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"Thank you for coming": A remembrance of the gratitude and the gorgeousness of public readings
Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2021 7:56AM by Azra Raza
Matthew Daddodna in McSweeney's:
The first public literary reading I ever gave was at Manhattan's Le Poisson Rouge for a now-defunct magazine's issue showcase. I was 21 years old and had never read my poems in front of a live audience. More important, I had never built up the requisite nerves to read my poems aloud, and, as a way of coping, I had spent that afternoon day drinking in nearby Washington Square Park with a group of strangers from the Bronx who could have been troubadours from Kentucky. By the time I got to the venue, drunk on whiskey siphoned from their flasks and cheap beer from the local bodega, I was shocked to see that some of my friends and professional peers had shown up to watch me perform. If it wasn't enough to want to impress them by reading at a public space, I had also trained myself to recite the poems, sans paper. Hours earlier, I had even been so bold as to crumple the printed poems and pour beer on them as a final act of humiliation. Now, in the impractically lit basement that functioned as a lounge, a bar, and a performance space, the lines of the poems melted away and the humiliation was turned inward. Once I was called up to the stage, I looked into the far recesses of the dim basement for something—call it a friendly face, call it a sign—to look back. But I saw nothing; I heard only applause and a couple glasses clink as they were placed on the bar. I put my sweaty palms inside my pocket in an attempt to dig out poems that were no longer there.
"Thank you for coming," I said to the expectant crowd.
In the decade since that first reading, I have been fortunate to have performed my writing at over twenty-five venues across four boroughs (Staten Island, I haven't forgotten you). And as a senior editor at a major publisher, I have attended countless readings where I have heard writers make similar utterances of gratitude. But in 2020, the global pandemic arrived, which changed the format for literary readings seemingly overnight. Readers, publishers, and audiences alike adapted to a new mode of viewership (me included, as my debut poetry collection was published in the fall of 2020). For some, the pressure of having to perform at a venue eased—wardrobe choices became dramatically simpler for one thing. For others, the necessity of managing the technicalities of Zoom while trying to be present was a necessary but unwanted challenge.
On Returning: Gerhard Richter, New York, and Birds
Joel Chadabe (1938 – 2021)
"3 Quarks Daily is a warm and often amusing home for intellectuals and other wags."
—Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer.
"3 Quarks is a daily must-read for intellectuals of all stripes. It is perhaps even smarter and better and more comprehensive than Arts & Letters Daily, the de facto gold standard of the smart set on the internet."
—Laura Claridge, former Professor of English at the U.S. Naval Academy, and author of Romantic Potency: The Paradox of Desire, Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence, and Norman Rockwell: A Life.
"Thanks for 3 Quarks Daily which has been very high on my reading list for several years now!"
—Huw Price, Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. He is also co-founder, with Martin Rees and Jaan Tallinn, of a project to establish a Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.


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Top US Officials In Islamabad
Posted in 1 by ppfcanada on April 7, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The visiting US Assistance Secretary of State for South Asia, Richard Boucher and the new chief of US Central Command, General Petraeus called on President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar and Chief of Army Staff, General Pervez Ashraf Kayani.
Both sides discussed different issues pertaining to the war against terrorism, Pak-US relations, situation along the Pak-Afghan border and other matters of mutual concern.
Issues regarding the US drone attacks also came under discussion.
Later, the Defense Minister, Ahmad Mukhatr said that they discussed the problems which Pakistan is presently confronting. He said that the US side was very receptive.
The minister said that the American officials believed in our government because previously there was more rhetoric than action but now there is more action than rhetoric.
The minister said that the US officials appreciated that we take it as war against Pakistan, adding that its is our war, which we are fighting for our survival.
Commander US CENTCOM, General David Petraeus also visited General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and called on the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.
The two generals exchanged views on bilateral relations, Pak-US Defence ties and present regional situation.
Richard Boucher and General Petraeus arrived in the federal capital on Sunday night.
Later, General Petraeus also called on the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid and discussed matters of mutual interest with him.
« NWFP To Covene Jirga To Restore Peace
Pakhtun Culture and Talibanization: Soiling the Esteemed Tradition, Psychoanalysis and the Crossroad »

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using LuaInterface;
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

//检测合理报错
public class TestLuaStack : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject go = null;
    public GameObject go2 = null;
    public static LuaFunction show = null;
    public static LuaFunction testRay = null;
    public static LuaFunction showStack = null;
    public static LuaFunction test4 = null;

    private static GameObject testGo = null;
    private string tips = "";
    public static TestLuaStack Instance = null;

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int Test1(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            show.BeginPCall();
            show.PCall();
            show.EndPCall();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }

        return 0;
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int PushLuaError(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            testRay.BeginPCall();
            testRay.Push(Instance);
            testRay.PCall();
            testRay.EndPCall();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }

        return 0;
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int Test3(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            testRay.BeginPCall();
            testRay.PCall();
            testRay.CheckRay();
            testRay.EndPCall();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }

        return 0;
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int Test4(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            show.BeginPCall();
            show.PCall();
            show.EndPCall();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }

        return 0;
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int Test5(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            test4.BeginPCall();
            test4.PCall();
            bool ret = test4.CheckBoolean();
            ret = !ret;
            test4.EndPCall();
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }

        return 0;
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int Test6(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            throw new LuaException("this a lua exception");
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int TestOutOfBound(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            Transform transform = testGo.transform;
            Transform node = transform.GetChild(20);
            ToLua.Push(L, node);
            return 0;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int TestArgError(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            LuaDLL.luaL_typerror(L, 1, "number");
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }

        return 0;
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int TestTableInCo(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            LuaTable table = ToLua.CheckLuaTable(L, 1);
            string str = (string)table["name"];
            ToLua.Push(L, str);
            return 1;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int TestCycle(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            LuaState state = LuaState.Get(L);
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestCycle");
            int c = (int)LuaDLL.luaL_checknumber(L, 1);

            if (c <= 2)
            {
                LuaDLL.lua_pushnumber(L, 1);
            }
            else
            {
                func.BeginPCall();
                func.Push(c - 1);
                func.PCall();
                int n1 = (int)func.CheckNumber();
                func.EndPCall();

                func.BeginPCall();
                func.Push(c - 2);
                func.PCall();
                int n2 = (int)func.CheckNumber();
                func.EndPCall();

                LuaDLL.lua_pushnumber(L, n1 + n2);
            }

            return 1;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int TestNull(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            GameObject go = (GameObject)ToLua.CheckUnityObject(L, 1, typeof(GameObject));
            ToLua.Push(L, go.name);
            return 1;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int TestAddComponent(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            GameObject go = (GameObject)ToLua.CheckUnityObject(L, 1, typeof(GameObject));
            go.AddComponent<TestInstantiate2>();
            return 0;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }
    }

    static void TestMul1()
    {
        throw new Exception("multi stack error");
    }

    static void TestMul0()
    {
        TestMul1();
    }

    [MonoPInvokeCallbackAttribute(typeof(LuaCSFunction))]
    static int TestMulStack(IntPtr L)
    {
        try
        {
            TestMul0();
            return 0;
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            //Debugger.Log("xxxx" + e.StackTrace);
            return LuaDLL.toluaL_exception(L, e);
        }
    }

    void OnSendMsg()
    {
        try
        {
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestStack.Test6");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            state.ThrowLuaException(e);
        }
    }

    LuaState state = null;
    public TextAsset text = null;

    static Action TestDelegate = delegate { };

    void Awake()
    {
#if UNITY_5
        Application.logMessageReceived += ShowTips;
#else
        Application.RegisterLogCallback(ShowTips);
#endif
        Instance = this;
        new LuaResLoader();
        testGo = gameObject;
        state = new LuaState();
        state.Start();
        LuaBinder.Bind(state);

        state.BeginModule(null);
        state.RegFunction("TestArgError", TestArgError);
        state.RegFunction("TestTableInCo", TestTableInCo);
        state.RegFunction("TestCycle", TestCycle);
        state.RegFunction("TestNull", TestNull);
        state.RegFunction("TestAddComponent", TestAddComponent);
        state.RegFunction("TestOutOfBound", TestOutOfBound);
        state.RegFunction("TestMulStack", TestMulStack);
        state.BeginStaticLibs("TestStack");
        state.RegFunction("Test1", Test1);
        state.RegFunction("PushLuaError", PushLuaError);
        state.RegFunction("Test3", Test3);
        state.RegFunction("Test4", Test4);
        state.RegFunction("Test5", Test5);
        state.RegFunction("Test6", Test6);
        state.EndStaticLibs();
        state.EndModule();

        //state.DoFile("TestErrorStack.lua");
        state.Require("TestErrorStack");
        show = state.GetFunction("Show");
        testRay = state.GetFunction("TestRay");

        showStack = state.GetFunction("ShowStack");
        test4 = state.GetFunction("Test4");

        TestDelegate += TestD1;
        TestDelegate += TestD2;
    }

    void Update()
    {
        state.CheckTop();
    }

    void OnApplicationQuit()
    {
#if UNITY_5
        Application.logMessageReceived -= ShowTips;
#else
        Application.RegisterLogCallback(null);
#endif
        state.Dispose();
        state = null;
    }

    void ShowTips(string msg, string stackTrace, LogType type)
    {
        tips += msg;
        tips += "\r\n";

        if (type == LogType.Error || type == LogType.Exception)
        {
            tips += stackTrace;
        }
    }

    void TestD1()
    {
        Debugger.Log("delegate 1");
        TestDelegate -= TestD2;
    }

    void TestD2()
    {
        Debugger.Log("delegate 2");
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        GUI.Label(new Rect(Screen.width / 2 - 300, Screen.height / 2 - 150, 800, 400), tips);

        if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 10, 120, 40), "Error1"))
        {
            tips = "";
            showStack.BeginPCall();
            showStack.Push(go);
            showStack.PCall();
            showStack.EndPCall();
            showStack.Dispose();
            showStack = null;
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 60, 120, 40), "Instantiate Error"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("Instantiate");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.Push(go);
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 110, 120, 40), "Check Error"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestRay");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.CheckRay();        //返回值出错
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 160, 120, 40), "Push Error"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestRay");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.Push(Instance);
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 210, 120, 40), "LuaPushError"))
        {
            //需要改lua文件让其出错
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("PushLuaError");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 260, 120, 40), "Check Error"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("Test5");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 310, 120, 40), "Test Resume"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("Test6");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 360, 120, 40), "out of bound"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestOutOfBound");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 410, 120, 40), "TestArgError"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("Test8");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 460, 120, 40), "TestFuncDispose"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("Test8");
            func.Dispose();
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 510, 120, 40), "SendMessage"))
        {
            tips = "";
            gameObject.SendMessage("OnSendMsg");
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 560, 120, 40), "SendMessageInLua"))
        {
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("SendMsgError");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.Push(gameObject);
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(10, 610, 120, 40), "AddComponent"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestAddComponent");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.Push(gameObject);
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(210, 10, 120, 40), "TableGetSet"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaTable table = state.GetTable("testev");
            int top = state.LuaGetTop();

            try
            {
                state.Push(table);
                state.LuaGetField(-1, "Add");
                LuaFunction func = state.CheckLuaFunction(-1);

                if (func != null)
                {
                    func.Call();
                    func.Dispose();
                }

                state.LuaPop(1);
                state.Push(123456);
                state.LuaSetField(-2, "value");
                state.LuaGetField(-1, "value");
                int n = (int)state.LuaCheckNumber(-1);
                Debugger.Log("value is: " + n);

                state.LuaPop(1);

                state.Push("Add");
                state.LuaGetTable(-2);

                func = state.CheckLuaFunction(-1);

                if (func != null)
                {
                    func.Call();
                    func.Dispose();
                }

                state.LuaPop(1);

                state.Push("look");
                state.Push(456789);
                state.LuaSetTable(-3);

                state.LuaGetField(-1, "look");
                n = (int)state.LuaCheckNumber(-1);
                Debugger.Log("look: " + n);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                state.LuaSetTop(top);
                throw e;
            }

            state.LuaSetTop(top);
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(210, 60, 120, 40), "TestTableInCo"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestCoTable");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(210, 110, 120, 40), "Instantiate2 Error"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("Instantiate");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.Push(go2);
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
            func.Dispose();
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(210, 160, 120, 40), "Instantiate3 Error"))
        {
            tips = "";
            UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(go2);
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(210, 210, 120, 40), "TestCycle"))
        {
            tips = "";
            int n = 20;
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestCycle");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.Push(n);
            func.PCall();
            int c = (int)func.CheckNumber();
            func.EndPCall();

            Debugger.Log("Fib({0}) is {1}", n, c);
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(210, 260, 120, 40), "TestNull"))
        {
            tips = "";
            Action action = ()=>
            {
                LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestNull");
                func.BeginPCall();
                func.PushObject(null);
                func.PCall();
                func.EndPCall();
            };

            StartCoroutine(TestCo(action));
        }
        else if (GUI.Button(new Rect(210, 310, 120, 40), "TestMulti"))
        {
            tips = "";
            LuaFunction func = state.GetFunction("TestMulStack");
            func.BeginPCall();
            func.PushObject(null);
            func.PCall();
            func.EndPCall();
        }
    }

    IEnumerator TestCo(Action action)
    {
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.1f);
        action();
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


We're getting multiple reports from users (and some of the team) that the "Hide targeted messages?" notification is showing up whenever they open a new page.
"Hide targeted messages?" notification is displayed.
The notification should only show up for websites that do use targeted messaging.
User reports: topic 54550, topic 54551, topic 54555.
Earliest report of the problem is yesterday (Thursday 23rd November) afternoon German time, but we're not sure when exactly the problem begun.
Relevant code is in adblockplusui/lib/antiadblockInit.js and string is notification_antiadblock_message.
Likely cause is this antiadblockfilters change which added the filter com,fr,info##div#ab-message[style^="display: block;"].
Adjust the logic in the addAntiAdblockNotification function in adblockplusui/lib/antiadblockInit.js to avoid overly generic filters from triggering the antiadblock notification. Currently filters with a domain specified trigger the notification, but we should also check that the domain is not a TLD like ".com" nor in the publicSuffixList.
I can reproduce it with a fresh Chrome (62.0.3202.94 (Official Build) (64-bit)) browser profile on Windows 10, installed ABP from https://adblockplus.org/. When I go to google.com, I'm redirected to google.de but I can click on "use Google.com" in the bottom right corner. The message appears there for me. Also when I just go to https://happyasis.com/.
Note that this issue doesn't occur in the latest development build but can be reproduced using the latest stable build and going to github.com, for instance.
Thanks guys, I've updated the description to add those steps.
I haven't reproduced this yet. I can trigger the message but it only appears once, not matter if I answer yes or no.
The issue is not that it reappears. In fact, you're describing the expected behavior because it's only supposed to reappear if you close the popup without answering the question.
The issue is that the message appears even on sites which don't contain any anti-adblock messages.
I started seeing this message myself in Thunderbird, on the xkcd.com RSS feed. I am running Adblock Plus 2.9.1.4260-beta which is quite old (released on August 22). So it's most likely a change in the Anti-Adblock list that triggered this issue.
yep, I asked hours ago smed79 why that filter ..
However, even if the wrong filter but the users disabled the list and still got that message ?!
The messages show up only if the filter list is disabled - the point of the message is asking you whether you want to enable it.
Assuming we don't remove the feature entirely I've added a suggestion of what we could do to avoid this kind of problem happening in the future.
For reference, the problematic rule has been removed: https://hg.adblockplus.org/antiadblockfilters/rev/5a6e5f1bb887. Nothing wrong with preventing this kind of issue in future however.
We started getting these reports on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Will refreshing the filter lists fix this?
Oh, thank God. Thanks, mapx!
Resolving this as invalid since it turned out to be a filter issue.
It's hardly unimportant we do something to avoid this happening again and also Jon apparently already started working on it.
Sorry, didn't notice the text in the "What to change" section. From the conversation it sounded like that fix would be done separately.
Once I saw the ticket close a couple months ago I pretty much just moved on mentally. However, I just noticed it was reopened (my bad) I tried adding the filter to ABP but it doesn't cause the behavior to occur. Sort of stumped on how to reproduce this. Any ideas?
Once I saw the ticket close a couple months ago I pretty much just moved on mentally. However, I just noticed it was reopened (my bad) I tried adding the filter to ABP but it doesn't cause the behavior to occur.
The issue itself is triggered by overly broad filters in the filter list which were removed in this filter list change. That's why you don't encounter the issue in the wild anymore.
The change that's proposed here, however, is meant to prevent that same issue from reappearing in case such filters make it into the filter list again.
Sort of stumped on how to reproduce this. Any ideas?
You could create a local build that uses a fake filter list instead of antiadblockfilters.txt in which you include the filter that caused this issue.
Thanks, yeah I added it to the custom filter in ABP options but that had no effect. I will add my own antiadblockfilters.txt for testing.
As I mentioned, you need to fake the antiadblockfilters.txt filter list so adding custom filters won't do anything.
Alternatively, you could add your own local notification using addNotification() from adblockpluscore/lib/notification.js and passing it a notification that has the "urlFilters" property which is an array that contains filter in text form that look like "||" + domain + "^$document" (see adblockplusui/lib/antiadblockInit.js).
Yeah, I was just giving an example of what I had tried. Contextually I realize now that would have been better in the first comment hehe my bad. Thanks for providing options though!


Marybeth Redmond's VPR commentary Sacred Words highlights writinginsideVT and the work that she and Sarah have been doing with Vermont's incarcerated women during the past two years. The commentary aired this morning during drivetime. Some of the 'inside' women's words are featured. Click link below, then "LISTEN." Enjoy!


text:
Wonck [] (en wallon et en néerlandais Wonk) est une section de la commune belge de Bassenge située en Wallonie dans la province de Liège.

C'était une commune à part entière avant la fusion des communes de 1977.

Histoire

Village wallon, Wonck fut rattaché au département de la Meuse-Inférieure (majoritairement flamand) sous le régime français. Lors du partage de la province de Limbourg entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas, Wonck fut transféré à la province de Limbourg
Altitude: 79 mètres au seuil de l'église.

Superficie :  hectares.

Cours d'eau : le Geer.

Jadis, tressage de la paille pour la confection de chapeaux.

Agriculture : élevage de bétail et cultures (Blé, betterave,colza et maïs).

Wonck fut, pendant l'ancien régime, une seigneurie ecclésiastique appartenant au chapitre de la collégiale Saint-Paul de Liège. Un conflit a opposé jusqu'au , le chapitre à la famille de Herck concernant la charge de « mayeur », c'est-à-dire la présidence du tribunal des échevins.

Ce n'est qu'en 1963 que Wonck fut transféré à la province de Liège.

L'église Saint-Lambert

Cette église est de style roman et néo-roman.

Elle est entourée d'un cimetière muraillé ; cet édifice est composé d'une tour en moellons et en silex datant du  et d'un vaisseau (nef à 5 travées et chœur à chevet plat) qui fut reconstruit en tuffeau sur les plans de l'architecte J. Hacken, en 1950.
L'église se situerait à l'emplacement d'une villa romaine.
À l'intérieur, on peut voir des dalles funéraires datées de 1260, 1291, 1401, 1607.

Au second niveau de la tour, on peut distinguer des ouvertures de tir.

Le silex et le tuffeau faisaient partie des matériaux de la région et ils étaient donc très utilisés ; l'église de Wonck nous en montre un bel exemple.

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Commune avant fusion dans l'arrondissement de Liège
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2017 (True Freshman): Saw action in seven games, largely on special teams…Member of practice squad.
High School: Served as team captain during his senior season…Hauled in 65 catches for 1,171 yards and 11 touchdowns during his senior campaign…Also played varsity lacrosse…Served as the President of FCA.
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Haplozoon (/hæploʊ'zoʊən/) are unicellular endo-parasites, primarily infecting maldanid polychaetes. They belong to Dinoflagellata but differ from typical dinoflagellates. Most dinoflagellates are free-living and possess two flagella. Instead, Haplozoon belong to a 5% minority of parasitic dinoflagellates that are not free-living. Additionally, the Haplozoon trophont stage is particularly unique due to an apparent lack of flagella. The presence of flagella or remnant structures is the subject of ongoing research.

At first glance, Haplozoon also do not appear unicellular – in fact they were originally classified as a possible transitional stage between protists and multicellular organisms. They have more recently been classified as compartmentalized syncytia – single cells with multiple nuclei that have been subdivided by internal membranes. Their life cycle is also largely unknown; while there is a well-observed adult trophont stage, understanding of other life stages is speculative at best.

There is a single published case of Haplozoon infecting an appendicularian. Otherwise, they are almost exclusively documented as infecting Maldanidae, and the extent to which they are an appendicularian parasite has not been investigated.

Etymology
Haplozoon derives from two Greek words: haploos meaning "single, or simple" and zoion meaning "animal". When they were first discovered, they were initially placed within Mesozoa, a group of highly reduced worm-like parasitic invertebrates. Therefore, the genus name Haplozoon means "simple animal".

History of Knowledge
The type species Haplozoon armatum was discovered by Russian zoologist Valentin Dogiel in 1906. Dogiel initially described Haplozoon as belonging to the Mesozoa, and established a new mesozoan class, the Catenata.

A series of early protistologists continued to fine-tune the taxonomical position of Haplozoon for a number of years. The following year, the French biologist Édouard Chatton indicated similarities between Haplozoon and Blastodinium in 1907. Later, in 1911, the German naturalist Franz Poche created a new protozoan class – the Haplozooidea. And again in 1920, Chatton created a new family (Haplozoonidae) for the genus, of the order Gymnodinida (modern syn. Gymnodiniales). By the 1970s Haplozoon had been moved from the Gymnodiniales to the order of Blastodiniales.

Our modern understanding of Haplozoon is limited. There were a series of  species discoveries in the early 1900s, however these publications lack the modern techniques that would be mandatory today (e.g. transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscope, molecular sequencing, etc.). Only 5 species of Haplozoon have been sufficiently described by modern standards: Haplozoon axiothellae, Haplozoon praxillellae, Haplozoon ezoense, Haplozoon gracile, and Haplozoon pugnus.

In some cases, insufficient information has resulted nomen nudum. This is the case for H. inerme, and H. hirsutum. In many cases, species of Haplozoon are also phantom species. Phantom species are those that were perhaps adequately described at first, but have not been seen since their initial discovery.

The three types of haplozoan compartments were originally named with the suffix -cyte (trophocyte, gonocyte, and sporocyte). Within biology, the -cyte suffix historically denotes different cell types (osteocyte, lipocyte, erythrocyte). Because Haplozoon were thought to be multicellular when originally described, the haplozoan compartments were named as if they are separate cells. When it was determined that Haplozoon were not multicellular, and in fact a compartmentalized syncytium, the three compartments were renamed with the suffix -mere (trophomere, gonomere, sporomere), to accurately portray them as belonging to a single cell.

Habitat and ecology
Haplozoon are obligate parasites. They are almost exclusively found in the gut of maldanid marine worms, with one study documenting a Haplozoon parasite infecting an appendicularian. Each trophont has a stylet, which it uses to pierce the gut lining of the host worm. It is unclear if the stylet is used only for anchoring the parasite, or if it is involved in feeding as well. If Haplozoon do use their stylet to feed, this would be referred to as myzocytosis, and commonly referred to as "cellular vampirism". This is an established feeding method among other alveolate parasites.

Another possible feeding strategy is that the parasite absorbs nutrients that are released as the host worm digests food. This feeding strategy is referred to as pinocytosis, a form of endocytosis where nutrients suspended in the fluid if the host's gut are absorbed through the cell membrane of the parasite. The exterior of Haplozoon cells are covered by barbs that present as fine hair-like structures that might function in surface mediated nutrition similar to the microtriches of cestoda.

With few exceptions, most descriptions of Haplozoon are from European coastlines. Haplozoon clymenellae is from the Atlantic coast of North America, while H. axiothellae, and H. praxillellae have been found on the Pacific coast of Washington, US and British Columbia, Canada. H. ezoense, H. gracile, and H. pugnus were discovered on the coast of Japan. There are currently no recorded observations from the tropics or the southern hemisphere, and consequently little is known about its biogeographical distribution.

Description of the organism

Morphology
What makes Haplozoon unique among dinoflagellates is their functional multicellularity. H. axiothellae cells are composed of a series of compartments, which give them the appearance of multicellularity. At minimum all Haplozoon species consist of a single row of compartments, with mature cells of some species containing two or more rows of compartments at the posterior of their cell. These compartments are specialized for different functions, such as host attachment, feeding and reproduction. Haplozoon were originally described as having 2-26 "cells", however the degree of compartmentalization varies by species. Species also vary in size, but the most well-studied (H. axiothellae) is described as being 40-175 μm in length, and 15-40 μm wide. The exterior of Haplozoon cells are covered in amphiesmal projections (syn. thecal barbs).

The Haplozoon trophont (i.e. the stage that parasitizes the host) has 3 types of compartments: (1) a trophomere used to attach to the host, (2) repeating gonomeres that compose the majority of the cell length, and (3) sporomeres which develop from mature gonomeres. The anterior-most compartment of the cell is the trophomere, larger than the gonomeres that are immediately posterior to it. The rear most compartments are referred to as sporomeres, and depending on the species of Haplozoon, sporomeres may remain in single file (e.g. H. lineare), form double rows (e.g. H. axiothellae) or even multiple rows (e.g. H. clymenellae). All three compartment types appear granular under light microscopy, due to starch granules in their cytoplasm. In H. axiothellae, cytoplasic granularity increase from anterior to posterior, concentrating in the sporomeres. It is thought that starch accumulation in the sporomeres provides a reserve of energy for a subsequent life stage to survive in a marine environment without a host.

Haplozoon lack visible flagella, where traditional dinoflagellates have two – one transverse and one longitudinal. However, H. axiothellae possesses a longitudinal row of ventral pores along their surface, and confocal scanning laser microscopy (CLSM) data have revealed two basal bodies embedded in the plasma membrane of each compartment. These basal bodies are found along the cell's ventral surface, aligned with the cell's ventral pores. Taken together, these data indicate that Haplozoon possess the vestiges of the flagellar system present in most dinoflagellates. This is consistent with the prediction of a subsequent life stage possessing flagella, because eukaryotic flagella require basal bodies to anchor and organize flagellar microtubules. CLSM data also show that the microtubules of the cytoskeleton originate from these basal bodies, and function as microtubule organizing centers.

The trophomere attaches to the gut lining of the host by means of its stylet and adhesive disc. Some species of Haplozoon possess a single stylet (H. ezoense), whereas others are known to have multiple (reserve) stylets within the trophomere (H. axiothellae, H. praxillellae). Some species also appear to have "arms" that extend from the trophomere. CLSM data reveal a basket of microtubules lining the interior of the trophomere. This basket of microtubules provides the cytoskeletal structure that supports the dynamic movement and behavior of the trophomere, with microtubules especially concentrated in the adhesive disk.

Early transmission electron microscopy (TEM) briefly describes 3 layers of the cellular membrane. They describe a single continuous outer layer equivalent to a cell membrane, with two subsequent layers below of compressed "thecal vesicles". Today these "thecal vesicles" are known as alveoli, or amphiesmal vesicles. The divisions between gonomeres are described as outer continuous membranes and flattened vesicles but pressed so closely together that they are impossible to distinguish. The divisions between compartments are now understood to be created by interlocking amphiesmal vesicles rather than cellular membranes. This solidified the description of Haplozoon as compartmentalized syncytia, rather than multicellular organisms. However, there is evidence of eventual plasma membrane formation at the rear of the cell, where plasma membrane appears to form along the layers of alveoli separating compartments. This indicates that sporomeres do eventually develop their own plasma membranes through cytokinesis, which would be necessary for sporomeres to break away and survive independently from the adult trophont.

All compartments contain their own nuclei, with some gonomeres being binucleate and some sporomeres being quadrinucleate. Nuclei are nearly always in some stage of division, with robust spindle fibres present in virtually all of them. The nuclei of Haplozoon have thick chromosomes, typical of Dinokaryota. Mitochondria are mainly located below the amphiesmal vesicles towards the outside of the cell and possess tubular cristae.

TEM sections have revealed multiple triple membrane-bound organelles within the gonomeres. They are roughly spherical and range in size from 200 nm – 750 nm. They appear like relic non-photosynthetic plastids, which have been found among other members of Myzozoa (apicomplexans as well as dinoflagellates). This is consistent with our understanding that some lineages of dinoflagellates have experienced plastid loss as they evolved. This discovery in Haplozoon only provides ultrastructure evidence for these remnant plastids; no research has been published to assess plastid genes and any associated metabolic pathways.

Life cycle
Very little is confirmed about the Haplozoon life cycle; the only life-stage that is known is the trophont. Given similarities with other dinoflagellate parasites, it is hypothesized that the known trophont stage is the "adult".

It is presumed that the sporomeres are what allow the organism to reproduce, but this has not been shown definitively. It is well-documented that sporomeres eventually detach from the trophont, thought to be released through the anus of the host, and into the marine environment where the sporomere would become a motile life stage that has yet to be described. Once in the marine environment, the dinospores can be ingested by a new host, and subsequently develop into an adult trophont and attach themselves to the gut of their new host.

Dinospores were described in Haplozoon dogieli. Sporomeres were observed detaching from adult trophonts and developing into small flagellated dinospores. They were 12 μm in length and similar to the dinospores of Oodinium, Apodinium, and Blastodinium. These dinospores were also observed quickly encysting if disturbed. Subsequent studies have been unable to reproduce any dinospore or cyst life stages, and so no image data for these stages currently exists. While the existence of dinospores is likely, they have not been observed since 1924.

Phylogeny
Modern dinoflagellate phylogenies recognize 8 orders: Syndiniales, Gymnodiniales, Noctilucales, Suessiales, Peridiniales, Gonyaulacales, Prorocentrales, and Dinophysiales. But this has not always been the case – early in the study of dinoflagellates, other orders were used such as Blastodiniales. Originally, Blastodiniales was a group for all parasitic dinoflagellates.

Through the years, Blastodiniales has fallen out of favour and use. Subsequent phylogenetic analyses have confirmed that Blastodiniales is a polyphyletic group, whose existence is not supported by modern molecular data. There is a history of former members of Blastodiniales being moved to new orders based on molecular data.

As of June 2020, molecular data exists for five Haplozoon species: H. axiothellae, H. praxillellae, H. ezoense, H. gracile, and H. pugnus. Beyond being dinoflagellates, 18S phylogenetic analyses have failed to resolve the position of Haplozoon. Therefore, Haplozoon remain in the polyphyletic order Blastodiniales, awaiting conclusive molecular data that confirms its true phylogenetic position.

The following species are known to exist:

 H. armatum, Dogiel, 1906 (host: Travisia forbesi)
 H. lineare, Dogiel, 1907 (host: Clymene lumbricalis)
 H. delicatulum, Dogiel, 1910 (Host: maldanid, gen sp?)
 H. ariciae, Dogiel, 1910 (host: Aricia norvegica)
 H. macrostylum, Dogiel, 1910 (host: maldanid, gen sp?)
 H. obscurum, Dogiel, 1910 (host: Terebellides strömii)
 H. clymenellae, Calkins, 1915 (host: Clymenella torquata)
 H. clymenidis, Dogiel & Mikelsson, 1923 (host: Euclymene palermitana)
 H. tuberculatum, Dogiel & Mikelsson 1923 (host: maldanid gen sp?)
 H. villosum, Dogiel & Mikelsson 1923 (host: Polyphysia crassa, formerly Eumenia crassa)
 H. dogielii, Shumway, 1924 (host: Leiochone clypeata)
 H. inerme, Cachon 1964 (host: Appendicularia sicula)
 H. axiothellae, Siebert, 1973 (host: Axiothellae rubrocincta)
 H. praxillellae, Rueckert and Leander, 2008 (host: Praxillella pacifica)
 H. ezoense, Wakeman, 2018 (host: Praxillella pacifica)
 H.gracile Yamamoto, 2020 (host: cf. Petaloclymene sp.)
 H.pugnus Yamamoto, 2020 (host: Nicomache personata, Nicomache sp.)

References

Dinophyceae
Dinoflagellate genera


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US House approves short-term debt limit hike to avert default
The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to increase the nation's borrowing limit in the short term to avert a looming debt default, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.
The House on Tuesday voted 219-206 along party lines to adopt a procedural rule, which automatically deemed the short-term debt limit extension that the Senate approved last week as passed, Xinhua news agency reported.
The temporary measure would raise the federal government's debt limit by $480 billion, which would allow the US Treasury Department to meet obligations through December 3.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had repeatedly warned that the US could default on its debt if Congress fails to raise or suspend the debt limit before October 18.
Another stopgap measure to fund the federal government also expires on December 3, meaning Democrats and Republicans will have to reach a deal by early December to avoid the twin threats of a shutdown and a default.
However, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has warned that Republicans won't support another short-term increase of the debt limit.
"I write to inform you that I will not provide such assistance again if your all-Democrat government drifts into another avoidable crisis," McConnell wrote in a letter to Biden last Friday.
The White House on Tuesday said that it would work with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss the path forward for raising the debt limit.
"There's no question that we don't want it to be a political football anymore in the future," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told a press briefing.
As part of a bipartisan budget deal enacted in August 2019, Congress suspended the debt limit through July 31. After the debt limit was reinstated on August 1, the US Treasury Department began using "extraordinary measures" to continue to finance the government on a temporary basis.
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New IRDAI head can study existing reports, plug gaps
On Sunday, Adani Group responded to unsubstantiated allegations and misleading narrative peddled by Hindenburg Research at length in an over 400-page response backed by relevant documents.
Adani Group's response also raises the questions against the ulterior motives and modus operandi of Hindenburg that has conveniently ignored the Indian judiciary and regulatory framework.
The detailed response from Adani Group covered its governance standards, credentials, creditworthiness, best practices, transparent conduct, financial and operational performance and excellence.
The Hindenburg report has been made with a clear intent to profiteer at the cost of our shareholders and public investors. Its report is neither "independent" nor "objective". It is a manipulative document that is rife with conflict of interest and intended only for creating a false market in securities to book wrongful gain, which clearly constitutes securities fraud under Indian law.
Of the 88 questions posed by Hindenburg, it is pertinent to note that 68 refers to the matters that have already been duly disclosed by Adani Group companies in their respective annual reports, offering memorandums, financial statements and stock exchange disclosures from time to time. Sixteen out of 20 questions are pertaining to public shareholders and their sources of funds, while the balance four are simply baseless allegations.
Needless to say that Hindenburg has created these questions to divert the attention of its target audience while managing its short trades to benefit at the cost of investors. The report claims to have undertaken a "2-year investigation" and "uncover evidence", but comprises nothing other than selective and incomplete extracts of disclosed information which has been in the public domain for years.
"We take serious objection to Hindenburg that chose to mislead the investors, watchdogs and policy makers at a time when Adani Group has launched country's largest FPO. Adani Group is deeply committed to its stakeholders, and it is thankful to them for standing with us over the past 30 years. Shockingly, Hindenburg Research's attack on the trust of Adani Group's stakeholders undermines its commitment for the 'Growth with Goodness'," Adani Group said.
Hindenburg Research has come up with a document covering selective and twisted extracts of already disclosed information to raise questions in the minds of Indian and global investors to mislead them about Indian growth story. It is an attack on the trust of Adani Group's stakeholders undermines its commitment for the 'Growth with Goodness'.
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The Audit Committee of each of the listed verticals is composed of 100 per cent of Independent Directors and chaired by Independent Director.
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Hindenburg has deliberately and repeatedly trivialised the change of CFOs to twist this into a narrative.
The fact is that many of the CFOs are still part of the organisation in other capacities to take on larger responsibilities as part of our growth stories.
Others have left post retirement or to pursue their own entrepreneurial endeavours and continue to work in our association.
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Premium segment at highest spot, 5G phones at 32% market share in India
Premium segment (Rs 30,000 and above) contributed 11 per cent to India's smartphone shipments and 35 per cent to overall market revenue in 2022, the highest ever.
Samsung led the market in 2022 in terms of shipment value share with a 22 per cent share, followed by Apple, in the country, according to Counterpoint Research.
However, in terms of shipment volume, Xiaomi led the market in 2022 with a 20 per cent share, closely followed by Samsung.
Xiaomi slipped to third position in Q4 2022 with Samsung and vivo capturing first and second spots respectively.
5G smartphones captured a 32 per cent share in 2022. Samsung became the top-selling 5G brand in 2022 with a 21 per cent share.
Apple continued to lead the premium smartphone segment, with the iPhone 13 emerging as the top-selling model. Apple also led the market in Q4 2022 in terms of shipment value.
"Consumer demand started declining from the second quarter when the global economy was crippled by multiple macroeconomic issues like all-time high inflation, rising unemployment and geopolitical conflicts, affecting India's economy as well," said senior research analyst Prachir Singh.
Inventory build-up across channels after the second quarter led to lower-than-expected shipments throughout the second half of the year.
"We believe that the inventory and demand situation will continue to affect the market in the first half of 2023 before improving in the latter half driven by the festive season and upgrades to 5G devices," Singh added.
India's smartphone shipments declined 9 per cent YoY to reach over 152 million units in 2022, according to the report.
The decline, which is the second ever in India's smartphone market, can be attributed to the decline in entry-level and budget segments which faced supply constraints at the beginning of the year and then witnessed lower demand throughout the year.
"While entry-tier and budget segments were most affected, the premium segment remained immune and showed double-digit growth. OEMs' increased focus, consumers upgrading for premium features and, most importantly, availability of various financing schemes," said research analyst Shilpi Jain.
Overall, India smartphone market revenue remained flat despite a 9 per cent YoY decline in shipments.
OnePlus grew 50 per cent YoY in 2022 driven by the OnePlus Nord CE 2 series.
It focused on diversifying and expanding its product portfolio across different price points and increasing its offline presence to drive sales, the report mentioned.
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The new app has been in a closed beta for a few months, but now anyone can download the file on macOS Big Sur or later on the WhatsApp website, according to the report.
Following installation, it will display a QR code that users can scan with their iPhone to link their accounts using the WhatsApp iOS app.
The Mac app's three-panel interface provides access to archived chats, starred messages, phone calls, and settings.
The Catalyst app includes features not available in the Electron version, such as file drag-and-drop and a spell-checker, the report mentioned.
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The new shortcuts simplify interactions with group members as now the platform supports large groups of up to 1,024 participants, reports WABetainfo.
The new update will help group admins quickly manage and communicate with such a large number of participants in private.


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Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist Jenni Alpert (birth name: Cameron / Cami) was born in Los Angeles, CA and adopted out of the foster care system at the age of four. With the encouragement and support of her adoptive family, she learned to play the guitar and began writing and recording songs early.
With her honest rich songwriting and soothing musical melodies, songstress Jenni Alpert's haunting, powerful, and sultry voice has gained the respect of fans and music tastemakers worldwide (AOL music). Her emotionally driven songs weaves a unique web of eclectic Soul-Americana Pop. As familiar with jazz and Americana as she is pop, Alpert graduated from UCLA from the Ethnomusicology Department in Jazz Vocal Studies after completing a four-year jazz program headed by Kenny Burrell. No stranger to the recording studio, Alpert has released 8 albums, partnered up with Steve Greenberg from S-Curve Records for her most recent Live in the Studio release Until Then featuring guitarist Guthrie Trapp, and has independently toured over 14 countries with regularity.
Upon reuniting with her biological father who was homeless, addicted, and running from the law at the time, yet a musician just like her, a documentary team made a short doc called Homeless: the Soundtrack directed by Oscar-nominated, Peabody and Emmy Award winning documentary film director Irene Taylor Brodsky, produced by Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz about the early stages of their first encounter and the unfolding of the journey of their biological reunion capturing the unique bond they share. Now, almost five years to date of their meeting, the two currently travel, speak, and perform sharing their biological reunion adventures and creative approaches towards transformation in story and song together as Community Service Performing Artists at Rescue Missions, Homeless Shelters, and local venues around the country alongside supporting the making of the short documentary under the name Cami and Don, The Biological Duo. Read More
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2021 News: Full Memoir ebook NOW Available on Amazon Kindle and In Print, Home is Where the Heart is Program for Homeless Centers and Rescue Missions around the Country, New Music, and More
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CELIA CENTER PRESENTS A VIRTUAL EVENT THIS DEC 11TH . 7PM
ZOOM & FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT Celia Center Presents: Home is Where the Heart is An Adoption and Biological Reunion Story - a Special Evening of Performance, Film, Memoir, & Q & A with singer songwriter and formerly fostered adoptee experienced in biological reunion Jenni Alpert (aka "Cami" of Cami and Don The Biological Duo). Jenni Alpert (aka "Cami" of Cami and Don the biological duo) will share her biological reunion story, songs, clips from Don's Take, and a with Q and A about her memoir moderated by Jeanette Yoffe with a one-time only complimentary private screening of the short doc Homeless the Soundtrack about the early stages of their reunion when she goes looking for her birth father, finds him homeless, running from the law, addicted yet a musician just like her for donors and support group attendees at the end on zoom only.
When: Sat Dec 11th 2021
Time: 7pm (PST) | 9pm (EST)
8:30pm (PST) Support Group
Where: ONLINE ZOOM & FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW
7pm-8:30pm PST - ONLINE ZOOM & FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW (film: Don's Take, music: Jenni Alpert (aka Cami), Q&A Memoir and Reunion Story.
8:30pm PST - ONLINE ADOPTION CONSTELLATION SUPPORT GROUP (zoom only) Hosted by Jeanette Yoffe: Understanding Reunion - How do we do explore biological reunions? For all members of the Adoption Constellation: Adoptees, Birthparents, Adoptive Parents, Social Workers, and Therapists invited. Private Surprise for donors and support group attendees.
Donations welcome, ALL Proceeds will go to Celia Center Foundation and Programming for the Adoption Constellation. Hosted and Moderated by Celia Center founder, formerly fostered, adoptee Jeanette Yoffe
ART OF EXPRESSION:ARTS PROGRAM FOR HOPE OF THE VALLEY CLIENTS AND RESIDENTS: A program for those experiencing homelessness to create a newsletter of their own called Village Voices implemented this October and November in my birth father Don's honor. Thank you to Harout of Hollywood Disc Printing for manufacturing the fall edition newsletter and to The Michael Doman Artist Foundation for making this program possible. Additionally custom "Feel Free and Rest a While ~ Manhattan Don" benches have been placed at Hope of the Valley sites so that Don will forever provide a seat anyone who may need to take a rest. Thank you to the generous donors who contributed to make this possible as well.
DUE TO THE SUDDEN PASSING OF MY BIRTH FATHER THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELED HOWEVER PACKAGES WILL BE SENT OUT TO EACH RESCUE MISSION IN HIS HONOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
Don Patrick Logsdon
Dec 15, 1960 - Aug 18, 2021 . 6:10pm
Loving Spirit, Musician, Craps and Poker Player, Chess aficionado, funny highly intelligent, brilliant giving person, my birth father and best friend.
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This Aug you can follow us around the country virtually or come visit us in person as we take our Home is Where the Heart Is Story and Song Program to Rescue Missions and Homeless Shelters on a Trek around the United States. With the support of a grant from the Michael Doman Artists Foundation and partnerships with several non profits and rescue missions we will be bringing story and song about creative solution solving suggestions for transitions and transformations.
For the Month of July, join us with Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission at their various shelters and campuses.
Catch our first Home is Where the Heart is Program of the summer sharing our stories and songs at The Raymer Shelter
Live Back at The Hotel Cafe this July - Watch a snippet of the live show here!
New Merch for the Road thanks to Harout at Hollywood Disc and Print!!!
Check out our interview on Podcast BloodsCall
Stay tuned for the release of the both film / one man play @ghost kingdom written and performed by playwright, actor, and fellow adoptee Brian Stanton about his search for this birth father and the soundtrack for it composed by yours truly this fall and will debut at the National Association of Adoptees and Parents Annual Conference Sept 10th.
Stay tuned for a new single release later this year of a song called Constellations written with and produced by Shane Alexander mixed by Brian Yaskulka featuring Stevie Blacke on strings while mastering with Eric Boulanger at Bakery Mastering. The Adoption Constellation is a term that was coined by a professor and writer Michael Phillip Grand who understood that the adoptee and all the components connected to them were part of one larger bigger thing and so he drafted the metaphor of "the constellation" as a new way of thinking about adoption to help map it out, connect all parts, and heal the "primal wound" for all connected components - the birth parents, the adoptive parents, adoptees, sometimes formerly fostered in foster care like me - placement agencies, attorneys, social workers therapists, birth and adoptive siblings etc... to show that we are all part of one Adoption Constellation - all parts of one greater piece together.
READ - Epoch Times Article: Father Daughter Duo written by Masha Savitz
Local singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist, Jenni Alpert, was born in the Los Angeles area and adopted out of the foster care system at age four. Years later with the help of a private investigator, she locates and reunites with her birth father who was running from the law and homeless at the time. Discover their shared musicianship the two form a bond as she becomes an advocate for transformation for her birth father.
WATCH - NBC Nightly News with Gadi Schwartz: Father And Daughter Duo Reunited In Song
Singer-songwriter Jenni Alpert grew up with a supportive adoptive family who encouraged her to pursue music. Nearly 30 years after he lost her to adoption, she reunited with her birth father Don Logsdon, who turns out to also be a musician as well. After helping him through his recovery the two continue to share their lives and music together to help others today.
WATCH - Live Performance at Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Van Nuys Help Center w/ NBC Nightly
This live performance is a take off of a longer program called Home is Where the Heart is a program that features singer songwriter Jenni Alpert (also referred to by her birth name Cami) and her birth father Don, subjects from the film Homeless: the Soundtrack share in story and song the details of their biological reunion story and of her birth father's miraculous transformation.
WATCH - Live at Springs Rescue Mission, Colorado Springs
Live at Springs Rescue Mission, Colorado Springs featuring my birth father Don Logsdon speaking on transformation and a screening of Homeless: the Soundtrack short documentary with RMWFF
READ - ABC7 News: Valley woman finds homeless birth father, and now make music together
Jenni Alpert (birth name: Cami) knew about her birth father's time in and out of prison but didn't know him. When she finally found him homeless, together they embark upon an extraordinary journey with music.
READ THE BIOLOGICAL REUNION BACKSTORY
A three-part series where musician Jenni Alpert (birth name: Cami) and her birth father Don share the details of their biological reunion journey upon Alpert reuniting with her biological father through the help of a private investigator. Published by Groknation, edited by Mayim Bialik.
WATCH - Documentary Short Trailer Homeless: the Soundtrack directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky.
This is a Short Documentary about foster care, adoption, homelessness, addiction, and an extraordinary biological reunion. After being taken away from her birth parents as a baby by the state and given up for adoption, singer-songwriter Jenni Alpert birth name: "Cami" went searching for her birth father. She finally finds him: homeless, running from the law, addicted. And a musician, just like her....
LISTEN To Who am I Really Podcast with singer songwriter Jenni Alpert
An Interview about adoption and reunification with fellow adoptee Jenni Alpert (aka birth name Cami) and host Damon Davis.
National Adoption Conference 2020
Presented by Celia Center
Proud to announce that as a fellow fostered and adoptee, I have been invited to join a plethora of amazing panelists, speakers, and performers having been asked to co-host and perform live during the virtual #NationalAdoptionConference hosted by Celia Center, Inc. created by Founder Fostered Adoptee and Clinical Therapist Jeanette Yoffe. This year on Sat Nov 14th . 2:15pm | Save the dates: Nov 14th & 15th : Check out the program here, get your tickets, and join us
"American singer-songwriter Jenni Alpert otherwise known as (her intended birth name before it was changed in foster care and upon adoption: Cami) is a performing songwriter, singer, guitarist, and pianist. Born in Los Angeles and adopted at the age of four, she started to sing and play piano while staying in various foster homes and began writing songs early. Upon becoming the first Jazz vocalist accepted to UCLA's four year Jazz Music Ethnomusicology program lead by Kenny Burrell, Alpert took up the guitar as well and began to write and record songs on both instruments independently releasing over 6 albums and touring in over 14 countries to date. Shy of four years ago she found and reunited with her birth father who at the time was homeless, running from the law, and addicted, but a musician as well. Through their biological reunion and unprecedented partnership their reunion story and her birth father's transformation inspired the making of a short documentary "Homeless: the Soundtrack" directed by Emmy Award winning director Irene Taylor Brodsky discovered and produced by Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz, which garnered several film awards, featured at Tribeca Film Festival, and is scheduled for international release later this year. Currently, the two perform and speak publicly as Cami (aka Jenni Alpert) and her birth father Don the Biological Duo sharing their story and song in support of transitions and transformation."
Watch Jenni Alpert perform her song Heaven live at the Celia Center Arts Festival
Fellow fostered and adoptee singer songwriter Jenni Alpert aka her intended birth name 'Cami' and her birth father Don perform and share a bit of their reunion story during #NationalAdoptionConference
During the conference, my birth father Don was invited to close out this weekend of the #NationalAdoptionConference by Celia Center, Inc. He. Is. So. Cool.
Host: Jeanette Yoffe "Rock out with birth father: Don Logsdon, the biological father of singer songwriter Jenni Alpert aka birth name Cami used to be addicted and running from the law while straddling incarceration and homelessness but also unbeknownst to them alike, was a musician just like his daughter. Upon their reunion shy of four years ago while discovering their mutuality in music and attachment, he chose to change his life and try new things introduced to him by his daughter to develop a deeper relationship with her. As their music kinship and personal relationship solidified, together the two embarked upon a unique reunion journey that now has lead them to performing music together as 'Cami and Don the Biological Duo' for various organizations: Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Van Nuys Help Center for the Homeless, Celia Center, Inc. for the adopted and fostered, and Concerned United Birthparents, to name a few - performing, speaking, and sharing stories about their biological reunion, transformation, and the impacts foster care, adoption, homelessness, addiction, incarceration, and support or the lack thereof have on any individual connected to these topics offering ideas on how to uniquely solution solve to overcome or work with them. He is also the other subject with his daughter in the up and coming short documentary Homeless: The Soundtrack directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky produced by Chockstone Pictures about the early stages of their reunion and their miraculous biological journey to transformation."
Read more on Their Biological Reunion Story here
Watch Short Documentary Trailer here
Looking back: Four Years of our Biological Reunion; Invitation join us for Celia Center's fundraiser
Lots of cool events going on in the next few months. We will be joining people all over the city to join in conversations about topics ranging from Homelessness, Foster Care, Adoption, Reunions, and Transformation. For more information and performance times during events see below.
Sat Oct 5th . 11:30am . The Weekend to End Homelessness . 18255 Victory Blvd Reseda CA91355 . Mayor Garcetti (at 10:15am)
Sat Oct 26th . 7pm . CUB Retreat on Adoption and Reunions . Portofino Hotel . Redondo Beach
Nov 3rd . 11am . Foster Care Awareness Mitzvah Day . Temple Aliyah. Woodland Hills
Sat Nov 16th . 1pm . Adoptee Voices Panel . Celia Center Event . Vista Del Mar . Culver City
Sat Dec 7th . 5pm . The World's Big Sleep Out to end Homelessness, Elysian Park, Los Angeles
How to Support Hope of The Valley
Live at Rocky Mountain Film Festival and Springs Rescue Mission
Rocky Mountain Film Festival
Springs Rescue Mission
These photos are of a profound moment listening to my birth father Don speak when we visited with, performed for, and spoke to folks at Springs Rescue Mission in Colorado Springs, CO while we were granted an opportunity to visit Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival where Homeless: the Soundtrack was screened. WATCH HERE
Hope of the Valley Thanksgiving
Home is Where the Heart is Program
This is moving program was hosted by Beth AM and moderated by Mayim Bialik with singer songwriter Jenni Alpert (also referred to by her birth name Cami) and her birth father Don, subjects from the film Homeless: the Soundtrack. Here they were invited to share their personal reunion journey, speak on many themes related to the bravery of transformation, homelessness, addiction, foster care, adoption, and biological reunions offering encouragement and empowerment to communities at large, and to perform original music together.
WATCH PART 1 HERE
READ ABOUT THE PROGRAM
BOOK CAMI AND DON NOW
Rehearsing for Home is Where the Heart Is
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Q: How to export SJCL AES key back to raw format? After I imported SJCL AES key using new sjcl.cipher.aes(rawKey), how can I get rawKey value back from the key instance?

A: As far as I know it is not easily possible.
Looking at the code, the key is immediatly transformed using the S-Box. The result ist stored in this._key, so you could get that result and then use the reverse S-Box to restore rawKey. This should work, but just storing the key in a variable is of course way simpler.

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