ACM CoNEXT is always soliciting site proposals.
Please provide information as per the preliminary outline below. For each conference year and depending on the number and quality of proposals, the selection process may proceed in several (two) "rounds," with each round narrowing the set of candidates and asking for additional information. This document focuses on what is normally expected in an initial proposal.
Site proposals should be less than 2 pages ASCII text (66 lines, 80 columns; an equivalent size PDF document is acceptable). Send proposals to the current Chair of the CoNEXT Steering Committee (Contact details here) with the header: "CoNEXT site proposal - YEAR" (with the appropriate year in 4-digit format). In case you do not get an acknowledgment within one week of submitting your proposal, you should email the CoNEXT Steering Committee Chair to inquire on its status.
Locations rotate on a three years cycle between North America, Europe, and a "wildcard" that can be a location in North America or Europe or outside of those two regions. Please look at past venues to see the location of next conference.
A proposal is generally made by the proposed conference general chair(s). CoNEXT conferences typically rely on a team of two general chairs, one of which must be local to the site where the conference will be held. A proposal should include a partial list of committee members that will play a role in organizing the conference. The PC chairs are NOT part of a proposal, as they are selected separately by the CoNEXT Steering Committee.
CoNEXT is generally held during one of the two first weeks of December. It seeks to avoid interfering with the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and the end-of-year break..
NOTE: For items 2-4, what is required is general information and not a detailed financial proposal with specific venues already identified. In particular, you should NOT contact possible venues regarding availability or cost, as the ACM handles contract negotiations on behalf of the conference.
The city should be located near a major international airport, within 1-2 hours of regular train service and/or 45 minutes of cab/shuttle service. A major international airport should have at least two airlines with regular international service to the 4 major continents of CoNEXT attendees: Asia, Europe, North and South America.
The city should have one or more venues for ~200 attendees, including side-venues for 3 concurrent workshops of less than 100 (CoNEXT has traditionally had three workshops, including its Student Workshop, just before or after the main conference, i.e., these events are not on the same days as the main conference).. Each venue should support a single center screen, with unobstructed views. Auditorium room layout is preferred. The venues should also include ample space outside the conference room, to facilitate interactions among attendees. This space should be able to accommodate food and beverages for coffee breaks. In addition, it should ideally be able to hold 40-50 student poster displays (either hanging on the walls or supported on easels) that would remain for the entire duration of the conference (the goal is to give students several opportunities to attract an audience for their work).
Facilities capable of serving lunch to the 200+ attendees should also be available in reasonable proximity to the conference room(s). NOTE: There is no a-priori preference for a university location, even if they often offer more affordable solutions (it is one of CoNEXT goals to offer a high-quality conference experience while ensuring a balanced budget maintaining registration costs as low as possible – registration fees have not increased since 2007). Convention center or hotel venues, when they provide an economical solution, are perfectly valid options.
The city should have hotels supporting ~300 people (attendees and their guests) within easy access to the possible venue (less than 15 minutes time, preferably within walking distance or at most 1 bus/subway/tram stop).
The city should have potential venues for a reception and banquet dinner. A sample list of possible venues with a 1-line description addressing logistics (time to get there, need for transportation) would be useful. Transportation to these events should be less than 30 minutes each way.
As mentioned above, CoNEXT conferences traditionally involve two general co-chairs, one of which must be local. Both should be widely-recognized members of the broader data networking community. One of them must be based in or close to the proposed site city. For the "local" general chair, a statement of support from the chair's institution and possibly administrative support, may eventually be required.
The names and affiliations of a few other committee members which the chair can enlist to help with the conference organization should also be provided. The positions of treasurer and local arrangement chair are particularly important.
The dates of CoNEXT will ultimately be selected by the CoNEXT Steering Committee, based on the proposals received and feedback from surveys conducted at CoNEXT. Nevertheless and as mentioned above, for planning purposes proposals can assume that the conference will be held during the first two weeks of December.
Proposals should indicate dates that may have major local conflicts, e.g., important local events, school holidays, etc., that would interfere with either the proposed site, hotel availability, travel costs, or the general chairs' participation.


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Cassava – The potato of the tropics as best alternative during global climate change
Interview with Kingsley Kelechi Ekwueme, Managing Director of GrowExpress Ltd, about the miracle tuber cassava, which defies weather conditions in Africa.
Weather conditions such as drought, nutrient-poor soils and irregular rainy seasons are familiar conditions that farmers around the world have had to deal with for centuries, including in Africa. But while many familiar crops lose out, the miracle tuber cassava seems to defy all climatic conditions.
The inconspicuous root tubers, wooden and dark brown on the outside, light to reddish on the inside, usually taste sweetish, some bitter. Cassava is grown all over the world, but it is of great nutritional importance in Africa. Nigeria's farmers are the absolute leaders.
Kingsley Kelechi Ekwueme of GrowExpress on this "Cassava is a wonderful crop that can withstand heat and drought, and needs little or no fertilizer to grow." And if that's not enough cassava also enriches the soil with nutrients, "It allows us to plan ideal crop rotations on the former cassava fields and plant millet and maize. In these season's we use as GrowExpress no additional fertilizer and save thus substantially natural resources. The basis was the leftover of cassava roots and cassava leaves which are rich enough," Kingsley told us.
Super root cassava
Climate scientists have also taken notice of the tuber. Scientists at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia tested how cassava responds to climate change. That's because sub-Saharan Africa is expected to get up to two degrees Celsius warmer by 2030. "We found that cassava continues to prove resilient and can handle almost any climatic condition. That's why we call it the Rambo root," says climate scientist Andy Jarvis.
Many other scientists also tested how other staple crops cope with climate changes. Compared to corn, potatoes, beans, bananas and millet, cassava fared best in all tests. "The big advantage of cassava is that it doesn't die even during long droughts," Jarvis says of the hardy root. "It just shuts down its activity until the next rain comes." That the plant is so climate-resistant may be due to its origins. It originated in very dry and hot regions of South America and was brought to Africa by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Worldwide, more than 1 billion people now eat cassava every day. On the African continent, it is the most important source of energy along with corn.
Greater potential suspected
Because cassava has not been studied as extensively as other staple foods, scientists hope to further boost cassava research through continued discoveries. For example, they say, cassava can be developed even further through crossbreeding. "There is also an attempt to increase the nutritional value of cassava so that it can provide an even better nutritional base," explains climate scientist Andy Jarvis.
Nigeria promotes cassava consumption
But this would also require a further change in the way Africans grow and eat cassava. In Nigeria, the root is grown mainly for subsistence but is increasingly playing a major role in the economy as a whole.
This was pushed by several previous presidents, Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, and has been consistently promoted and accelerated by the current incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari.
The government in Abuja encourages bread producers who use at least 40 percent cassava flour with tax cuts. In this way, it also wants to become less dependent on expensive wheat and rice imports from abroad.
GrowExpress implements it sustainably on farms
The farms of GrowExpress feel this permanent high demand and see themselves confirmed in the long term that their scientifically based farm concept is economically and ecologically sustainable. This uses the state institutions such as local seed banks, agricultural cooperatives and the already existing cultivation and trade structures to implement the specially developed BLOCK FARMING model. This is a modern agronomic hybrid model of smallholder and commercial farm models.
It benefits on the one hand from the management competence and economies of scale of a large farm and on the other hand from the optimized land use and productivity of the small farmers.
In practice, this means that cassava, millet and maize are cultivated together in a large-scale block farming system, which is accompanied by the smallholders from preparation to harvest. The farmers receive a continuous transfer of knowledge and participate in the economic success.
Especially in the areas of irrigation, multi-field management, fertilizer and the use of modern seeds, smallholder farming of individual families still have a great need for knowledge.
The contact persons are often the women, mostly single parents, who keep the families and thus the rural village structures together and thus ensure family cohesion.
The land provided for GrowExpress by the state local governments has mostly not been cultivated for more than 70 years and, after thorough soil analysis and clearing of ecologically non-valuable bush land, is operated very sustainably with locally adapted crop rotations and adapted mechanization methods. The responsible persons of the Nigerian state support the farm project and fixed purchase contracts have been concluded, so that the economic dimension of agriculture is secured.
Responsible in the sense of the press law:
Thomas Wegener
CEO GrowExpress Ltd.
GrowExpress Ltd office is located in Nigeria, Cocoa House, Dugbe, 200263 Ibadan. Completed in 1965 at a height of 105 meters, Cocoa House was once the tallest building in Nigeria and the first skyscraper in West Africa. It is located in Dugbe, one of the main commercial areas in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The GrowExpress Ltd. company farms an estate of 800 hectares about 200 km north of the megacity of Lagos, Nigeria. For more information, visit: https://growexpress.org
GrowExpress Limited
Kingsley Ekwueme – Managing Director
Cocoa House, Dugbe
200263 Ibadan, Nigeria
Website: https://growexpress.org
E-Mail : AtYourService@growexpress.biz
Telefon: +234 7031135981
Schlagwörter:Africa, agriculture, climate, climate conditions, consumption, GrowExpress Ltd., harvest, Kingsley Kelechi Ekwueme, Manoik, Nigeria, nutrition, super root, sustainability
ABOWI asks lawyer Ralph Ertner from Cape Town, South Africa
ABOWI interview with lawyer Ralph Ertner from Cape Town, South Africa on cultural differences, globalization and advice to law students. Attorney Ralph M. Ertner advises prospective students to learn as much as possible in practice.
The Green Gold of Africa – Castor Bean
Africa points to a rapid rise in biodegradable products. Here, castor oil is considered a miracle cure. GrowExpress Ltd. focuses on the cultivation of castor trees, thus ensuring a successful future for small farmers in Africa.
Natural beauties of Africa – Drought and lack of drinking water
Climate change does not stop at Namibia. Here, the challenge is to cope with the changing climate conditions and still continue farming successfully. GrowExpress is sticking to the idea of block farming to secure the future of community agriculture in Africa.
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If you're subscribed to CNF's newsletter, then you already know that in early 2019 we expanded the CNF team. In January, we were pleased to add five incredible team members to work on CNF's programs, funding, and communications. We're excited to announce that at the end of April, we'll also be adding two more team members.
So what does this mean for our community? It means that over the year to come, we'll have more capacity to convene in the child neurology community, share stories and knowledge, and run programs for caregivers and families, as well as more resources to raise funds to support this community. New team members also bring fresh ideas, energy, and skills to our team to better serve the child neurology community as a whole.
Please join us in welcoming the new CNF team (and also reacquainting yourselves with a few CNF veterans)!
Amy has been working on behalf of children with special needs and their families for nearly two decades. Throughout her career, she has enjoyed marrying her clinical and executive experience in working to improve the lives of children and their families. Her success has been built on the strong ability to form trusted and collaborative partnerships, strategic risk-taking, and personal transparency. Brin was named Executive Director of CNF in 2015; under which, it has experienced unprecedented growth in strategic partnerships, programming, and overall operations.
Prior to joining CNF, Brin led the development of and provision of care in various tertiary, ambulatory and community-based pediatric and perinatal palliative and hospice programs. She has served as a national consultant regarding building systems of care for children and youth living with special healthcare needs, with specific interest in program development for complex, chronic care models of service. Brin's specialization is in pediatrics, medical home core components, hospice and palliative medicine throughout the care continuum, home health, transitions of care, care coordination and case management. She is a published author, and award-winning speaker. Brin is a Board-certified pediatric advanced practice nurse.
Ms. Barnhart is a recent transplant to the Kentucky area. Before making her adventure to Kentucky, Katherine was in the financial field for 9 years where she specialized in retirement portfolios and disability insurance. Katherine also spent two years running a Holistic Medical Center where she found her passion for helping others. One of her greatest passions in life is helping others realize the potential they have inside to achieve their goals. Katherine has a Bachelors in Science with a specialty in Rehabilitative Science and Wellness Counseling.
In her spare time you will find Katherine enjoying time with her son, Evan. One of the best things about being a parent is the ability experience life again through your child's eyes.
Priscilla brings more than 20 years of experience guiding nonprofits to achieve sustainable revenue growth and increased impact. An accomplished, insightful and innovative leader, Burton's extensive experience in nonprofit leadership and strategy includes serving as CEO of the Epilepsy Therapy Project (ETP), where she led the organization through a pivotal year that culminated in its successful merger with the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Prior to ETP, Burton led fundraising efforts for the high profile, Proposition 71, California's Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative and prior to Prop 71 was the founding vice president of development for CaPCURE: The Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate (now the Prostate Cancer Foundation), where she built the new nonprofit's development strategy from the ground up. Before launching Burton Strategies, she co-founded Evolution Partners, Inc, a full-service boutique firm specializing in strategic development planning and fundraising for nonprofits and select political efforts. Burton's strong background in political campaign fundraising and management includes an exceptional track record in leading highly successful fundraising initiatives for national senatorial campaigns, including US Senator Dianne Feinstein. Burton holds a bachelor's degree in Law and Society from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She resides in Santa Monica, California.
and internal communication. He helps groups build new awareness and mobilize energy for change as a facilitator, executive coach, organizational development consultant, and qualitative researcher. His book, Change Agent Nation: Create Change in Your Neighborhood…or Across the World was published in 2019 and is available on Amazon.
Allyson supports day-to-day operations, the Board of Directors, and all collaborative programs, projects and initiatives at CNF. She has a diverse background in administration in the corporate, education/research and non-profit sectors, joining CNF from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Research Office. Allyson resides in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband, Jason, their son, Leo, and dog, Noble. Allyson firmly believes that the best things in life are not things. Her love for her own family drives her professionally and passionately to serve the patients and families in the child neurology community.
In college, Katie received degrees in communication and psychology and the majority of her career experience is in the clinical quality improvement space. Previously, she worked for the American Academy of Neurology running operations for the Axon Registry, the largest neurologic specific clinical data registry in the world. While working for the AAN she focused on implementation of quality measures, establishing quality improvement projects, vendor management, and EMR related education initiatives. Katie is a firm believer that any food can be improved with chocolate or ranch and her ideal day includes spending time with Wayne (her cat) and Sam (her husband).
Altaira is a storytelling expert with a passion for public health. As someone who's worked with strong research-based pediatric health organizations like the Hospital for Sick Children, and BC Children's Hospital, as well in the creative sector with groups like CreativeMornings, Altaira looks forward to bringing CNF into the new frontier of health communications. A frontier where personal storytelling, and evidence-based health information live hand-in-hand. She lives in Vancouver, Canada with her partner Mike, and their cats Thomas and Rosemary. In true Pacific Northwest fashion, most weekends you can find her hiking through the mountains, or spending time on the sea.
Rebecca has spent her working in nonprofit settings dedicated to youth services, patient advocacy, public affairs, government relations. For the last nine years, Rebecca has worked to improve patient care by integrating patients and patient representatives as members of the research teams in clinical research design, guideline and measure development, and outcomes measurement, ensuring that patients' voices are not only heard, but are the directors of the research done to improve lives and create new therapies. Rebecca lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with her husband, Michael Murray, their four children, Teagan, James, Margaret, and Peter, and two extremely goofy pug mixes, Betty and Stanley.
Cyndi is a passionate advocate for children with neurologic disorders. In addition to consulting for CNF, she works as a special education advocate. Cyndi enjoys positions that capitalize on her ability to convert complex challenges into succinct and effective solutions. Recent positions include managing the CNF SUDEP Education Initiative and the Epilepsy Foundation SUDEP Institute Director.


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It's better being a jerk.
"If God is love, then you can call me Cupid"
What about the tutorial channel thing you were debating on???
Our best BSP modeler is gone.
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import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.codes.dicom.DICOMEventIdCodes;
import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.codes.ihe.IHETransactionEventTypeCodes;
import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.codes.rfc3881.RFC3881EventCodes;
import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.codes.rfc3881.RFC3881EventCodes.RFC3881EventActionCodes;
import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.codes.rfc3881.RFC3881ParticipantObjectCodes;
import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.events.ihe.GenericIHEAuditEventMessage;
import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.models.rfc3881.TypeValuePairType;
import org.openhealthtools.ihe.atna.auditor.utils.EventUtils;

import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * ATNA Audit event for RAD-69 and RAD-75.
 * @author Dmytro Rud
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public class ImagingRetrieveEvent extends GenericIHEAuditEventMessage {

    public ImagingRetrieveEvent(
            boolean systemIsSource,
            RFC3881EventCodes.RFC3881EventOutcomeCodes outcome,
            IHETransactionEventTypeCodes eventType)
    {
        super(systemIsSource,
              outcome,
              systemIsSource ? RFC3881EventCodes.RFC3881EventActionCodes.CREATE : RFC3881EventCodes.RFC3881EventActionCodes.READ,
              systemIsSource ? new DICOMEventIdCodes.Import() : new DICOMEventIdCodes.Export(),
              eventType);
    }

    protected void addTypeValuePair(List<TypeValuePairType> pairs, String type, String value) {
        if (! EventUtils.isEmptyOrNull(value)) {
            pairs.add(getTypeValuePair(type, value.getBytes()));
        }
    }

    public void addDocumentParticipantObject(
            String studyInstanceUniqueId,
            String seriesInstanceUniqueId,
            String documentUniqueId,
            String repositoryUniqueId,
            String homeCommunityId)
    {
        List<TypeValuePairType> pairs = new LinkedList<TypeValuePairType>();
        addTypeValuePair(pairs, "Study Instance Unique Id",  studyInstanceUniqueId);
        addTypeValuePair(pairs, "Series Instance Unique Id", seriesInstanceUniqueId);
        addTypeValuePair(pairs, "Repository Unique Id",      repositoryUniqueId);
        addTypeValuePair(pairs, "ihe:homeCommunityID",       homeCommunityId);

        addParticipantObjectIdentification(
                new RFC3881ParticipantObjectCodes.RFC3881ParticipantObjectIDTypeCodes.ReportNumber(),
                null,
                null,
                pairs,
                documentUniqueId,
                RFC3881ParticipantObjectCodes.RFC3881ParticipantObjectTypeCodes.SYSTEM,
                RFC3881ParticipantObjectCodes.RFC3881ParticipantObjectTypeRoleCodes.REPORT,
                null,
                null);
    }

}

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Police are hit by bomb after pro-military rally in Meiktila
By William M. Thomas on	 October 26, 2021 Bomb blast
At least four clashes erupted Tuesday between anti-junta Karenni resistance groups and the Burmese army in the townships of Demoso and Loikaw, in Kayah state, resulting in numerous military casualties.
Two of the fighting took place in and near the village of Dawpoesi in Demoso, as well as near the township police station, and one in the village of Pankan in Loikaw, with the Karenni National Defense Force (KNDF) working with the Karenni army in the fight against the army.
According to a KNDF statement, the clashes resulted in the death of five junta soldiers, and seven others wounded, as well as a member of the KNDF.
A spokesperson for the resistance group told Myanmar Now that two junta soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a clash in Dawpoesi on Tuesday morning. Another clash broke out at 3 p.m. between Karenni forces and soldiers occupying the Phan Khar Kone monastery near the village, injuring two other Burmese army soldiers.
A third battle took place near the Demoso Township police station two hours later, the spokesperson said. Two junta soldiers were reportedly killed after being hit by resistance-fired RPGs, and a KNDF member sustained minor injuries.
The Karenni coalition also attacked a military unit stationed near a monastery in Pankan village, Loikaw township on the same day, resulting in the death of a junta soldier.
The majority of the inhabitants of Demoso had already fled the canton due to the heavy military occupation and the intensification of clashes with resistance forces.
"Because the residents have not returned, there have been no civilian casualties yet," the KNDF spokesperson said.
The military council has not issued a statement regarding the fighting in Demoso and Loikaw.
According to the KNDF, the army occupied strategic hills in Demoso township and sent heavy weapons to troops stationed there.
Demoso protesters first used muskets to retaliate against the junta after the military opened fire on unarmed protesters in April. Several Karenni armed resistance forces formed in the months that followed, fighting cooperatively against the Burmese army.
The army employed troops from Light Infantry Division (LID) 66 in Pekhon, southern Shan State – an area with a large Karenni ethnic population near the Kayah State border – to intensify attacks on local defense forces in the Karenni region.
Last month, Karenni coalition forces attacked a moving LID 66 convoy in Pekhon and the village of Konethar in Loikaw.
Pekhon's military presence also includes Light Infantry Battalions 336 and 421, Military Operations Command No.7, and Engineer, Artillery and Signal Battalions regularly deployed against resistance groups operating in the state. by Kayah.
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While you were helping me out, this rune was given to me to pass on to you. Take some time to read it when you have a chance. I'm thinkin' it came from the warrior trainer Thran. Take a gander at it and go find him inside Anvilmar when you've a chance.


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Bible Names N-Z: Shethar-boznai
Shethar-boznai in Easton's Bible Dictionary star of splendour, a Persian officer who vainly attempted to hinder the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 5:3, 6; 6:6, 13).
https://www.bible-history.com/eastons/S/Shethar-boznai/
Shethar-boznai in Fausset's Bible Dictionary ("star of splendour".) A Persian officer commanding "on this side the river" under Tatnai the satrap, in Darius Hystaspes' reign (Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 6:13). Shethar Boznai with Tatnai and the Apharsachites tried to hinder the building of the temple under Zerubbabel, writing to Darius (Ezra 5) that search should be made whether the decree of Cyrus for its restoration, which the Jews alleged, was to be found in the house of the rolls at Babylon. On its being found at Achmetha, or Ecbatana, Darius ordered the work to proceed, and that Shethar Boznai, etc., should help with contributions from the king's goods, and with animal victims, and wheat, salt, wine, and oil. Shethar Boznai and the others thereupon did so speedily.
https://www.bible-history.com/faussets/S/Shethar+boznai/
Shethar-boznai in Hitchcock's Bible Names that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me
https://www.bible-history.com/hitchcock/S/Shethar-boznai/
Shethar-boznai in Naves Topical Bible -An official of the king of Persia Ezr 5:3,6; 6:6,13
https://www.bible-history.com/naves/S/SHETHAR-BOZNAI/
Shethar-boznai in Smiths Bible Dictionary (Pers. star of splendor), a Persian officer of rank in the reign of Darius Hystaspes. Ezr 5:3,6; 6:6,13 (B.C. 320.)
https://www.bible-history.com/smiths/S/Shethar-bozna-i/
Shethar-boznai in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE she'-thar-boz'-e-ni, she'-thar-boz'-ni, -boz'-na-i, (shethar boznay, meaning uncertain): The name of a Persian (?) official mentioned with Tattenai in connection with the correspondence with Darius relative to the rebuilding of the Temple (Ezr 5:3,6; 6:6,12; Codex Vaticanus Satharbouzan; Codex Alexandrinus Satharbouzanai, in Ezr 5:3; 6:13; Satharbouzanes, in 5:6; Satharbouzane, in 6:6; Lucian, throughout, Tharbouzanaios), called in 1 Esdras 6:3,7,27; 7:1 "Shathrabuzanes." Among the conjectures as to the meaning and derivation of the name, the following may be mentioned: (1) Shethar-boznai may be a corruption of metharboznay = Mithrobouzanes, Old Persian Mithrobauzana--i.e. "Mithra is deliverer." (2) shathar is identical with the Old Persian Tsithra ("seed," "brilliance"); names have been found that are confounded with this word. (3) shethar bowzenay may be a title, but sethar, must then be read for shethar. (4) shethar boznay is equivalent to the Old Persian Sethrabuzana, "empire- delivering"; compare Encyclopedia Biblica, article "Shethar- boznai," and Brown, Driver, and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Horace J. Wolf
https://www.bible-history.com/isbe/S/SHETHAR-BOZENAI,+SHETHAR-BOZNAI/
Shethar-boznai in Wikipedia Shethar-boznai, that makes to rot; that seeks those who despise me[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Biblical_names_starting_with_S
Shethar-boznai Scripture - Ezra 5:3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
https://www.bible-history.com/kjv/Ezra/5/
Shethar-boznai Scripture - Ezra 5:6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which [were] on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
Shethar-boznai Scripture - Ezra 6:6 Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which [are] beyond the river, be ye far from thence:


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Q: Drupal modules - Nice menus CPU usage and response time I am having a problem with nice menus drupal module. It's the module that is consuming more web server time and it's the slowest to respond . This is weird for me as a so insignificant module can cause this response time problems. Nice menus also seems to consume a lot of CPU and is creating problems on a scalability point of view.
The drupal version I am using is -> Drupal 6.22
I want to know if any of you had this problem and if yes how to resolve it .
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Q: LinkedIn returns different share count when a lidc cookie is set I used this URL here to get the share count of a URL
https://www.linkedin.com/countserv/count/share?url=http://google.de&format=json
{
    "count": 83,
    "fCnt": "83",
    "fCntPlusOne": "84",
    "url": "http://google.de"
}

However, when I use PHP & cURL to get the share count with the same URL, I get this
{
    "count": 2285,
    "fCnt": "2,285",
    "fCntPlusOne": "2,286",
    "url": "http://google.de"
}

When disabling cookies in the WebDeveloper addon, or using another Browser, I'm getting the correct(?) count.
When I delete the cookie lidc from the cookies of LinkedIn I get the correct count, too.
So basically, my question is, why does the share count differ? Which one is the correct one? For me, it looks like the second result is the correct one.


3. Eat fruit in the morning on an empty stomach-fruit is the best food to keep the lymphatic system cleansed and moving properly. The lymphatic system is what I call "the body's version of a street-cleaner"–it sweeps up toxins, fat, and the by-products of bodily processes to lessen pain, inflammation, cellulite, and toxic overload in the body. Just don't overdo.
4. Eat a large green salad for lunch and dinner. And if you just can't stand another salad, wrap it up! Put lettuce, sprouts, avocado, tomato, and cucumber (or some combination of these) in a wrap. Add a dash of sea salt and freshly cracked peppercorns and you have a delicious meal in a hurry.
5. Eat a small healthy snack every two hours to stabilize blood sugar. Wild blood sugar fluctuations can deplete your energy, cause weight gain, intensify food cravings, and depress your immune system, making you more vulnerable to those cold and flu bugs found in droves in the winter months. My preferred option is raw, unsalted almonds–they're loaded with calcium and blood-stabilizing fiber and protein. Eat 10-12 as a snack between meals.
6. Avoid eating sweets, synthetic sweeteners or foods sweetened with them. Instead, eat fruit and sweeten herbal teas with a few drops of stevia-an herb that contains steviosides, substances that are naturally 1000 times sweeter than sugar, without the nasty effects on your blood sugar levels.
7. Be sure to fit some exercise into your day. A minimum of twenty minutes of vigorous activity will get your circulation going, improve lymph flow, increase energy, and help your body burn any bulges you may be carrying.� If it's too cold outside, try jumping on a mini-trampoline. It's one of the best forms of exercise for getting your lymph to eliminate fatty deposits and cellulite in your body.
8. Avoid margarine and foods made with hydrogenated and trans fats. These toxic foods make your body's detox organs like the liver sluggish. They also require huge amounts of energy to digest. They also lead to weight gain and are linked to a host of other health problems.
9. Avoid foods that contain synthetic colors, preservatives, and other additives. As I tell clients, "if you can't read it, don't eat it." By avoiding them throughout the day, you are giving your liver a break so it can devote its energy to burning fat.
10. Add beans to your diet in soups, salads, stews, chili, or other foods. The humble legumes are the most overlooked healthy foods, yet they are packed with protein, fiber, and complex carbs (the good ones) that cleanse your bowels, stabilize blood sugar, and keep you feeling full for hours. Can't stand the aftermath of eating beans-simply take a digestive enzyme that includes cellulase with meals that contain beans. Cellulase helps improve the digestion of beans.
With the help of a few health tricks, you can start the New Year as a healthier, more energetic, and lighter version of you!
Adapted, with permission of the author, from the book, The Life Force Diet (Wiley, 2010).


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How many times have you found yourself hunched over cleaning up the stuffing from a so-called tough dog toy? If your dog is anything like our pups, it probably happens more often than you care to admit. That's why we designed our new Fire Biterz. With these toys, you can kiss this common dog toy paw-blem goodbye.
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Made up of multiple layers of tightly-woven rubber-coated fibers, these toys are constructed using the same materials that are used to make real fire hoses. With these tough, but lovable, lizards tough chewers have met their match.
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Not sure where I found this endearing folk disc. It's been in my stash for a long time, so I assumed I did some research on it awhile back, or made a note that it had SoCo regional roots (it was stamped with a Pueblo address on the label), but I since lost those notes.
So thanks again to the Internet Gods I tracked down Eric, who lives in Crestone, near the Great Sand Dunes National Park, about an hour north of Alamosa. Come to find out, the record is actually out of Arizona, but since he is still an active performer in the SoCo region, I thought I would give his record a shout-out.
I'll let him share the details.
"I wrote those two songs my senior year of high school, this would have been 1967. 'A Red Flower' is something I wrote after reading the book, The Little Prince, in high school."
Listen to a sample of "Race to Knowhwere"
'The Race to Knowhere' kind of grew out of my readings on existentialism in high school - also perhaps the general mood of the country back then - this would have been 1967 - and the fact that both my parents were pretty high-powered academics. At the time, I kind of dreaded jumping into the rat race, but did anyway, of course. I got a M.A. and Ph.D., and became a university geography professor, but kept doing music throughout, of course.
LEM (the name of the label) stands for Lunar Excursion Module, the vehicle that the astronauts were going to use on the moon landing. My father was one of the geologists who trained the astronauts for the moon expeditions back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He funded the 300 copies that were pressed. Calling it LEM Records was his idea.
One of my high school friends' father suggested that I record the song at the local KAFF radio, in Flagstaff. I played harmony guitar and sang, and another high school friend, Richard Cavanaugh played lead guitar, and Dennis Olesniwich played tambourine. Before we pressed the tape into vinyl the guy at the record company suggested it needed a bass. So my father paid a local bass player $20 to dub the bass part.
A high school buddy, Dave Fronske, was so taken by the sentiment of 'The Red Flower,' that he personally distributed it to all of the juke boxes in the local restaurants in Flagstaff. The radio DJs in Flagstaff also played it a lot - so I had my 15 minutes of fame pretty early in my career."
Check out his website.
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Filing for Pattonville school board opens Dec. 15
Filing for positions on the Pattonville Board of Education begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and ends at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Persons interested in running for a position on the Pattonville school board may file at the Pattonville Learning Center, 11097 St. Charles Rock Road in St. Ann. Due to district limitations regarding visitors, filing will occur in the lobby of the Learning Center. Candidates will be placed on the ballot in order of filing. Two positions are available with three-year terms during the April 6, 2021, election. Board members whose terms are expiring are Amanda Lienau Purnell and Jeanne Schottmueller.
After opening filing day, filing will continue Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please note these hours are subject to change. Except for the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days that the school district's central offices are closed due to inclement weather or other health-related reasons. The district may not open on the first and last day of filing if weather conditions make it unsafe for school staff to travel. Candidates should call (314) 213-8001 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to inquire if offices are open. Filing will also not occur on the following holidays and breaks, when the superintendent's office will be closed: Dec. 23 through Jan. 4, 2021 and Jan. 18, 2021.
Candidates are required to wear a mask while in the building and must observe district infection control policies in force at the time of filing. Please do not come in if you have COVID-19 symptoms or have received a positive COVID-19 test and/or have been told to quarantine at home. Please plan to file accordingly. Additional COVID-19 restrictions and precautions are listed below.
For information on qualifications and training requirements, go online at www.psdr3.org/admin/school_board/.
Board candidate filing restrictions and safety precautions
Candidates will file in the lobby of the Pattonville Learning Center. Those waiting to file will be assigned a seat which will observe physical distancing guidelines. During filing, a table will be set up with chairs at opposite ends and a plexiglass barrier will be placed in the middle of the table. The filing area, including the table and chairs, will be sanitized between each candidate who files and hand sanitizer will be available. All candidates will receive a new pen for filing. Masks are required to be worn at all times in the building. A mask will be provided if needed. All candidates will have their temperature taken upon arrival and anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher will not be permitted in the building.


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TGMS Future Stars #11: Thales Boutroumlis
Next up in our Future Stars series is Cologne-based talent Thales Boutroumlis. Already our 11th mix and yet again something special. What's even more special is that Thales managed to play at Burning Man this year.
But now back to freezing Belgium. Thale Boutroumlis dropped us a mix with some of his favourite tracks, bringing a perfect blend of warm beats & woody sounds associated with the warmer months. On top he answered some questions below.
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Thales Boutroumlis
You live in a city we really like. What makes Cologne so special according to you?
Cologne is very special in several ways. On the one hand, the most people living in Cologne are open to new ideas and especially to new music. That's the reason why there are so many different young artists based in Cologne. The community between the different young artists, promoters and every other person who's involved in the techno community is very friendly. If the people like your sound they are supporting you as much as they can.
On the other hand, the musical history of Cologne is so huge. Labels such as Traum Schallplatten or Kompakt became very early important for the world of electronic music and influenced a whole generation of artists and people who are listening to electronic music. Of course, another important aspect is the Cologne-based clubs e.g. the Gewölbe. Their history is also big such as their line-ups.
What have been the main influences that got you started with electronic music?
I think the main influence was my dad, who is also a producer and DJ from Cologne. I saw him playing records at home or producing his own tracks the lab. I was fascinated by his different Synthesizers and the music. So I have been DJing since I am 10 years old. After two years of playing and listening to different styles of electronic music, I've wanted to produce my own tracks. I released my very first record when I was 14 years old.
We saw you will be playing on the Playa this year. How did you end up playing Burning Man 2018?
Honestly, I don't know. I was totally surprised to get invited to one of the most magic festivals of electronic music. I've got an invitation via email from a promoter of a small camp and I was so happy. I've written directly a message to a friend from the U.S. because I had to tell him what happened. And this crazy guy answered me that he also wanted to invite me to his camp. I still cannot believe it.
Not many things will beat this playground. What are your dreams, location wise?
I do not want to sound megalomaniac but I am dreaming of playing one time at the Berlin-based club Sisyphos, on a boat in front of the statue of Liberty, the White Ocean Camp at the Burning Man and many many other clubs all around the world. I don't know if this ever going to happen but if not it does not matter to me that much because I am not working on my own music and on my Dj-Sets to become famous. I'm just another lost youth, trying to find that one absolute sound. And if only one person out there or in the cub is enjoying what I am doing I am one of the happiest guys in the whole world.
What can we expect from the mix?
You can expect a Dj Set which includes some of my favourite Tracks at the moment. Musically this set brings you a perfect blend of warm beats & woody sounds associated with the warmer months. Hopefully, you enjoy this set as much as I did and you are able to understand what I was feeling while I was playing this selection of my tracks, so sit back, turn the speakers up and enjoy.
Check out the other mixes in our Future Stars series as well.
Deep HouseFuture StarsGuest mixThales Boutroumlis
TGMS Future Stars: Colussi
TGMS Future Stars #116: Natalia Zaneti
TGMS Future Stars: Jockkie
TGMS Future Stars: Mouseeki Machine


Associate Professor in the Computational Linguistics Lab, Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, Nanyang Technological University.
I am looking for doctoral students interested in working on: Implementing head-driven phrase structure grammars for Chinese, Japanese or Malay; Cross-lingual disambiguation; Semantic-transfer based Machine Translation; WordNets. Candidates should have some computational experience as well as linguistic knowledge.
In 2005 I published a book: Translating the Untranslatable. It describes a way for a machine translation system to generate words and inflections that are obligatory in the target language, but not in the source language. The specific case I look at is the translation of articles (a, the) and number (singular and plural), going from Japanese to English. The book tries to give some insights into natural language processing in general, with more detailed discussion of machine translation, semantic analysis, and generation from underspecified inputs.
The book includes an extensive evaluation of the implemented algorithms, and a chapter on the automatic acquisition of lexical information.
Before coming to NTU, I worked at the NICT Information Analysis Laboratory (then the Language Infrastructure Group) in Japan. I was mainly involved in creating linguistic resources, such as a Japanese Treebank and WordNet. Before NICT, I worked at NTT mainly on Machine Translation.
Other Web Pages: NTU Academic Profile, Linguist List, DELPH-IN Wiki, Launchpad, Wikipedia.
HSS has joined MULTI, an EU Erasmus Mundus project to promote scientific exchanges between Europe and South-East Asia. MULTI promotes study and research dealing with Multilinguality and Multiculturalism. It concerns both general disciplines such as Linguistics, Area Studies or Social Sciences and more applied fields such as Natural Language Processing or Translation. MULTI offers attractive mobility grants to Asian and European students and researchers (master student, PhD student, post-doc and staff) for studying or performing research in one of the consortium institutions. The grants cover airfare as well as living expenses. Please see the MULTI website or contact erasmus-ntu@ntu.edu.sg for more details.
(Computational) Linguistic Style Guidelines: a guide for the perplexed.


Caremark welcomed its largest ever group of new franchisees to the network in November.
Caremark's acting Managing Director David Glover was interviewed by BBC journalist and top broadcaster Sue Dougan on Share Radio.
Public votes place Caremark in the Top 20 providers of home care in regions across the UK.


My father told me once, when I was about 13 or 14 years old, that people will misinterpret one's politeness with being weak. He didn't tell me not to be polite, but it was just one of those statements he would occasionally make that seemed to have come out of nowhere and had no particular destination – its purpose shrouded in mystery. It must have had a powerful effect on me because over 50 years later I still clearly remember his mini-lesson and think about it.
You can take it a step further with the idea of loving kindness. What does one do with this combination of words? There is a tendency, at least here in the USA, to view loving kindness as something to be avoided, kind of like wearing your pajamas to work. They might be comfortable, but it just isn't acceptable adult behavior. Plus, loving kindness is seen as a fool's errand. It is naivete.
But what does one do who suddenly has been on the receiving end of acts of loving kindness? Since the fire destroyed our town, home, our routines, including portions of our incomes, I have experienced many unsolicited acts of loving kindness, from friends, from friends and family I have not heard from in years, decades, and from complete strangers. I told a friend that I had become very cynical over the years and I had built a philosophy about life that was similar to a very sophisticated sandcastle on an empty ocean beach. Then suddenly, the waves of loving kindness started washing over my house of sand and eventually took it out to sea leaving behind a glistening beach with no footprints and no sandcastles of cynicism.
Naturally life goes on. We get back into our routines and our conversations and we sometimes begin rebuilding those sandcastles. It is easy to do. However, you realize you can't do so and still honor the loving kindness you have experienced. Loving kindness is transformational. My dad was right. Some people, perhaps many people will consider it a sign of weakness, an opportunity to exploit. He made an If, Then statement but he left it up to me to determine if this was just some form of artificial intelligence. Was there deeper knowledge, spiritual knowledge available in this vulnerablity – similar to the lessons of the Sermon on the Mount? Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. I think so. I know I 'feel' so.
I agree Gary, nothing wrong with loving kindness. It's also true that it usually takes some kind of disaster to bring people together and bring out the best of their humanity. I remember talking to a Carmelite priest. He told me that priests who ministered to churches in large urban communities were forever trying ways to bring the community together, families were too busy going about their lives to get together. Whereas priests who ministered in rural communities had a tough time with all the gossip that went on, people knew each other too well. There has to be a balance somewhere.
Love that example. I have thought for sometime now that death was absolutely necessary to bring us back to what was truly important, otherwise we'd just continue playing trivia pursuit for eternity.


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It will require more surgeries for him to recover, which has drawn the aid of the community and the surrounding area to help the Lowes cover medical expenses.
In a statement, event organizer Lori Martin said the walk's goal is to cover all of the miscellaneous expenses for Coleton's care in order for the Lowes to spend nothing out of pocket.
It's why an energetic Missie West was bouncing around the front of the pack, greeting participants as they walked across Route 1 to join the group.
"I think 8 a.m. is too late for this walk," West said.
She added that the town regularly hosts "Turkey Trots" each year, but it was her first year because of her desire to help the Lowes.
Both she and Tony Hall belong to Energy Gym in Selbyville. Hall, one of the gym's owners, said that while the event is more about paying for Coleton's various surgeries, the brisk 2.2-mile hike can be a bit of a boost before Thanksgiving feasts.
"It helps burn out the carbs," he said, before quickly adding "You still feel like crap after you eat."
As Hall and West waited near the front of the pack, the two were regularly stopped by old friends, either for a quick hug and hello before the race or to talk briefly about the last time they'd seen one another.
By 8 a.m., the crowd had swelled to a size which arguably rivaled the number of residents who called Fenwick their home year-round.
Then the walk began, with everyone from regular marathon runners to children holding their parents' hands moving at their own pace, as they all contributed their part to Coleton's continuing battle with his condition.


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Home Wireless Intel's Might Pushes Packets in the Wind
Intel's Might Pushes Packets in the Wind
By Michael Singer | April 06, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel scientists are branching out their job skills beyond just building the next generation of wireless computing on silicon.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaking giant is using some of this year's $4.8 billion R&D budget to work carrier and OEM partners on interoperability. In addition, company execs say they are working the standards bodies and regulatory agencies to make sure that its Centrino strategy thrives and flourishes.
Kevin Kahn, an Intel senior fellow in the corporate technology group and director of the company's communications technology lab says the company is working with carriers right now to develop a standard interface so that roaming mobile devices can pass between coverage areas and not have to log in and out each time.
"Right now, it's up to the consumer to do that," Kahn said during a meeting with reporters here. "We have sniffer technologies that find these networks and then based on a set of rules can determine which parts of the spectrum are usable and which are off limits."
Kahn said Intel is piloting the program overseas with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore to handle authorization, billing issues and backend information. The idea is to subcontract various services and features behind the original carrier so customers do not have to configure more than the initial protocol setup.
The testing process includes software-defined radios, or SDRs. The idea is to use either a general-purpose processor or programmable silicon, as well as hardware modules (such as antennas and radio-frequency front ends) to create a generic hardware base. Intel said the devices would then be able to handle multiple frequency bands found in cell phones, Wi-Fi enabled computers, and GPS devices. Kahn says the radios would be able understand multiple transmission protocols, be reconfigured on the fly, and be easily upgraded -- all in a single device design. Of the three major labs that Intel runs, Kahn says the wireless one is showing the most progress.
"Because we've done so much work in the radio silicon area, we feel Intel has the best chance of being able to deal with the chaos and establish commonality in the market," Kahn said.
For the time being, Kahn said that Intel's CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) technology remains the cheapest and most effective way to build re-programmable chips. Intel does have a working silicon-germanium that could do the trick, but Kahn said it takes four or five masking steps to accomplish the same thing as a CMOS radio.
Partnerships are also a big part of Intel's wireless strategy. Last month, the company signed a deal with telecom provider Alcatel to develop IEEE 802.16a technology (commonly known as WiMAX) standards and products by the second half of 2005.
Intel's work with Cisco Systems has also been noted in the field of mesh networks. Mesh is a network topology where devices are connected with many redundant connections between network nodes. The Internet is good example of a mesh network. The architecture is now being used to help augment wireless LANs based on cellular or 802.11 technologies.
The company is also putting a lot of effort behind improving the ultra wideband . The company said it is working with some 60 to 70 companies as part of the multi-band OFDM Forum to help shape the direction of the standard. Kahn said the group is making progress and even has support of long-time rival Texas Instruments .
Behind the scenes, Intel takes a quiet approach to moving wireless LAN technology along. Kahn said he knows and has worked directly with FCC chairman Michael Powell, but explains that the company can play the part of trusted advisor because Intel does not own any of the wireless spectrum.
"We're like an intermediary between consumers and the government," Kahn said. "People are seeing a lot of more interesting things to do with spectrum so I think we're better off making the spectrum more flexible. We need to be more efficient about what we have, because we can't make more."
Editor's note: A previous version of the story incorrectly identified the IDA as the InfoTechnology Development Association.


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Ryuhei Kitamura's Versus was a huge cult hit that secured him a following all over the world. It was a down and dirty zombie-fu movie that mixed Evil Dead II with John Woo and Takashi Miike, and while it had much to amuse and entertain it suffered from the same problems that plague Kitamura's Azumi. Versus would have been a nearly perfect piece of trash at 84 minutes. Unfortunately it was 119, and made the enormous mistake of taking its bogus mythology seriously, eventually wearing out its welcome. Azumi appears to want to rise above trash, but Kitamura is limited by his abilities, and his attempts to escalate the flimsy material are admirable but fruitless.
Versus was in no way original, but it had oodles of energy, the camera constantly on the move, and a willingness to be utterly lowbrow and over the top in its violence with savage beheadings, body severs, and removal of limbs. Azumi is made with the same lack of creativity (hey look, a shot through a newly created hole in the hand, never seen that before), but done in a completely serious fashion, and with no advantage of having excessively humorous gore. Sure, there are sword slashings and endless blood sprays, but all of it done in exactly the same way, hundreds, and I do mean hundreds, of times.
Azumi opens with some ambitious but awful CGI of some crows and it is indicative of the rest of the film, which attempts to be an epic with an enormous scope, but seems to define that as an overlong and ill-defined and dreamy movie which repeats itself every 20 minutes or so. If a plot twist occurs (and I use that term loosely), characters feel the need to explain the same piece of information to each new person who didn't know it before.
The plot of Azumi is underdeveloped and slapped together. We begin with ten enthusiastic warriors all training to be assassins under their master. Azumi, the one female of the group, is said to be the strongest of all of them and as they are assigned a mission by their master, to go after a list of three warlords which would supposedly stop future warfare (although he doesn't tell them the reason why they do anything). This covers the first twenty minutes, and from then on there is a fight every ten minutes or so, and we learn nothing further about any of the characters, who dwindle in numbers with no impact on the audience. So if we can't take it seriously as an epic, perhaps as no-brainer action movie? Kitamura never commits to either type of film.
There is much that is frustrating about the movie, considering the potential here. It seems to want to be both balletic and gory but holds back on both accounts. There is some wire fu, but it is rather unenthusiastic and limited. The gore is sporadic and not graphic. The fights are extremely long and numerous, but unlike Hero, they are without grace or skill, and seem rather unorganized and rushed. The camera never seems to be anywhere for a particular reason, it is always arbitrarily placed, and composition is indifferent.
I think what Kitamura wanted to do was make an updated version of Duel to the Death in his own style, but doesn't realize what worked in that film. First, the ninjas that appear in Duel to the Death make glorious and extravagant entrances, often making shocking appearances at the corner of the frame. The ninjas in Azumi are always telegraphed, and then there is a whooshing noise on the soundtrack to signify that they have either just left, or are moving. That's not to say that there aren't plenty of entrances in Azumi, some characters have three or four within the same fight scene. But that plays up to one of the larger problems with the film. Duel to the Death is 86 minutes, Azumi is 143.
The editing is another point of frustration, as Kitamura frequently cuts away just as the slashings are about to occur, and the one on one battles are overly protracted (except in a particularly well handled case that takes place in an open field), and the large scale ones are excessively long and repetitive. Another quibble, despite the enormous number of enemies in the film, many from different backgrounds and groups, they all follow standard kung fu behavior, that is, attack the heroes only one at a time.
The Gladiator-cam, the verite, you-are-there shaky camerawork, is employed far too often, and as usual, entirely ineffectively. The score is a mix of pseudo-Enya and cheesy late 80's rock, which is completely out of place.
The dialogue is repetitive and silly, the gee-whiz type that even George Lucas might find embarrassing. The characters are purposefully naïve, but most of the time their goals are never established, we never know why exactly they want to be assassins, nor what particularly is gained by their mission. Early on, we see a flashback involving the Master agreeing that all warlords who intend to continue in an endless war should be exterminated. Fine, but how does it help that in this movie, hundreds of people are killed, and sides which were not even fighting before, have joined the battle, causing more and more strife? Won't the result of that be even more reason to fight than had gone in before?
Since the movie is named for Azumi, you would think that she would have some sort of interesting characteristic, perhaps a flashier fighting style, something unique. Alas, the only thing distinctive about her is the fact that she is female, and cute, which is noted by each new foe. The only interesting characters are two of the villains, one who dresses completely in white, is quite effeminate, and refuses to defend himself as he dismisses and taunts his opponents, and another who has the characteristics of a dog; ears, smell, etc. Whenever these two are not on screen, especially in the second half of the film, the movie is flat and dull.
And worse, there is a desperate attempt to set up a sequel in the final section, which is odd, because the movie forgets its story in the last half hour of the film, and becomes one long fight scene. Kitamura may believe that the ending leaves it open for future material, but really, this story is incomplete because he didn't bother to finish it.
Tags: Adam Lippe, CGI, Duel to the Death, Evil Dead II, George Lucas, Gladiator, John Woo, movie review, Ninjas, period piece, RegrettableSincerity.com, Ridley Scott, Ryûhei Kitamura, Sam Raimi, Sword and Slash, Takashi Miike, Versus
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Tantric performs in Great Falls on Friday at the Do Bar.
The past 10 years haven't been too easy for the Kentucky-based rock band Tantric.
The group has undergone a number of lineup changes and several times when it was just one man holding the band together, it could have turned into just a memory of what once was.
The determination of that one man, lead singer Hugo Ferreira, however, has kept Tantric alive and continuing to produce quality original music.
This was followed by the arrest of drummer Matt Taul in 2007 on drug charges that sent him to prison for a short period of time. Taul was later released and later returned to the band Days of the New, the first group he and Todd Whitener formed in 1995.
The final chip to fall from the Tantric puzzle came later in 2007 when Whitener left, saying he was "frustrated with the band's record label complications and the "lack of support and recognition for the band to succeed," according to various interviews at the time.
Ferreira again regrouped before touring with "37 Channels" and now is touring the country with his third band under the Tantric name.
The band, which now features drummer TJ Taylor, lead guitarist Derek Isaacs, bassist Scott Wilson and Ferreira, performs a show at the Do Bar in Great Falls on Friday.
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Q: PHP Looping and foreach I will explain my problem with a single example.

*

*I have a set of email ids (fetch from db and it will be dynamic). Let us say there are 100 email ids

*I need to group them with a count of 10. In other words, 100 email ids divided by 10 => So there will be 10 loops.

*The output should look like
Group1:
---first ten email ids---
Group2:
---next ten email ids---
. . . . ..
Group3:
---last ten email ids---
Here is my php code(i have revised/corrected my code)
    <?php
    $con=mysql_connect("localhost","root","admin");
    mysql_select_db("test1",$con);
    $sel=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT emailaddress FROM userlist");
    while($row=mysql_fetch_array($sel))
    {
    $mail[]=$row['emailaddress'];
    }

    $chunk = array_chunk($mail, 10);
    $get_chunk_count = count($chunk);

    for($i=0;$i<$get_chunk_count;$i++){
    echo "Group :".$i;
    echo "
";
    echo "========";
    echo "
";
    $count_inside_count = count($chunk[$i]);

    for($j=0;$j<=$count_inside_count;$j++){
    echo "
";
    echo $chunk[$i][$j];
    echo "
";
    }
    }
    ?>

EDITED: The above code works fine, and i have edited. Thanks for all the help :)

A: You could make use of PHP's array_chunk() function to break your array up into smaller chunks.
Not tested but it should be pretty close I think.
$chunk = array_chunk($mail, 10);
$i = 0;
do
{
    echo $chunk[$i] . '
';
    $i++;
    if($i == 10)
        sleep(10);
} while ($i < count($chunk));

A: I am not sure why you want to break them into groups when you can just print them into separate chunks; but if I understand your goal correctly by using this php sleep method you should be able to print 10 IDs wait 10 seconds then print the next 10 Ids etc. until your full list is exhausted.
   $temp = 0;
   for($i=1;$i<=$no_of_emails;$i++){
     echo "stuff";
     temp++;
     if(temp == 10){
       sleep(10);
       temp = 0;
     }
   }

A: If i am understand correctly --the following code will work for you...
$con=mysql_connect("localhost","root","admin");
mysql_select_db("test1",$con);
$sel=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT emailaddress FROM userlist");
$email=mysql_fetch_array($sel);
 $num_rows=mysql_num_rows($sel);
$counter = 0;
for($i=1;$i<=$num_rows;$i++){
 echo $email[$i];
 $counter++;
 if($counter== 10){
   sleep(10);
   $counter= 0;
 }

}

A: Is not clear how an why you want to split the emails list in stack of ten, btw this is a working code (as someone pointed out, you really should consider PDO over mysql_* functions, so i wrote the example with both):
// Mysql, DEPRECATED.
//$q = mysql_connect('localhost', 'YOURDBUSER', 'YOURDBPASSWD');
//mysql_select_db('YOURDBNAME');
//$query = mysql_query('SELECT DISTINCT emailaddress FROM userlist');
//$n = mysql_num_rows($query);

// PDO
$dblink = new PDO('mysql:dbname=YOURDBNAME;host=localhost', 'YOURDBUSER', 'YOURDBPASSWD');
$query = $dblink->query("SELECT DISTINCT emailaddress FROM userlist");
$n = $query->rowCount();

$step = 10;
for($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++)
{
  //  Mysql
  //$res = mysql_fetch_assoc($query);
  // Pdo
  $res = $query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

  if(!($i % $step))
  {
    // Here we have collected 10 email addresses.
    echo "---SEPARATOR---\n";
  }
  echo $res['emailaddress'] . "\n";
}

EDIT
To all whom suggested sleep: it wont work.
Sleep is not supposted for 'print 10 emails every 10 seconds': the page output reach the browser after the php code has been executed (server-side)
If you want to achieve that effect, you should play hard with output buffering and im not sure is possible anyway.
Ajax, maybe.

A: You may try this code:
$con=mysql_connect("localhost","root","admin");
mysql_select_db("test1",$con);
$sel=mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT emailaddress FROM userlist");
$mailsGroups = array();
$i = 0;
$j = -1;
$mailsPerGroup = 10;

while($row=mysql_fetch_array($sel))
{
    if ($i % $mailsPerGroup == 0) {
        $j++;
        $mailsGroups[$j] = array();
    }
    $mailsGroups[$j][]=$row['emailaddress'];
    $i++;
}


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It's fictional, darkly funny, there are live puppets. It is not about climate change, and yet I grew up in Alberta, an oil province, and I've been making theatre for eight years that deals with how resource-extraction impacts communities. I remember the backpacking trip when I avidly started to read about climate change and ocean acidification (Elizabeth Kolbert, Gwynne Dwyer, Ronald Wright, Bill McKibben—beautiful writers all). I am fascinated by the Anthropocene Age, the time in which we are living, where humans have permanently altered the earth's natural systems. Climate change is an unavoidable undertone in my work.
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3 – How do you end a play about climate change?
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Georgina is artistic co-director of Architect Theatre, which makes research-based plays about the stories Canada needs to hear. She loves the Norwegian bread lefse, long hikes, and has terrible vision. She is an actor, writer, and director working on a few projects linked to how global warming affects people's choices.


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Ashley Hammond
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