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require 'tilt/template'

module Hamlbars
  class Template < Tilt::Template
    if defined? Rails
      include Ext::RailsHelper
    end

    self.default_mime_type = 'text/x-handlebars'

    def self.engine_initialized?
      defined? ::Haml::Engine
    end

    def initialize_engine
      require_template_library 'haml'
    end

    def prepare
      options = @options.merge(:filename => eval_file, :line => line)
      @engine = ::Haml::Engine.new(data, options)
    end

    # Uses Haml to render the template into an HTML string, then
    # wraps it in the neccessary JavaScript to serve to the client.
    def evaluate(scope, locals, &block)
      if @engine.respond_to?(:precompiled_method_return_value, true)
        super(scope, locals, &block)
      else
        @engine.render(scope, locals, &block)
      end
    end

    private

    # Precompiled Haml source. Taken from the precompiled_with_ambles
    # method in Haml::Precompiler:
    # http://github.com/nex3/haml/blob/master/lib/haml/precompiler.rb#L111-126
    def precompiled_template(locals)
      @engine.precompiled
    end

    def precompiled_preamble(locals)
      local_assigns = super
      @engine.instance_eval do
        <<-RUBY
          begin
            extend Haml::Helpers
            _hamlout = @haml_buffer = Haml::Buffer.new(@haml_buffer, #{options_for_buffer.inspect})
            _erbout = _hamlout.buffer
            __in_erb_template = true
            _haml_locals = locals
        #{local_assigns}
        RUBY
      end
    end

    def precompiled_postamble(locals)
      @engine.instance_eval do
        <<-RUBY
        #{precompiled_method_return_value}
          ensure
            @haml_buffer = @haml_buffer.upper
          end
        RUBY
      end
    end
  end
end

module Haml
  module Helpers

    module HamlbarsExtensions
      # Used to create handlebars expressions within HAML,
      # if you pass a block then it will create a Handlebars
      # block helper (ie "{{#expression}}..{{/expression}}"
      # otherwise it will create an expression
      # (ie "{{expression}}").
      def handlebars(expression, options={}, &block)
        express(['{{','}}'],expression,options,&block)
      end
      alias hb handlebars

      # The same as #handlebars except that it outputs "triple-stash"
      # expressions, which means that Handlebars won't escape the output.
      def handlebars!(expression, options={}, &block)
        express(['{{{','}}}'],expression,options,&block)
      end
      alias hb! handlebars!

    private

      def make(expression, options)
        if options.any?
          expression << " " << options.map {|key, value| "#{key}=\"#{value}\"" }.join(' ')
        else
          expression
        end
      end

      def express(demarcation,expression,options={},&block)
        if block.respond_to? :call
          content = capture_haml(&block)
          output = "#{demarcation.first}##{make(expression, options)}#{demarcation.last}#{content.strip}#{demarcation.first}/#{expression.split(' ').first}#{demarcation.last}"
        else
          output = "#{demarcation.first}#{make(expression, options)}#{demarcation.last}"
        end

        output = Haml::Util.html_safe(output) if Haml::Util.rails_xss_safe?
        output
      end
    end

    include HamlbarsExtensions
  end
end


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Q: Crontab Instances I have been doing some research on scheduling tasks and what not.
I came across the crontab command function.
Is crontab a file that is created or is it a command?
If it is a file, then how many can one user have?
Are they user-specific or system-specific (for instance, if I create a task using crontab, will the task execute if another user logs in to the system?)
If it is a command, where does it store the info for executing tasks?

A: The command crontab -e will create a file, but you don't need to know about that and should never edit it by hand.
man crontab shows you the various options, most important ones being:

*

*crontab -e edit

*crontab -l list

Notice that your environment as a cron job is quite different from the one you are used to in an interactive shell. Easiest to inspect this is to set a cron job as follows:
* * * * * set > /tmp/environment.log

# | | |  \day of week    0-7 (0 or 7 is Sun, or use names)
# | |  \--month          1-12 (or names, see below)
# |  \----day of month   1-31
#  \------hour           0-23
#\--------minute         0-59

For the syntax of the crontab itself check man 5 crontab.
Then wait for a minute and remove the cronjob again, because otherwise this nonsense job will run every minute.
Then check the difference between the interactive shell (just type set) and the cronjob (just type cat /tmp/environment). Especially PATH and SHELL may surprise you.

A: If you are interested in scheduling tasks as a normal user account in Ubuntu (i.e. you're not doing system-wide things as root), then you should skip all the specifics of cron, crontab, at, and anacron.
Instead, look at the Scheduled Tasks application available in Ubuntu via the Unity Dash or similar applications menu.  It vastly simplifiies the work of scheduling items.  There are some "gotchas" related to its use, but this way you don't have to do anything in the command line.
For example, I have a little backup script that I run periodically using Scheduled Tasks.  (The program basically inserts items into your crontab, etc.)
Scheduled Tasks provides two different views. One view is simplified, like this:

The other view shows what the crontab would show:

One of the "gotchas" is that your normal "PATH" is not available for a specific scheduled item, so you need to be explicit about what command is to be run.
Anyway, the details of cron, crontab, at, and anacron are all a bit too broad to be Ubuntu-specific.

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EPA Undeterred by Court Rulings
Via The Salem News:
Let us hope there remains enough fidelity to the Constitution among U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials that a federal judge's order on Monday means something to them. Unfortunately, recent history suggests that may be an unrealistic thought.
Ohioans and millions of other Americans who may not even understand the stakes won a victory Monday against President Barack Obama's war on coal and affordable electricity. It came in the form of a ruling by U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey in Wheeling.
Bailey ruled in favor of Murray Energy Corp. and its subsidiaries in a lawsuit filed against the EPA. In essence, the ruling requires the agency to do something it has not — take into account the economic impacts of its assault against coal-fired power plants. That is required by the Clean Air Act of 1971, Bailey noted.
Murray, which operates mines in Ohio, nearby West Virginia and other states, has filed six lawsuits against the EPA. Company President and CEO Robert Murray explained why on Monday, citing both closures of coal-fired power plants and job-killing shutdowns of the mines than fed them.
At least 411 coal-fired generating units in the United States have been shut down because of EPA action, Murray said. That eliminated an enormous supply of the "lowest-cost electric power available across the country," he emphasized.
In addition, the EPA's actions have meant "tens of thousands of coal miners have been put out of work, and their families are suffering,"Murray said.
The company, along with officials in several states, previously had been successful in gaining a U.S. Supreme Court order that the EPA delay implementation of Obama's proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) — devised in spite of rather than in cooperation with Congress. If enforced, it will close more power plants and coal mines.
But it was the EPA's reaction to that order that should concern many Americans who rely on affordable electricity from coal-fired power plants.
EPA officials have continued to move forward with the CPP, insisting they are merely helping states plan for it, not implementing it.
That is nonsense, of course. EPA officials know full well they are thumbing their noses at the Supreme Court. They also understand what they are doing encourages states to adopt CPP-compliant rules that will mean more power plant closures.
Bailey has ordered the agency to conduct the required evaluation of the economic effects of its actions. His decision reminds the agency its war on coal and affordable electricity has, in effect, been conducted illegally.
Unfortunately, Obama and his minions at the EPA have not let that worry them in the past.
EPA Required to Follow Law: Imagine That!
Mooney Calls for Closer Look at Stream Protection Rule

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(3-fluoro-4'-pentyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)-boronic acid
Exp. part: Feb 27 – Oct 25, 2018
The samples were taken from the biological phase of the study. Collecting, storage and handing over of the samples were the Study Director's responsibility. The information concerning the samples was provided by the Study Director.
One sample of the filtrate of the stock solution and duplicate samples from the freshly prepared test media of all test concentrations and the control were taken at the start of the test and at day 1.
For the determination of the stability of the test item under the test conditions and of the maintenance of the test item concentrations during the test period, duplicate samples from the aged test media of all test concentrations and the control were collected at day 1 (after 24 hours of exposure) and at the end of the test by pouring together the contents of the test beakers of each treatment.
All samples were diluted by a factor of two with acetonitrile.
Additional samples of the control and the dilution solvent were taken at each sampling without any sample treatment.
The test item is not well soluble in test medium. To avoid physical effects of undissolved test item on the daphnids, no concentrations above the solubility limit of the test item in test water was tested. Therefore, a supersaturated stock solution of nominal 100 mg test item/L was prepared by suspending 50 and 55.8 mg test item in 500 and 558 mL test water. The stock suspension was stirred for 48h hours at room temperature in the dark to dissolve as much test item as possible. Then, non-dissolved fractions of the test item were separated from the test medium by membrane filtration (0.45 μm cellulose acetate filter). The solution with dissolved test item was used to prepare the desired 1:8, 1:16, 1:32, 1:64 and1:128 dilutions.
The test media were prepared just before introduction of the daphnids (= start of the test) and test medium renewal on Day 1.
Strain/Clone: Daphnia magna, clone 5;
Age: 1.5 to 19.25 hours old
Source: The daphnids introduced in the test were taken from in-house laboratory culture.
18.3 to 19.7 °C in the freshly prepared media; 18.7 to 19.2°C in the aged test media
7.9 to 8.1 in the freshly prepared media; 7.8 to 7.9 in the aged test media
9.3 to 10.0 mg/L in the freshly prepared media; 8.7 to 9.9 mg/L in the aged test media
Due to the low limit of water solubility of the test item, a filtrate of nominal 100 mg/L was produced. Afterwards dilutions of this filtrate (1:8/ 1:16 / 1:32/ 1:64 and 1:128) resulting in nominal concentrations of 12.5, 6.3, 3.1 and 1.6 and 0.8 mg test item/L were tested.
Potassium dichromate
11.151 mg/L
other: based on nominal loading rate
3.33 µg/L
other: based on measured concentration
After 48 hours of exposure no immobilisation of the test animals was observed in the control and up to and including the nominal loading rate of 6.30 mg test item/L. At the loading rate of 12.50 mg test item/L, 12 animals were immobile after 48 h of exposure.
The 48 h EC50 was determined to be 11.151 mg/L based on a nominal loeading rate. This is corresponding to 3.33 µg/L test material concentration.
EC50 [mg/L]: 1.58 (24h) and 1.01 (48 h)
The toxic effect of the test item to Daphnia magna was assessed in a semi-static concentration-response test. The 48 h EC50 was determined to be 11.151 mg/L based on a nominal loeading rate. This is corresponding to 3.33 µg/L test material concentration.
The initial concentrations and the maintenance of the exposure concentrations during the test were determined in the analytical part. All reported results refer to nominal loading rates since the concentrations of the test samples could not be quantified.
For this endpoint information from structural similar compounds is available. The studies for these similar compounds were performed according to GLP and the methods applied are fully compliant with OECD TG 202. See chapter 13 report for a more detailed justification.
other: based on loading rate
other: based on measured values
For this endpoint a one-to-one read across was performed to a chemical similar compound of the same chemical class with a comparable phys. chem. profile and similar response in biological assays. The relevant study was performed according to GLP and the methods applied are fully compliant with OECD TG 202. The read across results shows an EC50 (48 h) of 11.51 mg/L (nominal concentration) which corresponds to 3.33 µg/L (calculated based on measured concentration). A detailed read across justification is provided in chapter 13 of this dossier.
No data for short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates are available for the test item, however, a Guideline study under GLP conditions was conducted with a structural analogue substance to cover the endpoint adequately.
In the OECD 202 study, the EC50 (48 h) was calculated to be at 11.115 mg/L based on the nominal loading rate. Using the measured concentration of 30 µg/L for the stock solution (100 mg/L) and considering a dilution factor of 9, the nominal concentration of 11.115 mg/L corresponds to a measured concentration 3.33 µg/L.


(a) Location of the Araçuaí orogen in relation to the São Francisco craton, showing the distribution of the Macaúbas Group and Neoproterozoic cratonic covers. (b) The Araçuaí–West Congo orogenic system in relation to the São Francisco-Congo craton.
Simplified geological map of the Araçuaí orogen (modified from Pedrosa-Soares et al. 2007, 2008). Section A–B shows structural and metamorphic features of the Macaúbas Group.
Sketched map showing the distribution of the different formations of the Macaúbas Group in the external (western) tectonic domain of the Araçuaí orogen, along with the regional stratigraphic scheme (modified from Pedrosa-Soares et al. 2007).
General stratigraphic scheme for the central sector (17–18°S) of the Macaúbas Group (not to scale; estimated thicknesses are referred to in the text and Fig. 49.5; modified from Pedrosa-Soares et al. 2008).
Composite stratigraphic columns for the Serra do Catuni, Nova Aurora and Lower Chapada Acauã formations (Macaúbas Group). The Serra do Catuni column is based on sections described by Martins (2006) along the Macaúbas River valley (Fig. 49.2). The Nova Aurora column synthesizes field and drill holes data from the region limited by a white rectangle in Figure 49.3. The column for the Lower Chapada Acauã Fm. is based on field data from the eastern escarpments of the Acauã Plateau (Fig. 49.3) and medium valley of the Araçuaí River (Fig. 49.2), as well as on data from the Macaúbas River valley.


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Spirit Controls
IN DECEMBER 1910, Gladys Osborne Leonard and two friends began experimenting with the table-tilting method of communicating with spirits. After numerous failures, they received messages from several people, including Leonard's mother. These messages were spelt out by the table tilting so many times for each letter of the alphabet. During this first successful sitting, a long name was spelt out, beginning with "F." As they could not pronounce it, they asked if they could abbreviate it by drawing several letters from it. The communicating entity consented and the three women selected "F-E-D-A" as the name for the entity.
Feda told them that she was Leonard's great-great grandmother, a Hindu by birth, and that she was raised by a Scottish family. She married William Hamilton, Leonard's great-great grandfather, at the age of 13 and died soon thereafter, about 1800, while giving birth to a son. Leonard recalled hearing a story about an Indian ancestress from her mother, but did not remember any details. Feda told Leonard that she was going to control her as she had work to do through her because of a great happening (apparently World War I) that would soon take place.
Feda further told Leonard that she had been with her as a spirit guide since her birth and that she was fulfilling work required of her to make spiritual progress of her own soul.
Initially, Leonard refused, telling Feda that the idea of being controlled while in the trance state did not appeal to her. While Feda was disappointed, she continued to come regularly in the table sittings conducted by the three young women. During one table sitting, about 18 months after Feda first introduced herself to them, Leonard went into a trance and Feda spoke through her, bringing many messages from friends on the Other Side. As her health was not affected by the trance state, Leonard permitted Feda to control her in future sittings, but it took another 18 months before Feda was proficient in taking over Leonard's body. Feda then told Leonard to become a professional medium and promised her that she would look after her. Leonard began by holding circles in Western London, but after the war broke out Feda asked her to give up her public sittings and begin private sittings for those who had lost loved ones in battle.
Rev. Charles Drayton Thomas, a psychical researcher who had many sittings with Leonard beginning in April 1917, described a typical sitting: Leonard would take a seat several feet from him and after two or three minutes of silence she would go into a trance. Suddenly, in a clear and distinct voice, Feda would take over Leonard's body and begin using her speech mechanism. There was no similarity between Leonard's voice and that of Feda, who spoke like a young girl. Moreover, Feda spoke with an accent and had frequent lapses of grammar.
Occasionally, just after Leonard went into the trance state, Thomas would hear whispering of which he could catch fragments, such as,
"Yes, Mr. John, Feda will tell him…Yes, all right…" Feda often referred to herself in the third person, e.g., "Feda says she is having trouble understanding Mr. John."
Generally, Feda relayed messages from deceased loved ones, but occasionally she turned over control of Leonard to spirits she had confidence in. One such spirit was Sir William Barrett. Shortly after his death in 1925, Barrett began communicating with Lady Barrett, his widow, through Feda and Leonard. In one sitting, Feda's voice gave way to a much deeper one as Sir William slowly spoke in the direct-voice (through a cone floating in the air above Leonard), stating, with great emphasis:
"Life (on his side) is far more wonderful than I can ever tell you, beyond anything I ever hoped for; it exceeds all my expectations."
Thomas noted various difficulties in communication.
"Feda is able on occasion to receive the communicator's thought in a way which produces the effect of a sound," Thomas recorded. "At such times, she appears to speak messages verbatim, as if repeating what is dictated to her. This dictation method always reaches a high degree of accuracy, and I realize that I am receiving, not merely the (spirit) communicator's thoughts, but his diction. When, however, Feda receives only the general import of a message and transmits it in her own words the level of accuracy is much lower."
However, Thomas observed that Feda, like other spirit controls, had difficulty with names, occasionally getting the full name but often just giving the first letter or first syllable. At one sitting, Etta, Thomas' deceased sister, said she could not get Feda to say her husband's name, Whitfield. "I can feel it, but cannot say it," Etta told him. "That is, I cannot get it spoken. I get it on the surface, so to speak, but cannot get it into the medium's mind." Etta added that it was much easier for her to send ideas through Feda than to send words. In trying to communicate the name of a man named "Meadow," Etta explained that she tried to give the idea of a green field connected with the idea of a man.
As with other controls, some psychical researchers often wondered if Feda was a secondary personality buried away in Leonard's subconscious. Alfred Russel Wallace, co-originator with Charles Darwin of the natural selection of evolution, was one the researchers who did not find this a satisfactory explanation.
"The conception of such a double personality in each of us, a second-self, which in most cases remains unknown to us all our lives, which is said to have an independent mental life, to have means of acquiring knowledge our normal self does not possess, to exhibit all the characteristics of a distinct individuality with a different character from our own, is surely a conception more ponderously difficult, more truly supernatural than that of a spirit world, composed of beings who have lived and learned, and suffered on earth, and whose mental nature still subsists after its separation from the earthly body,"
Wallace offered, going on to say that we have to suppose that this second-self, while possessing some knowledge the primary self does not have, either does not know it is part of the whole self or is a persistent liar, as it adopts a distinct name and contends that it once lived a separate life.
Wallace added that he could not conceive how this second-self was developed in us under the law of survival of the fittest, a concept he suggested to Darwin before Darwin went public in 1858 with their parallel theories of evolution.
Glenconner, Pamela, The Earthen Vessel (London: John Lane Co., 1921).
Leonard, Gladys Osborne, My Life in Two Worlds (London: Cassell & Co., 1931).
Thomas, Charles Drayton, Life Beyond Death with Evidence (London: W. Collins Sons & Co., 1928).
Wallace, Alfred Russel, Miracles and Modern Spiritualism (1896, collected papers)
Source: Michael E. Tymn, vice-president of The Academy of Religion and Psychical Research.


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Wasteland 2 (Nintendo Switch) review — Avoid the fallout
By Matthew Smail On Jan 22, 2019 2
Wasteland 2 is a return to the days of pre-Fallout post-apocalyptic RPGs, from the same minds and souls.
The internet can be a funny old thing. One minute you're feeling positive about your last-generation title making the leap onto Nintendo Switch, and the next thing you know it's being critically demonised for technical issues and poor performance. A few months ago, that was Wasteland 2; a game that was hand-crafted by the team behind the original (and dare I say it "proper") Fallout games. With a few patches though, Wasteland 2 seems to be running just as well as it did on the Xbox 360, but is this really the kind of thing we want from Nintendo's versatile console?
In a word, yes. Yes it is. Wasteland 2 is a proper, old-school RPG, filled with tough decisions, dead ends, enemies that will bite your head off as soon as look at you and the kind of salty language that you'd never see in a Mario title. That said, Wasteland 2 is in good company alongside the likes of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Disgaea and Valkyria Chronicles, each of which brings its own blend of strategic, turn based action to the table.
The story of Wasteland 2 takes a more serious angle than these others, however, with a dark and twisting tale set in post-apocalypse America. This is a world cut from almost identical cloth as the Fallout series it inspired — the bombs have already fallen, the crops have turned to ash and the few sources of water are green with radiation. Mutation among terrestrial creatures has resulted in all manner of horrors, not least the camper-van sized scorpions that sit proudly beside the options of the title screen.
Were it not for the Nintendo Switch, I wouldn't actually have played Wasteland 2 to the extent that allowed me to really understand what makes it a worthy addition to the Switch library. Although I have it on the Xbox One, I struggled to get into it — perhaps because it felt a bit dated even at first release, or maybe because it's bloody tough. In both respects, Wasteland 2 is unforgiving; it looks and feels like a game from perhaps ten years ago, rather than five. The user interface is slow and clunky, demanding a lot from players — especially during the first few hours. Difficulty wise, Wasteland 2 is very, very hard, especially if you choose to build a custom party and ignore the game's advice — as I did in my Xbox playthrough.
The other thing that might have changed since I first played Wasteland 2 is the inclusion of more features in this Director's Cut version. It's hard to know exactly what has changed, but even as I explored the headquarters of The Desert Rangers (an organisation that the player begins aligned to) I felt much more engaged than in the original. The voice acting is good, the story flows and I found myself rapidly sucked into the investigation of a possible murder that kicks off proceedings.
From this humble beginning, Wasteland 2 builds out with bigger and bigger choices — the first of these forces the player to choose between going to the aid of two different communities, both of whom appear to be in dire straits. These choices often yield both an overt outcome and a hidden one — with some having an impact much later in the game that can easily be traced back. These are the kinds of choices that I loved in Fallout titles, so finding them here felt welcome and exciting.
Combat, whilst slightly marred by the very traditional RPG stylings, is good. The player controls a party of characters with specific skills such as rifles, shotguns, pistols and melee, a cover system introduces a tactical element. Some cover is permanent and hard, whilst some is temporary or partial — as a result it's necessary to manage the battlefield effectively and use all your skills. Environmental possibilities such as explosive barrels or land mines further come into play, so it really feels as if there's never a dull moment. Enemies range from gangs of ruffians that are easy to defeat with the right setup to large, terrifying foes that can be much more deadly.
Of course what is best about this is that Wasteland 2 can be played either docked or in handheld mode, which serves to completely negate the occasional millstone that RPG's of this size and scope can present. Ten minute sessions on the train are as viable as three or four hour marathons on the couch, but either way, Wasteland 2 lasts for more than forty hours should you want it to — or more if you want to complete all of the side quests and curios that it offers.
Most importantly, perhaps, I've suffered from none of the technical problems that early reviewers mentioned. Wasteland 2 does have some Switch specific problems that are the result of control schemes or text size, but given the scope of this port, that's understandable. Even if there are occasional technical issues, they are vastly outweighed by the additional benefits of playing anywhere, anytime and for any amount of time.
Wasteland 2 is now among my most played Nintendo Switch games this year and I still feel that there's more to come from it. If you like classic RPG's and can stomach the occasional slog through a bewildering array of menus, then Wasteland 2 is worth a look. It lacks the candyfloss charm of most of the other tactical games on the Switch, but what it delivers instead is a gritty, involving and tactically satisfying experience that is both unique on Switch and familiar to fans of the genre on other formats.
Wasteland 2 is available now on Xbox One, PS4, PC and, of course, Nintendo Switch.
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GridReaper says 4 years ago
Wasteland 2 is my go to game on the Switch. I'm impressed with how well the game runs and also saves its state whenever I put the Switch to sleep. It's definitely a hard game, but the level of detail and diversity in the missions and their outcomes is impressive. Even the little things, like how the different firearms have identifiable sound effects, show how much love the developers put into this game.
I look forward to more CRPGs that I can play while waiting in line or on the go.
Matthew Smail says 4 years ago
Hi GridReaper,
I absolutely agree – it's a fantastic effort and so much better than I thought it would be going into the review. Still installed, still enjoying it from time to time to see the various branches close out!


Does your tattoo need to be touched up? That is when your tattooer examines the healed work, and will go through the piece to fine tune the line work and shading, so that your tattoo looks its best. Having your touch ups within six months after your tattoo has been completed will give your tattoo the best opportunity to look its best for many years to come.
How long to wait before doing the touch ups depends on the size of the tattoo, the complexity of the design, and how gently the work has healed. If you experience long healing times (more than two weeks) or noticeable shinny-ness on the healed tattoo it is very likely that you will need touch ups. Allow time for the skin to settle down to a more normal condition before having your touch ups (1-5 months, but no more than 6 months).
Many clients do not recognize the need for or the importance of touch ups. Reputable artists guarantee their work, and the touch ups are normally free of charge, provided the client has taken proper care of the healing tattoo. You may feel that the work looks perfect, but do yourself a favor and let your artist make that judgement.
Sometimes the need for touch ups is obvious, as in the absence of color which was present before the tattoo healed. Other times the need is less apparent, but your artist may be able to spot areas of the tattoo that are not entirely stable, and can correct them before they "fall out".
*Often tattoos benefit from having certain areas of the line work and shading applied twice just to fine tune the contrast and strength of the piece over all. This sort of work is not the correction of a problem, and doesn't fall under the same category.
Only your tattoo artist can asses their own work, and any tattooer worthy of their position will be pleased to have the opportunity to do so.
Touch ups may take five minutes, or several hours, depending on the size of the tattoo, and on the way that the tattoo has healed. Visit your artist a few weeks after the tattoo has finished peeling, to allow them to assess the need, if any, for touch ups. Together you can make plans on how to schedule time for the work. Typically because the touch ups are spot-check work, they will be very quick, and heal very easily.
Touch ups MUST be performed within SIX MONTHS of the tattoos completion to qualify for correction free of charge.


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Seven Israelis in Syria OPCW Chemical Weapons Team?
By Global Research News
partiantisioniste.com translated from French
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Theme: Militarization and WMD
GR Editor's Note
This Report is yet to fully confirmed.
It should be mentioned however that the alleged Israeli members of the OPCW Mission belong to Israel's Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) which was instrumental in developing Israel's chemical weapons program. The IIBR also has a close working relationship with the Umea University Research Institute headed by Dr. Sellstrom, who headed the UN Investigative Mission on the East Ghouta Chemical Weapons Attacks. (GR Editor M.Ch)
The French Anti-Zionist party "Parti Antisioniste" revealed on its website [yet to be confirmed, GR Ed] that the team designated to dismantle the chemical weapons arsenal in Syria includes 7 "Israeli" members.
Quoting sources close to the secretariat of the 'Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW), the report noted that 7 out of 9 "Israeli" experts the organization had contacted agreed to join the team and enter the Syrian territories. It further noted that the 7 experts hold 'honorary' nationalities among which are German, Russian, Ukrainian, French and Canadian.
Moreover, the source uncovered that by virtue of the agreement signed between Russia and the United States, the organization can make use of "Israeli" experts despite the fact that Tel Aviv is not a member in the organization. This, according to the sources is viable only if these experts hold other nationalities that allow them entry into Syria's territories.
In this context, the same source underlined that these were contacted upon direct request made by Head of the investigation committee in Ghouta Scott Krenz, and the Director General of the organization, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü of Turkey.
Furthermore, the report published by the French Party's website quoted the source "5 of the "Israeli" experts who agreed to be part of the team are originally researchers in the "Israel" Institute for Biological Research (IIBR); a governmental, applied research institute specializing in the field of researching and developing chemical and biological weapons. As for the other two inspectors, they work in Europe and Canada."
Expecting that scandals will unravel soon on the mission of the team designated to dismantle the chemical weapons arsenal in Syria, the source anticipated these scandals will be worse than the Iraqi case when "Israeli" and American experts entered Iraq to gather information for Tel Aviv and Washington. Not only that but also they had contaminated Iraqi arms with prohibited chemical material to accuse the Iraqi government back then of using chemical weapons.
The source recalled that last summer, a number of "Israeli" Mossad members entered the Syrian village of Sfeira North of Aleppo, who were smuggled into the territories by Turkish Security apparatuses through the borders.
Source: Parti Antisioniste, translated and edited by website team
The original source of this article is partiantisioniste.com translated from French
Copyright © Global Research News, partiantisioniste.com translated from French, 2013
Articles by: Global Research News


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Forest of the Dancing Spirits (2013)
De dansande andarnas skog (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 44min | Documentary | 29 November 2013 (Sweden)
"In the beginning, women lived apart, unaware of the existence of men. Until one day, when the first woman, Toli, who was brave and adventurous traveled deep into the forest. Toli ... See full summary »
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"In the beginning, women lived apart, unaware of the existence of men. Until one day, when the first woman, Toli, who was brave and adventurous traveled deep into the forest. Toli discovered solitary creatures with big muscles who knew how to climb trees and harvest wild honey. When Toli tasted their honey, she thought they should all live together...." That is how one of the creation stories of the Akka people from the tropical rainforest of the Congo Basin goes. Akaya, Kengole, Dibota and their friends and family are hunters-gatherers (and also great story-tellers) who guide us through their world. They explain their origins, myths, and the very spiritual meaning of life. The film follows their unique community life as it unfolds over many years. We experience the practice of their spirituality in the most difficult situations. Their religion is playful and highly creative in dealing with deeply serious matters of life and death, and may be the oldest human religion practiced on ... Written by Linda Västrik
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A remarkable film!
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The film avoids putting a grid of values over the depiction of the lives of these people living in the deep forests of Congo. Resulting in me seeing, that we have much more in common, than what separates us. Linda Västrik manages to get extremely close to these people and since she is very empathetic, straight and bold, she does not use their lives, molding it into a box of predetermined dramaturgy, but rather unfolds the story of their lives. At this time. I've never seen anything like this and I'm very grateful to Västrik and her team for going through all the hardship of making this film, following an old piece of music! There is hope.
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Q: Drawing point and path graphic shapes in print layout of QGIS? At QGIS 3.4.4, I would like to freehand draw points and paths (i.e. zigzag lines) graphic shapes on my print layout.  However, I only see the option to draw rectangles, ellipses, and triangles, as shown in this screenshot:

How do I add points and paths?
Please note that I am not talking about digitizing these onto my map; rather, these will be simple graphics, drawn by hand over non-map portions of the layout, such as the legend, etc.

A: You can use Add a new arrow to layout which is a graphic path and select None for End marker:

The result is this:

Or you can also use Add node item and select polyline to add polyline directly:

Here is the output:

For adding points, I agree with @jberrio in his comment, there is no specific tool to do that. But for my understanding it might not be so important because you can create circle from ellipse and click Shift while drawing an ellipse and it will be perfect circle, and since the points can mostly be circles you can do it like that to be visible.
If you want the point marker to be squares then use Add rectangle with Shift to make it perfect rectangle.


As we have noted over the past couple months at Northwest Elite Index, the state of Washington is loaded with talented signal-callers this year and one that flew under-the-radar until he put up huge numbers as a junior this past fall was Auburn Mountainview's Domenic Rockey.
At 6'3″, 185 pounds, Rockey has enough height to see his receivers pretty easily and he also possesses enough agility and athleticism to keep plays alive with his legs.
As a junior this past fall, Rockey completed 56% of his passes by going 187 of 332 and threw for 2,169 yards while throwing for 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. This winter, the talented signal-caller has been hard at work on his footwork and making sure he's ready for a big senior campaign this fall.
"I was probably a little too antsy with my feet last year," Rockey admitted. "I have worked really hard this offseason on my footwork and just making sure I have that 'muscle-memory' so that when things break down, my mechanics and footwork don't break down too. I also want to get bigger and stronger so I can be ready for what I'll face at the next level.
So far Rockey has been schooled by one of the top prep coaches the state of Washington has ever produced in Steve Gervais, but he said he's also interested in hitting the Barton Football Elite Camps as well.
On the recruiting front, things have gotten off to a slow start for Rockey, but he has been getting some attention from some Pac 12 and in-state schools.
"Most of the schools have been inviting me to their throwing camps," Rockey noted. "Utah and Purdue have sent me stuff and Eastern Washington is after me to take a trip out there for their camp. Washington is also looking at me to come throw for them.
We will continue to keep track of Rockey's progress over the next few months and will have updates when things happen.


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Engie commissions 100 MW solar park in Belgium
Construction on the Lommel project started in October. The facility, owned by Flemish investment company Limburgse investeringsmaatschappij, will sell power to a zinc manufacturer and is also entitled to a premium of €0.0479 on top of the market power price.
June 14, 2019 Emiliano Bellini
The 99.5 MW project is Belgium's largest to date.
Image: www_slon_pics/Pixabay
French energy company Engie has announced completion of its 99.5 MW Crystal Solar Park Lommel, in Belgium.
The project, near the town of Lommel in the Flemish province of Limburg, is owned by investment agency, Limburgse investeringsmaatschappij.
Local zinc and lead manufacturer Nyrstar signed a 15-year PPA in July to purchase some of the power generated at the site. "Through a direct line between the solar park and our technical installations our zinc smelter will take all the power from the solar panels. We make our production process greener by using renewable energy," said Nyrstar VP of European Operations, Guido Janssen.
Engie added, other companies that move to the Kristalpark III business park where Nyrstan has operations, may sign up as offtakers of power, with annual generation by the project expected to be around 85 GWh.
The project has been granted a premium of €0.0479/kWh on top of the market power price by the Flemish government for any power it injects into the grid.
Reduced tariff
Originally, in December 2017, the tariff was set by the Vlaams Energieagentschap at €0.078/kWh, but after Engie concluded its tender process the figure was reduced. "The Crystal Solar Park will require 34% less support than first calculated," said former Flemish minister for finance, budget and energy Bart Tommelein at the time. The new, €0.0479 figure is the estimated value of green certificates the project will receive for its energy production, paid on top of the energy value.
The solar park is the largest in operation in Belgium. Some 98% of the nation's 526,000 grid connected solar power systems at the end of last year were residential arrays with a capacity no larger than 10 kW. The combined capacity of small scale solar represents 64% of the Belgian PV capacity total, with the balance chiefly comprising commercial and industrial rooftops. Belgium's cumulative solar capacity reached 4.25 GW last year.
Encouraging signals for the large scale solar market have come from several projects announced in recent months, including in the floating PV sector.
Belgium, however, remains among the EU member states set to miss 2020 climate change targets.


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Get out: When Rajinikanth was humiliated at AVM Studio | Video
Onmanorama Staff December 25, 2019 05:13 PM IST
The glittering world of cinema has lured several youngsters to the tinsel town in Chennai. But most often they are left loitering around the city with no means for living.
Superstar Rajinikanth too has shared a similar story with his fans. Rajinikanth opened up about the troubles he had to face in his initial years in the cineworld during the audio launch of his upcoming film 'Darbar'.
The incident dates back to 1977, two weeks after the release of '16 Vayathinile'. This movie paved way for the actor's entry into several movies.
"That's when a producer approached me for one of his movies. I am not saying who the hero was. I was called for an important role in the movie. I agreed to work on the movie for Rs 6,000 and sought an advance amount of Rs 1,000. The producer left after assuring me that he would give the advance amount the next day. But I did not get any money the next day.
"When I asked, I was assured that I would be given Rs 1,000 before getting ready for the character at the AVM Studio. Next day, they sent a car to reach the location. I reached the AVM Studio in the morning itself and asked about the advance money. But I was told that the producer did not tell them anything about the money. I then said that I would apply the make-up only after I get the money.
"Sometime later, the film's producer came to the studio in a white ambassador car. I was still waiting, without wearing the make-up. I wanted the thousand rupees first.
"The producer, who was appraised of the situation, came towards me. He asked, 'What is this... Have you become such a big hero? You are only four films old. Now itself you are saying you would not act without first getting money. There is no role or money for you. Get out of the film set.'
"Then I asked him, 'But sir, didn't you tell me that you would give Rs 1,000 before applying the make-up. I only asked for that. If there's no role, so be it. But I should be dropped back from where I was picked up.' And when I walked towards the car, the producer stopped me.
"He asked, 'Who would give the taxi fare? There is no car for you. Get out...' and I was thrown out," the actor recollected.
Rajinikanth said that he had no money on him then and walked his way out of the AVM Studio, humiliated.
"As I was walking along the Kodambakkam lane, I saw that the street was lined with the posters of '16 vayathinile' and along with my dialogue 'Ithu eppadi irraku'. Passers-by, even those in the bus, recognised me and were staring at me," the actor said.
But Rajinikanth said that he had only one thought in his mind.
"Will return to the same AVM Studio, from where I was humiliated and thrown out, in a foreign car. I would return in style with one leg over the other, else my name is not Rajinikanth," the star said about the vow he had taken then.
"Four years went by and I was able to buy the Italian Fiat car from the owner of the AVM Studio for Rs 4.25 lakh. After procuring the foreign car, I wanted a foreign driver for it. Then I found an Anglo-Indian driver, Robinson. I gave him a uniform, belt and a cap.
"On the very first day, as I went to get into the car, he bowed and greeted me. Them opened the door for me. I got in and said, 'Take me to the AVM.'
"My foreign car stopped at the same spot where the producer had parked his white ambassador. I got out and smoked a 555 cigarette, while leaning on to the vehicle for some time," he said.
"But all this happened not due to my obstinate determination or talent. It's time, that's all," the veteran actor concluded.


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Publishing between profit and prestige: An empirical analysis of the Swedish literary publishing field in today's age of digital production and globalisation.
In recent years, the publishing landscape has experienced significant changes that have shaped the way books are now produced, mediated and consumed. Market constraints have given rise to large publishing ...read more
Understanding and managing employees' work-related social media use: Minimizing risks and maximizing opportunities
Employees are increasingly using social media to share information about their organization with a large network. On the one hand, they can take on the role of brand ambassadors, sharing ...read more
The Nilgiri Archaeological Project: Culture and Environment in the Upland Forests of South India from Antiquity to Early Modernity
Indian upland forest-dwellers – like many other indigenous communities around the globe – are under threat from resource extraction, agricultural development and de-forestation as are the material remains of their ...read more
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Archaeological Explorations and Investigations in the Gangetic Plains and Neighbouring Regions
The aim of this project is to strengthen the field of Indian Studies at UGent by integrating the study of Indian languages and religions with archaeological research in the Gangetic Plains and ...read more
Excavations at Bodhgaya, the Site of the Buddha's Enlightenment. The Mahabodhi Temple, Taradih Monastery and Bakraur Stupa
Bodhgaya in eastern India is the site of the Mahabodhi temple and it has long been recognised as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree ...read more
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Crossing art-borders: a consideration of Walter Pater's Anders-streben and its relation to modern and contemporary (theory of) art
The English writer, art- and literature critic Walter Horatio Pater (1839 -1894) is considered as very influential in the aesthetic movement. Thanks to his aesthetics, his writings also live on ...read more
The effectiveness of L2 didactics for low-literate, low-educated adult learners
The focus of this PhD is on didactic practices in Dutch as a second language (DSL) courses for low educated learners who are functionally low literate (LESLLA). At present, there ...read more
Farms, villages, and open fields. Settlement and landscape developments between Scheldt and Dender during the Middle Ages
The current landscape, and many of the villages and cities located in it, have deep historical roots. Research by generations of historians, archaeologists and linguist points foremost to the importance ...read more
What Does Style Do? Classification and Agency of Antiquity in Neoclassical Art and Art Theory
Style, defined as the formal and visual characteristics of a human action or artefact is loaded with meaning and associations. Style can work as a distinction mechanism shaping social relations, ...read more
Unwanted Nature. The Persecution of Nuisance Animals in Flanders and Brabant During the Medieval and Early Modern Era, 1400-1600
This project examines attempts to exterminate 'nuisance animals', species that are considered harmful to human interests, in the County of Flanders and the Duchy of Brabant during the fifteenth and ...read more
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First off, if you're wondering whether Dad Kratos is worth your time: yes. Anyone who had gripes with the QTE events of the original games will find the combat much more satisfying, and while a lot of the new elements to the series have been borrowed from elsewhere - Dark Souls and The Witcher come to mind - it does work very, very well.
Almost a year ago, Xbox's Phil Spencer was doing the media rounds talking about the future of Xbox. The problem. the business model for game development was changing. Singleplayer, story-first adventures were just as important - but it was harder to justify funding them.
There's a telling scene very early on in the new God of War, in the denouement of an exhausting battle sequence that ends with Kratos and his young son Atreus taking down a massive troll.
Par for the course, really. You're getting a physical copy, not a code, so worth considering if you're doing a larger order or you're in a remote location with little access to the main retailers.
As announced in their latest catalogue, Big W are holding steady on $69 as well. The price only lasts for three days, however.
Bit higher than the rest of the mob, but if JB and co. up their prices by $10 after the first week then Gamesmen will be on par.
Not worth it for the increased shipping time.
Don't forget to add several bucks for shipping.
Few extra in-game shields with this one, but ultimately you'll ditch those for better armour as you level up.
There's no catalogue available online, but Press Start are reporting that Target will be charging $75 on launch day.
Have you seen God of War for cheap anywhere? Let us know below!


The item Mummy scares best, adapted by Lee Howard ; illustrations by Alcadia SNC represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries.
It's absolutely scarifying when a mummy crashes Melbourne O'Reilly's archaeological dig in Egypt. Will Scooby and the gang uncover the mystery behind the mummy and his zombie-fied minions?
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Where do I find Coldplay Collectibles????
Will generally go for around $5-10 depending on price, condition, and age.
Low print runs or regional only have extra value as do Parchute-era magazines.
Magazines with articles but no Coldplay covers are worth generally around cover price unless in high demand.
Uk are more valuable in the USA and vice versa.
is extremely rare (500 copies) and goes for around $500- $1000!
was going for$50, now more like $25o.
April 2, 1999 (2500 copies released) but has been reprinted.
$15-30 but reprints less valuable.
original 1999 release 5000 copies, reprinted by blue panda.
Prices are based on originals and good conditions. Sealed get full value or 25% more. Used or scratched will get much less. LP's are ~50% more. Other singles are less scarce and go for ~$10-12 sealed and $4-6 when opened. Radio-promo's go for usually around $5-10 and have 1 or 2 tracks only and plain or no covers. There are conceivably many more imports available and that would be scarce.
Go to Everything's Not Lost for a FULL discography including international rarities.
coasters, business cards,lyric book, , keychains, pins $?
limited ones go for $5-20 depending on size and rarity.
$20-100 depending on item and if partial or entire band.
Look for photos of the signing or proof.
Very rare but easily counterfeited.$?
Backstage or crew passes $?
f you know of any other cool Coldplay collectibles and have pictures, please contact me at coloradocoldplay@yahoo.com and i will try to add them to future updates! Values of above items are guesstimations based on ebay sales and bids.
Never forget to calculate postage into your final costs!!!
If interested please contact me at coloradocoldplay@yahoo.com.
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The Odyssey Theatre is located on the ancestral lands of the Chumash. We acknowledge them as the first peoples of this land in order to show respect, gratitude and appreciation.
The Odyssey Theatre is committed to inclusion and a creative environment where all people and cultures are valued and appreciated. We acknowledge and respect all human qualities regardless of ethnicity, race, color, country of origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual or relationship orientation, family structure, religion, beliefs, political affiliations, experiences and ability. We honor the gifts, backgrounds, experiences, and wisdom that every individual brings with them. We are committed to addressing inequities in opportunity to ensure full and fair participation by all.
We acknowledge the harm of structural and systemic racism and the other access barriers that prevent the full engagement of all peoples in American society. We oppose the many forms of racism directed at BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) individuals and all types of discrimination and harassment. We strive to be an actively anti-racist organization, and we work with our community to identify, understand and address ways to make our theatre more equitable and accessible. We commit to providing fair treatment, access, opportunity, and to creating space for culturally diverse voices to be heard.
The staff at the Odyssey Theatre are also committed to creating a safe and supportive environment for rehearsals and performances for our employees, artists, volunteers and audience members. We are here to establish a supportive culture and home for artistic work.


The trip from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles will mark the fourth consecutive year that the National Thanksgiving Turkey has celebrated his pardon at a Disney Resort. Accompanied by National Turkey Federation Chairman Paul Hill of Ellsworth, Iowa, Pumpkin, a 20-week-old, 45-pound tom turkey, will be the grand marshal in a special Thanksgiving Day parade down Main Street U.S.A. Following the parade, Pumpkin and his alternate Pecan will find a home at Santa's Reindeer Round-Up at Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland, where they'll remain throughout the holidays and the rest of their lives.
Americans nationwide will be able to share the celebration as the turkey enjoys his new Disneyland home. See photos of the National Thanksgiving Turkey and watch video of this year's White House pardon at www.disneyparks.com on Nov. 26 and 27. And, for the first time, watch the turkey LIVE from Disneyland on Thanksgiving Day from 12 p.m.-4 p.m. PST (3 p.m.-7 p.m. EST). Go to www.disneyparks.com, listen for the turkey's gobble, and then click on the turkey face to access "Turkey Cam" LIVE from Disneyland.


Today, the Huntsman and Reekbok proudly revealed a daring experimental creative endeavor in sportswear innovation that explores non-traditional applications of technical fabrics. Using Reebok's new Flexweave footwear material, Huntsman & Sons has created a classically-tailored suit made entirely out of the groundbreaking textile.
The bespoke suit, made specifically to the measurements of Reebok ambassador and superstar WR Brandin Cooks, is the only one of its kind, showcasing the sleek and mobile fit for Cooks' athletic physique.
The partnership originated from the desire to explore the unique features of the Flexweave material, namely its flexibility, versatility, and durability, combined with the attention to detail and precision of one of the longest serving tailors on London's Savile Row to create a technical garment that transcended the realm of footwear.
See how the final fitting with Brandin and Huntsman Creative Director Campbell Carey unfolded here.
A signed pair of Flex Weave trainers is available to bid on here through our lifestyle auction hosted by Sotheby's.


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4 Video Game Mods Made Specifically For Terrible People
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There comes a time in every gamer's life when you get tired of playing the same old video games you've been playing for years and decide to try ... the same old video games you've been playing for years, but modified (or "modded," as the cool kids say). In fact, we've written a lot of words about the wealth of mods that exist solely to make classic games crazier, cooler, or just plain better.
Well, these are not those mods. These are quite the opposite type of mods. Consider yourself warned.
You Can Now Take And Sell Drugs In The Sims!
It used to be that the worst thing you could do to your Sims was trap them in a swimming pool, but the power of mods has consigned that ol' chestnut to irrelevance. After all, why lock your Sims in a physical prison for mere hours when you can turn them into lifelong prisoners of their own addictions?
"Basemental" is a mod for The Sims 4 that allows your Sim to indulge themselves with cocaine, shrooms, amphetamines, weed, MDMA, ayahuasca, or even booze, all of which combined are almost as addictive as The Sims. In an interview with Kotaku, the creator explained that they were inspired after ... no, not getting high, but seeing other half-assed mods that added drugs as nothing but house decorations and didn't allow players to partake as Tony Montana intended.
itsmeTroi/YouTubeNailed that "Which drug do I do next?" face.
In order to unlock the drugs, players have to either create a Sim with a newfound "Drug Dealer" skill and install them in the neighborhood, or go the lazy stoner route and make your Sim buy them from dodgy websites. Once they've got the drugs, your Sims will use them automatically as and whenever they want, mom. And yes, just to push home the message that drugs aren't all cool, your Sims suffer from maladies such as hangovers, come-downs, withdrawal symptoms, and overdoses of both the fatal and nonfatal variety. Your Sims can also experience the thrilling life of a dope dealer themselves, complete with annoying customers calling them at all times or getting busted by the Five-O.
We don't know what this says about our need to escape inside an already-existing method of escapism, but the guy who maintains this mod currently earns over $6,000 a month from it. So there you go, budding entrepreneurs: If you want to make fat stacks from this Bizarro mod economy, but don't want to wind up on a list, turn your darkest hobby into a Sims skill.
You Can Now Have Even More Gruesome Violence In GTA!
Admittedly, a mod that allows players to be ultra-violent in Grand Theft Auto doesn't sound like much considering, well ... it's GTA. But the violence in the series is generally so cartoonish that it can sometimes feel like you're playing an Itchy & Scratchy game. With this in mind, it's little wonder that not one but dozens and dozens of mods have cropped up in the last few years to "correct" the depiction of violence.
There's "Crawl Injury," which allows NPCs the joy of being able to slowly (and ineffectually) crawl away from you as they bleed out.
There's "GunShot Wound," which brings a "realistic damage system with pain and bleeding" to the game, meaning that one shot will turn you into a sack of meat lying pathetically the ground.
Another one lets you dismember people via knife attacks, gunshots, explosions, or whatever your preferred method might be.
Turning characters' faces into bloody pulps when you punch them? You got it. Disturbingly realistic gunshot wounds, cuts, and splatter? This way. Bloodcurdling screams for NPCs? Here you go, you sick bastard. Other mods are simply violent on the senses, like that one that adds Stallone into the game. There are tons of these available for download right now, which we guess proves one thing: While the video game industry might be going to s**t, at least the Venn diagram of "people who don't keep up with games" and "people who don't know they can watch combat footage on YouTube" is happy.
You Can Now Let Modern Nazis Take Over The World In Hearts Of Iron!
It sure seems like Nazis have had a bit of a resurgence starting around 2016, although no specific catalyst comes to mind. Suddenly there are Nazis on the streets, Nazis on our ballots, Nazis on our televisions, Nazis all over the internet, and Nazis in our video games. "Wait, weren't Nazis already a staple of games?" you ask. Yes, they were. It's just that thanks to a series of mods for Hearts Of Iron IV, their role has been upgraded from "cannon fodder" to "the goddamn protagonists."
Hearts Of Iron IV is a political strategy game set between 1933 and 1946. A mod called "Millennium Dawn" lets you play with modern-day factions, such as the Islamic State, a far-left party governed by Jill Stein (yes, she's definitely the contemporary inheritor of Marx), and oh yeah, as a white nationalist party governed by famous punching bag Richard Spencer. If players choose to place him in power in the United States, he begins enacting policies that reflect his turdish beliefs, including (re)implementing segregation, installing former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke in a leadership role, and presumably making Macklemore haircuts mandatory.
Millennium DawnWe'd rather play a game where an actual wizard is president.
Predictably, some players thought that the mod didn't go far enough in its semi-approval of white nationalistic bullshit. One submod of "Millennium Dawn" (yes, a mod of the mod) made it so that the Canadian Libertarian Party was governed by Lauren Southern, one of those white "identitarian" personalities YouTube will start pushing down your throat if you're on the site for too long. Another remodded the colonial state of Rhodesia back into civilization. If you're wondering where you know Rhodesia from, recall that Dylann Roof, the guy who killed nine black people in a church in 2015, is a big fan. So now it's a meme that you put in video games when you're totally racist garbage, you see.
Sadly, it looks like the creator of the original "Millennium Dawn" mod has been dealing with a wave of toxic and abusive players infesting the community. Huh, it's almost as if intentionally appealing to the absolute worst people on the internet might not be such a great idea?
Mod DBWe cropped out the avatar, yet you instinctively know it was a photo of a shirtless guy.
Anyway, there's yet another mod called "Aryan Goddess" that puts Taylor Swift in charge of the Third Reich, because of course there is.
You Can Now Marry A Child In Stardew Valley! (But Please Don't)
Between 2011 and 2016, programmer Eric Barone worked 24/7 singlehandedly developing Stardew Valley as a way of compensating for the fact that cutesy farming games had gone the way of the virtual dodo. The game was released to massive acclaim, but some players were unhappy because they couldn't fulfill one important part of farm life: uh, marrying a 10-year-old girl?
The internet asked, and unfortunately, the internet received.
Star Dew Mods"This isn't one of those sick sex mods! No, this is the one where you date, marry, and cohabitate with her ... and see she gets off to school."
You'll be shocked to learn that this mod started as a joke on 4chan, after some posters decried the fact that the game's marrying options were too "bland" (read: "legal"). In response, the mod's creator whipped up the necessary files to allow players to start a romantic relationship with a young girl named Jas. And she's quite clearly a young girl, as evidenced by the fact that her two main character traits are "shy and afraid of adults" and "likes to play with dolls." Something else that hints at her being a child? The modded sequence of the player character marrying her has her standing on a footstool. Because she's too small. To kiss her new husband. Because she's freaking 10 years old.
Star Dew ModsAre we sure this isn't part of an elaborate sting operation involving a digital Chris Hansen?
The mod includes the dating phase, custom dialogue for various characters (including the criminally relaxed in-laws), and a married schedule for the happy couple. Upon its release, the mod was almost immediately blasted off the popular modding site originally hosting it, and it isn't too difficult to see why. Even the game itself sometimes rejects the mod, almost as if it knows that its existence is an aberration against God and man. Luckily, there are some troubleshooting tips!
Star Dew Modsc) Try becoming the sort of person who wouldn't install this mod.
That's right, gents. If you find that the child marriage mod -- which you installed because you didn't find the adult characters sexy enough -- stops working, try plying your child bride with gifts, conversation, or "going to bed." And if that doesn't work, try considering that "you might have made a mistake."
Yes. Yes, you did.
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Universal Cool Japan has returned to Universal Studios Japan for the 5th time since starting in 2015. Running until August 25, the event this year has been "produced on the largest scale in the event's history." Six major names in Japanese entertainment have been turned into eight attractions including Detective Conan, Attack on Titan, Godzilla, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sailor Moon and for the first time ever Lupin III.
MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON attended Universal Cool Japan 2019's opening ceremony on January 17, 2019. Members of the team got to try out the new Lupin III XR ride before it opened to the general public on January 18. It is running until June 23. We also got to experience the Detective Conan themed escape game.
I also love Detective Conan so much so that I can't lose to Morisaki. I watch it almost every week and I too played the escape game with Conan. To have been able to enter his world is amazing!
The attraction takes place in a certain building where you face off against Conan's greatest rival, Kid the Phantom Thief, to find the lose treasure. You are split into groups and use 2 touch panels while solving the riddles together with Conan. Will you be able to find the treasure before Kid…?!
Familiar faces join you along the journey including Richard Moore, Rachel Moore, Serena Sebastian, and of course Conan. The game begins with an explanation on the hidden treasure. You advance through the story with the characters. It's just like being in the anime! It's as Win Morisaki said, you dive into the world of Conan.
You are also in touch with Conan throughout the game. It was just like being in the Detective Boys―the detective team Conan made with his elementary school friends. Even with 5 adults the puzzles were fairly difficult. Brainstorming is valuable! It should be solved with a clear mind.
This attraction requires a separate ticket. The number of people that can participate is also limited, so be sure to check the USJ homepage in advance so you can see what day you can directly confront Kid the Phantom Thief with Conan!
An XR pairs VR technology with a roller coaster. The visuals are synchronised with the movements of the roller coaster itself, and this one places you in a car chase in Lupin III's beloved car.
Once you've got your VR goggles on and are strapped in it's time to set off. The ride is pretty fast so I recommend putting your goggles slightly tight. I don't like tight things so I loosened them after the staff in charge put them on me but they ended up slipping off partway through.
I'm actually not good with roller coasters, but my fear was halved because I couldn't see when we were going to drop at all. You don't even realise you're gradually going up when looking in the VR goggles. This is a roller coaster that even people who don't like them can enjoy.
In the visuals not only do you see Lupin but Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa and Inspector Zenigata too. You've got to experience that feeling of Lupin being chased by Inspector Zenigata.
They also sell churros near the attraction with Fujiko Mine's kiss mark on them. They smell like roses and can only be bought here!
Visit Universal Studios Japan for yourself to enjoy an experience you can't anywhere else.


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Massive Storage Systems and Technology Conference
Written by Number Six
Massive Storage Systems and Technology Conference (MSST) Announces Distinguished Keynoters and 5-Day Agenda of Notable Speakers At-scale storage in the age of AI and next gen storage to dominate 35th annual conference agenda.
Santa Clara, California, April 8, 2019 – The Massive Storage Systems and Technology Conference (MSST) today announced keynote speakers Margo Seltzer and Mark Kryder, along with a five-day agenda of invited and peer research talks and tutorials, May 20-24 in Santa Clara, California. Now on its 35th conference, MSST is the premiere large-scale storage conference that focuses on current challenges and future trends in distributed storage system technologies, drawing a diverse group of system designers and implementers, storage architects, researchers, and vendors from both industry and academia.
MSST operates as a single-track conference and has a proud history of high-quality technical talks focused on applying and designing massive storage. Key 2019 conference themes include: storage in the age of AI, addressing the gaps between storage needs and haves, user requirements of storage at scale, resilience at scale, and next generation and future storage systems. This year's agenda includes one day of tutorials, two days of invited papers, and two days of peer-reviewed research papers. Past conference topics have included Emerging Open Source Storage System Design for Hyperscale Computing, Leveraging New Persistent Memory Technologies for Scalability, and How Can Extreme-Scale Storage Systems Support Containerization? Past speakers have included Gary Grider, High Performance Computing Division Leader Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dr. Kimberly Keeton, Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Jeff Bonwick, VP and CTO, DSSD at Dell EMC, EMC DSSD, and Scott Miller, Technology Fellow at Dreamworks Feature Animation.
"MSST 2019 will focus on current challenges and future trends in distributed storage system technologies," said Meghan Wingate McClelland, Communications Chair of MSST. "These include persistent memory, new memory technologies, long-term data retention (tape, optical disks, etc.), solid state storage (flash, MRAM, RRAM, etc.), software-defined storage, OS- and file-system technologies, cloud storage, big data, and data centers (private and public)."
Margo Seltzer, the Canada 150 Research Chair in Computer Systems and the Cheriton Family Chair in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, will kick off the conference with the Tuesday keynote on the Importance of Provenance. Margo is the author of several widely-used software packages including database and transaction libraries and the 4.4BSD log-structured file system, and was founder and CTO of Sleepycat Software, the makers of Berkeley DB. Margo is currently an Architect at Oracle Corporation.
Mark Kryder, award-winning researcher, distinguished lecturer, and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, will present Wednesday's keynote on A Perspective on the Past and Future of Magnetic Hard Drives. Mark is responsible for having started work on perpendicular recording, full disk encryption, and Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR), while Senior Vice President, Research and CTO at Seagate. Kryder's Law, which observed that the pace of magnetic desk areal storage density increased much faster than the two-year doubling time of semiconductor chip density posited by Moore's Law, is named after Mark. MSST is seeking conference sponsors as it seeks to grow the event beyond its typical 200 participants, who travel worldwide to attend. The conference will be held at the Santa Clara University campus in Silicon Valley, California, with early bird registration available through May 7.
About the Massive Storage Systems and Technology Conference MSST was founded in 1974 by the leading national laboratories of the time and has grown to be the premier international venue to share best practices and discuss building and securing the world's largest storage systems for high performance computing, hyperscale, and enterprises. Attendees include massive-scale storage system designers and implementors, storage architects, researchers, and vendors, who gather each year for five days of high-quality tutorials, invited papers, and peer-reviewed research papers. For more information visit www.2019.storageconference.us.
Contact Meghan Wingate McClelland, Communications Chair, MSST Board of Directors meghan.wingategmail.com


Goldenrod Yellow, Green top, Green Custom interior.
Car And Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in Chicago in November 2014.
Palladium Silver, Black top, Black Custom interior.
with hood tach, Rally II wheels, Rally Gauges.
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Midnight Green, Black top, white standard interior.
in Chicago in November 2013.
Windward Blue, White top, White interior.
in November 2010 for $286,000.
a 1969 RAIV Firebird Convertible from the Milt Robson Collection sold at RM Auctions for staggering price of $285,000.
Suddenly, the 1969 Firebird RAIV cars were pushed to the forefront as one of the halo cars of the Pontiac collector world.
Many 1969 Firebird RAIV cars (hardtops and convertibles) were soon found, and restorations started.
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my hoard that rises and falls as ships gorge on me?
Resembling mountains, I contain forests.
Forest after forest they come, and are emptied.
Wind sculpts their dark gold hearts exposed.
Who am I, half-killed by chainsaw, shyly returning?
Crowds of miniature oval solar panels, a green hoard safe in my basket-case, proof against browsing moa.
Shorn by wind on the hill, you might take me for the shadow of a hunch.
Who am I now, suspended in mid-air?
I have worked all night to manifest my idea with all the means at my command.
I wait quietly at the centre of my idea.
I've been listening a bit lately to Emmylou Harris' "Hard Bargain" CD. Thought you may like these lyrics.
Thanks Pam. I'm digging Emmylou as well.


The large suitcase is an perfect option for a longer holiday trip with the family. Thy are extremely spacious and practical. Rubber handles make it easy to carry, and 4 rotable weels ensure easy movement. The travel suitcase has additional compartments for organizing objects, which makes it much easier to keep order inside. To protect the suitcase from damage, we used ABS material, which is extremely durable. Additionally, they are equipped with a TSA lock to prevent access by other people.
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Ships slow down to protect orcas
Study seeks to reduce noise, impact of vessels
Published: September 3, 2017, 8:23pm
An orca leaps out of the water in 2015 near a whale watching boat in the Salish Sea near the San Juan Islands. Ships passing the narrow busy channel off the San Juan Islands are slowing down this summer as part of an experiment to protect the small endangered population of southern resident killer whales. Associated Press files Photo Gallery
SEATTLE — Ships moving through a busy channel off Washington's San Juan Islands are slowing down this summer as part of a study to determine whether that can reduce noise and benefit a small, endangered population of killer whales.
The Puget Sound orcas spend summer months in a major shipping channel in the Salish Sea that is critical habitat for the whales.
The trial, led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, seeks to understand whether reducing commercial vessel speeds can reduce underwater noise. Orcas use clicks, calls and other sounds to navigate, communicate and forage.
Noise and other impacts from vessels is one of three major threats facing the whales. Lack of prey and pollution are the others. They currently number 78.
The two-month trial asks cruise ships, ferries, bulk containers and other commercial vessels to voluntarily slow to 11 knots through Haro Strait. Average vessel speeds typically range from 13 knots for bulk carriers to 18 knots for container ships. The project began in early August and ends Oct. 6.
Nearly five dozen industry participants, including Washington State Ferries and Holland America Line, have formally agreed to slow down when it's feasible and safe, port officials said. Recreational and whale-watching boats are encouraged to slow down as well.
In the first week, about 59 percent of commercial vessels reduced their speed. Participation increased to about 68 percent in the second week. It dropped to about 55 percent in the third week with stronger tidal currents contributing to concerns about costs and not meeting schedules. On average, 95 commercial vessels transit Haro Strait each week.
"We're certainly very encouraged for that level of participation," said Orla Robinson, program manager for the Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Conservation program led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
The program launched in 2014 to bring shipping industry and other groups together to reduce impacts of shipping-related activities to orcas in the southern coast of British Columbia.
The port is offering $500 each trip when ships slow down. Earlier this year, it began offering discounted harbor rates for quieter ships and vessels that install technology to reduce propeller and other noise.
"Noise can interfere with these really important functions such as eating, navigating and communicating to stay together as a family group," said Marla Holt, a research wildlife biologist who studies marine mammal acoustics with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.
There's evidence that slowing down can be an effective way to reduce underwater noise from vessels, she said. Reducing vessel speed by one knot can reduce noise level by one decibel.
Studies have shown the whales spend more time traveling and less time foraging in the presence of boat traffic.
"Just by listening to the ocean, it becomes quite clear that ships are dominating the landscape," said Scott Veirs, a marine biologist with Beam Reach, who will independently study how orcas respond to the slower ship speeds during the trial.
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While steady, heavy rain has departed, clouds and nuisance drizzle are expected to round out the week. Sunshine will gradually return through the weekend.
Today and Tonight: The low pressure system associated with Thursday's rain will linger over the area on Friday. While some pockets of clearing may look promising, a stubborn cloud deck and isolated, light showers or drizzle should persist for the bulk of the day. Due to this, it will be chilly with highs struggling to get out of the mid 50s. Overnight, continued clouds will stop lows from escaping the low to mid 40s.
Up Next: Clouds may actually hang on until Saturday afternoon but mainly clear skies are expected for the second half of the weekend into early next week. Temperatures will be within just a few degrees of seasonal averages—that is, highs near 64 and lows near 43. The next shot at showers will come during the middle of next week, but confidence in that event is low at this time.
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Common with a mature to decaying storm system, a dry slot will move across the region allowing for a temporary period of clearing before the axis of the upper level low brings moves clouds and spotty drizzle. This trough axis will clear the region on Saturday evening, taking the clouds with it. There could be some sunshine prior to sunset, but not much earlier. Cloud cover will create a smaller diurnal range in temperatures with highs in the mid 50s Friday and Saturday with lows in the mid 40s. As skies clear, the following few nights will be closer to 40 with afternoon sunshine bringing highs near 60. A weak upper level ridge will quickly traverse the area Sunday through Tuesday maintaining quiet weather. Forecast models are struggling to find common ground on the next storm system. Both indicate another shortwave trough in the southern branch of the jet stream however; the location differs from southern Oklahoma to south Texas. The track will have a significant impact on whether or not that system will bring rain to the region. At this time, as two of the three global models take the farther northern track, a chance of showers will be included in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.


Quiet lanes and roads. There was only light holiday traffic.
We caught the 07:20 Alacant train. Out ticket was for Vila Joiosa. We had to change at Crueta and there was about 20 minutes to wait in the cold morning air so we decided to start the walk from Crueta instead. This train, like the evening one, was very cheerful. All the youngsters had had a good night out and several had had a really good night out. The atmosphere was not at all threatening though.
The walk to Finistrat was on very quiet roads including a dirt road used for farm and forestry access. This was a Spanish holiday and everyone seemed to be sleeping. Even later in the day, the roads were empty. At our destination we had an ice-cream while waiting for the bus. After desert, we remembered that it was a Fiesta day and there might be no buses. We decided to walk an extra 5 or 6 km back down to the coast and get the train which was running. We walked to Hiper Finistrat station.
Our route is from La Vila Joiosa to Finestrat via Bella Orcheta We get the 7.20 train again and go to Cruet. This time the onward train has already left, so rather than wait for the next one we decide to set off from Cruet. We don't have to fill in the gap because we shall fill it in at the dam. We work our way across a diagonal and soon get to the barranc. On a previous holiday we had crossed a very deep barranc using the railway bridge – not a good idea but the only way across at the time. We were then able to pick up the train at the Hospital between La Vila Joiosa and Benodorm. We turn right and go back up towards the dam.
We soon get to the Roman bridge where you can cross safely and now work our way uphill. On our way, we see a motorway above us with a sad sign saying accidente in next slip road. These signs are turned sideways so they can be turned round to face the traffic when there is an accident. Does it happen so often. Still it stops further accidents as we often get. At 10 we see our plane coming down. It is not retrarsed. There is a bit of a breeze so I go on to half throttle with my Tilley. Half throttle means having the strap under your chin fairly but not very tight. Tilleys claim that these straps prevent blowing off. This is not our experience.
We go round the far side of the dam and then head uphill towards km 14 bypassing Bella Orcheta and Orcheta. The views are spectacular and the weather to die for. We haven't had weather like this since Estepona. It has been an unusual couple of years. Neil gets covered in burrs at the break. Later we see remarkable orchids, not new, but the clumps are spectacular. One break is in such a clump. The earlier ones were not photographable because they were down a precipice. They are early purples but very big ones. Once in there we see little bees as well.
This walk is pretty much uphill all the way but not unbearably so. When we get to Finestrat we see a bus timetable and see that there is a bus at 4.15 which we decide to catch. Just time for a quick ice-cream. Our normal café where we used to ask for then to ring for taxi number 4 is shut for the holiday. Easter Monday is new holiday in Spain so we were taken unawares. We sit for a few minutes to cool off and then I go up to another bar and café to get the ice creams. It is full of English people and the atmosphere is horrible. There is an ice-cream cabinet with horrible ice creams in it all Nestlé for a start and all in trashy Great Yarmouth Benidorm wrappers. I have trouble choosing wrappers. Eventually I pick one which seems to be a biscuit with white chocolate and caramel. It is OK but rather sweet.
Once we have cooled off, I go and have another look at the timetable. As Easter Monday is now a holiday, the buses are likely to be different. This proves to be the case. There is no holiday bus timetable so there are probably no buses either. We decide to walk down to the railway. We know a nice way because we have often done it before. You go down through the village and then take the turning for La Vila Joiosa. This junction is now a large roundabout. It was here that Mini lost her camera case and every time we pass the spot we make a desultory attempt to find it. Now it must be buried under tons of concrete and tarmac. Nevertheless, we shall continue to search for it.
The first part of the descent is unchanged. We even saw some cistanches which surprised us because we thought they were a maritime plant. At the start of the walkl there was a sign with photos of one or two plants on it that you might find in the area. Later when we looked them up we found there are two forms of cystanche, a dark yellow one which likes saltings and a lighter yellow one which grows at altitude. Later the walk was skirted by a new housing estate but we didn't need to go into it. The cement factory was quiet and not dusty because it was Easter Monday. When we eventually get to Hiper Finestrat, a bus comes down. It is 6pm but we couldn't have known. Neil fails to avoid scratching his løgs today although he claims to be good at avoiding it because at school they got told off for having scratched legs because it meant they had been somewhere out of bounds.
Total distance this trip: 53.3 km.
Total distance from start: 1595.6 km.


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Q: Javascript select onchange='this.form.submit()' I have a form with a select and a few text inputs. I'd like the form to be submitted when the select is changed. This works fine using the following:
onchange="this.form.submit()"

However, if the form also contains a submit button, then the form does not submit when the select is changed. I'm guessing some kind of conflict.
What are my options here?
Should I use something like
$(this.form).trigger("submit")
instead?

A: You should be able to use something similar to:
$('#selectElementId').change(
    function(){
         $(this).closest('form').trigger('submit');
         /* or:
         $('#formElementId').trigger('submit');
            or:
         $('#formElementId').submit();
         */
    });

A: There are a few ways this can be completed.
Elements know which form they belong to, so you don't need to wrap this in jquery, you can just call this.form which returns the form element. Then you can call submit() on a form element to submit it.
  $('select').on('change', function(e){
    this.form.submit()
  });

documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLInputElement

A: My psychic debugging skills tell me that your submit button is named submit.
Therefore, form.submit refers to the button rather than the method.
Rename the button to something else so that form.submit refers to the method again.

A: If you're using jQuery, it's as simple as this:
 $('#mySelect').change(function()
 {
     $('#myForm').submit();
 });

A: Bind them using jQuery and make jQuery handle it: http://jsfiddle.net/ZmxpW/.
$('select').change(function() {
    $(this).parents('form').submit();
});

A: Use :
<select onchange="myFunction()">

    function myFunction() {
        document.querySelectorAll("input[type=submit]")[0].click();
    }