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Q: Need to get the values from ansible json stdout and put them in to a list Given this input:
"stdout_lines": [
            "{",
            "    \"apiVersion\": \"v1\",",
            "    \"items\": [",
            "        {",
            "            \"apiVersion\": \"v1\",",
            "            \"kind\": \"Namespace\",",
            "            \"metadata\": {",
            "                \"annotations\": {",
            "                    \"kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration\": \"{\\\"apiVersion\\\":\\\"v1\\\",\\\"kind\\\":\\\"Namespace\\\",\\\"metadata\\\":{\\\"annotations\\\":{},\\\"labels\\\":{\\\"istio-injection\\\":\\\"enabled\\\"},\\\"name\\\":\\\"test-rewards\\\"}}\\n\"",
            "                },",
            "                \"creationTimestamp\": \"2018-09-25T23:45:37Z\",",
            "                \"labels\": {",
            "                    \"istio-injection\": \"enabled\"",
            "                },",
            "                \"name\": \"test-rewards\",",
            "                \"resourceVersion\": \"7399723\",",
            "                \"selfLink\": \"/api/v1/namespaces/test-rewards\",",
            "                \"uid\": \"1a8e3-c11d-11e8-9986-8acd436f34\"",
            "            },",
            "            \"spec\": {",
            "                \"finalizers\": [",
            "                    \"kubernetes\"",
            "                ]",
            "            },",
            "            \"status\": {",
            "                \"phase\": \"Active\"",
            "            }",
            "        },",
            "        {",
            "            \"apiVersion\": \"v1\",",
            "            \"kind\": \"Namespace\",",
            "            \"metadata\": {",
            "                \"creationTimestamp\": \"2018-09-26T17:33:42Z\",",
            "                \"labels\": {",
            "                    \"istio-injection\": \"enabled\"",
            "                },",
            "                \"name\": \"inventory\",",
            "                \"resourceVersion\": \"15021\",",
            "                \"selfLink\": \"/api/v1/namespaces/customer-inventory\",",
            "                \"uid\": \"4fd5bfb6-c1b2-11e8-9986-8a3fc36f34\"",
            "            },",
            "            \"spec\": {",
            "                \"finalizers\": [",
            "                    \"kubernetes\"",
            "                ]",
            "            },",
            "            \"status\": {",
            "                \"phase\": \"Active\"",
            "            }",
            "        },",

I am trying to iterate through the loop and get all the values of the "name" and keep them in to a list. i have the below task . but its not working
eg values:
\"name\": \"test-rewards\",",

\"name\": \"inventory\",",

And this task:
- name: Show object id
  set_fact:
    group_object_value: "{{ (namespaces.stdout_lines | from_json).items[].metadata.name }}"
  with_items: "{{ namespaces.stdout }}"

Can someone please help?

A: It looks like you have JSON data in the stdout of a command or shell task.  You want to use the stdout attribute, not stdout_lines; the former is a single block of text while the latter is a list, one item per line of input.  The from_json filter will only work with simple string variables like the stdout attribute.
Once you have the JSON data de-serialized, you can use the json_query filter to get what you want.  For example, this playbook:
---
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    namespaces:
      stdout: |
        {
          "apiVersion": "v1",
          "items": [
            {
              "apiVersion": "v1",
              "kind": "Namespace",
              "metadata": {
                "annotations": {
        "kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration":"{\"apiVersion\":\"v1\",\"kind\":\"Namespace\",\"metadata\":{\"annotations\":{},\"labels\":{\"istio-injection\":\"enabled\"},\"name\":\"test-rewards\"}}\n"
                },
                "creationTimestamp": "2018-09-25T23:45:37Z",
                "labels": {
                  "istio-injection": "enabled"
                },
                "name": "test-rewards",
                "resourceVersion": "7399723",
                "selfLink": "/api/v1/namespaces/test-rewards",
                "uid": "1a8e3-c11d-11e8-9986-8acd436f34"
              },
              "spec": {
                "finalizers": [
                  "kubernetes"
                ]
              },
              "status": {
                "phase": "Active"
              }
            },
            {
              "apiVersion": "v1",
              "kind": "Namespace",
              "metadata": {
                "creationTimestamp": "2018-09-26T17:33:42Z",
                "labels": {
                  "istio-injection": "enabled"
                },
                "name": "inventory",
                "resourceVersion": "15021",
                "selfLink": "/api/v1/namespaces/customer-inventory",
                "uid": "4fd5bfb6-c1b2-11e8-9986-8a3fc36f34"
              },
              "spec": {
                "finalizers": [
                  "kubernetes"
                ]
              },
              "status": {
                "phase": "Active"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
  tasks:
    - debug:
        var: namespaces.stdout|from_json|json_query('items[].metadata.name')

Will produce the following output:
TASK [debug] *******************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "namespaces.stdout|from_json|json_query('items[].metadata.name')": [
        "test-rewards",
        "inventory"
    ]
}

So if you want the variable group_object_value to contain those values, you would write:
- set_fact:
    group_object_value: "{{ namespaces.stdout|from_json|json_query('items[].metadata.name') }}"

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The first line states that the form is required for ALL International Medical Graduates. You are an IMG.
The second line states that the form is required for Texas Licensure. You have matched into a Texas residency program.
If at some point you are required to obtain a Texas medical license while in said residency, it would seem to be required to fill out the form (I had to complete something very similar for my Pennsylvania training license before I started residency).
so, do u think i need this for residency, or after residency to get licensed in texas? basically, i want to know if this is something i need to worry about doing now or when i'm done/close to being done w/ residency.


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4. Beat 1/2 cup heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into custard in 2 batches. Refrigerate until ready to use.
5. Prepare Chocolate Frosting: Combine 2 cups heavy cream and powdered sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium. (Do not boil.) Place bittersweet chocolate in a medium bowl; pour hot cream mixture over chocolate. Let stand 1 minute; gently stir until all of the chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Chill until mixture thickens to spreading consistency, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
6. To assemble cake, slice cake layers in half horizontally using a serrated knife; place 1 layer, cut side up, on a plate. Spread about 1/4 cup Chocolate Frosting over top. Top with one-third of Coconut Cream Filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with another cake layer; repeat layers twice, beginning with frosting and ending with a cake layer. Spread remaining Chocolate Frosting on top and sides of cake. (If chocolate gets too thick to spread, microwave at HIGH until spreadable, 5 to 7 minutes.) Press unsweetened flaked coconut around sides of cake.


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Gynaephora groenlandica, the Arctic woolly bear moth, is an erebid moth native to the High Arctic in the Canadian archipelago, Greenland and Wrangel Island in Russia. It is known for its slow rate of development, as its full caterpillar life cycle may extend up to 7 years, with moulting occurring each spring. This species remains in a larval state for the vast majority of its life. Rare among Lepidoptera, it undergoes an annual period of diapause that lasts for much of the calendar year, as G. groenlandica is subject to some of the longest, most extreme winters on Earth. In this dormant state, it can withstand temperatures as low as −70 °C. The Arctic woolly bear moth also exhibits basking behavior, which aids in temperature regulation and digestion and affects both metabolism and oxygen consumption. Females generally do not fly, while males usually do.

This species has an alpine subspecies which is notable for its geographic distribution south of the High Arctic.

Taxonomy
This moth was likely first discovered on 16 June 1832 on the beach of Fury Bay, Somerset Island in northern Nunavut, Canada, by the crew of the Arctic expedition led by John Ross searching for the Northwest Passage. John Curtis, who studied the entomological specimens returned from the voyage, described the species Gynaephora rossii from the specimens obtained here, but in 1897 Harrison G. Dyar showed that when compared to the caterpillars of G. rossii he had collected from the heights of Mount Washington in New Hampshire, in fact caterpillars of G. groenlandica had been collected in 1832, and Curtis had based his description of the larvae on the wrong species.

Before that, however, specimens were recovered in 1870 in northern Greenland by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer on board the Germania on the Second German North Polar Expedition led by captain Karl Koldewey, and subsequently scientifically studied and described by Alexander von Homeyer in 1874 under the name Dasychira groenlandica, which Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke, who had also examined the specimens, had chosen for them earlier, and detailed in a letter to Homeyer. Herrich was able to collect a number of specimens and described the caterpillars as being like those of the Arctia moths, but the adults being extremely similar to Dasychira fascelina (now Dicallomera fascelina) but having such crippled wings as to be nearly incapable of flight. Both Wocke and Homeyer noted it was certainly a new species, but that it was closely related to the species Dasychira rossii (now Gynaephora rossii) known at that time from the geographic vicinity in Labrador.

G. groenlandica was first believed to be endemic to the High Arctic, until a 2013 article reported the discovery of two populations of G. groenlandica neighbouring each other in alpine environments in southwest Yukon, 900 km south of their previously known distribution. The distinct habitat, disjunct distribution, DNA haplotype and wing pattern of these two populations, were found distinctive enough to classify them as a new subspecies: G. groenlandica beringiana. In 1980s moth specimens were collected on Wrangel Island, Russia. These were initially described in 1989 as a new species in the Dicallomera genus as D. kusnezovi, but further examination showed these moths were G. groenlandica, and in 2015 this taxon was subsumed as a new subspecies: G. groenlandica kusnezovi.

As such, the subspecies are:
G. groenlandica groenlandica
G. groenlandica beringiana Schmidt et Cannings, 2013
G. groenlandica kusnezovi (Lukhtanov et Khruliova, 1989) Lukhtanovet Khruleva 2015

It has been placed in the subfamily Lymantriinae (the tussock moths) and the tribe Orgyiini.

While G. groenlandica is a close relative of G. rossii, the two species are reproductively isolated and no hybridization occurs. The two species are sympatric in many areas of Arctic parts of northern Canada and Wrangel Island in Russia.

Description
In general, G. groenlandica larvae are large (~300 mg) and densely coated in soft hair. While they are usually a distinctive tan-brown cast, their color may vary. They are characterized by a distinct hair tuft on their eighth abdominal segment, which has been described as a "rudimentary hair pencil". Later larval instars are notable for the color pattern of this dorsal hair tuft. They can also be identified by the spinulose form of their hairs, which are spineless, in contrast to the finer, feather-like (plumose) hairs of their close relative, G. rossii. They may also be distinguished from G. rossii in terms of wing pattern: G. groenlandica lack the broad, dark band along the edge of their hind wings that is characteristic of G. rossii. In general, G. rossii also have more wing patterning than G. groenlandica.

The eggs are around 1.6mm.

The cocoons of this species are double-layered, with a distinct pocket of air between the two layers, as opposed to the single-layered cocoons of G. rossii.

Distribution
The nominate subspecies of Arctic woolly bear moth is native to the High Arctic of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago including Ellesmere Island, or above approximately 70°N latitude. It is one of the most northern members of the Lepidopteran order in the Northern hemisphere. It occurs as far north as Ward Hunt Island in Canada and northernmost Greenland. A new subspecies G. groenlandica beringiana was described in 2013 south of the Arctic Circle in the alpine environment of the Ruby Range in southwest Yukon, 900km south of the previously known range. A further subspecies G. groenlandica kusnezovi has as of 2015 only been found on Wrangel Island, Russia.

Habitat
G. groenlandica is well-adapted to living in conditions of extreme cold in the High Arctic.

At two distinct field sites on Ellesmere Island, it was discovered that G. groenlandica, when in a diapausal state, tend to exist in specific microhabitats rather than in a random geographic distribution. Hibernacula are frequently found secured to the base of rocks, as opposed to being attached to vegetation. At one investigation site, hibernacula were observed primarily on the leeward (on the side sheltered from the wind) side of rocks, suggesting that wind direction plays a role in the selection of hibernation sites.

In captivity, G. groenlandica have also been observed anchoring themselves to leaf litter of Salix arctica during the diapausal period.

Range
The G. groenlandica caterpillar moves up to several meters per day, primarily in order to acquire the necessary resources. In comparing a group of caterpillars physically transferred between different Salix arctica (Arctic willow) plants and a second group in which each individual was restricted to a single willow for the duration of the larval active period, it was observed that transferred larvae demonstrated higher herbivory and growth rates compared to the stationary group. This implies that the acquisition of high quality resources is a primary reason for the movement of G. groenlandica larvae between host plants.

Food resources

G. groenlandica spends much of its life in a larval state, and food resources are necessary for development of the larvae. Salix arctica, the Arctic willow, is the primary host plant and food source for this species. The larvae may also feed on plants of other families, such as the flowers of Saxifraga oppositifolia and the senescent leaves of Dryas integrifolia. In the nominate High Arctic subspecies, less than 3% of larvae, however, were found to choose these alternatives. The lower latitude Canadian populations of G. g. beringiana of the alpine environments of southwest Yukon have larvae eating a broader spectrum of plants and proportionately less S. arctica.

While larvae rarely eat the catkins (petal-less flower clusters) of S. arctica, they readily consume the plant's leaves. 97% of larvae which actively eat at the onset of their feeding season are consuming the new leaf buds of this plant. Comparing the nutrient concentrations of plant leaves to those of larval frass, has shown that larvae remove nitrogen and potassium from the plant. Larvae appear to only feed in June, which is when the leaves of S. arctica reach their peak concentrations of nutrients and carbohydrates such as starches and sugars. The caterpillars decrease their food intake towards the end of the month and into the summer. At this time, the levels of carbohydrates and nutrients in S. arctica leaves tend to decrease, and the leaves become less palatable as concentrations of phenols and tannins increase. The decrease in nutrients and carbohydrates, combined with an increase in secondary metabolites, may account for this decline in consumption.

It appears to be adapted to a narrow thermal range. It is able to eat the most at temperatures intermediate to its range.

Life history
The life history traits of G. groenlandica are dictated by the short, cold nature of summers in the High Arctic. Due to its restricted seasonal growth period, G. groenlandica has a life cycle of approximately 7 years. In contrast, its lifespan is much shorter (2–3 years) in warmer, alpine environments. Arctic woolly bear moths remain larvae for the vast majority of their lives, with the exception of up to 3–4 weeks of a single summer. This extended developmental period is not only attributed to low environmental temperatures, but also to the nutrition provided by its host plants . While they remain in their extended larval stage, G. groenlandica experience annual winter diapauses that commence in late June or early July. Larval mortality in an experimental caged environment on the tundra was found to be 10%.

Life cycle
On Ellesmere Island the females typically lay their eggs in a mass on or in their cocoon, although they sometimes lay their eggs on the ground or on vegetation around the cocoon.

This species spends the vast majority of its life as a late larval instar; its early larval and adult stages represent only 6% of its full life cycle. It is the later instars which experience multiple annual periods of diapause. During this dominant stage of their lives (from the third to sixth instar phases), G. greenlandica moult annually.

Larval activity is confined to a short period following snowmelt. The High Arctic presents a short growing season of 45–70 days, and the G. groenlandica cease foraging at the end of June, prior to mid-summer. Larvae tend to spend 95% of their time either basking in the sun, feeding, or moving, and only 5% of their time fully immobile. More specifically, about 60% of their time as larvae is spent basking, 20% is spent feeding, and 15% is spent moving.

In late June or early July, the larvae prepare to overwinter by weaving silken hibernacula and entering diapause until the subsequent snowmelt. This typically occurs when daytime temperatures are at a maximum of 5-10 °C. In their diapausal state, G. groenlandica can withstand temperatures as low as -70 °C, and winter mortality is limited to, on average, a maximum of 13% of the population.

The developmental stages of pupation, emergence, mating, egg laying, eclosion, and molting to the second instar stage are all confined to a period of 3–4 weeks during a single summer. Emergence and reproduction may occur within a single 24-hour period.

Due to the brief lifespan of fully mature adult individuals, adult moths of this species are difficult to find in the wild.

Species interactions
The presence of the caterpillars eating plants in a particular area appears to have a positive correlation with herbivory of the collared pika (Ochotona collaris) in southwest Yukon.

Predators
G. groenlandica has a distinct defence reaction to bat signals. The Arctic moth Psychophora sabini has some of its defensive reactions to bats, presumably due to the population being isolated from this predator. G. groenlandica and G. rossii, however, continue to possess this defensive behavior. When Arctic woolly bear moths are exposed to bat-like ultrasound (26 kHz and 110 dB sound pressure level root mean square at 1 m), males respond by reversing their flight course. Responses to the sound have been observed from up to 15-25 m away. Females, however, have a degenerated bat-sensing system. There are two presumed reasons for this. Firstly, females tend to be flightless and thus do not require this adaptation. Secondly, an auditory system would compete for space with the ovaries, and the cost of this defence mechanism may outweigh the benefit of having fully functional reproductive organs.

In the High Arctic these moths are preyed upon by birds. The eggs are also eaten by small foraging birds; on Ellesmere Island such birds may tear open the cocoons when feeding on the egg mass laid on the surface of the cocoon.

Parasitoids
Many G. groenlandica caterpillars perish during development due to parasitoids, namely the tachinid fly Exorista thula and the ichneumonid wasp Hyposoter diechmanni. Exorista thula was described from Ellesmere Island in 2012 and is a gregarious parasitoid; on the island it killed roughly 20% of the third and fourth instars of its host. Despite occurring together with the closely related Gynaephora rossii here, Exorista thula is only known to attack G. groenlandica, whereas Chetogena gelida is host specific to G. rossii. In general, more than two thirds of Gynaephora are killed by parasitoids, and parasitism in G. groenlandica causes more than 50% mortality. The probability of parasitism increases towards the end of the species' active period, which coincides with declining rates of feeding.

The hibernaculum, in which larvae spend a dominant portion of their lives, acts as a defensive barrier to parasitism.

Physiology

Flight
While females of this species have fully developed wings and may take flight for a short time, they usually do not fly. It is worth noting, however, that while Arctic-inhabiting females tend to remain flightless, females of the more southern alpine subspecies are often more mobile.

In contrast, males tend to fly high, fast, and erratically during the day.

Thermoregulation
The period of maximal activity for G. groenlandica is in June, during the annual period of maximal solar radiation (24 hours of sunlight) in the High Arctic; however, temperatures at this time continue to be extremely low. Ground temperatures in June, for instance, are usually less than 10 °C. At this time, the body temperatures of feeding larvae tend to be similar to those of molting and spinning larvae, while those of "basking" larvae tend to be higher. G. groenlandica larvae spend approximately 60% of their time basking, including during periods of pupation. The behavior of basking is characterized as the action of a caterpillar orienting its body so as to maximize sun exposure and avoid wind. Larvae tend to follow the direct angle of the sun's rays in order to maintain maximal absorption of sunlight. They do this by orienting perpendicularly to the sun's angle of insolation. Through the act of basking, G. groenlandica larvae may raise their body temperature by up to 20 °C. Generally, maximal body temperature is approximately 30 °C. This peak temperature is generally only reached when larvae lie in midday sun, surrounded by snow, on a day with minimal wind.

Solar radiation promotes larval growth, and thus basking may increase developmental rates. When comparing larval growth rates at 5, 10, and 30 °C, respectively, growth and metabolic rates were found to be lowest at 5 °C and maximized at 30 °C. This trend exhibits a specific relationship: as body temperature increases due to basking, metabolic rates increase exponentially. This was found to hold true even when larvae were starved or seemingly inactive.

In general, feeding larvae tend to have lower body temperatures than basking larvae. Therefore, larvae tend to feed when temperatures are highest, and they bask when they cannot reach the higher temperatures (more than 5 -10 °C) needed for activity. It has been suggested that without the help of basking in 24-hour sunlight during High Arctic summers, larvae would rarely exceed their developmental threshold of ~5 °C. This may account for the unique tendency of the Arctic woolly bear moth to have short feeding periods during times of peak insolation, followed by lengthier periods of basking and digestion.

In early to mid-June, larval metabolism tends to be greatly impacted by food intake and rising temperature. Later in the active season, they become much more metabolically insensitive to temperature, and energy obtained via food consumption is conserved.

Changes in metabolic state and body temperature also affect oxygen consumption. Oxygen consumption was found to be much lower when larval body temperatures were below 10 °C. Low oxygen consumption was also observed in inactive larvae. In contrast, it was found to be higher for caterpillars that were moving or starved, higher still for digesting larvae, and highest for feeding larvae.

Digestion
Larvae frequently bask in the sunlight for roughly five hours after feeding before moving to a new site. The consequent increase in body temperature stimulates gut enzyme activity, which enables a higher digestion rate. G. groenlandica can convert ingested food at a rate of efficiency which is higher than the average value rate of efficiency of Lepidopteran species in general.

Diapause
G. groenlandica experiences a period of winter diapause during which it remains dormant within a hibernaculum. In this state, it can withstand temperatures as low as -70 °C. Encasing itself within a hibernaculum during diapause serves several functions: protection from parasitoids, avoidance of diminished nutrient concentration in their primary food source, Salix arctica, degradation of mitochondria linked to decreased metabolism (hypometabolism) and antifreeze production, and general conservation of energy reserves.

These cocoons are made of silk and consist of two layers, into which larval hairs are incorporated. In a 1995 study of experimentally caged larvae in the High Arctic of the Canadian Archipelago, 81% of larvae spun hibernacula.

During the active season, larvae orient towards solar radiation, and each spins its respective hibernaculum over a 24-hour period. They generally pupate with their head facing south, in a north–south orientation. This cocoon helps the larvae to accumulate heat more effectively.

G. groenlandica often anchor their hibernacula to the base of rocks. In captivity, G. groenlandica have also been observed to attach themselves to Salix arctica leaf litter during the diapausal period. In the 1995 study mentioned above, in which larvae were kept in a cage-controlled environment on the High Arctic tundra, more hibernacula were actually observed on the predominant plant cover of Dryas integrifolia (mountain avens) and Cassiope tetragona (Arctic white heather) as opposed to on their principal host plant, S. arctica. Almost half of the larvae which spun hibernacula did so in conjunction with other larvae, forming joint cocoons. Upwards of three caterpillars were occasionally observed sharing a common hibernaculum, but the most common case was that of two individuals sharing a joint cocoon. Higher rates of communal hibernacula occurred at lower population densities per cage.

As temperatures decrease in the late Arctic summer, larvae begin synthesizing cryoprotective compounds, such as glycerol and betaine. Accumulation of these "antifreezes" (which protect cells from cold conditions) is aided by the bottlenecking of oxidative phosphorylation through mitochondrial degradation. While the larvae continue to produce energy from stored glycogen in their frozen state, this mitochondrial degradation causes their metabolism to drop so low as to almost stop entirely, inducing dormancy. Mitochondrial functioning may be fully restored in the spring after mere hours of resumed larval activity.

Conservation
At warmer temperatures, arctic moth larvae generally tend to have higher respiration rates and lower growth rates. They also tend to shift their diets to more nutrient-rich foods in this type of environment. For instance, the herbivory rate of the main food source for G. groenlandica, S. arctica, is altered at elevated temperatures. This implies environmentally dependent host plant plasticity in G. groenlandica. It also suggests that an increase in temperature due to global warming may have significant effects on the behavior of northern herbivore invertebrates such as G. groenlandica, as well as effects on the herbivory rates of their food sources. Thus, G. groenlandica may represent a potential indicator species for future studies on climate change.

In popular culture
This species was highlighted in BBC's sequel to Planet Earth, called Frozen Planet.

See also
 Belgica antarctica

References

Further reading

 Kukal, O. 1990. Energy budget for activity of a high arctic insect, Gynaephora groenlandica (Wöcke) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae). In: C.R. Harington (ed) Canadian Arctic Islands: Canada's Missing Dimension. National Museum of Natural History, Ottawa, Canada.
 Kukal, O. 1991. Behavioral and physiological adaptations to cold in a freeze-tolerant arctic insect. In: R.E. Lee and D.L. Denlinger (eds) Insects at Low Temperature. Chapman and Hall, N.Y.
 Kukal, O. 1993. Biotic and abiotic constraints on foraging of arctic caterpillars. In: N.E. Stamp and T.M. Casey (eds) Caterpillars: Ecological and Evolutionary Constraints on Foraging. Chapman and Hall, N.Y.

External links

 Discovery Channel video-clip

Lymantriinae
Insects of the Arctic
Moths of North America
Fauna of Greenland
Moths described in 1874
Taxa named by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke


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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Security;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using MS.Internal;
using MS.Internal.PresentationCore;                        // SecurityHelper

using SR=MS.Internal.PresentationCore.SR;
using SRID=MS.Internal.PresentationCore.SRID;

namespace System.Windows.Input.StylusPlugIns
{
    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    /// <summary>
    /// [TBS]
    /// </summary>
    public class RawStylusInput
    {
        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// <summary>
        ///     [TBS]
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="report">[TBS]</param>
        /// <param name="tabletToElementTransform">[TBS]</param>
        /// <param name="targetPlugInCollection">[TBS]</param>
        internal RawStylusInput(
            RawStylusInputReport    report,
            GeneralTransform        tabletToElementTransform,
            StylusPlugInCollection targetPlugInCollection)
        {
            if (report == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("report");
            }
            if (tabletToElementTransform.Inverse == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.Stylus_MatrixNotInvertable), "tabletToElementTransform");
            }
            if (targetPlugInCollection == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("targetPlugInCollection");
            }

            // We should always see this GeneralTransform is frozen since we access this from multiple threads.
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(tabletToElementTransform.IsFrozen);
            _report                 = report;
            _tabletToElementTransform  = tabletToElementTransform;
            _targetPlugInCollection = targetPlugInCollection;
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///
        /// </summary>
        public int StylusDeviceId { get { return _report.StylusDeviceId; } }

        /// <summary>
        ///
        /// </summary>
        public int TabletDeviceId { get { return _report.TabletDeviceId; } }

        /// <summary>
        ///
        /// </summary>
        public int Timestamp { get { return _report.Timestamp; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a copy of the StylusPoints
        /// </summary>
        public StylusPointCollection GetStylusPoints()
        {
            return GetStylusPoints(Transform.Identity);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Internal method called by StylusDevice to prevent two copies
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        ///    Critical: This code accesses InputReport.InputSource
        ///    TreatAsSafe: The method only gets a transform from PresentationSource and returns StylusPointCollection.
        ///                 Those operations are considered safe.
        ///                 This method is called by:
        ///                                 RawStylusInput.GetStylusPoints
        ///                                 StylusDevice.UpdateEventStylusPoints(RawStylusInputReport, Boolean)
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical, SecurityTreatAsSafe]
        internal StylusPointCollection GetStylusPoints(GeneralTransform transform)
        {
            if (_stylusPoints == null)
            {
                //
                GeneralTransformGroup group = new GeneralTransformGroup();
                if ( StylusDeviceId == 0)
                {
                    // Only do this for the Mouse
                    group.Children.Add(new MatrixTransform(_report.InputSource.CompositionTarget.TransformFromDevice));
                }
                group.Children.Add(_tabletToElementTransform);
                group.Children.Add(transform);
                return new StylusPointCollection(_report.StylusPointDescription, _report.GetRawPacketData(), group, Matrix.Identity);
            }
            else
            {
                return _stylusPoints.Clone(transform, _stylusPoints.Description);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Replaces the StylusPoints.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        ///     Callers must have Unmanaged code permission to call this API.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="stylusPoints">stylusPoints</param>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        ///     Critical : Callers must have Unmanaged code permission to call this API.
        ///     Safe     : Demands unmanaged code permission
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecuritySafeCritical]
        public void SetStylusPoints(StylusPointCollection stylusPoints)
        {
            // To modify the points we require Unmanaged code permission.
            SecurityHelper.DemandUnmanagedCode();

            if (null == stylusPoints)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("stylusPoints");
            }

            if (!StylusPointDescription.AreCompatible(  stylusPoints.Description,
                                                        _report.StylusPointDescription))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.IncompatibleStylusPointDescriptions), "stylusPoints");
            }
            if (stylusPoints.Count == 0)
            {
                throw new ArgumentException(SR.Get(SRID.Stylus_StylusPointsCantBeEmpty), "stylusPoints");
            }

            _stylusPoints = stylusPoints.Clone();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the RawStylusInputCustomDataList used to notify plugins before
        /// PreviewStylus event has been processed by application.
        /// </summary>
        public void NotifyWhenProcessed(object callbackData)
        {
            if (_currentNotifyPlugIn == null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Get(SRID.Stylus_CanOnlyCallForDownMoveOrUp));
            }
            if (_customData == null)
            {
                _customData = new RawStylusInputCustomDataList();
            }
            _customData.Add(new RawStylusInputCustomData(_currentNotifyPlugIn, callbackData));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// True if a StylusPlugIn has modifiedthe StylusPoints.
        /// </summary>
        internal bool StylusPointsModified
        {
            get
            {
                return _stylusPoints != null;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Target StylusPlugInCollection that real time pen input sent to.
        /// </summary>
        internal StylusPlugInCollection Target
        {
            get
            {
                return _targetPlugInCollection;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Real RawStylusInputReport that this report is generated from.
        /// </summary>
        internal RawStylusInputReport Report
        {
            get
            {
                return _report;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Matrix that was used for rawstylusinput packets.
        /// </summary>
        internal GeneralTransform ElementTransform
        {
            get
            {
                return _tabletToElementTransform;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieves the RawStylusInputCustomDataList associated with this input.
        /// </summary>
        internal RawStylusInputCustomDataList CustomDataList
        {
            get
            {
                if (_customData == null)
                {
                    _customData = new RawStylusInputCustomDataList();
                }
                return _customData;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// StylusPlugIn that is adding a notify event.
        /// </summary>
        internal StylusPlugIn CurrentNotifyPlugIn
        {
            get
            {
                return _currentNotifyPlugIn;
            }
            set
            {
                _currentNotifyPlugIn = value;
            }
        }

        /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        RawStylusInputReport    _report;
        GeneralTransform        _tabletToElementTransform;
        StylusPlugInCollection  _targetPlugInCollection;
        StylusPointCollection   _stylusPoints;
        StylusPlugIn            _currentNotifyPlugIn;
        RawStylusInputCustomDataList    _customData;

    }
}

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Coarse Grain Forcefield for Biomolecules
Input parameters
Topologies
Last Updated: Friday, 19 August 2016 13:12
How do I create a topology for a new molecule?
Here we present a simple three-step recipe, or guide, how to proceed in parameterizing new molecules using the CG Martini model:The first step consists of mapping the chemical structure to the CG representation, the second step is the selection of appropriate bonded terms, and the third step is the optimization of the model by comparing to AA level simulations and/or experimental data. See also the Tutorial pages for guidance.
Step I, mapping onto CG representation: The first step consists of dividing the molecule into small chemical building blocks, ideally of four heavy atoms each. The mapping of CG particle types to chemical building blocks, which are presented in Table III of ref [1], subsequently serves as a guide towards the assignment of CG particle types. Because most molecules cannot be entirely mapped onto groups of four heavy atoms, some groups will represent a smaller or larger number of atoms. In fact, there is no reason to map on to an integer number of atoms, e.g. a pentadecane mapped onto four C1 particles implies that each CG bead represents 3¾ methyl(ene) groups. In case of more substantial deviations from the standard mapping scheme, small adjustments can be made to the standard assignment. For instance, a group of three methyl(ene)s is more accurately modeled by a C2 particle (propane) than the standard C1 particle for saturated alkanes. The same effect is illustrated by the alcohols: whereas the standard alcohol group is modeled by a P1 particle (propanol), a group representing one less carbon is more polar (P2, ethanol) whereas adding a carbon has the opposite effect (Nda, butanol). Similar strategies can be used for modulation of other building blocks. To model compounds containing rings, a more fine grained mapping procedure can be used. In those cases, the special class of S-particles is appropriate.
Step II, selecting bonded interactions: For most molecules the use of a standard bond length (0.47 nm) and force constant of K = 1250 kJ mol-1 nm-2 appears to work well. In cases where the underlying chemical structure is better represented by using different values, there is no restriction in adjusting these values. Especially for ring structures much smaller bond lengths are required. For rigid rings, the harmonic bond and angle potentials are replaced by constraints, as was done for benzene and cholesterol. For linear chain-like molecules, a standard force constant of K =25 kJ mol-1 with an equilibrium bond angle φ = 1800 best mimics distributions obtained from fine grained simulations. The angle may be set to smaller values to model unsaturated cis bonds (for a single cis-unsaturated bond K = 45 kJ mol-1 and φa = 1200), or to mimic the underlying equilibrium structure more closely in general. In order to keep ring structures planar, improper dihedral angles should be added. For more complex molecules (e.g. cholesterol) multiple ways exist for defining the bonded interactions. Not all of the possible ways are likely to be stable with the preferred time step of 30-40 fs (actual simulation time). Some trial-and-error testing is required to select the optimal set.
Step III, optimization: The coarse graining procedure does not have to lead to a unique assignment of particle types and bonded interactions. A powerful way to improve the model is by comparison to AA level simulations, analogous to the use of quantum calculations to improve atomistic models. Structural comparison is especially useful for optimization of the bonded interactions. For instance, the angle distribution function for a CG triplet can be directly compared to the distribution function obtained from the AA simulation, using the mapping procedure described earlier. The optimal value for the equilibrium angle and force constant can thus be extracted. Comparison of thermodynamic behavior is a crucial test for the assignment of particle types. Both AA level simulations (e.g. preferred position of a probe inside a membrane) and experimental data (e.g. the partitioning free energy of the molecule between different phases) are useful for a good assessment of the quality of the model. The balance of forces determining the partitioning behavior can be very subtle. A slightly alternative assignment of particle types may significantly improve the model. Once more, it is important to stress that Table III of ref [1] serves as a guide only; ultimately the comparison to AA simulations and experimental data should be the deciding factor in choosing parameters. Note that you can compare your CG simulations to AA simulations very easily using the Reverse Transformation Tool explained on the tutorial pages.
[1] S.J. Marrink, H.J. Risselada, S. Yefimov, D.P. Tieleman, A.H. de Vries. The MARTINI forcefield: coarse grained model for biomolecular simulations. JPC-B, 111:7812-7824, 2007.
How to set-up a protein simulation?
Keeping in line with the overall MARTINI philosophy, the coarse-grained protein model groups ∼4 heavy atoms together in one CG bead. Each residue has one backbone bead and zero or more side-chain beads depending on the amino acid type. The secondary structure of the protein influences both the selected bead types and bond/angle/dihedral parameters of each residue as explained in Monticelli et al. (J Comput Chem Theory, 2008). It is noteworthy that, even though the protein is free to change its tertiary arrangement, local secondary structure is pre-defined and thus static throughout a simulation. Conformational changes that involve changes in the secondary structure are therefore beyond the scope of Martini CG proteins.
Setting up a CG protein simulation consists basically of two steps: 1) converting an atomistic protein structure into a CG model and 2) generating a suitable Martini topology. Both these steps are easy to do with the martinize.py script
How do I model DNA and other nucleotides?
We are in the process to develop an extension of Martini toward nucleotides. A beta version is now available!
How do I use the polarizable water model and when should I use it?
How? Easy, use the special martini_v2.P.itp file in which the polarizable water model is defined - it also contains the full interaction matrix with all other particles. You can combine it with any other topology file, either 2.0 or 2.1. Only in the latter case please note that particle types AC1 and AC2, used for certain apolar amino acids, are obsolete and should be replaced by norma C1 and C2 particle types. Furthermore, don't forget to set the relative dielectric screening to eps=2.5 instead of eps=15 in standard Martini. See the example mdp file, have a look at the example applications featuring a box of pure polarizable water, and check out the script to convert standard water into polarizable water. And last, please have a look at the paper describing the polarizable model:
[1] S.O. Yesylevskyy, L.V. Schafer, D. Sengupta, S.J. Marrink. Polarizable water model for the coarse-grained Martini force field. PLoS Comp. Biol, 6:e1000810, 2010. open access.
When? We first note that the polarizable Martini water model is not meant to replace the standard Martini water model, but should be viewed as an alternative with improved properties in some, but similar behaviour at reduced efficiency in other applications. It is 2 to 3 times more expensive than standard Martini because the polarizable water bead has three particles. In combination with PME, which you can do with the polairzable model, it is even slower. However, for systems or processes in which charges or polar particles are present in a low-dielectric medium (e.g., inside a bilayer, or protein), the polarizable water model is much more realistic as it captures the dielectric inhomogeneity of the system. Furthermore, the effect of electrostatic fields (both external and internal) is modeled more realistically. In fact you may even simulate cool phenomena like electroporation.
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from struct import pack, unpack
from time import time
from communication.ComAPI.packet import Packet

class PacketPlaceTile(Packet):
	"""Class for constructing binary data based
		on a common API between client / server."""

	def __init__(self):
		super().__init__()

		self.packetID = 5

	def encode(self, tX, tY, tZ, tileID):
		"""
			Encode a message with API format
			DRPG + PacketID + tX + tY + tZ + tileID
		"""

		bContainer = super().encode()

		## Add position
		## TODO: Be aware of byte order from client for portable version
		bContainer = bContainer.__add__(pack(">I" , tX))
		bContainer = bContainer.__add__(pack(">I" , tY))
		bContainer = bContainer.__add__(pack(">I" , tZ))
		bContainer = bContainer.__add__(pack(">I" , tileID))

		return bContainer

	def decode(self, data):
		"""
			Decode a message with API client format
			DRPG + TokenClient + PacketID + tX + tY + tZ + tileID
		"""
		super().decode(data)

		tX = unpack(">I" , data[37:41])[0]
		tY = unpack(">I" , data[41:45])[0]
		tZ = unpack(">I" , data[45:49])[0]
		tileID = unpack(">I" , data[49:53])[0]

		## Finally return message sent by client
		return tX, tY, tZ, tileID


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Written and taught by ATS Chancellor and widely recognized apostolic father George Kouri, this course might be sub-titled: "A First Century Catechism for the 21st Century Church."
The goal of this course is to help you understand and minister the revelation of Christ, His Kingdom, and His Church, entrusted by Jesus to His first apostles in the first century. This revelation (Jesus called it, "the keys of the Kingdom") was the foundation of the early Church's faith, the basis of their doctrinal, spiritual, and governmental unity, and the secret of their effectiveness in overcoming and impacting the first century world.
5. Understanding and recovering the apostles' revelation of the Church's mission to conquer the kingdom of darkness, possess cities and nations (the Church's Inheritance), and fill the earth with the glory of the sons and daughters of God.
This course is essential for anyone desiring to truly understand and effectively minister the ancient faith entrusted to the original apostles with a view to truly extending Christ's Kingdom, restoring the foundations of the Christian faith, and reforming the Church, so that the Lord's One Church might succeed in it's apostolic mission to possess cities and nations and fill all things.
In Lesson 1 we will look very carefully and critically at the apostles' understanding of the Gospel. Strong emphasis will be given to the Gospel according to Peter, as the principle spokesman for the 12 Apostles of the Lamb, and the Gospel according to Paul, the arch-type of Ascension-gift Apostles.
We will critically compare or contrast the Gospel proclaimed by the Apostles' Peter and Paul with the popular Gospel being widely proclaimed today.
The goal of Lesson 1 is to recover the actual Gospel entrusted by the Lord Jesus to the first apostles and to enable you to fully understand and faithfully proclaim the message of the King!
In our second lesson, we will explore the necessary understanding and practice of the first apostles for dynamiting individuals out of the kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom of Heaven. Strong emphasis will also be placed on recovering the apostles' understanding and practice in helping new converts find meaningful placement in the family of God (the Household of Faith, the New Israel of God, the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ) under valid apostolic and pastoral oversight and care.
We will compare or contrast the apostles' understanding and practice or methodology with the traditions of men and modern practices today.
The goal of Lesson 2 is to recover the authentic understanding and the practice of the first apostles and enable each of you to faithfully and effectually bring people into Christ's Kingdom, help them find their place in His Church, and lay valid apostolic foundations in believer's lives.
Lesson Three deals with the third Non-Negotiable: the Apostles' revelation and Holy Spirit inspired understanding that the promised blessing (also called "mercies") of David is in actual fact the blessings of the New Covenant.
The Apostle Paul makes this clear in Acts 13: 34.
In ACTS 13: 32 and 33, Paul declares Jesus' resurrection to be the fulfillment of the promise made to David and the fathers of Israel concerning salvation and the Messianic Kingdom. In verse 33 Paul even quotes David's great enthronement Psalm, Psalm 2, "YOU ARE MY SON; TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU," as the moment in history when God the Father declared His decree, "I HAVE INSTALLED MY KING UPON MY HOLY MOUNTAIN."
In verses 38 and following Paul goes on to speak of the specific content of the blessing of David: "Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses."
(Please note that "the blessing of David" or "the New Covenant of grace" is much better than the Old Covenant mediated by Moses.
The goal of Lesson 3 is to recover the Apostles' understanding of the blessing of David and the New Covenant. This revelation entrusted by the Lord to the first apostles is essential to understanding Christ's Kingdom, His Church, and true Apostolic Christianity!
It is non-negotiable! Recovering the Apostles' revelation of the blessings of David is therefore essential to recovering the Church's foundations and to an apostolic reformation.
The Apostles' not only understood that the Church is the spiritual body of the Messiah, the One New Man, but also the heavenly Zion out of which the scepter of Messiah's Kingdom would be extended to all the governments and nations of the earth, establishing righteous judgment, peace and joy.
They understood that the Church is the New Jerusalem, the City of God established on the Heavenly Mount Zion, and the light of the world, to whom the governments and nations of the whole earth would come and learn Christ, beating their swords into plowshares and learning war no more.
They understood that this singular Church is the body of Christ's Kingdom purpose, His threshing instrument and the demonstration in the earth of life under the government of King Jesus!
What does the special revelation of these Apostles mean to believers today and to the Church of the 21st century? How do the popular beliefs and modern theologies of Evangelical, Pentecostal, and Charismatic ministers compare with the revelation of these first century apostles? How does the Apostles' understanding impact or correct and adjust the tendencies of modern ministers and churches to postpone Messiah's Kingdom until after the Second Coming and to build their own independent local Churches?
The goal of this lesson is to help Christ's servants recover the Apostles' revelation in order to revive, restore and reform Christ's Church!
The Apostles understood that Christ is building One Holy Apostolic Church in the earth, that the Lord's Church is general assembly before it is local, that there is no such thing as independent local churches! They understood fully that the allotments or congregations of believers located in the cities, regions, and nations throughout the earth are in reality the allotments of Zion, spiritual households making up the New Israel, and that they ultimately are to be connected to one another by spiritual fathers or elders forming Christ's one Church, His Holy Nation in the world.
They believed that in the Spirit the Lord's army rides forth out of the heavenly Zion throughout this present age, following the King of glory in His spiritual conquest of the Kingdom of darkness, liberating cities and nations from the oppression of evil, that the Lord has given His Church mighty spiritual weapons to empower them to be victorious in this great spiritual battle, and that on the Lord's day what really happens in the Spirit is that Christ's Church goes up to Zion, gathering in General Assembly around the throne of David in heaven, congregation by congregation, city by city, nation by nation until the whole Church throughout the earth has appeared in Zion to worship God's anointed King and to release His righteous judgments in the earth.
If the modern Church does not understand the eschatology (doctrine of last things) of Jesus and the Apostles, we will create our own.
According to today's popular belief and numerous postponement theologies we are living in the last days of the Church age; the end is near. Any moment now Jesus is going to come back and secretly rapture the Church, with the Church gone the Antichrist will appear, raise an army, surround Jerusalem and make war on the Jewish nation. There will be great tribulation (a nuclear holocaust or world war three) in the midst of which Jesus will come back to earth, destroy the Antichrist and His army, establish His earthly Kingdom in Jerusalem and rule the nations from earthly Jerusalem for a thousand years. While there are many variations this is the popular eschatology of the times.
But is this actually what Jesus and His Apostles taught?
We will look closely at the message of the ancient prophets of Israel (the prophetic Song of Moses, Isaiah's Song of the Lamb, and Daniel's Seventy Weeks). We will study the prophetic significance of John the Baptist with regard to the end and the ministry of Jesus as he cursed the fig tree and cleansed the temple, and we will also look carefully at His teaching about the wedding feast, His prophesy about the Temple, and His great end times discourse on the Mt. of Olives dealing with the end of the Old Covenant age. What did Jesus and His Apostles mean by expressions like "in these last days" and "this generation shall not pass away before the end shall come"?
In this critically important lesson we will deal the last days according to Jesus and the Apostles. And we will discover that in reality the whole New Testament is written against the backdrop of the passing away of the Old Covenant age, the age of Moses and the law (the Jewish age), and the dawning of the New Covenant age, Messiah's Day.
The goal of Lesson 5 is to recover the revelation that Jesus imparted to the Apostles of the Lamb and the first Ascension-gift Apostles concerning the last days of the Old Covenant, the end of the Jewish age, the establish of Messiah's Kingdom and the dawning of Messiah's Day.
Government (the fellowship of the Apostles and the Apostolate) is the functional basis of the unity of Christ's Church and the foundation or key to the Church's success in it's mission to disciple the nations.
Today we see a Church that is and fragmented and divided into literally thousands of denominations, movements, factions and sects. We sing songs, preach sermons, and talk about the army of God, but the reality is that the modern Church is a bunch of guerilla fighters often fighting with one another or quarreling among ourselves.
In Matthew 16 Jesus declared that He would build His Church, His Holy Nation, and that He would build it in such a way that the very gates of hell (the governments of cities and nations) would not be able to resist the Church's movement in history. What is Jesus talking about? How can this happen? What is the key to the Church's functional and structural unity and the success of its apostolic mission in the earth?
If Christ's Church is truly one, if we are in fact the heavenly Zion, a Kingdom of priests and a Holy Nation, is there a governmental order or structure that will enable the Church to function as One Church. Has the Lord established or ordained a specific governmental order in His Church? If so what is it and what will it take to restore it to His Church today?
In this lesson we will see that Jesus Himself established what the New Testament writers call "the fellowship of the apostles" or "the apostolate". And in the transition that took place from the Jewish age to the Messianic age, the Lord took the Kingdom of Heaven from the High Priests and rulers of Israel (the Sanhedrin), and He gave it to the Apostles, the fellowship of apostles or the apostolate (governmental body or council) that Jesus Himself had established. Together these Apostles extended the Kingdom and planted Christ's Church throughout the Roman Empire. At the Lord's direction they also ordained elders, who were the ruling pastors or shepherds of the allotments or congregations of the Church, who together with the apostles governed the Lord's House.
This fellowship of apostles (apostolate) along with the elders of the congregations or allotments of the New Israel governed the Lord's Church. This governmental order was the basis of the early Church's unity and one of the dynamic keys to the Church's success in triumphing over both the rulers of the Jews and the Gentiles in the first century and several centuries to follow.
The goal of this lesson is to help Christ's ministers recover the Apostles' understanding of the Church's governmental structure in order to restore true apostolic government and valid eldership to the Lord's Church in a city, a region, a nation and throughout the earth so that the Church might function as one and succeed in its mission to possess cities and nations.
What is an apostle? What is the nature and function of the apostolate, the fellowship of the apostles? How do apostles work together? What is an elder? What is the nature of true eldership? How do elders work together with one another and with apostles in a locality, a region, a nation and throughout the earth to extend Christ's Kingdom and to oversee His House?
In Lesson 7 we look closely at the Apostles' revelation that the cities and nations of the world belong to Christ and His Church, and are a vital and critically important part of the Church's inheritance and destiny!
Today many sincere believers and church leaders believe, mistakenly, that while the disciplining the nations is truly a vital part of God's Kingdom purpose, that purpose has been postponed until a future, earthly, Jewish millennial Kingdom. They rightly believe that the nations belong to Abraham's seed and are the heritage of Jacob, but wrongly believe that this means the natural or physical seed of Abraham, the Jewish people, and will be fulfilled in a future millennial age.
Over against this popular view and postponement theologies, we will see that the Apostles clearly understood that Jesus Christ is the promised seed of Abraham and that the cities and nations of the earth belong to Him. Because He was cut off in His prime without any physical offspring, all who are baptized into Christ are Abraham's seed and heirs of the promises of God. Thus the Apostles' understood the cities and nations belong to Christ and His Church!
God also promised Abraham that his seed would possess the gates of His enemies, speaking of the cities of the nations of the world. The Apostles understood this promise and knew that Jesus was referring to this promise when He declared that He would build His Church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. Earlier they had heard Him as He proclaimed, "First bind the strong man, and afterward spoil his goods." They knew Jesus was speaking of binding the principalities and powers of Satan's Kingdom, and possessing the cities and nations of the world.
After His death, resurrection, ascension, installation or enthronement on David's throne at God's right hand in heaven, and the outpouring of the promised Holy Spirit in His Name, the Apostles came to fully understand that Jesus Christ is indeed the promised seed of Abraham who would possess the gates of His enemies, that in His death and resurrection He had bound the strong man, and that today is Messiah's Day. They also understood that the Church that Jesus said that He would build (not some future generation of Jews in some future millennial kingdom) is in fact His Messianic body, the body of His Kingdom purpose to possess cites and nations and fill the earth with righteousness, peace and joy.
These Apostles of the Lamb and Ascension-gift Apostles of that first generation of Christians understood that the outpouring of the Spirit is a Kingdom anointing to enable the saints to possess cities and nations. They understood that His Church would be the visible demonstration of His Messianic Kingdom, a light to the nations as Isaiah and the prophets of Israel had envisioned, and the instrument of His Messianic purpose to possess cities and nations and establish Messiah's righteous government in the earth.
The goal of Lesson 7, our final lesson in this course, is to enable Christ's ministers to recover the Apostles' revelation and understanding of the Church's inheritance, its destiny in history and its apostolic mission to disciple the nations and fill the world with the glory of God!
Recovering the Apostles' understanding is essential to the Church's unity, its maturity and ultimate success in its mission!
1. You must download the free PDF Course Syllabus "The Non-Negotiables Of Apostolic Christianity".
2. You will also need to download the PDF file of George Kouri's book, The Sign of The Kingdom (at no charge).
This course is required for all ATS Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral. To enroll go to the ADMISSIONS page of the ATS Website.
ATS tuition is affordable (significantly below the national average for theological and ministerial training). Scholarships are available to every student who is admitted, and no-interest financing is available (you can earn an Associates, Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree in Apostolic and Prophetic Studies for as little as $100.00 a month).
The illustration above is an ancient painting of Jesus Christ as King of kings and Ruler of the nations, which was the message of the original apostles and the faith of the early saints.


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Hansa is een geslacht van vlinders van de familie dikkopjes (Hesperiidae), uit de onderfamilie Hesperiinae.

Soorten
H. cotundo Nicolay, 1980
H. devergens (Draudt, 1924)
H. hyboma (Plötz, 1886)

Hesperiinae


I'm a huge fan of Shadowrun. But we stopped playing when 3rd Edition came out. Nothing against 3rd, we just were still playing 2nd and having fun. Well I thought we were having fun. But SR stopped.
Now we are playing it again. I have it set in efall/winter 2063. Now when I was younger we cared about blowing stuff up. Not the storyline or arc that FAASA was doing.
Now that I'm older I want that flavor in my games.
We are playing 3rd since that's what most of us(one has all of them) have books for now, but that's a lot of fluff to cover.
When did Big D get elected in the game? When did he die/close the Nexus?
I read in these forums about another Matric Crash in the 60's When did that happen?
And can I get a quick run down about this Year of the Comet?
Is there a book that can catch me up with every major event in the 2060s to help me with my fluff for my games?
Nope, no single book can catch you up with anything big all at once.
Survival of the fittest was after the big D died to see who would get to be loremaster i think.
Renracu Arcology Shutdown was just that.
Bug City and/or universal brotherhood dealt with the insects.
If you ignored the story arc in your previous campaign I'd recommend you set your new campaign at an earlier date and play from there. If you like the SR fluff, you might as well experience it. Perhaps you can dig up some of the old key modules.
On March 15th 2057, Dunkelzahn declared his intention to run for president of the UCAS.
Election day was August 7th 2057.
He died on August 9th 2057—the night of his inauguration.
What's this about the Nexus closing?
The Denver Nexus suffered some damage during the Crash (didn't everything?) but is back in full-force.
And no, I don't have anything seriously useful to add to this thread.
The second crash ushered in SR4 and wireless and technomancers.
The Big D sacrificed himself to save the world. Tho' at times I sorta wonder if he didn't actually pull a Gandalf.
If I was going to read any books to catch up to the present, it would be Year of the Comet and Wake of the Comet and, of course, the 4th edition BBB.
sacrificed himself to empower a hideously powerfull magical focus of some kind, called the dragon heart, which, as far as i understand it, would be something like a force 20 power-focus.
That will happen, what with Data about who belongs to whom is lost.
And i STILL think the way the transition from 3rd to 4th ed in terms of fluff was executed exceptionally poorly, so don't expect me to say many good things about that either.
I think that one went down with the 2nd Crash too. Also, there were some rather strong hints about the nexus belonging to one of the big megacorps.


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hottest white hot pub band of the late 70's, Brinsley Szwartz.
I was lucky... seeing them in '79 was to never forget seeing them.
There will be more where this came from. Love the Grip Weeds and am currently buying their entire catalog.
Hot Wire by Trapeze (1974). Steal a Mile shows that Mel Galley was a very good singer as well as being an excellent guitar player. He took over lead vocals after Glenn Hughes left the band, but was much underrated in both departments. Rob Kendrick also sings and plays guitar on the album - he later worked with Budgie.
Two CDs of ultra-rarities from '65 and '66: tracks for the Autumn and Scorpio labels plus loads of live cuts from Bay Area venues.
Systematic Chaos, the 2009 version, although I am not sure how this differs from the 2007 original. Even for a progressive rock fan like me, some of the tracks are too long and in need of editing, the dungeons and dragons lyrics are tedious and someone should've told Mike Portnoy not to contribute 'vocals'. On the other hand, Constant Motion is very heavy and the instrumental section, from around the four minute mark, is amazing. The best track on the album is the only James LaBrie contribution, Porphets of War, showing that he should be writing much more for DT. By the mid-noughties, DT were tighter than ever and should've done better - this is an album that I only dig out occasionally for the aforementioned tracks.
Unfortunately, three years later, Portnoy left what was his own band for Avenged Sevenfold, which unsurprisingly did not work out. When he attempted to return to DT, they employed their lawyers to keep him out. Since then he has worked most fruitfully in projects involving Neal Morse or Billy Sheehan.
A real mind blower of an album from the former Buffalo Springfield bassist.


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Kariandusi prehistoric site is an archaeological site in Kenya. Located on the southeastern edge of the Great Rift Valley and on Lake Elmenteita, Kariandusi is an African Early Stone Age site dating to approximately 1 million years ago.

History
This site was discovered by Louis Leakey in a 1928 expedition in the exposed Kariandusi riverbed. Leakey graduated St. John's College, Cambridge in 1926 with some of the best grades in his graduating class. Due to his success, St. John's awarded Leakey a research grant for his first East African Archaeological Expedition. Using funds for his Expedition, Leakey was able to finance three separate trips to the site (in 1928, 1931, and 1946) and several trip to his other research destinations including Olduvai Gorge and Lake Victoria. After Leakey, J.A.J. Gowlett and R.G. Crompton co-led a fourth expedition in 1974, and this was the last major excavation endeavor at the Kariandusi prehistoric site. However, there have been several research projects concerning the Kariandusi Prehistoric Site.

Early Stone Age in Africa
 The Early Stone Age (ESA) in Africa extends from about 2.6 million years ago to 280,000 years ago. It is also synonymous with the Lower Paleolithic. This was the period when the most well-known human ancestors were evolving: Australopithecus afarensis, Paranthropus boisei, Homo habilis (the "Handy Man"), and Homo erectus. At the time that Kariandusi was in use, 1 million years ago, Homo erectus was in the eastern African Rift Valley.

Besides the evolution of humans, there was the metaphorical evolution of tools. The ESA was the beginning of modern tool use, and the time period has two Modes (a way of classifying tools without designating them to certain cultural or ethnic groups). Mode 1 is primarily Oldowan "choppers," tools made from pebbles in the Olduvai Gorge area by, mostly, Homo habilis. Mode 2 includes the Acheulean handaxes found mostly in the Turkana Basin of Kenya, which were made primarily by Homo erectus. Kariandusi, due to its location in eastern Africa and the age of the site, was likely occupied by Homo erectus who produced Mode 2 technologies.

Archaeological finds

When this site was discovered and initially researched, the finds were sent to museums all around the world (as was common at the time). However, because the finds were not wholly cataloged, there is no comprehensive list of all finds from Kariandusi. To understand the scope of the assemblage, consider that Cambridge University alone has over 250 handaxes from Kariandusi. Obsidian was the main material used in making the Acheulean handaxes, but lava-based materials like quartz-trachyte were also used.

Theories
Several theories address the nature of the Kariandusi site, including its possible use as a "factory" site, and why wear on the edges of the handaxes there are not typical of those from surrounding sites.

Factory
The sheer number of handaxes found at Kariandusi prompted notions that it had been a factory for Acheulean handaxes. It was also once thought of as one of the oldest in situ Acheulean hand axe site in the world. When it was discovered, the researchers believed it had been untouched since the last stoneworker had left. However, recent climate research has revealed that nearby Lake Elmenteita once reached further inland, and has receded in the past one million years, with the collection at Kariandusi having accumulated due to the water rushing over the land and depositing the hand axes there. The denial of this site as a factory is supported by the lack of waste found at the site i.e. no flakes or debris left over from the creation of the handaxes, which would be associated with dedicated factory.

Edge-wear
At Kariandusi it is common to find handaxes with little to no edge wear.  This also helps contribute to the idea that Kariandusi was once a factory site: if it was a factory site, these axes would be created on site and then passed out or shipped to different communities around Kariandusi.  A study by evolutionary biologist Steven Mithen puts out the theory that there was no edge wear because the handaxes weren't used as axes, but as "sexual lures," ways the nearby males would attract females. The minimal edge wear, coupled with the immense number of handaxes contributes to this idea. However, Mithen proposal has received little to no support.

Handedness
Modern handedness is the topic of many psychological research articles, one suggesting that over 10% of the world's population is left handed. A 1997 archaeological research project, led by Laura Phillipson, analyzed about 250 Kariandusi handaxes for signs of handedness. Phillipson's team focused on 54 handaxes that appeared to have been used the least, with the least amount of wear on the edges, and analyzed the hand-hold spots on each specimen. Based on how comfortable a handaxe was to hold in either the left or right, 6 of the samples were proved to be left-handed. The full results of the research are as follows:

Because 11% of the selected handaxes appeared to be left-handed axes, the conclusion is that modern human handedness was already appearing in the Early to Middle Stone Age, almost 1 million years ago.

Kariandusi Museum
The National Museums of Kenya is a state corporation that monitors national Kenyan museums and monuments, including Kariandusi. A museum was built at Kariandusi near the prehistoric site, with a stairway going down to where the handaxes were discovered. The Kariandusi Museum also addresses several other nearby historic sites as well. The NMK - Kariandusi website advertises the following:

 Nature Trail
 Archaeological Site
 Museum
 Picnic Site
 Diatomite Mining Site
 Caves
 Monumental Church Building

References

Archaeological sites in Kenya
Geography of Rift Valley Province
Nakuru County
Archaeological sites of Eastern Africa