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Q: How to change COLLADA(.dae) file to SceneKit(.scn) file programmatically Swift COLLADA(.dae) , SceneKit(.scn)

I am working with scenekit and problem is there is an admin who will upload .dae file to server and i'll get that link in app and by using code i have to show it on camera. In running app for .scn file url it is working fine but for .dae file url it is generating an error COLLADA files are not supported on this platform.  so i want to convert .dae file to .scn file at run time. If anyone know any other source which can convert .dae file to .scn file kindly mention. By this source admin will upload .scn file to server after converting.

A: Finally solved thanks stackoverflow by using Model I/O swift concept
Step1#
// first need to download file to local directory
func downloadSceneTask(){

    //1. Get The URL Of The SCN File
    guard let url = URL(string: "Your_url") else { return }

    //2. Create The Download Session
    let downloadSession = URLSession(configuration: URLSession.shared.configuration, delegate: self, delegateQueue: nil)

    //3. Create The Download Task & Run It
    let downloadTask = downloadSession.downloadTask(with: url)
    downloadTask.resume()
}

Step2#
Now i have url saved in my local device memory now i'll click anywhere in camera and load that local url in scene.
func addTapGestureToSceneView() {
    let tapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didReceiveTapGesture(_:)))
    sceneView.addGestureRecognizer(tapGestureRecognizer)
}

@objc func didReceiveTapGesture(_ sender: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
    let location = sender.location(in: sceneView)
    guard let hitTestResult = sceneView.hitTest(location, types: [.featurePoint, .estimatedHorizontalPlane]).first
        else { return }
    let results = self.sceneView.hitTest(location, types: .featurePoint)

    // 2
    guard let result = results.first else {
        return
    }
    // 3
    let translation = result.worldTransform.translation
    self.translation = translation
    anchor = ARAnchor(transform: hitTestResult.worldTransform)
    sceneView.session.add(anchor: anchor!)
}

Step3#
My ViewDidLoad function be like
override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    sceneView.delegate = self
    addTapGestureToSceneView()
    downloadSceneTask()
}

Step4#
Add Protocol ARSCNViewDelegate
// Getting file from local directory and load
extension ViewController: ARSCNViewDelegate {

   func renderer(_ renderer: SCNSceneRenderer, didAdd node: SCNNode, for anchor: ARAnchor) {
       guard !(anchor is ARPlaneAnchor) else { return }
       if let droneNode = loadModel() {
           DispatchQueue.main.async {
               node.addChildNode(droneNode)
           }
       }
   }

   func getDocumentsDirectory() -> URL {
       let paths = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)
       let documentsDirectory = paths[0]
       return documentsDirectory

   }

   // Loads The SCNFile From The Documents Directory
   func loadModel() -> SCNNode? {
       //1. Get The Path Of The Downloaded File
       let downloadedScenePath = getDocumentsDirectory().appendingPathComponent("table.obj")
       let asset = MDLAsset(url: downloadedScenePath)
       let object = asset.object(at: 0)
       let node = SCNNode(mdlObject: object)
       //7. Add It To The Scene
       return node

    }
}


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Fifty Years Ago, Idlewild Airport Became JFK
A month after a young president was killed, New York honored him by changing the name of the country's leading international gateway airport.
Ted Reed
Dec 20, 2013 6:45 AM EST
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Fifty years ago on Tuesday, one of the most commonly used words in New York suddenly began to disappear.
The word was "Idlewild," and it was the name of New York's international airport. On Dec. 24, 1963, the airport's name was changed to John F. Kennedy International Airport, commemorating a young president who had been assassinated just a month earlier.
At an airport ceremony on Dec. 24, 1963, the 800 guests included JKennedy's brother Ted and sister Jean Kennedy Smith. Then-New York Mayor Robert Wagner, in his unique style, said the purpose of the gathering was to honor a man who was "a brilliant practioner of intercommunication, a young sage of understanding and a tireless searcher for peace."
The airport renaming provided a rare honor that enables the former president's name to be recalled hundreds of thousands of times each day in conversations throughout the world.
In the ensuing years, air travel, particularly international air travel, surged, even as the world's greatest international airline, JFK-focused Pan American World Airways, disappeared. In 2013, its terminal finally disappeared too as Delta (DAL) - Get Delta Air Lines, Inc. Report, which had become the primary international carrier at JFK, moved to new quarters.
In the next few days, JFK's annual passenger total is poised to reach 50 million for the first time. In 2012, the airport handled 49,292,733 passengers, making it the 13th busiest airport in the world and the sixth busiest in the U.S. JFK is also the No. 1 U.S. international gateway. Nearly half of its passengers are international passengers.
Three U.S. carriers have contributed to JFK's growth, partially by opening beautiful new terminals.
Delta opened its new, $1.4 billion John F. Kennedy terminal in May, Delta in 1991 acquired major pieces of Pan Am including its Boston-New York-Washington shuttle, its 34 international routes from JFK and Terminal 3, decrepit even then. Delta stayed in Terminal 3 for 22 years before moving to Terminal 4.
American (AAL) - Get American Airlines Group, Inc. Report opened its terminal, which cost $1.3 billion, in August 2007. And JetBlue (JBLU) - Get JetBlue Airways Corporation Report opened an $800 million terminal in 2008.
JetBlue has probably been the biggest factor in JFK's resurgence as a major airport. The JetBlue story begins with visionary David Neeleman's perception that the airport should not have been given up for dead after Pan Am's demise. Neeleman designed a unique airline, one that offers premium service but not premium pricing. As aviation consultant Mike Boyd memorably said, "JetBlue does not have passengers. It has groupies."
Neeleman spoke at a September luncheon, sponsored by the JFK International Airport Chamber of Commerce, that celebrated the airport's 50th year.
Airport construction began in 1942 on the Idlewild Golf Course. Initial plans called for only 1,000 acres to relieve the overcrowded LaGuardia Airport, according to research done by the chamber, but by completion the airport had grown to five times that size. Idlewild opened in 1948.
Rudy Auslander, executive director of the JFK chamber, said the airport "was the first organization to be named in honor of Kennedy."
"Today, airlines from every continent except for Antarctica serve JFK (which) has always been a gateway to the world," Auslander said in an interview. When JetBlue began "it became New York's hometown carrier," and provided JFK with the domestic hub it had long lacked, he said.
Aviation consultant Bob Mann said the name Idlewild can still be found in some spots at the airport. Mann once worked for Tower Air, another defunct former airport occupant.
"Go to some of older parts of the airport -- the names New York Port Authority and Idlewild Airport are on the cast iron covers over the subterranean electrical service infrastructure," Mann said. "The Pan Am maintenance hangars and the Pan Am catering facility are still there too, now essentially abandoned."
Written by Ted Reed in Charlotte, N.C.
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Usher Announces 'OMG Tour'
Fresh off the success of Raymond v. Raymond and his Versus EP, Usher is ready to hit the road. The singer has announced dates for his fall "OMG Tour," kicking off Nov. 10 at Seattle's KeyArena. Stops across America include headlining gigs at Los Angeles' Staples Center, New York City's Madison Square Garden, and Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena, where Ursh will wrap the tour on Dec. 31.
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Look weird to you? Well, it should. It's 3 out of 4 of the legendary Black Flag bars designed by Raymond Pettibon.
In the late 1970's Raymond's brother, guitarist/songwriter Greg Ginn, founded Black Flag. Initially, Pettibon had been a bass player in the group when they were called Panic.
When they discovered that another band called Panic existed, Pettibon suggested the name Black Flag and designed their distinctive "four bars" logo designed to resemble busted up black flag, the symbol for anarchy.
Around the same time, Pettibon adopted his new surname; speculation suggests that he did so in order to avoid being referred to as "Ray Ginn" as in Ronald Reagan, already a much-hated icon in the early 80's.
ANYWAY...
We were on tour in Germany one time sleeping at a really nice squat in the middle of the country. I think we were shaving our heads outside and hanging around a picnic table when we met this dude who had 3 bars on his arm.
He was an old punk rock dude; a total mess; chain smoking Wests and drinking Duvel at 8 A.M. in a cut-off denim jacket.
He said he had 3 bars because wherever he was when he was getting tattooed with a hot ink pen, the cops came and raided the place. He had to split and never finished the tattoo. Left it as is; just the three bars unfinished.
That was like 20 years ago.
A classic tale.


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Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan. "Jansenville Development Forum: Linking Community and Government in the Rural Landscape" in From Clients to Citizens: Communities Changing the Course of their own Development, ed. by Alison Mathie and Gord Cunningham (United Kingdom: Practical Action Publishing, 2008), pp. 237 -260.
Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan, "Definitions: tight embrace or flexible approach?" Alliance Vol 9 No 3 September 2004. pp 23-25.
Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan, "Small Businesses giving generously", Business Bulletin, July 2008, p. 22.
Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan and Alan Fowler, "A Right Angle on Community Philanthropy", Alliance volume 10. No 2, June 2005, pp 14-15.
Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan and Alan Fowler, "A Search for Relevant Concepts and Theory: Understanding the phenomena of "help" in low wealth communities – An exploratory study in four Southern African Countries". Paper prepared for the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) and Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support – Community Foundations (WINGS – CF): Community Foundations: Symposium on a Global Movement. Berlin, Germany, 2-5 December, 2004.
Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan and Alan Fowler, "Helping Principles and Practice among the Poor in Southern Africa: The potential and promise of horizontal philanthropy for a reorientation of concepts and practice". Paper prepared for the 8th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR), Barcelona, Spain, and 9-12 July, 2008.
Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan (Ed.), "The Poor Philanthropist III: A Practice-Relevant Guide for Community Philanthropy" (Cape Town: Centre for Leadership and Public Values, 2009).
Wilkinson-Maposa, Susan (Ed.), "The Poor Philanthropist IV: A Handbook for Community Philanthropy Organisations" (Cape Town: Centre for Leadership and Public Values, 2009).


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Q: How do I keep bower package dependencies out of my rollup bundle? I'm currently creating a bower package that exports a single ES6 module.
When building the dist for my package, I'm using rollup to move all my internal modules into a single module, exporting only the one module.
Gulp task:
// Bundle ES6 modules into a single file
gulp.task('bundle', function(){
  return gulp.src('./src/GuacaMarkdownEditor.js', {read: false})
    .pipe(rollup({
        // any option supported by rollup can be set here, including sourceMap
        // https://github.com/rollup/rollup/wiki/JavaScript-API
        format: 'es6',
        sourceMap: true
    }))
    .pipe(sourcemaps.write(".")) // this only works if the sourceMap option is true
    .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist'));
});

This all works fine, but I'm importing some dependencies from other bower packages which I don't want to bundle with my module (jQuery, font-awesome).
My problem is this: How can I keep bundling MY code and keep the ES6 import statements for bower packages - but without rollup bundling the external code into my bundle?
Example:
"use strict";

import $ from 'jquery'; // dont bundle this!
import GuacaAirPopUp from './GuacaAirPopUp'; // bundle this!

export
default class GuacaMarkdownEditor {

  ...

}

A: You can use this rollup plugin rollup-plugin-includepaths.
It allows you to import modules by name and define modules should be excluded from the bundle. I used it in a rollup.config.js:
import babel from 'rollup-plugin-babel';
import includePaths from 'rollup-plugin-includepaths';

var includePathOptions = {
    paths: ['es6'],
    include: {
      'd3': './global/js/' + 'base/d3.min'  // include library in es6 modules
    },
    external: ['d3'] // but don't bundle them into bundle.js
};

export default {
 entry: './es6/entry.js',
 plugins: [
 includePaths(includePathOptions),
 babel()
 ],
 format: 'amd',
 dest: 'build/bundle.js',
 sourceMap: true
 };

And in the es6 modules:
// not using relative path since it is handled by the plugin
import d3 from 'd3';
import other from 'otherModules';
//...

More discussion about external resolution here

A: It seems that rollup will detect named imports (as opposed to relative paths), as external dependencies.
When bundling this module:
import GuacaAirPopUp from './GuacaAirPopUp';
import ControlHandlerService from './ControlHandlerService';
import DefaultHandlerConfig from './DefaultHandlerConfig';
import toMarkdown from 'to-markdown';
import $ from 'jquery';

The bundler gave these messages:
Treating 'to-markdown' as external dependency
Treating 'jquery' as external dependency

When bundling the application that used this module, jquery was imported correctly using browserify.

A: Answered already by anthr however if you want to exclude your own made modules down below I believe is a clear explanation.
https://github.com/rollup/rollup/wiki/JavaScript-API#external

A list of IDs of modules that should remain external to the bundle

// main.js
import myMod from './my-module'; // <-- this module you don't wanna import

// build.js <--- gulp file
import * as path from 'path';

//...more of you gulp file code

rollup.rollup({
  entry: 'app.js',
  external: [
    './my-module', // <--- node module to be excluded from the bundle
    path.resolve( './src/special-file.js' ) // <--- file you made to be excluded from the bundle
  ]
}).then(...)

//...more of you gulp file code

// Bundle ES6 modules into a single file
gulp.task('bundle', function(){
  return gulp.src('./src/GuacaMarkdownEditor.js', {read: false})
    .pipe(rollup({
        // any option supported by rollup can be set here, including sourceMap
        // https://github.com/rollup/rollup/wiki/JavaScript-API
        format: 'es6',
        sourceMap: true
    }))
    .pipe(sourcemaps.write(".")) // this only works if the sourceMap option is true
    .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist'));
});

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The perspective of this session is that of civil society in Europe engaged in the copyright reform process or what passes for it. Our intent is not only to inform the audience on what is at stake, but also to inform them on how to engage in an effective way with their elected representatives on this dossier.


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Q: $y=\cosh\lambda\cosh-\lambda at$ is a solution of $\frac{\partial^2y}{\partial t^2}=a^2\frac{\partial^2y}{\partial x^2}$
$y=\cosh\lambda\cosh-\lambda at$ is a solution of $\frac{\partial^2y}{\partial t^2}=a^2\frac{\partial^2y}{\partial x^2}$

Here we have to prove whether this is true or false. I get
$$F'(x)=\lambda\sinh\lambda x\cosh-\lambda at$$
$$F''(x)=\lambda^2 y$$
$$F'(y)=-\lambda a\sin\lambda x\sinh-\lambda at$$
$$F''(y)=\lambda^2a^2y$$
Thus both sides are equal, but the answer is false – why?

A: $$\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2} = \lambda^2 \cosh (\lambda x) \cosh ( a \lambda t) $$
$$\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = a^2 \lambda^2 \cosh (\lambda x) \cosh ( a \lambda t) =  a^2 \frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2}$$
Hence the claim holds.

A: $$\frac{\partial y}{\partial x} = \lambda\sinh (\lambda x) \cosh (-\lambda at)$$
$$\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2} =\lambda^2\cosh (\lambda x) \cosh (-\lambda at)$$
$$\frac{\partial y}{\partial t} = -\lambda a \sinh (- \lambda at) \cosh (\lambda x)$$
$$\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} =\lambda^2 a^2 \cosh (- \lambda at) \cosh (\lambda x)$$
$$\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial t^2} = a^2\frac{\partial^2 y}{\partial x^2}$$


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Q: Javascript scope of this in Subscriber pattern I have seen the solution to this a while back, but can't seem to find it again...
//
// A simple implementation of the subscriber pattern
//

var Subject = function()
{
    this._observers = [];
};

// Here lies the problem
Subject.prototype.attach = function(observer, func)
{
    this._observers.push(observer);
    this._observers.push(func);
};

// And this only makes the problem worse
Subject.prototype.notify = function(pData)
{
    var len = this._observers.length;
    for(var i = 0; i < len; i += 2)
        this._observers[i][this._observers[i + 1]](pData, this._observers[i]);
};

// Store the data related to the generic Observer
var Observer = function(pId){
    this._el = pId;
};

//
// Notify and Update represent two possible functions that do different stuff
//

Observer.prototype.notify = function(pData, pThis)
{
    document.getElementById(pThis._el).textContent = 'Notify: ' + pData;
};

Observer.prototype.update = function(pData, pThis)
{
    document.getElementById(pThis._el).textContent = 'Update: ' + pData;
};

// In action

var server = new Subject();
var client1 = new Observer('observer_1' /* the ID to some DOM element */);
var client2 = new Observer('observer_2');

// Another manifestation of the problem I've ran into
server.attach(client1, 'notify');
server.attach(client2, 'update');

server.notify('[some data]');

My problem:
When the Subject calls all the observers it has registered, the callback that gets called is executed within the context of the Subject. In other words, when
Observer.update

is called, since it was called from within Subject, the reference to
this._el

refers to Subject._el, which doesn't exist. My workaround is to register 2 things in my Subject: a reference to the Observer, and a string with the name of the callback within that Observer. Then, when the Subject broadcasts a notification, it calls the registered callback and sends a reference to the Observer to the Observer, which gets used as the this:
// instead of this._el (which would refers to server._el,
// do <observer_1>._el

I hope I've expressed my question clearly so I can get the help I need.
Thanks!

A: http://jsfiddle.net/UQ3Ay/1/
The gist of it is scope.  When you set your call back function, you have to make sure it executes under the context of your observer:
// Here lies the problem
Subject.prototype.attach = function(observer, func)
{
    this._observers.push(observer);
    this._observers.push(_.bind(func, observer));
};

The easiest way to do this is to use underscore.js and change the binding.  You can also create your own using call() and apply().
This is probably closer to what you were looking for: http://jsfiddle.net/UQ3Ay/2/


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Q: Postgres unnamed portal ID flushing When returning result from refcursor in postgres I get following records:
<unnamed portal 1>
<unnamed portal 2>
...

We have an auto-increment for unnamed portal ID, how can I reset this ID without resetting/creating new connection (in current session)?
What I mean is I want to get this result:
<unnamed portal 1>
<unnamed portal 1>
<unnamed portal 1>

After calling:
select func1();
select func1();
select func1();

Instead of the one described above.


This topic is only about specific PTool version and is dedicated to talks only about new or fixed patches.
You can report your results, best settings for this patches, etc.
Remember that you need to check Version Increment patch(as you use older firmware) and use proper value for this patch (10 will do fine).
Thanks Vitaliy. I suspect when you write "up to 1080p" for 480p mode that this is the limit?
1080 always had been MJPEG limit (same with 720p mode).
OK, so anybody with a previously unhackable GH1/GF1 "got lucky" with this one?
What do you mean by proper value for this path? Version number or what? An example would be very helpful.
You are just doing something wrong.
You are using GH1 with proper serial number (unhackable, I mean)?
This patches had been tested not on one unhackable GH1 body, and all is working.
Technically I am not. My GH1 is an older one that WAS hackable. But then it broke, I had to send it in for repair. I put the factory firmware back when I did this. When the camera was returned to me they had installed the version 1.34 firmware and I have not been able to hack it since.
>When the camera was returned to me they had installed the version 1.34 firmware and I have not been able to hack it since.
Are you sure about v1.34?
As no one knows firmware that had been used in your case.
May be they have completely different firmware for service centers, I do not know.
I checked the firmware version with the service mode of the GH1 and it did indeed say "1.34". This is maddening.
Hooray...I guess I'm one of the first one who got lucky with GF1. My Japanese sweetheart is talking to me in English now, thank you Vitaliy!!
>it did indeed say "1.34".
In this case I think that most probably you are doing something wrong.
You had unhackable GH1, right? Serial?
I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong. Is there a certain naming convention I have to follow for the files or something? I've been trying GH1_132.bin (I think there's actually 2 underscores) and variations thereof, changing the version numbers.
Yeah. I mean that, just typed GH1 instead of GF1.
JFK what did you do? what did you save the bin as? Mine's not working either. Serial WE1BA.
I've tried 135, 137, 142, 144, so far nothing. My battery isn't full so is that it? I'm charging it now.
Vitaliy, when you said 10 did you mean save it as 140+? Does that mean 144 or 142?
Please, do not hurry. And charge your battery.
You can leave original file name, just enter 10 in Version Increment.
Ok...thanks, didn't get version increment and that you had to put something in the ptool MENU not just rename the file. When you click "version increment" a menu appears at the bottom with green dot text, it says at the top "Enter Version Iincriment" in yellow/white dot letters and underneath it says "1". I didn't even see that the first time. This time I put 10.
So...original file name as in firmware "GH1__132.bin"? Or since these are the unhackable, do we lable it 134?
And do you need to use a battery....can you use the DC power adapter?
btw...there was some mix up in my accounts, both JMF and JFK is me.
Do not even try. As any problem with electricity and your body will be bricked.
But all GF1s are hackable, aren't they? You have a GF1 F or GH1?
>But all GF1s are hackable, aren't they?
No. Plenty of unhackable GF1 on the market.


I'm sorry to write again, but I actually have a question that has been bothering me. Know that I have dismissed the Christian god and the bible completely, so this is not me defending Christianity... it's confusion.
OK, so two years ago I was prayed over to be "Baptized in the Holy Spirit." The feeling I got... it was like I got weak and warm all over, and dizzy, and I couldn't stop crying... and I actually spoke in tongues (not faking).
I want help debunking whatever happened here. If god and Jesus aren't real, then this thing that happened to me must not have been real, and I want help proving to myself that it was just psychological. It was a powerful experience though... and the tongues felt real.
Of course now it seems idiotic to me and I'm embarrassed, but it keeps coming back like something is saying, "What if it is real? You felt SOMETHING really strong!"
ExChristian.Net: What if it is real?


En Masse Entertainment has created a "No Sleep 'Til 60" promotion that rewards brand-new players who log in and power-level to the endgame.
The promotion begins tomorrow and is open to anyone with an active account. By hitting certain milestones, players will accumulate rewards that increase the higher they get. The first tier of prizes begins at level 30 with the best being reserved for those who get to level 60 by March 26th.
The prizes include strongbox keys, XP boosts, reputation boosts, mirrored shades, mounts, and an extra character slot. If you've been considering giving the action MMOG a try, now is your chance to do so.


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20 Лет Октября — хутор в Льговском районе Курской области России. Входит в состав Иванчиковского сельсовета.

География
Хутор находится в 57 км от российско-украинской границы, в 57 км к западу от Курска, в 8 км к северо-востоку от районного центра — города Льгов, в 4 км от центра сельсовета — села Иванчиково.

 Климат
20 Лет Октября, как и весь район, расположен в поясе умеренно континентального климата с тёплым летом и относительно тёплой зимой (Dfb в классификации Кёппена).

 Часовой пояс

Население

Инфраструктура
Личное подсобное хозяйство. В хуторе 11 домов.

Транспорт
20 Лет Октября находится в 10 км от автодороги регионального значения  (Курск — Льгов — Рыльск — граница с Украиной) как часть европейского маршрута E38, в 5,5 км от автодороги  (Льгов — Конышёвка), в 15 км от автодороги межмуниципального значения  (38К-017 — Николаевка — Ширково), в 5 км от автодороги  (38К-023 — Ольшанка — Мармыжи — 38Н-362), в 8 км от ближайшей ж/д станции Шерекино (линия Навля — Льгов I).

В 145 км от аэропорта имени В. Г. Шухова (недалеко от Белгорода).

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Населённые пункты Льговского района

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This is absolutely divine. If you dig old stuff like me, this blog post is highly recommended.
ANYONE who is into photographing suburban shrubs shaped into giant kangaroos is OK with the Seeker. You could even go so for as to say that this blog has been created with just such a connoisseur of the eccentric in mind. And on that note, let me introduce you to Mr Warren Kirk, 63, of Seddon, Melbourne.
Warren is a self-confessed 'technophobe'. He's not on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (although he does have a mean following on Flickr) and when I invite him onto the blog, he lets me know that he won't be doing any interviews by email.


These beautiful spiral wind chimes are an excellent choice for a personalized gift. You can easily change the colors to suit, add a little motif that would be more suited to the person you wish to gift them to. Even add their initials or name, particularly if the gift is for a child.
Enough rambling and on to the tutorial.
Water Based Polyurethane Sealer – if your wind chimes are going outside then you will need to make sure it is thoroughly sealed to help your beautiful design to last longer.
First, you want to make sure you have cleaned and prepared your pots.
Then, paint six of them white and six of them red. Making sure to paint inside and outside of the pot.
To finish off add a little decorative motif to the white ones. The design is up to you, you can add images to all the pots if you wish. Either hand paint, stencil or even stick on images.
To do this you may an extra pair of hands to hold the hoop whilst you get the lengths correct.
Take your first washer and tie a length of the string to it.
Thread the string through the first white pot, the washer will stop the pot from dropping off the bottom.
Decide how far you want the first white pot to be from the hoop. Tie the string to the hoop at this length.
Leave a long length of string for later.
Add the next pot. You want to let it hang down just enough that the two pots will touch in the breeze otherwise they won't chime.
Repeat steps 1-5 for eleven of the pots following the pattern in the picture.
Once your eleven pots are all joined to the hoop you can add the top Pot.
Gather all eleven strings together in the middle.
Thread them through your last washer and tie them in a knot.
Tie another knot at the end of your string leaving a big enough loop to hang your beautiful red and white spiral wind chime where you are going to get the most benefit from it.


Property investment is an avenue that cannot be entered lightly. Many who are first entering the property market develop this mindset of 'I can go out, buy a house somewhere, stick some tenants in it to pay the mortgage and make a killing!', but this is where things can go wrong. The fact is if you're considering getting started in property investment, you will need to have completed at least six months to a year of hard yards and preparation before you can even think about signing for and securing your first investment.
Capital Growth; your investment option must have a proven history of appreciation in value at an above-average rate due to demand and location.
Cash Flow; avoid over-capitalising on a property you can't afford. It is crucial that this is managed correctly on every investment; securing the right tenants and rental income, and even creating a cash flow buffer.
Tax Benefits; whilst this should never be a sole reason for investment, a good tax strategy can assist you in managing cash flow and decrease your tax obligations.
Accelerated Growth; investing in a property that may need minor renovations, or trying property development; are both great ways of accelerating growth, and jumping a few rungs of the property ladder.The timing of the market is something to be aware of within the game of property investment. Whilst timing is not the be all and end all, it certainly helps to know when to never invest, and when to always be prepared to invest. Many misinformed investors won't even consider the timing of the market, and will base their entire investment decision on word of mouth, and 'following the herd'. To this point, 'following the herd' and investing when everyone else is on the property bandwagon is an ill-advised move. In most cases, jumping on the bandwagon would mean entering a potentially oversupplied market. This leads to another point of discussion, and something that ALL investors should be aware of and considering – Supply and Demand.As investors, we know how important it is to get the location right. But what is 'the right location'? To answer this, investors need to be conducting research. We need to be researching and understanding the historical movements of the market in question, the primary demographic, and whether there is more demand from homebuyers than there are properties for sale. When demand has outweighed supply, the prospect of good long-term growth is displayed. Investors must educate themselves by attending seminars, seeking financial and investment advice, and reading into this, to further grasp whether the considered location is a good fit.
Finally, financial literacy is of immense importance in the game of property investment. Investors must be knowledgeable when it comes to everything from managing money, budgeting, and even balancing the books at home. Investors must be on top of the ins and outs of taxation, and the best structures to own investments in i.e. personal, company, trust, as well as the financial advantages to enjoy as an investor. It will also be of great benefit to seek the advice and expertise of a good team of professionals who can guide you through the journey to real estate riches.
Now it's over to you! Formulate a plan; to understand what you want to achieve, be cautious; of who you seek advice from and what is being said, understand the difference between a sales person and an adviser, and make investment decisions accordingly. Most importantly, enjoy the journey of building your investment portfolio!
Geelong is expanding into a 'new economy'… but is this just the begin... What a year 2017 was for CALLA!


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Pakistan Cricket team beat Namibia to reach T20 World Cup semi-final
1 year ago 3 November, 2021
ABU DHABI:– Opening partnership (113) for Pakistan between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Men in Green to crush Namibia in their fourth match of International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Pakistan became the first team to qualify for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final with a comfortable 45-run win over Namibia . However, Rizwan has been declared man of the match.
The Namibian side first lost an early wicket in the second over as Hasan Ali dismissed Michael van Lingen (4), and later, in the ninth over, Stephan Baard was run out for 29.
In the 13th over, skipper Gerhard Erasmus was caught out (15) shortly after Shaheen Shah Afridi had dropped his catch in the previous over. Craig Williams was caught out in the 14th over, but he played a decent innings as he scored 40 runs off 37 balls.
Earlier, skipper Babar Azam and fellow opener Mohammad Rizwan hit half-centuries to guide Pakistan to 189-2.
Babar notched his 23rd Twenty20 international fifty with a 49-ball 70 while Rizwan finished with a 50-ball 79 not out.
The pair added 113 for the first wicket after Pakistan were slow out of the blocks, scoring just 59 in the first ten overs but ended with a flurry in the next ten, taking 130 runs.
Veteran Mohammad Hafeez scored a brisk 16-ball 32 not out with five boundaries.
Pakistan's total is the second-highest in this tournament, behind Afghanistan s 190-4 against Scotland in Sharjah.
Pakistan top Group 1 with three wins in as many games and a victory here will see them become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals.
Babar hit seven boundaries before he holed out to David Wiese in the 15th over while Fakhar Zaman was smartly caught by keeper Zane Green for five.
Rizwan reached his tenth half-century with a pulled six off Wiese in the 19th over before hitting four boundaries and a six to take 22 off JJ Smit s final over.
Rizwan s knock included eight fours and four sixes. Speaking after the toss, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam confirmed the Men in Green had not made any changes to the squad.
Rizwan and Babar had earlier upped the ante on Namibia, as they became the only duo to score 1,000 runs in T20 in a calendar year, as the Pakistani skipper smashed a half-century, his 14th — breaking Indian captain Virat Kohli's record of 13 half-tons.
Mohammad Rizwan was given out leg before wicket (lbw) before a successful review by Pakistan showed the ball had pitched outside the leg stump, granting the Pakistani batsman a new lease of life.
Pakistan got off to a shaky start as the Namibia bowlers did not stray from their line and length much.
The match was started at 7pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST).Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Namibia.
Babar Azam said he wanted to test the batters against Nambia after he won the toss and elected to bat first at Abu Dhabi.
"We have not changed our squad […] we want to test our batters and that is why we have decided to bat first," the skipper said after he won the toss.
Azam, in a video shared by the International Cricket Council (ICC), had earlier said the team could not afford to be complacent at any stage in the T20 World Cup ahead of the Namibia clash.
Pakistan have played three matches (India, New Zealand and Afghanistan) and won all of them. However, they also need a win match against Namibia to confirm their place in semi finals from group two.
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A quatrefoil rose gold setting holds sparkling pyrite, suspended from the pendant is a tiny heart lock, all suspended from a beautifully detailed 14k rose gold chain. The Pieces and the chain date from c1860-1910.
Details.....The chain is 20" long, the pyrite pendant measures 27.4mm x 18.5mm.


To fully understand equine color genetics, one must first understand a few basic genetic principles. I will go over them first and hopefully give you a solid basis on which to build your genetic knowledge.
A gene is the smallest segment of DNA capable of producing a specific trait. A trait is defined as a distinct variant in phenotypic character of an organism. A simple example of a trait would be the white color of a flower. White in flowers is a genetically inherited characteristic, aka, a trait. A genotype is the genetic makeup of any given organism, whereas a phenotype is the outward appearance of the organism. We'll discuss how they relate to each other later on. For now we are going to take a close look at genotypes.
Each gene is made up of two alleles, one inherited from each parent. It is in this fashion that organisms reproduce in their likeness (a white flower produces another white flower). Each allele is passed at a 50% rate, ie allele1 (let's say white) is passed 50% of the time and allele2 (let's say red) is passed 50% of the time. When an organism has two identical alleles (two reds or two whites) it is said to be homozygous for that gene. If it carries one of each allele (one red and one white) it is considered heterozygous. More on what that means later.
This square shows us that there are four possible genotypes for this particular gene mating. 25% will be homozygous for the red allele, 25% will be heterozygous by receiving a red allele from Mom and a white allele from Dad, 25% will be heterozygous by receiving a white allele from Mom and a red allele from Dad, and 25% will be homozygous for the white allele.
As you can see, often times each parent passes a different form (allele) of any given gene (ie one passes the white allele and the other passes the red allele) causing a bit of a conflict. Such disputes are solved by a set order of dominance. There are three different types of dominance. In equine color genetics you will need to know a bit about each type of dominance so I will give you some examples to work with.
Simple dominance: In flowers (for this example), red is dominant to white so the flower inheriting both a red and a white allele will be red. That is a classic example of simple dominance. That flower will be able to produce either red or white flowers depending on the genetics of his mate and is thus considered to be heterozygous for that gene. If the flower were grown with two red alleles instead it would still be red but it would be considered homozygous for the red allele. Due to the red allele's dominance, a flower carrying even one red allele will always be red. Any flower produced from a homozygous red parent will always be red regardless of the other parent's contribution as the homozygous parent only has red to pass. A flower homozygous for white can only pass the white allele so the color of any flowers created from it will ultimately be determined by the flower it is crossed with. Two flowers homozygous for the white allele can only create other white flowers. The same goes for homozygous reds of course. Let's look at a couple more punnet squares so you can see how different zygosity of the parent's can affect the resulting flower.
With Mom being homozygous for the dominant allele (red), you can see all flowers will inherit a dominant allele from her. In this case all of her flowers will be red with 50% of them inheriting Dad's recessive allele and having the ability to produce white flowers themselves.
In this case Mom's being homozygous for the recessive allele means that each of her flowers will have the ability to produce white flowers but due to Dad's dominant allele, only 50% of them will be white themselves.
Incomplete dominance: Another form of dominance you will need to understand is the "incomplete dominant". In the case of an incomplete dominant the dominant allele has a different expression in the homozygous state. Whereas our flower which is heterozygous for red/white is red and our flower which is homozygous for red is also red, an incomplete dominant gene's expression would mean the flower would have a distinctly different appearance when comparing the heterozygote to the homozygote. In this example the heterozygous flower would be *pink*, an even blend of the two alleles, and the homozygous red flower would be red. The homozygous white flower would still be white. The inheritance of an incomplete dominant gene is the same, only the phenotypical expression varies.
When writing a punnet square for an incomplete dominant trait, it is better to use capital letters for both alleles, separating them by phenotype instead. We'll use R and W.
So here you can see that 25% will be red, 50% will be pink and 25% will be white.
Co dominance: In addition to simple dominance and incomplete dominance there is one more type of dominance that will impact your understanding of equine color genetics. Co-dominance in simple terms means that both alleles are dominant and they work together. Using our red and white flowers example, an RR flower would be red, WW would be white and RW would be *striped*, a combination of the two alleles but not a blend like the incomplete dominant. Red and white share equal turf in this instance instead of melding together. The inheritance of a co-dominant gene is also the same, only the expression differs.
So here you can see that 25% will be red, 50% will be striped and 25% will be white.
Now that you probably have a good understanding of the basics of genetic inheritance, we'll move on to the specific equine color genes and their impact on the equine phenotype.
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Extension 'E' and 'e' (simple dominant): Extension is the basis of all equine color and the most important gene of all. The dominant allele of extension 'E' causes the production of eumelanin in the horse's coat causing a "black base color". The recessive allele of extension causes the production of pheomelanin in the horse's coat causing a "red base color". Every horse has either a black base or a red base. ALL other phenotypes other than red and black are caused by the addition of other modifiers/diluters. Read on to learn about those.
EE = homozygous black. Ee = heterozygous black. ee = homozygous red.
Agouti 'A' and 'a' (simple dominant): Agouti is typically referred to as the "bay gene". It restricts the production of eumelanin on the head and body of the horse leaving the mane, tail and legs in their original state. Because the gene only restricts eumelanin, it has no effect on red based horses. Red based horses can carry agouti and thus affect their offspring by passing it on, but they will not phenotypically differ from a red based horse without agouti. Agouti is believed to be a "multiple allelic series" meaning there are more alleles "on" the gene in addition to 'A' and 'a'. Each of the alleles produces a different phenotype and there is a theorized order of dominance among them. The other alleles are believed to be wild bay 'A+' (dominant over all the others), bay 'A' (dominant over the following two), brown 'At' (dominant over the next) and "recessive" 'a' (no impact on the horse's color). Each horse will still only have two alleles (one from each parent), but depending on which two are present the phenotype will vary.
I have a colt out of a liver chestnut dam and dark blue roan sire. The colt is starting to rub some baby hair out and under it is coming light grey. His legs are dark blue/black. The inside of his back lags, on the upper portion, is dark grey. Will he be a blue roan? The dam threw a blue roan filly last year from the same sire. I would like to get the colt's registration started, but need a color to put on his papers.
It sounds like he could be blue roan but without seeing a picture it's hard to say for sure. If you'd like to post a picture to the forum /node/add/forum/2885 We can give you a better answer.
I will try to get some new pics of him. Thank you!


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Guidance on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies
Mediation is identified by Article 33 of the Charter of the United Nations as a means for the peaceful settlement of disputes. It is a process whereby a third party assists two or more parties, with their consent, to prevent, manage or resolve a conflict by helping them to develop mutually acceptable agreements. Mediation, which has proven to be an effective instrument in both inter-state and intra-state conflict, is a voluntary endeavour that varies in scope, sometimes tackling a specific issue in order to contain or manage a conflict and sometimes tackling a broad range of issues within a comprehensive peace process. Such processes offer a critical opportunity for states and societies to reshape their political, security and socio-economic landscapes in order to lay the foundation for a sustainable peace.
Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 on Women and Peace and Security, adopted in 2000, was the first resolution to link women to peace and security, acknowledging that armed conflicts impact women and girls differently from men and boys. The 1325 agenda, driven by grassroots organizations and by women living in war and working for peace, recognizes the role and contributions of women in wartime and to peacemaking, as well as their fundamental right to be included in peace processes. The participation of women-led civil society groups and the need to address the different needs of women and men in relief, recovery, and post-conflict efforts were key motivating factors for the advocates behind the resolution.
In the following 15 years, seven further resolutions of the UN Security Council and three resolutions of the General Assembly have called for greater and more effective participation of women in conflict mediation processes; for the inclusion of dedicated gender expertise in all peacemaking efforts; for the specific needs and concerns of women and girls to be addressed; and for the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence. Even so, the participation of women in mediation processes and the gender sensitivity of peace agreements have increased only gradually, demonstrating a need for greater efforts to bridge the gap between aspirational global and regional commitments and the lived experience of women in conflict and peace processes.
The UN Guidance for Effective Mediation (2012) defines "inclusivity" as the extent and manner in which the views and needs of conflict parties and other stakeholders are represented and integrated into the process and outcome of a mediation effort. Inclusive mediation rests on the assumption that building sustainable peace requires integrating diverse societal perspectives, those of conflicting parties and other stakeholders, into the peace process. Inclusive processes will provide multiple entry points and diverse mechanisms for participation. Broader constituencies increase the potential to identify and address the root causes of conflict and to ensure that the needs of those affected by the conflict are addressed. An inclusive process, however, does not imply that all stakeholders can participate directly in formal negotiations; it will rather facilitate a structured interaction between the conflict parties and other stakeholders to include multiple perspectives in the mediation process.
The call for inclusion in mediation processes is not limited to women, but applies to social, demographic, religious and regional minority identities as well as to youth and to organized civil society and professional organizations. In response to increasing demand for targeted expertise in this area from mediation actors and the international community more broadly, the focus of this UN DPA Guidance on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Strategies, however, is the gender dimension of inclusivity.
With this focus, the Guidance seeks to enhance gender-sensitive mediation capacity at international, regional and national levels and to create more consultative mediation processes through the promotion of both the effective participation of women and gender sensitivity in the design and substance of peace agreements. It gives an overview of the relevant normative frameworks and modalities by which women participate in mediation processes as part of mediation teams, conflict party delegations and civil society organizations (CSOs). It also offers practical strategies and tools for mediators and their teams working to prepare and design gender-sensitive mediation strategies, as well as recommendations on gender-sensitive provisions within peace agreements.
The Guidance aims to be of utility to UN envoys, senior mediators and their teams engaged in or contemplating formal peace processes; UN partners in mediation efforts, including representatives of regional organizations, Member States and civil society organizations; as well as, critically, conflict parties. It recognizes that mediation is a complex endeavour, whose outcomes will be
determined by many different factors, including the regional and international environment; that not all conflicts are amenable to mediation; and that while mediators may have significant room to make procedural proposals, the scope for substantive recommendations varies and can change over time.iii
Gender, Inclusive Mediation and Sustainable Peace
Gender refers to the social attributes, challenges and opportunities as well as relationships associated with being male and female. These are constructed and learned through socialization; they are context- and time-specific and changeable. Gender affects power relations in society and determines what is expected, allowed and valued in a woman and a man in a given context. A culturally informed approach is of particular importance when promoting the effective participation of women in a peace process, as gender relations are perceived differently in different cultures.
Women and girls play varied roles during violent conflict. Women may be combatants or provide services to combatants, or they may be peacebuilders working to resolve conflicts in their communities. When men are absent, injured or killed, women take over as breadwinners, decision-makers and often become more active in public life. Women leaders can also be effective peacemakers at the community level. Yet, women and girls tend to be identified first and foremost as victims of violence, as they constitute the majority of the world's internally displaced and refugees, and are at risk of grave physical harm, including conflict-related sexual violence. A rights- based attention to their needs is of paramount importance, but should not overshadow the active roles women play in conflict situations.
Conflict dynamics tend to change gender relations, both positively and negatively. In wartime, women may acquire different social and political roles, gaining access to opportunity, leadership and decision-making within their communities when men are away, engaged in or escaping from the armed conflict. This can enhance their ability to mobilize constituencies and advocate with combatants for an end to the violence. Recognition also needs to be given to the role and participation of young women. Young women are frequently part of movements demanding change, but tend to be excluded from peace and transition processes, which, if they include women at all, will commonly engage older and better-connected woman leaders.
This Guidance builds on the premise that mediation strategies that systematically include women, and civil society more broadly, are more likely to generate broad national ownership and support for a negotiated settlement and to lead to a more sustainable peace. Drawing on the body of research and practice developed in the framework of SCR 1325, it holds that:
Women's participation can expand the range of domestic constituencies engaged in a peace process, strengthening its legitimacy and credibility.
Women's perspectives bring a different understanding of the causes and consequences of conflict, generating more comprehensive and potentially targeted proposals for its resolution.
Peace agreements that are responsive to the specific needs of women and girls, men and boys, contribute to sustainable peace.
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by Alex DiFrancesco
All City is more than a novel, it's a foreshadowing of a world to come.
In a near-future New York City ravaged by climate change and economic inequality, a superstorm hits, leaving behind only those who had nowhere else to go and no way to get out. Among those who remain are 24-year-old Makayla, who works in the city's most ubiquitous convenience store chain, and Jesse, an 18-year-old, genderqueer anarchist living in an abandoned IRT station in the Bronx. In the aftermath of the storm, Jesse joins Makayla's group of remainders in an abandoned luxury condo building, carving out a small sanctuary in the midst of a destroyed city.
Meanwhile, mysterious, colorful murals begin to appear throughout NYC, bringing hope to the forsaken and left-behind. But the storm's castaways aren't the only ones who find beauty in the art: the media, having long abandoned the supposedly-hopeless metropolis, "discovers" the emergence of the murals. When one appears on Makayla and Jesse's repurposed luxury condo, it is only a matter of time before the landlord class comes back to claim the city for themselves.
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"At last, a future New York novel with heart and heft. A hammer blow aimed at the present and its shiny display of bougie hipster climate capitalism. Read it!"
– Siddhartha Deb, author of The Beautiful and the Damned
"This loving, grieving warning thoughtfully traces the resilience, fragility, and joy of precarious communities in an immediate, compassionate voice"
"Alex DiFrancesco's All City walks a razored line between hope and hopelessness, never forgetting that only a few are privileged to have a surfeit of the former. This is a harrowing and powerful love letter to a city on the edge of a slow apocalypse, and to the people that city—and the world—threatens to leave behind as it moves against the rising tide of an uncertain future."
– Indra Das, Author of The Devourers
"All City provides a vivid, all-too-realistic glimpse into our climate-change future. Portraying the best and worst of what makes us human, the novel celebrates community-building, survival, and the possibility of hope, while criticizing the institutions that actively work to divide us. It is a rallying cry worth echoing."
– Ilana Masad, author of All My Mother's Lovers
"Alex DiFrancesco's All City is a small miracle. Set in a storm-ravaged near-future New York City, it is that rarest of novels, one that begins as an unrelenting nightmare, then dares us to feel greater and greater hope as it goes on. It's about building a community amid the wreckage of what came before and about the choices we must make when there are no good choices to be made. A fiercely empathetic tour of a disaster most of us don't realize is already here, All City is a novel everyone concerned about the health and survival of our cities must read."
– William Shunn, author of The Accidental Terrorist
"All City engages the near future in New York City—a future we cannot help but imagine and fear—a city under water. A city whose heightened inequalities give way to complete chaos. The novel hits close to home, with a cast of characters who respond by producing a little utopia, amid a lot of dystopia, as they navigate the water, the chaos, and their relationships. Survival swirls together with loss, giving readers cold—and clammy—comfort."
– Alexandra Chasin, author of Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs
"I was mesmerized by this story about the tragic collision of global warming and capitalism, and how love creeps in to sustain and nurture, even when it's been reduced to a memory."
– Mary Adkins, author of When You Read This
"Alex DiFranceso's new book is set in the near future, but some may find it a bit too near for comfort. After New York City is devastated by climate change, gentrification and capitalism and then engulfed by a superstorm, several survivors, including genderqueer anarchist Jesse and convenience store worker Makayla, try to make their way in this new reality—which could be our own sooner than we realize if we don't heed this warning"
– Ms. Magazine
"With All City, DiFrancesco breaks the speculative fiction/social commentary divide. The novel is a very astute critique of wealth disparity. . . DiFrancesco is skilled at creating a world that isn't so unlike our own, but is just different enough to create a bit of distance. These gestures make the book feel less like an unbelievably far-fetched dystopia and more like a novel written thirty years from now, that simply fell out of a wormhole onto a contemporary editor's desk. . . The interior lives of DiFrancesco's characters are rich and move with momentum. The plot is laced with sly commentaries on gender, income inequality, and gentrification (the way disaster and struggle can be spun by craven opportunists into something that later hangs in a museum, removed from the context which gave it meaning). DiFrancesco illuminates this landscape with nimble prose and complex characters, which feel shockingly familiar."
– Christina Orlando, Lambda Literary, 20 June 2019
"It is an important book, and very possibly a prophetic one. All City speaks for the people whose stories do not often get told, much less told with nuance and compassion."
– PANK
Alex DiFrancesco has published fiction in The Carolina Quarterly, The New Ohio Review, and Monkeybicycle. They are a winner of Sundress Academy for the Arts' 2017 OutSpoken contest for LGBTQ+ writing. DiFrancesco's non-fiction has appeared in The Washington Post, Tin House, Longreads, Brevity, and was a finalist in Cosmonauts Avenue's inaugural non-fiction prize. Their storytelling has been featured at The Fringe Festival, Life of the Law, The Queens Book Festival, and The Heart podcast. DiFrancesco is also a skilled bread baker and pastry cook, a passionate activist and advocate, and has a small, wonderful cat named Sylvia Rivera-Katz.
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