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package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.util.Enumeration;

import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSClient;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.ClientProtocol;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DatanodeID;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.DatanodeInfo;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.metrics.NameNodeMetrics;
import org.apache.hadoop.net.NetUtils;
import org.apache.hadoop.security.UnixUserGroupInformation;
import org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation;

/**
 * A base class for the servlets in DFS.
 */
abstract class DfsServlet extends HttpServlet {
  /** For java.io.Serializable */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

  private ClientProtocol nnProxy = null;

  static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(DfsServlet.class.getCanonicalName());

  /** Get {@link UserGroupInformation} from request */
  protected UnixUserGroupInformation getUGI(HttpServletRequest request) {
    String ugi = request.getParameter("ugi");
    try {
      return new UnixUserGroupInformation(ugi.split(","));
    }
    catch(Exception e) {
      LOG.warn("Invalid ugi (= " + ugi + ")");
    }
    return JspHelper.webUGI;
  }

  /**
   * Create a {@link NameNode} proxy from the current {@link ServletContext}.
   */
  protected synchronized ClientProtocol createNameNodeProxy(UnixUserGroupInformation ugi
      ) throws IOException {
    if (nnProxy != null) {
      return nnProxy;
    }
    ServletContext context = getServletContext();
    InetSocketAddress nnAddr = (InetSocketAddress)context.getAttribute("name.node.address");
    if (nnAddr == null) {
      throw new IOException("The namenode is not out of safemode yet");
    }
    Configuration conf = new Configuration(
        (Configuration)context.getAttribute("name.conf"));
    UnixUserGroupInformation.saveToConf(conf,
        UnixUserGroupInformation.UGI_PROPERTY_NAME, ugi);
    nnProxy = DFSClient.createNamenode(nnAddr, conf);
    return nnProxy;
  }

  /** Create a URI for redirecting request to a datanode */
  protected URI createRedirectUri(String servletpath, UserGroupInformation ugi,
      DatanodeID host, HttpServletRequest request, NameNode nn) throws URISyntaxException {
    final String hostname = host instanceof DatanodeInfo?
        ((DatanodeInfo)host).getHostName(): host.getHost();
    final String scheme = request.getScheme();
    final int port = "https".equals(scheme)?
        (Integer)getServletContext().getAttribute("datanode.https.port")
        : host.getInfoPort();
    // Add namenode address to the URL params
    final String nnAddr = NetUtils.toIpPort(nn.getNameNodeAddress());
    final String filename = request.getPathInfo();
    return new URI(scheme, null, hostname, port, servletpath,
        "filename=" + filename + "&ugi=" + ugi +
        JspHelper.getUrlParam(JspHelper.NAMENODE_ADDRESS, nnAddr), null);
  }

  /** Get filename from the request */
  protected String getFilename(HttpServletRequest request,
      HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {
    final String filename = request.getParameter("filename");
    if (filename == null || filename.length() == 0) {
      throw new IOException("Invalid filename");
    }
    return filename;
  }

  /** Create a URI for streaming a file */
  protected URI createUri(String file,
      DatanodeID[] candidates,  UnixUserGroupInformation ugi,
      HttpServletRequest request) throws URISyntaxException {
    String scheme = request.getScheme();
    final DatanodeID host = candidates[0];
    final String hostname;
    if (host instanceof DatanodeInfo) {
      hostname = ((DatanodeInfo)host).getHostName();
    } else {
      hostname = host.getHost();
    }

    // Construct query.
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
    builder.append("ugi=" + ugi);

    // Populate the rest of parameters.
    Enumeration<?> it = request.getParameterNames();
    while (it.hasMoreElements()) {
      String key = it.nextElement().toString();
      String value = request.getParameter(key);
      builder.append("&" + key + "=" + value);
    }

    // Construct the possible candidates for retry
    if (candidates.length > 1) {
      builder.append("&candidates=");
      appendDatanodeID(builder, candidates[1]);
      for (int j=2; j<candidates.length; j++) {
        builder.append(" ");
        appendDatanodeID(builder, candidates[j]);
      }
    }

    // Add namenode address to the url params
    NameNode nn = (NameNode)getServletContext().getAttribute("name.node");
    String addr = NetUtils.toIpPort(nn.getNameNodeAddress());
    builder.append(JspHelper.getUrlParam(JspHelper.NAMENODE_ADDRESS, addr));

    return new URI(scheme, null, hostname,
        "https".equals(scheme)
          ? (Integer)getServletContext().getAttribute("datanode.https.port")
          : host.getInfoPort(),
        "/streamFile" + file, builder.toString(), null);
  }

  private static void appendDatanodeID(StringBuilder builder,
      DatanodeID candidate) {
    builder.append(candidate.getHost());
    builder.append(":");
    builder.append(candidate.getInfoPort());
  }
}

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package com.brightgenerous.pdfbox.writer.appender;

import com.brightgenerous.pdfbox.writer.IPageAppender;
import com.brightgenerous.pdfbox.writer.IPagesAppender;

public class AppenderUtils {

    private AppenderUtils() {
    }

    public static IPageAppender composite(IPageAppender... delegs) {
        return new CompositeIPageAppender(delegs);
    }

    public static IPagesAppender composite(IPagesAppender... delegs) {
        return new CompositeIPagesAppender(delegs);
    }

    public static PageAppender composite(PageAppender... delegs) {
        return new CompositePageAppender(delegs);
    }

    public static PagesAppender composite(PagesAppender... delegs) {
        return new CompositePagesAppender(delegs);
    }
}


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Bridgepoint Relocates HQ, Joins the Revitalization of Downtown Omaha
Omaha, NE – Bridgepoint Investment Banking, a national full-service boutique investment bank, has relocated its headquarters to the newly-renovated Landmark Center in downtown Omaha. The new headquarters positions the growing investment bank to accelerate attracting top talent to Nebraska from across the country and provide its capital raising and M&A solutions to more business owners throughout the region.
The move comes after a year of explosive growth. Despite the challenges of the pandemic faced by companies everywhere, Bridgepoint grew its investment banking team by 50%, attracting talent to Omaha from Chicago, Dallas and Florida during the pandemic. The firm also established its presence in the Mountain West region by opening a new office in Denver. Given the continued growth, the investment bank's leadership realized it was time to expand their space to better serve their clients and employees and to recruit additional investment bankers to Nebraska.
Bridgepoint found its new home in the recently-renovated Landmark Center, in the heart of downtown Omaha's growth and revitalization efforts.
"We are excited to be part of the revitalization taking place in downtown Omaha. From the transformation of the Riverfront, the return of the hustle and bustle in the Old Market, and the exciting upgrades to the Landmark Center, we're humbled to be in the center of it all," said Matt Plooster, founder and CEO of Bridgepoint Investment Banking.
On the floors below Bridgepoint's new office space, Landmark Center's latest upgrades include a 120-room boutique hotel, The Farnam Hotel, as well as two new high-end dining and cocktail establishments, Dynamite Woodfire Grill and Catalyst. The proximity of the hotel, dining and entertainment options, and activity surrounding the area create a vibrant, upscale atmosphere for Bridgepoint and the Landmark Center's existing tenants.
"The transformation of the Landmark Center has created a new hub for dining and entertainment while providing a world-class venue for locally-headquartered companies like Bridgepoint to attract top talent to Omaha," said Jason Fisher, President of the Lund Company and mastermind behind the Landmark project.
"The Landmark Center is the perfect home for the next stages of Bridgepoint's growth, and we feel fortunate to offer these amenities to our clients and employees in one of Omaha's premier buildings," added Plooster.
From its new headquarters, Bridgepoint plans to continue growing its team, explore new markets for its capital raising and M&A advisory solutions, and further expand its dedication to community impact and value creation.
About Bridgepoint Investment Banking
Bridgepoint Investment Banking, a division of Bridgepoint Holdings NE, LLC, is a market-leading boutique impact investment bank. The Bridgepoint team, through their broker dealer relationship with M&A Securities Group, Inc., an unaffiliated entity, serves clients over their corporate lifecycles by providing capital raising and M&A advisory solutions. Bridgepoint serves clients globally across a range of industries from its offices in Omaha, Lincoln, Denver and Chicago. Learn more about Bridgepoint at www.bridgepointib.com.
Contact Bridgepoint Today
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*Please note, this upgrade does not include a ticket to the show. You must purchase a ticket to redeem this upgrade. Both children and adults are required to purchase a Party Pass in order to attend the Peppa Pig Party.
A: The Premium Reserved seats will be located within the first fifteen (15) rows of the venue to see Peppa Pig Live!.
Q: Can I get an autograph with Peppa Pig during the meet & greet?
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A: The on-site party concert concierge is basically an extension of our Guest Services team at the event itself. He/she will be available for any questions or concerns that may arise during the VIP program.


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S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") announced earlier this month the launch of the S&P Risk Parity Indices, its first index family designed to replicate a multi-asset risk parity strategy. The indices will follow S&P DJI's standards of transparent, rules-based methodologies for index construction, enabling a reflection of the risk and return characteristics of the investment discipline.
Rulle argued in a white paper and subsequent MODERN TRADER article, that the outperformance many active equity hedge fund strategies has produced is largely due to target volatltiy.


Pride goeth before a fall. You've heard of the Great Wall of China, right? Well, pride is the foundation of the great wall of sin that separates God from man - me and you included.
1) What one sin led to both the fall of angels and the fall of mankind?
2) Name some things that can trigger one's sin of pride.
3) Why does pride stop a person's improvement?
Thanks for stopping in and joining me in a very important lesson. All of us struggle with pride and maybe the more we talk about it, the less of it we'll have. I sure hope so! Grab a glass of lemonade and let's start the lesson.
There are many warnings about pride in the Bible for good reason. Pride took down both of God's greatest creations - angels and humans. Satan and his angels, and Adam and the human race, were all cast out of God's presence because of the horrible sin of pride. Satan and Adam represented the two great races of creatures - angels and humans.
The history of Jesus Christ would appear much different to us if the pride of angels and humans wouldn't have upset the perfect universe he created. His creation would have remained perfect without the sin of pride. Order would have remained with all living and non-living things.
Pride goeth before a fall. One of the most glorious and powerful cherub angels, Lucifer (aka Satan), became proud because of his beauty and stature. Other angels admired him, and his spirit became haughty. Satan reveled in the admiration, and when he became jealous of Christ's higher status he sought the throne of the One who created him.
Soon, Satan and his followers were cast down to earth. Pride led the creature to seek to rule the Creator. That will never work in God's plan, with God saying as much, "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18, KJV).
Pride goeth before a fall - even the fall of man. Adam and Eve were in perfect union with one another and with Jesus Christ, their Creator. They were pure and innocent in God's eyes, actually being involved in the ultimate love relationship with him. Soon they were tempted by Satan and broke one of God's commands.
Original sin befell them. The pride of man led them to seek the type of intelligence that only God possesses. Although intelligence is normally a good thing, one doesn't break God's commands to gain it, especially the type of knowledge that understands both good and evil. Their innocence was destroyed.
Adam and Eve failed, falling because of the sin of pride in their own abilities.
Pride leads to evil desires, impure motives, and destroys God's most precious creatures. Please understand this crucial element of humanity that must be fought against.
Pride goeth before a fall, and sometimes the destruction is eternal. Learn and live.
The definition of pride one finds in the dictionary doesn't really explain how it affects who we are, or what we've become because of its terrible consequences. Take this definition of pride, for instance: "a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc."
While it's true that pride is a lofty view of one's own self, defining pride need not be so wordy. The term "pride goeth before a fall" actually tells us more information than the definition provided. This term at least informs us that a fall is the by-product of sinful pride.
A biblical definition of pride, rather, a proud person, is simply, "one who is wise in his own eyes."
Pride is conceit and arrogance in an individual. The Bible says there is more hope for a fool than for a proud person. A proud person can't improve his life, because he feels he is already an expert in everything (Proverbs 26:12). Some things that birth pride in an individual are laziness (Proverbs 26:16), wealth (Proverbs 28:11), unsanctified knowledge (1 Corinthians 8:11), self-righteousness (Luke 18:11-12), possession of power (Ezekiel 30:6), and spiritual immaturity (1 Timothy 3:6).
Pride goeth before a fall. The biggest problem teaching pride, unfortunately, is that a proud person won't listen to teaching. He usually has to fall, and fall again, before learning the painful truth.
Pride will destroy one's spiritual life. Pride keeps us from realizing that we are all totally depraved and incapable of seeking God on our own (Romans 3:23). Pride also blocks God's acceptance of us when we attempt to ask him into our lives. First Peter 5:5 says, "God opposes the proud, but favors the humble." God resists pride.
Pride is the wall that separates God from man. God lets a proud man fend for himself until he breaks down, realizing that he is abandoned to his own devices. God hates pride, and until a person humbles himself God will remain distant.
Pride goeth before a fall. My senior pastor warned me soon after becoming a Christian that I should never get comfortable in regards to my Christian walk. The reason he counseled me was because the powers of temptation and pride would combine forces to test me. We all need to take heed lest we fall. My pastor was right, sinful pride is a monstrous power that seeks and destroys God's work, which happens to be us and our Christian testimonies.
We've all witnessed the rise and fall of great people. Pride leads to blindness and eventually sin. Too much pride in our hearts will stop us from reading the Bible, prayer, and serving God. Excessive pride keeps us from true repentance before God. Repentance means we are to accept God's ways, and apply them to our lives. We turn from our own wrong thoughts and actions, towards righteousness. Pride stops us from real repentance. The great wall of sin, with pride as its foundation, blocks our path to repentance.
Pride is the primary source of all sin. Tracing any sin back to it's roots, will there find pride standing alone, smirking. Pride leads each of us to break God's commandments, because it elevates our hearts and minds above God. Because of pride we think we don't need God and his word in our lives. Pride is a blinder over our spiritual eyes, and keeps us from seeing God's holiness and his work.
Personal pride makes us all hypocrites. Pride makes non-Christians point at Christians and accuse them of falling short of what they believe. Pride makes Christians point at non-Christians and judge their actions. Pride makes Christians condemn one another. The reason is that sinful pride makes us compare ourselves to other people. That's wrong, because we judge others and put them down, while raising ourselves up.
People who are ashamed at their sinful lives seek to build pride in who and what they are by naming their organizations with "pride." Here are a couple examples from a quick Google search: Lesbian Pride, Pagan Pride, Southern Pride Smokers, and Atlanta Black Gay Pride.
People try to rebuild their sin-crushed, seared consciences by elevating personal pride in themselves. Like the natural amounts of pride they have aren't enough, they're trying to make it better, but only making it worse.
Sin begets sin. The last thing they need is more pride, which got them in trouble in the first place. That is really messed up, and it should break our hearts. Pride goeth before a fall, and sometimes the fall is so great the downward spiral never ends.
Spiritual pride is the main door by which the devil comes into the hearts of those who are zealous for the advancement of religion. It is the chief inlet of smoke from the bottomless pit, to darken the mind and mislead the judgment. This is the main handle by which the devil has hold of religious persons, and the chief source of all the mischief that he introduces, to clog and hinder a work of God . . . Alas! How much pride have the best of us in our hearts! It is the worst part of the body of sin and death, the first sin that ever entered into the universe and the last that is rooted out. It is God's most stubborn enemy!
Pride Goeth Before a Fall - Grasp This!
Excessive pride leads to boasting, or bragging about who we are, what we do, or what we own. We're all guilty of these things. The Bible tells us to only boast about Jesus Christ, and him crucified - all other boasting is sinful (James 4:16).
Galatians 6:14 says, "Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world." What don't we understand about this message? We are slaves of Jesus, and last time I checked slaves don't lay claim to many things.
Overcoming pride starts in your mind, so know these facts: We are NOTHING . . . without our Savior's love. The only good we possess ... comes directly from God, by his graceful gifts. Repeat those two things until you lock them into your worldview.
We can overcome pride by ceasing to measure our lives and activities against other people. We can begin by measuring our own life by the life and actions of Jesus Christ. True disciples of Jesus follow him. True disciples don't exalt themselves by putting other people down. Jesus must be the measure of your life.
You, me, and all other people now have to seek humility through biblical repentance (Acts 20:21). This ensures our forgiveness by God.
Pride goeth before a fall. Pride got the world into this present mess, and only humility will rescue us from the ruins. Don't find this truth out the hard way. If temptation is knocking at your door, drop to your knees in repentance, before falling on your face from sin. God will be pleased with your choice!
1) Are some types of pride okay to express? If so, give examples.
2) What does one find when they trace any sin back to its roots?
3) Where does humility begin?
Who are we, O God, to question You?
Why do we strive on our own?
It is as you say, Lord.
When will our foolishness end?
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by Neeta Lal
Even as the villainous trio of AIDS, adult-onset diabetes, and lifestyle diseases continues to dominate the national mindscape, cancer has surreptitiously emerged as one of the deadliest killers in the country.
According to a study conducted by the National Cancer Registry Programme of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in August this year, cancer kills an astounding 50 people in India every hour, while another 100 are diagnosed with the disease in the same period.
Every year, 440,000 people die of various types of cancer, while over 900,000 patients are diagnosed with it. In other words, at any given point, there are 2.5 million cancer patients in India.
Amongst urban Indian women, according to the shocking ICMR study, cancer of the cervix has been replaced by breast cancer. And though mammograms have enhanced the rate of breast cancer detection and slowed down the mortality rate, this type of cancer remains the most common affliction among women here.
Unsurprisingly, breast cancer-related deaths in India, too, have scaled up from 130,000 in 2004 to 131,900 in 2006, according to the study. Unfortunately, there are as yet no means to prevent the disease. Experts suggest that early diagnosis and treatment are the key to curb its growth.
Lung cancer is the leading killer among men, especially in metros such as Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. In fact, of all forms of malignancy, states ICMR's report, lung cancer is the number one killer in India - accounting for nearly 24 per cent of all cancer-related deaths. Globally, lung cancer accounts for 14 per cent of all cancers and 28 per cent of all cancer-related deaths.
In India, a higher incidence of lung cancer is being attributed to the upward spiral in tobacco consumption, even amongst women. Though official pan-India statistics are not available, random research by a global cigarette brand in 2006 reveals that the women's segment (rural and urban) accounts for about 15 per of total cigarette/cigar sales in the Indian market, up from under five per cent in 1986.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), new lung cancer cases in India have upped from 32,000 per year in 1989 to 41,000 in 2006. "Unfortunately," states Dr Ajay Rastogi, Senior General Physician, Fortis Hospital, "treatment has very little impact on lung cancer cases at an advanced stage, as 90 per cent of such people succumb to their illness. Amongst urban Indian women, the primary reasons for an increased intake of tobacco consumption are changing lifestyles, increased workplace/relationship stress and frequent overseas travel."
According to figures released by the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, P. Lakshmi, (October 2007) about 50 per cent of cancer deaths in the country are caused by tobacco and are preventable. In view of this, the government has enacted a comprehensive tobacco control legislation, The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade And Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.
But what is cancer? According to Dr Sanjay Mahajan, Senior Consultant and Intensivist, Kailash Hospital, NOIDA, "Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of tissue, triggered by the multiplication of abnormal cells in the human body. Instead of dying, these cells continue to multiply and outlive normal cells by forming new abnormal cells. During cancer's progress, cells can become aggressive (grow and divide without normal limits); invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues); and/or metastatic (spread to other locations in the body)."
Though cancer may affect people of all ages, explains Dr Mahajan, its risk enhances considerably with age.
"Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells," elaborates Dr Sunil Gupta, senior oncologist, Fortis Hospital. "These abnormalities may be due to the effects of carcinogens such as tobacco smoke, radiation, chemicals, or infectious agents. Other cancer-promoting genetic abnormalities may be randomly acquired through errors in DNA replication or are inherited and, thus, present in all cells from birth."
The five most common types of cancers in India are colorectal, lung, stomach, breast and cervix. WHO figures reveal that more than 11 million people are diagnosed with cancers worldwide, every year. It is estimated that there will be 16 million new cancer cases every year by 2020, though currently cancer causes seven million deaths annually.
According to a report by the National Commission for Macroeconomics and Health (2006), while lifestyle diseases and diabetes will more than double in India over the next decade, cancers will rise by 25 per cent. Though the age factor is important, rapid urbanization and workplace stress are taking their toll on young professionals. Long and erratic hours at work, especially at BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) companies, little exercise and unhealthy eating patterns are a fertile breeding ground for cancers, warn experts. Increased alcohol consumption among youngsters too, presents a grave threat as it contributes significantly to cancers of the oesophagus (food pipe), pharynx, larynx, liver and breast.
Furthermore, skyrocketing income levels and rapidly altering lifestyles have ensured that people in rural areas and small towns, too, are not immune to cancer risk.
According to experts, apart from genetics and lifestyle factors, obesity plays a major part in the spread of cancer. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2007, 13 per cent Indians are obese with a BMI or body mass index of above 25. Obesity contributes substantially to various types of cancers like breast, uterus, colon and kidneys among others, states Dr Gupta.
Small wonder then that the role of diet can hardly be overemphasized in cancer prevention. Dr Sakshi Chawla, Senior Nutritionist, Fortis Hospital, believes that food intake and vulnerability to cancer are linked. "Some types of cancers are an offshoot of a faulty diet, for instance, stomach, colon or rectoral cancer. Even the risk of breast cancer amongst women gets considerably enhanced due to the heavy intake of fatty foods as lymph nodes are formed because of a high fat intake," she says.
Dr Chawla reiterates that a fiber-rich diet, complete with vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants can help considerably in fobbing off the disease. "Certain foods like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower (antioxidants), tomato (lycopene) and carrots (carotenoids) have been found to be especially helpful in inhibiting cancer growth," she says. "Also, natural products rich in vitamin C, like oranges, lemons, limes and deeply colored fruit, are beneficial."
But while diet can work its magic only at the micro level, experts feel a greater governmental emphasis on cancer prevention can help avert a public health calamity. "Mass awareness campaigns - especially about lung and breast cancer - can play a pioneering role in sensitizing the public about this disease and help whittle down cancer cases significantly in the country," sums up Dr Chawla.
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Ulu Beranang, 27th March 2008: Like those stewardesses and stewards we see at airports, these two students haul their bags on a trolley hurriedly. Unlike those cabin crew getting off duty, their dour faces are not put on :) Their school bags are nearly twice their own weight. And unlike city kids, they do not have the luxury of chauffeurs or school buses. After watching them haul their cargo through winding sugar cane plantations and banana tress, I am hoping our education system catch up with paperless technology sooner.


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Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant £100million investment.
Stellantis have offically announced a £100m investment in Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant to transform the site for a new era in electric vehicle manufacturing.
Ellesmere Port will become the first Stellantis plant to produce a solely battery-electric model, in both commercial and passenger versions, by the end of next year, for Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroën brands and for both domestic and export markets.
From later next year, Ellesmere Port will build the following all-electric vehicles:
Electric LCV –
Vauxhall Combo-e, Opel Combo-e, Peugeot e-Partner and the Citroën e-Berlingo
Electric Passenger Car –
Vauxhall Combo-e Life, Opel Combo-e Life, Peugeot e-Rifter and the Citroën e-Berlingo
The vehicles will all be powered by a 100kW (136hp) motor with a 50kWh lithium-ion battery.
They will be able to be charged at up to 100kW and take 30 minutes to charge from 0% to 80%.
Under WLTP conditions, they are capable of up to 174 miles of range.
Carlos Tavares, chief executive at Stellantis said: "Performance is always the trigger for sustainability and this £100m investment demonstrates our commitment to the UK and to Ellesmere Port.
"I particularly want to thank our highly skilled, dedicated workforce for their patience and contribution; we never let them down.
"Equally, I want to thank our partners the Unite Union for their open mindset and strong cooperation and, of course, the UK Government for their continued support.
"Producing battery electric vehicles here will support clean, safe and affordable mobility for the citizens.
"Since 1903 Vauxhall has manufactured vehicles in Britain and we will continue to do so."
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng said: today's decision will "power Ellesmere Port into a clean future".
In a statement he said: "Ellesmere Port's proud tradition in auto manufacturing will continue for many years to come thanks to today's investment.
"Stellantis' decision to double down on their commitment to this site is a clear vote of confidence in the UK as one of the best locations globally for competitive, high-quality automotive production.
"Today's decision will not only power Ellesmere Port into a clean future, but will secure thousands of jobs across the region in the supply chain.
"In this global race to secure electric vehicle production, we are proud to support Britain's auto sector in this crucial transition as we work to build back better."
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With the yearly exhibit of all things rivalry, Heineken and hooligan now upon us, Major League Soccer announced that the third year of the Heineken Hooligan Week will bring some dramatic changes to the yearly competition in order to increase supporter participation.
"We will still have the Hardest Crew pose off and the Sandwich Board throw," stated MLS director of Hooligan Affairs and crap beer czar Dante Washington. "However, now we will also be adding in the MLS Heineken Pyromania competition, a styrofoam cooler smash, and 100 yard scarf steal dash."
According to Washington the MLS Heineken Pyromania competition will involve individual supporters sneaking pyro into their home stadiums, using it successfully, getting the scene into a commercial or advertisement utilized by the league and then getting banned by the league. The longer the ban and the more that the league uses the advertisement, the more points the supporter gets. This will be a yearly competition that will culminate during Heineken Rivalry Week and Heineken Hooligan Week.
As well, entering the competition this year is the Styrofoam cooler smash and the 100 yard scarf steal dash where supporters attempt to smash up the personal effects of other supporters in an attempt to look cool and evade the cops.
"Nothing says unrestrained passion for your city and your team like gently destroying a cooler filled with terrible beer that is carried by a soccer fan of a team that you've hated for the last year or so," stated Washington to The Nutmeg News. "We also plan to have a 100 yard dash where you steal a scarf off a supporter and then are chased by other out of shape supporters for 100 yards before the league issues sanctions against your supporters group and a banning order to someone in the general area of where the theft occurred."
Fans are reportedly excited for the new additions with several new Firm's spinning up in order to take place in the games.
"I've been practicing for the 100 yard scarf dash for at least 2 minutes this season already," stated one anonymous LAFC fan from the supporters group IRON HAMMER FIRM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH WEST HAM. "I'll run even faster if it happens to be an LA Galaxy fan that I'm stealing from."
The Nutmeg News will have more as the hooligan festivities kick off, bruv.


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Простори хомосоцијализације су сва физичка или виртуелна места која ЛГБТ+ особама служе за упознавање људи из заједнице, проналажење сексуалних или љубавних партнера или просто места где имају могућност слободног изражавања свог сексуалног идентитета.

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It started in Oxford, England where his father, a Ph.D. chemist, was a pioneer in researching Vitamin B12, among other nutrients, at Oxford University. At this time, Clive also became interested in what would be a lifelong passion for the natural world–both plants and animals.
He received his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry in the UK, during which time he published his thesis on the analgesic properties of plant-derived natural products. (He received a grant for this research from a pharmaceutical company, who went on to patent some of the discoveries made by Dr. Spray). It was in his post-doctoral studies that his interests were turned more and more toward plant biology, leading to 15 years of research at UCLA, working at the forefront of the mapping of plant genomes, and publishing 27 papers on the subject.
From this experience, he knew that he needed to put his knowledge to use in the world of nutrition. It had become clear to him that our foods, often grown in depleted soils, or contaminated with chemicals, were no longer providing all the nutrition we require, so Dr. Spray began work on an innovative delivery system for nutritional supplements.
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Gregory Dietrich presented "Dahlander in Brooklyn" at the Örebro County Museum in Örebro, Sweden, on August 10, 2015, about Swedish architect Magnus E. Dahlander (1862-1951), who came to Brooklyn in 1888 and subsequently designed rowhouses, townhouses, and apartment buildings in Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights North, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Stuyvesant Heights between 1890 and 1896. This presentation assessed Dahlander's work in Brooklyn within the context of local and national design trends during the late 19th century, as well as his identity as part of a larger community of Swedish immigrants living and working in Brooklyn and Manhattan during this time. For more information, contact Gregory Dietrich, 75550.


I was speaking in Jackson Mississippi and I heard an architect talking about Michelangelo during his roundtable discussion. He said, what made him such an incredible artist was his ability to deliver clear and concise messages in his artwork, specifically, his sculptures.
Michelangelo would continue and continue to chip away at his sculptures until he got the image/ message he wanted to convey to his audiences. Take a look at a Michelangelo's famous sculpture the "David" as a piece of artwork that delivers a clear and concise message of a man who is going to defeat Goliath using his superior skill and bravery.
Whenever I speak, I boil my presentations down to a single point message to be clear and concise in my work. Everything in my talk revolves around a single point, a main message I want the group to take from my talk. If the material in my presentation doesn't support my main message I delete it and find new material that does.
How many presentations have you sat through that go on and on and have no point, no direction, and are all over the board? This is the norm for me, it is rare to hear a talk, presentation, or program that is focused, clear, concise, and revolves around a main theme or point. However, when we present, perform, create a piece of artwork we must remember that our message needs to be clear, concise and to the point if we want to make an impact on an audience.
Unleash your inner Michelangelo during your next talk or presentation by chiseling away the excess material and delivering a clear, concise, and single point message.


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Life — March 6, 2022
"Impossibly big" bacteria rattle the field of microbiology
A gigantic bacterium evolved differently than fundamental models of biology would have predicted. Simply put, these bacteria shouldn't exist.
Credit: Jean-Marie Volland et al., preprint
Due to physical limitations, bacterial cells are very small.
However, a newly discovered species of bacteria is so large that it can be seen with the naked eye. It also contains a DNA-containing nucleus, a structure thought not to exist in bacteria.
According to bedrock biological theories, these bacteria simply shouldn't exist.
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In 1977, the Monera Kingdom crumbled. It was a young kingdom, only about 50 years old. Consisting of bacteria and similar microbes, it also was the most populated kingdom ever to exist. Scholars often attribute the downfall to Carl Woese, an American microbiologist and biophysicist, who, through genetic analysis, discovered that the borders of the Monera Kingdom were drawn incorrectly.
In addition to crumbling the kingdom, Woese's finding transformed the Tree of Life, a "family tree" of all species on Earth. Consequently, the former kingdom and its citizenry were separated into two domains — Bacteria and Archaea. And now, a new finding that has rattled the field of microbiology might hint that we are on the verge of another crumbling empire. This time, it is due to a species of unusually big bacteria named the "Magnificent Sulfur Margarita."
Thiomargarita magnifica: the bacterium that should not exist
Technically, this species of big bacteria is named Thiomargarita magnifica (which could also be translated "Big Sulfur Pearl," but Margarita is cooler). A couple years ago, however, it did not have a name. Only a handful of scientists knew it existed, and they had no idea it was a bacterium.
Olivier Gros, a marine biologist at the University of the French Antilles, noticed centimeter-long white strands attached to submerged mangrove leaves. At the time, he suspected it was fungi but did not recognize the species. Only about seven percent of fungi have been characterized, so Gros collected a sample and took it back to his lab. Gros' graduate student, Jean-Marie Volland, began analyzing the unusual organism. And things got weird.
According to the study, which is still in preprint and needs to be verified by peer review, early experiments suggested the organism was a denizen of the Bacteria Domain, but it was 50 times larger than the biggest bacterium ever discovered — big enough to see without a microscope. That is supposed to be impossible — or so it would seem based on the diffusion-constraint hypothesis, which posits that bacteria are size-limited due to the rate of nutrient diffusion.
The bacterium grows as centimeter-long white strands, 50 times larger than the biggest bacterium ever discovered. (Credit: Jean-Marie Volland et al., preprint)
Bacterial biophysics
Put into English, the diffusion-constraint hypothesis essentially states, "If a cell wants to move something over a long distance, it has to do some work." How much work needs to be done? It depends on the size of the cell.
Imagine putting a drop of black dye at the edge of a shot glass full of water. Within a few seconds, the dye has spread to the center of the glass. This is passive diffusion. It works great for small cells, like bacteria. Now, imagine putting a drop of black dye at the edge of an Olympic-size swimming pool. The dye will take way too long to get to the center, and it will be far too diluted when it does — unless a swimmer scoops up the dye with a cup and swims it to the center of the pool. This is active diffusion. It takes work, which requires energy.
But bacteria are lazy, so they rely only on passive diffusion. They absorb nutrients through their membranes and then let the laws of physics take over. Just like the swimming pool, if the bacterium becomes too big, the nutrients cannot spread efficiently throughout the cell. Larger and more complex cells known as eukaryotic cells, such as human cells, overcome this physical limitation by using elaborate transport systems that shuttle nutrients to where they are needed. These systems don't exist in bacteria.
How the big bacteria break the rules
The massive microbe has found a way to get around the diffusion-constraint hypothesis: It contains a fluid-filled sac, which squishes the intracellular contents up against its outer cell wall. (Returning to the previous analogy, this would be like putting a gigantic balloon in the swimming pool, forcing all the water to the edges.) This means that nutrients do not have to diffuse very far, as they are limited to the edges of the bacterium.
Inside the massive microbe is a fluid-filled sac, which squishes the intracellular contents up against its outer cell wall. (Credit: Jean-Marie Volland et al., preprint)
The big bacteria break another big rule: they have something resembling a nucleus, a special DNA-containing compartment that is the defining structure of eukaryotic cells. A nucleus is what, according to endosymbiotic theory, separates simpler prokaryotic cells (Domains Bacteria and Archaea) from the more complex eukaryotic cells. Somehow, these big bacteria have taken a very strange evolutionary turn, one that would not be predicted by any existing theory. In other words, these big bacteria shouldn't exist.
Is the Tree of Life wrong?
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The so-called "Tree of Life," which depicts our understanding of evolutionary relationships going back to the very beginning — that is, the origin of life — is a bedrock principle taught in biology textbooks across the world. Is it wrong?
Probably not, but the big bacteria strongly suggest that our understanding of the evolution of biological complexity is woefully incomplete. They take their place alongside giant viruses, some of which are bigger than bacteria. Together, these anomalous microbes hint that a mystery remains deep within the heart of evolutionary biology.
What side is your appendix on? The right, unless you have situs inversus
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Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
Safer painkillers: A novel drug treats pain without killing people
Painkillers have nasty side effects, such as organ damage or addiction. Researchers have discovered a new drug that may cause none of these.
How trying to predict the future can transform your memories
Whenever you're surprised, there's a good chance that your brain is busy tweaking your memories.
Could ultrasound blasts treat OCD and addiction?
OCD and addiction may result in part from improper "reward" pathways in the brain. Ultrasound can disrupt those pathways.
Russia's cyberattacks foreshadow the future of war
Russia's cyberattacks against Ukraine have been prolific and ongoing for several years. The future of war may begin in cyberspace.


Prince Edward Island (PEI) joined the confederation of Canada in 1873 in large part because its government was nearly bankrupt from the costs of building the PEI Railway, begun in 1871.
The railway network closed at the end of December 1989 and now, 25 years later, most of that network has been converted to a trail. The main trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail and parts of the trail are included in the International Appalachian Trail .
A second piece history is being celebrated in 2014: the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference. It led, in 1867, to the Confederation of Canada, but, ironically, PEI did not join. Extensive work on the trail network, called the Confederation Trail (what else?) has taken place as part of the anniversary, and several new sections have opened near where I live.
Slash and clear was the order of the day.
and leftover culverts (of which many were needed) lay in fields near the last remaining autumn colour.
A reminder that this part of the trail has only just opened and there are leftovers from the construction.
There wasn't much other colour remaining in November except a few berries and some hardy greens. Many of the scenes that caught my eye were in or near water.
Maybe 50 feet off the trail was what seemed to be the main watercourse, the Hazel Brook (which flows into Mill Creek and thus into Pownal Bay.) We had a torrent of rain the previous day which accounts for the colour of the water and the height of the pond.
Still life with muddy water.
Just off the trail, a muddy series of ponds.
More of what I saw on the Hazelbrook section of the Confederation Trail will be in the next post.
Quebec City is full of interesting details, from doorways and signs, to art and sculpture.
I've been playing around with camera motion on landscapes. How I wish I could make my attempts with watercolour look like the first one, over a pond on the Confederation Trail near the Avondale Road. The second is from the bridge in Vernon Bridge looking southwest. Both photos taken in the last 10 days.
In response to the weekly WordPress Photo Challenge: see other Dreamy photographs here.
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Almost four years ago our Photo Club had an outing to the final Western Horse Show of the year on Prince Edward Island. Most of the show was pretty sedate, with great chances for portraits of horses and their riders. At the end of the second day, there was agility racing with riders zigging and zagging their horses around poles or barrels.
Day 19. We flew from Guilin to Guangzhou (Canton! Who knew!) in the morning and were taken to visit the sculpture which seems to be the City's symbol. If you Google 'five goats Guangzhou' you will get many interpretations of the story behind the statue which was originally carved in 1959. The statue is not on the list of the top ten things to see in Guanzhou, but it is symbolic of the triumph of rice and good harvests over starvation.
In Beijing we had seen people doing exercise, often a form of line dancing or synchronized movements to music. Here it is again on a hot day in south China.
Even the pre-schooler is getting in on the act.
And finally, a stolen shot as we headed down the hill from the goats.
Another beautiful baby with a proud grandmother.
Next three Chinese posts will be from the Chen Family Ancestral Temple in Guangzhou.


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DOUBLE STANDARD: Where Conservative Drunk Driving Merits More Coverage Than Liberal Homicide
As the Rep. Laura Bradford (R-Collbran) scandal has consumed the Capitol press corps for the last few weeks, it's worth noting the tone and tenor of the coverage, and how it's been fundamentally different from coverage of political scandal on the other side of the aisle.
Representative Bradford may or may not have been driving drunk. It seems like a case of bad judgment on her part to us, for sure. But she didn't hurt anyone and asked to be treated like anyone else. An ethics investigation was called by Speaker McNulty within days and the issue will receive a fair hearing into what occurred. Seems like everything has followed a proper protocol and is being handled appropriately.
Compare that to coverage of Senator Suzanne Williams (D-Aurora) and her killing of a pregnant woman in a car crash in Texas last year. The Texas State Troopers recommended that she be charged with "criminally negligent homicide, tampering with physical evidence and injury to a child."
And the press corps barely batted an eye.
Even when haunting 911 tapes were uncovered by Complete Colorado, where you could hear the children of the now-deceased driver calling out for their mother, the press corps virtually ignored the story.
The only "punishment" Senator Williams saw was not becoming chair of the Transportation Committee, because that would be, you know, too close for comfort.
There was no drip, drip of Capitol intrigue over whether an ethics investigation would be called for lying to the police and tampering with crime scene evidence. No, nothing to see here. Move along.
Compare that to the Bradford scandal, which has seen nearly hourly updates from a press corps hungry for scandal, yet was oddly sated last year when a lawmaker was almost charged with homicide.
Or take a bubbling national story that was percolating right as the Bradford story came to light.
Boulder Congressman Jared Polis was accused by an investigative reporter of insider trading. While The Denver Post posted some back-and-forth between the reporter and the Congressman, no major media outlet in Colorado assigned their own reporters to dig into the very serious allegations.
The readers of the Post were quite intrigued. The Op-Eds by investigative reporter Peter Schweizer and Congressman Polis caused an avalanche of letters to the editor.
But news editors at TV stations and newspapers apparently were less interested in the story than their readers.
How in the world serious allegations of insider trading don't merit further investigation and reporting by the mainstream media just baffles our mind.
What Jared Polis is accused of doing would be blatantly illegal in the real world outside of Congress. It is sad that the news media has abdicated their responsibility to investigate alleged corruption among a powerful and wealthy Congressman who bought his seat for a cool $6 million.
To make the situation even more newsworthy, the activity by Polis and other Members of Congress prompted a change in federal law that Polis signed onto only two days after 60 Minutes aired the allegations against him.
That to us is…news.
Just in case the press blinked and missed the story, the President called out insider trading in Congress in his State of the Union.
With only limited activity covering Polis and largely ignoring the outrageous Suzanne Williams scandal, the press has still saw fit to cover every inch of intrigue and innuendo surrounding Bradford.
Shame on them for such a blatantly obvious double standard.
Aristotle	on February 10, 2012 at 11:05 pm
if I didn't point out Peak's own double standard when it came to handling this.
Peak was AWOL for this scandal's entire first week, and only deigned to post anything when Bradford was threatening to bolt the GOP and hand the House over to the Democrats. Peak posted two diaries, one baselessly speculating that Minority Leader Mark Farrandino was enticing Bradford to leave, and the other speaking about politicians whose careers didn't go too well after a party switch (even though some of the included examples were of people who did okay, and most of whose career misfortunes were not cause by the party switch). And which completely ignored Democrat-to-Republican Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who did very well for himself.
Both diaries were careful not to attack Bradford, but could be seen overall as destructive (not constructive) criticisms of the representative from Collbran. But neither diary was the least bit substantive.
Neither addressed the issue of legislative immunity, whether or not Bradford invoked it (here Peak is following the party line that she didn't, while ignoring the whole questionable DPD mess in which an inexperienced beat cop's word is being taken over a veteran sergeant with decades of service), whether or not such a law is right to exist, whether or not Bradford was too inebriated to drive that night, whether or not she paid for her drinks with lobbyists… All of which I have to conclude Peak ignored because shedding light here gives the GOP no benefit, and apparently that's all Peak is here for.
Then, another week of silence, until the ethics panel said nope, nothing to see here, and Bradford stopped saying anything about ditching the GOP. Now she's in everyone's good graces again.
So out comes the invalid comparison to Suzanne Williams, who actually faced justice and was found that her case didn't have enough evidence to proceed to a trial. Out comes the requisite LIBRUL MEDIA charge. Missing is any speculation that McNulty offered her any deal to stay with the party. (A baseless speculation on my part, just as Peak's rumor mongering about Ferrandino was.)
So the Peak double standard is that anything a loyal Republican does will be ignored (unless they show signs of disloyalty, or they can somehow spin a bash of Democrats out of it), while blowing Democratic transgressions out of proportion.
Those of you who read this stuff uncritically and in agreement with Peak ought to be ashamed.
exCU	on February 10, 2012 at 3:14 pm
The media is – once again – protecting their own, even as far back as Ted Kennedy killing that woman in a car crash.
The Democrat who killed those two people (the mother and her unborn baby) needs to goo to prison.
The media should be simply ignored – let their ratings continue to plummet, and since money talks, maybe they will listen and change their tune. Doubtful, but worth a shot.
Aristotle	on February 10, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Williams went through the Texas judicial system. She had her day in court. You can't allege cronyism or corruption played a part because what's a Colorado legislator to the Texas judicial system?
Williams' accident was a tragedy and got all the coverage it deserved. Never was it alleged that she used her influence (which was non-existent since it wasn't Colorado) to get out of trouble.
Peak is just doing what a mouthpiece organization would do – spin and obfuscate the facts. Bradford's scandal is getting this coverage for a number of reasons. One, it WAS originally alleged that she used legislative immunity to get out of a DUI charge. Two, it turned out that that wasn't the case – but now everyone knows that there's a law saying police can't detain members of the GA when it's in session. Three, it got ugly fast when Speaker McNulty said let's put it before an ethics commission, and she alleged it was payback and openly speculated about quitting the GOP and throwing over the House to the Dems.
Sorry, but all this prompts a lot of thought and discussion. Paranoid claims that LIBRUL MEDIA! are stupid. (BTW, Kennedy passed away – you can't keep beating that dead horse.)


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Home #newagemusic Osmunda Music – The Inner Light
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Osmunda Music – The Inner Light
George Harrison's "The Inner Light", released in March 1968 as the B-side to the Beatles' "Lady Madonna", presented meditation in a revolutionary way. Even today, during Covid19 quarantine, many have found the song's lyrics deeply inspiring and comforting. Osmunda Music recently released their "The Inner Light" version. It is a lovely and easygoing rendition that feels more "at home" than the original – which is probably right since it is the only Beatles studio recording to be made outside Europe. "The Inner Light" is a gift to Osmunda Music fans everywhere, just when we need it the most.
Rebecca Trujillo Vest began singing and playing guitar in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the early 1970s as a young girl. She moved to Los Angeles in the mid 90's. Along with her husband, Michael Vest, she started the band Space Babies. They recruited John X Volaitis to help produce their studio albums, which include "Space Babies" (2009), "Spaceport" (2018), and "The Space Babies Show: A Song in a Day" (2018). Two Osmunda Music albums were released in 2019, "Munda" and "Love Will Overcome". "Sending My Love" followed in 2020. In our review, we wrote: "It is one of the finest collections of New Age pop in years. The love Osmunda Music sends out is both inspirational and possibly life-changing. It is a love you want to receive."
Osmunda Music recorded "The Inner Light" in connection with George Harrison's Material World Foundation "The Inner Light Challenge", an initiative to raise funds for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This "The Inner Light" version goes deep instantly. DNA-deep, if you look at the very first seconds of the video. The soundscape is rich and complex; The light percussion, the bubbly synth keys, and the bass are, hands down, world-class audio design. Notice the song's warmth too. It is as if we are listening to an LP, which is very in tune with the Beatles vibe. Soon a gentle synth arp makes the sound even more intense. I love how Osmunda Music combines the 1960s sound (including guitars and a tasteful selection of Indian instruments) with cutting edge synths and , and voice layering. It is inspired.
When Rebecca Trujillo Vest begin singing, all attention is on her voice and her message to us:
Without going out of my door
I can know all things of earth
Without looking out of my window
I could know the ways of heaven
The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one really knows
Without going out of your door
You can know all things on earth
Without looking out of your window
You could know the ways of heaven
Arrive without traveling
See all without looking
Do all without doing
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No wonder that these lyrics have inspired so many over the last year or so. Suddenly "Without going out of my door" meant more than George Harrison could ever have imagined.
"The Inner Light Challenge" has given us many nice versions of the song – but I believe Osmunda Music is one of the very best. It is true to the original, yet it is modern and updated in terms of expression and sound. Rebecca Trujillo Vest's vocal fits the song perfectly – and the mixing and mastering is cutting edge.
I'm tempted to say; if you give Osmunda Music three minutes of your time, you could know the ways of heaven.
Apple Music – https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-inner–light-single/1541195700
SoundCloud – https://soundcloud.com/osmundamusic/osmunda-music-the-inner–light-adm-111220
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The Future of Crypto: The Latest Cryptography Advances Set to Change Blockchain
Industry experts tell Cointelegraph about the latest cryptography innovations and how they will influence the future of cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrencies could not exist without cryptography. Advances in this field can have far-reaching impacts on blockchain technology and its potential. We will examine the opinions of industry experts on the latest cryptographic advances and their potential for cryptocurrencies.
Zero knowledge proofs: more than just privacy
Director of research at blockchain firm Blockstream and mathematician Andrew Poelstra told Cointelegraph that zero-knowledge proof (ZK-Proof) systems are "one of the most exciting areas of development" in the cryptography space. This kind of cryptography is known and appreciated for being the basis of privacy-preserving solutions.
ZK-Proofs are the basis of the privacy-preserving technology included in so-called anoncoin Zcash (ZEC). According to Poelstra, cryptographers have made significant progress in the application efficiency of this technology and now work "with more robust and well-accepted cryptographic assumptions."
Blockchain firm Suterusu is currently working on implementing ZK-Proof-enabled privacy as a second-layer solution on top of Bitcoin and Ethereum's blockchains. The company's chief technology officer Huang Lin — who claims to have researched cryptography for over a decade — told Cointelegraph:
"Efficient zero-knowledge proofs, when they are applied to decentralized anonymous payments, can significantly improve both its privacy and performance."
Lior Yaffe the co-founder and managing director at Jelurida — the firm behind blockchains NXT, Ardor and Ignis — also said that ZK-Proofs can have a very positive influence on scalability. He explained:
"Instead of generating large blocks of transactions and propagating them through the network miners can use ZKP to generate small data sets only showing the account balance changes plus a cryptographic proof that no double spend occurred."
Syscoin (SYS) co-founder and lead core developer Jag Sidhu said that new recursive ZK-Proofs could allow for private transactions that are cheaper, smaller and just as fast as normal transactions.
ZK-Proof-enabled Bitcoin sidechains
In the past, Poelstra suggested that ZK-Proofs also allow the development of trustless sidechains, which could bring the functionality of altcoins to Bitcoin (BTC). In February 2019, he illustrated the requirements of such a system while talking to Forbes:
"I think that now if we want to do a real two-way peg, we probably need to get like full, efficient, general-purpose zero-knowledge proofs, and we need a way for Bitcoin validators to be able to validate what's happening on the sidechain before allowing pegs to come back."
When Cointelegraph asked him about developments in ZK-Proof-based trustless sidechains, Poelstra explained that much work has to be done before such systems become feasible. He explained that efficient ZK-Proofs would enable verifying if the rules of another blockchain were followed, and Ethereum scaling solution Plasma in an example of this.
Still, Poelstra also explained that employing such techniques for sidechain verification "would require new proof systems which are many orders of magnitude more efficient." Furthermore, to implement such systems researchers would first need to solve complex incentive problems. He concluded:
"As a community we continue to move forward toward these goals but we're still a long way away."
While a promising field of development, Bitcoin sidechains so far had only limited success. In fact, as of mid-October 2019, only almost $77 million of Bitcoin — about 0.054% — were locked on sidechains. During the same month, Blockstream CEO and co-founder Adam Back gave an apparent reason for the slow sidechain development when he said that there's a greater financial incentive to creating altcoins compared to building on Bitcoin.
ZK-Proofs can make Bitcoin more private
Poelstra told Cointelegraph that ZK-Proofs can also make Bitcoin more private and cited Taproot as an example. He explained that Taproot can potentially render any transaction mostly indistinguishable from one another on the blockchain. Still, he noted that "transaction amounts and the transaction graph are still exposed, which are much harder problems to address."
Lin explained that Suterusu is focused on the development and implementation of "setup-free, efficient zero-knowledge proof scheme with an almost constant proof size tailored for confidential payment in smart contract platforms."
The firm's system allows for moving the cryptoasset from the main blockchain on its second-later network and the move it while concealing "both the sender and receiver identity and also the transaction amount." Furthermore, the solution supports smart contracts. He also expressed the idea that the cryptocurrency space should focus more on privacy.
Post-quantum cryptography
Sidhu also suggested that recent developments in post-quantum cryptography are worth looking into. This kind of cryptography focuses on ensuring that data can still be encrypted and safe from prying eyes once quantum computing reaches maturity. It also addresses fears that recent advances in quantum computing could lead to the end of cryptocurrencies.
Mostly, post-quantum cryptography designs algorithms in a way that attempts to nullify the advantages of quantum computing when compared to traditional computing. He also suggests that Bitcoin was designed with the threat of quantum computing in mind:
"Satoshi saw this coming, which is why he created one way hashes as addresses instead of public keys, as public key cryptography is susceptible to quantum brute force attacks. [...] This is also why there is a change address strategy for every wallet."
Developments in cryptography and their impact on crypto
Yaffe said that multiparty computation (MPC) is one of the most active areas of research in cryptography. He explained the function of MPC to Cointelegraph in the following way:
"MPC enables entities which do not trust each other and might even be negligent or malicious to perform together a computation and agree on the result."
The consensus algorithms of blockchains are one example of MPC, and progress in this space can bring disparate kinds of progress to the cryptocurrency space. Yaffe also cited verifiable delay function (VDF) as another major development, explaining that it is similar to the algorithms allowing for proof-of-work mining, "but unlike mining, VDF is impossible to parallelize opening the potential for equalizing the playing field for small miners." Yaffe's shared with Cointelegraph his prediction of how future blockchains will work:
"Using all of the above I expect future blockchain products would resemble a blob of information for an outside viewer while users actually holding the keys will be able to see the full history of their transactions. Some of these technologies are not ready for mainstream usage yet [...] but in the last few years there were many improvements in this area and it keeps improving quickly."
While not a sidechain, Sidhu's Syscoin bridge allows users to move value across blockchains without intermediaries or custody just with cryptographic principles. He explained:
"It was meant to be a step in the direction of the cross-chain consensus vision we have where users should be freely able to move across any chain generically choosing attributes such as security, convenience (performance) and technical features of the chain."
Poelstra also cited interactive multisignatures and explained that this kind of technology significantly simplifies complex contracts such as escrows or the hash timelock contracts needed for the Lightning Network to function. More precisely, this kind of cryptography allows for such contracts to be expressed as a single signature.
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Suddenly my life has gotten a lot simpler and more complex at the same time. Simple because my schedule is a lot none wide open but more complex because of the process ahead of discerning what's next. But that is a lot like life and faith isn't it? As much as we want our faith to be simple and clear cut and easy, it isn't. It has nuances, complexities, and takes work. But at the same time you can boil it down to "Jesus loves me this I know" or as a friend of mine shared a few weeks ago, "Jesus knows me, this I love." Simple, yet with complexities.
What I heard in the devotional this morning was similar. As Curtice wrote about the single process of making bread, she also bought in the complexities of hour past works to make bread rise.
So this picture speaks of this contrast. I took this of the subtle colors in the post- sunrise sky this morning on my final Sunday here. It is a simple picture – a silhouette of the church with the subtle colors behind. But it reflects a lot of complexity. There's complexity in why the light was as it was, how to play with the exposures in taking the shot, but even more a complexity in it represents the close of one stage and the beginning of another. Simple, yet complex.
came to be the bread and the wine.
offer yourself to us in such a way.
and so we cannot fathom you.
But we will spend our whole lives and all of eternity trying.


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MARTIN HEIDEGGER'S RELATIONSHIP TO ARISTOTLE ● 19
turning points of history. This is accomplished through an originary return to their sources. Though the source is never an "in itself" that is captured, so that Aristotle's philosophy could no more capture this origin than could that of his followers, Heidegger considers the turning of Aristotle's thinking to be especially crucial.39 This is certainly, at least in part, because of Aristotle's peculiarly phenomenological bent. The fact that Heidegger looked to Aristotle for help in clarifying the many ways of being and knowing that found the possibility of hermeneutic phenomenology complicates the traditional explanation of Heidegger's destruction as a critical movement back through the history of philosophy in order to overcome it. In the case of Aristotle at least, Heidegger discovers that the very future of philosophical thinking has already been prepared for but covered over by the scholasticism of the tradition.
One of the clearest indications of the legitimacy of efforts that have been undertaken to show the link between the genesis of Being and Time and Heidegger's work on Aristotle is found in this manuscript where Heidegger announces that the question he is asking as he approaches Aristotle's texts is the question of the being of human being.40 He makes clear that his projected reading of Aristotle is to be a Daseinsanalytik, a questioning about the being who experiences and interprets being. His aim in reading Aristotle is to uncover "der Sinn von Dasein," the various "categories" that constitute the way of being that in some manner always already is in relationship to being. It is indeed fascinating and informative that so many of the sections of Being and Time were already so cogently and compactly presented here in outline form. Already in place in 1922 was much of the philosophical vocabulary of Being and Time, words like Sorge, Besorgen, Umwelt, Umgang, Umsicht, Bedeutsamkeit, and so on. This is the text in which Heidegger begins to speak of the notion of Verfallen,41 not as an objective event that happens to one but as an "intentional how," a way of being directed toward life that constitutes an element of facticity and is the basic character of the movement of caring. What are not so clearly fixed in these pages are the strategy and divisions of Being and Time. Themes like death, the averageness of das Man, individual existence as possibility, truth as unconcealing wrestling from concealment (a notion of truth, as we will see, that Heidegger attributes to Aristotle), the tendency of life to drift away from itself in fallenness—these themes are not so clearly divided in these pages as they are in Being and Time. In some regards, in reading this essay, one gets a better sense of the interdependence of each of the parts of Being and Time.


The Hay Watering Can project was conceived during the Prototyping Form class at Rhode Island School of Design. The purpose of the project is to create an original watering can design for a brand of your choosing that reflects that brands vision, mission, and product line. I chose HAY for their iconic style, and created a piece that fits into their current offering.


The Wrap is reporting today that Stranger Things star David Harbour, who featured as Chief Jim Hopper on the Netflix series, is being eyed to play the role of Cable in Deadpool 2. From what we understand, 20th Century Fox has already screen tested the actor, but no decision has been made just yet.
This news comes hot on the heels of both Russell Crowe and Pierce Brosnan being linked to the highly sought after part as well, but at this point, it's unclear who the frontrunner may be (assuming the latter two are actually being considered, that is). That being said, we'd be quite surprised if Fox goes with Harbour. He's a strong screen presence and did some great work on Stranger Things, but from what we'd heard, the studio was hoping to find an A-lister.
Who knows, though? Things have been kept pretty quiet on the casting front so far and we really have no real indication as to which direction the producers may be leaning in at the moment. Harbour could certainly be an interesting pick though and while he's not our first choice, we also wouldn't be totally opposed to it. After all, if the actor's already screen tested with Reynolds, you have to believe that he's got a good shot at nabbing the part.
Regardless, with the casting process heating up now, we hopefully don't have too much longer to wait before Fox comes to a decision. The film is expected to head into production this spring, so they need to choose someone sooner rather than later. As such, we imagine it'll be only a matter of weeks now before we get something official.
Until then, however, take to the comments section below and let us know who you want to see portray Cable. And, if you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the details on the first promo for Deadpool 2, which will screen with Logan.


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MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS MAKE A COMEBACK
UCLA/USC Long Term Care Gerontology CenterSUN-SENTINEL
For the first time, American couples are spending more years helping aging parents than caring for children, according to a recent report by the Older Women's League. It calls the consequences "monumental."
Take the case of Steve and Sara S., both in their 40s. He's a professor, she's active in community affairs. Together with their 13-year-old daughter, they live in a comfortable home in a small college town in upstate New York. For years they talked about building a house in the country after their daughter entered college. Two years ago the plans changed. Steve's father was hospitalized twice over a period of months, and Steve realized that his father could not return home alone.
Steve and his wife invited his father to move in with them for six months. He's still there. Says Steve: "My dad has made a life here he never had in New York City. He's connected with people. He's a computer whiz in the college course he's taking, secretary for the Little League and involved in local environmental issues."
The once-temporary move is now permanent, and none of the family members talks about change. Steve's dad helps with household chores, supervises his granddaughter and insists on paying a small amount for room and board.
There have, of course, been changes. Instead of buying land in the country, Sara and Steve enlarged their house to give themselves more privacy. They did this just in time; in April, Sara's widowed mother moved in with them as well.
A year before, she suffered a stroke and, although she made a remarkable recovery, life isn't the same. She gave up driving, which for her was a link to siblings and friends. She visited Steve and Sara monthly, each time staying a bit longer.
Experience has taught this intergenerational family what to expect. Sara's mom is getting counseling to help her with the transition.
Q. I'm a 78-year-old living in Santa Barbara, Calif. Since I retired 20 years ago, my home has greatly appreciated in value, while my income has remained fixed. There are many things I'd like to do and buy, but am concerned about spending my small savings. I've heard about reverse mortgages, but very little about sale lease-back plans.
A. An increasing number of older people have substantial assets invested in their home, but, like you, relatively little income to meet expenses.
According to Dr. Jon Pynoos of the University of Southern California, aging in place is a strongly held preference of most older people.
Because most older homeowners do not want to move or sell their homes, several plans for converting home equity into cash without requiring occupants to vacate the residence are available.
Sale lease-back plans were first introduced in 1978 by the Fouratt Corp. in an attempt to help an elderly Carmel, Calif., resident. According to Rick Watson of Fouratt, the woman owned her home free and clear, did not want to move, but was living in desperate conditions because of inadequate income.
Under sale lease-back plans, homeowners sell but retain the right to reside in their homes. By contrast, reverse mortgages enable homeowners to borrow against their home equity and repay the loan, usually within 10 years.
In most sale lease-back plans, the owner sells the home to an individual buyer or investment firm, then leases it back for lifetime occupancy. If you entered into this arrangement, you would become a renter in your home.


I fell in love with the photoshoot Joy Choi from OhJoy did at one of your rentals in California. Can you please share the location with me?
I would love to throw a small party with a similar style and setup to celebrate my baby's first birthday.
For your reference, here are a few pictures of the backyard from a Kid & Coe rental that Joy Choi rented.
If you can't locate it. Please provide some property suggestions with a nice backyard in Southern CA. I tried filtering garden/backyard but most the house profile pictures do not include pictures of their backyard/garden/patio space.
Thanks in advance for your help on this! I appreciate it.
I'd be happy to answer your questions and provide you some details. Can you please provide us your email address? Or you can email me directly at team@kidandcoe.com.