Synlogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYBX), a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company applying synthetic biology to beneficial microbes to develop novel living medicines, today announced the presentation of preclinical data from its first immuno-oncology (IO) program at the 33rd Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference Programs of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC 2018). Synlogics first Synthetic Biotic clinical candidate (SYNB1891) is designed to induce the production of type I interferon (IFN) through dual activation of innate immune pathways. Data that will be presented at SITC 2018 demonstrate that SYNB1891 generated significant anti-tumor activity, systemic immunity and long-term immunological memory in mouse tumor models. The data highlight the advantages of SYNB1891 for the potential treatment of cancers that are resistant to current immunotherapy approaches.
Our goal is to design Synthetic Biotic medicines that enable us to expand the benefits of immunotherapy broadly across tumor types, said Aoife Brennan, M.B., Ch. B., Synlogics president and chief executive officer. Tumors have multiple mechanisms to evade the immune system and our Synthetic Biotic platform is uniquely suited to address this area of unmet medical need given our ability to engineer multiple mechanisms in a single biotic. We are excited to move this first program into the clinic.
Our Synthetic Biotic drug candidate, SYNB1891, enabled dual activation of the innate immune system via both the bacterial chassis and its STING agonist payload in mouse tumor models, said Jose Lora, Ph.D., Synlogics vice president of research. We have engineered a non-pathogenic bacterial strain to deliver immunostimulatory molecules directly into the tumor microenvironment, which has the potential to induce a local immune response and establish systemic immunity while minimizing systemic toxicity.
In a presentation, Development of a STING Agonist-producing Synthetic Biotic"¢ Medicine to Activate Innate and Adaptive Immunity and Drive Antitumor Immune Responses, to be given at the SITC 33rd Annual Meeting on Friday, November 9, 2018, Synlogic scientists will describe an engineered strain of E. coli Nissle, (SYNB1891) that produces cyclic di-AMP (CDA) which stimulates the STING pathway. Recent studies have demonstrated that activation of the STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) pathway can play a critical role in the initiation of an anti-tumor immune response via activation of antigen presenting cells (APCs) and presentation of tumor antigens. SYNB1891 can be delivered directly into the tumor where it remains active for several days to stimulate a local immune response. When the bacteria are engulfed by APCs within the tumor, the STING pathway is activated within the cell resulting in a type I IFN response. In addition, the bacterial chassis used in Synlogics Synthetic Biotic approach is believed to be able to stimulate the innate immune system by several other mechanisms, including via Toll-like receptors (TLRs), potentially adding to the magnitude of the overall immune response.
Investor and Analyst Event Details On Saturday, November 10, 2018, at the SITC 33rd Annual meeting in Washington D.C., Synlogic will also host an Investor and Analyst Event. The program will feature commentary from experts Filip Janku, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics and Center Medical Director for the Clinical and Translational Research Center at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Dmitriy Zamarin, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Attending Physician in Gynecologic Medical Oncology and Immunotherapeutics Services at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center who will discuss the unmet medical need and current landscape in immuno-oncology, as well as company representatives who will outline Synlogics plans for clinical development of its clinical candidate, SYNB1891.
Presentations will begin at 12:30 pm, until 2:00 pm. ET, on Saturday, November 10, 2018.
The event will be webcast live and available via a link on the companys website in the Events Calendar in the Investors and Media section.
About Synlogic Synlogic is pioneering the development of a novel class of living medicines, Synthetic Biotic medicines, based on its proprietary drug development platform. Synlogic leverages the tools and principles of synthetic biology to genetically engineer beneficial microbes to perform or deliver critical functions missing or damaged due to disease. Synthetic Biotic medicines are designed to act locally and have a systemic effect to address disease in patients. Synlogics two lead programs, SYNB1020 and SYNB1618, are orally administered and target hyperammonemia as a result of liver damage or genetic disease, and phenylketonuria, respectively. Synlogic is also developing SYNB1891 as an intratumorally administered Synthetic Biotic medicine for the treatment of cancer. In addition, the company is leveraging the broad potential of its platform to create additional Synthetic Biotic medicines for the treatment of liver disease, as well as inflammatory and immune disorders including Synlogics collaboration with AbbVie to develop Synthetic Biotic-based treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For more information, please visit www.synlogictx.com.
Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected expenses, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. In addition, when or if used in this press release, the words may, could, should, anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, plan, predict and similar expressions and their variants, as they relate to Synlogic may identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the potential of Synlogics platform to develop therapeutics to address a wide range of diseases including: cancer, inborn errors of metabolism, liver disease, and inflammatory and immune disorders; the future clinical development of Synthetic Biotic medicines; the approach Synlogic is taking to discover and develop novel therapeutics using synthetic biology; the potential of Synlogics technology to treat cancer, hyperammonemia, and phenylketonuria. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including: the uncertainties inherent in the preclinical development process; the ability of Synlogic to protect its intellectual property rights; and legislative, regulatory, political and economic developments, as well as those risks identified under the heading Risk Factors in Synlogics filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect Synlogics current views with respect to future events. Synlogic anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. However, while Synlogic may elect to update these forward-looking statements in the future, Synlogic specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Synlogics view as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.


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FC Victoria Brănești ist ein rumänischer Fußballverein aus Brănești, Kreis Ilfov. Er spielt seit der Saison 2012/13 in der dritthöchsten rumänischen Fußballliga, der Liga III.

Geschichte
Victoria Brănești wurde im Jahr 1968 gegründet und spielte fast 40 Jahre lang in unteren Ligen. Sein rasanter Aufstieg begann im Jahr 2007, als der Verein in die Liga III aufstieg. Obwohl als Saisonziel stets der Klassenerhalt ausgegeben worden war, gelang im Jahr 2009 der erneute Aufstieg – diesmal in die Liga II. Bereits ein Jahr später war der Durchmarsch perfekt und Victoria gelang 2010 unter Trainer Ilie Stan der Aufstieg in die höchste Spielklasse, die Liga 1. Brănești löste damit Scornicești als kleinsten Ort Rumäniens ab, aus dem jemals ein Verein in der höchsten Spielklasse gespielt hatte. Da das Stadionul Cătălin Hîldan aufgrund seiner geringen Größe nicht für Spiele der Liga 1 geeignet war, trug Victoria seine ersten elf Heimspiele in der Saison 2010/11 im Stadionul Municipal von Buzău und die letzten sechs im Stadionul Concordia von Chiajna aus. Weil die Mannschaft nach dem 27. Spieltag bereits neun Punkte Rückstand auf einen Nichtabstiegsplatz hatte und der Verein mit großen finanziellen Problemen kämpfte, löste Ilie Stan am 19. April 2011 seinen Trainervertrag auf und wurde durch den bisherigen Co-Trainer Ciprian Urican ersetzt. Am Ende der Saison stieg der Verein als Drittletzter der Tabelle in die Liga II ab. Nach enttäuschenden Ergebnissen in den ersten elf Meisterschaftsspielen wurde Chefcoach Urican am 31. Oktober 2011 entlassen und durch Marin Dună, den bisherigen Trainer der zweiten Mannschaft ersetzt. In der Winterpause zog sich der Verein vom Spielbetrieb zurück und musste in die Liga III absteigen.

Erfolge
 Aufstieg in die Liga 1: 2010

Ehemalige Trainer
  Ilie Stan (2008 bis 19. April 2011)
  Ciprian Urican (19. April 2011 bis 31. Oktober 2011)
  Marin Dună (31. Oktober 2011 bis Januar 2012)

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Offizieller Webauftritt (rumänisch)
 Victoria Brănești auf romaniansoccer.ro (englisch)

Rumänischer Fußballverein
Sport (Brănești, Ilfov)

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Scots need greater long Covid support than rest of UK charity warns
This news post is about 1 year old
Covid charity shares funding fears for lifeline services
4 August 2022 by Niall Christie
Figures show Scots are suffering longer
Scots are being hit harder by long covid than other UK countries and better support is needed, a charity has warned.
Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) is urging people to seek support through its Long Covid Support Service after ONS estimated figures on self-reported long Covid showed that thousands of people in Scotland are being devastated by the condition, many of them for more than 12 months.
Sufferers and family members can access support, advice and reassurance in dealing with the most common symptoms – such as breathlessness, fatigue and the impact on mental wellbeing.
The charity says that the Scottish Government's new £10m fund for health boards to provide long Covid services should also help give people clarity about the help they can expect to receive, starting with diagnosis and treatment from the NHS.
Jane-Claire Judson, chief executive at Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, said: "It's really worrying to see estimates that a quarter of people living with long Covid in Scotland find their lives completely changed by the condition – higher than the UK average. People who were once fit and healthy are telling us they're struggling to get out of bed, look after their young children or even walk to end of their street.
"We need to make sure that people have far better access to long Covid support in 2022 to stop the trend from worsening. There are good services out there to help, but they need to be joined up.
"For example, the majority of GPs can't automatically refer into our support service because local data sharing agreements need to be in place. We need a national approach or the support of Health Boards and the Scottish Government to get these agreements in place right across the country."
Charities warned about looming shift in long covid laws
Nearly one in ten worried about putting food on table

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Mexico: Wal-Mart faces money laundering scandal
August 21, 2012 Weekly News Update on the Americas
According to two members of the US Congress, Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Henry Waxman (D-CA), there is evidence that the US-based retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., didn't take legally required steps to prevent money laundering and tax evasion through its Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart de México. The allegation appears in an Aug. 14 letter the lawmakers wrote to Wal-Mart Stores CEO Michael Duke complaining that the company has failed to cooperate with their investigation of a $24 million bribery scandal that emerged in April.
"[A]lthough you have stated on multiple occasions that you intend to cooperate with our investigation," Cummings and Waxman wrote, "you have failed to provide the documents we requested, and you continue to deny us access to key witnesses." Despite the lack of cooperation from Wal-Mart, the Congress members said they had "obtained internal company documents, including internal audit reports, from other sources suggesting that Wal-Mart may have had compliance issues relating not only to bribery, but also to 'questionable financial behavior' including tax evasion and money laundering in Mexico." They added that their concerns about Wal-Mart's practices weren't limited to Mexico.
The letter gave no specifics about the compliance issues, but Wal-Mart de México operates a bank which accepts deposits and issues credit and debit cards. The subsidiary's stocks fell by 5.95% on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) on Aug. 15, the day Cummings and Waxman made their letter public.
This is the third time in one month that foreign corporations have been linked to the laundering of money from Mexico. In July a US Senate subcommittee reported on compliance violations by the London-based corporation HSBC, Europe's largest bank, and in early August US media reported on an investigation of possible violations by right-wing US billionaire Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. casino company. Mexican regulators fined HSBC $28 million in July for its failure to prevent money laundering through its Mexican subsidiary. (La Jornada, Mexico, Aug. 15, from correspondent, Aug. 16; Associated Press, Aug. 15, via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Wal-Mart may benefit from having good connections across the political spectrum in Mexico. According to the Mexican-based Reporte Indigo website, a Wal-Mart de México vice president, Álvaro Arrigunaga Gómez del Campo, is a cousin of Margarita Zavala Gómez del Campo, the wife of Mexico's current president, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, who is a leader of the center-right National Action Party (PAN). Another Wal-Mart vice president is Alberto Ebrard Casaubón, brother of Marcelo Ebrard, head of government of the Federal District (DF, Mexico City) and one of the most popular politicians in the center-left Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). A second brother, Eugenio Ebrard, worked for the firm from the 1990s until 2010. (Poder Ciudadano, Ciudad de Puebla, April 25)
From Weekly News Update on the Americas, Aug. 19.
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We went to Cheddar's last night, and my son got the Chicken Fried Steak, and I got the Chicken Pot Pie. Both were delicious. We also got an order of fried Mozzarella sticks. And they were good as well. It all cost less than $21. We drank water, which saved at least $5.
Today for lunch we went to a volunteer appreciation luncheon at Azuca downtown. Finding a parking space was one of the most frustrating experiences in many months. The presentation of the food was really nice, upscale, and it tasted good. But the salmon sat heavy in my stomach all afternoon, and I hate the fish burps! My son said the portabello sandwich bothered his stomach all afternoon.
The company was fantastic. I really enjoyed visiting with the people from the Library. They made me feel so welcome and almost a bit like a celebrity.
I spent this morning unpacking a cart of boxes that I stashed a few years ago when I got my new work station. I practically filled a recycle bin with the stuff that I didn't need. I figure if I didn't need it for the past 5 years, it's not worth keeping.
After parking 4 blocks from the restaurant, and unpacking the cart and walking today, I got quite a bit of walking in.


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package io.jeo.postgis;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.junit.Assert.fail;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.Statement;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.Set;

import io.jeo.data.Cursor;
import io.jeo.data.Dataset;
import io.jeo.data.Handle;
import io.jeo.vector.FeatureCursor;
import io.jeo.vector.FeatureWriteCursor;
import io.jeo.vector.VectorQuery;
import io.jeo.vector.VectorDataset;
import io.jeo.vector.Feature;
import io.jeo.vector.Schema;
import io.jeo.vector.SchemaBuilder;
import io.jeo.geom.GeomBuilder;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.postgresql.ds.PGPoolingDataSource;

import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Envelope;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Geometry;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.MultiPolygon;
import com.vividsolutions.jts.geom.Polygon;

public class PostGISTest {

    PostGISWorkspace pg;

    //uncomment to view debug logs during test
//    @BeforeClass
//    public static void logging() {
//        PostGISTests.logging();
//    }

    @BeforeClass
    public static void connect()  {
        PostGISTests.connect();
    }

    @BeforeClass
    public static void setUpData() throws Exception {
        PostGISTests.setupStatesData();
    }

    @Before
    public void rollback() throws Exception {
        PGPoolingDataSource ds = PostGISWorkspace.createDataSource(PostGISTests.OPTS);
        try (Connection cx = ds.getConnection()) {
            try (Statement st = cx.createStatement()) {
                st.executeUpdate(
                    "DELETE FROM states WHERE \"STATE_NAME\" = 'JEOLAND' OR \"STATE_NAME\" is null");
                st.executeUpdate("UPDATE states set \"STATE_ABBR\" = upper(\"STATE_ABBR\")");
                st.executeUpdate("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS widgets");
            }
        }
        ds.close();
    }

    @Before
    public void setUp() throws Exception {
        pg = new PostGISWorkspace(PostGISTests.OPTS);
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
        pg.close();
    }
    @Test
    public void testLayers() throws Exception {
        Iterables.find(pg.list(), refFor("states"));
        try {
            Iterables.find(pg.list(), refFor("geometry_columns"));
            fail();
        }
        catch(NoSuchElementException e) {}
        try {
            Iterables.find(pg.list(), refFor("geography_columns"));
            fail();
        }
        catch(NoSuchElementException e) {}
        try {
            Iterables.find(pg.list(), refFor("raster_columns"));
            fail();
        }
        catch(NoSuchElementException e) {}
        try {
            Iterables.find(pg.list(), refFor("raster_overviews"));
            fail();
        }
        catch(NoSuchElementException e) {}
        try {
            Iterables.find(pg.list(), refFor("topology"));
            fail();
        }
        catch(NoSuchElementException e) {}
    }

    Predicate<Handle<Dataset>> refFor(final String name) {
        return new Predicate<Handle<Dataset>>() {
            @Override
            public boolean apply(Handle<Dataset> input) {
                return name.equals(input.name());
            }
        };
    }

    @Test
    public void testSchema() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");
        assertNotNull(states);

        Schema schema = states.schema();

        assertNotNull(schema.field("STATE_NAME"));
        assertNotNull(schema.geometry());
        assertEquals(MultiPolygon.class, schema.geometry().type());

        assertNotNull(schema.crs());
        assertEquals("EPSG:4326", schema.crs().getName());
    }

    @Test
    public void testBounds() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");

        Envelope bounds = states.bounds();
        assertNotNull(bounds);

        assertEquals(-124.7, bounds.getMinX(), 0.1);
        assertEquals(25.0, bounds.getMinY(), 0.1);
        assertEquals(-67.0, bounds.getMaxX(), 0.1);
        assertEquals(49.3, bounds.getMaxY(), 0.1);
    }

    @Test
    public void testCount() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");
        assertEquals(49, states.count(new VectorQuery()));
    }

    @Test
    public void testCountWithBounds() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");
        Set<String> abbrs = Sets.newHashSet("MO", "OK", "TX", "NM", "AR", "LA");

        Envelope bbox = new Envelope(-106.649513, -93.507217, 25.845198, 36.493877);
        assertEquals(abbrs.size(), states.count(new VectorQuery().bounds(bbox)));
    }

    @Test
    public void testCursorRead() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");

        Cursor<Feature> c = states.read(new VectorQuery());

        assertNotNull(c);
        for (int i = 0; i < 49; i++) {
            assertTrue(c.hasNext());

            Feature f = c.next();
            //assertEquals(new Integer(i+1), Integer.valueOf(f.getId()));
            assertNotNull(f);

            assertTrue(f.geometry() instanceof MultiPolygon);
            assertNotNull(f.get("STATE_NAME"));
        }

        assertFalse(c.hasNext());
        assertNull(c.next());
        c.close();
    }

    @Test
    public void testCursorFilter() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");
        assertEquals(1, states.read(new VectorQuery().filter("STATE_NAME = 'Texas'")).count());
    }

    @Test
    public void testCursorUpdate() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");

        FeatureWriteCursor c = states.update(new VectorQuery());
        while(c.hasNext()) {
            Feature f = c.next();

            String abbr = f.get("STATE_ABBR").toString();
            assertEquals(abbr, abbr.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));

            f.put("STATE_ABBR", f.get("STATE_ABBR").toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
            c.write();
        }
        c.close();

        for (Feature f : states.read(new VectorQuery())) {
            String abbr = f.get("STATE_ABBR").toString();

            assertEquals(abbr, abbr.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
        }

        c.close();
    }

    @Test
    public void testCursorInsert() throws Exception {
        VectorDataset states = pg.get("states");
        Schema schema = states.schema();

        FeatureWriteCursor c = states.append(new VectorQuery());
        Feature f = c.next();

        GeomBuilder gb = new GeomBuilder();
        Geometry g = gb.point(0,0).point().buffer(1).toMultiPolygon();
        f.put(schema.geometry().name(), g);
        f.put("STATE_NAME", "JEOLAND");
        c.write();
        c.close();

        assertEquals(50, states.count(new VectorQuery()));

        FeatureCursor d = states.read(new VectorQuery().bounds(g.getEnvelopeInternal()));
        assertTrue(d.hasNext());

        assertEquals("JEOLAND", d.next().get("STATE_NAME"));
        d.close();
    }

    @Test
    public void testCreate() throws Exception {
        Schema widgets = new SchemaBuilder("widgets").field("shape", Polygon.class)
            .field("name", String.class).field("cost", Double.class).schema();

        PostGISDataset data = pg.create(widgets);
        assertEquals(0, data.count(new VectorQuery()));

        GeomBuilder gb = new GeomBuilder();
        FeatureWriteCursor c = data.append(new VectorQuery());

        Feature f = c.next();
        f.put("shape", gb.point(0,0).point().buffer(10).get());
        f.put("name", "bomb");
        f.put("cost", 1.99);
        c.write();

        f = c.next();
        f.put("shape", gb.points(0,0,1,1).lineString().buffer(1).get());
        f.put("name", "dynamite");
        f.put("cost", 2.99);
        c.write();

        f = c.next();
        f.put("shape", gb.points(-5,5, 5,5, 2,-2, 3,-5, -3,-5, -2,-2, -5,5).ring().toPolygon());
        f.put("name", "anvil");
        f.put("cost", 3.99);

        c.write();
        c.close();

        data = pg.get("widgets");
        assertEquals(3, data.count(new VectorQuery()));

        FeatureCursor d = data.read(new VectorQuery().filter("name = 'bomb'"));
        assertTrue(d.hasNext());
        assertEquals(1.99, d.next().get("cost"));
        d.close();
    }

}

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A STORM OF FIRE
BEYOND THE MERILLIAN
DIY AUTHOR HELP
Top 5 Ghost Hunting Shows To Add To Your Spooky Season!
I don't know about you, but I've been a believer in the paranormal my whole life. And yes, it has to do with some CRAZY experiences as a child and well into my adulthood. So you could say I'm a sucker for ghost hunting shows and even pretty envious that these people get to explore locations I've wanted to see for years! If you're into the spooks like me, here are 5 ghost hunting shows that will really entertain.
1: Ghost Hunters
I had to start with the OGs! Ok, maybe not the OGs for everyone, but for me, Ghost Hunters is what started me down this rabbit hole of Ghost Hunting TV. And they're kind of like an unstable relationship. They constantly get new members who come and go and then they were canceled and turned into Ghost Nation and then some went off to do Ghost Hunters International and to be honest, I don't know exactly what's going on now. All I know is that I watched this show for YEARS and they never ceased to keep me on the edge of my seat. They're a professional crew and I've learned a lot from them. They're very scientific in their findings and meticulous about reviewing evidence, leaving a lot up to the interpretation of their clients. If they can find a non-paranormal reason for something, they'll find it. And if they can't, they'll tag it. When it comes to aggressive spirits, most people are quick to jump to the conclusion that they're demonic or evil whereas Ghost Hunters give entities the benefit of the doubt and usually want to say they're emotional projections that people perceive as evil. It's a view I strongly agree with. After living in a haunted house for about 4 years of my life, I actually utilized some of the things they preach in this show to figure out if I could explain weird occurrences away in my own house or not. Their views on aggressive behavior also helped me cope with being in an "occupied" house and I was able to be alone and unafraid. And yes, there's always the question about whether or not these shows fake half their findings, but it's entertaining nonetheless and the way they investigate holds true.
2: Ghost Brothers
I found a clip of this show on youtube a while back and it really caught my interest. These guys are as entertaining as they are serious when it comes to investigations. they're funny, but at the same time, I LOVE how they immerse themselves in situations pertaining to the haunted locations they visit. They're cordial with entities, open, and aren't afraid to admit when they're freaked the f*ck out! I GREATLY enjoy the way they investigate and the amount of respect they have in every situation. They're equipment tends to be limited compared to other shows, and that's not a bad thing. I like that their investigations are as raw and intuitive as they are scientific. And I also enjoy that they almost always bring people who know or work at the locations to investigate with them and they're big fans of "trigger objects" to lure entities out. Not only that, but rather than being strictly scientific or strictly spiritual, they are open minded about all aspects of the otherworldly. 🎵Ghost brothers ghosting out🎵
3: Ghost Adventures
I feel like most people think of Ghost Adventures when they think of ghost hunting shows and it's not hard to see why. They're almost like the godfather of ghost hunting television. And when you watch them, it's some of the cheesiest most dramatic stuff ever, but damn it's entertaining. Ghost Adventures has admitted to faking some of their evidence, but Zak Bagans is also known for being very dramatic on screen, but wholly committed to the study of the paranormal off of it. You could say the show funds more serious work. Zak also owns The Haunted Museum in Las Vegas, which is dedicated to a large collection of supposedly haunted objects. Man, I'd love to visit. I don't entirely agree with their dramatic claims that all the spirits they encounter or evil or demonic in almost every episode, but it does keep me watching to see what crazy situations they get into next. And if my tour guide on a ghost tour in Jerome was telling the truth, Zak is a great guy who's done a lot for the paranormal community outside his show. Just not the greatest guy on screen. SO, that's why GA is on this list. Watch at your own risk!
4: Kindred Spirits
This show took a few episodes for me to warm up to it. The team is made up of two former members of the Ghost Hunters show who branched off to do a show dedicated to both scientific investigation and spiritual investigation. Since Ghost Hunters are strongly skeptical of all things psychic or medium based, it's not a surprise that they deviated from that team to make this one.
Kindred Spirits usually takes place over multiple days in one location where the members of the team not only investigate, but they try to get to the root of an entity's unrest or strife. They often invite their medium friend, Chip Coffey, to do a little reading himself and it's always entertaining. That guy is as dramatic as they come. They also invite tarot card readings, seances, and more to further connect with the places and spirits they're investigating. So if you're into multiple aspects of paranormal investigations, this is a great show to explore it all.
5: Knock Knock Ghost
Are you a little more squeamish when it comes to ghost hunting shows? Maybe give Knock Knock Ghost a try! This show is goofy and fun, but still gets you a little spooked. Between wild skits, jumpy cast members, and flamboyant narrations and interviews, you get a toned down taste of ghost hunting that will make you laugh and sometimes jump out of your seat.
(All of these shows are currently on Amazon Prime!)
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On broadway productions relief fund
Luann & Pete Dunbar
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Valerie Barnett
Cambo Risch is organizing this fundraiser.
Hey guys, I really hate doing things like this, but it just doesn't seem to be getting better. We legitimately need help. My name is Cam, and I run a family owned karaoke business. My parents started the company almost 20 years ago, and have worked tremendously to build it up. My brothers and I have since taken over, and it's what keeps the heat on at night. Earlier in 2015 we were robbed at our home, resulting in about $3,000 worth of stolen equipment. That set us back tremendously, but we continued to push on and slowly made some money back to keep the equipment we still had up to par. Everything seemed to be getting back on track, until just the other night. While chatting with the bartender after the show, our window was smashed in with a rock. They made away with everything. All the years, building this business, the late nights, the constant replenishing broken equipment, the hundreds of thousands of songs accumulated over time... POOF! without a trace. We're talking a minimum of $50,000! This is our livelyhood, and it's how we put food on the table.
We are now scrambling like headless chickens trying to scrape what we can together for the upcoming weekly shows. We've already maxed out every penny getting what we can, and it's still not even close. It's a suffocating feeling knowing that much money is gone. I have never been anything but poor, so losing 50k feels like the death of my future.
The $1500 would go towards, speakers, professional audio cables, converters, video monitors, computers, audio mixers, and audio software. This would help keep us in business until we can generate more capital.
Each of these items is essential for doing our job. Without one component, the entire show will fail.
Like I said before, I NEVER wanted to resort to something like this, but we're backed into a corner, and anything at this point would help. The devastation of this theft will be felt for years, it's still surreal at this point.
However, we never would have gone this far without the support of our friends, and we are so grateful for what you've done for us. I love doing my job, and it scares me to think that I might be working at Del Taco in the near future.
Thanks for everything guys, we're not gonna stop fighting!
Cambo Risch


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Q: @types/react-transition-group: Generic type 'ReactElement' requires between 1 and 2 type arguments.ts(2707) I've just got hit with this one.
Turns out that in the file node_modules/@types/react-transition-group/TransitionGroup.d.ts
There is this type:
  type TransitionGroupProps<T extends keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements = "div", V extends ReactType = any> =
        (IntrinsicTransitionGroupProps<T> & JSX.IntrinsicElements[T]) | (ComponentTransitionGroupProps<V>) & {
        children?: ReactElement<TransitionProps> | Array<ReactElement<TransitionProps>>;
        childFactory?(child: ReactElement): ReactElement;
        [prop: string]: any;
    };

And this is making the compilation fail with this error:
ERROR in [at-loader] ./node_modules/@types/react-transition-group/TransitionGroup.d.ts:16:30
    TS2707: Generic type 'ReactElement<P, T>' requires between 1 and 2 type arguments.

ERROR in [at-loader] ./node_modules/@types/react-transition-group/TransitionGroup.d.ts:16:45
    TS2707: Generic type 'ReactElement<P, T>' requires between 1 and 2 type arguments.

I've found that if I replace this:
childFactory?(child: ReactElement): ReactElement;

for this:
childFactory?(child: ReactElement<any, any>): ReactElement<any, any>;

But this is not the real solution, or problem I think...
How should I fix this?

A: It looks like this commit removed all the template values and caused the break. I was able to resolve this by explicitly adding a version (2.0.15) to the package.
npm install @types/react-transition-group@2.0.15
2.0.15 is the latest that works. 2.0.16 and newer contains the bad commit.

A: I had the same problem, and there is an eerily similar issue reported just now for a @types/recompose module. As a temporary fix I uninstalled @types/react-transition-group and added a types/react-transition-group.d.ts file at the root of my project with the following:
declare module 'react-transition-group' {
    export const CSSTransitionGroup: any
}

At least then you aren't changing stuff from the node_modules folder.
I'm using v1 of react-transition-group  so your placeholder definition might look a little different. Of course you'll loose all type-hinting you don't provide yourself, so it might be and idea to give the GitHub repo a heads up as well so they can provide a fix, should the recompose issue not be relevant.

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well...after being GUARANTEED a Monday through Friday 1st shift with the company, Spirit is getting shafted for the rest of June. Seven years with a company, you think you'd get told the truth!? Personnel manager & Spirit went over classes being taken, reasons for the premo shift, senority, etc.... but since the PM is not there today, the shift supervisor claims to know nothing about the promises made pertaining to scheduling. Keep in mind, Spirit has already worked overtime this week in the Monday thru Friday schedule. And is scheduled for same OT the weeks of June 18-22 and June 25-29. REGARDLESS... as of 9am this morning, Spirit was scheduled to work noon-midnight both Saturday AND Sunday for the next TWO weekends... that means working WITHOUT A DAY OFF from June 11th until June 30th!
I don't usually post p[ics of myself, but I like Mom... LOL.


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                <LinearLayout
                    android:id="@+id/creation_inputs_layout"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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                    <EditText
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                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
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                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
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                    <EditText
                        android:id="@+id/creation_password1"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
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                <LinearLayout
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This week's Book Cover Throwback: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. This past weekend at NorWesCon 38, I watched someone mangle this cover during an odd variation on Pictionary.
What I Love about This Cover: It's absurdity. Humorous like the book.


If you are looking for a nice, rustic cabin for a weekend getaway that provides a great secluded spot to rest and relax then you may want to consider Cedar Falls Cabins. They are located about halfway between Dallas and Oklahoma City, just north of Turner Falls Park. The picture above is the fireplace in cabin #1, which sits on the end of a row of cabins along a secluded gravel road. It is surrounded by hills and trees to the west and overlooks crystal clear Honey Creek. My son and I recently stayed here and had a great time.


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You deal directly with the Owners at Larry Taylor Construction for fast and courteous communications throughout the construction process. Most of our Subcontractors and Suppliers have been with us for many years which has created an atmosphere of trust and bonding that produces a caring, careful approach to their work. We lead our Customers through the process with attention to detail and planning starting with custom construction plans, then the design process of selecting the many finishes and colors involved in building a new home. A detailed Construction Schedule is prepared and held to before and after starting work.
Our engineered homes are built to last, they are concrete block constructed at first and second story levels with all exterior decks being constructed of concrete. With the Icynene attic insulation, the closed attic stays within 8 degrees of the interior home temperature eliminating sweating air conditioning ducting. The 100% acrylic exterior paint is rolled onto the walls for maximum coverage, many of our Clients have said that their exterior paint has lasted 15 years! The windows and sliding doors have low E glass for energy savings and are impact rated. Solid core 8′ tall mdf interior doors come in many different styles. Zoned, variable speed air conditioning makes for excellent energy ratings and quiet cooling. All of the interior and exterior finishes are customized to our Customer's liking, we will build your new dream home exactly the way you want it.
We have a no punch out policy, meaning we strive to have every detail completed before turning over the home. If there is a slight problem with your home, it is addressed immediately not days or weeks later. We usually don't hear from our Customers, now our Friends, until they invite us over for dinner!
Building permit & impact fees included.
10" x 10" concrete pilings up to 16' in length under foundation, slab, steps & swimming pool.
Engineered 16" x 16" steel reinforced 3000 psi concrete foundation, concrete block stem walls with fill, 5" concrete slab with interior grade beams over treated fill and 6 mill visqueen vapor barrier, floor slab has #3 steel mat, 8" concrete block exterior walls at first story & at second story (if applicable) with concrete tie beams that have truss straps embedded. All exterior decks & steps at all levels are concrete. Brushed concrete sidewalk at right of way.
Lumber touching concrete is pressure treated. Interior wood studs 16" on center. Fascia has 2 x 6 sub fascia with 2 x 8 and 1 x 4 S4S cedar primed all sides, 5/8" roof plywood, ceilings have 1 x 4 stripping for added strength. If 2 story home, the second floor can be epicore concrete or 3/4″ tongue & groove plywood screwed & glued to 16" on center floor trusses.
Plumbing to have PEX Uponor water piping for long lasting durability. Undermount china bathroom lavs, undermount stainless steel or cast iron kitchen sink. Gas tankless water heaters as needed or two electric water heaters. Cast iron laundry sink, 4 hose bibbs with vacuum breaker, 1" pvc water service to home and to sea wall. Plumbing fixtures as per Owner's selections.
Electrical to be copper wiring with 400 amp service. Décor switches & outlets. Light fixtures and ceiling fans as selected by Owner. Dimmers at most interior lights. LED under cabinet strip lighting at upper cabinets. Recess cans have LED bulbs. Security system with two touch screens, structural wiring with cat5 telecom outlets & cat5 – rg6 dual media outlets as shown on plans. Sub panel for swimming pool, spa and dock.
Self adhering roof membrane applied directly to plywood deck with color through concrete roof tiles which have two screws per tile plus adhesive foam at laps for added strength.
19 seer Carrier high efficiency air conditioning units with heat. Range hood, dryer & bath exhaust ducted to exterior.
R5.0 3/4″ rigid insulation applied to inside of exterior walls with R30 open cell Icynene applied to bottom of roof deck. Using a sealed attic with Icynene foam insulation keeps the attic temperature within 8 degrees of the living area temperature and greatly reduces the heat load on the air conditioning ducting. Interior walls insulated at bedrooms for sound control.
PGT thermopane, low E, tinted impact windows and sliding doors.
Exterior walls have light textured or smooth stucco finish. Interior walls have 1/2″ drywall, ceilings are 5/8" drywall, with light troweled finish. Exterior soffits are stucco.
Exterior paint is two coats of Sherwin Williams 100 percent acrylic Super Paint rolled, not sprayed. Interior wall paint is flat washable latex, one coat of primer & two coats of paint. Woodwork paint is oil based egg shell finish.
Timberland SL solid core 8' interior doors, 1 3/8" or 1 3/4″. Wood 7 1/4″ base boards & 3 1/2" casing. Crown molding & ceiling treatments such as tongue & groove cypress, boxed beams as per Customer selections.
Exterior doors & garage doors are rated for impact.
Wood slatted shelving in closets(solid in pantry). Custom closet cabinetry available.
Custom built interior cabinets have plywood boxes, raised panel doors in paint glaze or stain glaze finish, full extension drawer undermounts and dovetail drawer boxes. Soft closing solid wood drawers & doors.
Counters are granite, quartz or quartzite, slabs selected by Owner.
Concrete swimming pool, spa, heat pump with Jandy controls. Can have chlorine or salt water system. Swimming pool to have custom design. Pool deck and coping is modular stone. Mansard aluminum screen enclosure or rear yard fencing.
Appliances can vary greatly. We set up a meeting at the appliance showroom to go over all available options.
Aluminum powder coated railings with custom design where needed.
$25,000 allowance for sprinkler system, sod, trees & plants.
Concrete pavers at driveway and walk to entry door.
If gas requested, 500 gallon propane underground gas tank with 3/4″ underground piping.
7' aluminum gutters with downspouts piped to catch basins for onsite control of rainwater.


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We have all tried some. report your findings of footers used. Liking these VEM Footers from Nasotec. Have used Pon-tunes, Alum Blocks, wood blocks, brass cones, Sound Fusion and Herbies. All mad a difference. Some VG, some OK some NFG.
I think what is overlooked the most is what is used under the footers. I try to use similar but dissimilar materials. Some footers drain, some isolate. Using the appropriate footer is not by chance. Isolate TT, Isolate transport. Drain amp, Preamp, Tuner, Tape deck and phonostage. Speakers ????
What is your favorite and why ???
and HAL MS-2 Music Server. For some reason IKEA cross grained laminated bamboo cutting boards underneath all components with footers on top, sound much better than maple cutting boards in the same application. The bamboo cutting boards made a big improvement across the "board" in my system. Very strange but I wouldn't run the system without them now.
Now the bad news, I am assured by a very reliable source that Still Points footers are REALLY good, but I can't afford them. Oh well you can't have everything.
Has anyone used squash ball? If yes, what type?
I tried squash balls and inner tubes back in the late 90s and at that time I had better results from ModSquad Tip Toes. However if I need isolation from environmental vibration for my turntable I will take squash balls, a good sized 1.5inch thick butcher block and a forstner bit and duplicate a gingko cloud. The ginkgo cloud will actually effectively isolate a turntable from structure borne vibration.
A vibraplane isolation table is a little more effective but for most of us it is unobtainium due its cost.
Being that footers are unpredictable in their sonic effects on our systems you just have to try things until you find something that works for you.
Yes tried squash balls, tennis balls, blue handballs in every configuration imaginable. To date no ball configuration was as affective as these Nasotec VEM footers.
Scotty the Nasotec IMHO are more affective than and way less expensive than Stillpoints. I agree about the Bamboo. Looking into the frames from Nasotec that go with the footers.
Hey I heard that if you buy 4 Bitcoins and use them under your equipment feet the sound will forever keep changing as the value of the Bitcoins goes up and down.
If I had enough spare cash laying around to buy 4 bitcoins at the current price I would be looking to upgrade a lot more than my footers.
and HAL MS-2 Music Server.
Where did you get these clones and how much?
Not yet, but I'm thinking about it as well as being interested in the ISO stands.
I just picked up a couple dowels for the speakers.
with a speaker that has front and rear active woofer but for $11.00 why not.
I have read very good reviews of the IsoAcoustics Gaia footers for speakers. The OREAs for components seem like a great deal but I'm still looking for more feedback before I pop. I've tried less expensive isolation devices before from the Vibrapods to spikes to BDR cones. They all do something, but IMHO, the difference has been relatively marginal and not always for the better. I'll give the OREAs a try if/when I find a seller that will give me 30 days to return.
The VEM footers are $450 retail for . For the money the Pon Tune footers from Arion at $190 set of  has the most bang for buck IMO. I use both. I use the VEM under power supplies and server. Use Pon Tunes everywhere else.


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Q: Returning a spark Column from a spark UDF I'm writing my own custom UDF which takes in a byte array and returns it as an org.apache.spark.sql.Column.
import org.apache.spark.sql.{Column, UDFRegistration}
import org.apache.spark.sql.functions.lit

private final def udf: (Array[Byte]) => Column = {

  case (bytes) =>
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    lit(bytes)
}

override def register(registration: UDFRegistration): Unit = {
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}

but this errors out with this exception
Exception encountered when invoking run on a nested suite - Schema for type org.apache.spark.sql.Column is not supported *** ABORTED ***

how do I do this? I looked around for answers but this doesn't seem possible. You may be asking "why not just use lit directly" but there's a bunch of code in here I left out to simplify things


A sign on the Witty Beach Road trail accessing the stairs down to Witty's Lagoon aims to prevent visitors from using the route. Capital Regional District parks staff declared the slope underneath the stairs to be unstable. People may still access the beach from the main parking lot off Metchosin Road.
Capital Regional Parks has closed off the stair access to Witty's Lagoon off Witty Beach Road.
The stairs were closed Feb. 13 due to unsafe conditions with the "slope stability," said Mike MacIntyre, CRD manager of park operations.
There was a landslide in 2007 near the stairs and since then the area has been closely monitored, he said. The closure resulted from the most recent engineer's report, which was completed in early February.
"We recognize this is a significant access point to the beach and we are looking to provide safe access," MacIntyre said.
Park visitors can still access the beach from the main parking lot off Metchosin Road.
MacIntyre did not give estimates as to how long the access from Witty Beach Road will be closed.


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import { vm as pieVM }      from '../graphs/pie-vm.js';

// marks
import { vm as dotVM,
				ovm as odotVM }    from '../marks/dot-vm.js';
import { vm as squareVM,
				ovm as osquareVM } from '../marks/square-vm.js';
import { vm as barVM }     from '../marks/bar-vm.js';
// pin
import { vm as pinVM } from '../marks/pin.js';

// graph
const graphVM = {
	PLAIN:   plainVM,
	BARS:    barChartVM,
	YBARS:   barChartVM,
	STAIRS:  stairsVM,
	PIE:     pieVM
};

// marks
const marksVM = {
	OPENDOT:    odotVM,
	DOT:        dotVM,
	OPENSQUARE: osquareVM,
	SQUARE:     squareVM,
	BAR:        barVM
};

const curve = function(get, { cs, spaces, serie, data, gprops, idx, css, mgrId, onSelect, unSelect }){

			// 1 - find ds: {x: , y:}
			// common to everyone

			// we add the world
			// we find the proper x & y axis
			let xplace = 'bottom';
			if(data.abs &&
				data.abs.axis){
				xplace = data.abs.axis;
			}

			let yplace = 'left';
			if(data.ord &&
				data.ord.axis){
				yplace = data.ord.axis;
			}

			if(gprops.fill && gprops.fill.colors){
				gprops.fill = `url(#${newGradient(gprops.fill, mgrId )})`;
			}

			const ds = {
				x: spaces.x ? spaces.x[xplace] : null,
				y: spaces.y ? spaces.y[yplace] : null,
				r: spaces.r ? spaces.r.r : null
			};

			// 2 - line of graph
			const gtype = data.type || 'Plain';

			// positions are offsetted here
			const positions = serie.map( point => {

				const mgr = {
					x: typeMgr(point.x),
					y: typeMgr(point.y)
				};

				const offx = isNil(point.offset.x) ? 0 : point.offset.x;
				const offy = isNil(point.offset.y) ? 0 : point.offset.y;

				let out = {
					x: isNil(point.x) ? null : mgr.x.add(point.x,offx),
					y: isNil(point.y) ? null : mgr.y.add(point.y,offy),
					drop: {
						x: isNil(point.drop.x) ? null : mgr.x.add(point.drop.x,offx),
						y: isNil(point.drop.y) ? null : mgr.y.add(point.drop.y,offy),
					},
					span: point.span
				};

				for(let aa in point){
					switch(aa){
						case 'x':
						case 'y':
						case 'drop':
						case 'span':
						case 'offset':
							continue;
						default:
							out[aa] = point[aa];
					}
				}

				return out;

			});

			// 3 - points
			// we extend positions with any precisions done by the user,

			// first shader
			if(!isNil(gprops.shader)){
				shader(gprops.shader,positions);
			}

			// then explicit, takes precedence
			each(positions, (pos,idx) => {
				for(let u in data.series[idx]){
					switch(u){
						case 'x':
						case 'y':
						case 'drop':
						case 'span':
							continue;
						default:
							pos[u] = data.series[idx][u];
					}
				}
			});

			const selectMark = (iMark,data) => {
				onSelect(data,idx);
				get().marks.forEach( (m,i) => i !== iMark ? get().marks[i].mark.unselect() : null);
			};
			const unSelectAll = () => get().marks.forEach( (m,i) => get().marks[i].mark.unselect());
			const unSelectMe  = () => get().marks.forEach( (m,i) => get().marks[i].mark.unselect());

			const isBar = (type) => type.search('Bars') >= 0 || type.search('bars') >= 0;

			const graphKey = gtype + '.' + idx;
			const mtype = isBar(gtype) ? 'bar' : gprops.markType || 'dot';
			const mprops = gtype !== 'Pie' && gprops.mark ? (data.drawing === 'reverse' ? positions.reverse() : positions).map( (pos,midx) => {
				const markKey = `${graphKey}.${mtype[0]}.${midx}`;
				const selectMyMark = (data) => selectMark(midx,data);
				return {
					key: markKey,
					mark: marksVM[mtype.toUpperCase()].create(() => get().marks[midx].mark, { position: pos, cs, props: gprops, ds, motherCss: css, onSelect: selectMyMark, unSelect, curveIdx: idx }),
					pin: pinVM.create(() => get().marks[midx].pin, {pos, tag: gprops.tag, ds, motherCss: css, dir: cs === 'polar' ? 'r' : gtype.startsWith('y') ? 'y' : 'x' })
				};
			}) : [];

			return {
				css: css || gprops.css || mprops.reduce( (memo,mp) => memo || mp.mark.css || (mp.pin && mp.pin.css), false),
				key: graphKey,
				type: gtype,
				path: gprops.onlyMarks ? {show: false} : graphVM[gtype.toUpperCase()].create(() => get().path, { serie: positions, cs, props: gprops, ds, motherCss: css, onSelect, unSelect, curveIdx: idx }),
				markType: mtype,
				marks: mprops,
				show: gprops.show,
				unSelectAll,
				unSelectMe
			};
};

const axis = function(props,state,measurer,axe,dir, motherCss){

	const partnerAxe = axe === 'polar' ? 'polar' : axe === 'abs' ? 'ord' : 'abs';
	const othdir = axe === 'polar' ? 'r' : dir === 'x' ? 'y' : 'x';

	// for every abscissa
	const out = map(state.spaces[dir],(ds,key) => {

		if(isNil(ds)){
			return null;
		}

		const find = (key) => {
			switch(key){
				case 'top':
				case 'right':
					return 'max';
				default:
					return 'min';
			}
		};

		const axisKey = axe + '.' + key;

		const axisProps = findWhere(props.axisProps[axe], {placement: key});
		const css = isNil(axisProps.css) ? motherCss : axisProps.css;
		const rev = axisProps.drawing === 'reverse';

		const partnerAxis = props.axisProps[partnerAxe][axisProps.partner];
		const partnerDs   = state.spaces[othdir][partnerAxis.placement];

		let DS = {};
		DS[dir] = ds;
		DS[othdir] = partnerDs;
		const mgr = typeMgr(partnerDs.d.max);
		const partner = {
			pos: partnerDs.d[find(key)],
			length: mgr.distance(partnerDs.d.max,partnerDs.d.min)
		};
		const bounds = {min: ds.d.min, max: ds.d.max};

		const { margins } = state.spaces;

		const ticksOpts = {
			css: { major: axisProps.ticks.major.css, minor: axisProps.ticks.minor.css },
			cs: props.coordSys,
			measurer,
			ds: DS,
			partner,
			bounds,
			dir,
			locProps: axisProps,
			comFac: axisProps.factor,
			axisKey,
			motherCss: css,
			placement: axisProps.placement,
			margins
		};

		const ticks = rev ? ticksVM(ticksOpts).reverse() : ticksVM(ticksOpts);

		return {
			css: motherCss || axisProps.css || ticks.reduce( (memo,tp) => memo || tp.css, false),
			show: axisProps.show,
			placement: axisProps.placement,
			key: axisKey,
			axisLine: axisLineVM(ds, axe === 'polar' ? 'polar' : 'cart', axisProps,partnerDs,dir, motherCss, measurer),
			ticks
		};
	});

	return reject(out, (val) => isNil(val));

};

export let cadreVM = {
	create: (get, props) => {
		return props;
	}
};

export let backgroundVM = {
	create: (get, { color, show, spaces, css, motherCss }) => {
		css = isNil(css) ? motherCss : css;

		return {
			show,
			color,
			css,
			spaceX:{
				min: Math.min.apply(null,map(spaces.x,(ds) => ds ? ds.c.min :  1e6 )),
				max: Math.max.apply(null,map(spaces.x,(ds) => ds ? ds.c.max : -1e6 ))
			},
			spaceY:{
				min: Math.min.apply(null,map(spaces.y,(ds) => ds ? ds.c.min : 1e6  )),
				max: Math.max.apply(null,map(spaces.y,(ds) => ds ? ds.c.max : -1e6 ))
			}
		};
	}
};

const defaultTo = (v,def) => isNil(v) ? def : v;

export const foregroundVM = {
	create: (get, { foreground, spaces }) => {
		if(isNil(foreground)){
			return null;
		}

		const fore = Array.isArray(foreground) ? foreground : [ foreground ];
		each(fore, f => {
			let { cx, cy, width, height } = f;
			cx     = defaultTo(cx,0);
			cy     = defaultTo(cy,0);
			width  = defaultTo(width,0);
			height = defaultTo(height,0);
			extend(f,{ cx, cy, width, height });
		});

		const { x, y } = spaces;
		const { bottom } = x;
		const { left }   = y;
		return {
			ds: {
				x: bottom,
				y: left
			},
			fore
		};
	}
};

export let titleVM = {
	create: (get, { title, titleFSize, css, motherCss, width, height, placement }) => {

		css = isNil(css) ? motherCss : css;

		return { title, titleFSize, width, height, placement, css };
	}
};

export let axesVM = {

	create: (get, { props, state, measurer, motherCss }) => {
		const isCart = props.coordSys !== 'polar';
		return {
			abs: isCart ? axis(props,state,measurer,'abs','x', motherCss) : null,
			ord: isCart ? axis(props,state,measurer,'ord','y', motherCss) : null,
			polar: isCart ? null : axis(props,state,measurer,'polar','r', motherCss)
		};
	}

};

export let curvesVM = {

	create: (get, { props, state, mgrId, onSelect, unSelect } ) => {

		const vm = get;

		const onSelectOneCurve = (data,ic) => {
			onSelect(data);
			vm().forEach( (c,i) => i === ic ? null : c.unSelectMe());
		};

		const { spaces } = state;
		return state.series.map( (serie,idx) => {
			const data   = props.data[idx];
			const gprops = props.graphProps[idx];
			const { css } = props;
			return curve(() => get()[idx], { cs: props.coordSys, spaces, serie, data, gprops, idx, css, mgrId, onSelect: onSelectOneCurve, unSelect });
		});
	}

};


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// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Text;

namespace Microsoft.DotNet.MSBuildSdkResolver
{
    internal static partial class Interop
    {
        internal static string hostfxr_resolve_sdk(string exe_dir, string working_dir)
        {
            var buffer = new StringBuilder(capacity: 64);

            for (;;)
            {
                int size = hostfxr_resolve_sdk(exe_dir, working_dir, buffer, buffer.Capacity);
                if (size <= 0)
                {
                    Debug.Assert(size == 0);
                    return null;
                }

                if (size <= buffer.Capacity)
                {
                    break;
                }

                buffer.Capacity = size;
            }

            return buffer.ToString();
        }
    }
}


Join Stacy Seigel, RYT 500 and Certified Prenatal Yoga Teacher, for an incredible experience in Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga classes. Appropriate for all levels of fitness, working with all stages of pregnancy and beyond. The emphasis of this class will be building strength, increasing stamina and flexibility, guided breathwork and relaxation. As a result, mama-to-be will be prepared both mentally and physically for the birth of her child. Some focus will be placed on squatting and hip opening, using gravity to aid in the birth process.
For new mamas, the days and weeks following the birth of your child can be challenging. Yoga helps to speed your recovery, reconnect you, mind and body, and aid in battling postpartum depression. You will feel your body begin to strengthen after the fatigue of childbirth and regain energy from sleepless nights, leading to more positive energy for your day. As an added benefit, you'll become part of a thriving community of women who all share the same thoughts and feelings as you.
Please get the okay from Doctor or Midwife before beginning.
Newborns to pre-crawlers are welcome in class.
Any questions,please contact Stacy directly at (240) 925-8312.


Get those fishing rods ready and join CKISS and other community members for the 19th annual family fishing weekend. CKISS will have an outreach booth with a ton of great resources that will remind you to Clean Drain Dry your watercraft. Protect our waters from invasive species and keep those fish stocks plentiful!
Sunday's event is a hassle free fishing experience! Boats, fishing gear and lunch will be provided. Hosted by the Nelson Rod and Gun Club.


Or until the next time the horses are watered.
If the sight of a well-coiled hose makes you sigh with happiness, you might be a Pony Club graduate.
When I was a wee barn rat, one of the worst jobs in summer was filling all the water buckets at lunch time. Now, this was a barn that washed buckets out twice a year, and cleaned each horses stall twice a week and cleaned tack never, so not exactly Pony Club. But, there was nothing so satisfying as finishing that job and having thirty full buckets of water.


The Confetti Cakery is proud to create unique and bespoke wedding cakes that look amazing and taste fantastic!
We work closely with our couples looking at their wedding inspiration in order to create an original design that will be talked about for years to come. We love nothing more than meeting up, listening to your ideas and talking all things cake! With lots of different delicious flavours to choose from and combine, we guarantee that your guests will love your choices. Embarking on a bespoke design may seem a little daunting at first, but it really need not be – together we can create the wedding cake you've dreamt about!
This beautiful, whimsical photoshoot is just so dreamy, its pastel colour palette and natural hues blend with the romantic setting to create the most elegant look. Directed and styled by wedding planner Natalie Hewitt, we are really excited to share this with you and hope it inspires you.
An ultra violet-inspired styled shoot with a colour palette consisting of peach, lilac and wild green foliage. This moody yet luxurious shoot is guaranteed to leave you swooning!


Since World War II, social science has attempted to explain why individuals submit to authority regardless of the atrocities such may instigate. Throughout history, such obedience is repeatedly connected to countless horrific and genocidal acts. In this class, authority and obedience will be examined from fictional, theoretical and empirical perspectives. Students will discuss the general implications, both positive and negative, of authority and obedience and what these implications mean for modern society. An example of readings related to this module are: 1984 by George Orwell, The Fear of Freedom by Erich Fromm, Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo, The Authoritarian Specter by Robert Altemeyer, and The Authoritarian Dynamic by Karen Stenner.
- participate in informed discussion regarding the psychology of obedience, the circumstances that can lead average individuals to perform horrific acts and what can be done to minimize the occurrence of such.
Students will learn the various research paradigms that have been used to investigate obedience. In addition to a brief look at literature on the topic, students will synthesize research using the psychoanalytic, psychological, social psychological and sociological perspectives. They will familiarize themselves with past and present research into why 'normal' people can commit such horrific acts and how we can possibly prevent such acts from occurring in the future.
- develop an understanding of how psychology and sociology can inform research in politics and help us to understand real-world political events.
- be exposed to a variety of social-scientific methods used in analyzing human attitudes and behaviour, from psychoanalysis to linear regression.
- look into how and why human beings commit the atrocious acts they sometimes do.
Students will prepare for class discussion by completing any and all assigned readings and by writing a brief analytical review of those readings that includes an application of the knowledge gained to any relevant real-world event. For this latter application of knowledge, students will need to expose themselves to recent or current events via the various forms of widely-available news media. Students will prepare for their final research paper by independently developing and researching an essay question of their own devising. This final paper will require students to gather and synthesize extra-module material of both an academic and non-academic nature that will enhance the student's knowledge of the module subject and facilitate their ability to satisfactorily answer their proposed essay question.
Students are required to turn in a brief analysis of their reading for each class period and to participate in class discussion. For the final paper, students are required to submit a proposal and have the opportunity to submit a draft for me to look at if they are so inclined.


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/**
 * @file Helper functions for accessing client state. This state is stored in a
 *       combination of cookies and HTML5 web storage.
 */
'use strict';

var $ = require('jquery');
var sessionStorage = window.sessionStorage;

var clientState = module.exports = {};

/**
 * Number of days before client state cookie expires.
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
clientState.EXPIRY_DAYS = 365;

/**
 * Maximum number of lines of code that can be stored in the cookie
 * @type {number}
 * @private
 */
var MAX_LINES_TO_SAVE = 1000;

var COOKIE_OPTIONS = {expires: clientState.EXPIRY_DAYS, path: '/'};

clientState.reset = function () {
  try {
    $.removeCookie('lines', {path: '/'});
    sessionStorage.clear();
  } catch (e) {}
};

/**
 * Gets the URL querystring params.
 * @param name {string=} Optionally pull a specific param.
 * @return {object|string} Hash of params, or param string if `name` is specified.
 */
clientState.queryParams = function (name) {
  var pairs = location.search.substr(1).split('&');
  var params = {};
  pairs.forEach(function (pair) {
    var split = pair.split('=');
    if (split.length === 2) {
      params[split[0]] = split[1];
    }
  });

  if (name) {
    return params[name];
  }
  return params;
};

/**
 * Returns the client-cached copy of the level source for the given script
 * level, if it's newer than the given timestamp.
 * @param {string} scriptName
 * @param {number} levelId
 * @param {number=} timestamp
 * @returns {string|undefined} Cached copy of the level source, or undefined if
 *   the cached copy is missing/stale.
 */
clientState.sourceForLevel = function (scriptName, levelId, timestamp) {
  var data = sessionStorage.getItem(createKey(scriptName, levelId, 'source'));
  if (data) {
    var parsed;
    try {
      parsed = JSON.parse(data);
    } catch (e) {
      return;
    }
    if (!timestamp || parsed.timestamp > timestamp) {
      return parsed.source;
    }
  }
};

/**
 * Cache a copy of the level source along with a timestamp. Posts to /milestone
 * may be queued, so save the data in sessionStorage to present a consistent
 * client view.
 * @param {string} scriptName
 * @param {number} levelId
 * @param {number} timestamp
 * @param {string} source
 */
clientState.writeSourceForLevel = function (scriptName, levelId, timestamp, source) {
  safelySetItem(createKey(scriptName, levelId, 'source'), JSON.stringify({
    source: source,
    timestamp: timestamp
  }));
};

/**
 * Returns the progress attained for the given level.
 * @param {string} scriptName The script name
 * @param {number} levelId The level
 * @returns {number}
 */
clientState.levelProgress = function (scriptName, levelId) {
  var progressMap = clientState.allLevelsProgress();
  return (progressMap[scriptName] || {})[levelId] || 0;
};

/**
 * Returns the "best" of the two results, as defined in apps/src/constants.js.
 * Note that there are negative results that count as an attempt, so we can't
 * just take the maximum.
 * @param {Number} a
 * @param {Number} b
 * @return {Number} The better result.
 */
clientState.mergeActivityResult = function (a, b) {
  a = a || 0;
  b = b || 0;
  if (a === 0) {
    return b;
  }
  if (b === 0) {
    return a;
  }
  return Math.max(a, b);
};

/**
 * Tracks the users progress after they click run
 * @param {boolean} result - Whether the user's solution is successful
 * @param {number} lines - Number of lines of code user wrote in this solution
 * @param {number} testResult - Indicates pass, fail, perfect
 * @param {string} scriptName - Which script this is for
 * @param {number} levelId - Which level this is for
 */
clientState.trackProgress = function (result, lines, testResult, scriptName, levelId) {
  if (result && isFinite(lines)) {
    addLines(lines);
  }

  var savedResult = clientState.levelProgress(scriptName, levelId);
  if (savedResult !== clientState.mergeActivityResult(savedResult, testResult)) {
    setLevelProgress(scriptName, levelId, testResult);
  }
};

/**
 * Sets the progress attained for the given level
 * @param {string} scriptName The script name
 * @param {number} levelId The level
 * @param {number} progress Indicates pass, fail, perfect
 * @returns {number}
 */
function setLevelProgress(scriptName, levelId, progress) {
  var progressMap = clientState.allLevelsProgress();
  if (!progressMap[scriptName]) {
    progressMap[scriptName] = {};
  }
  progressMap[scriptName][levelId] = progress;
  safelySetItem('progress', JSON.stringify(progressMap));
}

/**
 * Returns a map from (string) level id to progress value.
 * @return {Object<String, number>}
 */
clientState.allLevelsProgress = function () {
  var progressJson = sessionStorage.getItem('progress');
  try {
    return progressJson ? JSON.parse(progressJson) : {};
  } catch (e) {
    // Recover from malformed data.
    return {};
  }
};

/**
 * Returns the number of lines completed from the cookie.
 * @returns {number}
 */
clientState.lines = function () {
  var linesStr = $.cookie('lines');
  return isFinite(linesStr) ? Number(linesStr) : 0;
};

/**
 * Adds the given number of completed lines.
 * @param {number} addedLines
 */
function addLines(addedLines) {
  var newLines = Math.min(clientState.lines() + Math.max(addedLines, 0), MAX_LINES_TO_SAVE);

  $.cookie('lines', String(newLines), COOKIE_OPTIONS);
}

/**
 * Returns whether or not the user has seen a given video based on contents of the local storage
 * @param videoId
 * @returns {*}
 */
clientState.hasSeenVideo = function (videoId) {
  return hasSeenVisualElement('video', videoId);
};

/**
 * Records that a user has seen a given video in local storage
 * @param videoId
 */
clientState.recordVideoSeen = function (videoId) {
  recordVisualElementSeen('video', videoId);
};

/**
 * Returns whether or not the user has seen the given callout based on contents of the local storage
 * @param calloutId
 * @returns {boolean}
 */
clientState.hasSeenCallout = function (calloutId) {
  return hasSeenVisualElement('callout', calloutId);
};

/**
 * Records that a user has seen a given callout in local storage
 * @param calloutId
 */
clientState.recordCalloutSeen = function (calloutId) {
  recordVisualElementSeen('callout', calloutId);
};

/**
 * Private helper for videos and callouts - persists info in the local storage that a given element has been seen
 * @param visualElementType
 * @param visualElementId
 */
function recordVisualElementSeen(visualElementType, visualElementId) {
  var elementSeenJson = sessionStorage.getItem(visualElementType) || '{}';
  var elementSeen;
  try {
    elementSeen = JSON.parse(elementSeenJson);
    elementSeen[visualElementId] = true;
    safelySetItem(visualElementType, JSON.stringify(elementSeen));
  } catch (e) {
    //Something went wrong parsing the json. Blow it up and just put in the new callout
    elementSeen = {};
    elementSeen[visualElementId] = true;
    safelySetItem(visualElementType, JSON.stringify(elementSeen));
  }
}

/**
 * Private helper for videos and callouts - looks in local storage to see if the element has been seen
 * @param visualElementType
 * @param visualElementId
 */
function hasSeenVisualElement(visualElementType, visualElementId) {
  var elementSeenJson = sessionStorage.getItem(visualElementType) || '{}';
  try {
    var elementSeen = JSON.parse(elementSeenJson);
    return elementSeen[visualElementId] === true;
  } catch (e) {
    return false;
  }
}

/**
 * Creates standardized keys for storing values in sessionStorage.
 * @param {string} scriptName
 * @param {number} levelId
 * @param {string=} prefix
 * @return {string}
 */
function createKey(scriptName, levelId, prefix) {
  return (prefix ? prefix + '_' : '') + scriptName + '_' + levelId;
}

/**
 * Don't throw storage errors in Safari private browsing mode.
 */
function safelySetItem(key, value) {
  try {
    sessionStorage.setItem(key, value);
  } catch (e) {
    if (e.name !== "QuotaExceededError") {
      throw e;
    }
  }
}


The driving force behind the FastCap culture!
Note: For Other Languages, start the video, then select "cc", then select "on" to show Closed Captioning within the video, then select "English" drop down menu, then select "translate captions", then select your languages.
Andrey and Paul walk us through a simple yet effective improvement using our own FastEdge!
How to change the way you think about a conventional office. Lean thinking is a powerful way of thinking, that eliminates waste at every turn and where you would least expect. Paul Akers takes you on his lean journey to creating a lean work place and a super lean office.
Paul Akers discusses how they leaned out their bathroom at FastCap.
Paul Akers talks about how they leaned our their kitchen at FastCap.
Paul Akers talks about fixing what bugs you!


Hm. What is going on here?
1. Find the 40th Parallel (40N/140W) intersection in the middle of the screen and follow the latitude line to the right till it hits land. See where the weather is hitting the coast? Look carefully. See the white lines darting in the opposite direction to the approaching wind, on the edge of the weather system?
Here's today's (9-25-14) weather. Look at the aforementioned spot at 40N/140W. See the darting white lines? Moving faster than clouds and wind have a right to move? That because those aren't clouds caused by wind, any more than the ones were in the previous loop. What's going on here?
HAARP in action. Note Fig. R.
But it's tough to know which is the case. It did rain recently in N. CA, but was that intentional, an accident, or simply natural? Another unanswered question: if they could, WHY would the U.S. Govt. work so hard to keep rain from the West Coast? You can revisit the reasons HERE.


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Trains /
Hitachi Small-Type Monorail (Sentosa Express)
The Hitachi Small-Type Monorail (Sentosa Express) trains are the first to use Hitachi's small- and straddle-type monorail in Singapore. The straddle-type small monorail system was developed by Hitachi in Japan as a small, standard and cost-effective solution to the transportation needs of small to medium-sized cities.
Some other features of the straddle-typed small monorail include being small in size, light and producing low noise levels; the capability of a greater passenger carrying capacity; a slim guide way structure as well as lower construction costs.
There are 7 trains of two cars each operating on the 4-station Sentosa Express, which opened on 15 January 2007.
These trains replace the 23-year-old Sentosa Monorail system that closed in March 2005.
Built 2005 - 2006, 2009, 2017
7 trains of 2 cars each
The Sentosa Express was built to replace the 23-year-old Sentosa Monorail that closed on 16 March 2005.
To cope with the increasing ridership on the Sentosa Express, 2 additional trains were added into the system on 1 December 2009, on top of the existing 4 trains.
Signalling System Upgrade
The contract to enhance the capability of the Sentosa Express with a new wireless CBTC signalling system and another train set was awarded to Hitachi on 19 November 2014. The enhancement enables the line to cater to more passengers and better serve the increasing number of visitors entering Sentosa.
The new CBTC system uses wireless communication to transmit information on trains' positions and speeds so that the distance between trains can be reduced, yet safe and constant. This will significantly reduce the intervals between trains, cutting travel times for passengers, and allowing an addition of another train for greater capacity.
The new system also includes an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) function, allowing the trains to be fully automated. This relieves the train captains of manual train operation, allowing them to take on other tasks such as managing safety and security on the train.
With the upgrade, a row of seats from both ends of the train are replaced with a signalling box, housing the new signalling equipments.
Since November 2017, the Sentosa Express has switched over to the new signalling system and the additional train put into service on 24 November 2017.
Connects to the MRT at NE1 CC29 HarbourFront (S1 Sentosa Station)
Each train consists has an individual colour scheme - green, orange, blue, purple, pink, red and yellow.
The straddle-type small monorail is small in size but able to navigate through tight turns.
The colour scheme of the interior is green and orange.
Seats can be folded up to make room for more space during peak periods.
Foldable Seats
Seats can be folded up to create more standing space for commuters, increasing the capacity during peak periods.
Wheelchair Bay
Two Wheelchair Bays are located in each car of every Sentosa Express train.
Gangway Lights
Spotlights are installed to illuminate the gangway area of the train cars, and increases visibility during emergencies.
Overhead Hand Grips
Overhead hand grips are positioned along the aisles of the train cabins to provide standing passengers with increased support.
Additional hand grips were installed in selected trains.
Emergency Intercom
Intercoms are located beside the train doors to contact the train staff in an emergency.
LED displays are installed in all Sentosa Express trains.
It provides commuters with their route information throughout their journey.
All Sentosa Express trains were upgraded to be equipped with the wireless CBTC signalling system.
A row of seats from both ends of the train are replaced with a signalling box, housing the new signalling equipments.
Exterior of a Sentosa Express (Orange) train
Interior of a Sentosa Express train car
The Vacuum Flourescent Display (VFD) of the STARiS system were installed in all Sentosa Express trains. They were replaced with the newer LED display.
Tc: Trailer car with cab; Mc: Motor car with cab
Hitachi Asia Ltd
Car Body Construction
Welded Aluminium
IGBT-VVVF
Line Voltage
750V DC (nominal) from power rail
Rail Type
Staddle-beam
80km/h (design)
50km/h (service)
25m (2 cars)
Car Length
1.4m wide, 4 per car
This page last modified 03 Nov 2018


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The Bridge Keeper
There was once a bridge which spanned a large river. During most of the day the bridge sat with its length running up and down the river paralleled with the banks, allowing ships to pass thru freely on both sides of the bridge. But at certain times each day, a train would come along and the bridge would be turned sideways across the river, allowing a train to cross it.
A switchman sat in a small shack on one side of the river where he operated the controls to turn the bridge and lock it into place as the train crossed. One evening as the switchman was waiting for the last train of the day to come, he looked off into the distance thru the dimming twilight and caught sight of the trainlights. He stepped to the control and waited until the train was within a prescribed distance when he was to turn the bridge. He turned the bridge into position, but, to his horror, he found the locking control did not work. If the bridge was not securely in position it would wobble back and forth at the ends when the train came onto it, causing the train to jump the track and go crashing into the river. This would be a passenger train with many people aboard. He left the bridge turned across the river, and hurried across the bridge to the other side of the river where there was a lever switch he could hold to operate the lock manually. He would have to hold the lever back firmly as the train crossed. He could hear the rumble of the train now, and he took hold of the lever and leaned backward to apply his weight to it, locking the bridge. He kept applying the pressure to keep the mechanism locked. Many lives depended on this man's strength.
Then, coming across the bridge from the direction of his control shack, he heard a sound that made his blood run cold. "Daddy, where are you?" His four-year-old son was crossing the bridge to look for him. His first impulse was to cry out to the child, "Run! Run!" But the train was too close; the tiny legs would never make it across the bridge in time. The man almost left his lever to run and snatch up his son and carry him to safety. But he realized that he could not get back to the lever. Either the people on the train or his little son must die. He took a moment to make his decision.
The train sped safely and swiftly on its way, and no one aboard was even aware of the tiny broken body thrown mercilessly into the river by the onrushing train. Nor were they aware of the pitiful figure of the sobbing man, still clinging tightly to the locking lever long after the train had passed. They did not see him walking home more slowly than he had ever walked: to tell his wife how their son had brutally died.
What Christ did on the cross for each of us is a vivid picture of the love God has for us. It should also compel us to have the same love for everyone we meet , irregardless of their position in life. The Apostle Paul called for a prayer meeting when he wrote to his son in the faith, Timothy. 1 Timothy 2:First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. Jesus gave His life for all who would come for salvation and God sent His own son into the world to make possible this eternal life. John 3:16-17 says it well. 16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. Since this great love has been lavished on us, shouldn't we also lavish this great love on everyone we meet. If this were to happen the healing on the world around us would generate a world of peace and kindness. Oh, how we need God and right now!!
Paul puts the final nail in the teaching in verse 8 – 8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. May our hands be lifted up to God in prayer and then out to a lost and dying world with the real hope that saves. Jesus Christ. He is our bridge and God is our bridge keeper.
The Pilgrimage continues….
Read more: http://www.inspirationalarchive.com/113/the-bridge-keeper/#ixzz5JjNkO9dx


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La Nazionale di football americano Under-19 della Svizzera è la selezione maschile di football americano della SAFV, che rappresenta la Svizzera nelle varie competizioni ufficiali o amichevoli riservate a squadre nazionali Under-19.

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