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Raven Run 2010
When the runners lined up for the start of the Raven Run in Salmon Arm, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion who would win, what with Trevor Jordan (M40-44) in the field. The Raven Run must be Trevor's favourite race, as he's run it 6 times and failed to win only in his first attempt, (ironically that was the year he ran his fastest time).
The downhill start is one of my favourites, so it was pedal to the metal for me, but when I passed Trevor, I still wasn't leading – the leader was 14 year old local runner Emmy Sim. Emmy is the sister of Starting Block 10K under-15 record holder Glynis Sim, who was also running, along with their older sister Meryn. It was gratifying to see so many younger runners in the field, with 5 of the top-20 men being under 19 as well. Emmy held on well to finish 26th overall and fourth woman in 48:01
Jordan was pushed for a time by Jesse Heckrodt (M20-29, third in 39:41) of Enderby, but Glenn Lear (first, M30-34, 38:34) eventually finished second. Jordan's winning time was 38:09, his slowest in his six races, but it was good enough to land him first on age grading as well (34:59). Brian Rourke (first,M60-64, tenth overall) of Kelowna was second A-G (35:16), and Jordan Sim (first, M50-54, eighth overall) of Kamloops had his best-ever finish at third A-G (37:57), beating this reporter by eight seconds. Rourke cemented his lead for the Greenaway Trophy, extending his lead to 15 points over Sergio Pio, who did not compete.
For the women, Simone Palmer (F35-39, sixteenth overall) of Revelstoke took her first victory in 46:38, and Anna Gleave (F40-44) of Vancouver was second in 47:23. Caroline Raine (F45-49, 47:44) of Kelowna was third. The top two competitors for the Muckle-Gader Cup did not compete, leaving the field wide open for Sandra Thompson(48:59,second, F55-59) to take the victory at 39:39 A-G, over the younger Linda Irvine (48:16, first, F55-59), who graded at 40:07. Min Rayson, (1:02:25,first, F65-69) took third at 42:21. With two races to be run, Diane Leonard (F65-69) holds a commanding lead for the Trophy, with only Cindy Rhodes (F50-54), scoring one less race, able to surpass her total.
Only three runners broke the 40 minute barrier, making this the toughest 10K in the series, but I say, by far the most fun! Slower runners may appreciate the scenery, but all I saw was pavement, as the downhill start gives way to a pair of steep hills named Grinder's Grind and Croskery's Climb in honour of the founders of the race, before closing with a fast downhill section of about 3K. Attendance was up significantly over last year at 130 fInishers, and rookie Race Director Dietmar Penkert and his crew of volunteers did a fabulous job organizing the race. The watermelon, cherries, yogurt, and other goodies at the finish were delicious, and the handcrafted wooden medals were a nice touch. The Roots and Blues music festival is also in town on the race weekend, giving runners another reason to visit Salmon Arm.
The series now takes a short break until the Bike Barn 10K in Penticton on September 12. This flat two lap course is tailor-made for fast times, so we expect some hot competition as the series winds down and runners vie for series placings. On-line sign-up for this and the final race (Peak to Beak in Kelowna September 19) is available now on the sidebar to the left of your screen.
Rick Jenkner reporting.


For United fans, we can believe the cynics and critics and either be worried about the fact that the Dutchman is seemingly becoming a one man band for us, scoring all of our goals and constantly rescuing us in games, or we can just revel in the fact that we've got one of the best players on the planet playing for us and simply having him in our side enhances our chances of silverware this season. Last year we performed a minor miracle to take the Premier League title to the last day but we were appalling in the Champions League and lacklustre in the domestic cup competitions. Many managers, including Roberto Mancini and Martin O'Neill, have already claimed that by persuading Arsene Wenger to part with his talismanic captain in the summer, Sir Alex Ferguson has bought the Premier League title. There's still a long way to go of course, but as far as the £24 million we parted with to bring the injury plagued 29-year-old to Old Trafford is concerned, it's already turned into one of the biggest bargains the wily old Scotsman has ever masterminded. He didn't start the game against West Ham and to be honest, when he came off the bench, he wasn't that heavily involved. But, when Ryan Giggs' searching long pass arrowed towards him, he got behind his marker, brought it down from out of the sky and fired across Jussi Jaaskelainen and into the opposite corner as easily as he would open a door.
We last made an FA Cup final in 2007, going down to a late goal in a truly dire game against Chelsea. Prior to that we lost in 2005 on penalties to Arsenal after dominating the game. We last won it the year before that, a 4-0 drubbing of minnows Millwall. The last Wembley final we made was in 1999, a comfortable 2-0 victory over Newcastle on our way to the historic treble. For a lot of teams, five years since their last final appearance and eight since their last win wouldn't be too catastrophic, but we're not any old team and it's been far too long since we had a decent go in probably the most famous and prestigious cup competition in the world. Our history is intertwined with the FA Cup, United is steeped in rich FA Cup tradition, we hold the record as the team to have lifted it the most – 11. The League Cup is a chance for Fergie to give players in the squad who need a game some playing time and to give promising youngsters some vital experience, but the FA Cup is a big deal and I think Fergie has had enough of Chelsea's dominance of the competition over the last few years, so have the fans. Chelsea have won it three times in the last four years and have won it four times since our 2004 triumph (the first of those four the 1-0 win over us). Despite the fact he left van Persie on the bench against West Ham, Fergie's team selection suggested he's had enough and he wants us to make a good fist of winning it this year. True, we've had some tough draws the last few years – going to Upton Park in the third round is hardly a walk in the park. In addition, we went out to Liverpool at Anfield last year. We lost in the semi-final to Manchester City at Wembley in 2011; the previous year was the fateful cup shock at home to Leeds United and although they were a Championship side at the time, it was still a local derby and a far from straight forward win before kick-off. In 2009 we made the last four but went out on penalties against Everton and in 2008 we lost in the sixth round at home to a late Portsmouth penalty, having dominated the game and missed a succession of chances. Our spirited late fightback against the Hammers is sure to build spirit within the squad and obviously we'll be big favourites to win the replay at home. It will still be a tough game but I think it's about time we made the FA Cup a real priority this year.
In the end it counted for little as RvP's sublime equaliser saved us and earned United a replay, but when Fergie decided to turn to the bench to freshen up his side, I was surprised that he chose to take Javier Hernandez off the field. I think he and Welbeck had been lively throughout so neither had played badly. Perhaps Ferguson had in his mind the fact that the Mexican has had more game time than the young English forward and has also enjoyed the better form and is in good goalscoring form too so Welbeck could do with a little confidence boost, but when you're looking for a goal, bar van Persie, there's no one else I would want on the field in a game chasing situation than the Little Pea. The intelligent runs he makes and the pockets of space he finds are so clever and effective that he's almost impossible to defend against so I was surprised Fergie hauled him off. I wouldn't have necessarily taken Welbeck off either. He's so elegant and sleek and is a brilliant link up player. I was more surprised that Kagawa stayed on. He's a clever player and is having a decent enough debut season for the Reds but it was only his second game back from several months out with injury and you can tell he's not match sharp yet. Both Hernandez and van Persie are in fine goalscoring form and I think if both of them had been on the pitch, we might have been staring at a win rather salvaging a draw.
Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs have had differing seasons thus far. Scholes' decision to come out of retirement proved inspirational last season, as he rolled back the years and, some would say, worryingly, was our standout performer in midfield. He carried on from where he left off at the beginning of this season too and was instrumental in some of our wins at the start of the campaign, most notably when he came off the bench in our comeback against Southampton, where hat-trick hero van Persie memorably described him as the real man of the match. In the last few weeks, Scholes has started to look every bit the 38-year-old that he is. While he still strokes the ball around simply one minute, keeping possession, then sprays out one of his trademark 40+ metre passes out to the wing the next, his running legs are not what they once were and when playing teams with busy and energetic midfields, he can often be overrun. There are a lot of doubters out there who now think he should call it a day again. While I'm not one of them and am just waiting for the next match he turns in a star showing, the fact that he is only going to get older plays on my mind and highlights how much of a job Fergie has on his hands to try and, eventually, find someone worthy to fill his boots. The Welshman, on the other hand, has begun to find the gears after a slow start and his sublime vision in finding van Persie for the equaliser on Saturday was absolutely stunning. The deft control, second touch out of his feet and the finish from the Dutchman was magnificent and capped a wonderful move but Giggs' ball was the key part of the move, and the most eye-catching part of it for me. Anyone can hoof a long ball forward in hope of it finding a teammate but Giggs looked up and lofted it out of the reach of the full back, perfectly onto van Persie's boot, and that is pure class. Giggs is a year older than Scholes but while the diminutive ginger ninja's legs are fading, Giggsy's are as good as ever. He may not be able to fly down the flanks like years ago, but he can still get forward, track back and find space. To be honest I still feel both players do and will have a big part to play for the rest of the season. As the saying goes, form is temporary, class is permanent and they don't come much classier than United's two elder statesmen.
Much has been made of our defence this season. In recent weeks, with a full complement of defenders available, we've improved, enjoying back to back clean sheets in the league against West Brom and Wigan. While we've surrendered leads and given away so many early goals, the thing I think we've really struggled against more than anything else is our inability to deal with big, physical front men and physical sides in general. Carton Cole is not a magnificent footballer but he enjoys playing against United, and he caused problems all night for Nemanja Vidic and Jonny Evans on Saturday. He's a brilliant target man and West Ham certainly played to his strengths in this game. Their two goals also came from aerial balls into our box, with James Collins scoring both of his goals with free headers. Players like Alou Diarra, Guy Demel, Kevin Nolan, James Tomkins, Collins and Cole played a key role, both in attack and defence, all game, and while our creative and clever players tried to pass it around crisply on the floor and looked good doing it in the first half, we couldn't match them physically in the second half when the hosts were the better side. A lot of the defenders are still young (Phil Jones/Chris Smalling) and are learning the game, while Vidic is still feeling his way back to full fitness. The two recent clean sheets were morale boosting but the West Ham game was a wake-up call that tells us there's still a lot of room for improvement at the back.
I guess I was the only one who noticed how our midfield couldn't find kagawa in the hole, he ran around during the whole game but tryna find space and he did but scholes and cleverly didn't have the eyes or confidence to find him, okay diarra was following him all the time but still you gotta give him the ball, to be fair giggs tried it twice when he came on, the first one got intercepted and the second was kinda hard, sinji couldn't control it or he wasn't expecting it. Long story short I am very pessimistic about his success at this club.


It was a damp but beautiful fall evening.
In a friend's kitchen prepping for a pop up, I started to reminisce about the days of trick or treating.
Every year I'd tell myself, "This is the year I am going to fill up my pillowcase." Only to have my parents take fifty percent of my night's hard work due to "tampered with" pieces of candy.
"Those fuckers probably just saved those pieces for themselves..." I thought to myself.
Seeing that it was Halloween, I wanted to do something out of the norm instead of woodfired pizzas.
I was going to serve Nona pizza, square slices served for five dollars with a side of ranch sauce…yes, sauce. Not dressing. Because dressing is for salads.
That's when I saw it sitting on the shelf in all of its glory.
The razor blades to my candy apple.
Like a mad scientist, I sprinkled a healthy dose into my ranch sauce cauldron.
And in that moment, NEVERLAND RANCH SAUCE was born.


Indiana summers can be brutal with temperatures in the 90s with humidity levels well over 70 percent – and that's well before the 'dog days' of August arrive! So perhaps the last thing on your mind is going to a sauna.
Why would anyone even think of going to the sauna in the summer?
As it turns out, using a sauna can make summer heat more manageable. Using a sauna strategically can help athletes acclimate to hot weather and prepare them to compete in hotter climates. Even the Romans used hot rooms to help athletes recover and detoxify after exercise in hot weather. And anyone can benefit from regular sauna use – whether it's helping your body grow accustomed to heat (and therefore making the summer heat feel more comfortable!) or amassing one of its myriad other benefits.
There are a number of physical and mental health benefits that come with using sauna – benefits that don't decrease just because the temperatures increase.
Sweat is an excretion. Its purpose is to cool the body, and it is 99% water. Time in a sauna allows you to sweat profoundly, which flushes out toxins like lead, copper, zinc, nickel, and mercury. These are elements we absorb from merely interacting with our environment – in the air we breathe, the food we eat, even the by-products of our bodies' metabolism. Sweating also helps rid your body of alcohol, cholesterol, and salt.
Stiff and sore? The high heat in a sauna can help by encouraging the release of endorphins. These produce a mild tranquilizing effect which can help minimize the pain of arthritis or the soreness produced from an intense workout. Also, the heat causes blood vessels to dilate, which improves circulation. Proper blood flow is good for your heart health and speeds up the body's natural healing process.
Aside from giving the skin a healthy glow from the increased circulation, using a sauna can improve it by generating sweat that rinses bacteria out. Sweating is also a natural pore cleanser and can also help eliminate blackheads. It is important to wash immediately after a sweat. Otherwise, all that grime dries and remains on your skin.
Deep sweating also carries with it some long-term health benefits. Sauna use lowers the risk of high blood pressure, and one study showed that older adults who use the sauna several times a week are less likely to suffer a stroke. Other studies have shown that sauna use can lower rates of heart disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Time in a steam sauna helps increases production of white blood cells which helps your immune system fight off illness. It's also great for helping clear out congestion. Some bacteria and viruses actually die off when our body temperature rises above 98.6 (which, generally speaking, is the function of fevers as well).
Sitting inside a sauna is a great way to reduce stress and relieve anxiety. It's a warm, quiet place without distractions from the outside, and infrared sauna therapy can help your body maintain proper and healthy levels of cortisol (the "fight or flight' hormone).
The high temperatures in a sauna do cause your heart rate to increase in a way similar to exercise, but only slightly (calories burned are 1.5 to 2 times more than normal sitting at rest). It is one weight management tool that should be part of an overall healthy lifestyle plan.
Spending regular time in a sauna can be just as beneficial in summer as any other time of the year – with one caveat. During the warmer months, it's a good idea to follow up a good sweat with a cool shower or a dip in the pool to help get your body temperature back down. Additionally, you should always stay hydrated and follow up with a wellness coach for a year-round plan of health and wellbeing.


It has been an amazing summer in Edmonton this year, a hot long summer that has allowed plenty of patio gatherings, BBQ grilling, friends's parties. We've had quite a few BBQ backyard dinner invitations from our friends around the city and we've always contributed with making something. A dessert is often highly appreciated and, since I don't mind baking at all, I suggest we bring one most of the times. And they always say yes 🙂 .
One of our friends is gluten intolerant, but that doesn't worry me the least, I've already baked for him, plus I really enjoy baking with gluten free flours. Since it is a summer dinner on the patio I thought immediately that it had to involve some fruit, and peaches were in our fridge waiting to be utilized at their best. So here it is: Gluten-free Peach and Raspberry Cobbler. The combination of peaches and raspberries is a winner. Their flavor combined is out of this world good!
About the flours: I used -again- brown rice and chickpea flour combined. If you've never tried, please give it a go, you will love the texture and the lovely mild sweetness. Once baked, they gave the cobbler a crispy top, a soft yet crumbly inside melded by the juices of the fruit. The raspberries, frozen this time, give a beautiful crimson color to the cobbler with a bit of tartness subdued by the sweetness of the peaches.
Once again, and still to my surprise, it was a success. With a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top, the only sound heard was the clinging of the spoons on the plates, that were polished quickly and thoroughly.
In a large bowl, toss together the fruit, sugar, salt, lemon juice and potato starch. Transfer to a 13-inch round gratin dish.
Set the oven rack in the middle position. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
To make the biscuit dough: In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Working quickly so as not to warm the butter, work the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add the whipping cream and fold with a spatula until it has been absorbed. Do not overwork. The dough will be wet.
Spoon dollops of biscuit dough on top of the fruit. (The dollops will spread and join with one another as the cobbler cooks).
Brush the dough with whipping cream and sprinkle some brown sugar.
Bake until the biscuit topping is lightly browned and cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes.
We usually don't like to impose on our hosts the process of taking pictures, so the last one is a stolen shot taken with our cell phone, and it shows what was leftover after serving 6 ravenous people. Consequently, the host hid the leftover cobbler right away and I was handed the washed dish 😉 .
Another great night sharing good food, lively chats and irresistible laughs with wonderful friends. This is the life!
I've actually never made a cobbler before so you definitely have inspired me here with this recipe. I just love how its gluten free too!
Thanks Thalia for your nice comment. I love your website, by the way! I am so into the brown rice and chickpea flours combination! I experiment with many different flours in my baking, but these two are my favorite. This cobbler was a hit!
Lovely it is :)! Hungry 🙂 want it right now!
Thanks for stopping by, Suki! It was really delicious and so easy to make!
Beautiful! It's just that time of year where these kinds of desserts always make me want to get in the kitchen.
Thanks Katrina. Yes, the beautiful scent of a crisp or cobbler baking in the oven is just unbelievable!


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Review: Tom Bissell's Extra Lives
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Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
by Tom Bissell (Uzbekistan 1996–97)
Random House/Pantheon
Reviewed by Bruce Schlein (Papua New Guinea 1990–92; Bosnia 1996; PC/Staff/DC 2003–05)
EXTRA LIVES OR LIVES WASTED? My inclination upon thinking about the topic of Extra Lives (video games) and delving into the first chapter was to think the latter (hours wasted, many hours).
Admittedly this point of view is part predisposition I had recently read an article citing research that shows youth are more disconnected from nature than ever before. The culprits? Electronic media and the perception that society is less safe. It isn't hard to see how video games, especially ones with names like Crime Life: Gang Wars and Killer 7, could contribute to this phenomenon. But Tom Bissell talks through these issues, and actually relegates them un- or less important as the reader is drawn in by eloquent descriptions of the video game as a genre; an art form that has its own unique aesthetic, storytelling ability and power to evoke emotion.
I counted back, as I started reading the book, the number of years it had been since spending more than a few minutes on a video game. It was about twenty years ago when I would commit hours upon hours attempting to perfect Asteroids; the disintegration of rocks — two dimensional and in black and white. Bissell shares his obsession with games, his questioning of it as a worthy way to spend time, and the impact it has on his relationships in a way that helps the reader consider and be honest about their own diversions (mine — watching the same episode of Housewives of New York innumerable times); diversions that upon reflection seem a complete waste of time, especially when tallied over months or years.
But the further I got into the book, the greater appreciation I had for the sophistication and cultural nuances of video games; the worlds created and the worlds experienced virtually. Video games were a realm of cross-culturalism I had never considered. Take for instance the town "Megaton" from Fallout 3, a community built around an unexploded warhead worshiped by a native cult. Or the ability to repeat sequences over and over, not only to refine or perfect a skill but also an experience, as Bill Murray does in Groundhog Day (a notion suggested in the book title). Some passages in the book present an even clearer reference to Bissell's Peace Corps background. He recounts an exchange (a request for guidance) with a game creator while they are both playing a test run. The creator replies, "Basically kill anyone who doesn't look like you — our foreign policy."
What I enjoyed most about the book is the juxtaposition of serious analysis with game names that seem anything but serious. It was hard for me not to laugh out loud when I read the phrase "most sophisticated artists within every genre . . ." followed by an example from a specific game called Left 4 Dead. The depth with which Bissell goes into analyzing a particular sequence for its perspective or a camera angle plays well to those with architectural sensibilities, and the same can be said for all of the other characteristics he teases out of this art form.
Will every reader or every video game aficionado relate to and enjoy Extra Lives? Definitely not, nor would we expect that to be the case. Bissell himself admits as much in the book as he compares his views with those of a group of teenagers about a game for shooting zombies, "it is moments like this that can make it so dispiritingly difficult to care about video games." But may others will care including most anyone who enjoys critiquing art, and especially those looking for a refreshingly untouched/un-critiqued art form. As for me it's a beautiful day outside and my son is beckoning me to play. I think I'll take him out to the fresh breezes and sunshine of the Coney Island boardwalk, and play a few rounds of Shoot the Freak.
To order Extra Lives from Amazon, click on the book cover or the bold book title — and Peace Corps Worldwide, an Amazon Associate, will receive a small remittance that helps support our awards.
Bruce Schlein joined Citi in 2006 as Vice President of Corporate Sustainability after having worked as a sustainability specialist for Bechtel on oil and gas and civil projects in China and Romania. Previously, he worked for international development agencies including Save the Children, Catholic Relief Services in Bosnia Herzegovina, and as a PCV in Papua New Guinea. Bruce is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies where he currently serves as an adjunct professor.

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Q: Jar file with openCV and javafx I made a rubiks cube application which includes a cube detection system, As im getting closer to wrapping up the project I wanted to make a JAR file. I get errors when running the JAR file and it really sucks because I can only run the project in IntelliJ(IDE).
I face two problems:
1) I cant get the JAR to link openCV properly
2)I have a problem loading an FXML file(this will occur assuming it did not crash while trying to load openCV.
For case 1 here is the code and errors:
static {
   // try {
        System.loadLibrary(Core.NATIVE_LIBRARY_NAME);
 //   } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
   //     System.err.println("Could not find OpenCV Library!");
 //   }
}

and the error message:
Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread" Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no opencv_java342 in java.library.path:

Now If i remove the try catch comments i get this error:
static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary(Core.NATIVE_LIBRARY_NAME);
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
       System.err.println("Could not find OpenCV Library!");
    }
}

@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {
    //Loader
    FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(main.class.getResource("FXML_layouts\\MainScreen.fxml"));

    Scene scene = new Scene(loader.load());
    ((mainController)loader.getController()).setStage(primaryStage);

    primaryStage.setScene(scene);
    primaryStage.show();
}

Error:
    Could not find OpenCV Library!
Exception in Application start method
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
....
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Location is not set.

Here is my file structure:

and here is my artifact config:

A: Just go with the steps below:

*

*Put the opencv_java342.dll in a folder let call it dll_libs in a
drive e.g C:\dll_libs

*Then go to Environment Variable -> Edit path -> put C:\dll_libs ->
Apply -> OK

*Restart your IDE

OR: Just put the opencv_java342.dll file in the C:\Windows\System32 folder
And it is : )
Update (for your second question): If you want to give the executable package to someone else to run the program, there are almost 2 ways:

*

*Let them to create the environment manually, just as the answer to
your question.

*Do the job programmatically, just within your code write a function
which set the .dd environment variable on the program startup, and
then load the lib.

If you choose the second one, here I will give an example code to refere to:
public static void loadOpenCVLib() throws Exception {
    File file = new File(OpenCVUtil.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath());
    File opencv_libs = new File("oc_lib"); // this path is where is the lib going to copy to
    String model = System.getProperty("sun.arch.data.model");
    String localLibPath; // this is the path inside your program resource
    if (model.equals("64")) {
        localLibPath = "oc_lib/64bit";
    } else {
        localLibPath = "oc_lib/x86";
    }
    if (file.isFile()) { // when run from jar
        JarFile jar = new JarFile(file);
        if (!opencv_libs.exists() || !opencv_libs.isDirectory()) {
            try {
                JarUtils.copyResourcesToDirectory(jar, localLibPath, opencv_libs.getAbsolutePath());
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new IOException("Failed to create load opencv libs!!");
            }
        } else {
            String[] list = opencv_libs.list();
            if (list != null && list.length != 2) {
                try {
                    JarUtils.copyResourcesToDirectory(jar, localLibPath, opencv_libs.getAbsolutePath());
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    throw new IOException("Failed to create load opencv libs!!");
                }
            }
        }
    } else { // when run from IDE
        File libPath = new File(OpenCVUtil.class.getResource("/"+localLibPath).getFile());
        if (!opencv_libs.exists() || !opencv_libs.isDirectory()) {
            boolean isDone = opencv_libs.mkdir();
            if (!isDone && !opencv_libs.exists()) {
                throw new IOException("Failed to create load opencv libs!!");
            }
            try {
                FileUtils.copyDirectory(libPath, opencv_libs);
            } catch (IOException e) {
                throw new IOException("Failed to create load opencv libs!!");
            }
        } else {
            String[] list1 = opencv_libs.list();
            String[] list2 = libPath.list();
            boolean contentEquals = list1 != null && list2 != null && list1.length == list2.length;
            if (contentEquals) {
                try {
                    FileUtils.copyDirectory(libPath, opencv_libs);
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    throw new IOException("Failed to create load opencv libs!!");
                }
            }
        }
    }
    System.setProperty("java.library.path", opencv_libs.getAbsolutePath());
    Field sys_paths = ClassLoader.class.getDeclaredField("sys_paths");
    sys_paths.setAccessible(true);
    sys_paths.set(null, null);
    System.loadLibrary(Core.NATIVE_LIBRARY_NAME);
    // it is for the ffmpeg name
    String[] list = opencv_libs.list();
    assert list != null;
    String ffmpeg_dll_file_name = null;
    for (String s : list) {
        if (s.contains("ffmpeg")) {
            ffmpeg_dll_file_name = s.substring(0, s.indexOf("."));
        }
    }
    System.loadLibrary(ffmpeg_dll_file_name);
}

Hope it can help!!

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So far in district play, Loving has been the only team to not only beat Haggerman in a match, but win any sets.
LOVING – Loving's head coach Raquel Chacon wanted to avoid another loss to Hagerman, so she decided to make some adjustments to her lineup.
After a rough start to the game, Loving found its footing and ended the night sweeping district foe Hagerman, 27-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Already with a one set lead, Loving (15-4, 4-1 2A-4) let an early 8-3 lead slip away and allowed Hagerman (10-9, 4-1) to go on a 12-3 run to take a five-point lead. Slowly the Falcons fought back and tied the set at 21. A timeout was called and Loving knew this was its chance to end any hopes of a comeback.
"We knew we needed to pick it up and we knew we needed to start talking more," Loving's Andrica Gomez said. "We were getting down (on ourselves) because we didn't have good passing. We needed that break to take a drink of water then come back and regroup as a team."
Loving made the most of the timeout and went on a 3-1 run to end the set. Following the set win, Chacon simply reminded her team that they had won two sets and just needed one more to end the night.
"I think we started getting down on ourselves," Chacon said of the struggles in the second set. "Coaching girls is a little difficult because you never know if they're going to be there really. We all have bad days. What I remind them during the timeouts is what they're capable of. We get in the huddle and I remind them to get out there and work hard."
Chacon noted that before this match took place she moved around a few key players and the results were just what she wanted.
"I switched around our offense a little bit. I'm utilizing our setter, Taryn (Chacon), a little more," Chacon said. "I put Chasity (Onsurez) in the back row and she had an amazing job tonight with digs. She's never played that position before, but she's an athlete so we can put here wherever and she'll get the job done. It was an all-around great job by everyone."
Onsurez led the Falcons with 36 digs at her new position. Gomez led with 16 kills and finished with a double-double adding 21 digs. Chacon led with 26 assists.
After that emotional comeback in the second set, Loving was in the driver's seat for the entire third set and finished with an emphatic rally play to hand Hagerman its first district loss.
So far in district play, Loving has been the only team to not only beat Hagerman in a match, but win any sets. When these two teams met on Oct. 23, Loving built up a double-digit lead only to see it end in a loss when the Bobcats went on a 14-0 run to close out that set.
"We knew we couldn't get too big-headed," Taryn Chacon said regarding the second set comeback. "We knew we had to finish (the match) and couldn't get too cocky."
Loving has one more regular season game left when the Falcons host Eunice on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
A Falcons win means the Bobcats and Falcons will meet up at a neutral site for one additional match to decide the regular season district champion.


Grizzly bears in the NCDE are still federally protected under the Endangered Species Act, though their population has met recovery goals outlined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To delist grizzlies in the NCDE, regulations must be in place to ensure they will not once again become threatened or endangered.
FWP would work with the NCDE subcommittee to incorporate any changes to the rule resulting from this public process into the conservation strategy.
Public comment will be taken at the Aug. 9 commission meeting in Helena and via live video at all FWP regional offices. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. and will be streamed live via video to all FWP regional offices. The meeting will also be audio streamed online at fwp.mt.gov.


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Jim Morgan ducked under the police tape and pulled his coat tighter against the wind. He moved with hurried steps, little splashes of muddy rainwater billowing around his ankles. He gave a final glance upwards to the dark, cloudy sky, then pushed through the creaky wooden door to the cozy diner within. The layout of the place was extremely basic. A dozen circular tables crowded around the floor, with a cashier's counter fronting a kitchen along the left wall. Across the back wall was the occasional window offering a view of the neighboring Main Street, or at least they would have been under fairer weather. On a stormy night such as this, the interior lights overpowered the external darkness and the windows became large black mirrors. Jim was drawn to the image of his duplicate in the glass, watching him come in from the cold, cup his hands to his mouth, and blow into them for warmth.
"Sir?" a police deputy stood up from his chair and approached him. The officer couldn't have been older than twenty-two, and the way he nervously loitered around made it clear he had no idea what one was supposed to do at a crime scene.
"Barry?" the young man repeated, confusion wrinkling his brow.
"Yes, sir, of course," the officer said, yet he remained on the spot, shifting his weight around uncomfortably. "It's just that—well, he's occupied with the crime scene presently." The young man started to turn his face in the direction of the kitchen doors, but he halted halfway through the motion and instead jerked his thumb over the shoulder instead. Now it was Jim's face that broke in comprehension.
There was a firm finality in Jim's tone and Ellis didn't try to argue the point, instead exhaling slowly and dejectedly shuffling off towards the kitchen door. Meanwhile, Jim turned and walked deeper into the diner, making his way to the dark mirror of a window where he could peered closely at his own reflection. To be sure, there wasn't any of that old innocence left in him now, and not even the miles of tracks under his eyes did justice to the distances he had traveled for this job. He was tired. Tired in ways he couldn't begin to explain. His blinked, then so did his reflection.
"Jim?" A voice called him out of his reverie and he spun around to see Barry emerging out of the kitchen. Barry had barely cleared the door before Ellis followed behind him, much paler in the face now and moving with nervous, rapid footfalls. Barry strode the rest of the way to Jim with a few giant paces, and the two shook hands with a well-practiced familiarity.
Jim nodded, pulling the manila folder out from the dryer confines of his overcoat and handing it to Barry who began thumbing through its contents. The folder was aged, but the case was not. In fact it was so recent that Jim's thumb still bore a black mark where he had smudged it against the freshly-typed details of the case, details that were similarly smudged across his mind.
Harold and Ava Harrison, both in their late sixties.
Found dead in their apartment, by the landlord who had responded to a neighbor's report of loud shouting.
All in broad daylight, yet with no one having seen the perpetrator.
Those last details were a bit uncommon, but not enough to make the case particularly stand out. Thus far Jim had made little progress on the investigation, but that was how many of these went.
Barry had gone directly to the section for evidence. Jim knew there wasn't much there. A couple statements, the phone records, and some stray pieces of mail taken from the home. Barry selected one of these and held it up in its plastic bag. Jim squinted at the paper. Free Cleaning Service.
"The new carpet cleaning business?" Jim asked, remembering the advertisement.
At last Jim was seeing the connection, and the reason why Barry had called him down here. "You found another flier." It wasn't a question.
Barry nodded, handed Jim the casefile he'd been putting together, then left out the front door. Ellis looked up as he left, then back to Jim, evidently uncertain of which detective he was supposed to remain with.
"Go call the morgue to come for the body, I won't be long," Jim told him. "Then go ahead and get home, I'll wait here for them." As the young man enthusiastically left his perch for the phone, Jim swallowed something back that had been rising in his throat and strode towards the diner's kitchen.
Jim held the kitchen door open for the morgue workers as they shuffled out, each carrying an end of the black bag. When they were through he hurried ahead to do the same for them at the diner's main entrance. They thanked him as they progressed to their hearse and he grunted in response. He stepped back into the empty diner and gave it one last sweeping glance, then strode to each of the room's chandeliers to turn them off. The thought occurred that it was a strange thing to do, seeing as there was no living owner to thank him for the gesture. Still, courtesy even to the dead, wasn't that right? Courtesy especially to the dead.
He approached the last table, the one set underneath dark window he had used for a mirror before. He peered back at his reflection and asked himself what he saw there. Was he imagining things, or had a new line appeared under his eyes that very night? His reflection blinked, then so did he.
Jim turned back to the last chandelier, reached up, and turned it off. With the last light doused, darkness swept through the room and the light within the diner no longer overpowered the blackness without. Now visible for the first time was a man outside, staring in through the same window. The man was tall and thin, his hair a motley mess of dark strands, framing a shockingly pale face. His eyes were open in a wide stare, glistening as though they bore unshed tears. His lips were curling back and opening, exposing his teeth in a broad grin. Jim's back was already turned though, and he remained oblivious to the watcher as he walked to the opposite wall, out the front door, and into the night.
As I said in my post on Monday, a good horror story should take residence in the core, fundamental fears inherent to the human condition. My purpose in this story was to focus on a few, such as the fear of innocence lost, the fear of being watched, the fear of being our safe places being made unsafe, and the fear of being powerless. The first two of these you can see in the first half already, and the other two will crop up in the conclusion next week.
One thing that I debated when writing this story was the portrayal of Jim Morgan as the gruff and jaded police detective. I felt that that was such a tired trope, and I didn't want to be going that route just to follow some trend. As I thought about it, though, I felt that within the context of this story it was essential for his character be this way. At his core, Jim fears that he has been tainted, that he has walked through a dark mist and now wherever he goes a part of it might be following him. It is a fear we all have experienced in our moments of guilt, and I could think of no better way to establish it than to write him gruff and tired.
This question of whether your story decisions are being motivated by its needs versus just shoehorning it to match a certain trope or genre deserves further examination, though, and next Monday I will discuss the point further. I'll see you then.


The bipartisan spending agreement from Congress scheduled to be approved this week reportedly sets aside more than $120 million to alleviate the financial burden on agencies tasked with protecting President Donald Trump and his family.
About $60 million will be allocated to the US Secret Service, which requested the additional funds for expenses that include costs for Trump's security detail and protecting Trump Tower in New York City, according to a New York Times report that cited the legislation.
About $34 million of it will go toward the costs of protecting Trump through the end of the fiscal year.
Another $23 million is reported to go toward retrofitting Trump Tower with equipment and personnel — which also requires the government to rent space inside the building, according to a Homeland Security official. With his weekend trips to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump has yet to visit Trump Tower, his primary residence, since taking office; however, his wife, Melania, and his son, Barron have been living there in his absence, according to The Times.
The remaining $60 million is reportedly reimbursing local municipalities — such as New York City and Palm Beach County's "extraordinary law enforcement personnel costs." Protection for Trump in his Palm Beach estate has often drawn the scorn of critics, who highlight the added costs of renting additional golf carts and activating Coast Guard units to provide adequate protection during the president's weekend trips.
"Although the federal government does not otherwise reimburse costs for state or local law-enforcement for activities in support of the Secret Service's protection mission, these funds are being provided in recognition of the extraordinary costs borne by a small number of jurisdictions in which a residence of the president is located," the legislation said, according to The Times.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio thanked New York's lawmakers for helping pass the measure. "We are getting what we are owed," de Blasio said."That's good news for our city and the hardworking police officers faced with this unprecedented security challenge."
"This is an important step," added Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida to The Times. "But now and by the end of the funding bill, we have to have a discussion about whether it is appropriate for the president to bill the taxpayers."
The funding approval is set to expire at the end of this fiscal year, September 30.


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Organized Gangs of Parrots Ravage Guyana
Copied here in its entirety, this article, titled Pomeroon farmers battle parrot, flea invasion, written by Indrawattie Natram, appeared in the March 27, 2014 edition of Guyana Times (The Beacon of Truth). The article is subtitled Asking for guns to keep the birds away.
Carambola Fruit destroyed by the marauding parrots
Amid bitter complaints from rice farmers on the Essequibo Coast about low paddy prices, Pomeroon fruit farmers are up in arms over a parrot and fly invasion of their carambola crops. Cash crop farmers who cultivate carambola in the Lower and Upper Pomeroon River are calling on the Region Two authorities to stave off the attack. According to reports, the pests have been wreaking havoc on the trees for the past month, and came at a time when they were blossoming. One Hackney Canal farmer, Boyan (only name given) explained that the parrots in flock would destroy the leaves and fruits of the trees. Another farmer from Upper Pomeroon, John Williams said the parrots seem bent on not allowing the trees to produce. Williams said the parrots usually inhabit the trees at nights and by morning, the fruits are destroyed, and this is not all. He said the birds appear fixed on making his life miserable as they would make loud and annoying chattering sounds, and as soon as he peeps at his window, they will fly way. Some farmers have been using sling-shots and arrows and bows to stave off the birds, but they say this is not enough, contenting that guns will do a better job. And, on this note, they are calling on the Agriculture Ministry to support their case, with some saying that scaring away the parrots is not enough, as they should be killed and cooked. Region Two Vice Chairman Vishnu Samaroo recently in his report to the Regional Democratic Council, acknowledged the parrot invasion, while calling for urgent counter measures. He said the mischief of the birds has invited swarms of fleas, feasting on the fruits destroyed by the parrots. According to Samaroo, a National Agriculture Research Extension Institute (NAREI) field officer visited several affected farmers and advised on how they should get rid of the fleas. Pomeroon farmers usually harvest thousands of carambola, which they vend at the Charity Market. The fruits are harvested manually by farmers. Some farmers preserve the fruit and use it for cake mix. Carambola cultivation is prevalent in the Pomeroon River and is a main source of livelihood for many there.
The angst. The drama. The visuals. The makings of an epic Greek tragedy. We've got rampaging parrots. We've got flies. We've got embattled farmers fighting off rampaging parrots with bows and arrows, begging their government for guns to defend themselves. And it all must be true, because the Guyana Times advertises itself as The Beacon of Truth! Of course, we're rooting for the parrots.
The parrots of Guyana are not identified, so we can only guess at the species they are. But they are so nefarious, we would think Goffin's cockatoos if this was Australia. Having a Goffin's cockatoo we know what juvenile delinquents they are. We can only imagine the destruction an entire flock of Goffin's cockatoos could wreck.
But this is Guyana. No Goffin's cockatoos native to Guyana that we know of. Twenty-eight species of parrots have been recorded in Guyana, ranging from macaws to Amazons to various parrotlets and parakeets. If we had to guess we would guess Amazon parrots because we know from experience how loud and intimidating Amazons can be. Whatever species of parrot, they were intent on making the life of one farmer, John Williams:
miserable as they would make loud and annoying chattering sounds, and as soon as he peeps at his window, they will fly way.
The rampaging parrots were even driving the besieged farmers to petition the government to allow the parrots to be killed and cooked! Under this pressure government ministers responded to the national crisis:
Vice Chairman Vishnu Samaroo recently in his report to the Regional Democratic Council, acknowledged the parrot invasion, while calling for urgent counter measures.
And if the parrots weren't making life for Guyanese carambola farmers hard enough, the:
mischief of the birds has invited swarms of fleas, feasting on the fruits destroyed by the parrots.
Birds. And parrots. And flies. Oh my. Unfortunately we'll have to wait for the sequel to this article to learn just what the counter measures are, and how effective, since these counter measure aren't addressed in the article. Machine guns? Catapults? Cooking pots? Aerial bombardment? We don't know. But we're betting on the organized gangs of rampaging parrots to continue making life miserable in Guyana.
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The decision of the New York Court of Appeals, in Desrosiers v. Perry Ellis Menswear, LLC., and in Vasquez v. Nat'l Sec. Corp., has created a potential obstacle to early class action settlements in cases filed in New York state courts. Resolving an ambiguity in New York law, the court held that Rule 908 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules requires all members of a putative, uncertified class action to be notified of a proposed settlement, discontinuance, or dismissal. In contrast, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 23 only requires notice of a proposed settlement to members of a certified class.
Rule 908 provides that a "class action shall not be dismissed, discontinued, or compromised without the approval of the court," and that "[n]otice of the proposed dismissal, discontinuance, or compromise shall be given to all members of the class in such manner as the court directs."
In Desrosiers, the plaintiff brought a putative class action alleging that the defendant improperly classified employees as interns, and sought wages on his own behalf and on behalf of similarly situated individuals. After the parties agreed to a settlement on an individual, non-class basis, the defendant moved to dismiss the case. The plaintiff then filed a motion seeking leave to provide notice of the proposed dismissal to all putative class members. The motion was opposed by the defendant based on the argument that the plaintiff had not moved for class certification within the required time. The trial court denied the motion and dismissed the case.
In reversing the lower court's denial of the motion, the Appellate Division ruled that Rule 908 was "not rendered inoperable simply because the time for the plaintiff to move for class certification [had] expired." The Appellate Division observed that notice to putative class members was particularly important where the statute of limitations could run on the putative class members' cases following discontinuance of the individual plaintiff's action.
In Vasquez, an employee of the defendant brought a putative class action claiming that the compensation paid by the defendant fell below the required minimum wage and sought unpaid wages and overtime on behalf of himself and all similarly situated individuals. As in Desrosiers, after the defendant made an individual settlement offer that was accepted by the plaintiff, the defendant moved to dismiss and the plaintiff moved for leave to provide notice of the proposed dismissal to all putative class members. However, unlike Desrosiers, the trial court granted the plaintiff's motion but directed that the case not be marked dismissed until notice was given. The Appellate Division unanimously affirmed.
Ruling on the appeals in both cases, the Court of Appeals held that because Rule 908 does not distinguish between certified and uncertified class actions, the notice requirement applies to both. The court observed that only one 1982 appellate-level decision, Avena v. Ford Motor Co., had addressed this issue. In Avena, the Appellate Division affirmed a trial court decision that refused to approve an individual settlement in a putative class action without first providing notice to the putative class members, even though the class was uncertified. The Court of Appeals found that the absence of any legislative action since Avena (e.g., clarifying that such notice is not required) was "persuasive evidence" that the legislature intended Rule 908 to require such notice.
The Court of Appeals' decision means that all putative class members in a case filed in a New York state court must receive notice of proposed dismissals, discontinuances, and compromises, whether or not a class has been certified. Such notice may not increase the cost of an individual settlement, but may increase the likelihood that an absent class member will seek to pursue an individual claim and/or the class claims that had been initiated by the settling named plaintiff. On the other hand, as the dissent indicates, because the plaintiff presumptively would bear the cost of providing notice, plaintiffs' attorneys may be less likely to bring some class claims in the first place.
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Jim Donaldson returns to Brampton
Jim returns to Brampton College as a Senior Tutor in Chemistry, having previously worked at the College as Vice Principal between 1991 and 2004. Jim helped Bernard Canetti set up 'The Tuition Centre' before it became Brampton! Between 2004 and 2017 Jim has been working at one of the world's premier International Schools, Garden International in Kuala Lumpur, where he acted as Head of Chemistry. While there, Jim set up the OXBRIDGE enrichment programme and the school's Medical Society. Jim's current interests in education include the use of new technologies in the classroom, and he has worked with a variety of online learning platforms such as Edmodo, which Jim will be setting up here at Brampton. Jim is committed to an 'open-door' approach to students and their parents, in order to foster strong and meaningful learning partnerships.
Welcome back Jim!
Ian Simpson
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Julian Schofield
Julian joins Brampton as Head of Biology. After completing his PhD at UCL, Julian spent ten years in scientific research, investigating gene expression in embryonic development and the molecular basis of medical conditions such as muscular dystrophy and diabetes. For the last thirteen years Julian has taught A level Biology, during which he was Head of Science at St Helen's. Throughout this time Julian has had the opportunity to support many students who go on to make successful applications to study Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science. Julian is passionate about instilling students with his own love and fascination for the life sciences, and feels privileged to be able to support young people to achieve their potential and realise their dreams.


〈You Can't Always Get What You Want〉는 1969년 음반 《Let It Bleed》에 수록된 롤링 스톤스의 곡이다. 믹 재거와 키스 리처즈가 쓴 이 곡은 2004년 "역사상 가장 위대한 노래 500곡"에서 《롤링 스톤》이 선정한 역대 최고의 노래 100위에 이름을 올린 후 이듬해 한 자리를 내줬다.
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Arriving in the evening of Friday 6 July, Gyalwa Karmapa was joyfully greeted by many students in Heathrow airport. He then spent the weekend in London where he had a number of private meetings and interviews, including an important interfaith event which we will report here in more detail in due course.
On Sunday 8 July Gyalwa Karmapa travelled from London to Manchester by 1st class Pendolino train, in a carriage only used by his entourage. At Manchester Piccadilly station he was greeted by Lama Jampa Thaye and students from the Dechen Community, who hosted him over the next four days. Many of the Diamond Way dharma friends travelled to receive the initiation of Milarepa given by Gyalwa Karmapa in Harrogate on Monday July 9, as well as his public teachings in Manchester on July 10 and the profound 2-day initiation of Gyalwa Gyamtso in Manchester on 11-12 July (see the Dechen blog).
On Friday 13 July, Gyalwa Karmapa and his entourage returned to London again via 1st class Pendolino for a packed programme of events and engagements. At Euston Station he was greeted by Lama Jigme Rinpoche, who had flown into London from Dordogne the previous evening, as well as many Diamond Way students. Afterwards Gyalwa Karmapa was driven to his residence in London.
Later that evening, Lama Ole Nydahl arrived at Heathrow airport to join the programme for the next days, greeted by many happy students. In the car ride from the airport to the London Diamond Way Buddhist Centre, he was regaled of some of the remarkable events of the previous weeks in the run-up to the decision to grant Diamond Way Buddhism planning permission to complete the purchase of the Beaufoy Institute. Back at the London Centre, the celebrations continued and Lama Ole thanked his students for all the work they had put into the process.
On Saturday July 14 the official programme in London began. Gyalwa Karmapa was greeted by a packed-to-capacity hall at the historic Friends Meeting House on Euston Road.
On behalf of the UK's Diamond Way Buddhist centres we are overjoyed to welcome you to London for the fourth time to share the Buddha's teachings with us.
We are also very pleased to welcome Jigme Rinpoche, Lama Ole Nydahl, and Lama Jampa Thaye, as well as their families, attendants and entourages.
We are fortunate again to be in this auspicious location, where in 1974 your predecessor the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa gave the black crown ceremony in this very hall.
We are also glad that so many of you came, because as you might have heard, this year is very special – and we've been celebrating for the last 10 days.
We are very happy that Diamond Way students could finally fulfil the wish of your predecessor the 16th Karmapa, to create a Landmark in London for the Karma Kagyu Lineage. It will be a cultural jewel for the benefit of many, with a magnificent meditation hall.
So in the near future, many of our events will happen there, and we will be able to welcome you all in this new very hall!
Of course our huge success would not have been possible without your inspiration Gyalwa Karmapa, and the great support we received from Jigme Rinpoche and of course Lama Ole.
So once again thank you very much for being with us!
Gyalwa Karmapa then gave a wonderful talk on the topic of "The Four Immeasurables", based on a teaching by Dza Patrul Rinpoche, from the Kunzang Lamai Shelung. This concerned the meaning of the unconditioned loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity which is the essence of the Bodhisattva path.
In the evening of 14 July, Steve James and Lama Ole Nydahl took to the stage, and Steve James made a presentation about the history of the London Centre, starting from the wish of the 16th Karmapa to create a strong and representative Karma Kagyu Buddhist centre in London. Steve showed the vision and the hard work of the London Sangha, as well as the great support and inspiration we received from many friends and places around the world. After the presentation, Lama Ole continued with a lecture about the Buddha's teachings on Compassion and Wisdom, followed by a session of questions and answers as usual. Afterwards everybody practiced the Guru Yoga on the 16th Karmapa and received a blessing from Lama Ole.
The next day, Sunday 15 July, the programme started in the afternoon with the blessing empowerment of White Dzambhala by Gyalwa Karmapa. The empowerment belongs to the Kadampa lineage of Atisha and is part of the collection of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo called Drulthap Kuntu. H.H. Karmapa received this empowerment from Chogye Trichen Rinpoche in 2002 while on retreat in Le Bost, Dordogne. Before the empowerment Gyalwa Karmapa gave explanations on the meaning of empowerments and particularly the meaning of Dzambhala and outer and inner wealth.
Lama Ole Nydahl was on the stage during the empowerment together with our special guests Lama Jampa Thaye and Dechen Dolma, as well as Gyalwa Karmapa's monastic entourage. Lama Ole Nydahl, Lama Jampa Thaye, and Lama Tsultrim Namgyal had all been together in this very hall in 1974 when the 16th Karmapa gave the black crown ceremony, also to a full-to-capacity venue.
Following the empowerment, Gyalwa Karmapa was thanked for his blessing, which was also understood to be the key to the success in getting the new Landmark Buddhist Centre for the Karma Kagyu lineage in London. Click on the thumbnails below for some impressions of the event.
In agreement with the relevant authorities, on Monday 16 July, Gyalwa Karmapa as well as a group of special guests were shown the site of the future London Diamond Way Buddhist Centre, the Beaufoy Institute building on Black Prince Road, Lambeth. Joining Gyalwa Karmapa and his entourage for the tour were Jigme Rinpoche, Lama Ole Nydahl and Lama Jampa Thaye.
The building had been lovingly cleaned during the preceding week by a team of incredibly hard working and efficient members of the London Sangha. The Beaufoy Institute, which had stood lonely and derelict for so many years, was already cleared of the worst of the debris and had begun to shine, showing a glimpse of the cultural jewel which it will transform into in the coming months and years. Gyalwa Karmapa took his time to bless the building room by room, inside and outside. We aim to publish more pictures soon, and in the meantime we hope the following snaps give a first taste (click on thumbnails to enlarge).
Later that evening at Friends Meeting House, Jigme Rinpoche taught about using Buddhist methods to be calm and effective. Jigmela's timeless wisdom shone through in the answers he gave to the numerous questions from the audience.
On the following day, Tuesday 17 July, Gyalwa Karmapa and his entourage were bid farewell at Heathrow Airport where they departed on the tour to the next destination, the Bodhipath centre in Renchen Ulm. The incredible blessing and inspiration that Gyalwa Karmapa gave during this visit will undoubtedly carry us through the great task we have ahead of us, enabling us to surmount any obstacle.
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Rotech to emerge from bankruptcy: 'Here we go'
ORLANDO, Fla. - Rotech Medical prepared to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late March as a separate company from its troubled parent, Integrated Health Services.
"It will be wonderful to be out," said Rebecca Meyers, Rotech's chief legal officer. "It's kind of fun. Here we go."
Here we go is right, say industry watchers.
By several accounts, Rotech emerges from Chapter 11 not only with a new name, Rotech Healthcare, but with a solid balance sheet, a good business model and a strong entrepreneurial spirit that could portend some significant growth and additional competition for Lincare and Apria. While in bankruptcy, Rotech President Steve Linehan laid the groundwork for just that, working to boost the national's respiratory business and shore up underperforming branches.
"You turn these guys (branch managers) loose with a little back up and the knowledge that from day to day they are going to still be in business, and I think they could wake up," said homecare consultant Arnold McMann of the Corridor Group.
Integrated acquired Rotech in 1997 for $915 million dollars, expecting synergies between Rotech and Integrated's home health and nursing home components. Those synergies never materialized, and when Integrated filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Feb. 2000, it dragged Rotech in with it, even though by all accounts the national HME was profitable.
Coming out of bankruptcy, Rotech will be owned by its creditors and must pay Integrated's creditors $500 million. (Integrated remains in bankruptcy.) But because Rotech no longer has to clear every decision through bankruptcy officials, the administrative savings should be significant.
Rotech's emergence from Chapter 11 could also pay dividends for other HMEs.
"When they come out of bankruptcy, it is a great thing for mergers and acquisitions," said M&A expert Dexter Braff. "I would not be surprised if they are interested in acquisitions. You take someone who was out of the market for a while and put them back in and that can't be bad."
There's already been talk that Rotech has contacted potential acquisition targets.
While Apria and Lincare have adopted a focused integrated approach, Rotech is a comparatively loose network of locations, often doing business under names other than Rotech.
Rotech operates primarily in second tier markets, and because of that referral sources and patients have fewer HMEs to chose from. Consequently, Rotech has not jettisoned supplies and other unprofitable/low margin products lines as have Apria and Lincare. This diversity of product leads at least one industry watcher to bet that in the long run Rotech has greater growth potential than Lincare or Apria.
"Rotech is going after the respiratory business and they've got more at bats," said Jack Eskenazi, senior vice president of American Capital. "They can get respiratory business from their wheelchair, their rehab, from their ostomy business, from all their other modalities that Apria and Lincare don't participate in. I'd bet on Rotech." HME


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Turkish President Abdullah Gül has conceded that Turkey and its closest ally, the United States, hold different views regarding military action against Syria in the aftermath of Damascus' alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians.
In a first official reaction after U.S. President Barack Obama announced he would first seek congressional approval before a strike against Syria, Gül said Obama's decision should be interpreted within the political traditions of the U.S.
"As a neighboring country [to Syria] our feelings are surely different. They are far from [this region] and they have different feelings. Policies should not necessarily overlap all the time," Gül told reporters today before the new Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey G. Karlov, presented his credentials to the president.
Recalling that every country had its own democratic process in taking such important decisions and that Obama's move should be seen within the political dynamics of the U.S., Gül said it was obvious that "internal politics forced" Obama to seek congressional approval.
One of the most important disagreements between Ankara and Washington over a potential American attack against Syria has centered on its scope and objectives, which were deemed to be insufficient by the Turkish government. President Gül suggested that any military action without a political strategy would be fruitless while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan openly advised Obama to broaden the scope of the action to topple the Bashar al-Assad regime and to end the bloodshed.
The U.S. administration, however, prefers to punish Damascus just for the use of chemical weapons with the objective of deterring future use of such weapons of mass destruction. Obama launched an intense lobbying effort on Sept. 1 to sway skeptical lawmakers weighing whether or not to support a military strike against Syria. Obama, as well as Vice President Joe Biden and the White House chief of staff, made individual calls to members of Congress, according to a senior White House official. More meetings, at the White House, were planned for yesterday and today for select members of Congress.
A proposed U.S. action will top the agenda of the G-20 Summit to take place in St. Petersburg on Sept. 5 and 6 as Obama, Erdoğan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from the major Western countries will come together, in a first high-level summit following Syria's chemical attack in Damascus on Aug. 21.
Diplomatic sources said Erdoğan could speak with Putin and other leaders on the sidelines of the summit but a meeting with Obama was not yet pre-scheduled. Obama will only attend the opening ceremony of the summit, sources recalled, and thus might have no time for a bilateral meeting with Erdoğan.
Erdoğan is expected to address the summit and to touch on the international community's double-standard when it comes to intervening in Syria and to resisting the Egyptian coup d'état.


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Kings and emperors could not stop it. War and revolution could not destroy it.
Retrace the historic path of God's word from Mt. Sinai to Plymouth Rock. Meet the scholars, teacher and missionaries whose passionate faith preserved the indestructible book.
From the ancient deserts of Israel to the shores of the New World, "The Indestructible Book" documents an incredible story of faith and sacrifice. This commentary by Bible scholar Ken Connolly tells of believers inspired by God to protect the Bible and carry its message of hope and salvation forward through the centuries.
The Scriptures were banned, burned and ridiculed by rulers of every age, from Roman emporers to English monarchs. Many who dared to read and share the Word met horrible deaths. Yet God's truth could not be crushed. The greatest worldly powers were no match for the mission of the Apostles, crusaders, translators, reformers, preachers and printers dedicated to spreading the Gospel of "The Indestructible Book."
Filmed on location in Israel, Europe, Britain, and the U.S., "The Indestructible Book" captures the spectacular sweep of history with visual images as rich and varied as the story it unfolds.
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It's Cover the Uninsured Week — what about you?
Here is the link to the state Department of Health's press release on public events where you can sign up for Medicaid or Child Health Plus.
About 2.5 million New Yorkers have no health insurance, according to DOH. Frankly, that number sounds low.
What about you? Even people who are technically insured sometimes face awful health insurance Catch-22s. Let me know.


Seven subspecies of the Andean Tinamou have been named, which range from southern Ecuador to Chile and central western Argentina. As the name suggests, this species primarily inhabits montane scrub and grassland, and is also found at the edges of Polylepis forest patches, from 1500 to 4000 m; but there is also a lowland population in western Peru, which is found at 200–900 m. Given the number of described subspecies, it is unsurprising that the species' plumage is highly variable, but this tinamou is always separable from the similar but larger Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) by the presence of spotting on the breast and head sides. The Andean Tinamou is most frequently encountered when a bird flushes with noisy wingbeats from a patch of cover. The birds feed on seeds, buds, fruit, insects, and small fruits, and they nest on the ground, usually under the cover of a bush.


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'We're going to go after you:' Calgary company charged with pandemic price gouging
May 8, 2020 6:47 PM By: Canadian Press
Updated May 8, 2020 7:05 PM
EDMONTON — Alberta has charged a Calgary-based supply company with COVID-19 price gouging, but the company's owner says he himself is paying massively inflated prices just to bring in supplies like masks and sanitizer.
"I'm trying to compete globally — globally. The price is going to be higher," Yan Gong, owner of CCA Logistics Ltd., said Friday.
"Either we make some small profit or we actually donate (the material) to local communities."
Earlier Friday, Premier Jason Kenney announced that CCA is the first company to be charged with price gouging during the pandemic in Alberta.
He said his government will bring the hammer down on those who seek to profit extortionately off the health crisis.
"If you think you are going to gouge your fellow Albertans with ridiculous price increases, exploiting the pandemic, you've got another thing coming," said Kenney. "We're going to go after you and throw the book at you."
Kenney said investigators found last month that CCA Logistics was charging $120 for a mask (a 400 per cent markup) and $39 for hand sanitizer (a 200 per cent markup). The company was charged after it allegedly ignored a warning to stop.
Gong questioned the government comparisons.
On the $39 hand sanitizer, Gong said it was for an oversized bottle of specialized anti-bacterial soap.
"It's 1,000 millilitres," said Gong. "You can use it the whole summer."
Gong added that his company is not just trying to bring in supplies. It's part of a group also donating supplies to grocery chains and to the community.
He is to appear in Calgary provincial court on Aug. 19. He said he won't bring a lawyer.
"I will stand on the stage and tell the judge what happened."
Companies found guilty of price gouging face fines of up to $300,000.
To date, the province said it has received 458 complaints about price gouging related to COVID-19. Of those, 351 are to be investigated.
The complaints include markups on items including masks, hand sanitizer, gloves, soup, flour, toilet paper, baby formula, ground beef and shredded cheese.
It has been nine weeks since Alberta reported its first case of COVID-19.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, reported 81 new cases Friday, bringing the total to 5,983. Of those cases, two-thirds have recovered. There was also one more death, bringing that total to 115.
The province has been dealing with outbreaks mainly at beef processing plants and long-term care facilities.
Hinshaw said Alberta now has its first case in lockup: an inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre.
She said the person didn't show signs of COVID-19 but was put in the quarantine unit on arrival. The inmates was put in a cell with a roommate who also didn't show symptoms, but the next night was ill. Both inmates are now in isolation.
Hinshaw said six people at Canada Post's main sorting facility in north Calgary have also been infected.
Alberta's hospitalization rates — a key indicator to gauge the outbreak — are remaining steady or falling. There are currently 80 people in hospital, 17 of whom are in intensive care.
Kenney announced last week that the government will slowly begin allowing businesses and services to reopen.
Golf courses and gun ranges can now open on a limited basis, and dentists, physiotherapists, social workers and other similar health professionals can also resume business, subject to health rules from their professional bodies.
The main economic relaunch is set for May 14, with retailers, museums, and barbers and hair stylists allowed to open their doors. Public gatherings are to remain restricted to no more than 15 people.
This report by the Canadian Press was first published May 8, 2020.
Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press
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Marple Choral Society performs large-scale works at Norbury Parish Church. Parking at the church itself is limited (therefore restricted to people bringing equipment – because there is a limit to the distance we can ask anyone to carry a double bass – and disabled members/patrons). There are two nearby car parks, one in High Street and the other the Hazel Grove Park and Ride, about five minutes walk from the church.