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Mechanized Warfare: Inithar Thread / Strategy Phase, 1941 Hot Season
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Man of Paper
Welcome, Initharite Engineer, to Harren Island.
Core Thread
Your people have landed in an area you've dubbed "The Rimefields", notable for it's extreme cold, frozen waterways, and deadly frost. Your people have pushed their way south, combating the environment every step of the way. While your people attempt to understand and utilize the unique materials available to the island, your efforts are frequently stymied by a mysterious group known only as The Pact. Their headquarters is a centrally located island housing a massive Fortress-City. Past them, in the burning lands of the south, lies another group representing a nation of the Old World: The Embral. You must do what you can to ensure that they can't bring the knowledge they gain here back to The Old World and threaten Initharite supremacy.
It is presently the Design Phase. As mentioned in the Core Thread, you will be posed a scenario to be answered with an appropriate design. The prompt is as follows:
The Old World wasn't always a mess of nation-states clawing and tearing at one another. Early on most were nomadic tribes of hunter-gatherers. Your people lived off the land, migrating as needed to ensure they could be fed and watered. Stone tools helped push your people forward, granting them opportunities they otherwise would have never had. Indeed, this is the first time your people stand out above the rest. Propose an item that could be constructed during this period and utilized by your tribe in some way. This choice, as with those that come in the following turns, will paint your nation's past as well as influence their opening armory.
You are also to create the unique resource that makes your nation special by the end of the fifth preliminary turn.
Any questions can be posed here or in Discord (linked in the core thread). As we go further and options open up I'll explain some of the finer rules in-depth, but for now that's it!
Spoiler: Territories (click to show/hide)
The Rimefields: 2 Ore, 2 Oil, 2 Wood, 2 UNDEFINED
Taiga: Empty, Pact Caelium, Empty (1/3 Nodes)
The Barrens: Pact Gavrillium, Empty, Pact Caelium (2/3 Nodes)
The Deadwood: Empty, Empty, Pact Gavrillium (1/3 Nodes)
The Frosted Heights: Empty, Pact Caelium, Empty (1/3 Nodes)
Frozen Marshland: Pact Caelium, Empty, Empty (1/3 Nodes)
Tundra: Empty, Empty, Empty (0/3 Nodes)
North Peaks: Pact Gavrillium, Pact Gavrillium, Empty (2/3 Nodes)
Northern Stormlands: Empty, Empty, Empty (0/3 Nodes), Heavy Pact Presence
The Iceplains: Empty, Empty, Empty (0/3 Nodes)
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Re: Mechanized Warfare: Inithar Thread / 1st Prelim Design Phase
Unique resource idea:
Spoiler: Freezon (click to show/hide)
Freezon is a curious substance found in the bodies of sea creatures inhabiting deep, dark parts of the ocean. It slows down their metabolism, and allows them to endure enormous pressure. However, it was noted in the initial sighting that smaller creatures that normally wouldn't survive at such depths or temperatures were spotted in the immediate vicinity.
Best of all, we know how to make it now.
Freezon is an organic chemical compound that slows the movement of molecules of an object, protecting it from harsh environments and forces while simultaneously reinforcing its internal structure so that the near-zero temperatures don't damage it.
Inspired by the Freeze Ray from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (Not an Ice Beam, that's all Johnny Snow)
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Qajaq
The slow, methodical sound of a stone scraping away shavings of wood, sloping and bending a carefully rock-sanded plank into shape along the forming body of the kayak, was music to Nanuk's ears. He had spent days on this craft, forming its skeleton and now creating its body, and he expected to spend a couple of days more, but every minute that he spent was worth it: the man took pride in his work. Of course he did -- creating kayaks for the tribe was a very special position, and one that Nanuk had learned only through decades of careful practice under his father's watchful gaze. A mediocre kayak (or, as the people of the tribe called them, qajaqs) could still be used, but a mediocre kayak was not acceptable. Instead, with every individual piece of wood carefully split with a stone axe, and then carved and sanded into shape through various other, specially chosen rocks, a proper qajaq could dance through the water, carving the seas with its narrow bow as its rower turned and sped towards what he was hunting. That was what Nanuk wanted to create, something to be proud of.
The qajaq (finely crafted through days of effort, making them something individually treasured by each community of the tribe, but making each one a masterpiece) is a one-man boat, extremely narrow with sharp ends, the body smoothly curving in order to ensure a streamlined shape that allows the vessel to move extremely quickly in the water when a capable paddler is in its seat. That seat is only a small area, most of the qajaq's top closed and part of the body of the craft, with sealskin sealing the rest of the area between the kayaker and the craft itself. What this means is that capacity is a little limited (though successfully hunted prey can be stored inside the kayak, where the design will keep it safe) and it's a one-man vessel, but the qajaq can pull off unparalleled maneuverability without risking filling the boat with water or throwing its occupant. It comes with a two-ended paddle used by the kayaker.
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Voyaging Canoe
The sounds of the sea and the flapping of his sail greeted Saia's ears as he woke -- he had spent the night asleep on his canoe, as did most men of his tribe when the voyaging time came. The life of a member of the tribe was a life conducted often on the move, over the open water, and key to that process was their canoes -- normally, Saia wouldn't be alone with one, as the craft were large, allowing family to stay together as they sailed, but right now he was, well, having a little bit of a spat. It would be fine -- after the days of the voyage they would probably have forgiven him. And well-made craft were capable of going for days, food stored in the back of the canoe, the sail catching the wind and lazily but purposefully drifting along the waves...
The Voyaging Canoe is a large canoe built primarily of wood, with a large sail made of long, narrow palm fronds woven together tightly, and light wooden outrigging built at the side of the craft. The craft don't exactly take a short time to make because of the amount of stone-carved wood that has to be put plank-by-plank (each plank split and shaped carefully through merely different kinds of stones) together and the careful weaving of the palm fronds that make up the sail, and they aren't exactly fast or maneuverable, but this cost comes with the main benefit of the craft: being able to travel shockingly large distances and voyage for surprisingly long times, days at a time, allowing the tribe incredible overall mobility and nomadism over the water.
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Voyaging Canoe (1): Taricus
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So, for my unique resource, something that's been floating around in my head (I don't honestly like "freezon" or even just general "heat manipulation" - it's a bit too obvious for this setting, and also tastes of some of the things Gavrillium was used for).
The ideas are for a material that can manipulate light, and one that manipulates force, described a bit better in the discord. However I can't really think of how to integrate either in this first phase.
...Also, I like the idea of starting with a boat but I wanna give another option so people don't feel penned into one.
Inithari Bows
The tribe that most historians trace Inithar back to were denizens of a land of many dangerous things. Many dangerous things which could, quite easily, kill the man who hunted it. There were many tribes in the area, but only that one survived - but it was not because of warfare, but because the others ended up joining them. Why? Because Inithar's ancestors were the first in the area to invent a means of hunting their prey from a distance; the first bows and arrows. The craftsmanship on each bow was exquisite, but they were far from decorative weapons, allowing the tribe's hunters to avoid even getting close enough for the hunted to become the hunters. Archaeologists make note of Inithari Bows for their craftsmanship - many examples that they've found have been preserved in burial chambers, and somehow still functional. They used stone arrowheads.
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Inithari Bows (0):
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I still want the boat, but bows are also nice.
It would seem there shall be simular choices in the future. I like the bows too, but boats are nice, since we'll likely need them.
We'll need to see what each prompt asks for - I imagine it won't be a series of "what defined you in this period of time".
Idea.
Skystone
Skystone is despite the name, a special type of ore more like a type of crystal. What sets it apart from most things is it's green-blue coloration, and it's sensitivity to changes in charge. Put simply, in the old days simply holding the stone and willing it brought about a change in the air around them, bringing wind. This came to make them seem holy, a gift from the sky fallen into the earth.
In reality, these days we actually know what causes this. The nervous system of a person, and a so-called aura which is emitted from the body, can be focused to create this effect in the Skystone. However, the same types of effects can be caused through electricity when applied to it, with some control. Moreover, the effect is far better amplified due to the higher level of power inherent in such techniques.
Note, am about to read IWAR. Just this idea in my head. Maybe it can be used to give our troops an unparalleled amount of mobility on the field of battle.
Read IWAR on the Abberan side. So, Ideas.
Making use of a Skystone/Caelium Crystal Engine, this craft pushes through the sky at great speed, the Skystone generating Air in the thrusters, which is then immediately expelled out the nozzle. The use of Gavrillium in parts of it's construction also makes it rather lightweight, and the ---- mounted on it's wings are capable of ---- ??. It's shape is rather like a flattened triangle, with the nose and cockpit leading it's movement.
Overall, a brilliant aircraft that makes use of our technological expertise.
Note, this would obviously be a bit later once we have some interactions down.
Skyboots
The Skyboots are pretty simply. Made from Skystone, a small generator allows the user to control them with their aura, allowing quick forward movement rather like skating. Their production also takes into account air resistance, so simple bracelets made of skystone are added to create leading edges to allow high speed movement without any of the cutting air resistance to the face and body that such movement would normally involve. Likewise, being controlled by the user, it's possible to glide through the sky using them, though it's more like a very long jump, or simply jump great heights before canceling momemtum when you go back to earth with a application of wind to slow your fall.
Not so much a later game thing. Makes use of the Skystone's natural response to a person's aura for control, and a battery to greatly improve it's power to allow near skating at high speeds.
Skysteel Katana
Made from a mix of Skystone and traditional steelmaking methods, Skysteel has a unique property of any edges having an almost molecular cut when swung with any amount of force. This is mostly due to it generating a extremely fine razor edge of wind around such edges. So, using this, we've made a long & strong blade which when swung, will bisect anything in it's path. For more penetration, thrusting is also viable, as it will penetrate with ease, before you can simply flick it out.
Ealry Game, perhaps with the skyboots for quick close combat. Granted, a handgun would serve just as well, with skysteel for the bullet point.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2019, 11:05:15 am by TricMagic »
Resource idea rewrite:
Spoiler: Meton (click to show/hide)
Meton
Meton is a curious substance found in the bodies of sea creatures inhabiting deep, dark parts of the ocean. It slows down their metabolism, and allows them to endure enormous pressure. However, it was noted in the initial sighting that smaller creatures that normally wouldn't survive at such depths or temperatures were spotted in the immediate vicinity.
Meton is an organic chemical compound that slows the movement of molecules of an object, protecting it from harsh environments and forces while simultaneously reinforcing its internal structure so that damage doesn't occur while slowed relative to the timestream. When the creatures can no longer create this compound, they age at a normal pace, though a small "jump" does occur, in which the creature has been seen to phase through matter.
Metaphobium Gates
Found in the Rimefields we arrived at, deposits of a strange metal can be found just about everywhere, coated with frost. This material, when forged, tends to cause things to... Well, we'll not quite sure, just that the heat tends to cause warps in space?
A more comprehensive study has shown this material can, with the proper handling, create wormholes, twists of space which can connect two distant areas. Setting them up takes a bit of work, but once set up, we can send troops and supplies anywhere in a matter of 15 minutes. And those are simply to connect the right gates.
These Gates, while difficult to handle when more than one is active at the same time, nonetheless means we can simply skip most of the sea when deploying troops. Reinforcements will be just a warp away.
Those Strange Sheep
One of the things we found when settling here were sheep. It seems a bit strange for them to be able to survive here, so we studied them for a bit.
First, they are really good at disappearing when you aren't looking right at them. Second, their wool seems like it actively resists changes. The Fur is almost always very warm, and cutting it is difficult. The fact that it also seems to keep it's shape seems to suggest it also has inertia dampening properties. Further study revealed that they actually use this full fur coat to jump off cliffs or hills sometimes and just roll down with gravity, before standing up completely unharmed. It's a very thick coat, but it seems to have served them well in surviving, as it covers all of their bodies to some degree.
Because Sheep, that's why.
More seriously, this stuff retains it's temperature very well over time, doesn't really break or tear, and holds it's form. So a Jacket that has been subjected to cold remains cool for long periods of time, while one subjected to heat remains warm for a long time. The wool also sort of bends light in such a way that unless you're looking directly at it, your eyes could just sweep past it. It can effectively be summed up as Status-Wool, since it resists state changes. That also includes force to a degree, but not as much as the original wool, this is more generalist.
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Q: IOS bluetoothManager private framework I tried Bluetooth private framework to connect IOS with non-ios device but it's not scanning the non-ios device.
For the development, I've used XCode 5.1 and trying my test over IOS 7 device.
I tried the same app to scan my android mobile as well as a device/hardware where bluetooth is enable.
Hardware/Device bluetooth working perfectly as my Android mobile able to scan as well as able to connect that device.
I'm waiting for suggestion so I can performed the same at IOS.

A: Have you tried BeeTee which is a demo implementation of the private BluetoothManager.framwork?
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Q: Focus cells in reverse order for any utility don't support RTL Focus cells in reverse order in DBGRID
Some times I get some components that descendant from DBGRID, for some reason it is not support RTL, that guide me to think of change the behavior of tab key to appear that is support RTL, the only thing I need for that to change the direction of tab key.
I am sure that my question will help any user needing RTL (Like Hebrew and Arabic) for using some components that don't support RTL.
That Leading me to ask: how to change the keystroke action when keys are pressed to reverse action of the Tab key as follows:

*

*Tab key ---> Shift Tab;

*Shift Tab ---> Tab key;

A: The following code, without an OnKeyUp handler, does what you seem to want
    type
      TMyDBGrid = class(TDBGrid);

    procedure TForm1.DBGrid1KeyDown(Sender: TObject; var Key: Word; Shift:
        TShiftState);
    begin
      if Key = VK_Tab then begin
        Key := 0;
        if ssShift in Shift then
          DBGrid1.SelectedIndex := DBGrid1.SelectedIndex + 1
        else begin
          if TMyDBGrid(DBGrid1).Col = 1 then begin
            //  The following goes to the rightmost cell in the next row
            //  if the focus is already on the leftmost column, as specified
            //  in the original version of the q
            DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.Next;
            TMyDbGrid(DBGrid1).Col := DBGrid1.Columns.Count;
          end
          else
            DBGrid1.SelectedIndex := DBGrid1.SelectedIndex - 1;
        end;
      end;
    end;

Update  In a comment to this, you asked for a fuller implementation.  Here it is:
procedure TForm1.DBGrid1KeyDown(Sender: TObject; var Key: Word; Shift:
    TShiftState);

  procedure TabForwards;
  begin
    if TMyDBGrid(DBGrid1).Col = DBGrid1.Columns.Count then begin
      DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.Next;
      if DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.Eof then
        DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.Append;
      TMyDbGrid(DBGrid1).Col := 1;
    end
    else
      DBGrid1.SelectedIndex := DBGrid1.SelectedIndex + 1;
  end;

  procedure TabBackwards;
  begin
    if DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.State = dsInsert then begin
       DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.Cancel;
       Exit;
    end;

    if TMyDBGrid(DBGrid1).Row = 1 then begin
      if TMyDBGrid(DBGrid1).Col = 1 then
        TMyDBGrid(DBGrid1).Col := DBGrid1.Columns.Count
      else
        DBGrid1.SelectedIndex := DBGrid1.SelectedIndex - 1;
    end
    else begin
      if TMyDBGrid(DBGrid1).Col = 1 then begin
        DBGrid1.DataSource.DataSet.Prior;
        TMyDbGrid(DBGrid1).Col := DBGrid1.Columns.Count;
      end
      else
        DBGrid1.SelectedIndex := DBGrid1.SelectedIndex - 1;
    end;
  end;

begin
  Caption := IntToStr(TMyDbGrid(DBGrid1).RowCount);
  if cbNormal.Checked then
    Exit;
  if Key = VK_Tab then begin
    Key := 0;
    if ssShift in Shift then
      TabForwards
    else
      TabBackwards;
  end;
end;

Notice that this uses TabForwards and TabBackwards sub-procedures and effectively reverses the roles of Tab and Shift Tab.  The reason for this is because it separates thinking, and talking, about the movement behaviour from the key combination which produces it, which I found easier easier to code and to describe what the movement behaviour actually is.
With Tab and Shift Tab behaving as standard, this is how the DBGrid behaves:

*

*Tabbing forwards

If the cursor is in the New Record row, focus move to the next cell in the row until it reaches the RH column, then it wraps to the first column.
Otherwise, focus moves to the next cell in the current row until it reaches the RH column, then it wraps to the first column of the next row, if there is one, otherwise it calls Append on the grid's Dataset, and moves to the first column of the New Record row.
In the New Record row, pressing the Tab Backwards key abandons the new record.

*Tabbing backwards

If the cursor is in the New Record row, the new record is abandoned.  Otherwise, focus moves to the prior cell in the current row until it reaches the LH column, then it wraps to the RH column of the prior row.  Once it reaches the LH column of the first row, it wraps to the RH column in that row.
That is what the second example does.
This does not, however, do what you said in your comment

when I reach last cell in DBgrid, the tab key (not shift-Tab) need to open new record.

and this is why:
Your way, the behaviour of the grid in response to the Tab key is different in the last cell compared with every other one.  In the other cells, Tab will move left and wrap upwards to the prior row, whereas in the last cell it will move downwards.  That would puzzle me as a user.  Anyway, if that's really what you want, you can rearrange the second example to behave that way.
When you use Tab and Shift Tab in the normal way, the behaviour is as follows:


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Q: IF/CASE statement within SELECT subquery My script works almost perfectly, however the below part is the only part which is causing me problems. This part of the code works perfectly when a record exists in the FSFSR table however if no rows exists I want the result to be 1 rather than the MAX value from the SCFSR table +1 but everything I have tried doesn't seem to work.
(SELECT MAX(SCFSR.FSR_Num) FROM SCFSR WHERE SCFSR.FSR_Call_Num = T_Call_Num)+1

Full code below:
BEGIN TRY
BEGIN TRANSACTION
USE Tesseracttestv5

--------- DELCARE ARRAY ---------

DECLARE @RANGE TABLE(T_Call_Num INT);

INSERT @RANGE(T_Call_Num) VALUES (441925),(429021),(393852);

--------- SET CALL TO COMP ---------

UPDATE SCCall
SET
Call_Status = 'COMP',
Call_CDate = GETDATE()
WHERE Call_Num IN (SELECT T_Call_Num FROM @RANGE)

--------- INSERT SERVICE REPORT ---------

INSERT INTO SCFSR (FSR_Call_Num,    FSR_Call_Status,    FSR_Start_Date,     FSR_Complete_Date,  FSR_Last_Update,
                   FSR_Symp_Code,   FSR_Fault_Code,     FSR_Rep_Code,       FSR_Solution,       FSR_User,
                   FSR_Num,         FSR_Cost_Centre,    FSR_Site_Num,       FSR_Area_Code,      FSR_Employ_Num,
                   FSR_Prod_Num)

SELECT      T_Call_Num,
            'COMP', GETDATE(), GETDATE(), GETDATE(), 'GEN', 'OPN', 0, 'Closed as part of database cleanse', 'JTY',
            (SELECT MAX(SCFSR.FSR_Num) FROM SCFSR WHERE SCFSR.FSR_Call_Num = T_Call_Num)+1,
            (SELECT SCCall.Call_Cont_Num FROM SCCall WHERE SCCall.Call_Num = T_Call_Num),
            (SELECT SCCall.Call_Site_Num FROM SCCall WHERE SCCall.Call_Num = T_Call_Num),
            (SELECT SCCall.Call_Area_Code FROM SCCall WHERE SCCall.Call_Num = T_Call_Num),
            (SELECT SCCall.Call_Employ_Num FROM SCCall WHERE SCCall.Call_Num = T_Call_Num),
            (SELECT SCCall.Call_Prod_Num FROM SCCall WHERE SCCall.Call_Num = T_Call_Num)
FROM @RANGE

COMMIT TRANSACTION
END TRY

BEGIN CATCH
IF @@TRANCOUNT > 0
ROLLBACK TRANSACTION

SELECT  ERROR_NUMBER() AS ErrorNumber,
        ERROR_MESSAGE() AS ErrorMessage,
        ERROR_SEVERITY() AS ErrorSeverity,
        ERROR_LINE() AS ErrorLine
END CATCH

A: Use COALESCE:
COALESCE((SELECT MAX(SCFSR.FSR_Num) FROM SCFSR WHERE SCFSR.FSR_Call_Num = T_Call_Num)+1, 1)

If there is no record existed in table, this sub query get you null, COALESCE will return first non-null element in parameter list. So here it will give you 1 when record does not exist.


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All You Need to Know About the Latest Vaping Laws in UK
New regulations on products used by people who vape come into force across Devonshire, UK this month.
Ahead of the changes to the UK law Plymouth Trading Standards want to make sure that all local manufacturers and retailers are aware of the changes.
The new Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 comes into force on Monday, May 20, and introduces a number of rules about the sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids including:
All e-cigarettes and e-liquids must be registered with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency before they can be sold
Refillable tanks for e-cigarettes must be no bigger than 2ml capacity
E-liquids cannot be sold in quantities greater than 10ml
Unless registered as a medicine the strength of nicotine in an E-liquid must not exceed 20mg/ml
The packaging of E-liquids must be child-resistant and tamper evident
Certain additives such as the stimulants caffeine and taurine or colourings are banned
New labelling requirements
Anyone who does not comply could face imprisonment of up to two years and/or an unlimited fine. These changes to the law apply to anyone who makes or sells e-cigarettes and e-liquids including those who sell online via social media, auction sites or from their own website. They are particularly keen to get the message out to people who brew e-liquids at home to sell online as these are the most difficult business to reach. Trading Standards manager Alex Fry said: "We are finding that shops are aware of the changes to the law but small online retailers are not.
"We have found online sellers selling e-liquids in 100ml bottles with a nicotine strength over 20mg/ml. After May 20 this will be illegal unless the e-liquid is registered as a medicine." Councillor Dave Downie, cabinet member for safer and stronger communities, said: "These changes to the law benefit business and their customers by creating a level playing field.
"All businesses who supply e-cigarettes and e-liquids must now meet the same standards meaning customers receive a consistent product. If a business wants help meeting these standards they can contact Trading Standards for advice."
Ruth Harrell, Plymouth City Council's director of public health in the UK, said: "Vaping with an e cigarette is a much safer alternative to smoking and we know that many people in Plymouth are using them to help them to stop smoking altogether. These new laws provide the public and businesses with added assurance concerning their safety."
Once the UK law changes Plymouth Trading Standards are planning to buy and test e-liquids to check that they comply with the new rules. Any Plymouth business that wants advice on how to comply with these new laws can contact Plymouth Trading Standards 01752 304147 or email trading.standards@plymouth.gov.uk
Read more at http://www.devonlive.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-vaping-laws/story-30319148-detail/story.html#ddQe6KtXG5rU5oBI.99
By Devon Live | Posted: May 08, 2017


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JPMorgan Hires Former Celsius Network Executive Aaron Iovine As Crypto Regulatory Policy Head
JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday announced the appointment of former Celsius Network executive Aaron Iovine as its new head of digital assets regulatory policy, a newly created job position as confirmed by a JPMorgan spokeswoman.
Mr. Iovine, who is the former head of policy and regulation for the bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius Network Ltd., will help JPMorgan navigate regulatory affairs for digital asset trading matters.
Iovine will work with JPMorgan's regulatory affairs group headed by Sharon Yang, who in the past served as a deputy assistant secretary for international financial markets at the Treasury Department.
Celsius hired Iovine in February this year from Cross River Bank, a digital asset-friendly regional lender. Upon Iovine's departure, Celsius recently hired Benjamin Melnicki from Robinhood Markets Inc. as its head of cryptocurrency compliance and regulation.
Iovine, who is an experienced attorney, spent almost three years at Cross River, where he led policy and regulatory affairs, according to his LinkedIn profile. He left Celsius in September, two months after the crypto-lending platform filed for bankruptcy in New York.
The announcement comes less than a month after the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies are "decentralized Ponzi schemes."
In congressional testimony on September 22, Dimon referred to himself as "a major skeptic" on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Despite his hate for cryptocurrencies, the CEO embraces DeFi and blockchain as real and novel technologies that can be applied in both private and public sectors.
The hiring reflects the company's commitment to compliance, as well as its recognition that firms require seasoned teams to deal with cryptocurrency regulatory issues. Regulators are increasing their scrutiny of the digital asset sector following the rising popularity of cryptocurrency trading activities. This has led some companies in the industry to pay closer attention to their compliance procedures.


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Did Valerie Cavazos Leave Kgun 9 News?
By joseph / May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022
Who is Valerie Cavazos?
Where did Angelique Lizarde go?
Did Kristen Aguirre have a stroke?
Where is Priscilla Casper today?
Why did Valerie Cavazos leave Kgun?
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After hearing a recorded discussion in which WRGB's technical director and others made nasty remarks about her on-air performance, his wife, Valerie Cavazos, left her year-old position as morning news anchor two days after he resigned.
Similarly, What happened to Valerie Cavazos from Channel 9 news?
She currently devotes her time to visiting schools to encourage Hispanic youngsters to pursue higher education. Samantha and James, Valerie's older children, are her pride and joy. After just graduating with the same degree from the UA, James is following in her footsteps.
Also, it is asked, Where is Valerie Cavazos now?
She has previously served on the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation and is now a member of the University of Arizona Journalism Advisory Committee. Valerie enjoys her leisure time with her family and friends, taking in the distinct cultural character of southern Arizona.
Secondly, Who left KGUN 9 news?
Big Al, the traffic reporter for KGUN 9, has retired.
Also, Who is the new anchor on KGUN 9?
Alagha, Heidi
People also ask, Is Valerie Cavazos still married?
He is presently the editor and writer for TVNewz.com, the foremost Internet Webzine for the television news sector. Valerie Cavazos, who continues to anchor news in Arizona where they reside with their children, is James' wife.
Valerie Cavazos, a seasoned investigative writer who grew up in Tucson and attended the University of Arizona, is a Tucson native.
Angelique Lizarde is delighted to be back in Arizona! Angelique is a veteran broadcast journalist who has won several awards. Angelique led the nightly newscasts and reported for News 4 Tucson for five years. She was also an active member of the community.
In April 2019, Aguirre experienced an ischemic stroke, which occurs when a blood clot stops an artery to the brain, necessitating rehabilitation and the relearning of how to walk again.
Priscilla Casper is a News 4 Tucson anchor and multi-skilled journalist. Monday through Friday, she hosts News 4 Tucson between noon and 5 p.m.
WRGB was not the only place that Parisi left. After hearing a recorded discussion in which WRGB's technical director and others made nasty remarks about her on-air performance, his wife, Valerie Cavazos, left her year-old position as morning news anchor two days after he resigned.
Erin Christiansen, KGUN's top meteorologist, is retiring after 12 years to seek a new opportunity in Florida. Christiansen joined the Tucson television station as a meteorologist in June 2006, after winning two Emmy Awards for her forecasts.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – Angelique Lizarde is leaving News 4 Tucson to pursue her aspirations and objectives in other places. Angelique is a great professional who has made a significant contribution to our community and our lives.
Anchor/Reporter Lauren Brigman She is happy to be a member of the news station she grew up watching as a native of Western North Carolina.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina WLOS meteorologist and AnchorMom Ingrid Allstaedt revealed on Wednesday that she would be leaving broadcast television to concentrate on her family.
WLOS/ASHEVILLE, N.C. — There were no assurances Kristen Aguirre would ever work at an anchor desk again only 24 months ago. After recovering from a stroke, she is now News 13's new weekend evening anchor, serving as a light of hope and a voice for the defenseless.
Erin is returning to Tucson after two years at WPEC in West Palm Beach, a CBS affiliate. As the newest member of KOLD's Early Evening and Late News broadcast teams, she will join Dan Marries and Brooke Wagner. On Monday, Oct. 12, Erin will take over as chief meteorologist.
She was elevated to mornings and spent two years anchoring the broadcast. She is a second-generation journalist who works with her mother, who has been a news presenter in her hometown for three decades. Destiny has two fur kids, Charlie and Hazel, and is married to Roelf.
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Anchor / Investigative Reporter Ty Russell TY RUSSELL has returned to the mountains after working in Florida for many years. In February 2021, he joined News 13 as an evening anchor with Tammy and Holly. Ty also participates in News 13 Investigates.
Ingrid Allstaedt is a qualified broadcast meteorologist by the National Weather Association. For Western North Carolina, she monitors hurricanes, severe storms, and winter weather. She is the mother of two children at home and is expecting her third.
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Destiny has two fur kids, Charlie and Hazel, and is married to Roelf. She enjoys traveling, spending time with her family, and experiencing new things.
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Jay married Kelly McKeown in the year 2000.
Darcel Grimes, a WLOS anchor for 39 years, announced her retirement in May 2020. We should be on the watch for someone with her ability and intelligence for Western North Carolina news in the near future. In her day, she genuinely set the standard and limit for broadcast journalism.
TAMMY WATFORD is the anchor of the 5:00, 5:30, and 6:30 news shows, and is well-known in schools across the mountains for her "Never Stop Learning" education tales. In her daily reports, Tammy likes learning from the children and instructors she encounters.
Kgun 9 news anchors leaving is a topic that has been making headlines. The anchor Valerie Cavazos left the station and many other people are rumored to be leaving soon.
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I've been MIA because I've had a ton of planning to do both at work and in my personal life. It's all going well – it just takes more energy than you'd think.
Just wanted to touch base and report that the Volunteer Training Party we had this evening was great!
I'm most proud of the way we stuck to our objectives when we planned it. We had a great many awesome ideas, and it felt like we threw out 95% of them because there just wasn't time to include them, but the result was a training that didn't try to do too much.
For the record, those objectives were to respond to the Volunteer Survey we sent out in the Spring, to give the teachers learning-center-related social time, and to use this to move forward with future trainings and efforts.
The Learning Center is closed this week, and I have some out of town visitors staying with me during my time off. I'm hoping to write some content during this time, but either way I'm not planning to post anything new until at least next week. Just so you know.


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2021 Favorites: Nonfiction
January 4, 2022 January 2, 2022 / Kim @ Traveling in Books
I enjoy reading nonfiction, and in 2021 roughly a quarter of what I read fell under that category. Whether it was a collection of nature essays, a book about the dictionary, or an examination of the fantasy genre, I read a variety of nonfiction books that made me look at the world in a new way.
So in no particular order, here are my favorite nonfiction books that I read in 2021:
The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds
by Jon Dunn
For years, nature photographer Jon Dunn has loved hummingbirds. So finally, he travels from his home in the Shetland Islands off the northern coast of Scotland and heads to the Americas, traveling from Alaska to the southern reaches of Argentina to see some of the world's most beautiful birds. Many species of hummingbird live in tiny niches that are threatened by climate change and overdevelopment, and its impossible to know how many species of hummingbirds have already been lost. During his travels, Dunn reflects on hummingbirds and their place in human history and culture.
Upstream: Selected Essays
by Mary Oliver
In this collection of essays, Oliver ruminates on nature and our relationship with it- how the natural world rejuvenates us, how our children are often missing out by not being exposed to nature, or how things change with or without us. Oliver was primarily known as a poet, and her essays reflect it. They provide unvarnished truths about the world that are emotional without being manipulative about it.
Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less
by James Hamblin
Skincare is a multi-billion dollar industry that uses our insecurities against us in order to sell more and more products. It's also an industry that's not really regulated, and so anyone can put whatever ingredients they want into a lotion and sell it without having to prove their claims. Hamblin, a doctor and journalist, decided to take a look at skincare and found that it's less about keeping clean than it is about making ourselves feel a certain way. Some studies seem to indicate that our obsession with skincare may be causing more harm than good, with evidence showing that over-cleansing can lead to allergies and certain auto-immune disorders. Hamblin also looks at the nascent study of the human microbiome, which has ramifications for our health that we're only just beginning to understand. It may be that, when caring for our skin, less may be more.
The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games
by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Though science fiction and fantasy have been mainstays of popular culture for decades, Black characters haven't had much of a role in the most popular stories. That is slowly changing, but there are still problems that Black characters– particularly female Black characters– face in their stories. In The Dark Fantastic, Thomas discusses the journeys of several Black female characters in stories like The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, BBC's Merlin, and The Vampire Diaries to explain the concept of the Dark Fantastic, and how even prominent Black characters struggle to be more than supports for white characters.
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
by Kory Stamper
When she was growing up, Kory Stamper never thought she would work for Merriam-Webster's dictionary. But after a college class on Medieval Icelandic family sagas unearthed her love for the English language and its words, she ended up jumping at the opportunity to go into one of the nerdiest fields imaginable: lexicography. While working for the dictionary, she discovered that the dictionary is not what most people think it is. It is not the guardian of a language, meant to fix it at a certain point in time. The dictionary is a living and ever-changing thing that describes the changes in language as people use words differently over time. Brimming with humor and wry observations, Word by Word provides a wealth of insight into the English language and the dictionaries we too often take for granted.
On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes
by Alexandra Horowitz
We might think we notice all the details when we're walking around our neighborhoods, we actually miss a wealth of information and detail that could, if we only noticed it, provide a wide array of stories that would make us appreciate our surroundings more. Alexandra Horowitz realized that she was missing out on a lot, and so set out on a series of walks around ordinary neighborhoods with eleven experts in various fields- from her toddler son (an expert in noticing little things) to a geologist, a doctor, and a blind person among others. In so doing, Horowitz learned a lot about her neighborhood, and how special even the little things are, leading her to appreciate ordinary things even more.
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Diana @ Thoughts on Papyrus
The Dark Fantastic sounds like an incredible read! I am so glad that this book exists and I am looking forward to seeking it out, many thanks.
Nice range of topics here. And that's a great thing about non-fiction, how the range of topics are as wide or wider as all the categories of fiction. I feel I could do with adding a little more non-fiction to my yearly reading.
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it. I learned so much, and it inspired me to look farther into the history of the fantasy genre.


The Building and Land Acquisition Committee develops and implements the construction plans for Habitat homes. The committee partners with our Habitat families to meet their needs and tastes from start to finish in the building process. Direction the committee provides runs the gamut from house design to contractor bid, safety guidelines, land development, and addressing repair concerns.
The Faith Relations Committee works to build awareness of Habitat as a Christian ministry and how Habitat can help area churches. The primary role of the committee is to identify contacts in various churches and to provide "door openers" into as many congregations as possible.
The committee also works with the Thrivent Builds program, as well as with the PR/Fundraising Committee to assist with events and overall fundraising to complete Habitat houses.
The Family Selection Committee reviews applications for interested families. Committee members conduct confidential home visits that are conducted with the utmost respect for the family, while successfully obtaining information regarding the family's level of need.
A Family Support Committee member troubleshoots to learn how to work with family, forming the guidelines and training and serving to "support the support." The committee provides resources, guidance and education by building a relationship with each family in an effort to better equip them for home ownership.
The Partnering Community Committee helps the mission of Habitat for Humanity of building simple, decent and affordable housing with and for families in need. The committee works with the other committees to carry out their assigned missions.
The PR/Fundraising Committee is responsible for funds to help build Habitat homes. The goal of the committee is to help plan a minimum of two fundraising events in the community and create a mailing list (Thousand Nails Campaign, Carpenters Club, etc.) to keep the community well informed of our events. Committee members set a dollar amount of funds to be raised for the year and record progress toward that goal.


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Britain may have the top jockey in the world on TRC Global Rankings at the moment in the shape of Ryan Moore, but the stats illustrate what an impressive spread of high-performing riders there is across the rest of world.
As the table below illustrates, the United States particularly has a formidable record.
TRC Global Rankings rank every Jockey, Trainer, Owner and Sire over a rolling three-year period based on their results in all Group and Graded races recognised by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). But here, the algorithm has instead isolated every jockey's final total points by single year for each of the past six years (back to the start of the rankings database). The table ranks the best 100 annual performances in order.
Moore's remarkable 2016, in which he rode the winners of 20 G1s, comes out top, of course, but it's America that stands out as the nation with the most strength in depth.
No less than 32 of the 100 best years are by U.S.-based riders, headed by Javier Castellano's 2015. John Velazquez also features prominently with three totals in the top 15.
America's 32 (from 14 different riders) outranks Australia's 25 entries in the 100 (from 11 different people). Aussie Nash Rawiller's 2012 is the second best annual total there has been. Great Britain has 18 entries (from 8 riders), France 9 (from 4) and Japan 8 (from 6). Also represented are Ireland 6 (from 2) and Argentina and New Zealand (one each).
The U.S. also has the distinction of having the only female with a year in the 100 - Rosie Napravnik's 2014 comes in at #95.
What will it take to topple Moore as the world's #1 rider?


If anyone believes this new "USA Freedom Act", just signed into law by President Obama who said, "enactment of this legislation will strengthen civil liberty safeguards and provide greater public confidence in these programs"- which prohibits the NSA from bulk collection of American's phone records whose storage now shifts to the phone companies-is somehow going to curtail the illegal surveillance activities of the "agency" is in la la land. It's all a mirage.
Oh sure, now the government must petition a special federal court to get permission to search the phone records, but if the FISA ,Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is any guide-which except in a few rare instances has always granted the government the authority to conduct surveillance on anyone it requests-the NSA will get all the phone records it requests.
No doubt, Edward Snowden's revelations of the NSA's illegal collection of the electronic communications of everyone was the catalyst for this Freedom Act "reform" measure but it won't curtail the Orwellian dystopia of government snooping on Americans.
Remember the government can monitor us through our credit card transactions, GPS in our cars, infiltrate our computers through "back doors" in the hard drives, surveillance cameras seemingly everywhere in stores, on the streets, highways, intersections and toll booths. Then there's the intrusiveness of the TSA in airports and now the public address reminder at public transportation centers, "If you see something, say something" so Americans can snoop on each other by going to the authorities.
The fact remains there has been no evidence any terrorist plot has been foiled by the intrusive surveillance of the NSA.
So why is it necessary? It isn't. But Americans have been propagandized and made fearful of some imminent threat posed by terrorists and terrorism. Thus the illusion government surveillance is necessary and bought by the public to keep them safe.
Then throw in the casual indifference expressed by many Americans who believe since they have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide they don't care about the NSA's pervasive eavesdropping even though its un-Constitutional and a violation of the 4th Amendment "against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated".
But our politicos need to appear they're doing something to protect American's constitutional rights so tweaking the NSA's more blatant excesses gives the appearance it is being brought under control.
Forget appearances; the whole surveillance apparatus needs to be dismantled and shut down. That would be a good start.


Can u provide me the gst commands for i.MX8M mipi camera overlay and capture?
This enables the other CSI2 interface on the connector showing to the power connector.
Connect the camera to the CSI2 connector (the one you've chosen) and connect an HDMI display. Then switch on the board and boot Linux.
Can I have the commands for capture the video using mipi camera and play the same video?
our BSP demo image comes without picture or video encoders. The i.MX 8M has no hardware encoder support. That's why I added some information above.
In principle it is possible to display the camera stream and at the same time encode it and store it somewhere in a filesystem. But you need to invest some time first to include the encoder you want to use.
We are using i.MX8M custom board which is having support for Sony IMX230 camera through mipi_csi1.
We have written the driver for same. The issue we are facing here is , when we run the below commands for camera overlay , runs without any error but nothing displays on LCD.
When we probe MCLK its pulsing 25MHz, mipi_csi colck is pulsing, data pins also something is pulsing, but nothing displays. Same camera we have tested in i.MX8Q and it works there.
Do you have any inputs regarding this issue?
the MIPI-CSI2 interface implementation is the same on i.MX 8QM and i.MX 8M, so you're driver should be fine if it already worked on the i.MX 8QM board.
There are maybe differences with the I2C port, this would require to change the dts file.
dts implementation looks quite different since in i.MX8M csi_bridge is used but not in i.MX8QM.
Also driver path all differs as below.
Test pattern displays properly on my display.
if not the MIPI-CSI2 input, which sensor input interface do you use on the i.MX 8QM?
I don't have a data sheet for the IMX230, it seems it also supports a kind of RAW interface.
For the 8M you could enable more debug outputs in the CSI2 driver, in order to see if the sensor data is correctly received by the CSI2 port.


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In yet another twist to the Birla-Lodha battle, the Birla family has filed an application for an administrator on all M P Birla group companies and the entire estate of Priyamvada Birla.
Sources said the application was filed by two sisters of M P Birla, Lakshmi Newar and Radha Mohta and the four caveators G P Birla, Yash Birla, K K Birla and Kashinath Tapuriah.
The move assumes special significance since it involves all the companies of the M P Birla group including the flagship, Birla Corporation, of which Rajendra Singh Lodha was the co-chairman.
In the event of an administrator being appointed, Lodha would have to function under the supervision of the court-appointed administrator and all decisions would have to be ratified by the receiver.
Moreover, the M P Birla group comprises other listed companies such as Vindhya Telelinks, Universal Cables and Birla Ericsson Optical.
However, the estate would include the entire property over and above the companies in the group. According to the probate application filed by the Birla family, the valuation of the property was to the tune of Rs 2,404 crore (Rs 24.04 billion).
But, the valuation by the Birla family pertained only to Priyamvada Birla's shareholding in various companies. Taking the charitable trusts into consideration, the total value of the assets would be in the region of Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion).
This was not first attempt to freeze the rights of Lodha. Earlier, minority shareholders of Birla Corporation had moved the Company Law Board to for freezing of voting rights of promoter group companies under M P Birla, injunction on sale of assets of Birla Corporation and stay on re-appointment of Rajendra Singh Lodha as director of Birla Corporation. The matter was still pending with CLB.
In another proceeding before the court of Justice K J Sengupta, the hearing of the petition filed by Kashi Nath Tapuriah seeking discharge of the caveats filed by Lodha in both wills of M P Birla and Priyamvada Birla made on 1982 started.
S Sarkar counsel for Tapuriah argued that as Lodha was not an heir of M P Birla or his wife nor he is in any way connected with the Birla family he should not have any caveatable interest in the Birla family will. He was only an employee of a M P Birla company so his caveat should be discharged.
Sarkar also said that as Lodha does not accept the mutual will concept and he challenged reality of the mutual will of 1982 so how he can file caveat asking caveatable interest in the same will.
Meanwhile, Ram Jethmalani, the counsel for R P Pansari, the complainant in the criminal case against R S Lodha and three others, argued that the M P Birla Trust was not revocable as also the Priyamvada Birla Trust.
There was an implicit agreement not to revoke the trust and, hence, Priyamvada Birla could not revoke the trust unilaterally, upon the death of M P Birla, he said in the court of Justice D P Sengupta of Calcutta high court, which is hearing the criminal case against R S Lodha and others.
Jethmalani alleged that the transfer of the M P Birla group properties to R S Lodha was done in haste and smacked of intention to commit fraud.
Arguing the case for Pansari, seen as a Birla nominee, Jethmalani said assets and properties of the M P Birla group worth over Rs 5000 crore (Rs 50 billion) were earmarked for public charity from 1979 till April 15, 1999.
Thereafter, within three days, Lodha , the first accused in the case, transferred assets to his name, he alleged. This was criminal fraud, Jethmalani added.
He opposed the petition filed by S N Prosad, one of the accused in the case. Prasad has obtained a stay on the criminal proceeding from the high court.
Jethmalani further argued that on October 5, 2004, the chief judicial magistrate, Alipur, issued notice to the four accused, but the notices returned without service three times as the residence of R S Lodha was found locked.
Jethmalani said this was improper. He will continue his argument on December 16. Earlier in the day, counsel for Prosad, Pradip Ghosh, stated that if there was a probate proceeding pending in the court of law, then a criminal proceeding dealing with the same property should not be permitted to continue.
He also argued R S Lodha had not yet taken possession of the assets as he was yet to obtain probate on the will of Priyamvada Birla, so the allegation that R S Lodha committed fraud on the M P Birla estate was unacceptable at this stage.


Aberdeen have confirmed Scott McKenna's hamstring injury will rule him out for up to six weeks.
The defender was sent for a scan after going off after 30 minutes during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Rangers.
It has now been announced the 21-year-old will miss several games with a tear to the muscle, including the Premiership meeting with Hibernian at Easter Road and the Betfred Cup match with St Mirren at Pittodrie.
The Scotland international's injury hasn't come at a good time for Aberdeen with Shay Logan, Mark Reynolds and Tommie Hoban also out.
Logan is suspended for Saturday's trip to Dens Park to face Dundee and the clash with Hibs at Easter Road on Saturday August 25 due to the red card he picked up against Celtic in the final Premiership game of last season.
Reynolds has been ruled out for the rest of this year after injuring a knee in a pre-season friendly against Cove Rangers.
Loan signing Hoban was signed from Watford ahead of the Europa League tie with Burnley.
The 24-year-old featured in both legs against the Clarets, but he was ruled out of Sunday's game with Rangers after Thursday's extra-time loss to Burnley.
As a result of these defensive absences, boss Derek McInnes is looking to bring in another defender to bolster his squad ahead of this weekend's game against Dundee.
McInnes is also keen to sign a striker to support Stevie May and Sam Cosgrove.
But as of yet he has been unable to recruit in either defence or attack.
It may be that the Dons have to play a waiting game with more players expected to become available once the English transfer window closes on Thursday at 5pm.


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63 Up - a review
Posted by Simon Parke, 17 June 2019, 11.51am
'Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.'
It is a quotation attributed to both Aristotle and Ignatius of Loyola.
(And quoted by such varied luminaries as Pascal, Lenin and Kipling.)
But is it true? That's what 63Up is trying to discover.
63 Up is the TV documentary which started out, in 1963, as 7UP.
It has followed the lives of a group of people born in 1956, starting with their seven-year-old selves, and then returning every seven years to see how things are going.
Some started life in children's homes. Others began in the most socially privileged settings.
Some in East End council flats; others, Westminster/Oxbridge-bound.
And the question: does anyone really change?
It is gripping viewing as we follow the twelve or so lives of those remaining in the series. One has now died – the determined East End Lynn who became a much-loved children's librarian.
I believe a couple of others have opted out of the series. One spoke of it as the 'poison pill' they have to take every seven years - and many viewed it as a challenge.
And we can understand that. Being faced with yourself is a challenge. So there's bravery to them all for hanging in.
There are sad stories and beautiful stories. I found the most peaceful lives were those of the two Barnardo's boys, Paul and Symon, who have stayed in contact and seemed most comfortable in their skins. Symon, one of them, has now fostered over 130 children.
While amazingly, the emotionally-fragile and often homeless Neil survives and offers himself in service to the world. (Lib Dem councillor and a Reader in his church)
He once said that if he didn't have film evidence showing him as a cheerful child he wouldn't have believed it. But then sometimes childhood pain takes a while to work through into our consciousness. There is much that is hidden from view in a seven-year-old.
Life has been a struggle for them all in different ways; but those who started rich have remained rich, this is clear. The posh stay posh.
Society is still about who you know rather than who you are. We need others to give us breaks…and money/influence helps that significantly.
The fascination of this programme is not difficult to understand.
The documentary – which was once voted the greatest documentary of all time – is a meditation on our own ordinary lives: childhood, hopes, work, marriage, children, divorce, disappointment, fears, breakdown, ill health and death.
My life is here in these peoples' stories; though I might live the issues differently.
And does anyone change?
Certainly the programme reveals the power of the hard-wiring of childhood, and the patterns of behaviour that emerge from that. Most of those taking part assent to this truth. They see themselves in their seven-year-old still.
To that extent, Aristotle was right. The child at seven has much of their future in their body already.
But there's more to it than this.
Participants in the 63UP adventure have largely come to terms with their lives in one way or another. They don't necessarily change much; but they learn how to survive in their skins.
And survival is important… but we won't mistake it for growth.
And there is growth here as well. Occasionally, someone transcends where they started; achieves something they know their younger self could never have done - like Barnardo Boy Paul building a new life in Australia, with a thirty-seven year marriage still strong.
(She was first drawn to him because he had a cute bum in shorts. Not traditional marriage preparation.)
That Children's Home boy, who feared everything, has travelled a long way. He is much less fearful now.
My sense is that Aristotle is only half-right. Our story is powerfully-started at seven…
... but it doesn't end there.
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