1. I have experienced intense and emotion-filled days with the pilgrim People of God in the beautiful land of Cuba which has left in me its profound imprint. I take with me the memory of the faces of so many people whom I met during these days. I am grateful to you for your cordial hospitality, an authentic expression of the Cuban soul, and above all for being able to share with you intense moments of prayer and reflection in the celebration of Holy Mass in Santa Clara, in Camagüey, in Santiago de Cuba and here in Havana, as well as in the visit completed just a few hours ago to the metropolitan cathedral.
2. I ask God to bless and repay all who have worked in bringing about this visit, so long desired. I thank you, Mr. President, and also the other authorities of the nation for your presence here as well as for the co-operation lent in the actual carrying out of this visit, in which as many people as possible have participated, either by attending the celebrations or by following them through the media. I am very grateful to my Brother Bishops of Cuba for their work and pastoral concern in preparation both for my visit and for the mission among the people which preceded it, the immediate fruits of which have already been seen in the warm welcome received; this mission must in some way continue.
3. As Successor of the Apostle Peter and following the Lord's command, I have come as a messenger of truth and hope, to confirm you in faith and to leave you a message of peace and reconciliation in Christ. Therefore I encourage you to continue to walk together, inspired by the highest moral principles, so that the vitality which characterizes this noble people will produce abundant fruits of well-being and of spiritual and material prosperity for the benefit of everyone.
4. Before leaving this capital city, I wish to bid an emotional farewell to all the sons and daughters of this nation: to those who live in the cities and in the countryside; to the children, the young people and the elderly; to the families and each individual person. I am confident that they will continue to preserve and promote the most genuine values of the Cuban heart. Faithful to the heritage received from your forebears and despite difficulties, the Cuban spirit must ever show its trust in God, its Christian faith, its ties to the Church, its love for the culture and traditions of the homeland, its vocation to justice and freedom. In the process of doing precisely this, all Cubans are called to contribute to the common good in a climate of mutual respect and with a profound sense of solidarity.
In our day, no nation can live in isolation. The Cuban people therefore cannot be denied the contacts with other peoples necessary for economic, social and cultural development, especially when the imposed isolation strikes the population indiscriminately, making it ever more difficult for the weakest to enjoy the bare essentials of decent living, things such as food, health and education. All can and should take practical steps to bring about changes in this regard. May nations, and especially those which share the same Christian heritage and the same language, work effectively to extend the benefits of unity and harmony, to join efforts and overcome obstacles so that the Cuban people, as the active agents of their own history, may maintain international relations which promote the common good. In this way they will be helped to overcome the suffering caused by material and moral poverty, the roots of which may be found, among other things, in unjust inequalities, in limitations to fundamental freedoms, in depersonalization and the discouragement of individuals, and in oppressive economic measures — unjust and ethically unacceptable — imposed from outside the country.
5. Dear people of Cuba, as I leave this cherished land, I take with me the indelible memories of these days and a great confidence in the future of your homeland. Build it with vision, guided by the light of faith, with the fervour of hope and the generosity of fraternal love. These are capable of creating a climate of greater freedom and pluralism, in the certainty that God loves you intensely and remains faithful to his promises. In effect, "to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all men" (1 Tm 4:10). May he fill you with his blessings and in every moment may you experience his closeness.
A final word about the rain. Now it has stopped, but since my visit to the cathedral of Havana it has rained rather hard. I wondered why the rain came after these warm days, after Santiago de Cuba where it was so hot. It could be a sign: the Cuban skies are weeping because the Pope is going away, because he is leaving us. That would be a superficial interpretation. When we sing in the liturgy: "Rorate caeli desuper et nubes pluant iustum", it is Advent. I think this is a more profound interpretation.
This rain during the last hours of my stay in Cuba may signify an advent. My wish is that this rain will be a good sign of a new advent in your history. Thank you very much.


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Boys Will Be Boys: An Interview w/ Joe Phillips
Joe Phillips is one of the most impressive people I have ever had the pleasure to interview. His career has taken him places most artists/illustrators could only dream of. He has worked with DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, Wild Storm, Now, Prism, Wizards of the Coast , Fleer, Upper Deck, Xodus USA, Justus Boyz, and Jocko, just to name a few. He has worked on big name comics such as Speed Racer, Justice League of America, X-Men, Mister Miracle, The Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, Legion of Super Heroes, Captain America, Superboy, and more. And, let's not forget his original comic The Heretic. And his long running JoeBoys series in which he beautifully illustrates gay life and relationships.
Joe is also the creator of a wonderful series of animated shorts turned award winning DVD The House of Morecock: The Animated Misadventures of Jonas Morecock. The stories involve a supernatural investigator who always seems to wind up in compromising situations with vampires, werewolves, and other creatures. It's hilariously funny and pretty darn sexy, too. There was a sequel and a whole graphic novel series called Tales From the House of Morecock.
It would be impossible to list all of the amazing work that Joe Phillips has been involved with since his start in the 80s. Despite his success, he is still driven to create non-stop and is one of the most prolific artists. Right now he has a new JoeBoys anthology book coming out via Bruno Gmunder, a 2015 Boys Will Be Boys calendar to promote, he is participating in tons of art shows and going to lots of conventions, all despite recently losing part of his right leg in an accident. The man is unstoppable.
Frankly, we are shocked he had the time to even do an interview. But, we are very thankful he found a few moments to talk to us. If you would like to explore more of Joe Phillips on your own, we suggest his Website, Twitter, JoeBoys site, Wikipedia, and this really insightful self written bio on the Prism Comics page.
Q: Ok, first things first...How is the world did you pull off such an amazing Dr. Zaius costume at Bent Con last week?
Joe: I went to a performing arts school and was a theater major. I have always been into dress up and making costumes is a passion.
Q: On your twitter feed I noticed a sculpture of a very large octopus sitting in a cookie sheet on top of your oven. It was awesome, but there was absolutely no context given. Care to elaborate?
Joe: I'm also an avid sculptor and I do steam-punk. The Octopus was a lamp base and I was making it for a steam punk convention where I sell stuff as The Brass Menagerie.
Q: What was your very first professional gig as an illustrator?
Joe: I did comics for a local gay weekly back in Atlanta back in the 90's then I started doing comics for a comic called EX-Mutants and then for the Southern Knights. My first big break was drawing SpeedRacer and Interview with a Vampire.
Q: My pal Steve is huge fan of yours and had a question! Which medium do you feel you have the most fun working in? IE: comic art, illustration, painting, animation. And which allows you really explore your creativity the most?
Joe: All of the above. I'm no one trick pony. I have to do everything. I guess film making would be the most as it has everything in it.
Q: I really love the award winning animated video you made for Matt Fishel's "When Boy Meets Boy." Though. now I am concerned that my crotch doesn't sparkle and shoot stars. Should I go to the doctor? And, is it wrong that I was more than slightly turned on by the thugs in the video?
Joe: They were fun to do. The stars were for censoring and just fun. If you are with the right guy I'm sure your crotch will shoot stars.
Q: On your Prism Comics bio you state that you almost became a stand up comedian but got sidetracked. Have you ever seriously considered giving comedy another shot?
Joe: I'm old school corny. I think my brand of humor was for a different generation of kids. I think I'll just add humor into my art and movies.
Q: What was your inspiration behind doing an entire Rule 63 superhero series? Do you have a favorite creation?
Joe: I just wanted to come up with something fun and sexy that folks weren't expecting from me. I love the Gotham Trio the best: CatBoy, Harvey Quinn, and Poison Oak
Q: What artists/illustrators do you currently follow?
Joe: Stuart Immonen and Olivier Coipel
Q: You have been in the various facets of the comic industry since the late 80s. How have attitudes towards LGBT characters changed over the decades?
Joe: It's hard to say. As a whole, I would say good. There are many GLBT artist out there and many kinds of books. For the most part mainstream comics doesn't really care one way or another, as most of the talent is freelance there isn't any office politics to contend with.
Q: Would you humor us and draw Batman with your eyes closed?
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Cool Listings, Upper West Side
Live in a charming garret tucked above the gables in the Dakota for $1.3M
Posted On Thu, July 18, 2019 By Michelle Cohen In Cool Listings, Upper West Side
This compact co-op at 1 West 72nd Street would be charming even if it weren't perched above the gables of the iconic Dakota residence. The building's instantly recognizable historic architecture anchors Central Park West, symbolizing the elegance of old New York City. Asking $1.295 million, this rare one-bedroom unit gets all the benefits of the full-service building in addition to the famous address.
The apartment is light-filled and bright, with white walls and hardwood floors. There's plenty of living space to keep the bedroom side of the apartment private.
An open kitchen has a separate dining nook. Built-in shelves add architectural interest and storage.
A spacious bedroom has two casement windows, another built-in shelving unit and a large custom walk-in closet. A second full-sized closet ups the storage potential.
The building allows in-unit washer and dryers with board approval, but there is a common laundry center for residents as well. The building also offers extra storage, bike storage, a new gym and a gorgeous roof deck in addition to the fabled full-time staff including doormen and concierges
[Listing: 1 West 72nd Street, 97 by Brenda Rau, Ronita Kalra and Luis D. Ortiz for Douglas Elliman]
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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age photo by Ros O'Gorman
Queens of the Stone Age Interview From Noise11.com Archives
by Tim Cashmere on April 25, 2016
Queens of the Stone Age rose from the ashes of Kyuss. Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri formed the new band in 1997 and today remain the only original members of QOTSA.
Their creative force works as a collaborative effort for this band but they also allow themselves the freedom to indulge in their side projects. Nick has Mondo Generator and Josh has The Desert Sessions.
These days, QOTSA has somewhat of a revolving line-up. Current members include former A Perfect Circle member Troy van Leeuven and ex-Danzig drummer Joey Castillo. The band also featured fill-in drummer Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) on their most recent album 'Songs For The Deaf'.
To bring us up to date on the QOTSA story Nick Oliveri and Joey Castillo talked to Tim Cashmere.
Tim Cashmere: "Rated R" put you guys in the public eye and now "Songs for the Deaf" has shot you into practical superstardom. How do you feel about the superstars of for want of a better term "stoner rock"?
Nick Oliveri: I don't know man, we don't really look at it that way. We don't look at it like we got superstar status or something because we just wanted to make this record like we did the last record, like we did the last record. We thought let's just go make a record that we like. We didn't know how to make people like us, we were just trying to make music that we liked. I don't know how that comes into place with the superstardom thing, but I don't know. I think it's cool that people are into it, I'm not complaining about that at all. I think it makes it even better than people like it too, but I don't really know how to answer that.
TC: What did you have in mind when you were making the album?
NO: Just trying to make music that we couldn't go buy in a store and that wasn't available to us. That's what our main focus was.
TC: With all this success, do you find you now have more freedom for the bounty of side projects that plague the band?
NO: I think so. I didn't do Mondo [Generator] for a few years just because we were so focused on the Queens thing and there wasn't any time to do it and there wasn't any drive to do it either. I think it's important to do other things just to keep this fresh and new and just to know how much you have here. Believe me, we know real fast what we have here when we go and do other things. It's a good thing! It keeps me fucking happy as hell. You go out and do something else and you're fighting to get a beer backstage and suddenly you're in Queens and you've got a case and it's like "Huh? I didn't ask for even one!" so it's like things are good here you know? This is what makes us able to do the other things. It makes it possible.
TC: Maybe you should use the Queens status to get more beer for the side projects…
NO: That's what I'm saying! "Hey Josh might show up tonight dude! Joey's coming down, Mark might make it and I think Troy said he was coming down so maybe we can get them to do some Queens songs… can I get some more beer? Slash is going to be there, and Axl…"
TC: …and they're going to reform right there and then?
NO: That's right, they'll reform under the Queens of the Stoneage stature.
TC: Just so you can get more beer?
NO: That's right. Slash is thirsty dude, hook it up!
TC: Mark Lanegan has been on "Rated R" and now he's been upgraded to the touring band for around a year now, how did he convince you to take him on the road just for a couple of songs?
NO: We upgraded from the old Mark to the sunroof and the leather package seats.
Joey Castillo: We got the fully loaded model now! He actually does about six songs in the set. Each guy does a block, that's what makes the Queens pretty awesome with three different singers. Obviously having Mark up there is pretty bad-ass.
NO: Having him down here would be cool right now too!
JC: Yeah, but it's cool. I mean that's three singers up there man and how many bands do you get to see that and they all kick ass!
NO: Unless it's a hip hop posse! There hasn't been a rock band that's had three singers since Kiss I think and Ace didn't really do much, Ace did 'Shock Me' and that's about it. I think it's important to have what we have. I think Mark said it best when he said it's like the Wu-Tang of rock. You got Ol' Dirty Bastard, that's Mark. Yeah, but he said it best, it's like the Wu-Tang clan of rock, because if anybody asks why is there another voice here? Because it's another personality. Each person is doing what the other person can't, so it all makes sense. I can't sing like Mark, I can't sing like Josh, but I can sing like me.
TC: So do you ever write a song and take it to Josh (Homme) for example for him to sing?
NO: Songs get written like that all the time with somebody else in mind. It happens. Mainly every time I do something like that Josh goes, "No, you should sing it" and he gets me to try to sing more than scream, which is what happened with 'Another Love Song'. He said "You should sing this song!" and I said "Alright dude, I'll try, but I'm not good at it!" 'Autopilot' I sang, that was more fuelled towards Josh.
TC: Do you ever fight over who is going to sing?
NO: No, I mean I always go like "Dude I don't know if I can sing it" and he makes me do it, so there you go. He's producing it, so I got to try it you know?
TC: He's the one with the whip?
NO: He's the one writing on the checks! He signs the checks, I write in the numbers. I say "Hey look over there! Now sign!" and that's how I get paid! [Laughs]
TC: …and Joey, you've been in the band for over a year now, that's a late welcome, how did you find your way into the band?
JC: That was actually pretty crazy; I've always been a fan of the band. I actually did a small tour with them as an opening act with some friends of ours Goatsnake in England, but the way it came about it was just insane, they were still working with a few people just as the record was coming out and Dave [Grohl] left and I just caught wind and foolishly made the call… "Hey let me in!" It was an insane couple of days, I'd jumped on right before the tour started and these guys were all really patient.
TC: Is this now the best band you've been in?
JC: Oh absolutely!
TC: Better than Danzig?
JC: Ahhh it's different. Glenn is Glenn Danzig, he's awesome and I loved playing with Glenn, but he has ways of doing things that only he understands, but as far as players and originality and everything this is definitely where I want to be. I've always been a fan, so it's even better.
TC: What about the Mondo Generator album? Does that co-exist peacefully with the Desert Sessions?
NO: Yeah totally man! We could do a show together, it'd be great! It's been co-existing. It's one of those things, I think it's a necessary thing for everybody to do their thing and their side projects and hopefully they go as far as they want 'em to you know? It makes this unit stronger to be honest. I think it's what makes this cool! If you can go do that on the side and make it that cool, then this is really cool! If you can do side shit that's rad then your real thing must be fucking slamming you know? I just did a tour of a couple of dates in Europe with Mondo…
TC: Is it ever going to come here?
NO: I wanted it to. I was supposed to do this tour with us right here. It was supposed to be the first of three and somehow something fell through and didn't happen, so maybe next time.
TC: With both of you guys, you seem to have jammed with every rock musician under the sun. Do you think you'll ever find the perfect band?
NO: I think we have the perfect band. I think we've got it! For us personally I'm pretty happy. I don't see who I want to jam with more. Obviously I want to play with other bands, with other people in other things, but for Queens, I think this is the perfect lineup. I don't think we need to search any further. We got the band, it's awesome!
TC: Tell us about the website, www.qotsa.com.
NO: I think it's a website that has its ups and downs you know? We'll kind of have some good months in there where we're like "Wow some cool new news!" and then some months when we're like "What the hell is this thing even existing for?" It's weird man! Sometimes it gets the proper attention and sometimes it doesn't get any attention at all!
TC: Can you guys be contacted through it?
NO: I think… I think through the forum or something. I don't really know how it works.
TC: Well that's about all I have for you…
NO: Cheers man! You want some wedges?
TC: I just noticed that wedge has my name on it!
NO: Awesome, tear it up bro!
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Dolly Parton Concerts Raise $500K For Imagination Library
Published August 10, 2015 / Last Updated November 2, 2015
Featured image by Curtis Hilbun
Dolly Parton returned home to Dollywood's D.P. Celebrity Theater for a weekend of Sold-Out concerts which raised nearly $500,000.00 for her Imagination Library.
The performances billed as Dolly: Pure & Simple, kicked off a series of concerts at Dollywood, all of which benefit Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. From Blue Smoke to Backwoods Barbie, 9 to 5 and Coat Of Many Colors, Dolly captivated the crowd show after show performing her latest and greatest hits. When welcoming the audience, Dolly said,
"Thank you from all the kids and me! We give books to children all over the world now, and the Imagination Library started right here in Sevier County, right up here in these hills. So thank you all for coming tonight. I truly believe that you can never get enough books into the hands of enough children."
Family, friends, and fans from around the world headed to Pigeon Forge, TN to show their support for Dolly and her book gifting program for children. The four sold-out shows raised nearly $500,000.00. Now present in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the Imagination Library has mailed more than 71 million free books to babies!
During her performances, Dolly also shared her excitement for her all new resort next to the waterpark and theme park. She said,
"I am so proud of all the things we are doing here. Of course, it's our 30th Anniversary, and we've been longing for our own hotel ever since we started Dollywood. Yesterday, I had a chance to go over to the resort and do some videos and things in my suite, and I got to see the resort up and breathin' with real people in it. We are just so proud of it!"
Dolly's weekend concerts are the first of several concerts taking place this year as part of Dollywood's Showcase of Stars, all of which will benefit her Imagination Library. The next scheduled performer is Kenny Rogers.
Dolly Parton at Dollywood's Showcase of Stars Benefiting the Imagination Library held at the D.P. Celebrity Theater. | © Curtis Hilbun / AFF-USA.COM
Dolly Parton, Steve Summers at Dollywood's Showcase of Stars Benefiting the Imagination Library held at the D.P. Celebrity Theater. | © Dolly Parton Productions
Dolly Parton, Uncle Bill Owens at Dollywood's Showcase of Stars Benefiting the Imagination Library held at the D.P. Celebrity Theater. | © Dolly Parton Productions
Dolly Parton at Dollywood's Showcase of Stars Benefiting the Imagination Library held at the D.P. Celebrity Theater. | © Dolly Parton Productions
Janet S. Webb, winner of the Pure and Simple Sweeps. Janet and her family won accommodations to Dollywood's DreamMore Resort, a trip to Dollywood's Splash Country, Dixie Stampede and VIP access to one of Dolly's weekend concerts. | © Dolly Parton Productions
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Empowering traditional industries with AI: an interview with Benyu Zhang, CEO of CloudBrain
China, Editor's Pick, Startups
by Alex Liao
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the tech sector by storm in the past year. Yet, what remains unanswered in many people's minds is how else AI might be applied and what changes it will bring about in our daily lives. China's AI startup CloudBrain provides part of the answer to this question.
The Beijing and Silicon Valley-based startup, which secured several millions (USD) in funding for series A in July, aims to equip traditional sectors with AI technology, making them more productive and more impactful, much in the way the advent of the internet changed and capacitated these industries.
Benyu Zhang, founder and CEO of CloudBrain. Photo from CloudBrain
An AI startup founded by an AI expert
Unlike many other entrepreneurs who recently began pursuing the trend of AI, Benyu Zhang, founder and CEO of CloudBrain, has been developing his expertise in AI for 18 years.
Zhang's interest in AI was piqued at an early age when he was still in high school. Back then, he was fascinated by a computer game in which players could write rules to make a bird in the game more vivid.
"I was curious about how to combine computers with living things," Zhang said.
This curiosity led him to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer science at Peking University. He continued to study at the university's Artificial Intelligence Lab and graduated with a master's degree in 2002. After graduation, Zhang worked for Microsoft, Google, and Facebook for more than a decade, focusing on machine learning, deep learning, and other AI-related fields.
In 2015, Zhang decided to return to China and found his own company, CloudBrain.
"Internet and mobile internet have accumulated abundant digitalized data for AI. It's time to analyze and utilize this data," Zhang told AllTechAsia.
At present, CloudBrain is headquartered in both Beijing and Mountain View, California, with a small office in China's eastern city Hangzhou. Zhang said he spends more time in the US office, leading its 10-person team focusing on AI research and development. Meanwhile, a crew of around 20 people in Beijing mainly targets the application of the company's AI technology.
Empowering traditional sectors to achieve more with AI
AlphaGo's wins over global top-notch Go professionals have stunned the world, leaving people wondering what changes AI will bring to our lives. In fact, AI has already been widely integrated into search engines and advertising. Google and Facebook, for instance, leverage AI technology to show users tailored ads based on search history and other online behavior.
Zhang believes AI has created significant value in online search and ad businesses and believes it will achieve even greater value if applied across other traditional industries.
With this philosophy, Zhang designed CloudBrain as an AI platform to provide operational benefits to traditional industries. The startup collaborates with enterprises from finance, energy, human resources, among other industries, and makes businesses smarter by harnessing the power of AI.
CloudBrain's co-founder Zhiyong Long, who oversees the startup's business expansion, explained how the collaboration works.
CloudBrain is working with UnionPay Smart, a subsidiary of the world's largest card payment organization, China UnionPay, to help business owners find consumers more efficiently and accurately. Based on UnionPay's massive card payments data, CloudBrain is able to define a group of consumers that buy certain products. It can then locate potential buyers with similar consuming characteristics but who have not yet made a purchase. It will recommend these likely shoppers to business owners to make the deal happen.
This strategy is slightly different from the personalized recommendation methods utilized by Amazon and Alibaba's e-commerce sites, which recommend items to shoppers based on their own shopping or search history.
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When it comes to the human resources sector, it's all about match-making. According to Long, CloudBrain is working with Shixisheng.com, China's largest intern recruitment site, to help both companies and interns find the right match.
When looking for interns, HR departments of sizable and established companies spend a great deal of time evaluating far too many applications. The HRs of less-known companies, however, face the opposite dilemma—too few or even no candidates. This is precisely where AI can make a difference. CloudBrain's AI technology will analyze both the resumes of candidates and job descriptions then match the parties as suitably as possible.
In the case of large-scale companies, this system will help sort all candidates' resumes and create a rank list based on matching degree. In this scenario, HRs of large companies need only evaluate, for instance, the top 500 resumes rather than all 5000, in order to find the candidates they need.
As for smaller companies, they no longer need worry about the problem of attracting zero candidates. CloudBrain's AI system will recommend candidates whose resumes match job descriptions to apply for those internships.
"What's more exciting is that we are thinking about making more precise matches based on job interviews and offer results, and even how those interns perform at work, instead of simply analyzing resumes," Long added.
As for the energy sector, CloudBrain provides solutions that help electricity power companies predict the consumption volume of a certain geographic area, so that electricity can be better allocated in advance.
The startup is also collaborating with one of China's top ten smartphone manufacturers to develop built-in AI software enabling smartphones to recommend customized contents to users.
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DeepMind is their ultimate goal
AlphaGo's developer DeepMind, founded in London in 2010 and acquired by Google in 2014, is one of the globe's most prestigious AI companies. CloudBrain has its eye on it.
"We're learning from DeepMind and hope someday we will surpass it," Zhang boasts.
Despite the fact that both are AI companies, CloudBrain differs considerably from DeepMind.
According to Zhang, Google's subsidiary focuses more on cutting-edge research, while CloudBrain prioritizes the application of AI technology across different industries. Zhang believes his company is nimbler and more flexible than DeepMind because it's an independent company rather than part of a larger conglomerate. What's more, he holds the view that the data and scenarios in CloudBrain's application will facilitate the development of AI technology in return.
As an AI scientist who has spent years both in and beyond China, Zhang spoke about the differences between Chinese and international AI scientists. He opines that AI scientists from other countries are better at putting forward new concepts and theories, while their Chinese counterparts are more adept at digging deep into these issues. "Personally, I am more skilled in a combination of technology and application," Zhang said.
The future of AI remains unclear, but we're thrilled to see where Zhang and other innovators take us.
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Alex Liao
Alex writes for AllTechAsia. Previously, he worked as a tech editor for Caijing magazine's website for almost three years. He graduated from Beijing Normal University with a bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature. He is interested in gadgets, new technology, cycling, running and hiking.
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using System;

namespace SrkToolkit.WildServiceRef {

    /// <summary>
    /// The exception that is thrown when a service call resulted in a denial to respond.
    /// Meaning the current user is not allowed to perform an operation.
    /// </summary>
    [Serializable]
    public class UnauthorizedOperationException : Exception {

        /// <summary>
        /// Initialize a new instance of <see cref="UnauthorizedOperationException"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        public UnauthorizedOperationException() { }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initialize a new instance of <see cref="UnauthorizedOperationException"/> class
        /// with a specified error message.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="message">The message that describes the error.</param>
        public UnauthorizedOperationException(string message) : base(message) { }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initialize a new instance of <see cref="UnauthorizedOperationException"/> class
        /// with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is
        /// the cause of this exception.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="message">The message that describes the error.</param>
        /// <param name="inner">The exception that is the cause of the current exception.</param>
        public UnauthorizedOperationException(string message, Exception inner) : base(message, inner) { }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initialize a new instance of <see cref="UnauthorizedOperationException"/> class
        /// with serialized data.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="info">The object that holds the serialized object data.</param>
        /// <param name="context">The contextual information about the source or destination.</param>
        protected UnauthorizedOperationException(
          System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationInfo info,
          System.Runtime.Serialization.StreamingContext context)
            : base(info, context) { }
    }
}

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text:
package TwoFer;
use strict;
use warnings;
use Exporter qw<import>;
our @EXPORT_OK = qw<two_fer>;

sub two_fer {
  my ($name) = @_;
  return undef;
}

1;

__END__
If you are using perl v5.20 or newer, you
can replace the existing sub declaration
with the following code:

use experimental qw(signatures);

sub two_fer ($name = undef) {}

1;


The people at Ford must be pretty happy. Not only did the Ford Fusion Hybrid get picked as North American Car of the Year at the Detroit Auto Show, but the Ford Transit Connect won North American Truck of the Year. It's the first time a front-wheel-drive only vehicle has won the Truck of the Year; it's also most certainly the smallest vehicle to win the award.
I've ridden in a Transit Connect and thought it was a really neat vehicle; something super practical and economical. It also makes you wonder what the true definition of "truck" is. Regardless, congratulations to Ford for the double win.
I think it's pretty cool! Very European looking. It's nice to see that type of practicality making it's way to the US.


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Q: streaming HD video over home network just looking for some advice, pointers, and suggestions for further reading.
I have:

*

*1 router

*1 linux server (ubuntu 10.04)

*2 TVs

*various speakers

*2 desktops

*1 iPad

I want to make a home network so that given a request to my server (perhaps GET request to PHP script or something) that my server can start streaming audio or video to any device. I think this will be easier with things that can have IPs (desktop, iPad, etc) but not sure about the others (I don't have an IP TV). I would like to do this over wireless, but I may need Ethernet for HD video, etc.
What can you recommend? I've been recommended MBone. maybe my problem stems form the fact I don't understand how I would push streaming video to a TV, which is "dumb" (no processor or even IP address).

A: I'd say forget writing something yourself (unless you want to do this as an academic excercise). Instead, look into UPnP/DLNA.

*

*Get a UPnP server for your linux box. Something like MediaTomb would come highly recomended.

*for your TVs you can get something like a boxee or a seagate freeagent/goflex.

*I think the existing players in Windows/Ubuntu support DLNA to an extent, but look into XBMC.

*For your Ipad get something like media:connect

*To push media from server to player, look into DLNA control points (paid version of media:connect can do that. or something like andromote if you have an android phone)

*Wifi could be fine for 720p, but for 1080p especially with something like DTS its almost impossible.

Having said all of that, YMMV. I've found that many commercial products (connected TVs especially) hate MKV and DTS (forget DTS-MA or Dolby TrueHD) over DLNA, even if they can play them back from a connected USB drive. Many networked media players also have problems over UPnP/DLNA while they work over a Windows/SAMBA share.
I, personally, having spent plenty of time and money on various combinations, have stuck with a good old Samba share on a NAS drive serving a Seagate media player. All computers have access to it too. Your ipad may have a problem with this though.

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Women Are Sharing The Discrimination They Face #BeingFemaleInNigeria
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This Woman's Cell Phone Has Become A Lifeline For Migrants Crossing The Mediterranean
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I'm in the process of converting Hibernate Criteria queries to JPA Criteria ones (in an application that will be using Hibernate 5.2.12) and have encountered some issues with joins and aliasing. I can't tell where I'm going wrong and am hoping that someone else can shed some light on the subject for me.
If I take an entity (Entity 1 with alias A) and join it to a second entity (Entity 2 with alias B), the code will only "see" the fields associated with B, not the A, using the join. Aliasing doesn't seem to work the way that I am used to in the Hibernate API, i.e., I can't reference fields by A.field1, A.field2, B.field3, B.field4 when selecting query items or using those fields to constrain the query.
I've examples below of what works and what does not using two skeleton classes, Person and Phone.
Check out the Hibernate User Guide for more details.
I didn't want to have to swap between root and join in doing this.


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package alb

//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
//You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
//limitations under the License.
//
// Code generated by Alibaba Cloud SDK Code Generator.
// Changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if the code is regenerated.

import (
	"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/requests"
	"github.com/aliyun/alibaba-cloud-sdk-go/sdk/responses"
)

// AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer invokes the alb.AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer API synchronously
func (client *Client) AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer(request *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest) (response *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse, err error) {
	response = CreateAttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse()
	err = client.DoAction(request, response)
	return
}

// AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerWithChan invokes the alb.AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer API asynchronously
func (client *Client) AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerWithChan(request *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest) (<-chan *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse, <-chan error) {
	responseChan := make(chan *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse, 1)
	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
	err := client.AddAsyncTask(func() {
		defer close(responseChan)
		defer close(errChan)
		response, err := client.AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer(request)
		if err != nil {
			errChan <- err
		} else {
			responseChan <- response
		}
	})
	if err != nil {
		errChan <- err
		close(responseChan)
		close(errChan)
	}
	return responseChan, errChan
}

// AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerWithCallback invokes the alb.AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer API asynchronously
func (client *Client) AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerWithCallback(request *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest, callback func(response *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse, err error)) <-chan int {
	result := make(chan int, 1)
	err := client.AddAsyncTask(func() {
		var response *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse
		var err error
		defer close(result)
		response, err = client.AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer(request)
		callback(response, err)
		result <- 1
	})
	if err != nil {
		defer close(result)
		callback(nil, err)
		result <- 0
	}
	return result
}

// AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest is the request struct for api AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer
type AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest struct {
	*requests.RpcRequest
	ClientToken        string           `position:"Query" name:"ClientToken"`
	BandwidthPackageId string           `position:"Query" name:"BandwidthPackageId"`
	DryRun             requests.Boolean `position:"Query" name:"DryRun"`
	LoadBalancerId     string           `position:"Query" name:"LoadBalancerId"`
}

// AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse is the response struct for api AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer
type AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse struct {
	*responses.BaseResponse
	RequestId string `json:"RequestId" xml:"RequestId"`
	JobId     string `json:"JobId" xml:"JobId"`
}

// CreateAttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest creates a request to invoke AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer API
func CreateAttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest() (request *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest) {
	request = &AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerRequest{
		RpcRequest: &requests.RpcRequest{},
	}
	request.InitWithApiInfo("Alb", "2020-06-16", "AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer", "alb", "openAPI")
	request.Method = requests.POST
	return
}

// CreateAttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse creates a response to parse from AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancer response
func CreateAttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse() (response *AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse) {
	response = &AttachCommonBandwidthPackageToLoadBalancerResponse{
		BaseResponse: &responses.BaseResponse{},
	}
	return
}


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The collection mines at a space between the gentle zephyr and forceful gust. We have wrap dresses that fold around the body in confident grace, paradoxed with whimsical crisp wax-print cotton that plays down the fluidity but plays up with voluminous silhouette.


Aircraft Familiarization and Basic Flight Operations – Aircraft pre-flight, start, taxi, controls, four basics of flying.
Read and understand FAA Airplane Flying Handbook book Chapters 1, 2 and 3 as specified in "HPTS Sport Pilot Guide of What to Study," page 118 in this book.
Although on your first flying lesson you are not normally doing the takeoffs your self, in the flight simulator you will be. Full throttle. Keep it pointed down the center of the runway and rotate at about 60 knots. Do not worry too much about your first takeoff being perfect, we just want to get it in the air. Climb at 60 knots (or what ever the recommended climb speed is for the airplane).
Keep climbing to 7000 feet MSL than level out and reduce throttle to maintain 70 knots. Here you maintain 7000 foot altitude, 70 knots airspeed and a 180 degree south heading. Continue on this track for about 5 minutes. Here we are trying to fly straight and level. There will be changes in altitude and airspeed and direction but do the best you can to maintain altitude, direction and speed. It does not need to be perfect. The main objective is to fly generally straight and level.
Once stabilized reduce the throttle slightly and descend at about 500 foot per minute 70 knots in the same direction. Descend 1000 feet to 6000 Feet MSL. Once at 6000 feet MSL increase the throttle, maintaining 70 knots airspeed and maintain altitude.
Maintain altitude for about 2 minutes and make a gentle turn to the left 90 degrees to an Easterly heading of 90 degrees. Once at 90 degrees East heading increase to full throttle, decrease speed to 60 knots and make a gentle left hand turn to the north to 0/360 degrees heading. Climb until you get back to 7000 feet and increase speed to 70 knots.
This is the end/completion of lesson 2. Practice this as many times as necessary to do it with ease.
This lesson is complete when the student has an understanding of using checklists and the four basics of flight. Actual numbers is not important here, it is just the concepts of climbing, cruise, turning and descending – that is important here. We will get to specific airspeed and altitude tolerances in the next lesson where we do similar flight maneuvers.


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Tauck Bridges Family Travel
From scavenger hunts in the Louvre to a bicycle tour of Versailles's gardens, family fun awaits in France...
Stroll into a painting by Claude Monet at Giverny... get hands-on experience with World War II equipment on Normandy's D-Day beaches... walk along the Pont du Gard... meet French cowboys on a ranch in la Camargue, where you'll dig into an authentic Provençal meal... and so much more on our Tauck Bridges trips and river cruises in France – including "Castles & Kings: London to Paris;" "Bon Voyage! France Family River Cruise;" and "Family Fun Along the Seine: Paris to Normandy."
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From Paris, the most romantic city in the world to the importance of gastronomy and fine wine, the delights of France are experienced on many levels, whether it be by land journey, river cruise or small ship. In Provence... Lyon... Normandy... and along the Seine as you drink in the history, culture, architecture and much more.
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Savoring France: Paris, Lyon & Provence
Cruising the Seine, plus Paris & London
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MPs unimpressed with Agribank privatisation plan
THE government will offload 49 percent of its holdings in the Agricultural Development Bank of Zimbabwe (Agribank) by year end through privatisation, an official said on Tuesday.
The privatisation is expected to help recapitalise the institution which urgently requires a $50 million cash injection.
Responding to questions from the parliamentary portfolio committee on lands and agriculture, acting permanent secretary Pfungwa Kunaka attributed the delay in privatising the bank to a shortage of funds.
He said a technical committee was established in 2012 to oversee the process while financial and legal advisors were engaged.
"With guidance from Cabinet, by year end we should have identified a partner who will come on board. It's a process but we have covered some ground," he said.
Kunaka said government was yet to evaluate the offers that have been received and to invite other interested partners to invest in the bank.
Agribank, is currently capitalised to the tune of $23 million.
The committee demanded a clear strategy from the finance ministry on how the bank would be recapitalised, pointing out that the two-year delay in completing the process was hindering the development of the agriculture sector.
Kunaka said finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa would soon appraise Cabinet on progress and seek further support for the process.
The privatisation would leave government with a controlling stake of 51 percent under the empowerment law, he said.
The committee chairperson David Butau, legislator for Mbire constituency, questioned how the proposed partner could drive the bank forward without control.
"If you bring in a private equity partner they would want to make sure that their investment sweats for them," he said.
The MPs said no investor would part with $50 million for an asset that was worth $23 million without claiming full ownership.
MP for Bindura North, Kenneth Musanhi said if Agribank was overvalued, there were other banks that required capitalisation which investors could choose.
"That person would not be stupid enough to invest in Agribank where he is asked to pay a premium. What will stop that person from buying shares in Barclays, Standard Chartered or any other bank?" he said.Advertisement
Butau gave the ministry officials a week to come up with a clear privatisation strategy.
"On one hand you are looking for investors to come into Agribank and on the other you are not ready to tell us what value you are placing Agribank at as a private asset?" asked Butau.
In response, Kunaka said the value would be determined jointly with the new partner.
"We don't want stories of due diligence that take two years," Butau retorted.
"Obviously this thing is not happening very quickly. We need a solution that gives us a quick turnaround. We want you to go back to your offices and bring a solution to this committee.
"We don't think what you are discussing today is a solution, it's an academic process to a solution. Go and work on a solution, have as many meetings as you can with Agribank."


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Winter Slam for Thanksgiving weekend
Custom classic: The first Winter Slam, featuring activities, music and a car show, will debut Thanksgiving weekend. More than 1,000 people attended the Summer Slam car show at Salters Field to enjoy custom cars, rims and audio components; and organizers are expecting a sizeable crowd at the winter event. - photo by By Patty Leon / Coastal Courier
Patty Leon
Updated: Dec. 11, 2007, 7:19 a.m.
Anyone who is remaining in the Hinesville area for Thanksgiving weekend and wants to entertain guests has a new option at their disposal — Winter Slam.
"Our first annual Winter Slam is here and we are about set to go," Slam producer Ernie Walthour Sr. said. "The fun starts at the Skybox Lounge in Midway on Friday night where musicians from Atlanta, Oklahoma and right here in Hinesville are prepared to hit the stage and sing their hearts out."
Local groups, such as 380, Milkman and other local bands hit the stage starting at 11:30 p.m. The Skybox is scheduled to open for the event by 9 p.m. Admission is $5 until 11:30 p.m. and $10 afterwards.
The fun continues Saturday when the Slam moves into Salters Field for a car show.
"The response to the cars show has been tremendous," he said. "When we did the summer slam, we had over 1,000 people show up for this event. You register your car the day of the event so we don't know exactly how many we may have, but we are hoping for another huge crowd. We are going to have different categories and we will award trophies to the first, second and third place winners of each category."
There will also be a rim contest, several food vendors and fun for all ages.
The gates to Salters Field open at 10 a.m. Saturday and admission is $5 for the day.


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