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Paris Henken
Helena Scutt
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April 10, 2015 by parishenken
Qualified for the Rio Test Event after a solid result in Palma!
One cancelled flight, four mostly-uneventful flights, 14 hours driving, and 40 hours on ferries later we made it to Palma! From Charleston and San Francisco to London, to Santander, to Barcelona, to Palma, it was quite a trip with the van, coachboat, and 49erFX in tow. After the events in Miami and Clearwater, we drove 5 days across the US and had to laugh when we found ourselves driving across all of Spain just two weeks later. Luckily that was only a one-day drive!
For the first two weeks of training in Palma, we had the privilege of being coached by Ramon Oliden. Our tacks and gybes were torn apart and analyzed so we could polish every single step. After training in all different conditions, we raced in the Arenal Training Camp Regatta. This was a wake up call. We were sailing the boat really well, but not racing it. After no wind on the second day, three days of racing became only two, and we finished near the bottom of the fleet. Determined to put the performance behind us, we reevaluated our training priorities and continued to train for the two weeks before the Princesa Sofia Regatta. Work hard, but also "work smart"!
By some twisted law of nature, the first day of the Princesa Sofia Regatta was sailed in conditions that we never saw at all in the past four weeks. The difficult wave direction and size made holding a space on the start line challenging, and the extremely puffy and shifty wind direction necessitated very quick tactical decisions. Some boats capsized to windward because of the dramatic drop in wind strength or direction. We spun a penalty turn in the first start of the regatta, but we kept in mind the very shifty condition and despite the horrible start we sailed ourselves not just back into the race, but all the way into third! With these high spirits we finished the next race with a seventh place. On the second and final day of qualification, we had a poor first race but corrected our mistakes in the second race to earn another 3rd place finish. With three top-10 scores and one discard, we were in 7th overall, easily qualifying for Gold fleet. We were proud of how we managed the very tough conditions and always stayed ready for any change in conditions.
The final three days of racing were sailed in Gold Fleet with the top 25 boats. Throughout the series we kept the mentality of having nothing to lose and everything to gain. Our focus for the final series shifted to more of an offensive mentality, of using our boatspeed as a weapon and getting off the start line exactly where we wanted to be. Out of the nine races in the final series, we had 5 top ten finishes, one 12th, and 3 finishes towards the back of the fleet. Whether these were because of a bad start, a breakage (Paris's trapeze bail broke in half during the race, resulting in a capsize), or tough tactical decisions that didn't go our way, we learned from them. Nevertheless, we finished the regatta 14th overall, moving up from 18th place after the fourth day of racing. The final scores were still very tight with points as we were 10 points from 8th and even less from making the medal race (top 10).
We could not be happier with our improved performance! After becoming full time athletes at the end of December and making the hard decision to delay school (Helena Master's and Paris Bachelor's) we have had the hours and days to dedicate to training and we've stayed focused on how we can best improve physically, mentally, and skillfully as sailors.
What does this all mean for the future? We are very happy to announce that from the combined performance from Sailing World Cup Miami and the Princesa Sofia Regatta, we as a team have qualified for the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro this coming August! Exactly one year before the Olympic Games, it serves as a practice run-through for the potential athletes and the organizers. We are more than excited to compete in it! However, we need your help to continue our upward trend as coaching and equipment costs are the only thing in our way! Please visit our Support Us page to see how you can make your mark on our Olympic journey!
Now we are off on the next adventure in Hyères, France for the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères starting on April 22nd. Stay tuned on Facebook for the next updates about our training and the event.
We would like to thank the sponsors and supporters of the US Sailing Team Sperry, including Sunbrella, Harken, McLube Marine, and Group Bénéteau, and especially our title sponsor Sperry.
We also can't forget to thank our unbelievable coach Ramon for all those two and a half hour debriefs that left our Danish roommates wondering if we went missing 😉
And to YOU – we would like to remind you all how grateful we are for the support and encouragement that you give us each and everyday. We wouldn't be here as a team without everyone! Thank you!!
~Paris and Helena
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The Medusa Lake is a slightly brackish lake on the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the Princess Elizabeth Land in East Antarctica. In the Vestfold Hills, the lake is located east of the Ephyra Lake, with which the lake is temporarily connected via a 1 m wide and 0.5 m deep canal. Its bank length is 3.5 km.

The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named the lake in 2006 Medusa Lake because of the similarity of its shape to a medusa.

Literature
 John Stewart: Antarctica – An Encyclopedia. Bd. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, , p. 1022

External links
 Medusa Lake on Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

Ingrid Christensen Coast
Lakes of Princess Elizabeth Land

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La metropolitana di Xiamen è la metropolitana che serve la città cinese di Xiamen.

Storia
La prima tratta della metropolitana, lunga  e comprendente 24 stazioni, venne attivata il 31 dicembre 2017.

Progetti
Sono in costruzione ulteriori tratte.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Xiamen
Xiamen


HDFC has recently launched a few variants of its popular Regalia credit card like the Regalia First, Doctor's Regalia and so on. The first impression we got when we reviewed the Regalia First is that it is so much similar to the Allmiles credit card that was recently devalued by HDFC. Also, it shares a lot of features and benefits with the standard Regalia credit card. But, there are major differences that HDFC has brought into the Regalia First credit card and our detailed review will bring the differences out.
HDFC has brought a clear distinction to the category that they want to target with the Regalia First credit card and it is amply obvious from the kind of benefits it offers on card transactions. The main categories are travel and lifestyle. Let us look at both of them individually.
Free Priority Pass Membership which allows the card holder complimentary Airport Lounge Access. This opens the gates to lounge access in more than 1000 airports across the world. Interestingly, the Add On member is automatically eligible for this membership. The number of such lounge access is restricted to 6 in international airports and 8 in domestic ones. Please note that the original Regalia offered 12 instances of free lounge access.
Users can earn up to 15% discount on dining at select premium restaurants across the country. A list of participating restaurants is available here.
As is quite obvious from the above, the audience HDFC Regalia First credit card wants to target is the premium class. But, it's not just about them. Let us take a look at the detailed features of the card to find out.
This is where the original Regalia scores over the newer variant. While the original Regalia offered point value of Rs.0.75, in the Regalia First variant, the point value has decreased to Rs.0.40, which is a fall of almost 50%. Additionally, you can earn 2X Reward points on dining, Vistara flight bookings and for purchases done on regalia website. The reward points thus accumulated can be redeemed against bookings on entertainment and travel. Also, one has the option to convert those into Air Miles of leading airlines.
In addition to the above, the HDFC Regalia First credit card offers low Foreign Exchange Markup fee, insurance coverage, Personal Concierge Service and so on.
First year membership fee and annual renewal membership fee of Rs. 2500 plus GST is applicable. Card holders will receive 2500 reward points on successful joining and renewal. Also, for if the user spends Rs. 3 lakhs in one year, the renewal fee will be waived off.
Although the HDFC Regalia First credit card has quite some interesting features and benefits, it is not much of a stride over the original Regalia and its other variants. The travel benefits are similar to those offered by the now devalued AllMiles credit card. It is a decent credit card that can result in reasonable savings and can open the door to luxury at many places.
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Many textile manufacturers focus on developing fabrics that cool the wearer during exercise, because thermal comfort is a key factor for athlete performance. As winter approaches, however, the textile should be able to dynamically halt its cooling effect to avoid chilling the wearer.
This workshop gives an overview of available thermoregulation technologies, with a special focus on the activated cooling technology HeiQ Smart Temp. HeiQ Smart Temp, a revolutionary textile technology that complements the natural perspiration process, activates the cooling effect by rising body temperature and deactivates once cooling is complete.
A live demo with an infrared camera (FLIR) during the workshop impressively demonstrates HeiQ Smart Temp's cooling performance.


Teaching about political conflict requires an understanding of the multiple perspectives and motivations of the parties to the conflict. This is especially true when teaching students who may have strong predispositions, such as in classes on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Various active-learning techniques address this problem but often at a cost of long preparation, substantial class time, and class-size limitations. This article offers both quantitative and qualitative evidence that a short essay asking students to defend a key action taken by one of the actors makes them more understanding and less accusatory of that side—even as it does not change their overall attitude toward the conflict. Adding a small-group discussion and a written reflection further helps students to make more informed and reasoned judgments. Importantly, such an assignment is easy to create, implement, and modify across various class types, sizes, and constraints.


SANAA, 31 January 2019 – At least one in ten children across Yemen (1.5 million) have been forced from their homes because of the four-year-long brutal war, exposing them to serious risks including hunger, disease and violence, warns Save the Children.
More than half a million children have been displaced by the fighting in Hodeidah governorate in just the past six months, according to the UN. That's an average of more than 2,000 children every single day since June last year. And that's only from Hodeidah, which has seen some of the worst fighting in Yemen.
Civilians fleeing violence face life-threatening risks the moment they embark on their journeys. The most immediate danger is death or injury due to explosive weapons which have been used indiscriminately by all parties to the conflict with little regard for their legal obligation to protect civilians in conflict.
On August 23rd last year, 22 children and four women were reportedly killed when an airstrike hit their vehicle as they were trying to flee the fighting in Hodeidah. More recently, at least eight civilians were killed in a centre for displaced families in Hajjah, apparently due to shrapnel from shelling nearby. Monitoring group ACLED recorded at least 25 attacks against internally displaced people in just the second half of 2018.
If displaced families manage to survive their dangerous journeys and avoid airstrikes and shelling to reach relative safety, they face further difficulties in strained host communities or in camps lacking in adequate food supplies and basic sanitation and hygiene. This puts young children at risk of malnutrition and disease in a country where the health system has all but collapsed and some 14 million people are on the brink of starvation. Save the Children estimates 85,000 children have already died from extreme hunger since 2015.
"We welcome a marked decrease in active hostilities on the ground after the warring parties agreed to a ceasefire in Hodeidah last month, but the situation remains tense and Hodeidah port is still not operating at the levels needed to address the urgent humanitarian needs of millions of Yemenis. That translates to children dying from entirely preventable causes because vital food and medicine just aren't getting into the country. We have seen little evidence that anything has changed for the people of Yemen, especially children, who continue to suffer.
- The population of Yemen is 28m according to the World Bank. It's generally assumed that 50% of the population is under the age of 18, so a total of 14m children. The UN estimates there are 2.9m internally displaced people in Yemen, which means approx. 1.5m children, or 10% of the total child population in Yemen.
- OCHA has registered 1,048,302 individuals as internally displaced between 1 June 2018 and 15 January 2019, which means approx. 524,151 children (1,048,302 / 2).
- There are 228 days between 1 June 2018 and 15 January 2019. 524,151 displaced children / 228 days = 2,299 displaced children from Hodeidah per day.


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So, I decided it was time for a website to amalgamate all my photo stuff. I had previously slapped all my photography blogging up in my personal blog, and then later half-heartedly put up a photoblog that I preceded to update almost never, and which had no provision for the incorporation of text. Silly.
I've been meaning to do something about that for a while. I've also been meaning to put up a sort of front page I could point people to when they asked for more information about my pictures, something a little more organized and a little more aesthetic than my flickr stream.
The site is relatively straightforward. I'm not a programmer, and I'm not a designer, so I tried to keep everything as simple and clean as I could. I'll continue to massage the design and the content as I notice bugs and typos and as I generate new material.
In case anyone's curious, the static html pages are written by hand using SubEthaEdit and Notepad2. Ditto the CSS — something I have to relearn every few years — both for the html and for the WordPress template styling the blog. The flash galleries were generated using Ken Welch's Flash Album Exporter.
I'm hosting some of these images on my server, and some on flickr; this is simply a matter of convenience for me, since I haven't taken the time to set up any kind of image management solution, so it's faster to use flickr, especially for large files that I may be changing around on a regular basis.
Isn't it so 1997 to have your name as your domain?
I debated the domain name for quite a while; I'm not a huge fan of using one's own name for these things (I'm not a professional photographer, and the goal of this site — at this point — isn't to run a business), but every other domain I could think of would require an additional layer of explanation every time I told someone what it was, and that just seems silly. This would be especially true if I chose to use kukkurovaca.com — as much as I love "kukkurovaca" as an in-joke, as unique stream, and as a sort of branded username on many sites, it's just not something most people can be taught how to spell.
So, what's this blog for?
This isn't a photoblog in the sense of "a feed that consists of images rather than text"; most of what's here will (if all goes as planned) be text — reviews of books and gear, dissections of images, discussions of photography-related news and/or hype, and whatever other jibber-jabber seems appropriate.


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Q: Getting QGIS processing script field calculator error? I have a processing script that I created for QGIS 3.4.5 but I keep getting the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 66, in
  processAlgorithm File
  "C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.4/apps/qgis-ltr/./python/plugins\processing\tools\general.py",
  line 113, in run return Processing.runAlgorithm(algOrName, parameters,
  onFinish=post_process, feedback=feedback, context=context) File
  "C:/PROGRA~1/QGIS3~1.4/apps/qgis-ltr/./python/plugins\processing\core\Processing.py",
  line 138, in runAlgorithm feedback.reportError(msg) TypeError:
  reportError(self, error: str, fatalError: bool): not enough arguments

Here's my script:
from qgis.core import QgsProcessing
from qgis.core import QgsProcessingAlgorithm
from qgis.core import QgsProcessingMultiStepFeedback
from qgis.core import QgsProcessingParameterExtent
from qgis.core import QgsProcessingParameterDistance
from qgis.core import QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink
from qgis.core import QgsExpression
from qgis.core import QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem
import processing

class CreateGrid(QgsProcessingAlgorithm):

    def initAlgorithm(self, config=None):
        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterDistance('distanceinmeters', 'Distance in Meters', parentParameterName='', defaultValue=0))
        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterExtent('extent', 'Extent', defaultValue=None))
        self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink('Gridwgs84', 'GridWGS84', type=QgsProcessing.TypeVectorAnyGeometry, createByDefault=True, defaultValue=None))

    def processAlgorithm(self, parameters, context, model_feedback):
        # Use a multi-step feedback, so that individual child algorithm progress reports are adjusted for the
        # overall progress through the model
        feedback = QgsProcessingMultiStepFeedback(4, model_feedback)
        results = {}
        outputs = {}

        # Create grid
        alg_params = {
            'CRS': 'ProjectCrs',
            'EXTENT': parameters['extent'],
            'HOVERLAY': 0,
            'HSPACING': parameters['distanceinmeters'],
            'TYPE': 2,
            'VOVERLAY': 0,
            'VSPACING': parameters['distanceinmeters'],
            'OUTPUT': 'memory:'
        }
        outputs['CreateGrid'] = processing.run('qgis:creategrid', alg_params, context=context, feedback=feedback, is_child_algorithm=True)

        feedback.setCurrentStep(1)
        if feedback.isCanceled():
            return {}

        # Reproject layer
        alg_params = {
            'INPUT': outputs['CreateGrid']['OUTPUT'],
            'TARGET_CRS': QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem('EPSG:4326'),
            'OUTPUT': 'memory:'
        }
        outputs['ReprojectLayer'] = processing.run('native:reprojectlayer', alg_params, context=context, feedback=feedback, is_child_algorithm=True)

        feedback.setCurrentStep(2)
        if feedback.isCanceled():
            return {}

        # Get Latitude
        alg_params = {
            'FIELD_LENGTH': 10,
            'FIELD_NAME': 'Lat',
            'FIELD_PRECISION': 5,
            'FIELD_TYPE': 0,
            'FORMULA': QgsExpression('y(centroid($geometry))').evaluate(),
            'INPUT': outputs['ReprojectLayer']['OUTPUT'],
            'NEW_FIELD': True,
            'OUTPUT': 'memory:a'
        }
        outputs['GetLatitude'] = processing.run('qgis:fieldcalculator', alg_params, context=context, feedback=feedback, is_child_algorithm=True)

        feedback.setCurrentStep(3)
        if feedback.isCanceled():
            return {}

        # Get Longitude
        alg_params = {
            'FIELD_LENGTH': 10,
            'FIELD_NAME': 'Long',
            'FIELD_PRECISION': 5,
            'FIELD_TYPE': 0,
            'FORMULA': QgsExpression('x(centroid($geometry))').evaluate(),
            'INPUT': outputs['GetLatitude']['OUTPUT'],
            'NEW_FIELD': True,
            'OUTPUT': parameters['Gridwgs84']
        }
        outputs['GetLongitude'] = processing.run('qgis:fieldcalculator', alg_params, context=context, feedback=feedback, is_child_algorithm=True)
        results['Gridwgs84'] = outputs['GetLongitude']['OUTPUT']

        return results

    def name(self):
        return 'create_grid'

    def displayName(self):
        return '1. Create Grid'

    def group(self):
        return 'scripts'

    def groupId(self):
        return 'scripts'

    def createInstance(self):
        return CreateGrid()

I'm not sure why I'm getting this error for the field calculator bit.

A: It is the qgis:fieldcalculator algorithm that complains.
Your QgsExpression('y(centroid($geometry))').evaluate() returns nothing, but qgis:fieldcalculator will accept a string for FORMULA.  So I tried to change
        'FORMULA': QgsExpression('y(centroid($geometry))').evaluate(),

to
        'FORMULA': 'y(centroid($geometry))',

and
        'FORMULA': QgsExpression('x(centroid($geometry))').evaluate(),

to
        'FORMULA': 'x(centroid($geometry))',

and that seemed to work.

A: I am not really an expert on qgis processing but it is seems that parameters have to be taken in different form:
First of all you need to declare the input and ouput variables
class CreateGrid(QgsProcessingAlgorithm):
INPUT_DISTANCE = 'Input_Distance'
INPUT_EXTENT   = 'Input_Extent'
OUPUT          = 'Output'

def initAlgorithm(self, config=None):
    self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterDistance(self.INPUT_DISTANCE, 'Distance in Meters', parentParameterName='', defaultValue=0))
    self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterExtent(self.INPUT_EXTENT, 'Extent', defaultValue=None))
    self.addParameter(QgsProcessingParameterFeatureSink(self.OUTPUT, 'GridWGS84', type=QgsProcessing.TypeVectorAnyGeometry, createByDefault=True, defaultValue=None))

....
Then you need to extract you input data in a different form:
def processAlgorithm(self, parameters, context, model_feedback):
        # Use a multi-step feedback, so that individual child algorithm progress reports are adjusted for the
        # overall progress through the model
        feedback = QgsProcessingMultiStepFeedback(4, model_feedback)
        #results = {}
        #outputs = {}
        distanceInMeters = self.parameterAsDouble(
            parameters,
            self.INPUT_DISTANCE,
            context
        )

etc, etc, etc.
And put the values in your processing algorithm

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MAFS' expert Mel Schilling admits drama comes into play in the matchmaking process
''That's always going to be part of it – we're making a television show - but we're all about putting people together with the strongest compatibility we can muster up.''
By Sebastian van der Zwan
The experts on Married At First Sight Australia have come under fire for the disastrous love matches they've made, but psychologist Mel Schilling insists they've had great success, despite so many nasty splits.
"Sure, there's a low number of couples who stay together forever, but we look at the personal journeys people go through," she tells.
Mel with fellow experts John Aitken and Trisha Stratford.
"The things they learn set them up for positive relationships, not necessarily with the person they were paired with, but with other people in the real world. We've seen lots of engagements and babies."
Asked if the experts simply match wildly incompatible brides and grooms to create drama, Mel, 46, admits, "That's always going to be part of it – we're making a television show – but we're all about putting people together with the strongest compatibility we can muster up."
Married at First SightMAFS' expert John Aiken reveals even he needs psychological help to deal with the drama of the show
WeddingsMarried At First Sight Australia expert Melanie Schilling is a first time bride at 47
The Aussie-born, Bali-based blonde married her husband Gareth Brisbane, 46, last July and confesses the big day gave her real insight into what the show's participants go through.
But Mel adds, "I also learn so much from them and I'm taking those lessons home to poor old hubby. I'm saying to Gareth, 'Our fight style is not right – we've got to work on this!'"
Mel and her husband Gareth. Source: Instagram/mel_schilling1
The pair, who have a four-year-old daughter named Maddie, met on dating site eHarmony, but before that, Mel admits she'd "tried different sizes and shapes of blokes, and certainly chosen all the wrong ones".
Her top tip for hooking up online? "Be clear on what you want before you dive in. If you want a long-term relationship, look for sites where someone has to part with some cash and fill in some questionnaires – that way, they've got some skin in the game."
Married at First SightMAFS fans have started a petition to have expert Mel Schilling sacked over her comments to Bronson
Married at First SightMAFS' Tamara Joy spills the beans on the unlikely groom who hit on her right under his wife's nose
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2018 Reviews June 26, 2018 August 20, 2019
The original Jurassic World encompasses everything I hate about modern cinema. I've always been of the mind that I'd rather a film be outlandishly terrible than aggressively mediocre. Mix in the fact that it's just an excuse to cash-in on familiar iconography rather than a genuine artistic endeavor, add in the complete disregard for interesting characters or filmmaking, and top it off with an overreliance on unconvincing, soulless CGI and you have a final product destined to be despised by me. All of that being said, this film makes Jurassic World look like a work of art.
Honestly though, what were we expecting? This is the fifth Jurassic Park film. It is my opinion that the original Jurassic Park is a near-perfect adventure and each subsequent installment remains nothing more than a waste of time. You see, the very concept that the entire franchise is predicated on is perfect for a single contained story and is simply incapable of sustaining any mileage after that. Especially considering the fact that the filmmakers seem allergic to trying anything new. There were many moments in this film that could have been exciting but were seemingly identical to tricks pulled in its predecessors. A dinosaur is about to attack but OH! It's been eaten by a bigger dinosaur-but wait-an EVEN BIGGER dinosaur ate that one. It was when the heroes of this film cowered behind a piece of furniture to hide from a raptor that I simply gave up. I just don't understand why we have to keep going back to this well if it truly is void of any new ideas. Well, that's not entirely true. I do know why we keep going back. (It rhymes with schmoney).
It really is a shame that this product came out so dismally dull. Juan Antonio Bayona, the director, is one of our most promising talents at the moment. He is the mind behind some of the most impressive genre films of the past ten years: 2007's horror phenom The Orphanage, and 2012's tsunami epic The Impossible. It makes sense why they'd pick Bayona, as Fallen Kingdom is kind of an amalgamation of those two ideas: a haunted house and a grand-scale disaster flick. The only difference being that here Bayona is being bogged down by some very burdensome factors. For one thing, Colin Trevorrow's script is absolutely pathetic. There are almost no attempts at characterization in the entire screenplay, and many of the character's choices are almost laughably moronic. But probably the biggest hindrance to the film's chances at any kind of emotion or genuine stakes is that the computer-generated dinosaurs present in these new films are blindingly lifeless. I simply cannot find it in me to get invested in these boring, plastic monsters, and the human characters surrounding them are somehow even worse. It's not that CGI is inherently detached, Bayona himself was able to find palpable pathos in a giant tree in 2016's A Monster Calls. But really with these big studio products, the directors are operating with both hands tied behind their backs.
I don't intend to be rude, but this film does not have a single performance of substance. Chris Pratt I guess is trying, but the character of Owen is so paper-thin it might as well have been portrayed by a talking action figure. Bryce Dallas Howard is an actress I have found serviceable in the past, but she is genuinely terrible in this film. Granted she is given awful material, but she doesn't even try to give it any weight. James Cromwell is hanging around in there too, but as a testament to how forgettable these films are, I couldn't remember if he was in any of the previous Jurassics. He's not, apparently, so I have no earthly idea why we should care about his character. The closest thing to a flicker of light is Justice Smith, the kid from Paper Towns and the comic relief in this picture, but even he got to be tiresome after a while.
But you know what, in this kind of movie, it is possible to be persuaded to overlook flimsy characters as long as the action is good. Guess what? It's not. Probably the greatest insult of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is how insufferably boring it is. Really, every set piece is seemingly endless, with rubber effects and horrible editing to create half-hearted pastiches of excitement. The film's big selling point is this painfully long sequence with a bunch of dinosaurs running out of the jungle that was so poorly constructed and so lazily animated, I actually began to feel my will to live escaping among the apatosauruses. Honestly, don't go see this film. There are only two circumstances in which I can see this being worth the price of admission. First: If you thought one film in which the tension is predicated around scientists genetically combining the two most dangerous dinosaurs wasn't enough and you just had to see them resurrect the same plotline. Or secondly: If you had been sentenced by a higher power to spend two hours reflecting upon the ennui of the modern world.
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Best Radar Detectors
By: Carl Laron on February 07, 2017
For maximum performance and maximum features, it's tough to beat the Escort Max 360 radar detector. If its also maximum price is tough to swallow, we found some good and even great performing radar detectors that will take a smaller bite out of your wallet.
Specs that Matter Laser detector -- Yes GPS -- Yes Vehicle technology filter -- Yes
Best radar detector
Escort Max 360
The Escort Max 360 justifies its relatively high price by offering a terrific balance of performance, features and ease of use. Pluses include directional arrows that show where radar hazards lie, the ability to fend off false alarms from vehicle safety systems, and GPS and crowdsourced data to warn drivers of fixed and mobile speed-enforcement activity. Though it's edged out by some competing models, it's still among the very best when it comes to performance, too.
Buy for $482.45
Best value radar detector
Uniden DFR7
If the price of the Max 360 is tough to swallow, the Uniden DFR7 offers nearly as much but for far less. Performance won't match the Max, but it's better than you'll find in other radar detectors in this price class. The feature line-up is surprisingly robust, too, including a Laser detector, GPS, a speed/red-light camera database and a K-band filter to ward off false alarms from passing cars with vehicle safety systems.
Specs that Matter Laser detector -- Yes GPS -- Yes Vehicle technology filter -- No; alert only
Cheap radar detector
Whistler CR93
While few radar detectors selling below $200 get much respect, the Whistler CR93 is a happy exception. Performance is a step below that of even mid-priced options, but still good enough for most real world situations and drivers. The feature line up is robust as well, including GPS, a Laser detector, and a system to alert you to nearby vehicles with safety systems, such as blind-spot monitoring -- a bane to older, less-capable detectors.
Radar detectors help keep track of your speed
We've all (mostly) been there. You're driving along, thinking about your upcoming plans, when all of a sudden there are flashing lights in your rear-view mirror. You pull over and ask the officer (politely) what you did wrong, and he notifies you that you missed a sign that announced a lower speed limit over the stretch you are currently traveling. This is not an unusual occurrence, especially in areas where there is a mix of different types of neighborhoods and the speed limit may change frequently. While the aim of most traffic enforcement is to make sure everyone stays safe on America's roads, we like to think that for most people, speeding is an unintentional lapse, not their normal behavior. For those drivers, radar detectors can be a valuable tool to remind you to slow down and avoid that speeding ticket.
Not all radar detectors are perfect, of course, and can't detect every tool used to track speeders, for example, speed cameras, which photograph and measure the time it takes for a car to pass between two points, are impossible to spot in advance with any type of active detector.
Still, as with all electronics, radar-detector makers continually update designs and add features, such as built-in Laser detectors and GPS and social media features that track the locations of fixed-position speed-enforcement (speed traps and speed cameras, for example).
There are also challenges to the effectiveness of radar detectors from car makers. Safety features such as automatic emergency braking, lane assist and blind spot monitoring are appearing in more and more automobiles. The challenge for radar detectors is that they work using the exact same K-band frequencies as used by police radar in many locations, and that can trigger a cacophony of false alerts as you drive. Radar makers now offer models with filtering designed to address this issue, and firmware fixes are available for some older models, but for other detectors, particularly lower-cost models, lots of false alerts are now commonplace.
Finding The Best Radar Detectors
Evaluating feedback on radar detectors can be challenging. That's because aside from occasional articles on mainstream sites like Car & Driver and Road & Track, most feedback comes from sites that have some "skin in the game" because they make, sell or service radar detectors, which, of course, introduces some (or lots of) bias. Because of that, while we looked at those sites for background, we based our recommendations on sources we considered to be impartial, as well as feedback from users at retail sites and enthusiast forums. We looked for common threads among the feedback we gathered, recommending radar detectors that score well across the review spectrum based on performance, of course, but also factors such as important features and ease of use.
The best radar detectors
Finding a consensus among experts, enthusiasts and owners as to which radar detector is best for most users under most circumstances can be a challenge, but the Escort Max 360 (Est. $635) rises to the occasion on all fronts, except, perhaps for price. "If you can afford the price, the Max 360 offers confidence-inspiring insurance against a cop with a radar gun," says Eric Tingwall at Car & Driver.
Accolades also come from most other experts. "Given my experiences with the Max 360, Escort's most advanced detector ever provides drivers the highest level of protection and awareness today and is highly recommended," says Rob R , the "Veil Guy," founder and CEO of the Veil Corporation, maker of an automotive spray designed to absorb laser light in order to reduce a laser gun's targeting range
User satisfaction is excellent as well -- though how excellent depends on which set of users you ask. Some enthusiasts are a bit hard on the Max 360 as it's beaten as far as absolute best range by some other, less expensive radar detectors. However, most concede that the Max 360 is at least more than good enough for most typical situations, and it's more feature packed and easier to use than other flagship radar detectors. In terms of ratings, the feedback at Amazon.com is rather soft, just 3.8 stars after nearly 210 reviews. However, we see much higher satisfaction elsewhere, including a 4.7 star rating at BestBuy.com following more than 200 reviews, and a 4.5 star rating at RadarBusters.com following more than 70 user reviews.
There's no doubt that this is one feature-packed radar detector. It earns its 360 designation because it includes front and rear antennas and a direction-indicator on the unit to show the heading and band of any detected signals. It includes filtering to minimize false alerts triggered by vehicle technologies such as collision avoidance systems. Reviews indicate that the filtering is still a work in progress -- and might need some user tinkering with settings to best adapt to radar conditions in your area -- but that it is among the most effective available in a radar detector to date. "It did give me a few false hits—I'm pretty sure an Acura was at fault at one point—but it was remarkably quiet," reports Road & Track's Jason Harper following a month-long test.
It's also GPS equipped and pre-loaded with a database of known, fixed speed-enforcement locations, such as speed traps and photo enforcement. You can update your unit with locations you discover. Automatic updates to the database are available for free for the first three months, after which it is subscription based (Est. $20 per year or $40 for three years).
Like many radar detectors, the Max 360 also incorporates a Laser detector. Feedback indicates that, for a Laser detector, it works fairly well. But keep in mind that most expert and user guidance indicates that if the Laser indicator goes off while you are exceeding the speed limit, it's very often too late to do any good.
Finally, it's Escort Live! compatible. Escort Live! crowdsources information on speed enforcement activities. Subscribe to the premium version of Escort Live! (Est. $50 per year), pair your detector to your Android or Apple smartphone, and you can send and receive real-time updates of fixed and recent mobile police-radar locations.
All of these features could be daunting to a radar neophyte, but one big advantage of the Max 360 compared to other top-of-the line units is ease of use. "I think the Max360 is a great option for people who want all the bells and whistles and also want something easy to use that does everything for you," says "Vortex" of VortexRadar.com. "Everything just kinda works on its own and that's pretty refreshing sometimes," he adds.
Prior to the introduction of the Max 360, only one radar detector had front and rear antennas and display arrows to indicate the direction in which the speed enforcement activities lay. That was the Valentine One (Est. $400). It is the darling of a lot of enthusiasts; has many of the same features as the Max 360, albeit in a "roll your own" way; and it slightly outperforms the Max 360 in some controlled tests.
The V1, as it's also known, has been around for years (since 1992). But it's being continuously updated with features, the newest of which is Junk-K Fighter, a software filter that fends off K-band false alerts now being generated by automotive systems, and similar to the filtering in the Max 360. It's built into all currently shipping V1s, and available as an upgrade on older units.
Some things are missing, however. GPS, for example, though some limited GPS features (for example, the ability to lock out known sources of false positives, such as store automatic door-opening systems) can be added via third-party apps, but only if you also spring for a Bluetooth adapter (Est. $50) to connect to your Apple or Android smartphone. There's also no live gathering of speed enforcement activities nor is there a database of known, fixed, speed enforcement locations.
The VI is highly programmable. That's the good news; the bad news is that feedback indicates that you need to do some programming to get the best experience. "Vortex" says that "The V1 is pretty chatty out of the box," but that with a little work you can wind up with a quiet unit and maximum performance; he provides details here.
The bottom line: These two radar detectors are terrific top-of-the line options, and each could be the right choice for different users. The Valentine One edges out the Max 360 in performance, is highly programmable, and somewhat cheaper, but is probably best suited to enthusiasts willing to spend the time to get the best results. The Max 360, while pricier, is richer in features and easier to use, and is likely the better choice for drivers that just want a radar detector to work.
Are cheap radar detectors worth the money?
Not everyone wants to spend $400 or more (and in the case of the Max 360, much more), but lower-priced radar detectors struggle to get much love. Still, if you are willing to live with some compromises, the Uniden DFR7 (Est. $300) looks like it's worth considering. "Vortex" even names this radar detector as the best option among in-vehicle mounted models. "It offers a more performance and capability than most anything else in this price range, making it a great bang for the buck," he says.
This model is a re-badged version of the Uniden LRD950, with only cosmetics and updated firmware setting the two units apart. Both Uniden detectors get decent respect in the enthusiast community, and among users -- albeit with limited feedback. Be that as it may, the LRD950 earns a 4.4 star rating at Amazon.com based on more than 80 reviews (but don't buy that discontinued model as it's priced higher than the current version). On its own, the DFR7 earns just over 10 reviews so far (although Amazon.com lumps together the reviews of all current Uniden radar detectors into one score), with all but one rating coming in at 4 stars or higher.
The feature set is pretty good for this price point. It's GPS equipped, with a periodically updated database of speed camera and other fixed traffic enforcement locations that you can download for free, and you can store any locations you spot yourself to the unit for future reference. It's got K-band filtering to minimize false positives from vehicle safety systems as well. There's a Laser detector, too.
Those looking to spend less than $200 for a radar detector will find themselves with relatively few options that get much in the way of positive feedback. One exception is the Whistler CR93 (Est. $180). This is the successor model to the Whistler CR90 (Est. $155), a model that earned good expert feedback, especially when compared to other radar detectors in its price class. The CR93 builds upon that model by offering improved sensitivity per testing by "Veil Guy."
For the price point, this is a well-equipped radar detector. Of particular note is a feature that alerts you to the presence of potentially disruptive signals from collision avoidance systems in nearby vehicles. This is different from systems that use digital processing to filter out these signals -- your detector will still sound, though with a "less intrusive alert." While that leaves the ride a little noisier than with some detectors, the plus is that you won't be lulled into a false sense of security. Though it's a rare occurrence, if you happen to come within range of actual K-band radar being used while active K-band filtering is engaged, most radar detectors --including many even more powerful, and pricier detectors, such as the Max 360 -- will leave you vulnerable, notes "Veil Guy."
The CR93 is also GPS-equipped, with a database with known red light and camera speed enforcement locations. That database can be user updated via a USB connection to a computer.
Performance is good for a radar detector in this price range, though some enthusiast feedback indicates that pricier models -- even the DFR7 -- beat it in terms of range. One concern, noted by "Veil Guy" is that X-band radar sensitivity has dropped a little compared to its predecessor -- but that's only a concern in the handful of states that use that less popular frequency. User reviews at retailer sites are limited -- but the handful that weigh in at Amazon.com all rate it 4 stars or better.
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Uniden DFR7 Super Long Range Radar/Laser Detection with GPS
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Whistler CR90 High Performance Laser Radar Detector: 360 Degree Protection, Voice Alerts, and Internal GPS
Expert & User Review Sources
There's a bit of a wild-west mentality among radar-detector enthusiasts, and reviewers, which makes this one of the tougher categories to evaluate. Credible expert reviews by mainstream sources are relatively hard to come by, though we did find some limited feedback at sites like Road & Track and Car & Driver. Beyond that, we looked at enthusiast feedback and testing at busy forums, such as RDForum.org, as well as owner reviews at sites like Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and RadarBusters.com. The bulk of the feedback in this category, however, comes from individuals and sites that are in the business of selling or making radar detectors and related products. Those include RadarTest.com, RadarDetector.org, StealthVeil.com, Vortex Radar, and others. While we looked at those sites, and have shared some of their evaluations, those opinions and ratings were not relied on when finding the Best Reviewed radar detectors.
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Shutdown keeps Cook in Washington
Rene Ray De La Cruz Staff Writer @DP_ReneDeLaCruz
HESPERIA — The five-week partial government shutdown prevented U.S. Rep. Paul Cook from making a scheduled appearance locally on Tuesday.
Several attendees at the Hesperia Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Courtyard Marriott told the Daily Press they were looking forward to Cook's legislative updates as they pertain to the nation and High Desert region.
Cook's Deputy District Director, Dakota Higgins, told the audience the congressman was prevented from traveling to California because of the shutdown.
"I will save the foreign affairs lecture" when the congressman "actually gets here," said Higgins, who said Cook's office is looking forward to becoming involved with the proposed $2.5 billion Urban Warfare Training Center construction project at the Fort Irwin National Training Center.
Last year, Cook proposed language in the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Army to study the feasibility of building an UWTC.
The proposed project would cover about 4,000 acres of land in various training area properties, roughly 14 miles northwest of Fort Irwin. The road and utility components of the proposed action would take up to about 255 acres of land.
Cook's proposal directed the Secretary of the Army to submit a report outlining the Army's plan to prepare soldiers to fight in a densely populated and complex urban setting and to provide the training required and equipment needed to operate in that type of environment.
"As a former infantryman, I understand the need of our Armed Forces to look ahead and prepare for the next type of conflict should one occur," said Cook in a written statement last year. "Our military is very proficient at so many tasks, but one area we need to take a closer look is how we're preparing to fight in large urban centers."
As populations around the globe continue to move towards metropolitan areas, the chances of the U.S. military fighting in urban conditions becomes more likely, Cook said.
"The more we train for that scenario now, the better we will be prepared," Cooks said. "This proposal is a step in the right direction that will afford the Army the opportunity to look at training, manning, and equipping a force designed to fight in an urban environment."
A document obtained from Fort Irwin outlines the construction and operation of the "Dense Urban Terrain Complex" that is designed for training exercises to prepare Brigade Combat Teams and other units for contingency missions.
"The Army proposes to construct and operate a new DUT complex to meet the critical collective unit training need for active, reserve component, and National Guard units that train at Fort Irwin," the document stated.
The DUT complex would replicate current, real-world urban operational environments by establishing highly dense sub-sections of a mega-city at an Army CTC.
The proposed DUT complex would be comprised of a city core surrounded by various urban city sections designed to represent four different regions of conflict that typify real-world urban conditions.
It would include about 1,800 buildings, ranging in size from large infrastructure associated with an urban center to outlying residential and commercial districts.
A transition zone surrounding the city core would include buildings such as apartments, hotels, and an industrial complex with critical systems infrastructure.
For more updates from the offices of (Rep.) Paul Cook, visit https://cook.house.gov.
Reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227, RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com, Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz


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SACP slams the way transformation is excluded in measuring economic progress
Africa-Press – South-Africa. Johannesburg – The general secretary of the SACP, Blade Nzimande, has warned that the reliance on gross domestic product (GDP) growth as a measure of South Africa's economic progress and recovery is perpetuating the country's socio-economic problems.
On Wednesday the party commemorated the 26th anniversary of the death of Joe Slovo, a former general secretary of the party, chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and one of the leading theorists within the liberation movement in the fight against apartheid.
Slovo, whose commemoration was held at his grave site at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto before the Covid-19 pandemic, was one the first two joint commanders of MK when it was established by the ANC and the SACP as a joint military wing – alongside Nelson Mandela.
In a wide-ranging virtual address, Nzimande called for the reduction of poverty, inequality and unemployment to form part of central measures to ensure that exclusion was not perpetuated.
"GDP may grow, and it has happened in the past, yet at the same time poverty, inequality and unemployment is worsening. GDP growth is not a reliable measure of how our economy is performing in relation to the overwhelming majority of our people," Nzimande said.
This comes as President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration is embarking on an ambitious economic recovery plan to help reverse further damage caused by Covid-19 on the country's ailing economy.
Nzimande added that while the SACP was opposed to "state capture and parasitic networks", it was also opposed to the government's "neo-liberal austerity agenda", where the budget for social services was being cut, adding that none of them would take the country forward.
Nzimande then fired a salvo against the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) and the MK Council over divisiveness and factionalism.
"Don't take kindly to the name of MK being used for factionalist behaviour in the movement. That is why we call upon the MKMVA together with the MK Council to merge and form one organisation, as has been decided by the ANC and supported by us to preserve the legacy of MK. If the MK was factionalist, we would not be where we are today," Nzimande said.
The two groupings of former combatants have been at loggerheads for years, with the MKMVA representing the faction sympathetic to former president Jacob Zuma and ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, while the MK Council represents those sympathetic to Ramaphosa.
The party has previously received criticism from the MKMVA, as the association accused the party of trying to meddle in its affairs.
Nzimande, however, insisted that the party would continue to speak up on the conduct of the association.
"Those who say who are we as the SACP to make statements, we must and will say so because we are the co-founders of MK, so it is very important that we do not forget that MK was never factionalist and therefore the MKMVA cannot act in a manner that divides the organisation," Nzimande said.
With wide-scale looting of relief funds through Covid-19 tender corruption last year, Nzimande warned against corruption in the procurement and distribution of vaccines.
Magashule hailed Slovo's contribution to the Struggle, but called for a review of the progress made to transform South Africa economically, including reviewing the "sunset clause", which was a package of compromises made by the liberation movement during pre-1994 negotiations and which was penned by Slovo, including on property rights.
"Comrade Slovo's theoretical formulation of the sunset clause was not cast in stone," he said.
Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali described Slovo as a thoughtful, fearless, disciplined and ethical leader whose qualities were needed as the country was undergoing a socio-economic crisis.


If you get on The Price Is Right, you don't want a dining set. You don't want a jacuzzi. You don't want to guess the price of popcorn for Plinko chips. You want A NEWWW CAAAARRRRRRR! Earlier today, one woman had a chance to win a Ferrari 458 Spyder. And she lost. Badly.
The contestant, Therese, had to play Three Strikes to have a chance to get the 458 Spyder. They even had to add a sixth number to the board in order to accomodate the price of the Ferrari.
Therese doesn't really know how much a Ferrari costs. At all, much like the vast majority of the public.
She knows it's expensive. But she thinks it's $100,000 expensive. It's more than that. Then she goes the other way and says it's $800,000. It's less than that. Then she goes for $600,000 expensive. Yeah, Therese doesn't end up winning the car.
The ancillary costs (taxes, insurance, etc) that would be associated with the Ferrari could be far too much to handle for pretty much anyone that can't already afford one. Still, cool of Drew Carey and TPIR to try and give one away. Also, she got on the show. We know how exciting that can be.
And now I'm going to tell you exactly how to get onto The Price Is Right.
Full clip below, car comes up at 3:00.


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package parody.objective.glm.family;

import org.apache.commons.math3.special.Gamma;

import parody.util.SpecialFunctions;

public class PoissonDistribution extends ExponentialFamilyDistribution {

	@Override
	public double b(double theta) {
		return Math.exp(theta);
	}

	@Override
	public double bDeriv(double theta) {
		return Math.exp(theta);
	}

	@Override
	public double bThirdDeriv(double theta) {
		return Math.exp(theta);
	}

	@Override
	public double bSecondDeriv(double theta) {
		return Math.exp(theta);
	}

	@Override
	public double aPhi(){ //Doesn't require another method call
		return 1;
	}

	@Override
	public double w() {
		return 1;
	}

	@Override
	public double c(double y) {
		return -Gamma.logGamma(y+1); //logGamma1p only for small values
	}

	@Override
	public double cDeriv(double y) {
		return -SpecialFunctions.digamma(y+1);
	}

	@Override
	public double cSecondDeriv(double y) {
		return -SpecialFunctions.trigamma(y+1);
	}

	@Override
	public double cThirdDeriv(double y) { //TODO: Tests
		return -SpecialFunctions.tetraGamma(y+1);
	}

	@Override
	public Domain ySupport() {
		return Domain.NONNEGATIVE;
	}

}

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DAERA announces £1.3million for eight new agri-food research projects
DAERA Research
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that three research institutions in Northern Ireland are to benefit from £1.3million of new funding awarded through the DAERA/DAFM 2019 Competitive Research Call.
The funding will be shared across eight collaborative projects involving one or more research partners from Northern Ireland including the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Ulster University and Queen's University.
The Research and Development Partnership between DAERA and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in the Republic of Ireland, identifies opportunities to co-fund research in areas of shared strategic priority in the agri-food, forestry or bio-economy sections across the two jurisdictions. Funding is available to Northern Ireland research organisations for collaborative projects involving at least one research organisation from the Republic of Ireland.
Successful collaborations and projects in this latest tranche include:
Development of genomic epidemiology systems for tracking and eradication Mycobacterium bovis in Ireland - Queens University Belfast (QUB) in partnership with University College Dublin (UCD).
Development and validation of novel technologies to reduce methane emissions from pasture based Irish agricultural systems - Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) & (QUB), in partnership with Teagasc and National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI).
Response of tree species to climate change - AFBI in partnership with Teagasc, UCD and (NUI) Maynooth.
Food based dietary guidelines for sustainable and healthy lifestyles - QUB in partnership with Teagasc, UCD, University College Cork (UCC).
Optimised Breeding program for efficient and quality beef from dairy herds – AFBI in partnership with Teagasc, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT).
Abating Ammonia in Agriculture - AFBI in partnership with Teagasc and UCD.
Next Steps in managing the impact of ash dieback - AFBI in partnership with Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and UCD.
Blue Whiting protein hydrolysates for management of sarcopenia - Ulster University (UU) in partnership with University of Limerick (UL).
Making the announcement, DAERA Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser Dr Paul Devine said: "This is an excellent example of a successful collaborative approach to research to address common issues across both jurisdictions. The research delivered through this programme has the potential to contribute significantly to the future sustainability of the local agri-food sector. This Partnership approach focuses on the research capacity and expertise to meet the growing needs of this diverse sector.
"The Department recognises that science has a vital role in providing our farmers and agri-food industry with a competitive edge in highly demanding markets. By addressing transnational issues affecting the sustainability of the agri-food sector in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland creates many overarching benefits.
"This funding to local scientists will play an essential part in assisting the agri-food sector here face the challenges of increasingly competitive markets. Sharing both knowledge and resources through collaboration enhances both the quality of research, and the value derived from DAERA funding."
Further information on this funding award is available from the DAFM website and DAERA website.
This is the third tranche of DAFM/DAERA Partnership to support collaborative research in agreed priority areas across both jurisdictions. Ten successful projects featuring AFBI, QUB and UU have been offered funding to the value of £2,275,932 across the first two tranches.
DAERA is currently on target to meet our objective to have commissioned £4.5million in research projects with an overall value of £18million by March 2020.
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Every year in early January the NRANZ hosts the National Championships at Trentham Rifle Range Reserve, the Seddon Range, at which is contested the famous Ballinger Belt.
The 2018 meeting is now complete and entries are open for the 2019 NZ National Championship.
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Man sentenced to life for St. Petersburg subway bombing, 10 others receive prison terms
Lawyers of the convicted defendants said they would appeal the verdicts.
A military court in St. Petersburg has sentenced a man to life in prison for financing a deadly 2017 subway blast, while 10 other defendants in the case received prison terms of between 19 and 28 years.
The court in Russia's second-largest city sentenced Abror Azimov to life in prison on December 10 after finding him guilty of financing the attack, which killed 15 people and injured 67 others.
The only woman among the defendants, Shokhista Karimova, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison, broke down after the Judge Andrei Morozov announced her punishment.
All had denied the charges, and some of them claimed they were tortured while in detention, including Kyrgyz-born Abror Azimov and his brother, Akram, who was also among those convicted in the case.
Investigators have said that on April 3, 2017, 22-year-old suicide bomber Akbarjon Jalilov, an ethnic-Uzbek Russian citizen born in Kyrgyzstan, detonated a bomb in a subway carriage while it was between two stations.
A second explosive was left at a station platform, but it was found and safely defused.
The 11 defendants -- all natives of Central Asian former Soviet republics -- pleaded not guilty to charges of being members of a terrorist group, supporting terrorist activity, and the illegal production and sale of explosive devices.The authorities said they were arrested in different Russian cities and held in Moscow before being transferred to St. Petersburg for the trial.
Russian news agencies broadcast footage provided by authorities showing what they described as the arrest of Akram Azimov in Moscow in April 2017.
But Akram's mother told RFE/RL two days after the April 19 announcement that he had been taken away by Kyrgyz security officers on April 15 from a hospital in the city of Osh, where he was being treated after surgery.
A staff member at the Osh hospital confirmed to RFE/RL that Akram had undergone sinus surgery at the facility and that several men wearing civilian clothing had taken him away after handcuffing him on April 15.
Akram's lawyers alleged that he was taken directly from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport to the purported "secret" facility and tortured for several days prior to the official announcement of his arrest.
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One of the suspected organizers of St. Petersburg Metro bombing detained - FSB (VIDEO) (UPDATE: Older brother also detained)
St Petersburg bombing suspect says he was unwitting accomplice
Russians detain 8 in connection with St. Petersburg Metro bombing
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Super Saturday Betting Slip From a Real Source To Bank on and Make Cash
By SuperSportsArena (self media writer) | 1 month ago
STURM GRAZ V ADMIRA
Sturm Graz are hoping to win again following the 0-1 Bundesliga triumph versus Cashpoint SCR Altach.
In that game, Sturm Graz managed 56% possession and 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sturm Graz was Manprit Sarkaria (37'). At the other end, Cashpoint SCR Altach got 10 shots on goal with 2 on target.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Sturm Graz have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Sturm Graz have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 11 goals along the way.
Since a loss in their previous game against Wolfsberger AC in Bundesliga competition, FC Trenkwalder Admira will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, FC Trenkwalder Admira managed 40% possession and 7 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Wolfsberger AC got 17 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Michael Liendl (82') was the scorer for Wolfsberger AC.
The stats don't lie, and FC Trenkwalder Admira have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. At the back, FC Trenkwalder Admira have been far from perfect. That kind of trend might not be continued into this match, of course.
Prediction: Over 2.5 Goals
TIROL V AUSTRIA KLAGENFURT
WSG Swarovski Tirol will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-3 Bundesliga triumph against Cashpoint SCR Altach.
In that match, WSG Swarovski Tirol managed 60% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For WSG Swarovski Tirol, the goalscorers were Giacomo Vrioni (12', 88') and Valentino Müller (51'). At the other end, Cashpoint SCR Altach had 5 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
In their past 6 games, Thomas Silberberger's WSG Swarovski Tirol have hit the back of the net a total of 11 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.83.
Austria Klagenfurt go into this meeting following a 2-1 Bundesliga win with the eclipse of Red Bull Salzburg in their most recent outing.
In that game, Austria Klagenfurt had 30% possession and 5 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For Austria Klagenfurt, goals were scored by Turgay Gemicibaşi (30') and Markus Pink (80'). On the other side, FC Red Bull Salzburg got 20 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Rasmus Kristensen (91') scored for Red Bull Salzburg.
Peter Pacult's Austria Klagenfurt have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 12 times in the course of their latest six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes adds up to 7.
OOSTENDE V EUPEN
Oostende will be hoping for a better result following a 1-0 Belgian Cup loss in their previous game against KV Kortrijk.
Fixtures featuring Oostende have proved to be lively encounters recently with a lot of goalmouth action being a common characteristic. Over their past half dozen clashes, the sum total of 28 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 4.67 goals per game) with 11 of them being chalked up by Oostende.
Eupen will go into this encounter following a 3-2 Belgian Cup win versus SV Zulte Waregem in their most recent fixture.
Looking at their form, and Eupen have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. In defence, Eupen have seen their frailties exposed. That sort of pattern isn't assured to follow through into this next game, of course.
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Q: Check how long is pressed the left mouse button How can I check how long I click the right mouse button, and than handle some events from the click?
For example: I have an ListViewOnPreviewMouseLeftButtonDown event and a ListViewOnPreviewMouseLeftButtonUp event, now I want to check how long I actually did press the left mouse button - without a timer.

A: use to DateTime vars in each of your events:
DateTime start,end;

in Down Event:
start=DateTime.Now;

in Up event:
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C. Fissore, J. Espeleta, E. A. Nater, S. E. Hobbie, P. B. Reich, Limited potential for terrestrial carbon sequestration to offset fossil-fuel emissions in the upper midwestern US. Front. Ecol. Environ. 8, 409–413 (2010).
Fissore's review argues that carbon sequester by forests in the mid-west can not off set fossil fuel based carbon dioxide emissions. The study compares hypothetical scenarios necessary to offset significant proportions of the carbon dioxide emissions by converting landscapes into carbon sequestering species.
R. F. Follett, Soil management concepts and carbon sequestration in cropland soils. Soil Tillage Res. 61, 77–92 (2001).
Follett discusses the role organic soils play in the movement of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to the soil. This review characterizes terrestrial soils as carbon sinks which is important for crop management.
P. B. Reich, D. Tilman, S. Naeem, D. S. Ellsworth, J. Knops, J. Craine, D. Wedin, J. Trost, Species and functional group diversity independently influence biomass accumulation and its response to CO2 and N. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101, 10101–10106 (2004).
Reich compares the role of CO2 and N on species richness and functional group diversity.
This study compares the roles of functional group diversity and species richness has on biomass accumulation in an elevated carbon dioxide and nitrogen environment.
Sejo discusses the role species richness plays in effecting economic value.
This review puts emphasis on the role of biodiversity on marginal economic value represented as carbon storage for conservation efforts.
D. A. Fornara, D. Tilman, Plant functional composition influences rates of soil carbon and nitrogen accumulation. J. Ecol. 96, 314–322 (2008).
Fornara reviews the mechanisms that control carbon and nitrogen accumulation in soils.
The review covers the relationships between biodiversity and carbon and nitrogen accumulation in soils, with an emphasis on the c3 and c4 grasses.
T. L. Daniels, Integrating forest carbon sequestration into a cap-and-trade program to reduce net CO2 emissions. J. Am. Plann. Assoc. 76, 463–475 (2010).
Daniels reviews the role forests play in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. His focus however is primarily advocating for including carbon sequester by forests into management plans or a cap-and-trade program.
A. D. Barnosky, N. Matzke, S. Tomiya, G. O. U. Wogan, B. Swartz, T. B. Quental, C. Marshall, J. L. McGuire, E. L. Lindsey, K. C. Maguire, B. Mersey, E. A. Ferrer, Has the Earth's sixth mass extinction already arrived? Nature 471, 51–57 (2011).
Increasing species richness from 1 to 10 had twice the economic value of increasing species richness from 1 to 2.
Each additional degree of species richness is worth less than the previous degree of richness in terms of economic value. Therefore, the economic value does not increase in direct proportion with the species richness, although they are correlated.
B. J. Cardinale, K. L. Matulich, D. U. Hooper, J. E. Byrnes, E. Duffy, L. Gamfeldt, P. Balvanera, M. I. O'Connor, A. Gonzalez, The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems. Am. J. Bot. 98, 572–592 (2011).
Villordo and peers (2015) studied the cycle of how mosquito viruses could quickly adapt to different human host environments. The changes in RNA structures were examined in the dengue virus during host adaptation. The researchers discovered that the 3'UTR of RNA is modified during host adaptation, such as duplicating the structure to accommodate for beneficial mutations.
Sakakibara and peers studied the Musashi-1 protein within a mouse and associated the protein with neural development. Musashi-1 was found to be highly enriched within the central nervous system of mammalian cells, regulate stem cell translation, and can differentiate into neurons through regulation.
Li and others (2016) hypothesized that ZIKV can infect not only developing neuronal stem cells, but also adult brain cells. The results seen were that adults can be affected by the ZIKV. The adult would need to be triply deficient in the regulatory factor for interferon to allow the virus to take hold of the stem cells in the brain.
Cugola et al., (2016) found that ZIKV infects fetuses, causes intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), and causes signs of microcephaly in mice. Data demonstrated that the infection of ZIKV into human brain organoids reduced proliferation and disrupted cortical layers. This indicates that ZIKV is able to cross the placenta and cause microcephaly by inducing apoptosis in cortical progenitor cells.
Gibson J, McField M, Heyman W, Wells S, Carter J, et al. (2004) Belize's Evolving System of Marine Reserves. In: Sobel J, Dahlgren C, editors. Marine Reserves: A Guide to Science, Design and Use. Island Press, Washington, U.S.A.. pp. 287–316.
The steps that tau tangles interfere with in the transmittance of signals in the brain.
Dominique Viart, «Filiations littéraires », Ecritures contemporaines n°2, Paris, Minard, 1999, pp. 115-139.
Very open ended statement, what did they consider in order to determine its value?
McCauley, D.J., Young, H.S., Dunbar, R.B., Estes, J.A., Semmens, B.X., and Micheli, F. (2012). Assessing the effects of large mobile predators on ecosystem connectivity. Ecol. Appl. 22, 1711–1717.
This study states that sharks in the Palmyra Atoll find food in other habitats.
Heithaus, M.R., Frid, A., Wirsing, A.J., and Worm, B. (2008). Predicting ecological consequences of marine top predator declines. Trends Ecol. Evol. 23, 202–210.
Brown, J.H., Gillooly, J.F., Allen, A.P., Savage, V.M., and West, G.B. (2004). Toward a metabolic theory of ecology. Ecology 85, 1771–1789.
Explains the metabolic equation used in the study -M.A.S.
Full text - Nicholas Copernicus, "De Revolutionibus (On the Revolutions)," 1543 C.E.
I shall treat many topics differently from my predecessors, and yet I shall do so thanks to them, for it was they who first opened the road to the investigation of these very questions.
This section of the text has a similarity to Horace Ars Poetica, AP:408- 437, Nature plus training: but see through flattery, Horace says, "Whether a praiseworthy poem is due to nature or art is the question: I've never seen the benefit of study lacking a wealth of talent, or of untrained ability: each needs the other's friendly assistance." Horace mentions that nature and the hard work of study talent go hand in hand as reflected in his words of "nature," "study," "talent" and "untrained." The same way as Lu chi suggests that inspiration (nature) only comes after the hard work of taming the mind (talent), with his use of words of "celestial" to mean "nature," "arduously" to mean "study, "anger's hook" reflects "talent," and "stray fish" to mean "untrained." The both realized that you need both nature and talent to be able to release the inner creativity of the writer.
One could see this with how she writes in this very text. Alternating between English and Spanish phrases and sentences, mixing and matching the words a la Spanglish - her twin identity emerges within in the very text.
There is sure another flood toward, and these FTLN 2669 couples are coming to the ark. Here comes a pair of 193 As You Like It ACT 5. SC. 4 FTLN 2670 very strange beasts, which in all tongues are called FTLN 2671 fools.
Ce que le texte liquide vient ainsi disrupter, c'est la référence et tout le système bibliographique qui s'est mis en place pour l'institutionnaliser. Or cette référence et son institutionnalisation sont les conditions du partage d'un socle commun de connaissances au sein d'une communauté de savoir. La possibilité de s'y référer procure au texte stabilisé une autorité et une authenticité nécessaires à une réflexion commune.
Jussi Parikka : «Media Ecologies and Imaginary Media: Transversal Expansions, Contractions, and Foldings», The Fibreculture Journal, n° 17 (2011), p. 35 disponible sur fibreculturejournal.org.
Each box represents a "black box" that spans about three orders of magnitude. Each box represents a different aspect of photosynthesis. What would this diagram look like for other physiological processes?
Passioura, J.B. (1979). 'Accountability, philosophy and plant physiology', Search, 10, 347–350.
People are left to wander in spiritual darkness. Not sure what's supposed to come next.
P. Mathias, "De La Dychtologie." In Regards Croisés Sur L'Internet, edited by Eric Guichard, ENSSIB, 2011, p. 55–67.
he wrote "The Web We Have to Save"
Sur Eulalie 2, voir la page projet sur le site de l'IRI.
This is all the stuff I need to develop as a muscle memory.
though there are a few that hint at potential harm to organs like the kidneys, liver and heart, as well as increased risk of cancers and early death in these animals.
Is this based on the Seralini study? Where are the references to these studies?
This phrase interestingly shows up in the earlier text by XYZ author who is señor Stavans' friend.
Cholinergic system research may provide the key to treating and reversing this devastating disease.
Unsupported statement. There are many good reviews of cholinergic therapies for Alzheimer's disease. But it is also a very long standing theory and so I wouldn't characterize the opportunities as "exciting" as therapies have had modest effects to date.
It's a reference to plasma. Plasma is the fourth state of matter.
This is a strong claim; a strong reference would be needed to back it up. In this article, the author provides 5 facts about the changing climate to back this assertion. This is far from sufficient to give credit to the author's claim, especially since several of these facts are only one aspect of the story, as shown by the scientists' comments below.


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George, the Prince of funny faces
He's more commonly known as Prince George of Cambridge, but we like to call him the King of Cuteness, the Duke of the Judgy Face or sometimes His Royal Sassiness and here's why!
No matter the occasion, Prince George never fails to deliver, whether it's serving up a fierce look at his sister's christening, giving us life with his blue steel on the balcony of Buckingham Palace or throwing some serious shade during his tour of Oz – rest assured the third-in-line to the throne will always keep it real.
His doting dad once referred to the little prince's cry as "a lions roar," while also admitting, "He's a little bit of a rascal," and we wouldn't have it any other way!
Click through the gallery to see Prince George's fabulous funny faces
Meet Prince George, third-in-line of the British throne and the King of Cuteness. Seriously, those cheeks need a warning!
Prince George makes a royal example as he paves the way for friendly relations between fellow humans.
The future King of England casually creates a make-shift throne out of his father's arms while deep in thought.
All hail! This royal knows how to throw his hands in the air like he just don't care.
Prince George is more than happy to be dad's very own personal jester and Wills is loving it sick.
Long-haul flights seriously suck, right George?
"Tell me why am I in this long frilly gown?" The cherubic bub gives epic side-eye at his 2013 christening.
"You're alright, little sis."
When George spotted his parents in the crowd at Trooping the Colour, he couldn't quite contain his excitement! Relive George's magical first few years of life in the next slide. Post continues after the video!
"One day, all of this will be ours dad!"
"Ugh, polo... ain't nobody got time for that."
"Seriously mum, let me go back to rolling on the hill."
Prince George cares not for your pomp and ceremony! The soon-to-be two-year-old looks rather restless at his sister's christening.
Prince William pulls his "rascal" into line.
"Greetings, commoner."
We love you George, never change.
Prince George of Cambridge,
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge,


Till into the high dome of Paul's they like Thames' waters flow.
O what a multitude they seem'd, these flowers of London town!
But there's no need to be doomy. This morning Betty was halfway through teaching her first Pilates lesson and it was still pitch-black outside. The nip in the air is starting to hang about for morning tea. It's still brilliantly sunny in the afternoons, but in a crisper sort of way. It puts Betty in mind of this mediaeval song, which reminds her, however illogically, of good things like Morris dancing and strawberries and Professor Marshall Walker.
When he sit, he stand almost.
When he hop, he fly almost.
He ain't got no sense hardly.
He ain't got no tail hardly either.
When he sit, he sit on what he ain't got almost.
Two or three years ago, Betty gave a guest lecture (either, as the case may be, on the main paradigms of medical humanities, or on the poetry of Glenn Colquhoun). By way of recompense, the department gave her a book voucher. Betty looked around the university bookshop at the time, because she had her eye on a copy of Netter's, but it was too expensive (note to readers: the guest-lecturing racket is not all it's cracked up to be, financially speaking). Life went on, and some things that should not have been forgotten were lost… gentle readers know the drill.
At any rate, Betty discovered the book voucher the other day when she was cleaning out her purse, and when she had a free afternoon, she moseyed around the bookshop. Et voilà!
Betty saw the trailer to this Keats biopic the other day and was somewhat nonplussed. It has that slightly adenoidal BBC feel to it, don't you find? Not, of course, that that would put Betty off: far from it. But still… However, Jane Campion deserves half a chance, and an awesome blogger who temporarily escapes Betty's memory rated it very highly, so it's going on the to-watch list.
John Keats, incidentally, is an important medical humanities figure; he was an apothecary's assistant, and hated it with a passion.


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What Is a BUI? Definition, Field Sobriety Tests, Penalties, and More
January 4, 2018 By Ron Nowell
You may have heard the term, but what is a BUI? For many, a day on the water and alcohol go together like ice cream and birthday cake. Nonetheless, boating under the influence (BUI) is extremely dangerous and punishable by law in all fifty (50) states. The most recent statistics indicate that alcohol is a contributing factor in at least fifteen percent (15%) of all reported boating incidents.
Unlike automobiles, boats have no brakes and there are no strictly designated waterways in the vast majority of lakes and rivers populated by recreational boaters. When swimmers, skiers and paddlers are added into the mix with intoxicated boaters, it can be a deadly cocktail.
What Is a BUI?
So, what is a BUI? BUI stands for "boating under the influence" and is akin to motorists getting arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). While organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and heavily publicized legislative and law enforcement initiatives have made the risks of operating a motor vehicle on the roadways while intoxicated a well understood risk for most motorists, operating a watercraft while under the influence has not been as highly publicized as a criminal offense. The lack of publicity belies the seriousness with which the offense is treated as heavy fines and incarceration are risked by any boater caught driving a watercraft while impaired by alcohol or other substances.
BUI laws apply to all types of watercraft, from rowboats to jet skis to yachts. Water enforcement officers are trained to watch for erratic behavior and the telltale signs of a party on the water, which include heavily loaded boats and often obvious consumption of alcohol by passengers. Open container laws on boats are much less strict than in passenger vehicles; boat passengers are allowed to consume alcohol from approved containers while on waterways.
It is important to note that public drunkenness laws can be enforced on waterways against unruly passengers and drinking is never allowed for people under twenty-one (21). Alcohol enforcement is typically an "add on" duty assigned to the Coast Guard and game wardens, some jurisdictions employ dedicated water patrol officers specifically looking to enforce watercraft safety laws such as boating under the influence and having the appropriate number of safety vests.
When Do I Risk Getting a BUI in My State?
A person risks getting arrested for boating while impaired whenever he or she operates a watercraft after drinking alcohol. The blood alcohol content (BAC) for legal impairment is .08% in every state (including the District of Columbia) except North Dakota, Wyoming, and South Carolina. Both North Dakota and Wyoming have a BAC limit of .10% while South Carolina allows a court to presume a boater is not impaired if the BAC is under .05%.
South Carolina courts place an even greater weight on observations of the water enforcement officer than the vast majority of states, which, when available, look to the BAC tests to determine sobriety. In the absence of a BAC reading, every jurisdiction looks to the training of the officer and his or her evaluation of field sobriety tests.
While dash mounted cameras are standard in most police patrol cars and video from field sobriety tests can be used to potentially exonerate someone accused of DUI, boaters are generally out of luck since water enforcement officers rarely have video cameras on their patrol boats. This means the sole evaluator of a field sobriety test is the officer(s) on the scene and any passengers on the boat, who are usually both untrained and under the influence themselves.
Any boater asked to perform field sobriety tests should encourage a passenger with a cell phone or camera to record the interaction with water safety officers if at all possible.
What Are Field Sobriety Tests On Water?
Field sobriety tests (FSTs) administered by highway patrol and other law enforcement officials on land typically include standing on one leg, walking a line, and other balance related tests for which the officers receive training. Attempting to maintain balance on a boat, or after having been on water for hours is a different proposition and such evidence is easily disputed in court. For this reason, water safety officers are trained to administer a battery of seated field sobriety tests (SFSTs) that include the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, reciting ABC's (often backwards), and clapping hands while counting.
The hand-clapping test typically involves alternating the clapping of palms and backs of hands while also counting. These tests are used in conjunction with testing of blood alcohol content (BAC) when possible. However, most patrol boats are not equipped with BAC testing equipment. Furthermore, lakes are often a considerable distance from centralized testing locations. Consequently, considerable evidentiary weight is placed upon the arresting officers narrative opinion and evaluation regarding field sobriety testing.
In this regard, water patrol officers, who typically receive less formal training than their counterparts on land, are given more responsibility because there is diminished opportunity to have the officer's opinions and conclusions validated by a timely test of the accused's BAC.
What Are the BUI Penalties?
Penalties for BUI vary from state to state; they closely track those for driving under the influence with regard to fines, incarceration and loss of boating licenses. Penalties increase with additional convictions and can carry significant jail time just as with driving under the influence.
In New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hawaii, Alaska, and Arkansas a person convicted of boating under the influence can lose their license to drive as well as their boating privileges. Multiple offenses can lead to felony convictions as well, just as with driving a motor vehicle on roadways. Accidents causing death or serious injury can lead to prosecutions for manslaughter or assault, just as with automobiles.
Boaters who take risks with alcohol consumption while on the water take the same risk as drivers crawling behind the wheel of a car. However, they typically do so in broad daylight in an open vessel. This enhances the risks of getting caught by authorities. The larger risk is jeopardizing passengers and other citizens out for a day of fun on the water. Hopefully, this article has given you an ideas as to what is a BUI and why it's best to avoid the risk of getting one.
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Questions – 04.21.2019
Say What?: Week 1 | Small Group Conversation Guide
Small Groups at Lakeland exist to make disciples who make disciples in relational environments as we live out the four habits – accountability, shepherding, developing others, and on mission.
ICEBREAKER (optional): If you could choose one hobby that now seems out of your reach either financially or time-wise, what hobby would you take up?
DISCUSSION STARTER: What is difficult, if anything, to believe about the resurrection? When did the reality of the resurrection of Christ first impact you? How is the power of the resurrection work in you today?
Watch Pastor Josh's Small Group Conversation Starter
FOCUS QUESTIONS:
Read The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31), do you think the father understood what was likely to happen when he gave the younger son his inheritance? Why do you think he did it? What do you think he did while his son was away?
After squandering all his inheritance, the younger son decides to fix his situation. What does he do? How many times do we decide to handle our circumstances our own way first, before going to God? Why do you think we do this when we "know better?"
In verse 21, the son says, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' He made no attempt to justify or excuse his sin. What can we learn from this type of confession?
Read verses 22-23 out loud again. Note that none of the four things brought to the repentant prodigal were necessities; they were all meant to honor the son and make him know he was loved. The father did much more than merely meet the son's needs. Why did the father welcome him like this? How does he show God's grace?
Put yourself in the younger son's place. How would it feel to have such a welcome home? How does it feel to have the heavenly Father hugging you, wrapping you in His loving arms, even though you don't deserve it?
In what way(s) are you walking further away from Christ? In what way(s) are you squandering what God has given you today? What stops you from going back home?
Closing thought: Theologian Wolfhart Pannenberg said, "The evidence for Jesus' resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: First, it is a very unusual event. And second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live." Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Close in prayer. Consider praying in smaller groups or pairs.


Will the 3 inch tall X-Men Storm Dorbz Vinyl Figure be able to manipulate the weather around you? Probably not...but she will instantly spruce up a room, office, desk, or wherever else you decide to place her! I wonder if she can get you into Wakanda?
Inspired by the famous X-Men Ororo Munroe, this Storm figure is insanely cute and features the early 90s version of her costume. I guess that means you and her can binge through all of the animated series, right?