The summary for the Quality Improvement Center on Child Welfare Involved Children and Families Experiencing Domestic Violence grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Children and Families ACYF CB, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Quality Improvement Center on Child Welfare Involved Children and Families Experiencing Domestic Violence: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to award a 5-year cooperative agreement to establish one Quality Improvement Center (QIC) to develop, implement and support innovative collaborative models, policies, procedures and interventions targeted toward improving the safety, permanency and well-being for families that are: (1) pregnant and/or have young children, (2) involved in the child welfare system, and (3) experiencing domestic violence. The QIC on Child Welfare Involved Children and Families Experiencing Domestic Violence will generate and nationally disseminate knowledge regarding best practices and effective policy and practice models for collaborative practices and interventions for these children and families.
- Improve the safety, permanency and well-being for pregnant and/or parenting families experiencing domestic violence involved in the child welfare system.
The QIC will be awarded funds for a 1-year planning phase and, pending successful completion of that phase, a 4-year implementation phase. During the planning phase, the QIC will engage in a collaborative process to review the literature, and relevant child welfare policies and practices, develop a conceptual framework that can be used across jurisdictions, clarify the focus of the project, and refine the implementation plan for the remainder of the project. In addition, the QIC will consult with key subject matter experts and representatives from relevant research, practice and policy fields, to support the QIC in successfully completing the project goals. During the implementation phase, the QIC will support, monitor, and provide training and technical assistance to 4-6 projects. The projects will test and evaluate using innovative practices that focus on building collaborative models, policies, procedures and interventions targeted toward improving the safety, permanency and well-being for children in families that are: (1) pregnant and/or have young children, (2) involved in the child welfare system, and (3) experiencing domestic violence. The QIC will evaluate each of the projects using agile methodology (agile methodology provides the opportunity to assess the direction and relevance of a project throughout the developmental life cycle). This methodology will help to ensure customer focus and impact, further the evidence base, and disseminate knowledge in the field. The evaluations will include process, practice, cost and outcome evaluation components.
The QIC will support 4-6 projects in selected child welfare agencies working in partnership with a domestic violence coalition/program to support the piloting of evidence-based and/or evidence-informed, promising, and innovative practices to improve the safety, permanency and well-being for these young children and families. The projects will also focus on building the necessary infrastructure to support these services, including the development of collaborative policies, practices and procedures. Projects will engage in rigorous evaluations in order to document effective implementation and practices, and assess cost and outcomes. If the child welfare agency or the domestic violence coalition/program is not the lead for the project site, the applicant must have written commitments from these agencies.
The project period for this cooperative agreement is 5 years with five 12-month budget periods. In years 2 through 5, CB anticipates the funding level will be up to $3.5 million per year.
Applications from collaborations must identify a primary applicant responsible for administering the grant.
In accordance with Section 105(a)(6), ACF "may award grants to public or private agencies and organizations." (42 U.S.C. § 5106(a)(6)). Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.


Happy Halloween! Get your Dracula 50% discount before it disappears today!
Atlanta Ballet is offering you a deal you can't resist: 50% off tickets to Michael Pink's Dracula in February! Don't wait too long, since this offer will disappear as quickly as it appeared! Valid now through October 31, 2012 on select performances and seats.* Limit 4 per household.
Click here to access this spook-tacular offer with promo code October50.
Have a safe and happy Halloween filled with more treats than tricks!
Back by popular demand, and just in time for Valentine's Day, is Atlanta Ballet's take on this tale of seduction and surrender. From the gripping original score, complete with howls of wolves and haunting heartbeat, to the thrilling sets and sensuous costumes - Dracula is a lush cinematic work with the masterful Count at its rich and bloody heart. Click here or on the image above for a sneak peek at Michael Pink's Dracula.
*Price level 1 or 2 only. Valid on the following performances only: Friday February 8 at 8:00 pm; Saturday February 9 at 2:00 pm; Sunday, February 10 at 2:00 pm; and Friday, February 15 at 8:00 pm.
"Atlanta Ballet presents Michael Pink's DRACULA;" video by Brian Wallenberg.


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SpaceX has delayed the launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 that was scheduled for Thursday, as less than a minute remained until the start of the countdown due to a technical glitch. The company said on Twitter that the flight did not take off "due to a standard ground system auto abort at T-1 min," adding that both Falcon 9 rocket and payload "are in good health." The second attempt at launch is scheduled to take place at 4:4 pm EDT or 20:14 UTC, it said.
It's been over 60 years since Gagarin's orbit, so why aren't we vacationing in space yet?


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First group of LGBT Afghans fleeing Taliban arrive in the UK
A group of some 30 LGBT Afghans have been evacuated from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and resettled in the UK, following interventions from the Foreign Office, LGBT rights charity Stonewall and asylum group Rainbow Railroad.
The group of LGBT Afghans will be the first of many who will be welcomed to the UK where they can start a new life free from Taliban rule. Students and activists who have stood up for LGBT rights in Afghanistan are among those who were evacuated.
Thousands of Afghans including LGBT people, women and officials linked to the previous administration rushed to flee the country after the Taliban's swift return to power on 15 August, but many were unable to board foreign evacuation flights.
Nancy Kelley, chief executive of Stonewall, said her organisation had been campaigning to bring vulnerable Afghans to the UK for the last few months and vowed to continue to push for international support to help those still in the Taliban-ruled country. "The situation is likely to remain extremely dangerous for some time," she said.
Kimahli Powell, executive director of Rainbow Railroad, said they have been working tirelessly since the fall of Kabul to relocate LGBT Afghans to safer territories. "Rainbow Railroad is thankful for the strong advocacy of Stonewall UK and for the UK government, which helped facilitate the arrival of these LGBT persons. This is just the beginning of our efforts to help hundreds of LGBT individuals we are supporting in Afghanistan relocate to safety."
Afghanistan is not a safe place for people who Taliban don't like
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Italy Senate votes against bill to protect LGBT people
Italian senators have voted down a bill that would have protected LGBT people against discrimination.
The bill would have meant hate crimes against LGBT people would be criminalised, as well as against women and minorities such as people with disabilities. But it was defeated in the Italian parliament by 154 votes to 131.
They voted to block the debate on the law, named after the gay centre-left Democratic party (PD) legislator Alessandro Zan and previously approved by the lower house of parliament in the face of months of protests from far-right and Catholic groups.
Opponents of the law, such as the right-wing parties the Northern League and the Brothers of Italy, argued the law would have inhibited free speech and promoted a "homosexual propaganda."
Attempts by various governments over the past three decades to enact a similar law have either been stifled or sabotaged, with any progress or even just meaningful debate stymied by a macho culture, Catholicism and support for far-right parties.
A shame!
Australian soccer star becomes the only openly gay male player in the world
Australian soccer star Josh Cavallo just came out, becoming the only openly gay male top-level professional soccer player in the world.
Josh, a midfielder for Adelaide United, came out in a video posted to his club's social media accounts.
"Growing up, I always felt the need to hide myself, you know, because I was ashamed," he said. "Ashamed I would never be able to do what I loved and be gay."
"All I want to do is to play football and be treated equally," he continued. "I'm tired trying to perform at the best of your ability and live this double life. It's exhausting. It's something I don't want anyone to experience."
There are no openly gay footballers in any of the major leagues in the world, except Josh, an anomaly considering the increasing number of professional athletes that come out of the closet in recent years, we all may be wondering why they take so long.
Watch his video below:
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Label: LGBT Rights and News, LGBT Videos
Really, David?
David Beckham has reportedly signed a deal worth £150 million to become the "face of Qatar" ahead of next year's World Cup. Although it is still unclear what duties the role will involve, he will reportedly earn £15 million a year for the next decade.
Beckham, who in 2007 said he was "honoured to have the tag of gay icon" and is an ambassador for UNICEF, spent a week in Qatar this month, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be LGBT.
Homosexuality is completely outlawed in Qatar and can be punished by imprisonment, flogging or death. LGBT relationships have no legal recognition, and queer people have no protection from discrimination. Muslim men who engage in same-sex relations can be punished with the death penalty under Sharia law.
As well as LGBT people, women in Qatar suffer countless human rights abuses. The regime treats women as second-class citizens. It requires them to get the permission of a male guardian to study, marry and travel.
On this report, LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said that although the footballer had "supported our battle for equality when many others did not", his decision "to act as an ambassador for a homophobic regime like Qatar is a big blow".
David Beckham's decision contrasts with the recently announcement made by Tom Daley, who decided to try and ensure that countries which criminalise homosexuality and the LGBT community can't compete in and host big sporting events in the future.
Qatar is one of the countries where being gay is punished by death
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President Obama slams Republicans who keep on attacking marriage equality
President Barack Obama stood up for marriage equality during a speech in Richmond, Virginia, in support of the state's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.
In response to anti-LGBT comments from Republican opponent, Glenn Youngkin, Obama asked, "Are we still arguing about gay marriage? Really? I thought that ship had sailed. I thought that was pretty clearly the right thing to do."
A few days earlier, Youngkin told that, while he would respect that marriage equality was "legally acceptable" in Virginia, he did not support it. McAuliffe responded to the article with a tweet defending marriage equality, declaring, "I worked my heart out to keep Virginia open and welcoming to all. This type of bigotry and intolerance has NO place in our Commonwealth."
In 2019, Democrats took control of the Virginia state legislature for the first time in 26 years. Since then they have worked quickly to pass a slew of progressive legislation, including several LGBT rights bills.
Among other legislation, the state banned conversion therapy for minors, became the first Southern state to add LGBT anti-discrimination protections, and increased protections for transgender students.
McAuliffe was the first Southern governor to officiate a same-sex wedding
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South Korea military drops plan to appeal ruling on trans soldier and will review its policy
The South Korean military will drop its initial plan to challenge a court ruling that ruled its decision to discharge a soldier who underwent gender reassignment surgery was unjust.
Following an order from the Justice Ministry, the Army will end its litigation and take follow-up measures. The ministry will carefully review its policy on transgender soldiers through research that takes into account public opinion and the special nature of the military.
Justice Minister Park Beom-kye accepted a recommendation from an advisory committee on administrative lawsuits which reviewed the case of late former Staff Sergeant Byun Hee-soo. Byun was found dead at her residence after committing suicide.
Earlier this month, the Daejeon District Court ruled in favor of Byun Hee-soo, who was discharged following gender reassignment surgery, even though she wanted to continue serving as a woman. The court said the discharge was inappropriately made on the grounds that the loss of male genitalia constituted a physical disability under military law.
The committee said the ruling is not about recognizing military service for transgender people but is saying the discharge against the deceased, who was a woman at that time, was unlawful.
Sadly, it's too late for Byun but not for the next ones.
Rest In Peace Byun Hee-soo
Spirit day: be purple the whole year!
Spirit Day is an annual celebration in which millions of people around the world show their support for LGBT youths and stand up against bullying by wearing purple, the "spirit" color of the rainbow Pride flag on the third Thursday of October.
Brittany McMillan, of Canada, launched the yearly tradition in 2010 after she read on Tumblr about nearly a dozen LGBT youths who died by suicide that September, she said.
"At the time, I would have been 15 or 14, and some of the kids that were committing suicide were even younger than that, and that was hard to see," said McMillan, an elementary school teacher. "So, I just wanted to spread awareness and say: 'This isn't OK.'"
With the backing of the LGBT advocacy group GLAAD, McMillan launched the first Spirit Day on Oct. 20, 2010.
Since then, Spirit Day has become a global phenomenon, with celebrities coming out against the bullying of LGBT kids, which remains pervasive around the world.
A study this year by the Trevor Project, an LGBT youth suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization, found that more than 52 percent of LGBT middle and high schoolers report having been bullied in person or online.
There is still a lot of work to be done. Be purple the whole year!
Dr. Rachel Levine sworn in as US' first openly transgender four-star officer
Rachel Levine, the US Assistant Health Secretary, has become the first openly transgender four-star officer in the country's history.
Levine is already the highest-ranking trans official in the US, having earlier been appointed by President Joe Biden. She's also the first transgender person to hold a position which requires confirmation from the Senate.
Yesterday, she was formally sworn in as an admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, known as the Marine Hospital Fund, is the uniformed branch of the US Public Health Service.
'I am deeply honoured and grateful to join the ranks of men and women across this great nation who have committed to defend the United States against small and large threats, known and unknown. I promise to uphold that trust to the fullest extent of my abilities,' she tweeted.
Rachel Levine was appointed as Assistant Health Secretary
by Joe Biden
A gay Premier League footballer declares being so frightened of coming out
A gay Premier League footballer has had therapy because he is so frightened of coming out. The ace revealed he has sought professional psychological help amid fears of how rival fans will react.
The star admitted he is riddled with doubt, saying: "When I play, I feel like the fans may guess and they are judging me. Am I coming across as camp? Can they tell from the clothes I wear off the pitch? It has had a terrible effect on me mentally. It's terrifying."
He said: "It's 2021 and I should be able to be free to tell everyone who I am. But there are some fans on the terraces for whom it is still very much the 1980s. I want to be open with people because it's who I am and I am proud. But the truth is I will be crucified."
There are no openly gay footballers in any of the major leagues in Europe, an anomaly considering the increasing number of professional athletes that come out of the closet in recent years, we all may be wondering why they take so long.
Sign now and repeal the anti-LGBT "propaganda law" in Russia
Visit All Out site here.
The so-called "law on the propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors" was adopted in Russia in 2013. It is a series of amendments to the law "On Protecting Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development" in the Code of Administrative Offences, and various other laws.
In Russia, today, for "LGBT propaganda" you can be fined up to 100,000 RUB if you are an individual, and up to 1 million RUB if you are a legal organisation. Websites where, according to law enforcement agencies, "propaganda is spread" can be blocked across the country too.
The European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly stated that this law violates Article 10 "Freedom of Expression" and 14 "Prohibition of Discrimination" of the European Convention on Human Rights. Thus, the court recognized that the law is discriminatory and violates the right to freedom of expression.
Help fight back and to put an end to the anti-LGBT "propaganda law" in Russia once and for all, sign now in All Out site.
The next Dutch king or queen could marry a same sex partner
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has made clear any king or queen could also marry a person of the same sex. Mr Rutte said it was all about "theoretical situations" but the next queen could marry a woman.
"Therefore the cabinet does not see that an heir to the throne or the king should abdicate if he or she would like to marry a partner of the same sex," he explained in a response to a written question in parliament from his own party.
The heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, turns 18 in December. Her future has come under scrutiny, with one book over the summer raising the issue of what might happen if she chose to marry a same-sex partner.
Rutte was responding to questions from parliament that arose from that book which argued that old laws in the Netherlands could exclude the possibility of a same-sex couple on the Dutch throne.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Netherlands since 2001. The engagement of a royal family member is announced by his or her parents after which the Dutch parliament is asked to grant their approval to the marriage, but it seems that same-sex marriage would not bar Amalia to become queen.
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Parkland gun control activist Cameron Kasky comes out
On Coming Out Day, I want to highlight the coming out of Cameron Kasky, one of the survivors of the massacre in Parkland and a gun control activist. Cameron, 21, has come out as queer and made the announcement in a tweet.
"I don't know what 'type' of queer I am, and I am finally okay with that. Bi? Maybe? I don't know, man. The journey towards self-acceptance is one I have been on for years now, but the most difficult aspect has been searching for meaning in sexual identity when there truly is none. At least not for me. I've wanted to be straight for so long. A straight guy who's done some gay stuff here and there. There's so much security in heterosexuality," he wrote.
Cameron acknowledged how LGBT activists of color have allowed him to live the life he has today, and the privileges he has as a white man. "My ability to proudly share who I am today only exists due to queer activists, specifically queer activists of color, giving their lives for our right to exist," he tweeted.
Cameron also wrote about the stigma of being bisexual or demisexual, and how being told by white gay men that bisexuality and demisexuality are illegitimate. "Bisexual men are told they're just gay but afraid to admit it and bisexual women are told they're just straight and having a little fun. We need this to change forever."
He ended his tweet with some advice: "To those of you who are also struggling to find an identity that you find authentic, take your time. Look inwards and indulge in your beauty and light. You'll find so much to love, so much to be proud of."
Proud of you Cameron!!!
Some Parkland survivors lead the gun control movement
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October 11: Coming Out Day
Coming Out Day
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Turkey court acquits LGBT Pride marchers
A Turkish court acquitted all 19 defendants charged over their participation in an LGBT Pride march on a university campus, saying their actions did not constitute a crime.
Most of the 19 defendants had been charged with "refusing to disperse" after being arrested at the Pride march in 2019 by police, who used pepper spray, plastic bullets and tear gas.
After a failed military coup in Turkey in 2016, local governments were given the power to ban public gatherings, and authorities across the country used this to outlaw Pride marches.
Activists and students exercised their legal right to freedom of assembly, celebrating Pride, however, at the university's behest, police intervened and used excessive force to disperse the march, detaining 22 participants, of which 19 were charged.
Defence lawyer Oyku Didem Aydin, holding a rainbow flag in protest, had demanded the acquittal of the defendants, saying freedom of expression was a constitutional right. "What harm can this flag cause when I hold it in my hand? Does that mean I refuse to disperse despite a police warning? A student gets taken into custody simply for holding a flag."
Homosexuality is legal in Turkey, then it is very important for LGBT people to see the Turkish courts and judicial processes protect the rights of all people to freedom of assembly, as enshrined in Turkish law and the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Turkey is party.
Pride march is not illegal, a Turkish court ruled
Olympic champion Tom Daley will campaign for countries that carry the death penalty for being gay to be barred from all future Games
Tom Daley is making it his mission to try and ensure that countries which criminalise homosexuality and the LGBT community can't compete in and host big sporting events in the future.
Collecting the Attitude Sport Award, the gold Olympic medallist spoke of the 10 countries who take part in the Olympics where LGBT people still face persecution for their basic rights.
Daley said it was great to have more out LGBT athletes than ever at the 2020 Tokyo Games, but there is still work to be done to help people in other countries.
As well as using his acceptance speech to thank his family for their support as well as his synchro-diving partner, Matty Lee, outlined his thoughts on the current situation.
He said: "These past Olympic Games there were more out LGBT athletes than at any of the previous Olympics combined, which is a great step forward. Yet there are still 10 countries that punish being gay with death, that were still allowed to compete at the Olympic Games.
Continuing, he said: "I want to make it my mission before the Paris Olympics in 2024 to make it so that the countries that criminalise and make it punishable by death for LGBT people are not allowed to compete at the Olympic Games."
France is closer to ban gay conversion therapy
A proposed law to ban conversion therapies for gay people is making its way through the French parliament, as victims sound the alarm on a practice that has existed in France since at least the 1990s. MPs in the National Assembly unanimously approved the bill, which is now in the hands of the Senate.
A parliamentary fact-finding mission heard people who were victims or witnesses of exorcisms or who "learned the facts of rape" were often drugged and faced hypnosis, electric shocks and forced marriage.
The much-awaited bill, which victims say is needed at the very least as symbolic recognition of their trauma, includes punishment for those who continue to carry out the dangerous therapies. The legislation includes criminal penalties for people who are convicted of trying to "convert" LGBT people to heterosexuality or traditional gender expectations.
A lot of countries and organisms have condemned and banned 'gay cure' therapy, like lately Germany, Mexico, India, New Zealand or the European Parliament. Wellcome France!
BBC series Casualty will get its first transgender character in a continuing role
The long-running BBC series Casualty has announced it has cast its first ever full-time transgender character since first airing back in 1986. Arin Smethurst will join the cast of the long-running medical drama as Sah Brockner.
Sah, who is transgender and non-binary, will work alongside Jan (played by Di Botcher), Teddy (played by Milo Clarke) and Iain (played by Michael Stevenson) as they become the latest recruit to the paramedic team at Holby City Hospital.
Arin, who uses They/Them pronouns, said: "I am honoured to be joining the spectacular Casualty family as a shiny new paramedic." And also said: "I'm so excited to portray this transgender, non-binary, salty but fiercely compassionate character. and hope they are not only well-received, but also a source of awareness for those who have never met someone like me. I can't wait for you to meet Sah!"
Casualty was back in July 2021:
Moneyboys, a film that depicts homosexuality in China
Directed by C.B. Yi, a graduate of the Vienna Film Academy, with Kai Ko and JC Lin, Moneyboys is a profoundly melancholic tale of a Chinese gay hustler who is unable to let go of the past.
A prologue introduces Fei (Ko) as a rookie hustler whose profession worries his protective boyfriend Xiaolai (JC Lin), but financially supports his family who still reside in a traditional village.
Fei's world collapses when he realizes that his family accepts his money but not his homosexuality. Broken-hearted, Fei struggles to create a new beginning in his life.
Jumping forward five years, Fei is a more confident operator with a comfortable lifestyle in another city. Working out of his apartment, he has finessed the art of satisfying clients and is part of a close-knit social circle comprised of fellow migrants seeking to live life on their own terms.
Moneyboys is striking because it's a rare film that depicts homosexuality in China, and it does so with sensitivity and warmth for the turmoil that being an outsider can cause someone.
Screened in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes film festival, this elegantly framed and affectingly played drama should receive sufficient international attention for Yi to realise his stated ambitions of a trilogy.
Watch the trailer below:
New offensive in China against gay content
China will ban video games that feature gay relationships, 'effeminate males' or allow players the choice of being good or evil.
In a leaked memo, Beijing said it no longer sees games as 'entertainment', but instead as a form of art that must promote what it considers 'correct values' and an 'accurate understanding' of history and culture.
The new ban means that characters in video games now require a 'clear gender'. Game creators are also required to not blur any 'moral boundaries'. If a character's gender was not clear to regulators, it would be considered 'problematic' and not approved.
The Chinese censors held a meeting to tell all of China's big gaming developers about the new measures. Pornography, violence and 'wrong value orientation' were all detailed by the censors, with the developers told to 'firmly boycott any ill culture such as money worshipping, effeminate males and boys' love.'
At the same time, China's Communist government has gone after celebrities and music idols, blaming them for promoting 'abnormal aesthetics' and unhealthy values among Chinese youth.
A new step back in China.
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"""Del a WTP."""

import argparse

import empower_core.command as command

from empower_core.etheraddress import EtherAddress

def pa_cmd(args, cmd):
    """Del WTP parser method. """

    usage = "%s <options>" % command.USAGE.format(cmd)
    desc = command.DESCS[cmd]

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage=usage, description=desc)

    required = parser.add_argument_group('required named arguments')

    required.add_argument('-a', '--addr', help='The device address',
                          required=True, type=EtherAddress, dest="addr")

    (args, leftovers) = parser.parse_known_args(args)

    return args, leftovers

def do_cmd(gargs, args, _):
    """ Del a WTP """

    command.connect(gargs, ('DELETE', '/api/v1/wtps/%s' % args.addr), 204)
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July 1, 2019 • 3 minute read
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AIOps unites operations and service management into a singular and seamless end-to-end ITSM platform. Existing ITSM and monitoring solutions can be easily integrated, so AIOps protects previous IT investments. AIOps' ability to connect various IT tools is a critical component of the platform's functionality. From data and content, to server management, to device procurement, AIOps can push and pull information between systems to ensure that no problem goes undetected, and then resolve issues via automations.
Here's a basic example: If a company's web hosting tool falters, and the issue is first detected in the application performance management (APM) system, a user will notify Amelia that there is an issue in the APM tool. Amelia will send AIOps' virtual engineers to scout the problem. AIOps will not be confused or confined to the APM tool. With its end-to-end integration capabilities, AIOps can seek out the issue within the web hosting tool and apply the required change.
In this post, we'll examine four key areas in which AIOps' end-to-end functionality improves upon an enterprise's existing ITSM investments.
Constant Improvement
AIOps efficiently executes tasks that previously required human intermediation, but the system can also learn from human intervention during unique or complex situations. If AIOps is unable to independently resolve a problem, the session is escalated to an experienced human agent. AIOps will observe the engagement in the background, log and learn the steps taken, and create a new workflow for the company's automation engineers to approve. At that point, the fix becomes a permanent part of an enterprise's ITSM procedures.
At the heart of AIOps' self-healing capabilities is IPpredictive and Event Monitoring. Predictive monitoring and analysis are basic IT ops requirements, but AIOps takes them a step further by allowing virtual engineers to respond to data and run automations. AIOps is the only solution of its kind that can provide true end-to-end oversight. Thanks to Icinga 2 Monitoring, AIOps users can perform fast, multi-threaded performance-oriented checks, in most cases thousands of times per second.
IPadmin within AIOps gives teams total control of their monitoring thresholds. Instead of assigning a human engineer a ticket every time the network becomes congested, AIOps can automatically process traffic data and solve the problem before a human worker even knows the threshold was met.
IPpredictive uses nine algorithm parameters to stay ahead of anomalies before they cause issues to an end-to-end IT environment. With Grubbs, Histogram Bins and other proven algorithm parameters, organizations can be alerted to looming anomalies and quickly apply pre-configured anomaly suppressors.
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If for example a large cluster of servers and digital services fail simultaneously, traditional ITSM tools will notify IT staff, analyze what happened and provide information on what might have caused the failure. Armed with this information, IT staff can then begin to figure out how to fix the issue. If the same issue presents itself several weeks later, the same process can be repeated.
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In the future, human engineers will only need to be involved when there is a deviation in how the fix needs to be applied. That deviation will be recorded and can be used for future automations as well. AIOps will still record all of the data and make it available for IT staff to analyze, but it goes beyond simple reports and notifications by addressing the issues automatically and actually solving problems itself.
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Seattle Storm Outlast Washington Mystics, 79-71: Bird, Cash Combine For 42
By Nate P.@NateP_SBN Jul 12, 2011, 2:21pm PDT
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Even with the Seattle Storm shooting 54.5 percent from the field in the fourth quarter, they struggled to create much more space between themselves and the Washington Mystics than the 79-71 final score suggests.
A large part of that was the performance of Mystics guard Matee Ajavon.
Despite questionable shot selection that led to 4-for-14 shooting, the Storm struggled to defend Ajavon's speed on the perimeter, allowing her to sneak into the paint for layups or kick outs to shooters. Ajavon ended up tying Tanisha Wright for a game-high seven assists to go with 13 points while forward Marissa Coleman was a beneficiary of her baseline drives with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting.
But it was a play early in the fourth quarter with the Storm up 61-59 that probably defines what separate the young Mystics from the veteran Storm.
"We had our opportunities to take the lead, and we settled on some jump shots and missed some shots down the stretch," said Mystics coach Trudi Lacey. "That made the difference in the game."
With a chance to tie the game, but forced to execute with the pressure of the game on their shoulders, the Mystics tried to get a play going into the post but a pass sailed off Nicky Anosike's hand out of bounds. The Storm in turn capitalized as Tanisha Wright found a cutting Swin Cash for a layup plus a foul and made free throw to give the Storm a bit more breathing room with a 64-59 advantage with 7:53 left.
The game kept going back and forth with the Mystics threatening and the Storm re-establishing breathing room, but ultimately the Storm came up with more plays when they needed them to win the game.
"It was maybe three possessions where we could have taken the lead, and we were unable to execute," Ajavon said of the fourth quarter. "Our effort was there, we were aggressive, but it didn't work."
Most importantly, the Storm managed to hold the Mystics to only eight offensive boards, one above a season-low. In keeping the league's best offensive rebounding team off the glass, the Storm held the Mystics without a second-chance point all game. So in addition to execution, holding the Mystics off the boards was particularly critical in the fourth quarter as Washington only shot 29.4 percent with their best second chance scoring opportunities coming at the very end of the game.
But through all that, the Storm kept clicking.
Swin Cash remained steady throughout the game with 20 points while Sue Bird finished with a game-high 22 points while to combine for 42 of the team's 79 points. Meanwhile, Wright was responsible for more of the ball handling and tied Ajavon for a game-high seven assists.
It was certainly not the Storm's best effort in terms of their inability to pull away from a team that was clearly off their game - they didn't get quite the type of balance they had against the Sparks and had a number of defensive lapses.
The Storm head to San Antonio for a 6 p.m. PST game on Thursday on ESPN2 that should have playoff implications.
Bird, Cash Lead Seattle Storm In Win Over Washington Mystics
Seattle Storm Vs. Washington Mystics Halftime Score: Storm Hold 43-37 Lead


My wife and I first of all would like to take this opportunity to extend on behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia and Buddhist practitioners to give the best wishes to our army officers, soldiers and our people throughout the country the five Buddhist blessings in entering the year 2008.
Today my wife and I have a true pleasure to be hare in the time of new international year in the province of Kompong Cham which is my native province. We have spent almost 40 years experiencing hardship. We are indeed excited to be here with all of you to put into official use the Military Region II Hospital at the time that we will be celebrating in the next few days the 29th anniversary of the January-7 Victory (1979 - 2008) - the day that we all survived from the genocide.
January-7 Victory can be considered an achievement that is immortal and it was from scratch that we have rebuilt our country to the present state and for an even better future. I would take this opportune moment to express my appreciation to HE Governor Hun Neng as well as the military regional commanders of all levels who have defended not only the land of the state but also built a grand building that we all have a chance to officiate today. The hospital would render its treatment service to the army personnel as well as to the public.
I think this is another achievement that the army has greatly contributed to the country. It had toppled the genocide regime, prevented the return of the genocide, kept security and peace for the people, and rescued people at the time of flood and drought but also building for instance a huge hospital here so as to provide service to the society.
HE Hun Neng has just mentioned a brief background of the hospital. We should also recall the role played by the Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who helped us toppling down the Pol Pot's genocide. I was one of the leaders in the movement for national liberation. Before the uprising in the eastern zone, I was the highest commander in the eastern side of the Mekong River (which flows through Cambodia from north to south). I am sure many generals who are present here today could well remember my historic role at that time.
With the help of the Vietnamese Military Region VII, the remains of my soldiers were kept in Vietnam's Dong Nai province because we could not figure out where their families are. I did send HE Moeng Samphan, Secretary of State for Defence, HE Sao Sokha (Head of the National Military Police) and Tchoen Sovantha (Head of the Military Region II) to identify their relatives and places of contact but we could not find out. I would like to once again express my sincere thanks to the HE Commander Le Manh for his offer to set aside a plot of land for keeping the remains of my soldiers. It should be reminded that every year the Cambodian army brings flowers and organizes the Buddhist rituals for their souls.
Over ten thousand soldiers, which included 28 military battalions plus the rebel forces under Samdech Heng Samrin and Samdech Chea Sim, and some under HE Bou Thang, HE Bun My and soldiers who were in hideout in Thailand under HE Say Phuthong and Tia Banh did not match up with the genocide armed forces which at that time contained 180,000 soldiers. With the appeal for help by the National United Front for the Salvation of Kampuchea, the Vietnamese soldiers took up an historic mission in liberating the Cambodian territory and people from death. As of this moment at that time, almost all on the eastern side of the Mekong River were liberated because we started the operation in December 2 - the day we declared the NUFSK in the district of Snuol, Kompong Cham province.
Some of the commanders and sub-commanders here had been with me at that time. The city of Kompong Cham was liberated on January 1, Svay Rieng on January 4, Prey Veng on January 5 and Phnom Penh on January 7, which has become the Day of Liberation from Pol Pot regime. The Vietnamese armed forces established a hospital here called 7D that provided treatment services not only for the Vietnamese soldiers but also for the Cambodian soldiers and people.
The truth here is that the Vietnamese was not here forever but what they have left for us is the livelihoods and achievements for the Cambodian people while they have lost many lives and many soldiers maimed. We are helping them to discover their remains to be brought back to their native country. When they left Cambodia on September 30, 1989, the Vietnamese forces did not in fact take the hospital 7D to Vietnam with them but left with us not only the buildings but also equipments and materials for the Cambodian army to make use of them. Later on the Military Region II Hospital had to be relocated to the eastern side of the Mekong River the place had been transformed as the School of Pedagogy, which was used later by the Indian UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority for Cambodia) mission.
After the UNTAC withdrawal, and because we see there is a need for medical service, HE Governor Hun Neng decided to give the location back to the Military Region II for use as a hospital once again. Since the hospital is being built with the helps of various sources, my wife also included, it has been named "Charity Building Bun Rany Hun Sen." We put into operation eight buildings - of which three buildings are those of the Charity's.
I would urge our medical staff here that all treatments services should be carried out in accordance with the principle of charity as stipulated in the hospital and medical buildings' name. Center for handicapped soldiers will be separated from here and each of the handicapped would be provided with a hectare of land plus a house with water for consumption and cultivation. I have seen on the way here an old building provided by the United States and I would offer to rebuild it because it has become too old and rickety and there it should be used as a medical section for pediatrics. We have collated here the contribution of over 200,000 US dollars as a support fund for the hospital in addition to its fund access through the Ministry of National Defense.
I have asked many countries for their helps in financial as well as in technical assistances. The United States of America is providing training to three Cambodian platoons in preparation for a participation in the military exercise in Bangladesh. The US already trained a Cambodian platoon which participated in the military exercise in Mongolia. Cambodia is currently having its troops in Sudan. Cambodia in the past was occupied by the French colonial forces, then the US military, then the South Vietnamese forces who invaded us, and then the Vietnamese volunteers who rescued the Cambodian people from the genocide and then the UN forces.
Therefore it is now time for Cambodia to send its troops to help other countries under the UN umbrella. Cambodia would not be able to send its troops to other countries as a response to request by so and so countries at all - take for instance to Afghanistan or Iraq. We will send our forces to anywhere being led by the United Nations. However, even with United Nations leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq or Kenya (of Mr. Yash Ghai) we would send only our de-mining specialists or construction platoons and not the fighting forces.
Today I would like to take this opportunity to make an appeal to the whole armed forces - army, military police and police to continue to work for security for our people in the framework of defending independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, good neighborly relations while assisting the people in the construction of infrastructure, roads, water canals, as well as helping our people in their cultivation. I am glad that the armed forces have proven to be the backbone or the core intervention forces of the Prime Minister and the Royal Government in dealing with matters ranging from flood, drought to plane crash.
Yesterday I received a report about auction for provision of fuel and rice for the Ministry of National Defense. I would not object what has been requested for rice though it may have been a bit higher than the budget law. But we have a problem as far as fuel auction is concerned because the price of oil in the international market has gone up and is exceeding the budget package. I would seek understanding in this matter not only in the armed forces but also the civilian ministries that in 2008 we should not utilize oil in excess to what has been allowed by the pre-defined budget. In fact, some of the officials also use the state allowance for oil for family business. As you can understand that we cannot slash down in saving the amount of oil in the infrastructural development services only that of the administration cause.
As we have passed the old year I watched on TVs the celebration of new years everywhere in Singapore, in Hong Kong ... they have been so happy. However we also noted that there is also sad events in some countries - take for instance in Pakistan where the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, bombs explosion in Iraq, some injuries in the Philippines, some 400 cars were on fire in France but what impressed us all the most is what happens in Kenya - of the human rights guru Yash Ghai - where ethnical clashes has reached an alarming level. Some people had been burned to death in the chruch. What Mr. Yash Ghai criticizes Cambodia has happened in his country - Kenya.
That is why I appeal to the General Secretary of the United Nations to post this guru of human rights to work in his country rather than sending him to Cambodia. This is a New Year message to the General Secretary of the United Nations and to Mr Yash Ghai personally. Cambodia is noted with drunken drivers causing accidents but not the killings like in Kenya. If the United Nations is considering a UN solution, Cambodia is ready to send in its armed forces or its volunteers in any specialized fields to help Kenya. This is to prove that Cambodia is competent not only to solve its own problem but also to render help to others./.


Why Should You Play Online Poker With PayPal -Internet has metamorphosed every sphere of modern lives. Internet is the trendiest and the perfect means of communication and information in today's world. We can communicate with any body residing in the other corner of the globe via chat rooms and emails, just with the help of internet. However, internet is gradually turning out to be the best means of entertainment too. If you are one of those poker enthusiasts who cannot make do without the thrills and adventures of card games then you can have another great use of Internet too.As a die-hard poker enthusiast you don't have to wait for your friends to come over to your place to enjoy a game of poker online. With a wide array of online poker gaming sites available online it has become so easy to spend some idle time playing a great game of poker. Since, most of us dream of hitting the jackpot that is why online poker has become one of the most popular among all the online games available in the internet.
Online poker is a great means of virtual entertainment. If you chose to play online poker with PayPal, you can rest assured about the security of your money too. From the early days of Poker Online PayPal was the most trusted deposit method for online gamers. PayPal is the largest online payment processor of the world. They can boast of having almost 110 Million customer accounts worldwide. PayPal still remains one of the most trustworthy and widely marketed of any online payment solution.
However, while playing an online game of poker you might find out that some online gaming sites or Casinos refuse to accept PayPal as their preferred mode of payment. Lot of gambling related sites don't accept PayPal since PayPal pulled out from the online gambling market about years ago. PayPal QQ Online is slowly making a grand re-entry in to the world of online poker and you can surely play poker with PayPal these days. That is why these incidents of PayPal refusal are brushed off by hard-core PayPal poker enthusiasts as stray incidents. Many quality poker rooms are once again starting to accept PayPal as it a preferred means of payment largely on public demand.


Are you ready to start that small bedroom decorating project? Since your bedroom is such an important room in your house, it should make you feel comfortable and relaxed regardless of its size. Here are home decorating ideas to help you get started with your small bedroom decorating project.
A good place to start your room makeover is with a clean slate, as in, de-clutter! Since clutter is stressful, it is the last thing you want in your bedroom. Shelves and under-bed drawers or storage boxes will help get the clutter under control.
An investment in dual-function, stackable and "hard-working" objects will help to control clutter and give everything a place. Floor-to-ceiling shelves are popular for displaying mementos and books as well as small, decorative storage boxes. With the use of shelves there is less need for additional pieces of furniture that will take up space.
Another home decorating idea is the use of Murphy beds. Murphy beds (fold-down beds) are great solutions for the home office that must occasionally serve as a guest bedroom. A search on the internet will give you unlimited information on Murphy beds.
As in any size bedroom, "creature comforts" can make your bedroom not merely comfy but downright cozy. Consider buying deluxe bed linens which don't take any more space than more commonplace linens. A couple of works of art tastefully placed in the room along with family photos and a good reading lamp next to a comfortable chair will provide you with a relaxing, peaceful bedroom.


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Steamboat briefs: Crosho Lake closed for dam repair for up to 8 weeks
Both Crosho Lake and its adjacent dispersed campground in the Little Flat Tops Range in Routt National Forest is closed for dam repair.
Temporary closures are expected to be in effect at least eight weeks and could possibly last through the fall. Nearly a mile of nearby forest roads are also affected by the area closure.
The closures are necessary to repair the leaking valve and outlet pipe on the dam, which is located approximately 7 miles west of Yampa. A closure order to accommodate repair work is on the books through Dec. 1, however, it is not anticipated the work will take that long.
In addition to the lake and dispersed campground, nearby Forest Roads 930.2b, 930.2c and 930.2d are temporarily closed.
The contractor will be lowering the water level in the reservoir to gain access to the pipe, both on the reservoir side and dam side. Closure of the entire lake is due to low water levels and exposure of the lake bed, which could result in resource damage and public safety issues.
Heavy equipment will be staged and working in and around the dispersed campsites.
Call the Yampa Ranger District at 970-638-4516 or visit fs.usda.gov/mbr for more information.
Local library scheduled to host live Shakespeare on lawn
Bud Werner Memorial Library in Steamboat Springs presents The Great American Laughing Stock Company performing William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8 on the library lawn. This is part of the free Piknik Theatre Festival, and audiences at this live theater event are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner, blanket and their own seating. Visit steamboatlibrary.org/events for more information.
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado tackle 2A Trails
Approximately 70 volunteers from Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado will be in the Dry Lake area assisting with a 2A Trails project this weekend. The group will be working on one of the short loop trails near the Dry Lake campground and staging area.
This VOC weekend is a family camping weekend, and Yampatika is providing environmental education opportunities for younger members of some of the families. Due to the VOC work in the area, the Dry Lake campground and parking lot will be closed from this afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Public parking is available along the road in the vicinity of these facilities.
This is a city of Steamboat Springs 2A project, which is funded by the accommodations tax. In November 2013, the voters of Steamboat Springs approved a portion of the municipal accommodations tax to develop trails. Through the next 10 years, there will be a $5.1 million investment made in Steamboat's trail infrastructure.
Individuals looking to invest in the maintenance of local trails can contribute to the Trail Maintenance Endowment Fund, administered by the Yampa Valley Community Foundation. Visit yvcf.org/trails for more information.
Bravo! Vail, Strings directors perform together at Strings
Strings Music Festival's orchestra season draws to a close at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, with the season orchestra finale.
Anne-Marie McDermott, music director of Bravo! Vail, joins the orchestra for this special concert. Her participation in this performance with Strings' Music Director Michael Sachs is the first-ever collaboration between the two music festivals.
The finale also features Vijay Gupta, of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as soloist in Arvo Pärts' beautifully atmospheric "Fratres." The evening continues with Shostakovich's "Piano Concerto No. 1," featuring McDermott and Sachs.
The season concludes with Tchaikovsky's "Souveni de Florence," originally composed as a sextet, performed here in its version for a full string section.
Tickets are available at stringsmusicfestival.com or by calling 970-879-5056.
LiftUp produce drive takes place Saturday at City Market
LiftUp of Routt County will conduct a produce drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at City Market in Steamboat Springs. Local residents are asked to buy some extra produce and donate it to Routt County residents in need.
Take precautions with bats, which may carry rabies
Rabies is a potentially deadly virus transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal. Some bats have tested positive for rabies in Northwest Colorado.
Take the following precautions to avoid exposure to potentially infected bats or other wild animals.
n Never touch a wild bat or any other wild animal.
n Teach children who find a bat to leave it alone and tell an adult.
n Keep your doors and windows covered with intact screens. Do not leave screenless doors or windows open in the evening.
n If you have bats in your house, call a professional trapper with experience removing bats from homes.
n Keep your pets up to date on rabies vaccines. Call your veterinarian if you are unsure of your pet's vaccination status.
n If you are exposed to a bat, if possible, safely collect the animal using a shovel (do not use your hands, even if you are wearing gloves) and contact the Routt County Department of Environmental Health at 970-870-5588.
n If you are bitten by a bat or awake to find a bat in the room where you are sleeping, contact your medical provider and Northwest Colorado at 970-879-1632.
Visit cdc.gov/rabies for more information.
Steamboat Wine Festival slated to return Wednesday
Tickets are now on sale for the 14th annual Steamboat Wine Festival, which will take place Wednesday, Aug. 9 to 13 featuring more than 20 different events throughout the weekend.
The five-day festival includes a variety of experiences on the mountain, includingsignature events, expert-led educational seminars and outdoor outings. Guests may purchase tickets and view the latest festival additions, schedules and more by visiting the festival website at steamboatwinefestival.com.
Parks, recreation department offers 3 senior trips
The city of Steamboat Springs' Parks and Community Services Department has three senior trips remaining in the program. These trips offer a wide variety of activities for anyone 55 or older and include the following.
n A Day in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 9. Participants will ride to the Civic Center area of Denver, where they will have the opportunity to visit the Art Museum, History Museum, Capital Building and the Denver Library, where there will be a quilt show taking place. Participants will get to choose how they spend their day and lunch/admissions are not included. The bus leaves at 8 a.m., and the cost is $20.
n Colorado Rockies Baseball game Aug. 30. Participants will enjoy a day at Coors Field watching the Colorado Rockies take on the Detroit Tigers with family and friends. The bus leaves at 7:30 a.m. and the cost is $45.
n Blackhawk/Central City Casinos on Sept. 15. Participants will be dropped off and picked up at the Lodge Casino. The bus leaves at 8 a.m., and the cost is $20.
To register for any of the trips or for more information, call Maria at 970-871-7061.
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This was a caricature piece I did for a Snoop Dogg thread over at the Drawing Board. Snoop has great features for caricaturing, I think I'll try another pass and try to push it further.
Just a drawing exercise before I cut out of work. I might have another drawing in me before the day is done.
Wanted to doodle something, anything and the Hulk popped into mind. The initial pose didn't really hold too much drama so I ended up with the Hulk looking…er Hulkish while smashing…a fuzzy bunny. Well..whaddaya want I said it was a doodle.
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Charlton Heston passed away today. I did this piece to commemorate his role as Taylor in the only Planet of The Apes movie that counts. While I really dug the production design in the remake with Marky Mark, the 1968 version had a charm that got lost in the newer version of the film…besides that, the original starred Chucky Heston, c'mon.
Somewhere, anti-gun lobbyists are scrambling to grab Chucky's gun.
Rest in peace, Mr. Heston.


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ETAPS 2022: 2-7 April 2022, Munich, Germany
25th International Conference on Foundations of Software Science and Computation Structures
FoSSaCS seeks original papers on foundational research with a clear significance for software science. The conference invites submissions on theories and methods to support the analysis, integration, synthesis, transformation, and verification of programs and software systems. The specific topics covered by the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
categorical models and logics;
language theory, automata, and games;
modal, spatial, and temporal logics;
type theory and proof theory;
concurrency theory and process calculi;
rewriting theory;
semantics of programming languages;
program analysis, correctness, transformation, and verification;
logics of programming;
software specification and refinement;
models of concurrent, reactive, stochastic, distributed, hybrid, and mobile systems;
emerging models of computation;
logical aspects of computational complexity;
models of software security;
logical foundations of data bases
Important dates, paper submission and review
See the ETAPS 2022 joint call for papers. Submit your paper via the FoSSaCS 2022 author interface of EasyChair .
The review process of FoSSaCS 2022 is single-blind, with a rebuttal phase.
PC submissions are not allowed.
FoSSaCS 2022 has just one paper category: regular research papers of max 18 pp llncs.cls (excluding bibliography).
Additional material intended for reviewers but not for publication in the final version - for example, details of proofs - may be placed in a clearly marked appendix that is not included in the page limit. Reviewers are at liberty to ignore appendices and papers must be understandable without them.
Authors of best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to Logical Methods in Computer Science.
Invited speaker
Nathalie Bertrand, Inria Rennes, France
Programme chairs
Patricia Bouyer (CNRS, LMF, France)
Lutz Schröder (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
C. Aiswarya (Chennai Mathematical Institute, India)
S. Akshay (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India)
Carlos Areces (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina)
Filippo Bonchi (Università di Pisa, Italy)
Michaël Cadilhac (DePaul University, USA)
Ankush Das (Amazon AWS, USA)
Maribel Fernandez (King's College London, UK)
Santiago Figueira (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Hongfei Fu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
Patricia Johann (Appalachian State University, USA)
Ohad Kammar (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Shin-ya Katsumata (National Institute of Informatics, Japan)
Aleks Kissinger (University of Oxford, UK)
Naoki Kobayashi (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Orna Kupferman (Hebrew University, Israel)
Alexander Kurz (Chapman University, USA)
Sławomir Lasota (University of Warsaw, Poland)
Annabelle McIver (Macquarie University, Australia)
Daniela Petrisan (Université de Paris, IRIF, France)
Elaine Pimentel (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)
Jean-Francois Raskin (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Jurriaan Rot (Radboud Universiteit, The Netherlands)
Paweł Sobociński (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)
Ana Sokolova (Universität Salzburg, Austria)
Jiří Srba (Aalborg University, Denmark)
James Worrell (University of Oxford, UK)
Andrew Pitts (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Christel Baier (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
Ugo Dal Lago (Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy)
Javier Esparza (Technische Universität München, Germany)
Barbara König (Universität Duisberg-Essen, Germany)
Anca Muscholl (LaBRI, Université Bordeaux, France)
Alex Simpson (Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia)
Monday April 4th
Tuesday April 5th
Wednesday April 6th
Thursday April 7th
FoSSaCS
Etaps 25 celebration


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@import CoreLocation;

@class WMFLocationSearchResults;
@protocol WMFLocationManagerDelegate;

NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN

@interface WMFLocationManager : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) CLLocationManager *locationManager;

@property (nonatomic, weak, nullable) id<WMFLocationManagerDelegate> delegate;

@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) CLLocation *location;

@property (nonatomic, strong, readonly) CLHeading *heading;

+ (instancetype)fineLocationManager;

+ (instancetype)coarseLocationManager;

/**
 *  Use one of the above factory methods instead.
 *
 *  @see fineLocationManager
 *  @see coarseLocationManager
 */
- (instancetype)init NS_UNAVAILABLE;

/**
 *  Start monitoring location and heading updates.
 *
 *  @note
 *  This method is idempotent. To force new values to be sent, use @c restartLocationMonitoring.
 */
- (void)startMonitoringLocation;

/**
 *  Stop monitoring location and heading updates.
 */
- (void)stopMonitoringLocation;

/**
 *  Restart location monitoring, forcing the receiver to emit new location and heading values (if possible).
 */
- (void)restartLocationMonitoring;

+ (BOOL)isAuthorized;

+ (BOOL)isDeniedOrDisabled;

- (AnyPromise *)reverseGeocodeLocation:(CLLocation *)location;

- (void)reverseGeocodeLocation:(CLLocation *)location completion:(void (^)(CLPlacemark *placemark))completion
                       failure:(void (^)(NSError *error))failure;

@end

@protocol WMFLocationManagerDelegate <NSObject>

@optional

- (void)locationManager:(WMFLocationManager *)controller didUpdateLocation:(CLLocation *)location;

- (void)locationManager:(WMFLocationManager *)controller didUpdateHeading:(CLHeading *)heading;

- (void)locationManager:(WMFLocationManager *)controller didReceiveError:(NSError *)error;

- (void)locationManager:(WMFLocationManager *)controller didChangeEnabledState:(BOOL)enabled;

@end

NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END


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Take the Train to Windsor, a Holy Place Where You Can Relax Yourself
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1. Introduction to Windsor
Windsor is located west of London and south of the Thames. It takes less than an hour to get here from Waterloo in London by train; if you take the train from Paddington, you can transfer at Slough halfway, and the journey will be even shorter. People came here to travel for nothing more than the Queen's favorite royal castle-Windsor Castle. And coupled with the fact that Prince Harry and Meghan will hold the world-renowned royal wedding in Windsor, this small place will change from a popular tourist destination to a more popular tourist destination. There is the Royal Shopping Centre near Windsor Railway Station and there are many shops nearby. In addition, it is also adjacent to the small town of Eaton where Eaton College is located, and there is also a Legoland full of childishness.
1) Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is one of the largest and oldest castles in the world, and it is also the official residence of the Queen. Through it, we can get a glimpse of 900 years of British history. For example: In the Royal Collection, you can see many artworks from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt and others.
2) Eton College
The most famous male school in Britain is opposite Windsor Castle. It was founded by Henry VI in 1440. It is the cradle of the elite. It has cultivated 20 British prime ministers, as well as poet Shelley, and many political figures. At the same time, it is also the alma mater of Prince William and Prince Harry. Eton College also has a long history of gentleman culture. One of the characteristics of the college is that boys wear beautiful tuxedo uniforms, which has become a unique scenery in the small town of Windsor.
3) Royal Windsor Racecourse
The Royal Windsor Racecourse is located on the banks of the Thames, covering 165 acres. The race season is from April to October each year, with a total of 27 schedules. Especially in summer, even if you have no interest in horse racing, the lively and enthusiastic atmosphere and various exciting activities here make it easy for men, women, and children of all ages to relax.
2. How to Take the Train to Windsor
You can start from London Paddington in London, take a turn to Slough, and then you can directly reach Windsor and Eton Central train station. In this way, it is very close to Windsor Castle, you only need to walk for a few minutes to reach Windsor Castle. If you want to buy a cheap train ticket to Windsor, please visit Trainpal's official website to buy it!
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El rabí Menachem Nachum Twersky de Txernòbil (nascut en 1730, a Norynsk, Volinia, va morir en 1787 a Txernòbil, Confederació de Polònia i Lituània) Twersky va ser el fundador de la dinastia hassídica Txernòbil. Menachem, fou un deixeble del Baal Xem Tov, (el rabí Israel ben Eliezer) i del Maguid de Mezeritch. (Dov Ber Ben Avraham) Twersky va publicar una de les primeres obres del pensament hassídic. El yahrzeit del rabí Menachem Nachum Twersky, té lloc el dia 11 del mes de Heixvan.

Biografia
Menachem va ser un nen orfe, fou educat pel seu oncle, qui va enviar-lo a una de les ieixives més aclamades de Lituània, perquè allí fos educat. Després de contraure matrimoni, Menachem es va guanyar la vida com a mestre de nois, mentre continuava estudiant intensivament la Torà.

Quan va aparèixer el hassidisme, el rabí Nachum va esdevenir un deixeble del rabí Baal Xem Tov, el fundador del judaisme hassídic. Després de la defunció del Baal Xem Tov, el rabí Nachum va acceptar al Maguid de Mezeritx com el seu mentor.

El llibre escrit per Twersky, anomenat Meor Einayim (llum pels ulls) va ser publicat després de la seva mort, i conté una col·lecció d'homilies sobre la porció setmanal de la Torà, així com seleccions del Talmud. El llibre va guanyar una àmplia acceptació, com una de les majors obres del pensament hassídic. El successor del rabí Menachem, fou el seu fill el rabí Mordechai Twersky. El rabí Yisroel Friedman de Ruzhin, va ser un nét del rabí Menachem.

Referències

Twersky, Menachem Nachum
Morts a Ucraïna
Persones de la província de Jitòmir
Jueus ucraïnesos
Persones de la província de Kíiv

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5 Worst Book to Film "Harry Potter" Characters
Poppy is the author of A Bard's Lament and the Black Diamond series. She lives in Enoshima with her husband and young son.
Harry Potter is an enormously successful movie franchise that has millions of fans all over the world, but perhaps eight blockbuster movies wouldn't have been possible without the loyal fans of the original books by J.K. Rowling.
Those who read the books first no doubt had some idea of how characters appeared in their mind in terms of looks, voice, and mannerisms.
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There are some fantastic Harry Potter book to film characters who researched and played their parts perfectly. However, there were a couple of characters who left fans of the books disappointed.
5. Nymphadora Tonks (Natalia Tena)
Though I loved Natalia Tena in About a Boy and she was very likable as Tonks, the character herself was far from what we expected from the books.
Tonks can change her appearance at will, and utilises it many times in the books to disguise herself, greeting our main hero with "Wotcher, Harry" and a wink to clue him in that it was her. In the movie, her pink hair turns red when she's annoyed, and she's a little bit clumsy. That's it.
We didn't find out anything about Tonks in the films and instead of her appearance becoming drab because of her lovesickness for Lupin in The Half-Blood Prince, she vaguely appears once or twice in the later movies, already as Lupin's lover. This left a bad taste in my mouth as her drama really made her memorable in the novels. A fault of the writers more than the actress, though - after all, many disguises would mean lots of different actors, and you can't shove all the background drama into a two-hour movie.
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4. Barty Crouch, Jr. (David Tennant)
Although people were excited that David Tennant appeared in a Harry Potter movie, Barty Crouch, Jr.'s character was completely different in The Goblet of Fire to how it was in the book. His character isn't explored, really, and is more talked about than shown, but the few minutes he does get on the screen are quite bizarre.
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Barty Crouch, Jr. was sent to Azkaban Prison by his father when found guilty of being a follower of Voldemort. He then broke out of prison (how he did it was explained in the books but skipped over in the movie), disguised himself as an ex-Auror, and taught at Hogwarts for nearly a full year before he was caught. In the book, he is undoubtedly clever, obsessed with Voldemort and obeying his command, and a great actor, as he was able to fool everyone, including Dumbledore himself, that he was Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody.
The few minutes he gets on screen, Tennant made Barty Crouch, Jr. look jittery and mad. If this were true, he wouldn't have been able to play Mad-Eye so well. And he has a weird, snake-like twitch in his tongue, which was borderline embarrassing to watch. What's with that?
3. Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)
Dumbledore is one of the best characters in the Harry Potter series. As well as being an extremely powerful wizard, J.K. Rowling portrayed him as nothing short of lovable. He loves knitting patterns, he wears a bonnet he got from a cracker at a Christmas party, and he cares deeply for Harry.
Albus Dumbledore, played by Richard Harris (left) and Michael Gambon (right)
In the movies, portrayed from the third movie by Michael Gambon, he is given very few lines to portray the eccentric side of Dumbledore's character and is a lot more strict and intimidating than he was supposed to be. I didn't like Dumbledore in the movies half as much as I liked him in the books, and I suspect that Gambon hadn't read the book series.
In the first two movies where Dumbledore was played by Richard Harris before he passed away, he was a lot more likable; he smiled more, and even wore half-moon spectacles as described in the book. I much preferred his version.
2. Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent)
We're first introduced to Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. He likes the powerful, the influential and the talented, and even has a selection of students with these qualities close to him, named the "Slug Club."
In the sixth book, Slughorn collects students again when he resumes his old post of Potions Master. He's extremely important to the story because he has an old memory that's essential to defeating Voldemort.
When Voldemort was a student, Slughorn unknowingly gave him access to terrible dark magic that he later used to make himself almost immortal. Harry is given the task to extract this memory from Slughorn.
In the books, Slughorn is described as portly, with a silvery walrus-like moustache. He often bellows "Harry, m'boy!" when the protagonist is around and has a likable but greedy nature.
Jim Broadbent played Slughorn and honestly looked like he'd wandered onto the set by accident. He looks nothing like Slughorn; he didn't need to grow a moustache for the part, but he doesn't have the portly stomach, the power-loving demeanor or even a bellowing voice when greeting Harry.
He was a huge disappointment to me, adding to an already poor movie (the Half-Blood Prince is my least favourite of all the films for several reasons, but I won't bore you with them now.) If I was given a role to play, I'd make sure I'd done as much research into the character as possible to know what they were like. There was really no excuse for the character to be so far from accurate when there was a novel to make reference to.


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Another Calvin and Hobbes original hits auction
Just a couple of months after an original Bill Watterson watercolor Sunday of Calvin & Hobbes went for an outstanding $203,150, comes another original Calvin & Hobbes to the auction block. This strip is a daily and was part of a swap of originals between Brian Bassett, creator of Adam@Home and Red and Rover, and Watterson back in 1986. Brian's motivations last fall was to relieve a financial pinch created by a divorce and an upcoming marriage. This latest strip, however is being auctioned by Brian's ex-wife Linda. Brian tells me he's unsure of his ex-wife's motivations. Both the Sunday original and daily are signed with best wishes to both Brian and Linda.
Another rare Calvin and Hobbes original comic strip is up for auction. The November 03, 1986 strip features Calvin making a get-well card with Hobbes with the ulterior motivation of her making his bed, putting away his clothes and feeding him. The original is signed by Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson to Brian and Linda.
The auction ends on February 21, 2013


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package net.schmizz.sshj.transport.kex;

import net.schmizz.sshj.common.SecurityUtils;

import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyFactory;
import java.security.KeyPair;
import java.security.PublicKey;
import java.security.interfaces.ECPublicKey;
import java.security.spec.*;

import static com.hierynomus.sshj.secg.SecgUtils.getDecoded;
import static com.hierynomus.sshj.secg.SecgUtils.getEncoded;

public class ECDH extends DHBase {

    private ECParameterSpec ecParameterSpec;

    public ECDH() {
        super("EC", "ECDH");
    }

    protected void init(AlgorithmParameterSpec params) throws GeneralSecurityException {
        generator.initialize(params);
        KeyPair keyPair = generator.generateKeyPair();
        agreement.init(keyPair.getPrivate());
        ECPublicKey ecPublicKey = (ECPublicKey) keyPair.getPublic();
        this.ecParameterSpec = ecPublicKey.getParams();
        ECPoint w = ecPublicKey.getW();
        byte[] encoded = getEncoded(w, ecParameterSpec.getCurve());
        setE(encoded);
    }

    @Override
    public void computeK(byte[] f) throws GeneralSecurityException {
        KeyFactory keyFactory = SecurityUtils.getKeyFactory("EC");
        ECPublicKeySpec keySpec = new ECPublicKeySpec(getDecoded(f, ecParameterSpec.getCurve()), ecParameterSpec);
        PublicKey yourPubKey = keyFactory.generatePublic(keySpec);
        agreement.doPhase(yourPubKey, true);
        setK(new BigInteger(1, agreement.generateSecret()));
    }

}


11/9/16- Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the National Lawyer's Committee For Civil Rights Under Law and Roland Martin talk to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the results of the 2016 election.
"My job was to make sure people who turned out got their voices heard. It's really important that we reflect on the 2016 presidential election that we remember this is the first election in 50 years without the protection of the voting acts right," Clarke said.
"We have to recognize this is the America we now face. Republicans will control the House and the US Senate. Republicans will now control the Supreme Court as well. This is the end of third reconstruction," Martin said.


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Galvanic, IPL, or Bio Light machines..
Suitable Skin Type: Oily and acne skin.


Factory Unlocked | A product start-up manufacturing co-working space offering affordable, accessible tools and tech.
For the last 30 years, product start-ups have lacked facilities to produce their products in the U.S.
Contract manufacturers have said the businesses were too small to matter, they didn't have enough money or knowledge about production, and their volumes weren't high enough for a return on investment.
We are unlocking the factory doors so that all start-ups, entrepreneurs, students, teachers, makers, builders, professionals, dreamers, and go-getters like you have an affordable, accessible, approachable place to develop a business, turn an idea into a marketable product, or increase technology literacy.
As an entrepreneur on a limited budget, you can choose the products and services you want on a monthly basis or choose from one of our pre-developed packages to meet your outcome for the year. Our membership and contract manufacturing rates have been developed specifically for you to meet your needs.
We are doing this because too small to matter matters, and because a lot of small can lead to big things.


This is a very unusual set of fancy vintage rhinestone clip on earrings with three styles of yellow stones. It has a floral feel to the design with round, pale yellow prong set rhinestones circling the large foil art glass cabochon. Large yellow and clear opal-like teardrop jelly belly stones form the bottom of the earring. All stones are prong set in a goldtone setting. This pair measures one inch long and are in very good vintage condition.
You rarely find rhinestone earrings that also feature the foil art glass and teardrop jelly belly stones. This is a wonderful and fun pair of vintage 1950s clip on rhinestone earrings.


India's Upper House of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) has finally passed the GST (Goods and Services Tax) enabling Constitutional Amendment Bill. This is indeed a landmark bill and passage of the same marks a very important step in the overall reforms process in the country. Post this, the Lok Sabha (or the lower House of Parliament) will have to pass the bill with a 2/3rd majority. The passage of the bill in the Lok Sabha would however be less challenging than it was in the Rajya Sabha as the government has the required numbers there.
The amendment to the Constitution will have to be ratified by at least 50% of the states over the next few months and the amendment process will be complete after the President's assent. This would provide a constitutional backing to the formation of the GST Council, which will be set up as a constitutional body. The GST council will decide on several key aspects of the tax structure including the GST rate, cesses and surcharges to be subsumed, an exemption list, threshold limits and tax-sharing between the states and the centre. This will be followed by passage (via a simple majority) of a Centre GST Law, IGST Law (Integrated GST for inter-state trade) and State GST Laws. The legal process must be completed by December in our opinion, for a timely roll-out of GST from 1 April 2017.
The GST is a game-changing reform as it will simplify and unify the indirect tax regime in the country, which is currently filled with complexity. The GST will subsume all other indirect taxes levied at the central and state levels. The bill excludes alcohol from the purview but includes petroleum and petroleum products, which will be included at a date notified by the GST council. The bill states that the centre will compensate states for any potential revenue loss for a period of five years. The GST Council will decide modalities such as threshold, tax rates and exemptions under GST.
-Removal of provision of 1% (inter-state) trade tax.
-Mandatory compensation to be provided by the central government for any losses to states for five years.
-The GST council shall establish a mechanism to adjudicate any dispute arising out of its recommendations between centre and state/s or between states.
-Clarification on the definition of Integrated GST (IGST) for inter-state trade and that states' share of IGST will not be a part of Consolidated Fund of India.
- Restating that CGST and centre's share in IGST will form part of the states' devolution pool.
GST rate structure will be decided by the GST council. This, in turn will determine the economic impact and the impact on inflation of the GST implementation. In a report last year, the government's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) had pegged the standard rate (the rate at which all goods and services would be taxed unless specified otherwise) at 18%, 12% for 'essential' items, and 40% for 'luxury' items. There would also be a separate rate for precious metals. The above structure assumes that petroleum, electricity and alcohol will be outside the GST.
Studies show that GST could raise GDP by 0.9-1.5% over time. While the implementation of GST is indeed a huge step forward, the full benefit to GDP will likely accrue over a few years. Over the medium term, GST would help put in place a more efficient tax structure and remove interstate tax barriers which would boost productivity and growth, widen the tax base and structurally lower inflationary pressure. On the fiscal side, the GST will raise Government (central + state) tax collection with the central government's share most likely rising. However, the bill states that the centre has promised full compensation to the states for any revenue loss over the next five years.
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Members of the Allegheny County Sportsmen's League have been foremost in demanding legislation to combat stream pollution, restore and control strip-mining operations and conserve our natural resources.
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Deadline has reported that the streaming juggernaut, Netflix, and Nickelodeon parent company, Viacom, have struck a deal to produce an animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film.
The animated film, based on the unstoppable TMNT, will be titled Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So far reports indicate that this animated film will have nothing to do with the current animated series of the same name that is airing right now on Nickelodeon. It is curious as to why this new film is bearing the same name as a property that already exists, but this isn't the first time the Turtles have borrowed a name used one of their former pieces of media. The 2016 theatrical film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, from director David Green, shared the same title as a PS3 and XBOX 360 video game.
As of right now, there is no news on casting, possible directors or even writers, but the fact that two TMNT films are being developed right now is an incredibly exciting revelation.
Interesting. First time I hear of this. The name is pretty dumb though.


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Q: Do very tiny-value capacitors still block DC? In a simple circuit with a AA cell and every capacitor I can find, the capacitor charges to equal the battery voltage almost immediately and blocks DC entirely.  This is not unexpected, but it led me to wonder...  Is there any value of capacitor so small that the DC would continue to flow through/past it?

A quick search shows that 0.1pF is just about the smallest value available.  Below that, the capacitor's effect is so similar to parasitic capacitance that it's foolish to try selling them.
Were there a commercially-available capacitor a tenth, or even a millionth, of that value, would it still block DC?

A: All capacitors are essentially an open circuit and stop the flow of DC current flow.

A: The smaller the value, the more a capacitor blocks low frequencies. If you want a cap to pass very low frequencies, you have to make it very large, i.e. multiple farads. If you make the capacitor infinite, it'll even pass DC. However, any finite capacitor will never pass DC (otherwise you wouldn't be able to charge it).
You most likely already have an infinite capacitor at home: It's called a wire.
As was pointed out by user1850479 already, a 0 pF capacitor is just a perfect open circuit. No current can ever flow through it.

A: By definition a capacitor blocks DC.  If you have some physical thing that was billed to you as a "capacitor", then to the extent that it blocks DC, it's a capacitor.
Note this doesn't have to be something commercially available -- if you have two adjacent pads on a PCB, you can point to them and say "that's a capacitor" and the above statement is true.
Note that, in general, real-world capacitors don't completely block DC.  There's always some leakage, somewhere.  Even if you got a "perfect" capacitor from some multidimensional, god-like alien, when you soldered it onto a mundane board from this universe, the board would leak current around it.  And if you get an electrolytic capacitor, there will be leakage -- very much more so if it's an aluminum electrolytic.

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