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SoulCalibur IV features both new and familiar faces from across the galaxy, seeking the rival swords for vengeance, honour and salvation. In a monumental alliance, legendary Star Wars icons, Darth Vader and Yoda invade the SoulCalibur IV continues the series' tradition of reinventing, enhancing and breaking new boundaries. Now the world's favourite fighting game redefines the entire genre for the next generation of both new, and fiercely loyal SoulCalibur fans. Warriors from far reaches of the galaxy battle to control the powerful swords and use them for their own goals. Should these fighters succeed, they will face the ultimate judgment. The ongoing story continues with new revelations, exciting new gameplay features and stunning visuals.
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As with their predecessors, the main purpose in Soul Calibur IV is to drain your opponent's health bar. You can play as a large variety of characters, many of whom will be familiar to you if you are a fan of the series. Don't expect to only get into this installment only if you've played the games that came before it, though. The game makes sure that newcomers to the series are able to pick it up and be able to jump right in without too much trouble.
Soul Calibur IV focuses less on large combo attacks and the ability to memorize them and instead focuses more on a player's ability to have good reflexes. Are you able to block when it is needed or sidestep more powerful attacks? It's all about timing here and you have to make sure you're up to speed. If you just want to memorize powerful combo attacks and jam them over and over then this installment of Soul Calibur probably isn't for you. I'm not saying that there aren't a bunch of great combo attacks because they definitely exist in Soul Calibur IV. They are much harder to accomplish, though.
Soul Calibur IV has a fantastic online system. Although there are not very many different types of battle, the battle that does exist is very polished and enjoyable. Like you expect from a fighting game, it's fast paced and exciting and it can add new aspects of the game when you're teamed up with other players who may bring different strategies to the ring. One plus to the online play that is often a worry in a lot of online games is that you won't find much lag here (well, unless your own internet is slow to begin with).
There is not too much new so far in this game. There have been team battles before, arcade mode really does not show us anything new and exciting, and even the story is not very exciting and innovative. However, you will find that the new Tower of Lost Souls mode is what makes Soul Calibur IV stand apart from the others in the series. Having to progress through multiple levels of enemies without any way to restore your health is a new challenge that many players find very challenging and fun.
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In Review: Mycroft Holmes And The Apocalypse Handbook #2
Synopsis: In issue 2 of 'The Apocalypse Handbook' Mycroft is forced to battle a monstrous abombination in the bowels of Buckingham Palace, as a courtly conspiracy threatens the world with...
by Ian Cullen September 10, 2016
Synopsis: In issue 2 of 'The Apocalypse Handbook' Mycroft is forced to battle a monstrous abombination in the bowels of Buckingham Palace, as a courtly conspiracy threatens the world with steampunk weapons of mass destruction! With only his wits to aid him, Mycroft is soon set on a globe-trotting mission to reclaim the plans for the weapons – before they fall into more nefarious hands!
Review: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar continues the story from where he last left off.
Mycroft has been called to Buckingham Palace before a young Queen Victoria who with help lays out the mission. Which in essence is to retrieve a series of steampunk weapons of mass destruction and prevent an apocalypse.
During the issue it is revealed that the Prime Minister of Great Britain was a science fiction fan and futurist and he'd secretly gathered together a gaggle of the eras greatest scientists and futurist. Jules Verne being on of the names amongst them. Inevitably one of the scientist broke bad and stole blueprints and inventions and is trying to sell them off to the highest bidder.
As a means to show the buyers what is possible. A series of deadly demonstrations have been arranged. One of which takes place while Holmes is getting his mission parameters.
In fact most of the issue is Holmes getting his mission parameters, but that does not mean it is slow. The wit and verb and banter between Holmes his boss and the Queen is a lot of fun and the way in which the Queen relates what happened and how they have royally screwed things up was wonderfully written and illustrated.
Once again the art work and attention to detail from Joshua Cassara is fantastic and is helped along with brilliant colours from Luis Guerrero. I particularly enjoyed the flash back of all the scientist and futurist on page 7.
Again the action in Apocalypse handbook is brilliantly drawn and laid out and has a certain cinematic quality that makes you want to see this as a movie or even an animated film. Hopefully someone out there with the skills and the passion will one day make the film.
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Billy the Kid was one of the most notorious outlaws of the American West. Born William Bonney in New York City in 1859, Billy spent his childhood in Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. At the age of 12, he is said to have committed his first murder when he stabbed a man who had insulted his mother. In his teen years, Billy turned to a life of robbery and violence. By age 18, he had committed perhaps a dozen more killings.
In 1877 Billy became a cowhand on a ranch in New Mexico. The following year, a "war" broke out between two cattle-ranching families. Billy became a leader of one of the rival gangs and played an active role in many bloody gun battles.
In April 1878, Billy was one of a group of men who gunned down the local sheriff, James Brady, and a deputy. The governor of the territory offered Billy a pardon if he surrendered. The outlaw refused and continued with his life of violence and lawlessness. He led a gang of cattle rustlers and committed more murders.
In 1880 Patrick Floyd Garrett, a one-time friend of Billy's, became a sheriff. Determined to put an end to Billy's life of violence, Garrett tracked Billy down and captured him in 1881. Billy stood trial for the murder of Sheriff Brady. He was found guilty and sentenced to hang.
Before the hanging could take place, Billy broke out of jail, killing two guards in the process. Sheriff Garrett went after him. Three months later, Garrett caught up with Billy in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. There, in a private home, the sheriff shot and killed the outlaw.
Billy the Kid was just 21 years old when he died. Even so, he had probably killed more than 20 people. In the years after his death, tales of Billy the Kid became part of western legend. Novels and movies sometimes glamorized his life. In truth, however, Billy was nothing more than a ruthless, cold-blooded killer.
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How a former Canadian TV station got scooped by the feds on the opioid crisis
by admin	| Posted on June 16, 2021
The Globe and Mail is reporting that a former Toronto-area TV station was scooped up by the federal government on the prescription opioid crisis in the spring of 2016.
The station, the News Network of Toronto, is the only one in the GTA to have a full-time production team dedicated to coverage of the opioid epidemic.
As of August 15, 2016, it had been reporting on the crisis for nearly two years, according to The Globe's reporting.
The News Network has been a critical voice in helping journalists and citizens understand the opioid issue and its impacts.
It was acquired by the United States government in September of 2017.
The company said in a statement that the sale to the United Nations and the Department of Homeland Security were unrelated to the investigation.
It said the acquisition was made to ensure the continued ability of the News to provide the best content to Canadians.
A spokesperson for the company said the company would continue to "provide high-quality coverage of all aspects of the ongoing opioid crisis."
The station is also an official member of the Canadian Network of Journalists.
The Globe is not naming the reporter or the broadcaster in order to protect the privacy of the reporter, said an official with knowledge of the situation.
The news network declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding the sale.
The sale was made without any public notice, and no public comment was made at the time, said the spokesperson.
The federal government is currently investigating the sale, which would be a criminal offence.
As the Globe reports, the network was one of only a handful of media outlets that were not owned or operated by a Canadian corporation.
The network is a subsidiary of the Toronto-based Globe and Sun newspaper group, which has been under federal ownership since 2004.
The acquisition was first reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) In 2016, the federal and provincial governments signed a memorandum of understanding that allows the Canadian Media Foundation to operate the news station.
It's unclear what, if any, new restrictions were placed on the station by the government or the Canadian Press Association.
The deal would give the Canadian Journalists Federation access to the News network's news operations and would also allow the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to manage the network, which is a national broadcaster.
The Canadian Press says the news network was previously owned by Toronto-Dominion Bank and a number of other Canadian media organizations, including Rogers Communications and TVA.
In the fall of 2016, a federal investigation into the sale of the news channel was underway, CBC News has learned.
The investigation was reportedly prompted by concerns that the news outlet was not operating in compliance with the Canadian Standards Institute guidelines for the distribution of news content.
The standards state that a news outlet should not publish or broadcast a news story without the consent of the publisher.
The government also wants to see a clearer picture of how the sale is being managed and how it will be implemented, CBC reported.
The report did not say whether the sale would be subject to any sanctions.
The current network was sold for $2.6 million, CBC said.
The corporation said the news group is now part of the Global News Network, which was acquired last year by TNS, which owns CBC News.
The new network will continue to be funded by the CBC, which plans to spend roughly $1.2 billion on news programming and events this year.
The broadcaster has been struggling to keep up with demand for its news programs in the midst of the U.S. opioid crisis.
In July, it said it lost about a third of its business due to the crisis, including on-air and online.
The CBC has said it is in discussions with the federal health minister to develop a plan to ensure coverage of prescription drug use and overdoses is "fully delivered."
The CBC and its partners have said they plan to continue providing news and current affairs programming, including a special program about a local overdose victim called The Story of a Hero.
The Story Of A Hero airs on the CBC News Network every Monday at 9 a.m. ET.
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What does nonpartisan mean in government?
In nonpartisan elections, each candidate for office is eligible based on her or his own merits rather than as a member of a political party. No political affiliation (if one exists) is shown on the ballot next to a candidate.
What does non party mean in legal terms?
LAW. used to describe someone who is not directly involved in a legal agreement or disagreement: Disinterested, non-party trustees will be very important in resolving this matter.
What is the difference between independent and non partisan?
Independent candidates are different from nonpartisan politicians; the former are elected in openly partisan elections, while the latter participate in nonpartisan elections such as barangay elections. Local legislatures may find itself with independent and nonpartisan members.
What is partisan and non partisan?
The more partisan one is ( referred to as "partisanship"), the more likely one is to exhibit uncritical allegiance. Nonpartisan, on the other hand, is an election when no declaration of political party allegiance, affiliation or affinity is allowed by the jurisdiction holding the election.
What is apolitical person?
A person may be described as apolitical if they are not interested or uninvolved in politics. Being apolitical can also refer to situations in which people take an unbiased position in regard to political matters.
Who is a non-party participant?
Non-Party Participant means a person, other than a party or mediator, who participates in a mediation proceeding as a witness, resource person or expert.
What is it called when you have no political views?
Apoliticism is apathy or antipathy towards all political affiliations. A person may be described as apolitical if they are not interested or uninvolved in politics. Being apolitical can also refer to situations in which people take an unbiased position in regard to political matters.
What is it called when you agree with both political parties?
Usage. The adjective bipartisan can refer to any political act in which both of the two major political parties agree about all or many parts of a political choice. Bipartisanship involves trying to find common ground, but there is debate whether the issues needing common ground are peripheral or central ones.
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This Week in 19th Amendment History: The Ratification of the 19th Amendment
August 18, 1920: 19th Amendment is Ratified
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with stories about the people and events that led to the passage of women's suffrage in the United States.
This week, we celebrate the 100 anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification. On August 18, 1920, a day nearly a century in the making, Tennessee became the last of the needed 36 states (or, ¾ of the United States) to secure adoption of the Amendment.
House Joint Resolution I proposing the 19th Amendment to the States. Image courtesy of the National Archives.
The amendment had initially been introduced to Congress in 1878, but attempts to pass through the House had repeatedly failed. In the following years, countless individuals and activist groups fought toward the goal of granting women their full democratic voting rights.
The 19th Amendment finally passed through the House of Representatives on May 21, 1919, followed by the Senate on June 4, 1919. From there, it was sent to the states for ratification, which took over a year.
Tennessee's position as the final ratifying state has become something of a legend, coming down to the decision of a 24-year-old state representative named Harry T. Burn. After easily passing the amendment in the Tennessee House, its Senate took longer to come to a decision. Intense lobbying led to what was described as a "War of the Roses" – where supporters of suffrage donned yellow roses to symbolize their loyalty during the legislative proceedings, while anti-suffragists wore red.
After two tied votes, it came down to young Burn, who – after receiving an encouraging letter from his aging mother – broke the tie with an "Aye," thus putting an end to the back-and-forth, and cementing Tennessee's role in the history of women's suffrage.
"When Tennessee the 36th State Ratified, Aug 18, 1920, Alice Paul, National Chairman of the Woman's Party, Unfurled the Ratification Banner from Suffrage Headquarters."
This photo captures suffragist Alice Paul unfurling a completed "ratification flag" with 36 stars. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
But the drama of this down-to-the-wire story, in which a young man appears to play the starring role, should not overshadow the decades of labor and work done by the actual activists behind the cause. Suffragists were tireless, sophisticated, and revolutionary in their means and methods. They used grassroots organizing, and initiated legal challenges. And when 12 women walked from their Lafayette Square headquarters to picket outside of the White House's North Gate, hoping to gain the attention of then-president Woodrow Wilson, these suffragists were among the first groups to demonstrate outside of the White House.
The celebration of successful suffrage would also be incomplete without recognition of the African American women and other POC activists whose efforts have largely gone unsung in the retrospective view of the fight for suffrage. These individuals and groups worked tirelessly for the cause, even amidst rampant racism within and without the suffrage movement.
Read stories about the people and events that led to the passage of women's suffrage in the United States.
"The First Picket Line-College Day in the picket line," February 1917. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
The "Honor Roll" in The Suffragist, a weekly newspaper published by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, listing the 36 states in the order they ratified the 19th amendment. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
A banner from the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs with its motto, "Lifting as we climb," circa 1924. The organization was founded by prominent suffragist Mary Church Terrell in 1896 as the National Association of Colored Women. Terrell also served as its first president. Image courtesy of the National Museum of African American History & Culture.
An excerpt from local coverage of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the Alexandria Gazette, from August 19, 1920. Image courtesy of the Virginia Chronicle.
Unfortunately, although the 19th Amendment was ratified on this historic date, millions were still not able to vote equally in practice. The Amendment did not include voting rights for Native Americans, women in some U.S. territories, women of Asian descent, and others excluded from obtaining citizenship. African American women and men also faced rampant voter suppression, Jim Crow laws, and many other systemically imposed barriers to the ballot box.
Countless are still fighting for their right to vote today, and the milestone of the 19th Amendment is a reminder of how far we have come, and how far we still have to go in pursuit of fully equal voting rights.
As we celebrate the 19th Amendment, it is a pressing reminder to get registered to vote in the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 3. You can register to vote online, by mail or in person. Learn more here.
It's also important to complete the 2020 Census. Conducted every 10 years, data from the Census is used to determine millions of dollars of annual funding for Arlington County. It is also used to determine voter apportionment and redistricting. Complete the Census today at my2020census.gov, by phone at 844-330-2020, by mail, or in-person with a census taker.
2020 marks the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment. Learn how Arlington County is commemorating this milestone of civil rights on the Arlington County website.
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(1) INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. Iain Clarke's image of astronaut Mae Jemison, created for the Dublin in 2019 Worldcon bid, makes a great reminder that March 8 is International Women's Day.
(2) THE FRANCHISE. And the BBC marked the occasion with its article "International Women's Day: Why women can thrive in sci-fi".
While the Star Wars expanded universe has a number of popular, female characters, the cultural impact of seeing a female Jedi's hero journey on the silver screen can not be overstated. "For years we've been hearing that women couldn't front a sci-fi/action film," Jenna Busch, founder of Legion of Leia.
"The fallacious perception is that they just won't sell. But, now we have Katniss, Furiosa, and Rey to prove that attitude wrong. There is something about seeing the box office numbers that might be a step in the right direction."
(3) THERE IS ANOTHER. Last November, James H. Burns saw a van tricked out as the Mystery Machine on Long Island. Now, on the other side of the country, California authorities are seeking a different fan of the Scooby gang who's been speeding around in her own version of those wheels — "Redding police: Suspect flees in 'Scooby-Doo' Mystery Machine".
On Sunday, March 5, the Redding Police Department was alerted by Shasta County Probation Department about a subject who had allegedly violated their probation around 12:50 p.m. The subject was identified as Sharon Kay Turman, 51, Sgt. Ron Icely said in a news release.
According to the report, officers spotted Turman in the Mystery Machine, a 1994 Chrysler Town and Country minivan, at California and Shasta streets. Turman fled when officers tried to pull her over, traveling at high speeds. A CHP helicopter and Shasta County Sheriff's Deputies joined the pursuit. Turman is reported to have reached speeds of over 100 m.p.h.
(4) FAKE FAN. A fake GalaxyQuest fan site, created to promote the movie, can still be viewed via the Wayback Machine. One of its features is "Travis Latke's" interview with Gwen DeMarco, replete with fannish typos. (I think Travis learned copyediting from me).
TL: How do you do it? How d you deliver one blockbusting performance after another?
GDM: It's all about the craft. As an actor I try put myself inside the head of my character. Since I sgtarted acting, I always try to become the charactere, that sometimes is very trying. For instance I once played Medea in summerstock in the Hamptons and, gosh, for weeks I hadthey nauseating feeling of having done all the bad things Medea does in the Euripides play.
With Galaxy I delved into scientific research that by the time the show was cancelled I knew enough for a PhD in astrophysics. I mean, it's a fascianting subject. I made some great friends at the Pasadena Jet Prupolsion Lab who I still consult whenever I have a question aboput quassars and wormholes.
(5) WINE PRESS. To this day, fake fans are still being used to promote things. Hats off to Trae Dorn, who's been drilling to the bottom of "Wine Country Comic Con's Bizarre Litany of Lies" at Nerd & Tie. There is no end to it!
Last week we published a piece on Wine Country Comic Con. A first year convention currently scheduled for April 23-24 in Santa Rosa, CA, we were alarmed to find they were using a fake Facebook account to spam groups and talk with potential attendees.
But the more we looked into this event, the more we discovered that this story went further than just the fictional "Frida Avila." Wine Country Comic Con organizer Uriel Brena has constructed a complex charade of lies, fake staffers, and a whole bunch of weirdness.
This rabbit hole runs deep.
A Full Complement of Fake Staffers
The first thing we found out was that "Frida Avila" wasn't the only weirdly complex fake staffer created by Wine Country Comic Con. Thanks to some email tips (and a bit of our own digging) we found several more:….
(6) A ROBOT WITH KEANE EYESIGHT. Kirsty Styles at TNW News says "Aido is pretty much the robot they promised everyone back in the 1950s".
Aido will be friends with your weird kid, act as a security guard, remember your schedule and project movies onto the wall to help with anything from cooking to plumbing.
This is the robot to kill all robots. With kindness.
(7) ROWLING ON NORTH AMERICAN MAGIC. Will there be anything left to say about this topic by the time I post it to the Scroll? We'll find out. Today Pottermore ran the first installment of J. K. Rowling's revelations about wizardry in the New World.
The first piece of writing from 'History of Magic in North America' by J.K. Rowling is here, and we can also give you a taster of what's to come this week.
Today's piece goes back through the centuries to reveal the beginnings of the North American magical community and how witches and wizards used magic before they adopted wands.
Wednesday's piece will divulge more about the dangers faced by witches and wizards in the New World, and on Thursday you'll discover why the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) took steps to move the magical community deeper underground.
The last piece will take us right up to the Roaring Twenties, when the magical community in North America was under the watchful eye of MACUSA President, Madam Seraphina Picquery – played by Carmen Ejogo in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
These stories will give you some idea of how the wizarding world on this continent evolved over the years, and of the names and events that lay the foundation for the arrival of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in November.
(8) TROPE TRIPE. Arguing over Rowling should put everyone in the mood for Mark J. Turner's post at Smash Dragons, "Five Fantasy Tropes That Should Be Consigned to History".
2. The Chosen One
In fantasy books the protagonist often begins life as Mr A.N.Other, minding his own business in some nowhere village doing nothing in particular. Then we discover that he is the son of a king or a powerful wizard or warrior, and suddenly he is able to take on the world, no training required. Or if there is training, the author presses the fast forward button on the process, and our protagonist learns in a year what it would take others a lifetime to master.
And the transformation in our hero doesn't end there. He has spent his formative years as a farm boy or a swineherd, yet for some reason that has prepared him perfectly for the demands of running a kingdom. When he rises to the throne, everyone lives happily ever after. There seems to be a sub-text in these books that in order to stop the world slipping into chaos, all you have to do is put the "right" person in charge. It's as if the natural order is somehow disturbed if there isn't a man or a woman ruling everything. Whereas in reality we don't have to look too far in our own world for examples of where putting all the power in the hands of one person isn't necessarily a good idea.
(9) ON STAGE. James Bacon reviews The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore at Forbidden Planet. The play features segments written by authors Christopher Fowler, Stephen Gallagher, Kim Newman, Robert Shearman, Lynda E. Rucker and Lisa Tuttle, alongside a wraparound story by director Sean Hogan.
The writing is hilarious, within moments of our travellers sitting down and their unpleasantness becoming clear, the audience are laughing at dark contemporary humour, riffing off recent well-known scandals, while smart language and profanity reflect more closely the mores and morals of modern society. Using traditional ideas of what we consider horror monsters, the authors skilfully show what monsters really are, that nothing is as monstrous as humanity, and the writers with their sharp razor-like ability to find angles in people, left the audience contemplating where the horror truly lies and what being a monster really is….
The framing worked well – a fancy dress party, as one's favourite monster on a vintage steam train, a very nice little conceit to create the right atmosphere for the portmanteau of stories. Strobe lights, sudden intrusions, the chimey tinkley creepy music as the stage went dark for the changes, the sound effects and stage work, props and masks/costumes all were just right, adding the perfect amount of tangibility for a lively suspension of belief….
(10) OVER THERE. Larry Correia's next tour stop is —
Just learned @monsterhunter45 will be at Ramstein Air Force base in Germany on April 20th, for those of you in the service.
— Baen Books (@BaenBooks) March 7, 2016
(11) SAVE GAME OF THRONES FAVORITES. George R.R. Martin's characters face "Danger! Peril! Death!" Only this time, it's not because he's writing scenes for them in his next novel.
Suvudu is doing another one of their Cage Match tournaments. This time the theme is Dynamic Duos. Jaime (one-handed) and Brienne have been paired together. In the first round they are facing Garth Nix's Sabriel… and a pussycat.
http://suvudu.com/2016/03/cage-match-2016-round-1-jaime-lannister-and-brienne-of-tarth-vs-sabriel-and-mogget.html
In the first Cage Match, lo these many years ago, Jaime defeated Cthulhu (with a little help from Tyrion). Surely he cannot lose to a fluffy little ball o' fur (and fleas). Not with the mighty maid of Tarth by his side.
(12) TYSON HOSTS DEBATE. Panelists for the 2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate will engage the question: "Is the Universe a Simulation?"
What may have started as a science fiction speculation—that perhaps the universe as we know it is actually a computer simulation—has become a serious line of theoretical and experimental investigation among physicists, astrophysicists, and philosophers. Join host and moderator Neil deGrasse Tyson and his panel of experts for a lively discussion and debate about the merits and shortcomings of this provocative and revolutionary idea.
The Asimov Debate panelists are: David Chalmers, Professor of philosophy, New York University; Zohreh Davoudi, Theoretical physicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; James Gates, Theoretical physicist, University of Maryland; Lisa Randall, Theoretical physicist, Harvard University; and Max Tegmark, Cosmologist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The debate takes place April 5 at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium. Check the website for tickets. The debate also will be livestreamed via <amnh.org/live>.
(13) BOOKS SCIENTISTS LOVE. Charlie Jane Anders at io9 pointed to a forum in reddit's Print SF Resources where scientists talk about their favorite books and the scientific problems they find in SF. Filer Greg Hullender makes an appearance there.
(14) STEAMPUNK RULES WHERE STEAMBOATS DOCKED. The Riverfront Times was there when "The Science Center Went Steampunk on Friday – and Everyone Had a Victorian Good Time".
The St. Louis Science Center takes Fridays very seriously, with a themed evening of special events the first Friday of each month. Last Friday was no exception, as the Science Center hosted a night entirely devoted to steampunk science. The event drew everyone from families to costumed fanatics. All enjoyed a night of demonstrations (did someone say "escape artist"?), activities (where else can you try a steampunk shooting range?), films and more devoted to this take on Victorian-era science fiction.
(15) HYPNOTIC SCULPTURES. Everybody with a quarter-of-a-million spare dollars is going to want one of these.
(16) SUPERGIRL WILL BE BACK. The Mary Sue has deduced Supergirl will get a second season.
While technically nothing official's been announced, while speaking at Deutsche Bank Media, Internet & Telecom Conference, CBS President Les Moonves pretty much stated that Supergirl is getting another season. Well, specifically he said:
We have about five new shows on this year. Of those five, I believe all five of them will be renewed, and we own four of them.
[Via Nerd & Tie.]
(17) A NEW SUIT. Another Comic Con is being sued for trademark infringement – but the mark involved is not "Comic Con," as the Houston Chronicle explains — "Convention bureau sues comic convention over 'Space City' trademark"
Houston's convention bureau is suing the operators of a popular local convention over the use of "Space City" in its name, claiming it infringes on a 12-year-old trademark.
The convention in question, Space City Comic Con, also happens to compete with a similar event that is half-owned by the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau itself. The bureau acquired a 50 percent stake in the more established Comicpalooza last September, spokesman A.J. Mistretta said….
Houston has billed itself "Space City," a boastful nod to its founding role in U.S. space exploration, since the 1960s. Over the decades, dozens of local companies from plumbers to construction outfits to tattoo parlors have used the moniker as part of their name. But they are not affected by the trademark registered by the convention bureau in 2004, said Charles S. Baker, an intellectual property lawyer with Locke Lord in Houston who is representing the bureau in its lawsuit.
The trademark is narrowly constructed and applies solely to efforts that promote tourism, business and conventions in the greater Houston area, Baker said.
March 8, 1913 – The Internal Revenue Service began to levy and collect income taxes in the United States. (Go ahead, ask me what that has to do with sf. They're raising money for the space program, okay?)
(18b) TODAY'S BIRTHDAY GIRL
Born March 8, 1967 — Tasha Turner
(19) MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Amazing Stories' Steve Davidson makes an ingenious comparison in "The 7 Levels of Recommending".
Maimonides, a Jewish scholar and Rabbi (which are pretty much the same things: he was an astronomer too…) once developed a "hierarchy of charitable giving". He essentially analyzed the different kinds of charity that people extended and attempted to define the different types and then ordered them from least to most selfless. He ended up with 8 different levels of giving. The lowest form of charity is giving grudgingly – forced to hand over a dollar to the street bum because he's blocking your path. The highest form is giving before it is even needed (my father thought that included my allowance….).
I mention this because, as a result of all of the discussion regarding slates vs recommended readings lists, I thought that a similar hierarchy of the levels of recommending might be instructive.
(20) SHUT UP, PLEASE. Max Florschutz uses "The Loud Neighbor" as a social media analogy. I found his argument appealing until he decloaked his attack —
And this is where a lot of "social" groups these days get it wrong. A lot of what's being touted online and in social circles these days is the act of calling the landlord to complain about noise, while being just as loud on one's own, but giving one's self a free pass to be loud because you have the "right." It's wanting the freedom to do what you want, produce as much friction as you want, while not being willing to extend that same courtesy to others. It's the kind of mentality that leads to things like "safe spaces" where only individuals of one sex or skin tone are allowed entry. Freedom to produce as much friction as possible while denying others the same freedom. One group is allowed to be "loud" while simultaneously "calling the landlord" to complain that the other group needs to be silent.
Is it a perfect allegory? No. But it still holds. We can't be as loud as we want and expect that no one else be given the same treatment. We need to extend the courtesy that we give ourselves to others. If we don't do that, then what are we doing but putting ourselves on a pedestal and pushing those around us down?
(21) IS THIS A GOOD THING? You can now pre-order 2113: Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush, edited by Kevin J. Anderson and John McFetridge, at various places including Amazon. (My header, there, is just a joke. A message board I used to follow had a devoted Rush fan, and yanking his chain about it was an indirect way of expressing affection.)
Ron Collins drew my attention to the book in a promotional e-mail —
I'm super-thrilled to announce that you can now pre-order copies of 2113, an anthology of stories inspired by Rush songs that includes my work "A Patch of Blue." I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about this one. I've spent a lot of good times listening to those guys. [grin]
My story is one inspired by Rush's "Natural Science," which is a monstrous work in three acts that's just cool as all get-out. It was a total blast to write, partially because I got to put it on endless loop while I did it–so, yeah, the song is pretty much indelibly inked onto my brain now.
(22) ENERGIZE – THEN DIE! This is freaking alarming — The Trouble with Transporters.
(23) RAVEN MANIAC. From Amoxtli, the poetic masterwork of the day.
A sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore:
Lenora Rose, people are bound to confuse us, given the name similarity (or not notice that our names were autocorrected to the other version, as my computer tried to do to your name just now).
As I was on the File a-tapping on my keyboard, posts o'erlapping
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
Suddenly there came a fwapping: "The Rose and Jones are not for swapping."
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
When the accurs'd hour tolls our doom, shall we mistake the name Lenore?"
Said the Filers, "Fear no more."
[Thanks to Chip Hitchcock, JJ, John King Tarpinian, Rob Thornton, David K.M. Klaus, James Bacon, Martin Morse Wooster, and Kendall for some of these stories. Title credit goes to File 770 contributing editor of the day Steve Davidson.]
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BlackBerry Venice android smartphone to debut this November
Guest User September 27, 2015
We've heard a lot about BlackBerry's new smartphone, which will be based on Android OS. There was a solid news about this in the smartphone industry, and now it is confirmed. The name of BlackBerry's Android smartphone is "BlackBerry Venice". The leaked Hands-on video reveals that this will be the Touch and QWERTY Smartphone.
UPDATE: Hands-on Video has been removed by the user who uploaded it.
The Blackberry Venice smartphone runs on Stock Android lollipop version. The stock lollipop has some BlackBerry services app preloaded in it, also comes with a physical QWERTY slide-out keyboard.
BlackBerry Venice smartphone comes with a 5.7 inch display along with its slide-out QWERTY Keyboard. There is no confirmed information, but it will be powered by Snapdragon 808 Hexa core processor and backed by 3 GB of RAM. The Blackberry Venice is also expected to come with a stunning 18 MP Rear Camera with LED Flash and 5 MP Front camera.
BlackBerry Venice's Keyboard is comfortably added in the classic case of the device which very smooth for the presenter in the leaked video(Now removed) to use the smartphone due to its good grip. At the bottom of this smartphone, a Micro USB port is located and also, it will have a SIM card and MicroSD Card slot at the top of the device.
With massive 18 MP camera and BlackBerry's Traditional QWERTY keyboard, This smartphone looks very promising due to the use of Top-class hardware and Google's Android OS. There are no indications from BlackBerry about the release of this smartphone, nor any comment about the previously leaked hands-on video.
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Snøhetta Solobservatoriet Planetarium and Visitor Centre, Norway
Starring: Snøhetta,
Photographer: Plompmozes,
City: Oslo, Norway,
Section: Visitor Center, Research Center,
Snøhetta's Solobservatoriet Planetarium and Visitor Centre will be Norway's biggest astronomic facility, located in the town of Lunner, surrounded by the dense vegetation of Harestua forest 45 km north of Oslo.
Planetarium and Visitor Centre The new project recently presented by Snøhetta takes the Norwegian studio's study of architecture and landscape to the "stars". After Svart, the first energy-producing hotel at the Artic Circle, and Under, Europe's first undersea restaurant, the studio thrills visitors again with the new Solobservatoriet Planetarium and Visitor Centre. The 1500 sqm complex containing a series of interstellar cabins like little planets will be one of northern Europe's most important research centres for astronomy, as well as the biggest astronomic facility in Norway and the biggest solar observatory north of the Alps. The site selected for the facility is surrounded by the dense vegetation of Harestua forest, 45 kilometres north of Oslo in the town of Lunner.
The site already had a solar observatory, built by Oslo University to observe the total solar eclipse of 1954. The facility was later expanded and used in partnership with the US Air Force to monitor Soviet satellites during the Cold War years. It became a scientific research and information centre again in 1986, operated by the university, and in 2008 it was sold to the Tycho Brahe Institute.
The institute is named after Tycho Brahe, the 16th century Danish scientist and founder of the modern science of astronomy based on observation, and the new facility designed by Snøhetta will be sure to attract reactions of marvel and curiosity among researchers and astronomy fans. The research centre permits observation of natural phenomena such as the northern lights and the night sky and takes visitors on a "voyage" through the world of astronomy.
The architects drew their inspiration from the basic principles of astronomy in designing the planetarium. The seven interstellar cabins, separate from the central body, recall the solar system with planets revolving around the sun. The cabins are of different sizes, with different surfaces, and are located in different positions in relation to the ground; some of them are partially underground, while others appear to rest gently on the lawn. They are like imaginary planets, each with its own name, in which up to 118 visitors can be taken on an intellectual, visual and tactile voyage through the world of astronomy.
The central structure, the Sun, is the first construction to attract our attention as we come along the footpath through the dense Harestua forest. The architects have designed a building that fits harmoniously into the landscape, with a curved roof covered with local plant species such as wild heather and blueberry bushes. The roof winding around the golden dome of the observatory becomes the transitional element between the natural landscape and artificial structures. Evoking the first planetarium in human history, built by Archimedes around 250 B.C., the architects designed a structure on three levels which is partially underground. The dome in which the constellations appear emerges above ground but is revealed to visitors gradually as they approach the centre. Inside the dome is the celestial theatre, the heart of the structure, in which groups of 100 visitors can watch a realistic projection of the stars, planets and other celestial bodies. A series of accessory functions, a coffee shop, an exhibition area and a reception desk are also contained in this central structure, from which a ramp leads to a second exhibition area and an outdoor patio.
Design: Snøhetta https://snohetta.com
Location: Lunner, Norway
Images: © Snøhetta/Plompmozes http://plompmozes.com/
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Our Basketball Shoot-Out Overview & Pledge Form FY 19 shares details and information about the afternoon. Pledges in any amount are accepted and appreciated. In the interest of efficiency, rather than soliciting payment for each basket, we ask that the students ask for flat donations. This allows the boys to request and collect the pledge at the same time.
Basketball attire/free dress may worn on this day. Please note that parents are welcome to attend and cheer on the boys!
Thank you for your support of this Lower School tradition of fun and giving. We look forward to hearing you cheer the boys on!


The High School Correspondence Program has grown out of a need for students to have access to credit courses outside of the traditional classroom schedule. These classes are taken either as a transfer credit to the student's home high school or credit toward the DMACC Adult High School Diploma.
Approximately 1200 students throughout the state of Iowa use correspondence courses each year. DMACC's comprehensive course selection offers students an opportunity to earn credit in both core and elective curriculum. Because all courses are independent study, students are able to maximize their opportunities to work on and earn high school credits.


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Q: Update Cosmos DB collection with complex type using Azure Data Factory Dataflow I have a document structured blow
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What I am trying to do is using a ADF dataflow to update the fields at root (e.g. rootField1, rootFiled2) and leave everything else as is with following steps:

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*Load collection from Cosmos DB

*Lookup rootField1, rootField2 data from another source

*Update collection back to Cosmos DB

The problem is at the sink step it will throw a error
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I have tested this error will go away if I remove all complex types from the mapping, but that's mean it will remove all complex type form the document, would like to know how I can update the document without remove complex type?
Other methods tested
1. stringify complexType nodes
Failed as this become a string and no longer a complex type node
2. use derived column to break it into column and sub column
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Telugu Desam Party leader in Telangana Assembly Erraballi Dayakar Rao on Tuesday confirmed that he had met Telangana Cheif Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday.
The ninth batch of Haj Pilgrims from Telangana consisting of 350 pilgrims all belonging to Hyderabad, left for Jeddah from the Haj Terminal of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamsabad on Sunday.
The seventh flight of Haj Pilgrims from Telangana consisting of 350 pilgrims flew off from Haj Terminal of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamsabad.


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Home » About Us » Technical Secretariat
The Technical Secretariat (TS) was firstly conceived with the name of Technical Support Unit (TSU), which would perform the tasks requested to IOM to assume, formally, as the technical and secretarial support provider of the RCM. From this request, in March 2001, the IOM set the TSU to meet the needs of the Presidency Pro-Témpore specifically and of the RCM in general. The following year, during the VII Regional Conference on Migration held in Antigua, Guatemala, was designated by the name of the Technical Secretariat of the RCM. Since its creation, it has the technical cooperation and administrative support of IOM and the funding from member countries. One of the fundamental tasks of the TS is to assist the Presidency Pro-Témpore in the organization and monitoring of activities and initiatives of the Conference.
Moreover, the TS receives general guidelines and supervision of the country holding the Presidency Pro-Témpore of the RCM, in order to keep track of the mandates and guidelines emanating from each meeting. In addition, it is responsible for assisting the PPT in the management of the RCM, including coordination of meetings and exchange of information. The TS is composed by a Coordinator, an Information Technology Specialist and an Assistant. It has an annual budget approved at a Vice-Ministerial level, which is covered by contributions from member countries based on a predefined scale of contributions. It works as an autonomous unit within the IOM Regional Office for Central America and Mexico, located in San Jose, Costa Rica. IOM also provides physical space, facilities for resource management, purchases and other technical support.
The TS should coordinate with focal points of each country to cooperate with the Presidency Pro-Témpore in the overall coordination of the Conference, including aspects of logistics for events.
The team of the TS is composed by:
Luis Alonso Serrano
Technical Secretariat of the Regional Conference on Migration
Tel: (506) 2212-5326
Cel: (506) 8851-1009
Skype: lserrano@iom.int
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ECP all set to hold election in tribal districts
' No drinking water in 49% schools in tribal areas'
15-year-old girl gang raped in Charsadda
Drop scene of Zoha murder case
Emergency Mehndi- a beauty product or health hazard?
No wedding, Eid or other festivity is complete for Pakistani as well as Pashtun women without applying Hina (Mehndi) on their hands and feet. The elderly women often apply it plainly to their feet, hands and dye hair, however, girls prefer to make special designs on their hands and feet with it.
Eunuchs living miserable life in Swat
Like other parts of the country, the eunuchs in Swat are living a difficult life due to countless problems. They said everyone tease them and police also do not allow them to live peacefully in one place. About 120 eunuchs are living in Swat and most of them live in Mulla Baba area of Mingora. The local eunuchs said whenever a new police officer is deputed to the area, he ask them to leave the area citing public complaints.
Difficulties of Bara Bazaar traders not over yet
Bara Bazaar of Khyber Agency, which was closed due to military operation for the last seven years, was reopened for business activities on Friday. Many traders suffered huge financial losses due to the long closure of the bazaar and now they don't have enough resources to re-establish their businesses. One among them is Firdous Jamal, who is now indebted by lakhs of rupees after sustaining huge losses due to closure of the bazaar.
Ismaili community people observing 'Pathak' festival in Chital
The people belonging to Ismaili community are celebrating traditional festival 'Pathak' in Garam Chashma area of Chitral. People from Ismaili community celebrate this festival in the first week of February in the memory of Pir Nasir Khusro. They believe that Pir Nasir Khusro came to Garam Chashma 1,100 years ago through the route of Badakhshan and their forefathers accepted the religion due to his preaching.
Beauty business booming in Peshawar
It is a natural phenomena that every human being particularly youth wants to be good-looking and handsome. Comparatively, the womenfolk are more conscious about their outlook.
First woman DSP of KP Traffic Police aims to lead the...
It has been observed that male members of our society generally excel in jobs in the security forces and women tend not joining such jobs.
Karan Khan introducing new genres in Pashto music
Like other cultural identities of Pakhtuns, music is also witnessing regular changes in its style and presentation over the years.
Kalash tribe celebrates deaths instead of mourning
It is a common practice world over that people usually express grief and sorrow over the death of loved ones. However, the Kalash tribe of Chitral handles the death quite differently and instead of mourning, it celebrates the deaths with festivities and dances.
Islampur Bazaar famous world over for woollen shawls, chaddars
Salampur area of Swat, which is now commonly known as Islampur, is famous in the world for its warm woollen shawls, chaddars and waistcoats.
Commentary: Why is it better to merge FATA with KP
The FATA Parliamentarians tabled the bill in the National Assembly seeking merger of FATA with KP.
Sawera Foundation providing vocational, computer training to terror-affected minority women
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Early detection of breast cancer makes treatment easier: Dr Abid Jamil
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ANP candidate escapes unhurt in Wana firing
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Home Sport Hibs keeper Mark Oxley gets one proposal and makes another
Hibs keeper Mark Oxley gets one proposal and makes another
By Darren Johnstone -
By DARREN JOHNSTONE – Capital City Press
Hibs goalkeeper Mark Oxley admits he was thrilled to accept the proposal of a new two-year deal at Easter Road just weeks after getting engaged to long-term girlfriend Chloe.
The 24-year-old has enjoyed a memorable summer after getting down on one knee while on holiday in Greece, before returning to extend his stay in Leith following a successful season-long loan from Hull City.
Oxley got engaged to partner Chloe before signing deal at Hibs
Oxley had lucrative offers to remain in England after being released at the Tigers but the shot-stopper admits he loved life both on and off the pitch at the Championship club last season.
Oxley said: "I'm delighted how everything has turned out, it's been quite a summer.
"I went to Greece on holiday and got engaged there and then went to Portugal.
"I proposed on the beach, I was very nervous. We've been together a while now and the pressure was on me.
"Now I've got these two years, it's something we can both look forward to.
"There were other options but there were options that you might be a number two – hopefully if I do well I'll be number one again.
"It's easy for someone to go into a club where they're happy to sit on the bench every week but I've done that in my early years from 18 up to the last two seasons.
"As good as it is experiencing big grounds and getting decent money, I want to continue playing like I did last year."
Oxley insists seeing team-mates Fraser Fyvie, David Gray and Liam Fontaine all pledge their future to the club also influenced his decision to remain at Hibs.
He added: "I was in contact with a few of the lads asking what they were doing. Fonts signed last week, Fraser and Dave also extended and it makes your decision better because if you see that those lads are signing on, it's going to be same group and we know each other.
"We all get on really well. I'm sure they had interest as well because they did well and it speaks volumes that they wanted to stay.
"We're in a better position this season in terms of the group we've got, from the day I came in to now it's a lot better."
Hibs head coach Stubbs said: "There were other clubs interested in him, but the fact he has pledged his future to our club is a real coup and speaks volumes about his commitment.
"He is a great age for a keeper and last season's experience will stand him in good stead for the upcoming challenge – he will continue to get better."
Mark Oxley
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Is there any way, to get list of posts which are marked as spam by requesting any API. As I wanted to delete all the spam posts in one go.
In this API, the AppealState is one of the following: Initiated, AuthorResponded, Accepted, Rejected, Expired, ModerationRequired (9.0+).


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    url(r'^feed/(?P<feed_id>\d+)/page/$', feedhoos.reader.views.feed.execute, name="feed"),
    url(r'^feed/(?P<feed_id>\d+)/page/(?P<page>\d+)/$',
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Thank you all! It was a great Heart Mind Body Festival Sept 2014!
A great big THANK YOU to all who visited our booth at D13. Audrey's Wellness and Love For Crystals had a wonderful 3-day connection with all who stopped by. In case you missed us, here are some pictures to let you feel how it was like during the event. See you all again next time!
Holistic Fair @ Audrey's wellness 9-10 Aug!
Holistic Fair @ Audrey's Wellness on 9-10 August,1-7pm!
Please celebrate with us this weekend's full moon and national day as we share our gifts through mini sessions on 9 August and mini workshops on 10 August plus 15% discount on LOVE FOR CRYSTALS!
Audrey's Wellness Holistic Hub is Born!
Audrey Agcaoili, founder of Audrey's Wellness had a recent inspiration to create a "Space for Oneness" among Holistic Practitioners in bringing holistic awareness as a social lifestyle to the mainstream community, and thus the Audrey's Wellness is transformed from Audrey's personal healing space to a Holistic Hub.
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Jose Antonio Ponce
Musician. Songwriter. Author. Actor.
Books/Musings
Books by Jose Antonio Ponce
Today's Essay
Today's Poetry
Today's Short Story
During the current COVID 19 pandemic...
...all of my live programs have been rescheduled which leaves me with lots of time on my hands. Rather than sit around an watch old movies all day, (and I love old movies) I am working on a number of new books, short stories, songs and recording projects for the future.
I am available for consultation online or on the phone for anyone who wants to learn songwriting technique, how to publish their book or manuscript, pitching their music or screenplay, pre-production for an upcoming recording project or marketing music to film and TV. During the pandemic, all my consulting services will be free of charge. Simply reach out to me at writerjoseponce@gmail.com and let me know what you are looking to do.
Once this crisis is over, I'll be heading into the studio to record an old friend, Greg Johns as he records his first new project in over 30 years and other artists and be recording some new songs, so catch me while you can before I get busy again.
Jose Antonio Ponce-A Quick Hit
What a life. Willis Alan Ramsey trashed his hotel shower. Ice T admitted to him that he really didn't like playing a cop. Bob Odenkirk offered him a day old donut and Eva Longoria asked him to teach her the lyrics to Las Manaintas.
A songwriter for forty-five years, Jose began his life in music, performing in clubs and coffeehouses at age 16. When he wasn't on stage, he had to stand outside to avoid breaking the law. He could work in a bar, he just couldn't hang there.
At age 17, he sold his first song for $500.00.
At age 18, Jose was hired by legendary concert promoter Bill Graham to "keep people off of the stage" for the summer Jefferson Airplane tour. During off time, he swapped tunes with band members Jack Casaday and Jorma Kaukonen.
In 1975, Jose moved on to road manager for Led Zepplin, setting up and taking down concert venues with one of two sound and lighting crews. He then went to work on the original Outlaw tour with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.
Jose continued to write and sell music and commercial jingles. At age 20, he was introduced to jazz which changed his perspective on music and stopped playing rock and folk to concentrate on jazz and acoustic music. He played jazz bass and guitar in small clubs around the country, introducing himself to jazz masters like Milt Hinton, Ray Brown, Zoot Simms, Peter Appleyard, Lou Soloff, Howard Ellis, Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon and many more. He played with anyone who would have him.
In 1980, he was cast in a TV mini-series when a casting director saw him sitting in a bar in Santa Fe and thought he had the perfect "mean bastard" look. His role? Mexican. He went on to play a Mexican in several other films. His experience spurred Jose to write about the movies for a few national magazines.
In 1986, Jose took a job in radio as an on air personality and later, as a record promoter. In 1988, he volunteered for the newly formed New Mexico Music Industry Coalition, an organization dedicated to the promotion of New Mexico artists, producers, songwriters and engineers. In 2005, he took over the organization as owner and producer and re-christened it the New Mexico Music Awards. In 1990, he joined the national folk group the Windsor Creek Trio and continues to tour with the band as its bassist.
Jose has hundreds of stories from a lifetime in music and film, from breakfast with Brenda Russell to dinner with Barry White. With tons of songs in his repertoire, he can play anything; country, jazz, blues, folk and more. Jose's shows are entertaining and crowd pleasing.
Jose continues to write and sell his music to national and international artists. You can still see him in the occasional film or TV show. He has written five books and co-produced a number of music documentaries. Through the New Mexico Music Awards, he works to promote New Mexico musicians as artists and to film and television.
Copyright 2021 by Jose Antonio Ponce Photo by Jon Carr
The key to a good performance is planning. Reach out and let us know how we can design and execute a program that will entertain and inform your audience.
Book Jose Antonio Ponce now.
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As the weather warms and ticks reemerge, the risk of contracting Lyme disease becomes highly likely. Symptoms of Lyme disease include, but are not limited to: rashes, fatigue, achy or swollen joints, headaches, dizziness, fever, difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating or remembering, chest pains, shortness of breath, light-headedness, and unexplained pain. Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics but, in some cases, patients may suffer from long-term damage to the nervous symptoms or joints.
1. Get rid of any leaf litter, weeds, brush, or wood piles that have been in your yard throughout the winter.
5. Discourage deer, the main food source of adult ticks, from entering your yard. Remove plants that they may be attracted to and consider putting up fencing to keep them out.
6. Perform tick checks after spending time outdoors. Pay special attention to: under the arms, in and around ears, behind knees, between legs, in head and body hair, inside the belly button, and around the waist.
7. Finally, contact a professional to protect your yard against ticks. Contact Mosquito Busters at 877-628-7837 for a quick quote!


QUAKE LIVE stats are back online and once again reporting matches. Newly played matches will report immediately to your profile, and we will begin importing the missing stats data from the prior 10 days over the course of the next week.
We have applied two fixes this evening to addressing some outstanding website issues.
The 'Play' join button has been fixed so that you may once again join passworded servers without an invite.
Upon leaving a match, you will once again properly return to the server match browser.
Since he so often shoots me news bits and links, I thought it was about time to give Badb0y not only proper credit, but mention in the headline, so a "tip of the hat" to ya bud, and thanks for the continued efforts! Now what he's got today is all about QUAKE Live, so buckle-up!
Check out an upcoming way to build your own custom hud with the QUAKE Live Visual HUD Generator tool from Pavel "Namad"
Kiselyov. It's not to a release point yet, so you can't download your HUD, but you can mess around with it for the near future when the goods will be available.
Give a flying read to "Who can make the elite four or five?", a recent article over at SK-Gaming discussing who can make to top dawg list in the world of QUKE Live pro-play.
A QUAKE Live video from iin77 showing jumps now possible with physics changes brought in by the last big update. Check out the new "Step Height" and "Chain Jumping" action!
Yesterdays QUAKE Live downtime was for an update that addressed a couple exploits recently brought to light. There are no gameplay changes and you may no commence fragging your faces off. Here's the official blurb-a-mundo!
Tonight's update is a transparent update that should have no visible impact on gameplay as two exploits recently brought to our attention have been resolved. Thanks to all users who discretely reported the issues and participated in the testing process.
We appreciate everyone's patience during this important downtime.
Yesterday brought more than a regular update to QUAKE Live as four new Premium maps were added to freshen up those frag-fests! Along with the new maps come some code updates, web changes and tweaks to existing levels. It's too much for this spot, so after you check out the new map info below, make sure you read the whole update for the full details.
Finnegan's (CTF): Another classic CTF arena from the earliest days of Threewave and our friends "Casey" and "Zoid." Like 'Bloodlust' and 'Courtyard', Finnegan's was originally created and released in late 1999 as part of a 3-pack of CTF maps for the original QUAKE III Arena. Finnegan's is the smallest of the three maps, designed for 8-10 players. This level provides fast paced action through well crafted tight hallway routes that run both high and low between two fog-pit protected flag rooms. This arena has been a long-time highly requested favorite, and welcome its addition to the QUAKE LIVE CTF arena rotation with open glowing arms.
Gothic Rage (DUEL): This dreary three story gothic abode encourages close range combat as players spiral about its three atriums and narrow corridors. Great for Duel, Free for All, and small team-play, Gothic Rage is reminiscent of original old-school Quake deathmatch arenas.
Solid (2v2 TDM): Originally designed for fast and fun 2v2 matches, this Challenge ProMode Arena classic by "swelt" also offers some great opportunities for cat-and-mouse style Duels. Highly adaptive to varying gameplay styles, we expect this 'solid' piece of work to shine in 2v2 Team Deathmatch, Duel, Freeze Tag and Clan Arena.
Joe Goss and the crew of Tritin Multimedia have another, messier, unofficial ad for QUAKE Live. Enjoy, and don't forget to clean your screen after the show!
The folks at id are giving everyone a shot at checking out the "Premium" content of QUAKE Live for a week with their Free Premium Event. That means more maps, more community features and a gaggle of other goodies can be yours to check out for a week. Check out all the details on the Free Premium Event and get into the free fun while it lasts.
Here's a little teaser flick from Tritin Multimedia. It's just a little ad for QUAKE Live, but it's pretty sweet. Enjoy!
Today's update is most notably to address the request and concerns of players who have expressed interest in playing with specific team sizes in team gametypes, such as the ability to play 2v2 Clan Arena, 2v2 Team Deathmatch or 4v4 CTF. Now, up to 16 players may join any game server and the active teamsize will determine how many of those players may participate in the match. This allows you, the players, to decide what you like to play (and more room for spectators to fill in the gaps when players drop)!
As you've no doubt already seen, QUAKE Live is back in action and as I reported earlier, it's out of Beta. The new juice for the game seems to be the new pay subscription options where you'll get more maps, a new mode (Freeze Tag) and more fun features. You can check out the QUAKE Live August 6th Changelog for all the details, but I thought I'd add the new maps list here for you.
Is anyone else having issues on signing in to the new QUAKE Live page? I'm not able right now and the system to change my password seems to be down as well.
While the site isn't quite back yet, the news is out on the Bethesda Blog about the new juice for QUAKE Live. The game will officially be out of beta stage now and along with that, new pay services will be started up. We've heard about these before, but the details are in for pricing and features of the new 'Premium' and 'Pro' packages. You can still get your fix for free, but things like starting your own server, the new (Classic!) Freeze Tag mode and more will be on a pay to play basis. Get all the details in the Bethesda Blog and get ready to rock with more junk in the trunk.
The party has started in the world of QUAKE Live and the latest, funkified DevPick servers have been cranked up with this week's flavour and flair. This week's treat is marathon fragging with FFA servers packing 150 frag limits. Here's the official posting.
New DevPick servers are up! We are now hosting 'Marathon FFA' servers running with an increased score limit of Fraglimit 150. These servers are bound to be an instant hit with those who have machine-like endurance. Good luck, have fun, play hard & play long.
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The "DevPick" servers for this weekends fun in QUAKE Live are up and rocking with a new tweak called "NailTown"! Here's the official word on what new gameplay is available on certain servers until the 31st (Monday). Have at'em!
We are now running this weekend's DevPick servers. In NailTown, everyone spawns with special nailguns that fire extra bouncy nails. These nails bounce 3 times before losing their momentum. As always, have fun!
This week's QUAKE Live update has had some issues after it was implemented, and a hotfix has been installed on the servers to fix the issues. In Tuesday's update, some things were done to make supporting LAN events better and easier with the benefit of online players being able to see the scores of the LAN events. Head over to the QUAKE Live News to see the updates in detail and comment in the appropriate forum threads.
Changed Friendly Overhead Icons to remain visible as teammates pass behind walls. We're aware of many ways to improve the current implementation of this, so expect some minor related changes in future updates.
Added Last man standing warning message in Clan Arena, currently a simple text center print.
Fix for multiple weapon drop exploit.
Fix for connection exploit, cl_maxpackets minimum changed to 63.
Fix for connection exploit, removed deprecated ping command.
Changed Team DM 2v2 servers from 20min to 15min timelimits.
Changed Instagib server settings, falling damage has been removed.
Fixed last Friday - Forgot Password, Logoff, Guide and FAQ pages.
This week's weekend treats in QUAKE Live have been started up and it's going to be something different this time around. This weekend some Team Dm, CTF and Clan Arena servers have been given a locator tweak where the teammate markers will be visible even behind walls for nearby teammates. Check out the official blurb below, and then get on those servers!
We've launched this weekend's DevPick servers. We are hosting DevPick Locator servers for all team gametypes (TDM, CTF, CA). In these servers you'll find that your friendly teammate overhead icons (the yellow triangles) will remain visible for nearby teammates as they move behind walls. This should help increase teammate awareness to help you coordinate attacks in CTF, know to leave a weapon available for a teammate in TDM, or helps you easily group up during your CA round countdown. Hop in and have fun.
Overall accuracy improvement for shotgun. Overall accuracy will once again be calculated per shot fired – a one shot and one pellet hit will result in 100% overall accuracy. The new per-pellet method will still be utilized for per-weapon accuracy -- all 20 pellets are required to hit a target in order to obtain 100% weapon accuracy.
Server launching has been made more reliable, which should ensure that more game types and skill levels are represented at all locations.
Added 29 Awards: We have added 5 new employee awards that can be earned in various ways while playing Ash__, Bramlett3, Radix, Steve, and Xunil. The remainder of our new awards are long overdue but well deserved event awards for participants in DreamHack Winter 2009, ESL IEM4 Challenge of Cologne, ESL IEM4 Challenge of Dubai, ESL IEM4 American Regional, ESL IEM4 European Regional, and the ESL IEM4 Asian Regional.
As we already mentioned this week, this Tuesday's QUAKE Live update was a big one that required hours of downtime, and seeing as it's all said and done it's about time we took a peek at what's new, tweaked or changed. The QUAKE Live DevBlog for this update is chock full of changes, additions and new features that bring the free game closer to the state it will be in when they institute the "QUAKE Live Premium Service" which will allow players to create servers for friends, ladders or leagues. The list of changes this week's update brings is a big one and too long to post here, but you can scope it out in full on the QUAKE Live DevBlog.
Today's update brings the introduction of the Player Invite System. Player invites will become a common element of playing QUAKE LIVE with your friends, whether you are wanting a friend to join you on a publicly hosted server or are launching a server of your own -- a feature we're working to make available to all players as part of a QUAKE LIVE Premium Service. To send or accept a player invite, we have added a right-click context menu on the friends list which provides up to three options to perform on a friend: View Profile, Invite to Match, Join Match. We encourage everyone to use this new feature and provide us feedback so that we continue to make improvements to the invite system.
One feature of our upcoming Premium Service known as 'Start a Match' is currently in private testing and allows for leagues and players to start servers for other players to join. This update brings new features to the Start a Match capabilities, including the ability to start servers without passwords, the ability to restrict servers by player invite and the ability to specify a custom map rotation.
This update also includes additional fixes and features available to everyone, including the ability to mute blocked players, a relaxed spawn system, a new administrative announcement system, match browser optimizations, an update from Punkbuster, Firefox 3.6.3+ support, and backend optimizations. A more robust changelog is available in the DevBlog.


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Q: cmake find boost library Mac I have searched the forums, and found relevant material, but I cannot apply any solution to this problem (most threads were applicable to windows/linux). My default cmake looks like this:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)
project(01___Shared_Pointers)

set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")

set(SOURCE_FILES
    Point.cpp
    Point.hpp
    TestSharedPtr101.cpp)

FIND_PACKAGE(Boost)
IF (Boost_FOUND)
    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
    ADD_DEFINITIONS( "-DHAS_BOOST" )
ENDIF()

add_executable(01___Shared_Pointers ${SOURCE_FILES})

On my machine, boost is located at "Macintosh HD/opt/local/include/boost". I believe I am using version 1.57, which I installed via MacPorts. Is integration even possible on a Mac? Or am I wasting my time? Many thanks.


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Indian manufacturer Himalaya Foods to open 500 restaurants in first year
By Richard Whitehead
Its menu will feature a range of mushroom and cottage cheese burgers.
An Indian food processor has announced plans to enter the healthy fast food market armed with a staggering growth plan.
Himalaya Foods, which claims to be the country's biggest manufacturer of canned and frozen foods, will open 500 franchisee-run restaurants across India by the end of this year with the launch of Burgers 'n' Fries.
The chain will serve all-natural and gluten-free vegetarian and vegan fast food made with wholesome and unrefined ingredients.
Its menu will feature a range of mushroom and cottage cheese burgers, rock salt, masala and garlic pepper fries, and healthy, therapeutic and anti-inflammatory soft drinks.
Himalaya, which is also India's biggest mushroom grower, says it will launch the chain in a bid to "educate and engage consumers towards making healthier food choices". It recently successfully trialled the menu at a company-owned retail outlet in Delhi.
"Himalaya is already catering to globally renowned B2B clients with its range of products with healthier innovations. With Indian food preferences changing in favour of greater health consciousness, we think that the time is right to manufacture and market these products," said founder Man Mohan Malik, adding that the brand's tag line would be "It's not junk food".
"We want to establish the brand as a healthier alternative to popular fast foods, and are building a pan-India franchise chain that can reach out to consumers directly via B2C verticals."
According to the National Restaurant Association of India, the INR204bn (US$3.1bn) quick-service restaurant market has been growing exponentially, and is expected to increase in size by a quarter by 2021.
"The QSR segment is a very significant segment of the Indian fast food services but is comparatively nascent and has a lot of scope for growth," the association said.
"Indian QSRs are also coming up and expanding but foreign brands maintain their dominance. McDonald's was the first QSR in India, followed by various others like KFC and Domino's."
The growth of fast food's popularity is often attributed to an increasingly wealthy and time-poor middle class, as well as the availability of cheap labour that serves to keep menu prices down.
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Cakes & Desserts & Liqueurs
Some of the pastry, cakes, desserts I have made.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/sweetstuff
Liqueur recipes
How to make make your own great liqueurs from scratch.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/liqueurs
Drawing of the week book
How to turn hundreds of whiteboard drawings in a great looking book.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/drawingoftheweek
How to build your own great looking lamp with wood and easy to get materials.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/lamp
VouwGrond - Paper craft soil layer visualization
Soil types at almost any location in the Netherlands using paper craft!
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/vouwgrond
MySensors based sensors + dashboards
Introduction to MySensors library & battery powered nodes.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/mysensors
Simple DIY wireless button
How to make a BIG wireless button to trigger anything on your computer, laptop or Rasberry Pi.
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DIY dressoir using wood
Build your own great looking dressoir
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Candle powered Christmas pyramid
Building a Christmas pyramid (Weihnachtspyramide) with wood.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/christmaspyramid
Construction of a Gloggomobil
Build your own barrel organ - aka Gloggomobil!
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Homebuild windmills
Building windmills from scratch.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/windmills
DIY Tetrapod plush
Create your own Tetrapod plush with this template!
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/tetrapod
Climagon climate paper craft
Presenting data of a changing climate using paper craft
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Internet hardware furniture
Hiding switches and routers!
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SQLite in Visual Basic
Tutorial how to use SQLite in VB5-6.
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VB6 game archive
All old VB5-6 code downloadable from one page.
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VB Fibre
Site about optimizing your VB6 code.
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Serious games at Deltares
Pompeii - Bike pump controlled game
Water management using bike pumps as game controllers
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/pompeii
Om de put (Around the pit)
A game which involves building a construction zone!
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/omdeput
Levee Patroller
Serious game about levee patrolling! This will learn you how to recognize potential levee failures...
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/leveepatroller
Groen Eiland
A multiplayer coop game about sustainability.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/groeneiland
Zand verdeler
Game about sand supplication on the Dutch coastline.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/zandverdeler
Horsegame
Risk assesment game - with horses.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/riskgame
CPT - game
CPT operator game (sondeermeester).
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Sustainable Delta Game
Game which combines 3d graphics, playing cards and a simulation model.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/sustainabledeltagame
Emotion chart generator
Make your emotion chart here!
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/emotionchart
Weapon name generator
Temporal hornet. Rat Brusher. Packet Turtle. And more!
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/weapongenerator
Older games
Bonseki
Garden tower defense like game, for a contest.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/bonseki
FLORIMA
Flood Risk Management Game created for a game design course. (In both Dutch and English)
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/florima
Max in Muziekland
NLGD Contest game created in Flash for children in hospitals.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/maxmuziekland
Western game
Western based RTS game. Using self-built 3D engine.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/western
Quadrant Wars
An attempt in making a modern follow up of Netrek.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/quadrantwars
YALG
Yet Another Laser Game - Laser/mirror game.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/yalg
Augmented Reality / Graphics
Subsoil on a mobile device
My Master thesis: Visualizing and estimating the distance and depth of underground infrastructure.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/arthesis
Real-time visualization of water simulation
Turning calculated water flows into a real-time visualization.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/watervisualization
RED - Motion captured animation
An animation created using mocap and 3DSMax.
https://www.persistentrealities.com/index.phpsite/page/redmovie
Open Data Sources for 3D Data Visualisation
Paper submitted for IVAPP conference, (VISIGRAPP 2017)
http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/PublicationsDetail.aspx?ID=jq2lmWlVcPU=&t=1
Vouwgrond - Paper craft soil layers
On a rainy weekend I have created a website that allows you to select a location in the Netherlands and automatically generate a template for you to cut and glue. This will result in a column with the soil layers. VouwGrond has its own site at www.vouwgrond.nl. It translates to "foldable soil", but also a word play on the Dutch word "bouwgrond" which means "building area"
Data comes from the GeoTOP model, which has voxel blocks with a resolution of 100x100m and layers of 50cm. You can find more about this model at the website of Dinoloket.
The main purpose of VouwGrond is to have a moment away from the screen while doing a very simple data visualization project using paper craft. However, it is perfect to teach children something about soil layers as well!
In the future more than just soil lithography might be added; as the site received a lot of positive feedback!
Watch the following video to get a quick impression how quickly you can fold your own VouwGrond!
Written by Almar Joling.


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Industry Welcomes UK's Offer to Provide Genomics Expertise to Identify New COVID Variants
BIA has welcomed the announcement from the UK government that genomics expertise and capacity will be offered globally to help identify new variants of the virus that cause COVID-19.
The BioIndustry Association (BIA) has welcomed the announcement from the government of the United Kingdom that genomics expertise and capacity will be offered globally to help identify new variants of the virus that cause COVID-19.
Matt Hancock, secretary of state for Health and Social Care, revealed the plans for the UK to provide global support to sequence the full genetic code of the COVID-19 virus in an announcement on Jan. 26, 2021. The provision of expertise and capacity will be offered to countries that do not have resources to analyze new strains and will be run through the New Variant Assessment Platform, which is to be led by Public Health England.
"This pandemic has shown that the foundations of so many of the exciting experiences that make life worth living are contingent not just on our health, or the health of our neighbors, but the health of people across the world. The new variants of coronavirus have demonstrated [the importance of global health] once again so we must work to promote health security right across the world," Hancock said in the announcement. "Our New Variant Assessment Platform will help us better understand this virus and how it spreads and will also boost global capacity to understand coronavirus so we're all better prepared for whatever lies ahead."
In response to the announcement, Steve Bates, CEO of BIA, said in a Jan. 26, 2021 press release, "The rapid genetic sequencing and identification of new COVID-19 variants that the New Variant Assessment Platform announced today promises not only to inform public health measures but is also the bedrock of novel vaccine discovery and development. Life science companies in the UK look forward to sharing their industrial expertise and capability with Public Health England's new platform enabling the UK innovation ecosystem to contribute scalable vaccine development to the globe. Immediate opportunities are likely to be in innovative mRNA platforms, rapidly adaptable to vaccines for potential future variants."
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Judges 1. Israel's Failure to Complete the Conquest of Canaan
The book of Judges begins an unspecified amount of time after the death of Joshua, the famed military commander of ancient Israel who led the conquest of Canaan (Joshua 24:29–33). The book is in one sense a continuation of the narrative presented in the book of Joshua, and in another it is a retelling of the Israelite conquest of Canaan. It opens with a predicament: some Canaanite opposition to the newly settled Israelites was a lingering threat to them. This sets up the main narrative that runs throughout the text: how Israel will respond to each new successive threat as it begins to make Canaan its home. In an appreciable sense, the main framing device of the book of Judges appears to contradict the historical portrait given in the book of Joshua. Whereas Joshua gives the impression that the hostile Canaanites were largely pacified as a result of Israel's decisive victories in the land, Judges seems to depict a number of different Canaanite groups that remain both serious military and spiritual threats to Israel.
The first chapter of Judges opens with a lengthy narrative about how the tribe of Judah was commissioned by the Lord to lead the fight against the remaining Canaanites (Judges 1:1–20). The language used in Judges to describe the ongoing military activity of the post-Joshua generation unmistakably echoes the language used to describe the fighting in Joshua's time, such as in verse 17, which uses the Hebrew word ḥerem ("ban" or "accursed thing") already encountered: "And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed [yacharimu] it. And the name of the city was called Hormah [chormah]." Thematically the link between Joshua and Judges is unmistakable.
Judah, however, was not the only tribe to encounter Canaanite resistance. The second half of Judges 1 (verses 21–36) reports that many of the northern tribes of Israel also faced stiffened resistance. The book of Judges thus opens in a highly dramatic manner, depicting how Israel had failed to completely capture the land of Canaan despite the opposite impression given in the book of Joshua. As mentioned, this sets up the cycle of national crises that require the series of judges (shofetim), or charismatic military chieftains, to rise up and rescue Israel from successive threats in the land, hence the name of the book.


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National Bank of Fujairah cash dividend jumps 25%
Shareholders approve 2013 Annual Report and amending and restating of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the bank. The bank recorded its highest ever profit of AED 393.1 million with a growth of 28.6%.
National Bank of Fujairah PSC (NBF) held its Annual Ordinary General Meeting (AGM) today at Al Diar Siji Hotel, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, where shareholders approved the cash dividend of 12.5% (AED 137.5 million) of its paid-up capital, the chairman's report, directors' report, corporate governance report and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013. The shareholders also approved the appointment and remuneration of the bank's external auditors for 2014 and the Board of Directors were elected for the next three years.
At NBF's Extra Ordinary General Meeting held shortly after its AGM, shareholders approved amending and restating the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association as part of the bank's efforts to strengthen corporate governance and investor relations framework.
His Highness Sheikh Saleh Bin Mohamed Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Chairman said:
"The bank has shown exemplary performance over the years and surpassed its highest net profit ever by focusing on its core business, service quality and prudent risk management. We have always concentrated on deepening the client relationships that we have built over the years and also this year improved the bank's long term funding structure and quality of capital for future growth. The amending and restating of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the bank is a further enhancement to ensure the bank's governance framework is aligned with the latest corporate governance principles and advanced investor relations practices."
His Excellency Sir Easa Saleh Al Gurg, KCVO, CBE Deputy Chairman commented:
"We are delighted with the remarkable performance by the bank in enhancing and strengthening its market position. The bank's external profile has been significantly enhanced through its strong performance and the quality of its customer relationship management. The bank is well-positioned to continue its growth journey in the coming years. NBF's "Best Trade Finance Bank" trophy at 2014 Trade and Export Excellence Awards reaffirms our customers' confidence in us and reflects the growing acknowledgement of our market leadership.
About National Bank of Fujairah PSC:
Incorporated in 1982, National Bank of Fujairah PSC (NBF) is a full services corporate bank with strong corporate and commercial banking, treasury and trade finance expertise as well as an expanding suite of personal banking options. Leveraging its deep banking experience and market insight within Fujairah and the UAE, NBF is well-positioned to build lasting relationships with its clients and help them achieve their business goals.
NBF's key shareholders include the Government of Fujairah, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Company LLC and Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange under the symbol "NBF" and has a branch network of 14 across the UAE.
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