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Binx'o
Xupra
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a character in "The Multiverse", as played by SlightlyIrregular
The Xupra
The Xupra are a android/alien race that come from the planets Etrippe/Iiines
Race: Xupra
Binx'o's Story
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Volaria
# 2013-10-23 20:40:53 , as written by SlightlyIrregular
The Xupra had run for their lives. It was a case of get on a ship and go. The virus was spreading fast and they had to get out before they caught it or they'd die. Within a week eighty percent of the population was gone, the other 20% were trying to get out before it was too late. It had caused mass panic and hysteria. There weren't enough ships for a mass evacuation. No one had been prepared for a deadly virus because of their perfect genetics and because they'd wiped out all illness, sickness and disease. By doing that they had doomed themselves from the start.
The ship they were on was enough to carry a fleet of soldiers should it need to. Now it was carrying men, women, children, food and medical supplies. They were fighting to live. They needed a new planet to live on. A new home. And they had one in sight.
Xo and his co pilot Binx'o were now fighting for control. It had taken over a week to find another planet and they were out of fuel and cruising straight into this planet's atmosphere, threatening to kill the 100+ passengers that were crowded inside. It was way overloaded but they'd tried to save as many as they could.
"Prepare for landing!" Bo shouted.
Within minutes the ship had crashed into the field, breaking up into several parts and men, women and children littering the field that held various and rather scared wildlife that had run out of the way before creeping back, curious. It was quite the scene. An alien craft crashing into a field. Dead and living aliens scattering this new land.
The setting changes from Volaria to Volarian Royal Palace
Volarian Royal Palace
# 2013-10-23 21:24:16 , as written by Tiko
Many weeks had come and gone since Avantia's departure from Volaria to travel to the Andromeda galaxy, and several more since her return which had been spent in Losenji. It seemed like months since she had last set foot within her own palace, and it was with some measure of relief that she found herself home once more.
It was not that she did not care for the traveling - no in fact there had been a time in her youth when she had reveled in such things - but the politics that seeded every decision were wearying. Some peace and quiet would be a welcome reprieve from matters of alliances and treaties.
Opening the shuttered windows of one of the many palace balconies she stepped outside and took in a deep breath to enjoy the fresh air. With a soft sigh she lay her hands atop the artfully sculpted railing that encircled the balcony, and for a time at least she left troubling matters for tomorrow. With the watchtowers completed and operational and preparations for impending war underway, she could rest in the security of her country for the time being.
"Staying long this time?" a man spoke up behind her. Kamil.
She hadn't heard him approach, but she felt him now as he slid his arms around her waist and held her from behind. She had missed this while she was away, the sense of safety and contentment that he could instill. It was nice sometimes to forget everything and to just be a woman for a time, rather than the Matriarch.
"I think so," Avantia replied. "There's still some matters of treaties with the TNG to see to, but it can keep for a time."
"Good. I can't perform my duties if you're flying off to foreign galaxies all the time," he chided.
"And which duties would those be?" Avantia replied coyly.
The light flirting was interrupted as far in the distance a foreign vessel broke the atmosphere, plummeting towards the planet. From their vantage point at the height of Volary, it at first appeared nothing more than a comet, but as it neared its destination and grew in size, it was fast becoming apparent that it was a vessel, and in trouble. At the velocity it was descending, there was little chance of it setting down intact.
The tremors of the impact were felt even as far as Volary and Avantia lay her arms over top of Kamil's as they both watched on unable to do much else.
With the tremors passed Avantia moved away from Kamil and quickly resumed the responsibilities of Matriarch as fluidly as she had set them aside for a time.
"It didn't look like a Taiyou vessel. Take some men out to find out what happened, and to search for any survivors."
"As you command," Kamil replied with a bow before he turned and departed.
Avantia looked back out to the horizon where the ship had gone down, her mind wandering to the possibilities.
The setting changes from Volarian Royal Palace to Volaria
It was a matter of minutes only before people began to gather at the field's edge from the nearby town of Jincai. The Xupra ship had driven deep furrows through the wheat fields, scattering crops and soil haphazardly among the fragments of the massive vessel.
Hushed murmurs and conversation passed between the gathered onlookers as they debated and argued over what to do. Their clothes quickly betrayed their simple lifestyle, and most wore the drab dress of farmers and craftsman, but it is oft the poor that have the strongest sense of compassion and it wasn't long before several of them joined the Xupra in the fields and a couple turned into a trickle until finally most of the farmers had joined the growing numbers of helping hands.
Though language proved an immediate barrier, the gesture of aid was a concept universal to all cultures and soon wounded Xupra were being transported to Jincai. Those that could not yet be moved due to injuries were being tended to in the fields by the locals, and shanty tents were being erected to shield them from the noon-day sun overhead.
Relief efforts were well underway by the time Kamil and those of the royal guard arrived on scene, and he was met by one of the village militiamen who quickly briefed him on the situation - and the lack of communication they were suffering with the foreigners. The Xupra tongue had been identified as a dialect of the common tongue spoken in many parts of Terra - but a poor village such as Jincai weren't well educated in foreign tongues.
Kamil thanked the man as he approached the wreckage with several of his guard in tow - Tahir among them - and though the avorians were armed, none seemed hostile.
When Bo came around everything started to spin. His eyes managed to focus on the blue sky around him and suddenly his ears picked up on the screams and cries in the field around him. As the captain of the ship he immediately got himself up, wincing in pain. Checking himself over, it didn't seem that much was wrong, though he couldn't see the blood on his head from going through the ships windshield on impact. small cuts covered his face from the glass. His neck hurt and so did his chest. But looking around there was more important things to do.
It was at that moment that he saw Binx'o, his co-pilot lying trapped under a big piece of the ship. "Binx'o!" Bo ran over immediately and tapped the man's head lightly, before checking his pulse. It was there. "Binx'o. Wake up." He spoke in his native tongue Xi. The man showed no signs of movement.
Immediately Bo stood again and looked at the surroundings. "People of Etrippe and Iiines." Again he spoke in Xi to the people that were walking around in shock. "Those of you that are able to walk and have little injury, this time we need your help. I need anyone that is able to help the wounded to help them. Anyone that is dead, I want you to move to the right, anyone that is injured, but can move, I want you to move to the left. Anyone that is severely injured, leave in the middle. Anyone that knows medical knowledge focus on those most hurt."
With orders given, and what looked like locals already helping, Bo went about setting up a system of some sort to show those that would live and those that would die, out of the severely injured. If there was a piece of metal by their right ear, that Bo had placed, they would die. Some of the Xupra had lost limbs and were bleeding to death, others had been impaled by parts of the ship. Those were the unlucky ones. The lucky ones were the ones that died on impact.
He didn't put some metal near Binx'o's ear though. Despite the Xupra being pinned by some of the ship, Bo refused to believe that his co-pilot couldn't be saved. As more resources came to help, Bo was glad. They needed the help. Over 100 people had being in that ship. And it looked like over half had been killed already. Some Xupra had resorted to English to try and communicate between the people helping them from the land that they'd crashed on, but even English didn't seem to be helping them.
Someone of importance seemed to be approaching, Bo figured simply by the clothing difference. Maybe he had some status. He moved over to the man, hoping that English wouldn't be a barrier between them. The Xupra, though living in isolation, had found out through technology that of the vast worlds out there, English was a popular language.
"Can you speak English? We need help. We need doctors immediately." He told the male once he'd gotten to him. "I am the captain of my ship, Bo Alla. We have crashed on your planet and need doctors. Please."
Kamil's grasp of the common tongue of Terra was limited at best, but he grasped enough of Bo's words to get the intent behind them. He spoke quietly with Tahir for a few moments before gesturing for some of the avorians to join in the aid of the wounded.
"Send word to the nearby garrison to send medical aid," Kamil told another while Tahir moved to speak with Bo.
Having spent several years traveling abroad, Tahir had no difficulty in understanding Bo's words.
"He wishes to know who you are, and where you're from. Also how you came to be here," Tahir explained.
Tahir glanced to the wreckage and his expression remained neutral despite the carnage. Impassive even; though, not uncaring. It was the look of one who had seen many things and was surprised by little anymore.
"Medical aid is being sent for," he added as he looked back to Bo.
Bo looked at the other man, glad that they could at least communicate better. He frowned a little at the questions though. They needed to go and help people, not stand here talking about where they were from.
"I am Bo Alla of the planet Etrippe and Iiines. You will not know of the planets or us as we've never left and no one has ever come to us. We are Xupra. We are here because we had an emergency evacuation from our planet. Before, we were immune to all sickness, illness and disease because or government found a way to perfect our genes. A disease has broken out though and within a week 80% of our planet was dead. We had to evacuate straight away. We didn't have time to check our ships over. We traveled for so long that our ship ran out of fuel before we found a place to land. Then we drifted this way, entered your atmosphere and crashed."
"Where have we landed?"
Bo glanced back at the carnage. More people weren't moving than those that were. And the body pile seemed to be counting up high. Men women and even children were helping people despite been injured themselves.
"Medical aid will be much appreciated."
"There's a garrison not far from here. They will be here soon," Tahir assured the man. "And you have landed on Terra," he explained. "In Volaria to be specific. This illness. Is it still with you?"
It was difficult to tell among the survivors, as illness could easily be masked under the wounds. Tahir didn't know a great deal when it came to matters of medical knowledge, but he did know that it was unusual for diseases to inflict multiple species. Still it would be best to mention it to Kamil.
"We're the survivors. We have been traveling for a while now. If any of us had the disease, we would all be dead now. We do not have it with us." He told Tahir. "And it affects us because we are immune to everything else. This is a new disease and it wipes out our systems. We are complicated beings. But enough. We need to help those that can survive. I need help getting my co-pilot out from under the side of our ship."
With that said, Bo immediately turned around and started walking to where his co-pilot lay, unconscious still.
# 2013-10-30 09:34:00 , as written by fish-with-a-knife
Gunalar had tasked himself with coordinating the farmers and craftsmen who had been the first to respond, giving quick emergency lessons on first aid, while communicating with the Xupra that were luckily able to understand basic Terran. He guessed all that schooling didn't go to waste. It was somewhat tedious to switch back and forth, playing translator, as well as giving slight argument with the Xupra about which gender was of higher importance. Like Tahir, Gunalar was able to keep his expression professional, even when dealing with those who clearly had no hope of living. When not speaking, his jaw was clenched, however, betraying the fact that the slightly younger guardsman was less accustomed to such carnage. It was only though sheer force of will and an incredible dedication to his duties that Gunalar was able to keep from showing any of his own shocked horror. His job came first.
Once things seemed to fall into a sort of order, the guardsman saw fit to report the progress to Kamil, about the time that Bo was asking for assistance in retrieving his co-pilot. Gunalar gave the short word on the fact that everything had been coordinated, and followed Bo, despite not being ordered, or given permission, to do so. The lapse in by-the-book behavior was uncharacteristic for the guardsman.
Without hesitation, Gunalan knelt by Binx'o, checking first, to see if the debris could even be moved by hand without killing the trapped co-pilot.
The setting changes from Volaria to Jincai
Jincai
As Gunalan knelt beside Binx'o, he was joined by another of the Volarian guard by the name of Ambar. He was young yet, and had not seen this level of carnage before, but he was taking it with a remarkable level of stoicism. He grimaced though as he knelt beside Gunalan to inspect the ship part that was pinning the man, and it was plain to see that the weight of the hull piece had thoroughly crushed Bo's legs.
"It's too heavy. Tahir might be able to lift it though," Ambar remarked grimly.
Even if they got the man untrapped, it seemed unlikely that he would ever walk again - if he would survive at all.
While they were tending to the matter of the co-pilot, more relief was arriving in vehicles with supplies and medical personnel.
"Tahir?" Ambar called out before looking over to Gunalar. "Get ready to pull him out when Tahir lifts it."
Bo knew enough to know that moving the ship could risk him bleeding to death. Especially when the hull was crushing the man's legs. It was dangerous and Bo didn't want to take any chances.
"Wait." He spoke in English again. "What about him bleeding to death once we pull the hull off him?" He glanced down at his friend before trying to figure something out. They needed to get to his legs as fast as possible and stop any kind of serious bleed by putting pressure on it.
"I want your people by each leg. We need something to put pressure on the bleeds. Binx'o cannot die. He will not be dying today." The Xupra spoke out.
Gunalan shook his head at Bo and motioned at the debris,"We're not going to be able to lift that completely off of him, we're going to have to pull him out. If you help lift, and I pull, then," he motioned at Ambar and Kamil,"We can quickly put pressure on the bleeding."
He made sure to detail the plan to his superior,"He seems to be important for some reason, so maybe we should call over some of the medics to make sure this guy doesn't bleed out right away. Your call, sir. Just giving my opinion." Whatever the decision, Gunalan knelt and got ready to pull Binx'o from under the wreckage, though he would make sure to support the fallen man's head and neck so not to make things any worse than they already where.
"Alright, only my count. One...two...three!"
Kamil was otherwise distracted helping with other aspects of the relief efforts and was unable to personally monitor and direct each individual. He was currently engaged in conversation with some of the medics that had arrived at the crash-site and a few of the villagers as plans were being made as to arrangements for the wounded. This largely left Gunalan, Ambar, and Tahir to the matter of Binx'o.
Tahir looked over the hull piece and then to Binx'o. It was easy enough for him to sort out what Ambar wanted of him, but one look at Binx'o left one to wonder though if the effort were in vane.
Ambar knelt down on the other side of Binx'o as he too got ready to help pull the man free of the wreckage while Tahir's eyes lit up with a golden hue. Along his skin golden tattoos were appearing and with the groan of metal twisting beneath its weight, the hull began to slowly lift.
Once it was raised up, Ambar wasted little time in dragging Binx'o free of the wreckage with Gunalan. Once everyone was out of the way, Tahir let the piece of wreckage fall back to the ground with the screech of metal that drew a few looks from others at the crash site.
Unfortunately there wasn't much to save of Binx'o's legs. The hull piece had thoroughly crushed both of them, and the damage was extensive enough that there was real way to bandage the wounds. Medics were moving in though to do what they could for the man - which for the moment mostly consisted of applying tourniquets to his upper legs while they got him moved to a stretcher to transport to the temporary medical facilities being erected in the small town. Amputation was likely the only option at this point to save the man's life.
They had managed to keep Binx'o alive as they got him into the makeshift medical tents that had been erected in Jincai so that they could help the wounded. Bo was in charge and seemed to be right mind frame to give whatever orders he wanted to give to the survivors and even to try with the people helping them. And why they were sorting out Binx'o, Bo was trying to keep himself busy and not interrupt things.
Ten more people had died that had been transported to Jincai. In total the death count was up into the seventies now. The people of Jincai had been set to lining the bodies they could find in the field. He was hoping that all of the survivors could identify them so that each could be given a proper burial.
The most sever injury was Binx's, but a couple of others had pretty bad injuries. A lot of people had broken bones, gashes, bruises and a mixture of injuries, but nothing like Binx'o's crushed legs. And the Xupra, with there amazing genetics and health had never had to experience the amputation of a limb for that reason - they'd never had to take a limb away because of accidents either. Normally with time and their planet's technology, even the worst injuries could be healed.
But for now it was a waiting game on Binx'o health. And Bo hadn't even thought of amputation despite the state of the man's legs when they'd brought him in. He just hoped that they could help their race despite their different body make-up and chemistry to others here. With that in mind he went to help the less hurt Xupra.
Gunalan left the matter of Binx'o in the hands of the medics now, as he could do no more for the man. His attention was turned back to the carnage in general, as he returned to his duties of organizing the villagers and translating between the Xupra and the natives. He almost felt mechanical, forcing himself to look at the situation objectively, and keeping his emotions in check with the training and protocol that had been drilled into his mind.
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Binx'o was still out cold from the surgeries to amputate his legs. It was probably a good thing, too. The place was chaotic, or at least had been. Maybe Xupra had died. Over one hundred had been squashed into a ship meant for 60 people. Now around 40 people had survived, the rest had been lay to rest in the Jincai fields.
Now that the mourning had begun with the species that had managed to survive, Bo couldn't do such a thing. He had to think about contingencies. They had no immune system without their android counterpart currently inside the ones that had seen their planet and species destroyed by the sudden outbreak of disease. Any bug here could threaten and kill them if it could be caught. To survive birth, they had to be injected with a special solution that created their immune system. They had barely a dozen left. They needed to learn how to survive.
It was while he was walking around, making his daily checks, that somewhere he thought he heard a coughing noise. Ears alert he looked around but saw nothing. Maybe he was just paranoid.
Binx'o finally started coming around only to hear panicked screaming. He heard people shouting in Xi as his hand moved up to his head trying to stop the disorientation and sickness he felt. He had no idea what was going on but whatever it was wasn't good. People were talking about the sickness! People were screaming about been caged in. What was going on?
It took him a while to realise that he wasn't on Iilnes or Etrippe. They were somewhere else. His memory started to return and he tried to move but couldn't. His legs didn't want to move.
"Bo Alla! Bo Alla!" He tried not to panic himself but it wasn't possible. With all the panic around him and waking up to the unknown it was hard to know what was happening and even the hardest man couldn't not become scared in the situation. Something was seriously wrong here. Even though they'd made it to a new place, obviously, something must have gone very, very wrong. Or maybe the planet they'd landed on wasn't safe at all.
"Bo Alla!" He shouted again before managing to stop a passing Xupra. Talking in Xi, "What's happening? What's going on?" He asked the panicked woman.
"The disease! The disease! It followed us here!" With that, she ran off to find her family that had managed to survive.
"We need to calm these people down!" Kamil shouted over the panicked Xupra. "Tahir, I want this entire area corralled off from the rest of the town. Those showing symptoms are to be put in the hospital, everyone else who has been exposed I want separated from the rest of the town. Make use of these homes to put them up if need be. Get on it. Bandar, send word back to the Matriarch requesting more men out here. We need to roundup the Xupra that have gotten out of town. Are anyone besides the Xupra showing symptoms of the illness?"
"Doesn't appear so. It's just them," Bandar replied.
"Good. If we're fortunate it's not contagious outside of their species."
Tahir was already moving off to try and calm a panicked woman who was shouting that the disease had followed them. He tried to grab her arm and pointed her towards the area being corralled off for the still healthy Xupra.
"We need to get you people away from the sick, and separated until we know who are sick and who aren't," he explained to her.
With the Volarians largely unable to speak the common tongue, Tahir was one of the few who could communicate effectively with the Xupra. It was leaving a lot of panicked people being herded and in some cases forcefully relocated with no one to explain to them what was going on.
The villagers were taking it with a bit more calm. There was concern and worry etched into their faces, but they didn't share in the panic of the Xupra. In fact, as a man approached a villager to inquire into aiding the children, he was helpfully directed to the temporary hospital.
His arrival was interrupted by Kamil though, as the Avorian captain caught site of the stranger heading towards the building being corralled off for the sick. Kamil mistook him for a local villager and his words came in the Volarian tongue.
"We have a disease outbreak in there. We need to limit the exposure to anymore people. Are you with the volunteers?" he asked.
He could likely find the man other ways to help, while they tried to limit contact with the sick.
The Captain that Binx'o had been calling for, never showed his face. For Bo Alla was too busy trying to sort out the mess that was going on further away from his co-pilot. The chaos and panic was causing more trouble than anyone had probably planned and in a way (it was probably for the best) that many of the Xupra had died in the crash otherwise there probably would have been a stampede by now. But as there was, the panic at least was contained for now. But the lack of communication was what was causing a lot of the panic, along with the fact that the Xupra knew the truth of how deadly the disease was for them. No one wanted to come into contact with one of the diseased.
And the panicked woman right now, didn't want to go with the man that was trying to herd her somewhere. She wanted her children and she wanted to leave before the disease reached them.
"No! No! My family! My family!" She called out in Xi first and then in the common tongue to try and get the man to understand her as she struggled to get herself out of his grip.
Binx'o, upon seeing all of this frowned and tried to get himself up but couldn't. He had given up trying to call for Bo. Maybe the man had died in the crash. Instead he decided it was time he took charge. "Hey! You! Let her go and help me up. I can't move for some reason. I need help getting up." Bino'x could speak the common tongue well, at least.
"Binx'o! The disease is here! It's here! Get everyone out of here! We need another ship!" The woman cried out in Xi to a man she obviously knew more than just another member of her species.
Tahir was unable to stem the woman's struggles, or her panic and in the end he was forced to relinquish her to a pair of men who took hold of her arms to draw her away towards the as of yet, still healthy Xupra.
He caught his brother, Bandar, by the arm as the younger avorian was moving past.
"Find someone who can speak their tongue, and try to find that woman's family," he told Bandar. "And get them split into small groups and have them limit exposure with each other until we can separate the sick from the healthy."
"Uh... sure thing. Also by our estimates, it looks like at least six of them got out of town on us. Avantia's sending more men to help search the countryside and round them up."
Tahir nodded briefly before moving on. He didn't pay any notice the Binxo's shouts as he moved on to continue corralling the Xupra.
"You need to stay where you are," a nurse spoke up as she joined Binx'o. She was a young human woman, a local from the village who had volunteered to help with the refugees. "We'll get someone over to move you as soon as they can to limit any further exposure, but for now, just try to stay calm. You just got out of a major surgery, you need to rest."


Most theories suggest a biological component for this disorder, much like for schizophrenia.
The term schizoaffective implies a combination of schizophrenia and an affective (or mood) disorder, which is actually quite accurate. Symptoms include those for schizophrenia (see above) as well as a Major Depressive, manic, or mixed episode (see mood disorders). The psychotic (or schizophrenic like symptoms) must be present without any disturbance in mood for a minimum of two weeks.
Treatment typically involves medication to treat both the psychotic and affective symptoms. Therapy can be helpful in terms of increasing interpersonal skills, insight into the illness and need for medication. Assistance with occupational issues can also be beneficial.
There is no cure for this disorder so prognosis is poor. However, medication has been shown to be quite effective against the psychotic symptoms and therapy can help the individual cope with the illness better and improve social functioning. Absence of what is termed the negative symptoms (flatted affect, avolition, and poor social interaction) improves the prognosis significantly.


This rich, flavorful, classic french onion soup is easy-to-make with caramelized onions, beef broth, toasty bread and melty cheese. Perfect weeknight meal or for date night in!
At one point of my life, I was that girl that was always out and about. My favorite thing to do was try out new restaurants. And since my job at the time was in a prime area for new and upcoming restaurants, well, you can imagine how many times I was going out to eat. I mean guys, I would literally eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner outside of my home.
Well, maybe not breakfast all the time but Starbucks runs or cafecito runs were definitely in full effect in the afternoon. Maybe I just didn't want to be at work. *shrug* I digress. Fast forward to present day, I've become a homebody. I love me some home cooked meals! Going out? Nah, pass. Going out to eat to the latest new restaurant? HARD PASS. I'll wait til the hype is over and go before the crowds get in.
Hi, I'm 100 years old.
Home cooked meals that are cozy and comforting like soups or comfort foods from my childhood are truly my favorite. This classic french onion soup is no exception. It comes together easily since you can just make it all in one pot. Hooray! And those caramelized onions!? I mean… is there anything better?! You then add spices, two types of wine and beef broth.
Someone asked me once about adding veggie broth to make french onion soup vegetarian but I've honestly never tried that. Not sure how that would taste. There's just something flavorful about beef broth. You just can't substitute a great thing. Let's also not forget the cheesy breads on top!
In a large pot or dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat then add onions. Sauté until onions are soft, golden brown and caramelized, approximately 20-30 minutes. Stir in garlic, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes.
Add white and red wines then bring to a boil. Reduce heat, remove thyme and bay leaf then add in beef stock. Bring to a simmer and cook for another 10 minutes. Re-season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
Preheat broiler. Place oven safe ramekins or cast iron cocottes in a baking tray. Divide soup into each one then top with a slice of thick crusty bread and grated cheese.
Place under broiler on high for about 2-3 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve and enjoy!


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Tribute To Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Partition Center Tribute
Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengal) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
MujibBarsha (Year of Mujib) on his Birth Centenary
Partition Center Report by
Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar
A Display with Saying on Mujib
Recently a group of volunteers visited Bangladesh to pay homage to Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengal) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, or Mujib as he was/is lovingly called. To pay tribute they visited his home in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, which is preserved as a museum where he was assassinated, along with 26 members of his family including a toddler grandson, by several thugs-claiming-to-be-military-personnel. (Sadly, many of the killers were protected by the Bangladeshi government headed by military general Zia, Pakistan, many Islamic nations, as well as many governments in the West, including America, Canada and England.)
Hundreds of books are available on Mujib, the Father of the Nation. Many are available on-line as well as in hard copy.
Sheikh Mujib won the first and only free election in Pakistan's history in 1970. Yet, he was not allowed to form a government by Pakistani Military and Pakistani Punjab and Sind elites ushering in a nine-month genocide taking 3 million lives and abuse of ¼ million women and girls. Yet Pakistan, U.N. or the democratic West neither asked for trial of the killers nor arrested any of those killers sheltered in their country. This is another example of support of brutality of the "civilized" West!
Many in the Subcontinent claim that after the rise of Wahabi separatist Islamist identity in Bengal in 1800s (see Ahmed, Rafiuddin, The Bengali Muslims 1871-1906, A Quest for Identity, Oxford University, New York, 1981), if it was the Indian nationalist poet-composer Kazi Nazrul Islam who started to bring Bengali Muslims back to their multicultural nationalist root, it was completed by Bangabandhu Mujib in conjunction with the Language Movement. Mujib also complemented the march of many Bengali nationalists like Raja Ram Mohon, Vidyasagar, Sri Ramkrishna, Rabindranath, Bankim, Nazrul, Sarat, Pritilata, Michael, Surya Sen, Begum Rokeya, Sri Aurobindo, Subhas, Guru Harichand, Lalon, Pranavananda, DwijendraLal, Atulprasad, RajaniKanta and many more. Mujib himself went through a farfetched transformation from a supporter of pro-partition Muslim League in Colonial India to a secularist politician eventually bringing Bangladesh's independence.
Way to Home Museum
Visit to his home reminded me of events in faraway in Tallahassee, Florida where in 1971 a Bangladesh Freedom Committee was formed to inform American public of Bangladesh independence struggle and of Pakistani genocide. The Committee was headed by Jacob George, a doctoral student from Kerala, India, Tulu-speaking Mr. Rao, a graduate student from Karnataka, India as Secretary, along with Prof. Datta – a Hindu-E Pakistani-refugee-Indian, Prof. Nath – who later became a Dean in Dhaka University, an Iranian, and two Americans. George was disliked by Nixon supporters, and at times harassed by a Pakistani student. During one of the meetings in fall of 1971 at the Florida State University campus, one uninvited Pakistani professor told the group that "we will keep East Pakistan as Portugal is keeping Angola." Many in the community put bumper stickers printed by the Committee saying "Stop Pakistani Genocide in Bangladesh." Prof. Nath hearing Pakistan Army's surrender said, "I am going home," which he did.
A Crowd at the Entrance
On October 19, 2019 at the Partition Center's annual conference, tributes were paid to Sheikh Mujib on his Birth Centenary as well as to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary.
The group visited his home-shrine-museum in Bangla winter of January. As picture taking is prohibited inside the museum, here are some pictures of the area surrounding the museum, as well as a few important places in his beloved Dhaka.
Flower Offering
Young Visitors
Ghat Steps to the Canal Across the Home
Entrance to the Building
Tribute to Language Martyrs near Dhaka University
At Language Martyr's Memorial
Dhaka Cityscape
Dhakeswari (Goddess of Dhaka) Mandir (Temple)
The National Flower
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Labels: 1971, Bangabndhu, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Independence, Father of Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

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from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.conf import settings

import os.path
import re
import shutil

class UserProfile(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey(User, unique = True)
    pic = models.ImageField(upload_to = 'profiles')
    best_answers = models.IntegerField(default = 0)
    answers = models.IntegerField(default = 0)
    points = models.IntegerField(default = 100)

    def save(self):
        oldname = self.pic
        files_ = str(self.pic).split('.')
        ext = files_[len(files_) - 1]
        self.pic = '%s.%s' % (self.user.username, ext)
        super(UserProfile, self).save()
        dirs = settings.MEDIA_ROOT
        oldpath = os.path.join(dirs, oldname).replace('\\','/')
        newpath = os.path.join(dirs, self.pic).replace('\\','/')
        shutil.move(oldpath, newpath)

    class Admin:
        pass

class Category(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length = 50, unique = True)
    slug = models.SlugField(unique = True)

    def save(self):
        self.slug = slugify(self.name)
        super(Category, self).save()

    def get_absolute_url(self):
        return '/cat/%s/' % self.slug

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name

    class Admin:
        pass

class Question(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey(User)
    category = models.ForeignKey(Category)
    title = models.CharField(max_length = 300)
    description = models.TextField()
    is_open = models.BooleanField(default = True)
    created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add = 1)

    @models.permalink
    def get_absolute_url(self):
        return ('answrs.views.answer', [self.id])

    def __str__(self):
        return self.title

    class Admin:
        pass

class Answer(models.Model):
    user = models.ForeignKey(User)
    question = models.ForeignKey(Question)
    created_on = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add = 1)
    text = models.TextField()
    is_best = models.BooleanField(default = True)
    points = models.BooleanField(default = 1)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.text

    class Admin:
        pass

def slugify(string):
    string = re.sub('\s+', '_', string)
    string = re.sub('[^\w.-]', '', string)
    return string.strip('_.- ').lower()

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Is There One More WWE Run Left In Bill Goldberg?
By David M Levin
It appears Goldberg may not be done in the ring after all. It was thought the former Universal Heavyweight Champion had put his boots on for the last time after a loss to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33. Now, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Could there be another run for the 50-year old brawler?
More important than that, if he were to get back in the ring, who would be his opponent?
"Goldberg had been saying that the grind to come back was a rough one, and at times he was miserable due to the work. Getting back in shape to return to pro wrestling at 50, and to try and be the Goldberg from the past is certainly a tough thing to do," wrote Joe Burgett of theinquisitr.com.
"Goldberg worked his butt off, but many fans felt that he could have worked longer matches and made the matches better that he was in. The longest match was around five minutes long."
Despite training for his three-match tussle with Lesnar which began last year. The first two confrontations with Lesnar were nothing more than squash matches, as was his match at Fastlane with Kevin Owens where he took the Universal Title. The third and final installment with Lesnar saw the Beast Incarnate walk out of Orlando with belt in hand.
Should he get back in the ring, where does he fit in terms of booking? The Undertaker is retired. Sting has said his goodbyes as well. A match with Lesnar has no interest and I cannot see The Rock coming off a movie set to put his trunks back on. In the interest of "never say never" regarding a retirement from professional wrestling, here are a few options.
Triple H – Just for how, how good would this be? Triple H is still in phenomenal shape and has proven he can go the distance, as seen in the match with Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 33.
The problem with this kind of match would be the COO of WWE has to carry Goldberg, which means it may not work well if it exceeds 10 minutes in the ring.
Kurt Angle – The new general manager of Raw is an intriguing choice. He has been inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame, but that doesn't mean anything these days. If Angle can wrestle, this could be a match worth watching.
Angle would have to pass a physical and get medical clearance before he steps in a WWE ring.
Roman Reigns – There has been some talk about these two in tag team action this year, but it has yet to materialize. Fresh off a win over Undertaker, would another icon fall at the feet of the Roman Empire?
Maybe the company should promote Reigns as a legend killer, much like it did with Randy Orton to help him get over as a heel. It may be hard to get Goldberg to sell this kind of match.
Samoa Joe – Joe doesn't have a true position in the company yet, aside from being an enforcer. Could the Samoan Submission Machine make the big guy submit in the ring?
Joe's ability in the ring, which may be better than all three other wrestlers, could be a matchup problem for the stiff Goldberg in the ring. Also, what kind of storyline evolves from this for a match to even take place?
Braun Strowman – The monster heel needs a true feud. There have been teases about Strowman and Lesnar with the Universal Title on the line. There have been mentions of a continuing feud with Reigns. Heck, there could even be a program with Kevin Owens.
The fact is WWE may not know what to do with a guy this size.
Because of his size, he would work well with Goldberg. Because of his aggressive nature and rawness, does this kind of confrontation make sense?
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Q: How to integrate Stripe payments into Yii2? I have the following code, it runs without error, however it does not insert funds onto the Stripe server. The Stripe library is installed correctly.
config.php
    <?php
    //require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

    $stripe = array(
      "secret_key"      => "sk_test_key",
      "publishable_key" => "pk_test_key"
    );

\Stripe\Stripe::setApiKey($stripe['secret_key']);

SiteController.php
public function actionSend()
    {
        $model = new SendForm();

            if ($model->load(Yii::$app->request->post()) && $model->validate()) {
            $model->insertCharge();
                //Yii::$app->session->setFlash('Successfully charged $20.00!');
                return $this->render('send-confirm', ['model' => $model]);
            } else {
                return $this->render('send', [
                    'model' => $model,
                ]);
            }

    }// end function

send.php
    <?php $form = ActiveForm::begin(['options' => ['method' => 'post']]); ?>

  <script src="https://checkout.stripe.com/checkout.js" class="stripe-button"
    data-key="<?php echo $stripe['publishable_key']; ?>"
    data-name="TEST"
    data-description="Testing"
    data-amount="2000"
    data-locale="auto">

   </script>
   <?php ActiveForm::end(); ?>

SendForm.php
class SendForm extends Model
{

   public function insertCharge()
   {

     \Stripe\Stripe::setApiKey(Yii::$app->stripe->secret_key);

      $request = Yii::$app->request;

      $token = $request->post('stripeToken');

      //$token  = $_POST['stripeToken'];

      $customer = \Stripe\Customer::create(array(
          'email' => 'customer@example.com',
          'source'  => $token
      ));

      $charge = \Stripe\Charge::create(array(
          'customer' => $customer->id,
          'amount'   => 2000,
          'currency' => 'usd'
      ));

   }//end function

}//end class

What could be missing or what is wrong? Thanks.

A: I resolved the issue by removing the Yii2 form scaffolding on the view and adding a beforeAction on the controller.
send.php
<form action="index.php?r=site%2Fcharge" method="post">
SiteController.php
public function beforeAction($action)
{
    $this->enableCsrfValidation = false;
    return parent::beforeAction($action);
}

public function actionCharge()
{
    return $this->render('charge');
}

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Home Celebrities Dheeraj Dhoopar Height, Weight, Age, Affairs/ Wife, Children & More.
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Dheeraj Dhoopar is an Indian actor, and model, Dhoopar was born on 20 December 1984. Dheeraj is known for his lead role in Kundali Bhagaya as Karan Luthra and Prem in "Sasural Simar ka".
Due to Dhoopar's acting skills, he has won many awards in acting and has got many offer in big shows.
Body Measurement Chest- 40 inches
Waist- 32 inches
Biceps- 13 inches
Age 37 Years (from 2021)
Parents Father- Sushil Dhoopar
Mother- Not Known
Siblings Three Siblings
Spouse Vinne Arora
Educational Qualification Diploma in Fashion Desigining
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Net Worth $1 Million – $5 Million Dollar (Approx) (As in 2021)
Dheeraj Dhoopar was born on 20 December 1984 to Sushil Dhoopar (Father) mother's name is not known yet born in a Hindu Family in Delhi, India. Dhoopar had three siblings, two brothers names are yet not known, and a sister Shaila
He did his early schooling from Delhi itself and did Diploma in Fashion designing the college/ university is not yet known.
Dhoopar initiated his career as a model and featured in more than a hundred commercials for brands such as Parker, Maruti Suzuki, Dabur Honey, Samsung, and more big brands.
Dheeraj Dhoopar made his television debut with Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swag and played the role of Ansh as a lead actor and later played many lead roles in TV shows.
Dhoopar played the role of Bhavesh Patil in Star Plus's Behenein, and Sushant in Mrs.Tendulkar, Sikhar in Zindagi Kahe- Smile Please.
Later from 2013 to 2017, he played the role of Prem Bhardwaj in Colors TV's one of the most famous serial "Sasural Simar ka".
He also hosted the ZeeTv reality singing show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and in 2019 he hosted the dancing reality show Dance India Dance but due to some reasons, he decided to quit hosting.
Since 2017 he has been playing the role of Karan Luthra in Zee Tv's show Kundali Bhagya.
Recently in 2020, Dhoopar was seen in Naagin's Season 5 a show of Color's original as Cheel Aakash.
Zee Rishtey Award
Indian Telly Award
Gold Award (Again in 2019)
Kalakar Awards
Lions Gold Awards
Dada Saheb Phalke Awards.
Viah Nai Karuana
Mere Dil
Humko Tum Mil Gaye
Jogiya
Dheeraj Dhoopar is married to actress Vinny Arora on 16 November 2016 in Delhi.
The couple were dating each other for a long time and met each other for the first time in the sets of Maat Pitaah Ke Charnon Mein Swarg. The couple does not have any children yet we'll update you soon with the latest updates.
He loves to eat Pizza and Chinese cuisine.
He has stated that his favorite actor is Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor.
Dhoopar loves to play Cricket and Football.
His Favorite Singer is A.R Rahman.
Apart from being an actor, he is a fashion designer too.
Dheeraj owns a Jaguar Car.
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Q: Issue with: Missing required parameters for [Route: ] I'm getting super confused, but I expect it is a really simple mistake on my part.
When visiting /admin/service, this exception is thrown:

Missing required parameters for [Route: admin.service.toggle.isFeatured] [URI: admin/service/toggle/isFeatured/{service}/{status}]. (View: C:\xampp\htdocs\cms\resources\views\admin\service\index.blade.php)

Controller: AdminServiceController.php
public function store(Request $request)
    {
      $data = $this->_validate($request);
      $data['creator_id'] = auth()->user()->id;
      Services::create($data);
      return redirect(route("admin.service.index"))->withSuccess("Die neue Leistung wurde hinzugefügt.");
    }

    public function toggleIsFeatured(Services $service,$status)
    {
      $service->update(["is_featured" => !$status]);
      redirect(back()->withSuccess('Status wurde erfolgreich geändert.'));
    }

    public function toggleIsActive(Services $service,$status)
    {
      $service->update(["is_active" => !$status]);
      redirect(back()->withSuccess('Status wurde erfolgreich geändert.'));
    }

    private function _validate($request) {
      $rules = [
        'title' => 'required|unique:services',
        'description' => 'required|min:100',
      ];
      return $this->validate($request, $rules);
    }

View: index.blade.php
id,$service->isFeatured])}}" class="btn btn-info btn-circle btn-sm"> @if($service->is_featured) @else  @endif

id,$service->isActive])}}" class="btn btn-info btn-circle btn-sm">is_active) text-success @else text-danger @endif ">

Route: web.php
Route::prefix('admin')->group(function ()
 {
   Route::name('admin.')->group(function () {
     Route::middleware('auth')->group(function ()
     {
       Route::get('/', function ()
       {
        return view('admin');
        });
      Route::resource('service', 'App\Http\Controllers\AdminServiceController');
      Route::get('service/toggle/isFeatured/{service}/{status}', [App\Http\Controllers\AdminServiceController::class, 'toggleIsFeatured'])->name('service.toggle.isFeatured');
      Route::get('service/toggle/isActive/{service}/{status}', [App\Http\Controllers\AdminServiceController::class, 'toggleIsActive'])->name('service.toggle.isActive');
  });
  });
});

A: You probably should be passing the parameters as an associative array to the route helper. Though the real issue is something you are trying to pass is a null.
Considering your query to update "is featured" is using the field is_featured you are using the wrong attribute when trying to access this on the Model, isFeatured, which doesn't exist so returns null.
route('admin.service.toggle.isFeatured', [
    'service' => $service->id,
    'status' => (int) $service->is_featured,
])

I have this casting the potential boolean to an integer so there will be something to actually put into the URL at that segment, 0 or 1. Otherwise false will be an empty string, ''.
This is the same problem for your "is active" stuff. Using the wrong attribute on the model.


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Q: postgresql partial optimization of query involving coalesce -- what is happening? I have a postgresql (v9.3) query to which I sometimes know the answer. I am writing this:
select coalesce( <the answer>, count( distinct bar ) ) from foo;

Where < the answer > is null when in fact I don't know the answer.
"foo" is fairly large; this query takes 2 seconds. If I drop coalesce and simply count( distinct bar ), the resulting query takes 7 seconds. Using pgadmin "explain", these two queries have exactly the same plan.
Can someone explain what is happening? If it can "partially" optimize this query, why can't postgres completely optimize it? Is there some way to force it to check < the answer > before spending two seconds thinking?

A: Try to rewrite this query into:
select coalesce( <the answer>, ( SELECT count( distinct bar ) from foo ) ) ;

Here if <the answer> is not null, the subquery in the second argument won't be evaluated at all.

A: Kordiko's answer satisfies the basic question. To answer the expanded question in the comment to K's answer, it turns out the count( distinct ) aggregate is by far the slowest; the other three are go faster, and do not go very much slower when combined. So something like this seems promising (modulo some composite type):
select case when <distinct case is null> then
        ( select (<all aggregates>) from foo )
    when <some other is null> then
        ( select (<known value for distinct>, <aggregates besides distinct>) from foo)
    else
        ( select (<all known values>)) end;


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class Person {
 public:
  Person(int i) { x = i; }
  Person() {}
  int x;
};

int array_of_person() {
  Person arr[10] = {Person(), Person(), Person()};
  return (arr[0]).x;
}

int matrix_of_person() {
  Person arr[2][2] = {Person(), Person(), Person(), Person()};
  return (arr[0][1]).x;
}

struct Z {
  int a;
  int b;
};

void initialization_c_style() {
  struct Z z[2] = {{1, 2}, {2, 3}};
  struct Z z2;
}

// Our handling assumes that either all the array elements are initialised
// with a constructor or not, so this doesn't work.
void initialization_mixed_styles_not_handled_correctly() {
  struct Z old;
  struct Z z[2] = {{1, 2}, old};
  struct Z z2;
}


MILWAUKEE – Several local agencies and book clubs are partnering to hold a "Milwaukee Jewish Community Read" of a bestselling book, "Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor," before the author speaks here in May.
The Atlantic has hailed the short non-fiction book, by Yossi Klein Halevi, as "one of the best one-volume introductions to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians." It's expected the community read will have the book reviewed by book clubs, read by individuals and discussed in numerous forums from now through May and beyond.
The Jewish Community Relations Council, the Coalition for Jewish Learning and the Israel Center jointly selected the book. The three Milwaukee Jewish Federation agencies are spearheading the Milwaukee Jewish Community Read.
Tzipi Altman-Shafer, Jewish education community planner of the Coalition for Jewish Learning, has started promoting the Milwaukee Jewish Community Read to local groups. Several book clubs and synagogues have already committed to read the book, she said. Altman-Shafer said she has commitments from a breadth of local Judaism, including Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Chabad communities, plus Ovation Communities and the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center.
The book is written in a way that allows it to reach people of different perspectives, said Rabbi Hannah Wallick, vice president for outreach, Israel and overseas for the Federation.
Halevi is slated to speak in the Milwaukee area on Thursday, May 30, free to the community, said Elana Kahn. As director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, Kahn is the lead staff on the speaking engagement. Kahn is seeking sponsorships to help support the Halevi visit.
Kahn is impressed with how well the book simultaneously establishes a Jewish connection to the land and recognizes Palestinian pain is inextricably tied to Jewish joy over Israel. For the May 30 event, she hopes Halevi will help increase capacity to know and love the land, while increasing our empathy.
Halevi was a longtime writer for The Jerusalem Post and is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.
"Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor" is written as a series of letters, seeking to give Palestinians a sense of Halevi's perspective as a Jew in Israel, to initiate dialogue. Halevi writes that he's making the book available in Arabic for free downloading.
But as much as the book is a message to Palestinians, it's also arguably a letter to Jews. It's a rallying point, an emotional release. It's a testament to the challenge and the pain.


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Kolkata's New Market on fire
By Calcutta Tube Team / July 20, 2011
Kolkata, July 20 (Calcutta Tube / IBNS): A fire broke out on Wednesday night at Kolkata's iconic New Market shopping complex.
Twenty fire fighting engines have reached the spot and are trying to bring the fire under control.
The blaze started at around 8:30 pm and thick smoke enveloped the area. The fire originated in the flower market sector.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also reached the spot to supervise the fire fighting and assure the traders of all assistance.
The iconic shopping destination of the city was created by the British and was formally christened 'Sir Stuart Hogg Market' on Dec 2, 1903. The name was later shortened to 'Hogg Market'.
The Bengali society of that period called the market as 'Hogg Saheber Bajaar', a name which is still used alongside the name 'New Market'.
Large portion of the original building was gutted by a fire in 1985. After that incident the complex was rebuilt and a new wing was added to the complex.
Tags: Kolkata, New Market
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With diverse but complementary skillsets, we each champion different areas of our business.
Amanda (Co-Founder) has come a long way from her days as a tyre-fitter in Yorkshire. As a Social Psychologist and award-winning researcher who has led ground-breaking research for the biggest behaviour change campaigns of our time, Amanda makes sure we lead the way in applying new behavioural thinking in our work.
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Another cool frog story! You know I love my frogs and toads!
So, if this dude (Barbourula kalimantanensis) had a fight with the giant toad (Beelzebufo), who would win? What if the fight was in the water, so Beelzebufo couldn't come up for air?


Infographic about the latest competition from Trade.io!
Trade.io is currently running a competition with a total of 5 BTC in prizes, I published a post yesterday where I shared all of the important information.
With the goal of continue to promote this competition and inform more people that might be interested in participating, I decided to create the following infographic that contains all the basic information related to the competition.
The infographic can be freely used by anyone with no limitations whatsoever, so republishing to increase awareness about this competition is encouraged.
This is not a financial advice. Please do your own research before investing in cryptocurrencies or any digital asset. This blog post is done for entertainment and knowledge purpose only.
Thanks for the share Guy! I'm definitely checking this out!
Awesome! In case you decide to participate I wish you good luck!
Your UA account score is currently 4.531 which ranks you at #1938 across all Steem accounts.
In our last Algorithmic Curation Round, consisting of 255 contributions, your post is ranked at #98.


Intergroup's mission is to carry the message of hope to the alcoholic who still suffers. We do this with a volunteer staff of Telephone Help Line Workers and 12th Step Workers.
The Intergroup Phone Volunteer works in our office on Post Road in Warwick for one 2-3 hour shift per week. An intergroup phone volunteer is motivated to give freely of a few spare hours to give back what he or she has so graciously been given – a chance to lead a productive sober life.
The volunteer has two main duties: to answer our help line; and to sell literature to group members who visit the office for that purpose.
The help line connects the suffering alcoholic with a sober Intergroup Volunteer who is trained to answer questions and initiate a Step Call by contacting one of our Step Workers if it becomes necessary. Our volunteers all have experienced the 'good feeling' that comes from helping someone get started on a new way of life.
Distributing AA literature (at cost) to our member groups is another way of spreading the message. It requires no special skill and is very easy to learn. For those with minimal computer skill the task is even easier. You will be fully trained before you begin.
You must have 90 days of sobriety and embrace the suggestions of the AA program of recovery to become an Intergroup Volunteer.
To volunteer download, fill in, print and mail in the Intergroup Telephone Volunteer Application.
The 12th Step Volunteer provides direct, hands on support to the Alcoholic who still suffers. They are men and women who want to carry the message and give away what they themselves have received. They are to be congratulated.
We realize that not everyone is ready for this type of work making it even more important that we maintain a list of willing volunteers that we can call on in times of need.
Intergroup has historically reached 5 – 10 suffering alcoholics each month. They call our office and our phone volunteers record their name, phone number, city and a general description of their present condition. Once that is accomplished, the phone volunteer uses our 12th Step Volunteer list to find a contact (it could be you!) to help the suffering person. Most 12th Step calls require only that you share your experience, strength and hope with the caller. This is often enough to attract them to AA. Many members of Rhode Island's AA Groups came into the program in this way.
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Beyond UH
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Introduction to SMS
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» Outreach
In addition to research, SMSL also works with the surrounding community, including the Children's Museum of Houston, middle and high schools, as well as a community college and Historically Black Colleges and Universities to broaden the impact of our findings in research and education. Our outreach activities benefit more than 600,000 people per year.
On-Site Demonstrations
Smart material demos developed by SMSL have been actively used for demonstration to the college's visitors, including visiting K-12 students and teachers, as shown by the following photos.
Visit Local High Schools
Through visiting local high schools, the smart materials technology reaches hundreds of students and motivates them to pursue engineering and science related studies in college.
Partner with Children's Museum of Houston
Dr. Song is a volunteer technical advisor to Children's Museum of Houston (CMH). Motivated by demonstrations in the Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory and under guidance by Dr. Song, CMH has developed several...
Recruit Minority Students
The Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory has been often used as a tour site for visiting high school students, including minorities, to attract them to study engineering.
Encourage Girls to Study Engineering
An NSF Sponsored Experiment Benefits Local High School Female Students at University of Houston Metal can change its shape upon heating and fluids can almost turn into solid when exposed to a magnetic field. More...
Training of Professors from Undergraduate Universities
The PI, Dr. Song, secured two supplementary Research Opportunity Award (ROA) under the Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) program in both 2004 and 2005. The goal of the ROA supplementary award is to train...
Provide Training in Smart Materials and Structures for Community College Faculty & Students
Graduate students in Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory work with Mr. Ike Coffman, instructor and Chairman of Electronics Technology at ACC (Alvin Community College), on a smart materials project funded by...
An NSF Project Developed by University of Houston Benefits Students at University of South Alabama
With a grant from National Science Foundation (NSF) (NSF Grant No. 0442991), Dr. Song, an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Houston, developed a smart vibrating beam by utilizing the...
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gsong [at] uh.edu
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MRT Sg Buloh line 30% done
Thursday, 12 Jul 2018
Metro News 1d ago
Sg Buloh residents say street light problem unresolved despite complaints over two years
Nation 27 Oct 2020
MOVING ON AFTER MRT2
Tunnel plan: Amiruddin (middle), MMC-Gamuda project manager Vincent Neng Kha Looi (left) and MMC-Gamuda project director Param Sivalingam checking the MRT SSP tunnelling plan at the project site. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: The MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) line was close to 30% complete as at early July and is on schedule to move on to its next phase of construction, says Mass Rapid Transit Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp).
MRT Corp SSP Line project director Datuk Amiruddin Ma'aris said the long span viaduct crossover along Jalan Kuala Selangor had already started, adding that the commencement of track laying works on the main line will start by December.
"With construction progressing rapidly and on track along the northern elevated alignment, we are confident of completing the viaduct works in time to achieve this milestone," he said in a statement yesterday.
He said increased construction work can also be seen at the southern and Putrajaya elevated sections of the line.
"Mined tunnel works at the first section of the southern elevated alignment in Taman Universiti just began in June 2018. The section, which is going over high ground at the Mardi area, is the only mined tunnel section of the entire 38.7km of elevated tracks.
"The tunnel consists of a mined tunnel and cut and cover tunnel with a total length of 540m."
Bored piling works, pile caps and pier head works are also taking place along the southern and Putrajaya sections, with certain locations such as Equine Park and Cyberjaya already gearing up for segmental box girder launches by end-July.
Additionally, Amiruddin said the underground section of the MRT SSP line was progressing well, with 33.3% of work completed.
"Currently, there are two tunnel-boring machines (TBMs) operating along the underground section from Bandar Malaysia to Jalan Chan Sow Lin and six TBMs are scheduled to be launched between October and November 2018.
"Four of the TBMs will be launched from Titiwangsa with two going towards Sentul and another two towards the HKL Crossover. In addition to this, another two TBMs will be launched at the crossover towards Ampang Park."
Providing an update on the procurement status of the MRT SSP Line, Amiruddin said that to date 48 tenders have been awarded consisting of all civil, station and systems work packages. The remaining 20 tenders that are still ongoing are for the construction of multi-storey park and rides and designated contractors/suppliers.
The MRT SSP Line is the second line of the Klang Valley MRT project that began construction in 2015. It will serve a corridor with a population of two million people stretching from Sungai Buloh to Serdang and ending in Putrajaya.
With a total length of 52.2km, consisting of 38.7km of elevated tracks and 13.5km of underground tunnels, the line connects 35 stations. Phase one of the line is set to be launched by July 2021, while the entire line will be fully operational by July 2022.
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Groupama sailing team claimed a dramatic Leg 4 victory on Saturday after the discovery of a hole in their bow threatened to sink their lead within 100 miles of the Auckland finish.
The French team rallied in eight metre seas and 30 knot headwinds to isolate the leak and drain 1.5 tonnes of water before crossing the finish line at 10:33:47 UTC/23:33:47 local, more than 80 nautical miles ahead of their nearest competitor.
"It's a great day for Groupama 4 and it's a great to arrive here first into Auckland,'' Cammas said.
"I'm pretty sure we're going to have a good time here with all the sailing fans. It's a good place to win for sure."
Cammas, a first time Volvo Ocean Race competitor, said the race was won and lost on a bold decision made by navigator Jean-Luc Nélias.
"The key thing for this leg was to be quick and to make good decisions," he said. "We knew we had to do both of those things and we did. This is where we ended up.
"The turning point in the leg was when we made a very bold call with PUMA in the north and it paid off. That was the decisive moment."
Winning the unofficial race to be the first Kiwi home was elated bowman Brad Marsh who flew a New Zealand flag overhead as the team were welcomed to Auckland's Viaduct Harbour by hundreds of family, friends and fans.
"It feels amazing," the 28-year-old Aucklander said. "It's a childhood dream for me. I didn't allow myself to think about winning up until today. But the excitement set in as we came down the coast and I realised it was all going to happen."
Groupama have stymied Team Telefónica's winning streak of three consecutive leg wins and claimed 30 points that will shoot them to the top of the leaderboard with a total of 103.
But, barring any major incidents Team Telefónica will regain top spot when they finish later today, having entered Leg 4 28 points clear of Groupama and 18 points ahead of CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand.
Meanwhile, the race for the remaining podium positions continues, with PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG holding a narrow lead over Telefónica and CAMPER.
Stage 2, over 5,220 nm, began with a staggered start based on finishing positions in that first stage.
After finishing third in the Stage 1 day race, Groupama 4 led the fleet out into the South China Sea, probably the most dangerous section of the leg.
A change of waypoint dropped Groupama to fourth on day four but they were back in front the following day as the fleet kept tracking north towards Japan.


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Canoe Sprint
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Women
Other 1976 canoe sprint events Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Men Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men Canadian Singles, 500 metres, Men Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Canadian Doubles, 500 metres, Men Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women
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28 – 30 July 1976
Bassin olympique, Île Notre Dame, Montréal, Québec
East Germany had won the women's K-2 500 at the last three World Championships, twice with their entry to the 1976 Summer Olympics Bärbel Köster and Carola Zirzow. The defending Olympic Champion was the Soviet Union, who was also runner-up at the 1973 and 1975 World Championships and sent Nina Gopova and Galina Kreft, both seasoned international veterans. These two nations won their heats in both the opening round and the semi-finals, with Hungary's Anna Pfeffer and Klára Rajnai taking the third heat in the latter portion of the competition. Pfeffer had multiple international medals in canoeing, including Olympic silver from the 1968 K-2 500 tournament and a World title in the same event from 1971, while Rajnai won a surprise bronze medal in the K-1 500 the day prior to this event's final. These three nations were ahead of the rest of the pack in the medal round and were nearly neck and neck as they approached the finish line. The Soviet Union pulled just enough ahead to take gold by 0.54 seconds, while Hungary's margin of victory for the silver medal was much smaller, a mere 0.12 seconds, over East Germany. Although Zirzow failed to earn gold in this event, she had already become an Olympic champion earlier in the day in the K-1 500.
1 46/48 Nina Gopova / Galina Kreft URS 1:57.49 (1 h1) – 1:54.70 (1 h1) 1:51.15 (1) Gold
2 30/31 Anna Pfeffer / Klára Rajnai HUN 1:54.25 (2 h2) – 1:52.51 (1 h3) 1:51.69 (2) Silver
3 22/24 Bärbel Köster / Carola Zirzow GDR 1:52.97 (1 h2) – 1:50.56 (1 h2) 1:51.81 (3) Bronze
4 41/42 Nastasia Nichitov / Agafia Orlov ROU 1:59.33 (2 h1) – 1:53.38 (2 h3) 1:53.77 (4)
5 25/28 Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann / Heiderose Wallbaum FRG 1:55.59 (3 h2) – 1:55.31 (2 h1) 1:53.86 (5)
6 37/38 Maria Kazanecka-Górecka / Katarzyna Kulczak POL 2:01.45 (3 h1) – 1:53.50 (3 h2) 1:55.05 (6)
7 8/9 Velichka Mincheva / Natasha Yanakieva BUL 2:00.52 (7 h2) 1:56.60 (2 h1) 1:53.29 (2 h2) 1:55.95 (7)
8 10/11 Anne Dodge / Sue Holloway CAN 2:03.90 (4 h1) 1:55.63 (1 h1) 1:56.83 (3 h3) 1:56.75 (8)
9 44/45 Anastázie Hajná-Fridrichová / Jindřiška Řeháčková TCH 1:59.45 (5 h2) 1:58.97 (3 h1) 1:56.45 (3 h1) 1:59.65 (9)
4 h1 r3/4 51/53 Linda Dragan / Ann Turner USA 1:59.32 (4 h2) 1:59.15 (1 h2) 1:57.10 (4 h1) –
4 h2 r3/4 15/16 Sylvaine Deltour / Anne-Marie Loriot FRA 2:06.12 (5 h1) 2:00.70 (2 h2) 1:55.75 (4 h2) –
4 h3 r3/4 18/19 Pauline Goodwin / Hilary Peacock GBR 2:00.34 (6 h2) 2:01.68 (3 h2) 1:59.53 (4 h3) –
4 h1 r2/4 3/4 Catherine Burelle / Marleen Kuppens BEL 2:10.48 (6 h1) 2:00.44 (4 h1) – –
4 h2 r2/4 1/2 Helen Jacobsohn / Sue Whitebrook AUS 2:10.62 (7 h1) 2:03.87 (4 h2) – –
Round One (28 July 1976)
Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One (12:00)
1 – Nina Gopova / Galina Kreft URS 1:57.49 56.41 (1)
1:01.08 (1) Q
2 – Nastasia Nichitov / Agafia Orlov ROU 1:59.33 56.94 (2)
3 – Maria Kazanecka-Górecka / Katarzyna Kulczak POL 2:01.45 58.69 (3)
4 – Anne Dodge / Sue Holloway CAN 2:03.90 59.37 (4)
1:04.53 (5)
5 – Sylvaine Deltour / Anne-Marie Loriot FRA 2:06.12 1:01.90 (5)
6 – Catherine Burelle / Marleen Kuppens BEL 2:10.48 1:03.83 (7)
7 – Helen Jacobsohn / Sue Whitebrook AUS 2:10.62 1:02.60 (6)
Heat Two (12:10)
1 – Bärbel Köster / Carola Zirzow GDR 1:52.97 54.93 (1)
58.04 (1) QOB
2 – Anna Pfeffer / Klára Rajnai HUN 1:54.25 55.39 (2)
58.86 (2) Q
3 – Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann / Heiderose Wallbaum FRG 1:55.59 56.27 (3)
4 – Linda Dragan / Ann Turner USA 1:59.32 58.72 (5)
5 – Anastázie Hajná-Fridrichová / Jindřiška Řeháčková TCH 1:59.45 59.20 (6)
6 – Pauline Goodwin / Hilary Peacock GBR 2:00.34 1:00.96 (7)
7 – Velichka Mincheva / Natasha Yanakieva BUL 2:00.52 58.31 (4)
Repêchage (28 July 1976)
4 – Catherine Burelle / Marleen Kuppens BEL 2:00.44 59.01 (4)
2 – Sylvaine Deltour / Anne-Marie Loriot FRA 2:00.70 59.09 (2)
Semi-Finals (30 July 1976)
Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat Three (12:50)
4 – Pauline Goodwin / Hilary Peacock GBR 1:59.53 58.44 (4)
Final Round (30 July 1976 — 18:30)
Through 1956, all Olympic field hockey gold medals were won by either Great Britain or India. They had never played each other until the 1948 Olympics, when India beat the hosts 4-0.


People don't know who I am, so I usually tell the history of my people and where I come from. Specific history about my great-grandfather and great-grandmother on down to me. I almost feel like an ambassador of the culture. It gives me a tremendous amount of joy to know that the things and the people I grew up with -- I can pass on the lessons they taught me and the culture they've given me.
On episode 11 of American Songster Radio, host Dom Flemons speaks with Paxton about the formative experience of growing up in South-Central Los Angeles and the connections between Judaism and roots music as forms of cultural memory. Flemons also shares a recording of Jerron's February 2017 live set at the Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Before Valerie June had ever written a song of her own, she was busy putting up show posters for artists like Bobby Womack and Prince. You might say June was born into the music business.
"My dad had a promotion company called Music Makers Production, and he put all of us to work!" the singer told Dom Flemons in their interview for American Songster Radio.
Valerie June's whole family pitched in on bringing national acts to their home town, Jackson, Tennessee.


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Q: Vaadin custom JS component refresh rate I am using custom js components in vaadin 8 (followin this documentation : https://vaadin.com/docs/v8/framework/gwt/gwt-javascript.html)
And I have found a problem for my component : if I spam (by programmation) the setValue method server side in a thread with a 100ms sleep, the client side skip a lot of events because notification rate between the server side and the client side seems to be linked to the global vaadin refresh rate.
If there a way to make the js rcp calls to be faster without breaking everything else ?
Best regards.

A: Ok, after enabling push extension, added @Push annotation to my UI, and using lock and push on my ui in my spam thread, the refresh rate is high as we are now using websocket.
I can send notifications in a loop with 10ms sleep between each notification without any problem.


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