This evening as we consider worship as a concept, I want to do something different. Much of this lesson is reading. There will be two sections devoted to readings. I very much want you to read with me. At the end of each section, I briefly will call your attention to some things we read.
The first section of readings will come from the Old Testament. The second section will come from the New Testament.
Please read with me from the Old Testament.
Exodus 10:1,2 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that I may perform these signs of Mine among them, and that you may tell in the hearing of your son, and of your grandson, how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I performed My signs among them, that you may know that I am the Lord."
Exodus 12:21-27 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slay the Passover lamb. You shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning. For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever. When you enter the land which the Lord will give you, as He has promised, you shall observe this rite. And when your children say to you, 'What does this rite mean to you?' you shall say, 'It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes.' " And the people bowed low and worshiped.
Exodus 13:3-10 Moses said to the people, "Remember this day in which you went out from Egypt, from the house of slavery; for by a powerful hand the Lord brought you out from this place. And nothing leavened shall be eaten. On this day in the month of Abib, you are about to go forth. It shall be when the Lord brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall observe this rite in this month. For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and nothing leavened shall be seen among you, nor shall any leaven be seen among you in all your borders. You shall tell your son on that day, saying, 'It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.' And it shall serve as a sign to you on your hand, and as a reminder on your forehead, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with a powerful hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt. Therefore, you shall keep this ordinance at its appointed time from year to year.
Exodus 32:11-13 Then Moses entreated the Lord his God, and said, "O Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'"
Leviticus 11:45 For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.'"
Leviticus 22:26-33 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to the Lord. But, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not kill both it and its young in one day. When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Lord, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted. It shall be eaten on the same day, you shall leave none of it until morning; I am the Lord. So you shall keep My commandments, and do them; I am the Lord. You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be sanctified among the sons of Israel; I am the Lord who sanctifies you, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the Lord."
Leviticus 23:39-44 On exactly the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the crops of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the Lord for seven days, with a rest on the first day and a rest on the eighth day. Now on the first day you shall take for yourselves the foliage of beautiful trees, palm branches and boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. You shall thus celebrate it as a feast to the Lord for seven days in the year. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations; you shall celebrate it in the seventh month. You shall live in booths for seven days; all the native-born in Israel shall live in booths, so that your generations may know that I had the sons of Israel live in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.' " So Moses declared to the sons of Israel the appointed times of the Lord.
Leviticus 25:35-38 Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you. You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Numbers 3:13 For all the firstborn are Mine; on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, from man to beast. They shall be Mine; I am the Lord."
Numbers 15:38-41 Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue. It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, so as to do them and not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you played the harlot, so that you may remember to do all My commandments and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God; I am the Lord your God."
Deuteronomy 6:20-25 When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which the Lord our God commanded you?' then you shall say to your son, 'We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us from Egypt with a mighty hand. Moreover, the Lord showed great and distressing signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh and all his household; He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.' So the Lord commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God for our good always and for our survival, as it is today. It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us.
Deuteronomy 7:6-11 For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the Lord loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the Lord brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments; but repays those who hate Him to their faces, to destroy them; He will not delay with him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face. Therefore, you shall keep the commandment and the statutes and the judgments which I am commanding you today, to do them.
Deuteronomy 7:17-19 If you should say in your heart, 'These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?' you shall not be afraid of them; you shall well remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt: the great trials which your eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the mighty hand and the outstretched arm by which the Lord your God brought you out. So shall the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
Deuteronomy 11:1-5 "You shall therefore love the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments. Know this day that I am not speaking with your sons who have not known and who have not seen the discipline of the Lord your God--His greatness, His mighty hand and His outstretched arm, and His signs and His works which He did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt and to all his land; and what He did to Egypt's army, to its horses and its chariots, when He made the water of the Red Sea to engulf them while they were pursuing you, and the Lord completely destroyed them; and what He did to you in the wilderness until you came to this place.
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 "Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, and you possess it and live in it, that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you bring in from your land that the Lord your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, 'I declare this day to the Lord my God that I have entered the land which the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.' Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God. You shall answer and say before the Lord your God, 'My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; but there he became a great, mighty and populous nation. And the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us. Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and wonders; and He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. Now behold, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground which You, O Lord have given me.' And you shall set it down before the Lord your God, and worship before the Lord your God; and you and the Levite and the alien who is among you shall rejoice in all the good which the Lord your God has given you and your household.
Judges 2:11,12 Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals, and they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked the Lord to anger.
1 Samuel 10:17-19 Thereafter Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah; and he said to the sons of Israel, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.' But you have today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, 'No, but set a king over us!' Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans."
Nehemiah 9:9-11 "You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea. "Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that they acted arrogantly toward them, And made a name for Yourself as it is this day. "You divided the sea before them, So they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; And their pursuers You hurled into the depths, Like a stone into raging waters.
Jeremiah 7:21-26 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, "Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat flesh. For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. But this is what I commanded them, saying, 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.' Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them. Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers.
Jeremiah 11:1-5 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, "Cursed is the man who does not heed the words of this covenant which I commanded your forefathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, 'Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,' in order to confirm the oath which I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day." ' " Then I said, "Amen, O Lord."
Hosea 11:1-4 When Israel was a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. The more they called them, The more they went from them; They kept sacrificing to the Baals And burning incense to idols. Yet it is I who taught Ephraim to walk, took them in My arms; But they did not know that I healed them. I led them with cords of a man, with bonds of love, And I became to them as one who lifts the yoke from their jaws; And I bent down and fed them.
Amos 3:1 Hear this word the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel--against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt.
Micah 6:1-4 Listen to what the Lord says: "Stand up, plead your case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say. Hear, O mountains, the LORD's accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel. "My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me. I brought you up out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam.
After all those readings, I want you to ask one question: "Why?"
Why not destroy Israel when they made the golden calf?
Why obey God in the laws about what you eat?
Why offer sacrifices to God?
Why live in booths on a special festival day?
Why treat the poor as God instructed?
Why give the firstborn males to God?
Why strictly observe the Sabbath?
Why keep the ten commandments?
Why did God let Israel live in Canaan?
Why give the first produce to ripen in the springs harvest to God?
Why did God become so angry when we worshipped idols?
Why was God so offended when we wanted a king?
There was one foundation answer: God acted in our history to rescue us from Egypt, and this is our response to the God Who has already acted to rescue us.
II.Now read with me a few passages from the New Testament.
1 Corinthians 1:18-25 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside." Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 2:1,2 And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.
Acts 17:16-18 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols. So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present. And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, "What would this idle babbler wish to say?" Others, "He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
1 Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
May I ask the same question: "Why do we worship God, serve God, let God direct our entire lives?"
For one foundation reason: God acted in history in Jesus' death and resurrection to rescue us from the slavery of sin (evil), and this is our response to God who already acted to our benefit.
I ask you to see one point, the single truth that has always served as the foundation of worship among God's people. God acted in human history before He called us to Him. Worship and service are our response to the God who acted to bless us before we did anything to honor Him.


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Q: Is there any way to force visual studio to show me location of an error in *my* code, instead of pointing to the standard library? I have a small piece of code that does not compile
Visual Studio shows me this error and points to xhash:
Error   C2064   term does not evaluate to a function taking 1 arguments C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.29.30133\include\xhash   114

I know that error is somewhere in my code, probably related to unordered map, so template does not resolve. I'm wondering if there's a way to see which part of my code causes compilation error

A: The full build output will have many more lines, in the form ".. Instantiated from here...". Typically the last of these lines will point to your faulty code, possibly more if you wrote a template yourself.

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Q: async_compose not keeping io_context full of work? I am trying to write a general async_task(Executor& executor, Token&& token, Fn&& func, Args&&... args) async initiating function.
The goal is to wrap arbitrary, blocking, third-party functions in a thread, and provide an asio-based interface.
It's not perfect yet (for instance, I know I need to post the completion handlers on the executor instead of running them in the thread), but I feel quite close.
I have three issues and questions:

*

*Why does the program stop before all completion handlers have run? I shouldn't need a work guard, since the async operation is ongoing, right? EDIT: I'm mistaken. The non-callback handlers aren't being called at all, as evidenced by putting a sleep_for(1s) after the run() call. So my question is instead, why not?

*Is this code violating some asio principle? It seems like something that would be fairly common to want to do, but I find very few examples of people doing similar things.

*(bonus) I want to swap std::thread with concurrency::task<void>. The problem is then that I can't use a move-only type in the lambda capture. I tried self = make_shared<remove_reference_t<Self>>(move(self)), but this caused the three handlers to just print str:  without the args. I believe this has something to do with the fact that the Self type (really a asio::detail::compose_op) contains a moved-in copy of the impl. So when I go to print, I'm using the old moved-from version. Anyone have any insight why that might be the case?
#include <chrono>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <thread>

#include "asio.hpp"

template <typename Fn, typename... Args>
struct async_task_impl {
  std::decay_t<Fn> fn_;
  std::tuple<std::decay_t<Args>...> args_;

  async_task_impl(Fn&& fn, Args&&... args)
      : fn_(std::forward<Fn>(fn)), args_(std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}

  template <typename Self>
  auto operator()(Self& self) {
    // @todo: use concurrency::create_task
    auto t =
        std::thread([me = *this,             // copy impl into thread
                     self = std::move(self)  // move composed_op into thread?
    ]() mutable {
          try {
            std::apply(me.fn_, me.args_);
            self.complete({});
          } catch (std::exception& e) {
            self.complete(std::current_exception());
          }
        });
    t.detach();
  }
};

// runs some blocking task on its own thread and wraps it in asio
template <typename Executor, typename Token, typename Fn, typename... Args>
auto async_task(Executor& executor, Token&& token, Fn&& func, Args&&... args) {
  return asio::async_compose<Token, void(std::exception_ptr)>(
      async_task_impl(std::forward<Fn>(func), std::forward<Args>(args)...),
      token, executor);
}

Test code: Godbolt
void slow_print(std::string str) {
  static std::mutex m;
  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
  {
    std::unique_lock lk(m);
    std::cout << "slow_print: " << str << "\n";
  }
  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
}

int main() {
  try {
    asio::io_context ctx;

    using namespace std::string_literals;

    async_task(
        ctx, [](std::exception_ptr) { std::cout << "callback done\n"; },
        slow_print, "callback"s);

    asio::co_spawn(
        ctx,
        [&]() -> asio::awaitable<void> {
          co_await async_task(ctx, asio::use_awaitable, slow_print, "coro"s);
        },
        asio::detached);

    auto f = std::async(std::launch::async, [&] {
      auto fut = async_task(ctx, asio::use_future, slow_print, "future"s);
      fut.get();
    });

    ctx.run();
  } catch (std::exception& e) {
    std::cout << e.what() << "\n";
  }
  return 0;
}

A: SHORT ANSWERS

*

*Why does the program stop before all completion handlers have run?

I have no direct idea, your own Godbolt link seems to the premise, and so does this slightly embellished example: https://godbolt.org/z/WMKa4sqaE
See below for some notes about the changes.

*Is this code violating some asio principle?

Maybe. See below.

It seems like something that would be fairly common to want to do, but I find very few examples of people doing similar things.

Yes. The docs have a very similar example: "To see this in practice, let's use a detached thread to adapt a synchronous operation into an asynchronous one"

*(bonus) I want to swap std::thread with concurrency::task. The problem is then that I can't use a move-only type in the lambda capture. I tried self = make_shared<remove_reference_t>(move(self)), but this caused the three handlers to just print str:  without the args. I believe this has something to do with the fact that the Self type (really a asio::detail::compose_op) contains a moved-in copy of the impl. So when I go to print, I'm using the old moved-from version. Anyone have any insight why that might be the case?

Beast has some helpers in their code base (stable_operation_base or something,
from the top of my head). Also see this blog post by Richard
Hodges
which creates a shared_composed_op from a composed_op that afford reference
stability of the standard operation implementation.
LONG ANSWERS
Yes. Resumed coroutines are not work - it's only when they suspend they usually enqueue a an operation with a completion handler to resume.
This is already the case with non-c++20 stackful coros, as Tanner has made very explicitly clear on occasion:

While spawn() adds work to the io_service (a handler that will start and jump to the coroutine), the coroutine itself is not work. To prevent the io_service event loop from ending while a coroutine is outstanding, it may be necessary to add work to the io_service before yielding.

What's worse: when you interact with more than one IO object they may be associated with different execution context, so you might need to track work on multiple executors.
The good news is that Asio (Chris) knew about this, which is why the signature of async_compose takes a list of IoObjectsOrExecutors:

template<
    typename CompletionToken,
    typename Signature,
    typename Implementation,
    typename... IoObjectsOrExecutors>
DEDUCED async_compose(
    Implementation && implementation,
    CompletionToken & token,
    IoObjectsOrExecutors &&... io_objects_or_executors);

*

*io_objects_or_executors
Zero or more I/O objects or I/O executors for which outstanding work must be maintained.

The composed operation specialized on your callable type will effective use boost::asio::prefer(ex, execution::outstanding_work.tracked) on all of the associated executors.
So as long as the composed operation (self) stays around, there should be work.
Services Are Not IO Objects Or Executors
You pass the service ("execution context") itself instead of an executor. When passing executors, prefer to pass by value.
Then What Went Wrong?
Again, I don't really know as I didn't exactly reproduce your complaints.
However, keep in mind the semantics of completion. In simplified pseudo-code, complete() does:
void complete() {
    work_.reset();
    handler_();
}

In other words, don't expect the work guards to stick past completion. In fact the order is pretty central to the allocation guarantees of the library.
(More) Reliable Debug Output
In C++ use std::flush (or std::endl) if you want output to appear.
Otherwise you might just be confused about output timing. This is frequently a
source of confusion when printing stuff from completion handlers in Asio.
For maximum insight, I'll introduce a variadic trace function that also timestamps each trace:
namespace {
    using std::this_thread::sleep_for;
    static auto now   = std::chrono::steady_clock::now;
    static auto start = now();
    static std::mutex trace_mx;

    static void trace(auto const&... args) {
        std::unique_lock lk(trace_mx);
        ((std::cout << "at" << std::setw(5) << (now() - start) / 1ms << "ms ") << ... << args) << std::endl;
    }
} // namespace

Side Note use_future
I don't get what you tried to achieve with the std::async version. As it stands you're demonstrating why std::async has been a bad design.
If you are looking to demonstrate Asio's future support, I'd write:
auto fut = async_task(ctx, asio::use_future, slow_print, "future"s);
try {
    fut.get();
    std::cout << "future done" << std::endl;
} catch (std::exception const& e) {
    std::cout << "future error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
}

Now, to avoid interfering with the service because the future will block, I'd suggest running the service in the background instead:
asio::thread_pool ctx{1};

Of course, you can invert the situation by introducing a thread for the blocking wait:
std::thread ft{[ex] {
    auto fut = async_task(ex, asio::use_future, slow_print, "future");
    try {
        fut.get();
        std::cout << "future done" << std::endl;
    } catch (std::exception const& e) {
        std::cout << "future error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    }
}};

ctx.run();
ft.join();

Double Moves
In your task implementation, you both move self and copy *this. However
compose_op aggregates your async_task_impl (as the impl_ member), so
there is a timing link between those. As far as I know the evaluation order or
lambda captures in unspecified.
I'd suggest avoiding the unnecessary copy:
std::thread([self = std::move(self)]() mutable {
    auto& me = self.impl_;
    try {
        std::apply(me.fn_, me.args_);
        self.complete({});
    } catch (std::exception& e) {
        self.complete(std::current_exception());
    }
}).detach();

Or indeed, going for syntactic sugar:
std::thread([self = std::move(self)]() mutable {
    auto& [fn, args] = self.impl_;
    try {
        std::apply(fn, args);
        self.complete({});
    } catch (std::exception& e) {
        self.complete(std::current_exception());
    }
}).detach();

To make it even more elegant, just pass the self as a mutable argument
instead of capturing it (this may not work with concurrency::create_task of
course):
std::thread([](auto self) {
        auto& [fn, args] = self.impl_;
        try {
            std::apply(fn, args);
            self.complete({});
        } catch (std::exception& e) {
            self.complete(std::current_exception());
        }
    }, std::move(self)).detach();

Perfect Storage vs. Perfect Forwarding
Another place where you are not 100% clear about the forwarding intent is in the async_task_impl constructor. Args... is already in non-deduced context there, so Args&&... mandates rvalues. This might be why you used ""s-literals?
There are several ways to fix

*

*Either you can let the compiler do its job:
async_task_impl(Fn&& fn, Args... args)
   : fn_(std::forward<Fn>(fn))
   , args_(std::move(args)...) {}

*If you feel that's a pessimization (does your code-base use expensive non-move-aware argument types?), the simplest is to make the construct an independent template:
template <typename Fn2, typename... Args2>
async_task_impl(Fn2&& fn, Args2&&... args)
    : fn_(std::forward<Fn2>(fn))
    , args_(std::forward<Args2>(args)...) {}

*I would probably go all-the-way and be explicit about the decay moment
using a deduction guide. The best part is you no longer require a
constructor at all:
template <typename Fn, typename... Args> struct async_task_impl {
    Fn                  fn_;
    std::tuple<Args...> args_;

    auto operator()(auto& self) const {
        // @todo: use concurrency::create_task
        std::thread(
            [](auto self) {
                auto& [fn, args] = self.impl_;
                try {
                    std::apply(fn, args);
                    self.complete({});
                } catch (std::exception& e) {
                    self.complete(std::current_exception());
                }
            }, std::move(self)).detach();
    }
};

template <typename... Init> async_task_impl(Init&&...) -> async_task_impl<std::decay_t<Init>...>;

// runs some blocking task on the windows thread pool and wraps it in a nice
// asio wrapper
template <typename Executor, typename Token, typename Fn, typename... Args>
auto async_task(Executor& executor, Token&& token, Fn&& func, Args&&... args) {
    return asio::async_compose<Token, void(std::exception_ptr)>(
        async_task_impl{std::forward<Fn>(func), std::forward<Args>(args)...}, token, executor);
}

Full Demo
Combining all the above:
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#include "boost/asio.hpp"
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std::chrono_literals;

namespace {
    using std::this_thread::sleep_for;
    static auto now   = std::chrono::steady_clock::now;
    static auto start = now();
    static std::mutex trace_mx;

    static void trace(auto const&... args) {
        std::unique_lock lk(trace_mx);
        ((std::cout << "at" << std::setw(5) << (now() - start) / 1ms << "ms ") << ... << args) << std::endl;
    }
} // namespace

template <typename Fn, typename... Args> struct async_task_impl {
    Fn                  fn_;
    std::tuple<Args...> args_;

    auto operator()(auto& self) const {
        // @todo: use concurrency::create_task
        std::thread(
            [](auto self) {
                auto& [fn, args] = self.impl_;
                try {
                    std::apply(fn, args);
                    self.complete({});
                } catch (std::exception& e) {
                    self.complete(std::current_exception());
                }
            },
            std::move(self))
            .detach();
    }
};

template <typename... Init> async_task_impl(Init&&...) -> async_task_impl<std::decay_t<Init>...>;

// wrap blocking task in an asio wrapper
namespace asio = boost::asio;
template <typename Executor, typename Token, typename Fn, typename... Args>
auto async_task(Executor executor, Token&& token, Fn&& func, Args&&... args) {
    return asio::async_compose<Token, void(std::exception_ptr)>(
        async_task_impl{std::forward<Fn>(func), std::forward<Args>(args)...}, token, executor);
}

void slow_print(std::string str) {
    sleep_for(500ms);
    trace("slow_print: ", str);
    sleep_for(500ms);
}

asio::awaitable<void> my_coro() {
    auto ex = co_await asio::this_coro::executor;
    co_await async_task(ex, asio::use_awaitable, slow_print, "coro");
    trace("coro done");
}

void run_tests(auto ex) {
    async_task(
        ex, [](std::exception_ptr) { trace("callback done"); }, slow_print, "callback");

    asio::co_spawn(ex, my_coro(), asio::detached);

    std::thread ft{[ex] {
        auto fut = async_task(ex, asio::use_future, slow_print, "future");
        fut.get();
        trace("future done");
    }};

    ft.join();
}

int main() try {
    {
        trace("Starting ctx1");
        asio::io_context ctx1;

        run_tests(ctx1.get_executor());

        trace("Waiting ctx1");
        ctx1.run();
        trace("Done ctx1");
    }

    trace("----\n");
    {
        trace("Starting ctx2");
        asio::thread_pool ctx2{1};

        run_tests(ctx2.get_executor());

        trace("Waiting ctx2");
        ctx2.join();
        trace("Done ctx2");
    }

    sleep_for(2s);
    trace("Bye");
} catch (std::exception const& e) {
    trace(e.what());
}

Prints
at    0ms Starting ctx1
at  500ms slow_print: callback
at  500ms slow_print: future
at 1000ms callback done
at 1000ms future done
at 1000ms Waiting ctx1
at 1501ms slow_print: coro
at 2001ms coro done
at 2001ms Done ctx1
at 2001ms ----

at 2001ms Starting ctx2
at 2501ms slow_print: callback
at 2501ms slow_print: future
at 2502ms slow_print: coro
at 3001ms callback done
at 3002ms future done
at 3002ms coro done
at 3002ms Waiting ctx2
at 3002ms Done ctx2
at 5002ms Bye


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Dear Angry Readers to 9/11 Article
Dear Angry Readers,
Two weeks ago I posted an article on 9/11 I had written a few years ago and update every year. Two angry readers responded with their objections. "Homeschool Mom" claimed the whole Muslim world "clearly stated that these peoples' actions had nothing to do with the religion." She also argued that throughout history there have been radicals claiming to kill in the name of Christianity. The second angry reader defended al-Qaeda and the Taliban, arguing that they were justified in attacking the United States because America and its ally Saudi Arabia chose to have American soldiers in Saudi Arabia.
A third reader, "Homeschool Mother," refuted Homeschool mom with arguments and citations. I am posting her full response in this blog.
Regarding the radical Islamic terrorists who perpetrated the 911 attacks: It is clear the 9/11 terrorists acted out of religious fervor, and these men were all radical Muslims. Al-Qaeda is a radical Islamic terrorist organization, as is the Taliban. Members of these organizations openly promote their religion and have written and stated their goals to kill Americans, Jews, and to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate.
Regarding Angry Readers argument about Christian radicals killing: 9/11/2019 was the eighteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. The article was meant to teach basic facts about the attack on the U.S.A. It was not an article comparing and contrasting radicals who murder but it was a specific history lesson on a catastrophic attack in American history. In addition, "Homeschool Mother" makes excellent remarks regarding Muslims using the Koran for inspiration to kill.
Regarding American soldiers stationed in Saudi Arabia: The United States of America and its allies may choose if they wish to have American soldiers stationed in their countries and to hold joint military exercises. It is the right of sovereign nations to do so. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban were not justified in murdering innocent civilians on 9/11, even if these two organizations did not approve of American soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Although the United States no longer has soldiers stationed in Saudi Arabia, Al-Qaeda and the Taliban continue to attack Americans throughout various parts of the world. It is not true these two organizations just wanted Americans away from the Muslim holy sites.
Homeschool Mother
Dear Homeschool Mom,
Thank you for giving readers an opportunity to provide you with "fact-based" evidence. Beneath your quotes (which I edited for grammar) you will find factual refutations of your "shocked" response to Mr. De Gree's article.
"…the whole Muslim world clearly state[s] that these people[s'] actions has [have] nothing to do with religion…" Meriam Webster defines whole as "constituting the total sum or undiminished entirety; constituting an undivided unit." The definition of whole would mean that no Muslims believe the actions of 9/11/01 were motivated by Islamic beliefs, yet video footage exists of many Muslims celebrating the attack on the twin towers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=KrM0dAFsZ8k . Video footage from CNN discusses peaceful and radial Muslims. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5BtQgTGOI4 . Based on the facts, it is clear John De Gree's description of the attackers as radical Islamists is correct.
"Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame, etc.), and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives above those who sit (at home). Unto each, Allah has promised good (Paradise), but Allah has preferred those who strive hard and fight, above those who sit (at home) by a huge reward." This Quranic passage has been interpreted by Muslim radicals as a direct call to action, to wage war against unbelievers in today's world. Some Muslims have interpreted these Quranic verses as justification for violence against non-believers. Again, it is inaccurate for you to claim the "…whole Muslim world clearly state[s] that these people[s'] actions has [have] nothing to do with religion…"
"No religion in the world will call for mass murdering of innocent people…" Moving to Quran 8:12…"(Remember) when your Lord inspired the angels... "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore, strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them." MAS has stated that the following video footage was of a group "renting" their space, but the video footage is not of Christians or Jews; it is of radical Muslims. https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-philadelphia-muslim-society-children
"Lastly so many massacres happened throughout our history by radical[s] killing innocent people and who claim to be Christians…" There are passages in the Old Testament that describe historical violence. White supremacists are not using the passages of the Old Testament to commit their crimes. While witnesses to multiple radical Islamist crimes report hearing perpetrators yell "Allahu Akbar," witnesses to white supremacist crimes do not report perpetrators yelling "God of the Bible is great." White supremacists are not celebrated as martyrs, nor do their families receive praise and monetary stipends. http://jcpa.org/palestinian-authority-funding-terrorists-families . They are denounced, not celebrated. Christians around the world were not dancing and singing in the streets when the violent racist murdered people in Texas. (The Ohio murders were committed by a self-described leftist, not a white supremacist.)
"We need to teach our children the facts and keep our personal bias/racism out[.]" Homeschool Mom, you are exactly right! That's why I encourage you to reread Mr. De Gree's balanced article and to educate yourself with facts.
Lynn Rushing
Truth~ thank you, and may the Lord Bless you & keep you~
These women who defended Islam and the attackers obviously know nothing of Islam, nor have team the Koran or the Hadiths. Ignorant people who watch too much television.
Tina Murrah
This is the absolute truth! Thank you for posting...
Thank you Mr. DeGree and Homeschool Mother for not being afraid to state the facts regardless of who it offends. We cannot hide facts because it may be offesive to someone.
Grandma Endsley
Americans need to wake up to the ultimate goal of Muslims in America.
Sharifa Alkhateeb talks about using public schools to convert Americans to Islam. C-span video: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4732679/sharifa-alkhateeb-talks-public-schools-convert-america-islam
This is just proof of how the further we get from the actual event, history "changes" in the eyes of those who were not there. Scary.
Russell Person
I had wondered if you were melba toast. Now I know you are not. Bravo!
Thank you, Mr. DeGree
John De Gree
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Vickers Machine Gun (Gun, Machine, Vickers, .303in, Mk 1)
Medium Machine Gun (MMG) / Multirole Weapon
The Vickers machine gun system had a spectacular operational run, earning nods in two world wars and countless regional conflicts the world over.
Authored By: Dan Alex | Edited: 3/19/2019
Credit: Right side view of the Vickers Machine Gun system; color
Manufacturer(s): Vickers Ltd / Vickers Armstrongs, Ltd / Royal Ordnance Factory - UK
Roles: Anti-Aircraft/Airspace Denial; Fire Support/Suppression/Defense; Specialized Role; Vehicle Mount;
Action: Recoil Operated; Automatic-Fire-Only
Caliber(s): .303 British / 7.62x51mm NATO / .30-06 (various others)
Sights: Iron; Optional Collimating Sight.
Effective Range: 6,560 ft (1,999 m; 2,187 yd)
Operators: Albania; Australia; Bolivia; Canada; China; Ceylon; Czechoslovakia; Egypt; France; India; Ireland; Luxembourg; Nepal; Pakistan; Paraguay; Philippines; Portugal; South Africa; Southern Rhodesia; United Kingdom; United States
Like most other medium support machine systems born around the turn of the century, the British Vickers Medium Machine Gun originated from the revolutionary Maxim series of 1889 after the Maxim concern acquired competitor Nordenfelt (to become Maxim-Nordenfelt) in 1888 and, ultimately, became a part of Vickers in 1897 (as Vickers, Sons & Maxim). The Maxim type saw widespread acceptance, adoption and copy by many a world power during its operational tenure and appeared in varying forms. The Vickers copy - essentially an improved Maxim - was primarily differentiated from the original in its inversion of the toggle locking action. Vickers also took to reducing the overall weight of the original product and introduced aluminum in concert with the required steel fabrication process. The result was one of the most successful battlefield machine guns ever developed - a design that would see extensive combat service through two world wars and countless localized conflicts to follow. The type formally served with British forces from 1912 to 1968 while a plethora of global users were noted the world over.
The original Maxim machine gun was developed by American Hiram Maxim of Maine who became a British citizen in 1900. The weapon relied on one of the first uses of recoil operation known with patents appearing as far back as 1883. Maxims served well into the 1950s despite their late-1880s origins even seeing action in the Korean War (1950-1953).
The British Army adopted the new Vickers design in 1912 (as the "Gun, Machine, Vickers, .303in Mark 1") and it became its standard support machine gun thereafter. The weapon was initially categorized as a "heavy machine gun" though this designation later gave way to a medium classification upon the arrival of other truly heavy weapons. In the field, the design structure proved robust and the action was highly reliable. Key detriments lay in jamming at the feed and the generally slow rate-of-fire for a weapon of this class. As the Vickers Machine Gun was a complete weapons "system", the design was much more than the gun itself. The entire Vickers Machine Gun system consisted of the machine gun proper, the water condensing can containing the required water supply for cooling, the condensing hose running from the can to the barrel jacket, an optional integrated collimating sight at the rear of the receiver, a wooden ammunition box containing 250 rounds of .303 British cartridges served from fabric belts and the gun mount (Maxim-type sledge or - later - a collapsing tripod). A canvas jacket could be wrapped around the barrel jacket to reduce rising heat from blurring vision ahead of the sight. A muzzle booster could be fitted at the barrel business end for an improved rate-of-fire, providing additional recoil force to the firing action. The operator managed the firing action and traverse through a pair of spade grips fitted at the rear of the receiver. The hinged cocking handle was set to the right side of the body in a conventional fashion.
Of note here is the water-cooled nature of machine guns like the Vickers. These weapons relied on a steady water supply pumped into a barrel jacket that surrounded the barrel assembly. During firing, this action served to cool a hot barrel and prevent it from overheating and fracturing or deforming. The condenser can used in water-cooled machine guns - while supplying the barrel jacket with water - also served to condense some of the steam being generated by the heat of the barrel. If this were not so, the position of the machine gun and crew would be quickly given away to the enemy with the rising steam being the primary indicator. For the Vickers series, the water surrounding the barrel in the jacket would start to evaporate after roughly 750 rounds had been fired. A fresh water supply was as necessary as was an ammunition supply.
The Vickers fired the .303 British cartridge from a 250-round canvas belt. The cartridge was developed in 1888 and first adopted in the Lee-Metford service rifle series before becoming the standard British and Commonwealth cartridge around the world. The cartridge itself was a rimmed design with a noticeable bottleneck and a proven manstopper. The Vickers machine gun action itself revolved around a recoil operation with gas boosting capable of a sustained rate-of-fire of 450 to 500 rounds per minute. Muzzle velocity was rated at 2,450 feet per second with an effective range out to 2,190 yards - maximum ranges out to 4,500 yards though with less accuracy. Sighting was primarily through iron mountings but a collimating sight could be used for long-range service (introduced in 1943). The weapon weighed between 33lbs and 50lbs which required multiple crew for its operation and transport.
Due to the need for multiple components to make the Vickers an effective fighting tool, at least three personnel were required in its management. The primary operator managed the firing function while the secondary operator managed the ammunition supply and feed while helping to clear jams as needed. The third operator supported the initial two and managed the critical water supply during combat. For transport, the weapon was broken down into gun, mounting, ammunition and water supply before relocating to new positions. As such, the Vickers was a cumbersome and heavy breed of weapon but this was somewhat offset by her tactical value and her repeating firepower were well appreciated in warfare. While the weapon could be traversed from left to right in the normal sense, it could also provide plunging arc fire as an ad hoc light "artillery" weapon if need be.
In practice, the Vickers reliability was showcased through all types of abuse and fighting environments. The weapon could get wet, dirty or muddy and remain as capable as the day it left the factory lines and in the brutal, unforgiving nature that was trench warfare, this reliability was very much respected. Furthermore, it could be used as an offensive or defensive minded weapon as needed - supporting allied troop actions or defending key positions with equal fervor and no modification required. The type prove so effective that it was adopted for use in all manner of aircraft, naval surface ships and vehicles. As a battlefield support weapon during World War 1, the Vickers gave an excellent account of herself and was well-liked by her crews - considered by many to be the best machine gun of the conflict.
During World War 2, leftover stocks of Vickers guns came into play once more. Large quantities were lost in the Dunkirk evacuations and thusly production ramped up to meet demand - now incorporating time-saving measures to produce guns in quantity. Early versions of the Vickers Machine Gun thusly featured corrugated jackets while these later streamlined forms now sported smooth jackets. The Mark 8Z "boat-tailed" cartridge was also introduced during the war to provide increased ranges out to 4,500 yards and keep the turn-of-the-century weapon viable for one more World War.
The initial production model became the Mk 1 form which served until 1968. The Mk 1* was an air-cooled aircraft derivative mounted to fighters beginning in 1916 (World War 1) with reduced weight (28lbs) and revised barrel jacket. The Mk 2 was brought online in 1917 and based on the airborne Mk 1* series with further reduced weight (22lbs). The aircraft-bound air-cooled Mk 2* soon followed in 1927 and was highly based on the Mk 2 before it though with a revised feed mechanism - feeding from either the left or right side - producing the Mk 2*(a) and Mk 2*(b) subvariants respectively. In 1928, the Vickers Mk 3 was unveiled and this was based on the Mk 2* with a longer flash hider for use on aircraft. The Mk 4 was developed during the span of 1929-1930 as a vehicle weapon but only completed as working prototypes. The Mk 4B was similar in scope and fitted to vehicles with a redesigned barrel jacket. The Mk 5 of 1932 was another aircraft-mounted version based on the Mk 3 with redesigned receiver access. The water-cooled Mk 6 of 1934 was based on the Mk 4B and intended for vehicular use as was the similar Mk 6*. The mount was improved as was the barrel jacket. The Mk 7 was another vehicle-mounted machine gun system and based on the preceding Mk 6. This sported a reinforced mounting system with a heavier barrel jacket. Many Vickers aircraft machine guns were replaced by other more capable types before World War 2. The Vickers, as anti-infantry machine guns on heavy-class tanks, were largely replaced by the Besa series marks though it saw extended service on light- and medium-class types until the end of World War 2.
A large heavy duty version of the Vickers design existed in 12.7mm form and known rather informally as the "Big Vickers" or "Vickers .50". These were produced in marks Mk 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and utilized by the United Kingdom and Ireland from 1932 onwards. The Mk 1 proved the developmental model while the Mk 2, 4 and 5 were base support and vehicle-mounted versions until largely replaced by Besa machine guns. The Mk 3 was a navalized variant for use on ships.
As the Vickers Machine Gun soldiered on into the Cold War with British Army forces, it was not until the arrival of the L7A1 General Purpose Machine Gun of the mid-1960s that the Vickers design was formally removed from frontline service. British Royal Marines continued use of the type into the 1970s. When the Vickers Machine Gun was offeredfor overseas purchase it saw large-scale success. To coincide with local requirements, the Vickers system was applicably chambered. As such, the type also existed in 6.5mm Arisaka (Japan), 7x57 Mauser (Germany), 8mm Lebel (France) and 7.62x54R (Russia) calibers to name a few. During the Cold War, it was modified to take the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge.
The United States Army utilized the British design as the "US Machine Gun, Caliber .30in, M1915" with local production under license through Colt, seeing service in World War 1 with American troops. These were naturally revised to accept the US-standard .30-06 cartridge (M1906). The Mexican Army procured the American version in 1922 and knew these as the "Ametrallador Modelo 1915". In 1925, Lithgow of Australia began localized production of the Vickers Mk 1 series and were more or less direct copies utilizing the same .303 British cartridge. In Australian Army use, the Vickers was later replaced in service by the MAG 58 series. India and Pakistan were long-time users of the Vickers series and still hold many in active reserve today (2012).
• Mark 1 - Initial Infantry Support Model; water-cooled; adopted in 1912.
• Mark 1* - Aircraft production form; air-cooled; appearing in 1916; 28lb weight.
• Mark 2 - Aircraft production form; air-cooled; appearing in 1917; 22lb weight.
• Mark 2* - Aircraft production form; air-cooled; appearing in 1927; feed allowed from left or right side of the receiver.
• Mark 2*(a) - Mk 2* with left-side feed
• Mark 2*(b) - Mk 2* with right-side feed
• Mark 3 - Aircraft production form; appearinf in 1928; elongated flash hider.
• Mark 4 - Vehicle Weapon; appearing in 1929; existed in prototype form only.
• Mark 4B - Vehicle Weapon; redesigned barrel jacket.
• Mark 5 - Aircraft production form; based on Mk 3; redesigned receiver access.
• Mark 6 - Vehicle Weapon; water-cooled; appearing in 1934; based on the Mk 4B model.
• Mark 6* - Vehicle Weapon with improved mount and barrel jacket.
• Mark 7 - Vehicle Weapon; based on the Mk 6
• US Machine Gun, Caliber .30in M1915 - US Army local-license production version by Colt; chambered for the .30-06 cartridge.
• Ametrallador Modello 1915 - Mexican Army designation of American M1915.
• Vickers .50 - Heavy Machine Gun derivative appearing in Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk 3, Mk 4 and Mk 5 forms.


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Gig raises £1,300 for new fresh food voucher scheme at Uttlesford Foodbank
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Fresh food for Uttlesford Foodbank: Jacqui Portway, Matthew Headley branch manager, Barclays, Sophie Dulacher, Utttlesford Food Bank, David and Richard Lightley from R&D Fruits, Tony Kisielowski from Burton's Butchers and Elliot Porter
An evening with singer-songwriter Elliot Porter at The King's Arms in Saffron Walden raised more than £1,300 for Uttlesford Foodbank, including match funding from Barclays.
The money is for a new scheme where people who use the foodbank can exchange vouchers for fresh food. They can have meat from Burton's Butchers in the town or fresh fruit and vegetables from R and D Fruits in the market.
The evening was sponsored by the King's Arms and Barclays Bank and organised by market trader, Jacqui Portway.
Jacqui said: "When someone's life changes for whatever reason loss of health, income, or homelessness, it isn't their fault unfortunately it's life.
We want to give them the best. We also want to thank other market traders, Waitrose, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and volunteers, Catherine Kelly and Sarah and Super Cooper. The grand total was £1,371.84, Super collected £98 with a spontaneous bucket collection. We are publicising our scheme because we want other people to do this."
Elliot played tracks from his new album, Lanes.


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De Gracillariinae zijn een onderfamilie van de familie mineermotten (Gracillariidae) van vlinders (Lepidoptera). De wetenschappelijke naam is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1854 door Henry Tibbats Stainton.

Synoniemen
 Ornichidae  , 1854
 Poeciloptilina  , 1857
 Eucestidae  , 1918
 Caloptiliadae  , 1929
 Ornichichinae  , 1972
 Ornixolinae  , 2001

Geslachten
 Acrocercops , 1881
 Africephala , 1986
 Amblyptila , 1961
 Apistoneura , 1961
 Apophthisis , 1915
 Aristaea , 1907
 Artifodina , 1985
 Aspilapteryx , 1910
 Borboryctis , 1988
 Callicercops , 1961
 Callisto , 1834
 Caloptilia , 1825
 Calybites , 1822
 Chileoptilia , 2005
 Chilocampyla , 1900
 Chrysocercops , 1988
 Conopobathra , 1961
 Conopomorpha , 1885
 Conopomorphina , 1961
 Corethrovalva , 1961
 Cryptolectica , 1961
 Cryptologa , 1921
 Cupedia , 1973
 Cuphodes , 1897
 Cyphosticha , 1907
 Dekeidoryxis , 1989
 Dendrorycter , 1978
 Deoptilia , 1988
 Dextellia , 1986
 Dialectica , 1897
 Diphtheroptila , 1961
 Dysectopa , 1961
 Ectropina , 1961
 Epicephala , 1880
 Epicnistis , 1906
 Eteoryctis , 1988
 Eucalybites , 1982
 Eucosmophora , 1897
 Euprophantis , 1921
 Eurytyla , 1893
 Euspilapteryx , 1835
 Gibbovalva , 1988
 Gracillaria , 1828
 Graphiocephala , 1961
 Hypectopa , 1955
 Ketapangia , 1995
 Lamprolectica , 1961
 Leucocercops , 1961
 Leucospilapteryx , 1910
 Leurocephala , 2011
 Liocrobyla , 1916
 Macarostola , 1907
 Marmara , 1863
 Melanocercops , 1988
 Metacercops , 1961
 Micrurapteryx , 1910
 Monocercops , 1989
 Neurobathra , 1918
 Neurolipa , 1918
 Neurostrota , 1918
 Oligoneurina , 1961
 Ornixola , 1979
 Pareclectis , 1937
 Parectopa , 1860
 Parornix , 1910
 Penica , 1914
 Philodoria , 1907
 Phodoryctis , 1988
 Phrixosceles , 1908
 Pleiomorpha , 1961
 Pogonocephala , 1961
 Polydema , 1961
 Polymitia , 1986
 Polysoma , 1961
 Povolnya , 1979
 Psydrocercops , 1988
 Sauterina , 1979
 Schedocercops , 1961
 Semnocera , 1961
 Spanioptila , 1897
 Spinivalva , 2013
 Spulerina , 1961
 Stomphastis , 1912
 Synnympha , 1915
 Systoloneura , 1961
 Telamoptilia , 1988
 Vihualpenia , 2013


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Media Hype, but the Universities play their part in bad Reporting
By MouseDoctor
Sumner P, Vivian-Griffiths S, Boivin J, Williams A, Venetis CA, Davies A, Ogden J, Whelan L, Hughes B, Dalton B, Boy F, Chambers CD. The association between exaggeration in health related science news and academic press releases: retrospective observational study. BMJ. 2014;349:g7015. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7015
OBJECTIVE: To identify the source (press releases or news) of distortions, exaggerations, or changes to the main conclusions drawn from research that could potentially influence a reader's health related behaviour.
DESIGN: Retrospective quantitative content analysis.
SETTING: Journal articles, press releases, and related news, with accompanying simulations.
SAMPLE: Press releases (n = 462) on biomedical and health related science issued by 20 leading UK universities in 2011, alongside their associated peer reviewed research papers and news stories (n = 668).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Advice to readers to change behaviour, causal statements drawn from correlational research, and inference to humans from animal research that went beyond those in the associated peer reviewed papers.
RESULTS: 40% (95% confidence interval 33% to 46%) of the press releases contained exaggerated advice, 33% (26% to 40%) contained exaggerated causal claims, and 36% (28% to 46%) contained exaggerated inference to humans from animal research. When press releases contained such exaggeration, 58% (95% confidence interval 48% to 68%), 81% (70% to 93%), and 86% (77% to 95%) of news stories, respectively, contained similar exaggeration, compared with exaggeration rates of 17% (10% to 24%), 18% (9% to 27%), and 10% (0% to 19%) in news when the press releases were not exaggerated. Odds ratios for each category of analysis were 6.5 (95% confidence interval 3.5 to 12), 20 (7.6 to 51), and 56 (15 to 211). At the same time, there was little evidence that exaggeration in press releases increased the uptake of news.
CONCLUSIONS: Exaggeration in news is strongly associated with exaggeration in press releases. Improving the accuracy of academic press releases could represent a key opportunity for reducing misleading health related news.
I had never blogged until I got a call from a Lady from Holland asking to be on the trial. What trial I asked? The trial on stem cells from aborted foetuses. I said I was not doing any tirals in humans and definitely was not using aborted foetuses and was using adult mouse cells. Next it was the London evening Standard the BBC, The Time, Mail, etc, etc, etc
After the story of the miraculous cure was reported over the weekend following blood-borne immune stem cells. It is worth taking a look at the claims of the press and it can be seen from this open source report that there is a lot of poor reporting. This can be due to poor press releases from the media/PR departments of universities or companies. So had the Neuro not said "Miraculous" or the PR department not put these words in the mouth of the neuro maybe we would not be hearing about the Lararus effects
and you would not be getting false hopes. Immune cell replacement offers great promise, but hyping by the press does not help us as scientists because it creates unrealistic expectations.
MouseDoctor
In wonder why the results of this study don't surprise me. Anything to create a headline that sells papers, magazines, or generates mouse clicks on a website………………
MouseDoctor2 says:
Medic desperate to get his name in the papers for what is an unblinded study. Shoddy behaviour by all concerned.
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I was writing about this article last week as it makes me wonder how most patients should be expected to know which articles to take seriously. Sadly, even those of us who know better and look at methodology for article claims are still far more likely to remember the headlines than the methodology which generates them. If there are enough headlines, people tend to believe they represent a truth. If nothing else, I think headlines or claims that express things patients wish to be true are incredibly hard for us to fact check/reality check. We are blind to our ignorance.
It's not just you, MD. Our well-meaning families and friends are forever sending us this week's cure. What a disappointment I must be to them as I turn my nose up at cure after cure. In their minds, it must seem as if I don't WANT to get better.
Join the club Bennie, I bet they send you the press cuttings too. Best bit of advice Prof Mcdonald gave me, don't believe the newspapers or the TV. I still don't know how 2 litres of a well known soft drink a day ever got published, or do I?
I worked in a PR office last year and it amazed me that only once did a journalist (BBC) ask for more details about statistics they were told during a story 'sell in' – even this case i dont think they were really questioning the evidence, they just wanted to know more. Since this job I don't trust any statistics I read in the papers.
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El distrito de Bludenz   es un distrito del estado de Vorarlberg,  Austria.

Tiene una superficie de , una población de 60.471 (2001), y una densidad de población de . El centro admninistrativo del distrito es Bludenz.

Localidades (población año 2018)

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The main road in Mount Merrion is Deerpark Road, which has two restaurants, a newsagent's, a motor company and engineer, a barbershop, a chemist, a salon, a dentist, a Christian church and a school Scoil San Treasa. The main artery through the area is the N11 dual carriageway. Public transport is provided by Dublin Bus on routes 7b, 7d, 17, 46a , 46e, 47, , and Between the Convent of Mount Anville, above Dundrum, and the broad high road which leads to Stillorgan, rises the wooded hill of Mount Merrion, the centre of the landscape over Dublin Bay, which gradually becomes defined as the opalescent mists of the Irish sunrise fade away.
It is a landscape known to every visitor to Ireland who has stood on deck as the Holyhead mail steamer passes the Kish lightship. Around the wood some 1. To the south and south-west, the horizon is bounded by the swelling outline of the Wicklow and Dublin Hills. A double avenue of beech trees shades the roadway which runs, straight as a rule, for a full quarter of a mile to the entrance gates on the Stillorgan Road.
This roadway, whose immaculate pebbled surface was raked daily, had a broad border of century-old shaven turf, the pride of the Scottish gardener; so tended, brushed and rolled was it in those days that the most careless visitor would have hesitated to sully the velvety perfection of the surface with a profane foot. Yet the gardener, his voice, with its rich Highland brogue quivering with fury at the bare recollection, would tell how a distinguished citizen of Dublin, having ridden to pay his respects to his lordship, had, on departing, cantered gaily down the sacred border, divots flying from his horse's heels; so that the whole length was scarred and pitted with hoofmarks, as though the plague had passed over it, and it was only after months of patient labour that the unbroken serenity of the surface was restored.
The lands came into the possession of the Norman Fitzwilliam family in the 14th century.
The family was originally based in Dundrum having come to Ireland in the year By the castle was in such a bad state of repair that Richard, the 5th Viscount Fitzwilliam , selected acres 0. The house was completed in and served as a new seat by the 5th Viscount Fitzwilliam on the hill at Mount Merrion.
The Fitzwilliam family left for England around Although the family no longer lived in Mount Merrion House, they retained possession of it, and rented the house out. Prior to his death in , he bequeathed his vast estates to his cousin George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke. Deer Park was landscaped by the 5th Viscount Fitzwilliam. The parklands comprise the area behind the site of Mount Merrion House. The park is now open to the public. It was created in from a collection of open public spaces and some acquisitions of private land.
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The suspect identified as Sandra Chisom Dumbo, lives at Royal Lodge located at Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu state.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this in a statement, said the ugly incident took place on Saturday.
According to him, "the mother of the late baby identified as one Sandra Chisom Dimbo of about 21 years and an occupant of the Royal Lodge was said to have given birth on 17/11/18.
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"On that fateful day, the cry of a baby was heard in Sandra's room which attracted neighbours to her room but could not gain access until they forced themselves in and only to discover that the new born baby has been killed by the mother.
He further disclosed that Sandra is helping the operatives with useful information, adding that the dead body of the baby has been recovered by the operatives.
Would she be alive if her mother did same to her? Nonsense!


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The actress admitted, "[The 10th and final trophy] is just one step away, but this final step could take me years."
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There were surprises abound at the Star Awards 2021, and one of them was Ann Kok's triumphant return to the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes list.
The 48-year-old, who left Mediacorp in 2014, told 8days.sg over the phone after the awards — it was almost 1am when she rang — that she thought her 2013 Top 10 win would be her last as only full-time artistes were eligible for the category then.
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"But then the rules changed in recent years and it gave artistes like me a chance again. I'm very thankful for that," said Ann. [Ed: Click here to read what makes an artiste eligible for the Top 10 category.]
Being nominated for the first time in eight years also meant that her fans were determined to push Ann one step closer to getting her 10th and final trophy, which would allow her to 'graduate' from the race and join the All-Time Favourite (ATF) Artistes hall of fame.
"To be honest, I was undecided on whether I would attend the awards a few weeks back, but my fans contacted me to ask if I was going," said Ann. "I told them that I was still unsure, and they responded with crying emojis. I asked them what that meant, and they shared that they were working very hard to vote for me. I was so touched and told them, 'Okay, you know what? Let's not care about whether I get the trophy or not. I'll attend just so you can see me on TV.'"
Their response? "No, we're going to make sure you get to go on stage this time."
Guess they really made true on their promise
"During my acceptance speech, I mentioned that I waited seven years for this award," Ann said. "But what I really wanted to say is that I've let my fans down for the past seven years 'cos I wasn't in many productions [and wasn't nominated as a result]. My mind went blank as I went on stage and I didn't know what to say since I didn't prepare a speech in advance."
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Wicked Wednesday: Better Watch Out (2016)
Has this year turned me into a grinch? Because I've disliked all three 'Christmas' horror movies I've watched this year.
Better Watch Out was recommended to me many times over the past couple of years. This was the year I finally got around to watching it after another co-worker told me to watch it (and it was on Amazon's £1.99 sale). But unfortunately, this one…really made me angry.
It's difficult to watch Better Watch Out without spoiling any of its plot twists. But the premise is essentially this: creepy prev 12-year-old has a crush on his babysitter and movie seeks to make the audience as uncomfortable as possible for 90 minutes. There is a home invasion of sorts. Though anyone who tells you this is a horror movie version of Home Alone is completely lying (though if anyone would like to make one, please do).
I love a movie villain that you love to hate. You certainly get that here. Though I'm not sure I loved to hate the villain, as much as I really couldn't bare them. The young actor was incredibly good at making me feel both disgusted and angry.
My main issue with this movie is that it didn't develop its characters beyond their basic tropes nor did it establish a strong motive. Even a simple additional line or two of dialogue could have sorted this. If the villain was really a psychopath, there really needed to be a final act to cement whatever it was we were supposed to believe about them. And no I don't think the last bit was good enough.
Unfortunately, I also think this movie was a great disservice to our final girl. I wouldn't even call her that. You know nothing about her, but still have to root for her. She's never given an opportunity to take control beyond the first 20 minutes or so. Actually, I don't think Ashley's character at all fits the formula of the Final Girl.
Basically, if you enjoy watching a young woman get tortured for 90 minutes – this is for you! But Krista, you may hypothetically ask me, isn't that what all horror movies do? Terrorise women?
Usually, women have more agency in these movies. If anything, they're at least given a chance to face their attacker for a final time. But here we have to settle for a half-hearted 'twist' that goes out like a fart. I mean, if we want her to lose, at least commit to it Omen style!
I do appreciate the film trying to tackle the "simp" trope (according to Dictionary.com, "slang insult for men who are seen as too attentive and submissive to women, especially out of a failed hope of winning some entitled sexual attention or activity from them"). It really had the groundwork to be great and satisfying. With a few tweaks, I think Better Watch Out could have been the classic it's being presented as. Imagine if a woman would have been involved in the screenwriting or directing process. Lord almighty could that have changed things for the better. This could have been a really clever way of addressing the sinister side of women having to deal with 'nice guys' would have been really clever. But this film attempts none of that.
Anyway. My husband liked this. Not sure what that's saying. Many people really like this one. So I really, really think I'm in a very small minority here. As I said before, I'm such a grinch this Christmas I just can't wait to watch regular movies again.
If anything, there are two very bright points here that make this worth watching: the actors and those really tall door knobs.
Posted in Wicked Wendesday and tagged Better Watch Out, Wicked Wednesday on December 23, 2020 by Krista Culbertson. Leave a comment
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