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The Casón formed part of the ensemble of buildings that comprised the Buen Retiro Palace, of which only the Casón and the Salón de Reinos now survive.
The Casón was designed by Alonso Carbonel, Chief Master of Works of the Buen Retiro Palace, who completed the plans by 1637 although the building was not finished until some years later. Inside, notable features include the paintings in the Salón de Baile (Ball Room) executed by Lucas Giordano around 1697. The building is completely disguised by the re-modelling undertaken in the last third of the 19th century, including the two monumental façades that were designed by the architects Mariano Carderera and Ricardo Velázquez Bosco.
Casón del Buen Retiro
Since the time it was built to house the Palace's Salón de Baile, the Casón has been altered on numerous occasions and used for a wide variety of purposes, particularly over the last two centuries, as follows:
Between 1834 and 1877 it was used among other purposes as the Cámara del Estamento de Próceres (the forerunner of the modern-day Senate or Upper House) , the Royal Topographical Cabinet, and as a gymnasium for Prince Alfonso. During the latter period, in 1868, the Crown's possessions were seized and the City Council of Madrid took over the running of the Buen Retiro.
From 1877 to 1960 the Casón housed the Museo de Reproducciones Artísticas, created on the initiative of the then President of the Government, Antonio Canovas del Castillo.
In 1960, when that museum was moved to the Museo de América, the Casón was used as a temporary exhibition space by the State Office of Fine Arts until 1971. At that point it was handed over to the Museo del Prado for the display of its 19th-century collections which had formerly been in the Museo de Arte Moderno.
From 1971 to 1981 the Prado exhibited its 19th-century paintings and sculptures in the Casón. In 1981 Picasso's Guernica arrived in Spain and became part of the Museum's collection, resulting in the need to dismantle the display on the main floor in order to install Picasso's bequest in the Salón de Luca Giordano (the former Salón de Baile). The 19th-century collection was thus re-hung in the rest of the building, at times with difficulty due to the narrow dimensions of the rooms and the large size of the paintings.
In 1992, Guernica was moved to the recently-established Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. As a result, the 19th-century collection was re-displayed in the Casón. With the Royal Decree governing Collections of 1994, the Prado once more had to re-organise the display of these works in different rooms. This display remained in situ until 1997 when the building was closed for its most recent re-modelling and enlargement.
Library and study centre
The Museo del Prado has one of the best and least known art libraries in Madrid. It specialises in painting and sculpture from the Middle Ages to the 19th century and also has important holdings of books on drawings, prints, classical sculpture and the decorative arts. The Library has 70,000 books, 1,000 periodical titles, as well as audiovisual works and manuscripts. It is particularly rich in foreign publications including exhibition catalogues, museum catalogues, monographs on artists etc, many of them hard to find in other Spanish libraries. The Library also has an important collection of auction catalogues.
Library. Casón del Buen Retiro
The Museum makes considerable investments in the acquisition of new titles for the Library. The most significant additions are two important private libraries. This first is that of José María Cervelló (born Cadiz 1947) comprising around 10,000 volumes including a remarkable collection of classical treatises on art and architecture. The second is the library of the Daza-Madrazo family, consisting of around 1,000 books largely from the magnificent library of José de Madrazo (1781-1859), Painter to Ferdinand VII and Director of the Museo del Prado from 1838 to 1851. In addition, the Museum acquired by donation the library of the collector Antonio Correa consisting of 1,500 volumes and an interesting group of illustrated periodicals and books on Modernism.
The Library occupies various floors in the Casón. Having entered via the vestibule on calle Alfonso XII, the user finds the Reading Room and the open access reference library that occupies the former Salón de Baile with the ceiling painting by Luca Giordano. This floor also houses the user services rooms (information, facilities for making copies, computer terminals for consulting the catalogue etc) and internal offices. The book stores are located on Floors 0 and -1. These stores have been equipped with optimum environmental and security measures.
The Library is open to all those who need to use its holdings, with the only restriction being their correct conservation. Nonetheless, and due to its particular nature, the Library is primarily oriented towards researchers, firstly the technical staff of the Museum and future students of the Escuela del Prado. The library offers consultation facilities in the Reading Room, bibliographical information, and access to its electronic and copying facilities. Given that it is a specialist library, books are not loaned out although there is an inter-library loan service.
The Study Centre
The Action Plan approved in October 2004 envisaged the creation of a Study Centre and its installation in the Casón del Buen Retiro, within the proposed Prado Campus.
The re-modelling of the Casón allows for the Curatorial Departments, the Archive, Library and the Documentary holdings to be housed together. In addition, the Casón also houses the Academic Chair of the Museo del Prado, which aims to be an international institution of the highest level. This project enables the Museum to fully implement its educational aims and aspirations, which have been present since its foundation.
The Academic Chair of the Museo del Prado
The Museum's strength lies in its artistic and historical collections and its team of professionals, and together these elements constitute the pillars of the Academic Chair of the Museo del Prado, which bring together various initiatives focused on its dual mission of training and research. The first, which is aimed at specialist students, result in an increase in Museological studies, covering Restoration, Curatorship and Collection Management, as well as offer further studies for graduate students and high level training for professionals. The starting point for all these activities is the establishment of a grant programme for its first students.
With regard to the second aspect, that of research, the Academic Chair counts on the participation in the life of the Museum of Spanish and international scholars through collaborative programmes with other institutions and research fellowships, making the Centre's facilities available for them to undertake research.
The activities of the Museum's Curatorial departments and the programmes of the Academic Chair of the Museo Nacional del Prado occupy two floors of the Casón (Floors 1 and 2).
The Casón in the Prado Campus
On 20 October 2004, at a plenary session of the Royal Board of Trustees of the Museo del Prado, the Action Plan 2005-2008 was approved. The text of this Plan proposed concentrating the Museum's Permanent Collection in the Villanueva-Jerónimos complex, integrating the display of the 19th-century collections into the historical collection for the first time. In addition, and as a key element in the so-called Prado Campus project, the Plan approved the creation of a Study Centre for the Museum which would be housed in the Casón del Buen Retiro.
In line with the concept approved in the Action Plan and following its inauguration in 2008, the Casón will be used in the following manner:
Basement Level 1: Internal installations and services
Ground Floor: Library, Archive and Documentary Centre
Principal Floor: Reading Room of the Library
Floor 1: Board Room, Curatorial Departments and the Escuela del Prado
Floor 2: Curatorial Departments
Restoration work on the Casón was completed in October 2007.
The re-modelling and enlargement
The project to re-model and enlarge the Casón del Buen Retiro was supervised by the Infrastructure Management Department of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The design and construction of the project were awarded to UTE NECSO-FCC in 1988 under the direction of the architects Jaime Tarruel (for the UTE) and Manuel Martín Rabadán (for the Infrastructure Management Department).
The project consisted of excavating two new floors and consolidating the entire structure of the building, which was discovered to be extremely unstable at the outset of the project. This delicate and laborious process benefited from the technical support of the CEDEX. Almost the entire structure of the building was lined with new cement walls, guaranteeing its stability and allowing for the excavation of two new floors through the use of a system of micro-piles.
The addition of these two new floors resulted in a further 3,157 square metres of floor space, almost doubling the pre-existing surface area. The Casón has a total surface area of 8,233.65 square metres.
During the process of re-modelling, the ceiling with Luca Giordano's painting was stabilised and restored by the AGORA restoration team, supervised by technicians from the Museo del Prado and the Instituto de Patrimonio Histórico.
The ceiling of the Casón during its restoration.
The Allegory of the Golden Fleece by Giordano
The ceiling of the Casón was painted by Luca Giordano (1634-1705), a Neapolitan artist known in Spain as Lucas Jordán. In 1692 the artist was summoned by Charles II to decorate the staircase and vaults of the Basilica of El Escorial (1692-1694). He then embarked on the decoration (now lost) of the office and bedroom of the king in the Palace of Aranjuez; the Casón del Buen Retiro (ca.1697); the Sacristy of Toledo Cathedral (1698); the Royal Chapel of the Alcázar (destroyed); and San Antonio de los Portugueses in Madrid (1699). The ascent to the throne of Philip V in 1701 and the start of the War of Spanish Succession resulted in the artist's return to Naples in 1702. He died there in 1705, leaving behind an extremely large oeuvre and a considerable fortune.
The subject depicted on the ceiling of the Casón is The Allegory of the Golden Fleece in the form of an homage to the Spanish monarchy executed during the reign of the last Spanish Habsburg monarch. The composition commemorates the foundation of the Order of the Golden Fleece, established by the Dukes of Burgundy and brought to Spain by Charles I who belonged to that ducal house. In Giordano's composition a large number of allegorical figures referring to the political power of the monarchy are grouped around a celestial sphere with the signs of the Zodiac. From it hangs the decoration of the royal Order in the form of a golden chain with a lamb.
The artistic importance of Giordano's ceiling, which is one of the masterpieces in the Prado's collection, seems to explain why the Casón survived whereas most of the other buildings in the Buen Retiro complex disappeared with the construction of the Jerónimos area. The restoration of the painting, undertaken as part of the re-modelling of the building, involved the consolidation of the fresco's original paint, of which around 80% survives.
The restoration of this room was undertaken with the aim of placing the greatest possible emphasis on the ceiling, reinstalling the interior balcony which originally ran round the room and equipping it with a new lighting system.
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RCSO: Missing Eagleville kids found in North Carolina
The missing Eagleville children were reunited with their father Saturday.
RCSO: Missing Eagleville kids found in North Carolina The missing Eagleville children were reunited with their father Saturday. Check out this story on dnj.com: https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2019/09/03/rcso-missing-eagleville-kids-found-north-carolina/2203163001/
Brinley Hineman, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal Published 5:45 p.m. CT Sept. 3, 2019 | Updated 3:47 p.m. CT Sept. 4, 2019
Father Brad Robinson hugs his children who have been missing from Eagleville after their mother took them and fled the state. (Photo: Lisa Marchesoni)
According to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, two missing Eagleville children were found in North Carolina.
Jocelyn Jane Robinson, 6, and Jaxon Levi Robinson, 4, were found in Moorehead City, North Carolina, after they were taken from Tennessee by their mother, Amy Marie Newell-Robinson last week.
The children's father, Brad Robinson, told the RCSO that a woman at the shelter where the mother and kids were living contacted the sheriff's office.
Amy Marie Newell-Robinson (Photo: Rutherford County Sheriff's Office)
A Carteret County Sheriff's Office deputy located the family, and children's service workers took care of the children until the father arrived to North Carolina over the weekend.
"(Jocelyn) grabbed ahold of me and didn't let go," Robinson said.
It wasn't immediately clear on Tuesday afternoon if Newell-Robinson had been arrested.
The parents shared custody of the children, but Newell-Robinson fled the state with them ahead of a custody hearing. The father now has full custody of his children, according to a news release.
Newell-Robinson facing extradition
Newell-Robinson is facing extradition from North Carolina back to Rutherford County, but the process may take up to several weeks, Eagleville Police Chief David Breniser said by phone Wednesday.
Breniser said the Rutherford County District Attorney's Office is working to extradite the mother, but since she refused to sign a waiver of extradition, it will take weeks.
"It's a time-consuming process," the chief said.
Both Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will have to sign documents to bring Newell-Robinson back to Rutherford County.
Reach Brinley Hineman at bhineman@gannett.com and on Twitter @brinleyhineman.
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The best paid Android games of the first half of 2020
by Vicky O. Torres 8th August 2020 8th August 2020
Saturday is a time to take a break from the hustle and bustle and relax. For many, relaxation is closely related to video games, and where is the easiest place to play? Right! On a smartphone. Today, in our now traditional selection of games, let's talk about the best paid games of the first half of 2020. If you are already disappointed and managed to say that you are not going to pay for the games, do not rush to leave. Among the examples given, there is something to be interested in, so enjoy Saturday, the last month of summer and beautiful games without unnecessary advertising, but with an interesting storyline.
Good games cost money, and today's selection will try to prove it.
Paid Android Games
I want to say right away – do not rush to buy games from the list. First, watch the videos and read the reviews and only then make a decision. And of course, do not forget that games can be returned in some cases. Also keep in mind that not all games are in Russian. Although, in some of them, special knowledge of English is not required.
Crashlands is a smart game
Crashlands is a very well thought out game that sends your protagonist to a dangerous planet on a mission to build a base, defeat enemies, and ultimately escape back into space. The combat system is simple and fun. Gathering resources and creating something from them is easy, so the gameplay will not strain you.
Among other things, the game has a lot of humor that does not interfere with the exciting gameplay. And there is also a level editor if you want to get confused.
Download Crashlands for 690 rubles
Reigns: Her Majesty – Tinder-style swipe
This is a continuation of the previously released game. In it you will have to make decisions that will decide the fate of the kingdom. You can change the balance of power in the kingdom, such as the relationship between people, church and army.
Why would I choose Android for games over iOS
Of course, the game will take into account your "wishes", so it can in some way be called a kingdom management simulator. The mechanics of the game may sound simple, but there have been enough positive reviews for it to be considered good.
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Download Reigns: Her Majesty for 249 rubles
The Room: Old Sins – atmospheric puzzle
The Room: Old Sins is the latest in a beloved puzzle series that focuses on manipulating objects in confined spaces. The player must explore mysterious places, solve obscure clues, and use bizarre devices to uncover the secrets of Waldegrave Estate. You will also have to look for hidden objects.
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The level of graphical detail and sound quality will immerse you in a creepy story, making the entire game feel intense. Even if you can't find the time to solve the final puzzle – when you get stuck, the game will offer you more and more understandable clues.
Download The Room: Old Sins for 399 rubles
Homo Machina – try to collect
This game may seem strange to many. However, it is prepared by the European studio ARTE and has an intriguing concept. The Darjeeling developers are inspired by the work of Fritz Kahn, a doctor and scientist, who described the workings of the human body using machines as metaphors.
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If the human body is a machine that looks like a giant factory, the player is tasked with managing a staff: the little people inside a human whose job it is to make everything run smoothly. The plot of the game consists of several situations that can be solved in the form of puzzles – from simple ones, such as eating, to more difficult ones, such as going on a date. As with the real human body, everything is interconnected, so to solve one problem you need to solve several puzzles in different parts of the body. Interesting and unusual.
Download Homo Machina for 259 rubles
Thimbleweed Park – a bit of nostalgia
The latest adventure game from legendary Monkey Island designer Ron Gilbert perfectly combines old-time nostalgia with modern convenience.
You have to control a couple of weird FBI agents investigating a murder mystery in an equally obscure city. You need to explore different locations, talk to quirky characters, and collect and use items in the right way to solve puzzles.
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The ability to switch between different characters in different locations adds another layer of depth, but if that's too hard for you, there's even an "easy" mode if you just prefer to enjoy the story and retro graphics.
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Download Thimbleweed Park 590 rubles
Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition – for those who are older
Planescape: Torment will appeal to those who loved to play in 2000 and perfectly remember the masterpieces of that time, including Dungeons and Dragons. Fortunately, this is a game that resembles the classics, but at the same time gives the player the opportunity to enjoy modern convenient controls and settings. The game also has a cool soundtrack.
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If you give Planescape: Torment a try and enjoy it, check out other games from Beamdog, such as Baldur's Gate. Perhaps you will also find something that will interest you in it.
Download Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition 799 rubles
The Quest is another old school
Don't let the generic name confuse you. Quest by Redshift games is an old-school open-world first-person RPG with hand-drawn graphics and a great storyline. It is somewhat reminiscent of classic Elder Scrolls games such as Daggerfall.
The Quest is based on a complex plot, but the game does not lead you along strict rails, but offers you a huge fantasy world. In it you will need to complete various quests and missions. There is no need to rush through the passage – you can just play at your own pace and have fun. But remember that your choices can change the outcome of the plot.
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The game isn't cheap, but you get many hours of gameplay without annoying ads. I can only add that the game is often distributed at a discount, so you can take your time to buy it and keep track of the price.
Download The Quest 469 rubles
Immortal Rogue – vampire game
In this game you will play as a vampire who wakes up to eat every 100 years. On this path, you will pass several different civilizations. At different times you will have different enemies that you need to defeat, and at the same time find the items that are needed to complete the game. Your timeless protagonist may end up killing enemies with a magical sword, a dinosaur skull helmet and a robotic fist or other slightly weird objects.
The game gets really difficult in places and your character can get killed. But he will be reborn, becoming stronger. And he will also have assistants who can assist in solving some problems.
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Download Immortal Rogue for 409 rubles
Riptide GP: Renegade – Racing for Android
This racing game has been around for several years, but it still receives regular updates and competes on equal terms with the leaders of the ratings of similar games. You have to play as a pilot of a cool jet ski. The controls are fluid and responsive, and the graphics are great, with impressive water physics that add extra complexity, yet addictiveness to the game. To make it even more interesting, the creators have thought of many different locations.
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The game features a story-driven career mode campaign in which you follow the tale of an illegal racer evading the authorities. If you get tired of competing with the computer, there is an online mode in which you can fight with 8 players from all over the world.
The game has an internal currency, but it is needed only in order to develop in the game. You don't have to buy it – you can only earn it in the game. Simply put, everything depends on you and no one will take money from you.
Download Riptide GP: Renegade for 189 rubles
Uciana is a decent indie strategy game
Uciana is a space strategy game that came out of nowhere this year, but made the most satisfying impression. The coolest thing is that it only costs 65 rubles, but it still has no in-app purchases. Nowadays, this is rare even for paid games.
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You can play as several different space civilizations – from humans to interstellar crabs. Each of them has its own characteristics and design of the ship, which gives them a special flavor. The goal of the game will be galactic domination, which is achieved through research, economic growth, technological research and, of course, diplomacy and war. However, if you take the time to get comfortable, Uciana is one of the best strategy games for mobile that isn't tainted by monetization.
Download Uciana 65 rubles
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Although he left full-time work at Microsoft in 2006 to work full-time on the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, his wealth doubled between 2009 and 2014. Despite his best attempts to give away a huge chunk of his fortune ($28 billion and counting) to charities all over the world, he's continuously on the top of every single rich-list out there. His fortune will only continue to rise, so if his investments carry on making the return that they have been.
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Q: How do I send a Federation Proposal to GitBlit mirror? I was able to stand up our GitBlit 1.8.0 server with Federation enabled and it is generating the 3 tokens during startup, however, when logging into the server as Admin, it does not show the Federation link (as per the documentation) in the navigation menu to visit the Federation page for sending a proposal to the mirroring GitBlit server.  Google images shows that the link was present in the 1.6.x version but it's not here in the 1.8.0 version.  I also looked in the Admin user context menu but there is nothing mentioning Federation.
Where is the link to the Federation page to send a proposal?

A: I finally figured it out.  As per the documentation, the gitblit.properties must include the git.enableGitServlet=true and federation.passphrase=<simplepassword> to enable the Federation feature in the origin server.  The origin GitBlit server needs to also contain the following property to display the Federation link on the Admin context menu:
web.showFederationRegistrations=true

Without this property, Federation may be enabled but the link to the Federation page to issue proposals and view the various server configuration settings available for federating will not appear on the main page.  The origin server must be restarted for the property changes to take effect.

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Statement on Pope Francis remark regarding civil unions
In a documentary film entitled FRANCESCO that premiered in Italy last week, an old interview with Pope Francis conducted in Spanish appeared where he said the following:
"Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They're children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out, or be made miserable because of it… What we have to create is a civil union law (emphasis added). That way they are legally covered," the pope said. "I stood up for that."
Many interpreted this statement on creating "ley convivencia civil" i.e., "a civil union law" as a Papal endorsement on same sex marriage.
Many countered that this is merely call for "civil co-existence" with people with same sex attraction, i.e., that there should be laws created to assure that same-sex attracted peoples and couples are not unjustly discriminated against.
We offer several points for reflection over the matter:
1. Did Pope Francis just change Church teaching on Same Sex Unions?
Pope Francis has been consistent in defending natural marriage as a divinely willed institution between a man and woman, committed to live together for life, for the purpose of conception and rearing and education of children, for the good of society. Even as a Cardinal in Buenos Aires, he has spoken boldly in favor of natural marriage:
In an article that came out on L'Osservatore Romano, the then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Primate of Argentina, has said that if a proposed bill giving same-sex couples the opportunity to marry and adopt children should be approved, it will "seriously damage the family."
He made the statement in a letter addressed to each of the four monasteries in Argentina, asking the contemplatives to pray "fervently" that legislators be strengthened to do the right thing.
He added: "In the coming weeks, the Argentine people will face a situation whose outcome can seriously harm the family…At stake is the identity and survival of the family: father, mother and children. At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and a mother and willed by God. At stake is the total rejection of God's law engraved in our hearts."
Cardinal Bergoglio concluded: "Let us not be naive: this is not simply a political struggle, but it is an attempt to destroy God's plan. It is not just a bill (a mere instrument) but a 'move' of the father of lies who seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God."
2. Does the Church care for same sex attracted persons?
A big yes.
As a good pastor and leader of the Catholic Church, we see Pope Francis calling for legal protection of "civil unions" between same sex attracted persons which we cannot deny exist. While their union is in no way being endorsed as a marriage and a sacrament, the Pope is calling that rights that accrue to them as legal persons and children of God be given them and be covered by law. To make an imperfect analogy, even offenders of the
law have rights and those rights have to be covered and protected by law. Such protection in is no way an endorsement of criminal activity but simply an assurance that EVERYBODY have rights before the law.
3. What is the proper forum where we can know official Church teaching?
The statement on a call for a "law on civil union" was made in a context of a casual interview. Pope Francis was not speaking in a position of teaching as the supreme teacher of the faith. A Pope's personal views on things and formal proclamations can have differences in nuances and interpretations. Personal interviews and casual conversations do not have the power to effect changes in doctrinal and pastoral programs of the Church. Neither do they have the doctrinal, canonical and pastoral weight of a formal encyclical or apostolic exhortation.
4. What has Pope Francis officially taught about same sex unions?
If we want to know what the Pope formally teaches and endorses as the leader of the Catholic Church, we turn to official documents like Encyclicals, Apostolic Exhortations and Letters. And speaking of official Magisterial Pronouncements, this is what Pope Francis has laid down as the official position of the Magisterium of the Church: From Amoris Laetitia n. 250:
"The Church makes her own the attitude of the Lord Jesus, who offers his boundless love to each person without exception. During the Synod, we discussed the situation of families whose members include persons who experience same-sex attraction, a situation not easy either for parents or for children. We would like before all else to reaffirm that every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected in his or her dignity and treated with consideration, while 'every sign of unjust discrimination' is to be carefully avoided (emphasis added), particularly any form of aggression and violence. Such families should be given respectful pastoral guidance, so that those who manifest a homosexual orientation can receive the assistance they need to understand and fully carry out God's will in their lives."
Again from Amoris Laetitia n. 251 on the character of Same Sex Unions:
"In discussing the dignity and mission of the family, the Synod Fathers observed that, 'as for proposals to place unions between homosexual persons on the same level as marriage, there are absolutely no grounds for considering homosexual unions to be in any way similar or even remotely analogous to God's plan for marriage and family'" (emphasis added). It is unacceptable 'that local Churches should be subjected to pressure in this
matter and that international bodies should make financial aid to poor countries dependent on the introduction of laws to establish 'marriage' between persons of the same sex'".
Let us continue to pray for the Holy Father and his solemn duty to sail the bark of Peter safely afloat amidst the confusion and challenges of the modern times.
FR. JOEL O. JASON
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Ben Affleck on Batman v Superman: People Actually Like This Movie
By Rohan Nadkarni
Batman v Superman officially opens in theaters today. After years of hype and a relentless marketing campaign, the anticipation for the movie deflated in the days before its release, with critics across the country hammering the film. As of Friday morning, the movie was sitting at a 30 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, a borderline disaster for a movie of this magnitude.
This Batman v. Superman Showdown Sure Looks Awfully One-Sided
Congratulations everyone, it seems your predictions were correct
Ben Affleck may not be bearing the brunt of the criticism—by most accounts, he's a solid Batman—but the dude certainly looks weary-as-hell while promoting this film. Last night, Affleck stopped by Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, and spent most of his time playing with puppies and talking about Congolese coffee. Fallon, in a heroic attempt to kowtow to his guest, claimed the film was getting critical praise, and found two nice comments about Affleck amongst the horde of negative reviews. But even Affleck wasn't hearing it, and adopted what seems to be the movie's new party line.
"Please, don't scare people into thinking this is a critical film," Affleck said. "We're not going for the film critics' circle. This is an audience movie. People actually like this movie."
Affleck certainly doesn't have to worry about one thing: No one is scared about Dawn of Justice being a critical film. Will "the people" actually like the film? Early returns don't seem to be great there either, although the movie is bound to make a ton of money its first couple weeks in theaters.
What Affleck should probably worry about: The Justice League movie, the first of two parts, begins filming on April 11. Affleck, who was on a hot streak of critically acclaimed, Oscar-baity films, is now stuck with the DC universe for at least two more films.
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60 Years of the Transatlantic Jet Age
How BOAC beat Pan American World Airways in a race to begin the first scheduled transatlantic jet services between London and New York.
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BOAC De Havilland DH106 Comet 4 Aircraft, London Airport, 4 October 1958 (Image Credit: British Airways)
Today, Thursday 4 October 2018, marks 60 years since the first passenger jet service from London to New York.
One of British Airways predecessor airlines, BOAC, flew two de Havilland Comet 4 aircraft between London and New York International Airport, Idlewild.
This was a mere 24 hours after the Port Authority of New York granted approval for passenger jet services following concerns over noise. It was also less than a month after the aircraft had been delivered to the airline and it had received its certificate or air worthiness.
The westbound flight left London at 09:55 local time and landed in New York at 15:15 local time after a refuelling stop for one hour and ten minutes in Gander, Newfoundland. The total journey time was 10 hours and 20 minutes
There were 31 passengers out of a capacity for 48 on the aircraft. They included Sir Gerald D'Erlanger, Chairman of the board of BOAC. He carried a letter from the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Denis Truscott to Mayor Wagner of New York. There were 12 paying passengers, many of whom had made reservations in anticipation of passenger jet services years ago and were only called to travel at very short notice. There were two classes of travel, First and Deluxe.
The aircraft carried 15 crew members, instead of the usual 8. One of the cabin crew members was Peggy Thorne who made a return visit to British Airways yesterday.
Flight and cabin crew operating a BOAC De Havilland DH106 Comet 4 at London Airport, 4 October 1958 (Image Credit: British Airways)
Peggy Thorne, Cabin Crew for BOAC visiting British Airways (Image Credit: British Airways)
The eastbound flight left New York at 07:01 local time and arrived in London at 18:13 local time. This was a record journey time of 6 hours and 12 minutes for a commercial aircraft flying across the atlantic. It had arrived 32 minutes ahead of schedule, travelling at an average speed of 580 miles an hour and hitting a top speed of 640 miles an hour.
This cut the journey time in half compared to piston driven aircraft. The flight initially operated weekly, but soon increased to daily.
BOAC had been in race with Pan American World Airways to operate the first transatlantic jet flight, which it had won. Pan Am had taken out advertisements in UK newspapers promising to operate the first jet flight. "British Gloat As Their Comet Wins Race To Inaugurate Transatlantic Services" was the headline in the New York Times on 5 October 1958.
Pan American actually had a Boeing 707 aircraft in London ready to operate flights. This was a larger aircraft with capacity for 86 passengers in First Class, 143 in tourist class and 163 in economy class. However, it did not begin scheduled flights until 17 November, partly due to difficulties in negotiating with pilot unions. The transatlantic rivalry did not abate. "707 Outruns The Comet At Sea" was the headline in the New York Times on 19 November 1958 after a Pan Am Boeing 707 overtook a BOAC Comet, beating it by 11 minutes to fly to New York.
60 Years On
British Airways Poster "London to New York. 7 times daily."
British Airways New Club World Advertisement circa 2006 (Image Credit: British Airways)
Today, 7 airlines operate more than 30 flights a day from London to New York alone. The transatlantic market, and the London – New York route in particular, has attracted many new airlines. Some have been successful. Others, as we have seen this week with Primera Air, have not.
In the sixty years since the first passenger jet flight we have seen Concorde come and ago, the arrival of the Boeing 747, the disappearance of Pan Am and TWA, many start-ups come and go such as eos, Laker Airways, MaxJet and Silverjet, the testing of the all-business class and low cost long-haul models, next generation aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 and the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A321 Long Range single aisle aircraft.
Next year, we will see both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic launch the Airbus A350-1000 with new Club World and Upper Class cabins respectively proving it is still one of the most fiercely competitive long-haul markets in the world.
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Use the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Catalogue to find specific buildings in articles and some books. RIBA is the primary British professional organization for architects and it maintains a comprehensive library.
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The classic architectural drawing compendium--now in a richly updated edition Today's most comprehensive compendium of architectural drawing types and methods, both hand drawn and computer generated, Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods remains a one-of-a-kind visual reference and an outstanding source of guidance and inspiration for students and professionals at every level. This Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the growing influence of digital drawing. Features include: More than 1,500 drawings and photographs that demonstrate the various principles, methods, and types of architectural drawing.
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Attain the knowledge and skills required to read complete sets of working drawings for residential and light commercial construction. This easy-to-use manual explores all facets of print reading, with examples and illustrations taken from actual architectural prints that provide readers with the information they need to create "real world" working drawings. Computer-aided design and drafting is underscored through the use of CADD-generated print reading examples, illustrations, and exercises that comply with the highest industry standards. Quality and standardization in all architectural and construction print examples is emphasized.
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Special Collections in the basement of Allen Library, has a wealth of photos on architecture, such as the Dearborn-Massar Collection of mid-century Seattle architecture. It has many others.
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Q: Finding the position of a succession of blanks in large data set - EXCEL I'm going through a large amount meteorological data through excel in order to do some climatic modelling on a building. As a lot of data out there, there are some missing chunks.
So my first concern was to figure out the largest succession of blanks in my data I have done this by using =MAX(FREQUENCY(IF(T5:T101893="",ROW(T5:T101893)),IF(T5:T101893<>"",ROW(T5:T101893)))).
So this returns the maximum succession of blanks in a given column. In my case the maximum succession of blank cells was 28.
What I would like to figure out is where in the 101,893 lines is that succession of 28 blanks.
I've tried scouring the internet without much success. I've also tried using the match and index functions by trying to match an array of 28 blanks (which obviously didn't work) or an array of 28 1s (I made an extra column next to my data with =if(T5="",1,0)), so it could match my array to the one in that column and return its position. It returned an incorrect position.

A: In the following simplified example below, the helper column tracks the 'run' of blanks using:
=IF(AND(ISBLANK(A1),ISBLANK(A2)),B1+1,1)

Which you copy down to the last row of data. You can then use this formula to get the row of the max of the 'longest' run:
=MATCH(MAX(B2:B25),B2:B25)+1

In that formula, I've use +1 (at the end) because there is 1 row with headers. In your sheet it needs to be +x where x is the number of headers and blank rows etc at the top of your sheet.
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A: Conditional Formatting might help, once you know how many sequential blanks to look for. Select entire data area (assumed starting in A1), clear any existing CF from it and HOME > Styles - Conditional Formatting, New Rule..., Use a formula to determine which cells to format and Format values where this formula is true::
=COUNTIF(A1:A28,"")=28

Format..., select red fill, OK, OK.
Unless you have other red fill in the sheet, should be very evident where such a sequence starts, column by column. If in doubt, filter each column in turn for blanks.
If your sheet then grinds to a halt, apply standard red fill where the CF has and then remove CF from the sheet.


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These are similar to standard art markers and contain FDA compliant dyes. These markers contain a reservoir of ink and the ink moves from the reservoir to the tip via fibers as the ink from the tip is placed on the skin.
To apply these markers there is nothing special to do – just write and replace the cap when finished.
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The recent 3TERA AppStore announcement is the latest example of the software systems marketplace enabled by virtualization and cloud computing. How much of your future IT will be "preconfigured" for the cloud?
In conjunction with the well attended Interop and Enterprise Cloud Summit conferences in Las Vegas this week, cloud infrastructure and service vendor 3TERA announced the 3TERA AppStore, an online portal containing a variety of "cloud ready" components for use on their AppLogic platform. This is the latest commercialization of cloud image stores, and another example of how cloud computing enables marketplaces that were difficult or impossible to do before.
One of the earliest example of this trend comes from none other than Amazon, which provided a commercial payment system (called DevPay) for their Amazon Machine Image store some time ago. What has come of that experiment is in fact an amazing adoption rate for even some of the biggest software system companies in the business, including Oracle and IBM.
Others are working to catch up in this space as well. I know that at least one of the major IaaS providers and one of the cloud management vendors are working to make a play in this space. Getting people to buy pre-configured, pre-architected enterprise software to run in various cloud platforms is going to be an integral part of the cloud experience, and probably a very profitable one.
The 3TERA offering focuses, of course, on their platform, but AppLogic is one of a few platforms that take a true "virtual data center" approach to the problem. Sun's new cloud is another. My gut tells me that these guys have a bit of an advantage when it comes to "packaging" enterprise apps for the clouds, as they can easily include network and storage with the server architecture in one SKU.
Initial AppStore partners include CohesiveFT, Layer 7 Technologies, SOASTA, Tap In Systems, and Zeus Technology.


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'Fire and Fury' book released, blowing open GOP feud
WASHINGTON (AP) - The acrimony surrounding former White House adviser Steve Bannon's very public break with President Donald Trump is escalating, suggesting a permanent split between the president and the pugilistic strategist who helped put him in the Oval Office.
The new fissure in an already fractious Republican Party cast doubt on Bannon's hopes to foment a movement centered on "Trumpism without Trump."
It already has cost him a key backer. Rebekah Mercer, the billionaire GOP donor and Breitbart co-owner, issued a statement Thursday distancing her family from Bannon.
"I support President Trump and the platform upon which he was elected," she said. "My family and I have not communicated with Steve Bannon in many months and have provided no financial support to his political agenda, nor do we support his recent actions and statements."
Trump hailed that move on Twitter Friday, saying: "The Mercer Family recently dumped the leaker known as Sloppy Steve Bannon. Smart!"
White House officials described the president as furious at Bannon's criticisms, laid out in an explosive new book that quoted the former aide as questioning Trump's competence and describing a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between Donald Trump Jr., Trump campaign aides and a Russian lawyer as "treasonous" and "unpatriotic."
On Twitter Thursday night, Trump said the book was full of "lies, misrepresentations and sources that don't exist." He also came up with a new nickname for Bannon: "Sloppy Steve."
A parade of administration officials and allies worked to discredit Bannon as a disgruntled has-been. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders went so far as to suggest that Bannon ought to be booted from Breitbart, the populist website he helps run.
"I certainly think that it's something they should look at and consider," she said.
Michael Wolff, author of "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," spoke on NBC's "Today Show" Friday, defending his reporting and saying the president's efforts to halt publication have been good for sales.
Asked about Bannon's comments in the book and in recent days, Wolff said: "The president has tried to put this, this book is about Steve Bannon. So let me say very forthrightly: This book is not about Steve Bannon. This book is about Donald Trump."
Bannon had helped Trump form a coalition of anti-establishment Republicans, blue-collar working class and economic nationalists that launched him to the White House, but Trump had long ago grown frustrated that Bannon seemed to be overstepping his role as a staffer.
The self-appointed keeper of Trump's nationalist flame during the president's first six months in office, Bannon had soured on the president even before he was pushed out of the White House for feeding the perception that he was Trump's puppeteer.
None of Bannon's close associates was willing to speak publicly about the fallout but privately conceded that the explosive comments may forever tarnish his brand. Bannon's political appeal had been deeply tied to the perception that he was an ally of Trump's. Those close to Bannon feared that the connection had been permanently severed.
Bannon was preparing to launch a nonprofit organization designed to help give Trump's brand of conservatism populism a permanent base. It's unclear how Bannon's new rift with the president, and the related impact on major donors, will affect the organization, dubbed Citizens of the American Republic.
Current and former White House officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal conversations, said Bannon had miscalculated by attacking the president and his family. Much of Bannon's political clout, they argue, stemmed from the assumption that he was acting with the imprimatur of the president, even if Trump wasn't visibly in lockstep.
Some Trump allies also expressed satisfaction that Bannon appeared to be finally cast out of the president's inner circle.
"Bannon has no contingent," former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday between media interviews to defend Trump. On Thursday, Gingrich echoed Trump's charge that Bannon had "lost his mind."
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime punching bag for Bannon, reveled in the aide's break with the president. "I'd like to associate myself with what the president had to say about Steve Bannon yesterday," he said mischievously Thursday.
Since leaving the White House, Bannon spent much of his time courting donors to help finance his self-declared war on the Republican establishment. He vowed to find Republican challengers for virtually every GOP senator seeking election this fall, chiefly for the purpose of electing candidates who would remove McConnell as majority leader.
Bannon publicly backed conservative challengers in Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Mississippi and New York, where House challenger Michael Grimm issued a statement denouncing the ex-adviser's comments as "baseless attacks" that were "beyond disturbing."
Others who have received boosts from Bannon, including Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward and potential Mississippi Senate challenger Chris McDaniel, were more circumspect, wary of alienating either faction of the party's insurgent grassroots.
Bannon's political standing was already weakened after he went all-out last month to support failed Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against Moore.
Doubling down on Moore left Bannon politically "incapacitated," said Steven Law, president and CEO of the super PAC led by McConnell.
"The only concern left was whether the president might give Bannon a temporary lease on life," he said. "But this repudiation was so methodical and so absolute that it really slams the door on that."
White House aides have tried to look past other loaded comments from Bannon in recent months while seeking to marshal his political following on the president's behalf.
But they warned Bannon's allies over the last 24 hours that Trump would likely never take his calls again. However, there are few absolutes in Trump's orbit, White House aides acknowledge, and he has been known to bury the hatchet with those he perceived to have wronged him.
Some Trump allies even encouraged him to welcome Bannon back into his good graces.
"You can either excise him or shun him, which I don't think is the best recommended strategy, or tell him to knock it off and bring himself back into the fold," Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, said on MSNBC.
Trump coolly noted Thursday that his full-throated counterassault appeared to have its desired effect on Bannon.
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"Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," quickly shot atop Amazon's best-seller list, and the publisher moved up its release date by four days, to Friday.


In an earlier post I hinted that I was thinking about trying to incorporate my Family Tree into the TimePage structure. I have just made my first baby step in that direction. The Family Generations web page lists my family ancestors in relation to the social cycles of U. S. history as set out in the TimePage. As time goes on, and in concert with other updates that I am working on, I will be expanding the scope of this content and integrating it into the timelines.
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A model of the human brain that displays a network of blood vessels that make up the blood-brain barrier. (Jesse Orrico/Unsplash)
UBC researchers see promising results reversing Alzheimer's symptoms in mice
The chemotherapy drug inhibits the growth of blood vessels in the brain linked to the onset of Alzheimer's
A team of UBC researchers has found a drug commonly used to treat cancer has shown promise in relieving symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice.
The drug, Axitinib, is an anti-angiogenic that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels in the brain. Both cancer and Alzheimer's patients have excessive blood vessel growth in the blood-brain barrier, a protective layer formed by a network of blood vessels that shield the brain from toxins and pathogens.
One month after being treated with Axitinib, mice with Alzheimer's exhibited a dramatic reduction in blood vessel growth, restored the blood-brain barrier and reduced other Alzheimer's markers in the brain. The mice also performed well on cognitive tests, successfully navigating mazes that mice with the disease are not normally able to complete.
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Postdoctoral fellow and first author of the study, Chaahat Singh, told Black Press Media on Wednesday (Oct. 6) that the study found that the excess of blood vessels and breakdown of the blood-brain barrier occurred in the mice months before they showed other hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease established.
"In this study, we wanted to see the therapeutic aspect of this drug rather than the preventative aspect, so we used the animals at an age where they had clinical hallmarks already established to see whether this drug can actually reverse cognitive decline."
Previous attempts to treat Alzheimer's disease have either targeted a protein called tau or a protein fragment known as beta-amyloid. While those trials did show promise in animals, it ultimately failed in human clinical trials. The new study from UBC represents a paradigm shift that Singh hopes will encourage other researchers to look for new targets in treating Alzheimer's.
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"Some aspects of the disease that are not being looked at and we need to look at Alzheimer's from a holistic point of view to treat different aspects of it. The success of this kind of work encourages everyone to look for those novel targets. That's really important to treat Alzheimer's and help millions of people who suffer from it," Singh said.
The next steps will be for researchers to determine if the hallmarks of the disease return after treatment. Singh said it's likely that the treatment will be long-term as the drug as it is unclear whether treatment will impact the underlying causes of Alzheimer's.
Researchers plan to move the study toward clinical trials, but first they must gather enough funding and complete the due diligence processes necessary to conduct clinical research. Since the study relies on a drug that is already approved, it's likely to speed up the timeline for next steps.
"Researchers including myself have been disappointed in observing numerous clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease fail to reach their clinical endpoints," said professor Wilf Jefferies, the study's senior author and principal investigator.
"The therapeutic approach we discovered has an opportunity to revise the clinical treatment of Alzheimer's patients, which I think is absolutely needed at this point for the field to advance."
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Chapter 21. Goodbye India–We're Off To War [2]
Date: December 18, 2021Author: whitbywriters 0 Comments
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Charles H.G. Nida, Chota Sahib: you've had a busy day (2007), edited by Ian Clark
For several weeks we trained on the Maxim gun, an obsolescent weapon that sat on the shoulder like a hundredweight of coal. Gradually we were sorted according to ability as motorcyclists, machine gunners, mechanics, map-readers, signallers, cooks and so forth. At that time we saw little of our commanding officer, Captain Heilgers, who was fully occupied with handing over his responsibilities in civilian life as head of a well-known Calcutta merchanting house.
As weeks crept slowly by, the unit came up to full complement. Many applicants whose services had been hoped-for changed their minds. More publicity was necessary, via the Calcutta papers and larger businesses. Contributors to the fund which had inaugurated the unit grew impatient at the European community's evident lack of patriotism. But at last the complement of sixty-six officers and men was reached. There were engineers, planters, banking and insurance men, shipping clerks and, smacking of desperation, three time-serving private from the regular army who had been drafted to us to complete our number.
In the evenings and at weekends we were at liberty to enjoy the sights of Calcutta. Or, as the soldiers-three would have it, "paint the town red". Meanwhile, much to our disgust, the red paint on our motorcycles was progressively overpainted with khaki. We had fancied the idea of going into battle with beating drums and flying colours. We'd have been the Thin Red Line as of old. But this war, by all accounts, was one to be fought by the man in camouflage, the colour of the mud he was having to crawl through.
Even if, by some quirk of fate, the 25th MMGB (Calcutta Volunteers) never faced the enemy–and we were beginning to wonder if it ever would–joining it helped me to realise one ambition of mine: to be able to say that I knew Calcutta, the former capital of the Peninsula. To that end I was fortunate in making friends with a Volunteer who knew the city well. A young man of a contemplative cast of mind–an insurance clerk in civilian life–he had been born in India of British parents and was thus referred to as CB (country-born). Absurdly this caused him to be seen as inferior to other Britons, and on that account he was shunned by the more class-conscious members. I preferred his company to the rest of them, and since Calcutta was his homeland I could not have wished for a more knowledgeable guide. In the evenings we would sit on a café verandah overlooking the mighty Hooghly and watch the ships go by, a quaint mixture of ocean-going liners, tramp steamers and Arab dhows. We discussed England, which he was dying to see, and its enviable "cool temperate" climate, about which I did my best to disabuse him. Wiggins, whom I soon affectionately labelled "Wyg", was extremely distressed by the ostracism which both Eurasians and country-born were compelled to endure. He questioned whether, under the British Raj, their status would ever improve. Projecting himself into the distant future, when an Indian government came to power (if it ever did), he sincerely doubted whether he and his kind would be any better off. He admitted to me he had joined the Battery for the chance it would give him of mixing with men from England. If he got through the war, the opportunity might arise to be demobilised in England and there he planned to settle. After all, he argued, he had been employed by the overseas branch of a British insurance company and they would doubtless take him back. Hopefully they would give him a job at head office. Friends though we were, it didn't strike me as a particularly laudable motive for joining up. But at least he was honest about it and I was confident he would make a good soldier.
At weekends we went off to places like the Jain Temple and the Botanical Gardens. There I was amazed to see a banyan tree which spread its branches over an area 600 ft across: a veritable forest consisting of just one tree. We also saw the Indian Museum and the bathing ghats, not to mention the shops in Chowringhee, and had many a pleasant walk on the Maidan in front of it.
When the time came to leave Calcutta for more intensive training elsewhere, we were paraded in full kit beside our motorbikes to be honoured with an inspection by the Governor of Bengal. The Statesman, Calcutta's most prominent newspaper, called us the "corps d'elite of Calcutta". Whilst we privately smirked at this designation, we were relieved to think that the many contributors to the fund which had brought us into being would be pleased to know that their money had not been wasted. Not yet, anyhow.
Up till now, no one knew how to ride a motorbike except the three officers, and no one at all had fired a Maxim gun. Most of us were of the opinion it was high time we began to learn how to use our equipment. Delightful though it was to be based in Calcutta, nobody groaned when plans were put in place to send us to the North West Frontier Province for training. We boarded a special train which took two days to reach Rawalpindi, many tedious hours being spent in sidings. I was the only member of the unit who had ever been there and I basked all too briefly in the prestige this conferred. My vanity was soon punctured when I was forced to confess the reason for my going. Mixed though our unit was, it was not inclined to take much pride in the inclusion of a box-wallah.
With no allowance made for the time spent in Calcutta, or what we were supposed to have been doing there, we were made to do a week's square-bashing under a sergeant major from a local training school. He was an absolute martinet and it was agony. Our three drafted regulars, drunk as lords each night, boasted they would simply refuse to report for drill next morning. But with the coming of daylight, some measure of discretion returned with their sobriety and they were there on the parade ground with the rest of us.
So far north, as we were, the nights in December were cold. A few of us contracted malaria, at least that was what they called it. There was perhaps nowhere in India better fitted to introducing civilians to the rigours of soldiery, particularly at this stage in the war. There were units here of Sappers and Miners, Supply and Transport, Artillery, Cavalry (both British and Indian), Gurkhas and Territorials: everything likely to be required by a new division or brigade bound for Mesopotamia or the Middle-East. The authorities must have considered that a week in 'Pindi was guaranteed to knock the last civilian notions out of their heads of the most recalcitrant recruits.
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Western students arrested in drug bust: Three charged in dark web operation
Marc Ramirez, News editor
Three Western Illinois University students were arrested the afternoon of April 30. Zachary Dean Barnett, pre-business finance major, William Carter Hirmonimus-Wendt, cyber security major and Jacob Cole Nelson, exercise science major were all lodged at McDonough county jail later that afternoon.
Barnett, 18, was arrested in Morgan Hall after a package, headed to Barnett and Nelson's apartment, full of drugs was intercepted by the Postal Service. Lieutenant Lindsey May stated that Barnett purchased drugs such as LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, ecstasy, Xanax, MDMA, Modafinil and steroids over the dark web. After search warrants were obtained to search the residence of the three men they also discovered gummy bears infused with THC.
According to May, police have been working with the postal service inspectors on busting drug related packages before they arrive to Macomb and connect them to the residences they're intended to arrive to. This bust was known to happen due to prior investigative work.
"This was a significant target for this area," May said in reference to stopping the drug sales operation in an interview with TSPR. "They were the supplier for both locals and college students."
Barnett is currently facing one charge of contributing to delinquency of a child in regards to providing alcohol to an underage person earlier the prior day according to the belief of the Illinois State Police troopers. He also faces seven counts of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance and seven counts of a controlled substance. Barnett's bond for release was set at $5,000.
Hironimous-Wendt was arrested facing six counts of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance, six counts possession of a controlled substance and manufacture/delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. His bond for lease was set at $2,000 cash.
Nelson was arrested on two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $500 cash for the release of Nelson.
May believes that this is such a significant drug bust that more arrests could be possible. He also referred to this case as "the Amazon of drugs" in Macomb.
The three men are expected to appear in court on May 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the McDonough Country District Court.


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The word of the week is "incongruous". The hall is filled with gentleman in hazmat suits which gives the impression we are working in a crime scene (or maybe I just watch too many crime shows) but the feeling is one of hope and joyful excitement which is not "crime-scene appropriate". It's weirdly dissonant and so suits me perfectly. I always enjoy a good affect schism – the delicious looking cake that turns out to be made of mud and shaving foam, the smiling child in the midst of chaos. Though obviously I only enjoy these things in theory – like parachuting or throat singing – they're amazing – but only at considerable distance.
Did someone say throat singing?
Further bittersweet news is that Bonnie Elvin died this week. I am sure she was ready to "lay her burden down" but obviously she will leave a considerable gap. Bonnie was clearly a woman with a core of steel and it's hard to say goodbye to such an indomitable presence. No funeral arrangements have been made yet but we'll keep you posted.
We gather at All Saints tomorrow - Saturday 24th June at 1 pm to remember Bobbi Gilmore and a life well lived. Please keep her family in your prayers at this time.
Messy Church takes place on the same day – Saturday 24th at 4 pm – this time at the home of Bill and Carolyn Dodds. Bring a small friend.
We meet as usual on Wednesday 28th June at 10 am for the OASIS Eucharist and Bible Study – but otherwise all is 'quiet' while the building work is underway.
Don't forget – our summer schedule starts next week – July 2 – with one service on Sunday at 9:30 am.
I'm off to take a headache pill and enjoy the peace of a summer afternoon in a hammock as a further celebration of opposing reality. Happy Friday!


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ROCKSTAR Nikki Haley Just LEVELED Russia For 'Covering' For Syria And Didn't Bat An Eye – WATCH!
by McIntosh | April 28, 2017 2:58 am
Nikki Haley is making quite the name for herself and is being considered by many as the best thing to happen to the United Nations…you know, other than falling apart and not taking American funds. She has been putting in the good fight against Syria and its atrocities, as well as Russia and its recent aggression towards the Alaskan border as Russian planes flew too close to American airspace.
Thursday, she called Russia out for its deceit[1] in attempting to cover up their involvement in Syria with the guise of trying to pursue peace. Yea right.
The Washington Examiner has the story:
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday rejected Russia's argument that it was working for peace in Syria, and told the U.N. Security Council that they all need to put more pressure on Russia.
"I listened to my Russian colleague, and he talked about task forces, and diplomacy, and less criticism of the Syrian regime," Haley said after the Russian ambassador spoke. "Where has that gotten us? It hasn't gotten us anywhere."
"And then, the times where we could actually do something as a Security Council, who's the one member state that continues to protect the regime that's keeping this humanitarian assistance from going through?" she said, referring to Russia.
She really didn't mince words, not like a normal politician would. It's a refreshing feeling when you can hear a UN ambassador of all people really say what they mean.
In John Hawkins' new book '101 Things All Young Adults Should Know'[3], he teaches in chapter 21, "Right or wrong, good or bad, the more you achieve, the more criticism you will receive." For now, what Haley has done is phenomenal. Really it is. She will no doubt will receive criticism from her colleagues at the UN for her stances. It just feels like she is the kind to get blowback. But none of that matters. What matters is that she represents what Americans are all about on the world stage and doesn't let Russia or Syria get away with their acts of evil!
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At some point obesity has to be unhealthy despite claims by plus-size people that they are healthy.
At what weight, then, does obesity go from being potentially healthy to always harmful?
When very overweight people claim that people can be fat and healthy at the same time, do they actually believe this is true for women as large as the ones in the image below?
"This is an off-shoot of the 'fit but fat' thinking," begins Susan L. Besser, MD, with Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore; Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine and board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
"I think staying fit is great!" continues Dr. Besser, referring to obese men and women who engage in structured exercise such as a step aerobics class and strength training.
This is relative to what kind of state a heavy body would be in if the individual did NOT exercise. In short, structured workouts will benefit ANY body.
"That said, being overweight, even if you feel healthy, does have some risks associated with it," continues Dr. Besser.
"The biggest problem isn't the superficial fat (what you see), but what is called visceral fat. That is fat inside your body.
"Fat accumulates everywhere — in your organs as well as under the skin. The fat that is inside organs over time can cause health issues.
"For example, fat around your heart can increase your risk of heart disease and heart arrhythmias.
"Fat in your liver can cause a problem called NASH (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). In this case, the fatty tissue disrupts the normal function of the liver which can cause liver problems.
"These are only two examples of potential long-term health issues from being chronically overweight (even if you feel healthy).
"So, what is a weight cut-off? We use BMI as an estimator of normal weight (and there are charts everywhere to measure your own).
"Realize, however, this is just an estimate (but very easy to do). This method doesn't take into account the amount of muscle vs fat.
"So for example, a weightlifter might appear to be obese [via the body mass index number] even if he actually has a very low percentage of fat in his body just because this method merely calculates height and weight.
"For more sensitive testing, one can do a Dexa (an X-ray test) or bioelectrical impedance testing (using electrical voltage) or displacement testing ('bod pod').
If you belong to a gym, ask a personal trainer to give you a body fat percentage reading using skin-fold calipers.
Dr. Besser adds, "Most of us, in reality, actually have a good idea of whether or not we are overweight and know if we need to work on it.
The question of what is the cutoff point where weight is necessarily dangerous in any obese person can be viewed as snarky — or … as quite serious.
If we take a 5'5" woman, is the cutoff 300 pounds, after which anything over will threaten her health?
Is it 347? 413? 500? Is a 500 pound woman healthy simply because her blood sugar is normal, EKG is normal, blood pressure is normal and she doesn't have cancer or liver disease?
Current status isn't the be-all end-all. What about down the road? We can use smoking as an example. A smoker may be free of disease NOW.
But he's at grave risk for heart disease and cancer in the future. Even if he doesn't develop these illnesses, as Father Time marches on, his stamina will become severely compromised.
But it's an interesting point to reflect upon among those who believe that obese people can be healthy. Let's reword this: Fat people can be free of disease or mobility problems at the moment.


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Q: What are good MSE and RMSE for my normalized dataset to between 0 and 1 I using a training source CSV file raed into a master dataframe that I split into 80% training data and 20% test data. Before I split the data I normalized all columns of the dataframe to have all the independent and dependent data to be between 0 and 1, including the targets (dependent variables). In my results after training my predicted values all read between 0 and 1. I then de-normalize a single prediction to see what value I get and compare to the expected value. My question is I'm measuring the model by MSE (mean squared error) and RMSE (root mean squared error). My MSE and RMSE on my training data are 0.03 and 0.16, respectively. Are these acceptable values with a normalized data source? If not, with my normalized data source, what would be acceptable values? Or should I be normalizing my data because I don't have huge differences of range differences between my independent variables? If I don't normalize my data should I then use a Normalized RMSE to interpret the metric? If I normalize the RMSE when not normalizing the training and test data, what would be an acceptable value for the Normalized RMSE? Thanks in advance for any replies.

A: "Good" should be measure relative to a naive forecast (such as a random walk). That benchmark will vary according to the degree of volatility in the data. .5 might be terrible for one forecast and excellent for another.