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N.E.W. Foster & Adoptive Parent Association has a website with contact information for Foster Parents in northeast Wisconsin. This is a local resouce where Foster Parents can communicate with eachother.
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In her latest contribution to Computer Business Review, Pentaho CMO Rosanne Saccone reflects on the book, "Do Lunch or Be Lunch," by Harvard Business School faculty member Howard H. Stevenson. As she points out, while Stevenson's book itself may be a bit dated, the ability to make accurate predictions continues to separate the world's most profitable and successful organizations from the "also-rans".
In essence, organizations must practice good data hygiene and governance if they wish to be able to make good predictions—and this is only possible if there's collaboration between IT and the business.
So how does one practice good data hygiene? With the right tools in place. At Pentaho, we're seeing a growing trend where enterprises are reconsidering standalone data visualization tools in favor of embedded platformsthat make analytics available from people's everyday line of business applications.
Is it based on open source / open standards (making it interoperable, flexible, supported by a community, future-proof)?
Does it play nice with others (including the various BYO data visualization software bought in the last decade)?
Does it have native support for the most popular technologies that accelerate data prep (Spark, Kafka, etc)?
Can it be embedded into our existing systems and can we customize different interfaces for different user roles and devices?
Does it support all data types we need to analyze today and in the future?
Does it support onboarding and blending of diverse data types - relational and unstructured?
Does it support both cloud, on-premise and hybrid architectures?
Does it support our existing DevOps processes and technologies?
Does it provide a way for IT, data scientists and business users to collaborate?
Can you roll out to new users, customers and deploy on multiple devices, without license costs spiraling out of control (or even having your supplier sue you for license fees)?


Everyone has done this once at the club.
Then he walked over and started getting warmed up.
He gently tapped this couple to let 'em know he wanted in on some of the action.
Then it was his turn to show and prove.
And prove he did. ¡WEPA!
Then walked back to his crew like: STILL GOT IT.
Wondering where Padilla learned those moves?
According to his Facebook, Padilla not only worked as a corrections officer, he also had a gig at the Dance Atlantic Studio in Brooklyn, New York.
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Native American Folktales
Bokewa or The Humpback
Circle of Life and the Clambake (The)
Collared Crow (The)
Cruel Creditor and the Judge's Wise Daughter (The)
Hopis and the Famine (The)
Little Boy Who Talked With Birds (The)
Magic Bear (The)
Mon-Daw-Min or the Origin of Indian Corn: An Ojibwa Tale
Ostrich Egg Wife (The)
Selekana and the River God
Sheem: The Forsaken Boy
Thunder Deputizes the Eagle (The)
Two Jeebi-Ug or A Trial of Feeling (The)
Analyze/Interpret
Caring/Sharing
Compare/Contrast
Human Characteristics of Place
Stereotyping/Bias
Story Mapping
Wampanoag
Native Americans are located geographically across the entire continent of North America. Their culture varies as much as their locations as they each have their own traditions. This lesson focuses on seven Native American groups and their folktales as they relate to generosity of the spirit.
PrintFour Fifty-Five Minute Class Periods
use the geographic themes of location and place to describe settings and cultures represented in folktales.
identify the type of folktales represented by the stories.
recognize and describe character traits that are valued in Native American culture and explain how folktales help teach the culture.
define the "Circle of Life" and give examples of it in folktales.
describe characteristics needed by leaders.
compare and contrast seven Native American groups and describe defining characteristics of each.
Bokewa or The Humpback from the Odjibwa
Man Who Transgressed a Taboo (The)
Sheem: The Forsaken Boy from the Odjibwa
Thunder Deputizes the Eagle
Two Jeebi-Ug or A Trial of Feeling from the Odjibwa (The)
Home Connection
Interactive Parent / Student Homework: With his/her family, the learner will share the folktale "Mon-Daw-Min or the Origin of Indian Corn: An Ojibwa Tale." They will discuss the efficacy of the vision quest in this story and analyze how a young person in modern society can begin to determine his or her future.
"Bokewa or The Humpback from the Odjibwa." Originally published in 1956 by Michigan State University Press. Schoolcraft, H.R. Schoolcraft's Indian Legends: Algic Researches. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1956. pp. 84-86.
"The Circle of Life and the Clambake." Bruchac, Joseph. Native Plant Stories. Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, ©1995. pp. 21-24.
First Nations Development Institute. This organization started the Strengthening Native American Philanthropy (SNAP) initiative to increase Native American and tribal participation in philanthropy, both as funders and grant recipients. This site gives significant information on Native American philanthropy.
"The Hopis and the Famine." Tedlock, Dennis. (translated by Dennis Tedlock by permission of University of Nebraska Press). Finding the Center: the Art of the Zuni Storyteller, 2nd edition. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, ©1999. pp. 29-54. Used with the permission of Professor Dennis Tedlock and University of Nebraska Press. www.nebraskapress.unl.edu
The Hopi Foundation Home Page, https://www.hopifoundation.org/
Learning to Give, www.learningtogive.org, Resource Room, Briefing Papers
"The Little Boy Who Talked With Birds.' Montejo, Victor. The Bird Who Cleans the World and Other Mayan Fables. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press, ©1992. Used with the permission of Curbstone Press. www.curbstone.org "The Little Boy Who Talked with Birds" by Victor Montego, from The Bird Who Cleans the World (Curbstone Press, 1992). Reprinted with permission of Curbstone Press. Distributed by Consortium."
"The Magic Bear." Millman, Lawrence, gathered and retold by. A Kayak Full of Ghosts: Eskimo Tales. Santa Barbara: California: Capra Press, ©1987. pp. 180-181. Used with the permission of Lawrence Millman.
"The Man Who Transgressed a Taboo." Velie, Alan R. (edited by). American Indian Literature: An Anthology. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, ©1991. pp. 27-29. Used with the permission of University of Oklahoma Press. Three Menomini tales originally reprinted by the University of Oklahoma Press by permission of the American Museum of Natural History. www.oupress.com
"Mon-Daw-Min or the Origin of Indian Corn: An Ojibwa Tale." Originally published in 1956 by Michigan State University Press. Schoolcraft, H.R. Schoolcraft's Indian Legends: Algic Researches. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1956. pp. 58-61.
"The Old Woman Who Was Kind to Insects." Millman, Lawrence, gathered and retold by. A Kayak Full of Ghosts: Eskimo Tales. Santa Barbara: California: Capra Press, ©1987. pp. 184. Used with the permission of Lawrence Millman.
"Sheem: The Forsaken Boy from the Odjibwa." Originally published in 1956 by Michigan State University Press. Schoolcraft, H.R. Schoolcraft's Indian Legends: Algic Researches. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1956. pp. 92-96.
ThreeHoops.Com Home Page, August 26 2005, < http://www.threehoops.com/>. This is a good site for the topics like "Tribal Nation Websites," "Native American Nonprofits," "Tribal Nation Philanthropy," and "Tribal Charitable Funds." [no longer available]
"Thunder Deputizes the Eagle." Kilpatrick, Jack F. and Anna G. Kilpatrick. Friends of Thunder: Folktales of the Oklahoma Cherokee. Dallas: Southern Methodist University, ©1964. pp. 136-37. Used with the permission of University of Oklahoma Press. www.oupress.com
"Tiggak." Millman, Lawrence, gathered and retold by. A Kayak Full of Ghosts: Eskimo Tales. Santa Barbara: California: Capra Press, ©1987. pp. 173. Used with the permission of Lawrence Millman.
"Sheem: The Forsaken Boy from the Odjibwa." Originally published in 1956 by Michigan State University Press. Schoolcraft, H.R. Schoolcraft's Indian Legends: Algic Researches. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1956. pp. 148-50.
The Hopis and the Famine
The Circle of Life and the Clambake
Anticipatory Set: Ask the learners to do a brainstorm on descriptors of Native American peoples. Record the responses on the board. If it hasn't already been included in the brainstorm responses, ask the learners to develop a list of Native American groups or nations.
Explain that it is important to understand people and their environment when studying folktales. The stories for this lesson are Native American folktales. Looking at the list of descriptors on the board, explain that Native Americans differ from each other just as other American ethnic groups do. Just as stereotyping does not give an accurate depiction of other groups, it does not give an accurate depiction of Native Americans either. "Bokewa or The Humpback from the Odjibwa," "Mon-Daw-Min or the Origin of Indian Corn: An Ojibwa Tale," "Sheem: The Forsaken Boy from the Odjibwa," and "The Two Jeebi-Ug or A Trial of Feeling from the Odjibwa" are Ojibwa folktales; "The Circle of Life and the Clambake" is a Wampanoag folktale; "The Hopis and the Famine" is a Hopi folktale; "The Little Boy Who Talked With Birds" is a Mayan folktale; "The Magic Bear," "The Old Woman Who Was Kind to Insects" and "Tiggak" are Inuit folktales; "The Man Who Transgressed a Taboo" is a Menomini folktale; and "Thunder Deputizes the Eagle" is a Cherokee folktale. Check the list on the board to see how many of these groups were identified by the learners.
Split the learners into seven groups, assigning one Native American group to each. Using the Internet or other print resources, have the teams research their group, organizing the information in a web/chart with the following categories:
Name of the group and its meaning
Language group
Whether matrilineal or patrilineal
Subsistence (traditional means of making a living)
Dwellings (summer and winter)
Traditional ceremonies
Governmental structure
Interesting miscellaneous features
Using a map of North America, let each team locate the geographic area for their Native American group and label it on the map. Identify the locations' absolute locations (longitude and latitude) and relative locations (general descriptors of where the places are located).
Have the learners describe those locations as places by listing recognizable physical characteristics (landforms, water bodies, climate, soil, natural vegetation, animal life) and human characteristics (inhabitants, settlement patterns, languages, religions, government, how inhabitants make a living). Compare and contrast the areas.
Keeping the same groups, assign each group one of the folktales. As teams, have them read their own stories and discuss the following questions:
What type of folktale is it (fairy tale, myth, legend/epic, tall tale, fable, religious story/parable)?
What is the lesson of this folktale?
What does the folktale reveal about the culture of the group? (Refer to previously researched information.)
What is revealed about the generosity of spirit of the characters? Do they serve as models for others to follow?
Using as many of the following qualities (caring, courage, civic virtue and citizenship, giving, honesty, justice and fairness, perseverance, respect, responsibility, trustworthiness) as fit the story, what character traits seem to be valued in the story and culture?
Each group should also discuss their specific question below:
In the Ojibwa story "Bokewa or The Humpback from the Odjibwa," the physically-gifted brother is ultimately surpassed in almost all ways by his supernaturally-gifted brother Bokewa, who, throughout the story, does his best to look after his vain brother. Bokewa's gifts of love, care and wisdom are not appreciated and even ignored by his brother. Why wasn't Bokewa's benevolence appreciated? Is it a waste of time to be generous when it is not appreciated?
In the creation story "The Circle of Life and the Clambake," Maushop and Kehtean give great gifts to the Wampanoag people. Why is Kehtean's gift more significant? What is meant by the "Circle of Life"? If a person believes in the idea of the circle, how would he or she act?
In the Hopi story "The Hopis and the Famine," the normally benevolent rain priest brings harm (prolonged drought) to his people rather than life-giving rain. Does this evil deed nullify the later good that he does? Is he a generous person?
In the Mayan story "The Little Boy Who Talked with Birds," the father-son relationship is not a strong one due to the father's fear and jealousy. What will the son's gift of forgiveness mean to his father? Although the story gives every indication that it was easy for the young man to forgive his father, sometimes this is not possible. In that case, what would an inability to forgive mean to both a child and a father?
In the Inuit story "The Magic Bear," the formerly childless couple disrespect the gift they have been given. How is it possible that people who have known great need and then received a great gift will forget how much they have been given? Is this a rare or commonplace thing that happens to people?
In the Menomini folktale "The Man Who Transgressed a Taboo," a curse turns into a blessing as a transformed man provides for his father and others. Other than his generosity in providing food to his father, how else does the man show "generosity of the spirit"?
The Odjibwa tale "Mon-Daw-Min or the Origin of Indian Corn: An Ojibwa Tale" tells of a young man who receives the gift of Mon-Daw-Min (corn). Wunzh experiences a spirit fast (vision quest) which will guide him through life. The results benefit not only him and his family, but the entire community as well. What personal qualities are revealed about the main character which makes it believable that such a great gift should be given to Wunzh?
In the Inuit story "The Old Woman Who Was Kind to Insects," the old woman uses the expression, "I'd rather die first." Many people have used this expression but didn't really mean what they said. Did the old woman mean it and realize the danger her "gift" could bring to her future existence?
In the sad Ojibwa story "Sheem: The Forsaken Boy from the Odjibwa," readers are reminded of the importance of family and societal obligations. Consider the older brother and sister's individual rights to live their lives as they wished versus the obligation to their younger brother placed on them by their parents. Was this a fair burden for them to carry? Since the older brother sincerely wants his young brother to come to him at the end of the story, why did the story's author give it a sad ending as opposed to a happy ending? What modern-day lessons are there in this story?
In the Cherokee story "Thunder Deputizes the Eagle," great responsibility was given to Eagle. Did Thunder chose wisely in selecting his best friend to have such power? As a leader, what was Eagle's "gift" to the wild creatures? What lesson does this story impart to those who strive for power?
The Inuit story "Tiggak" emphasizes the idea of the Circle of Life. How is that shown? Tiggak gives a precious gift to the animals. Why is his giving so special? In what way is Tiggak's story repeated over and over in modern society?
In the Odjibwa story "The Two Jeebi-Ug or A Trial of Feeling from the Odjibwa," a hunter and his family are put to a severe test regarding hospitality. Do they pass the test or fail it? According to the tale, what are the limits of hospitality for one with a generous spirit?
Allow time for each team to report to the whole group. They should begin by sharing the research on their group and then providing a summary of their story. They should next go over their discussion questions.
When all groups have reported, make comparisons and contrasts between the groups and their stories. Discuss whether the stories have common elements with other places and people or are they specific to Native American culture.
Working individually, have the learners reflect on their lives and apply the lesson of one of the stories to real life. Using a real-life scenario, have the learners write descriptions of how the story fits a situation they have encountered or may encounter in the future. What insight does the story provide in helping its readers develop the strong character trait revealed in the story?
The research organizer, discussion, reporting, and real-life scenario and reflection may be used as measures of assessment. Optional assessment: Working individually, have the learners select one of the folktales discussed in the lesson. Concentrating on the story, the character traits of the main character, and the lesson of the story, have each learner design a book jacket. It should reflect the story and its lesson.
After researching Native American roles in modern philanthropy, learners have the option of investigating a specific "giving program" related to Native Americans today and contribute resources to the program of their choice.
Standard DP 01. Define Philanthropy
Benchmark HS.2 Identify and discuss examples of philanthropy and charity in modern culture.
Standard DP 06. Role of Family in Philanthropy
Benchmark HS.3 Identify how subgroups and families in society demonstrate giving, volunteering, and civic involvement.
Benchmark HS.1 Analyze philanthropic traditions of diverse cultural groups and their contributions to civil society.
Standard PCS 04. Philanthropy and Geography
Benchmark HS.3 Identify and describe civil society sector organizations whose purpose is associated with issues relating to "human characteristics of place" nationally and internationally.
Standard PCS 05. Philanthropy and Government
Benchmark HS.3 Identify the relationship between individual rights and community responsibilities.

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Application Deadline: February 1, 2020
Fellowship Amount: $25,000
Apply for a Dissertation Fellowship now.
The Dissertation Fellowship (DF) program supports the final year Ph.D. or Th.D. dissertation writing for students engaged in research pertaining to North American Christianity, especially projects with the potential to strengthen the religious life of North American Christians and their institutions, including seminaries, while simultaneously advancing American religious and theological scholarship.
Previous DF Fellowships
DF applicants must be candidates for the Ph.D. or Th.D. degree in an accredited graduate school in the United States or Canada. Applicants must be on track to fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements, including approval of the dissertation proposal, by February 1 of the award year and should expect to complete the dissertation by the end of the following academic year. These fellowships are intended to support the final year of dissertation writing.
Proposed projects may employ a variety of methodological perspectives, including, but not limited to, history, ethics, the social sciences, biblical studies, and historical, systematic, and practical theology. They may also be interdisciplinary in nature.
In all its grantmaking, including the Dissertation Fellowship program, LI is interested in funding projects with the potential to strengthen the religious life of North American Christians and their institutions while simultaneously advancing American religious and theological scholarship. The Louisville Institute also has an interest in strengthening the quality of theological school teaching.
Applicants may not submit applications to more than one Louisville Institute grant or fellowship program within the same grant year (June 1-May 31).
Doctoral Fellows are encouraged to apply for the Dissertation Fellowship program. It is also open to outstanding students who may not intend to teach in theological education, but whose dissertation projects have the potential to strengthen the religious life of North American Christians and their institutions. Questions about eligibility may be sent to Pamala Collins.
DF Application Requirements
Applicants must plan to complete their Ph.D. or Th.D. degree in the current academic year.
All documents must be submitted by the February 1 deadline. Upload each application requirement in *.pdf format (preferred). Transcripts must be received on or before February 1st. Recommenders must submit their letters by February 8th. If you encounter problems, contact Pamala Collins.
Title of Proposed Dissertation
Core Question: State your project's core question 1-3 sentences and why it is important to the church in North America.
Project Summary: Summarize your project in approximately 200-words.
Using the online form, provide details about your proposed dissertation, institutions you attended, relevant coursework, academic honors, pertinent teaching/employment experience, titles/citations of publications, career plans and how your dissertation will contribute to American religious life.
Curriculum Vitae or résumé (no more than 4 pages)
Dissertation prospectus of no more than 5 to 7 pages (double-spaced and typed in a 12-point font, 2000 word limit) in which you articulate clearly the thesis of the dissertation, summarize its argument, and discuss its contribution to the study of religion in America and to the vitality of American religious life.
Selective bibliography (2-3 pages double-spaced)
Transcripts: One official copy of each of your graduate & professional school transcripts sent by the institutions or dossier service directly to the Louisville Institute via hard copy or transcript service to info@louisville-institute.org
Two Letters of Recommendation: When uploading your application requirements, provide names, email addresses and phone numbers for your recommenders. After submitting your application, LI will immediately email recommenders with a link to submit letters online. Applicants should contact their recommenders in advance to explain procedures and guidelines (below). Letters of Recommendation must be submitted by February 8th.
Dissertation Advisor's Letter of Recommendation: Your dissertation advisor will be asked to provide a letter that assesses your doctoral work, dissertation topic and research to date, and your promise for a vocation of teaching and scholarly research.
Dissertation Second Letter of Recommendation: Your second letter of recommendation should be from an academic mentor or colleague, someone who can affirm your scholarly promise and assess the quality of your doctoral work and dissertation research to date. In addition, this recommender will be asked to comment on your personal qualities and commitments, including engagement with faith communities (if applicable).
With the exception of transcripts, upload application materials through our website in *.pdf format by February 1. If you encounter problems, please email Pamala Collins.
Review and Selection Process
Every year the Louisville Institute Board appoints a selection committee to review proposals and award Dissertation Fellowships. Committee membership and deliberations remain confidential.
Applicants whose projects are not funded will be notified by mail as soon as possible following the adjudication process. Due to the large number of applications the Institute receives, LI Board and staff members do not provide additional feedback on declined proposals.
Awards will be announced on or before May 1, 2020.
Duration of Award and Stipend
Dissertation Fellowships will provide a stipend of $25,000 for twelve months beginning in September. Fellowships are not renewable. All tuition, medical insurance, and required fees are the responsibility of the student.
Grantees may not accept other awards that provide a comparable stipend during the tenure of this fellowship nor may they undertake substantial outside employment (more than fifteen hours per week) without written permission. Persons who decline the offer of a Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship are ineligible to reapply in a subsequent year. The Dissertation Fellowship program has no residence requirement. However, all fellows selected in 2020 are expected to participate in the Institute's annual Winter Seminar scheduled for January 2021 (exact dates TBA). LI will pay travel and lodging expenses for this gathering. Please note that LI grantees may not simultaneously hold two grants or fellowships from Lilly Endowment-funded organizations that total more than $45,000.
The Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship is not intended to replace any financial support that the doctoral student would otherwise receive from the student's doctoral institution during the period of the Louisville grant. If the doctoral institution chooses not to cover or waive the tuition, and withdraws its financial support because of the Louisville Fellowship, then the Louisville Institute will exercise its right to withdraw the Dissertation Fellowship.
For further information on all Fellowships, please contact Pamala Collins.
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A Bayesian approach to modelling binary data on a regular lattice is introduced. The method uses a hierarchical model where the observed data is the sign of a hidden conditional autoregressive Gaussian process. This approach essentially extends the familiar probit model to dependent data. Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations are used on real and simulated data to estimate the posterior distribution of the spatial dependency parameters and the method is shown to work well. The method can be straightforwardly extended to regression models.


I was hoping to have something exciting to tell you about this photo, but honestly, I just don't. It wasn't terribly exciting. I was in London, and up on the Westminster Bridge, trying to get a shot of Big Ben and hoping I could get some cool light trails too. Then, a bus came by. One of those lovely double-decker tourist buses. Worked out pretty good, actually.
London is a great town to visit and shoot in. If you do plan to visit, be sure and check out my list of Top Photo Spots in London, which you can find here.


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by Pauline Ravennaupdated on September 30, 2020 April 29, 2020
Not many are aware that England's theaters went through a dark period, after Cromwell's Parliamentarians passed a law that banned theaters and actors. .
The law was supposed to be in effect only for a period of five years. However, when the Parliamentarians emerged victorious in the civil war against loyalists of the Royal Family during the 17th century, the theater ban was replaced with a much stricter law. At that time, Cromwell had been named the head of the revolutionary government known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, whilst conferred with the title Lord Protector.
After the expiration of the theater ban, Cromwell's revolutionary government continued to carry on with their objective of expunging theatrical presentations in English culture. Then Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, who was himself a Puritan, had agreed with the views of his parliament allies in their perception of theaters as sinful. The puritanical Parliamentarians passed a stricter law that not only banned theaters but declared all actors as "rogues" as well
The new law specifically banned performances of all Shakespeare's plays in play houses, and had sought the destruction of prominent theatrical establishments like The Globe Theater. This particular theater house was popular because the playhouse used different lighting tools to illuminate the entire stage performance.
Oil lamps and crude hanging lamps with lighted candles inspired English innovators to include artistry in their creation, which brought about the development of chandeliers in modern times.
Cromwell's rule was indeed a dark period in England's theater history as any actor caught or suspected of violating the prohibition was arrested and whipped, while members of the audience caught witnessing the forbidden performance were slapped with fines.
Light at the End of the Dark Period
In 1658, Oliver Cromwell then aged 59, died of malarial fever combined with complications of a kidney disorder.
Cromwell's death signalled the return of the British monarchy and the defeat of the Puritan Parliamentarians. In 1660, when King Charles II's sovereignty over England was restored, the law banning theaters, theater performances and actors was likewise, abolished.
As lighting up the stage had proved important in stage presentations, English theaters began adopting lighting systems. Several centuries later, The Drury Lane Theatre became the first gas-lit theater in England.
Lighting systems have since been revolutionised, having been found quite useful in mankind's advancements during the industrial era, and onward toward the age of computerization.
The latter brought about the development of LED lights. In fact, today's modern lighting systems include grow lights for plants to which the recommended 600w led lights have proved to be the most efficient in promoting indoor plant growth.
Cromwell's Commonwealth Laws that Banned Theaters and Actors England's Theater History
Boost Your Theater Marketing By Using the Influence of Social Media
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» USSC: Ch. VI - Gibraltar
USSC: Ch. VI - Gibraltar
Chapter VI: Gibraltar
After about two weeks in Ponta Delgada, all pay having been spent ashore, thirty chasers and the Leonidas, an old survey ship, with a tanker shoved off for Gibraltar. The Leonidas acted as the mother ship of these chasers now, and continued in that relationship to the end. Our trip was through the bad part of the war zone, and close watch had to be kept on the Leonidas for she was our bread and butter. Every floating object in the least resembling mines was to be sunk immediately by gun fire. The leaders on the scout line burned blue wake lights at night, but all others of the convoy ran "dark. In sinking floating objects the S. C. 128 fired thirteen rounds from her three-inch gun. The result was decidedly against the chaser though she hit her target, for the firing broke two windows in the chart house (they were not opened as they ran fore and aft), smashed a chest and sand locker lashed to the deck breakwater, and below in the forecastle broke two metal bolts in the fore and aft amidships steel beam, tore out the electric alarm bell and light fixture from the overhead, and made our puppy, the ship's mascot, sick for the rest of the voyage. Without further undue incident Gibraltar was sighted on the morning of the fifth day. On drawing near, the older men who had been to sea before had the recruits all looking for the Prudential sign on the rock as proof of its being Gibraltar. Since the advertisement uses the eastern side which gives a different outline, and as no letters could be made out, the green men would not believe it to be Gibraltar until we had gotten right up to the mole. Here we found a big American naval base, and cooks were procurable who sneered at the idea of seasickness. We also took aboard stores of all kinds and were kept very busy. We met the British motor launch officers who had thrilling tales to relate of submarine encounters just outside the harbor, so that one felt sure in such an atmosphere that if he could but see through that immense rock he would discover a submarine impudently basking in the sun, or at its leisure shooting up some convoy. All the talk and thought was that of submarines, as should prevail at so important a base.
We had been in Gibraltar about five days when our chance came. One morning the signal of "submarine outside the harbor" was hoisted at the flagstaff of the port control office. At once, the English motor launches and destroyers started out, and the chaser officers were called for a conference. It developed that a submarine discovered and bombed by aircraft had taken refuge on the bottom in a cove on the Spanish coast east of the rock. The area involved was immediately divided into sectors, one for each unit of chasers. The S. C.'s 127, 128, and 129 were given the cove itself. The officers hurried back to their ships and got under way with Captain Nelson, our commanding officer, leading on one of them. When we were off the rock we laid our course straight for our positions, and when there trailing wires were let out, to drag parallel to the coast, stopping at intervals to listen with the S. C. tubes. We continued dragging the rest of the day and listened during the night. Then the next morning dragging was resumed until 128 got contact and reported it. Turning, she went back over the spot, which had been buoyed, where she got it again. The contact was of such long duration, though broken at intervals, that permission to bomb was requested. The request was not complied with but the 127 and 129 came within hail, and on lowering their listening devices a submarine was heard under way. Trailing wires were immediately secured and a chase began. We would run for a time in unit formation in the directions from which the sub had last been heard, then stop and listen, but the submarine zigzagged so that it was not possible to get within attacking distance. We continued the chase for two hours until it led too close to a convoy of ships for the listening gear to be of avail owing to the convoy's noise, and then the chase had to be abandoned.
This was the first experience the chasers had had with real enemy submarines, and their mistakes and their need of experience were very evident. Some of the other units of chasers obtained information when in their positions that proved to be of much assistance to the English when reported.
Shortly after returning to the harbor the chasers were made ready for their run to Malta. The officers were given the latest information and submarine problems for practice, also necessary instructions for their trip, such as Mediterranean recognition signals and allied codes. The course to Malta was laid through areas that had recently reported submarines in the hope of meeting some of them on the way. The run was to be made without stop, hence a fuel ship was taken along. Close formation was to be kept at night, but during the day units were to run out a distance of ten or fifteen miles searching for the enemy. These plans were followed out, but no signs of submarines were seen at any time during the entire run. It was an immense relief to sail on the Mediterranean after so long an experience with the sea roll of the Atlantic. At this season of the year, in May, the waters were very smooth and there was a new moon, so that altogether this trip was most enjoyable. The only incident that marred the peacefulness was the annoying presence of porpoises. In the night a porpoise breaking the surface in this phosphorescent water so resembled the appearance of a torpedo to our high-strung imagination that there were a number of excited reports made that torpedoes were sighted coming towards us. These pet fish of the sailor were most liberally cursed.
The formation kept during this run allowed a flanking column of chasers to the Leonidas followed by the tanker, and then a zigzagging flanking column outside of that. Some nights, when there was no moon, it became questionable to the flanking inside chasers whether the approaching object was a chaser out of position or an enemy submarine. Very often general quarters were sounded and guns trained on one of our own sister ships, but fortunately these mistakes never were fatal. The zigzag line had no small problem to run on its zigzag out of sight of the rest and then come back again into position. It was most difficult to keep the chasers in position because of inability to hold them within ten degrees of their compass course, and also because of their variable speed owing to frequent engine troubles. Thus many times chasers found themselves lost as to exact position of convoy. When in such a situation it was the general rule to stop and lower the S. C. tube, which would give the bearing of the Leonidas, and then on returning stand by with an immediate reply to recognition demand lest they be fired on.
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26-й чемпіонат України (УРСР) з шахів, що проходив в Києві з 8 травня по 2 червня 1957 року.

Загальна інформація про турнір
26-й чемпіонат України за складом учасників виявився одним з найсильніших за всі роки. Звання чемпіона виборювали гросмейстер Юхим Геллер, який сім років не грав на першість республіки, сім майстрів та вісім кандидатів.

Значимість змаганню додало участь поза конкурсом двох гросмейстерів з Москви Саломона Флора та Андре Лілієнталя, яких було запрошено для посилення турніру, щоб уперше після війни встановити в чемпіонаті УРСР норматив майстра спорту. До цього лише одного разу, в 1940 році, незважаючи на відсутність норми, за чудову гру в 12-му чемпіонаті України звання майстра було присвоєно 16-річному Давиду Бронштейну.

Чемпіоном України вдруге став Юхим Геллер, який разом з Сало Флором набравши по 12½ з 17 можливих, відірвалися від найлижчого переслідувача Юрія Сахарова на 1½ очка.

Набравши необхідних 10 очок норму майстра спорту виконали Юрій Ніколаєвський та Владислав Шияновський.

Зі 153 зіграних на турнірі партій  — 88 закінчилися перемогою однієї зі сторін (57,5%), внічию завершилися 65 партій.

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Teacher beaten to death in Anambra for flogging child
Posted by Ifeoma Okafor, Awka | 5 December 2017 | 2,702 times
Chinaza Okafor, a student of Starlight Secondary School, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State; her mother, and a yet to be identified third party have been arrested by the Police for the death of a school teacher.
The deceased, Miss Rita Odilinye, was an Igbo teacher and class mistress at the school.
The teacher was said to have found out last Friday morning that her class was not swept and she demanded from the students in the class why it was so.
The students reportedly told her that it was Chinaza's turn to sweep the class the previous day after school hours, but she failed to do so. When the student was queried by her teacher, she was said to have answered in a sarcastic manner.
According to our source, Okafor's carefree response angered the teacher and she flogged her.
While she was being flogged, Chinaza was said to have ran out of the class and scaled the school fence as the gate was locked and made straight to her house where she reported to her mother.
The mother was said to have armed herself with sticks and returned to the school with her daughter in company of one other person to avenge her daughter.
On arriving the school, Mrs Okafor could not see the teacher as she was said to have gone to represent the school at a meeting of private schools.
Efforts made by co-teachers to calm the Mrs Okafor with plea to allow the school authority handle the case by itself proved abortive as she swore to deal with the situation by herself.
When their target was nowhere to be found, Mrs Okafor, her daughter and their accomplice left the school premises.
But they met the teacher at the gate on her way back from the meeting.
Immediately Chinaza pointed at her, Mrs Okafor pounced on the teacher, flogging and beating her up with the help of her daughter and the other unidentified person.
When the beating could no longer be contained by the teacher, she slumped and died on the spot.
As she slumped, the trio fled the scene and the teacher was rushed to Iyi-Enu Mission Hospital where she was confirmed dead.
Confirming the incident, the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area, Mr. Mark Ijarafu said the Police have arrested the three suspects.
He added: "The corpse of the teacher has been deposited at Iyi-Enu mortuary, while investigation is on-going."
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Opinion rules that, although a lawyer may recommend the purchase of a financial product to a legal client, the lawyer may not receive a commission for its sale.
Attorney owns a small financial planning firm that he started prior to entering law school. Through this firm, Attorney provides investment advice, invests in securities (including stock mutual funds, and bonds) and sells insurance. Attorney maintains Series 7, 63, and 65 licenses, a NC health and life insurance license, and a NC real estate license.
Attorney is starting a legal practice. As part of his legal practice, Attorney hopes to provide estate-planning services to his clients. He would like to incorporate his legal practice with his financial planning business and provide his clients with turnkey service. Attorney believes that a quality financial plan often requires estate and tax planning and that clients will benefit from working with an attorney/financial advisor because they will receive advice from someone with experience in both legal and financial matters who provides a comprehensive approach to the management of their financial assets.
For example, Attorney will use credit shelter trusts and irrevocable life insurance trusts, business planning, tax planning, and appropriate investment products to meet the needs of the client. Attorney believes that if a client desires a single person to manage his or her entire financial situation, then these integrated services should be made available. Although there may be an increased incentive to promote the use of insurance products or other investment products if the attorney also benefits from the sale of these products, Attorney believes there is minimal difference over a period of time between charging commissions and charging hourly fees for financial planning services.
2000 Formal Ethics Opinion 9 permits an attorney who is also a CPA to refer legal clients to himself as a CPA. Attorney believes that because many accounting firms are now offering securities as part of their services, this opinion impliedly permits attorney/CPA's, who have a Series 6 license, to offer financial products and charge a fee or commission from the sale of these products.
May Attorney, with appropriate disclosures to and consent from the client, provide his estate-planning clients with financial planning services, which may include the sale of financial products, if Attorney will receive a fee or commission from the sale of such products?
During or subsequent to legal representation of a client, a lawyer shall not enter into a business transaction with a client for which a fee or commission will be charged in lieu of, or in addition to, a legal fee, if the business transaction is related to the subject matter of the legal representation, any financial proceeds from the representation, or any information, confidential or otherwise, acquired by the lawyer during the course of the representation.
This rule prevents an attorney from taking advantage of financial information received from a client during the legal relationship. If the attorney learns through confidential communications that the client has received money, the attorney may not profit from the sale of a financial product to the client. Comment  to Rule 1.8 specifically admonishes an attorney who is also a securities broker or insurance agent not to "endeavor to sell securities or insurance to a client when the lawyer knows by virtue of the representation that such client has received funds suitable for investment." But see RPC 238 (permitting a law firm to offer financial products to clients so long as no fee or commission is earned by the lawyer or law firm on the sale of such products).
Rule 1.8(b), however, does not prevent an attorney from providing law-related services to a legal client, so long as the attorney fully discloses his self-interest in the referral and the referral is in the best interest of the client. 2000 Formal Ethics Opinion 9 was not intended and does not create an exception to Rule 1.8(b). That opinion allows an attorney to provide accounting services to his legal clients. Nothing in the opinion specifically permits an attorney/CPA, who holds an appropriate license, to sell securities or other products to a client and profit from the sale. An attorney may, however, provide accounting, financial planning, or other law-related services to a client and charge a fee for rendering those services. An attorney may also provide financial products to the client, but may not profit from the sale of those products by charging either an additional fee or a commission.
If a third party insurance salesman or financial advisor refers a client to Attorney after recommending that the client purchase a financial product from the third party, does Attorney have an ethical duty to tell the client that there are financial products available that can be purchased without paying a commission to the third party (e.g., "no load" insurance policies and mutual funds)?
Yes, if Attorney determines from all of the facts and circumstances known to him that it is in the client's best interest to consider the "no-load" options and the disclosure to the client is within the scope of Attorney's engagement.


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Shahrestan Bridge
May 13, 2019 /0 Comments/in Bridge, Free Isfahan, Nightlife, Sightseeing /by AC
Out of all the bridges in Isfahan, Shahrestan Bridge is The oldest bridge on Zayandehrud River. This bridge is 107.8 m long and an average of 5.2 m wide. Dating back to the Sasanid Era, Shahrestan Bridge was built close to the ancient hill called Ashraf. With the 13 arches in the bottom and 8 on the top, this bridge has an imposing structure with two levels of arches. The bridge was constructed in this way to quicken the passage of water.
Parabolic shapes of the Shahrestan Bridge
The vertical parabolic structure of it would take the pressure away while the caravans where passing through the bridge with their cargo. This means that the middle point of the bridge is the highest compared to other parts. The horizontal parabolic feature creates a bend to the west side of the bridge. This strengthen the bridge against the river flow.
The history of Shahrestan Bridge
It has been said that Shahrestan Bridge was used for military purposes during a period of time in the past. This bridge has been renovated 4 times. The renovation done during the 10th century was in a way that the bridge is now very close to how it would have during Sasanid era.
Visiting this iconic bridge surrounded by parks and amazing landscape is hard to beat for a relaxing day trip. Shahrestan Bridge was inscribed on Iran's National Heritage List in 1970.
Salman Farsi St. Bozorgmehr Sq. Isfahan, Iran
Isfahan in 5 days
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Varzaneh Desert Zayandehrud River


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Miró (Myron,  fou un escultor grec un dels més importants, esmentat també com a gravador.

Va néixer a Elèuteres a Beòcia vers el 480 aC. Pausànies el fa atenenc perquè Elèuteres (Eleutherae) havia estat admesa a la ciutadania atenenca. Fou deixeble d'Agelades i contemporani de Fídies. Va morir vers el 431 aC (olimpíada 87) al començament de la guerra del Peloponès.

Tenia un gran poder expressiu per tota mena de formes. Primer per les figures humanes i després per animals que fou el primer gran artista que va representar acuradament (Plini el Vell diu Primus hic nmultiplicasse veritatem videtur, numerosior quam Polycletus). La multiplicitat de les formes va anar en detriment de la proporció i de l'expressió intel·lectual. Tot i la seva grandesa no era un escultor amb excessius detalls a les seves obres i mirava més l'efecte general.

Quintilià esmenta els seus busts com especialment admirables.

Quasi tots els seus treballs foren en bronze, de la variat dèlic (Políclet en canvi preferia el bronze d'Egina).

La seva obra més coneguda fou el Discobolus, del que els van fer nombroses còpies al seu temps moltes de les quals es conserven. Llucià descriu el Discòbol: .

Altres obres són:

 Un gos
 Monstres marins
 Sàtir
 Atletes
 Hèrcules
 Apol·lo
 Estàtua colossal de Zeus, Hera, i Hèracles, a Samos,
 Dionís a Helicó
 Hèrcules a Massana
 Apol·lo de bronze
 Hècate, en fusta, a Egina
 Diverses estàtues d'atletes
 Una dona vella beguda a Esmirna
 Alguns animals

Va gravar també en metall, i una patera és esmentada per Marcial.

Petroni diu que va morir en extrema pobresa. El seu fill Lici fou un reconegut artista.

A l'antologia grega hi ha almenys 36 epigrames sobre Miró que donen alguns detalls de la seva obra.

Referències

Escultors de la Grècia clàssica
Escultors atenencs de l'antiguitat


We recently seen increasing trends of women molestation in India.Recent incident includes mob assault on teenagers in Assam.Another incident happened in Karnataka where 4 young guys pushed out a 19 years girl out of train.In both these one thing is common the people who were witnessing this incident decided to keep mum.they let the assaulter to do whatever they desired.
These are not something new in India but the surprising thing is its happening in full public view and the co passengers or the onlookers in above cases done nothing.Thank god in Assam incident all assaulter got caught because it got recorded in camera and we had images of them, but unfortunately not in second case.
This matter is a worrying thing for us as people are becoming more selfish, they only care about them self,and their family.It is not something which does not happens before but earlier crowd or public did help the victims but now they just watch and let 2-3 people to assault or molest somebody.
So why we keep mum?
We scared of our life as we think why to interfere or help others when it become threat of our life?We become selfish not for us but for our family.But if we have not done something, it may happen with our family one day.The interesting fact is as we love our life so as assaulter/molester, he also scar and fears. Use this fear to tackle them.
What we should do as a crowd?
Don't be a spectator – Don't be a mute spectator, first talk to them and asked them to leave or disperse, if they are more in number, don't scare. You know you are doing a good think so they should scare.I am sure as you argue with them the nearby crowd will be with you in no time.You just need to take initiate.
Film or record them – Nowadays we all have cameras and mobile phones, record them and give it to some news channel, they take care of the rest.They will also keep your identity secret.At least we can do this much.This will bring their faces to world and victim will get justice.
What a woman should do?
Keep yourself fit – Do regular exercise and keep yourself fit.It may save your life.An assaulter always think girls are weak.prove them it is wrong.Learn self defense tactics.Keep emergency police number with you.
Use technology – Nowadays all major phone O/S like android , ios ,nokia, blackberry comes with apps with GPS location sharing.use it to share your current location to your family members.They always know where you are.
Keep handy weapon – Keep small weapon like pepper spray and Electronic whistle , could be very useful at occasion.You can attract attention of crowd or police with this.
Tell and aware others – As a woman whatever role you are like mother,teacher,student etc talk about it to your fellow coworkers,student ,daughters and other girls.Make them aware about it.
Never ignore teasing – Even a small eve-teasing can turn into assault soon, so do not ignore it.Complain about it to your parents, police or to college.
Never consider yourself weak – This is traditional problem in India where we teach our daughters as they are weak and inferior to men.The reality is just opposite.There are various parts of our body which are weak like nerve center behind the ears, under the nose, at the base of the skull, the temple region, gum line on the bottom portion of the teeth( There are lot many), hit one of them and assaulter will never dare to come near you.you just need to know the weak areas.Even a small key between your fingers can be a lethal weapon (For ex – you hit it under the eyes).
The main weapon to tackle the situation is you yourself.Never scared no matter what the situation is.your little presence of mind can save your and others life.So promise to yourself ,you will never be a mute spectator and raise your voice.Let show these assaulter this is not 'Gungleraj' and if they do it we will send them to better place that is jail.


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// Copyright 2000-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
package com.intellij.ui.hover;

import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
import com.intellij.ui.render.RenderingUtil;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.JTree;
import javax.swing.JViewport;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import java.util.function.ToIntFunction;

@ApiStatus.Experimental
public abstract class TableHoverListener extends HoverListener {
  public abstract void onHover(@NotNull JTable table, int row, int column);

  @Override
  public final void mouseEntered(@NotNull Component component, int x, int y) {
    mouseMoved(component, x, y);
  }

  @Override
  public final void mouseMoved(@NotNull Component component, int x, int y) {
    update(component, table -> table.rowAtPoint(new Point(x, y)), table -> table.columnAtPoint(new Point(x, y)));
  }

  @Override
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    update(component, table -> -1, table -> -1);
  }

  private final AtomicInteger rowHolder = new AtomicInteger(-1);
  private final AtomicInteger columnHolder = new AtomicInteger(-1);

  private void update(@NotNull Component component, @NotNull ToIntFunction<? super JTable> rowFunc, @NotNull ToIntFunction<? super JTable> columnFunc) {
    if (component instanceof JTable) {
      JTable table = (JTable)component;
      int rowNew = rowFunc.applyAsInt(table);
      int rowOld = rowHolder.getAndSet(rowNew);
      int columnNew = columnFunc.applyAsInt(table);
      int columnOld = columnHolder.getAndSet(columnNew);
      if (rowNew != rowOld || columnNew != columnOld) onHover(table, rowNew, columnNew);
    }
  }

  private static final Key<Integer> HOVERED_ROW_KEY = Key.create("TableHoveredRow");
  public static final HoverListener DEFAULT = new TableHoverListener() {
    @Override
    public void onHover(@NotNull JTable table, int row, int column) {
      setHoveredRow(table, row);
      // support JBTreeTable and similar views
      Object property = table.getClientProperty(RenderingUtil.FOCUSABLE_SIBLING);
      if (property instanceof JTree) TreeHoverListener.setHoveredRow((JTree)property, row);
    }
  };

  @ApiStatus.Internal
  static void setHoveredRow(@NotNull JTable table, int rowNew) {
    int rowOld = getHoveredRow(table);
    if (rowNew == rowOld) return;
    table.putClientProperty(HOVERED_ROW_KEY, rowNew < 0 ? null : rowNew);
    // tables without scroll pane do not repaint rows correctly (BasicTableUI.paint:1868-1872)
    if (table.getParent() instanceof JViewport) {
      repaintRow(table, rowOld);
      repaintRow(table, rowNew);
    }
    else {
      table.repaint();
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  }

  /**
   * @param table a table, which hover state is interesting
   * @return a number of a hovered row of the specified table
   * @see #DEFAULT
   */
  public static int getHoveredRow(@NotNull JTable table) {
    Object property = table.getClientProperty(HOVERED_ROW_KEY);
    return property instanceof Integer ? (Integer)property : -1;
  }

  private static void repaintRow(@NotNull JTable table, int row) {
    Rectangle bounds = row < 0 ? null : table.getCellRect(row, 0, false);
    if (bounds != null) table.repaint(0, bounds.y, table.getWidth(), bounds.height);
  }
}

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This year's event was a little more poignant for Blue Wren as we were showcasing our new customer feedback tool, Lentl. The event allowed us to speak with a wide range of professionals to discuss the problems their industries face as well as some of the blockages they experience to achieving business objectives.
It was interesting to hear the similar issues different industries face; from engaging difficult to reach audiences to successfully monitoring the health of a customer-business relationship. Discussing how Lentl could help these businesses overcome such blockages underlined the positive real-world implications our customer feedback tool can have.
The feedback our latest product received was extremely positive and we look forward to hearing how Lentl helps these businesses create positive change in the future. If you were unable to attend this year's Lancashire Business Expo and would like to learn more about Lentl, visit Lentl.io.
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The Volkswagen Beetle is taking a bow, after its return and restyle in 2011 (before earlier rebirth in 1997 – the one with the built-in flower vase). The last of the most recent generation of Beetles has already come off the production line, and will be put on display at the Volkswagen museum in Puebla near the plant that produced it.
Volkswagen's 2011 Beetle redesign did away with much of the hippy throw-back appeal of the 1998 model year New Beetle, though it kept many of its curves and vaguely bug-like look that earned it its name to begin with. The U.S. run of the original Beetle ended in 1979, so it was nearly 20 years before it got its second life – and it's been 21 years now that both revised versions have been on sale.
Last year, VW announced its intent to end production of the car in 2019, so it's not catching anyone by surprise. As for whether a resurrection is in the cards down the road, the jury's still out – VW didn't rule out the possibility when it announced the end of the line, but it also didn't commit to anything. Meanwhile, the automaker is refocusing many of its efforts too its new electric vehicle platform, which will provide the basis for its I.D. line of vehicles.
Today's been a day for oddball things that nevertheless had ardent fans coming to an end. Bye bye, little Beetle.
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Agenda, Chess
World Chess Championship
FIDE World Championship Match (FWCM), this year takes place in Chennai, India, between November 07 and 28. FWCM 2013 will consist of 12 games and if necessary, tie-brake games. "Rules and Regulations" for the tournament can be reached via link here.
Photo from FIDE Official web site.
Championship this year brings defending World Champion Viswanathan ANAND and challenging Magnus CARLSEN together.
Anand first became FIDE World Champion in the year 2000, but his name was known since a decade ago at the top level. He is tremendously quick minded and has an ability to work hard. Therefore, it is no surprise that since 2007 he is undisputed Champion. On the other hand, Magnus Carlsen – or namely the Mozart of chess – became a grandmaster at the age of 13, in 2006. At the moment, with his outstanding ELO rating of 2870, Carlsen is the highest rated player in the chess kingdom.
On these grounds, whole chess world was locked to the matches among this duo as of November 7th. However, it took only 16 moves for the first round, and 25 moves for the second round to be completed. Both games ended in draw with repetition of moves. Although this was a total disappointment for the audience, it was prudency according to players in a long battle. When it comes to third round it was more exciting with 51 moves and with various fights for pieces and area. However, the result was a draw again, which carried each player to 1½ points in total.
You can check the analysis of games by Jerry from the Chess Network by clicking the links below:
When it comes to following games we have witnessed another draw at fourth round. It was one of the most exciting games so far with various mid-game options and a rook-pair end. Finally at the fifth round, Carlsen managed to reach a victory with whites after 58 moves. Despite having pawn weaknesses, white lead the game with its greater activity. For the sixth round it was once again Carlsen who had a win, but this time with black pieces. There were some novelties in the Anand's game, and more or less this was also seemingly a draw. However, Anand's choice at the 60th move created an opportunity for Carlsen and he did not miss it.
In the third quarter of the tournament Carlsen made his way to his first title very close. Now all he needs to grasp it is only a draw. But I think he will get it with a win as Anand will be under pressure and will force the game. If we have an eye on the brief summary of games left behind; we had draws in the seventh and eight games and a win by Carlsen in the ninth game. Game seven was pretty much similar to first round and ended with triple repetition in a symmetrical position. On the other hand game eight was the first time Carlsen opened e4 in the tournament and we witnessed an open game. But an open file did not bring anything more than exchanges and a draw. Surprisingly Anand played d4 in the opening of ninth game for the first time, too. However, Carlsen's bishop change and pawn march made Anand's opening troublesome. So, quuen-side and king-side games took place, which eventually brought victory to Carlsen.
Here are the scores after ninth game with a reminder that whoever hits the 6½ points gets the title.
Eventually, Carlsen reached out for his new title without prolonging the tournament. On the tenth game, he was playing with white pieces and struggle for the centre was the theme of the game. We have witnessed some changes and good manoeuvres from both parties. Consequently, there was a phase of major piece change and race to queen with passing pawns. However, killing move was Carlsen's change of knight at the 46th move in order to start this race. Then Anand forced to accept the draw one way or another.
Game 10:
Thanks to both players and chess community who contributed to this event, and congratulations to Magnus Carlsen for his new title of the World Chess Champion and for inspiring many people with his talent which is accompanied by hard work.
Ergun UNUTMAZ, (Updated on 25/11/2013)
[1] FIDE World Chess ratings by November 2013.
[2] FIDE Official web site.
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Watch 'Call Me By Your Name' in this film concert with The Manila Symphony Orchestra
Posted byCinema Bravo September 28, 2018 Posted inEventTags:Call Me By Your Name, Call Me By Your Name in Concert, film concert, Movie
Set during an idyllic '80s Italian summer, the heartrending coming-of-age film Call Me By Your Name has left millions overwhelmed. Based on the novel by André Aciman, directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by James Ivory, it has received awards for Best Adapted Screenplay from the Academy, BAFTA, Writers Guild, and Critics' Choice.
The story centers around two young men falling in love but explores so much more. It is a story about first love, lust, innocence, and loss. The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Elio, a precocious 17-year-old whose world is forever changed when he meets a slightly older doctoral student, Oliver (played by Armie Hammer). Twenty-two-year-old Chalamet received rave reviews and industry accolades for his outstanding performance, winning the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor.
This critically acclaimed film had an all-too-brief, limited commercial run in the Philippines. That is why CC:Concepts is excited to offer an opportunity for audiences to enjoy this cinematic masterpiece by presenting Call Me By Your Name In Concert with The Manila Symphony Orchestra on the 28th of October, 8PM at Samsung Hall, SM Aura. Early bird tickets have sold out in less than 24 hours. Regular tickets are now available on TicketWorld.
Film concerts feature full-length movies with their soundtracks performed live by a full-piece orchestra. There have been similar screenings of Gladiator at The Colosseum in Rome, Star Wars: A New Hope at The Royal Albert Hall in London, and The Godfather at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in New York, to name a few. Filipinos will have the chance to experience the movie for the first time, with the soundtrack performed live by The Manila Symphony Orchestra.
Call Me By Your Name: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features the compositions of Ryuichi Sakamoto, John Adams, Erik Satie, Johann Sebastian Bach and Maurice Ravel. It also includes songs by The Psychedelic Furs, Franco Battiato, Giorgio Moroder, Loredana Bertè, Bandolero, Joe Esposito, F.R. David, and Sufjan Stevens whose original song "Mystery Love" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Samsung Hall, the official venue of Call Me By Your Name In Concert, sets the stage for unparalleled entertainment. Nestled in the prime location of the Fort, Taguig City, the hall sits atop of the SM Aura Premier. The state-of-the-art venue covers over 1,000 square meters with retractable seats that can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. Samsung Hall completes the offerings of SM Aura Premier: the upscale mall that delivers the best in art, food, entertainment, and retail.
CC:Concepts presents Call Me By Your Name In Concert with The Manila Symphony Orchestra. Showing on the 28th of October, 8PM at Samsung Hall, SM Aura. Early bird tickets have sold out in less than 24 hours. Regular tickets are priced at Php 2,700, now available on TicketWorld. Prices are exclusive of ticket charges. For inquiries, email info@ccconcepts.ph
ABOUT CC:CONCEPTS
Established in 2016, after 25 events, the producers of the music event brand UNKNWN, are expanding. CC:Concepts is set to bring diverse live entertainment experiences to Manila. With a debut show of Call Me By Your Name In Concert with The Manila Symphony Orchestra, expect other event announcements soon.
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HGD Attorneys Get $1 million judgment for the mother of a boy who was killed in the 2010 Discovery Middle School shooting
Friends light candles spelling out Todd Brown's name at a memorial service held at Discovery Middle School – March 2010 . Al.com photo
Although more than seven years have passed since this tragic homicide, Heninger Garrison Davis attorneys Jeff Leonard, Jeannie Sleadd and Amanda Williamson obtained a $1 million judgment for the mother of a boy who was killed in the 2010 Discovery Middle School shooting in Madison County, Alabama. Towanda Moore, mother of shooting victim Todd Brown, brought the civil suit against the shooter responsible for his death, Hammed Memon. Both Memon and Brown were 14-years-old at the time.
Madison County Judge Ruth Ann Hall made the following comments in the order: "The Court finds that Plaintiff is entitled to an award of punitive damages for her claims against Defendant Hammed Memon for the wrongful death of Plaintiff's decedent, Todd Brown," the order reads. The Court further found that "that damages are due to be awarded the Plaintiff in the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)."
Madison school shooter ordered to pay 14-year-old victim's mother $1M for 2010 slaying
Discovery Middle School shooter ordered to pay victim's family $1M


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A saliva-based screening test for cytomegalovirus, or CMV, has been found to be effective in newborns, The New York Times is reporting. CMV, which affects up to one in 150 babies, is part of the herpes family of viruses and can cause permanent hearing loss. In addition, CMV can lead to a "mononucleosis syndrome," which is different from the more common, bacteria-based mononucleosis.
The new screening test does not require a blood draw, is inexpensive, and proved highly accurate in detecting the virus, according to a study just published by The New England Journal of Medicine.
Most children who test positive for CMV do not require any treatment, unless they have a compromised immune system, according to the Mayo Clinic.


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I was indeed sorry to hear of Tom's passing.
I have many fond memories from our teenage years of Tom, along with his friends, singing around the piano in the family home at Kogarah.
Tom could belt out many a fine tune. Happy times.
My condolences to his family and especially Helen, my school days friend.


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Q: Calculating time duration from two time values with no date in R I am trying to calculate sleep duration, in hours, from two times self-reported in a diary. I have the bed and wake times in 24-hour format (for bedtimes, for instance, "23:00" is 11PM, "0:00" is midnight, "1:00" is 1AM; for wake times, "9:00" is 9AM). I thought the difftime function would be good to extract the sleep duration, but I am running into an issue with some of the cases.
df$duration2<-difftime(df$Waketime2, df$Bedtime2, units="hours")

In running the syntax above, it correctly calculates duration for the cases where the person went to bed at Midnight of later. The problem arises when the bedtime is before midnight - (I think) because it is technically a time on a different day which screws things up. For those cases, this syntax will return a negative number.
(difftime (8:00, 0:00))

would return 8, but
(difftime (6:45,23:00))

would return -16.25.
I do not have data for the date that corresponds to the time, only the time values, but I know that the sequence is such that if one went to bed after midnight it's assumed that the wake time would be on that same day.
Thank you for any help!!
This function makes sense, but it is giving me 0 values for the time difference in hours (at first it showed 0 for all duration in seconds, so that's why I changed it to hours in my code below). I'm also pasting the structure of my bed and wake time variables in hope it helps.
sleepTime <- function(bed, wake){
  wake <- paste(Sys.Date(), wake)
  tmpbed <- paste(Sys.Date(), bed)
  adjust <- -(difftime(wake, tmpbed) < 0)
  tmpbed <- paste(Sys.Date() + adjust, bed)
  difftime(wake, tmpbed, units="hours")
}

df$Duration2<-sleepTime(df$Bedtime2, df$Waketime2)
df$sTST2

Time differences in hours
  [1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 [67] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
[133] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

str(S2trim$Bedtime2)

 'ITime' int [1:436] 23:00:00 NA 23:00:00 21:00:00 22:30:00 21:30:00 00:00:00 22:30:00 23:45:00 22:30:00 ...

str(S2trim$Waketime2)
 'ITime' int [1:436] 06:45:00 06:05:00 07:00:00 10:00:00 06:30:00 05:30:00 07:15:00 07:10:00 NA 05:30:00 ...

A: This is a hack but it works. At least it does with the posted input data.
sleepTime <- function(bed, wake){
  wake <- paste(Sys.Date(), wake)
  tmpbed <- paste(Sys.Date(), bed)
  d <- apply(data.frame(tmpbed, wake), 1, function(x) difftime(x[2], x[1], units = "hours"))
  adjust <- -(d < 0)
  tmpbed <- paste(Sys.Date() + adjust, bed)
  apply(data.frame(tmpbed, wake), 1, function(x) difftime(x[2], x[1], units = "hours"))
}

bedtime2 <- c("0:00", "23:00")
waketime2 <- c("8:00", "6:45")
sleepTime(bedtime2, waketime2)
#[1]  8.00 7.75

Another example, with the data in the str outputs posted in the question.
sleepTime(bedtime, waketime)
# [1]  7.750000  6.083333  8.000000 13.000000  8.000000  8.000000
# [7]  7.250000  8.666667  0.250000  7.000000

Data.
bedtime <-
c("23:00:00", NA, "23:00:00", "21:00:00", "22:30:00", "21:30:00",
"00:00:00", "22:30:00", "23:45:00", "22:30:00")

waketime <-
c("06:45:00", "06:05:00", "07:00:00", "10:00:00", "06:30:00",
"05:30:00", "07:15:00", "07:10:00", NA, "05:30:0")

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3/16 in. Push-in-Rivet - AndyMark Inc.
Easy to use, tool-less, ribbed push in light duty rivet. Made out of Nylon their great for quick assembly. Did you know this kind of thing is used on automobiles for paneling placement? Here we use this for the FIRST Tech Challenge game, Rover Ruckus.


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2021 COCAcon - Speakers
Jonny Imerman
8:30 am Saturday November 13th
Survivors and Caregivers Turning Pain into Purpose
Jonny Imerman is the founder of Imerman Angels. While fighting cancer at 26 years old, Jonny had loving support from family and friends, but never met anyone his age who was a cancer survivor. He wanted to talk to someone just like him, someone who truly understood and remembered – someone who had already faced the same type of cancer.
Today, Imerman Angels provides that gift for cancer fighters. Imerman Angels introduces each cancer fighter to one survivor who is the same age, same gender, and someone who has already faced that particular type of cancer. A cancer survivor would be an angel – walking, talking, living proof to inspire the fighter that he/she can overcome their cancer. This was the beginning of Jonny's vision. In 2006, Imerman Angels was founded.
Watch a Video from Jonny
Dr. Richard Gorlick
Dr. Richard Gorlick is a Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist in Houston, Texas at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is Division Head and Department Chair of Pediatrics, Department Chair ad interim of Sarcoma Medical Oncology in the Division of Cancer Medicine, and H. Grant Taylor, M.D., W. W. Sutow, M.D. and Margaret P. Sullivan, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics at MD Anderson. Prior to joining MD Anderson, Dr. Gorlick served as Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Vice Chairman of Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, as well as Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He received his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He trained at New York-Presbyterian and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he began his sarcoma research laboratory and clinical practice.
Friday, November 12th, 9:00 am
Maximizing Health, Wellness and Productivity in Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer
A pediatric cancer survivor himself, Dr. Gorlick committed his life's work to helping young patients and their families. For more than two decades, his research and clinical efforts have centered on sarcomas. His early involvement in the Children's Oncology Group (COG) established the founding Bone Tumor Resource Laboratory, which has become a national resource and home to the world's largest osteosarcoma tissue bank. Additionally, his molecular pharmacology laboratory is focused on osteosarcoma and is a member of the NCI-funded Pediatric Preclinical Testing Consortium.
Dr. Gorlick has served as an active member, advisor, and leader in a number of organizations, including the National Cancer Institute's Pediatric Preclinical Testing Consortium, the Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration Consortium, and the COG. Dr. Gorlick is involved in clinical trials, in part, as past chair of the Bone Tumor Disease Committee for COG. He is also a past president of the Connective Tissue Oncology Society.
Dr. Gorlick has published more than 299 peer-reviewed papers, reviews and book chapters.
Meet Dr. Gorlick
Dr. Andy Livingston
CO-Presenter
Dr. Livingston is a clinician and researcher in Sarcoma Medical Oncology and holds a joint appointment in Pediatric Oncology. After completing medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, he went on to residency training at Duke University where he completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics. Dr. Livingston completed his fellowship training here at MD Anderson where he served as the Chief Fellow for Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program. Dr. Livingston has a particular interest in the care of teens and young adults with cancer and is Co-director of the MD Anderson Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) oncology program. His clinical and translational research is focused on developing new treatment strategies for patients with osteosarcoma and other bone sarcomas.


I almost never use a debit card anymore. I love using my credit cards because they offer me a number of advantages over debit cards. Of course, if you decide to use credit cards instead of debit cards, you do need to be careful; you don't want to end up in debt.
First of all, it's not your money that's at risk. There are a number of ways to protect your credit card or debit card number from scammers and fraudsters, but the reality is that nothing is full-proof. There is still a chance that your identity will be stolen and fraudulent purchases will be made.
When you use a credit card, the money at risk isn't actually yours. Instead, it's the credit card issuer's money at risk. This means that if a fraudster makes a purchase with your number, the money never makes it out of your account.
Compare that with a debit card. If someone makes a fraudulent purchase using your debit card, it comes right out of your bank account. In order to limit the access to my bank account, I use a credit card instead. Yes, the money will be recovered with a debit problem, but first you won't have access to the money, and there can be consequences for your checking account. I'd rather have someone else's money at risk than my own, especially in this age of database breaches.
While there are some debit cards that offer rewards like cash back, for the most part, if you want access to rewards and free stuff, you need to use a credit card. Whether you decide to use rotating category cards, flat rate cash back credit cards, or some combination, the reality is that you really can get better rewards for using credit cards.
I've already received more than $1,000 worth of cash back, gift cards, and travel rewards this year, and it's just into August. While that does include a recent signing bonus, that doesn't change the fact that my use of credit cards is helpful. As long as you stick to your spending plan, being sure to only buy what you would normally, and as long as you don't carry a balance from month to month, it can make sense to use credit cards for all your purchases, from groceries to travel to gas.
Many credit cards come with extra perks that aren't always available when you use a debit card. You might get travel insurance, or you might get price protection on your latest purchase. One of my credit card issuers has a special relationship with a rental car company. I end up getting a discount every time I use that rental car company, and pay with the appropriate credit card. It's a nice perk that I can use regularly to save money.
Additionally, many credit cards offer perks like discount concert tickets, as well as rental car insurance, concierge service, and extended warranty protection. You might be surprised at all the extras you have when you read the member benefits section of your credit card agreement.
With the right planning, it's possible to use credit cards regularly. As long as you pay the balance each month so that you aren't paying a high rate of interest, you can end up ahead in your finances. Being able to reduce the risk to your money, as well as the ability to gain a number of advantages, can make using credit worth it.


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2013 All People I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like) Lyrics M Michael Franti & Spearhead Songs
Michael Franti & Spearhead Songs - I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like) Lyrics
I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like) Lyrics By Michael Franti & Spearhead Songs Album: All People Year: 2013 1 2 1 2 Here we go Everybody wants me to be who they
Michael Franti & Spearhead - I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)
Michael Franti & Spearhead - I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like) Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos
Album: All People
I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like) Lyrics
Everybody wants me to be who they want me to be except you
All I wanna do is be with you
They all tell me that there's something strange
I don't wanna be with nobody new
Life sounds like
I'm alive (x6)
(This is what it sounds like)
Whoa-oh-oh, I'm alive
How come every day something jumps in the way
Gets complicated, I feel devestated
But when I'm feeling down, I only wanna be with you
I can't afford the rent or remember checks I sent
To pay off all my taxes and feed the president
But there's one thing I remember, I only wanna be with you
(Break it down right here now)
You be Bonnie, I'll be your Clyde
Hop into my car and drive like
Fireworks, we will ignite
Through the San Francisco night
Like John and Yoko
Like Ice-T and Coco
Like Jay-Z, Beyonce
Come be my fiance
Hey soul sister, I'll be your mister
Don't wanna be no one-night stand
How many ways can I say to make you understand
That I only wanna be your man
Whoa-oh-oh
And it sounds like
(Bring it back one more time)
Life sounds like, like, like…
Writer/s: ADRIAN NEWMAN, JASON BOWMAN, MICHAEL FRANTI
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)
Ostensibly a love song about finding the one person in the world who just gets him, the tune also acts as a metaphor for the bigger issues that are going on in the world today. "This is the song that was really just an expression of gratitude for being alive and wanting to live every minute to the fullest," Franti said in our 2014 interview . "I guess I wanted to get the sound of what it means to be alive rather than the ideas of what it means to be alive. That's why right before the chorus it sounds like, 'Whooaaa,' and then just turns into a melody after that."
On the All People album, Franti worked extensively with outside songwriters for the first time. This song he wrote with the Australian songwriter/producer Adrian Newman, who worked with Franti on three other cuts as well: "Closer To You," "Say Goodbye" and "Long Ride Home."
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Police arrest five suspects over illegal hunting of Sumatran tiger
December 8, 2019 Miscellaneous
Jakarta (ANTARA) – A joint team of the police and the Environment and Forestry Ministry has arrested five people over alleged illegal hunting of Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris) in Riau Province.
The arrest was made on Saturday (Dec 7) at 6.00 a.m., the ministry's Director for Forest Prevention and Security Sustyo Iriyono said in a statement here on Sunday.
Iriyono said the successful operation was a result of close cooperation between the ministry and the police along with related institutions to fight against environmental crimes that could endanger protected species in Indonesia.
The team has conducted investigation based on tip-offs from the locals on alleged illegal hunting of the protected animal in Teluk Binjai Village, Teluk Meranti Subdstrict of Pelalawan District.
The team apprehended three suspects, identified as MY, SS and E, and seized four tiger foetus kept in a plastic jar.
The police further chased and arrested two other suspects, SS and TS, in different locations, and confiscated a piece of adult tiger skin in Pangkalan Lesung Village.
Head of the ministry's law enforcement agency for Sumatra region Eduward Hutapea said the ministry has paid serious attention to the case and will intensify its patrol to monitor the illegal trade of the protected species.
The suspects would be charged with article 40 of law no. 5/1990 on conservation of natural resource and its ecosystem, with maximum imprisonment for five years in jail and a fine of Rp100 million.
Source: ANTARA News


As we move further and further into the digital age, interventions that make use of advances in technology will become increasingly relevant. One example of the application of technology is Video Based Interventions (VBI). VBIs include interventions that utilize pre-recorded video footage to assist acquisition of functional life skills, social and play skills, and adaptive behaviors, among others (Rayner, Denholm, & Sigafoos, 2009). Due to the breadth of the term, there are many different types of VBIs that have been examined in research and practice. This study examined one type of VBI, video prompting, and its effectiveness when combined with backward chaining. Prior research suggested that both VBIs (Bellini & Akullian, 2007; Rayner et al., 2009), backward chaining (Batra & Batra, 2005; Walls & Zane, 1981), and their combination (Moore, Anderson, Deppeler, & Furlonger, 2013), are effective intervention methods for skill acquisition. Using a single-subject multiple baseline design, this experiment expands the current literature by examining backward chaining and a VBI for the acquisition of the shoe tying behavior in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The results obtained from this study support prior research that VBIs are effective and their effectiveness is influenced by a number of factors. We also found that majority of the participants were able to retain their newly acquired behaviors one week after achieving mastery.
Richard, Philip Ross, "Video Based Intervention and Backward Chaining: Teaching Children with Autism" (2017). LSU Master's Theses. 4413.


No matter how many anti-aging and anti-wrinkles creams you apply, getting old (if you chi agrees with your plan) is inevitable. At that stage, most of your joints are already shouting 'meere m ebere' or what ever 'have mercy on me' means in your dialect. This is understandable because of the lifestyle habits we have emulated over the years.
Slay queens may have taken over this exercise to increase their bum-bum but squats help build strength especially around the muscles. It is a perfect exercise regiment for people of all ages and sizes. The essence of strengthening the muscles is to increase body metabolism, the flow of blood and oxygen in the body and lastly, to aid movement. This form of exercise is perfect for the aged who may be experiencing difficulty moving from one point to another. Squats also helps to keep the weight and blood sugar in check. However, squats must be started early enough and not when the body is so weak from overuse.
For easy circulation of blood and painless movement, doing pull ups is a good form of exercise to prevent cramped muscles and stiff joints. Biko, I need to make this disclaimer here and now. When doing pull-ups, make sure that someone is closeby to assist you especially if you have crossed the age of 60. Pullups could lead the muscle pull, thereby distablizing individuals for a few minutes. Always make sure your call for help(especially if you are a newbie to exercises) is replied within minutes to avoid serious consequences.