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Simulation and Visualization of Indoor-Acoustics for Robot Control
N. Schmitz, J. Wettach, E. Deines, P. Dannenmann, M. Bertram, K. Berns, and H. Hagen (Germany)
Virtual Environments, Acoustics, Simulation, Visualiza tion, Robotics, Control Algorithms
An autonomous robot orientates itself by using informa tion provided by its sensor systems. Besides distance sen sors, optical and acoustic sensors play a vital role in fulfill ing this task. In this paper we present a novel approach to simulate and visualize the acoustic properties of an indoor scene. This simulation data is used for testing and refining the control algorithms of an autonomous robot interacting with humans in an office environment. In order to enable a robot to interact with its environment and to perform its intended tasks in a context-sensitive manner, it must be ca pable of interpreting the information provided by its sensor systems. For testing these interpretation capabilities, cer tain environmental stimuli need to be provided to the robot in a controlled and repeatable manner. However, such stim uli are not available normally. The presented work provides a virtual testing environment that permits the realistic simu lation and visualization of the acoustic properties of indoor environments. Thus, it is possible to simulate and visualize the spread of sound waves within a room and to simulate the acoustic signals a robot receives at certain positions. Using such well-defined test conditions and a visual repre sentation of the spread of sound in the test environment, it is now possible to find positions of special acoustic properties and to use them for testing the robot's reactions to acoustic events. On this basis, the robot's control algorithms can be refined accordingly.
From Proceeding (553) Computer Graphics and Imaging - 2007


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Review of Because I promised
At their college farewell party, Varnika publicly rejects Sushant's candid proposal in the most disrespectful way imaginable, leaving everyone – including her gang of cousins – dismayed. She feels that her reasons are valid, for doing this to her best friend. What exactly are her reasons for making this upsetting choice? Did her mother's move to Mumbai during Varnika's formative years have a bearing on her? Or is it more than that? What is she planning to do at the NGO for eunuchs? Will she succeed in her chosen career? Would she be able to overcome her inhibitions before it is too late? This is Varnika's journey as she overcomes her personal reservations and professional challenges, all the while contemplating her promise to lock her heart away.
Get yourselves ready before reading the book, since there are lot many characters you need to keep in mind when you start reading. The book's plot is kind of usual, a proposal being rejected, career prospects, hard work, success and so on. So the book has all sorts of emotion- friendship, romance, family drama, brother- sister sentiments.
The book starts off with an extravagant farewell party organized in the college. Sushant grabs this opportunity to open up his feelings and confess his love to Varnika, the female protagonist who is going be the driving factor of this novel. Sudhant proposes with a bouquet on one knee during the time when folks are almost gloomy and tired after an enthusiastic anthakshari which again was Sushant's tactic to get Varnika into his proposal plan. That particular proposal episode was well thought out I must say; was indeed good to read through that part. But in vain, Varnika out rightly rejects.
Varnika stays with her extended family and her cousins along with her grandma, fondly called by all as Badi ma. Varnika's mom Beena is settled in Mumbai, whom she visits as and when she gets time. Varnika planned to settle with her mom post her graduation. Varnika is showered with love and care from cousin brothers, sisters.
So after the graduation she moves to Mumbai and instead of taking up responsibility in her mom's business, she decides to work in the NGO, started by her grandfather which is run for eunuchs and their well-being. Beena initially has hesitations, but agrees to it finally. Sushant meanwhile pursues MBA in Bangalore. Ulfat bi is one of the care takers at the home, who becomes the guiding light, friend , philosopher to Varnika. She also realizes that Varnika is in love with Sushant but is stopping herself to bring out her honest emotions.
In the amidst of this, Varnika is challenged by a bigshot to raise 50L for the NGO in a fair. So there begins a racy pace in the narration that they decide to accept the challenge. Beena brings in Sushant to assist her. What happens in the end? Does she win the challenge? Does she accept Sushant is the remaining part of the story.
The writing style is simple and engaging. Even though the plot seems to be usual the narration and other factors make it a good script for a Bollywood movie.
There are a lot many characters. Varnika's cousin brother Swayam and his wife Avani, who are fond of her. Avani who is an equally enthusiastic character wishes to pursue fashion designing instead of settling in, bearing an offspring as per wishes of Badi ma. She even succeeds to pursue the course.
Varnika's cousin Golu, a little chirpie kid. Tapasya, another cousin whose adolescent but still wishes to be considered an adult and to be involved in discussions.
Though there are many characters, the role of each is carved perfect and not over dramatic.
Overall, it's a good read.
Publisher:GJ Group (2018)
Anupriya belongs to that generation of Idiots (the proud ones though), who did their engineering first and then decided on what they actually wanted to do. She completed her MBA in Human Resources and worked in the corporate world for 8 years, before taking a professional break. A mom by day and a reader/writer by night, Anupriya is a die-hard romantic. Yet she believes that love (in any relationship) is a part of life, not, the heart of life. And she aims to bring to the world, stories around this theme.
Review of Hungry Gods by Richa Lakhera
Beaten and brutally raped, her body is never found. However, the killers make one mistake. They leave a witness, a witness who has nothing to live for except revenge. And when he crosses the boundaries of time to make the guilty pay, a whole lot of dark characters come to light. There is Valentine, the superstar brand ambassador who sells anything for a price; there is Medici, a pharmaceutical company fraudulently manufacturing banned drugs; there is the perverted and sinister minded Dr Ranga and there is Este, the prostitute whose dark secret will blow up a daughter's sanity. So, is there another murder waiting to happen? Will Police Inspector Dorab Silva be able to connect the clues to prevent another crime? Will these gods of greed be exposed? And yes, you will be surprised by who you will find there, finally. Deeply unsettling, Hungry Gods takes a hard look at greed for wealth and power.
The first thing that struck me when I was asked if I can review this book was what made the author choose this name. I initially thought that it was something of mythological sorts but when I googled and saw the cover my opinion was completely proved wrong. The cover design conveys a lot. In fact that's one of the stand out features of this book. I went through the blurb and which made me even more anxious that was eagerly waiting that the book would get delivered to me sooner.
The book is based on the tagline Drugs, Sex Cults, a horrific crime and an unthinkable revenge. The revenge here is by a son who witnesses him mom being abused and killed by a group. Bu the way in which the narration is taken is what which makes the book stand out among similar books of this genre.
It is very difficult to keep track of all characters since there are a lot of them, a LOT I say. The writing style of the author is on par with that of international authors. Its crisp, subtle and brilliant. She has a good command over the language and an extensive vocabulary.
The narration is from first and third person perspective which is confusing a times to relate the consecutive events. A clearer description of the place and time could have made it better.
Writing was very intriguing and intense but applauds to the author, the surprise element was kept up till the end. The nail biting sequences of pre climax and climax was outstanding.
Overall, Hungry Gods was a bold representation of the present sadistic world we live in and can very well be made into a movie.
But I would like to leave a disclaimer that the book is not for light hearted ones.
Book Name: Hungry Gods
Author: Richa Lakhera
Genre: Fiction/ thriller
Publisher: Rupa Publications India (20 July 2018)
The book is available on amazon https://amzn.to/2x1jHy5
Hungry Gods is Richa Lakhera's third novel, she has previously written Item Girl, a crime novel and Garbage Beat, a satire on the Indian entertainment industry. A libertarian addicted to absurdism, she works as Deputy Editor at NDTV. She has a Master's in Organic Chemistry and Bio-technology and is the recipient of the Indian Council for UN Relations (ICUNR) Award for Excellence in Journalism. Richa divides her time between New Delhi and Mumbai and is currently working on her next crime fiction novel.
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Review of heart quake by Ishita Deshmukh
Bhuj. Circa, 2001. A city wrecked by a massive earthquake. They met after ten long years. Their hearts wrecked by the promise of togetherness that could never be. As love tries to bloom again in the unlikeliest of places, intrigue sets in. Fleeting shadows… Hidden eyes… Mysterious deaths. What will happen when the tremors of love collide? Will he make it to the epicentre of love? Will her heart quake? Only Heart Quake will tell…
The plot is set in the disastrous background of Gujarat earthquake in 2001. Sonal Patel whose a nurse comes to Bhuj to assist her team of doctors to treat people who keep coming in the wake of the quake. It is predominantly a romantic story also highlighting the ghastly reality of a natural disaster that shook the nation in 2001.
Sonal comes to Bhuj to look for her friend, Smita; who lived in the same city . But she comes across Tejas her ex-boyfriend; who was there to pick themost challenging medical cases for his soon to be launched multi-specialty hospital.We also have Dilip, who was Sonal's friend all these years and was to be her fiancée.There are a couple more relationships going on this plot. Say nurse Pooja from Sonal's team who falls for Tejas.
Amongst all this, unidentified to any of them, there are uncivilized agents at work in this disastrous times hell-bent on filling their pockets at the cost of scarcely surviving human lives.
Can Sonal find Smita among the rubbles? Will she resolve her troubles with Tejas? Or will she move ahead to the next phase of life with her fiancée.
The portrayal of characters is very well done with notable importance to each and every character. The character of Sonal's mom, was also portrayed well where she calmly advises her daughter. But in the end its only Sonal who gets the Spotlight.
The narration was lucid and flows fluently. I didn't have to look up words to understand what they meant, such simple was the use of words by Author. The emotional quotient was managed commendably.
Author: Ishita Deshmukh
Publisher: LiFi Publications Pvt. Ltd. (2018)
Book Title: 4/5
Book Cover: 4/5
Characters: 3.5/5
Narration: 3.5/5
Language & Grammar: 3.5/5
Final Rating: 4/5
The book is available on Amazon https://amzn.to/2oakecS
Ishita Deshmukh is, in many ways, a mascot for national integration! Born to Bengali and Gujarati parents, she grew up on a steady diet of Tamil culture and French literature in Puducherry. If that wasn't enough, she is married to a Telugu bidda. She has this uncanny (and unnerving) ability to switch between six different languages in the course of a conversation. She is a multi-tasking marketing professional who currently runs a small home business in Singapore and helps with her family business back home at Puducherry. She is passionate about the arts, loves painting, playing the piano and embroidery, but has always dreamt of becoming a writer. She is a regular fixture at the neighbourhood library and has a special place in her heart for romantic fiction. So, get ready to devour Heart Quake, the first of many delicious fares from her literary cauldron.

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December 3, 2014 — NTELOS Holdings, which provides the cellular network for Sprint in rural West Virginia and western Virginia, is selling its 1900 MHz PCS wireless spectrum licenses covering eastern Virginia to T-Mobile for $56 million as part of a change in its strategic focus that includes more LTE network build outs. NTELOS is also exploring the sale of cell towers and undeployed spectrum.
For NTELOS, the eastern markets have become more competitive and less profitable. Winding down operations in the eastern markets, which include Hampton Roads/Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia, will take 12 months and cost the carrier $55 million.
NTELOS plans to focus exclusively on its western markets to take advantage of its retail presence and strategic network alliance with Sprint, which will include an expansion of LTE service.
Through the Strategic Network Alliance (SNA), Sprint customers have access to NTELOS's LTE network and NTELOS has access to Sprint's 800 MHz, 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum. Earlier this year, NTELOS committed to expanding and building its LTE network in the SNA territory to specifications aligned with Sprint's network modernization program.
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Anger as Harry, Meghan interview sparks new race debate in UK
Prince Harry has come a long way in educating himself about race since his youthful days, when he used an offensive slur against a fellow army cadet from Pakistan and dressed up as a Nazi soldier at a party.
In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, Queen Elizabeth II's grandson explained that his mixed-race wife Meghan had helped him on his journey of awareness, and he wanted his family, the media and Britain at large to educate themselves too.
"I've spent many years doing the work and doing my own learning," the 36-year-old said, noting his privileged background meant "I wasn't aware of" racial issues on the whole.
"But my God, it doesn't take very long to suddenly become aware of it," Harry said, reflecting years on from his early 20s, when the details emerged of the fancy-dress party and his calling the fellow cadet a "Paki".
The interview has certainly sparked new debate about race in Britain, but there is little common ground between white commentators and black voices following Harry's assertion that racism was a "large part" of the reason why he and Meghan quit the UK for North America.
"America has a long and profoundly tragic history when it comes to racism. But they acknowledge it and they know it," Lola Adesioye, a British commentator on race based in New York, told AFP. "I still feel that the UK has a sort of delusion about its racial standing, and the idea that racism is not a really a thing in the UK, 'that's an American problem', and that the UK is much more integrated," she said.
"So when you hear someone like Meghan Markle who's clearly a modern woman talking about some of the racial issues that she confronted in the royal family… people asking about what colour will your son be, is something that is very hard for people in America to get their heads around."
Buckingham Palace said the queen took the claims of racism "very seriously" and they would be addressed by the family privately, even if "some recollections may vary".
Historian David Olusoga, author of the book "Black and British: A Forgotten History", said the allegations should force a reckoning for both the royal family and the UK.
"Yet rather than use this moment to embark upon an honest national conversation about race and racism there will, I fear, be further demonisation of Meghan and Harry," he wrote in The Guardian newspaper on Tuesday.
"Trapped in denial — about everyday racism, structural racism, slavery and empire — there are parts of British society that appear incapable not just of change but even of its necessary precursor: honest self-reflection."
Journalist Piers Morgan — one figurehead of the anti-Meghan, "anti-woke" camp — stormed out of his own TV studio Tuesday as a black presenter dissected the racial tinge to the UK press coverage of Meghan before and after her 2018 wedding to Harry.
Morgan returned later for a painful interview with Meghan's estranged father Thomas Markle, who said the couple's claims that an unidentified royal wanted to know the likely skin tone of their unborn son were "bullshit".
There is deep divide between those who believe Meghan's remarks on race and self-harm, and others who view her as a publicity-seeking Hollywood export who by her own admission failed to learn anything about her future role before the wedding.
The debate is all the fiercer coming after nearly a year of Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd as he was held by the US police.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is refusing to get involved, other than to laud the queen's "unifying role" for Britain and the 54-nation Commonwealth she heads, most of whose 2.4 billion people are not white.
But his government set out its stall in new policing legislation introduced Tuesday that would raise the maximum penalty for criminal damage of a memorial from three months to 10 years.
That followed the government's stated intention to prosecute BLM protesters in Britain who last year toppled a statue of a 17th century slave merchant and defaced another of Winston Churchill. Politicians from Johnson's ruling Conservative party have also railed against organisations such as the BBC and National Trust, which manages more than 500 stately homes, for seeking to educate the public more about Britain's colonial and slaving past. – Press 'not racist' – Those supporting Meghan can produce many examples of double standards, including side-by-side comparisons of newspaper headlines on coverage of Meghan and her white sister-in-law Kate.
One notorious jibe came in 2016, soon after the couple started dating. "Harry's girl is (almost) straight outta Compton," the Daily Mail wrote of the Los Angeles native, describing her upbringing close to a district known for its gang violence.
Prince Harry told Winfrey that the UK press, especially tabloid newspapers, were "bigoted". That sparked an angry denial from the Society of Editors, a guild of senior British newspaper journalists, some of whose members have faced lawsuits from the royal couple.
The UK media has a responsibility to hold people to account, it said.
"If sometimes the questions asked are awkward and embarrassing, then so be it, but the press is most certainly not racist." That prompted bafflement on social media from many journalists, noting the bigotry they themselves had witnessed in newsrooms and the lack of racial diversity in the UK media as a whole.
Marcus Ryder, a professor in media diversity at Birmingham City University, said the editors' claim was "utterly bizarre".
"To say the press is not racist is like saying society is not racist," he told AFP, adding: "The idea that race doesn't play a part in (Meghan's) coverage is naive."
-AFP
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Actress Toyin Abraham has emerged the most paid Nigerian actress for the year 2022.
Beating Funke Akindele, Mercy Johnson, Mercy Aigbe, Iyabo Ojo, and other colleagues to the feat, Toyin Abraham proudly shared the information on her Instagram page hours ago.
According to the Nigerian Box Office yearbook released by Film One moments ago on Instagram, Toyin Abraham's King of Thieves and Ijakumo, the movie earned her over N611 million thus becoming the highest-paid Nigerian actress for 2022.
Jubilating about the win, Toyin Abraham wrote "Verified Congratulations to #ijakumo team , Thanks to everyone who has seen IJAKUMO pls IJAKUMO is still showing in cinemas in Nigeria,USA and Uk . @lolade_okusanya I'm super proud of you,you performance is IJAKUMO is extremely nice,your first cinema movie and you became no 5
@kunleremiofficial woow my darling,thank you for making it easy to work with you and for giving your best on and offset, more to come kunle. @adebayotijani Egbon mi atata you are underrated and I'm happy people are beginning to see how good your are, welldone Egbon more box office smash. @stevesodiya baba m.
Thank you for everything,thanks for loving me,thanks for putting this project on your head,thanks for being a backbone,thank you uncle Steve Akanbi more box office for us to smash together. @toyin_abraham no 1 emi dada Awuru"
Kemi Filani recalls that in 2021, , Toyin Abraham's the Ghost and the tout too, the prophetess and Aki and pawpaw movie earned her over N357million thus becoming the highest paid Nigerian actress for 2021.
An on-air personality, Nedu Wazobia, has said that following his controversial comments that he once walked in on his rich friend having sex with two female celebs at the same time, a lady reached out to him, pleading for the rich man's contact.
He told Saturday Beats, "After the release of the podcast where I talked about one of my friends who gave a lady N3m before even sleeping with her, another lady sent me a message on social media, saying that she had school challenges. She asked me to introduce her to that same man, so she could also collect money from him."
The chat, which Nedu forwarded to our correspondent, read in part, "After seeing the video, I decided to reach out to you, (to know) if you could link me up with your rich friend, so I could get enough money for my tuition fees."
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The broadcaster also maintained that women who thought they could only appear sexy when they exposed themselves were insecure. He said, "There is no one that can ever say I did anything immoral to get a job. I have got all the jobs I did because I was qualified for then. Women who feel that they are only sexy when they reveal body parts are insecure, and they have nothing to offer other than their bodies. If your primary aim is to be sexy, the only people that will come to you are those that want to have sex with you and leave.
"Nobody keeps a woman that is for the public. Those who have something to offer are always decent. But, that is not to say that those who cover up themselves don't engage in immoral activities too."
Revealing the lowest amount he had ever been paid as a master of ceremonies, Nedu said, "For my first MC job around 2010/2011, I was paid N30,000. It was an Igbo wedding, and they really stressed me a lot."
Mercy Johnson
Veteran Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson has debunked rumours of having cancer, expressing gratitude to fans for their calls and prayers over the worrisome news.
The renowned actress, who took to her Instagram page on Sunday in a video clip to clarify the rumours of her having cancer, said she only spoke of having cancer scare, which doctors felt was something serious.
According to her, she is doing well and does not have cancer but she was only misunderstood with her explanation in her first video clip on 'Mercy's Menu'.
She stressed that she only had problems with her thyroid but perfectly okay and does not have cancer.
"Hi guys, Okay, so first and foremost, thank you so much for all of you who have been calling and sending messages and prayers, thank you. I do appreciate it so much.
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" But, I do not have cancer. I noticed that a clip from my TV show, Mercy's menu, has been flying around and I think they cut the clip.
"I said I had a cancer scare, it means that I had this swelling on my neck and my doctors felt it was something serious. I had problems with my thyroid, I am perfectly okay.
"Thank you so much for all of your calls and your messages, the phone has been buzzing like crazy, I am perfectly fine and I do not have cancer.
" I am perfectly okay. So thank you so much for checking up on me, thank you for sending those messages.
"Go back and watch the clip, it was completely misunderstood, I am fine, I do not have cancer in Jesus name, thank you guys so much," she wrote .
Johnson is a Nigerian actress, politician and entrepreneur, who is good at what she does.
The 38-years-old actress made her debut in the Nollywood industry in 2003, when she featured in a movie titled 'The Maid' which brought her to limelight.
The mother of four has starred in over 200 movies which includes: 'Dumebi the Dirty Girl' 'Corporate Maid', 'Desperate Ladies', 'Heart of a fighter' among others.
She has received numerous awards and nominations, due to the ways she usually played her roles on movies.
The actress has contributed immensely to the growth and development of the entertainment industry, as such making her outstanding.
She is married to Prince Odianosen Okojie and her union is blessed with four kids.


I started reading the "Get Rich Slowly":http://www.getrichslowly.org/ blog last year and it has quickly become one of my favorites. Don't let the name fool you — it's really just about practical advice for paying off debt, keeping a budget, and saving money for retirement. The author hits that perfect blogging voice that feels very authentic, as if he and his readers are peers.
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Ebola update: In DR Congo, the outbreak continues to worsen while mistrust and violence show no signs of abating.
After ten months into the outbreak, the number of Ebola cases continues to increase.
Thursday, June 6, 2019 — The high level of insecurity and the lack of trust in the Ebola response continue to discourage the population from seeking care in Ebola treatment centres, resulting in an increased likelihood of the virus spreading across the general & traditional healthcare system.
While the number of new cases being reported is high, the real number is likely to be even higher.
The lack of trust in the Ebola response and the (related) deterioration of the security situation has led to severe restriction of many Ebola-related activities, including the ability of teams to move quickly on the ground to investigate alerts and trace contacts. People are either dying at home or in general healthcare facilities. People dying of Ebola in the community presents a significant transmission risk and testifies once more to the persistent lack of trust in the intervention.
It will not be possible to end this outbreak if there is no trust built between the response and the affected people. We have to listen to the needs of communities, restore their choice when it comes to managing their health, and involve them in every aspect of the Ebola response.
About the epidemiological situation (4th June 2019)
According to the official figures provided by the Ministry of Health of DR Congo, 2025 cases have been identified at the moment, including 1931 confirmed and 94 probable cases. 1358 people have died from the disease and 552 people have been cured so far.
MSF's current activities in North Kivu & Ituri
Since the withdrawal from Katwa and Butembo following the attacks on our Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs) in February 2019, MSF is no longer running ETCs and therefore no longer providing care to confirmed Ebola patients. However, it remains actively involved in prevention and curative activities of suspect cases, managing Transit Centres for suspected Ebola patients and supporting health structures within the Ebola context.
MSF activities include helping the healthcare system to provide support for general provision of healthcare (beyond Ebola), and implementing and strengthening triage and infection prevention and control activities (IPC). In addition, health promotion and further community engagement are being reinforced by MSF in the areas where we are working. Finally, the teams are strengthening the surveillance system in the areas where MSF runs regular programs, including Goma.
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In 2014 National Treasury issued an instruction prohibition by national and provincial public entities from making payments via the internet due to the risk associated with such transactions.  In 2019, however, it seems that National Treasury ("NT") has had a change of heart and are revaluating its existing payments regulatory framework. On 5 December 2018, National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank ("SARB") published a policy paper titled "Review of the National Payment System Act 78 of 1998" which has invited public comments until 28 February 2019.
The National Payment System Act ("the NPS Act") provides for the management, administration, operation, regulation and supervision of payment, clearing and settlement systems in South Africa. In short, the NPS Act gives rise to a legal framework regulating how South Africans pay one another. The review of the NPS Act outlines that the SARB and NT are seeking to regulate the evolution of payment systems. This is based on the shift from traditional payment methods such as cheques and money orders to more contemporary methods such as credit cards and online payments. In the review of the NPS Act, SARB and NT examine payments methods that complement the recent growth of internet users and the growing need for online and mobile payments. This review includes the regulation of evolving payment systems such as virtual currencies, Fintech companies, and mobile money providers.
The alternative payment systems that SARB and NT can consider.
Digital currency is virtual currency that specifically exists in the digital space. Digital currency can potentially represent physical currency.
Mobile money (e-money) is an electronically stored monetary value that is available to a user to conduct transactions through a mobile device. E-money is a currency that is accepted as an electronic store of monetary value on a technical device. It may be widely used for making payments to entities and is mirrored by the value stored in an account(s), which is usually open in one (or more) bank(s) and redeemable for cash.
Cryptocurrency is both digital and virtual currency that is created based on some cryptographic algorithm. It is an encrypted, decentralized currency that is created and controlled by code, and relies on "peer-to-peer" networks. To confirm transactions in cryptocurrency, the cryptocurrency "miner" must solve cryptographic algorithms using hardware and make use of a great deal of electricity to get the representation of one unit of value, typically called a "coin". Bitcoin, Litecoin, and altcoins are all cryptocurrencies.
Let us hope that the NT and SARB review will reach their aim of "improving payment systems, growing financial inclusion, and combating specific structural issues in the economy, which contributes towards the prosperity of all South Africans and enhances the NPS to serve the economy of the future". If you have an opinion on this evolving landscape, I would suggest that you comment on the review proposal. You can comment on the policy paper on npsactreview@treasury.gov.za.
 National Treasury Instruction 01 OF 2014/2015 Prohibition of Payments via the internet.
 Black's Law Dictionary, definition of vitual currency.
 Stats SA General Household Survey, presented finding that determine that over 59,3% of all South Africans now have access to the internet in some form or the other.
Electronic Payments are currently regulated by the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 36 of 2005.


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I recently saw a very cute card on Kez's blog, which inspired me to make my own woolly creation. Thank ewe very much for the inspiration Kez! I have been feeling a bit mojo-less and baaaaaaaa-dly needed some help ;-).
I decided that I would make my sheep using felt and dies. Having been to the Canberra Show only last weekend I was aware that Suffolk Sheep have black faces, ears and legs...however, I do not have any black felt (yet)...so chocolate brown it was...and so we have a muddy Suffolk sheep!
When I finished designing my sheep I decided her face looked oddly feature-less (with only the goggling eyes), so I spent an age placing various bits and pieces on her face trying to rectify the situation, and finally settled on an Orange Zest button (as you do). Looking back on her now, I can't decide whether it is supposed to be a mouth, a dummy, a gas mask mouth-piece (something I saw on an episode of Stargate Atlantis recently) or none of the above. More than anything I think it just makes her look like her ancestors were crossed with a mutant pig at some point....and so we get a muddy mutant-mouthed Suffolk sheep-pig (clear as mud eh?...YES the sleep deprivation is really messing with my head ;-).
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I cut enough pieces of felt for seven of these sheep...so I am going to have to revisit the whole mutant-mouth thing before I assemble the rest of the cards. I really don't need seven muddy mutant-mouthed Suffolk sheep-pig cards now...do I?
(Blogged to: Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins, My Delirium - Ladyhawke and Onion Skin - Boom Crash Opera).
Ewe crack me up! That was a fun read and love the music you were playing!
Gorgeous little card, mutant or not lol.
He's one cute sheep Sam - muddy or not. I reckon go with a dummy - the gas mask makes me think of a creepy Dr Who episode I saw and he's too cute to be creepy!! Catch you soon I hope!
Too cute Sam - love all the puns too!! Yes, sleep deprivation will do that to EWE!
Sam, you must be missing out on your small kid television viewing otherwise you would know that this little sheepie looks EXACTLY like the baby lamb on Shaun the Sheep!
Adorable sheep Sam. Love the card.


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Smart proteins with all the bells and whistles
How chemical proteins can detect disease
Hanging above Tilman Hackeng's desk are the 'ten steps to success' by American chemist Richard Zare. Step six, 'Never grow up', seems to have been written specially for him. For Hackeng, chemical biology – and in particular chemical protein synthesis – is essentially a big box of molecular Lego that he can build with to his heart's content. Hackeng, endowed professor of Chemical Biology at the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), recently delivered his inaugural lecture. In it, he outlined the history of protein research and explained why chemical protein synthesis is so important for imaging biomarkers in the human body. Total chemical protein synthesis is a field of study that Hackeng first introduced in Europe at Maastricht University.
'Breathe out please!'
Making a diagnosis on the basis of exhaled air
In the olden days, doctors would smell a patient's exhaled air in order to ascertain whether he or she was suffering from hepatitis. At that time there would usually be an aroma of fish if the patient was suffering from this condition, due to the fact that the liver produces sulphur in patients suffering from hepatitis. Labradors can differentiate between patients suffering from lung cancer and healthy people on the basis of their exhaled air alone. Diagnosing COPD, asthma or chronic gastroenteritis on the basis of exhaled air is therefore something that stands to reason, after all, the words 'blow into this bag please' sound a little more pleasant than an 'internal examination of the intestines, during which small fragments of tissue will be removed'. Researchers in Maastricht are close to completing a 'blowing test' such as this.
Away with ammonia!
Research into new treatment for liver failure
"You should apply for a Mosaic grant to finance your PhD," someone said to Liliane Mpabanzi. "A what?" "A grant for ethnic minorities, to encourage them to choose an academic career." No sooner said than done. On 26 October, Liliane Mpabanzi will receive €200,000 from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to conduct research into a new treatment for liver failure. "While I was studying Medicine, I actually had no idea of what it really meant to do research. Now I know that it nurtures your brain."
Genes sensitive to stress
The relationship between sensitivity to stress and symptoms of psychosis
Sensitivity to stress plays a significant role in the development of psychosis. Additionally, stress-sensitivity appears to be genetically determined in part. These are two of the conclusions reached by Tineke Lataster in her thesis entitled 'On the pathway from stress to psychosis', on the basis of which she is hoping to be awarded a doctorate in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at Maastricht University on 14 October.
I spy with my little eye …
The processing of sensory stimuli by autistic toddlers
Autism, Asperger syndrome and PDD-NOS are the three main forms of 'autism spectrum disorders' (ASD). While Asperger can only be diagnosed at a later age, the other types are usually diagnosed in children of around three or four. One of the key symptoms of ASD is that patients have difficulty recognising other people's emotions, which explains why their reactions to these emotions can sometimes come off as strange. To understand how ASD arises, fundamental brain research is needed. Using EEG techniques to study toddlers, Maastricht University researchers have discovered that the visual brain even in toddlers with ASD responds differently to that of 'healthy' test participants.
Tackling plaque with new imaging techniques
€35 million funding for three molecular medicine research projects
The Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) has granted Maastricht University's institute for cardiovascular disease (CARIM) funding worth €35 million for three research projects. One of these projects (Incoag) focuses on thrombosis, the second (Eminence) on vascular growth and the third (PARISk) on the behaviour of 'plaques', which are responsible for coronary and cerebral infarctions. In all three projects, the identification of processes taking place in the body plays prominent role. According to Professor Mat Daemen, new diagnostic techniques could drastically reduce the number of infarctions over the next few years.
Muscle fat and diabetes
Vici laureate Patrick Schrauwen
These days, adult-onset diabetes is no longer just reserved for the elderly. People develop Type 2 diabetes mellitus at increasingly young ages; this is the diabetes that is not congenital, but is brought on by an unhealthy lifestyle. Obesity plays a role, but so too, according to some scientists, does inactivity. Several researchers at Maastricht University are convinced that accumulated fat in the muscles plays an important part in the onset of Type 2 diabetes – and that you can prevent the fat in these muscles from having harmful consequences through regular physical exercise.
To smoke or not to smoke
Does knowledge of their own illness help smokers quit?
"Sure, smoking is unhealthy, but we're all going to die one day." "Well, my grandfather was a smoker and lived to 80, so why should it be different for me?" These are just a few excuses used by smokers to justify their behaviour. For some people, quitting appears to be impossibly difficult. "But if I knew I had some kind of illness and it made sense to stop," say a few, "I'd do it right away." This statement has now been put to the test in Maastricht.


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'Gravity', '12 Years a Slave', 'American Hustle' battle for Baftas
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award masks are buffed by an employee during a media viewing at the Savoy Hotel in London February 8, 2012. The BAFTA awards ceremony will take place on Sunday. (REUTERS)
"Gravity" leads the nominations for the Baftas on Sunday, but the harrowing "12 Years a Slave" is tipped to win the top honours at the last major awards ceremony before the Oscars.
Hollywood stars are due to pack out the Royal Opera House in London for the glitzy red carpet event, attended by Prince William and hosted for a ninth time by actor Stephen Fry.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards are a useful guide to which way the Academy Awards might go on March 2.
Last year "Argo" won for best film, Daniel Day-Lewis for best actor, and Christoph Waltz and Anne Hathaway in the best supporting categories -- awards replicated at the Oscars.
With British-made films such as space drama "Gravity" proving box office hits, and UK actors earning critical acclaim, the Baftas seem likely to reward home-grown talent.
"Gravity" has 11 nominations; Golden Globe winners "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" were each nominated in 10 categories, while "Captain Phillips" was nominated nine times.
"Behind the Candelabra" and "Saving Mr. Banks" have five nominations each.
"12 Years a Slave", starring British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free black man who is kidnapped and enslaved in the United States, is nominated in five of the big six categories.
Bookmakers have "12 Years a Slave" as the 1/8 runaway favourite for best film, with Ejiofor even more heavily odds-on for best actor at 1/10.
Cate Blanchett is also 1/10 for best actress for her title role portrayal in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine".
"Gravity" director Alfonso Cuaron is a 1/2 favourite in his category.
"These really are the precursor to the Oscars," said Joe Crilly, spokesman for betting chain William Hill.
"Usually you have a little battle on your hands -- at least for best film -- where normally two are relatively close, but this year it's strange that there are so many odds-on favourites," he told AFP.
"There's also the British bias that you generally tend to see at the Baftas.
"If you've got an incredible performance by a non-British actor you will always see them do quite well. But Ejiofor puts in a very good performance and being British we think he shades it over Leonardo DiCaprio."
The Best Film Award is being disputed between "12 Years a Slave", "American Hustle", "Captain Phillips", "Gravity" and "Philomena".
Here is a list of the nominees in the major categories in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards.
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"Captain Phillips"
"Gravity"
"Philomena"
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Bruce Dern ("Nebraska")
Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 Years a Slave")
Christian Bale ("American Hustle")
Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Wolf of Wall Street")
Tom Hanks ("Captain Phillips")
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Amy Adams ("American Hustle")
Cate Blanchett ("Blue Jasmine")
Emma Thompson ("Saving Mr. Banks")
Judi Dench ("Philomena")
Sandra Bullock ("Gravity")
Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips")
Bradley Cooper ("American Hustle")
Daniel Bruhl ("Rush")
Matt Damon ("Behind the Candelabra")
Michael Fassbender ("12 Years a Slave")
Jennifer Lawrence ("American Hustle")
Julia Roberts ("August: Osage County")
Lupita Nyong'o ("12 Years a Slave")
Oprah Winfrey ("The Butler")
Sally Hawkins ("Blue Jasmine")
Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave")
David O. Russell ("American Hustle")
Paul Greengrass ("Captain Phillips")
Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity")
Martin Scorsese ("The Wolf of Wall Street")


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The Monthly Taboo - Period myths in India
Once a month, women bleed from their vaginas for a week in a natural biological dance that signifies - "hey, no baby for you this time!"
Simple? Well. yes. But over the decades, people have been incredibly innovative in interpreting what it could mean instead. At some time or the other we have all experienced discrimination, segregation and bizarre rituals based on period bias. Oh my! Can't a woman bleed in peace?
Here are some beliefs, rituals, superstitions, whims of fancy even, about menstruating women that will make you scratch your head and go "wat?"
Let's start with the better ones.
In some parts of the country, mainly in South India and Assam, the first period of a girl is celebrated in a ceremony organised by the girl's family. She sits dressed in a traditional saree while her relatives shower her with gifts and flowers, rejoicing her entry into womanhood.
Back in the day, this was done to announce to the world that the girl was now officially a woman, and she was eligible to be married. A debutante of sorts. The ceremony would showcase the family's wealth, and the potential dowry that their daughter would bring into her new home. Nowadays, of course, the purpose of this practice is no more the same, although the perfunctory ceremony continues. Awkward to get gifts from distant uncles for this? Maybe. But at least it makes the girl feel OKAY with all that's happening to her body.
Alas, the celebrations are limited to that. In several parts of the country, menstruating women are prohibited from entering the kitchen by virtue of being on their period and thus, "impure". Women are often made to eat alone, and it is ensured that they use separate utensils on 'those days'.
It gets worse. In many parts of the country, people are extremely particular about prohibiting women from participating in normal life while menstruating. They're made to avoid sex and sleep separately from other family members. They're discouraged from washing their hair for the first few days of their period. The reasons given for this by strict elders are vague and varied and range from "you just shouldn't", to "it can make your bones brittle". While in actuality, the belief stems from the problems faced in the ancient times when people had to bathe in streams or communal bathing areas. We can see why it could have been inconvenient for a menstruating woman to bathe properly and discreetly at the time, but why this stuck around for so long is a true mystery.
Women on their period are banned from entering temples or places of worship. Most sources say that it is because these women are considered "ashuddh" or unclean and so, need to stay away from temples - the most holy of places. Sabrimala Temple in Kerala went one step further in 2015 and banned all women between 10-50 from the temple, because hey, who can tell if a woman is bleeding! They went so far as to say that the day a machine is invented that can detect if a woman is on her period, women will be allowed back into the temple. Whoop de doo!
This adamance on the impure and holy is even taken to new extremes with women not being allowed to touch the tulsi plant, since it's considered holy. They say that the shadow of a menstruating woman can in fact, kill a Tulsi plant. You're just that impure. Yay.
Women on their period cannot… touch pickles.
Cannot be touched.
Intriguing.
Some say that the impure bleeding woman will ruin the pickle with her body heat. Some say that women were discouraged from eating pickles when on their period because it was acidic with lots of salt and vinegar which would give you acidity and cause water retention. One way or the other… this very specific period taboo is particularly silly and irrelevant in the present times.
A lot of the hue and cry about us being impure when we bleed stems from the story of Indra's sin associated with killing a Brahmana. The Vedas say he offloaded part of his sin onto women, who have been considered impure for that time of the month when they're bleeding. And this has been taken to new heights with all the associated mumbo-jumbo around a perfectly normal bodily function. Today, even the most modern households follow at least a few of these practices. Whether they actually believe in them, or they're so used to the inertia of the ingrained patriarchy that manifests as beliefs (that sound quite bizarre if you actually stop to question them), who can tell?
A woman on her period is normal. Let her eat what she likes, let her sleep where she wants, let her have (consensual happy) period sex because frankly, that is rather phenomenal. Let her buy feminine hygiene products that don't need to be first wrapped in newspaper and then encased in black plastic bags as to hide the shame of the monthly hormone monster. Let's kill the period taboo. Bleed in peace, women.
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The term "resistance" as it applies to atomizers and cartomizers has to be one of the more confusing aspects of electronic cigarettes. If you buy the wrong type of attachment for your e-cigarette, you could experience disappointing performance, or worse yet, risk damaging your e-cigarette.
To make the correct decision, you must first understand that "resistance" doesn't refer to the vapor production of an atomizer or cartomizer; it refers to the amount of power that it allows to pass through. Thus, the atomizer or cartomizer takes the input voltage from the e-cigarette mod or battery, resists some of it and delivers a final power level that you can measure in watts. Because a high-resistance atomizer resists more of the current, it delivers less vapor than a low-resistance atomizer if everything else is equal.
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Der Palazzo del Podestà ist ein spätromanischer Palast im historischen Zentrum von Parma in der italienischen Region Emilia-Romagna. Er liegt auf der Südseite der Piazza Garibaldi, anschließend an den Palazzo del Comune.

Geschichte
Der Palast entstand zwischen 1221 und 1240 auf der Südseite des "Platea Communis" (heute Piazza Garibaldi), östlich der heutigen Strada Farini, durch ein "Balatorium" mit den heute nicht mehr existierenden Palazzo del Torello verbunden, dem alten Sitz der Stadtverwaltung aus dem Jahre 1221. Das Gebäude diente als Sitz des Bürgermeisters, der bis dahin noch keinen festen Amtssitz in der Stadt hatte.

Zwischen 1281 und 1282 wurde in Übereinstimmung mit diesem Palast der Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, der neue Sitz der Stadtverwaltung, errichtet, der mit dem Palazzo del Podestà über einen kleinen Eingang und eine Treppe verbunden war. Mit der Zeit verlor er allerdings seine ursprüngliche Funktion und wurde zu einem Teil des Palazzo del Comune.

1606 wurde der Palast beim Einsturz des besonders hohen Torre Civica beschädigt, der den Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo vollständig zerstörte. Dieser wurde zwischen 1627 und 1673 in Renaissancearchitektur wieder aufgebaut.

1760 wurde der Hofarchitekt Ennemond Alexandre Petitot anlässlich der Hochzeit der Prinzessin Isabella von Bourbon mit dem späteren Kaiser Joseph II. von Österreich damit beauftragt, die Fassade des Palastes zum Platz hin in klassizistischem Stil zu vereinheitlichen. Die Restaurierung, die mit der Vermauerung der mittelalterlichen Dreifachfenster und dem Verputzen der Fassade einherging, wurde 1762 abgeschlossen.

1927 wurde der Palast erneut restauriert, wobei der Gipsputz entfernt und so die alte, mittelalterliche Fassade zum Platz hin wieder ans Licht gebracht wurde.

Ab 2016 wurde das Gebäude einer weiteren Restaurierung unterzogen, die das Bürsten und Reinigen der Fassade und die Sicherung des Daches und der Zinnen umfasste. Die Arbeiten dauerten sechs Monate und kosteten der Stadt € 350.000.

Beschreibung

Das Gebäude besteht aus zwei Teilen; der linke, der direkt an den Palazzo del Comune anschließt, springt leicht zum Platz hin vor. In perfekter Ausrichtung mit der Strada Cavour erhebt sich dieser über einem breiten Gewölbe, gekrönt von einer Reihe von Einzelfenstern, in Verbindung mit der Fuß der alten Treppe, die zum zweiten Obergeschoss führte und heute nicht mehr existiert. Dort lag im 13. Jahrhundert die Wohnung des Bürgermeisters.

Der breitere Mittelteil ist durch elegante, mittelalterliche Dreifachfenster gekennzeichnet, die die Lage der alten Treppe anzeigen, deren erster Zug ursprünglich an der Ecke zur Strada Farini begann. Im Erdgeschoss finden sich Ladengeschäfte; dort gab es auch zur Zeit des Baus des Palastes einige Werkstätten.

Schwalbenschwanzzinnen schließen die Fassade nach oben ab; sie wurden bei der Restaurierung im Jahre 1927 in der ursprünglichen Form wiederhergestellt.

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Just about everyone in the world can think of something they want to improve about themselves. With some people they may want to achieve more than one improvement. The best way to approach this is to make a list of what is most important to you. It could be something as simple as reading a book to help you improve the work you do or making time for yourself to indulge in reading of your favorite pastime.
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> > Looks very good to me. I pushed your patch to master!
> > It is very good that this finally gets sorted out. Thanks!
> > packaging to 3.3.0 already.
> the persistent ones to use state_path().
> the week.  Do you want to take a first cut and I can CR it for you?