Park displace: McCarren Park borders a contested territory where Williamsburg and Greenpoint both stake claims.
Google has drawn its lines in the sand.
The all-powerful internet company's Maps feature has attempted to define every one of the neighborhoods of Brooklyn down to the megapixel, a task even the city has never taken on. The tech titan has, using an opaque process that claims to be based on input from users but keeps many of the details of the decision-making process secret, devised distinct boundaries for borough locales from Greenpoint all the way down to Mill Basin — and not everyone is happy with the results. For instance, an eight-block area around York and Gold streets in what this paper considers to be Vinegar Hill falls into a hole in Google's neighborhood matrix, leaving it an area without a name, despite locals' strong sense of place.
"Who the f--- is Google to say we're not standing in Vinegar Hill?" said Carlos Martinez, a 40-year resident of the Farragut Houses, Ground Zero of the gap.
Martinez ventured that the hole has to do with fear of the public housing development sullying the tony connotations around the Vinegar Hill name, which real estate types want to maintain.
Google is in the process of trying to drive cars rigged with panoramic cameras along every passable road in the world, not to mention sending lens-toting backpackers where cars will not go ,as it did in Prospect Park last fall, but it does not go door-to-door asking how people define where they live. What it does do is host a service called Map Maker, which allows citizen cartographers to propose changes to boundaries, street shapes, and place names. The tweak proposals are then subjected to review by moderators who are a mix of Google employees and hand-picked, volunteer Poindexters.
A spokeswoman for the Silicon Valley giant compared it to Wikipedia when explaining the program to this paper in the fall of 2013.
But unlike Wikipedia, Map Maker offers no way to review who made what changes and its final gatekeepers answer to no one, according to the Google rep.
A more recent inquiry to the data-devouring corporation about how it decides on neighborhood lines drew a less helpful response.
"I'm afraid we don't have any information to share on this topic at this time," said spokeswoman Lauren Barriere.
Google may not be talking about its quilt of neighborhoods that overlap, and, in many cases, run contrary to prevailing wisdom on the ground, but Brooklynites sure are.
Google's Williamsburg top boundaries, for instance, start at the East River on N. 12th Street, veer along the top of McCarren Park on Berry Street, continue to hug that road as it turns into Nassau Avenue, and drop down on McGuinness Boulevard, creating a 13-block area between the park and McGuinness which falls in both Williamsburg and Greenpoint, according to the mapmaker. A guy who lives a few blocks outside of the double-designated area agrees with the online atlas' declaration that he lives in Greenpoint, but says that it is a matter of debate among his neighbors.
"A lot of the hipsters like to say they live in Williamsburg — I prefer saying I live in Greenpoint," said Jonathan Farkas, who resides on Banker Street near McCarren Park.
Nor is the world's largest online advertising agency's Williamsburg–Bushwick border acceptable to area residents. The company recognizes East Williamsburg as its own entity on the Newtown Creek side of Bushwick Avenue, bordering Bushwick at Flushing Avenue, but a musician who frequents the industrial neighborhood balked at the notion that he hangs out anywhere but Bushwick.
This paper, for the record, does not acknowledge the existence of "East Williamsburg" and puts the Bushwick border at Flushing Avenue, placing Hillard inside the part of Williamsburg with lots of factory buildings. Sorry, man.
The private sector's answer to George Orwell's Big Brother is sparking discussion on the other side of Prospect Park, too.
A Midwood community board member said Google pretty much gets Midwood right — Foster Avenue and Avenue H on the top end, Avenue P on the bottom, and McDonald and Nostrand avenues on either side — but that one corner is a problem area.
"I suspect people west of Coney Island Avenue and north of the Bay Ridge Branch of the Long Island Rail Road would identify as living in Kensington," said Community Board 14 chairman Alvin Berk.
One self-described former resident of Homecrest, which this paper also does not recognize, said that the information-gobbling Goliath gives Sheepshead Bay too much real estate. The aggrieved party, who grew up on E. 12th Street near Avenue R, said Homecrest has its own thing going on.
"It's not Sheepshead Bay — the people there are different," Susan Heifetz said.
Sheepshead's border with Midwood is Avenue U, not Avenue P as Google has defined it, another resident opined.
"I would say that Avenue U is the dividing line between Sheepshead Bay and Madison," said Madison-Marine-Homecrest Civic Association head Ed Jaworsk.
Perhaps no neighborhood's borders are more controversial than Bensonhurst's, though. According to Google, Bensonhurst's boundary with Borough Park and a neighborhood called "Mapleton" runs along 60th Street, meets Midwood at McDonald Avenue, and touches Gravesend along Avenue P and Bay Parkway.
Some old-timers argue the Bay Parkway edge should actually run down Stilwell Avenue, but others, including some prominent restaurant owners, feel that boundary should move even further into Google's Gravesend, though the restaurateurs acknowledge they are pushing the limits of convention.
L&B Spumoni Gardens sits on 86th Street between W. 10th and W. 11th streets, halfway to Coney Island from Google's Bensonhurst line, but the pizza destination has been considered a Bensonhurst icon for 75 years.
"L & B Spumoni Gardens is a family-style Italian eatery in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn," its website declares.
The pizzeria's owners concede Google might be right — but prefer Bensonhurst's street cred to the vague morass Gravesend calls to mind.
"Legally, it's Gravesend, but I always say Bensonhurst because nobody knows where Gravesend is," said Camille Barbati, granddaughter of L&B's founders.
Um, L&B is nowhere near 10th or 11th Avenue. It's actually between Ave V and Ave W. In the heart of Gravesend. Also, Ave U is definitely the northern border of Sheepshead Bay. And the border between Williamsburg and Bushwick is definitely Flushing Ave.
Also, Bay Parkway and StilLwell Ave is the obvious border between Bensonhurst and Gravesend. It's where the numbered streets end and where the West streets begin.
Google is a very responsive company and appreciates user feedback. Please contact Google at your earliest convenience and speak with a community representative. I believe this issue can be resolved promptly.
Maybe this paper should recognize more neighborhoods.
I recomend tyville. Where you are always wrong, and I am always right!
Wow Duke... Way to get overly excited about a typo! L&B is between 10th and 11th *Street* -- jeepers. Take a breath.
I do find it funny that just a few weeks ago all of the "Real Brooklyn locals" were all up in arms about a Brooklyn Paper writer using a questionable neighborhood designation in an article. But now there's a definite lack of outrage when L&B Spumoni Gardens is blatantly lying and cashing in on the "Bensonhurst" name. (Sounds like something a damn hipster from Iowa would do because they don't understand the pride and honor that is Brooklyn.) Where's the outrage, I say!!??
They got Park Slope right. That's all that really matters.
Not excited at all, no caps or exclamation points, just pointing a few things out. BTW, The square slices at L&B are as good as it gets, their regular slices are just meh.
There never was agreement between Real Estate office definitions, political districts, school districts, civic association boundaries, or just plain proximity. DUH! If I live a block and a half from Marine Park, but I'm not Marine Park by some standards, then that is just nonsense. Google wants to reinvent and reinterpret everything its own way. Just ignore them.
The boundaries of my neighborhood are correct with two exceptions. Google omits Clarkson Ave. between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues which ARE in PLG and include portions of Lenox Road and Linden Blvd., which are NOT.
Oi Gewalt who cares! The region is called Hipster Zion. The engineers who design these maps are hipsters ... who live in Hipster Zion.
Agree with you Mike. How about some Sunset Park coverage?
Sorry, the google map makers don't know where Sunset Park is, because they live in Bushwick.
Can you people just live in cities like the rest of the world? Your aggravation over neighborhood borders makes you come off as petty and pretentious.
I meant by the Brooklyn Paper.


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Rome is one of Europe's most fascinating cities. For the art lover, it is filled with antiquities from the beginning of civilization, elaborate baroque and art Nuevo designed buildings as well as an endless offering of eye candy in the form of stunning outdoor sculptures strewn throughout the city. Its neighborhoods vary between posh shopping areas with fancy designer shops to the medieval cobblestoned old town district. The Vittorio Veneto area is a neighborhood of tree-lined streets that lead to one of Rome's most loved public parks. The hotel that is in the middle of it all, and a stone's throw from many of Rome's iconic landmarks, is the NH Collection Roma Vittorio Veneto.
The hotel is in an ideal location to explore the Bioparco di Roma, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, the Piazza del Popolo, or the city's nearby premier shopping district. A mix of business travelers and urban explorers can be seen in the hotel's lobby coming to and fro as they set off and return from a day of deal-making or exploring the city's nearby treasures. The design of the hotel creates a welcoming and warm environment with a contemporary décor of compelling art, dramatic lighting and modern interior design elements.
A dramatic staircase leads to the lower floor where you'll find the lobby and common areas. Weary and worn out hotel guests retreat to the hotel's fashionable open lounge area with cool white leather chairs and chic decor. A long bar backed with a wide variety of spirits completes the space.
Seven stories above is the hotel's rooftop terrace. The open-air terrace is a cool place to chill out and take in the sights and sounds of the city. The terrace overlooks the Via Veneto area and Borghese Park as well as the Rome's cityscape. A view of Rome's iconic dome of the St. Peter's Basilica, as well as the Aurelian Walls, leaves every guest in awe of one of the worlds more fascinating cities.
The hotel's 199 rooms are spread over seven floors and follow the chic and modern design of the hotel with warm earth tone colors, parquet floors and plenty of natural light from large windows filling the spacious interiors. Many rooms also have sweeping views of the stone pine trees and grounds of the Villa Borgehese park.
The Junior Suites are all that a guest would need to for an extended stay of a week or for a weekend getaway. The suites range in size from 26 to 35 sqm. The suite on the seventh floor has an extended terrace deck with table and chairs under a canvas umbrella with a view of the Aurelian Walls and the of Villa Borghese Park. It's absolutely stunning as guest feel they are on top of all of Rome.
There are plenty of dining options to experience in the area such as the renown and celebrity haunt, Harry's Bar, which is a few steps away at the start of Via Venetto. This has been a favorite watering of celebrities such as Hilary Clinton, Anthony Hopkins and Kim Kardashian and a tradition of stars from Joan Crawford to Kirk Douglass. It became most famous in the 60s during the filming of La Dolce Vita when the celebs frequented there often for late night nibbles or to bend the elbows with co-stars.
Rome is a destination of many jewels. The location of the NH Collection Roma Vittorio Veneto makes it the ideal starting point to experience the glamorous side of Rome. Just a few steps away is the street of the famous movie 'La Dolce Vita' by Federico Fellini. It is the Rodeo Drive of Rome where many upscale shops and boutiques offer the latest in fashion for the those on the hunt for the latest Italian design.
'Lady with a Unicorn' by Raphael.
Beyond celebrity gazing and bauble hunting, the area around the hotel offers something a bit more for the cultured guest. One of Italy's most treasured cultural destinations is the Villa Borghese, which is the third largest park in Rome with gurgling water fountains and ponds, masterpiece filled museums, a zoo, and countless mesmerizing sculptures and monuments sprawled over 200 acres of Italian gardens. Families with prams as well as lovebirds holding hands stroll through the iconic stone pines, tree-covered walkways and paths that crisscross through the park.
The most coveted experience in the park is a few hours marveling at the works of the masters in the palatial Galleria Borghese. It is one of Italy, if not Europe's, most valuable museums with an extensive art collection with impressive pieces from the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Famous sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and paintings by Caravaggio, Agnolo Bronzino, Antonio Canova, Titan, Raphael, and Peter Paul Rubens are there for the culturally hungry traveler. The 17th-century villa, which is a work of art in itself, exhibits this extensive collection in 20 rooms of ornate baroque and art nouveau design with beautiful frescoes adorning the ceilings. The high points of a visit will include seeing Pauline Bonaparte by Canova, as well as 'David with the Head of Goliath' and the 'Boy with a Basket of Fruit' by Caravaggio and 'The Deposition' and 'Lady with a Unicorn' by Raphael.
Rome is one of those cities which one never can grow tired of. Each visit affords new fascinations, pursuits and experiences. An ideal location to take in all that this mesmerizing city has to offer is a stay in the NH Collection Roma Vittorio Veneto. Savvy travelers stay for the ideal location, comfortable accommodations, exquisite dining, and the full range of mod cons which make it the ideal location for today's urban and cultural explorer.


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Q: How can I recognise a Microsoft Band gesture From a phone, I can send a message and/or dialog to the paired Microsoft Band, but I would like to get an acknowledgement back from the band to the phone. As there doesn't seem to be any other way, I'm thinking that I am going to have to pick up a gesture such as the user rotating their wrist back and forth once, or possibly shaking their wrist. This sounds like a job for the accelerometer and gyroscope. Collecting information from those should be easy enough, but in terms of recognising a gesture such as a wrist rotation in one direction and then back in the other, can anybody advise please on how to identify this as an intentional gesture, rather than just normal "non-gesture" movements?
Many thanks for any help,
John H.

A: Start by saving the data and plotting it out as a different sorts of graphs to see if you see a pattern for the gesture. I had a similar problem, I wanted to detect when a user took a bite,- and filter out other hand gestures such as cutting, drinking, and so on.
I recorded 1 min of data and took exactly a predefined number of bites, and otherwise interacted normally. I then smoothed out the data a little bit, and looked at the graph to see if I could see a pattern to see which thresholds I could work with.
I determined some of the factors were:
Nr of readings in a set that defines a bite (must be over 20 at 16ms interval)
Peak and valley on Y axis
Breaks between
I used that to create a computation that finds the 'ultimate' thresholds based on training data provided by the user,- but since a hand gesture such as rotation is more or less the same from person to person you can predefine the thresholds and just let the user set sensitivity for example.
Here are some graphs:
Should say Y data :)

This image might be too blurry, but it all started with some ideas and some whiteboarding where everything from using slope, parabola calculations, acceleration over time and what not was considered. Brute force worked the best, or I just suck at math.

Summary

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*Write down what defines your gesture and factors involved

*Record data
from accelerometer and gyro and plot some graphs

*Look for common patterns

*Put together an algorithm that would yield correct response
based on input data and factors.

*Tweak and refactor.

Shake should be rather easy, just decide which way (up and down or sideways, or both allowed). Set thresholds for the axises, and decide on how many crossing there has to be within what amount of time.
pseudo code on the phone, pardon ugliness :) Something along the lines of...?:
if (totaltime < maxTime)
if(reading.X > something)
     if(reading.timestamp - itemsForCount.Last().TimeStamp <= maxTimeBetweenShakes)
     itemsForCount.Add(new item({....})
if (itemsFourCount.Count >= desiredShakes)
   itemsFourCount.Clear();
if(totaltime > maxTime)
   itemsFourCount.Clear();
Inspiration:
I've done some work with Leap motion and I remember taking a look at their js code to see how the few gestures they had were defined. Here is Js leap motion. C# libs need to be decompiled and that would be against lic. agreement.
Hammer.js is otherwise an interesting OSS where you can see how touch gestures are defined,- lookup swipe and rotate.
There are also some kinect gesture apis worth looking at, but as with leap its different since you usually have a skeletal or point model to work with and a view box for coordinates.

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University of Oxford Reuters Institute Journalism Fellowship Programme 2022/2023 for media professionals (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline:14 February 2022 (23:59 UK time).
The Journalist Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute is one of the world's leading schemes for practising, mid-career journalists to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth. The majority of our Journalist Fellows are fully-funded and they also receive a stipend to cover living and travel costs.
Through personal research, seminars, networking events and discussions with your peers, you will further your understanding of journalism, the news industry and your place in it. While you are in Oxford, you will work on a project that will be of direct impact to you, your career, your newsroom and the wider media industry, bringing in what you learn during your time in the fellowship. This is a programme for working journalists and editors who will return to journalism after spending a few months with us.
To be considered for one of our journalist fellowships, you must have a minimum of five years' journalistic experience, or in rare cases demonstrate the equivalent level of expertise.
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Most journalists on the programme are fully funded. Successful applicants get their fees covered and receive a monthly stipend of £2,000, which will be enough to cover the cost of accommodation, food, and general living expenses. Reuters Institute will also cover the cost of travel to and from the UK and any visa costs.
From personal study in the University of Oxford's magnificent libraries to informal conversations with your global cohort of Journalist Fellows, each aspect of the programme will increase your appreciation of the challenges and the opportunities of the current news ecosystem. The programme is designed to challenge you, to offer a fresh perspective on your role as a journalist, and to enable you to share and receive best practice on the issues that matter to you.
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ITunes Gift Card in Portugal for when?
I'm just writing this to know when the iTunes Gift Card will be available in Portugal (Portuguese iTunes Store).
I want to start purchasing my things in the store, but with gift cards, not with credit cards.
I prefer to buy things personally, presidentially and with physical cash in store.
And I want to buy music, in majority.
Apple is complicating this task.
So as you may know or not know.
Theres a petition on-line out there, that I hope it is successful.
Let's see and wait for Apple's answers to the Portuguese costumers.
We all want the iTunes Gift Card in Portugal, such as many other features that are available on U.S. iTunes Store, it includes artists that aren't available in the Portuguese iTunes Store.
I hope that Apple can develop a better platform for Portuguese iTunes Store.
I hope the best for the Portuguese iTunes Store in the next times.
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Listening to art
National Geographic Meets Xenakis (MP3)
February 5, 2011 February 6, 2011 / By Marc Weidenbaum
There are many dedicated blogs, social networks, Flickr feeds, and del.icio.us link collections whose laser focus seems almost unnervingly specific. Podcast series are no different, for example the ongoing one by Sean Williams, its self-explanatory title Voice on Record. It collects all manner of archival documentary audio of its subject matter from, as Williams puts it, "a gigantic range of fascinating, famous and ordinary people recorded on vinyl."
The key words are "people" and "vinyl." The two of the core pleasures of Williams' series are (1) the varied manners of speech — word choice, tone, affect — and (2) the found-object quality inherent in the surface noise. When a piece of vinyl is particularly aged, Williams is known to apologize politely in advance for the sound quality.
In fact, that qualifies as an additional pleasure in Voice on Record: (3) the depth of close listening that Williams brings to the material. He's no mere collector. He occasionally pauses recordings to interject his take on the material, sometimes probing the stated facts, often guessing at the underlying circumstances.
Such is the case in an episode dedicated to the voices of animals (MP3), when a particularly consistent echo captures his imagination. He proposes that the echo is the result of "something going on between the sync head and the playback head," and then asks that anyone who worked for the responsible company in the 1970s get in touch if they have any insight.
[audio: http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/podpress_trac/feed/5774/0/Voiceonrecord-38-peter_scott_320100608.mp3|titles="Episode 38″|artists=Voice on Record]
The recordings in question are a series of 7″s (played at 33 1/3, not 45) narrated by Peter Scott (and, late in the episode, another gentleman), with all manner of birds, bats, apes, and so on, all cackling and calling, whining and singing. As Williams (or whoever wrote up the description that accompanies the episode online) puts it, "Some of these animal voices are spine tingling and some sound like electronic free improv." At one point during the broadcast, Williams draws a comparison between a specific call and 20th-century composer Iannis Xenakis' modern classical work "Concret Ph" from 1958, which he identifies as having been made from sounds of burning charcoal.
More on Voice on Record at voiceonrecord.blogspot.com. The episode was broadcast last June 8, 2010, and uploaded at the end of January 2011 to resonancefm.com.
(Image of bird from flickr.com, used via Creative Commons license.)
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Galliano Sommavilla – "The Mysterious Affair"
Galliano Sommavilla – "The Mysterious Affair" – Single Review
These latest two cuts I happened to peak into by Galliano Sommavilla were definitely among the tougher ones I've checked out for sure. If you tuned in here yesterday, you would have learned all about the somewhat push/pull balance in the structure of "(I Wish You) Godspeed And A Safe Return" – but that the man found himself decent redemption in the second-half as it played. "The Mysterious Affair" is kinda like the first half of that single from yesterday…and I suppose I kinda feel the same way.
As I explained, it's nothing I'd turn off.
On the one hand, "The Mysterious Affair" has a more recent date attached to it, being only five months old…and on the other, "(I Wish You) Godspeed And A Safe Return" dates back quite a ways into his catalog, but there are similarities between the vibes to a degree. Like I've pointed out already, "(I Wish You) Godspeed And A Safe Return" found its way to a more lively & inspired spark around a third of the way in…but this newer cut seems to be quite content to rock in the gear that it's in & change very little. As an atmospheric & ambient style of cut, "The Mysterious Affair" works well enough…but I ain't gonna lie, it's a hard style of music or song to get genuinely excited about when it kinda just does what it does. The most significant addition you'll find made to it along the way will be the tiniest infusion of a subtle piano melody – which admittedly, is superb – but even still, it's about as low-key & mellowed-out to the nth degree…and it's honestly kind of hard to say whether or not Sommavilla might just have made a tune that's gonna fade into the background here for most listeners…he might very well have this time.
Production-wise, that's probably the biggest standout to me when it comes to "The Mysterious Affair" – he's got an excellent mix happening to bring out each layer in the music itself, to the crashes of thunder. I dig the warm glow, I dig the curious atmosphere he's created in general, and ultimately, I really have no substantial complaints when it comes to how it's played. Is it the most engaging cut I've heard by Galliano Sommavilla to-date? Well…no…but that's never going to always be the case anyhow – it's just what we hope to find, but asking any artist or band to continually outdo the last time you'd heard them is a majorly lofty & tall ask of anyone. Do I feel like this is missing some kind of spark to it that his music tends to have? The answer to that is actually yes…yes I do…though only Sommavilla would know what that might actually be & why. We could theorize by looking at the date and understanding that this would have been a single created during the Covid-era of isolation – and we can certainly acknowledge that it SOUNDS like it…and perhaps that's what leads "The Mysterious Affair" to its somewhat desolated & shifting moodiness. The clarity in this moment is fairly mesmerizing when it comes to "The Mysterious Affair," I'd readily concede that willingly…I did have times spinning through it where I felt like, depending on the goals for where it could go…maybe there's another space out there that's more suited to a song like this. Maybe this is one of those songs that just does belong as part of a soundtrack or complementing some sort of a scene onscreen in a movie; it's always kind of a cheesy comment to make to instrumental artists because they literally get it ALL the time from folks that wouldn't know what the heck to say otherwise…but sometimes things just are as they appear. I could personally sit & listen to "The Mysterious Affair" on a loop, and I have, and I appreciate that there's a healthy mix of light & dark, despair & hope, laced cleverly throughout this short journey in time – all-in-all, if you've got nothing else pressing your mind at the time, you might even slip right into a serenely meditative state while you listen…and heck, that can be a great thing. I don't know that it does quite enough to keep the attention of the everyday listener out there, or have enough to keep others coming back – but it does have a very specific rainy-day type pensiveness to it that should lend itself to a mood we all connect to at times…and in those moments, you can seek out a song like "The Mysterious Affair" for a sort of unspoken comfort & solace. There are definitely positives in here that can't be denied…sometimes we just have to face the reality that not every ambient-based tune is going to be one that makes us wanna climb up to the rooftops & shout-out to the heavens about…sometimes they're just a moment in time that contributes to the soundtrack of our lives – and if you think there isn't value in that…think again.
Listen to more music by Galliano Sommavilla at his official page at Bandcamp here: https://gallianosommavilla.bandcamp.com
Check out Galliano Sommavilla's song "Breathe Once More" on the SBS Podcast here: https://sleepingbagstudios.ca/sbs-podcast-110
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Have you got your writing momentum flowing? Are you consistent in your writing habits? What keeps you at it? There are so many good writers out there and likely, if you're reading this, you are one of them. You've probably realized that writers don't become authors by intending to write a book, or announcing they are going to write a book—it takes diligence. If you are a blog writer, all your followers know when you are MIA. How would describe your progress as a writer? If you're like me, you might need some help.
I feel a little sheepish addressing a topic of momentum after you haven't heard from me for a while. I was recovering from hip replacement surgery in December and illness in January. You would think I'd be itching to get back at writing, but the truth is, I've lost my momentum! Today, I opened the book I'm currently working on. Once again, I argued with the doubt demons and reminded myself of all the good reasons I should continue. Still uninspired, I did what I so often do—I edit what I've already written. How many times have I done that??? Stop that Kathy! Oh, don't get me wrong, my writing needs editing, but it is not moving my story forward!
What keeps your momentum going? Momentum isn't something that can be conjured up. It comes from diligently practicing good writing habits that keep you in the flow. I make the most progress when I just plow ahead even if the direction isn't perfectly clear or my words aren't perfectly right. If I just begin, the Holy Spirit has a chance to guide me. It's thrilling when the words that come from my fingers surprise me. That alone should inspire me! Speaking of inspiration, in I Timothy 4:15, Paul writes to Timothy, "Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress." Paul is encouraging Timothy to continue in his faith by practicing it. If you are a writer, be diligent in your writing habits so you can make progress and improve yourself as a writer. The world needs to hear from you!
Is your momentum is waning? Do you need to develop good writing habits? Watch for my next blog series called: "Writer's Block Busters." As you read these, I hope you will participate by responding and sharing the ideas that have worked for you. So be thinking about what you'd like to add and share it in the comments section.
I can't wait to talk to you next time! Meanwhile: write on!
Interesting. We each spoke from our personal perspective. Same scene, same bunny, but different responses. It suggests something about our personalities. Maybe, maybe not, but it makes the story more interesting. In writing, your perspective can reveal something of your story or nature or just where you are standing that day. It can powerfully charge your message and challenge your reader to see things differently.
As an art major, I studied perspective. In a drawing or painting, the underlying lines of perspective provide the proper shape, proportion, and position to make things appear three dimensional and realistic. Usually one-point perspective is taught first where you are at the center of the picture and the vanishing point is right in front of you. Much more interesting is two-point perspective as seen in the picture at the right. There are two vanishing points one at each side of the picture revealing more dimension. Imagine yourself standing in different locations in this picture, you'd have an altered view of the very same reality. In writing editorials, offering differing points of view can bring balance and validity to your message. In your stories, providing differing points of view can add interest and dimension to your characters.
In art, writing, and life, different perspectives can challenge us to see things differently. Where you position yourself affects how you see reality. For example, imagine the perspective picture as a city scene and you are standing in front of a tall building, how do you see it? Is it an obstacle blocking your view of what's ahead? Or is it an opportunity to go up to the top floor and see much further than you would from the ground? If you feel stuck right now, try looking at your circumstance from a different position.
Two-point perspective also reminds us that there are two sides to an argument. You don't have to agree with the other person but viewing things from their position will give you insights into their backstory. Ordinarily, I'm more tenderhearted about bunnies, but my response was provoked by the amount of work I had put into nurturing those flowers and plants and uncharacteristically, I was already planning that rabbit's demise. It is a reminder that our beliefs, personality, and life experiences are like the hidden perspective guidelines that shape how we respond to what we see. Try tracing these out in your next conversation.
In my first writing workshop, I was told: "Write what you know." In other words, tell the stories that are from your own experience because they will be credible. I say, don't stay stuck in your one-point perspective where the world centers on you, but add dimension to your life by standing in different positions and tell what you learn. By the way, the bunny is fine. I decided he could be fun to have around. Keep writing my friend!
Every story has a beginning. Your story and my story didn't begin at birth but are seeded in Adam and Eve's story at the beginning of creation. I like to read the Bible from beginning to end because understanding how it all fits together gives me insight into my own story and my relationship with God. Like the characters in the Bible, maybe you too can identify with their weaknesses and their deep need for a holy, loving, and merciful God.
The first man and woman recorded in the Holy Bible were hiding from God in the garden because of their sin and shame. Maybe like them, in spite of God's provision and protection, you have hidden your shortcomings and shame or covered them over with culturally appropriate behavior. The good news is that God sees you in your less than perfect state and wants more for you. As God's Word penetrates deep into my soul, it gently reveals where I am resisting his power, correction, and healing. It offers hope that what I cannot cover, he can with his forgiveness. God called out to Adam, "Where are you?" Even though God knew where he was, Adam needed to know God was looking for him. God is looking for you and me waiting to have fellowship with us. Are you available?
The best time for me to be available is in the early morning. I love to start the day on the patio with my cup of coffee and daily devotions. As I watch the rising sun shimmering through the leaves of the trees, smell the dew drenched earth, and delight in the songs of the birds, I imagine I'm in my own Garden of Eden expecting to hear the voice of God. I believe God wants to speak to us through his Word. He wants to tell you who you really are—that you are valuable, accepted, and with his help becoming complete. May you find your place in God's grand story.
From Genesis to Revelation, God's Word is full of principles and practices that are wise and relevant for a fulfilling life. Experience the life God intended for you through the power of the one who loves you, follow our blogsite, join in, and interact with the truth!
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My last blog addressed the importance of establishing momentum to keep your writing flowing. Momentum isn't something that can be conjured up. It comes from diligently practicing good writing habits. This is the first in a series of writer's-block buster habits designed to get you unstuck, on track, and in the flow!
No doubt, you have heard people say it's important to know your "why" for writing. Likely they mean determining whether you are writing for personal expression or writing for market trends. In this Writer's Block Buster, I'm suggesting that our "why" goes deeper than we think. I'm talking about searching your heart to understand what inspires you to write, because knowing this will likely keep you motivated to write.
Recently, I was introduced to the book, Find Your Why: A practical guide for discovering purpose for you and your team, by Simon Sinek with David Mead and Peter Docker (New York, NY: Penguin Random House, LLC, 2017). While this book isn't about writing, I think completing the seemingly simple exercise of writing your WHY STATEMENT may help you explore your purpose, and as a result, your motivations. It goes like this: TO________________SO THAT_____________. In the first blank, write your contribution to the lives of others and in the second blank, write the impact that contribution makes. Try it—it's harder than you think! Maybe you will start with multiple statements until you see a repeating theme that will help you hone it to a single one.
Face it, it's unlikely we will write a bestseller that will make enough money to support us for the rest of our lives. So why write? Maybe you write because you take pleasure in it or hope that in the reading of it, someone's life might be a least briefly changed for the better. Try to articulate your motivation by writing a WHY STATEMENT for your reader. Maybe something like this: Because of your message, what do you want your reader to do that contributes in a positive way to their own life or someone else's? By the way, it doesn't have to be nonfiction or a self-help message to do that! Even fiction may transport someone to a place that, at least temporarily, delights or excites them.
Being convinced your reason for writing is important should be a big motivator! Also in considering your why, identify your target audience how you want to appeal to them: to uplift, educate, inform, or entertain. Maybe your reason is more personal: to express your thoughts or creativity, or leave a historical record for someone to discover in the future. Determine your writing is important and necessary and just write, write, write!
For whose glory do you write?
Sometimes we fantasize about our book being published and becoming a recognized author and sought-after speaker—to be known. Maybe even to be in the spotlight. There are many valid reasons for writing, but it is most satisfying for me is when the underlying motivation is for the glory of God.
I have noticed that as humans, we seek to answer three basic questions about ourselves: (1) Am I significant? (2) Does my life matter? and (3) Where do I belong? The Bible tells us that (1) we are significant to God and he loves as his very own child, (2) we have a purpose in life that is part of his plan, and that as people of faith, (3) we are part of God's family and heirs to his kingdom. I find answering these questions from a biblical perspective is empowering.
But sometimes our egos get in the way and we are tempted to want our names to be great rather than God's. We seek to answer these questions in selfish ways. The answers might look like this: (1) our significance comes from popularity, power, or wealth, (2) our purpose is guided by self-recognition or perhaps greed, and (3) we belong to groups that are popular or powerful in order to give us identity. I suggest that when you find your true answers to these questions, you will find your why. I am always surprised that when I seek to first bring God glory, he shows up to inspire my writing!
Whatever your reason for writing, be absolutely convinced of your why and it's impact. Make it a habit of continually reminding yourself of the importance of your writing. Then just do it and don't be discouraged!


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The pioneering female photographer Ida Wyman – in pictures
Looking East on 41st Street, New York, 1947. Photograph: Ida Wyman/Courtesy of Elizabeth Houston Gallery
The US documentarian has died aged 93. A member of the influential Photo League cooperative in New York, she believed that 'photos could be used to effect change'. At a time when few women pursued a career in the industry, she worked on photo essays and film sets and was a regular contributor to Life
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Main image: Looking East on 41st Street, New York, 1947. Photograph: Ida Wyman/Courtesy of Elizabeth Houston Gallery
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Joy on VJ Day, New York, August 15 1945.
James Cagney in White Heat, Los Angeles, 1949.
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Looking East on 41st Street, New York, 1947.
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Liberating a Colonized Mind: Activism, Ethnic Studies, and the Great Spirit
Ysidro Macías
Mexican farmworker grandparents raised Ysidro Macías in the Salinas Valley of California. Macías later enrolled at UC Berkeley in 1968 and participated as Co-chair of the Third World Liberation Front and Chairman of the Mexican American Student Confederation (MASC). An independent scholar, he is the author of three books: The Domingo Martinez Paredez Mayan Reader (2017); Walking the Red Road on Chicanismo: Including Chicano Identity Teatro Plays (2016); and The Compassion of the Feathered Serpent: A Chicano Worldview (2013).
Ethnic Studies Review (2019) 42 (2): 40–48.
https://doi.org/10.1525/esr.2019.42.2.40
Ysidro Macías; Liberating a Colonized Mind: Activism, Ethnic Studies, and the Great Spirit. Ethnic Studies Review 1 October 2019; 42 (2): 40–48. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/esr.2019.42.2.40
The author reflects upon his experiences organizing Chicano students, supporting community activism, and participating in the 1969 Third World Strike at UC Berkeley. He additionally offers his own perspective on the importance of Ethnic Studies both inside and outside of academia
Chicano Studies, Mexican American Student Confederation, Third World Liberation Front, Third World Strike, UC Berkeley
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Notes: [ Afriterra Library does not have a copy of this map...SOURCE Dasa Pahor] An excellent map of Accra, the capital of the Gold Coast (today Ghana), based on a provisional official survey, lithographed on cloth, in Accra, in 1920, at the beginning of Governor Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg?s programme to modernize the city. Author: J.T. JOHNSON / GOLD COAST SURVEYOR GENERAL?S OFFICE. Place and Year: Accra: Surveyor General's Office of the Gold Coast, November 17, 1920. Technique: Photographic print on cotton cloth, with original hand colour (Good, lovely original colours, overall bright and clean, some very light staining and points of discolouration, small hole in lower right with minor loss to blank space, small loss to border lower-right), 70 x 67.5 cm (27.5 x 26.5 inches). This excellent map is an official ?provisional? survey of Accra, the capital of the Gold Coast (today Ghana), printed in 1920, at the beginning of a great boom period that the city enjoyed under the leadership of the colony?s governor, Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (in office, 1919 to 1927). Interestingly, the map was published by the colony?s Surveyor General?s Office, on cloth through a photographic technique, and then carefully hand coloured. Such a cloth map would have been practical for busy map- readers working in an equatorial climate. The map is, not surprisingly, very rare; we have not been able to find even a reference to it, let alone the appearance of any other examples in catalogues or sales records. The present map is described as being a provisional map, in lieu of the completion of the precise survey of the city that was then underway. A note, in the lower right, reads: ?An accurate survey of Accra on scales 1:1000 and 1:5000 is now in progress, and pending its completion this plan compiled from existing information is issued for public use. This plan does not claim to be exact in every detail but is produced to meet urgent needs while the accurate survey is carried out.? Also noted, was that the map was available for purchase from the ?Sales Agents - Commonwealth Trust Ltd.? for the price of 10 Shillings. The map?s official nature is certified by the printed signatures of the colony?s Surveyor General, R.H. Rowe; the Superintended of Maps and Plans, E.H. Allen; and the draftsman of the map, J.T. Johnson; along with the date 17.11.20. In spite of the cautionary note, the map is one of the most detailed and accurate records of Accra during this critical historical period. The city?s commercial centre, clustered upon the end of the peninsula where the Korli Lagoon meets the Atlantic, features innumerable named businesses, from warehouses to shipping firms to cacao traders. This district grew up behind the 17th Century ?James Fort? and ?Ussher Fort?, and was recently buttressed by the completion of rail routes, such as the Accra-Akwapim and Harbour Works railways. To the northeast, is the fast-growing government district, featuring official buildings, such as the High Court, Police Barracks, the Secretariat, the Club House, hospitals, and the ?printing office? (likely being where the present map was made). Further on, are new subdivisions, containing bungalows for colonial civil servants. Up the road into the interior is the ?New Site of the New Government House? and the beyond is a new subdivision containing the governor?s lodge and barracks. In the lower right, is the former Danish settlement of Christiansborg, with its old ?Castle?. Historical Context: The Rise of Accra The present map depicts Accra at it historical apogee, at the beginning of a period of explosive economic and infrastructure growth, during the 1920s. Accra was traditionally an important centre in the Gold Coast, but was overshadowed by Kumasi (the traditional Ashanti capital) and the notorious slave trading posts of Elmina Castle (to the east) and Cape Coast Castle (to the west). That being said, as of the 17th Century, a number of European powers built permanent fortifications in the Accra area for the purposes of slave trading, as well as to serve as entrep?s for commodities. These forts included Fort Cr?ecoeur (Dutch, 1649), Osu Castle / Christiansborg (Danish, 1660s), Fort James (English, 1673), amongst other less enduring establishments. During most of the 19th Century, Britain sought to dominate the Gold Coast, fighting a series of five wars agianst the indigenous Ashanti Kingdom, between 1823 and 1902. In 1867, Britain, through treaties, managed to remove all of the other European powers from the region, and officially declared the Gold Coast a British colony. Accra rose in important when, in 1877, the British moved the capital of the Gold Coast to that city, from its previous base in Cape Coast. Accra was considered more easily defensible that than the other options, and became a vibrant mart for commodities, notably cocoa. However, its development was initially limited, as the ongoing unrest between the British and the Ashanti restricted the city?s interface with the interior, along with its own physical growth into the surrounding countryside. The end of the Ashanti wars, in 1902, upon which Britain gained complete mastery of the Gold Coast, brought about a period of stability for Accra. The construction of major infrastructure, such as the Accra-Kumasi Railway (1908), was a great boon. However, fears over renewed domestic unrest and World War I put a damper on major British investment in the city, and the Gold Coast, in general. This all changed, in 1919, when Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (1869 -1930), the Canadian-born star administrator was appointed Governor of the Gold Coast. Energetic and highly respected, he initiated a series of major improvements to the city, and his great personal credibility attracted mass investment from both the Crown and private sources. He was literally the father of modern Accra, as he joined the previously distinct settlements of Jamestown, La, and Osu into one coherent city, joined by roads and infrastructure, and eventually settlement (the beginnings of which are apparent on the present map). He also created the Accra?s first planned suburbs, being the neat grid-shaped sub-divisions depicted on the map. In Accra, Guggisberg built schools, one of the best hospitals in Africa, port facilities, and roads, notably the first bridge across the Korli Lagoon. Guggisberg oversaw an era of stability and economic growth. The numerous businesses labeled on the present map thrived in a stable climate. The cocoa industry boomed, making Accra the cocoa capital of the world by 1924. Thousands of Ashanti rural dwellers moved to the city in search of jobs and brighter features, leading to a dramatic growth in the city?s population. By the time Guggisberg departed the Gold Coast, in 1927, to assume his new role as Governor of Guyana, Accra was utterly transformed in its appearance from only eight years before.


A London four with Dennis Ashton at bow; Peter Barnes at 2; Kees Vlasman (Dennis' Dutch Vice-Captain) at 3; and C M Davis, who went on to be an Oxford blue 1960-62, at stroke.
The Club has lost a number of senior members over the winter and we were sorry to learn about the passing of our oldest, Dennis Ashton, who was 93 years old and a past Captain in the late 1950s. He was probably also the last remaining member to have served in World War II.
Dennis was born in 1925, so he would have been just old enough to have served in the latter years of the War, it is thought with the Royal Engineers in Burma. He joined London in January 1951, when he stated his occupation on his application form to be 'installation engineer (aircraft)'; his proposer was C M Momtchiloff. We do not know where or when Dennis started his rowing, but his most successful Henley was the following year, 1952, when the Club's second eight reached the semi-finals of the Thames Challenge Cup, losing to the eventual winners, Pennsylvania University. A stroke side man, Dennis in addition rowed for the Club in each of the following years 1953 to 1956 and again in 1958-59, when he was Captain for two years. He had previously served as a Vice-Captain. He became a Life Member in 1957.
The 1950s were not an easy decade in which to be a captain. There was an expectation from those who had rowed in the successful 1930s crews that London should enter the Grand and Stewards as a matter of course; a lean period of results in sweep oar events contrasted however with the club's notable success in sculling when the Club had a more or less unbroken run of wins in the Wingfield Sculls from 1948 to 1961, and Tony Fox twice won the Diamonds. London was the club of choice for scullers. A contemporary has written to say that Dennis was "a very warm and friendly man who was always cheerful and encouraging" despite the difficulties. He bought the Club's first ergo from Australia (where the machine was invented) and had it installed in the rowing tank area. He trained very hard and expected others to do the same too.
Away from the river, Dennis was an experienced and well qualified engineer and management consultant, running his own firm, Ashton Engineering & Industrial Consultants, based in Sloane Street. This included providing training courses in the application of methods – time measurement (MTM), a novel discipline for those years. He enjoyed applying his technical skills to rowing, inventing a device for measuring the speed of a boat. He tried his hand at producing a sci-fi space film. He was a ballroom dancer.
Dennis' funeral on 20 March was at East Sheen Cemetery, followed by a wake at the clubhouse. A highlight amongst the memorabilia on display in the Long Room was a scrapbook he had kept with black and white photos of all his crews, with everyone's names carefully written underneath.
The Club has lost a good friend, and one whom we will remember fondly.
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Common Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is doing very well this year around the ponds at Audubon as well as in other wet places I drive by.
There are lots of different kinds of Arrowheads. The USDA Plant Database lists 28 species.
Peterson's Guide to Edible Wild Plants calls the Arrowheads "Duck Potatoes" and describes how the tubers can be freed from the mud of the pond with a hoe or rake, then collected when they float to the surface. The passage goes on, "Although slightly unpleasant when eaten raw, the tubers are delicious when cooked; prepare them as you would potatoes." Collection time: Fall through early spring.
I keep telling myself I'm going to try some of these Wild Foods… but I never do… Hmm….
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That's a very handsome plant!
What a pretty little flower! The first photo is particularly nice.
They say you ARE what you eat–right ? I wonder —- if you ate enough of those "duck potatoes" would you then be able to quack like a duck ?
haha… When I start quacking, you'll know I've started eating arrowhead!


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Since I've had the car, approaching 75mph results in a shake until moving up to a higher speed. When I put new tires on, the installer identified that these two wheels are a bit out of round and needed to be balanced a bit special.
Question: is there good results with having a wheel guy true a turbo twist wheel or is it a 'good money after bad' situation?
I'd suggest taking it in for an estimate. The OE cheap cast wheels may not even be repairable - but at least you'd know.
The good wheel repair places will tell you if a wheel is bent or damaged beyond repair. I wrecked one of my front Lt. Alloy Carrera 18 inch wheels at VIR and it was beyond repair. I bought a used one from eBay that needed refinishing as well as truing. It was trued and refinished and is holding up well. It came out looking so good I had the other 3 wheels trued and refinished too. My car rides the smoothest it has ever been since I bought it in 2003. You should definitely find a good wheel repair shop and have it looked at. Some of the tire shops have relationships with good wheel repair facilities and may be able to help you find one.
I had a slightly bent front wheel too. I checked the local wheel straightening companies and they all wanted $125 or more to fix the bent wheel. I contacted Woody here on the forum and he sold and shipped me a good replacement wheel for a much better price! Drop him a PM.
Always best to observe unknown wheels spinning on a wheel balancer without tires to see how out of balance the wheel is. This way you know if it's the wheel or the tire that needs attention.
You can't rely on eyeballing it.
IMHO, you should get a Wheel PPI before buying used wheels.
i have nothing to add to this thread, but saw the title and thought you were starting a new dance craze.
I've bent 4 wheels from going off track at high speed and had them all repaired. Sometimes the damage was visible and sometimes it wasn't (the wheel would always seem out of balance).
Find a high quality wheel repair service and they can certainly do the job.
Last edited by thstone; 03-27-2019 at 08:20 PM.
Or discount the price for the possible cost of having the wheels trued!


Most of trails start from Gisburn Forest Hub, five miles from Peaks and Pods with car park, toilets, picnic area and seasonal café, and cater for every level of rider.
Beginners can learn, practice and perfect their new riding skills at the skills loop before setting off on one of our trails. It's located by the stone wall circle at the Hub and the three linked, mini loops of trail offer progressively harder riding. The loops are packed with technical features and obstacles.
A short trail that is suitable for novices and younger riders. Down past St James Chapel and over the causeway leads to a bumpy ride along Eggberry Road. A mellow ride by Bottoms Beck follows an old railway line. Later, you can twist & turn through Park Wood, then finish with a grin on a sweeping descent. Follow the blue arrows on the timber posts. Look out for any warning markers.
Laid out in a figure of 8, highlights on this trail include the volunteer built Home Baked sections, the gnarly Whelp Stone Crag and the optional section of black trail, the roller coaster ride of Hully Gully. This trail includes forest road, red and blue graded single track and some optional black grade features and sections on the way. Follow the red arrows on the timber posts.
Suitable for expert mountain bikers, used to physically demanding routes.
If you like your downhill bike trails twisty and fun then you will enjoy this trail. The Hope Line is a land of berms, jumps and drop-offs. The Leap of Faith is just that, grab your handlebars and go for it. Full face helmets and body armour needed for this trail.
Hire mountain bikes from Gisburn Forest Bike Hub and Cafe. Bike hire is available from 10am until 3.30pm and it costs £29 for a 3.5hr session, helmet included. Photo ID is required and payment must be made in cash. Contact the cafe for more information, or to book bike hire.
Find contact details on the cafe's Facebook page – facebook.com/gisburnforesthub/.
Lots more information is available at forestry.gov.uk/gisburn-forest-and-stocks.
Road Directions to Gisburn Forest: From Clitheroe take the B6478 through Waddington, Newton and Slaidburn. Continue on the road out of Slaidburn for approx 3 miles, take a left turn to Gisburn Forest and Stephen Park. Gisburn Forest Hub and parking is the first right after Cocklet Hill.
From Long Preston take the B6478 through Wigglesworth and Tosside (approx 5 miles). Continue on the road through Tosside for approx 1.5 miles, take a right turn to Gisburn Forest and Stephen Park. Gisburn Forest Hub is the first right after Cocklet Hill.


Rickey's bits were designed for training, practice, and competition and feature a loose-cheek shank to encourage lateral flexion and will allow the rider to control the horse's nose. The unique mouthpiece of this Setter rolls back when engaged, slowing contact and allows more time for the horse to collect and respond to added pressure. Helps develop the horse's proper head set and teaches a horse to carry the bit correctly. In a high speed situation, it helps the horse rate smoothly and builds consistency. Rickey recommends using a firm leather curb strap or flat chain with all bits in this series to allow the horse to feel and work off of the bit rather than react to the feel and pressure of a biting curb.


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Q: Return values are not shown in Swagger-UI I have created a very simple demo to demonstrate that the return values are not shown in swagger-ui:
Requirements.txt
flask-apispec
flask-marshmallow
flask-restful

Versions:
apispec==3.3.0
Flask==1.1.1
flask-apispec==0.8.6
flask-marshmallow==0.11.0
Flask-RESTful==0.3.8
marshmallow==3.5.0
webargs==5.5.3

Code:
from apispec import APISpec
from apispec.ext.marshmallow import MarshmallowPlugin
from flask import Flask
from flask_apispec import use_kwargs, marshal_with, FlaskApiSpec, MethodResource
from flask_marshmallow import Marshmallow
from flask_restful import Api
from marshmallow import fields

app = Flask(__name__)
api = Api(app)
ma = Marshmallow(app)

class Todo:
    def __init__(self, todo_id, description):
        self.todo_id = todo_id
        self.description = description

    def __getitem__(self, item):
        return getattr(self, item)

class TodoInputSchema(ma.Schema):
    token = fields.Str()

class TodoSchema(ma.Schema):
    class Meta:
        fields = ("todo_id", "description")

class Demo(MethodResource):
    def __init__(self):
        super(Demo, self).__init__()

    @use_kwargs(TodoInputSchema)
    @marshal_with(TodoSchema, code=200)
    def get(self):
        schema = TodoSchema()
        todo = Todo(1, "get Milk")
        return schema.dump(todo)

api.add_resource(Demo, '/')
app.config.update({
    'APISPEC_SPEC': APISpec(
        title='todo',
        version='v1',
        plugins=[MarshmallowPlugin()],
        openapi_version='3.0.2'
    ),
    'APISPEC_SWAGGER_URL': '/swagger/',
})
docs = FlaskApiSpec(app)

docs.register(Demo)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True, port=3333)

Run:
http://127.0.0.1:3333/swagger-ui
Why is the return object not shown in Swagger UI?

A: Just change openapi version to 2.0.0. It works for me


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Swarajya (Marathi Movie) Review
November 11, 2011 by Keyur Seta 18 Comments
Direction: Vishal-Vihar
Production: Raees Lashkariya
Cast: Rajesh Shrungarpure, Darshan Jariwala, Arun Nalawade, Ila Bhate, Hemangi Kavi, Sushrut Mankani, Anshuman Vichare, Namrata Gaikwad
Music: Nitin Hivarkar
Rating: * * *
Plot: Ram Pathare (Rajesh Shrungarpure) struggles to get capital to start business due of the general belief that Marathis aren't good at it. Apart from this, his heart bleeds due to the hardships and problems faced by Marathis. Not ready to accept defeat, Rajesh fights all odds and excels in the field of business.
But he doesn't stop at this. With his Guruji's advice, he starts Yuva Sanghatana Sena, an organization for the welfare of Marathis and later a political party called Swarajya Sena. But Ram has an obstacle in his path in the form of MLA Kapadia (Darshan Jariwala).
Recently, F M Ilyas' Arjun tried to rejuvenate the image of the Marathi manoos by keeping business as the core issue. Vishal-Vihar's Swarajya – Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe also has the same aim. However, the latter proves the point in a much better way than Arjun and is also much smarter in execution. The end product might not appear superlative but it certainly deserves a watch.
Vihar Ghag has intelligently woven the numerous incidents into the script in order the highlight the issue Marathis are facing. Thankfully, he doesn't go overboard to prove the point as there is always a danger of getting carried away while handling such social issues.
The film goes into top gear once Ram starts his Yuva Sanghatana Sena. The formation of the group and the way Ram builds his team is appealing. As expected, there are a good number of seeti bajao sequences and dialogues. A scene which deserves special mention is the one where Ram gives a formidable reply to South Indian and Gujarati businessmen. The second half too starts on a promising note with the incident of Ram entering politics being the highlight.
How we wish the goodness continued till the end! Unfortunately, the penultimate moments and the climax are too stretched. Ram's encounter with Kapadia's relative Shah is harsh and uncalled for. This also makes sure the second half becomes 1 hour 30 minutes long whereas the first half was just about an hour. Plus, typical filmi sequences in the finale prove disappointing.
(Review continued after photo.)
Debutant director duo of Vishal-Vihar does a decent job. The film can also boast of its high production value. Umesh Pophale's artistic and intelligent cinematography is visible in almost every scene.
Musical score by Nitin Hivarkar is a plus point with songs 'Mard Maratha' and 'Rama Rama' deserving mention. However, the music played in the song 'Na Nazar Konachi Lage' is very similar to the tune of the Hindi song 'Tera Saath Hai Kitna Pyara' (Janbaaz, 1986).
Fiery dialogues, by Vishal Ghag and Mandar Gaydhani, play an important role in having an effect on the audience although they tend to go overboard in few places.
Rajesh Shringarpure rises to the occasion and gives a power-packed performance. He manages to appeal both as a struggling Marathi youth and a leader of masses with ease. His character is surely inspired from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. Although Rajesh played a similar character in Avdhoot Gupte's Zenda, he presents an altogether different act in Swarajya.
Darshan Jariwala gives a mature act as the antagonist. He proves why he is a respected name when it comes to playing character roles. Anshuman Vichare, Sushrut Mankani, Arun Nalawade, Ila Bhate, Hemangi Kavi, Namrate Gaikwad and the rest of the cast offer perfect support. But what's difficult to forget is a side character who is an exact lookalike of superstar Rajnikanth. (Wonder from where they found him!)
Overall, Swarajya – Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe falls in the could-have-been-great category due to the above mentioned negative points. What works against it is that the audience has quite recently seen a brilliant effort on the same issue in the form of Mahesh Manjrekar's Mee Shivajiraje Bhosle Boltoy.
Nevertheless, some praiseworthy incidents and Shrungarpure's performance make it a one-time watch affair. It has a good chance at the box-office since it plays the Marathi Manoos card which has proved successful in the past.
P.S : – I heartily appreciate the fact that the makers honoured Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cinema, before the opening credits. I am surprised why this isn't done often since without Phalke's efforts, we wouldn't have been enjoying movies in India.
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ESV Women's Devotional Bible
Quickly see all the verses relevant to the current verse you're reading. Tap on the cross reference, a pop-up window will appear, and then you can quickly navigate to the corresponding verse - without ever leaving the passage you're reading.
This is so much more than a traditional dictionary. While you're reading the Bible, the Resource Guide will pull up articles from this dictionary. You can also select words in the text and tap "Look Up" to access relevant information in a pop-up window.
Not sure what to read during your devotional time each day? Stay committed to growing spiritually with daily readings, personalized reminders, and a calendar to track your progress.
Quickly find information about a book of the Bible, its author, date, audience, purpose, and other topics. If you have an introduction to the book of the Bible you're currently reading, the Resource Guide will make it easily accessible for you.
Title: ESV Women's Devotional Bible
Publisher: Crossway
Author: Lydia Brownback, Bryan Chapell, Brian S. Borgman, Mike Bullmore, Carol W. Cornish, Kristie Anyabwile, Dan Doriani, Erika Allen, Geoff Allen, Carolyn Arends, Brian Aucker, Mary Patton Baker, Lauren Chandler, Kathleen Chapell and Tasha Chapman
The ESV Women's Devotional Bible is a valuable resource for strengthening women in their walk with God. Applicable for women in any stage of life, the Women's Devotional Bible is theologically rich in content while remaining accessible and practical. Readers will be encouraged in daily, prayerful Bible study, and equipped to understand and apply the Bible to every aspect of life.
The Women's Devotional Bible features materials designed especially for women. The book introductions, character sketches of key figures, all-new daily devotionals, and all-new articles have been written by both women and men. These contributors include professors, musicians, authors, counselors, homemakers, and conference speakers.
With specially prepared features and thoughtfully written material, the Women's Devotional Bible is designed to help women pursue a deeper, transformational understanding of Scripture.
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"These essays, character profiles, and devotions provide a readable, accessible, and faithful introduction to key doctrinal truth, winsomely appealing to us to draw near to the triune God with confidence and joy because of our union with Christ." - Tara Klena Barthel, author, Living the Gospel in Relationships; coauthor, Peacemaking Women


The primary scientific objective of this project is to develop a protocol for the in silico design of inhibitors of Niemann-Pick type C1 protein (NPC1). The quintessence of this research is to create a virtual screening (VS) protocol that permits the prioritization of chemical compounds based on their potential inhibitory activity against NPC1 (a protein playing a crucial function in the process of Ebola virus infection). The application and improvement of the existing conceptual methodology targeting NPC1 inhibitors will allow broad exploration of the chemical space in search of new antiviral agents.
The screening cascade will consist of several subsequent steps (prefiltering, pharmacophore mapping, docking protocol, ADMETox filter, clustering, visual inspection) to select the most valuable structures. Each stage of the cascade will be created using procedures developed at the Department of Medicinal Chemistry. In the planned tasks, the following methodologies will be upgraded and applied: descriptors calculations and analyses, pharmacophore modeling, homology modeling and docking protocols. The VS protocol will be used to evaluate a virtual combinatorial library of compounds (created within the project) and to select compounds for synthesis (in independent projects initiated in the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry in Orleans, France) of the most promising structures.
The realization of this project will create opportunities to establish structural requirements for compounds with potency to function as new antiviral agents that target one of the most dangerous viruses. The obtained VS protocol can be used multiple times both in commercial and virtual compound libraries. Moreover, this project will strengthen scientific cooperation between the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry initiated several years ago. Positive results of this project may result in additional joint applications to extend the issues undertaken herein.
At least one scientific publication in a journal from the Master Journal List will be the notable effects of the research. It has to be stressed, however, that depending on how many different groups of NPC1 inhibitors will be further developed in Orleans more publications are highly probable. In addition, the results will be presented at both international and national conferences. The implementation of this program will also enhance the experience of the candidate in the management of independent scientific projects.
1. Zahira Tber, Mylène Wartenberg, Jean-Eddy Jacques, Vincent Roy, Fabien Lecaille, Dawid Warszycki, Andrzej J. Bojarski, Gilles Lalmanach, Luigi A. Agrofoglio. Selective inhibition of human cathepsin S by 2,4,6-trisubstituted 1,3,5-triazine analogs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2018, 26, 4310–4319.
2. Dawid Warszycki, Marek Śmieja, Rafal Kafel. Practical application of the Average Information Content Maximization (AIC-MAX) algorithm: selection of the most important structural features for serotonin receptor ligands. Molecular Diversity, 2017, 21, 2, 407-412.


The Leadership Newberry Class comprised of the Arts, Recreation and Tourism group produced a Newberry Passport for use in exploring all the wonderful opportunities within the County. These include History of Newberry County, Art, Recreation, Tourism, National Historic Register properties, Historical Markers, Festivals, Municipalities, and Notes. The passport is well produced, however, a clean-up by a graphic designer and then professional printing will propel this unique passport to be available in all areas of the county.
We would like the passport to be available to any entity that requests it and even can be mailed to out of state to interested persons. Newberry is a county of hidden gems, and anyone could easily spend a week discovering the place in history Newberry has played in South Carolina and the development of the United States. The passport is easily added and modified based on new information and new venues, which makes the production easy to manage into the future.
. This is a perfect time to launch the passport and have an excited audience.
The Opera House has a desire for the Newberry Passport to be the go-to for tourists who visit all tourist locations, sent out to interested transplants by the Chamber of Commerce and a go-to for residents who have out of town guests and finally residents who want to explore their own backyards. The evaluation of the project will lie in the ability to have to reprint the passport due to high demand. A conversation with the State Parks system, who also have a great Parks Passport, could also allow a better glimpse into evaluation and success and we would be more than happy to have this conversation. The purpose of the passport is to be the latest and greatest and most useful as possible. As new information is uncovered and created for Newberry County, a repository will collect the new data, and an updated version will be produced. How often this needs to occur will depend upon the information received.
The Passport will launch in conjunction with Mr. Tom Poland's talk on January 22, 2019, at 11:00 AM and at 7:00 PM. The Newberry Passport will be available at the Newberry Opera House, The Chamber of Commerce, any business that participates in the Downtown Development Association, all historic sites, chambers, and mayoral offices for municipalities and if the Welcome Centers request, we can supply as well.


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Imaginal Stage
Ben Depp
Exhibition dates: December 4, 2021 – March 4, 2022
Opening: December 11, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
A Gallery for Fine Photography
241 Chartres Street
Hours: Thursday-Monday, 11 am-3 pm
"Ever the river has risen and brought us the flood,
the mayfly floating on the water.
On the face of the sun its countenance gazes,
then all of a sudden nothing is there!"
– Epic of Gilgamesh
This work is part of my ongoing project documenting the rapidly shifting landscape of southern Louisiana. To make intimate landscape photographs I learned to fly a powered paraglider. The paraglider allows me to spend hours aloft, waiting for light and searching for compositions to memorialize this place.
When I first encountered a cloud of mayflies on a summer flight in Plaquemines Parish, I was moved by the parallel between the ephemeral insect and the South Louisiana wetlands. In the final stage of its metamorphosis – called the imaginal stage – a mayfly molts and emerges from the water to live for a single day. On a geologic time scale, South Louisiana's lifespan seems just as transitory. South Louisiana is the youngest part of this 200 million year-old continent, built from sediment carried down the Mississippi River over the last six thousand years. It is also the first swath of the continent now reverting to open water.
My photographs capture South Louisiana in its imaginal stage – the moment between its emergence as solid ground and its disappearance.
Reviews of Ben Depp's aerial work
These dreamy, surreal perspectives of a slowly submerging world are scenes of conflict. They exert a fascination from which we turn away, until we become personally engulfed in that reality. Most of us live on safe ground. But we live with the knowledge of an encroaching tide. —Thomas Beller, Smithsonian Magazine
Depp vividly illustrates that in Louisiana the boundaries between art and life are as shifting as the boundaries between the land and the sea. —D. Eric Bookhardt, New Orleans Art Insider
Ben Depp's images show the fragile beauty of an ecosystem under duress. From the aerial vantage point, climate change stops being a sterile political concept or an assignation of blame and becomes instead a comment on what we will have left to protect. —Kate Bubacz, senior photo editor, BuzzFeed News
While the wetlands erosion has been well documented, no photographer has done it quite like Depp: He gets his shots while flying in a powered paraglider. The resulting images are precise and intimate, capturing both the narrative arc and the formal beauty of one of North America's most endangered environmental treasures. —Jonathan Hahn, Sierra Club
Image: Ben Depp – A Cloud of Mayflies
Posted in: PhotoNOLA 2021, Exhibitions, French Quarter, Galleries, December 11


text:
#ifndef CONTENT_FILTER_H
#define CONTENT_FILTER_H 1

#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include "nfq-web-filter-config.h"
#endif

#include <stdbool.h>
#include <libxml/tree.h>
#include "Filter.h"
#include "Rules.h"

/**
* @ingroup Object
* @defgroup ContentFilter Content Filter.  Combine rules and filter objets
* @{
*/
struct ContentFilter;

void ContentFilter_get(struct ContentFilter *cf);

void ContentFilter_put(struct ContentFilter **cf);

struct ContentFilter* ContentFilter_new(void);

int ContentFilter_loadConfig(struct ContentFilter* cf, xmlNode *node);

int ContentFilter_requestStart(struct ContentFilter* cf, struct HttpReq *req);

int ContentFilter_getRequestVerdict(struct ContentFilter* cf, struct HttpReq *req);

int ContentFilter_filterStream(struct ContentFilter* cf, struct HttpReq *req,
		const unsigned char *data_stream, unsigned int length);

int ContentFilter_fileScan(struct ContentFilter* cf, struct HttpReq *req);

bool ContentFilter_hasFileFilter(struct ContentFilter* cf);

void ContentFilter_logReq(struct ContentFilter* cf, struct HttpReq *req);

/** @} */
#endif


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Q: Qt application failed in Wayland ivi-shell
I want to launch a Qt application in Wayland ivi-shell.

I tried
QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION=ivi-shell ./hello-qt-quick2 -platform wayland

Expect the Qt application could launch in Wayland ivi-shell.

But failed with the following message
Failed to load shell integration ivi-shell

Anybody knows what to do with it? Thanks so much!

A: That output is usually what you get when you try to run on a compositor that doesn't support the ivi_application extension.
If you run the application with WAYLAND_DEBUG=1 set in the environment, there should be a line similar to this:
[3318761.478] wl_registry@26.global(19, "ivi_application", 1)

and one that binds to that interface:
[3318761.541]  -> wl_registry@26.bind(19, "ivi_application", 1, new id [unknown]@29)

If it's not there, then your compositor doesn't support the ivi-shell shell integration.

A: I got some worked thing on Raspberry Pi 3 like this:

*

*Set environment variable
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=$HOME/.xdg

*Run Qt5WaylandCompositor
$ QT_WAYLAND_CLIENT_BUFFER_INTEGRATION=brcm ./ivi-compositor &

*Run Qt5 client application
$ QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION=ivi-shell ./untitled2 -platform wayland


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They are made from quality mild steel, perfect for sheltering hydrant systems and protecting them from the elements.
These units boost water to fire hose reels as and when it is needed. Built to AS 2941 they are supplied as a complete package.


text:
package org.javers.spring.jpa;

import org.javers.core.Javers;
import org.javers.core.JaversBuilder;
import org.javers.repository.sql.JaversSqlRepository;
import org.slf4j.Logger;

import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;

/**
 * @author bartosz walacik
 */
public final class TransactionalJaversBuilder extends JaversBuilder {
    private static final Logger logger = getLogger(TransactionalJaversBuilder.class);

    private TransactionalJaversBuilder() {
    }

    public static TransactionalJaversBuilder javers() {
        return new TransactionalJaversBuilder();
    }

    @Override
    public Javers build() {
        Javers javersCore = super.assembleJaversInstance();

        Javers javersTransactional =
                new JaversTransactionalDecorator(javersCore, getContainerComponent(JaversSqlRepository.class));

        logger.info("JaVers transactional decorator is ready");
        return javersTransactional;
    }
}