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Embarrassing, Vogt
2. september 2016 · by melivet
(The following text is based on my original Norwegian blogpost «Hva er det egentlig du vil, Vogt?»)
The Norwegian medical practitioner, Henrik Vogt, calls for more focus on hope and knowledge, and on those who have recovered from the illness Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).
In a blogpost yesterday, Vogt points to a story about a Norwegian man who was diagnosed with ME, and, which according to Vogt is an undeniable fact, recovered from his illness by using the controversial and undocumented training programme called Lightning Process (LP).
Lightning Process is a method where one learns to change the mindset.
Quote: "Some would argue that these are mere anecdotes, that one needs controlled trials to say anything. From an epistemological (theory of knowledge) point of view, I would disagree."
Hope and knowledge
Furthermore, Vogt states; "It is time that we listen more to those who got well. In debates – and research – about CFS/ME and other so-called «medically unexplained symptoms», the focus has been one-sided on those who are still suffering, on the dark side. More should be written on those who make it into the light. This documentary is a place to start."
Absolutely; it is very important to focus on those who have recovered from ME.
However; why does Vogt choose to completely disregard the stories of all those ME-patients whose health has dramatically deteriorated because of LP? And those, who in desperation have tried everything; from wheatgrass, reflexology, papaya to healing etc., who have experienced no other effect than a slimmer wallet. And; why doesn't Vogt mention those who have recovered by medical treatment, for example Ampligen, or Rituximab and B-celldepletion?
And if it is knowledge Vogt wants to convey, why doesn't he mention the IOM report, which leaves no doubt that ME is a physical illness –in which it is impossible to recover from by changing ones mindset.
The IOM report is based on the review of more than 9,000 peer-reviewed research papers and states the following: «The cause of ME/CFS is unknown, but symptoms can be triggered by an infection or other prodromal events that immunization, anesthetics, physical trauma, exposure to environmental toxins, chemicals and heavy metals and, rarely, blood transfusions.»
And, if it is hope Vogt wants to convey, why doesn't he mention the groundbreaking study showing biochemical changes in metabolism in ME-patients, the study which gives real hope, both to find the cause of the illness, and to develop a biomedical test and efficient treatment? Or any of the other interesting biomedical research reports published: http://paradigmchange.me/me-abnormalities/
If it is hope and knowledge Vogt wants to convey, there's plenty of material available. It is expected however, that the hope he serves is realistic, and that the information he presents, is balanced. Ethics
When Vogt writes, in his original Norwegian blogpost, that «To the extent that the belief itself, that one is suffering from a totally incomprehensible and hopeless illness, is a part of the disease mechanisms……» he contributes to maintaining the stigma that ME-patients are sick because they believe they are sick .
So, before Vogt states that LP can cure ME, it is imperative, literally, that he checks the research first. Because: Lightning Process lacks evidence.
As a health care practitioner, he should institute safeguards to protect those who may be injured by treatments that lack scientific evidence. But by supporting alternative therapy and anecdotes portrayed in the media, Vogt contributes to increased uncertainty and distrust among healthcare workers in a situation where there is a desperate need for more knowledge and research.
And now, pay careful attention:
In the humility, in the discussion between professionals, and the uncertainty Vogt and the media amplifies, certain actors take the opportunity to introduce something new to the picture: their absolute certainty. Suddenly, certain people show up with very clear answers. Clear enough to claim that one can get rid of a serious illness by changing the mindset – even in children.
Uncertainty and humility
There is still uncertainty surrounding the cause of ME.
But; does this uncertainty justify another ones absolute certainty? Lightning Process is not recommended in the Norwegian medical guidelines, but because of the considerable uncertainty surrounding the illness, Mrs. Live Landmark proceeds with her business-concept (LP), without further critical questions and with significant help with marketing. This is a significant economic opportunity.
Internationally, the media has been far more critical to Lightning Process, and in the country of origin England, it is prohibited to promote LP towards specific diagnoses. Therefore Vogt, as a practicing physician, should refrain from promoting undocumented therapies.
Lightning Process has become a multimillion industry in Norway; where one have no rights neither as a consumer nor patient, and where the coaches are not trained health professionals.
There is no scientific basis for the absolute certainty that underlies LP. That alone should get responsible physicians to think about what they choose not to denounce.
For; what if Vogt should take into account the fact that ME-patients actually do get even sicker by using this method. Will he have to wonder if he has contributed to blurring the facts, and drawing attention away from other factors that could be the root causes of the disease, and by so preventing more adequate help? What would such a disservice say about his influence, accountability and judgment in the matter? Is that how he takes care of his patients? Is that how he is a spokesman for the most vulnerable?
When Vogt speaks out, and when he is considering to do research on ME, he should first of all learn to distinguish between ME and the so called "medical unexplained symptoms". He should also listen to those who have tried LP under pressure from doctors and the social security service and getting worse, and thus been accused of lacking motivation and commitment – only to end up being deprived of their social rights and benefits.
If Vogt is genuinely interested in listening to patients, and taking advantage of their often dearly bought experience , he can read the Norwegian ME-associations report on patients experiences. Intellectually embarrassing
On the one hand Vogt criticizes patients and health care workers for relying on anecdotes, practicing outside the Norwegian medical guidelines and refusing to deal with established medical science. And now, on the other hand, he refers to anecdotes and undocumented treatments that are not part of the established medical science and presents them as "undeniable facts".
Shouldn't scientific methods and evidence-based treatment also apply for ME-patients?
Theories about the interaction between the mind and body playing a role in cause of the illness were dismissed a long time ago.
Exercise physiologist Prof. B. Keller:
«Given what we have learned in the past eight years about this illness, it is intellectually embarrassing two suggest that ME is a psychological illness.»
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Maya sier:
4. september 2016, kl. 16:35
Brilliant, Nina! Thank you so much.
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Ely, one of these poems you can read forever. Those moment we suddenly realize seasons changed indeed . And how time flies.. Thank you for sharing this one.


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Harassed Out of the Knesset: Disgraced MK Does the Right Thing, Eventually
After the sexual harassment accusations against the Habayit Hayehudi lawmaker began to pile up, he was a dead man walking in the corridors of the Knesset.
Yossi Verter
Nov. 30, 2015 Updated: Apr. 10, 2018
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Yinon Magal in the Knesset, November 5, 2015. The Habayit Hayehudi MK quit the Knesset after a number of allegations of sexual harassment surfaced online about him.Credit: Olivier Fitoussi
Winston Churchill is attributed with saying something that has become a bit of a cliché: Americans always do the right thing, after exhausting all the other possibilities. The resignation from the Knesset of MK Yinon Magal (Habayit Hayehudi) on Monday morning is the right move, the appropriate step at this time – even if it came a bit late, nearly a week after complaints of alleged sexual harassment against him first surfaced on Facebook.
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Over these past six days, two more women have echoed the accusations of journalist Racheli Rottner and another woman that Magal sexually harassed them during their time working together at the Walla website. The fourth complaint was reported on Sunday evening by Channel 2 News.
It is reasonable to assume that it will not be the last. The only way for Magal to try and stem this tide, and hope to prevent more victims telling their stories – and avoid a complaint being filed with the police – is to bow his head, accept the verdict and pay the price by removing the MK title that went before his name.
After Gal Sharon quit the Knesset last September, it's now the turn of Magal to leave the Knesset not very gracefully, and less than a year after the 20th Knesset was sworn in. The first, a Yisrael Beiteinu MK, left of his own free will (as far as is known). The second was forced to leave. Here's an idea for a casting agent or producer: The two former journalists can present a television show on Channel 20 called "Gal and Magal." The ratings will be incredible.
Go ahead, laugh, but it's not funny. For Magal, this is nothing less than a tragedy – personally, professionally and for his family. He is through with politics forever. His future in the media is bleak. No media organization with any self-respect will give him airtime, certainly not in the foreseeable future. His entry into political life was presented to him on a silver platter by Habayit Hayehudi chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett – and has turned into a complete nightmare. The biggest surprise is that it took so long for all the dirt to come out since he was elected to the Knesset last March.
In earlier times, elected officials encountering these troubles would cling to the horns of the altar, or their deerskin leather seats in the Knesset, and refuse to quit – all the while screaming and squealing that they were being sucked dry, framed, that there was a conspiracy against them. In earlier times, MKs would fight in the Knesset House Committee to preserve their parliamentary immunity in light of the indictments against them.
To Magal's credit, it must be said that he did none of the above. After all, who knows the power of the Internet like he does, given his former job as Walla's editor-in-chief? Who knows the women he ran into like he does, their independence and strength. He admitted to some of the accusations and apologized, expressed remorse and promised to mend his ways. But he refused to recognize what was clear to everyone else: He was living on borrowed time, condemned to walk the corridors of the Knesset like some kind of zombie.
Whether he understood all this or not, or whether someone else understood it for him, the result was inevitable. In retrospect, his removal from the position of party whip in the Knesset looked pathetic. In retrospect, it is possible that this light slap on the wrist just made another woman sit down nervously at the keyboard and begin to write.

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A very warm weather pattern for December is setting up this week. It will likely be followed up by a winter change next week. There continue to be signs of an AO+ pattern which means the likelihood of a warm winter pattern. It may not be AO+ the entire winter, however, and we will continue to monitor this. Right now, if you look below at this map, there is the dip in the flow helping produce this fast moving storm and just a few showers early this Sunday morning. The main jet stream energy is spread out, and there is another stream across the Polar regions.
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Nothing wrong with another soaking rain, this weather is awesome and to see green grass in December without all the grime from melting snow and salt is something different.
I enjoy snow too, but it's so much easier to get around. Road crews are able to work on construction projects too.
Storm is way north as expected. Marginal temperatures don't support snow more times than not around these parts. Just a cold rain with a sky high AO as we've seen before.
Bring on the snow Guys and for those that those that don't believe it can happen to bad lol. We dont know if we live on the snow/rain line it can set up anywhere in the in the states and we dont know yet what the temperatures are going to be at the time. Thats how I feel about and sure there are more that feel the same way too. But everyone has there opinion on what might happen. So let's enjoy this exciting winter here this year and be happy.
The AO and NAO are solidly positive. The verdict: cold, cold RAIN.
Spring begins March 1 right?
It could be fun to track but with these marginal temperatures even snow seems iffy at best. These cold spells we'll have seem to be transient as well which doesn't bode well for an area that already lives on the rain snow line in a normal winter.
Was just about to post that, as well.
That "storm" is days 8-10 on the new GFS, so we're talking the 14-th through the 16th.
You can see it here, too. Whoa!
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K Review – 79/100
Posted by psgels on 28 December 2012 with categories: Anime Reviews, K
Sometimes this happens: the point where I've nearly written off a series, and then it pulls something that drastically changes my opinion of it. For a long time, I was just planning to write my review of K with the base of "gorgeous, but unambitious and boring". Then the final episode turned out to be the best of the entire series and a second season got announced. Now it suddenly is a solid show that devotes a bit too much time to building up.
The thing with K at first sight was that even though it seemed really ambitious at first sight, the story delved into some very simple murder mystery, alongside a war between two different clans. It never really went beyond that and it also did not try to spice things up much, aside from some gorgeous visuals and action scenes. It had some talk about seven different kings that for a long time didn't really go anywhere other than explaining why some people in the world are ridiculously powerful. It just did not make sense with the mindset that this would be just a 13-episode series.
But yeah, it all turned out to be just build-up. With the way this series is, I would not recommend it on its own, but it set a solid base for its second season. A big problem with a lot of this series was that there also was hardly any character development. The final few episodes finally also brought that in. Doable for a series with 26 episodes, but not for one with 13.
Oh about the animation by the way: K wins the award of the best animation of the season, or at least the biggest production values can be found here with tons of smooth animation, realistic character movements and well coordinated fight scenes. It's also got a pretty good soundtrack. My only complaint is that the creators like to abuse lighting effects, to the point where every short has some sort of obnoxious filter over it.
So yeah, I'll be checking out the second season. Then we'll know whether the build-up in this series was actually worth it.
Storytelling: 8/10 – Good build-up, just forgets to deliver through most of its airtime…
Characters: 7.5/10 – The characters stay rather bland through most the airtime. Emphasis on "Most", because they do come together in the finale.
Production-Values: 9/10 – Gorgeous animation, nice soundtrack.
Setting: 7/10 – Doesn't really do much with its setting and the seven kings backstory feels a bit empty.
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Obvious Dude says:
Oh yeah. I agree this last episode was probably the best out of all 13. Hopefully, the second season goes out with a bang.
I completely agree with your analysis, except on the lighting which I thought was pretty cool, but that is completely subjective. Also I had no idea a second season had been announced; I'm so pyshced. I just hope they don't totally screw it up by bringing back the dead or anything >.>
mistress_kisara says:
I totally agree that the Kings backstory feels a bit empty and if its 2-cour it'll probably work better but I still enjoyed the show either way ^_^
Silty says:
I didn't like the final episode that much. In general, I don't mind endings that leave things to the readers imagination, or endings where a bunch of people die, but this one felt like it left too much hanging. It's good buildup for a second season, but that's all it is. On its own, it's not a good ending at all, in my opinion.
Entrav says:
Honestly, 1 season is not enough for everything involved. However, K didn't utilize the time given to it correctly in the first season. I'm skeptical as to whether the second season will use the time given to it properly.
JaK says:
hmm don't know why but even if this s1 it felt strangely empty to me
Rachnid says:
Here are some ideas I have about K:
1)It's stylish, whether that style is good or not is entirely up to personal tastes, but I liked the animation and the bgm, it all felt very jazzy.
2)It feels character-driven, except it's kinda hard for me to connect to most of them, until the last part about kings and other kings.
3)It kinda glorifies street gangs, especially this last episode, which kinda bugs me.
4)While watching the last episode, I was thinking, this totally feels like a ridiculously long prologue, and voila, extra season. I'm proud of my anime-senses.
Arno says:
I was fascinated in the first episodes because of the amazing sense of space in animation.
Then the cliches started accumulating (guy can cook, girl does nyaa…).
And when the kings story started densifying, I had zero interest for it and stooped watching.
happio says:
honestly, I didn't like the animation very much in the end,ie, it was polished but i had probs with the over-saturated-cg-lighting feeling (which the wow factor wears off after a while) and the fact that the characters all felt really 'posey'. other than that plot and characters were rather mediocre and there's not enough time in 1 cour to actually flesh it out. also the whole show felt rather poserish.
anyways, my general opinion of the anime basically the same as Arno's.
Oro says:
I think you summed it up well. Great production values and lots of intrigue that leads nowhere.
My biggest problem was with Shiro — the protagonist. He's completely useless. He's essentially pussy Neo stuck in the Matrix before taking the red pill and waking up in the real world. And then all of a sudden in the last few episodes he's practically Neo when he's activated god-mode…
Lots of potential, but ultimately a mess. It's terrible title describes it best: "K" is an "okay" anime…
I disagree, I think Shiro's a lot like Natsume from Natsume Yuujinchou – if anything, Shiro's actually more confident than Natsume. He was more of a coward before his amnesia, because he just flew around in his ship all day err day, but now he seems to be taking some pretty bold action. He's pretty clever despite his initial lack of special ability in the series, so I'm wondering what would cause you to think he's useless.
Shiro is what is known as a passive protagonist. His amnesia acts a convenient excuse for it, but it doesn't change the fact that he's passive.
Until his "awakening", he makes no choices of his own and is reactive instead of active. These type of characters become boring very fast…
くらりん子 says:
I also disagree. Shiro is not just a passive character who merely lets things happen. He continually fabricates convoluted although ridiculous lies that he pulls off with unpredictable skill and his stealth is arguably the result of deliberate intent.
What I would argue is that for most of the season, not only does Shiro evade revealing his true thoughts to the other characters, but that the audience is also kept in the dark. I'd say that Shiro is extremely concerned with finding out the truth about himself and that he only seems passive because instead of being able to pursue the mystery he's spending so much time trying to fend off Kuro. XD
Well, I'm more a skeptic than you pgels. I had also written off that series but kept watching it in the hopes it could deliver at the end. And yes, it did deliver but unlike you, I haven't forgiven the complete mess that was its story, world building and non-existent character development while they focused on Shiro's on-the-run hijinks and stalled everything to a crawl.
It didn't use its air time well, even awfully I'd say. Rating a series that high, for me, is simply not possible. I don't forgive what a series like K is doing as easily as you've done. My personal rating is 6.5. I really liked the final episodes and especially the ending…
But the utter lack of character development for 90% of the cast means it introduced tons of bland characters for whom I really don't care one bit. And yes, it got greenlit for a sequel. As an anime fan, it infuriates me. This was a great premise but a terrible direction and a piss-poor story pacing totally killed the enthusiam I had for K. It had great opportunities and squandered them all. And somehow, THIS gets greenlit of a sequel of all things?! When the only good things about it are its final episodes and its animation?
I'm really pissed. Because you of all people know how often projects with great execution fail to see the light of day ever again because of poor sales.
Starss says:
It just dragged too much for me, every scene is drawn out extensively with a new camera angle, new pose, new expression ontop of some music playing. The ending arc was an eye candy disappointment too with the unanimated clash between the red and the blues, though the last episode was good.
It is as if the authors were attending an animation exam, and used characters or plot as mere props for the animation.
As far as the animation exam is concerned, they win with honors. The rest is not bad but doesn't deserve your attention… if it was ever meant to.
Aspiring says:
This series was very… clean
I watched K on a hot, summer day and this series actually felt harmonic with the environment I was in (precise details remain untold)
I suppose my situation was optimal to the enjoyment of this series… a situation of slight boredom and a relaxed nature, while observant of the animation and its soundtrack


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Pinball Rocks HD iPad Review
By James Gilmour, on June 19, 2013
Last modified 7 years, 7 months ago
Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment
Genre: Entertainment
Released: 12 Jun, 2013
Excellent pinball physics.
Tables are varied and well-designed.
Rock soundtrack is a blast.
Music IAP trappings are a little irritating.
Not as much visual excitement as you might expect.
Though the IAPs songs are a bit much, this solid entry in the pinball genre should satisy paddle-pushers and rock enthusiasts alike.
Pinball Rocks HD is an odd franchise. On the surface, it's a free-to-play pinball title, featuring a selection of purchasable rock 'n roll-themed tables. However, browse through the song selection menu, and you discover the trappings of a music game, one which is keen for you to shell out cash for extra tunes.
In actual fact, the expandable soundtrack is just that: a soundtrack. The only way music impacts gameplay is thematically. While the basic free-to-play table is dressed in generic rock 'n roll iconography, the four remaining tables are tailored to four classic rock and metal bands.
Alice in Chains, Bullet for my Valentine, AC/DC and Slayer all get their own tables, each of which are dressed in suitably gothic, gaudy, or ghoulish skins. Visually, we were drawn to the highly detailed fire and brimstone garnished livery of the Slayer table. We probably had most fun on the Bullet For My Valentine table, with its tracks and bumpers providing an entertaining playground.
To achieve decent scores, you'll need to activate chains of lights by completing mini-games. These range from firing your ball through a set number of gates, or hitting a jar of flies until the lid opens and the insects escape. You have to set your own goals, but the table gives you plenty of feedback when you're doing something right.
Though Sony's please-buy-our-music angle might seem a little forced or cynical, the actual pinball mechanics are very strong. Both the ball and the paddles have weight, and the way the ball richocets and rebounds around the bumpers and borders is feels both authentic and satisfying. There are fewer pyrotechnics and flights of fancy than you might expect for a game featuring Alice in Chains, but the fundamentals are sound.
Of course, you're going to have to drop a couple of bucks if you want to try out the band tables. If you're a pinball officianado, though, we'd recommend you download Pinball Rocks HD and give the free table a try. Unless you hate rock n roll, of course, in which case, hang on for yet-to-be announced sequel Pinball Celine Dion.
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makedonii 7 years, 7 months ago
how the heck do i change the camera? i hate when pinball games do that! not everyone want to get their eyes bleeding after 5min playtime. the only positive thing i got from this pinball was the sound track, everything else is in MY opinion, mediocre!
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Many people stress out when they go to a job interview. I remember myself, I was shaking like a leaf, the first time I met an HR who asked me "Why do you want to work for our company?".
But times change and nowadays I do technical interviews for Wemanity. That means that I meet candidates whom the Community Facilitator estimates could fit on the boat. Yup, I'm (eventually) going to meet you. Yup, I'll have to define if the "5 years Agile project" on your resume is real or just exaggerated.
I remember a colleague who told me that he only accepts to meet the colleagues for an interview. No HR. Because they are not the one he would actually work with, because they always ask the same questions. Well, here I am, boy.
Between asking myself if I'm legitimate for doing this and what's the best way of doing this, there are some things I discovered when I was facing candidates that I want to share with you.
This means we are not looking for the same things… An HR wants to know if you will stay long enough in the company, if you are valuable, if you are someone professionally acceptable and flexible enough. The main question is about your potential.
We, as potential cooperators (We call ourselves cooperators at Wemanity), want to know if you are someone who can bring something to the community. If we can count on you during hard times. If you are someone we will be happy to meet regularly. If you work with us, of course, you will work mainly in contact with our partners, but we see you once a month during the Open Wemanity Day, four times a year during Agile Sans Frontière (big meeting with all Wemanity's offices from Europe where we share knowledge and invite speakers), and maybe even more if we go on an agilization mission together, meet for sharing knowledge or just take an after-work drink.
So don't recite your resume nor try to show us that you know everything. That's not (especially) what we want to know. Yes, we must report your technical skills and say if you have kind of the level you pretend you have, but that's only 10% of the information we must complete on our report.
I'd rather hire someone who has the mindset but not the skills than the opposite. Skills can easily be learned, the mindset hardly.
Because we are not perfect either. When you read job offers, you feel like they're looking for a unicorn. That's because people shoot randomly what they want in a perfect world.
But the world is not perfect, so deal with it. That's what we do. You cannot do everything and that's normal. Otherwise, there would be nothing to learn. And believe me, it is sometimes hard for ourselves to keep this in mind. But if you show us what you're good at, we'll definitely be responding to this!
Wemanity is a disruptive company. We encourage initiatives, different ways of doing and anything that can bring added value to our community.
And because of that, we like people who are different and can propose something unique. I mean, if I get to choose between someone lambda and someone out of the box, guess to whom I'll turn to?
We also like to do different stuff during our interviews, like Interview Question Backlog Prioritization, Role Play or Lego Games. That's a way for us to have fun and experiment. And we hope you like it too! So come with what you have that is different and unique. That's the real added value.
First, because our Community Facilitators do an excellent job and filter people who wouldn't match. Secondly, because we actually do not want to hurt, and because we think we might be wrong refusing you (remember what I said about not being perfect and doing mistakes ?). Evaluating someone during an interview is NEVER objective. Despite we want to make it as clear and decide with all possible knowledge, we acknowledge that this is not possible, but that's not a reason for not trying.
Some questions we might ask?
If you were in 2001 in the room with all the builders of the Agile Manifesto, what idea or new concept would you bring to this paper?
What is the difference between a waterfall and an agile analyst?
How would you apply agile concepts in your personal life?
It is always a pleasure for us to meet candidates: this is a moment where we can exchange and take time to discuss to know more about you. Each candidate is different and it is very interesting to discover them.
So just be yourself and come meet us. For a job application or just during a Meetup that we often organize. Always a pleasure to discuss with you!
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Q: undefined local variable or method `current_order' I created a new model named PaypalOrder using:
rails generate model order_id:integer ip_address:string first_name:string last_name:string card_type:string card_expires_on:date

Then I ran rake db:migrate
Now my order model looks like:
class PaypalOrder < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :order

  attr_accessor :card_number, :card_verification

  validate :validate_card, :on => :create

  def purchase
  #code
  end

  private
  def validate_card
  #code
  end

  def credit_card
  #code
  end

end

and the controller i created:
class PaypalOrdersController < ApplicationController

  def new
    @paypal_order = PaypalOrder.new
  end

  def create
    @paypal_order = current_order.build_paypal_order(params[:paypal_order])
    if @paypal_order.save
      # ...
    else
      render :action => "new"
    end
  end
end

But I'm getting the following error:
NameError in PaypalOrdersController#create

undefined local variable or method `current_order' for #<PaypalOrdersController:0xf7b0a34>

Why am I not able to access the current_order and how can I successfully build paypal_order
EDIT: made the following change:
class PaypalOrdersController < Spree::BaseController

works fine now!!

A: Why not change line 8 of your controller to:
@paypal_order = PaypalOrder.new(params[:paypal_order])

?
If it is Rails 4 you'll have to do:
@paypal_order = PaypalOrder.new(params.require(:paypal_order).permit!)

A: As per the error, current_order method does not exist.
You need to create current_order method first before calling it.

A: I am assuming that your intention with current_order was to reuse the order instantiated by the new action...
Since instance variables don't live through more than one request you need to instantiate the paypalorder again.
@paypal_order = PaypalOrder.new(params[:paypal_order])
enter code here

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Newsletter 31 May 2010
This is the first newsletter from the APEnet project (Archives Portal Europe). The APEnet project consists of fourteen European national archives working in close co-operation with Europeana on this three year project. The project is co-financed by the eContentplus programme and its aim is to create a common Gateway for Archives in Europe.
Preparation of data
Mapping and validation of data
Presentation of content
Midterm Review Report
Project developments throughout the year 2009
In order to present the APEnet partners' archival content in a consistent way in the portal, the project consortium has decided to use the international archival standards EAD, EAC and EAG (Encoded Archival Description, Encoded Archival Context and Encoded Archival Guide) for the Archives Portal Europe. These standards are already used by most of the partners and have been adapted for common context during the first months of the project.
For example, the definitions regarding which elements should be implemented or whether an element could be repeated, have lead to a commonly used APEnet EAD schema. This will be the basis for future data preparation and transformation, as well as for future presentation within the portal.
Following decisions on an APEnet EAD schema, an online validator has been published to enable the project partners to test their EAD data files against that schema. This validator transforms the received partners EAD data files into APEnet EAD and validates them against the APEnet EAD schema.
In order for the partners to provide data to the APEnet project, their EAD data files will need to pass this validator which runs on a transformation file that needs to be adjusted for each partner once, according to the sample files and additional information provided by them.
The project will offer support for drafting the mapping needed for the translation of the partners EAD data files into APEnet EAD data files and will also provide the validator tool in an online as well as an offline version, to enable the partners to translate their EAD data files themselves too
After transformation and validation, the data from the different partners is provided to the central host for presentation. There are two ways to do this: using a harvesting protocol like OAI-PMH to collect the data, or using a direct, password-protected upload via HTTP or FTP. In any event, the infrastructure already implemented by the partners will be supported.
Regarding this workflow and in addition to the different possibilities for data management, indexing and presentation, various tests have been conducted with different technologies, programming languages, databases, repositories, index machines and webservers. The results of these tests will lead to a pilot installation of the portal in the course of 2010.
Besides the hierarchical presentation of data derived from the archival material itself, other data presentations are being considered, such as a map or time-based search and display. In the scenarios already discussed by the partners, the hierarchical structure would lead from three top layers representing the partners, their holdings guides and their finding aids to the levels fonds, series, subseries, files and items within the finding aids. In addition to structured access enabled by the APEnet finding aid format, a "Google-like" key term search will also be available for researching archival material.
The Archives Portal Europe will hold a parallel version of the files transformed and packed for the exchange with Europeana, as one of the objectives of the APEnet project is to act as an aggregator for Europeana and to deliver archival content to this cross-domain European cultural heritage portal.
While Europeana is focused on displaying digital objects, the Archives Portal Europe will show these objects within the full context of their finding aids (bottom-up versus top-down approach). Converting the rich information of the APEnet EAD format to the basic Dublin Core-based Europeana metadata model is quite a challenge. However, the APEnet team has succeeded in finding a way to map between these two different metadata formats without much loss of important contextual information. An online converting tool has been developed which will be used to contribute as much content as possible to the next Europeana production release.
At the same time, the APEnet team is contributing to the efforts of the Europeana team to design a more elaborate metadata model for future Europeana releases.
Dissemination activities have been conducted by the project's Work Package 5. Most of the APEnet partners have contributed substantially to the first year of dissemination activities, resulting in many successful outcomes, among them an effectively branded project name and a project website that is a thriving tool for work and communication between the partners.
The results of networking activities have also exceeded expectations and ten national archives and organisations have expressed their interest in joining the project. They are: Landesarchiv of the Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Israel State Archives, Croatian State Archives, Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, National Archives of Ireland, National Archives of Belgium, National Archives of the Czech Republic, Swiss Federal Archives, ICARUS project and APEnet EURBICA Liaison Group. The National Archives of Ireland and the National Archives of Belgium have already been active among the APEnet partners. All other interested national archives have the possibility to join the APEnet consortium as Associates.
APEnet has also established close connections with other projects and initiatives in the same field of interest and there is now a stable and solid ground for future co-operation.
On 29 April 2010 the EU commission issued its Midterm Review Report concerning APEnet. It states that - after a thorough evaluation of the APEnet 2009 project results and an interview with the Project Management Team on 11 March in Luxembourg - the reviewers have noted, that the work of the APEnet consortium is based on solid experiences, using best practices as well as international standards. Therefore it seems to be competent to build a system for the complex material in archives and to aggregate it to Europeana. They think the APEnet consortium is able to create the necessary momentum in the archival community to support it. They suggest to concentrate the further work on the creation of the gateway, the relations to partners and the link to Europeana, recognising the necessity of the archival community's own approach for disseminating archival material online.
During its meeting in Madrid on 20 May the Project Management Team has identified some measures to enhance the effectivity of the work and to create closer relations to the partners which will be discussed during the General Assembly in León on 30 June.
Project dissemination activities
You can read about our activities for 2009 on our web page, News section.
2010 activities so far
WP3 kick-off meeting in The Hague
APEnet Work Package 3 held its kick-off meeting at the National Archives in The Hague on 28 January 2010. WP3 concerns interoperability between APEnet and Europeana.
Project Review in Luxembourg
The APEnet project 2009 results were reviewed by the EU commission in Luxembourg on 11 March, to a favorable outcome.
APEnet in Geneva
APEnet presented the project at the 8th European Conference on Digital Archiving, 28 - 30 April 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. Angelika Menne-Haritz and Wim van Dongen held the presentation "The APEnet project - building a gateway to archives in Europe".
European Board of National Archivists meeting
APEnet attended the EBNA meeting on 18 - 19 May 2010.
European Archives Group meeting
APEnet attended the EAG meeting on 19 May 2010.
2010 future events
Work package 2 Kick-off
WP2 will hold their kick-off in León, Spain, on 29 June 2010.
APEnet General Assembly meeting
The second APEnet GA meeting will be held in León, Spain, on 30 June 2010.
Europeana Rhine release
APEnet will indirectly contribute to the Europeana production release, the Rhine release due in summer 2010, delivering content from APEnet partners using APEnet mapping tools, thus prototyping interoperability prior to the Archives Portal Europe pilot release, due in January 2011.
CITRA conference
APEnet will give a presentation at the CITRA conference in Oslo, Norway, on 11 September 2010.
APEnet is a collaboration between
fourteen European national archives
and Europeana.
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One-handed operation of touchscreen smartphones presents challenges such as hard-to-reach targets and the thumb occluding the interface. There are two main approaches to address these challenges: Modification of the graphical user interface (GUI) and extension of the device's input modalities using its sensors. Previous work has presented techniques addressing a specific problem in isolation, but has failed to provide one solution which tackles all main challenges of thumb interaction together. This thesis examines whether this can be done. To establish the background, the thesis finds that users prefer convenience over efficiency and confirms that they predominantly use one hand. To detect mode of operation, the thesis presents an approach to classify a user's finger with a high degree of accuracy using a single touch. Following the first research avenue, the thesis presents a thumb-optimised GUI that increases usability and efficiency of one-handed website operation. Following the second avenue of research, the thesis presents a novel one-handed input technique for smartphones, using a set of three off-screen gestures. Both approaches address the most common problems of one-handed smartphone operation via the thumb largely successfully, but fail to completely solve the problem of interface occlusion. The thesis adds to the literature in the field of visual perception, input classification, GUI optimisation, and input techniques. Readers learn that visual search strategies of the desktop world may also apply to the mobile world and that eye gaze position may have a greater impact on target acquisition time than Fitts's law. The one-touch finger classification technique provides an additional layer of context and new opportunities for improving the human-machine dialogue. The thumb-optimised GUI presents practitioners with a potential blueprint for translating classical WIMP UI elements into thumb-friendly touch interfaces while the novel input technique provides a new layer of complexity for off-screen interaction.


A look at the impact on marginalized communities as a result of online and offline surveillance. I'll talk about the ways surveillance can be harmful, the ways it has been occasionally helpful in specific situations and the risks of relying on it. I'll talk about the ways that surveillance is held forth as a way to prevent misconduct by police and other authority figures, as well as the ways it is misused by agencies to target activists.


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We had a fantastic visit to Edinburgh Zoo yesterday. We were very excited about visiting the pandas. Beforehand we went to the Panda Storytelling Session and heard The Story of Chi Chi and the Missing Bamboo. This was the story of Chi Chi's quest to find bamboo due to the bamboo forests of China being cut down to make way for houses.
Jess told the kids the story with the help of a number of puppets which was very visual, perfect for the age group and kept their attention. There were many facts dropped into the story although the message of conservation was slightly lost on this age group. At 15 minutes it was the perfect length of time and the atmosphere and delivery was appealing and friendly.
After hearing the story the children have a chance to meet the puppets and the rangers were really good with the kids. There were a number of other exhibits in the room which the kids were fascinated by.
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It's Anja here on Easter Sunday. Hope everyone is doing well and having nice time with your family and friends.
I have another Easter card for you today. This time with cute bunnies on a sunny Sunday. It's a simple one, with Oxides colored die cuts and background.
First I die cut the bunnies and the chickies. I used craft card stock for the bunnies, that's why they look rather dark. I colored mostly with Oxides. I used black pen for the eyes.
I used white card stock for the chickies and the egg. I also colored with Oxides.
I used watercolor paper for the background. First I used lighter blue for the whole paper and then darker blue with the stencil.
I spritzed water on top and heat it with the heat gun.
First I glued the background and then all the animals. I thought something was missing and decided to add a sentiment. This time I printed it on white paper and glued it on the card.
So this is my last Easter card for this year. Spring is in full bloom, so I think I'll have a lot of inspiration looking through my window.
Have a happy Easter and see you again next week..
P.S. Be sure to check the sale in the online store. You have time til 9 pm to get some Ester dies for a nice discount.
Perfect card for today! Love the scene - very cute. Happy Easter!
Gorgeous card! I love the pretty scene you created! The background looks amazing too!
Wonderful and sweet Easter scene love the clouds you created too!
This card is so cute Anja!


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La Sociedad de Obreras Redención de la Mujer  es una organización colombiana. Fue creada el 7 de febrero de 1919, en Montería, como mecanismo para luchar por la emancipación de la mujer colombiana en general, y monteriana en particular.

Historia
Esta agremiación fue organizada por Juana Julia Guzmán con el aval de Vicente Adamo y se estructuró siguiendo los mismos lineamientos de la Sociedad de Obreros y Artesanos. Como agremiación logró reunir a un importante grupo de mujeres explotadas, entre ellas Agustina Medrano, Pacha Ferias, Antonia Espitia, la mítica bailadora de fandangos María Barilla, y Mercedes Vidal. La presidenta de la Sociedad fue Juana Julia Guzmán.

Referencias
Fals Borda, Orlando. Historia deble de la Costa. Tomo IV. Carlos Valencia editores. Bogotá, 1986.Castro Núñez, Jaime. Historia extensa de Montería. Ediciones de la Fundación Cultural Rafael Yances Pinedo. Montería, 2003.
Historia contemporánea de Colombia

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Thursday part of a U.S. campaign finance law that relaxes contribution limits for candidates facing wealthy, self-funded opponents, a ruling that could affect congressional elections in November.
By a 5-4 vote, the high court declared unconstitutional the provision known as the "millionaire's amendment" that Congress adopted out of concern that rich, self-financing candidates would have a competitive advantage.
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Bible > Topical > Graecia
◄ Graecia ►
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
GREECE; GRAECIA
gres, gre'-sha;
1. Name:
In the earliest times there was no single name universally and exclusively in use either of the people or of the land of Greece. In Homer, three appellations, (Achaioi), (Danaoi), (Argeioi), were with no apparent discrimination applied to all the Greeks. By the Orientals they were called Ionians. See JAVAN. The name (Hellenes), which in historical times came into general use as a collective appellation, was applied in Homer to a small tribe in Thessaly. But the corresponding name (Hellas) was not primarily a geographical term, but designated the abode of the Hellenes wherever they had their own states or cities. In the 4th century B.C. many felt, as did Isocrates, that even "Hellene" stood not so much for a distinction in race, as for preeminence of culture, in contrast to the despised "Barbarian." Hence, there was much dispute as touching certain peoples, as, e.g. the Epirotes, Macedonians, and even the Thessalians, whether they should be accounted Hellenes and as included in Hellas. The word (Graikoi), Latin Graeci) occurs in Aristotle, who says that it was an older name for those who were later called Hellenes. The meaning and truth of this statement are alike in doubt; but he probably refers only to the tribe inhabiting the vicinity of Dodona, in Epirus. At any rate, Graeci and Graecia owed their introduction practically to the Romans after their contact with the Greeks in the war with Pyrrhus, and in consequence they included (what "Hellenes" and "Hellas" did not) Epirus and Macedonia.
2. Location and Area:
"Hellas," as the land of the Hellenes, is used in a broad sense to include not only Greece proper, but also the islands of the Ionian and Aegean seas, the seaboard of the Hellespont, of the Pontus, and of Asia Minor, the flourishing colonial regions of Magna Grecia and Sicily, Crete, and occasionally Cyprus, Cyrene, and the scattered colonies dotting the shore of the Mediterranean, almost to the Pillars of Hercules. "Grecia," however, was used in a more restricted sense as applying to "Continuous" (or continental) Greece, which forms the southern extremity of the Balkan peninsula. While the Romans included Macedonia and Epirus, it will be well for us to limit Greece to the territory lying roughly below 40 degrees, and extending almost to 36 degrees North latitude, and ranging between 17 degrees and 23 degrees East longitude. If, as is proper, we include the immediately adjacent islands, its greatest length, from Mt. Olympus in the North to Cythera in the South, is about 280 miles; its greatest breadth, from Cephallenia in the West to Euboea in the East, is about 240 miles. The area, however, owing to the great irregularity of its contour, is far less than one might expect, amounting to about 30,000 square miles. With an area, therefore, considerably less than that of Portugal, Greece has a coastline exceeding in length that of Spain and Portugal combined. In Greece the ratio of coastline to area is 1:3 1/4, whereas that of the Iberian peninsula is 1:25.
3. Mountain Structure:
The northern boundary of Greece is formed by an irregular series of mountain chains, beginning on the West with the Acroceraunian range and ending in Mt. Olympus (now, Elymbos, 9,790 ft.) on the East. Intersecting this line, the lofty Pindus range, forming the backbone of Northern Greece, extends southward to Mt. Tymphrestus (now, Velouchi, 7,610 ft.) in Aetolia, at which point spurs radiate through Central Greece. The highest peaks are Mt. Corax (now, Vardusia, 8,180 ft.) in Aetolia, Mt. Oeta (7,060 ft.), Parnassus (now, Lyakoura, 8,070 ft.), Helicon (now, Paleo Vouno, 5,740 ft.), Cithaeron (now, Elatias, 4,630 ft.), lying on the boundary between Boeotia and Attica, Mt. Geranea (now, Makri Plaghi, 4,500 ft.), North of the Isthmus, and, in Attica, Parnes (now, Ozea, 4,640 ft.), Pentelicon (now, Mendeli, 3,640 ft.) and Hymettus (now Trelovouni, 3,370 ft.). Along the eastern coast extends a broken range of mountains, the highest peaks of which are Ossa (now, Kissavos, 6,400 ft.), Pelion (now, Plessidi, 5,310 ft.); and, in Euboea, which virtually belongs to this range, Dirphys (now, Delphi, 5,730 ft.) and Ocha (now, Elias, 4,610 ft.). Southern Greece, or the Peloponnesus, is united to Central Greece only by a narrow isthmus (now cut by a canal 4 miles long), with a minimum altitude of about 250 ft. In the northern portion, a confused mass of mountains rises to great heights in Cyllene (now, Ziria, 7,790 ft.), Erymanthus (now, Olonos, 7,300 ft), Maenalus (now, Apano Chrepa, 6,500 ft.), all in Arcadia, Panachaicus (now, Voidia, 6,320 ft.), in Achaia; and, running southward through Laconia, the two important ranges called Taygetus (now, Pentedaktylo, 7,900 ft.) and Parnon (now, Malevo, 6,430 ft.). Minor ranges jut seaward in Argolis, Laconia and Messenia.
4. Rivers and Lakes:
The rainfall in Greece is not abundant and is confined largely to late autumn and winter. Whether the present rainfall differs much in amount from that of antiquity is a matter in dispute, although it seems reasonable to assume that the progressive denudation of the mountains since the 5th century A.D. has entailed a corresponding loss in humidity. Even in antiquity, however, the rivers of Greece were much like the arroyos of the Southwest portion of the U.S.A., which are in winter raging mountain torrents, and in summer dry channels. Owing to the proximity of the sea to all points in Greece, the rivers are short, and the scarcity of springs makes them dependent upon the direct and immediate rainfall. Among the more considerable rivers may be enumerated, in Northern Greece, the Peneius, with its tributaries, in Thessaly; Central Greece, the Achelous and the Evenus, in Aetolia; the Spercheius, flowing between Oeta and Othrys into the Maliac Gulf; the storied, but actually insignificant, Ilyssus and Cephissus, of the Attic plain; in Southern Greece, the Alpheius, rising in Arcadia and flowing westward through Elis, and the Eurotas, which drains Laconia. Eastern Greece consists of a series of somewhat considerable basins, which become lakes in winter and are pestilent marshes in summer, except where Nature or man has afforded an outlet. The former is the case with the Peneius, which has cut a channel through the celebrated Vale of Tempe. Lake Copais, in Boeotia, affords an example of man's activity. The Minyae, in prehistoric times, are credited with enlarging the natural outlets, and so draining the basin for a time; in recent times the same undertaking has again been brought to a successful issue. Similar basins occur at Lake Boebeis, in Thessaly, and at Lake Stymphalus, in Arcadia, besides others of less importance. Western Greece has relatively few such basins, as at Lake Pambotis, in Epirus, and at Lake Trichonis, in Aetolia. In many cases, where there is no surface outlet to these basins, subterranean channels (called by the Greeks Katavothrae) are formed in the calcareous rock, through which the waters are drained and occasionally again brought to the surface at a lower level.
5. Climate:
The climate of Greece was probably much the same in ancient times as it is today, except that it may have been more salubrious when the land was more thickly populated and better cultivated. Herodotus says that of all countries, Greece possessed the most happily tempered seasons; and Hippocrates and Aristotle commend it for the absence of extremes of heat and cold, as favorable for intelligence and energy. But owing to the inequalities of its surface, to the height of its mountains and the depth of its valleys, the climate varies greatly in different districts. In the highlands of the interior the winter is often cold and severe, the snow lying on the ground until late in the spring, while in the lowlands near the sea there is rarely any severe weather, and snow is almost unknown. The following data for Athens may be taken as a basis for comparison: humidity 41 per cent, rainfall 13, 1 inches, distributed over 100 days; mean temperature, Jan. 48, 2 degrees F., July 80, 6 degrees F. Greece lies open to the northern winds which, during certain seasons, prevail and give a bracing quality to the air not always present in places of the same latitude.
6. Geology:
The western half of Greece, in which the mountain ranges run generally from North to South, consists of a formation of grayish and yellowish-white compact limestone, while the eastern half-Macedonia, Thessaly, Euboea, Cyllene, and the mountains from Artemision to Cape Malea and Taygetus-together with the greater part of Attica and of the Cyclades, consists of mica-schist and crystalline-granular limestone (marble) Tertiary formations occur in narrow strips on the North and Northwest slopes of the ranges in the Peloponnesus and in the valley of the Eurotas, in Boeotia and Euboea. Volcanic action is evidenced both in the parallel elevations of similar or contemporary formation, and in the earthquakes frequent in all ages, especially in Southern and Central Greece, and in the islands of the Aegean. Perennially active volcanoes are nowhere found in Greece, but new formations due to volcanic action are most clearly seen on the island of Them among the Cyclades, where they have occurred within the last half-century. The solfatara between Megara and Corinth, and the abundant hot springs at widely scattered points in Greece also bear witness to the volcanic character of the region. Many an ancient site, venerated for its sanctity in antiquity, like those of Delphi and Olympia, in their ruined temples offer mute testimony to the violence of the earthquakes; and history records repeated instances of cities engulfed by tidal waves of appalling height.
7. Topography:
Mention has already been made of the sinuous coastline of Greece, and the land has been spoken of as consisting of three divisions. Northern Greece, to which Epirus and Thessaly belong, is marked off from Central Greece by the deep indentations of the Ambracian Gulf on the West and the Maliac Gulf on the East. The Pegasean Gulf, virtually continued by Lake Boebeis, reaches far into Thessaly, and divides it from Magnesia, which lies to the eastward. The land of the Dolopians really belongs to Northern Greece. Central Greece consists of Acarnania and Aetolia on the West, and of Phocis, Boeotia and Attica (with the adjacent island of Euboea) on the East, separated by a group of lesser states, Aenis, Oetaea, Doris, Locris and Phocis. Southern Greece is separated from Central Greece by the Corinthian and Saronic Gulfs, which almost meet at the Isthmus of Corinth, and are now, after repeated efforts, dating from the time of Julius Caesar, united by a sea-level canal. Megaris, which, by its position, belongs to Central Greece, is here, in accordance with its political affinities and predilections, classed with Corinth, the keeper of the isthmus, as belonging to Southern Greece. Facing the Corinthian Gulf, Achaia forms the northern division of the Peloponnesus, touching Elis, Arcadia and Argolis, which belt the peninsula in this order from West to East Arcadia is the only political division which does not have access to the sea, occupying as it does the great central plateau intersected by lesser ranges of varying height. The southernmost divisions, Messenia and Laconia, are deeply indented by the Messeniac and Laconic Gulfs, and Laconia is separated from the peninsula of Argolis by the Argolic Gulf, all of which head somewhat West of North of the subjacent islands, which a reasonable view must include in the boundaries of Greece, Euboea has already been mentioned; but we should add the group of great islands lying in the Ionian Sea, namely, Corcyra (now, Corfu), Leukas, Ithaca, Cephallenia (now, Cephalonia), Zacynthus (now, Zante), and Cythera (now, Cerigo), at the mouth of the Laconic Gulf, as well as Salamis and Aegina in the Saronic Gulf.
Greece was never, in ancient times, a united state, but consisted of a large number of separate states. These were essentially of two types, (a) city-states, in which a city dominated the adjacent territory whose free population constituted its citizenship, or (b) confederacies, in which neighboring cities or districts combined into political organizations which we may call federal states. These matters cannot, however, be discussed except in connection with the history of Greece, for which the reader must consult the standard works. It may be advisable here, however, to name the principal cities of Greece. Northern Greece had no great cities which developed as commercial centers. Aegina was the first to attain to special importance, then Corinth and Athens; Chalcis and Eretria, in Euboea, were for a time rich and prosperous, and Megara, in Megarid, and Argos, in Argolis, became formidable rivals of Athens. Sparta, though never a commercial center, early won and long maintained the hegemony of Greece, for a while disputed by Athens, in virtue of her power as the home of the militant Dorian aristocracy, which was disastrously defeated by the Beotians under Epaminondas, when Thebes, for a time, assumed great importance. Megalopolis, in Arcadia, enjoyed a brief prominence at the time of the Achean League, and Corcyra flourished in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. We should also not fail to mention three great centers of Greek religion: Olympia, in Elis, as the chief sanctuary of Zeus; Delphi, in Phocis, as the oracular seat of Apollo; and Eleusis, in Attica, as the pilgrim-shrine to which all Greeks resorted who would be initiated in the mysteries of Demeter and Cora. Argos also possessed a far-famed shrine of Hera, and Thermopile and Calauria were the centers at which met the councils of influential amphictyonies. Epidaurus was famous for her sanctuary of Asclepius. Delos, a little island in mid-Aegean, celebrated as a sanctuary of Apollo and as the meeting-place of a most influential amphictyony, falls without the limits of Greece proper; but Dodona, in Southern Epirus, should be mentioned as the most ancient and venerable abode of the oracle of Zeus. The Greeks, incorrigibly particularistic in politics, because of the almost insuperable barriers erected by Nature between neighboring peoples in the lofty mountain ranges, were in a measure united by their religion which, like the sea, another element making for intercourse and union, touched them at nearly every point.
For Greece in the Old Testament, see JAVAN. In the New Testament "Greece" occurs but once- Acts 20:2 -where it is distinguished from Macedonia.
William Arthur Heidel
GRAECIA
gre'-sha.
See GREECE.
Pagan Cemeteries.
... Nearly every type of tomb known in Etruria, Magna Graecia, and the prehistoric Italic
stations has a representative in the old cemeteries of the Viminal and ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter vi pagan cemeteries.htm
Hymnus Epiphaniae
... deserit. 200. Gaudete quidquid gentium est, Iudaea, Roma, et Graecia, Aegypte,
Thrax, Persa, Scytha, rex unus omnes possidet. Laudate ...
/.../prudentius/the hymns of prudentius/xii hymnus epiphaniae.htm
Printed Texts of the Septuagint.
... intervallo accedunt, unus Venetus ex bibliotheca Bessarionis Cardinalis, et is quoque
grandioribus litteris scriptus; alter qui ex Magna Graecia advectus nunc ...
/.../chapter vi printed texts of.htm
Christian Churches.
... of the Confession, mentioned above, which, according to the "Liber Pontificalis,"
were brought over from Greece (columnae vitineae quas de Graecia perduxit: i ...
/.../lanciani/pagan and christian rome/chapter iii christian churches.htm
Quotations from the Lxx. In Early Christian Writings.
... Clement had learnt the Christian faith during his early travels in Asia Minor and
Magna Graecia, and he may have received copies of OT writings from his first ...
/.../chapter iii quotations from the.htm
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GREECE; GRAECIA. gres, gre'-sha ... distinguished from
Macedonia. William Arthur Heidel. GRAECIA. gre'-sha. See GREECE. ...
/g/graecia.htm - 21k
Empire (8 Occurrences)
... their enterprise, superior genius and commercial abilities extended their dialects
over the Aegean Islands, the coasts of Asia Minor, Sicily and Magna Graecia. ...
/e/empire.htm - 80k
Roman (26 Occurrences)
/r/roman.htm - 101k
Galatia (6 Occurrences)
... inhabitants Galli. They were an intermixture of Gauls and Greeks, and hence
were called Gallo-Graeci, and the country Gallo-Graecia. The ...
/g/galatia.htm - 23k
Gradually (2 Occurrences)
/g/gradually.htm - 7k
Graff (1 Occurrence)
/g/graff.htm - 6k
/c/christianity.htm - 101k
Greece (15 Occurrences)
... captives. From a Jewish standpoint the Maccabean wars were really between
Jews and Greeks. See JAVAN; ASMONEANS. GREECE; GRAECIA. gres ...
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Фімато́дес мінли́вий ( testaceus Linnaeus, 1758) — вид жуків з родини вусачів.

Поширення
Ph. testaceus є пан'європейським видом в європейському зоогеографічному комплексі. Ареал охоплює всю Європу, Кавказ, Західну Росію, Малу Азію. В Карпатському регіоні вид розповсюджений в передгірних районах.

Екологія
Приурочений до листяних лісів, де часто є домінантом або субдомінантом в угрупованнях вусачів. Дорослі комахи зустрічаються на стовбурах дерев, в купах дров, на стінах дерев'яних будівель тощо. Комахи не відвідують квітів. Личинка розвивається в деревині більшості листяних дерев, але переважно в грабі, буці, дубі та березі. Плодючість самок коливається від 100-а до 120-и яєць.

Морфологія

Імаго
Імаґо невеликих розмірів. Довжина тіла коливається в межах 6-18 мм. Забарвлення дуже мінливе. Переважно тіло рудого або бурого кольорів, часто затемнене, а надкрила бурого, рудого, зеленого, синього або фіолетового забарвлення. Іноді передньоспинка з темними плямами. Передньоспинка вкрита дуже рідкими цятками, з гладенькими виступами на диску.

Личинка
Особливістю морфології личинки є те, що голова дуже втягнена в передньоспинку і має по одному вічку при основах вусиків. Ноги слабко розвинені, майже, непомітні. Мозолі на черевці дуже дрібно ґранульовані або вкриті дрібно-комірчастою скульптурою.

Життєвий цикл
Розвиток личинки триває 2 роки.

Література
 Бартенев А.Ф. Обзор видов жуков-усачей (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) фауны Украины // Вісті Харківського ентомологічного товариства. — 2003 (2004). — 11, № 1-2. — с. 24-43
 Жирак Р. М., Пушкар В. С., Заморока А.М. Матеріали до вивчення ентомофауни північно-східної частини Івано-Франківської області // матеріали науково-практичної конференції «Природничі науки на межі століть» — Ніжин, 2004. — с. 36-37;
 Загайкевич І.К. До вивчення вусачів (Cerambycidae) Станіславської обл. // Проблеми ентомології на Україні. — К.: Вид-во АН УРСР, 1959. — с. 45-47;
 Загайкевич І.К. Таксономия и экология усачей. — К.: Наукова Думка, 1991. — 420 с.;
 Заморока А.М. Висотно-домінантний розподіл фауни жуків-вусачів на північно-східному меґасхилі Українських Карпат та південно-західній окраїні Східноєвропейської платформи // Вісн. Прикарпатського у-ту, серія біол. № 3 — Івано-Франківськ, 2003. — с. 112—127;
 Заморока А.М. Вплив комплексного висотного градієнту на формування домінантних форм жуків-вусачів (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) на північно-східному макросхилі Українських Карпат та Передкарпатті // ІІ міжнародна наукова конференція студентів та аспірантів «Молодь і поступ біології». — Львів, 2006. — с. 251—252;
 Заморока А.М. Жуки-вусачі Івано-Франківської області // мат. конф. «Проблеми вивчення та охорони біорізноманіття Карпат і прилеглих територій». — Івано-Франківськ, 2007. — с. 131—132;
 Łomnicki M. Catalogus Coleopterorum Haliciae. — Leopoli, 1884. — S. 1-43;

Посилання
 Систематика виду на порталі BioLib (англ.)
 Зображення та відомості про вид на порталі cerambyx.uochb.cz (англ.)

Комахи, описані 1758
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Automeris zurobara est une espèce de papillon de la famille des Saturniidae.

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LANG LANG REIMAGINES OSCAR®-NOMINATED HIT FROM ENCANTO
"DOS ORUGUITAS," FEAT. VOCALS BY SEBASTIÁN YATRA, IS THE LATEST SINGLE
FROM THE PIANIST'S FORTHCOMING ALBUM THE DISNEY BOOK
– CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF DISNEY
"DOS ORUGUITAS" OUT ON 2 SEPTEMBER 2022
LISTEN TO THE SINGLE & PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE
Lang Lang – Photo © Simon Webb
"Animation sparked my imagination and transported me to other worlds" – Lang Lang
"Dos Oruguitas," from Walt Disney Studios' Encanto, became a huge hit after the movie came out in 2021. Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra, the Spanish-language ballad was Oscar®-nominated for Best Original Song. Yatra reprises his vocals as he joins Lang Lang on a stunning new version of the track created for the pianist's upcoming album The Disney Book. Their moving interpretation can be enjoyed globally from this Friday, 2 September.
The Disney Book, Lang Lang's homage to some of the best-loved music in movie history, celebrates 100 years of The Walt Disney Company. The album will be released on 16 September on Deutsche Grammophon, in collaboration with Disney Music Group.
"Dos Oruguitas" appears over the emotional flashback sequence explaining the tragedy that has overshadowed the life of Encanto heroine Mirabel's grandmother, Alma. The title translates as "two little caterpillars" and the allegorical meaning of its lyrics is about learning to accept life's unexpected changes so that we can fly high as beautiful butterflies. Hollywood veteran Randy Kerber's new arrangement for Lang Lang creates a duet between voice and piano, building to a soaring conclusion that underlines the song's uplifting message.
Sebastián Yatra – Photo © Erick Fernando Quituizaca
In a Disney first, "Dos Oruguitas" was heard in its original language in every version of the film released worldwide, its folk-inspired melody tying it closely to the story's roots in Colombia. Singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra, who was born in Colombia, was the obvious choice to perform the song on the soundtrack, and also gave an acclaimed live performance at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony.
"I am in awe of the opportunity to work with the talented Lang Lang on this powerful new version of 'Dos Oruguitas'," says Yatra. "I am such a big fan of his work, so to be able to continue the journey of this song in this way is more special than I can put into words. I'm incredibly grateful to reimagine this beautiful song with such a legendary pianist for his upcoming Disney album."
The Disney Book features exceptional new renditions of songs from films ranging from Pinocchio and The Jungle Book to Frozen and Aladdin, reimagined for solo piano or piano and full orchestra by some of the world's top arrangers. It also sees Lang Lang joined by collaborators from across the globe, including Andrea Bocelli, Jon Batiste and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Robert Ziegler, as well as Sebastián Yatra. Every track on the album has been specially created for Lang Lang and together they showcase the piano's versatility.
Much like his hugely successful 2019 album Piano Book, which brought together some of Lang Lang's favourite pieces as a way to encourage budding young musicians, The Disney Book aims to inspire people of all ages to explore classical music. It is a heartfelt gift to all generations. Lang Lang concludes, "I hope that people of all ages will enjoy this recording and experience the joy that we all felt the first time we saw a Disney film."
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