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The Burner Behind the Holodeck
It's no longer just Google, Elon Musk, politicians and the military that are looking to Burning Man for creative inspiration. It's also Microsoft, too. The HoloLens, their latest immersive virtual reality world, adds on to XBox and competes with Facebook's $2 billion Oculus Rift and Google's $550 million Magic Leap. And it's being brought to us by a Veteran Burner.
Business Insider brings us the story of Brazilian Alex Kipman, "inventor", Burner, and top-rated nerd.
Fast Company named him one of the most creative people in business in 2011, and TIME named Kipman as one of its top 25 nerds of the year.
…Kipman's daily routine at Microsoft is very different from your average workday. In between critiquing secret projects and attending brainstorming meetings, Kipman blocks off several hours a day for "creating," according to Fast Company.
APMicrosoft's Joe Belfiore (left), Alex Kipman (middle), and Terry Myerson (right) trying the HoloLens.
Although he's spent most of his life creating technology, his favorite conference to attend focuses on art rather than tech. Kipman told Fast Company that he gets a lot of inspiration from attending Burning Man.
Microsoft – What it's like to use the HoloLens.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-alex-kipman-hololens-kinect-2015-1#ixzz3QRwGiwlO
From Fast Company:
What conference or gathering do you find most inspiring?
Burning Man. I have gone for many years. Met the most inspiring people, art and environment and it's about as cleansing creatively as you can get. Few things in life give you an opportunity to leave everything behind and go back to a primitive, analog and non-technologic state. This is a source of creativity like no other.
…Software is the only art form in existence that is not bound by the confines of physics. You are only ever bound and constrained by lack of imagination. I love that!
Perhaps Burn2, the Burning Man cyberspace Regional in Second Life, will team up with XBox for some killer content. The future sure is going to be different.
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Burning The Cyber Man
Creating God in the Digital Age
By burnersxxx • Posted in Tech	• Tagged 2015, 3d, augmented, google, hololens, immersive, magic leap, microsoft, oculus rift, tech, virtual reality, xbox
Digital Face Painting
Slashgear brings us a story of pushing the technology envelope:
Projecting computer graphics onto buildings or rooms to make them digitally come alive isn't new, but how about if your canvas is a living, moving, human face? Omote does just that, a combination of real-time face tracking and projection mapping that takes a model's face and turns it into something far more mesmerizing, even as it moves around.
It's the incredible handiwork of a team led by Nobumichi Asai, which brings together digital designers, CGI experts, and make-up artists. Combined, they create what seems to be the electronic equivalent of makeup.
Technical details are scant at this stage, unfortunately. Judging by the video, however, there's an initial scanning stage – in which presumably the contours of the model's face are mapped – and then the graphics are overlaid and manipulated in real-time to follow.
Asai is no stranger to projection mapping, having worked with Subaru and other companies in the past to put CGI onto everything from cars through docks to buildings. Most of the time, however, the subject of the projection is stationary.
…Meanwhile, Microsoft is known to be working on its own projection-based immersive environment, dubbed IllumiRoom, which expands Xbox One games from out of the TV and to cover the rest of the room's surfaces.
What does this amazing visual effect have to do with Burners? Well, those visiting Caravansary this year will be lucky enough to see a large-scale demonstration of similar technology.
Taking the facial mapping theme one step further is Shogyo Mujo – a major Honararium grant art installation this year. The piece is a 3o-foot high Giant Skull with 3d projection mapping. The project raised $17,561 from 103 backers on Kickstarter, smashing its $10,000 goal.
Matthew Clarke at VICE's Creators Project bring us the story:
Re-blogged from VICE.com
A 30-Foot Skull Will Ignite Burning Man In A Blaze Of Projection Mapped Glory
By Matthew James Clarke — Aug 8 2014
Every year at the end of August, tens of thousands of people swarm into the Nevadan desert to form the anything-goes steampunk 'civilization' of Black Rock City for Burning Man. Known for— among other things— being an incubator forincredible high-tech art projects, while the yearly arts and culture festival has it's own glossary as well as a list of ten guiding 'principles,' as with any city, it's meant to be experienced. With a plethora of art installations, and even its own Department of Public Works, their website admits that, "trying to explain what Burning Man is, to someone who has never been to the event, is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind." Or,explaining steampunk to a bunch of insects.
Perhaps, then, the best way to dig into the upcoming phenomenon is to investigate its premiere artworks: set to debut on August 25 in Black Rock City, Shogyo Mujo is a collaborative installation between artist Joshua Harker and designer Bart Kresa that reminds us of these projection mapped Mexican gods, in the best way possible. Featured as part of the Caravansary theme of this year's Burning Man, the two have spent the entire past year collaborating on the 30-ft projection mapped skull, despite never meeting in person.
Out of the 60 honorarium installations at the festival, Shogyo Mujo is perhaps the most technologically-complex. Veronique Pittman, a community organizer in the arts and humanitarian fields, and the instigator and producer of Shogyo Mujo's Kickstarter campaign, explained, "The piece brings together the work of Joshua Harker, his deep knowledge of the human form and Bart Kresa, one of the worlds most respected, visually engaging projection mappers. Hours of artistic content will animate every part of the skull, symbolizing our hopes, dreams, imagination and our spiritual connection to the universe."
It all began with Harker's original project, Crania Geodesica: Illuminati, which first premiered at the La Calaca festival in Mexico. Part of a Dia de los Muertos celebration, at that point, standing 8 feet high, the humble paper skull was illuminated with an original, self-produced illustration by Harker. A talented multimedia artist, Harker has been at work connecting 2D and 3D worlds for some time, spanning mediums including (but not limited to) forensic software, projection design, and 3d printing. It's all in a day's work, though; Harker currently holds the #1 most-funded sculpture project in Kickstarter history.
The other side of the project comes from projection mapping extraordinaire Bart Kresa. As the Founder and Master Projection Designer at BARTKRESA design, Kresa holds 23 years of industry experience in illustration and technical direction. Producing large-scale digital environments for grand architectural spaces, his firm constantly collaborates with design teams around the world.
Combined with Kresa and his team's support, Harker's installation will be realized by 8 projectors on top of 4 towers, providing a 360-degree projection mapping experience for the 4-story tall muslin sculpture. And if that's not enough of an ongoing spectacle, the piece is set to culminate in its own immolation to symbolize the release of its spirit, and the ephemeral nature of all life.
Shogyo Mujo is set to open as an integral part of the Black Rock City art festival on August 25th. We spoke to Bart Kresa and Joshua Harker about the project:
The Creators Project: So, what first attracted you to skulls?
Joshua Harker: It's just such a historically intriguing and powerful image. The root of my fascination is likely in the obvious connotations with mortality… not in a morbid way, but in regards to the human experience. I've studied anatomy in both artistic and scientific depth for years now, and have an affinity for the beauty of the skull, specific and limitless metaphor associated. Much of the sculptural work I've been doing for the last few years has been more about reinterpreting form and incorporating various technologies as a medium. In this method, the subject is actually secondary in the process for me, versus the more classical approach. I can't really think of a better sculptural symbol than the skull, so it's become a standard for me to play with.
How did your initial installation develop into the current piece for Burning Man?
I did my very first projection tests on one of my paper models, but the first full realization of the piece was at the La Calaca festival in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico, last year for Dia de Muertos. That's where I met Veronique, and started collaborating with her. I built an 8-foot planar sculpture of the design, and created an animation sequence for it that I mapped and projected. In preparation for the possibility of Burning Man, I revised the design into a construction based on its geodesic vertices, and edges. Using this new design, I recently built a new 8-foot skull for the Bedford Gallery's "Skull Show". The piece was made using 1/4″ dowel rods, skinned in fabric, and projected upon – very clean. I just completed another slightly larger, temporary outdoor public installation in Seattle's Carkeek Park using found sticks from the area. That piece was not skinned or projected. The naked geodesic frame is very cool, and worthy of it's own presentation. The change from planar to a vertices, and edge construction is what's allowing for me to build this at such a large scale.
Bart, what did you first think about 3D projection mapping a skull?
Bart Kresa: We typically project onto large-scale architectural surfaces like palaces, and stadiums. When Veronique approached us about doing a project at Burning Man last year with a skull, I felt it was an interesting opportunity to map something from 360 degrees. I loved the concept, and we discussed doing it last year, but there wasn't enough time. I am very excited the Burning Man organizers approved the project this year, and happy at the attention it's received so far even before the festival.
So what does the title, Shogyo Mujo, mean to the piece? And how did it come about?
Joshua Harker: The title came from Bart's camp. It's Japanese for one of the 3 marks of the Dharma, which states that all things are impermanent. This couldn't be more appropriate for the overall concept of the piece, which represents our physical state as a temporary vehicle for us to realize our higher selves. The sculpture represents the physical, and the projections symbolize our imaginations, hopes, and dreams. The burn at the end represents the grand release of the spirit. So, what's left of us after all that, either metaphorically or literally? I believe what carries on is found somewhere in the sharing of the best of ourselves… that is what this piece is ultimately about.
The concept of the work seams oddly versatile. From the Christian roots of Dia de Muertos to Burning Man's spiritual desires, it transitions between worlds, events, cultures and dogma. Would you describe the piece as 'universal?'
The concept is overtly spiritual, but despite the name, it's not based on any particular religion or ideology, which I guess is what you've already said. I'd hope that the piece speaks for itself in some kind of universal language but I'm going with "monumental burning portal between 4 dimensions" as an elevator speech.
Bart: Yes, I believe this installation is quite universal. People are often afraid of skulls but with a celebration like Dia de Los Muertos there is something to be said about the idea of remembering those who have passed, and acknowledging the entire history that existed before us. In that sense the skull concept can be very universal. As an artist, my hope is to bring people together in peace and love by projecting amazing imagery.
Where does your piece diverge most from Joshua's original?
This project is all about collaboration. What I love is the freedom both Josh and my team have to create & design the imagery. Josh and I regularly Skype to get on the same page about the latest developments. He shares his work on the sculpture, and I share our projection designs.
Joshua, in the first conception of the piece, what role did technology play?
Joshua: Originally it was just an exercise in simplifying the form into a geometric shape while maintaining its identity. I had created a very realistic skull that I've used as the base model for my 3d printed filigree skulls. I worked that model backwards into a planar geodesic representation. From there I created a 2d pattern that I could cut & fold out of paper back into a physical 3d sculpture. This ended up being profoundly useful in the process of jumping back and forth from a 3d virtual world into reality one. Particularly in that I'm also going back to 2 dimensions to create the images used for projecting onto a 3 dimensional objects. So I look at all this technology as a bridge between the 2D, and 3D. Bringing animation into the loop allows me to start experimenting with the 4th dimension (time) as well… especially when you bring an event or performance experience into the realm of an installation.
How do you see digital technology as shaping the significance, or meaning of this piece?
Bart: The skull is like our canvas, projection adds a way to make it come alive and create that extra layer of audience engagement. By using multiple high power projectors to project bright and colorful high resolution images, we have the ability to change the tone and theme of the imagery throughout the duration of the event. I think this piece is significant because it shows we can create amazing installations in the harshest environments. Setting up to run a dynamic installation for 7 days in the harsh conditions of the desert is quite a challenging feat.
Has the environment and scale of Desert Rock City affected the design of the project?
My challenge at Burning Man is primarily environmental; we have tons of experience projection mapping onto all types of architecture throughout the world, but we're typically in clean, controlled, environments with easy access to large amount of power. Creating a 7-day installation in a very harsh desert environment with limited amounts of power is a challenge in itself.
Joshua: Besides the obvious technical aspects of the design and construction due to scale and environmental considerations it really has affected the way I consider presenting an idea, particularly to a large audience. This has taken my work beyond the physical piece into creating an experience. I'm on a much bigger artistic playground in that respect.
What type of imagery will be projected on the skull? And what has inspired the projections?
Bart: We are creating a variety of themes for the event, from traditional Dia de Muertos illustrations, to dynamic designs based on fantasy, and organic designs based on nature themes, and material generated by my team, which consists of amazing illustrators from Japan, Poland, and the US. The designs are customized to the very specific dimensions and contours of the skull. Our inspiration comes from everywhere, my travels, and my discussions with Josh.
And how do you hope people respond?
Joshua: I would hope it genuinely touches people and that the level of exploration, excitement, and enthusiasm we've put into the project is evident & felt as something real.
I want people to come away from the piece with more of an experience than simply as a witness. I want to show people things in a delightfully overwhelming way allowing them to feel larger than life and small at the same time. There's a lot going on at Burning Man but I'm hoping to tap into that part of the audience's mental capacity. This is the right time, place, audience, and piece to make that happen.
Bart: I hope people enjoy it as an art installation, with the hope that they experience a true sense of awe seeing it in such a unique location.
Finally, is this the last we're going to see of Shogyo Mujo?
Joshua: We'll see… there's already talk about other installations possibly incorporating different subjects & themes, but this one is special & will be unique unto itself. In a further attempt to bridge 2D, 3D, & 4D I'd like to spin the actual physical sculpture while matching the mapping to it while it's rotating. There's significant technical consideration in doing that so we'll see if an opportunity comes up for such a project.
Bart: My hope is that new iterations of Shogyo Mujo can travel the world at events similar to Burning Man.
To learn more about the piece, visit Bart Kresa's and Joshua Harker's websites, and be sure to check back in for documentation of Shogyo Mujo when it exhibits at Burning Man.
By burnersxxx • Posted in Art	• Tagged 2014, 3d, art, art projects, city, event, festival, kickstarter, laser, projection


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Melilla Day in Spain Date in the current year: September 17, 2023
In Spain, there are two autonomous cities located on the north coast of Africa, Ceuta and Melilla. In addition to public holidays celebrated throughout Spain, each of them has its own regional holidays. For example, the residents of Melilla annually celebrate Melilla Day on September 17.
Although Melilla Day is sometimes referred to as Melilla Foundation Day, it doesn't commemorate the actual foundation of the city by Berbers. Instead, it marks the anniversary of the conquest of Melilla by the Spanish in 1497.
The conquest of Melilla took place in the aftermath of the Reconquista, the period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula when Christian kingdoms reconquered their lost territories from the Muslims. It began shortly after the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century and concluded with the conquest of Granada in 1492 and the unification of most of Spain under Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.
Soon after the fall of Granada, the Spanish begin to plan the seizure of Muslim territories in North Africa. The city of Melilla was considered a prime candidate, but it was in the Portuguese zone of influence at the time according to the Treaty of Alcáçovas. In 1494, King John II of Portugal made an exception and agreed to permit the Spanish to conquer Melilla.
In September 1497, Pedro Estopiñán led the troops of Juan Alfonso Pérez de Guzmán, 3rd Duke of Medina Sidonia, to take Melilla. The city surrendered virtually without a fight on September 17. The Muslims tried to recapture Melilla in 1694–1696 and 1774–1775, but failed. The current city limits were established by treaties with Morocco in the 19th century. On March 14, 1995, Melilla was granted autonomy.
The anniversary of the Spanish conquest is an official regional holiday, meaning that it is a public holiday and non-working day in Melilla but not in the rest of the country. It is marked with various festive events and activities. However, some residents don't celebrate the holiday and instead hold protests to support Melilla leaving Spain and joining Morocco.
Melilla Day, Melilla Foundation Day, holidays in Spain, holidays in Melilla, public holidays, regional holidays

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5 Horribly Depressing Christmas Stories
There are plenty of depressing news stories out there. Here are five that involve Santa going on crime sprees and real life Grinches stealing Christmas.
1) Obese man sits on a nativity donkey, donkey dies
In 0BC a heavily pregnant Mary rode into Bethlehem on a donkey. "Jesus Christ", she probably exclaimed "I hope this donkey can cope with the weight". We don't hear much more about the donkey in the bible, it's not really his story (for more of that see the Holy Book of Donkey Tales) but we like to imagine it lived a long and happy life.
2,014 years later an obese man posed on top of a nativity donkey (probably all the time exclaiming "look at me, Ma, I'm like the Virgin Mary") and two days after that the donkey died due to internal injuries.
Pictured here smiling callously as he commits donkeycide.
I don't want to hold Mary responsible, particularly at Christmas, but could the bible not have put in a little "do not try this at home" disclaimer?
This story made me horribly sad. Happy Christmas.
2) Santa keeps getting arrested
Santa has been arrested twice this year and he hasn't even broke and entered into anyone's house yet.
First he was piled into the back of a police van in Wales, to the sounds of crying children.
Jade Hughes, from Maerdy told Wales Online: "My four-year-old cousin started crying saying, 'Santa can't bring me toys now'."
That's sad to see. Four year olds are too young to learn the phrase "fuck the police."
Then he was talked down by police and arrested after riding backsies on a statue horse being ridden by the Duke of Wellington with a traffic cone over his face.
Admittedly disappointing photo via Metro.co.uk
That's just sad behaviour to witness from Santa. He has a team of flying reindeer so the man doesn't have transport issues.
In fact there are whole playlists on Youtube dedicated to documenting Santa's crime sprees, admittedly created by me:
The guy's a one-man crime wave.
He's nothing like the Easter Bunny, who is on the side of the police. In Palm Beach, Florida, the police launched a sting operation in which they dressed an officer up as a bunny and had the bunny arrest drivers who weren't wearing their seat belts.
Seriously, buckle up. I'm the motherf*****ng police. Buckle up or I will pepper spray you.
Somewhere out there, there's a kid who first learned that the Easter Bunny doesn't exist when it took off its own head and announced "your daddy is going to jail."
3) Santa died
Yep. First Santa doesn't exist, then he exists and is addicted to crime and now he's dead. Sad times. The Santa Claus from the Coca Cola adverts sadly died in October this year. Sad times.
4) BBC release depressing Christmas album, including songs about Christmassy suicides
The BBC, as well as their usual depressing Eastenders Christmas Special, have released a depressing alternative Christmas album.
It features a song titled "Slashed Wrists This Christmas".
The song includes the lyrics "I walked you to the infirmary, the cuts were deep so they sent you to sleep. It was 1987, you had just been diagnosed with manic depression. You said, 'Next time I do it, I'm gonna do it well'. I just told you to go to hell." MEEEEERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY!
5) Man steals Christmas, doesn't even dress up as the grinch
Police are tracking a thief who stole a Christmas tree from the foyer of a block of flats in Paisley.
I'm sure it's lovely on the inside, but from the outside it looks like this place needs a goddamn Christmas Tree.
The man, who didn't even make the effort to dress up as the Grinch, took the tree from the foyer and left a trail of decorations as he left the crime scene, all the way to his flat door. Not exactly a masterclass in crime.
Police are hunting the suspect, who it's believed speaks entirely in rhyme.
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As Tradições Wiccanas são as diversas teorias, práticas e filosofias das variações antropológicas de culto. Cada tradição tem sua própria estrutura, filosofia, concepções, ritos e mitos próprios que são transmitidos iniciáticamente. Dentro da Wicca, há muitas tradições e caminhos no que concerne à forma de cultuar os Deuses, onde cada um desses é significativo e viável para seus praticantes. A tradição a se seguir é uma escolha individual que deve ser feita com base na afinidade com o panteão a ser cultuado e principalmente com a sensação de familiaridade que ela te passa.

As entidades que praticam essas tradições são chamadas Covens que são unidades de ensinamentos sacerdotais, onde cada qual ali presente, está sendo preparado para se tornar mais um Sacerdote e dar início a seu próprio Coven. Outras unidades Wiccanas conhecidas, os Groves/Famílias/Clãs que são o conjunto de Covens oriundos de um Coven Original, de onde todos os sacerdotes das demais filiais provieram. E os círculos que são entidades estabelecidas, não hierarquizadas, onde são dados cursos livres e onde muitas vezes são celebrados rituais abertos ao público.

Tradições da Wicca
Wicca

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Making States Work
In the wealth of literature on state failure, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the question of what constitutes state success and what enables a state to succeed. This book – a joint project of the International Peace Academy and the United Nations University – examines the strategies and tactics of international actors, local political elites, and civil society groups, to build or rebuild public institutions before they reach the point of failure: to make the state work.
It is frequently assumed that the collapse of state structures, whether through defeat by an external power or as a result of internal chaos, leads to a vacuum of political power. This is rarely the case. The mechanisms through which political power are exercised may be less formalized or consistent, but basic questions of how best to ensure the physical and economic security of oneself and one's dependants do not simply disappear when the institutions of the state break down. Non-state actors in such situations may exercise varying degrees of political power over local populations, at times providing basic social services from education to medical care. Even where non-state actors exist as parasites on local populations, political life goes on.
How to engage in such an environment is a particular problem for policymakers in intergovernmental organizations and donor governments. But it poses far greater difficulties for the embattled state institutions and the populations of such territories. Making States Work examines how these various actors have responded to crises in the legitimacy and viability of state institutions, with a particular emphasis on those situations in which the state has been salvaged or at least kept afloat.
Simon Chesterman is Executive Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law. Michael Ignatieff is Carr Professor of Human Rights Practice at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and the Director of the Carr Center of Human Rights Policy. Ramesh Thakur is the Senior Vice-Rector of the United Nations University, Tokyo, (Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations).
Details available at the United Nations University Press here.
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At the end of 2015 I went to our local hospital to visit Richard, an older man in our church who had fallen deathly ill while on holiday. After we had prayed, he told me someone else from a church in our area had also come and prayed with him. But before I could rejoice in this news, Richard added that this person had corrected him for concluding his prayer with: "Your will be done." Astonishing: he was told that he should not pray like that. Instead he should use his authority as a believer and the powerful name of Christ to claim wellness and healing. Apparently we are not meant to ask but demand.
I spent time explaining that that simply is not what God teaches in the Bible. But recently another man in our church was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Meeting him he asked me what I thought about Andrew Wommack's healing ministry. Once he had told me more about the videos, testimonies, and promises of AWMI I answered him. Though the points below formed my response to the question about Andrew Wommack in particular, they serve generally as a critique of all healing ministries, or the 'word of faith movement', including those fronted by Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, and Paula White.
To claim that we must have more faith in order to be healed (or prosper in general) has some troubling implications. The biggest is that it is hard not to conclude that healthy and wealthy Christians have a greater faith than Christ. For his prayers were not able to deliver him from suffering and death. But, as I have argued in an older post, Christ's faith was strong as he prayed in Gethsemane, "Not what I will, but what you will." Jesus' faith is not questioned by his unanswered prayers, but evident in them. Suffering does not result from a lack of faith, nor does healing depend on great faith. That is unbiblical nonsense. Christ demonstrated unmoving faith in both his life and death, when he was well and as he suffered.
The refusal to submit our prayers to God's will is actually an arrogant refusal to submit to God, which the Bible also calls sin. As John Piper writes in the provocatively titled Don't Waste Your Cancer, "Healing is not God's plan for everyone." How Christians can say things like "God wants you to be well," and "I know God plans to heal you," is incredible. For God actually says, 'You don't even know what tomorrow will bring…You boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil' (James 4:14-16). Hear what God said to Job, 'Who is this that darkens my counsel without knowledge?' (Job 38:2); and a little later, 'Shall a faultfinder content with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it' (40:2). To put it a little bluntly, Job 38-40 essentially shows God telling both Job and his friends to shut up, because they do not know plans he has for Job.
I recently developed some of John Calvin's theology on suffering, and few writers have helped my thinking as much as he has. In his Institutes (3.9.1-3.10.6) he contrasts our present life with the future life. I encourage you to read the whole section but will highlight just one incisive point he makes, which is relevant here: we must desire heaven and hate this life. It sounds wrong, but Calvin uses hyperbole, much in the same way Christ said we must hate our family, even our own lives (Luke 14:26; also see John 12:25). Because Calvin shared Paul's hope (Philippians 1:20-26) he could ask, "If we should think that through death we are recalled from exile to dwell in the…the heavenly fatherland, would we get no comfort from this fact?" (3.9.5). Calvin presses this to the point of discomfort, showing that all of us cling to tightly to this life and view. "If it befits us to live and die to the Lord, let us leave to his decision the hour of our death and life, but in such a way that we may both burn with the zeal for death and be constant in meditation" (3.9.4).


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The input unit is formed by the input devices attached to the computer. Ex - Keyboard, Microphone etc. An input unit takes the input & converts it into binary form so that it can be understood by the computer.
This is most commonly used device which acts as input device. Its structure is like typewriter.It contains no. of keys which have some specific ASCII values. Like 'A' has ASCII value 65. When this is pressed , it is converted into 65 & this 65 is sent to CPU in the form of Binary language (i.e. 1000001). Then operations are done on this data.
This is a pointing device which contains a roller in its base. When the mouse is moved on any surface, the pointer on the screen is also moved. It contains a potentiometer coupled with the roller. This potentiometer senses the motion of mouse & convert it into digital value. A mouse may contain two or three buttons. Now a day's optical mouse are very popular.
It is a device which is used to read the code from the products which are usually in the form of Bars. It contains a light sensitive detector which identifies the values of the bars on the product & converts them into numeric code. These Bar readers are used in Shopping malls in a very large scale.
As the name specifies, these camera stores the data digitally, which then can be stored in the computer & can be stored for a long time. But it has very limited storage capacity. These are very popular because of less expensive photographs & Speed.
It is a pointing device which contains a photocell mounted at its tip. It senses the light from the screen when it becomes closer to the screen, & generates a pulse. So for identifying a particular location on the screen these light pens are very useful. But this is not in very much use these days.
The scanner is an input device like the photocopier machine which makes the electronic copy of the picture or document which can be further edited.


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I've tried adding a scroll bar div around the modal but the scroll bar always ends up outside of the model on the regular site.. here's the code:
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January 9 Talkback Announced for Off-Broadway's 20th Century Blues
Susan Miller's new play is directed by Emily Mann.
Performances of 20th Century Blues continue through January 28.
(© Joan Marcus)
Playwright Susan Miller will participate in a talkback following the January 9 performance of her play 20th Century Blues at the Pershing Square Signature Center. Emily Mann's production will continue its limited run through January 28.
20th Century Blues features Beth Dixon, Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Polly Draper, Kathryn Grody, Ellen Parker, and Charles Socarides.
The play is described as follows: "A reunion. An argument. A Ted Talk. Emotional mutiny. And a bond that connects four women who meet once a year for a photo shoot, chronicling their changing (and aging) selves as they navigate through love, careers, children, and major world events. But, when these private photographs have the potential to go public, their relationships are tested, forcing the women to confront who they are, what they've become, and how they'll deal with whatever lies ahead."
The production will feature scenic design and projection design by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Jennifer von Mayrhauser, lighting by Jeff Croiter, and sound by Darron L West.
For tickets and more information, click here.
20th Century Blues


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Social connections: Internet prevention of loneliness and depression in first year university students
by Peters, Hannah Osier, Psy.D., Palo Alto University, 2013, 204; 3591864
Developing meaningful interpersonal relationships is foundational for psychological health. During the transition to college, first year students are faced with developmental tasks such as forming friendships, and living with peers. Loneliness and depression are common among those who experience lack of social support (Aneshensel & Stone, 1982; Medora & Woodward, 1986). Given that emerging adults (ages 18-24) have the highest incidence and cumulative rates of depression of any age group (R. C. Kessler et al., 2010; R. C. Kessler et al., 1994; G. L. Klerman & Weissman, 1989) and one in ten college students has considered suicide (Jed Foundation2010), prevention efforts are crucial for helping first year university students manage the challenges of transitioning to college. Few interventions target interpersonal skills and development during this transition, and literature searches retrieved no previous internet-based interventions focused on interpersonal functioning for this population.
The current study examines the feasibility and efficacy of an on-line psychoeducational prevention program, SocialConnections, which integrates interpersonal skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy to target developmentally appropriate interpersonal challenges for first semester university students. Students in two freshman dormitories at a large private university were offered SocialConnections (SC) and all students in a third freshmen dormitory were offered an on-line sleep program (Refresh) as a control. Students were assessed at baseline and 10 weeks later at post-assessment on measures of depression, loneliness, empathy, and social skills. Change scores were computed from pre to post test and independent samples t-tests were conducted on all measures. Findings revealed no differences between SC and the control program on the measures of interest, however SC did demonstrate a moderate effect size for those students who were at high risk for depression at baseline (CES-D scores ≥ 22). Additionally, SC was well received by students. Thirty six percent of students signed up for SC compared to 24% of the control. Completion rates were high for both programs. Student enjoyment ratings ranged from 3-4 out of 5 stars for each SC session, with "roommates" and "breakups" the highest rated (4/5 stars).
Advisor: Taylor, Craig Barr
Commitee: Haas, Amie
School: Palo Alto University
Department: Psychology
Source: DAI-B 74/12(E), Dissertation Abstracts International
Subjects: Social psychology, Psychology, Clinical psychology
Keywords: Depression, Internet prevention, Internet-based, Interpersonal stress, Loneliness, Prevention
Publication Number: 3591864


Marinette wants to ask Adrien on a date, but she is a bit too shy, so maybe you can help her write him a love note in which she can express her feelings and ask him out. Use your imagination to create this love note. And now you have to help Marinette in a beautiful outfit. Have a wonderful time playing this amazing game!


Recently, the former Fin.K.L member who is now a sexbomb hugely popular solo artist, Lee Hyori mentioned SNSD in an interview. You all know Hyori right? The scary woman of Family Outing 1? She's been making headlines lately with her much anticipated comeback, and was asked the question "Which hoobaes from girl groups are you keeping an eye on?" to which she answered "SNSD's Yuri and 2NE1's CL." saying that both of them have what it takes to be successful solo-artists in the future.
SNSD's popularity in Japan is certainly something to be proud of. They've never even promoted there and yet they're breaking onto the Japanese Music Charts. Haha, only a matter of time before they conquer Asia.
Yup yup, SNSD is truly the topic of conversation everywhere, keke.
Really intresting read good that the girls are doing so well.
ex: when i walk passing by the house of one of my neighbor, i heard a song of snsd "Oh". And i saw my gay neighbor cut his hair just like jessica's hairstyle in "Gee".
I can totally see Hyori in Yuri and Sung Yuri in YoonA. Maybe Ock Juhyun is Taeyeon then (powerful voice, musical)? Although her expertise in Yoga links it back to Yuri.
haha our girls are JJANG!!! They will conquer Asia super soon!!
Hyori represents the ultimate success for girl groups! I can definitely see Yuri being the next kpop queen!
*dies of happiness* lol XD Damn straight SNSD is nr 1 and will always be!!
and zomfg japan already ? O__O niiice!
Hyori said what?! I thought the same as Hyori too when I first saw Yuri! She's so hot and she's got that natural charisma that Hyori exudes whenever she performs on stage!
Singapore Fans are indeed talking about SNSD! No doubt on this!


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Glastonbury estate planning lawyers offer comprehensive help to couples and singles of all ages. No matter what your family situation is, you need an estate plan to ensure that you have prepared for end-of-life issues and you need an estate plan to ensure that you have taken control over what you want your legacy to be.
Although everyone needs an estate plan, making such a plan can be especially important if you are in a romantic partnership or life partnership, but you are not married to your partner.
Marriage confers legal advantages that come along with the recognition of your marriage by the state and by the federal government. While these legal benefits are not a big reason to get married, you do need to be more careful in making an estate plan to protect your partner if you opt out of the institution of marriage.
Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates can provide assistance if you are not married but you want to ensure that your partner is protected if something happens to you. Our Glastonbury estate planning lawyers have helped many couples to ensure that the fact they haven't married won't cause problems in case of illness, injury or death. Give us a call today to find out more about the assistance our firm can provide to unmarried couples in planning for the future.
Uncertainty in case of incapacity: If you become sick or hurt and you are not married to your partner, it is possible that visitation with your partner will not be allowed by the hospital or healthcare provider. The hospital or caregiver may also be precluded from providing updates on your condition to your partner, since your partner is not considered "family." If you haven't made a plan for who will make health care decisions and manage assets and you have become incapacitated, the court will need appoint someone to act for you– and that person typically won't be you partner, due to the absence of an official legal relationship. This means that your life partner may not be able to see you when you are sick, nor will your partner be able to make medical choices or other decisions on managing your affairs… unless you make a plan to allow your partner to do these things.
Laws on who will inherit won't recognize your partner: If you don't make an estate plan, intestacy law will specify who is going to inherit your wealth. Intestacy laws favor close blood relatives, such as spouses, kids, and parents. Since your partner doesn't have an officially recognized relationship with you, he or she won't inherit at all unless you used wills, trusts, pay-on-death accounts and joint ownership to specify that your partner should be the person to inherit.
Estate tax could be assessed on a larger asset transfer: Married couples can leave an unlimited amount of money to each other. This is not the case for unmarried couples. If you have a large estate, your big estate is going to have to pay estate tax. Since the estate pays this, it reduces the value of the estate assets that should serve as an inheritance. You'll need to work with Glastonbury estate planning lawyers to try to find ways to reduce your potential tax bill.
These are just some of the challenges that you may need to address if you are not married but want to leave assets to your partner or otherwise ensure that your relationship is recognized in the eyes of the law.
Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates has the experience necessary to help you make a comprehensive estate plan. Our goal is to help ensure that you have done everything possible to protect a partner to whom you are not married. By using legal tools like trusts, you can ensure that you have the necessary control not only to leave assets to your partner but also to give your partner the chance to make life-and-death decisions for you.
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Dark Universe/ Mysterious Spaces
by Ensemble for These Times
Sat, April 9, 2022
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
Bowes Center, SF Conservatory of Music
200 Van Ness
E4TT's 2020/21 commissions concert, exploring outer and terrestrial space musically
Hybrid concert: Free in-person attendance at the Jewel Box Recital Hall (RSVP recommended) OR online on YouTube (RSVP requested)
Space is, as the saying goes, the final frontier. For E4TT's commissions concert in 2022, the group will turn to both outer and terrestrial space: whether considering outer space—with explorations and discoveries from the Mars rover, Perseverance—inner biological space with COVID and CRISPR DNA research, or the unfathomable depths of the earth's oceans, recent history has shown us that we have much to discover and unravel in order to ensure the survival of our planet and our species. These mysteries are the inspiration for E4TT's 2022 commissions concert, performed in collaboration with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Technical and Applied Composition Department:
WORLD PREMIERES:
"Shimmer" for percussion by Vivian Fung (b. 1975);
"Four-Vectors" by E4TT co-founder David Garner (b. 1954), for vibraphone, cello, and double bass;
Hydrocosmic Echoes for fixed media, cello, double bass, percussion, and piano by emerging Mills College graduate Stephanie Neumann (b. 1989);
"Where the Sun Blazes Like an Immortal Being" for solo cello by Korean-American GLFCAM alumna Seo Yoon Soyoona Kim;
"Umbra" for fixed media and double bass by Andrew Harlan (b. 1995);
"A Mind in the Branches" for soprano, cello, double bass, vibraphone, and piano by Canadian composer Nicholas Denton Protsack (b.1994).
"Mystery" (2020) for solo cello by Afghanistan refugee Milad Yousufi (b. 1995)
"a bridge between starshine and clay" (2018) for solo piano by two-spirit Quechua-Latinx composer inti figgis-vizueta (b. 1993);
"Where Branched Thoughts Murmur in the Wind" (2000) for solo piano by Eric Moe (b. 1954).
The winner of the multimedia student composition competition, in collaboration with the SF Conservatory of Music Technical and Applied Composition Department.
Performers: E4TT soprano Nanette McGuinness, cellist Abigail Monroe, and pianist Margaret Halbig will be joined by special guests percussionist Mika Nakamura and double bassist Yuchen Liu
The concert will be performed at the Chi Cha Ming Hall, Bowes Center, SF Conservatory of Music, for attendance in person by socially distanced, vaccinated, masked attendees. For those who are more distant, prefer not to attend in person or are unvaccinated, the concert will be live-streamed on YouTube.
This concert is supported in part by a grant from The Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation. E4TT's 2021/22 home season is supported by a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission, and sponsored, in part, by a grant from The Ross McKee Foundation. This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
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Organizer Ensemble for These Times
Organizer of Dark Universe/ Mysterious Spaces
Awarded Second Prize in 2018/9 for The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, as well as currently Semi-Finalists in the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, Ensemble for These Times (E4TT.org) performs 20th and 21st century music that is relevant, engaging, original and compelling—that resonates today and will speak to tomorrow—and we strongly believe in the power of artistic beauty, intelligence, wit, lyricism, and irony to create a deep understanding of our times and the human condition.
E4TT's second recording The Hungarians: From Rozsa to Justus (Centaur CRC 3660) won a Gold Medal in the 2018 Global Music Awards in three categories, chamber music, ensemble, and album.
E4TT's debut CD Surviving: Women's Words (Centaur Rec. CRC) won a Silver Medal in the 2016 Global Music Awards and was reviewed at Examiner.com as "...four passionate meditations on the Holocaust experience delivered through a unique and highly compelling pair of voices, those of both composer and singer" and at American Record Guide as "fascinating," with music that is "...compelling, varied and harmonically interesting" and "creates a dark, contemplative atmosphere."
Dark Universe/ Mysterious Spaces at Bowes Center, SF Conservatory of Music
200 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Q: converting class component to react functional component/hooks Would anyone be able to please assist in converting this class component code to a functional component/hooks
class MarkerTypes extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      mapSnapshot: null,
    };
  }

  takeSnapshot() {
    this.map.takeSnapshot(
      300,
      300,
      {
        latitude: LATITUDE - SPACE,
        longitude: LONGITUDE - SPACE,
        latitudeDelta: 0.01,
        longitudeDelta: 0.01 * ASPECT_RATIO,
      },
      (err, data) => {
        if (err) {
          console.log(err);
        }
        this.setState({ mapSnapshot: data });
      }
    );
  }

render() {
  return (
    <View>
      <MapView initialRegion={...} ref={map => { this.map = map }}>
        <Marker coordinate={this.state.coordinate} />
      </MapView>
      <Image source={{ uri: this.state.mapSnapshot.uri }} />
      <TouchableOpacity onPress={this.takeSnapshot}>
        Take Snapshot
      </TouchableOpacity>
    </View>
  );
}

Something like this: I want to tap on a button to take the snapshot
https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-maps#take-snapshot-of-map
const snapShot = () => {
    takeSnapshot({
      width: 300, // optional, when omitted the view-width is used
      height: 300, // optional, when omitted the view-height is used
      format: "png", // image formats: 'png', 'jpg' (default: 'png')
      quality: 0.8, // image quality: 0..1 (only relevant for jpg, default: 1)
      result: "file", // result types: 'file', 'base64' (default: 'file')
    });
    snapshot.then((uri) => {
      console.log(uri);
    });
  };
return(
<TouchableOpacity onPress={snapShot}>
   <AppText>Get snapshot</AppText>
</TouchableOpacity>
)

A: I hope I understood you intentions correctly.
I did not test the following code but I guess it would be something like this:
import React, {useState, useRef} from 'react';
import {View} from 'react-native';
import MapView, {Marker} from 'react-native-maps';

export const Map= ({coordinate}) => {
    const [mapSnapshotUri, setMapSnapshotUri] = useState(null);
    const map = useRef(null);

    const snapShot = () => {
        const snapshot = map.current.takeSnapshot({
            width: 300, // optional, when omitted the view-width is used
            height: 300, // optional, when omitted the view-height is used
            format: 'png', // image formats: 'png', 'jpg' (default: 'png')
            quality: 0.8, // image quality: 0..1 (only relevant for jpg, default: 1)
            result: 'file', // result types: 'file', 'base64' (default: 'file')
        });

        snapshot.then((uri) => {
            setMapSnapshotUri(uri);
        });
    };

    return (
        <View>
            <MapView ref={map}>
                <Marker coordinate={coordinate}/>
            </MapView>
            <TouchableOpacity onPress={snapShot}>
                <AppText>Get snapshot</AppText>
            </TouchableOpacity>
        </View>
    );
};