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How a Polymath Mastered Math—and So Can You
'Mindshift' author Barbara Oakley on the science and practice of learning—and finding love at the South Pole.
By James Taranto
Updated May 12, 2017 7:18 pm ET
When Barb Oakley was growing up in the 1960s and early '70s, nobody took her for a future engineer. "I just rode horses all the time," she says when I ask what interested her as a girl. She was especially indifferent to math. At age 7, she lagged her classmates in learning the multiplication tables. "Because math is so sequential, if you fall off anywhere along the way, it's hard to get back on. I just came to the conclusion at that time that I really couldn't do math," she says. "I flunked my way through elementary, middle and high school math and science."
Eventually she figured out she had underestimated herself. Today she is on the engineering faculty at suburban Detroit's Oakland University, where she earned a master's and doctorate in the 1990s. She was such a standout student that her professors recruited her: "Oakland was like, 'Hey, someone is retiring here right now. You need to hurry through your Ph.D. fast, because this position's coming open.' "
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Boerum Hill es un pequeño barrio en la zona noroeste del distrito de Brooklyn en Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Abarca 36 manzanas delimitadas por la calle State al norte, la Cuarta Avenida al este, la calle Court al oeste y la calle Warren al sur. Las zonas comerciales se encuentran a lo largo de las calles Smith y Court, y de la Avenida Atlantic. El barrio es parte del Brooklyn Community District 2, servido por el Brooklyn Community Board 2. El Instituto de las Artes de Brooklyn está localizado en la calle Dean y en la 3ª avenida. Cuenta con el 84ª distrito local del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York.

Historia

Boerum Hill lleva el nombre de la granja colonial de la familia Boerum, que ocupó la mayor parte del área durante los primeros asentamientos holandeses. Según el censo de 1790, la familia de John Boerum poseía al menos dos personas esclavizadas.

La mayoría de las viviendas en Boerum Hill consisten en casas adosadas de tres pisos construidas entre 1840 y 1870. A pesar de la "colina" en el nombre, el barrio es en la actualidad relativamente plano; algunas partes se asientan sobre antiguos pantanos que bordeaban Canal Gowanus. En la década de 1950, todos los barrios al sur de Atlantic Avenue y al oeste de Prospect Park eran conocidos genéricamente como South Brooklyn. Boerum Hill, en particular, a veces se llamaba "North Gowanus". El nombre "Boerum Hill" fue acuñado a principios de 1964 por la fundadora de la Asociación Boerum Hill, Helen Buckler, en referencia al nombre de los agricultores coloniales.

Desde principios de la década de 1970 hasta aproximadamente 2003, Boerum Hill estuvo poblada principalmente por familias de clase media y trabajadora. En las últimas décadas, desde finales de la década de 1990, la gentrificación ha transformado el vecindario en uno de personas en su mayoría de clase alta, aunque las familias de clase trabajadora aún residen en los alrededores.

A principios del siglo XX, muchos de los edificios funcionaron como pensiones. Cerca estaba la sala del sindicato de herreros, que llegaban a la ciudad para trabajar en grandes obras como puentes y en proyectos novedosos como los primeros rascacielos. El extremo norte de Smith Street era el centro de la comunidad Mohawk, que provenía principalmente en Akwesasne y Kahnawake, dos reservas de la Nación Mohawk en Quebec (Canadá). (Akwesasne se extiende a través de las fronteras nacionales hasta el estado de Nueva York). Muchos de los hombres Mohawk eran herreros, mientras que sus esposas se dedicaban a diversos oficios y creaban la comunidad para sus familias. Durante 50 años, las familias Mohawk llamaron a su vecindario "Little Caughnawaga", en honor a la tierra natal de Kahnawake. Muchas familias viajarían de regreso a Kahnawake en el verano.

El Distrito Histórico de Boerum Hill fue reconocido y designado por primera vez por la Comisión de Preservación de Monumentos Históricos de la Ciudad de Nueva York el 20 de noviembre de 1973, después de muchos años de defensa por parte de la Asociación de Boerum Hill. El Distrito Histórico de Boerum Hill luego se incluyó en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1983. Muchos de sus edificios están señalizados.

En 2012, Boerum Hill tenía el sexto precio promedio de vivienda más alto entre todos los vecindarios de la ciudad de Nueva York y el más alto de todos los vecindarios fuera de Manhattan.

Véase también

 Anexo:Barrios de Nueva York

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Boerum Hill Association

Barrios de Brooklyn

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La Regola delle anacorete (in inglese Guide for Anchoresses, titolo originale in medio inglese Ancrene Wisse o Ancrene Riwle) è un manuale monastico per le anacorete scritto nel Duecento in medio inglese.

Il più antico manoscritto è conservato a Cambridge. Ne esistono altri 10 in lingua originale, più alcune versioni in anglonormanno e in lingua latina.

È stato scritto per tre sorelle che dovevano entrare in convento come recluse. Vi sono vari spunti interessanti sulla vita quotidiana del XIII secolo e sulla vita monastica. La prosa molto fluida rende il testo il primo scritto in inglese con la volontà di renderlo artistico.

Bibliografia
 J. R. R. Tolkien, N. R. Ker. The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle (Ancrene Wisse, Corpus Christi College Cambridge MS 402). ISBN 0197222498
 Arne Zettersten, Bernhard Diensberg. The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle, The 'Vernon' Text. ISBN 0-19-722314-1
 J. R. R. Tolkien, Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad (1929).

Collegamenti esterni
http://www.hermitary.com/articles/ancrene.html
http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=6649

Letteratura medievale inglese
Ascetismo
Opere letterarie di autori inglesi


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Rtišovice jsou zámek ve stejnojmenné vesnici u Milína v okrese Příbram ve Středočeském kraji. Na místě starší tvrze jej nechal vybudovat Jan Netvorský z Březí v první polovině osmnáctého století. Zámecký areál je chráněn jako kulturní památka. Je v soukromém vlastnictví, veřejnosti je nepřístupný.

Historie
Předchůdcem zámku bývala tvrz zmiňovaná v písemných pramenech poprvé v době okolo roku 1491. Nejspíše už od čtrnáctého století na ní sídlili příslušníci zemanského rodu, který užíval přídomek "ze Rtišovic". Patřili k němu bratři Zdeněk a Hron připomínaní v letech 1369 a 1376. Jiným členem rodu byl Ivan ze Rtišovic, který roku 1398 daroval mšeckému kostelu nějaký plat. Na začátku patnáctého století došlo k rozdělení statku, jehož část vlastnil Bořivoj ze Svinař uváděný v letech 1407 až 1437. Druhý díl patřil Petříkovi ze Rtišovic, který stál na začátku husitských válek v roce 1420 na straně katolíků, a třetí část statku držel v roce 1436 Jindřich Mléčko. K dalším majitelům patřil roku 1447 Jan Pinta ze Rtišovic z rodu Bukovanských z Bukovan, uvedený o pět let později mezi služebníky pánů z Rožmberka, a v roce 1465 Bohuslav a Kryštof ze Rtišovic.

Okolo roku 1491 prodal Bohuslav z Němčic rtišovickou tvrz s příslušenstvím Joštu Fremdárovi z Pruku. Po něm statek převzali synové Kašpar a Jan, který si nechal Rtišovice se dvorem a tvrzí roku 1548 zapsat do desk zemských. Jeho nástupcem byl Adam (roku 1587), kterého přežila vdova Mariana Fremdárová z Malovic se dvěma dcerami a synem Janem. Jan se stal posledním příslušníkem rodu Fremdárů z Pruku ve Rtišovicích, protože v roce 1626 Rtišovice a Solenice prodal Jindřichu Hlaváčovi z Vojenic. Od něj statek roku 1644 koupil Jindřich Byn z Bynova a v roce 1663 jej postoupil svému synovi Jindřichovi. Na oplátku od něj dostal polovinu Zbenic. Rudolf Byn z Bynova, snad Jindřichův syn, prodal Rtišovice roku 1691 své matce Dorotě Bynové z Výškova. Od ní je o tři roky později koupil Karel Maxmilián Lažanský z Bukové, který tvrz využíval jako zastávku a místo odpočinku při svých cestách z Prahy do Bratronic. Dohodnutou cenu však nezaplatil, a krátce po jeho smrti v roce 1696 tvrz koupil pražský konvent u svatého Jiljí.

Další majitelé Rtišovic se často střídali. Jedním z nich byl Jan Netvorský z Březí, který na místě zchátralé tvrze založil barokní zámek. Dobu výstavby datuje letopočet 1738 na portále. Kolem roku 1846 zámek do nynější podoby přestavil svobodný pán z Puteany. Zřídil zde cukrovar, lihovar a pivovar. V roce 1864 koupil dvůr se zámkem hrabě Clam Martinic a po něm jej vlastnil továrník Hernych. Po znárodnění v roce 1948 sloužil potřebám státního statku. V roce 1958 byl prohlášen kulturní památkou. V druhé. polovině 20. století došlo k destrukci částí stavby.

V současnosti (2022) je zámek v soukromém vlastnictví a postupně probíhá jeho rekonstrukce.

Stavební podoba
Původní tvrz bývala koncem sedmnáctého století převážně dřevěná (zděné byly pouze dva pokoje) a zchátralá. Nahradil ji jednopatrový zámek s obdélným půdorysem a valbovou střechou, z níž vybíhá drobná vížka. Nad vstupním portálem se nachází štít s bočními vyzdívkami, před kterým stávaly sochy svatého Václava a svatého Vojtěcha z pálené hlíny. V přízemí budovy se dochovaly valené klenby, zatímco stropy pokojů v prvním patře jsou rovné. Ve východním křídle se nachází kaple svatého Jana Nepomuckého upravená roku 1877.

Hlavní zámecká budova stojí na jižní straně obdélného hospodářského dvora. Protější stranu tvoří dlouhá budova, která sloužila jako stáje a stodola. Na její východní straně je vjezd do dvora a za ním pokračuje budova chlévů s půdorysem ve tvaru písmena L. Východní křídlo zahrnuje obytné prostory s kaplí. Na kapli navazuje průjezd na náves a zřícenina bývalého pivovaru. Západní stranu nádvoří uzavírá patrová sýpka. K jižní a západní straně dvora přiléhá zámecký park.

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Reference

Související články
 Seznam zámků ve Středočeském kraji

Externí odkazy

 Zámek Rtišovice na stránce projektu Prázdné domy

Barokní zámky v okrese Příbram
Tvrze v okrese Příbram
Kulturní památky v okrese Příbram
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Death's Shadow is the seventh book in Darren Shan's The Demonata series, released 1 May 2008.

Darren Shan has stated that he originally planned for the book to be called S.S Demonic, but that the title was vetoed by his editor due to its similarity to the previous book in the series, Demon Apocalypse.

It is published in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Plot

The book starts with the recollections of Beranabus. In this we learn his mother was a woman named Brigitta. When she was sixteen she was about to marry a prince. But the prince had angered a powerful priestess and for revenge she summoned a demon who kidnapped her. Months later she was sent back by the demon pregnant with his offspring. The prince calls in a favor from King Minos (placing these events in roughly 1500 BCE) and she was brought to the labyrinth of Daedalus to be slaughtered by the Minotaur. This happened after she gave birth and named her son Beranabus. The Minotaur tried to kill him but the baby was unafraid and had a special way with animals. The Minotaur smiled and decided to take care of it and fed it with its mother's blood. Many years later Theseus came to the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur which he did. Then he discovered the child which looked about six or seven to him, he tries to get him to leave with him, but becomes afraid of his yellow eyes so he leaves telling the people he respected the minotaur too much to sever his head, for Beranabus prevented him from doing so. He was left in the darkness to perish, but he would become the greatest hero of the human race that ever was.

We then learn how Bec is getting used to being alive again in the future and how life has been before she became trapped in the cave, while she was in the cave and how now afterwards she has learned to access Bill-E's memories in order to make sense of this strange new world. Six months have passed since they prevented the apocalypse and her life hasn't become easier for she made the mistake of telling Dervish about being able to access Bill-E's memories, thoughts and feelings and he has turned her in some kind of medium. For weeks she is forced to recount all kinds of things about Bill-E's life to him. She also reveals she has gained the ability to absorbs people's memories and feelings whenever she is touching them. Luckily Meera has been visiting, which makes her life a bit better. She tries to avoid physical contact with everyone. Then one day while out on the grounds an angry Reni confronts her asking about Grubbs and Bill-E, she learn that Reni feels guilty about her brother's Loch's death after touching her. She then freaks Reni out by talking about her deepest feelings. Meera comes to visit again Bec, tries to duck before Meera hugs her, but fails and absorbs some of her innermost memories. Meanwhile, Dervish comes downstairs to find Meera. Delighted to see Meera, he invites her upstairs to his study so they could talk business. Meera refuses saying that they have nothing to hide from Bec. Then out of nowhere, Meera suggests they have a "girls' night' to get to know each other a little better. As Meera starts to ask how things have been going with Dervish, knowing she can't hide anything from Meera considering she is the only one she can actually open up to, she starts explaining how Dervish only uses her for Bill-E. What Dervish doesn't understand is that she is not Bill-E. She can't just waste her life recalling Bill-E's thoughts, emotions, and memories. Meera jolts right up and tells Bec she would never have any man treat her like that, especially someone like Dervish whom she adores. She gets Bec to confront Dervish immediately, which she does, after talking everything out, they are about to hug but then Meera bursts through the door and says that there are three werewolves that broke into their house. Bec, Dervish and Meera retreat to the magically defended study. Trapped, they try an obvious escape route outside, but discover there are gunmen marking the house. However, Dervish reveals that he has two escape routes. When one fails they decide to use the other and after a tussle with the werewolves, they end up at the secret cellar. Once there Dervish has a heart attack and Meera calls the Disciples, but only Shark and Sharmila are available. Bec reveals to her she can absorb memories from people by touching them and reveals the attack came from the Lambs. By the time Shark and Sharmila arrive, the werewolves and the mysterious human gunmen have disappeared. Dervish is taken to the hospital while Shark and Meera go off to search for Beranabus to bring him to their aid. For they might have been after Bec.

We get more recollections of Beranabus. He easily found his way out of the labyrinth, but the light hurt his eyes. So he travelled by night, he was scatterbrained but he had a gift to tame any wild beast and find friendship everywhere. He goes from place to place until one day he sees a small village being attacked by an octopean demon. Interested he follows it through a window ending up in the Demonata universe. He went from realm to realm, taming many demons he came across and running away from those he couldn't with incredible speed. He eventually winds up back on earth and as the window disappears he becomes trapped there. He travelled all across the world trying to find an open window. He finds himself in Ireland while a tunnel is opened with demons pouring through, as he goes from place to place admiring the carnage he starts to feel unease. Drust finds him and Beranabus realizes Drust is looking for the tunnel to the Demonata universe just like him. He allows Drust to alter his brain and use him to find a group of people to help them get there. He recruits Bec and her people and they travel towards the tunnel. He falls in love with Bec and after losing her, he puts his demonic interests behind him.

Dervish is in the hospital, hooked up to all kinds of machines, because he is rich he has his own room and there are guards on the same floor. On the roof, Bec feels demons entering the hospital and she warns the other per walkie-talkie. They take Dervish out of his room and up towards the roof, where the guards have arranged for a helicopter to take them away. But before it can land it is attacked and a horribly mutated Juni Swan is seen leading the demons. The demons overcome Sharmilla and start eating her legs. Bec briefly fights Juni, but due to the magic Dervish recovers and hurls an attack at her. They go down again, but Bec convinces the other to go to the maternity ward to save the babies. They do so and while fighting here another window opens up and Beranabus, Kernel, Shark, Meera and Grubbs show up. The demons retreat as their window closes and the rest of the demons are picked off by Shark, Kernel and Meera. After the demons are dealt with a huge evacuation is taking place and everyone gathers on the roof to discuss what to do next and everything that happened, they decide to split up again. Beranabus will take Sharmilla and Dervish into the Demonata universe for it is their only chance at survival and Grubbs, Shark and Meera will go after the Lambs, while Kernel and Bec will stick with Beranabus. The five of them end up in an abandoned universe that has a strange oasis of bone trees and a conscious well. Here legs are fashioned for Sharmilla who eventually comes to and Dervish is thought by Bec how to keep his heart going. Kernel, now with new demonic eyes can see patches of light he didn't see before and which he can't control. He also can keep tabs on multiple people across dimensions. He keeps a track on Juni, then when she leaves Lord Loss's realm they open a portal to her, and after finding out it is a place full of magic all of them move in after her.

We get the final recollections of Beranabus. After losing Bec, he goes vigil in the cave for several months. But then after kissing the ground he leaves it never to return. He had planned to retrace his step, which forced him to think ahead, something which until this point was alien to him. Also him having been with Bec opened up new pathways in his brain. Then when he got to the shore he tried to commit suicide only to be saved by the Old Creatures. They told him he could see Bec again and gave him the will to live on, they then spent over a century teaching him how to speak and reason. They encourage his hatred of demons, teach him how to open windows and send him on missions to kill demons. Then he goes on a mission himself, until one day he returns to their cave to find all of them gone. He tracks one down in Newgrange who tells them it is their time to move on and humanity has to fend for itself with him as their guardian. It then explains about the Kah-Gash before leaving Earth behind. He then set out on the mission to find the Kah-Gash and defeat the demons once and for all.

Beranabus, Sharmilla, Kernel, Dervish and Bec arrive on a boat, a luxury cruise liner which is covered in the bodies of the death. They then discover that the ship is encased within a bubble of magic, akin to Slawter, which allows Sharmila's artificial legs and Dervish's heart to work. Leaving Kernel behind to guard the window, the others proceed to the lower decks. Here they find the professional Disciple spy Kirilli Kovacs who explains how he had been tracking two mages that were working for somebody else and waiting for orders on when to open the window. When it was opened the demons came through and tortured and slaughtered everyone, then Juni repaid them by killing them and bathing in their remains. They are now convinced it is a trap for them but Beranabus tells them they are in the endgame now and have to proceed. They make it to the bottom deck where Juni is waiting for them smugly, about the fact she was right they would walk willingly into this trap. Lord Loss then talks to them through Cadaver and offers them the chance to join him, they refuse and tells them that Bec is all they want. They refuse again and Cadaver is sacrificed to open the lodestone again and the shadow, a tentacled monster with no face comes through. Which does the impossible as it raises all the death across the ship. It goes after Bec and as the others fight the zombies, it catches her and she learns its true nature. She relays this by magic to Beranabus who turns into his full demon form in order to fight it and break the lodestone. When he succeeds, the Shadow is sucked back but before it is gone it pierces Beranabus's brain several times killing him. They others then try to escape and after finally reaching the top deck after fighting hordes of zombies, they make it towards Kernel, but something goes wrong and after a huge explosion Kernel and the portal have disappeared. They then realize the bubble is still around the ship. They are unable to leave Sharmilla who has lost her temporary legs, who tells them to sacrifice her to burst through the bubble. They do this and Bec takes Kirilli's magic to free a lifeboat and send it to the hole, created by Sharmilla's sacrifice. The three of them, Dervish, Kirilli and Bec have escaped, but they are on a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with only a few bottles of water, no food and a first aid kit, doomed to watch the cruise liner slowly sink beneath the waves. Then Bec reveals to them the true nature of the Shadow. It is a force of the universe that gained consciousness from Bec's contradictory return from it - the force that gained consciousness is the inescapable, the grim reaper - the shadow is "Death" itself.

References

External links

 Official Darren Shan Site
 Official Darren Shan Blog
 Demonata website

2008 novels
Demon novels
The Demonata novels
HarperCollins books


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Here's what's in the new $900 billion stimulus package
Laurie FotiDecember 21, 2020
The bill comes at a critical time for the recovery as the coronavirus pandemic is overwhelming the nation's health-care system and scores of Americans were set to lose federal aid by the end of the year. Two separate bill summaries released by Republican and Democratic congressional leaders late Sunday, as well as reporting by The Washington Post, confirmed some details of what's in and what's out of the bill.
In: Stimulus checks, jobless benefits, aid for businesses, schools and child care; money for vaccine distribution
The legislation includes $600 stimulus checks per person, including adults and children. That means a family of four would receive $2,400, up to a certain income threshold.
The size of the payment decreases for people who earned more than $75,000 in the 2019 tax year. The check disappears altogether for those who earned more than $99,000.
The size of the checks, or their existence at all, had been a point of contention over weeks of negotiations. The Post reported last week that White House aides talked President Trump out of issuing a public statement demanding stimulus checks as big as $2,000 out of fear he would derail the negotiations. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) have also pushed for larger checks. Some previous proposals didn't include checks at all.
Jobless benefits
Congress will extend unemployment benefits of up to $300 per week. The benefit could kick in as early as Dec. 27 and run at least through March 14.
An unemployment benefits program for contract and gig workers, which is set to expire at the end of the year, would be extended, too.
Some 20.6 million people are still on some form of unemployment aid, though officials say that number is inflated by duplicate claims and issues tied to backlogs in state unemployment systems. Weekly jobless claims have been back on the rise in recent weeks as families head into the holiday season.
The Cares Act provided $600 in enhanced weekly unemployment benefits. Those benefits expired at the end of July, affecting nearly 30 million workers.
Without action from Congress, another benefits cliff would have affected about 12 million Americans, including those on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, the supplemental insurance for gig and self-employed workers, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, the unemployment insurance extension available for people who have exhausted regular benefits after what is usually about six months.
Over the summer, Trump approved an additional $300 in emergency jobless benefits. That money quickly ran dry.
The Silvester family lost their entire income when the pandemic took hold in the United States. Nine months later they are still desperate for government aid. (The Washington Post)
Relief for businesses
The bill includes more than $284 billion for first and second forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans, expanded PPP eligibility for nonprofit organizations and news outlets, and modifications to the program to serve small businesses, nonprofits and independent restaurants.
The language ensures that churches and faith-based organizations are eligible for PPP loans, according to a summary circulated Sunday night by the office of House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.).
Businesses that received PPP loans and had them forgiven will be allowed to deduct the costs covered by those loans on their federal tax returns. While the issue had been a point of contention, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said the costs would be deductible under the final agreement.
The package provides $15 billion for independent movie theaters and cultural institutions.
The deal includes $20 billion for targeted grants through the Economic Injury Disaster Loans program.
The package also includes a tax break for corporate meal expenses urged by the White House and denounced by Democrats. Dubbed the "three-martini lunch" tax deduction by opponents, the tax break was promoted by Trump as a way to revive the restaurant industry.
Lawmakers said they reserved some of the PPP funds for "very small" businesses, as well as lending through community-based lenders and minority depository institutions.
Emergency rental assistance and eviction moratoriums
The agreement extends until Jan. 31 a moratorium on evictions that was slated to expire at the end of the year. The incoming Biden administration can extend the deadline further.
The bill includes $25 billion in emergency assistance to renters, although it remains unclear how the money will be distributed.
Money for vaccine distribution
The bill includes $20 billion for the purchase of vaccines "that will make the vaccine available at no charge for anyone who needs it," according to a summary circulated by Scalise's office. It also provides $8 billion for vaccine distribution and includes $20 billion to assist states with testing.
In a statement late Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said billions were "reserved specifically for combating the disparities facing communities of color, and to support our heroic health care workers and providers."
Colleges and schools will have $82 billion to help cover HVAC repair and replacement to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections and reopen classrooms. The Republican summary specified $2.75 billion in designated funds for private K-12 education.
Lawmakers also struck a deal on $10 billion for child-care assistance.
The package includes legislation to end surprise billing for emergency and scheduled care; provides a tax credit to support employers offering paid sick leave; $13 billion in increased food stamps and nutrition benefits; and $7 billion to increase access to broadband.
The House GOP summary specified $45 billion for transportation, including $16 billion for another round of airline employee and contractor payroll support; $14 billion for transit; $10 billion for highways; $2 billion for intercity buses; $2 billion for airports; and $1 billion for Amtrak.
The bill also includes $1.4 billion in new funding for Trump's border wall with Mexico and new border security technology, Scalise said.
Out: Aid for state and local governments; corporate liability protections
Aid to state and local governments
The bill lacks new money for state and local governments. Democrats had initially pushed for $1 trillion in aid to state and local governments. Mayors and governors have been sounding alarms over budget shortfalls and the hard choices they may be forced to make without help from Washington. States that rely heavily on the tourism or energy industries are among those that have been hit hardest and are warning of tax increases, public-sector layoffs or spending cuts to public programs.
Still, negotiators are extending the deadline for states and cities to use unspent money approved for them by the Cares Act, giving governments until year's end before the money must be returned.
One of the most fought-over issues between Republicans and Democrats revolved around whether companies can be sued by workers over coronavirus outbreaks. Democrats wanted protections for workers, while Republicans warned against a slate of potential lawsuits.
For weeks, lawmakers from both parties attempted to reach a compromise on the "liability shield" so infighting didn't hold up a broader economic relief bill.
Unemployment and stimulus reductions
The bill reduced the amount in weekly jobless benefits from the $600 that unemployed Americans received over the spring and summer.
The package does not include hazard pay for essential workers.
The bill does not extend stimulus checks to adult dependents.
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(as a cosmetic). The use of cosmetic dyes has prevailed in all ages in eastern countries. We have abundant evidence of the practice of painting the eyes both in ancient Egypt and in Assyria; and in modern times no usage is more general. It does not appear, however, to have been by any means universal among the Hebrews. The notices of it are few; and in each instance it seems to have been used as a meretricious art, unworthy of a woman of high character. The Bible gives no indication of the substance out of which the dye was formed. The old versions agree in pronouncing the dye to have been produced from antimony. Antimony is still used for the purpose in Arabia and in Persia, but in Egypt the kohl is a root produced by burning either a kind of frankincense or the shells of almonds. The dye-stuff was moistened with oil and kept in a small jar. Whether the custom of staining the hands and feet, particularly the nails, now so prevalent in the past, was known to the Hebrews is doubtful. Painting as an art was not cultivated by the Hebrews, but they decorated their buildings with paint.


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Robert S. McCathern has been recognized nationally as a "visionary" for his work in community development, youth violence prevention/gang intervention, and substance abuse prevention and intervention. He also has shared on the topic of conflict resolution in Brazil and several countries in East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan.
McCathern's passion is to change the common public misconception of African-American males as throw-aways who are unworthy of society's investment of time, energy and resources. His mission is to help rescue urban individuals, families caught in the cycle of crime, gangs and violence so they can become productive and valued citizens.
McCathern is currently writing a book entitled "Beyond Their Faces," which describes his work with urban youths in Little Rock, Arkansas; Racine, Wisconsin; and Flint, Michigan. McCathern – along with former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee – was highlighted in the 2013 book, "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City" by Gordon Young.
McCathern is founder of the Joy Tabernacle Church, which today serves as one of Flint's leading churches in reaching the urban community, especially those young men, women and children living in and near the Civic Park Neighborhood. He currently is Executive Director of the Urban Renaissance Center, a social service entity of the church and believes in the strength of partnerships and works regularly with, among others, the City of Flint, Genesee County Land Bank, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, Forge Flint, the Civic Park Neighborhood Association, and the University of Michigan-Flint. The latter is currently piloting a hybrid social work class, English Linguistics Class and other classes at Joy Tabernacle that includes both UM-Flint students and young men and residents from the Civic Park Neighborhood. McCathern serves as a community specialist/resource for the classes.
He has taught in public schools, served as a specialist to national leadership projects and is currently involved with President Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative. McCathern was recently selected to be one of only a dozen people nationwide to participate in the Chicago-based Christian Community Development Association's 2015-2016 national Cohort 6 leadership team.
A 1978 graduate of the American Baptist Theological Seminary and College of the Bible in Nashville, Tennessee, McCathern earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Pastoral Counseling; he was ordained the same year. McCathern has served as pastor of several churches in Tennessee, and founded Greater Revelations Baptist Church in the same state. He has pastored in Arkansas, ministered in Wisconsin, and also in other countries.
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Rappers Quavo & Saweetie Open Up About Their First Date, Guess How It Went?
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Rappers Quavo & Saweetie Open Up About Their First Date, Guess How It Went? (Pic Credit – Quavo Instagram)
Quavo born Quavious Keyate Marshall and Saweetie born Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper look adorable together. The lovebirds in a recent interview opened up about their 2 years romance. The rappers spoke about now they began dating as well as their first date. Read it here:
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Remembered Quavo, "I seen her on my Explore page (and) I was like, 'Damn! Who is this?' So I did my research and I DM her. I was like, 'How she going to call herself icy and she don't talk to me?'" He added, "So I slid in her DM (and) I told her, 'You an icy girl, you need a glacier boy.'"
Saweetie said, "He sent me the snowflake [emoji] and I sent him the stir-fry back"—a nod to one of Migos' biggest hits. Flirting over direct messages lead to hours on the phone. In 2018 when Saweetie was starting to take off after 'ICY GRL' and Migos were busy promoting Culture II, Quavo took a shot and invited Saweetie to a kickback in Los Angeles. The kickback turned out to be a rowdy backyard function that she says looked like Tupac's I Get Around. Quavo admitted that she ghosted him because of it.
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After dinner, Quavo took Saweetie to the headquarters of Quality Control Music and gave her a tour. The evening ended at Magic City where bills were flying and then a fight broke out. The couple recalled that everyone went scrambling for the exits and amid the chaos, they lost each other. Quavo said, "I didn't know if it was on some gang shit, so it was like, 'Let's get to the car!' He continued, "All this time, I forget I'm having a date! She catches up and cussed me out in front of Magic City."
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Insurers have urged the government not to rush through plans to allow pensioners to sell their annuities for cash.
The extension of the pension overhaul in April 2016 could put older people more at risk of scams, according to The Association of British Insurers (ABI). The latest changes would allow five million pensioners who have already bought an annuity with their pension pot to sell it back.
The ABI has claimed that the plans to allow pensioners to sell back their annuity to providers is not clearly defined and more information needs to be given on whether annuities could be sold back to the provider, but without an obligation on that provider to agree to the deal.
ABI also believe lessons should be learned from recent pension changes that allowed people to cash in a pension pot.
"Naturally there are considerable challenges in establishing a functioning market, and many unresolved complex legal, regulatory and prudential questions.
We want to work with government to help resolve these issues, but given the lessons learned from the [recent] reforms and the need for clarity in many areas, we urge the government not to rush these proposals through for 2016.
"Allowing more time will ensure an appropriate regulatory regime can be developed to give this new market a chance to succeed."
"We are removing restrictions on selling annuity income so that the five million people who have already bought them have the same freedom as everyone else."
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London locations for Ready Player One
by Nia Daniels
Steven Spielberg based much of the filming for Ready Player One in Birmingham, but also utilised several London locations for the sci-fi action adventure film.
Scenes involving 500 cast and crew were filmed around Ropemaker Street, Moorfields, Finsbury Street and Moor Lane in Islington, near the City.
Citypoint (pictured, on the corner of Ropemaker Street) has hosted several other big shoots - including Doctor Strange - that need modern office buildings and roads wide enough for stunts.
FilmFixer manages the film office service for Islington and Haringey. Company director Karen Everett said of the production: "The scale of the shoot can't be overstated. Ready Player One filmed over a day, one weekend in September 2016, with a vast number of extras, wearing the video game goggles we all know feature in the film.
"In the driving stunts around the area, the cars eventually mounted the plaza at CityPoint. Actors with guns jumped out of a van and ran into CityPoint building.
"There was a lot to co-ordinate and police consent was needed for the stunts and use of fake weapons."
There was also an overnight shoot in Haringey, with around 200 cast and crew using a local music studio and dance studio. Several locals also worked as marshals on the Fontayne Road filming.
Assistant location manager Sarah Kate Lewis said: "On the night, we marshalled the area heavily using a mixture of experienced film marshals, security and locals to make sure that residents could come and go from their houses or from work as needed."
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Between resurrection celebrations, fabled egg-toting rabbits, and the growing light of day: Spring is a time of renewal and hope. Mythologies aside, nature reveals its beauty as buds begin to sprout, flowers begin to blooms, and animals heed the call of procreation in the air. Indeed, we begin to see the natural world go through its process of rebirth.
Which - or course - ties directly to the happenings in the first sentence of this article. Typically falling on March 20/21, the Vernal Equinox has been historically a time to celebrate the renewal of life. Specifically the equinox is about the balance of light and darkness - with equal amounts of both on this day. Its interpretations, on the other hand, are vast as they are intriguing.
Most of these sites were built prior to the 1600's, which begs the questions - what was it that our predecessors knew that we do not? According to Manly P. Hall's book The Secret Teachings of All Ages, the Vernal Equinox was considered at time and season of initiation. Indeed, the concepts of rebirth and renewal were perfectly aligned with this. Whether we look at the mythology of Mithras (prominent in the 4th century), the tales of Odin's journey into the underworld, or the story of Jesus Christ and His rebirth - we see a common theme pervasive throughout cultures worldwide. The rising of the solar deity - the Sun (Son) - brings new opportunities, growth, and hope forth.
We see this throughout global celebrations. Known by many names - Ostara to modern pagans, Easter to Christians/Catholics, Holi for the Hindi - the common theme is about fertility and birth (rebirth for some). Indeed, much of mankind's comprehension of world comes directly from our relationship to the darkness and light. Looking at the astrological calendar, for example, the cycle begins with Aries (3/21) through Pisces (3/20). Yet this concept of cycle is really what lies within the heart of this matter.
Everything has a rhythm. In Hermeticism, there are 7 governing principles that affect the very mechanics of the Universe. Most are mutable, but one is fixed. The Principle of Rhythm states that there is an ebb and flow to everything. Wiccan's follow the Wheel of the Year while Native Hawaiians have the moon calendar to signify the changing of the seasons and movement between cycles. The interesting thing to point out here is that our traditional Gregorian calendar violates the natural rhythm and cycles of nature. By starting the new year in January, our calendar goes against the very pulse of the Universe. How does this affect the everyday person? Have you heard of New Year's resolutions? According to the University of Scranton study on New Year's resolutions, a mere 8% of people who set a resolution will actually succeed in achieving it. Let's take a look at that calendar again. So if nature's rhythm is most supportive of new beginnings at the Spring Equinox, what do you suppose the energy of January 1st best suites? Suffice to say - based upon the numbers - it is NOT making resolutions. In fact, January is usually still in the midst of winter. Introspection, reflection, things of this nature are best suited for this season. But I digress - this is a topic for another article!
In diving deeper into the occult (hidden) source of these celebrations and practices - we can learn more about the Universe, and ourselves. I invite you to join this Wizard (thee who perceives the wisdom in all things) as we wonder our way through the world.


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Eidolos: "legopowa, using macros to automate his game, [got two billion points] in a week." I got one billion points in 3.5 hours by Medusa farming. read more
@ Play: Giant Eel Stories, Volume 2
January 8, 2007 4:07 PM |
In Giant Eel Stories, we examine the phenomenon of Usenet victory posts, in which players crow about games which were very interesting, often because of something that happened, or some conduct they upheld, or they won. This time we again focus on Nethack, although we may not in the future.
In this installment:
- We learn about a wizard who wasn't just content with killing a lot of monsters, but had to kill all the monsters....
- After than, we meet a Healer who won the game without killing anything at all, although it must be said a large horde of henchmen was seen following him through the dungeons...
- We have a look at the story of the Priest who did not win, but will still be remembered probably for years to come for getting the highest score. And when I say that, I mean she really got the highest score....
- We finish up with a look at a real story: a work of Nethack fanfiction. Yes, it exists. No, it is not as lame as you think it might be.
Edward, Chaotic Male Elven Wizard Extinctionist, Ascended
Played by Matthew Bourland
Google Reader archive
Some of the more useful objects in Nethack are scrolls of genocide, which can be used to wipe entire species of monster out of the game. While they don't work on everything, they do work on a lot of things, and they do an utterly thorough job. Once genocided, a class of monsters will be completely absent from play for the rest of the current game. It will be cleared out of the current level, will be wiped from existence from previously-visited level when they are seen, and will never be generated again.
But there is another kind of "genocide" in the game as well. Unlike most other roguelikes (and RPGs in general), generally speaking, there is only a limited number of each kind of monster existing in the game. Every time a monster is generated, a counter is incremented for that species, and once it hits 120, generally speaking, no more of that monster will be seen. In game terms, that monster is "extinct." When the game rolls to generate a new roaming monster on a level, if that monster is chosen it'll roll again, and again if necessary. Levels that come stocked with that monster already on it, even non-random levels, will, in most cases, be a bit emptier. Those monsters can still be added to the game via a small number of other ways, but they won't be roaming around levels, in general, any more.
Nethack is not a small game, but neither is it very big, and there are hundreds of types of monsters for the generation code to choose from, so it is rare that a quarter of those limits are reached in a game if the player is really trying to win, even if he drags his feet along the way. The extinction check is mostly there to put an ultimate barrier to certain kinds of monster farming behavior (which it really isn't too good at since the worst kind of farming, that of black puddings, uses a method that ignores extinction).
Even so, there has in recent years been established an unofficial conduct called Extinctionist, and many players have accomplished it now. The linked-to story describes the first such game recorded. What an Extinctionist tries to do is completely eliminate as many kinds of monsters from the game as possible, either through genocide if it's available, or from just depleting all the kinds of monsters that can be produced.
People who play these games, it must be said, often find that by the end it is not just the monsters that are exhausted. Extinctionist games can last weeks, and it is not even terribly exciting play along the way. A character with sufficient mojo to cause the game to run out of Archons will not have much to fear from the rest of the bestiary either, and the tremendous amounts of loot that rapidly pile up during these games eventually make what few source of danger that remain trivial to overcome.
But Extinctionist games are interesting not just as an example of some players' degree of obsession with Nethack. When Nethack starts to run out of monsters, what happens is, first, the few monsters that aren't yet extinct appear much more often, which are often the harder foes in the game by that time (like Archons), but their increased numbers run them out faster as well. But in the long run, after even the rarest foes are depleted, the way Nethack handles it is that monsters just stop appearing. (This is its own problem, since without monster corpses to eat, and once all the territory in the game has been explored, most players will eventually run out of food.)
Another consequence of Extinctionist games is that vast amounts of loot will eventually be generated in those games. Some of the loot generated by this are things that the player can use to increase his stats, or damage done, or armor class, or be used to make other useful things. By properly utilizing all this stuff, Extinctionist characters can become super-strong, powerful to a degree far beyond the realm of mortals. We're talking people in a world with 1st ed D&D sensibilities having hit points enough to make Final Fantasy characters jealous, armor classes of -60 and better, and a few other, esoteric benefits that most players go their entire Nethack careers without seeing, like acquiring high levels of intrinsic damage bonuses from eating many rings of increase damage.
But such extents of power are overkill, of course, as Nethack characters wielded by players who are steeped enough in the game's lore that they can seriously attempt Extinctionist games are rarely in tremendous danger after the early levels of the game, unless they are playing one of the truly extreme conducts. Like Pacifist.
Patito, Neutral Male Gnomish Healer Pacifist, Ascended
Played by Andreas Dorn
In a game in which thousands of monsters die by the end of a game, it seems like pacifist characters shoudn't even be possible, but they are, and the conduct has been done several times now.
Pacifism, in Nethack, means that the player cannot bring about the death of a monster by his own actions. It is okay to hit monsters (there is another conduct, regarding wielded weapons, for that), although it can be dangerous to do so since one might accidentally kill it in the process.
The problem with playing a Pacifist is that there are so many monsters who want to kill the player, and without being able to kill them in return it is extremely difficult to survive long enough to get to deeper levels. Plus, many of the objects the player needs, and really wants, are held by particular monsters. The solution to that is to have lots of pets, and strong ones, to take care of those monsters for you.
The problem with that is that pets are vulnerable in way the player is not, and can be instantly killed or permanently transformed very easily, in addition to facing most of the same dangers player characters have to deal with. Pacifist players usually must continually acquire new pets to make up for the ones lost to attrition.
Pets are not as capable as players for other reasons besides. When monsters are tamed, many of their non-melee abilities, like dragon breath and spellcasting, are lost, and they will never willingly attack a foe more than one experience level greater than it. Most of the baddies towards the end (particularly the Wizard of Yendor, who gets stronger and stronger) have so high a level that no pet will attack them unless special measures are taken to enhance their power. Because of this, Healers are probably the best choice for Pacifist games, not just for their thematic appropriateness but because their quest artifact, the Staff of Aesculapius, can drain levels from foes when they are struck with it, eventually getting them to the point where they can be finished off by a handy horde of friends.
Pets are the key to surviving a Pacifist game (that and figuring out how to raise one's experience level without combat), and Patito the Gnomish Healer was extremely skilled at their acquiring and maintenance. So great was his mojo in this regard that he even managed to tame... Pestilence.
That's Pestilence, the Horseman of the Apocalypse who hangs out on the Astral Plane, a unique monster who cannot be permanently killed but, apparently, can be tamed. Word on whether it enjoyed scooby snacks is, unfortunately, unavailable.
Zadir, Neutral Female Human Priest, killed by overexertion.
Played by legopowa
Nethack is a roguelike game, a roleplaying game, and its own self-consistent, algorithmically-generated world, but it is also a computer program, and computer programs, as we discovered back in 1999, have limits.
Destroying all the monsters in the dungeon is one such limit, and another is the range of the player's score. When computer games are stretched far beyond the expected limits, sometimes strange behavior is seen. The old arcade phenomenon of scores that rolled over to zero after passing a maximum value is an example of this. Many of them used a kind of binary-coded-decimal system to represent the score both on-screen and in memory, as a way of saving a few extra processor cycles, but with the result that, once the player's score exceeded however many 9s were allotted on-screen, the score value would "roll over," back to zero.
Modern computer games (and make no mistake, we are talking about one of them) use a C number type, in Nethack's case 31 bits long plus one bit to hold a positive sign, to store the player's score. Just like with a decimal record-keeping system, this variable can overflow, but that value is so vastly great that the player would have to earn... let me see... ah, 2,147,483,648 points to do so. That's over two billion points in a game in which most games score less than 1,000, victories tend to score between two and eight million, and Extinctionist games are in the tens of millions. So, would you believe that--
Aw heck, who am I kidding? Of course you believe it. We've already established that some people can win as pacifists in a game in which anyone sane kills monsters reflexively.
Further, legopowa's game was not something he did at home, away from prying eyes that might discover any cheating methods he might have used. He played his game in public, on alt.org's Nethack server. For a while, players had amused themselves there with setting higher and higher scores, trying to gain the coveted top spot on the list, while all the ordinary players (like myself) were sent into deep despair of ever hoping to topple them.
Nethack points are earned for reaching new dungeon levels, for collecting gold and artifacts, and for a variety of other little things, but in the end the thing that makes up most of the score is experience points. Not "gift" experience, such as from finding sources of free levels, but experience gained from killing monsters. Players gain the great majority of their points through killing monsters, and there is really no way around that. While a player, once he's reached the point where he can kill with impunity, can basically mint his points, it still takes an incredible amount of time to earn scores even of a hundred million. For two billion, it would seem to require decades, certainly at least years.
legopowa, using macros to automate his game, did it in a week.
The full details are in the Google Groups post, and he explains it better than I could, but the final result of his game are these: first, he scored MAXINT minus one points, getting the highest possible score without overflowing the score counter and thus finally and eternally claiming the top spot on alt.org's scoreboard, and second, he proved without doubt that Nethack's scoring system is broken. It might seem to be rather an extreme length to go to to prove such a thing, but that is just the kind of game it is.
In leaving you this time, I present that piece of Nethack fanfiction mentioned before, Virgo Vardja's "Behind The Scenes," the tale, not of how Cloud would love Sepiroth ever so sweetly, or of how Sonic the Hedgehog characters get along in their eternal angst-fueled war against the machines, or of how the author could be the only person Legolas/Captain Picard/Neo could ever love.
It is the story of what happens, in the Dungeons of Doom, after a player wins the game, and the residents have to get back to their lives. Perhaps that isn't as, um, "exciting" as the other inspirations for fanfiction out there on the internet, but it is at the very least entertaining to think about. (Other stories from Virgo Vardja can be found on his Nethack site.)
"legopowa, using macros to automate his game, [got two billion points] in a week."
I got one billion points in 3.5 hours by Medusa farming. :) (admittedly with a macro)
Eidolos | February 20, 2007 4:12 PM


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Another Year of SEC Madness: Making Sense of the Traffic Jam
By Manute Oct 11, 2010, 12:00pm CDT
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In terms of pure entertainment value, SEC football never really disappoints. We're now six weeks into the season and all hell is already breaking loose.
On the plus side, the SEC West is shaping up to be an epic traffic jam in which anyone - including the Razorbacks - could wind up on top. The bad news is that there are some very good teams standing in between us and that happening.
At this point, it's very hard to rank Arkansas anywhere higher than 5th in the conference. Let's take a closer look at the teams who are ahead of us and then the Hogs themselves:
Auburn: Ranked #7 nationally, the Tigers boast an explosive Malzahnian offense and a defense that, although not necessarily of the lockdown variety, seems to be able to stop teams when it counts. We love Ryan Mallett, but Cam Newton has staked a legitimate claim as the best QB in the conference so far this season. The dude is good. The game this Saturday is huge: win, and the Hogs are in great shape; lose, and all those lofty preseason dreams are basically over before the leaves have finished changing color.
South Carolina. The Gamecocks and Hogs both manhandled Alabama...the big difference is that Arkansas forgot that football games last for four quarters rather than three and South Carolina most definitely did not. These guys boast a stout defense, plus badass freshman RB Marcus Lattimore and explosive WR Alshon Jeffery. In the past the Razorbacks have benefited from the Cocks' annual tendency to collapse in November, but that that seems less likely this year. The trip to Columbia will be yet another season-defining game.
Alabama. The only one of the big four we've played already, and you know how that turned out. For mental health reasons, I've conditioned myself to not think about what could have been if we'd just held onto that 4th quarter lead, and I suggest you do the same (top 5 ranking...inside track to the BCS title game...dammit, stop that!).
LSU. We've given Les Miles and the Tigers plenty of well-deserved grief in this space, but the facts are getting hard to deny: they're undefeated, they control their own destiny in the conference and they are led by a madman who seemingly has powers to control both space and time. They've played by far the toughest schedule of anyone on this list, their defense is great and their offense showed major signs of life in the Swamp. In the Hogs' best case scenario, the Thanksgiving weekend game in Little Rock will be for the SEC West title, but of course the teams listed above may have a thing or two to say about that.
Arkansas: After five games, the Hogs remain a puzzling bunch...tons of potential, but they have yet to really play more than three quarters of a game. On the plus side, the defense and special teams both are surprisingly solid...on the minus side, the vaunted offense still hasn't gotten on track and fluctuates wildly between being exhilarating and exasperating. We are undoubtedly the best first-possession-of-the-game team in the nation, but the offensive gears have tended to completely grind to a halt in the 4th quarter. As noted earlier, the potential is still there for an epically great season, but things need to start clicking soon (ideally around 2:30 p.m. Central time this Saturday) to make that happen.


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Q: Ada use of aspect Default_Component_Value on an array, with Pragma Pack I'm using gnat gcc 11.1, and wanted to know if someone can explain to me this behavior:
This is my code:
with Ada.Text_IO;           use Ada.Text_IO;
with Ada.Strings.Unbounded; use Ada.Strings.Unbounded;
pragma Ada2012;

procedure Hello is
   type bool_arr is array (Integer range 1 .. Integer'Size) of Boolean with
      Default_Component_Value => True;
   pragma Pack (bool_arr);

   test : bool_arr;

   procedure P is
      idx   : String           := "index ";
      strg  : Unbounded_String := To_Unbounded_String (idx);
      strg2 : Unbounded_String;
   begin
      for I in test'range loop
         Append (strg, I'Image);
         Append (strg2, " " & test (I)'Image);
      end loop;
      Put_Line (To_string (strg));
      Put_Line (To_String (strg2));

   end P;
begin
   P;
end Hello;

As Out I get this :

Hello, world! index  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32  TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE
TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE
FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE
FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE

Which is not what I wanted, by setting with Default_Component_Value => True.
If I comment out the Pragma Pack(bool_arr), then I get this:

Hello, world! index  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32  TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE
TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE
TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE

Thanks for the help.

A: Looks like a bug in GNAT, I'm sorry to say.
If I explicitly use the Default_Component_Value, by declaring
   test : bool_arr := (others => <>);

all components are True, as expected.


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Q: how to get the wasserstein distance between disjoint distributions and their barycenter in R I'm trying to get the wasserstein barycenter between N disjoint distributions (either continuous or discrete)  then to calculate the distance between the barycenter and each of these distributions.
I've managed in python using POT package using ot.emd and ot.lp.free_support_barycenter but in R I didn't manage.
I am not looking for a package recommendation or a link: I've given a try to emdist, transport and Barycenter but could not figure out how to reach a result.
I provide bellow 2 distributions d1 and d2, and I'm trying to reach the final result wdist1 and wdist1, the distance between these distributions and their wasserstein barycenter wbary.
library(ggplot2)
library(data.table)

d1 <- c(rnorm(1000, 0, 3) , rnorm(1000, 10, 5))
d2 <- c(rnorm(1000, 0, 2), rnorm(1000, 20, 3))
d1 <- d1[d1 < -.5 | d1 > 0.5]
d1 <- d1[d1 < 9.5 | d1 > 10.5]
d2 <- d2[d2 < 18 | d2 > 21]

# df1 <- data.frame(x = d1, t = "d1")
# df2 <- data.frame(x = d2, t = "d2")
# df <- rbindlist(list(df1, df2))
# ggplot(df, aes(x = x, color = t)) +
#   geom_histogram(aes(y = ..density..)) +
#   geom_density() +
#   facet_wrap(. ~t)

# what I'm looking for in R:
#wdist <- ot.emd(d1, d2)
#wbary <- ot.lp.free_support_barycenter(d1, d2)
#wdist1 <- ot.emd(d1, wbary)
#wdist2 <- ot.emd(d2, wbary)


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{
    using System;
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                if (fieldset != null)
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                return null;
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Home›Ballet›Dalton High graduate plans to continue his career in ballet
Dalton High graduate plans to continue his career in ballet
June 2 — While Paige Manahan was sorry to learn that the Georgia Governor's Honors Program camp would not be offered last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she remains grateful for the lessons she learned at the during the application process.
"I was very, very disappointed, (that) I didn't have this to hope for," said the recent Dalton High School graduate. Manahan had joined other finalists in a group message, and "we were talking all the time, (so) we were delighted to meet in person."
"It was really tough at first, but it was great" to go through the application process, which included live and video dancing, an in-person interview and a written essay, she said. "It was kind of like (applying) to college, (so) it was a good experience overall, and it really helped."
Manahan, who will attend Ballet Magnificat !, a Christian ballet company in the Mississippi capital Jackson, reportedly made dancing a priority at summer camp, perhaps an obvious choice for someone who has been dancing since the 3 years old.
"I don't remember not having danced and I don't want to have a moment when I don't dance," she said. " I really like. "
In dance, "you can always grow up, and I love to play," she said. "It's easy to be hard on yourself, but you always grow up dancing, and it grows with you."
Dalton High School's drama program regularly called on her dance knowledge and skills, said Wes Phinney, head of the school's drama department. She has choreographed numerous acts for the actors of several shows and was recognized as an "All-Star Performer" in the one-act competition for the 2019 production of "The Duchess Mislaid: A Commedia".
"I think her exceptional training and dance skills have served her well in taking on the challenges of such a physical game, the best example of" who was the mute servant Pedrolino in that act, "said Phinney. "Paige was called to communicate only through movement, and being such an exceptional dancer, she had no problems."
She's dedicated to improving herself, and that's part of the reason she was excited about the Governor's Honors Program camp last summer, which usually takes place at Berry College.
"I still want to work on my technique," and friends who attended camp told her that dancers "can work a lot on art and how to get emotional," she said. Being denied this opportunity "was really disheartening for me."
Manahan "loves and lives dance," said Berrien Long, owner / director of the Dance Theater of Dalton. "I hate that she missed the experience (Governor's Honors Camp), but knowing Paige, she will find 'other ways to grow and thrive' as an exceptional human being and dancer."
Manahan managed to get into a dance camp in Mississippi last summer she had previously been to to fill some of the void left by the Governor's Honors Program's demise, she said. "I was really lucky."
Manahan, who was celebrated at a Dalton Education Council meeting on September 14, 2020 for being a finalist in the Governor's Honors Program, "stood out in drama class as a young actress exceptional, which she demonstrated in two performances of exceptional winter plays, 2019 "The Crucible" "then" Shakespeare in Love "the following year, Phinney said. "The main thing that comes to my mind about Paige is that she is open to suggestions and directions – although they are rare – and ready to do whatever it takes to improve her performance, not just to herself, but for the good of the show and everyone involved. "
In "Shakespeare in Love," for example, "she was asked to do a lot of physical theater," including rock climbing, running and fighting, like Viola De Lesseps, "but she never hesitated and finally rose to the challenge of giving an outstanding performance, "said Phinney." Paige is one of the best young girls I have ever had the pleasure of teaching, always positive in her attitude, very well behaved and friendly, everything simply pleasant to be around. "
Manahan loves ballet more than any other style, because "it is the basis of everything" from contemporary to jazz, she said. Plus, "it's so pretty."
And the Dance Theater of Dalton turned out to be a perfect home for Manahan.
"I love all the girls in the studio and we've been together since we were little," she said. "We do 'The Nutcracker' every year, and it's one of my favorites."
Manahan "is an intelligent, talented and strong dancer who always strives to be the best she can be while being kind and helpful to everyone else in the studio, (and) her sweet personality shines on the stage where she dances exquisitely. really comes to life, "Long said. "Keep an eye on her, (for) she will do great things in life."
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Before installing the app please make sure you are running on a MS Windows desktop.
When using the app for the 1st time, you will be required to allow the installation of the "KWizCom Client Agent" executable. This client software enables the app to access the user's local windows clipboard, where local copied content is stored.
Existing Paste+ customers: the "KWizCom Client Agent" replaces the previous ActiveX component that was used to access local windows clipboard. Unlike that ActiveX component that worked only with MS IE, the new client software works with all browsers.


Light rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Thunder possible. High 51F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%..
Elise Delgado assists Passport to Fun participants in candlemaking at the Canyon City park during the 2018 event.
The Ministerial Association churches will observe Lent with a special luncheon and service held at various local churches. Everyone is invited. These special services are held on Wednesdays ending April 10. A soup and bread lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The service follows from 12:15-12:45 p.m. On April 3, the luncheon and service will be at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in John Day.
The second annual museum event for children continues through Friday with a variety of history, science and arts events throughout the week at different locations. "Passports" are available at the Grant County Chamber of Commerce in John Day for $5, or $12 per family. Some scholarships are available. Children 5 and under can participate for free. The Canyon City Community Hall will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28 with many sponsored activities, and passports are required for entry (ages 6-12). For more information, leave a message at the Grant County Historical Museum, 541-575-0362.
The national and state president for the American Legion Auxiliary will make an official visit to the John Day and Prairie City units, accompanied by other national personnel including the commander of the American Legion. There will be a tour of the Kim Wah Chung State Heritage Site followed by a luncheon meeting at the Outpost Pizza, Pub & Grill. For more information, contact Ruth Harris at 541-575-0076.
Representatives from the Grant County Court, John Day-Canyon City Parks & Recreation District, Blue Mountain Hospital District, city of John Day and Grant School District 3 will be present. All are encouraged to attend. For more information or to submit questions, visit johndayswimteam.com.
Featuring 11 films, beer will be available and raffles will be held during and after the event. The cost is $10 for adults or $5 for members. Children 17 and under enter for free. For tickets, visit BMLT.org or call 541-620-5754.
The Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Easter egg hunt. Fire truck rides will be available from 9-9:45 a.m. at the Mt. Vernon City Park with the actual hunt to follow with prizes for all ages. For more information, contact the city of Mt. Vernon at 541-932-4688.