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Home News PGMs Eastplats asks shareholders to repel proposed board coup
Eastplats asks shareholders to repel proposed board coup
FACED with a potential board coup at its annual general meeting (AGM) on July 5, the chairman and CEO of Eastern Platinum (Eastplats), David Cohen, has urged shareholders to vote for the re-election of current management, arguing that it has a track-record that cannot be matched by "dissident investors".
"At the AGM, shareholders may face a contested election for the board of directors," said Cohen in a letter to Eastplats shareholders which was published in an announcement to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. "The strategy set by the incumbent board has preserved our assets and balance sheet in an extremely challenging market," said Cohen.
The board had avoided dilution and delivered "… one of the best share price performances in the sector. For these and other reasons, Eastplats shareholders should support the incumbent board," he said.
According to Eastplats, two entities – the recently incorporated Hong-based company, Ka An Development Company, and a Toronto-based hedge fund, K2 Principal Fund – are behind the coup. Of the two, only Ka An Development Co. has actually said it wants to replace the board with six of its own nominees.
For its part, K2 Principal Fund has reserved the right to nominate its own directors.
Neither company had engaged with Eastplats while only one of the individuals in either company nominated for a directorship owns shares in Eastplats, said Cohen. The "incumbent Eastplats directors collectively have skin in the game, with substantial shareholdings in the company," he said.
The K2 Principal Fund was established by K2 & Associates, a company named after the Himalayan mountain second in height only to Everest. K2 Associates was founded by former investment analyst, Shawn Kimel in 1998.
As for Ka An Development Co., MarketWatch reported on May 9 that the Chinese company had bought $15m worth of Eastplats shares – about 12.8 million equal to 13.79% of the company – at a price of $1.18/share. Cohen argued that whilst Ka An bought the shares at an 39% premium, it was not prepared to offer minority shareholders a similar premium as it sought to take over the board instead.
Cohen replaced Eastplats founding CEO, Ian Rozier, who in February resigned his post at the platinum firm after a 13-year stint at the firm which included a decision in 2013 to mothball its South African operations.
Eastplats said in November last year that a transaction to sell the mines to Hebei Zhongbo Platinum Company (HZP) for $225m in cash had run aground following a dispute between the Chinese firm's shareholders. The assets involved include the mothballed Crocodile River Mine near Brits along with the Spitzkop, Kennedy's Vale and Mareesburg projects.
However, Cohen argued that shuttering Eastplats' operations was sensible action for the incumbent directors to have taken as platinum group metal prices declined a further 42% thereafter. He said management had protected the firm's balance sheet from deterioration.
Cohen added that the current directors had more experience in the politically complex environment of South Africa, and had a strong track-record as they had never diluted shareholders through a distress equity issue. The firm's share price was one of the top performing platinum counters, he said.
Shares in Eastplats are 65% higher in the last 90 days, but down nearly 31% compared to end-May last year. The company is currently capitalised on the JSE at R1.2bn – a very reasonable valuation for a business not generating cash, but reflecting the optionality on a recovery in the platinum market, expected by some analysts to be in mid-2017.
Cohen added: "Eastplats' nominees have set and overseen a strategy which has sustained the company's share price in the face of persistently low platinum prices, and the Board has also continually explored alternatives to enhance shareholder value. The Board's interests are aligned with shareholders".
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Hope Ian Rozier is behind Ka An Development.
This track record that Cohen is boasting about is the work of Rozier, not the current Board of Directors.
Rozier doesn't come cheap, but boy does he ever deliver.


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Q: unable to open database Sqlite file I found a lot of question about this problem, but I can't fix it. I have a sqlite db in assets folder:
assets/data/data/{package_name}/databases/dbtest.sqlite

I tried to:

*

*Uninstall the project

*Clean the project

*Refresh and also restarted the ecilipse

*i checked my package name

*i checked my db file name

But i cant able to solve it. I dont know where i am wrong.
Thanks in Advance
DBHelper.java
public class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {

    private static String DB_PATH = "/data/data/com.exasmple.dbexam/databases/";
    private static String DB_NAME = "dbtest.sqlite";
    public static final String APP_TABLE = "land";

    private static final int DATABASE_VER5ION = 1;
    private static final String TYPE = "type";
    private static final String ID = "id";

    private SQLiteDatabase myDataBase;
    private final Context myContext;
    public static String state;

    public DBHelper(Context context) {
        super(context, DB_NAME, null, DATABASE_VER5ION);
        this.myContext = context;
    }

    public void createDataBase() throws IOException {
        // System.out.println("Creating database");
        boolean dbExist = checkDataBase();
        if (!dbExist) {
            this.getReadableDatabase();

            try {
                copyDataBase();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                throw new Error("Error copying database");
            }
        }
    }

    private boolean checkDataBase() {
        SQLiteDatabase checkDB = null;
        try {
            String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
            checkDB = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null,
                    SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READONLY);
        } catch (SQLiteException e) {

        }
        if (checkDB != null) {
            checkDB.close();
        }

        return checkDB != null ? true : false;
    }

    private void copyDataBase() throws IOException {

        InputStream myInput = myContext.getAssets().open(DB_NAME);

        String outFileName = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;

        OutputStream myOutput = new FileOutputStream(outFileName);

        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        int length;
        while ((length = myInput.read(buffer)) > 0) {
            myOutput.write(buffer, 0, length);
        }

        myOutput.flush();
        myOutput.close();
        myInput.close();
        System.out.println("Database copied into system data");

    }

    public void openDataBase() throws SQLException {

        System.out.println("Open database");
        String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
        myDataBase = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null,
                SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE);// SQLiteDatabase.NO_LOCALIZED_COLLATORS);

    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void close() {
        if (myDataBase != null)
            myDataBase.close();
        super.close();
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {

    }

    @Override
    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {

        db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS report");
        db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS appstatus");
        onCreate(db);
    }

    public ArrayList<String> GetGroupName() {
        String sql = "";
        // System.out.println("Inside Database");
        sql = "select chapterid from content";

        ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();

        Cursor cursor = myDataBase.rawQuery(sql, null);

        try {
            if (cursor != null) {
                if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
                    do {
                        list.add(cursor.getString(0));
                        System.out.println("dblist value==" + list);
                    } while (cursor.moveToNext());
                }
                if (cursor != null && !cursor.isClosed()) {
                    cursor.close();
                }
            } else
                Toast.makeText(myContext, "No values in DB", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
                        .show();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("GetGradeNames(): " + e);
        }
        return list;
    }

}

Logcat :
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.exasmple.dbexam/com.exasmple.dbexam.MainActivity}: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: unable to open database file
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1647)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1663)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1500(ActivityThread.java:117)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:931)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987): Caused by: android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: unable to open database file
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.dbopen(Native Method)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.<init>(SQLiteDatabase.java:1849)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(SQLiteDatabase.java:820)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at com.exasmple.dbexam.DBHelper.openDataBase(DBHelper.java:138)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at com.exasmple.dbexam.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:21)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:1611)
07-09 14:57:27.834: E/AndroidRuntime(987):  ... 11 more

A: Finally i found the answer from chat room. This may help someone..
MY updated DBHelper
public class DBHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
    public int GetCursor;
    // ****************** Declare all the global variable
    // ****************************//
    private Context myContext;
    public String DB_PATH = "data/data/com.exasmple.dbexam/databases/"; // path
    // of
    // your
    // datbase
    public static String DB_NAME = "Test.sqlite";// your database name
    static String ASSETS_DB_FOLDER = "db";
    private SQLiteDatabase db;

    public DBHelper(Context context) {
        super(context, DB_NAME, null, 2);
        if (db != null && db.isOpen())
            close();

        this.myContext = context;
        //DB_NAME = db_name;

        try {
            createDataBase();
            openDataBase();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // System.out.println("Exception in creation of database : "+
            // e.getMessage());
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

    public void createDataBase() throws IOException {
        boolean dbExist = checkDataBase();

        if (dbExist) {
            // System.out.println("Database Exist");
        } else {
            this.getReadableDatabase();

            try {
                copyDatabase();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                throw new Error("Error copying database");
            }
        }
    }

    private void copyDatabase() throws IOException {
        InputStream input = myContext.getAssets().open(DB_NAME);
        String outputFileName = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
        OutputStream output = new FileOutputStream(outputFileName);

        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        int length;
        while ((length = input.read(buffer)) > 0) {
            output.write(buffer, 0, length);
        }

        // Close the streams
        output.flush();
        output.close();
        input.close();
        // System.out.println(DB_NAME + "Database Copied !");
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {

    }

    @Override
    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {

    }

    public void openDataBase() throws SQLException {
        // Open the database
        String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
        db = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null,
                SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE);
    }

    public boolean isOpen() {
        if (db != null)
            return db.isOpen();
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public synchronized void close() {
        if (db != null)
            db.close();
        super.close();
    }

    private boolean checkDataBase() {
        SQLiteDatabase checkDB = null;
        try {
            String myPath = DB_PATH + DB_NAME;
            // System.out.println("My Pathe is:- " + myPath);
            // System.out.println("Open");
            checkDB = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(myPath, null,
                    SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE);
            // System.out.println("checkDB value:" + checkDB);
            // System.out.println("My Pathe is:- " + myPath);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // database does't exist yet.
        }

        if (checkDB != null) {
            // System.out.println("Closed");
            checkDB.close();
            // System.out.println("My db is:- " + checkDB.isOpen());
        }

        return checkDB != null ? true : false;
    }

    public Cursor execCursorQuery(String sql) {
        Cursor cursor = null;
        try {
            cursor = db.rawQuery(sql, null);
            GetCursor = cursor.getCount();
            Log.i("Inside execCursorQuery try", sql);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.i("Inside execCursorQuery exception", e.getMessage());
        }
        return cursor;
    }

    public void execNonQuery(String sql) {
        try {
            db.execSQL(sql);
            // Log.d("SQL", sql);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Log.e("Err", e.getMessage());
        } finally {
            // closeDb();
        }
    }

    public ArrayList<String> GetchapterID(){
        String sql="";
            //System.out.println("Inside Database");
            sql="select distinct(ChapterId) from contents";

        ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
        Cursor cursor=db.rawQuery(sql, null);

        try{
        if(cursor != null){
        if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
            do {
                list.add(cursor.getString(0));
            }
            while (cursor.moveToNext());
        }
        if (cursor != null && !cursor.isClosed()) {
            cursor.close();
        }
        }
     else
            Toast.makeText(myContext, "No values in DB", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
        }
        catch(Exception e){
            System.out.println("GetGradeNames(): " +e);
        }
        return list;
    }
}

A: *

*Try to uninstall the app and re-install the app

*Check if the SQLite version with which the DB was created is the same as the current version

*Check if you are trying to access the DB from several threads in your code. It may be possibly blocked by one of the threads.

*

*You have to close the connection with the database of process A first before you start using database with process B.

*This will solve your concurrency.

*Use db.close(); to close such connections

A: DB_NAME should be -
DB_NAME="dbtest";

For DB_PATH, you used the package com.exasmple.dbexam,
DB_PATH = "/data/data/com.exasmple.dbexam/databases/";

is probably wrong.
NOTE: Put correct package name(you can check it from your manifest file).
UPDATE:
Do like -
 public void createDataBase() throws IOException {
            // System.out.println("Creating database");
            boolean dbExist = checkDataBase();
            if (dbExist == true) {
                this.getReadableDatabase();

            try {
                  this.openDataBase();
            } catch (SQLException e) {

              e.printStackTrace();
            }

                try {
                    copyDataBase();
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    throw new Error("Error copying database");
                }
            }
        }

For more on  handling Sqlite database on Android.

A: NO way
Open a database file located in the assets folder. Always the main point of the - correct - answer is: databases located in assets cannot be opened since such folder (as the entire content of the APK) is read only.
However, what if the database file in fact does not have to be modified ?. In that case it does not matter the restriction that the assets folder is read only.
so copied your db file into some other location like sdcard,data\data folder then it will be readable

A: Try this, it will help you:-
http://blog.softeq.com/2012/12/using-pre-populated-sqlite-database-in.html
Just take database file from assets folder and insert your data using sqlite browser and again paste that file inside that folder
Note:- And don't forget to change the column name according to you..

A: Try changing this:
   private static String DB_NAME = "dbtest.sqlite";

for this
   private static String DB_NAME = "dbtest.db";

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Everybody seems to be making money on bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, but not many people grasp how the underlying technology works. Bitcoin is now traded on the exchanges for futures contracts. Is this problematic for amateur day traders that may not understand how bitcoin works?
David Ryan Polgar
Everybody seems to be making money on bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, but not many people grasp how the underlying technology works.
Does that matter? We will soon find out, now that Bitcoin has recently been added to the Chicago Board Options Exchange and The Chicago Mercantile Exchange to allow for futures trading.
Every day brings new stories of investors pouring money into cryptocurrency with little understanding of the base technology, or perhaps intent of the company. For example, because of a recent spike in Ripple tokens, the paper weather of its co-founder Chris Larsen briefly surpassed that of Mark Zuckerberg.
Nevermind that the Ripple software was invented by programmer Jed McCaleb--the same programmer who created the infamous Mt. Gox. What may be more disconcerting, however, is that many investors may be unaware of the difference between the Ripple technology and the Ripple token. (The Ripple software is designed to be faster and more efficient than Bitcoin, without the mining process. Money can be moved between digital wallets. The Ripple token, not to be confused with the Ripple software, is one of the currencies that can be used.)
As Mark Twain once stated, "The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it."
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In mid-December 2017, Bitcoin started trading on the CME and CBOE for futures. "This is your first opportunity to take a bitcoin derivative and put it on a centrally cleared exchange that has transparency, said JJ Kinahan, the chief derivatives strategist at Ameritrade, in a recent interview with CNBC. While futures markets tend to add stability, the initial low volume of trading may increase volatility. And unlike traditional Bitcoin trading, Bitcoin futures contracts can't get hacked or stolen.
As of right now, however, futures trading is mostly for major traders.
"Most people won't lose their shirt unless they're doing this on credit, or buying on margin," states venture capitalist Scott Hartley, author of The Fuzzy and The Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World. "It's possible to do some of this on entry-level platforms like Coinbase, but the majority of anyone playing this close to the fire has been long crypto for a while, and is probably already playing with their paper gains." I ask him whether the complexity of Bitcoin is similar to Credit Default Swaps, where the people designing the product may not have even understood the instrument.
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Q: Why and when should the NonSerializable Attribute used? I'm recently learning C# serialization myself. I noticed the [NonSerializable] Attribute and wonderd why it should/could/must be used and what the reasons for that could be.

Here are some of my research sites I used:

*

*Benefits of NonSerialized when Serializable is not used

*MSDN article about the NonSerializable attribute (contains an example but no reason why it should/shouldn't be used)

Actual questions:

*

*Are there examples which seriously can't be serialized (theoretical and practical)?

*Why should/n't it be used?

A: I can think of a few reasons why not to serialize some fields, for example when:

*- they contain an unencrypted vulnerable data like a password, pin etc.,

*- they are used to store uncompressed data (eg bitmap) and there's a field containing the compressed equivalent available,

*- they are created in the object constructor (eg timer).

A: If I utilize attributes to prevent serialization, it's typically because I want to secure data, or it because it wouldn't make sense to serialize a given field (maybe one that isn't itself serializable, or something that gets initialized every time the class is instantiated).
For example, say I had a record I wanted to save that is associated with a user. I may want to save their name, but never their password:
[Serializable]
public struct User
{
    public string Name;
    //this should never be persisted
    [NonSerialized]
    public string Password;
}

//when I persist this, it persists the CreatedBy User without the password
[Serializable]
public class Record
{
    //password won't be persisted now
    public User CreatedBy{ get; set; }

    //other information I want to save
}

Other times, I may have a non-serializable property that I don't want saved or sent across the wire after serialization.
[Serializable]
public class Whatever
{
     public Whatever()
     {
         //this always gets new-ed up, so there's no point in persisting it.
         //maybe it's not even serializable!
         HelperUtility = InitHelper();
     }

     //no sense in serializing this helper utility
     [NonSerialized]
     public NonSerializableClass HelperUtility;

     //but I may want to actually save this!
     public string DataIActuallyWantToSave;
}

That's the gist.
Such attributes do actually see use in the real world, and I've used them many times.


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Q: Stack pop operation not working after deleting one element I implemented stack using linked list. Following is the C program.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

typedef struct StkElmt_{
    int data;
    struct StkElmt_* next;
}stackelmt;

typedef struct stack_{
    stackelmt* head;
    stackelmt* tail;
    int size;
}stack_t;

void stack_init(stack_t* stack){
    stack->head = NULL;
    stack->tail = NULL;
    stack->size = 0;
}

int stack_insert(stack_t* stack, int data){
    stackelmt* new_element = (stackelmt*)malloc(sizeof(stackelmt));
    new_element->data = data;
    if (stack->size = 0)
        stack->tail = new_element;
    new_element->next = stack->head;
    stack->head = new_element;
    stack->size++;
}
int stack_del(stack_t* stack){
    int data;
    stackelmt* old_element;
    if (stack->size == 0)
        return -1;
    data = stack->head->data;
    old_element = stack->head;
    stack->head = stack->head->next;

    if (stack->size == 1)
        stack->tail = NULL;

    free(old_element);
    stack->size--;
    return 0;
}

void printstack(stack_t* stack){
    stackelmt* point = (stackelmt*)malloc(sizeof(stackelmt));
    for (point = stack->head; point != NULL; point = point->next)
        printf("\n(_%d_)\n  ", point->data);

}

void insertfunction(stack_t* stack, int max){
    int x;
    for (int i=0; i<max; i++){
        scanf("%d", &x);
        stack_insert(stack, x);
    }
    printf("the stack is: \n");
    printstack(stack);
}

void deletefunction(stack_t* stack, int num){
    for (int j=0; j<num; j++)
        stack_del(stack);
    printstack(stack);
}

void utilityfunction(){
    int userinput, maxinput, maxdel;
    stack_t* stack = (stack_t*)malloc(sizeof(stack_t));
    stack_init(stack);
    while (1) {
        printf("\n1 to insert elements in the stack\n2 to delete elements in the stack\n3 to break\n");
        scanf("%d", &userinput);
        switch(userinput){
            case 1:
                printf("\nEnter how many elements you want to push into stack: ");
                scanf("%d", &maxinput);
                insertfunction(stack, maxinput);
                break;
            case 2:
                printf("\nEnter how many elements you want to pop from stack: ");
                scanf("%d", &maxdel);
                deletefunction(stack, maxdel);
                break;
            case 3:
                break;
            default:
                printf("Invalid input\n");
                break;
        }
    }
}

int main(){
    utilityfunction();
    return 0;
}

Insertion operation works fine. Example:
Enter how many elements you want to push into stack: 5
1
2
3
4
5
the stack is:

(_5_)

(_4_)

(_3_)

(_2_)

(_1_)

But the delete function, when called, pops 'num' number of elements from the stack. But the following happens.
Enter how many elements you want to pop from stack: 3

(_4_)

(_3_)

(_2_)

(_1_)

Although I wanted 3 items to pop from the stack, only one item popped, i.e. 5.
What is the error in the code?

A: The line
if (stack->size = 0)

in the function stack_insert() will set the size to zero and later stack->size++; will make the size 1.
Then, stack_del() will look at the size and think that the stack has only one element. Popping one element, the stack will seem having no elements, so removal of second element or later won't happen.
You should enable compiler warnings and do comparision
if (stack->size == 0)

instead of the assignment in the function stack_insert().
Also note that the allocated memory in printstack() isn't used and it is just thrown away and is causing memory leak, and that you should stop allocating it there.
One more note: They say you shouldn't cast the result of malloc() in C.

A:
In stack_insert fuction if (stack->size = 0) must be if (stack->size == 0)

Reason : Assignment operator = always evaluates to be true, you must instead use the logical equals to operator ==
So, this implies that even if your stack->size is not 0, you are are reassigning it to 0 and you perform stack->tail = new_element;

And make it's return type void as you are not returning anything from the function

*

*So, the following function :
int stack_insert(stack_t* stack, int data)
{
  stackelmt* new_element = (stackelmt*)malloc(sizeof(stackelmt));
  new_element->data = data;
  if (stack->size = 0)
      stack->tail = new_element;
  new_element->next = stack->head;
  stack->head = new_element;
  stack->size++;
}

*must be changed to :
void stack_insert(stack_t* stack, int data) //change 1
{
    stackelmt* new_element = (stackelmt*)malloc(sizeof(stackelmt));
    new_element->data = data;
    if (stack->size == 0) //change 2
        stack->tail = new_element;
    new_element->next = stack->head;
    stack->head = new_element;
    stack->size++;
}

Further,

*

*don't use int main() instead use int main(void) as int main() can accept any number of arguments but, here you are not sending any arguments
so, int main(void) is appropriate

*don't caste the return value of malloc()
for example :
stackelmt* new_element = (stackelmt*)malloc(sizeof(stackelmt));

change it to:
stackelmt* new_element = malloc(sizeof(stackelmt));

Reason : malloc() on successful allocation returns void * type which is automatically converted to the type of pointer it's getting assigned to.


Bishop's Stortford Town Council runs a popular Children's playground on Sworders Field Bishop's Stortford at grid reference 549064:221293. This benefitted from a major investment in 2012/2013 and previous to that a programme of rolling investments, whereby typically one item of equipment was added or replaced each year. The Town Council now has up to £25,000 to spend on a further capital enhancement and is inviting turnkey bids from interested parties. The objective is further to enhance the play experience for the target audience. This could be achieved by adding new equipment, replacing existing equipment, other interventions or a combination of measures. The resulting enhanced area should be as inclusive as reasonably possible. It is not essential that the entire budget be spent and the Council is receptive to proposals which use the whole budget, or as little as £15,000. All figures are net of VAT.


She says the special counsel would have been remiss not to scrutinize the former Trump campaign chairman as part of the probe into Russian election interference.
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller was working within his authority when he brought charges against President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a federal judge in Washington ruled Tuesday.
The decision was a setback for Manafort in his defense against charges of money-laundering conspiracy, false statements and acting as an unregistered foreign agent related to his Ukrainian political work. Manafort had argued that Mueller had exceeded his authority because the case was unrelated to Russian election interference.
But U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson disagreed.
Citing Manafort's years of work in Ukraine, his prominent role on the Trump campaign and his publicized connections to Russian figures, Jackson said it was "logical and appropriate" for Mueller's team to scrutinize him as part of their investigation into Russian election meddling and possible coordination with Trump associates.
"Given what was being said publicly, the Special Counsel would have been remiss to ignore such an obvious potential link between the Trump campaign and the Russian government," Jackson wrote.
Jackson said Justice Department regulations allow for a "broad grant of authority" for special counsels. And regardless, she wrote, it was clear that Mueller had been specifically authorized to investigate not only Manafort's possible links to Russia but also his Ukrainian business.
She cited an August 2017 memo by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that prosecutors had filed in the case. The memo shows Rosenstein specifically authorized Mueller to investigate payments Manafort received from the Ukrainian government "before and during the tenure" of then-President Viktor Yanukovych, who was one of Manafort's clients.
Jackson had previously thrown out a civil case Manafort brought challenging Mueller's authority. Her decision Tuesday allows one of two criminal cases against Manafort to proceed.
In addition to the Washington indictment, Manafort also faces charges in Virginia of bank fraud and tax evasion. The Virginia indictment accuses him of hiding tens of millions of dollars he earned advising pro-Russia politicians in Ukraine from 2006 through 2015. It also accuses him of fraudulently obtaining millions in loans from financial institutions including while he worked for the Trump campaign.
None of the charges against Manafort involve crimes related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. Manafort has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.
Manafort has filed a similar motion to dismiss his charges in Virginia. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III has yet to rule on it. Ellis had previously grilled Mueller's team on whether the case was within his mandate and questioned whether they brought the case to get Manafort to testify against Trump.


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The Bossier Parish Community College Theatre Program and the Cavalier Players encourage local actors to audition for the Broadway musical, "Once on This Island."
Auditions are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 and 14 in the Stephen W. Slaughter Theatre (Building C) on the BPCC campus, 6220 East Texas Street, Bossier City.
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BPCC Theatre's production of "Once on this Island" is directed by Dr. Ray Scott Crawford, dean of Communication and Performing Arts. Actors should bring a headshot and resume if available, though not required. It is recommended that actors arrive at least 15 minutes early to auditions to complete an audition form.
Once on this Island is based on the 1985 book "My Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy, which is set in the Caribbean and is the retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid." Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart. In "My Love, My Love" the boundary is socio-economical and in "The Little Mermaid" the boundary is land and sea. There have been connections made to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" as well, which again tells the story of a young couple whose families oppose their love and try to keep them apart.
There are several roles available to be cast. BPCC Theatre encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition. Community members will be considered. Those wishing to audition should come prepared to read from the script. BPCC Theatre students are required to present a 30-second monologue. However, no prepared monologues are required of other students or community members auditioning. Also, those auditioning should dress comfortably and be prepared to "move about."
Show dates for "Once on this Island" are set for 7:30 p.m., Oct. 11-13, 18-20 and 2 p.m. Oct. 14 and 21.
For more information about the season or BPCC Theatre, contact 318-678-6525 or kcondon@bpcc.edu.


Wooden floor - is environmentally friendlycoating helps to maintain optimal indoor climate. Compared with synthetic flooring, wood floors are more durable and long lasting. But they need to be protected. If you do not expose them to special treatment, the wood will rot very quickly, filled with harmful microorganisms and deformed. In this article you will learn how and what to paint a wooden floor in the country, at home and in other areas in order to prolong its life and improve the aesthetic effect.
Protective impregnation: what to choose?
In appearance, all paints are divided into opaque and transparent.
1. Transparent - It varnishes and impregnation. The composition of some of these pigments may be added to facilitate the identification of natural wood structure.
2. Opaque - A paint solvent-based (polyvinyl,polyurethane, oily, alkyd, acrylic) and water-dispersible acrylic paint. The most popular - polyurethane, alkyd and acrylic paints, as they provide a fairly high-quality finish and easy to use.
1. Flame retardants reduce the fire hazard, it protects wood material fire. Such infiltration may be needed in the public and industrial premises.
2. Biocides, Antiseptics protect against exposure to insects, blue, mold and mildew, increases the lifespan of the wooden floor.
This impregnation may be superficial and deep. The home is only suitable surface impregnation.
Spray or brush applied to the dried andpurified wood. The industrial areas are often used deep impregnation, which is treated boards with sophisticated technology to ensure the best possible treatment of all wood.
3. Oiling. They are made of wood and linseed oil,and modified natural resins and used for the promotion and protection, and for toning the floor of the timber. The oil is absorbed into the wood varnish is much deeper. The result - a floor surface substantially strengthened, becomes water resistant, it acquires a silky shine. It is better to select oils that do not contain solvents. Give preference to natural, not very fast drying oil. Apply them in the terrain areas, for example, in the living room or hallway. If you have not yet decided what color the floor at the cottage, we advise to stop the choice on the oil surface. This is the best solution for unheated buildings and open-air, as well as swimming pools, bathtubs and showers.
Usually, wooden floors, and if selected lacquers,the alkyd, they are the most durable. But they are coated by paints often, since they are not able to fully protect the wood against mechanical damage (strokes heels, traces of furniture, etc.) due to high elasticity even in the dry state. On varnished floor is allowed to move only in soft shoes. For residential premises suitable only paints made without the inclusion of corrosive solvents.
Paint for use in the living room shouldselected primarily on the basis of its environmental performance. In this regard, the ideal option - a water-dispersion paints do not contain organic solvents.
They are waterproof, fit perfectly to the surface and does not lose color. acrylic paint (Waterproof) suitable for kitchen and bathroom floors. The best option for flooring - alkyd paint.
Keep in mind! In the 1st quarter. m wooden floor on the average need of the coating layer 2 180 - 250 g of paint. Please note that each bank is required to indicate its ink coverage, storage and application, the strength characteristics.
How to paint the floor?
Important! The top layer is any coating applied no sooner than have time to dry the bottom.
Applying nail polish. Apply the first coat of varnish, give it to dry thoroughly. We remove all the flaws with a fine sandpaper and causes the next layer, wait until it dries. The best option - the application of varnish 3 layers.
Important! All coatings are applied only to completely dry the floor!
1. Wooden floor pre-coated with varnish or a primer and dried for 3 days. Then apply a layer of paint, wait until dry, apply a second layer, dry it in 4-7 days.
2. Fill the oil filler in paint tone; cracks and other defects in the boards to align. Paul handle fine sandpaper, then proshpaklevat, then align the cloth again. To do so, until the putty will not cease to appear. Paint applied as two or three layers.
3. The floor is covered with drying oil, dry, proshpaklevat in several layers, thus clearing the cloth after each time. Then primed and painted in three layers (each thoroughly dried).
Painting a wood floor - The task doable even for a person who does not possess a special building skills. Just consider all the nuances and act according to the recommendations above.


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Ruth Bader Ginsburg will uphold the Constitution in Lego Movie 2: The Second Part cameo
January 19, 2019, 7:04 PM ET
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If nothing else, the upcoming sequel to The Lego Movie will adhere strictly to the legal confines of the U.S. Constitution.
That's because 85-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will have a cameo as a black-robed, law-defining minifigure in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, according to the film's director, Mike Mitchell.
"These movies are so full of surprises. And we were thinking, 'Who's the last person you would think to see in a Lego film as a minifig?' Ruth Bader Ginsburg!" Mitchell told USA Today. "And we're all huge fans. It made us laugh to think of having her enter this world."
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is stepping out in a new role — a gavel-wielding minifigure in @TheLEGOMovie 2! See the photos, exclusively revealed here: https://t.co/q7kypl4IeF
— USA TODAY Life (@usatodaylife) January 19, 2019
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The Second Part's plot will be driven by an imagination-based feud between a brother and his younger sister in our reality, which was introduced at the end of the first movie in 2014. Ginsburg's appearance comes courtesy of the sister, whose alien-like Duplon toys turn the town of Bricksburg into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
"We just were trying to think of people who should be immortalized in Lego and who seem fun at weddings," added the film's producers/screenwriters, Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The two have recently been enjoying the massive success of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a feature they produced for Sony; Lord also co-wrote the script.
In addition to joining an all-star cast of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Tiffany Haddish, Will Arnett, Alison Brie, and more, Ginsburg is also receiving her own real-world, tie-in minifig that can be purchased by fans of all ages.
"There will be a real Ruth Bader Ginsburg toy that boys and girls can play with. It will even come with a gavel," finished Mitchell.
The Justice recently underwent surgery to remove cancerous (and malignant) growths from her lungs. Thankfully, the procedure went well and she has been recovering at home. Last week, The Washington Post reported that Ginsburg was showing no more signs of cancer and that no further operations were needed.
Felicity Jones (Rogue One) recently played a young version of Ginsburg in On the Basis of Sex, which dramatizes the obstacles she faced in the American legal community as a woman before joining the highest court in the land under President Bill Clinton.
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Season 3: Fred Hicks (publisher) and Chris Hanrahan (retailer) talk about gaming, the hobby industry, marketing, customer service, retail, and more.
This episode is part 2 of the seminar at Metatopia featuring Fred Hicks and Brennan Taylor discussing Kickstarter from the perspective of someone running a campaign.
This episode is a seminar at Metatopia featuring Fred Hicks and Brennan Taylor discussing Kickstarter from the perspective of someone running a campaign.
This is a recording from Metatopia that features most of the Evil Hat folks talking about Evil Hat and how it works.
In this episode Fred and Chris, discuss Evil Hat's new Kickstarter for their card game Race to Adventure. They discuss what decisions they made well, which decisions could use improvement, and which decisions are basically a wash.
This episode Fred talks with Rob Heinsoo, and Jonathan Tweet about the structure of Fire Opal Media, and their work on the upcoming 13th Age roleplaying game.
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This week Fred is joined by none other than Steve Jackson (@SJGames), and Phillip Reed (@PhillipJReed) to talk about what SJG has been learning from the OGRE kickstarter.
In this episode, Chris and Fred are joined by Evil Hat co-founder Rob Donoghue to talk about PAX: East, Kickstarter, and Race to Adventure. This one's all over the map!
This episode we have a scoop! Fred and Chris are joined by Phil Reed (@phillipjreed) and Andrew Hackard (@RedPenOfDoom) from Steve Jackson Games to talk about business at a big scale, and SJG's plans to launch the new, gigantic edition of Ogre via Kickstarter.
In this episode Fred and Chris talk with Chuck Wendig. They discuss the upcoming Dinocalypse Kickstarter, and Don't Read This Book, the upcoming Don't Rest Your Head anthology. Along the way they discuss the challenges of working on writing fiction that springs from an RPG, their collabration process, and more.
In this episode Fred and Chris examine Brand Maturity by talking about how Evil Hat has moved from two guys with a free hack of another free game to a company making board games, card games, RPGs, and fiction.
In this episode, Fred and Chris discuss; Metatopia, what's interesting about Metatopia as a convention, the area the podcast is focused on, and trying to nail down a definition for what the Hobby Industry is exactly.
Metatopia has innovative pricing. $20 for playtesters, $50 for designers.
It's this episode Chris and Fred talk to Peter Adkison about his time as the C.E.O. of Wizards of the Coast, which includes the time that period when WotC purchased TSR and acquired Dungeons and Dragons, among other things. This is a bit of a follow up on the last episode. It's very interesting and contains info I've never heard before. Show notes will be crazy.
Words in quotation are direct quotation. Word's not in quotation are my notes, to fill in or expand the quote.
During that time WotC; launched Magic: The Gathering, bought T.S.R., on day 2 after purchasing T.S.R. began developing 3rd Edition dungeons and Dragons, created the Open Gaming License and the D20 License, and was bought by Hasbro.
He was not involved in 3.5 or 4E D&D.
2. Bought Gen Con in 2002.
Peter on TSR being purchased for 25 million, and it's actual value.
25 million was roughly the amount of debt T.S.R. had acquired. Purchase price was actually higher.
"25 million was way way way more than it was worth." If you used the 1997 revenue to determine the value. If you used 1996 revenue, "it was right on the mark." By 1998, WotC had increased the value to the 30 to 35 million range.
Novels actually made up the larger share of revenue not games. It was "roughly 60 / 40 split."
The purchase was more for strategic purposes. "By us it was strategic in nature... by buying T.S.R., Wizards became clearly the top dog in the industry." It changed WotC's positioning "from the head of a category to the head of an industry."
This seems to pay off as they are purchased by Hasbro in 1998, and Peter reveals the D+D brand was at least 1/3 of how Hasbro valued the company. Wikipedia put's the purchase price of WotC by Hasbro at 325 million.
Hasbro was hands off as far as managing WotC. Peter was told, "You will earn your way into integration through poor performance." Peter posits they were interested in WotC as their foot in hobby games. "Add it all up, it's as big as the mass market."
"The strategic vision behind it was, hey-- lets let other companies, frankly, do the part of the business that doesn't make money, and we'll just do the core books. I think that was a good strategy. The problem from Wizards perspective was that Wizards never really made good on the strategy. We kept... Wizards kept doing core books and kept doing companion settings. Whereas I think, Ryan Dancey, would say the original strategy was to cut the D&D team down to like half a dozen people. And that would have been painful. One of those painful decisions companies make, but might have been exactly the right strategy to do with the brand. That's kind of why it happened. I don't think anyone could forsee the repercussions of the Open Gaming License. The amazing response."
"... if we do go down this strategy it means we do have to charge more sharply into the downsizing of our internal staff. Maybe that realization would have said, well let's not do that. why should we do that when the company overall is highly profitable."
Peter on ideas that may have been left unexplored for growing the D&D brand.
"My vision for D&D, at the time, was doing an MMO. You know a big... do it ourselves... we're making tons of money. Take all the Pokemon money, or not all of it, but a big chunk of the Pokemon money, start a studio... and this was before World of Warcraft came along... and that's what we were real excited to do. and that's what we thought would be the biggest driver towards making Dungeons and Dragons as big, or bigger even, than Magic: The Gathering. We started a studio and had 30 people working on code and art."
You thought it was podfaded? Season 3 Episode 01 is here to convince you otherwise. That's How We Roll is back with a vengeance. In this Episode Fred and Chris discuss what lead to the long hiatus, how they're planning to get back on track, and what they've been up to. They then dig into the main topic which is a discussion of Wizards of the Coast marketing, and brand strategy, for Dungeons and Dragons.
Pathfinder prepainted minis, aka Pathfinder Battles.
Fred's interview on the Jennisodes.
Chris mentions D+D worth $25 million? Best I could do was this fact. WotC acquired TSR and Five Rings Publishing Group for $25 million on April 10, 1997.


How to Succeed as a Nursing Leader Today!
I have been in nursing for over 35 years with more than 20 years in management. Throughout my career, I have come to know, that everyone in a leadership position doesn't belong there.
There are those who get into leadership positions and find out that it's not for them and get out. Then there are those who stay but shouldn't. They may stay for the bump in salary or may feel ashamed to leave because others may think thatthey "couldn't hack it".
Most of us decided to stay in our positions because we know,leadership is more about helping others reach their potential than it is about us.
As nurses in leadership positions, we step into the role desiring to make a bigger impact in our organizations and in our spheres of influence. God placed you here to invest your life in others. That's why nursing is a calling for most of us. When you understand your purpose and how it gives you control over your legacy, you will be effective and enjoy the role you have as a nursing leader.
What is "Legacy" of Leadership?
The essence of legacy is when you believe that your position has a purpose that is bigger than yourself as an individual. It's a compelling way of living forward —a way of intentionally influencing people to move toward positive outcomes which will extend beyond a generation. Itis all about you making a difference!
The essence of leadership is to live our lives in service to each other, unselfishly, for the greater good. It's about having a passionate desire to positively impact people, who will then impact other people. It's about nurses who find a way to lead and light the way for others.In that sense, all nurses are leaders in the lives of our patients regardless of job titles.
Some assumptions need to be challenged though. Unselfish doesn't mean you cannot care about yourself. The greater good of others does not mean that you have no right to benefit from the goodthat you do. The greater good includes you! Living life in service does not mean that you are a doormat! Leadership doesn't have to hurt!
Knowing your purpose as a leader helps to focus on why you want to lead. The next step of the process, is understanding that leadership is a privilege. You are in a position of influence! You have the authority and access to influence any situation, however small or large. You have the privilege to interact with the lives of others at a level that most others don't.
You have power to make other people's lives difficult or easier, chaotic or peaceful. You make things happen!By bringing all of your resources: vision, fortitude, patience, integrity and compassion to your position within an organization, you will be strengthened,making it easier for you toadvocate for yourself and others. The power you have in leadership needs to be tempered with the reminder that it is also a privilege and that you have a purpose for being here.
Click the link below for more information on how Legacy Leadership can put the spark back into your life of leadership and career!


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TV Viewing Drops A Historical 7.2% Quarter-To-Date.
Linear TV viewing has declined a dramatic 7.2% since the beginning of third quarter 2019—the worst quarterly decline on record, according to a new study from UBS Global Research. And there's more bad news for the industry, as older demos begin to falter.
The P35-49 demo is seeing the greatest deceleration based on an analysis of Nielsen estimates, declining 11.9% QTD (quarter to date) vs. a drop of 10.2% last quarter and 6.3% year over year. But worse, for the first time ever, the 55+ viewing audience is now fleeing. Historically, the age group has represented an all-important 50% of the total audience for live television. That is no longer true, with a 2.0% decline over the last two consecutive quarters.
The news, not surprisingly, is worse for younger viewers, according to the U.S. Media & Entertainment division's "UBS TV Ratings Guide: Insight into Ad Estimates." The study compared traditional TV viewing between now and 2010 levels, and found that the youngest viewers have eroded 50% to 60% over that period. P18-24 was down18.8% in Q3 vs a fall of 21.9% in Q2 2019.
The historical overall drop of 7.2% QTD compares with a drop of 6.8% last quarter and a downfall of 7.0% for traditional TV viewing in Q1 2019.
Looking at networks, ABC and CBS lost the most viewers, down 10% this quarter. NBC actually rose 17%, while Fox was also up, 5%.
The top-ranked shows, season to date, are "The Big Bang Theory" (ABC), "This Is Us" (NBC), "The Masked Singer" (Fox), "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) and "Manifest" (NBC).
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Two California Cities Land On List Of Best Places To Retire
By Anthony SanFilippo
When it comes time to retire, seniors have many factors to consider.
Most of them deal directly with finances – figuring out if they have saved enough money over the years to retire comfortably, or how to change their daily financial routines to live on a more rigidly fixed income.
But there are other things that matter to seniors too once they stop having to endure the grind of a 40-hour or more work week.
Health care is also going to be at or near the top of the list, and quality of life issues like access to nature in nearby parks, walking paths and trails, recreation, such as golf, or tennis and, yes, even entertainment.
All of these things culminate in one key decision for retirees – where is the best place to live in those golden years?
According to a recent study, two California cities land on a Top 10 list of the best cities to retire in the United States.
Beverly Hills ranked No. 3 while Westlake Village came in at No. 8.
SmartAsset.com, a financial technology company that offers consumers tools to assist with homebuying, retirement planning and taxes, recently published a list of the 10 best places to retire in the United States.
Their retirement experts began by compiling data about factors that matter most to retirees, like an area's tax burden, the ease of access to medical facilities and recreational activities, and more.
They also measured the percentage of the population that is made up of senior citizens so there'll be a surplus of others also enjoying their later years.
Naples, Fla. Ranked No. 1 in the study.
Rank City
1 NAPles, FL
2 Cumming, GA
4 Gig Harbor, WA
5 Media, PA
6 Farmington, MI
7 New Port Richey, FL
8 Westlake Village, CA
9 Grosse Pointe, MI
10 Orange Park, FL
Ask most folks at or near retirement age, and they'll likely tell you that they want to stay right where they are. That's no surprise as it's difficult to uproot your life in your sixties and move away.
But, ask younger people if they want to live where they currently do once they reach retirement age and you'll start to find more people who would like to live out their retirement somewhere else.
Younger generations are more willing to move about the country than their predecessors. Advancements in communication technology make it easier to maintain relationships with friends and family even from a long distance, which has given people more relocation options to consider than ever before.


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Q: How to combine two files by shifting the value of the row file to its corresponding value in the column file? I have a two files, the first has one row while the second with one column
I would like to  combine the two files  by shifting each value in the row file to the same value in the column file, then replace each empty cell before each value with x value and after it with y value.
 briefly, I would like those input files
row file
6  8  2  3  7  6  ...

column file
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
.
.

after combination, the results should be as the following
output file
1   x  x  x  x  x  x  ....
2   x  x  2  x  x  x
3   x  x  y  3  x  x
4   x  x  y  y  x  x
5   x  x  y  y  x  x
6   6  x  y  y  x  6
7   y  x  y  y  7  y
8   y  8  y  y  y  y
9   y  y  y  y  y  y
....
....

A: Just load one file in memory, and then handle the other one based on the values in memory.
Don't cheat... try it yourself first. Even if you try a bit that doesn't work, and ask about your code then. You will learn nothing if you don't try it yourself.
Here... I'll get you started. Here's how you make an array in bash:
# with while read
array=()
while read line; do
    array+=("$line")
done < somefile

# the other way... sometimes necessary
IFS=$'\n\t ' # example IFS... in this case I am setting the normal default. For data that includes spaces, you exclude space here. If your data contains all 3, you have to use while read.
array=()
for line in $(cat somefile); do
    array+=("$line")
done

# and here's looping over it
for n in "${array[@]}"; do
    echo "$n"
done

I can't figure out the syntax for a multi-line "spoiler"... so here's a 1 line script that will print the answer (in bash):

 base64 -d <<<"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"


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Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Campy Horror Makes a Comeback
The campiness characteristic of so many 80s horror films is back; the term camp, of course, referring to that associated with parody, exaggeration, theatricality, and humor. Neon and bright coloring, hyperbolic storylines, dark humor, synth music, intentional cheesy gore, and eye-roll-worthy writing have returned to the horror market mostly in B-list form; Netflix and Hulu have been pervaded by these horror flicks reminiscent of cult 80s classics like Re-Animator (1985), The Evil Dead trilogy (1981-1992), and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). Unlike the more popular A-list horror films that strive for realism and focus on the freight, these campy flicks provide their audience with a more sadistically fun and satirical experience that not only celebrates classic horror, but also the things about it non-horror lovers tend to criticize. They are both a reflection and re-imagination of horror that are breathing life back into what some might consider a stagnant genre.
The following films are five of the most notable campy horror films from 2010 forward. Though not all the movies are what most would consider well-rounded cinematic successes, they have unique elements that work in tandem with the films' campiness to create texts that not only entertain but have artistic and social value.
5) The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
This slasher movie is all about one of the greatest horror clichés: terrible decision making. The best actor on the cast is killed off immediately and, arguably, in the most foolish way, setting the tone for the rest of the film. Fortunately, establishing this early on allows the viewer to accept the ridiculousness of the film, which would otherwise be distracting. Though Strangers Prey at Night is by no means a great film as a whole, it belongs on this list for the campy magnificence that manifests exactly one hour into the movie. Pullman's character, Luke, battles it out with one of the strangers in a public pool surrounded by blinking neon palm trees and string lights to the sound of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart." The contrast of the lighting and lyrics with the intense fighting is deliciously paradoxical. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" isn't the only 80s aspect of the music in the film. The score written by Adrian Johnston makes of use of the synthesizers so characteristic of 80s music. This trend of including heavy synth in horror film scores is growing in popularity as the composers of the next four films demonstrate.
4) Patchwork (2015)
This heavy commentary on the superficiality and artifice that plagues modern society is surprisingly deep and cheeky. It unabashedly, and rather hyperbolically, highlights the crude, dark side of humanity through the story of three women that are murdered, hacked to pieces, and sewn together to create the perfect woman. Revenge quickly becomes their obsession as they try to find who's responsible for their transformation. In the process, the girls (now one horrific, undead, super girl) punish the men who've made them suffer mentally, emotionally, and physically. The camp in this film is in the aforementioned hyperbole and the switching of the guard where the killed become the killers. As a consequence, this film ends up being a cryptic celebration of "girl power." like the use of synthesizers, the 'girl power' horror trend is also picking up speed. The next three films clearly exemplify this with female characters ultimately facing and beating male oppressors. Patchwork is also heavy on the cheesy horror dialogue, but that isn't to say it's bad. Some of it is actually quite clever and humorously dark (especially the scene where Madeleine goes in for her plastic surgery consultation).
3) All Cheerleaders Die (2013)
Mean Girls meets Jennifer's Body in this sassy take on high school horror complete with hair-flip sound effects. The overacting is perfect, the jock and cheerleader characters embodying the arrogant teens we all loved to hate in high school. Like in Patchwork, the killed become the killers only this time through the use of magic, not science. The undead cheerleaders go on a feeding frenzy snacking on the jocks responsible for their tragic demise. Even though the characters are all stock characters, it is precisely this that makes them fun and entertaining. Furthermore, if you're not the kind that enjoys campy representations, the uniqueness of the storyline and seductive deaths are enough to at the very least amuse you. However, it's not all campy fun; the scene leading up to the cheerleaders' deaths, which sets the A plot in motion, is actually quite disturbing. This is where the film finds its depth; violence against women, sexual assault, bullying, and peer pressure are just some of the issues raised in this scene that continue into the film causing the mean-girl vibe to dissipate as the film winds down. The film then turns into a face-off between the girls and the embodiment of misogyny, Terry. Herein lies this film's brilliance; it moves from amusing and trite to deep and horrific all while remaining satirical and gory.
2) Tragedy Girls (2017)
This visually stunning film has some freeze frames to die for (pun intended). The color and camerawork often turn aesthetically pleasing frames into tableaux vivant, one of the lovelier ones toward the end of the film paying a fiery homage to Carrie (1976).
It's a mean girl's slasher dream come true with an original storyline that follows a pair of sadistic best friends with a taste for murder. The duo is on a mission to commodify murder, using its tragedy and shock value to increase their social media presence and secure their place in history as horror legends. The apathetic teens repeatedly get away with murder making one cruel, snarky comment after another. Alexandra Shipp, who plays M-Kay, particularly makes this movie shine with her impressive performance. She presents M-Kay as the more (1988). Unlike the more popular A-list horror films that strive for realism and focus on the freight, these campy flicks provide their audience with a more sadistically fun and satirical experience that not only celebrates classic horror, but also the things about it non-horror lovers tend to criticize. They are both a reflection and re-imagination of horror that are breathing life back into what some might consider a stagnant genre.
1) The Final Girls (2015)
The crowned jewel of contemporary campy horror would have to be The Final Girls. This is the best example of a horror film that manages to completely mock slasher films while celebrating the music, overacting, gore, and clichés that together create their cult fascination. The storyline follows a group of teenagers trapped in the cinematic confines of the cult slasher film Camp Bloodbath. To survive, they must go along with the film making sure to follow the horror rules, the most important being "Don't take your close off" and "no sex," until the final girl finishes off the killer. The dramatic plot generated in the "real world" surrounding the protagonist and her mother provides viewers with the realism and relatability viewers expect from films. This serious overtone gives the more satirical storyline developed in the cinematic universe a depth and purpose it would otherwise lack, so that viewers can both have fun and something meaningful to contemplate. The film is also visually stunning, particularly the Camp Bloodbath universe, with bright colors, especially the neon pinks and purples characteristic of the 80s entertainment aesthetic, brilliantly contrasting with the dark situation the characters find themselves in.
All of these campy horror films are more than they appear. The participation of A-list stars such as Christina Hendricks, Craig Robinson, Taissa Farminga, Adam Devine, and Alia Shawkat, to mention a few, in these films only reiterates this. The films will pleasantly surprise you if you give them a chance, especially if you're on the lookout for that dramatic and artistic substance the filmmakers managed to merge with the satire, hyperbole, and humor. Even if you're not into that kind of analysis, you can still have a good laugh making fun of the cheesiness so many horror fans know and love.
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[[Image:CopticIconStMarkApostle Mark.jpg|thumbright|Coptic icon of Saint frame|The Apostle Mark]]The holy, glorious and all-laudable '''Apostle and Evangelist Mark ''' is the Evangelist. Note author of the typical lion near [[Gospel of Mark]], the bottom-left companion of the icon.[[Apostle Paul]] On (as recorded in the 30th [[Acts of Barmoudah (Coptic monththe Apostles]]), which coincided with and is numbered among the 26th of April 68 A[[Apostles#The_Seventy|Seventy Apostles]].D., the great apostle He is often referred to as '''Saint John Mark''', writer of the Gospel bearing his name and is the evangelist founder of the land [[Church of EgyptAlexandria]], was being regarded as its first pope. As a result, he is also venerated by the [[MartyrChurch of Alexandria (Coptic)|martyredCoptic Orthodox Church]]as its founder as well. He was His symbol as one of the first Pope of Alexandria four [[evangelist]]s is a lion. The Church celebrates his [[feast day]]s on [[April 25]]; [[September 27]] with [[Apostle Aristarchus|Aristarchus]] and [[Apostle Zenas|Zenas]]; [[October 30]] with [[Apostle Tertius|Tertius]], [[Apostle Justus|Justus]], [[Apostle Artemas|Artemas]], and [[Apostle Cleopas|Cleopas]]; and one of [[January 4]] among the Seventy Apostles.
== Biography Life ==His name was John, as the Holy Bible says: "He came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying" (Acts 12:12). He was the one that whom the Lord Christ, to Whom is the glory, meant when He said: "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, The Teacher says, 'My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples[[disciple]]s'" ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew ]] 26:18).
His house was the first Christian church, where they ate the [[Passover]], hid after the death of the Lord Christ, and in its upper room the [[Holy Spirit ]] came upon them.
This Saint apostle was born in Cyrene (One one of the Five five Western cities, Pentapolis - , in North Africa). His father's name was Aristopolus and , his mother's name was Maryand he was a kinsman of the [[Apostle Barnabas]]. They were [[Judaism|Jewish ]] in faith, rich and of great honor. They educated him with the Greek and Hebrew cultures. He was called Mark after they emigrated immigrated to Jerusalem, where St. [[Apostle Peter|Peter ]] had become a disciple to the Lord of Jesus Christ. St. Peter was married to the cousin of Aristopolus. Mark visited St. Peter's house often, and from him he learned the Christian teachings.
Once when Aristopolus and his son Mark were walking near the Jordan river, close by the desert, they encountered a raving lion and a lioness. It was evident to Aristopolus that it would be his end and the end of his Sonson, Mark. His compassion for his son compelled him to order him to escape to save himself. Mark answered, "Christ, in whose hands our lives are committed, will not let them prey on us." Saying this, he prayed, "O, Christ, Son of God , protect us from the evil of these two beasts and terminate their offspring from this wilderness." Immediately, God granted this prayer, and the two beasts fell dead. His father marvelled and asked his son to tell him about the Lord Christ. He believed in the Lord Christ at the hands of his son who [[baptism|baptized ]] him.
After the [[ascension ]] of the Lord Christ, he Mark accompanied Paul and [[Apostle Barnabas |Barnabas]] to preach the Gospel [[gospel]] in Antioch, Seleucia, Cyprus, Salamis, and Perga Pamphylia , where he left them and returned to Jerusalem. After the Apostolic Council apostolic council in Jerusalem, he went with Barnabas to Cyprus.
After the departure of Barnabas, with the order of the Lord Christ, St. Mark went to Afrikia, Berka, and the Five five Western cities. He preached the Gospel gospel in these parts, and believed on his hands most of its peopleaccount many believed. From there, he went to Alexandria in the 1st. of Bashans 61 A.D.
When he entered the city, his shoe was torn because of the much walking in amount he had walked during his preaching and [[evangelism]]. He went to a cobbler in the city, called [[Anianus of Alexandria|Anianus]], to repair it. While he Anianus was repairing it the shoe, the awl pierced his finger. Anianus shouted in Greek saying "EIS THEOSEis Theos!" which means "O, ONE GODone God!". When St. Mark heard these words his heart rejoiced exceedingly. He found it suitable to talk to him about the One one God. The Apostle apostle took some clay, spat on it , and applied it to Anianus' finger, saying "in the Name of Jesus Christ the Son of God, " and the wound healed immediately, as if nothing had happened to it.
Anianus was exceedingly amazed from by this [[miracle ]] that happened in the Name name of Jesus Christ, and his heart opened to the word of God. The Apostle apostle asked him about who was the only God that he cried for when he was injured. Anianus replied "I heard about him, but I do not know him." St. Mark started explaining to him from the beginning, from the creation of heaven and earth, the transgression and fall of Adam, the flood, how God sent Moses, who brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, and gave them the Law, the captivity of all the children of Israel way to Babylon, and the prophecies that foretold the coming of Christ. Anianus then invited him to go to his house and brought to him his children. The saint preached and baptized them.
Anianus invited him to go to his house When the believers in the name of Christ increased and the pagan people of the city heard of it, they were enraged and brought to him his childrenthought of slaying St. Mark. The Saint preached and baptized them in faithful advised him to leave for a short while, for the sake of the Name safety of the Father church and its care. St. Mark [[ordination|ordained]] St. [[Anianus]] as [[bishop]] of Alexandria as well as three [[priest]]s and seven [[deacon]]s. He went to the Son five Western cities, and remained there for two years preaching, where he ordained more bishops, priests, and the Holy Spiritdeacons.
When Finally he returned to Alexandria, where he found the believers had increased in the Name of Christ increased and the pagan people of the city heard thatnumber, they were raged with anger and thought of slaying St. Mark. The faithful advised him to get away for built a short while church for them in the place known as Bokalia (the sake place of the safety cows), east of the church and its care. St. Mark ordained St. Anianus a Bishop for Alexandria, three priests and seven deacons. He went to on the Five Western Cities, remained there for two years preaching, and ordained bishops, priests, and deaconssea shore.
He returned to [[Image:StMarkCathAlex.jpg|thumb|St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria , where the saint's head is preserved to this day.]]It came to pass when he found was celebrating the believers had increased feast of the Resurrection in numberthe year 68 A.D. that the same day coincided with the great pagan celebration for the feast of the god Syrabis. Thus a multitude of pagans assembled, attacked the church at Bokalia, and built forced their way in. They seized St. Mark, bound him with a church for them in thick rope, and dragged him through the streets crying, "Drag the dragon to the place known as Bokalia (The place of cows)." They continued dragging him with severe cruelty. His flesh was torn and scattered everywhere, east and the ground of Alexandria on the sea shorecity was covered with his blood. They cast him that night into a dark prison.
It came The [[angel]] of the Lord appeared to passhim and told him: "O Mark, when he was celebrating the feast of the Resurrection on the 29th day of Baramudahgood servant, year 68 A.D.rejoice, the same day coincided with the great pagan Celebration for your name has been written in the feast book of life, and you have been counted among the god Syrabis, a multitude congregation of them assembled and attacked the church at Bokalia and forced their way insaints. They seized St. Mark" The angel disappeared, bound him with a thick rope and dragged then the Lord Christ appeared to him in the roads and streets crying, "Drag the dragon to the place of Cows." They continued dragging gave him with severe crueltypeace. His flesh was torn and scattered everywhere, soul rejoiced and the ground of the city was covered with his blood. They cast him that night into a dark prisonglad.
[[Image:StMarkCathAlexThe next morning, the pagans took St.jpg|thumb|Inside St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria, where from the saint's head is preserved to this dayprison.]] The angel of They tied his neck with a thick rope and did the Lord appeared to him and told him: "O Mark, same as the good servantday before, rejoice for your name has been written in dragging him over the book of life, rocks and you have been counted among the congregation of the saintsstones." The angel disappeared Finally, then the Lord Christ appeared to him, and gave him peaceSt. His Mark delivered up his pure soul rejoiced into the hands of God and was gladreceived the crown of [[martyr]]dom.
The next morning (30th of Baramudah)Nevertheless, the pagans took St. Mark from 's death did not satisfy the prisonrage of the pagans. They tied his neck with a thick rope gathered much firewood and did the same as the day before, dragging prepared an inferno to burn him over the rocks and stones. Finally, St. Mark delivered up his pure soul But a severe storm blew in the hand of God, and received the crown of martyrdom, the apostolic crown, the crown of evangelism, heavy rains fell. The pagans became frightened and the crown of virginityfled in fear.
NeverthelessThe believers came and took the holy body, St. Mark's death did not satisfy carried it to the rage of church at Bokalia, wrapped it up, prayed over the pagans saint, and their hatredplaced him in a coffin. They gathered much firewood and prepared an inferno to burn him. A severe storm blew and heavy rains fell. The pagans became frightened, and they fled away laid the coffin in a secret place in fearthis church.
The believers came and took In 828 A.D. the holy body, carried it of St. Mark was stolen by Italian sailors and was removed from Alexandria to the church they built at Bokalia, wrapped it up, prayed over him and place it Venice in a coffinItaly. They laid it in a secret place However, the head remained in this churchAlexandria.
In 828 A==Importance to the Coptic church==[[Image:CopticIconStMark.jpg|thumb|left|Coptic icon of Saint Mark the Evangelist.DNote the typical lion near the bottom-left of the icon. ]]In the body [[Oriental Orthodox|Non-Chalcedonian]] [[Church of Saint Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox Church]], the Apostle Mark was stolen by Italian sailors and was removed from is perhaps the most beloved of all saints, being the founder of the see of Alexandria to Venice in Italythe first century. However Many Coptic churches are named for him, and on the 30th of Babah ([[Coptic calendar]]), the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates the commemoration of the [[consecration of a church|consecration]] of the church of the pure St. Mark the Evangelist, the founder of the church in Egypt, and the appearance of his holy head remained in the city of Alexandria.
Every year, on === Return of relics in 1968 ===[[Image:PopeKyrillosVIreceivingStMarkRelics1968.jpg|thumb|A historical event: Pope [[Cyril VI (Atta) of Alexandria|Kyrillos VI]] receiving the [[relics]] of St. Mark in Cairo airport.]]On the 30th 17th of Babah [[w:Paoni|Baounah]] (Coptic month), of the year 1684 A.M. (Coptic Orthodox Church celebrates calendar), which was Monday, [[June 24]], 1968 A.D., and in the commemoration tenth year of the consecration papacy of Pope [[Cyril VI (Atta) of Alexandria|Kyrillos the church Sixth]], 116th Pope of Alexandria, the pure [[relics]] of St. Mark the EvangelistApostle, the founder Evangelist of the church in Egyptian land and the first [[Patriarch]] of Alexandria, were returned to Egypt. After eleven centuries outside Egypt, St. Mark's body has at last returned to the same country (Cairo, Egypt) where he was martyred, and the appearance of where his holy head is preserved to this day in the city of Alexandria, Egypt.
=== Return of the Relics (Body) of St. Mark from Venice to Egypt in 1968 ===[[Image:PopeKyrillosVIreceivingStMarkRelics1968.jpg|thumb|A historical event: Pope Kyrillos VI receiving the relics of St. Mark in Cairo airport.]] On the 17th of Baunah (Coptic month), of the year 1684 A.M. (Coptic Calendar of Martyrs), that coincided with Monday the 24th of June, 1968 A.D., and in the tenth year of the papacy of [[Cyril VI (Atta) of Alexandria|Pope Kyrillos the Sixth]], 116th Pope of Alexandria, the relics of the great saint, the beholder of God, St. Mark the Apostle, the Evangelist of the Egyptian land and the first Patriarch of Alexandria, were returned to Egypt. After eleven centuries outside Egypt, St. Mark's body (part of it) has at last returned to the same country (Cairo, Egypt) where he was martyred, and where [http://www.st-marc.com/English/history.htm his head] is preserved to this day in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Pope Kyrillos had delegated sent an official delegation to travel to Rome to receive the relics of St. Mark the Apostle from the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Pope Paul VI. The papal delegation consisted of ten metropolitans and bishops, seven of them whom were Coptic and three Ethiopians, and three of the prominent Coptic [[laity|lay ]] leaders. The Alexandrian delegation received the relics of St. Mark the Apostle on Saturday the 22nd of , [[June22]], 1968 A.D. , from Pope Paul VI. The moment of handing over the holy relics, after eleven centuries, during which the body of St. Mark was kept in the city of Venice, in Italy, was a solemn and joyful moment.
The next day, Sunday 16th of Baounah (June 23rd), the Alexandrian Papal delegation celebrated a festive pontifical liturgy in the church of St. Athanasius the Apostolic in Rome. The ten metropolitans, bishops, and the priests accompanying the delegation, all served in the liturgy. Members of the Roman Papal delegation, the Copts who accompanied the Delegation, and those who lived in Rome, newspaper and news agency reporters, and many foreign dignitaries attended the liturgy.
=== Inauguration of the New St. Mark Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt (1968) ===
On the 18th of Baunah (Coptic month), of the year 1684 A.M. (Coptic Calendar of Martyrs), that coincided with Tuesday the 25th of June, 1968 A.D., and in the tenth year of the papacy of Pope Kyrillos the Sixth, 116th Pope of Alexandria, the holy church celebrates the inauguration of the new St. Mark Cathedral in Dair El-Anba Rowais, which was known also as Dair El-Khandaq.
For this occasion and for the return of the relics of St. Mark the Apostle from Rome, after being in the city of Venice in Italy for eleven centuries, i.e. since the ninth century, a great religious celebration was organized. The celebration was headed by H.H. Pope Kyrillos the Sixth and was attended by President Gamal Abdel Naser, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Emperor Haile Selassie the First, Emperor of Ethiopia, and many of the heads of different religions and representatives of churches from all around the world. Among those religious leaders was Mari Ignatius Yacoub the Third, the Antiochian Patriarch for the Syrian Orthodox.
Many momentous speeches, were delivered in different languages for this occasion. The speakers were, Pope Kyrillos the Sixth, the Patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox, Cardinal Doval, the head of the Roman Papal delegation, the Catholicos Patriarch of Ethiopia, the secretary general of the World Council of Churches, and the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia. They all expressed their joy on this happy and blessed day, saluting the church of Alexandria, which had a glorious history, with salutation of appreciation and respect.
At the end of the speeches the Pope along with the President of Egypt and the Emperor of Ethiopia went to the entrance of the new Cathedral. They unveiled the curtains from the commemorative plaque that was prepared to perpetuate this historical day.
This celebration was attended by the journalists, the international news agencies' reporters, radio, television and more than six thousand Egyptians and foreigners==Hymns==[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 3) [http://oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=100019]
May :Holy apostle Mark of the Seventy;:entreat the prayers of this great Saint and honorable Evangelist be with us and Glory be merciful;:to grant our God forever. Amensouls forgiveness of transgressions.
'''Source:''' Troparion (Tone 4) [http://wwwoca.copticchurch.netorg/synaxarium/08_30FStropars.html Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium (Book of Saints)asp?ID=101204]
:From your childhood the light of truth enlightened you, O Mark,:and you loved the labor of Christ the Savior.:Therefore, you followed Peter with zeal:and served Paul well as a fellow laborer,:and you enlighten the world with your holy Gospel. [[Kontakion]] (Tone 4) [http://oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=100019] :The Church ever sees you as a shining star, O apostle Mark,:Your miracles have manifested great enlightenment.:Therefore we cry out to Christ::"Save those who with faith honor Your apostle, O Most Merciful One." Kontakion (Tone 2) [http://oca.org/FStropars.asp?ID=101204] :When you received the grace of the Spirit from on high, O Apostle,:you broke the snares of the philosophers and gathered all nations into your net,:bringing them to your Lord, O glorious Mark,:by the preaching of the divine Gospel. {{start box}}{{succession|before=—|title=[[List of Patriarchs of Alexandria|Bishop of Alexandria]]|years=43-63|after=[[Anianus]]}}{{end box}} == Sources ==*[http://www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium/08_30.html Coptic Orthodox Synaxarium (Book of Saints)]*St. [[Nikolai Velimirovic]], ''The [[Prologue of Ohrid]]'' == External Links links ==* [http://tasbeha.org/content/hh_books/Stmark/ St. Mark's detailed biography by H.H. Pope Shenouda III]* [http://www.copticchurch.net/topics/synexarion/mark.html St. Mark the Apostle, Evangelist, and Preacher of the Christian Faith in Africa]* [http://www.zeitun-eg.net/stcyril6/stcyril6_v18.zip The return of St. Mark Relics from Italy (June 1968 - zipped RealVideo)]* [http://www.coptichymnselmorkosia.net/Coptic_Photos-thumbnails-album-36church/history.html St. Saint-Mark's New Cathedral, Abbyssia, Cairo, Egypt (inaugurated in 1968)Church Alexandria: History]* [http://www.newadventvoskrese.orginfo/cathenspl/09672cpatmark.htm Saint html Life of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark ] by Severus, Bishop of Al-Ushmunain (Catholic Encyclopediafl. ca. AD 955-987)]translated from the Arabic by B. Evetts (from Patrologia Orientalis, first series); Saint Pachomius Library* [http://wwwocafs.st-marcoca.comorg/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=101204 Apostle and Evangelist Mark], APril 25 ([[OCA]])* [http://wwwocafs.stmarkmaadioca.comorg/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=102733 Apostle Mark of the Seventy], September 27 (OCA)* [http://wwwocafs.stmarkoschurchoca.comorg/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=100019 Apostle Mark the Evangelist of the Seventy], January 4 (OCA)* [http://wwwocafs.saintmarkoca.comorg/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=100078 Apostle Mark of the Seventy, called John], January 4 (OCA)* [http://wwwocafs.stmarkdcoca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=100083 Apostle Mark of the Seventy], January 4 (OCA)* [http://www.rochcoptsgoarch.org/chapel/saints/31 Mark the Apostle & Evangelist] ([[GOARCH]]) * http[[Category:Biblical Saints|Mark]][[Category://www.stmarknc.us/Seventy Apostles|Mark]]* http[[Category://www.stmarkchicago.org/Martyrs|Mark]]* http[[Category://www.stmarksmanhattan.com/Patriarchs of Alexandria|Mark]]* http[[Category://www.stmarkcoccleveland.org/Saints|Mark]]* http[[Category://www.stmark1st-la.com/century saints]]* http://www.stmark.toronto.on.coptorthodox.ca/* http[[ar://www.stmarycopticchurch.ab.ca/مرقس الرسول]]* http[[el://www.stmarkscollege.com/Ευαγγελιστής Μάρκος]]* http[[ro://www.stmark.org.uk/Apostolul Marcu]]
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