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Next America: Early Childhood
The American Obsession With Parenting
Parents of all income and education levels are spending more time promoting their kids' development—yet socioeconomic gaps in childrearing behavior are growing.
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The word "parent" wasn't used as a verb until a few decades ago. In fact, some experts argue it was only in the 1990s that the idea of "parenting" really became a full-fledged "thing." By that time, at least for members of the middle class, being a parent didn't just mean serving as an authority figure and a source of sustenance and support for a child—it meant molding that child's life, flooding her with opportunity so she could have a competitive edge in the long-term, and enriching her with all kinds of constructive experiences. "Raising children," my colleague Ann Hulbert wrote in her 2004 book Raising America, "has rated very near to sex—and to success—as an American fixation."
That fixation, at its most extreme, can have dire consequences—but it's hard to deny that basic parenting practices benefit children. Putting your 3-year-old in Kumon might be overdoing it. But reading her a few pages of Dr. Seuss before she goes to sleep? A simple, low-key way to stimulate her brain and help her thrive as a little human. Experts tend to agree that activities such as a few minutes of reading or telling stories daily, going over letters and numbers several times a week, and occasional trips to the zoo are key to promoting a young child's development and preparing her academically.
The beauty of those kinds of parenting activities is that they don't cost much, if any, money. The problem is that low-income parents still lag behind their more affluent peers when it comes to engaging in those behaviors. Economically disadvantaged parents, research shows, still spend far less time than their middle-class counterparts participating in developmentally stimulating activities with their children.
A recent study published by the American Educational Research Association aimed to get a better sense of how those income-based differences in parenting behaviors have evolved over time, drawing data from four nationally representative, longitudinal surveys conducted between 1988 and 2012. The research findings are promising in that they show lower-income parents are engaging in activities like reading and educational excursions more than ever before. But they also show that, for six of the eight behaviors studied, the disparities only grew.
"In one sense, [disadvantaged parents] have really caught up; in another sense, they're two decades behind," said Ariel Kalil, the study's lead author and a professor in the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies. "It's an interesting puzzle because you could say this is great news, but on the other hand there are still these gaping inequalities in what [educational experiences] children are getting across different kinds of families."
Parenting Activities That Saw Growing Income-Based Gaps (1988-2012)
Estimated gaps in parenting behaviors between the 90th and 10th percentiles of the income distribution. (Rebecca Ryan / Georgetown University)
Parenting Activities That Saw a Marked Increase Among Those at the Median Income Level (1988-2012)
The parenting activities that did see a notable increase among those at the 50th percentile of the income distribution (Rebecca Ryan / Georgetown University)
The reason the gaps grew is simply because affluent, college-educated parents engaged in those behaviors "at a much higher level of intensity," Kalil said. In other words, after gaining access to new brain science and discovering that things like trips to the museum and storytelling before bedtime are vital to helping a young child's brain develop and preparing her for success in school, parents with means started doing them at unprecedented (and, arguably, even excessive) levels. Poorer, less-educated parents got wind of that insight, too, and likewise started ramping up the degree to which they fostered their children's development. They just weren't able to catch up.
"It's basically just this kind of ratcheting up of competition," said Kalil, a developmental psychologist who co-directs the University of Chicago's Behavioral Insights and Parenting Lab. "It's high-income parents consuming the literature on the importance of brain development, the sensitivity of the early-childhood years. It's them consuming that information and responding to it more quickly" than their less-fortunate counterparts.
It's certainly a good thing that parents at all income levels are taking it upon themselves to promote their kids' development—the simple educational activities that parents engage in with their children in or outside the home can have immense impact on how those youngsters fare in school and beyond. But the fact that affluent, well-educated parents—parents of children who are already well-equipped to succeed academically—are doing so at much higher rates is where the picture gets complicated. As long as "advantaged kids are in the stratosphere, I think there's still reason to be concerned about opportunity for everybody," Kalil said.
This phenomenon—growing socioeconomic inequality because, as Kalil and her coauthors write, affluent families are "pulling away" from their lower-income counterparts—is well-documented in research on parenting in America. Valerie Ramey identified a similar trend in a 2010 paper she co-authored with her husband titled the "Rug Rat Race." Essentially, the Rameys found that the amount of time spent by parents on childcare in the U.S. started to increase dramatically in the 1990s, with the growth particularly pronounced among college-educated parents. Like Kalil's latest study, the "Rug Rat Race" attributed the increase to growing competition—namely that for college admissions: Rich, well-educated parents were spending far more time on childcare than ever before in an effort to enhance their children's prospects at getting into a good university.
Both Kalil and Ramey seemed to agree that, ultimately, the rates at which more- and less-educated parents engage in enriching activities with their kids will converge—that affluent parents will realize they're at a point of diminishing returns in which the amount of energy they put into these behaviors yields little extra benefit. "There are only 168 hours in a week, so the upper-educated parents can only raise the time [spent on their kids] by so much," Ramey said when I asked her to chime in on Kalil's research. She pointed out that, in her own study, the amount of time spent by college-educated parents on childcare peaked in the early 2000s and has since remained relatively stagnant. And indeed, for three of the six parenting activities for which Kalil found income-based inequalities increased since 1988, those gaps started to plateau around 2005.
To that extent, both academics suspect that, when it comes to basic parenting activities, poorer, less-educated parents will eventually catch up. For that to happen, however, will require that such families make those activities more of a habit. After all, one of the behaviors where Kalil did find a decrease in income-based disparities was book ownership—likely because there's been such a push to ensure low-income children have access to books. Head Start centers, for example, often have lending libraries. "Low-income parents have increasingly more access to these materials," Kalil said, "but they're not converting that access into activity to as great an extent as their more educated peers."
"When we do our [research], we find that most parents … of every economic group have high aspirations for their kids and love their kids and want their kids to flourish," Kalil said. But "for a whole variety of reasons—some of which may have to do with money, some of which may have to do with stress, some of which may have to do with culture and the habits that you were raised with as a child—higher-income parents are just more easily able to convert those really high aspirations into the actual daily habits that make those things come true."
This story is part of our Next America: Early Childhood project, which is supported by grants from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation.


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Die Liste der Monuments historiques in Cabariot führt die Monuments historiques in der französischen Gemeinde Cabariot auf.

Liste der Objekte

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Literatur
 Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Band 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5, S. 1119.

Weblinks

 Monuments historiques (Objekte) in Cabariot in der Base Palissy des französischen Kultusministeriums

Cabariot

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The high fells to the north of Buttermere and Crummock Water culminate in the grassy plateau of Grasmoor a fantastic viewpoint over the Buttermere Valley and across Haystacks to the higher fells of Great Gable, Pillar and Scafell Pike.
The approach up the Whiteless Pike and Wandope ridge also is full of interest with stunning views all the way up to the summits.
The descent from Sail Pass along Sail Beck is also full of interest and is one of the quietest routes off the high fells in the Lake District.
From Buttermere we will climb above Sail Beck over Whiteless Breast to the summit of Whiteless Pike, a fine conical mountain with great views over the surrounding countryside, the ridge from the summit continues north, passing the cairn at Thirdgill Head to the summit of Wandope, one of the quietest of the high summits of the Lake District, the grassy ridge has some wonderful views over Buttermere.
We will continue to climb to the col before turning to the left to the wide grassy plateau of Grasmoor, probably the best viewpoint of the many in today's route, the land drops steeply from the edges of the plateau giving dramatic views down to Buttermere and Crummock Water below and across to the Buttermere Fells, Haystacks and the higher fells of Great Gable, Pillar and Scafell Pike beyond.
From Grasmoor we shall follow the ridge east crossing the col to climb to the summit of Crag Hill (also known as Eel Crag) before descending over Sail to Sail Pass.
From the pass we will descend the southern slopes to Sail Beck and follow the path along the banks back to Buttermere.
From Keswick: Leave Keswick on the Borrowdale Road (from the mini roundabout near the co-op) Follow this road for approx 8 miles, passing through Rosthwaite to the village of Seatoller, from here the road climbs over Honister Pass, descend the eastern slopes of the pass and continue on this road until you reach Buttermere Village, Free parking will be found to the right as you reach the village, by the church or a larger pay car park will be found if you turn left next to the Bridge Hotel heading to the right of the Fish Hotel (Both hotels operate a clamping system). We will meet outside the Bridge Hotel.
From Cockermouth: Leave Cockermouth on the Lorton Road, leaving town opposite Sainsburys. Follow this road through the village of Low Lorton and continue until a road leads to the left, signposted for Buttermere, follow this road to Buttermere, a pay and display car park will be found to the right, behind the Bridge Hotel, free parking a little further on up the hill after the church. We will meet outside the Bridge Hotel.
A seasonal bus service runs to Buttermere from Keswick, the bus stop is behind the Bridge Hotel.
The 77/77a bus runs between Keswick and Buttermere, this is a seasonal service runnning from East to October.


Oxford Brookes has won an award in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards 2015 for last year's Live Friday event held at the Ashmolean Museum.
The University was given a Silver Award in the Special Events category for the incredibly successful residency called Wisdom, Wonders and Widgets, in a very competitive category of 77 entries from universities around the world.
The event took place on 14 March 2014 and was jointly hosted with the Ashmolean Museum to officially launch Oxford Brookes' 150th anniversary celebrations which have been ongoing since.
Many people have since congratulated us on this event, and we still have staff and friends of Brookes referring to it and remembering what a great evening it was.
In their announcement, CASE said of the event: "In 1865, philanthropists founded the Oxford School of Art to educate the working classes of Oxford. In borrowed classrooms, the school grew and became Oxford Brookes University.
"To launch its 150th anniversary programs, the University took over the building next to those original borrowed rooms: the world-famous Ashmolean Museum.
A video of footage from the event can be viewed below.
Professor June Girvin, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, said: "It is brilliant news that we have won a Silver Award for our Live Friday event. It is well deserved by all of the staff who were involved in making the event the success that it was.
"Many people have since congratulated us on this event, and we still have staff and friends of Brookes referring to it and remembering what a great evening it was.
Oxford Brookes will be hosting a similar event on its Headington Campus on 13 November which will be free and open to all in Oxford. More details coming soon.
Anniversary celebrations continue throughout this year, read more about Oxford Brookes' 150th anniversary celebrations on the dedicated anniversary webpages.


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package SGN::Controller::Feature;

=head1 NAME

SGN::Controller::Feature - Catalyst controller for pages dealing with
Chado (i.e. Bio::Chado::Schema) features

=cut

use Moose;
use namespace::autoclean;
use SGN::View::Feature qw / feature_types feature_organisms /  ;

BEGIN { extends 'Catalyst::Controller' }

has 'schema' => (
    is       => 'rw',
    isa      => 'DBIx::Class::Schema',
    lazy_build => 1,
);
sub _build_schema {
    shift->_app->dbic_schema( 'Bio::Chado::Schema', 'sgn_chado' )
}

has 'default_page_size' => (
    is      => 'ro',
    default => 20,
);

=head1 PUBLIC ACTIONS

=cut

# deprecated old paths are now redirects
sub view_by_name :Path('/feature/view/name') Path('/feature/view/id') Args(1) {
    my ( $self, $c, $id ) = @_;
    $c->res->redirect("/feature/$id/details",301);
}

#######################################

sub feature_details :PathPart('details') :Chained('get_feature') Args(0) {
    my ( $self, $c ) = @_;

       $c->forward('get_type_specific_data')
    && $c->forward('choose_view');
}

sub choose_view :Private {
    my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
    my $feature   = $c->stash->{feature};
    my $type_name = lc $feature->type->name;
    my $template  = "/feature/types/default.mas";

    $c->stash->{feature}     = $feature;
    $c->stash->{featurelocs} = $feature->featureloc_features;

    # look up site xrefs for this feature
    my @xrefs = map $c->feature_xrefs( $_, { exclude => 'featurepages' } ),
                ( $feature->name, $feature->synonyms->get_column('name')->all );
    unless( @xrefs ) {
        @xrefs = map {
            $c->feature_xrefs( $_->srcfeature->name.':'.($_->fmin+1).'..'.$_->fmax, { exclude => 'featurepages' } )
        }
        #$c->stash->{featurelocs}->all
	$c->stash->{featurelocs}->search({locgroup => 0,},)->all
    }
    $c->stash->{xrefs} = \@xrefs;

    if ($c->view('Mason')->component_exists("/feature/types/$type_name.mas")) {
        $template         = "/feature/types/$type_name.mas";
        $c->stash->{type} = $type_name;
    }
    $c->stash->{template} = $template;

    return 1;
}

sub get_feature : Chained('/') CaptureArgs(1) PathPart('feature') {
    my ($self, $c, $id ) = @_;

    $c->stash->{blast_url} = '/tools/blast';

    my $identifier_type = $c->stash->{identifier_type}
        || $id =~ /[^-\d]/ ? 'name' : 'feature_id';

    if( $identifier_type eq 'feature_id' ) {
        $id > 0
            or $c->throw_client_error( public_message => 'Feature ID must be a positive integer.' );
    }

    #debug mode
    #$c->dbic_schema('Bio::Chado::Schema','sgn_chado')->storage->debug(1);

    my $matching_features =
        $c->dbic_schema('Bio::Chado::Schema','sgn_chado')
          ->resultset('Sequence::Feature')
          ->search(
              #{ 'me.'.$identifier_type => $id },
	    { 'me.'.$identifier_type => $id, 'featureloc_features.locgroup' => 0 },
              { prefetch => [ 'organism', 'type', 'featureloc_features'  ] },
            );

    if( $matching_features->count > 1 ) {
        $c->throw_client_error( public_message => 'Multiple matching features' );
    }

    my ( $feature ) = $matching_features->all;
    $c->stash->{feature} = $feature
        or $c->throw_404( "Feature not found" );

    return 1;
}

sub get_type_specific_data :Private {
    my ( $self, $c ) = @_;

    my $type_name = $c->stash->{feature}->type->name;

    # look for an action with private path /feature/types/<type>/get_specific_data
    my $action = $c->get_action( 'get_specific_data', $self->action_namespace."/types/$type_name" );
    if( $action ) {
        $c->forward( $action ) or return;
    }

    return 1;
}

1;

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In East Falls, Ridge Flats plan moving forward as former DVHS property goes up for sale June 21, 2013
Amy Z. Quinn
Ridge Flats, located at the site of the former Rivage Ballroom in East Falls, will consist of 146 apartment units
The long-in-the-works plans for local green developer Onion Flats' mixed-use project in East Falls are moving toward an official city review, with an equity partner and some minor design changes. Meanwhile, the former Delaware Valley High School property next door is for sale.
Ridge Flats, at the site of the former Rivage Ballroom at Ridge Avenue and Calumet Street, would be Onion Flats' largest undertaking, at 146 units. The company is now partnering with Grasso Holdings and is finalizing financing, Onion Flats' Tim McDonald said at a meeting with members of East Falls Community Council's zoning committee Wednesday night.
Just steps away at 4333 Ridge Ave., the empty one-acre site where the controversial and troubled alternative high school operated until a shutdown last year, is listed for sale at $2,295,000. That's significantly higher than the minimum $133,700 opening bid the city asked for in a recent unsuccessful sheriff sale, as detailed by the City Paper. When no bidders came forward, the property's ownership reverted back to its mortgage holder, said Al Spivey Jr., aide to Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr.
Spivey said at the EFCC zoning meeting that he was working on several potential future plans for the DVHS property, though none were solid enough to talk about yet.
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Treecycle: How to get rid of last year's Christmas tree
Parks & Recreation pushes for river trail link connecting Ridge Avenue and Main Street.
About Amy Z. Quinn
@AmyZQuinn AmyDownTheShore@gmail.com

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Dislike Attempts to Double Tax Facebook
William McBride
Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) has long depicted the use of stock options as a way for corporations, such as Facebook, to avoid tax:
Earlier this month, the Facebook Inc. released its first "10-K" annual financial report since going public last year. Hidden in the report's footnotes is an amazing admission: despite $1.1 billion in U.S. profits in 2012, Facebook did not pay even a dime in federal and state income taxes.
Instead, Facebook says it will receive net tax refunds totaling $429 million.
Facebook's income tax refunds stem from the company's use of a single tax break, the tax deductibility of executive stock options. That tax break reduced Facebook's federal and state income taxes by $1,033 million in 2012, including refunds of earlier years' taxes of $451 million.
But that's not all of the stock-option tax breaks that Facebook generated from its initial public offering of stock (IPO). Facebook is also carrying forward another $2.17 billion in additional tax-option tax breaks for use in future years.
So in total Facebook's current and future tax reductions from the stock options exercised in connection with its IPO will total $3.2 billion. That's almost exactly what CTJ predicted last year, when Facebook first announced its IPO.
Here is another amazing admission: Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook employees have to pay tax on these options. A lot of tax. Mark Zuckerberg alone will pay something like $2 billion in federal and California income taxes as a result of exercising $5 billion in options last year. That's because options are a form of compensation, much like salary, so they are taxed as ordinary income. Like all compensation, options are deductible as a business expense. CTJ, as well as Senator Levin, would remove this deductibility, thus double taxing this form of compensation, i.e. first by the corporate tax and then by the individual income tax.
Double taxing is a serious no-no. Double taxing our most successful entrepreneurs and businesses is just dislikable.
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A long time ago, (the day before halloween), in a house not too far away, there was this party that was supposed to be the dopest party ever. Your beloved hero, Mario shows up at 7:05. As he approached this haunted house, he noticed something missing. Namely the vehicles of many of his friends. What had happened, why weren't they here? Killing Bowser and Koopa would turn out to be an easier task than this one.
Mario enters the house and notices that it is very empty. Going deeper into the house he discovers this incredibly hot biker chick, but no one else. The biker chick was also wondering where everyone else was. She had done some further investigating before Mario arrived and discovered that there was a Hawaiian girl who was waiting to get leied.
Somewhere, in a galaxy far, far away, the Jedi ObiNicolli sensed a disturbance in the force, as if several people cried out in boredom. On her transport were the Cocoa godess and the Recycled Butterfly Girl. They too decided that they would come along and help investigate where the missing people had gone.
It was time for some real detective work. The next two to arrive were Mr. Clean and Sherlock Holmes. Mr. Clean checked under and around every nock and cranny, but nobody was to be found. Even the great Sherlock Holmes was unable to find the missing people.
Had these people boarded a bus that was full of children with no legs and had this bus crashed off the Henley Street bridge trying to avoid something? The mystery was just too great for us all. Spiderman couldn't figure it out. Pirate, Kitty, and Toga Girl hadn't a clue either.
It turns out Joey didn't know where the house was. It wouldn't have been so bad, but he had Jason, The Fairy of Death (yeah, I'd kill myself if I had to wear that), and the Doomsday Dude with him. Later to arrive was another nerd for Joey to talk to, Shrek, Cowgirl and "Eyes Wide Shut" guy.
Where's the Music!?!?!??!!! The CDs showed up, but nothing to play them on and nothing to project their sound out of. Laptops just aren't very good at projecting sounds. Especially laptops running Windows 98. When it crashes, it crashes and burns. Mario and Joey are both technologically inclined so the Nomad and iPod came to save the day. Still computer speakers are less than ideal for projecting music.
It's the CSC and we never start anything on time.
Well this weekend Mike Buckley, Amy Gregg, Kelly Milam, Meredith Martin and I went to the Let's Start Talking SuperSTAR weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. This is a weekend for trainers and recruiters to come in and get ideas and materials for training and recruiting for this summers mission trips. Mike, Kelly, and Amy have been to Ukraine with LST and Meredith and I have been to Brazil with LST. This year we have committed to getting 5 teams together to send out. Let me know if your interested.
Friday night started out with a basic introduction to Let's Start Talking. I missed some of it due to feeling ill from dinner. If you don't know the LST method, you'll hear it from all of us in the coming weeks, because chances are, we're gonna ask you to consider going. There's not going to be a way you can avoid us, so please, DON"T EVEN TRY! Saturday was really good. Again it started out slow, but got better later on. (Miss. St. beat Florida and UT beat Bama) GO VOLS! Ok, that's not the only reason why things got better. At the end of the day, our group closed down the house because we already made the target list of people we're gonna "hunt" down.
Let us know if you would like to go.
Today was a wonderful day to go hiking. The weather was a little chilly but it was still a wonderful day to get out in God's nature. The leaves are starting to change colors, but aren't quite at their peak.
The trail we took this week was Little River up to Campsite #24. Originally we had planned on going another 1.7 miles to Campsite #30 and then turn around, but one of the Agape kids had boots there were a couple of sizes too large, so it was starting to iritate him. As a group we decided it was better to turn around rather than add an extra 3.4 miles to the hike.
On the way back, instead of taking Little River, we decided a little variety was good, so we took Cucumber Gap back. At the trailhead for Cucumber Gap we saw some deer. To me, a deer is a deer but this is a site an inner city kid probably doesn't get to see, so we stopped for a while just to look. On this trail, his boots must not have been bothering him, cause he was moving. Afterwards we finished with a cookout.
When we arrived, we decided we would go get a campsite. Brian and Robert had gone ahead to look for sites while I was moving my car. We hadn't really communicated well, so both of us ended up getting a site and paying for it. It turns out mine was a lot closer to where we would be getting off the trail, so Brian went back to see if he could get his money back. Luckily, after having to wait a while, they did. For dinner we started out with the basic bacon and cheddar bratwurst while waiting for the chicken to cook. We had corn and sweet potatoes as well. Yummy!
I think we should have done this hike last week. It was a super easy hike. The ground was mostly flat, the streams had bridges, and the distance could have been cut really short. If we had done this hike last week, we probably still would have been Team E and Team C. Team E would have been super effecient, needing only to take breaks so that the compassionate team could be heard encouraging each other. Once Team E would know that Team C is close, Team E would blaze right ahead.
Well we actually intended to go hiking. The trial was Cooper Creek Road -> Little Bottoms Trial -> Hatcher Mountain -> Hannah Mountain -> Little Rabbit Creek. Grand total is around 8 miles. Total time it took: ~ 8 hours. This was also one of the easiest trails we have done.
The group included one new hiker, so we were expecting to go slower than normal, but I don't think any of us had planned on this. The hike was chosen to be easy to encourage some new people to go hiking. Perhaps we should have chosen shorter. The nice thing about this hike is the uphill portions are really not bad and the worst is experienced right near the very beginning. During the flat and downhill portions, some of us would end up getting ahead. This turned to be fatal.
Once the group was split up, the people at the front would keep hiking while the people in the rear would stop for a break. We'd always stop to let the rear group get close, but that didn't always work. At some points some of us would hike almost a quarter of a mile back, just to see that they were ok. In the end, it was starting to get dark because the sun was going down. Some of us hoped to motivate people by talking about the nocturnal nature of various animals; I don't thinked it worked.
After the hike we went to the campsites at Look Rock to fix dinner. It wasn't looking like this trip was going to be a successful / fun trip because not everyone had a postive attitude. In the end though, I think it turned out alright. Though I don't think we'll have this inexperienced hiker gaining any more experience with us in the upcoming hikes.
This week I have been going to Remotec in Oak Ridge for training on our Andros 6A. This company makes the robots that are most popular with bomb squads and the military. Its also the same company that made the robot that was first seen in Stargate.
Well our lab has one of the original Andros robots. Recently, we acquired another one that is a little bit newer (but still old). Part of the acquisition is training classes. I was already familiar with how the robot itself moves but these classes were good. On Tuesday we stripped it down (nuts and bolts) and cleaned it out. This was so we would leran how to service the robot ourselves. When we left on Tuesday, we had not assembled the Arm on it, because we were going to go over the electronics on Thursday.
Today we did just that. We went over the electronics and steps we would be able to take to figure out if we have a bad board or something else. It wasn't very interesting, but we went through it. Once this was finished, we fully assembled the robot back to the way it should be and got some practical experience. I got the job of being on the bomb squad. A bomb was planted in a car and I had to retrieve it. Navigating to the car was quite easy, but once I was there, it starts to get a little more difficult. I had to open the car door using the arm and grip. Once the door was open, the robot had to be moved to allow for the arm to get into the car and retrieve it. I did it succesfully in about 6 minutes. I was told this was a very good time.
The last part of the training was learning how to make the robot climb stairs. It turns out climbing the stairs is actually pretty easy, but coming down is really were you can screw it up. We were all a little reluctant at first because its a $115,000 robot and nobody wants to break a $115,000 robot. All three of us successfully went up and down the stairs with the robot and successfully completed our Andros Training.


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Yemen: Is a political deal on the horizon?
As long as state sponsors of terrorism such as Iran are involved in Yemen, a political deal remains remote.
Luke Coffey
Luke Coffey is a research fellow specialising in transatlantic and Eurasian security at a Washington DC based think tank. He previously served as a special adviser to the British defence secretary and was a commissioned officer in the United States army.
Armed Houthi followers rally against Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen [REUTERS]
Earlier this month the US Navy confiscated about 1,500 Kalashnikov rifles and 200 rocket-propelled grenade launchers thought to be for Houthi rebels in Yemen. This follows the recent seizure of thousands of more weapons and rounds of ammunition by the French and Australian navies heading to Yemen.
Iran has long been supplying Houthi rebels in Yemen with weapons and training. This is becoming such a problem that the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (minus Oman) announced this week that they will carry out joint naval patrols in the region to stem the flow of weapons from Iran.
Iran aims to destabilise, or at least influence, the Middle-East with its export of terrorism, its supply of weapons, and its support for subversive Shia groups across the region.
Yemen talks: Useful start or doomed to fail?
What is happening in Yemen is a great example of this. The situation there is perilous.
Perilous situation
During the early days of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's newly elected government, Houthi rebels took advantage of an uncertain situation and took over large swaths of the country, including the capital of Sanaa which it still holds today.
In true Iranian fashion, Tehran took advantage of the situation to arm the Houthis as part of a larger proxy war against Saudi Arabia. It was claimed that as soon as the capital was captured by Houthis, flights between Tehran and Sanaa quadrupled overnight, many of which carried weapons and military advisers.
ALSO READ: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the 'Great Game' in Yemen
In the ensuing chaos, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, once described as the most dangerous of all the al-Qaeda franchises, took over and now controls a large chunk of Yemen including a 560km stretch of the country's coastline. Even the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) has established a presence in Yemen, albeit a minor one – for now.
In true Iranian fashion, Tehran took advantage of the situation to arm the Houthis as part of a larger proxy war against Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia shares a long 1,600km border with Yemen – equal to the straight distance between New York City and Tampa. When the ballistic missiles started to land inside Saudi Arabia it became clear that something had to be done.
As the Saudi Ambassador to the US, Prince Abdullah al-Saud, recently commented: "No country would accept a similar situation on its border."
He is right.
Inevitable clash
Everything Saudi Arabia does in the region must be seen through the lens of a larger geo-political struggle in the Middle-East. Often this is framed as a Sunni v Shia struggle, but this is a simple explanation which does not paint the full picture.
Underlying the Saudi-Iranian struggle is also an Arab-Persian struggle for dominance and control in the Middle-East.
This is not the first time Iran has meddled in Yemen. In the year 570, the Sassanian Empire, the predecessor of modern day Iran, had its first foray into Yemen.
Just as it does in Syria, Lebanon, southern Iraq, and up and down the Gulf; in Yemen, Tehran is seeking to re-establish its influence, or at least sow instability, over the dominions of the old Empire now in the Arab world.
Pro-government fighters ride on a tank in the Bir Basha neighbourhood after they took the area from Houthi fighters in Yemen's southwestern city of Taiz [Reuters]
After all, Iran is the only country in the region whose constitution calls for the "continuation of the Revolution at home and abroad". A clash is inevitable.
As history has shown, and as Saudi Arabia is finding out, counterinsurgency operations are long, bloody and deadly affairs – especially for innocent civilians. What makes the situation even worse in Yemen is that it is a civil war mixed with Iranian backing and transnational terrorism. This is a very deadly mix.
Ceasefire talks are due to take place in Kuwait on April 21 but talks or no talks, it does not really matter. As long as state sponsors of terrorism such as Iran are involved, a political deal remains remote.
Arab leadership
The recent interception of Iranian arms heading to Yemen was not the first, and it will not be the last. For every ship that is seized with weapons it must be assumed that many more make it undetected.
ALSO READ: Saudi Arabia draws the line in Yemen
With the deal agreed last year over Iran's nuclear programme, and the $100bn windfall for Tehran linked to the deal, expect more meddling in the region.
Not only will Tehran have the money, but it now also has the confidence.
Is the Saudi-led effort in Yemen going perfectly? No, but then show me a counterinsurgency and a counterterrorism campaign that was easy, quick, and bloodless.
You may not agree with their tactics but at the end of the day it is only Saudi Arabia and its GCC allies who are willing to take meaningful action against the Iranian proxies and transnational terrorists operating in Yemen. The US sprinkles the countryside with a few drone strikes. Europeans issue communiques and then sit by idly.
The West should want Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Arab world to start taking more responsibility for their own regional security. As Lawrence of Arabia said in 1916 during the Arab Revolt: "Better the Arabs do it tolerably than that you do it perfectly. It is their war, and you are to help them, not to win it for them."
Luke Coffey is a research fellow specialising in transatlantic and Eurasian security at a Washington DC based think-tank. He previously served as a special adviser to the British Defence Secretary and was a commissioned officer in the United States army.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.
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Q: Facial recognition software that can detect eye positions I'm looking for a software API that can detect pairs of eyes in an image and return the location of them. I'm not too concerned with which programming language the API uses, just need something that I can run on a linux or mac computer in an automated way so that I can batch results to a file.

A: The simply way is to use openCV to do that.
Look at http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/23191/Face-and-Eyes-Detection-Using-OpenCV for sample

A: I think that OpenCV is what you want. There is a module called objdetect on this lib:
From doc:

objdetect - detection of objects and instances of the predefined
  classes (for example, faces, eyes, mugs, people, cars, and so on).

OpenCV

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Coool CAT Episode 104 - Lonnie Liston Smith 0
Lonnie Listen Smith has played with many of the iconic jazz pioneers throughout his career. Launching his own band, The Cosmic Echoes, he recorded a number of albums regarded as classics in the fusion, smooth jazz and acid jazz genres. Lonnie's talents on keyboards and piano can be found on several dozen albums throughout his illustrious career. Award-winning program director Ray White sat down with Lonnie in October of 2014 reliving many of his career highlights. Our Coool CAT hostess, Lisa Davis, hooks you up with Jeff Lorber Fusion - whose latest album is Space-Time and also The Jazz Holdouts, who have that contemporary "chill" jazz groove in their music. Uncovering the wide spectrum of jazz, right here on the Coool CAT!
Coool CAT Episode 103 - Mark Wenner (The Nighthawks) 0
Mark Wenner has led The Nighthawks since they launched in 1972. An outstanding harmonica player and vocalist, Mark has had some super talented musicians in the band throughout the years including Warren Haynes, Jimmy Hall, Jimmy Thackery and Jimmy Nails. The blues and roots music played by The Nighthawks withstands the test of time. Award-winning program director Ray White caught up with Mark backstage in July 2019 to talk about the bands' All You Gotta Do release, how he chooses blues standards for his albums and shows, and about the current band lineup - and much more! Coool CAT's hostess, Lisa Davis, features the legendary guitarist Steve Cropper in our showcase segment. You'll remember Steve as a member of Booker T. and the MG's and The Blues Brothers. His brand new album is Fire It Up. Lisa also highlights Shemekia Copeland - the daughter of the great blues guitarist/singer Johnny Copeland. She just received the prestigious UK Blues Award for International Blues Artist of the Year. Shemekia's latest project is titled, Uncivil War. The Blues thrive on the Coool CAT!!


Fix licencing problem from 03/14 update.
Support new iOS 6 and jelly bean emoji plugin more then 800 icons - need to download separately.
☆Over 8 million users, 30+ languages.
You can backup, restore, freeze ( Pro) your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card. You can do 0-click batch & scheduled backups. Backups will operate out closing any apps ( Pro). You can move any app (or app data) to/from the SD card. You can browse any app's data and even query the Market to see detailed information about the app.
[✔] Backup apps out closing them!
• Added ACCESS_SUPERUSER permission, originally proposed by Koush and considered as good practice by several developers.
• [PRO] Fixed inability to restore apps/data from some ADB backups. Big thanks to Derek Teay (viperboy) for trusting us his private data while testing!
• Remove com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup.odex in data/app if you used lucky patcher to patch Titanium Backup.
• Install and run! No Patched Google Play needed.
"Vex Blocks" is the easy-to-play, exciting and addictive block game. Match up blocks by symbol and/or color to draw the longest chain of lightning possible. Draw lightning chains on your screen to surround and neutralize bomb blocks before they explode or to capture power-ups and increase your coin count. Collect coins to gear up unique power-ups like the Black Hole, X-Block or Nuke to help you along the way. Challenge your friends to beat your score and earn more coins, or team up and take on our score trials together!
* FREEPLAY: Relax a screen full of blocks just waiting to be ELECTRIFIED AND EXPLODED! BOO YAH!
* TIMED: How long can you keep playing? Rack up as many points as you can while earning precious seconds each lightning chain as you race the clock in the timed mode.
* ARCADE: Use your lightning or power-ups to destroy blocks and reach your level goal, but don't let the falling blocks fill the screen as the difficulty increases each level.
* PUZZLE: 80+ puzzles. Can you clear the blocks in the fewest moves possible? Challenge each unique puzzle level and clear all blocks out using up all your moves.
Overview: A Multiplayer First Person Shooter. 44 Player COOP, TDM and CTP Vehicles!
A Multiplayer First Person Shooter up to 44 Players in COOP Survival MMO, Team Deathmatch and Capture The Point game modes.
Left side Touch Controls now snap to edge of screen.
Server list now sorted by Total Users in Server.
Added Applications List for easy Accept / Deny.
Overview: FamilyTracker allows you to track Android or Apple iOS devices.
FamilyTracker allows you to track Android or Apple iOS devices.
WORKS ALL DEVICES (Android v.2.2 and up). IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULTIES, PLEASE CONTACT SUPPORT BEFORE LEAVING A BAD REVIEW. WE WILL HELP YOU!
Family Tracker is a GPS tracking application that allows you to track Android or Apple iOS devices and send free text messages between them.
✓ Even if the phone is rebooted, Family Tracker will automatically resume tracking and updating its position!
✓ Virtually no impact on battery life!
✓ Post your current location on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc.
✓ Great for businesses! Track your vehicles, shipments, etc.
✓ Uses uses both the GPS and the cell radio on the device to find the location of the phone. That provides the best possible balance between accuracy and dependability.
FamilyTracker allows you to track your children, wife, husband and fiancée. You can now find out where they are, at anytime, as long as they have their Android or iOS devices them.
Simple. Install Family Tracker on the device you want to track. From then on, you can use either a web browser or the Family Tracker app itself installed on your own device to locate your family member.
Each device FamilyTracker installed has the option to automatically update its location at regular intervals (from every 1 min. to every 1 hour). You can adjust this under the "Settings" tab. The automatic feature can be turned on/off by the user.
Whether the user has their automatic tracking service disabled or not you can always force an update of their location at any time.
Any time you would like to see the current location of a device you can "ping" it, which will send a tracking notification to the user. The "Stealthy Ping" feature works only if the targeted device has Family Tracker ver. 2.4.4 or above.
1. Having the application installed on both phones- yours and the person you want to track. Once it is installed on both phones, you can send a request to track them from your phone and they have to approve your request. Then you can track them from your phone.
2. Install the Family Tracker application only on the phone you want to track and then use our website to track it, force location updates and send free messages. To do this, your email address needs to be added under the "Locate Me"
tab of the Family Tracker application on the phone you want to track. Then you will automatically get an email instructions how to track the phone via the web.
Family Tracker does not need to know your phone's cell number to function, as it does not send SMS messages for notifications. It sends free Push Notifications to the device being tracked. These notifications are free, specific to our Family Tracker application, and work anywhere in the world as long as the device being tracked has internet access via the cellular network or WiFi.
Fixes a bug where in some languages the date was not being displayed correctly.
NOTICE: THE READ LOGS PERMISSION WAS ADDED TO GET LOGS FROM IN PLUME, ON JELLY BEAN (4.1) THAT IS THE ONLY WAY.
Overview: NextVideo is the next-step in video streaming.
It works by strategically navigating itself through the internet to provide users links to a wide variety of series and movies submitted by users to several video sharing sites like novamov, firebox, divxstage, muchshare, vidbull, nowvideo, sidereel, and videoweed.
In order to watch TV streams and movies, you will need a media player that is capable of playing many different video formats and capable of streaming video. Suggested media players that you can download on the google play store are: MX Player, VPlayer, DicePlayer,BSPlayer, or MoboPlayer. To see all installed players during selection, select "complete action using: internet" first, then another prompt will show all players. Note that some free media players are ad supported when you pause the video in their free version. As some may not realize, no we do not control that.
From to time the video streaming sites may change the layout or backend of their website causing an error while downloading the video link details. If this occurs simply send an email to ssaint49@gmail.com..... to have this problem fixed immediately- posting a negative and unconstructive comment does not benefit anyone and we cannot reply directly to a comment.
Overview: PPSSPP is a PSP emulator for Android and other platforms.
It is being developed at a rapid speed and compatibility is increasing quickly, but there are many games it doesn't run yet and it doesn't run fast on Android yet.
Please go to http://www.ppsspp.org..... for more information.
No games are included this download, you will have to dump your own PSP games and turn them into .ISO or .CSO files, or simply play free homebrew games, which are available online.
0.7 brings massive speed and compatibility improvements, plus horizontal tilt control!
Overview: Use your phone or tablet as an offroad topo mapping GPS the bestselling outdoor navigation app for Android! Explore beyond cell coverage for hiking, hunting and more.
Use your phone or tablet as an offroad topo mapping GPS the bestselling outdoor navigation app for Android! Explore beyond cell coverage for hiking, hunting and more.
Use offline topo maps and GPS on hiking trails out cell service! The GPS in your Android phone can get its position from GPS satellites, and you don't have to rely on your data plan to get maps. Have more fun and safe GPS adventures in the backcountry.
Settings to hide items on map screen.
Note: The AccuTerra three layer map source is deprecated. Use the single layer map for new downloads.
-online many different types of maps (Google maps, OpenStreetMap, Microsoft Maps,etc.).
-offline calibrated maps for the application. You can convert your Ozi Explorer maps, or create your own maps, a desktop tool.
Allows you record tracks using GPS. It works gpx and kml formats.
Follow your old tracks/routes, distance alarm.
Overview: Take to the skies in this 2 button shooter!
You're a lone fighter plane facing hordes of enemies and 40 challenging levels that will eventually lead you to the Boss.
Overview: Welcome to a new adventure! The mystery of the dream box is here!
Ever since you were young you always listened to the story of the dream box; a box capable of making the dreams of anyone who manages to open it come true. After many years of searching, and when you had given up all hope of ever finding the box, on a visit your grandparents' house you finally find the first clue that could lead you to it.
Your uncle, that crazy adventurer...perhaps he knows something?


A Charming Double Storey Villa with Private Swimming pool and Garden is now available for rent in Saar.
The property features a spacious bright hall with floor-to-ceiling windows offering a beautiful garden view.
A Lovely Closed kitchen with fitted appliances and plenty of cupboards.
On first floor we have 3 bright bedrooms. Master Bedroom with en-suite bathrooms and a small balcony with community view.
The property features a lovely private garden and a private swimming pool secured with a gate.


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Q: Detect Internet Explorer and display a message I have been looking around and cannot find what I am looking for
I want to display a warning to IE users that my website does not support IE nor will it ever try to and that you should get a better browser.
How you detect IE is really all I need but it would be nice if someone told me how to trigger a lightbox on the page but I can do that myself if you don't include it
Thank's for the help!

A: Conditional HTML comments will work for detecting IE9 or less. From the HTML5 Boilerplate, which I highly suggest you use:

A: Try this
 if ($.browser.msie) {
    // you are using IE
 }

More detail : jquery.browser

A: navigator object has all details related to browser and platform details of clients machine.
navigator.userAgent gives browser related details.
JS snippet:

Below link talks at length about it in detail :
http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/navigator.shtml

A: Paste the code after  tag:

PS: edit the content as you need. I translate it into French for my own use.


need to leave it off.
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if boy not Brahmin, what gotram to be taken for rituals, whether boy to wear a sacred thread?
If you do not know the gothram you may take kashya gothram which is permissable in sastras. others knows well that the boy is not a brahmin. so sacred thread is not necessary. how many % of brahmins are doing sandhya vandhanam and gayathri japam.


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Making meaningful connections: LGBTQ2+ communications
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How would you describe the afternoon sky if there were no word for the colour blue? You might talk about its vastness or explain the way it transforms as nighttime approaches. But eventually, you'd likely start to use comparisons. You might say it's kind of the same colour as water or that it's lighter in tone than the green grass. When you don't have the right words at your disposal, descriptions can become long, winding and sometimes hard to get out. While this exercise might seem silly to some, it's a familiar struggle for many queer and trans people who have gone through a lot of searching for the right words to describe who they are. When you grow up not being able to clearly articulate how you feel about gender and whom you'd like to form relationships with, finding a term like queer or pansexual or trans can be a very valuable discovery, since the English language was not developed with LGBTQ2+ people and relationships in mind.
Some terms are more well-known than others. That's because those who have been able to fit in with the dominant (straight, cisgender) culture have always seen the advancement of their rights before others in the LGBTQ2+ community. That's one of the reasons why in the 1970s you might have heard about the gay movement, then the gay and lesbian movement and then the LGBT movement later on. Today you'll see LGBTQ2+ and even longer acronyms like LGBTQ2SIA. This changing acronym, which is not standardized by any organization or body, is reflective of how many different identities can be found in the community that some describe as SOGIESC: sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics. These are the grounds, as they appear in much human rights legislation, upon which many LGBTQ2+ people are discriminated against.
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Just to make things interesting, LGBTQ2+ communities are also incredibly diverse in a variety of other ways. LGBTQ2+ people can be found in every country around the world, come from every racial background and practise many religions. LGBTQ2+ people are of all ages and live with many different kinds of disabilities. In fact, the Canadian Mental Health Association says that LGBTQ2+ people are at significantly higher risk for anxiety, depression and phobic disorders. This is often because of increased experiences with biphobic, homophobic and transphobic violence. LGBTQ2+ people face many challenges accessing safe housing, decent work and social services, often facing multiple barriers because of various dimensions of their identity. It's important to keep these factors top of mind when learning how to engage with LGBTQ2+ people effectively.
"LGBTQ2+ communities are also incredibly diverse in a variety of other ways."
To people who are just learning about LGBTQ2+ people and communities, all of the terms and phrases can be a mouthful – and a confusing one at that. But you don't need to memorize definitions of hundreds of different sexual orientations, genders and qualifiers. You really just have to have an open mind and a willingness to practice your social skills. When you're looking to connect with clients, students, employers, colleagues or others who are part of LGBTQ2+ communities, mirroring language is important. This involves paying attention to the information people provide about themselves and using the exact same language back to them, to reinforce that you heard and respect them. If a colleague who is a man refers to his spouse as "husband," use that word when talking about his marriage. If someone introduces themselves with their name and offers that they use the pronouns "they" and "them," use those pronouns when referring to them in the third person. When people provide these details about themselves, consider those tools you can use to build a stronger relationship with them.
It's important to remember that everyone makes mistakes. While it's not usually fun to hear that you've said the wrong thing, when people give you constructive feedback you have an opportunity to work on another skill: learning. Are you going to let the feedback ruin your day or are you going to accept it kindly and ask for help on how you can communicate better in the future? Messaging that you're trying your best to say and do the right things, but that you're still working on it is a great way of letting people know you need their help. Remember that some folks have searched far and wide for just the right term to describe who they are or who they love. They also might be dealing with additional challenges you're not aware of, because of other parts of their identity. Just keep your cool and show them that you genuinely care about improving. It'll go a long way. In the Rainbow Flag, the unofficial symbol of LGBTQ2+ pride, the colour blue represents serenity. So take a deep breath, think of the afternoon sky and stay calm. You'll find the right words eventually.
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Colin Druhan joined Pride at Work Canada/Fierté au travail Canada as Executive Director in 2014. Since then, he has prioritized the extension of the organization's reach outside of Canada's largest cities into a wide range of communities across the country and has been thrilled to watch the organization grow from 30 to over 140 corporate members. He frequently shares his expertise in workplace inclusion through public speaking and in writing for publications like HR Professional and IN Magazine. In 2019 Colin was the youngest person ever named a finalist for the Canadian LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce's Business Leader of the Year Award. In 2020 he was named a CivicAction DiverseCity Fellow, joining a prestigious group of rising leaders who are passionate about shaping their communities within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. A long-time proponent of public service, Colin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Volunteer Toronto, Canada's largest volunteer centre with over 40 years of experience connecting volunteers with the organizations that need them.
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This is a list of Japanese films that are scheduled to release in 2022.

Highest-grossing films
The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing Japanese films released at the Japanese box office during 2022.

Film releases

January – March

April - June

July - September

October - December

See also
 List of 2022 box office number-one films in Japan
 2022 in Japan
 2022 in Japanese television

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DJ: RR is still in the charts!
DJ: Are u going to cb on Apr.4 next year too?
DJ: Why is H's nickname Aru?
DJ: Do u rmbr what kind of ideal types u said last time u were here?
H: Did i say i liked a healthy ppl?
Y: So u want the person who has a low voice?
DJ: When do u find e/o handsome?
Meaning of "Don't put makeup on, I'm full"
M: U dont get it?
Y: Wait I thought it meant "youre too pretty"
DJ: Does Y always act so innocent?
DJ: Why did EVERYDAY get banned by KBS?
Comment: (pun) "hello?" = "are u my hubby?"
Comment: Why dont u put ur bag down Yoon?
Q. is there anything serious u want to say to e/o?
H: We teased Y having American illness during the radio we did earlier but are u ok?
DJ: when do u have low self-esteem?
H: we'll get too serious! this mood isnt nice! lets change the subject!
Q. can u sing the start of WE WERE?
Y: but it just got released! why do u never listen to our album!
"we always take pics of each other"
M took pics of Y+H and the flash went off but when he took pic of Hongki, the flash didnt so H+Y said "its bc hyung's face is so bright"
DJ: what do u have to say H?
M: Why did u take my lobster and eat it with Y?!
Y: can u forgive us for eating your lobster now?
H: Did u make that connection right now?
H: is Yoon the first person to get 100?
"You comforted me a lot, Kiss the Radio Hongki, I hope u always have lots of good luck"


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package com.tacticalnuclearstrike.tttumblr.activites;

import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import com.tacticalnuclearstrike.tttumblr.R;
import com.tacticalnuclearstrike.tttumblr.TumblrApi;
import roboguice.activity.RoboActivity;

public class AccountActivity extends RoboActivity {
    @Inject private TumblrApi api;

	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.accountview);

		setupControls();

		loadUserNameAndPassword();
	}

	private void loadUserNameAndPassword() {
		EditText username = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.inputUsername);
		username.setText(api.getUserName());
		EditText password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.inputPassword);
		password.setText(api.getPassword());
	}

	private void setupControls() {
		setupOkButton();
		setupCancelButton();
	}

	private void setupOkButton() {
		Button btnOk = (Button) findViewById(R.id.settingsBtnOk);
		btnOk.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
			public void onClick(View v) {
				okButtonClick();
			}
		});
	}

	private void okButtonClick() {
		final ProgressDialog pd = ProgressDialog.show(this, "Authenticating",
				"Validating email/password with tumblr", true, false);
		final Handler mHandler = new Handler();
		final Runnable mUpdateResults = new Runnable() {
		    public void run() {
		    	checkAuthentication();
				pd.dismiss();
		    }
		};
		new Thread() {
		    public void run() {
		        mHandler.post(mUpdateResults);
		    }
		}.start();

	/*	new Thread(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				checkAuthentication();
				pd.dismiss();
			}
		}).start();*/
	}

	private void returnToMainActivity() {
		setResult(RESULT_OK);
		finish();
	}

	private void setupCancelButton() {
		Button btnCancel = (Button) findViewById(R.id.settingsBtnCancel);
		btnCancel.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
			public void onClick(View v) {
				returnToMainActivity();
			}
		});
	}

	private void setSetting(String name, String value) {
		SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences("tumblr", 0);
		SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
		editor.putString(name, value);
		editor.commit();
	}

	private void saveSettings() {
		EditText text = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.inputUsername);
		setSetting("USERNAME", text.getEditableText().toString());

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Cardi B revealed the cover and release date for her new album, and try to stay calm, people
We've been patiently waiting for Cardi B to release her debut studio album, because she's been a staple on our playlists ever since she released "Bodak Yellow" last year. And at long last, her album is coming. Cardi just blessed us with the album's title, release date, and cover image — and it'll be here so soon.
Cardi B's album is dropping Friday, April 6th. We knew it was coming in April after she said so in her iHeartRadio Awards acceptance speech last month, telling fans to "stay tuned." And last night on her social media accounts, Cardi revealed not only that it's coming next week, but that the album is called Invasion of Privacy.
Cardi is serving early '90s realness on the cover, donning an oversized black and white checkered blazer (yep, shoulder pads and all!) and retro black and white shades. She looks fierce AF in a bright yellow wig and a bold purple lip, so we know this is gonna be epic.
My album "INVASION OF PRIVACY" will be out APRIL 6!👌🏽👌🏽Thanks for the love❤ pic.twitter.com/RVfqWHA7sX
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) March 27, 2018
Invasion of Privacy feels like the perfect name for her debut. The singer has spoken about her experiences with fame and her frustration over fans feeling entitled to know everything about her personal life. She recently opened up to Cosmopolitan.com about the personal pressure she felt when rumors surfaced about her relationship with her fiancé, Offset. She noted that though she's happy with where her career is going, she finds the public side of success tough.
"I don't want to sound like I'm ungrateful, but it's exhausting," she said. "I love my career now, but it's like my spirit was happier before. When I was dancing, I had so much fun. I felt powerful in the club. I felt free."
While we hope that Cardi begins to feel more balanced amidst the craziness of her current life situation, we also can't wait to hear all the music she has in store for us. And thankfully, we don't have to wait long.
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Impact of the global crisis on the achievement of the MDGs in Latin America
Robert Vos and Rob Vos
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Marco V. Sánchez Cantillo ()
Working Papers from United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs
Abstract: Progress towards the MDGs is expected to slow as a consequence of the global economic downturn. This study applies an economy-wide framework to analyze the impact of the crisis on MDG achievement in six Latin American countries. It finds significant setbacks towards the goals and, in the case of the region's low-income countries, the cost of achieving these would rise between 1.6 and 3.4 per cent of GDP per year between 2010 and 2015 as compared with a no-crisis scenario. The additional public spending would contribute to economic growth though not sufficiently for full recovery to pre-crisis growth.
Keywords: computable general equilibrium models; distribution; welfare and poverty; foreign aid; macroeconomic analyses of economic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 D3 F35 I3 O11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13 pages
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http://www.un.org/esa/desa/papers/2009/wp74_2009.pdf (application/pdf)
Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:une:wpaper:74
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Benedict XVI and Islam: Is our dialogue to be "interreligious" or "intercultural"?
One of the most significant contributions to the whole direction of Catholic Interfaith dialogue has been made by Egyptian Jesuit Fr Samir Khalil Samir in Asia News (reprinted on Sandro Magister's site www.chiesa). Called simply "Benedict XVI and Islam", it describes a complete seachange in the goals and aims of the dialogue in the direction of the "intercultural" rather than the "interreligious" or theological dialogue.
How much does Fr Samir actually know? Probably quite a bit. Here are his credentials:
He is professor of Islamic studies and of the history of Arab culture at the Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut and at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome; he is the founder of the Centre de Recherche Arabes Chrétiennes and president of the International Association for Christian Arabic Studies. As for his direct knowledge of what's on Papa Benny's mind in this regard, he participated in the September 2005 closed meeting, at Castel Gandolfo, with Benedict XVI on the concept of God in Islam. This was the same meeting that hit the headlines after Fr Fessio (another participant) gave an interview to Hugh Hewitt.
So, what about it? Is it "not the time" for interreligious theological dialogue? Should we redirect our dialogue on humanist, rational grounds, since this is in the area of the foreseeably achievable?
For a start, one must acknowledge that there is a lot to be said for "cultural" dialogue. Although the thesis of Samuel P. Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" has been widely rejected, the thesis itself described a problem of cultural rather than theological dimensions. For quite some time now, groups directed toward interreligious interaction have often focused more on the humanist goal of peace, social harmony and human rights than any actual theological dialogue (a good example is the Melbourne Turkish Muslim group Australian Intercultural Society—note that they emphasise "intercultural" rather than "interrelgious" or "interfaith"). In addition, some have argued (against the Victorian Racial and Religious Tolerance Act) that issues of race and religion are completely separate things. On the contrary, we have seen that the two are intimately connected, and it is far too simplistic to say that "you can't chose your race/culture, but you can chose your religion".
I also am quite conscious of the fact that the Melbourne interfaith scene is substantially different from the situation in the rest of the world. Here there is no "clash of cultures". It isn't Utopia, but we do not have the problems that Europe, or even Sydney, has. We have not had, and cannot imagine having, riots such as those in Paris or Cronulla. Were those riots religiously or culturally motivated? I think, given the caveat that it is awfully difficult to separate issues of race, culture and religion, we would have to say on the balance of evidence that they were culturally and not theologically motivated. So I can understand the fact that Europeans and New South Welshmen (and women) may want to focus on the cultural issues.
Yet at the same time, I would be very sad to see the theological goals of interreligious dialogue put to one side. We here in Melbourne are about to hold the third "JCMA" (or Jewish Christian and Muslim Association) 4-day live-in conference in July. Our topic is "Seeing others—Seeing us", which, for the first time, will begin to look at the ways in which our religious regard the other as religions, as well as cultures. We also have to acknowledge that there are a good many converts from "White Australian" backgrounds (and even Aboriginal Australians!) to Isalm and other religious movements present in Australia today (eg. Buddhism and Hinduism). These converts—many of them former Christians at least by culture—are attracted to their new religion for theological reasons. They may also enjoy the culture, but, at least with reference to the Muslim converts, there is often quite a conscious insistence that it is not the culture they are embracing, but the faith.
Again, I emphasise that I am not rejecting "intercultural" dialogue, but I do not wish to see "interreligious" dialogue of a theological nature shelved—especially as our religious communities are only just now starting to find the confidence to attempt serious theological engagement. For instance, the next Catholic Interfaith Committee Annual Interfaith Symposium will be held on Sunday 18th of June at the Thomas Carr Centre (278 Victoria Parade) on the topic of "Judgement-Mercy". We will have speakers from Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist perspectives. The topic is quite clearly a theological one, and in this discussion, we hope to come to a clearer understanding of these categories in the context of each religion.
As far as Catholics are concerned, "theological" dialogue has a specific goal. This goal, I must warn, has been viewed with suspicion by other faiths, especially Jews and Muslims. But it should not be a worry if properly understood. I am referring to the evangelistic goal of interfaith dialogue. Note that I say "evangelistic", and not "proselytistic". Interfaith dialogue is not carried on with the aim of imposing our faith on others. But it does seek, at the very least, to "propose" the faith in all circumstances.
Archbishop Fitzgerald himself once personally explained to me how interfaith dialogue fits within the evangelising mission of the Church. (For more on this topic, see "Dialogue and Proclamation", from the PCID.) Two images, one of train and the other of a courting couple are used. In the first image, the mission of the Church is envisaged as a train with a number of carriages. At the front is the engine—corresponding to the Gospel. The next carriages may be sleeping cars—corresponding to catechesis and baptism. The next car may be the "proclamation" car. There will be a "service and charity" carriage, and so on. Far down the back is the Lounge Car, where people meet to chat with one another and get to know one another. This car, said Archbishop Fitzgerald, is the dialogue car, and it may be that those in this car spend all their time there without ever venturing up to the front.
The second image is that of a young man going courting. He is seeking a wife, but he does not "pop the question" to the first girl he meets (that would kill any relationship dead). Rather, he engages in a number of relationships, first talking about the weather and mutual interests and going to movies. Most relationships that he enters into will stop at this level. They are friends, mutually enjoying each other's company, but with no matrimonial plans in sight. This relationship is perfectly valid, even if it doesn't become more intimate.
So what concerns me about reframing interreligious encounter in terms of culture rather than theology is that the opportunity for us to propose our faith clearly to others may be greatly reduced. In the same vein, if we do not open ourselves up to the theological dimensions of the other, we block our minds to a significant part of the identity of the other and are limited in the degree to which we can communicate our faith in a way that the other can comprehend it.
After all, I am engaging in this dialogue as a Catholic, not as a Barrossa-Deutsch
South Australian living in Victoria. And I am engaging in the dialogue because I want to talk to (eg.) Muslims, not because I want to engage with the (eg.) Turkish culture.
None of this is to say that the cultural is not an immensely important aspect of the dialogue which is to be welcomed. It is just that I don't think we would be wasting our time if we were to spend three days talking about our mutual understandings of Jesus and Mohammed as prophets. That is what interfaith dialogue is about in the end.