh tracks all day off piste.
Chris off piste in Zermatt.
Mick and I were out in the Luss Hills near Loch Lomond yesterday. We did a pleasant half day circuit taking in Beinn Dubh and Mid Hill.
Mick on the summit with The Cobbler, Beinn Ime and Beinn Narnain behind.
This avoided the worst of the weather further North and East and gave great views. There was a cold northerly wind, it was below freezing on the summit and we had a few graupel showers during the day as well as patches of sunshine.
Mick and I headed up to Kirriemuir today for some sport climbing. It was my first pure rock climbing day of the season and Mick's first rock climbing in 8 years.
Mick climbing Markerhorn, Kirrie Hill.
The venue proved a good choice being sheltered from the cool northerly breeze; catching the sun and having lots of routes across the easier grades allowing us to climb 10 routes in a relatively short time. For those who are interested the higher Angus hills could be glimpsed from the approach and still seemed to be holding quite a lot of snow.
Today I was delivering a hill walking navigation course in the Pentlands for The City of Edinburgh Council Adult Education. The course went well with lots of new skills being acquired.
Typical Pentland conditions. Photo not from today as I forgot my camera.
The Pentlands are relatively dry for the time of year with underfoot conditions being pretty good both on and off paths. It was warm in the sunshine, but cool in the shade or the wind, with the odd flake of snow falling at times.
On Thursday I was out with a Falkirk Community Trust Outdoors staff team at the Arbroath Sea Cliffs doing some staff training in coasteering and checking out the cliffs as a potential venue.
John in mid air on one of the bigger jumps. Photo credit: Mike Hunt.
The conditions were pretty much perfect with only a small swell, a light breeze and sunshine for much of the day. In good conditions the venue works really well with excellent caves, zawns, tunnels, small islands and lots of potential jumps.
Robbo, Jon, Mikey and I have just spent two nights at the Refuge Col de la Vanoise. We had a successful trip climbing, Pointe du Dard, Pointe de la Rechasse and the Col de la Grande Casse.
As per last week the snow was excellent for the descents. This week there was more avalanche activity. I watched a team trigger a wet slab release on La Rechasse as well as some spontaneous releases today following last nights snow.
Jon looking towards the Grande Casse.
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Narciso Agúndez Montaño (born 26 October 1958) is a Mexican former politician who served as governor of Baja California Sur from 2005 to 2011. Elected on February 6, 2005, he took office on April 5, 2005, and is the second member of Party of the Democratic Revolution to hold the office of governor in Baja California Sur, after his predecessor and cousin Leonel Cota Montaño.

A graduate of the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, he began his political career in 1984 as Director of the Promotion of Agriculture in Los Cabos, and in 1986 became the Director of Municipal Services there. He was detained by the Mexican authorities on 24 May 2012 for embezzlement, and is currently under custody.

References

External links
Trayectoria Política (Political Career). Government of the State of Baja California Sur.  Retrieved on August 25, 2006.

1958 births
Living people
Governors of Baja California Sur
People from Los Cabos Municipality
21st-century Mexican politicians
Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
Autonomous University of Baja California Sur alumni
Municipal presidents in Baja California Sur

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Does Your All-Inclusive Cabo Trip Include These Cabo Excursions?
Your all-inclusive Cabo trip might not cover the best that Cabo has to offer. See what activities you don't want to miss, and make sure they're part of your itinerary.
All-inclusive travel packages offer a lot of advantages and can make planning a trip so much simpler! Just make sure the package you want to book includes the right excursions so you don't miss out on the best places and experiences.
Alternatively, you can schedule an adventure tour that also includes food and supplies in addition to your all-inclusive resort package. Before looking at Los Cabos vacation packages for all-inclusive travel options, take some time to find out what excursions are out there, and which spots you most want to visit.
There are a variety of Los Cabos excursions both on land and in the water to consider for your upcoming trip. Have you dreamed of swimming with dolphins or scuba diving off the coast of Mexico? What about hiking through the jungle and zip lining across a canyon? You can do all this and more with the expertly planned tours offered by Cabo Adventures. Check out some of the exciting Los Cabos excursions you can choose from.
Cabo Dolphins, our impressive dolphin center, devoted to the research and rehabilitation of the area's beloved dolphins and other local marine mammals. All of our dolphin tours include educational and interactive elements provided by caring and professional experts. Not only will you be able to swim with the dolphins, but you'll learn about their lifestyle and behavior. You'll also get more information about the center's conservation programs, which are partially funded with the proceeds from our tours. Learn how to reserve one of our Dolphin Adventures tours so you don't miss out on something that your all-inclusive Cabo package might not have.
Spend 40 minutes with a small group in the fun and informative dolphin signature swim. Learn all about Pacific Bottlenose dolphins as you interact with them face to face. You'll even get to go for a dorsal ride, belly ride, or underwater ride.
You don't have to be a strong swimmer to join these playful and highly-trained dolphins for a swim and ride experience. Learn about dolphin anatomy, give your dolphin friend a rub down or kiss, and see how it feels to swim like a dolphin as you speed across the water belly to belly.
Bond with a Pacific Bottlenose in shallow water through talk, touch, and play in this exclusive dolphin encounter. A marine mammal specialist will teach you how to communicate using the same hand signals professional trainers use, and you'll get a glimpse of how intelligent these majestic creatures are.
Most of our dolphin encounters are safe for young children, but this dolphin kids tour does not require an adult to get in the water with them. Watch as your child safely and joyfully plays with friendly dolphins while you get great pictures from the observation area.
If you've ever wanted to learn more about the care of dolphins or about becoming a dolphin trainer for a day, this is the perfect tour for you. Work alongside our Marine Mammal Specialists and get up-close and personal with our amazing dolphins in this hands-on educational experience. You will learn how to properly touch dolphins, communicate with them, teach them tricks, and swim alongside them. You'll also get a t-shirt to commemorate the experience.
See what luxury living is like at sea with a tour on one of our French sailing yachts. Try snorkeling, flyboarding, or whale watching and experience the magic of the Cabo coast. You may also discover a hidden cove, see a whale shark, or enjoy some downtime relaxing on the beach. Learn more about Sea Adventures tours from Cabo Adventures.
This luxury Cabo tour takes you on a luxury sailing adventure where you'll see all the popular scenic spots in Los Cabos, including the famous Arch, Lover's Beach, and a colony of sea lions. You may even spot dolphins, whales, rays, or other sea life while you enjoy onboard dining and an open bar. We'll also make a stop where you can relax on the beach, snorkel, or go paddleboarding in a picturesque hidden cove.
Join our expert tour guides for snorkeling in Cabo San Lucas, where you'll get to see beautiful underwater landscapes and a stunning array of brightly colored tropical fish and other sea life. You'll also get a chance to paddleboard and kayak in the bay, as well as visit some of the area's iconic hotspots at Land's End.
Swim alongside the gentle giants of the sea in this unforgettable Whale Shark Encounter. Like whales, these whale sharks are not aggressive and are little to no threat to humans, but can weigh up to 20,000 lbs. Get a close view of their 30 foot long bodies as you snorkel with these and other exciting sea life. Seeing an enormous shark is always an incredible experience, but nothing compares to getting close to one in the water. For the best whale shark encounter, make sure to visit during mid-September through the end of April.
The Sea of Cortez is a legendary destination for snorkeling, and was referred to as the "Aquarium of the World" by Jacques Cousteau. Ride in a luxury catamaran to Espiritu Santo Island where you'll snorkel in this natural sanctuary full of tropical fish, sea lions, sea stars, and coral. On the Sea of Cortez Wildlife & Snorkeling tour, you may even spot dolphins, manta rays, and whale sharks.
Snorkel in Cabo Pulmo National Park, where you'll find an elaborate living reef estimated to be 20,000 years old. Explore this protected area full of beautiful flora and fauna and a variety of microclimates and geographical features.
Feel like a superhero with high-powered jets beneath your feet as you learn to fly and dive in this incredible aquatic flyboard adventure.
The waters surrounding Cabo happen to be breeding areas and migratory stops for Humpback Whales, making it the ideal spot for a whale watching safari. See these incredible whales up close and in their natural environment and have your camera ready for the photo opportunity of a lifetime. Make sure to schedule this tour at the best time of year for this whale watching adventure; typically mid-December through mid-April are the best months for this Mexican ocean safari.
Don't forget there is more to Cabo than the exotic marine life and crystal water. We have plenty of adventure opportunities on land as well! Hike, ride, drive, and zip through Cabo's untouched natural desertic landscape abounding in cacti and other beautiful endemic flora. Learn more about Cabo Adventures Land Tours.
Drive a 4-seat Polaris ATV through canyon trails, dusty roads, and rocky terrain in the Baja outback and through the wetlands. Our expert tour guides will help you navigate and teach you to drive safely. After the tour you can enjoy Mexican sopes at our beachside bar.
If you love unique and relaxed Los Cabos excursions, you'll enjoy riding a camel across the Baja desert and along the Pacific Ocean while taking in the stunning landscape. Take a photo with our "kissing camel" and enjoy a multi-course Mexican lunch and tequila tasting. Finish with a tropical hike and a tortilla making lesson from local experts.
This high-adventure zip line tour includes tandem and upside down zip lining, as well as our "Pendulum" attraction and the longest and fastest line in Mexico, called the "Superman." You'll also get to rappel from rock walls, cross the commando bridge, and drive a Polaris UTV through our specially designed course.
Hit the best spots on the Baja Peninsula in this half-day mountain biking tour for both experts and beginners. Enjoy a vast desert landscape broken up by Cordón cacti, Seussian boojum trees, and flowering agave before reaching a virgin beach, home to native brown pelicans.
Ride through this adventure on our electric mountain bikes with specialized wide wheels for the sandy and bumpy mountain trails. This relaxed tour allows you to work only as hard as you want to. Our bikes are equipped to handle the difficult driving so you can focus more attention on the beautiful landscape.
You definitely don't want to miss out on a scuba diving tour in Cabo. Cabo is home to over 17 dive sites from beginner to expert, where you can see several natural reefs, sea caves, and a myriad of marine mammals and tropical fish. Cabo Adventures is also a PADI dive shop and provides a full range of scuba certification programs and gear selection. Learn more about Cabo Scuba Diving tours with Cabo Adventures.
Cabo Pulmo is one of the premier diving locations in all of Mexico, and is known to divers around the world for its abundant variety of marine wildlife. Your diving adventure includes visits to El Islote, El Bajo, Los Cantiles, and a shipwreck called El Colima, which is now covered in corals and anemones. You'll also see a sampling of over 200 species of aquatic life, including sea turtles, groupers, manta rays, snappers, porkfish, large schooling fish, and more!
This diving tour takes you to the best spots the Sea of Cortez has to offer, including Land's End, a sea lion colony, the Arch of Cabo San Lucas, and Neptune's Finger. You'll also see an underwater canyon thousands of feet deep and the deepest sand falls in the world. Watch for dolphins, sea turtles, tropical fish, and more!
Once you've browsed the extensive selection of exciting Los Cabos excursions, contact Cabo Adventures to start making reservations for your next vacation. You can also check to see if your all-inclusive package offers the tours you are looking for, or if there is time in the itinerary to add them in. You definitely won't want to miss an opportunity to try one of our popular and life-changing tours during your stay in Los Cabos.


Save, print, and get organized for the new year!
Hooray! Our FREE 2019 teacher calendar is ready to save and print. We look forward to putting together this calendar every year and packing it with our favorite classroom jokes, writing prompts, random acts of kindness, and more. This calendar makes a great gift—just submit your email here to save and print!
Because we could always use more of those!
Easy ideas to help our planet.
Because June is all about recovery.
So great for a new school year!
We're still laughing at some of the punchlines on these.
A perfect way to wrap up the year!
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The finance industry in America were waiting for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make a decision on the proposed bitcoin-based exchange traded fund (ETF) by Van Eck.
A number of firms have submitted ETF proposals in recent times including the Winklevoss twins only to have them rejected by the SEC. The ETF proposal that most financial analysts expect will get the green light is the Van Eck-SolidX ETF.
The Van Eck ETF proposal was also rejected in the past by the SEC but this time around things are looking a lot more positive. However, the SEC is in no rush to make a decision on the proposal.
In a statement released August 7, the SEC delayed their decision on the proposal to September 30. According to them, this will give the commission more time to consider whether to accept the proposal or not.
This can be a momentous decision for the industry so it is understandable why the SEC would like to take some time to think more about approving the Van Eck proposal. If it does get approved, the Van Eck ETF will be the first bitcoin exchange-traded product in the US market. This leads the way for other crypto-based exchange-traded products and can open an avalanche of such products to enter the market.
For many people, the decision to allow the Van Eck ETF to go forward is a billion dollar decision. Van Eck and SolidX, the two proponents of the ETF started working on the idea three years ago and they have devoted a lot of time and money to make this idea work. If the SEC does reject their proposal, it would mean a lot of wasted effort.
However, the Van Eck proposal does have several things going for it that make it different from other Bitcoin ETF proposals that came before. For one, this ETF has insurance which means that if Bitcoins that back the ETF are hacked or stolen, the insurance will cover the loss, thereby mitigation the risk factor.
Another aspect that makes it different is that it does its best to weed out the investors that are not serious about it. Instead of setting the initial price at a small affordable amount, Van Eck has set it at $200,000. This means they won't be getting any investor that doesn't have accreditation to trade that amount on the market. Their focus is on institutional investors and not the lone investor on the market.
The focus on big institutions is a good thing for the crypto market since what it lacks is the participation of big banks and lenders. With their presence, it may lend an aura of legitimacy to the market and cryptocurrency at large. With the decision delayed to September, the crypto market will be waiting for the results with baited breath.


What Happens At Your First Prenatal Doctor's Visit?
• He will ask you the first date of your LMP or last menstrual period in order to find out a general due date to tell you when baby will be born.
• He will also ask whether you used contraceptives in the past.
• He will look into your family history to check for medical problems such as genetic issues.
• He will ask you about allergies.
• He will ask you if you are using any herbs or medications presently.
• He will also like to know about your previous pregnancies, miscarriages, or complications if any.
Blood test of course. It will be complete blood work. He will check the levels of your pregnancy hormone or hCG. He will check your hemoglobin to find out if you are anemic. He will also check your blood type and RH factor. Other tests include HIV test, Rubella, Hepatitis B screening, syphilis scrrening, and so on.
He will conduct a Pap smear. This is to check your cervical cells to check for abnormal growth. He will also check for infections such as Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Urine analysis is also very important. The doctor will assess your thyroid, lungs, and heart. In order words, your doctor will conduct a complete physical examination.
Internal tests are usually not conducted during your first visit. However, your doctor may check the uterus and cervix through an internal pelvic exam. He may also measure your pelvis. This is what you can expect during your first visit after pregnancy.
• Fetal heart rate: This will be gone around week twelve.
When you visit your doctor be very clear about your doubts and concerns. Your doctor will help you as much as he can to make the forty weeks of pregnancy easy. Trust him.


Hey, my name is Amber and I've been playing Animal Crossing for 10 years (over half my life) and I've been interested in art for as long as I can remember. Which is why I've recently started diving into the depths of qr code making on Animal Crossing. I love how customizable the game is in that aspect and would spend hours finding creations from other people to use, but sometimes fall flat on what I wanted and I know others do too. That's why I've created this page to share all my personal codes and take requests from other players.
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It happens to all of us. We go missing in action. We do stuff; lots of it all day long. The problem is that we're often not "in" the action. We're missing. Now, I understand that there are times that "losing oneself" in the moment is a good thing. For instance, if we are working in a garden or walking in a park, it can be extremely beneficial to loosen our vigilance and just relax and restore ourselves.
The issue I'm talking about here is a lack of attentiveness to the moment and what we are doing in it. The less engaged, really engaged, I am in what I'm doing (in the present moment), the more likely I will develop a general boredom for the moment.
Most of us are familiar with the concept of "flow." Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is the well known researcher of the idea. One of the basic principle of flow is that of initial intentionality. Simply put, meaningful activities require focused and intentional energy, particularly at the outset. In other words, it's hard to get going. But, once we are engaged in a meaningful activity, we can slip into flow where are energy is maximized AND we find satisfaction (rather than boredom) in those actions.
So, if you find yourself trapped in boredom, you may not need a "new" activity, but a fuller engagement in the current one.


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Spotted at Foreland, a young horse feeding at its mother after running around in the field they were living in.
Grazing with a view. A donkey and a horse share a field just south of Port Charlotte on Rhinns of Islay. Laggan Point visible in the distance on the other side of Loch Indaal.