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package com.pangpang3.dao.mongodb.entity;

import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.Document;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by root on 17-3-3.
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@Document(collection = "pangpang3_shuxuexuanke")
public class ShuxueXuanke {
    @Id
    private String id;
    private String teacherId;
    private List<String> studentIds;

    public String getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(String id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    public String getTeacherId() {
        return teacherId;
    }

    public void setTeacherId(String teacherId) {
        this.teacherId = teacherId;
    }

    public List<String> getStudentIds() {
        return studentIds;
    }

    public void setStudentIds(List<String> studentIds) {
        this.studentIds = studentIds;
    }
}

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Dwayne Hickman, TV's Dobie Gillis, has died at 87
When former President Bill Clinton, then governor of Arkansas, met actor Dwayne Hickman, he said, "Oh, my gosh — it's Dobie Gillis! I grew up with you!" Hickman, who played the titular character in the hit 1959-63 TV show The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 87 and surrounded by family members, according to a statement from the family.
Hickman's TV and movie career ebbed and flowed through the 1970s, and he went on to work as a talent director a the Howard Hughes–owned Las Vegas Landmark Hotel casino, then a program director at CBS, overseeing M.A.S.H., Dukes of Hazzard, Designing Women, and Maude, The Associated Press reports. He started studying painting in the late 1980s. But for many people he was always Gillis, the lovesick teenager who never quite got the girl.
"Now it's nice," Hickman told a reporter in 2003, during an exhibition of his paintings in St. Louis. "It's very sweet to see how much Dobie Gillis meant to a lot of baby boomers, who are always nice when I meet them."
Hickman was born in Los Angeles in 1934, and like his older brother, veteran character actor Darryl Hickman, he began acting as a child. He had given up by 1950, though, and had begun studying art and architecture at Loyola University when his old agent called and roped him into a supporting role on The Bob Cummings Show, which ran from 1955 to 1959.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was an instant success, with its clever scripts and a cast that also included Bob Denver, Warren Beatty, and Tuesday Weld. Gillis spent the show in futile attempts to win over one girl after another — then ruminating on his failures and life in front of Rodin's "The Thinker" — never realizing he had his own unrequited lover, Sheila James Kuehl's Zelda Gilroy. Kuehl, who went on to server several terms in the California Senate, called Hickman "a standup, sweet guy until the end."
It was such a joy and a privilege working with Dwayne, a true professional, a good man, a fine talent, a generous actor (always playing the straight man and giving us the laugh lines), and still one of the funniest and people I've ever known. 2/4
— Sheila Kuehl (@SheilaKuehl) January 9, 2022
Hickman is survived by his third wife, Joan Roberts, and sons John and Albert.

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Formed in 2013 from the ashes of The Starlets, creators of "Some of the finest pop songs you've never heard" – (Sunday Herald), stage-sharers and contemporaries of fellow Scots Belle and Sebastian and Camera Obscura , The Starlets, "One of Scotland's finest, most underrated bands" (The Scotsman) walked the path of most resistance despite playing sold-out shows in Japan and wowing mainland Europe with their "staggeringly beautiful" (The List) live shows. The band's foreign adventures provided the context and inspiration for a musical transformation and their rebirth as A New International.
Walk past the Crusty Cob cafe in Neepsend, Sheffield, turn right at the heaped bags of Archie's Chippers Premium Potatoes, and there, up a winding staircase, nestles Yellow Arch studios where, hunched over the mixing desk, you'll find critically-acclaimed producer Colin Elliot, well known for his production work with Richard Hawley and many others. Mr Elliot and the band bonded over a shared love of Scott Walker's "Scott 3", FC Barcelona and Malt whisky. The resulting album "Come to the Fabulon" is a melodic box of delights.


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Mayors In Iceland Are Complaining That Google Maps Only Shows Their Towns Covered in Snow (Video)
Andrea Romano is a writer and editor in New York City. For the last eight years, she has been a lifestyle journalist for Mashable, Brit+Co, Reviewed, Bustle, and Travel + Leisure.
Despite what you've heard, Iceland isn't always the land of ice and snow.
According to The Telegraph, the mayors of two particular Icelandic towns are pretty tired of everyone believing what they see on Google Maps.
Jon Pall Hreinsson, mayor of Bolungarvik, and Guðmundur Gunnarsson, mayor of Ísafjörður, have sent complaints to Google because the app's satellite images consistently show their towns covered in snow.
Iceland has become a hot destination for world travelers over the last few years, even with its icy weather. One of the country's most popular attractions is a geothermal spa that's a pleasure to visit year-round.
But, contrary to popular belief, it's not always a frozen tundra. The weather can actually be quite pleasant, summery, and yes, even green, in Iceland if you visit the island nation at the right time.
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Hreinsson wrote on a Facebook post, as translated by The Telegraph, that even though snow is "often the reality" in Bolungarvik, a fishing village in northwest Iceland, it's not always the case. He added that Google Maps showing snow in the area all the time could hurt tourism as a result.
"I'm thinking of the millions who might be considering visiting the Western Fjords and then look at the map and see, well, nothing but snow," Hreinsson wrote on Facebook, according to The Telegraph.
Similarly, Gunnarsson is equally irked that his town (also in the Westfjords region) is unfairly cast as having endless winter. He told Icelandic newspaper Visir, as translated by The Telegraph, "Imagine someone wondering whether to head west or north and this is what they see, while it's all green and beautiful in the other direction. I think they'd take that into consideration when deciding which way to go."
According to the Iceland Review, Hreinsson also added that other Nordic countries have different views on Google that show off the seasons. "If it's possible to show Hammerfest (in Norway) in its finest green, then it's also possible here!" Hreinsson said on Facebook, according to the Iceland Review.
There also seems to be a vast discrepancy between the satellite images and street view for these towns, depending on the time of year. If anyone were to see these towns in Google Street View, they might be surprised to see sunny, green vistas as opposed to the cold, snowy images on the satellite view.
The two mayors don't expect the wintry views to go away altogether, but they merely want Google to show their towns in a more realistic way.
Mayor Hreinsson intends to keep contacting Google until a change is made, and encourages residents to do the same. He added on his Facebook post that any Icelanders working at Google should feel free to reach out to him.
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"I'm going to kill her today": Muslim live-streamed himself beating his wife with a shoe
There are so many stories like this one. I don't have to search for them. They're out there every day in the news. A New York woman beheaded by her moderate Muslim husband, a woman beaten so bad that she swallowed her tongue and died, a woman set on fire by the Muslim who "loved her" ……This is Islamic misogyny. This is Islam. This is the true face of sharia — who speaks for the women who are routinely beaten because it's in the Quran (4:34)? Where are the feminists? The hypocrisy of the left is evil.
"'I'm going to kill her today': Uber driver who boasted to family in Pakistan as he live-streamed himself beating his wife with a shoe and pretending to stab her is jailed for 14 months," by Rory Tingle, Mailonline, October 4, 2018:
An Uber driver live-streamed footage showing him beating his wife to relatives in Pakistan, boasting: 'I'm going to kill her today'.
Rahman Ullah, 38, repeatedly struck 34 year-old estranged wife Raja with the heel of his shoe, inflicting two black eyes and mimicked stabbing her with a kitchen knife while he held it in his hand.
The father-of-two pleaded guilty to assaulting his Tesco-manager wife, causing actual bodily harm, at their former matrimonial home in Croydon on May 9.
Sentencing him to 14 months imprisonment, Recorder Tom Forster told him: 'You were engaged in a WhatsApp video call to Pakistan, informing them you were going to kill her.
'Not content with your boorish behaviour you pursued her to the communal hallway and by her hair dragged her back into the flat.
'She was understandably tearful and you tormented her with a knife, repeatedly making stabbing motions towards her and said you were going to kill her.
'She got two very visible black eyes and obvious bruising to the sides of her face. You gave her a brutal beating.
'You used the heel of a shoe as a weapon and used a knife as a weapon to threaten and filmed the whole thing on a phone.'
Prosecutor Faye Rolfe told Croydon Crown Court the couple had been married for thirteen years until splitting twelve months before the attack.
When Ullah arrived to drive their daughter to school he tricked her into handing over the front door key and let himself in.
'His wife was shocked to see him and he was on his phone, making a WhatsApp video call to his mother and brother.
While holding the phone in a self-style he said: 'I'm going to kill her today. He hit her with the heel of his shoe ten to fifteen times.'
Raja fled the flat barefoot, but only made it to the communal hallway.
'He dragged her back down the hallway by her hair and she hit her head on the floor,' added Ms Rolfe.
'She is thrown onto the couch and Ullah goes to the kitchen for a knife and makes a stabbing motion towards her.
'He said: "I'm going to stab you" and she genuinely thought she was going to be killed and this was still being filmed….
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Placówka Straży Celnej "Glinowo" – jednostka organizacyjna Straży Celnej pełniąca w okresie międzywojennym służbę ochronną na granicy polsko-niemieckiej.

Formowanie i zmiany organizacyjne
Na wniosek Ministerstwa Skarbu, uchwałą z 10 marca 1920 roku, powołano do życia Straż Celną. Od połowy 1921 roku jednostki Straży Celnej rozpoczęły przejmowanie odcinków granicy od pododdziałów Batalionów Celnych. W 1921 roku w Parchowie stacjonował sztab 4 kompanii 3 batalionu celnego. 4 kompania celna wystawiła między innymi placówkę w Glinowie. W 1922 roku w Parchowie stacjonował sztab 3 kompanii 17 batalionu celnego. 3 kompania celna wystawiła między innymi placówkę w Glinowie. Proces tworzenia Straży Celnej trwał do końca 1922 roku. Placówka Straży Celnej "Glinowo" weszła w podporządkowanie komisariatu Straży Celnej "Lipusz" z Inspektoratu SC "Kościerzyna".

W drugiej połowie 1927 roku przystąpiono do gruntownej reorganizacji Straży Celnej. W praktyce skutkowało to rozwiązaniem tej formacji granicznej. Ochronę północnej, zachodniej i południowej granicy państwa przejęła powołana z dniem 2 kwietnia 1928 roku Straż Graniczna. W strukturach nowo powstałej formacji nie odtworzono placówki "Glinowo".

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The telenovelas have effectively a sentimental character, comprehensive of intrigues, deceptions and confusions, but over the a long time they have attained a lot more motion and integrated aspects of other genres (these as the law enforcement, comedy, thriller and even science fiction). In new yrs, the fashionable telenovela addresses not only sentimental concerns, but also controversial troubles these kinds of as serious health conditions, drug dependancy, homosexuality and crime. It really should be noted that the Brazilian telenovelas of the Rede Espacio channel are the types that most tackle these challenges.
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Q: JavaFX stage popup on top of existing stage - with transparent stageStyle I would like to do the following - open a new stage window (a small popup) on top of an existing stage. However, I do not want to show the border of the popup stage (with the 'x' in the corner to close).
I know that I can use stage.initStyle(StageStyle.TRANSPARENT), but when I do that the stage is NOT on top, and it hides behind the existing stage.
I tried setting the initOwner to the existing stage or even setting it to null. That works when the StageStyle is UTILITY, but when I change the stage style to TRANSPARENT it does not popup on top.
It seems that these two settings do not work well together and I do not know how to achieve the result I want.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there any other way to remove the border from the stage window?
public static void start(Stage stage) {

    //stage.initStyle(StageStyle.UTILITY);

    stage.initStyle(StageStyle.TRANSPARENT);

    stage.initOwner(null);

    //stage.initModality(Modality.WINDOW_MODAL);

    StackPane root = new StackPane();
    Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 300);

    stage.setScene(scene);

    stage.show();
}

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Q: Change the colors of vectors? I'm using ListVectorPlot to draw vector fields. Is it possible to change the colors and also the types of the vectors?

A: You can use VectorMarkers to do this starting in V11.3:
data = Table[{-1 - x^2 + y, 1 + x - y^2}, {x, -3, 3, 0.2}, {y, -3, 3, 0.2}];
Row@Table[
    ListVectorPlot[data,
        ImageSize -> 200, VectorPoints -> 8, PlotLabel -> s,
        VectorStyle -> Red, VectorMarkers -> s
    ],
    {s, {"Arrow", "Segment", "Drop", "Pointer", "Toothpick"}}
]

VectorMarkers has nice autocompletions:

There is also StreamMarkers for controlling the appearance of elements in stream plots.

A: You can use VectorStyle to specify both the glyph and color:
data = Table[{-1 - x^2 + y, 1 + x - y^2}, {x, -3, 3, 0.2}, {y, -3, 3, 0.2}];
Row @ Table[ListVectorPlot[data, ImageSize -> 200, VectorPoints -> 8,
   PlotLabel -> s,  VectorStyle -> {s, Red}],
 {s, {"Arrow", "Segment", "Drop",   "Pointer",  "Toothpick"}}]


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The Mona Lisa is actually famous because it was stolen.
Most people don't know that fact. For hundreds of years, while it was still one of many celebrated pieces of art, it didn't stand out on its own. However, all of that changed on August 21, 1911 when it was stolen from the Louvre by one of the employees, an Italian man who believed it belonged back in Italy. The painting was eventually recovered. It was returned to the Louvre on January 4, 1914, after a brief stay in the Uffizi Gallery (or Galleria degli Uffizi) in Florence, Italy. Word spread globally about the theft (and subsequent return) and that's when hordes began traveling to Paris to see it.
Today, the Mona Lisa is considered the most well-known painting in the world. It's visited by over six million people a year.
And I think we saw all of them when we were there. 😉
Waiting in the line to get into the Mona Lisa room
I jest, but that's why I'm writing a separate post about it. There are lots and lots of cool places and things to see in the world. Some of them well-known, some not. The reality of traveling is that in general, if you're going to decide to see something that a vast portion of the population also wants to see, having realistic expectations about it is important. Otherwise, you're going to be disappointed / irritated, etc. Even with realistic expectations, that's still a possibility, so I say, be as prepared as possible.
As I mentioned in my post about the Louvre, which you can read here, there are a plethora of amazing things to see in the museum. and most of them don't attract the kinds of crowds that the Mona Lisa does.
So what's it actually like to see it? Maybe there's a time of day you can go when the crowds aren't as full as when we were there, but our experience was as follows:
It's hot. The room has so many people in it that the temperature is a lot higher than the rest of the museum. I was sweating a bit in there.
It's loud. Again, a lot of people = a lot of noise.
It takes a while to get close to the painting. After ten minutes or so of trying to navigate the crowd, we decided to take some photos and videos, and leave without getting right up close to the painting. I have a camera with a nice telephoto (zoom) lens on it, so that helps. See the photo below.
The painting is smaller than you may think. It's only 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in, or 2′ 6″ x 1′ 9″). Even from a distance, our first reaction was, "Oh, it's a lot smaller than we thought."
Expect a lot of shoving. Americans might consider it rude behavior, but other countries and cultures view that differently. It's all a matter of perspective. I personally think a little kindness goes a long way, but I was knocked into several times. Jolene was pushed as well, and people just bump into you without acknowledgment. To use a Midwestern metaphor, it's a lot of cattle being corralled into one space, all trying to share one small bucket of food. See the video below:
Despite the crowds, I did get one brief chance to photograph the painting, but not up close. As I said, we waited and waited, and tried to get closer, but the shoving was annoying, and it seemed like it was going to take another twenty minutes to get right up to it. I stepped back and put my telephoto lens on my camera. I made sure the settings were correct with a very fast shutter speed, put the camera into burst mode, lifted it up as high as I could, stabilized my arms as best I could, aimed by watching in the viewfinder… and let her rip. I got this shot, which I was able to enjoy at home later, a lot closer and more detailed than I was going to get in person. The spots near the bottom are reflections from the bulletproof glass in front of it.
The Mona Lisa, photographed by Daniel Scherl
After seeing so many other incredible exhibits and pieces of art in the Louvre, I walked out of the Mona Lisa exhibit feeling like, "Cool. We saw the Mona Lisa. Neat. What's next?" I was disappointed that I didn't feel more, that I wasn't particularly moved by it. I wanted to be wowed like the first time I saw the Rosetta Stone in person and nearly burst into tears. That's a story for another post…
As I mentioned at the beginning, my hope in writing this is to provide a realistic expectation of what it's like to see something that so many millions of other people also want to see. It's a little hectic in there, and in the end, there were a lot of other places in the museum where I wanted to spend a lot more time. Admittedly, the masses of people contributed highly to that feeling. Because of the crowds, there was no time or space to actually contemplate the painting, it's history, and it's effect on our world, let alone allow the artwork to access my emotions. However, that's me, and your experience may vary. Some people are not bothered by big crowds. I'm generally not a fan.
After coming home and looking at my photos, I was able to take the time to actually think about the painting. That's when it started to mean more. Regardless of the fact that it's famous because it was stolen, the Mona Lisa is a legendary piece of artwork. It's been enjoyed by millions of people and looked at for over five hundred years. It's an icon of human history, and at the end of the day, I'm grateful we got to see it in person. That's amazing and it is worth the trip.
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Have you experienced love at first sight? That is what happend to me when I discover The Superior Labor, a brand of handmade in Japan leather and canvas goods.
The simplicity of their design, the high quality of their products and the love with which they are made speaks straight to your heart.
I will talk some more about this company soon, but for now, let me show you some photos I took in their special exhibition event in Tokyo, at the Design Festa Gallery in Harajuku, from April 3rd to 5th.
I love leather products because the warm feeling they give me and the long durability they have. TSL has a big selection of wallets and coin purses that can be customizable.
Some of my friends have these gorgeous pen rolls. This product became popular in many countries, not just in Japan. The leather they used to make them it feels very special, sturdy but soft. Those penrolls hold lots of items and look amazing both rolled and open.
I saw this product for the first time in this exhibition… Oh my… I TRULY fell in in love with it… It offers a huge world of use posibilities. I will probably keep a Traveler's Notebook insert inside and use it as a notebook-wallet. It has a L zipper pocket, a loop for a pen and several pockets for cards, passport, tickets, bills… How cool it will be to travel with this!!!
NEW BAG DESIGN!!! It is the vertical version of their super popular Paint Small Shoulder Bag. It also includes a front pocket. Really well done, guys!!!
They just made new pencases. They will be released in September. I love how simple and well done they are. They are customizables and you can choose the color of the paint. I order one in dark green (^____^) It will look amazing with my Traveler's Notebook!!!
They make lots of camping goods too! I didn't know! Lots of specific bags and utensils that makes your camping organization easy and tidy.
This bear just has born! It has a zipper on the back to keep all together the bags of your tent's clips, nails, etc. Isn't it adorable?
So many special edition bags using some William Morris fabrics. So precious!!!
The exhibition atmosphere was very cool… I wish I could had stay longer, but I had to go to work, so I just spend there a little time. Hope to see you again soon!
If you had missed their exhibition in Harajuku, you can still be able to go to their event at Kitamura Photo shop Daikanyama Tsutaya during this week. They have several camera bags and straps, plus other goods that you can buy on the spot. Also, don't miss their film photo exhibition "All you need is love", with the collaboration of the members of the Hachigahana Photograph Club. Enjoy!!!
Those camera bags are so gorgeous, many different sizes and designs, I love them!!!
Gorgeous camera straps with William Morris fabrics.
They also had simple and thin straps for small cameras. I love the burgundy one!
These strong leather straps are so beautiful! And I also love the brass clip board!
Strong and thick bags for your camera accesories (or any other thing you want to carry there).
Totally in love with this brass ruler… In the past I accidentally destroyed some plastic rulers while using a cutter, so, I learned the lesson and now I only use metalic rulers with cutters…..
They have so many available leather stationery items that you can buy on the spot. Usually, this company products are order made, so, now there is no waiting time if you want some of these tools!!!
Those pouches are so cool you can't miss them. I couldn't resist and I got one on the small size to use as purse when traveling light.
I hope you liked this post, I will keep talking about this company soon again, as it became one of my favourites. Don't miss their exhibition if you are in Tokyo until April 15th!
Thanks for sharing about this amazing exhibition, Esther!
I own a couple of TSL canvas products and hope to own one of their beautiful leather products some day.
I particularly like their new bag and the wallet. I could totally fit my Hobonichi Weeks in it!
Keep up the good work and please keep sharing infos like this!
Thank you very much! Yes, they have many accesories that goes very well with Hobonichi too! I like all their products very much… Just to see them it makes me very happy! Thank you so much for your comment!!!
Wow, look at all the amazing products!
I own the leather pen roll and have used it daily for over a year. I love how the leather has aged and has grown along with me on my journaling journey 🙂 I also have a canvas tote and case which I love using the summer months 🙂 Thank you for sharing your findings !
Woaaah! The pen roll is so nice! They have two designs now, one that keeps flat and holds looots of pens and tools and other that rolls. Both are so beautiful… Can you imagine how a home desk will look full of TSL items? woaaaah!!! TSL and Traveler's Notebook… what a cool combination!!! Thank you so much for your comment!
Very beautiful photos Esther ! I am so sad I wasn't able to go to the exhibition, but glad to read your blog post & see all the beautiful things they had there !!!!


When we considered going to Nicaragua in early December, we realized that at that point in time, we had a choice. We could take that trip, or instead use that money to finally buy ourselves some bedroom furniture. Surely, you couldn't have been surprised by our ultimate choice.
And so our bedroom on the second floor of our townhouse remains a largely barren space. There is a king size bed (our first and most important purchase after the home itself – considering that I have spent most of the last year in bed and still require lots of time there recovering). There is a rattan chair that has maybe been used for sitting on once; it instead holds random pieces of clothing and an extra blanket for those chilly nights we've had to endure. There are two night stands which are just small tables on loan from my Mom. They are almost completely covered in random stuff – pill bottles, a book, tissues – except that I have to keep one small corner of mine clear so that the cat has a jumping off point to get onto our tall bed.
There are two mismatched dressers given as hand-me-downs, one that is almost empty still because our wardrobes still resemble those of nomads. With the exception of the copious amounts of lounging items that I own and am wearing holes in, our clothes can almost all still fit in one bag each. I still only own one pair of jeans. Everything is getting worn down and I need to do go shopping soon but I hate malls and I can think of a million other things I'd rather do with my scarce energy.
Our bathroom, weirdly enough, feels like a treasured spot for me (even though it is usually a chaotic mess). I'm not one to cover my walls in quotes or emblematic words, but I bought a shower curtain with a single transformative syllable stretched in script across the top. I like seeing it when I turn over in bed.
We bought this townhouse for a couple of reasons: (1) it's compact (so that we can't accumulate "stuff", even if we tried to) and every square foot is usable space, (2) it has two master suites on the second floor, instead of just one master and a couple of smaller bedrooms. This is unusual but was a big selling point to us given that my mom is living with us, and we didn't want one of us to have to sacrifice. Her bedroom is beautifully decorated and gives us inspiration to someday style our own.
The stairs down lead to the front door, then more stairs to the basement, a door to the one car garage, a half bath, and finally the kitchen and living space. It's adequate in size for the three us, but just, and when the cat decides she owns most of the sofa, one of us is usually left uncomfortable. Given the standard muted colours of any new development, we opted for a teal sofa to brighten the space. Little by little we are making it our own – my favourite add so far is a large photo that Pete took of the shadow of our air balloon over Cappadocia. Few people actually see it for what it is on first glance so it stands out as a conversation piece. And even if no one cares to ask about it, then it feels like a little secret homage to our journey that we don't mind keeping to ourselves.
Down one more set of stairs and we are in the windowless basement, with three walls painted a horrid dark purple by the previous owners. It serves as our office, with desks facing each other anchored by a large bookshelf. Our chairs (IKEA purchases that only caused one fat bloody lip on assembly), provide the first comfortable and stable work environment we've had in years. We are much more productive with a real space to work in, although drop-in passes to the local co-working space have also proven to be an asset given Pete's propensity to be too talk-y when I am trying to write.
Kitty can stay. Purple walls need to go.
I am begrudgingly beginning to love our little townhouse and the home that it is becoming, even if that word itself is something I still stumble over in conversation. It is not likely our forever place, but I feel comfortable and nurtured here. I find that there are moments that I even miss it when I am away.
For this moment in time, it is almost everything that we need. (Minus purple walls and plus Switch. Both to be happening soon.) One day we'll finish off our bedroom. Maybe.
The grand start to our year of adventure.


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Jacob Bouchard
Graduate Research Assistant at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
New Life to Old Technology: Using Radar to Remotely Detect Human Vital Signs
As part of my senior year research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, I've been working with millimeter waves. My project involves using millimeter waves to monitor people's heart rate and breathing from afar. We call this technology non-contact vital sign sensing, and it has staggering potential.
For example, first respondents can use millimeter waves after an earthquake to scan for life signs in a collapsed building. Future Wi-Fi routers or smart speakers might incorporate this technology to monitor the heart rate of seniors who are living alone. If an older adult were to go into cardiac arrest, such a device would generate an alarm at an emergency response center, and an ambulance would then be dispatched.
I like to dream big, but I'm under no illusions when it comes to the practical application of cutting-edge technologies. I recently took part in the National Science Foundation I-Corps program, which is designed to get scientists out of the lab and start them thinking about marketing their inventions.
My team and I worked on a low-cost, low-power chemical sensor. We specifically looked at cleanroom applications in the manufacture of integrated circuits. There are lots of abrasive and caustic chemicals used in this process, and you'd think that companies would want to monitor their levels.
However, our marketing study showed that the opposite was true. The people we interviewed said they weren't especially interested. It wasn't an exhaustive exercise, but it gave me some insight into the way some businesses operate. They won't implement a new technology until a mishap occurs, or they have to comply with a regulation.
From Government Research to Consumer Products
After I graduate, my dream job is to work for a government-sponsored entity like Sandia National Labs. A lot of the technology we take for granted—like the internet and GPS—was publicly funded. Memory foam mattresses and scratch-resistant eyeglasses use technology pioneered by NASA. Other technologies, like drones, began as military hardware, but now have civilian applications.
The non-contact vital sign-sensing project uses the same radar technology that was developed by the military decades ago to track flying airplanes. I'm using these 6G signals to locate and capture the tiny fluctuations that indicate cardiac and pulmonary activity.
Automating Our Experiments and Our Diagnostic Procedures
Working on our prototypes involves some significant challenges. Because we're dealing with invisible millimeter radio waves, it's hard to tell whether our signal sources are working. To make sure all our gear is in operating order, we have to perform complicated diagnostics and calibration procedures that involve dozens of steps. This process is time-intensive if done manually.
As part of our research, we are also exploring the impact of shifting frequencies on the accuracy of our detection technology. These experiments require us to make dozens of rapid changes to the RF signal generator inputs every second, and this is something that also requires a laborious setup.
Checking our gear and cycling through so many frequencies would have taken forever with traditional testing equipment, and so we decided to automate the process. To do this, we connected a Keysight E8254A RF signal generator to a PC running a LabVIEW virtual instrument (VI) that would change its settings multiple times a second.
We were able to incorporate all the functions we needed into a single instance of LabVIEW. With other signal generators, we would have needed to run several VIs to collect the necessary data. However, Keysight's tight integration with LabVIEW allowed us to collect, analyze, and transfer measurements to our data analysis software using a single application.
On average, we saved a couple of hours a day by automating the equipment verification and frequency cycling processes. More importantly, we were able to create more data points and find new ways to collect data. The Keysight RF signal generator paired with LabVIEW gave us the freedom to design new types of tests that were made possible through automation.
Outstanding Support and Learning Tools
The E8254A is a complex scientific apparatus that generates FMCW (frequency-modulated continuous wave) radar signals. It has dozens of functions, many of which are accessible via the instrument panel, and others which can only be activated with software.
There's a lot to learn before you can start using such a piece of equipment. Keysight's documentation makes it easy to get up and running in next to no time. Despite the complexity and the density of the subject matter, the company's user manuals are written in plain English. They're easy to understand and logically sequenced.
Keysight also provides valuable online assistance through its user forums and a library of webinars that cover basic measurement techniques, device calibration, and advanced equipment features, among other things.
These online tools, combined with Keysight's high-quality testing equipment and automation tools, are of tremendous value to academic research facilities and commercial labs. Instead of spending hours entering the same commands over and over again, graduate students and young engineers can devote their time to learning how to take more accurate measurements, and how to use data science to improve the quality of their analyses.
Shaping the Next Generation of Engineers
Through these initiatives, Keysight has created a testing and learning environment that is helping to shape the next generation of engineers. The precision and adaptability of the company's equipment have had a tremendous impact on my research.
The online training and support resources have also proven invaluable to me. I've taken a few webinars that helped me expand my knowledge of testing and measurement in areas that don't involve my vital-sign sensing project. Learning about other technologies and other areas of engineering helps give me a fresh perspective on what I'm doing.
Webinars and discussion forums can help expose you to fresh perspectives in your RF research.
The user forums are also incredibly active, and the level of knowledge of the online Keysight community is remarkable. However, I've yet to ask a question online. The documentation supplied with our Keysight RF signal generator is so comprehensive that I've yet to encounter a situation it doesn't address.
Planting the Seeds of Innovation
I have one more year left in my master's studies and, after that, I may go for my Ph.D. I'm also thinking of commercializing my remote vital-sign-sensing technology, but I'm not a marketer, and I see myself focusing on new research instead.
Right now, I'm working with WPI, Quinsigamond College, and the American Institute of Manufacturing Photonics to set up the LEAP lab, which is a facility for education, applied research, and prototyping. We'll be focusing on integrated circuits that use photons instead of electrons to transmit data.
Keysight is the lab's primary equipment partner. They've been with us since the start of the procurement process and are helping us build a new facility that provides high-end testing equipment to academic and commercial entities.
AIM Photonics, Keysight, and our academic partners are bringing together cutting-edge tools that are too expensive for most university or industry research labs—and making them accessible to the people who need them. We are building the future of engineering in Massachusetts.
Plant the seeds of innovation and see what grows. @Keysight
We have planted the seeds of innovation. Let's see what grows. I am looking forward to the many ways that young engineers are going to transform the world in the years to come
mmwave
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Britain's best-selling secondary school atlas, now in its 98th Edition, Philip's Modern School Atlas is an essential reference work for secondary education (14-18 year olds), suitable for Key Stage 4, GCSE, A-Level and international schools. The contents are divided into sections for ease of use, with each page colour-coded for rapid reference. A 12-page Remote Sensing section covers such topics as satellite imagery and GIS (with an explanation of false-colour usage), incorporating a selection of images used in studies of exploration, land reclamation, erosion, geology, pollution and urban regeneration, with explanatory text.
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Patos nebo pathos (z řec. pathein, podléhat něčemu, trpět) znamená v klasické rétorice jeden ze tří způsobů přesvědčování (vedle osobní přesvědčivosti řečníka u a věcných argumentů čili logu), totiž emotivní apelování na posluchače nebo čtenáře. Patetický řečník používá citově nabité metafory, povznesený jazyk i způsob přednesu a velká, působivá gesta. Může na posluchače útočit výčitkami i přímo vyzývat k činu.
Jako patetickou označujeme promluvu, která je příliš nadnesená, přehnaná (až přemrštěná), citově vzrušená, emotivní, expresivní, аčkoliv tomu celkový kontext a význam promluvy neodpovídá. Často se v patetické promluvě objevují klišé, nevhodné použití metafor apod. Patos se často objevuje tehdy, snaží-li se autor ve čtenáři (divákovi) vyvolat city jako lásku, nadšení, nenávist, odpor, strach aj. a ačkoliv je občas nevyhnutelný, obvykle ukazuje na omezené vyjadřovací schopnosti autora.

Původ
Řecké slovo pathein znamená původně prudké hnutí mysli, citové pohnutí nebo vášeň, tedy něco, čemu člověk více méně bezmocně podléhá. Tentýž výraz označoval i utrpení, tělesné i duševní– podobně jako latinské passio, od něhož se odvozuje naše "pasivní". Podle Aristotelovy "Poetiky" je patos spojen s tragédií. Do evropských jazyků bylo slovo převzato v humanismu a označuje spíše určitý citový duševní stav a prostředky, které ho vyvolávají. Patos se obvykle týká témat a předmětů, které příslušná společnost pokládá za posvátné (vlast, čest, matka, hrdinství), a je tudíž charakterizován krajní vážností a vznešeností; nesnáší se s všednodenností, nepřipouští žádné zlehčení a už vůbec ne posměch.

Už antická rétorika si uvědomovala nebezpečí patetické řeči a Aristotelés ji různě omezuje. Všichni starověcí filosofové varují před "vášněmi", protože člověka unášejí a zbavují tak rozumu i svobody. Ale už spis "O vznešeném" (Peri hypsús), připisovaný jakémusi Longinovi, uvádí právě souvislost patosu a vznešenosti, která se ovšem musí pečlivě vyhýbat přehánění, aby se nestala směšnou.

Romantismus
V tomto smyslu objevila spis evropská literatura 18. století a patos se pak stal podstatnou složkou literérního i uměleckého romantismu v 19. století. Souběžně s kritikou romantismu získal i patos vcelku špatnou pověst a označení patetický se dnes užívá zpravidla pejorativně. Nicméně základní možnost patetické, apelující a strhující řeči, je živá i dnes, zejména v politice a ve veřejném životě, protože může působit a mobilizovat posluchače. I patetické metafory se v politice stále vyskytují (například "Sarajevský atentát"). Naproti tomu v literatuře panuje dnes opačná nálada a řada autorů 19. století působí na současného čtenáře spíše přehnaně nebo dokonce směšně a teatrálně.

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text: Diana Markosian is an Armenian-American artist whose work explores the relationship between memory and place. Born in the former Soviet Union, her family immigrated to the United States when she was a child, leaving her father behind. In 2010, she received her master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Her images can be found in publications like National Geographic Magazine, The New Yorker and The New York Times. In 2016, she became a Magnum nominee.


Robbie isn't your normal high school student. He can teleport.
And in King City, if you've got a superpower, that means you can sign up to be a sidekick, so he does just that.
No sooner than his first day of high school, does the balancing act commence. Making time for his best friend? Finally getting to go out with his crush?
Training with his superhero mentor? Not to mention, there's a psychotic villain on the loose and his minion seems to want to kill him.
When I'm not writing, you can probably find me plotting my next story, playing video games (Eyes up, Guardian), or at the movies with a large Diet Coke and a large popcorn–no butter.
Olivia has now met the attractive couple who has been virtually teasing her, and they want more of her.
Now she has to figure out if she does too, and who exactly she is getting into bed with.


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The Oldest Skyscraper City in the World
The high-rise architectures at Shibam, Wadi Hadhramaut, Yemen.
Shibam, a 1,700-year-old town in Yemen is listed in the Guinness World Records as "the oldest skyscraper city in the world." It is also nicknamed as "the Chicago of the desert" or "the Manhattan of the Middle East." So, what makes this small town with a population of about 7,000 so famous?
The Unique Architecture Of Shibam
The houses of Shibam are unique in nature with all houses being made of mud brick of which 500 are tower blocks. These mud-brick towers rise for about 5 to 11 stories where each of the building's floors have one or two rooms. The buildings originated in the 16th century and were designed to protect the town's residents against Bedouin attacks. Many of these buildings have had to be rebuilt several times over the last few centuries. Shibam represents one of the best and earliest examples of urban planning that involved the construction of multiple-storied vertical structures. The town houses some of the world's tallest mud buildings, some as high as 100 feet. The buildings are maintained and protected from erosion and rain by the application of fresh layers of mud.
The town of Tarim located near Shibam hosts the mudbrick minaret of the Al-Mihdhar mosque. It is the tallest structure in the entire southern Arabian peninsula with a height of about 175 feet.
Current Significance Of Shibam
The town is situated in the Ramlat al-Sab'atayn desert in the Hadhramaut Governorate's central-western section. The nearest towns to Shibam are Tarim and Seiyun. The latter hosts an airport. The city of Shibam currently houses 7,000 residents and is the seat of the Shibam District in the Hadhramaut Governorate. Earlier it was the Hadramawt Kingdom's capital.
Threats To Shibam
The floods of 2008 severely affected Shibam and the flood waters damaged the foundations of many of its multi-storied mud skyscrapers. Some even collapsed during the disaster. The town also witnessed acts of terrorism when it became the target of an Al Qaeda attack in 2009.
Oishimaya Sen Nag April 25 2017 in World Facts
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Where Is The World's Littlest Skyscraper Located?


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    expect(testString).should_be_kind_of(NSString)
  end

  it["responds to method with no args"] = function()
    expect(testString:length()).should_be(5)
  end

  it["responds to method with args"] = function()
    expect(testString:hasPrefix("12")).should_be(true)
  end
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A Zöldre van a rácsos kapu festve egy csárdás. Szerzője ismeretlen. Rátkay László: Bársony uram című 3 felvonásos népszínművében hangzott el a Népszínházban 1887. december 26-án. A darab zenéjét Erkel Elek állította össze.

Feldolgozás:

Kotta és dallam

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Vártam a rózsámra minden este,
nem győztem már a rózsámra várni,
be kellett a, be kellett a rácsos kaput zárni.

Források

Felvételek
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Nation will avenge killing of its bravehearts says Raghubar after paying tributes to Bijay Soreng
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said martyrdom of Bijay Soreng will not go in vain as the nation would avenge his killing. He said that the cowardly act of the terrorists and the proxy war of Pakistan will not last long.
Mr Das said that on three occasions Pakistan has tasted defeat and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it very clear that culprits will not be spared. "We have full faith in our army and once again Pakistan would be defeated," he said while paying tributes to martyr Bijay Soreng whose mortal remains were brought by a special plane to Ranchi. He said that the entire country is with the martyrs of Pulwama and he and his cabinet colleagues have donated their one month salary to the kin of the martyrs of Pulwama.
Mr Das said that the state government will give a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family members of Bijay Soreng apart from a government job and will also look after the education of his children. Later the body of the martyr was sent to Gumla where his last rites would be formed in his ancestral village. Those present on the occasion also included Governor Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon Cabinet Minister CP Singh, many MLAs, DGP DK Pandey, a large number of army personnel and civilians.
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Aap Ke Aa Jane Se
Manoj L Send an email January 9, 2018Last Updated: January 9, 2018
TV Show – Aap Ke Aa Jane Se
Genre – Romance
Star Cast – Suhasi Goradia Dhami, Vedhika, Karan Jotwani, Sahil , Shaily Priya, and Getta Tyagi
Studio – Budhi Tree Multi Media. PVT. LTD
Channel – Zee TV, 10.30 pm
Release Date – 15th Jan 2018
Synopsis: The popular TV Channel called Zee TV has announced the launch of its next fiction show called Aap Ke Aa Jaane Se, which happens to be the unconventional romance film, which transcends the barriers over the age, while the life stages and background. The TV show is produced by the known production company called Bodhi Tree Productions and it is going to hit the channel on 15th Jan 2018 at the time slot of 10.30 pm. The TV show has some of the best star cast, which include Suhasi Dhami which will play the role of Vedika Mathur and Karan Jotwani who would be seen as Sahil Agarwal. Vedika Mathur is playing the 42-year-old strong and independent single mother in it and Sahil Agarwal happens to be a 24-year-old fun-loving, free-spirited young man.
Talking about the plot of the show, it happens to be an unconventional love story, which questions if people are really in need of any social sanction or the stamp of any approval to fall in love. The show is gorgeously synced well with the brand philosophy called Aaj Likehnge Kal. Now, talking about the story of the show, we have the protagonists who work hard to establish their love that needs no licence and it is the very right time when the makers have embarked with the show. The couple has a huge age gap that is seen the plus point of the show. The makers have called the show to fall under the romance and love category, which will be interesting to catch. So, what do you have to say about it, do comment and let us know about it.
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According to the high speed rail authority's website, the bullet train is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by just over one million metric tons annually by 2040. This reduction is supposed to be achieved by replacing almost 10 million miles of motor vehicle travel each day, and eliminating between 93 and 171 daily flights. But these HSR projections have two fatal flaws: they are based on unrealistically high ridership estimates and they fail to take into account the transition to hybrid and plug-in electric cars. If HSR's numbers are adjusted to take these factors into account, the project's emission savings turn out to be much less. Further, they won't have a meaningful impact on climate change.
HSR's Environmental Impact Report used EMFAC2007 to estimate emission savings. EMFAC2007 is an emission model published by the California Air Resources Board ten years ago. It has since been superseded by new versions released in 2011 and 2014. The EMFAC web page specifically states: "Do not use EMFAC 2007 for new studies.". Back in 2007, no Teslas, Chevy Volts or Nissan Leafs had shipped, nor had California begun building its large network of vehicle charging stations. An emissions model created back in 2007 could not take into account what is now obvious: we are undergoing the initial phases of a transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles to hybrid and plug-in electric cars. In fact, the state's goal is for all new cars to be zero emission vehicles by 2050.
Since electric cars use the same power sources as high speed rail their respective contributions to greenhouse gas emissions will be proportional. If electricity is derived from coal, its use will be associated with large volumes of greenhouse gases. If, on the other hand, the electricity comes from wind, solar or nuclear, generating and using it won't contribute to global warming. How much (or even whether) HSR reduces greenhouse gas emissions will then depend on how clean our electricity is, and (if it is not totally clean) how full the HSR trains are. A train carrying several hundred passengers will likely use less electricity than several hundred cars, but the energy savings won't materialize if most seats on the train are not occupied.
And that brings us to the ridership issue. CPC's recent infrastructure study reviewed evidence suggesting that HSR's ridership estimates are wildly optimistic. For example, we point out that HSR's 2040 ridership projection of 33.2 million – 56.8 million passengers is far above current ridership of 11.7 million in Amtrak's northeast corridor linking Boston, New York and Washington. The northeast corridor has more people, is more densely populated and is much more accustomed to rail travel than California – so its ridership levels would appear to provide a ceiling for California HSR utilization. If that's the case, HSR is overstating ridership – and thus greenhouse gas emissions savings – by a factor of three or more.
Even in the extremely unlike event that HSR's one million metric ton annual emission savings estimate were to be realized, it wouldn't have a significant impact on global warming. According to EPA figures, global CO2 emissions total 9449 metric tons in 2011. Assuming this level remains constant and that HSR's estimates are correct, the project would only reduce global emissions by about 0.01%. And, based on the evidence provided above, it is safe to assume that the real savings will be a small fraction of this figure.
A fair rejoinder is that even though nothing California does by itself will significantly move the dial on global emissions, the example we set for the result of the world is more important. If an affluent economy like ours' can't get emissions under control, how can we expect others to do so. But if we want to set an example, shouldn't we do so in a cost-effective manner? Spending $64 billion to achieve minimal emission savings does not set a good example. Undoubtedly, there are ways to make steeper reductions in emissions at lower cost.
Marc Joffe is the director of policy research for the California Policy Center.


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import argparse
import glob
import os

import adb.commands

def argument_parser():
    """Return an argument parser for this script."""
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description='Convenience script for pushing Swift build products to '
                    'an Android device.')
    parser.add_argument(
        'paths',
        nargs='+',
        help='One or more paths to build products that should be pushed to '
             'the device. If you specify a directory, all files in the '
             'directory that end in ".so" will be pushed to the device.')
    parser.add_argument(
        '-d', '--destination',
        help='The directory on the device the files will be pushed to.',
        default=adb.commands.DEVICE_TEMP_DIR)
    parser.add_argument(
        '-n', '--ndk',
        help='The path to an Android NDK. If specified, the libc++ library '
             'in that NDK will be pushed to the device.',
        default=os.getenv('ANDROID_NDK_HOME', None))
    parser.add_argument(
        '-a', '--destination-arch',
        help='The architecture of the host device. Used to determine the '
             'right library versions to send to the device.',
        choices=['armv7', 'aarch64'],
        default='armv7')
    return parser

def _push(sources, destination):
    print('Pushing "{}" to device path "{}".'.format(sources, destination))
    print(adb.commands.push(sources, destination))

def main():
    """
    The main entry point for adb_push_built_products.

    Parse arguments and kick off the script. Return zero to indicate success.
    Raises an exception otherwise.
    """
    parser = argument_parser()
    args = parser.parse_args()

    for path in args.paths:
        if os.path.isdir(path):
            full_paths = [
                os.path.join(path, basename)
                for basename in glob.glob(os.path.join(path, '*.so'))]
            _push(full_paths, args.destination)
        else:
            _push(path, args.destination)

    if args.ndk:
        libcpp = os.path.join(args.ndk,
                              'sources',
                              'cxx-stl',
                              'llvm-libc++',
                              'libs',
                              {
                                  'armv7': 'armeabi-v7a',
                                  'aarch64': 'arm64-v8a',
                              }[args.destination_arch],
                              'libc++_shared.so')
        _push(libcpp, args.destination)

    return 0


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Everyone brews tea differenty and all tea is different but sometimes you want a starting point - a template that you can follow from which you can begin to experiment and personalise your brewing.
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2017 Circle City Classic Parade Grand Marshall Update
(Photo By Flickr User Bryan Horowitz)
Indiana Black Expo, Inc. has named five time NBA Champion Ron Harper as the grand marshal of this year's Circle City Classic Parade®.
This year's parade will take place on Saturday, September 23rd beginning at 10 AM Eastern/9 AM Central, beginning at North and Pennsylvania Streets in Indianapolis, IN.
About Ron Harper:
Harper starred at Miami University in Oxford, OH for four seasons (1982-1986). As a freshman, Harper scored 12.8 points per game and led Miami in rebounding with 7.0 per game as the team went 13-15. As a sophomore, he led the Redhawks in scoring as they won the Mid American Conference championship, MAC tournament championship and earned a berth in the NCAA tournament. In his junior year he was named MAC Player of the Year. In his senior season he set both a Miami and a MAC tournament single game scoring record of 45 points in one game. He was named MAC Player of the Year and named second-team All American by both the Associated Press (AP) and united Press International (UPI). Harper is Miami's all-time leading scorer.
Ron Harper was selected in the first round (eighth overall) in the 1986 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Harper made his NBA debut on November 1, 1986. He went on to play for the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers. He played 16 NBA seasons, scored 13,910 points, 3,916 assists and five championships. Harper is one of only three people to ever win consecutive NBA Championships on two different teams.
IBE (Indiana Black Expo) President and CEO Tanya Bell said,
"The Indiana Black Expo is pleased to welcome Ron Harper to Indianapolis and we are looking forward to having him as our Grand Marshal."
If you will be attending this event, make sure you bring your chair for the best seat on the block. Nearly 100,000 spectators gather each year to witness the pageantry, celebrities, floats, and marching bands as they wind their way through the streets of Indianapolis.
Past Parade grand marshals have included renowned celebrities such as Jerry Rice, Kelly Rowland, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Soulfood's Boris Kodjoe, and Grammy Award-winning gospel recording artist, Yolanda Adams.
For more information or to purchase tickets to the 34th Annual Circle City Classic®, make sure you go online to www.circlecityclassic.com.
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Many quartz crystals have visible areas of previous contact with other crystals. Because the other individual crystals in the family grew so close, and the crystals were not on a parallel growth path, the quartz formed in such a way as to compensate for the other's presence in the ordering of molecules.
It may help to picture the way that a tree growing right next to a chain-link fence will, in time, envelope parts of the fence as it grows. In resting one's finger or thumb on the contact impression of a quartz crystal one may note that the digit enters below the "surface barrier" of the crystal rather than merely resting on the flat face of the stone.
This point of contact is an ideal way to enter and exchange with the vibrational frequency of the quartz crystal in a way with which it was formerly accustomed. The crystal actually compensated in molecular structuring and formed specifically in order to have an exterior member present in that area.
Andy & Maria share their input on Crystals and many other subjects.


Although presidential elections gather a lot of attention from investors, we believe the specific person or party getting elected in this cycle may be less important than the forces driving the elections.
The Fed is likely to raise rates gradually and we don't expect the tighter policy to create a recession.
Our equity allocations remain primarily domestic, although we believe emerging markets present an attractive return/risk opportunity for risk-tolerant investors.
We include a range of maturities in our fixed income allocations.
Our commodities allocation remains focused on gold to help address certain geopolitical and currency risks.
Our style guidance remains modestly in favor of growth over value at 60/40.
For over 16 years, including many prior to forming Confluence, we've worked together providing quarterly reports about our asset allocation models. And every four years we face a presidential election that often attracts an outsized amount of attention from investors. We frame it as outsized because the outcome of most presidential elections alone is generally not of great consequence to the markets. Elections certainly do have broad consequences, but the financial markets usually adjust pretty quickly.
This isn't to say presidential elections are insignificant. But right now, the specifics of who occupies the White House is perhaps less important than understanding the changing force voters are exerting on the U.S. political system. So, regardless of which party takes the helm, both are going to have to deal with this force, which we expect to continue and grow well beyond this election cycle. What does this force look like? It's complex and multifaceted, but we think it's essentially a transition. We believe our economic philosophy is shifting away from an emphasis on efficiency, and more toward one of equality. We expect this shift to take years, and last for perhaps decades. If we are near the beginning of the transition, as we believe we are, there a few things for an investor to monitor.
To begin, let's consider what we mean by "efficiency" in the economy. With efficiency, tax rates and regulation are lower, fostering greater competition and innovation. Patent applications rise, along with technological developments that drive new products and processes. Business efficiency and profitability rise, while those building better mousetraps earn and keep significant wealth. Global trade rises as businesses seek to shift production to areas of lower cost, while simultaneously growing into new markets. Technology and globalization create obsolescence in the labor force, along with the creative destruction of existing plants, equipment and processes. Innovation and competition lower inflation, which benefits the broad population, but high returns on capital accrue disproportionately to those who have capital. In a nutshell, you get the Internet, iPhone and low prices, while workers are displaced and the wealthy become wealthier. We've been in the efficiency cycle for almost 40 years.
In contrast, with an "equality"-focused economy, tax rates and regulations rise, lowering incentives to innovate. Competition declines as a more rigid regulatory framework gains prominence. New product development declines, employment becomes more predictable and there's less obsolescence. Global trade slows, creating more inflation. The income gap narrows between the wealthy and the poor. Here we see much longer cycles between the new iPhones, and they're even more expensive with fewer meaningful upgrades. The retail industry is less threatened by Amazonian forces and participation in the labor market can stabilize and even grow. We may be heading into this environment. The chart on the next page illustrates the efficiency/equality transition.
A transition from efficiency to equality will take time and transcend several election cycles. The speed and depth of the transition are difficult to predict, but we feel the political parties are likely to feel ongoing pressure to change the established system of efficiency. Too many voters feel as though the current environment is unacceptable. Politicians and parties will adjust or lose their positions of governance.
Although we may be at the beginning of a transition, we don't believe it's likely to create a recession over our projected forecast period of three years. On that front, we believe Fed policy is more immediately relevant. Although the Fed has telegraphed a moderate pace of raising rates, forward interest rates indicate a broad expectation that the Fed will go even slower. In this instance, our expectations are more aligned with the market, and we believe the economy is likely to continue along its path of slow growth for quite a while.
Although the aforementioned transition to equality may lower growth in corporate profits and increase inflation, we expect a gradual pace of change, allowing equities to perform reasonably well. Looking forward, we believe the return/risk profile of stocks is generally constructive and we continue to diversify across capitalization sizes. This quarter we trim the small cap exposure in some portfolios, recognizing its recent strong performance. We are also beginning to utilize emerging market equities across more portfolios as we see potential upside from favorable currency trends and low valuations. Still, emerging market equities are highly volatile, so we utilize only a limited allocation, except where risk tolerance is high.
With regard to our large cap sector weights, we remain overweight energy but pare back the exposure after the sector's very strong performance. We are also overweight the technology, industrial and consumer discretionary sectors, while being underweight financials, utilities and telecom. (We continue to allocate to real estate as a separate asset class; see comments in the Other Markets section below.) These sector views are formed from our work on valuations and industry fundamentals. Our growth/value posture remains at 60/40.
As the economy shifts from efficiency to equality, we will be keeping close tabs on inflation, which tends to create significant risks for bond investors. However, we do not anticipate inflation to emerge quickly or without a measure of warning. Excess global supply capacity remains high for many industries and inflation is unlikely to build unless global trade is dialed down. Such a trend is possible but not yet in place. Accordingly, we continue to believe bond investors can utilize a combination of short, intermediate and long maturities in their portfolios. Bonds continue to provide excellent diversification and can help to address market volatility when combined with other asset classes.
At this point we do not anticipate a recession and do not expect large increases in bond defaults. Therefore, we continue to believe corporate bonds are relatively attractive. Still, our focus remains on investment grade corporate bonds, which we prefer over speculative grade bonds.
We expect real estate fundamentals to remain generally strong and believe this asset class can benefit from ongoing low interest rates. Still, this asset class has performed very well and we trim the exposure in some portfolios this quarter. Looking forward, the return/risk remains attractive, particularly where income is an objective.
Commodities continue to provide diversification and we focus our commodities allocation on gold. Gold helps to address some of the risks emerging from global central bank policies aimed at depreciating currencies. This precious metal can also help address certain geopolitical risks and can perform well in the event the U.S. dollar weakens relative to other major currencies.


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How to Get Through an Affair
Thriving Center of Psychology Blog How to Get Through an Affair
Healing after an affair is painful, tough, and takes time. While a relationship can survive infidelity, both parties have to commit to repairing the damage and begin to rebuild trust. It's not an exaggeration when you say that it can be a gut-wrenching process. Regardless of the decision to stay or leave, learning how to get over an affair is crucial in moving forward. Whether you're experiencing guilt from cheating or confusion and loneliness from being cheated on, there are steps you can take to get over an affair.
What is Considered an Affair?
So, what is considered an affair? Most people agree that a sexual relationship is an affair, but what about messaging an ex on social media or sending a flirty message from an online dating profile? Where is the line?
Research into the opinion of 1,000 Americans found that 71-76% of respondents agree that physical, sexual contact is cheating. Some respondents also consider the following as cheating:
Maintaining an online dating profile
Going to a strip club
Sending flirty messages
Following an ex on social media
Often, emotional cheating is just as bad as a physical affair. It sometimes feels easier to label a physical affair. An emotional affair tends to include more intimacy plus an emotional investment and connection. While cheaters may not view an emotional affair as bad as a physical one, you typically feel the same hurt and betrayal because of the deception.
Why Do Affairs Happen?
There is no one perfect answer as to why people cheat. Dr. Tirrell DeGannes, Licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York City, says, "In my experience, clients end up cheating because there was unaddressed unhappiness. An opportunity presented itself that the cheater never mentally prepared to reject, and they found themselves going further without justification. Close relationships outside of the relationship progressed without acknowledgment or boundaries."
The reason why a person may cheat is usually complex. Cheating is notorious for being a relationship killer. One study sheds some light on the reason why people cheat, and it's far from simple. The main reasons for cheating included:
Low commitment
Lack of love
Sexual desire
The study found that different motivations influenced why people cheat, how long they would cheat, the emotional investment in the affair, and the outcome of the primary relationship.
There isn't usually one apparent reason why someone cheats. The truth is that everyone's relationship or situation is unique. As much as you can try, you can't control someone else's actions.
6 Steps: How to Overcome an Affair
It's normal to feel a range of emotions after an affair, from grief and longing to anger and betrayal. Working through an affair is a harrowing experience that takes a lot of effort from both parties. While infidelity causes emotional pain, you can take the first step to mend the relationship if both parties are committed to healing.
Stop the Affair
If you're looking to work through the affair, naturally, the first step is to sever all connections with the third party. That means promising to stop the affair immediately and no longer see the other person. All texts, phone calls, coffee breaks, and in-person conversations should end. If you work with the person, keep your relationship strictly professional and limit contact where possible. It's important to be open and honest as you begin to rebuild trust with your partner.
Seek Couples Therapy
Research shows that some couples choose to remain together and overcome the hurt of the affair. Forgiveness is a critical component of the healing process. Although forgiveness is an essential part of moving forward, it's also one of the hardest parts. Couples often seek couples therapy to help.
Understand Why the Affair Happened
Another key element of the healing process is exploring the emotions and thoughts surrounding the affair. Think about structuring the communication of the affair. Dr. Tirrell DeGannes says, "the top priority is to open up dialogue to its fullest extent. There cannot continue to be a line in the sand about what is acceptable sharing and what isn't. A culture of secrets leads to perpetual trust issues."
Talking about the affair, asking, and answering questions is hard, but it's difficult to recover from something you never speak about. Understanding why the affair happened is the first step before acceptance, accountability, and responsibility.
Address Problems in the Relationship
The reason that someone has an affair is usually complex; it can signify deeper problems within the relationship. By talking through the affair and addressing any other issues within the relationship, you can begin to rebuild trust. After a partner cheats, it can feel almost impossible to trust them. Committing to being honest and open with each other is crucial.
Don't Bottle Up Your Emotions
It's natural to feel angry, hurt, bitter, and any other emotional state you find yourself in. Don't try to hide or bottle up your emotions. To get over an affair, you have to work through the pain, which means being honest with yourself and your partner about how you feel. Begin to deal with your emotions so that you can start the healing process.
While there will be yelling, Dr. Tirrell DeGannes says, "I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. To get to the point where yelling doesn't occur, take deep breaths, write down your thoughts, and read them to your partner until you're used to speaking calmly."
How long does it take to get over an affair? With different types of cheating, couples, and emotions, several factors affect the affair's recovery timeline. From discovery and grievance to acceptance, you can't put a precise time on that. It takes time to work through an affair. Whether you decide to stay together or separate, try to be patient with yourself and your partner.
Relationship Issues: Speaking to a Couples Therapist
As an affair is an intense emotional experience, seeking help from a couples therapist can help you deal with the events. Couples therapists are not there to take sides; they help you put the situation into perspective and identify issues that could have led to this moment. Ultimately, their job is to help you to learn to rebuild your relationship. Whether you decide to separate or stay in the relationship, both parties can still benefit from seeking couples therapy as you can apply your new learnings in the future.
Treating the trauma of an affair, processing, and healing all takes time. While you may seek outside support for an affair, many couples also benefit from ongoing treatment. If you're feeling stuck in a troubled relationship, asking for help can help you move forward. Sometimes, asking for help can be the biggest step in itself.
Relationship therapy is about helping you to build healthy steps towards a more positive future. When there's so much intense emotion involved, as with an affair, it can be difficult to communicate and find a resolution. If you or your partner need support, the Thriving Center of Psychology team can help you. Schedule an in-person or online therapy consultation by booking an appointment online or over the phone.
Why Do Humans Compare Themselves to Others (And How to Stop)
Comparison is human nature and a common part of human social life. It's normal to compare yourself to your past self, others in your age group, or online. Social comparison isn't all bad. It can help to set a baseline that can support growth.
What to Do When Experiencing a Panic Attack
Has your heart ever started to race for no apparent reason? Did you feel like you couldn't breathe or think clearly? If so, you might have experienced a panic attack. At least 23% of people in the United States have gone through one or more of these...
Conflict in Relationships
What's the most troublesome conflict that most couples have? . . . No conflict at all. But what does it mean to have "no conflict"? And is it really what partners disagree about? Or more how they do it?
How to Overcome Public Speaking
About 10% of the U.S. population enjoys public speaking, and another 10% are so terrified of speaking in front of people, they qualify for glossophobia.
What are the Signs You Should See a Couples Therapist?
If you and your partner are going through a hard time, it may be time to see a couples therapist. It can be overwhelming and daunting to delve into your deepest secrets. Speaking to an outside party for the first time can feel terrifying.
How to Avoid Distractions at Work and Stay Focused
Emails, smartphones, calls, colleagues; the list goes on. It's no surprise that so many people struggle with distractions and staying focused at work. Some days it can feel like you are constantly being interrupted...


Mid october now, and the garden has had it's first frost — this one killing off the remaining squashes. Garlic is in in the beds that had favas and corn earlier, and a few of the beds in the main part of the garden have been seeded with cover crop. There's still a bit more cleanup to go, but there's very little harvesting left to do.
A couple short months ago, we were at the tail end of a long, hot, dry spell, 3 months of above average heat and no rain. The yard wais crispy brown, and even the weeds were dead. Then the rains came back with cooler weather, stunting the tomatoes and starting a second spring around the garden. Trees that had trouble with the dry weather put out new sets of leaves, the blackberries plumped up, and the lawn turned green again.
As for next year. I think that the tomatoes could do with either being farther forward to catch later in the day sun, or of course, safely plopped in a greenhouse. Peppers really need the greenhouse. If we don't do that, we should inprovise a plastic row cover of some sort. The tomatillo didn't set any fruit. It's the first time we've had one fail.
5 zucchini plants is really excessive, especially when you have a couple of weeks in August where they're ignored and they have rain. 3 would do us in peak times. The pattypans did well enough, but they seemed to be incinsistent producers. 2 butternut squash plants produced 14 fruits, and that should do us for a good chunk of the winter. 5 pumpkins may be a bit much, but the two that came off the pucchini are worth all the effort. They're long and thin as pumpkins go, or long and fat as zucchinis do.
The beans did well enough given the peak time was when we didn't have the time to harvest.
The sunflowers were excellent. We had bunches of cut flowers anytime we went out for them and we barely dented what was out there. The big ones grew to 10 feet or so with foot plus heads, the little ones ranged from dandelion sized to a 9 footer. They shoudl probably move, but I'm not sure where to.
Tentative plan now is to put other crops where the squash were this year, move them to some combination of the main garden bed and the tomato bed. Move the tomatoes to the interstitial area where the squash was this year, transplant the strawberries that are invading the sprawly bed into the ex-garlic bed, and put potatoes in the sprawly bed. That opens up a bunch of the main beds for something else. We'll see how well that plan holds up.