"The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it" John 1:5.
It happened at night. Hurricane Hugo, a category 5 hurricane, slammed the coast of South Carolina and curved toward us in Charlotte. My wife, two sons and I huddled in a hallway outside a bathroom on the first floor, away from windows, as we listened to the howling winds. It was dark. The power went out suddenly. Flashes of light outside were either lightning or exploding transformers. And then came the sound of a train. I started to say, "What would a train be doing out there in the midst of a hurricane?" But then I knew it was not a train, but a tornado. Suddenly, the house shook, as trees hit the roof. A long branch came through our kitchen window, exploding glass across the house. When daylight finally came, the backyard was a debris field—utter destruction. In the days ahead, we were disconnected from telephone, power and cable for what seemed like an eternity. The work ahead of us seemed daunting, so much to clean up. But in the aftermath, neighbors helped neighbors. The church we served had an amazing worship service—without power, the sanctuary lit only by candles. Out of chaos, hope…the theme for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
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Gratefully, there are many disaster response organizations, ready to be of help: denominational associations, state VOAD's, churches, neighbors. We are all called to bring light into the darkness.
Through the years, a variety of resources have been developed to assist congregations and individuals, including worship resources, volunteer opportunities, and amazing video resources.
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#include "OdometryROS.h"

#include <sensor_msgs/Image.h>
#include <sensor_msgs/image_encodings.h>
#include <sensor_msgs/PointCloud2.h>
#include <nav_msgs/Odometry.h>

#include <pcl_conversions/pcl_conversions.h>

#include <cv_bridge/cv_bridge.h>

#include <rtabmap/core/Odometry.h>
#include <rtabmap/core/util3d_transforms.h>
#include <rtabmap/core/Memory.h>
#include <rtabmap/core/Signature.h>
#include "rtabmap_ros/MsgConversion.h"
#include "rtabmap_ros/OdomInfo.h"
#include "rtabmap/utilite/UConversion.h"
#include "rtabmap/utilite/ULogger.h"
#include "rtabmap/utilite/UStl.h"

using namespace rtabmap;

namespace rtabmap_ros {

OdometryROS::OdometryROS(int argc, char * argv[]) :
	odometry_(0),
	frameId_("base_link"),
	odomFrameId_("odom"),
	groundTruthFrameId_(""),
	publishTf_(true),
	waitForTransform_(true),
	waitForTransformDuration_(0.1), // 100 ms
	paused_(false)
{
	this->processArguments(argc, argv);

	ros::NodeHandle nh;

	odomPub_ = nh.advertise<nav_msgs::Odometry>("odom", 1);
	odomInfoPub_ = nh.advertise<rtabmap_ros::OdomInfo>("odom_info", 1);
	odomLocalMap_ = nh.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud2>("odom_local_map", 1);
	odomLastFrame_ = nh.advertise<sensor_msgs::PointCloud2>("odom_last_frame", 1);

	ros::NodeHandle pnh("~");

	Transform initialPose = Transform::getIdentity();
	std::string initialPoseStr;
	std::string tfPrefix;
	pnh.param("frame_id", frameId_, frameId_);
	pnh.param("odom_frame_id", odomFrameId_, odomFrameId_);
	pnh.param("publish_tf", publishTf_, publishTf_);
	pnh.param("tf_prefix", tfPrefix, tfPrefix);
	pnh.param("wait_for_transform", waitForTransform_, waitForTransform_);
	pnh.param("wait_for_transform_duration",  waitForTransformDuration_, waitForTransformDuration_);
	pnh.param("initial_pose", initialPoseStr, initialPoseStr); // "x y z roll pitch yaw"
	pnh.param("ground_truth_frame_id", groundTruthFrameId_, groundTruthFrameId_);

	if(!tfPrefix.empty())
	{
		if(!frameId_.empty())
		{
			frameId_ = tfPrefix + "/" + frameId_;
		}
		if(!odomFrameId_.empty())
		{
			odomFrameId_ = tfPrefix + "/" + odomFrameId_;
		}
		if(!groundTruthFrameId_.empty())
		{
			groundTruthFrameId_ = tfPrefix + "/" + groundTruthFrameId_;
		}
	}

	if(initialPoseStr.size())
	{
		std::vector<std::string> values = uListToVector(uSplit(initialPoseStr, ' '));
		if(values.size() == 6)
		{
			initialPose = Transform(
					uStr2Float(values[0]), uStr2Float(values[1]), uStr2Float(values[2]),
					uStr2Float(values[3]), uStr2Float(values[4]), uStr2Float(values[5]));
		}
		else
		{
			ROS_ERROR("Wrong initial_pose format: %s (should be \"x y z roll pitch yaw\" with angle in radians). "
					  "Identity will be used...", initialPoseStr.c_str());
		}
	}

	//parameters
	rtabmap::ParametersMap parameters = rtabmap::Parameters::getDefaultParameters();
	for(rtabmap::ParametersMap::iterator iter=parameters.begin(); iter!=parameters.end(); ++iter)
	{
		std::string group = uSplit(iter->first, '/').front();
		if(uStrContains(group, "Odom") ||
			group.compare("Stereo") ||
			group.compare("SURF") == 0 ||
			group.compare("SIFT") == 0 ||
			group.compare("ORB") == 0 ||
			group.compare("FAST") == 0 ||
			group.compare("FREAK") == 0 ||
			group.compare("BRIEF") == 0 ||
			group.compare("GFTT") == 0 ||
			group.compare("BRISK") == 0)
		{
			parameters_.insert(*iter);
		}
	}

	for(rtabmap::ParametersMap::iterator iter=parameters_.begin(); iter!=parameters_.end(); ++iter)
	{
		std::string vStr;
		bool vBool;
		int vInt;
		double vDouble;
		if(pnh.getParam(iter->first, vStr))
		{
			ROS_INFO("Setting odometry parameter \"%s\"=\"%s\"", iter->first.c_str(), vStr.c_str());
			iter->second = vStr;
		}
		else if(pnh.getParam(iter->first, vBool))
		{
			ROS_INFO("Setting odometry parameter \"%s\"=\"%s\"", iter->first.c_str(), uBool2Str(vBool).c_str());
			iter->second = uBool2Str(vBool);
		}
		else if(pnh.getParam(iter->first, vDouble))
		{
			ROS_INFO("Setting odometry parameter \"%s\"=\"%s\"", iter->first.c_str(), uNumber2Str(vDouble).c_str());
			iter->second = uNumber2Str(vDouble);
		}
		else if(pnh.getParam(iter->first, vInt))
		{
			ROS_INFO("Setting odometry parameter \"%s\"=\"%s\"", iter->first.c_str(), uNumber2Str(vInt).c_str());
			iter->second = uNumber2Str(vInt);
		}

		if(iter->first.compare(Parameters::kOdomMinInliers()) == 0 && atoi(iter->second.c_str()) < 8)
		{
			ROS_WARN("Parameter min_inliers must be >= 8, setting to 8...");
			iter->second = uNumber2Str(8);
		}
	}

	// Backward compatibility
	std::list<std::string> oldParameterNames;
	oldParameterNames.push_back("Odom/Type");
	oldParameterNames.push_back("Odom/MaxWords");
	oldParameterNames.push_back("Odom/WordsRatio");
	oldParameterNames.push_back("Odom/LocalHistory");
	oldParameterNames.push_back("Odom/NearestNeighbor");
	oldParameterNames.push_back("Odom/NNDR");
	oldParameterNames.push_back("GFTT/MaxCorners");
	for(std::list<std::string>::iterator iter=oldParameterNames.begin(); iter!=oldParameterNames.end(); ++iter)
	{
		std::string vStr;
		if(pnh.getParam(*iter, vStr))
		{
			if(iter->compare("Odom/Type") == 0)
			{
				ROS_WARN("Parameter name changed: Odom/Type -> %s. Please update your launch file accordingly.",
						Parameters::kOdomFeatureType().c_str());
				parameters_.at(Parameters::kOdomFeatureType())= vStr;
			}
			else if(iter->compare("Odom/MaxWords") == 0)
			{
				ROS_WARN("Parameter name changed: Odom/MaxWords -> %s. Please update your launch file accordingly.",
						Parameters::kOdomMaxFeatures().c_str());
				parameters_.at(Parameters::kOdomMaxFeatures())= vStr;
			}
			else if(iter->compare("Odom/LocalHistory") == 0)
			{
				ROS_WARN("Parameter name changed: Odom/LocalHistory -> %s. Please update your launch file accordingly.",
						Parameters::kOdomBowLocalHistorySize().c_str());
				parameters_.at(Parameters::kOdomBowLocalHistorySize())= vStr;
			}
			else if(iter->compare("Odom/NearestNeighbor") == 0)
			{
				ROS_WARN("Parameter name changed: Odom/NearestNeighbor -> %s. Please update your launch file accordingly.",
						Parameters::kOdomBowNNType().c_str());
				parameters_.at(Parameters::kOdomBowNNType())= vStr;
			}
			else if(iter->compare("Odom/NNDR") == 0)
			{
				ROS_WARN("Parameter name changed: Odom/NNDR -> %s. Please update your launch file accordingly.",
						Parameters::kOdomBowNNDR().c_str());
				parameters_.at(Parameters::kOdomBowNNDR())= vStr;
			}
			else if(iter->compare("GFTT/MaxCorners") == 0)
			{
				ROS_WARN("Parameter GFTT/MaxCorners doesn't exist anymore, use %s. Please update your launch file accordingly.",
						Parameters::kOdomMaxFeatures().c_str());
				parameters_.at(Parameters::kOdomMaxFeatures())= vStr;
			}
		}
	}

	int odomStrategy = 0; // BOW
	Parameters::parse(parameters_, Parameters::kOdomStrategy(), odomStrategy);
	if(odomStrategy == 1)
	{
		ROS_INFO("Using OdometryOpticalFlow");
		odometry_ = new rtabmap::OdometryOpticalFlow(parameters_);
	}
	else
	{
		ROS_INFO("Using OdometryBOW");
		odometry_ = new rtabmap::OdometryBOW(parameters_);
	}
	if(!initialPose.isIdentity())
	{
		odometry_->reset(initialPose);
	}

	resetSrv_ = nh.advertiseService("reset_odom", &OdometryROS::reset, this);
	resetToPoseSrv_ = nh.advertiseService("reset_odom_to_pose", &OdometryROS::resetToPose, this);
	pauseSrv_ = nh.advertiseService("pause_odom", &OdometryROS::pause, this);
	resumeSrv_ = nh.advertiseService("resume_odom", &OdometryROS::resume, this);
}

OdometryROS::~OdometryROS()
{
	ros::NodeHandle pnh("~");
	for(ParametersMap::iterator iter=parameters_.begin(); iter!=parameters_.end(); ++iter)
	{
		pnh.deleteParam(iter->first);
	}

	delete odometry_;
}

void OdometryROS::processArguments(int argc, char * argv[])
{
	for(int i=1;i<argc;++i)
	{
		if(strcmp(argv[i], "--params") == 0)
		{
			rtabmap::ParametersMap parameters = rtabmap::Parameters::getDefaultParameters();
			rtabmap::ParametersMap parametersOdom;
			if(strcmp(argv[i], "--params") == 0)
			{
				// show specific parameters
				for(rtabmap::ParametersMap::iterator iter=parameters.begin(); iter!=parameters.end(); ++iter)
				{
					if(iter->first.find("Odom") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("Stereo") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("SURF") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("SIFT") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("ORB") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("FAST") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("FREAK") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("BRIEF") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("GFTT") == 0 ||
						uSplit(iter->first, '/').front().compare("BRISK") == 0)
					{
						parametersOdom.insert(*iter);
					}
				}
			}

			for(rtabmap::ParametersMap::iterator iter=parametersOdom.begin(); iter!=parametersOdom.end(); ++iter)
			{
				std::string str = "Param: " + iter->first + " = \"" + iter->second + "\"";
				std::cout <<
						str <<
						std::setw(60 - str.size()) <<
						" [" <<
						rtabmap::Parameters::getDescription(iter->first).c_str() <<
						"]" <<
						std::endl;
			}
			ROS_WARN("Node will now exit after showing default odometry parameters because "
					 "argument \"--params\" is detected!");
			exit(0);
		}
	}
}

Transform OdometryROS::getTransform(const std::string & fromFrameId, const std::string & toFrameId, const ros::Time & stamp) const
{
	// TF ready?
	Transform transform;
	try
	{
		if(waitForTransform_ && !stamp.isZero() && waitForTransformDuration_ > 0.0)
		{
			//if(!tfBuffer_.canTransform(fromFrameId, toFrameId, stamp, ros::Duration(1)))
			if(!tfListener_.waitForTransform(fromFrameId, toFrameId, stamp, ros::Duration(waitForTransformDuration_)))
			{
				ROS_WARN("odometry: Could not get transform from %s to %s after %f seconds!", fromFrameId.c_str(), toFrameId.c_str(), waitForTransformDuration_);
				return transform;
			}
		}

		tf::StampedTransform tmp;
		tfListener_.lookupTransform(fromFrameId, toFrameId, stamp, tmp);
		transform = rtabmap_ros::transformFromTF(tmp);
	}
	catch(tf::TransformException & ex)
	{
		ROS_WARN("%s",ex.what());
	}
	return transform;
}

void OdometryROS::processData(const SensorData & data, const ros::Time & stamp)
{
	if(odometry_->getPose().isNull() &&
	   !groundTruthFrameId_.empty())
	{
		// sync with the first value of the ground truth
		Transform initialPose = getTransform(groundTruthFrameId_, frameId_, stamp);
		if(initialPose.isNull())
		{
			return;
		}

		ROS_INFO("Initializing odometry pose to %s (from \"%s\" -> \"%s\")",
				initialPose.prettyPrint().c_str(),
				groundTruthFrameId_.c_str(),
				frameId_.c_str());
		odometry_->reset(initialPose);
	}

	// process data
	ros::WallTime time = ros::WallTime::now();
	rtabmap::OdometryInfo info;
	rtabmap::Transform pose = odometry_->process(data, &info);
	if(!pose.isNull())
	{
		//*********************
		// Update odometry
		//*********************
		geometry_msgs::TransformStamped poseMsg;
		poseMsg.child_frame_id = frameId_;
		poseMsg.header.frame_id = odomFrameId_;
		poseMsg.header.stamp = stamp;
		rtabmap_ros::transformToGeometryMsg(pose, poseMsg.transform);

		if(publishTf_)
		{
			tfBroadcaster_.sendTransform(poseMsg);
		}

		if(odomPub_.getNumSubscribers())
		{
			//next, we'll publish the odometry message over ROS
			nav_msgs::Odometry odom;
			odom.header.stamp = stamp; // use corresponding time stamp to image
			odom.header.frame_id = odomFrameId_;
			odom.child_frame_id = frameId_;

			//set the position
			odom.pose.pose.position.x = poseMsg.transform.translation.x;
			odom.pose.pose.position.y = poseMsg.transform.translation.y;
			odom.pose.pose.position.z = poseMsg.transform.translation.z;
			odom.pose.pose.orientation = poseMsg.transform.rotation;

			//set covariance
			odom.pose.covariance.at(0) = info.variance;  // xx
			odom.pose.covariance.at(7) = info.variance;  // yy
			odom.pose.covariance.at(14) = info.variance; // zz
			odom.pose.covariance.at(21) = info.variance; // rr
			odom.pose.covariance.at(28) = info.variance; // pp
			odom.pose.covariance.at(35) = info.variance; // yawyaw

			//publish the message
			odomPub_.publish(odom);
		}

		if(odomLocalMap_.getNumSubscribers() && dynamic_cast<OdometryBOW*>(odometry_))
		{
			const std::map<int, pcl::PointXYZ> & map = ((OdometryBOW*)odometry_)->getLocalMap();
			pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ> cloud;
			for(std::map<int, pcl::PointXYZ>::const_iterator iter=map.begin(); iter!=map.end(); ++iter)
			{
				cloud.push_back(iter->second);
			}
			sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 cloudMsg;
			pcl::toROSMsg(cloud, cloudMsg);
			cloudMsg.header.stamp = stamp; // use corresponding time stamp to image
			cloudMsg.header.frame_id = odomFrameId_;
			odomLocalMap_.publish(cloudMsg);
		}

		if(odomLastFrame_.getNumSubscribers())
		{
			if(dynamic_cast<OdometryBOW*>(odometry_))
			{
				const rtabmap::Signature * s  = ((OdometryBOW*)odometry_)->getMemory()->getLastWorkingSignature();
				if(s)
				{
					const std::multimap<int, pcl::PointXYZ> & words3 = s->getWords3();
					pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ> cloud;
					for(std::multimap<int, pcl::PointXYZ>::const_iterator iter=words3.begin(); iter!=words3.end(); ++iter)
					{
						// transform to odom frame
						pcl::PointXYZ pt = util3d::transformPoint(iter->second, pose);
						cloud.push_back(pt);
					}

					sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 cloudMsg;
					pcl::toROSMsg(cloud, cloudMsg);
					cloudMsg.header.stamp = stamp; // use corresponding time stamp to image
					cloudMsg.header.frame_id = odomFrameId_;
					odomLastFrame_.publish(cloudMsg);
				}
			}
			else
			{
				//Optical flow
				const pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr & cloud = ((OdometryOpticalFlow*)odometry_)->getLastCorners3D();
				if(cloud->size())
				{
					pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr cloudTransformed;
					cloudTransformed = util3d::transformPointCloud(cloud, pose);
					sensor_msgs::PointCloud2 cloudMsg;
					pcl::toROSMsg(*cloudTransformed, cloudMsg);
					cloudMsg.header.stamp = stamp; // use corresponding time stamp to image
					cloudMsg.header.frame_id = odomFrameId_;
					odomLastFrame_.publish(cloudMsg);
				}
			}
		}
	}
	else
	{
		//ROS_WARN("Odometry lost!");

		//send null pose to notify that odometry is lost
		nav_msgs::Odometry odom;
		odom.header.stamp = stamp; // use corresponding time stamp to image
		odom.header.frame_id = odomFrameId_;
		odom.child_frame_id = frameId_;

		//publish the message
		odomPub_.publish(odom);
	}

	if(odomInfoPub_.getNumSubscribers())
	{
		rtabmap_ros::OdomInfo infoMsg;
		odomInfoToROS(info, infoMsg);
		infoMsg.header.stamp = stamp; // use corresponding time stamp to image
		infoMsg.header.frame_id = odomFrameId_;
		odomInfoPub_.publish(infoMsg);
	}

	ROS_INFO("Odom: quality=%d, std dev=%fm, update time=%fs", info.inliers, pose.isNull()?0.0f:std::sqrt(info.variance), (ros::WallTime::now()-time).toSec());
}

bool OdometryROS::isOdometryBOW() const
{
	return dynamic_cast<OdometryBOW*>(odometry_) != 0;
}

bool OdometryROS::reset(std_srvs::Empty::Request&, std_srvs::Empty::Response&)
{
	ROS_INFO("visual_odometry: reset odom!");
	odometry_->reset();
	return true;
}

bool OdometryROS::resetToPose(rtabmap_ros::ResetPose::Request& req, rtabmap_ros::ResetPose::Response&)
{
	Transform pose(req.x, req.y, req.z, req.roll, req.pitch, req.yaw);
	ROS_INFO("visual_odometry: reset odom to pose %s!", pose.prettyPrint().c_str());
	odometry_->reset(pose);
	return true;
}

bool OdometryROS::pause(std_srvs::Empty::Request&, std_srvs::Empty::Response&)
{
	if(paused_)
	{
		ROS_WARN("visual_odometry: Already paused!");
	}
	else
	{
		paused_ = true;
		ROS_INFO("visual_odometry: paused!");
	}
	return true;
}

bool OdometryROS::resume(std_srvs::Empty::Request&, std_srvs::Empty::Response&)
{
	if(!paused_)
	{
		ROS_WARN("visual_odometry: Already running!");
	}
	else
	{
		paused_ = false;
		ROS_INFO("visual_odometry: resumed!");
	}
	return true;
}

}

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 «Фізична географія Європи».— І. П. Половина; Київ, «АркЕк», 1998; с. 172

Гори Румунії
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Simply beautiful...a pleasure to view!
I was looking at Mucha's stuff earlier tonight and thinking of doing something new too. Wonderful job. I appreciate that you're doing your own take on his work, rather than just recreating one of his. Fantastic job.
Lovely work! I love the circle behind her.
Great composition and lighting! Good job on the 'cirular frame'.
wow beautiful, love the colours and light effects, really nice!


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Q: Inserting DateTime into SQL Server CE database via VB.NET I am trying to insert into a database using the code below, however, every time I get an error:

There was a syntax error in the date format. [ Expression = @DOB ]

I have tried pretty much every date format available, tolongdate, toshortdate etc & no matter what I use this error shows.
The database column format is datetime. Any ideas where I am going wrong?
Code:
' Insert New User - Create Connection
Dim sqlConn As New SqlCeConnection(My.Settings.CompDbConnectionString)

' Open Connection
sqlConn.Open()

' Query DB
Dim sqlComm As New SqlCeCommand("INSERT INTO Profiles(Title, FirstName, LastName, DOB) VALUES(@Title, '@FirstName', '@LastName', '@DOB')", sqlConn)

' Add Parameters
sqlComm.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("@Title", SqlDbType.NVarChar)).Value = ComboTitle.SelectedItem.ToString()
sqlComm.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("@FirstName", SqlDbType.NVarChar)).Value = txtFirstName.Text
sqlComm.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("@LastName", SqlDbType.NVarChar)).Value = txtLastName.Text
sqlComm.Parameters.Add(New SqlCeParameter("@DOB", SqlDbType.DateTime)).Value = DteDOB.Value.ToUniversalTime

' Insert Into Database
Try
    sqlComm.ExecuteNonQuery()
Catch ex As Exception
    MessageBox.Show("Failed To Update Your Details:" & vbCrLf & ex.Message)
    Exit Sub
End Try

' Close Connection
sqlConn.Close()

A: Try killing the apostrophies:

INSERT INTO Profiles(Title, FirstName, LastName, DOB)
    VALUES (@Title, '@FirstName', '@LastName', '@DOB')

should be just:

INSERT INTO Profiles(Title, FirstName, LastName, DOB)
    VALUES (@Title, @FirstName, @LastName, @DOB)

A: Take the single quotes out from the @DOB in the INSERT statement.  They aren't needed.

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 Escala gràfica o representació gràfica en un plànol o mapa, d'escala 1:1
 Gràfica cronològica del Big Bang
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[Pure Genius!](http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Suudsu)

Yeah, naming things is hard.


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Just saying 'hello' and wishing all well in your experiences.
Been quite a while since I last posted here. This is a new 'Topic' and probably a little wasteful of me to start a new topic to say 'hello' but might drop some comments here from time to time.
Hey Rod! Long time. I hope you are well!
Last Edit: 05 Mar 2017 16:14 by Russell.
Wow, nice to see you here, Rod. Don't be a stranger!
Hi Chris,Tom and Nadav - great to connect again - will try to post more often (than once every couple of years! ) Practice has never stopped and is now dzogchen which resonates although a little hard to describe in words.
Last Edit: 07 Mar 2017 21:29 by Rod.
Hey there, Rod. Good to hear from you again. Out of curiosity, how did you get involved with dzogchen? Was there much to unlearn for you?
Thanks - well I found that as practice continued after 4th path, perception kept expanding intuitively letting go more and opening more. It took a couple of years of floating around in bliss for the flow to start moving again. I had been drawn to Mahamudra and Dzogchen inevitably came up - it resonated very much by explaining what I found to be unexplainable about experience and in a way 'validated' what I was experiencing (some patterns still play through - needing validation ).
So to your question about 'un-learning' - Theravada based pragmatic dharma still forms a wonderful basis.... from which to forget everything or remember everything/nothing... (at this point I could launch into a whole page on paradoxical statements that Dzogchen is replete with! ). I guess the solid 'work' done in the theravada practice keeps any ego intellectual patterns/ghosts from re-grouping when confounded by the utter emptiness, meaninglessness and yet richness of experience explored in dzogchen. Chogyam Rinpoche writes about the interrelatedness and importance of the different yanas on the path of awakening but he also acknowledges the potential within each to awaken completely as well - everyone is coming from a different position of delusion I guess - whatever resonates.
Last Edit: 09 Mar 2017 15:48 by Rod.
Last Edit: 28 Jun 2017 16:37 by Rod.
Reading MCTB2 after several years getting into Dzogchen has been interesting, as MCBT1 was one of the big catalysts leading directly and quickly to an intense daily/hourly practice and the subsequent transformations that followed. Once these cycles/paths neatly folded up leaving a fundamentally changed perspective without centre, what's followed over the years has been expansion, letting go and acceptance, to integrate and 'know' what was realised (not intellectually of course).
Over this time, Dzogchen resonated and still does as it directly points to that constant awareness/knowing underlying all experiences as those experiences, experiencer and experiencing here/now, that increasingly prominent sense of always being 'on'. Not long into this phase a question persisted about how Theravada deals with this experience and beyond? Looking over the journey, its curious how such a powerful framework could so suddenly appear to be of no further use, the jhanas that had been so helpful, seemed to hold no purpose anymore (Yes, the boat across the river metaphor!). This change was stunning - like most of this journey its a case of 'be careful what you wish for' with diligent practice (and sometimes without) it delivers! Returning to MCBT2, it was interesting to read the section on 'integration' where Daniel's descriptions resonate as its realised there is no structure, no answer, no question, no prescribed way forward - thats the point, everything just neatly folds up, cancels itself out and then isn't nor is not isn't either, absolutely! (language doesn't work here) Experience continues and the dance of relative and absolute together goes on as integration, expansion, acceptance etc continue.
Since then, so much has changed on the relative living level too with a significant alignment of circumstances to what more naturally suits - big life changes happened smoothly, with minimal drama and continue with all this only seen in retrospect at how mis-aligned the lifestyle was and then quickly followed by a flood of gratitude.
Its at this point the index finger hovers over the delete button not thinking this piece is particularly useful but will leave it since its been so long since the last entry - which was just a picture Maybe something more helpful/meaningful will come up soon.
I don't see Theravada as being useless at any stage of spiritual development. It seems to point to the same things all the other Buddhist methodologies point to. Yes, I can see where it's nice to deviate from your original Theravada practice. I've done that, too. But it's also relevant to return to Theravada and see that it's got all the same insights, practices and results. Maybe the Pragmatic Dharma version of Theravada pushes us too hard in the beginning? Maybe its reputation as the "Lower Vehicle" causes us to be predisposed to view it as a beginner's practice? Here's a test - read Ajahn Amaro. Anything at all, but especially "Small Boat, Great Mountain."
Last Edit: 12 Aug 2018 10:24 by Chris Marti.
I have also experienced the sense that Theravada seemed useless post-fourth, and stopped practicing for a long time, except here and there. I just plain didn't know what to do. Then there have been people like Noah who've been full steam ahead. I've recently caught up with some of his material out of interest in his motivations and what he tried to do. It seems to me that people who've gone on with Dgozchen often find it a good transition, but I also agree with Chris about returning to Theravadan roots. Pragmatic Dharma is in fact a major push to get to a goal, after which, what? Maybe exhaustion, confusion, a need for a moratorium.
I'll check out Ajahn Amaro.
These are all things which can be worked on from the vantage point of fun & play- even after one is "out of ones own way", "seen the elephant", "doneness", "knowing dependent origination", "fourth path", etc.
Last Edit: 12 Aug 2018 13:52 by Noah.
Let's be honest with ourselves and each other - there is no end to human development. There is no "final" to this practice. There is always something more to do, to go deeper, to see the subtleties, to find a new hot button we didn't know we had, to uncover old wounds, fears, and anxieties. It never ends. It's turtles, all the way down, at least until this life is over.
Last Edit: 12 Aug 2018 16:49 by Chris Marti.
So when advanced practitioners/teachers/notable figures within prag dharma occasionally drop the D-word, is that referring to the absence of the previous motivating factor(s) for practice? Daniel seemed to have a somewhat technical understanding of his doneness based on path stuff , not sure about Sobol, etc.
I can only speak for myself, but the "done" word for me meant that the overwhelming drive to figure "this" out went away. I stopped being obsessed with practice for a while. Then I went back to practicing. You know, after the ecstasy the laundry. That's true.
Damn, I knew I should have deleted it!
Thanks Chris - yes I have Ajahn Amaro's excellent book and read it a few times - the last time a couple of months ago. Reading through it really has helped to validate the experience. Actually, just on 'validation', this has been a big theme over the past few years - since this has been a solitary path, there has been a tendency to look for examples and evidence that validate the experience as it is now, as I did not belong to a sangha or group that I could relate in. Interesting pattern.
Thanks Laurel - Yes - Nice to compare notes on that - there has been a long period of not knowing what to do except just 'be' rather than doing busy practices for which there was no more drive to do. But I also am aware that habituated perspectives can return and cloud the view (but luckily now, its easy to snap back out of it). As you suggest, maybe there is no 'free lunch' with this thing - my passage through the paths was fast and pretty enjoyable actually - but it took alot of energy and massive changes internally and in life in a short time. Maybe its spiritual exhaustion - I did experience a 'bliss out' for the 2 years immediately after that last big shift, (4th path as it was called) which was like a wonderful holiday and gradually I came back to ground, but maybe this is all just a recovery period before picking up to continue...whatever that means Either way, there is still a fundamental contentment that persists beneath it all.
Noah, thanks for these practice ideas - before asking any questions, I will look into your threads more to understand the details. From what you describe they look like great frameworks to 'test drive' the new perspective to integrate it and become familiar with its attributes - with the landscape.
Chris, yes I absolutely agree - for 2 years or longer I felt no need, no drive to practice - trying to practice just didn't make sense which was a stark contrast to the driven intensity that preceded that shift. The expanding, accepting, integrating etc etc, never is finished certainly not in my experience, because even in that state, there was still integrating and expanding going on, just under its own momentum, so to speak, and it continues today regardless of my view on Theravada or Dzgochen etc.
Last Edit: 12 Aug 2018 18:20 by Rod.
Rod, David Chapman has a number of very nice websites, doesn't he? I like the thoroughness and critical thinking behind everything he does.


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Q: Solve the functional equation $f (2x)=f (x)\cos x$ Find all $f: \mathbb R\longrightarrow \mathbb R $
such that $f $ is a continuous  function at $0$ and satisfies
$$\;\forall \:x \in \mathbb R,\; f\left(2x\right) = f\left(x\right)\cos x $$
My try: I just found the $f (x)$ is periodic,  i.e.
$f (2\pi / 2)= f (\pi/2) \cos (\pi /2) $
And$ f (\pi)=f (3\pi)$ ... and so on,
Best I came up with is
$$f (2^n x) = f (x) \cos (x) \cos (2x) ... \cos (2^{n-1} x)$$

A: We have
$$f(x) = f\left(\dfrac{x}2\right)\cos\left(\dfrac{x}2\right) = f\left(\dfrac{x}4\right)\cos\left(\dfrac{x}4\right)\cos\left(\dfrac{x}2\right)$$
Hence, we have
$$f(x) = f\left(\dfrac{x}{2^{n}}\right) \prod_{k=1}^n \cos\left(\dfrac{x}{2^k}\right) = \dfrac1{2^n} f\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n}\right)\dfrac{\sin(x)}{\sin\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n} \right)}$$
Hence, we have that
$$f(x) = \lim_{n \to \infty} \dfrac1{2^n} f\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n}\right) \dfrac{\sin(x)}{\sin\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n}\right)} = \lim_{n \to \infty}f\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n}\right) \lim_{n \to \infty} \dfrac1{2^n} \dfrac{\sin(x)}{\sin\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n}\right)} = \dfrac{\sin(x)}{x} \lim_{n \to \infty} f\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n}\right)$$
If we assume that $\lim_{x \to 0} f(x)$ exists at the origin, we then have that
$$\lim_{n \to \infty} f\left(\dfrac{x}{2^n}\right) = c$$
from which we obtain that
$$f(x) = c\cdot \dfrac{\sin(x)}x$$

A: To elaborate on the comment by @JimmyK4542, on possible answer is $\;f\left(x\right) := \dfrac{\sin x}x\,$ for all $\,x\neq 0,\,$ so that
$$
f\left(2x\right) = \dfrac{\sin 2x}{2x} = \dfrac{2\sin x\cos x}{2x} =
\dfrac{\sin x}{x}\,\cos x =f\left(x\right)\cos x
$$

Alternatively, you can find solution in terms of Taylor series, assuming $\,f\,$ is sufficiently smooth.
Let $\;f\left(x\right) = \sum a_n\,x^n,\,$ and $\;f\left(2x\right) = \sum a_n\,\left(2x\right)^n = \sum 2^na_n\,x^n.\,$
Recall $\displaystyle\,\cos x = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{\left(-1\right)^{n}}{\left(2n\right)!}\,x^{2n},\,$ then
\begin{align}
f\left(2x\right) &= f\left(x\right)\cos x
&\iff&&
\sum 2^na_n\,x^n & = \left(\sum_{} a_n\,x^n\right) \left(\sum_{} \dfrac{\left(-1\right)^{n}}{\left(2n\right)!}\,x^{2n}\right)
\end{align}
or, more explicitly,
\begin{align}
a_0 + 2a_1\,x + 2^2a_2\,x^2 + 2^3a_3\,x^3 + 2^4a_4\,x^4 + 2^5a_5\,x^5 + \ldots
=
\Big(a_0 + a_1\,x + a_2\,x^2 + a_3\,x^3 + a_4\,x^4 + a_5\,x^5 + \ldots\Big) \cdot \Big( 1 - \dfrac{1}{2!}x^2 + \dfrac{1}{4!}x^4 - \dfrac{1}{6!}x^6 + \dfrac{1}{8!}x^8 - \ldots\Big)
\end{align}
Collecting coefficients in front of powers of $\,x\,$ we get
\begin{align}
a_0 &= a_0 \cdot 1 &\implies&& a_0&=\alpha \;\text{ – free parameter}\\
2a_1 &= a_1 \cdot 1 &\implies&& a_1 &= 0\\
2^2a_2 &= a_2 \cdot 1 +a_0\cdot \dfrac{-1}{2!}
  &\implies && a_2 &= \dfrac{1}{2^2-1}\left(\dfrac{-1}{2!}\right)a_0\\
  &&&&&=\dfrac{1}{3!}\,a_0\\
2^3a_3 &= a_3 \cdot 1 +a_1\cdot \dfrac{-1}{2!}
  &\implies && a_3 &= \dfrac{1}{2^3-1}\cdot\dfrac{-1}{2!}\,a_1 =0\\
2^4a_4 &= a_4 \cdot 1 +a_2\cdot \dfrac{-1}{2!} +a_0\cdot \dfrac{1}{4!}
 &\implies&&a_4&=\frac1{2^4-1}\left(\frac{-1}{2!}\,a_2+\frac1{4!}\,a_0\right)\\
% &&&&&=\frac{1}{2^4-1}\left(\dfrac{-1}{2!}\cdot\dfrac{1}{3!}  + \dfrac{1}{4!}\right)a_0\\
% &&&&&=\dfrac{2^2}{\left(2^2-1\right)\left(2^4-1\right)}a_0\\
  &&&&&=\dfrac{1}{5!}\,a_0\\
2^5a_5 &= a_5 \cdot 1 +a_2\cdot \dfrac{-1}{2!} +a_0\cdot \dfrac{1}{4!}
  &\implies &&a_5 & = 0\\
2^6a_6 &=
  a_6\cdot1 +a_4\cdot\dfrac{-1}{2!} +a_2\cdot\dfrac1{4!} +a_0\cdot\dfrac{-1}{6!}
  &\implies &&a_6 & = \dfrac{1}{2^6-1}
  \left(
    a_4\cdot\dfrac{-1}{2!} +a_2\cdot\dfrac1{4!} +a_0\cdot\dfrac{-1}{2!}
  \right)\\
  &&&&&=\dfrac{-1}{7!}\,a_0\\
2^7a_7 &= a_7 \cdot 1 +a_2\cdot \dfrac{-1}{2!} +a_0\cdot \dfrac{1}{4!}
  &\implies &&a_7 & = 0\\
&&\cdots
\end{align}
Generalizing formulas above we get
\begin{align}
a_n =
\begin{cases}
0,& n = 2k+1,& k\in\mathbb R\\
\dfrac{\left(-1\right)^\frac{n}{2}}{\left(n+1\right)!},& n = 2k,& k\in\mathbb R
\end{cases}
\end{align}
so that
$$
f\left(x\right)=\sum_{k=0}^{\infty} \dfrac{\left(-1\right)^k}{\left(2k+1\right)!} = \dfrac{\sin x}{x}
$$


"There may still be nice folk who suppose that 'Music' sprang full-grown from the head of JS Bach, an exceptional genius who created his special musical idiom in a vacuum. People with a little more listening experience may wonder about the strange silence in Germany between Schuetz and Bach. And even those who have listened most may be skeptical about the inspiration of four obscure German Baroque composers named Tunder, Kuhnau, Bruhns, and Graupner. If so, you'd wouldn't be alone; I bought this CD with low expectations, mostly because of respect for Philippe Herreweghe, and because of the lovely low price.
I confess that I actually know Kuhnau's work fairly well. I appreciate it technically, but I seldom find it hugely exciting: journeyman Baroque, perhaps a little too safe. That could not be said about the other three composers on this CD; judging by these cantatas, they were composers of great skill and originality, significant figures in a milieu of incredible wealth, a musical forest in which JS Bach was perhaps the tallest tree but surrounded by some very fine timber. I have to imagine that Bach drew energy and technical inspiration from that milieu.
Franz Tunder was the earliest of these four composers, and the one who sounds most like Schuetz. His Latin hymn, Dominus illuminatio mea, has Italian written all over it, as if Monteverdi had taken a summer tour of the North Sea. If you enjoy either Schuetz or Monteverdi, you'll be thrilled by Tunder. Bruhns was a student of Tunder and later of Buxtehude; his single cantata on this CD is enough to make me lament his very early death. The last work on the disk, by Cristoph Graupner, is easily the most astonishing, a dramatic cantata picturing in music a storm at sea in which the Jesus' little boat of the faithful is threatened by waves. It's a very bold work of crashing arpeggios and churning chromaticisms.
The performance is up to Herreweghe's highest standard. What else needs to be said?"


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Thrasher's Blog: The Pixies Cover "Winterlong"
The reunited Pixies, with Frank Black, have been out on tour this Fall and have been routinely covering Neil Young's "Winterlong".
Over on EasyTree, comes word of a FLAC Bit torrent of the Camden, NJ show on 2004-12-05. The cover version is an updated re-working of the song that the Pixies covered way back in 1989 on the Tribute for The Bridge School album.
Link thanks to Large Hearted Boy.


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In an earlier post, we explored the concept of "cost per wear": when making a purchase, consider how many times you'll wear that item divided by its purchase price. Now, let's take it a step further and talk about—God forbid—the "B" word: budgeting!
Just like any other aspect of your life, planning ahead pays off! By creating a clothing budget, you'll be less inclined to fall victim to impulse shopping or what I call "pick me up cuz I've got the blues" shopping sprees. So figure out how much you expect or want to spend annually, divide that number by 12, and voilà—now you have a monthly clothing savings account. But before you put one dollar in that account, consider these points: Does that amount fit into your budget comfortably? Have you factored in paying yourself first? What percentage of your take-home pay does it represent? (To be on the safe side, aim for no more than 5% of your monthly take-home pay). Sticking to your budget will not only bring order to your financial life, but you might be motivated to purchase quality pieces that you'll wear year after year. And, oh yeah, just because you're socking money away in your clothing budget, doesn't mean you have to spend it all each month either. You may decide to take a trip with those unused funds or save it up for a major clothing purchase.
Increase the Value and Life Span of your Clothes and Accessories. Don't let an unforeseen rainy day spoil your favorite pair of winter boots. Spend a few dollars on a spray that can protect your leather, suede, canvas, and fabric shoes from the elements and from stains. Not only will the shoes last longer, but you'll feel more comfortable knowing they're protected. Taking your shoes to a shoe and/or leather repair shop can do wonders for your shoes and help keep them in tip-top shape. Your local cobbler can replace soles, fix straps, and clean your leather or suede shoes so that they look brand new (or almost brand new!).
Shop Smart. There are so many discount websites and mobile apps out there, so use them to your advantage! If you play your cards right, you can avoid paying full price for anything. This doesn't apply just to the traditional chain stores like Macy's or Nordstrom. Check out these other sites for amazing deals: Bluefly, Ideel, Outnet, Yoox, Rue La La, Gilt, and even Etsy and Amazon. And always make sure to check RetailMeNot for discount codes wherever you shop.
Rent The Runway. Hey, it's that time of year. Holiday parties, cocktail hours, benefits, and galas. What's a girl to do? Well, you can be and look like the Belle of the Ball by visiting special occasion "clothes rental" retailers. While Rent The Runway is one of the more popular retailers, there are many others to explore. And these stores don't just rent out clothes, but also jewelry, accessories, and even handbags as well.


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Il doppio del torneo di tennis Tasmanian International 2002, facente parte del WTA Tour 2002, ha avuto come vincitrici Tathiana Garbin e Rita Grande che hanno battuto in finale Catherine Barclay e Christina Wheeler 6–2, 7–6(3).

Teste di serie

 Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez (semifinali)
 Cara Black /  Nicole Pratt (quarti di finale)

 Tathiana Garbin /  Rita Grande (campionesse)
 María José Martínez Sánchez /  Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarti di finale)

Tabellone

Collegamenti esterni

Tasmanian International 2002


What something is purported to mean to a large portion of a sample does not automatically mean the same thing to every individual within the sample, or to every representative of the sample that you meet.Seeing a woman in some form of Islamic dress doesn't equate to the assumption that she sees herself as oppressed. Maybe she does. Maybe she doesn't. Maybe the challenges she faces in daily life have very little to do with that, and everything to do with a job she works at, or her children (or lack of them), or her husband (or lack of one), or... You can't know what people perceive to be their greatest challenges, their greatest needs--until you ask them. This requires that we stop looking at people and assuming we know what their life is like on the basis of polls, studies, hearsay, or someone who knew someone who heard from someone else - and instead, say "Hello." Polls and studies are very useful for understanding trends which impact large groups and which may or may not impact individuals - but they can also be dangerous assumptions.


Apoptosis [from a Greek word meaning "falling off"] is simply defined as "programmed cell death" in which cells that are no longer needed, perish, by activating an intracellular cell death program. Apoptosis is a natural phenomenon and each day, billions of cells in the human body are known to die through this process.
All cells in a human body originate from the fertilized egg. During embryonic and fetal periods, the number of cells increases exponentially. They mature and specialize to form various tissues and organs of the body. In parallel to this generation, cells also start dying to maintain an appropriate, healthy number in the tissues. While it seems like a waste of cellular machinery to produce all these cells only to kill them ultimately, apoptosis is a very critical function that maintains a delicate balance, which when skewed, could lead to disastrous results, potentially even jeopardizing the survival of an organism. Excessive apoptosis results in atrophy whereas insufficient apoptosis causes uncontrolled cell proliferation resulting in cancers.
The mystery of Apoptosis has baffled scientists for years. Three scientists that dedicated their lives to this field of research include Sydney Brenner, Robert Horvitz and John Sulston. All three worked in different labs but the one thing common to all of them was the model organism that they worked with - the non-parasitic, transparent nematode – Caenorhabditis elegans (C.elegans).
The fertilized egg undergoes a series of cell divisions leading to differentiation and specialization. In C. elegans, all cell divisions and differentiations were identical between individual to individual. This feature made it possible to construct a lineage for all cell divisions. Through such mapping, the scientists found that 1090 cells were generated during development out of which precisely 131 cells were eliminated by the process of cell death, resulting in an adult nematode with 959 somatic cells. Through their combined efforts, these scientists demonstrated the genetic regulation of organ development and cell death.
Sydney Brenner demonstrated that specific gene mutations could be induced in the C.elegans genome by treatment with a compound called Ethyl Methane Sulphonate (EMS), and that different mutations could be linked to specific genes and specific effects on organ development.
John Sulston showed that specific cells undergo programmed cell death as part of the normal differentiation process. He identified the first mutation in a gene that participated in cell death.
Scientists in recent years have unraveled the molecular mechanisms and pathways underlying this phenomenon. Apoptosis is known to be mediated by an intracellular proteolytic cascade, orchestrated by proteolytic enzymes called caspases. In the best studied pathway, it was found that apoptotic proteins in mitochondria, belonging to the Bcl-2 family, are induced thereby causing a mitochondria to release its contents, ultimately leading to the events of a caspase cascade. In contrast to necrosis, which is an explosive and damaging inflammatory response, apoptosis is a some what implosive process whereby a cell shrinks and condenses, its cytoskeleton collapses, and the nuclear envelope disassembles thereby subjecting chromosomal DNA to fragmentation. The altered cell surface causes a dying cell to be phagocytosed [eaten away] rapidly by a specialized, scavenging cell called the macrophage.
Despite the numerous advancements in the field of apoptosis research, GenScript realizes that a lot more still needs to be done and it is committed to providing high quality products and services that will accelerate future discoveries. Studies of proteins involved in other critical pathways are made easier by our products and gene, peptide, protein, antibody, cell line and apoptosis assay services as part of our discovery services.
Prohibitin (PHB) inhibits apoptosis in rat granulosa cells (GCs) through the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and the Bcl family of proteins. Chowdhury et al. Apoptosis. 2013 Oct.


Minimalist and beautiful, the MK2 features ultrasoft straps and PNS's Clean Finish Construction for incredible comfort during long days in the saddle.
A series of measured refinements improves the bib short previously reviewed as "close to perfect"! The MK2 Bib is slightly longer, has higher rear coverage, is a bit more fitted in the waist, and is a bit eased in the thigh.
A lighter, softer, and faster wicking internal hammock fabric is used, along with a softer, more elastic leg gripper. Key seams have been reinforced to increase durability. The warp knit nylon with elastane ensures high durability with increased stretch and recovery, while the internal grid surface aids mechanical wicking.
Meticulous patterning using critically placed darts shapes the MK2 into on-the-bike form with minimal traditional paneling. This reduction in seams allows comfort throughout the range of motion with less bulk and resistance, fewer stress points and more compression throughout. Internally, a suspended knit liner creates a buffer between the chamois and short, allowing the chamois to fit independently to the body.
Additionally, the Elastic Interface high density chamois is installed with PNS's Clean Finish, meaning all exposed seams and edges are covered or eliminated from sensitive areas. The Clean Finish also eliminates exposed stitching from the saddle area, increasing the lifespan of your shorts.
Optional gClip integration directly connects the MK2 to the PNS Strata Knicker or Tight, eliminating the need for doubled bib straps when layering.
For increased accuracy, enlist the help of a friend!
Ensure the measuring tape is comfortably snug and parallel to the floor all the way around.


Scottish powerviolence band Gay Panic Defence were one of the first bands that I interviewed in 2018, so no idea why it's taken me so long to get round to reviewing their album. They released their first self-titled EP in September 2016, which was swiftly by their second EP "II" and then a split with Colombian PV band Terco in May of last year. "Snowflake Powerviolence Vol 1" was released in December 2017 by the band and on tape by Skin & Bones Records too. It features guest vocals by Nick Waller (Insufferable), Graham Caldwell (Endless Swarm) and Fernie, who mixed and mastered the album. Their political message and all-welcoming persona has seen them play London Pride and Dreadfest in Leeds this year, amongst a whole heap of other shows. There's more coming from them soon too!
Album opener Child Abuse is more punk than powerviolence but ends with a blast of screams from both Mathew and Nick. The anti-religious message is clear and while it's unlikely that you'll be able to make out the lyrics, the samples at the beginning and end tell you all you need to know. Child Abuse could be considered long, as Typical Man goes from mid-paced to bass-laden fast in just over thirty-seconds. They take a swipe at The Orange Order on Your Sash Looks So Fetch. The second-half of the song is where they truly take aim with a crazed delivery and higher-pitched screams. CNTRL-ALT.RIGHT-DELETE is self-explanatory and it's blink-and-you'll-miss-it aesthetic is GPD's attempt at giving the alt-right as little air time as possible.
The technical and off-kilter grind of Respect Existence is awesome with the dual screams of Mathew and Graham making it all sound even more violent. GPD fits a lot into Let Down, which is a more straight-forward PV song with plenty of punk attitude for good measure. There's a slight hint of humour to Please Stop, though it's message is serious and music even more so. There's some great time changes in You Just Look Silly, where it gets a bit funky at times. POTUS isn't safe from their fast attacks either, as you'll hear on penultimate song All Wrong. Closing song It's Not For Me blasts with one last barrage of intensity before stopping on a dime. This socially conscious fastcore is becoming even more relevant in the current climate that we have to endure. Gay Panic Defence is doing it right and you should listen to them!
The interview I did with Mathew can be found here.


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Niall Horan Teases New Album Era With Acoustic Snippet and Cryptic Album-Themed Website
NH3 Loading...
In his latest TikTok teaser, the singer strums an acoustic guitar and sings about the downfall of a relationship from the front steps of a house
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Niall Horan shared a new music snippet on TikTok hinting at an upcoming single Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images
It's almost time. For months, Niall Horan's TikTok account has been a minefield of teasers hinting at the launch of his third studio album. In one video, someone asks what he's listening to, and he responds: "My new song, it's called … I can't tell you yet." He still technically can't tell us, but after launching a cryptic new website – Heaven Wont Be The Same – the singer has at least shared a preview of what his grand return will sound like.
"God only knows where this could go/And even if our love starts to grow out of control/And you and me go up in flames/Heaven won't be the same," Horan sings in his latest TikTok teaser, strumming an acoustic guitar from the front steps of a house.
@niallhoran
🕯 #heaven #newmusic
♬ original sound – Niall Horan
In the back, a window replicates the image on the mystery website, which looks out at a cloudy sky while a candle matching the same image burns lower and lower. The flame itself seems to reference back to Horan's debut solo album, Flicker, with the passing clouds nodding to his sophomore follow-up Heartbreak Weather. The website's subheading reads: NH3 Loading…
It's been nearly three years since the Heartbreak Weather era was cut short and swallowed up by the pandemic. In October, Horan took to TikTok to share his game plan for the new year, including plans for new music and a few festival appearances, like his upcoming performance at Boston Calling.
"It's been a while, which I know you're very aware of," the singer said at the time. "But I just wanted to give you an update as to what's going on. I'm back. I've got new music coming in the new year that I'm really, really proud of. I appreciate you being so patient with me while I've done it."
While he prepares to launch into music mode, Horan is also in the midst of filming his first season as a coach on NBC's The Voice. "I love finding new talent online and things, so I really wanted to get involved and find a new crop of talent that we can nurture and make careers of," Horan shared with NBC Insider.
He added: "I'm excited to win this thing. I've got an unbelievable team of ridiculous talent. I didn't hit my buzzer every time because I was being super picky about who I wanted on my team. I wanted all different types of singers, all different types of genres, just wanted character."

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Grandma Kathy Tea Cosy…Free Crochet Pattern and Tutorial.
This is the fifth tea cosy in the Grandma collection, and is quite simply delightful. The use of traditional granny stitches means that this pattern can be hooked within an evening. Ideal for that last minute handmade present. This cosy is sweetly uncomplicated and will cloak any tea pot with elegance.
I used less than 50g of Stylecraft special dk yarn in gold and scraps of apricot.
You will also need a darning needle, pin or stitch marker and a pair of scissors.
Stitches used in this pattern refer to English terminology, however a conversion to US terminology is provided in brackets below.
4mm hook to complete picot edging trim.
To adjust cosy size, the starting chain should be equivalent to the height from the base of teapot to the top of the body of the teapot or to put it another way, to the start of lid. If adjusting the starting chain it must be a multiple of 3+2.
Row 1: dc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in each st along, ch3, turn (ch3 counts as tr) (19dc in total).
repeat * – * til end of row, ch3 (counts as tr) turn.
(x7 granny clusters / x6 spaces).
Row 3: miss 1st granny cluster, 3tr in space before next granny cluster, *miss granny cluster, 3tr in space before next granny cluster* Repeat * – * to last space, miss 2 sts, 1tr in last st of row, Ch3 (counts as tr), turn.
(20sts = x6 granny clusters / 7 spaces / 1tr on each end of row).
Rows 4: 2tr in same space as ch 3, *miss granny cluster, 3tr in space before next granny cluster* Repeat * – * to end. Ch3 (counts as tr), turn. ( 21sts = x7 granny clusters / x6 spaces).
Row 5: – 17: Repeat rows 3 and 4, but omit turning ch on row 17.
Row 18: turn, ch1 (does not count as st)dc in same space, dc in each st across, ch3 (counts as tr), turn.
Now to make the spout hole!
Row 19: 2tr in same space as ch 3, miss 2sts, 3tr in next st, ch 10, miss next x5 granny clusters / x4 spaces, 3tr in last st.
Row 20: ch1 (does not count as dc), dc into same space, dc in next 2sts, dc in next 10 chain sts, dc in next 6sts, ch3 (counts as tr), turn. (19dc).
Row 21: Repeat Row 2.
Row 22 – 32: Repeat rows 3 and 4 but omit turning ch on row 32.
If adjusting cosy size make sure to finish this section on a row that is the same as row 3 in the pattern ie/ starts and finishes with 1tr.
Noting top and bottom correctly, attach gold yarn to top right side.
Now to complete the petals.
Row 34: ch1 (does not count as dc), dc in same space, dc in each st across – ( the term sts here is used loosely as they are actually the side posts of the trebles and double crochet sts of the previous rounds. It may look a bit ambiguous, but we are aiming to get 36dc across this top edge), turn.
try to space these sts as evenly as you can… its just a case of getting them in!
slst to beginning ch1 to join cosy in a circle.
Side Seam: Place cosy on teapot and mark with a pin across top of handle, slst from top of cosy down to this point (approx. 1.5cms).
Return cosy to the teapot and repeat process, this time marking below the handle. Remove cosy leaving marker in place, continue to slst along one edge (not both) until you reach marker for the bottom of the handle. Now slst both edges together to bottom of cosy, fasten off and weave in all loose ends.
Picot trim: Finally, attach apricot yarn in any beginning dc of petal (ie. dc to the right hand side of petal).
dc into same space as previous dc, dc in next 4sts…1st petal edged.
For next petal and for all petals around, dc in next 4sts, dc in next st, ch3, slst into 1st ch, dc in same space as previous dc, dc in next 4sts.
Do not crochet in this space by mistake else your picot will not be central!
To finish slst to beginning ch of trim, fasten off and weave in ends.
Now I think it's time for a brew…don't you?
I REALLY HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED MAKING THIS PATTERN AS MUCH AS I HAVE ENJOYED CREATING IT FOR YOU. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT SOMETHING OR NOTICE ANY ERRORS PLEASE SHOUT UP. EQUALLY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE YOUR Grandma Kathy Tea cosy CREATIONS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW or with the #THEGRANDMACOLLECTION #AYARNYROBIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA…I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM!
Dedicated to my lovely Momma…Florence.
My Mom: the woman who raised me and who has quietly influenced me throughout my life.
I followed in her duty shoes and trained as a nurse, inspired by memories of her putting on her nurses hat and cape…of course that style of uniform has long since gone…but I wanted to help people just like her.
My Mom has been such a creative influence in my life too, for as long as I can remember she has made stuff. Clothes, flower arrangements, knitting, patchwork quilts…no wonder I have the desire to create and craft.
My Momma has also taught me how to be a Momma to my boys…and if I do half as good as her then I'll do alright by them! But most of all she is always there and she is kind and that is just what I want to be.
So this is the Grandma Florence tea cosy, a pretty cosy woven with bright ribbons to represent the encouragement, love and inspiration that my Momma has woven throughout my life… Thanks Mom!
So that is the Grandma Florence tea cosy in all of her glory, here is the pattern linky thing which is free and has a photo tutorial also.
I have spent a lot of my time recently walking my dogs across the field that is behind our house.
This gate opens onto a very busy road. You can just about see that some kind soul has taken a sharpie pen to ask that folk shut the gate…but, it was still bothering me.
It bothered me for two reasons. The first, the gate is still left open and the second reason, the sharpie pen instruction just didn't look pretty!
and began hooking a simple but very happy double crochet striped affair.
Then I headed off with a pocket full of yarn and a darning needle to complete this yarny gate installation.
I hope so much that this sign makes people smile and that it survives for a little while before someone takes it down.
and this is the final day!!
The theme for today is 'favourite thing I've made'.
Now really…do I have to choose?
because I adore the colours and that bobble edge border is just sooo super cute, and possibly the most addictive thing ever to hook. Seriously, it should come with a warning!


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Sarajevo, BOSNIA, 1994-After the shells stopped falling and the snipers retreated from their hideouts in the mountains that surround this small town of Bosnia-Herzegovina, life began to slowly creep back to normality. The three year nightmare of slaughter and terror left Sarajevo a scarred graveyard. The Krishna temple was there since the beginning, offering shelter to anyone who came along and bread and cookies to thousands of others who were afraid to leave their bullet-riddled and blackened apartments.
The Food for Life program they started in the most humble conditions continued in Sarajevo for 4 years. Meals were served daily to residents throughout the city as well as to undernourished hospital patients.
Food for Life director in Sarajevo, Janukanyaka Dasi (pictured right), stayed in Sarajevo throughout the fighting to serve tens of thousands of bread rolls and cookies. Many people referred to her as the "Mother Teresa of Sarajevo."
"People were sometimes making 'bread' out of dried leaves! Can you imagine?" – Janukanyaka
Saving lives in Hell
Shevko, one of the old-time Sarajevo volunteers, recalls: "We had to go two miles every day just to get water …but it wasn't easy pulling those big barrels of water up steep hills, what to speak of avoiding the snipers who would pick people off every now and then." "There was no food, whatsoever," explained Janukanyaka. "People were sometimes making 'bread' out of dried leaves! Can you imagine?"
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To get an accurate picture of the diversity of cancer, scientists would like to be able to analyze individual cells both at different places in a tumor and at different times as a cancer develops. This is difficult to do in people with solid tumors because it requires invasive biopsies. But scientists are now beginning to carry out such experiments in animal models of cancers.
Studies of single-cell sequencing suggest that large genetic changes, which can include multiple genes, accumulate in cancer cells in bursts. But preliminary research by Navin and collaborators suggests that point mutations — changes to individual DNA letters — accumulate more slowly.
Navin said the two models are similar to those proposed for speciation: Stephen Jay Gould's idea of a punctuated model for how species evolve versus Darwin's original model of gradual changes. The two models aren't mutually exclusive, however, and the two processes run according to different molecular clocks.


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VENETO, Italy – There's a church on every block in northeastern Italy. At least, there are church buildings on every block. Most of them now stand empty or have been converted into museums, pizza joints or banks.
Kevin Finch, a member of First Baptist Church, De Soto, said he noticed these relics from Italy's Christian past during two mission trips he took with the church during the past six months. He also noticed Italy's spiritual darkness. Despite the nation's history, very few people have heard the message of God's love and grace in Jesus Christ.
For this reason, FBC De Soto and some other Missouri Baptist Churches are eager to multiply churches, make disciples and develop leaders in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, sandwiched between the Alps on its north and the Adriatic Sea to the southeast and containing cities such as Verona, Padua and Venice. FBC De Soto, as well as Missouri's Verona Baptist Church, Freshwater Church of Bolivar and Emmaus Church of Kansas City, are among Missouri Baptist Churches pursuing partnerships in Italy to dispel the spiritual darkness in this ancient country.
And MBC Multiplying Churches Catalyst Rick Hedger hopes that God will call out more Missouri Baptist congregations to build partnerships in Italy.
"Northeast Italy consists of three regions containing fifteen provinces," Hedger said.
"Our missionaries have told me that the population in these three regions is 0.045 percent evangelical," Hedger added, explaining the area's need for a gospel witness. This means that only four-and-a-half people out of every 10,000 are evangelical believers.
"It is an exciting time for God to invite MBC churches to cooperate together on the front lines in northeast Italy to see lives and communities transformed by the gospel," he said.
Finch, who took his first trip to Italy last November, said the churches in Italy were excited to meet them and spend time studying Scripture together and sharing with one another.
The few evangelical churches in Italy desire to reach their friends and neighbors with the gospel. In fact, Brazilian missionaries in the area set before them a vision to plant a total of 20 churches in the region. They've planted 6 and are laboring to start 14 more.
"It's a desperate situation, and it's going to require multiple churches from Missouri getting involved," Pastor Jeremy Muniz of FBC De Soto said. Existing churches in Veneto, Italy, especially need help developing leaders to equip these churches for ministry.
But this isn't the case in northeastern Italy, Muniz said. Finch and Sander noted that, in one area, three ministers were juggling the responsibilities of pastoring 6 different churches.
Indeed, traveling to Italy not only showed Muniz the need for developing leaders in that region, but also for developing the next generation of disciple-makers and leaders at home.
"We talk about how we want the church to be strong when we leave this earth, how we want to make a difference," Muniz said. "If we really mean that, then I think that means we need to be discipling our leaders. This has really shown me how important it is for the leaders of today to develop the leaders of tomorrow.
"Italy has shown me," Muniz added, "the future of our country, if we don't take seriously the call to make disciples"—a future where people see empty church buildings on every block.


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Q: swift Range init function error My code
self.p_formatterTime = self.pubTime?.substringWithRange(Range<Int>(start: 5, end: 11))

Compile Error Message:
Cannot invoke initializer for type 'Range<Int>' with an argument list of type '(start: Int, end: Int)'

How to fix?

A: if let a = self.pubTime {
    self.p_formatterTime = a.substringWithRange(Range<String.Index>(start: a.startIndex.advancedBy(5), end: a.startIndex.advancedBy(11)))
    // ...
}

And an working example, since I don' really know if your strings self.p_formatterTime and self.pubTime? are even valid strings:
let myString = "0123456789ABCDEFG"
let mySubString = myString.substringWithRange(Range<String.Index>(start: myString.startIndex.advancedBy(5), end: myString.startIndex.advancedBy(11)))
print(mySubString) // prints "56789A"


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Gelsted kan avse följande platser i Danmark:

 Gelsted, Middelfarts kommun
 Gelsted, Næstveds kommun

Personer
 Otto Gelsted (1888–1968), en dansk författare och litteraturkritiker


For years, I've been intrigued by meditation. I've heard about the benefits, including relief from anxiety to better sleep, but never really knew how to start.
Well, where better to try it out in Thailand? There are many different meditation experiences here, but I went with one organized by the local Buddhist university.
Every Tuesday, they hold a 2-day meditation workshop for anyone interested in learning. You arrive at the office at 1 pm and sign in, then a monk gives you some information about how the retreat will work, plus an introduction to meditation and Buddhism. One of the most interesting things for me was learning that Buddhism isn't really a religion, in the sense of worshipping a God of any sort. The Buddha was a human, who just happened to be the first "enlightened" one and he is honored for being a great teacher, not for any status as a higher being.
Probably the most important philosophy for me was the concept "you" are not the same as "your brain". My paraphrasing of the logic is that you don't know what your brain will think in the future and it often thinks thoughts you don't want or can't control, so it must be operating at least partially independently from "you". You have a relationship with your body where it serves you, but also has issues you can't control, and the same is true of our brains. We need to tend to our brains just as we tend to our body to make it function better.
With that in mind, you can view your mind as a cluttered house (because you haven't been tending to it) and meditation is just the process of gradually sweeping out rooms and letting some air in. How much better do you feel when your house is clean and decluttered? Exactly!
Around 3 pm, about 20 of us took songtaews about 45 minutes out of the city to their meditation center. It consists of a long dormitory building, a meditation building, and some other service buildings. At the front of the grounds, near the meditation center, lies a courtyard with a big gold Buddha.
From then on, we learned about different types of meditation (sitting, standing, walking, lying) and had a monk lead us through sessions ranging from 30 to 90 minutes.
The retreat is silent, except for discussions with the monk and quiet talk with your roommate (you share a room with 1 other person).
Around 6 pm on day 1, we had a simple dinner of pad thai. Eating in a room of 20 people without hearing talking is really weird, but you kind of get used to it after a while.
We then had an evening session of meditation out in the courtyard by the Buddha statue, which was really neat.
Day 2 begins at 5 am as they ring a gong outside your door until your light goes on. At 5:30, we headed out to the Buddha courtyard for morning meditation and yoga while daylight breaks. While 5 am is obscenely early, this was an amazing way to begin the day.
We then went to the cafeteria and got a bowl of rice to offer to our monks as alms. (Monks everywhere in Thailand go out early in the morning and citizens offer them food. They only eat what is offered and get by on 2 meals a day). We then headed in for a breakfast of vegetable soup and toast.
Next was a 90 minute discussion with the monks where they asked us questions about our experience with meditation and we were able to ask them any sort of question. (Most were about being a monk, meditation, Thailand, or Buddhism.) As with Kirsten, I found this fascinating and learned so much about Thai and Buddhist culture. I wish I'd done this our first month here.
The discussion was followed by another meditation session, a lunch of yellow curry with potatoes, then one more meditation session before heading back to town about 3 pm.
I was really glad I went to this! Learning to focus your attention is hard at first, but improvement comes with each session and I definitely found an easing of stress. The first two nights I was back home, I meditated at bedtime and fell asleep fairly quickly, without all the normal thrashing around my mind does while keeping me up at night.
The monks recommend a 15-30 minute session in the morning and before bed, and a couple minutes in the middle of the day if you can swing it, but there's no requirement. But in general, the more you do it, the more skill you'll achieve and benefits you'll receive.
Cost was 500 Baht ($17) for the 2-day retreat plus 300 Baht ($10) I paid to buy a set of white clothes.
Note: They also have a drop-in session for talking with monks on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7. This happens at the university campus and gives them a chance to demystify Buddhism and it gives the students a chance to practice English. I highly recommend it. They monks love to talk about their life and will answer almost anything. The ones who speak pretty good English tend to have a nice sense of humor!


(p) 803.736.6575 | (e) jduffie@richlandlibrary.com / We are so proud to be part of the vibrant International Corridor located in the Dentsville area of Richland County. Our new library will be a meeting space where all can enjoy the latest technology, learning new things and socialize safely. Our staff is dedicated to helping our community be a part of the social network that is our world through reading, learning and sharing. Please feel free to contact me about what is planned for your library.


The Bed & Breakfast "La Zudrea" is located in Otranto in Apulia. The B&B is fully immersed in olive trees and away from the chaos, is the ideal place to spend your holidays.
This place is a pristine haven of peace away from everyday stress, breathing the air of the beautiful sea of Otranto and where you are pampered by a genuine and friendly hospitality.
You will have the pleasure to catch up with our bikes for the beautiful beaches of fine white sand, the rocky coast or along the olive groves of the countryside in a few minutes until you reach the ancient city of Otranto (Unesco).


Louise Douglas, an English author, has penned an intriguing tale of historical mystery, The Secret by the Lake that unfolds the story of a nanny living with the Laurent family, but when tragedy strikes, the whole family move from the suburbs in Paris to a countryside cottage in Somerset. And in his village mystery lurks everywhere, before the nanny stumbles upon which opens the door to a hidden past related to this family.
Amy's always felt like something's been missing in her life, but as a nanny for the Laurent family - Julia, Alain, Viviane - she feels complete.
So Amy wouldn't think of leaving them when a sudden tragedy forces them to move from France to the small lakeside cottage in the isolated Somerset village where Julia grew up.
Who has a secret the whole village wants kept hidden for ever.
Amy has forever served the Laurent family's daughter Viviane as her nanny. But when Viviane's father is killer, Julie and Viviane moves back to Julie's childhood home in Somerset village. This is where Amy hears about Julie 's badass elder sister, Caroline, who disappeared under strange circumstances and Julie does not like to talk about her. Soon, Viviane is haunted by the ghost of Caroline and with their neighbors' secrecy and strange looks. And as Amy befriends the next door neighbor man's son, she is sure that the death of Caroline is something to do with this village.
The author's writing style is excellent laced with emotions, fear and suspense. The mystery is gripping and scary and just like Amy's curious mind, the mystery will keep the readers anticipating till the end as it is very addictive and engaging. Caroline's death is a tragedy but how she dies is what composes the whole gripping story line. The narrative is free-flowing, inspired from the local dialect and also from the era the story is set in. The whole atmosphere of the book is very chilly and has an ability to induce fear into the minds of the readers. The pacing is really fast and moves smoothly with the flow.
The setting of the book in an old dilapidated cottage is absolutely well captured by the author. The eerie feeling that we get when we enter into an old country side house is vividly captured into the story line and all through out the book with Caroline's ghost lurking in the background, the story gives a frightening feel. The time frame with the then fashion and the changes in the society are strikingly portrayed by the author, and it really feels like we are in a time-warp.
The characters are extremely well-developed and highly convincing in their demeanor. The main character of Amy is backed with lots of back story stretching to her sad childhood days, thus letting the readers contemplate with her. Her kind and understanding towards children demeanor shapes up well with the story and the author has perfectly played out well in her heroine avatar, meaning someone who is ready and fearless to take action. The other characters are also very interesting to the very core, especially the character of Viviane and she will make the readers fall for her.
Overall, this is a story that will give the readers goosebumps as well as keep them turning the pages till the very end.
Verdict: Do no miss out this hair-raising thriller.
Courtesy: Thanks to the author, Louise Douglas, for giving me an opportunity to read and review her book.
I've always loved reading and writing and all I ever wanted to be was an author. I've had four books published now, the fifth is written and is due to be published in August 2013 and I'm working on the sixth. I live with Kevin in the Mendips, not far from Bristol, a city that I love, and have three beautiful sons. We also have two dogs, Lil and Lola. The Love of My Life is my first book. It was longlisted for both the Romantic Novel of the Year Award and the Waverton Good Read Award. My second book, Missing You, won the RNA Readers' Choice Award, and my third, The Secrets Between Us was a 2012 Richard and Judy Summer Read. In Her Shadow will be published in paperback in the summer of 2013.


The River Festival is back on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June! This maritime event will cover Pier Head, Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, Salthouse Dock, the paved area of The Strand and Mann Island with a whole raft of free family friendly activities. A free celebration of music, art, food and more on Liverpool's iconic Waterfront.
When the ships come sailing in, the city will present a packed program of maritime entertainment inspired by Liverpool's history as an iconic Port with historic and contemporary trading routes. The festival will celebrate the Port of Liverpool as an arrival and departure base for world class culture, music, food, wine and art.
Gaia - a huge 23ft replica of the Earth will be open to the public from Saturday 25th May at Liverpool Cathedral, a week before the free festival takes place.
Sea Urchins will head to the waterfront in the form of hand-crocheted works of art make of fishing nets and measuring more than three meters high and nearly six meters wide!
Mann Island will be taking over by 'Shipwreck: Receivers of the Wreck' which will see a lone, broken ship acts a stage for a highly physical show featuring performances, aerial circus, dance and soundscapes to tell the tales of sailors, survivors, wreckers and rescuers.
The golden age of Hollywood will take over the waterfront thanks to a new On the Town - a brand new dance commission by House of Suarez.
The main stage of the Pier Head will celebrate Liverpool's longstanding relationship with New York - with live music performances from Disco Inferno and Motown Gold.
The award-winning Bordeaux Wine Festival Liverpool makes its return on 31st May - 2nd June.
For all the latest information, visit www.theriverfestival.co.uk, or follow River Festival Liverpool on Facebook and Instagram and @riverfestlpool on Twitter #RiverFestival.


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Florida Alliance Girls Hockey > Florida Alliance Girls > Honeybaked 16U AAA vs Alliance 16U T1 AAA
Honeybaked 16U AAA vs Alliance 16U T1 AAA
Honeybaked 16U AAA
January 10, 2021 | 12:15 pm
StarsCenter Euless TX
2021 CCM Elite Windy City West Championship Game
January 10, 2021 12:15 pm Florida Alliance Girls 2020-21
1400 S Pipeline Rd W, Euless, TX 76040, USA
Honeybaked 16U AAA 1 — 1 Loss
Alliance 16U T1 AAA 1 3 4 Win
4 Delaney Zerfass (C) Defense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kylie Brown Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
10 Tristina Doyle Defense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Bella Tomasso Defense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Frankie Miller Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jordan Ray (C) Forward 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Kelly Henderson Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Hailey Anderson Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Bryn Prier Defense 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Angelina Garganese (A) Forward 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Mariana Ceballos Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 McKenna Brown Goalie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Danielle DiPasquale Goalie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Zoe Puc Forward 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
73 Alexis Fitzsimmons Forward 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
88 Leah Klingel Forward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0