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Tom Delgado / Comedian, Actor, Writer, Musician, Tour Guide
Tomas "Tom" Delgado is a comedian, actor, writer, and tour guide who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and has been seen on season 4 of Billions, season 2 of Joe Pera Talks with You, Comedy Central, Food Network, Travel Channel, and Huffington Post. He produces and co-hosts "Let's See, What Else?", a free weekly stand-up show in the East Village of New York that was named one of the best underground shows in the city by Thrillist. He also produced successful versions of the show the Bowery Ballroom and 2018 NY Fashion Week. Check out the article. He has also performed at the Red Clay, Rogue Island, Brooklyn, Harlem, and Dallas Comedy Festivals.
Here's a picture of him doing stand-up while holding up his index finger:
As an actor and member of SAG/AFTRA, his films have shown in the TriBeCa Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, Northside Festival, SoHo Int'l Film Festival, Coney Island Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival, New York Shorts Fest and others. He has also done national commercials for Radio Shack, Comcast, Ford, Toyota, Riunite, Estrella Damm, and others. Check out his IMDB page. Here is his driver's license photo:
He is also a writer and producer and has produced multiple plays, directed a show in the NY Fringe Festival that sold out every show, was nominated for best director in the 2016 Strawberry Festival for Short Plays, and has produced two short films that he also wrote and starred in. Regulars was run at the New York Short Film Festival and the Coney Island Film Festival. Here is a still photo from the most recent film, Exit Interview (which I am proud to say hasn't yet been disqualified for an Oscar – fingers crossed!):
Tom also plays guitar, harmonica, sings, and writes music. Here is a picture of him playing some music for people who are pretending to listen while they think of their next Instagram posts:
He's a New York City tour guide who has been featured on the Travel Channel and Telemundo talking about New York. Here he is telling tourists why their cities suck compared to NYC:
TOMAS is a first-generation Nicaraguan-American and speaks fluent Spanish. Here is some information about Nicaragua… from the CIA!
He is also a former lawyer, admitted to the New York Bar Association. He no longer practices but if you really need legal help, hire him, then say goodbye to your chances of beating that indecent exposure charge. You would have a better chance printing the picture below, making it a cardboard cutout, and having it defend you:
Take a look around my website. It's far from perfect, but so are we…
© Copyright 2023, Tom Delgado - tomdelgado.net


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Pustolovine Sherlocka Holmesa (engleski The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) je naziv dan adaptaciji priča o Sherlocku Holmesu koje je napravila Granada Television između 1984. i 1994., a prve dvije sezone serijala su i nosile naziv Pustolovine Sherlocka Holmesa. Serija je originalno prikazivana na britanskom ITV-u, a Jeremy Brett je igrao ulogu slavnog detektiva. Danas se Brettova interpretacija Holmesa smatra krajnjom scenskom verzijom, ujedno i najrealnijom i najvjerodostojnijom, detektiva, ali ta tema je još uvijek pod diskusijom. Holmesov prijatelj i suradnik doktor John Hamish Watson, koji je portretiran kao tipični pomoćnik kakvoga je Holmes želio, je u Pustolovinama igran od strane Davida Burkea, no on je otišao iz serije kako bi mogao provesti više vremena sa svojim sinom i suprugom. Burke je kao svoju zamjenu predložio glumca Edwarda Hardwickea, koji je tumačio Watsona od Burkeova odlaska do kraja serijala.

O seriji

Producent serije je isprva bio Michael Cox, da bi ga kasnije zamijenila June Wyndham Davies. Scenarij za većinu epizoda napisao je John Hawkesworth. Ostali scenaristi su Jeremy Paul, T. R. Bowen i Alan Plater. Istovijetna replika Baker Streeta 221B je napravljena u Granadinom studiju u ulici Quay u Manchesteru. Studio je kasnije postao turistička atrakcija, ali je zatvoren 1999.

Pored Bretta, Burkea i Hardwickea, stalnu glumačku ekipu su sačinjavali Rosalie Williams kao gđa. Hudson i Colin Jeavons kao inspektor Lestrade iz Scotland Yarda. Charles Gray je nekoliko puta glumio Holmesovog brata Mycrofta, dok je Eric Porter igrao Holmesovog životnog neprijatelja profesora Moriartyja.

U seriji je adaptirana 41 od 60 priča o Holmesu koje je napisao Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Snimljeno je preko 36 sati materijala i pet specijalnih cijelovečernjih epizoda. Snimanje serije je prekinuto poslije smrti Jeremyja Bretta od srčanog udara 1995. god.

Epizode

 Pustolovine Sherlocka Holmesa

1984.
Skandal u Češkoj — 24. travnja 1984.
Likovi plesača — 1. svibnja 1984.
Pomorski sporazum — 8. svibnja 1984.
Usamljeni biciklist — 15. svibnja 1984.
Nakaza — 22. svibnja 1984.
Šarena uzica — 29. svibnja 1984.
Plavi dragulj — 5. lipnja 1984.

1985.
Bakrene bukve — 25. kolovoza 1985.
Grčki prevoditelj — 1. rujna 1985.
Norwoodski graditelj — 8. rujna 1985.
Pacijent-stanar — 15. rujna 1985.
Savez riđokosih — 22. rujna 1985.
Posljednji problem — 29. rujna 1985.

 Povratak Sherlocka Holmesa

1986.
Avantura nenastanjene kuće — 9. srpnja 1986.
Opatski majur — 16. srpnja 1986.
Musgraveski ritual — 23. srpnja 1986.
Druga mrlja — 30. srpnja 1986.
Čovjek s iskrivljenom usnom — 6. kolovoza 1986.
Muška katolička crkva — 13. kolovoza 1986.
Šest Napoleona — 20. kolovoza 1986.

1987.
Znak četvorice — 29. prosinca 1987. (cijelovečernja epizoda).

1988.
Đavolje stopalo — 6. travnja 1988.
Srebreni plamen — 13. travnja 1988.
Wisteria Lodge — 20. travnja 1988.
The Bruce-Partington Plans — 27. travnja 1988.
Baskervilski pas — 31. kolovoza 1988. (cijelovečernja epizoda).

Knjiga slučajeva Sherlocka Holmesa

1991.
Nestanak Lady Frances Carfax — 21. veljače 1991.
Problem Thorskog mostae — 28. veljače 1991.
Shoscombe Old Place — 7. ožujka 1991.
Boskomska dolina — 14. ožujka 1991.
The Illustrious Client — 21. ožujka 1991.
The Creeping Man — 28. ožujka 1991.

1992.
Vrhunski ucjenjivač — 2. siječnja 1992. (cijelovečernja epizoda; prema priči Pustolovina Charlesa Augustusa Milvertona).

1993.
Posljednji vampir — 27. siječnja 1993. (cijelovečernja epizoda; prema priči Vampir iz Sussexa).
Pogodni prosac — 10. i 17. veljače 1993. (dvodijelna epizoda, nekad prikazivana i kao jedna cijelovečernja epizoda. Prema priči Plemeniti prosac).

Memoari Sherlocka Holmesa

1994.
The Three Gables — 7. ožujka 1994.
Umirući detektiv — 14. ožujka 1994.
The Golden Pince-Nez — 21. ožujka 1994. (Edward Hardwicke nije tumačio Watsona, jer je dovršavao drugi film. Umjesto njega, Charles Gray je nastupio Mycroft Holmes, zamijenivši Watsona u priči).
Crveni krug — 28. ožujka 1994.
The Mazarin Stone — 4. travnja 1994. (Sadrži materijale iz priče The Adventure of the Three Garridebs. Jeremy Brett nastupa samo u kameo ulozi kao Holmes zbog lošeg zdravljah. Umjesto njega, Charles Gray se ponovno pojavljuje kao Mycroft Holmes).
Kartonska kutija — 11. travnja 1994.

Vanjske poveznice

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes at TV.com
Interview with producer June Wyndham Davies
A Reason to Go On Living: Jeremy Brett's Holmes

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Merck & Co's Keytruda has become the first drug in the PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor class to be approved for first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), setting the stage for acceleration in its use.
The US FDA approved the drug two months ahead of schedule for patients with advanced NSCLC whose tumours express high levels of PD-L1 (i.e. with 50% or more of the cells producing the biomarker).
In the KEYNOTE-024 trial, Keytruda improved both progression-free survival and overall survival compared to platinum-based chemotherapy in these patients.
The green light gives Merck another opportunity to gain ground on its arch-rival Bristol-Myers Squibb, whose PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) is currently outselling Keytruda by a factor of three. In the first six months of the year sales of Opdivo came in at $1.54bn, with Keytruda bringing in $563m.
Keytruda, Opdivo and Roche's new PD-L1 inhibitor Tecentriq (atezolizumab) are all approved for second-line treatment after chemotherapy in NSCLC patients, but claiming the first-line indication is expected to be crucial for future dominance in the big NSCLC market.
BMS' drug performed worse than chemotherapy in the CheckMate-026 trial, and initially it was thought that the company's 'all-comer' strategy of enrolling NSCLC patients with both high and low PD-L1 expression may have been the cause. A closer look at the data gave no comfort however, with the drug failing to show any effect regardless of the PD-L1 expression status of patients.
Opdivo's stumble means Keytruda will likely be the only immuno-oncology option for previously-untreated NSCLC until Roche completes its phase III first-line programme for Tecentriq, which is due to generate its first results in 2018.
Roche is also testing Tecentriq in combination with chemotherapy in NSCLC patients with high and low PD-L1 expression levels, while BMS is hoping that an all-comer trial looking at the combination of its two current immuno-oncology drugs - Opdivo and CTLA4 inhibitor Yervoy (ipilimumab) - could tip the balance in its favour once again.
Merck will make hay in the meantime, and with PD-L1 testing becoming more common in the first-line setting there could be a pull-through effect for Keytruda into second-line treatment, further lessening Opdivo's advantage in this form of cancer.
Keytruda's competitive position in second-line has also been improved by another FDA approval, this time for labelling that will make patients who have failed to improve with chemotherapy eligible for pembrolizumab even if their tumours produce a low level of PD-L1.


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//  PhysicsCloseContact.cpp
//  JLIGameEngineTest
//
//  Created by James Folk on 1/8/15.
//  Copyright (c) 2015 James Folk. All rights reserved.
//

#include "PhysicsCloseContact.h"
#include "JLIFactoryTypes.h"
#include "World.h"
#include "PhysicsCloseContactBuilder.h"
#define FORMATSTRING "{\"njli::PhysicsCloseContact\":[]}"
#include "btPrint.h"
#include "JsonJLI.h"

namespace njli
{
    PhysicsCloseContact::PhysicsCloseContact():
    AbstractFactoryObject(this)
    {

    }

    PhysicsCloseContact::PhysicsCloseContact(const AbstractBuilder &builder):
    AbstractFactoryObject(this)
    {

    }

    PhysicsCloseContact::PhysicsCloseContact(const PhysicsCloseContact &copy):
    AbstractFactoryObject(this)
    {

    }

    PhysicsCloseContact::~PhysicsCloseContact()
    {

    }

    PhysicsCloseContact &PhysicsCloseContact::operator=(const PhysicsCloseContact &rhs)
    {
        if(this != &rhs)
        {

        }
        return *this;
    }

    s32	PhysicsCloseContact::calculateSerializeBufferSize() const
    {
        //TODO: calculateSerializeBufferSize
        return 0;
    }

    void PhysicsCloseContact::serialize(void* dataBuffer, btSerializer* serializer) const
    {
        //TODO: serialize
    }

    const char *PhysicsCloseContact::getClassName()const
    {
        return "PhysicsCloseContact";
    }

    s32 PhysicsCloseContact::getType()const
    {
        return PhysicsCloseContact::type();
    }

    PhysicsCloseContact::operator std::string() const
    {
        return njli::JsonJLI::parse(string_format("%s", FORMATSTRING));
    }

    PhysicsCloseContact **PhysicsCloseContact::createArray(const u32 size)
    {
        return (PhysicsCloseContact**)World::getInstance()->getWorldFactory()->createArray(PhysicsCloseContact::type(), size);
    }

    void PhysicsCloseContact::destroyArray(PhysicsCloseContact **array, const u32 size)
    {
        World::getInstance()->getWorldFactory()->destroyArray((AbstractFactoryObject**)array, size);
    }

    PhysicsCloseContact *PhysicsCloseContact::create()
    {
        return dynamic_cast<PhysicsCloseContact*>(World::getInstance()->getWorldFactory()->create(PhysicsCloseContact::type()));
    }

    PhysicsCloseContact *PhysicsCloseContact::create(const PhysicsCloseContactBuilder &builder)
    {
        AbstractBuilder *b = (AbstractBuilder *)&builder;

        return dynamic_cast<PhysicsCloseContact*>(World::getInstance()->getWorldFactory()->create(*b));
    }

    PhysicsCloseContact *PhysicsCloseContact::clone(const PhysicsCloseContact &object)
    {
        return dynamic_cast<PhysicsCloseContact*>(World::getInstance()->getWorldFactory()->clone(object, false));
    }

    PhysicsCloseContact *PhysicsCloseContact::copy(const PhysicsCloseContact &object)
    {
        return dynamic_cast<PhysicsCloseContact*>(World::getInstance()->getWorldFactory()->clone(object, true));
    }

    void PhysicsCloseContact::destroy(PhysicsCloseContact *object)
    {
        if(object)
        {
            World::getInstance()->getWorldFactory()->destroy(object);
        }
    }

    void PhysicsCloseContact::load(PhysicsCloseContact &object, lua_State *L, int index)
    {
        // Push another reference to the table on top of the stack (so we know
        // where it is, and this function can work for negative, positive and
        // pseudo indices
        lua_pushvalue(L, index);
        // stack now contains: -1 => table
        lua_pushnil(L);
        // stack now contains: -1 => nil; -2 => table
        while (lua_next(L, -2))
        {
            // stack now contains: -1 => value; -2 => key; -3 => table
            // copy the key so that lua_tostring does not modify the original
            lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
            // stack now contains: -1 => key; -2 => value; -3 => key; -4 => table
            const char *key = lua_tostring(L, -1);
            const char *value = lua_tostring(L, -2);
            if(lua_istable(L, -2))
            {
                PhysicsCloseContact::load(object, L, -2);
            }
            else
            {
                if(lua_isnumber(L, index))
                {
                    double number = lua_tonumber(L, index);
                    printf("%s => %f\n", key, number);
                }
                else if(lua_isstring(L, index))
                {
                    const char *v = lua_tostring(L, index);
                    printf("%s => %s\n", key, v);
                }
                else if(lua_isboolean(L, index))
                {
                    bool v = lua_toboolean(L, index);
                    printf("%s => %d\n", key, v);
                }
                else if(lua_isuserdata(L, index))
                {
//                    swig_lua_userdata *usr;
//                    swig_type_info *type;
//                    assert(lua_isuserdata(L,index));
//                    usr=(swig_lua_userdata*)lua_touserdata(L,index);  /* get data */
//                    type = usr->type;
//                    njli::AbstractFactoryObject *object = static_cast<njli::AbstractFactoryObject*>(usr->ptr);
//                    printf("%s => %d:%s\n", key, object->getType(), object->getClassName());

                }
            }
            // pop value + copy of key, leaving original key
            lua_pop(L, 2);
            // stack now contains: -1 => key; -2 => table
        }
        // stack now contains: -1 => table (when lua_next returns 0 it pops the key
        // but does not push anything.)
        // Pop table
        lua_pop(L, 1);
        // Stack is now the same as it was on entry to this function
    }

    u32 PhysicsCloseContact::type()
    {
        return JLI_OBJECT_TYPE_PhysicsCloseContact;
    }
}

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Butler returns to his job with the Cowboys for the team's mandatory mini-camp, which runs Tuesday through Thursday at Valley Ranch in Irving.
Last season in seven games with the Cowboys, Butler caught 12 passes for 258 yards, including a 67-yard reception, the longest of his three-year NFL career, in Week 4 at New Orleans.
He saw limited action in the team's next five games after suffering a hamstring injury on that play.
He's expecting bigger things for himself and the Cowboys, who are coming off a 4-12 season.


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Be careful when handling the hot iron and the hot wax.


The type of oak used for cabinets is a driving factor when choosing paint colors that create harmony in the room. When the wall color competes or clashes with the color in the wooden cabinet it can cause a slightly unstable appearance. Although oak is often associated with an ancient appearance, the actual offender is usually the color that surrounds it.
Therefore, in terms of decorating cabinets using oak, you should always pay close attention. Especially if it's for decorating your kitchen. Most natural oaks are light wood to yellow. Oak honey is slightly darker with orange tones and slightly red oak. The oak light is paired with a soft, creamy, bright or creamy white color creating subtle contrast and a relaxed and relaxed atmosphere.
Bright white walls and bright blue give the feel of the sea or the beach. For a modern and contemporary look, choose light gray. Gray has blue, green or purple tinges, all of which work well with light yellow oak tones. Be careful with the tone when considering beige walls with oak cabinets or furniture. Yellow and orange tones from the impact of oak with pink beige, making the walls look muddy or gloomy. Beige with yellow, orange or green tones works well with oak furniture.
In Craftsman-style houses or Arts and Crafts, Mission-style oak wood furniture is usually finished with dark brown walnut stains. Shades of blue, teal, terracotta or yellow mustard are refined giving an elegant yet earthy background color. Complete rustic oak pieces in a Western or Lodge style house with dark green, rust, gold or orange burned.
How? Are you interested in summarizing? Hopefully, this article can help you decorate your wardrobe.


Datenbanksysteme Tübingen | Let SQL Drive the XQuery Workhorse.
Let SQL Drive the XQuery Workhorse.
Proceedings of the 13th Int'l Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT 2010), Lausanne, Switzerland, March 2010.
A truly relational account of the true XQuery semantics can turn any relational database system into an XQuery processor. Compiling nested expressions of the fully compositional XQuery language, however, yields odd algebraic plan shapes featuring scattered distributions of join operators that currently overwhelm commercial SQL query optimizers.
This work rewrites such plans before submission to the relational database back-end. Once cast into the shape of join graphs, we have found off-the-shelf relational query optimizers - the B-tree indexing subsystem and join tree planner, in particular - to cope and even be autonomously capable of "reinventing" advanced processing strategies that have originally been devised specifically for the XQuery domain, e.g., XPath step reordering, axis reversal, and path stitching. Performance asssessments provide evidence that relational query engines are among the most versatile and efficient XQuery processors readily available today.


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The biological activity of FasL in human and mouse lungs is determined by the structure of its stalk region
Raquel Herrero, … , Xiaoyun Fu, Thomas R. Martin
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening condition in critically ill patients. Injury to the alveolar epithelium is a critical event in ALI, and accumulating evidence suggests that it is linked to proapoptotic Fas/FasL signals. Active soluble FasL (sFasL) is detectable in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of patients with ALI, but the mechanisms controlling its bioactivity are unclear. We therefore investigated how the structure of sFasL influences cellular activation in human and mouse lungs and the role of oxidants and proteases in modifying sFasL activity. The sFasL in BAL fluid from patients with ALI was bioactive and present in high molecular weight multimers and aggregates. Oxidants generated from neutrophil myeloperoxidase in BAL fluid promoted aggregation of sFasL in vitro and in vivo. Oxidation increased the biological activity of sFasL at low concentrations but degraded sFasL at high concentrations. The amino-terminal extracellular stalk region of human sFasL was required to induce lung injury in mice, and proteolytic cleavage of the stalk region by MMP-7 reduced the bioactivity of sFasL in human cells in vitro. The sFasL recovered from the lungs of patients with ALI contained both oxidized methionine residues and the stalk region. These data provide what we believe to be new insights into the structural determinants of sFasL bioactivity in the lungs of patients with ALI.
Raquel Herrero, Osamu Kajikawa, Gustavo Matute-Bello, Yi Wang, Naoki Hagimoto, Steve Mongovin, Venus Wong, David R. Park, Nathan Brot, Jay W. Heinecke, Henry Rosen, Richard B. Goodman, Xiaoyun Fu, Thomas R. Martin
Aggregation and biological activity of sFasL in BAL fluid.
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Pooled BAL fluid from (A) 2 normal volunteers, (B) 3 at-risk patients, and (C) 4 patients with ARDS was concentrated and separated by size-exclusion HPLC, and cytotoxicity of each fraction was tested on Jurkat cells (high molecular weight [HMW], ≥67 kDa; low molecular weight [LMW], 22 kDa to 28 kDa). (D) Effect of a Fas-neutralizing Ab on cytotoxicity of each fraction. (A–D) Dotted lines represent the mean percentage of cell death induced by normal BAL fluid. (E) Cytotoxicity of ARDS BAL fluid fractions containing high molecular weight (150 kDa) and low molecular weight (25 kDa) proteins was measured for human SAECs, with or without a Fas-neutralizing Ab. *P < 0.01 vs. all other samples. (F) sFasL was immunodepleted from pooled ARDS BAL fluid, and cytotoxicity was measured in Jurkat cells for original BAL fluid ("before" ID), immunodepleted BAL fluid ("after" ID), and purified sFasL in the column eluate (ID-sFasL), with or without Fas-neutralizing Ab. BALF, BAL fluid. *P < 0.01 vs. media only; #P < 0.01. (E and F) Results are mean ± SD of 3 separate experiments. (G) Western blot of 10-fold concentrated BAL fluids (nonreducing conditions). Lanes correspond to individual patients. Plasma samples from a normal volunteer without (lane P) or with rh-sFasL (hsFasL) (lane F) were included to control for cross-reactivity with plasma proteins. BAL fluid from patients with ARDS, but not that from at-risk patients or normal volunteers, contained dimers of endogenous sFasL (white arrow). High molecular weight bands (≥75 kDa) are nonspecific. rh-sFasL was used as positive control for cytotoxicity. The hairline separates noncontiguous lanes of the same gel.
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Re-examining Data Privacy Under the FCRA
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The structure and practices of the data broker industry and technology companies, such as large social media platforms and the gaps that exist in federal privacy law as well as the changes to federal law, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), that should be considered to give individuals real control over their data were the focus of discussion at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday.
Dr. Alicia Cackley, Director of Financial Markets and Community Investment at the Government Accountability Office (GAO); and Pam Dixon, Executive Director of the World Privacy Forum answered the committee's questions at this hearing titled, "Data Brokers and the Impact on Financial Data Privacy, Credit, Insurance, Employment, and Housing."
Opening the proceedings, Sen. Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee said that more personal information was available to companies than ever before "as a result of an increasingly digital economy."
"In particular, data brokers and technology companies, including large social media platforms and search engines, play a central role in gathering vast amounts of personal information, and often without interacting with individuals, specifically in the case of data brokers," Crapo said.
Giving an example of how fintech was impacting unregulated credit scores, Cackley said, "Fintech lenders offer a variety of loans such as consumer and small business loans and operate almost exclusively online. In our 2018 report, we noted that while these lenders may still assess borrowers' creditworthiness with credit scores, they also may analyze large amounts of additional or alternative sources of data to determine creditworthiness."
Additionally, she said that the report also found that some fintech firms collected more consumer data than traditional lenders. "For example, fintech lenders may have sensitive information such as consumers' educational background or utility payment information, and according to certain stakeholders, these data may contain errors that cannot be disputed by consumers under FCRA," Cackley told the committee.
Dixon offered four observations about this subject during her testimony:
Credit scores and predictions are being sold that are not regulated by the FCRA
The technology environment is facilitating more scores being used in more places in consumers' lives, and not all uses are positive
These scores are created without due process for consumers
These scores can cause consumers exceptional harm
She also offered two solutions to Congress to overcome these challenges by expanding the Fair Credit Reporting Act to regulate the "currently unregulated financial scores that affect consumers" and enacting a standards law that "will provide due process and fair standard setting in the area of privacy."
Answering a question on whether all consumer scores were covered under the FCRA so that there's a similar appeals process to resolve inaccuracies, Dixon said, "No consumer credit scores that are currently unregulated covered under the FCRA. Unless it is a formal credit score that is articulated by the FCRA and used under an eligibility circumstance it's not covered."
Answering a question by Sen. Crapo on how unregulated credit scores that were created for people and managed by artificial intelligence (AI) impacted consumer credit and their financial decisions, Cackley said that while these scores may not be the official credit scores taken from the credit bureaus that were regulated by FCRA, "they can be applied to decisions that companies make about the kind of products they offer to people, and the price those products are offered."
Cackley added that the products were offered "based on a score that a consumer doesn't necessarily see and can't even tell if it is correct or can't make any attempt to improve the score even if they know it exists."
Speaking about how predatory lenders tend to take advantage of these scores, Dixon, answering a question by Ranking Member Sen. Sherrod Brown, said that her organization often got calls from people who received advertisements for financial products they didn't understand "that they could have gone out in the market and affirmatively looked for the best offer."
"So these predatory marketing devices based on unregulated scores are very significant. Other significant scores are those that predict repayment of the debt," she said. "For example, the poorest of consumers are targeted the most for debt repayment by companies that use [unregulated data] like the consumer lifetime value scores that impact how well you're treated by businesses."
Similarly, she added that companies and education institutions also used a score called the "neighborhood risk scores that decide the way forward for a kid's education."
"This is a modern way of redlining because if we are going to be scored by where we live how have we advanced and how have all the laws that are meant to protect from such things operating if such things are still happening?" Dixon asked.
Click here to read Dixon and Cackley's testimonies and watch the hearing.
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Experienced Mid-South Jones Act Attorneys
Working as a seaman in the maritime industry is a very dangerous job. Large equipment, heavy loads, and hazardous conditions can all contribute to the high risk. Also, the isolation of working on the water adds another element of danger. Where do you go when you suffer a severe injury when you're hundreds of miles offshore? Expert medical aid is could be days away, and delayed treatment could have terrible consequences. Due to all these factors, a maritime injury can be much more serious than a similar incident occurring on land. Unfortunately, maritime workers don't qualify for workers' compensation or other state worker protection laws.
If you're a seaman who was injured while working on a fishing boat, barge, tugboat, or other vessel you may be entitled to compensation under the federal Jones Act. The Jones Act is a negligence statute that protects the rights of maritime workers who've been injured while working on the water as crew members. The Jones Act provides coverage for medical costs, payment for reduced income and payment for disability. It can also provide compensation for pain and suffering and other economic losses.
The attorneys at The Cochran Firm of the Mid-South have years of experience handling maritime workers' compensation cases. We understand the difficulties that arise when you are injured on the job. You may not know how to handle your medical bills and supporting your family may become nearly impossible. Our team of attorneys will help you file a claim so that you can focus on putting your life back on track.
Do I Qualify for a Jones Act Claim?
The Jones Act covers sailors and other maritime workers who are working aboard either an ocean or sea vessel that is not fixed to the ocean floor. Those working on oil rigs or other offshore platforms may also be covered.
If you are an eligible maritime or offshore worker and you qualify for benefits under the Jones Act, you also must prove that your injury occurred while performing work duties. You must also prove that your employer's negligence led to the injury. This is different from state workers' compensation protection, which provides workers' with coverage regardless of whether an employer was negligent.
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Back to shooting
October 14, 2017 by Paul Burgman	in Work Related
I am finally back to shooting Football with two bodies after acquiring a second WFT-E6. It will take some getting used to but I enjoyed my trip to Craven Cottage for Fulham v Preston North End. A 2-2 draw in the end, but Fulham were not really at the races in the first half and snuck a draw at the death.
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI celebrates equaliser
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Floyd AYITE
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Stefan JOHANSEN
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Neeskens KEBANO
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Kevin MCDONALD has a bust up
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Tomas KALAS
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Rui FONTE
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI fouled
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Ryan SESSEGNON
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship.
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Kevin MCDONALD
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14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Rui FONTE penalty
14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Oliver NORWOOD scores from the spot
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History of previous oppositions between the team of Arsenal FC and the team of Leicester City:
The confrontation of Leicester City and Arsenal FC on 09.11.2019 finished with the score of 2:0.
The confrontation of Leicester City and Arsenal FC on 29.04.2019 ended with the score of 0:0.
The opposition of Leicester City and Arsenal FC on 28.04.2019 finished with the score of 3:0.
The match of Arsenal FC and Leicester City on 22.10.2018 finished with the score of 3:1.
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A suspension seat that converts to a standing bolster for high speed interceptors and military vessels. The 4600 is suitable for installation on open boats, RHIBs and cabin boats. Typical applications include helmsman, navigator, crew and pax (passenger) seating. The 10" air isolator is designed to provide shock absorbing comfort to avoid injury. The drop out seat pan enables the occupant to choose standing or sitting operation of the boat and critical equipment. Optional fore/aft/height adjustment allow an effective ride for occupants of any size, and the 8 inch height adjust is the maximum available in the industry.
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Here's a sneak peak at the behind the scenes action of what went down during TDE's crew time, while out and about on the road during this past year. Filmed by Andreas Hale , he captures his time on the road with the men behind Top Dawg Entertainment. As the producer for the documentary, he brings us a whole new look inside Kendrick Lamar, Ab Soul, ScHoolBoy Q and Jay Rock's life, as they head out to perform at this year's Made In America festival. The documentary follows the rise of TDE as a crew, how the label evolved, and delves deep into the life of rap music's wunderkind, Kendrick Lamar, after he dropped Good Kid m.A.A.d. City. Head inside the behind the scenes footage of tour life, real life, and the Life + Times of some of our favorite artists on the road. Be sure to stay tuned for the full length documentary dropping next week.


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Вольное-Сырищево — деревня в Грязовецком районе Вологодской области.

Входит в состав Комьянского муниципального образования, с точки зрения административно-территориального деления — в Ведерковский сельсовет.

Расстояние до районного центра Грязовца по автодороге — 42 км, до центра муниципального образования Хорошево по прямой — 15 км. Ближайшие населённые пункты — Кашино, Бель, Барское-Сырищево, Нехотово.

По переписи 2002 года население — 4 человека.

В советские годы в деревне существовала начальная школа.

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The fantastic Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker by VTech is a great toy to help the baby girls to walk while providing so many things for them to explore. It features 2 colorful spinning rollers, 3 light-up buttons, and 3 shape sorters which aim to develop their motor skills. Your little one will have endless fun while they learn to walk.
This beautifully illustrated growth chart makes an excellent way to watch your child grow! Best of all, it comes personalized with your child's first name. It is produced with artist grade canvas and easy to hang. This growth chart comes packaged in a nice gift box for the perfect added touch!
Looking for award winning toys 1 year old? This award-winning Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube is a magical little thing that provides a fun musical foundation to the little one. It inspires creativity and interactive play while teaching how sounds combine to create eight classical music masterpieces. It is made with rounded and soft corners, which is safe and easy for baby to hold. The little sweeties will definitely love this little music cube.
What do you give a one-year-old for her birthday? Toy blocks are one of the ideal gifts for children 1-year-old. This Maxi Blocks Classic Bag by Mega Blocks includes 80 pieces big building blocks, which is the perfect toy for the sweet little one who is just learning how to build with her two hands, as well as build with her minds and hearts.
This embroidered design fabric hair clip from Bundle Monster is the cutest gift for the little princess. The set includes 10 hair clips features unique embroidered design just like flower, owl, star, rainbow, etc, and she can wear a different one every day. All the clips are comfortable to wear and made with double pronged, flat alligator clip with soft padding on the bottom prong.
Feeding time for a 1-year-old toddler always means a huge mess to clean up. A waterproof baby bib is absolutely a great gift to get rid of nasty stains. The silicone baby bibs from Bébé Earth is impressive with its excellent quality and innovative design. The bibs are made from reusable silky-soft, eco-friendly 100% food grade silicone, and they are FDA approved, and BPA-Free.
Make your little princess's first birthday truly memorable with this gorgeous girl's gifts. It features a classic pair of high top trainers, a1st birthday baby grow, and a lovely tutu skirt. Don't forget to add your personalization for a gorgeous extra touch.
Decorate your little princess's royal bedroom with her own Personalized Princess Throw Pillow. This cute throw pillow is also fantastic for a slumber birthday party favor, simply personalize one for each little princess attending the party.
Learning about color is an important development for a 1-year-old child. The book set Color for Baby Board book by Yana Peel is a great tool to let the world's best-known artists introduce the little one about the joy of color. The entire set comes with four mini fold-out board books, themed on yellow, red, green and blue. We believe that not just the little girl will love this miniature art gallery, and the parents will extremely happy with this little gift too.
Shape Sorting can definitely help the little child to work on hand-eye coordination and learn how objects with similar properties put together. This Fisher-Price Smart Stages Activity Play House not just a well-designed shape sorter, but also an activity play set includes Smart Stages technology, which lets the little one learning content changes as they grow by featuring three level that's best for the child: Explore, Encourage and Pretend.
This Tinkerbell Costume is an adorable and fun gift to make the little one feel magical, and just like the character. This costume is well-made with comfortable materials. The entire set includes tutu, wings, wand and matching headband. The electric lime green color is perfect for birthday party, forest-theme activities, Halloween, Christmas, or among others fun and lovely occasions.
This beautifully made personalized Ladybug Picture Frame will be filled with giggles, happiness, and love. This adorable Ladybug Frame makes a lovely gift idea for a 1st birthday and makes a great addition to your little angel's bedroom or play area and. Personalize this Ladybug Picture Frame with her first name to make it a special keepsake with love that she'll cherish for years to come.
Since bathtime is a great and fun moment, so an inflatable baby bath tub gift will provide lots of fun for the little one, and also mom and dad. This bath tub from Topist is perfect and large enough for a 1-year-old girl. It is made from a soft material with European standard 0.6P PVC. With this nice and stress-free bathing equipment, the bath time for the little one will extend to endless fun and pleasure.
The little sweetie always deserves the best gifts. This Cute Hooded Towel from Grayson and Rose is a high-quality gift that made from all natural, hypoallergenic, 100% cotton. The super cute hood keeps her head safely warm, and the big towel keeps her body warm after a bath, and it also adds fun to swimming at pool or beach. Even better, this hooded towel comes in a free gift-ready box – perfect for gift sender.
Almost all little girls love baby dolls. The little sweeties will love this unique and cuteness bunny girl doll immediately. This adorable doll is made of high quality and safety environmental cotton cloth + cotton filler. The long bunny ear could be curved. The super soft fabric, light weight, and perfect size is good for the little one snuggle it in her arm and play for the whole day. This sweet gift included 1 bunny girl doll and an original paper gift bag.
Pull-toys allow the 1-year-old kids to develop balance, early walking, and hand-eye coordination while having fun.This fantastic wooden pull-along animals set from Ray's Toys is one of the greatest pull-toys that the little girls will definitely love. This wooden animal pull toys are made from the child-safe, eco-friendly, natural organic wood with non-toxic finishes, and it is just the best quality that the little angel deserves.
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Lindsay Lohan's Comments On A 'Mean Girls' Sequel Suggest The Original Cast Wants To Return To North Shore High
By Taylor Ferber
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This isn't the first time Lindsay Lohan's teased a Mean Girls sequel and sent fans into a burn book frenzy. But this time, a return to North Shore seems even a little bit more promising. In a new interview, Lohan said the "whole" Mean Girls cast is open to reuniting on screen for a sequel and hopefully Mean Girls mastermind Tina Fey is listening.
"The whole cast wants to do it, but we have to make sure we're all doing it together," Lohan enthusiastically told Entertainment Tonight on Monday. She has a point. This wouldn't nearly reach its epic potential without the iconic characters audiences first fell in love with and have been quoting since 2004.
The sequel Lohan is anticipating seems like an official followup to the original, despite the standalone, made-for-TV Mean Girls 2 that premiered on ABC Family in 2011. The movie was based on Mean Girls and only included Tim Meadows who reprised his role as Principal Duvall.
Further, Lohan suggested that there have been talks of a sequel with actors beyond the film's original cast. "Jimmy Fallon's also going for it too," she revealed. "He was helping me out today, actually." It would be completely fitting to have Fallon join the crew, seeing as how Mean Girls' writer Tina Fey, actor Tim Meadows, and Fallon have all worked on Saturday Night Live.
Although cast members like Rachel McAdams and Lizzy Caplan are not on social media, the cast members who are have continued expressing their love for the film which backs up Lohan's statement even more.
Jonathan Bennett, who played Cady's (Lohan) "grool" love interest Aaron Samuels, not only released a Mean Girls-inspired cookbook, but will discuss a potential sequel with Lohan on Tuesday night. Bennett's been getting fans ready for their sit-down chat, which will come after the premiere of Lohan's MTV show Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club.
The actor captioned one of his posts with Lohan: "Be sure to stick around for 'After The Show' with @lindsaylohan hosted by myself at 9! #lohanbeachclub #meangirlsreunion #meangirls." The hashtags alone should get fans excited. Meanwhile, Daniel Franzese, who played Damien (one of the greatest BFFs of all time), recently posted about his San Francisco-based comedy show. It's fittingly titled "Danny Franzese and the House of Glen Coco."
Lohan's made clear she's been trying to make the Mean Girls sequel happen since early 2018. In an interview with Wendy Williams, she admitted she became "a bit stalker-ish" approaching producer Lorne Michaels and writer Steve Higgins about the project. Tina Fey, however, who wrote the film and helmed the Broadway show, has been cryptic about a sequel. In 2016 she told Howard Stern: "In general, I don't know why I didn't just try to do Mean Girls 2. Everyone does [sequels]." Addressing the made-for-TV Mean Girls 2, she said, "Sometimes it's okay [to not make a sequel], right?"
And thanks to Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" video, which recreates some of Mean Girls' greatest scenes, everyone, including Lohan, has the iconic film on the brain. "I loved it," she continued telling ET. "I thought it was great. It was really well done, a really nice homage."
Further, Lohan's already fantasizing about where her character Cady is now. "In Africa with her gorillas and animals," she said. "She'd probably be so afraid of [the titular mean girls] that she had to move home." We have the cast, we have the ideas, now all we need is some sharp Tina Fey writing to make this thing happen.


A discussion of light diffraction and how to form your very own double rainbow.
This lesson is a great way to open up a physics unit on light diffraction and lenses. Begin by showing the class the first YouTube video of the Double Rainbow. Ask the class to list what they know about rainbows and how they form. Make sure to note student responses and to clarify any misinformation they may have. After this, make sure students understand that a rainbow occurs when sunlight shines onto water droplets including rain, waterfalls, sprinklers, etc. The sunlight enters a water droplet, is refracted on the way in, and bounces back out of the water droplet. When the light exits the water, it is broken into the color spectrum since sunlight is made up of all the colors. Although the rainbow is an enormous amount of colors, the human eye is not able to see all of them, therefore, we classify the colors into Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet (Roy G. Biv).


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Additional Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Broadcasting Networks
GAO-22-104017
Published: Oct 27, 2021.
Publicly Released: Oct 27, 2021.
Through the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the U.S. funds international broadcasting networks—such as the Voice of America and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks—to bring unbiased news to countries where press freedom is restricted.
Released on Jul. 20, 2021
Spectrum Management
Agencies Should Strengthen Collaborative Mechanisms and Processes to Address Potential Interference
Published: Jul 20, 2021.
Publicly Released: Jul 20, 2021.
In the U.S., the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration regulate radio-frequency spectrum use to ensure enough is available for 5G networks, satellites, etc.
In the U.S., the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration regulate use of radio-frequency spectrum to help ensure there's enough available for 5G networks, satellites, and everything else.
Released on Feb. 6, 2020
Emergency Alerting
Agencies Need to Address Pending Applications and Monitor Industry Progress on System Improvements
Published: Feb 06, 2020.
Publicly Released: Feb 06, 2020.
Emergency alerts can provide lifesaving information. FEMA manages the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, allowing public safety agencies to send alerts to cell phones, radios, and TVs during natural disasters or other emergencies.
State Department Telecommunications
Information on Vendors and Cyber-Threat Nations
GAO-17-688R
Federal telecommunications systems can include a variety of equipment, products, and services which may be produced by foreign manufacturers—and may potentially be vulnerable to manipulation by a cyber-threat nation like China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
Public-Safety Broadband Network
FirstNet Has Made Progress Establishing the Network, but Should Address Stakeholder Concerns and Workforce Planning
What GAO Found The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has conducted key efforts to establish the network, namely releasing the request for proposal (RFP) for the network and awarding the network contract to AT&T.
Additional Guidance Could Provide More Consistent Compliance Determinations and Reporting by Inspectors General
What GAO Found Five years after the implementation of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 (IPERA), 15 of the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act) agencies were reported by their inspectors general (IG) as noncompliant under IPERA for fiscal year 2015.
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U.S. Universities in China Emphasize Academic Freedom but Face Internet Censorship and Other Challenges
View Chinese version of Highlights (PDF, 1 page). What GAO Found The 12 U.S. universities GAO reviewed generally reported receiving support for their institutions in China from Chinese government entities and universities, with limited funding from U.S. government agencies and other donors.
Released on Feb. 11, 2014
U.S.-China Trade
United States Has Secured Commitments in Key Bilateral Dialogues, but U.S. Agency Reporting on Status Should Be Improved
What GAO Found GAO identified 298 trade and investment commitments made by China in the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)—184 since 2004—and the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) and its predecessor—114 since 2007.
Telecommunications Networks
Addressing Potential Security Risks of Foreign-Manufactured Equipment
GAO-13-652T
What GAO FoundThe network providers and equipment manufacturers GAO spoke with reported taking steps in their security plans and procurement processes to ensure the integrity of parts and equipment obtained from foreign sources.


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Pteropus tuberculatus is een vleermuis uit het geslacht Pteropus die voorkomt op het eiland Vanikoro in de Santa Cruz-eilanden, het oostelijke deel van de Salomonseilanden. In 1828 werd er voor het eerst een enkel exemplaar gevangen, gevolgd door twaalf exemplaren in de jaren 20 van de 20e eeuw.

P. tuberculatus is een middelgrote, donkerbruine vleerhond. De bovenrug is iets donkerder. De vacht bevat wat zilverkleurige haren. De voorarmlengte bedraagt 112,0 tot 125,0 mm, de tibialengte 49,5 tot 52,0 mm en de oorlengte 18,5 tot 20,2 mm.

Literatuur
Flannery, T.F. 1995. Mammals of the South-West Pacific & Moluccan Islands. Chatswood: Reed Books, 464 pp. ISBN 0-7301-0417-6

Dier uit het Australaziatisch gebied
Vleerhonden
Endemisch dier uit de Salomonseilanden
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Blurring Art, Artifice and Pop Culture
"Pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture, in me," Lady Gaga declares on her new album, which has cover art by Jeff Koons.CreditCreditInez & Vinoodh
By Jon Pareles
Lady Gaga the relentless is back in full force on "Artpop" (Streamline/Interscope), her third full-length studio album of new songs. It took hip surgery, for injuries that she had aggravated onstage, to knock her off her tour and sideline her from media exposure for a few months earlier this year. But in summer the next push began with a single, "Applause," that simultaneously reaffirmed her need for the love of her audience and announced her new pivot to align herself with the (visual) art world, singing, "Pop culture was in art, now art's in pop culture, in me."
My misgivings started then. Wasn't she an artist already?
Lady Gaga, born Stefani Germanotta, has certainly worked like one, mingling the generalized and the personal, the accessible and the inexplicable, the attention-getting and the head-scratching, the market-savvy and the strange. As strong as her commercial imperatives were, they only emboldened her nutty streak. When she emerged, Lady Gaga didn't separate pop culture and art. Like the best pop stars, she made the mass media her gallery space.
Her multimillion-selling singles, like "Bad Romance" and "Paparazzi," joined catchy choruses to verses that probed obsessions and contradictions, showing where desire, ambition, self-realization and self-destruction could converge. Atop her music, in video clips and public appearances, she piled on a nonstop, nearly superhuman fashion show and a public image that expanded to embrace misfit, outcast, unappreciated and sexually nonconformist "little monsters," as she named her fans.
But "Artpop" positions her in a more rarefied zone: with the kind of performance and gallery artists more likely to be seen at the Brooklyn Academy of Music than at an arena concert.
Of course musicians are artists, creating impractical works out of intuition, compulsion and craft. And of course there are affinities among all the arts. Musicians and visual artists exploring in tandem found the synergies of Stravinsky and Diaghilev, the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol, Black Flag and Ray Pettibon; art colleges have incubated maverick musicians like John Lennon, David Bowie, M.I.A. and the members of Roxy Music, Talking Heads and Sonic Youth. But those were contemporaries working with street-level contemporaries, at least at the beginning. Pop's newer fine-art infatuation has more to do with stars meeting stars and luxury brands doing co-promotions.
The cover of "Artpop" is a sculpture of a blond Lady Gaga cupping her breasts and holding a big shiny blue sphere between her legs. It's by the pop artist Jeff Koons, who is renowned for his blown-up renditions of ephemeral and banal objects like the steel "Balloon Dog (Orange)" that Christie's expects to sell on Tuesday — a day after the planned release of "Artpop" — for $35 million to $55 million. It's a portrait of a pop star by an art star — but it's stiff and detached.
Lady Gaga has also announced collaborations with avant-garde elders like the theater artist Robert Wilson and the performance artist Marina Abramovic, who has lately also turned up alongside Jay-Z. On her Facebook page, Lady Gaga wrote that "Artpop" would be released with an app that she described as "a musical and visual engineering system that combines music, art, fashion and technology with a new interactive worldwide community — 'the auras.' " She went on, "Altering the human experience with social media, we bring art culture into pop in a reverse Warholian expedition."
Lady Gaga performing "Applause" at the MTV Video Music Awards.CreditLucas Jackson/Reuters
The music on "Artpop" isn't as convoluted. "My artpop could mean anything," Lady Gaga sings in the title song, and most of the time, it means putting the four-on-the-floor thrust of mainstream club music behind the kind of big pop hooks that made her a superstar.
Lady Gaga conquered the world with "The Fame," her 2008 album of rocked-up dance tunes, and its EP sequel, "The Fame Monster," in 2009. Then her 2011 "Born This Way" made its predecessors sound temperate. In songs that juggled Christian imagery and pagan rocker, Lady Gaga piled on vocal bluster and musical excesses remembered from decades past. Sales of "Born This Way" didn't match those of her debut album — in part because its songs didn't dovetail as well with radio formats — but they still added up to millions worldwide.
Now with "Artpop," Lady Gaga turns oddly defensive, reacting to her endless media brouhaha instead of leading it. She advertised "Applause" with a pre-emptive, heavy-handedly ironic video clip called "Lady Gaga Is Over." In the title song of "Artpop," she dismisses the notion of a commercial downturn, singing, "I tried to sell myself but I am really laughing/Because I just love the music not the bling." She reiterates the sentiment in "Jewels & Drugs," a misfired attempt at hip-hop, insisting, "Don't want your money, want your love." And the lyrics of her current single, "Do What U Want," with its chorus "Do what you want with my body," are directed not to a lover but to media coverage printing things "that makes me want to scream"; "my body" is her image, separate from her mind or heart. R. Kelly joins her to sympathize about the "crazy schedule, fast life" of a fellow star before he offers his come-on.
The album teases with promises of candor. Its opener, "Aura," pauses its thumping beat as Lady Gaga croons, "Do you want to see the girl who lives behind the aura?" (The lyrics also, unwisely, play with the metaphor of a burqa.) Elsewhere, songs touch repeatedly on thoughts of addiction: to intoxicants, to attention, to lust, to love. "Dope" is an Elton John-style piano ballad that works up to wrenching, belting melodrama as she sings about trying to give up bad habits because "I need you more than dope." She and her co-producer, Rick Rubin, apparently didn't apply pitch correction to the vocal, lending some intimacy to the stadium-sized emotions; "you" might be a lover, or her audience.
But for most of the album, the music is a fortress — more elaborate than "Born This Way" and decidedly less retro, pumping so insistently it sometimes forgets to breathe. Lady Gaga's main songwriting collaborator is DJ White Shadow (Paul Blair), whose productions often top booming drum tracks with rock guitars. She also enlisted Zedd (Anton Zaslavski), a German electronic dance music producer who had his own million-selling single with "Clarity" in 2012; in his tracks, thumping beats and buzzing, abrasive bass lines drive the verses to gleaming, club-anthem choruses.
There are still some sparks of eccentricity. "Venus," a mutating, episodic dance-floor track produced by Lady Gaga herself, starts with a quotation from Sun Ra (who shares songwriting credit) before the singer presents herself as the goddess of love in the "seashell bikini" painted by Botticelli.
But for much of the album, "Artpop" also seems to be working off a checklist that Lady Gaga chants in "Aura": "tech dance sex art pop." For gender-blurring sexuality, there's "G.U.Y." (which stands for "girl under you"), "Manicure" and "Sexxx Dreams," which fantasizes — to echoes of 1980s Janet Jackson — about getting "nasty" and "trashy" with someone whose boyfriend is out of town. For pop, there's a booming, cheerless, cheerleader-chant song, "Mary Jane Holland," that's nearly a single entendre about marijuana.
Not on the checklist, but definitely on the agenda for trademark reinforcement, are songs about clothes. Lady Gaga's shallowest thoughts to date about style are in "Donatella"— an oddly backhanded tribute to her friend Donatella Versace, delivered in a nasal comic sneer — and "Fashion!," produced by Will.i.am and David Guetta to mimic David Bowie's "Let's Dance" while Lady Gaga sings, "Looking good and feeling fine," sounding like a jingle.
What's missing from too much of "Artpop" is Lady Gaga's old conviction that pop, in its 21st-century configuration as music plus video plus social media plus celebrity, could tell every story she wanted to tell, all at once, trashy and transcendent. Her stage spectaculars have already built arty superstructures on her songs: sexy, disruptive, funny, unsettling ones. Validation from the fine-arts world — a much more elitist, insular place than pop's mass market — shouldn't matter anywhere nearly as much as stirring the passions of the little monsters.
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Q: How to hide DroneKit-Python API messages
Quick question. There is any way to hide or suppress messages from DroneKit-Python API (marked in red line)?
As a reference, below are the code I use.
#!/usr/bin/env python2
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# setting up modules used in the program
from __future__ import print_function
from dronekit import connect
import exceptions
import socket
import time
import os

# connect to Rover
os.system("clear")
vehicle = connect('/dev/ttyS0', heartbeat_timeout = 30, baud = 57600)
time.sleep(2)

# instruction
print("\nPress [Ctrl] + [c] to quit.\n\n")
# 3 sec delay
time.sleep(3)

# measure distance
while True:

    # reading from rangefinder
    rangefinder_distance = vehicle.rangefinder.distance
    # print out the reading from rangefinder
    print ("Rangefinder Distance: %.2f [m]" % float(rangefinder_distance))
    # 1 sec delay
    time.sleep(1)

Another example of DroneKit messages I want to hide.

A: Just create a dummy printing function that do nothing.
def dummy_printer(x):
    pass

Then pass it to the status_printer argument.
vehicle = connect('/dev/ttyS0', heartbeat_timeout = 30, baud = 57600, status_printer = dummy_printer)

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Louise and Edwin decided to get married only a few short blocks from their pretty pink bungalow in Potrero Hill. They gathered a handful of family members and friends in the very park they'd first met, brought along their dog, and held their ceremony under the trees as hand-fastened streamers danced in the breeze. When Louise first reached out to me I knew I wanted to document her wedding, for not only was it completely held within walking distance of her and Edwin's home in the same beloved neighborhood I'd lived in my first seven years in San Francisco, but like me, they seemed to savor the simple pleasures, and wanted a wedding more spontaneous gathering than stately affair. No fuss, no planners, no fancy timelines. Louise's sister Frances homespun delicious desserts, and her cousin Ann officiated beautifully. Their party, at the old Potrero Hill Neighborhood House down the street was equally relaxed. Sam's Chowdermobile pulled up street-side to provide southern fare, a poetess, Silvi Alcivar, was enlisted to write custom sonnets for the guests, and friends compiled music for a dance party. Guests gazed as the industrial edge of the city as the sun set over Potrero's hilltops, delighted in Louise's father's musical rendering of blue swede shoes, and laughed as hilariously inventive and heartfelt toasts were offered. I am ever reminded of why I do this sort of work when I am given proximity to a group of strangers who immediately become friends, sharing solid connection and clear-eyed love. And such a lovely way to wind down my summer wedding season, shooting in a locality I appreciate so much. Congratulations, lovebirds! Enjoy the pictures.


The beautiful community of Windy Hill is located in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. You will find the community situated from 33rd Avenue South to 46th Avenue South. There are many beautiful single family homes here that are only a few blocks from the beach. Barefoot Landing is in walking distance of the majority of the homes and condos in Windy Hill and residents love the beaches because they are some of the cleanest in the Myrtle Beach area. You will have plenty of floor plan options here and youcan choose from different sizes and styles of homes. There are many areas for residents to enjoy shopping, dining, entertainment, nightlife, golf, and outdoor recreation. Residents are also close to all of the amazing attractions that are located in the Myrtle Beach area. Feel free to take a look at the beautiful homes we have available and let us know if you have any questions or interest.
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On Thursday 13 October 2011, Jews against the Occupation Sydney led a flash mob action outside Max Brenner Chocolate Shop in the Westfield Plaza, Bondi Junction, Sydney. We were supported by the Socialist Alliance, the Socialist Alternative, Actively Radical TV and other Palestine solidarity activists. We support the call by Palestinian civil society for boycotts, divestment sanctions against Israel because the State of Israel continues to defy international law and the human and national rights of the Palestinians.
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In 2005, Palestinian civil society issued the Palestinian Unified Call for Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. Inspired by the struggle of South Africans against apartheid, the Palestinian-initiated BDS campaign is conducted in the framework of international solidarity and resistance to injustice and oppression and calls for non-violent punitive measures to be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognise the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with international law.
On March 19, Palestine solidarity activists from the Coalition Against Israel Apartheid staged a peaceful BDS action at the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Since the mid-1990s, L'Oreal has been operating in Israel, motivated in part by political consideration. L'Oreal Israel operates a factory in the Israeli town of Migdal Ha'emek in the Lower Galilee. The settlement of Migdal Ha'emek was established in 1952 on lands belonging to the ethnically-cleansed Palestinian village of al-Mujaydil, whose original inhabitants are still denied the right to return to their homes.
L'Oreal Israel also manufacturers a line of products using Dead Sea minerals under the name "Natural Sea Beauty" that is exported to 22 countries. While L'Oreal exploits minerals from the Dead Sea, the region and its resources are systematically closed to the indigenous Palestinian people by Israel's military occupation and apartheid practices, which have set up a network of checkpoints, segregated roads and exclusive zones.
While Palestinian academics and students in the occupied territories and Israel are systematically impeded by Israeli occupation roadblocks and other oppressive measures from conducting normal academic life and research, L'Oreal awarded a $100,000 "lifetime achievement" award to a scientist at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science in July 2008. The Weizmann Institute, since its establishment, has been a major center for clandestine research and development of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons on behalf of Israel's military establishment with which it has close ties. It is, therefore, one of many academic institutions in Israel that are in collusion with the state's violations of international law and Palestinian human rights.


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by Bob Gass | 21 Jul, 2020 | The Word for Today
'…restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness…' Galatians 6:1 NAS
What is the 'spirit' in which we are to restore someone? The spirit of gentleness. 'If anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness.' More than likely, the person is already hurting and as fragile as glass; condemnation will only worsen their situation. Understanding and acceptance—not agreement—are what's needed here. The spirit of humility. 'Each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted.' We're all cut from the same piece of cloth; we're all capable of getting it wrong. Remember, Peter said to the Lord that others may deny Him but he never would. (Matthew 26:33) And he meant it; he didn't believe it could happen to him! We must be careful about our own lives, examining ourselves, knowing that we too are vulnerable to all types of temptation and sin. Finally, the spirit of love and compassion. Paul writes, 'Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfil the law of Christ.' (Galatians 6:2 NAS) In this passage the word 'burden' means 'a heavy load'. It means being willing to walk with them, cry with them and work with them until they've been restored. If the hurting cannot find grace, love and healing in the family of God, where can they go to find it? Dr Charles Stanley writes, 'It should be clear from the Scriptures that we have a responsibility to restore a fallen brother or sister. It should also be clear that this sensitive, delicate issue must be handled with great care, lest we greatly damage our witness to an unbelieving world.'
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Tammy Bigelow couldn't help herself.
When she caught a glimpse of the misty plume of water arching out of the fire hose, the 42-year-old mother from Tacoma had to race through it, along with all the other hydroplane fans who took advantage of the Fire Department's offer to cool off during the last day of Seafair.
Bigelow was making the rounds with a group of friends at the Seafair grand finale, a daylong beach party and fair with a need-for-speed theme.
"We all have kids; this is our adult thing that we can do together," she said, minutes after running through the water.
The hydroplane races are a 57-year tradition in Seattle. Ron Long has attended them for about 42 years, ever since he first came as a toddler with his parents.
He arrived early Sunday morning to set up his chair and ice chest along the shores of Lake Washington for a day of roaring engines, crowd-watching and sunshine.
"This is a tradition, this is Seattle," he said.
More than 125,000 people attended the event Sunday, according to Seafair's official estimates. Despite the crowd and the hot weather, the event was peaceful, with no serious incidents or injuries, said a spokeswoman for the Seattle Police Department. There were 33 boating-under-the-influence arrests reported by 6 p.m.
There are formal areas around the lake where fans with connections -- or $75 for a ticket -- can enjoy grilled steaks and chilled wines while watching the boats and planes from shaded bleachers.
But most people bring their tents, cabanas or beach umbrellas and sprawl out on the lakeshore. Children toss balls and dash in and out of the water to cool off.
Hydroplane fans who came early Sunday looking for thrills and spills weren't disappointed.
During one of the first morning events, a boat sponsored by the Plumbing Joint, and driven by Kevin Aylesworth of San Diego, caught on fire. Within moments it was a glowing orange ball.
"I heard a loud pop, then I saw flames coming out of the back of the boat," Aylesworth said later. "It started getting warm in the cockpit."
Aylesworth said he first tried to put out the fire, but realized it was too big.
"I had to belly-flop off the front of the boat and into the water," he said "Everything was engulfed in flames."
Aylesworth bruised his knee in the dive off the boat, but was otherwise uninjured.
Those watching on shore initially weren't so sure.
"I saw a big orange ball on the water, and I thought, 'That's Kevin,' " said Debi Shea, whose company sponsored the hydroplane.
Relieved friends came by the pits throughout the afternoon to check on Aylesworth, and test out his new nickname: "Sparky."
The chance of disaster is part of the drama of the day.
Crowds hold their breath as the hydroplanes reach their top speeds, sometimes close to 200 mph. They seem to levitate off the lake, then momentarily disappear into the towering plumes of water surrounding them.
This year, Miss Beacon Plumbing zoomed past the other boats to win.
For others, it's the airplanes -- the thunderous Blue Angels with their precision routines and the barnstorming feats of daring biplane pilots -- that keep bringing them back.
Shelley Williams, 29, sent her husband out to the park at 7 a.m. to secure the perfect spot on shore and set up camp. She came with the kids, ages 12, 8 and 1 year, a couple of hours later.
"I love the airplanes. I like the boats, too, but I love the planes."


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The Best Pie Shop in Every State
Colman Andrews
Last Updated: December 11, 2020 7:09 am
Virtually every cuisine around the world has a tradition of enclosing sweet and/or savory ingredients in dough of some kind — Spain and Latin America with their empanadas, China with its dumplings and baos, Turkey with its börek, France with its tourtes and tartes, and so on. And of course, America with its good old-fashioned double-crust or meringue- or custard-topped pies, made with fruit, chocolate, nuts, or whatever else seems appropriate.
The earliest pies in more or less the sense that we know them today were made in England way back in the 1100s, but these were primarily savory, filled with meat, poultry, or wild game (remember those nursery-rhyme blackbirds "baked in a pie?"). The first fruit pies probably date from the 16th century, and English tradition gives credit to Queen Elizabeth I for making (or, more likely, having somebody else make) the first cherry pie — at least according to the American Pie Council's brief history of pies.
English settlers brought their pie-making skills to our shores, and because apple trees grew well in the original colonies and the fruit was easy to preserve year-round, it was probably they who developed our nation's most emblematic dessert — "as American as apple pie."
Over the years, bakers in other parts of the country began making pies from whatever ingredients were common in their regions — peaches in Georgia, Key limes in Florida, blueberries in Maine. The Midwest developed dairy-based cream pies, and in other places, sugary confections like chess pie, shoofly pie, and pecan pie, as well as pies topped with meringue, were created.
Click here to see the best pie shop in every state
Today, pie shops, bakeries, diners, and cafés all over America make delicious pies — sometimes classic, sometimes innovative. In assembling this list, 24/7 Tempo has focused on purveyors who specialize in pies, even though they often produce other sweet treats as well and may also, in some cases, serve full meals. (Even if they're not on this list, you'll almost certainly find plenty of good pies at the best diners in every state.)
Some of these places may offer savory as well as sweet pies. Some hew closely to tradition, while others get creative. Whatever the particulars, all the establishments included here make extraordinary pies, and many rank among the 40 best pie shops in America.
In order to determine the best pie shop in every state, 24/7 Tempo compiled a list of pie shops, bakeries, and pastry shops that are rated highest on Yelp. From that selection, we chose the highest-ranked examples at which pies are the specialty or main focus or which are particularly well-known for their pies even though they may also sell other kinds of food. To narrow down the choices, we also consulted reviews and roundups from a wide range of authoritative websites, including those of Zagat, Food & Wine, Eater, Thrillist, and The Daily Meal, making the final choice editorially based on a combination of sources.
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You've probably heard the phrase "1-way", or "2-way", when people talk about remote start systems. The difference between a 1-way and a 2-way system is 1-way remotes only send a signal to your vehicle, 2-way remotes are capable of sending a signal to your vehicle and receiving information back.
The advantage of a 1-way remote is going to be the price. 1-way remote systems are much less sophisticated, and consequently, require fewer parts and labor to install. The downside of a 1-way system is that, unless you can see your car from where you are when you initiate your remote starter, you won't have any way of knowing if it worked or not.
Depending on the range of your remote, signal interference, and physical barriers your signal may not reach your car when you press your start button. Wouldn't it be nice to know for sure if your car was warm BEFORE you walked across a snowy parking lot? A 2-way remote will send a confirmation signal back to your remote , letting you know that it received your request and has started your vehicle for you. Some 2-way systems can even send you more specific information, like interior temperature, so you know how long you want to wait before heading out to your vehicle.
Shop our 2-way remote start systems here.
How strong of a signal do you need for your remote start system? Well, it depends on your expectations for your system. If you're looking for a remote to start the car in your drive-way from your living room window, then you would probably be fine with a low range (500 ft.) remote. But what if your car isn't in your drive-way? What if it's in long-term parking at the airport, or the bottom floor of a subterranean parking structure? What if you live on a military base, and there is RF signal interference?
You are going to want a remote with a signal strong enough to reach your car regardless of where you are. The basic rule of thumb is; the longer the range, the better . Just keep in mind, a remote starter is only a convenience if it can start your car for you before you get to it. If you have to walk 90% of the way there, just to get in range, it hasn't really helped you out.
Having a remote start installed is a great opportunity to upgrade your vehicle's security system too.
Drive-In Autosound sells and installs several remote start systems with integrated security, which offer features like panic mode, security siren, and a shock sensor, which not only starts the siren but can send a notification to your remote indicating that something has happened. Remotes with LCD displays can give you even more information, like "Shock Sensor" or "Door Open".
Some systems even have GPS capabilities, which means if the worst should happen and your vehicle is stolen, you can find it and report its location to authorities for faster reclamation.
Smartphone integration is the next evolution in remote start technology. The ability to control your vehicle with your smartphone or smartwatch makes installing a remote start system all the more appealing.
Different versions are available from different manufacturers. Viper offers a free option that uses Bluetooth technology to communicate between your phone and vehicle. The upside is that you have an additional option for starting your vehicle, and that it is a free add on. The downside is that the Bluetooth signal is usually limited to around 150 ft.
Another option is a subscription-based service that operates off of a standalone data network and connects to your phone or other smart device. This method allows you to start, control, and locate your vehicle from virtually anywhere . So that means, if you are in New York on business and realize you left your car unlocked in the airport parking lot… in California, you could still lock it with your smartphone. That's because instead of using a RF signal, the system uses an 3G or 4G LTE data network to send and receive information via a propriety app. Which means… If you have a cell signal, you can control your car!
The use of an app also allows for more sophisticated functionality. Viper's SMARTSTART app, for example, offers geo-fencing to setup travel alerts, speed notifications, and GPS location. Families with teen drivers might find those features especially useful. Nervous parents can rest a little easier knowing they will be notified if their child leaves the approved area or exceeds the acceptable speed limit.
Compustar's DroneMobile solution offers similar features, as well as nearby points of interest and GPS services, powered by Google Maps.
If you still have questions regarding remote start systems, how they work, and which one might be right for you; check out our Remote Start FAQ , or better yet, contact one of our stores directly. Our expert sales and installation teams can answer all of your questions, and get you set up with the right remote start for you, at a price you can feel good about!


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refers to the animistic religion of Jōmon period Japan, which is the alleged basis of modern Shinto. The search for traces of Koshintō began with the "Restoration Shinto" in the Edo period, which goal was to remove any foreign ideas and worldviews from Shinto (specifically referring to Buddhism). Some movements which claim to have discovered this primeval way of thought are Oomoto, Izumo-taishakyo.

Worldview

The following is deduced from studying the language of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki which does not appear in any Chinese philosophy:

In Koshintō, the present world or utsushiyo is put in contrast to the eternal world or tokoyo. All individuals possess a tamashii, meaning a mind, heart, or soul. A tamashii without a body is called a mitama. Those whose tamashii has the nature of kami are called mikoto.

In the Age of the Kami, or Kamiyo, the Earth was ruled by kami, whose forms were akin to humans, but had pure hearts and spoke in the language of kotodama.

History of Koshintō research
There are no records of "pure" Koshintō in early Japanese literature. By the time Japan was producing literature, its native religion had already intermixed with Taoism and Buddhism. Medieval development meant that Shinto was integrated into Buddhist symbology.

Koshintō research began at the same time as examinations into Early Buddhism. In this era, Japan's shrine rituals were being "purified" of their religious nature and turned into national forms, a process called State Shinto today. Religionists began looking for the origin of these forms in a primitive "nature religion". Early folklorists such as Kunio Yanagita were also seeking a purely Japanese tradition.

Onisaburo Deguchi, the founder of Oomoto, was an extremely influential Koshinto researcher in the Imperial period. He influenced nearly all modern Koshinto lines except for that of Takuma Hisa. Such research continues today and is often connected with aikido and other martial arts.

See also
Ainu religion, another indigenous religion of Japan
Ryukyuan religion
Haibutsu kishaku
Himorogi
Kotoamatsukami
Shinbutsu bunri
Shinbutsu kakuri
Meiteism
Modern Paganism

References

Further reading
Kornicki, Peter and I.J. McMullen (Ed), Religion in Japan: Arrows to Heaven and Earth, Cambridge University Press, (1996),

External links
 Koshinto – Shinto organisation for South Australia

Animism in Asia
Japanese mythology
Jōmon period
Shinto
Shinto new religious movements
Shamanism in Japan


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Nintendo Switch Online Hacked for Extra NES Games
Ginny Woo Thursday, September 20, 2018
While the new Nintendo Switch service has only been live for a short time, the expected has already happened — it's been hacked. Before anyone panics too much, this isn't the kind of breach that involves credit cards and illegitimate payments. This is the kind of hacking that aims to give people access to more NES titles than the 20 that were provided to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. It has reportedly allowed players to not only access the new games but to also play their own ROMs.
It didn't take long at all for hackers to come up with a way around the restrictions of the current Nintendo Switch Online service. There's been a small amount of discontent in light of the announcements about the new Switch NES controllers only being available to subscribers of the service, and only being compatible with the NES games on the system. However, an emulator has been used along with the hakchi program to demonstrate that running your own ROMS on a Switch is a simple enough process.
Polygon reported that players would be able to add any chosen ROMs to their library once they got the process started and that the ability of players to affect the Nintendo Switch Online service like this isn't symptomatic of other issues of possible concern with the system.
Nintendo gating subscribers to only 20 NES titles out of all the great ones out there hasn't been a popular decision for users of its paid service. That being said, those behind this latest ROM exploit have cautioned people against using the hack as a way to get around these limitations as Nintendo has yet to respond and is famous for its strict anti-interference measures when it comes to the Switch. You can check out a video of the ROM swapping in action below, courtesy of Youtube user DevRin.
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Wander through the nameless city full of rebellion, desire, and ferocity. Jessica Halsey's Lupercalia guides readers through the ruins of stories as they smash against reality.
This collection is a revised and updated Second Edition of Jessica Halsey's two previously self-published poetry collections, Graveyard and Twisted Myths.