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SEAWALL
Vancouver, B. C. Canada
Click (with your mouse) along the shoreline (of the above map) to see the pictures of that section of the Seawall.
Officially, or `originally', the `Seawall', nearly, circumnavigates Stanley Park. From English Bay and Coal Harbour it goes North around Prospect Point.
Unofficially the Seawall runs East from English Bay to Science World, then West to the left edge of the above map, just West of the Kitsalano Pool.
Also, unofficially, the Seawall runs East from Coal Harbour along the shores of the Burrard Inlet to the West of Canada Place, just to the right of the edge of the above map.
If one were to follow the edge of blue, in the map, they could walk or cycle along a, circuitous, route from, nearly, one side of the city, to the other.
Author's note: Map, courtesy of `English Bay . Com'.
SECTIONS OF THE SEAWALL
(FROM NORTH EAST TO SOUTH WEST)
CRAB PARK to
CANADA PLACE
CANADA PLACE to
DEVONIAN HARBOUR PARK
to BROCKTON POINT
BROCKTON POINT to
LIONS GATE BRIDGE
to SECOND BEACH
to BURRARD STREET
BURRARD STREET
to CAMBIE STREET
to GRANVILLE ISLAND
to KITSALANO
DESTINATIONS ALONG THIS SECTION OF THE SEAWALL
(IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
200 Granville St.
Burrard inlet
Granville Square
Inner Harbour
Portside Park
SeaBus
Vancouver Harbour Heliport
In the beginning, the earlier part of the twentieth century, in what would become the center of the city of Vancouver, there was a tree covered mountain.
Workers cut a trail through the giant trees, to the top of Little Mountain and began to dig away the rock from the top.
The rock was carted away in horse drawn wagons, down the side of the mountain, on a dirt, and often mud, as it rained so often, trail, that would eventually become Cambie Street.
The more southerly of the two quarries, that were being created, would eventually become a water reservoir for the city.
Filled with water it is currently covered over with steel and concrete to form a parking lot for the rest of the mountain.
The second quarry, eventually, became a very beautiful sunken garden and Little Mountain, after a visit by English Royalty, was renamed Queen Elizabeth Park.
The rock, which was so labouriously excavated and hauled, eventually reached the Northern outskirts of the growing city.
Though work slowed down during the war years, as many of the workers were overseas fighting for Mother England, the rock was eventually formed, and mortared into a, nearly complete, circle around Stanley Park.
The Sea Wall, completed after 49 years, entertains, and thrills, Vancouverites, and visitors, night and day, summer and winter.
Unofficially the five miles of rock has been extended over the last few years until it stretches East along the Northern shore of False creek, around the Molson Indy race track, and West along the Southern shore of False creek, through Granville Island to the district of Kitsalano.
The other end of the original Seawall, except, like the Southern extension, where interrupted by construction, now extends along the Southern shore of Burrard Inlet, or the Inner Harbour, passed Canada Place to Crab Park.
This then is a pictorial view of the entire length of the new, and old, Sea Wall of Vancouver, in 2003.
Unofficially, unofficially, the Seawall extends: East from the Sea Plane Terminal, or at least where it was temporarily located in February of `03, where Coal Harbour Road joins Waterfront Rd.; along Waterfront Rd., underneath Canada Place Way; through Crab Park; to the Main Street Bridge.
Officially, this area: East of Canada Place, to Main Street; between Waterfront Rd. and the water; is know as `The Central Waterfront Port Lands' and is owned by the VPC (Vancouver Port Corporation.
In the mid 90's, amidst much controversy, a new bridge replaced the railway crossing at the North end of Main St.
After further protest, at great expense, the building, to the right of the bridge, was purchased, then demolished, and replaced, with a zigzag stairway. The activists claimed that the sidewalk, on the side of the bridge, was too steep for wheel chairs, thus denying access, to the park, for the handicapped, that lived in that area.
For many, this bridge is the start of the seawall.
THE UNOFFICIAL, UNOFFICIAL SEAWALL
CRAB PARK to CANADA PLACE
MAIN STREET BRIDGE. NOTICE THE TWO LIONS. BETWEEN THEM YOU CAN SEE TWO KNOBS OF A MOUNTAIN. ORIGINALLY NAMED, `MARIA'S PAPS', THEY ARE NOW CALLED `THE TWIN LIONS' . THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE NAME `LION' BEING USED, EXTENSIVELY, THROUGHOUT VANCOUVER: LION'S GATE BRIDGE; LION'S GATE HOSPITAL; ETC.
A FISHERMAN'S WHARF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT
On the North end of the Main St. Bridge there is a path that goes from the sidewalk, across the lawn, to the main trail through the park.
MP 02, A MILITARY VESSEL, FROM MANZANILLO, MEXICO AT THE MAIN STREET DOCK.
FROM THE PARKING LOT TRUCKS ARE LOADED ONTO BARGES AND TRANSPORTED BY TYMAC LAUNCH SERVICE.
Cyclists, skateboarders, and roller skaters, usually stay on the sidewalk and bypass the park as the trail is gravel.
THE END OF THE SEAWALL. THE PARKING LOT IS PRIVATE AND NOT FOR THE USE OF SEAWALLERS.
THE HOUSES ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN ARE IN AN AREA KNOWN AS `BRITISH PROPERTIES'.
This is not, officially, the seawall, nor is `Crab' the official name of the park.
During the conception of the park there was a local group know as `Create a Real Available Beach', or CRAB.
Officially the park is named, `Portside Park', but the locals still call it `Crab Park'.
PORTSIDE PARK. THIS IS THE ONLY PART OF THE `UNOFFICIAL', `UNOFFICIAL', SEAWALL THAT IS ACTUALLY CLOSE TO WATERS EDGE.
CIRCLING A STATUE THE PATH GIVES ACCESS TO A WHARF FROM WHICH ONE CAN FISH FOR CRABS OR TAKE PICTURES.
CRAB PARK (Portside Park)
PORTSIDE PARK (Crab Park)
In the next picture, we see, in the background, the green dome of the `Sun Building'. The original home of the Vancouver Sun Newspaper.
To the right, a small replica of the Eiffel Tower in Paris adorns the roof of the home building of the Woodward's chain of department stores.
When first built, the tower held a large spotlight. During the Second World War, it was felt that the light might attract enemy aeroplanes. The searchlight was replaced with a large revolving `W` which was lifted into place by the world's first twin rotor helicopter.
FROM CRAB PARK A PATH GOES THROUGH THE BUSHES CIRCLES A STATUE THEN GOES SOUTH TO A PARKING LOT.
(LEFT) THE DOME TOP OF THE SUN BUILDING.
(RIGHT) THE `W' ATOP THE `WOODWARD�S' BUILDING.
(This picture was seen, here, by a publisher.
This picture, now, `6/7/27, graces the front cover of a book,
`Welfare Wednesdays' by Chris Walter)
The `W' is poised atop a replica of the Eiffel Tower. It was hoisted into place by the worlds' first twin rotor helicopter. Originally the tower had supported a spot light. Near the end of the second world war it was feared that the spotlight might attract enemy planes so it was replaced with the `W'.
THE INNER HARBOUR, ALSO KNOW AS BURRARD INLET.
LOOKING DOWN FROM THE HILL IN CRAB PARK, ONE SEES, IN THE DISTANCE, THE GRASSY LOT USED FOR PARKING BY TRAVELLERS ABOARD THE CRUISE SHIPS. THE PARKING LOT IN THE FRONT OF THE PICTURE IS USED AS A STAGING AREA BY BUSSES, AND TRUCKS, THAT WILL SERVICE THE CRUISE SHIPS. AT NOON, EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL BUSINESSES LIKE TO PARK HERE AND WANDER THE SHORE LINE DURING THEIR LUNCH BREAK. THE SEAWALL ACTUALLY GOES FROM THE SIDEWALK, CATTY CORNER, ACROSS THIS PARKING LOT, TO THE BEACH, AND PORTSIDE PARK.
BECAUSE OF WATERFRONT BUSINESSES, SEAWALL WALKERS MUST USE THE SIDEWALK ALONG THIS STRETCH OF WATERFRONT RD.
ENTRANCE TO THE DRIVEWAY TO THE HELIPORT.
A HELIJET HELICOPTER SITS ON THE, ABOVE WATER, HELIPAD. IN THE BACKGROUND, CANADA PLACE CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL.
DURING THE DAY, THE SEABUS LEAVES EVERY 15 MINUTES, CARRYING PASSENGERS, AND BICYCLES, TO THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER.
THE C. P. R. USED TO MARSHAL RAIL CARS HERE FOR THE BARGE TO VANCOUVER ISLAND, NOW THEY MARSHAL FOR THE; CEN, AND VAN, TERM CONTAINER PORTS. AN OVERHEAD, PEDESTRIAN, WALKWAY CONNECTS THE C. P. R. BUILDING TO THE SEABUS TERMINAL. HARBOUR TOWER [Background, (Left)] WITH THE `TOP OF VANCOUVER' REVOLVING RESTAURANT. GRANVILLE SQUARE, (Right) HOME OF THE VANCOUVER; SUN; AND PROVINCE, NEWSPAPERS.
To the South of Waterfront Rd., escalators and stairs, from the old C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) station, grant access to the tracks, and the West Coast Express, a daily commuter train that services the Fraser Valley. Behind them are more escalators that access the SkyTrain.
The West Coast Express departs, approximately, every half hour from 3:50 PM to 6:20 PM. The SkyTrain doesn't run on a schedule but departs, approximately, every three to eight minutes depending on the time of the day.
AN OVERHEAD, PEDESTRIAN, WALKWAY CONNECTS THE C. P. R. BUILDING TO THE SEABUS TERMINAL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET.
THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER, ON THE NORTHERN SHORE OF THE INNER HARBOUR (BURRARD INLET), AS SEEN FROM THE UNOFFICIAL, UNOFFICIAL SEAWALL.
BE SURE TO REMOVE YOUR SUNGLASSES AND TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS. THERE IS NO LIGHTING BENEATH, CANADA PLACE (On your right) AND THE WATERFRONT HOTEL (Left).
ON THE NORTHERN SIDE IS THE WHARF WHERE THE
R. C. M. P. (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) BOATS PARK, OFTEN DWARFED BY HUGE CRUISE SHIPS WHICH DOCK DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM.
THE `INFINITY', CELEBRITY CRUISES, TIED UP AT CANADA PLACE, EAST.
BENEATH THE BOW, WORKERS CLEAN THE ANCHOR WELL. ALONG THE SIDE A TUG HOLDS A BARGE WITH BINS TO COLLECT THE GARBAGE. THE `RYNDAM", HOLLAND AMERICA LINES, TIED UP AT CANADA PLACE, WEST.
This section is a little dangerous as there isn't really a sidewalk anywhere. Pedestrians should use the South side of the street. There is a yellow line, what can be seen of it, a few feet North of the parked cars. On the North side of the street there is no space between the driving lane and the pillars that hold the street overhead. Plus there are large trucks going in and out of Canada Place as they service the cruise ships.
FADED YELLOW LINES DENOTE PARKING SPACES AND A PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK BEHIND THEM. THERE IS NO PEDESTRIAN FACILITY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. BETWEEN THE PILLARS THERE IS TEMPORARY PARKING, AND VIEWING OF THE CRUISE SHIPS, AT WATER LEVEL.
CORDOVA STREET IS BEING EXTENDED, ABOVE SKYTRAIN. THE FAMED `IMPERIAL CHINESE GARDEN' RESTAURANT, HOUSED IN THE FAMOUS `MARINE BUILDING' WILL LOSE THE VIEW FROM ITS MAGNIFICENT ARCHED WINDOWS
A JOGGER, ON WATERFRONT RD., PAUSES TO OBSERVE THE CONSTRUCTION. COAL HARBOUR ROAD COMES DOWN ON `HIS' LEFT
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DPRP (Dutch Progressive Rock Page) Reviews and Rates Paradigms 9/10
Jan Buddenberg, who is clearly a grand whisky connoisseur, reviews Paradigms in style and special aromatic flavor on DPRP.net
An outstanding album, which grows on you on each turn. Highly recommendable for progressive guitar lovers
The art of blending is a craftsmanship one tastefully encounters in luxury drinks like whisky. Imagine what is to be done for one brand to make every bottle of precious liquid exactly the same; for people expect the same quality, not only in their own country, but across the border it should look, feel and taste the same as well; repeatedly over and over and over all the time. Choosing from all those casks of whisky; all different in age, taste, impregnation and maturation is not an easy task and hence the term master-blender is frequently used as appraisal in the industry.
In slightly higher regard stand those who are able to play freely in the cask-field by not only harmonizing up to explicit quality, but also essentially add a signature to the already perfect drink, thereby creating more depth, stunning flavours and long lasting lingering finishes. On top of this there are a few instances where the master-blender is the master-distiller as well, able to control the whole process from start to finish in the end creating the loveliest of spirits; precisely the circumstances in which Shant Hagopian operates with Semantic Saturation when compared to the musical equivalent of it.
Paradigms is the second release by Semantic Saturation, the first being Solipsistic from 2012. On his first album he used the talented skills of Virgil Donati (drums) and Ric Fierabracci (bass) to present highly entertaining instrumental progressive metal, with guest appearances on one track by Andy Kuntz (Vanden Plas) on vocals, and Derek Sherinian (Sons Of Apollo) on keyboards adding signatures throughout. For Paradigms the base-field has been altered completely resulting in an more than satisfactory versatile form of Shant on guitars and keys, Craig Blundell (Steve Wilson, Frost) on drums and Kristoffer Gildenlöw on bass. With some extraordinary supportive appearances, Shant has surpassed his own standard and raised the bar, subsequently nourishing our senses.
A creative and artistic insight into the mind of Shant shows on the lovely self-designed artwork in which the album is presented. Production by Shant is handled extremely well, for the album is impeccably vivid, harmonious, balanced, vibrant, tight when it needs to be, yet playful when called for; and above all a treat to listen to and enjoy.
Most tracks are based on instrumental jazzy progressive rock fusion structures and melodies, leaving lots of space for the three cornerstones to fill in the blanks when necessary to make it all sparkle. Each member knowing their instrument by heart shines through in their performance, without ever feeling the need to outweigh the other. Genuinely guitar driven, there's still ample of room for variety, flashes of keys, subtle or hard hitting drums, firm and tight bass and the occasional solo (be it keys or guitar) as perfectly demonstrated in Mirrors Of Confusion and Pareidolia.
Universal and Until We Meet Again showcase a softer touch with more melodic rock whereby acoustic guitars add character and keys giving refinement, often reminding me of Dixie Dregs and Steve Morse. The heavier full bodied tracks like The Stranger From Andromeda and Disturbence show signs of brilliance with influences by Dream Theater reminiscent of their instrumental work during the Images And Words and Awake era.
The support by guest artist lifts the intensity of the music and generates a whole different level in which to play. Short but rounded Empty Whisky Jar starts of bluesy and changes towards jazz thanks to the vocals by Houry Dora Apartian, effectively depicting images of a Mike Hammer Private detective set in the 30's to me. Carousel Of Death features Alex Argento on keyboards (also responsible for mixing and mastering) and Squiggy McFlannel on Trumpet, whom together with the base three stir things up, resulting in a rather complex heavy dynamical progressive track full of 1950s swing and burlesque. Lastly, Derek Sherinian adjusts the controls towards extraordinary progmetal on Ulterior Harmony, leaving the levers open to maximum extend results in a pure cask strength version of Dream Theater.
Even the best master blenders have to make a judgment call now and then when there's an exquisite and flawless cask that just is too good to be used in a blend, so it becomes a single cask whisky; a whisky-lovers dream with exceptional aromas, flavours, divine taste and a long everlasting finish. Last track Where Dreams Have Died is the exact equivalent: initially smooth, it changes to heavy progressive Pink Floyd and Dream Theater, giving of bursts of explicit guitars reminiscent of John Petrucci and Joe Satriani. Temporarily softening in the middle it slowly evolves into a dazzling exhibition by Shant on guitar, as if to say you don't need words if your guitar can do it's singing for you (ironically this being the one track with actual lyrics); ending with a relaxing silky smoothness.
A special mention has to be made to the exemplary bass-work by Gildenlöw which is some of his best I have heard up to date. Combined with the intricate, energetic and refined drums by Blundell and the inspiring guitars by Shant has resulted in an outstanding album, which grows on you on each turn. Highly recommendable for progressive guitar lovers, and for now I'll savor an established 20 years old Dutch Single Cask 1998 Millstone whisky and listen to it again; though I think the complexity and finish on the drink might take a while so more turns are needed… Let's hope actual semantic saturation doesn't happen.
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St. Louis Fireworks 2018: A Complete Guide
Posted By Paul Friswold on Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 6:13 AM
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This year, Fair St. Louis' three-day extravaganza is returning to the Arch grounds, where it belongs, after years of wandering in the proverbial wilderness of Forest Park.
But that's not the only place you can catch fireworks in the area for the Fourth of July. Whether you're looking for a smaller, simpler celebration or just want to get out of the city on your day off, St. Louis has a fireworks show for every mood (and just about every municipality). Here are the ones on our radar this year. Know of something we missed? Let us know in the comments and we'll update as we get closer to the holiday.
Chesterfield's 4th of July Fireworks Celebration
Chesterfield celebrates Independence Day on July 4 with a Kids Zone featuring Circus Kaput, carnival games and two bubble machines from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fat Pocket takes over the main stage at 7:30 p.m., and fireworks start at 9:30 p.m Wed., July 4, 6:30-10 p.m., free admission, www.chesterfield.mo.us/fourth-of-july-celebration.html. Chesterfield Mall, Clarkson Road & Chesterfield Parkway S., Chesterfield, 636-532-0777.
Fair St. Louis
It's been a few years since Fair St. Louis has set up on the Arch grounds, but in 2018 America's birthday festivities return to their rightful home. This Fourth of July Wednesday (and on Friday and Saturday, the sixth and the seventh of July) Fair St. Louis takes over the Gateway Arch National Park (200 Washington Avenue; www.fairstlouis.org). You can do some hands-on learning in the STEAM expo area, buy anything in the fairway from clothing to custom jewelry to a small wooden flag carved with a chainsaw, have fun with the kids in the festival zone and enjoy music by the St. Louis Symphony (Wednesday), Jason Derulo (Friday) and Martina McBride (Saturday). And of course, a massive fireworks display over the Mississippi finishes off every evening. Fair St. Louis takes place from noon to 10 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday and from 4 to 10 p.m. on Friday. Admission is free. Wed., July 4, 12-10 p.m.; Fri., July 6, 4-10 p.m.; Sat., July 7, 12-10 p.m., free admission. Gateway Arch, 200 Washington Ave., St. Louis, 877-982-1410.
Fair STL Weekend at 360
Why get jostled at the Arch grounds when you could spend July 4, 6 or 7 at a spectacular fireworks party 400 feet above downtown? Fireworks display at 9:35 p.m. Cover charge of $100 per guest includes reserved VIP Seating with a prime view of fireworks, full food and beverage for three hours and a red, white and blue swag bag. Seating available from 7-10 p.m. Contact Three Sixty Sales at 314-641-8842 or email [email protected] for more information on food and beverage minimums. Open from 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. on July 4-7. Three Sixty St. Louis, 1 S. Broadway, St. Louis.
Family Fun Fest with Fireworks in Godfrey
Come and let your colors burst with an evening full of fun and fireworks just up Great River Road. Godfrey will offer vendors and concessions, bungee bounce, zip line, cow train, arts and crafts and a flag and veterans recognition ceremony. The Great Godfrey Maze's theme will be unveiled as well. Fireworks start at 9:15 p.m. Wed., July 4, 5-9:30 p.m., free admission, greatriverroad.com/eventpages/godfreyfamilyfunday.htm. Robert E. Glazebrook Park, 1401 Stamper Lane off Route 67, Godfrey, 618-466-1483.
Fireworks Cruise
With the return of Fair Saint Louis to the Gateway Arch park grounds comes the return of the riverboats' popular fireworks cruise. Celebrate America's birthday and get an up-close view of the spectacular fireworks show that dazzles over the Mississippi River. This cruise is very popular and will sell out soon, so purchase tickets in advance. Cruise boards at 7 p.m. Reservations are required. $48/adults and children. Cruise reservations can be made by calling 1-877-982-1410 or visiting www.gatewayarch.com/buytickets. Wed., July 4, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Fri., July 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sat., July 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m., $48, 877-982-1410, www.gatewayarch.com/. Gateway Arch Riverboats, 11 N. 4th St., St. Louis.
Hazelwood Pyromusical Display
Hazelwood has contracted with ARC Pyrotechnics this year, which plans to put 6,010 rocket shells into this year's display. Rain date is July 5. Wed., July 4, 9 p.m., free admission, www.hazelwoodmo.org/new-info/hazelwood-chooses-new-fireworks-provider-for-more-spectacular-show. White Birch Park, 1186 Teson Road, Hazelwood.
JB Blast
Enjoy music under the stars in the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater and a brilliant fireworks display to usher in another fun-filled celebration in honor of our country's birth. Concessions are available. Call 314-615-4386 for more information. Tue., July 3, 7-10 p.m., free admission. Jefferson Barracks Park, 533 Grant Road, South St. Louis County, 314-544-5714.
Kirkwood Freedom Festival
Kirkwood welcomes the Fourth of July with live music by Fanfare starting at 7 p.m. and fireworks at dusk. Tropical Moose handles the concessions. Wed., July 4, 7 p.m., free admission, www.kirwoodmo.org. Kirkwood Park, Geyer & Adams, St. Louis.
Mississippi River Fireworks Festival
The city of Alton presents this annual Fireworks Festival held along the Alton Riverfront. Come enjoy food, drink, live entertainment and a fabulous fireworks display over the Mississippi River. A special VIP ticket can be purchased for an upgraded experience, which includes parking close to the venue. The fireworks display is set to start around 9:15 p.m. Tue., July 3, 5 p.m., free admission, greatriverroad.com. Alton Riverfront Amphitheater, 1 Henry St, Alton.
O'Fallon's Heritage & Freedom Fest
The Heritage & Freedom Fest has grown to become one of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the metro area, with a parade, a midway, carnival rides and two nights of fireworks. The Major League Circus Show is performed all three days, while a Kids' Zone features arts and crafts and inflatables. Special guests the School of Rock and the Brothers Walker are also on the schedule. This year's headlining musical acts are Tarra Layne and Jerrod Niemann (Tuesday night) and Stir and Daughtry (Wednesday night). Tue., July 3, 4-10:30 p.m.; Wed., July 4, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m., free admission, www.heritageandfreedomfest.com. Ozzie Smith Sports Complex, 900 TR Hughes Blvd., St. Charles.
St. Charles Riverfest 2018
Celebrate America's birthday on the banks of the river in St. Charles with live music from the Fort Leonard Wood Rough Riders Army Band, Whiskey Morning, the LustreLights, the Patt Holt Singers and Midnight Piano Band. The Independence Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and fireworks start at 9:20 p.m. sharp (Wednesday only). Food vendors, activities for the kids and a carnival round of the fun. Tue., July 3, 5-10 p.m.; Wed., July 4, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m., free admission, www.discoverstcharles.com. Frontier Park, First Capitol Dr & S Riverside Drive, St Charles.
Webster Groves Community Days
Webster Groves goes all-in for Independence Day with a pet parade, live music, Miss Webster Pageant, a carnival and midway and the famous Webster Lions BBQ. Official Fourth of July Parade begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 4 (theme: "Webster Groves — An American Celebration"), and the fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Tue., July 3, 5-11 p.m.; Wed., July 4, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., free admission, www.webstergroves.org/194/Community-Days. Memorial Park, S. Elm Ave. and Glendale Road, Webster Groves.
Wentzville's Liberty Fest
Start the day with the Fourth of July Parade at 10 a.m., followed by free activities in Progress Park. Families can enjoy a free swim at Progress Park Pool from noon to 5 p.m., as well as inflatables, ultimate bungee, LED rock climbing wall, stilt walker, airbrush artist, pony hop bouncers, wrecking ball, bubble soccer and kids crafts. The Hollywood 5 performs live from 6 to 9 p.m., and at 9:05 p.m. the fireworks start. Wed., July 4, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., free admission, www.wentzvillemo.org. Progress Park, 968 Meyer Road, Wentzville.
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Striim Introduces Striim Cloud on Amazon Web Services for Real-Time Streaming Data to accelerate AWS Cloud Modernization and Analytics
November 30, 2022 07:00 ET | Source: Striim, Inc.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Striim, Inc., today announced the availability of Striim Cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the fastest way for customers to deliver real-time...
Striim Announces the First High Performance, Fully Managed Real-Time Streaming and Integration Service for Google BigQuery
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Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC – Defense World
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SG Americas Securities LLC cut its stake in Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) by 70.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,379 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,874 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Helen of Troy were worth $1,053,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in Helen of Troy by 37.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,416,328 shares of the company's stock worth $346,250,000 after acquiring an additional 388,569 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,378,747 shares of the company's stock worth $337,063,000 after buying an additional 95,539 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 781,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $190,931,000 after purchasing an additional 61,000 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 152,414 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,261,000 after purchasing an additional 30,465 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Helen of Troy by 38.5% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 90,300 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,076,000 after purchasing an additional 25,100 shares during the period.
Helen of Troy Trading Down 1.9 %
NASDAQ HELE opened at $133.79 on Friday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $157.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.31. Helen of Troy Limited has a 12 month low of $123.57 and a 12 month high of $256.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.00, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.76.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 7th. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $508.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $474.17 million. Helen of Troy had a net margin of 8.74% and a return on equity of 18.08%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.95 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Helen of Troy Limited will post 8.36 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Helen of Troy
In other news, Director Gary B. Abromovitz sold 1,038 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.00, for a total transaction of $216,942.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 6,047 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,263,823. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.88% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Helen of Troy from a "hold" rating …….
Source: https://www.defenseworld.net/2022/07/31/helen-of-troy-limited-nasdaqhele-shares-sold-by-sg-americas-securities-llc.html


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I love everything Thoreau wrote. These quotes are the top gems from this man who lived his life according to his principles of the natural world. Thanks for sharing.
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Have you seen the new Young Adult Novel – Being Henry David that was published this past March? It's a wonderful story that incorporate's quotes from Walden throughout. An excellent introduction to the next generation of readers.
A quote I have always liked, but I don't know the author: "Creativity can neither be taught nor mass-produced".


His sister and brother-in-law were allegedly pulling off a $40 million SkillsFuture scam - the largest case of a public institution here being defrauded. They needed to park their new-found wealth somewhere.
Lee Chi Wai, 32, helped the couple squirrel away $6.7 million in cash and 11kg of gold valued at $626,500 in his Sengkang flat.
After admitting his role in the scam, he was jailed for five years and eight months yesterday. Lee, a trainer with an insurance firm until last December, is the first of five charged in court over the scam last year to be sentenced.
The cases against his mother, Tan Yoon Nooi, 60; sister Lee Lai Leng, 40; her husband Ng Cheng Kwee, 42; and Ng's friend David Lim Wee Hong, 40, are pending.
Ng is alleged to be the mastermind of the scam, which netted nearly $40 million in fake claims from SkillsFuture Singapore, an agency that gives out grants and funding for lifelong training.
The syndicate submitted more than 8,000 fraudulent course fee applications using nine shell companies whose bank accounts were credited with $39.9 million. Of this, $27.8 million was withdrawn and a portion handed to Lee's sister, Lee Lai Leng, for safekeeping.
She first transferred $49,950 to Lee's account, saying she could not have the money in hers. She then bought him a safe and would place large amounts of cash and gold in it.
On Nov 1 last year, she told him to empty the safe and hide the wealth elsewhere. Lee kept it at a friend's place, but the siblings were arrested the following day.


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The rotation is directly managed by the control cycle.
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Electro-welded base designed to grant maximum rigidity and functional capacity of use.
The axis slide on precision profile guides with ball recirculation and are driven by motors operated with digital systems.
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Complete Victory Against the Trump Administration's Attempt to Redirect Funds Toward Abstinence-Only Programs
Lawsuit March 19, 2019
The Trump administration just suffered another major defeat of its efforts to shift funding from evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants toward unproven, abstinence-only programs.
By dropping its appeal of an Oregon federal court's ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services flouted congressional mandates by issuing unlawful new criteria for prospective Teen Pregnancy Program grantees, the Trump administration conceded defeat in the case we and Pacifica Law Group brought on behalf of Multnomah County, Oregon.
Multnomah County v. Department of Health & Human Services
We have brought multiple cases against the Trump administration to protect the TPP Program, which serves more than one million teens across America. In all of those cases, the administration has been defeated and agreed to drop all appeals.
This is another victory for the health of America's teens and for evidence-based public policy.
"This is great news. We don't have to waste any more time fighting in court, and can get on with the important work we have to do. We understood that nationally it was really important to hold the line. If Congress appropriates money for science-based approaches to public health problems, the administration can't just override that with their own moral slant."
— Kim Toevs, Director of Youth Sexual Health Equity at Multnomah County
Despite the court rulings and the government's decision not to appeal, concerns remain that the administration is continuing to surreptitiously and unlawfully expend TPP Program funds. In a December 2018 letter to HHS Secretary Azar, members of Congress expressed concern that the administration may be bypassing court orders by using a third-party government contractor to direct federal funds toward abstinence-only programs.
In January 2019, Democracy Forward took the administration to court again for stonewalling in releasing records that could show whether HHS unlawfully expended TPP Program funds yet again.
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Q: Oracle Time Range Query I need to write a query which will do a date lookup by the most completed quarter hour.
So, if the current time is 5:35, then the criteria would be 5:15 - 5:30.   If the time is 5:46, then 5:30 - 5:45, if the time is 6:02, then 5:45 - 6:00.
Not sure how to easily do this.

A: Something like
with cqh (dt) as (
  select trunc(sysdate, 'hh') +
         trunc(extract(minute from systimestamp) / 15) * interval '15' minute
  from   dual
)
select [_data_] from [_your_table_] cross join cqh
where  [_date_column_] >= cqh.dt - interval '15' minute
  and  [_date_column_] <  cqh.dt
;

The subquery calculates the most recently completed quarter-hour. It first truncates SYSDATE to the beginning of the current hour. Then we add a multiple of 15 minutes - the multiplier is 0, 1, 2 or 3, depending on the minute component of SYSDATE. Alas, EXTRACT(MINUTE FROM ...) only works on timestamps, so I had to use SYSTIMESTAMP there instead of SYSDATE, but other than that, the computation should be pretty obvious.
Then cross-join whatever else gives you "the data" to this small helper view, to use the DT value calculated in it.

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Slauson Intermediate School
340 West Fifth Street, Azusa, CA 91702
Azusa Unified School District
This school is rated below average in school quality compared to other schools in California. Students here perform below average on state tests, ... More are making below average year-over-year academic improvement, and this school has below average results in how well it's serving disadvantaged students.
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Test scores at this school fall below the state average. This suggests that most students at this school may not be performing at grade level.
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Students at this school are making less academic progress from one grade to the next compared to students at other schools in the state.
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Disadvantaged students at this school may be falling behind other students in the state, and this school may have significant achievement gaps.
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Oil and Gas Chiefs Meet as Government Mulls Future of the Sector
The International Association of Oil and Gas Contractors posted the following article on the IAGS website:
"Under-pressure oil and gas industry chiefs meet this week amid uncertainty about the Government's plans for the sector and the threat of protests.
The industry is gathering in Wellington this week for the Petroleum Conference and one sector leader says while he accepted the Government needed time to make a decision on how it will manage the sector, there was concern about the next steps.
Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand chief executive Cameron Madgwick said oil and gas provides half of the country's energy.
'At the same time, we recognise the challenges of climate change and want to be involved in tackling this. Prime Minister JacindaArdern last week accepted a petition signed by 45,000 people who want to take action on climate change by ending oil exploration.
The Government was actively considering how it would manage block offers in future, including looking at environmental and economic impacts.
She has said the block offer decision would not disrupt the jobs of workers at the 27 producing petroleum fields in Taranaki and not impact on the permits that have already been issued but it was a starting point in a much bigger plan to address climate change.
Greenpeace organised the petition with high-profile backing and says the world can't afford to burn even existing fossil fuel reserves let alone seek out new oil and gas if countries wanted to avoid catastrophic warming.
One leading sector analyst says those at the conference would be very keen for any guidance from Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods on what the Government was thinking.
John Kidd of Woodward Partners said the uncertainty hovering over the industry was unprecedented.
'The rules of engagement are critical to being able to operate in this business,' said Kidd who is presenting a paper at the conference.
Because of the long-life assets that the sector manages, it needed to have clarity about the fundamental position of the resource owner – the Crown – for years and decades ahead.
'Right now there is no understanding of that. There's quite a lot that has been put out there in terms of slogans but very little detail and that needs to change.'
One bright spot for the sector was Austrian company OMV's decision to buy the upstream assets of Shell for $800 million and while Kidd said he couldn't speculate on whether the stance by the prime minister would have caused the Austrian company to pause, 'they will be the party who will be the keenest to understand what the detail looks like'.
He said there was doubt about a block offer this year as there had been none of the usual consultation involving iwi, local government and other groups.
Kidd said 270,000 residential consumers and the industrial and commercial sector, including the dairy industry relied on gas for to fire boilers which had a 40-year life span.
There was about 11 years of proven gas reserves from existing fields and while there had been no new discoveries for a several years, field owners had been able to squeeze more gas from them with new techniques.
Oil and gas fields cost hundreds of millions of dollars to develop and keep running.
'These are huge investments that are typically required not just to grow but to maintain what you have. They're in the depletion business and they need to keep reinvesting capital to be able to bring more product to market.'
Madgwick said there could be greater clarity within the next month.
'Of course this industry is keen to understand the direction of travel here but at the moment all we can work with is a request from the Government for more time to decide. If there's not an answer there's not an answer – you can't force that time to be quicker.'
The association was braced for protest after being targeted before by groups highlighting environmental concerns.
'There will undoubtedly be protest action and while we absolutely respect the right to protest, we just ask the activists to obey the law and respect other people's rights as well.
People have the right to go about their daily business and attend events like this.'
Among the delegates attending are senior Government officials, regulators, industry leaders, international experts and service providers."
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Arbitration and the Constitution
Unused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page. (3262803) - £31.99 GBP
Peter B. Rutledge
Cambridge University Press, 2012-11-12
EAN 9781107006119, ISBN10: 1107006112
Hardcover, 218 pages, 23 x 22.8 x 15.2 cm
Arbitration has become an increasingly important mechanism for dispute resolution, both in the domestic and international setting. Despite its importance as a form of state-sanctioned dispute resolution, it has largely remained outside the spotlight of constitutional law. This landmark work represents one of the first attempts to synthesize the fields of arbitration law and constitutional law. Drawing on the author's extensive experience as a scholar in arbitration law who has lectured and studied around the world, the book offers unique insights into how arbitration law implicates issues such as separation of powers, federalism and individual liberties.
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Corn stalks are half as tall as they should be in Monroe County. Wells have dried up in Cortland County. Two Upstate New York cities have warned of critically low water supplies, and at least one village is tapping into emergency water supplies.
As the severe drought in much of Upstate New York deepens, everybody from farmers to water managers to rural residents are feeling the effects.
Throughout the region the drought situation is getting worse by the day, and at current rates, it doesn't appear as though the situation is going to be getting any better in the near-future.
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URGENT Update -- GFA Pastor Beaten and Kidnapped!
Your urgent prayers are needed for two of our brothers in Asia.
Yesterday GFA pastors Tulsiram and Vijay in Chhattisgarh (India) were severely beaten and kidnapped by anti-Christian elements as they prepared to baptize 32 new believers. Their captors took them to an unknown location. The kidnapping was part of a plan to stop them from continuing ministry in the village.
By God's grace Pastor Vijay escaped and ran close to 25 miles to tell the GFA district leader of the incident. The district leader informed GFA's Chhattisgarh state office and also rushed to the village where the kidnapping took place in hopes of securing the other native pastor's release. We still do not know Pastor Tulsiram's whereabouts. Please fervently pray for this urgent situation.
Last week we asked you to pray for GFA Pastor Kumar. Your prayers have made a difference. Thank you. To read an update of how God protected his family and congregation over the weekend, go to http://www.gfa.org/gfa/urgent/followup. Together we give thanks to the Father for courageous brothers like Kumar who daily put their lives on the line to reach needy souls with the Gospel of Christ.


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Console applications
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Besides the rich features for building web applications, Yii also has full featured support for console applications
which are mainly used to create background and maintenance tasks that need to be performed for a website.

The structure of console applications is very similar to a Yii web application. It consists of one
or more [[yii\console\Controller]] classes, which are often referred to as "commands" in the console environment.
Each controller can also have one or more actions, just like web controllers.

Both project templates already have a console application with them.
You can run it by calling the `yii` script, which is located in the base directory of the repository.
This will give you a list of available commands when you run it without any further parameters:

![Running ./yii command for help output](images/tutorial-console-help.png)

As you can see in the screenshot, Yii has already defined a set of commands that are available by default:

- [[yii\console\controllers\AssetController|AssetController]] - Allows you to combine and compress your JavaScript and CSS files.
  You can learn more about this command in the [Assets Section](structure-assets.md#using-the-asset-command).
- [[yii\console\controllers\CacheController|CacheController]] - Allows you to flush application caches.
- [[yii\console\controllers\FixtureController|FixtureController]] - Manages fixture data loading and unloading for testing purposes.
  This command is described in more detail in the [Testing Section about Fixtures](test-fixtures.md#managing-fixtures).
- [[yii\console\controllers\HelpController|HelpController]] - Provides help information about console commands, this is the default command
  and prints what you have seen in the above output.
- [[yii\console\controllers\MessageController|MessageController]] - Extracts messages to be translated from source files.
  To learn more about this command, please refer to the [I18N Section](tutorial-i18n.md#message-command).
- [[yii\console\controllers\MigrateController|MigrateController]] - Manages application migrations.
  Database migrations are described in more detail in the [Database Migration Section](db-migrations.md).
- [[yii\console\controllers\ServeController|ServeController]] - Allows you run PHP built-in web server.

Usage
-----

You execute a console controller action using the following syntax:

```
yii <route> [--option1=value1 --option2=value2 ... argument1 argument2 ...]
```

In the above, `<route>` refers to the route to the controller action. The options will populate the class
properties and arguments are the parameters of the action method.

For example, the [[yii\console\controllers\MigrateController::actionUp()|MigrateController::actionUp()]]
with [[yii\console\controllers\MigrateController::$migrationTable|MigrateController::$migrationTable]] set to `migrations`
and a limit of 5 migrations can be called like so:

```
yii migrate/up 5 --migrationTable=migrations
```

> Note: When using `*` in console, don't forget to quote it as `"*"` in order to avoid executing it as a shell
> glob that will be replaced by all file names of the current directory.

The entry script
----------------

The console application entry script is equivalent to the `index.php` bootstrap file used for the web application.
The console entry script is typically called `yii`, and located in your application's root directory.
It contains code like the following:

```php
#!/usr/bin/env php
<?php
/**
 * Yii console bootstrap file.
 */

defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG', true);

require(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');
require(__DIR__ . '/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/Yii.php');

$config = require(__DIR__ . '/config/console.php');

$application = new yii\console\Application($config);
$exitCode = $application->run();
exit($exitCode);
```

This script will be created as part of your application; you're free to edit it to suit your needs. The `YII_DEBUG` constant can be set to `false` if you do
not want to see a stack trace on error, and/or if you want to improve the overall performance. In both basic and advanced application
templates, the console application entry script has debugging enabled by default to provide a more developer-friendly environment.

Configuration
-------------

As can be seen in the code above, the console application uses its own configuration file, named `console.php`. In this file
you should configure various [application components](structure-application-components.md) and properties for the console application in particular.

If your web application and console application share a lot of configuration parameters and values, you may consider moving the common
parts into a separate file, and including this file in both of the application configurations (web and console).
You can see an example of this in the "advanced" project template.

> Tip: Sometimes, you may want to run a console command using an application configuration that is different
> from the one specified in the entry script. For example, you may want to use the `yii migrate` command to
> upgrade your test databases, which are configured in each individual test suite. To change the configuration
> dynamically, simply specify a custom application configuration
> file via the `appconfig` option when executing the command:
>
> ```
> yii <route> --appconfig=path/to/config.php ...
> ```

Creating your own console commands
----------------------------------

### Console Controller and Action

A console command is defined as a controller class extending from [[yii\console\Controller]]. In the controller class,
you define one or more actions that correspond to sub-commands of the controller. Within each action, you write code that implements the appropriate tasks for that particular sub-command.

When running a command, you need to specify the route to the  controller action. For example,
the route `migrate/create` invokes the sub-command that corresponds to the
[[yii\console\controllers\MigrateController::actionCreate()|MigrateController::actionCreate()]] action method.
If a route offered during execution does not contain an action ID, the default action will be executed (as with a web controller).

### Options

By overriding the [[yii\console\Controller::options()]] method, you can specify options that are available
to a console command (controller/actionID). The method should return a list of the controller class's public properties.
When running a command, you may specify the value of an option using the syntax `--OptionName=OptionValue`.
This will assign `OptionValue` to the `OptionName` property of the controller class.

If the default value of an option is of an array type and you set this option while running the command,
the option value will be converted into an array by splitting the input string on any commas.

### Options Aliases

Since version 2.0.8 console command provides [[yii\console\Controller::optionAliases()]] method to add
aliases for options.

To define an alias, override [[yii\console\Controller::optionAliases()]] in your controller, for example:

```php
namespace app\commands;

use yii\console\Controller;

class HelloController extends Controller
{
    public $message;

    public function options()
    {
        return ['message'];
    }

    public function optionAliases()
    {
        return ['m' => 'message'];
    }

    public function actionIndex()
    {
        echo $this->message . "\n";
    }
}
```

Now, you can use the following syntax to run the command:

```
./yii hello -m=hello
```

### Arguments

Besides options, a command can also receive arguments. The arguments will be passed as the parameters to the action
method corresponding to the requested sub-command. The first argument corresponds to the first parameter, the second
corresponds to the second, and so on. If not enough arguments are provided when the command is called, the corresponding parameters
will take the declared default values, if defined. If no default value is set, and no value is provided at runtime, the command will exit with an error.

You may use the `array` type hint to indicate that an argument should be treated as an array. The array will be generated
by splitting the input string on commas.

The following example shows how to declare arguments:

```php
class ExampleController extends \yii\console\Controller
{
    // The command "yii example/create test" will call "actionCreate('test')"
    public function actionCreate($name) { ... }

    // The command "yii example/index city" will call "actionIndex('city', 'name')"
    // The command "yii example/index city id" will call "actionIndex('city', 'id')"
    public function actionIndex($category, $order = 'name') { ... }

    // The command "yii example/add test" will call "actionAdd(['test'])"
    // The command "yii example/add test1,test2" will call "actionAdd(['test1', 'test2'])"
    public function actionAdd(array $name) { ... }
}
```

### Exit Code

Using exit codes is a best practice for console application development. Conventionally, a command returns `0` to indicate that
everything is OK. If the command returns a number greater than zero, that's considered to be indicative of an error. The number returned will be the error
code, potentially usable to find out details about the error.
For example `1` could stand generally for an unknown error and all codes above would be reserved for specific cases: input errors, missing files, and so forth.

To have your console command return an exit code, simply return an integer in the controller action
method:

```php
public function actionIndex()
{
    if (/* some problem */) {
        echo "A problem occurred!\n";
        return 1;
    }
    // do something
    return 0;
}
```

There are some predefined constants you can use:

- [[yii\console\Controller::EXIT_CODE_NORMAL|Controller::EXIT_CODE_NORMAL]] with value of `0`;
- [[yii\console\Controller::EXIT_CODE_ERROR|Controller::EXIT_CODE_ERROR]] with value of `1`.

It's a good practice to define meaningful constants for your controller in case you have more error code types.

### Formatting and colors

Yii console supports formatted output that is automatically degraded to non-formatted one if it's not supported
by terminal running the command.

Outputting formatted strings is simple. Here's how to output some bold text:

```php
$this->stdout("Hello?\n", Console::BOLD);
```

If you need to build string dynamically combining multiple styles it's better to use [[yii\helpers\Console::ansiFormat()|ansiFormat()]]:

```php
$name = $this->ansiFormat('Alex', Console::FG_YELLOW);
echo "Hello, my name is $name.";
```


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Towards a democratically upgraded artificial intelligence
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– Updated : 21 May 2019 –
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on 12th February 2019 on a comprehensive European industrial policy on artificial intelligence and robotics.
In this text, the Parliament stresses that "the malicious or negligent use of AI might … pose a risk to democracy and fundamental rights". It also calls for the European Commission to act against so-called 'filter bubbles' caused by AI-powered platforms, proposing a legal framework that "penalises perception manipulation practices when personalised content or news feeds lead to negative feelings and distortion of the perception of reality".
Beyond concerns about AI, the European Parliament also welcomes AI's potentially positive impacts on future democratic debates through "the setup of AI-based participative platforms allowing citizens to be successfully heard and to interact with governments by making proposals, including through participatory budgets and other instruments of direct democracy".
As researchers Paulo Savaget (University of Cambridge), Tulio Chiarini (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Rio de Janeiro) and Steve Evans (University of Cambridge) concluded: "the emerging context of governmental open-data and online open-source repositories for coding projects are likely suited to enable the proliferation of AI-based technologies for political empowerment (…). They can enable civil society to participate in political affairs without requiring physical groupings of individuals".
The capability of AI to support participatory debates involving all strata of society has already been shown in the private sector, through social networks. These networks have many shortcomings, one of them being that they are financed through advertisements, including political ones of any kind, but one of their great advantages is that, despite some malfunction of technical and human nature, they aim to involve everyone.
Social, media platforms have access to masses of data about their users, and recent scandals raised questions about some problematic issues linked to targeted messaging, fragmentation of debates, outside interference and automated bots.
Is AI going to change democracy? Does it begin to control human lives?
Is AI going to change democracy or even control human lives? This is not likely to happen, according to MEP María Teresa Giménez Barbat: "AI consists of mathematical algorithms limited to searching for patterns: the belief that AI may lead to robots wishing to dominate the world has no basis in reality, but is mere science fiction".
Nicolas Spatola, researcher at the CNRS Laboratory of Social and Cognitive Psychology, University of Clermont Auvergne in France: "Technology is not just acceptance but also represents a coevolution paradigm. We evolve through technology that changes our behaviours, and these new behaviours create new technologies. Now, for positive coevolution, there is a need for mutual profit between human and technology. Mutual profit only works through an understanding of the other part. The changes needed in education must start from a very early age and must be guided by a political will".
Many are convinced that democratic institutions must be active in supporting AI, and in keeping it in check, so that those who develop AI-powered tools do so with respect for human rights and democratic principles and with ethical principles in mind. The European Parliament, in its resolution of 12 February 2019, takes this duty seriously, stressing 'that European standards for AI must be based on the principles of digital ethics, human dignity, respect for fundamental rights, data protection, and security, thus contributing to building trust among users'. '(…) the guiding ethical framework should be based on (…) existing ethical practices and codes'.
Mark Dubrulle, President of the Club de Rome – EU Chapter: "I wish to stress the special duty of the EU, particularly of the European Parliament : There is a European way of thinking about values and ethics that is unique in the World. We have a duty to develop and share it. It should be embedded in a new Enlightenment. The USA are leading the way towards future Artificial Intelligence, beneficial for all. But they are mainly business and money-driven. As for China, they are not a democracy, they may not take the needed principles into account, though they might also impose regulation more easily than other countries. To uphold democratic values in AI, Europe needs to act".
In order to perform effectively, Europe must pursue its efforts to regulate AI, but also has a duty to rise the level of investment to that of the USA and China, as the EU cannot be merely the standard-bearer of this world-shaping technology, but should strive to become a world leader.
European Parliament resolution on a comprehensive European industrial policy on artificial intelligence and robotics
Potential and challenges of e-participation in the European Union : a study for the AFCO Committee
Towards a digital democracy – Opportunities and challenges, EPTA Report 2018
Nicolas Spatola, L'intelligence artificielle, De la révolution technologique à la révolution sociale
Leopold Schmertzing, Democracy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, essay published in Global Trendometer
Should we fear artificial intelligence ?
Empowering political participation through artificial intelligence
Draft Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI, European Commission
Categories: Articles, Artificial Intelligence
Tags: AI, democracy, european parliament, law, technology


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Bono Wins Hall of Fame Gong and Says He 'Hates' It (lmgdao!!!)
Bono Wins Hall of Fame Gong and Says He 'Hates' It
Thu Nov 11, 8:32 PM ET Entertainment - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Bono, lead singer of Irish rock band U2, was handed an award inducting him into the UK Music Hall of Fame. Minutes later the reluctant recipient joked that he was tempted to hand it back.
After an evening of glamour and gloss Thursday to launch the inaugural awards chosen by the British public, the frontman quipped: "I want to go and kill myself now.
"I really didn't want to come," he told Reuters Television.
"Only respect for the people who were running the show has me here. I hate the idea of being in the UK Hall of Fame to be honest with you ... We don't want to be in any Hall of Fame until we're retired or dead."
U2, which is launching a new album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," was one of five acts named as founding members of the new institution along with Madonna (news - web sites), Bob Marley, the Beatles and Elvis Presley.
British singer Cliff Richard (news) and The Shadows won the award for the 1950s, the Rolling Stones the 1960s, Queen the 1970s, Michael Jackson (news) the 1980s and Robbie Williams (news) the 1990s.
"It's not another award," Madonna told Reuters. "I think I'm in very good company. I'm honored to be part of that group."
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General Interest > Philosophy, Sociology & Psychology
Shop: Red Vein Kratom Unfolding Nature: Being in the Implicate Order
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Research &Development -DBK
No simple theory can cope with the enormous complexity revealed by modern genetics.
#3636314 - 01/17/05 04:56 AM (18 years, 20 days ago)
During the 1980s, it became possible to determine the exact sequence of amino acids in given proteins. This revealed a new level of complexity in living beings. A single nicotine receptor, forming a highly specific "lock" coupled to an equally selective "channel", is made of five juxtaposed protein chains that contain a total of 2,500 amino acids lined up in the right order. Despite the improbability of the chance emergence of such a structure, even nematodes, which are among the most simple multicellular invertebrates, have nicotine receptors.
Confronted with this kind of complexity, some researchers no longer content themselves with the usual explanation (chance driven natural selection). Robert Wesson writes in this book Beyond natural selection: "No simple theory can cope with the enormous complexity revealed by modern genetics."
Why would a ringworm develop nicotine receptors identical to those of a human?
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Re: No simple theory can cope with the enormous complexity revealed by modern genetics. [Re: TheHateCamel]
I don't know much about it, but i do know there is a whole level of existence at the micro level.. And the micro level is almost as mind boggling as the macro level such as the infinite universe, etc..
Micro is the new field.. I don't see humans exploring the galaxy anytime soon.. but I do see them figuring out the gene code and using this knowledge for good or bad
Phluck
I really don't understand why complexity isn't achievable through normal physical movement. Could you explain this to me?
This is pretty much the argument Antony Flew used to justify abandoning his athiesm.
1. Life is a very complex system.
2. Concious thought can be used to create complex systems.
3. Therefore life was created with concious thought.
Can you spot the glaring logical error?
"I have no valid complaint against hustlers. No rational bitch. But the act of selling is repulsive to me. I harbor a secret urge to whack a salesman in the face, crack his teeth and put red bumps around his eyes." -Hunter S Thompson
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Re: No simple theory can cope with the enormous complexity revealed by modern genetics. [Re: Phluck]
The fact that anything is happening at all seems fascinating and complex to me, especially "normal" physical movement.
I don't really care about the three steps Antony Flew used to justify abandoning his atheism unless they give some sort of hidden suggestion as to why a nematode would develop nicotine receptors identical to those of a human.
I think there are much more profound examples of the magnificence then how a worm shares nicotine receptors with humans... Like how Apes share 98% of human genes yet they swing around in trees
My argument would be that it's most likely that when we have a better understanding of genetics, that question won't seem very important at all.
Is there any reason right now to suggest that such a similiarity is really all that bizarre? Perhaps the genetic setup for such receptors occurred way back in our evolutionary history, and is triggered by a single, relatively simple mutation. The kind of mutation that isn't too likely, but just likely enough to happen to a small handful or organisms. We do after all, share quite a bit of genetic information with even the simplest of creatures.
Jumping to the conclusion that it must be "something else" is a cop out. Just because you don't have a detailed, confirmed, and satisfactory explanation readily available to you doesn't mean it's time to start saying magic was involved.
Why are you arguing with a question? (Why would a ringworm develop nicotine receptors identical to those of a human?)
Is there any reason right now to suggest that such a similiarity is really all that bizarre?
I didn't suggest it was bizarre, but now that I think about it it is strange that animals that will never ingest nicotine would have a receptor for them. I don't know what that implies, maybe you have a suggestion?
Did I imply that I thought it was something "something else" or "other than"?
Did I mention magic?
Why the hell are you being so hostile?
I don't think it's a relevant or necessary question.
It's a receptor that picks up nicotine, not FOR nicotine. The reason nicotine stimulates the receptors is because it's similar to chemicals that are already in your brain. Now that I reread what you said, it seems to imply that pretty much anything with a nervous system has them. In which case it's damned easy to explain why both humans and ringworms have them: they were part of the earliest nervous systems, and remain part of more complex nervous systems.
Well, you implied that chance wasn't enough to explain the complex systems in various life forms, which I don't think is a justified conclusion to reach. Do you have any theories as to what may have been involved, or is it just "something else"?
I didn't realize that counted as being hostile. Am I going to be banned now?
It's a receptor that picks up nicotine, not FOR nicotine.
"A single nicotine receptor, forming a highly specific "lock" coupled to an equally selective "channel", is made of five juxtaposed protein chains that contain a total of 2,500 amino acids lined up in the right order."
Maybe I misinterpreted that? When I read that it it seems to suggest that the receptor is specifically for nicotine.
Well, you implied that chance wasn't enough to explain the complex systems in various life forms, which I don't think is a justified conclusion to reach.
Robert Wesson said that, I didn't imply agreeance by asking why a ringworm would develop nicotine receptors identical to those of a humans, I can't figure where you're pulling that from.
You're trying to debunk ideas I never had or agreed with?
Why didn't you start with that? That is an answer to my question. Thanks.
Did they start banning people when I feel they are being hostile?
I don't think you'll be banned.
http://www.neurosci.pharm.utoledo.edu/MBC3320/nicotinic.htm
I read the post, saw an opinion that I disagreed with, and gave my point of view. I thought that your question was somehow related to the idea you mentioned, and titled the thread after.
I don't even see where I was aggressive.
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Did the post title get your attention? A little saucy isn't it? It's not called The Plant Provocateur for nothin'. Now let's unplug, unwind, and spend a little time down by the water. I am so entranced by water lilies also botanically known as Nymphaea. Get it?
If you've spent any time down by water's edge (usually a lake or pond) you may have seen these mysterious plants floating on the water hiding whatever is down below. Their leaves look so tranquil floating on the water.
And the way water looks beaded on their surface... so soothing and still it makes me want to melt into a pool of relaxation.
If you see them bloom you gotta look closer at what's going on. So amazingly beautiful and if you can catch their intoxicating yet delicately sensual scent you're in for a euphoric experience.
The Egyptians believed when a blue water lily bloomed that seated in the center was a sun god, who began all life. I must admit when I see water lilies in bloom they calm my many hectic moods. They look so peaceful floating on the water's smooth glassy surface simply radiating beauty and don't we need a bit more of those elements in the world? Seriously. Now the thing about water lilies you should know is that there are two types. Hardy and Tropical. The hardy can be grown just about anywhere from mild-winter to cold winter regions. They'll bloom in warm weather and go dormant in the fall. In cold winter weather you should cover the area you plant them to preserve them for the next spring. The tropical grow later in the summer but their flowering last longer. They go dormant in late autumn and if grown in areas with temperate to warm winters they should reappear the following year. For your own personal water lily oasis try growing them outdoors in a cool old container or urn. There's something very meditative and calming about having them outside on your balcony, deck, or even at the side of an entryway. Check them out online or locally (L.A.) Sunset Nursery.