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Tommy: Nothing makes you feel better than performing random acts of kindness
Tommy Tucker, WWL First News
As we ALL have, I went through a period in my life when just about everything was going the wrong way. Down, depressed and feeling sorry for myself, I called my best friend Ray, hoping he would commiserate with me.
To be clear, Ray was a hardboiled, cynical tax attorney. At least that's what I thought. I've subsequently found out that he's one of the most generous people that you can find. I think he likes to hide that under the gruff exterior. But back to the story. Ray answered the phone, and I began whining to him about everything that I was going through. After I was finished I heard "cynical" Ray sigh. Then he said, and I remember to this day the clever way he phrased it in baby talk, "does da widdle baby want a bottle? Is his diaper wet and is he getting a nasty rash."
Before I could say anything in response, he continued. But this time it was hard boiled Ray. "Enough of the poor pitiful me stuff. You want to feel better? Go do something for somebody else. And, even better, don't let them know you did it." I thanked him for the advice and hung up the phone.
I remember everything about that 15-year-old conversation still today BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. Doing something nice for somebody, preferably anonymously, will make you happier than alcohol or any other drug you can ingest. I imagine it has something to do with endorphins, dopamine or something like that; but I think part of it is you know the feeling isn't temporary. It's going to last, and deep inside you know you did the right thing.
I firmly believe we all know what we shouldn't and shouldn't do. Maybe its guidance from God. Perhaps it's driven by the way we feel afterward. Nobody's ever cheated on a spouse and really felt good after it was over. Like a drug, it initially made you feel great but that was only temporary and soon the moral hangover begins. Conversely when you do the right thing by honoring your commitments and helping people when you can the buzz isn't temporary. It's permanent and, done often enough, becomes who you are, not just something you do.
We spent two hours on the air today talking about random acts of kindness. A lot of the calls were about paying for others meals or helping those down on their luck. Some of them were pretty simple, like cutting somebody's grass, picking up trash from their lawn and being tolerant of others' faults that drive us crazy because none of us are perfect. A lot of people called and texted in just to say thanks for the positive messages. At no point did anybody say they asked if the person they helped was a Democrat or Republican. They just wanted to do something nice.
The best call of the morning was from a lady who lost her husband and then her son within a short period of time. Funeral expenses can mount quickly and Jean didn't know what she was going to do. Out of nowhere, a stranger stepped forward to pay for her son's casket. I received a text after Jean's call from a person who identified himself as a fifty year old man who was forced to pull over in his truck because he was crying.
We often don't realize how often our lives interact with others. It can be either negative or positive. Here's a good reason to make it positive: If you're feeling down or just want to feel good about yourself, try performing a random act of kindness today. It may be as simple as letting somebody ahead of you in traffic. Do it. You'll be surprised how less stressful and good you feel knowing you helped somebody. It isn't a competition because none of us win and get to live forever. You feel good and somebody gets helped. Win/win.
One warning: you're going to feel a little guilty because doing something nice for someone else makes YOU feel better than you ever thought you could. That's GOOD. It's ok. Remember... win/win!


There's a huge difference between how you see yourself and how others see you.
I am tired of hearing the words "you're pretty… for a black girl."
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The shrinking church
Back in the business magazine world, on the subject of community development efforts, I was fond of saying (because it's true) that communities are organic — they either grow, or they shrink.
That statement also applies to churches, specifically the Episcopal Church, of which we have been members since 2000. (As you know, I am now the senior warden at ours in Ripon. And I remain a sinner.)
The Episcopal Church is organized similar to the federal government, with everything positive and negative that implies. Like the federal government, our national church is divided into theological liberals and theological conservatives. Our diocese and our church appear to be, I'd estimate, two-thirds theological conservatives and one-third theological liberals, but the latter group appears to hold sway in the national church.
One place where the liberal–conservative split is manifesting itself is between the national church and some of its more conservative dioceses. The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, the Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence, narrated a slide show while addressing his diocese's 221st annual convention. (Ponder that number: 221 annual conventions. But remember that the Episcopal Church split off from the Church of England the same year that George Washington took office as president. South Carolina is, remember, one of the original 13 states.)
The first of Lawrence's slides, compiled by a national Episcopal Church statistician, is the church's Average Sunday Attendance nationwide:
The next two slides show a trend. Green means growth (notice our own diocese in the northeast corner of Wisconsin), reddish tones do not:
Beyond just going to church, there are other measures of Episcopalian involvement, or lack thereof:
Lawrence added what he called "additional measures of church vitality":
Change in church school enrollment, 33% decline; change in the number of marriages performed, 41% decline; change in the number of burials and funerals, 21% decline; change in the number of child baptisms, 36% decline; change in the number of adult baptisms, 40% decline; change in the number of confirmations, 32% decline.
The Episcopal Church is not unique in these shrinking numbers. They appear to apply to nearly every mainline Protestant church in this country. The only churches that appear to be growing are the nonaligned Protestant churches, of where there is one in Ripon, and the Roman Catholic Church. (Although the latter is certainly not growing in its number of priests.)
The two growing churches couldn't seem more different. The criticism of the nonaligned (to use a secular phrase) churches is that their services are more entertainment than church, and that they lack the doctrine of faith of more established churches. (We Episcopalians have our Book of Common Prayer, most recently revised in 1979; the original version was created in 1789.) The Roman Catholic Church (about which I can speak with some authority as someone raised Catholic) has been in the process of taking steps backward from its Second Vatican Council reforms, and remains a top-down dictatorship that isn't even based in this country. Church doctrine meets no one's definition of "squishy," although the number of Catholics that follow chapter and verse of every piece of Catholic doctrine (for instance, use of birth control) seems low.
The Episcopal Church has for decades based itself on the triangle of Scripture, tradition and reason. (Our rector compares Scripture to the big wheel on a tricycle, with reason and tradition the two back wheels.) Since 1801 the Episcopal Church has held that "Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation." Episcopalians will tell you that you need not shut off your brain in our church. In an increasingly educated society, one would think the Episcopal approach would be more appealing than apparently it is.
Why is that? Lawrence added something else that should give Episcopalians pause:
To argue as some conservatives have that these signs of institutional decline are caused entirely by the leaders of the Episcopal Church embracing of revisionist positions toward the Church's teaching in such matters as the Fatherhood of God, the Uniqueness of Christ, liturgical innovations, the ordination of women, the blessing of same-sex unions, communion of the unbaptized, etc., is so misleading and reductionist as to be delusional. To argue, however, that there is no relationship whatsoever is likewise delusional.
Frankly, the departure of so many of our clergy and lay leaders from the basics of Christian faith and practice has been nothing short of disastrous. The commitment to understand the ordination of women and now the blessing of same-sex unions, as fundamentally issues of justice—and not theology—has likewise been and will continue to be destructive of our common life as Episcopalians. If our more ardent critics will take an honest look at these statistics perhaps they might begin to understand why we have chosen to differentiate ourselves from the divisive decisions so many of the leaders of the Episcopal Church have embraced.
Just yesterday the Standing Liturgical Commission on Liturgy and Music has released the proposed rite for Same Sex Blessings that is to be voted on at General Convention this summer. Should it be approved for trial use in the church I believe it will be a signal and a departure from Christian teaching on the created order; on the nature of man and woman; on our salvific status in Jesus Christ; and from Christian Teaching on Marriage; and, make no mistake, it further raises the stakes for many of us here in South Carolina.
What further steps of differentiation will be called for on the far side of this summer's General Convention we must ponder. … Maybe though, just maybe, having seen these statistics from TEC's own statistician, our most vocal critics, both within the diocese and outside of it, can see more clearly why we have chosen to chart a different course than they. It is hardly an overstatement to suggest that the current brand of progressive theology and partisan social justice that the majority of leaders in the Episcopal Church seem to espouse is not an attractive option for most Americans who are searching for a church or seeking a faith for themselves and their children.
I'm still not a theologian, and I don't agree with Lawrence on the specific point of ordaining women. (There is only a short distance between the idea that only priests should be men because Jesus Christ's disciples were all men, and the Roman Catholic Church's requirement that priests only be celibate men, which lacks Biblical justification.) The general trend, however, should be troubling to Episcopalians whether or not they consider themselves theological conservatives or liberals. And it's hard to argue that there isn't a connection between the national church's veering away from the Bible and toward the direction of trendy social change, and the continuing shrinkage of our church. It's one thing to argue whether or not government should recognize same-sex unions in some fashion. It's another entirely to suggest that there is a Scriptural or traditional justification for them in a Christian church.
Lawrence's last sentence is particularly damning of the direction of the national Episcopal Church and its trickle-down effect on local churches. (And I know a delegate to the national convention, which will be in Indianapolis this summer.) Every church, regardless of denomination, is looking to bring in the unchurched and young families. It would be interesting to know how well the nondenominational churches are in not merely bringing in the unchurched and young families, but keeping them and getting them involved. It would appear that the Episcopal Church's efforts to get approval from the cultural elites (which by their nature will never approve of religion), or whatever is motivating church leadership, isn't leading to church growth. I'm not sure the reason is revealed in the Book of Numbers, but the problem is certainly revealed in numbers.
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In the middle of the 15th century... Vlad Tepes, The Eflak Voivode that assigned by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in person, had shown loyality to The Ottomans during the first years of his ruling but afterwards had begun to grind down cruelly to people living under his rules.
At the end of his tether, Fatih Sultan Mehmet gave the order to Baba Sultan to put an end to this cruelness. And sent his special troops "Deliler" that built-up with seven heroes which names, Gökkurt Aşkar, Mübariz, Çebi, Suskun, Kongar and Adsız to Targovishte where the cruel Vlad govern.


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First Time Voter? Here's what you should know.
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A specialist Police Service of Northern Ireland dog team has beaten off stiff competition to win a prestigious UK award for their work in helping locate a missing person.
This is the first time that a PSNI handler and his police dog have won the 'Police Dog Team Humanitarian Action of the Year Award 2016'.
Four-year old police dog Jake, who is a Dutch Herder and his handler were deployed as part of a search operation to help find a vulnerable female who had gone missing in Northern Ireland last Autumn.
Chief Superintendent Kevin Dunwoody, from the PSNI's Operational Support Department, who nominated the pair for the award said: "This is an award that has been well earned and is well deserved. All our police dog teams are vital in situations where we need to locate missing people as soon as possible.
"On the night in question the dog team were led to a general location by means of the missing person's mobile phone. At the time, temperatures had dropped to -3 degrees centigrade and there was thick, freezing fog.
"Using their training and Jake's skills, the dog was able to establish a track which eventually helped find the missing person.
The pair were presented with the award by Deputy Chief Constable Rod Hansen, Gloucestershire Constabulary, who is the National Policing Lead for Police Dogs.
The Dog Section within the PSNI provides: specialist search capabilities, the ability to track people and look for evidence of criminality; and a 24-hour response in keeping communities safe made up of two Sergeants and 30 Constables, all of whom handle and patrol with at least one police dog.


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Regional Queensland is set to get another boost to the Startup Scene when the upcoming Bundaberg co-working space opens in 2016. The new hub, named "The Generator" have just announced they are opening soon in Bundaberg and are looking for a diverse range of people including entrepreneurs, graphic design pros, writers, marketing creatives, lawyers, photographers, web designers, social entrepreneurs, share traders, and adventure startups.
The founders Dan Willersdorf, Eleanor Carey, and Rahel Clarke are also currently looking for a few select corporate partners to become involved. Partners will have access to all the SMBs and micro businesses in the region using the space.
Pricing ranges from $40/day for a day pass to $450/month for unlimited access.
If you are interested in being involved contact Dan Willersdorf via info at thegeneratorbundaberg dot com.


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74: Dracula Untold
Published 22 October 2014 • 39 minutes, 48 seconds
Mediaeval Transylvanian prince Vlad the Impaler makes a deal with the supernatural when invading Turkish forces threaten his kingdom and his family.
73: Gone Girl
On her fifth wedding anniversary, Amy Elliott Dunne disappears from the home she shares with her husband Nick. As Nick follows the clues she left behind, he becomes the main suspect in her disappearance.
72: Step Up All In
Published 8 October 2014 • 36 minutes, 32 seconds
Katie makes us watch a Step Up movie due to her obsession with So You Think You Can Dance. We enjoy some spectacularly bad acting and some spectacularly good dancing and totally make some clever intellectual points.
71: The Boxtrolls
A boy called Eggs is raised by creatures called Boxtrolls who live under the streets of Cheesebridge. Social climbing local Archibald Snatcher tries to exterminate the Boxtrolls in return for a prestigious white hat.
70: The Maze Runner
Published 24 September 2014 • 37 minutes, 56 seconds
Thomas finds himself deposited in a glade full of teenage boys surrounded by a mysterious and apparently dangerous maze. Finding himself having mysterious flashbacks, his instinct is to fight the prevailing leadership structures and escape.
69: Locke
Published 17 September 2014 • 33 minutes, 3 seconds
Ivan Locke, a father and construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest job of his career that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his apparently secure and happy existence.
68: Boyhood
The story of Mason, a boy growing up in Texas between 2002 and 2013, shot in increments over that time. A languid slice of life about being a boy in America in the last decade and a half.
67: Predestination
Published 3 September 2014 • 45 minutes, 18 seconds
Australian directors the Spierig brothers adapt a challenging and thought-provoking short story into an ambitious sci-fi thriller. Sarah Snook gets the breakthrough role of her career, ably assisted by Ethan Hawke.
66: Sharknado
The city of Los Angeles is overrun by shark-infested tornadoes. Chaos ensues and Ian Ziering's Fin (geddit) must race against the fast-moving monsters of the deep to save his family and friends.
65: Hercules
Legendary wrestling hero Dwayne Johnson plays legendary Greek hero Hercules in this surprisingly high quality B-movie that makes the most of the source material to deliver a genuinely empowering message with a lot of heart.


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Chrysler recalls 349,000 vehicles for ignition switch
Brent Snavely,
Chrysler is recalling 349,442 older vehicles because of problems with their ignition switch.
The recall affects some 2008 Dodge Chargers, Dodge Magnum wagons, Chrysler 300s, Jeep Commanders and Jeep Grand Cherokees.
The ignition switch in those vehicles can slip out of the "run" position causing the windshield wipers and defroster to deactivate. The ignition also can slip to the "off" position, causing a loss of power to the engine.
While the problem is similar to the defect that led General Motors to recall 2.6 million small cars from 2003 through 2007 model years, Chrysler said it only knows of one accident linked to the ignitions.
In GM's case, the airbag is deactivated when the ignition switch slips out of place. The administrator of a special victim compensation fund has settled for at least $1 million each with surviving families of 21 people who died in crashes caused by the ignition switch defect.
In July, Chrysler announced a recall for 695,957 Dodge Caravans, Chrysler Town and Countrys and Dodge Journeys manufactured between January 2007 and August 2009.
In those vehicles a key fob can be jostled out of place, causing the engine to stop.
That recall was an expansion of an earlier action in which Chrysler recalled 196,000 of the same vehicles.
Contact Brent Snavely: 313-222-6512 or bsnavely@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrentSnavely.


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Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history
All lecture Events (56)
January 23Tuesday
'The Blind Musician and the Voyeurs' - George Szirtes
January 23, 2018 from 6pm to 8pm – Royal Philatelic Society As Robert Gurbo has been unable to deliver the Inaugural lecture of Photographic Collections in the Colin Ford lecture Series due to ill health we will reschedule later this year. However, we are ha… Organized by Janine P Freeston Chair of the Historical Group of the Royal Photographic Society | Type: lecture
July 10Tuesday
I've Just Seen a Face: The Preservation of our Global Photographic Heritage
July 10, 2018 from 6pm to 9pm – St Bride Foundation, Bridewell Hall The Icon Photographic Materials Group, Tru Vue and The National Archives, U.K. are delighted to announce an evening lecture by Professor Debra Hess Norris: I've Just Seen a Face: The Preservation of… Organized by Icon Photographic Materials Group | Type: lecture
October 10Wednesday
Sebastian Dobson: 'August Sachtler: A German Photographer in "Further India" and Beyond, 1860-73'
October 10, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8pm – OAG House Tokyo This lecture will consider the place of August Sachtler in the early history of photography in Singapore and Southeast Asia, as well as the fortuitous role Japan played in his decision to make a care… Organized by Sebastian Dobson/ OAG (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens) | Type: lecture
October 13Saturday
On a Hill Road. Scotland in Stereo circa 1902
October 13, 2018 from 5pm to 6pm – The Byre Theatre St Andrews The story of the Perth based Amateur photographer Andrew Milne who between 1902 and 1905 travelled Scotland with a stereo Victo camera and left behind an archive of some 150 3D images. Who was he? Wh… Organized by St Andrews Photography Festival - Speaker Ian Wallace | Type: free, lecture, an, book, launch
December 4Tuesday
The Colin Rowe Lecture Series: Claire Zimmerman
December 4, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Royal Institute of British Architects In an informal setting and in dialogue with experienced and imaginative guests, The Colin Rowe Lectures aim to discuss the role of the image in architecture, particularly the crucial role of architec… Organized by Valeria Carullo | Type: lecture
June 27Saturday
Daguerreian Society Zoom Lecture Series Saturdays at 1:30 PM EST
June 27, 2020 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm – Online Zoom Lecture The Daguerreian Society is offering a new series of weekly online Zoom lectures that span the history, artistry, and technology of the daguerreotype and other 19th century photographs. We already hav… Organized by The Daguerreian Society | Type: weekly, online, lecture, series
July 1Wednesday
Conservation of Colour Slides
July 1, 2020 to July 3, 2020 – National Archives This event is now postponed until Winter/Spring 2021/22. The Icon Photographic Materials Group and The National Archives are delighted to announce a lecture and two-day hands-on workshop on the cons… Organized by Stephanie Jamieson | Type: lecture, and, workshop
August 1Saturday
Daguerreian Society Photographic History Lecture Series
August 1, 2020 from 1:30pm to 3pm – Zoom online photographic history lecture series The Daguerreian Society is offering a new series of weekly online lectures, on Zoom, that span the history, artistry, and technology of the daguerreotype and other 19th century photographs. We alread… Organized by The Daguerreian Society | Type: zoom, lecture, series
September 12Saturday
The Daguerreian Society Fall Zoom Presentations Series
September 12, 2020 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm – Zoom online photographic history lecture series The Daguerreian Society Fall Zoom presentation series began its fall series on September 5 at 1:30 EST with a discussion of Daguerreian Society Members' Favorites, moderated by Michael Lehr. Upcoming… Organized by Jeremy Rowe | Type: weekly, zoom, lecture, series
August 16Monday
In Search of Herbert Ponting in Japan, with author Anne Strathie
August 16, 2021 from 6:45pm to 8pm – Online BOOK HERE: https://www.japansociety.org.uk/event?event=250&eventcat=5***** Herbert Ponting (1870-1935) is now perhaps best known as photographer and filmmaker for Captain Scott's second Antarctic… Organized by The Japan Society | Type: online, lecture
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Decline of bees forces China's apple farmers to pollinate by hand
The decline of wild bees in China threatens more than just its apple and pear harvests, says pollination expert Dave Goulson.
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In the last 50 years, the global human population has nearly doubled, while the average calories consumed per person has increased by about 30%.
To cope with the ever growing demand for food, more land has been brought into agricultural production, mainly by clearing forests, and farming has become much more intensive. Fertilisers, pesticides, and development of new plant varieties have allowed farmers to increase the average yield of food per hectare to increase by 130% in the same period.
It is obvious that this pattern cannot go on for ever; we will run out of forests to clear, and we cannot squeeze ever more food from the same area of land. There are cracks beginning to show; highly intensive farming may not be sustainable in the long term.
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Globally, about 75 billion tons of soil is lost every year, washed away or blown out to sea after ploughing. Three hundred and twenty million hectares of land have been affected by a build up of salt due to irrigation practices. Roughly 40% of all agricultural land is now degraded in one way or another.
The role of bees and pollinators
Farming and human health depend upon the ecosystem services provided by wild organisms; worms, woodlice, millipedes and a host of other creatures which help with soil formation, forests to produce oxygen, prevent soil erosion and regulate water flow, birds to eat insect pests, flies and beetles to break down animal dung, bees and other pollinators to pollinate crops.
Modern farming threatens to eradicate these organism, and so undermine itself.
Pollination provides one of the clearest examples of how our disregard for the health of the environment threatens our own survival. About 75% of all crop species require pollination by animals of some sort, often by bees, but sometimes by flies, butterflies, birds or even bats.
Crop pollination by insects has been estimated to be worth $14.6 billion to the economy of the USA and £440 million a year to the UK. Some pollination is done by domesticated honeybees, but the bulk of pollination of most crops is done by wild insects, including many species of wild bee such as bumblebees.
In the UK, for example, recent studies suggest that about one-third of pollination is delivered by honeybees, the rest being carried out by a range of wild insects. These animals need undisturbed places to nest, and flowers to feed on when the crops are not flowering.
However, bee diversity has declined markedly in Europe, with many species disappearing from much of their former range, and some species going extinct. The UK alone has lost three species of native bumblebee, and six more are listed as endangered. Four bumblebee species have gone extinct from the whole of Europe, and there is good evidence for similar declines in North America and China.
Pollinating animals fly in to our fields to pollinate crops from surrounding wild areas, but if there are no wild areas, or if the crops are doused in insecticides, then pollination will suffer and yields will decline.
China's hand-pollinated orchards
Evidence from around the world points to falling and increasingly unpredictable yields of insect-pollinated crops, particularly in the areas with the most intensive farming. Where crops are grown in vast fields, there are not enough insects to go around. If insecticides are sprayed too frequently, then vital pollinators cannot survive.
The most dramatic example comes from the apple and pear orchards of south west China, where wild bees have been eradicated by excessive pesticide use and a lack of natural habitat.
In recent years, farmers have been forced to hand-pollinate their trees, carrying pots of pollen and paintbrushes with which to individually pollinate every flower, and using their children to climb up to the highest blossoms. This is clearly just possible for this high-value crop, but there are not enough humans in the world to pollinate all of our crops by hand.
There are simple solutions; studies in Europe and North America have found that planting strips of wildflowers on farms, and leaving patches of natural vegetation such as forests, can greatly boost pollinator populations. These practices can also increase populations of natural predators, decreasing the need for pesticide sprays.
With a little effort it is perfectly possible to grow food and look after the environment. In fact, taking a long term view, this is probably the only way to grow food, for otherwise there is a danger that farming will collapse.
Without bees, our diets would be depressingly poor. We would be forced to survive on wind-pollinated crops; wheat, barley and corn, and little else. Imagine shops without raspberries, apples, strawberries, peas, beans, courgettes, melons, tomatoes, blueberries, pumpkins and much more.
Bees and other insects have provided free pollination for our crops for millennia. They will continue to do so if we learn to recognise their importance and return the favour by providing them with what they need to survive.
We need to recognise that the health and wellbeing of our children depends upon us preserving a healthy environment, and that to do so requires that we show some respect for the myriad of wild animals and plants with which we share the world.
Dave Goulson is professor of biological science at Stirling University in the UK
Dave Goulson is professor of biology at the University of Sussex in the UK
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// template <typename T, typename MT>
// T* raise(const MT& xmetric, const T& xcovector)
// {
//   // Preconditions:

//   require(xmetric.state_is_auto_read_accessible(true));
//   require(xcovector.state_is_auto_read_accessible(true));
//   require(xcovector.d(true) == xmetric.dd(true));
//   require(xmetric.is_contravariant(0, true));
//   require(xcovector.is_covariant(0, true));   //  is_dual;

//   // Body:

//   /// @hack vd heirarchy isn't const correct.

//   T& lxcovector = const_cast<T&>(xcovector);
//   T* result = lxcovector.clone(true, true);

//   // For the raise operation, the result must be contravariant.

//   // Not for volatile type!!!
//   result->put_is_p_vector(true);

//   raise(xmetric, lxcovector, *result);

//   // Postconditions:

//   ensure(result != 0);
//   ensure(postcondition_of(xcovector.clone(true, true)));
//   ensure(postcondition_of(raise(xmetric, xcovector, *result)));

//   // Exit:

//   return result;
// }

// template <typename T, typename MT>
// T* lower(const MT& xmetric, const T& xvector)
// {
//   // Preconditions:

//   //require(precondition_of(xvector.clone(true, true)));
//   //require(precondition_of(lower(xmetric, xvector, *result)));

//   require(xmetric.state_is_auto_read_accessible(true));
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//   T& lxvector = const_cast<T&>(xvector);
//   T* result = lxvector.clone(true, true);;

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//   lower(xmetric, xvector, *result);

//   // Postconditions:

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//   ensure(postcondition_of(xvector.clone(true, true)));
//   ensure(postcondition_of(lower(xmetric, xvector, *result)));

//   // Exit:

//   return result;
// }

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Бре́зова-под-Брадлом (, , ) — город в западной Словакии, расположенный у подножья Малых Карпат. Население — около 5 тысяч человек.

История
Брезова впервые упоминается в 1263 году в письме короля Белы IV. В 1709 стала городом. В 1848 году Брезова была одним из центров восстания.

Название
Название «Брезова» означает «Берёзовая».

Известные люди
В городе родился Осуский, Стефан (1889—1973) — чехословацкий дипломат, политик и учёный.

Достопримечательности
 Приходской костёл
 Лютеранская кирха
 Православный приход великомученика Димитрия Солунского
 Могила Милана Штефаника на горе Брадло

Города-побратимы
  Погоржелице Чехия

Примечания

Ссылки

 Православный приход великомученика Димитрия Солунского

Города Словакии

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1. Cut the squash into 2cm pieces, discarding the skin and seeds. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions and peppers for 10 minutes until softened and beginning to colour. Add the squash, garlic and ¼ tsp of the chilli flakes to the pan and pour in the stock. Bring to a simmer and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes to slightly soften the squash.
3. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Roll out the pastry until large enough to cover the pie. Brush the rim of the dish with water and position the lid, trimming off the excess. Make a hole in the centre of the pie with the tip of a knife and use the trimmings to decorate, if you like.
4. Brush the pie with beaten egg or milk to glaze and sprinkle sparingly with sea salt and the remaining chilli flakes. Bake for 30 minutes until risen and golden. Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C, gas mark 4 and cook for a further 20-25 minutes until golden.


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A story that's better than happily ever after
Don't get me wrong. I'm keen on Nordic and UK mysteries. But last week, my friend and I sought relief from plotlines that feature a cranky, substance-abusing detective who alienates family and colleagues yet ensnares the killer. These sagas sometimes…
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What a bad horror movie taught me about reopening schools
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'The Revenant' asks which is more powerful: love or revenge?
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By Michael Parnell One of the backbones of Baptist doctrine is the concept of the separation of church and state. Historically Baptists have held that there needed to be a clear wall between the interests of the church and the…


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Baloch Liberation Army targets Pakistan and Chinese assets
Edited By: Palki Sharma WION
New Delhi, India Published: Aug 11, 2020, 10.01 PM(IST)
Baloch Liberation Army Photograph:( ANI )
The violations have taken place during the ongoing Balochistan conflict between Baloch nationalists, terrorist and the Government of Pakistan over the rule of Balochistan, the largest province by land area of modern-day Pakistan is also its most oppressed.
Human rights violations in the Balochistan province of Pakistan have drawn concern in the international community.
The violations have taken place during the ongoing Balochistan conflict between Baloch nationalists, terrorists and the government of Pakistan over the rule of Balochistan. It is the largest province by land area of modern-day Pakistan and also the most oppressed.
The high handedness of the Pakistani army in Balochistan is well-known but the true extent of the persecution was revealed in 2017.
Also read- Balochistan: Pakistan's land of mass graves
The country's battle for independence lasted well over 60 years. It has hundreds of unmarked graves with the military's stamp on forced disappearances.
In 2016, Pakistan was accused of dumping nearly one thousand dead bodies of activists and other Balochis. A revelation that had exposed large scale extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.
When a WION correspondent travelled deep inside Balochistan, a family narrated to us how they lost one of their own.
Nasrullah Baloch, a member of this family narrated how the Pakistani state goes after dissenters. Balochistan is the largest and most resource-rich province of Pakistan. Yet, the people of this region live in dire conditions.
75 per cent of Balochistan's population remains rural. The literacy rate of the province stands at 41 per cent and urban unemployment stands at over 12 per cent.
The injustice against the Balochis is well documented. Over the years, Pakistan has systematically suppressed development in Balochistan.
While squeezing out the natural resources from the region, Pakistan opened the doors of Balochistan for China, allowing the dragon to build infrastructure. It threatens to push out the Balochi population from their own lands.
The high-handed attitude of Pakistan has forced many Balochis to pick up arms. In February, Balochistan witnessed three attacks that killed nearly 30 people. The Baloch Liberation Army with a cadre of six thousand has emerged as the most prominent group which is targeting Pakistani and Chinese assets and people in Pakistan.
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Nepal has ensured its soil not misused for illegitimate interests of any neighbouring country: Gyawali
PIA passenger aircraft 'held back' at Kuala Lumpur airport over lease dispute
Pakistan wants to hike power tariff despite recent massive blackout


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New Podcast and Faery: Legends of Avalon
By Brad Gallaway on November 14, 2010 in Podcasts
We just recorded the latest GameCritics.com podcast tonight. Starring myself, Richard Naik, Mike Bracken, Chi Kong Lui and (as always) hosted by Tim Spaeth, we covered a range of topics, including but not limited to: Bugs in open-world games, the PSP's MGS: Peace Walker, and PC's Amnesia: the Dark Descent. We also took a second look at the 360's Alan "The World's Biggest Wanker" Wake while we were at it.
While that episode is currently being edited, feel free to click over to the current episode. While I'm not in this one thanks to a last-minute Internet outage, the rest of the guys talk about some of their early videogame memories. Please check it out if you're so inclined.
Finally, just a quick shout-out for Faery: Legends of Avalon, currently available on XBLA, PC, and (I think) PSN.
In a nutshell, it's a very simple, straightforward RPG done in classic style. The player takes on the role of a fairy who must help save rapidly-dwindling magical lands being eroded by a world of non-believers. Quests are of the "talk to X, go to Y, do Z, talk to X again" variety and combat is a streamlined turn-based system. If you've ever played an RPG, then you know what this is all about. It's basic, basic stuff.
While the general lack of complexity might be seen as a negative in most cases, I have to say that it's appealing here. In fact, it's actually quite relaxing. Each level is small in size, and it's easy to cover every corner of a map with a minimum of fuss thanks to the wings on the main character's back. Rather than artificially limiting things, the developers actually implement a logical, free-roaming, fly-anywhere system of travel. The freedom to explore in three dimensions (with an emphasis on vertical) feels unique and makes the back-and-forthing happen in a snap.
That said, the simple gameplay structure wouldn't be enough to satisfy on its own without the excellently appealing visuals and mythical elements that feel very faithful to the tone and flavor of European folk tales.
Instead of the cutesy Tinkerbell-ish slant so popular these days, Faery hews much more closely to the gothic, almost alien depictions of supernatural creatures. Sometimes precious and beautiful, at other times dark and frightening, it's a rarely-seen style I'm very much a fan of, and the aesthetic is appreciated here.
I haven't completed the game yet, but I've been enjoying every minute and I'm eager to get back to it when I'm away, which is always a good thing. Final judgment is reserved, but so far it seems like this was 1200 MS points very well-spent.
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Q: Construct new django model object without loading all related models into memory I want to be able to construct a new django object by specifying the primary keys of the related objects, rather than loading those related objects into memory to pass to the model's constructor.  Is this possible?  Is there a model creation factory or something similar that constructs the underlying SQL without actually loading the objects into memory?
Example:
class ObjectChildEntity(models.Model):
    myobject = models.ForeignKey(MyObject)
    some_data = models.TextField(null=False,blank=False)
    related_stuff = models.ForeignKey(StuffModel)

I want to be able to do something like this:
new_child_entity= django.db.models.new(ObjectChildEntity, myobject__id = 123, some_data='foo', related_stuff__id = 456)

This of course isn't a real method, but what I want to accomplish is avoiding the loading of MyObject instance with id 123 into memory and the loading of StuffModel instance with id 456 into memory just for the purpose of passing these two objects into the ObjectChildEntity constructor.
Is there anything similar that exists for Django object creation without having to roll my own custom SQL?

A: This should work fine using the usual model class constructor and the _id name rather than an __id chained relationship as in your example code for the foreign key id:
new_child_entity = ObjectChildEntity(myobject_id=123, some_data='foo', related_stuff_id=456)
new_child_entity.save()

Or, if you've overridden the db_column field in the model field declaration, that name instead of myobject_id.

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As shown in FIG. 10, a schematic block diagram for a magnetic fingerprint authenticating device includes a read head 100 for reading the magnetic medium 102 which may be on a credit card or passcard 104 as previously described. A magnetic trigger circuit 106 (including the gain circuit shown in FIG. 23) pulses on a logic element which enables memory 112 to store the stream of digital data from read head, V.sub.s, produced by an analog to digital converter 110 (including a reference voltage generator shown in FIG. 22). A microcontroller 114 then processes the data and compares it with the original fingerprint in order to authenticate the credit card or passcard 104. The magnetic trigger circuit 106 is shown in greater detail in FIG. 11. It includes a preamp 116 (shown in greater detail in FIG. 15) which amplifies the output from read head 100 to produce, through a set of analog comparators (see FIG. 14) with thresholds produced by threshold generators (see FIG. 20), a positive pulse output 118 and a negative pulse output 120, as shown by the timing graph in the lower half of FIG. 11. The logic 108 may be implemented as shown in FIG. 12 by connection to a PC through connector 122. A memory element 124 is shown in greater detail in FIG. 13, trigger circuits 126 are more completely shown in FIG. 14, and preamp circuits 128 are shown in FIG. 15. A block diagram 130 for a magnetic fingerprint device is shown in FIG. 16 which is arranged for implementation in a custom integrated circuit.
With the magnetic fingerprint authenticating device whose block diagram is shown in FIG. 10, a series of data points, perhaps 150, are taken between the two trigger pulses recorded in the magnetic medium. As shown with the magnetic trigger circuit of FIG. 11, the signal "POS PULSE" becomes active when the "center" of a sufficiently large positive going pulse is detected. Similarly, the signal "NEG PULSE" is active when a sufficiently large negative going pulse is detected. The derivative of the incoming signal is taken using an active differentiator (shown in greater detail in FIG. 19) in order to locate the center of the pulse. By locating the center of the pulse, the distance between the center of the pulses which define the fingerprint area is thus fixed and represents a distance which is reliably ascertainable every time the credit card is swiped through a credit card reader. A level sensitive detection is also performed but this is only to help guard against false trigger events. The A to D converter samples at a fixed rate such as F.sub.s1. Thus, the spacing between samples is delta x.sub.1 where delta x.sub.1 is equal to V.sub.1 (velocity of the credit card) divided by F.sub.s1 (the sampling rate). If the sampling frequency F.sub.s1 is a few hundred kHz, then delta x.sub.1 is on the order of one micron. The number of samples taken, P (perhaps 150), is counted and may be recorded on the credit card along with the fingerprint. In order to improve the reliability, several readings of the magnetic fingerprint may be made and then averaged in order to eliminate the effects of head noise, electronic circuit noise, and any other noise other than the magnetic microstructure noise of the magnetic medium. This completes the process of determining the fingerprint for a credit card.
When the card is in use, and its fingerprint is desired to be authenticated, it is necessary to sample the same region of the magnetic medium of the card which was sampled at the time of its fingerprinting. Furthermore, the distance between sample points must be the same as it was when the card was fingerprinted and, in our example, this distance is delta x.sub.1. Although it is desired for this to be exactly the same, the inventors have found that some variance, up to a few percent, may be acceptable. The sampling interval is determined both by the sampling frequency of the A to D converter and the velocity at which the credit card moves past the read head. For manual card reading applications, the vast majority presently in use, retail store keepers are virtually assured to swipe the cards at different rates through the card readers. One solution for obtaining samples at the same intervals as the original sample interval is to greatly oversample. This can be done either in software or hardware. In other words, a sampling rate F.sub.s2 is chosen which is much greater than F.sub.s1. This creates a new sampling interval delta x.sub.2 which produces many more samples, perhaps 100 times more, than were taken in the original fingerprinting process. In other words, instead of 150 samples, 15,000 samples may be taken. This requires that only every Mth sample be utilized in order to provide the same data set. M may be chosen as the ratio of Q/P where P is the number of samples taken between the two triggering pulses at the time of fingerprinting and Q is the number of samples taken at the point of sale using an oversampling frequency F.sub.s2. Since the distance between the trigger events does not change, and the ratio of F.sub.s1 to F.sub.s2 is known, the velocity of the card as it is swiped at the retail store location compared to its velocity at the time of fingerprinting may be readily determined. With this oversampling technique, it may be readily shown mathematically that over-sampling by a factor of approximately 100 will result in an effective sampling interval at the point of sale which will be within 2% of the original sampling interval for velocities which are as much as five times greater than the velocity used at the time that the fingerprint was determined. If necessary, an even greater oversampling rate would accommodate even larger velocity ratios.
The work by the inventors in prototyping the present invention indicate that a digital word size as small as three bits for encoding the value of the fingerprint samples may be sufficient to obtain acceptable results using the proposed correlation analysis technique. This small word size suggests that a custom integrated circuit (IC) may be designed to conduct this correlation. It is well known in the art (for example see the literature on sigma-delta conversion) that n-bit words at a rate r.sub.1 can be constructed from a one-bit data stream provided that the data rate of the one-bit data stream is significantly higher than the rate r.sub.1. See, for example, "An Integrated Binary Correlator Module", Jespers, et al., IEEE Journal, June 1983. In its simplest form, the word length can be increased by one bit for every factor of four in the oversampling rate. Moreover, it is highly likely that in the case of the proposed correlation technique it might not be necessary to construct the n-bit data word. If that is the case, performing the correlations on a one-bit data stream is trivial. For the case of one-bit data, and signals with a zero mean (such as with magnetic medium noise), the correlation coefficient r is given by the following expression ##EQU2## Therefore, this correlation analysis can be performed by using a simple up/down counter 132 as shown in FIG. 17. As shown therein, the read head 100 has its output amplified by a preamplifier 116 which feeds a high sampling rate analog comparator 134 for the x.sub.i input into logic gate 136. The original fingerprint data, in a one-bit data stream, is input in synchronism such that the logic gate 136 output goes positive when the bits match and negative when they do not. The output of the up/down counter 132 is compared against some threshold which, if in excess of the threshold indicates a match with the original fingerprint.
Still another methodology to ensure the capture of data samples corresponding to those used during the original fingerprinting process involves, essentially, measuring the velocity of the credit card and adjusting the sampling rate to match that velocity. More exactly, two transitions or other fiduciary marks may be placed on the card which are a fixed distance D apart. The time it takes for the card to be pulled from the first transition to the second transition defines the velocity that the card is being pulled through the reader. The sampling rate may then be adjusted to match that velocity which relies on the assumption that the velocity that the card will travel for the second interval will match that of the first interval. As these distances are only a few hundred microns, this assumption is reliable. This technique does not require any oversampling which therefore minimizes the amount of memory required to store the data points collected during the verification or card read step. In implementing this approach, a phase locked loop may be utilized where the input frequency is divided by a factor M and the feedback loop is divided by a factor N such that N over M times F.sub.reference equals F.sub.s (sampling frequency). The factors M and N may be chosen depending upon the other parameters of the system, such as the sample size, expected sampling frequency, distance D, etc. As noted, this technique provides the advantage of eliminating oversampling which reduces the required memory. It does suffer from a disadvantage in that a velocity measurement must be made over a very small physical region, several hundred microns, which may present accuracy problems.
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With COVID-19 forcing governments around the world to impose quarantine measures, countless women have found themselves trapped at home with their abusers — sadly, members of their own families. In the Philippines alone, around 602 rape cases have been reported to the Philippine National Police (PNP) from March 17 to May 23.
With the lockdown effectively cutting off any means of help or escape, Avon aims to address this increasingly alarming issue through its #IsolatedNotAlone campaign that gives victims of domestic violence access to the support and safety resources they sorely need.
In line with its years-long commitment to help end violence against women and girls, Avon Philippines is taking up the fight by partnering with She Talks Asia for #SpeakOut Online Tribe Meet Up, which can be viewed on June 20, Saturday, from 4:00 to 5:30PM via the Avon Philippines and She Talks Asia Facebook Pages.
The two-part online event features She Talks Asia co-founder Iza Calzado and CSR Lead for Avon Philippines Ces Francisco, who discussed Avon's long-time commitment to end Violence Against Women and Girls and the company's most recent global campaign #IsolatedNotAlone. This is followed shortly by a panel discussion presenting insights on the issue; possible courses of action; as well as, the proper channels for people everywhere to help.
Notable speakers also join the roundtable to share valuable information and viable ways to mitigate this critical concern, including gender equality advocate and 2005 Nobel Prize nominee Sen. Risa Hontiveros, journalist and Pulitzer fellow Ana Santos, and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Luna Legal Resource for Women and Children Atty. Romeo Cabarde, Jr. She Talks Asia co-founder Lynn Pinugu moderates the panel discussion.
Local celebrities and influencers have also shown support for the #IsolatedNotAlone campaign by coming up with Trojan Horse videos that offer domestic abuse victims a lifeline without rousing suspicion from their abusers. Published in their own social media accounts, these videos feature athlete and activist Kali Huff and mental health & domestic abuse advocate Kris Ponce-Enrile, along with other personalities, seemingly doing regular, everyday activities that actually provide much-needed information on how to reach out to Avon's partner NGOs.
The Avon Foundation for Women has already issued P4.5 Million back in May to support local non-government organizations providing front-line services such as helplines and refuges. The emergency grant recipients include Luna Legal Resource Center for Women and Children, Gender Watch Against Violence and Exploitation (GWAVE), Women's Care Center Inc. (WCCI) and ING MAKABABAYING AKSYON (IMA) Foundation. The donation is part of the $1 Million total fund that provides aid for over 250,000 at-risk women and children affected by rapidly rising domestic abuse rates in 37 countries.
While the restrictions due to the pandemic are still in place, it is important to pay attention to those who are disproportionately affected by the protocol of quarantine. With its informative online event and helpful social media videos, Avon continues to push back on gender-based violence during this global crisis, reminding women that they may be isolated, but are not alone.
Show your support for the cause by sharing it with the hashtag #isolatednotalone on your social media channels to spread the word and reach out to every woman in need. For more information, go to www.avonworldwide.com.
Should you know or suspect anyone who may need support against domestic violence, especially during these uncertain times, contact the following Avon NGO Partners:
Luna Legal Resource Center for Women and Children
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Phone number: (035) 422 84 05 | +63 915 259 3029 | +63 999 576 6679
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Facebook: WCCI.Manila
Phone number: +63 999 577 9631 | +63 920 967 7852 | +63 917 825 0320 | (02) 8514-4104
Ing Makababaying Aksyon (IMA) Foundation
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Avon fights gender-based violence with #SpeakOutListenUp
Avon Philippines is taking up the color orange as its official campaign symbol to spark conversations about violence against women and girls. Launching the campaign #SpeakOutListenUp, Avon Philippines is rallying behind the UN Women's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The campaign encourages victims and survivors to speak out, share their stories, and urge everyone to listen up.
For 16 days, the color orange will symbolize a brighter future where women won't fear violence out in the streets, in school, in the workplace, in their own homes, and even online. Avon is going orange across its social media platforms from November 25 (UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) until December 10 (Human Rights Day).
As part of its efforts for the 16-day activism, Avon partnered with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) to ensure more women and girls are able to identify gender-based violence and identify resources to safely seek help. The partnership launches new training and awareness programs for Avon Representatives and girl scout in the Philippines, as well as Argentina and South Africa.
For over 130 years, Avon has been steadfast in its mission to empower women everywhere and the first step is to make sure that women live happy, healthy lives. This cannot be achieved without ensuring their safety that is why Avon has a strong legacy of championing programs that help in the promise of putting an end to violence angainst women and girls by contributing more than $65 million globally to women-centered organizations like Malala Fund and Vital Voices.
Here in the Philippines, where a rape occurs every 72 minutes, Avon has been constantly collaborating with and making donations to Women's Care Center, Inc. in Manila, Inang Makabayan Aksyon Foundation in Pampanga, Gender Watch Against Violence and Exploitation (GWAVE) in Dumaguete, and Luna Legal Resource Center for Women in Davao to further the cause.
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