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Q: Deriving possible values of a,b, and c from a system of equations In a math problem I arrive at the following system of equations but struggle to solve any variable (in terms of the other two):
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2ab + c - 2c^2 = 0
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2bc + a - 2a^2 = 0
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2ac + b - 2b^2 = 0
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a + b + c = 2
$$
Please kindly advise any next step, possibly involving algebraic manipulation of any two equations, to find possible values of $(a, b, c)$.

A: The issue here is that these four equations in three variables are not consistent with each other so there is no solution for $a, b$ and $c$.
For example, if you take three of these equations (which should be sufficient to find solutions since there are three unknowns)
$$2ab+c−2c^2=0$$
$$2bc+a−2a^2=0$$and $$a+b+c=2$$
Then you get either $$(a,b,c)=(0,2,0)$$or $$(a,b,c)=(\frac56, \frac13,\frac56)$$
But both of these sets are inconsistent with the equation previously omitted, i.e. $$2ac+b-2b^2=0$$ which no longer holds for either set.
Similarly, if you start with the first three equations, it is not possible for $a+b+c$ to take the value $2$.


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Members of the Catholic School Council act as consultants to the pastor and principal in matters pertaining to the school. They assist the principal in developing and communicating the school's vision and mission; they help develop and facilitate a strategic plan addressing the area of Catholicity, curriculums, personnel, facilities, finance, and public relations; and they strive to strengthen the image of the school through informative and interactive public relations. All members of the school council must attend the mandatory training session conducted by the diocesan superintendent of schools.
School Volunteer
School Office, Time Commitment: One day per week from 8:00am-12:00pm OR 12:00pm-3:00pm for the school year.
Responsibilities: Answer phones, check in visitors, and help teachers by making copies and/or doing special projects.
Library Helpers, Time Commitment: Any day, any amount of time.
Responsibilities: Reshelf books, place cards and pockets in donated books.
Computer Lab, Time Commitment: One day a week. Teachers will have a list each year of times needed.
Responsibilities: Help students with assignments or projects they have received from their teacher. Assist the teacher in helping the younger students learn computer skills.
Baptismal Lunches, Time Commitment: 4-5 hours one day per year.
Responsibilities: Each month our school provides a hot lunch for our students and staff. We recognize all of the students who were baptized in that month. Two families are asked to volunteer each month to purchase, prepare and serve the meal. The ingredients will be paid for by the Home and School Association.
Playground and School Maintenance, Time Commitment: Varies.
Responsibilities: Maintain/repair/install playground equipment, shelves, desks, etc. as needed.
Box Tops for Education, Time Commitment: 2 hours each semester.
Responsibilities: The Coordinator will collect the Box Tops from the church gathering space and the school office. The Coordinator and volunteers will add up the Box Tops and submit them to General Mills by October 31st and February 28th. The school will receive a check for the proceeds.
Labels for Education, Time Commitment: 2 hours each semester.
Responsibilities: The Coordinator will collect the UPCs, caps, and bonus certificates from the church gathering space and the school office. The Coordinator and volunteers will count all of the items and submit them to Campbell's to bank points in our account at the end of each semester. The school will use the points to purchase items.
Coordinator for Competitions, Time Commitment: 2 hours each semester.
Responsibilities: Several times each year students will have competitions to see which class can bring in the most Box Tops, Labels for Education, and Nestle Pure Life labels. The Coordinator will send home flyers announcing the competition and add up each classrooms' totals.
We've Got Spirit, School Newsletter Time Commitment: Once a month.
Responsibilities: Volunteer needed to compile teachers' articles and pictures in Microsoft Publisher for a monthly newsletter to be stuffed in the parish bulletin. They will work with the teachers and principal in getting articles about current events to publish in the newsletter in a timely manner each month. Volunteers are still needed to copy, fold, and stuff the bulletins monthly.
The Parent Teacher Organization consists of the Holy Spirit Catholic School families and teachers, whose primary goal is to create strong bonds between school families by educating parents about topics of mutual concern and providing an arena to come together as a school family to socialize. Secondly, we support the school financially with two major fundraisers per year (one in the fall and one in the spring). With money raised, we can provide activities such as classroom celebrations, school supplies, library and text books, and technology upgrades, as well as other teacher/principal requested activities. We hope to see you at school or one of our many events.
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Substitute catechists are needed to provide instruction when the primary catechist is ill or unavailable -- either for one class or a period of a few classes.
Office volunteers are needed to assist with paperwork, making copies, running errands and planning events.
We are also occasionally in need of volunteers to provide supplies and meals for small groups of students on a monthly basis.
If you are willing to help with any of these positions, please contact Rita Kerschen at 794-3496.
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Baptismal Preparation Facilitators conduct a one hour course for new parents or parents-to-be seeking baptism for their child or children. A video, pamphlet, and questionnaire provide a springboard for open discussion on the sacrament. Baptismal Preparation Classes are offered once a month.
Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA)
The Rite of Christian Initiation is designed for adults who, after hearing the mystery of Christ proclaimed, consciously and freely seek the Living God and enter the way of life and conversion as the Holy Spirit opens their hearts. By God's help they will be strengthened spiritually during their preparation and at the proper time will receive the sacraments fruitfully. The initiation of catechumens is a gradual process that takes place within the community of the faithful. By joining the catechumens in reflecting on the value of the paschal mystery and by renewing their own conversion, the faithful provide an example that will help the Catechumens to be more open to the Holy Spirit. Please call the parish at 316-794-3496 for more information.
RCIA Sponsor/Volunteer/Catechist
R.C.I.A. Sponsor: Journeys with the candidates and catechumens in their movement towards conversion. They offer personal insight, support, and encouragement by their own commitment to the faith, that these individuals will one day share in as well.
Requirements: Must be at least 16 years-old, must have received all the Sacraments of Initiation, and must be living in a way that demonstrates that their faith is strong enough to be able to fulfill the responsibilities. A sponsor who is married must be married in accordance with the laws of the Church.
Volunteer: To assist with various aspects of the R.C.I.A. process with guidance from the team. Catechist: Through a commitment to faith prepare the catechumens/candidates for full communion in the church. This may be done by teaching one class or helping with breaking open the Word. You decide how often you would like to help out.
Our goal is to have an adult Bible Study program that meets regularly at the church or at a parishioner's home. As Catholics it is very important for us to know and appreciate Sacred Scripture as best as we can, since it is the first pillar of our faith. These programs would provide a practical and thorough look at the scriptures we use in our everyday lives, both liturgically and spiritually. Days and times may vary, depending on when the facilitator(s) could meet. If you would like to participate or volunteer as a coordinator, please call Debbie in the church office at 794-3496.
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The Seahawks will host free agent linebacker Gerald Hodges on Wednesday, tweets Adam Schefter of ESPN.com.
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Postoperative expression of Cushing disease in a young male: metamorphosis of silent corticotroph adenoma?
Sharmin Jahan, M A Hasanat, Tahseen Mahmood, Shahed Morshed, Raziul Haq and Md Fariduddin
Silent corticotroph adenoma (SCA) is an unusual type of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma (NFA) that is silent both clinically and biochemically and can only be recognized by positive immunostaining for ACTH. Under rare circumstances, it can transform into hormonally active disease presenting with severe Cushing syndrome. It might often produce diagnostic dilemma with difficult management issue if not thoroughly investigated and subtyped accordingly following surgery. Here, we present a 21-year-old male who initially underwent pituitary adenomectomy for presumed NFA with compressive symptoms. However, he developed recurrent and invasive macroadenoma with severe clinical as well as biochemical hypercortisolism during post-surgical follow-up. Repeat pituitary surgery was carried out urgently as there was significant optic chiasmal compression. Immunohistochemical analysis of the tumor tissue obtained on repeat surgery proved it to be an aggressive corticotroph adenoma. Though not cured, he showed marked clinical and biochemical improvement in the immediate postoperative period. Anticipating recurrence from the residual tumor, we referred him for cyber knife radio surgery.
Pituitary NFA commonly present with compressive symptoms such as headache and blurred vision.
Post-surgical development of Cushing syndrome in such a case could be either drug induced or endogenous.
In the presence of recurrent pituitary tumor, ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome indicates CD.
Rarely a SCA presenting initially as NFA can transform into an active corticotroph adenoma.
Immunohistochemical marker for ACTH in the resected tumor confirms the diagnosis.
Hypertension due to a deoxycorticosterone-secreting adrenal tumour diagnosed during pregnancy
Pedro Marques, Nicola Tufton, Satya Bhattacharya, Mark Caulfield and Scott A Akker
Mineralocorticoid hypertension is most often caused by autonomous overproduction of aldosterone, but excess of other mineralocorticoid precursors can lead to a similar presentation. 11-Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) excess, which can occur in 11-β hydroxylase or 17-α hydroxylase deficiencies, in DOC-producing adrenocortical tumours or in patients taking 11-β hydroxylase inhibitors, may cause mineralocorticoid hypertension. We report a 35-year-old woman who in the third trimester of pregnancy was found to have a large adrenal mass on routine obstetric ultrasound. On referral to our unit, persistent hypertension and long-standing hypokalaemia was noted, despite good compliance with multiple antihypertensives. Ten years earlier, she had hypertension noted in pregnancy which had persisted after delivery. A MRI scan confirmed the presence of a 12 cm adrenal mass and biochemistry revealed high levels of DOC and low/normal renin, aldosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone, with normal catecholamine levels. The patient was treated with antihypertensives until obstetric delivery, following which she underwent an adrenalectomy. Histology confirmed a large adrenal cortical neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential. Postoperatively, blood pressure and serum potassium normalised, and the antihypertensive medication was stopped. Over 10 years of follow-up, she remains asymptomatic with normal DOC measurements. This case should alert clinicians to the possibility of a diagnosis of a DOC-producing adrenal tumours in patients with adrenal nodules and apparent mineralocorticoid hypertension in the presence of low or normal levels of aldosterone. The associated diagnostic and management challenges are discussed.
Hypermineralocorticoidism is characterised by hypertension, volume expansion and hypokalaemic alkalosis and is most commonly due to overproduction of aldosterone. However, excess of other mineralocorticoid products, such as DOC, lead to the same syndrome but with normal or low aldosterone levels.
The differential diagnosis of resistant hypertension with low renin and low/normal aldosterone includes congenital adrenal hyperplasia, syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess, Cushing's syndrome, Liddle's syndrome and 11-deoxycorticosterone-producing tumours.
DOC is one intermediate product in the mineralocorticoid synthesis with weaker activity than aldosterone. However, marked DOC excess seen in 11-β hydroxylase or 17-α hydroxylase deficiencies in DOC-producing adrenocortical tumours or in patients taking 11-β hydroxylase inhibitors, may cause mineralocorticoid hypertension.
Excessive production of DOC in adrenocortical tumours has been attributed to reduced activity of the enzymes 11-β hydroxylase and 17-α hydroxylase and increased activity of 21-α hydroxylase.
The diagnosis of DOC-producing adrenal tumours is challenging because of its rarity and poor availability of DOC laboratory assays.
A rare variety of congenital adrenal hyperplasia with mosaic Klinefelter syndrome: a unique combination presenting with ambiguous genitalia and sexual precocity
M A Shehab, Tahseen Mahmood, M A Hasanat, Md Fariduddin, Nazmul Ahsan, Mohammad Shahnoor Hossain, Md Shahdat Hossain and Sharmin Jahan
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to the three-beta-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) enzyme deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder presenting with sexual precocity in a phenotypic male. Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common sex chromosome aneuploidy presenting with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism in a male. However, only a handful of cases of mosaic KS have been described in the literature. The co-existence of mosaic KS with CAH due to 3β-HSD enzyme deficiency portrays a unique diagnostic paradox where features of gonadal androgen deficiency are masked by simultaneous adrenal androgen excess. Here, we report a 7-year-old phenotypic male boy who, at birth presented with ambiguous genitalia, probably a microphallus with penoscrotal hypospadias. Later on, he developed accelerated growth with advanced bone age, premature pubarche, phallic enlargement and hyperpigmentation. Biochemically, the patient was proven to have CAH due to 3β-HSD deficiency. However, the co-existence of bilateral cryptorchidism made us to consider the possibility of hypogonadism as well, and it was further explained by concurrent existence of mosaic KS (47,XXY/46,XX). He was started on glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement and underwent right-sided orchidopexy on a later date. He showed significant clinical and biochemical improvement on subsequent follow-up. However, the declining value of serum testosterone was accompanied by rising level of FSH thereby unmasking hypergonadotropic hypogonadism due to mosaic KS. In future, we are planning to place him on androgen replacement as well.
Ambiguous genitalia with subsequent development of sexual precocity in a phenotypic male points towards some unusual varieties of CAH.
High level of serum testosterone, adrenal androgen, plasma ACTH and low basal cortisol are proof of CAH, whereas elevated level of 17-OH pregnenolone is biochemical marker of 3β-HSD enzyme deficiency.
Final diagnosis can be obtained with sequencing of HSD3B2 gene showing various mutations.
Presence of bilateral cryptorchidism in such a patient may be due to underlying hypogonadism.
Karyotyping in such patient may rarely show mosaic KS (47,XXY/46,XX) and there might be unmasking of hypergonadotropic hypogonadism resulting from adrenal androgen suppression from glucocorticoid treatment.
Paternally inherited ABCC8 mutation causing diffuse congenital hyperinsulinism
Suresh Chandran, Fabian Yap Kok Peng, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Yap Te Lu, Kenneth T E Chang, S E Flanagan, S Ellard and Khalid Hussain
background: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by inappropriate insulin secretion in the face of severe hypoglycaemia. There are two histological subtypes of CHI namely diffuse and focal. Diffuse CHI is most common due to recessive mutations in ABCC8/KCNJ11 (which encode the SUR/KIR6.2 components of the pancreatic β-cell KATP channel) whereas focal CHI is due to a paternally inherited ABCC8/KCNJ11 mutation and somatic loss of heterozygosity for the 11p allele inside the focal lesion. Fluorine-18-l-dihydroxyphenylalanine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-DOPA-PET/CT) is used in the pre-operative localisation of focal lesions prior to surgery. Diffuse CHI if medically unresponsive will require a near total pancreatectomy whereas focal CHI will only require a limited lesionectomy, thus curing the patient from the hypoglycaemia.
Aims: To report the first case of genetically confirmed CHI in Singapore from a heterozygous paternally inherited ABCC8 mutation.
Methods/Results: A term male infant presented with severe hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (HH) after birth and failed medical treatment with diazoxide and octreotide. Genetic testing (paternally inherited mutation in ABCC8/p.D1472N) suggested focal disease, but due to the unavailability of 18F-DOPA-PET/CT to confirm focal disease, a partial pancreatectomy was performed. Interestingly, histology of the resected pancreatic tissue showed changes typical of diffuse disease.
Conclusion: Heterozygous paternally inherited ABCC8/KCNJ11 mutations can lead to diffuse or focal CHI.
HH is a cause of severe hypoglycaemia in the newborn period.
Paternal mutations in ABCC8/KCNJ11 can lead to diffuse or focal disease.
18F-DOPA-PET/CT scan is the current imaging of choice for localising focal lesions.
Gallium-68 tetra-aza-cyclododecane-N N′N″N-‴-tetra-acetate octreotate PET scan is not a useful imaging tool for localising focal lesions.
The molecular mechanism by which a heterozygous ABCC8 mutation leads to diffuse disease is currently unclear.
Focal lesions are curable by lesionectomy and so genetic studies in patients with HH must be followed by imaging using 18F-DOPA-PET/CT scan.


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Q: Android onClick() assistance with method call I have a method which is called when the user hits my create button, this calls a method names createEntry();
within this method it goes through several checks and returns toasts or errors depending on the outcome, when it runs the correct outcome it always takes me back to my home activity but i want it to stay on the current screen if there is an error, how can i do this?
Can anyone give me some assistance with this please
public void onClick(View v) {
    switch (v.getId()) {
    case R.id.create_button:
        Intent i = new Intent(this, Home.class);
                    createEntry();// this is where my error checking is done so what I would like to know is how can i stay on the current screen for certain errors
        startActivity(i);
        break;
}
}

    }

i don't want to load the home class if there is an error i want it to stay on the current screen.

A: I'm guessing you should return a boolean about whether you have errors to fix:
if(createEntry() == true) {
    Intent i = new Intent(this, Home.class);
    startActivity(i);
}

A: Your createEntry() should return a boolean which repesents if an error occurred or not. With that you can indicate if you should start the new activity or not.
public void onClick(View v) {
    switch (v.getId()) {
        case R.id.create_button:
            if (createEntry()) { // return true for no errors
                Intent i = new Intent(this, Home.class);
                startActivity(i);
            }
            break;
    }
}

A: Check for errors and then return from the method if any are found:
if (!createEntry()) return;

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Articles The cost of student living in the U...
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Universities of Leicester, Nottingham and Cardiff most affordable for first-years.
University of Sussex, University of Oxford and London universities least affordable.
The University of Leicester is the most affordable destination in Britain for both first and second-year students, according to research from HSBC. First-year students can expect to spend £196 on average per week, which includes rent in halls, weekly essentials (food, activities and university supplies)*, a weekly bus pass and beer and wine. The research looks at the cost of living at universities in the twenty towns and cities in Britain with the largest student populations.
Unsurprisingly, London is the most expensive destination for students in Britain, but it isn't just towns and cities in the south that are the least affordable. According to the table, studying at the universities of Warwick, Manchester and Birmingham are among the most expensive, with the average cost of living £255, £262 and £289 per week respectively. The universities of Southampton and Bristol are among the cheapest, with Southampton in particular benefitting from low accommodation and transport costs; a weekly bus pass costs just £6.67.
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What starts off as a sparse folk blues song of sorrow gradually grows into a soulful R&B callback to the classic sound of the 60's and 70's. The music video for Michael Kiwanuka's song "Black Man in a White World" bears some thematic and conceptual resemblance to segments of Kendrick Lamar's "Alright," featuring a gravity defying protagonist set in a world that's literally black and white.
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Winter Works.
Well as the New Year rolled in, many members took on the task of preparing their MG's ready for the 2014 season. Paintwork, new splitters, new suspension, new brakes, 6 year projects taking their maiden voyage for the first time, you name it, BCMGOC members are probably doing it! Well……… within reason of course! Why not take a look in our gallery at whats happening.
Shelsley Walsh Breakfast Club Run 9th March
Our first breakfast run, for many years, took us to Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb. Upon attending there were 300+ booked in for breakfasts, but to take your mind off the hunger and the smell of cooking bacon, were the 300+ cars which people had turned up in. There was a wide an interesting variety of cars on show, from three Wheel Moggy's to MG A's and from Frog Eye sprits to Aston Martins. The weather held and the day was great, kicking off many more runs to come.
Severn Valley Country Park Walk 23rd March
Our second time to the country park was on quite a busy Sunday due to the lines being graced with various engine from around the country. What started off as a winters day, ended up being a fantastic spring walk in the countryside, with the added bonus of some fantastic feats of engineering passing by on the tracks beside the trails. Lunch was had at "The Unicorn" pub along with a swift pint, which made the walk back even more relaxed than the walk there. All be it we are a car club, sometimes its nice to do things as a club, which aren't all car related.
Pride of Longbridge 12th April
Pride of Longbridge this year was bigger than ever, and all be it a little on the cold side, it was a great day, with a great turn out. Many BMC, Austin, Rover, and MG motors were on show, from when it all began right up to the present day. There were ten cars on our stand, which attracted quite a few members of the public, which kept us busy chatting for most of the day.
Wings Wheels and Rotors 20th April
Well last year was cold and this year, was around half a degree warmer, but not to worry as 14 Club cars attended this years Wings and wheels festival at Halfpenny Green Airport, Enville. The public were there in force to see what the show had to offer, and once again the club stand got a fantastic reception. As well as trucks and motors, there were also R/C models, Planes and military displays. Fantastic day out.
Western Park Transport Show 21st April
The first of the annual transport shows brought a very sunny end to the Easter break. Another good turn out from the club, including some new members, spent their day looking at some of the great examples of cars the public has to offer. Also good at these events are the markets and displays, which are good to watch.
Drive it Day, Croome Park, 27th April
Drive it day this year took us to what remains of a secret wartime air base, where thousands of people lived and worked in the 1940s. Previously home to the Earls of Coventry, the grand structure is situated at the heart of the park. The weather held out for the day, leading to some cracking photos of the surrounding area and of course the wildlife that goes with it.
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Das Gebäude Schütt 5 in Braunfels, einer Stadt im Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hessen, wurde im Jahr 1901 errichtet. Das Fachwerkhaus ist ein geschütztes Baudenkmal.

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Das Gebäude wurde 1901 für Ernst Henrich und seine Frau Elise als Wohnhaus und Gemeindeamtskasse nach den Plänen des Architekten Carl Seiler errichtet. Über dem massiven Erdgeschoss in Neurenaissanceformen steht ein Fachwerkobergeschoss mit Eckturm und Erker. Dieser ist mit zahlreichen Inschriften und Schnitzereien versehen. Im Inneren sind noch Stuckdecken und Bleiglasfenster im Erker bemerkenswert.

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The 3rd stage had some surprises for El Martillo Racing in the longest day of the entire rally.
Matt got the green flag in BoLA to start the 3rd competition day. After a few of the 170 miles of the 1st special of the day, the front right spindle bolt broke almost losing the tire. Fortunately, the incident was not as bad as it could've been.
Nico and Robert used their skills to temporarily fix the problem in one hour, a great job to get the car moving to the team's pit. Also they had to cross some difficult sections: "The silk beds of the first special were awful, even eviler than how they looked in the last Baja 1000", Robert said.
The pit crew and chase trucks were awaiting for the race car to show up in the gas station south from Vizcaino, where the car finally showed up around 3:00 pm. Matt: "Nico and Robert made a great job, it was just an hour, but we got passed by many cars including some UTVs… When we were back, there was lots of dust!".
The silk beds were nasty! / Los talcos estaban malísimos!
One of the lines of the breaks was also damaged and Nico decided to replace the caliper to be safe and get back to the race… At that point the team still had another 177 miles ahead, and Rody took the car from there to finish the longest and so far toughest stage of this year's race.
Rody had no problems but they stopped to help another team that rolled over very bad… Always the safety of the drivers and co-racers will be a priority for El Martillo Racing… Once they got sure the other team drivers were safe, they continued to the finish line… After the tough day, the team is placed 69th overall and 9th in class.
Tomorrow for the 4th stage from Loreto to La Paz, Rody will be driving again around "his backyard" and we are sure he'll have a good performance in the way to La Paz.


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The Colors, Duke, The Colors: Bit Trip Saga Review (3DS)
You may remember Commander Video as an unlockable character in the brutally rewarding Super Meat Boy but before that he was the star of the Bit.Trip games. Originally released on WiiWare these six games have a distinct and overt retro feel while still being, for all intensive purposes, rhythm games.
Of the six only the two book ends, Bit.Trip Beat and Bit.Trip Flux, are similar with each one resembling pong, albeit pong after a heaping dose of peyote, with the paddle in Beat being on the left side of the screen while the Flux paddle is on the right. The other four games are entirely unique.
In Bit.Trip Core you use the d-pad to fire a laser and destroy bits as they fly toward the screen. While this sounds simple the patterns will get confusing and over bearing quickly. You must be quick, but also patient and smart. As with all of the games in this collection repetition and pattern memorization is a must.
Bit.Trip Void's risk/reward style of play has you collecting dark bits while avoiding light bits. The more bits you collect the larger you grow, and the greater your score will increase, but hit a light bit and it is back to your initial size. You can also manually revert back to your original size if things get too out of hand (and they quickly will). You float around the screen with the circle pad, free from any kind of movement impediment.
Bit.Trip Runner has you take on the role of Commander Video who will perpetually run throughout the levels and you instruct him to jump, kick, block, slide and spring through each level. If you miss a ledge, run into a wall, or anything stops your forward progress you are immediately warped back to the beginning of the stage. There are gold bars to collect in each of the non-boss levels, collect them all in a stage and you can play an even more retro version of a Bit.Trip Runner stage and rack up the points.
Bit.Trip Fate has you controlling Commander Video once again, but this time he is on a rail as you traverse through space, avoiding obstructions, bits and foes alike. The circle pad moves the Commander on the rail and you aim and shoot with the stylus.
The better you do the more instrumental the music becomes, with layers being added to heighten the experience. Start to lose grip though and you'll hear the music recede back to a more simplistic form, and if you don't catch back up to the beat the screen will go black and white and the music will be nothing more than a single tone resembling that of a heart rate monitor. This is true for all of the games except Runner where the music (and a trail behind The Commander) will be determined by the number of power ups collected.
The 3D varies from incredible to unnecessary to an annoyance. There are times in Runner that the 3D environment will look amazing, the depth of field will be perfect and everything will be clear as day and going smoothly, but then all of the sudden the frame rate will drop and you may lose the position of The Commander to the background colors. This cannot be placed entirely on the 3D however because this frame rate drop will happen in 2D as well and can ruin a great session. The levels are short enough so it doesn't matter too much and you may only lose a minute or two of game play, which should just be regarded as a practice run.
The short play times of these levels make it a great portable game and the variety inside these six games make sure that you're never bored. If you're starting to get sick of one style of game play, load up another one and enjoy the ride. It's a shame that the extra levels included in the Wii version of this collection aren't packed in here. It would have been a nice addition to it all but there is already hours of content on the cartridge. The content is addictive and you just may find yourself in a trance playing the same stages hundreds of times in a row to complete a perfect run, like the best puzzle games always make you want to do instead of need to do.
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XXX Church: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know
By Kevin Genovario
Updated Apr 19, 2015 at 3:43am
XXXChurch.com's name is as provocative as the industry it's fighting against; pornography. The anti-porn church is a Christian-based organization that raises awareness of the role of pornography in religion and helps men and women overcome their addictions. Here's what you need to know.
1. XXXChurch.com's Mission is to Help People Leave the Porn Industry
XXXChurch.com is an organization created with the sole mission of helping people leave the porn industry and to counsel those addicted to porn. It describes itself as "the #1 Christian porn site designed to bring awareness, openness and accountability to those affected by pornography."
2. Pastor Craig Gross Believes Porn Hurts Individuals, Marriages and Families
The website's pastor and founder, Craig Gross, believes that porn is detrimental to individuals, marriages and families, reports ABC News. Gross and his co-founder launched the organization in in 2002 and started out by setting up a booth at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas in an attempt to steer people away from porn.
"I've never met a girl or guy in the industry that's told me, 'this is what I wanted to do when I was a kid,'" Gross said. "Average pay for a girl in porn is less than a $1,000," Gross said. "The lifestyle that she had to maintain, to do this, you know, living in Hollywood, or all this kind of craziness around her, it's not really even great money."
3. XXXChurch.com Produces Accountability Software Called X3watch
The organization even has a program called X3watch that keeps a log of questionable websites a computer user visits, which is sent to an "accountability partner" of a persons choosing. The software is intended to aid someone who is seeking to quit their porn addiction.
4. XXXChurch.com: 'Every Time you Masturbate, God Kills a Kitten'
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Okay, so XXXChurch.com doesn't really think every time you masturbate, God kills a kitten, but that doesn't mean it approves of the act. The organization made the video to get its message across that masturbation is a selfish act.
"Our stance is simply this: you want to live a life that is honoring to God? Then start pleasing Him and stop pleasing yourself," a statement on the organization's website says. "Stop making excuses and get some control over your life. Yes, it is tough. Yes, we know hormones are raging. However, God is calling us to holiness. Live an extraordinary life. Masturbation will leave you hanging every time! It is a selfish act that pleases no one but you. God created sex to be between a man and his wife. Not a man and his girlfriend and not a man or woman with himself or herself."
5. They Also Have 'Pete the Porno Puppet' for Kids
6. The Pastor's Best Friend is Porn Star Ron Jeremy
Believe it or not, the organization's founder Pastor Gross is best pals with mega porn star Ron Jeremy, who has been in the porn industry since 1978. While Jeremy has been with many women in his porn movies, Gross has only been with one–his wife of 15 years, Jeanette.
"I've been with a couple thousand women," Jeremy said. "Craig has been with his wife a couple thousand times. Same thing."
7. They Debate Each Other on Their Views of Porn
The unlikely due met at a porn convention years ago and eventually started touring college campuses to debate the pros and cons of porn. In 2008, Jeremy and Gross participated in the Nightline Face-Off debate at Yale.
8. Jeremy Steers Those Who Want to Get Out of the Industry to Gross
Jeremy says that when he comes across those in the porn industry that want to get out of it, he points them to Gross.
"There are certain things I don't like, and having Craig around, putting things in check, or when girls want to get out of the business they might go to him, and a few have, who are actually friends of mine, Jeremy said. A"nd he ministers to them, brings them into the path of righteousness, and I think that's great."
9. Jeremy Asked Gross to Pray For Him When He Was in the Hospital
In January, Jeremy was rushed to have emergency heart surgery for an aortic dissection in which he almost died. The porn star recalls calling Gross for comfort.
"I said to Craig, this is the exact conversation, 'Craig, are you free for a couple hours?' He goes, 'yeah.' 'Are you still close to God?' He goes, 'last time I checked.' 'Well, I would like you and him to come down to Cedar Sinai Hospital, I'm going through a life-threatening operation,'" he said.
10. The Organization Hands Out Bibles Titled 'Jesus Loves Porn Stars'
The organization still sets up shop at porn conventions and passes out bibles with a cover that says Jesus Loves Porn Stars. The point of the bibles is that Jesus doesn't judge anyone, even porn stars.
"I believe Jesus, he'd be in the show with us," Gross said. "He'd be mixing it up with these people. 'Cause he doesn't look at them as porn stars, or porn producers. He looks at us as all the same."
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Gavin Bieber was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He developed a very early interest in birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles and has steadily pursued these interests while growing up in British Columbia, Virginia Beach, Great Britain and Denmark. Gavin graduated from the University of Victoria with a degree in Biology and a minor in Environmental Studies. He studied for a year at the University of Southern Mississippi where he collaborated with their Migratory Bird Study Group. While still in university he taught waterfowl, shorebird and passerine identification workshops for the Victoria Natural History Society and led field trips for the university's ornithology classes. Since graduating, Gavin has worked as a field assistant on a variety of ornithological research projects including studies of the wintering ecology of Henslow's Sparrow, the breeding biology of the Interior Least Tern, the stopover ecology of Swainson's Thrush and Gray Catbird and a population fitness study of auklets. In addition he conducted point counts for the National Park Service in Arizona and New Mexico and assisted in setting up a riparian bird survey for the University of Arizona. From 2002 onwards he has maintained a long-term interest in the avifauna of the Pribilof Islands, AK, spending a cumulative two years living on Saint Paul Island. He has also traveled extensively through much of Western Europe, parts of Africa and South America, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea and Australia. Gavin enjoys sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm of the natural world with others, and welcomes the chance to share his love of the natural world with new people.
Moving to Tucson in 2000 he has become involved in the environmental community, serving as a board member for the Tucson Audubon Society, and on the Arizona Bird Committee from 2007-2010. He currently lives in Tucson, with his wife Celina, his son Roland, a loveable Labradoodle, and an overly small fish tank.


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Skimming the surface – Travel Africa Magazine
Seeing is believing: Mike Unwin cherishes the fly-by of his high-speed fisher friend
"Chip-chip, chip-chip." A high-pitched, yapping call heralds a familiar evening fly-past. I look up to see four birds appearing around the bend, their long, elastic, wings reflected in the river's dying gleam. It's my dusk alarm call: an announcement that darkness is falling and that I'd better get back indoors before the hippos start wandering about. The sound follows me as I hurry home: "Chip-chip, chip-chip."
During a three-month stint on a safari camp beside Zambia's Luangwa River, many years ago, I came to associate the distinctive flight call of African skimmers with the end of my working day. At around 6pm every evening the birds would fly upriver, past camp; you could set your watch by it. At the time, I imagined that they were returning to their nests after a long day's fishing. In fact, they were just heading out.
You needn't hear a skimmer's flight call to identify it. One glance reveals that this unusual bird has something decidedly odd about its bill. Not only does the bright-orange appendage seem disproportionately large, as though the bird is clutching a carrot in its mouth, but – uniquely among birds – its lower mandible extends a full third longer than the upper. Bill aside, this is an elegant bird, its graceful lines and buoyant flight revealing its affinity to terns. But let's be honest: it's hard to get beyond that bizarre conk.
If bird's bills are tools, each adapted a specific job, few are more specifically adapted than a skimmer's. The clue to its function is in the name: flying low over the shallows in a straight line, this bird skims its lower mandible just below the surface, slicing through the water like scissors through silk to leave a neat, V-shaped wake.
The instant it comes into contact with a fish, the upper mandible (maxilla) snaps shut by involuntary reflex to secure the prize. A muscular shock-absorber system cushions the bird's head and neck against the sudden impact.
Skimmers feed in still, shallow water, where small fish such as cichlids or tilapia crowd near the surface. Because their feeding technique is largely tactile, they have no need to see their prey and thus do much of their fishing at dusk, dawn and during the night. At these hours, they face less competition from other fishers, and their large eyes allow them to navigate in half light.
The African skimmer is one of three very similar species worldwide, the others being the Indian skimmer of Asia and the black skimmer of the Americas.
Like its cousins, it frequents slow-flowing, tropical rivers, with shallow stretches in which to fish and sandbanks on which to nest. Pairs are monogamous, and after reaffirming their bonds each year via a noisy, aerobatic courtship display, they scrape a shallow depression in the sand for their clutch.
Incubation is shared between the two, with the damp sand keeping the exposed eggs cool in the baking African heat. The parents defend their nest vigorously, dive-bombing animals as large as elephants or buffalos that wander too close – and the young hatchlings will even bury themselves in the sand when danger threatens.
Nesting so close to water, river levels are a critical factor in the life cycle of skimmers and determine their migratory movements around the continent.
In southern Africa, these birds are winter visitors, arriving in the May–June dry season, when water levels are falling, to breed on the exposed sand banks. Come the rains in November, when rivers rise and sand banks are submerged, the young have already fledged and the birds are preparing to return north. In East and West Africa, where rainfall patterns are different, skimmers breed during the March–June low-water months.
This species has a wide but patchy distribution across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal and the southern Nile valley in the north to northern KwaZulu-Natal in the south. Large, slow-flowing rivers such as the Chobe, Zambezi, Luangwa and Rufiji all host breeding populations, and the Okavango Delta is another good spot. The bird is nowhere common, however, and it faces a number of threats, including river pollution and the wash of careless power boats, which may swamp entire breeding colonies.
Today the IUCN lists the African skimmer as Near Threatened, with an estimated population of 15–25,000 mature individuals.
Back in the UK, I no longer get that 'chip-chip' signal to knock off work. But downing tools at 6pm generally seems a good idea. Besides, you can never trust those hippos.
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By Eric LehmanNovember 4, 2021December 7th, 2021Uncategorized
Finding our Home in Christ. I want to believe it's possible, but it often feels elusive for me. Finding Home (learn more HERE) is as much for me as anybody. While on a constant journey from "head to heart," the idea of intimacy and connection with God is a real struggle. As I'm digging into this with you, I wanted to share some things that have been helpful for me along the way.
Write it down
Grab a "journal," but keep it simple. Write down a word, phrase, question, or invitation. The act of writing it down helps me remember. Then, revisiting the phrases helps me see themes and progress.
Share it with others
Our obstacles can be seen and overcome with the help of others. Inspiration, companionship, and clarity have come out of the conversations I've had with friends wrestling through similar themes.
Stay with a Question
If your first response to a Question is, "I don't know," stay with it. We often want to move on, bypassing where God may be at work. "What would it take to be fully drawn into God's love?" I'm now five weeks into that question and still learning.
The Explorations may create more questions than answers, but trust that God is working within the process. Transformation does not come easy or quick, but it is worth it. Finding Home is a lifelong journey.
I am in the trenches with you, fighting to see and carve out my own path towards Finding Home.
Theodyssey
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes tumbled to their lowest level in eight months in March, dealing a setback to the housing market recovery.
The Commerce Department said on Wednesday sales dropped 14.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000 units, declining for a second consecutive month.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast new home sales at a 450,000-unit pace last month.
Compared to March last year, sales were down 13.3 percent, the largest year-on-year decline since April 2011.
U.S. Treasuries extended gains on the report. The S&P 500 Homebuilding Index dropped 1.65 percent following the data, and an index of smaller builders tumbled 3.3 percent.
The housing market has been slammed by an unusually cold and snowy winter, higher mortgage interest rates and a shortage of properties that is limiting options for potential buyers.
House prices, whose increases have outstripped wage gains, are also weighing on the sector.
New home sales are counted at the signing of contracts. Last month's surprise decline could still reflect some of the impact from the cold weather. Sales plunged in the Midwest and the South. They also fell in the West, but rose in the Northeast.
Data on Tuesday showing a mild decline in home resales last month had offered hope the housing market could be stabilizing.
In another report on Wednesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association said applications for loans to purchase homes fell last week.
While housing is struggling, other sectors of the economy such as manufacturing are regaining momentum as the weather improves.
In a separate report, financial data firm Markit said its preliminary or "flash" U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index was little changed in April.
The survey's measure of output, however, hit its highest level since March 2011, while new orders increased.
"With manufacturing acting as a good bellwether of the rest of the economy, the survey bodes well for further robust economic growth in the second quarter," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit.
Although new home sales are volatile month-on-month and account for less than 10 percent of the overall market, the drop last month offered confirmation that housing would again be a drag on gross domestic product in the first quarter.
The inventory of new houses on the market increased 3.2 percent to 193,000 units in March, the highest since November 2010. While the stock of new houses on the market has come off a record low hit in July 2012, it remains at less than half of its pre-recession level.
Builders have been complaining about a shortage of building lots and skilled labor, as well as high material costs.
March's weak sales pace pushed the months supply of houses on the market to 6.0, the highest level since October 2011. That was up from 5.0 months in February.
The median price of a new home last month rose to $290,000, up 12.6 percent from $257,500 in March of last year.


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Arsenal vs Chelsea Match Prediction: London derby | Odds2win
Both teams scored in 8 and 9 last head-to-head matches. Chelsea have scored in 4 of their last 5 away games. Arsenal have scored in 7 of 10 last home games. The last head-to-head match ended in victory for Arsenal (2:1).
The 13-time champion and 14-time FA Cup winner played in the Europa League final a year ago and this year they won the country's Cup and Super Cup. According to results of the starting rounds of the new tournament of the English Premier League, the "Gunners" simply cannot be recognized.
Arsenal have practically kept their roster, joined by three new performers for a total of € 76 million, but something went wrong. After 14 rounds of the current championship, the "red-whites" have four victories and two peaceful outcomes, which brought 14 points and 15th place, which few could have imagined before the start of the tournament.
In the last five rounds the Gunners have lost four times and on December 16 they shared points with Southampton (1:1). The attack line looks very weak so far, which on average scored less than one goal, which is absolutely atypical for the team.
We saw another Arsenal in the group stage of the Europa League, where Mikel Arteta's players showed the maximum result in six rounds, while scoring 20 goals in the tournament, which is 3.65 goals per match.
Today Ozil, Thomas, Martinelli will not be able to enter the field and the entry into the field of the main sniper and team captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is in question.
It was Chelsea who beat today's rival in the Europa League final a year ago. This was their second trophy in this tournament. Six times the Blues won the championship and eight the FA Cup, but in the last tournament they were content with only fourth place, which brought them a ticket to the group stage of the Champions League, where the capitals advanced to the playoffs from the first place, being ahead of Sevilla and Krasnodar.
Be that as it may, Frank Lampard is a sin to complain about the lack of quality performers, on whom, even in the last transfer pause, were spent almost 200 million euros.
The start of the Premier League tournament for the "pensioners" was not very successful, but after 14 rounds the "blues" ended up in fifth position. Guests have seven wins and four draws. In December the team defeated Leeds (3:1), followed by a fiasco twice in duels with Everton (0:1) and Wolverhampton (1:2).
On Monday, Roman Abramovich's team defeated West Ham (3:0), for which we made a prediction.
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Chelsea had a strong start in the European arena and they have something to be proud of in the English Championship. Arsenal are looking for their game and the team needs to be injected with some serious players.
In our opinion, this battle will take place on a collision course and will bring tough football and a lot of scoring chances. We expect high implementation of teams, but we still hope that the defense will outplay the attacking line.
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The PTBC Storm English Open is one of the Europe's leading Ten-pin bowling tournaments. It was formed by the Premier Tenpin Bowling Club under the BTBA. In 2007 it forms part of the European Bowling Tour, and following the cancellation of the Kungsbacka International tournament in Sweden, becomes the final tournament in the calendar.

The inaugural PTBC Storm English Open was put together in 2006 by the PTBC to essentially replace the loss of the British Open. The PTBC's intention is for the tournament to grow to a level that will compete with some of the largest amateur tournaments outside of the United States. The tournament was won by Paul Moor of England.

The 2007 Tournament

The 2007 English Open will take place from the 5th to 9 December, and is the 18th and final stop in the 2007 European Bowling Tour (EBT). It is an EBT Challenger event, offering normal EBT ranking points for the top 50 Men and top 50 Women. The tournament is also a British ranking event to determine the selection of bowlers to represent Team GB during 2008, and it will also be the third and final tour stop of the Storm Rolling Thunder Tour.

Lane maintenance will be provided by kegel.

The venue will be at the Lakeside Superbowl in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. This town will provide the PTBC with an excellent range of facilities due to our close working relationship directly with the bowl. With plenty of room behind the lanes, an impeccably clean centre and a highly rated pro-shop onsite it's no wonder Nuneaton is a regular on the UK tournament calendar.

Located in the Bermuda Park retail centre, there are plenty of fast food outlets and restaurants, an 8 screen cinema and a hotel on-site. You shouldn't need to venture far from the action, but should you wish to explore whilst you are here there are plenty of tourist attractions all within easy reach.

Tournament Format

The tournament is an open mixed singles event, with women receiving a handicap of 8 pins per game. Professional Bowlers are eligible for entry. There are 16 qualification squads, plus a desperado squad.

Qualification
Qualifying will consist of 6 games
Re-entries will consist of 6 games

The top 44 players will qualify for the following final steps:
- Players in positions 1-2 will qualify to the final step 5
- Players in positions 3-6 will qualify to the final step 4
- Players in positions 7-10 will qualify to the final step 3
- Players in positions 11-44 will qualify for the final step 1

Desperado squad
A 1-game shootout
Players in positions 1-4 will qualify for the final step 1

Final step 1
38 players will play 6 games starting from scratch
Top 24 will continue to the final step 2
The remaining 14 players will be ranked 35-48 according to their positions in the final step 1

Final step 2
24 players will play 3 games with the pin fall from the final step 1 carried forward
Top 12 will continue to the Final step 3
The remaining 12 players will be ranked 23-34 according to their positions in the final step 2

Seeding and matching in the final step 3-7
Players in positions 1-10 from the qualification will be seeded 1-10
Players in positions 1-12 from the final step 2 will be seeded 11-22

In each of the matches in the final step 3-7, the highest seeded player will meet the lowest seeded player,
the second highest seeded player will meet the second lowest seeded player etc.

Final step 3
16 players will play 8 matches, best of three games
The 8 winners will continue to the final step 4
The 8 losers will be ranked 15-22 according to their seeding

Final step 4
12 players will play 6 matches, best of three games
The 6 winners will continue to the final step 5
The 6 losers will be ranked 9-14 according to their seeding

Final step 5
8 players will play 4 matches, best of three games
The 4 winners will continue to the final step 6
The 4 losers will be ranked 5-8 according to their seeding

Final step 6
4 players will play 2 matches, best of three games
The 2 winners will continue to the final step 7
The 2 losers will be ranked 3-4 according to their seeding

Final step 7
2 players will play 1 match, best of three games
The winner will be ranked 1
The loser will be ranked 2

Prize Fund

All prizes quoted are in UK£ sterling

External links
Official PTBC website
Official BTBA website
What is the BTBA?
Official BTBA Forum
Bowlinglinks all over the World, sorted by categories

Ten-pin bowling competitions
Sport in England
Tenpin bowling in the United Kingdom


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Q: Adding elements dynamically into 2D array only by using primitives with the below code I need to change Object[][] bookcomments in such a way where I should add elements dynamically into bookcomments, and use this further for writing the content into xlsx file.
PROBLEM : the issue that i am facing here is, I used  bookComments = new Object[][]{{name,email,phNo,skillset},}; this line is re-initializing my 2D array each and every time.
Your help is highly appreciated !!, Thank you in Advance.
    FileInputStream inputStream = new FileInputStream(new File(excelFilePath));
        Workbook workbook = WorkbookFactory.create(inputStream);
        // headers of xlsx sheet - hard coded here
        Object[][] bookComments = { { "name", "email", "Mobile number", "skillset" }, };
        Sheet newSheet = workbook.createSheet("org2");
        Iterator it = empSheet.entrySet().iterator();
        Iterator itAddress = addressSheet.entrySet().iterator();
        Iterator itSkillSheet = skillSheet.entrySet().iterator();
        while(it.hasNext()) {
            Map.Entry eSheet = (Map.Entry)it.next();
            String email = null;
            String skillset = null;
            String name = (String) eSheet.getValue();
            String phNo = (String) eSheet.getKey();
            List<String> addressndEmail = addressSheet.get(phNo);
            email = addressndEmail.get(1);
            skillset = skillSheet.get(name);
            bookComments = new Object[][]{{name,email,phNo,skillset},};
            //ArrayUtils.addAll(bookComments, bookComment);

        }

A: No you can't change the size of an array once created. You either have to allocate it bigger than you think you'll need or accept the overhead of having to reallocate it needs to grow in size. When it does you'll have to allocate a new one and copy the data from the old to the new,Other wise you can use array list instead of an array.
Should initialize the size of array initially
String[][] bookComments = new String[intSize][intSize];

Assign  values (Use an increment variable in while loop like 'i' )
 i++;
 bookComments[i][0]=name;
 bookComments[i][1]=email;
 bookComments[i][2]=phNo;
 bookComments[i][3]=skillset;

I don't know your requirement,hope this may help you


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Jill Of All Trades: Will you #HugYourDad this Father's Day?
Dad, a son's first hero and a daughter's first love.
When I walk down the memory lane, I remember all the beautiful moments with dad. Going to the garden, going on trips, getting pampered and showered with gifts etc.
As a child I have fond memories of hugging my father, I have pictures as proof of-course! My father is the sweetest, most loving father anyone could have asked for! He has never shouted at me, forget hitting. Whenever I was wrong, he has patiently made me understand things.
He always gave me freedom to make my own decisions, right or wrong, and learn from the wrong ones.
But why is it that after a certain age we kids stop being kids to our parents? I don't remember when was that day or month or year when things became more formal and reserved between us. And this is not just me, same goes for my brother and his relationship with dad too!
I absolutely loved this touching video by Vicks, it brought tears to my eyes. When & why do we stop hugging our father? Or our parents for that matter?
After watching this beautiful video, I have decided that this Father's Day i.e. 21st June 2015 my gift to my father will not be another shirt or tie or wallet. Those are easy ones, and honestly he does not even really appreciate them because he feels we're wasting a lot of money on big brands when he can get the same things from a local shop at a reasonably cheaper rate.
I'd rather gift him something that you can't put a price tag on, something that both he and I would remember for years to come, something that I should have done years ago: I will gift him a hug.
Actions speak louder than words, and this action of mine would tell him just how much I love him and how much he means to me (He means the world to me, by the way). It will also tell him how I simply cannot imagine life without him, and how I need him to constantly guide me, listen to my problems and give me his precious advice.
More than anything, I myself am a parent now, mother to a 8 month old. I love hugging him, and to imagine that one day he would push me away and just stop hugging me; that's simply heart breaking. Imagine the heart-break me and my brother have given to our parents!
They're the ones who have been by our side during sickness, staying up all night soothing us. They're the ones who patiently tolerated our teenage tantrums. They're the ones who did not utter a word when we took important career and life decisions on our own.
There is absolutely no way I can repay all of that, but I can definitely start paying the interest? A hug is a great way to start with! Some superheroes don't have capes, they're called DAD.
This father's day, I am expressing my love towards my dad by participating in the #HugYourDad activity at BlogAdda in association with Vicks. You should totally go hug your dad too and let me know how it went?!


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Iberdrola has begun to build two PV projects in Mexico: Hermosillo Solar Plant, a 105 MW project located in the state of Sonora, and Santiago Solar Plant, a 170 MW project in San Luis de Potosi.
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SACC launches anti-corruption campaign, calls for ethical governance
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Johannesburg – The South African Council of Churches (SACC) on Sunday said that it was ashamed of the level of corruption across the country, equating the looting of Covid-19 funds to an act of genocide.
The organisation launched its anti-corruption campaign in a bid to bring those implicated in plundering government resources to account. Church leaders said they had resolved to protect the vulnerable as the corruption was a direct attack on citizens.
This follows growing outrage at the rampant corruption, which included the procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders and blankets amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Bishop Zandile Myeni expressed his disapproval at PPE tender irregularities.
"Let us learn to spot corruption with all its disguises. Let us hold each other accountable. The opposite of that is happening under our noses, and the people who had nothing, all of a sudden have everything and nobody asks where it comes from," said Myeni.
Reverende Frank Chikane called for ethical governance at all levels of society, including the church.
"We are even more troubled that even the institutions of professionals who are called to ensure that we have ethical governance are corrupted as indicated in the commissions that are sitting in this country," Chikane said.
The council has also called for transparency and practical measures to ensure that the stealing of resources meant to help the vulnerable came to an end.
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New Client Alert – Charles Orgbon
By: admin | Date: Nov 13 2020
Name: Charles Orgbon
What you write: Young Adult Memoir
Agent: Moe Ferrara
Why BookEnds?: Moe Ferrara. I know she's the best person to defend and cheer my writing.
After George Floyd's death, many allies to the Black Lives Matter Movement imagined ways they could support the Black community. Many of those in publishing acknowledged how white the industry is, and worked to provide opportunities and access for Black creatives. One strategy was opening their Twitter DMs to questions.
I was already queerying MY NAME ISN'T CHARLIE, a young adult memoir about coming of age queer and Black in the South, and had a few questions about different strategies I could take with my writing. I actually DM'd several people. Of those who were most helpful were Moe Ferrara, who ultimately asked me to query her, and Elana Arnold, who helped review my query email.
When I Twitter DM'd Moe, though, I had no intention of queerying her. Her MS Wishlist didn't even list memoir, and even in her first response she acknowledged that she doesn't carry memoir. I initially only wanted her perspective, and any literary agent, regardless of their experience with memoir, could have assisted with that. After a few exchanges, what I got was so much more.
She fell in love with the story, and she fell in love with the writing, and because of these two things she was able to step outside her comfort zone a bit and offer representation. Before I got the official "call," however, she knew that the draft I originally submitted to her was going to need a lot of work, so she first gave me what's called a revise and resubmit. Up until that point, I had never heard of this, but Elana Arnold and my mentor Laurie Ann Thompson also explained that this is my chance to see what it's like to work with Moe. I don't have to take her editorial suggestions, but if I like what she says and equally important how she says it, then this could be promising.
Thankfully I agreed with her editorial suggestions and loved the way with which we carried on with each other. I could talk to her for hours, and she's someone who I would unwittingly have a drink with. Moe had explained her revise & resubmit was a "forever offer," also showing how committed she is to this story and the writing. It takes a lot to tell someone, I'll be just as excited now as I will be in a year. "Take the time you need," she advised. In the end, it took only two months, and then after her second review, I got the "call."
Moe had been worried on that initial call if I was talking to other agents, but actually while she was reviewing my edits, I was working on my EP, A Survivor's Reward, and doing more article writing on Medium publications. I had taken a break from queerying.
It's been 7 years since my writing began on this manuscript, and 3 years since I began pitching to editors and literary agents.
It feels relieving, inspiring, and affirming to now have a literary home with Moe Ferrara at BookEnds Literary Agency.
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A common norm of travellers these days is to buy travel policy via aggregating websites that compare policies. While this helps you compare the different features and premium offered by various insurance companies, it has its own shortcomings. Hence, it is good to know on how to choose the right policy irrespective of what kind of travel plans you have.
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Thurston Public Power Initiative, John D. Pearce John D. Pearce is a 15-year resident of Thurston County, Washington who works internationally as a consultant, writer, and facilitator. He is one of the founding members and the Chair of Thurston Public Power Initiative. John remains actively involved in the effort to make public power a reality in Thurston County. Thurston Public Power Initiative is a grassroots organization created to gather signatures to qualify to place a proposition on the 2012 ballot allowing the citizens of Thurston County, Washington to vote on whether the Public Utility District should be authorized to become an electric utility and then to advocate for a Yes vote. The Initiative remains dedicated to keeping the public power conversation active in Thurston County. For more information, please go to http://www.ThurstonPublicPower.org.
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