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REPORT CARD FOR JOHN BOLTON AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
This page posted on 9/12/2019.
On April 8, 2018 I posted my article about John Bolton. I am a Bolton fan, so when I heard he was fired or retired on September 10, 2019 I was sad to see him go, but based on how he behaved with the Venezuela/Maduro situation and his Libyan model for disarming North Korea, I wasn't surprised by it. What I'm going to do below is repost what I wrote in 2018, and then comment on lessons learned both with the Torah Code and with political actions taken over the last 17 months. Along the way I'll assign some report card grades for our President and for his now former National Security Advisor.
Figure 1 - John Bolton is encoded with war against (North) Korea, Iran and the Chinese, but has not succeeded in causing another war. Now that he's out of office it will be interesting to see if the President can safely improve relations with them. The spreadsheet for Figure 1 is given below.
MY 4/8/2018 ARTICLE: JOHN BOLTON, WAR AND KOREA - IS HE JUST BLUFFING?
He is strongly encoded with the word BLUFF, but it would still likely be a fatal mistake under underestimate him or our President.
I really wanted John Bolton to serve as President Trump's Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. He is one of a handful of people in Washington now that I trust - the others being our President, our Vice President, and probably Secretary of Defense Mattis and Army Chief of Staff General Mark A. Milley. One advantage of his choice for National Security Advisor is that he doesn't have to be approved by the Senate which is run by traitors controlled by the Establishment. On Figure 1 the axis term is JOHN BOLTON (shown at the lowest skip and with a row split of 2). Kim Jong-un is terrified of him, and he has called him ugly. KIM touches JOHN BOLTON as do the CHINESE. Running vertically through CHINESE is one of four transliterations checked for KOREA. WAR is in the open text. All this is in only 180 letters against odds of about 98,261 to 1.When the matrix is expanded to 945 letters we pick up BLUFF at skip +1, PRESIDENT at skip +1 and an ELS of IRAN touching BLUFF. Although this devalues the terms discussed earlier, mostly on the back of the term BLUFF the full matrix is found against odds of about 577,377 to 1. The most significant term wasBLUFF which was found on the full matrix against odds of about 323 to 1. Note that because BLUFF touches IRAN, it may refer to Iran's threats being bluffs rather than Bolton's threats.
2019 REMARKS. Of the handful of people that I trusted General Mattis was a disappointment. His resignation is discussed here. With respect to grades, I'd would give the President an A (but not an A+). I think he should have settled the tariff issues with the Chinese before trying to disarm North Korea. Bolton was against the meetings with Kim Jung-un. Bolton correctly sensed that Kim could not be trusted and when the President got tough with China on trade the Chinese pressured Kim to stop playing ball with our President. Bolton's reservations about trusting Kim gets him an A- rating on this issue, but there is value obtained from the meetings so long as North Korea does not test any more nuclear weapons or ICBMs.
An Axios report in July suggested that, from Trump's perspective, Bolton's aggression was the main reason to keep him around. The matrix had WAR in the open text. Trump is said to have joked about Bolton's bloodlust with foreign leaders, saying things like, "John has never seen a war he doesn't like." Such lines signaled that if people didn't like Trump's methods, they might have to deal with bad cop Bolton. Clearly, the encoded CHINESE and KIM in KOREA feared him. This was largely because of the mistake he made that played a role in getting him fired. On nuclear disarmament he said that he favored the Libyan model for North Korea. That model of the U.S. removing everything in Khadafy's nuclear program was eventually followed by Khadafy getting a bullet in his head - not exactly an attractive prospect for Kim Jung-un. Give Bolton a D or an F for his headwork on dealing with Kim on the how to disarm issue.
IRAN is also on Figure 1. We came within minutes of bombing them when the President called off the strike. In this sense Figure 1 gets an A because BLUFF touches IRAN. The President was seen as bluffing. Bolton's insistence on bombing was a point of contention with Trump. His name is not on the matrix, but PRESIDENT is at skip +1.
FIGURE 2 - JOHN BOLTON AND IRAN'S PRESIDENT ROUHANI
The only matrix that I could find linking JOHN BOLTON with Iran's President ROUHANI is shown on Figure 2. ROUHANI touches one word meaning ENEMY which is at the same skip as JOHN BOLTON. Rouhani liked to mock Bolton's mustache. MUSTACHE is touched by another word for ENEMY. I looked for SHIP because of late Iran is attacking and seizing oil tankers. Bolton came extremely close to getting his wish to bomb Iran fulfilled, but strangely what goes through Bolton's second name in the open text is I WILL NOT REJECT THEM OR DETEST THEM SO AS TO DESTROY THEM. If President Trump does not want to bomb Iran, Israel may have no choice but to do so, relying on American logistic support but without U.S. participation in the actual combat.
Figure 2 - John Bolton's desire to destroy Rouhani seems to be thwarted by Leviticus 26:44.
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FIGURE 2. On Figure 2 the axis term is the fifth lowest ELS of JOHN BOLTON. The most significant a priori term is ROUHANI which was found against odds of about 235 to 1 before factoring in the ELS rank of the axis term. One of two words for ENEMY was found on the matrix at a special case skip against odds of about 9 to 1, but this statistic overlooks the fact that it touches ROUHANI who Bolton's enemy. The Encoder used another easy to find word for ENEMY which had a 98% chance to be on the matrix, but this figure overlooks the fact that it touches an ELS of MUSTACHE. As can be seen on the hostile headline shown on Figure 2, Rouhani attacks Bolton by calling him "The Mustache." SHIP had about a 37% chance to be found. Overall, after dividing combined odds by 5 because of the ELS rank of the axis term, Figure 2 was found against odds of about 1,651 to 1.
Spreadsheet for Figure 2
FIGURE 3 - JOHN BOLTON DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT TRUMP WANTS TO WITHDRAW FROM AFGHANISTAN. On Figure 3 the axis term is AFGHAN. WITHDRAWAL is at the same skip. A transliteration of TRUMP is at one skip less. PRESIDENT is at skip -1, and WAR is in the open text. If I had expanded the matrix down by 13 rows BIN LADEN would appear at the only ELS of +1 in Torah, but that takes the matrix up to a size that is too large. An expansion down would also have showed BOLTON, but it required the matrix size to exceed 1,000 letters in area which is my usual limit unless I am presenting an ELS map with a priori course angles shown.
Figure 3 - While Bolton did not favor withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Code backs the idea that he will get us out of there. He indicated his desire to do so in the 2019 State of the Union Address.
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FIGURE 3. On Figure 3 the axis term is AFGHAN. It's only six letters. The full Afghanistan is never found at an ELS in Torah. Because 6-letter terms occur at an ELS at a much higher frequency it is not uncommon to find a matrix with most of what we're looking for, but the higher the ELS rank of the axis term the higher the divisor gets to be and the lower the (quotient) significance will be. Here the divisor is 64 because that's the ELS rank of AFGHAN. On this matrix the most significant a priori term is WITHDRAWAL which is at the same skip as AFGHAN. I checked for three synonyms for WITHDRAWAL and found one of them against odds of about 127 to 1 before factoring in the ELS rank of the axis term. The transliteration of TRUMP is the second best one for his name, starting with a tav for the T rather than a rare tet. Using the frequency of the combined two spellings, I found one of them against odds of about 14 to 1. PRESIDENT is at a special case skip (-1) against odds of about 4.7 to 1. WAR is in the open text against odds of about 11 to 1. Although at first the matrix appears to be found against odds of about 94,840 to 1, after we divide by 64 to account for the axis term ELS rank, the final odds against finding this matrix are adjusted to about 1,481 to 1.
As far as grades go for all politicians when it comes to Afghanistan, I'd give them all an F. We went to war in Afghanistan in 2001 because Bin Laden attacked America. When we killed him we should have declared victory that day (after displaying his corpse), and gotten the hell out then. We will never change Afghan behavior and every American lost after we killed him is an incalculable loss taken for no valid reason. Yes, we need to monitor what is going on there, and yes there may be threats that merit an operation by special force teams briefly inserted into the country, but we shouldn't have thousands of troops stationed there that serve as perpetual targets for people who hate everything we stand for.
Spreadsheet for Figure 3.


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Raymond M. Vella, 78, of 12 Center Street Danville PA went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 16, 2012 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville PA. He was born on May 28, 1933 in Pittston PA the son of the late Michael and Mame Vella.
He graduated from Pittston Area High School in 1951. He also graduated from St. Joseph's School of Nursing Philadelphia PA in 1954 and from the Sacred Heart School of Anesthesia in Allentown PA in 1955. He received a Certificate of Management from Susquehanna University in 1982.
He was employed by Geisinger Medical Center as a Staff Nurse Anesthetist from 1955-1966, as Chief Nurse Anesthetist and Director of the School of Anesthesia from 1966-1972. He was then employed as Manager of the Department of Anesthesia from 1972-1987. He was the Senior Consultant of the Department of Anesthesia and conducted the Anesthesia Department's Quality Assurance Program from 1987-1996. Following his retirement, he was a faithful volunteer at Geisinger Medical from 1996 until the present.
He was a licensed RN in the State of Pennsylvania and certified by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetist, Council on Recertification.
His professional organizations included the following: Foster Parent Association, Northumberland County Executive Committee; Committee Chairman, Advisory Board for Child and Youth Services; Member, Government Relations Committee, PA Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1971-1981 and1984-1986; Member, Surgical Committee, Geisinger Medical Center, 1980-1989; Trustee, PA Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 1988-1990 and 1991-1992; Board Liaison with Public Relations, PANA, 1988; Board Liaison with Publication Committee, PANA, 1990-1991; Chairman and Professional Advisor , Publication committee, PANA, 1991; Member, CPR Committee, Geisinger Medical Center, 1980-1988; American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Representative to the American Society of Testing Materials on the F-29 Committee and a member of the Executive Committee.
His speaking engagements included Penn State Regional Conference of Quality Assurance, 1980; PA Association of Nurse Anesthetists Annual Spring Conference, Anesthesia Policies and Procedures Manual, 1983; AANA Annual Meeting, Washington DC, Organizing and Developing a Policy and Procedure Manual; Reviewing and Updating a Job Description, 1986.
Mr. Vella's community activities included being a Foster Parent for Handicapped Children with Airway Defects; Solicitor for United Way Fund; Solicitor for Danville Community Recreation Center; Volunteer for Children's Miracle Network Telethon and Solicitor for March of Dimes.
Mr. Vella was an American History enthusiast and enjoyed collecting miniature soldiers and cannons. He was a passionate music lover, especially Classical and March music.
He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren and was especially fond of his dog, Zoe.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Nancy P. Vella on April 19, 2010. They were married March 2, 1957.
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The race to erase "fake news"
Posted by hopegirl | Dec 6, 2016 | ALTERNATIVE NEWS | 5 |
Facebook has come up with a plan to push content produced by handpicked corporate media partners.
Business Insider speculates Facebook's Collections will dominate the newsfeed.
Early Collections partners have been told that content they create will be inserted into the News Feed by Facebook, effectively giving them direct — and potentially much broader — access to the social network's vast audience of 1.8 billion users. Currently, publishers must either garner likes from users for their content to be seen in the News Feed or pay to boost their exposure through Facebook's sponsored-post program.
An earlier attempt to selectively curate news content by Facebook resulted in a public relations disaster.
The company is under intense media pressure to do something about "fake news," now a codeword for virtually all political and news blogs deemed a threat to the establishment and the corporatocracy.
Business Insider characterizes news produced by the sites included on the PropOrNot target list as untrustworthy schlock.
Facebook's effort to create Collections comes as it struggles to distinguish between high-quality content from established media outlets and the glut of low-quality, fake news stories that go viral across the social network. The company has faced sharp criticism for its role in spreading fake news stories during the US presidential election.
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John Blaid	on December 6, 2016 at 1:46 am
Not sure if you are aware of this but there is a new platform called Steemit for providing content to people that are based on the blockchain which makes the content permanent. With the increasing censorship of information it could be a good idea to look upon other solutions as well.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@georgedonnelly/everything-you-need-to-get-started-fast-with-steemit-social-media-that-pays-complete-tutorial-with-screencast
Here is a talk between Jeff Berwick, Larken Rose and Amanda Rachwitz about steemit.
Naima Dawn Feagin	on December 6, 2016 at 11:59 am
Yes I have heard of Steemit! Thank you John of reminding me!
Ron Bergner	on December 6, 2016 at 2:25 pm
A lot of people r going here Hope. Myself and Brian r there. https://www.minds.com/newsfeed
Naima Dawn Feagin	on December 6, 2016 at 6:33 pm
Thanks Ron!

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Q: Why does my template declaration & implementation work inside my pimpl source file? so I made a specialized template struct to get two different return types: just T and a vector<T>. This is declared and defined inside the impl portion of a pimpl-structured class. So the template is a class created inside a class in a source file. For some reason, the compiler thinks this is ok and runtime behavior is as expected.
some_class.h

class SomeClass {

  template<typename T>
  T get();

private:
  struct SomeClassImpl;
  SomeClassImpl *impl;
}

some_class_impl.cpp

struct SomeClass::SomeClassImpl {
  SomeClassImpl() = default;

  // template class
  template<typename T>
  struct Getter {
    T get() {
      return T();
    }
  }

  template<typename T>
  struct Getter<std::vector<T>> {
    T get() {
      return std::vector<T>();
    }
  }

  // makes an instance of the template class to return either vector<T> or T
  template<typename T>
  T get() {
    return Getter<T>.get();
  }

}

// wrapper definition
template<typename T>
T SomeClass::get() {
  return impl->get<t>();
}

If I were to to split the template declaration into the .h file and implementation in the .cpp file, then I would have to do an explicit instantiation inside the .cpp file of the template with the types I intend to use such as : template class Getter<int>.
So my questions are: why does declaration & implementation of templated class and methods work inside my impl class, and is there a better way to do template specialization inside a pimpl class or should I just ditch pimpl architecture?
Edit:
Here is an example of usage, and also added in more details. Thanks for the reminder
SomeClass c;
std::vector<int> v = c.get<int>();
int i = c.get<int>();

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Jiří Sýkora (born 20 January 1995 in Třebíč) is a Czech athlete competing in the combined events. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished last after scoring no points in the pole vault and 1500 metres. In addition he won the gold medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. He is also the former world record holder in the junior decathlon.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor
100 metres – 10.86 (+1.1 m/s, Götzis 2016)
400 metres – 48.80 (Ribeira Brava 2014)
1000 metres – 3:00.68 (Lille 2011)
1500 metres – 4:36.47 (Götzis 2016)
110 metres hurdles – 14.15 (+1.5 m/s, Bydgoszcz 2017)
High jump – 2.02 (Prague 2014)
Pole vault – 4.85 (Plzeň 2021)
Long jump – 7.64 (-0.3 m/s, Tábor 2013)
Shot put – 15.22 (Plzen 2017)
Discus throw – 50.67 (Hradec Králové 2017)
Javelin throw – 66.91 (Arona 2021)
Decathlon – 8122 (Arona 2021)

Indoor
60 metres – 6.99 (Prague 2017)
1000 metres – 2:47.48 (Prague 2019)
60 metres hurdles – 7.95 (Prague 2019)
High jump – 2.00 (Sheffield 2014)
Pole vault – 4.90 (Belgrade 2017)
Long jump – 7.66 (Prague 2016)
Shot put – 15.09 (Glasgow 2019)
Heptathlon – 6006 (Prague 2019)

References

1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Třebíč
Czech decathletes
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Olympic athletes of the Czech Republic
Czech Athletics Championships winners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Primary lymphomas of the lung: morphological, immunohistochemical and clinical features
Histopathology. 1990 Jun;16(6):519-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1990.tb01157.x.
G Li 1 , M L Hansmann, T Zwingers, K Lennert
1 Department of Pathology, University of Kiel, West Germany.
Sixty-two cases of primary malignant lymphoma of the lung were investigated. Fifty-eight lymphomas were of B- and two of T-cell type. Two cases of high-grade lymphoma could not be further classified. The largest group (43 cases) consisted of low-grade B-cell lymphoma of the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. These showed features similar to low-grade B-cell lymphomas of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue of the stomach. The low-grade lymphomas showed a peak occurrence in the sixth decade, the high-grade lymphomas in the seventh decade. Males predominated slightly. Three-quarters of the patients with low-grade B-cell lymphoma of the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue showed solitary or multiple sharply defined nodules of the lung. The prognosis of the B-cell-derived lung lymphomas without constitutional symptoms was relatively favourable, regardless of whether they were of low- or high-grade malignancy, whereas patients with constitutional symptoms and the two patients with T-cell lymphomas showed a bad prognosis. However, recurrences and metastases in the lung, stomach, lymph nodes and salivary glands were seen in about 46% of the cases of low-grade B-cell lymphoma of the bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue.
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In its first digital comms campaign targeted at a North American audience, fitness apparel and accessories brand, Gymshark, has created a motivational video highlighting the mental benefits of exercise, while also putting diversity and inclusion at the heart of its brand ethos.
To coincide with its global expansion plans, Gymshark's latest comms campaign is targeted at a North American audience and fittingly titled 'United we Sweat.' The campaign aims educate the viewers on the unique brand offering, as a brand that supports equality in sport. It highlights the company as diverse community of athletes that embrace and support people of shapes and abilities.
Created by strategy firm, Ultra Brand Studio, the campaign puts diversity at the heart of its message. The campaign features a diverse group of athletes including famous faces such as UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, American footballer George Bamfo, and powerlifter Lya Bovoil.
As clips of the different sportspeople push themselves in various activities, a voice over says "The world is so set on pulling us apart. Spreading bad news, never good news. I guess that's why it's called breaking news."
The video then focuses on the mental benefits of exercise, highlighting this as a key part of the Gymshark brand purpose. The voice over says, "But there's a place where the world's noise is drowned out by the sounds of weights lifting. A place where we don't have to look the same, train the same or love the same."
The campaign message 'United we Sweat' fills the screen at the end of the video, to ensure a lasting impression on the viewer. The digital campaign launched across various social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, alongside
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Warm-ups:
Warm-ups will begin at 7:30a.m. Each team will have thirty minutes for warm-ups following the schedule below:
7:30-8:00 a.m. Lane 1 Wauseon
Lane 2 Wauseon
Lane 3 Bowling Green
Lane 6 Napoleon
8:00-8:30 a.m. Lane 1 Days
Lane 2 Days
Lane 3 Ottawa
Lane 6 Bryan
Please instruct your coaches to have their swimmers leave the pool promptly at conclusion of their warm-up time.
The meet will begin promptly at 8:40 a.m. A two-hour break will be taken at the conclusion of the preliminary events on both Saturday and Sunday. Finals will then begin with warm-ups following the schedule given above for the preliminary warm-ups. The precise time will be announced each day of the meet.
Entry Information:
There will be both championship AND consolation final heats (top 12 from the preliminaries).
Entry Limit:
Each team may enter up to four (4) individuals in each individual event. However, in the case that all four (4) entrants from a team finish in the top 12, in prelims the 4th place swimmer is ineligible to compete in Finals. Each team is permitted two (2) entries per relay event.
****Swimmers intending to compete in the Open 500 Freestyle Events must have swam at least the following times or faster during the current dual meet season according to GNOAC Bylaws Section 4.F.
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Entry Deadline:
Full Team entries are due to the Entry Chair no later than 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2013. All entries are to done using Hy-Tek.
Jay Finn
Napoleon Aquatic Club
1156 Westchester Ave.
Napoleon, Ohio 43545
Entry changes may be made, by a team's Head Coach, through 8:00 p.m. Monday July 8, 2013, by contacting Jay Finn at 419-592-2413 or 419-579-0521 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Such changes will be entered as a no time. No changes will be accepted after that. Swimmers who qualify, but are mistakenly not entered by his/her coach or entry chairperson, may be entered with a no time, provided that a $25.00 penalty is paid. Swimmers entered due to these exceptions will score points and be eligible for Awards.
Psyche sheets will be posted on the www.napoleonswimming.com Website by Wednesday, July 10, 2013. http://www.napoleonswimming.com.
Entry Fee:
For 2013 the Entry Fee is $3.00 per swimmer. It is to be mailed to
or brought to the meet. Checks should be made out to GNOAC.
8 and under awards will be distributed at the conclusion of the preliminary session on Saturday. ALL other awards will be bagged and a coach from each team will pick up at the conclusion of Finals on Sunday.
All 8 lanes will be used for the prelim session. Circle seeding will be used in the final three heats. Only 6 lanes will be used for consolation and championship finals.
Meet Workers
Officials:
Each team is requested to supply at least two officials for the swimming championships. They may indicate what sessions that they would prefer to work.. Officials should indicate if there are any sessions they know they cannot work. This information should be returned not later than July 1, 2013 to Marlowe and Susan Witt, [email protected]. All officials will meet at the Scorers Table with the Head Referee at 8:00 a.m. on each day of the meet.
Timers:
Each team is also responsible for providing two timers for one lane at each session of the meet.


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UFC looking to find next Chinese MMA star
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Jessica Eye (R) of the United States fights with Jessica-Rose Clark of Australia during the flyweight bout at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in Singapore June 23, 2018. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
For the past few years China has been considered a fruitful market, full of great potential by mixed martial arts
AirAsia UFC® Training Scholarship now open
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Martial arts promoting cultural exchange between Chinese and overseas students
LANZHOU, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Grasping a sword, 23-year-old college student Li Mengnan practices Kungfu. Li is a member of Professional Martial Arts Team of Lanzhou University. Wearing a red uniform, he is also a world champion sword master. Since 2001, Lanzhou's Professional Martial Arts Team has trained over 90 professional athletes, including Li. Across various martial arts...
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Photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows a view of the ZTE Cybersecurity Lab Europe in Brussels, Belgium. [Photo/Xinhua] Cultivation of cybersecurity talent will depend on collaboration among industry, academia and the government, as China pushes for new ideas and novel solutions to address potential online threats, according to industry experts. Threats to cybersecurity continue to...
Cultivating "Soft Power" Outside the Classroom: Whittle School & Studios Holds Signing Ceremony with New Studios Partner and Expert
SHENZHEN, China, July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 21, a signing ceremony took place at the Shenzhen Whittle Information Center, marking Studios' formal partnership with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and the appointment of Wu Zhiyou, head curator of the Confucius Temple and Imperial College, as a special guest expert. Together with the Studios' R&D team, Wu Zhiyou and...
Shanghai hotels stop offering disposable toiletries
SHANGHAI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Starting Monday, hotels in Shanghai are requested to stop offering disposable toiletry kits unless customers ask, amid efforts to reduce waste and pursue green development. Hotel guests are encouraged to use and reuse recyclable daily consumables during their stay, such as toothbrushes, combs, bath sponges, razors, nail files and shoe polish. The...
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Rouge was an occasionally-published online film journal, from 2003 to 2009, edited by Adrian Martin, Helen Bandis and Grant McDonald. Based in Australia, it publishes essays by critics from all over the world, many of them as translations. It has been cited as a favorite online-only film journal and has been described as "[maintaining] one of the highest standards of writing of any online film journal" and as "championing some of the most exciting and innovative critical writing being done anywhere in the world" in blog posts.

Over the years, it has published articles and other contributions by Gilbert Adair, Thom Andersen, Nicole Brenez, Pedro Costa, Serge Daney, Raymond Durgnat, Victor Erice, Chris Fujiwara, Jean-Pierre Gorin, José Luis Guerin, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kent Jones, Dave Kehr, Jonas Mekas, Luc Moullet, Mark Rappaport, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Peter Tscherkassky and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

The journal has published a book under the Rouge Press imprint. A collection of essays on Raul Ruiz was released in 2004.  OCLC 681051200

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We haven't heard a whole lot from HTC lately outside of VR, so it's good to see the brand is still bringing us new innovations in the mobile sphere. The company has just announced its 5G Mobile Smart Hub, and the EE network has confirmed it'll be bringing it to the UK.
With a 5-inch HD touchscreen, the 5G Mobile Smart Hub will act as a central point for multiple devices using the same high-speed connection (although apparently the speeds shown on the screen in the main image are theoretical, so no promises there).
The 5G hub looks like the smart home displays from brands like Google and Lenovo, but is actually intended for taking out with you. It's a 5G version of a MiFi, basically – a hotspot that connects all your stuff while you're on the go and not necessarily in range of WiFi.
EE will be rolling out its 5G service to 16 cities in the UK this year, starting with the same "four corners" as O2: Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London, plus Birmingham and Manchester. It won't cover the whole city at first, though: it'll be "the busiest parts of cities, including London's Hyde Park, Manchester Airport, Edinburgh Waverley train station, Belfast City Airport, The Welsh Assembly and Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre."
The busiest bits of Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry and Bristol will also get EE 5G this year, so plenty of people will actually get some use out of the smart hub if they choose to buy one.
"From 4K video streaming, to low-latency gaming or staying connected on the go, the HTC 5G Hub is designed to take advantage of the game-changing speeds and connectivity of 5G.
We're thrilled to be working with EE to deliver the benefits of 5G to the UK with our first of its kind hardware."
There's no word yet on pricing or a release date for the 5G Mobile Smart Hub, but you can register your interest here if you want to be alerted when there's more info.


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This Is How Apple And Spotify Should Improve Their Streaming Music Services
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There are a lot of things Apple and Spotify can do to improve their streaming music services, but trying to encourage more discovery is the most salient.
The biggest "problem" with both Apple Music and Spotify remains discoverability. How do you take the world's collection of music, and boil it down so that people don't feel overwhelmed? After all, people are paying for 30 million+ songs, they want to move beyond just the handful of albums they listen to regularly.
Listen to more music
There's curated playlists (think Spotify's Discover Weekly) or dedicated radio (think Beats 1 internet radio station), but still, people need more help finding new music to listen to–especially in certain moments.
The answer is to continually let people know when artists they've liked in the past, do new things in the future. From there, you can branch people out to similar artists and bring in music around activities. First, though, you have to create the habit in people to want new music–and look for it.
If you've added an artist, album, or song to your library there's a 99-percent chance you want to know when that artist puts out new music. This should be very obvious to everyone, but it's not quite yet.
Apple does have this feature buried in the "For You" section of its music app, but it's still limited. Record Bird is a good example of an app that already does this and do it really well too. Record Bird will let you know when artists you follow put out music videos, do interviews, or release new music.
Beyond some of those simpler items, it would be great to see more sophisticated algorithms as well. Keeping track of artists you've listened to more than once, but never included in your library. Or, artists your friends have listened to, which are similar to artists you do have in your library.
Once a streaming music service has covered all the items it can guarantee you'll like, it can move on to more educated guesses about things it's not sure about. Since streaming music services make their money from recurring revenue, it's important to keep providing that recurring value to customers. Increasing discoverability is probably the easiest thing a service can do.
Listen To Drake's Scorpion, Florence + the Machine, Plus Sicario 2 In Theaters
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Music out today
Drake dropped his new album Scorpion today, which features JAY-Z and Michael Jackson, among others.
Florence + the machine's new album is also out today which features an evolved sound.
For some new, undiscovered music check out the latest from Saints of Valory, NONONO, MxPx, and The Asteroids Galaxy Tour.
Movies out today
A movie about drug trafficking which gets pretty crazy, pretty quick, the Sicario sequel is hitting at an interesting time in U.S. politics in which border talk is very intense.
Other things this week
If you're interested in U.S. politics, Justice Kennedy announced he will be retiring and there will be an open seat on for the Supreme Court.
Have you listened to our new podcast recommendations?
Don't forget, next week is 4th of July!
Fresh Friday: Ocean's 8 In Theaters, Plus New Music From Khalid And Sugarland
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Here's some new stuff to listen to
Khalid has a new single, "This Way," which appears on the Superfly movie soundtrack.
Hardcore rock fans will enjoy a new track from Thrice called "The Grey." The same people might also appreciate that The Get Up Kids have a new, four song EP out today.
Country fans can look forward to new Sugarland and Dierks Bentley.
R&B artist Jorja Smith is getting some love from those in the know and could be one of this year's need-to-know artists.
Plus, new stuff from Dave Matthews Band, Smashing Pumpkins, and Ne-Yo, all for a blast from the past.
Movies now out in theaters
Solo: A Star Wars Story may have officially kicked off the summer movie blockbuster season, but I think it's safe to say Ocean's 8 may be the more interesting film to start summer with. Ocean's 11-13 were silly capers and hopefully Ocean's 8 can be the same. These movies don't need to take themselves too seriously, just provide a cohesive and fun story.
Sure, Won't You Be My Neighbor is a documentary, opening in theaters this week, but don't discount it. The movie has gotten rave initial reviews and, from the trailer, looks like a real tearjerker.
Other things from the week
Apple announced a bunch of new software on Monday–check out our coverage of the need-to-know items.
Kate Spade was found dead at 55.
For some unknown 14th reason, 13 Reasons Why is renewed for a third season.
Use Your Voice To Control This New Home Speaker From Sonos
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At an event today, Sonos announced its new compact TV sound bar, called Sonos Beam, which will be available in July for $399.
Sonos Beam is the company's cheapest home theater sound bar to-date, but the biggest feature is that Amazon's Alexa voice assistant comes built in.
Not only will the sound bar connect to your TV for better sound with movies, it also works as a standalone internet connected speaker, and use Alexa to request music on demand—just like Google Home and Apple's HomePod.
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Because Sonos Beam will be connected to your TV, you'll also be able to ask Alexa to turn the TV on or off and the volume up or down, without fumbling for the remote.
Part of the Sonos Beam event was the announcement that AirPlay 2 support is coming both to Beam and some of its newer speakers in July. That feature will let you use Siri for play music to Sonos' speakers. Those speakers will also gain additonal support for connecting with iOS devices updated to iOS 11.4.
What's special about Sonos?
Sonos speakers are internet connected. They are made to replace home stereos and connect to Wi-Fi which will let them play any song, directly available from most streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and 80 more.
Unlike Bluetooth speakers, however, which connect directly to your phone and can be interrupted if you watch a video or go out of range, Sonos' Wi-Fi speakers are initiated from your phone, computer, and now voice, but aren't tied to the device controlling them.
Sonos Beam is interesting for several reasons. It puts a voice-controlled, high fidelity speaker potentially at the center of your home by making it part of your home theater setup. It's one of the first speakers to support multiple voice assistants as well, like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant in the future.
At first blush, $399 may seem a bit steep for a speaker, but killing two birds with one stone and getting good TV sound along with a smart speaker starts to look pretty attractive.
The Top 6 Apps Every Music Lover Needs To Download
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Whether you're a musician or just a lover of music, here are six apps that you can use to create music, move around playlists, or just keep track of bands you like, all on your phone.
Record Bird – never miss a new song
Record Bird lets you know anytime an artist you like puts out new music. How? The app scans your music library, your Spotify account, or another music service you use and then creates a personalized list of new music releases. Beyond new music, Record Bird can keep you informed when bands from your library do interviews, release new music videos, and even when they put out vinyl records.
Hum – capture those song ideas
Charlie Puth has been talking about his new album Voicenotes and how a lot of the songs started as little ideas he recorded on his phone to remember later. Hum is like the default Voice Memos app on iPhone, but designed with musicians in mind. You can tag entries with the song key, tempo, and add lyrics alongside the audio recording. Think of Hum as a digital napkin to capture those song ideas.
Music Memos – record a demo on-the-go
Music Memos is similar to Hum, but more involved. Not only will the app record song ideas from, but it will analyze the music it hears to you the key the song is in, and can automatically add accompanying instrumentation based on the that key and tempo. Music Memos falls somewhere between Voice Memos being able to record audio, and Garageband which is a full recording studio app.
Songshift – transfer playlists between music services
Songshift helps cuts the chains of various music streaming services. If you want to try Apple Music, but have dozens of playlists already created in Spotify, for example, this app will help you move all those over to the new service.
The pro version of Songshift can also do some cool things like automatically keep playlists across different services in sync. That means that you could keep a YouTube music playlist updated whenever you add music to your Spotify playlist.
Figure – play an instrument, even if you don't know how
Figure will let anyone make music. Seriously, anyone. Whether you've never touched a musical instrument in you life, or not, you can use the Figure app. Figure features bass, percussion, and synth sounds which can all be mixed with each other. This is the type of app that could even be used in a band setting, playing along with other people. Match the key and everything you play will sound great.
You should try it; it's super fun.
8Tracks – radio-like playlists for every occasion
Pandora is fine, but it's all automated by computers and the music choices it selects can get stale. 8Tracks music can solve that problem.
Instead of computer suggested songs, 8Tracks is playlists created exclusively by humans. Because of this, you'll find a playlist and music for your situation. Want chill music for a rainy day to do homework to? You'll probably find a radio-like playlist someone made for it. 8Tracks is a community of music lovers, making music more social than even Spotify.
If you like music, be sure to check back each Friday for our Fresh Friday coverage of new music and movie releases each week.
Fresh Friday: Adrift In Theaters, New Music From Kanye West, The 1975, And More
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New music for your ears
We knew it was coming, but Kanye West's Ye is finally here. Is there anything else to say about it?
Charli XCX released "5 in the morning" which she says is the tip of the iceberg of new music she has coming out.
Indie rock band, The 1975 are back with, "Give Yourself a Try."
The always head turning duo of Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn is as good as ever and worth a listen.
When will the Pusha T and Drake feud end? The only thing clear is that it is bringing a lot of new music each and every day.
There's also new music today from Owl City, Future, Father John Misty, and Kitten, among others.
Get out and see these movies in theaters
Adrift is the true story from 1983 of two people fighting for their lives to survive a crazy storm alone in the middle of the ocean. Sure there's been other crazy storm films before, but this one has heart. Plus, fun facts: the two actors performed all the stunts themselves and almost all the shots at sea were actually filmed in the open ocean.
If you have time after Adrift, also check out Action Point, a movie loosely based on Action Park, a crazy amusement park which is likely the reason for stricter ride regulations today.
Other things that happened this week
Fresh Friday: Han Solo Star Wars Movie, New Music From Chvrches, Pusha T, And More
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This week's new music
Alternative, electronic-laced band Chvrches have finally dropped a new album and it's great. It includes an appearance by The National singer on "My Enemy," if you need another reason to add the album to your library. Basically, don't hesitate, just give it a listen.
Maggie Rogers impressed Pharrell with her song "Alaska" a few years back, but she now has a new indie-pop song called "Falling Water". Pusha T has a new album, Daytona, which people are fawning over.
Don't forget about hit makers from the early 2000s are back this week, led by Snow Patrol with a new album and Weezer with a new song. Sure, these two bands aren't in the same league as one another, but it's something new for radio DJs to burn into your ears.
Other new music from: A$SP Rocky, Shawn Mendes, and Jessie J.
New movies in theaters starting today
The big movie this week is Solo: A Star Wars Story. A spin off from the traditional Star Wars movies, Solo centers around Han Solo before we knew him as Luke's pal. No Spoilers, but it's pretty good. Not as good as Rogue One, but still intriguing.
Hey! You probably didn't see, but a few companies updated their privacy policies this week. The general data protection regulation (GDPR) goes into effect in Europe 5/25/18. Here are a few simple things you can do to protect your privacy in a few minutes.
YouTube Music was officially released. Say goodbye to YouTube Red and hello to YouTube Premium if you want access to YouTube original content.
Fresh Friday: Deadpool 2 In Theaters, Plus New Music From James Bay, Ray LaMontagne, And More
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Discover this week's new music
A bunch of artists, all creating music in a similar vein have new releases this week. If you like James Bay's soulful rock music, then there's a good chance you'll also enjoy Ray LaMontagne's adult contemporary rock, or Matt Costa's folk-rock jams.
Anderson .Paak released a new song, "Bubblin;" and K-pop sensation, BTS put out Love Yourself [Tear].
Get out of the house this weekend
Marvel's adult-themed superhero, Deadpool is back with a sequel. There's not much to say about the movie at this point; either you've seen all the parody marketing Deadpool 2 has been doing and want to see it, or you know it's not for you.
Sure, there are other movies out in theaters today, but Deadpool 2 is the one to see.
OnePlus released its new high-end Android phone, the 6. You might want to give this phone a look instead Samsung's S9 and save yourself a few hundred bucks.
YouTube is shaking up its paid services once again with YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, which will replace YouTube Red.
Nintendo announced Go Vacation which will set 50+ mini games across different resort landscapes.
If you'd rather watch Fresh Friday, instead of read, that video is below. See you back here next week for Solo: A Star Wars Story and more of the latest releases.
5 Non-Music Apps To Drown Out Annoying Office Noise
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The drone of constant coughing, talking, loud sneezing, squeaking chairs, erratic typing, and various noises from an office can be a lot to handle sometimes. Sure, you could pop on some headphones and listen to music, but music, for a lot of people, can be just as distracting. (It's also a pain to continually find something to listen to.) Instead, these apps provide a wide array of other sounds to help you stay calm and focus on the task at hand.
Noizio
Noizio is a straightforward and simple sound machine at heart. The app features a bunch of different sounds listed out which you can enable or disable as needed. You can set the volume for each selected sound. Once you fine-tune a great mix you can save it as a preset for future use.
For example, say you want to you want to mimic summer nights in the Midwest, you can make a soundscape featuring farm animals, wind, and light rain. Noizio keeps adding new sounds such as vinyl cracks, keyboard typing, subway, ghosty, and a bunch more to create unique mixes.
Tide is designed to keep you moving and productive, even if that means being asleep. It has two different modes, one for focus, to help with work or school, and another for sleep. On the sleep side, Tide can help you go to sleep at night with its soothing sounds, or, you can set a short timer to knock out a quick power-nap. While its sound library isn't as deep as others, it's set up to add more in the future.
Nosili
Nosili is probably the simplest app of the bunch with a dozen big pictures and volume controls under each. It functions similarly to Noizio, but does include an all-important fan sound, which a lot of people seem to enjoy.
Coffitivity
Like it sounds, Coffitivity is trying to combine coffee (or coffee shop sounds) and productivity, as lots of people say they work better in the hustle and bustle of a crowded coffee shop. Coffitivity is recreating that– no matter where you are.
Thunderspace, Windy, Sunny
Instead of one sound app, Taptanium (an app creator) made a bunch of separate apps focused on specific sounds.
Taptanium is like that friend who gets into a hobby innocently enough, but, four weeks later, is up at three in the morning, bidding on eBay Beanie Babies, in need of their next rare collectible fix. Not only did Taptanium put out a bunch of sound apps, but, it began to incorporate stories and give the sounds their own personalities–the female Windy, for example.
Thunderspace is a crazy-good thunder and rain machine app. It's stereoscopic, so, with headphones on, you feel like the sound is all around you. All the apps are well done; even if you don't get into the whole story aspect of the app.
Fresh Friday: New Music From Selena Gomez, Ty Dolla $ign, Plus New Movies In Theaters
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Selena Gomez released a new song called "Back to You" which will be featured on the upcoming second season of the Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why.
Charlie Puth dazzles with his new album Voicenotes.
"New Light" is a surprise new song from John Mayer. Ty Dolla $ign released the album Beach House 3, not to be confused with the indie rock band Beach House which also put out a new album today called 7.
If that's not enough, there's also new music from pop singer Tove Styrke, rising alternative band Courtship., and crooner Ellie Schmidly–all of which are worth your time.
Movies now in theaters
Life of the party: Melissa McCarthy is in it, need you say more? Even if the movie is a dud, the larger-than-life actress typically provides enough value to justify a movie's ticket price.
Breaking in: This film looks like an intense scene from a movie or TV show that got expanded into a whole movie. It appears to be trying gain favor with audiences by tapping into most people's primal fears and instincts around home robberies. Hopefully there's a little more depth than meets the eye in the trailer.
Other need-to-know things from the week
Spotify is removing R. Kelly's music from its curated playlists because of repeat allegations of sexual abuse; and will presumably be doing this with more artists in the future.
Say goodbye to Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fox decided to cancel the show after five seasons.
Early reviews and hype for the new Star Wars movie, Solo is strong. This should help fans breathe a little easier until they can see it for themselves in a few weeks.
Music Hype: Kid Astray Interview
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Kid Astray is your next need-to-know band dropping fire through your headphones. Their self-described music is "tangy pop with heavy nods towards indie and rock." They have been steadily releasing killer tracks since 2013, continually whittling away fluff from their songs and replacing it with increasingly addictive melodies. For comparison sake, they say to think Foster The People, a direct and early influence of the band members.
Hear more from Kid Astray about what drives their music and what apps keep them creative.
The Digital Hype: How do you think your music has changed from your first album in ~2013 to this new EP in 2018?
Kid Astray: It's interesting that you're asking just that, as one of the main reasons this EP is quite different from 'Home Before The Dark' is because our focus and goals were quite different.
Back then we really focused on making it as catchy and fluent as possible, and we worked with a lot of different songwriters and a producer to try and force our sound to progress fast. It was a great experience that we learned a lot from, so it's not something we regret in any way, but with this EP we've sort of done the opposite. Gone back to just writing something that we think is cool, doing everything from production to the artwork ourselves.
TDH: What songs are you seeing people responding to the most so far?
KA: The singles from our debut album have the best streaming numbers, "Back To The Ordinary" in particular. That's kinda cool, because it was the one track on the album we spent the most time on, and we initially had some serious doubts about it. Right now we're very excited to see how people like the new tracks.
They're five pretty different tracks, showcasing different aspects of Kid Astray.
TDH: Are there any political or social issues that have influenced your music?
KA: It's sort of inevitable to be influenced by politics and social stuff, obviously. We have never actually written an intended political song, and have sort of steered consciously away from that area, as it doesn't really align with our wishes and visions. But we do voice our opinions other places.
TDH: As musicians in the digital age, are there any apps you would consider indispensable to your creation process or performances?
KA: Uuuh, cool question!
Shazam and Soundhound, definitely. Inspiration can come everywhere, and it really helps to be able to find out what that awesome tune is anywhere anytime.
Apple's own recording app is a must for recording melodies and early demos, and a great tool for songwriting. An idea for a song might present itself at any time, so it is really important to record it before it's gone, even though it might be a bit awkward to be singing into your phone on a bus or a train. Apple´s note app for writing down lyrics and everything.
WhatsApp for keeping all our super secret conversations and personal jokes… well, secret.
TDH: What social network/platform has been the most beneficial so far and you see being important into the future?
Facebook and Instagram are the boring but truthful answer. They're both getting increasingly difficult to work with, with posts having little to no impact unless you know the mysterious algorithms or throw some money on it.
I think now Spotify is gradually turning into the single most important arena for promoting music, occupying a lot of the space that social media, and even music press used to occupy. At least in Scandinavia.
If you're really good with videos, YouTube is really cool and great hub for bands, so we hope to do a lot more there in the future. But it's really hard to tell, since these things change really fast.
Be sure to follow the band on Twitter, Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, and all other places quality music is found.
5 Reasons To Buy An Apple Watch If You're On The Fence
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Apple Watch went on sale in the U.S. just over three years ago–in April 2015. Considering Apple has dominated the sale of not just smart watches, but all high-end watches, there's a good chance you've considered buying one.
The first question is a typically a variation of: what can it do?
Right now, the Apple Watch is still largely an accessory of the iPhone, used as an extension like the original iPod was an extension of a someone's personal computer.
Apple Watch is most known for its ability to display notifications and track workout information, but it can do a lot of other cool things. Here's 5 reasons you might want to add one to your wrist.
Unlock your Mac
Macs with macOS Sierra operating system and later and Apple Watches with the latest software can work together to verify your identity and unlock your computer when you wake it from sleep. It's usually the small, mundane tasks that create the most irritation, so, being able to sit down, open the lid of your Macbook or wake up your iMac without entering your password (but still keeping your computer secure) is a brilliant thing.
Track your heart rate, minute-by-minute
Going beyond tracking a single workout or taking your pulse once in awhile, continuously tracking your heart rate in the background may prove to be invaluable one day. Your heart rate is a great gauge of overall health and it can be an excellent first indicator if something is wrong or off balance. Apple Watch can track years of data for your doctor, as well as monitor your heart for irregular rhythms.
Quick flashlight
Slide up the control center (quick controls) screen on your Apple Watch and tap the flashlight icon. You'll see a dim white screen. Rotate your wrist outwards and the light will get brighter to illuminate your way. Rotate your wrist back towards you and the light will get dim again (so it doesn't blind you when you turn it off).
Gym DJ
The Apple Watch paired with a wireless, Bluetooth, headset can be the only music device you need as your gym-buddy. This has been the case from the beginning, but, in the early days, it was super complicated to use music playback on the watch by itself. Now, updates have addressed these issues.
Apple Music's streaming app now comes built in, which means if you've got the cellular-connected model of the watch, you can stream your music on the fly (versus having to rely on pre-download songs). Wireless headphones are also easier to pair directly from the watch with the newest software. With these updates, you're free to throw your phone in your gym locker, shed the extra weight and responsibility, and work out with nothing but your headphones and the watchband.
Help you take better selfies
The camera app on the Apple Watch is not new, but it often gets forgotten and overlooked. Who doesn't want to take a better selfie without holding the phone? Here's how it works:
Open the app on the watch
(the camera app on your phone should open)
Set your phone on a tripod or other dock
Check the preview on your wrist, then snap your picture
Alternatively, you can take a 3-second delayed burst shot with 12 shots in succession
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Triangulating the dots — Fed's Evans comments suggest he may be in three-hike camp
Published: March 20, 2017 at 10:51 a.m. ET
Steve Goldstein
Market isn't totally convinced the Fed will hike three times in 2017
Charles Evans, president of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Interpreting which Federal Reserve official represents which "dot" on the central bank's closely watched dot plot of interest rate forecasts is something of a parlor game.
But comments made by Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, typically one of the more dovish members at the central bank, may suggest that he is part of the majority who expect three interest rates in 2017.
"I think the economy is on a pretty good course right now," Evans told Fox Business.
Asked directly if the market was right to expect three interest rates this year, he replied: "I think three is entirely possible. As I gain more confidence in the outlook, I could support three total this year." He even said four would be a possibility.
There are three Fed officials below the three-hike line: two who say the range between 75 basis points and 1% was appropriate, and one who said another quarter point was appropriate.
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari is likely one of the low dots given his dissent from the Fed's interest rate hike last month.
There's a possibility the identity of one of the other two low dots could be Gov. Daniel Tarullo, who is retiring in April. Seeing as he gets a vote in every meeting, his retirement could make a slight upward shift in the trajectory of the voting members.
The market isn't totally convinced the Fed will hike three times this year. Derived from fed fund futures prices, there's a 10% probability the central bank won't make any more hikes this year, and a 31% chance the central bank will hike just one more time in 2017, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.
Ukraine gets fighter-jet assent from Poland and Baltic states as U.S. and U.K. maintain refusal
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France doesn't categorically exclude sending fighter jets to Ukraine.
Fed lifts interest rates again but foresees only a 'couple more hikes' in its inflation fight
Ron DeSantis pushes permanent Florida sales-tax exemption for gas stoves
Do Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare? Sen. Thom Tillis says those questions are based on 'a false premise.'
Steven Goldstein is based in London and responsible for MarketWatch's coverage of financial markets in Europe, with a particular focus on global macro and commodities. Previously, he was Washington bureau chief, directing MarketWatch's economic, political and regulatory coverage. Follow Steve on Twitter: @MKTWgoldstein.


ASHRAE's Standard 90.1-2016 Energy Standard for Buildings has been established as the commercial building reference standard for state building energy codes in a ruling by the U.S. Department of Energy. Design professionals, code officials and building owners must now keep up with the new, more stringent requirements to comply with this quickly evolving standard.
In 2007, ASHRAE determined that the 2010 version of Standard 90.1 would show a 30% reduction in energy use when compared to the 2004 edition. The 2016 edition added an 8.5% source energy savings and 7.6% site energy savings, for a total of nearly 40% below that required for a 2004-compliant building.
This course describes the new and updated Mandatory and Prescriptive requirements for HVAC and Service Water Heating systems, along with insights on how to comply during building design and construction.


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Free Weekly Download: Contemplative Charismatics: A Non-Dualistic Approach
Written by Missio Alliance
For this week only (July 16-24, 2017), this resource is completely free! Click HERE to download it.
About the Resource
In this workshop, Brian Zahnd and Rich Villodas will explore the complementary nature of the contemplative and charismatic traditions. You will be exposed to Brian and Rich's journeys, a biblical framework for this integration and some helpful practices to further explore this in our lives.
This workshop is one of the many resources available from the Awakenings 2017 Gathering that are available online.
About Rich Villodas
Rich Villodas is the Lead Pastor at New Life Fellowship Church, where he succeeded Founding Pastor Pete Scazzero. New Life is a church community with people from over 75 nations in the heart of Queens, NYC.
Rich was born and raised in the East New York section of Brooklyn, just 20 minutes from New Life. He graduated from Nyack College and then went on to complete a Masters of Divinity degree at Alliance Theological Seminary (one of our Alliance Partners). When Rich is not reading, he is cheering on his beloved Mets, Knicks and Jets teams. Rich is married to Rosie and they have a little girl and boy, named Karis and Nathan.
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The Wisdom of Ashes: Understanding Ash Wednesday
The Most Subversive Thing Christians Can Do in Light of the Inauguration
Keeping Christ in Christians
The Crisis That Makes Me Grieve the Evangelical Church
Silence: The Unexpected, Prophetic Starting Point for Justice
About Brian Zahnd
Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church, a non-denominational Christian congregation in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Brian and his wife, Peri, founded the church in 1981.
Brian is also the author of several books, including, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Water to Wine, A Farewell To Mars, Beauty Will Save the World, and Unconditional?: The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness.
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Arden – So Much More Tempting!
Melody Anne's "Undercover Billionaires" continues with the second sibling "Arden" Forbes tackling the affairs of his heart on and off the field. Billionaire he may be but he is humble and working with high school kids and keeping them of out of trouble gives him satisfaction that his immense wealth doesn't. Now if only the new school Principal falls in line with his heart as easy!
Keera Thompson is trying to escape a past and start fresh and the fresh start seems to be very tempting in the form of Arden Forbes. Keera has dangerous baggage that seems to burden her budding relationship with Arden, and unless she comes clean any chance of a future is in jeopardy.
"Arden" is so much more interesting to read than "Kian". This is the second time I totally liked the character of Arden. So far the Forbes siblings are gaining ground over their heroines. Melody Anne gives us a far better story to this Forbes sibling.
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Q: mongodb php upsert if tag exist I am trying to update and insert a record called 'enabled' in all entries that have a 'title'
{
     "_id": ObjectId("50310c48ba76882419000001"),
     "title": "XKCD",
     "online": true
}
{
     "_id": ObjectId("50310c48ba76882419000000"),
     "title": "Calvin and Hobbes",
     "author": "Bill Watterson"
}

Here is my attempt but i seem to be having some problems.
When i run this, nothing happens.
Any help would be appreciated
$mongo = new Mongo();
$db = $mongo->mydb;
$col = $db->members;

$query = array('title'=>array('$exist' => true));
$col->update($query, array('enabled' => '0' ));

A: I think your problem exists here:
$col->update($query, array('enabled' => '0' ));

This will actually replace all but the unmutable _id field with enabled: 0. Try the $set opreator:
$col->update($query, array('$set' => array('enabled' => '0' )), array('multiple' => true));

http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Updating#Updating-%24set


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Apple's iTunes Radio Music Streaming Service Announced
Apple announced its new music streaming service today at WWDC 2013. iTunes Radio will let users listen to radio stations and even purchase tracks that they like through iTunes.
WWDC 2013 Announcements: Speculation And Rumor Roundup
We take a detailed look in to what WWDC 2013 announcements might bring us. Apple is expected to unveil iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 tomorrow. iRadio launch is on the cards as well. New MacBook laptops and Mac Pro unveil possible too.
Apple Reportedly Signs Deal With Sony For iRadio Ahead Of WWDC
By Daniel Perez on 06/07/2013 07:00 PDT
Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Sony for its iRadio service, which may be announced at WWDC.
iRadio WWDC 2013 Unveil Reportedly On Track
It has been rumored once again that Apple's new music streaming service, iRadio, will be unveiled at Worldwide Developers Conference 2013.
iRadio Rumored For Fall Launch Alongside iOS 7
A few days ago it was reported that Apple had managed to sign a deal with Warner Music which would allow the company to proceed with their plans for a music streaming service, tentatively named iRadio. It was assumed that because of this success, iRadio could be making its debut at WWDC which we guess would make perfect sense, although a new report from BusinessWeek has suggested otherwise, claiming that […]
Apple Reportedly Signs iRadio Deal With Warner Music
According to a new report Apple has finally managed to get Warner Music on board for its much rumored iRadio service.
Apple iRadio Apparently Delayed Over Licensing Negotiations
Apple iRadio alleged music streaming service is apparently being delayed due to negotiations with Sony music label over song skipping rates.
Apple iRadio Release Delay Deemed Possible
It was rumored back in October 2012 that Apple was interested in launching an online radio service similar to Pandora. Back then analysts predicted that the new service will be launched some time in 2013. During the first week of January, another rumor popped claiming that Apple was negotiating a deal with Universal and Warner, two major record labels It was rumored then that iRadio was going to be launched in […]
Morgan Stanley Analyst Believes Apple Will Launch New Internet Service At WWDC Along With A "Killer App"
Assuming everything goes to plan, Apple should be hosting their WWDC event sometime in the middle of the year. Chances are we could be seeing iOS 7, and a possible refresh of the Cupertino company's Macbook lineup. However it seems that the event could play host to other Apple announcements as well, and according to Morgan Stanley analyst, Katy Huberty, she seems to think that Apple could be announcing a […]
Apple Rumored To Sign Deal With Warner And Universal Next Week For iRadio
We're not sure how many of you guys are actually looking forward to Apple's rumored iRadio service, but considering Apple's success with iTunes, not to mention the sizable ecosystem that the Cupertino company has managed to build up over the years, we wouldn't be surprised if Apple users would opt for something a bit more integrated, versus turning to third parties like Spotify, Pandora or Rdio. Either way it seems […]
Apple's iRadio Service Rumored For Summer Launch
If you have been following the rumor mill closely, you might have heard that Apple is looking to launch their own brand of streaming radio in 2013. The specifics have yet to be unveiled but according to a new report, Apple has managed to negotiate a deal with Universal and Warner, two of the major record labels, and based on this breakthrough, they are apparently pushing for a release of […]
Apple's Rumored Pandora-equivalent Radio Service Predicted For 2013 Announcement
Back in October of 2012, it was rumored that Apple could be interested in launching an online radio service of their own, tentatively dubbed iRadio. Considering Apple's success with iTunes, expanding their music offerings in the form of an online streaming service similar to Pandora might not be a stretch of the imagination and according to BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield, he predicts that 2013 could be the year that Apple […]


What does a modern, sophisticated retail brand in the cannabis space look like? How does one woman go from working with high fashion labels to cannabis? Rachel sits down with Sarah Ramesbottom, Head of Retail for Tokyo Smoke an award winning lifestyle brand that focuses on immersive experiences and design-led retail spaces selling coffee, clothing and designer products for the cannabis consumer.


The benefits of having your home windows get tinted have a wide range. Windows open your home to the natural light outside and providing you the natural warmth from the sun and best of all you will have the view of the outside world. But unfortunately, windows also open up to the possibility of higher energy cost and heat build-up or excessive glare and later will result to the fading of your interior furnishing, flooring and furniture. Tinting your window with a high-quality film will allow you to block the excess sunlight and heat that is a major contributor on the fading of your interior furnishing.


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Deborah Levy's Love for the Salty Mediterranean Sea Permeates 'Hot Milk'
REVIEW / Spain
Words: Imogen Eveson
Literature, Spain,
Deborah Levy's Hot Milk is a novel about hypochondria, explored through the lens of its protagonist Sofia: an anthropologist-in-training whose major case study to date has been her mother, Rose. Rose is the victim of a never-ending slew of maladies, and right now her most pressing concern is a bout of paralysis that confines her to a wheelchair. So now the pair find themselves in a Spanish village in the hope of finding solutions from the mysterious Dr. Gómez. While this is the rough sketch of the story, its nuances are many as it investigates the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship. Sexuality, identity and estrangement; myths and monsters; purpose in life or lack thereof. These ideas are brought to life by the story's supporting cast: the alluring and enigmatic Ingrid Bauer; the inscrutable Nurse Sunshine; the young man Juan who tends to Sofia's jellyfish stings; and Sofia's Greek father who has forged a new life and family in Athens.
"Fleshed out just as vividly is the southern coast of Spain—a hot, heady haze in which the story unravels. Levy describes it so evocatively that she renders it real; an exotic, if claustrophobic, character in itself."
Fleshed out just as vividly is the southern coast of Spain—a hot, heady haze in which the story unravels. Levy describes it so evocatively that she renders it real; an exotic, if claustrophobic, character in itself. The off-beat title Hot Milk tells of many things. It hints to Sofia's job working in a coffee shop back home in London and to mother-child ties. But under the fierce Almería sun, it is suggested that something has curdled and gone awry. The stingrays too—or medusas as they're called in Spanish and referred to in the novel—float in the Mediterranean sea like a constant menace; a threat that lies just below the benign, balmy surface.
"Hot Milk" by Deborah Levy, cover (close-up)
Deborah Levy—a contemporary writer whose last two novels, Hot Milk (2016) and Swimming Home (2011), were shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize—began her career as a playwright and it's clear she still delights in creating scenes. As unsettling as Levy's Spain is, her vivid descriptions betray a love for this landscape. She describes Almería's "massive heat" and its "lunar landscape," its "scorched mountains" and "desert jasmine," "the hot rocks, the transparent sea." She evokes "the salty mineral smell of the dark, free-floating [sea]weed" that is "enticing and intense," and the area's culinary traditions: "The churros come in two sizes. Long sausages to dip into chocolate and then a shorter kind." She details the minutiae of the local market, describing a trip down a "…dust road, dodging the potholes and dog shit, past the handbags and purses, the sweating cheeses and gnarled salamis, the jamón ibérico from Salamanca, the strings of chorizo, plastic tablecloths and mobile-phone covers, the chickens turning on a stainless-steel spit, the cherries, bruised apples, oranges and peppers, the couscous and numeric heaped in baskets, the jars of harissa and preserved lemons, the torches, spanners, hammers…"
"I gazed at the deep blue Mediterranean below the mountain and felt at peace."
Sofia Papastergiadis, Hot Milk
"I gazed at the deep blue Mediterranean below the mountain and felt at peace," Levy's protagonist Sofia expresses at one point and you get the sense the writer shares this sentiment. It's not hard to imagine her sequestered in a small, white-washed building with a view across the ocean, contemplating its calm as she writes. Or scribbling notes in a town square cafe, ordering churros and anise liqueur for sustenance.
Indeed, when the writer wrote Love Undone—a short story for The New York Times last August—she confessed, "The salty Mediterranean Sea has always been my particular pleasure," while providing an autobiographical account of a love gone sour in its midst. "Majorca was paradise but I could not bear it," she concluded, in reference to a Gertrude Stein quote. Perhaps the memorable, heady atmosphere of this European encounter was one Levy bottled and wrote into Hot Milk.
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy, 2016, 218pp.
Imogen Eveson is a writer originally from Glastonbury, UK. Now based in Sydney, Australia (via London), she writes about arts, culture and travel and is the author of The Wapping Project on Paper.
imogeneveson.com / I: @imogeneveson
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"In her isolated plain beyond all knowledge, Lispector delicately and vulnerably exposes our beautiful, tragic world for exactly that: its beauty and its tragedy."
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In the Heat and the Haze: Marguerite Duras's Love Affair
The real life affair of writer Marguerite Duras in 1930s French Indochina (former Vietnam) challenged gender, social and racial stereotypes. Nearly a century later, Rachel Wilson revisits this transgressive yet ever-intoxicating relationship in Duras's award-winning novel "The Lover."
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The Story of America Told Through the Words of James Baldwin
Max Hayward draws our attention to past and present race relations in America through the powerful and poetic words of civil rights activist and writer James Baldwin in the essayistic documentary 'I Am Not Your Negro'.
Joan Didion: Living and Writing Between L.A. and New York City
As a documentary on one of America's most prolific writers makes its way to the big screen, Heidi Harrington-Johnson reflects on the life of Joan Didion—a woman who lived in, understood, and eloquently wrote about two of America's most revered cities.


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...I got caught up in the post-apocalyptic, dystopian future rather quickly. Why were these people being rounded up and driven who knows where? Lots to keep you interested. The romance/relationship is secondary to the story and yet extremely pivotal (if that makes any sense – see the book description for more on that one). I recommend this to anyone that likes to take a look into the possible future of this planet and its inhabitants.
There is an interesting challenge while engaging with this read. You must image the 'what if' in regard to life after global warming. You must imagine climate change. This read provides a glimpse of the earth with hurricanes, earthquakes, thunderstorms, and the impact on the human race as individuals try and survive to live another day. This read begs the question, can and how do we go on as a human race. Well, not on this planet. the government identifies the brightest to colonize another planet. Devin Rossi is sure she wants to be a part of this exciting new adventure. Karissa Decker on the other hand wants to stay behind and not only help her parents but use her talents to help others live another day. I enjoyed that differences in their personalities. Devin more extroverted and Karissa more introverted. This read has you thinking what would you do? Would you stay or would you go? I like a read that makes me think.
Now this is my kind of book. I absolutely loved it from word one and was actually disappointed when I finished it.
I'm kinda hoping there's going to be a sequel. It's just one of those stories you never want to end. Hey? maybe the author is accepting requests? I would personally love to know what happens next on both worlds.
All I can say that in my opinion it is really worth reading. It's one of those books that you would be willing to read more than once.
Apparently, the best time to find love is when you're dragged from your home for reasons unknown to you.
The world building Willows has done in this story is incredible. The dystopian setting is well researched and feels entirely plausible given the world's current climate.
Devin immediately strikes you as the kind of person you'd want on your Apocalypse Team, but the book is full of strong women who have awesome skillsets and I kind of ended up fancying everyone in the book a little bit.
You can always guarantee with any of Brey Willows' books to find a well-built world with smart, strong women who love and support each other through all kinds of scenarios.
If you're into women who love women, science, the environment, sustainable living, and dystopian fiction then this book will be right up your alley.
Chosen didn't disappoint, and you won't regret giving it a read.
I really enjoyed this book. It has everything I enjoy in a book - apocalyptic elements, lesbians and sci-fi. What could be better? Not much in my opinion! The main characters, Devin and Karissa are the chosen ones that will be sent to a new planet because Earth is dying. They are solid characters and there is an immediate connection between the two women. There are many twists and turns in this book. I won't give a lot of it away, but if you enjoy what I mentioned above, you will not be disappointed.


SAN DIEGO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The PGA Tour mourned the death of long-time caddie Steve Duplantis on Wednesday after the Canadian was struck by a taxi earlier in the day.
Duplantis, 35, was killed while crossing a road in the Californian town of Del Mar in the early hours of the morning, the San Diego Sheriff's Office said.
"The PGA Tour is saddened by the loss of one of its family members," Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement.
A popular figure on the PGA Tour, where he was known for bringing out the best in his players, Duplantis had caddied for former major winners Jim Furyk and Rich Beem.
He had been scheduled to work this week for American Eric Axley at the Buick Invitational.
A defining moment in Duplantis's career came at the 1999 Kemper Open where he helped American Beem, then a rookie, win his maiden PGA Tour title by a shot in his 12th start.
"He led Beem around like a wet nurse," Alan Shipnuk wrote in Sports Illustrated magazine.