The myth of an unbroken continuous weekly cycle is the foundation upon which the "mark of the beast" will rest. Think that Saturday is the Sabbath observed by Adam, Noah, the Patriarchs, Moses, the Prophets, Yahushua, and the Apostles? Think again! Time is short, beloved of Yahuwah. Study to show thyself approved.
Who is the infamous "beast" of Revelation?
In Revelation 13, we find two beasts: (1) a beast from the sea; (2) a beast from the land. It is primarily the first beast that we are here concerned with, though, because it is his mark that we want to further explore. For more on the beast from the land, please refer to: The USA in Bible Prophecy (Content Directory).
The first beast in Revelation 13 is irrefutably Rome and, by extension, the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). When the attributes and history of the Catholic Church are juxtaposed with the characteristics of the sea beast given by the John the Revelator, we find an incomprehensibly perfect match. When we add to this John's description of the "harlot" in Revelation 17 and Daniel's depiction of the antichrist power in Daniel 7, we are left with no room to doubt what the RCC's role is in Bible prophecy.
The Roman Catholic Church perfectly fits every detail of the prophetic description. The RCC is the "beast."
The RCC is both a Church and a City.
The RCC is seated upon Seven Mountains.
The RCC is arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones.
The RCC asserts power over ALL the inhabitants of Earth.
The RCC arose within a densely populated area with cultural diversity.
The RCC completely eradicated three other kingdoms when rising to power.
The RCC makes war with the Saints.
The RCC has a single man acting and speaking for the whole.
The pope exalts himself as high as Yahuwah.
The pope is identified with the number "666."
The RCC speaks pompous words and blasphemies.
The RCC has attempted to change Yahuwah's Calendar and Law.
The RCC ruled supreme for 1,260 years.
The RCC was stripped of authority by a civil power and taken into "captivity."
The RCC was mortally wounded (but will ultimately recover).
For a detailed explanation of the Catholic Church's perfect fulfillment of the above points, please refer to: Who is the Beast in the Book of Revelation?
What is the beast's "mark"?
We know with certainty that Rome is the "beast." So, rather than generalizing about what "the beast's mark" is, let's be specific and ask what "Rome's mark" is. To find the answer, we do not have to look far. The RCC, in her gross arrogance and Luciferian pride, unashamedly boasts that the "mark" of her authority is the exaltation of Sunday. This, she says, is proof that she is "above the Bible."
Sunday is our mark of authority . . . the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact. (Catholic Record of London, Ontario Sept 1, 1923).
What is often overlooked here is that it is not just a change of days that the RCC arrogantly boasts of, but a change of calendars. While many scholars, even within the RCC itself, are apparently ignorant of this fact, history bears it out with no uncertainty. We will expand more on this later.
The Catholic Church's boast that she has the power to change Heaven's Holy Days is the fruition of Satan's long cherished aim of receiving worship - by establishing when to worship.
"Congregation" in the above passage is translated from the Hebrew word, mo'ed, which "is used in a broad sense for all religious assemblies. It was closely associated with the tabernacle itself."1 Satan's goal from the beginning has been to establish when to worship, and by virtue of exercising that power, usurp the right to be worshiped. The Roman Catholic Church, as his earthly agent, has aided and abetted him every step of the way.
How sad it is to see so many professed Christians today indifferent to the testimony of Scripture and the climax of the ages that is unfolding before them. It is utterly heart-breaking to see so many of Yahuwah's professed people complacently seated upon the pews of tradition while His living word, covered with the dust of neglect, cries out for her children.
What is the antithesis of the beast's "mark"?
In Scripture, we find that not only does Rome have a "mark," but Heaven does also. Sometimes referred to as a "seal," Heaven's mark is the antithesis, or direct opposite, of Rome's mark.
It is utterly heart-breaking to see so many of Yahuwah's professed people complacently seated upon the pews of tradition while His living word, covered with the dust of neglect, cries out for her children.
Note: When speaking of Heaven's seal/mark here, we say "loving obedience" to the divine law because we cannot earn Heaven's favor by works or by outward ceremony. We all, without exception, are unworthy of the Father's favor and love. "Our righteousnesses are as filthy rags"3 in the sight of Heaven, and our only hope is Yahushua and His righteousness. Keeping the Father's commandments is the fruit of our salvation, not the root. All who are truly in a saving relationship with the Father, and who have a living connection to Him, will joyfully keep His commandments and will live up to all of the light available.4 It is here that Yahuwah's seal/mark is received, for it is our loving obedience that reveals His spirit working in us.
More than 2,500 years ago, the prophet Ezekiel penned a remarkably prophetic description of the calendrical dichotomy that we are today witnessing. His description could not be more accurate as, today, millions of professed Christians are standing with their backs to Yahuwah's law while exalting Rome's counterfeit solar calendar.
Naturally, when we understand the tremendous importance of Heaven's feast days (calculated by Heaven's calendar), we become increasingly distraught over those who knowingly or unknowingly disregard them in favor of the beast's days, e.g. Saturday/Sunday, Christmas, and Easter.
This genuine remorse is known to Father Yahuwah, as is every thought, emotion, motive, and intention of the heart. In loving condescension, He places His mark (or seal) upon all who sigh and cry over the abounding lawlessness and high-handed abominations.
The Mark: Literal or Figurative?
The hand is used throughout the Old Testament to denote one's actions or practices.
To bear something as a mark/sign upon the forehead is to believe or endorse it with the mental faculties. To bear something as a mark/sign upon the hand is to endorse or support it through action or practice.
Bear in mind that John was a student of Scripture. He was thoroughly familiar with the writings of Moses and the prophets. The imagery that he saw in his visions and the language that he employed when communicating them was not foreign to him. He would have understood everything in the context of the Old Testament Scriptures. And this is how he would have expected his readers to interpret everything that he penned.
What role does the modern weekly cycle play in all of this?
As mentioned earlier, the modern calendar is a fraud. The Gregorian calendar observed today the world over is the culmination of hundreds of years of deceit and compromise. It is not the calendar established at Creation and it is not the calendar that was observed by the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles.
Prior to the establishment of the Julian calendar, the calendar of the Roman Republic was an observational lunar calendar that employed an 8-day week.
45 B.C. - The Julian calendar was established. The Julian calendar discarded the lunar reckoning of the preceding calendar6, yet continued to utilize an 8-day week.
1st Century A.D. - The Julian calendar transitioned to a 7-day planetary week, beginning on Saturday and ending on Friday.
321-325 A.D. (Council of Nicaea) - Constantine formally established the 7-day planetary week, beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday.
1582 - Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar. When transitioning to the Gregorian calendar, 10 days (October 5-14) were removed to bring the calendar into alignment with the seasons. The 7-day planetary week that Constantine instituted at the Council of Nicaea was unaffected by the transition.
The Creator's Calendar is a luni-solar calendar, not a Roman solar calendar.
Those who defiantly persist in using the beast's calendar for establishing worship times will ultimately bear his mark (the "mark of the beast"), whereas those who joyfully obey the call to "come out of her" and choose instead to worship according to Heaven's calendar will ultimately receive the seal of Yahuwah.
The erroneous belief in a continuous weekly cycle is a Trojan horse in the minds of the masses; it is this belief that will enable the mark of the beast to be readily accepted without detection or protest, even by many who profess a zeal for Yah's Sabbaths and feast days - because they obstinately cling to the simplicity of a Saturday vs. Sunday paradigm.
Let every man and woman study to show themselves approved. In the light of Scripture's testimony and the abundance of historical evidence, there is no excuse for anyone insisting that the modern 7-day planetary week is part of an unbroken cycle stretching back to Creation week. It just isn't so. It is assumption and tradition alone that prop up this fallacious doctrine. Please do not take WLC's word for any of this. Prayerfully research this for yourself. Truth is never afraid of the fullest investigation.
Let every man and woman study to show themselves approved. In the light of Scripture's testimony and the abundance of historical evidence, there is no excuse for anyone insisting that the modern 7-day planetary week is part of an unbroken cycle stretching back to Creation week.
Time is short, dear friends. The world is coming unglued at the seams. We are fast approaching the climax of the ages and soon every person on Earth (including YOU) will have made their irreversible decision to either accept the Father's invitation to live forever or reject it. In the end, every person alive will either bear Yahuwah's seal or Rome's mark (the "mark of the beast"). Now is not the time to be lackadaisical about the doctrines we hold, including the calendar we adhere to and the feast days we observe. The choices we make today will decide our tomorrow, and ultimately our eternity.
The modern 7-day week is not part of an unbroken cycle that stretches back to Creation.
Saturday is not the Biblical seventh-day Sabbath.
None of Heaven's feast days can be found on the Roman/beast calendar.
The modern calendar is a Rome-birthed deception.
The Biblical weekly cycle restarts with each New Moon.
New Moon Day is day one of the lunar month and is followed by six work days and then a seventh-day Sabbath. Six more work days follow and then another seventh-day Sabbath. This pattern repeats for a total of four weeks in each Biblical lunar month.
The seventh-day Sabbath always falls on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th day of the lunar month.
The Biblical seventh-day Sabbath and the annual feast days can only be found on Heaven's calendar.
Will you continue to bow in allegiance to the beast's calendar? Will you accept his mark without protest or concern? Or will you, like a faithful Berean, search these claims out to see if they be so?
Eternity is within reach. Choose this day Whom/whom you will serve. Do not be hardened through the deceitfulness of assumption and tradition, but seek truth will all of your heart.
All Scripture quotations are taken from the KJV or the NKJV, unless otherwise noted. The proper Names of the Father and Son have been restored in the quoted texts.
1 "Lexical Aids to the Old Testament," Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible, p. 1626.
4 Many of the faithful followers of Yahuwah that have gone before us did not have the light that we have today. They were faithful to all that they had, and now it is our responsibility to embrace all that Yahuwah reveals to our generation.
5 Harris, R. Laird., Archer, Gleason L., Waltke, Bruce K., Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, Moody Publishers, 1980, Entry 804a, p. 348, emphasis supplied.


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Q: In a similar triangle, if the property is SAS the the other two property automatically becomes true? As we know that for any two triangles to be similar, they need to have any one of the property.

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*If the triangle holds the property AAA then does it mean that  SAS and SSS will also be true automatically?

*If the triangle holds the property SAS then does it mean that  AAA and SSS will also be true automatically?

*If the triangle holds the property SSS then does it mean that  AAA and SAS will also be true automatically?

A: 1 No, it's easy to think up a triangle pair which share all angles but are different sizes, so they will not be congruent, and then won't satisfy the other two.
2 Yes: think about what the law of cosines says about the third side, and you'll see the triangles are congruent, even.
3 Yes: the two triangles are congruent, hence similar.

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Six new families established on Adoption Day
Trace Christenson
Battle Creek Enquirer
Myah Parker left the courtroom with new parents, but she was more interested in a balloon and a candy sucker.
The 18-month-old Battle Creek girl was one of six young people who were adopted Tuesday in public ceremonies in the Calhoun County Courthouse as part of Michigan Adoption Day.
Across Michigan, 100 adoptions were completed in 29 counties as part of the annual effort to highlight the importance of adoptions and focus on the needs of children in foster care.
More than 2,000 adoptions have been completed this year in the state and at the end of September 12,666 children were in foster care. The state has licensed 6,079 foster care homes this year.
For Myah it was a day to officially belong to her forever family with her brother, Mar'rion, 6, and new parents Carroll and Rhonda Parker. The Parkers daughter lost custody of Myah and earlier, Mar'rion and the Parkers changed their retirement plans and became parents.
"They were taken away (from my daughter)," Rhonda Parker said, "and we decided we would adopt them and keep them in our family. It really wasn't a choice because they are our grandkids."
Mar'rion has been part of the family since he was 2 months old and Myah came to live there 14 months ago.
"It's bittersweet for us," Rhonda Parker said. "It's our daughter that couldn't take care of her children and that is hard on us and hard on her today, but we know they will be with us forever and not with anyone else and we love them and we will do the best we can."
"This little boy is the son I never had," Carroll Parker, a retired truck driver said as he held Myah, "and I love him dearly. He said he has the best mother and dad ever and you can't get better than that."
He said it was important to keep the brother and sister together "and he is a good big brother and very protective of her."
Tuesday's adoptions were of children ranging in age from Myah Parker, 18 months, to Antonio Smith, who will be 17 on Dec. 6. Antonio was adopted by Charlotte Seaberry of Battle Creek.
Antonio told Chief Judge Michael Jaconette, who presided, that adoption meant "staying with her the rest of my life." He described their home as "organized and fun. A fun house to be in."
Kelsia White, 14, was adopted by her grandparents, William and Earlean Whitehead of Battle Creek.
"These are my grandparents," the Battle Creek Central ninth-grader said, "and I always wanted to live with my real family."
Other families were from Athens, Colon and Bellevue.
Jaconette told the crowd in the fourth-floor courtroom, "I owe my existence to adoption" because his grandfather was adopted. He said his niece and nephew are adopted and "and they are just like the rest of us. They are Jaconettes and not adopted Jaconettes."
The mother of three adopted children, Ashley Johnson, spoke to the group about the process of adoption: "Today marks the end of a long journey and tomorrow is the beginning of an amazing adventure. Live each day and love each day."
She told the story of when one of her children was asked by another child if they missed their real mom.
"She is our real mom, so what is there to miss?" the child replied.
Contact Trace Christenson at 269-966-0685 or tchrist@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TSChristenson


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New Study: Antidepressants Help Patients with Fibromyalgia
Research confirms earlier studies, but experts warn that depression is not the cause of this mysterious disease
By Coco Ballantyne on January 13, 2009
Drugs traditionally used to treat depression are also effective in easing widespread pain, sleep disturbances and dismal moods associated with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), according to a large-scale analysis published today in JAMA The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study confirms earlier research about the meds' effect on symptoms associated with this mysterious disease.
Fibromyalgia, an often overlooked disorder believed to cause widespread muscle pain, sleep disturbances, depression and fatigue, affects up to 12 million people (4 percent of the U.S. population), nearly 11 million of them women. The degree of debilitation caused by the disease ranges "from very little to total," says Roland Staud, a professor of medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, adding that he has known some patients who have been bedridden for as long as a year because of symptoms, which typically appear between ages 40 and 60 and may last for the remainder of sufferers' lives.
Researchers do not know the cause of FMS and there is currently no cure. But psychiatrist Leslie Arnold, director of the Women's Health Research Program at the University of Cinncinnati's College of Medicine, says that both genetics and stress appear to play a role. Only two drugs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat fibromyalgia—Cymbalta made by Eli Lilly (one of the antidepressants reviewed in this study) and Pfizer's Lyrica, an Rx to control seizures and pain.
There is no definitive test for fibromyalgia, which doctors typically diagnose based on symptoms, including chronic widespread pain.
German researchers reviewed findings from 18 clinical trials (involving a total of 1,427 people in North America, South America and Europe) on the effect of antidepressants in relieving symptoms of fibromyalgia. Trial participants were given a drug from one of four classes of antidepressant drugs—tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants (TCA's), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI's), and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRI's).
"All classes of antidepressants had substantial effects on pain [but] we found differences between the classes of antidepressants on other key symptoms of FMS such as sleep disturbances, fatigue and depressed mood," says lead study author Winfried Häuser, an internist at Klinikum Saarbrücken, a hospital in Germany.
For example, SSRI's (such as Prozac) significantly reduced pain and lightened depression, but did not relieve fatigue or sleep disturbances, whereas SNRI's (such as Cymbalta) helped with pain, sleep disturbances and the blues, although they did not perk up the weary. TCA's (such as Vanatrip) helped alleviate pain, fatigue and sleep disturbances, but MAOI's (such as Manerix) only seemed to help with pain.
"This is a major advance," says Arnold. "We are trying to identify new treatments for fibromyalgia and raise awareness for this disease."
Rheumatologist Philip Mease, director of the rheumatology research division at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, is concerned that people will interpret these findings to support a common misconception that fibromyalgia is an offshoot of depression, and that treating that condition will make it go away.
"I am a crusader against the term 'antidepressant' because they [the drugs investigated in this study] are not used as antidepressants in this context," but rather to dull pain, Mease says.
Dan Clauw, an anesthesiologist at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, agrees. "The strong implication to the reader is that these people [in the study] are getting better because they are depressed," and being treated for that condition, he says. "There is pretty overwhelming evidence that these [drugs] are not [only] working as antidepressants [but as pain killers, as well]."
Coco Ballantyne
News Scan Briefs: Hand Transplant Recipients Switch Handedness
Veterinarians Unleash Probiotics to Ease Doggie Discomfort
What is Morgellons Disease? Is it a physical or psychological condition?
The Science of Pain
December 3, 2008 — Steve Mirsky
Can nurture save you from your own genes? Genes, environment and depression
October 8, 2007 — David Dobbs
Pro-Drug Gets Attention
Multiple Studies Confirm Importance of Good Sleep


The final module of my Fall 2017 course, Games Design as Cultural Practice, asked students to design a game that responded to, attempted to solve, or otherwise explored a contemporary problem plaguing the world on a national or global scale. Inspiration games for this module included Papers Please (a game about the paperwork and bureaucracy involved in crossing / "protecting" borders), Superbug (a game about controlling the spread of bacteria by distributing and researching antibiotics), and Fate of the World (a game about saving the world from climate and related disaster). Seeking to improve on the design, mechanics, and logic of Superbug, one student, Kartik Kini, designed Containment, a game now available on Steam and supported by Kartik's indie game development company, Finite Reflections.
In addition to teaching the technical communication components of the Junior Design Software Development course at Georgia Tech, during the 2016-2017 academic year, I led two student teams in the production of an Android app, The Atlanta Street Art Project. The app crowdsources instances of street art throughout Atlanta, with the goal of both cataloguing this practice, and generating maps and tours of this vibrant culture. One of these applications has reached completion, and is downloadable via the Google Play store.


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Highways and Neighbourhoods
Regeneration and Highways & Neighbourhoods Cabinet Members – Minutes – 6 December 2013
In accordance with the Executive Procedure Rules of the council's Constitution, the Leader of the Council was authorised to take the following decision on behalf of the Highways & Neighbourhoods Cabinet Member in his absence.
2 (2) FREE PARKING –SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER – The Director of Places submitted a report which sought approval to suspend normal car parking charges in all council operated pay & display car parks on 14 December 2013.
The Cabinet Members were asked to consider taking an urgent decision on this matter to allow for the necessary publicity of the free parking offer in advance of 14 December.
The Cabinet Members had already approved a suspension of car parking charges on 'Small Business Saturday', 7 December 2013, in common with many other councils. North Lincolnshire Council was at the forefront of providing free parking and it was considered that there was an opportunity to attract more shoppers to the town centres by extending this initiative further.
Resolved – (a) That the suspension of normal car parking charges on 14 December 2013 be approved, and (b) that all council operated pay and display car parks provide free parking on that day.
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Familiar with SCAA Cupping? Our coffee app is similar but different.
Many roasters and importers have their own methods of rating coffee, but the most well known method is the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) Cupping Protocol. When we originally designed the coffee app, we planned to use the SCAA method. However, we realized that while it's an excellent tool for professionals, it's not a perfect fit for normal coffee drinkers.
One key problem is that it was designed to be used at origin, where graders are concerned about avoiding defects as much as they are concerned about finding flavorful and interesting coffee.	By the time coffee gets to a customer, the defective coffee lots have been weeded out (aka sold to commercial roasters for use in blends). So we made three key changes.
The SCAA cupping form asks directly for a 'fragrance' and 'flavor' score. It also has a place to record 'dry' and 'break' aroma. Instead of asking for a direct score, we ask users to record the specific aromas and flavors they identify, and award the coffee points for each one.
We do this to avoid a simple amazon.com style 5-star rating system AND to prevent people from recording scores based on their own personal preference. If a consumer has been trained to like french roast, it's really easy for them to give a dark roast an 8 and a light roast a 4, without really thinking about the quality of the beans. Asking for them to pick up on specific flavors and aromas limits how much people can score on roast preference and forces people to think more about the beans.
SCAA Cupping has 'uniformity' as a criteria, we pulled that out completely because a) third-wave roasters aren't shipping defective beans, and b) most people aren't preparing two cups of the same coffee to cup. It simply isn't useful for 99.9% of customers.
We've also effectively replaced 'clean cup' with bitterness. Bitterness is not the same, but it's more relatable and we think it does a better job.
And finally, we expanded the scoring range. SCAA Cupping scores are measured on a 6-10 scale, effectively meaning you start off with 60 points. We award points on a sliding 0-10 scale. For example, a coffee will receive 7 points for a 5 on body quality. The net effect is a wider range of scores for good coffees. 80 doesn't equate to "specialty".
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Have been taking something like a break in the past month, something about high summer that makes it a good time for reflection and taking stock. Maybe it's those lazy days or maybe it's the crazy amount of social activity that seems to come with the heat and daylight. Had a weekend in Lincoln at the end of July for a wedding. The nuptials themselves were in Lincoln Cathedral itself, an awesome venue, the bride was gorgeous. Also got to see the Magna Carta across the square in the castle.
I've since been thinking a lot about those whorls and the hands that twirled them. Every item of textiles would have been produced by thread or yarn from a spindle. An activity that would have been so common a site as to become invisible. But only by women (?). And specifically unmarried ones, because clearly these ones had 'free' time what with no husband/children/house to attend to. Hence the term 'spinster'.
This month's Guild meeting included a show me yours and I'll show you mine spindle extravaganza, I think between us we managed at least 30 different spindles, which included many examples of the bog standard toy wheel/wooden disc/fimo disc/pretty bead on a shaft weighted drop variety and one or two CD DIY versions.
Our most enthusiastic spindler also bought along her major collection which included a 'neolithic' whorl, a Turkish spindle with its distinctive removable double crossed struts and also interestingly a Balkan spindle.
Hmmm, I suspect I haven't finished with emerging theme of the history of spinning, the role of women in society and the ongoing dismissing of the 'mundane' female dominated activities in historical interpretation from a feminist perspective. Or something along those lines anyway.
These spindles are centre weighted, like medieval spindles. I haven't spun with a bulgarian spindle but I spin almost exclusivley with a medieval one and I find the spin much faster than my modern spindles and when using a distaff correcty there is no need to stop drafting to turn the spindle as one tends to do with drop spindle spinning.


Experts predict England's total this year will exceed the 1,920 cases confirmed in 2012 unless action is taken.
carried out by GPs, schools and community programmes until September.
Around one third of a million ten to 16-year-olds who are not already vaccinated will be the 'first priority'.
protection, along with a similar number above and below this age range.
rates were historically lower than in the North.


LUCKNOW: Piqued over apathy by police and Hardoi administration in a land property case, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable sought active euthanasia from the President of India.
Balram Verma (40) is a constable in CRPF and attached to CRPF DG office in New Delhi. He is a native of Katiyamaan village in Kacchauna police station area.
Verma in a letter to President has alleged that a former Additional District Magistrate Shripal had usurped a part of his land in the same village but the police and the Lekhpal were not helping him rather harrasing his family members. He told that he would seek an active euthanasia for his family if he does not get back his land by March 31.
Balram wept talking to TOI. He told that sub inspector Mahendra Singh of the local police station was harrasing him and has also lodged fake case of trespassing against him.
Verma also said that the local administration is acting on the behest of the retired bureaucrat. "My brother Balkishore has also been booked by police on fake charges," he alleged.
However, District Magistrate Hardoi, Pulkit Khare told TOI that after the letter of Verma seeking euthanasia reached to us he got to know about the case and directed Sub divisional magistrate Sandila to prove Verma's case.
Preliminary enquiry has revealed that a piece of land was purchased by Verma in 2016 belonging to illiterate villagers and later on that land he started a Dhaba and also rented a part of it for a shop.
In 2017, Shripal also purchased a land there and started a construction which came in front of Verma's Dhaba and became a bone of contention between the two, added Khare.
Later, the local police was roped in by Verma but because complete documents were with Shripal no action could be taken, added Khare.
"Documents of lands belonging to both parties are being checked again and justice to Verma will done. A middle path will be sought ," said the DM.
He also said that after the enquiry was given to SDM, Verma has also withdrawn his demand of euthanasia.


An adventurous band of misfits must save the universe after discovering a dangerous artifact that leads to the ultimate weapon. Based on the Marvel comic book and feature film.
Great care should be taken when attempting to identify season 2 episodes by number alone, as some sources treat "Stayin' Alive" as the second episode of the season, with the first being a compilation of the 5 shorts starting with "Pick Up the Pieces".


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U.S. Begins Formal Withdrawal From Paris Climate Accord. Here's What You Need to Know
The Trump administration officially announced it is withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change. The removal will fully take effect on Nov. 4, 2020.
President Donald Trump has long said he would pull the U.S. out of the deal, which he argued hurts the country's competitiveness.
Critics have argued that the move will hurt the overall effectiveness of the deal because other countries will see the U.S., formerly a global climate leader, backing out of its commitments.
Trump Administration Announces Official Withdrawal
The Trump administration announced Monday that it has officially started the process of fully withdrawing the United States from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change.
The international accord, first announced in 2015, was eventually signed by 195 countries that pledged to mitigate climate change and cut their greenhouse gas emissions, among other things.
The U.S. signed on in 2016 under the Obama administration. It was also considered a key leader in crafting the agreement and getting others to sign on. But President Donald Trump has long been critical of the Paris Agreement, arguing that it hurts U.S. competitiveness and the economy.
In June 2017, Trump officially announced that he was going to take the U.S. out of the agreement. However, the U.S. did not immediately leave the accord following that announcement.
That was because all signatories had agreed to rules set by the UN that said no country could leave for three years after signing. If a signatory country did decide to leave the agreement, they would then be subject to a one-year waiting period before the withdrawal took effect.
The Paris Agreement officially went into force on Nov. 4, 2016, and so on November 4, 2019— exactly three years to the day after the agreement was finalized— the Trump administration began to formally pull the U.S. out of the deal.
The move was announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Twitter.
"Today we begin the formal process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement," Pompeo wrote. "The U.S. is proud of our record as a world leader in reducing all emissions, fostering resilience, growing our economy, and ensuring energy for our citizens. Ours is a realistic and pragmatic model."
Today we begin the formal process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. The U.S. is proud of our record as a world leader in reducing all emissions, fostering resilience, growing our economy, and ensuring energy for our citizens. Ours is a realistic and pragmatic model.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 4, 2019
Now the U.S. has one year before it is fully out of the climate agreement, which somewhat coincidentally puts the day that the U.S. would entirely be withdrawn from the agreement one day after the 2020 election.
Most of the Democratic presidential candidates have said if elected they would reenter the deal, but even if Trump were to lose to the election, he would still not leave office until January 2021.
Unless Trump has a sudden change of heart, it seems like the U.S. is set to leave the Paris Agreement on climate change, making it the first and only country to do so.
With the U.S. officially taking the leap to leave the Paris Agreement, many are wondering what this means moving forward for both the accord and the climate crisis as a whole.
General Impact on Climate Change
The most top-level implication of the U.S. withdrawing from the agreement is the potential impact on climate change and global climate change policies.
One of the main overarching goals of the Paris agreement was to keep global warming "well below" a rise of two degrees Celsius, with the general aim of not letting it go above 1.5 degrees Celsius if possible.
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) backed by an overwhelming scientific consensus has said that in order to reach that ambitious goal, we as a global community need to slash carbon emissions in half by 2030, and net-zero in 2050.
If we fail to do so, scientists and experts have warned that we could face irreversible impacts of climate change. So when signing the Paris Agreement, each country set its own goals to reduce emissions.
Many wealthier and more developed countries, which at the time included the U.S., also agreed to help poorer and developing countries cope with the effects of climate change.
Critics of Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the agreement have said that this is a massive step backward in the fight against climate change, especially because the U.S. is the second-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world after China.
Effectiveness of Deal Without U.S.
Which brings us to the second implication: the impact of the U.S. withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on the effectiveness of the deal itself.
As noted before, the U.S. led by the Obama administration was central in crafting this deal in the first place. Now, the other signatory countries have to make the agreement work without the U.S.
Specifically, that means other major polluters like China and India have to step up and fill the vacuum left by the U.S. In 2017, the U.S., China, and India accounted for almost 50% of total global emissions.
As the number one polluter, China has made big promises to cut their emissions, but they have done little to deliver on those promises.
India, which has many of the most polluted cities in the world, is currently dealing with a massive, growing pollution crisis, which indicates it also has a long way to go.
However, the biggest difference between the U.S. and the other two nations is that under UN rules, China and India are still considered developing countries, and thus are not obligated to curb emissions.
In fact, under the Paris Agreement, China actually said it would peak emissions in 2030, while the U.S. had said it would cut them drastically.
But as many have pointed out, both India and China still agreed to cut emissions as part of the deal largely because of the actions the U.S. was taking and the commitments it had made.
With the U.S. no longer in the agreement, some have argued that China and India will now be even less likely to reduce their emissions.
Here's the thing with the Paris Agreement: none of the commitments countries make are binding.
In this way, the accord is a double-edged sword. It is beneficial because it got countries that would otherwise not agree to be held to legally-binding commitments to sign on, but it also means none of the countries are held to their commitments.
So if a big power-player and climate change leader like the U.S. reneges on its commitments, it could signal to other countries that they can do the same.
Another major effect of the U.S. pulling out of the deal is the economic impact.
In addition to the scientific warnings about rising sea levels, extreme weather, and the disastrous effects climate change will have on agriculture and wildlife, many have also said that withdrawing from the agreement is a bad economic decision.
This is largely because the Trump administration has not wanted to invest in clean energy and renewable technologies that are becoming a huge market.
As Andrew Steer, the president of the World Resources Institute, said in a statement, Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement "fails people in the United States, who will lose out on clean energy jobs, as other nations grab the competitive and technological advantages that the low-carbon future offers."
However, long before Monday's announcement, Trump and his administration have acted like the U.S.'s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is a foregone conclusion.
The administration has pushed ahead with plans and actions that entirely go against the country's pledge under the agreement to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a quarter of 2005 levels by 2025.
Among other things, the Trump administration has continually rolled back Obama-era environmental rules that attempted to reduce carbon emissions, such as regulations on coal-fired power plants and other regulations aimed at increasing fuel efficiency standards.
Already, this has made an impact on the U.S.'s carbon output.
In 2018, U.S. carbon emissions increased significantly. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler specifically said that the rise was caused by "an uptick in manufacturing and industrial output."
Trump for his part has made it abundantly clear that he views increasing fossil fuel and coal production as a more important priority than addressing climate change, even if those plans go against the findings of the administration's own scientists.
Trump's argument here is that fossil fuel and coal production are better for the U.S. economy, and that is more important than addressing the impending climate crisis.
"I feel that the United States has tremendous wealth. The wealth is under its feet. I've made that wealth come alive," the president said speaking in France this summer. "I'm not going to lose that wealth — I'm not going to lose it on dreams, on windmills."
But many economists and other experts have said that putting resources toward the clean and renewable energy sector would actually be a huge investment in the future of the economy.
As David Roberts of Vox explains: "Many climate policies pay off in the near term in jobs, economic growth, or reductions in local air and water pollutants, even putting aside their climate-specific benefits. In short, many carbon-reducing policies are things it makes sense for countries to do anyway, for reasons beyond saving the world from climate change."
Counter-Efforts in the U.S.
Even if the U.S. federal government fully withdraws from the deal, there are still efforts to keep the goals the U.S. originally committed to in the Paris Agreement intact.
As the Los Angeles Times reported, over 400 city leaders have joined the Climate Mayors association while 17 states and territories have joined the U.S. Climate Alliance— both of which are organizations that have promised to continue working towards the U.S.'s climate pledge under the Paris Agreement.
Additionally, 2,200 businesses and investors, 350 universities, 200 faith groups, and many more local and tribal governments have also signed onto the "We're Still In" declaration, which also supports the goals of the accord.
According to the Times, all combined, these groups "account for nearly 60% of the U.S. economy, half the country's population, and 37% of its greenhouse gas emissions."
Others have also noted that there is significant public support to address climate change.
According to a poll conducted by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation in September, two-thirds of Americans say Trump is not doing enough to deal with climate change
The poll also found that about eight in 10 Americans "say that human activity is fueling climate change, and roughly half believe action is urgently needed within the next decade if humanity is to avert its worst effects."
See what others are saying: (The New York Times) (Forbes) (Mother Jones)
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The fury comes after Xbox announced it was slightly altering existing consoles to better utilize and save energy.
Same War, New Battlefield
Mere days after M&M canceled their "spokescandies" due to backlash from the right, led largely by Fox News' Tucker Carlson, conservatives have found a new front for their ongoing culture war: Xbox.
Carlson spent months complaining that small character redesigns were "woke" because they made the animated anthropomorphized M&M's — in his own words — "less sexy." His campaign finally proved successful on Monday when the company announced it would be doing away with the spokescandies and replacing them with actress Maya Rudolph.
A message from M&M'S. pic.twitter.com/EMucEBTd9o
— M&M'S (@mmschocolate) January 23, 2023
Conservatives, now facing a sudden dearth of non-issues to complain about, quickly found a new issue to rage against. Xbox announced in a blog post earlier this month that it is making minor updates to lower its environmental impact as part of an effort to reach Microsoft's goal of being carbon-negative by 2030.
Now, instead of having an Xbox wake up to update games, apps, and software during random times of the night, it will do that at a time of night when a user's local energy grid is generating the most power it can from renewable sources.
Xbox also said it would automatically update some older consoles to a power-saving mode that aims to reduce electricity consumption when it is turned off — a feature that is already the default on newer consoles.
According to The Verge, the only difference for users is that an Xbox in power-saving mode takes around 15 seconds to boot up instead of doing so immediately as the console does in "sleep" mode. The change is a small price to pay for what the outlet described as "significant" energy savings.
Xbox Under Fire
To many leading conservative voices, the minimal shifts were just another example of "woke" culture.
While discussing M&M's spokescandies Tuesday morning, "Fox and Friends" co-host Ainsley Earhardt brought up Xbox's new changes with Fox radio host Jimmy Failla.
"So Xbox has also announced that they're going woke too, you know, because of climate change," Earhardt said.
"I mean, it's crazy what they're doing, but we understand what this is. It's not that it's actually going to offset emissions, okay — the level of reduction is infinitesimal," Failla claimed, without evidence. "But they're trying to recruit your kids into climate politics at an earlier age; make them climate conscious now."
"Yeah, I didn't think of that — you're right, they're going after the children," Earhardt agreed, despite the fact that internal data from Microsoft shows just around 10% of Xbox owners are under the age of 18.
Other prominent conservatives also did their part to bait Americans into anger on social media, including America's Foundation, which posted a tweet stating that "the woke brigade is after video games."
Lol now the woke brigade is after video games all in the name of climate change.
Xbox will force gamers to power down to fight climate change, touting the first 'carbon aware console' https://t.co/wIwbCTh2Zy
— YAF (@yaf) January 24, 2023
The post linked an article from the right-wing website TheBlaze, which asserted that "Xbox will force gamers to power down to fight climate change." That, however, is false — Xbox has said users can switch back and change the settings any time they want
Still, top lawmakers continued to share the article and spread its false claims, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.).
"First gas stoves, then your coffee, now they're gunning for your Xbox," he wrote in the post, which was flagged by Twitter and given an "added context" warning.
First gas stoves, then your coffee, now they're gunning for your Xbox. https://t.co/MpaH2ntWAz
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 23, 2023
The same warning, however, was not placed in a very similar post by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Tx.), who also shared the article.
"They want to take your guns. They want to take your gas stoves. And now they want to take your Xbox. What's next?" he wrote.
https://t.co/fG89KrqAMN
— Congressman Troy Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) January 23, 2023
See what others are saying: (The Washington Post) (The Daily Beast) (VICE)
Star Pralle
Allegations include staff kicking a fourth-grader and dragging a child with autism around by his leg.
Abuse Allegations
Washington State's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has launched an investigation into a system of private schools for kids with disabilities after ProPublica and the Seattle Times reported on allegations of abuse.
The series of articles focused on Northwest School of Innovative Learning (NWSOIL). NWSOIL is a set of private schools that serve 500 Washington public school students with serious disabilities. ProPublica and the Seattle Times found years of complaints from parents and school districts against NWSOIL alleging abuse, overuse of isolation rooms, and unqualified aides teaching instead of certified professionals.
One district claimed NWSOIL staff kicked a fourth-grader. Another alleged that a child with autism was dragged around by his thigh.
Many former NWSOIL employees also claim that they were pressured by their parent company to to enroll more students and skimp on basic resources, like staffing.
Investigation Launched
In a seven-page letter, OSPI reminded NWSOIL of its authority to revoke or suspend a school's approval, meaning that it could shut NWSOIL down.
"Given the serious nature of the allegations made in the articles, OSPI is examining what, if any, actions need to be taken with respect to Northwest SOIL's approval to contract with Washington school districts," Tania May, assistant superintendent for special education at OSPI, wrote in the letter.
OSPI has demanded any records of mistreatment, maltreatment, abuse, or neglect as well as documents pertaining to restraint or isolation of students and calls to the police. They are also seeking information about the student-to-teacher ratio and staff qualifications.
In the letter, OSPI claims that all of this was previously unknown to them as well as to police, Child Protective Services, and local school districts. They are asking NWSOIL for an explanation as to why the allegations were not reported.
NWSOIL defended itself in a public statement.
"Use of restraints and seclusion are always used as a last response when a student is at imminent risk of hurting themselves or others," it said. "We strongly deny any allegation that we understaff and/or pressure staff to increase admissions in order to maximize profits."
Washington state representatives are considering a reform bill that will give them more oversight on the publicly funded system of private special education schools.
In this legislation, OSPI and at least one district that sends students to this program would be required to visit before approving the contract. It would also standardize district agreements with programs like NWSOIL, including financial safeguards to make sure funds are being used appropriately.
See the full series: (ProPublica) (The Seattle Times)
Just since Saturday, at least 19 people have been killed and 17 have been injured in mass shootings in California.
California Sees Third Attack in Under a Week
Two California localities experienced separate mass shootings Monday, just days after an attacker killed 11 and injured nine others in a suburb of Los Angeles.
The first of the most recent shootings took place in Half Moon Bay, a small coastal town about 30 miles outside of San Francisco, where a gunman killed seven and critically injured an eighth at two different locations.
According to authorities, police were dispatched to the first location around 2:20 pm and found four people shot to death and a fifth victim also suffering gunshot wounds. Shortly after, three more people were found dead at another site nearby.
About two hours later, police discovered the suspect in his car in the parking lot of a San Mateo County Sheriff's Office substation with a semiautomatic handgun in the vehicle that officials later confirmed he had purchased legally.
Sheriff Christina Corpus said the man was taken into custody "without incident" and is "fully cooperating." He has been identified as a 66-year-old Half Moon Bay resident of Asian descent.
Currently, the gunman's motive is unknown, but the Sheriff told reporters Monday that both of the locations he targeted were nurseries, and it has since been reported that they were mushroom farms.
"All evidence we have points to this being an instance of workplace violence. The Mountain Mushroom Farm, the first location, is where the subject was employed," Corpus said in a press conference Tuesday, though she added that, so far, the "only known connection between the victims and the suspect is that they may have been coworkers."
As of writing, it remains unclear why he targeted the second location. A mushroom farm called Concord Farms has told reporters that it was the site of the second shooting — which a law enforcement official confirmed to The Washington Post.
In a statement to the media, a spokesperson said the farm had "no past knowledge" of the alleged gunman or his possible motives. Little has been released about the victims, though Corpus said Tuesday they were all adults and a "mixture of Asian and Hispanic descent," some of whom were migrants.
Authorities had previously stated that, because people both live and work on the farms, children were among those who witnessed the shooting. However, on Tuesday, one official walked that back and said while children were indeed in the vicinity, police do not have information about specific witnesses.
Just hours after the violence in Half Moon Bay, seven people were injured, and one other was killed during a shooting at a gas station in Oakland. Very little has been reported about the incident, but police have said that the shooting was "between several individuals."
Renewed Calls for Gun Control
Californians continue to reel from the rapid succession of mass shootings in a state known for its strict gun control laws.
According to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates against gun violence, the state ranks No. 1 in the country for gun law strength. An analysis led by the organization found that California has the sixth-lowest rate of gun ownership and the eighth-lowest gun death rate.
Many of California's top lawmakers have argued that the state's relatively low gun violence statistics emphasize the need for more federal regulations.
"The Second Amendment's becoming a suicide pact," Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) told CBS News in an interview.
"We'll continue to find whatever loopholes we can and continue to lead the national conversation on gun safety reform. And the data bares out. It works. It saves lives," he continued. "California's 37% lower than the death rate of the rest of the nation, and yet, with all that evidence, no one on the other side seems to give a damn. I can't get anything done in Congress."
Following the Monterey Park shooting, U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Ca.), alongside other Democratic colleagues, introduced two gun control bills in the upper chamber. The first would ban assault weapons, while the second aims to raise the minimum age to purchase assault weapons from 18 to 21.
President Joe Biden quickly threw his support behind the measures, urging Congress to pass them.
"The majority of the American people agree with this commonsense action," he said in a statement Monday. "There can be no greater responsibility than to do all we can to ensure the safety of our children, our communities and our nation."
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I've been going to festivals, concerts and gigs since a teen and it has always been a passion of mine. Many of the photos in this gallery were shot as part of a music journalism hobby which spanned almost 15 years. I've photographed everyone from Kanye West to Robert Plant. Live music photography presents it's own set of challenges and often means working in a difficult space, with ever-changing lighting and for a very short period of time (first three songs) but I love it all the same.


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Q: Javascript: Default prototype fields showing undefined for object created using null constructor I am noticing some behaviour in the code below that I can't explain.  I'm hoping that someone can enlighten me about why this is happening.
The code example below is available on JSFiddle as well if that's easier to read.
https://jsfiddle.net/0b5rh4cg/
Code:
function Book() {

};

function Book (title, author) {
    this.title = title;
  this.author = author;
};

Book.prototype = {
    title: "",
  ISBN: "isbn",
  length: 100,
  genre: "genre",
  covering: "covering",
  author: "author",
  currentPage: 0,

  toString: function toString() {
    console.log("toString Function");
    console.log('Title: ' + this.title + '\n' +
                            'ISBN: ' + this.ISBN + '\n' +
                            'length: ' + this.length + '\n' +
                'genre: ' + this.genre + '\n' +
                'covering: ' + this.covering + '\n' +
                'author: ' + this.author + '\n' +
                'currentPage: ' + this.currentPage + '\n');
  }
};

var book1 = new Book();
book1.toString();

var book2 = new Book("First edition", "Random");
book2.toString();

Output of book1.toString()
toString Function
Title: undefined
ISBN: isbn
length: 100
genre: genre
covering: covering
author: undefined
currentPage: 0
Output of book2.toString()
toString Function
Title: First edition
ISBN: isbn
length: 100
genre: genre
covering: covering
author: Random
currentPage: 0
My confusion surrounds the author and title fields.  In the null constructor, these fields default to "undefined" instead of the ones set out in the prototype for the Book class.
Thanks to anyone who helps with this.
Cheers, Cam.

A: JavaScript is not like Java (or other programming languages) where you can have methods with the same name or multiple constructors if they have different number or type of parameters. In this case, you've replaced Book() with Book(title, author)
To achieve what you want, you can do something like this:
function Book (title, author) {
    this.title = title||"";
    this.author = author||"";
};

In this case, title and author will default to an empty String.
Or something like this:
function Book (title, author) {
    this.title = title && author ? title : "";
    this.author = title && author ? author : "";
};

A: Properties you define in function constructor will always override the ones defined on the prototype.
Whe the JavaScript engine is providing a prototype value it will first look it up (hasOwnProperty) on the instance, than on it's prototype chain.
Because you implicitly declared title and author in the function constructor, the new operator crated the object with these two properties on it's instance space so the object looks like this:
Books {
   title:undefined,
   auto:undefined,
   proto:{
       title: "",
       ISBN: "isbn",
       length: 100,
       genre: "genre",
       covering: "covering",
       author: "author",
       currentPage: 0,
       proto: Object
   }
}
So when the property is first ask the JavaScript engine will return the ones on the instance that were initialized as undefined, because no arguments where passed when created with new.

A: In your initial Book function
function Book (title, author) {
  this.title = title;
  this.author = author;
};

you are passing in nothing, so the parameter enters the function with a value of undefined. Since you are declaring both title and author you are still assigning a value to both of them, which in this case is undefined.
The first lookup on the Book object hits your declared properties which both have a value, so you get the returned values of undefined. Since there is a value for both of these properties of Book the lookup stops and does not propagate up the prototype chain as you are most likely expecting.
If you would like to set default values when you are not passing in parameters to the called function, then just add this to your function.
function Book (title, author) {
  this.title = title || "";
  this.author = author || "author";
}


Theatre for Community Change grew out of a partnership between Ignite Applied Theatre and Your Authentic Self Work…carrying a shared vision for creating inclusive, open spaces in community…for engaging, learning and communicating across our differences. This first collaboration with Welcoming Gainesville & Alachua County is a deeply personal exploration of immigrant justice and the narratives that can help us all to see, hear and feel the truth of universal human experience…helping us to understand the members of our diverse community beyond the otherizing and cultural rhetoric. Join us for No Roosters in the Desert, our first arts-based community engagement project.
As a closing act of each performance, we will engage in a community learning exchange intended to capture the collective reflection across each audience member so that we can connect our personal experiences to the larger narrative of immigrant justice. This exchange will be facilitated by Dr. Syraj Syed of Your Authentic Self Work. Community learning exchanges create an open space for mutual respect, appreciative inquiry and shared understanding through honest dialogue that ultimately serves to connect us across the Gainesville community and beyond. Join us following each matinee performance for a special reception and story circle featuring the voices of immigrants and allies that shape a unique narrative. Come and engage the truth about immigrant justice through a lens of personal, human experience. Then make an informed and empowered choice about where you fit into this story.
This performance is open and accessible to the community and therefore FREE to the public. Any donations made will be in support of the work of Welcoming Gainesville & Alachua County and other immigrant justice work.
This riveting play is based on actual interviews by Anna Ochoa O'Leary – four women trek the desert towards the American dream. On their way they push the limits of their physical and emotional endurance, as they establish profound yet fragile connections with each other through the magical storytelling of the youngest of them, an indigenous woman from Chiapas.
No Roosters in the Desert by Kara Hartzler, field work by Anna Ochoa O'Leary PhD, was commissioned by Borderlands Theater, in 2008. Hartzler, a playwright and immigration attorney for the Florence Immigration and Refugee Rights Project, used 130 interviews of women migrant border crossers conducted in 2007/08 by O'Leary. These interviews were undertaken for the purpose of studying the intersection of mass migrations from Mexico and Central America, increasingly of women, and U.S. border enforcement policies. In addition to these interviews, developed into a fictionalized framework, are indigenous stories inspired by published texts Hartzler encountered while living and working for human rights organizations in Chiapas.
This activity has been funded in part by a Tourist Development Tax Grant from the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners in conjunction with the Alachua County Tourist Development Council.


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Q: Error: Failed to fetch plugin http://github.com/don/cordova-filechooser.git via git I am new to the ionic 2 and I wanted to upload the image using firebase database. By following http://tphangout.com/ionic-2-serving-images-with-firebase-storage/ this tutorial that I am doing. When I added the plugin ionic plugin add http://github.com/don/cordova-filechooser.git I am getting an error.

A: You have to use it like this:
https://www.github.com/don/cordova-filechooser.git --save

I have tested it and working fine.

Here is the config.xml
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<widget id="com.ionicframework.myfirstapp414454" version="0.0.1">

    <plugin name="com.megster.cordova.FileChooser" spec="https://www.github.com/don/cordova-filechooser.git" />

</widget>


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At Home resumes national growth strategy
Marianne Wilson
At Home Group has opened its first new stores of the year.
The value home décor retailer opened three stores on Feb. 3: Nanuet, N.Y.; Johnstown, Col.; and Ocean Township, N.J. At Home will also open a store in San Jose, Calif., later this month.
The new additions will give the retailer a total of 222 locations in 40 states by the end of February. The company plans to open 12 to 15 stores across the country this year.
"We are thrilled to continue toward our long-term potential of operating 600-plus stores in the U.S.," said Lee Bird, chairman and CEO, At Home. "Our business has never been stronger and there is enormous growth potential for At Home. With the success of the last three quarters, we continue to take significant market share and emerge as a major winner in the home décor space."
At Home stores average about 100,000 sq. ft. and sell more than 50,000 home décor, from furniture, rugs, wall art and housewares to tabletop, patio and holiday décor.
DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION
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At Home opens its first New York City store
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A day is approximately the period of time during which the Earth completes one rotation around its axis. A solar day is the length of time which elapses between the Sun reaching its highest point in the sky two consecutive times. Days on other planets are defined similarly and vary in length due to differing rotation periods, that of Mars being slightly longer and sometimes called a sol. The unit of measurement "day" is defined as 86,400 SI seconds and symbolized d. The second is designated the SI base unit of time.
Seventh is the ordinal form of the number seven.
Adventism
Adventism is a branch of Protestant Christianity that believes in the imminent Second Coming (or "Second Advent") of Jesus Christ. It originated in the 1830s in the United States during the Second Great Awakening when Baptist preacher William Miller first publicly shared his belief that the Second Coming would occur at some point between 1843 and 1844. His followers became known as Millerites. After the Great Disappointment, the Millerite movement split up and was continued by a number of groups that held different doctrines from one another. These groups, stemming from a common Millerite ancestor, became known collectively as the Adventist movement.


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Ein Rezept für die Liebe (Originaltitel: Little Italy) ist eine US-amerikanisch-kanadische Liebeskomödie mit Emma Roberts und Hayden Christensen in den Hauptrollen.

Handlung
Die junge Köchin Nikki Angioli muss wieder zurück in ihre alte Heimat, Little Italy. Dort besitzen ihre Eltern eine prosperierende Pizzeria. Bei ihrem Besuch trifft Nikki Leo, einen Freund aus ihrer Kindheit. Die beiden merken schnell, dass sie noch Gefühle füreinander haben, doch ihre beiden Familien sind zerstritten, womit ihre Liebe gefährdet ist. Nikki und Leo verstecken heimlich ihre Liebe, dabei ahnen die beiden nicht, dass sie nicht die einzigen Familienmitglieder sind, die ein Geheimnis für sich bewahren.

Produktion

Stab und Besetzung

Regie führte Donald Petrie, das Drehbuch schrieben Steve Galluccio und Vinay Virmani. Die Filmmusik komponierte Mateo Messina.

Emma Roberts spielt im Film Nikki Angioli, Hayden Christensen ihren Freund Leo Campoli. Gary Basaraba übernahm die Rolle von Vince Campoli, Leos Vater, Alyssa Milano die der Dora. Weitere Castmitglieder sind Adam Ferrara, Linda Kash, Danny Aiello, Andrea Martin und Jane Seymour.

Dreharbeiten und Veröffentlichung
Die Dreharbeiten fanden in Juni 2017 statt. Als Kameramann fungierte Thom Best.

Ein erster Trailer wurde im Juni 2018 vorgestellt. In die US-Kinos kam der Film am 21. September 2018. Eine deutschsprachige Veröffentlichung auf DVD und Blu-ray erfolgte am 25. März 2019.

Rezeption
Der Film wurde überwiegend negativ aufgenommen. Bei Metacritic erhielt er einen Metascore von 28/100 basierend auf 4 Kritiken, bei Rotten Tomatoes waren 20 Prozent der 15 Kritiken positiv.

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Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 2018
US-amerikanischer Film
Kanadischer Film
Liebesfilm
Filmkomödie
Independentfilm

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So far, this is a simple uncluttered display. But why is there a brightly glowing Pharmakom logo at the top right? It blocks part of the view, and probably doesn't help anyone trying to keep their eyes adapted for night vision.
The LoTeks, despite their name, have more impressive binoculars. They're first used when Johnny gets out of his airport taxi.
There's a third tube above the optics, a rectangular inlet, and an antenna.
In these binoculars, the augmented reality overlay is much more dynamic. Instead of a fixed circle, green lines converge in a bounding box around the image of Johnny. Text slides onto the display from left to right, the last line turning yellow.
The animated transition of the bounding box resembles what Classic MacOS programmers of the 1990s called "zoomrects" used for showing windows opening or closing. It's a very effective technique to draw attention to a particular area of an image.
Text appearing character by character is ubiquitous in film interfaces. In the 1960s and 1970s mainframe and minicomputer terminals really did display incrementally, as the characters arrived one by one over slow serial port links. On any more recent computer it actually takes extra programming to achieve this effect, as the normal display of text is so fast that we would perceive it as instantaneous. But people like to see incremental text, or have been conditioned by film to expect it, so why not?
The binoculars detect Johnny's implant. It might just be possible to detect this passively from infrared or electronic signals, but more likely the binoculars include a high resolution microwave radar as well. If there had been more than one person in view, the bounding box would indicate which one the text refers to. And note that the last line of text is a different color. What that means is unclear here, but it becomes clear (and I'll discuss it) later.
The second time we see the LoTek binoculars is when a lookout spots Street Preacher, a very bad guy and another who wants to remove Johnny's head. Once again the binoculars have performed more than just a visual scan.
The binocular view and overlay are being relayed to another character, the LoTek leader J-Bone who can watch on a monitor. Here the film anticipates the WiFi webcam.
The overlay text now changes.
This is interesting, because the binoculars can not only detect implants and other cyborg modifications, but are apparently able to evaluate and offer advice. It appears that the green text is used for the factual (more or less) information about what has been detected, while yellow text is uncertain or or speculative.
Does this imply a general artificial intelligence? Not necessarily. This warning could be based solely on the detected signature, in the same way that current day military passive sonars and radar warning receivers can identify threats based on identifying characteristics of a received signal. In the world of Johnny Mnemonic it would make sense to assume that anyone with full custom biomechanics is extremely dangerous. Or, since Street Preacher is a resident rather than a stranger and already feared by others, his appearance and the warning could have been entered into a LoTek facial recognition database that the binocular system uses as a reference.
These textual overlays are an excellent interface, not interfering with normal vision and providing a fast and easy-to-understand analysis. But, the user must have faith that the computer analysis is accurate. There's no reason given as to why any of the text is displayed. If Johnny was carrying an implant in his pocket instead of his brain, would the computer know the difference?
An alternative approach would be some kind of sensor fusion or false spectrum display, with the raw infrared or radar image overlaid over the visuals and the viewer responsible for interpreting the data. The problem with such systems is that our visual system didn't evolve to interpret such imagery, so a lot of training and practice is required to be both fast and accurate. And the overlay itself interferes with our normal visual recognition and processing. If the computer can do a better job of deciphering the meaning of non-visual data, it should do so and summarise for the human viewer.
Further advantages of this interface are that even a novice sentry will benefit from the built-in scanning and threat analysis, and the wireless transmission ensures that the information is shared rather than being limited to the person on watch.
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I don't recognize the other characters but the upper left is indeed "高さ" (takasa), height/altitude.
I wanna help since I learnt how to check for Japanese/Chinese characters. The only thing I'm not sure is the correct translation to English (this I let the choice to you because I'm a foreigner).
I had a hint on the meaning of this because height in Chinese is written 高級 (gaoji), quite a similar thing in Jap hehe.
Any thoughts on why the numbers are in western digits? Without knowing what the characters mean, it would be difficult for a Westerner to figure out what the numbers represented, so why bother mixing languages?
I guess the numbers are digits (as opposed to asian pictogram numbers) because the asians are used to work with digits since the "westernization" of their countries. Still wait for someone to confirm though.
As for why are the interface in Japanese, I don't know. I guess it means that in that world, the jap culture and stuff is so popular that even the westerners know how to read it.


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went swimming yesterday. I love the water. When I was swimming deep down in the deep end I realized that while air is my primary element, it is not the ONLY element that I am. I am also water, fire, and even earth.
I think that while I have a lot of air in me, i need to start recognizing the other elements, espcially water. I love water. I love the rain when it falls gentle and warm from the sky onto my skin. and I love swimming in pools, lakes, and oceans. i feel so free in the water.
as the air whips me around and raises me up, the water caresses me and gives me freedom.
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7 of the Most Beautiful Castles in Spain
23rd February 2016 The Culture Clique Travel 0
Spain has had a turbulent history, which has resulted in the country being home to over 2500 Castles. ranging from Moorish castles to military fortresses built in the "Reconquista", medieval castles, castles overlooking the sea, and more…
Many of these beautiful castles are perfectly preserved, others in romantic ruins on atmospheric hilltops. Here is a perhaps controversial selection of our personal 7 favorites:-
1. Segovia's Alcazar
Originally a fortress, the Alcázar has also been a royal palace, the site of Philip II's wedding to his fourth wife, Anne of Austria, and more recently a military academy. In the upper part of the city, the oldest foundations have been identified as Roman. Documents indicate that a fortress existed on this site by the early 12th century known as the Alcázar, an Arabic word for a royal residence. The palace was enlarged in the 13th and 14th centuries and again during the reign of King John II (1405-1454) when towers were added and the East Tower and moat were enlarged. Under Philip II (1558-1598) major alterations were made; slate roofs and spires on towers were added. From 1764-1862 the Royal Artillery College was housed here. A fire in 1862 destroyed most of the structure, which was rebuilt about two decades later in a more romantic style than the original building
2. Jarandilla
This preserved 15th century castle has been converted into one of Spain's national Parador hotels and is located in the wonderful region of Extremadura (Paprika mecca). King Charles V lived here and the castle and grounds are very atmospheric. The cuisine here is rustic fare and terrific. While in this region don´t miss medieval Trujillo and Cáceres, gorgeous places. On the other side of the border is the Portuguese Alentejo region, full of Arabic castles and romantic wine tours.
3. Mota
This castle dates back to the eleventh century. Castle of La Mota is a reconstructed fortress. The kings of Castile and Aragon fought over this structure for centuries. The Castilian are currently holding the castle since the fifteenth century. The castle was built atop the Medina del Campo in Valladolid Province. To enter the castle, people in the olden times had to cross a drawbridge.
At one time, the castle was turned into a prison that held famous prisoners like Hernando Pizarro, a conqueror of Peru, and Cesare Borgia.
4. Olite
This absolutely gorgeous castles in Navarra is one of the loveliest in Spain and set right in the middle of the historic village of Olite and overlooking vineyards. Stay the night in Olite (the Parador, also a historic building is the best spot in town) and enjoy the castle lit up and the wonderful local restaurants. While in the area, visit the super Ochoa winery and why not pop over to the neighboring Rioja wine region?
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5. Bellver
This castle is located at the island of Majorca, an island just off the coast of Spain. It is quite unique in Spain and Europe because of its circular shape. The walls and the towers of the castle and the castle itself are all circular. The castle was built in the order of King James II of Majorca during the fourteenth century. The castle is surrounded by forests and became the symbol of the city of Palma.
The castle also served as prison for political prisoners, and today, it is used to house a historical museum. Various cultural events and concerts are held in the castle grounds.
6. Ponferrada
The castle consists of a lar polygonal enclosure (more than 8,000 m2) with double and triple battlements, turrets, rooms and a large low courtyard or albacar.
It was one of the largest fortress of north-western Spain during the Middle Ages. In 1211 Alfonso IX makes peace with the Knights Templar and donates the village of Ponferrada to them. In 1226 the Knights Templar had already fortified the village.
Generally attributed to the Knight Templar, who stayed in Ponferrada until 1312, the castle is a very complex military structure, built in different over the centuries.
7. Butron
It was built in the town of Gatika in the mid-13th century as a house-tower, but almost a hundred years later the fifth Lord of Butrón made it his castle. This striking building experienced the ups and downs of the fighting between rival groups from Vizcayan nobility and was subsequently abandoned. However, in the late 19th century it was restored by the Marquis of Torrecilla, Don Narciso de Salabert. It was then that it took on its current appearance, which follows the Germanic style, with fantasy elements that are nothing like the rest of the stately buildings in the region, and look more like the castles in a Walt Disney movie.
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Vic Fangio: Broncos looking to improve 'from A to Z' on both sides of ball
Aric DiLalla
Lead writer
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — As the Broncos prepare to face the Washington Football Team and attempt to snap their four-game skid, Head Coach Vic Fangio said the team will aim to improve "from A to Z" on both sides of the football.
"We've got to get over [the losses] and put these games behind us," Fangio told KOA NewsRadio on Monday. "We've got to get focused on Washington. We've got to do a better job with our fundamentals. We've got to do a better job of coaching these guys to execute better. I don't say that just to say it. We have to do a much better job of getting these guys ready to play physically and from a basics and fundamentals standpoint."
On the defensive side, particularly as it relates to stopping the run, Fangio said the team must improve its ability to execute "with the right technique." The Broncos allowed a season-high 182 rushing yards in Week 7.
"If we're not doing that, that means we're not coaching it good enough," Fangio said. "We've got to get better at it as a team."
Fangio said one of the keys to improve will be playing unselfish football along the line and filling gaps quickly.
"That's part of the technique that I'm talking about," Fangio said. "We'll address everything from A to Z as far as our run defense goes."
The Broncos must also increase their number of takeaways, as Denver has forced just one turnover in its last four games.
"No doubt about it," Fangio said in regards to turnovers. "That's an area that we were doing good in early. Not so good lately. We've got to do a better job of helping our offense and getting the ball turned over. And part of that is if you're not playing the run good enough, that doesn't help you get takeaways either, because the bulk of the takeaways do happen on passing plays. We've got to do a better job of stopping the run, and then hopefully the takeaways can come after that."
Newly acquired inside linebacker Kenny Young could be a helpful addition as the Broncos aim to improve against the run. Fangio said there's a chance Young could play as early as this week, but he noted the team would monitor the chances as the week progressed.
"He does have one little advantage in that he's coming from the Rams, where he played for [former Broncos outside linebackers coach/Rams defensive coordinator and current Chargers head coach] Brandon Staley last year," Fangio said. "So the system is similar to what he's been in. So hopefully that will jump start him a little quicker than most do in these type of situations."
The Broncos must also take steps forward on offense, where they've struggled in the first half during the team's recent stretch of games.
"We just have to do everything from A to Z better," Fangio said of the offense. "That starts with the coaches and teaching the fundamentals, that starts with play calling, that starts with having some different runs, different passes. Anything that can jump-start us to get going. It's an all-on-board operation between the players and the coaches. We'll take a look at everything to get that done and we already have."
Denver is expected to regain 2020 first-round pick Jerry Jeudy for their Week 8 game, as Fangio said Jeudy is "ready to go." The only restriction on Jeudy's participation may be his conditioning level.
"Although he's worked hard in his rehab, it's not the same as playing football," Fangio said. "We'll have to be cognizant of his conditioning. He probably can't go out there and play the normal 50, 60 plays that he had been accustomed to playing. We'll just have to keep our eye on that."
The Broncos' attempt to improve — across the board — will begin Tuesday, as the team will hold an additional practice on Tuesday.
"Hopefully that will help get us jump-started," Fangio said.
Broncos mock draft roundup: An early look at analysts' projections for Denver
While the positioning of the Broncos' first-round pick has yet to be determined, here's a roundup of which prospects analysts are projecting to Denver.
Pat Surtain II named to PFWA's 2022 All-NFL, All-AFC teams
Surtain has added more accolades after his impressive second NFL season.
Sacco Sez: The marriage of television and the NFL
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano reflects on how television became such an integral part of pro football's growth.


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Murdered: Soul Suspect (PlayStation 3 Review) – A Ghost With A Mission
Imagine being given the chance to come back to Earth as a ghost after being murdered by a mysterious person, then being given the chance to figure out who it is to bring them to justice and move on to the afterlife. This is the ridiculously cool concept that Murdered: Soul Suspect introduces the gamer to, as you control detective Ronan O'Connor's ghost following the events of him being thrown out of a window by a serial killer known as the Bell Killer.
As would be just about anyone in this situation, Ronan is pretty shocked as to what is going on and why, but a meeting with the spirit of his long-dead wife Julia gives him purpose. She tells Ronan that he can't join her in the afterlife until he completes the unfinished business that is binding him to the living world, which sends him on a hunt for clues regarding who the Bell Killer really is. What's to follow is a supernatural noir thriller with no shortage of brooding atmosphere and bizarre occurrences.
The setting of Murdered: Soul Suspect is immediately engaging, as we are thrown into a late 60's era of Salem, Massachusetts. This is where the infamous Salem Witch Trials occurred, which serves as the backbone of the story. As Ronan wanders the streets of Salem in search of his killer, he comes across other ghosts who died and are usually unsure how they died or are completely oblivious to the fact that they are dead. Many of these characters are very interesting and add a lot to the lore of the game and town of Salem, and the game leaves it up to you whether or not you want pass them by or help them move on to the afterlife.
The core gameplay component of Soul Suspect plays out in a series of detective puzzles that must be completed to learn new information pertaining to the case. These will require you to search every nook and cranny of a particular area or room, and when you think you have found enough information to come to a worthwhile conclusion you are then able to progress the story. While definitely not the most action oriented gameplay, I really enjoyed snooping around the game's gloomy environments, as it proved to further immerse me in the game's world and made me more interested in its inhabitants.
However, those looking for a challenging detective puzzle experience will be disappointed, as the game is very straightforward with its puzzles and contains no penalty if you fail to complete its puzzles in the suggested amount of tries. There was one time when I picked just about every wrong clue when the game said it was giving me three tries to find the right clues, but it still kept going and then successfully concluded when I happened upon the correct clues by process of elimination. These scenarios definitely could have used some more time for polish, but even though they aren't challenging it's still interesting to see how the following occurrence plays out that the clues relate to.
The developers did add a sort of tense action element to the gameplay, but it seems more tacked on rather than fully fleshed-out. You will come across certain areas where poltergeists are present, and you must hide from them in certain locations in order to move on. If you are caught you will hear an ear-piercing scream and then poltergeist will hunt you down until you're dead. These encounters can create some really tense situations, but I only wish they were a little more challenging. Most of the time it's pretty easy to sneak past the poltergeists, and if you are spotted getting away from them isn't much of a challenge.
Visually, the game looks solid as the game captures the creepy and ominous tone that the story calls for wonderfully. You'll come across museums, police stations, cemeteries and abandoned buildings throughout the course of the game, and there's always a sense of unrest in each area to traverse through. Sometimes it will be a bit of information you come across, a conversation you overhear or ominous imagery that will make you feel continuously uneasy, and that perpetual tension only builds throughout the course of the game.
Unfortunately, the game could have used a lot more polish. There will be graphical glitches, command prompts that fail to come up when you want them to and other matter of nagging issues that do hamper the overall experience. In a game whose main source of immersion is its setting, visual glitches are that much more noticeable and annoying. Considering developer Airtight Games just closed down after the game was released, it seems like they simply didn't have the resources to completely finish what they started and that's a shame.
Murdered: Soul Suspect comes up short in a few important areas, but the solid concept and well-realized setting and characters make up for it. Walking through the streets of Salem, Massachusetts in search of your killer is always endearing, and the characters (living and dead) that you come across along the way usually add a lot to the experience. It would have been nice if the game received a bit more polish both technically and mechanically, but even despite its shortcomings it's able to deliver a solid ghost thriller experience. It may not be a complete success, but Murdered: Soul Suspect is nevertheless an engrossing tale of a murdered man searching for justice and closure.
This entry was posted in All, Featured, PlayStation 3, Reviews and tagged AirTight Games, Murdered: Soul Suspect on July 15, 2014 by Mike Guarino.
Murdered: Soul Suspect Developer Has Apparently Shut Down
Developer Airtight Games, who just recently released Murdered: Soul Suspect for last and current generation consoles, has reportedly shut down.
A contributor to GeekWire went to their building and was greeted with a sign on the door stating that the company is closing its doors and all of the office equipment was being sold for cheap.
It's worth noting that both GameSpot and GeekWire have reached out to Airtight Games for confirmation, but all they received was a mail delivery failed notice. That definitely isn't a promising sign.
This entry was posted in All, Featured, News, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and tagged AirTight Games, Murdered: Soul Suspect on July 2, 2014 by Mike Guarino.
New Video Game Releases (June 2nd – June 8th, 2014)
June is here and with it comes a few smaller titles that could no less make a big impact. It kicks off with the PC MMORPG WildStar, which has a sci-fi / fantasy element that could definitely be the next big addiction, followed by the cute, quirky and also addicting 3DS game Tomodachi Life and the multiplatform crime game Murdered: Soul Suspect. Scroll down to see a complete list of what is coming out from June 2nd to June 8th, 2014.
1,001 Spikes (eShop)
Ultra Street Fighter 4 (PSN)
1,001 Spikes (PSN)
Worms Battleground (PSN)
War Thunder (PSN)
PlayStation Vita Pets
Hyper Dimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection
Ultra Street Fighter 4 (XBL)
1,001 Spikes
Richard & Alice
Concursion
Freespace 2
Lifeless Planet
Noir Syndrome
Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood
This entry was posted in All, Featured, New Releases and tagged Murdered: Soul Suspect, Tomodachi Life, Wildstar on June 2, 2014 by Mike Guarino.
Murdered: Soul Suspect Release Date Revealed
Square Enix's upcoming supernatural thriller, Murdered: Soul Suspect has been given an official release date. The game will launch in North America on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on June 3rd.
The game is being developed by Dark Void and Airtight Games. It is set in Salem, Massachusetts (my home state!) and features story elements pertaining to the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Players take control of protagonist Ronan O'Connor who is murdered at the beginning of the game and, as a ghost, interrogate other ghosts to learn more about his killer.
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It's coming guys. It's really coming! The concept of this game, at least vaguely, reminds me of the PlayStation 2 cult classic Shadow of Destiny. If this game has ANY kind of resemblance to that game then I will be a pretty dang happy dude.
This entry was posted in Featured, News, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and tagged Murdered: Soul Suspect on March 4, 2014 by Mike Guarino.
Did you hear that 'Murdered: Soul Suspect' is coming to PS4 & Xbox One?
It is now known that Murdered: Soul Suspect is coming to current gen consoles this June, but now it has been confirmed that the game will also be available on the next-gen consoles. It was originally unknown whether or not it would be making it to PS4, but IGN confirms that Square Enix cleared everything up recently on release platforms. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Featured, News and tagged AirTight Games, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Square Enix on February 4, 2014 by Mike Guarino.


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André Charles Prosper Messager (1853-1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and thirty opéras comiques, opérettes and other stage works, among which his ballet Les Deux Pigeons (1886) and opéra comique Véronique (1898) have had lasting success; Les P'tites Michu (1897) and Monsieur Beaucaire (1919) were also popular internationally.
Messager took up the piano as a small child and later studied composition with, among others, Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. He became a major figure in the musical life of Paris and later London, both as a conductor and a composer. Many of his Parisian works were also produced in the West End and some on Broadway; the most successful had long runs and numerous international revivals. He wrote two operatic works in English, and his later output included musical comedies for Sacha Guitry and Yvonne Printemps.
As a conductor, Messager held prominent positions in Paris and London, at the head of the Opéra-Comique, the Paris Opéra, the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Although as a composer he is known chiefly for his light works, as a conductor he presented a wide range of operas, from Mozart to Richard Strauss, and he acquired a reputation as a conductor of Wagner. In Paris he conducted the world premieres of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, Massenet's Grisélidis and Charpentier's Louise. At Covent Garden, he gave the British premieres of operas by Saint-Saëns and Massenet.
Messager's music became known for its melodic and orchestral invention, musical craftsmanship, and characteristically French elegance and grace. Although most of his works have been infrequently revived, historians of music consider him the last major figure in French opéra comique and opérette.