text:
China's Hubei plans e-business open platform
Huhan, Dec 6 (Asia Pulse) - Hubei Province in Central China has made known anoverall plan for a powerful open platform that will broaden the application ofe-business. According to the plan, the province's largest e-business center will bephased out in three years, aiming to build an on-line stock exchange system,shopping system, ticket booking, charging, taxpaying and other applicationsystems.
By ZDNet Staff | July 28, 2000 -- 19:44 GMT (12:44 PDT) | Topic: Developer
Huhan, Dec 6 (Asia Pulse) - Hubei Province in Central China has made known an overall plan for a powerful open platform that will broaden the application of e-business.
According to the plan, the province's largest e-business center will be phased out in three years, aiming to build an on-line stock exchange system, shopping system, ticket booking, charging, taxpaying and other application systems.
For the first phase, the province will invest 5.52 million yuan (US$666,000) to build a common e-business platform, which will integrate database, common e-business application software and flexible, convenient and easy development tools. It will reserve plenty of expansion interfaces for the future.
For the second phase, 3.45 million yuan will be used to build a set of payment gateways, making the payment function of saving card possible on the network.
Enterprise Software Open Source Mobile OS
More from ZDNet Staff
How technology can save the NHS
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is official: Here's what's new
Photos: BlackBerrys through the ages
The scariest tech of 2017, period, end of sentence
Company also triples maximum baseline reward for security bugs.
Malicious Python libraries targeting Linux servers removed from PyPI
Security firm scanned over one million PyPI packages and found three backdoored libraries.
Microsoft to explore using Rust
Rust has been gaining in popularity and Microsoft intends to see if it can hold up to its demands.
They are going to leave Facebook: A chat with social networkers Revolution Populi
Famed Yale professor David Gelernter and investment banker Rob Rosenthal field questions about Revolution Populi, their startup effort to build a blockchain-based alternative ...
IBM launches open ML dataset hub curated for the enterprise
The IBM Data Asset eXchange provides free and open datasets for machine learning, with quality and licensing term checks that should make it simpler for businesses to use. ...
Frustrated by programming language shortcomings, Guido van Rossum created Python. With the language now used by millions, Nick Heath talks to van Rossum about Python's past and ...


Kick off just about any sports celebration with this versatile pan. It moves from soccer field, to baseball diamond to basketball court with ease.
Kick off just about any sports celebration with this versatile pan. It moves from soccer field, to baseball diamond to basketball court with ease. A great way to reward a season or even a game well done! Aluminum.


The Laboratory of Applied Inorganic Chemistry focuses the properties, behaviors, and reactions of inorganic compounds and its composites through the various experiments using physicochemical and electrochemical technique. We employ many experimental methods in order to make clear these objects on the basis of the viewpoint form "IONS, ELECTRONS, and WATER". Students are encouraged through the experimental works through the preparation of novel materials, development and improvement of the experimental apparatus, and the discussion of the experimental results.
Last decades, we are focusing the materials chemistry for the future technology and industrial chemistry through the R&D on various kinds of nanotailored materials. Structure and properties of electrolyte solution, solution chemistry in the hetero-phase systems, synthesis of metal oxide thin films by the Liquid Phase Deposition Method, and fabrication techniques of polymer-metal nanoparticle composites by the Relaxative Auto Dispersion method have been studied. We have published more than 100 papers for last 10 years and obtained valuable suggestion and encouragements from many scientists and engineers all over the world.


Thank you for sharing this with all of us This Mama runs on love and Dr. Pepper shirt so many of us mommas feel so strongly in our hearts.
Thank you for sharing this with all of us This Mama runs on love and Dr. Pepper shirt so many of us mommas feel so strongly in our hearts. Your words that you shared with us in this piece touched me immeasurably and came to me in perfect timing. You are a kindred soul and I hope you never stop writing. Several times he's noticed me there and asks why I haven't spoken to him yet. Sometimes I just want to see his long eyelashes closed and see him breathing. And was the same way with the spicy toothpaste yet now eating lots of foods that have spices. Thank you for putting into words what many of us cannot. And thank you for sharing the good, the bad, the ugly, and the incredibly beautiful moments of being a parent!
Life without her near is torture. This Mama runs on love and Dr. Pepper shirt because we gave her the foundation to spring off of, is incredible to see. A blessing, indeed. Thank goodness for little girls! Thank you for reminding me that some things will never change. And thank you for showing me to take comfort and find joy in the things that do change. I love every word of this. Thank you for taking the time to share what's in your observant beautiful mind. I so needed to read this. My 4-year-old first born is growing sprouting slipping away and it brings on the tears every time I think about it. It is a calming feeling to have a perspective of no matter how much things are changing and moving fast my love never will change.


text:
Oughterard Show Society
Sunday 25th August
Western Region Championship
Qualifying Show 2019
Ponies in Hand
Powers Quarry
Qualifying Shows 2019
Domestic Arts
2019 Committee
Brief History of Oughterard Show
It is believed that the first show to take place in Oughterard was held in 1911 at a location then known as "The Paddock" or Roe's yard at the rear of present-day Kenny's on Main Street. This was organised by a Mrs Strevens, an RSPCA representative in the area, and it featured ponies and carts as well as donkeys and carts with an animal welfare aspect associated it. The Workhouse Field, Station Road, Oughterard was selected as the venue for two shows organised by the Connemara Pony Breeders Society in 1929 and 1930.
Jim Stewart and Pat (Paup) Joyce outside the 'Kirk'. The children standing at the table are Pat Higgins and his brother Michael.
No shows were held for some 12 years until Thursday 20th September 1962 when Oughterard Development Company Ltd held the first of the current series of Oughterard Agricultural and Horticultural shows in and around the "Kirk"- the site of the present Community Centre. In the Catalogue, published by The Connacht Tribune and sold for one shilling, the organising committee members are listed as: Paddy Higgins, Dermot Joyce, Annie Egan, Michael Previte, Johnny Keogh, Martin Faherty, Joe Lydon, Mrs Greene, Bridie Welby, Johnny O'Connor, Frank Kyne, Tim Molloy and Pat Gibbons.
From 1965 to 1973 the organising role was taken on by Oughterard Guild of Muintir na Tíre and on Wednesday 22nd September 1966 the show was held for the first time at the current venue – Corribdale Grounds. A report in the Connacht Tribune read as follows: "The new venue for Oughterard's Agricultural and Horticultural Show – a fine spacious field off the Galway road which was used for the first time last week was a big success. Entries were up in the major sections and a feature was a magnificent display of Connemara ponies. The judge described the quality as "excellent" and said that, with some development, Oughterard could challenge Clifden as the major centre for the Connemara Pony – a touch of colour was added by a number of gaily painted horse and pony carts a novelty which has more or less died out at other shows. The organisers, the local guild of Muintir na Tíre, had an innovation this year in reviving the jumping contests for children and adults over a splendidly laid-out course'
From 1974 to 1981 the show was organised by Oughterard Community Council and from 1982 to 1990 by a Show Committee. A Limited Company – Oughterard Show Society Co Ltd. was set up in 1990 taking responsibility for running the 1991 and subsequent shows. There was further major development in 2003 when it became two–day show with the Connemara Pony Performance Championships being held on the Saturday.
© 2019 Oughterard Show Society

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Egami Collection ("Egami") is a made-to-order custom apparel business that specializes in both formal and casual clothing. The company emphasizes the key part of your brand that makes you stand out from the rest, your "IMAGE", which spelled backward is the company name.
Our line of custom designs are fashion forward, yet work appropriate so you can get the job done in style. By wearing our clothing, we help you unleash your "gravitas", or your inner commanding energy, to help you maximize your full potential.
We pride and differentiate ourselves by providing a very personal custom tailoring experience to each of our customers and to communities that don't have access to affordable high quality custom tailoring. We visit you at your home or office to take your measurements, we bring material books to show you a wide selection of high quality materials to choose from, we show you a style book of different styles or take your direction on what style you're looking for, we contract the best tailors to construct your perfect outfit, and we hand deliver you a ready to wear product.


text:
Photo: © Toho Co., Ltd
60 Years Of Japan, As Told By Godzilla
60 years ago Godzilla rose from the depths of the ocean and Japan has never been the same since.
By GaijinPot Blog Nov 3, 2014 6 min read
Godzilla first appeared on theater screens across Japan 60 years ago today, on November 3rd 1954. Even if you've never seen a Godzilla movie, you probably know Godzilla is a monster born from a post-war Japan coming to terms with the bomb.
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that Godzilla is what brought me to Japan. I spent my school days running a popular Godzilla fansite, my teenage years writing about Japanese monsters for various magazines and websites, and for the last two years I've been co-producing an online documentary series called SciFi JAPAN TV.
Like everyone else, I've heard the atomic bomb analogy time and again, but is that all there is to Godzilla? Films can tell us much about the times we live in, and with 27 sequels and 2 American adaptions produced over the last 60 years, there are few other film franchises that can show us quite so much about our own history as Godzilla.
The Godzilla films of the 1960s — the era most fondly remembered — were big, bold and colorful. These were forward-looking times from a world immersed in an ongoing space race, reflected by the numerous Godzilla epics featuring space monsters, aliens, rocket ships and other worlds.
Bringing these fantastic images to life wasn't easy, and if you think the life of today's salaryman is tough, you should meet the studio men who laboured behind the scenes to bring new and experimental special FX to life.
Over lunch early last year, some of the original FX staff related to the SciFi JAPAN TV team how they were so busy working around the clock that they wouldn't clock-out of work for weeks on end, sleeping in the studio and going from one production straight into the next. "We received so much overtime pay we could stack the bills on end without falling over," they told us.
One of the men holds up a hand and shows us where his thumb used to be, which he lost on a bandsaw while creating a miniature building. "I was too busy to go to the hospital," he remarks. Another FX staffer, they tell us, was so tired that he passed out on the floor with his coffee still in hand — unspilt.
Times change however, and the 1970s energy crisis which rocked the economies of Japan and other major industrial countries around the world was reflected by changes behind the camera. As the budgets declined, so did staff, shooting times and the quality special FX.
In one of the earliest interviews we filmed for SciFi JAPAN TV, Teruyoshi Nakano, the man in charge of special FX during this turbulent era, lamented, "the action set of Godzilla vs. Hedorah was just a big open wilderness. Where is there anywhere like that in Japan? But we had no money to make miniatures. We shot that whole movie in about 2 weeks."
A struggling economy wasn't the only problem Japan suffered during the 1970s, however. An ever worsening pollution problem was about to reach a tipping point in Japan. Earlier this year we spoke to Godzilla vs. Hedorah director Yoshimitsu Banno, who also served as executive producer on this year's Godzilla from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.
He told us how Japan was slowly suffocating from pollution, and how it influenced the creation of one of Godzilla's most memorable opponents, the 'smog monster' Hedorah. "I would see cities like Yokkaichi just covered in black smog, the sea filled with foam from all the detergent dumped into it, and the air smelled like rotten eggs. I imagined some kind of space virus like a tadpole being affected by this slime and growing into a monster."
Photo: "©
The '70s weren't all gloom and doom, however. When the U.S. government returned Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972, it was quickly celebrated with the 1974 film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, an ambitious feature which not only introduced one of the most popular Godzilla opponents of all time, but was filmed almost entirely on Okinawa, with the island's traditional shisa guardians brought to life as the giant monster King Ceaser.
After struggling through declining budgets and worsening box office returns, the series finally went on hiatus in 1975, returning in 1984 almost simultaneously with the birth of Japan's economic bubble era. A wealthier Japan brought vastly bigger budgets and somewhat more extravagant ideas to the revived Godzilla franchise, including a life-sized Godzilla foot which the crew dropped from a crane onto the actual streets of Tokyo, and a 20-foot animatronic "cybot" Godzilla.
The bubble era influence reaches its apex in 1991's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, where the film's entire premise revolves around rogue nations from the future travelling back to the present day to use Godzilla to destroy Japan before the country becomes so economically powerful that it controls the entire world (clearly these were more optimistic times, too!)
Following the first attempt to bring Godzilla stateside with the 1998 flopbuster, Japan produced its final six Godzilla films from 1999 to 2004, in what fans refer to as the "Millennium" Godzilla series. In an attempt to bring Godzilla into the 21st century, these films began to integrate CGI and other modern FX techniques along with the traditional suits and miniatures. Recently our show spoke to director Masaaki Tezuka, who helmed three of the Millennium Godzilla films, and discussed what role practical FX still have to play today.
"I think if [the original filmmakers] were still with us they would use our current technologies to make movies like Godzilla," he suggests. "By which I mean, I don't think they'd have opposed the end of miniatures. Older fans expect a main in a suit destroying miniatures, but that's an old technique now. I think they'd choose the cheapest and most efficient method, such as CGI, compositing and other digital techniques."
It was these modern techniques are what brought to life this year's Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla from director Gareth Edwards. Although the new film also adopts the anti-nuclear themes of the original film, it also — despite being set in the US — borrows much imagery from recent Japanese history. Most notably is the Hawaiian tsunami scene that proceeds Godzilla's first appearance and the destruction of the Janjira nuclear plant, both images that evoke memories of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
Although these events a strongly embedded in recent memory, executive producer Banno suggests they are perhaps even further embedded in Japanese culture as a whole. "[In Japan] we are animistic, meaning we believe even inanimate objects may possess souls, because we've lived with such rich nature and all these natural disasters for so long, and we try to harmonise with it," he tells us. "This way of thinking is more important than ever in a world where our own technology could potentially kill us all."
Guest Contributor: Jim Ballard is the Production Manager at ACTV Japan, where he currently serves as co-producer and editor on the documentary series "SciFi JAPAN TV".
5 Classic Japanese Horror Movies You Must Watch
We dare you to watch these J-horror classics alone in the dark this weekend.
By James Darnbrook Oct 11, 2019 5 min read
This Halloween, Horror has No Face
Can a video game kill?
By Anthony Joh Oct 31, 2014 2 min read
What It's Like to Work on a Japanese Movie Set
Being in a film is exciting regardless, but taking part in a foreign country's movie shooting is something to remember forever.
By Kelsey Leuzinger Oct 15, 2014 6 min read


text:
When it's small, Nationalism can be kind of cool
(note: image from here.)
This post is not very timely, as it was inspired by the fête de St. Jean Baptiste almost two months ago. But I need to get back and track and my thoughts are still relevant.
If you don't know this already, St. Jean Baptiste is a major holiday here, probably the biggest one (though how you measure holiday size, I don't know). It's a provincial (or national, depending on your perspective) that is strongly enforced by the government. There are ads in the paper explaining how your employer must give you the day off. The day not falling on or directly after the weekend caused major consternation this year, with all kinds of scheming to try and get Monday off as well. There are massive concerts in Montreal and especially Quebec City and smaller ones in towns all over the province. It's origin is in an obscure Catholic holiday that they barely even celebrate in France anymore, but it became significant to the colonists of Nouvelle France and grew over time to eventually become the celebration of Québec as a culture and a nation.
Everybody dresses up in blue and the fleur de lys. What struck me was a gang of girls on Mont-Royal wearing sexy, revealing outfits all themed around the Québec flag. They also had little Québec flags painted on their cheeks and arms. What they reminded me of were European football fans during the world cup. I imagine for them, they are proud to be Québécoise, but it's also just fun for them to dress up and celebrate. When a jaded old anglophone (with a Y chromosome) like myself sees that, it suddenly makes me think that nationalism is kind of cool and fun. And this led to a train of thought that gave me an insight as to a point of difference between Quebeckers and the rest of Canada.
In Canada, we tend to grow up with a pretty cynical and skeptical education, especially towards politics. A lot of this comes from the British political tradition as well as from living north of the United States. We pride ourselves on not being all rah-rah patriotic. That kind of behaviour, in our lessons, leads to, at best, the kind of annoying cultural ignorance that marks the worst stereotypical American tourist, or at worst, Nazi Germany. Behind that is a general Protestant resistance to any kind of celebration or pleasure. So for a lot of us, when we see someone vaunting their national pride, our reaction is one of distaste. It puts us off and makes us suspicious.
The Québécois, on the other hand, are brought up being taught a lot of pride in their history and culture. Moreover, as children, their day-to-day culture is full of both popular and social elements that they consume in a natural way (like singing songs at camp or watching TV shows with their friends). Just to give a concrete example, any group of Quebeckers sitting around a campfire will share a large body of songs that they all know the words to and will sing together. During St. Jean Baptiste, entire stadiums will sing along with the group on stage to some favorite classic from the '60s or '70s or even much older. Many of these songs are about Quebec or being Québécois.
So their nationalism is natural to them and mixed up with their normal cultural expressions. What we may see as a potentially frightening political expression is usually much more cultural. A lot of people who celebrate their identity with such enthusiasm couldn't give a shit about whether Québec should be an independent nation or not. They just love who they are and where they come from. And they like to celebrate it.
So when they take a look at anglophone Canada, they see a kind of cultural void. They don't see the quiet pride, the sometimes vehement (and sometimes prejudicial) dislike for the U.S., the small shared things that make us Canadian, the ability to instantly name any Canadian who has made his or her name in the U.S. Sure, we don't have much. But it's important to us and we are aware of it. Those Québécois who have spent time in the west recognize this, just as those anglophones who spend time in Québec recognize that celebrating Québec pride is valuable and important.
The solution is, again, that we need to spend more time together.
Posted by OlmanFeelyus at 10:46 AM 1 comment:


Mirra provides all the features and benefits of a sophisticated and expensive recording system at a highly competitive price.
Mirra is optimized for organizations wishing to record only a few channels whether it's radio, telephones, fax or any other audio input. Its optical media provides instant real-time access to all recordings.
By using the latest speech compression techniques, it also has outstanding recording speech quality that provides unrivalled clarity when recovering a call for replay.
Simple connection to your stand-alone PC or network provides flexible access by users or system managers.
The use of rewritable low-cost optical media to store messages provides you with fast access to any recording. Single or dual deck options with up to 4800 channel hours of recording are available.
In a typical application, recording 8 lines for a 10 hour day, this represents over two months of continuous recording for 10 hours a day before the media has to be replaced, thus saving time and money on archive management.
Flexible recording options allow the system to be configured for parallel recording to provide identical copies, autocycle mode for continuous unattended recording and sequential mode for back-up and long term on-line access.
With the exception of optical disk change, all control of Mirra takes place within the PC environment.
With the minimum of training, users and systems managers can access recordings quickly and easily. Users can have their access levels restricted whether for security reasons or for operational needs.
To replay a call, an authorized user can simply enter the channel name, date or time and the call will be delivered virtually instantaneously to the desktop either over the LAN, RS232 link or via the telephone network if necessary. In addition, other search parameters such as CLI, dialed out number or call duration can be used to narrow down the search.
Mirra uses a real-time operating system that allows it to provide the sophisticated features needed in the market today with a unique but simple architecture.
This same approach also allows for a simple power up/down routine that avoids special shutdown procedures. In fact, once power is applied, the system is on-line and running within 15 seconds!
In mission critical applications requiring a high level of redundancy, two systems can be configured in a full master/slave mode to provide 100% redundancy.
Comprehensive system and fault alarms are available from the system to monitor performance and to notify users of fault conditions.
In addition to analog connections, Mirra can connect directly to proprietary digital lines from many of the most popular PBXs.
Mirra allows the user to mix any two different protocols as required.
Click here to download(1323Kb) a full-color brochure in Adobe Acrobat format.


text:
Judson: Combating climate change in local communities
By Judith F. Judson/Guest Columnist
Investing in energy efficiency and energy reduction measures in local communities is critical to combating climate change. The overwhelming success of the Department of Energy Resources' (DOER) Green Communities Designation and Grant Program is evidence that the commonwealth's municipalities recognize the value energy efficiency and clean energy can bring to their residents.
Over the last four years, more cities and towns across the commonwealth are embracing this opportunity, and today over 240 municipalities have earned the Green Communities designation. Since the program began in 2010, DOER has provided over $100 million in grants to municipalities – over half of which was achieved under the Baker-Polito Administration.
A great example of municipalities working with the Baker-Polito Administration is right here in the communities of Northborough, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Sturbridge, Westborough and Uxbridge which will celebrate their designation as members of a class of 30 new Green Communities.
These municipalities have collaborated with DOER to access the funds and technical assistance necessary for each of them to reduce their energy costs and carbon emissions by implementing energy efficiency and clean energy projects in schools, municipal buildings and in municipal operations. Projects run the gamut from swapping out streetlights with LED bulbs to save on electric usage and maintenance, to replacing inefficient heating systems in schools to purchasing hybrid or electric vehicles for the municipality.
For example, in Shrewsbury the town is focusing on improvements across the schools as well as the Senior Center and Town Hall to increase energy efficiency and ultimately make the buildings more comfortable for use.
On the larger stage, the efforts of communities are paying off as we continued to work together to achieve our shared goals. Massachusetts has led the country in energy efficiency - ranking #1 in the nation for eight years in a row - and remains a leader in solar with more than 90,000 solar projects distributed across each one of the 351 cities and towns in the commonwealth.
Communities from Pittsfield to Provincetown and everywhere in between participate in the Green Communities program. Today, 78 percent of the state's population lives in a Green Community. To receive this designation, municipalities commit effort and resources to an ambitious energy efficiency agenda including reducing municipal energy consumption by 20 percent over five years. When all 240 Green Communities reach their 20 percent energy reduction goal, it will result in a projected savings of the energy used by over 21,000 Massachusetts homes annually and a projected reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of over 248,000 metric tons – similar to taking 50,000 cars off the road for a year.
The positive impact for the communities extends beyond the environmental impact with significant operational savings. Keeping up with costs is a major challenge for cities and towns across Massachusetts. Developing creative, cost-effective energy reduction measures to lower emissions helps reduce operating costs, ultimately benefiting residents and businesses. When you save energy, you save money – which means more room in your local budget for public safety, schools and other priorities.
The Green Communities program has had a broad impact, already achieving significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions and serves as a model for how state and local governments can work together to create stronger communities and bring us closer to a clean, affordable and resilient energy future.
This Earth Week, I encourage you to engage with your community and local elected officials about the Green Communities program and join our collective effort to improve energy efficiency across the state, protect our environment and combat climate change.
Judith F. Judson is commissioner of the Department of Energy Resources.


text:
Pupils at Gloucester school told to self-isolate if they feel unwell due to coronavirus after trip to Italy
Forty children from King's School went on a ski trip to a resort in north-west Italy during half-term.
King's School, Gloucester
Letters have been sent to parents of children at King's School in Gloucester after 40 children went on a ski trip to Italy.
The pupils went to a resort called Sauze D'Oulx to the west of Turin for their half-term break last week.
Since they have returned towns and cities in Lombardy and the Veneto in northern Italy have been quarantined after a series outbreaks of coronavirus in the country.
The children were west of the region affected and not in an area under lockdown.
School bosses have written to parents urging any children who are feeling unwell since they have returned.
A spokeswoman from King's School said: "Following the guidance from the Department of Health and the Foreign Office, what we have said to children is that they can go about their normal day-to-day activities.
"If they should suffer any of the symptoms of being unwell they should self-isolate at home and contact NHS 111."
The spokeswoman added that none of the children who went on the trip has become unwell and all are in school this week.
They added they are keeping an eye on the "fast-changing situation" and any further updates from the Department of Health and the Foreign Office.
All of the children had a good time on the trip, they added.
Equal opportunities at King's School as Gloucester Cathedral girl choristers to get scholarship
All the famous faces and names from Gloucester King's School
What is coronavirus?
The Department of Health says a coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to a severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.
Generally, coronavirus can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease.
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China.
What is the latest advice for corona virus?
Nine patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus. The Department of Health said UK Chief Medical Officers have raised the risk to the public from low to moderate.
The UK Chief Medical Officers has issued advice to anyone who has travelled to the UK from mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau.
If you have returned to the UK from any of these areas in the last 14 days and develop symptoms of cough or fever or shortness of breath, you should immediately:
stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with the flu
call NHS 111 to inform them of your recent travel to the country
Cheltenham couple in Coronavirus quarantine 'trapped' in Tenerife hotel
Couple who fled Wuhan over Coronavirus fears told they can't have free NHS maternity care
If you have returned from these specific areas since 19 February, you should call NHS 111 and stay indoors and avoid contact with other people even if you do not have symptoms:
specific lockdown areas in northern Italy as designated by the Government of Italy
'special care zones' in South Korea as designated by the Government of the Republic of South Korea
Hubei province (returned in the past 14 days)
As of 25 February, a total of 6,795 people have been tested in the UK, of which 6,782 were confirmed negative and 13 positive.
Top Gloucestershire news stories today
M5 and traffic updates on Tuesday
Coronavirus updates on Tuesday
Aquajardin owner in tears
Cheltenham Festival day one LIVE
These figures now include the four cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked and under quarantine in Yokohama, Japan.
Universal Credit changes: Payment ban for those on benefit and State Pension by UK banks
Your MoneyBrits could find it more difficult to get on the property ladder while on benefits
Entertainment'The Masked Singer' Rob Beckett to perform in Gloucestershire next monthRob's been on Twitter this week pranking people after 'outing' himself as the Traffic Cone on the hit show
Gloucestershire Covid-19 booster uptake amongst highest in England


According to the police, the incident took place on February 6 and the information got to them on Monday, 5 days later.
A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 35-year-old sanitation worker at a public toilet in west Delhi's Naraina, police said on Monday.
The girl was taken for a medical examination. And police said the condition of the girl is now stable.
A case was registered and the accused has been arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Monika Bhardwaj said.
The accused works as a sanitation worker in the ''sulabh sauchalaya'', she added.


Enjoy Autumn Break - Save Up to 20% OFF Apex Hotels, UK. Book now and enjoy your autumn vacations anywhere at London, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee in Apex Hotels and save 20% on your two night stays. Get a complimentary continental breakfast & upgrade on check in. Valid for these Hotels: Apex Waterloo Place Hotel. Apex Grassmarket Hotel. Apex City of Edinburgh Hotel. Apex Haymarket Hotel. Apex City Quay Hotel & Spa. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 31 October 2016. �10 direct booking voucher is included and can be used for food & drink at the hotel, excluding breakfast. Minimum two night length of stay.
Winter Break Offer - Save 20% OFF Apex Hotels!!
Winter Break Offer - Save 20% OFF + Complimentary Services Apex Hotels. Embrace the great indoors and book a winter break at Apex Hotels. Book now and save 20% plus get a complimentary continental breakfast and room upgrade. Terms & Conditions: �10 direct booking voucher is included and can be used for food & drink at the hotel, excluding breakfast. Minimum stay for 2 nights. Offer is available from 1 December 2016 to 28 February 2017. Booking made until 31 January 2017.
New Year Special Offer, Complimentary Services Apex Hotels!!
New Year Special Offer, Complimentary Services Apex Hotels. Take in the bright lights, city buzz and impressive fireworks during your New Year break this year. Get complimentary breakfast every morning and a complimentary champagyne breakfast on New Year�s Day. Terms & Conditions: �10 direct booking voucher is included and can be used for food & drink at the hotel, excluding breakfast and Hogmanay dining / ball events. Booking and Stay period is until 31 December 2016.
Early Booking Summer 2017: Get Up to 20% Off Apex Hotels!
Early Booking Summer 2017: Get Up to 20% Off Apex Hotels. Book a Summer getaway in Apex Hotels London, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee and receive complimentary upgrade on check in and breakfast. Up to 20% off on stays of two nights or more. Offer includes: Complimentary breakfast. Complimentary upgrade on check in. Children under 12 stay and eat for free. �10 voucher to spend in the hotel during your stay. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 31/08/2017. Offer is available on selected dates at Apex Hotels in June, July and August 2017. Bookings must be made at least 28 days in advance for stays of 2 nights or more.
Winter Breaks - Save 20% OFF Apex Hotels!!
Winter Breaks - Save 20% OFF Apex Hotels!! Book your stay for minimum 2 nights at Apex Hotels and save 20% plus complimentary breakfast and room upgrade. Offer Includes: Children under 12 stay and eat for free. �10 direct booking voucher is included and can be used for food & drink at the hotel, excluding breakfast. Terms & Conditions: Minimum 2 nights stay required. Offer valid until 28/02/2017. Offer is available on selected dates at Apex Hotels in December 2016, January & February 2017. Bookings must be made at least 28 days in advance.
Christmas Breaks - Get 20% Discount Apex Hotels!!
Christmas Breaks - Get 20% Discount Apex Hotels. Stay over the holiday period for a more relaxing break and join us for a festive dining experience or a more indulgent dinner on Christmas Day at Apex Hotels and save 20% on 2 night stays during winters. Offer includes: Complimentary breakfast and room upgrade. Children under 12 stay and eat for free. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 31/12/2016. Offer is available on selected dates at Apex Hotels in December 2016. Bookings must be made at least 28 days in advance.
Super Saver Offer - Get Additional 10% Off!!
Super Saver Offer at Apex Hotels London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee Get Additional 10% Off. Its time to enjoy Apex Hotels super saver offer. Book your stay at Apex Hotels London, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee and get additional 10% off on room rates. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 31 October 2016. Use promo code: DIRECT.
Save up to 20% Off on Family Summer Getaways!!
Save up to 20% on Family Summer Getaways Apex Hotels London, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee. Stay in a spacious Family Room in London, Edinburgh or Dundee this summer and make the most of family time with big attractions on your doorstep. From the moment you arrive you�ll be greeted by friendly staff and gain access to child-friendly facilities throughout the hotel including complimentary Wi-Fi to keep them entertained, kids menus in our restaurants and kids packs on arrival. Book a UK summer getaway in Apex Hotels London, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee and get up to 20% off plus complimentary breakfast. Offer Include: A �10 voucher to spend during your stay. Kids stay and eat free. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 31 August 2016.
Get Up To 20% Off!!
Get up to 20% Off, Complimentary Upgrade & Breakfast Apex Hotels London, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee. Book a UK summer getaway in Apex Hotels London, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dundee and get up to 20% off plus we�ll treat you to a complimentary upgrade on check in and breakfast when you book directly. Terms & Conditions: Minimum two night stay. Booking must be made 28 days in advance. Children under 12 stay and eat for free. Booking period is until 13 June 2016 for London Hotel and 27 June 2016 for Scotland Hotel. Stay period is June August.
Spring Sale Offer - Save up to 25% Off!
Spring Sale Offer - Save up to 25% Off Apex Hotels, Scotland & London. Book your vacations for minimum 2 night at Apex Hotel and save up to 25% plus complimentary services. The offer is available for Apex London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 23 May 2016. Offer is available for stays from 1 31 July 2016 at Scotland Hotel stays. Offer is available for stays on 26 30 May and 24 July 1 September 2016 at London Hotel stays. Offer valid for minimum 2 night length of stay.
Advance Booking Discount - Save 10% Off!
Advance Booking Discount - Save 10% Off Apex Hotels, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee. Book your stay 3 days or more in advance and save 10% at Apex Hotels, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 31 December 2016.
Sunday Wedding Offer at Apex Waterloo Hotels, Edinburgh!
Sunday Wedding Offer at Apex Waterloo Hotels, Edinburgh. Sunday Weddings. End your week by beginning your happily ever after at Apex Waterloo Place. Offers includes: Complimentary glass of sparkling wine per guest. Bride and groom go free. Upgrade to duplex suite for the bride and groom subject to availability. �200 discount on ceremony room hire. Book Now.
Save 20% Off with Best Flexible Rate!!
Save 20% Off with Best Flexible Rate on Your Stay at Apex with Free Cancellation up to 14 Days Before You Stay. Use promo code: PMORE.
Save 25% Off on Your Stay When You Pay In Advance For Stays!
Save 25% Off on Your Stay When You Pay In Advance For Stays In Apex London, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee. Use promo code: PPROMO. Book Now.
Save Additional 10% Off Apex Hotels London Edinburgh Glasgow and Dundee!
Save Additional 10% Off Apex Hotels London Edinburgh Glasgow and Dundee. Book your holidays at Apex Hotels London Edinburgh Glasgow and Dundee and Get additional 10% discount on public rates. Terms & Conditions: Offer valid until 30 April 2016. Use promo code: DIRECT.
Apex Hotels is one of the UK's leading operators of 4 star contemporary hotels with luxury properties based in London, Edinburgh and Dundee. At Apex Hotels you can be close to attractions, entertainment, shopping and business districts in London, Edinburgh and Dundee and feel at home. You'll enjoy great service, accommodation and facilities while you stay with us in these major UK cities.


The million dollar question I get asked most often is, "So when are you guys having children?" This is usually followed by me staring up at the ceiling, feeling sheepish and uncomfortable. If Nate is present, I then stare awkwardly at him, praying he answers for the both of us. When you've been married for a couple years and when you reach a certain age (hello 32), it's to be expected that this is a genuine concern. And not only does it come from my mother and in-laws, but also from friends. Hell even strangers ask me, as if my uterus is public fodder. Most of my friends do have children, and I think they would like us to just get it over with already and join the married with children club. In that sense, I would love to be a member. My friends are wonderful parents and I want nothing more than for our kids to grow up alongside theirs.
But there's just one little problem, as is most problems I face in my life - I'm scared beyond belief. Like the kind of scared that gives me nightmares almost every single night. The kind of fear I used to get before giving a speech or presentation in my college classes. That kind of irrational fear that makes zero sense, but that feels SO real. Even now just typing this, I have a pit in my stomach (not a baby might I add).
Why am I so terrified? Who knows. Maybe it's because I'm an only child? Nah, that doesn't stop most only children. In fact, I think only children go on to have larger families. Don't quote me on that but I'm sure if I bothered to research I could look up some study. Maybe it's because I saw some horrible examples when I was working with foster youth? Nah, I wanted to adopt each and every one of those kiddos. They broke my heart.
I think I'm afraid of the actual pregnancy. I know some women say they loved being pregnant, but I'm almost 100 percent positive that will not be me. I'm also afraid of giving birth. Yes it is life's greatest miracle and I truly believe that. But considering I can't even deal with a migraine, my childbirth might actually look like one of those romantic comedies where the woman is sweating, swearing, and screaming like she's dying and the husband is running around like a chicken with his head cut off. I mean that doesn't really happen, does it? That's just the movies?
Then there's the whole losing your identity thing. I know it's possible to be a loving, present parent while still maintaining a semblance of who you were before children. I just know it's difficult at times. Priorities shift, as they naturally should! But I'm also afraid of being a crazy neurotic parent. I already struggle with worry, so it could get even worse after having a baby. Or it could get better! I guess I won't know until I'm a mother. These are all things I think about a lot, but keep my mouth shut for fear of judgment. I don't want to offend anyone. Many women can't have children, so I don't want to sound like motherhood is some sort of obligation.
Yes, yes, and yes. I'm coming up on my second wedding anniversary in a month and the contents of my uterus seem to be everyone's favorite topic. It drives me nuts. Family, coworkers, friends, acquaintances... they all feel perfectly fine inquiring about whether or not I'm pregnant yet. I don't plan on having children for a few years--I really like being a married adult without children. I can binge-watch GoT without a second thought. I can go on vacation whenever I want. I can make last minute plans. But I am also terrified of the actual pregnancy and giving birth part. My best friend is an ob/gyn and she tells me I'll be fine. My mom tells me it's just something I'm going to have to deal with. But I find it terrifying. And I'm also terrified of the lasting damage to my body--not that I'm a Victoria's Secret by any means, but from the stretch marks and droopy books I already have, I know pregnancy isn't going to be kind to me. And, like you, I'm scared I'll become the parent I've always said I would never be.
Whew. All that to say I feel the exact same way.
I can't believe people still ask that question, I find it so rude and intruding. Thank you for sharing your honest feelings in this post. I am a mother myself (my son is 25) and I am NOT one of those women who loved being pregnant. I hated it. Now, as for the delivery, it was pretty miserable back then. You had to be dilated to a certain centimeter before they would even consider the epidural. Nowadays though, they numb these mammas so soon its basically a breeze. I'm proud of you, girl, for not caving to pressure from people who won't have to be the ones changing diapers, nursing, and worrying. You do you. After all, no one knows you better.
Yes people ask all the time and I'm not sure if they realize how rude it comes off or not. Seems innocent enough, but still feels like unwanted pressure! Thank you for reading :) I appreciate your thoughts!
^^ I'm with Lora on this. I can't believe people haven't learned that it's impolite to ask these things and they are no one's business. I just assume if someone doesn't have children they don't want them (yet/ever...doesn't matter) OR if they want children and have infertility issues, they will share that with me (or not) when they feel like it. I'm sorry you've had to deal with so many questions! And I definitely wasn't a pregnant woman who ever felt amazing. I just got through it and was glad when it was over. I think we've had this conversation in person though. :) Glad you felt comfortable sharing your thoughts here. It just helps to vent sometimes, doesn't it?
First, ppl should not ask. It's a private decision and no one's business, not even your close friends and relatives.
Second - I never wanted to gave kids. I have anxiety and was terrified of it carrying through pregnancy and beyond. But I did want to experience being a mom. Guess what? My pregnancy was amazing, I had a great birth (short and no complication) and a beautiful daughter. I did have postpartum anxiety though. I had to go back on medication. But despite it all there's nothing I enjoy mire in life than being a mom to my daughter. Yes I changed, but I feel that I'm a better person. I'm more patient, less judgmental and live deeper. I worry less about small things. Oddly enough also less anxious now :) I do only one one child now and that's our decision as a couple (my hubby is an only child).
Thank you for your feedback as always! Motherhood scares me but when I see other women with their kids, it reassures me that I can do it too. When I'm ready! Which I probably never will be!


Are your old family war medals and collectable coins worth something? Here at Gold African, we offer a numismatic assessment and exchange service for collectors.
The word, 'numismatics' means 'relating to coins or medals'. The term refers to anything that was once used as currency, having its root in the Greek word 'nomisma' meaning 'current coin'.
Today, the value of a numismatic is not defined by the worth of the coin as indicated by the face value, but by the scarcity of the collector's item and the market demand for that particular coin.
Gold African is a trusted authority in numismatic collectables in South Africa and can assist you with the purchase and sale of your coins, collectables and medals.
A true numismatic or a collectable coin?
A numismatic, by its technical definition, is an old coin that has gained value over time by its rarity and scarcity. An example of a true numismatic would be the 1931 tickey – only 128 coins were minted at the height of the Great Depression when money was not really needed, making them a rare and extremely valuable addition to any numismatists collection.
In comparison, collector's coins are minted brand new as commemorative pieces from an old press and are released into the market at a premium price. Since so few are minted, the desirability for the sought after coin drives the value up in the marketplace, thus directing the price of the collector's item. Gold African is an authorised partner of The South African Mint, and has access to all the commemorative ranges available, like the 50th Anniversary Krugerrand Collection.
How do I know what my collection is worth?
Do you have an existing collection that you have grown over the years and are now wondering what it may be worth? Or perhaps you have some old coins that you inherited and are no longer interested in? Perhaps you are just clearing out to make more room. Our experienced team will evaluate your coins and numismatics free of charge and describe your valuable coins' history, giving you an accurate estimation of their worth.
Gold African can also advise you on how to get started in numismatics, what to look for and what to avoid. If you're already an experienced collector and are looking for a specific piece, our knowledgeable staff will keep an eye out for it and let you know once the stock becomes available.


text:
Q: create infinite animation in tween.js I am creating an animation for a sphere moving along all the vertices of a line. I have this code:
var vertices = mesh.geometry.vertices;
var duration = 100;
// Iterate through each vertex in the line, starting at 1.
for (var i = 1, len = vertices.length; i < len; i++) {
 // Set the position of the sphere to the previous vertex.
    sphere.position.copy(vertices[i - 1]);
 // Create the tween from the current sphere position to the current vertex.
    new TWEEN.Tween(sphere.position).to(vertices[i], duration).delay(i * duration).start();

}

How I can do to make when the sphere is on the last vertex, the field start over again animation.

A: I had a private chat with yavg, and the following solution works:
var vertices = mesh.geometry.vertices;
var duration = 10;

function startToEnd() {
  var i = 0;
  async.eachSeries(vertices, function(vertice, callback) {
    if (i !== 0) {
      sphere.position.copy(vertices[i - 1]);
      new TWEEN.Tween(sphere.position).to(vertices[i], duration).delay(duration).onComplete(function() {
        callback(null);
      }).start();
    } else {
      callback(null);
    }
    i++;
  }, startToEnd);
}
startToEnd();

It'll Tween from the start vertix to the end vertix and repeat this process infinitely. It does use the async library though, to ease implementing Tweening from one vertix to the other for me.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
This Amazing Machine Lets You 'Paint' Mozart's Music
Move over, Fantasia—a composer has figured out how to translate Mozart and Bach into moving artworks.
Nick Romeo
Updated Apr. 13, 2017 6:18PM ET / Published Nov. 07, 2015 12:01AM ET
Music is supposedly a universal language, a kind of transcendent tongue that encodes meanings mere words cannot capture. Hans Christian Andersen famously voiced this idea in the 19th century—"where words fail, music speaks"—and his remark is just one of dozens of variations on a theme.
When NASA sent the Voyager hurtling deep into space in 1977, it included the so-called "Golden Record," essentially a mixtape of humanity's greatest musical compositions, in the hope that alien life-forms might understand our species through music. This gesture reveals something important about our belief in the transcendent reach of music—perhaps its power is such that even vastly different beings could appreciate it.
Opposite the first page of my score of Bach's Goldberg Variations is a quote on music from the 17th-century polymath Sir Thomas Browne: "In brief, it is a sensible fit of that harmony which intellectually sounds in the ears of God." For Browne, music's universality encompassed even the divine realm.
Music may speak to deities and extraterrestrials alike, but what exactly is it saying? Attempts to translate music into fallen human language tend toward one of two extremes: poetic rapture or the technical-mathematical. Consider this description of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from E. M. Forster's novel Howard's End: "Gusts of splendor, gods and demi-gods contending with vast swords, colour and fragrance broadcast on the field of battle, magnificent victory! Magnificent death!" Novelists are not the only ones to get excited when writing about music; the cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter evokes a Chopin étude like this: "To me, it was a soft, rushing whisper of notes, a fluttering, like the leaves of a quaking aspen in a gentle breeze. Yet it was not just a scene of nature; it expressed a human longing, a melancholy infused with strange and wild yearnings for something unknown and remote."
A harmonic analysis of a Bach suite from a cello blog lies at the opposite extreme: "The G major harmony in the second half of bar 25 is this of a tonic and changes at the bar line to bar 26 to a Subdominant function in the temporary key of D major." Though perhaps not as forbidding as the austere, insect-like squiggles of black ink on a page of sheet music, this is far from the lush accessibility of metaphor and image. Walt Disney's original 1941 film "Fantasia" did not simply show scrolling footage from the musical scores of Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky for good reason. The vaguely psychedelic images of flying ponies and dehydrated dinosaurs may correspond less precisely to music, but they are far more visually interesting.
Somewhere between these extremes is a technology called the Music Animation Machine, invented by composer and programmer Stephen Malinowski. His software translates the primary formal elements of music—pitch, rhythm, dynamics, harmony, timbre, etc.—into a visual language of interconnected lines, colors, and shapes. Each visual feature models a particular element of the music; the size and position of the shapes model rhythm and pitch, for instance, which helps make the structure of even dazzlingly complex compositions intuitively apparent. A rising flurry of green circles might signify an ascending melodic line in a Mozart sonata. The dense polyphony of a Bach fugue can be clearly decomposed into constituent strands of red, orange, and green triangles that loop and intertwine. The result is a visual rendering of music that's both poetic and precise, a way of mapping sounds onto images that combines the mathematical and the artistic.
Malinowski has made over 350 YouTube videos with the Music Animation Machine; collectively they have been viewed over 140 million times. His animations have been projected on massive screens during live performances at Carnegie Hall, and his work forms part of a permanent display at MOMA featuring Björk's music. His aspirations, however, do not center on concert halls and museums: he wants to make the usually rarefied realm of classical music broadly accessible to a wide audience.
"The main thing I've learned is that comprehension increases enjoyment," he told me at his East Bay home, where the available space in two full rooms has been colonized by computers, cables, pianos, musical scores, and electronic keyboards. "You could understand nine out of ten things in a piece but not like it until you get that tenth element. And when you don't like a piece you literally don't know what you're missing." This is especially true of famously complex and difficult works, like Stravinsky's Rite of Spring or Beethoven's Grosse Fuge, both of which he has animated. The videos help to make apparent the patterned intricacies that give such pieces their tremendous power.
Malinowski traces the inspiration for the Music Animation Machine to an afternoon in the early 1970s when he took LSD. He was at a friend's house listening to a recording of Bach's Chaconne in D-minor for solo violin, following along with a printed score of the music. A music composition major in college, he was in his early 20s at the time. Neither studying scores while listening to music nor taking mind-altering drugs were unusual activities for him, but this time the conjunction of the two produced an extraordinary experience.
What happened next is hard to describe. Malinowski uses a technical term: saccade synchronization. Saccades are the tiny, jerky motions of the eyes as they switch focus between points. Their "synchronization" gave him the feeling of possessing supernatural visual powers. "It was like I could direct traffic at some neurological level," he said. "Wherever the 'now' moment in the music was, I could track it perfectly. There was a sense of motion in the score, a dancing feeling, as if the notation was dancing to music. It was an intense and wonderful experience. Not the sort of thing that would happen without taking drugs."
The Music Animation Machine approximates Malinowski's drug-induced episode of preternatural visual acuity, making it available to anyone with Internet access. Of course not everyone watching his videos will have the same subjective experience that a highly-trained composer on drugs once did. Malinowski thinks the videos only approach what he experienced during the episode, which has never happened again.
Yet his vision of music was not simply the eccentric whim of a drug-addled mind. He has developed a formal system of rules governing the correspondence between notes and images, a way of making the deep grammar of music visually comprehensible. This precision and rigor separate his idea from other visual fantasies inspired by music.
In the 1970s the technology did not exist for him to program and disseminate his software, and he had no training in programming. All he could do was chart on graph paper an early prototype of the Music Animation Machine, which he still keeps rolled up in his office, an analog trace of what is now a digital technology. The precise geometry and rich color scheme give it the air of an illuminated medieval manuscript. In the 1990s he sold mail-order videos of his animations, but the technology came into its own with the rise of YouTube in the early 2000s. He has now retired from his day job as a programmer and devotes himself full-time to the animations.
One hundred and forty million YouTube views provide one sort of validation; he also gets a steady supply of notes that range from requests for future animations to testimonials. A music appreciation teacher in San Francisco told him that he used to teach the basic elements of music in three classes and expected roughly half the class to grasp them. With the videos, over 90 percent of students understood the material after a single class.
Malinowski's girlfriend, Christine, is a retired teacher from Kansas who used to work with special needs children at an elementary school. She and Stephen began corresponding after she used his videos to get more kids interested in classical music. "I would always play recordings of Mozart or Bach on the anniversaries of their birthdays. I like to get the kids painting as they listened to the music. These were fourth-grade boys, so I was competing with soccer and other sports," she said. "They were not that interested until they watched the videos. Once they saw them, they couldn't get enough. It was fascinating to watch them do their own paintings after seeing Stephen's videos. You could tell just by looking at the paintings the difference between the ones that Mozart and Bach inspired."
Malinowski thinks that musically-inspired graphical design is in its artistic infancy. He's currently collaborating with Swiss musician Etienne Abelin and a Swiss company, iart, to develop an intuitive user interface that would allow anyone to make their own visualizations of music. On his website he has a funny chart that condenses human history into two columns. For fashion, he shows a caveman clad in furs in one column and a suave man in a tailored suit in the other. For architecture, he juxtaposes a simple straw hut with the soaring interior of a cathedral. The last entry is for music visualization, which he places firmly in the hides and huts phase of progress. In one column he shows a frame from one of his videos; in the other column, the future of the field, he leaves a question mark.


text:
church & ministry	|
Stories of Modern "Nehemiah" Church Construction Project
The main structure of the new church in Qitaihe has been completed.
ByJosiah Li November 09, 2018
American Missionaries in Dengzhou: Lottie Moon, the Cause of Women and Cultural Exchange between China and the World
Looking Back At 2019 - A Review and Reflection of the Top 10 Topics
Believers Have Their Faces Scanned before Entering Shimenkan Church, Minors Banned
Top 10 Christian News Stories of the Chinese Church in 2019
[In Pictures] Christmas Eve Celebrated Across Chinese Churches
Christmas Celebrated in Ancient China Over 1000 Years Ago?
Sign up for free email newsletters.
In late October, we visited a church in Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, where new construction is ongoing. In March, 2017, the congregation and staff of the church in Jinsha New District collected 200,000 used bricks in four days for the side chapel of the new church they were building. Before the Chinese New Year of 2018, the church itself completed the foundation of the main sanctuary. Now the main part has been finished.
Covering an area of 6,588 square meters (1.62 acres), the new church will have a main sanctuary of over 3,200 square meters (0.79 acres) in area, a side chapel of 800 square meters (0.19 acres), as well as a courtyard.
The unforgettable visit reminded me of two parts in the Bible: first, Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians that Christians are different parts of one body that serve each other; and second, Nehemiah's overseeing the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem which was done in just 52 days.
Story of the construction team
As winter approached, the construction team put on the finishing touches before the temperature went below freezing. When it rained, some believers who hadn't worn rain gear were still able to fix the chimney and while others installed four big iron woks in the kitchen. Some women mixed sand and cement while several men installed ceramic tiles.
Brothers and sisters stuck ceramic tiles in the kitchen of the side chapel.
Brother Kong, an engineer who earns a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, has served the church free of charge for five months. After working with non-Christians and having a habit of scolding them, he often felt guilty for his hot temper, calling his Christian coworkers bad names. However, some church workers witnessed that he made much improvement in refraining himself.
Rev. Qin Shuping, the church's senior pastor, said that there were many testimonies. She told us that a stout woman "of few words was capable to performing the tasks of three persons".
In the evening, a sister in her seventies hurried to the church just to ask whether a cookstove and windows had been successfully installed. She said, "I felt unsettled at home, worrying about the church. I'm now at ease after checking this out."
Story of the prayer team
The team served three times a day in the side chapel, beginning as early as five o'clock in the morning. The doorkeeper said that even at 4:30 a.m., people were there in the dark.
Five or six years before the construction, the church started to pray for it. Prayer never ceased even during the Chinese New Year festival when Chinese people gathered together in their homes.
The prayer team was made up of mainly the elderly who were unable to work at the construction site. They prayed fervently for every aspect of the church including the pastors, safety, finances, food supplies, and current specific construction projects at the time.
The prayer team prayed to God on their knees.
During every two hour prayer meeting, members first read the Bible and sang hymns. Then, one by one, they prayed approximately four or five minutes for every task. Most of their prayers were in plain language. "Lord, we pray for the installation of the windows. Please prepare bricklayers to seal them... Lord, we pray that you can grant the brothers and sisters who are involved in the construction work healthy bodies for they are very tired and exhausted..."
Prayer was not an easy thing for the senior Christians. A few of them health issues with their legs so couldn't keep praying on their knees beyond an hour.
Deacon Zheng who has led prayer meetings for eight years said,"We know that we can't do anything without prayer. Nothing cannot be fulfilled but through prayer. Praying is very boring and tedious, easy to become ritual, but we enjoy the sweetness of the Lord's grace under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, with the same mindset as Jesus Christ and His care for God's house."
Story of the Martha team
Responsible for food, the Martha team consists of over ten members whose ages range from more than 50 to over 70. Sister Meng, 76, the team leader, has been in the ministry for over two decades.
The Martha team
In charge of three meals a day, the group is busy with kitchen work: washing and chopping vegetables, making a fire, making dumplings, and washing dishes. From dozens to over a hundred believers can choose from about ten dishes for each meal.
What's more, the bulk of the ingredients were donated by the congregation, including rice, flour, meat, fish, chicken, and eggs. The more than ten pigs were raised by members of the church and were also donated for food.
Pastor's model role
Rev. Qin, in her fifties, looks somewhat weak and weary with some gray hair, yet takes care of every little thing in the church. Once a successful businesswoman, she felt God's call to follow Jesus during a time of illness.
Rev. Qin Shuping
Teacher Sun said, "The pastor always arrives at the construction site before everyone and is the last to leave after everyone has gone home."
Suffering from heart disease, Rev. Qin is unable to do any hard labor. Brother He, who has run a business in Qitaihe for 15 years, told us that she handled a leak very early in the day, resulting in shock. Thankful for God's protection, she said that she could do nothing if she followed the doctor's advice.
Whenever the church needed a car, Brother He immediately drove there. However, Rev. Qin told him sheepishly that the church had never filled up his gas tank after using it many times. Moved by the pastor's devotion and sacrifice, he felt that his contribution was justified.
Epilogue: The church's construction project is on schedule. Further work including installing the interior fittings and furnishings will perhaps take one year. So far the church has no debt.
- Translated by Karen Luo
100 Christians Build New Church with Their Own Hands
Church Collects 200,000 Used Bricks for New Church Construction
latest from church & ministry
Songyuan CC&TSPM Hosts 29 Seminary Students
Songyuan Christian Council & Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CC&TSPM) of China's northeastern Jilin Province had a meeting for seminary graduates and students. The latter stated that they would study hard to be well equipped for the future revival of their hometown churches
Dalian Xishan Church Holds Retreat to Mark First Anniv. of Rededication
Dalian Xishan Gospel Church of China's northeastern Liaoning Province held a one-and-a-half-day retreat to mark the first anniversary of its rededicaiton
Survey: Less than 15% Young Christians Are Engaged in Deep Reading and Writing
In a survey on what spiritual reading and writing could bring to a Christian, less than 15% of the respondents claimed that they could be able to be engaged in deep reading and writing.
Authoritative Chinese Union Version Bible Should Be Treated with Objectivity
A pastor's view on the proper attitude Chinese believers should adopt towards the classic Chinese translation of the Bible, the Union Version.
The St. Francis Church on Shangchuan Island
Shangchuan island is located in the southwest of Taishan City, Guangdong Province. Standing in the middle of the south China sea, it is a famous tourist resort. In addition to the beautiful scenery, a church, the St. Francis Catholic Church, adds a touch of sacred color. It was built in 1869 in memory of St. Francis Xavier who came to China in 1552
Zhangzhou Churches Visit Poor Families before Spring Festival
Three churches in Zhangzhou, Fujian, recently paid a visit to local community poor families before the upcoming Spring Festival
Century-old Church in Zhenjiang, Where Pearl Bucks Once Attended
One of the representatives is the Gospel Church in Daxi Road, formerly founded by a missionary from the US Methodist Episcopal Church named Carl Frederick Kupfer in 1889
American Missionaries in Dengzhou:The Presbyterian Mission, An Important Base for Learning Chinese and Teaching Sermons in Late Qing Dynasty
The American Presbyterian Mission arrived in China's eastern Dengzhou a little later than the American Baptist Mission but had rapid development.
Jiangxi Church Visits Poor Believers
Before the Chinese New Year, some workers of a Jiangxi church paid a visit to 34 financially disadvantaged believers.
Fujian Chendai Church Shows Concern for Sanitation Workers and Other Disadvantaged Groups
More than 50 sanitation workers of China's southeastern Fujian Province were invited to attend an annual reunion dinner prepared by church volunteers.
#CCCTSPM
#Zhejiang cross-removal
#cell group
#Sinicizing Christianity
#community service
#Theological Seminary
#WW2 Memorial
#House Church
#100 Anni of Samuel Pollard
#Testimony
#YMCA
#YWCA
#Legal Voluntary Consultation
#Christian Philanthropy
#Urban Church
#Faith and Life
Copyright © 2020 The China Christian Daily , INC. All Rights Reserved


text:
Self Catering Cottages > England > Derbyshire > Hepworth > The Rowan Yurt
Self Catering in Derbyshire - Hepworth
The Rowan Yurt
This superb yurt, set on the owner's livestock farm on the edge of Hepworth village, can sleep two people.
The Rowan Yurt is a wonderful romantic retreat situated on the edge of the village of Hepworth, and two miles from Holmfirth. This single-storey yurt sleeps two people and is open plan with a king-size double bed, dining area and sitting area with woodburner, along with a separate kitchen and shower room, accessed via an internal door. Outside, there is off road parking for two cars, a decked area with a hot tub, furniture and a BBQ, and the shared use of the owner's swimming pool, sauna and steam room.
The Rowan Yurt is an excellent place to stay.
Isolated, no wifi and no TV. Just beautiful surroundings, luxurious interior and an outdoor hot tub. What more could anyone want? There is everything you will need in the kitchen, including things like a garlic press, icecube tray, collinder and cafetiere so no need to take anything with you - we took loads of stuff and didn't use anything. Bits like washing up liquid, tinfoil, tea towels are also there as well as torches. Tea, instant coffee, fresh fruit, a pint of milk, a loaf of fresh bread from Holmfirth bakery, homemade jam and some butter are also there so breakfast is sorted on your first morning. Decent toiletries in the bathroom, towels, robes, slippers and even some big woolly socks are all included. The inside is amazing. The photos don't do justice to the inside. The hot tub is great. It kept it's heat really well, even during the rain and wind (it wasn't a particularly balmy July). The locals include a lot of raucous squirrels, a cock pheasant, a few shy calves and a pig who likes nothing better than to be lulled to sleep by being scratched with a stick. The local pub is 5 minutes walk with decent beer, a good gin selection, good food and also does takeaway pizza. This was the furthest we got during our 6 day stay as the yurt was so perfect we didn't want to do anything but relax on our own.
Sian177
The Rowan Yurt was extremely comfortable and cosy, the owners had thought of everything and it was a wonderful trip. The hot tub was lovely, even in the rain! The property is secluded and private which makes it really peaceful. The use of the pool was a great extra and the on site shop was really handy. I would recommend this to everyone and will be returning!
Mrs Collins
We had a fantastic holiday. We loved the private hot tub and swimming pool will definitely go back for another holiday and recommend to friends and family. At least 5 stars to the owners.
Mr Neale
The idea of a yurt really appealed to us as we had never stayed in one before. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and would recommend to anyone thinking of something a bit different with peace, quiet and seclusion. The hot tub, sauna, steam room and swimming pool were all enjoyed regularly and were very clean. The log burner was sorely missed when we got back home & the hot tub too. For someone who is partially sighted, the farm was a very welcomed break, we managed well with the decking and the lay out. We will be going back if not later this year then early next year. Thank you for a great holiday.
Ms Wright
The Yurt was perfectly positioned in magical woodland. There is not one thing that the owners had not thought of to make it perfect, luxurious and rustic. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. We will definitely be returning and have strongly recommended it to friends and family.
Mr Hodgson
Gas underfloor heating with woodburning stove
Combination microwave/oven, 2-ring gas hob, fridge, shared use of on-site washing machine and tumble dryer, iPod dock, CD/radio, WiFi available in farm shop
Fuel, power and fuel for stove inc in rent
Decked area with hot tub, furniture and BBQ
Use of owner's indoor swimming pool, sauna & steam room by arrangement
Shop 1 mile, pub/restaurant 10 mins walk
Note: No TV, WiFi only available in farm shop
Note: Yurt accessed via a gravel woodland track, suitable for cars
Note: The swimming pool is 12
5m x 6
5m and up to 1
45m deep
It is open from 9am - 9:30pm each day, and the owner guarantees guests a 60 minute slot each day by prior arrangement, which during peak times may be shared with one other cottage
Note: No children, including infants
Note: Kitchen and shower room attached to yurt and accessed via internal door
Note: Check-in 2
30pm, check-out 10:30am
This property doesn't take 7 night bookings
Get an Ordnance Survey map covering the Hepworth area.
National Coal Mining Museum for England - 8.2 miles (Museum)
Wentworth Castle Gardens - 10 miles (Garden)
Copley, St Stephen's Church - 10.9 miles (Historic Church)
Friarmere, St Thomas Church - 11.2 miles (Historic Church)
Bagshaw Museum - 12.6 miles (Museum)
Halifax, All Souls Church - 12.7 miles (Historic Church)
Sandal Castle - 12.9 miles (Castle)
Monk Bretton Priory - 13.2 miles (Abbey)
Museum of the Manchester Regiment - 14.6 miles (Museum)
Wentworth, Holy Trinity Church - 14.7 miles (Historic Church)
Bray Cottage, Hepworth - 0 miles
Hepworth, Derbyshire
Old Hay Barn, Hepworth - 0.3 miles
Boshaw Cottage, Hade Edge - 1.1 miles
Hade Edge, Yorkshire
Well Dressing
Derbyshire Hotels
Platform 9 3/4, King's Cross Station, London Prints


text:
Home -> News
Traveller family distraught over council's destruction of home
Photo source: Travellers' Voice
By Finn Hoogensen
Dublin City Council has been accused of illegally authorising the demolition of a Traveller family's mobile home in west Dublin.
Michael and Ann Connors, along with their children, witnessed their home being torn down by contractors on 14 June at Labre Park, a Traveller accommodation site in Ballyfermot.
The Connors family had been meeting with Lorraine McMahon, a co-ordinator with the Ballyfermot Travellers Action Project, to discuss what they would do with their home in Labre Park when they received a call that the demolition was under way.
The Connors, a family of seven, moved out of Labre Park in January this year and have been living in emergency accommodation.
McMahon, who has been acting as a mediator between the Connors and the Dublin City Council, said she was notified of the council's demand for the family to move the mobile home from Labre Park.
"The local authority had no permission [from the Connors] to touch their home," said McMahon, who added that she had appealed to the council for a grace period for the Connors to relocate the trailer.
"In my opinion, what happened in Labre Park is potentially illegal, is potentially criminal, is absolutely an outrageous breach of the human rights of that family, and answers must be given as to how that came about."
However, a Dublin City Council spokesperson said the Connors were illegal occupants on the site in Labre Park, and the family's permission was not required for the removal of their home.
The spokesperson also claimed that the mobile unit had a defective base which posed a health and safety risk to other occupants in Labre Park.
"Dublin City Council gave the family ample opportunity to remove their trailer and all personal belongs and they refused to do so," said the spokesperson, who added that the Connors' personal items within were not destroyed but removed and placed in storage.
Other News News
The industry of horror
Tionsclaíocht an sceimhle
Travellers move to make a stand in local elections
Ahead of the local and European elections in May, several members of the Traveller communi...
Gardaí in appeal for missing man
Gardaí are seeking the public's help in finding the whereabouts of 41-year-old man origina...
Student media scheme is now open for applications
The Simon Cumbers Media Fund 2019 Student Scheme is now open for applications from third l...
Committee probes system abusers facing loss of Irish na
The Government has fulfilled its promise to strip system abusers of their Irish naturalisa...


Web Camshaft will restore your stock cam back to the original specifications. If the lobes are severely worn they can be hard welded, additional charges will apply. Price (Each).
Mercedes Benz 230 SL SOHC 12v Parts List.


text:
Home/News/"Our partners in India and US decided Sanju Samson should be our no. 1," says Rajasthan Royals director Kumar Sangakkara
NewsT20 Leagues
"Our partners in India and US decided Sanju Samson should be our no. 1," says Rajasthan Royals director Kumar Sangakkara
Rajasthan Royals couldn't qualify to the IPL playoffs under Sanju Samson last season
AbhishekDecember 2, 2021
Kumar Sangakkara, the director of cricket operations at Rajasthan Royals, has made it clear that the franchise never really had any doubts about retaining Sanju Samson as the first choice player ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction because they see him as the leader of the set-up for a long time and not just for one or two seasons.
Sanju Samson captained Rajasthan Royals for the first time last season and although the team couldn't qualify for the playoffs, it was clear on a few occasions that Samson could be a tactical captain and could create something out of nothing. The kind of field placements he used with the young right-arm fast bowler Kartik Tyagi to successfully defend less than a run a ball in the last over against Kings XI Punjab was extraordinary.
Not just with his leadership, Samson looked much more impressive with his batting performances as well after taking over the captaincy. He might not have played whirlwind cameos he had been playing in the past, but there were some solid knocks off his bat where he took the onus upon himself to bail the team out of trouble.
Rajasthan Royals owners and the management staff seem to have seen enough in Samson to have come to the decision that he has got it in him to be a responsible leader over a long period of time and lead the team from the front with his own performances as well.
The decision to retain Sanju Samson was unanimous
Kumar Sangakkara revealed that there were discussions within the Rajasthan Royals set up and with the franchise partners who are based in India as well as in the USA and there was a unanimous decision that Sanju Samson should be the first retention.
"With the help of all our partners in India and in the US we finally decided, of course, Sanju Samson, in terms of being our number one," Sangakkara said in a video shared by the social media channels of Rajasthan Royals.
Sanga reveals the reasons behind retaining our three Royals. 👇#RoyalsFamily | @KumarSanga2 pic.twitter.com/3L2fxfpM1W
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) December 2, 2021
Apart from Samson, the England vice-captain Jos Buttler and the uncapped Indian left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal are the second and the third retention of Rajasthan Royals respectively.
IPL IPL mega auction Kumar Sangakkara Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson
"Virat Kohli will never make a comeback after a decline," old prediction of former Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif goes viral
Liam Livingstone picks his all time T20 XI, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma left out
Kumar Dharamsena Names His All Time XI; Includes Only 1 Indian


text:
Christmas poisonings
New York Times, 1922
In the days of Prohibition, deaths caused by drinking poisoned moonshine peaked every year at Christmas. The death toll in New York City was relatively low in 1922 (when the headline above was written), but rose in later years, not least because the prohibitionists persuaded the government to contaminate the industrial alcohol supply. It's worth reading Deborah Blum's account of Christmas Eve, 1926...
It was Christmas Eve 1926, the streets aglitter with snow and lights, when the man afraid of Santa Claus stumbled into the emergency room at New York City's Bellevue Hospital. He was flushed, gasping with fear: Santa Claus, he kept telling the nurses, was just behind him, wielding a baseball bat.
Before hospital staff realized how sick he was—the alcohol-induced hallucination was just a symptom—the man died. So did another holiday partygoer. And another. As dusk fell on Christmas, the hospital staff tallied up more than 60 people made desperately ill by alcohol and eight dead from it. Within the next two days, yet another 23 people died in the city from celebrating the season.
Prohibition kills and so does the neo-prohibitionist policy of making alcohol unaffordable. From the BBC...
Fake vodka 'can kill you' warning to Christmas shoppers
Christmas shoppers trying to save money are being warned to look out for counterfeit alcohol, which can seriously damage health.
Trading standards say it may contain chemicals such as chloroform or industrial alcohol, which can affect eyesight, or in extreme cases, kill.
Seizures of counterfeit vodka in some areas doubled over the last year. Typically it is sold in corner shops where unscrupulous owners sell it from underneath the counter. It has also been found on sale in nightclubs.
Merry Christmas from public health! The BBC doesn't look at what factors might be driving this shift towards counterfeit spirits other than alluding to the eye-watering tax rate:
The duty and VAT alone on a legitimate 70cl bottle of vodka total £8.89.
That's a bit of a clue, isn't it? And even that is not enough for the public health racket, who want a bottle to cost at least £15 under minimum pricing. Nor is it enough for the government, who will be raising tax on wine and spirits above the rate of inflation in every budget for the foreseeable future.
Ironically, the BBC refers to the situation at Sheffield University, the home of the minimum pricing computer model. The Sheffield model doesn't bother looking at substitution effects (ie. people shifting from legal alcohol to illegal alcohol and drugs), but it should. As alcohol has become less affordable in recent years thanks to tax rises and lower wages, seizures of moonshine have quadrupled in Sheffield.
Fake vodka seizures in Sheffield
2011/12: 554 bottles
2012/13: 1,470
Welcome to moonshine Britain. The examples given in the BBC article revive memories of speakeasies and the jitterbug...
In once recent case, a shopkeeper in the Richmond area of Sheffield was fined £582, including costs, for keeping 674 bottles of counterfeit vodka under the counter. The council called the fine derisory.
The problem is now becoming apparent elsewhere across the country too.
In August, a nightclub in Leeds was fined for stocking vodka containing chloroform, an anaesthetic which can make you feel dizzy, and even cause a drinker to lose consciousness.
In September, HMRC seized 13,000 litres of counterfeit vodka in Scotland, one of the largest such seizures ever. It was being transported from Belfast and the lorry was intercepted as it left the ferry at Cairnryan.
In December 2013, the owner of a nightclub in Chelmsford was fined after selling fake Smirnoff which he had bought from a van just outside the club.
This shouldn't be happening in modern Britain. People shouldn't be dying from drinking moonshine. There shouldn't be counterfeit vodka being produced on an industrial scale. All of this is a direct result of the medical temperance lobby's neo-prohibitionist campaign. The more success they have, they worse things will get.
You can download my IEA report Drinking in the Shadow Economy here.
Posted by Christopher Snowdon at 12:56 pm
Ivan D said...
It does make one wonder if someone at the BBC really does understand the reality of the situation but is not allowed to report it. It would be lovely to believe that the wonderfully ironic choice of Sheffield University for an article on cut price dangerous illicit booze was deliberate.
Norbert Zillatron said...
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
Prohibition has killed before. It will kill again.
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"
Puritan ascetic übernannies: Enjoy a hot afterlife. You deserve it.
Stuart H. said...
@Ivan D - I don't think the Beeb do irony, and from years of personal experience trying to get local BBC reporters to take a blind bit of notice of genuine community issues they certainly don't do legwork.
Far likelier explanation of the story is surely that it was offered with ready-made commentators and stats by the 'research establishment' in whose dubious future work such corner shop banter and folk myth will feature so prominently.
Drugs have not been legalised, Mr Hitchens, but th...
Slip slidin' away
The EU's 'lifestyle policy'
Rushing towards prohibition
Letter to the FDA
Ditch the alcohol duty escalator
Tell us what we want or we keep the money
Refillable e-cigarettes under threat
No plain packs in New Zealand in foreseeable future
The Daily Mail: beneath the gutter press
Rubber stamping the Tobacco Products Directive
Teetotallers still dying earlier
Alice Thomson: fool or knave?
Ethical investing at the BBC
New study finds no link between secondhand smoke a...
P.J. O'Rourke on plain packs
Mandela: the self-serving, bitchy tributes pour in
Political incompetence
No illusions
What success looks like in the world of tobacco co...
Cristina Odone on fixed odds betting terminals
Tom Watson on fixed odds betting terminals


*You may use oden seasoning sold at Asian stores instead of using sake, soysauce, and sugar.
Cut daikon into thick rounds. Cut potatoes in half. Peel boiled eggs. Cut other ingredients into large pieces.
Boil 4 cups of dashi soup stock in a large pot or donabe pot. Add ingredients into the pot. Add sake, soy sauce, and sugar in the pot.
Turn down the heat to low and simmer for 40-60 minutes. *The longer you cook oden, the better the taste.
Add dashi soup stock and soy sauce as needed.


The Resettlement Support Center (RSC), South Asia is operated by the IOM with the main office in Damak, Nepal. RSC South Asia conducts resettlement processing for the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in five countries throughout the South Asia region: Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The RSC began in 2007 in Damak, Nepal with the Bhutanese caseload and has since expanded to other countries. Funded by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), RSC South Asia assists refugees with the many steps involved in the resettlement process to the United States including receiving cases from the UNHCR, interviewing and counselling refugees, managing data entry, overseeing security checks, supporting US Citizen and Immigration Officers during adjudication, coordinating with US agencies on US placement, working with the GoN, Exit Permit Officers, and conducting Cultural Orientation classes. All refugees approved to travel to the US undergo five days of Cultural Orientation by the RSC team to help them prepare for life in America. Topics covered include hygiene, transportation to and in America, the importance of getting a job and going to school, as well as how to cope with cultural adjustments. The RSC regularly coordinates with the GoN to conduct exit permit formalities at the IOM Damak Sub-Office for all Bhutanese departing Nepal. The IOM provides housing and transport for the officials during their stay for granting exit permission for Bhutanese refugees being resettled.
Since 2007 through February 2017, the RSC has helped facilitate over 103,209 refugees to the US, of which 95,758 have been Bhutanese from Eastern Nepal. Other populations include Burmese and Pakistanis from Sri Lanka and India, and Afghanis from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India.


text:
Q: How map pitch,yaw to the screen knowing the distance between subject and the screen? I am using MPIIGaze and Gaze360 datasets to predict pitch and yaw , how to map it the screen(size is roughly as big as screen of normal classroom projectors).For multiple people sitting in classroom.
I am mapping it

pitch >0 : right
pitch <0 : left
yaw   >0 : top
yaw   <0 : bottom

I have divided the screen into quadrants 2x2 and mapping the gaze to screen with the above threshold values.
It works for the people sitting in the center of the camera , but for the people sitting in the other side it gives wrong prediction.


Elpida is the greek word for hope and Elpida, Agapi and Pisti were daughters of a woman, who lived in Rome during the Era of Emperor Hadrian. Her name was Sofia. She was a very religious woman, but since christianity was not yet an established religion, the woman and her daughters were accused due to their faith. Our Elpida is a brand-new Bavaria Cruiser 51 which hopefully will arrive in May 2019 in Rhodes. The Yacht will be equipped with bow thruster, solar panel and electric toilets. For more information please see 'equipment' and 'specifications'.


The US has voted against a draft UN Security Council statement put forward by Russia and China that welcomed the ongoing rapprochement between two Koreas, the Russian mission to the United Nations said on Thursday. "The United States' decision to cease working on the Russian-Chinese initiative without discussing it by the UN Security Council members raises questions about Washington's actual plans relating to the emerging thaw in inter-Korean relations," said Fyodor Strzhizhovsky, spokesman for the mission. The statement in question hailed the resumption of dialogue between Pyongyang and Seoul and expressed support to a possible meeting between US and North Korean leaders, according to TASS.


Thank you for your interest in RESZEL iNDUSTRIES iDEAVERTISING (REZiNDiDEA). We look forward to hearing from you! Upon receipt, we will review your submission and provide you with the information you requested and/or follow up with a phone call to discuss your request. We do our best to respond to all inquiries within 48-hours.
You can also call our office at 630.524.4531.
Again. Thank you for your interest. We look forward to working with you.


text:
LamboCARS main / Diablo / Diablo GT2
Diablo GT2
By Mark Smeyers on June 7. 2006 in Diablo.
Apparently Automobili Lamborghini SpA decided to enter racing back in 1998, so they built this special Diablo GT2 featuring a modified engine pumping out over 600 Bhp and having a displacement of 6 Liter, some sources even stated this would be the engine for the Diablo successor but this turned out to be incorrect. This engine did however get used in the Diablo GT and Diablo VT 6.0 in more or less the same design, only slightly de-tuned for road use.
Personally I guess this car was a test bed for new technologies, but was not initially intended to be sold. The SV-R was a very competitive car and a new race car wasn't needed at that time, also the styling for the GT2 was surprisingly similar to those of the Swiss based Affolter tuned cars.
I did read somewhere that Affolter had designed a GT-car for Lamborghini, so it could be this Diablo GT2 evolution ?
The Diablo GT2 was actually on display at the Auto Show in Copenhagen in 1998, and it looked like Automobili Lamborghini SpA was trying to sell this redesigned Diablo, they even had a price for this special, $ 350,000, however during the 1999 Geneva Auto Show they showed the awesome Diablo GT, which was going to be the production unit. The Lamborghini Diablo GT went on sale starting in September of 1999, but only a limited production of 80 cars would be made.
Another rumor stated the new L147 engine would be used in this GT2 car to compete during the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1999, but that was just a rumor, and as far as I know there wasn't a Lamborghini entry in Le Mans for the notorious 24h race in 1999.
Underground Racing builds Huracan Twin Turbo
Lamborghini AMS
Underground Racing Twin Turbo X-Version Huracan
LAMBORGHINI , DIABLO , GT2 , TEST BED


text:
'Jersey Shore' Star Vinny Guadagnino Opens Up About Finding Love on Reality TV
By Gabrielle Bernardini
The new MTV reality series Double Shot at Love follows DJ Pauly D and Vinny Guadagnino as they filter through a house full of 20 women looking for "the one." Yes, the Jersey Shore stars have put their playboy statuses aside and buckled down in search of a committed relationship.
The real-life BFFs ventured into the MTV show hoping to finally find their dream girls. So, after being single since last April after ending his relationship with Elicea Shaynn, what is Vinny searching for in a girlfriend?
"I am a very complex person — there are elements to me that are nerdy, then there are elements to me that are ratchet," he told People. "So, I like someone that has all that balance, someone that I can binge-watch some nerdy documentaries with, but then knows how to dance and twerk in the club."
As to who the Jersey Shore is searching for in the dating show, the 31-year-old added, "I also want someone who's independent, who isn't in it for the wrong reasons. She has to have so much of her own career going on, she doesn't need me for anything. I want to be her fan."
Source: MTV
So, who is Jersey Shore star Vinny now dating post-show?
While his relationship status remains questionable, Vinny spoke with People about dating on a reality show alongside his bestie Pauly D. Luckily, the guys didn't feud over being into the same girl. And, if you're a fan of the hit MTV show, you know that these bros are all about sharing.
"There were some that were [for] Pauly, there were some that were [for] Vinny and there were some we called 'swing states,'" Vinny said. "But he's like my brother, we don't really fight."
He continued to explain that the girls also have a choice in who they date. "We can date them, they can date us, and then they have the power to choose which one they like. We're so opposite, so if someone really does like Pauly, she really isn't for me."
As for a type of girls that Vinny is physically attracted to, he prefers "mixed races, or different ethnicities." He explained during an interview with The Cut: "[I like] the opposite of me. I've only dated like, one Italian girl." While he's physically attracted to a certain type of look, the reality star also values being able to open up on an emotional level to someone.
He also revealed that the task of being vulnerable during the reality love show was a difficult feat.
"I don't like being the center of attention. I've talked to multiple women on a non-emotional level, but I can only share my feelings with one person, so it took a lot for me to really date and be vulnerable and give my true feelings to multiple women at the same time," he said during an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Adding, "I'm not going to lie, I didn't really like the feeling of it, but that's just who I am and I think the girls noticed that and that's why they felt comfortable around me too, because they knew I wasn't trying to be a player."
Who is Vinny's ex-girlfriend Elicea Shaynn?
Fans first met Elicea Shaynn during the intro package for Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. However, their relationship quickly took a wrong turn when she heard that Vinny was flirting with other girls while filming in Miami with his castmates.
The fighting seemingly continued off-screen and the two called it quits in April 2018. Telling Us Weekly of their split, Vinny explained at the time: "I love her. She's a great girl. Long distance... She's in California and I live in New York. It's just too hard to keep up. I don't regret anything. I really care about the girl."
After their breakup, Elicea posted in November 2018 that she got accepted into nursing school. "Although, I've had one hell of an emotionally trying year, it's taken me longer than I had planned, my plan has changed several times, and I've had some road blocks along the way, I've persevered! I hope this motivates someone struggling to keep pushing forward," she posted alongside an Instagram photo of her acceptance letter.
Watch new episodes of Double Shot at Love on Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on MTV.
'Double Shot at Love' Star Nikki Hall Has Staked Her Claim on Pauly D
'Double Shot at Love' Health Nut Christina Is Starting Her Own Fitness Brand
'Double Shot at Love' Contestant Elle Wilson Is Determined to Snag "Pauly Freaking D"
SPOILERS! Does Kate Gosselin Find Love on 'Kate Plus Date'?
By Pippa Raga 11 hours ago
Meet the CW's Next Biggest Star Priscilla Quintana — Plus, Details on Her Role in the New Series 'Pandora'
By Gabrielle Bernardini 11 hours ago
Ashley Brinton Is the Most Entertaining Charter Guest on This Season of 'Below Deck Med'
The Danielle Cohn and Mikey Tua Emancipation Drama Explained
By Anna Quintana 12 hours ago