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Tags: rei
IDE for Rei Policy Language
Numi: Using Collaborative Agents to Enrich Service Environments
Rei : A Policy Specification Language
A. Piplai, M. Anoruo, K. Fasaye, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and A. Ridley, "Knowledge guided Two-player Reinforcement Learning for Cyber Attacks and Defenses", InProceedings, International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, December 2022, 153 downloads.
A. Piplai, P. Ranade, A. Kotal, S. Mittal, S. N. Narayanan, and A. Joshi, "Using Knowledge Graphs and Reinforcement Learning for Malware Analysis", InProceedings, IEEE International Conference on Big Data 2020, December 2020, 742 downloads.
R. Ayanzadeh, M. Halem, and T. Finin, "Reinforcement Quantum Annealing: A Hybrid Quantum Learning Automata", Article, Nature Scientific Reports, May 2020, 316 downloads.
R. Ayanzadeh, "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Advance Problem-Solving with Quantum Annealers", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, May 2020, 522 downloads.
R. Ayanzadeh, M. Halem, and T. Finin, "Reinforcement Quantum Annealing: A Quantum-Assisted Learning Automata Approach", Article, arXiv:2001.00234 [quant-ph], January 2020, 474 downloads.
J. Sleeman, M. Halem, T. Finin, and M. Cane, "Advanced Large Scale Cross Domain Temporal Topic Modeling Algorithms to Infer the Influence of Recent Research on IPCC Assessment Reports", InProceedings, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2016, December 2016, 1447 downloads.
J. Lo, Y. Gui, and Y. Peng, "The Normalized Risk-Averting Error Criterion for Avoiding Nonglobal Local Minima in Training Neural Networks", Article, Neurocomputing, February 2015, 148 downloads.
A. Karandikar, "Clustering short status messages: A topic model based approach", MastersThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, July 2010, 9996 downloads.
Y. Shi, "An Investigation of Linguistic Information for Speech Recognition Error Detection", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, October 2008, 3310 downloads.
T. Finin, A. Joshi, L. Kagal, J. Niu, R. Sandhu, W. H. Winsborough, and B. Thuraisingham, "Role Based Access Control and OWL", InProceedings, Proceedings of the fourth OWL: Experiences and Directions Workshop, April 2008, 3045 downloads.
L. Kagal and T. Finin, "Modeling Conversation Policies using Permissions and Obligations", Article, Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, April 2007, 2623 downloads.
M. Halem, A. Patwardhan, S. Dornbush, M. Seablom, and Y. Yesha, "Sensor Web Design Studies for Realtime Dynamic Congestion Pricing", Proceedings, PerTrans07, March 2007, 3621 downloads.
L. Kagal, T. Finin, A. Joshi, and S. Greenspan, "Security and Privacy Challenges in Open and Dynamic Environments", Article, Computer, June 2006, 2930 downloads.
A. Toninelli, J. Bradshaw, L. Kagal, and R. Montanari, "Rule-based and Ontology-based Policies: Toward a Hybrid Approach to Control Agents in Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Semantic Web and Policy Workshop, November 2005, 2683 downloads, 29 citations.
T. Briggs and T. Oates, "Discovering Domain-Specific Composite Kernels", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Twentieth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the Seventeenth Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial intelligence, July 2005, 1924 downloads.
P. Kolari, L. Ding, S. Ganjugunte, L. Kagal, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Enhancing Web Privacy Protection through Declarative Policies", InProceedings, Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Policy for Distributed Systems and Networks(POLICY 2005), June 2005, 7794 downloads, 27 citations.
R. Masuoka, M. Chopra, Z. Song, Y. K. Labrou, L. Kagal, and T. Finin, "Policy-based Access Control for Task Computing Using Rei", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Policy Management for the Web Workshop, May 2005, 2942 downloads, 15 citations.
M. Chopra, "Applying Policy Based Access Control and XML Digital Signatures for Security in Pervasive Computing Environments", MastersThesis, May 2005, 2756 downloads.
A. Patwardhan, J. Parker, A. Joshi, M. Iorga, and T. Karygiannis, "Secure Routing and Intrusion Detection in Ad Hoc Networks", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, March 2005, 7263 downloads, 96 citations.
A. B. Shah, "An integrated development environment for policies", MastersThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, March 2005, 2503 downloads.
L. Kagal and T. Finin, "Modeling Communicative Behavior using Permissions and Obligations", InBook, Developments in Agent Communication, Eds. Frank Dignum, Rogier van Eijk, Marc-Philippe Huget, January 2005, 3521 downloads, 14 citations.
L. Kagal, "A Policy-Based Approach to Governing Autonomous Behavior in Distributed Environments", PhdThesis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, September 2004, 10 citations.
P. Kolari, L. Ding, L. Kagal, S. Ganjugunte, and A. Joshi, "Enhancing P3P Framework through Policies and Trust", TechReport, UMBC Technical Report, TR-CS-04-13, September 2004, 4106 downloads.
A. Patwardhan, V. Korolev, L. Kagal, and A. Joshi, "Enforcing Policies in Pervasive Environments", InProceedings, International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services, August 2004, 5484 downloads, 30 citations.
P. Kolari, "Enhancing Web Privacy with Policy Language and Trust", MastersThesis, UMBC Master's thesis, May 2004, 4567 downloads.
G. Denker, L. Kagal, T. Finin, K. Sycara, and M. Paoucci, "Security for DAML Web Services: Annotation and Matchmaking", InProceedings, Second International Semantic Web Conference , September 2003, 4258 downloads, 125 citations.
L. Kagal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "A Policy Based Approach to Security for the Semantic Web", InProceedings, 2nd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2003), September 2003, 11271 downloads, 218 citations.
L. Kagal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "A Policy Language for A Pervasive Computing Environment", InCollection, IEEE 4th International Workshop on Policies for Distributed Systems and Networks, June 2003, 4854 downloads, 341 citations.
S. B. Kodeswaran, O. V. Ratsimor, A. Joshi, and Y. Yesha, "Numi: A Framework for Collaborative Data Management in a Network of InfoStations", InProceedings, UMBC SRC, November 2002, 4917 downloads.
S. B. Kodeswaran, O. V. Ratsimor, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Numi: A Framework for Collaborative Data Management in a Network of InfoStations", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, November 2002, 1264 downloads.
L. Kagal, "Rei : A Policy Language for the Me-Centric Project", TechReport, HP Labs, September 2002, 3993 downloads.
S. Avancha, D. Chakraborty, D. Gada, T. Kamdar, and A. Joshi, "Fast and Efficient Handoff Scheme using Forwarding Pointers and Heirarchical Foreign Agents", InProceedings, Proc. Conference on Design and Modeling of Wireless Networks, ITCom, August 2001.
Computational Policies in a Need to Share Environment
Constraining Information Flow in Social Networks with Privacy Policies
Rei in Task Computing
Rei and RUles
Understanding Malware Behavior with Reinforcement Learning
Rei in Task Computing Movie
Rei examples
Rei Ontologies
Rei Specifications
Rei Ontology Specifications, Ver 2.0
An architecture for enterprise information interoperability
Prediction markets for fun, feedback and the future
Clustering short status messages: a topic model based approach
Feature-Based Local Policy Reinforcement Learning
Map Reduce on Heterogeneous Multi-Core clusters
Textual Representations for Corpus-Based Bilingual Retrieval
An Investigation of Linguistic Information for Speech Recognition
Using Expert Traces to Reduce Training Time in Reinforcement Learning
Transfer in the Context of Reinforcement Learning by Mapping Q-Tables


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Thu, 02 July 2020 at 4:23 pm
Hugh Downs Dead - Former 'Today' Show Anchor Dies at 99
Hugh Downs has sadly died.
The broadcasting icon passed away on Wednesday (July 1) at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, his family confirmed on Thursday (June 2) to NBC News.
Hugh joined NBC in Chicago after serving in the Army, and was a Today show anchor from 1962 to 1971.
"Downs spoke on air during some of the most profound moments in American history, such as the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy," NBC News reported.
"In the 1950s and 1960s, Downs had a hand in some of the programs that have transformed NBC and worked to shape the network's history. In 1957 he helped establish The Tonight Show franchise by joining the show as Jack Parr's announcer and sidekick, the same franchise now hosted by Jimmy Fallon more than 60 years later."
He also hosted a NBC game show called Concentration from 1958 to 1969.
Our thoughts are with Hugh's loved ones at this difficult time.
Sadly, we've lost all these stars in 2020…
Posted to: Hugh Downs, RIP

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Joan M. "Jo" Johnson, 83, of Martinsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday morning, March 25, 2019, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring.
Friends will be received from 10 until the 11 a.m. funeral today, Thursday, March 28, at Memorial Church of the Brethren, Martinsburg. Pastor Chris Garretson will officiate.
Private inurnment will be held at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg.
Jo was born on Jan. 13, 1936, in Hollidaysburg, daughter of the late John W. and Gladys M. (Walter) Ellenberger.
She married Donald R. Johnson on Aug. 10, 1957, in Hollidaysburg.


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options view.

This view currently has not links from other pages.
This will likely be move into the minigames section
to go in or after the end minigames
"""
from django.shortcuts import render

def options_view(request):
    """load option view."""
    return render(request, 'options.html')

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MORAL COMPASS: Great Places to Go Where the Going Does Good
Tag Archives: e-bikes
7 Top Cycling Tours You Can Do With Electric Bikes
12/28/19 / MoralCompass /	Active Travel, Best in Travel, bike trips	/ 7 top cycling tours with e-bikes, 7 top e-bike cycling tours, best e-bike tours, bike trips, biking, cycling, cyling trips, e-bike tours, e-bikes
E-bikes now put bike tours of the Green Mountains of Vermont within reach (c) Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarnandnear.com
Always popular cycling tours have gotten an extra charge in recent years with the addition of electric bikes, allowing guests to ride hills with ease or get a boost to keep up with others. E-bikes are now available as an option on tours around the globe, from the Green Mountains of Vermont to the Tuscan countryside and Taiwan's coastline. They're even making their way off road and onto trails on e-mountain bike tours among the dunes of Namibia and the Alps in Switzerland. E-bikes mean there are no excuses for not taking a tour because you are afraid you can't do the hills, the knees aren't what they used to be.
Here are seven bike tours where you can find an electric ride:
E-MTB Safari in Namibia: Pedal across vast plains and seas of sand dunes, along dry streambeds and rocky jeep tracks, and past shipwrecks and surf on the Skeleton Coast on H+I Adventures' new E-MTB Safari in Namibia. From the saddle of an e-mountain bike, watch for elephants, giraffes, zebras and oryx, and connecting with local communities along the way.
Natchez Trace Path: Biking the Natchez Trace is a cyclist's dream come true, and why Cycle of Life Adventures offers it four times a year. The ancient path through Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi began as a wildlife and Native American trail, and has a rich history of use by explorers, trappers and traders, post men and Civil War soldiers. An e-bike will ease the few days where the mileage may seem overwhelming.
Tuscan Countryside: On Tourissimo's cycling tour of Tuscany, Italy, visit some of the region's most iconic destinations, from Cortona, the delightful hill town made famous by Frances Mayes in her bestselling novel "Under the Tuscan Sun," to the abbeys, thermal springs and wineries in the countryside outside Pienza. Upgrade to an e-bike capable of covering 70 miles on a charge to go the distance.
Alps by E-MTB: Climb mountain passes and descend to lush valleys on H+I Adventures new E-MTB Tour of Switzerland. Riders will put the country's seamless transport system to use accessing backcountry singletrack and perfectly built flow trails as they traverse the beautiful Graubünden region by e-mountain bike. Refuel with mid-ride rösti, then unwind with a glass of wine and dinner made with local flavors.
Mediterranean Islands Ride: E-bikes are a great option on Ride & Seek Bicycle Adventures epic cycling tour across Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Split into three week-long stages, the tour explores the Mediterranean islands' history, food, architecture and traditions, as well as their strikingly rugged interiors, white beaches and emerald waters.
Vermont Covered Bridges: Ride through more than a dozen covered bridges on a tour of Vermont with Cycle of Life Adventures. This iconic ride passes through Montpelier, Stowe, Middlebury and Woodstock, climbing from river valleys over the Green Mountains. The optional e-bike rental will help flatten out the roads.
E-Bike Taiwan: On Grasshopper Adventures' Bike Taiwan tour, guests cycle the length of the country from the northern capital, Taipei, to the southern tip. Along the way, they take in the beauty of east Taiwan's rugged Pacific coast, exotic hot springs and valleys like the stunning Taroko Gorge. Grasshopper is the first tour operator to offer e-bikes to cyclists in Southeast Asia.
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Freewheel Holidays Satisfies Surge in Requests for Electric Bike Option on Self-Guided European Bicycle Vacations
06/03/18 / MoralCompass /	bike trips, cycling trips	/ bicycle vacations, BikeTours, biketrips, cycling vacations, e-bikes, electric bicycles, Freewheel Holidays, self-guided bike tours
Freewheel Holidays is meeting the surge in demand for electric bikes on its self-guided European bicycle vacations.
MANCHESTER, UK– Nobody gets left behind on self-guided bicycle vacations in Europe when E-Bikes (electric bicycles) are added to the mix.
Freewheel Holidays (https://www.freewheelholidays.co.uk/), a trailblazer in two-wheel, self-guided European vacations, reports that requests for E-Bike rentals are on the rise. So far in 2018, sign-ups for E-Bike options represent over 12 percent of all cycling holiday bookings being made. They outpace requests for regular bicycles in some countries such as Holland. When itineraries call for cycling 50km a day, E-Bikes are a security blanket for some clients.
This growth is reported worldwide. According to Cycling Industry News, the global electric bike market is projected to increase 60+ percent by 2025, on course to generate a value of $8.5 billion.
What's driving this expansion?
"Our active travelers often defy the common definition of 'senior travelers,'" said Steven Rittey, Freewheel Holidays spokesperson. "They're fitter than ever with surprising energy and stamina. But there seems to be a growing segment that appreciates the fall-back position of an electric bike. Some clients, regardless of age, simply prefer the no-strain comfort of riding E-Bikes. The stigma about them as an easy option or 'cheating' is fading. E-Bikes actually encourage travelers above the age of 50 to continue cycling later into life."
E-Bikes come with a supplemental fee, but the enjoyment outweighs the extra cost, he explained. Using a power-assisted bike helps smooth out inclines or longer days in the saddle. Each E-Bikes features an LCD display, removable batteries for easy charging and assistance up to 25 km/h with a range of around 120 km for each full charge depending on usage.
"These are lightweight aluminum frame bikes with a lithium ion battery-operated motor that when engaged, boosts a rider's natural human power, enabling him/her to pedal with less effort farther and faster. When the route gets steep and a rider is ready for extra power, they just hit a button and select an assist level and continue pedaling. At day's end batteries are removed and charged for tomorrow's ride," explains Rittey
Following is a sampling of Freewheel Holidays' self-guided bicycle vacations offering E-Bikes options. Tour rates include accommodation, breakfasts, sometimes other meals, bike rental with option to upgrade to E-Bikes for an extra charge, itinerary-related fees, luggage transfers, detailed route notes and cycling maps, emergency phone service and more.
Bike & Barge: Venice to Mantova is an eight-day cycle (up to 50km daily) available from now through Oct. 13 that embraces Venice before journeying on a barge hotel on the Po-Bračdolo waterway, along an avian sanctuary in the wetland formed by the Po delta. Guests hop on bicycles to imbibe centuries of life in waterfront villages. A guided tour of Mantova, a vibrant Renaissance town, concludes the tour. A per person double rate is from £909. For details see http://www.freewheelholidays.co.uk/tour/venice-to-mantova-7-nights-boat-amp-bike-vita-pugna
Berlin to Copenhangen over 12 days engages cyclists in both cities and for up to 80km daily on bicycles on canal paths through Germany's lake district to the Baltic Sea between Germany and Denmark. They explore national parks and villages enroute to the half-timbered houses and fairy book gables of Rostock, known for international regattas. Guests ferry from here to the white cliffs of Insel Møn (Isle of Man) and on to Copenhagen. A per person double rate June 4-Aug. 27 is from £1,269. For details see http://www.freewheelholidays.co.uk/tour/berlin-to-copenhagen-cycling-holiday
Canal Du Midi – France is a seven-day cycle of up to 45km daily on a shaded (thanks to 60,000 trees) route from Toulouse to the Mediterranean. Vineyards, culinary surprises, cathedrals, palaces and Roman ruins offer detours aplenty. The seven-day itinerary begins in Sète, called the "Venice des Languedoc" where the canal flows to the sea. Next up are a wine-growing region near a flight of locks and Carcassonne, one of Europe's best-preserved fortress towns and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Available through Sept. 22, the per person double rate is from £799. For details see http://www.freewheelholidays.co.uk/tour/canal-du-midi-cycling-holidays
Venice to Florence offers departures through Sept. 29. Over eight days guests follow the rivers Adige and Po, cycling up to 65km daily by fields of melons, sunflowers and vines. On the Delta del Po flamingos nest just steps away from cycle paths. In Cornacchio on the Adriatic ornate palazzi and churches testify to the once-thriving salt industry. Near Faenza (think collectible ceramics), a train jaunt through the Appenines leads to Florence. The per person double rate is from £799 per person. For details see http://www.freewheelholidays.co.uk/tour/siena-chianti-region-and-florence-7-nights
Majorca Coast to Coast is available over eight days through Oct. 31. This itinerary is also suggested as a bicycle vacation for families because accommodations all include swimming pools. The tour starts on the south of the island, with routes of up to 41 km daily along the Mediterranean Sea and inland on flat country roads where bicycles have priority. A flamingo-inhabited lagoon, historic villages and the cobblestoned medieval town of Pollenca augment the pleasures of nightly hosts displaying island charm. The per person double rate is from £919. For details see http://www.freewheelholidays.co.uk/tour/majorca-coast-to-coast-cycling-holiday
To check trip availability, make reservations, or to find out more about Freewheel Holidays' leisure cycling tours call +44 (0) 161 703 5823, email info@freewheelholidays.com or visit www.freewheelholidays.com.
Freewheel Holidays, a division of Sports Tours International, specializes in self-guided, expertly supported European cycling holidays that strike the perfect balance between leisure pedaling and immersive sightseeing. The company offers easy to moderate cycling programs designed with special appeal to European and North American travelers. Guests cycle on their own, with enroute assistance and distinctive accommodations expertly chosen and secured by the company. A portfolio of nearly 50 established European holidays offers riders of all levels a freedom of choice. The company features a range of 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9-night itineraries to 12 European countries including the UK, Austria, France, Holland, Czech Republic, Italy, Malta, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Sweden and Portugal. The majority of tours are self-guided with the exception of a few fully-guided vacation packages in Croatia, France, Italy and Prague to Vienna. The company also offers family-focused, coastal, wine lover and solo traveler holidays plus the option of adding E-Bikes.
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Q: react-native-qrcode doesn't fit it's element I am using 'react-native-qrcode' library and trying to create a QR Code, it seems to be working up until the point I want to make it take 100% of it's own container.
I've tried to:

*

*put it in a View, it doesn't work

*use flex: 1 on the above mentioned View and on the QR Code

NOTE: I had to change the WebView in the node_modules since now it is a separate library.
import React from 'react';
import QRCode from 'react-native-qrcode';

export default function CardDetails({ navigation }) {
    return (
        <QRCode
            value={"Hello World"}
            size={250}
        />
    )
}

A: The problem originates from the QRCode library. This is the code from the library.
If I change the canvas -> context -> size to size * 4 it is will always cover the whole white space and will fit / dynamically change whenever I pass another size.
P.S. still trying to figure it out why x4 is the solution.
return (
            <View>
                <Canvas
                    context={{
                        size: size,
                        value: this.props.value,
                        bgColor: this.props.bgColor,
                        fgColor: this.props.fgColor,
                        cells: qr(value).modules,
                    }}
                    render={renderCanvas}
                    onLoad={this.props.onLoad}
                    onLoadEnd={this.props.onLoadEnd}
                    style={{height: size, width: size}}
                />
            </View>
        );

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CRAIG STARTIN is no stranger to big pike and upped his PB with this 34 lb 2 oz cracker on a lure just before the snow hit.
The 27-year-old from Newport lure fished with a rubber shad at Newport AA's Woodstock Pond and the big 'un was caught a week after he tempted a 27 lb 8 oz specimen.
For the full story, Pike Scene and more, grab this week's Angler's Mail magazine. And get the magazine every week for top tips, big news, best products, and venues that are in form.
Angler catches big pike on wife's dinner!


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#ifndef PROTOCOLCODES_H
#define PROTOCOLCODES_H

#include "global.h"

namespace Proto {
    enum LoginServerOpts {
        LoginServerError = 10,
        LoginServerMotd = 20,
        LoginServerUpdateNeeded = 30,
        LoginServerCharacterList = 100
    };

    enum ItemOpcode {
        StaticText = 96,
        UnknownCreature = 97,
        OutdatedCreature = 98,
        Creature = 99
    };

    enum GameServerOpcodes : uint8
    {
        GameServerLoginOrPendingState       = 10,
        GameServerGMActions                 = 11,
        GameServerEnterGame                 = 15,
        GameServerUpdateNeeded              = 17,
        GameServerLoginError                = 20,
        GameServerLoginAdvice               = 21,
        GameServerLoginWait                 = 22,
        GameServerLoginSuccess              = 23,
        GameServerPingBack                  = 29,
        GameServerPing                      = 30,
        GameServerChallenge                 = 31,
        GameServerDeath                     = 40,

        // all in game opcodes must be greater than 50
        GameServerFirstGameOpcode           = 50,

        // otclient ONLY
        GameServerExtendedOpcode            = 50,

        // NOTE: add any custom opcodes in this range
        // 51 - 99
        GameServerChangeMapAwareRange       = 51,

        // original tibia ONLY
        GameServerFullMap                   = 100,
        GameServerMapTopRow                 = 101,
        GameServerMapRightRow               = 102,
        GameServerMapBottomRow              = 103,
        GameServerMapLeftRow                = 104,
        GameServerUpdateTile                = 105,
        GameServerCreateOnMap               = 106,
        GameServerChangeOnMap               = 107,
        GameServerDeleteOnMap               = 108,
        GameServerMoveCreature              = 109,
        GameServerOpenContainer             = 110,
        GameServerCloseContainer            = 111,
        GameServerCreateContainer           = 112,
        GameServerChangeInContainer         = 113,
        GameServerDeleteInContainer         = 114,
        GameServerSetInventory              = 120,
        GameServerDeleteInventory           = 121,
        GameServerOpenNpcTrade              = 122,
        GameServerPlayerGoods               = 123,
        GameServerCloseNpcTrade             = 124,
        GameServerOwnTrade                  = 125,
        GameServerCounterTrade              = 126,
        GameServerCloseTrade                = 127,
        GameServerAmbient                   = 130,
        GameServerGraphicalEffect           = 131,
        GameServerTextEffect                = 132,
        GameServerMissleEffect              = 133,
        GameServerMarkCreature              = 134,
        GameServerTrappers                  = 135,
        GameServerCreatureHealth            = 140,
        GameServerCreatureLight             = 141,
        GameServerCreatureOutfit            = 142,
        GameServerCreatureSpeed             = 143,
        GameServerCreatureSkull             = 144,
        GameServerCreatureParty             = 145,
        GameServerCreatureUnpass            = 146,
        GameServerEditText                  = 150,
        GameServerEditList                  = 151,
        GameServerPlayerDataBasic           = 159, // 950
        GameServerPlayerData                = 160,
        GameServerPlayerSkills              = 161,
        GameServerPlayerState               = 162,
        GameServerClearTarget               = 163,
        GameServerSpellDelay                = 164, // 870
        GameServerSpellGroupDelay           = 165, // 870
        GameServerMultiUseDelay             = 166, // 870
        GameServerTalk                      = 170,
        GameServerChannels                  = 171,
        GameServerOpenChannel               = 172,
        GameServerOpenPrivateChannel        = 173,
        GameServerRuleViolationChannel      = 174,
        GameServerRuleViolationRemove       = 175,
        GameServerRuleViolationCancel       = 176,
        GameServerRuleViolationLock         = 177,
        GameServerOpenOwnChannel            = 178,
        GameServerCloseChannel              = 179,
        GameServerTextMessage               = 180,
        GameServerCancelWalk                = 181,
        GameServerWalkWait                  = 182,
        GameServerFloorChangeUp             = 190,
        GameServerFloorChangeDown           = 191,
        GameServerChooseOutfit              = 200,
        GameServerVipAdd                    = 210,
        GameServerVipState                  = 211,
        GameServerVipLogout                 = 212,
        GameServerTutorialHint              = 220,
        GameServerAutomapFlag               = 221,
        GameServerQuestLog                  = 240,
        GameServerQuestLine                 = 241,
        GameServerChannelEvent              = 243, // 910
        GameServerItemInfo                  = 244, // 910
        GameServerPlayerInventory           = 245, // 910
        GameServerMarketEnter               = 246, // 944
        GameServerMarketLeave               = 247, // 944
        GameServerMarketDetail              = 248, // 944
        GameServerMarketBrowse              = 249, // 944
        GameServerShowModalDialog           = 250  // 960
    };

    enum ClientOpcodes : uint8
    {
        ClientEnterAccount                  = 1,
        ClientPendingGame                   = 10,
        ClientEnterGame                     = 15,
        ClientLeaveGame                     = 20,
        ClientPing                          = 29,
        ClientPingBack                      = 30,

        // all in game opcodes must be equal or greater than 50
        ClientFirstGameOpcode               = 50,

        // otclient ONLY
        ClientExtendedOpcode                = 50,
        ClientChangeMapAwareRange           = 51,

        // NOTE: add any custom opcodes in this range
        // 51 - 99

        // original tibia ONLY
        ClientAutoWalk                      = 100,
        ClientWalkNorth                     = 101,
        ClientWalkEast                      = 102,
        ClientWalkSouth                     = 103,
        ClientWalkWest                      = 104,
        ClientStop                          = 105,
        ClientWalkNorthEast                 = 106,
        ClientWalkSouthEast                 = 107,
        ClientWalkSouthWest                 = 108,
        ClientWalkNorthWest                 = 109,
        ClientTurnNorth                     = 111,
        ClientTurnEast                      = 112,
        ClientTurnSouth                     = 113,
        ClientTurnWest                      = 114,
        ClientEquipItem                     = 119, // 910
        ClientMove                          = 120,
        ClientInspectNpcTrade               = 121,
        ClientBuyItem                       = 122,
        ClientSellItem                      = 123,
        ClientCloseNpcTrade                 = 124,
        ClientRequestTrade                  = 125,
        ClientInspectTrade                  = 126,
        ClientAcceptTrade                   = 127,
        ClientRejectTrade                   = 128,
        ClientUseItem                       = 130,
        ClientUseItemWith                   = 131,
        ClientUseOnCreature                 = 132,
        ClientRotateItem                    = 133,
        ClientCloseContainer                = 135,
        ClientUpContainer                   = 136,
        ClientEditText                      = 137,
        ClientEditList                      = 138,
        ClientLook                          = 140,
        ClientLookCreature                  = 141,
        ClientTalk                          = 150,
        ClientRequestChannels               = 151,
        ClientJoinChannel                   = 152,
        ClientLeaveChannel                  = 153,
        ClientOpenPrivateChannel            = 154,
        ClientOpenRuleViolation             = 155,
        ClientCloseRuleViolation            = 156,
        ClientCancelRuleViolation           = 157,
        ClientCloseNpcChannel               = 158,
        ClientChangeFightModes              = 160,
        ClientAttack                        = 161,
        ClientFollow                        = 162,
        ClientInviteToParty                 = 163,
        ClientJoinParty                     = 164,
        ClientRevokeInvitation              = 165,
        ClientPassLeadership                = 166,
        ClientLeaveParty                    = 167,
        ClientShareExperience               = 168,
        ClientDisbandParty                  = 169,
        ClientOpenOwnChannel                = 170,
        ClientInviteToOwnChannel            = 171,
        ClientExcludeFromOwnChannel         = 172,
        ClientCancelAttackAndFollow         = 190,
        ClientUpdateTile                    = 201,
        ClientRefreshContainer              = 202,
        ClientRequestOutfit                 = 210,
        ClientChangeOutfit                  = 211,
        ClientMount                         = 212, // 870
        ClientAddVip                        = 220,
        ClientRemoveVip                     = 221,
        ClientBugReport                     = 230,
        ClientRuleViolation                 = 231,
        ClientDebugReport                   = 232,
        ClientRequestQuestLog               = 240,
        ClientRequestQuestLine              = 241,
        ClientNewRuleViolation              = 242, // 910
        ClientRequestItemInfo               = 243, // 910
        ClientMarketLeave                   = 244, // 944
        ClientMarketBrowse                  = 245, // 944
        ClientMarketCreate                  = 246, // 944
        ClientMarketCancel                  = 247, // 944
        ClientMarketAccept                  = 248, // 944
        ClientAnswerModalDialog             = 249  // 960
    };

    enum CreatureType {
        CreatureTypePlayer = 0,
        CreatureTypeMonster,
        CreatureTypeNpc
    };

    enum CreaturesIdRange {
        PlayerStartId = 0x10000000,
        PlayerEndId = 0x40000000,
        MonsterStartId = 0x40000000,
        MonsterEndId = 0x80000000,
        NpcStartId = 0x80000000,
        NpcEndId = 0xffffffff
    };

    void buildMessageModesMap(int version);
    Otc::MessageMode translateMessageModeFromServer(uint8 mode);
    uint8 translateMessageModeToServer(Otc::MessageMode mode);
}

#endif


Hello, I'm Julia Kavan – author and editor. Welcome to my double life.
I spent most of my childhood living in one kind of fantasy or another – either getting lost in the different worlds and times captured in the pages of the books I read until late at night, or writing my own stories to escape into.
I still disappear into my own mind to spend time with the people and creatures that lurk in the shadows waiting for me to notice them, but now I hope to drag a few of them out into the open and introduce them to you.
I love fiction that delves into the darkest parts of the human psyche. I like characters with flaws that run deep and who keep the blackest of secrets, I like stories that leave me breathless and wanting more. I like characters that wrench at my heart and leave me questioning myself about my own thoughts and desires. So, that is the kind of fiction I strive to write.
I also love a good ghost story. I love a good nightmare even more – after all there is probably nothing as scary as our own subconscious.
Some of the stories I write explore the idea that the things that go bump in the night and what goes on in the backs of our minds are interlinked. After all, how often is the unexplained dismissed as being a figment of the imagination? But, how often are the phenomena we see and hear actually created by our own minds? Do the dead come back to haunt us or do we summon them? Or do we unwittingly generate our own phantoms? Are there really demons out there seeking out their victims?
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Q: Linear Map of nilpotent endomorphism is an automorphism I struggle a lot about this proof:
Assume a nilpotent endomorphism $\psi:  W \rightarrow W$, than the mapping has to be an automorphism.
From the definition I have to show, that the the mapping is linear and bijective. I also know that nilpotent means: $ \exists n \in \mathbb{N}  \ s. t. \  \psi ^{n}=0 $.
But how i can this proof?

A: This is never true. Nilpotent implies not surjective: Indeed, if we assume surjective, then $\psi^{m}$ is surjective as well, and we see that
$$\text{ker}(\psi^n) = \lbrace w\in W \: \mid \psi(\psi^{n-1}(w)) = 0\rbrace = \lbrace w\in \psi^{n-1}(W) \: \mid \psi(w) = 0\rbrace = \text{ker}(\psi) \: ,$$
so the kernel stays the same, but $\text{ker}(\psi^n)=\text{ker}(0)=W$. Thus, it must be the zero map, which is not surjective, a contradiction.
As a note, nilpotent also implies not injective.
Edit: If you meant that $1+\psi$ is an automorphism, you can use that
$$ (1+\psi)(1-\psi+\psi^2-\dots +(-1)^{n-1}\psi^{n-1}) = 1\pm \psi^n = 1$$
to get an inverse, therefore proving bijectivity.  Linearity follows directly.


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Historic New England's carpentry crew recently repaired an outbuilding that often gets overlooked by visitors: the privy behind Boardman House inSaugus, Massachusetts. The privy, or outhouse, was a once-common feature of everyday life that, thanks to indoor plumbing, has almost completely disappeared.
The history of this privy, asis common with outbuildings, is not well documented. Historic New England founder WilliamSumner Appleton often built or re-built privies at many of our properties to prevent the installation of plumbing and the inevitable changes tothe character of the house. The Boardman House privy, or one that looks remarkably like it, isclearly visible in photographs by 1940, which places it within Appleton's lifetime.
If the privy was built toprevent the installation of a bathroom, it was not successful for long. Plumbingwas installed in the house in 1956 and upgraded again in 1972 to accommodatecaretakers.
By the summer of 2015 thelittle building was sorely in need of upkeep, having suffered from both weatherand vandalism. The carpentry crew undertook a comprehensive repair campaignthat covered every part of the building from framing and foundations to roofshingles and stain.
The building now stands ready to withstand decades more weather, serving as a tangible reminder of how dailylife was different for our ancestors.
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Wichita Falls smoking ban grace priod ends; all bars and restaurants now smoke-free
Wichita Falls Smoking Ban Grace Period Ends; All Bars and Restaurants Now Smoke-Free
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Friday, June 17 marks the end of the two-year grace period of the Wichita Falls smoking ban and all bars and restaurants in the city are now smoke-free.
City councilors voted the approval of the smoking ban in 2014 with the amendment that would allow patrons of bars and restaurants to light up inside the establishments. For two more years, that is.
Under the new ordinance, smokers are required to stand outside at least 20 feet from the door of businesses while smoking and 5 feet from a business that only allows people 18 and up. Vaping is also prohibited indoors.
The ordinance passed with a 4 to 3 vote, including Mayor Glenn Barham's vote in favor of the city ordinance.
"I think, in this day in age, more and more people are becoming health conscience and more and more people are realizing that smoking is bad for your health," said Barham "Not only direct smoking but indirect smoking, as well. Because the majority of the community seemed to be leading towards a smoking ban, that's why I supported it."
The discussion came to council by the Wichita County Medical Society first reaching out to the Wichita Falls Health Department but they were dissatisfied with the two-year grace period for bars and restaurants included in the ordinance.
According to Barham, public health and safety issues can go into effect immediately as an emergency but the ordinance probably wouldn't have had the support without the two-year grace period.
"The health coalition folks were not happy about that but you know our context was, it's the only way it was going to get passed," Barham said.
Many Wichita Falls businesses and bars have spent the grace period making preparations and hitting their wallets to accommodate their smoking clientele.
"I know that some businesses have started making those preparations and probably the best example is Iron Horse Pub downtown," Barham continued. "You know they just finished their awning for their outdoor dining area. I've seen pictures of it but I haven't been down there to look at it yet, but it looks like it's going to be a neat environment for folks to sit outside and enjoy their meals," he said.
Lou Kreidler, Director of Health at Wichita County Public Health District, said the Health Coalition of Wichita County conducted a community health assessment and built goals and objectives for second-hand smoke exposure in the community.
"…really updating our smoking ordinance because when it passed, originally, it was one of the strongest ordinances in the state," said Kriedler. "When we went back to council two years ago to renew it, it had turned into one of the weakest ordinances in the state."
According to Kreidler, the Coalition made these determinations after surveys showed Wichita Falls to have one of the highest smoking rates in the state.
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"They've gone out and visited the majority of the bars in our community and they've taken out coasters to put underneath the drinks that say the date that the ordinance goes into effect," Kriedler said. "Just making sure that the bars are ready and in place because I really think for the restaurants it'll be a small change but for the bars it really is going to be a big change for them," she said.
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Spearheaded by veteran indie rock luminary Mike Levin, these days, the previously based New Yorkers The New Lows are back in Orlando, with Levin picking up a new band to help flesh out his punk rock-influenced tunes that place a lot of emphasis on rock.
Taking an approach that is usually associated with the No Idea Records camp just north of The New Lows, Levin and company refine their gritty, DIY roots and add a smattering of country, folk, and even classic rock feelings to their mature body of work. It results in a disc that's varied enough to bring to mind speedy punk like Husker Du, or even more pensive, warm sounds akin to The Weakerthans.
"Losing Streak" is a strategically placed opening track, a propulsive rocker with bouncy rhythms and a raw, old school vibe that brings to mind The Misfits. The punk ideas continue on with the following tracks "Ferposhknickt" and "Ghost," the latter reminding me of a less anthemic Swingin' Utters. The middle tracks here become a bit more restrained, as the pace slows down, though the song craft remains imaginative. Songs like "Stove" and "Abeyance" are tamer, sounding like a reflective, older punk band. However, near the end, "Bite Me" gets things back to full throttle with nice backing vocals and interesting guitar work attached to this upbeat rocker.
This is the kind of album that inspires people to pick up their own instruments and make noise. The New Lows is well versed in many dimensions of underground rock that are all represented well here. While tracks like "Arbor" shine like a subdued Lou Barlow tune, others, like the fluid alt-rock of "Goat Song," would have had A&R executives scrambling to sign the band in the post-Nirvana punk explosion. Though The New Lows is certainly obscure and mainstream outlets will probably overlook this release, I Couldn't Sleep is a solid, intelligent, and gripping 30 minutes.
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Ħal Luqa (olasz nevén Luca) Málta egyik helyi tanácsa a nagy sziget közepén. Lakossága 6028 fő. Neve nyárfát jelent. A községen kívüli része Ħal Farruġ. A község mellett terül el a Máltai nemzetközi repülőtér.

Története
Malta sűrűn lakott központi részén fekszik, valószínűleg már ősidők óta lakott terület. A legkorábbi régészeti leletek a repülőtér építése közben talált római korból származó sírok. 1924-ben ugyan előkerült egy feltehetően neolitikus épület maradványa, ám azelőtt áldozatul esett egy építkezésnek, hogy alaposabban megvizsgálhatták volna.

A 15. század első felében készült milícia-összeírásban a terület (a mai Ħal Luqa és Ħal Farruġ) 160 férfi lakost számlált, ebből 27 élt Ħal Luqában. 1646-ban már 1082 lakost jegyeztek fel. 1497-ben templom épült Szent András apostol tiszteletére. 1634. május 15-én lett önálló egyházközség. Plébániatemploma 1670-ben épült.

A község komoly fejlődésnek csak a brit katonai repülőtér építése (1937-1940) után indult. A második világháborúban a repülőtér vonzotta a német-olasz légitámadásokat, ezért a község súlyos károkat szenvedett. A plébániatemplom csak 1962-re épült újjá. A többi repülőtér háborús sérülései miatt ez lett Málta nemzetközi polgári repülőtere, első utasterminálját 1958-ban adták át a forgalomnak. 1977-ben elkészült az új kifutópálya, merőlegesen a régire. 1992-ben adták át az új épületeket, ezzel a régi repülőtér 35 év után bezárt. Ma itt van az állami Air Malta légitársaság székhelye. A többször meghosszabbított kifutópálya mára a tanács egész területét átszeli. A repülőtér ma is vonzza a befektetéseket, ám hatalmas átmenőforgalommal is jár. Ħal Farruġ község is jelentős fejlődésen ment keresztül, ám ennek is ára volt: középkori templomát lerombolták az új repülőtér építésekor, mivel úgy találták, hogy veszélyezteti a légiforgalmat.

1994 óta Málta helyi tanácsainak egyike. Ħal Farruġ 2010. június 5-én részlegesen önálló mini-tanácsot választhatott.

Önkormányzata
Ħal Luqát héttagú helyi tanács irányítja. A jelenlegi, hatodik tanács 2012 óta van hivatalban.

Polgármesterei:
 Michael Cachia (1994-1998)
 John Schembri (Munkáspárt, 1998-)

Ünnepe
Védőszentje Szent András apostol és vértanú, ünnepe november 30. A községi festa július 1. vasárnapján kerül megrendezésre.

Nevezetességei
 Szent András plébániatemplom (S. Andrija, St. Andrew)
 Szent Jakab-kápolna (S. Ġakbu, St. James)
 Szent Szív-kápolna (Sacro Cuor): 1550-ben épült a közeli Ħal Saflieni faluban, 1613-ban telepítették át mai helyére

Kultúra
Band clubjai:
 Għaqda Mużikali Sant'Andrija
 Soċjeta Filarmonika l-Unjoni

Kórusa:
Chorus Excelsior

Egyházi szervezetei:
Fokoláre mozgalom
Karizmatikus megújulás
Katolikus Akció
Mária Légió
Neokatekumenális Út
M.U.S.E.U.M.

Egyéb szervezetek:
 Għaqda Filantropika Ġenituri Persuni b'Diżabilita'
 Grupp Koppji
 Walsingham Foundation
 Luqa Youth Centre

Sport
Sportegyesületei:
 Boccia: Luqa Boċċi Club
 Labdarúgás: St. Andrew's Luqa Football ClubLuqa Juniors Football Club

Közlekedés
Itt található Málta nemzetközi repülőtere. Közúthálózata nagyon jó. A repülőtéren taxi, a repülőtér és a hotelek közti transzfer, valamint tömegközlekedés is rendelkezésre áll.

Autóbuszjáratai (2011. július 3 után):
71 (Valletta-Żurrieq)
72 (Valletta-Qrendi)
117 (körjárat Żurrieq, Qrendi irányába)
118 (körjárat Żurrieq, Qrendi irányába)
120 (Paola-Ħal Farruġ)
135 (Repülőtér-Marsaskala)
201 (Repülőtér-Baħrija)
X1 (expressz, Repülőtér-Ċirkewwa)
X2 (expressz, Repülőtér-San Ġiljan)
X3 (expressz, Repülőtér-Buġibba)
X4 (expressz, Valletta-Birżebbuġa)
N71 (éjszakai, San Ġiljan-Mqabba)
N81 (éjszakai, San Ġiljan-Repülőtér)

Gozo felé naponta jár igény szerint helikopterjárat. Nyaranta hidroplánösszeköttetése van Mġarr felé is.

Malta International Airport

Hivatkozások

Jegyzetek

Források

Málta települései

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Kaduna night curfew now starts by 10pm to 5am
The Kaduna State Government has relaxed the night-time curfew in Kaduna metropolis and environs.
Samuel Aruwan, who is the Senior Special Assistant to the Govenor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, said residents are free to move and pursue legitimate activities between 10pm and 5am.
He said the decision was arrived at after a meeting of the core security team which reviewed the security situation, and advised the government that a relaxation of the curfew hours is prudent.
"The government has therefore accepted the recommendation to shift the start of curfew time to 10pm. This acknowledges welcome improvements in the overall situation, and will also enable a resurgence of the night economy," he said.
Aruwan said the security council however advised that curfew hours in Kachia local government area will remain from 5pm to 6am, until further notice.
"The security agencies will continue to strictly enforce the declared curfew hours."
"The Kaduna State Government commends residents for the growing atmosphere of calm, and appeals for further efforts and unceasing vigilance in the cause of peace."


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In recent years a number of EU countries have introduced so-called health technology assessments (HTA). HTA measures the added value of a new health technology compared to existing ones. Examples of health technologies include medicinal products, medical equipment, diagnostic and treatment methods, rehabilitation, and prevention methods.
When HTA bodies are asked to evaluate a new health technology, they have to assess whether it works better, equally well, or worse than existing alternatives. For this, they typically need to assess the therapeutic effect of the drug, but also potential side-effects, influence on quality of life and means of administration.
HTA also assess other aspects of the use of the technology, for example its cost implications for the patient and its impact on the organisation of healthcare systems in the administration of treatment. It is therefore a multidisciplinary process that reviews the medical, economic, organisational, social and ethical issues related to the use of a health technology in a systematic manner.
The main purpose of HTA is to provide policy-makers with evidence based information, so they can formulate health policies that are safe, effective, patient-focused and cost-effective. It is also used by national authorities to help decisions on which technology should be reimbursed at national level.
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HTA is an important part of evidence-based decision-making on health in most EU countries.
EU cooperation on HTA has two main components:
The HTA network connects national authorities or bodies responsible for HTA. The Network was introduced by Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare to provide strategic guidance and policy orientation for scientific and technical cooperation.
While participation is voluntary, all EU countries have applied for membership and participate. The HTA Network develops policy papers and discusses areas of potential collaboration, which are then implemented by the Joint Action below, in accordance with its work plan.
EUnetHTA Joint Action 3 is the scientific and technical component of EU cooperation on HTA. It was launched in June 2016, and runs until 2020. The Joint Action is funded by the EU Health Programme and includes government appointed organisations (from EU countries, EU-accession countries, EEA and EFTA countries), and a large number of relevant regional agencies and not-for-profit organisations that produce or contribute to HTA in Europe.
Strengthening EU cooperation on HTA beyond 2020
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Mawson's Hut Replica is a small, true to life museum which duplicates the historic huts used by the team of 18 courageous men who went on the Australian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-14 and lived in Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay. In this challenging environment, these men made themselves at home and braved the unforgiving gusts of wind in this far eastern sector of the Australian Antarctic Territory, some 3000 km south of Hobart. Led by geologist and explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, AAE was unique in the Heroic Era of Antarctic exploration in that it was organised, supported, and funded primarily by Australians. This was an epic achievement for a country that was just over a decade old at the time. Image thanks to Dale Baldwin.
The replica was constructed by heritage architects and builders. All profits go towards the Mawson's Hut Foundation, whose mission is to conserve the original huts in Antarctica, which are still standing today. It was opened in 2013 on the 102nd anniversary of the departure from Hobart.
The museum is centrally located on the waterfront in Hobart, opposite Constitution Dock on the corner of Morrison and Argyle Streets.
Adult and children tickets available. Special group rates and showings are available upon request. It is open daily and closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day, and Anzac Day.
Very little was known about this largely unexplored region of the world when Dr. Douglas Mawson made it his focus and mission to head on this expedition. Some key objectives included: to investigate the region, conduct scientific studies (including magnetic charting for navigational purposes), to identify new species, and explore the geological connection of Australia and Antarctica. Exploration of Macquarie Island, 1500 km south-southeast of Tasmania, was also a goal and the site where a scientific base and wireless relay station was built. This represented the first use of radio on the Antarctic continent and was a major scientific achievement for its time.
The historic site consists of four huts and other historical remains.
The Main Hut combined two expedition buildings into one. Just 7.3m square, it provided shelter for the 18 men and including space for sleeping, dining, laundry, and darkroom facilities. The adjoining hut served as a workshop and included wireless equipment and a generator, as well as other necessities. Natural lighting came through skylights. A 1.5m verandah surrounded the hut on three sides which served other purposes, including housing the sled dogs.
The magnetograph hut is still intact to this day and was used to measure variations in the south magnetic pole. It is located approximately 310m northeast of the Main Hut.
The absolute magnetic hut is located about 52m south of the Magnetograph House and was used to collect measurements of the Earth's magnetic field. It is now considered a standing ruin, having lost its roof and being ice filled.
The transit hut was originally known as the Astronomical Observatory and contained instruments which took star sights and determined the exact coordinates of Cape Denison. It is in poor condition and considered a standing ruin.
The Memorial Cross was erected in November 1913 in memory of Belgrave Ninnis and Xavier Mertz, two AAE members who perished on a difficult sledging journey during the expedition. The original plaque was returned to Australia for conservation.
The site is recognised under the Antarctic Treaty as a Historic Site & Monument, and placed within an Antarctic Specially Protected Area and an Antarctic Specially Managed Area. It is also on the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List.


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George Townes was an avid naturalist and wanted future generations to be able to enjoy the land as he did when he was growing up. As such, he donated 50% of the value of this magnificent tract of land which includes 1.6 miles of river frontage along the South Saluda. This land is within 3 miles of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area, a significant habitat for local and migrating wildlife. There will be limited public access to the land for ongoing scientific studies. Several research papers on the property have already been published. The Conservation Bank's Funds helped to enhance air and water quality in the area and allow for continued and sustainable timber harvests.
A map for the Townes/S. Saluda has been provided in Google Map format.


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From team mascot to game-winning quarterback
By: ABC57 Staff
Posted: Oct 21, 2012 12:43 AM EST | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 12:52 PM EST
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- One high school quarterback is now the big man on campus.
Just a few weeks ago, Trent Bauer was the Bulldog for his school. He said he loved to dance around and get the crowed pumped up.
But as a former football player, he saw his friends on the field and wanted to wear a different suit.
So Bauer asked his coach if he could try out for the team.
Once Bauer made the team, his coach realized how truly talented the former team mascot was.
"It's like a movie script, couldn't write it any better," said Coach Derrick Thomas. "I didn't know he was the mascot, if I had known, I probably wouldn't have stuck him in."
In his first start of the season, against his team's biggest rival, Bauer scored the game-winning touchdown.


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ABOUT Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo
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In 1992, Master Tommy Chang introduced Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo to Canada with its first location in downtown Toronto, which later became the headquarters for Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo CANADA.
After about 10 years in a basement unit, we have been able to move our GMC Canada Headquarters location upstairs, above the McDonald's, at the south-east corner of Bloor and Ossington. With 25 years under our belt, Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo is now one of the LARGEST Taekwondo organizations in the country with 8 branches spread across the GTA.
Master Tommy Chang, and his team, have seen tremendous changes over the years and witnessed improvements in each student from their training in Taekwondo. He has trained students, instructors, masters and school owners to become powerful leaders in society. His influence and guidance are second to none. This has helped to create a foothold for the Taekwondo community in Canada. Countless Taekwondo masters and schools across the country were enhanced and inspired as a result of Grandmaster Chang's leadership and direction.
To this day, Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo continues to serve the community by opening its doors to anybody who wishes to learn martial arts and receive the benefits from it. Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo maintains its reputation by providing first-class facilities, top-quality instruction, and certified Master Instructors. We constantly focus on instilling positive character development to our students and parents.
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Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo originated in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1986. It is under the leadership of Grandmaster Jun Lee, one of Master Tommy Chang's most respected mentors and leaders. Grandmaster Jun Lee, along with Grandmaster Y.K. Kim and his original master, Grandmaster Tiger Kim, have helped him bring Grand Master Chang's Taekwondo to be one of the top leading martial arts academy in Canada and undoubtedly the most influential organization in the country. He is eternally grateful for the guidance that he has received from them over his many years in the art of Taekwondo.
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"""
    Graph Coloring also called "m coloring problem"
    consists of coloring a given graph with at most m colors
    such that no adjacent vertices are assigned the same color

    Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_coloring
"""

def valid_coloring(
    neighbours: list[int], colored_vertices: list[int], color: int
) -> bool:
    """
    For each neighbour check if the coloring constraint is satisfied
    If any of the neighbours fail the constraint return False
    If all neighbours validate the constraint return True

    >>> neighbours = [0,1,0,1,0]
    >>> colored_vertices = [0, 2, 1, 2, 0]

    >>> color = 1
    >>> valid_coloring(neighbours, colored_vertices, color)
    True

    >>> color = 2
    >>> valid_coloring(neighbours, colored_vertices, color)
    False
    """
    # Does any neighbour not satisfy the constraints
    return not any(
        neighbour == 1 and colored_vertices[i] == color
        for i, neighbour in enumerate(neighbours)
    )

def util_color(
    graph: list[list[int]], max_colors: int, colored_vertices: list[int], index: int
) -> bool:
    """
    Pseudo-Code

    Base Case:
    1. Check if coloring is complete
        1.1 If complete return True (meaning that we successfully colored the graph)

    Recursive Step:
    2. Iterates over each color:
        Check if the current coloring is valid:
            2.1. Color given vertex
            2.2. Do recursive call, check if this coloring leads to a solution
            2.4. if current coloring leads to a solution return
            2.5. Uncolor given vertex

    >>> graph = [[0, 1, 0, 0, 0],
    ...          [1, 0, 1, 0, 1],
    ...          [0, 1, 0, 1, 0],
    ...          [0, 1, 1, 0, 0],
    ...          [0, 1, 0, 0, 0]]
    >>> max_colors = 3
    >>> colored_vertices = [0, 1, 0, 0, 0]
    >>> index = 3

    >>> util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, index)
    True

    >>> max_colors = 2
    >>> util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, index)
    False
    """

    # Base Case
    if index == len(graph):
        return True

    # Recursive Step
    for i in range(max_colors):
        if valid_coloring(graph[index], colored_vertices, i):
            # Color current vertex
            colored_vertices[index] = i
            # Validate coloring
            if util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, index + 1):
                return True
            # Backtrack
            colored_vertices[index] = -1
    return False

def color(graph: list[list[int]], max_colors: int) -> list[int]:
    """
    Wrapper function to call subroutine called util_color
    which will either return True or False.
    If True is returned colored_vertices list is filled with correct colorings

    >>> graph = [[0, 1, 0, 0, 0],
    ...          [1, 0, 1, 0, 1],
    ...          [0, 1, 0, 1, 0],
    ...          [0, 1, 1, 0, 0],
    ...          [0, 1, 0, 0, 0]]

    >>> max_colors = 3
    >>> color(graph, max_colors)
    [0, 1, 0, 2, 0]

    >>> max_colors = 2
    >>> color(graph, max_colors)
    []
    """
    colored_vertices = [-1] * len(graph)

    if util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, 0):
        return colored_vertices

    return []


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Pendleton Sports Complex
Pendleton, IN
The Pendleton Sports Complex is open February 1st- December 15th.
Sports Complex includes:
3 Youth Grass Baseball Diamonds
2 Softball Diamonds
2 Coaches Pitch Diamonds
1 HS/Babe Ruth Diamond
3 Youth Football Fields.
Pendleton Junior Baseball plays at the complex from April to July, and Pendleton Junior Football League from August to October. The complex holds various events during the year: Fall Baseball league, CoEd Softball Leagues, Travel Baseball tournaments.
Welcome Todd Miller
Falls Park is excited to announce the hiring of Todd Miller as the Sports Complex Director.
Tood resides in Pendleton with his wife of 24 years, Angie Miller who is the art teacher at Pendleton Middle School, and their three children: Clay, 20, a junior at Kent State University, Cole, 17, a senior at PHHS, and Clint, 12, 7th grade at PHMS.
Todd has been involved with Pendleton Junior Baseball for 15 years, a board member for 13 years, and director of baseball operations for last 9 years. He has also been involved with Pendleton Junior Football League as a coach.
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For California recreational crab fishermen and fisherwomen, the first Saturday in November is the day we've long been waiting for. For weeks, we have been replacing worn out snare loops, changing out fishing line, buying or making our own crab snares all in an effort to be ready for opening day of the recreational Dungeness crab season (which officially began at midnight, last Saturday, November 3rd).
For me, preparation mostly means telling my wife a month ahead of time that I won't be around that Saturday opening day morning. The actual preparation mostly means changing out all of the loops on my crab snares. I use 80 lbs. monofilament line and 1.2 mm aluminum sleeves to crimp new loops into place using a channel lock wrench. Your crab snare cage can last for years if you wash the saltwater off after each use, but the loops can quickly lose their shape (and effectiveness) after one or two outings. Don't hit the beach without fresh, springy loops!
With opening day beginning at midnight and low tide reaching the very bottom at 1:45 AM, I figured I would have to be getting up very early. I always prefer crab snaring an incoming tide. Crab tend to like to ride the tide closer to the shoreline for the various nutrients found in the wash and are more likely to hunker down during a strong, outgoing tide. High tide would be around 8:30 AM that morning. I didn't want to show up at 6 AM with everyone else and just have an hour or two of incoming tide to fish. So, I knew I'd want to hit a beach extremely early under the cloak of darkness, ninja-style.
Walking down a lonely trail all by yourself in the dead of night is probably not the best idea. Have a fishing buddy is good advice. Mine wasn't able to make it that early (gee, I wonder why), so I went solo, as I've done before in similar situations. My only irrational fear was being pounced on by a wayward mountain lion. They're very rare in San Francisco, but we did have a few sightings the same time last year in the area where I was, so it wasn't completely implausible. Ain't no one gonna hear me scream, so, yeah, next time I'm going to bring a buddy.
Last year's opening day was the same scenario--low tide was in early morning and by the time the sun rose up and I could look a bit around, I realized that I had been fishing for a few hours with a stranger sleeping on the beach just about 20 feet away behind me. He woke up around 6 AM, paid me no mind, and trudged off down the beach leaving me to catch the remainder of my 14 "all too short" crabs for that day. Well, that was last year's disappointing opening day and this year turned out to be a lot more productive!
There was slightly more swell than I'd have preferred. Five and six foot waves would crash upon the sand and that kept me on my toes in the dark. So much that I worked only one rod while it was dark because I really didn't want to chance having one crab snare drift over and cross the line of a second crab snare. I sure hope next year's opening season has a peak low tide at something more reasonable like 7 AM!
Well, I had only left my first casted snare in the water for about 7 minutes. I pulled it in--no crab, but all the bait was gone, which was a perfect sign. Crab were out there--I just needed to be on the alert just a few minutes after the toss. Once it was established crab were out there, I would only wait about five minutes to check the rod. People always ask "how do you know when to start reeling in?" I tell them that you know right after the toss there's no crab on the crab snare and you know by giving it a slight tug, how the crab snare moves easily. When you have a crab on the crab snare trying to eat the bait, when you slightly tug on the snare, it now feels like there's a stone on top. Now's the time to pull in.
So with one quick motion, I heave upward my rod to the sky and at the same time begin to reel in the crab. If it feels like I'm reeling in a small, underwater parachute, then I know a crab is on its way. It's key to keep the right amount of constant tension on the line. Let any slack into the line and the crab snare loops uncinch and bye, bye crab. You're at a particularly vulnerable time when your crab is near a lip of a crashing wave. Ease up slightly on your reeling speed (but not too much) so the wave can crash first. Then you can keep reeling in the crab behind the already crashed wave. And when the crab is on the sand, pay close attention that you're not letting the crab bounce around as it might come unloose that way, as well.
My mother-in-law was always the person to whom I gave most of my catch. She and I would stand next to each other during the preparation process. I would dispatch each crab in a quick, split-second, humane way (but a bit gruesome for print), and then she and I would both clean the crab parts. Mother-in-law passed away earlier this year and we all miss her terribly. Fortunately, my wife paid attention to a lot of the preparation details (and an excellent cook in her own right), so she and I were able to take care of business.
A lot of Cantonese seafood use these three main ingredients--especially the steamed fish dishes.
Crab butter, guts, green stuff, whatever you want to call them, we steam the carapaces and their insides until fully cooked. The cooked green internal organs gets dumped into a waiting soup of soft tofu cubes, chopped green onion and egg. It's slightly bitter, but still crabby--a lot of complex flavors to be sure. Soup can be a huge part of a traditional Cantonese meal and this one almost held its own against the star attraction of the actual crab.
A simple pan placed in a wok with water and then lid on top all work to create a very efficient steamer.
"Crab butter with tofu and egg" is probably not going into a Campbell's can anytime soon.
Another characteristic of Cantonese soup is that it must be served very, very hot!
A full-sized Rock crab will have larger claws than your average-sized Dungeness and some of these Rock crab claws did not disappoint!
My plans are to go crab snaring a few more times before the end of the year. Even though the season lasts until June 30th of next year, much of the keeper-sized crab are caught in the first couple of months into the season. Get out there soon before those winter storms start coming in and messing with the ideal surf conditions we're having right now!
Jerry Back is a television research executive residing in San Francisco, California. Other outdoor interests include fishing for Striped Bass (a.k.a., "stripers") and anything else he can catch on the beaches of San Francisco. Jerry can be contacted at jerry.back@gmail.com.
Jerry also wrote an article for MyOutdoor Buddy titled "How to Catch Dungeness Crab with Rod and Reel," which can be found here. An archive of his recent articles published on NorCal.Fishreports.com can be found here.
Why am I walking down a dark trail all alone at 3:00 AM?
Installing fresh crab snare loops is cinch!


A few weeks ago, on a visit to the The Temporary Stedelijk in Amsterdam, I came across Bluestone Circle, a work by Richard Long.
According to the artist's annotations on the piece, it must always be arranged in a circle with a prescribed diameter of 4.86 meters, but "the concept should be realized partly on the basis of the curator's own insight" and never copied. So, every time it is shown, the stones are set out differently. I found the work very beautiful, the texture and tint of the stones held my attention, and arranged on the unscuffed floor of a brand new, skillfully lit and otherwise empty space, it seemed so peaceful.
However, who is the artist here? Richard Long, who presumably chose the stones and set out the original circle, or the curator? Or both? And who cut the stones? Surely, those straight sides are not their natural shape.
A week later, my partner-in-arts and I made another visit to the Temporary Stedelijk to continue our exploration upstairs. There, we found another piece by Richard Long, 17 Stones in a Line. (Count them, if you wish…).
The name for what Richard Long does is Land Art.
Also known as Earth art. It can be seen as part of the wider Conceptual art movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Land artists began working directly in the landscape, sculpting it into earthworks or making structures with rocks or twigs. Some of them used mechanical earth-moving equipment, but Richard Long simply walked up and down until he had made a mark in the earth. Land art was usually documented in artworks using photographs and maps which the artist could exhibit in a gallery. Land artists also made Land art in the gallery by bringing in material from the landscape and using it to create installations.
One of the most famous and durable land art works is Spiral Jetty built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake in Utah in 1970. I saw a black-and-white, rather grainy film of the construction of the Spiral Jetty at the Stedelijk on another visit about a year ago, but at the time, I had no idea what I was looking at. I was simply intrigued by the closeups of earth-moving equipment, gravel and water. (Always have had a weakness for excavators.) It is only now, after seeing Richard Long's pieces that I found out there is such a thing as Land Art.
Spiral Jetty is an example of Land Art that might remain for hundreds, if not thousands of years, but other works are far more transient. Scarlett Hooft Graafland manipulates and interacts with the land in surprising ways, using her imagination, transient props, the cooperation of local people and her own body to create the pieces, which she then photographs. She works in remote areas in the Arctic North, on salt flats in Bolivia, in rural China but also in the natural, flat Dutch landscape. This autumn, the Huis Marseille in Amsterdam is hosting a retrospective of her work. There are a few photos on the museum website, more photos of her work in the Arctic are included with an interview in Don't Panic online magazine.
The thing to know about Hooft Graafland's work is that it's all for real. She never uses Photoshop to enhance the images she takes of her works. The Lemonade Igloo was built out of blocks of ice made by mixing Kool-Aid with water and leaving it to freeze in the Arctic cold. The bare legs draped over the roof of a hut in Iceland are hers and a local girl took the photo. An amazingly beautiful photo of women perched on the ridge of a large traditional roof somewhere in rural China are local girls who cooperated with her work. The one blue reindeer in a herd of hundreds has somehow been persuaded to tolerate its blue enhancement, but I have no idea how! She spends months in the environments she chooses for her work, and there's no faking, enhancing or tweaking the record. It's all for real, if transient.
Lis-Britt, good morning! We still have snow outside our Mamaroneck windows (your partner-in-art"(?)) knows the place well as he assisted in some of its constructive deconstruction…) and have not only just read this interesting piece but also took your suggestion to view the SmartHistory vids.
click on a "block" and spend some time listening to what the speakers are viewing.


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A sangue freddo - Beyond Hypothermia (, lett. "32 gradi"), noto anche con i titoli internazionali Beyond Hypothermia e Unfix, è un film del 1996 diretto da Patrick Leung.

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Shu Li Han è un abilissimo sicario, la quale è costretta a cambiare costantemente identità in seguito ai "contratti" eseguiti. La giovane è caratterizzata da una temperatura corporea molto più bassa del normale, 32 gradi, cosa che la porta ad agire letteralmente "a sangue freddo". Segretamente, Li han sente una grande necessità d'affetto e, pur introversa, si innamora del venditore di spaghetti Long Shek. Tuttavia Yichin, un assassino sudcoreano che si era inimicata durante una precedente missione, ha intenzione di ucciderla e si mette alla ricerca di entrambi. Pur inseguendo disperatamente la felicità, alla fine tutti e tre saranno destinati a soccombere.

Distribuzione
In Corea del Sud, la pellicola è stata distribuita a partire dal 21 settembre 1996, mentre a Hong Kong a partire dal 18 ottobre dello stesso anno. In Italia la pellicola è stata distribuita direttamente in DVD, a partire dal 6 aprile 2005, da Mondo Home Entertainment.

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Amazon's LoveFilm has announced the new version of its streaming app for connected devices is arriving for Nintendo Wii users in the UK today.
The arrival brings a host of new updates and features – including an improved search function, recommendation engine, and user interface, as well as the Watchlist feature which is already available on other platforms.
Indeed, today's update mirrors what was rolled out to the Web-based version of the app last year, when LoveFilm announced it was getting a search makeover, before adding the Watchlist feature similar to what already exists on Netflix. This update was also added for PS3 users in May.
With Watchlists, users can create an unlimited streaming playlist, and will be synced across devices which is particularly useful for those who like to watch on their tablets, laptops and consoles. Wii users will now see a new homepage that displays any content that's been started but not finished, including the last location reached in that particular video.
The new LoveFilm streaming app is available to download from the Wii Shop Channel from today.


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Innovare Advancement Center in Rome operates as accelerator for AI, cyber, UAS
By Eric Reinhardt (ereinhardt@cnybj.com)
The Innovare Advancement Center (IAC) in Rome on July 8 formally opened to the public. IAC is a talent and technology accelerator for artificial intelligence/machine learning, cyber, quantum, and unmanned-aircraft systems (or UAS). It's a partnership between the Griffiss Institute, the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI), New York State, Oneida County, the City of Rome, NYSTEC, and SUNY. (PHOTO CREDIT: GRIFFISS INSTITUTE)
ROME, N.Y. — A facility that's described as an "open innovation hub" is now open to the public.
Innovare Advancement Center (IAC) in Rome is a talent and technology accelerator for artificial intelligence/machine learning, cyber, quantum, and unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS).
The IAC is a partnership between the Griffiss Institute, the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI), which is also known locally as Rome Lab, New York State, Oneida County, the City of Rome, NYSTEC, and SUNY.
The facility at the Griffiss International Airport will bring together scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from academia, industry, and the U.S. Department of Defense to collaborate on technology projects.
"I am thrilled to finally unveil Innovare Advancement Center to the public. We have been the Mohawk Valley's best kept secret since the Griffiss Institute quietly moved into this innovative space this winter, working in close partnership with Oneida County and Rome Lab to prepare to welcome international scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to collaborate with us as soon as it became safe," Heather Hage, president and CEO of Griffiss Institute, said in a release. "Today, with over 300 collaborators in service with the GI, we finally get to show off all that Innovare has to offer the tech community. I am so excited to be a part of this great organization and team, and the GI is committed to do all we can to grow Innovare as a global destination for scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to collaborate as we educate, innovate, integrate and elevate the next generation of technology leaders, right here in the Mohawk Valley."
The IAC on July 8 held a formal-opening ceremony. The day's activities included an Invest NY program that focused on entrepreneurs in aerospace and defense.
"All across the world, innovation and collaboration are becoming synonymous with Oneida County," Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. said. "The investment the county and its partners have made in the Griffiss Business & Technology Park is paying off huge dividends for the City of Rome and the region at large, and the Innovare Advancement Center is the epitome of that success. This facility will serve as hub to produce revolutionary research from those on the forefront of cutting-edge technology. Together with Rome Lab, Griffiss Institute and SUNY Poly, we will entrench ourselves as a trailblazer in the emerging field of Quantum Information Science and spur economic development that will feed our robust high-tech economy."
Described as a 150,000-square-foot "open innovation hub," IAC's capabilities include highly specialized laboratories for experimentation in quantum and neuromorphic computing; 40,000 square feet, across two floors, of collaboration spaces; an auditorium with capacity for more than 250 people; and a "first in the nation," New York State funded 50-mile drone corridor for advanced unmanned aircraft operations.
In addition — coming in the spring of 2022 — an indoor sUAS research and testing facility with a 22,500-square-foot indoor flight-testing area, which will be the "largest in the United States."
"I'm delighted to represent AFRL in celebrating this milestone of how vision, persistent leadership and teamwork have created a new engine for growing talent, catalyzing partnerships, and delivering solutions that will benefit not just the Air Force and Space Force but the nation as a whole," Timothy Sakulich, executive director of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, said. He provided the keynote address during the formal-opening ceremony.


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Thursday Satsang via Zoom: "Tibetan Medicine: Healing our Fears about Death" with Miriam Cameron PhD, MS, MA, and RN and Dr. Tenzin Namdul – September 10, 2020
Book Club/Study Group via Zoom: "The Human Urge for Peace, What is Right with the World" by Swami Veda Bharati Facilitated by Swami Radha Bharati and Michael Smith
Via Zoom – Sunday Morning Guided Meditation with Swami Radha Bharati
Sunday Book Club / Satsang via Zoom with Swami Radha Bharati, Michael Smith, and Jim Nelson
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Meditation I via Zoom: Learning the Basics with Rodney Huff (Rajni), Tuesdays: January 17 – February 21 , 2023
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