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Here in Australia, it is four in the morning as I write this. I was informed of his passing just a couple of hours ago. Unable to sleep, I sat in front of my meditation shrine and sang forty of his compositions.
In 2004, on the fortieth anniversary of his arrival in the West, I surveyed members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre on their favourite songs that he had composed. In a project heavily inspired by my pop-culture interests, I compiled a "Top 40" from the result. Two hours ago, after meditating briefly, I took out the songbook and sang all forty of these wonderful songs, only stopping to pause after "Usha Bala Elo". This was the song that made me decide all those years ago, in just three lines, that I wanted to be his student.
I was thinking of the other things I might do today. I'm in the middle of a project for the Sri Chinmoy Centre in Canberra, in which I am (very) gradually converting our collection of VHS videos to DVD format. It has taken over a year, partly as there is so much material, and partly because I keep delaying the project, packing away the videotapes so that they stop cluttering the carpet while something else comes to take over my time.
Yesterday I copied a rare gem – a documentary from 1974 called The Life of Sri Chinmoy. Originally a 16mm film, it is not of the best quality, but it was still a wonderful look back, seeing an old friend long before I knew him, but already saying so much more with a silent meditation than I could ever say with millions of words. But I was thinking "This needs to be updated – and of course, with all he does, it needs to be updated every week!"
Now, I guess, we can have the ultimate version. He has left a wonderful legacy. So many thousands of songs I haven't yet learned, and probably won't have time to learn in this life (though I'll do my best). So many books I have yet to read. So much wisdom I should use in my life. His time on this world is over, but like any great man, his work will exist for many centuries to come.
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"Who Is Albert Pike?" (video) with a view on Pike's natal planets
General Albert Pike December 29, 1809: Jupiterian Plotter
by Jude Cowell
Here's a brief video concerning Albert Pike, Confederate General, major leader of Freemasons, possibly a founder of the Ku Klux Klan and member of the Knights of the Golden Circle, World War plotter and strategist, and the only Confederate General immortalized via statue in Washington DC. Attached to his controversial legacy is a creepy tale that his body lies in a vault at the Scottish Rite Temple a few blocks from the White House yet he's listed among those resting at Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, DC (scroll to the letter P).
Yet bodies can be dug up and moved under cover of darkness, can't they? Thomas Paine's was! Or perhaps only Pike's skull 'graces' the Temple in DC for you know how secret organizations with visions of global power are attracted to death, skulls, and bones. No matter where his remains are located, Grand Poo Bah Pike died at age 81 and is long gone since April 2, 1891...
For more info try this interesting site with articles concerning the Illuminati, Albert Pike, his fabled 1871 letter to Mazzini in which he details plans for three World Wars in order to take over the world, and many more such controversial topics, if you get into those sorts of curiosities. Pike's letter may have been written later by unknown sources since a few of its terms were not in use until after 1871. Hmmm...if so, a fake letter full of sinister intent sounds to me like plotters plotting against a plotter!
As for Albert Pike's natal horoscope, I am reluctant to post a version of it due to his birth hour being unknown and the fact that on December 29, 1809 the Moon left late degrees of Virgo and entered Libra at 3:27:28 am LMT (using Solar Fire Gold v9 software.)
Since Luna is the lead planet of a Locomotive pattern (an indicator of executive ability and achievement--Jones) it's quite inconvenient not knowing whether natal Moon was in earthy, practical Virgo or airy, sociable Libra--one sign ruled by Mercury (in Capricorn), the other by Venus (in Sagittarius.) Both Mercury (communication, thinking, planning, travel, the teacher, writer, magician) and Venus (values, relationships, diplomacy--but also, the goddess of love and war) are interesting in the chart with Mercury conjunct his Capricorn Sun and Venus sextile Mars (in Aquarius) and possibly his chart-ruler with Libra rising. In fact, the close conjunction of Sun and Mercury supports the legend of his genius (allegedly he spoke several languages, was a teacher in his early days, and a Jupiterian figure for certain--the General, the Guru, the Priest, the Professor, the Banker, etc.) Check his photos to admire his widened girth!
As you know, using the Sabian Symbols to rectify a chart is a fascinating, time consuming task yet the symbol for '29 Virgo' (Moon?) seems to me to be appropriate for Pike's occult activities and interests: "A Man Gaining Secret Knowledge from an Ancient Scroll He Is Reading...DISCOVERY." Another curious one is '7 Capricorn' for natal Mercury: "A Veiled Prophet of Power...SUPREMACY." You may disagree as you wish for these degrees are rounded up from the 12:00 am chart until the Moon enters Libra which also moves Mercury ahead to '8 Cap'. Naturally there are many other factors to consider as well and perhaps one of you will take a little time one day and spend it with Albert's natal planets.
With Moon in Virgo, Venus May Be Chart-Ruler
Now since his natal Sun (personality) has no other major aspect to it other than the conjunction with Mercury making our picture here of Mr. Pike's character quite sparse, perhaps a few words about his Venus-Mars sextile are in order since the aspect is retained throughout the 24-hour period of his birth date. This aspect (60 degrees) between the relational Aries-Libra pair denotes a good organizer and a 'talent scout'--one who learns to use people, their talents, and resources in the best ways possible. Making necessary personal sacrifices to reach goals is indicated along with an ability to disguise aggressive tendencies though when needed, forceful assertiveness may be used to the point of bluntness.
For some people born with a Venus-Mars sextile, the 'killer instinct' can be in evidence with a strong need to be in charge. Since Pike was in charge--as a Confederate General, as a global leader of Freemasonry--I surmise that he used the opportunities and abilities contained within this sextile to much advantage. And since a determined imperative for reaching closure is also a trait of a Venus-Mars sextile person, my guess is that leaving things 'pending'---especially a 'new world order' or a Utopian global government--is an envisioned goal passed down through the generations which now inspires our current crop of infiltrators and power-grabbers to complete the job. For we now see the plan outlined in "Pike's letter to Mazzini" occurring across the Middle East and elsewhere with America's "authorization of war powers" that will further the goal of perpetual war and collapse.
But with the current theatrically hesitant 114th Congress, our Commander-in-Chief President 'Nobel Peace Prize' Obama has now asserted that he doesn't need the approval of Congress in order to wage war, war, and more war. After all, even the most apathetic of Americans cannot fail to notice that the Pentagon is waging disastrous war in several 'theaters of operation' already.
"War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it." - George Orwell.
And as truth-teller General Smedley Butler correctly surmised, "War is a Racket."
Add to those common sense truths some freakish thing like Pike's-Bacon's-Weishaupt's Utopian plan and the whole corrupt conglomeration has a distinct odor of depopulation, fraud, and psychosis, don't you think?
Recommended Reading: Understanding Aspects: The Sextile by Alan Epstein; The Sabian Symbols in Astrology and The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation, both by Marc Edmund Jones.
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Elixir is the first album to be produced by the American Composers Alliance (ACA). Commissioned by ACA, it is a true collaboration between, a performer, composers, recording studio and a supporting organization.
To read more about ACA please click here.
The album brings a myriad of colors and emotions to a collection of solo works from the 20th and 21st centuries. In the process of making the album, spanning over a year, I meticulously selected pieces that would represent a wide variety of styles and composers from different generations. Once selected, the participating composers and I were in constant communication throughout the learning period, recordings, and editing process.
It was a true honor to work with each and every one of these wonderful composers, and to record this repertoire for the first time. I feel privileged to have had the artistic freedom to express and deliver each unique and individual piece.
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I spent a couple of years working as an actor before doing a post-graduate diploma at the Centre for Journalism Studies at Cardiff University. I then got a trainee job in Plymouth (in 1995)working as a news reporter for the local BBC programme in the South West.
I got into news (and sportsnews) because it's a discipline and there's a special buzz around when a story is breaking.
I also work for BBC Sport so I pop up on Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score on BBC1.
The highlight of my career so far was going to Mali in Africa for a month to cover the African Cup of Nations in 2002. It was great to get away from the regulation domestic stories and be working in a totally foreign environment.
Well there've been a few technical problems which throw you in at the deep end. Recently I was cut back into vision earlier than expected and happened to be drinking a cup of water at the time… I didn't look very good.
Outside work I run, play cricket, have the odd drink with mates and also look after my kids (I've got 3).
Be clear about what you want to achieve and then follow that plan. Also you don't need to spend money on qualifications. It is just as good to get experience in a newsroom.
A big thanks to Dominic for taking part.


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A Ptychoceratodus az izmosúszójú halak (Sarcopterygii) osztályánk tüdőshalalakúak (Ceratodontiformes) rendjébe, ezen belül a fosszilis Ptychoceratodontidae családjába tartozó nem.

Az eddigi ismeretek szerint családjának az egyetlen neme; továbbá alrendbe még nincs besorolva.

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A nembe az alábbi 12 faj tartozik:

†Ptychoceratodus acutus
†Ptychoceratodus concinnus
†Ptychoceratodus donensis
†Ptychoceratodus gracilis
†Ptychoceratodus hislopianus
†Ptychoceratodus ornatus
†Ptychoceratodus phillipsi
†Ptychoceratodus rectangulus
†Ptychoceratodus roemeri Skrzycki, 2015
†Ptychoceratodus serratus
†Ptychoceratodus szechuanensis
†Ptychoceratodus virapa

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Martin, M., 1982: Nouvelles données sur la phylogénie et la systématique des dipneustes postpaléozoïques [New data on the phylogeny and systematics of post-Paleozoic dipnoans]. Comptes Rendues de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, Série II 294: 611–614.
Fossilworks Ptychoceratodus Jaekel, 1926
Skrzycki, P., 2015: New species of lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) from the Late Triassic Krasiejów site in Poland, with remarks on the ontogeny of Triassic dipnoan tooth plates. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35 (5): e964357. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2015.964357

Tüdőshalalakúak
Halnemek
Fosszilis halak
Élővilág a triászban

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Africa House has signed an agreement with a UAE-based Ventures ONSITE, a product of Ventures Middle East. Ventures ONSITE is a market leader in tracking construction projects across the Middle East and North Africa and has been operational for more than 15 years.
The Ventures platform has been developed and adapted over a number of years and provides a solid database platform through which Africa House is able to provide ongoing project information to our subscriber base.
The added benefits of the site are:
We will be using the back-end of the system to load project data so project information will now be added on a daily basis.
The site allows users to add tags to projects, set reminders and keep a record of projects being tracked amongst other functionality.
The site offers a searchable database of contacts associated with projects.
The site is accessible on a smartphone through the download of an App which in addition to allowing access to the database will track your location and advise of projects close to your location.
Africa House Subscribers, each company has 3 log ins included in their subscription.
Additional users per company are charged at USD 100.00 per user. This is run on a 12 month cycle
If you have any queries or suggestions please address these to nicole@africainfo.co.za.


Sewing Bee 2013 - Heart of Worship Ministries, Inc.
October 2013 begins the 4th academic year for Heart of Worship School, and enrollment is increasing! During one Saturday in July, a Sewing Bee was held in beautiful Thompson Station, TN to prepare uniforms for the new students.
There were 16 volunteers representing 3 generations with various skill levels and experience to prepare and sew the 30 needed preK-Kinder uniforms. Three ladies had arrived not knowing any of the others, and only one in the room had actually traveled to the school in Haiti and knew the children who would benefit from these efforts.
Throughout the afternoon, sewing machines buzzed with activity while quiet voices shared stories and progress was made. Friendships were formed and strengthened during this time as we worked on a common goal to serve the students in Haiti. Some of the uniforms were finished over the following 2 weeks and then were delivered to HOW School during the Summer Camp trip.
We want to share a heart-felt "thank-you" to everyone who was a part of this project!
In addition, through the generosity of one of our volunteers (check her out at Sewing Mama), we'll have a pattern designed just for us to work next year when it's time to make uniforms again for the the newest students!


Epifluorescent time-lapse movie of primordial germ cell migration in the whole mount tail section of a ~E8.0 mouse embryo. Primordial germ cells were labeled with a Oct4-GFP label. Individual frames were collected 6 minutes apart and are composites of collapsed volume deconvoluted z-stacks imaged on a Leica DMLFSA microscope with 10X water immersion lens.
Movie taken from Francis RJ and Lo CW. Primordial germ cell deficiency in the connexin 43 knockout mouse arises from apoptosis associated with abnormal p53 activation. Development 2006;133(17):3451-60.


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The proof of the existence of God has eluded the best scientific minds. For eons there have been many attempts to prove the existence of God but none offered any substantial scientific evidence that is until Vasilios Gardiakos made a startling scientific discovery.
When Vas was eighteen he noticed that pi (3.141592653...) starts with 3_4_5, which is the smallest Pythagorean Triplet possible that forms the Pythagorean triangle which is easily associated with the Pythagorean Theorem. Being a Pythagorean admirer this oddity nagged him for years. He began to scrutinize pi and a few other mathematical constants. Being persistent he discovered more of these oddities which are related to prime numbers, the sign of intelligent manipulation and the cornerstone for SETI, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence. As time progressed these oddities grew in such numbers and strangeness that he could only come to one conclusion. It was undeniably the scientific proof that not only does God exist but that He artfully manipulated the universal constants so that when we or anyone in the cosmos discovered the oddities would become aware of His existence.
The God that exists as proven by Document A is the Pythagorean God and not to be confused with the Gods of present day religions. Pythagoras had said that all is number and God Himself is a mathematician. Certainly the Pythagorean God is a Mathematician Who not only could but did manipulate the mathematical and geometric fabric to announce his presence. He inserted the 3-4-5 triplet in pi, in recognition of the many contributions Pythagoras has made. The universal mathematical and geometrical constants, designed by the Pythagorean God are intended to be discovered by all civilizations no matter where they are located in the universe. Document Alpha as is is also known illustrates and explains in detail God's eternal greeting card.
After 41 years of research and on his 59th birth-year Vas made his findings available online for all to examine. 41 and 59 are found right at the beginning the pi 3.14159 sequence. Oddly 31, 41 and 59 taken from 314159 are prime numbers. Adding to the oddity 314159 and its reverse image 951413 are both prime numbers. Prime number sequences are intriguing in that they are not found in nature and can only be generated by intelligent beings. Odder still, 41 and 59 have the unique property of being able to generate prime numbers!
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Kodak Adds EasyShare C663 and C530
Written by Candace Lombardi
*Las Vegas, Nevada, January 3, 2006 – *Kodak announced today the release of 2 new C-series cameras: the C663, designed to enhance the quality of typical point-and-shoot images, and the simplistic C530 for first-time users. Kodak's C-series offers the manufacturer's easiest-to-use and most affordable cameras. Most notable is the first addition of Kodak Perfect Touch image enhancement software as a built-in camera feature. The 6.1 megapixel C663 is scheduled for availability this March, at an initial MSRP of $299.95, while the 5.0 megapixel Kodak C530 should be available in February, at an MSRP of $139.95.
The C663 offers a high-quality Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 3x optical zoom lens and a generous 2.5-inch high-resolution LCD monitor. A large monitor will help users to see the impact of Kodak Perfect Touch on their pictures. Kodak Perfect Touch was previously only available in Kodak printers, viewers, and photo service labs. Kodak's Perfect Touch feature brightens and sharpens detail in shadow areas of the image without affecting lighter parts of the picture. Other image-improvement features on the EasyShare C663 include cropping, auto picture rotation, and digital red-eye reduction.
A total of 17 scene modes are available for the shooter to choose from when taking a picture with the C663. The Kodak EasyShare C663 also uses the Kodak Color Science image processing chip that claims richer color and more accurate skin tones than competitors. There are also 5 color modes included: high, low, and natural color saturation; sepia; and black and white. The camera's movie mode offers VGA video capture, playback, and video-to-still print action options.
The EasyShare C530 will also augment Kodak's C-series, adding a more complete alternative to snapshooters. This 5.0 megapixel point-and-shoot does not have as many options as the C663, but will provide novice users with a more economical alternative. With 3 color settings and in-camera editing, point-and-shooters will still have video and still capabilities at their fingers for well under $150 (USD).


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How traffic lights might talk to your next car
Rob Pegoraro
Yahoo Finance March 11, 2019
The Audi Traffic Light Information system will tell you when a light is about to turn red or stay green. (image: Audi)
On a Monday night in Washington, I easily rolled through an intersection in a new Audi A8. The next traffic light at the end of a block of Pennsylvania Avenue was glowing a steady green. But instead of keeping my foot on the gas, I took it off.
The car told me to do that: This A8's dashboard reported that the green light would expire before I reached it, then I'd have to wait about 70 seconds. And as forecast, the light turned from green to yellow to red before I would have cleared it.
Nearing other intersections around the District and Northern Virginia, the same display assured me that I would hit the next green, and even told me how fast to drive—usually at the speed limit, but in one case five miles per hour under it.
This vehicular telepathy came from a smart-cities technology that lets traffic lights talk to vehicles. At a minimum, it could lend some tranquility to your drive. At best, it could save fuel and therefore money, and speed everybody's commute, even for people on the bus.
How traffic lights can talk to a car
The A8 L quattro Audi loaned incorporates what the German carmaker calls Traffic Light Information. Built with Beaverton, Ore.-based Traffic Technology Services,TLI pulls timing data from nearby lights via the car's AT&T (T) LTE connection and displays that on its dashboard and a heads-up display projected on the windshield.
When launched in the U.S. at the end of 2016, TLI only provided red-light countdowns, but in February Audi added "GLOSA"—a Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory of how fast or slow to drive to meet a green light.
When all this works, it's like a road superpower. You know the state of a traffic light before you can see it—best case, it will be green for you, worst case you know how long you'll wait, give or take a few seconds.
(Audi's system stops counting down with about five seconds to go, a step meant to discourage drag-racing starts.)
Turn-only lanes and signals can confuse this system, though. Its red-light countdown once dropped from about 70 seconds to 7 when the car took a moment to realize I was in a left-turn lane with a separate signal.
The traffic light recognition feature is impressive, but it's not available everywhere. (image: Audi)
But more often, traffic made TLI's advice not just useless but dangerous: Driving the recommended 35 or 40 mph would have sent the A8 barreling into the back of a bus.
TLI deployments in the District and Virginia also suffered from spotty implementation. I didn't encounter any intersections online in D.C. Sunday afternoon, and a day later numerous intersections remained offline. In Northern Virginia, I learned that the 1,450-plus signals online did not include such traffic clots as the intersection of Leesburg Pike and International Drive in Tysons Corner.
Additional anxieties
Audi's implementation—also online at traffic lights around Dallas; Denver; Gainesville, Fla.;, Houston; Kansas City, Kans.; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; New York; Orlando; Phoenix; Portland, Ore. and San Francisco—raises other speed bumps.
Cost comes first. The cheapest TLI option in Audi's 2019 lineup is the $37,400-and-up A4. Then you'll need to pay for the Connect Prime bundle covering this service, which runs $499 for 18 months.
If you don't need all the other features of Connect Prime, you might prefer to guesstimate traffic-light timing from such indicators as pedestrian countdowns on the opposite crosswalk.
Traffic Technology Services chief marketing officer Kiel Ova said the company has signed other carmakers and expects one to announce support later this year but can't name any yet. He added that TTS is also open to partnerships with navigation-app developers.
"If somebody comes to us with a use case and their business," he said, "we're in the business of selling this information."
A competing traffic-data firm, Connected Signals, is relying more on apps. Although it lists BMW as a partner, its Enlighten apps for Android and iOS make its stoplight data (available in New York, Phoenix and San Jose, among others) available for free.
Fortunately, Audi, TTS and Connected Signals say their systems don't keep personal records—meaning they can't run over your privacy by reporting that you ran a red light.
Although Audi's privacy policy does not spell this out, Audi senior connected-data strategist Balaji Yelchuru said in an email statement that its TLI system "is not sending or storing any personally identifiable data"--neither the driver's name nor the car's Vehicle Identification Number.
"Our data is anonymized," said Connected Signals president David Etherington. "We'll know that someone ran a red light at that time, but we won't know that it's you."
The payback down the road
In one car at one stoplight, this may not seem like much—as Strategy Analytics associate director Roger Lanctot half-jokingly emailed, it's "not a lightning-strike, life-saving proposition."
But the point of this exercise isn't to help the occasional driver hit 55 green lights in a row; it's to seed small efficiency gains at scale. In a single car, the logical next step for this technology is to shut off the engine during red lights. Self-driving cars could also use this. And on a bus, dozens of people instead of one or two can benefit—especially when systems like these add signal-priority tools that let buses extend green lights.
Looking down the road, the upside becomes clearer—the potential to, as Lanctot said, "change our notion of driving."
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Email Rob at rob@robpegoraro.com; follow him on Twitter at @robpegoraro.
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Yay or Nay: Let's build a bar exclusively for women
Mikka Wee
Here at Preen, we're fully aware that adult life doesn't always go as smoothly (and look as beautiful) as curated Instagram feeds. We all face challenges amidst all the good things. Meet Mikka Wee, a former food editor-turned-working gal in Singapore, who's about to share all the ups and downs that come with adulting and living. Welcome to Bless This Mess!
I was given the pleasure of attending an all-female thought leadership forum last week. The topic was about women in the cocktail industry. It was a thought-provoking conversation spearheaded by four of Asia's most talented women who pursued their craft for cocktail concocting and bartending.
It was such a delight to see all these women champion the female spirit in a male-dominated industry. Wonderful advice was given about owning up to your role and not allowing your gender to define you, as well as experiences with regard to overcoming challenges in the industry.
When it was time for the open forum, there was a lot of insight from the audience about women who simply want to drink alone and not be bothered, and women who would like to hang out with their girlfriends at a bar in peace. From my experience, Singapore is indeed a safe country to go out and go drinking. By all means, stay until the wee hours of the evening, and you'll be guaranteed a safe trip home. However, I have heard stories from friends about incidents involving groping and various physical violations done to women customers by other male customers.
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During the open forum, one of the women shared her story about the night before. They were partying at a popular bar in Singapore, and everyone was having a pretty good time. Women were enjoying themselves, and this lady in particular happened to step up on the platform and started dancing. Moments later, a man shouted at her, waving some bills in his hand. "With company like this, there's no doubt this bar will earn millions in a month," he joked. The lady, offended by the statement, stepped down and sarcastically fired back, "Well if you've got the money, then I'll show you what I got."
Even though she made her point and stood her ground, she was no doubt offended by the remark—I mean, who wouldn't?
And while it is promising to hear that many bars are taking actionable steps to train their staff and assure women that they are "safe" within the confinements of the establishment, there really are situations that cannot be controlled, and as they say, damage control only happens when the damage has already been done. Bars can only do so much to prevent troublemakers, but what cannot be taken back is the offense done to another.
If I was groped in a 5-star hotel bar, it doesn't matter if the staff is trained to do damage control. The groping has already been done; the real education should be on the customer's side, which sadly, is unavoidable. Lines blur when it comes to issues such as this one—the violation has happened. And I am not saying that only women are victims of this, because men are, too.
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Deeper into the conversation, word about a bar being built exclusively for women surfaced; its mission would be to serve as a "safe space" where women can enjoy their drinks solo flight or with girlfriends without having to feel the need to be extra vigilant. Men would be allowed, too, as long as they were special guests of the female customer. As a woman, I thought this was a good idea to have on paper—the idea of a "safe space" always sounds attractive to me. However, it sounded like another wall being built.
There are a lot of gentlemen's clubs where women aren't allowed inside. Is this a response to that? And by excluding men, doesn't it go against this whole issue of gender inclusivity that we are rallying for? It's an interesting concept, but it has left me feeling more perturbed than enlightened.
If you were wondering how the forum ended—it was only due to a lack of time. However, something very important was said, and that was the importance of speaking up. There are still a lot of women who are afraid to say anything if they happen to be violated in such a social space, and my hope is that we continue to help encourage women to not be afraid and to speak out when they sense something uncomfortable. There is really no way to properly conclude this peace, but I would love to know and hear your thoughts about it. I believe this is a conversation to be had and an important topic to be talked about.
Disclaimer: The views expressed here are solely those of the author in her private capacity and do not in any way represent the views of Preen.ph, or any other entity of the Inquirer Group of Companies.
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I had so much fun at the Willamette Valley last weekend! After hiking the Silverton Falls (10 falls, 7 miles…we shortened our hike and had 5 falls in 5 miles…gorgeous), we toured Frank Lloyd Wright's Gordon House (my favorite architect of all time…what a treat), then managed to fit in a stop at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm before calling it a day…yep, all that in ONE day, and heading back to our VRBO in McMinnville.
I was somewhat amazed (and a little disgusted, frankly) at the commercialism of the Wooden Shoe. I had different visions of a quiet, peaceful field of tulips, but instead, there were inflatable kid toys, bungee jumping, rides through the tulips on a "train", a hot air balloon, you name it. But for my purposes, we headed straight into the fields, where I managed to shoot about 200 photos of tulips and people in the tulips. It was incredibly beautiful.
You will see several paintings from this trip, but the first one I had to do was this one, a man on a bike, riding through the field. PERFECT! I took several shots of him. He seemed to be leisurely poking along, glancing down at the flowers every now and again, clearly out for a casual ride to see the sights.
String, paper squares, produce netting and scribbles dance in the canvas, providing a crazy, fun background for the tulip colors.
Up close of Mr. Tulip Guy, where there is gridded pattern of netting and paper squares as well as a fruit tree in the background.
Here is a detailed view of the bike, with string, painted grids, and paper collage. As you can see, the flowers are not painted as such, but suggested by mass and color.
Finished original on Plexiglas! One of my favorite areas is the background, where it seems a little surreal, or suggestive of trees, clouds, and haze. This turned out to be a fabulous painting!! It strikes the perfect mood.
The question was…Petals? Or Pedals for my title. After some deliberation, I decided on Petals. Why? Not sure, other than that I just love the flowers.
Lovely painting! I get the sense of being there by looking at it and not all painters can pull this off, bravo to you. 🙂 I understand what you mean about how commercialism can be off-putting. I am the type of person who wants serenity and quiet while experiencing nature, even if it is a location like this. I will be making a visit to a hugely popular gardens known for the tulips, I am inspired to do a post about that.


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require 'puppet/confine'

class Puppet::Confine::True < Puppet::Confine
  def self.summarize(confines)
    confines.inject(0) { |count, confine| count + confine.summary }
  end

  def pass?(value)
    # Double negate, so we only get true or false.
    ! ! value
  end

  def message(value)
    "false value when expecting true"
  end

  def summary
    result.find_all { |v| v == true }.length
  end
end

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The Never Ending Scroll – This is mainly trending because of Twitter and Tumblr's never ending profiles but it isn't suitable for every website. Creating links to content can become tedious and if users are searching for a specific item like a news article you really don't want them to be scrolling for hours until they find it.
Utilising White Space – A lot of websites are utilising white space in their designs as it forces users to focus on specific content that the website designer wants to draw attention too. Not all white spaces are in fact white so can be any colour background that isn't overlaid with content. Trending colours for white space this year are blacks and grays.
Huge Photographs – This is mainly trending in portfolio or ecommerce websites where it's important to illustrate the lifestyle or emotion related to a product being sold on the site. The downside to this feature is that it will push all other content of the screen which is why it's favoured for landing or introductory pages. To combat the lack of content more interesting and informative drop down menus are being created.
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Q: Writing into framebuffer with a C program is very slow (Raspberry Pi) I want to make a very intensive simulation. I need as much power as possible from a Raspberry Pi. To make it, I flashed the card with OS Lite (without Desktop) onto a Micro SD Card and wrote to the frame buffer with a C program using this example.
The result is VERY slow. I can see the image being updated and scanning from top to bottom. It is very long: 0.2s or so. This means that I will never get 30 or 60 fps.
Is there a better (and faster) way to do this? The X Window Manager of Raspberry Pi OS must also somehow write to the frame buffer to be able to work, so there must be a faster way...

A: Graphic services use an in-memory buffer to make the screen image and write the whole buffer or only the modified parts of the display into the screen device (e.g. clipping).
So, here are two slightly enhanced versions of the program:

*

*The first one writes first in a in-memory buffer and then write the whole buffer into the frame buffer

*The second one writes first in a mmapped in-memory file (memfd_create()) and use the sendfile() system call to copy the file into the frame buffer

In both, a call to gettimeofday() has also been added to measure the elapsed time during the display.
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/fb.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

// 'global' variables to store screen info
char *fbp = 0;
struct fb_var_screeninfo vinfo;
struct fb_fix_screeninfo finfo;
size_t screensize = 0;

// helper function for drawing - no more need to go mess with
// the main function when just want to change what to draw...
void draw() {

  int x, y, line;
  char *buffer;
  struct timeval before, after, delta;

  buffer = (char *)malloc(screensize);

  for (y = 0; y < vinfo.yres; y++) {
    line = y * finfo.line_length;
    for (x = 0; x < vinfo.xres; x++) {

      // color based on the 16th of the screen width
      int c = 16 * x / vinfo.xres;

      // call the helper function
      buffer[x + line] = c;
    }
  }

  gettimeofday(&before, NULL);
  memcpy(fbp, buffer, screensize);
  gettimeofday(&after, NULL);
  timersub(&after, &before, &delta);

  printf("Display duration: %lu s, %lu us\n", delta.tv_sec, delta.tv_usec);

  free(buffer);
}

void sighdl(int sig)
{
  printf("SIGINT\n");
}

// application entry point
int main(int ac, char* av[])
{
  int fbfd = 0;
  struct fb_var_screeninfo orig_vinfo;

  signal(SIGINT, sighdl);

  // Open the file for reading and writing
  fbfd = open("/dev/fb0", O_RDWR);
  if (!fbfd) {
    printf("Error: cannot open framebuffer device.\n");
    return(1);
  }
  printf("The framebuffer device was opened successfully.\n");

  // Get variable screen information
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo)) {
    printf("Error reading variable information.\n");
  }
  printf("Original %dx%d, %dbpp\n", vinfo.xres, vinfo.yres,
         vinfo.bits_per_pixel );

  // Store for reset (copy vinfo to vinfo_orig)
  memcpy(&orig_vinfo, &vinfo, sizeof(struct fb_var_screeninfo));

  // Change variable info
  vinfo.bits_per_pixel = 8;
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo)) {
    printf("Error setting variable information.\n");
  }

  // Get fixed screen information
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &finfo)) {
    printf("Error reading fixed information.\n");
  }

  // map fb to user mem
  screensize = vinfo.xres * vinfo.yres;
  fbp = (char*)mmap(0,
                    screensize,
                    PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
                    MAP_SHARED,
                    fbfd,
                    0);

  if ((int)fbp == -1) {
    printf("Failed to mmap.\n");
  }
  else {
    // draw...
    draw();

    // If no parameter, pause until a CTRL-C...
    if (ac == 1)
      pause();
  }

  // cleanup
  munmap(fbp, screensize);
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &orig_vinfo)) {
    printf("Error re-setting variable information.\n");
  }
  close(fbfd);

  return 0;

}

Second program with sendfile():
#define _GNU_SOURCE  // for memfd_create()
#include <errno.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/fb.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/sendfile.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

// 'global' variables to store screen info
struct fb_var_screeninfo vinfo;
struct fb_fix_screeninfo finfo;
int fbfd = 0;
size_t screensize = 0;

// helper function for drawing - no more need to go mess with
// the main function when just want to change what to draw...
void draw() {

  int x, y, line;
  int memfd;
  off_t offset;
  char *mem;
  struct timeval before, after, delta;

  memfd = memfd_create("framebuf", 0);
  if (memfd < 0) {
    fprintf(stderr, "memfd_create(): %m");
    return;
  }

  ftruncate(memfd, screensize);

  mem = (char*)mmap(0,
                    screensize,
                    PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
                    MAP_SHARED,
                    memfd,
                    0);
  if (mem == MAP_FAILED) {
    fprintf(stderr, "mmap(): %m");
    return;
  }

  // Fill the memory buffer
  for (y = 0; y < vinfo.yres; y++) {
    line = y * finfo.line_length;
    for (x = 0; x < vinfo.xres; x++) {

      // color based on the 16th of the screen width
      int c = 16 * x / vinfo.xres;

      mem[x + line] = c;
    }
  }

  // Copy the buffer into the framebuffer
  offset = 0;
  gettimeofday(&before, NULL);
  sendfile(fbfd, memfd, &offset, screensize);
  gettimeofday(&after, NULL);
  timersub(&after, &before, &delta);

  printf("Display duration: %lu s, %lu us\n", delta.tv_sec, delta.tv_usec);

  munmap(mem, screensize);
  close(memfd);

}

void sighdl(int sig)
{
  printf("SIGINT\n");
}

// application entry point
int main(int ac, char* av[])
{
  struct fb_var_screeninfo orig_vinfo;

  signal(SIGINT, sighdl);

  // Open the file for reading and writing
  fbfd = open("/dev/fb0", O_RDWR);
  if (!fbfd) {
    printf("Error: cannot open framebuffer device.\n");
    return(1);
  }
  printf("The framebuffer device was opened successfully.\n");

  // Get variable screen information
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo)) {
    printf("Error reading variable information.\n");
  }
  printf("Original %dx%d, %dbpp\n", vinfo.xres, vinfo.yres,
         vinfo.bits_per_pixel );

  // Store for reset (copy vinfo to vinfo_orig)
  memcpy(&orig_vinfo, &vinfo, sizeof(struct fb_var_screeninfo));

  // Change variable info
  vinfo.bits_per_pixel = 8;
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo)) {
    printf("Error setting variable information.\n");
  }

  // Get fixed screen information
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &finfo)) {
    printf("Error reading fixed information.\n");
  }

  screensize = vinfo.xres * vinfo.yres;

  // draw...
  draw();

  // If no parameter, pause until a CTRL-C...
  if (ac == 1)
    pause();

  // cleanup
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &orig_vinfo)) {
    printf("Error re-setting variable information.\n");
  }
  close(fbfd);

  return 0;

}

If the program is launched without parameter, it pauses until the user type CTRL-C otherwise, it returns immediately after the display. On a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ running Linux 32-bits:
$ gcc fb1.c -o fb1
$ gcc fb2.c -o fb2
$ ./fb1 arg  # argument to make it return immediately
The framebuffer device was opened successfully.
Original 1920x1080, 32bpp
Display duration: 0 s, 2311 us
$ ./fb2 arg   # argument to make it return immediately
The framebuffer device was opened successfully.
Original 1920x1080, 32bpp
Display duration: 0 s, 2963 us

The original program in the page that you shared is slower in the same conditions (I modified the loop to make it write the whole screen as in the previous two examples, I added inline and static keywords and compiled it with -O3):
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/fb.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

// 'global' variables to store screen info
char *fbp = 0;
struct fb_var_screeninfo vinfo;
struct fb_fix_screeninfo finfo;

// helper function to 'plot' a pixel in given color
static inline void put_pixel(int x, int y, int c)
{
  // calculate the pixel's byte offset inside the buffer
  unsigned int pix_offset = x + y * finfo.line_length;

  // now this is about the same as 'fbp[pix_offset] = value'
  *((char*)(fbp + pix_offset)) = c;

}

// helper function for drawing - no more need to go mess with
// the main function when just want to change what to draw...
static void draw() {

  int x, y;
  struct timeval before, after, delta;

  gettimeofday(&before, NULL);
  for (y = 0; y < vinfo.yres; y++) {
    for (x = 0; x < vinfo.xres; x++) {

      // color based on the 16th of the screen width
      int c = 16 * x / vinfo.xres;

      // call the helper function
      put_pixel(x, y, c);

    }
  }
  gettimeofday(&after, NULL);
  timersub(&after, &before, &delta);

  printf("Display duration: %lu s, %lu us\n", delta.tv_sec, delta.tv_usec);
}

static void sighdl(int sig)
{
  printf("SIGINT\n");
}

// application entry point
int main(int ac, char* av[])
{

  int fbfd = 0;
  struct fb_var_screeninfo orig_vinfo;
  long int screensize = 0;

  signal(SIGINT, sighdl);

  // Open the file for reading and writing
  fbfd = open("/dev/fb0", O_RDWR);
  if (!fbfd) {
    printf("Error: cannot open framebuffer device.\n");
    return(1);
  }
  printf("The framebuffer device was opened successfully.\n");

  // Get variable screen information
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo)) {
    printf("Error reading variable information.\n");
  }
  printf("Original %dx%d, %dbpp\n", vinfo.xres, vinfo.yres,
         vinfo.bits_per_pixel );

  // Store for reset (copy vinfo to vinfo_orig)
  memcpy(&orig_vinfo, &vinfo, sizeof(struct fb_var_screeninfo));

  // Change variable info
  vinfo.bits_per_pixel = 8;
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &vinfo)) {
    printf("Error setting variable information.\n");
  }

  // Get fixed screen information
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOGET_FSCREENINFO, &finfo)) {
    printf("Error reading fixed information.\n");
  }

  // map fb to user mem
  screensize = vinfo.xres * vinfo.yres;
  fbp = (char*)mmap(0,
                    screensize,
                    PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
                    MAP_SHARED,
                    fbfd,
                    0);

  if ((int)fbp == -1) {
    printf("Failed to mmap.\n");
  }
  else {
    // draw...
    draw();

    // If no parameter, pause until a CTRL-C...
    if (ac == 1)
      pause();
  }

  // cleanup
  munmap(fbp, screensize);
  if (ioctl(fbfd, FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, &orig_vinfo)) {
    printf("Error re-setting variable information.\n");
  }
  close(fbfd);

  return 0;

}

$ gcc -O3 fb0.c -o fb0
$ ./fb0 arg      # argument to make it return immediately
The framebuffer device was opened successfully.
Original 1920x1080, 32bpp
Display duration: 0 s, 88081 us

A: That sample program is using a put_pixel function, which is a classic graphics anti-pattern that confuses newcomers into feeling like they can't write anything that's not slow. At sufficiently high optimization level (and more likely if the function were made static), the compiler might be able to inline it and factor out all the inefficiency of computing an offset in the framebuffer for every single pixel you write, but this is just the wrong abstraction layer to be working at. There should not be a put_pixel.
A framebuffer is just an array, and you want to write to it as an array directly rather than with gratuitous helper functions. In addition, you don't need to do things like y*stride+x over and over. If you have a position you're working at as an index in the array (or a pointer), you can address neighboring pixels just by adding or subtracting 1 (horizontal) or adding or subtracting stride (vertical). Here "stride" is a term commonly used for the offset between lines; it may be the line width, or some larger value due to alignment or other considerations.

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Due to the unfortunate cancellation of Southern Canterbury North Otago's World Challenge Show on 1st-2nd December, the South Island FEI World Challenge Final Round will now be held at the Southland Show Jumping Festival Show on 15th-16th December.
The class will be held in Ring One starting at 8:30am on Saturday.
All riders participating in the FEI World Challenge must enter this class with Southland Show Jumping.
No entries will be carried over from SCNO.
Thank you to everyone who helped to arrange moving the FEI World Challenge class.


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Q: Can single quotes be preserved when passing a variable to a command on stdin? Example:
 $ foo="text with 'single quotes'"
 $ echo $foo

gives me
 text with 'single quotes'

which is the output I'm after, but I would like to pass $foo on stdin with the same result. Something like one of the following:
 $ xargs echo <<< $foo

 $ echo $foo | xargs echo

Both of these give me
 text with single quotes

Is there a way to keep the single quotes without control over the contents of foo?
I'm looking for a solution that works regardless of the command, I chose xargs echo because I think it shows the behavior simply. The solution may not exist but if anyone has any tips that would be greatly appreciated!

A: By default xargs will parse quotes and backslashes. Use -d to set an explicit item delimiter and disable this behavior, which is rarely ever desirable.
$ xargs -d '\n' echo <<< "$foo"
text with 'single quotes'

A: You're doubling up on the parsing, so you need to double up on the quoting.
$: foo="text with \'single quotes\'"
$: xargs echo <<< "$foo"
text with 'single quotes'

so by the same token,
$: foo="text with 'single quotes'"
$: xargs echo <<< \"$foo\"
text with 'single quotes'

This is dependent on the number of parsing passes, though, which is what you need to understand and accomodate. Applying a two-layer solution to a command with only one layer of parsing has the opposite effect -
$: echo \"$foo\"
"text with 'single quotes'"

Now the extra quotes become visible.

A: If you want xargs to ignore quotes, try using xargs flag xargs -0 like this:
foo="text with 'single quotes'"

echo $foo | xargs -0 echo
text with 'single quotes'

xargs -0 echo <<< $foo
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Russia Is Investigating if Gay Emojis Break Its Laws
A policeman looks out from a truck as members and supporters of the LGBT community take part in a May Day rally in Saint Petersburg on May 1, 2015.
Olga Maltseva—AFP/Getty Images
By Simon Shuster / Moscow
Russia's state media watchdog is investigating whether gay-themed emojis on Facebook are in violation of Russian laws against promoting homosexuality.
The probe initiated this week comes as the result of a complaint from Mikhail Marchenko, a senator in Russia's upper house of parliament, who was the first official to note the potential danger in the cartoon smiley faces of boys kissing boys and girls kissing girls.
In his written appeal to The Federal Service For Supervision of Communication, Information Technology and Mass Media, which is known in Russia as Roskomnadzor, the senator from the region of Bryansk called for an investigation into whether the emojis violate Russia's controversial 2013 law against "homosexual propaganda" among minors.
"These emojis of non-traditional sexual orientation are seen by all users of the social network, a large portion of whom are minors," said Senator Marchenko. "But propaganda of homosexuality is banned under the laws and under the pillars of tradition that exist here in our country."
In response to the senator's complaint, the federal agency asked the main youth group of President Vladimir Putin's political party, the Young Guard, to form an "expert opinion" on this matter of "high social significance," according to the Izvestia daily, which obtained a copy of the agency's response to the senator on Wednesday.
In the response, which was written by the deputy head of Roskomnadzor, Maxim Ksenzov, the agency says it is prepared to "take reactive measures" against the emojis if they are found to constitute a threat to Russian children. Under Russian law, the agency is able to block Russians from accessing websites that are found promoting homosexuality among minors. It can also impose fines against those websites for failing to comply with the legislation.
Denis Davydov, the chairman of the coordinating council of Young Guard, which is the youth wing of Putin's United Russia party, said that his organization would ask professional psychologists to determine "whether there is propaganda or no propaganda" in these emojis.
In June, the Young Guard's expert opinion on such matters aided a legal case against a Russian website called Children-404, an online resource in Russia that helps council local teenagers through the process of coming out. The head of that project, Elena Klimova, has faced numerous court appearances and fines for her work, with the most recent fine of 50,000 rubles (about $900) upheld by a Russian court this week.
Facebook's series of emojis celebrating gay pride first appeared on the network in 2013, when the U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to the cause of marriage equality by overturning the Defense of Marriage Act. The social network has since updated its so-called "Pride" series of emojis, including after last month's historic Supreme Court decision obliging all U.S. states to allow gay marriage.
Though the Russian probe into emojis will focus specifically on Facebook, users of Twitter and Apple's new operating system for the iPhone are also able to include rainbow flags and other gay-themed icons in their posts and messages.
Davydov, the Young Guard chairman, said that these services could also become the target of investigations if Russian citizens begin to complain about them. "This is not our first day working with Roskomnadzor," Davydov noted in an interview with a Moscow radio station. "We have on numerous occasions appealed at various levels against the spread of extremism online, the spread of child pornography and so on," he said.


text: Q: Encoding over SSH Issues I have a Linux machine and a Windows machine, both using Vim with the Powerline plugin. They both work great with patched fonts. Next, I want to SSH onto an OSX 10.6 machine and also use the Powerline in the terminal with Vim. However, I get weird symbols with normal mode ("^^B" in one area) and fancy mode ("~@" and "~B") spread throughout the bar. I thought this mixup was an encoding issue, but when I look at Putty's encoding it is using UTF-8 and the same with the Ubuntu terminal. Additionally, on the OSX machine, "locale" returns "en_US.UTF-8" for all variables (I set it to do that in order to troubleshoot). However, the symbols are still showing. I am using a patched font (Inconsolata, the same one as the Ubuntu terminal) for the OSX terminal, so I am stumped. Is there a missing component to this equation? Are there additional problems that can arise from SSH encoding? On the OSX end, additionally, these same symbols appear, so it may not even be related to SSH and therefore I'm totally lost.


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Surgery for Brain Tumors at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Surgical Oncology
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New Patients, Referrals and 2nd Opinions
In this video, pediatric neuro-oncologists and neurosurgeons discuss surgery for children with brain tumors. Pediatric brain tumor patients have a particular advantage when coming to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia because of the extensive experience of our neurosurgeons and the close collaboration between neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology and diagnostic radiology.
Peter C. Phillips, MD: For a patient who has any kind of a brain tumor, coming to CHOP has a particular advantage because of the extensive experience of the neurosurgeons as well as the close interaction that goes on on a teamwork basis between neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology, and all the services that are so important in terms of putting together a team that deals with these complex problems.
N. Scott Adzick, MD: Surgical specialists can make a tremendous difference in a child's life with an operation, based on their expertise and ability. It's a little bit like being a virtuoso, and that's what a pediatric cancer operation is when properly performed.
Phillip B. Storm, Jr., MD: A great concern is always to be aggressive without being reckless. You want to remove as much tumor as you can, leaving them neurologically intact, and that's the real challenge.
Patients who have their surgery at CHOP, we always offer them the full range of adjunct therapy. If there's a treatment that we offer here, whether it be through a research protocol or the proton beam therapy, then we will try and keep them here if we think it's in their best interest. But if it's more convenient for them to be treated closer to home and they're able to get the same treatment regimen somewhere else, then the oncology team here will work very closely in coordinating a treatment plan with an outside physician. It's important for us to get the families back home.
Peter C. Phillips, MD: Referring physicians are obviously a critical component of what we do and what we need to do. Our goal under those circumstances is to make them an integral part of our communication system, that the neurosurgeons communicate directly with the outside physicians and the outside physicians have access by telephone and e-mail to most of the neuro-oncology and neurosurgery attendings.
Phillip B. Storm, Jr., MD: Every patient that comes to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, we enroll them in a study where we're going to save any tumor that's left over once the pathologists have made their diagnosis. We then send it to the tumor bank that we are pioneering here at CHOP, the goal being that if we can start personalizing these tumors by knowing what genetic abnormalities they have, we can then, again, in combination with our oncology colleagues, treat that patient for a specific genetic abnormality. And we work very closely with the scientists so, again, it's a large, collaborative relationship.
Peter C. Phillips, MD: What we do here at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is to take the best of the standard care that can be obtained and to try and advance that to the next level. So we have an obligation to push the edge of the envelope as quickly and as far as we can.
Phillip B. Storm, Jr., MD: One of the things that drew me to being a pediatric neurosurgeon is being able to work with the kids, see how they handle the surgery, and see them go through a painful and frightening operation, to then undergo often rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, and then see them back with an unbelievably positive attitude. It's inspiring. It's that kind of hope that keeps you going, both as a surgeon and as a scientist.
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"""Add start_time and end_time to Alert model"""
from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import models, migrations

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
        ('alerts', '0002_alertflavor_allowed_tokens'),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.AddField(
            model_name='alert',
            name='end_time',
            field=models.DateTimeField(help_text='Timestamp for the end of this event', null=True, blank=True),
            preserve_default=True,
        ),
        migrations.AddField(
            model_name='alert',
            name='start_time',
            field=models.DateTimeField(help_text='Timestamp for the beginning of this event', null=True, blank=True),
            preserve_default=True,
        ),
    ]


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LG Starts Rolling Out LG G7 ThinQ Globally, Debuts in South Korea Today
LG's flagship Smartphone of this year has arrived in the market. LG G7 ThinQ is officially released in South Korea today, May 18th.
The Korean mobile company has released two new Smartphones namely, LG G7 ThinQ and LG G7 ThinQ Plus. Both of them have single SIM or Hybrid dual-SIM variants. The basic model has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory whereas G7+ gives a mass storage space of 128GB with 6GB RAM. The ThinQ Smartphone variants cost approximately $833 and $906 respectively.
LG G7 ThinQ Construction
There is a power button on the right side of G7 ThinQ along with sleep/wake button. There is another new AI enabled switch which is on the left side of the phone. A single press on the AI button wakes up Google Assistant or call Google Lens with a double press. The new LG Smartphone features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor too.
Protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5, G7 ThinQ has an aluminum body frame. It has 6.1-inch screen size and a resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels.
The newly released LG Smartphone operates on Android 8.0 (Oreo) platform which will get upgraded to Android P in near future. G7 ThinQ owns a non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery with fast charging support via Quick Charge 3.0 as well as wireless charging support.
LG G7 ThinQ is officially released in South Korea today, May 18th.
LG G7 ThinQ Camera
While discussing camera aspect of LG G7 ThinQ, it includes a dual 16 MP + 16 MP camera system with the primary sensor coupled with a f/1.6 aperture and the secondary sensor coupled with a f/1.9 aperture. Similarly, the secondary camera is an 8 MP unit with a f/1.9 aperture.
An all-screen designed, LG G7 ThinQ is available in a color palette comprising New Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, and Raspberry Rose.
Based on artificial intelligence technology, G7 ThinQ, the flagship Smartphone of LG is quite a hit in the Korean market. The iPhone X look-alike, G7 ThinQ has been available for pre-order in Korea since May 11. The Etnews reports that over 70,000 devices of LG G7 ThinQ along with G7 ThinQ Plus are pre-ordered in South Korea. The previous year, LG has stated that more than 40,000 people had pre-ordered the LG G6 in the domestic market.
LG G7 ThinQ Global Roll-out
LG G7 ThinQ will be out in the USA and Canada on June 1. However, the pre-orders will begin from May 24, 2018. It will enter the key markets of Asia and Europe very soon, probably on May 31 in the UK. Surprisingly, LG is offering free 43 inch LG 4K UHD Smart TV with every LG G7 pre-order in the Canadian market.
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We just need to make sure we follow regular news and taken actions accordingly. If we try to trade randomly or without logic, then we will only make it harder for our self. I follow everything through CryptoNewsTrends, as it is highly easy and likable for everyone involved.
I believe the most important aspect of trading is following up the market. I do just that with usd to gbp rate forecast following, it is incredibly helpful and allows one to really perform well.


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Q: I have this error that saying "unexpected type required variable .. " in java. Can someone help me with this? interface Air_flight {

    public final int passenger_number = 100;

}

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class CancelTicket extends Flight {

    public CancelTicket(int no) {
        super();
        passenger_list.size() = passenger_list.size() - no;
    }

}//end of CancelTicket class

A: If you're trying to remove an element (the airline ticket number) from the list, then you should do it like this:
Integer ticketNumber = new Integer(no);
int index;
while ((index = passenger_list.indexOf(ticketNumber)) >= 0) {
    passenger_list.remove(index);
}

You can't re-assign the size of the list the way you're doing (you can only GET the size of a list). If you want to reduce the size, you need to remove elements from the list. And then, when you call the size() method again after removing elements from the list, you will see that the size is smaller at that point.


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Michael R. Long is a stuntman, stunt coordinator, and DGA second-unit director with over 25 years of experience in the L.A. and New York film, TV, and commercial stunt industry. Michael is widely known and respected in the stunt community, and has been known to be particularly helpful to young people starting out as stunt professionals. He also enjoys working with actors, teaching them the stunt skills they need to become better action performers. Due to his outstanding safety record, Michael is frequently requested by film completion bond companies. Michael is an active stunt performer today himself, working recently on such films as "Green Lantern," "Columbiana," and "Red" in addition to his work as a stunt coordinator.
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Shelby Swatek started working as a stunt player while living in New York, and broke into the industry doing ND stunts on a number of big-budget shows. After a few years as a New York local, Shelby decided to pursue stunt training in L.A., where she gained stunt skills at backyard workouts and had the chance to double for leading actresses including Mira Sorvino and Mariel Hemingway. In the late 90s, when L.A. stunt jobs became scarce due to "runaway production," Shelby left the business and turned her focus to working as a marketing copywriter and editor for high-tech companies. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College with a B.A. in English, Shelby also worked full-time as a teacher for several years before returning to the stunt business in 2008. Recently she did a 5-story ratchet, a 50-foot drop, and 14 squibs on "Terminator 4," sold out when she got knocked down by Seth Rogen on "Observe and Report," and chased down Nicholas Cage in a Bronco in "Drive Angry." She is pleased to find herself back in the stunt business.


You are invited to attend a DCM Roundtable closest to you. DCMs and Alt. DCMs please put this on your calendar if you are free. Honestly, all are welcome.
Review the nuts and bolts of being a DCM.
DCMs – Experience, strength and hope time. I have a couple of topics for this part of the morning.
It is my great hope that the conversations we will have far outweigh any talking I do. You have been in your service position now for about 4 or 5 months and you may have some questions and thoughts. If you want to talk about something specific either bring it up at the roundtable or shoot me an email and I'll add it to the agenda.
DCM and Alts – or anyone who wants to come – pick the one that works best for you geographically and date wise; shoot come to both if you want!
We will have some coffee and donuts! If you want to bring something light or breakfast like to share you are welcome to.
7th tradition will be observed.
April 20, 2019 – Olympia from 10 to 1.


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Illustrious graduates and cadet life of the San Antonio Academy
By J.M. Scott, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News
Updated 4:10 pm CDT, Monday, May 11, 2015
Paul Dunnam wears an oversize hat with pride at the 1986 graduation ceremony at the San Antonio Academy.
Photo: Courtesy Photo
Note: This story originally published in 2015:
One Wednesday morning in the spring semester of 1966, cadets of the San Antonio Academy gathered in study hall to watch Gemini 8 launch into space with one of their own alums aboard.
Astronaut David Scott, who piloted the daring mission with Neil Armstrong, had attended San Antonio's all boys military school from 1943 to 1945. Ranging in ages from third to fourth grade, the boys struggled to maintain their discipline, reported the San Antonio Evening News. When the rocket took off, the classroom roared with whistles and applause. The more impulsive cadets jumped on their desks or stomped the floor "so hard that dust rose."
Yet, Scott was not the first Academy graduate to spark the spirit and imaginations of young boys. John Wayne brought notoriety to David Lee "Tex" Hill, an ace fighter pilot who flew with the Fighting Tigers in World War II in the 1940s. And throughout generations, a number of esteemed local leaders have claimed The Academy as an alma mater.
Dating back to the 1890s, the San Antonio Academy has played a significant role in shaping the futures of some of the most privileged and elite students in the city.
Click through the gallery above to see yearbook photos of illustrious graduates as well as cadet life through the years.
The Academy was a boarding school until 1998. And now, its summer enrichment programs draw students from around the world.
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Is the Width of Stance in Putting Immaterial?
Your width of stance is a matter of preference. However, it is important that you stay balanced with a stance that helps to reduce any lower body movement.
If you were asked for your opinion on how to set up your feet what would be your recommendation?
Some pros putt with a wide stance reminiscent of a giraffe drinking at the water hole. Others adopt a narrow stance with their feet close together. The majority, however, putt with their feet shoulder-width apart.
In deciding how to place you feet you could do no better than look to nature. Although nature didn't design us specifically to play golf, or to roll a ball along a flat surface, it gave us the ability to maintain our balance.
Golf would be impossible if we kept falling over. The best width of stance for you is more than likely the one that gives you the best balance. After all why fight your natural instincts when there are so many other issues in putting?
The frequent advice Be Comfortable needs to be qualified. Most of us have a habitual way of standing, such as always placing the weight of our body through one leg. However, in our putting stance we want a more even distribution of weight.
At Full Attention soldiers stand with both heels touching each other and their toes pointed away at an angle of between 30- to 45-degrees.
At Ease or Parade Rest they adopt a modified position of attention in which their left foot is moved laterally about 12 inches to shoulder-width.
When you putt you need to be at ease. Placing your feet at shoulder-width as the military has done for hundreds of years make good sense.
In putting, however, there is a catch when it comes to setting up your feet.. Probably an adjustment is a better word. You don't want your feet to angle outwards as they do in the full swing.
To putt consistently you want to avoid any lower body movement. It is true that splaying your feet is a more athletic position and a better platform for balance. However, it introduces the possibility of your lower body rotating or swaying during your putting stroke. And this is undesirable.
The setup for the feet is to have your toes pointing forwards. This locks in your lower body. Some pros take this locking-in technique further by pointing their toes slightly inwards.
Putting is personal. As long as you consistently pick the right aimline (target line) and speed and can aim accurately, you will probably be a good putter. So why does having the correct width of stance important?
The answer is that it all comes down to balance – being solid over the ball. Maintaining your balance is essential in all sports, and golf is no exception.
To appreciate the importance of good balance and a solid base, try putting on one leg.


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Meganews kiosk prints news on demand
Newspaper and magazine publishers have been exploring new concepts to bridge the digital world and the world of tangible print products. A noteworthy innovation: Meganews developed a print-on-demand newsstand that delivers magazines directly to the customer. It thus reduces returned copies and saves resources for publishers and retailers. By printing only the copies that are actually bought, Meganews also lowers the environmental impact of newsprint.
Newspaper and magazine publishers have been exploring new concepts to bridge the digital world and the world of tangible print products. A noteworthy innovation: The Swedish company Meganews developed a print-on-demand newsstand that delivers magazines directly to the customer. It thus reduces returned copies and saves resources for publishers and retailers. By printing only the copies that are actually bought, Meganews also lowers the environmental impact of newsprint. After several years of development, the Meganews print-on-demand magazines will soon be available in several hotels around the world.
The concept has been developed by a former journalist together with the technology consultancy Sweco and the industrial design company LA+B. It is supported by several Swedish publishing companies, including the Bonnier Group, and international publishing houses, most notably Time Inc. The print-on-demand service focuses on convenience: On a touchscreen in the four square-meters kiosk, customers select the publication they like and pay with a credit or debit card. The magazine is printed inside the kiosk and ready for the customer in two minutes. "The goal is to increase newsstand sales and the importance of print media", says Lars Adaktusson co-founder of Meganews.
Publishers store PDF-files of their magazines and newspapers on a server that connects via internet to the kiosk. One advantage: Magazines from around the world and niche publications can be stored on the server, allowing publishers to reach customer groups that were previously too far away or geographically too dispersed. Having a wide selection in terms of languages and interests is especially useful in places frequented by international travelers such as hotels, airports and train stations.
While the user experience during the selection, printing and paying stages of the process matters, the quality of the printed product is important as well. Meganews partnered with Ricoh to deliver high quality print products combined with a global service network. Ricoh has adapted its C751 print engine to fit inside the kiosk unit. The difference between a Meganews magazine and one bought on the newsstand will only be minimal, Meganews asserts.
A research study by the Swedish institute Inventia comparing the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of a Meganews magazine with the LCA of a traditional magazine has shown that greenhouse gas emissions and the overall environmental impact of newsprint products can be reduced by using print on demand technology.
In a test phase during 2013 and 2014, Meganews kiosks were installed in several public places in Sweden such as shopping malls and airports, including Göteborg Landvetter Airport. "This was mainly done to test our concept from a technical point of view", says CEO Mathias Wåhlberg. After a successful test phase, Meganews and the publishing companies decided that the first Meganews stands would be established in hotels. In hotels, it would be easiest to reach the target group and to educate customers about the service. Other than in airports and train stations, the Meganews stands also wouldn't compete with existing sales channels.
International travelers in hotels are often more interested in reading printed magazines rather than staring at their laptops or tablets during breakfast or at the pool. It is also easier to inform the visitors about Meganews service: During the online booking process, the guest could, for example, choose what magazine they would like to find in their hotel room upon arrival. The receptionist could also explain the service to customers.
The first Meganews kiosk will be set up in a hotel around April or May, others are expected to follow. Meganews is currently in talks with several hotels in the Dubai area, a hotel on Mauritius, hotels in Brazil, India and Italy. The range of publications offered in Meganews stands is also likely to expand: "We are talking with large publishers in eight to nine international markets", says Wåhlberg. If the first kiosks prove successful, Meganews plans to install additional kiosks in other locations. This could prove beneficial for the publishing industry as well as the travelers who can get their favorite magazine in their native language with the touch of a button, no matter where they are.
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Tim Tebow's legendary positive outlook and solid self-esteem shine through in this uplifting, inspirational gift book. Tim draws on his own life experiences to show how life doesn't always go as planned--for anyone. But with faith in God's faithfulness, we all can stand firm--"unshakeable." With memorable quotations and meaningful insights, Tebow illustrates how critically important it is to build your identity on what Christ thinks of you, not what the world thinks.
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Palliative care experts in Hawke's Bay say they are against both David Seymour's members bill, and the legalisation of "any form" of euthanasia or assisted dying.
"Our reasons for this are many including that it creates a real risk of wrongful death by placing vulnerable people at risk of something not of their choosing," Cranford Hospice chief executive Janice Byford-Jones said.
"It is also against the core belief we hold that death and dying is a natural part of life.
"The subject of euthanasia is emotional and personal, and we acknowledge and respect the diversity of views. However, many of us who work in palliative care have real concerns about the private member's bill before Parliament, and moreover, with assisted suicide in general."
Byford-Jones added that there were also concerns about just how many people did not have a full understanding of what palliative or end of life care was actually all about and indeed, what was meant by "euthanasia".
"Euthanasia involves the intention to end a life.
"Euthanasia is not – when a person's pain relief is increased, the removal or discontinuation of unwanted treatment, the creation of do-not-resuscitate orders."
Those things were not euthanasia and were all part of "good end of life care", and choices already being made by people who were dying.
"Our aim is to help people make the most of their lives; to live every moment in whatever way is important to them.
"In our experience a good safe death is peaceful, dignified and a natural process.
"People advocating for a law change talk about choice, compassion, and dignity, as if euthanasia were the only way to achieve these things. But these are the founding tenets of Hospice services: you can have choice, compassion, and dignity at the end of your life, and you don't have to kill yourself for them, or have someone kill you to achieve this."
While conversations needed to be had around death and dying, some "myth-busting" was needed to ensure those conversations were based on reality and not fear.


The long-awaited third edition of the Atlas of Hawai'i is entirely revised in content and design. It is divided into six sections, five of which are abundantly illustrated. The first contains detailed reference maps with place names for towns, mountains, bays, harbors, and other features; geographical descriptions of the state and the main islands; and an introduction to Hawaiian place names. This is followed by four sections on the physical, biotic, cultural, and social aspects of the Hawai'i environment. Geology, climate, the ocean, water, soils, and astronomy are among the topics discussed in "The Physical Environment." Next the special character of terrestrial and marine ecosystems is described in "The Biotic Environment." "The Cultural Environment" considers the people of Hawai'i. The diversity of the state's cultures is treated in chapters on history and languages as well as archaeology, religion, and the arts. "The Social Environment" treats such elements as the economy, government, and tourism. The sixth and final section comprises a statistical supplement, bibliography, and gazetteer for the reference maps. Readers of this new edition will find much new information, including topics (e.g., paleoclimate, threats to native ecosystems, Hawaiian sovereignty) not discussed in previous editions.
Eo e ku'u lei mokupuni o na kai 'ewalu- I call to you, acknowledge O my lei islands of the eight seas. Located between 19 and 22 degrees north latitude, Hawai'i is the southernmost state in the United States and has the same general latitude as Hong Kong and Mexico City. It is situated almost in the center of the Pacific Ocean and is one of the most isolated yet populous places on Earth. The west coast of North America, for example, is 2,400 miles (3,900 kilometers) from Honolulu, and Japan is 3,800 miles (6,100 kilometers) away. Six time zones separate Hawai'i from the eastern United States. This means that 9:00 A.M. (eastern standard time) in Washington, D.C. and New York City is 6:00 a.m. in Los Angeles and 4:00 a.m. in Hawai'i.


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