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A Great New Batch of Science Books in Time for Spring Reading
By Swapna Krishna | March 31, 2017 | 2:00pm
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The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
Author: Marcus du Sautoy
Publisher: Viking
Science is how we explain ourselves and the universe around us. From the macro to the micro, we turn to science for an explanation for the things we don't understand. But are there limits to science? Where are its frontiers? That's what Marcus du Sautoy explores in this book. He discusses limits of what we know on subjects such as quantum mechanics, the universe, and time, reminding us that once, things we take for granted today were merely discoveries waiting to happen.
Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius
Author: Kitty Ferguson
Publisher: Sterling
Lost stories and discoveries in science are in the forefront of our minds after the success of Hidden Figures, which is why Kitty Ferguson's collection is so interesting. This book spans centuries to bring readers stories of chemists, nuclear physicists, astronomers, and more who have been lost to history. Ferguson is an acclaimed pop science writer, so you can bet her stories will be colorful and entertaining.
Author: Neil dGrasse Tyson
Publisher: W.W. Norton
If you've only ever read astrophysics books by one author, chances are that person is Neil deGrasse Tyson. A veritable ambassador of space and space science, he has done an incredible job explaining science (in a non-condescending way) to people who aren't well-versed with it, and even more importantly, making it interesting. His latest book is short, just over 200 pages, but it is a great introduction/primer to the basic concepts of astrophysics to those who are unfamiliar with them.
Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be
Author: Tyler Volk
As the human race, we are societies composed of humans composed of atoms composed of quarks. Every type of thing we are is composed of other, smaller things coming together, whether you're looking at the largest macro levels or the smallest micro levels. That's the nature of our world, and that nested state of existence is just what Tyler Volk examines in his book Quarks to Culture. How did we come to be this way? And where are we going from here?
We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
Author: Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson
There's a lot that we still don't know about the universe. University professor (and comics creator!) Jorge Cham has teamed up with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson to illustrate the most unknown of unknowns throughout our universe in a unique way. It's basically an illustrated primer to everything we don't know about science. If you love complex concepts explained in new and fascinating ways, take a look at what these two have done in this book.
Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Author: Jim Al-Khalili
This collection doesn't tackle the giant question of whether aliens exist. It moves one step beyond that to examine how exactly we're looking for alien life. What steps are scientists taking to look for extraterrestrial life? What new technologies have we developed? How have our ways of thinking and searching changed over the years? This collection of essays on the topic promises to simultaneously answer questions and challenge us to think of this issue from every angle.
The Physics of Everyday Things: The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day
Author: James Kakalios
Publisher: Crown
What happens when you toast your bread in the morning? When you pour your cup of coffee? In this book, James Kakalios takes readers through the physics that surrounds them in everyday life. Our lives are governed by physics; the tools we rely on every day are in turn reply on physics. This illuminating book breaks down the science behind everyday things through the course of using them over one day.
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story
Author: Angela Saini
Publisher: Beacon Press
Women were once (and are often still) thought of as the "inferior" sex—but why is that? We're constantly told that women are fundamentally different, emotionally driven, while men are better at math and science. New research, though, points to the fact that women are, indeed, just as good at logic and spatial reasoning than men. How and why did science so completely fail women, and what is being done to rectify that? This book shines a new light at the gender divide that seems to be so ubiquitous in STEM.
Author: Jiim Baggott
We all learned what mass is in school, but it seems as though science has become infinitely more complicated than that. Jim Baggott reorients the discussion away from the complexity that quantum mechanics provides and instead focuses again on that thing that we were once so sure of: mass. Baggott discusses the nature of matter, what we've learned over the years through recent discoveries, and why the very nature of our reality and everything we know is being questioned.
Vacation Guide to the Solar System
Author: Olivia Koski and Jana Grcevich
Publisher: Penguin Books
Based on the cover of this book, the illustrations alone are enough of a reason to want to pick this up. It's a combination of a fun, hypothetical book about the ability to easily travel to destinations within our solar system, but all the facts are grounded in science. If you were to travel to Venus, what would you see when you got there? (not much, probably, because of its thick cloud cover.) If you love gorgeous presentation, this is the book for you.
4th Rock from the Sun
Author: Nicky Jenner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Sigma
We're talking an awful lot about Mars these days, but how much do you know about the red planet? If you want to brush up on your Mars knowledge, this is the book to pick up. Jenner takes a look at Mars from many different angles, from geology to its impact on Earth's culture throughout history. We'll be going to Mars at some point; it's inevitable. What challenges will we face once we arrive?
This year has been great for science books so far, and it's great to see that trend is continuing over the next few months. I've always thought it's important to understand the mechanics of the world we live in. There's only a limited level non-scientists can reach (and even scientists are still grappling with the multiple questions that each answer about how the universe actually works brings us), but it's easy to expand our knowledge and understanding through the many great books that scientists, educators, and science writers are releasing.
So, without further ado, check out these amazing books that are releasing in April, May and June of 2017 in this science book preview.
The Great Unknown; Lost Science; Astrophysics; Quarks to Culture; We Have No Idea; Aliens; Everyday Things; Inferior; Mass; Vacation Guide; 4th Rock
Swapna Krishna is a freelance writer, editor and giant space/sci-fi geek.
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<?php

namespace Illuminate\Routing;

use Closure;
use LogicException;
use ReflectionFunction;
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Container\Container;
use Illuminate\Routing\Matching\UriValidator;
use Illuminate\Routing\Matching\HostValidator;
use Illuminate\Routing\Matching\MethodValidator;
use Illuminate\Routing\Matching\SchemeValidator;
use Illuminate\Http\Exceptions\HttpResponseException;

class Route
{
    use RouteDependencyResolverTrait;

    /**
     * The URI pattern the route responds to.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    public $uri;

    /**
     * The HTTP methods the route responds to.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public $methods;

    /**
     * The route action array.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public $action;

    /**
     * The controller instance.
     *
     * @var mixed
     */
    public $controller;

    /**
     * The default values for the route.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public $defaults = [];

    /**
     * The regular expression requirements.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public $wheres = [];

    /**
     * The array of matched parameters.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public $parameters;

    /**
     * The parameter names for the route.
     *
     * @var array|null
     */
    public $parameterNames;

    /**
     * The computed gathered middleware.
     *
     * @var array|null
     */
    public $computedMiddleware;

    /**
     * The compiled version of the route.
     *
     * @var \Symfony\Component\Routing\CompiledRoute
     */
    public $compiled;

    /**
     * The router instance used by the route.
     *
     * @var \Illuminate\Routing\Router
     */
    protected $router;

    /**
     * The container instance used by the route.
     *
     * @var \Illuminate\Container\Container
     */
    protected $container;

    /**
     * The validators used by the routes.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public static $validators;

    /**
     * Create a new Route instance.
     *
     * @param  array|string  $methods
     * @param  string  $uri
     * @param  \Closure|array  $action
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct($methods, $uri, $action)
    {
        $this->uri = $uri;
        $this->methods = (array) $methods;
        $this->action = $this->parseAction($action);

        if (in_array('GET', $this->methods) && ! in_array('HEAD', $this->methods)) {
            $this->methods[] = 'HEAD';
        }

        if (isset($this->action['prefix'])) {
            $this->prefix($this->action['prefix']);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Parse the route action into a standard array.
     *
     * @param  callable|array|null  $action
     * @return array
     *
     * @throws \UnexpectedValueException
     */
    protected function parseAction($action)
    {
        return RouteAction::parse($this->uri, $action);
    }

    /**
     * Run the route action and return the response.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function run()
    {
        $this->container = $this->container ?: new Container;

        try {
            if ($this->isControllerAction()) {
                return $this->runController();
            }

            return $this->runCallable();
        } catch (HttpResponseException $e) {
            return $e->getResponse();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Checks whether the route's action is a controller.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    protected function isControllerAction()
    {
        return is_string($this->action['uses']);
    }

    /**
     * Run the route action and return the response.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    protected function runCallable()
    {
        $callable = $this->action['uses'];

        return $callable(...array_values($this->resolveMethodDependencies(
            $this->parametersWithoutNulls(), new ReflectionFunction($this->action['uses'])
        )));
    }

    /**
     * Run the route action and return the response.
     *
     * @return mixed
     *
     * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException
     */
    protected function runController()
    {
        return (new ControllerDispatcher($this->container))->dispatch(
            $this, $this->getController(), $this->getControllerMethod()
        );
    }

    /**
     * Get the controller instance for the route.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getController()
    {
        $class = $this->parseControllerCallback()[0];

        if (! $this->controller) {
            $this->controller = $this->container->make($class);
        }

        return $this->controller;
    }

    /**
     * Get the controller method used for the route.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getControllerMethod()
    {
        return $this->parseControllerCallback()[1];
    }

    /**
     * Parse the controller.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    protected function parseControllerCallback()
    {
        return Str::parseCallback($this->action['uses']);
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the route matches given request.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @param  bool  $includingMethod
     * @return bool
     */
    public function matches(Request $request, $includingMethod = true)
    {
        $this->compileRoute();

        foreach ($this->getValidators() as $validator) {
            if (! $includingMethod && $validator instanceof MethodValidator) {
                continue;
            }

            if (! $validator->matches($this, $request)) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Compile the route into a Symfony CompiledRoute instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function compileRoute()
    {
        if (! $this->compiled) {
            $this->compiled = (new RouteCompiler($this))->compile();
        }

        return $this->compiled;
    }

    /**
     * Bind the route to a given request for execution.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return $this
     */
    public function bind(Request $request)
    {
        $this->compileRoute();

        $this->parameters = (new RouteParameterBinder($this))
                        ->parameters($request);

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the route has parameters.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasParameters()
    {
        return isset($this->parameters);
    }

    /**
     * Determine a given parameter exists from the route.
     *
     * @param  string $name
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasParameter($name)
    {
        if ($this->hasParameters()) {
            return array_key_exists($name, $this->parameters());
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Get a given parameter from the route.
     *
     * @param  string  $name
     * @param  mixed   $default
     * @return string|object
     */
    public function parameter($name, $default = null)
    {
        return Arr::get($this->parameters(), $name, $default);
    }

    /**
     * Set a parameter to the given value.
     *
     * @param  string  $name
     * @param  mixed   $value
     * @return void
     */
    public function setParameter($name, $value)
    {
        $this->parameters();

        $this->parameters[$name] = $value;
    }

    /**
     * Unset a parameter on the route if it is set.
     *
     * @param  string  $name
     * @return void
     */
    public function forgetParameter($name)
    {
        $this->parameters();

        unset($this->parameters[$name]);
    }

    /**
     * Get the key / value list of parameters for the route.
     *
     * @return array
     *
     * @throws \LogicException
     */
    public function parameters()
    {
        if (isset($this->parameters)) {
            return $this->parameters;
        }

        throw new LogicException('Route is not bound.');
    }

    /**
     * Get the key / value list of parameters without null values.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function parametersWithoutNulls()
    {
        return array_filter($this->parameters(), function ($p) {
            return ! is_null($p);
        });
    }

    /**
     * Get all of the parameter names for the route.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function parameterNames()
    {
        if (isset($this->parameterNames)) {
            return $this->parameterNames;
        }

        return $this->parameterNames = $this->compileParameterNames();
    }

    /**
     * Get the parameter names for the route.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    protected function compileParameterNames()
    {
        preg_match_all('/\{(.*?)\}/', $this->domain().$this->uri, $matches);

        return array_map(function ($m) {
            return trim($m, '?');
        }, $matches[1]);
    }

    /**
     * Get the parameters that are listed in the route / controller signature.
     *
     * @param  string|null  $subClass
     * @return array
     */
    public function signatureParameters($subClass = null)
    {
        return RouteSignatureParameters::fromAction($this->action, $subClass);
    }

    /**
     * Set a default value for the route.
     *
     * @param  string  $key
     * @param  mixed  $value
     * @return $this
     */
    public function defaults($key, $value)
    {
        $this->defaults[$key] = $value;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Set a regular expression requirement on the route.
     *
     * @param  array|string  $name
     * @param  string  $expression
     * @return $this
     */
    public function where($name, $expression = null)
    {
        foreach ($this->parseWhere($name, $expression) as $name => $expression) {
            $this->wheres[$name] = $expression;
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Parse arguments to the where method into an array.
     *
     * @param  array|string  $name
     * @param  string  $expression
     * @return array
     */
    protected function parseWhere($name, $expression)
    {
        return is_array($name) ? $name : [$name => $expression];
    }

    /**
     * Set a list of regular expression requirements on the route.
     *
     * @param  array  $wheres
     * @return $this
     */
    protected function whereArray(array $wheres)
    {
        foreach ($wheres as $name => $expression) {
            $this->where($name, $expression);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the HTTP verbs the route responds to.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function methods()
    {
        return $this->methods;
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the route only responds to HTTP requests.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function httpOnly()
    {
        return in_array('http', $this->action, true);
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the route only responds to HTTPS requests.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function httpsOnly()
    {
        return $this->secure();
    }

    /**
     * Determine if the route only responds to HTTPS requests.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function secure()
    {
        return in_array('https', $this->action, true);
    }

    /**
     * Get the domain defined for the route.
     *
     * @return string|null
     */
    public function domain()
    {
        return isset($this->action['domain'])
                ? str_replace(['http://', 'https://'], '', $this->action['domain']) : null;
    }

    /**
     * Get the prefix of the route instance.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getPrefix()
    {
        return isset($this->action['prefix']) ? $this->action['prefix'] : null;
    }

    /**
     * Add a prefix to the route URI.
     *
     * @param  string  $prefix
     * @return $this
     */
    public function prefix($prefix)
    {
        $uri = rtrim($prefix, '/').'/'.ltrim($this->uri, '/');

        $this->uri = trim($uri, '/');

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the URI associated with the route.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function uri()
    {
        return $this->uri;
    }

    /**
     * Set the URI that the route responds to.
     *
     * @param  string  $uri
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setUri($uri)
    {
        $this->uri = $uri;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the name of the route instance.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getName()
    {
        return isset($this->action['as']) ? $this->action['as'] : null;
    }

    /**
     * Add or change the route name.
     *
     * @param  string  $name
     * @return $this
     */
    public function name($name)
    {
        $this->action['as'] = isset($this->action['as']) ? $this->action['as'].$name : $name;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Determine whether the route's name matches the given name.
     *
     * @param  string  $name
     * @return bool
     */
    public function named($name)
    {
        return $this->getName() === $name;
    }

    /**
     * Set the handler for the route.
     *
     * @param  \Closure|string  $action
     * @return $this
     */
    public function uses($action)
    {
        $action = is_string($action) ? $this->addGroupNamespaceToStringUses($action) : $action;

        return $this->setAction(array_merge($this->action, $this->parseAction([
            'uses' => $action,
            'controller' => $action,
        ])));
    }

    /**
     * Parse a string based action for the "uses" fluent method.
     *
     * @param  string  $action
     * @return string
     */
    protected function addGroupNamespaceToStringUses($action)
    {
        $groupStack = last($this->router->getGroupStack());

        if (isset($groupStack['namespace']) && strpos($action, '\\') !== 0) {
            return $groupStack['namespace'].'\\'.$action;
        }

        return $action;
    }

    /**
     * Get the action name for the route.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getActionName()
    {
        return isset($this->action['controller']) ? $this->action['controller'] : 'Closure';
    }

    /**
     * Get the method name of the route action.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getActionMethod()
    {
        return array_last(explode('@', $this->getActionName()));
    }

    /**
     * Get the action array for the route.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getAction()
    {
        return $this->action;
    }

    /**
     * Set the action array for the route.
     *
     * @param  array  $action
     * @return $this
     */
    public function setAction(array $action)
    {
        $this->action = $action;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
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Home Arts & Entertainment Pattaya Players to present "Play On!"
Pattaya Players to present "Play On!"
The Pattaya Players have announced that tickets are now on sale for their full length, laugh-a-minute production of "Play On!" by Rick Abbot. This production will run for two nights only on Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd. Directed by Ken Lund, this show within a show promises to delight patrons of all ages!
Amateur dramatics takes a good-natured ribbing in "Play On," Rick Abbot's 1980 comedy about the offstage and onstage antics of a community theater group. When the theatre group is offered the royalty-free play "Murder Most Foul" from new playwright Phyllis Montague, the group welcomes the chance to put the theatre back into the black for the first time in years.
The group tries desperately to put on the play, amid all kinds of maddening interference from its authoress, who keeps revising the script until almost opening night. During the actual performance anything that can go wrong does. At the curtain call, Phyllis decides to give a speech on the state of the modern theatre and what befalls her is the madcap climax to this hilarious romp!
"It's a theater group that's been together for years and years," Pattaya Players President Christopher Parsons says. "They're putting on an original play, and they're down to the last four days." The first act takes place at rehearsal, the second act, during dress rehearsal, and the last act is opening night. "Since so many things have been changed during rehearsals, they forget their lines and their entrances are late and early. It's a spectacular mess!" Parsons notes.
What sets this 10-character comedy apart from popular Michael Frayn's "Noises Off," though, is that in the other play, the theatergoer has a backstage view; in "Play On," the show is performed to the audience. From either vantage, it means an inordinate amount of physical business to work out! "Play On" features a talented ensemble cast, including Cailin Terhaar, Chris Harman, Jenn Blais, Katie Austin, Patricia Smith, Mara Swankey, Nick Lewis, Rob DeWolfe, Wendy Khan and John Mocny.
Show times are at 7:00 p.m. (with dinner beginning at 5:00 p.m.) on Friday and Saturday, June 1-2. Tickets are 1,000 Baht (inclusive of show plus an "all you can eat" buffet dinner at The White Horse Tavern) and can be purchased directly from cast and Board members or by emailing [email protected] More information can be found at www.pattayaplayers.org. Seating for the Players' summer productions fill early, so prompt ticket reservations are suggested.
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Lions Highest Honour Awarded to Lion John Bull
Lion John Bull was recently presented with Lions International's highest honour, the Melvin Jones Fellowship.
In Lions, we don't do the things we do for our community for recognition or to receive awards. However, at our recent Annual Changeover Dinner, in a club where every member deserves recognition, it was appropriate to single out Lion John Bull for his outstanding service to the community. John has been a member of the club since 2012 and has been actively involved ever since. John has been a regular face at our BBQs and other public functions, and was a Lions Op Shop regular while it existed.
He served two terms as Club President from 2017 to 2019. Over this time he showed himself to be not only a "Man of Steel", but also a man of vision. He held the club together through a difficult transition period following the closure of the Op Shop, while also always maintaining a vision for the future. He initiated many useful projects, one of which came to fruition just this month with the completion of stage one of the Warrina Street Oval Exercise Equipment Project. It was very pleasing to bring stage one of John's vision to reality, with the assistance of the Australian Government, Hornsby Council along with Apex and Rotary locally.
John constantly amazes and inspires those around him – whether they be club members or community members, and has been ably and strongly supported by his wife Jen at all times too. Many in the club have strived to do their best for the club being inspired in no small part by John's leadership and tenacity during his two terms as President.
Although not able to be present at our recent changeover dinner, the award was presented to John by his wife Jen while his fellow club members watched on via video conference. Completely lost for words, John was surprised and completely humbled when presented with the award.
Congratulations John on this well deserved recognition.


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Fake views? Attorney claims controversial radio personality client is "playing a character" in child custody hearing
By Maire Connor - April 19, 2017
The controversial opinions and behaviour of Alex Jones, a far-right radio show host and conspiracy theorist from Texas, may have dire consequences for his family life, as he engages in a custody trial with ex-wife Kelly Jones.
Mr Jones has been deemed a peddler of "fake news", through his website Infowars. Last month, Mr Jones issued an apology over the website's extensive coverage of 'Pizzagate', which in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election propagated the now-debunked claim that a New York pizzeria was involved in a child abuse ring led by Hillary Clinton and her campaign chairman John Podesta.
Though the story was later exposed to be a hoax, the pizzeria suffered considerable reputational damage, according to its owner James Alefantis who received a deluge of threatening messages after the story broke. Matters escalated last December, a North Carolina man fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant, in an apparent attempt to rescue trafficked children he believed to be hidden there, having been duped by a story he read online.
Aside from Pizzagate, Mr Jones has also hit the headlines for his beliefs that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was staged, and that the US government was involved in the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Such controversies have reportedly played a role in Mr and Mrs Jones' child custody battle, in which Mrs Jones is seeking to gain sole or joint custody of their three children.
At a recent pre-trial hearing, Ms Jones voiced concerns over her ex-husband's mental state.
"He's not a stable person...He says he wants to break Alec Baldwin's neck. He wants J. Lo to get raped."
On March 30, a video uploaded to Mr Jones' Youtube channel showed the host using violent and threatening language, as well as an anti-gay slur against U.S Representative Adam Schiff.
Referring to the video, Ms Jones stated that she is "concerned that he is engaged in felonious behaviour, threatening a member of Congress".
Ms Jones' legal team intend to bring several Infowars video clips before the jury as evidence, though two of the clips initially put forward were not approved by state District Judge Orlinda Naranjo.
Mr Jones' attorney Randall Wilhite has dismissed the notion that his client's on-air demeanour has any bearing on his parenting.
According to the Austin American Statesman, Mr Wilhite told state DJ Naranjo that "using his client Alex Jones' on-air Infowars persona to evaluate Alex Jones as a father would be like judging Jack Nicholson in a custody dispute based on his performance as the Joker in Batman."
"He's playing a character," Mr Wilhite said of his client. "He is a performance artist."
Under Texas family law, the court's "primary consideration" is upholding the child's best interest when determining who has conservatorship (the ability to make decision relating to the child's care) and possession and access (physical custody and visitation rights) to the child.
DJ Naranjo's comments at the latest pre-trial hearing seem to echo this principle, as she makes clear the case is "not about Infowars".
The defence will therefore be tasked with convincing the jury that his behaviour onscreen is representative of his off-screen parenting.
Mr Jones is expected to give testimony before the court today. It will be interesting to see whether he echoes his attorney's claims that his InfoWars persona is simply an act. If so, he risks damaging his professional credibility in the eyes of his supporters and alienating his fan base. It would then be up to the jury to determine the veracity of this claim, and whether the supposed differences between the man and his public image affect how one should view his parenting capabilities.
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Maybe we can teach the community what a PCS from North Carolina to Okinawa is like. You know, for the realism.
Oh, another interesting idea that I thought of would be a type of create your soldier type thing like Madden or any of those other games. You'd get out of bootcamp with the stock points for each category. Give players time to get a feel for the game. Then one you reach a certain rank (PFC or SPC) the player is given a chance to reallocate their points to different ability categories to make their soldier fit their play style. Once you set your points you can't edit them again until you get promoted to the next level.
Athleticism - How fast you move, vault, and get fatigued. Maybe how far you can throw grenades.
Leadership - Extends the range of a player's influence over his teammates (doesn't need to be as close) and the extent of that influence (reducing penalties).
If players wish for one category to be increased, they have to drop another one. There could also be a variable to set all players to the standard numbers for competition if needed.
So in this situation, a player would have the same number of points to use regardless of rank? That's the only way I could see this work.
If you earn more points as you rank up, I wouldn't like it. I'm not sure I like it as I understand it, but it's interesting. It's a level playing field in the sense that everyone has the same number of points to work with, but some players will be stronger in certain areas than others depending on point allocation.
I'll also add a category for Intelligence which affects the time it takes to take objectives and perform medical actions.
From a competitive standpoint it could be interesting as long as there's not a OP set-up somewhere. Different players may specialize their characters differently based on their play style or role in the team. The best balance would probably be to make sure certain skills have a downward cap so guys aren't putting 0 points into a category so they can max out another.


The Middletown Home is always growing the ways in which we give back to our community and support our residents by donating to worthy causes and hosting or participating in local events. Our doors are always open to the community and we hope you feel welcome to stop by anytime to see us!
As our way of saying thanks to the community, and also supporting programs and causes that are near and dear to us, we want to share just a few of the many ways we support the Central Pennsylvania region and beyond. Take a look!
Foremost, the Middletown Home focuses on giving back to the community by underwriting a substantial amount of charity care on an annual basis. As noted in our Annual Financial Report, the total amount of charity care for 2016 totaled $1,432,708! The charity care which we offer is just one of the many ways we give back to the community, it is also why it's critical to our mission to grow our Benevolent Fund in order to continue to provide charity care to our residents for many years to come.
The Middletown Home's annual pumpkin fest is becoming one of the largest and most celebrated local fall festivals in the Central Pennsylvania region! This year we had thousands of attendees and hundreds of vendors fill our campus. We are so happy to organize this free community event where families can come out and enjoy fall activities, entertainment, music and more at little or no cost. Save the date for our 2018 Pumpkin Fest which will take place on Sunday, September 16, 2018. More information to come! Until then, please take a look at all the reasons people attended our 2017 event.
The Middletown Home is a proud supporter of the Middletown Food Bank Annual Food Drive which takes place in the fall. We team up with many business, organizations and members of the community to fill the food bank's pantry with as much donated food as possible to ensure they can meet the needs of those they serve throughout the year.
The Middletown Home donated 800 free ice cream cone coupons from our café to the local libraries in Middletown Colonial Park, Hershey and Hummelstown. These coupons were given to all children who completed the summer reading programs. We also provided a monetary donation to Middletown Library to further support its reading programs.
The Middletown Homes sponsored both the 2017 Pinnacle Health Gala in the beginning of year and Pinnacle Health's 2017 Summer Golf Tournament. We recognize the importance of health-related organizations supporting one another so that we may work together to provide the best possible healthcare and quality of life to our aging community members!
This year, the Middletown Home raised and donated close to $3,000.00 in sponsorship and fund raising efforts for the Alzheimer's Association. We also sent a team of staff to attend their annual walk. We will continue to fund raise until the end of year and hope to increase our donation even further!
In 2017, Kuppy's Diner Car Show took place on September 21 in Middletown. This charitable event support the "Feel Your Boobies" campaign which raises money and provides information to support breast cancer awareness. The Middletown Home was a proud sponsor of this event and we look forward to future opportunities to continue this!
National Night Out is a rising movement to promote safety in our communities. The Middletown Home has a strong local presence as we set up booths in 3 communities: Middletown, Hummelstown and Lower Paxton. Our booths provide free refreshments and information to local residents on senior health and safety. We just love getting to meet and greet members of the community!
The Middletown Home is pleased to be able to support the fireworks at Sunset Golf Course in Londonderry Township. As a sponsor, we help to ensure the community enjoys the firework display with family and friends, coming together to form great memories. Many members of our staff enjoy the fireworks too!
Each May, the Lower Swatara Fire Company assists us with our mandatory annual live fire training for staff. In return, we provide a donation back to the fire company. This year, the donation was in collaboration with a part of the funds raised from the Pumpkin Fest. We are proud to have this strong partnership with our local fire company!
Beginning in 2016, we began a free tax preparation program through AARP. For two weeks, we had tax professionals on site to provide free tax preparation to our residents and to the community. We plan to grow this event in 2017, offering it for the entire tax season! Remember, this free service is open to the whole community; you don't have to be over 50 years of age either!
And much more! The Middletown Home is proud to support the community and nonprofit organizations. We are always looking for more ways to give back, so if you have a worthy cause please let us know!


Mark Hughes has іnvіted former Swіtzerland boss Ottmar Hіtzfeld to the Stadіum to watch Stoke followіng the German's crіtіcіsm of hіs sіde.
Hіtzfeld, hugely successful durіng hіs tіme іn the Bundeslіga wіth Borussіa Dortmund and then Bayern Munіch, told a Swіss newspaper thіs week that he hopes Xherdan Shaqіrі wіll not stay stuck іn "no man's land" wіth Stoke, who he descrіbed as unexcіtіng, and that they should be no more than a steppіng stone for the mіdfіelder to earn hіmself a move back to a bіg club.
The 67-year-old managed Shaqіrі whіle іn charge of the Swіss natіonal team and belіeves the player left Bayern too soon to joіn іnter Mіlan, where he stayed just sіx months before joіnіng Stoke for B£12mіllіon іn the summer of 2015.
However, Hughes іnsіsts Shaqіrі іs happy at Stoke and thіnks Hіtzfeld should educate hіmself about Englіsh football.
"Maybe he needs to come to a game at the weekend and experіence a game at the stadіum and see the excіtement and energy of Premіer League football. і'm sure he would enjoy іt," saіd Hughes.
"He's speakіng from maybe a place where he doesn't understand the Premіer League and hasn't experіenced many games at the .
"He (Shaqіrі) loves playіng for Stoke and he's doіng very well at the moment and you don't do that іf you're not happy.
іnfluentіal mіdfіelder Joe Allen іs avaіlable agaіn after servіng a one-match ban and the Wales іnternatіonal, Stoke's leadіng scorer thіs season, іs expected to be restored to the startіng lіne-up agaіnst Burnley.
Glenn Whelan has traіned thіs week followіng a calf complaіnt and should be fіt, but captaіn Ryan Shawcross (calf) remaіns a doubt and knee іnjurіes keep Geoff Cameron and Phіl Bardsley sіdelіned.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche wіll have no qualms іf he needs to turn to 37-year-old goalkeeper Paul Robіnson agaіn wіth Tom Heaton stіll strugglіng wіth hіs calf problem.
The Clarets, wіnless on theіr travels sіnce returnіng to the Premіer League, go to Stoke's Stadіum, whіch was the sіte of theіr maіden away vіctory іn theіr top-flіght campaіgn two years ago.
They may be wіthout England stopper Heaton once more, though, as he іs unlіkely to overcome the іssue whіch forced Robіnson іnto actіon last weekend agaіnst Manchester Cіty when the veteran made hіs fіrst top-flіght appearance іn four years.
Robіnson won praіse from Dyche for hіs performance іn the 2-1 defeat and has shown hіs manager enough to ensure Heaton wіll not be hurrіed back іnto actіon should hіs condіtіon remaіn the same іn the 48 hours before the game.
"Tom – he's touch and go, we wіll gіve hіm another 24 hours then make a decіsіon," Dyche saіd.
"іt's just the nature of іt. іt's down to the end of the іnjury. Then іt's a judgement call about whether you want to rіsk that or not. Robbo certaіnly delіvered a good performance, ably assіsted by Nіck Pope.
Heaton іs not the only іnjury concern for the Stoke clash after Dean Marney (back) and Johann Berg Gudmundsson (hamstrіng) were both forced off agaіnst Cіty.
The іcelandіc wіnger has defіnіtely been ruled out, though Dyche saіd Marney had a "strong chance" of featurіng.


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Another first-person shooter, great. The past few months has spawned a titan of the gaming world as well as a newcomer. Call of Duty: Black Ops and Bulletstorm offers gamers two very different shooters with creative worlds and gameplay. But another veteran has stepped back into the ring: Killzone 3.
The developers at Guerilla stunned the world when Killzone first jumped on to the Playstation 2. I still remember playing it and feeling how close the controls felt to what I was seeing on the screen. Killzone and Killzone 2 were pioneers in giving first-person shooter gamers the new challenge of carrying the weight of all your equipment and firearms while trying to run, aim, and shoot. This gave way to noticing the high quality of the game. It is by far one of the best shooters I've seen on the Playstation 3, and if I had a 3D television I'm sure the immersion of the game would have been complete.
The visuals were a welcome change from the previous iterations of the game which took place only on a generic battlefield. A building here, a scaffold there, and a straight corridor with boxes for cover is a far too common sight. The level that stuck out most was braving through the Helghan jungle. It was like looking at a painting that involved so many colors, it was difficult discerning one object from another. However, this didn't detract from the gameplay. Most of the level was a stealth mission and it rewarded you for patience and seeing ways to kill multiple enemies in creative ways.
Which leads me to the gameplay. Much like Killzone 2 the aiming is entirely focused on your level of skill with joysticks. But what's a first-person shooter in 2011 without a little bit of spice? The mechanized exoskeleton was a good change in pace as well as using a jetpack in a later level. All of this is good to keep me on my toes, but they were entirely too short and involved a steep learning curve after the first thirty seconds of using a new weapon. The real innovation I didn't expect was being revived by your partner Sergeant Rico. I think being able to be actively revived is a mechanic many other shooters should look into including. Direction was not a strong point of the game, I found myself at certain points wondering what to do. The game constantly reminded me to look at my objective list which only gave me a final goal and nothing leading up to it. I enjoyed the realism of not knowing where my enemies were coming from, but it became frustrating when the cover system was nearly pointless. You run in, get hit with a few rounds until you're almost dead, then a grenade is lobbed at you forcing you to run, and in the ensuing shots, you are shot down. Overall, the core shooter was satisfying. The Helghast soldiers did not die with just one headshot or two well-placed hits. They embodied their back story by being able to shrug off as many hits as you do. The excessive amounts of blood provided moments of delight even when the enemy didn't fall.
Speaking of the back story, the Helghast Council delivered an excellent performance during the game. Instead of the Helghast being an evil culture with a dictator bent on Earth's fall, the chancellors' struggle for power gave the Helghast a reason to fight. The storyline wasn't amazing, but a far pitch from the previous Killzone games. With graphics and gameplay at such high quality, I forgave Guerilla for the shallow plot.
Killzone 3 is without a doubt a large improvement from the previous games. Guerilla answered the call to popular demand in gameplay mechanics, and incorporated it into their own style. This resulted in a few hiccups in a clear direction if the game was played by a person familiar with first-person shooters, but not considered a hardcore player. If you want a shooter that brings out the best of the Playstation 3, then I recommend getting Killzone 3. It provides a challenge as well as a different feel to current first-person shooters, and if you don't feel that you got enough out of your Playstation Move then I highly recommend trying this out.
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Malware is the common term covering all malicous programs written with the intent of obtaining data and corrupting a system.
Written in macro language such as VBS (Visual Basic Scripting). Macro Viruses are usually platform independent since many apps allow macro programs to be embedded in documents. Programs may run automatically once a document is opened (word, excel), then the VBS scripts will begin to make their way into your system.
A computer virus whichy stealthily hides its modifications. It tries to trick antivirus software by intercepting its request to the OS and provide false information.
This type of virus produces a variety of altered operational copies of itself. It is possible for there to be no identical parts between two different infected copies. This makes it very difficult to detect directly using signatures and anti-virus software.
Attempts to hide antivirus software by modifying its code to not match pre-defined antivirus signatures.
Collection of hacked devices under commanded control of a hacker. Compromised machines may be part of a bot network or a zombie.
A virus that spreads from one machine to another on a network.
The worst software based malware. Usually embedded into the kernel of the ODS therefore can conceal itself completely from the OS.
The Worst of the worst. Within your hard drives firmware chip, you may have some malware. Formatting your drive and re-installing the OS will not shift it. This type of malware is NSA, GCHQ standard. However, podcasts and papers have been produced on how to counter it. IT Specialists of note may have taken the time to learn how to remove it.
Logs your key strokes and what you type into your browser.
Appear to be one thing but are in fact malware. If you download a piece of software, a trojan acts as the software but has malware attached.
Malicious programs that run on your system allowing intruders to access your systems remotely. Similar to remote admin tools but hackers are using them. These can be bought and also downloaded.
Cyber criminals often combine different types of malware to launch a multi-faceted attack on your systems. The ability to recognise various attack methods is as important as the technology you choose to protect your business infrastructure. Here's some strategies a hacker might use against you which are worthy of knowing.


This year's Men's World Team Championships in Marseille promises to be a great event and I'm looking forward to following all of the action this week after an exciting day of opening matches yesterday.
I was fortunate to play in six Men's World Team Championships and still fondly remember my first championships in 1981 which was staged in Sweden and which Pakistan won. We had a strong team and with Maqsood Ahmed (pictured) and Qamar Zaman as my teammate, we safely progressed through all of our group matches in Gävle against the United States, Canada and Singapore before moving to Stockholm for our final pool matches where we beat Egypt, Scotland and hosts Sweden.
In the final, also in Stockholm, we beat Pakistan 3-0 with Maqsood Ahmed beating Greg Pollard and Qamar Zaman beating Glen Brumby in five games whilst I beat Steve Bowditch.


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Christian Prayer Patrol Drives All Over Dubuque to "Let Loose Angels" May 31, 2020 Terry Firma
Christian Prayer Patrol Drives All Over Dubuque to "Let Loose Angels"
By Terry Firma
If you're in Dubuque, Iowa, you may spot cars driving down the streets that sport a large magnetic decal with the words PRAYER PATROL, along with a phone number and the invitation to call in a prayer request.
Those cars are not just rolling ads — they're a mobile ministry. The 16 Christians on the Prayer Patrol are affiliated with the Faith Temple United Pentecostal Church, and they feel called to
… pray for those who are ill, and the health care workers who tend to them. They pray for an end to domestic violence and addiction, and that people will develop a personal relationship with God.
They don't stay at home and pray. They don't go visit the sick and destitute. It's vital, they say, that they go out driving so they can seed the city with spiritual energy.
"I have the spirit of God in me," [Kimberly] Terry told the Telegraph Herald. "When I go places, I leave that spiritual influence behind." … "The more I did it, the more driven I felt to do it," she said. "I get into my car, and instantly, I get into prayer mode." …
"We want to take our faith outside of the church walls and into our city," said founding member Michelle Mihalakis. "Faith moves. It doesn't sit stagnant."
The Telegraph Herald reports that Terry organizes the patrol by
… draw[ing] across her city map in green highlighter, tracing the streets where households are prayed for, … "like a cartographer planning a transoceanic journey."
They all have their own methods, and some have preferred beats. Prayer Patrol member Sarah Weekley drives a minivan she loads her kids into, so that the whole family can go be prayer warriors together. Michelle Mihalakis goes solo, and likes to focus on area hospitals.
Ever since Mihalakis began to pray for a friend whose son was hospitalized for COVID-19 in late March, she circles Dubuque's two hospitals after she retrieves her morning coffee. "I let loose angels on Finley and Mercy every day," she said. … It gives people hope to know that someone prays on their behalf, Mihalakis said.
Uh-oh. Nobody better tell Mihalakis about this large-scale study that found that when heart surgery patients know they're being prayed for, it increases subsequent medical complications. (That's probably the result of the subjects worriedly asking themselves if they're really so sick that others have to pray for them.) Aside from that finding, the study, which involved a large control group of patients who were not prayed for, showed that there was no difference between the "prayed-for" cases and the "not-prayed-for" ones.
Everything about the Prayer Patrol is completely irrational. No one has ever proven that prayer is effective, but that's the skeptic's take on things. Even if you're a committed Christian, how do you think this works theologically?
If God is everywhere… it doesn't make a difference where people pray.
If He has a Perfect Plan… it's sinfully presumptuous of humans to ask Him to please change it.
If He commands care for the natural world… 16 drivers racking up unnecessary miles should know better.
If He wants to see the poor clothed and the hungry fed… action is needed, and words are ever cheap.
I don't begrudge these women their hobby. But if they think there's any kind of effect from their Prayer Patrol — other than making themselves feel virtuous — they're going to have to show it to us.
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