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It seems like just about everyone claims to have Irish Heritage these days, but exactly who is and who isn't? When even Barack Obama (or should that be O'Bama??) is talking about his Irish roots, how can we tell a proper Irishman or woman from a wannabe?
Hollywood is full of the Irish – you know, the ones with the dodgy American accents? Neeson, Farrell, Fassbender are the recognisable ones, but there are a few you might not be aware of having been born in Ireland.
There are lots of celebrities who are of Irish descent, like Harrison Ford, John Wayne, Grace Kelly and even Mariah Carey. You might even be surprised to find out that writers like Raymond Chandler, George RR Martin, Bill Bryson and even F Scott Fitzgerald had Irish parents. However, the 10 in my list were all born in Ireland or in the case of one, was adopted by Ireland.
1. Iris Murdoch
There were a few raised eyebrows when I included Iris Murdoch's The Sea The Sea in my 100 Irish Books by 100 Irish Authors list, but Jean Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin on July 15 1919. Her parents were Irish, her father from the north of Ireland and her mother from the south and the family moved to London when Iris was nine, when her father joined the Civil Service. She set three of her stories in Ireland: the novels The Unicorn (1963) and The Red and the Green (1965), and the short story Something Special (1958).
I think being a woman is like being Irish… Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the time.
2. CS Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis was born on the eastern outskirts of Belfast in 1898 and grew up in a large house called Little Lea at Dundela. In his autobiography he remembers a house
of long corridors, empty sunlit rooms, upstair indoor silences, attics explored in solitude, distant noises of gurgling cisterns and pipes and the noise of the wind under the tiles. Also of endless books…From our front door we looked down over wide fields to Belfast Lough and across it to the long mountain line of the Antrim shore.
The landscape of Narnia was thought to be inspired by the spectacular scenery of the Mountains of Mourne in County Down, a landscape Lewis loved and today The Linen Hall Library in Belfast houses a unique collection of books by and about the author, donated by the CS Lewis Association of Ireland.
Little Lea, the house in Belfast where CS Lewis grew up.
3. Sam Neill
Sam Neill, that quintessential New Zealand actor was actually born in Omagh in Northern Ireland to an Irish mother and a father from New Zealand. The family returned to New Zealand in 1954 when Neill was 7 and at the age of 10 he changed his name from Nigel to Sam, saving himself from he says 'a lifetime of pain'. Nigel Neill doesn't quite have the same ring to it. He claims never to have had an Ulster accent, which may explain how bad his Northern Irish accent in Peaky Blinders was…..
4. Patricia Quinn aka Magenta in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
With a name like Patricia Quinn it should some as no surprise that Magenta, Frankenfurter's housekeeper from the movie version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show is from Ireland. As the famous singing mouth from the opening credits of the movie, she has been associated with that musical for over 40 years. Born in Belfast in 1944, she was working as an actress at the Belfast Arts Theatre where she was sacked for having bronchitis. With no other jobs on the horizon, she travelled to London and stayed with Z Cars and fellow countryman James Ellis before her big break came in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. These days, Quinn is known as Lady Stephens as she married Robert Stephens (ex husband of Dame Maggie Smith) a year before his death in 1995. And if that's not a random enough fact, two of her nephews are members of Snow Patrol!
5. Francis Bacon
Not to be confused with the Elizabethan philosopher of the same name, although he was a collatoral descendant, the artist Francis Bacon whom Margaret Thatcher described as "that man who paints those dreadful pictures", was born in Baggott Street in Dublin in 1909 and spent much of his childhood moving back and forth between England and Ireland living often with his grandparents in Kildare. He lived and worked in London for most of his life, but in 1998 the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin secured the donation of the contents of Bacon's studio at 7 Reece Mews, South Kengsington and the contents were moved and the studio reconstructed to stunning effect in the gallery. Today most of the works are in the Hugh Lane in Dublin.
Francis Bacon Self Portrait 1970
6. Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon was born in Dublin in 1940 to a seamstress mother and engineer father and they moved to London in 1945 as his father looked for work in the building industry. His father had Michael made a British citizen, rather fortuitously for it meant he could recieve a full knighthood and CBE rather than an honorary one. At the age of 19 he sent an entirely made up CV to Irish theatre impressario Michael MacLaimmoir (who, oddly enough wasn't even Irish!) and made his stage debut in a production of Othello in the Gate Theatre Dublin in 1962 playing 'Second Gentleman'. Pretty humble beginnings for one of the world's most renowned stage and screen actors, The Singing Detective and Harry Potter star!
7. Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, one of the leading military and political figures of Britain in the nineteenth century was actually born in Merrion Street in Dublin and spent his childhood in the family estate in Meath before leaving to attend Eton College. Following his defeat of Napolean at the Battle of Waterloo he acted as Prime Minister of Great Britain and oversaw Catholic Emancipation, the granting of civil rights to Catholics in Ireland. Whether or not he thought of himself as Irish is another matter given he is attributed as saying,
Because a man is born in a stable that does not make him a horse.
8. Bram Stoker
Another shocker for some people was the news that the creator of the greatest vampire story of all time, Bram Stoker, was Irish. I didn't know it until I was living in Dublin and saw the blue plaque on the house he was born in! It has been suggested that Dracula was based in part not on Vlad the Impaler, but on Manus the Magnificent, once ruler of all of Ireland and of whom Stoker was a direct descendant. The reach and influence of his best known work cannot be overstated and Dracula has spawned over 1000 novels and 200 movies.
9. Kenneth Branagh
The quintessential British Shakespearean actor and now Disney director (for the new live action Cinderella), Kenneth Branagh is probably best known in Northern Ireland as 'wee Billy' – for his break out role in the Billy Plays by Graham Reid which were shown on the BBC's Play For Today. He was born in Belfast but his family moved to England when he was nine at the outbreak of the Troubles. He claimed he lost his Belfast accent to avoid bullying and after training at RADA went on to become one of Britain's best loved actors and directors. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards and He was appointed a knight bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to drama and to the community in Northern Ireland. Last year he performed alongsdide Rob Brydon in The Painkiller on stage at the Lyric Theatre in his home town. If interested, you can watch The Billy Plays on YouTube.
I feel Irish. I don't think you can take Belfast out of the boy.
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10. Spike Milligan
The comedian, writer and Goon Show creator, Terence Milligan was born in India to an Irish Father and British mother. His British citizenship was always in question, despite having served six years in the British army and when he was declared stateless after refusing to swear an Oath of Allegience to the Queen, he became an Irish citizen. His website jokes that his request to the Irish Ambassador was answered with "Oh, you're that bloke on the telly. Of course you can become an Irish citizen. We're terribly short of people". Following his death, his coffin was draped in the Irish flag and as the dioceses where he was buried refused to allow his famous epitaph 'I told you I was ill' to be on his gravestone, it was included in Irish instead – Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite
So, any big surprises in my list? Is there anyone you have discovered was Irish and been surprised by?
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Really interesting post. I thought you couldn't get more English than the Duke of Wellington!
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St. Patrick's Day here in the US always makes me smile, because EVERYONE suddenly claims to be at least part Irish. But it's always great fun. I didn't know Bram Stoker or CS Lewis were Irish until last month. I would like to claim Fassbender for the Germans though, or maybe we can share. 🙂
Yeah, we can share Fassbender!
bellarah
I knew a fair few of these! I didn't know about Spike Milligan being Irish, but for some reason I knew he was born in India.
Didn't CS Lewis try to quash his Irishness because of going to Oxford and having been abused in Irish boarding schools? I may be mixing up facts.
I'm not sure about that one, I must check it out…
A survey a few years back found 25% of Brits and 75% of Londoners claimed Irish heritage!! My Irish gran ( note subtle way of establishing my own Irishness!) used to say that if all these people really were descended from Ireland she was glad she'd left as O'Connell Street must have been 'feckin heaving!'
Your gran sounds feckin' marvellous Col!
I only found out about Bram Stoker a few weeks ago. I had no idea about Spike Milligan's Irish connections.
I was the opposite, I always thought Spike was Irish born and bred until I did a bit of research!
Akylina
That is a great list, Cathy! I included Iris Murdoch's 'The Unicorn' in my Reading Ireland Month's to-read list (and I'm actually reading it now), but I wasn't sure if she was eligible or not.
It might sound really absurd, but I was quite surprised to find out that Colin Farrell was Irish, since in my country people rarely bother to distinguish between the different origins of Anglophone people (Americans always predominate though) and I never really thought to search it for myself until recently.
Maybe his American accent is just really good?! He started his career in an Irish TV show called Ballykissangel before taking on Hollywood!
Haha, maybe 😛 Oh, really? It will be interesting to see him in his early days! Thank you for the information, Cathy 🙂
teawordsgoats
Bacon is one of my favorite painters, Stoker one of my favorite writers, Branagh one of my favorite actors, do you think I have Irish issues ? 🙂
The best issues to have! Thanks for stopping by, am enjoying your blog this evening!
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Been curled up all day reading this bizarre but wonderful book. If I didn't still feel really sick with lingering Covid it would have been bliss.
Both myself and my boy got positive Covid tests this afternoon which is not the Christmas present we were hoping for.
Today on the blog I review the wonderful December Stories II by Ian Sansom, published by @noalibispress - perfect festive reading 🎄
How gorgeous is edition 7 of Winter Papers? Always a treat at this time of year.
Christmas has come early with this mornings #bookpost - a new collection of stories from Colin Barrett!
Thanks to the brilliant @woodbinebooksireland for my copy of Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day by which I wom in an Instagram competition. Can't wait til I can visit the shop in person some day!
Getting some options together for my December reading.
On the blog today I review Catholics by Brian Moore for Novellas in November (Classics Week) and my Brian Moore Readalong.
Oh yes! New stories from @wednesdayerskin courtesy of @stingingfly - out next February and sure to be brilliant 🕺
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Q: Apache rewrite condition get second regex match I''m sorry for asking the millionth Apache rewrite question here. I tried everything I know, but there is a small (hopefully) step that I'm looking for someone to shed a light for me.
I have a URL structure similar to this:
 - assets
 - assets/dist/19854/css/my.css
 - css/my.css

I'm trying to rewrite assets/dist/19854/css/my.css file to css/my.css file in the root.
I have mod_rewrite enabled on my server, and I have basic understanding of rewrite rules, but it would be great if you could assist me with the Regex.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^assets/dist/([0-9/.]+)/(.*)$
RewriteRule ^assets/dist/([0-9]+)/(.*)$ $ [L,QSA]

Problem with the above rule is the it rewrite to ./19854, but I'm actually interested in the second expression's match. If possible, I'd also like to make sure the css/my.css file exists first.
Thanks in advance!
Edit:
Thanks for the comments and the answer. To further explain my case, this is a small site that uses a CDN, and everytime a new build is up, the number in assets/dist/[0-9] gets changed, so all assets' source URL gets changed. But I'm using a CSS compiler to compile CSS files, so CSS files reside in the same folder (css/my.css).
I have some other rewrites so I'm making my RewriteConds more strict.
So far, the above rewrite matches the numeric part, but I'm trying to rewrite to the URL right after the numeric part.

A: I believe you're attempting in other way round. You can use this code in your DOCUMENT_ROOT/.htaccess file:
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RewriteBase /

# route to /css/my.css if it exists
RewriteCond %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/$1 -f [NC]
RewriteRule ^assets/dist/.+?/(css/my\.css)$ $1 [L,NC]

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Two-party zero-error function computation with asymmetric priors
Basak Guler, Aylin Yener, Prithwish Basu, Ananthram Swami
We consider a two party network where each party wishes to compute a function of two correlated sources. Each source is observed by one of the parties. The true joint distribution of the sources is known to one party. The other party, on the other hand, assumes a distribution for which the set of source pairs that have a positive probability is only a subset of those that may appear in the true distribution. In that sense, this party has only partial information about the true distribution from which the sources are generated. We study the impact of this asymmetry on the worst-case message length for zero-error function computation, by identifying the conditions under which reconciling the missing information prior to communication is better than not reconciling it but instead using an interactive protocol that ensures zero-error communication without reconciliation. Accordingly, we provide upper and lower bounds on the minimum worst-case message length for the communication strategies with and without reconciliation. Through specializing the proposed model to certain distribution classes, we show that partially reconciling the true distribution by allowing a certain degree of ambiguity can perform better than the strategies with perfect reconciliation as well as strategies that do not start with an explicit reconciliation step. As such, our results demonstrate a tradeoff between the reconciliation and communication rates, and that the worst-case message length is a result of the interplay between the two factors.
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Guler, Basak ; Yener, Aylin ; Basu, Prithwish et al. / Two-party zero-error function computation with asymmetric priors. In: Entropy. 2017 ; Vol. 19, No. 12.
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Students at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have built an urban solar electric car with a 3D-printed body, the university said on Monday.
The car named NTU Venture 8 is mounted on a carbon fiber single shell chassis. The cars were designed from scratch and the students spent over a year to build them.
The students used the latest engineering techniques to develop innovations such as silicon solar cells that can be contoured to follow the car's shape.
"We are extremely proud to have designed and assembled a 3D- printed body shell for the electric car," said Ng Heong Wah, an associate professor at the university. "The 3D printed car body was pushing existing technology to the limits and we are so pleased that it has paid off."
Students said that they used the 3D-printing technology to build the cabin from lightweight plastic so as to maximize the internal space and driver's comfort while still being able to keeping the weight to a minimum. Despite being an urban concept car, it can reach a top speed of 60 km/h, while maintaining low energy consumption.
The students will take the NTU Venture 8 to participate in the Shell Eco-marathon Asia competition this year, under the Urban Concept category. Teams with more "roadworthy" fuel-efficient vehicles fall in this category, it said.
The students also built the NTU Venture 9, a three-wheeled racer, which can "take sharp corners with little loss in speed" due to its unique tilting ability inspired by motorcycle racing, the university said. It features hand-made silicon solar cells and will be in the Prototype category at the Shell competition.


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The Telefones are a musical group based in Dallas, Texas. A regular act at the notable punk venue the Hot Klub in the 1980s, they are generally considered a pioneer Texas punk band, but have also been called "Dallas' first—and best—new wave band," and yet also "[n]either punk nor new-wave." Their sound is a blend of many different styles and eras of rock and pop music.

The band was originally formed in 1979 under the name E=MC2, by three brothers: Jerry Dirkx on lead guitar and vocals, Chris Dirkx on drums, and Steve Dirkx on bass guitar. The January 1980 issue of Texas Monthly took note of the Dirkx brothers, calling them "an economical trio oozing juvenile enthusiasm." Will Clay became the fourth member of the band in the fall of 1979, playing saxophone and synthesizer. The name of the group was changed to The Telefones at about this same time. The band's first single, "The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla," was released in May 1980 on VVV Records, a Dallas label formed in 1979 by Neal Caldwell that also recorded other noted local acts like Bobby Soxx and The Fort Worth Cats. Six months later, their first LP, Vibration Change, was issued on the VVV label. Clay left the group and was replaced by trumpet player/vocalist/keyboardist Mark Griffin, who was featured along with the Dirkx brothers on Rock-Ola!, the group's second full-length LP, released in mid-1981. Griffin subsequently left the group as well, and later gained national attention as MC 900 Ft. Jesus.

Over the years, The Telefones have shared the bill with numerous notable musical acts, including The B52's, The Bangles, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Go-Go's, Oingo Boingo, Split Enz, Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Toadies. On August 6, 1982, the band R.E.M., still unknown in Dallas, opened for The Telefones at the Hot Klub.

The Telefones spent part of the 1980s in Los Angeles, then returned to Dallas in 1990. While in L.A., other musicians involved included Ken Wallman (keyboards and saxophone), Gary Eaton (guitar and vocals), Colin Marsh (bass), Eddie Dunbar (bass), Jeff Jones (keyboards and trumpet). Josh Diamond played keyboards in a late 1980s Dallas lineup. After a long hiatus, the band reformed and began playing dates in Dallas again in 2010, with original members Jerry Dirkx and Chris Dirkx in the lineup, along with John Painter on keyboards, and Dave Prez on bass guitar. Their set list consists of songs from all three decades of their existence, and pulls from multiple rock and pop music genres.

Impact

The Telefones have been cited by the press as "one of the first and best alternative bands to come out of Dallas. Ever." "The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla" (the B-side of which was "She's In Love With The Rolling Stones") came to be regarded as "a landmark area recording." Original copies of The Telefones vinyl releases have become sought-after collector's items.

In 1980, The Telefones won the prestige Buddy Magazine Award for best songwriter, Jerry Dirkx for "She's In Love With The Rolling Stones."

In 1981, The Telefones won another award from Buddy Magazine for best new band, critic's choice.

In 1992, The Telefones were featured on the all-Texas punk retrospective compilation Bloodstains Across Texas.

In 2011, thirty-one years after the recording of "She's In Love With The Rolling Stones," the all-female Grand Rapids, Michigan punk band The Doctors' Wives released a response song in homage to The Telefones, entitled "Not In Love With The Rolling Stones."

In 2012, The Telefones' 1980 LP Vibration Change was named one of the top ten Dallas-Fort Worth area punk albums of all time, and the song "Rocket Rocket" from that album was listed as number 83 among the 100 best Texas songs of all time.

In 2014, The Telefones' song "The Ballad of Jerry Godzilla" was licensed for Episode 8 of the television series Halt and Catch Fire on AMC, which is set in 1983.

Discography

ESR – Are We Too Late For The Trend? (compilation album, featuring one track credited to The Telefones and one credited to E=MC2) (1979)
"Scavenger of Death" (Single, b/w "Learn To Hate In The 80s") (credited as the Teenage Queers, with noted Texas punk artist Bobby Soxx) (1979)
"The Ballad Of Jerry Godzilla" (Single, b/w "She's In Love With The Rolling Stones") (1980)
Vibration Change (LP) (1980)
Rock-Ola! (LP) (1981)
"Blessing" (Single, b/w "Gimme Technology") (Steve Dirkx solo, credited as Pinky Benson) (1981)
VVV Records Presents Live At The Hot Klub (compilation album) (1982)
Planets And Stars And Electric Guitars (EP) (1990)
Bloodstains Across Texas (compilation album) (1992)
The Telefones (EP) (2010)
Marzipan (EP) (2010)
https://thetelefones.bandcamp.com/

References

Punk rock groups from Texas
Musical groups established in 1979
Musical groups from Dallas

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Emma Hoglund, 16, will play with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for the second time on Jan. 9, 2019. The concert, called Surrey Nights: The VSO at 100, is in honour of the VSO's 100th birthday. (Photo: Lauren Collins)
South Surrey teenager to perform with VSO for second time
Emma Hoglund will perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 on Jan. 9
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While most people would have about sixth months to prepare for a full concerto performance, Emma Hoglund says she only learned recently she would be playing all three movements of Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 in a performance with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra next week.
Hoglund, a Crescent Beach resident, will be performing at the Bell Performing Arts Centre on Jan. 9 for the Surrey Nights: The VSO at 100 in honour of the orchestra's 100th birthday. The evening will also include the very first piece ever performed by the VSO — Schubert's Rosamunde Overture.
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"I learned the third (movement) in the summer and then I had school, so I've only been learning the second for three months and now the first movement I ended up learning — thankfully — for another competition audition tape, so I've been learning that for two months," said 16-year-old Hoglund. "Usually (you) have at least sixth months before something like this."
The experience, Hoglund said, has been a bit stressful and intense so far, "but it's worth it."
Hoglund's relationship with the VSO began in 2017 when she won the senior division of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Future of Excellence Concerto Competition with an opportunity to perform with the VSO in January of 2018.
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"She was 14 when she won — and the age (category) was 14 to 19," said Hoglund's mom, Dorothy Sonya.
Hoglund first performed with the VSO on Jan. 4, 2018. But this upcoming performance, she said, is "a whole other rodeo."
At a practice performance at Pyatt Hall at the VSO School of Music on Dec. 9, Hoglund played the full concerto "just because (she) had learned it."
Sonya said Hoglund was only supposed to play the second and third movements of the concerto for the Jan. 9 performance, but after hearing Hoglund play the concerto in full, she was asked to play all three movements in the upcoming performance.
It also turns out that Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 is one of Hoglund's "all-time favourite pieces" and Rachmaninoff is one of her favourite composers.
"I go through phases — he's one of my favorite composers right now."
But the decision for Hoglund to play Rachmaninoff on Jan. 9 wasn't planned around her interest in the composer, she said.
While Hoglund said she loves a "whole bunch of other music," she said she has a "really deep connection" with classical music in particular.
"I'm not sure why. I mean classical music is really underrated I find," she said. "It's not like I'm living under the same circumstances as the composers because we live in a pretty nice world right now here in Canada, but I feel like with the classical music you can live the true experiences in the time periods that the composers were in."
Hoglund said her love for piano goes back to when she was just a toddler because her mom, an "amazing pianist," would accompany her sister Eryka, who is "an "amazing singer."
"I had to do something," she said.
Sonya said Hoglund started asking for lessons at a young age, "probably when she was just over two years old." By the age of four, Sonya said, Hoglund just "wouldn't let up" and they found a teacher who was willing to let Hoglund play for her.
Sonya said the teacher said that if Hoglund could sit still for 20 minutes, then the teacher would "consider it." Hoglund sat still for the 20 minutes, Sonya said, and she got her first piano teacher.
Over the years, Hoglund has received a number of awards, prizes and scholarships, as well as getting the opportunity to travel to play.
In 2017, Hoglund travelled to Italy to play in the Music Fest Perugia through one of her instructors Sasha Starcevich who is a co-artistic director for the festival.
Just this year, she received the 2018 National Gold Medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music for the highest mark in North America for the Associate Performer's Diploma.
"I honestly could not believe it," she said. "All my teachers put in so much work, and my mom's crazy, she does so much work. I have the easy job, I just have to play the piano. I felt, obviously, very proud, and I felt like I was giving a little back to them."
Now a Grade 11 student at Southridge School in South Surrey, Hoglund is in several AP and Grade 12 classes which will make it easier for Hoglund in her Grade 12 year if she needs to do auditions.
She said she's not sure what her plans are going forward for post-secondary.
"I'm definitely going to be doing some tours and maybe shadowing some people later, but I don't know if I'm going to go into all-time music or medicine or sciences or something else, but I know that I cannot live without (music). Whatever I do, I'll definitely bring it with me."
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As in previous years, this study tour was a joint program of American Studies Leipzig and the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The study tour allowed the students to take the academic experience from the classroom to the city of Houston, where they were able to apply their knowledge to field research.
Having undergone tremendous demographic, economic, social, and cultural transformations, Houston can be regarded as a microcosm reflecting national as well as global developments. In order to better understand the interrelated dynamics of immigration, religion, and citizenship, as well as their ramifications for Houston's economic, social, and cultural diversity in present and future, the students met with representatives of various organizations, institutions, interest groups, media, and religious communities.
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Q: Flutter Failed to build and run iOS app only in physical iOs device i'm trying build and run a "Counter App" (the default app when you create a flutter project), i can run the project in android and iOs simulators, on physics devices works in android perfectly but when i run the project in vscode i got an error.
The output when i run the project is:
Downloading libimobiledevice...
Launching lib/main.dart on iPhone in debug mode...
Automatically signing iOS for device deployment using specified development team in Xcode project: FSB8SU7R5X
Xcode build done.                                           16.0s
Failed to build iOS app
Error output from Xcode build:
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    2021-06-30 22:16:22.665 xcodebuild[43211:324927]  DVTAssertions: Warning in /Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/DVTiOSFrameworks/DVTiOSFrameworks-18108/DTDeviceKitBase/DTDKRemoteDeviceData.m:371
    Details:  (null) deviceType from 281a05c1d363c04aed318582d30866afde2dd04c was NULL when -platform called.
    Object:   <DTDKMobileDeviceToken: 0x7faac3b77c10>
    Method:   -platform
    Thread:   <NSThread: 0x7faac0c416c0>{number = 2, name = (null)}
    Please file a bug at https://feedbackassistant.apple.com with this warning message and any useful information you can provide.
    2021-06-30 22:16:22.867 xcodebuild[43211:324928]  DVTAssertions: Warning in /Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/DVTiOSFrameworks/DVTiOSFrameworks-18108/DTDeviceKitBase/DTDKRemoteDeviceData.m:371
    Details:  (null) deviceType from 281a05c1d363c04aed318582d30866afde2dd04c was NULL when -platform called.
    Object:   <DTDKMobileDeviceToken: 0x7faac3b77c10>
    Method:   -platform
    Thread:   <NSThread: 0x7faac3b69fe0>{number = 6, name = (null)}
    Please file a bug at https://feedbackassistant.apple.com with this warning message and any useful information you can provide.
    2021-06-30 22:16:22.991 xcodebuild[43211:324928]  DVTAssertions: Warning in /Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/DVTiOSFrameworks/DVTiOSFrameworks-18108/DTDeviceKitBase/DTDKRemoteDeviceData.m:371
    Details:  (null) deviceType from 281a05c1d363c04aed318582d30866afde2dd04c was NULL when -platform called.
    Object:   <DTDKMobileDeviceToken: 0x7faac3b77c10>
    Method:   -platform
    Thread:   <NSThread: 0x7faac3b69fe0>{number = 6, name = (null)}
    Please file a bug at https://feedbackassistant.apple.com with this warning message and any useful information you can provide.
    ** BUILD FAILED **
Xcode's output:
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    Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code
    note: Using new build system
    note: Building targets in parallel
    note: Planning build
    note: Analyzing workspace
    note: Constructing build description
    note: Build preparation complete
    note: Removed stale file '/Users/jromero/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Runner-flkwoylypfarbpbtarvmoxfypnce/Build/Products/Debug-iphoneos/Runner.app'
Could not build the precompiled application for the device.

Error launching application on iPhone.
Exited (sigterm)

I tried cleaning the project (flutter clean, get the packages and run again) but there is not working :c.
Flutter doctor output:
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 2.2.2, on macOS 11.4 20F71 darwin-x64, locale en)
    • Flutter version 2.2.2 at /Users/jromero/development/flutter
    • Framework revision d79295af24 (3 weeks ago), 2021-06-11 08:56:01 -0700
    • Engine revision 91c9fc8fe0
    • Dart version 2.13.3

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.2)
    • Android SDK at /Users/jromero/Library/Android/sdk
    • Platform android-30, build-tools 30.0.2
    • ANDROID_HOME = /Users/jromero/Library/Android/sdk
    • Java binary at: /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3-6915495)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS
    • Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
    • Xcode 12.5.1, Build version 12E507
    • CocoaPods version 1.10.1

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
    • Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] Android Studio (version 4.1)
    • Android Studio at /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents
    • Flutter plugin can be installed from:
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    • Dart plugin can be installed from:
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    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b3-6915495)

[✓] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2021.1.2)
    • IntelliJ at /Applications/IntelliJ IDEA CE.app
    • Flutter plugin version 57.0.5
    • Dart plugin version 211.7665

[✓] VS Code (version 1.57.1)
    • VS Code at /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents
    • Flutter extension version 3.23.0

[✓] Connected device (1 available)
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• No issues found!

Any help is welcome c:

A: Sorry if this is a bit of a late answer but what has helped me in these situations is to

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*Run "flutter clean" in the terminal

*In some cases, it'll help to clear your project's files cache...can be done by opening your command shortcut on vscode(shift+command+p or shift+control+p) then search for "Clear Editor History"

*Assuming you have a Mac and pods installed and you have updated any pubsec packages, an optional additional step that has worked for the most part is to delete your "Podfile.lock" file under your Flutter Project iOS folder, assuming it has already been generated upon previous builds, then close your IDE. Then in your terminal, navigate to your cd <pathToProject>/<ios> important that you navigate to your iOS subfolder and run pod install --repo-update
-all the best


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There should be a line of sight, especially in the event of longer distances, between the antennas of the wireless devices. To keep the Fresnel zone free from any obstacles, it may be necessary to mount the antennas a few meters high. This area should also be free from any other obstacles.
The radius of the Fresnel zone corresponds to the desired antenna height. It depends on the radio frequency and the distance between the antennas.
The wireless path may also work if there are obstacles within the Fresnel zone (house, tree, etc.). The decisive factor is the number of obstacles and the area they occupy in this zone.
In this case it is recommended that you perform test measurements. Inside buildings, in conventional automation environments, there is a predominance of reflections, which do not occur outdoors. They contribute to a good wireless connection even if the Fresnel zone is not free from obstacles.
The table shows the radius of the Fresnel zone depending on the frequency and distance. This gives the mounting height for wireless devices or antennas.


"Don't Look Back" is a fun little flash game featuring minimalist graphics and gameplay reminiscent of 8-bit classics like "Pitfall" and "Mission Impossible".
There's no real background-story, except that you have to complete each screen by either avoiding or shooting enemies and overcoming obstacles. Use keyboard arrows for movement and shoot with the space bar.
Sounds easy? Well it gets hard real fast. Two thumbs up for the gloomy soundtrack and the red and black color scheme. Check out distractionware.com for more of Terry Cavanagh's games.


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"To us, movement is about making the choices to improve the life of others."
Son of Guatemalan parents, David grew up in Los Angeles, while Fernando grew up in Guatemala. Both born in the 1970's, they are each the children of artisans who specialized in different fields, and so they were brought up with a love and passion for design and artistic creativity. Eventually Fernando moved to Los Angeles, where he met David and they became partners in art, and in life.
"We were both seeking for meaning in our lives, something deeper. We realized we needed to abandon the comforts of life in the U.S. and return to Guatemala in search of purpose in our work," they confide.
On May 27 2010, the Pacaya Volcano emitted a powerful eruption, expelling debris and columns of ash up to 1500m high. Nearby villages were showered with ash and sand, including Guatemala City. On the morning of May 28th people awoke to thick coatings of ash on rooftops, streets and cars. The situation worsened with the arrival of tropical storm Agatha, which caused floods and landslides. Many families were left without a home.
Seeing the devastation around them, Fernando and David sought for a way to turn it into a constructive opportunity by looking for a way to help homeless families by generating resources.
"After Pacaya's last eruption we were sitting in front of a church and we were illuminated by the Lord with the idea of creating jewelry with the lava," recalls Fernando. "We started with the basics, we researched all the different techniques we could try out, as well as the materials that would combine with the lava."
"We work with volcano ash and coconut shell, which are materials that are relatively easy to obtain. We can get the coconuts from several places, like markets or at the beach, since they are sustainable," David explains.
Fernando and David have set up a workshop where they work alongside a group of artisans. They are involved in every step of the process, from designing to finding places to sell their products. They are committed to donating 15% of their earnings to a volunteer group that builds houses for those left homeless in the country's rural areas.
Their dream is to see their workshop grow so they may offer work to more people in the community.
"I would like to have a workshop where we can craft more items, diversify my potential and so be in a position to create more job opportunities for the elderly," confides David.
"My dream is to become a better person. I hope to grow as a person and as an artist by improving my designs. I want to create more beautiful things and with them touch other people's lives," confides Fernando.
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What do a pair of kid inventors with a knack for science and electronics do when Hollywood comes to town? Why save the day, of course!
In Nick and Tesla's Special Effects Spectacular, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt find themselves on the set of a big-budget superhero movie. But someone's sabotaging the onscreen debut of their favorite comic book hero, so the brother and sister sleuths must crack the case with the help of a fresh assortment of homemade special-effects gadgets. This cinematic saga features instructions for all-new movie magic projects that kids can build themselves, such as camera gear, stunt dummies, make-up magic, and more. Science and electronics have never been so much fun!


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The Ecumenical Patriarch at the Renovated Holy Church of St. George of Alanya
Taking advantage of the blessed opportunity to have Ecumenical Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW in Alanya for the door opening of the Holy Church of the Theotokos Pisidiotissa, a Great Vespers was celebrated on Saturday, 14 November 2015, at the Holy Church of St. George of the Mountain, which has recently been renovated by the City of Alanya.
Hundreds of Orthodox who live in the area and in Constantinople, Smyrna, Chios, and mainland Greece filled the church, inside and outside. Indicative of the excitement were the many loaves of blessed bread (arto) that the faithful had baked and placed in the center of the church to be blessed by His All-Holiness during the "breaking of the bread (artoklasia)" prayer service.
Many clergy participated in the Great Vespers service, including the Great Archimandrite Bessarion and Patriarchal Deacon Niphon, while Great Archdeacon Andrew and Great Ecclesiarch Veniamin stood by the Ecumenical Patriarch. Praying with them from the side thrones were Metropolitan Iakovos of Prince Islands, Metropolitan Theolyptos of Iconio, Metropolitan Soterios of Pisidia, and a dozen priests, of which three were descendants of the builder of this church, Savvaa Manouloglou (1873) of blessed memory. Praying with them was the General Consul of Greece to Mr. Tsakiris and his wife. At the end of the vespers service, after the address by Metropolitan Sotirios of Pisidia, the Ecumenical Patriarch delivered his homily.


At Microsoft Corp.'s Convergence 2003 conference held recently in Florida, a half-dozen users expressed interest in a portal-style user interface that the software vendor is developing for its business applications. But some attendees said they're still looking for more functionality from Microsoft.
For example, Bill Siemering, CIO at HealthForce Partners Inc. in Seattle, said the health care provider began beta-testing the Microsoft Business Portal earlier this month. HealthForce, which runs Microsoft's Great Plains financial and accounting applications, plans to use the portal as a central spot for delivering company news and letting end users access data related to their jobs or to specific business projects, Siemering said.
One big plus of the portal software is that it's tightly integrated with the Great Plains products, Siemering said. But he added that he also wants to see Microsoft provide out-of-the-box connections between the portal and other applications, such as the customer relationship management (CRM) software it shipped in January.
As expected, Microsoft used the conference to announce the portal and to preview another upcoming software offering that's designed to boost the ability of its applications users to collaborate with their customers and suppliers.
Mark Jensen, a group product manager at Microsoft's business solutions unit, said IT managers will be able to collapse multiple application screens into a single Web browser interface and then custom-configure the portal for different workers. End users will get direct access to applications through a single sign-on tool, Jensen said.
The first portal release, due next month, will include full integration with Microsoft's Great Plains and Solomon applications. Ties between Great Plains and the new CRM software are being beta-tested and should be available right off the bat, Jensen said. Integration of Microsoft CRM and Solomon should follow later this year, he added.
Gibson Musical Instruments, a maker of guitars and other stringed instruments in Nashville, is a Great Plains user and has been beta-testing Microsoft Business Portal with about a dozen users for five weeks.
Gibson is considering using the software as a general corporate portal, said Matt Mullins, the company's chief knowledge officer. But Mullins said he would also like to see Microsoft offer vertical applications tailored to his industry, plus an integrated point-of-sale system within the Great Plains suite.
As part of the Microsoft Business Network collaboration initiative, Microsoft plans to release software in June that will let companies use XML to exchange documents in electronic data interchange formats. The company said it will add Web services broker technology to the collaboration offering, but it didn't disclose a specific schedule.


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Made around 730, the St Chad Gospels is an exquisite blend of Irish and Anglo-Saxon influences. It shows strong correspondences with the Lindisfarne Gospels, which predates it slightly, and the Book of Kells, which it predates by about 70 years. The St Chad Gospels contains the earliest surviving examples of Old Welsh writing.
Dating from approximately 1410, this elegant example of the "Later Version" of the Wycliffe was bequeathed to the Cathedral by E.R.O. Bridgeman, Rector of Blymhill, in 1940. Previously overlooked by scholars, it has only recently been included in a listing of Wycliffe Bibles--by Mary Dove in 2007.
Lichfield Cathedral Library
Available August 31, 2019:
Digitizing Medieval Manuscripts: The St Chad Gospels, Materiality, Recoveries, and Representation in 2D & 3D, Bill Endres, Amsterdam University Press, ARC - Medieval Media Cultures Series.
(This summer, ARC Humanities offering 40% off with promotion code ARC40Summer)
"Collecting Light: Q&A with Bill Endres", Arc Humanities Press: In these questions and brief responses, I discuss and extend key concepts in my book Digitizing Medieval Manuscripts.
Scholarship Accessible Online:
"The St Chad Gospels: Ligatures and the Division of Hands." Bill Endres. Manuscripta: A Journal for Manuscript Research, 59.2 (2015): 159-186.
"Imaging Sacred Artifacts: Ethics and the Digitizing of Lichfield Cathedral's St Chad Gospels." Bill Endres. Journal of Religion, Media & Digital Culture 3:3 (December, 2014) 39-73.
"More than Meets the Eye: Going 3D with an Early Medieval Manuscript." Bill Endres. Proceedings of the Digital Humanities Congress 2012, edited by Clare Mills, Michael Pidd, and Esther Ward. Studies in the Digital Humanities. Sheffield: HRI Online Publications, 2014.
Recovered Text: For nine of the most water-damaged pages (90, 91, 112, 113, 141, 157, 192, 193, & 204), the Gallery of the St Chad Gospels now includes images that recover lost text. Each image represents a different recovery method: division of light frequencies, combining alternative images for the channels of an RGB image, and decorrelation stretch (using ImageJ and the plugin DStretch). Recovery images are the last 3 listed in an image's drop-down list. With the overlay viewer, you can easily compare regular RGB or other multispectral images to a recovery image. For example, explore the recovered tor that begins page 90.
Creative Commons Download (RGB & Multispectral): The Chapter of Lichfield Cathedral generously granted Creative Commons licensing for images of the St Chad Gospels and the Cathedral's Wycliffe New Testament. They can be downloaded while viewing any individual page (from the Image Gallery) or through CC Downloads page, on the menu for each manuscript: St Chad Gospels or Wycliffe New Testament. Each image includes descriptive metadata, including chapter & verse.
While Lichfield Cathedral provides these images free of charge, if you are inclined, I invite you to donate.
Sample CC Attribution
Features of the Website
Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Gallery: During the summer of 2014, I used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) to capture dry-point writing and the state of pigments for pages of the St Chad Gospels. Dry-point is notoriously difficult to capture, etched with a stylus but no ink. Dry-point includes the names of three Anglo-Saxon women on page 226, which non-coincidentally contains the Magnificat, Mary's song praising God.
RTI requires a series of photos taken with varying directional lighting. Its software generates a composite file that when viewed allows for control over lighting and mathematical enhancements to provide a hyper-view of surface detail. This site's viewer offers specular enhancement, which increases the level of reflected light—best for viewing dry-point writing and state of pigments. I have also included a link to a short video discussing RTI and dry-point, including new discoveries: The St Chad Gospels: Reflectance Transformation Imaging and Newly Discovered Dry-Point Glosses. (GitHub: specular enhancement for ISTI-CNR's RTI Viewer)
Historical Image Overlays: The Historical Image Overlays provide photographs taken over the last 130 years of the St Chad Gospels, beginning with images from 1887 and including images from 1911, 1929, 1956, 1962, 1982, 2003, and 2010. Choose any two images for comparison from the two drop-down boxes. By adjusting the top image's transparency with the slidebar, you can observe how a page is aging. When images from 1956 are compared to those from 1962, you can observe rare information about the effects of page flattening and rebinding on the pigments of an early medieval manuscript. To better identify smaller changes, each page includes greyscale images generated through subtraction, such as the 1956 slide subtracted from the 1962 photograph (I discuss their value in Digitizing Medieval Manuscripts). I have included a brief discussion of some preliminary findings from overlaying these images. (GitHub: OverLay Viewer)
Interactive 3D Gallery: The 3D Gallery offers sixteen of the most significant pages of the St Chad Gospels in interactive 3D. It is set up to function as a workspace and includes tools for measuring any feature of a page; creating annotations (I have a sample annotation for page 5, the Chi-Rho); and generating a snapshot URL for the position a 3D image has been manipulated into (for ease of return, sending to a colleague, or use as a citation). Many thanks to Noah Adler and Justin Hall for their work on this viewer. (GitHub: WebGL 3D Viewer)
Key commands include rotating a 3D image around any point (alt + left click and moving the mouse); repositioning an image (hold down the mousewheel and moving the mouse); and increasing and decreasing an image's size (turning the mousewheel). A full-screen view is available anytime by pressing the F key. Complete instructions are available at the top of the viewer for a 3D image.
The 3D Gallery has full functionality with Safari and Google Chrome. However, it shifts with other browsers, depending upon their continual changing in how they enact WebGL (Also, don't miss a video on 3D and its potential for studying manuscripts.)
Latin Text of St Chad Gospels and English Version : The English version is the Douay-Rheims translation of the Vulgate (sixteenth-century), generously provided by Vulgate.Org. Transcription of St Chad Gospels by Bill Endres and Whitney Whitaker.
Collation Diagrams for the St Chad Gospels: These diagrams are based on Roger Powell's work from 1961-'62 when he flattened the pages and rebound the St Chad Gospels. Visualizations created on Oct 23, 2016, using VisColl, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies Collation Modeler.
Overlay Viewer: Emulated by other projects, this innovative viewer loads a set of images for their comparison. Through a drop-down list, the viewer provides a choice of any two images, the transparency of the top one adjustable through a slidebar. It also provides typical features, such as zoom and full-screen mode. It is the regular viewer for the website, whether you are in the image gallery for RGB and multi-spectral (ultraviolet to infrared) images of the St Chad Gospels or Wycliffe New Testament, Historical Image Overlays, or Multispectral Visualizations. (GitHub: Overlay Viewer)
Multispectral Visualizations of Page 141: Page 141 has intrigued scholars for years. It contains an area of possibly erased text. A possible erasure is highly significant because page 141 also contains the oldest surviving Old Welsh writing. If this is an erasure, any recovered text might provide significant information about the early years of the St Chad Gospels in Wales. These thirty-two multispectral visualizations offer enhanced viewing of the possibly erased area. To generate the images, a colormap is applied to enhance ocular contrast, providing a rather dramatic flare. I have also supplied a brief discussion of page 141 and the layout of its Old Welsh memorandums.
Searchable Transcript: Presently, a searchable transcript of Matthew's Gospel is available, with the remaining gospels to follow. The text appears beside a selected page from the Image Gallery. To search the text, use the search box in the top right portion of the screen. Numbers separated by a colon represent a chapter and verse; single numbers represent a verse; and numbers separated by a period and beginning with an "E" represent Eusebian (Ammonian) section numbers.
If you have questions about either of these manuscripts or comments about the website, please do not hesitate to contact me. I hope you enjoy the wonder of these exquisite treasures of Lichfield Cathedral.
-Bill Endres
Through an agreement with the Chapter of Lichfield Cathedral, I am delighted to offer digital versions of two of the Cathedral's most cherished manuscripts, the St Chad Gospels (also known as the Llandeilo Fawr Gospels, St Teilo Gospels, Gospels of St Chad, and Lichfield Gospels) and its Wycliffe New Testament (see Acknowledgements for complete information). These manuscripts provide irreplaceable insights into the early and later medieval period, from religious expression to liturgical practices to the art of bookmaking. In the future, I hope to continue my collaboration with the Cathedral and add further manuscripts, like the Cathedral's Gregory IX's Decretals and Justinian Codex Juris Canonici.
In the past, access to the St Chad Gospels and Lichfield's Wycliffe New Testament has been limited. In the case of the St Chad Gospels, a facsimile version has never been published—however, the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, produced three photostat copies and presented one to Lichfield Cathedral in 1929. The lack of a facsimile version has restricted scholarship on this great gospelbook and limited scholarly understanding of its artistic expression, functions, and contributions to the larger Insular tradition (manuscripts made in the British Isles from roughly 600-850 C.E.). This digital version helps to rectify this situation, supplying access to the complete St Chad Gospels through color and multispectral images. Color is essential for apprehending meaning as expressed through the use of contrasting and corresponding pigments and appreciating the beauty of this exquisite gospelbook. Multispectral images, from near ultraviolet to infrared, supply access to information not visible to the naked eye (see Imaging section).
However, it is important to note that 2D photography has its limits. For instance, it is clumsy at capturing surface details. Notoriously difficult to capture features, such as dry-point glosses, go under-represented, encouraging important features to be missed, or worse yet, leading to false interpretations. Therefore, I have employed various advanced imaging technologies to try to capture and render as much of the materiality of the St Chad Gospels as possible, knowing that I will fall short of the material richness of this glorious gospel-book (see Project for further information).
The Wycliffe New Testament lacks scholarship but for different reasons. The manuscript did not find a home at Lichfield Cathedral until the 1940s, and it escaped the notice of Conrad Lindberg in the 1970s when he updated Forshall and Madden's list of Wycliffe Bibles and New Testaments. Lichfield's Wycliffe New Testament is in remarkable condition. It does not suffer from the water damage and wear of the Chad Gospels—although to be fair, it is 700 years younger.
Lichfield Cathedral holds the copyright to my 2010 imaging of the manscripts but has generously agreed to release these images for non-commercial purposes through an attribution non-commercial share-alike Creative Commons licensing agreement (England/Wales 2.0). If you desire images for publication or other commercial uses, please contact Clare Townsend, the Manager of Lichfield Cathedral Libraries.
The copyright for historical images are held by various institutions, and I am grateful for their permissions to share a limited number of these images in Historical Image Overlays.
Viewing the Images: Images of these two manuscripts are located in IMAGE GALLERIES, accessible through the drop-down menu that appear when you place your cursor over either ST CHAD GOSPELS (menu includes IMAGE GALLERY ) or WYCLIFFE NEW TESTAMENT (menu includes IMAGE GALLERY ) in the upper right of the banner. The image galleries have thumbnails and information about the chapters and verses for each page.
OverLay Viewer: As mentioned above, the viewer for this website organizes all of the images taken for a page (RGB and multispectral) and allows easy access to and comparison of them. Once you click a thumbnail, the viewer opens and automatically loads the full-color image (RGB) as the base layer (top drop-down box). The lower drop-down box allows you to overlay whichever spectral band you choose. The slidebar to the right adjusts the transparency of the overlaid image.
Overlaid images offer multiple benefits for viewing. For example, overlaying a near infrared image and adjusting its transparency aids in sorting out bleed through of decoration and script from the other side of a page and overlaying an ultraviolet image can identify letters that suffer from water-damaged and wear. It likewise provides easy comparison of historical images to determine aging. Other sites have begun to imitate this viewer.
Each manuscript also has a list of its salient features, accessible through the drop-down menu that appears when you place your cursor over either ST CHAD GOSPELS (FEATURES ) or WYCLIFFE NEW TESTAMENT (FEATURES ) in the upper right of the banner.
For a full-screen view of an image, click the four arrows in the upper right of the viewer .
To search a transcription of the St Chad Gospels, type any Latin word in the search box at the top of the page and click search. I will add transcriptions of the other gospels as I complete them. Thumbnails of pages that contain the searched-for word (or words) will appear as part of a results page. Click a thumbnail and the viewer opens for that page.
I will continue to update this website as I develop new ways to visually present these manuscripts and facilitate scholarship. I am working to add further 3D images for the St Chad Gospels, gradually making the complete manuscript available in 3D. I am also encoding both text and visuals using TEI guidelines and will add them as I finish each gospel. Finally, I received a grant to build a traveling 2-person virtual reality workstation. I am exploring this space for studying manuscripts. I will continue to develop this website for scholarly research and anyone who wishes to explore these magnificent medieval manuscripts, treasures of Lichfield Cathedral and the world.
Dr Michelle Brown, University of London
Dr Richard Gameson, Durham University
This site represents my research since 2004 on manuscripts held by Lichfield Cathedral, including imaging in 2010, 2014, and 2015. This site went online in August 2012.
Statue - West Front
Nave - Arches & Arcades
Luke - St Chad Gospels
Stained Glass - North Choir Aisle
Cathedral Library
Bibles - Cathedral Library
Henry VIII's "Great Bible"
Medieval Tile Floor - Library
Justinian - Corpus Juris Canonici
Evangelist Symbol for Luke
Lichfield Angel
Angel - Medieval Wall Painting
Comm. Stamp - Chad Gospels
Cross Carpet Page - Chad Gospels


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Weather in Mozambique
Weather information and advice, Mozambique's Sunshine Updates
Spring: October – November
Summer: December – March
Autumn: April – May
Winter: May – September
The average temperature for Mozambique is a balmy 28ºC all year round. The climate varies slightly according to the regions of the country. The coast experiences a sub-tropical climate while the northern parts of the county are tropical. Generally, the hot rainy season is from December to March. The average temperature along the coast is 29º C (88º F).
Inland, temperatures are slightly cooler, but conditions are more humid. In the dry season, April to November, temperatures along the coast average 27ºC (80ºF).
Rainfall along the coast is heavy, but decreases in the north and south. Cyclones are common during the wet weather season. The average temperature ranges in Maputo range from 13 degrees to 24 degrees Celsius in July, to 22 to 31 degrees Celsius in February.
What is the best time to visit Mozambique?
The best time to have a vacation in Mozambique is between May and November, when rainfall and temperatures are at its lowest. It is also good to travel during the early part of the warm, rainy season from November to January, but be prepared for sweltering temperatures, especially during January.
Try to avoid the height of the rains, from February to March/April, as many of the roads become impassable and flooding is common in the south and centre. During the holiday season, i.e. Easter, Christmas, New Year and in August, Mozambique's southern coastal resorts become overrun with visitors and travellers, so book in advance.
What to pack for your Mozambique Holiday?
Most people make the mistake of taking along too much clothing. Pack comfortable, casual and semi-casual clothes. Please also avoid clothing resembling military/army uniform (i.e. army jackets, caps, and trousers). Please dress appropriately when visiting towns, markets, and villages.
This list below is purely a guideline:
Pair of walking/running shoes
Pair of 'rocky' type sandal/reef shoes (essential for the Quirimbas Archipelago)
Smart/casual trousers for evenings
Shorts, shirts/T-shirts (any combination)
Light cotton long sleeved shirts
Light cotton skirt / wrap skirt/sarong for the ladies fleece/warmer jacket for cooler evenings
Swimming costume/bikini
Sun protection hats/cap
Suntan lotion high factor/sun block, lip balm, sunglasses
Spectacles (if worn, some people have trouble with contact lenses whilst travelling)
Pen for immigration formalities
Notebook and reading material for plane travel


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Q: Библиотека по генерации QR кода для пхп не подключается PHPQRcode Достаточно проста в применении, если использовать "процедурально".
Но я хотел использовать её вместе с Laravel.
Используя код напрямую в view - я её подключаю просто:
include(base_path() . '/app/Http/phpqrcode/qrlib.php');

И далее нужный мне код для отображения QR-кода.
Но когда я хочу воспользоваться библиотекой в классе (то есть вынести весь код из view.blade в отдельный контроллер), то получаю ошибку:
Class 'App\Http\Controllers\QRcode' not found

эта строка в коде выдаёт ошибку:
QRcode::png($codeContents, $tempDir . $user_id . '.png', QR_ECLEVEL_L, 4);

Controller:
<?php namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\UsersData;

class GenerateQRCodeController extends Controller
{
    public function generate()
    {
        include(base_path() . '\app\Http\Controllers\phpqrcode\qrlib.php'); // По идее тут как-то буксует
        $user_id = \Auth::id();
        ...
        QRcode::png($codeContents, $tempDir . $user_id . '.png', QR_ECLEVEL_L, 4);

Всё содержимое qrlib.php:
<?php
    $QR_BASEDIR = dirname(__FILE__).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;

    // Required libs

    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrconst.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrconfig.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrtools.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrspec.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrimage.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrinput.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrbitstream.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrsplit.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrrscode.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrmask.php";
    include $QR_BASEDIR . "qrencode.php";

Искал и пробовал разные варианты: artisan cache clear, config clear, include, namespace, composer require, composer classmap
как оказалось, такая же ситуация обстоит и с другой библиотекой:
include(base_path() . '/vendor/intervention/image/src/Intervention/Image/Image.php');

так же в этом классе GenerateQRCodeController
UPDATE 31.03
вопрос с php QRcode библиотекой решён!  Оказывается в контроллере надо использовать use PHPQRCode. Это namespace, который находится в папке vendor/автор библиотеки/phpqrcode/lib/PHPQRCode/QRcode.php.
И в строке добавить \PHPQRCode
\PHPQRCode\QRcode::png($codeContents, $tempDir . $user_id . '.png', QR_ECLEVEL_L, 4);

так же, без
include(base_path() . '\app\Http\Controllers\phpqrcode\qrlib.php');

не будет работать.
Не очень интуитивно понятно, почему так происходит. Ну да ладно.
А вот со второй библиотекой Image по такому же принципу пока не получилось.
2 UPDATE 31.03
С Image тоже получилось:
по аналогии use Intervention\Image не сработало, а нужно было use Intervention\Image\Facades\Image;
и всё...
а тут, кстати, include можно убрать из контроллера.
ничего не понимаю, почему так разительно всё отличается...  проще конечно было оставить пхп код в view.blade  и не мудрить  с  этим контроллером...


This presentation describes what SQL Injection is, how widespread it is, ways to test, and basic guidance to protect applications in production. Information on common weaknesses and vulnerabilities is also provided so that developers can view issues from the information security team's perspective. A basic numeric SQL injection attack is then shown using WebGoat.
4. OWASP Definition of SQLi • https://www.owasp.org/index.php/SQL_Injection • A SQL injection attack consists of insertion or "injection" of a SQL query via the input data from the client to the application. • A successful SQL injection exploit can – read sensitive data from the database, – modify database data (Insert/Update/Delete) – execute administration operations on the database (such as shutdown the DBMS), – recover the content of a given file present on the DBMS file system – and in some cases issue commands to the operating system.


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Climate Change-Energy Debate Moves to the Senate
On June 26, 2009, while many of us Unitarian Universalists were gathered at General Assembly, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) came up for a vote in the House of Representatives. The projected vote was so close that we felt compelled to interrupt the scheduled business of GA and ask participants to use their cell phones to call their Representatives. ACES (or the Waxman-Markey bill, as it is more commonly called) passed that day, 219 to 212. When news of its passage came there was joy, relief, and regret. Joy for what was a historic achievement, a comprehensive overhaul of our energy policies, and an important first step to addressing the pressing issues of climate change. Relief because the victory had been hard fought. And regret because the bill that passed was in the end much less than we had hoped for.
Shortly before ACES was voted on, I wrote a rather long blog post reflecting on how it had gotten to be that we were supporting a bill that has some admittedly serious flaws, and why it was important to still act. At the time, I already knew that the fossil fuel industries had been spending tens of millions of dollars to weaken and/or derail the bill. I knew that some of the claims (such as skyrocketing energy costs for families) were outright lies preying on fear. But what I didn't know was that one of their lobbying firms had resorted to even greater levels of deception. Using the names and letterhead of organizations of color, Bonner & Associates sent fraudulent letters to at least three Representatives, urging them to oppose ACES. One of the organizations that they impersonated and misrepresented was a local chapter of the NAACP; the NAACP supports ACES because of the green jobs it will create.
We are up against opponents who will lie and commit fraud in order to maintain their lucrative stranglehold on our nation's energy sources. But we are also up against our own apathy. The most painful thing that we had to admit on the eve of the historic vote was that, honest or not, our opponents had been out there making their views known to the people who were going to cast the votes and we had not been. I don't mean to say that our side did nothing. Organizations like 1Sky and others worked hard to not only get the bill passed but to insert key strengthening amendments that made it more just. And UU groups from the UUA to the State Advocacy Networks joined them. But most of our efforts came in the final push. When talking to staffers of various Representatives, what we heard over and over again was that they had not been hearing from us during the process – during the deliberations in committees, while measures were being put in and taken out. They had not heard from people who wanted the bill to be stronger. They had heard from people who wanted it to be weaker or didn't want it at all. So what we got was a weaker climate-energy bill, and we almost didn't get one at all.
So why am I reliving these past mistakes now? Because the conversation isn't over. ACES passed in the House on June 26th. The conversation now moves to the Senate, which has said that it will use ACES as the starting point to draft its own version. And once again the fossil fuel industries are spending tens of millions of dollars to further weaken and/or derail the process (and using dirty tricks). We need to be out there telling our Senators that we want climate change legislation, and we want it to be even stronger and more just than the version that passed in the House. What's more, we need to be out there explicitly as Unitarian Universalists. Rightly or wrongly, our elected representatives listen more attentively to constituents who identify themselves as people of faith. And for the most part right now, they are hearing from self-identified religious people who oppose climate change legislation. They must hear from us too.
Act Now:
August 10th begins the Senate summer recess – a time when your Senators come home to listen to you (so that you don't have to go all the way to DC). Get some members of your congregation (and/or team up with neighboring congregations) and welcome your senators home to your beautiful state. Remind them that you are their constituent, and then tell them that it's crucial that they pass strong and just climate change legislation as soon as they get back to DC. The simplest (and possibly most fun) way to do that is to attend a 1Sky beach party. 1Sky is holding "welcome back" parties for senators across the country on August 10th. If you can't make that date, you and fellow UUs can schedule an in-district visit later in the month.
Let your senators know that as a Unitarian Universalist, someone who believes that we are part of an interdependent web of creation, it is our moral imperative to pass effective and just climate change-energy legislation now.
Reassure them that a comprehensive climate-energy bill will preserve the environment, free us from dependence on fossil fuels that compromise our national security, and create millions of jobs in a new clean energy economy. It's win-win.
Tell them that Unitarian Universalists respect science, and the science tells us that we need to cut carbon emissions, at least 20 percent by 2020.
Tell them that the bill must limit offsets to no more than 10 percent of the emissions cap. Anything greater would compromise the effectiveness of the cap and put undue burden on communities of color.
Tell them that UUs stand on the side of economic justice and therefore, they need to maximize the number of allowances used to create clean energy jobs and train workers to fill them. The Senate bill must also maintain (or improve) the transition assistance that the House version has.
Tell them you want stronger a Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) and Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS). Urge them to:
Co-sponsor S. 433, Senator Tom Udall's "25 by 25" RES
Support Senator Schumer's stand-alone EERS Amendment (based on S. 548
If you simply cannot make it to your Senators offices, we understand. Use 1Sky's online tool to fax your senators. Do what you can and please do it soon.
Grist magazine is tracking where your senators stand on climate change.
Climate Change UpdateDec 2 20091
Youth and the Future of Climate Change: Notes from CopenhagenDec 14 20090
Day of Climate WitnessNov 11 20090
International Day of Action Success!Oct 28 20090
Dec 17 20090
DupaGrande August 7, 2009
When you are done calling your Senators, remember, you can visit their offices on Monday, August 10, as part of 1Sky's Beach Party (remember your sunscreen). See http://www.1sky.org/act-now to sign up.
Then, to reward yourself for being such a strong agent for change, listen to Rev. Fred Small's climate change anthem, "Three-Five O" at http://www.uuministryforearth.org If you like what you hear, kick in a couple bucks to help Fred produce a video of the song!


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