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/ Monthly archives for 2015/07
The Château du Clos Lucé
The Château du Clos Lucé is situated just 400m from the Château d'Amboise. It was built on Gallo-Roman remains in 1471 after the land was given as the Manoir du Cloux by King Louis XI to Etienne le Loup, a former kitchen boy who had become a favourite of the king.
31 July 1548 – Letter from Elizabeth to Catherine Parr
On 31st July 1548, the fourteen year-old Elizabeth, future Elizabeth I, wrote to her stepmother Catherine Parr, the Dowager Queen. The letter was written just before the pregnant Catherine took to her chamber, and just weeks before Catherine died of puerperal (childbed) fever. Elizabeth wrote:
30 July 1540 – Executions of Reformers and Catholics
On this day in history, Catholics Thomas Abell, Edward Powell and Richard Fetherston were hanged, drawn and quartered at Smithfield for refusing to acknowledge the royal supremacy. Also, at Smithfield that day, religious reformers Robert Barnes, William Jerome and Thomas Garrard were burned at the stake for heresy. Reformers and Catholics being executed on the same day – I wonder what the common people made of that!
29 July 1588 – The Battle of Gravelines
Defeat of the Spanish Armada at Gravelines, Philipp Jakob Loutherbourg the Younger.
On 29th July 1588, the day after the English had wrecked the crescent formation of the Spanish Armada at Calais with five hell-burners (fire-ships)and caused havoc, they attacked the Spanish fleet. This battle is known as the Battle of Gravelines because it took place just off the port of Gravelines, a Spanish stronghold in Flanders, part of the Spanish Netherlands, but near the border with France. The Duke of Medina Sedonia had been unable to reform the Spanish fleet at Calais, due to a south-easterly wind, and was forced to regroup at Gravelines.
The English had learned from previous encounters with the Spanish fleet and so used new and more successful tactics. They had learned from capturing the Rosario in the Channel that the Spaniards could not easily reload their guns, so with their smaller and lighter ships the English were able to provoke the Spaniards into firing, but keep out of range and then close in for the kill.
This week in history 27 July – 2 August
On this day in history events for 27 July – 2 August.
The Paternity of Catherine and Henry Carey by Sarah Bryson
In my last article, Unravelling Mary Boleyn, I wrote about Catherine and Henry Carey, the children of Mary Boleyn. There have always been questions surrounding the paternity of Mary Boleyn's children as around the time that both children were conceived Mary Boleyn was not only a married woman but she was also the mistress of Henry VIII.
Wars of the Roses Personalities Quiz
Test your knowledge on the people and families of the Wars of the Roses in this fun quiz.
The Wedding of Mary I and Philip of Spain – A Primary Source Account
On 25th July 1554, the feast day of St James, Mary I married Philip of Spain, son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. The wedding took place at Winchester Cathedral and the ceremony was performed by Stephen Gardener, Bishop of Winchester and Mary's chancellor.
In the appendix of The Chronicle of Queen Jane and of Two Years of Queen Mary, and especially of the Rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt, written by a Resident in the Tower of London, edited by John Gough Nichols, there is an official account of the preparations for the wedding and the wedding itself by the English Heralds:
Outdoor Tudor Games and Pursuits
In this week's Claire Chats I talk about outdoor games and pursuits enjoyed by Tudor people, including stool ball, quoits and Last Couple in Hell.
24 July 1567 – The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots
On 24th July 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, who was imprisoned at Lochleven Castle and who had recently suffered a miscarriage, was forced to abdicate. The Scottish crown was passed on to her one year-old son, James, who became James VI of Scotland, with his uncle, Mary's illegitimate half brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray, acting as regent.
Claude Nau de la Boisseliere, Mary's private secretary, recorded this event in his memoirs, which were translated from French into English as The History of Mary Stewart: From the Murder of Riccio Until Her Flight Into England:
Online Course – Gloriana: the life and times of Elizabeth I, 1533-1603
I've had an email from the Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education about an online course they're running in 2016 on Elizabeth I. It looks really good so I just had to share the details.
Taster: August 2015 Magazine
Here is a taster of the August 2015 Tudor Life magazine. Inside you'll find 70 pages packed with Tudor facts, features and fun. This month we have a special feature section on coronations, and you'd be amazed what you'll learn.
August 2015 Tudor Life Magazine
Here's the August 2015 magazine with all our regular items and contributors plus lots of fascinating articles. This month we have a "Coronation Special" section with articles from a number of eminent historians….
Catherine Carey and Henry Carey by Sarah Bryson
Henry Carey by Steven van Herwijck
Today is the anniversary of the death of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, Privy Councillor and Lord Chamberlain, in 1596, so it seems appropriate to share this article by Sarah Bryson on Henry and his sister Catherine.
On 4th February 1520, Mary Boleyn married William Carey, a young, handsome, athletic man who a member of the King Henry VIII's household and also a distant cousin of the King. The match was well made, as Mary Boleyn's father, Sir Thomas Boleyn, was on the rise and was making a name for himself at court. The wedding took place at Greenwich and Henry VIII himself was present, giving the newly married couple a gift of 6s 8d.
Mary would go on to give her husband two healthy children. Mary's first child, a daughter named Catherine, quite possibly named after Queen Catherine of Aragon, was born in 1524. Catherine would become a constant figure at court until her death on 15 January 1569. At the age of just fourteen, she was appointed as a maid of honour to Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife. Then, on 26 April 1540, Catherine married Sir Francis Knollys and she went on to give her husband thirteen children! After the deaths of Henry VIII and his son and heir Edward VI, the Catholic Mary I came to the throne. As Protestants, Catherine and Francis feared for their safety and fled the country with their youngest children. Catherine and her family spent several years travelling the Low Countries, where Catherine was to give birth to one of her children.
Upon Mary I's death, Elizabeth I came to the throne and in 1559 Catherine was appointed as a lady of the Queen's bedchamber. Returning to England, Catherine took up this highly prized position. Her status meant that she was to tend to the Queen's personal needs, sleep at the foot of her bed when required and help dress the Queen, among other duties. It was a position of intimacy and one which Elizabeth I came to cherish.
Tragically, Catherine died on 15 January 1569 at Hampton Court. Queen Elizabeth I is reported to have been grief-stricken and she gave her beloved cousin a lavish burial at Westminster Abbey which cost £640 2s. 11d.
Mary Boleyn's second child, a son named Henry, was born on 4 March 1526. He too would become a prominent and impressive member at court throughout his life. In May 1545 he married Anne Morgan and the pair had twelve children together, nine of them sons. During his early years, he became a diplomat and a member of parliament. When Elizabeth I came to the throne, Henry was knighted and on the 13 January 1559 he was created Baron Hunsdon and granted substantial lands and a yearly pension of £4000. On 31 October 1560 Henry was appointed as Master of the Queen's hawks and then on 18 May 1561 he was created a Knight of the Garter.
Henry Carey played a prominent role over the years helping to protect the North from England's Scottish neighbours. On 23 October 1571, he was appointed warden of the east marshes, which afforded him even greater responsibilities in protecting the north of England. On the 16 November 1577, Henry was appointed as a member of the Privy Council, allowing him greater access not only to the Queen but to the administration of England's policies.
During 1583, Elizabeth I re-appointed Henry as captain of the gentlemen pensioners and in July 1585 he was appointed as Lord Chamberlain of the Household, as well as continuing his privy councillor duties. Henry was active in political life until his death on 23 July 1596 at Somerset House. Just like his sister Catherine, Henry Carey was buried at Westminster Abbey, the expenses of this paid by his cousin Elizabeth I. It is rumoured that on his deathbed Elizabeth I offered Henry the earldom of Wiltshire, a title held by his grandfather Thomas Boleyn. However, Henry refused the title stating that if Elizabeth did not think him worthy of the title while he was alive he would not accept it now that he was dying.
Elizabeth I died childless in 1603 and it was through Catherine and Henry's children that the Boleyn bloodline continued.
Notes and Sources
Jonathan Hughes, 'Stafford , Mary (c.1499–1543)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2009, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/70719, accessed 6 June 2015.
Sally Varlow, 'Knollys , Katherine, Lady Knollys (c.1523–1569)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2006; online edn, Jan 2009 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/69747, accessed 6 June 2015.
Wallace T. MacCaffrey, 'Carey, Henry, first Baron Hunsdon (1526–1596)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2014, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4649accessed 6 June 2015.
Weir, Alison (2011) Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings, Ballantine Books, New York.
Wilkinson, Josephine (2010) Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress, Amberley Publishing, Gloucestershire.
The Importance of Katherine Parr and Challenging Myths by Alex Taylor
We tend to think of her as the woman who comes from nowhere, she's not. In many ways she's the most interesting, the most exciting, the best educated, and the cleverest of Henry's wives. -David Starkey
Katherine Parr has been remembered through history as King Henry VIII's sixth and final wife. The fortunate wife that survived. She has been labelled as merely Henry's nurse, tending to the sickly king's infirmities. Essentially, she is believed to be little more than Henry's companion in his final years, with no great achievements of her own. She is often viewed as a wife of lesser importance, in contrast to the hugely popular Anne Boleyn whose legacy has been carried through centuries of intrigue and fame. This article intends to demystify the myths associated with Katherine Parr's turbulent life, thus to reveal a more realistic view of a women who was well read, deeply religious and ultimately important during her time.
What to expect on the Tudor Society website
Claire in one of her videos.
We've had lots of new members recently so I just wanted to write this post to let them know, and to remind 'old' members, what to expect from Tudor Society membership on an ongoing basis. It really is important that you log in on at least a weekly basis to get the most of your membership as there is new content being added all the time.
This week in history - Every week Claire shares "on this day in history" events for the week ahead. She posts these every Monday.
Quiz - A Plantagenet/Tudor quiz is posted every Sunday for you to test your knowledge and have some fun.
Claire Chats video - Every Friday a "Claire Chats" video is posted on the site. Claire discusses a variety of Tudor history topics, people and places.
Articles - Articles by regular contributors (Sarah, Claire and Alex) are shared every week. Claire also adds bios, primary sources and other resources on an ongoing basis, as well as news on events, book launches etc.
Tudor Life - The Tudor Society monthly magazine is published on the site towards the end of each month for you to read online or download.
Expert Talks - Each month we host a talk from an author, historian or history expert.
Live chats - Later in the month, we host a live chat on the chatroom with that month's expert speaker. This means that you can watch/listen to their talk and then ask the expert your questions.
Giveaways - There is a book giveaway at each live chat.
It really is worth logging-in on a regular basis and why not pop into the forum while you're here? Ask a question, share your opinion, start a discussion, have fun...
Everything is archived on the site so you can catch up on all the magazines, videos, talks, articles, quizzes etc. that you have missed. Just browse the "categories" in the right-hand side menu.
We hope you'll enjoy being a member.
Livi Michael's "Rebellion" out 13 August
Author Livi Michael is one of our August speakers (yes, we've got 2!) and I just wanted to let you know that the second of her "Wars of the Roses" novels, Rebellion, is due out in the UK on 13th August as a paperback and kindle. It is also coming out on kindle on that date in the US.
Non-fiction history books for 99c/99p each – 21 and 22 July
Following on from last week's special on historical fiction books, MadeGlobal Publishing's non-fiction history books are kindle countdown deals today and tomorrow (21 and 22 July) at 99c/99p each on Amazon.com and Amazon UK.
This week in history 20 – 26 July
On this day in history events for week 20-26 July.
John Knox: A Faithful Admonition to the Professors of God's Truth in England
On 20th July 1554, John Knox, theologian and a leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland, published his pamphlet A Faithful Admonition to the Professors of God's Truth in England.
The Children of Plantagent and Tudor Monarchs Quiz
Test your knowledge on the offspring of the Plantagenet and Tudor monarchs with this fun quiz.
Mary I proclaimed Queen – 19 July 1553
On 19th July 1553, thirteen days after the death of her half-brother Edward VI, Mary, eldest daughter of Henry VIII, was proclaimed queen in London in place of Queen Jane, who had been proclaimed queen on 10th July.
The Chronicle of the Grey Friars of London records:
Unravelling Mary Boleyn by Sarah Bryson
Today we have an article by Sarah Bryson, author of Mary Boleyn: In a Nutshell and a regular contributor to the Tudor Society.
Mary Boleyn is most certainly a woman of mystery. Her younger sister was Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and Queen consort of England. Mary's brother was a well-known member of Henry VIII's court, who was evangelical in his religious beliefs and who, like his sister Anne, ended up on the scaffold. Mary's father was also an important member of Henry VIII's court. Thomas Boleyn was a talented man, who was fluent in French and who was sent on many missions as an ambassador for England. He was cunning and smart and used his skills and wits to provide a fantastic education for his children, as well as to further himself and his family at court. And yet when we look at Mary's life compared to her famous siblings and father so little is known.
18 July 1509 – Edmund Dudley convicted of treason
On this day in history, 18th July 1509, Edmund Dudley, administrator, President of the King's Council in the reign of Henry VII and speaker of the House of Commons, was convicted of treason after being blamed for the oppression of Henry VII's reign. He was charged with conspiring to "hold, guide and govern the King and his Council" and ordering his men to assemble in London during the final days of Henry VII's life.
In the Third Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records (1842), we have the record of "Trial and conviction of Edmund Dudley, Esq. – Constructive Treason – Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer, London, 18 July, 1509. 1 Hen. VIII":
Transcript of Elizabeth Goldring's talk
Here's the transcript from our live-chat session with Elizabeth Goldring. Well done to Ceri for winning a copy of Elizabeth's beautiful Robert Dudley book.
La Cartuja, Granada
El Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, now known simply as La Cartuja de Granada, is a Carthusian monastery in the city of Granada. The Carthusian Order once had twenty-four monasteries in Spain, but the majority were closed in 1836 and their lands confiscated and sold. Only four now remain inhabited today: Miraflores (Burgos), Montealegre (Barcelona), Aula Dei (Zaragoza) and Porta Coeli (Valencia).
August Magazine Cover Reveal
It's not long until our brand-new August Tudor Life magazine will be available to members. This month we're focusing on "Coronations" and there are many things that you wouldn't believe unless you knew that they were true!
Robert Sidney's Poems
Today marks the anniversary of the death of Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, poet and courtier, in 1626.
His notebook, which held a collection of poems and sonnets, and showed the revisions he made to them, was discovered in Warwick Castle's library in the 1960s. It had a 19th century leather binding and researchers found that it had been acquired in 1848 after the library at Penshurst Place, Sidney's home, had been broken up and sold. Although the poetry collection had been misattributed, scholar Peter Croft was able to identify Sidney's handwriting and he went on to edit and publish Sidney's poems with Oxford University Press. The British Library purchased the notebook at Sotheby's in 1975 and it is now part of their collection, with reference Add. (Additional) MS 58435.
John Dee
John Dee, astrologer, mathematician, alchemist, antiquary, spy, philosopher, geographer and adviser to Elizabeth I and various influential statesmen during her reign, was born in London on 13th July 1527.


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Longshan ist:
 der Name einer neolithischen Kultur Chinas, siehe Longshan-Kultur;

 der Kreis Longshan (龙山县) im Autonomen Bezirk Xiangxi in der chinesischen Provinz Hunan, siehe Longshan (Xiangxi)
 der Stadtbezirk Longshan (龙山区) der Stadt Liaoyuan in der chinesischen Provinz Jilin, siehe Longshan (Liaoyuan)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Anlong in der chinesischen Provinz Guizhou, siehe Longshan (Anlong)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Cangxi in der chinesischen Provinz Sichuan, siehe Longshan (Cangxi)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) der Stadt Danjiangkou in der chinesischen Provinz Hubei, siehe Longshan (Danjiangkou)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Fogang in der chinesischen Provinz Guangdong, siehe Longshan (Fogang)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Gulin in der chinesischen Provinz Sichuan, siehe Longshan (Gulin)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Guoyang in der chinesischen Provinz Anhui, siehe Longshan (Guoyang)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Ju in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong, siehe Longshan (Ju)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Longli in der chinesischen Provinz Guizhou, siehe Longshan (Longli)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Longling in der chinesischen Provinz Yunnan, siehe Longshan (Longling)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Majiang in der chinesischen Provinz Guizhou, siehe Longshan (Majiang)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Nanjing in der chinesischen Provinz Fujian, siehe Longshan (Nanjing)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) der Stadt Yongkang in der chinesischen Provinz Zhejiang, siehe Longshan (Yongkang)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Kreis Youyi in der chinesischen Provinz Heilongjiang, siehe Longshan (Youyi)
 die Großgemeinde Longshan (龙山镇) im Autonomen Kreis Zhangjiachuan in der chinesischen Provinz Gansu, siehe Longshan (Zhangjiachuan)
 die Gemeinde Longshan (龙山乡) im Kreis Luoshan in der chinesischen Provinz Henan, siehe Longshan (Luoshan)
 die Gemeinde Longshan (龙山乡) im Stadtbezirk Yinzhou in der chinesischen Provinz Liaoning, siehe Longshan (Yinzhou)
 die Gemeinde Longshan (龙山乡) im Kreis Zizhong in der chinesischen Provinz Sichuan, siehe Longshan (Zizhong)
 die Nationalitätengemeinde Longshan der Manchu (龙山满族乡) in der Stadt Gongzhuling in der chinesischen Provinz Jilin, siehe Longshan (Gongzhuling)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Kreis Faku in der chinesischen Provinz Fujian, siehe Longshan (Liaoning)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) der Stadt Fuqing in der chinesischen Provinz Fujian, siehe Longshan (Fuqing)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) der Stadt Haiyang in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong, siehe Longshan (Haiyang)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Stadtbezirk Huairou in der chinesischen Stadt Peking, siehe Longshan (Huairou)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Kreis Jia in der chinesischen Provinz Henan, siehe Longshan (Jia)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Stadtbezirk Jimo in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong, siehe Longshan (Jimo)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Stadtbezirk Jiujiang in der chinesischen Provinz Anhui, siehe Longshan (Jiujiang)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) der Stadt Linzhou in der chinesischen Provinz Henan, siehe Longshan (Linzhou)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Kreis Qiyang in der chinesischen Provinz Hunan, siehe Longshan (Qiyang)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Stadtbezirk Shuangta in der chinesischen Provinz Liaoning, siehe Longshan (Shuangta)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Stadtbezirk Yubei der chinesischen Stadt Chongqing, siehe Longshan (Yubei)
 das Straßenviertel Longshan (龙山街道) im Stadtbezirk Zhangqiu in der chinesischen Provinz Shandong, siehe Longshan (Zhangqiu)
 der Name eines Berges (龙山) in der Stadt Taiyuan der chinesischen Provinz Shanxi, siehe Longshan-Grotten
 der Name verschiedener Tempel, siehe Longshan-Tempel.

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Q: Listening for JavaScript Media Queries in React I am trying to implement the media query concept found here in React. With what's shown below I am getting the following:
TypeError: isMobile.addListener is not a function

function App() {
    // Saving current page to state
    let location = useLocation();

    useEffect(() => {
        useStore.setState({ currentPage: location })
    }, [location]);

    // Check if viewing in landscape on mobile
    const isMobile = window.matchMedia("only screen and (max-width: 830px)").matches;

    const setOrientation = (e) => {
        if (e.isMobile) {
            if (window.innerHeight > window.innerWidth){
                // is not landscape
            } else{
                // is landscape
            }
        }
    }

    useEffect(() => {
        setOrientation(isMobile)
        isMobile.addListener(setOrientation)

        return () => isMobile.removeEventListener(setOrientation)
    }, []);

    return (

    );
}

export default App;

What am I doing wrong?

A: Accordingly MediaQueryList matches method returns a boolean value.
you should only return your MediaQueryList to be able to addListener to it later:
const isMobile = window.matchMedia("only screen and (max-width: 830px)")

A: It's because you are setting const isMobile to type Boolean (true/false) instead of the upper level Object (function) window.matchMedia('string_query')
Try something like this:
const isMobile = window.matchMedia("only screen and (max-width: 830px)")

typeof isMobile
"object"

isMobile.matches
true

function handleTabletChange(e) {
  // Check if the media query is true
  if (e.matches) {
    // Then log the following message to the console
    console.log('Media Query Matched!')
  }
}

isMobile.addListener(handleTabletChange)

What your code is doing:
const isMobile = window.matchMedia("only screen and (max-width: 830px)").matches

typeof isMobile
"boolean"

isMobile.matches
undefined

function handleTabletChange(e) {
  // Check if the media query is true
  if (e.matches) {
    // Then log the following message to the console
    console.log('Media Query Matched!')
  }
}

isMobile.addListner(handleTabletChange)

Uncaught TypeError: isMobile.addListner is not a function

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SOGIESC Unit celebrates outstanding LGBTI icons in Africa
The Centre for Human Rights works for the improvement of the human rights of minorities - including sexual minorities - and other disadvantaged or marginalised persons or groups across the continent.
Funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Pretoria, the Centre's SOGIE Unit focuses on education, capacity-building, advocacy and legal aid in the area of LGBTI rights and anti-discrimination. This poster highlights great Africans who identify as LGBTI persons, who are leaders in their field, and whose work contributes to the realisation of sexual minority rights in Africa.
Download the poster on African LGBTI icons
The SOGIESC Unit also developed a poster on South African LGBTI icons. (Available here)
Biographies of African LGBTI icons
Brenda Fassie
South Africa(RIP)
Anti-apartheid pop-singer
Her full name is Brenda Nokuzola Fassie (also known as MaBrrr, 'Queen of African Pop', 'Madonna of the Townships'). Brenda was born on 3 November 1964. She died on 9 May 2004. She was an anti-apartheid pop singer. For one of her famous songs, "Vul'indlela", 1999 she was awarded the Continental Kora Awards for best female artist. That same song was awarded Song of the Decade at the South African Music Awards in 2004.
Reverend Jide Macaulay
Christian theologian and author
British-Nigerian born in 1965 in London, a Christian minister since 1998, a dynamic and an inspirational speaker, author, poet, pastor and preacher, holds a degree in Law, master's degree in Theology and Post-graduate certificate in Pastoral Theology. Jide focuses his ministry on inclusion and reconciliation of sexuality, spirituality and human rights. He writes for various Christian and secular Journals. He has authored three books, Poetry Inspired 2001, I Say A little Prayer For You and Pocket Devotion for LGBT Christians 2005, he has won several awards including the 2003 and 2007 Black LGBT Community Award for "Man of the Year" for his work helping people of faith. Shortlisted for the National Diversity Awards 2014, in the category for Positive Role Model, and winner 2014 NAZ MSM Award. He served from 2007 to 2013 as Executive Board member and Co Chair of Pan Africa International Lesbians and Gay Association
Zanele Muholi
Photographer and visual artist
Zanele was born in 1972 in Durban South Africa. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Documentary Media from Ryerson University in Toronto. Her thesis covered the visual history of black lesbian identity and politics in post-apartheid South Africa. In 2003, Zanele completed an advanced photography course at the Market Photo Workshop in Newtown, Johannesburg. In 2004, she launched her visual activism through her first solo exhibition on Visual sexuality:Only half the picture' at the Johannesburg Art Gallery. Zanele is well known for being the photographer and reporter for 'Behind the mask', a South African based online magazine addressing LGBTI concerns in Africa. In 2013, she was honorary professor of video and videography at the University of the Arts Gallery in Germany. In 2016, Zanele was the recipient of an Annual Infinity Award from New York's International Centre of Photography. In 2016, she was named among the 100 most powerful artists in the world by Art Review, Asia.
Justin Fashanu
Nigeria(RIP)
His full name is Justinus Soni Fashanu. Justin was the world's first openly gay professional soccer player He was born in February 1961. He played football professionally for many English clubs between 1978-1997. Justin was a sensational hit. He was the world's first one million pounds black footballer. In 1998, while residing in the United States he was charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy. Subsequently, Justin fled to the United Kingdom where he hung himself in an abandoned garage in May 1998. As was in his suicide note , he feared he would receive an unjust trial on the basis of his sexual orientation. He denied the sexual assault allegation. Justin's last words, in a suicide note, were 'I hope the Jesus I love welcomes me home.' He died at the age of 37.
Unoma Azuah
Unoma Azuah was born on July 1969 in Delta State Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War. Unoma teaches writing at the Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago. Her research and activism focus on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights in Nigeria. Recently, she concluded a book project on the lives of gay Nigerians entitled, Blessed Body: Secret Lives of LGBT Nigerians. Her critical essays include, "The Video Closet: Nollywood's Gay-Themed Movies," published in Transition 106. 2012, University of Indiana Press, "Same-Sex Sexuality Issues in Some African Popular Media," Canadian Journal of African Studies, Vol. 43. No.1, University of Alberta Press, Canada, 2009 and "Celebrating Area Scatter, the drag Queen that Transgressed Gender Roles in South-East Nigeria." Reclaiming Afrikan: Queer Perspectives on Sexual and Gender Identities edited by Zethu Matebeni, Modjaji Books, South Africa 2014. In 2011 she was listed as one of the top professors at small private colleges in the United States in the online publication, Affordable/Private Colleges and Universities in the United States. Additionally, she is recognized by The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education under the topic, "Honors for Four Black Educators." A prolific author and a speaker, Azuah has been a guest lecturer at such institutions as Queens University in Kingston, Canada; Maynooth University, in Ireland; and State University of New York (SUNY) in Oneonta. Her writing awards include the Hellman/Hammett Award; the Urban Spectrum Award for her debut novel, Sky-high Flames; and the Snyder-Aidoo Book Award for her novel, Edible Bones. Her undergraduate degree in English is from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has an MA in English from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Rotimi Fani Kayode
Photographer and visual activist
His full name was Oluwarotimi Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode. Rotimi was born on 20 April 1955 in Lagos. He fled to Brighton, England in 1966 to escape the Nigerian Civil War. He studied Fine Art and Economics at Georgetown University, Washington DC for his BA and MFA in fine arts and photography at the Pratt Institute In New York City. Rotimi challenged the invisibility of African Queerness of denial of alternative African sexuality. He was a major influence on young black photographers in the late 80s and 90s. Rotimi was the first chair and co-founder of Association of Black Photographers. In 2003 his work featured in the African Pavilion at the 50 Venice Biennale Italy and in 2011 in ARS II Kiasma-Museum of Contemporary. Art in Helsinki. He is arguable the first known African photographer to address queer and same-sex desire in the 80s. He died of a heart attack on December 1989. His work has been featured in many exhibitions and retrospectives. His work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Italy, Nigeria, Sweden, Germany, South Africa and US.
Ecclesia De Lange
Methodist minister
Born in South Africa, October 1969.She is a former Methodist minister. In 2010, following Ecclesia announcing her intended marriage to her same-sex partner, she was suspended and discontinued from being an active minister of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. The matter was first handled by an internal arbitration panel. They couldn't reach an arbitration agreement. Where after an agreement was signed on behalf of Ecclesia. She was dissatisfied with this process and sought relief from the Western Cape High Court. She contended that the MCSA's arbitration process is unjust and that she had been unfairly discriminated against. This was unsuccessful.
Ecclesia appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal and to the Constitutional Court of Southern Africa. In both cases the ruling of the High Court was upheld. Making it clear that civil courts are reluctant to get involved in Church processes and what was perceived to be church doctrine. No ruling was made w.r.t. the merits of the case. The matter was referred back to the arbitration process of the Church. She was advised should she be dissatisfied with the outcome of the arbitration, to refer the matter to the Equality Court.
Eventually 6 May 2017 the arbitration was concluded and the award was made in favour of the Church on 6 June 2017. Ecclesia waved her rights to contest the matter in the Equality court. She is currently seeking alternative means to find reconciliation and healing for LGBTI people of faith within the Methodist Church.
At present she is passionately involved with LGBTI rights activism in Southern Africa. Ecclesia is the director of Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM). A faith based non-profit organisation that acts as a catalyst, within the religious sector, in African countries, providing expertise to faith based organisations/institutions to promote full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people.
Eric Ohena Lembembe
Cameroon(RIP)
Eric was born in 1980 in Cameroon. He was a trained journalist. He was a vibrant LGBTI rights activist. He was the Executive Director of the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS(CAMFAID). On behalf of CAMFAID, he collaborated closely with Human Rights Watch. Eric was a contributor to the blog 'Erasing 76 Crimes'. He contributed several chapters to the book 'From Wrongs to Gay Rights' on LGBTI rights around the world.
He was found murdered in his home in Yaounde, Cameroon on 15 July, 2013 after being tortured.
Olumide Makanjuola
The Initiative for Equal Rights
Olumide was born in Nigeria. In 2016, he received the Queens Young Leaders Award at the Buckingham Palace from her Majesty the Queen. He is an alumnus of International Visitor Leadership programme and associate fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society. Olumide engages in policy makers on sexual health and human rights focusing on the LGBTI community and various human rights violations towards SOGIE. Olumide and his team started using pop culture and new media to highlight the reality of the LGBTI community to change the narratives around LGBTI. He holds a degree in business management and is currently studying for his master's degree in strategic Project Management. Olumide is engaged in national, regional and international level conversation and advocacy on sexual health and right its relation to broader human rights work
Edwin Cameron
Constitutional Court Judge
Edwin was born on 15 February 1953 in Pretoria South Africa. Edwin is a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Edwin is an HIV/AIDS and gay rights activist. Edwin received the Anglo-American Corporation Open Scholarship Award for his studies at Stellenbosch University where he earned a BA law degree and an honours degree in latin- both cum laude. As a Rhodes scholar, he attended Oxford University where he earned a BA in jurisprudence with a first class honours; the Bachelor of Civil Law with first class honours and the Vinerian Scholarship. He later earned his LLB from the University of South Africa with cumlaude and was awarded the Johannes Voet Medallion for Best Law Graduate. While at the University of the Witwatersrand's Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), he drafted the Charter of Rights on AIDS and HIV, and co-founded the AIDS Consortium (a national association of non-governmental organisations). His work and activism was influential in securing the inclusion of sexual orientation in the South African Constitution. Edwin is an author with two books to his credit: Witness to Aids and Justice: A personal account. He has been the recipient of several awards including the Nelson Mandela Awards for Health and Human Rights, and Transnet's HIV/AIDS Champion Award among others.
Simon Nkoli
Gay & Lesbian Organisation of Wits
Simon was born 26 November 1957 in Soweto, South Africa. He died on 30 November 1998. He was an anti-apartheid gay rights and HIV/AIDS activist. In 1983, Simon joined the Gay Association of South Africa, where he formed the Saturday Group, the first black gay group in Africa. He was one of the Delma 22, the twenty two political leaders in the Delmas Treason Trial who were faced with death penalty for treason in 1984. He came out as gay while in prison and helped change the mindset of the African National Congress to gay rights. Simon founded the Gay and Lesbian Organisation of the Witwatersrand (GLOW) in 1988. Along with LGBT activist, Beverly Palesa Ditsie, he organised the first pride parade in South Africa in 1990. He represented the African region at the International and Gay Association board. He widely campaigned for the inclusion of protection from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in the Bill of Rights in the 1994 South African Constitution and for the repeal of the sodomy law. In 1996, he was the recipient of the Stonewall Award in the Royal Albert Hall in London. Several film, documentaries and plays have been made about his life such as A moffie called Simon(1967); Your loving Simon (2003); Simon & I (2002); and Fig Trees (2009).
Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera
Freedom & Roam Uganda
Jacqueline was born in 1980. She was the former Executive Director, Freedom and Roam. In 2010, her name and address were published alongside others including David Kato in the Ugandan 'Rolling Stone' tabloid calling for their execution. They both sued the tabloid. In 2010, Jacqueline the first lesbian bar, Sappho Islands in Kampala. It closed in 2011. Kasha is the founder of Uganda Pride 2012. She is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Kuchu Times and Bombastic Magazine. She is a recipient of the 2011 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders Alternative Nobel Peace Prize 2015. Listed in collaboration of 100 years of the International Women's Day 2011. Velvet Park Magazine voted her as the most inspiring queer woman in the world in 2010
Diriye Osman
Somalia/ Great Britain
Author, essayist, critic and visual artist
Diriye was born in 1983 in Mogadishu, Somalia. He was raised in Nairobi, Kenya and London. A graduate of the Royal Holloway, University of London MA creative writing course, he is the author of Fairytales for Lost Children, which was awarded the Polari Best First Book Prize in 2014. Diriye was hailed as one of the top ten LGBT writers to watch by Dazed and Confused, and in 2015 The Guardian praised his short story, "If I Were a Dance" as one of the best representations of LGBT sex in literature. In the same year, Diriye was named one of the most influential LGBTI people in Britain by the Independent on Sunday. He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and currently resides in London
David Kato Kisule
Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)
He was born in 1964 to the Kisule clan in the Nakawala, Namatab Town Council, Mukono District. David was a teacher and LGBTI rights activist .He taught at the Nile Vocational Institute in Njeru were he because aware of his sexual orientation and was subsequently dismissed without benefits in 1991.He was a teacher at various other schools including St Hermon Nkoni Boys Primary School in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka. David quit this job in 2010 to focus on his work with Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and the campaign against Uganda's Anti-homosexuality Bill. He was one of the founding members and Advocacy Officer for Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). He was awarded a one year fellowship at the Centre for Applied Human Rights based at the University of York, UK. In October 2010, his name and address and that of 99 others were published under the headline 'HANG THEM' with a demand for their execution, by Rolling Stone, a Ugandan tabloid newspaper. David and two other members of SMUG who were also listed in the article sued the newspaper to put a stop to the publishing of names and pictures of people believed to be gay or lesbian. The court ordered the newspaper to pay Kato and the two other plaintiff's 1.5 million Ugandan shillings each. He was murdered in 2011 following his victory that law suit. There is a documentary film on David's life titled Call me Kuchu.
Danilo Da Silva Mussagy
Danilo was born in 1980 at Quelimane , Zambezia, Mozambique. He academic background is in civil engineering. His LGBTI activism was launched with his active article was stated ; 'Let's Talk'.
''Let's talk! About homosexuality. About what everybody does, but doesn't talk about what we all know but we pretend that we don't …About what ''wise'' we say we don't have here. That is imported. Let's talk about homosexuality here in our land. I challenge you to talk openly… Archangel.He is founding member and the Executive Director of LAMBDA The first LBTI organisation in Mozambique.
Davis Mac-Iyalla
Author and interfaith preacher
Davis Born in 1972 on Port Harcourt Nigeria. In 2013 he was relieved from his position at the Anglican Children school in Port Harcourt on the grounds of his sexual orientation. In 2005, he established the Nigerian branch of the British Changing Attitude which advocates for the inclusion of sexual minorities in the Anglican church. Davis presently resides in the UK where he has obtained refugee status. He was part of the first openly LGBTI organisation in Nigeria, Alliance Rights. In 2014 he released autobiography FIYABO (Literally meaning favour). In February 2008, he received the Bishop Desmond Tutu Award for Human Rights and Social Justice from the world Pride and Power Organisation. He is a licenced lay minister and presently works on interfaith approaches to LGBTI promotion of the LGBTI concerns. He is currently based in London
Joel Gustave Nana Ngongang
Partners for Rights and Development
Joel was born in 1982. He had an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the University of Western Cape, and was working towards his LLD when he died. Joel was a leading African LGBT human rights advocate and HIV/AIDS activist. He was the founding Executive Director of the African Men for Sexual Health and Rights(AMSHeR) an African based LGBT/MSM organisation working to address the vulnerability of MSM to HIV. At various times, he also worked at other national and international organisations such as the Africa Research and Policy Associate at the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission(IGLHRC). He was a Fellow at Behind the Mask, a Johannesburg-based non-profit media organisation publishing a news website on lesbian and gay HIV concerns in Africa. During this time, he wrote many articles on the subject.
FannyAnn Viola Eddy
Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association
FannyAnn was born in 1974. In 2002 she founded the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association, the first association addressing the issues of LGBTI in Sierra Leone. In April 2004, she advocated for the passing of the Brazilian Resolution (which addresses the violation of human rights of persons on the grounds of their sexual orientation and calling on states to fulfil their obligations in this regard) at the United Nations, Geneva
On 29 September 2004, she was ganged raped and stabbed to death.
Jude Dibia
Jude was born on 5 January 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria. He holds a Diploma in Art from the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos; Bachelor of Arts in Modern European Language (German). While an undergraduate student, he founded the campus magazine 'WHAT'. He is a novelist and short-story writer with three novels to his name: Walking With Shadows(2005); Unbridled(2007) and Blackbird(2011). His novel Walking With Shadows was the first Nigerian novel to have a gay protagonist. Jude had a flourishing career in aviation at Lufthansa German Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Jude left Nigeria on a self-imposed exile in 2014 following the enactment of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act 2014. Between 2014 and 2015 Jude lived in Richmond, Texas and Natick, Massachusetts before settling in Malmö, Sweden. Jude has continued to write and make his voice heard in Sweden taking part in various forums and conferences that tackle the continued need for the respect of the human rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ persons and a better understanding of LGBTQ+ persons.
Dare Odumuye(aka Erelu)
Nigeria (RIP)
Alliance Rights Nigeria
Dare was born 1966 in Nigeria. He died on 20th May 2007. He was the sole founder and the late President of Alliance Right Nigeria, an organisation which catered for the rights of LGBTI persons in Nigeria since 1999 by providing sexual health information, advice, seminars and training programme.He was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2004. His campaign brought homosexuality into public consciousness in order to push for the recognition of human rights of queer communities in the whole of West Africa. During his work, he recruited sexual and gender minorities into programmes for HIV prevention and connected them to supportive counselling programs. This programs also catered for adolescents and university students. In 2003, he founded the West African Gay and Lesbian Association at the Annual Alliance Rights Convention in Ibadan, Nigeria. The vision of this association was to draw informal networks of sexual minorities, now local and secretive, into region-wide campaigns for pride and rights.
Sharon Khumalo
Blogger, tutor and model
Sharon-Rose was born in Mamelodi. She is a BSc Biotechnology graduate. Sharon is also a pharmaceutical sales rep former model, blogger. She is the reigning Miss Mamelodi Sundowns 2017. In 2016, she was a finalist in the Miss South Africa Pageant. She is a football club ambassador. she is openly intersex and uses her platform of beauty pageants to raise awareness of intersex issues.'
Ifeanyi Orazulike
International Centre for Advocacy on Rights to Health
Ifeanyi was born in Nigeria. Ifeanyi has a degree in Human Rights from the Columbia University in New York, USA. He has a diploma in International Law and Advocacy. He was a project manager at Alliance Rights, Nigeria. Ifeanyi is presently the Executive Director of the International Centre for Advocacy on the Rights to Health. In October 2014, his office was raided by state police without a warrant. He was arrested and detained for hours. Following this, he took the Nigerian Government to court for the violation of his human rights. In 2016, the Abuja Federal High Court ruled that the police violated his rights by unlawfully arresting him and awarded him one million naira in compensation.
Eudy Simelane
South Africa (RIP)
Eudy was born in 11 March 1971 in South Africa. She was a South African footballer. She played for the South Africa Women national football team. She was also an LGBTI rights activist. On 28TH April 2008 her corpse was discovered in a creek in Kwa Thema. She had been brutally assaulted, raped and stabbed 25 times in the face, chest and legs. In 2009 a miniature bridge was erected in Kwa Thema Springs, Gauteng in her honour.
Rashidi Williams
Queer Alliance Nigeria
He was born in Nigeria. William completed a Civic Leadership Course at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley as part of Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leadersa. Rashidi holds the equivalent of a degree in Science Laboratory Technology from Accra Polytechnic, Ghana and a Bachelors in Applied Psychology from Anglia Ruskin University, U.K. In addition to his formal education, Rashidi participated in the International Human Rights and LGBT by Swedish Federation for Sexuality Education, a Certificate in Gender, Masculinities and Leadership from the University of Cape Town, Women's Health Research in collaboration with Sonke Gender Justice Network. He is also an alumnus of the International Human Rights Training Programme, Canada and Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative, United States Consulate in Lagos. He is a social entrepreneur and HIV and sexual health educator and LGBTI rights activist. He is the founder and director of Queer Alliance Nigeria. Queer Alliance Nigeria is a youth led human rights and health advocacy organisation for Nigerian citizens marginalised on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identityRashidi is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Public Health.
Anastacia Tomson
Medical doctor and author
Anastacia was born in South Africa. She is a trained medical doctor from the University of Pretoria. She has worked as general practitioner in the public and private sectors. Her activism is focused on the visibility and understanding of transgender issues and gender non-conforming rights. In May 2016 she released a published memoir. Always Anastacia-A Transgender life in South Africa that discuss the unique challenge faced by trans people.
Bisi Alimi
Bisi Alimi Foundation
His Full names is Ademola Iyandade Ojo Kazeem Alimi. Bisi was born in January 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a public speaker, blog writer and advocates for HIV and LGBTI issues. While studying at the University of Lagos, he was outed as gay by 'Company Lifestyle' a university magazine. On his graduation he was denied his certificate on moral grounds. He became the first Nigerian man to come out in 2004 in national television as a guest on Funmi Iyanda's new Dawn with Funmi on NCA immediately after her interview with Bisi on the show was cancelled. Owing to threats he sought asylum in the UK. Bisi Alimi was a visiting lecturer to both Freie University and Humboldt University both in Berlin where he was teaching "Pre and Post Colonial Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Africa" He also serves on the board of Stonewall Housing, AllOut and None On Record. His TEDx talk, "There should never be another Ibrahim" has been listed as one of the 14 most inspiring QUEER TEDtalk of all time. He is currently working on his memoir "The Boy from Mushin" with a full length film launching next year. He consulted for World Bank on Economic impact of Homophobia and served on the Bank advisory board on SOGI. He is a fellow of Salzburg Global LGBT Forum and New Voices at the Aspen Institute. Listed 19 most important LGBT person in UK 2015 and was number 68 on the World Pride Power List 2017.
He is the founder and Director of Bisi Alimi Foundation. In 2005, he founded The Initiative for Equal Rights and in 2012, was a founding member of Kaleidoscope Trust in the UK.

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TEHRAN – Pictures from exquisite artworks dating back to Qajar era (1796-1925) are currently on display at the Tehran National Garden, a historical compound in central Tehran.
The exhibition of selective artworks is being held on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Iran Bastan Museum and Malek National Library and Museum, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
Photos taken from clay, stone and glass artworks as well as calligraphy, Persian painting as well as coins are on display during the showcase.
The brick building of Iran Bastan Museum was designed by French architect André Godard in the early 20th century, and was influenced by Sassanian (224-651 A.D.) vaults, particularly the Taq Kasra at Ctesiphon.
Malek National Library and Museum is the first private museum of Iran and one of the six large libraries holding exquisite manuscripts.


Source Unknown. District Teachers Association. 14 October 1961. Springfield News-Leader Collection. News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri.
Description Officers of the Southwest Missouri District Teachers Association. Pictured from left to right are Everett Hurd, Mrs. Maurine Haymes, Harry Talbot, Mary Helen Wilhoit, and Drew Pearson. Published in the Daily News on October 14, 1961.


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Welcome to the last show — the view from Calcutta
Should the single-screen theatre mutate into something else to survive? asks Uddalak Mukherjee
As a child, I lived in a house next to a cinema hall. The single-screen theatre, a box-like building, with stained yellow walls, screened popular Hindi and Bengali films. Rather than the pictures, I remember the sounds that came from inside the building: the whirring ceiling fans, the low hum of the projector, soft murmurs of the hero and his lover, the sudden, piercing shriek of the heroine escaping the growling villain, the thud of the hero's knock-out punch were interspersed with catcalls, the tinkling noise of soft drink bottles and the occasional loud snores of a bored viewer. The noises made me think that the cinema hall had a life of its own.
Then, one day, it died. The yellow of the walls got covered with red posters filled with angry, unreasonable demands. The life around the theatre ebbed away too. The phuchkawala and chicken-roll corners moved further down the main road; those who sold unauthorized tickets (the pejorative colloquial expression for these men, I think, was 'blackers') spent their time playing cards and the men who had struck work took up odd jobs in the locality. The cinema hall, covered in tattered posters, remained silent.
This occurrence was not uncommon in the Calcutta I grew up in. Along with jute mills and factories, other private enterprises such as cinema halls too began to close down, unable to survive the collusion between militant unions and an indifferent government. Janata, near Ganesh Chandra Avenue, was one of the early victims. Today, a vernacular newspaper office has come up where the cinema hall stood. Those that survived the initial onslaught began to fold up once the multiplexes arrived, and they included Jagat, Sree, Uttara, Tiger and Lighthouse among others. Sree and Uttara were two of Calcutta's oldest cinemas. Started by a Parsi in 1910, these two theatres were known as Elphinstone and Cornwallis then. Uttara was converted into a commercial complex in 2004. Sree awaits a similar inglorious end in the hands of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, which has started building a similar complex on the premises. Some theatres like Metro and Navina have spluttered to life after several closures.
Perhaps this is why the unchanged bustle around Priya on Rashbehari Avenue has never ceased to surprise me. The other day, while waiting to meet its owner, Arijit Dutta, I watched as the people chatted animatedly around me as the smell of steaming food wafted in from the busy stalls and a large poster of Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar flapped in the drizzle. Very little seemed to have changed ever since I first went and watched a film at Priya almost twenty years ago. To me, Priya is a bit of an anachronism: a successful single-screen theatre surviving among the debris of dead or dying cinema halls.
Once inside, I met the dapper Dutta who sat in his small office. The office, modern and elegant, having been carved out inside an older building, reflected a willingness to change. I wondered whether this ability to adapt and alter had helped Priya survive. As we chatted, Dutta made it evident that this was indeed the case. The choice of sensible content (films), state-of-the-art infrastructure and a vigorous work culture, Dutta said, are three basic survival tools that Priya adopted. While most of his contemporaries stuck to screening new releases that would often find few takers, Dutta chose a mixture of the popular and the classic. Priya is also the first theatre in eastern India to introduce advance computerized ticket booking facilities, and one of the early pioneers of DTS/Dolby theatre, the Xenon Christie projector, push-back seating arrangements and the cutting-edge Qube digital projection system. What Dutta effusively termed "brand positioning" also meant that Priya now chooses its clientele with care. A burgeoning and flourishing middle-class has elbowed out the less-affluent in this particular theatre.
Many of Priya's competitors lost out because of what they became later — decrepit buildings run by owners who lacked the vision to modernize and keep pace with the changing times. But the reason behind their extinction can also be attributed to factors over which they had little control: government apathy and lopsided rules. Dutta mentioned that it has been years since the chief minister had granted members of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association an audience. Dilip Kankaria, the eminent owner-producer, rues the fact that the CMC's regulations often make it difficult for single-screen halls to be renovated into multiplexes.
Multiplexes have crippled single-theatre cinemas, as have the lucrative trade in pirated films and the inability of the administration to curb this malpractice. The future, Dutta conceded, is challenging, but it also held possibilities. Apart from strengthening its distribution base, Priya has already started making inroads into the districts. The Gitanjali Cultural Complex in Bolpur has been taken over and turned into a cine hub. There are two more entertainment complexes that have been planned: one in Memari, in Burdwan, and the other in Annapurna in the South 24 Parganas.
At one corner of the city, an innovative single-screen theatre plots to stay ahead in a vicious race. In another stretch — the suburb where I grew up — I noticed, days later, a yellow, box-shaped building being brought down by monstrous machines. A placard in front of the demolished site announced the arrival of a plush apartment in place of yet another old cinema hall.
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The Graduate Says:
Single Screens in Kolkata are mainly spread in an area called Dharmatalla or Esplanade. The culture of people,even the so-called posh people visiting single screen is as much prevalent in Kolkata as it was in yesteryears when SS formed the place where elite would come and occupy seats in their boxes.There is a pic of "Metro Cinema" with tongawallahs waiting outside somewhere on the net.Currently that place is a bar cum cinema hall. It rarely puts up any good cinema,rather the sure-shot duds are mainly screened there.Once in a while it also screens some dubbed HW movie.The area in front of it is congested with the ferry-wallahs selling myriad items.
The culture of frequenting SS in Kolkata is highly family influenced.The theory goes as such that "Ma-Baba oei cinema hall te movie dekhte gel chhilo,onek baar…bhalo acche."[Ma-Papa had frequented that hall when they used to watch cinema,it is a good hall.] The glory of cinema hall is like transferred as a folklore from parents to children.They also love going to the same places.It has something to do with a sense of comfort with the cultural aspects of life that also gets layered with a very "homely" environment in which kids grow in Kolkata.Yes,multiplexes are growing at faster rate but it is amazing that halls like ELITE,PARADISE,ROXY,PRIYA,NEW EMPIRE still sustain. GLOBE closed long ago.LIGHTHOUSE is a part of folklore now. JAI HIND got converted in a miniplex. But you all will be heartened to know that ELITE and PARADISE still command the maximum audiences in Kolkata for a picture starring a major star.NEW EMPIRE is famous for screening HW films.Now you all will be bewildered to know that there exists a separate floor above the balcony which consists of old chairs,comprising of maybe 50-60 in number,where ticket rates are 20 Rs/- as compared to 100 for balcony and you can watch the film in peace.Lewd remarks are passed sometimes in some scenes but guess that is acceptable for a gallery that only boasts of boys. Sometimes when the audience does not seem to get a film like 127 hours,there also is lots of talking which can make movie watching experience a bit sour one.But the essence of watching movie in SS meets its zenith there with views passed on every scene,whistling galore and some little fights also ensuing between two groups that have come to watch the film.
SS remains the "symbol" of many generations including mine.Multiplexes are replacing it fast and guess after 20 years or so kids would never know that there existed a scenario where a single hall screened a film with people dancing like mad to many songs,whistling,orgasming[not literally] at the very sight of a sexy beautiful heroine with stalls selling "neembu-paani" and "jhaalmudhi" outside. Guess the true Blockbusters were appreciated in such halls only that as of today are receding into oblivion!
yup long time to kolkata but ya had fond memory of esplanade( where it had the chain of 6-8 single screen attached to it in short distances) and nearby park street or eden garden added much more flavour to it … inafct on my short stay of 2 months ( coinciding with overseas trip ) was really fascinating
remember watching parineeta in priya and the crowd was pretty young and refreshing… place had the history of filmstars attending premiere and nearby kalighat proximity has been used many time infact more recently in kahaani


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Rebekah Kraut's Front Row Experience: Kelly Clarkson Concert
The news she'd lost all kidney function, after losing her father to Alport Syndrome in 2008 and witnessing her siblings' fight with the illness, brought life and all it's plans to a sudden halt for Rebekah "Bekah" Kraut in 2017. What remained of her joy and happiness involved treasured memories of time spent as a family watching Kelly Clarkson compete on American Idol and personally following her career after. With a lifetime of medical expense leaving concert attendance out of the question, Christmas morning 2018 gave Rebekah the ultimate memory, itself. After her siblings received their respective wishes from fellow wish granting organizations, she learned her wish would come true as well, courtesy of Front Row Foundation, and left speechless upon hearing she would attend Kelly's Indianapolis concert that March while the film crew "documenting her sister's Christmas wish" was actually there for her.
The condition's demands sadly distance her from her social circle and it's support so Bekah, not used to gifts, was driven to happy tears receiving a box of 400 letters written by the Best Year Ever Blueprint attendees. She learned quickly what being in the Front Row community meant and that, most importantly, she is no longer alone in her fight. In Indianapolis, she got surprised with not one but two 4-star restaurant experiences including one of her favorites, Italian. The restaurants both gave her first class experiences with amazing food and gifts of local area specialties which left Bekah's jaw hanging. The hotel had another surprise waiting for her as they donated their best suite overlooking the square and monument below, as well. For someone who's life hasn't afforded much luxury, the experience of eating 4-star food, being treated as a celebrity, then seeing the enormous hotel suite, Bekah became overwhelmed with the experience she had, up to then, only dreamed of one day having.
With all her reasons to feel defeated, what keeps her happy most, besides Kelly, is her makeup and wanting to inspire others to be beautifully confident themselves through her social media. Before heading to the concert, she did a photoshoot in Monument Square in front of the hotel to model her newfound Front Row spirit and inspire others to find that same confidence. At the venue, she received the surprise that she was going to be sitting next to the stage as well as get to go to the VIP backstage area with all sorts of goodies from Kelly's career. Bekah and her mom got to sit in Kelly's "Voice" chair and pose for pictures teasing hitting the buzzer and sing as a mother/daughter duo at "Kelly-oke". These moments held special significance as Bekah's mother had tried out for the Voice previously in Seattle, hoping to meet Kelly then. The concert itself left Bekah euphoric as Kelly came up from below the stage, mere feet away, at the beginning. As the concert went, Rebekah would be left in amazement of her dream come true, singing hand on heart with Kelly and her mom, before sharing her Front Row moment with a group across the stage having their own Front Row moment.
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function calibration_setup(workingDir);
%
%    This function contains the code used to generate a hapmap file from datasets.   It was run offline and has not yet been adapted for online use.
% There is limited motivation to adapt it for online use, since the SnpCghArray-generated-hapmap has already been calculated and generally it is not
% expected that it will need to be redone.
%
%    This offline-script expects interaction with the user about which datasets to derive calibration data from.
%
%    The following issues would need to be resolved before this could be run.
%    1) Define the following variable.
%        dataset_files : cell list containing file names for datasets for the currently being processed data directory.
%    2) Calibration files in each data set directory refer to the file names instead of the numerical order of the datasets indicated in the header of 'calibration.txt' files.

num_datasets = length(dataset_files);
num_chrs     = 8;

% ask the user which calibration file to use... or to use datasets.
if (calibration_complete == 0)
    v = 0;
    while (v == 0)
        d   = dir;
        str = {d.name};
        j = 1;
        results = [];
        results{1} = '[ Experimental Datasets ]';
        for i = length(str):-1:1
            if (isnan(findstr(str{i}, 'calibration')) == 0)
                j = j+1;
                results{j} = str{i};
            end;
        end;
        [s,v] = listdlg('PromptString','Choose calibration method:',...
            'SelectionMode','single',...
            'ListString',results);
    end;

    if (s == 1)
        % load calibration datasets in next code block.
        file_dir = '';
    else
        files_found = 1;
        % get experimental data directory.
        file_dirs = uipickfiles('Prompt','Select data directories to process.','Output','cell');
        for i=1:length(file_dirs)
            if ispc  % Windows
                file_dirs{i} = [file_dirs{i} '\'];
            else     % MacOS
                file_dirs{i} = [file_dirs{i} '/'];
            end;
        end;
        calibration_file = results{s};
        load(calibration_file);
        calibration_complete = 1;
    end;
end;

% load calibration data from experimental datasets.
while (calibration_complete == 0)
    calibration_loaded_from_data = 1;
    % change to directory containing calibration data.
    if ispc  % Windows
        cal_dir = [uigetdir('..','Select SNP/CGH calibration directory.') '\'];
    else     % MacOS
        cal_dir = [uigetdir('..','Select SNP/CGH calibration directory.') '/'];
    end;
    if (exist([cal_dir 'SNP_data.mat'],'file') == 0) || (exist([cal_dir 'CGH_data.mat'],'file') == 0)
        files_found = data_file_load_9(cal_dir);   % saves output as 'CGH_data.mat' & 'SNP_data.mat'.
    end;
    % Load CGH and CNP data to help determine cutoffs
    load([cal_dir 'CGH_data.mat']);
    load([cal_dir 'SNP_data.mat']);
    % define global variables.
    SNP_probeset_length = length(probeset1);
    CGH_probeset_length = length(probeset2);
    bases_per_bin = SNP_bases_per_bin;

    % Get flow ploidy values for calibration from "ploidy.txt"
    if (exist([cal_dir 'ploidy.txt'],'file') == 0)
        for dataset = 1:num_datasets
            flow_ploidy{dataset} = 0;
        end;
    else
        fid = fopen([cal_dir 'ploidy.txt'],'r');
        % skip header lines defined as starting with a '#' character.
        firstChar = '#';
        while (firstChar == '#')
            line = fgetl(fid);
            firstChar = line(1);
        end;
        lines_analyzed = 0;

        while not (feof(fid))
            if (lines_analyzed > 0)
                line           = fgetl(fid);
            end;
            lines_analyzed = lines_analyzed+1;
            % take of interest data fields from each line.
            exp_number         = sscanf(line, '%s',1);
            exp_ploidy         = sscanf(line, '%s',2);
            for k = 1:length(sscanf(line,'%s',1));
                exp_ploidy(1)  = [];
            end;
            exp_type           = sscanf(line, '%s',3);
            for k = 1:length(sscanf(line,'%s',2));
                exp_type(1)    = [];
            end;
            % place experiment names into used array.
            flow_ploidy{str2num(exp_number)}      = str2double(exp_ploidy);
            flow_ploidy_type{str2num(exp_number)} = exp_type;
        end;
        fclose(fid);
    end;

    % Load calibration data from file: "calibration.txt"
    if (exist([cal_dir 'calibration.txt'],'file') ~= 0)
        fprintf(['\nLoading calibration file from: ' strrep(cal_dir,'\','\\') '\n']);
        lines_to_skip = 18;  % number of header lines to be skipped before data analysis.
        fid = fopen([cal_dir 'calibration.txt'],'r');

        % skip header lines defined as starting with a '#' character.
        firstChar = '#';
        while (firstChar == '#')
            line = fgetl(fid);
            firstChar = line(1);
        end;
        i = 0;
        lines_analyzed = 0;
        h = waitbar(0.0,'Please wait...','CreateCancelBtn','delete(h); clear h');
        set(h,'Name','Parsing calibration file');
        counter = 0;
        while not (feof(fid))
            counter = counter+1;
            if (counter == 1000)
                waitbar(i/100,h,[num2str(i) '/' num2str(num_lines)]);
                counter = 0;
            end;
            i              = i+1;
            if (lines_analyzed > 0)
                line           = fgetl(fid);
            end;
            lines_analyzed = lines_analyzed+1;

            % take of interest data fields from each line.
            cal_chr        = sscanf(line, '%s',1);
            cal_dataset    = sscanf(line, '%s',2);
            for k = 1:length(sscanf(line,'%s',1));
                cal_dataset(1) = [];
            end;
            cal_homologs   = sscanf(line, '%s',3);
            for k = 1:length(sscanf(line,'%s',2));
                cal_homologs(1) = [];
            end;

            % interpret probeID to determine probe chromosome number and location.
            calibration(i).chr      = str2double(cal_chr);
            calibration(i).dataset  = cal_dataset;
            calibration(i).homologs = cal_homologs;
        end;
        if exist('h','var'); delete(h); clear h; end;
        fclose(fid);
    end;

    %% ====================================================================
    % Get segmental aneuploidy data for experiment from "segmental_aneuploidy.txt"
    %----------------------------------------------------------------------
    if (exist([cal_dir 'segmental_aneuploidy.txt'],'file') ~= 0)
        fprintf(['\nLoading segmental aneuploidy file from: ' strrep(cal_dir,'\','\\')]);
        lines_to_skip = 18;  % number of header lines to be skipped before data analysis.
        fid = fopen([cal_dir 'segmental_aneuploidy.txt'],'r');

        % skip header lines defined as starting with a '#' character.
        firstChar = '#';
        while (firstChar == '#')
            line = fgetl(fid);
            firstChar = line(1);
        end;
        i = 0;
        lines_analyzed = 0;
        h = waitbar(0.0,'Please wait...','CreateCancelBtn','delete(h); clear h');
        set(h,'Name','Parsing segmental aneuploidy file');
        counter = 0;
        segmental_aneuploidy = [];
        while not (feof(fid))
            counter = counter+1;
            if (counter == 1000)
                waitbar(i/100,h,[num2str(i) '/' num2str(num_lines)]);
                counter = 0;
            end;
            i              = i+1;
            if (lines_analyzed > 0)
                line           = fgetl(fid);
            end;
            lines_analyzed = lines_analyzed+1;

            % take of interest data fields from each line.
            segAneu_dataset    = sscanf(line, '%s',1);
            segAneu_chr        = sscanf(line, '%s',2);
            for k = 1:length(sscanf(line,'%s',1));
                segAneu_chr(1) = [];
            end;
            segAneu_break      = sscanf(line, '%s',3);
            for k = 1:length(sscanf(line,'%s',2));
                segAneu_break(1) = [];
            end;

            % interpret probeID to determine probe chromosome number and location.
            segmental_aneuploidy(i).chr     = str2double(segAneu_chr);
            segmental_aneuploidy(i).dataset = segAneu_dataset;
            segmental_aneuploidy(i).break   = str2double(segAneu_break);
        end;
        if exist('h','var'); delete(h); clear h; end;
        fclose(fid);
    end;

    for dataset = 1:num_datasets
        h = waitbar(0.0,'Please wait...','CreateCancelBtn','delete(h); clear h');
        set(h,'Name','Plotting CGH data.');
        % Initializes vectors used to hold number of SNPs in each interpretation catagory.
        for chr = 1:num_chrs   % eight chromosomes.
            for j = 1:4   % four SNP interpretation catagories tracked.
                chr_SNPdata{chr,j} = zeros(1,ceil(chr_size(chr)/bases_per_bin));
            end;
            for j = 1:2   % two CGH data catagories tracked.
                chr_CGHdata{chr,j} = zeros(1,ceil(chr_size(chr)/bases_per_bin));
            end;
        end;
        counter = 0;
        for i = 1:CGH_probeset_length
            counter = counter+1;
            if (counter == 500)
                waitbar(i/CGH_probeset_length,h,[num2str(i) '/' num2str(CGH_probeset_length)]);
                counter = 0;
            end;
            % val is the genomic location of the probePair.
            val  = ceil((probeset2(i).probe_location)/bases_per_bin);
            if (strcmp(scale_type,'Ratio') == 1)
                val2 = probeset2(i).probe_Ratio(dataset);
            else
                val2 = probeset2(i).probe_Log2Ratio(dataset);
            end;
            % Determines distribution of CGH data.
            if (isnan(val2) ~= 1)
                % count of data points at CGH locus.
                chr_CGHdata{probeset2(i).probe_chromosome,1}(val) = chr_CGHdata{probeset2(i).probe_chromosome,1}(val)+1;
                % total data at locus.
                chr_CGHdata{probeset2(i).probe_chromosome,2}(val) = chr_CGHdata{probeset2(i).probe_chromosome,2}(val)+val2;
            end;
        end;
        if exist('h','var'); delete(h); clear h; end;
        % divide total Ratio values by number of points per bin.
        for chr = 1:num_chrs
            for j = 1:length(chr_CGHdata{chr,2})
                if (chr_CGHdata{chr,1}(j) == 0)
                    chr_CGHdata{chr,2}(j) = 1;
                else
                    chr_CGHdata{chr,2}(j) = chr_CGHdata{chr,2}(j)/chr_CGHdata{chr,1}(j);
                end;
            end;
        end;
        % precalculation of chromosome copy numbers.
        [chr_breaks{dataset}, chrCopyNum{dataset}] = ...
            FindChrSizes(segmental_aneuploidy,CGH_probeset_length,probeset2,dataset,chr_size,flow_ploidy);
        % precalculation of SNP peaks and cutoffs.
        [realHomozygous_peak{dataset}, disomy_fit{dataset}] = ...
			FindRealHomozygousPeaks_2(chrCopyNum{dataset},SNP_probeset_length,probeset1,dataset,chr_breaks{dataset},chr_size,show_unnassigned,DataTypeToUse,show_fitting, workingDir);
        [monosomy_peak{dataset},disomy_peak{dataset},trisomy_peak{dataset},tetrasomy_peak{dataset},pentasomy_peak{dataset},hexasomy_peak{dataset} ] = ...
            find_theoretical_peaks(realHomozygous_peak{dataset});
        [monosomy_cutoff{dataset},disomy_cutoff{dataset},trisomy_cutoff{dataset},tetrasomy_cutoff{dataset},pentasomy_cutoff{dataset},hexasomy_cutoff{dataset} ] = ...
            find_theoretical_cutoffs(monosomy_peak{dataset},disomy_peak{dataset},trisomy_peak{dataset},tetrasomy_peak{dataset},pentasomy_peak{dataset},hexasomy_peak{dataset});
    end;

    % Reset probe assignments only on the first dataset.
    if (calibration_set == 1)
        SNP_probeset = probeset1;
        h = waitbar(0.0,'Please wait...','CreateCancelBtn','delete(h); clear h');
        set(h,'Name','Resetting SNP probe polarity');
        counter = 0;
        for i = 1:SNP_probeset_length
            counter = counter+1;
            if (counter == 500)
                waitbar(i/SNP_probeset_length,h,[num2str(i) '/' num2str(SNP_probeset_length)]);
                counter = 0;
            end;
            %unassign probes.
            SNP_probeset(i).probe_polarity   = 5;
            SNP_probeset(i).assigned_correct = 0;  % correct_assignment
            SNP_probeset(i).assigned_wrong   = 0;  % incorrect_assignment.
        end;
        if exist('h','var'); delete(h); clear h; end;
    end;

    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    % Define SNP probe pair polarity.
    %--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    fprintf('Assigning SNPS to homologs based on calibration data.\n');
    h = waitbar(0.0,'Please wait...','CreateCancelBtn','delete(h); clear h');
    set(h,'Name','Assigning SNP probe pairs');
    counter = 0;
    for i = 1:2:SNP_probeset_length
        counter = counter+1;
        if (counter == 500)
            waitbar(i/SNP_probeset_length,h,[num2str(i) '/' num2str(SNP_probeset_length)]);
            counter = 0;
        end;
        % determines if probe pair is useful; both probes have data.
        %if (isnan(probeset1(i).probe_Ratio(dataset)) == 0) && (isnan(probeset1(i+1).probe_Ratio(dataset)) == 0)
        % Assigns probe pairs to specific homologs, using calibration strain data.
        %    Calibration strains from (Forche 2008 [PMID: 18162019])
        for calibrator = 1:length(calibration)
            if (probeset1(i).probe_chromosome == calibration(calibrator).chr)
		dataset_file = calibration(calibrator).dataset;
		for ii = 1:length(dataset_files)
		    if (strcmp(dataset_file,dataset_files{ii}) == 1)
			dataset = ii;
		    end;
		end;
                if (isnan(probeset1(i).probe_Ratio(dataset)) == 0) && (isnan(probeset1(i+1).probe_Ratio(dataset)) == 0)
                    % both probes are usable in this calibration
                    % dataset...  we can use this to inform SNP
                    % phasing.
                    if (DataTypeToUse == 1)   % (1)AllelicFraction; (2)Angle.
                        dataPoint = probeset1(i).probe_Ratio(dataset)/(probeset1(i).probe_Ratio(dataset)+probeset1(i+1).probe_Ratio(dataset));
                    elseif (DataTypeToUse == 2)
                        dataPoint = atan2(probeset1(i).probe_Ratio(dataset),probeset1(i+1).probe_Ratio(dataset));
                    end;
                    if (strcmp(calibration(calibrator).homologs,'b/b') == 1)
                        if (dataPoint < disomy_cutoff{dataset}(1))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    + 1; % correct_assignment += 1;
                        elseif (dataPoint > disomy_cutoff{dataset}(2))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong + 1; % incorrect_assignment += 1;
                        end;
                    elseif (strcmp(calibration(calibrator).homologs,'a/b/b') == 1)
                        if (dataPoint < trisomy_cutoff{dataset}(2))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    + 1; % correct_assignment += 1;
                        elseif (dataPoint > trisomy_cutoff{dataset}(2))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong + 1; % incorrect_assignment += 1;
                        end;
                    elseif (strcmp(calibration(calibrator).homologs,'a/a') == 1)
                        if (dataPoint < disomy_cutoff{dataset}(1))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong + 1; % incorrect_assignment += 1;
                        elseif (dataPoint > disomy_cutoff{dataset}(2))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    + 1; % correct_assignment += 1;
                        end;
                    elseif (strcmp(calibration(calibrator).homologs,'a/a/b') == 1)
                        if (dataPoint < trisomy_cutoff{dataset}(2))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_wrong + 1; % incorrect_assignment += 1;
                        elseif (dataPoint > trisomy_cutoff{dataset}(2))
                            SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    = SNP_probeset(i  ).assigned_correct    + 1; % correct_assignment += 1;
                        end;
                    end;
                end;
            end;
        end;
    end;
    if exist('h','var'); delete(h); clear h; end;

    choice1 = questdlg('Would you like to use additional calibration data?','Calibrate more', 'Yes','No','No');
    % Handle response
    switch choice1
        case 'Yes'
            calibration_complete = 0;
            calibration_set      = calibration_set + 1;
        case 'No'
            calibration_complete = 1;
    end;
    clear line;
end;

%% Save calibration data.
if (calibration_complete == 1) && (calibration_loaded_from_data == 1)
    choice1 = questdlg('Would you like to save calibration data?','Save', 'Yes','No','Yes');
    switch choice1
        case 'Yes'
            prompt = {'enter name.   [*.mat]'};
            dlg_title = 'Save Calibration Data';
            num_lines = 1;
            def = {'calibration','hsv'};
            answer = inputdlg(prompt,dlg_title,num_lines,def);
            save([char(answer) '.mat'], 'SNP_probeset');
    end;
end;


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Gasoline-powered cars vs. electric cars: Students debate
Benji Bui
With global warming becoming a severe issue, consumers have become aware of the need to embrace renewable energy programs directly and come to terms with more sustainable transportation options.
"Global warming is bad. If we do not stop killing the environment, we will not be able to live in the Earth anymore," Jamil Thomas, a senior, said.
Replacing internal combustion engine cars with electric cars has the potential to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
On the other hand, there are still many people who just don't believe electric cars can replace gas cars. Even many automakers are not yet sold on the technology. Nonetheless, nearly every major brand has announced significant future electrification plans.
"Electric cars are not affordable at all, Almost every electric car is over $30,000 and I am a teenager that needs a car to get around and if we only had electric cars on this earth than I would not be able to get to school or work and I think that not being able to afford an electric car would be a very major problem for most people," Christopher Li, a senior, said.
There is no doubt that electric cars are becoming more popular. Prices are becoming more competitive with traditional gas cars. However, eliminating the gas engine altogether will be difficult, if not impossible.
Gas cars are also becoming more efficient, thanks to new technology and new materials. Therefore, gasoline engines will never be regulated out of existence any time soon.
Neither electric cars nor gas cars are perfect. The decision to buy one or the other comes down to preference.
"I choose a gas car over an electric car because gas cars have more power and more fueling stations. Imagine driving around in an electric car and you come to a steep hill you start lacking the power to get over that hill," Jeremy Chen, a senior, said. "As I'm driving down the highway in my electric car I don't want to stop and pull over and plug in my car and have to wait for my car to recharge the batteries."
Senior Gabe Feliciano has another take on that.
"While I understand that many electric cars are considered too slow and to take too long to charge to be practical, we must take into account the rise of a recent company called Tesla. They have managed to make an electric car that goes more than fast enough to meet your needs and it only takes twenty minutes to charge," he said.


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http://www.theater-tsutaya.jp in the 2nd flooer. Especially the Theater 1 is equipped with THX system which has the best sound and video quality. Installed with Spanish Irwin seats that have enough space for each audience, so you can enjoy movie in the best situation. In addition, there is a cafe at the entrance of the theater.


What underrepresented group(s) do you view yourself as a part of?
Can you describe an experience or opportunity that has been different as a result of you being a member of an underrepresented group within the technology industry?
Are there things you do differently (either intentionally or unintentionally) because you are a minority in your workplace? Please share what those behaviors are if you feel comfortable.
If you were to give advice to past-you (at any time period), what would you tell yourself?
What advice would you give to majority (aka non-minority) folks to help support you or others like you?
Do you feel that your perspective as a member of an underrepresented group gives extra value to your team? If so, how? I would love to collect some stories about how diversity makes teams or products better.
What advice or encouragement would you give to members of your underrepresented group or any other minority member to be more successful or happy, either in tech or otherwise?
The responses to the survey will inspire a series of posts, and the first is Move from "checkbox diversity" to valuing a "diversity of perspective". Thanks so much to everyone who participated! Your thoughts are incredibly valuable.


Two aircraft feature on this sheet: Ki-84 Type KOU, flown by Sentai Leader 2nd Lt Ito, 57 Shinbu-Tai, Shimodate, Japan, 17 May 1945 and Ki-84a, 57th Special Attack Company, Japan 1945.
STORM. The 'nose art' was applied to these machines during the 1991 conflict using chalks – should authority demand its rapid removal. Until IsraDecal pioneered the use of a new printing process for these sets, the correct rendering of this in decal form has been impossible.
This set covers J 29B 29365 'White I', F22, ONU, Congo, 1961-63; J 29E 29448 'Yellow P', F3, Malmslatt, 1955; and S 29E 29961 'Black 12', Malmslatt, 1963.
This sheet includes decals for Beaufighter Mk lis R2337/ RF-Z, No. 54 OTU, RAF; July 1943; T3224/ST-H, No. 54 OTU, RAF; 1944; and R2283/M-HU, No. 406 Sqn, RAF, February 1942.
48-013 provides markings for five aircraft: an early production Ki-84, flown by 2nd Lt Toshizo Kurai, 1st Operational Flying Training Unit, Sagami, December 1944; Ki-84-K0U, likely to have been flown by 2nd Lt Moritsugu Kanai, 1st Chu-tai, 25th Sen-tai, Kyongsong, Korea, summer 1945; Ki-84-K0U, 104th Sen-tai, Xinjin, China, late August 1945; Ki-84-K0U, flown by Lt Col Hiroshi Yoshioka, commander 21st Hikoudan, Japan or Formosa, sometime in the period May-December 1944; Ki-84-K0U, 102nd Sen-tai, Miya-Konojo Nishi, around May 1945. The set is intended for the Hasegawa and Tamiya kits.
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The New Combination 3 (NC-003) clinical trial tested the BPaZ regimen, consisting of bedaquiline, PA-824, and pyrazinamide. The two-week study found that the BPaZ regimen killed more than 99% of TB bacteria over the course of 14 days, and that the treatment was safe. The trial also tested multiple clofazimine-containing TB treatment regimens in combination with PA-824 and bedaquiline.
The treatments tested in the NC-003 were identified through the TB Alliance's Preclinical Regimen Identification program as having the potential to substantially shorten and simplify TB treatment.
NC-003 contained multiple arms, testing various new potential TB regimens. It treats patients for 2 weeks and completed enrollment in 2013. The primary endpoint of this trial is the reduction sputum colony counts of TB on culture over a 2-week period.


Let's talk about vacations this time. What are vacations for you? A relaxing getaway from the mundane life of yours? Pretty much a well-expected answer. However, not everyone is the same and so is their way of escaping their everyday life. Some people find ecstasy in the thrill and adventures of life. That adrenaline rush makes them feel alive and which is why I thought why not awake that adventurous soul to put on his/her travel shoes and explore the adventurous north-east region by engaging in some worthy adventurous activities.
Surely, the north-east region is a home to some of the most breath-taking landscapes including mountains, rivers and lakes, meadows, forests and tea estates. And, so it is a perfect region to indulge in some adventure sports. The endless mountain peaks make it a heaven for all the mountaineers to go for mountaineering and climbing. While the availability of plenty of river spots make it favourable for river rafting and other water sports. The mountain range in northeast India is a combination of snow covered peak and lush green elevations. And trust me, none of them is easy to reach as it may seem to. However, through extensive theoretical and practical training one can live up to his/her dreams of facing the challenging mountain peaks in north-east India. So, it does not matter if you know anything about climbing mountains because there are mountaineering institutes in north-east India which offer various adventure courses from basic mountaineering courses to advanced mountaineering courses. Let's have a look at some of the best mountaineering institutes in north-east India where you can pamper your adventurous soul.
Located in Dirang, West kameng Arunachal Pradesh, NIMAS was established in 2013 after the Government of India passed a mandatory order for an advanced sports training institute to be established in Arunachal Pradesh in 2012. It is known to be the first national institute authorised to conduct land, aero and aqua courses allowing citizens to learn the skills of adventure sports and as well as make careers in the same. The institute is governed by Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Situated at a hill in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, the institute enjoys picturesque scenery and overlooks the town of Dirang and the Sela Pass. This institute is spread over a vast area which includes men and women separate hostels that can accommodate hundreds of students at the same time.
All the forms for NIMAS courses are available online. One can either pay online or issue a demand draft in the name of the institute, payable at SBI, Dirang Branch, Arunachal Pradesh.
All the applicants have to clear the basic physical fitness test which is a person's ability to walk 3 or 4 kilometres carrying an additional weight of 20 kgs.
HMI is one of the oldest mountaineering institutes in the world, inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. Located in the picturesque hill station of Darjeeling, it was the HMI where the world-famous Tenzing Norgay (first Indian to climb the mighty Mt. Everest) worked as the Director of Field Training.
Not only this, HMI is the home to the oldest mountaineering museum in the country which was established in 1957. It is known to be the centre of educational research on mountaineering activities both for trainees and research scholars. You can find a rich collection of models, paintings, sculptures, photographs, manuscripts, autographs, books and mountaineering equipment belonging to famous mountaineers here. Therefore, if you are someone who doesn't actually want to indulge in adventurous sports but has a thing for museums and ancient stuff, this is the place to be for all the tourists. The picturesque Darjeeling is itself an amazing tourist destination in north-east India which you surely don't want to miss!
The institute offers plenty of adventurous sport courses to promote adventure tourism in the state. People can learn trekking, camping, rock craft and water sports here.
How to Apply for Courses at HMI?
Applicants can download the application form from the HMI's official website. The form is to be sent to HMI by post along with medical certificate, admission fee and proof of DOB. For more information, click here.
Excited much? So, when are you taking out time for your adventure cravings? Its never too late to fulfil your dreams when you know which door will get you there!