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Qatar Airways jets in Gaborone, Botswana for the first time
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Earlier on Sunday 15th December, 2019 Qatar Airways flew from Doha to Gaborone, Botswana and landed at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport for the first time. His Excellency Slumber Tsogwane the Vice President of Botswana and Mr. Thulagano Segokgo the Minister of Transport and Communications greeted the flight upon landing at the airport.
Qatar Airways airline is making good on its promise to grow throughout the continent as it managed to launch its first inaugural flight in Gaborone, Botswana. This is Qatar Airways' ninth new destination and third in Africa of the year (2019), adding on the already approved routes to Mogadishu, Somalia and Rabat the capital of Morocco. With Luanda of Angola to follow next year (2020).
This multiple award winning airline will operate a three times weekly service to the capital city of Botswana and is the only non African airline to fly to the country.
"I am delighted to add Gaborone to our global network of more than 160 destinations. Qatar Airways is committed to expanding its network in Africa, and this new route – our 23rd destination on the continent – is another step towards achieving that goal. We take great pride in being the first Middle Eastern airline to fly to Botswana and look forward to bringing tens of thousands of passengers to this wonderful country." said, Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways' chief executive officer.
Operation of the Flight.
The airline will operate to Gaborone with its Airbus 350-900, featuring 36 seats in Business class and 247 seats in Economy class. Passengers can enjoy the next generation interactive on-board entertainment system, Oryx One, with a choice of up to 4,000 audio and video on demand options as well as complimentary Wi-Fi for passengers.
How Botswana will benefit from Qatar Airways' new route?
According to Mr. Kabo Phutietsile, the acting Chief Executive Officer and Civil Aviation Authority Botswana, the country will benefit from this opportunity in a number of ways as listed below;
The new route by Qatar Airways is expected to boost Botswana's aviation industry and create employment opportunities and skills transfer for the aviation industry.
The new route gives the country an opportunity to fully utilize and benefit from the investments in infrastructure improvement completed in the recent past.
The arrival of Qatar will further boost and grow the Aviation industry and auxiliary industries.
It will further allow for improved connectivity between Botswana and the Qatar many established routes and the spin-offs will facilitate growth of the Botswana economy.
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Q: readline() method of bufferedreader(socket.getinputstream) not waiting for input from client I'm developing an E-voting system using java. The client sends a number that represents a requested method. The run() method of the server thread then waits for input from the socket according to the sent number. The server reads input normally for the first client request however i get the following exception from the server:

Exception in thread "Thread-0" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For
  input string: "test"  at
  java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(Unknown Source)    at
  java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)    at
  java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)    at
  ServerThread.run(ServerThread.java:139)

Then the thread is terminated abnormally (i concluded that because when i try to perform another operation from the same client GUI i get a SocketException: Socket is closed). The user = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine()); should wait for another integer to be sent by the client but its not. Its reading the last string sent. (Im using BufferedReader)
here is the run method of the serverthread:
public void run() {
    while (true) {
        int user = -1;
        // while ((user = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine())) != -1) {

        try {
            user = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Command Error");
        }

        switch (user) {
        case 1:
            try {
                String username = in.readLine();
                String password = in.readLine();
                int cid = -1;
                Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
                ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(
                        "SELECT UUID FROM user_acc WHERE UUID IN (SELECT CID FROM candidate) AND username = '"
                                + username + "';");

                if (Security.Authenticate(username, password) && !username.equals("") && !password.equals(""))
                    out.println("true");
                else {
                    out.println("false");
                //  in.reset();
                    break;
                }
                if (rs.next()) {
                    cid = rs.getInt(1);

                    String inetAddress = clientSocket.getInetAddress().toString().substring(1);
                    stmt.executeUpdate(
                            "UPDATE candidate SET ipadd = '" + inetAddress + "' WHERE CID = " + cid + ";");
                }

            } catch (IOException e) {
                System.out.println("Writing in Sign in Error");
            } catch (UserNotExistingException e) {

            } catch (SQLException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            break;

        case 2:
            try {
                String username = in.readLine();
                String name = in.readLine();
                String password = in.readLine();
                String email = in.readLine();
                String conf = in.readLine();
                if (Security.signUp(username, name, email, password, conf))
                    out.println("true");
                else
                    out.println("false");
            } catch (IOException e) {
                System.out.println("Reading in Sign Up Error");
            } catch (UsernameEmailExistsException e) {
                System.out.println("Email Exists");
                out.println("false");
            }
            break;

        case 3:
            try {
                String email = in.readLine();
                String code;
                if (Security.forgotPass(email)) {
                    out.println("true");
                    code = in.readLine();
                } else {
                    out.println("false");
                    break;
                }

                if (Security.checkCode(code, email))
                    out.println("true");
                else {
                    out.println("false");
                    break;
                }
                String newpass = in.readLine();
                String conf = in.readLine();
                String username = "";
                for (int i = 0; i < email.length(); i++)
                    if (email.charAt(i) == '@')
                        break;
                    else
                        username += email.charAt(i);

                if (Security.forceChangePassword(username, newpass, conf)) {
                    out.println("true");
                } else
                    out.println("false");
            } catch (IOException e) {
                System.out.println("Reading in Forget Pass Error");
            }
            break;

        case 4:
            try {
                int CID = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine()), userID = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
                try {
                    if (nominate(CID, userID))
                        out.println("true");
                    else
                        out.println("false");
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException | SQLException | UserNotExistingException e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            break;

        case 5:
            try {
                int uid = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
                String candname = in.readLine();
                if (vote(candname, uid))
                    out.println("true");
                else
                    out.println("false");
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            break;

        case 6:

            break;

        case 7:
            try {
                String text = in.readLine();
                int UID = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
                int CID = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
                if (postComment(text, UID, CID))
                    out.println("true");
                else
                    out.println("false");
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            break;

        case 10:
            try {
                String username = in.readLine();
                String oldPass = in.readLine();
                String newPass = in.readLine();
                String conf = in.readLine();
                if (Security.changePass(username, oldPass, newPass, conf))
                    out.println("true");
                else
                    out.println("false");
            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            break;

        case 11:
            try {
                int CID = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
                Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
                ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT ipadd FROM candidate WHERE CID = " + CID + ";");
                if (rs.next())
                    out.println(rs.getString(1));
                int port = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
                out.write(port);

            } catch (IOException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } catch (SQLException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
            break;

        }
    }
}

Here are my Client methods (in case the problem lies in them):
public class Client {
    private static Socket clientSocket;
    private final int PORT_NUM = 4373;
    private static DataOutputStream p2pout;
    private String IP;

    public Client(String IP) throws IOException {
        this.IP = IP;
        try {
            clientSocket = new Socket(IP, PORT_NUM);

        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.err.println("Cannot connect to the server, try again later.");
            System.exit(1);
        }
    }

    public void sendCommand(int com) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(com + "");
        out.close();
        in.close();
    }

    public static boolean SignIn(String Username, String password) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(1);
        out.println(Username);
        out.println(password + "\n");
        String reply = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean SignUp(String Username, String name, String email, String password, String conf)
            throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(2);
        out.println(Username);
        out.println(name);
        out.println(password);
        out.println(email);
        out.println(conf);
        String reply = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean ForgetPass(String email) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(3);
        out.println(email);
        String reply = in.readLine();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean ForgetPass2(String code) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(3);
        out.println(code);
        String reply = in.readLine();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean ForgetPass3(String newpass, String conf) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(newpass);
        out.println(conf);
        String reply = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean nominate(int CID, int UserID) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(4);
        out.println(CID + "");
        out.println(UserID + "");
        String reply = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean vote(int cid, int UID) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(5);
        out.println(cid);
        out.println("" + UID);
        String reply = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean postcomment(int CID, String text, int UID) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(7);
        out.println(text + "");
        out.println(UID + "");
        out.println(CID + "");
        String reply = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public static boolean Changepass(String Username, String oldpass, String newpass, String conf) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(10);
        out.println(Username);
        out.println(oldpass);
        out.println(newpass);
        out.println(conf);
        String reply = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        if (reply.equals("true"))
            return true;
        else
            return false;
    }

    public String getIPAddress(int cid) throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        out.println(11);
        out.println(cid + "");
        String inetAddress = in.readLine();
        out.close();
        in.close();
        return inetAddress;
    }

    public int getServerChatPort() throws IOException {
        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
        int port = Integer.parseInt(in.readLine());
        out.close();
        in.close();
        return port;
    }

    public static void connectionListener(String inetadd) {
        try {
            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
            PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
            ServerSocket ss = new ServerSocket(0);
            Socket clientSocket = ss.accept();
            out.println(ss.getLocalPort() + "");
            Socket candSock = ss.accept();
            ChatListener cl = new ChatListener(candSock);
            cl.start();
            out.close();
            in.close();
            while (true) {
                if (ChatListener.flag == 1)
                    cl.display();
                // ^^ Displayed in GUI
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

    public Socket chatConnect(String inetAdd) {
        Socket soc = null;
        try {
            int port = getServerChatPort();
            soc = new Socket(inetAdd, port);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return soc;
    }

    public void send(String m) {

        try {
            p2pout.writeChars(m);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    public void close() throws IOException {
        clientSocket.close();
    }
}

A: The root of problem is the socket close after each operation. Well the code close the output stream connected to the socket but closing the stream returned from getOutputStream() closes the associated socket as well.
The subsequent client send attempt fails because the socket is closed and the server fails because the receive operation (readLine()) is interrupted and no data is received.
Try to keep the client output stream open. You can create an class attribute like for Socket or whatever.

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Among the Cypriots, including my own family, there are at present several generations who have lived through conflict and displacement at different times. Some have been scattered against their will to other parts of the island – some to other foreign countries and continents altogether. How does that feel? What does that do to you?
One useful exercise in empathy for this situation is to think in terms of a small child, looking through their eyes, feeling through their emotions.
As a child of 5 torn from home and country in the early 1960's because of conflict in Cyprus, thoughts and emotions of that time are still fresh and vivid for me even after more than 50 years.
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It is not possible for a host community to eliminate the traumas suffered by refugees before they arrive. But once they are among you, any assistance and support that can be provided, all efforts to show respect for their situation and help them to deal with it in dignity, is going to make a difference to a life that you cannot even begin to imagine. It gives a person in misery the strength to deal with the present, and hope for the future.
The issue of refugees is not a temporary one or one that we as the Turkish Cypriot community can evade or ignore. The conflict in Syria alone has scattered millions of refugees to all parts of our region and beyond. There is no indication at the moment that this is going to cease in the near future. We have started to be more aware of the need to improve how we deal with refugees. Both state and civil society are working in this direction but we still have a long way to go.
The role of the public is paramount in many ways. We have to ensure that refugees, and all migrants in fact, are not subjected to prejudice and racism. We have to be aware that they have needs with which our current government structure and civil society is not able to cope fully. All donations and assistance from those wishing to contribute are very valuable. But this column is not merely a call for money for a cause. It is a call for empathy with a human tragedy that is so easily overlooked or disregarded, and to know that it is not "sparing a thought" for "others". It is a reminder that disrespect for refugee rights is a breach of fundamental human rights. And when it comes to human rights, there is no "other", but only each and every one of us who, as human beings, have both the right to be granted such rights, and the responsibility to provide them.


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The Mayne Community acknowledged Rod and Glenda Barber for their loyal and continuous service to the Tigers last night at the Annual Club Champion Presentation Night at Cloudland.
In emotional scenes and with a standing ovation, Rod Barber firstly received recognition for his 70 Years continuous service for the Mayne Tigers. The popular Mayne cult figure was humbled by the Award never being one to seek any special recognition. Rod has been a player at junior and senior level, a capable administrator, fundraiser and willing workhorse for the club over this extraordinary time period. He is also a Life Member of the Senior and Junior club.
The Inaugural Women's team culminated their year in grand style with the awarding of the first Glenda Barber Best and Fairest Trophy. Glenda was incredibly honoured to have the award named after her giving a moving speech recognising her family connection to the Tigers dating back to the first team in 1924 and the first Premiership in 1927 where her father Vince and Uncle Clem Ryan were prominent members.
Rod and Glenda have been synonomous with the Mayne Tigers for everyone that has been associated with the club in living memory and the current crop of Tigers, male and now female are well versed in their contributions to the club's history and also the joy it is to have them still involved.
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Plaintiff sold defendant's predecessor company $1,195,000 of real estate. A clause stated that in the event of a breach, plaintiff could keep all payments made "as reasonable rental for the use of the property and as liquidated damages." Eight year later, defendant defaulted on the contract with $338,000 left to pay. Defendant offered to return 47% of the land in exchange for the remaining payment, but plaintiff refused and filed suit to obtain possession of the land.
Trial court granted summary judgment, giving plaintiff possession of the property and allowing him to keep the $1,273,290 defendant had already paid on the contract.
Whether the District Court erred by refusing to consider reasonable rental value of the property subject to a land contract for purposes of computing damages upon foreclosure by the seller.
Whether Montana's anti-forfeiture statute, § 28-1-104, MCA, applies to prohibit the seller from declaring a forfeiture when the purchaser tenders a portion of the property back to the seller as "full compensation" for the balance owing on the contract.
When a contract includes a forfeiture in the event of a breach, this can be avoided by making full compensation.
Past cases did not consider the value of the rental in determining damages. Starting such a thing would be up to the legislature.
"Full compensation" means paying off the remaining balance. Defendant offered 47% of the land back in exchange for cancelling the balance, but this offer was not accepted.
No, the reasonable rental value should not have been considered.
No, defendant only offered to tender part of the land back, not full compensation, as required.


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The committee decided not to take more serious disciplinary actions against Kihuen after a monthslong investigation. He is retiring at the end of the year.
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee reprimanded outgoing Nevada Rep. Ruben Kihuen on Friday for making "persistent and unwanted advances" toward women required to interact with him for work, but did not recommend any disciplinary action against him.
Kihuen was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment starting last year when BuzzFeed News first reported on allegations of one woman, Sam, who said she left her job working as Kihuen's campaign finance director because of his repeated harassment.
Because of the allegations, the congressman — once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Caucus — chose not to run for reelection. The allegations led to the Ethics Committee investigation, but its report, which includes a decision to "reprove" Kihuen, was not made public until Friday.
Reproval by the committee is "intended to be a clear public statement of rebuke of a Member's conduct issued by a body of that Member's peers." The report states that the could have "sought harsher sanctions" but found reproval to be the "appropriate" step. The committee would have lost jurisdiction over Kihuen when he is officially no longer a member of Congress.
In the course of its investigation of the allegations against Kihuen, the committee interviewed three women who said he sexually harassed them, including Sam.
Sam said that the Ethics Committee had not reached out to her to let her know the investigation had reached its conclusion and that she first learned about it from BuzzFeed News.
The committee's report on Kihuen noted similarities in the allegations "[bolstered] the credibility of the complainants." None of the women were named in the report, but Sam, who was identified as "Campaign Staffer," and another woman identified as a "Nevada Lobbyist" both testified that Kihuen touched their thighs while in a car with him, according to the report.
Sam and a "DC Firm Employee" testified that Kihuen asked them if they would ever cheat on their partner.
Sam and the "Nevada Lobbyist" testified that Kihuen grabbed their thighs or buttocks while alone with Kihuen in an office.
The "DC Firm Employee" and "Nevada Lobbyist" testified "and/or produced evidence" that Kihuen brought up their work and career advancement while making sexual advances.


With a "thank you" she passes some cash to the front of the cab and slides out the door. The driver wishes her good luck as dust collects behind the tires and it pulls back onto the two lane road. Judging by the height of the sun she figured it must be at least 7:00. The flickering light of the VACANCY sign catches her eye and she's off to check in.
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Holding: The petitioners – two Secret Service agents -- are entitled to qualified immunity from suit involving a claim that they arrested the respondent in retaliation for remarks he had made about then-Vice President Cheney because, at the time of the arrest, it was not clearly established that an arrest supported by probable cause could give rise to a First Amendment violation.
Plain English Summary: Police officers (and federal agents, too) cannot be sued for violating someone's rights, if the right that was supposedly violated was not formally recognized to exist at the time the officers acted. If the Court finds that no such right existed at that time (whether or not it might be recognized later), then the claim cannot go to court in a trial. In this case, the private individual who approached Vice President Cheney in 2006 claimed that he could not be arrested for anti-war remarks he made to Cheney. The Court, without deciding whether the man would now have a right to make those remarks without being arrested, found that he would not have a clear right to do so as of 2006. That was enough to reject Howards' lawsuit.
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What got Gloo HQ talking and sharing this week
We love creating content. Doing that well means consuming lots and lots of content. We share all the best stuff internally using Slack, and now we're sharing the things that got the biggest reactions in the Gloo office with you in this digest.
It's only crazy until you do it
February wasn't a great month for Nike—its Back to the Future style self-lacing shoes suffered an embarrassing failure and the collapse of a shoe during a televised college basketball match lead to $1.2 billion being wiped off its market cap. But amidst all that, it launched this powerful advert. There are no fancy effects, no whizzy graphics, just a strong idea, well-written-copy and great footage of women doing their thing. The messaging is on point and we're sure it's going to do great on social media. We particularly like how they've adapted their "just do it" tag line. We're all for anything that encourages equality, inclusivity and following your dreams, well done Nike.
5G will be huge, but not just yet
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard a lot about 5G over the last few weeks. Despite the fact 5G isn't expected to become mainstream until the mid 2020s, we've been writing a lot about it for a while now: its increased security, use of virtualisation and support for the growing variety of devices. In fact, its main uses won't be the consumer handsets we all carry around. This report from the GSMA paints a much more realistic picture of adoption and use: 5G will account for [just] 15% of global mobile market by 2025. But as with any new technology, it can be hard to separate the initial hype from the reality.
MWC: Men's World Congress?
We keep up to date with all the latest tech trends and so events like MWC (really Mobile World Congress) are a must follow for us. Along with all the stories of folding phones, IoT and the wonders of 5G, this one from the BBC got us talking in the office. Representation and diversity are something we're passionate about, but can often be overlooked by the tech world. So, it's refreshing to see a big news outlet drawing attention to these important issues: Why is the MWC tech show full of men?
AI and IoT creating a buzz
We love to find stories of innovation happening outside of places like Silicon Valley. That's why we liked this article about a Nigerian start-up transforming beekeeping. It's using AI and IoT to monitor hives to create optimal conditions and encourage the bees to stick around. Bees aren't just essential to pollinate crops, their honey is also a sought after product—it could generate $10 billion in Nigeria alone.
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20/04/20: What got Gloo (virtual) HQ talking
Design makes us go a little weak at the knees. Luckily, this week there's been plenty of design-related stuff for us to get excited about.
WFH: 5 tips when starting a new job in a pandemic
In the second part of our reflections on working from home we talk about what it's like to be a newbie in a pandemic.
WFH: The new normal
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23/03/20: What got Gloo HQ talking
We are now WFH—and chatting non-stop about coronavirus, whose marketing has been affected, and how they're handling it.
From increased visibility to complete invisibility—this week we've been talking facial recognition, AI and all the security implications in between.
It's been a cold week at Gloo HQ, but that didn't stop our heated chats about IoT devices, smart kitchen gadgets and the power of adjectives.
How do you feel about facial recognition? We delve into the UK public's opinion, and why Alexa is so popular among the elderly.
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When someone says "Once in a Blue Moon," you know what they mean: Rare, seldom, even absurd.
This year it means "the end of July."
For the second time this month, the Moon is about to become full. There was one full Moon on July 2nd, and now a second is coming on July 31st. According to modern folklore, whenever there are two full Moons in a calendar month, the second one is "blue."
The second full Moon of July is just around the corner. According to modern folklore, it is a "Blue Moon."
This definition of a Blue Moon is a recent think.
If you told a person in Shakespeare's day that something happens "once in a Blue Moon" they would attach no astronomical meaning to the statement. Blue moon simply meant rare or absurd, like making a date for "the Twelfth of Never." Since then, however, its meaning has shifted.
The modern definition sprang up in the 1940s. In those days the Maine Farmer's Almanac offered a definition of Blue Moon so convoluted many astronomers struggled to understand it. It involved factors such as ecclesiastical dates of Easter and Lent, tropical years, and the timing of seasons according to the dynamical mean sun. Aiming to explain blue moons to the layman, Sky & Telescope published an article in 1946 entitled "Once in a Blue Moon." The author James Hugh Pruett (1886-1955) cited the 1937 Maine almanac and opined that the "second [full moon] in a month, so I interpret it, is called Blue Moon."
This was not correct, but at least it could be understood. And thus the modern Blue Moon was born.
Most Blue Moons look pale gray and white, just like the Moon you've seen on any other night. Squeezing a second full Moon into a calendar month doesn't change its color.
Nevertheless, on rare occasions the Moon can turn blue.
Forest fires can do the same trick. A famous example is the giant muskeg fire of Sept. 1953 in Alberta, Canada. Clouds of smoke containing micron-sized oil droplets produced lavender suns and blue Moons all the way from North America to the United Kingdom. At this time of year, summer wildfires often produce smoke with an abundance of micron-sized particles–just the right size to turn the Moon truly blue.
On the other hand, maybe it will turn red. Often, when the Moon is hanging low, it looks red for the same reason that sunsets are red. The atmosphere is full of aerosols much smaller than the ones injected by volcanoes. These aerosols scatter blue light, while leaving the red behind.
For this reason, red Blue Moons are far more common than blue Blue Moons.
Sounds absurd? Yes, but that's what a Blue Moon is all about. Step outside at sunset on July 31st, look east, and see what color presents itself.


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In Amsterdam they are hosting Gunther von Hagens's latest exhibition of plastinated human bodies. Its theme is a universal human quest- happiness. The Happiness Project features six floors of delicately dissected human bodies, bones, tissue, and organs.
My first encounter with plastination came when I went to a university open day for Biomedical Science. While one of the professors spoke to us, he held a quarter of a plastinated human head in his hands, absently turning it round and around while he spoke. I could hardly take my eyes off the piece of head. The eyes were closed and the strangeness of the isolated piece of face and brain gave it an almost living aspect. It was not a dead piece of tissue, rather it looked like a perfectly created piece of cyborg, ready to power-up once more if the missing pieces could be plugged back together. There was also a plastinated forearm and hand, skin removed to reveal the wiry network of tendons that usually jerk the fingers back and forth.
I was 18 at the time and had never seen human remains, and spent a lot of time afterwards questioning how I felt about those objects. They had been part of people once, they had represented part of an identity. But that had been in the past. As I had seen them that day, and as they would continue to exist, day after day into the future, they were now useful anatomical exhibits. That they were human flesh as well as plastinated polymers and chemicals was irrelevant in that respect. The view was twofold. On one hand, I could invent a backstory for that head and wonder how the man would feel now about part of his visage being preserved for so long, and to be restlessly rotated before a group of visiting school students. On the other, how fascinating that the sticky sclera and soft flesh, so troublesome to preserve and show, could now be safely and cleanly sealed forevermore, odourless and highly detailed, like butcher's meat in plastic wrap, but better. So safe, so free of decay and identity, so scientific.
I saw an earlier Body Worlds exhibit in London, in 2009. It had been disconcerting to see figures arranged in classic poses from art and literature. I had thought the plastinated bodies were there to teach visitors about human anatomy, but Gunther von Hagens was also using this new depiction of human form to present themes about the culture and art of humanity.
Plaques and captions added snippets of fact and narration on the themes of happiness. The floors represented different regions, from the uppermost cerebral discussions and displays of happiness, with brains and brain slices, to the basement floor of sex.
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Natural Health and Wellness Center - What is Naturopathic Medicine?
Founded upon a holistic philosophy, naturopathic medicine combines safe and effective traditional therapies with the most current advances in modern medicine. Naturopathic medicine is appropriate for the management of a broad range of health conditions affecting all people of all ages.
Naturopathic physicians (N.D.s) are the highest trained practitioners in the broadest scope of naturopathic medical modalities. In addition to the basic medical sciences and conventional diagnostics, naturopathic education includes therapeutic nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, natural childbirth, classical Chinese medicine, hydrotherapy, naturopathic manipulative therapy, iridology.
The Healing Power of Nature. The healing process has order and intelligence. The body has the inherent ability to heal and restore health, and to ward off disease. Illness is a manifestation of the body's intrinsic attempt to right itself back into balance due to physical, emotional or spiritual disharmony.
expression of an imbalance of any part, be it physical, emotional, or spiritual that affects the whole person. All aspects of the individual must be considered in order to formulate a complete picture of their state. By doing this, the whole person can be treated.
First Do No Harm. Because the physician respects the inherent ability of the body to heal itself, he/she must be aware of the consequences and side effects of treatment. Therefore, the more gentle and non-invasive the treatment, the less disruptive it will be to the whole person. Since suppression of symptoms may interfere with the healing process, it is avoided whenever possible.
Identify And Treat The Cause.There is always a cause for illness. Symptoms such as headache, fever or rash are not the cause of illness. Symptoms are an expression of the body's attempt to heal itself, and are signals that the body is out of balance. Although there are many causes of illness, they are most often found in the patient's lifestyle, diet, mental and emotional state. If only the symptoms are treated, the underlying causes remain and the patient could develop a more severe and chronic condition.
Prevention is foremost.How we choose to live directly affects our health. The physician can help patients recognize how their choices will reflect their well beingness. The physician may also assess risk factors in order to recommend the appropriate intervention to prevent illness.
Doctor As Teacher.The original term for the word "doctor" is docere which means teacher. In keeping with this meaning, the physician should educate and encourage his patients to take responsibility for their health. In doing so, the physician becomes a facilitator in the patient's healing process. This develops a cooperative doctor-patient relationship which is therapeutic in and of itself.
Diagnostics - Naturopathic physicians use a broad spectrum of conventional diagnostic procedures, including the comprehensive health history, physical examination, X-ray and other forms of imaging, and laboratory tests.
Botanical Medicine - Plant substances are powerful medicines. They are effective and safe when prescribed in the right dose and in proper combinations with other botanical medicines. Naturopathic physicians are the only licensed health care providers comprehensively trained in the use of botanical medicines.
Homeopathy -This is a system of medicine based on the especially prepared micro-dilutions of substances are carefully matched with the patient's symptoms, based on the "law of similars," and are prescribed and dispensed in order to stimulate the body's innate ability to undergo a curative process.
Nutritional Medicine – Clinical Nutrition is employed by the Naturopathic Physician in his or her practice. This includes the use of diet therapy, supplementation, and nutraceutical medicines. Many conditions are treated successfully with nutritional intervention. The therapeutic use of foods, diet, and supplementation has always been an integral part of naturopathic medicine.
Oriental Medicine - Naturopathic physicians incorporate Oriental Medicine in their practices. They use pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, acupuncture, acupressure, moxibustion, body work, and Oriental botanical medicines.
Physical Medicine - Various physical therapeutic modalities are used to treat the body. Heat, cold, electrotherapy, ultrasound, diathermy, ultraviolet light, zone therapy, hydrotherapy and exercise therapy are used in physical medicine.
Hydrotherapy –This physiotherapeautic modality is a cornerstone of Naturopathy. From the inception of Naturopathy, included hydrotherapy (known as the "Water Cure") as a primary modality in the spectrum of therapeutic modalities available in Naturopathy. The application of hydrotherapy included cold or warm water, applied either internally or externally in the treatment of various health conditions. External applications were effective in bringing about vasoconstriction or vasodialation as well as the enhancement of lymphatic drainage. Internal applications, such as colon hydrotherapy, produced detoxification of toxins and other waste matter, used either as a sole therapy for a physical condition or in preparation for additional treatment of the organ systems.
Mechanotherapy – This therapeutic modality involved the treatment of disease by mechanical devices or other means, including the use of massage, Swedish movements, and manipulative techniques of soft and hard tissues.
Manipulative Medicine – Manipulative therapeutics are used to treat soft tissue and osseous conditions. Cranial, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal, pelvic, extremity, and organic conditions are treated with use of manipulative therapeutics.
Ob/Gyn - Naturopathic physicians receive training in obstetrics and gynecology. They participate in labor, delivery, and pre and postpartum care. They also perform gynecological examinations and procedures.
Psychotherapy - Treatment of mental disorders by using verbal and non-verbal communication. This includes persuasion, suggestion, re-education, reassurance, and support and other techniques such as psycho-analysis and hypnosis.
Counseling - Counseling on lifestyle, diet, exercise, and occupational/ environmental hazards, and prevention are an integral part of Naturopathic Medicine.
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Tomorrow Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be tying the knot in the biggest wedding of the year. With just hours to go before the big day, we've laid out all the details on how you can watch the royal wedding, wherever and however you choose.
The royal wedding will take place this Saturday, May 19th. It will start at noon London time, which means for those in the U.S. be up and ready by 7 a.m. Eastern Time, 4 a.m. Pacific Time. By 1 p.m. London time, the service will be over and the couple will make their way to the procession.
For those with cable, basically ever major outlet is expected to air the event so no matter what channel you pick you'll surely find coverage.
For those without cable, many outlets will be live streaming the wedding, such as BBC, The New York Times, and PeopleTV.
For those who love the pre-wedding and fashion coverage, NBC, CNN and E! will all be hosting some panel of experts in discussions about all the wedding festivities. HBO is having a special hosted by Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon that will definitely be worth tuning into.
Most of the wedding guests will be arriving between 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. London time so that will be the best time to tune in.
The town of Windsor has set up different viewing areas along the wedding processions route, so if you're there stake out a spot early to get the best views. Additionally, TV's are being set up on the Long Walk and in Alexandra Gardens in Windsor which will show live coverage.


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The value of religion depends, of course, on what you mean by "religion". If religion is merely euphemization of escapism or nihilism, as it so often manifests itself, then it probably has a net negative value -- "probably" only because I can imagine some poor unfortunate souls that are constituted in ways that are painfully incompatible with the world as presently or possibly configured. Too many of us use religion or are used by religion to stop caring about the world and each other, except to the extent it and we happen to be "good" already. Too many of us wait on God (or an analog) to solve our problems. Too many of us demand that others wait for God to solve our problems. Too many of us posit heaven (or an analog) far away in time or space -- or even as negation of time and space. Is it any surprise, then, that our world in practice reflects this escapism and nihilism?
If religion is merely an instigator of conflict over convoluted propositions about supernatural entities, as it also so often manifests itself, then again it probably has a net negative value -- here, "probably" only because I can imagine some that are constituted in ways that are stunningly incomprehensible to the rest of us, and whose expressions, if they form propositions at all, must inescapably baffle us while nonetheless being the greatest possible fulfillment of their will to relate with us. Some celebrate faith as irrationality, deriding science and reason, supposing their sacrifice to be required by God. Some indulge in superstition, carelessly embracing their own interpretation of experience without concern for reconciling others' interpretations and experiences. Some mindlessly repeat and otherwise consent to the positions of authorities under duress of social pressures.
If, on the other hand, religion is any practice that provokes a communal strenuous mood, as I define it consequent to observing and considering others' observations of its actual function, there's a lot more to be said about the value of religion. While we can engage in practices that provoke us to a communal strenuous mood toward escapism and nihilism, we can also engage in practices that provoke us to a communal strenuous mood toward life in all its presence, embodiment, relations, and ecology. As religion can provoke us to terrible atrocities, so it can provoke us to wonderful charities. Religion, from this perspective, is a tool, a social tool, and the most powerful of social tools. And like all tools, it can be used for good or evil, and surely has been.
So we have a choice, individually, whether to engage the tool or not. Will we expose ourselves to the risks and opportunities, persuading each other, and joining in religious community? And yet, whether we recognize it or not, there's a risk and opportunity both ways. What kinds of communities and consequent experiences can arise only within the context of a shared strenuous mood? Do we value those? Can we pursue those opportunities in ways that mitigate associated risks? Can we, with wisdom and inspiration, design our religions for the better? Alternatively, can we mitigate the risks of irreligion? What could we lose by choosing against the religious impulse and drive? When the most vital moments of life come calling, perhaps when the very existence of our community is on the line, or when nothing less than our greatest aspirations suffice, will we have what it takes to come together?
It's interesting to note how many of my apparently technophilic peers are actually quite technophobic when it comes to social technologies. Many love the powerful gadgets of the introverts, while becoming squeemish at even a hint of the powerful processes of the extroverts. Many others engage the form of religion, ritualizing their gadget love beyond mere marketing, and yet cannot or will not see their behavior for what it is. Even now in this post, I'm engaging some of these social technophobes by employing secular descriptors for the religious phenomenon, as if they were somehow the most accurate descriptors, as if they could present the sublime in a general way rather than at best merely proxy for accounts that have evolved across many generations within the vocabularies of those who actually experience the sublime in ways that move them together.
The problem with secularism is not that it's evil, as some religious persons claim, but rather just that it's weak in itself. How could anything so bland be evil? How could anything devoid of the strenuous mood be a worthy foe for a God? Secularism certainly is useful in its own ways, and most particularly as a context in which to regulate competing religions and encourage them to non-destructive expressions. But of course it can do so only by aspiring to the disinterestedness of a referee at a sporting event, or by being as dry as a moderator at a debate. And in both cases the real value of the dry disinterestedness arises entirely from its relation to and service of the wet interestedness of the contenders.
How about Humanism? Is that an alternative to religion that rises above the weakness of mere secularism? Yes and no. Yes, it can be an alternative to religion, as many non-strenuous practices can be alternatives to strenuous practices. No, it doesn't rise above the weakness of secularism unless it is a religious Humanism, which of course is quite possible -- and in some forms even quite recommended, so far as I'm concerned. Recall that this assessment is not hypothetical, here, in context of my definition of "religion", in context of defining "religion" in terms of its observable historical and present function across the various phenomena we've commonly labeled as "religion". Only if we require a definition that narrows religion to presecular, supernatural, or irrational behaviors can we claim some forms of Humanism to be strenuous non-religious practices.
In any case, I'm a religious person. Surely that's in part for reasons beyond my ability to control. But I'm also religious, at least in part, quite intentionally. I trust in our capacity to engage in religion, to mitigate its risks, and to harness its power to provoke us to a shared strenuous mood for work toward a better world, beyond mere survival, beyond present notions of suffering and death, to radical flourishing in creation and compassion. I trust certain kinds of religion can take us there. I believe they're even necessary (albeit insufficient in themselves) to take us there, because nothing short of the religious drive to life may prove sufficient to counter the religious drive to death.


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This method is being extended to include parameter WFDecision.
Allows to send email(s) with proof download or/and team url.
These methods are being extended to include parameter Subdomain.
This method is being extended to include parameters ParentAccountID and Subdomain.
These methods allow to set proof integration with Basecamp and get proof integration details.
This method does not accept subdomain anymore.
These objects are being extended to include mandatory field.
This object is being extended to include default_proof_role field.
These methods are being extended to include parameter DefaultProofRole.
These methods are being extended to include parameter WorkflowTemplateID.
This object is being extended to include is_combined field.
This method is being extended to include parameter DecisionMakersOnly.
This method allows to get a list of proof source files.
This method allows to update reference id on a proof.
This object is being extended to include processing_status, is_interactive, is_url_proof, creator_email and decision_id fields.
This object is being extended to include resolution field.
These methods are being extended to include parameter ResolutionID.
This method allows to fetch permission profiles for an account.
This method is being extended to include AccountID parameter.
These methods are being extended to include AccountID parameter.
This object is being extended to include decision_id field.
This method allow to fetch contact information.
These methods allow to create/update a contact.
This method is being extended ti include RecipientEmail parameter which allows to get url for particular recipient.
This method is being extended to include Email parameter which allow to filter proofs by recipient email.
This method allows to make a copy of the proof.
This method is being extended to include the OwnerID parameter which allow you to assign workspace owner different than workspace creator.
Make sure to update your integration code as from 11 April old links will not work.
This method will allow you obtain all the proofs contained in a specific folder.
additional parameters: "enterprise", "user_limit", "storage_limit" and "proof_limit"


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Enticements to bundle up
By Beth Potter | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: March 20, 2006 at 1:45 p.m. | UPDATED: May 8, 2016 at 4:50 a.m.
Telephone company Qwest started playing offense Monday, offering its "triple play" of unlimited long-distance and local calls, high-speed Internet and satellite-TV service for $96.97.
If a Qwest customer in Colorado, Minnesota or Washington wants to buy the package online, it's even cheaper – $91.97, or $15 lower than the previous $106.97 price, said Michael Dunne, a Qwest spokesman.
The former Baby Bell decided to drop prices to go head to head with national cable company Comcast Corp. and with Grand Junction-based Bresnan Communications, Dunne said.
Bresnan is adding 160 to 170 new phone customers a week, said Shawn Hogue, the cable company's regional vice president. Bresnan's new customers are primarily former customers of Qwest.
"It's a competitive issue," Dunne said.
Qwest also decided to drop prices to woo former Adelphia customers in Colorado Springs, Washington and Minnesota, said Sarah Murphy, Qwest's consumer marketing director. Comcast and Time Warner Cable are expected to take over the former Greenwood Village-based cable company's customers later this spring once the deal is complete, she said.
Customers in Qwest's other 11 mostly Western states will not get the "triple play" offer, Murphy said.
Qwest customers must sign up for a year of service to get the promotion, which lasts through July 15, Dunne said. Customers can pay $99.97 to get a faster Internet speed of 5 megabits per second, or $96.97 for 1.5 megabits per second.
The faster Internet speed better handles video downloads.
"This is the beginning of this new revolution, and I don't know who is going to win," said Jeff Kagan, an independent telecommunication analyst based in Atlanta. "I hope both sides win because that will keep prices low for everybody."
Comcast spokeswoman Cindy Parsons said the cable company is focused on value, including video-on-demand service, rather than price. Comcast offers a $99 "triple play" bundle of service in some East Coast cities but not in Denver. Here, a "triple play" bundle costs $109.97, including more digital cable channels and a $29.99 high-speed Internet promotion that ends at the end of the month, Parsons said. Comcast's Internet costs are expected to increase at the beginning of April, bringing the bundle price up to $124.97.
"We're focused on the value war, and we're winning it," Parsons said.
Verizon dropped its "triple play" price to $85 in several states where it operates, said John Hodulik, a telecommunications analyst at UBS Bank in New York. Verizon does not operate land lines in Colorado, although it offers wireless service here.
Bresnan Communications has spent $200 million to upgrade existing networks in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Montana since it bought a small part of the AT&T Broadband service in 2002, Hogue said. Bresnan focused on cable service until last year, when it rolled out phone service in the Grand Junction area. It now has 28,000 phone customers, including 6,000 in Grand Junction, he said.
"(It's) an all-out war for the entire customer," Kagan said. "They're both realizing they have to market and attract the customers because they no longer capture a piece of the business. It's all or nothing."
Staff writer Beth Potter can be reached at 303-820-1503 or bpotter@denverpost.com.
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Sizing up the offers
Current promotions offered by Qwest, Comcast and Bresnan Communications:
Qwest: $96.97 (new and current customers)
Unlimited local and long-distance phone service
DirecTV Total Choice (155 channels)
High-speed Internet (DSL at 1.5 megabits per second, or a package price of $99.97 for 5 megabits)
Comcast: $109.97 (new customers only)
Digital Voice, Comcast's VoIP- type service. Includes unlimited local and long-distance home phone service.
Digital Silver cable TV ( includes about 200 channels and one premium channel)
High-speed Internet access (6 megabits per second)
Bresnan Communications: $99.99 (new customers)
Unlimited local and long-distance digital phone service
Cable TV (160 digital channels)
High-speed Internet (3 megabits per second)
Sources: Company information, company websites


The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) provides a voice for Canada's wood, pulp and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs.
We began working with FPAC in early 2010 and have since produced a wide range of projects together - one of the most significant being the new FPAC Labour Market Information website. This website is like a Workopolis for the Forest Products industry - making jobs easily accessible to young professionals (job seekers) and allowing industry leaders (employers) to find new talent - while also collecting important and data on the industry.
In 2014, following their 100th anniversary, FPAC approached Cyan with the task of a complete rebrand. We presented our client with a modern logo fitting for their association. The logo depicts a slightly abstract tree with repeating angular lines that draw the eye upwards, creating a feeling of movement, momentum and growth. In addition to a new logo, FPAC needed a full spectrum of marketing materials and Cyan was happy to carry the new brand into stationery, reports, fact sheets, infographics and more. Overall, Cyan created a youthful, approachable and professional brand for FPAC, allowing the association to stand out and be recognized by industry leaders and job seekers alike.
The Greenest Workforce (GWF), funded by FPAC and the Government of Canada, focuses on finding young Canadians jobs in the forest products industry. To help GWF with this initiative, Cyan has created social media strategies and campaigns, intern t-shirts, magazine advertisements, fact sheets and newsletters. The GWF brand is recognized across Canada and Cyan played a large part in its growth.
Funded by the Forest Products Association of Canada, Certification Canada promotes the use of internationally recognized sustainable forest management certification standards in Canada. Believeing that third-party certification is the best way to indicate positive change to all stakeholders, we were approached to design a website that was easy to navigate, intuitive and informative. The bilingual site features an interactive map and a full list of downloadable Canadian statistics. The colours used throughtout the design are complimentary to the FPAC brand, while staying true to the previous Certification Canada brand colours. The site is responsive and meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).


adaughterofthemanse: Beading I have done.
I've not been beading lately, but here are some of the things I have done.
The bracelet and earrings came in to being after an order. There were enough beads to make three 7-8 inch bracelets and two earrings in total, with some left.
Here is photo of the bracelet and earrings I gave my mom for her birthday.
Here are the two first big things I did.
I really took off on beading last year, and now am making some to give away.
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Home > Our School > Namesake
Our School is named after the well-known author of works on spirituality, Father Henri Nouwen.
Even as a young child in the Netherlands, Henri wanted to become a priest. His dream came true in 1957, when he was ordained.
Father Henri Nouwen studied Theology, Psychology and Psychiatry. He became a teacher at Notre Dame and a professor at Yale and Harvard Universities. He wrote over 40 books about our spirituality and about our relationship with God. Many people admired his work, and he traveled aroundthe world, speaking, writing and teaching.
He was a priest who understood the issues affecting ordinary people. He emphasized the importance of caring for one another and said that we are responsible for every one in our community, not just for ourselves.


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Durga Puja: Dhaak Makes My Heart Go 'Dhak'!
Dhaak Makes My Heart Go 'Dhak' October 2012, this time last year, I was in Mumbai, India. Durga Puja (Goddess Durga's worship) was in full swing. The sight of beautiful Bengali women dressed in their best, their foreheads adorned with big red 'Bindis' reminded me of Goddess Durga herself.


The GtkNotebook implementation of the Buildable interface supports placing children into tabs by specifying "tab" as the "type" attribute of a <child> element. Note that the content of the tab must be created before the tab can be filled. A tab child can be specified without specifying a <child> type attribute.
To add a child widget in the notebooks action area, specify "action-start" or "action-end" as the "type" attribute of the <child> element.
hich contains one subnode per tab with name tab.
The main node gets the .frame style class when the notebook has a border (see set_show_border).
Appends a page to this.
Appends a page to this, specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.
Gets one of the action widgets.
Gets the current group name for this.
Returns whether the tab label area has arrows for scrolling.
Returns whether a bevel will be drawn around the notebook pages.
Returns whether the tabs of the notebook are shown.
Returns whether the tab contents can be detached from this.
Returns the tab label widget for the page child.
Insert a page into this at the given position.
Insert a page into this at the given position, specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.
Switches to the next page.
Prepends a page to this.
Prepends a page to this, specifying the widget to use as the label in the popup menu.
Switches to the previous page.
Reorders the page containing child, so that it appears in position position.
Sets widget as one of the action widgets.
Switches to the page number page_num.
Sets a group name for this.
Sets whether a bevel will be drawn around the notebook pages.
Sets whether the tab can be detached from this to another notebook or widget.
The create_window signal is emitted when a detachable tab is dropped on the root window.
the page_added signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page is added to the notebook.
the page_removed signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page is removed from the notebook.
the page_reordered signal is emitted in the notebook right after a page has been reordered.


In 2004, SRVC undertook the task of creating a world class orchestra and for this held a fundraiser at Le Meridien Hotel, Kochi inviting music directors, cine stars. Along with this a cricket tournament for the Blind was also organised where the Indian Blind Cricket team took on a local cricket team.
On 3rd Dec 2012, the Ernakulam Round Table in association with SRVC organised a major Music and Dance concert involving visually challenged artists and celebrities from the Movie and Music industries. The 'Heart 2 Heart' orchestra performed alongside stars from the music/ cine industry with visually challenged dancers from Articulate Ability dance troupe Bangalore enthralling the audience.


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Wanted: Dead - Exclusive Hands-On With This Bonkers PS2-Era Throwback
John Wick ain't got nothin' on me!
This post might contain affiliation links. If you buy something through this post, the publisher may get a share of the sale.
byTravis Northup
Posted Jan. 24, 2023, 11 p.m.
I didn't know that I wanted to be a katana-wielding police officer in a cyberpunk version of Hong Kong who fights a giant spider tank and then eats five bowls of ramen, but that's what I got with upcoming slasher/shooter Wanted: Dead, and I haven't been able to put it down. Everything from its bizarre story and tone to its challenging and chaotic combat reminds me of the PS2/OG Xbox era of games from my youth, where experimentation and style was prioritized over polish. And there's something awesome about that approach that's captured my attention and kept me smiling ear to ear after over 15 hours with it.
One of the main ways in which Wanted: Dead nails its old school feel is in the high level of difficulty of its fantastic combat. While slashing and shooting my way through armies of enemies, death loomed constantly, as even one mistake could mean instant death for my ninja cop. Even with a squad of up to three NPCs accompanying me, I was usually outnumbered at least ten to one, as enemies shot at me from afar while their friends smacked me with melee weapons in a ruthless attempt to overwhelm me. I was forced to master the timing of my parries, dodges, and counterattacks, and to keep moving in order to avoid my immediate demise. Upgrading my skill tree along the way made things easier, thankfully, as improving my mobility options with the dodgeroll or the sliding blow made me much harder to hit, but even with two skill trees almost completely upgraded it was no walk in the park. Still, it was all worth the trouble when I finally beat a section, triggering numerous kill animations along the way that can only be described as delightfully badass.
In the many cases where I did die, though, I was reloaded back to the previous checkpoint, which, in another old-school touch, sometimes meant a brutal amount of progress lost. Luckily, learning each level and becoming more efficient at massacring my enemies was part of the fun, and I rarely found myself annoyed at having to repeat a section.
When I wasn't turning faces into potato salad, I spent my down time doing a whole host of bizarre side activities that I still have trouble believing are a part of the same game. I wasted way too much time playing a claw machine, battled it out with my fellow cop in a contest to see who could digest the most ramen, sang karaoke, and even played a fake 1980s arcade game for some reason. These silly distractions weren't always amazing additions, especially since ramen eating and karaoke are essentially the same minigame, but they went a long way to make me love how unflinchingly goofy it all was.
"There's just something so odd and PS2-era about it that I couldn't help but love it."
There's also a weird amount of charm to its sometimes janky presentation, which features voice acting that's almost always stilted and character models that look a bit wonky. But then it'll have perplexingly beautiful moments like how it occasionally seamlessly transitions to anime or even live-action cutscenes as a strange but effective way of telling its story. There's just something so odd and PS2-era about it that I couldn't help but love it, even when the dialogue made my eyes do a 180 in their sockets.
I've already played through most of Wanted: Dead, and find it hard to believe something so wonderfully old school exists in 2023. I'll definitely be recommending it to all of my retro-loving friends when it's released next month. Stay tuned for our full review soon.
Developer: Soleil
Publisher: 110 Industries
Platforms: Pc, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
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Lisa's List For Her Perfect 'Run Hit Wonder' 5K Bands
Lisa Sanchez Published: August 20, 2018
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The Run Hit Wonder 5K was an event held in the early 2000s, that's disappeared from existence. If we could start the race again, what bands would we want? It seems everywhere you go in the United States, there are all types of interesting and unique 5K and 10K runs happening. There are some that include you dressing up, getting covered in different colored paint or powder and even drinking while you run.
Back in 2003, there was an amazing idea for a 5K run which we can't understand why this is still not a thing. The Run Hit Wonder 5K and 10K were held in several cities around the United States and continued in 2004 and 2005. Along the course of the run, one hit wonder bands would perform and there would be a big concert at the end of the course. Some of the bands that have performed during the Run Hit Wonder 5K included Devo, A Flock of Seagulls, Chingy, The Donnas, Fountains of Wayne and Nina Sky.
This was a great idea for a 5K event and had some serious lasting power. The sheer number of one hit wonders out there, plus the evergrowing popularity of 5Ks could make this an event never ending. Organizers could even do themed 5Ks with pop acts, rock acts, by the decades and more. Alas, the event is no more and the chance for fans to run to make it to the front row to catch "Whip It Good" are gone. But if this event came back, here are the five artists I would want to see performing at my ultimate Run Hit Wonder 5K event:
Toni Basil "Mickey"
A great song to kick off the event, and the only not rock act on my RUn Hit Wonder 5K. Mostly because I've always loved this song and feel it needs to be appreciated. Also, a great reason to dress up as a cheerleader for the run. Because, why not?
Lustra "Scotty Doesn't Know"
This song is a total sing-along tune that everyone knows, even if you haven't seen the Eurotrip movie. Like me.
American Hi-Fi "Flavor of the Week"
This song never gets skipped on when it pops up on my iTunes. Another great tune that reminds me of good times when I was younger, plus upbeat enough to keep me pumped up during a 5K.
Nine "Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)"
I have to thank Now That's What I Call Music for keeping this song alive in my heart and in my iTunes.
Chumbawumba "Tubthumping"
This is probably one of my top 10 favorite songs of the late 1990s. I don't know why, but I still have the album and still listen to this song at least once a month. If you're ever having a bad day, or feel really down on yourself, put on this song and remember that no one will ever keep you down. When you get knocked down, get up again.
Deep Blue Something "Breakfast at Tiffanys"
Fountains of Wayne "Stacy's Mom"
Switchfoot "Meant To Live"
The Calling "Wherever You WIll Go"
Sarina Paris "Look At Us"
Afroman "Because I Got High"
J-Kwon "Tipsy"
Modern English "I'll Melt With You"
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Aaaaaaaah, geek conventions. Wait. Again ? Well yes folks, since IndieCADE Europe (a small convention promoting Indie videogames) and Paris Games Week (a Mega-supa-dupa huge convention promoting videogames in general) are partners, the two events were held during the same week. Ain't it perfect ? Yes it is, especially because a couple of indie games are presented there. And guess what, all the games I could find were French. Again ? Yes again, stop asking all these questions ! But since you seem like a good fella/gal, I'll tell you it's because they were all gathered on the same spot and seemed so interesting I couldn't resist but try all of those I had time to review. So sorry for non-French indie games, but let's hope one day Paris Games Week will gather all of them in the same spot, to give more visibility to our own sometimes neglected community. That being said, here are indiegames you can find at Paris Games Week 2017 !
This side-scrolling MOBA is the first of its genre including RPG elements like character personalization : you can change your stats at any time to adapt your character to your game style. It will allow you to fight with your teammates in 2vs2 and 4vs4 battles. Here the lanes are horizontal and you switch from one to another by jumping on bumpers or falling through gates displaced around the map. The 3D graphics are neat and the 5 different classes (ADC, support, wizard, tank and assassin) all seem interesting to play. I tried playing as an ADC and fired all my bullets as I used to do on LOL, only to find out they are limited ! You have to back to reload your guns, it adds an interesting strategic approach you have to follow if you want to help your teammates properly. Follow them on Facebook and twitter, their community manager is first class!
You can purchase Huge Bang Bang on steam right here and support their crowdfunding campaign over there.
Here is a game you will only be able to play in Paris Games Week, since it is not available in early access. Tube Mach24 Journey is a futuristic racing platformer which mechanics could make think of trackmania, with the only difference that your vehicle explodes everytime you bump into something. It gives to the game very stimulating die and retry dimension that may grow frustration in the first place only to leave a very satisfying feeling when you finally achieve your journey. For what I have seen the game is smooth, commands answer perfectly and the difficulty curve is steady so that you don't burst in anger in the first minutes of the game. It includes handy barrel rolls to dodge obstacles with style, which fits well with the minimalistic stylish settings. Oh, and they have themed-condoms. Go see them if you need protection!
Tube Mach24 Journey will release its 1.0 version during 2018 first quarter.
Bob the dinosaur is looking for his egg in the forest kingdom… You'll learn more by collecting items in Drago Dino, which is a rogue-like platformer with procedurally generated levels. The aim of each level is to reach its heights by gathering cristals looted by enemies you kill on your way. Secondarily, you can equip yourself with up to 3 power-ups you can buy and stock at merchants distributed everywhere. Why stock them ? Because you have to face different enemies that need different power-ups and mostly because as in every rogue-like game, you'll lose them if you die. So will you be in attack or defense mode to face this angry boss? With 10 levels, 3 bosses, a real rogue mode in which you have only one live to beat through the game and a local coop multiplayer mode, you'll have time to spend (at least 10 hours for the campaign in normal mode) on this cute little game featuring tiny dinosaurs and monsters.
You can purchase Drago Dino right here.
Note : this trailer is quite old, the game is much better looking today. Try it out, it's free to play !
Games allowing to show your creativity at your full potential are few (ok, there's Minecraft but still) and Crazy Dreamz : MagiCats Edition is one of them. This sandbox platformer allows its community to create levels on its own, with a unique feature which is that they can code actions and conditions. You can create bosses that go on a freakout when they are under a certain amount of life, make enemies rush on you when they see you cute little catty face or… Imagine a story in two languages while there is no option to do so initially. The platforming part is smooth (I know I used it to describe Tube Mach24 journey as well, but I love this word), accurate and bracing to play. Regarding the editor, if you are a little lost while using it in the beginning (a tutorial should be out soon) as soon as you've understood how it works it's quite easy to use and very user friendly. High scores are recorded on every single level and a leaderboard is about to be released, so try hard on this very promising game to become the fastest cat in the neighborhood. 10000 levels have been created in one month, and many more are to be imagined, possibly by you!
This last software is neither a game nor indie, but it is a wonderful tool for gamedevs which are looking forward to creating textual adventures. Celestory creator helps you write your text based game by granting you with a very handy map system (see picture behigh) to create different possible paths in your story and illustrate it with artwork. Possible options include timed answers, which forces your player/reader to answer in a limited time and other features still to be tested. Its due date is late 2017 but some projects are already on tracks such as The Last Resort (to be released in June 2018) developed by a young student in game design named Joss Moa and McCoy and guerrero, written by Clément Rivière which contributed to the famous French TV show Kaamelot (well, at least it's well known in France).
Being a wannabe writer myself, I can't wait to see this software come out to tell my tales and share them to you. And who knows, you may discover my game on next year's Paris Games Week !
Special thanks to : Clément Trucharte, Jérémy Rousseau, Maureen Caudron, Thibault Louis-Lucas, Joss Moa and Clément Rivière for kindly answering my questions.