Who are we? Where is the boundary between us and everything else? Are we all multiple personalities? And how can we control who we become? From distinguished psychologist Robert Levine comes this provocative and entertaining scientific exploration of the most personal and important of all landscapes: the physical and psychological entity we call our self. Using a combination of case studies and cutting-edge research in psychology, biology, neuroscience, virtual reality and many other fields, Levine challenges cherished beliefs about the unity and stability of the self - but also suggests that we are more capable of change than we know. Transformation, Levine shows, is the human condition at virtually every level. Physically, our cells are unrecognizable from one moment to the next. Cognitively, our self-perceptions are equally changeable: A single glitch can make us lose track of a body part or our entire body, or to confuse our very self with that of another person. Psychologically, we switch back and forth like quicksilver between incongruent, sometimes adversarial sub-selves. Socially, we appear to be little more than an ever-changing troupe of actors. And, culturally, the boundaries of the self vary wildly around the world - from the confines of one's body to an entire village. The self, in short, is a fiction: vague, arbitrary, and utterly intangible. But it is also interminably fluid. And this unleashes a world of potential. Engaging, informative, and ultimately liberating, Stranger in the Mirror will change forever how you think about your self - and what you might become.
Robert Levine grew up in Brooklyn New York. After graduating high school in 1963, he enrolled at UC Berkeley where he says he had the blind good luck to experience the sixties from hippy central. After Berkeley, he went on to get a master's degree in clinical psychology from Florida State University in 1969 and a Ph.D. in personality/social psychology from New York University in 1974. He's been a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fresno ever since, with stints as Chairperson of the Department and as Associate Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. Over the years he's also served as a Visiting Professor at Universidade Federal Fluminense in Niteroi, Brazil, at Sapporo Medical University in Japan, and at Stockholm University in Sweden. He has won awards for both his teaching and research. He has published many articles in professional journals as well as articles in trade periodicals such as Discover, American Demographics, The New York Times, Utne Reader, and American Scientist. His book, A Geography of Time (Basic Books, 1997), was the subject of feature stories around the world, including Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, CNN, the BBC, ABC's Primetime, and NPR's All Things Considered and Marketplace. It has been translated into six languages. His book, The Power of Persuasion: How We're Bought and Sold (John Wiley & Sons, 2003), has been translated into eight languages. An updated, paperback revision was published in 2006. He is former President of the Western Psychological Association and a Fellow in the American Psychological Association. (Website: www.boblevine.net).


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Which is the host city winter olympic of 1918?
The U.S.A was the host of the 1918 winter Olympics. They were held in Lake Placid, NY.
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Q: Which is the host city winter olympic of 1918?
What must a city have to host the Olympic winter games?
Can any city host the winter olympic games?
Which city will host the 2014 winter Olympic Games?
Sochi, Russia.
Which city host the 2010 winter olympic games?
Vancouver, Canada.
Which french city was the host of 1992 winter Olympics?
The French city of Albertville hosted the 16th Olympic Winter Games in 1992.
What city will host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games?
Vancouver 2010Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Did the 1992 winter olympic take place?
Yes. The host city was albertville, france.
Which city will host the next winter Olympic games and in which year?
The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
What country was the site of the 1998 winter olympic games?
The City of Nagano, Japan was the host for the 1998 Winter Olympics.
What was the last city in the United States to host the Olympic games?
Salt Lake City 2002 Winter games.
A great war robbed this city of a chance to host a major winter event?
Winter Olympic games, Nagano 1944
Did Finland ever host a Winter Olympic?
What city has hosted the most Olympic games?
In 2012, London will be the first city to host 3 Olympics, winter or summer.
Which city is chosen by the international olympic committee as host city for 2016 olympic games?
Which city is chosen by the international olympic comittee as host city for 2016 olympic games?
Where was the Olympic games held in 1976?
Summer Olympics 1976 - Host city was, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Winter Olympics 1976 - Host city was, Innsbruck, Austria
What is the host city of 2012 Olympic games?
London, United Kingdom is the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games.
What is the host nation of the 2014 Winter Olympic games?
Russia will host them in Sochi.
Did Edmonton Alberta host the 2002 summer Olympic games?
Edmonton has never hosted an Olympic Games, either Summer or Winter. Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics of 2002.
What is the northernmost city to host the Olympic Games?
What olympic host city is now part of a different country
Who host the 1976 winter Olympic Games?
Did Vietnam host a winter or summer olympic games?
Host of the 1998 winter olympic games?
Nagano, Japan.
Which was the first us city to host the olympic summer games?
Seoul was the first city to host the Summer Olympic Games. In 1806.
Did the Bahamas ever host a winter or summer Olympic Games and if so what year did they host it?
The Bahamas has never hosted an Olympic games.
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Congratulations to Suhas Kumar, John Paul Strachan, and R. Stanley Williams of Hewlett Packard Labs in Palo Alto for showing not just how to make a Mott memristor, but that you can create controlled chaos with one. "We showed that this type of memristor can generate chaotic and nonchaotic signals," says Williams, who invented the memristor based on theory by Leon Chua. An analysis of the material science and engineering of titanium sub-oxides as practiced by Williams at HPL for the production of standard memristors can be found in one of my old blog posts (http://www.betasights.net/wordpress/?p=1006).
The Figure shows a cross-section of a single Mott memristors formed by the region of the 8nm thin niobium dioxide (NbO2) layer that is between the 70nm diameter titanium-nitride (TiN) pillar functioning as bottom electrode and the blanket TiN layer functioning as top electrode.
We incorporate these memristors into a relaxation oscillator and observe a tunable range of periodic and chaotic self-oscillations. We show that the nonlinear current transport coupled with thermal fluctuations at the nanoscale generates chaotic oscillations. Such memristors could be useful in certain types of neural-inspired computation by introducing a pseudo-random signal that prevents global synchronization and could also assist in finding a global minimum during a constrained search.
In a simulated circuit, an array of Mott memristors can be integrated with standard memristors to form a simulated Hopfield network (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopfield_network). Hopfield nets seem to be some of the most apt models for human memory, so if we can just wire together a sufficient number of NbO Mott memristors with TiO standard memristors then we might be a step closer to functional AI.
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The introduction of royalty free music is definitely a game-changer in the world of media production. If you have not stumbled upon this vocabulary, it pertains to a style of music that needs you to pay out a registered fee for only one time. This means that once you have paid for the required licensed fee, you do not have to pay it again if you want to use the music multiple times. Another term that is interchangeably used with royalty free music is stock music.
Why did using royalty free music become so essential in today's society? The answer is fairly simple. There are several advantages that royalty free background music has given us. For starters, it is highly economical for those people who are on a budget because stock music is almost always very inexpensive. As said a while ago, it saves you a lot of bucks because you do not have to pay for the same song repeatedly since it is a one-time big time deal so you can use it as many times as you please. Moreover, it helps you svae a lot of money because the usual copyright owners charge a lot of bucks as compared to royalty free stock music sites. What's even more advantageous for that is that you are not breaking any law since this royalty free music is music licensing for film already. The authorities have gotten a lot more strict at copyright issues so it is more safe for you to abide by the laws and using stock music is absolutely a safe option.
Another major benefit is you can actually save a lot of time doing background research with using stock music library. What this means is that you can scroll through the music library comfortably without being pressed for time and you can just navigate through it easily. One good feature incorporated in stock music sites is that there is a different category for every genre of music so you can easily go through the list and find what kind of music you want for your project. The software that the stock music sites use so that you sift through the songs and download the music you want is highly dependable since you can easily download the songs at a faster speed.
Most of the websites allows you to have a general preview of the song so you can listen to some parts of it before you decide to pay for it. In addition, some sites offer free preview for their entire music library. With this feature, you can actually commit less mistakes in the selection process. Furthermore, you can be guaranteed to have the best kind of quality music there is. it only tells you that this music is less hassle to use and also at a cheaper rate too.


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Q: Convert char* array of integers to hex I have a struct that stores the integer value as a custom string type.
typedef char OneLine[MAX_LINE + 1];

So I have some instances where I want the string that contains "12" to be converted to
C.
OneLine testString;
strcpy(testString, "12");

I'd like a way for me to convert testString to be "C"

How should I tackle this?
Thanks in advance.

A: You can use sscanf to convert "12" to an integer 12.  Then you can use sprintf with %x format to convert integer 12 to "C"

A: The conversion can be done using stringstreams
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <ios>

int main()
{
  char const *str = "12";
  std::istringstream iss( str );
  int val;

  if( !( iss >> val ) ) {
    // handle error
  }
  std::ostringstream oss;

  oss << std::hex << val;
  std::cout << oss.str() << std::endl;
}

Or  slightly less verbose way with C++11
char const *str = "12";
auto val = std::stoi( str );

std::ostringstream oss;
oss << std::hex << val;
std::cout << oss.str() << std::endl;

A: First, even if you were to do this manually, you shouldn't use char arrays for strings. Use std::[w]string.
Second, you can do this with std::[w][i|o]stringstream:
istringstream iss("12");
int number;
iss >> number;

ostringstream oss;
oss << hex << number;

const string& hexNumber = oss.str();
// hexNumber now contains "C"

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How to watch Berlin Station: Season 1: Proof of Life on Netflix Germany!
Yes, Berlin Station: Season 1: Proof of Life is now available on German Netflix. It arrived for online streaming on October 4, 2017.
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Elena, New Residential Facility in Porto Montenegro
By Marijana Mišić Škanata, 09 Aug 2019, 19:37 PM Business
Elena, copyright Porto Montenegro
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9 August 2019 - "Elena", a residential building in Porto Montenegro, named after the Montenegrin princess Jelena Petrovic-Elena of Savoy, will be inaugurated on August 15.
Following the opening of the Baia, the third wing of the Regent Porto Montenegro Hotel, a cocktail party will be organized on August 15 to mark the completion of Elena as another residential facility in this nautical resort.
The celebration is expected to be enlarged by the presence of Princess Jelena's granddaughter, according to Porto Montenegro.
Each of the residential buildings in the nautical settlement is named after a famous female person from Montenegrin history or a famous female toponym.
The Elena facility has 50 luxury apartments - studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three bedroom areas, ranging from 44,37m2 to 565,52m2, with prices ranging from 278,000 euros for 47.47m2 to 5,094,875 euros for a 565.52m2 apartment.
About 20 million euros were invested in the project, and, according to the company, more than 20 Montenegrin companies and over 400 employees were involved in the construction.
"The building does not exceed five floors, the same as previously built residential buildings in the nautical resort. With its completion, a total connection of the main boulevard from Pine to the Synchro lift in the settlement was established. The aim was to enable communication from one side to the other," said PR manager of Adriatic Marinas/Porto Montenegro, Danilo.Kalezic.
Within Elena there are seven business premises, the so-called kiosks, or smaller spaces in glass with attractive contents. Interesting tenants were selected as well as numerous fashion and home improvement brands.
Adriatic Marinas announces the continuation of construction. Currently, the preparation of the terrain in the northern parcel is going on. It is near the so-called Second gate of the former Arsenal, along the Adriatic Highway (Jadranska magistrala).
"It is about greening the plot, and as soon as the Detailed Site Study is adopted, the construction of a new part of the settlement with very interesting amenities and tenants will begin. The idea is to create a facility with office space as in the centre of the village, but with more affordable prices. The facility will be facing the highway so that when the Arsenal wall is removed, the space will be completely open,"Kalezic explained.
Source: Radio Tivat
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Пресноводный сом-валлаго () — вид крупных бесчешуйчатых лучепёрых рыб семейства сомовых (Siluridae).

Пресноводный сом-валлаго встречается в крупных реках и озерах двух географически разобщенных регионов. Одна популяция обитает на большей части индийского субконтинента, а другая в некоторых частях Юго-Восточной Азии. Максимальная длина тела представителей этого вида 1 метр.

Его ареал частично перекрывается с ареалом очень похожего, но более крупного вида , поэтому его с ним часто путают.

В Юго-Восточной Азии пресноводный сом-валлаго с древних времён употребляется людьми в пищу.

Пресноводный сом-валлаго и Wallagonia leerii
Во многих районах пресноводный сом-валлаго обитает рядом с внешне похожим на него родственным видом сома Wallagonia leerii. В Индонезии и Малайзии оба вида называют ikan tapah. Эти виды часто смешивают между собой в публикациях СМИ, рыбацких рассказах, местном фольклоре, и даже в научных публикациях. Поэтому есть сообщения, что пресноводный сом-валлаго достигает длины более 1,8 м и веса более 45 кг, хотя биологи утверждают, что его длина не более 1 метра. Рекордный экземпляр пресноводного сома-валлаго, пойманный в дикой природе при помощи спиннинга в водохранилище у  (Таиланд) и заверенный , весил 18 кг. Некоторые хозяйства по разведению рыбы утверждают, что выращивали экземпляры этого сома весом в 20—30 кг. Поэтому сообщения о гораздо более крупных экземплярах пресноводного сома-валлаго, очевидно, относятся к Wallagonia leerii, который бывает в два раза длиннее и в несколько раз тяжелее.

Распространение
Пресноводный сом-валлаго живет на территории большей части Южной и Юго-Восточной Азии. Его ареал разделён на две изолированные популяции, одна из которых населяет Индийский субконтинент, а другая материковую и островную части Восточной Азии.

На Индийском субконтиненте его ареал включает в себя все крупные реки Индии, Пакистана, Бутана, Непала и Бангладеш, такие как Ганг, Инд, Нармада, Годавари, Кришна и Маханади, а также водоёмы острова Шри-Ланка. На северо-запад, его ареал простирается за пределы Пакистана в Иран и Афганистан. На востоке он встречается в нескольких реках бассейна Иравади бассейна в Мьянме.

Вторая популяция обитает в Юго-Восточной Азии в Таиланде, Лаосе, Камбодже, Вьетнаме, Малайзии и Индонезии. Здесь пресноводный сом-валлаго населяет Мэкхлонг, Чаупхраю и Меконг, а также водоёмы на малайском полуострове и на островах Ява и Суматра. На острове Борнео валлаго нет, что ихтиолог Тайсон Р. Робертс считает «удивительным».

Разрыв между двумя популяциями во многом вызван тем, что в реках Салуин и  этот вид не встречается. Причина этого науке неизвестна.

Биология и экология
Пресноводный сом-валлаго кормится в основном рыбой. Анализ содержимого желудков этих сомов, проведенный на образцах из реки Годавари в Индии показывает, что от 90 до 95 % потребляемой ими пищи было животного происхождения. Основным кормом служили рыбы видов Salmophasia phulo, барбус-тикто (Pethia ticto) и Chanda nama. Всё это мелкие виды, максимальная длина которых составляет около 10—12 см.

Возможное разделение на виды
Обширный и разорванный ареал пресноводного сома-валлаго наводит на мысль, что он может на самом деле представлять собой не один, а несколько видов. Предварительный анализ строения скелета образцов из Юго-Восточной и Южной Азии показал существенные различия между ними. Поэтому возможно, что скоро этот вид разделят на два или более отдельных вида.

Примечания

Сомовые
Рыбы Азии
Животные, описанные в 1801 году
Пресноводные рыбы
Промысловая рыба

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The Drifters are back on the road in the UK performing their classic hits from the last six decades.
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The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show performing all their classic hits from the last six decades. The legendary group have previously been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, listed among the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine and have produced an incredible list of hits – including; Saturday Night at the Movies, Come on Over to My Place, Stand By Me, Under the Boardwalk and many, many more! Following phenomenal success for their 65 Anniversary tour in 2018, The Drifters are back on the road with string of additional dates for 2019, with a line up hand-picked by Tina Treadwell herself – President of the Treadwell Entertainment Group and owner of The Drifters name. Tina, who previously worked for Disney as an executive producer and casting director, believes this current line-up is one of the best to date and looks forward to the upcoming concert tour. 'I am very excited that following our 65th anniversary year we have a new show for the fans who we invite to join us in celebrating this incredible and everlasting story of The Drifters.'
Circus of Horrors at Theatre Royal Brighton
The infamous Circus of Horrors and is touring throughout the world, featuring unbelievable sword swallowers, herculean women swinging around the auditorium from her hair, demon dwarves, strong man, whirlwind acrobats, flaming limbo,..
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Dial M for Murder at Theatre Royal Brighton
When murder calls… hang up. Frederick Knott's intense and darkly gripping thriller, Dial M for Murder, famously filmed by Alfred Hitchcock, is now on a UK tour starring Christopher Timothy as Inspector..
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The Chicago Blues Brothers – Motown Mission at Theatre Royal Brighton...
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The highly anticipated Brasserie will open at Prahran Market on June 18 as part of respected British-born chef and restaurateur Paul Wilson's exciting rollout of eateries under the Wilson & Market stable.
Harking back to Wilson's starting point at The Botanical in the '90s and returning him to the heart of the Melbourne food scene, the new 250-seater venue promises a boisterous, fun atmosphere where a quick meet up can stretch into a long lunch or dinner.
For his first solo venture, Wilson brings together some of the leaders in the hospitality industry, including Executive Chef David Marshall (The Botanical, Middle Park Hotel, The French Saloon, La Tante Claire (London)).
Vegetables matter at Wilson & Market. The Brasserie cements the multi-award winning chef's love of produce and his unique link to suppliers and farmers. Devoid of trends or gimmicks, it showcases the finest contemporary Australian cuisine using seasonal, biodynamic and organic produce from Transition Farm on the Mornington Peninsula, Macedon's Glenora Heritage Produce, Daylesford's Angelica Organic Farm and Herb & Spice Garden.
"Biodynamic produce should not be restricted to farmers markets and those in the know, it should be available to everyone," says Paul.
Using sustainable seafood curated by John Susman's Fishtales and supplied by Claringbolds at Prahran Market and the iconic Clamms Seafood, the Crustacea Bar will serve up platters, pan roasts, warm salads of pristine shellfish and various preparations of sashimi grade fish with Australian condiments. The Oyster Bar will offer up varieties from Moonlight Flat (NSW), Tathra (NSW) and Pristine (SA).
The seasonal menu will change eight times a year, leaning towards European influences in the winter and Mediterranean flavours in the summer – the product driving the accent of the dish through thoughtful crafted cookery.
Various breeds of poultry, in particularly chicken and ethically raised meats and heritage breeds will be prepared using a custom designed rotisserie, wood grill and smoker to deliver unique and flavoursome feasting preparations of benchmark livestock.
Open 5 days a week from breakfast to dinner, expect a stunning and expansive space designed by Kestie Lane Studio. The design pays homage to the restaurant's farm-to-table concept while combining it with luxurious, refined finishing and conveys a sense of comfort and indulgence. The Kate Challis commissioned bathrooms are a secret design highlight with floor to ceiling backlit panels.
The new Brasserie follows the opening of Wilson & Market's Lifestyle Café in March and the Luxe Bar shortly after, including a wine store retailing to the market by day and the dining room by night at bottle shop prices. All wine lists have been curated by rising star sommelier and wine director Virginia Selleck. Sam Ng has created a focus on Australian white spirits through a specially curated list of Australian gin and vodka. Expect the likes of Four Pillars and West Winds gin alongside Archie Rose and Hippocampus Vodka perfumed with an array of complimenting condiments – clean fresh drinks designed to accompany seafood delicacies from the Crustacean Bar.
The last jewel in the Wilson & Market crown, the Terrace Bar is now open and features urban street food including lahmajoun (woodfired Turkish flat bread), with an indoor/outdoor vibe taking over the bustling Commercial Road.
Credited with serving some of Australia's most exciting food, industry icon Paul Wilson is a multi-award winning chef, an author of three cookbooks, a Delicious Magazine national produce awards state judge and a food ambassador for Tourism Victoria.
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Think Like A Game Designer Podcast: Elan Lee
by Justin Gary | Sep 10, 2020 | Business, Design Fundamentals, Elements of Good Design, Gaming, Philosophy, Publishing, Show Notes
Elan Lee is the creator of Exploding Kittens, the most-backed game in Kickstarter history, by number of backers. He started as an intern at Industrial Light and Magic, working on Star Wars Episode I, before moving on to working with legendary game designer Jordan Weisman at Microsoft. His interview is filled with incredible design insights, so get your notebook out and be prepared to take some notes and have some fun.
Check out this episode and the previous ones here:
"What do you know? How do you know it? Who needs to know it? Have you told them?" (9:00)
Elan talks about reading these questions on the wall at a military base. It's a profound set of questions that Elan says is always in the back of the mind in regard to communication in life. In this section, Elan talks about interviewing for a job at Microsoft and helping get XBOX off the ground. In this section, we learn about Elan's history and the lessons he learned coming up from an intern at Industrial Light and Magic, through his years at Microsoft and onto designing his own games.
"The thing that I keep in mind whenever I'm starting anything new is […] Anything you do is going to fail. Everything you work on is going to have mistakes. Everyone is going to laugh at you, they're all going to make fun of you—it's going to be horrible. If you just accept, for a second, that it's part of the process, and everything successful, in the history of mankind, has gone through that process, then it's not so scary." (18:00)
Elan talks about an initial failure in Hollywood and a culture of people who are trying not to take risks, who work to keep their jobs, not to try something new. Figuring out how to lean into risk-taking, and building a company culture where risk is rewarded is vital to creating new and amazing stuff. He goes on to talk about a series of games developed for Steven Speilberg, which all had to be canceled, and how he and Jordan Weisman were able to pivot into a new type of game company.
"I believe story is 50% of any video game you work on, I think the other 50% is the game mechanic. […] I think that the game mechanic is the mechanism by which your story is delivered." (33:00)
Here we talk about how Elan thinks of the weaving of story and mechanic into a game. He speaks about the difference between writing stories for TV and writing stories for games and how they differ. He goes on to discuss the innovation he brought to television and the issues that came up after the success of his first show.
"Not only do you want to play again, but you're stealing my game from me, you're not going to give it back. That's awesome." (1:11:00)
One of the games Elan created is called Poetry for Neandertals, a game where you have to use only single-syllable words to get someone to guess a specific word. Elan talks about the iteration process of reducing the goal from guessing complex sentences to a single word, and how that changed the playtester feedback from not wanting to play again, to not willing to give him his prototypes back—a huge success. We speak here, in detail, about Elan's ideas about iteration and game development.
"Games should not be entertaining, games should make the people you're playing with entertaining." (1:16:00)
In the final section of this episode, Elan and I speak about creating games that develop communities. He tells the story of building a vending machine for a convention that could deliver random items that were perfectly created for anyone who stepped up to the machine, it's a story you have to hear.
I'd also love to hear what kinds of questions you'd ask our guests and what designers you'd like me to have on the show. Until next time!


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Renovation for Coraopolis train station awarded grant
Jul 19, 2016 at 12:01 AM Jul 19, 2016 at 4:00 PM
CORAOPOLIS -- The Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Foundation has awarded the Coraopolis Community Development Foundation a $290,000 grant to help renovate the historic borough train station.
Workers have already repaired the roof and stabilized the building through a first phase. The grant will allow the second phase of the project to begin, which includes conceptual design and engineering work, roof repairs and� window and door replacement.
Once fully funded, the completed $1.2 million project will restore the historic landmark, transforming it into a multi-use events center and caf�, a news release said. The changes will serve as a stop for bicycle tourists and others along the Ohio River Greenway Trail.
The all-volunteer group organizing the renovations continues to reach out to both public and private foundations and area corporate foundations for support of the work.
Organizers also said the Coraopolis Train Station stands as an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.


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1000 Islands Toyota Responds to COVID-19
In our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we remain committed to the safety of our customers and team. As we work to deliver essential services, the following changes are now in effect at 1000 Islands Toyota.
Our building:
All external doors are now locked, and no one may enter the store without being allowed access by the person working the door. The person working the door will be questioning all entrants and will not be allowing access to users who should be in isolation.
We ask that all customers make appointments to come into the store for sales or service, and answer the same screening procedures outlined above. Customers will not be permitted service if they should be in isolation. Service appointments for vehicles where the user is in isolation will only be booked for after the user's isolation period has completed.
All communal items will be removed from the waiting room, including coffee, tea, cups and the like. We have created walkways for all customers to ensure that there is no contact with desks or counters.
Until April 1st, we will carry out essential service only. This means service can only be performed if delaying repairs could cause the operation of the vehicle to be dangerous.
This means no:
- Vehicle washes
- Oil changes and/or tire swaps
- Routine maintenance that does not impact the vehicle's operation
Please note that these restrictions do not apply for vehicles that perform other essential services as identified by the Province of Ontario. We appreciate your cooperation as we work to keep essential vehicles on the road and conduct essential repairs for all customers.
These items may be booked for after April 1st, with the understanding that the situation may change again. We will contact customers prior to their appointments to confirm if the situation has changed.
A drop tray and signing station will be set up for customers to drop their keys and sign paperwork. This will allow the person working the counter to control contact and sanitize all elements of the transaction.
All of your service appointments or questions can be answered at service@1000islandstoyota.com.
Hours of operation have been reduced to the following for both Sales and Service:
Sat - Sun | Closed
Vehicle pick-up and drop-off during the COVID-19 pandemic
We continue to offer our pick-up and drop-off service for the purposes of carrying out essential service only. All pickup drivers are to take disinfectant and gloves with them when picking up cars, and are to wear gloves and disinfect high contact points before driving customer vehicles. All customer vehicles will be disinfected when delivered back to the customer.
For the immediate future, we urge everyone to access the latest official public health guidelines before deciding whether to visit us in-person at 1000 Islands Toyota.
Thank you for continuing to support us and all local businesses and services through these challenges. We especially appreciate your support of our local Food Bank at this time.
We will get through this together. Thank You!!


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Tips Sought to ID Suspect in Attempted Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old in Lincoln Acres
by Elizabeth Ireland August 1, 2022 August 1, 2022
Authorities reached out to the public again Monday for help in identifying a youthful assailant who jumped a 16-year-old girl in a neighborhood near the Sweetwater River last week and tried to sexually assault her.
The assailant, who appeared to be in his late teens, tackled the victim shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday as she was walking in the 2900 block of Prospect Street in Lincoln Acres, just north of Chula Vista, according to the San Diego Country Sheriff's Department.
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After the girl managed to fight off the attacker and run away, he chased her down, pulled her to the ground again and tried to sexually assault her. At that point, a witness intervened, and the assailant grabbed the victim's cellphone and fled to the east, toward a gas station on nearby Sweetwater Road.
The victim suffered minor injuries in the assault.
The perpetrator is described as a roughly 5-foot-11-inch, 180-pound Latino with short curly hair. At the time of the crime, he was wearing khaki pants and a tan shirt with a torn collar.
Anyone who might be able to help identify the assailant is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at 858-565-5200.
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Q: How do I reset all progress in the game "just shapes and beats"? The game just shapes and beats has a very unique intro that I would like to show my friend again for the first time. I'm not sure how to reset all my progress on this game to achieve this though. Any thoughts?

A: The options screen from the main menu has an option to reset your story progress.

A: In the Title Screen, Press O, then go to the game settings and then go to the Bottom.
There, You will find the Button that says "Reset Game Progress"
Click it and say yes to the Question that pops up and you deleted all your Game Progress!

A: I found this out relatively quickly, but the answer to reseting all progress is to first turn off cloud saving.

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Ramaphosa says land expropriation is inevitable and that, in the end, it will all work out just fine.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again called for calm regarding the issue of land expropriation without compensation.
The President had to navigate some tough question posed to him by members of parliament during his National Council of Provinces (NCOP) address. Unsurprisingly, the issue of land reform dominated discussions.
As reported by News24, Ramaphosa stood firm on the African National Congress' (ANC) decision for accelerated land reform. It's been just over a month since the President official announced his support for Constitutional amendments to section 25 of the Bill of Rights, which define the nation's private property rights.
Interestingly enough, although the ANC has thrown its weight behind amending the Constitution, the political party believes that it can already expropriate land without compensation under the current regulations. This contentious comment has led the governing party to enact a trial period of expropriation, in which farms have been highlighted and actively pursued, without compensation.
Trump's utterances were met with both backlash and support from various members of South African society. With comparisons to neighbouring Zimbabwe, and its tumultuous reform strategy, South Africans have questioned the possibility of similar international sanctions being placed on the nation, should the due process be flouted in the search for redress.
"Let's face it, what we are going through has evoked a lot of questions.
A lot of people bring good solutions that we should not reject out of hand. Rather than try and talk our country down, let us talk about the positives. Love your country as you love yourself.
The EFF member then asked Ramaphosa what he would do, as President of the country, to counteract the spreading of propaganda.


The program includes a 30 minute class where beach familiarisation, activity and fun are the main goals.
Classes are grouped by 'year of birth' and include beach-based activities, races and games.
We strongly encourage students to stay after class for a swim to increase their confidence in the water.
Student to teacher ratios are strict at a maximum of 1 teacher to every 8 students, with at least one extra instructor floating between groups. This ratio is dropped further to 1 to 7 for the 2014 classes, 1 to 6 for 2015, and 1 to 5 for the 2016 class. A 2017 class will be added in February 2020.
Students of either season receive free entry to the end of season Beach Safety Carnival.
Please note that classes are on no matter what the weather and water conditions are like.
Also note, it is compulsory that parents or a guardian remain on site during the class.
Warm clothes for after the session. This is really important so children don't catch colds.
Greenwich Baths Beach Safety cap, which is compulsory for all children to wear each session. These are available for purchase in the online enrolment or at the café.
Please ensure you arrive early, as parking is a premium.
Does my child have to be able to swim to register for the program?
Do parents need to volunteer to help run classes?
No, all classes are serviced fully by paid and trained staff.
The Beach Safety program is on every week regardless of the weather. If it is raining or cold, please take extra measures on bringing warm clothes for the children to put on straight after the class.
What do parents do while class is on?
Can my child be enrolled with a friend?
Classes are grouped by year of birth. If your child and a friend are born in the same year, and have been enrolled in the same time, please email us requesting they start in the same group each week.


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Niels Hansen Ditlev Larsen (ur. 21 listopada 1889 w Horsens, zm. 15 listopada 1969 w Otterup) – duński strzelec, multimedalista olimpijski i multimedalista mistrzostw świata. Ojciec Uffe Schultza Larsena i zięć Hansa Schultza (również strzelców).

Biografia
Larsen wcześnie podjął treningi strzeleckie, rozpoczął je w wieku 14 lat. Talent Larsena dostrzegł Hans Schulz, jego przyszły teść, który posiadał sklep z bronią w Otterup. Larsen został zatrudniony przez Schulza w 1910 roku. W 1917 roku zostali partnerami biznesowymi, a w 1919 utworzyli fabrykę broni o nazwie Schultz & Larsen.

W 1916 roku Larsen ożenił się z córką Schultza Ellen. Ich syn Uffe Schultz również został strzelcem i pracował w firmie Schultz & Larsen.

Wyniki sportowe
Na igrzyskach olimpijskich, Larsen wystąpił trzykrotnie (IO 1912, IO 1920, IO 1924), startując przynajmniej w 16 konkurencjach. W Sztokholmie wywalczył dwa brązowe medale w strzelaniu z karabinu dowolnego w trzech postawach (zarówno indywidualnie, jak i drużynowo). W Antwerpii w 1920 roku również dwukrotnie stawał na podium, tym razem zdobywając swoje pierwsze mistrzostwo olimpijskie (karabin wojskowy stojąc, 300 m, drużynowo). W drużynowym strzelaniu z karabinu dowolnego, podobnie jak przed ośmioma laty, wywalczył krążek olimpijski, tym razem srebrny. Ostatnie olimpijskie trofeum zdobył w Paryżu w 1924 (brąz w karabinie dowolnym leżąc).

Larsen jest sześciokrotnym medalistą mistrzostw świata. Zdobywał je na pięciu mistrzostwach, po raz pierwszy w 1914 roku (karabin wojskowy stojąc z 300 m). Poza tym osiągnął następujące medalowe wyniki:
 1922 – 3. miejsce (karabin dowolny, trzy postawy, 300 m, drużynowo),
 1925 – dwukrotnie 3. miejsce (karabin wojskowy klęcząc z 300 m, oraz karabin dowolny, trzy postawy, 300 m, drużynowo),
 1930 – dwukrotnie 3. miejsce (karabin wojskowy klęcząc z 300 m, oraz karabin dowolny, trzy postawy, 300 m, drużynowo),
 1931 – 2. miejsce (karabin małokalibrowy stojąc, 50 m, drużynowo).

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Bibliografia

Duńscy strzelcy
Duńscy medaliści olimpijscy
Ludzie urodzeni w Horsens
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1912
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1920
Medaliści Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1924
Strzelcy na  Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1912
Strzelcy na  Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1920
Strzelcy na  Letnich Igrzyskach Olimpijskich 1924
Urodzeni w 1889
Zmarli w 1969


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Click here for Elvis' laughing version of Are You Lonesome Tonight.
I painted some eggs for Easter based on Ukrainian psyanky designs (usually done with ink and wax resist - these are acrylic paint).
I painted a Christmas card this year but I think it worked better just black and white (... but my mum wanted something 'colourful' sigh).
I wanted to capture the feeling I get when I listen to a song that is so good it hurts in my chest.
It makes me think of an idea someone once told me - that if sound is transmitted by vibrations through molecules and disperses outwards, our speech must be spreading out and out through the universe. And maybe sometimes the laws of chance mean those sound waves come back together again, so ancient kings' voices can be heard on other planets. Or maybe when the universe falls back into itself at the end of time, all our words and speech will rush back towards us, and we'll hear our history backwards as everything ends.
Add to this all the numerous analogue ways that I hoard - I keep all my letters and ephemera from memorable experiences (tickets/programmes/etc), I keep a sketchbook and a notebook, I have a diary for friend's birthdays and a folder for addresses, I hoard collage materials (in about 12 or so different boxes), I take photos, I keep travel diaries when I go away... the list goes on.
I'm not sure if I'm an extreme example, but I do seem to have some obsession in holding together my identity through tangible records of my experiences. I'd be interested to know how I compare to other people - I suspect it is a universal human trait, even among communities with little material culture. Definitely a thesis in there - how do isolated tribal groups relate to past experiences without tangible records?
Ash once said it would be interesting if all the digital ways of recording memories were suddenly unavailable (e.g. a solar flare) - there would be a big gap in the human timeline. Before digital methods we kept handwritten letters and printed photographs, and locks of hair and baby clothes and diaries. I'd been talking about how we'd found an old 8mm film in my grandfather's things that showed my grandparents life in South Africa, and their emigration to the UK, and how amazing but surreal it had been. It was particularly strange as the other great store of experiences from their time in South Africa, my grandfather's memory, was failing rapidly. Now he has passed away, and those memories are no longer accessible, and that information is forever lost.
Like the proverbial tree that falls without anyone hearing it, can an experience that isn't remembered be meaningfully said to have happened at all? Socrates thought the unexamined life was not worth living. How much more so the unremembered life?
I like to confuse and clarify.


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Review: Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Nintendo Wii)
Alex Lucard | February 16, 2009 | Archive, Nintendo WII, Video Game Reviews | 1 Comment
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
Publisher: D3
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers or Oneechanbara Revolution is the 4th game in the Oneechanbara series, but it's actually the sixth game to come one (Two of the games were re-releases with extra content) The third game, Oneechanbara VorteX, is the Xbox game that was released here in the states on the same day. It's actually done pretty well as a franchise in both Japan and Europe and it's nice to see D3 bringing some of the "Simple Series" to North America finally.
You may have noticed when I refer to the Japanese games there is an extra "e" in Oneechanbara. That's because that's how it is spelled (correctly) in Romaji. As such, when I talk about the series as a whole, I'll be spelling it with the extra (correct) e and when I talk about this specific game, I'll use the Engrish spelling. Oneechanbara basically translates into English as, "Big Sister Sword Fight," which sums up the games perfectly as they are the adventures of two sisters with swords that run around murdering legions of zombies.
The series has been compared to Ninja Gaiden, Devil May Cry, Nightmare Creatures, and God of War, but for many Americans, it's hard to get past the fact your protagonists are in sexy fetish-based outfits like naughty schoolgirl or bikini cowgirl. Of course it never hurt Lara Croft to be shooting dinosaurs in a tank top and short shorts, eh?
So now that the Wii is developing quite a nice selection of M rated titles (Umbrella Chronicles, HotD: Overkill, Madworld), how does the latest adventure for Aya and Saki hold up?
Let's Review
1. Story/Modes
There are an amazing amount of options with this game. The main mode is of course, Story Mode. At first you can only choose between Aya and Saki, but after you beat each character's respective story, you will unlock another character, for a total of four playable ladies. Each one has their own unique story and boss fights, although the story consists mainly of a narrative before the start of each chapter. Still, four unique tales are great, especially for a budget game and each level ranges from one to twenty minutes depending on your skill level. Story Mode is also the only place you will encounter Blood Mist Phantoms which can drop special items if you are good enough to kill them.
Free Play is where you and a friend can run through each level that you have unlocked in Story Mode. In Free Play you can only advance as far as your characters have gone in Story Mode, but you can complete Quests in Free Play. Completing Quests can earn you new costumers for your characters, although you can't know the specifics of the quest until you've actually completed them…which kind of sucks.
Survival Mode is just that. You just keeping killing hordes of the undead in different locations until both your characters die. The key here is to switch back and forth between your two playable characters. This can also be done co-operatively.
Practice Mode is just that – a chance to practice your unlocked moves and combinations.
The neat thing about all the above modes save practice, is that you are constantly earning experience points for your chosen character. These points carry over into each mode and you can then spend then on increasing your combo max, weapon reach, damage or hit points. It's a lot of fun and as you'll be able to do this with all four girls, expect a lot of replay value from trying to make the baddest lady on the block.
All in all, I was impressed with the amount of options, especially since this is a "Simple Series" game, which are generally well made but streamlined budget titles in Japan. With the Wii version of Onechanbara, you get a lot of high quality options for your buck and it's going to take me some time to unlock everything for each girl.
Story/Modes Rating: Great
Although we all tend to poo-poo the Wii's graphical power compared to the 360 or PS3, Onechanbara is actually quite impressive looking. It's very similar to the visuals of a late gen PS2 game (Which is where the series started), and there are a nice array of enemy zombies and some impressive gorey visuals. You can slice every body part off from a zombie, although my personal favorite is slicing off the top torso and see a pair of legs just walking around holding on to the last bit of life in that enemy.
Although the game is not as visually impressive as say, Umbrella Chronicles, Onechanbara is quite impressive for a budget title, easily overshadowing a lot of full price Wii title graphics. You get a nice amount of gore, both serious and comical, and all four player characters look very impressive and hold up nicely compared to the 360 installment of this series.
One of the other impressive things is the lack of slowdown, even when there are thirty or so zombies on the screen. That's a lot of character for a third-person action game, but Tamsoft handled this perfectly.
If you're looking for top of the line visuals for your Wii based zombie killing, RE:UC and the latest House of the Dead are the best you'll find, but those are also high budget titles. The fact that Onechanbara is a budget title and can still compete with the best the Wii has to offer is mighty impressive.
Graphics Rating: Good
3. Sound
The voice acting in Onechanbara is wonderfully done. Each word is enunciated perfectly and the voice actresses have amazing intonation. However, the voice acting is in Japanese only, so for those of you who only want English dubbed actresses will have to look elsewhere. Trust me though when I say it's probably better this way.
Sound effects are marvelous as well. Whether it's the slashing of a katana through the skull of a zombie or a hand strike ripping the heart from a Mudman, everything is nicely done here. Because the action is so frantic a lot of the individual sound effects are lost over the kicking, stabbing, and slooshing noises that occur when you're mutilating multiple zombies at once. Still, in those areas where you're only attacking a small pack of beasts or exorcists (zombie types), you'll find a nice array of noises.
Finally, there's the game's music. The score for Onechanbara is decent, but none of the tracks are what i would call memorable. It's also hard to really listen to and appreciate the individual tracks considering that you're constantly killing things and listening to them die.
The aural aspects, like the rest of Onechanbara are nicely done and very impressive for a budget game. You'll find yourself really getting into the game thanks to the voice acting and sound effects.
Sound Rating: Good
4. Control and Gameplay
Generally it's very hard to get a well made third party game that lives up to the potential of the Wii's controls. I'll admit that when I first saw the control layout for the game I was a bit disappointed there wasn't a GCN or classic controller option. However that was before I actually played the game. I'm happy to report that Onechanbara has the best third person controls I've played on the Wii outside of a rail shooter or DDR title. I should warn you though that all the slashing with the wiimote and numchuk can be a pretty tiring experience considering the length of the level and that this game is basically an old fashioned button masher. It's just instead of mashing buttons, you are flailing pretty rhythmically with your arms. It's a lot of fun, but if you're not someone that regularly exercises, you'll probably wear yourself out after a level or two.
You have two modes of combat. Aya for example has a sword and kicks, or double sword mode. Saki has sword or Fist of the North Star bad ass beat down mode. Reiko (a hidden character) has guns, and so on. You use your main form of attack by swinging or thrusting the Wiimote in various ways, while the numchuk is used for kicks and special moves. The Analog stick on the numchuk is how you move and the Z button allows you to lock onto an enemy, but it can also reset the camera.
Camera angles can be a bit wonky, but as there are three ways to move the camera (+, -, and Z buttons), it's far less of a problem than in most games like this. The 1 button allows you to do special attacks in conjunction with swinging your wiimote or numchuk and even the D pad lets you do things like taunt, or throw knives. I was shocked at how many control options there were, and even more shocked that the odd layout actually worked and felt fluid after a few minutes. It's a great use of all the buttons on the wiimote/numchuk combination and I'm still a bit surprised it works so smoothly.
There are four main gauges to watch. The first is your health bar. The second is your sword gore gauge. This fills as you slaughter enemies. The higher the gauge rises, the slower you will attack and sometimes, your weapon might even stick in the enemy. To prevent this you need to clean your weapon on occasion. It doesn't take like, but you are defenseless when you do it. There is also the ecstasy gauge which fills by doing combo attacks. A special attack takes one bar from the ecstasy gauge. Finally there is the splatter gauge which fills up based on how much blood is on your character. When it fills, you enter berserk or berserk 2 (depending on what you did right before entering) mode. Here you do extra damage and are much faster but you also slowly lose health and you take more damage.
Again, there is a lot to watch on screen, which is impressive for a budget game but even more impressive at how easy it is to keep track of everything and how well done the engine and control responsiveness are. The only time I had trouble doing anything was getting the pattern down for doing hand strikes or maelstrom attacks, but once I did, there was no problem going on. I think it might have even been that I had to unlock the ability to do these in story mode as once I encountered an enemy that needed it, it was as if my ability to do this finally switched on. Either that or it was such eerie coincidence. Ooo-eee-oooo.
Onechanbara features amazingly solid controls and a wonderfully built engine. When you play this, you'll be surprised that it is not a first party game for the Wii. Hell, after playing the first two Onechanbaras for the PS2, I can honestly say I prefer the controls here as they really suck you into the game and make it all the more fun to play.
Control and Gameplay Rating: Great
5. Replayability
With four levels of difficulty, four possible player characters, forty quests per character in Free Play mode, three quests in Survival mode, and the ability to play by yourself or with a friend, Onechanbara offers an amazing amount of replay value for your dollar. It boasts solid controls, awesome gameplay, a lot of gore, an amazing amount of options. The fact that your XP levels carry over from one mode and/or difficulty to the next means that you can work your way up from each difficulty setting to unlock all those fabulous costumes. Jeez, it's like Shadow Hearts Covenant all over again. You can spend as much time with Onechanbara as you could with an RPG and still not have beaten everything.
This one's going to be in my Wii for quite some time…
Replayability: Unparalleled
6. Balance
There are four difficulty levels in this game, but the two hardest must be unlocked. There is also a noticeable difference between the levels, which is all the better than your XP carries over from one mode to another. I beat Easy, then beat Survival mode and then when I went back to Normal I found the game to be a LOT easier because I had experience on my side, both real world and level based.
Each of the four playable characters has their own distinctive fighting style and moves, which makes the game a lot of fun as you try each character out and see who you are strongest with. No matter who you play with or what difficulty setting you choose, you'll still have a lot of rings to collect, quests to complete and a nice amount of challenge trying to 100% the game. Like everything else about Onechanbara, the balance is solid and there is always something to offer you a challenge in one way or another.
Balance Rating: Good
7. Originality
This is the sixth game in the Oneechanbara series, albeit it two of those were remakes. However, all four of these girls have appeared in other "Simple Series" games to the point where they are D3/Tamsoft mascots akin to Sonic for Sega or Jack Frost for Atlus. All four games are very similar as it's just mindless zombie hack and slash with minimal plot. What saves this particular Oneechanbara game are the awesome wiimote controls which add a whole new level to the series. I realize that for most North American gamers, this series will seem like something completely new and off the wall, but Europeans and the Japanese have been getting this for years so it may seem a bit of old hat to the rest of the world, especially the 360 version as it offers nothing new.
Like most franchise/mascot series, there's little here that has changed from the previous games in the series, but with new facets like the splatter gauge and the new control scheme, it does feel like a nice house with a new coat of paint.
Originality Rating: Mediocre
8. Addictiveness
Here's the thing. There's not a lot to this game. It's mindless hack and slash where only the quests or character changes. My god though is it hard to but down the wiimote. At one point I played until my felt my right arm was going to fall off at the elbow. I played through four levels and a game of Survival and that ate about two hours. Two hours of madcap swinging. The only reason Is topped playing was because I knew it was in my own best interests to.
It's like playing Streets of Rage, Captain America & the Avengers or Marvel Ultimate Alliance. None of these games requires skill or a lot of quick thinking. It's just mash, mash, mash, or in this case swing, swing, swing until you die or beat the game. There's just something about beat 'em ups that make the hard to put down, especially when they are well made. I haven't been this sucked into a Wii game in some time, and with this, Overkill and the soon to be released Madworld competing for my time, it's a great time to be a Wii owner.
Addictiveness Rating: Great
9. Appeal Factor
How can you not love a game featuring hot Japanese ladies in provocative outfits slaughtering the undead for a few hours. God bless the insanity of the Japanese. For those of you complaining about a lack of well made third party games, here you are. For those complaining about a lack of M rated titles for a "Kiddee" system (Which is stupid because there are a LOT of T and M rated games for the Wii), here's a well made one that puts a lot of gorey violent games for the PS3 and 360 to shame.
This game will be a guilty pleasure for some to be sure, but for myself and others who revel is the bizarre but well made, Oneechanbara Revolution is a match made in heaven. It's cheap, it's insane, and it's well made. What more can you ask for? Just you know…don't show it to your mom of girl friend if they already disapprove of the time you spend with your gaming consoles.
Appeal Factor: Good
There's so much to love about this game. The fact that we finally have an Oneechanbara game in North American, the sheer insanity of title, the excellent transition over to the Wii with remarkably solid (and fun) controls, and the fact that the game offers you a ton of modes and unlockables for only thirty dollars. If you're looking for a good hack n' slash, M rated game, or just something totally wacky, then Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers is for you. I hear the 360 game that comes before this one isn't as good, which would make it the black sheep of the series, but don't let that dissuade you from getting this cheaper installment if you own a Wii, particularly as it is the best the series has ever been.
Now let's get D3 to bring over more of the Simple series, yes?
Miscellaneous Rating: Great
The Scores
Story/Modes: Great
Graphics: Good
Sound: Good
Control and Gameplay: Great
Balance: Good
Originality: Mediocre
Addictiveness: Great
Miscellaneous: Great
FINAL SCORE: VERY GOOD GAME
Short Attention Span Summary
Onechabara: Bikini Zombie Slayers is a good old fashioned hack n' slash reminiscent of the button mashers of old, except here you're swinging your arms like a nut. It's a nice light arm workout and it's easily the best in the Oneechanbara series…even if D3 of America misspelled the series' romaji. Whoops. At thirty dollars, this may not be the best zombie killing or M rated game to come out for the Wii, but it's still a great buy for the buck and I heartily recommend it as one of the best titles I've played for the Wii from a third party publisher in quite some time.
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Alexander Lucard
Alexander Lucard was the Editor-in-Chief of Diehard GameFAN and Director of Operations for the InsidePulse network. He has since retired from writing, but clearly shows up now and again. He has worked in video game journalism since 2002 and was also a paid consultant for Konami and The Pokemon Company. Alex has previously written for Tips N Tricks, Gamespot, White Wolf, TSR, Wizards of the Coast, Eden Studios, 411mania, Not a True Ending and more. His writing could also be found in the monthly periodicals Massive Online Gamer and Pokemon Collector Magazine.
Billy Coen	 July 14, 2009 Reply
This game has everything a teenage boy could ask for! Slutty samurai chicks, massive swords, and zombies to slaughter? If that doesn't sell, nothing will.


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In UP, Rape Survivors Struggle to Get Police to Register FIRs, Let Alone Investigate Them
A study has reflected the layers of caste and gender discrimination, harassment and disbelief that survivors have undergone in the hands of Uttar Pradesh police.
On September 28, a day before the 19-year-old from Hathras succumbed to grievous injuries in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, two organisations in Lucknow released a report which shed light on the attitude of Uttar Pradesh police towards women who are survivors of sexual violence.
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI) released a report titled Barriers in Accessing Justice, based on the experiences of 14 rape and gang rape survivors in Uttar Pradesh. The findings of the report reveal how difficult it is to register an FIR over such cases in UP even today.
Chances that action would be taken against the accused are even slimmer. The police even humiliate, discourage and harass women and girls battling sexual violence in the process of the FIR registration.
The CHRI is an international human rights organisation while AALI is a women-run rights organisation, working since 1998.
In this report, 14 cases of sexual violence reported from Aligarh, Amroha, Auraiya, Lucknow, Jhansi, Jaunpur and Muzaffarpur were studied. Of the cases profiled, 11 were complaints of rape and three were complaints of gang rape. All of these incidents were reported between 2017 and 2020, except one which took place in 2016.
A protest against the Hathras rape. Photo: PTI
Several days' worth of delays
The report revealed that in none of the cases was the FIR was registered after the first complaint. In 11 cases, FIR did get registered, but only after much effort. In these cases, it took police between two to 228 days to register an FIR. In six of these cases, the FIR was registered only after the rape survivor and their lawyers approached senior police officials.
The report suggests that in an attempt to register an FIR, the woman who had suffered the trauma of the sexual assault, also had to face discrimination based on gender and caste from the police. In five cases out of 11, the FIR was registered after the court's order.
According to the report, it took 181 days to register an FIR in an rape incident that took place in Aligarh on May 2017. Similarly, for a rape that took place on March 3, 2017 in Amroha, police took 111 days to register an FIR. The police registered an FIR after 74 days in the case of gang rape in a moving car in Auraiya. In another rape case in Jhansi, the police filed an FIR after 228 days. In the Amroha incident, the police registered the case under Section 354 of the IPC, that is, sexual harassment, instead of rape. In an incident reported in Lucknow on October 17, 2016, the police registered the FIR after 69 days.
Also read: Exclusive: Aligarh Hospital MLC Report on Hathras Victim Shatters UP Police's 'No Rape' Claim
In the Indian Penal Code (IPC), all sexual offences, also known as gender-based offences, are considered cognisable. It is mandated by law for the police to immediately file FIRs in complaints of sexual offences. As per 166A(c) of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 in April 2013, if a public servant does not register an FIR for sexual violence, he or she can be punished with imprisonment and fine.
The study found that the police initially disbelieved the woman's complaint in almost all cases. The women said that the police taunted them and pressurised them to compromise with the accused. They were told that they were fabricating the claims to implicate men, taking unfair advantage of the law. Dalit women survivors of sexual violence faced caste-based, in addition to gender-based, discrimination.
When a Dalit domestic worker reached the police station to register her complaint in Aligarh, the officer in charge remarked, "You are not so beautiful that someone will harass you."
In Amroha, a 19-year-old girl was raped by her neighbour. When the survivor, along with her father, went to the police station, to register an FIR, the SHO told them, "This is a matter of the community, you get both of them married. Registering a case at the police station is of no use."
Protests against the Hathras brutality in Mumbai. Photo: PTI
Under pressure from the village panchayat and the police, the survivor was forced to marry the perpetrator who did not bring her to his home and forced her to live with his uncle who sexually harassed her. One and a half months later, the uncle dropped her at a bus station telling her he will return soon, deserting her. The survivor found her way back to her parents' home. The survivor and her father then went to the SP. After the SP intervened in the matter, an FIR was finally registered 111 days after the incident but the police did not arrest the accused even then. The survivor and her father then met the DIG. To create pressure on the survivor's father to settle the case, a case was registered against him by the local police.
In Lucknow, a domestic worker was raped by a close relative in December 2017. When the survivor narrated her ordeal before the SI, he told her that she was narrating a false complaint and so the case would not be registered.
Also read: Being True to this Daughter Means Confronting the Caste System in Her Rape and Murder
Police refuse to believe survivors
In a case of gang rape in a moving car in Auraiya, the police told the 25-year-old survivor, "Some dispute must have taken place. The person whom you want to register a case against is a government servant so I won't register your complaint."
In Jaunpur, a 23-year-old woman was kidnapped and gang raped on December 10, 2017. She escaped and returned home after six days. The survivor and her father went to the police station, but could not meet the station head officer. This continued for the next 2-3 days. When they finally met the SHO, he asked them, "Where were you all these days?" No FIR was registered.
With the help of a lawyer, the survivor and her father filed an application under Section 156 (3) CrPC in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The Magistrate ordered the police to register the FIR. Subsequently, when the survivor's father went to the police station after a couple of days, the SHO made offensive remarks saying, "Earlier you were making your daughter solicit, and now you are coming here to file a complaint." An FIR was finally registered in the matter after 40 days.
In almost every case, women survivors of sexual violence had to face derogatory remarks from police officers.
A Dalit woman was allegedly raped at her home in Lucknow on October 17, 2016. On October 18, she went to the police station to get an FIR registered. But she was unable to meet the SSP as he was not present. At the police station, the survivor met the SI. After listening to her ordeal, the SI accused her of lying and said, "You are coming here with a fake case, women make up such cases all the time."
In this case as well, an FIR was eventually registered under Section 156 (3) of CrPc on the court's order.
The report states that the survivors and caseworkers did not know about the provision of Section 166A (c) of the IPC under which punitive action can be taken against police personnel for not filing an FIR in a case of a sexual assault. On hearing of this possibility, they said that complaining against police would lead to repercussions for them.
The survivors unanimously shared that the failure of the police to register the FIR in the first instance caused suffering, helplessness, and confusion with serious impact on their physical and mental wellbeing.
The report states that bias and discrimination against women exists in all ranks of the police department and is a prime factor that perpetrates the denial of women's legal rights.
Also read: UP Police Officers Must Be Investigated for Attempting to Shield Hathras Accused
'Process made difficult'
As per the report, CHRI and AALI believe that an integral starting point would be for justice institutions, beginning with the police, to respond within a frame which is survivor-centric and trauma-informed. This frame would ease the difficult process of reporting sexual violence to the police and seeking registration of cases for all survivors.
The two organisations found in the case studies that there was no information available about action taken against police officers who did not register FIRs of sexual offences.
Police personnel stand guard near Boolgarhi village following outrage over death of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped, in Hathras district, Saturday, October 3, 2020. Photo: PTI
Therefore, it was recommended to collate and publish the number of FIRs, state-wise, registered against police officers for non-registration of cases of sexual offence and carry out a comprehensive national review. The report also recommended that the National Crime Records Bureau should revive, from this year, the state-wise break up of data on the nature and number of oral and written complaints received by the police and the subsequent number of cases registered under the IPC and special laws in the annual Crime in India report. It was recommended that the statistics are made available not only state-wise, but also district-wise.
The report emphasised the need to bring the data on cases against police officers in the public domain. It urged the members of parliament to regularly ask questions on the total number of cases registered, state-wise, against police officers for non-registration of FIRs in cases of sexual offences under Section 166A (c) of IPC. It also asked the National and State Human Rights Commission to ensure any specific complaints of non-registration of FIR in cases of sexual offences are specifically collated and reported in Commissions' annual reports.
The study also shared the experience of case workers providing help to women and girls who have suffered sexual violence. The caseworkers unanimously asserted that the police attitude and behaviour towards survivors was highly prejudiced, derogatory and discriminatory. In almost all cases, the police either delayed or refused to register an FIR. It was surmised that the police are under pressure to show that crime is not rising in their jurisdiction.
Also read: What the UP Police Hopes to Gain With Its 'No Evidence of Rape' Claim in Hathras Case
The caseworkers asserted that in 12 out of 14 cases, the survivors had to describe the details of sexual assault to a male police officer instead of a woman, contrary to the process laid down under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
As per the report, the caseworkers observed that the role of women police personnel in police stations is very limited.
What does this delay mean for the investigation?
The report concludes that delay by the police in registering an FIR and initiating the process of investigation, often unaccounted for during the trial, not only has implications on the evidence but also creates windows of opportunity for the perpetrator to threaten and harass and sometimes even repeat the sexual violence.
AALI's Shubhangi Singh says that non-registration of an FIR immediately after receiving a complaint in a case of sexual violence delays in collecting medical and forensic evidence and weakens the case. She says, "Fourteen cases were studied in the report in all of which it was found that caseworkers provided legal aid to the women survivors of sexual violence. Yet, there was so much delay in filing an FIR. You can understand how difficult it must be for women and girls who do not have access to any legal aid, to get an FIR registered given the attitude of the police."
Neighbours and relatives at the Hathras rape victim's house. Photo: Ismat Ara
In the Hathras incident, the police registered a gang rape case a full eight days after the incident and arrested the accused thereafter. The UP police have now claimed that there is no evidence of rape.
From the video of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras which was recorded while she was battling for life in the hospital, one finds that an attempt to sexually assault her was made earlier too. On September 14, she was attacked the second time.
Despite the statements of the girl and her family, and the evidence, an FIR was registered in the Chandpa police station, Hathras, after eight days. Evidently, the police did not comply with the mandated procedure in registering the FIR and criminal proceedings punishable under 166A (c) should be invoked against them.
Now, according to the recommendations of the SIT, the government has called for a narco test of the victim's family.
Woman gangraped in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi
FSL report (saying no rape) used samples 11 days old, has no value: Aligarh CMO


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Diethard Rauskolb (* 9. März 1943 in Römerstadt; † 7. Oktober 2018) war ein deutscher Politiker (CDU). Er war von 1999 bis 2001 Staatssekretär in der Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Justiz.

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Rauskolb schloss 1963 das Abitur ab und studierte danach Rechtswissenschaften an der Freien Universität Berlin. Er schloss die erste juristische Staatsprüfung 1968 und die zweite juristische Staatsprüfung 1972 ab.

Anschließend trat er 1972 als Richter am Verwaltungsgericht Berlin in den Staatsdienst ein. Von 1973 bis 1974 war er für eine Tätigkeit in die Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Justiz abgeordnet. Im Jahr 1979 kehrte er in die Gerichtsbarkeit zurück und wurde Richter am Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin, später stieg er dort zum Vorsitzenden Richter auf. Zudem war er von 1975 bis 1985 Lehrbeauftragter an der Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Rechtspflege Berlin.

Im Jahr 1995 wurde er stellvertretender Bürgermeister und Stadtrat für Gesundheit und Soziales des damaligen Bezirks Berlin-Tiergarten und blieb bis 1999 in diesem Amt.

Er war vom 14. Dezember 1999 bis Juni 2001 unter Justizsenator Ehrhart Körting (SPD) Staatssekretär in der Senatsverwaltung für Justiz. Zudem war er von 2011 bis 2016 Vorsteher der Bezirksverordnetenversammlung Berlin-Mitte.

Diethard Rauskolb verstarb 75-jährig und wurde auf dem Friedhof Zehlendorf (Grablage 012-171) beigesetzt.

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Staatssekretär (Berlin)
Bezirksstadtrat (Bezirk Tiergarten)
Richter (Oberverwaltungsgericht)
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Absolvent der Freien Universität Berlin
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Gestorben 2018
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One of our early members, and considered by most as our crown jewel, is Grace Collins. She was raised in Paradise and followed in her mother's footsteps into the teaching profession. She knows our local history because she and her family lived it, or she probably taught the people who were building our community.
Grace has spent a good part of her lifetime documenting the cemeteries of Butte County. She has logged countless interviews with local families, and she has worn out plenty of shoes from days roaming the fields and foothills for family plots.
Grace has had many volunteers to help her along the way, but her guidance and perseverance made it all happen. Her work has been used by local historians for years. Our Society feels blessed by the revenue from her cemetery books. She has graciously shared this index to her 12 "Sites & Cemeteries" books which include most of the outlying areas of Butte County.
The larger cemeteries of Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Cherokee and Magalia are not included in this index but are still available for purchase from our Society Publications list or our volunteers will do lookups for a $5.00 donation.
Master Index to Grave Stone Photos.


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Interview with SADISTIC ROT
!!!OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL FROM COLOMBIA!!!
Tell us a few things about SADISTIC ROT (Members, Starting Year etc).
Sadistic Rot is a death metal band with an old school trend, the band was founded in 2012 under the name Sadistic, the lineup at that time differs completely from the current one, remaining only the founding member Mario Montenegro, and that until moment has had two musical releases.
In 2020 you have released your album ''Morbid Nightmare''. What was the Feedback from your audience as well as from the Press?
The album "Morbid Nightmare" had a great reception by the public from the first advances of it, I could say that the expectations of those who expected this release were fulfilled and this was possible thanks to our record label War March Records.
Label or DIY and why?
Label, this due to the diffusion and the organization at the time of distributing the musical work.
Do you prefer Vinyl, Tape, CD or Digital Format and why is that?
In my opinion, the best sound will always be in analog format, and that is what it is aimed at with future Sadistic Rot releases.
Your music style is Death Metal. Which are your main influences (Favourite Artists / Bands etc.)
Among our biggest influences are bands like Sepultura, Unleashed, Cancer, Pestilence, Immolation, Benediction, Entombed.
Which things, do you think, a Band should sacrifice in order to succeed?
Have you ever sacrificed anything in your life for a better future of your Band?
Beyond time and money, assume the commitment of a band and if necessary, dispense with members who do not have said commitment, as has already happened to us, and I think those have been the biggest sacrifices we have had to make for the band, to stop having musicians who have even become like brothers.
Describe your ideal live show as a performance Band. Have you already experienced that?
Our ideal concert will always be to play for people who feel death metal with the same passion that we do, fortunately we have had the opportunity to live that experience in the vast majority of our concerts.
Which attributes, do you think, that a new Death Metal Band should have in order to gain identity and be unique?
In my experience, the most important thing is perseverance and being firm in what they want to do as a band, without losing focus, maintaining the same motivation as the first concerts for more years that pass.
Do you believe that Bandcamp and other Digital Platforms help the new Death Metal Bands? Which, do you think, is the ideal way for a Band to promote its work?
As a matter of internationalization, I would say that it helps a lot in terms of the distribution of the bands' releases, I honestly do not know much about digital platforms to say that one is better than another, regardless of whether my band is currently in them.
Tell us a few things about the New Underground Metal Scene in Colombia (Bands, Fanzines, Webzines, Metal Clubs etc.)
Colombia has a strong history when it comes to metal music, it is the cradle of bands with a very extreme and raw sound which has also been a source of inspiration, bands such as Masacre, Sarcoma, Neurosis, and in terms of fanzines in my opinion the most important of them is HellZine by Mr. Cesar Mejia.
Do you know anything about the Hellenic Metal Scene?
Honestly not much, but I do know some bands that I like a lot like Septicflesh, Acid Death and of course Rotting Christ.
What are your future plans?
Mainly releasing a second album and playing in as many places as possible, our dream in terms of touring is to tour Europe doing death metal.
Thank you very much for your time & Keep up the good work! The closure is yours.
Thanks to you for such nice questions and for the support given to the band, we look forward to meeting your beautiful country in the future. full support for Filthy Dogs Of Metal!!!
SADISTIC ROT CONTACT:
https://sadisticrot.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SdstcRot.Osdm/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BpRwWm7AQhBBSybURWbbO
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Scharff Weisberg recently provided Dataton show control and equipment to the Off Broadway production of avant-garde rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The system was used to control a slide projector presentation that was integral to the show's ambiance.
"We've put equipment and show control in a lot of 'major' Broadway productions," commented Scharff Weisberg President Josh Weisberg, "but we're finding that Dataton also offers some interesting opportunities for producers of smaller shows. The ease of programming and accessibility of the interface allows for easy set up and operation and the benefits of the precise control can give a production multi-media possibilities previously only available to the big guys."
Billed as a "New-Glam, Post Punk Musical," Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is a rock & roll musical written and performed by Obie Award-winning actor John Cameron Mitchell with original music and lyrics by Stephen Trask. In it, Mitchell plays Hedwig, an East German Cold War bride who is transplanted to the white-trash world of a Kansas trailer park. From German "girly boy" to an "internationally ignored" sound stylist with her band "the Angry Inch," Hedwig achieves tabloid fame all the while headlining at New York's Hotel Riverview Ballroom..
The slides presentation consist of computer graphic generated and hand drawn abstractions and are intended as backdrops, atmospheric images and visual titles. "This was a fun production to work on," commented Scharff Weisberg programmer George Tucker. "I was programming just a couple days before Hedwig opened for previews—same time that the band was rehearsing. Although it was fun to listen to the band, I had to develop a Dataton sign language with the producers."
Commented show director Peter Askin, "When something really works well you don't notice it. That's the sign of a good system. The slide projections have worked seamlessly every night."
Hedwig and the Angry Inch was lauded by the New York Times as a thought-provoking musical with specific reference to the projections "making intelligent compromises in creating a funky rock dive in the confines of an inviting theater."
Other theatrical shows worked on by Scharff Weisberg include, God's Heart, Bring In 'Da Noise Bring In 'Da Funk, How To Succeed In Business Without Even Trying, How To Succeed Road Show, Jackie Mason: Love Thy Neighbor, Nixon's Nixon, Swingin' On a Star, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, The Who's Tommy, The Who's Tommy Road Show and Tommy in Germany.
The staging division of Scharff Weisberg Inc. specializes in videowall design, video projection, image magnification, computer data display and sound. Scharff/Weisberg is located at 599 Eleventh Avenue, New York, NY 10036. For more information about the company's staging division, call 212-582-2345.