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It started off around 2AM with a brass band not far away. We both woke up and realized it was no doubt serenading some mamas. It wasn't till 5:30 AM that we heard more serenading. It continued into the daylight hours.
We were home most of the day but one of our Mexican friends, Jose at the Tia Lupita restaurant, had told Kelly that there would be something happening in the plaza around eight in the evening. So we strolled down a little after the appointed time, to check it out.
A stage with a painted backdrop showing mountains and sky was set up on the edge of the plaza, and people were occupying over a hundred chairs that had been set up. Others were sitting or standing on steps, the regular benches, or on seats they had brought. Several young women and a young man were circulating through the crowd, offering trays of beverages at no charge. Little kids were running around everywhere. We saw one other foreigner for sure, and maybe a couple of others. Kelly and I found part of a rock wall to sit on.
No performance had started yet, and I started chatting with the Mexican lady next to me. She is grandmother to 23, and two of them came up and hugged her. Four of them live in the United States, a few in Guadalajara, and the rest here in San Juan Cosala.
"Where in the United States?" I asked in Spanish.
That rang a bell with me. We've met men from this town who have lived and worked there and in Santa Cruz. When I said that to the woman, she guessed that around a thousand people from San Juan Cosala live in that area. Considering that the population of San Juan is about 5,000, that's quite a crowd. It's a pattern that happens also in the big cities in Mexico — people who leave their towns in search of work tend to stay together and help each other out, keeping alive the kinship and community ties.
As the performance started, she pointed out which groups were from here. There were several traditional dance groups, and from what I could follow of the introductions, they perform in the general region. If any of them were from San Juan, I didn't pick it up. The dancing and the traditional costumes were beautiful; the sound system was not.
The lady I was chatting with between performances was curious about us. Did we live here in San Juan Cosala? Yes, I said, for the past three months. In the Raquet Club? she asked. That's where most of the foreigners live. No, I said, since we are in Mexico, we prefer to live in a more Mexican area — conveniently omitting the fact that we couldn't afford to buy anything in the Raquet Club most likely. I told her what street we live on and she told us it used to be called Avenue of the Fleas.
When Kelly and I wandered off, the show was still in full force. I had enjoyed feeling the sense of community so palpable there. It made me a little homesick for Crestone, and I also wondered if and how I may eventually come to feel a part of the community here in San Juan Cosala.


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Easter week. Holy Week. My favorite holiday and my favorite celebration. In the same way we observe advent, I think the time before Easter deserves our attention and willingness to quiet ourselves to hear with clear minds the story that changed everything. Our lives are not very conducive to this message, however, and the gospel gets lost in our hustle. As much as we may try, we won't find any answers in our good works or our poetic brokenness… the answers are at the cross. Easter week is a week to remember those truths.
"The reality is that if we are seeking a better life for ourselves by helping others, if we are seeking to perfect ourselves by helping others, if we are seeking an aesthetically pleasing, pretty, romantic life and happiness by the brief emotional espresso shots/pat on the back sensation of helping others alone, we will never, ever be satisfied. If we are claiming to find perfection and happiness in our own brokenness and sin, we will definitely never be happy. Why? Because our first purpose is not inward, but rather it is to glorify God.
If we are getting our scripture and God's holy infallible word from the Instagram Bible alone, if we are depending on aesthetically pleasing and pretty motivational blurbs with vague and fluffy words to push us through our first world lives and problems, we are not really looking for a relationship with God. We are looking to feel okay with where we are at. We are looking inward for emotional fulfillment. We are looking for our own idea of perfection.
It is good to help people. It is good to love life. It is good to love the beautiful and good. But this should all be the fruit of seeking to glorify God and follow His Will first. And quite honestly, as someone who tried to find the aesthetic, emotional, Instagram life, I don't want that kind of first world, lavender lotion, piano riff, and local coffee someone-give-me-motivation-to-do-my-laundry-and-homework-oh-life-is-so-hard Jesus. I want the almighty King of Heaven whose bloody, painful, violent death saved me from the depths of the fiery and damning hell where I deserved to go (and still deserve to go, except for His mercy). I want to glorify and sing the praises of the God who gave Paul and Silas the strength to sing loud, fierce praises at the bottom of a filthy, nasty-smelling prison cell with their legs jammed into stocks for the entire night. I want the Lord and Savior whose astounding grace motivated Ignatius of Antioch to suffer through being dragged three thousand miles with ten abusive Roman soldiers to Nero's Colosseum to be eaten alive by tortured lions in front of a jeering unsaved crowd and to write that he longed for eternity. These are true instances of brokenness, but instead of letting these situations break them and then holding on to their brokenness and saying "Oh! Look what I'm doing for Jesus!", these men set their eyes on Christ and sought to glorify God and not themselves and certainly not their lives.
Help people. Do the good works, but find your strength in the cross. That's where all the power and joy are found… not in striving to impress. He died so we may live life and live it abundantly.
The cross wasn't cheap or smooth, it was costly and rugged. It's easy to forget that with our Pottery Barn table settings and easy coffee shop culture. I hope we can be reminded of it all this week, the brutal beauty of the whole story.
Be blessed this Easter friends, cling to the old rugged cross and the great hope it brings to our old rugged lives.


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Audi Shows Off the Brains of Its Future Self-Driving Cars
Mario Aguilar
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Tonight during its CES keynote detailed what it means about the future of mobility including self-driving cars and connected technologies. Importantly, it detailed the brain that will ultimately allow a car to drive itself—by rolling out its "piloted A7". The car is gorgeous, as for the brain, it looks like a massive computer motherboard about the size of an iPad.
And that's about as far as Audi got in its presentation it had figured out how to make the technology work—but not exactly plans to actually release it. All the company really did was wave silicon around on the stage, but it claims that it's figured out how to scale piloted driving and implement it in away that's actually safe.
Besides self-driving cars, Audi discussed some of its concepts for its future oin-car connected infotainment systems. AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega said his company will be providing the LTE connectivity for its future infotainment systems. The brains for these systems will be powered by Nvidia's crazy 192-core Tegra K1.
Another crazy touch was a new infotainment concept interface for a screen that shows up directly in your dash. In the shot above you see how your dashboard magically transforms into Google Maps.
So the LTE and Nvidia chipsets are actually coming to Audi vehicles. As for Audi's utopian vision for the future of society once we no longer have to think about driving...we'll see.

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Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi- "The Rose With the Broken Neck"
On "the Rose With the Broken Neck," Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi pull together some Italian-style soundtrack music with Jack White on vocals. Though the textures and sounds are vintage and pretty authentic, the drama of this track--the drama I imagine should be here--doesn't really hit me. The same goes for the other tracks as well. The level of romance and passion on the music that influences this album is sky-high, but this feels more like a barren wasteland of pretended-ed-ed emotions.


Anyone got anything going on this February? Here's a Scentimental to brighten up the day!
Our local Balzac Billy groundhog did not see his shadow so they say Spring is around the corner. I heard a robin yesterday who also thought spring is soon. It has been a pretty mild winter, but no where near over. I didn't take my Hot Coco & Burgundy Iceberg floribundas out of the big containers in the fall. By the time I got around to them, they were frozen in. I doubt they will winter over....but maybe with the winter we have been having.
Joanne - Robins have been overwintering here for a few years now.. kinda depressing thinking that our area's warm enough in the winter for robins now when, about 5-6 years ago we had almost no birds during the winter. Now I have purple house finches, chickadees, black billed magpies, blue jays, crows, dark-eyed juncos, and goldfinches overwintering. Before, all I would have would be mourning doves.. now I got pretty much all the summer birds in the wintertime too. Most of my plants are still 100% dormant, but my trees are still very flexible, so that's a good thing (means I won't lose them). I don't think I'll have a lot of winterkill on my roses.
We've been having unusually warm weather recently too. None of my roses is blooming at the moment, but nearly all of them are putting on masses of new leaves so all the bushes look really good. In fact everything is acting more as if it is the middle of March than the start of February. I hope the plants know more than I do. We got a little rain this morning!
porkpal said: We've been having unusually warm weather recently too. None of my roses is blooming at the moment, but nearly all of them are putting on masses of new leaves so all the bushes look really good. In fact everything is acting more as if it is the middle of March than the start of February. I hope the plants know more than I do. We got a little rain this morning!
Oooh, pics please? Anything to liven up my life as everything's still dead & blah here? Peeze? Purdy Peeze?
Okay, it's a little dim and windy right now, but I'll try to remember.
But this is my front yard this morning. Sun hadn't popped up yet. Notice that nothing's trimmed... not 100% pure laziness, but not supposed to trim / prune in the fall.
On the Random Image, I saw one of Zuzu's images for Nimbus. So I looked on HMF to see where I could order it. One of the sellers was "Angel Gardens" http://www.angelgardens.com/. Anyone ever order from them? DG's Watchdog is very positive looking, but almost 100% of the roses I'm interested in they're out of.
I never ordered from them because shipping to California includes a 30% "plant inspection fee."
Local groundhog here on Long Island did see his shadow so more weeks of winter here. And it turns out he was correct as we are supposed to have a major winter blizzard here Friday going unto Saturday morning. So far they are saying 14 inches but that could change.
I am still on my exercise and healthy diet kick and work out every day.
Made my fiber protein slurry a little different this time. Added the RAW FIBER, a scoop of Andrew Lessmans WHEY powder, half a scoop of SECURE MEAL (which I have been adding because it improves the flavor) and a half scoop of GOTEIN. Mix it all in the blender and I have had my super duper nutrious health food for the day.
I also take the Garden Of Life PERFECT FOOD RAW capsules (8 of those a day) whuch give me all the super benefits of green foods. They have so many in there. Especially when one first starts on them you can just feel the chlorophyll in them.
Between these two things I do gets me supercharged for healthy eating and loving. I do still eat lots of veggies but even if I didn't (or just couldn't get enough) I would already have my servings of veggies. Also much of the fiber and a good start on the protein needed for the day.
Rita - What's wrong w/eating a couple of eggs & some oatmeal for breakfast? A glass of OJ/grapefruit juice for vitamins, and away we go?
I hate oatmeal but do eat it sometimes. Eggs don't have the fiber I get with my slurry and truthfully it is quick and easy. I do eat eggs, hard boiled, soft boiled or fried. Usually as a lunch or even dinner.
Toni here is an example of what is growing here.
Climbing Old Blush is starting to bloom.
. Mutabilis and Perle d'Or are covered in leaves and buds.
Archduke Charles is just beginning to open.
A good day for the exercising today. I did 30 minutes on my Gizelle, 100 crunches and 600 count on the stepper.
The ab crunches are something I have added recently and figgure couldn't hurt as far as getting the fat belly tucked in. Yes, I know only loosing weight will get me a flatter tummy but I am working on that also. No lying on the floor for me. I found it works just fine lying on my living room couch.
Also working harder on the Gizelle. So while I am still on it for say 20-30 I make it harder to do by reving up the motion.
On the stepper I changed the resistance to a #4 for the first time today. I had been working at #3 (it goes from 1-5). That increase from the 3 to 4 is something that really can be strongly felt so I have to work much harder to push those pedals down now than I did before.
So a very good exercise day today.
Newyorkrita said: A good day for the exercising today.


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The "Telégrafo Mercantil, Rural, Político, Económico e Historiográfico del Río de la Plata" (in Spanish, "Merchant, rural, political, economic and historiographic telegraph of the Río de la Plata") was the first newspaper edited in Buenos Aires. It was founded on 1 April 1801 by Francisco Cabello y Mesa and Manuel Belgrano, and approved by viceroy Avilés.

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In the Telegraph collaborated leading figures of the era. Manuel José de Lavardén published in first issue of the newspaper his "Ode to the Paraná". Thaddäus Haenke published numerous articles about his travels. The lawyer, journalist and poet Domingo de Azcuénaga y Basavilbaso, worked with some writings. Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli, Pedro Cerviño, Luis José de Chorroarín, and many others, found room in the newspaper to disseminate their ideas and creations.

The Telegraph expanded in Buenos Aires the use of the word "Argentine" to refer to everything related to the Río de la Plata zone or Buenos Aires, so that the newspaper is considered one of the origins of the name of Argentina.

Its pages offered not only editorials, but also gave rise to poetry, local color notes, general information, and trade matters in the territories of the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata. The Telégrafo Mercantil of 11 October 1801, for example, featured an announcement that the area around Quilmes would be open for hunting for leather and hides from the following: vizcachas, deer, foxes, skunks, otters abundant in coastal streams and the Riachuelo, as well as wild dogs (whose hides are used for boots), swans, partridges and seagulls (for their feathers).

The periodical faced economic problems early on, however, as well as disputes with the colonial authorities, who looked askance at the writers' criticism and satire of their manner and policy. The newspaper ceased publication in October 1802; 110 issues had been published, as well as numerous special issues and supplements.

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Defunct newspapers published in Argentina
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Publications established in 1801
Publications disestablished in 1802
Mass media in Buenos Aires
1801 establishments in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
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package smack.scala.aws

import java.io.File
import awscala._, s3._
import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
import smack.scala.{ FileDescription, FileUpload }

import scala.concurrent.{ExecutionContext, Future}

class S3Adapter extends FileUpload {
  implicit val s3 = S3()
  lazy val config = ConfigFactory.load()
  lazy val bucketName = config.getString("aws.s3.bucket")
  lazy val bucket = s3.bucket(bucketName).getOrElse(s3.createBucket(bucketName))
  override def upload(file: File, description: FileDescription)(implicit ec: ExecutionContext) = {
    Future {
      val putObj = bucket.put(description.value.getOrElse(file.getName), file)
      s3.generatePresignedUrl(bucketName, description.value.getOrElse(file.getName), putObj.getExpirationTime).toURI
    }
  }
}

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This was Bryan Medina's response when asked about how he felt about their qualification to the state tournament. The RHS soccer team did not qualify for the state tournament last year with a record of (5-9-3 ). This year was predicted to be different , The Class Of 2019 came out hard , and they did not want to repeat last year's mistakes.
Not qualifying last year only made them want to work harder. They decided themselves that they will do everything different to get them in. They finished the season with record of 9-6-1. Regardless of their record not being amazing, they still have a lot of hope left for the tournament.
During the summer the RHS soccer held intense conditioning and soccer workouts that were ran by the seniors. A Lot of the players even participated in clubs and local city programs to improve on their skills. They dedicated everything for the upcoming season , which seems to be paying off. When we asked Harry Paiva how far he believes they will go he replied "winning it all or past the quarter finals", which shows just how confident these guys are.
Their most memorable game of the season was against Swampscott. Where they defeated them with a score of 2-0 ( Damir O. Theoneste M.) clenching them into the playoffs. Bryan Medina refers to this game as " very emotional and intense, it took a lot of weight outta shoulders. We proved the doubters wrong".
Recently Revere Soccer team held their Senior Night at Revere Harry Della Russo stadium. Where they were cheered by fans and handed posters. Throughout the game, there were 9 starting seniors and 2 junior players. Sadly, Revere lost the game 2-1 to Danvers. Joshua Almaida scored the only goal in the first half of the game.
Even though they lost the team is still hopeful about how they will perform in the tournament. The star striker, Damir Omerovic said, " I believe that we can go far into this years state tournament". The team is very capable of beating the best teams in the conference, as they have been in close games with them. The belief in the locker room is that the team can still win the state championship. We wish them best and we think they can too.


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When Marvin Schwan died suddenly in 1993 at the age of 64, most of his frozen foods estate went to the Schwan Foundation, which he established the year before. The foundation has seven designated beneficiaries, all Lutheran Church-related entities.
Next week, the South Dakota Supreme Court will hear an appeal from two of Marv Schwan's sons to compel the Schwan Foundation's trustees to disclose information on why their father's foundation has lost as much as $600 million since its founding. News reports and a review of the Form 990 returns from the Schwan Foundation reflect a baffling mix of conflicts of interest, overseas real estate investments in resort properties by the foundation, and the use of a "trustee succession committee," designed to review the performance of trustees, on which the two sons serve.
Based on its Form 990 filings, in 2002, the Schwan Foundation held $886 million in assets and gave $44 million in grants. By 2013, assets shrank to $449 million and grants totaled $14 million, less than half the 2002 total. The 2002 Form 990 was already reporting net foundation asset and income losses; in 2011 alone, the foundation's assets dropped by more than $240 million in that single year. About a third of the foundation's assets are invested directly in various real estate projects in the Caribbean and held through offshore corporations in the British Virgin Islands and elsewhere. Two of the foundation's trustees also serve as directors of a for-profit in which the foundation held a $90 million investment in 2013.
The "trustee succession committee" was apparently designed as a way for an independent body to assess the foundation's performance and hold trustees accountable for fulfilling the donor's mission. The committee has the authority to remove foundation directors should the committee believe a breach of duty has occurred. Marv Schwan's sons, Mark and Paul, serve on the committee, but three other committee members are also current foundation trustees. Those three members, along with two non-trustee committee members, have opposed the sons' demands for information.
The foundation's board has its own long-standing conflict with one of its employees. Rev. Lawrence Burgdorf, a trustee and member of the trustee succession committee, is the father of Erik Burgdorf, the foundation's associate director. Rev. Burgdorf is also the foundation's former executive director, with a reported 2002 salary in excess of $300,000. Erik Burgdorf's 2013 compensation as associate director was just over $200,000.
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Q: How to keep the same python console on pycharm I love pycharm as it is very useful for my data analysis.
However there is something that I still can't figure out a big problem.
When I start to save a lot of variables, it is very useful. But sometimes, especially when I want to run a piece of row using seaborn and create a new graph, sometimes, all my variables disseapear and I have to reload them again from scratch.
I'd like to know, do you know a way to keep the data stored and run only a piece of my code without getting this problem ?
Thank you

A: I am not really sure what issue you are having, but from the sounds of it you just need to store a bunch of data and only use some of it.
If that's the case, I would save files which each set of data and then import the one you want to use at that time.
If you stick to the same data names then your program can just do something like:
import data_435 as data
# now your code can always access data.whatever_var
# even though you have 435 different data sets

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Full Time Football
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Episode 26 - 6.24.14 - Full Time Football Podcast
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It was one last hurrah for Tiki Taka football and the squad that made it so famous yesterday. Spain ran out 3-0 winners over Australia, with both of those teams departing the tournament early. David Villa played what is likely his final match for La Roja and was in tears when he left the pitch yesterday. It was an emotional scene that came after he scored a brilliant final goal for them. Juanfran was played into space down the right wing and slotted a ball to the wide open David Villa. Villa finished with style on a backheel finish. A really spectacular way to leave your national team. He was substituted in the 56th minute for Juan Mata. One has to wonder what may have been for Spain if both of these guys had featured in their first two matches.
In the 69th minute, Andreas Iniesta dissected the defense with a killer through ball, which led to Fernando Torres slotting home an easy finish. He celebrated diminutively in a scene that was really emblematic of Spain's entire World Cup. Then in the 82nd minute, Cesc Fabregas found Juan Mata in space on the right side of goal, found him with a perfect pass, which Mata settled before nutmegging Maty Ryan for the finish. A great Spain performance that ultimately came too late.
The Group B winner was decided in the match between the Netherlands and Chile that finished 2-0 in favor of the Dutch. It was a pretty testy affair for the first hour of this match, neither team wanted to concede the goal which would mean they would have to face Brazil in the first stage of the knockout round. Leroy Fer provided the difference when he entered in the 75th minute. Two minutes later, Daryl Janmaat sent in a cross that Leroy Fer headed home for the opening goal. It was a great goal for the substitute and gave the Netherlands a breakthrough. Chile dominated possession in this match with 64%, but only manage one shot on target with their possession. The Netherlands struck again in the 92nd minute, with Arjen Robben breaking down the left side before crossing a perfect ball to Memphis Depay who slammed home the insurance goal in stoppage time.
Group B finishes with Chile in second place and the Netherlands on top of the group. Chile will face Brazil in the next round while the Netherlands will face Mexico.
Ten minutes of absolute brilliance gave Mexico three great goals, which was enough to lift them over Croatia by a final score of 3-1. This match began as a nervous encounter, with Rafa Marquez and Ivan Perisic picking up yellow cards in the first half. The match was level at 0 going into the halftime break, with Mexico enjoying a considerable advantage in terms of supporters. They brought on Chicharito Hernandez in the 62nd minute and he really opened things up for Mexico. Hector Herrera sent in a corner kick, which Rafa Marquez rose to and headed home for the match's opening goal. Three minutes later, Mexico struck again. Chicharito led a counter attack and passed wide to the right to find Oribe Peralta, Peralta slotted a pass across the box to Andres Guardado who pounced on the pass and slammed home the finish for Mexico's second goal.
Five minutes later, Mexico completed their night with another Hector Herrera corner kick. This one was flicked on by Rafa Marquez header that found Chicharito on the back post and he headed home from very close range, putting the match beyond a doubt. Croatia managed to get on the score sheet thanks to Ivan Perisic capping off a finish to a spectacular Ivan Rakitic run. The comeback effort was short lived because two minutes later, Ante Rebic was sent off for a late, high, dirty challenge on Carlos Pena.
In our final World Cup match from yesterday, Brazil dominated Cameroon by a score of 4-1. Neymar kicked things off with a brace. His first goal came off of a Luiz Gustavo cross, which he expertly finished with his right foot on a first timed shot. Cameroon responded nine minutes later with a goal from Joel Matip. Allan Nyom danced down the left side before he found the defender Matip making a run through the center. Matip finished better than many strikers at the tournament. Neymar then struck again in the 34th minute, he weaved through the Cameroonian defense and blasted a right footed finish into the net. That was his 35th goal for Brazil and he has overtaken Rivaldo and Ronaldinho on the all-time goals scored list for Brazil.
Following the halftime break it only took Brazil four minutes for David Luiz to find the forehead of Fred with a cross. Fred finished with a trademark header for Brazil's third goal. Fernandinho closed out Brazil's goalscoring party. Oscar stole possession and played a 1-2 with Fernandinho before unselfishly letting the Man City man finish his run with a goal. A fantastic team performance and Brazil will be flying high going into their match against Chile.
Trivia segment:
Before we get to our results from the weekend and upcoming matches for tonight, here's a new trivia segment sponsored by Ruffneck Scarves and Who Are Ya Designs. They make a tons of great shirts and scarves and sent me their #Murica shirt, so you should check them out at www.ruffneckscarves.com orwww.whoareyadesigns.com . That brings us to our trivia question for the day which is: Who scored the fastest goal in World Cup history? If you think you know the answer, Tweet me @IamSchaffer, respond on the Full Time Football Facebook Page, or comment on the blog. We'll select the winner from the correct responses and send them a gift card so they can pick up some new gear. If you don't know the answer, still go to ruffneckscarves.com or whoareyadesigns.com and buy a shirt for yourself or the football fan in your life.
Fulham has officially signed Australia strike Adam Taggart. He joins the club from the Newcastle Jets for an undisclosed fee.
According to the BBC, Manchester United are reportedly close to signing Atletico Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera.
An interview with France Football revealed that Manchester City did not allow Yaya Toure to visit his brother in the hospital, while he was in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Ibrahim Toure passed away over the weekend after a lengthy battle with cancer. He had most recently played with Lebanese club Al Safa SC.
Former Manchester United player Alex Buttner has signed with Dynamo Moscow. They have also signed Bulgarian right back Stanislav Manolev.
Lionel Messi has been ordered to pay €33 million in taxes, penalties, and guarantees after he has been investigated for tax fraud regarding his image rights. Proceeds from his image rights were allegedly diverted to tax havens. A judge ruled that Messi was not aware of his tax affairs and exempt from criminal responsibility.
Real Madrid have taken over the top spot of UEFA club coefficients. They have overtaken Barcelona.
Bayern Munich is third, Chelsea is 4th, Benfica is 5th, Man United, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Arsenal and Porto round out the top ten.
Sky Sports and the Daily Mail are both reporting that Rio Ferdinand is on the verge of completing a move to QPR.
In our final bit of news, the USA vs. Portugal game drew a 9.1 rating on the Neilsen scale. The highest rating for any ESPN World Cup game ever.
Upcoming matches for today:
Beginning at noon today, we've got a pretty much meaningless game between Costa Rica and England. Costa Rica can take the top spot of that group with a draw or win.
Italy faces off against Uruguay in the match which will decide which of these teams will go through. Both teams sitting on 3 points in this one. Italy would go through with a win or draw. Uruguay need a win,
Then at 4PM today, Greece and C'ote D'Ivoire face off, with Les Elephants needing only a draw to secure their qualification. Greece would go through with a win and a Japan loss.
Meanwhile, Japan is facing Colombia. Colombia has already secured their place in the final 16 and will be group winners with a draw or win. Japan needs to win and hope that C'ote D'Ivoire don't manage a win. They could also go through if the Ivoirians draw and Japan overtakes them in goal differential.
Categories: Andres Guardado, Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chicharito, Chile, David Villa, Fernandinho, Javier Hernandez, Juan Mata, Leroy Fer, Memphis Depay, Neymar, Oscar, Rafa Marquez, Spain
Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 by Lex
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We attended the Nonprofit Tech and Communications Conference this spring and recorded a podcast with several attendees. The sum of their various roles and perspectives gave us an ample amount of content to digest. For the first of our series, we decided to focus in on excerpts regarding why these folks chose the nonprofit realm in the first place.


The advertisement below arrived in my email inbox earlier today. Reading it, I found myself pondering over the apparently unstoppable one-way flow of movies from the United States to Europe. We have heard much discussion in recent times about the incentives which copyright provides in order to safeguard the investment which is incurred in the production of relatively high-cost products. If such an incentive exists, what are the factors that cause investment to be made so much more successfully in US-made movies than in European ones? European copyright law is surely no weaker than its American counterpart in all relevant respects and there is now a supposedly single market for cultural products within the EU, which has a population of around twice the size of that of the US.
So what is the reason why Europe buys US films but gets so few of its own distributed across the Pond?
For the first time, the European Audiovisual Observatory has analysed the relative fortunes of European films released outside the EU. The report analyses the success of European films released in 10 major non-European markets as tracked by Rentrak Corporation, the international leading reference source on box office and admission.
Only 103 European films had a theatrical commercial release outside of Europe in 2010.
The main non-European foreign markets represent about 18% of the world admissions for European films.
Outside of Europe, European films accounted in 2010 for around 3% of the total admissions, while their market share in Europe was 26%.
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Needle to the groove
Record sales are trending upwards for most local record vendors
Thanks to Doggface, Beat Box Records can now get $15 for Fleetwood Mac's 1977 Rumours album. It used to be a dollar-bin item.
Since the shutdown of our venues county-wide in March, record sales are trending upwards for most of our local record vendors. One reason for the uptick in sales is that old heads are sharing the needle-to-the-groove experience with quarantined post-millennials.
Local collectors I've spoken to report an almost magical allure to music on vinyl. They say playing the right 12-inch or 7-inch polyvinyl chloride spinning discs subliminally cues young San Diegans to put down their cell phones and convene by the music source and its accompanying loudspeakers. Especially if a current Billboard Hot 100 artist sampled the record playing. Take the early 70s hit "I Love You For All Seasons" by The Fuzz. The groms might wonder why 21 Savage and J. Cole aren't rapping in between the verses.
Nathan "Doggface" Apodaca on the video that made him famous (and $340,000 wealthier).
In my household, face-to-face communication experiences near the record player begin when I recount a memory jarred by the song playing. Then if I'm lucky, I'll transition into something of a pep talk before my kids pick up their phones again.
Another father, Nathan Apodaca, parlayed his love for '70s jams into pep talks with a national audience. In late September, the Idaho Falls resident reportedly started his day with a broken down vehicle. Bummer, right? Not for Apodaca. He hopped onto a San Diego-manufactured Sector 9 longboard and skated to the potato processing factory where he worked. On the way there, the 37-year-old man created a selfie-skate video lipsynching to Stevie Nicks' lead vocals on the circa-1977 Fleetwood Mac song "Dreams." He uploaded the clip onto his @420doggface208 account on TikTok on September 25. A day or so later, the video went viral. It currently has 11.7 million views and counting. The thing is, much of TikTok's audience is from the post-millennial sect. Reportedly 41 percent of its users are between the ages of 16 and 24, making their grandparents probable listeners of "Dreams" when the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1977. About 43 years later, and three days after Apodaca's selfie-skate video was uploaded, "'Dreams' racked up 2.9 million on-demand U.S. streams and 3000 in digital download sales – numbers up 88.7 percent and 374 percent, respectively," reported Billboard. Apodaca became a 2020 viral sensation, and in two months, reportedly made $340,000 in donated monies and swag from Sector 9, Sayer Nissan, Vivint, and Ocean Spray — and appeared on national news, and radio shows spreading good vibes.
Fast forward to Christmas season 2020, and I recently sold two Best of Fleetwood Mac cassettes with "Dreams" on the track lists, thanks to Apodaca.
"That's because they are re-releasing the Walkmans," Bernie Fishman said to me. Fishman owns Beat Box Records in Logan Heights.
"And the Rumours record with 'Dreams' on it?" I asked.
"The most I'll sell Rumours for is $15. I'm sure other spots charge more, because they'll probably get it."
On a quick search on eBay, I found a couple of vendors selling the Rumours record for over $1500 apiece.
"It's not a rare record, they sold millions of them, and they used to be in one-dollar bins for a long time, but they have dried up."
"And are parents buying records from you, or younger kids?" I asked.
"Nowadays, parents are buying their kids record players because they are cool gifts. And the kids are looking for records, like Rumours, so that they can share good memories with their parents back home. It's come to a full circle."
Walmart.com has over 30 different record players available, many of which start at $45 apiece. That's almost the same price they sold for when "Dreams" first dropped in 1977.
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Yesterday's overnight market balanced above the daily time frame CHVN at 1920. There was little effort by sellers after the open, despite the price drop from the opening swing high. down to the 1921.25-23.25 support zone.
Underlying internals were not supporting a sell-off and once delta turned positive the market trended higher for the rest of the session.
The hourly chart below shows the breakout from the recent range and fib extended retracement levels for potential measured moves. If buyers continue to press this I'm looking for the 1979-82 area to get tested.
Zones I'm using today are below. Short term bias continues to the upside though the market needs to see good volume with the move if this is going to have any legs. Lots of data due today here. Below the 1947.75-49.75 zone we could see a short term liquidation move back through yesterday's range. The 31.50-33.25 zone will be key for bulls to hold.


A fundamental part of our agreement with any country is that child labour is not acceptable. We won't work with any organisations.
We refuse to accept any forced labour, in whatever form that takes. Workers don't pay any form of deposit and or documentation to attain the right to work.
Basic necessities such as clean toilets and fresh drinking water must be provided in all cases as staff require. Where food is not provided by the company, then a safe storage for food must be provided. Safety training is provided where appropriate and there's always a designated manager responsible for the enforcement of health and safety.
Factory employees have the right to join a trade union, or even the right to form one. And any worker representative should never be discriminated against.
We demand that there is no discrimination whatsoever based on a person's background, creed, colour sexual orientation, gender, union membership or political membership.
Another key guarantee is for no physical or psychological abuse of employees, including sexual harassment, verbal or any other form of intimidation.
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Q: Move a ContentDocument from one library to another in Apex Is there a direct way to do this in Apex?
I tried doing DML to ContentDocumentLink or ContentWorkspaceDoc. But nothing works.
What I tried so far

*

*Update the Library in ContentWorkspaceDoc
ContentWorkspaceDoc cv = new ContentWorkspaceDoc(
    Id = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
    ContentWorkspaceId = '{libraryId}');

update cv;

This gives me an error Document with ID: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz already has an owning Library: [ContentDocumentId]

*Create new ContentDocumentLink and delete the old one

ContentDocumentLink dl = new ContentDocumentLink(
    LinkedEntityId = '{libraryId}',
    ContentDocumentId = 'zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz',
    ShareType = 'I'
);
insert dl;

delete new ContentDocumentLink(Id = '{old CDL Id}');

The creation works fine but removing the old link throws an error - DEPENDENCY_EXISTS, Cannot complete this operation. You cannot remove a document from its owning library. : : []
UPDATE:
We end up putting a link in our VF page to point to the standard Content detail page so user can Move a single content manually. Looks like this can't be done in bulk.

A: ContentWorkspace represents a content library. This object is available in versions 17.0 and later.
You need to Query the library where file needs to move and Create a new ContentDocumentLink record to associate your file to that library. Delete existing ContentDocumentLink which represents the file exist in older library.
You can refer this existing question on this for minimal required code:- How to Upload a File to a specific Library Folder using Apex?
Reference:- https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/sforce_api_objects_contentworkspace.htm
Update:-
ContentWorkspaceId is Read only. ID of the library document.

Instead of using ContentWorkspaceDoc, use ContentWorkspace which
  repersent Represents a content library. This object is available in
  versions 17.0 and later.

Query your library like this:-
ContentWorkspace ws = [SELECT Id, RootContentFolderId FROM ContentWorkspace WHERE Name = 'MyLibraryFolder' LIMIT 1];

relate the ContentDocument to queried Library like this:-
ContentDocumentLink cdl = new ContentDocumentLink();
cdl.ContentDocumentId = cv.ContentDocumentId;
cdl.ShareType = 'I';
cdl.Visibility = 'AllUsers';
cdl.LinkedEntityId = ws.Id;
insert cdl;


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Community Solar Massachusetts
Community solar in Massachusetts: What you need to know
Published on July 02, 2019 by Zeeshan Hyder
Categories: Community solar, Solar power
Solar energy has been heating up in Massachusetts over the past few years. Over 384,000 Massachusetts homes are powered by solar energy, making the state #7 for solar in the US. Good job Bay Staters!
Solar has grown fast in Mass. But the fact remains that many in the state either lack the space or the finances to get rooftop solar installed.
Luckily, there's an innovative solution that allows Mass residents to go solar without getting solar panels of their own. It's called community solar.
Community solar allows multiple parties to share the output (and benefits) of a large solar project. These projects are usually established and operated by a third party, typically an energy company.
You may have also heard of 'shared solar' and 'community renewable energy.' These are just other terms for community solar.
So what exactly is community solar, who is it for, and how does it work in Massachusetts?
What is community solar in Massachusetts?
Community solar allows homeowners and businesses to tap into the energy generation from a local solar farm or solar garden. Homeowners or businesses purchase a subscription to the farm, thereby owning a portion of it. In return, they receive a share of the farm's solar energy supply.
There is no installation required, no upfront costs, and no need for maintenance. Subscribers receive solar credits that get automatically applied to their utility bill to reduce its cost.
The idea is to give participants the benefits of solar — reduced electric bills and clean energy — without the need for solar panels on their property.
Community solar first developed in Massachusetts in 2008 thanks to the Green Communities Act. This legislation introduced virtual net metering in the state for the first time. Virtual net metering allows you to sell your share of electricity from the solar farm back to the utility company. In return, you receive credits that are applied to your electricity bill.
How does community solar work?
Here are the steps involved in how community solar delivers solar energy to local residents and businesses.
Step 1: An energy company constructs a solar farm or garden in the area.
Step 2: Residents and business owners can purchase a subscription online for the program.
Step 3: The solar farm's produced energy is allocated to the local power grid.
Step 4: Subscribers earn solar credits which are then automatically applied to the utility bill to reduce its cost.
Step 5: Each subscriber receives two monthly bills; one from the electric company and the other from their community solar subscription.
What community solar programs operate in Mass?
The following energy companies currently offer programs to community solar customers in Massachusetts:
Energy Company Community Solar Program
Clearway Energy Group Clearway Community Solar
(formerly known as NRG Community Solar)
CleanChoice Energy
CleanChoice Energy Community Solar
Clean Energy Collective Roofless Solar
CVE North America Halo Solar
BlueWave Solar BlueWave Community Solar
Major community solar developments in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is one of the most happening states for community solar. Here are some recent developments that have attracted interest in the sector:
Happy Hollow community solar-plus-storage farm
This 7.1 MW project is owned by SunRaise but managed by CleanChoice Energy. Construction for it was completed in March 2019.
The Happy Hollow solar farm is currently the largest community solar-plus-storage project in MA. It has 3.3 MW of energy storage.
The Happy Hollow solar farm was built on a former gravel pit.
Image Credit: Solar Industry Mag
Spencer solar farm by Clearway Community Solar (formerly NRG Energy)
This large community solar farm is located in Spencer, Massachusetts. The farm spans 200 acres that is shared with St. Joseph's Abbey. It produces 14.7 megawatts, enough to power nearly 3,000 homes.
At the time of its completion in November 2016, it was the largest co-located community solar project in Massachusetts.
The Spencer community solar farm next to St. Joseph's Abbey.
Image credit: MECC
CVE North America launches Halo Solar
CVE North America made headlines when it launched Halo Community Solar by acquiring a small community farm in Acushnet, Massachusetts.
While the Acushnet project is small — just 650 kW — Halo Solar plans to launch several more community farms. They have already submitted proposals for 36 MW under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program.
The Acushnet solar farm. It's small, but Halo Solar has big community solar plans.
Image credit: Halo Solar
What are the benefits of community solar in Massachusetts?
Community solar opens up the benefits of solar energy to a greater number of people who previously were off limits. This includes anyone who:
has a roof setup which receives limited sunlight or is facing the wrong direction (i.e. has a poor orientation);
rents their home; or
lives in an apartment or condo.
Community solar gives all of these people the option of going solar. And it's not just for individuals or families. Municipalities can also use community solar to offset the power bills of buildings such as schools or town halls.
In short, community solar is a great option for Massachusetts residents, business owners, and communities. It allows them to generate clean energy, support local jobs, and save money on power bills.
What are the downsides of community solar in Massachusetts?
Let's start with the big one: community solar gives substantially smaller savings than rooftop solar.
This is because Massachusetts passed legislation in 2016 reducing the virtual net metering tariff. Power from community solar is now valued at just 60% of retail value.
This is much less than the one-for-one bill credit (i.e. 100% of retail value) you can earn from your own solar power system thanks to net metering.
Community solar programs also require a long-term commitment of at least 20 years. This may not be an issue for a young family that has settled down to raise children. However, homeowners planning on relocating in the foreseeable future should probably consider other options, such as portable solar panels.
Is community solar worth it in Massachusetts?
Community solar programs will save you money by lowering your utility bills. Some programs also offer several subscription options to match your energy usage.
However, if your home can support a solar panel installation, compare both options before deciding. Here's why:
Savings comparison: your own solar system vs community solar
Start by using the solar calculator below. It will give you a detailed estimate of solar panels for your home. You will see solar panel cost, utility bill savings, and a forecasted net cash flow for 25 years.
Calculate your solar panel cost and savings
Now compare your results with the potential savings from community solar.
To do a like-for-like comparison, you need to figure out the cost and savings of community solar. The monthly subscription rate would be the cost of community solar. The savings would be the community solar virtual net metering credits that lower your utility bills. Your net savings will be your utility bill savings minus the subscription cost.
You will almost certainly find the savings from getting your own panels to be much higher. Massachusetts is a leading state for solar. This means that your payback period could be as short as 4 years, and your total savings over $100,000. Savings from community solar, on the other hand, are far more modest — only up to 10% of your utility bills.
Installing solar panels can also boost your home's property value. If you plan to sell your home one day you could recover the cost of installation.
Verdict: Community solar is convenient but saves you less than rooftop solar panels
Community solar in Massachusetts is certainly a great option for residents and businesses that cannot have rooftop solar panels installed. It enables home and business owners take advantage of solar energy, lower their utility bills, and help the environment.
However, the program does have its limitations, most significantly its lower Virtual Net Metering rate. The result is that community solar will save you far less money than solar panels on your property could.
Learn more about community solar
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - A guide to community solar (pdf)
SolarReviews - What is community solar and is it better than installing solar panels on your home?
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - Shared Solar: Current Landscape, Market Potential, and the Impact of Federal Securities Regulation (pdf)
Author: Zeeshan Hyder
Zeeshan is passionate about promoting renewable energy and tackling climate change. He developed these interests while studying at beautiful Middlebury College, Vermont, which has a strong focus on sustainability. He has previously worked in the humanitarian sector — for Doctors Without Borders — and in communications and journalism.


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Q: get length of polyline in google maps v3 Does anyone know how you can get the length of a polyline in google maps v3? At the moment I am using Haversine fomula but if the polyline meets the start then it calculates the shortest length. Does anyone know how I can calculate the polyline lenght?
Thanks a lot.
Mark

A: Use Google Geometry:
<script type="text/javascript" src="//maps.google.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&libraries=geometry"></script>

Then its as easy as this:
var meters = google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeLength(myPolyline.getPath());

A: Extend Google Maps API with these functions:
google.maps.LatLng.prototype.kmTo = function(a){
    var e = Math, ra = e.PI/180;
    var b = this.lat() * ra, c = a.lat() * ra, d = b - c;
    var g = this.lng() * ra - a.lng() * ra;
    var f = 2 * e.asin(e.sqrt(e.pow(e.sin(d/2), 2) + e.cos(b) * e.cos
    (c) * e.pow(e.sin(g/2), 2)));
    return f * 6378.137;
}

google.maps.Polyline.prototype.inKm = function(n){
    var a = this.getPath(n), len = a.getLength(), dist = 0;
    for (var i=0; i < len-1; i++) {
       dist += a.getAt(i).kmTo(a.getAt(i+1));
    }
    return dist;
}

and then you can call:
var length_in_km = yourPoly.inKm();

source: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-maps-js-api-v3/Op87g7lBotc


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MD bill pushes for paper trail but provides no funds
Paper trail bill, with no teeth and not in time for '08, is unnecessary, say election officials.
Written by Richard Koman, Contributor
Richard Koman Contributor
Posted in ZDNet Government on March 22, 2007 | Topic: Government : US
The Maryland House passed a bill to require electronic voting machines to boast printers, The Washington Post reports but the proposal could founder on a budget shortfall.
While the bill would have Maryland join the 27 states that already require paper receipts, it doesn't require paper records in time for next year's presidential election and allocates no funds to put a system in place.
"If people are not going to vote because they don't trust the machines, that's not in the state's best interest or the voters' interest," said Del. Sheila E. Hixson, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. "We feel we've given the Board of Elections enough time to do this."
The bill targets the next election for governor, in 2010. But it's up to the governor to set aside $20 million to pay for the printers. If he doesn't, the mandate disappears.
The Maryland Senate is considering a companion measure. Senate President Thomas Mike V. Miller Jr. called it a "positive step" that is likely to pass but said the bill would have few teeth without funding.
Election officials said the measure isn't necessary.
"We've done a lot of work to make sure the system we have now is secure and reliable," said Ross Goldstein, the deputy election administrator. "But we understand that policymakers are interested in making a change."
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Time Does Not Heal Anything, Perspective Does.
If you are healing from emotional trauma or grieving a loss, and people tell you to give it some time because time heals everything, do not believe them.
Time by itself heals nothing.
Many survivors of emotional, physical or sexual abuse, do not find themselves truly healed even after decades.
They may have survived the abuse. That is to say that they were successful in getting themselves out of the abusive situation, healed physically, and are able to live normal lives. They survived, but that doesn't mean they have healed completely.
Trauma survivors often find themselves replaying the traumatic events in their minds over and over, and thus re-living the emotional trauma again and again. They often find themselves preoccupied in a constant stream of background thoughts: Why me? How can somebody do this? What if I hadn't done that? This isn't fair, why is there no justice for me?
They can't be fully present in their work or in their relationships.
They often find themselves in the grips of irrational fear, sadness, doubt and anxiety, which blocks them from living a happy and fulfilling life they were once capable of living.
This experience of being preoccupied is the beginning of the healing process. Healing begins after you have successfully survived the abuse. Once you are away from the situation, place, and people that caused you trauma, then the healing process begins. The constant stream of thought, the irrational emotions are signs that your emotional body is trying to heal itself.
It is often at this crucial time, we are advised to stop thinking about it, to move on, and to give it some time. Such advice, though it comes from good intention of providing hope and getting us out of victim mentality, really doesn't help to heal and often delays it.
Time gives you many opportunities to distract yourself from the healing process by keeping you busy in day-to-day life, and that may seem better than facing the throbbing inner pain. However, the throbbing inner pain does not go away by ignoring it, it gets worse and impacts the quality of your life negatively.
Though our physical body heals seemingly on its own in due time, it is not the time that caused the healing, it is what happened inside the body during that time that healed it.
Similarly, to heal emotionally, we need to let our emotional body go through its own process. It requires our conscious attention and active tenderness.
Emotional healing, in essence, is a search for empowering meaning that can be assigned to the traumatic experience.
As human beings, we are hungry for meaning. We are continually assigning meanings to things and events to create a sensible, reliable mental model of the world around us. The credibility of our mental model gives us confidence and creates the juice of energy and enthusiasm for living.
A traumatic experience reminds us painfully that our mental model of people and the world was inaccurate, if not entirely out of alignment with reality. Our most cherished beliefs about self and others were proved wrong. The reality disproved our trust in people, our theory that this universe is a friendly and fair place.
The shame and guilt we feel is at its root a feeling of inadequacy to create an accurate mental model of the outer world. Life does not feel worth living if it does not feel meaningful to us, as it seems to lack the ideals and principles we hold so dearly. Our gut feeling and instinct don't feel trustworthy anymore, as we remember it leading us to the traumatic experience.
Our most crucial inner need is to have confidence in our ability to make sense of the world outside of us.
When it all makes sense, it is then that we feel capable of living out our full potential. Without a sensible model, which can explain what happened to us, and what it means to us going forward, we feel lost, lonely, scared and incapable of taking confident actions.
The constant stream of thoughts, reactivation of painful memories, is your mind's plea for your active participation in creating a better functioning mental model. The model that will have a place for this traumatic event along with your other positive cherished beliefs, and will all still make sense.
When a meaningful model is created, the emotional charge attached to the memories dissipates, and you are healed. You will transcend the trauma, evolve to the next level of emotional maturity, and fully regain your zest for life.
To come to this point, you need a change in perspective. You need to step back from your life and look at it from a broader angle.
As an analogy, imagine looking at a painting. If you are zoomed in on a blotch of black paint, it may seem disgusting, ugly and meaningless, but when you step back few feet and look at the whole painting, that black patch makes perfect sense in the overall picture. You see how it all fits together and you know the function of that black patch in the overall beauty of the painting.
Our lives are artwork in the making, but many times we are too close to our life events. When we mentally step back and look at our lives in totality, we might interpret the traumatic event very differently.
Step back even further and look at from the perspective of your ancestors and future generations, and you will place a very different meaning to the event. Stepping back even more and examining it for the whole of humanity, you see an entirely different picture.
To heal emotionally, you need a perspective that will assign an empowering meaning to the traumatic event.
Through such a broader perspective, you are then inspired to act. You may be encouraged to fight for a cause, to start a social movement, to help someone else like you to avoid going through what you went through.
When we heal fully from a trauma, we are able to talk about it without being emotionally triggered by the memory of it. Fully healed people talk about the incident as if it happened in some past life or to someone else and not to them. They have a great deal of understanding around the event, compassion towards themselves and others and a sense of authentic peace about it. That is real closure, a true sign of healing.
A traumatic event needs empowering meaning as an antidote to heal. Finding that antidote is a process in time, but when you see this antidote, the healing happens instantaneously, in a matter of a moment.
When your mind invites you to the emotional healing process through preoccupation about the event, do not judge yourself, do not put it off with some excuse, instead accept the invitation and try to make sense of it all by taking a different perspective.
When you are genuinely committed to your healing, you will start finding resources, people, situations that will help you widen your perspective. Emotional healing is an act of self-love. Give yourself the gift of your own love through acceptance, understanding, and empowerment. You totally deserve it, and you can set yourself free.
Maithilee Samant has many diverse interests and expertise. She immerses herself in the domains of technology, leadership, art, writing, and life-coaching. In addition to holding a baccalaureate in Computer Science, Maithilee is also a certified life and career coach. Find out more about Maithilee and her work at her website.


Part six in an ongoing critique of comics picked at random from participating members. As with before, if I re-write the punchline, I'm not necessarily trying to go funnier. I'm trying to demonstrate construction. I want to show how you re-assembling the logical steps along the progression of your comic can lead to a more polished punchline. It may not seem funnier for your sense of humor. But I'm confident that if you pay attention to the construction, you'll be able to take away something that works for you.


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Q: checkbox object IF statement does not recognize the variables in MATLAB GUIDE everyone. Probably, I am making a utterly silly mistake here but here is the problem:
I have made a GUI using MATLAB GUIDE. I added some checkboxes to the GUI so that they will plot something on axes2 if checked and delete it otherwise. In case if you ask, there are going to be other plots so there is hold on and off. It works like this:
function checkbox1_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)
% Hint: get(hObject,'Value') returns toggle state of checkbox1
if get(hObject, 'Value') == 1
    axes(handles.axes2);
    x = handles.x;
    distanceX_Plot = evalin('base', 'CAN2_MPC_C19_Dist_X_VehObj0_Cval_MPC');
    hold on;
    distanceX_Plotted = plot(x,distanceX_Plot, 'r');
    legend('Distance X')
    hold off;
else
    delete(distanceX_Plotted);
end

but the distanceX_Plotted in the IF part gets underlined and says variable might be unused and the second distanceX_Plotted in the ELSE statement says that variable may be used before it is defined.
The complete error is like this:
Undefined function or variable 'distanceX_Plotted'.
Error in untitled>checkbox1_Callback (line 224) delete(distanceX_Plotted);
Error in gui_mainfcn (line 95) feval(varargin{:});
Error in untitled (line 42) gui_mainfcn(gui_State, varargin{:});
Error in matlab.graphics.internal.figfile.FigFile/read>@(hObject,eventdata)untitled('checkbox1_Callback',hObject,eventdata,guidata(hObject)) Error while evaluating UIControl Callback
Thanks for any help.

A: Your current function will:

*

*Create a set of axis and plot data. This plot is accessible with the handle distanceX_Plotted.

*Attempt to delete distanceX_Plotted, which does not exist since it didn't enter the first part of the if-else block.
If you want to plot something on the axis handle.axis2 or delete it, you need to plot in the wanted axis, or delete the axis (and not the plot):
function checkbox1_Callback(hObject, eventdata, handles)
% Hint: get(hObject,'Value') returns toggle state of checkbox1
if get(hObject, 'Value') == 1
    x = handles.x;
    distanceX_Plot = evalin('base', 'CAN2_MPC_C19_Dist_X_VehObj0_Cval_MPC');
    hold on;
    distanceX_Plotted = plot(x,distanceX_Plot, 'r','Parent', handles.axes2); % modified
    legend('Distance X')
    hold off;
else
    delete(handles.axes2); % modified
end

EDIT: If you would like to remove the last line you have plotted, write this in else block:
if ~isempty(handles.axes2.Children)
    delete(handles.axes2.Children(end));
end

It will remove the last line you printed on axes2.


I'm staying in Coogee beach and please don't get me started on some of the names they give places down here..
I'm having steak which is priced at the value of a small house where I come from. Fortunately I've quit the habit of converting currency because if not, I would certainly starve to death. The guy singing in the corner just finished his set and is packing up. I'm not sure anyone else noticed. It's eight-o-clock on a Sunday night, so I reckon they'll probably roll up the streets and switch of the lights soon.
I'll be visiting Brisbane and Melbourne, so hopefully there will be some blog worthy events happening soon.
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Don't worry…I've eaten one before so I reckon they're scared of me.
You do get around! Enjoy your time in the land down under.
You know what's wrong with all the other blogs about people traveling to strange and distant lands? Too many pictures.
oh, so you were here? I hope you saw more of our little patch than Coogee. I live on the opposite end of the city, on the Northern Beaches, where the beach sand is the same colour as this blog background, a golden pink, and the steaks are MUCH more reasonable. I hope you took a trip across the Great Grey Coathanger (the harbour bridge) and saw Manly or maybe the Blue Mountains?


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F.B.I. Arrests Suspected Members of Neo-Nazi Group Before Virginia Gun Rally
WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. has arrested three men suspected of being members of a neo-Nazi hate group, including a former reservist in the Canadian Army, who had weapons and discussed traveling to a pro-gun rally next week in Richmond, Va., in anticipation of a possible race war.
The men were taken into custody on Thursday morning as part of a long-running investigation into the group, known as The Base. The men were charged with various federal crimes in Maryland, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the case. They were scheduled to appear in federal court before a judge on Thursday afternoon.
One of the men, Patrik Mathews, a main recruiter for the group, entered the United States illegally from Canada, according to the officials. Mr. Mathews was trained as a combat engineer and was considered an expert in explosives. He was dismissed from the Canadian Army after his ties to white supremacists surfaced.
The Base has become a growing concern for the F.B.I. as it has worked to recruit more people to its violent cause. The Base is an "accelerationist group that encourages the onset on anarchy," according to the Counter Extremism Project, a group that tracks far-right extremists.
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Former law enforcement officials say the Base, along with another white supremacist group known as Atomwaffen, have become priorities for the F.B.I. Several members of the group have recently been arrested. In November, the F.B.I. arrested a young man in New Jersey, who was suspected of recruiting on behalf of The Base and of advocating violence, including the killing of black people with a machete.
On Wednesday, Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia declared a state of emergency and announced a temporary ban on weapons on the grounds of the State Capitol ahead of the rally. Thousands of protesters are expected to converge in Richmond on Monday to protest proposed restrictions on gun purchases by the Virginia Legislature.
The governor said on Twitter that the authorities had identified credible "threats of violence," including from out-of-state militia groups and hate groups that planned disruptions. He said the authorities had also found extremist rhetoric online similar to what had been seen in 2017 before the Charlottesville rally, when white nationalists and counterprotesters clashed in a deadly fight over the removal of Confederate monuments.
Protesters were expected to descend on the State Capitol on Monday, which is a federal holiday for Martin Luther King's Birthday.
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The Pikangikum Power Line Project is a 117km power line connecting the community of Pikangikum First Nation to the Ontario Power Grid at Red Lake, Ontario. The project is being built due to the urgent power supply needs in Pikangikum First Nation, which is currently serviced by diesel generators that are at capacity and prone to frequent and sometimes prolonged outages. This project is being developed by Wataynikaneyap Power. Wataynikaneyap Power is a licensed transmission partnership equally owned by 22 First Nation communities, including Pikangikum First Nation and Fortis Inc. Wataynikaneyap Power PM Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FortisOntario Inc., acts as project manager. PowerTel Utilities Contractors Ltd. is acting as the General Contractor for the Project.
This site, along with the Project's Facebook Page, will provide ongoing updates and information on the Project.
PowerTel has made commitments to work with Pikangikum and other local First Nations Communities to recruit Employees and Services during the Project. Employment posters are on display throughout the community. Please refer to the chart provided on the posters for a listing of some of the potential future PowerTel jobs, requirements and training available.


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MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor Says Ethereum Is "Obviously" a Security
MicroStrategy's Chief Executive and renowned Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor has labeled Ether (ETH), the native token of the leading smart contract platform Ethereum, a security.
Ethereum Is a Security
In an interview with Altcoin Daily, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor remarked that Ethereum (ETH) is a security. Saylor went on to double down by agreeing with the claims made by SEC chief Gary Gensler that Bitcoin is the only crypto that fits the description of being a commodity.
Elaborating on his claims about Ether, Saylor had this to say: "I think it's pretty obvious it's a security. It was issued via an ICO [initial coin launch]. There's a management team. There was a pre-mine."
The MicroStrategy chief added that the consistent implementation of hard forks, including the network's upcoming merge, only serves to solidify Ethereum's status as a security, not a commodity.
Saylor expounded on his claims, explaining his view that the difficulty bomb, which Ethereum performs once every six months, further indicates that ETH is a security and not a commodity.
What Makes a Commodity?
Saylor believes that for a crypto to be labeled a commodity, there cannot be a dedicated issuer for its tokens. The CEO therefore believes that any crypto that has to undergo a hard fork to alter its protocol or issuance pattern must be considered a security.
Rostin Benham, the chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), believes that Ethereum can in fact be categorized as a commodity.
In line with Saylor's claims, most cryptocurrencies would need to be regulated as they currently issue non-compliant security tokens.
Find out why Gensler labelled bitcoin a commodity:
SEC Chief Gary Gensler Labels Bitcoin a Commodity, but Other Cryptos Securities
Read more on Rostin Behnam's statements below:
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Known for having a wide range of big-money tournaments, Titan Poker recently launched three guaranteeds. The most rewarding among them comes with a prize of $200,000 and follows the Freezeout format. Titan Poker hosts the tournament on Sundays at 18:00. Players have the option to buy-in directly with $200 + $15 or to win a seat to the tournament through one of the satellites the site runs daily. The tournaments are compatible with Macs and PCs.
The guaranteed tournament gives players 10,000 chips to start. It features blinds that increase every twelve minutes. If you are a registered player with the online poker room, you can access the qualifying satellites for the tournament through the site's lobby, which will give you access to 'Big Guaranteed Tournaments'. The list of satellites are placed under a tab marked 'Sunday $200,000'.
Titan Poker conducts satellites in three stages. The second and third stage events feed into the first. They are conducted daily and are accompanied by buy-ins between $0.16 and $6. There are three stage 1 satellites – daily, Saturday mega satellites and Sunday events. In the first and third set of stage 1 satellites the online poker room features ongoing sit n gos and scheduled events.
The formats followed in the scheduled events are – Speed Re-buys/ Add-ons, Turbo Re-buys/ Add-ons and Freeze-outs. The Saturday Mega Satellite features a $30 + $3 buy-in and follows the freeze-out format. 70 guaranteed seats are offered through the event.
Titan Poker hosts another tournament called Steps, through which you can win a seat to the $200,000 event. Steps is a simple, multi-level tournament in which you can start playing with less than $1. Win the first step in the tournament and work your way up the levels until you reach the top, where you can get a ticket worth $215 to play the $200,000 Guaranteed tournament.
Players who do not want to start at the first level in Steps have the option of buying-in to any other level. In all, the tournament has seven levels. To play Step 1, you have to buy-in with $0.16. You will face a table of ten players at each level, which will feature a sit n go event. The advantage of starting at the lowest level is that if you win, you get tokens to play at the next, same or lower level, without spending more than the buy-in for the first step. If you make your way like this to the last level, you win the top prize. Titan Poker offers an option to replay the same or lower level, to give players additional chances to make their way through all the steps of the tournament.
The second guaranteed tournament running at the online poker room has a $60,000 prize pool. The event takes place Fridays at 20:00. Players get a starting stack of 1,500 chips. They have to play blinds that increase every twelve minutes. Titan Poker offers the option to re-buy as many times a player wants, during the first hour of the game. To play in the guaranteed event, players have to either buy-in directly with $100 + $9, or play for their chance to win a seat at a daily satellite that leads to the event.
There are two stage 1 events – those that take place between Monday and Thursday, and those on Fridays. On the first four days of stage 1, two events will be conducted in the re-buy format. One will start at 16:35 and the other at 18:55. The first tournament has a buy-in requirement of $8 + $0.8, while the second has a $15 + $1.5 buy-in. On Fridays, four stage 1 satellites are conducted in Turbo Re-buy/ Add-on and Speed Re-buy/ Add-on.
For mid-rollers who want to play in tournaments with reasonable buy-ins and a big starting stack, the $35,000 Guaranteed is the right event. It takes place every Saturday at 19:30. The blinds in the event go up every fifteen minutes. Like the other guaranteeds held by Titan Poker, the event comes with two options to enter. Players who want to directly participate in the tournament can buy-in with $109. Those who want to win their way through satellites have to choose an event in the poker software and post the buy-ins which start as low as $8.8. For more information on Titan Poker, please read our detailed Titan Poker review.


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Social Media: Is it safe? & Homework: Is it causing too much stress?
Safer Internet day was an opportunity to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. It was also the day that school reporters Shakira, Nicholas, Lowri and Dafydd found that 31 members of the class use social media. What effect does that have on their daily lives and how safe are the sites? This is their report.
Most mornings we check Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat before doing anything else. Furthermore, we do this without much thought. We ask ourselves everyday questions such as "Where are my shoes?' or "Where did I leave my work?" but we don't ask ourselves "are we safe online? Research carried out by the NSPCC state that last year 7,296 young people received counseling after speaking to Childline about online bullying and online safety. Did social media play a role in this or do we need more education on how to say safe online?
Other concerns surrounding social media are that young people are losing their communication skills. Studies in the US say that children's social skills may be declining as they have less time for face-to-face interaction. It's even suggested that health problems are possible due to the lack of sleep that young people are getting.
However, Let us not forget the positive side of the social media. Young people can use it to share and discover useful information about their homework. Young people and adults can of course stay in touch with friends and family from all over the world. Plus Twitter is great for keeping up to date with the latest from your favourite celebrity or sport team!
School Reporters Dylan, Katie, Daniel, Alys and Dafydd often hear their classmates say that they are stressed because they have too much homework so they decide to investigate!
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Rediff.com » News » Doval, R&AW chief meet Amit Shah over Kashmir killings
Doval, R&AW chief meet Amit Shah over Kashmir killings
June 02, 2022 18:56 IST
Ahead of a crucial meeting on Jammu and Kashmir, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and is believed to have discussed the security situation in the Union territory which has witnessed a spate of targeted killings since May 12.
IMAGE: The Ellaqui Dehati Bank branch at Areh Mohanpora in the south Kashmir district whose employee Vijay Kumar was killed by terrorist, June 2, 2022. Photograph: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
Doval along with R&AW chief Samnat Goel was closeted with Shah for over an hour at the home minister's office at North Block this afternoon, official sources said.
Details of their meeting were not known immediately but they were believed to have discussed the situation in restive Kashmir where a bank employee hailing from Rajasthan was killed on Thursday morning -- the third non-Muslim government employee.
Shah will chair a high-level meeting on Friday to discuss the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the second such exercise in less than a fortnight which comes at a time when terrorists have been carrying out targeted killings in the valley.
Doval is also expected to attend Friday's meeting chaired by the home minister.
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and senior functionaries of the central government and the Union territory will participate in the meeting which is also expected to take stock of the arrangements for the annual Amarnath yatra, being held after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The meeting will be held amid protests by Kashmiri Pandit community seeking protection and some of them leaving the valley following the targeted killings.
In the last meeting on June 17, the home minister had advocated proactive and coordinated counter-terror operations and had asked security forces to ensure zero cross-border infiltration and wipe out terrorism from the Union territory.
The meeting comes in the wake of terrorists carrying out targeted killings, including of a woman teacher hailing from Samba district of Jammu region at Kulgam on Tuesday.
On May 18, terrorists had entered into a wine shop at Baramulla in North Kashmir and threw a grenade, killing one person hailing from Jammu region and injuring three others.
On May 24, policeman Saifullah Qadri was shot dead outside his residence in Srinagar while a television artiste Amreen Bhat was gunned down in Budgam two days later.
Scores of Kashmiri Pandits, who were employed under a prime minister's package in 2012, have been staging continuous protests threatening mass exodus since the killing of Rahul Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists on May 12 in Chadoora area of Budgam district in central Kashmir.
After the previous meeting, an official statement had said that the home minister directed security forces and the police to conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations proactively.
The home minister had said that in order to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a prosperous and peaceful Jammu and Kashmir, security forces should ensure zero cross-border infiltration.
Taking stock of the Amarnath Yatra preparedness, Shah had said a "hassle-free" journey for the pilgrims is a priority of the Modi government and directed all arrangements, including additional electricity, water, and telecom facilities be made.
He had also stressed for enhancement of mobile connectivity along the yatra route as he directed that earth moving equipment should be placed at vantage points to clear the route in case of landslides.
The home minister had asked for an adequate number of oxygen cylinders, medical beds at an altitude of more than 6,000 feet and deployment of ambulances and helicopters to deal with any emergency medical situation.
During the previous meeting, it was also decided to enable WiFi hotspots to ensure connectivity throughout the 39 km of the yatra route from Pahalgam in south Kashmir.
The other route is through Baltal in central Kashmir where a pilgrim treks for nearly 15 km. The yatra could not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic and was cut short in 2019 just before the abrogation of Article 370. About three lakh pilgrims are likely to take part in the pilgrimage that is expected to end on August 11.
About 12,000 paramilitary personnel (120 companies) in addition to Jammu and Kashmir Police are expected to be deployed along the two pilgrimage routes, one from Pahalgam and the other via Baltal, officials said. Drone cameras will help the security forces to ensure the protection of the pilgrims.
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