I once took the funeral of a man whose family claimed that he was a 'great supporter of his local church', but because I had never seen him in the church, I began to wonder if he only came at night when nobody was around. So, rather mischievously, I chose this passage from John's gospel as the reading at his funeral. The passage does describe Nicodemus as a 'secret disciple' who comes to Jesus under the cover of darkness to discuss his faith.
Darkness is an important feature of this gospel. The Prologue tells us that Jesus is 'light and life' and that the 'light shines in the darkness but the darkness has not overcome it' (1.4). We need to remember that this gospel comes from a situation in which there has been a breakdown in relationships between Jews and Christians. Many of the Christian party have been expelled from the synagogue because of their belief in Jesus as the Messiah. Such a painful situation is rather like a family row and yet there is also the possibility of reconciliation. Nicodemus represents those who are willing to try again. He approaches Jesus for clarification. He notes that Jesus 'is a teacher who comes from God; for no one can do these signs that you can do unless God were with him.' He is like many in our society today who have a respect for the person of Jesus but keep it hidden and are afraid to take it further. It is a particularly male problem. Women are more likely to make a commitment than men who are generally reluctant to let others see their true feelings.
However, this passage illustrates in dramatic terms the necessity for decision and commitment. Jesus gets straight to the point. The phrase 'Truly, truly' emphasises the solemnity of what he is about to say. 'Unless you are born from above, you cannot enter the Kingdom of God.' John, at the beginning of his gospel has already told us that those who receive the Word are 'born of God'. In other words an entirely new outlook is required for those who wish to see God's Kingdom here on earth. Heaven is open for those who can see. The Word is made flesh for those who can perceive 'grace and truth'.
Or, if he pleaseth, through it pass.
And there the heaven espy.
Jesus refers to those who belong to the world of the 'flesh' and those who belong to the world of the 'Spirit'. The flesh represents a limited and restricted view and the Spirit is about freedom and openness. Access is gained by water; a clear reference to the life changing effects of Baptism. Now all of us in this church have been baptized into this new life of the Kingdom. All of us are invited, during the Lenten fast, to rediscover that life as we journey towards its great celebration at Easter. Jesus, in this passage, hints darkly at the cost to himself. He will undertake a journey, which will cause him to be lifted up on a cross. Nicodemus began this discussion by talking of signs. In this gospel the greatest sign of God's love is seen that same elevation of Jesus on the cross. 'So the son of Man must be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life'.
Many people are like Nicodemus. We keep our distance from being too identified with our faith for fear of embarrassment. We prefer to make only furtive visits to Jesus when no one is looking. Well this passage is telling us that life is on offer to those who will receive it and there isn't a moment to waste. The ultimate sacrifice has been paid and eternal life is on offer. 'Don't let life pass you by' says the old cliché. This passage puts that saying in the context of eternity.


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Q: ListPoinPlot3D works but ListPlot3D does not I don't understand what is going on. The same table, plotted with the tool ListPointPlot3D gives the desired output. But plotted with ListPlot3D gives an empty box. I repeat, the data is exactly the same, and is organized in the form {{x1,y1,f[x1,y1]},{x2,y2,f[x2,y2]},.....}, but plotted with the environment ListPointPlot3D gives a correct output, while plotted with ListPlot3D gives an empty box:

After many proofs, it seems to be related with the numerical precision. But I am not an expert at all, so I can not say the reason. I will add a reduced example to illustrate the problem. Consider the table:
data = {{191716.2098765432, 1.521303561654648,
1.}, {191716.2098765432, 1.521317429495046,
0.9889006624084674}, {191716.2098765432, 1.5213312973354443,
0.9727962635189932}, {191716.2098765432, 1.5213451651758423,
0.9436508829153076}, {191716.2098765432, 1.5213590330162405,
0.918350312853329}, {314303.5185185185, 1.521303561654648,
1.}, {314303.5185185185, 1.521317429495046,
0.9972031750900022}, {314303.5185185185, 1.5213312973354443,
0.9841391548184985}, {314303.5185185185, 1.5213451651758423,
0.9610087555954755}, {314303.5185185185, 1.5213590330162405,
0.9359559956477607}, {477237.11111111107, 1.521303561654648,
1.}, {477237.11111111107, 1.521317429495046,
0.9951462414500726}, {477237.11111111107, 1.5213312973354443,
0.9884845310861505}, {477237.11111111107, 1.5213451651758423,
0.9681551444835496}, {477237.11111111107, 1.5213590330162405,
0.9457419133525969}};

If I try to plot this table, using the command ListPlot3D[data], I get an empty box. Now, if I modify the data like this:
data2 = Table[{data[[i, 1]]/1000, data[[i, 2]]*1000,data[[i, 3]]},{i, 1, Length[data]}]

The same identical command (ListPlot3D[data2]) gives me this output:

If I don't divide/multiply by 1000, but by, for example, 100, it gives back the empty box again. This is so strange. What might be the reason? and How can this be avoided?
Thank you very much

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Feathers Evolved 80 Million Years Before Birds Appeared
Scientists at the University of Bristol have found evidence of feathers in a dinosaur that existed 80 million years before birds, a discovery that changes how we look at dinosaurs, birds and feathers themselves.
The research, a combination of paleontology and molecular developmental biology, was published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
A pair of pterosaur fossils—discovered earlier this year in China—showed signs of both down feathers over the body and long, vaned feathers on the wings. Pterosaurs, a group of bird-like flying reptiles commonly referred to as pterodactyls, lived 228 to 66 million years ago during the Triassic and Cretaceous periods.
The oldest known bird is Archaeopteryx, which is believed to have lived in southern Germany 150 million years ago during the late Jurassic period.
Feathers arose 250 to 230 million years ago, during the Early Triassic, when life was recovering after the end-Permian mass extinction and new species were evolving to fill ecological voids, the study revealed. This is nearly 80 million years before the first bird, a surprise to many researchers who believed that feathers helped drive the success of avian fauna.
"A combination of new fossil evidence and new thinking in genetics of development show us that feathers are not unique to birds, but to a much larger group that includes dinosaurs and pterosaurs. This means feathers actually originated much earlier than thought, and that the original function of feathers was insulation, not flight," Mike Benton, lead author of the study and a professor of Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Bristol's School of Earth Sciences, explained to Laboratory Equipment. "We are keen to examine a greater range of dinosaurs and pterosaurs to see how widespread the different feather types are, and what we can learn about feather function and color from the fossils."
The findings add to the growing body of work suggesting that birds and dinosaurs are closely related on the evolutionary tree.
In the early 1990s, researchers discovered that some dinosaurs possessed feathers. The first dinosaur fossils to reveal evidence of feathers were approximately the same age as the earliest birds. Previously, it was believed that dinosaurs were most closely related to reptiles.
"This discovery means that the evolutionary selective pressure to evolve feathers was nothing to do with size reduction, raised warm bloodedness and activity levels for flight (which was happening in the Jurassic before Archaeopteryx emerged), but it was all about recovery of life from the devastating end-Permian mass extinction, and a re-tooling of the main land animals to walk upright, be warm-blooded and move faster," Benton said.
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Interview with actor Warren Hicks
Photo by Russell Robson - © Warren Hicks
Warren Hicks is an actor and writer, known for 'In the Line of Duty', 'Homeground Boundaries' (2018) and 'This Is Spain' (2019).
by Sabina Nasic (article) and Parasshuram Shalgar (video)
Warren was happy to do an interview and highlighted many fields of the film industry such as acting and writing. I was wondering what his plans for the future are and how acting has changed his life in general.
Sabina: Warren, can you tell us about your acting beginnings?
Warren: The first role I ever played was the role of Jesus in my primary school Christmas production. I was 7. My best friend at the time dropped out at the last minute and so I was thrust into this part and found a true love on stage. I enjoyed performing for people, making them laugh made me happy. I had unleashed something inside of me that suddenly felt so natural and, well, just right.
Sabina: Who inspired you to become an actor?
Warren: Acting and performing for those around me whilst growing up inspired me, and with their constant encouragement and applause, the fire inside of me grew uncontrollably. However, the first heroes I ever admired in film, was, in my opinion, the greats like for example Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, all of the various Batman actors and Will Smith. I idolised their fierce yet loveable characters.
Best projects to date
Sabina: What are your best projects to date?
Warren: One role in particular that always stands out in my memory is that of the 'Artful Dodger' from Oliver!. He was such an amazing character with so much background story and depth, I grabbed onto the character with both hands and really made it my own.
With regards to characters I have created on screen, the two that stand out the most for me is the 'Young man' in a screenplay I starred in called Bus Stop. It was created by a fantastic and edgy great script and again, excellent character. We were lucky enough that this film made it to Cannes Film Festival. Another was 'The Gardener' in Venus. This was once again an original and abstract idea that had so much depth it was fantastic to work on; it's always such an honour when the character is written personally for you, which in this case it was.
I was honoured to be taking part in such an unusual storyline.
Sabina:: How did acting change your life?
Warren: Acting has opened up so many wonderful opportunities for me; to name a few, it has motivated me to begin writing my own scripts and screenplays and to one day direct my own films with my own stories and background motivation. Acting has always been the motivation, the thing that keeps me inspired.
Sabina: Do you have any interesting film or TV projects coming up?
Warren: I have many extremely exciting characters on the horizon, that I am so excited to produce for these talented filmmakers. To name just one; The Lovers, Written by the great Shalisha Bynoe, in which I am honoured to be playing the lead male, Andras in a dark mystical story. I have various different roles that I am writing, which I am very excited about producing.
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HPS Weekly Report
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic update
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in Japan
Plague in Madagascar
Hepatitis E in South Sudan
Yellow fever in Cameroon
Monkeypox in DRC
Cyclosporiasis in USA
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Volume 55 No. 37
International travel continues to be significantly impacted due to COVID-19, and a number of variant strains have emerged globally, with information on such travel available for people living in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. To prevent new COVID-19 variants being exported and imported, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) currently advise against travelling to red list countries.
A traffic light system which categorises countries on to a red, amber or green list, based on their COVID-19 risk, is in place for travellers arriving into the UK, although it should be noted that the traffic light system does not indicate which countries are currently allowing UK travellers to enter their country.
Currently, anyone entering Scotland from countries on the international travel green list will not be required to self-isolate on arrival, but will have to complete a passenger locator form, take a COVID-19 test before travelling to Scotland, then another within two days of arriving in Scotland. Isolation is only required if the COVID-19 test taken on day two after arriving back in Scotland is positive or NHS Scotland Test and Protect makes contact to inform of the need to isolate due to travel with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
On 30 August 2021, Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland updated their rules for returning to the UK from some red, amber and green list countries.
On return to the UK, travellers should be aware that testing and quarantine rules differ for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Prior to their journey, travellers must ensure they are able to comply with the rules appropriate to the UK nation they will be arriving in and reside in, if different.
Country specific COVID-19 risk
The fitfortravel (for the general public) and TRAVAX (for health professionals) country pages have been updated to include a COVID-19 country specific risk-rating, with every country being identified as high, moderate or low risk and each rating accompanied by appropriate travel advice. This information will be listed in the 'Alerts' section on each country page of fitfortravel and the 'Emerging Health Risks' section of every TRAVAX country page. This risk-rating is based on a robust public health assessment of the COVID-19 risks for travellers to each country and is regularly reviewed.
In August 2021, there were no countries where the COVID-19 risk for UK travellers was decreased.
Advice for travellers
Prior to booking any international travel, travellers must first check if the country they are travelling to is currently accepting UK travellers.
Each country or territory on the FCDO foreign travel advice page provides up-to-date information on their entry rules, in response to coronavirus (COVID-19), under the 'Entry Requirements' section.
Travellers should be aware that some countries or territories may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination status for entry. Guidance for demonstrating COVID-19 vaccination status is available for those living in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It is advised that travellers are aware of all travel restrictions, self-isolation rules and precautions they should take, in order to reduce their risk of exposure to coronavirus (COVID-19) before, during and after travel, as detailed on the fitfortravel website.
Source: TRAVAX, 10 September 2021
Japanese media have reported a fatal case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Fukuoka, south west Japan. Local public health authorities have stated that the person was admitted to hospital with fever and fatigue on 16 August 2021 and died five days later. It is reported that the person had been bitten recently by ticks.
SFTS is an emerging viral haemorrhagic fever occurring in eastern Asia, and is caused by the zoonotic SFTS virus, transmitted primarily by ticks, although human-to-human transmission in medical settings has occurred.
Travellers who may be exposed to ticks during travel should be advised of the risk of infection and the measures needed to avoid tick bites.
In addition, those travelling to work in medical settings should:
wash hands regularly after caring for or visiting ill people, and use gloves if necessary
follow appropriate infection control procedures, If working in a healthcare settings
Tick bite prevention measures
Travellers who may be exposed to ticks during travel should:
avoid unnecessary exposure in infested areas
wear lighter, longer clothing and tuck trousers into socks
impregnate clothing and footwear with insecticide
use an approved repellent on the skin, for example DEET or Icaridin
regularly examine clothing and skin for ticks and remove as soon as possible
Detailed guidance about insect bite avoidance can be found on TRAVAX (for health professionals) and fitfortravel (for the general public) websites.
Source: TRAVAX, 3 September 2021
The Madagascar Ministry of Public Health has reported 22 cases of pneumonic plague, including seven deaths. The outbreak is in Miandrandra commune, Arivonimamo district, where the first death was reported in the week of 23 August 2021. The area is now under quarantine and movements of local people within the area are restricted.
Pneumonic plague spreads through coughing and inhalation of droplets containing plague bacteria, and can also develop as a secondary condition following infection through a flea bite.
Plague is rare in international travellers. The risk is highest in those visiting endemic regions who come into close contact with local wildlife, particularly rats or other rodents, or those who are in a healthcare environment.
Activities which may increase this risk include:
camping, or staying in very basic rural accommodation
walking, hiking or working outdoors
hunting or participating in activities which involve close contact with wildlife
caring for a sick person who may be infected with pneumonic plague, which spreads from person-to-person
Travellers should be advised to:
practice good insect bite avoidance, using insect repellents to help protect against flea bites
avoid close contact with sick or dead animals
avoid crowded areas in regions where pneumonic plague has recently been reported
follow appropriate infection prevention and control guidance in a healthcare environment
seek prompt medical attention if they develop symptoms or if there is a risk of having been exposed to plague
No vaccine is available for plague, though progression of the disease may be prevented with appropriate antibiotic treatment.
Further advice and information on plague is available on the TRAVAX (for health professionals) website.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported increased transmission of hepatitis E in South Sudan. From January 2019 to August 2021, Bentiu refugee camp has reported 1,001 cases, including nine deaths, with most cases being identified as males between the ages of 15 and 44 years. A significant number of cases have also been reported from outside the camp, indicating widespread transmission in the area. Regional flooding has led to population movement, which may increase regional and cross-border spread of infection.
Hepatitis E is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis. Travellers at highest risk of infection are those:
travelling to regions with poor sanitation and hygiene, such as aid workers and disaster relief volunteers
planning to consume local dishes of raw or undercooked pork products or shellfish during travel
All travellers should be given advice on:
maintaining safe food and water precautions
effective hand hygiene
avoid eating raw or undercooked pork and game products and shellfish
This advice must be emphasised to pregnant and immunosuppressed travellers, including those with solid-organ transplants.
There is no vaccine available for use in the UK.
Further advice and information on Hepatitis E is available on the TRAVAX (for health professionals) and fitfortravel (for the general public) websites.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Cameroon has recorded 905 suspected yellow fever cases, including 13 deaths, from 1 January to 4 July 2021.
Yellow fever is widespread in tropical Africa and is transmitted by day-biting Aedes mosquitoes.
Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease which is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, and is found in tropical areas of Africa and Central and South America. All travellers to these areas are advised to practice mosquito bite avoidance at all times.
A traveller's risk of yellow fever is determined by their individual risk assessment. Factors that will influence their risk includes:
country or countries to be visited
rate of transmission at destination
immunisation status
Unvaccinated travellers that visit yellow fever endemic areas are at risk of becoming infected, so yellow fever vaccine is recommended, unless contraindicated, for travellers at risk.
Further advice and information on yellow fever is available on the TRAVAX (for health professionals) and fitfortravel (for the general public) websites.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 2,523 cases of monkeypox, including 66 deaths, from 1 January to 8 August 2021. In 2020, a total of 6,257 suspected cases, including 229 deaths, were reported from 17 out of 26 provinces in the country.
Monkeypox occurs mainly in forested areas of Central and West Africa. Most infections result from direct contact with infected animals, primarily primates and rodents, though person-to-person transmission can occur. Symptoms in humans commence with fever and a flu-like illness followed by the development of a skin rash.
Monkeypox is an uncommon zoonotic infection that is rarely seen in travellers. However, travellers to Central and West Africa should:
observe meticulous hand hygiene if visiting or caring for ill friends and relatives
avoid contact with primates and rodents and avoid consuming undercooked meat from these sources
wear protective clothing, including gloves, if involved in the slaughter or care of animals in these regions
A vaccine against monkeypox is not widely available. Previous smallpox vaccination is protective.
Further advice and information on monkeypox is available on the TRAVAX (for health professionals) website.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 402 cases of cyclosporiasis (not linked to foreign travel) between 29 July and 25 August 2021. This brings the total number of cases for this year to 864 in 34 states and New York City.
Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic diarrhoeal disease and infection occurs by ingesting food or water contaminated by infective oocysts. Fresh raw fruit and vegetables, imported from or consumed in endemic countries, are associated with infection.
Travellers should be advised to practice good food and water precautions. In particular, they should be advised that Cyclospora is not killed by most water purification methods such as tablets, portable filtration systems or disinfectants (including standard water chlorination).
In endemic areas, the risk of infection can be reduced by:
consuming only boiled or bottled water
avoiding fresh raw fruit and vegetables that cannot be peeled prior to consumption, especially berries, herbs and salad leaves (washing food in potable water is unlikely to remove the oocysts from the surface of the fruit and vegetables)
Further advice and information on cyclosporiasis is available on the TRAVAX (for health professionals) and fitfortravel (for the general public) websites.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a briefing on innovation and sustainability, reflecting on how social and technological innovation could contribute to more sustainable societies by avoiding technology-sourced, man-made environmental problems, and by shifting emphasis from technology-driven to people-driven solutions. It is believed new governance mechanisms and balancing experimentation with precaution can channel the potential of different types of innovation towards sustainability.
The briefing argues for an innovation governance that enables citizens and societies to participate and engage in positive, transformative change beyond consumer choices.
Source: EEA, 9 September 2021
World Patient Safety Day, on 17 September 2021, aims to raise awareness on patient safety as a global health priority. The objectives of World Patient Safety Day are to increase public awareness and engagement, enhance global understanding, and spur global solidarity and action to promote patient safety.
This year's campaign is dedicated to the need to prioritise and address safety in maternal and new-born care, particularly around the time of childbirth, when most harm occurs. The campaign finds that this is especially important in the context of disruption to health services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has further compounded the situation.
Commenting on some women's experiences during childbirth are affected by issues of gender equity and violence, the campaign has also highlighted the important notion of respectful care and its linkages with safety.


As promised, I did my first Cross Fit Workout last night. So here is some feedback.
When we arrived and I saw the program, I honestly figured that it would be a breeze. We did the following in 1 minute reps with 1 minute rests in between each exercise. he idea was to do 5 sets of each.
Lunges - 60 seconds of lunging to 90 degrees and back up, there is no resistance, only body weight.
Followed by 60 seconds rest.
Push ups - as many as you can do in 60 seconds.
Box Jumps - you basically jump onto a box that's about knee high for 60 seconds.
Weight Lifting - 60 seconds of lifting a 20kg bar from chest to overhead.
Dumbbell Swings - 60 seconds of swinging a 10 kg kettle ball from the floor to chest height.
And that was that, I managed 3 sets of each. I am properly sore today, but it is a good sore.
Eating is going brilliantly, and I will start taking some protein shakes to help with recovery.
I am now signed on to do 3 sessions a week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Looking forward to it actually, and hoping to do some cardio and light weight training on my own on the off days.
Nice job! Keep going man!


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Barack Obama has been campaigning across the country, including some areas that have been highly coveted Republican areas like Florida, which has 27 electoral votes. Since August, Obama has closed McCain's 10-point gap McCain in the Sunshine State to 2 points in late September. McCain significant boost in popularity following the RNC and Palin's nomination has begun to recede, with some regional and national trends reverting back to Obama.
But with states like Florida, Virginia and, in the mountain West, Colorado and Nevada looking increasingly favorable to Obama, McCain may not be able to reach 270 by picking off just one or two of these Midwestern swing states. If Obama's upward trend continues, McCain would have to run the tables in these states, or win a big surprise victory elsewhere, in order to make up for it.
Indeed, signs do show several emerging hurdles for the McCain-Palin campaign. Obama and McCain are neck-in-neck in places like Virginia (13 electoral votes), and within 4.5 points from one another in Missouri (11 electoral votes). Consistently key Republican states like Texas largely remain unaffected by Obama (as do consistently Democratic states like California), but in all likelihood it is the current swing-states that will determine the outcome of the November elections. Two of these current swing states are Florida and Virginia.
For the last two elections, Florida's and Virginia's electorates decisively went to George Bush. In Virginia. Bush led by 8 points in both in 2000 and in 2004. In Florida, Bush led by 5 points against Kerry in 2004, and by less than 1 point against Gore in 2000. Some of these close races are less about Obama than they are of larger and older shifts. In 2006, Virginia showed significant improvement in Democratic strength, and Florida has revealed ambivalence to either party in the past several elections. Yet these close races in Virginia and Florida reflect a weakened Republican base. The last time a Democrat won the presidential ballot in Virginia was with Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Although Florida is often considered a swing state, it has only voted for a Democratic president three times in the last 44 years: Lyndon John in 1964, Jimmy Carter in 1976, and Bill Clinton in 1996.
While Florida and Virginia are up for grabs, so are the electoral rich states of Ohio (20) and Pennsylvania (21). For the last two presidential races, a Republican win in Ohio and Florida spelled victory. With so many Republican swing states like Nevada and Indiana, this is no longer the case.
As of September 23, 2008, Obama is winning the electoral race 282 votes to McCain's 236 due to an indecisive Ohio and a marginal lead in Pennsylvania. At this point, a McCain victory would require him tipping the scale in both these states, as well as retaining Florida and the marginal areas that right now include Indiana and New Hampshire.


Increasingly we've been seeing reports of children accidentally spending money through 'in-app purchases' on mobile devices.
While many apps are free, sometimes you may also decide to pay for apps, which commonly cost around 99p to £2.99 (though some can cost more). Some apps, even those which are free to download, may require you to spend money within the app, for example buying extras which can make a game easier to play.
In-app purchases are not always obvious; you may have downloaded a free game app, but to upgrade to the next level you are asked to make an "in-app purchase". By doing this you will be asked to pay an additional sum of money, which is charged to the credit card or other payment method you have linked to the device.
Encourage your child to 'think before they click'. Do they know exactly what they are clicking on? Do they understand the terms and conditions and what this means in practice?
For more information on in-app purchasing, read our Premium Rate Content hot topic.
Our parents guide to technology also has more information on how to do this on specific devices. There are guides to Smartphones, Tablets, Gaming Devices and Smart TVs.
Having these conversations about in-app purchases can ensure that both you and your child have the best possible time online and can enjoy the exciting, useful and fun apps that are out there.


The Vallejo City Unified School District board on Wednesday will consider borrowing money against expected tax revenues to cover any cash flow problems, as well as adopting a resolution to transition to a different type of election system starting in 2020.
California Education Code provides for the Board of Supervisors and County Treasurer to temporarily transfer property tax funds to school districts that lack sufficient money and credit to meet their expenses. The loan comes from property tax revenue the district expects for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The Constitutional Advance allows the district to receive the majority of this revenue prior to the standard December and April transfer time line. If approved by the Solano County Board of Supervisors, the transfer could be available on July 1.
Vallejo City Unified School District board members are expected to decide on a new Chief Business Officer, one less school cop and several campus improvement projects going out to bid, according to Wednesday's meeting agenda.
District staff is asking the board to approve Adrian Vargas as the new CBO, to replace Hitesh Haria, who accepted a position in another district. Vargas previously served in this position, and "presents us with a seamless transition as we establish a search process to fill the position permanently," staff said in the agenda. Vargas will be paid $175,000 in 12 approximately equal monthly installments.
Aimed at saving $112,500, board members will also be asked to approve a Third Amendment to the School Resource Officer (SRO) Memorandum of Understanding, reducing the number of SROs from three to two. There was one SRO approved in 2014; that increased to two the following year, and to three in 2017.
The entire Vallejo City Unified School District Board of Trustees headed to Sacramento Tuesday to plead for better funding, board vice president John Fox said Wednesday.
It may have been Prop. 13 or a combination of other factors, but somehow in the past 30 years, California's school system went from one of the nation's top to among its lowest in terms of funding. Consequently, it also is among the lowest performing, Trustee Tony Ubalde said.
City Hall officials have determined that Councilwoman Rozzana Verder-Aliga is eligible to serve another term on the council, should she decide to seek re-election in 2020.
It was originally thought Verder-Aliga's only move in 2020, if she wished to remain on the council, was to run for a four-year term as Vallejo mayor. However, Vallejo City Clerk Dawn Abrahamson, along with City Attorney Claudia Quintana have confirmed that isn't so after reviewing the City Charter.
They said the charter allows Verder-Aliga to seek another four-year term as a council member or run for mayor during next year's election.
The charter prevents a person from serving more than two consecutive four-year terms as either mayor or as a council member, while also prohibiting elected officials from serving in the offices of council member and mayor for longer than three consecutive four year terms.
There was a noticeable pause and silence from the Vallejo school board Wednesday night after board President Bob Lawson asked if any of the trustees had a motion.
After a few tense seconds, Trustee Tony Gross eventually offered up a motion to approve recommendations from Vallejo City Unified School District administrative staff to cut $7.25 million from next year's fiscal year budget.
The board's unanimous vote ended a terse and emotional discussion Wednesday night as the district attempts to erase a $22 million deficit and stave off insolvency.
The Vallejo school board concluded its three-hour meeting Wednesday night by adjourning in honor of the three alpacas killed during a dog attack at Loma Vista Farm last Friday.
While most of the meeting centered around the board's need to make $7.25 million in cuts, a bulk of those reductions to district positions, Vallejo City Unified School District Superintendent Adam Clark did take time to offer his condolences for the loss.
The specific $7.2 million in budget cuts recommended by Superintendent Adam Clark last week are expected to be approved at the Vallejo City Unified School District meeting on Wednesday, despite impassioned appeals last week by many of those impacted.
The school district finds itself in financial trouble as a result of declining enrollment, including encroachment of charger schools, high chronic absentee rates, and rising contributions to employee health and benefits. The district is still repaying — at some $3 million per year — a $60 million state bailout loan from the last time it got into trouble.The district must maintain fiscal solvency to avoid being taken over the state again, by making appropriate revisions to the budget to eliminate structural deficits.
There were long faces on the dais as well as in the crowded gallery at Wednesday's Vallejo City Unified School District meeting. There were even tears, as some of the people in positions recommended for budget-balancing cuts took to the podium to plead with officials to reconsider.
It was reiterated that the district faces a $22 million structural deficit, and that if a way is not found to staunch the financial bleeding, the district could wind up under state control again. The reasons this has happened again to the district, which is still repaying a $60 million bailout loan to the state of California, are several-fold.
For one thing, it's been losing students at a precipitous rate — having gone from some 20,000 just 20 years ago, to less than 12,000 today, and dropping by hundreds each year. Some of that is a result of charter school encroachment, officials said. Also, the district has among the state's worst chronic absenteeism rates, which costs it money as well.
The empty seat on the Vallejo school board was filled and initial school closures agreed to at the Vallejo City Unified School District's meeting Wednesday.
Just before voting to change the board's bylaws to "allow more leeway" in filling empty seats by removing the clause stipulating they must appoint the next highest vote-getter in the previous school board election, trustees did just that. They named Christy Gardner to the seat vacated by Marianne Kearney-Brown's December resignation. Gardner placed fourth in the November election's race for three board seats.
Trustee Tony Ubalde said he'd met with Gardner earlier in the week and while he still has some concerns, said he felt better about her appointment. It was noted that the bylaws' new wording doesn't prevent the next highest vote-getter from being appointed should such a circumstance arise again.
Changing the procedure for filling an empty board seat, the results of union negotiations, school closure recommendations and Measure S fund expenditures are among the issues on the agenda for Wednesday's Vallejo City Unified School District board meeting.
District staff is recommending the Governing Board use the provisional appointment process to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former trustee Marianne Kearney-Brown.
With the especially contentious 2018 behind them, the leadership of the Vallejo City Unified School District say they're hopeful 2019 will produce better, less explosive results, though it continues to face an uphill financial landscape.
Change was the theme for the city of Vallejo as residents voted out three local elected leaders in November, the community watched as the city positioned itself for future development, and City Hall was awash with new faces.
Community advocate Hakeem Brown was elected to the Vallejo City Council during the Nov. 6 election, coming in first place with 23,288 votes or 28.88 percent, and coming out ahead of the three incumbents seeking re-election to the council.
While councilwomen Katy Miessner and Pippin Dew-Costa each secured a new four-year term on the City Council, Brown's victory knocked Vallejo Councilman Jess Malgapo from the dais. Malgapo's departure is probably the biggest shock of the election after he ran a highly successful council campaign in 2013, which saw him place first.
Though still trying to meet a Dec. 15 deadline, Vallejo Unified School District staff will be asking the board to ask Solano County for an extension for turning in its required financial audit materials at Wednesday's meeting.
The Education Code allows for extensions for completing an audit under the right circumstances, but the district needs to get the request to the county in time for the county to make the request to the State Controller's Office and the California Department of Education by Dec. 15.
Trustees will also review and consider approving the district's First Interim Report for 2018-19, as required by Assembly Bills 1200 and 2756. This is a mid-term financial report as of Oct. 31 that reflects the district's current revenue and expenditure projections through June 30, 2019.


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Q: Qt Creator Clang Code Model can't find included header in included header My problem  is as follow:
The clang code model from Qt Creator is unable to find the first header included in the header file of a cpp file.
CPP-File:

Header file of that cpp-file:

As you can see, the code model has no issues finding QDialog in the header file, but has so in the cpp file. I have the same issue in other files too. The project compiles without problems too.
I already deleted the cache files in my build folder and reindexed all again. I can't find the log files of clang tho.

A: Disabling unity build fixed it.

A: Sometimes clandg code model gets lost when updating QtCreator or changing its compiler settings. Last time

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General Buratai, the Patriot
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By Nkechi Odoma On Nov 23, 2020
When General Tukur Yusufu Buratai was appointed as the 20th Chief of Army Staff by the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on July 13th, 2015, the choice was hailed by all and sundry.
This was because, in the history of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Buratai remains one of the most decorated officers ever to be elevated to that enviable position. This could be gleaned from the fact that the Chief of Army Staff had equipped himself well in anticipation of this onerous task.
He belongs to an exclusive class of officers to have traversed virtually all the nooks and crannies of the Army formations before becoming the overall head of the Force. This no doubt placed him in better stead to putting up strategies aimed at revamping the Army.
Before his appointment, Nigeria had been engulfed in a crisis arising from violence orchestrated by militancy, terrorism and banditry. Nigeria was placed on the world ladder as one of the most unsafe countries to live. For instance, entire South-South Nigeria was in the pocket of the militants. Ditto to the North East which had been commandeered by the Boko Haram terrorist group. Also, the Army was highly demoralised as they were battling the insurgents with less sophisticated weapons.
It is important to note that in 2014 alone, 6,600 people were reportedly killed. In January of the succeeding year (2015), the BBC documented that no fewer than 15,000 Nigerians were annihilated by this murderous sect.
The ferocious activities of this monstrous group led to the displacement of about 2.3 million natives while about 250, 000 others were coerced to fled the country in search of safety. Also, was the infamous case of the Chibok girls that were kidnapped from their school.
This was the situation that the country found itself before the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as the President.
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It was in an attempt to eradicate this menace that a worried and concerned President Buhari after comprehensive scrutiny of officers of the Nigerian Army zeroed his search on the Biu born General as the only man capable of exterminating the quagmire with dispatch.
According to military sources, going by the visible records of all the Army Generals in the country, General Buratai was considered the most suitable. His training, experience and dexterity were heralded as most suitable for the job. And that was why his appointment was perceived not only in the military circles but in the public domain as putting a round peg in a round hole.
Like the phraseology, "in whom much is given, much is expected", the General was instantaneously expected to turn the tide. But to do so, much needed to be done as war victory could only be achieved via the instrumentality of strategic planning and execution.
To prosecute the war effectively, Buratai who prosecute military strategies with the scientific application, first of all, embarked on confidence-building anchored on morale-boosting of his officers and men as soldiers, before they were said to be highly disillusioned, disorganized and disoriented.
To restore the prestige, pride and dignity of the Army to its previous status, General Brutai proceeded and dwelled in the battlefield with the soldiers fighting alongside with them. Unlike in the past where military chiefs remain stagnant in their offices in the Army headquarters to dish out orders without experiencing the situation, General Buratai was physically in the war zone. This no doubt endeared him to the generality of the soldiers who in their minds said, "if the Chef of Army Staff could be in the field with us fighting, then we must put in our best and prove to him that we are capable".
By so doing, the general had either deliberately or inadvertently inculcated into the soldiers the noble spirits of patriotism and nationalism.
The strategy paid off as before sunset, most of the communities in the hands of the insurgents were liberated. Bama, Goza, Baga, Gamboru-Ngala, Kala-Balge, Dikwa, Kanamma, Geidam, Chibok, Kwajaffa, Mubi, Madagali, Marte, Gombi, Michigan and others that were hitherto in the hands of Boko Haram were liberated.
For the first time in the history of Boko Haram, they were roundly defeated and decapitated. So many of them ran to take refuge in the Lake Chad region while others fled towards the Cameron mountain when Buratai led the onslaught. But the fearless General who is solidly grounded in the arts of war turned the heat on them by chasing them to Lake and the mountains. He boiled the Lake and melted the mountains against the insurgents. Consequently, the reprieve came to Nigeria.
Normalcy was restored as places uninhabitable before the appointment of Buratai became inhabitable.
Since coming on board as Chief Of Army Staff, General Buratai has done so much by liberating the previously ravaged five states of Adamawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Taraba and Gombe as well as other places across Nigeria from the claws of Boko Haram terrorists.
With the feat achieved by the General just a few months after his assumption of office as the Chief of Army Staff, Buratai shifted his attention to the Niger Delta with the hope of extricating the region from the grips of militancy.
The criminal activities of the various groups of militants in the Niger Delta no doubt put the Nigerian economy in jeopardy. Oil which is the major pillar of the Nigerian economy was being depredated daily therefore creating a deliberate regime of an economic adversary for the country.
After, a careful appraisal of the unfortunate situation, Buratai who is variously and fondly called the 'Soldier's Soldier', the 'Fearless General' by his admirers, took the battle to liberate the region to the creeks of the Niger Delta. There he confronted the militants and extinguished them in no time. The few remnants took to their heels and fled to other countries when the battle became too hot for them to handle.
With the decimation of militants in the creeks, People hardly hear about these criminal elements in the country today.
Even though it is believed that a Prophet has no honour in his town, the laudable achievements of General Buratai had made nonsense of that cliche as some reputable international and national organizations have all bestowed on him several garlands.
Some of these wreaths were: Forces Service Star (FSS), Meritorious Service Star (MSS), Distinguished Service Star (DSS), Grand Service Star (GSS), Pass Staff Course Dagger (PSC(+)), Field Command Medal ( FCM), Training Support Medal (TSM), United Nations Medal for Angola, Verification Medal, etc.
Despite the above, the General no doubt deserves more appreciation from Nigerians as his numerous sacrifices for the country can not be quantified. This is because, under the leadership of Buratai, the Nigerian Army has recorded incredible feats in the war against terror, banditry and militancy.
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The cost is $114/night for the king suites which have a king bed and a full sleeper sofa, or $109/night for the double and the king rooms.
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Austin College's Adams Observatory opens its doors to the greater community for a Star Party on Friday, February 15, inviting visitors to search the universe through the largest research telescope in North Texas. Members of the community are welcome to attend the free come-and-go event, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., but should register in advance at www.austincollege.edu/starparty under the "Upcoming Events" link.
In addition to the telescope viewing, various indoor activities, including tours of the observatory, are scheduled so the event will continue regardless of clouds or weather. Adams Observatory is located in the College's IDEA Center.
Dr. David Baker, chair of the Physics Department and director of Adams Observatory, said, "We want the community to view the night sky with childlike wonder. With the powerful Adams Observatory telescope, guests will be able to see celestial objects in a whole new way."
The telescope will point toward Orion's Nebula , a giant gas cloud where new stars are forming, Baker said. Weather conditions permitting, the Moon and Mars may be visible from the small telescopes that will be available on the nearby College Green.
The IDEA Center is located at 1108 E. Richards Street, and parking is available nearby. Visitors meet outside the main entrance of the IDEA Center, and guests will be taken to the Observatory in small groups on a first-come, first-served basis. More telescopes will be available on the roof and lawn. Other cosmic-themed activities will take place in the IDEA Center. Students and faculty will be on hand to assist and provide details about the night's featured objects.
"We have added a number of activities for kids of all ages," Baker added. "Rain or shine, you will be able to gain a new perspective of our amazing universe."
Austin College, a private national liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas, has earned a reputation for excellence in academic preparation, international study, pre-professional foundations, leadership development, committed faculty, and hands-on, adventurous learning opportunities. One of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope's influential book Colleges That Change Lives,Austin College boasts a welcoming community that embraces diversity and individuality, with 46 percent of students identifying as persons of color. The residential student body of approximately 1,300 students and more than 100 expert faculty members allow a 13:1 student-faculty ratio and personalized attention. This year, the campus recognizes 100 years of co-education and has had several opportunities to recognize the history of women and accomplishments of current alumnae. Austin College is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA) and cultivates an inclusive atmosphere that supports students' faith journeys regardless of religious tradition. Founded in 1849, the College is the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original name and charter.
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Ranelagh is about sailing in Central London on the Thames. Arguably, tidal currents, commercial river traffic and plenty of rowing activity add to the navigational challenges. And with trees and tall buildings on the river bank, in particular the FFC stadium, turbulent winds can be a challenge for dinghy sailors of any ability.
The main classes sailed at Ranelagh are Merlin Rocket, N12, Laser and Solo. Club boats are well maintained and competitive.
The sailing programme is a combination of regular club races and special events. The club races are grouped into four points series, Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn, with trophies for the overall winner on handicap and prices for the winners in the main classes. Throughout the year there are special Trophy races, sometimes joint events with neighbouring sailing clubs, which do not count for the regular points series. Ranelagh also hosts several open meetings for the main classes, which are part of the nationwide circuits of class events. Finally, when the days are particularly long from late April into July, the club hosts the open London Mid-Week series. The series runs over 6 evenings, spread out over two or three months, with races starting between 18:00 and 20:00 depending on daylight conditions.
Occasionally, Ranelagh hosts major Tideway Races for much larger fleets of up to 100 boats, sailing on the outgoing tide into central London and back.


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Funerals for two of the three victims killed in Jersey City shootout in kosher deli
By elizabeth keough, Marco Poggio, Wes Parnell, Nicholas Williams and Larry McShane
Dec 11, 2019 | 10:29 AM
The body of Moshe Deutsch arrives outside the Satmar Shul on Rodney Street in Crown Heights, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News)
The doomed trio arrived at the JC Kosher Supermarket for reasons as different as they were: Mom Mindy Ferencz to give her hard-working husband a break. Aspiring rabbi Moshe Deutsch to share a sandwich with his cousin.
And immigrant Miguel Rodriguez to make a better life for his wife and 11-year-old daughter.
The mismatched trio were united in death Tuesday afternoon, gunned down inside the Jersey City store when a pair of hate-fueled killers blasted their way inside with high-powered rifles, the fusillade of bullets exploding like Fourth of July fireworks on a sad December afternoon.
The street is packed with mourners for the funeral for Moshe Deutsch outside the Satmar Shul on Rodney Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Wednesday night. (Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News)
The beloved Ferencz, 31, had dropped her three kids off at school a short time before heading to the family's nearby grocery store to fill in for her spouse. Moishe Ferencz walked outside, and never saw Mindy alive again.
"He stepped out for a minute or two, to take some cake to the synagogue," her mother-in-law Victoria Ferencz told the Daily News. "She just happened to be behind the counter."
The beloved Ferencz, 31, had dropped her three kids off at school a short time before heading to the family's nearby grocery store to fill in for her spouse. Moishe Ferencz walked outside, and never saw Mindy alive again. (Obtained by New York Daily News)
The tragedy echoed Mindy's own childhood, when she lost her own mother at a young age.
"A real family person," said her brother-in-law Meier Ferencz, 44. "She was bringing happiness all the time. Whatever a wife and mother has to do."
The overwhelmed Moishe, now a widower faced with burying his bride, was nearly mute with grief one day after the slaughter inside his store.
The street is packed with mourners for the funeral for Moshe Deutsch outside the Satmar Shul on Rodney Street in Crown Heights, Wednesday night. (Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News)
"I can't speak," said the distraught husband said through an intercom at his Jersey City apartment. "It's too much. I can't. I'm sorry."
Funerals were held Wednesday night for both Ferencz and Deutsch. Pall bearers unloaded Ferencz's casket in front of the Satmar Shul on Rodney St. in Brooklyn, and carried it to Bedford Ave. and back, surrounded by over 100 mourners, before taking the body to Jersey City, N.J. for a second service.
This undated photo provided by Chai Lifeline shows Moshe Deutsch, who was killed Tuesday in Jersey City, N.J. (AP)
After Ferencz was mourned in Brooklyn, Deutsch's family and hundreds of the Jewish Orthodox community gathered at the same shul to say their goodbyes to him.
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His casket, covered by a dark blue and richly adorned drape was unloaded from a black a car and placed in front of the synagogue, where Orthodox Jewish men, dressed in their traditional full black suit and wearing hats, quickly surrounded the coffin. Inconsolable family members cried and sobbed words in Yiddish, and speakers amplified them for the entire community to hear
Joel Wald, 37, a Jewish Orthodox man born and raised in Brooklyn, said he didn't know the two Brooklyn victims personally, but came to pay his respect like many others.
A woman weeps during the funeral for Moshe Deutsch outside the Satmar Shul on Rodney Street in Crown Heights, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News)
"There's no explaining, when people go out and kill people. No reasoning."
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The tragedy has created fear in the community, he said. "My wife was sitting in the subway and she texted me that she's afraid any other person could be a murderer."
"It feels close to home," he added.
Later Wednesday, the streets around Greenville Beis Midrash, also known as the Greenville shul — just blocks from the kosher market where the slayings occurred — filled with mourners for Ferencz.
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"We have connection with the family. It's a big family, and everyone knows them in the community," said Rabbi Jacob Kellner, 60, who drove three hours from Monroe County to attend the service.
"We're very good people. We help each other. We do everything we can," Keller said. "But when something like this happens, we have to think, where did we fail? What did we miss?"
The body of Moshe Deutsch is carried down the street after his funeral outside the Satmar Shul on Rodney Street in Crown Heights, Wednesday. (Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News)
He said police and institutions have been doing a "great job" in protecting the Jewish community. The problem, he said, is people's deeds.
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"If you want to eliminate such acts, we have to be better people."
Council Member Brad Lander called the attack an "unimaginable, unfathomable tragedy."
"On the streets of Brooklyn, what we've seen is a rise in attacks on visibly Orthodox Jews," he said. "I feel for this community."
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"On the one hand, you see hate crime is on the rise and so you know that kind of violence and hatred is growing. And on the other hand, it's totally shocking to believe it could happen to people in your community," Lander said.
U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito was more blunt about laying the blame for the carnage.
"Three civilians woke up to go to their jobs, to work and provide for their families," he said earlier Wednesday. "And they lost their lives because of two cowards."
The mismatched trio were united in death Tuesday afternoon, gunned down inside the Jersey City store when a pair of hate-fueled killers blasted their way inside with high-powered rifles. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/for New York Daily News)
Deutsch was a rabbinical student from Brooklyn killed after stopping by the neighborhood store to grab some lunch. Family friend Moses Weiser, 56, recalled the youngest of the murder victims as a role model with a heart of gold.
"He was a great kid," said Weiser, a pal of the victim's father Abe. "The whole community is in tears. He helped everyone in the community. All faiths, all cultures. "
Weiser, who spent a sleepless night after the murder, recalled seeing the future religious leader working at a South Williamsburg food drive and assisting disabled kids.
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Rabbi Moshe Schapiro, though heartbroken by the killing, offered a suggestion for the murder victim's family and friends.
"This was a random act of terror," he said. "And the only way to fight this is with random acts of kindness."
Rodriguez, 49, was a store employee and the father of an 11-year-old girl. Rodriguez commuted to Jersey City from his home in Newark, trying to earn enough money to support his wife and kid after they relocated from South America to New Jersey.
Miguel Rodriguez, an immigrant from Ecuador, was killed in the kosher supermarket where he worked. (GoFundMe)
"How are you going to leave like this, man?" tweeted his nephew Xavier Andres Ruiz. "You who are an icon, an idol ... a role model to follow. You don't know the pain and emptiness I feel right now, but I'm going to remember you like this, with a huge smile. As you always were! An inseparable kiss and hug for you there in heaven, I love you Miguel!"
The Ecuadorean immigrant was described as a religious man, and his brother William was the pastor at the Jesus King of Kings Church in their native Guayaquil.
Customer Lourdes Saldana, a fan of the supermarket's challah bread, recalled the slain store worker as a decent guy.
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"He's friendly, he's a nice guy," she said. "He doesn't say nothing bad. I go every Friday to buy bread. It's so sad."
The Ferencz family had accepted the certainty of Mindy's murder even before of official notification.
"I was sort of in denial," said Victoria Ferencz, 72. "I knew. I knew this was it. The place was too small for it not to be her."
Shooting in Jersey City
The young couple moved from Brooklyn to Jersey City about four years ago, opening the neighborhood's first and only kosher grocery. Victoria Ferencz said the young family found a niche in their new home, with her son Moishe making friends as his fledgling business became a bit of a gathering spot for the growing number of local Jewish residents.
"They were wonderful," an old Brooklyn neighbor told the News. "Very family oriented. She was very supportive of her husband, and they worked very hard to create a good life for their children."
The woman said she spoke with Mindy just last week and things were good with the family.
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"She was happy," the former neighbor recalled. "She was helping at the grocery store, and she said the kids loved it."
The grocery was located adjacent to a small synagogue. Rabbi Schapiro, a regular customer at the kosher market, said Moishe told him about his departure from the store and narrow escape.
"He told me he had just walked out of the store into the synagogue not five feet away just before this happened, and then he couldn't get back for hours," recounted Schapiro. "His wife was inside the store. He said, 'I hope my wife is safe.'"
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NASA, Nissan to Create Interplanetary Driverless Vehicles
NASA Nissan autonomous vehicle
NASA and Nissan have combined their efforts in order to create new series of autonomous vehicles, which will navigate both urban environments and drive across Mars.
"The automaker and the space agency announced a five-year partnership today that will see their engineers working together to develop the robo-cars of tomorrow. The R and D effort, much of which will occur in Silicon Valley, could yield technology that will be put to use in passenger vehicles here on Earth and rovers on distant planets," Wired reported.
New autonomous zero-emission cars will be developed on the base of the Nissan Leaf design. Researches from NASA and Nissan will work together at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
"The partnership brings together the best and brightest of NASA and Nissan and validates our investments in Silicon Valley," said Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, as quoted by Fox News.
Wired points out that Nissan "has a lot to teach NASA" about autonomous vehicles; the car manufacturer has already tested automobiles that can autonomously navigate urban areas.
These "smart" cars can cope with complex urban environments and its "countless variables," such as pedestrians, cyclists, constructions, trucks and etc., the magazine stresses.
"This is a perfect blend of the capability of what the robotics folks at NASA Ames have and the autonomy that we bring," says Maarten Sierhuis, the director of Nissan's Silicon Valley research center, as cited by Wired.
On the other hand, the challenges NASA's rovers and Nissan's autonomous vehicles face are similar. However, NASA needs a vehicle to travel across a distant planet with its rocks, sands and unpredictable hindrances.
"The more we look at it, the more there are a lot of similarities there. We have a rover on Mars. It is not very autonomous. As we go deeper into space, into more and more dangerous locations, we need to add that autonomy," stressed Pete Worden, director of the Ames Research Center, as quoted by the magazine.
The new sophisticated autonomous technologies, developed by the partners, will ensure safety of passengers and cargo and can even replace a human driver. The idea of driverless vehicles gained popular traction among such automakers and Silicon Valley giants, such as Japanese Toyota Motor Corp., American manufacturers General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. and Google Inc., Fox News emphasizes.
However, some people express deep concerns regarding autonomous cars safety. Referring to the results of the latest poll, the Telegraph points out that almost 50 percent of Britons declined to be passengers in driverless cars, citing safety issues, while 16 percent said they felt "horrified" by "the notion of unmanned vehicles driving on British roads."
At the same time the question remains as to who would be responsible in a collision with an autonomous car and who would be obligated to pay for the damage.
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Q: Hide selected value of Picker in SwiftUI I have a Picker within a Form but I want to show the selected value of the Picker only in another TextField within this Form and not in the Picker.

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Richardton Ethanol Plant Advances a Carbon Capture Project
A project to capture carbon dioxide from a western North Dakota ethanol plant continues to advance as researchers work to better understand the geology below the facility.
Red Trail Energy in Richardton proposes to capture carbon dioxide rather than emit it into the atmosphere and inject it deep underground, reducing the carbon footprint of the ethanol plant to meet West Coast fuel standards.
The company recently completed a geophysical survey of eight square miles around the plant, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
The work will help scientists at the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center confirm details about the geology thousands of feet below ground, where carbon dioxide would be stored permanently.
CEO Gerald Bachmeier said the business evaluates the carbon capture and storage project after each phase to determine if it's still viable or identify any roadblocks.
"To date, there's nothing that indicates to us that we shouldn't be moving forward," Bachmeier said.
Red Trail Energy's goal is to produce ethanol that will meet the low carbon fuel standards of California or the Pacific Northwest, Bachmeier said.
"We're looking at the technology to differentiate our company from any standard ethanol production facility," Bachmeier said.
Charles Gorecki, director of subsurface research and development for the EERC, said completing the survey work is a significant milestone.
"It's a step closer to implementation of a really exciting project," Gorecki said.
Red Trail Energy obtained a permit from the North Dakota Industrial Commission to do a 3D seismic survey of land adjacent to the plant.
The process, known as vibroseis, involved using large trucks with vibrator pads to send sound waves through the earth, said Lynn Helms, director of the Department of Mineral Resources. The technology helps identify different rock layers and determine the thickness and depth.
The EERC will receive the data after it's been processed to gain a better understanding of the subsurface geology, Gorecki said.
The project is targeting the Broom Creek formation, about 6,400 feet below ground in that area, where carbon dioxide would be stored permanently in an injection well.
"They will use this to model how they think the CO2 is going to behave in the formation and to place that well in the optimum location," Helms said.
The project would involve injecting about 160,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year into the well.
Carbon dioxide is buoyant and lighter than the brine that's in the Broom Creek formation, Helms said. But there are multiple layers of protection in North Dakota geology to keep the carbon dioxide from escaping, Helms said.
Beneath Red Trail Energy, there are thousands of feet of shale and impermeable rock layers that protect groundwater. The seismic data will help identify any areas where there might be fractures in the rock, Helms said.
"The intention is for this carbon dioxide to be stored forever," he said. "So we have to be very careful about any possible pathways for leakage."
The seismic data also will help determine a monitoring plan for the project, Helms said.
The EERC hopes to complete the interpretation of the seismic data this summer. The current phase of the project, which involves further evaluation of the site, continues into next year. Other work includes baseline sampling of groundwater.
After that work is complete, Red Trail Energy will use the information to determine whether to advance to the next phase, which would involve permitting and drilling a well, Bachmeier said.
The entire project is estimated to cost $29 million, though that cost may come down as additional feasibility studies are conducted, Bachmeier said.
If the project advances, it would be the first injection well permitted in North Dakota to permanently store carbon dioxide, Helms said.
The earliest the plant would begin producing lower carbon intensity ethanol is in the first part of 2021, Bachmeier said.
Red Trail Energy could become the second ethanol plant in the country to implement carbon capture and sequestration.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. uses carbon capture and sequestration at an ethanol plant in Illinois. Red Trail Energy and EERC staff have traveled to the facility to learn from that project, Gorecki said.
The Industrial Commission would regulate the injection well and require safeguards such as a corrosion monitoring and prevention plan and a leak detection and reporting plan. Other permits that would be required include approval from the city of Richardton and Stark County.
"It is looking very viable, which is why we're continuing to move forward at this point," Gorecki said. (The Charlotte Observer)


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Bill Maher: I Was Starting to Like This Pope, But He's Dead To Me Now January 16, 2015 Terry Firma
Bill Maher: I Was Starting to Like This Pope, But He's Dead To Me Now
By Terry Firma
Bill Maher, commenting on Pope Francis' insistence that faith may not be mocked, delivers a fine rejoinder:
If you're in the mood for a less funny but more methodical takedown, Jacob Sullum obliges:
In effect, Pope Francis expands the misbegotten (and apparently obsolete) "fighting words" doctrine from its original context of in-person, one-on-one encounters to published words and images that make people mad. Because that anger can be expected to result in violence, he says, those words and images cannot be tolerated. Call it the terrorist's veto.
This argument demeans Muslims, portraying them as irrational brutes unable to control their violent impulses; encourages violence by deeming it normal, expected, and (apparently) justified; and provides an astonishingly wide rationale for censorship, which Francis casts as a public safety measure that is necessary to keep the peace. The pope says "you cannot provoke," which means freedom of speech extends only to messages that no one finds objectionable. In other words, there is no freedom of speech.
(Video via Raw Story)
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During a recent tidying up we found this manuscript fragment by the late unsung Dublin poet T. S. McGelligott who died in 1908. We believe his work may have circulated in manuscript from among the Symbolists. The Editorial Board of The Definitive Indefinite Article felt it would be appropriate to share this before April is out.
A Jack Russell with dried raisins.
And drank pints, and talked for an hour.
Maire, hold on tight. And down we went.
In Tamangos, there you feel free.
I walk, much of the night, finally get a cab on Dorset Street.
Pardon the hiatus. Out recent legal tussles with Osbert Harbinger-Bastion, the last survivor of Trevelyan, appear to be settled so we can now proceed. We can publish the diaries and he gets the action figure and gaming rights.
Still snowed in at Camp 4. The chaps are getting very restless. We ate the last of the Knightley & Babbage Custard Creams at teatime. We tried to play a few games of billiards to keep our spirits up which was when I discovered that the Hendley had packed me a nineteen and a half ounce cue instead of my twenty-one and a quarter. Of course he had to made an example of so we fed him to the dogs. Can't allow that sort of slovenliness. It could easily jeopardize the entire mission. The dogs are now in excellent spirits though I wonder if we might have made a mistake feeding them at night like that.