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If a Driverless Car Goes Bad We May Never Know Why
It's incredibly difficult to figure out why some of the AI used by self-driving cars does what it does.
by Will Knight
Two recent accidents involving Tesla's Autopilot system may raise questions about how computer systems based on learning should be validated and investigated when something goes wrong.
A fatal Tesla accident in Florida last month occurred when a Model S controlled by Autopilot crashed into a truck that the automated system failed to spot. Tesla tells drivers to pay attention to the road while using Autopilot, and explains in a disclaimer that the system may struggle in bright sunlight. Today the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was investigating another accident in Pennsylvania last week where a Model X hit the barriers on both sides of a highway and overturned. The driver said his car was operating in Autopilot mode at the time.
Tesla hasn't disclosed precisely how Autopilot works. But machine learning techniques are increasingly used to train automotive systems, especially to recognize visual information. MobileEye, an Israeli company that supplies technology to Tesla and other automakers, offers software that uses deep learning to recognize vehicles, lane markings, road signs, and other objects in video footage.
A technician examines a Tesla using a laptop computer.
Machine learning can provide an easier way to program computers to do things that are incredibly difficult to code by hand. For example, a deep learning neural network can be trained to recognize dogs in photographs or video footage with remarkable accuracy provided it sees enough examples. The flip side is that it can be more complicated to understand how these systems work.
A neural network can be designed to provide a measure of its own confidence in a categorization, but the complexity of the mathematical calculations involved means it's not straightforward to take the network apart to understand how it makes its decisions. This can make unintended behavior hard to predict; and if failure does occur, it can be difficult to explain why. If a system misrecognizes an object in a photo, for instance, it may be hard (though not impossible) to know what feature of the image led to the error. Similar challenges exist with other machine learning techniques.
As these algorithms become more common, regulators will need to consider how they should be evaluated. Carmakers are aware that increasingly complex and automated cars may be difficult for regulators to probe. Toyota is funding a research project at MIT that will explore ways for automated vehicles to explain their actions after the fact. The Japanese automaker is funding a number of such research projects related to challenges with self-driving cars.
Deep learning can be used to control a car in response to sensor data, beyond just recognizing objects in images. A team at Princeton designed an automated driving system based largely on deep learning. And researchers at the chipmaker Nvidia, which makes a range of hardware for automakers, have demonstrated an automated vehicle that relies entirely on deep learning.
Karl Iagnemma, a principal research scientist at MIT and the founder of nuTonomy, a startup working on automated taxis, says an end-to-end deep learning system would be difficult to interrogate. "You're developing a black-box algorithm that's being trained on examples of safe driving but whose output is a fairly inscrutable function," he says.
Silvio Savarese, an assistant professor at Stanford who specializes in machine vision, says one drawback with conventional machine learning is that it lacks a human's ability to draw conclusions from various forms of information. Even if a vehicle is temporarily obstructed, for example, a person may surmise that it could become an obstacle based on its trajectory. "We use a lot of contextual information," he says. "The current learning mechanisms don't do this well."
The Tesla investigation is being watched closely by those developing automated driving technology. Whatever the conclusions, there is concern about the public perception of the technology and its safety. Iagnemma does not want to see a knee-jerk reaction to the accident.
"We're at a moment where this could put the brakes on progress," he says. "If the collective wisdom becomes that a single accident means that the developers were reckless, that's a very high bar to set."
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Nandini passed some more tests and was declared a fairy but she was told that she will be taken to Pari lok at night. Meanwhile, somewhere in the middle of the road, a woman was going with a bouncer on her head and some goons caught hold of her due to which she kept the bouncer away and started running for her life. Others who witnessed the scene went near the bouncer. "Whose baby is this? If we tell police, we will face many circumstances, leave it and get back to your work," said a lady to others and everyone dispersed.
Just then a lady came towards the baby and smiled evilly, she saw the Pari Tara sign on his hand. "I got what I wanted, he will fulfill my dream of becoming the queen of Pari lok," she said and smiled and as she was about to take the baby in her arms, she felt a strong force move her hands away stopping her from performing an evil act. "What are you doing? What will you get doing all this? Daityani, we all will make sure you never get what you want," said another voice and she turned.
It was Rani Pari and the evil fairy was Daityani who wanted to take the baby. "You can't do anything, every time good wins over bad but now I will create such history in which bad wins over good and no one will believe in fairies, I will erase the name of honesty and goodness from this world, no grandparents or parents will tell fairy stories to their children, they will tell only one story and that will be mine," said Daityani enraged and laughed. Rani Pari couldn't take it anymore and attacked her with a ball of fire while Daityani threw a ball of electricity.
Daityani's ball of electricity was so strong that it bursted Rani Pari's ball of fire and was about to touch her but it bursted as well. "Daityani!", shouted Baal Pari and other fairies were there as well. They all attacked her at once and she vanished. Baal Pari went towards the baby and caressed his face at which he smiled and took him in his arms. They took him to Pari lok. "As he is Baal Pari's son, I will name him as Baal Veer, I don't know about his parents, but from today Baal Pari is his mother," Rani Pari declared.
Every fairy smiled. As night approached, Nandini was taken to Pari lok and was greeted with a rain of flowers. She smiled as she was treated like a princess just like her parents treated her. She was given the tour of all places of Pari lok, the places were so heavenly that she couldn't take her eyes off them. When she fully gained the knowledge of every place, she was on her own. She went to the rooms of fairies, there were beds in every room surrounded by clouds.
The weather of Pari lok never changed, neither the clouds rained. As she went to Baal Pari's room, her gaze went to the cradle. "A cradle in Pari lok? But how?", she asked herself and walked towards it. She smiled seeing the baby and clapped. She touched him and he woke up and smiled. She saw Pari Tara sign on his hand. "No one told me of him, I think they wanted to surprise me," she said and hours passed while playing with the baby Baal Veer. Natkhat Pari appeared there. "Nandini," she called her as she was sleeping leaning to the cradle.
She woke up and was taken to her original place that was her house. She thanked her and slept unaware of Daityani spying on her. She took her with her to the daiti lok. " I have got the devotion of demons, I have power from the demons, I am the great power of evil, Daityani," she said and laughed while staring at little Nandini who was sleeping. "Sleep, sleep as much as you want and be happy as much as you wish, because soon you will be in my feet, and that won't take so much efforts," she said laughing evilly.
Rani Pari woke up from her sleep feeling restless. "I don't know why but I feel like something is happening bad," she said and vanished. She appeared in Baal Pari's room and saw Baal Veer asleep. She thanked God and went to Nandini's house in her room but on not finding her there, she got tensed and started finding her everywhere but didn't find her anywhere. She went to Daiti lok and got in her smaller form. She saw Daityani there with little Nandini, she was trying to harm her with the arrow of evil. She was running to save her life.
Rani Pari aimed her magic wand at her and made her go back to her house and made her forget the memory of Daityani. She got in her usual size and attacked Daityani many times weakening her and vanished. She went back to Pari lok and informed every fairy about the incident and they decided to safeguard Nandini until morning and then she will forget about her visit to Pari lok and will no more be a fairy. Very less powers remained with her in case Daityani hunts her out anyhow. It happened as they wanted. Nandini never got to know about her being a fairy and her powers, she never used them as she didn't knew about them but as she grew up and turned eighteen, she used them unknowingly when fab5 bullied her.
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Q: Java2D help to show filling something to image I'm doing a project to implement virtual chemistry laboratory system. I tried to do this by using java2D. I have come across a big issue here. that is how to show some kind of filling effect to a beaker or to a flask (beaker is an image). I tried out this with setPixel() method in WritableRaster(java.awt.image) class. but it is not much useful.
I need a help to show something filling to a beaker and to show color change when mixing two chemicals. please remember that beaker is an image. thanks in advance if anyone can give me a solution with sample code.

A: Conveniently, many classes implement the Shape interface. Implementing classes work well with fill(), as shown here. To display color transitions, consider AlphaComposite, shown here.

A: I'd advise using a dynamic SVG canvas using Batik, and then you can use advanced high-level features like masks and blending and such. It's not the most efficient solution, but who cares? It's flexible for the future. Also, it'd take a lot of optimisation to work out what parts of the image have actually changed and pass that through for efficiency. I expect Batik does that as standard. Also, you'll have something that looks really very nice.
Anyway, then you just need to use Inkscape to create the SVG, and then modify the DOM (Document Object Model) accordingly. It's just like messing with HTML. Here is some SVG beaker clipart.

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In several recent articles in this blog, we have discussed the vital importance of getting all employees 'on board' with your customer service strategy. If you have happy staff who feel engaged in the strategy, then this will ultimately result in happy customers.
But obviously staff engagement needs to be meaningful and not just tokenistic. Today I heard an appalling story about how one major British company has tried to encourage employee involvement, but then ruined everything by giving a miserly and insulting reward to one of its more enthusiastic and innovative staff members.
Following Sainsbury's recent takeover of Argos, the Chairman Mike Coupe asked staff for cost-saving suggestions. Several employees submitted ideas and Mark Heslehurst, an Argos delivery driver, came up with a good idea.
Mark submitted the suggestion that delivery drivers should only use Sainsbury's petrol stations to refuel. His idea was commended by the Chairman and five months later his suggestion was adopted by the company. On the company's own calculation, this will save them about £1.5 million a year.
And Mark's reward? A miserly £10 gift voucher!!!
Mark is a single parent and earns the minimum wage of £7.50 an hour. He was told by the firm that the idea would save about £1.5 million. As a token of thanks, his employer rewarded him with a £10 gift voucher.
According to Mark: "I got a £10 voucher, which was nice. But in light of how much money I have saved the company, perhaps they might have done something more. I enjoy working for them but I think on this occasion they got it wrong."


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If you aren't familiar with what firmware is, or why it matters, you can read more here.
Does This Work for the PowerMic II?
This firmware update specifically applies to the PowerMic III. Do not attempt to install it on any other microphone, including the PowerMic II.
Can I Update My Firmware on a Mac?
The PowerMic III is only supported on the Windows® operating system, so you will not be able to use it or update its firmware on a Mac® computer.
What Does This Update Fix?
Some users found that the PowerMic III was still listening while muted.
After waking a computer up from sleep, some users found that the buttons would not work.
The record button did not turn on the Dragon® microphone, in some instances.
The PowerMic needs to stay plugged in for the duration of this procedure. If you have a cable with a short in it, or have experienced any intermittent connection issues with the microphone, do not proceed. If your PowerMic disconnects from the computer while the firmware is updating, it could ruin the microphone.
Go to our resources page and click on the heading for "Nuance PowerMic" on the left. Find the file named "PowerMic III FW Update v1.41" and download it to your computer.
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Click the button to have one of our expert technicians install firmware v1.41 on your microphone.
Plug in the PowerMic III (if it is not already plugged in).
Unzip the folder named "PowerMic_III_FW_Update2_v1.41.zip." If you need help with unzipping the file, follow these instructions.
If you get a pop-up window stating that the "publisher could not be verified," click [Run].
You should now see a "PM3_update" window with this status message: "FW ready to update." Click the [Update FW] button.
The firmware will now install. You should see a message saying "downloading," as well as a green bar progressing to the right.
When the firmware is finished installing, the green bar will be full, and the status message will display: "FW up to date."You should also see "1.41" as the new firmware version. Click [OK].
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Q: Cartopy: show tick marks of axes I want to show axes tick marks outside. Cartopy removes axes tick marks!. I tried the solution here.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import cartopy.crs as ccrs

from cartopy.mpl.ticker import (LongitudeFormatter, LatitudeFormatter,
                                LatitudeLocator, LongitudeLocator)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 5), subplot_kw={"projection":ccrs.PlateCarree()})

ax.coastlines()

gl = ax.gridlines(crs=ccrs.PlateCarree(), draw_labels=True,
                  linewidth=2, color='gray', alpha=0.5, linestyle='--')
gl.top_labels = False
gl.left_labels = False

gl.xlocator = LongitudeLocator()
gl.ylocator = LatitudeLocator()
gl.xformatter = LongitudeFormatter(auto_hide=False)
gl.yformatter = LatitudeFormatter()

ax.tick_params(axis="both",
               tickdir='out',
               length=15,
               grid_transform=ccrs.PlateCarree()) # this did not work

gl.axes.tick_params(axis="both",
               tickdir='out',
               length=15,
               grid_transform=ccrs.PlateCarree()) # this also did not work

plt.show()

A: You can add tick marks to the plot using matplotlib set_xticks with the relevant crs. Then add gridlines separately
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import cartopy.crs as ccrs

from cartopy.mpl.ticker import (LongitudeFormatter, LatitudeFormatter,
                                LatitudeLocator, LongitudeLocator)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 5), subplot_kw={"projection":ccrs.PlateCarree()})

ax.coastlines()

ax.yaxis.tick_right()
ax.set_xticks([-180,-120, -60, 0, 60, 120, 180], crs=ccrs.PlateCarree())
ax.set_yticks([-90, -60, -30, 0, 30, 60, 90], crs=ccrs.PlateCarree())
lon_formatter = LongitudeFormatter(zero_direction_label=True)
lat_formatter = LatitudeFormatter()
ax.xaxis.set_major_formatter(lon_formatter)
ax.yaxis.set_major_formatter(lat_formatter)

gl = ax.gridlines(crs=ccrs.PlateCarree(), draw_labels=False,
                  linewidth=2, color='gray', alpha=0.5, linestyle='--')

Based on https://scitools.org.uk/cartopy/docs/v0.16/gallery/tick_labels.html


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The Srinagar Centre is located in the Industrial Electronics Complex, Rangreth on a 7.5 acre picturesque campus with a built-up area of over 33,000 sft, while as its extension Centre located in the New Campus of the University of Jammu with state-of-the-art training facilities. NIELIT, Srinagar/Jammu commenced its training, consultancy, design & product development activities in the year 1987 from the industrial Electronics Complex Rangreth Srinagar.
The centre conducts both formal and non-formal courses approved by AICTE-MHRD apart from practical oriented short-term training programs for skill enhancement of students and professionals. The centre is affiliated to University of Kashmir for the MCA course which is approved by All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE). It also has NIELIT accreditation for conducting O, A, B Level courses. It has forged academic tie-ups with organizations like IGNOU, Oracle, CISCO and developed linkages with top-of-the-line IT/ITES companies for facilitating placements of its students.
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I direct men who have problems talking to women or want to improve their dating lives to read Magic Bullets, the gold standard of seduction bibles written by Nick Savoy, one of the world's top dating experts and President of Love Systems. It is a resource that is unparalled by any other in its depth and breadth of knowledge concerning female psychology, approaching, dating, and seducing beautiful women. The ideas in Magic Bullets give you the foundations for a successful dating life. I can't recommend it enough to better und... More >>>
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I direct men who have problems talking to women or want to improve their dating lives to read Magic Bullets, the gold standard of seduction bibles written by Nick Savoy, one of the world's top dating experts and President of Love Systems. It is a resource that is unparalled by any other in its depth and breadth of knowledge concerning female psychology, approaching, dating, and seducing beautiful women. The ideas in Magic Bullets give you the foundations for a successful dating life. I can't recommend it enough to better understand female psychology and to become an attractive man. On my live workshops, clients who have read Magic Bullets or taken a bootcamp generally get more out of it than those who have never done so. But whereas Magic Bullets is a system for all forms of dating and seduction in general (including daytime, social circle, nightclubs etc.), in this book I have the freedom to focus exclusively on daytime dating.
I wrote this book for the man who from time to time sees a beautiful woman walking past him, sitting next to him on the subway or browsing a magazine in a bookstore and wonders, "How can I talk to her?" Reading this book will give you enough information to go out and meet wonderful women in almost any daytime venue, to talk with them, date them and bring them home with you. (Jeremy Soul)
Jeremy Soul:
Jeremy Soul is widely recognized as the foremost authority on meeting and attracting women during the daytime, aka Day Game. He is the creator of the Love Systems Day Game Workshop, the author of the forthcoming book Daytime Dating, and is one of the most respected and admired Dating Coaches in the world.
In the past few years, Jeremy has directly impacted the lives of thousands of men (and indeed women) around the world through his live workshops, speeches, writings and products. Jeremy has helped men of all ages, backgrounds and professions to reclaim their masculinity, improve their sex lives, find high quality girlfriends, and reignite the passion in their relationships. He was voted No. 1 instructor at the Love Systems Superconference in 2008 in light of his dedication and passion for helping others to obtain the dating life they always dreamed of.
Jeremys exploits in love and sex are the stuff of romance novels, and at times, R rated movies. Applying a carpe diem mentality to dating, he knows that beautiful women can be met anywhere and anytime not just at night in bars and clubs and has had amorous encounters with women of extraordinary beauty and character in every corner of the globe.
The Love Systems is a company that offers workshops for men on how to approach, attract and relate to women. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2004 as Mystery Method Corporation and renamed Love Systems in 2007.
Founded in 2004 by Nick Savoy and Mystery (Erik von Markovik), the Love Systems (then known as Mystery Method Corporation) was the first company to offer practical training in seduction, in the form of a workshop where men are trained in the art of approaching women in bars and nightclubs using routines. - phrases and decorated stories designed in order to advance the interaction [3] Some examples of routines are 1) the "Openers" phrases used to approach a woman or a group of people and aimed at start the interaction of an original or interesting way; 2) stories that create certain emotional states and 3) "seduction routines," to reduce the sexual stamina of a woman.
In 2007, Mystery (Erik von Markovik) broke away from Mystery Method Corporation and the company changed its name to Love Systems.
Nick Savoy, president and director, and Love Systems instructors team continue organizing workshops and lectures around the world, developing the technology of "science of relationships" and helping men improve their love lives. [5] Based in Los Angeles the company has instructors located throughout the world.
In 2010, Love Systems Brazil began its operation, launching the first site of the Love Systems in Portuguese.
In 2008 the workshop of Love Systems appeared in a US television Fox News chain report. Psychologist Mike Botwin opined that the communication techniques taught by Love Systems are based on scientific principles of evolutionary biology.
In the "Dr. Phil" program, Love Systems was initially criticized for teaching men to attract and seduce women, but Dr. Phil himself concluded with an overall positive image of the methods used. In his own words: "You are giving men the" tools "necessary to meet women." He also compared the Love Systems method to the use of push-up bras and makeup for women.
Several instructors Love Systems appeared on Canadian TV program "Keys to the VIP", structured as a competition between two men trying to complete challenges related to the achievement of women in a ballad (some typical missions of this program is to get the phone or a kiss from a girl). Instructors of Love Systems Cajun, Biscuit and Sphinx appeared on the program.
In 2009, Nick Savoy and instructor Love Systems Nick Braddock were guests on "The Tyra Banks Show." The presenter Tyra Banks showed curious about the methods used and eventually concluded that they are legitimate.
The Love Systems offers a workshop (in English, "bootcamp") of three days, from Friday to Sunday, where men receive instruction in order to develop their ability to communicate with women and their love lives. During a total of 23 hours (theoretical session of 5 hours per day + practical sessions of four hours on Friday and Saturday), the instructors of Love Systems teach students to become more attractive and successful in their approaches. The teachings include female psychology and body language. Other specialized courses teach men how to meet women during the day or how to get women into bed the first night. Thousands of men have made the workshop of Love Systems, which has been taught in more than 13 countries and 35 cities.
Each year, the Love Systems organizes the Super Conference (Super Conference) where both instructors Love Systems as other renowned seduction instructors from around the world gather to share, discuss and teach men to meet, attract and relate to women.
The Love Systems has dozens of instructors scattered around the world. Most had little success with women to discover the techniques of Love Systems. Typically, instructors make the workshop of Love Systems and then spend time honing your skills before joining the team. The Love Systems instructors are often cited among the greatest in the world of seduction masters and some are true celebrities in the seduction community. Some of the most popular instructors are:
- Nick Savoy
- Jeremy Soul
- Cajun
- The Don
- Braddock
Love Systems partial products list:
- The Venusian Arts Handbook (2005). The Mystery Method.
- The Mystery Method: How to get beautiful women to bed (2005). Mystery, Lovedrop. St. Martin's Press.
- Mystery Video Archive Encyclopedia 5-DVD Set (2006). The Mystery Method.
- Magic Bullets - Magic Formula (2007). Nick Savoy.
- The Routines Manual of Love Systems (2008). Nick Savoy and The Don.
- The Routines Manual of Love Systems - Volume 2 (2009).
- The Ultimate Guide to Text and Phone Game (The Game of the Supreme Guide Phone and Text Messaging). Braddock and Mr M.
- Daytime Dating: Never Sleep Alone (Day Game: Never sleep alone) (2010). Jeremy Soul.
- The Love Systems Interview Series
- Relationship Management, Featuring Nick Savoy
The Ultimate Guide To Text And Phone Game
Love Systems Routines Manual Vol I
Love Systems Routines Manual Vol Ii
The Ultimate Guide To Text And Phone Game Bonus Chapter 3
Advanced Cold Reading
The Five Biggest Mistakes Women Make About Love
Marriage And Love
The Art And Science Of Personal Magnetism
Seduction Trends Using Chick Tactics To Nail Chicks
The Structure Of Unconscious Excuses
Light Her Fire
Direct Game
Hypnotic Language And Its Power
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Robert Kingsford - 1 Cap (1 Goal)
Full Name: Robert Kennett Kingsford
Born: 23rd December 1849, Sydenham Hill, London
Died: 14th October 1895, St Peter Port, Guernsey aged 45
Positions whilst with England: Forward
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Wanderers (1)
FA Legacy Number: 25
After attending Malborough College, Kingsford went on the represent their old boys team, Old Marlburians, Wanderers and Crystal Palace (amateurs). His stint at Wanderers from 1872-1875 coincided with his best days. Wanderers won the FA Cup in 1873 and Kingsford was top scorer in England during the 1873-74 season. The first player on record to score five goals in a game when Wanderers beat Farningham 16-0 in 1874. He succeeded Charles Alcock as Wanderers secretary in 1874. He kept wicket for Surrey in three matches between 1872-84. He emigrated to Adelaide, Australia but returned to live in Guernsey, where his wife was born. He died suddenly at his home at the age of 45.
Only Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 7th March 1874 aged 24 years, 2 months, 15 days
First Goal: v Scotland (FR) on 7th March 1874 aged 24 years, 2 months, 15 days
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The December 2007 edition of the political magazine Cicero appeared with 160,000 different front pages. As a result, every reader received an individualized and unique copy. Doing this, the publishing company Ringier Verlag dealt with the "Pictures of the Year" in a way that had never been seen before in the magazine market anywhere in the world.
EINHORN SOLUTIONS supported this pilot project and developed various cover versions, of which one was chosen for actual implementation. Previously the front page had only ever featured the work of painters and graphic artists but here, for the very first time, it showed photos.


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Q: Execute a code read from file i have this necessity and i would like to know if it's possible to acomplish: I want to put part from my python code inside a WebServer. And, only after a authentication process, the user who is executing my script, will be able to read a file that is in my WebServer and use that content to execute it as part of script. Is there any function in Python that can read a text from file as a variable and execute that code as if it was written inside the script?

A: If you explain why you want to do this, I'm willing to bet that it's not actually the way you should be solving the problem.
But meanwhile:
The execfile function does exactly what you want: it reads text from a file and executes it as Python code.
If you want to read the text into a variable first, and then execute the code in that variable, what you want is the exec statement.
You might instead want a custom importer, so you can just import a module from an HTTP URL, or from stored text. Or, of course, you can always just write the text out to a tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile inside some directory you've added to sys.path and then import that module normally, without any custom importer code. See Importing Modules and PEP 302 for all the gory details. (Note that everything related to custom importing is 100x easier in Python 3.3 than 2.7… at the very least because you can find all the docs by starting at The import system instead of scattered in 14 places, most of which are comments in C code…)

A: Your approach must be a quite bad practice. But you can do for example: exec 'print 1 + 2'


Sorry but Donny is sold and going to a great home with Vicki in Wellington.
16+hh 7 year old Gelding by Spectatorial.
Never raced and spent the last almost 4 years as a farm hack and baby sitter to young horses.
Lovely moving horse with a very kind nature.
He is a real cool dude, doesnt sweat the small stuff, easy to train but not a beginners horse.
Has done a bit of everything, a great all rounder.


Halo 4 is the next blockbuster installment in the iconic franchise that's shaped entertainment history and defined a decade of gaming. Set in the aftermath of Halo 3, Master Chief returns to confront his own destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe. Halo 4 marks the start of a new trilogy that begins with its release in 2012.
Maybe so Puggsly, but it doesn't change the fact that Halo 4 killed the Halo series. Halo 4 was stuck at about 20k just a few months after release and never improved even after the cheaper GOTY edition with all DLC included. 343i threw every bone at fans during Halo 4 in hopes of getting people to play and it didn't work. Halo 4 had the worst player retention in the series (time played per session) and the lowest concurrent population and fastest dropoff. That was coming off the largest sales at launch for the series. Halo 4 was a failure from any respectable halo fan. Halo 4 didn't just kill itself, but it killed the past games population and Halo 5's sales. COD had four games above Halo 4 by the end of the year, with MW2 just behind it. Halo 3 was #1 or #2 throughout its entire lifecycle until Reach. Reach hurt Halo, and Halo 4 dug it into the ground.
I went online today to see how the population is doing. It was around 4,500 this afternoon.
A lot of people still play 7th gen Halo games between the 360 releases and MCC.
This seems over tracked even if digital is included. According to NPD report I read anyway. Trying to figure out the sales for Halo 4 and Reach is a little difficult because of inconsistencies.
Hope this game reaches 10 million sold physically by the time the 360 gets discontinued. This also seems to be still selling well in the UK.


Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2014 Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Resident Evil 5 2009 1C Company, ak tronic Software & Services GmbH, Capcom Co., Ltd., Capcom Entertainment, Inc., CE Europe Ltd.
Satazius 2011 Astro Port, Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
Elemental 2007 Oberon Games, Inc., Reflexive Entertainment Inc.
Zodiac 2006 Oberon Games, Inc.
Tropicabana 2008 Oberon Media, Inc.
Super Collapse! II 2002 GameHouse, Inc.
A Series of Unfortunate Events 2005 Oberon Media, Inc.
Steam 2007 Oberon Media, Inc.
Caribbean Hideaway 2008 Oberon Media, Inc.


Perhaps you need to add a Google Map, a Facebook widget, a Newsletter widget or other custom coding. To do this, you basically need to create a custom html module, assign it to a module position and menu, turn off you WYSIWYG editor, insert the custom html coding and save the Module.
Tip 1: Turn your computer's browser window into a simple text editor.
Use this screen to paste or type in text!
I would strongly advise all website owners to NEVER put email address on their websites.
Putting an email address (linkable or not) on a public website means you are allowing your email to be farmed by spammers to use or sell your email address to other spammers.
Lately I have had numerous discussions with customers in regards to upgrading their websites from older versions of Joomla to the newest supported version - Joomla 3.6.4. Support for Joomla 2.5.28 has now ended and I am recommending that my customers consider upgrading their sites to the supported stable version. Version 3.6.4, is now the stable version, and as a result, security patches will no longer be provided for any older versions of Joomla.


Our studies focus on how Wnt signaling modulates cell shape and organization to facilitate the formation of tubules. We utilize frog Xenopus embryonic kidneys and mammalian cultured cells as models. Cells perceive their orientation within a tissue through a specific Wnt signaling pathway called planar cell polarity (PCP). Our studies focus on how PCP components with cytoskeletal roles regulate tubulogenesis.
Cystic kidneys are the most common feature of a group of genetic diseases known as ciliopathies. They result from defects in the primary cilia projecting into nephron lumens. Primary cilia act as cellular antennae, orchestrating cellular signaling and orienting cells through PCP. We are interested in the role of PCP and primary cilia in shaping nephric tubules.
Blackburn A, Bekheirnia N, Uma VC, Rosenfeld JA, Bainbridge MN, Yang Y, Liu P, Madan-Khetarpal S, Delgado MR, Hudgins L, Krantz I, Rodriguez-Buritica D, Wheeler PG, Al Gazali L, Al Shamsi A, Gomez-Ospina N, Chao H, Mirzaa GM, Scheuerle AE, Kukolich MK, Scaglia F, Eng C, Braun MC, Lamb DJ, Miller RK, Bekheirnia M.
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2019 January 10.
Corkins ME, Krneta-Stankic V, Kloc M, McCrea PD, Gladden AB, Miller RK.
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2019 January 04.
DeLay BD, Baldwin TA, Miller RK.
bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2018 September 11. Front. Physiol., 26 February 2019.
Transgenic Xenopus laevis Line for In Vivo Labeling of Nephrons within the Kidney.
Corkins ME, Hanania HL, Krneta-Stankic V, DeLay BD, Pearl EJ, Lee M, Ji H, Davidson AJ, Horb ME, Miller RK.
Tissue-Specific Gene Inactivation in Xenopus laevis: Knockout of lhx1 in the Kidney with CRISPR/Cas9.
DeLay BD, Corkins ME, Hanania HL, Salanga M, Deng JM, Sudou N, Taira M, Horb ME, Miller RK.
Xenopus: leaping forward in kidney organogenesis.
Krneta-Stankic V, DeLay BD, Miller RK.
Series Editors: Kubiak, Jacek Z., Kloc, Malgorzata.
Technique to Target Microinjection to the Developing Xenopus Kidney.
DeLay BD, Krneta-Stankic V, Miller RK.
Miller RK, Lee M, McCrea PD.
1st ed. Kloc M, Kubiak JZ, editors. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons; 2014. Chapter 12, The Xenopus Pronephros: A Kidney Model Making Leaps toward Understanding Tubule Development; p.215-238. 424p.
Beta-catenin versus the other armadillo catenins: assessing our current view of canonical Wnt signaling.
Miller RK, Hong JY, Muñoz WA, McCrea PD.
Pronephric tubulogenesis requires Daam1-mediated planar cell polarity signaling.
Miller RK, Canny SG, Jang CW, Cho K, Ji H, Wagner DS, Jones EA, Habas R, McCrea PD.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN. 2011; 22(9):1654-64.
Wnt to build a tube: contributions of Wnt signaling to epithelial tubulogenesis.
Requirement of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in pronephric kidney development.
Lyons JP, Miller RK, Zhou X, Weidinger G, Deroo T, Denayer T, Park JI, Ji H, Hong JY, Li A, Moon RT, Jones EA, Vleminckx K, Vize PD, McCrea PD.


"It's really quite simple. I don't destroy anything. I just move my mind into things. And make their atoms dance." Sheeva.
Sheeva by Brett Ewins. Prog 578. 1988.
As we near the 40th anniversary of British comic publication 2000 AD, TVTA presents yet another thrill-tastic selection of artwork and covers featuring Bad Company, Judge Dredd and Slaine, with art by Brett Ewins, Jim McCarthy, Glenn Fabry and Ian Gibson.
Megrim and Robyn. Cover by Glenn Fabry. Prog 524. 1987.
Bad Company II. Cover by Brett Ewins. Prog 548. 1987.
Pit Rat. Cover by Jim McCarthy. Prog 524. 1987.
Full Mental Jacket. Cover by Ian Gibson, Prog 578. 1988.
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East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area
7 Best Things To Do In Alameda
Alameda is an island city that is adjacent to Oakland, but has less of a city feel and more of a large town vibe going on. Historically, it used to be a naval base, but now it's a thriving community that has plenty to do and notable places to eat. It has an easily walkable downtown core and a beach that boasts panoramic views of the Bay and the San Francisco skyline. It serves as the ideal getaway in the East Bay, when you want to slow down and embrace the local laid-back pace of the island. Here are seven noteworthy things to do in Alameda.
Getting to Alameda
BART doesn't go directly to Alameda, but you can take the BART to Oakland and then take a ride share or a bus to the island. There is also the San Francisco Bay Ferry that you can take from the Ferry Building or Pier 41, which drops you off on Main Street in Alameda. From there you can take a ride share to anywhere on the island. If you're driving to Alameda, it's about a 30-minute drive over the Bay Bridge, depending on traffic.
2nd Friday Art Walk
Running for a decade in various guises, this art walk features art galleries and business through downtown Alameda and Jingletown in neighboring Oakland, every second Friday of the month. The owners of Studio 23, a funky local art studio are the head organizers of the walk, and their gallery is always guaranteed to have something going on these Friday nights as well as other nights as well. Check the official website for a line-up of participants and hours of operation. Admission is free, but donations are recommended.
Crown Memorial State Beach
One of the best things about Alameda is that its mild temperatures are ideal for a beach day. This state park boast views of San Francisco and the Bay on a clear day. With its coarse sand, Crown Beach is by no means a perfect beach, but is desirable with a low tide and family-friendly atmosphere. There is a whole stretch of the beach that is dedicated to kite surfers and it's always fun to watch them do their thing. Get there early in the morning if you want to stake out prime real estate, especially on warm weekend days. There are public restrooms and picnic tables available as well. Parking costs $5, but if you come early enough you can always find nearby (free) street parking.
USS Hornet Museum
Tour this naval aircraft carrier-turned-museum to learn more about the significance of the island as a naval base. There are two rotating galleries on board, as well as permanent exhibits featuring artifacts from life on the ship to historic aircraft located on the flight decks. Take a tour of the restored spaces where you can find living and working quarters reflecting their original condition. Most of the ship is self-guided with an audio tour and map, but there are certain areas like the Engine Room, that provide a guided tour depending on availability. A visit usually takes 2-3 hours on average. Open daily, except Tuesdays from 10-5 p.m., which is when a 6-hour behind-the-scenes VIP tour is given of the ship.
Pacific Pinball Museum
This space offers a chronological selection of pinball machines, from antique 1940s-50s games you can try your luck at to modern-day games with all the bells and whistles. Don't let the small interior fool you, since the museum consists of two larger rooms and three smaller ones filled with pinball machines (a total of 90+ playable games). Play your favorite oldies on one of the coin less jukeboxes for a background soundtrack. They also have a separate party room, as well as a kids room in the back with coloring books and Legos. Pay $20 for all-day play, including re-entry which allows you to grab a bite around Webster Avenue. Every Tuesday and Thursday it's 2 for $20.
This main thoroughfare has plenty of shops, restaurants and cafes to spend half a day meandering though. Some shops worth stopping by are Rocket Reuse for vintage clothes and used books/CDs, Therapy for gifts and novelty items, Toy Safari for the kids in your life, Books Inc. for a well-curated collection of books, and Modern Mouse for a stationary store that supports local artists. You can usually find parking in the nearby neighborhoods, where there are plenty of beautiful historic homes to admire.
Alameda Theater & Cineplex
This isn't your typical movie theater, since it's one of the last movie palaces built in the San Francisco Bay Area. Constructed in 1932, this art deco theater shows blockbuster films, including a select few in the beautifully restored main theater. The historical interior is combined with modern-day theater comforts (no hard theater seating). Come on Discount Tuesday for half-priced tickets. If you want to grab a bite to eat, there's in-theater dining with a full menu available with finger food options like pizza, chicken tenders and sliders. There is also an extensive drink menu that includes beer, wine and cocktails. Check out the official website for special events like summer and classic movie series.
High Scores Arcade
This "interactive arcade museum," is filled with classic video games from the 80s and 90s like Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Frogger. There are 45 game cabinets that feature over 400 games. This is a great place to spend a nostalgia-filled afternoon, where you can pay $12 for unlimited games for the day, while listening to 70s and 80s hits playing on the jukebox. If you just want to sample the games, you can pay $6/per hour to play. Make sure to check out the scoreboard to see the scores you need to beat to get a coveted spot. There's only street parking available, including metered parking that's free after 6 p.m.
Alameda Point Antiques Fair
The largest antique show in Northern California, this fair features over 800 booths. Admission ranges from $5-$15 dollars, depending on the time you go (the earlier you go the more it costs, but the better selection you'll have). The benefit of going later in the day is that vendors will often give you an end-of-the-day discount. You can find anything including vintage home decor, art, jewelry, and collectables. Food trucks and vendors give you plenty of options to stay well-fed and hydrated. Bring cash since most of the vendors don't accept credit cards. Be prepared to spend at least a few hours browsing the goods. There's free parking and a shuttle to the fair. Open every first Sunday of the month.
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10/04/96 Peter Benjamin Edelman, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services; vice David T. Ellwood, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.
10/04/96 Robert S. LaRussa, to be an Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce; vice Susan G. Esserman.
10/04/96 Kevin L. Thurm, to be Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; vice Walter D. Broadnax, resigned.
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Domingo Segundo Moreno Jimenes (Santo Domingo, 7 de enero de 1894 - ib., 22 septiembre de 1986) fue un escritor dominicano, fundador y líder del movimiento literario dominicano Postumismo.

Cronología
1895, El niño disfruta de una infancia acomodada. Se obstinaba siempre en vestirse únicamente con ropa blanca.

1899, Es alfabetizado en el "Colegio Eugenio María de Hostos", en Santo Domingo. Su abuelo Juan Isidro Jimenes es elegido Presidente de la República Dominicana.

1900, Comienza sus estudios primarios en la escuela "San Luis Gonzaga".

1901, Acontece el divorcio de sus padres; las dificultades económicas comienzan en el hogar. Su madre se va a residir a Sabaneta. El niño queda bajo la protección de su madrina, quien le prodiga siempre muchas atenciones y cariño, recibiendo además de ella una educación refinada.

1903, El decía con convicción que cuando fuese grande sería sacerdote, y esto lo afirmaba con tal insistencia que su madre le hizo una sotana que el pequeño Domingo usaba cada día, preparando además una mesa con todos los objetos necesarios para celebrar una "misa" a la que asistían todos sus amigos.

1905, Su madre lo lleva a conocer a Sabaneta.

1906, Comienza a escribir sus primeros versos (que no conservó); en esta época su "mentor" le aconseja destruirlos, alegando que no tenían métrica.

1908, Habita ahora con su madre en la provincia de El Seybo.

1909, regresa a Santo Domingo para ingresar a la escuela oficial del gobierno: "La Escuela de Bachilleres", donde aprende la métrica. El joven Domingo obtiene su diploma de "Maestro Normal de Segunda Enseñanza". En esta época ya aspiraba a escribir versos libres, apartándose del modelo clásico. El habla de ello a Federico Henríquez y Carvajal, su profesor y director de la Escuela de Bachilleres. Una gran amistad une ya a estos dos hombres. Este último le aconseja no escribir así, pues él no lo sentía todavía preparado para realizar este "salto" en poesía, y le sugirió que leyese y estudiase mucho antes de pretender efectuar una tal revolución.

1910, Lee mucho los clásicos de la literatura española (Cervantes, Quevedo, Boscán, Góngora, Campoamor, Bécquer, Zorrilla, Lope de Vega); también de la literatura hispanoamericana (Gutiérrez Nájera, José Asunción Silva, Julián del Casal, Rubén Darío, Leopoldo Lugones y José Martí, entre otros); igualmente un poco de literatura francesa y latina. Comienza a publicar en la revista Páginas. En esa época su metro preferido era el octosílabo, y  su forma habitual era el sonetillo.

1911, Escribe "Promesa".

1912, Empieza sus aventuras y amoríos.

1914, Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereira es elegido de nuevo Presidente de la República Dominicana. Moreno reside otra vez en El Seybo. Hace y deshace sin cesar poemas, pues los constreñimientos impuestos por la poesía medida lo dejaban siempre insatisfecho.

1916, Escribe su poema "Aspiración", en el cual ya anuncia sus innovaciones futuras, aunque este texto no será publicado sino en 1927, en su libro "Decrecer". Publica Promesa, Vuelos y duelos. Comienza a escribir sus poemas sin rima ni metro. Se realiza la intervención armada de los Estados Unidos en la República Dominicana, la que dura ocho años.

1917, Moreno demuestra, desde el principio, un gran interés e inquietud literaria, iniciando sus publicaciones en la revista Letras - la más prestigiosa publicación literaria de la época- con dos sonetos y endecasílabos blancos.

1918, Su nombre comienza a ser conocido en el medio literario nacional. Recorre varias ciudades de la región del Cibao. Participa en reuniones informales de amigos para discutir sobre literatura, habitualmente en una colina de Villa Francisca - zona muy alta del Distrito Nacional en donde estaba ubicada su casa - a la cual le llamaron "La Colina Sacra". Comienza a renovar la poesía, escribiendo entonces sus primeros cantos libres. Viaja a Sabaneta a ocupar la dirección de la Escuela Primaria Graduada. Allí escribe: "Extraviado", "Melancolía", "Paisaje" y "Vesperal".

1919, Regresa de Sabaneta. Hace publicar su poema en prosa "Acuarela" y también "Viacrucis", este último en la revista Letras, lo que provocó un choque de criterios con destacados miembros de la burguesía conservadora de la época.

1920 Conoce a otros jóvenes poetas, y comienza a elaborar con ellos un movimiento de renovación literaria. Continúan celebrándose reuniones en "La Colina Sacra".

1921, Proclamación formal del Movimiento poético denominado Postumismo. Moreno es secundado por los jóvenes poetas Rafael A. Zorrilla, Andrés Avelino, Francisco Ulises Domínguez, Ricardo M. Lora, Esteban Polanco Billini y Vigil Díaz. Primera publicación del grupo postumista en la revista La Cuna de América, donde cada miembro colabora con un poema. Esta publicación provoca críticas y hasta burlas por parte de los poetas de la vieja escuela. Durante ese año también publica su libro titulado "Salmos".

1922, Es elegido "supremo pontífice" del Movimiento. Para celebrar el primer aniversario los postumistas prepararon un banquete espiritual y publicaron: Del Movimiento postumista, una pequeña antología. Uno de los miembros del Postumismo (Andrés Avelino) escribió una especie de manifiesto, para lo cual no concertó nada con los demás adeptos al Movimiento, quienes se negaron a firmarlo. Como consecuencia de esto, ni el resto de los postumistas ni tampoco nosotros consideramos dicho trabajo literario como el verdadero manifiesto del Movimiento. Sin embargo, ciertos detractores del Movimiento y críticos dominicanos se han basado erróneamente en este documento personal de Andrés Avelino para combatir y menoscabar la significación y los méritos del Postumismo.

1923, Publicación de una segunda antología postumista con poemas de nuevos afiliados: Pequeña antología postumista. El Movimiento ya no tendrá la cohesión del principio.

1924, Viaja a Sabaneta. Nacimiento de sus primeros hijos. Moreno es nombrado director de la escuela de Sabaneta. Comienza a realizar viajes a distintas regiones del país - lo cual durará casi veinte años - a veces en condiciones muy precarias, ya fuese en guaguas, a caballo, a pie, o en "cacharras"*. Se trataba de un recorrido de entera "misión poética", que no tenía precedentes ni en nuestra literatura ni en la de los otros países de América. De esta manera, atravesaba pequeñas ciudades, villas y pueblecitos, para ofrecer pequeñas conferencias - muchas de ellas improvisadas - o vendiendo sus libros de poemas que siempre llevaba consigo en su ajado maletín, y que no tenían precio determinado, pues frecuentemente era el comprador quien espontáneamente decidía lo que debía pagar. Así transcurrían sus días, vendiendo con entusiasmo sus opúsculos, no sólo para obtener el sustento de su familia y el de su propia vida, sino porque entendía que así era como se promocionaba la poesía. Se reunía muchas veces con los jóvenes interesados por la literatura, quienes lo esperaban impacientes y lo recibían como a un patriarca, mientras nuestro vate "predicaba" sus convicciones en el arte. Publica Del adanismo al Postumismo.

1925, Escribe "El diario de la aldea" y "Mi vieja se muere" (dedicado este último a María Teresa Valencia).

1926, Muerte de María Teresa Valencia, madrina y madre adoptiva del poeta, a quien siempre consideró como su verdadera madre y de quien nunca se había separado. Con esta muerte, el poeta nos dice que perdió su "paz interior y exterior". Muerte también de su segundo hijo, Julio Rafael. Viaja a El Seybo: "(...) allí sufrí mucho. Allí me reconcentré mucho en mi interior", nos dice el poeta.

1927, Publica "Decrecer".

1928, Se mantiene en constante actividad literaria. Continúa recorriendo el país.

1929, Publica "Elixires". Junto a Rafael Andrés Brenes y Jesús Troncoso funda la revista "El Día Estético", que tiene como premisa: "La liberación intelectual del continente americano". Ella constituye el órgano de difusión de postumistas y no postumistas. Es por ello que numerosos autores extranjeros participaron como colaboradores. Dicha revista aparecía con cierta irregularidad y era impresa en diferentes ciudades del país.

1930, En esta década el Movimiento va a engendrar otros dos grupos literarios : "Los Nuevos de la Vega" y "El Grupo Minoritario de Santiago". Comienza el régimen dictatorial de Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, que durará treinta y un años. El propio Moreno estuvo en alguna ocasión bajo vigilancia y una vez ocurrió que fue maltratado físicamente en Santiago por la policía del tirano, aunque todos sabían que el poeta nunca estuvo interesado en la política.

1931, Publica: "Los surcos opuestos", "Sésamo" y "Días sin lumbre". Se instala con su familia en la ciudad de San Pedro de Macorís, donde es nombrado Profesor-Secretario de la Escuela Normal, entrando luego en contacto e intercambio significativo con los jóvenes escritores y poetas de allí.

1932, Publica: "Movimiento postumista interplanetario" y "Palabras sin tiempo". Se establece en Santiago de Los Caballeros. A propósito de su estancia en esta ciudad nos dice Moreno: "Allí permanecí con ligeras intermitencias, cerca de tres años." Funda una "Colina Sacra" en Santiago, en donde se reunía con los intelectuales, los poetas y todos los apasionados por el arte para discutir sobre literatura y estética. La Sociedad Cultural "Amantes de la luz", de Santiago, organiza una tertulia poética en la cual Moreno es presentado como uno de los poetas reformadores de la métrica del verso español, uno de los innovadores de América y como el creador de una nueva forma poética, siendo además en esta ocasión consagrado como gran poeta. Creó junto al joven intelectual Juan Isidro Jimenes su primo hermano - la que llamaron: "Universidad popular y libre del Cibao", que contó con el apoyo popular. Esta funcionaba al aire libre, de manera gratuita, no haciendo falta inscribirse ya que era suficiente asistir a los cursos para ser estudiante de la mencionada alta casa de estudios. Moreno era profesor allí de Estética y de Poesía, sus materias eran: "Introducción a una estética libre", "Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana". Esta Universidad sólo funcionó durante seis meses. Fundación de la "Sociedad de Estetas" junto a Yoryi Morel, "Juan Bta. Gómez" (pintores) y Juan Francisco García (músico). El poeta, a propósito de este nuevo ensayo artístico dirá: "La Sociedad de Estetas es la realización en los hechos estéticos y físicos de mi ideal integra lista".

1933, Viaje a San Francisco de Macorís, Montecristi y elección de las primeras "Reinas del Arte" en San José de las Matas, Salcedo, Pimentel, San Cristóbal y Baní.

1934, Su hija María Josefa Jimenes - de algunos meses de edad - muere de colerina. Su amigo, el poeta Tomás Morel, nos dijo que estuvo presente cuando Moreno, en pleno velorio de su hija, se puso a escribir la que llegaría a ser una de sus creaciones más logradas: "El poema de la hija reintegrada".Publica "Moderno apocalipsis".

1935, Publica "El caminante sin camino"

1936, Publica "Embiste de razas" y "Una nueva cosmogonía americana". Reaparición de la revista El Día Estético, que vendrá ahora con el subtítulo de: "Con el estandarte del Arte como Religión Universal". Moreno nos habla del arte como si se tratara de una religión: "el vínculo necesario entre Dios y el Hombre" (documento inédito).

1940, Publica "Fogatas sobre el signo". El poeta estuvo apresado, por corto tiempo, dentro del cementerio de Santiago.

1941, Publica: "Índice de una vida", "Advenimiento", "La religión de América" y "Canto al Atlántico" (dedicado a Rosenda Hernández). Rosenda Hernández, su abuela materna, muere en Sabaneta este mismo año. El poeta viaja a Puerto Rico, donde se reúne con los jóvenes escritores y poetas de ese país, contribuyendo además a la fundación de la tendencia literaria Integralista Insular, que dirigió su amigo el poeta Luis Hernández Aquino. Comienza a residir de nuevo en Santiago con su familia, en el sector de "Los Pepinos" (Asoplay). A ese lugar, que se encontraba en una pequeña elevación del terreno, se le dio también el nombre de Colina Sacra.

1942, Publica "Evangelio americano", "El poemario de la cumbre y el mar", "4 Qué sé yo (Estambres !)"

1943, Crea una nueva forma poética: "Los Triálogos", junto a los poetas Mariano Lebrón Saviñón y Alberto Baeza Flores, este último chileno. Se trataba de una poesía hablada, hecha o compuesta a tres voces, o sea, un poema triangular, colectivo. En esta experiencia lírica tridimensional, los autores obraban juntos, mientras mantenían en sus intervenciones la huella individual, distintiva de la sensibilidad de cada creador. Se escribía sobre un tema surgido al azar en la conversación, que luego era desarrollado de manera rápida y espontánea, haciéndonos pensar, inevitablemente, en la escritura automática practicada por los surrealistas.

1944, Publica "Exalté el ideal y sufrí ante la vida".

1945, Publica "Los milenios del tercer mundo", "Palabras en el agua".

1946, Publica "Emocionadamente" y "Tres pasos en la sombra".

1947 Moreno contrae matrimonio civil con Emelinda Espinal. El departamento de Asuntos Culturales de "La Unión Panamericana" y la "Opera Society" de Washington honra a la República Dominicana en la persona de Domingo Moreno Jimenes, y lo incluye en la publicación: "Homenaje a los creadores de América Latina." Publica Siete vías poéticas.

1948, Publica "Burbujas en el vaso de una vida breve".

1950, Aunque todos supiesen que las actividades de Moreno no tenían otra motivación que la literatura, el dictador Trujillo comenzó a sospechar de sus constantes viajes al interior del país, por creerlos motivados por algún fin subversivo. Para limitar estos desplazamientos el tirano propone al poeta elegir un cargo en el gobierno, y es entonces cuando Moreno concibe y crea "El Instituto de la Poesía Osvaldo Bazil", que se estableció en la ciudad de San Cristóbal. Esta escuela tenía el objetivo de formar una conciencia literaria en la juventud, buscando despertar el interés por las Letras y especialmente por la poesía. Terminan definitivamente sus recorridos líricos por el interior del país.

1954, El Instituto de Cultura Hispánica de España lo invita a Madrid, pero él no realiza el viaje.

1958, La Asociación de Concordia de la República Argentina le otorga un título en reconocimiento a su obra.

1960, Contrae matrimonio con Emelinda Espinal.

1961, El tirano Trujillo es asesinado. El Ministerio de Educación lo encarga de dar cursos de literatura en los liceos de San Cristóbal, Baní y Santo Domingo, lo que hará durante doce años.

1962, El Ministerio de Educación hace desplazar el Instituto de la Poesía "Osvaldo Bazil" a la ciudad de Santo Domingo, y por esa razón el poeta se traslada a la capital de la República Dominicana. Dicho instituto tuvo entonces su sede en el mismo edificio donde funcionaba la "Academia Dominicana de la Lengua" y el "Ateneo Dominicano". El hace todo un programa de trabajo, visita las "Escuelas Normales", los institutos, las universidades, los colegios, etc., sitios en los cuales diserta sobre literatura y poesía, ejerciendo esa actividad hasta el 1978. A partir de este mismo año el poeta se establece en el barrio de "Mejoramiento Social".

1963, La Sociedad Pro-Cultura de la provincia de San Cristóbal rinde homenaje al poeta en una ceremonia celebrada en su honor.

1964, El Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo le otorga una placa por sus méritos de poeta, en la que leemos: "A la obra y a la vida ejemplar dominicanista del notable poeta Domingo Moreno Jimenes".

1965, El país sufre una guerra civil. Moreno pierde un grueso legajo de poemas inéditos que venía escribiendo desde hacía ya ocho años. La Sociedad Pro-Cultura y otras asociaciones culturales le rinden homenaje en el Palacio de Bellas Artes de Santo Domingo el 11 de abril para celebrar el cincuentenario de su iniciación poética y de su trabajo fecundo.

1967, Para premiar su largo trabajo en el ejercicio de la literatura, el Presidente del país de ese entonces le concede - luego de un voto del Congreso - la alta Orden del Mérito de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella. Con este motivo se celebra un acto en el palacio presidencial. Los Estados Unidos honran a la República Dominicana en la persona de Domingo Moreno Jimenes, en un "Saludo a los Creadores de la América Latina".

1968, Reaparición y último número de la revista del movimiento postumista "El Día Estético".

1970, Crea el 28 de marzo la organización cultural "La Cámara de los Doce", cuyos miembros fueron: Domingo Moreno Jimenes, Juan E. Padilla Bisonó, Victoria Amiama, Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, Antonio Frías Gálvez, Víctor Ml. Soñé Uribe, Lucía Castillo, Colombina de Castellanos, María Díaz de Stern, Raschid E. Záiter L., Delia Webber y Pedro Abigaíl Báez Márquez. Se trata de una organización heterogénea que acogía diferentes escuelas, estilos y concepciones ideológicas, abierta a todos los que querían integrarse al quehacer artístico. Ella estaba compuesta no sólo de poetas sino también de músicos, pintores, prosistas, escultores y tenía por divisa: "Amor, Arte, Libertad". El grupo publica "La pequeña antología".

1971, Comienza a tener dificultades para oír, lo que se irá agravando con el tiempo.

1972, Jesús María Troncoso - gran amigo y admirador del poeta - comienza un trabajo arduo junto a Moreno: recoger y reunir toda la obra poética de este último, la cual estaba dispersa en pequeños folletitos o libritos que el autor no siempre conservaba, pues debido a la precariedad económica de su vida no consideraba la posibilidad de publicar toda su obra, y por ello no se empeñaba en guardar siempre un ejemplar de sus textos. Moreno imparte todavía cursos de literatura en los liceos "Juan Pablo Duarte" y "Salomé Ureña", en Santo Domingo, y ofrece también coloquios en las escuelas públicas, en los colegios y en las asociaciones culturales...

1973, El estado fija una pensión al poeta. La Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo le concede el título de Doctor Honoris Causa. La Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña le otorga la misma distinción.

1974, María Josefa Jimenes Hernández, madre del poeta, muere a la edad de 102 años.

1975, Jesús María Troncoso Sánchez hace publicar en un volumen la obra poética casi integral de Moreno. El libro es intitulado "Del Gemido a la Fragua", con una tirada de 1,500 ejemplares. Agradecemos de manera entrañable al Lic. Troncoso Sánchez por este gesto de solidaridad, generosidad y admiración profunda hacia el poeta y lo consideramos como el verdadero "salvador" de la obra de su amigo. Se le otorga el Premio Nacional de Poesía. Moreno cae gravemente enfermo y queda durante cuatro meses al cuidado de la ciencia médica. Luego de esta enfermedad se retira a su hogar en Santo Domingo, de donde no saldrá casi nunca más.

1977, La calle en donde reside el poeta desde el 1947 recibe su nombre, según la ley No 689, del 1 de noviembre del año, votada por el Congreso Nacional.

1978, Moreno se encuentra muy enfermo. Su salud se deteriora. El Colegio San Judas Tadeo le rinde homenaje.

1979, La Comisión del Patrimonio Cultural Dominicano declara al poeta "Patrimonio Cultural Viviente", en un acto-homenaje donde se establece que se le concede esta distinción únicamente "a todo hombre que en su espíritu es una reserva de arte, de tradición y de todo lo que compone el enriquecimiento de nuestra cultura".

1981, Se da su nombre a la novena Feria Internacional del Libro de Santo Domingo, que se le dedica en homenaje a su vida consagrada por entero a las letras.

1982, Emelinda Espinal de Moreno, su esposa, muere a la edad de 81 años.

1983, Se celebra una Exposición-Homenaje a Domingo Moreno Jimenes en la Biblioteca Nacional de República Dominicana.

1984, El poeta vuelve a sufrir serios quebrantos de salud, por lo cual es necesario internarlo en un hospital de Santo Domingo.

1985, La Universidad APEC le concede el título de Doctor Honoris Causa.

1986, Se le atribuye el premio "El gordo del año".

Muerte y honores
Falleció en Santo Domingo el 23 de septiembre de 1986. Joaquín Balaguer designa una comisión del Ministerio de Educación y de Bellas Artes para hacerse representar en los actos del sepelio. Dicha disposición establece, además, que se le rindan los honores militares de estilo en el camposanto.

La Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo también le rinde homenaje póstumo en presencia del féretro. El Presidente de la República Dominicana declaró el día de su muerte como duelo nacional.

Referencias

Nacidos en 1894
Fallecidos en 1986
Poetas de República Dominicana
Escritores en español
Nacidos en Santo Domingo
Orden al Mérito de Duarte, Sánchez y Mella

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Q: How to prevent eclipse-integration-gradle plugin from putting subprojects among filteredResources? I am using Eclipse IDE for a Gradle project, together with the eclipse-integration-gradle plugin.
When choosing the "Refresh All" menu item, the plugin invokes Gradle :eclipse task to refresh the .classpath and .project files. After gradle terminates, the plugin seems to automatically add all gradle subprojects to filteredResources in .project (possibly overwriting any other filteredResources generated by Gradle before). Such as:
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I do not want this for some reasons. Is it possible to turn this behavior off? Or some work-around, at least?

A: That option can be disabled when you import the project.


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2019 Preview & Prediction: Rams vs. Panthers
Overview: Oddsmakers are favoring the Rams on the road by anywhere between 1.5 and 2.5 points. It's the season opener for both teams, who are expected to contend for NFC playoff spots in 2019. This will be the first outing for the explosive Rams offense since they laid an egg in Super Bowl LIII, scoring only three points. Since Los Angeles Rams Head Coach Sean McVay essentially rested his starters in the preseason (an increasingly common NFL practice), it will be interesting to see if the Rams will appear rusty coming out of the gate.
Rams Offense vs Panthers Defense: On paper, this is the most intriguing part of the game, putting what is believed the teams' strongest units against one another. The Carolina Panthers, which frequently shifts from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 alignment and vice versa, will be missing pass-rushing linebacker/defensive end Bruce Irvin, who is out with an injury. He will mostly be replaced by rookie Bruce Burns, Carolina's first-round selection of the 2019 NFL Draft from Florida State University. At 6-3 and 250 pounds, Burns has bulked up a little since his college days with the Seminoles. Linebacker Thomas Davis, a Panther stalwart on defense for the last decade, is gone after the Panthers decided not to re-sign him. But any discussion of the Panther's linebackers has to start with Luke Kuechly, who along with Bobby Wagner of the Seattle Seahawks, is probably the premier middle linebacker in the NFL.. Intelligent and athletic, Kuechly is one of those rare defenders who you must account for on every play. He'll be joined in both defensive alignments by Shaq Thompson, a former number one draft choice out of the University of Washington. Thompson is one of the reasons the Panthers felt comfortable letting Davis walk, and they are expecting big things from him as a full-time starter in 2019.
The Rams, meanwhile, will be debuting their 2019 offensive line, and there are some questions about that unit. No longer there is guard Rodger Saffold and center John Sullivan, a couple of heady veterans who helped lead the Rams to the Super Bowl last season. They are replaced by second-year Joseph Noteboom at guard and second-year Brian Allen at center, both players who saw a smatter of playing time in 2018. They'll be facing a Panther defensive line that will feature multiple fronts after under-performing in 2018. But Carolina does have some talent up front. Veteran tackles Dontari Poe and Kawann Short both tended to disappear last season and are looking to bounce back this 2019 season. Poe, a mountain of a man at 6-3 and around 350, will be the primary nose tackle when the Panthers go into their 3-4 alignment. Brian Allen is giving up roughly 50 pounds versus Poe, so he may need some help moving him out if the Rams intend to run the ball at the heart of the Panther's defense.
Addressing the running game, one of the key subplots to this game will be the whole Todd Gurley injury saga. As every NFL fan knows, the Rams star running back saw relatively little action in the 2018 NFC title game and Super Bowl LIII, sparking a torrent of speculation about his health and specifically that of his surgically-repaired knee. When Gurley is healthy, he is probably the best all-around running back in the NFL, despite the media hype surrounding Dallas Cowboys Zeke Elliot and the immense talent of the New York Giants' Saquon Barkley.
So, is he healthy? Media reports over the last few months have ranged in tone from ''He's absolutely fine" to ''He is done as an NFL back," covering about every shade in between. The Rams insist that he is good to go on Sunday and Gurley will not be on any sort of snap count.
But head coach Sean McVay has also promised touches for rookie Darrell Henderson out of the University of Memphis and veteran backup Malcolm Brown, even hinting that all three backs could see the field at once against the Panthers. Henderson, the third-round pick in this year's 2019 NFL Draft is compared to New Orleans Saints Alvin Kamara type running back, who is capable of breaking off big plays on the ground and as a receiver. Brown is more of a power-type back, a bit of a plodder in terms of breakaway speed, but a tough, hard-nosed inside runner who has played well when given the chance over the past couple of years. For the Rams fans, the effectiveness and composition of the running game on Sunday is almost as important as notching a win.
The Rams boast one of the deepest receiving corps in the NFL, and welcome back slot-receiver Cooper Kupp, a favorite target of quarterback Jared Goff when healthy. Kupp missed the second half of the season last year, despite Josh Reynolds stepped in for him and played well, his return is critical to this offense. Adding him with speedster Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods, who simply catches everything thrown his way and runs great routes, give the Rams one of the best receiving units in the NFL. Don't forget about Reynolds either, who made a lot of big catches in the Super Bowl LIII run last season.
The depth of this unit could pose problems for the Panthers, who have a decent secondary not loaded with depth. Safety Eric Reid is one of the better players at his position in the NFL. Fellow safety Rashaan Gualden and corners James Bradberry and Donte Jackson are solid to above average players who make up a solid unit overall. Corn Elder will likely step in as the nickel back. None of these are bad players, but whether they can cover the deep and talented Rams receivers core on a regular basis could be one of the keys to the outcome of this game. IF the Rams can allot Goff time in the pocket and if the run game for the Rams is credible, the may be able to put up some points on Sunday's contest.
Rams Defense vs Carolina Offense: Panther's quarterback Cam Newton was having one of his best seasons in 2018 until a shoulder issue effected his play. He wasn't the same player down the stretch, and it showed as the Panthers ended up missing the playoffs despite s strong start. He suffered an ankle injury in the preseason, but it reportedly was not serious and he is expected and will be fine for the game. When healthy, Newton is a truly dynamic player who can beat you with his legs or his arm. While he has a very strong arm, he sometimes struggles with accuracy, and has only had one season where he finished with a completion rate of over 60 percent. Even so, he is a very dangerous player who can get hot and carry his team to victory.
Newton had arthoscopic surgery on his throwing shoulder in January, all indications are that it went well and his shoulder is fine. The Panthers certainly hope so, because if he is ineffective, Carolina has virtually no shot at making the playoffs.
Running back Christian McCaffrey is the other Panther player who keeps defensive coordinators awake at night. The son of former Denver Broncos and New York Giants wide receiver Ed McCaffrey, racked up over 1,000 yards rushing last season in addition to 867 yards as a receiver. Carolina supposedly wants to scale back his workload in 2019, but the problem is that the depth behind him is not great. He played 93 percent of the Panthers offensive snaps last season. The top reserves, Cameron Artis-Payne and rookie Jordan Scarlett, don't really scare anyone.
One of the keys for the Panthers in this game is controlling the Rams defensive front with a suspect offensive line. That job didn't get any easier when starting left tackle Greg Little ruled out of Sunday's game with an concussion. Little is expected to be replaced by Darryl Williams, who spent most of 2018 on injured reserve. He was excellent in 2017, being named second-team All-Pro. How much impact will the injury and layoff have? We will see on Sunday.
Of course, anytime you face the Rams defense, job one is containing reigning two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald, an absolute monster who gives quarterbacks nightmares. Despite facing double and even triple teams last season, AD still overcame with 20.5 sacks. He was rated the number one player in the league in the NFL Network's countdown of the Top 100 players, an honor that carries added weight because it is voted upon by the players themselves. Panthers WILL need to account for Donald on every play and keep him at least somewhat under control if they are to win this game. Donald had held out for much of the past two preseasons and tended to get off to rather slow starts by his standards. Will he get off to a faster start with a full training camp behind him?
The Rams are hoping outside linebackers Dante Fowler and Clay Matthews can generate enough of a pass-rush to take some of the pressure of off AD.
The Rams will have to replace Ndumukong Suh at nose tackle, and it looks like Sebastion Joseph-Day will see most of the action, with rookie Greg Gaines also getting snaps. They lost starting inside linebacker Micah Kiser to a pectoral injury in the preseason. The Rams was pretty bad in defending the run last season, giving up an average of five yards per carry. That remains a concern, and having to replace your nose tackle with a couple of untested young players and then replace one of your starting inside linebackers doesn't help. Whether the Panthers can run the ball effectively with McCaffrey and Newton could be a key factor in this game.
The Carolina receiving corps is somewhat underwhelming on paper, although McCaffrey helps make up for that by basically serving as another receiver, and a good one at that. Tight end Greg Olsen has had a great career, but he is also coming off an injury at age 34. Devin Funchess is gone via free agency, leaving D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel as the likely starters. Moore racked up 788 yards last season, and he is considered the number one receiver on this roster. Samuel is a former second round pick who has yet to live up to expectations. These guys aren't bad, but the Rams secondary shouldn't let them have big days. If they do would could be looking at a Carolina win.
Edge: even
Special Teams: The Rams probably have the best special teams in the NFL, and they will have the edge in this category again on Sunday. But Carolina's special teams are actually pretty good, and this category might be close had the Panthers not lost kicker Graham Gano to a season-ending injury. Gano was money in pressure situations, and his absence could be a factor in a close game.
Prediction: There are a lot of ''x-factors" in this game. Is Todd Gurley 100 percent? Can the Panthers run on a Rams defense that had persistent problems in that area last season? How will the Rams rebuilt offensive line match up against the variable fronts they will see on Sunday? Opening day usually includes some surprises, and a Panthers win here wouldn't shock anyone. But the Rams appear to be the better team.
Rams 27, Panthers 24


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Flying against Fate: Superstition and Allied Aircrews in World War II
By S.P. MacKenzie
Lawrence: Univ. Press of Kansas, 2017. Pp. vii, 256. ISBN 978–o–7006–2469–0.
Descriptors: Volume 2017, 20th Century, World War II, Air War Print Version
Warriors face death every day. Skill, courage, alertness, and equipment get you only so far. In Flying against Fate, historian S.P. MacKenzie (Univ. of South Carolina) tackles an understudied[1] sidelight of warfare: the magical beliefs, rituals, and talismans that serve as psychological crutches for those who must repeatedly confront their own mortality. According to cited behavioral studies (19), magical thinking and superstitions offer a sense of agency and control in the killing zones where fate appears random. Allied Bomber Command losses in World War II exceeded 50 percent of aviators (a figure never shared with squadrons), whose mission quotas per "tour" were always adjusted upwards.
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The book comprises an introduction, seven chapters, and a conclusion. It lacks illustrations (save on its the cover[2]) of talismans, mascots, jinxes, symbols, and prayer rituals, dressing sequences, knocking on wood, or urination on tail-wheels[3] for good luck—before or after a mission. Chapter 1, "Men against Odds," discusses the flyers' chances of dying in crashes or (less often) aerial combat (6). Chapter 2, "Asking for Miracles," concerns communal prayer events, which were more common in the US Army Air Force than in the Royal Air Force (RAF), though chaplains duly attended to both nations' fighting forces. Prayers offered during bombing runs over defended targets often sought quid pro quo "deals" with the Almighty. The anecdotal evidence the author cites (26) for the absence of atheists in the trenches of the sky is not persuasive.
In chapter 3, "Talismans and Mascots," we learn that Bibles were thought to have "quasimagical protective properties" (29)—an example of MacKenzie's blurring of the line between religion and superstition in discussing Christian and (rarely) Jewish objects and practices. More popular than St. Christopher medals were "trinkets, items of clothing, and toy figures" (30), extending to a desiccated kangaroo's foot, fresh four-leaf clovers, buckeyes, a pink glass elephant, and rings; a 100th Bomber Group aircraft even carried "a piece of decomposing baloney" once owned by a man who survived his tour of duty (33).[4] Bombardier Les Bartlett had a chain of five charms hanging from his bombsight, and "no less than twenty-six B-29s, fifty-four B-24s, and over sixty B-17s had the adjective 'lucky' in the ship names" (37).
Chapter 4 treats "Incantations and Rituals." Airmen kissing the ground after returning from a mission was understandable, commonplace, and as old as Homeric epic (Ody. 13.354—the veteran Odysseus restored to Ithaca). Less easily explained were an air gunner's moving a pack of cigarettes from a (specifically) rear trouser pocket to a (specifically) left breast pocket on takeoff (47) or kissing the behind of a toy rabbit. Pulling parachute harness crotch-straps too tight and then loosening them with exclamations of pain and relief also seemed to "work" (52)—"You never really know about these things and there was no reason to invite any bad luck," sagely explains pilot and humorist Truman Smith.[5]
MacKenzie turns to negative supernatural energies in chapter 5, "Jinxes and Jonahs," respectively Greek and Hebrew terms that denote bad luck sources that must be shunned, such as the taboo against lighting three cigarettes on one match (54). Certain men, planes, and units were thought to attract bad luck (56–57). A Jonah brought ill luck to (i.e., jinxed) a ship or plane. Sex-starved men far from home both craved and feared women. Certain females could be pariahs, harbingers of death, when near an aircraft. One such individual was believed to have planted a "kiss of death" on the 339th Fighter Group (62), and some Women's Auxiliary Air Force members were known in airmen's slang as "chop-girls." Some men even feared that "Nose Art"[6] featuring sexy, scantily clad female bodies might attract the fire of enemy guns (73–74).
"Numbers and Symbols," we read in chapter 6, especially the dreaded thirteen, were fraught with ill luck and danger; hence the omission of "13" or its replacement by the euphemism "12A" when numbering planes or missions (71). Other numbers were lucky, such as seven and eleven. Dreams and visions receive less attention here than soldiers' memoirs (ancient[7] as well as modern) might lead us to expect (74–77). Fliers saw a beloved woman, a fellow pilot, a man outside a tail-gunner's turret, or heard a harp. MacKenzie ascribes such apparitions to fatigue, angst, severe cold (-56°F at 25,000 feet), hypoxia, noise, or damaged planes. He explains, without citing the literature on "crisis apparitions" and "sensed presences,"[8] that extreme physiological and mental pressures may disturb the senses and mental functioning.
"Premonitions of Disaster" (chap. 7)—for example, the sense of the impending doom of someone "marked for death" (89–90)—tended to be remembered when the feared outcome actually came true and forgotten when it did not. MacKenzie argues that one does not record or recall long afterward for oral historians irrelevant eerie visions. Bomber crews were more susceptible to uncanny experiences than fighter pilots, probably, the author observes, because of the greater individual agency felt by the latter in their smaller aircraft.
MacKenzie's succinct 112-page main text is equipped with copious endnotes and a prodigious bibliography of oral histories, books, and articles. The book is long on data—many examples of modes of propitiating "Luck"—but short on the psychology of (exclusively Anglophone) Allied fliers,[9] the theology of the powers that sent men into war,[10] and the comparative anthropology of religion and superstition.[11] Preoccupied with belief, not results, MacKenzie omits any consideration of miracles or divine wrath, the intercession of cosmic forces in mass killings of soldiers and civilians, or slaughters orchestrated by secular powers and blessed by chaplains' assurances of divine favor.
Can purely irrational beliefs in fact exert a positive "effect on self-confidence and thereby performance" (3)? "Hope Psychology" shows, and "Sports Psychology" confirms, that belief in "god on our side" or the efficacy of unwashed socks or Hail Marys can improve performance in combat. Certainly, charms and rituals did not "impede fliers in the performance of their duties" (102), while shared beliefs and practices reduced tensions and built cohesion within the self-identified group.
For these reasons, Allied commanders all the way up the ranks to James "Jimmy" Doolittle, Dwight Eisenhower, and Franklin Roosevelt, together with home-front propaganda machines in Washington, New York, Chicago, and Hollywood, never ceased so-called morale-building efforts that in truth aimed at ceaseless social control of large populations through active encouragement or benign neglect of superstition (97–99).[12] If a flyboy had brought a particular crusted shirt on his previous missions and survived, it made a kind of post hoc, ergo propter hoc "sense" to wear it again; as rear-gunner Bob Pierson asserted "it must have worked because I'm still here" (34–36). The man in the street grasps no better now than then the laws of probability. "The human brain ... constantly seeks to detect patterns in perceived events" (50). Seek and ye shall find, whether your selected pattern exists in reality or only in your mind.
The record shows that a few bomber crews living on the razor's edge chose to name their aircraft Friday the Thirteenth (128 sorties and still flying after the war), H-a-a-r-d Luck (nose art: brassiere cups made of two half eight-balls[13]), SNAFU, and 13th Jinx.
[1] The author does cite Edwin E. Koch, "GI Lore: Lore of the 15th Air Force," NY Folklore Quarterly 9 (1953) 59-70, and Bill Wallrich "Superstition and the Air Force," Western Folklore 19 (1960) 11-16.
[2] Depicting an (8th US Army Air Force) B-17 crew with their plane, dog, and monkey.
[3] The practice was eventually prohibited because it caused corrosion problems (49).
[4] Caps, shoes, a piece of parachute, a wooden Indian, lucky polka-dot shorts are mentioned as well; wearable items often went unlaundered "in case the process drained away the luck" (35).
[5] See his The Wrong Stuff (1996; rpt. Norman: U Okla Pr, 2002).
[6] See Jeffrey L. Ethell, World War II Nose Art (Osceola, WI: MBI Publ., 1993), or Wikipedia, s.v. "Nose Art."
[7] Herodotus (6.117) reports with rationalist caveats a man "seeing things" (viz., a giant enemy warrior) from the spirit world during hand-to-hand combat at the Battle of Marathon.
[8] See, e.g., Gabriel Herman, "Greek Epiphanies and the Sensed Presence," Historia 60 (2011) 1–31.
[9] "Magical thinking" exists in all nations, military ranks, and periods, but the author unpersuasively justifies his narrower choice by the generous data available from American and Commonwealth sources.
[10] American clergy christened and blessed their spiritual charges' bomb-dropping aircraft (43). See Gerald F. Linderman, The World within War: America's Combat Experience in World War II (NY: Free Pr, 1997), on infantrymen reacting to combat with talismans, prayers, and other, grimmer protective mechanisms: normalization of the horrific, fatalism, trophy-taking, desensitization, focus on "the job," and psychosis.
[11] MacKenzie, an "agnostic leaning towards atheism" (118n18), skirts hard questions about distinguishing monotheistic religion from so-called superstition "insofar as the existence of God is inherently untestable in scientific terms" (3). To his credit, he includes Abrahamic mass and individual prayer in chapter 2.
[12] See Paul Fussell, Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War (NY: Oxford U Pr, 1989), chap. 11: "Accentuate the Positive."
[13] See image. The book's best brassiere story (96) involves a flesh-and-blood woman giving up her brassiere to a gunner already aboard his plane—he could not fly without one and his previous specimens were missing. See further Fussell, ibid., chap. 8, "Drinking Far Too Much, Copulating Too Little," on the sexual deprivations of young conscripts.
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