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Wondercon Anaheim 2019 DC Super Hero Girls Video Presentation and Q&A Panel Info
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On Saturday 30th March at the Wondercon Anaheim convention, there will be a special DC Super Hero Girls video presentation and Q&A session. As DC Super Hero Girls only premiered on Cartoon Network USA last Friday (8th March), the session will be the first opportunity for fans to ask questions about the series so far and also ask about the show's future plans. Panel members will include the show's executive producer – Lauren Faust (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) and members of the voice acting cast including Kimberly Brooks, Kari Wahlgren, Nicole Sullivan, Grey Griffin and Myrna Velasco. WonderCon Anaheim 2019 will be held between Friday 29th and Sunday 31st March at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim (near Los Angeles), California. The panel will take place on Saturday 30th March between 12pm and 1pm in Room North 200A.
The brand new animated series from Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics – DC Super Hero Girls airs Sundays at 4pm ET/PT on Cartoon Network USA.
Extract From The Warner Bros. Press Release: Wondercon 2019
Celebrating finals, firsts and rebirths, Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) will test the physics of funny one last time at WonderCon 2019 with The Big Bang Theory's final appearance, unveil The 100's sixth season premiere (on a brand-new planet) and deliver Warner Bros. Animation's (WBA) newest superhero fix — DC Super Hero Girls. All three series will be out in force during the fan fest in Anaheim, including special video presentations and Q&A sessions on Saturday, March 30, celebrating The Big Bang Theory (Thursdays at 8/7c on CBS) with the hit comedy's writers, as well as the new animated series DC Super Hero Girls (premiering Friday, March 8, at 6/5c on Cartoon Network, before moving to regular time period of Sundays at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT). Sunday, March 31, brings the exclusive season six world premiere screening of The 100 (premiering Tuesday, April 30, at 9/8c on The CW).
Stars and producers scheduled to attend WonderCon 2019 include:
– The 100 stars Eliza Taylor, Bob Morley, Marie Avgeropoulos, Richard Harmon, Tasya Teles, Shannon Kook and more, along with executive producer Jason Rothenberg.
– The Big Bang Theory executive producers and series writers.
– DC Super Hero Girls executive producer Lauren Faust and voice cast members Kimberly Brooks, Kari Wahlgren, Nicole Sullivan, Grey Griffin and Myrna Velasco.
The cast and producers of The 100 and DC Super Hero Girls will also be signing autographs. For more info about obtaining a ticket for the signing, please visit www.comic-con.org/WCA.
For more information about the Studio's plans at WonderCon, follow us on Instagram at @warnerbrostv and Twitter at @warnerbrostv.
Saturday 30th March: 12pm–1pm DC Super Hero Girls Video Presentation and Q&A
Fresh off their brand-new series on Cartoon Network, the DC Super Hero Girls are landing at WonderCon. The world may know them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara — alongside their Super Hero friends — have much more to deal with than just protecting the citizens of Metropolis from some of the most sinister school-aged Super-Villains of the DC Universe. After all, being a teen is tough enough, with school, friends, family and the chaos that comes with managing a social life. But add super powers and a secret identity into the mix, and things can get a lotmore complicated. Join executive producer Lauren Faust (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) plus the vocal cast, including Kimberly Brooks, Kari Wahlgren, Nicole Sullivan, Grey Griffin and Myrna Velasco, as they share new footage and answer fan questions! After its Friday, March 8, premiere, DC Super Hero Girls airs Sundays at 4:00 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network. North 200A.
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Warner Bros. Animation And Nickelodeon Releases Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Trailer
Today (12th March), Warner Bros. Animation, DC Comics and Nickelodeon has released the first movie trailer for Batman Vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in the new animated movie, the ninja turtle brothers visit Gotham City for the first time and meet the Dark Knight himself – Batman through a transdimensional encounter. Eventually, Batman and the turtles team up to fight Shredder and the Foot Clan.
Voice acting talent include Troy Baker as both Batman and The Joker, Golden Globe winner Darren Criss as Raphael, Kyle Mooney (Saturday Night Live) as Michelangelo, Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie) as Donatello and Eric Bauza (Looney Tunes Cartoons, The Looney Tunes Show) as Leonardo. Additional voice actors in the movie will include Rachel Bloom as Batgirl, Tom Kenny (Adventure Time) as The Penguin, John DiMaggio (Adventure Time) as Mr. Freeze, Tara Strong (The Powerpuff Girls (original), Teen Titans Go!) as both Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, Carlos Alazraqui as Bane, and Cas Anvar as Ra's al Ghul.
The movie, Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is based on the six-issue crossover comic book miniseries Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II and is scheduled to be released on Digital, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack in the United States sometime in late Spring 2019. The movie will have its world premiere at the WonderCon Anaheim 2019 convention on Sunday 31st March.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/trailers/1048759-official-batman-vs-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-trailer-released
https://www.cbr.com/batman-vs-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-trailer/
https://batman-news.com/2019/03/12/batman-vs-tmnt-trailer/
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FERPA says nothing at all about not reporting illegal aliens to ICE. School staff, faculty, administrators, etc., can indeed be prosecuted for and convicted of harboring, concealing, shielding from detection, etc., illegal aliens. The prison sentence is 5 to 10 years for each illegal alien they harbored, concealed, shielded from detection, etc.
This is no different than school staff, faculty, administration, etc., reporting any other law violation committed by a student. Police are called to schools when students violate laws all the time in cases of theft, assault, etc. They do not need parents' permission to do so.
This is how we know you're completely clueless.
Let's start prosecuting school staff, faculty, administrators, etc., who violate federal law. Criminal is as criminal does.
It appears that I'm mistaken in assuming that you possess critical thinking and reading comprehension skills. ICE is considered to be a "third party" under FERPA. No school (or its personnel) has ever been charged with "harboring" based on the immigration status of its students, because most Federal prosecutors know that FERPA is an effective shield and that the definition of "harboring" varies by jurisdiction. Moreover, you can blame the clueless folks that drafted 8 U.S.C. § 1324 for this -- they passed legislation to prohibit and punish the "harboring" of "unauthorized migrants," but failed to define "harboring." Thus, the work of defining "harboring" was left to the courts and many of them have adopted their own definitions of "harboring," meaning that there's no uniform definition. And, to make matters worse, SCOTUS has refused (so far) to hear any case that deals with "harboring," letting the various decisions of the lower courts stand.
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It appears that I'm mistaken in assuming that you possess critical thinking and reading comprehension skills. ICE is considered to be a "third party" under FERPA.
So are the police. They get called to schools all the time when students are in violation of the law. Students even get arrested for assault, theft, etc. All without parental consent.
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Enroll illegal aliens, as required by law, and promptly report them as federal immigration law violators to ICE for deportation. Or, be prosecuted and convicted of harboring, shielding, etc., and go to federal prison for 5-10 years per illegal alien harbored, shielded, etc.
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Nope, for school staff, faculty, administrators, providing a safe learning environment is paramount. However, the mere presence of "unauthorized migrant" students usually has almost no impact upon campus safety. Moreover, there are plenty of ways to get around FERPA, but many public school districts have somewhat perverse, economic incentives to keep their enrollment numbers up, even if it involves enrolling "unauthorized migrants." In a nutshell, "more students means more money."
Unlike you, I don't possess an irrational fear or hatred of "unauthorized migrants." I've helped some become U.S. citizens and I've made sure that others got deported.
Speaking for myself, I don't fear illegals. I just feel that they should have to do it the right way, which they evidently feel is for everyone else. I also feel that we need to raise the bar on immigration. Far too many enter only to become a burden upon society.
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Nope, for school staff, faculty, administrators, providing a safe learning environment is paramount.
Of course it is, but how does that include harboring, shielding, etc., those who violate federal law?
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What if modern blockbusters had been made in the silent era? And what if we made posters for them? Well, we did!
Humor, Silent Take	by Movies Silently March 8, 2016
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that if The Dark Knight had been made in the 1920s, John Gilbert should have played Batman. Welcome to my fictional world of modern blockbusters in the silent era!
As a site ages and grows, older content tends to get pushed to the background and so I thought I would share some oldies but goodies that I made a while ago. It all started with this poster:
I was thinking about Conrad Veidt being a proto-Joker and things kind of snowballed. Fun, eh? And so, I decided it would also be fun to give The Princess Bride the silent treatment:
I reimagined thirteen films in all and here they are for your reading and viewing pleasure! In addition to the poster, I provide info on my casting choices and why I chose certain directors for the job. Knock yourselves out kids.
"24″ circa 1927 with Milton Sills, Mae Busch and Anita Page
"Batman Begins" circa 1925 with John Gilbert, Lionel Barrymore and Norma Shearer
"Casino Royale" circa 1919 with Clive Brook
"The Dark Knight" circa 1926 with John Gilbert, Conrad Veidt and Conrad Nagel
"The Dark Knight Rises" circa 1927 with John Gilbert, Lupe Velez and George Bancroft
"Despicable Me" circa 1922 with Erich von Stroheim, Mary Pickford and Baby Peggy
"Enchanted" circa 1918 with Marion Davies
"The Fugitive" circa 1923 with Harrison Ford and Lon Chaney
"The Princess Bride" circa 1928 with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Mary Astor
"The Proposal" circa 1920 with Wallace Reid and Geraldine Farrar
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" circa 1925 with Richard Arlen and Bebe Daniels
"Star Wars" 1915 with Elliott Dexter, Florence La Badie and Teddy the Dog
"True Grit" circa 1917 with William S. Hart and Bessie Love
Do you have a favorite imagined cast for a silent version of a modern blockbuster? Do share! Remember, there are no wrong answers in this! (My pet peeve would be people who are all, "Wrong! It should have been XYZ!" Um, you know this is all imaginary, right? Right? Please put down that fork.)
Update: What about social media sharing? Sure thing! Be sure to include a link back to me and thanks for spreading the word!
Slipping Wives (1927) A Silent Film Review
Coming soon: Your first year of silent films
Reg Hartt	 on March 8, 2016 at 9:18 am
Our "modern blockbusters" don't hold a candle to those of the silent era. Beginning with THE BIRTH OF A NATION in 1915 "A" films were seen in theaters with up to 5,000 seats. Today's "blockbusters" are seen in theaters with up to 500 seats. Beginning with THE BIRTH OF A NATION "A" films were seen at $2 a seat. That is roughly $50 a seat today. No comparison between them. It was not that the movies got smaller. It is that the people who make them have.
Fritzi Kramer	 on March 8, 2016 at 9:38 am
I think that is a bit unfair. Silent movies are wonderful but modern films can be wonderful too. And they have the added bonus of not advocating lynching. Ticket prices can't really be used to reflect the quality of a film as there are so many other factors in play. (Competition from other entertainment, number of pictures released, economic conditions of the potential audience, etc.) I mean, 1915 milk was far more expensive than what we pay today but I wouldn't drink that unpasteurized muck for all the tea in China.
christinawehner	 on March 8, 2016 at 10:09 am
What a great idea! I would have loved to see the silent The Princess Bride. The one I'm always trying to imagine is what the 1930s-40s studio system would have done if they ever set out to make Lord of the Rings (and assuming the studios pooled their resources). But I haven't tried casting it from the silent era, yet.
Hmmm…part of my problem is I don't yet have as good a knowledge of silent stars as I would like. Do you think Lilian Gish would have made a good elf? Or Ramon Novarro (some people argue Legolas really had dark hair)?
Fritzi Kramer	 on March 8, 2016 at 10:15 am
Love it! My pick for Galadriel would be Camilla Horn. I see Novarro more as Frodo, provided the camera angles and practical effects work. I would love to see Rod La Rocque as Boromir, Charles Boyer as Aragorn and Pierre Blanchar as Legolas. Blanchar looked quite elven in The Chess Player:
But, as I stated, this is all in theory so there are no wrong answers!
PS, and Lon Chaney as one or more of the Orcs! And maybe the Balrog too.
Wow, yes he does look elven! Perhaps auditioning in advance of the book. And somewhat whimsically – because I'd love to see her in more films – Mary Pickford could be one of the hobbits, like Sam.
Love the idea of Lon Chaney in multiple roles! I could see him as the witch king, too.
Love the idea of a gender-reverse for Sam! Pickford would be perfect. And we'll just have Lon Chaney and Conrad Veidt play all of Mordor. 😉
popegrutch	 on March 8, 2016 at 10:54 am
I do love these, and I don't think I'd seen all of them before now. This is where you really show off your graphic design skills; I'd never be able to hold a candle to these images.
How about doing "Ghostbusters" – there can even be two versions, one with a male cast and one with females? For the first, I'm thinking Fatty Arbuckle as Ray, Harold Lloyd as Egon, Harry Langdon as Peter, and Bert Williams as Winston. For the ladies, we could have Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Edna Purviance, and…um, I guess maybe Madame Sul-Te-Wan? That's a reach, maybe Sunshine Sammy Morrison can put on a wig…Anyway, there'd be lots of roles for other comedians in the supporting roles – I totally see Ford Sterling as Walter Peck.
Thank you so much! And love the double cast 😀
Faded Endless	 on March 8, 2016 at 11:02 am
Let me take a shot at The Avengers:
Iron Man – John Gilbert. I can't think of a better fit for Tony Stark. Sadly, his real life mirrored the fictional character a bit too closely.
The Hulk – Lon Chaney. Obviously.
Black Widow – Anna May Wong. An unusual choice that would require a rewrite. She's not a name that would be associated with action-adventure silent films, but I really think that she would have been perfect in a role like this. She could project mystery, which would serve this character well. I think we can all agree that it would have been nice to see her in a non stereotypical role more often.
Hawkeye – Lloyd Hughes. A good actor with several action films on his resume.
Thor – Marion Davies. The current Thor is a lady in the comics, so there is precedent for this. Plus, she's Marion Davies. I'd cast her in anything.
Loki – Conrad Veidt. Need a charismatic villain? I can't think of anyone better.
Nick Fury – Jack Johnson. While the man was not much of an actor, he was easily the biggest African American superstar of the era. I think that his natural charisma and his imposing physicality would have served him well in this role.
Agent Phil Coulson – Harold Lloyd. A great every-man and could excel in action sequences and comedies.
Agent Maria Hill – Carole Lombard. This would be a great role for an up and coming star. I like Carole Lombard a lot, and would cast her in anything.
My silent film adaptation synopsis would be: When the god Loki uses a magical staff to brainwash soldiers and start an invasion of the US, General Nick Fury must assemble his own team of soldiers and civilians to stop the fiendish god.
Fabulous! And I love going for the new Thor casting.
The Flapper Dame	 on March 8, 2016 at 2:04 pm
This is such an interesting and cool idea! I love the William Powell idea of him being the bad guy in the princess bride- genius idea!!
Fritzi Kramer	 on March 8, 2016 at 2:06 pm
Karen	 on March 8, 2016 at 8:57 pm
If I were casting "Jaws" I'd have Ernest Torrance in the Robert Shaw role, William Boyd in the Richard Dreyfus role and Wallace Reid for Roy Scheider. Can't you just see them reenacting the drinking scene on the boat ?
What a great selection of hams!
Birgit	 on March 8, 2016 at 10:04 pm
I will take a fun flick that is nothing amazing…The Heat with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy about an arrogant, by the book cop having to be teamed with her polar opposite. I would have Lillian Gish play the Sandra Bullock role and Louise Brooks play the McCarthy role. The captain would have to be played by Lon Chaney and the heavy by Antonio Moreno. The brother would be Harry Langdon. I love your picks and loved the posters
Fun pick!
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Q: OpenCV library loaded in hadoop but not working I am trying to use OpenCV with Hadoop. Below is my code. I am just testing if OpenCV libraries works fine with Hadoop, i.e when I am running OpenCV code in function
public int run(String[] args) of Hadoop.
I searched on the internet, and found some ways of how to add OpenCV native library (libopencv_java310.so) in Hadoop. I tried some ways, but it didn't work. For example this tutorial.
It says add JAVA.LIBRARY.PATH to hadoop-config.sh file.
But it didn't work. I got this error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no opencv_java310 in java.library.path
at line
System.loadLibrary(Core.NATIVE.LIBRARY.NAME);

Finally, I added the OpenCV native library (libopencv_java310.so) to this path (got solution from internet)
$HADOOP_HOME/lib/native

And it seems to have worked. I didn't get the above error.
But I got this error at next line:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: org.opencv.objdetect.CascadeClassifier.CascadeClassifier_1(Ljava/lang/String;)

This error is at line:
CascadeClassifier cad = new CascadeClassifier();

As far as I know, we get this error if OpenCV native library is not loaded. But now the library is loaded, I don't know what is the reason for this error.
 public int run(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
    Job job = Job.getInstance(conf);
    job.setJarByClass(readVideoFile.class);
    job.setJobName("smallfilestoseqfile");
    job.setInputFormatClass(readVideoInputFormat.class);
    job.setNumReduceTasks(1);
    FileInputFormat.setInputPaths(job, new Path(args[0]));
    FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(args[1]));
    job.setOutputKeyClass(Text.class);
    job.setOutputValueClass(Text.class);
    job.setMapperClass(readVideoMapper.class);

    System.loadLibrary(Core.NATIVE_LIBRARY_NAME);
    CascadeClassifier cad = new CascadeClassifier();

    return job.waitForCompletion(true) ? 0 : 1;
}

A: I was facing the same problem. I used the following workaround.
You can start by using JavaCV tool as it works perfectly with hadoop.
Then with OpenCv,make an executable jar by wrapping all opencv libraries and jars within executable jar. Now native library is loaded by operating system. So within executable jar file, write the code which extracts the OpenCv native library to temper pry file, then it loads the library, and finally delete the temp file.


Cool. Very cool, and very unexpected.
Just got word from Vox Day that The Stars Came Back has been nominated for a Prometheus Award for this year. It's the award given by the Libertarian Futurist Society.
Past winners include Sarah Hoyt, Harry Turtledove, L. Neil Smith, Vernor Vinge, Terry Pratchett, Ken MacLeod, Poul Anderson, James P. Hogan, J. Neil Schulman, and many more big names. Even if I come in last place, just being nominated to potentially stand amid such a group of names is quite an honor.
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Sweet! Congrats man! Now where the hell is book two?
Working on it. Up to nearly 120k words.
I'm sure you'll be shocked to hear it has puns. And a Nigerian Minister of the Interior :-).
Puns. Ah, one of the great contributions of the English language to world culture.
And yes, puns seem to be an English language phenomenon, dating back to at least the Elizabethans. I've punned to Austrians and Germans, and while they think they are kind of funny, I don't think they really get the joke.
I can confirm that, since I'm not a native speaker of English. It took me a year or two after I moved here and started speaking English full time that I began to understand (and occasionally successfully inflict) puns.
What's happening with the prose version of The Stars Came Back?
Good question. Should be done by now. Time to poke the editor again, see what's up.
Congratulations! That just makes me smile, truly.


Secondary Spray Booth Media is a synthetic air filter media manufactured from polyester fibres which, when laid, produce a range of multi-directional fibrous "fabrics" of differing weights and thicknesses.
Synthetic Filter Medias in the UK market are usually white, or blue and white in colour, generally helping us to identify the materials along with the thickness.
Airclean are able to supply Synthetic Air Filter Medias as Cut Pads or Full Rolls, depending on your application or site requirements.


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Q: Like-Box social plugin not working I have a Facebook page and want to use the like-box social plugin on it.
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box/
However my code doesn't want to pull up my page:


Racing takes place in mid-May every year. The NW200 2018 event is scheduled to take place from Tuesday 15th May to Saturday 19th May 2018 with our Tour dates overlapping this at each end.
Our Tour dates run from the south of England from Sunday 13th May returning Monday 21st May due to the distances involved. If you live further north then you can join and leave the tour as needed but saving a day either end of the trip.
We first made the journey to the NW200 in 2004 and we have been back many times since! Great roads, great riding and great hospitality at one of the worlds premier road racing events. See the massed grid start as riders battle it out at over 200mph round the Triangle course covering Portrush, Coleraine and Portstewart. Northern Ireland has plenty of great scenery and roads to ride as you explore the region and its rugged coastline with highlights such as Giants Causeway and Castletown always attracting plenty of riders on a good day.
Full route maps are provided with detailed sat nav files also available. Good quality motorcycle friendly pubs and B&Bs are used for this trip.
Ferry crossing is via Stranraer and this and NW200 accommodation does sell out quickly so early bookings are strongly recommended!


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Harrison announces postponement of commencement and addresses grade system change in email
The Sundial File Photo
Jessica Canul, Reporter
In a campus-wide email, CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison announced that commencement and honors convocation ceremonies have been postponed until late fall 2020.
"Regrettably, this is happening throughout the CSU and necessary because of the statewide prohibition against large gatherings," Harrison said.
Further graduation updates will be provided on the Office of Student Involvement and Development's website. In the coming weeks, graduating students will receive a message from the Commencement Office with details and information regarding refunds and order cancellations.
Professors and lecturers are expected to inform students of the new curriculum model by Wednesday, March 25, according to the email update. The university is asking students to email their respective deans if instructors don't contact them by Friday, March 27.
"You are at the very center of our existence as a university, and we deeply feel the sense of uncertainty and anxiety about the future that many of our students and their families are feeling," Harrison said in the email.
The email also stated that the university is discussing changes to the course grading system. Though a petition to change grading to a "pass/fail" system for the semester has surfaced on social media and has garnered over 2,000 signatures, the email outlined the complexities of shifting to that kind of system.
In a statement given to The Sundial from Marketing and Communications, the spokesperson said that "passing all students, regardless of performance, raises quality and accreditation issues, leading to serious and long-lasting consequences for our students."
According to Harrison's email, the Oviatt Library will be closed indefinitely with the exception of one computer lab. Computer Lab C will be open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students can reserve a workstation in advance through the computer reservation form.
Another computer lab in the University Student Union will also remain open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the email.
Harrison also warned recipients of fraudulent emails and texts from cyber criminals trying to obtain personal information by offering false coronavirus-related opportunities. Harrison directed the campus to report such messages to abuse@csun.edu.
Jessica Canul,
CSUN's religious organizations close out the semester with holiday events
AS votes to distribute $135,000 of surplus fees to basic needs programs
Empty campus photo series: Keeping up with the custodians, groundskeepers
AS to vote on $5 student rebate for excess fees


A medic who witnessed many late-term abortions has allowed her powerful testimony to be shared in the hope that the US Government will ban abortions after 20 weeks.
Nurse Ellen Castellano shared the medic's experiences of witnessing babies' pain during late-term abortions at a hearing on the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
She reminded those present that no anaesthetic is administered to children during an abortion and that a baby's physical reaction to the lethal injection is visually obvious on an ultrasound.
The medic reported that the mother's "entire abdomen" erupts from the violent movements of the unborn child trying to escape the injection, and that visible signs of the baby's movement can be seen for up to 30 minutes.
Often the injection is insufficient to kill the child and must be repeated "two, three or four days in a row and it still doesn't stop the heart", prolonging the suffering.
She said doctors often tell mothers their child has been sedated and "will not feel anything".
But when the baby reacts mothers feel this and "they usually burst into tears".
Discussing whether late-term abortions are necessary to save the lives of mothers, the whistle-blower admitted, "we took any excuse" and "then we coached them on how to say it was a life-or-death situation for documentation purposes".


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Q: How to show this is a $\sigma$-algebra? I would like to prove that $\mathcal{Z}=\{A \subset \Omega : \exists B \in  \mathcal{V},  A = f^{-1}  (B)\}$ is a $\sigma$-algebra on $\Omega$ generated by the function $f$, that maps $\Omega$ to another space $S$ endowed with a $\sigma$-algebra $\mathcal{V}$.
Usually, I would check $\mathcal{Z}$ for $\sigma$-algebra properties. But inverse relation makes things complicated.
I'm not really sure how to start. Any Hints would be highly appreciated.

A: First let's straighten out the notation.
Suppose $f \colon A \to B$ is a function, and $\mathcal{S}$ is a $\sigma$-algebra on $B$. Let $\mathcal{R} = \{f^{-1}(Y) \mid Y \in \mathcal{S}\}$. You want to show that $\mathcal{R}$ is a $\sigma$-algebra on $A$.

*

*$A \in \mathcal{R}$
because $A=f^{-1}(B)$ and $B \in \mathcal{S}$.

*If $X \in \mathcal{R}$ then $A\!\setminus\! X \in \mathcal{R}$
If $X \in \mathcal{R}$ then $X = f^{-1}(Y)$ for some $Y \in \mathcal{S}$. Then $B\!\setminus\! Y \in \mathcal{S}$, so $f^{-1}(B\!\setminus\! Y) = A \!\setminus\! f^{-1}(Y) = A \!\setminus\! X \in \mathcal{R}$.
Finally,

*

*$\mathcal{R}$ is closed under countable unions
If $(X_n)_{n\in \mathbb{N}}$ is a countable family of members of $\mathcal{R}$, then each $X_n = f^{-1}(Y_n)$ for some $Y_n \in \mathcal{S}$. Then $\mathcal{S}$ contains the union of the $(Y_n)$, so $\mathcal{R}$ contains the $f$-preimage of their union. But $f^{-1}$ "distributes" over unions, so $f^{-1}(\bigcup_n Y_n) = \bigcup_n f^{-1}(Y_n) = \bigcup_n X_n \in \mathcal{R}$.


Optimisation 101: What Is Multivariate Testing?
Multivariate testing (often referred to as MVT) sounds intimidating but really it isn't. Once you get your head around it you'll wonder what all the fuss was about!
Multivariate testing is similar to A/B testing but takes things further and tries to figure out which combination of variations produces the best results.
A multivariate test typically takes a few different elements on a web page and changes them all in a single experiment.
For example, a multivariate test may change a website image, headline, and button, all in the same experiment.
Where the magic happens is that each variation of each element is combined to find the best performing combination of variations.
As it's a combination of variations, you can quickly end up with a large number of total variations. This can be a problem as it will really slow down your experiments.
To work out the total number of variations, just multiply the number of variations for each element together.
So for an MVT experiment with two images, two headlines, and two buttons, the total number of variations would be 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 variations.
Multivariate testing is useful when multiple elements on a page can be changed together to improve a single conversion goal e.g. sign ups or form completions.
A multivariate test should eliminate the need to run a number of sequential A/B tests on the same page with the same goal – which means quicker results for you.
The biggest downside to multivariate testing is the amount of traffic that can be required. As mentioned above, lots of variations can be generated which means the traffic each variation will receive is less, and therefore more overall traffic is required.
Before starting a multivariate test use a traffic estimator to see how much traffic you're going to need to get a statistically significant result.
Another issue with multivariate testing is if one of the elements being tested doesn't actually have an effect on the conversion goal – if that's the case it would have been better to run an A/B test.
So as you can see multivariate testing is a powerful tool if used correctly, and what's more it's not just for websites, you can run multivariate tests for email too.


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Q: Adding a recurse + silentlycontinue to trashbin delete I've encountered a problem with my script, whenever I do a trashbin deletion and the map location has a folder within a folder that has an file that has to be deleted, it will not work.
The problem is that I need to add a recurse and -erroraction silently continue. But I dont know how I can do that since the methods for moving files to trash bin are quite hard in my opinion.
Could you guys help me out?
My code:
## Top of the script
   param(
   [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
   [ValidateRange(0,99999)]
   [int]$minutes,

   [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
   [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_})]
   [string]$maplocation,

   [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
   [ValidateSet("Direct","TrashBin")]
   [string]$consequence
  )

  ## Variables
$maxAge = (Get-Date).AddMinutes(-$minutes)
$files  = Get-ChildItem $maplocation -Recurse
$time = get-date
$fortrashbin =  $maplocation + '\' + $file

##
foreach ($file in $files)
{
     if ($file.lastwritetime -lt  $maxage)
     {
        switch ($consequence)
        {
            "direct"
            {
                write-verbose "File Found $file" -verbose
                remove-item $file.fullname -recurse -erroraction silentlycontinue
                write-verbose "Deleting $file" -verbose
             }
            "trashbin" {
                write-verbose "File Found $file" -verbose
                write-verbose "moving $file to trashbin" -verbose
                Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic
                [Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem]::DeleteFile($fortrashbin,'OnlyErrorDialogs','SendToRecycleBin')
            }
         }
       }
}

A: I think you don't have to iterate over each file if you delete a folder. Instead, you can use the DeleteDirectory method:
if (Test-Path -Path $maplocation -PathType Container)
{
    # delete directory
    [Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem]::DeleteDirectory(
        $maplocation,'OnlyErrorDialogs','SendToRecycleBin')
}
else
{
    # delete folder
    [Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem]::DeleteFile(
        $maplocation,'OnlyErrorDialogs','SendToRecycleBin')
}

Please also consider to replace your $consequence parameter with a [switch] like:
param
(
   [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
   [ValidateRange(0,99999)]
   [int]$minutes,

   [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
   [ValidateScript({Test-Path $_})]
   [string]$maplocation,

   [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
   [switch]$Direct
)

Now you can invoke your script without any parameters to delete the location to trashbin or with the -Direct switch to permanently remove it.


So here we were, stuck on a bus in the middle of nowhere between Chile & Bolivia. We looked around and all we could see were mountains and a whole load of other buses waiting in line for something or anything to happen. We hadn't been informed of anything but as the JCB diggers started to arrive and take over the buses we knew that it was a landslide.
We had boarded a 'Atacama 3000' bus at 5:30am from Calama city in The Atacama Desert costing $10,000 CLP/£12 each. We'd actually booked the tickets in advance in San Pedro town because everything was getting booked up so fast it was crazy. We had done loads of research in advance and found that it was much cheaper to do a tour from Bolivia into the salt flats rather than do a three/four day tour through the desert as many people do. To be fair, this tour probably misses out on much of the hassle crossing the border but HEY we're here to save money right?!
So we're on this bus since 5:30am and we come to a complete standstill by lunchtime. We completely forgot in some crazy rush to but water or food before we got on. (God knows why) if you've travelled South America you'll know that there is usually sellers everywhere you go and you can always get your hands on whatever you fancy pretty quickly… but some reason this was not the case and there wasn't a seller in sight for hours. The bus was due to arrive at 1pm in Uyuni but we were 8 hours in and literally just stuck staring at mountains and really damn thirsty.
I think between lunchtime and 10pm that night we were stuck in 3 landslides overall. The bus was rammed with lots of families with small children and stressed out tourists. It was chaos. We eventually reached the border which was super slow and the staff checked through everyone's bags and took ages to sort the passports and give everyone a stamp.
At about 5pm we stopped at the craziest roadside restaurant where we were greeted with a whole field of alpacas and snowy topped mountains. Our first steps in Bolivia. We couldn't believe it. We were in such a daze from the journey and this just was so surreal. The whole restaurant was rammed and all the Bolivians literally fought each other for the food. I was doing my typically awkward queuing routine & people who were last off the bus just screamed 'sopa' from the back of the room to be served first. I was so annoyed and so tired. Like people were actually pushing each other out the way. They just have known the restaurant only had enough food for a few people or something. They only had about 8 meals to give out to the whole bus and of course the bus driver always gets served first. I settled for two bottles of water and some extremely overpriced Pringles.
So we finally arrive in Uyuni and our bags are checked across the pavement. On first glance the town looked pretty basic, which was truly what we were expecting from everywhere in Bolivia. We walked to our hotel which was called Castillo de Liliana (£18 per night). It was freezing. We got such a shock, never did we expect it to be so cold in Bolivia I needed a huge jumper on soon as we arrived. The beds had huge duvets and blankets on. We snuggled down for the night drained from the journey.
We woke the next day looking forward to exploring what Bolivia had in store. First up the hotel breakfast: much better than anything we had got in Chile or Argentina! Scrambled eggs, cereal, toast, yoghurts… these people liked to EAT! Our first wander around Uyuni proved fruitful too. We found ATM's everywhere which were completely free to use. What a revolutionary idea! You probably won't believe me when I tell you that all the ATM's in Argentina cost £7 to withdraw from (cries). Anyways so it seemed that we could use card in restaurants and shops too! How forward thinking eh! We checked out the market and a few shops, the stuff was SO nice! So colourful too at such cheap prices. Jack found himself an alpaca wool jumper, a stripy hat and two badges for £13! Bargains everywhere. Oh we also bought Larry the llama for £3 there too who has remained in my backpack ever since.
As soon as you arrive in Uyuni you'll realise that it's just FULL of tourist agencies. No need to book anything in advance. You literally can book and jump on the next day. We found an agency called Hadoka Montana who were offering a one day trip to the salt flats for $200 Bolivianos/£20 each. We had seen elsewhere for slightly cheaper, but what the hell, £20 is really very good value for a tour that lasts 10am to 8pm including lunch! We had also ready good reviews about this company too. There are many reports of the drivers being drunk on the salt flats in Bolivia, like in many places in Bolivia to be honest so We thought it was worth paying a little extra for a better tour & driver. So yep we booked, paid the cash and were MEGA excited to get there and experience it for ourselves!
We got slightly over excited on our first day in Uyuni with the cheap prices and ended up buying quite a few 'Potosina' beers. A 600ml bottle was about £1.50. We'd barely been able to afford any beers in Chile at all so it was pretty much a dream. There are tonnes of shops and tables in Uyuni so you can buy a beer at regular shop price and still be able to chill out there. In the evening we went to this place called 'Lithium Club' and had a massive chicken soup each for £2. We were eventually to find out in Bolivia that the soups are DELICIOUS (full of chicken, potato, egg and tasty broth) and always fill you up for a such a cheap price.
The next morning we woke at 8am ready to head to the salt flats after our mighty breakfast. We went to the local shop first to buy a few beers for photo opportunities on the flats and headed to the tour office for 10am. We were greeted by a really friendly tour guide and three Japanese guys. If you didn't already know, Uyuni is hugely popular with Japanese and Korean tourists, many tour agencies even have signs up in these languages, and the streets are filled with huge groups from there!
Anyways so we all jump in the jeep and drive about 10 mins to a big shop full of Wellington boots (gum or rubber boots to the rest of the world). We were each given a pair as part of the price of the tour! Decent. We asked if it was absolutely needed and the driver explained that in rainy season it was ankle deep water in places so worth wearing them.
So we were all geared up and back in the jeep. The first stop was to the famous 'train cemetery'. I was really looking forward to this place just as much as the actual salt flats! Uyuni has long been known as an important transportation hub in South America and it connects several major cities. In the early 19th century, big plans were made to build an even bigger network of trains out of Uyuni, but the project was abandoned because of a combination of technical difficulties and tension with neighbouring countries. The trains and other equipment were left to rust and fade out of memory. Most of the trains that can be found in the Graveyard actually date back to the early 20th century and were imported from Britain. We arrived and it was absolutely heaving. One of those 'instagram vs reality' moments. Like there was hundreds of people there just climbing all over the trains trying to get the perfect shot. The trains themselves are massive so be prepared for some serious climbing here. I couldn't believe how high some people got! It was truly stunning though I've never seen anywhere like it in the world. We were asked how long we wanted to stay there and the driver suggested 30 mins. Honestly it was not long enough at all and we just rushed around like mad dodging people and their photos. I was pretty disappointed I couldn't get many good snaps. Word of advice: take your photos quickly as possible before someone jumps in it! It's not actually that far out of the town so you could easily go out and visit outside of a tour, perhaps even for sunset which would be stunning.
So it was all over and we were back in the jeep. The driver had suggested we beat the other tours to it and get to the salt flats quickly as possible and we all agreed! There was one more stop before the actual salt flats: a spot to pick up the lunch for the group and to colchani town where there are lots of stalls and a museum. It was really just another tourist trap but the stuff is cheap and you can stock up on water and snacks.
Right so we were finally en route to the famous Salar de Uyuni, amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia – the world's largest salt flat. It's the legacy of a prehistoric lake that went dry, leaving behind a desertlike, nearly 11,000-sq.-km. landscape of bright-white salt, rock formations and cacti-studded islands.
A usual Uyuni tour takes you to a place called Fish Island which is in fact not an island or involves any fish but a spot filled with the craziest cacti. I've seen many photos of this place over the years and honestly it looks beautiful.
Before we knew it we suddenly hit the salt flats and we driving through ankle depth of water. Honestly we were speechless. The whole jeep was speechless. We had the most perfect mirror reflection right in front of us. The sky was perfectly clear, just a few clouds to add to the affect. I truly had never seen such blue sky in my life. We jumped out at our first point and took a walk around. The salt splashes all over you in rainy reason, so be prepared to leave in a mess! We took thousands of photos before moving onto our second spot where the driver set up our lunch. He literally whipped out a table, chairs and a chicken dinner for us as we sat looking at one of the most surreal views we have EVER seen. My mind was blown.
After lunch we headed to the famous salt flat hotel, a hotel made entirely from salt (including the tables and chairs) it was a spot where many of the longer tours were having lunch and staying. This is also the location of the famous flags from around the world. Such a cool photo.
Next it was time for the driver to organise some of his own photos. Part of the tour is the perspective photo part and it was so much fun. Us and our three new Japanese friends spent hours pretending to run away from dinosaurs, being crushed by cans and making perfect circle reflections! The photos are just mad and we still can't get over them to this day!
The final stop of the day was the sunset. As we approached the last point the sky started to turn purple. Then pink. It was the perfect candyfloss combination. The reflection melted into the sky, it was honestly so confusing, like a meeting of the earth and heaven. You couldn't see the end, there was no end it just went on for miles. It just all merged together giving us these crazy crazy colours at what looked like the end of the world. After about 20 mins the sky was on fire, filled with orange and our shadows reflected so far. We sat and watched on our stools and taking of course more photos. The best and craziest sunset I have ever witnessed.
I truly don't think I would want to visit the salt flats out of rainy season. Despite how amazing it is, for me the mirror reflection was the most incredible part. The rainy season is between December – March. Make sure you get a clear day too! Grey clouds would really spoil it!
We arrived back to our hotel at 8pm. All i wanted to do was look at our photos and tell everyone about it. So so incredible. Something amazing happened that day honestly.
Girl your experience was so much cooler than mine! We didnt get to have lunch on the flats or have a dinosaur/chair perspective party. Maaaaan. We also drove off as the sun was setting, I was so mad haha. What an incredible experience, I'm going to recommend your tour guide in my guide!


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Q: Dolphin in KDE5 missing some context menu actions (serviceType "KonqPopupMenu/Plugin" not found) After upgrading to Dolphin with KF5 some context menu action disappeared, including but not limited to my custom actions. When starting Dolphin from CLI it throws this error upon showing a context menu:
KServiceTypeTrader: serviceType "KonqPopupMenu/Plugin" not found

A: Easy to workaround:
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/kservicetypes5/
cp /usr/share/kde4/servicetypes/konqpopupmenuplugin.desktop ~/.local/share/kservicetypes5/

And restart Dolphin. If restarting doesn't help, try regenerating the configuration cache:
kbuildsycoca5

Source: https://chakraos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=14189


You are here: Home » Uncategorized » What do you think about these ancient artifacts and petroglyphs?
In Cambodia. Is that a stegosaurus?
The dragons that every culture from every corner of the globe talk about, know what I'm saaaayin'?
The petroglyphs are touted as the real deal, as the "glaze" over them was put there from the natural weathering.
The cylinder and sculptures look authentic… The cave drawings and other artwork do not! Those look to me like something which was created back in the 1960'….. The others, yes they do look like what you perceive them to be and probably are! "Dinosaurs" are not nearly as old as what many people claim them to be!
"Dragons" did exist on this planet as well, numerous types…. up into the 15th century. They could very well be related to "dinosaurs" and both could also quite possibly be with us still…. "Nessie" etc.
SFU, had an interesting class once in which carbon dating was demonstrated…. One of the students donated a bologna sandwich made fresh earlier that morning for one of the tests… According to it, that sandwich was 45 thousand years old!!!!! Everyone got a good laugh…..
Ancient artifacts of human origin tell us much about the history of mankind and also tell us in some cases tell us much about the pre-history of mankind.
They in some instances tell us about cosmic events that occurred millions of years ago as in Petroglyphs such as those in Diablo Canyon which record the explosion of what is today the Crab Nebula. They tell us about the religious life of shamans as in the famous cave paintings at Lascaux in France.
They tell us much about people who had no formal writing system such as the Incas and Aztecs and Mayas whose civilization the Spanish Missionaries destroyed and which we are only recently have begun to be able to decipher.
The glyphs are both art and communication and the artifacts that accompany them add mutually to their value.
It's hard to say exactly what petroglyphs depict (in general) because the creators are not around to ask, so everything is speculation. Those who are decended from people who may know can be reluctant to share that information, and will protect that knowledge from outsiders.
The petroglyphs from AZ http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/Bigpappadiaz/wall.jpg look like they could be Big Horn Sheep or horses (depending on the time they were created, before or after contact). The other figures could be hunters along with their gear and magical symbols that will help them with their hunt. They could also be agriculturalists and the horn-like shape could be a depiction of corn.
The dinosaur looking shape at the lower left is not a dinosaur.
Petroglyphs and artifacts are not concrete proof of the existence of a creature at any given time. Imagine what archeologists of the future will think about our movies. Like Jurassic Park… but they must have had dinos or how else would they know what they looked like?
All I can say that given the number of inconsistencies and out-right factual errors in the information you provide that I assume you have gotten primarily from a web site (http://www.genesispark.com/genpark/ancient/ancient.htm) promoting Creationism by suggesting that all of these depictions indicate that humans co-existed with dinosaurs, I'd be highly skeptical of the reliability of the information on the website, or, at least of the conclusions drawn from that information, much of which is taken out of context.
is not the famed "Narmer Palette" interpreted by some scholars as showing the conquest of Upper and Lower Egypt by Narmer. Instead, what you've scanned a picture of is one side of the so-called "Two Dogs Palette." While it is part of the same cache of objects from the city of Hierakonpolis from which the Narmer Palette came and is of roughly the same date, they are not the same.
The Two Dogs Palette shows, on both front and back side, a fairly typical assortment of both realistic creatures and somewhat fantastic creatures. The elongated necks of the animals shown on the side of the palette you've linked to are a rather inventive way of harkening back to the inspiration for these large commemorative pieces – the original cosmetic palette, used for grinding minerals for eyepaint. Though it seems none of the "monumenal" slate palettes like the Narmer Palette and the Two Dogs Palette were used for cosmetics, the well or circle formed by the elongated necks of the creatures does recall that use.
Is in fact THE "Narmer Palette" and, as I stated, was found at Hierakonpolis, by Quibell in the 1890s, in a cache of objects cleaned out of the temple there sometime near the end of the 6th Dynasty, as the deposit included artifacts spanning the Early Dynastic Period through the 6th Dynasty.
It's probably worth noting that the long-necked animals on the palettes have been identified as giraffes, various ordinary animals with necks elongated for artistic effect, or as totally fantastic mythological beasts. The theme seems to have been fairly short-lived in Egyptian art, and demonstrates a moderate degree of cultural contact with either contemporary Mesopotamia or Iran where similar motifs were common.
I am vaguely familiar with the Nile Mosaic from Palastrina. What your cropped image fails to demonstrate is that most of the animals in the mosaic have a label in Greek nearby done in much ligher mosaic tiles on a darker background. The image you've shown, with the warriors and a reclining crocodile is part of a much larger scene. Just above the section you've shown is an image of a leopard. Given the layout of the mosaic, the closest dark area on which to put the labels for both the crocodile and the panther is in one place. Greek inscriptions are quite variable, but it's not that uncommon for words to be run together. Crocodiles and leopards are known to have been in the Nile Valley in ancient times.
As for petroglyphs – there is no widely accepted, reliable way to date petroglyphs. There was much made a few years ago about "patina" on the rock face, differential coloration, etc., but it's all essentially come to nothing. There's simply too much variability in the way exposed rock weathers to reliably date petroglyphs. So, without additional information about the petroglyphs, it's difficult to evaluate them.
The extended, elongated necks of creatures are a fairly common element of Mesopotamian art as well, as the cylinder seal impression you show demonstrates.
There's been a massive quantity of ink spilled trying to explain the depiction of "fantastic" creatures or their description in myth and legend from all over the world. A fairly common theory that has only recently received popular attention is the notion that the depictions and descriptions of fantastic creatures were inspired by fossils encountered by people during exploration of caves, mining,etc. or that were exposed by earthquakes or other natural events. Thus, some scholars posit that a mastodon skull, encountered by an ancient population unfamiliar with such a creature saw a resemblance to a human skull, though with only a single eye, and on an enormous scale, and thus we have the inspiration for Cyclops. Some work has been done matching up typical fossil finds for certain regions with the "fantastic" creatures associated with culture groups of the past in those regions and it has been fairly successful in finding what some people regard as plausible matches.
While there's no reliable way to confirm such a theory as correct, it does serve as a plausible explanation for the origins of various fantastic creatures and, while I've not spent a great deal of time looking into it, the scholarship behind it seems to be rigorous and responsible. And, as history and archaeology are not hard sciences, evaluation of hypothesis, theories, reconstructions, etc. are conducted according to slightly different standards.
In some ways, though, I rather think that entirely too much is made of fantastic creatures in ancient artwork. I don't find it hard to believe that creativity was the primary inspiration for such designs. Nor was art in the ancient world necessarily intended as a documentation of "reality" as we in the modern Western world define reality. Nor are non-realistic or non-naturalistic depictions of humans, animals, or other subjects exactly uncommon in either ancient or modern art.
For example, I doubt very much that the so-called "coffee-bean eyed"/"lizard men" figurines from the Hassuna and Ubaid cultures of Neolithic Mesopotamia depict actual lizard men and women. Though I suppose that if you're willing to believe that humans and dinosaurs co-existed, you might be willing to believe that they could interbreed. And those figurines have become the centerpiece of any number of ancient alien theory nonsense.
For that matter, the bull in Picasso's "Bullfight" has a really long neck, small head, and long legs – it looks a little like a dinosaur. Do you suppose that Picasso watched a dinosaur and matador going at it in 1934?
Many locals of poor tribes have discovered they can make money by carving dinosaur looking creatures into ancient artifacts. The fundies buy this stuff up in droves and display it on their creationist web site.
Now many of those arifacts you link are real ancient artifacts and carvings. There are two possible reasons for their likeness to extenct species. One reason is that they did find ancient dinosaur bones which they realted to a dragon type creature. The other is the cosmic myth. Real animals were placed in the constellations and their features transformed such as your Nam-her artifact.
A true passion in my life is the study of ancient artifacts and petroglyphs. Mankind has been here far longer than supposed authoratative experts would have people beleive. Some embellishments on artifacts were purely decorative, I'm sure. Just as surely, I also beleive other embellishments and petroglyphs were ways of trying to communicate, and also document important occurances in the lives of the people who lived then. Disputes are ongoing in archaeology, paleontology and anthropology as to discrepancies in time lines. Facts will eventually prove the antiquity of man. Truth will always stand there no matter how long words dance around it. I think it's cool . Imagine man knowing dinosaur as we know deer!


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The master of a Gibraltar-flagged bulk carrier has pleaded guilty to operating a commercial cargo ship while intoxicated, announced U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Marie Byrd.
In pleading guilty, Vadim Humenyuk, of Izmail, Ukraine, admitted that he was intoxicated while serving as the 590-foot long Rainbow Quest while in San Francisco Bay and preparing to sail to South Korea. The plea was accepted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixon.
The investigation began on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, when a San Francisco Bar Pilot contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service personnel reporting that the captain of the Rainbow Quest appeared to be intoxicated. Investigators of the U.S. Coast Guard administered sobriety tests to Humenyuk late on the evening of December 10, and the early morning of December 11. After Humenyuk failed the sobriety tests, he was charged with operating a non-recreational vessel under the influence of alcohol, in violation of 46 USC 2302(c), a Class A misdemeanor.
Humenyuk faces a maximum statutory penalty of up to one year of incarceration, an additional year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $100,000. Humenyuk's sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 3.
The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Alexandra Shepard. This case is being investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Columbia University, Chinese gamer join study
By Amy He in New York(China Daily USA)
Columbia University's School of Public Health and online gaming company Beijing Perfect World Digital Technology Co will be working with each other to study the neurological effects of gaming on the aging population.
Linda Fried, dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and Robert Xiao, CEO of Perfect World, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at Columbia University in New York on Tuesday.
According to the MOU, the two groups will be collaborating in projects that address how digital interactive art affects the brain and its potential positive benefits to public health, with Beijing-based Perfect World working with scientists from Columbia University to develop games that may be played by test subjects in China, and eventually elsewhere, according to Deliang Tang, associate professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University Medical Center who was key in facilitating the collaboration.
Linda Fried (seated right), dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, signs a memorandum of understanding with Robert Xiao, CEO of gaming company Beijing Perfect World Digital Technology, on Tuesday in New York. The two groups will study the neurological effects of gaming on China's ageing population. Amy He / China Daily
Though the school and the company hope that their studies can eventually influence policy on aging populations, Tang said that all age groups will be studied.
"If you have teenagers at home, you will know, gaming is quite an important part of their lives - video games, computer games. It's undeniable to say that digital gaming is now part of our lives. Digital gaming is a very significant public health issue - whether it's good, whether it's bad, we have to study it," he told China Daily.
"We're trying to assess the impact of gaming on society. What is the mechanism of the games and its impact in our health? How can we understand what the game has to do with our health, to do with our brain development or neurodegeneration?" he said.
There will be several parts to the study, the first of which will be to work up a prototype game and then come up with a scientific hypothesis on how the game will affect its players.
A second important part will include a population study of various age groups in China, where the study will first be conducted, though specific cities where the population study will be done have not been determined yet, Tang said.
Some work will be done at Columbia University because the school has facilities that are not available in China, but the preliminary population studies will be done in China.
At a press event where the MOU was signed, Fried, the dean of the public health school, told China Daily that the "ability to think about how to bring science and art together to do good for the population is very exciting".
She said that with China's population aging as fast as it is, she is optimistic that Columbia University and Perfect World will be able to bring the two fields together to develop solutions to help China's population and beyond.
"China's population is aging very, very fast," she said.
"Adjusting rapidly and developing approaches quickly that help people stay healthy and live longer lives are very important. It's important in the US and it's of critical concern in China," she said.
"I think we can be very optimistic that we can find ways by harnessing the power of science and the power of art together to develop ways that people will enjoy and that will keep them healthy and improve their wellbeing is very important for all countries," she added.
Xiao said in opening remarks that he was honored to be working together with Columbia at a "very exciting time, contributing to what we believe is beneficial for the future of everybody".
amyhe@chinadailyusa.com
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Are these animals impossible to track?
I recently wanted to see the tracks of a bird that I have never seen walking on the ground. It is a common bird that prefers to perch on branches or fences, flying out to catch insects on the wing. There were a couple popular perch spots near my house and I decided to create "tracking traps" on these spots. I simply sprinkled some fine dust on the flat surfaces (cheap white flour works well (unless the animals are gluten-intolerant)).
Luckily one of the perches was on the edge of a wine barrel so there was plenty of flat space to put the dust. I knew the bird perched on the very rim of the barrel. I tried to get dust on the rim but I also hoped that the bird might venture a footstep or two onto the flat area.
Immediately, the dust began recording interesting information. A variety of marks were being made in the dust, some clearer than others. One added benefit was I could tell which scats were new because they were on top of the dust.
While I have yet to get the footprints that I hoped for I did get some perhaps more interesting and important tracks. Tracks are not only made by feet and in this case the tracks appear to be made by the other set of appendages that birds have, the ones they fly with. Look closely at the photo to see the marks left by an extended wing. You can even see the individual ridges on the feathers if you look closely.
First, all animals leave tracks. They might be vortices of air or thermal disturbances that we usually can not see. Or they might not be what we think of as tracks and we might not know how to interpret the pattern.
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For those of you who are interested. The bird in question was a Black Phoebe, Sayornis nigricans. I am not that good at digital tracking (or countertracking) so I didn't realize that the photos show the answer in the title…DOh!


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