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Published 1963 by Dept. of Rural Sociology, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y .
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Series Bulletin -- no. 62-44, Bulletin (New York State College of Agriculture. Dept. of Rural Sociology) -- no. 62-44.
Contributions Larson, Olaf F., New York State College of Agriculture. Dept. of Rural Sociology
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The Supertech Twin Towers in Noida were demolished on Sunday, a year after the Supreme court orders to pull down the immorally constructed structures on the ground. The nearly 100-metre-tall structures – taller than Delhi's iconic Qutub Minar (73 metres) – were brought to the ground in seconds just like a house of cards by the 'waterfall implosion' technique.
They are the altitudinous structures to be demolished in India till date. The Apex (32 floors) and Ceyane (29 floors) towers have been under construction since 2009 within the Supertech Emerald Court housing society in Sector 93A of Noida, Delhi. Over 3,700 kg of snares were used in the explosion that burned down the structure.
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Noida-based Developmental company Supertech Limited launched the construction of the project known as Emerald Court. The project was started in the mid-2000s.
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Today I'd like to tell you about one of my favorite shirts.
But, as always, I promise you I won't bore you.
It's a gray shirt. But I think everyone can relate to a favorite, comfortable shirt.
For most of the past twenty years I've had a comfortable gray t-shirt.
The current one, pictured above, is less than a year old.
Before that, I was gray t-shirt-less, having worn the original best t-shirt in the world almost to shreds.
But we had a great run.
And I was thinking of a specific stretch where I wore that shirt exclusively because it was almost exactly 19 years ago and I thought it would be fun to share with you.
In September of 1999 I was out of college, not yet full-time employed, and living in Boston with some friends who were still in college. A friend of mine was getting married back in New York so I packed a suit and wore my jeans and gray t-shirt to New York.
The wedding was Saturday, October 2nd. I don't exactly remember this, but I'm using the Mets schedule to re-create this memory. Because the Mets were in a run where if they won the rest of their games they could force a one-game playoff to win the wild card. And the last game of the 1999 regular season was on Sunday, October 3rd.
Kind of at the last minute I decided to go to that game with a friend. We ended up sitting about ten rows behind home plate. I wore my gray t-shirt and jeans.
We watched game one of the NLDS together, too, when the Mets beat the Diamondbacks the next night on Tuesday, October 5th. And then my dad got some Rangers tickets so we went to see the Rangers. In my memory this was a separate night but apparently the Rangers game was the 5th…so maybe the Mets started late in Arizona, after the Rangers were over. Either way, I wore the gray t-shirt and jeans and they were proving to be lucky.
I imagine my mom washed these clothes while I was in New York…but when I returned to Boston I'm pretty sure I wore them for the rest of the Mets' playoff run, which ended on October 19th. It was quite a run.
So that's it. I just wanted to tell that story. This current comfortable gray t-shirt makes me think of that old shirt. And this weather makes me think of wearing a gray t-shirt, maybe with a light sweatshirt over it - my favorite clothes in my favorite time of year.
If only this new shirt was a little luckier.
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Last week I had a quick note about how the Fenway Park organist played our request at the Red Sox game a couple of weeks ago. This week he is profiled in the Boston Globe Magazine. I enjoyed reading that article - I think the hard copy is out today, but here's the link to the online version.
And the New York Times Magazine today has an article on the Mets SNY broadcast booth. It's a really good read, I think, whether or not you watch them regularly.
*I'm going to put out a call on the Facebook page this week for questions for the end-of-the-year Question and Answer posting. That's always a good time. So start thinking about that - and of course, since you're reading this, you get first crack at a question. If you have a good question for the post, put it in the Facebook comments or in the comments below. Thanks.
*On Saturday night I stayed home with the family and we watched the Mets together for David Wright's final Mets start. It was kind of a beautiful night - Wright had two at-bats, he came off the field to a standing ovation, and then he went up to the TV and radio booths and fans at home had a chance to hear him talk about his night. Hearing him was such a reminder how lucky Mets fans were to have him. He was a great player and he is a wonderful person and you're reminded of that every time you hear him speak.
*The same was true when he came out to address the crowd after the (13-inning, yikes) game.
*It's late, I'm just going to wrap things up here. You know the deal - I'm on Facebook here, I'm on Twitter here. Thanks for the support.


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Endeavor: Game Chef 2011 (Moderator: Jonathan Walton)
[Game Chef 2011] Love, Blood, and Rhetoric
Author Topic: [Game Chef 2011] Love, Blood, and Rhetoric (Read 13537 times)
JeffR
Initial Thoughts:
So, the basic idea here is a game in which each player's character sheet ends up being a (Shakespearean-style) Sonnet. There are two possible approaches here: one in the game ends at the same time the sonnet is complete, and on in which that's only the first phase of the campaign. Since we've only got 3,000 words to work with, which is barely more than my two-page Little Game Chef games tended to use, I'm going to go with the first.
Ideas on how to do this:
At start of game, players generate 6 cards with rhyming words on back and front
Each stanza starts with a line authored by a different player? If fixed # of players=4, can be left, right, across. If not, can be your own, left, right. Could be that way even with fixed at 4; starting with own might help with ownership.
Players pick the cards knowing only the top word.
Some kind of in-game benefit from clever use of language in the lines as written. Possibly as a form of currency gained when the line is written, possibly as a stat-like bonus for the character.
Either way, this can be tracked in two currencies/stat tracks: a 'low' (for things like puns and innuendo) and a 'high' (for things like metaphor and alliteration)
This will be self-adjudicated, claimed by the author on an 'honor system'.
Will have to choose between a highly-ritualized gameplay style in which all characters reach the heroic couplet (which will be mechanically different in some way) simultaneously and a more 'freestyle' one in which the sonnets can roll out at different paces and finishing them triggers something (endgame?)
Leaning strongly towards GM-less. The ingredients will define my setting and constrain the major conflicts, I guess.
Remember: Sonnets are persuasive poems, not descriptive ones.
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Re: [Game Chef 2011] Love, Blood, and Rhetoric
Sounds like a great idea Jeff. Can you expand on your last line though? I'm not sure what you mean by the difference between persuasive and descriptive poems.
A descriptive sonnet would make more sense in this context too as a "character sheet" describes a character's history and possible futures.
Well, that's as much a statement of fact about Shakespeare's sonnets as an agenda, but it is an agenda as well: making them persuasive is going to keep them focused, and give a better guide when writing the heroic couplet at the end.
Letting the ingredients simmer right now. I want to integrate them fairly deeply with the non-sonnet-writing elements of the game, and avoid writing a generic system with an ingredients-based sample setting.
First Ingredients thoughts
Leave Daughter aside for now, and concentrate on mechanics:
Nature:easy to do in mechanics; possibly the values already present on the character sheet as they influence scenes.
Forsworn: Oaths as a pre-scene bidding mechanic, with consequences for breaking them.
Exile: Something that happens to at least on character between the beginning and end of a scene. Self-balancing, since it lets the exiled character spend more time on crafting their next line.
Re: [Game Chef 2011] Blood, Love, and Rhetoric
Also just realized that I got the quote backward in the title of the thread. The game will have the three in the Stoppardian order.
Re: [Game Chef 2011]Blood, Love, and Rhetoric
Okay, this game is going to be 3 scenes plus an endgame. I'm going to go for a mix between freestyle and ritualistic structure: each player is going to end up having written a verse by the end of each scene, but the order of individual lines written is going to vary based on the play.
The central conflict in each scene for each character will be between keeping faith with one's oaths or being true to one's nature. And each scene will continually escalate to the point where everyone will eventually have to break with one or the other. I have in mind a bidding or bluffing mechanic here; if I can see a way to create enough interesting nondeterminism without fortune I'll do it but I'm not at all unwilling to turn to dice if needed.
Exile is still what happens when a player runs out of all currency and has no more verses left to write.
Two currencies: the low is associated with your nature, and the high with your oaths. The low regenerates each scene (so you get the low from every previous verse, in other words. And all three verses in whatever winds up going on in the heroic couplet/endgame), but the high is worth more.
Big question: exactly what does it mean to 'win' a scene/verse? What motivates the players to want to do so, here? Also, should I a pure competitive game aiming at a single winner, or a system in which each player independently wins or loses? Either way, I need to make sure that whatever goes on in the verses doesn't make the final winner/loser predetermined before the endgame begins, even in 'worst-case' scenario where the same player 'wins' all three scenes.
Kadrin
I'm entirely interested in this idea - I love games where the mechanics really do advise the story. The original things you've brought up are a little reminiscent, for me, of Happy Birthday Robot! - have you played that? If not, you might look into it, I don't know, it might have some good ideas.
(Full disclosure: my idea also centres heavily on sonnets and the words 'blood, love, and rhetoric' - Stoppard being fantastic - so I may be biased here.)
So, as a last thing for today, I've made a (very) tentative wordcount budget for this thing, all numbers being approximate of course:
Introduction-150 words
Preparing for Play-250 words
Boxout On Sonnets-300 words
Scenes and Verses-1500 words
Heroic Couplet Endgame-500 words
Boxout/Table on High and Low Rhetoric-300 words
It's going to be tough fitting everything I want in the boxouts into those wordcounts, but I think that's the maximum I can possibly afford here.
Okay, so I now have the general scenario for this game: Courtiers/Suitors in the court of a Queen as capricious as she is deadly. The generic/default here is, of course, Elizabeth I: Blackadder 2, but played straight, but it will work just as well for Titania or Princess Aludra of Chiron or the heiress CEO of Transpacific Widgetronics. (Or, of course, with genders inverted or ignored, in settings or groups where that sort of thing is desired or expected.)
This lets me use 'exile' more literally in the mechanics, which is good. Each scene will be about securing her assent in some particular policy dispute or another, while the subtext here and the sonnet text generated is going toward the overall courtship. Still working out the overall scene mechanics, particularly with regard to drawing in the nature/oath conflict, but the central escalation/bidding mechanic is going to be about the Queen's favor, and since her caprice is part of the premise I feel better about using Fortune in it at least.
I have a vague idea in mind to try and make the system such that everything mechanical is being done entirely with the hands (manipulating tokens or dice), and all speech is in character, but I'm not wedded to this one.
Okay, I have the bones of how my mechanic is going to work: We'll have a board a row of boxes, number 2 through 12. During each scene people will be bidding on those boxes, with the currencies gained during the sonnet-writing portion of the game (and maybe in other ways). At the end of the scene, and maybe at other points, a pair of dice are rolled, and the result box's owner is the victor. There may be mid-scene rolls, in which a winner gets more currency, and I might forbid 7, 2, and 12 from all bids; I have some other rule ideas for them. You go into exile when you are out of currency and hold no boxes at all (and have already written all of your lines for the scene)
I need to work on tethering this activity more tightly to the banter/RP elements of the scenes, and getting the nature/oath conflict naturally expressed there rather than being mechanic buzzwords only.
Some things have fallen by the wayside as the game firms up. Most notably is the entire idea of the 'oaths vs nature' confilct, which is a fine idea but which belongs to some game other than this one. This leaves me in a bit of an ingredients pickle. I have a strong mechanical idea for 'forsworn', at least, but 'nature' is eluding me for the moment. ('daughter' I continue to want to stay away from. I particularly do not wish to define the Queen in terms of her father.)
Anyhow, I think that I'm about read to start drafting the rules at this point.
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Introduction ( 139/150)
She is the Queen. Her power is absolute in her own domain,and she is as beautiful as she is capricious. You are her courtiers, and, in your dearest hopes at least, her suitors. You are not without rivals: false men, all. Her court is an arena in which you clash daily, wielding words and facts like swords and axes. With each roll of the dice you risk ruin, exile, or even a traitor's death
Blood, Love, and Rhetoric is a game of poetry and intrigue for 3 or more players. Over the course of the game each player will complete a sonnet, which functions during the game as a character sheet.
Preparing for Play ( 250/250)
The following materials are required for this game: the Queen's Board and counters, a stack of index cards (at least seven per player), a blank sheet of paper and writing implements for each player, a few dozen each two different types of token, and two standard dice.
Pick one of the two types of token to represent the High currency, with the other representing the Low, and place all of these tokens on an area of the play table that will be called "The Bank".
Before play begins, each player should select a set of counters and take seven index cards. On each index card they should then write a pair of rhyming words, one to each side. All chosen words should be more or less consistent with the genre of the game, and none should be excessively long or obscure. If you choose a word that has a homonym, such as 'wound', indicate which pronunciation you intend with a brief clarifying note in parentheses below it. (either 'harm' or 'as a spring', in our example.) After all of the cards have been finished, they should be combined into a deck and shuffled well, after which twice as many cards as there are players should be dealt out onto the play table. Finally, each player, starting with the youngest player at the table, selects one card from those eight without first looking at the opposite side. Players should avoid picking cards they have written themselves when possible.
On Sonnets (Box) (159/300)
A Sonnet is a form of poem that consists of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter, organized into three four-line verses with alternating end rhyme and a 'heroic couplet' of two rhyming lines at the conclusion of the poem. Sonnets of the type used in this game should be mainly persuasive in nature, rather than merely descriptive. They need not be directly aimed at convincing the Queen to marry, though.
The rules of the game will take care of the rhyme scheme, leaving the meter as a task for the players. "Pentameter" means that each line should contain exactly ten syllables, and "iambic" means that they should alternate unstressed and stressed. This is actually less difficult than it sounds, and will come natural with a small amount of practice. At any rate, players should not sweat the details here: there is no penalty for coming in a syllable long or short, or having a misplaced stress or two.
Scenes and Verses (/1009)
Blood, Love, and Rhetoric is a game of three scenes and and endgame. During each scene, each player will write one verse of their character's sonnet. A scene begins with each player taking one each of the low and high currency from the bank, taking an additional low currency for each point of Nature on their character sheet (which will be none in the first scene). Then each player writes the first line of their Sonnet, ending with the word on their card, and claiming up to two points of Nature or Artifice to the side, according to the line's Rhetoric (see chart). They then immediately collect a Low currency for each point of Nature and a High for each point of Artifice claimed. Finally, each player in turn (again, and as always, starting with the youngest player and proceeding clockwise) flips their first word card over, takes one of the four unclaimed cards on the table, and replaces it with the top card in the deck. They should place this new
card on top of their first one.
After that, play commences. The first scene is set by the oldest player, who describes a general issue confronting Her Majesty's nation. In the second and third scenes, the scene should be set by the first Exile, describing a negative consequence of the Queen's final decision in the previous scene that has become an important issue itself. Once a scene has begun, players should endeavor to speak only in character, debating the issue at hand, and perform all game-related activities with their hands, without explanation. (This can be relaxed in the first verse of a player's first game, until everyone is used to the flow of play.)
During a player's turn, they may do one of three things: they may place a bid, write a line of their sonnet, or as the Queen's opinion on the debate thus far.
Placing a Bid
To place a bid, a player puts one of their tokens onto one of the blue squares of the bidding board along with some of their currency. If there are no previous bids on a square, they may place a single currency, either high or low. If there is a previous bid, they must bid a higher amount. If the numbers are equal, high currency wins out over low. Players may not 'skip' bids: if the current bid on a square is 2 low currency, the only acceptable bids for that square are 2 high currency or three low. When you place a higher bid, return the current bid's currency to the bank and only the counter to the previous bidder.
Each square contains the name of a concept, and players placing a bid should advance an argument relating to that concept as they place their bid. Bids using the low currency should accompany arguments appealing to baser instincts or based on avoiding bad outcomes, while bids using the high currency should accompany arguments founded in lofty ideals or on achieving glorious outcomes.
Writing A Line
A player may choose to write a line of their sonnet rather than making a bid. The line should end with the word on their top card. As with the first line, they will collect one currency of each type per line, and additional currency based on the line's Rhetoric. If the card they use has only been used once in this verse, they should flip it over and place it beneath their other card. If not, they should discard it.
Beseeching the Queen
When a player asks the Queen's opinion on what has been recently said, they should take the dice and roll them on the table. The result will point to one of the squares on the bidding chart. If that is a blue square, if there is any bid currently on that square. the holder of that bid receives one currency of the same type as the bid. If, on the other hand, the number corresponds to one of the red squares marked "Caprice", the Queen has become angered.
When this happens, any player has the option to forswear one of their positions. They should verbally back out of their argument while reclaiming both the counter and currency on that bid. After all players have chosen whether or not to forswear, roll the dice again. If the result is again "Caprice", continue to re-roll until a blue square comes up. When a blue square is rolled, return all currency on that square to the bank, and the player who owned that bid must, if possible, write a line on their next turn. (If a blue square with no bids on it is rolled, all players escape the Queen's wrath for now.)
When a player has no active bids, no currency, and has already written all of the lines of the current verse, they must go into Exile to avoid even worse consequences from displeasing the Queen. They may not take part in the debate. If it is not the third and last verse they were Exiled in, they may select a card from those on the table and begin to write their first line for the next scene. They should not collect currency or select a second card until the actual beginning of that scene.
Ending a Scene
Once all of the players have written all four lines for a verse and at least one player has been sent into Exile, any player may Beseech the Queen for a final decision on the matter. This works much like the normal procedure for Beseeching the Queen, except that the consequences are greater. If a player's square is chosen, that player wins the scene and adds a point of Nature or Artifice to their character sheet. If the Queen's Caprice arises, any player whose square is chosen is immediately Exiled, with all of their bids and held currency forfeit to the bank. If this leaves only one player remaing un-exiled, that player wins the scene as above.
The Bidding chart is simple. 2, 7, and 12 are Caprice. The other numbers are 3:Treason, 4: Scandal, 5: Crime, 6: War, 8: Money, 9:Religion, 10: Nature, 11: Legacy.
I still need to figure out what to do with the Endgame exactly, and write up the Rhetoric chart, but I'm well under wordcount budget, which means more examples and explanations are possible. So if there's any part of the rules that are unclear as written, let me know.
The rest of the draft follows. I'm still well under wordcount. I'll probably eat most of what remains with two character sheets, one blank and one a sample, which will help make Nature and Artifice a bit more clear.
High and Low Rhetoric (Box/Chart) (273/300)
Rhyme and meter are not the whole of poetic language. Indeed, there are many different techniques at the hand of any bard worth the name, some to amuse and inflame the hearts of the groundlings, and some to amaze and entrance a more sophisticated audience. Whenever a player writes a line, they may use some of these techniques and claim points in Nature and Artifice on their character sheet. As a general rule, any such claim should be accepted by the other players on the honor system, although some groups may find it useful to allow a three-quarters majority of other players to veto or alter a claim. This chart is not meant to be exhaustive or definitive: if a player wants to use some literary technique or figure of speech not here listed, use its general sense as a guide as to which category it should count as. In some cases a technique may take more than one line to complete. In those cases it should only be scored on the last such line.
Low Rhetoric
High Rhetoric
innuendo/double entendre
sexually suggestive language
alliteration or assonance
two or more words starting with the same sound
puns and wordplay
humorous plays on double meanings
internal rhyme
rhyming words within a single line
cultural allusion
referencing other works less than 100 years old
literary allusion
referencing other works more than 100 years old
extreme exaggeration
metaphor and simile
comparing unlike things
overused expression
synecdoche
Using a part of a thing to represent the whole
multiple comparisons yields an absurdity
Meaning the opposite of what is being said
Heroic Couplet Endgame (317/500)
After the three verses are complete, the final stage of the game begins. The first exile from the last verse sets the scene for this phase, establishing how the decisions made so far have lead to a disaster in which the fate of the entire nation now hangs in the balance. Each player, in order of exile with the younger age breaking ties, selects one of the remaining cards from the game table and writes the first line of the Heroic Couplet that will conclude their sonnet. These two lines should form an answer or conclusion to the argument that the rest of the Sonnet has been making.
In this final round, stakes are higher and currency more plentiful. Each player starts with as many Low Currency as they have Nature on their sheet, and as many High Currency as they have Artifice, as well as the currency generated by their first line. Play proceeds as during a verse, with the following exceptions:
* When bidding on an open square, a player may bid either one or two of either currency. Mixing currency is still prohibited.
* When bidding on an occupied square, they may bid one unit of currency higher than they might have in a verse. For example, if the current bid is 2 low currency, they may bid 3 low currency, 4 low currency, 2 high currency, or 3 high currency.
* In this round, a character who is exiled for lack of resources permanently flees the kingdom. A character who is exiled as a result of Caprice is executed for treason.
* The character whose suggestion is rewarded for their timely and wise counsel with the Queen's hand, becoming Prince Consort. Any other characters who are not exiled at the end of the game continue to have the notice and favor of the Queen, and may prosper by it in their advancing years.
A full, quasi-formatted draft is now available: http://mappamundorum.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/game-chef-2011-blood-love-and-rhetoric/


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Athletics - women's 100m T44 final - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon
For more information, please follow us on http://www.twitter.com/IPCAthletics or http://www.Facebook.com/IPCAthletics or visit the event website at http://www.IPCAthleticsWorlds.org. The official hashtag for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon is #Lyon2013.
Gold: Marlou Van Rhijn
Silver: Marie-Amélie Le Fur
Bronze: April Holmes
Giuseppina Versace, Italia, Laura Sugar, Great Britain, Marlou van Rhijn, Netherlands, Sophie Kamlish, Great Britain, April Holmes, United States of America, Iris Pruysen, Netherlands, Saki Takakuwa, Japan, Marlene van Gansewinkel, Netherlands, Marie-Amel
For more videos about #Lyon2013 check out this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CBAXPeBajlp5FcxM9_HxwoOEvlggYG-
Lyon, France hosted the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships between 19-28 July.
More than 1,100 athletes from 98 countries attended the event which was the first major gathering of international track and field stars following the hugely successful London 2012 Paralympic Games.
The majority of medal winners from London competed in Lyon as they started their preparations for the next Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, and also acts as the International Federation for nine sports, including athletics.
The sport is governed by the IPC and co-ordinated by the IPC Athletics Sports Technical Committee, offering a wide range of competitions and events for male and female athletes in all impairment groups.
For further information, please visit http://www.paralympic.org/athletics, http://www.twitter.com/IPCAthletics, http://www.facebook.com/IPCAthletics or http://www.ParalympicSport.TV.
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More than 1,100 athletes from 98 countries


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Q: Copy IP address in buffer I'm building a firewall in C and I have the following problem. I ask for an IP address in the client side and I get 4 numbers (the octets of the IP address in a dotted quad format).
Like in this example:
255.255.197.0

I get this 4 octets in Integer type data. To copy this into a buffer of Characters I use the sprintf() function, but I get a segmentation error.
char buffer[MAX_BUFF_SIZE];            // The buffer to save the IP address
bzero(buffer, sizeof(buffer));    // Clean the buffer

// Gets the address
int o1, o2, o3, o4;
do
{
  printf("Introduce the 4 octets of the IP address (dotted quad format).\n");
  printf("Numbers must go from 0 to 255.\n\n");

  valid = TRUE;
  printf("Introduce first octet (X.-.-.-): ");
  scanf("%d", &o1);
  printf("Introduce second octet (-.X.-.-): ");
  scanf("%d", &o2);
  printf("Introduce third octet (-.-.X.-): ");
  scanf("%d", &o3);
  printf("Introduce fourth octet (-.-.-.X): ");
  scanf("%d", &o4);
  if (o1 < 0 || o1 > 255 || o2 < 0 || o2 > 255 || o3 < 0 || o3 > 255 || o4 < 0 || o4 > 255)
  {
    printf("Error [Client]: Invalid number.\n");
    valid = FALSE;
  }
} while (valid == FALSE);

// When octets are valid
sprintf(buffer, "%d.%d.%d.%d", o1, o2, o3, o4); // Copy the address in String format in buffer
inet_aton(buffer, &my_rule.addr);
printf("The IP address is %s\n", my_rule.addr);

o1, o2, o3 and o4 are the 4 octets of the address. Any idea of how I can put this integers into the char buffer?

A: This does not make sense:
  printf("The IP address is %s\n", my_rule.addr);

The s conversion specifier expects the address of the 1st element of a 0-terminate char-array, a C-"string".
The code (most likely, as you do not show it) passes a struct in_addr.
The compiler should have warned you about this.

And BTW, you are aware that 255.255.197.0  is not a valid IP-address, are you?

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Nico (@nicosuavalicous) starting to cover the wall facing Park St.
Here's Nico | @nicosuavalicious at the beginning of creating a vibrant mural on the wall of print shop wall facing Park Street.
It's an expression of lines and eye-popping colors, brightening an otherwise bland wall. It faces such a prime road too, with an empty yet gated parking lot between the mural and the road.
Time and weather will dictate the completion.
This building houses a print shop – both LDI Reproprinting (for commercial printing) and JaxColor for more small business banners and signs.
Photos taken May 5, 2016.


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by Shane McGlaun - Wed, Aug 01, 2018
Reddit Reveals Hackers Compromised User Data, How To See If You're Affected
Reddit has announced that it suffered a security breach between June 14 and June 18 of this year. The website learned of the hack on June 19 and says that an attacker was able to compromise the accounts of a few Reddit employees along with Reddit's cloud and source code hosting providers. The main attack was apparently via an SMS intercept, as Reddit was using two-factor authentication. The site notes that the attacker didn't gain write access to its systems and had read-only access to some systems that contained backup data, source code, and other logs. After the attack, additional steps were taken to lock down the compromised data, and reddit says that it rotated all production secrets... Read more...
by Jennifer Johnson - Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Amazon Outage Due To Failed Hardware, Not Cyber Attacks
Holiday shopping at one of the web's popular retailers was impossible for some European users over the weekend. Amazon's websites in Europe were down for more than half an hour on Sunday night. Although a group of activists by the name "Anonymous" had encouraged an online attack in an attempt to crash Amazon.com by overwhelming it with requests, the outage experienced by Amazon's European websites over the weekend was unrelated to any such attack. It appears the outage was caused by a hardware failure in the company's European data center network. According to a spokeswoman for Amazon, "The brief interruption to our European retail sites earlier today was due to hardware failure in our European... Read more...
by Jennifer Johnson - Thu, Jul 16, 2009
Twitter Gets Hacked…Again
For the third time this year, Twitter was the victim of a security breach that stemmed from a simple attack. In the most recent case, a hacker simply guessed an employee's personal email account password and then worked from there to steal confidential company documents. This most recent attack brings to light some of the problems associated with storing data online instead of on computers that are within your control. By stealing the password for someone's Gmail account, for example, a hacker not only gains access to that person's email, they also gain access to any of the Google applications (and documents associated with those applications) that person uses. This is apparently what happened... Read more...
News, Social And Internet
by Michael Santo - Fri, Oct 03, 2008
Apple Tanks; Fake Steve Jobs Heart Attack Story
Can you spell "SEC investigation?" There is definitely going to be one after this. A post at CNN's new social news site, iReport, resulted in Apple stock plummeting this morning, when it was rumored that Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack. iReport allows users to post unvetted stories, which then --- after vetting, may be posted to the iReport page on CNN.com. This story obviously didn't make it there, and has since been taken down.Interestingly, this user has never submitted a story previously. And the time of the story posting, 6 AM PDT, was obviously very suspicious. The story read:Steve Jobs was rushed to the ER just a few hours ago after suffering... Read more...
by Daniel A. Begun - Fri, Jun 06, 2008
Spear-Phishing Attacks Land Some Whales
Sophisticated, targeted phishing attacks have successfully swiped data from roughly 15,000 victims within the last 15 months according to Internet security company, VeriSign. VeriSign believes that almost all of these attacks are coming from just two groups. "Unlike traditional phishing attacks, which are sent to millions in hopes of luring some victims to fake Web sites, spear-phishing emails contain personal information, such as the name of the victim or his employer's name to make them appear legitimate. In the attacks tracked by Verisign, victims are tricked into visiting malicious Web sites or opening malicious attachments, which then give attackers a back door onto their PCs so they can... Read more...
by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Feb 01, 2007
Apple revs up Mac attacks on Vista
You had to know this was going to happen. CNN is reporting that Apple plans to step up their attacks on Windows Vista and the PC in general with new ads featuring recurrent "Mac-Guy" Justin Long. Has anyone ever asked that guy if he's actually a Mac user? "For nearly a year, television and Internet audiences have been seeing a familiar string of ads from Apple Inc. attacking rival Windows-based computers. With this week's release of Windows Vista, the newest jabs aren't any friendlier. In one ad, the character personifying the PC is dressed in hospital patient garb, talking about how he's set to undergo major surgery to upgrade to Vista. He then saunters off, telling the Mac... Read more...
by Marco Chiappetta - Mon, Aug 28, 2006
AMD Processors Attacked By New Malware
There is a very interesting story breaking today concerning AMD processors and a new "proof-of-concept" virus. It seems the virus can gain low-level access to hardware and potentially bypass kernel and user-level protection mechanisms. Dubbed W32.Bounds (32-bit) and W64.Bounds (64-bit), the virus is not much of a threat at the moment, as you can see in the threat assessment posted at Symantec. "The worm comes in two versions, targeting 32-bit and 64-bit processors from AMD. Symantec refers to the online pests as w32.bounds and w64.bounds. Because it involves proof of concept code, both viruses are rated as low level threats.... Read more...
by Sean Pelletier - Thu, Feb 09, 2006
Corsair Attacks OCZ Claims
Fudo reports that Corsair is distributing a .PDF in which the company tackles some of the bold claims made by OCZ in regards to the success of their heatspreaders. In a rather bold move on their part, Corsair illustrates the fact that heatspreaders on memory modules are largely for aesthetic purposes only and offer less than 5MHz of overclocking headroom versus bare modules. This gets you thinking if heatspreaders don't serve much of a purpose, maybe Corsair is onto something afterall with their heatspreader-mounted diagnostic LEDs on their XMS Xpert modules.The CEO of Asetek, the company that dedicated its life to cooling confirmed the same thing as he said that even if you use LN2 to cool your... Read more...


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Since we implemented CalWIN there has been a significant increase in the number of 250% Working Disabled cases and TMC cases. CalWIN automatically looks at eligibility for these program whenever EDBC is run and there are indicators in the case that suggest the client could be eligible to one of these program. Too often this got by the workers and the client would be given a share of cost when they were eligible under TMC or the 250% Working Disabled Program. To some degree it even increased the number of A&D FPL cases though not as much as the other two programs. Workers did a better job of screening for A&D cases but even so some were missed. If information is correctly entered in CalWIN the screening process for these programs is automatic.


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import styles from '../styles';

const dsmJsBarStyles = {
  ...styles,
  background: '#56626B'
};

export default function DsmJsBar() {
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We would like to take the opportunity to introduce you to our team and MoneySmart Financial Services Hamilton. As a life insurance advisory team, we're different and proud of it. We stand out in three unique ways. Firstly, and above all, we consider ourselves to be in the personal service business. We are here to help you, which is why our team's mission statement is: Planning Your Future. Everything we do as your financial planner is focused on fulfilling that mission. We strive to ensure that each contact with our clients is a quality contact, one that builds their trust in us.
Secondly, our personal service is supported by a process. Initially, we complete a complete needs analysis to use as a framework which allows our clients to understand where they're going, where they're at and what's coming next. Only with carefully thought-out needs planning can you be sure to protect yourself against any risks which may appear along the way.
Thirdly, we recognize that no two clients have identical needs and aspirations; we take the care to understand your overall financial picture. We then use a unique process to develop a strategy to help you achieve your personal objectives by understanding your current situation. As circumstances change over time, we will adjust your plan, if needed, to keep it targeted towards your priorities in life.
Working together, we help you to enjoy peace of mind and, ultimately, to plan your future.
Michael has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, starting in 1985 with Midland Doherty as a stock broker; continuing his career after a break in Scotland with RBC Royal Bank and Keybase Financial. Michael has successfully completed the Professional Financial Planning Course and has also achieved the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. Michael is also life licensed. As a personal advisor, Michael works with you to define your financial goals and he helps you to turn those goals into an achievable reality. By helping you to plan, set priorities, understand your own financial character, and make the right moves at the right time, he becomes your partner … your helpful ally.
Michael resides in Burlington and enjoys working with people from all walks of life.
Vanessa assists Michael Ward with the day-to-day administrative tasks that allow him to focus on meetings with clients and helping with their financial planning needs. Not only has Vanessa graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in English from Athabasca University, but she is also a newly licensed life insurance sales agent.
Vanessa brings with her a diverse experience servicing clients in the retail sector. She is client focused, and takes pleasure in providing that extra level of service to enhance the client's experience. Vanessa brings to the financial world a fresh attitude and is looking forward to starting to work with clients on her own.
Brandon assists Michael Ward with the day-to-day administrative tasks allowing him to focus on meetings with clients to help with their financial planning needs. Brandon graduated in 2013 with a marketing diploma from Mohawk College and has previously worked in the financial sector as an advisor.
Brandon also brings with him 3 years of marketing industry experience ranging from advertising and promotions to client relationship management. Brandon is extremely client focused and brings a unique perspective to the financial sector.


employee engagement and organizational performance.
HR Processes: Helping or Hurting?
Human Resources plays a key role in the success of large organizations. People expenses are most companies' biggest expense. The challenge is to get the biggest return on the money that's being spent. HR has the potential to have a major impact on organizational effectiveness. The keys to human performance – training, compensation, recognition, discipline, involvement, accountability, communication, career development – are all within HR's influence. It's up to HR to use these tools to make a difference for the organization.
Dave Newton's focus has been on HR Strategy and Human Performance. He was Vice President of Human Resources at the Venetian two years prior to its opening and then for the first four years of its operation. As a start-up property that was not part of an existing chain, all policies, procedures, and processes had to be defined at the Venetian. In addition, the property was the primary target of the Culinary union in Las Vegas, and Culinary worked hard to try to organize the property. Another challenge was finding good people, because the property opened at a time when the labor market was extremely tight, due to the openings of Bellagio, Mandalay Bay and Aladdin (now Planet Hollywood) at around the same time. Dave played an important role in creating a high performance, high quality service culture in which employees were highly valued. During his time at the Venetian the company won two first place awards for Workplace Excellence.
Many HR professionals received most of their training on the legal and administrative side of HR. These functions are still important, but the strongest organizations expect more from their HR team. They expect expertise and help in creating a high-performing organization.
If you are interested in increasing the performance level of your leaders and employees (they are always linked), Dave can help you and your HR team evaluate and improve your HR processes and policies, especially in the areas of hiring, training, performance management and discipline.
For more information on Human Resource Consulting, please contact davenewton@hospitalityresources.us.com.
"Dave is a great leader who uses cutting edge techniques to cultivate a productive and successful work environment. With Dave, you get positive results and have a good time achieving them. Dave had a heavy hand in setting the tone to establish The Venetian as the powerhouse that it is today."


What are the Standards for Speed Verification?
In March, 2011, the ASTM E 2658 Standard Practices for Verification of Speed for Material Testing Machines was released.
Do I Need to Verify Speed?
Some test methods define the testing speed and the speed accuracy requirements, and some do not. While the particular testing speed chosen is not always a critical parameter, it is often important and is always good testing practice to ensure that the speed is constant, stable, and repeatable. These reasons alone cause many users to request speed verifications of their testing machines. Other applications, where it is known or suspected that the material or component under test is strain-rate or speed sensitive, are more obvious candidates for requiring speed verification. Some examples include composites, carbon-fiber composites, ceramics, and liquid crystal polymers. If you are required to report test speed with your results, or if you are concerned with the consistency of results between machines or over time, good practice indicates that the machine's speed be verified. There are some applications where none of the above is a concern. For these, speed verification is probably not worth doing.
What Does Speed Verification Tell Me?
Standard Verification: The standard speed verification measures the average speed between two positions. The crosshead or actuator is allowed a short time to accelerate to the set speed, then an accurate displacement reading and time reading are taken. A second set of displacement and time data points are taken after a specified travel or time (typically 2 to 4 inches or 30 seconds). These parameters are used to ensure a high level of accuracy in the speed measurement. This verification will tell you, under no load conditions, how closely matched your actual speed is to your set speed. You will also determine repeatability, since each speed is run three separate times. The initial velocity profile of the crosshead, minute fluctuations of speed during distance traveled, or speed accuracy under loading conditions will not be characterized.
Advanced Verifications: For more demanding or critical applications, it can be useful to characterize the machine's performance at the initiation of the test and while applying forces similar to the actual test forces.
How Can I Improve the Management of My Lab's Calibration Program?
Instron can make life easier for you.
We will store all relevant information about your equipment and site in our database. That allows us to keep track of recalibration dates (specified by you), so we can call ahead of time to schedule convenient and timely recalibrations.
When the verification is complete, the Instron engineer can print the certificate and data report on-site before leaving.
The data and certificate are electronically backed up in a secure database at the Instron factory and can be retrieved, if necessary.
Instron's highly trained calibration engineers know your equipment. They can identify potential problems early, perform preventive maintenance, and understand proper use and handling of your equipment.


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Nurse cleared over murder bid
AN INVESTIGATION into an Anglesey nurse who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has now been dropped.
North Wales Live
00:00, 7 FEB 2005
Dyfed-Powys Police started their investigation last June after the death of an elderly woman at a home in Ceredigion.
The registered nurse, believed to be in her 50s, was arrested on June 9 and later released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Dyfed-Powys detective inspector Mark Bergmanski said the case was dropped on the advice of the Crown Prosecution Service.
No charges had been brought against the woman.
The nurse, who previously lived in the Aberystwyth area, is believed to have moved back to Anglesey.
Police had said the allegations were "historical" and related to an incident that happened more than three years ago when the elderly woman died.
A death certificate stated the woman died of natural causes and an inquest was not held.
It is believed the allegation was made by somebody working at the home.


Joseph Austin Benwell was a prolific illustrator for various Victorian religious publications, particularly those published by the Religious Tract Society. The nineteenth century was a time when missionaries travelled to all corners of the world, to spread the word of the Gospel and to try and convert so-called 'heathen' peoples to Christianity, whether they liked it or not. It was also a time when there was Christian concern that there should be 'appropriate' reading material provided for people at home in Britain.
The era therefore saw publication of a variety of religious journals and magazines, many aimed at the general public and some targeting younger readers. With their paternalistic, benevolent and somewhat evangelical missionary quality, these publications can seem rather quaint and 'politically incorrect' when viewed through modern eyes. Such publications and the illustrations they contained are, however, of social and historical importance, as they recorded how many people thought, felt and behaved at the time. Joseph Austin Benwell, an artist who had lived in 'foreign lands' and specialised in pictures of local Eastern scenes, customs and practices, also of missionaries, was well placed to provide illustrations for such publications. He also illustrated and painted scenes from the Holy Land, mainly of Jerusalem, Palestine and Sinai.
'The Leisure Hour, A Family Journal of Instruction and Recreation'. The Leisure Hour was a very successful family weekly, published at a cost of one penny for many years from the 1850s. The journal was not as overtly religious in its content as other Religious Tract Society publications, and was printed without the RTS imprint. It was targeted at a very broad range of readership. As well as the Indian Nabob series in the 1858 volume (refer British in India), Joseph Austin Benwell illustrated a series in the 1857 volume entitled 'Tales Illustrative of Chinese Life and Manners'.
'The Sunday at Home': A Family Magazine for Sabbath Reading'. Founded in 1854, this periodical flourished until the early twentieth century. Joseph Austin Benwell provided illustrations for several years from 1856 to 1870 for regular articles and series such as 'Missionary Perils' (1857); 'Nurse Grand In India' (1857); 'The Apostle to the Maoris'(1857); 'Light from the East' (1857, 1858, 1859); 'Systems and Superstitions of the Chinese' (1858); 'The Martyr Church of Madagascar' (1859); 'True Story of an Irish Boy' (1859); 'Notes of a Medical Missionary (to the Jews)' (1861); 'Leaves from my Portfolio by a Missionary in Bengal' (1862); 'Indian Experiences in 1857-58' (Indian Mutiny 1857-58) (1862); 'The Fountain Kloof: or, Missionary Life in South Africa' (1863).
He illustrated a series called 'Life of Swartz' (1860), about the life of Christian Frederick Swartz (or Schwarz) (1726-1798), the German Lutheran Protestant who was a missionary in India in the mid to late eighteenth century. In the 1861 'Sunday at Home' he did some engravings for another series- 'David Brainerd- Missionary to the Indians'. Brainerd (1718-1747) was an American missionary to native Indians, particularly the Delaware Indians of New Jersey. Other missionary series that he illustrated were 'Dr. Krapf's Missionary travels in Eastern Africa', about German Lutheran Johann Ludwig Krapf (1810-1881) and 'The Gospel on the banks of the Niger', both published in 1861. Krapf was exploring and working in Ethiopia (then Abyssinia) at about the same time that the more well-known Dr Livingstone was travelling in southern Africa and Mozambique, and they appeared to have come within about five degrees of each other. Benwell also illustrated 'The Apostle of the Maoris', a short series published in The Sunday at Home in 1857 about Samuel Marsden (1764-1838). Samuel Marsden was described as the first apostle to the Maori race, and is said to have introduced Christianity to New Zealand.
As well as missionary topics he illustrated series with a Biblical theme, for example 'Studies from the Life of David' (1860), 'Ruth' (1860) and 'Rainless and Dewless Years' (1860), including scenes from ancient Samaria and the life of Elijah.
The 1862 edition of 'Sunday at Home' refers to '...an interesting series of 'Indian Illustrations of Scripture', delivered in the form of a lecture by the Rev W M Robertson BA of London, with the aid of 'dissolving views' painted by Mr Benwell, formerly of Calcutta, many of whose Indian scenes have already appeared in The Sunday at Home'.
Two Religious Tract Society publications aimed at children were: 'Picture Scrap Book; Bible Pictures &C' 1864, and 'The Picture Scrap Book; or Happy Hours at Home' 1859. Both books were fully illustrated with scenes of the Holy Land and the East (including sections on 'Light from the East' and 'Scenes in Foreign Lands), many of the illustrations being by Benwell. He also provided several illustrations for 'The Picture Gallery of the Nations' 187.
Another Religious Tract Society book illustrated by Benwell was 'A Home in the Land of Snows and other Sketches of Missionary Life' (Romance of Modern Missions), 1870 by Miss Cecilia Lucy Brightwell. He illustrated 'Nurse Grand in India' from 'Nurse Grand's Reminiscences at Home and Abroad' , 1871, also by Cecilia Lucy Brightwell. He also provided illustrations for 'Narratives for Youth, Volume 2' published by the English Monthly Tract Society in the early 1860s. He did the title page (see below), showing Leominster Church and Vicarage, for the book 'The Folded Lamb; Memorials of an Infant Son' (1857 edition) by Mrs Ellen M Rogers, wife of Rev. George Albert Rogers, published by Wertheim & Macintosh.
Benwell also provided illustrations for other Victorian periodicals, although not necessarily with a religious theme, including: 'The Cornhill Magazine' Vol 1 and Vol 2 1860, Publisher: Smith, Elder and Co, 65 Cornhill, London, and 'The Welcome Guest: a Magazine of Recreative Reading for All' 1858-1861, Publisher: Houlston and Wright, London. The Cornhill Magazine, a literary journal founded in 1860 and published until 1975, featured stories and articles by many famous and distinguished Victorian writers.
For more pictures of India, please also refer to the page 'Scenes from India'.
Some examples of Joseph Austin Benwell's work for Victorian religious publications are shown below.
'Hindu Village Council' from 'Indian Gems for the Master's Crown' by Miss Droes of Landour, India, 1892.
'The Balance' or 'Weighing the Raja of Travancore' from 'Rays from the East' (1871) and 'True Tales about India' (1876) and both published by The Religious Tract Society. This engraving also appears in 'The Sunday at Home' 1860, as 'Scene described by Sir Thomas Roe in his voyage to India'.
"...whenever a new Raja began to reign, he was expected to have himself weighed. and to give the weight in gold away among the Brahmins who came to assist at the ceremony." (True Tales about India).
Another description (from Rays from the East)- "...there is a curious illustration in the account of Sir Thomas Roe's voyage to India, about the year 1660. 'The first of September (which was the late Mogul's birthday), he, retaining an ancient yearly custom, was weighed in the presence of his chief grandees in a balance. The ceremony was performed within his house, or tent, in a fair spacious room, whereunto none were admitted but by special leave. The scales in which he was thus weighed were plated with gold, an so the beam, on which they hung with great chains, was made likewise of that most precious metal. The King, sitting in one of them, was weighed first against silver coin, which immediately after was distributed among the poor: then he was weighed against gold: after that against jewels (as they say); but I observed (being there present with my lord ambassador) that he was weighed against three several things, laid in silken bags on the contrary scale. When I saw him in the balance, I thought on Belshazzar, who was found too light.'"
'Parsees worshipping the setting sun' from 'The S.P.G. Picture Book, showing origin, and scenes in the work of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts' 1896.
This engraving was originally published in the Illustrated London News on 31 October 1863 as 'Guebers of India worshipping the setting sun', but the artist's signature was left off this later version. Parsees and Guebers are descendants of ancient Persians who follow the Zoroastrian religion, many of whom fled to escape religious persecution. The subject is similar to the 1864 Leisure Hour engraving, also shown above.
'The Officer visiting the Brahmin at the hospital' from Sunday at Home, 1857, serial 'Nurse Grand in India'.
In 1871, the author Miss Cecilia Lucy Brightwell's book 'Nurse Grand's Reminiscences at Home and Abroad' was published by the Religious Tract Society. The book included the story of 'Nurse Grand in India'.
'"Everything was going well in our market at the camp", Mr Crowther writes......."till this morning a slave trader took it in his head to bring a little girl about six years of age for sale. What a contrast there was between the cheerful countenances of the children who accompanied their mothers, assisting to carry their yams and rice to market, and the dejected spirits of this unfortunate slave-child, under the hand of an unfeeling slave-trader. As soon as the news of the fact had reached Dr Baikie, he marched the slave-trader out of the camp with his merchandise in the sight of innocent traders with no ordinary effect. They have heard that the English are averse to the slave-trade; now they have opportunity of proving it to demonstration."
The article in Sunday at Home is based on the British Niger expedition of 1857. Samuel Ajayii Crowther (c1809-1891), born in what is now western Nigeria, was a missionary and the first Anglican Bishop in Nigeria. As a child, he had been captured by Fulani slave raiders in 1821, and was rescued by a British Royal Navy ship; he later converted to Christianity. William Balfour Baikie (1825-1864) was a Scottish explorer, naturalist and philologist. He had the role of British Consul in 1857, and later translated the Psalms into Hausa.
'Serfojee commended to Schwatrz' from 'The Vanguard of the Christian Army' [or, 'Sketches of Missionary Life'] published by the Religious Tract Society, 1882.
Also appears as 'The Rajah's adopted son, Serfojee, introduced to Mr Swartz', 'Life of Swartz' in 'The Sunday at Home' 1860. The original is signed J A BENWELL DEL lower left, but in the later version the lower part of the engraving is cut off.
Del usually indicates the name of the artist, as opposed to the engraver. Del.: delineavit – Latin for he/she/they drew. The name precedes it, usually found on the bottom left side of the plate.
The scene illustrated above took place at the Bay of Islands in December 1814, just prior to Marsden conducting the first Christian service on New Zealand soil during Christmas Day 1814. "It is interesting to know that one of the first acts of Mr Marsden was to negotiate peace between the nations of the Bay of Islands and the Whangaroan tribes.......... On reaching the shore, Ruatara boldly went forth to the hostile camp, and after explaining that some white men desired a friendly conference with them, retreated to his own party. An interval of almost breathless suspense succeeded. What was the result to be- peace or war- reconciliation or a deadlier feud? We can well imagine the fervent breathing that in those anxious moments ascended from the trembling hearts of those devoted men. Shortly, a woman was seen advancing from the Whangaroan crowd of warriors, flourishing a red mat round her head, and crying out "Haromai, Haromai," (Come hither, come hither). This was said to be the symbol of pacific intentions, and the visitors approached. ....... The warriors, seizing their spears, brandished them, as if in fury, against one another; yells, shrieks and roars vexed the air; while the frightful gesticulations and horrible contortions of face and limb were suggestive of the writhing of fiends. Yet this terrifying demonstration was their war-dance of welcome! Conversation ensued......"
Samuel Marsden (1765-1838) was an English-born Anglican cleric and a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society, believed to have introduced Christianity to New Zealand.
' Kiernander before Clive, pleading on behalf of Christian Missions' Sunday at Home 1857 (Nurse Grand in India). This illustration also appeared in 'Nurse Grand's Reminiscences at Home and Abroad' by Miss Brightwell, 1871.
John Zachariah Kiernander (1710-1799) established the first Protestant mission in Bengal in 1758 after obtaining the approval of Clive of India (Robert Clive). In 1767 Kiernander purchased land and built the Old Mission Church in Calcutta, which was completed in 1770.
From the front cover of 'Hindoo Life' by Rev Edward Webb, 1866.
The book contains several Benwell engravings, but I have no way of knowing who actually drew or engraved this attractive little book cover design, as bright and golden now as it was when first published over 150 years ago.
Different Victorian religious publications would sometimes use the same engravings or illustrations. However, they may be copied or re-engraved, with the artist/engraver's signature changed. For example, the above illustration appears in 'Hindoo Life' by Rev Edward Webb (Presbyterian Publication Committee Philadelphia 1866). It is signed J BENWELL lower right, and ___BINSON ( T. Robinson) lower left. The earliest version I have located appears in the 'Sunday at Home, 1858 (published by the Religious Tract Society in London), shown below left. This, too, is signed by Benwell and T Robinson. However, the version below right, which appeared in 'The Oriental Picture Gallery' edited by the Rev John Liggins (publ. by Hurd and Houghton, New York in 1866) has neither of these signatures. The name R A Williams Sc appears lower right, indicating the illustration may have been re-engraved or copied. They appear more or less identical.
"The typhus fever broke out among our orphans, and the medical man said, unless we removed them instantly from Benares, half of them would die. Our distress was great. We had two tents pitched at a place about seven miles distant, which might serve for a temporary shelter, and removed the sick boys in carts. It being the dry season, we had no fear of rain; but we had not gone far before a terrific tempest came on, and they were all drenched through. Evening was coming on: I looked around, and saw not far off a native inn for pilgrims (a serai), and I went to it to ascertain if they could give us a lodging for the night. The man answered, "This serai was built for holy pilgrims, not for such as you -outcasts and barbarians." I replied that our case was desperate, and unless I could get shelter, half the boys would die. "What is that to me?" he replied; "here you cannot be. If you will die, die; and the sooner such unclean outcasts die, the better.""
The article and illustration also appeared in 'Graham's Illustrated Magazine' vol 51, July 1857 (Philadelphia, USA). The magazine ceased publication in 1858.
Discussing the Injeel (Gospel) and the Koran.
"Our engraving represents a money-changer sitting on the steps leading to the court of the mosque of Omar, just as in the gospel history the Jews were wont to sit precincts of that very enclosure."
'Notes of a Medical Missionary' was the main feature article in nine consecutive issues of the 'Sunday at Home' published between June and August 1861. The narrative was by John Mason, the author of 'Three Years in Turkey: the Journal of a Medical Mission to the Jews' publ. 1860 by John Snow, 35 Paternoster Row, London.
'Bedouin of the Desert' from 'The Arab and the East', Sunday at Home 1861. This must be one of Benwell's earliest depictions of an Arabian Middle-Eastern scene.
He must have been inspired to visit the region not long afterwards. In 1864 he produced one of his earliest known painted (watercolour) Middle-Eastern scenes, 'The Meeting Place'.
"No stronger instance can be adduced of that permanency of Oriental customs to which reference has been made, than the short stick which the Arab we have engraved carries in his hand, for in the hands of the figures sculptured on the most on the most ancient Egyptian monuments, this stick is held. This stick, which has thus been perpetrated for for nearly four thousand years, upon granite, and basalt, and marble, is identical in form and proportions with that carried by almost every Arab in our days from the Euphrates to the NIle. The sandals, too, have as high an antiquity, and there is every probability that when Joseph guided his wife and the infant Saviour of the world across the shorter desert separating Egypt from the land over which Herod tyrannized, that he met with many a group like that in our engraving, and may himself have carried such a stick, and worn such sandals."
'Hindoo Festival' from 'Grace Ogilvie, the Story of a Child's life in India during the Mutiny' published by the Religious Tract Society 1872.
My copy of this little book is inscribed 'Ernest Salter Wills, Nov 1877, given by him to Violet E Wills' (the Bristol Wills tobacco family). He later became Sir Ernest Salter Wills, and she was Dame Violet Wills, founder of charitable trusts. A larger version of this illustration appears in the Sunday at Home, 1857.
'The Missionaries in the Hall of Audience' Sunday at Home 1862 (from 'The Gospel in Burmah'). American missionaries Dr Adoniram Judson and Mr Colman, 1820.
"When Dr Judson was labouring at Rangoon, vexatious opposition was offered by the local authorities. In hope of obtaining the protection of the king, he boldly resolved to proceed to Ava and to seek an audience". ...."He came forward unattended, -in solitary grandeur,- exhibiting the proud gait and majesty of an eastern monarch. His dress was rich but not distinctive; and he carried in his hand the gold-sheathed sword, which seems to have taken the place of the sceptre of ancient times." ....."When he drew near we caught his attention. He stopped, partly turned toward us: 'Who are these? 'The teachers, great king,' I replied. 'What, you speak Burman- the priest that I heard of last night? When did you arrive? Are you teachers of religion? Are you like the Portuguese priest? Are you married? Why do you dress so?" ......"Moung Zah now began to read the petition...." .........."He held the tract long enough to read the first two sentences, which assert that there is one eternal God, who is independent of the incidents of mortality, and that beside him there is no God; and then, with an air of indifference, perhaps disdain, he dashed it down to the ground. ..........'Why do you ask for such permission? have not the Portuguese, the English, the Mussulmans, and people of all other religions, full liberty to practise and worship according to their own customs? ....."
Also appears as 'Judson before the Burmese Emperor' in 'The Vanguard of the Christian Army' [or, 'Sketches of Missionary Life'] published by the Religious Tract Society, 1882.
Ann Judson died on 24 October 1826 at Amherst (now Kyaikkami). Her husband was away acting as interpreter to the British envoy, who was negotiating a treaty with the emperor. "The doctor is decidedly of opinion that the fatal termination of the fever is not to be ascribed to the localities of the new settlement, but chiefly to the weakness of her constitution, occasioned by the severe privations and long-protracted sufferings she endured at Ava. "On the 26th of April, just six months after the death of Mrs Judson, little Maria was laid at rest beside her mother".


PLANICA, Slovenia — With the Julian Alps and Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, as a backdrop, it's suitable to say the Planica Valley nordic course can be summed up in one word: burly.
A high mid-afternoon sun had illuminated the mountain range throughout the rounds for the World Cup women's 1.4-kilometer classic sprint on Saturday, but by the time the six finalists lined up for the final heat, a few shadows were being recast onto the course.
At the sound of the gun, Sweden's Stina Nilsson took the lead into the first downhill. Norway's Kathrine Rolsted Harsem followed close behind. Maiken Caspersen Falla, also of Norway, dangled to the far right, while American Jessie Diggins hugged tightly to the inside left, just ahead of Sweden's Anna Dyvik.
The third Norwegian in the final, Heidi Weng picked up the rear of the group through the corner that had seen at least one skier in the men's quarterfinals fly into the blue net that fenced off the course. Diggins had also fallen on that corner during her warmup.
In the women's final, Diggins maintained her position through the bottom of the sharp downhill corner and the brief double-pole section before the first uphill hiccup. As the pitch increased, Nilsson transitioned to striding and the rest of the field followed suit.
Pressure began mounting from the Norwegians as Harsem strode to Nilsson's left and Caspersen Falla caught up to her right. A meter behind them were Diggins, Dyvik and Weng.
The group disappeared from the teleprompter for a moment as they moved under the wooden bridge spanning the course. When they reappeared, Harsem had overtaken the lead. Nilsson clung to the back of her skis.
Diggins, who had been skiing alone in the second inside track, switched lanes, maneuvering herself into second alongside Harsem and Nilsson. But as they descended into the second downhill, the Norwegian and Swede pulled slightly away.
Another corner and the six finalists were heading uphill again, Diggins was the only skier who chose the far outside track. The climb was the course's most grueling uphill, and Harsem had used it to break away from her competition all afternoon.
In the final, it appeared Harsem would do the same as she strode powerfully to the front, looking to gap Nilsson and Falla. But the 28 year old had not factored in her teammate Falla's own dig in the ups. Halfway up the hill, Falla, 27, changed tracks and was gunning for the lead.
By the time the group reached the hairpin turn that would lead them back down to the stadium, Falla was first, Harsem second, and Nilsson third. Chasing them around two meters away was Diggins, followed shortly by Dyvik and Weng.
As they descended, the Swede's skis seemed to lose ground. A Norwegian battle for first looked to be in the cards. In the second group, Diggins continued to hold off Dyvik's attempts to push past her for fourth.
With one final hill to go, Falla strode with a speedy turnover to the outside. But while the Norwegian's legs swished through the tracks, the Swede was powering forward in a powerful double pole.
Three years younger than her Norwegian challenger, Nilsson, 24, had already won one of two classic sprints previously this season. On Saturday, she was looking to rack up another win (and her third individual victory of the season after winning a skate sprint in Davos, Switzerland).
She and Falla strode over the top of the final climb together, but heading into the final double pole to the finish, the Swede had made up her mind. The red World Cup sprint leader's bib she was wearing would stay with her.
She double poled away from Falla and Harsem in the final 100 meters, crossing first in a time of 3:26.28. The win marked her fourth-career victory in a World Cup classic sprint and her 12th World Cup sprint win.
Crossing second, 1.27 seconds behind Nilsson was Harsem. The second-place finish was the Norwegian's first World Cup podium ever.
Falla placed third, 1.81 seconds behind Nilsson. The defending Sprint World Cup champion, with 14 individual World Cup titles to her name, Falla was more critical of her own result.
"I did not really have it today. It's good to be third but I will be headed home now and try to find shape for the Olympic Games," Falla told FIS.
Diggins ended the day just off the podium in fourth (+3.81), while Dyvik was fifth (+4.45) and Weng sixth (+14.89).
Though tired by the end of the day after rounding the course four times at a hard effort, Diggins indicated she found ways to keep herself relaxed and have fun.
Rounding out the the top 10 was Russia's Yulia Belorukova in seventh, Sweden's Hanna Falk in eighth, American Sophie Caldwell in ninth, and Norway's Mari Eide in 10th.
After qualifying in 13th, 5.38 seconds out of first, Caldwell advanced to the first quarterfinal, going head-to-head with Nilsson, Belorukova and Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen.
Caldwell skied strong through the first portion of the major climb, pacing toward the front with Nilsson, Belorukova and Norway's Anna Svendsen. Just before the final hairpin turn, however, Nilsson and Belorukova charged. Caldwell pushed to maintain contact, but was edged out just before the final straightaway.
Her quarterfinal time was fast enough for her to earn the day's second lucky loser spot, after Diggins advanced as the first lucky loser in third in her heat, behind Falk and Harsem.
Caldwell then advanced to the first semifinal, up against Falla, Nilsson, Belorukova, Falk, and Finland's Krista Pärmäkoski. Caldwell was in the mix until halfway through the mjor course climb, when Nilsson, Falla and Belorukova began to push the pace.
Caldwell finished her semifinal in fifth, 4.34 seconds behind Falla in first.
Also for the U.S., Sadie Bjornsen placed 21st and Ida Sargent 23rd overall, after finishing fifth in their quarterfinals.
"In my [quarterfinal] I felt like there was a lot of bouncing and trying to find a track and just trying to find a place to ski, so I was kind of depending on that final corner and climb into the finish," Bjornsen said on the phone.
Her quarterfinal saw Falla and Pärmäkoski take the lead early on, but Bjornsen was positioned well within striking range as the group rounded the hairpin turn for the final descent.
The final descent and corner went smoothly for Bjornsen, but a tangle with Germany's Sandra Ringwald caused her to crash out of contention. By the time Bjornsen reached the finishing stretch, Pärmäkoski and Falla had already locked up the top-two spots to automatically advance to the semifinals, and Bjornsen followed 8.81 seconds back in fifth.
Bjornsen did not race last weekend in Dresden, nor will she start Sunday's 10 k classic in Planica.
"I just want to make sure I am fully recovered," Bjornsen said of her decision to opt out of Sunday's distance race.
"I actually think this going to work out really naturally well for me just to have one more week to absorb that enormous load and feel really fresh and quick and ready for next weekend," she added.
The fourth American woman to qualify on Saturday was Sargent in 17th (+6.13).
Three other American women's also competed on Saturday, with Julia Kern finishing 43rd, Rosie Brennan 49th and Caitlin Patterson (Craftsbury Green Racing Project) 53rd.


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Vij (Вий) est un film russe réalisé par Vassili Gontcharov, sorti en 1909.

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 Photographie : Joseph-Louis Mundwiller

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Universal's 'Van Helsing' To Be Inspired By 'Mad Max'
Posted July 22nd, 2016 by Stuart Conover
We've been hearing an increasing amount of rumors and reports on Universal's Classic Horror Monster Cinematic Universe though today is some of the first details popping up about the new take on 'Van Helsing'. Abraham Van Helsing is known as Bram Stoker's vampire hunter, specifically going after Dracula. He was originally a minor character who has grown into quite a bit of popularity over the years with various takes on him in everything from films to video games. With so many iterations over the years, it is hard to guess how he'll act in the new version.
It'll also be interested to know when the movie is slated to be released.
Thankfully we won't completely have to wonder now as screenwriter Eric Heisserer has shared how we'll see the famed vampire hunter acting on the big screen:
I can only say that early on, our inspiration for his behavior and his mannerisms was all in Mad Max.
George Miller's Max Roketansky is an icon in his own right. A man with a sense of duty and purpose who has lost everything and yet still carries on to survive, even if he tries to say it is only for himself. On top of that, he has gone almost feral in some instances as his humanity has bled away. It is hard to tell if Heisserer meant the first film itself where we see the man losing everything or the series which has given us a Max that has totally gone in a different direction. I'm sure it won't be too long until we find out if Van Helsing is a man out for revenge or who just gets dragged into the conflict with Dracula.
If he is going up against Dracula this is most likely where we'll learn if 'Dracula Untold' is actually part of this bold new initiative or not.
No word as to when exactly the next 'Van Helsing' film will be released but we do know that 'The Mummy' which is the first installment of Universal's new cinematic universe of horror will be unwrapped on June 8th, 2017.
Are you looking forward to 'Van Helsing'? Who do you hope will land the role of playing this character? Finally, do you think he'll be going toe to toe with Dracula or another set of vampires entirely? Share your thoughts below!
Source: Cinema Blend
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Golam Kabud-e Olya (, also Romanized as Golam Kabūd-e 'Olyā; also known as Kalam Kabūd-e 'Olyā) is a village in Sar Firuzabad Rural District, Firuzabad District, Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23, in 5 families.

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Populated places in Kermanshah County