As we know that, the process of immigration is long. The particular process talks about the planning to move to abroad. The process itself is the documentation and approval for immigration to abroad. The process is long because it includes a lot of confidential information about the person who wants to get their visa or immigration services in Perth done. On the other hand, the process is too risky and includes a risk of disapproval at any time due to lot many reasons. The first and foremost reason is incomplete information about the person or the bad reputation about the person in home country or in any country. The immigration or visa process always starts with hiring the immigration agent who works at the behalf of the person to do the visa and immigration formalities done. The immigration agent is important person as the agent knows the process well and can save a desired person from any kind of hassle. On the other hand, agent is the person who can make the life difficult of the desired person by not doing the work in an authentic way, this leads to a whole carrier destruction. This is the only reason choosing the right and experienced agent is important for every person who wishes to travel.
Choosing a right agent who can get the visa done and right agent is the person who works on your behalf and make you able to move to desired country. Choosing agent may require time as everyone quote different prices for the process. One choose agent by looking, authenticity, and reasonable rates.
After choosing, an authentic agent next step is providing all the necessary documents to the agent. All the necessary documents includes the copy of NIC and other documents along with the pictures. All of this required a solid reason to move to abroad. There might be several reason some go for setting education, some go to meet their families, some go for holidays, some go for permanent stay, some go for job purposes. All the reason at the end requires a visa that shows a permission to move to abroad.
After giving all the documents to desired agent now, the person has to wait for the process done and approval to move to abroad. If the visa is approved the person can move to abroad by selecting the desired flight at desired date.
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Last week, we released the latest update of Oracle Secure Global Desktop.
Release 5.1 introduces a number of bug fixes and smaller changes but the most interesting one is definitely increased support for html5-based client access. In SGD 5.0 we added support for Apple iPads using Safari to connect to SGD and display your session right inside the browser. The traditional model for SGD is that you connect using a webbrowser to the webtop and applications that are displayed locally using a local client (tta). This client gets installed the first time you connect. So in the traditional model (which works very well...) you need a webbrowser, java and the tta client. With the addition of html5 support, there's no longer a need to install a local client, in fact, there is also no longer a need to have java installed. We currently support Chrome as a browser to enable html5 clients. This allows us to enable html5 on the android devices and also on desktops running Chrome (Windows, MacOS X, Linux).
Connections will work transparently across proxy servers as well. So now you can run any SGD published app or desktop right from your webbrowser inside a browser window. This is very convenient and cool.


In the science fiction world, I am pretty partial to Robert Heinlein, as a matter of fact, I use several selected quotes of his on a routine basis.
Therefore, since I am doing reviews of prepper books, to include prepper fiction I had to throw Farnham's Freehold into the stack of books.
As you see from the book's cover Heinlein knew this book would be a little controversial. It should be understood, that being fiction, the book can take some liberties with reality.
The book begins with a nuclear war scenario, and Farnham and family take refuge in his bomb shelter – and wake up after being transported into the distant future.
The characters then deal with issues that go unspoken in many prepper households – namely, who is in charge, how to divide responsibilities, are guests "entitled" to an equal share, as well as the pure fun (and extreme work) of solving the problems of rebuilding humanity.
Unfortunately, in Heinlein's future, after the bombs the world blames the destruction on the white race, and subjugates them into a source of food as well as slaves. The white race is bred to be smaller than current men, and most males are castrated.
Farnham rebels at this idea and devises a way to return to the past to prevent this, while his wife and son decide to stay.
There are several themes in this book worth exploring, and I feel that any reasonably intelligent person can decide what is literary license, and what is worth discussing.


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List of Ivy League Schools
September 21, 2021 | bestvalue
Some of the world's most prestigious institutions for higher learning are on the list of the U.S. list of Ivy League schools. These private institutions are known for their highly selective admissions process, rigorous academic programs, and their habit of graduating future leaders.
Here is the list of Ivy League Schools in Alphabetical Order!
That being said, what deems an institution to be "Ivy League" may not be what you think. Though most believe it's due to a school's prestigious academics, cutting-edge research, or antiquated heritage, none of those things brought about the term "Ivy League." In 1954 these schools were more well-known for their success in college sports. The renowned term was coined when these institutions were included at the formation of the NCAA athletic conference for Division I.
Since the 1950s these universities have gained notoriety for accomplishments outside of sports, making them some of the best universities in the world. It's incredible to think that all but one of these institutions was founded before the Revolutionary War.
While each one holds its own in accomplishments and academics, there is no shortage of rivalry between the Ivy League schools of the United States.
1 Brown University Providence, Rhode Island
2 Columbia University New York City, New York
3 Cornell University Ithaca, New York
4 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire
5 Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts
Brown University is a private innovative institution where students embrace an open curriculum. Students design their personalized course of study that allows them to be engaged as open thinkers and intellectual risk-takers. They learn to be multidisciplinary in the rigorous academic pursuit of their education. Those seeking a medical degree can design their program to allow them to complete their entire medical education from undergraduate to postgraduate in eight years.
Brown University is home to six libraries with over 250 special collections that house rare primary research material.
Acceptance Rate: 8%
Columbia University boasts one of the most diverse student bodies in the United States and has been an institution on the frontlines for many significant platforms and innovations. Columbia offers a unique focus on research and teaching of global issues while creating cross-cultural and multidisciplinary academic opportunities. The undergraduate schools of Columbia are Columbia College, the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of General Studies. The graduate schools of Columbia are the business and law schools, the Teacher College, and the Valegos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Students have access to 22 libraries on campus, 200 research institutes, and laboratories. Students also have access to thousands of internships while they attend Columbia where they build lifetime collaborations with other professionals.
The youngest Ivy League school, Cornell University, was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. With the mission of instructing any student on any subject of study, Cornell offers an opportunity for students to produce creative work while promoting inquiry across a broad spectrum. The undergraduate colleges of Cornell admit their students and provide their faculty. The largest undergraduate colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Though Cornell is known for all of its graduate schools, perhaps the most well-known is its top-ranked college Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Weill Cornel Medical College. Other top-ranked graduate colleges are the School of Veterinary Medicine and Hotel Administration.
Hanover, New Hampshire
Home to the highly regarded Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College has been an institution that has lead out in being the first in many ways. Dartmouth opened the first graduate school of management in the world as well as establishing one of the first Native American programs in the country. Dartmouth is also home to the first computer programming language, BASIC, that paved the way for multiple other computing innovations. The learning environment is very intimate and personalized as the faculty to student ratio is 7 to 1, allowing for thorough mentorships and interdisciplinary collaboration. The college offers more than 50 research-focused centers and institutes.
As the oldest institution for higher learning in the United States, Harvard University was founded in 1636. Harvard is perhaps the most recognizable and most selective Ivy League school. Ivy League rankings often list Harvard in one of the top three positions.
As a premier research university, there are over 100 research centers on campus and 13 schools and institutes. Not only are the academics top-ranked but students have options for hundreds of extracurricular, co-curricular, and athletic organizations. Harvard is also home to the oldest library collection and the largest private collection in the world.
Founded in 1746, Princeton University stands out internationally as one of the best research institutions in the world. Princeton is home to numerous specialized libraries and state of the art laboratories and facilities. Students receive a very personalized educational experience with a ration of only 5 students to 1 faculty member. This enables each student to be personally mentored not only by an expert but also a top researcher within their field. A few of the top majors at Princeton are computer and informational support sciences, social sciences, engineering, biological, and biomedical sciences. Princeton has graduated past U.S. presidents, Supreme Court Justices, and Nobel Prize winners.
As the only Ivy League founded in part by Benjamin Franklin, University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740. Another distinguishing item that sets U Penn apart from the other Ivy Leagues is that it has the highest international student enrollment with students hailing from more than 100 countries. There is a mix of liberal arts curriculum as well as professional education from students to choose from. The top-ranked schools include the Wharton Schools, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Perelman School of Medicine. The professional graduate schools include the Weitzman School of Design and the School of Dental Medicine. All these programs have engaging state of the art facilities and laboratories in which students learn alongside renowned faculty members.
Founded in 1701, Yale University is home to not only the top-ranked law school but the highly regarded Yale School of Drama as well. Other unique programs offered at Yale include the Betty and Whitney MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies where students are educated on international affairs, cultures, and societies around the world. This education comes with opportunities to research abroad. Yale also offers 12 professional schools including schools of law, medicine, management, art, and nursing. Yale was also the first institution in the country to award doctoral degrees to students.
Ivy League schools happen to be ranked among the best institutions for higher learning in the world for various reasons unique to each university. Though most think what determines an Ivy League is its prestige, it actually began as the athletic conference the schools belonged to. Each institution has rigorous admissions and an excellent graduation rate, and each one would be an excellent choice. However, we always recommend researching which school and its programs best fit with your individual education plan before applying.
Ivy League Schools are listed in alphabetical order. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

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Архієпископ Феоктіст (в миру Федір Аполлонович Попов; , Верхній Салтів, Вовчанський повіт, Харківська губернія — ) — випускник Харківської духовної семінарії; соборний ієромонахів Києво-Печерської лаври (синодальної); настоятель Києво-Пустинно-Миколаївського монастиря, в.о. ректора Київської духовної семінарії. Видатний церковний педагог Російської імперії, засновник православної періодики. Єпископ Відомства православного сповідання Російської імперії з титулом «Рязанський і Зарайський».

Біографія
Народився у сім'ї священика слободи Верхній Салтів, Вовчанського повіту Харківської губернії

Навчався спочатку в Харківської семінарії, а потім у Київській духовній академії, яку закінчив у 1851 році.

5 серпня 1851 року пострижений у чернецтво, 14 серпня висвячений в ієродиякони і 26 вересня — в ієромонахи.

27 вересня того ж року був призначений у Воронезьку семінарію помічником ректора з викладання богослов'я.

7 вересня 1852 року затверджений у ступені магістра богослов'я.

14 липня 1853 року переведений викладачем в Київську духовну семінарію.

21 січня 1855 року зарахований до соборних ієромонахів Києво-Печерської лаври.

17 грудня 1856 року призначений інспектором Київської духовної семінарії. У 1858 році тимчасово виконував обов'язки ректора і керував Києво-Пустинно-Миколаївським монастирем.

5 грудня 1859 року назначений ректором Тамбовської духовної семінарії і 20 грудня — архімандритом Козловського монастиря.

12 лютого 1860 року призначений членом тамбовської духовної консисторії, 15 того ж лютого — цензором проповідей і 23 — благочинним монастирів Тамбовської єпархії.

6 жовтня його призначили ректором Київської семінарії та настоятелем Києво-Пустинно-Миколаївського монастиря, 18 листопада — членом київської духовної консисторії, 13 лютого 1861 року — членом київської академічної конференції та академічного духовно-цензурного комітету і 15 лютого — членом окружного академічного правління. З 15 квітня до 20 жовтня 1863 року Феоктіст був членом київського єпархіального комітету з поліпшення побуту духовенства, з 11 вересня 1865 року по 25 вересня 1868 року — членом педагогічної ради при Київській консисторії з управління церковно-приходськими школами єпархії та з 15 квітня по 6 липня 1866 року — головою академічного комітету по складанню програми для викладання педагогіки в семінаріях.

19 вересня 1868 року архімандрит Феоктіст був викликаний на служіння в Петербург, де одночасно був і членом петербурзької консисторії.

З 8 лютого по 22 квітня 1869 року він був присутній в утвореному при священному Синоді комітета з перетворенню духовної академії.

19 травня 1869 року призначений єпископом Староруським, вікарієм Новгородської єпархії. Хіротонісаний 25 травня.

8 червня був визначений управителем Хутинського монастиря; 15 червня — головним членом Новгородської губернської училищної ради та головою новгородського губернського присутствія по забезпеченню побуту духовенства новгородської єпархії; 27 листопада — віце-президентом новгородського тюремного комітету.

7 грудня 1874 року переведений на Симбірську кафедру. 1 лютого 1875 року призначений головою симбірського губернського присутствія по забезпеченню побуту духовенства, 10 того ж лютого — віце-президентом симбірського тюремного комітету, 3 квітня — керуючим сизранським Вознесенським монастирем і 7 грудня — головою відкритого його ж стараннями симбірського єпархіального комітету православного місіонерського товариства.

Заснував благочинні ради і при них окружні бібліотеки для духовенства, ввів у практику загальнопархіальні та окружні з'їзди духовенства, підняв питання про влаштування емеритурної каси та єпархіального свічкового заводу, відкрив в симбірській семінарії на місцеві кошти, з метою поліпшення постановки місіонерського справи, кафедру для вивчення розколу, заснував у місцевості проживання розкольників протирозкільне Миколаївське братство, а в центрі мусульманських і чуваських поселень — особливу школу місіонерського типу, перетворив симбирське жіноче духовне училище з однокласного в трикласне.

22 вересня 1882 року він був призначений єпископом Рязанським і Зарайським.

24 березня 1885 року — проведено в архієпископи.
У рязанської єпархії особливі зусилля були спрямовані на розвиток протирозкільної місії.

В Симбірській та Рязанській єпархіях, внаслідок частих об'їздів церков, він безпосередньо був знайомий із станом парафій і знав все своє духовенство в обличчя.

Бувши сам в початку своєї служби досить тривалий час (з 15 листопада 1860 р. по 25 вересня 1868 р.) редактором журналу «Керівництво для сільських пастирів», він дуже цікавився місцевим духовним друком і дбав про її розвиток. Їм засновані «Сімбірські Єпархіальні Відомості» (1876 року), «Збірник слів і повчань при рязанському братстві св. Василя» (з 1889) і «Місіонерський Збірник», при тому ж братстві (з 1891 р.), і розширена програма видання «Рязанських Єпархіальних Ведомостей» (1889). Феоктіст цікавився також і наукою: ним надруковано самостійне дослідження — «Імператор Юстиніан I і його заслуги у відношенні до церкви Христової» (Київ, 1856 р.); під кінець життя він цікавився археологією, надаючи діяльну підтримку різним археологічним установам та починанням, за що був обраний почесним членом Санкт-Петербургського Археологічного інституту (18 січня 1888 р.) та археологічного товариства при Київській духовній академії (16 січня 1888 р.).

Посилання

Архієпископи Російської православної церкви
Єпископи Російської православної церкви
Журналісти Російської імперії
Педагоги Російської імперії
Православні єпископи
Персоналії:Київ
Уродженці Вовчанського повіту
Історики Російської імперії

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Network Cabling | 3rd Award!
Strongsville, Ohio - GTS Communications, a telecommunications firm specializing in business phone systems and fiber cabling, has won its third Weatherhead 100 Upstart honor for outstanding growth.
The 2007 Weatherhead 100 program recognizes more than 100 of the fastest-growing companies in Northeast Ohio based on revenue growth from 2002 to 2006.
The Upstart category awards companies whose percentage sales growth qualifies for the Weatherhead 100 and who employed 15 or fewer employees and/or had less than $1 million in net sales for 2006. GTS ranks #22 on that list, recording last year 13 employees and net sales over $1 million.
From 2002 to 2006, the company posted 123 percent sales growth and 160 percent employment growth. The 20th annual Weatherhead 100 is presented by Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in partnership with COSE, the Council of Smaller Enterprises, and Inside Business magazine.
Official honors were presented to winning companies at a black-tie dinner ceremony on December 4 at Landerhaven in Mayfield Heights.
GTS has been in business 11 years and is owned by Jerry and Victoria Stallard, who are president and vice president respectively.
Other recent awards for GTS include Ernst & Young's Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, SBA's Cleveland Small Business of the Year, the NEO Success Award, and COSE's Ten Under 10.


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JUMP'N JAKs
By , 25 February, 2022
By Pam Bales
Colorado Springs is known as a military town and is home to many veteran-owned businesses. One of these—JAKs Brewing Company, stands out with a truly unique motto: "aggressive beer for aggressive beer drinkers."
"At JAKs, we draw our traditions from two great Air Force legacies, those of the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron (26 SAS) and the 310th Bombardment Group (today, the 310th Space Wing) in which most of the ownership team proudly served," says Antonio "Tony" Lee, one of the three original founders and owners. "That's where our 'aggressive beer' slogan originates." Jeff Marjamaa, Antonio, and Ken Trousdale may be the original initials that make up the name JAKs, but the family of owners quickly grew with the addition of another "A," Alex Escarcega and his wife Dawn. And we would be remiss if we didn't mention Ryan Jensen, who saw the potential from the beginning and invested as soon as he could.
Whereas brewing beer is the main business objective, community is their focus. "We've raised more than $100,000 in our short, seven-year history for local community members in need."
JAKs Brewing Company is technically in Falcon, just east of Colorado Springs, but it has a Peyton zip code. "Falcon is where we came up with this idea, and we knew our community needed us as much as we needed to follow this dream for ourselves," says Lee.
JAKs is truly a family affair, according to Lee. "We all pitch in to make the brewery a welcoming place for our patrons and a place where we give back to our community. Alex's wife, Dawn, and Ken's wife, Cheryl, run the Colorado Springs taproom. My wife, Nikki; Jeff's wife, Laura; and Ryan's wife, Jennifer, are also huge supporters and step in whenever we need them," he says.
Whereas brewing beer is the main business objective, community is their focus. "We were named the best of Colorado Springs veteran-owned business a few years back," says Lee. "We've raised more than $100,000 in our short, seven-year history for local community members in need. We've supported veteran organizations, families, and many children's groups. Whether it is to help with medical bills, supply food through a food pantry, or help replace items after a house fire…we are there. We are a military bar where groups will come for change of command, retirement ceremonies, and heritage events, but we also open up our bar space to any charity who needs it."
Jeff Marjamaa; Antonio Lee, a U.S. Air Force Major and space and missile officer; and Ken Trousdale, a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, started JAKs in Falcon seven years ago, bringing their aggressive beers to the community.
JAKs began supporting small businesses right from the beginning by bringing in the first food trucks to Falcon and letting them park at the brewery. As with many craft brewers, food trucks are the answer to feeding patrons without having to pull a restaurant license. The brewery also supports other local businesses through small business Sundays. The brewery opens its taproom for free to small businesses, offering a space where they can showcase their products and services.
When the pandemic hit, Lee said the JAKs family looked around at their huge space just sitting there, shut down. They decided the best way they could support their community was to temporarily convert the brewery into a food pantry.
"Within 36 hours, our space was jammed with donated food," says Lee. "It was an amazing outpouring of generosity from a community, who, like many communities, had lost jobs almost overnight. And, while we were helping take care of those in need, we also gave back to our essential workers by providing them free beverages of their choice. When you enter the military, you learn a code that includes always giving back to your community, and the brewing world is very similar."
JAKs offers beer flights providing patrons with five varieties of beer to discover their favorites.
JAKs survived the pandemic and continues to thrive with big plans in 2022. Lee says they hope to open more taprooms and are excited about additional distribution of their beer through some canning opportunities in the future.
"I feel like we're planting seeds that we may not see come to fruition in our lifetime, but hopefully, it will during our children's lifetime," Lee says. "It's all about leaving a legacy. We talk a lot about family, and we welcome everyone into the JAKs family. We may be military, but our patrons truly become part of our JAKs family. Our patrons could be your teacher, your coach, your plumber, or your mechanic. We are all family."
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Ghana Becomes Second Nation To Launch Proven Malaria Vaccine
Children are especially at risk, and babies were Ghana's first vaccine recipients Tuesday in the town of Cape Coast, 150 kilometres (90 miles) west of the capital Accra (Photo: CRISTINA ALDEHUELA/AFP/Getty Images).
GHANA on Tuesday (30) rolled out the world's only proven malaria vaccine for infants as part of a landmark campaign against the deadly mosquito-borne disease, one week after Malawi became the first country to do so.
Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, mainly in Africa, and it is hoped a vaccine will bring down the toll.
Children are especially at risk, and babies were Ghana's first vaccine recipients Tuesday in the town of Cape Coast, 150 kilometres (90 miles) west of the capital Accra.
"I hope this will help us to be able to eliminate malaria, so Ghana can be a malaria-free country," said Justice Arthur, the doctor running the clinic.
The vaccines will be given to children between the ages of six months and two years, in a project run by Ghana's health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO).
"I am really hopeful that the vaccine is going to help me and my family," said Abigail Aguanyi, a woman waiting to get her child, Blessing, vaccinated. Many of her family members had previously been stricken.
The vaccine, known by its lab initials RTS,S, has passed lengthy scientific trials which found it to be safe and effective at preventing about four in ten cases of malaria in infants the best ever recorded.
To achieve this level of partial protection, four successive doses must be administered on a strict timetable, a challenge for rural Africa.
The rollout in Ghana, Malawi, and soon also Kenya, will seek to evaluate the vaccine's effectiveness as a complementary tool, augmenting — but not replacing — measures such as insecticide-treated bed nets and the use of sprays.
It will also test the feasibility of administering the four required doses in children in areas of the world with limited access to healthcare.
Data from the programme will inform a WHO policy on the broader use of RTS,S.
Malaria is spread to people by mosquitoes, which transfer the parasite while sucking blood from humans. RTS,S is effective against the Plasmodium falciparum parasite most prevalent in Africa.
In Ghana alone, there were 5.5 million confirmed cases of malaria last year, and many more suspected.
Worldwide, the WHO says malaria killed 435,000 people worldwide in 2017.
The number of cases climbed to 219 million in 2017, two million more than in 2016. Over 90 per cent of cases occurred in Africa.
"This is an exciting and long-awaited step forward to fight malaria and its devastating effects on the most vulnerable," said WHO boss in Ghana, Owen Kaluwa.
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Caring for the planet, one step at a time
Philipa Rothfield, Nat Cursio Co, Blizzard
Nat Cursio
photo Pete Brundle
Natalie Cursio has assumed many roles over the years: dancer, choreographer, international collaborator, teacher, mentor, creator and curator. As well as making her own work, she has inaugurated a number of projects around dance in innovative settings.
For example, in 2010, she created Private Dances (Next Wave Festival), where one person would watch another perform inside a series of tents (see RT98), for which she won a Green Room award (Best concept and Realisation). She is currently Choreographer in Residence at the Newport Substation, where she is about to show a new work, Blizzard.
There's nothing obvious about Cursio's new work Blizzard that shouts Green. And yet Cursio speaks of Blizzard in relation to the planet, as a plea for care towards our dwindling bio-diversity. Her perspective is intriguing, relating to what she calls the "rawness" of the work, that is, its lack of artifice and theatricality. Through keeping the work raw, Cursio means to distil our attention towards the dancing and its sensory milieu: no music nor fancy lighting, just three bodies at work.
Blizzard, Nat Cursio Co
photo Nat Cursio
It's not a big thing, dance. I am regularly struck by the fact that, digital work aside, dance is ultimately and always about the body. The greatest star might take the stage, but their medium is still their own body. Perhaps it's this smallness which reminds us of the need for care. The audience must come to the work, paying attention to its quiet intensity. Cursio wants her audience to work on their experience rather than have it served to them on a plate. As a reminder that perception is a two-way deal, Blizzard, begins with an extended section that calls for eyes closed on the part of its audience.
We are in the old Newport power (sub)station, in a massive room flanked by epic windows, red bricks and a wooden floor. The train station is nearby. Cars pass, sounds of the city swell. Shuffling noises approach then fade. I cannot see what the dancers (Alice Dixon, Melissa Jones, Caroline Meaden) are doing but I can hear them. Their bodies are mechanisms for producing sound. My body is alert. Their movement provokes a kind of Doppler effect, consistent rhythms which perceptually vary according to their proximity to the observer. I feel them approach and retreat. Sitting in self-imposed darkness draws attention to my own body as mediator or rather receptor of the work. If vision launches itself into the world, hearing recoils towards home base. The dance is a cipher, muffled in the darkness.
When I open my eyes, there is a sense of familiarity as well as novelty, like meeting a relative for the first time. This is an unadorned piece. Cursio calls it raw but it is equally cooked. Blizzard was initiated in 2011 as an invitation from the three dancers who wanted some mentorship and direction from Cursio. Blizzard developed out of a series of improvisations by the dancers. Over time, Cursio became choreographer, working with a 20-minute section of improvised material as a basis for the work.
There is a feeling that the dancers retain a close relationship to their material. It belongs to them. That said Cursio sees her role as taking responsibility for the piece as a whole—to assume a global perspective—while the dancers retain responsibility for their own performative relation to the choreography. Hence a gentle enquiry from Cursio regarding their experience eking out the work after such a long break. The conversation is quietly geared towards some reflection on the part of the performer; how can I be present to this choreography, alert to its elements, stay involved in its minutiae? The dancers articulate their experience of the run-through. The task ahead is to find a way back into the choreography that sustains its complexity. That way may differ for each dancer. They recognise their mutual differences in approach. There is no effort to iron out these differences. Rather what is important is for each in their own way to find the depths of the movement, to stay in touch with the sensory present and to flesh out their own attention.
I won't tell you what it looks like. I only viewed the beginnings of the last rehearsal period. One hint (hopefully not a spoiler) is that the audience will be seated in a circle. I mention this because of the ethical dimension of Cursio's working with her dancers, that there is a kind of flow between them which manifests a certain kind of care. It would not be possible to make a work to inspire care on the part of humanity without practising that as a means of production. The circle signifies a kind of holding pattern, to be traversed by the dancers.
Things to come? Cursio has been commissioned as one of the artists for Carriageworks 24 Frames Per Second. She will also be performing solo (for the first time in a decade) in her own apartment in The Middle Room as part of Theatreworks' ENCOUNTER(S) season in December. In development are Recovery, a work about grief and endurance performed with Shannon Bott and directed by Simon Ellis and the hilariously titled John Utans Was My Teacher (he was, so wait for that one), created by Cursio with Utans, Don Asker, Fiona Bryant and Tamara Saulwick.
Nat Cursio Co, Blizzard, The Substation, Newport, Melbourne, 30 July-4 Aug; http://www.natcursio.com
© Philipa Rothfield; for permission to reproduce apply to realtime@realtimearts.net


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"No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck." Frederick Douglass
Listen up. I invite you to come to the Athens-Clarke County courthouse on either a Wednesday or Friday morning. If you are there on a Wednesday, come to the 3rd floor at 8 a.m. Sit just outside Superior courtroom #2 on one of the benches or chairs that face the elevator marked "for security use only." Keep your eye on the elevator. If you are in the courthouse on Fridays, go up to the 5th floor around 10:30 a.m. Head back to the State Court and sit on one of the benches just outside this courtroom, facing the same "security" elevator. And, again, keep your eyes on the elevator door. At some point, whether you are sitting on the 3rd or 5th floor at those specific times, you will witness the elevator door open and, inside, find anywhere from one or two, or maybe even five or six, bound-and-chained, orange or gray jumpsuit-clad prisoners. They will be standing in the elevator's compartment, lined up one-by-one, accompanied by a sheriff's deputy. The deputy will lead them off the elevator, the prisoners' chains rattling as they shuffle into the courtroom, feet bound, hands cuffed and shackled with a belly chain. The prisoners have been brought up from the courthouse basement, where the "holding cells" are located. Once in the courtroom, the prisoners are assigned seats on the benches furthest away from the courtroom's entrance and the courtroom personnel and observers. The prisoners' presence cannot go unnoticed. When they sit down on the wooden pews, there are loud clanging sounds of metal meeting wood. The backs of their uniforms are stenciled "JAIL" or "CLARKE COUNTY JAIL." The handcuffs separate each hand by only a matter of inches and those cuffs are affixed to the belly chain so prisoners' hands are forced close to the waist. The ankle chains limit the wearer to baby steps when walking. The total effect is that prisoners are unable to sit or stand up straight, and, while in the courtroom, their bodies are forced into a perpetual slump, unable to even lift their heads up to eye level with those around them. When their cases are called, these defendants-- almost all of whom are pretrial and have not yet been adjudicated on the charges they've been jailed on--will hobble from the courtroom bench to a table that faces the judge and where their attorney is sitting. Often, as they are waddling to the table, a sheriff's deputy will have to walk up behind them to tug on their clothing, pulling their shirts down or their pants up over the cracks of their butts. With some prisoners, particularly those who are elderly or physically challenged, the deputy will have to help them steady their steps by holding their elbows or grabbing hold of the chains wrapped around their backsides. Still, there are prisoners who stumble, whose legs buckle, who trip over a chair leg, who practically fall out of the chair when trying to sit down next to their lawyer. "Your honor," announced one defendant as he sat in the chair at the defense table, "my pants are falling off. Can somebody pull them up for me please?" If a prisoner has to be sworn in for the proceeding, it is impossible for them to do as told and "raise your right hand." At best, an index finger can shoot up from the manacled hand. If the defendant is presented with any paperwork--guilty pleas, bond conditions, probation sentencing forms--he or she will have to strain to get their hands above the table top for a signature. If these defendants in pretrial bondage need to wipe away snot or tears, they are out of luck. As humiliating as all this has to be for those brought bound hand-to-foot from our jailhouse to our courthouse, it can get even worse. Prisoners in the courtroom must signal a deputy sheriff if they need to use the bathroom. Sometimes a deputy will ask out loud, "Number one or number two?" Number two requires, mercifully, that the handcuffs and chains be removed once the prisoner reaches the bathroom, which is located a good distance from the courtroom proper. No matter if its number one or number two, a deputy will be standing just behind the prisoner who's at the urinal or right outside the stall. For me, and for everyone on our courtwatch team, it is always shocking to see people--the vast majority of whom are African American--in shackles. It's something from the Middle Passage or Jim Crow era. It's humiliating and demeaning. And it certainly sends the message to defendants, as well as to courtroom personnel and observers, that all the rights the courts say people have--particularly that they are innocent until proven guilty--are essentially meaningless. For anyone who is jailed and is brought to an Athens-Clarke County courtroom, there ought to be, at a minimum, the appearance of dignity and self-respect of a free and innocent person. Instead, as the great-aunt of a Black defendant told me one day in the courtroom, "It looks like slavery days. It ain't human and it ain't right." Let's demand change! Please contact the following individuals to urge them to change former Sheriff Edwards' policies and UNSHACKLE ALL Athens-Clarke County pre-trial prisoners when they appear in our courtrooms! Sheriff John Q. Williams sheriff@accgov.com Chief Judge Eric Norris eric.norris@accgov.com District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez deborah.gonzalez@accgov.com Solicitor General C.R. Chisholm crchisholm@accgov.com Overheard in the courtroom. It wasn't so much as what I overheard in the courtrooms this past week. It was what I saw.
A mother in tears as she spoke both to her child and the magistrate judge hoping to find a way to get her 18-year-old son out of jail and into an environment that would keep him safe and out of trouble. She felt she could no longer have him live in her house and that her sister didn't want him staying with her either. Making phone calls during Willie B.'s first appearance hearing, mama was finally able to confirm that her mother, Mr. B.'s grandma, would provide sanctuary to the young man pending the disposition of his felony case. Mr. B.'s mother was present in the magistrate courtroom during the hearing but she was only able to see her son's image on the judge's laptop. Despite this limitation, she was able to speak sternly and hopefully with her son. Mr. B. was granted a $6,000 OR (signature) bond, with conditions that he live with his grandmother, have a nightly curfew and get back into school.
A wife in tears, whose husband Lawrence J. was in jail, having been arrested on family violence charges. The woman was the victim. She was a travelling ICU-COVID nurse and worked at an Athens hospital three or four days a week. Emotionally and physically exhausted at the bond hearing, she broke down at several points while she attempted to persuade the judge she needed her husband at home. She asked that the magistrate judge give Mr. J. another chance. After determining what conditions could be imposed with a bond, the judge granted Mr. J. a bond totaling $1,000 good security (cash). As in Mr. B.s first appearance hearing that morning, Mr. J. appeared on video from the jail Booth while his wife sat in the magistrate courtroom in the courthouse.
Michael C., seeking an OR (signature) bond in State Court, sat in a courtroom pew waiting for his case to be called, was pissed. Mr. C. was in shackles and his attorney had just informed him that a condition of any bond would be that he be monitored, 24-7, by a "scram" device, meaning he'd be required to breathe into a machine each and every time the machine's alarm went off. These machines cost in excess of $100 to install, plus there is a daily $10 user-fee. Mr. C. shook his head, his handcuffs rattling against the wooden bench, and shouted at his lawyer, "It's all about the money! You know it is." After Mr. C.'s live-in partner--appearing remotely on the courtroom's TV monitor--told the judge that it would be impossible for her pay money to bond Mr. C. out of jail, unless she could somehow secure a loan from friends, the judge granted a $5,000 OR (signature) bond, but with the requirement that Mr. C. be hitched to the scram breath-monitoring device--at his expense--starting on January 31. Another condition of bond was that he have no contact with his partner of six years and is barred from her house.
Kevin G. also appeared in person in State Court his past Wednesday. Prior to his bond reconsideration hearing, Mr. G. sat--handcuffed, ankles shackled and wrapped in a belly chain--on the same bench where Mr. C. was sitting. Mr. G. had been in jail for one week because he had not been able to post a $2,000 good security (cash) bond issued at his first appearance hearing in Magistrate Court. When his case was called, the 41-year-old Mr. G. shuffled to the table and sat next to his lawyer. Mr. G. was charged with "exploit/inflict pain/deprive essential services to disabled person/elderly person/resident." The victim was his dad, who, both the defense and prosecution said, was adamant that he wanted his son to continue to care for him and that he (the dad) was not frightened or concerned about his safety. At one point during the hearing, Mr. G.'s mother appeared remotely from her home, explaining to the court that her son was not a violent person, but someone who cared about everyone and would give what he could to anyone he met. As his mother spoke, Mr. G., with head bowed, began crying. After his mom finished speaking, telling the court that Mr. G. could live with her until his case was adjudicated, Mr. G. leaned over to speak to his attorney. The lawyer then addressed the mother, speaking into the courtroom's camera: "You son wants to tell you he loves you." "I love you too, Kevin." Mr. G. was granted a $2,000 OR (signature) bond, but is barred, at least for the time being, from having any contact with his father.
Please remember, each of the four defendants above is a pre-trial defendant, and are entitled to a presumption of innocence as their cases move forward. Yes, we have a new district attorney in the house! Deborah Gonzalez became the district attorney for the Western Judicial Circuit of Georgia on January 1, 2021. She's hit the ground running. Already, at the outset of Ms. Gonzalez first term, it looks very hopeful for those seeking a more just and less repressive criminal legal system. The road ahead for our new district attorney won't be smooth, and she is certain to face stiff opposition by those opposed to her progressive--and aggressive--platform for change. She will especially face push-back from those private entities that for too long have been able to profit off of human brokenness. On New Year's Day, Ms. Gonzelez issued a remarkable 7-page memorandum to her assistant district attorneys and staff, titled "Fairness and Equity in the Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Office." Please, please read this historic document! Here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHwcNeKMZmsCMJkddUvC7nu6ycS_GG9l/view?fbclid=IwAR0tRGSLjvKrPZ28shAkLIrgMo3HB4JYx7OuOtDevG5MjB8FvK4mtL22Zok Jail roster
Tonight 346 women and men (up 21 from last Sunday) are confined in the Clarke County jail. 247 of this week's total are African American; 7 Latinx; 1 Asian American. There are 31 women locked away in our jail today. 45 (13%) prisoners have been in the jail for one year or longer. 72-year-old George F. remains in custody (since July); one 66-year-old is locked up, along with one 65-year-old; three 64-year-olds; three 62-year-olds; two 61-year-olds; and one 60-year-old. All told, 51 people (15%) 50-years-old and older are in confinement. There are five 18-year-olds and three 17-year-olds in jail. Over the last seven days local law enforcement arrested and booked into the jail 85 people (up 29 from the previous week), 55 of whom were BIPOC, and 26 females (up by 16 from last Sunday). 45 of those arrested were charged with misdemeanors. Of the remaining 40 charged with felonies, 9 were for crimes allegedly involving the harm or threat of harm to persons (aggravated assault, terroristic threats, false imprisonment). The majority of this past week's felony arrests involved probation warrants and/or drug offenses. There were also felony arrests for charges of theft by receiving, entering an auto, peeping tom and eavesdropping.
Here's Al Lawler's weekly update. Al, a long-time courtwatcher, lives and works at Jubilee Partners in Comer, GA:
As of Sunday morning, the Georgia Department of Corrections is reporting cumulative totals of 1,303 prison staff members testing positive for COVID (up 43 from the previous week), with 1,121 recoveries (up by 16) and 2 deaths. This leaves the system short 182 employees who are out sick. 2,703 prisoners have tested positive (up by 107), with 2,462 recoveries (up by 115) and 85 deaths (up 1). The GDC has postponed the reopening of the state's prisons for visitation at least until 1/8/2021. There were no holiday visits for families and friends whose loved ones are behind bars, the first Christmas season ever that Georgia prisoners have been denied visits.


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Meet Eve! Her master's degree and 10-year career in social work impacted her decision to use technology to continue help people. She shares her experience changing careers, how she plans to use her new training in mobile development to benefit others, and some encouraging words for others who are making the switch.
Hello! My name is Eve Denison and I am a student in Code 401: Advanced Software Development in iOS* at Code Fellows. I completed Code 201 and Code 301, and am excited to share my story of how I decided to come to Code Fellows.
Until about six months ago, I had never considered a career in coding. I was originally involved in interdisciplinary arts, exploring many different mediums, including photography, dance, painting, and fashion design. Although I will always have a deep love of art, I knew that I didn't want it to be my main career.
I was passionate about helping people, so I pursued a bachelor's in Counseling and Psychology and a master's in clinical social work, specializing in treating substance abuse disorders and complex trauma. I loved social work but after ten years in the field I needed to look at other ways to help people.
My boyfriend's brother went through Code Fellows a few years ago. He shared with me how happy he was with the program and how he was able to get a great job after graduating. My boyfriend actually started learning to code before I did, and it piqued my interest. After finishing some online tutorials, I was hooked.
I thought about how many of my clients were turning towards technology—apps in particular—to gain more independence. I knew my background in the mental health field gave me an intimate knowledge about many of the unmet needs of people struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse issues—needs that could be met with apps developed by people who understand how paralyzing these issues can be.
Late last year, I started researching Code Fellows extensively, and called to learn more about the program in October. I had the opportunity to speak with Brook Riggio, the VP of Education, and he was very encouraging about women joining this field as we are greatly under-represented. I was sold.
After that conversation, my boyfriend and I decided to move from Tucson, Arizona up to Seattle to start a new life adventure. I applied for—and, graciously, received—one of Code Fellows' Diversity Scholarships. This gave me the opportunity to change my life and the lives of others. Everyone on campus has been very supportive of women in tech and they have been passionate about creating a diverse and supportive campus.
I have loved my time at Code Fellows! The teachers have been incredible. I have learned from Adam Wallraff and Sam Hamm, and in each course there were a number of TAs who are phenomenal at teaching and essential to the student learning process.
This process is not always easy, but it is incredibly rewarding. Humility is necessary to make it through—accept that you may not always know what to do, and that it's okay to not know! One of the coolest moments is when you realize that you know more than you think. The "imposter syndrome" is real and it takes talking about your concerns with others to move past that. Learning how to appreciate the challenges is important because you grow so much more as a developer when you struggle.
As Thich Nhat Hanh said, "Most people are afraid of suffering. But suffering is a kind of mud to help the lotus flower of happiness grow. There can be no lotus flower without the mud." That has become my motto. The program is intensive and learning how to appreciate the mud—the bugs, the missing semicolon, the moment all your code looks the same because you're tired—the better you'll do! Being here is gift and I cannot wait to start my adventure as an iOS Developer.


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I Spy with Lola is a Word Puzzle game where the player's task is to find objects on the screen, based on hints that vary between the levels. This game also lets the player get familiar with the World Map and some details of local cultures around the World.
Join Lola Panda as she travels around the world in her first I Spy adventure app! Visit Lola's friends in different countries to help her find hundreds of hidden objects along the way. The game starts from the Easy level – and other levels and more locations unlock when you keep playing.
I Spy With Lola is a multi-level game that will provide an educational challenge for kids of all ages! Start the game at the easy level where young children can practice object identification and word association. As they advance, challenge them to find objects associated with letters helping to unlock new locations.
Start your journey in Hawaii, collecting souvenirs and coins from each completed task and use those to unlock additional exotic locations. Find a fan in Japan, or a lantern in Yellowstone. Maybe even a lizard in Egypt! Each locale is beautifully animated with ample visual and spoken instruction and a unique catchy soundtrack.
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I just realized that my affiliates are getting lots of hits, but none of the signups are being tracked.
I did a test signup and the click got tracked, but not the signup.
The only thing I've done was change the cookie length a while back, but I've been tracking affiliates and signs up in the meantime.
Not sure how to check how the cookies get left in the browser.
If you clear the cookies in your browser does a cookie get created on signup?
Then search for your domain and remove all the cookies for it (click on each one and then click remove cookie.
Next follow an affiliate link to your site, and look again in the cookies list for your domain. Is there anything created beginning with "affiliate_"?
I see the cookie being created in the beginning and I don't think it changes on signup, not sure how to check.
However, I just checked and a signup appeared.
So false alarm, sorry. I had a few affiliates send a couple hundred people to my site with no sign ups. Then when I tested on another pc and saw no sign ups, I jumped to the conclusion.
Still weird that it didnt work the first time round, although it tracked the click.
Will still appreciate if you could double check from your side.


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DRM on JPEGs: Kill It, Kill It With Fire
14 October, 2015 12 May, 2017 DRMLeave a comment
Someone has had the bright idea that the internet would benefit from additional DRM.
Earlier this week the JPEG committee, the group that defines and sets the technical standards for the most widely used image format on the web, held the first meeting for its JPEG Privacy and Security group.
This group was launched to consider whether it would be a good idea to completely screw up the JPEG standard by making DRM a core part of the standard.
JPEG has always had a DRM spec (it's called JPSEC), but it was limited to the professional version of the JPEG format, JPEG 2000, and as a result the average user has never felt its sodden embrace.
But if the DRM is added to the core spec, we'll all notice. From the EFF:
If you have ever tried scanning or photocopying a banknote, you may have found that your software—such as Adobe Photoshop, or the embedded software in the photocopier—refused to let you do so. That's because your software is secretly looking for security features such as EURion dots in the documents that you scan, and is hard-coded to refuse to let you make a copy if it finds them, even if your copy would have been for a lawful purpose.
Now imagine if you had the same problem with any image that you found online—that your computer wouldn't let you make a copy of Gene Wilder when making an image macro, or would stop you from reposting photos from an online catalog to your Pinterest account, or would prevent an artist from using a digital photograph as the basis for a new artwork. That's essentially what the JPEG Committee is discussing today in Brussels, when considering a proposal to add DRM to the JPEG image format.
To be fair to the JPEG committee, they had the best of intentions. Techdirt reported back in July that the initial proposal was framed in terms of enhancing an individual's privacy by setting access controls via privacy policies. (You know what they say about good intentions and roadwork, don't you?)
The JPEG committee investigates solutions to assure privacy and security when sharing photos on social networks, (stock) photography databases, etc. JPEG Privacy & Security will provide new functionality to JPEG encoded images such as ensuring privacy, maintaining data integrity, and protecting intellectual rights, while maintaining backwards and forward compatibility to existing JPEG legacy solutions.
The DRM discussion is only in the very early stages, but I'm betting that the group will move forward and recommend that the DRM spec be added to the image standard that we use everyday.
Whoever set up this discussion was smart; they framed this as a privacy issue.
While Americans may place paramount importance on free speech, Europeans tend to put privacy first. That's why Europe has a "right to be forgotten", and it's why Europe's top court issued the "Safe Harbor" decision last week, striking down the legal compromise that let companies move data from privacy-obsessed Europe to the US (where, as the court ruled, said data could be spied upon by the US gov't).
Focusing the DRM discussion in terms of privacy means that the Europeans on the committee are half won over to the idea of mucking up the JPEG image format with DRM.
It's not a slam dunk, by any means. As the EFF made clear in its presentation, DRM causes more problems than it solves. DRM would add another way for websites to break, impinge on fair use rights, and harm archival efforts, and everyone knows this.
But I'm afraid the odds are stacked in favor of DRM.
Or did I miss something?
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Visitors to the Holy Land before Christmas may want to attend the annual Christmas-tree lighting in Bethlehem in the middle of the month of December. Those in western Jerusalem can also enjoy festive Christmas decorations at the YMCA on King David Street.
There are an abundance of Christian holy sites in Jerusalem and surrounds, which are exciting to visit over the Christmas period. These include the Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher as well as the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, 6 miles south of Jerusalem, which is particularly special on Christmas eve. Visitors to Bethlehem can experience the once in a lifetime annual Midnight Mass in the Basilica of the Nativity (tickets only) and at 1 p.m. the ceremonial welcoming of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
In the Old City there will be a liturgical concert at the Tower of David Museum and Christmas Carols on Christmas Eve around the Christ Church area at 18:00 and again at 19:30. Lovers of classical music can enjoy a performance at the Jerusalem Music Center at Mishkenot Sha'ananim.
Those looking to avoid the frenetic crowds may enjoy exploring other Christian holy sites such as Mary's Dormition Church on Mount Zion, the Tomb of the Virgin on the Mount of Olives and the Garden Tomb, popular with Protestants.


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Delays to the local gateway – less than 10 ms.
2. Telnet does not use any technical means to limit the volume, speed or other parameters to deteriorate the access to the Bulgarian and international Internet space, except in cases where the Provider exercises the right to restrict or suspend the service pursuant to items 12.6 – 12.13, and in cases of other violations of the user obligations pursuant to the End-User General Terms and Conditions.
3. Telnet does not use any technical means to restrict content, applications and services, except in the cases specifically regulated by the Bulgarian law. (Example – banned access to Internet for websites with gambling content listed by the State Commission on Gambling and pursuant to Order by the Sofia Regional Court)
4. Telnet does not provide to end users any specialized services as part of the subscription plans, which may affect the Internet access services.
5. Telnet does not apply any measures for traffic management (for authorization or identification) that may affect the privacy of end users and the protection of their personal data. (item 13.17 of the End-User General Terms and Conditions)
Telnet recommends to every user to read and follow the rules for personal data protection in the Bulgarian and international Internet space.
For children – HERE
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6. Telnet guarantees the rights of users in cases of possible discrepancy between agreed and actually measured service parameters by means of a clear procedure, which includes the following steps:
In single cases of service unavailability or deviation of the service parameters at a certain moment:
- Reporting the problem to the 24-hour Customer Service Centre by calling 0888149259, sending email to support@telnet.bg or visiting the nearest office of the company.
In case of permanent or recurrent deviation of the service parameters or infringement of clauses in the contract and the accompanying End-User General Terms and Conditions:
- Filing a notification letter, report or complaint – personally by the title holder, in free text – which is registered with a reference number. It is considered and an answer is issued within 30 days of filing. (item 19.5 of the End-User General Terms and Conditions).
Any disputes between the PROVIDER and the CLIENT, which have not been resolved after a report or complaint has been filed, are resolved through direct negotiations between the parties. In case the parties cannot reach an agreement, either party may request the assistance of the Commission for Consumer Protection, the Communications Regulation Commission or to refer the dispute to the competent Bulgarian court. (item 33 of the End-User General Terms and Conditions).


I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from water and birds learn from sky.
If you want to learn about the sea, it helps to be at sea.
If you want to learn about compassion, it helps to be in love.
If you want to learn about healing, it helps to know of suffering.
The strong live in the storm without worshipping the storm.
Now don't we all feel at sea at times, Tossed around by the storms of life. The storms are not life by the way, but they are part of life.
I have felt myself at sea many times in my life; I have done so at times these last few months too; my mind has not been as clear as it could be at times. I have noticed I've got a little lost at times and I have lost things at times. My services have not been at the standard I would have liked too. I've also felt more tired than usual. Now there are obvious reasons for this as I have been experiencing deep grief and concern for my nearest and dearest. We are hoping that some healing will come now as last week we attended our Daniel's (my step-brother') inquest in Bradford. It was a deeply painful day. We held one another as we listened and bore witness. I also felt so powerfully, as powerfully as I have ever done, that loving presence holding us as we lived in the storm, but did not worship it. Something has changed, or do I mean awakened within me since Tuesday.
I have felt lost at sea quite a bit these last few months, it has changed me, but then it ought to. Living spiritually is not about transcendence, it is about transformation, formation, reformation. I feel that I know the sea more intimately than before and therefore feel better able to help my fellow travellers who from time to time, will get caught up in the storm and feel all at sea. We do not sail the ship alone, we travel in the ship of love together, as one and never alone.
I remember during a theme talk at this years Summer School one of the speakers stating something like. "Do not worry if you lose your car, that isn't the problem. You are in trouble only when you forget that you have a car." Well last week I thought I'd lost my car, I hadn't I'd just parked on a different street than I thought near to Sue's new house. I did though feel that horrible sensation in the pit of my stomach I have felt it a little too frequently in recent weeks. I thought I was losing my mind a little, I wasn't I was just experiencing what it feels like to be lost. It humbled, it grounded me and it helped me to connect. It certainly brought down any of those barriers I am tempted to put up from time to time.
I have noticed, over time, a large collection of lost items appearing in the small schoolroom at Dunham Road. Items like scarves and hats and gloves and sunglasses and ordinary glasses. It is hard to know what to do with them, perhaps we need a "lost and found" box. I always remember such things as a child. I remember leaving something important on a bus and two or three days later getting it back as it was handed in and kept in the lost and found box. The same thing happened at the gym a few months ago as I had left my spare pair of glasses there on the Friday and only realised it when I returned on the Monday. Well there they were, a few days later, in the lost and found box. Sadly the same thing didn't happen with my watch and then a little later my wallet when I left it in the post office after buying stamps. At least I remembered I had them and had lost them of course, now if I'd forgotten I had a watch or wallet that would have signified real trouble.
I find something deeply reassuring in the fact that "lost and found" are paired together. There is something very powerful in the journey of faith in their pairing. There is something beautifully paradoxical in all of this. A bit like Nepo's line, "If you want to learn about the sea, it helps to be at sea." Gets me to think that if you want to be found you have to first of all get lost. It is the "Hero's Journey".
If I have learnt anything in life, and this year has taught me this once again and more deeply, it is that the problem isn't whether or not we will get lot at times, the question is how will we live when we get lost. Now of course the first step towards finding my way again is to recognise, first of all, that I am lost. This doesn't necessarily mean literally lost, but lost in myself, whether that be lost in fear, self-doubt, self-pity, basically lost in my own underpants.
When I am lost in myself and find myself truly "all at sea" I find that what has really happened is that I've separated myself once again from what I know to be true, about what is at the heart of me and the heart of life and have blinded myself to the light both within and without and I have once again walled myself in and I begin to feel alone and utterly lost. I have cut myself off from others and the love present in life. In such a state I can really do damage to myself and or others. I have done so in the past. I know that this is exactly where our Daniel had found himself, this is clear to me right now as anything has ever been. I know when I am lost, all at sea, internally, I find myself giving in to guilt, to loneliness and defensiveness. While externally I will begin to blame others for this sense of "lostness", resentment grows as does confusion in others. Don't we all?
So when I find myself lost, how do I once again find myself? How do I go and look in that "lost and found" box of life? Well it begins, as it did when I left that important item on the bus at the age of 11 or when I lost my glasses recently. First of all I pause and then I ask for help. I ask for help internally and externally and do you know what if life has taught me anything it is that when you ask for help so many people always come rushing. As I have heard said many times, when trouble strikes, when horror and disaster strikes always look for the helpers. When you do it shows the love that is so present in humanity. It restores my faith once again.
I am most lost when I'm uptight and frightened. They key to being found is to lighten and loosen up. It requires patience and trust, perhaps the best qualities of faith. When a person is all it sea it is no use to thrash around, you need to be calm, take a breath and solutions usually come, usually you find yourself found. Sometimes you get rescued as someone else reaches through your defences with a kind word and or gentle touch and sometimes all it needs is a gentle word of encouragement and you can once again find your way back to shore.
Oh, places I have passed!
We are all always on the opposite side of the river to the other riverbank.
"If you want to learn about the sea, it helps to be at sea." To be found you have to first of all get lost. I have learnt that it is important to be lost at times.
Whether any of us like it or not, we all find ourselves on the wrong river bank at times, not knowing how to get to the side we would like to. We all find ourselves in an uncertain place, lost and without guidance. We all feel lost at times. By the way we don't really get lost in the woods and wilderness. Life isn't really like the fairy tales although they can help us see the reality. These stories have a way of revealing reality through their beautiful mystery.
We all feel lost at times, all at sea. I have re-learnt how important that is. It keeps you connected to life and allows you to grow, to be transformed. This is the point of the spiritual life. This year I have learnt once again about vulnerability. Everyone of us is vulnerable to the troubles of life. No matter how comfortable life might be at this moment that can be quickly shaken and all can be lost. That phone call can come, that changes everything, that breaks your heart.
The problem isn't getting lost, we all get lost at times. The problem is in losing faith that you can be found once again. The key is how we live when we find ourselves lost. Do we close down and get lost deeper in our fear, or do we pause and reach out and ask for help from those loving forces that are all around whether visible or invisible.


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Q: Getting Windows 8 System Image Recovery to recognize my backup I have a bad feeling about Windows 8 backup already. I sure hope I'm just being plain dumb and somebody can enlighten me.
Short story: Windows 8 System Image Recovery does not find my system image. I made it just before I used Windows 7 recovery to momentarily re-install my old os (Win 7) in order to export my EFS key. The plan was to revert back to Windows 8 without having to install all the programs I've been busy installing during the last 2 weeks.
Details:

*

*Previous system: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit (full retail license) on a smaller SSD, most user files on a secondary HDD.

*Upgraded to Win 8 Pro (upgrade license), doing a clean install upgrade, deleting the old Windows 7 partitions before installation (100 MB system reserved + larger main partition)

*Noticed I had forgotten to export my EFS key. Got the bright idea of using system images to quickly dive into my old system, export the EFS key, and return to the present system.

*Used the "Windows 7 File Recovery" option in the Windows 8 Control Panel to make the system image (saved to my secondary HDD). Seemed to complete without issues. I did rename the old WindowsImageBackup-folder that already existed (containing my Windows 7 system image) to prevent it from being magnled by the Windows 8 image.

*Succesfully restored the old Windows 7 system image from to my primary drive (overwriting Windows 8) using Acronis 2013 (I did first try Windows 7 image recovery tools but they aborted the recovery after a few seconds, complaining some file was corrupt).

*Succesfully logged in to the Windows 7 system and recovered the EFS key.

*Re-applied the Windows 8 upgrade (step 2), giving the computer the same name as my first Windows 8 installation, and creating the same user name.

*Booted the freshly installed Windows 8 into recovery tools and selected "System Image Recovery"

*Got the error "Windows cannot find a system image on this computer". Hitting Retry did not help. Hitting Cancel let me choose "Select a system image" and click "Next", showing me an empty list. Under the list was the button "Advanced" which let me "Install a driver" or "Search for a system image on the network". At one point, I even copied the WindowsImageBackup-folder to a network drive I have, but the backup wasn't recognized that way either.

Even though the image recovery tool is not recognizing the backup, I can use the command prompt from the Windows 8 recovery mode to navigate and explore the backup files. They are also visible if I choose the "Install driver" option (which lets me explore the directory tree via a file selector).
I then tried to use Acronis 2013 (which after all did help me restore my old Windows 7 image) to restore the backup that way, only to find that Acronis did not support the new VHDX format used by Windows 8 backups. As a last desperate attempt, I tried converting the VHDX files into VHD format using Hyper-V Manager. Windows Backup still did not find the backups, but I managed to use Acronis to restore the converted VHD files. That did not work, the computer complained "Missing operating system" on bootup, and using Windows 8 installation to make an "Automatic Repair" did not solve the problem.
Very curiously, even though the Windows 8 System Image Recovery does not see my Windows 8 image, I noticed that it does see VHD-format backups that I have on my Windows 7 system. Surely the recovery tools are scanning also for VHDX files as that seems to be the format in which Windows 8 creates these backups? What are the factors by which the recovery tool decides whether relevant backup files exist?
Any ideas or pointers to help me utilize the existing backup image are greatly appreciated!

A: Surely you have solved your problem by now, but this may help someone else.  I too have noticed that Win8 does a poor job of detecting System Images that it has written to a local disk.  Sometimes it can see them, sometimes not.
However, I found that the System Repair CD/DVD does seem to be able to see the System Images that are locally attached.  It also can read System Images that are accessible as network shares (even if originally written to a locally attached device).
It's a shame that the System Image mechanism is so broken.
And just in case its not obvious, you can create that System Repair CD/DVD from the "Windows 7 File Recovery" applet in the Win8 control panel.

A: I know this is an old question, but I just came across a similar issue and was getting the same "re-image your computer" "windows cannot find a system image" error dialogues.
The problem was that I had moved the backup into its own folder on my backup drive so I could distinguish it from other files. I managed to fix this by copying the WindowsImageBackup file to the root directory of my hard drive.
I hope this helps anyone else who might be having this problem.

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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System.Collections.Immutable;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.TodoComments;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Remote
{
    internal sealed class RemoteTodoCommentsIncrementalAnalyzer : AbstractTodoCommentsIncrementalAnalyzer
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Channel back to VS to inform it of the designer attributes we discover.
        /// </summary>
        private readonly RemoteCallback<IRemoteTodoCommentsDiscoveryService.ICallback> _callback;
        private readonly RemoteServiceCallbackId _callbackId;

        public RemoteTodoCommentsIncrementalAnalyzer(RemoteCallback<IRemoteTodoCommentsDiscoveryService.ICallback> callback, RemoteServiceCallbackId callbackId)
        {
            _callback = callback;
            _callbackId = callbackId;
        }

        protected override async ValueTask ReportTodoCommentDataAsync(DocumentId documentId, ImmutableArray<TodoCommentData> data, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            await _callback.InvokeAsync(
                (callback, cancellationToken) => callback.ReportTodoCommentDataAsync(_callbackId, documentId, data, cancellationToken),
                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
        }
    }
}


The softest sweatshirt ever is here! This grey hoodie features a drawstring tie and raw hem edge, for a fun trendy look. The Alpha Gamma Delta Hoodie comes in sizes S - XXL, and has a shortened length. Model shown is wearing a size Large. See below for measurements from shoulder to hem.


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https://sputniknews.com/20190915/ex-machina-religions-around-the-world-introduce-robotic-priests-1076811116.html
Ex Machina: Religions Around the World Introduce Robotic 'Priests'
A mechanical 'priest' has recently begun conducting Buddhist prayers in Japan. It is not the first attempt to deliver religious teachings and advice through... 15.09.2019, Sputnik International
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© Photo : YouTube / TKNonlineMindar the robot priest
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A mechanical 'priest' has recently begun conducting Buddhist prayers in Japan. It is not the first attempt to deliver religious teachings and advice through the use of a programmed machine.
In Japan, a country famous for its love of everything robotic, some have taken the integration of mechanical counterparts in our daily lives one step further, as a mechanical 'priest' named Mindar has begun conducting prayers in a 400-year old Buddhist temple in Tokyo, the Daily Star reported.
According to the report, the $1,000,000 robot is made of steel and silicon and features a distinctively featureless and androgynous face of synthetic skin. Contrary to its sexless appearance, the robot speaks in a female voice.
Designed by robotics researcher Hiroshi Ishiguro, the automaton 'priest' is currently programmed with only a few pre-recorded prayers, but a Kodaji temple representative believes that one day, with the addition of artificial intelligence, Mindar could have "unlimited wisdom."
"This robot will never die; it will just keep updating itself and evolving. That's the beauty of a robot. It can store knowledge forever and limitlessly," says priest Tensho Goto. "With AI, we hope it will grow in wisdom to help people overcome even the most difficult troubles. It's changing Buddhism."
Goto does not appear to be concerned that the so-called priest is a machine and not a human.
"Buddhism isn't a belief in a God; it's pursuing Buddha's path," he explains. "It doesn't matter whether it's represented by a machine, a piece of scrap metal, or a tree."
Buddhism is not the only religion adapting robots, the Star notes. In India, a temple employs a robotic hand to assist in the Aarti ritual before the statue of the elephant-headed god Ganesh.
It's 2017. Age of tech. Why should #Ganesh be left behind? #ganapati #robot #aarti pic.twitter.com/wJsI5BGPDc
— 🎸𝓖𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓻 𝓑𝓸𝓵𝓵𝔂𝔀𝓸𝓸𝓭 (@GuitarBollywood) September 3, 2017
And Catholic Christians may soon find spiritual advice from a tiny 40-cm robot SanTO, developed by Gabriele Trovato, a roboticist and assistant professor at Japan's Waseda University, after Trovato finishes perfecting his device in Peru.
#CyberpunkisNow Holy Robot - SanTO is an 18 inch tall robot resembling an altar/figurine many Catholics have in their homes. It uses software to listen to people/scan their faces for signs of specific emotions & then select religious texts that may be relevant to their troubles pic.twitter.com/yaQqh6pF08
— ΜΔDΞRΔS (@hackermaderas) April 1, 2019
In Germany, there is a BlessU-2 robot that looks like a hybrid between an ATM terminal and US comic Jeff Dunham's puppet of Ahmed the Dead Terrorist. The robot is reportedly designed to engage in philosophical debates about the future of religion and the potential of artificial intelligence.
'BlessU-2': #Robot priest delivers blessings to German worshipers in 5 languages (VIDEO) https://t.co/ozk1oKAwed pic.twitter.com/mpZmVbF7zc
— RT (@RT_com) May 30, 2017
"We wanted people to consider if it is possible to be blessed by a machine, or if a human being is needed," says Stephan Krebs of a Protestant church in Hesse and Nassau, according to The Guardian. "The idea is to provoke debate. People from the street are curious, amused and interested. They are really taken with it, and are very positive."
According to Krebs, a number of believers have expressed their concern that the church wants to replace human pastors with machines.
"Those that are church-oriented are more critical," he admits.


An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The twelve years, from 1933 to 1945, when Adolf Hitler was dictator of Nazi Germany stand out as one of the most remarkable periods in the history of the twentieth century. In many books on this subject, the personality of Hitler is so dominant that significant political, social, economic and international developments often retreat into the background. In this book Frank McDonough explains the dramatic history of the Nazi period within a wider context. By isolating key problem areas within current historical debates and by including a selection of primary source documents.
1. Adolf Hitler: early life, ideology and rise to power, 1889-1933; 2. The Nazi state and economy; 3. Inside Nazi Germany: social and cultural developments; 4. Opposition and resistance inside Nazi Germany; 5. Foreign policy: Hitler's road to war, 1933-39; 6. Hitler at war, 1939-45; 7. Mass murder under Nazi rule; 8. The verdict of historians.


Welcome to the 5th edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey in words and pictures of the online artist community. The Pulse is a collaborative project that aims to introduce you to new artists, help you get to know familiar faces even more, and allow you access into the creative hearts and minds of a very talented crew of individuals. More than 130 artists have answered a series of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented in a series of online posts which will run every Sunday.
Participants were asked to photograph a still life that you create using an array of objects.
"I love letters in any form!"
"This photo is a tiny spot in the studio where my paint brushes stand in front of an inspiration board. The background image on the board is an ATC I painted."
"My guest bathroom is filled with interesting items...so no one gets bored while visiting."
"I used the scanner as a camera for this and put objects on the scanner - including my hand - and then I altered it in Photoshop."
"This is my minimalist version."
Next "It's Still Life" will be held on Sunday, July 15th.
Angela Cartwright's guest bathroom is a tranquil beauty spot!
Incredible still lives! I would love to see each one up close!!
Love the guest bathroom. A friend of mine used to hang in his a collection of kachinas. Rather haunting. He also had a small Warhol that he'd found in the trash outside the Factory when he lived in NYC and built stretchers for other artists.
As a high school art teacher I had lots of practice, each year, creating a large still life in the middle of my classroom, for my intro classes to draw. The shadow box piece I submitted as a still life for The Pulse, edition 5, is a smaller version of the kind of eclectic mix of objects I tried to incorporate when setting up this arrangement for my students.
I am a letter nut, as well, so Marion's collection of wood block type, here, really appealed to me. I love the shapes created by the negative spaces between the letters, and the contrast between the letter forms at the bottom, and the white space at the top. Angela's 'golden' guest bath would be a delightful still life that could be entered and experienced. Cyn's "Things on my Desk" makes terrific use of light and shadow, and demonstrates, as does Nelda's brushes and inspiration board, that simply stopping to take a look at our everyday surroundings can generate some visually pleasing collections of objects. Dina's painterly-colorful collection of wonderfully spattered paint brushes, is a delight. Something about the combination of the casual spatters and textures on the brushes, and their very formal arrangement, says it all. Love the texture on the spines of Leslie's neatly stacked books on a table, and the warm glow created by the stained glass lamp. Great colors and textures abound in Terry's photo shopped, 'scanner' "Still Life With Hand." Kesha's still life, incorporating a linoleum block with shavings, necklace, and stones has lovely color contrasts with greys, terra cottas, and turquoise. Pam's circular arrangement of natural objects-stones and wood feels like a kind of ancient talisman. Marie's simple, minimalist reflection, is a peacefully floating meditation. Another inspiring set of personal visions, Seth. Thanks so much!
Interesting finds. These trinkets and stuffs are worth a close up look. Hope I can see these in person.
Spent a very pleasant time visiting this lot Seth..thanks. Angela Cartwright's site is AMAZING!
A great post again filled with such interesting and creative still life works!
Terry Garrett's piece struck a chord with me. Although I am destitute, I am lucky enough to possess a $100 printer/copier/scanner. I'd be lost without it.
Still life works really brings character into a space. It's simply amazing.


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Q: Django When() filtering raise an error I'm trying to use a huge request to minimize the number of requests in my app.
In my database I have some cards, each card has multiple amounts link to it, and each amount is linked to a category.
I try to get the Sum of amounts for a category between 2 dates and the same thing for 2 previous dates (dates are in cards) compare them and get the percentage evolution.
Everything works fine for all cases but one: If my sum for a category is 0 for the previous period, I have an error "Divide by 0" when I try to calculate the evolution.
So I tried to get the evolution, only if the sum of the previous period is != 0, and return 'N/A' if = 0. For this I use Case(When()). But I have an error and I'm not sure to understand why.
Here my request:
        categories = Category.objects.filter(
            Q(amount__card__date__range=(
                start_day_compare,
                stop_day_compare
            )) | Q(amount__card__date__range=(
                previous_start_day_compare,
                previous_stop_day_compare
            ))
        ).annotate(
            evolution=Case(
                When(
                    Sum(
                        'amount__amount',
                        filter=Q(
                            amount__card__date__range=(
                                previous_start_day_compare,
                                previous_stop_day_compare
                            )
                        )
                    ) != 0,
                    then=Value(
                        (
                            (
                                Sum(
                                    'amount__amount',
                                    filter=Q(
                                        amount__card__date__range=(
                                            start_day_compare,
                                            stop_day_compare
                                        )
                                    )
                                ) - Sum(
                                    'amount__amount',
                                    filter=Q(
                                        amount__card__date__range=(
                                            previous_start_day_compare,
                                            previous_stop_day_compare
                                        )
                                    )
                                )
                                ) * 100
                        ) / Sum(
                            'amount__amount',
                            filter=Q(
                                amount__card__date__range=(
                                    previous_start_day_compare,
                                    previous_stop_day_compare
                                )
                            )
                        )
                    )
                ),
                default=Value('N/A'),
                output_field=CharField()
            )
        ).order_by(
            'order'
        )

And this is the error:

init() takes either a Q object or lookups as keyword arguments

This error is raised when I use previous_stop_day_compare the last time.
Thanks a lot for your help

A: When condition is limited to some lookup or Q - comparing Sum result with integer is neither of them, that's why you've encountered this error.
I can't test it unless you provide your models and some sample data, but I think the following may work:
    categories = Category.objects.filter(
        Q(amount__card__date__range=(
            start_day_compare,
            stop_day_compare
        )) | Q(amount__card__date__range=(
            previous_start_day_compare,
            previous_stop_day_compare
        ))
    ).annotate(
        your_sum=Sum(
                    'amount__amount',
                    filter=Q(
                        amount__card__date__range=(
                            previous_start_day_compare,
                            previous_stop_day_compare
                        )
                    )
                )
    ).annotate(
        evolution=Case(
            When(
                ~Q(your_sum=0),
                then=Value(
                    (
                        (
                            Sum(
                                'amount__amount',
                                filter=Q(
                                    amount__card__date__range=(
                                        start_day_compare,
                                        stop_day_compare
                                    )
                                )
                            ) - Sum(
                                'amount__amount',
                                filter=Q(
                                    amount__card__date__range=(
                                        previous_start_day_compare,
                                        previous_stop_day_compare
                                    )
                                )
                            )
                            ) * 100
                    ) / Sum(
                        'amount__amount',
                        filter=Q(
                            amount__card__date__range=(
                                previous_start_day_compare,
                                previous_stop_day_compare
                            )
                        )
                    )
                )
            ),
            default=Value('N/A'),
            output_field=CharField()
        )
    ).order_by(
        'order'
    )


Back in 2016, we launched the Collaboration Diagnostic Quiz, an innovative tool used to identify individual collaborative personality traits to enable professionals to better understand how they work to take their collaboration with colleagues to a new level.
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