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Fatima lives in a small village in Angola. She had to walk four hours every day to collect water. And the water was not even clean. Some children in the village became sick after drinking it.
Kaima is twelve years old. She lives in the desert area of Rajasthan, in India. She is the first female in her family to learn how to read and write. Kaima wants to be a pilot.
Chorn is an intelligent two year old boy. But he has been very sick for much of his short life. Chorn and his parents live in Cambodia. His parents have to borrow money to pay for private doctors. But no-one seems able to help their son.
To destroy extreme poverty and hunger.
To provide a basic level of education for children around the world.
To make sure that women have the same chances as men in every area of life.
To reduce the rate of children dying.
To improve the health of mothers before, during and after giving birth.
To fight against HIV/Aids, malaria and other sicknesses.
To encourage countries to work together for global economic development.
Goal One: to destroy poverty and hunger.
The poor are getting a little less poor in most areas. But progress is slow. Governments need to act quicker to meet the goal.
Goal two: education for children.
Generally, more children are attending school. But in parts of Africa, the rate of progress is slower. And girls are still less likely to attend school than boys.
Goal three: equal rights for women.
Employment for women is improving. But women are still less well represented in politics than men are.
Goal four: to reduce the rate of children dying.
Child survival rates have not improved very much. But governments are providing more basic health services.
Goal five: to improve the health of mothers.


No other time in history has reckoned so severely with our collections as the present. Our cultural depots are stocked to the brim with the achievements of the past. Ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago, people have sought reassurance in history. The culture of remembering became the unofficial policy of a newly-reunited Germany and "memory" became the word of the day.
It seems like ages ago when the avant-garde advocated revolution and upheaval as a way of sparking innovation. Only by looking back do we feel a sense of security in the face of unforeseen events – from 9/11 to Fukushima. But in a world that seems to have gone off the rails politically, economically and ecologically, referring to the past will not provide the orientation we so desperately need. What we need today is a new culture that breaks with tradition. But how do we envision such a break – as loss or also as freedom?
As volatile as these past years have been, we have done very little to acknowledge the gravity of our times and re-evaluate our concept of "newness". Our theories lag behind a rapid succession of events. Our views our influenced by a "retro-zeitgeist", and our expectations are shaped by experience gained long ago. Instead of being agents of the future, we have become caretakers of the past. In times of uncertainty, the past has become a "bad bank" of sorts in which we store away our risks and our inability to decide. This is nothing less than a fundamental discussion about our intellectual and, in a broader sense, cultural situation. Can we break with outdated positions, terms and literature as we enter the open field of a new century? Or is the past an inescapable archive of experiences which must serve as the compass for our future decisions?
The Federal Cultural Foundation's Future of Cultural Memory conference assembled some of the most brilliant minds from the fields of science, art and politics to discuss the reasons and forces behind our passion for memoria and offer alternatives. A fundamental debate about the benefits and disadvantages of forgetting.
The conference was held in German.


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The title is the address of a joint family, where the members of the family are all at loggerheads, fighting and arguing with each other. Their cook, has left them after a month because of the way he was treated, and it would seem that he has stayed longer than most of the previous cooks. The youngest member of the family is Radha (Deepu), a grand-daughter, whose parents died in an accident ? she is expected to do all the work, and is bullied and put upon by the rest of the family. Into this family comes Raghu (Sudeep), who wants to work as their cook. From the very start, he does everything possible to re-unite them, and to re-awaken their love for each other, which has been suppressed. That?s the basic plot.
This is a delightful film, directed Sudeep, who is excellent in the starring role. He is a very versatile actor, who has the art of being convincing as each different character he plays in different films. Deepu is also very convincing as the girl who is at the beck and call of the whole family, and who never complains, and cheerfully does everything she is asked to do. But the entire cast is excellent, each playing the unpleasant and argumentative character, before Raghu makes them all change, and then they become loving towards one another.
This is a film which should be watched again and again. What a pity there are not more people in the world like Raghu.
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THE EXISTENTIAL DREAD OF PARIS HILTON
Why the it-girl entrepreneur's grapple with the futility of life and the finality of death makes her the most interesting feature of Netflix's new documentary "American Meme"
Dazed & Confused
Paris Hilton is bored. "I've been 21 for two decades… Same shit, different day," says the reality-star-turned-global-brand, over footage of her reclining by her Bel Air mansion pool, in the new Netflix documentary The American Meme. Later, while talking about her fatigue from travelling and making appearances, she toys with the far-fetched idea of having "clones" that she could send out to take her place while she stayed at home.
This sense of ennui is surprising to hear from a personality brand who basically invented the influencer lifestyle, and yet seems to be disinterested in taking part that lifestyle herself. Hilton has made billions from perfume sales, design collaborations and DJ appearances, but it seems the fabulous life can drag. As The American Meme shows, Hilton has bigger concerns on her mind.
The American Meme explores the lives of several social media stars, charting their rise and riches, as well as their struggles and angst. The Fat Jew offers a master class in how to meme; the former viral Vine comedienne Brittany Furlan struggles to find herself – and acting work – when the platform that made her famous shuts down. While Furlan found redemption in a relationship with Tommy Lee, Kirill, a photographer and party host who travels the States spraying champagne over willing women's bare bodies, fights against the strain of his relentless lifestyle.
Paris Hilton is by far the most interesting character we meet. The way she speaks about her experiences as a reality TV star, tabloid obsession, and global brand is both world weary and, at times, profound. While discussing the promotional posters for House of Wax, the 2005 horror movie in which she plays a character who meets a gruesome end in a wax museum, she explains how deeply affected she was by the poster's tagline, which captioned her waxy, melting head with the invitation to "See Paris Die".
Hilton had already lived through the experience of the world seeing her having sex when a private video featuring a 19-year-old Hilton and a former boyfriend was leaked when she was 22. The poster felt like another violation.
It was also deeply disturbing, she says, because her biggest fear is dying – "because I have no idea what happens after. And I'm really scared that it's nothing, because that would be beyond boring". This short clip – which itself has instant meme potential – is surprising, though not simply because these words are spoken by a woman who has been portrayed as one-dimensional, sexual and superficial.
The idea that it's somehow unusual that she'd be concerned with existential questions relies on the same kind of prejudices that underlie the amusement at Pamela Anderson's radical polemic on French politics, or the Kim Kierkegaardashian Twitter account, where the whole joke hinges on how ridiculous it is that someone like Hilton protégé Kim Kardashian would be interested in the kind of questions explored by existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
In Hilton's case, it's her unique experiences of fame and shame that have led her to this point. Her angst surprises us because our entire culture has been built around the pursuit of what she has – the pinnacle of influence, a mountain of followers – and yet, it's not enough to distract her from life's biggest questions. Her existentialism is darkly relatable: 'Celebrities, they're just like us – afraid of death and the eternal nothing that threatens to await us!'
As the documentary draws to a close, we see Hilton working on her latest project. Not "Bottle Service", the fake apparel range for baby DJs in collaboration with The Fat Jew, but a VR version of herself which could interact with fans in a virtual space. "I could be in my living room and I'm gonna have live streaming of me DJing and performing," she explains. "It will be just like being in a nightclub in Ibiza or Las Vegas."
The "clones" she fantasises about earlier on, have become a reality. For someone whose persona and personhood has been dictated by the media, the controlled environment of a computer-coded world, where trolls can be kicked out, is appealing. "It's just endless what I could do with this platform. I could just really control the way people see me," she says.
"There's a reason that I am who I am. I already do have a legacy, but once you start that, you just can't stop," says the pioneering blonde, who has not only found a solution to her apathy towards her public obligations, but perhaps for her more spiritual concerns.
The digital doppelganger she has developed to exist in a VR world not only pre-empts the next fad in social media, but when Hilton says, "a lot of people don't understand that you need to be sustainable forever", she's also soothing her own existential dread. The solution she finds is typical of her business sense, dodging the finality of death through the creation of a dimension in which, through her enduring likeness, like her idol Marilyn Monroe, Paris Hilton can live forever.
Text © Dazed & Confused / Laura Havlin. Originally appeared on Dazed here.
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A great deal occurred on last evening's episode of American Horror Story: Hotel. Allow's simply leap right in, shall we?
We open up in 1926. Countess Elizabeth leaves a taxi as well as strolls directly right into … the murder home from period one. Keep in mind that one resident that did unlawful abortions? Well, our woman is looking for an abortion from Doctor Charles Montgomery. Elizabeth declares she's just 3 weeks along– that she's currently revealing a fair bit informs a various tale. Dr. Montgomery isn't really dissuaded, nevertheless, as well as leads Elizabeth to the cellar to do the treatment. When Elizabeth is anesthetized, Dr. Montgomery reduces the unborn child out, as well as lo as well as behold, it's still to life. As well as completely unholy (as would certainly be anticipated of anything breeding in a vampire queen). The infant eliminates the registered nurse right prior to Dr. Montgomery, that is high from his mind on ether, provides it to Elizabeth to ensure that she might hold her child.
Back to today day. It is exposed that Liz Taylor as well as Tristan have actually been having an event. They declare their love to each other, which would not be an issue, other than that Tristan is Countess Elizabeth's present kid plaything. She does not share, which is completely sanctimonious since the following scene reveals her making love with Will Drake. Drake is really drawn in to Elizabeth, however cannot culminate unless one more guy is included. Sexuality is interesting, right? Elizabeth fits his requirements by mobilizing Tristan to her bed room. In a blatantly violent power step as well as display screen of possession, Elizabeth orders him to fluff up Will.
Somewhere else in the resort, John Lowe remains to examine his peace of mind. He gets up to discover Holden in his bed, chases him downstairs to the vacant pool where the vamp youngsters rest, as well as sees Alex in her casket. Alex worries, medications John to knock him out, as well as employs Liz Taylor in order to help her step the caskets as well as kids. She after that wakes John up as well as informs him that he called her, jabbering as well as going crazy regarding visions. When he goes downstairs to discover the casket's once again, he is puzzled as well as puzzled to find that there are no caskets to be discovered.
John isn't really the just one trying to find the vampire kids. Ramona Royale has actually formally coordinated with Donovan as well as Iris to precise vengeance versus Elizabeth. The initial step: get rid of the infant vamps. Iris as well as Ramona decrease to the vacant pool, equipped with a blade as well as weapon, just to discover that the youngsters have actually been relocated. Regardless of. Ramona goes for the following finest point: eliminate Elizabeth's infant, called Bartholomew, that she maintains in Room 33. Ramona needs to massacre the continuous baby, however Bartholomew resist as well as leaves, hurting Ramona.
On the other hand, keep in mind those Swedish vacationers that were eliminated in the very first episode?|Keep in mind those Swedish vacationers that were eliminated in the very first episode? They're still spending time the resort, in a perpetual loophole of suffering. Donovan informs them that if they discover a function, they could finish their discomfort, also if they could never ever leave the resort. So the girls laid out to do simply that.|The young ladies established out to do simply that. They completely murder a guy that looked into the resort, however are dismayed since they still typically aren't pleased. Alex discovers them as well as hires their macabre, womanly wiles to drive John even more right into madness so he will certainly leave the resort. After John attempts to explore one more Ten Commandments murder as well as is expelled from the criminal offense scene, they rope him right into a trio which finishes in all 3 of them being soaked in blood. While John is going crazy, March pays him a short check out. That's the last straw. John loads his bags as well as leaves the Hotel Cortez.
At Chez Lowe, John attempts to apologize with Scarlett, that has actually basically been deserted by both of her moms and dads. In your home, John discovers that Bartholomew has actually stashed in his travel suitcase as well as is running amok in his home. So, John does what any type of affordable guy would certainly do when confronted with a devil infant: he begins capturing at it.|John does what any type of sensible guy would certainly do when encountered with a devil infant: he begins capturing at it. Scarlett is deeply tense by this– she just listened to gunfires as well as presumed that her dad had actually lastly gone off the deep end. The authorities, as well as Alex, are informed as well as reach your home. Alex, in yet one more irritating display screen of adult preference as well as unsympathetic neglect, decreases to talk to her child as well as advises the authorities to drive her back to her grandparents home, where she has actually been remaining. Alex after that enters into the yard as well as finds Batholomew concealing in the shrubs.
Back at the resort, Liz admits to Elizabeth that she as well as Tristan have actually been resting with each other. Elizabeth calls both of them for a conference in a resort space, as well as informs Liz that she could have Tristan. She after that continues to cut Tristan's throat open, informing Liz that she could hide him.
Elizabeth after that needs to the baby room that is Room 33 to find Alex nestling Bartholomew. Alex informs her that the infant suffered a gunshot injury, however would certainly be alright. Elizabeth, surprised as well as permanently thankful, takes the infant from Alex.


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A: You cannot do this easily. A wizard requires to be within a class which implements IWizardContainer (or more usually IWizardContainer2). The only standard class that implements this is WizardDialog which can't be used for this. So you would have to implement some new wizard container class to make this work.
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For many, the fact that video games are now the most popular form of entertainment is tainted by the specter of addiction. But a growing class of clinicians see the universality of video games as an opportunity rather than a threat. The mental health professionals on PAX East's "Empowering Gamers" panel consider familiarity with the medium essential to connect with the people in their care.
"Games are tools," said Dr. Ryan Kelly, a clinical psychologist and the head of G33ks Like Us. "We find ways to use them for good and find ways to make sure they don't become hurtful, like anything else." Parents are quick to blame consoles, but according to Kelly, they tend to be an escape, not the root cause. "The games, although problematic at that point, aren't the main problem," he explained. "We have this tool that they get so much catharsis from, that they have friends on – we've got something for them to work toward and something that means something to them." And despite the fearmongering around addiction, that level of investment means games can be almost uniquely effective means of building trust and modifying harmful behavior when used correctly.
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With a doctorate in clinical psychology and a masters in game design, Dr. Kelli Dunlap is particularly well equipped to bridge that gap. She describes games as an "easy rapport button" for her clients, especially teenage boys who wouldn't otherwise be interested in opening up to her – or anyone. In the case of one adolescent at her practice, "No one else had been able to get him to do anything" – but after a conversation about the "Halo" universe, "We were best friends. He wouldn't shut up and didn't want to leave! Games are usually pooh-poohed by adults as something that's bad," she said. Recognizing their genuine significance opens up a range of possibilities for connection and change. In 2019, she said, "Games are a cultural competency."
That's not to say applying them therapeutically is without its challenges. "There are thousands of games out there. I know I'm too old to pick up a new Twitch shooter, and I'm at peace with that," Dunlap joked. Her solution, both for herself and other mental health professionals, is an unorthodox one: a series of clinicians' guides to games ranging from "Fortnite" to "Minecraft," with themes and discussion prompts based on the titles her clients care about. "Asking someone what they play and why they play it provides some of the most valuable data," she said. "That's better than any projective test or assessment."
For Dr. Chelsea Hughes, a psychologist who works as a researcher at Riot Games, gaming has proven particularly helpful when talking to clients from marginalized communities, providing an important jumping-off point for conversations about privilege and identity. "There is so much power in having the opportunity to present however you want," she said. "Video games give us an opportunity to explore who we are, not just as ourselves but what we present to the world."
Even a mobile game like "Farmville" can be a force for good. Dr. Sarah Hays of Save Point Behavioral Health had a client who struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder and played "Farmville" endlessly. Rather than taking it away from him, she set him a challenge: he had to play without organizing his crops. "He was upset about his strawberries for weeks," she said, laughing – but the exercise achieved exactly what they'd hoped. "It stopped him from chronically, compulsively playing 'Farmville' to make his life feel in control." For another patient who struggled with social anxiety but loved MMORPGs, she set the task of saying three sentences to anyone he encountered in the world. He, too, resisted at first but ultimately benefited from the intervention. "Part of it is that you have to get uncomfortable to grow and change. Gaming softens the difficulty of the process, but still gets to the core of vulnerability."
For Kelly, the other panelists, and the burgeoning community of "geek counselors" they represent, it's a matter of channeling gamers' passion productively: "Not to get rid of It, not to shame it, not to pathologize it – just, 'How do we use this?'"
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This is always an exciting time of the year, because not only is our 2019 wedding season starting to get into full swing, but also because past weddings from 2018 start to pop up in the wedding press left right and centre!
Here's another great feature, this time by The Glorious Wedding blog , showing Jo and Damo's big day at Hope Mill theatre last summer. Jo and Damo had a very hand's on Mother of the Bride who, would you believe, hand made all those beautiful paper flowers you can see decorating the theatre's wall in the feature. Inspired by a Chanel fashion shoot, she put in hours and hours of laborious pain-staking effort to recreate something that looked chic, pristine and beautiful in this blank canvas venue.
Alternative Weddings MCR were of course on hand throughout, helping managing tasks and keeping the inevitable wedding stress levels to a minimum. By the end of the wedding everyone was positively glowing with happiness and things couldn't have gone any better!


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The essential principles of a complete Pilates practice.
Connecting breath to movement the Pilates way.
The foundational, essential Pilates mat and reformer exercises.
Sequencing and flowing with grace and strength through the Pilates repertoire.
Safe and effective Pilates alignment.
Connecting and powering movement from your core/powerhouse.
THROUGH PRACTICE, QUESTIONS & EXPLORATION, each class will build on the previous one, in order for the group to progressively develop a safe, sound and intelligent Pilates practice for a lifetime. All graduates of Introduction to Pilates will be eligible for a special discounted rate on our Pilates Equipment Drop-In and standing Pilates private and semi-private session packages, once the series is complete! Introduction to Pilates will meet weekly for 5 consecutive weeks, unless otherwsie indicated, and is limited to 5 students.


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1979-1983: inženýrské studium – Vysoká škola zemědělská v Brně, specializace rybářství. Diplomová práce: Vliv krmiva kontaminovaného aflatoxiny na kapří plůdek.
1985-1989: ichtyologické oddělení Ústavu zoologie obratlovců – kandidátská disertační práce: Histologie, histochemie a ultrastruktura pokožky vybraných druhů ryb.
1989-současnost: Ústav biologie obratlovců AV ČR – vědecký pracovník.
Fedorčák J, Pekárik L, Halačka K, Šmiga Ľ, Manko P, Hajdú J, Vetešník L, Koščo J (2018). Microhabitat preferences of triploid Cobitis fish and diploid progenitors in two streams in Slovakia (Danube River Basin). Limnologica, 69, 59-66.
Fedorčák J, Koščo J, Halačka K, Manko P (2017). Growth differences in different biotypes of the hybrid complex of Cobitis elongatoides x Cobitis tanaitica (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) in the Okna River (Danube River basin), Slovakia. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 47, 125-132.
Halačka K, Pekárik L (2015). Length-weight relationship of Cobitis elongatoides Heckel & Kner, 1858 from a pure diploid population in the Nová Říše Reservoir, Czech Republic. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 31, 562-564.
Halačka K (2015). Differences in haematology and respiratory system morphology at three neogobiid species. Open Life Sciences, 10, 514-520.
Halačka K, Kopp R, Klíma O, Mareš J (2015). Epidermis structure in the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and its Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) hybrid. Acta veterinaria Brno, 84, 159-166.
Šimková A, Vojtek L, Halačka K, Hyršl P, Vetešník L (2015). The effect of hybridization on fish physiology, immunity and blood biochemistry: A case study in hybridizing Cyprinus carpio and Carassius gibelio (Cyprinidae). Aquaculture, 435, 381-389.
Šimková A, Hyršl P, Halačka K, Vetešník L (2015). Physiological and condition-related traits in the gynogenetic-sexual Carassius auratus complex: different investments promoting the coexistence of two reproductive forms?. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15, 154.
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Sivka U, Halačka K, Sušnik Bajec S (2012). Morphological differences in the skin of marble trout Salmo marmoratus and of brown trout Salmo trutta. Folia Histochemica Et Cytobiologica, 50, 255-262.
Lusková V, Lusk S, Halačka K, Vetešník L (2010). Carassius auratus gibelio—the most successful invasive fish in waters of the Czech Republic. Russian Journal of Biological Invasions, 1, 176-180.
Bartoňová E, Papoušek I, Lusková V, Koščo J, Lusk S, Halačka K, Švátora M, Vetešník L (2008). Genetic diversity and taxonomy of Sabanejewia balcanica (Osteichthyes: Cobitidae) in the waters of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Folia zoologica, 57, 60-70.
Flajšhans M, Rodina M, Halačka K, Vetešník L, Gela D, Lusková V, Lusk S (2008). Characteristics of sperm of polyploid Prussian carp Carassius gibelio. Journal of Fish Biology, 73, 323-328.
Flajšhans M, Rodina M, Halačka K, Vetešník L, Gela D, Lusková V, Lusk S (2008). Charakteristika spermatu polyploidního karase stříbřitého, Carassius gibelio. Bulletin VÚRH Vodňany, 44, 78-81.
Papoušek I, Lusková V, Koščo J, Lusk S, Halačka K, Povž M, Šumer S (2008). Genetic diversity of Cobitis spp. (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae) from different drainage areas. Folia zoologica, 57, 83-89.
Koščo J, Lusk S, Halačka K, Pekárik L, Košuthová L (2007). Výskyt chránených a invázných druhov rýb v povodí Ipl'a. Natura Carpatica, 48, 141-152.
Vetešník L, Halačka K, Lusková V, Lusk S (2006). Erythrocyte profile of diploid and triploid silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus). Acta veterinaria Brno, 75, 203-207.
Koščo J, Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V, Košuth P (2005). Distribution of species of the genus Gobio in the Tisza River drainage area, Slovakia. Folia zoologica, 54, 65-72.
Lojkásek B, Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V, Drozd P (2005). The impact of the extreme floods in July 1997 on the ichthyocenosis of the Oder Catchment area (Czech Republic). Hydrobiologia, 548, 11-22.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K, Šlechtová V, Šlechta V (2005). Characteristics of the remnant Vimba vimba population in the upper part of the Dyje River. Folia zoologica, 54, 389-404.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V, Horák V (2005). Distribution of Gobio species in the Czech Republic. Folia zoologica, 54, 56-64.
Šlechtová V, Lusková V, Šlechta V, Halačka K, Lusk S, Koščo J (2005). Intraspecific allozyme diversity of Gobio gobio in Czech and Slovak rivers. Folia zoologica, 54, 25-32.
Horák V, Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (2004). Artificial wetlands - yes or no?. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 4, 119-127.
Lojkásek B, Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (2004). Fish communities in the Poodří Protected Landscape Area (the Odra River basin). Czech Journal of Animal Science, 49, 121-130.
Lusková V, Koščo J, Halačka K, Stráňai I, Lusk S, Flajšhans M (2004). Status of populations of the genus Cobitis in Slovakia. Biologia, 59, 621-626.
Lusková V, Halačka K, Vetešník L, Lusk S (2004). Changes of ploidy and sexuality status of "Carassius auratus" populations in the drainage area of the River Dyje (Czech Republic). Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 4, 165-171.
Lusk S, Hartvich P, Halačka K, Lusková V, Holub M (2004). Impact of extreme floods on fishes in rivers and their floodplains. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 4, 173-181.
Lusk S, Koščo J, Lusková V, Halačka K, Košuth P (2004). Alien fish species in the floodplains of the Dyje and the Bodrog rivers. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 4, 199-205.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V, Vetešník L (2004). Re-occurrence of Zingel streber (Teleostei: Pisces) in the Czech Republic. Folia zoologica, 53, 417-422.
Vetešník L, Lusk S, Halačka K, Spurný P (2004). Morphometric characteristics and growth of Carassius auratus in the lower part of the River Dyje (Czech Republic). Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 4, 215-221.
Halačka K, Lusková V, Lusk S (2003). Carassius "gibelio" in the fish communities of the Czech Republic. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 3, 133-138.
Koščo J, Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (2003). The expansion and occurrence of the Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) in eastern Slovakia. Folia zoologica, 52, 329-336.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K, Smutný M (2003). Anglers' catches as an indicator of fish population status. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 3, 113-119.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (2003). Rehabilitating the floodplain of the lower River Dyje for fish. River Research and Applications, 19, 281-288.
Lusk S, Koščo J, Halačka K, Lusková V, Flajšhans M (2003). Identification of Cobitis from the Slovakian part of the Tisza basin. Folia Biologica-Krakow, 51, 61-65.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K, Horák V (2002). Osteichthyes. Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, 106, 29-49.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V, Horák V (2001). Annual dynamics of the fish stock in a backwater of the River Dyje. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management, 17, 571-581.
Halačka K, Lusková V, Lusk S (2000). Fecundity of Cobitis elongatoides in the Nová Říše Reservoir. Folia zoologica, 49, 141-150.
Halačka K, Lusková V, Lusk S (2000). Contribution to the occurrence of parasites in Cobitis elonatoides and Cobitis elongatoides x C. sp. Folia zoologica, 49, 215-218.
Lojkásek B, Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (2000). Fish communities in the drainage area of the Osoblaha river and effect of the 1997 flood. Czech Journal of Animal Science, 45, 229-236.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K (2000). On the occurrence of populations of the genera Cobitis and Sabanejewia (Pisces, Cobitidae) in the Czech Republic. Folia zoologica, 49, 97-106.
Šlechtová V, Lusková V, Šlechta V, Lusk S, Halačka K, Bohlen J (2000). Genetic differentiation of two diploid-polyploid complexes of spined loach, genus Cobitis (Cobitidae), in the Czech Republic, involving C. taenia, C. elongatoides and C. spp.: allozyme interpopulation and interspecific differences. Folia zoologica, 49, 67-78.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K (1999). Vývoj a stav ichtyofauny ve vodách Národního parku Podyjí. Thayensia, 2, 96-107.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K (1999). Development and status of the ichthyofauna in the waters of the Podyjí National Park. Thayensia, 2, 108-119.
Halačka K, Lusk S, Lusková V (1998). Fish communities in artificial pools in the floodplain along the lower reaches of the River Dyje. Folia zoologica, 47, 125-134.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K, Šlechta V, Šlechtová V (1998). Trends and production of a fish communities of the barbel zone in a stream of the Czech Republic. Folia zoologica, 47, 67-72.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K (1998). The status of tench (Tinca tinca (L.)) in aquatic habitats of the floodplain along the lower reaches of the River Dyje (Czech Republic). Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii, 45, 407-414.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (1998). The effect of an extreme flood on the fish communities in the upper reaches of the Tichá Orlice River (The Labe drainage area). Czech Journal of Animal Science, 43, 531-536.
Halačka K, Lusková V, Lusk S (1997). Manifestations of senescence in the reproduction of nase, Chondrostoma nasus. Folia zoologica, 46, 169-173.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (1997). Vliv malých vodních elektráren na vodní toky a jejich rybí osídlení. Bulletin VÚRH Vodňany, 33, 111-119.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Jurajda P, Lusková V, Peňáz M (1997). Diversity of fish communities in the waters of the Podyjí National Park. Živočišná výroba, 42, 269-275.
Baruš V, Halačka K, Prokeš M (1996). Presence and distribution of the nematode Anguillicola crassus in the European eel in the Morava River drainage basin, Czech Republic. Živočišná výroba, 41, 219-224.
Halačka K (1996). Structure and histochemistry of the epidermis of Barbel (Barbus barbus). Folia zoologica, 45, 97-101.
Lusková V, Halačka K (1996). Some hematological indices in barbel, Barbus barbus. Folia zoologica, 45, 103-108.
Lusk S, Lusková V, Halačka K (1996). Distribution of species of the family Percidae in the waters of the Czech republic. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Biologica, 40, 139-145.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V, Pražák O (1996). Fish assemblages of the "Soutok" area in Southern Moravia, Czech Republic. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Biologica, 40, 147-155.
Halačka K (1995). Embryonic development of brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario). Folia zoologica, 44, 175-184.
Halačka K, Lusk S (1995). Mortality in eggs of nase, Chondrostoma nasus, during incubation. Folia zoologica, 44, 51-56.
Halačka K (1995). Structure and histochemistry of the epidermis of nase (Chondrostoma nasus). Folia zoologica, 44, 99-104.
Halačka K, Lusková V (1995). Interrelations and bioindicative application of epidermal, hematological and biochemical indices in grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.). Acta Universitatis Carolinae, Biologica, 39, 159-167.
Lusková V, Halačka K, Lusk S (1995). Dynamics of the haemogram in the nase, Chondrostoma nasus. Folia zoologica, 44, 69-74.
Lusková V, Lusk S, Halačka K (1995). Yearly dynamics of enzyme activities and metabolite concentrations in blood plasma of Chondrostoma nasus. Folia zoologica, 44, 75-82.
Lusk S, Halačka K (1995). The river bottom and fish populations in streams. Folia Facultatis Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, 91, 95-100.
Lusk S, Halačka K (1995). The first finding of the Tubenose Goby, Proterorhinus marmoratus, in the Czech Republic. Folia zoologica, 44, 90-92.
Lusk S, Halačka K (1995). Anglers' catches as an indicator of population size of the nase, Chondrostoma nasus. Folia zoologica, 44, 185-192.
Lusk S, Halačka K, Lusková V (1995). Influence of small hydroelectric power stations on fish communities in streams. Živočišná výroba, 40, 363-367.
Halačka K, Jurajda P (1994). Charakteristika elektrolovných zařízení pro odlov ryb. Živočišná výroba, 39, 733-741.


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Q: Crystal reports with not in function and inner select my question is i have this query and im planning to do a report from this. my problem is how do i do the not in from the inner select of the report?
   select prop_acct_no,land_book_value, impr_Book_value,current_book_value,lat_appr from prop_acct
    where
    PROP_ACCT.PROP_STATUS = 'CON' and
    PROP_ACCT.SUBSTATUS in ('AFS', 'FAS') and
    PROP_ACCT.IL_STATUS ='N' and
    PROP_ACCT.PROP_ACCT_NO  not in
    (select PROP_ACCT_NO from SP_DETL, SP_MAST where SP_DETL.SP_NO = SP_MAST.SP_NO and STATUS = 'Approved')

Many Thanks!

A: You can make a view/stored procedure out of that query and have crystal use that view/stored procedure. It's better to use stored procedure. It's difficult to write complicated query in crystal from my experience working with it.

A: Use the Add Command to Report option (found in the connection folder for an active Database Files or ODBC data source) to add your query to the report.


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import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import {Route, Switch} from 'react-router';
import {BrowserRouter} from 'react-router-dom';

import Login from './Login';
import Home from './Home';
import Monitor from './Monitor';

import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css';
import {AuthProvider} from './AuthContext'
import ProtectedRoute from "./ProtectedRoute";

import Menu from './Menu';
import {Modal} from 'react-bootstrap';
import {useWsNoData} from "./hooks";

function App() {
    const disconnected = useWsNoData('/api/status');

    return (

            <Menu/>

            <Modal show={disconnected} onHide={function () {
            }}>
                <Modal.Header>
                    <Modal.Title>Disconnected from server</Modal.Title>
                </Modal.Header>
                <Modal.Body>
                    Please refresh your page.
                </Modal.Body>
            </Modal>

    );
}

const NotFound = () => (

Page not Found.

);

ReactDOM.render(
    <BrowserRouter>
        <AuthProvider>

                <Route path="/" component={App}/>
                <Switch>
                    <Route exact path='/' component={Home}/>
                    <Route path="/login" component={Login}/>
                    <ProtectedRoute path="/monitor" component={Monitor}/>

                    <Route component={NotFound}/>
                </Switch>

        </AuthProvider>
    </BrowserRouter>
    ,
    document.getElementById('root')
);


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Q: How to set training weight on softmax during training I'm reproducing Auto-DeepLab with PyTorch and I got a problem, that is, I can't set the architecture weight(both cell and layer) on softmax. It either leads to twice backward or weights get no upgrade with gradients but only softmax.
class Architect () :
    def __init__(self, model, args):
        self.network_momentum = args.momentum
        self.network_weight_decay = args.weight_decay
        self.model = model
        self.optimizer =
            torch.optim.Adam(self.model.arch_parameters(),
                lr=args.arch_lr, betas=(0.5, 0.999),
                weight_decay=args.arch_weight_decay)

    def step (self, input_valid, target_valid) :
        self.model.soft_parameters()
        self.optimizer.zero_grad ()
        self._backward_step(input_valid, target_valid)
        self.optimizer.step()

    def _backward_step (self, input_valid, target_valid) :
        _, loss = self.model._loss (input_valid, target_valid)
        loss.backward ()

under this code, it leads softmax works but the weights are not optimized with gradients.
[[0.3333, 0.3333, 0.3333],
         [0.3333, 0.3333, 0.3333],
         [0.3333, 0.3333, 0.3333],
         [0.3333, 0.3333, 0.3333]]*12], device='cuda:0',
       grad_fn=<SoftmaxBackward>)


Hotel Name:Nalin Guest House 11 Kongka Rd.
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Free Wifi, refrigertor, private shower room with hot shower are provided. A big car park is also available with our 24 hours security guards.


President Michael S. Roth '78.
This year my April Fools' blog announced that Wesleyan was moving all of its classes online: "ALL MOOCS ALL THE TIME. No more need for classrooms." I didn't really expect to fool anyone for more than a moment, not even those perennially suspicious of my intentions (or authority generally), of which there are many! Still, there are people who really DO worry that the MOOCs are coming. A couple of years earlier, my April 1st blog was about plans to flatten Foss Hill. I didn't really expect to fool anyone with that one either, although there I was surprised. If Foss Hill could talk, it would surely tell us that its purpose is to serve as common ground for Wesleyan's past, present, and future. Foss isn't going anywhere, but it's hard to say that about many of the buildings on campus. It's hard to say that because the future of liberal education is unclear, and the buildings should serve that future. Learning styles change, as do expectations for learning. In the past, Wesleyan has often been in the vanguard of movements in higher education, and I want that for Wes going forward as well.
I've been reading and reviewing quite a few of the recent books on higher education. Their titles say a lot. The "end of college" seems gleeful compared to the more sober guides to "American higher education in crisis." Students are said to be "academically adrift" or "excellent sheep." We confront a "higher education bubble" that puts "liberal arts at the brink," and the final step for Higher Ed is "disruption," say the critics. Among the critics, at least, there does seem to be a bit of a herd mentality.
In contrast to stories about universities unwilling to change, at Wesleyan many faculty are champions of innovation in the classroom and beyond. Professors here are active scholars, scientists, writers, and artists—they are creating knowledge on campus, not just disseminating it, and that energy is carried forward into the classroom. Student learning is enhanced when teachers are themselves actively engaged in inquiry.
The consultants have made several visits to campus and received input from students, faculty, and staff. As I write this, they are not done yet. But already they have made a number of interesting observations: about finding the right balance between traditional learning spaces and "magnetic learning spaces" appropriate for group work; about how some spaces at Wesleyan are better than others at facilitating interactions between professor and student and between student and student; about the ways in which Wes students don't use common rooms in their dormitories and do use interstitial spaces such as lobbies and corridors; and about how students find empty classrooms in which to study and meet. In this last regard, our most recent renovations, at 41 Wyllys and Allbritton, are favorite spaces, so clearly we've been doing some things right!
Actually I believe we've been doing a lot of things right, which doesn't mean there isn't more to do. The most important lesson in the recent commentary on higher education isn't about disruption; it's about the importance of learning as a way of life that can be made much more accessible with tools both old and new. Our lovely campus has served us well for a long time, and with careful, creative planning we will develop flexible spaces that are hospitable to both tradition and innovation. There is great opportunity in rethinking campus learning, and Wesleyan will be among those institutions committed to making the most of physical space and virtual capacity.


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Update: Shortly after this story broke, the UK Independent ran an update with a quote from Tim Burton's reps denying the story from ShowbizSpy. The reps tell the Independent: "I rep Tim Burton and wanted to let you know that Tim did not provide a statement to confirm Beetlejuice 2 as the movie is not in development. Tim's focus is entirely on Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children and developing Dumbo."
FROM EARLIER: In the more than 30 years since the original Beetlejuice, there have been repeated talks about the possibility of making a sequel. It has always seemed like the key players were all interested but nothing has ever come of it. Saying the character's name three times was not enough to make a sequel happen, I tried. Now, Tim Burton has clarified the situation. Will there be a Beetlejuice 2? Yes, there will be. And probably sooner than you thought.
There are so many moving parts to making a movie happen that often, even when everybody wants to make the film, there's one issue or another standing in the way. It truly looks like all those impediments are now gone. Tim Burton spoke to Showbiz Spy about Beetlejuice 2 and according to him the only reason the sequel isn't in pre-production yet is, well, there isn't a reason. It sounds like it will be very soon.
The film is a go and has been approved by the Warner Bros. team, we have talked with the cast members we wanted for the film and they are all on board, this includes both Winona and Michael. We have the script in hand everything is in place all we need to do now is get ready to start filming.
After all the talk and the back and forth there really doesn't appear to be anything standing in the way. The only thing that Tim Burton doesn't say is that filming is scheduled, so it's possible production could be delayed if everybody involved won't all be available at the same time in the short term, but even if that puts filming off, it doesn't appear to be a reason that would prevent the movie from happening. Get ready for the return of the ghost with the most.
The possibility of Beetlejuice 2 seemed to become serious in 2013 when Tim Burton was first in talks to direct it. At the same time both Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton had said they would be interested in returning. Then, about a year ago, when Birdman helped remind people that Michael Keaton was still around, Tim Burton said that a script for a new Beetlejuice was being written. This was then shortly followed by an interview with Ryder, who admitted to being on board the new project. Now, it appears that script is done and everybody is pretty close to being ready to get back to work.
No details have been given about what the new script entails, or what may be in store for Beetlejuice or Lydia Deetz. With the movie safely in Tim Burton's hands, we're confident that Beetlejuice 2 can be a solid return for an iconic character. Are you excited to see Beetlejuice again?


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\section{Introduction}

The Pierre Auger Observatory  \cite{Auger1,Auger2} has led to great discoveries in the field of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) such as the confirmation of a
suppression of the cosmic ray flux at energies above $4 \times 10^{19}$  eV, limits on photon
 and neutrino fluxes  at ultra-high
energies and a hint of large scale anisotropies  at energies above 8 EeV. Nevertheless many questions related to these particles
are still open.  Particularly interesting is the behavior of the slant depth of the shower maximum with energy.  Understood in terms of the LHC-tuned shower models,  it suggests a gradual shift to a heavier composition, with a large fraction of protons at $10^{18}$ eV, changing to a heavier composition at $10^{19.5}$ eV \cite{Auger2014}. However, we should interpret this result with caution since measurements
of shower properties performed by the Auger Collaboration have revealed inconsistencies between data and present shower models. For instance, the  Pierre Auger Collaboration has reported the first hybrid measurement of the average muon number in inclined air showers at ultra high energies, suggesting a muon deficit in simulations of about $30\%$ to $80_{-20}^{+17} ({\rm sys}) \%$ at $10^{19}$ eV, depending on the hadronic interaction model \cite{Auger-Muon-Deficit}.   Hence  the measured behavior of the slant depth of the shower maximum evolution could be understood as a hint of a  new hadronic interaction physics at energy scales beyond the reach of LHC.

 In this work we will deal with hadronic interactions in a statistical model, as first introduced by Hagedorn \cite{Hagedorn} ideas in the sixties.  Recently a power-law function based on the Tsallis statistics \cite{Tsallis-Paper} has been widely used on fitting the transverse momentum ($p_T$) and pseudo-rapidity ($\eta$) distributions measured in high-energy collisions
\cite{tsallis-fit-1, tsallis-fit-2, tsallis-fit-3, tsallis-fit-4, tsallis-fit-5} while several studies have been devoted to discuss these
results in the literature \cite{tsallis-lit-1, tsallis-lit-2, tsallis-lit-3, tsallis-lit-4, tsallis-lit-5, tsallis-lit-6, tsallis-lit-7,
tsallis-lit-8, tsallis-lit-revisao}.   The Tsallis statistics,  extensively used in different branches of science, is often used to describe systems which display properties like memory effects, long range interactions,  intrinsic fluctuations, (multi)fractal phase
space and so on. It consists in replacing the classical Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy $(S_{BG})$ by the form proposed by Tsallis

\begin{equation}
S_q = \frac{(1-\sum_i p_i^{q})}{q-1} \  \mathrel{\mathop{\Longrightarrow}^{\mathrm{q \rightarrow 1}}}  \ S_{BG} = - \sum_i p_i \ln p_i,
\end{equation}where $p_i$  is the probability of a particle occupy the state $i$ and $q$ is
 the Tsallis index. This definition comprises the Boltzmann-Gibbs entropy as a particular case, where $q=1$.
On the other hand, a straight consequence from this expression is that the generalized entropy is no longer
an extensive quantity, once we can verify that

\begin{equation}
S_q(A+B) = S_q(A) + S_q(B) + (1-q) S_q(A)S_q(B),
\end{equation} with the parameter $q$ being a measure of the nonextensivity of the system. As a consequence, we must replace the usual exponential Boltzmann-Gibbs distribution, $\exp(-E/T)$, by the Tsallis power-law distribution

\begin{equation} \label{expq}
f(E)= \frac{(2-q)}{T}\left[ 1 - (1-q) \frac{E}{T} \right]^{\frac{1}{1-q}},
\end{equation} where $E$ is the state energy and $T$ is the temperature of the system.

According to \cite{tsallis-lit-revisao}, the behaviors presented by the transverse momentum and pseudo-rapidity distributions, in high-energies domain,
are best described using a nonexponential distribution, such as the one proposed by Tsallis. In fact, following the ideas discussed
in \cite{tsallis-lit-revisao}, that behavior emerges from fluctuations of the thermal energy within the gas of quarks and gluons before the hadronization process.  Using this approach, we can relate the parameter $q$ with those thermal fluctuations,

\begin{equation}
q = 1 + \frac{\sigma^{2}_{T}}{\left< T \right>^2}  = 1 +  \frac{\left< \left( \frac{1}{T}\right)^2 \right> - \left<  \left( \frac{1}{T}\right) \right>^2 }{\left<  \left( \frac{1}{T}\right) \right>^2}.
\end{equation}Obviously, when $q=1$ we recover the expected result obtained in the Boltzmann-Gibbs description, where we get an
equilibrium at temperature $T$.

By assuming such scenario in which the temperature $T$ fluctuates within each collision,   the energy distribution of the particles generated in a single high energy interaction follows a power law Tsallis distribution, given by eq. \ref{expq}. The left panel of Figure \ref{histo} presents the Tsallis energy distribution $f(E)$ with a fixed temperature $T$ for different values of $q$. We can see that higher the $q$ values, the probability for generating particles with larger energy values become greater. As a consequence of the
total energy conservation constraint, $\sum_{i=1}^{i=N} E_i = E_{CM}$, where $E_{CM}$ is the total energy of the interaction in the center of momentum frame, it can be shown that the Tsallis statistics  leads to a Negative Binomial multiplicity distribution given by

\begin{equation} \label{P_N}
P(N) = \frac{(q-1)^N}{N!}  \frac{q-1}{2-q}  \frac{\Gamma(N+1+\frac{2-q}{q-1})}{\Gamma(\frac{2-q}{q-1})}  \left( \frac{E}{T_L}\right)^N \left[   1 - (1-q) \frac{E}{T} \right]^{-N + \frac{1}{1-q}}.
\end{equation} Such distribution has a form shown in the right panel of the Figure \ref{histo}, where it is possible to see how its maximum is affected by $q$, becoming closer to zero as $q$ grows. Besides, the inset plot of this figure shows that the relationship between the value for the maximum of the multiplicity distribution and $q$ is quite linear, at least in that domain of $q$ values.  Therefore, one can see that the introduction of the Tsallis statistics in this context changes the energy, momenta and multiplicity distributions of the particles generated in the hadronic interaction.

\begin{figure}[!htp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[totalheight=2.0in, angle=0]{grafico2.eps}
\includegraphics[totalheight=2.0in, angle=0]{histos.eps}
\caption{Tsallis energy distributions (left panel) and the corresponding multiplicity distributions (right panel) as a function of $q$  for a fixed value of temperature $T$.}
\label{histo}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

The transverse momentum and pseudo-rapidity distributions resulting from high energy collisions measured by several experiments show a large discrepancy in the values of the parameter $T$, reflecting different physics for the transverse and the longitudinal space. The transverse distributions are thermal-like, presenting a parameter $T_T$ almost independent of the energy while those from the longitudinal space have a temperature  sensitive to the energy of the collision, understood as the mean energy available per produced particle \cite{tsallis-lit-revisao}, $T_L = k E_{CM}/\left< N \right>$, where $\left< N \right>$ and $k$  are, respectivelly,  the mean multiplicity and inelasticity of the interaction. Moreover, since the measured Tsallis index for the longitudinal space $q_L$ is much larger than measured for the transverse space $q_T$ and $T_L \gg T_T$, the resulting $q \sim q_L$.  Also, as verified by simulations, the transverse momentum distribution has a minor contribution on the cosmic ray observables studied in this work.  Therefore, from now on, we will assume a statistical equilibrium for the transverse momentum space and we will refer to the entropic index $q = q_L$ and temperature $T = T_L$.

The goal of the present paper is to study the impact of the temperature $T$ fluctuations, represented by the parameter $q$, on the shower maximum, $X_{\rm{max}}$, and number of muons on the ground, $N_{\mu}$. The simulations performed in this work are described in section \ref{Simulations}. In section \ref{Results} we present the results of the simulations and discuss them in light of the Heitler Model. Finally, we present the conclusions of this work in section \ref{Conclusions}.

\section{Simulations} \label{Simulations}

For all simulations presented in this work, we have used CORSIKA 7.40 \cite{CORSIKA} with the
interaction models Sibyll 2.1 \cite{Ahn:2009wx} and GHEISHA 2002d \cite{gheisha}, for high and low
energy processes, respectively. The muon energy threshold used in the simulations is 0.3 GeV and the array detector position is at 1400 m above sea level, corresponding to the mean altitude of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The air shower simulation chain is as follows: first we simulate the secondaries generated in the collision between a cosmic ray and a nucleus of the upper atmosphere externally by assuming that the hadronization process is described by the Tsallis statistics;  the resulting particle list is
then inserted back into CORSIKA (using the stacking option and sampling option with thinning = $10^{-6}$) to proceed with usual cascade development through the atmosphere.  Such
a procedure was performed 1000 times for each of several values of $q$ (1.01, 1.025, 1.05, 1.075, 1.10, 1.15, 1.20, 1.25, 1.30, 1.35, 1.40, 1.45 and 1.50)  for showers with zenith angle $\theta = 38^o$ initiated by a  proton of fixed energy $E = 10^{18}$ eV. The reason for limiting the entropic index to $q = 1.5$  in this work is that the mean value of the Tsallis distribution $f(E)$, given by $\left< E \right > = T/(3 - 2q)$, is well defined only for $1 \leq q \leq 1.5$ \cite{tsallis-lit-5}. This model assumes that the Sibyll predictions are valid for lower energies since they are tuned by accelerator data while it fails for higher energies. This added to the parametrizations of the LHC transverse momentum and pseudo-rapidity distributions by the Tsallis statistics justifies its use in this work for energies above  $E \sim 10^{18}$ eV. The point of the air shower first interaction is determined using the $p$-Air cross-section predicted by the Epos 1.99 model \cite{Epos}. The reason for using this value instead of the one predicted by the Sibyll model is that the later presents a large discrepancy in relation to that measured by the Pierre Auger Collaboration \cite{AugerCrossSection}. The mean multiplicity $\left< N \right>$ and inelasticity distribution of the p-Air interaction used in this work were extracted from p-Air interaction simulations using the Sibyll model.  Since the Tsallis distribution is non-extensive, generating particle energies $E_i$ according to this distribution subject to the constraint  $\sum_{i=1}^{i=N} E_i = E_{CM}$ is not a simple task because the  probabilities $f(E_i)$ associated to each particle do not factorize \cite{c_beck_escort}.  Therefore, we perform the simulation process according the following procedure: first, we select the number of particles generated in the p-Air interaction using the $P(N)$ expression given by eq. \ref{P_N} and we assign an energy $E_i$ to each particle $i$ according to the Tsallis distribution.  Then two particles $i$ and $j$  are randomly selected and a random fraction $\Delta E_i$ of the energy $E_i$ is given to particle $j$ in such a way that the new values of energies are $E_{i,new} = E_{i} - \Delta E_{i}$ and $E_{j,new} = E_{j} + \Delta E_{i}$. After that, we compute the deviation of this energy distribution in relation to Tsallis distribution $f(E)$ using the $D^2$ estimator defined by:

\begin{equation}
D^2 = \sum_{i=1}^{
N_{bins}} \left(\frac{dN}{dE} - f(E) \right)^2.
\end{equation} If the new $D^2$ value is smaller than the previous one, we accept the changes  in energy of the particles $i$ and $j$, otherwise we cancel them. We keep repeating this procedure for another pair of particles. The whole process continues until the $D^2$ value is stabilized.  Generally, it takes $10^4$ iterations to reach such stabilization. To be conservative, the simulations presented in this work were performed using $10^5$ iterations for each p-Air interaction. Since we verified through simulations that $X_{\rm{max}}$  and $N_{\mu}$ are not sensitive to changes in $q_T$, all simulations corresponding to the transverse space presented in this work were evaluated assuming a statistical equilibrium, i.e, the Hagedorn \cite{Hagedorn} transverse momentum distribution:

\begin{equation}
\frac{d N}{dp_T} \simeq c p_T \exp \left( - \frac{p_T}{T_T} \right),
\end{equation} with $\left< T_T \right>= 133$ MeV.The type of particles are randomly generated according to Sibyll predictions and once we have generated the particles masses $m$, the longitudinal momentum is obtained as $p_L = \sqrt{E^2 - m^2 - p^2_T}$.  These kinematic variables along with the species of particle complete all the information we need to reintroduce in CORSIKA to proceed with shower propagation through the atmosphere.

\section{Results and discussion} \label{Results}

In the following we describe the impact of $T_L$ fluctuations, represented by the parameter $q = q_L$, on the shower maximum, $X_{\rm{max}}$, and number of muons on the ground. We will discuss them in terms of the predictions of the Heitler model \cite{Heitler, Matthews} as well as of the results achieved in reference \cite{Ulrich_Engel_Unger}. Although extremely simple, the predictions of the Heitler model are remarkable. It assumes that the shower maximum is reached when the energies of particles become smaller than a critical energy, in which energy loss processes dominate the production of new particles in the case of electromagnetic component, or the charged pion interaction length becomes larger than the decay length of pions in muons, in the case of the hadronic one. As a consequence, it predicts an increase of the $\left<X_{\rm{max}}\right>$ for smaller mean multiplicities, since larger multiplicities correspond to lower energy per particle.  Besides, reference \cite{Ulrich_Engel_Unger} describes a detailed investigation of the impact of the multiplicity, hadronic particle production cross section, elasticity and pion charge-ratio on air shower observables with most of the predictions qualitatively understood within the simple Heitler model and its extension to hadronic component.

The Pearson coefficient $\rho$ was used to assess the degree of correlation between air showers observables and $q$. It is defined by

\begin{equation}
\rho = \frac{{\rm cov}(X,Y)}{\sigma(X) \cdot \sigma(Y)}
\end{equation} and measures the linear correlation between two variables $X$ and $Y$, yielding  a value in the interval $\left[ -1, +1 \right]$, with $1$ meaning total positive correlation, $0$  no correlation, and $-1$  total negative correlation. cov(X) is the covariance between $X$ and $Y$ and $\sigma(X)$ and  $\sigma(Y)$ are the standard deviations of variables $X$ and $Y$. The results for the mean depth of shower maximum, $\left<X_{\rm{max}}\right>$, and the fluctuations of $X_{\rm{max}}$ are summarized in Figure \ref{dist_xmax}.

\begin{figure*}
\center
\includegraphics[totalheight=2.2in, angle=0]{graph_xmax_q.eps}
\includegraphics[totalheight=2.2in, angle=0]{graph_rms_xmax_q.eps}}
\caption{$X_{\rm{max}}$ (left) and $\sigma ({X_{\rm{max}}})$ (right) distributions obtained from air shower simulations initiated by the interaction between a proton of $E = 10^{18}$ eV and a nucleus of the upper atmosphere in which the hadronization process is described by the Tsallis statistical.}
\label{dist_xmax}
\end{figure*}

The left panel shows the $\left<X_{\rm{max}}\right>$ as a function of $q$. A strong correlation is observed yielding  a Pearson correlation coefficient  $\rho = 0.84$. The red line presents the best linear fit corresponding to a $\chi^2_{\nu} = 1.09$.
The comparison between the predictions from Heitler model and reference \cite{Ulrich_Engel_Unger} with our results requires caution since we did not change the mean multiplicity in our simulations of the first interaction. However, the changes in distributions of energy and momenta of the particles generated in the first interaction results in a spread of the multiplicity distribution and a shift of its peak to lower values as it is shown in Figure \ref{histo}. The reason for the strong correlation is that most of the showers generated with larger $q$ values are initiated with smaller multiplicities, or equivalently, with  higher energy per particle.

Besides, the right panel of Figure \ref{dist_xmax} presents the corresponding plot for the $\sigma (X_{\rm{max}})$ as a function of $q$.  In this case, the observed correlation is weak, with $\rho = 0.21$ and  $\chi^2_{\nu} = 1.84$ corresponding to the best linear fit, shown by the red line. According to the Heitler model, the variance of the ${X_{\rm{max}}}$ distribution depends on the hadronic cross-section interaction, $\sigma_I$, and multiplicity, $N$, via ${\rm V} ({X_{\rm{max}}}) \propto 1/\sigma_{I}^{2} + \ln (2 X_0)^2 {\rm V} (\ln N)$, where $X_0 \sim 37$ g/cm$^2$ is the electromagnetic radiation lenght. In this work, the hadronic interaction is given by the one corresponding to the interaction between a proton and a nucleus of the atmosphere, $\sigma_I = \sigma_{p-Air}$. Although the ${\rm V} (\ln N)$ increases with $q$, the observed correlation between ${\rm V} ({X_{\rm{max}}})$ and $q$ is weak since the increase of spread of the multiplicity distribution for larger $q$ values is dominated by the first term contribution in ${\rm V} ({X_{\rm{max}}})$, as a consequence of the relatively small value of the p-Air cross-section.

\begin{figure*}
\center
\includegraphics[totalheight=2.22in, angle=0]{graph_nmu_q.eps}
\includegraphics[totalheight=2.22in, angle=0]{graph_rms_nmu_q.eps}}
\caption{$<N_{\mu}>$ (left) and $\sigma_{N_{\mu}}$ (right) distributions obtained from air shower simulations initiated by the interaction between a proton of $E = 10^{18}$ eV and a nucleus of the upper atmosphere in which the hadronization process is described by the Tsallis statistical.}
\label{dist_mu}
\end{figure*}

The impact of $q$ on the mean number of muons in the ground, $\left<N_{\mu}\right>$, and the fluctuations of $N_{\mu}$ are summarized in Figure \ref{dist_mu}. The  $\left<N_{\mu}\right>$ as a function of $q$, shown in the left panel,  presents a strong anti-correlation with $q$, with $\rho = -0.91$ and $\chi^2_{\nu} = 0.72$ corresponding to the best linear fit, marked in red.  A superficial analysis of the left panels of Figures \ref{dist_xmax} and \ref{dist_mu} could indicate wrongly that $\left<N_{\mu}\right>$ and  $\left<X_{\rm{max}}\right>$ are anti-correlated.  The positive correlation between $\left<N_{\mu}\right>$ and  $\left<X_{\rm{max}}\right>$ position exists but it is weak since muons are hardly attenuated in the atmosphere. Therefore it is not the most important factor for the $\left<N_{\mu}\right>$ behavior as a function of $q$. Indeed muons are mainly produced as a result of pion decay and their abundance in the ground, especially considering the most energetic particles, is strongly correlated with the number of pions in the shower.
As a consequence of the reduction of the peak of the multiplicity distribution for larger $q$ values, most showers presents lower production of pions in the first interaction, constituting the main reason for the observed anti-correlation between
$\left<N_{\mu}\right>$ and $q$.

On the other hand, the right panel of Figure \ref{dist_mu} shows a strong correlation of $\sigma (N_{\mu})$ and $q$, with $\rho = 0.88$, as a natural consequence of the spread of the multiplicity distribution. The red line shows the best linear fit with corresponding $\chi^2_{\nu} = 0.52$.

Finally, Table \ref{summary_results} summarizes the correlation coefficients $\rho$ between air shower observables and $q$ obtained in this work.

\begin{table}[!htp!]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline
   & $\left< X_{\rm{max}} \right>$  & $\sigma (X_{\rm{max}})$  &  $\left< N_{\mu} \right>$ &  $\sigma (N_{\mu})$ \\ \hline
  $q$ & $\rho = 0.84$  & $\rho = 0.21$  &  $\rho = -0.91$ &  $\rho = 0.88$ \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Summary of the correlation coefficients between air shower observables and $q$ obtained in this work.}
\label{summary_results}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\section{Conclusions} \label{Conclusions}

Although the simulations presented in this work are a very simple description of ultra high energy interactions, the results presented here show that intrinsic fluctuations of the system with respect to $T_L$,  given by the parameter $q = q_L$,  change the energy, momenta and multiplicity distributions of the particles generated in the interaction between a cosmic ray and a nucleus of the atmosphere, impacting air shower observables such as the slant depth of the maximum $X_{\rm{max}}$ and the muon number on the ground $N_{\mu}$.  The results show that the higher the temperature fluctuations, the greater the values of the mean slant depth of maximum $\left< X_{\rm{max}}\right>$ and  variance of the number of muons on  the ground $\sigma(N_{\mu})$, with Pearson correlation coefficients of $\rho = 0.84$ and $\rho = 0.88$, respectively. This results from  the spread and shift of the maximum of the multiplicity distribution to lower values for larger temperature fluctuations. Besides, as muons are mainly produced by the decay of charged pions and the shift in the peak of multiplicity distribution reduces the number of such particles generated in the first interaction, the  mean number of muons on the ground $\left< N_{\mu}\right>$ presents a strong negative correlation with $q$, producing a $\rho = -0.91$. On the other hand, the variance of the slant depth distribution $\sigma(X_{\rm{max}})$ presents a very weak correlation with the temperature fluctuations, with $\rho = 0.21$,  because the contribution of the hadronic p-Air interaction fluctuations dominates the one originated from the multiplicity distribution. These results agree qualitatively with the Heitler model and reference \cite{Ulrich_Engel_Unger} predictions. Although these results have been obtained for a specific non-extensive hadronic interaction model, we believe that it  captures the essential features related to the presence of Tsallis statistics in UHECR showers and can shed light to the understanding of their properties as well as of  particle interactions at these energies. Studies regarding different non-extensive particle interaction models are out of the scope of this work and will be addressed in a future work.

\newpage

\section{Acknowledgments}

We thank Professor J. C.  Anjos for useful discussions in the beginning of this work. This work was partially supported by the ``Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient\'\i fico e Tecnol\'ogico" (CNPq) and by the ``Funda\c c\~ao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo \`a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro" (FAPERJ).

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6 Books To Celebrate Pride Month
Column by Stephanie Bonjack	June 18, 2019
Header background by Steve Johnson
I love heritage months so much because they make me think. They make me think about my own experience walking through the world and how it aligns or doesn't with the myriad experiences around me. These months are a focused opportunity to broaden our perspectives and truly appreciate the challenges various communities endure. Pride month is my favorite because it's symbol is the rainbow and it encompasses such a broad range of interesting individuals. Let's look at a few highlights.
1. 'Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister' by Anne Choma
If you haven't seen HBO's Gentleman Jack, get thee some HBO Now! It follows the remarkable Anne Lister, a gender-bending, unapologetic lesbian living in 19th century Halifax. The show has everything that is wonderful about period drama — the clothes, the accents, landscapes before1970's architecture — without the requirement that all characters be heterosexual and conservative. Lister's sexuality is not a secret and she strives to live openly and happily. Choma's book is a companion to the series and gives excerpts from Lister's diaries (she was the Pepys of her day), as well as biographical background. If you can't get enough of this character, this is the next step down the rabbit's hole.
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2. 'Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love' by Jonathan Van Ness
This book isn't even out yet, but I have to include it! Jonathan Van Ness captured many hearts with the Queer Eye reboot, but he had me at Gay of Thrones. Anyone who can take the dark and dirty Song of Ice and Fire and spin it as salon conversation is a genius. Also, he nicknamed all the characters and it's worth watching for just that. If you've seen Queer Eye, you know Van Ness focuses on self-care and loving yourself for all your fabulous qualities. He's a force of nature and who projects happiness and love. I can't wait to read his book!
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3. 'This Book is Gay' by Juno Dawson
Juno Dawson wrote the "how to be gay" instruction manual every person who has ever come out of the closet always wished for. There are fun illustrations, chapters like "Where to meet people like you", "The ins and outs of gay sex" and "A guide to recognizing your gay saints." It's fun and informative and most importantly, supportive. It's like a textbook written by a wise friend. I would give this to any person in my life who recently came out.
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4. 'Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story' by Jacob Tobia
I first saw Jacob Tobia on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. I found them so fascinating and liberated and they advocated for trans inclusion in a way that was different from others. Namely, because they use humor. In Sissy, Tobia clearly states that the trans narrative has become too formulaic (I was assigned this gender at birth, but I always felt I was the opposite, my small town made it hard for me to be who I am, I was ultimately rejected, etc.) and argues for more voices and perspectives. In the same way that many gay men and lesbians experience love and acceptance from their parents (not solely rejection), so too do trans and queer people. Tobia gives an opening for something new in the conversation. This is not to say that Tobia's story is all sunshine; they had their fair share of bullying in childhood and they do not gloss over it. Still, as Tobia seeks to be true to self as they get older, something amazing shines through. This story is a great example of how being true to yourself makes all the difference.
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5. 'A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo' by Jill Twiss, Marlon Bundo, and EG Keller
Last Week Tonight fans may remember that John Oliver has some issues with Mike Pence, most of them having something to do with Pence's long track record in opposing LGBTQ+ rights. Pence also won't hold meetings alone with women, probably because we'll be able to tell he's one of the lizard aliens from V. In any case, John Oliver never does anything halfway. So when Second Lady Karen Pence and her daughter Charlotte Pence published a book about their pet rabbit following Mike Pence around for a day, John Oliver decided a parody was in order. Not only did he write a parody, he wrote a really good book! A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo follows Marlon, an adorable gay bunny who meets the love of his life and gets married, but not before an angry stink bug tries to stop them. Of course, love conquers all.
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6. 'Daddy, Papa, and Me' by Lesléa Newman and Carol Thompson
I was so happy to stumble upon this book when my son was a toddler. Daddy Papa, as my son called it, follows an energetic toddler through his day as his two parents play with him and take care of him. It was one of the very first board books about LGBTQ+ families, following Newman's enduring (and internationally controversial) Heather Has Two Mommies. I'm so glad Newman wasn't derailed from pursuing her passion. It would have been easy - hers was one of the top ten most challenged books in libraries in the 1990's. Thankfully, she rode out the storm and went on to create a legacy of children's literature that validates and celebrates LGBTQ+ sexualities and identities. She is a treasure.
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What are your favorite books for Pride month? Let me know in the comments!
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2021 Youth World Cup deferred
Federation of International Touch (FIT) and host nation England have jointly decided to defer the Youth Touch World Cup which had been initially planned to take place in July 2021.
This decision has been made after considerable deliberation and discussion and is based on a number of factors, including:
Ensuring the health and wellbeing of participants and spectators that an event of this nature will attract
Ongoing uncertainties regarding international travel during the coronavirus pandemic. Many nations continue to have mandatory isolation periods and we do not know when these will end
Costs and logistics related to international travel, such as the price of air fares and availability of flights, which make scheduling and budgeting difficult for nations who wish to attend
Regardless of international travel in 2021, every country that was likely to compete in Manchester has had its training and tournament schedule severely interrupted by the pandemic. FIT wants every nation to be able to perform at its highest possible standard, and therefore confirming an additional year's preparation will help achieve that
Minimising any financial risk for England Touch coming from non-refundable costs and a potential reduced number of nations able to commit their participation
England Touch Chief Executive Chris Simon says that while everyone associated with the planning is disappointed that the Youth Touch World Cup is being deferred, the decision is understandable.
"We're grateful to Gary Reynolds and FIT for making this decision early and giving England as hosts and all of the participating nations more certainty," he said. "Of course it is disappointing to not have the Youth Touch World Cup come to England next year, but we would rather have a delay and be able to put on a fantastic event in 2022.
"The decision regarding the Youth Touch World Cup does not affect our plans for hosting the European Touch Championships next summer and we will also be working with the European Federation of Touch for an expanded Junior Touch Championships in 2021, which we expect will include an Under-20 age category in order to give European nations an opportunity for competition at this level."
While disappointing, the delay of the competition will enable an additional period of planning for all involved and assist with the global recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. England Touch Non-Executive Director and lead on Major Events, Jason Harborow added:
"Despite the current challenges faced by sport globally, we are entering an exciting time for the sport of Touch in England and it is a privilege to be involved. We have put a lot of work into reviewing and developing our Events strategy in recent months and along with everyone involved in managing the sport and planning the next steps in our development, I am looking forward to the opportunity that the next two to three years will present."
Timeline for further information
FIT will continue to review the position regarding the viability of this global tournament and will advise in the first quarter of 2021 if the event is going to take place during the 2022 International Season.
They hope that the increased notice will allow all members time and space to focus on their youth programs domestically once local governments ease social distancing requirements.
The Touch World will continue to look forward to the opportunity to come together for the 4th Youth Touch World Cup in Manchester as soon as is practical.


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Photography has come a long way since Nicéphore Niépce captured a bucolic view of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France from a high window of his countryside estate in about 1827. With our ubiquitous smart phones, most of us now have at our fingertips more sophisticated technology than Niépce could ever have imagined. We've grown so accustomed to using the most convenient device to capture moments in time that we run the risk of forgetting that there exist other ways of apprehending light, which, although "antiquated," possess unusual beauty and thus artistic appeal.
Just as there are those who insist on vinyl's auditory superiority, so do the photographers of In Light We Trust (Walker's Point Center for the Arts, April 1-May 14) prefer analog photographic devices and processes. And Carrisa Heinrichs, F. Martin Morante, Hal Rammel and Vicki Reed make a strong case with rediscovered photographic techniques including pinhole, cyanotypes, lumen prints, Van Dyke, CMY gum bichromate, palladium prints, and cameraless processes like photograms and cliché verre. The effects achieved are striking. Lumens, for instance, are made by exposing black-and-white photo paper works to direct sunlight for several hours with a result that is perhaps best described as psychedelic X-ray. The artists will be on hand for an opening reception on Friday, April 1 from 5-9 p.m.
The Pfister Hotel has proclaimed its 2016-17 artist-in-residence. On Friday, April 1, Pamela Anderson assumes the venerable office in the Pfister's lobby-level studio/gallery. Anderson's appointment is the first artist-in-residency awarded to a non-representational painter. As home to more Victorian art than any other hotel in the world, it will be interesting to see how Anderson's abstract expressionism responds to the sober classicism of her new working environment. Equally interesting will be how Anderson's vivacious canvasses transform the stately setting of the Pfister.
The eagerly awaited Kenilworth Open Studios occurs Saturday, April 9 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. These four brief (all-too brief) hours are glutted with more than 100 displays and demonstrations by distingué faculty and students of UW-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts. Maria Gillespie—assistant professor of dance, artistic director/choreographer of LA-based Oni Dance and co-founder of "improvisation hothouse" Hyperlocal MKE—will be joined by five students to present an excerpt of Mapping Migrations of Gesture. The performance series thematizes the ways in which our bodies communicate non-linguistic meaning and transform the meaningfulness of language itself. Preview it at Kenilworth Open Studios to prepare for the unabridged performance installations that will take place at different locations across Milwaukee during spring and summer.
Tyler Friedman has been a contributing writer for the Shepherd since 2013. He is a Lecturer and Doctoral Candidate in Philosophy at Marquette University where he is writing his dissertation on music in early twentieth century German philosophy.


Join us for breakfast at Borough Market as we showcase our diverse Bankside Venues collective and its strong food offering for a whole range of different events.
This August, we're giving event bookers the opportunity to meet our diverse Bankside Venues collective at firm foodie favourite, Borough Market.
We'll be taking inspiration from our host venue to showcase why Bankside is such a great events destination when it comes to the area's food and drink offering. With breakfast provided by some of the Market's traders, attendees will be able to meet the events teams from a variety of local venues and restaurants all under one roof.
Bankside Venues has a total portfolio of over 35 venues located between Blackfriars and London Bridge, so it's the perfect event to discover what's available when it comes to Christmas party bookings, drinks receptions or even simple lunches. Meet iconic attractions, a variety of venues with rich historic ties and award-winning sustainable practices, to the latest restaurants new to Bankside.
The Bankside Venues showcase is for event bookers only. To register your interest, all you need to do is fill in a very short form using the link below by Wednesday 16 August. We will then get in touch to confirm your place.


Known mostly for critically acclaimed features such as Still Life and 24 City, Jia Zhangke's fluid documentary about the culture, history and space of Shanghai before, during and after the 1949 Chinese Revolution remains consistent with themes from his earlier works, focusing on changed spaces and architecture juxtaposed with generational ideological differences. While commissioned for the 2010 Shanghai World's fair, I Wish I Knew speaks to changing times and voices on the verge of firsthand extinction, thematically expanding its scope beyond geographic love letter.
Organized through repetition in structure and historical linearity, this edifying guide to evolving ethos shows actress Tao Zhao walking through a public space — sometimes dilapidated, sometimes flourishing — only to cut to an extended interview with a filmmaker, actor or the child of a gang member or counter-revolutionary. These interviews form the bulk of the film, while speakers talk of their fathers taking multiple wives or being sentenced to death for political difference, noting intentions to flee to Hong Kong or Taiwan when unwanted pregnancies or military conflicts erupted in Shanghai's tumultuous history.
Once relevant film clips from works by Wang Bing, Wang Toon, Wong Kar-Wai and Antonioni provide an artistic context, often focusing on Communist ideologue within the text of the piece being shown. A man recounts working as Antonioni's tour guide when he was shooting his 1972 documentary on China, only to wind up arrested and denounced for allowing the famed director to shoot negative, antiquated elements of their culture.
Each story is personal and subjective, recounted by an individual from their perspective, but the melding of narration with geographic context and observational footage often exaggerates the irony or ire of any given anecdote. Acknowledging the pseudo-bribing of citizens with MSG and mosquito repellent for attending propaganda events, an older man speaks of his father's successes in manufacturing MSG independent of Japan, which then cuts to an image of Zhao walking through the ruins of a long defunct factory, leaving us to consider how the two things relate.


Agreement details how parties will cooperate.
NDP leader John Horgan and Green leader Andrew Weaver announce their agreement to cooperate. Andrew MacLeod.
With support from the BC Green Party, an NDP minority government will hold a referendum on proportional representation, reform political donation laws, move the fixed election date to the fall and increase the carbon tax.
The details were included in a 10-page document that defines where the two parties will cooperate.
"The issues we agree on are opportunities to make progress for British Columbians," NDP leader John Horgan said at an event at the legislature where 44 MLAs from the two parties signed onto the agreement.
"There are many shared values that we have with the BC NDP," said Green Party leader Andrew Weaver, noting that he got involved in provincial politics because of the BC Liberal government's lack of leadership on climate change under Premier Christy Clark.
The NDP will consult the Greens on legislation it plans to introduce, major policy issues and the broad direction of its budgets.
One major area where the NDP and Greens differ is on the NDP's promise to eliminate the tolls on bridges in the Lower Mainland. The issue isn't mentioned in the agreement, but the measure will be included in an NDP budget, which the Green MLAs have agreed to vote for.
Nor did the parties come to an agreement on ride-hailing services like Uber. While the Greens have supported allowing the service, the NDP has been hesitant about how it would affect the existing taxi industry. "To have that evaporate overnight is not the best way forward," Horgan said today.
The change of government will also likely lead to the cancellation of the Massey Tunnel replacement project. Horgan said that while addressing congestion is important, the bridge is not a priority for the region's mayors. "That's not necessarily the best way forward," he said.
The BC Liberals won 43 seats in the legislature, one shy of a majority in the 87 seat house. The NDP won 41 and the Greens three.
Clark today said she intends to recall the legislature and test its confidence rather than resigning immediately. She said she expects to lose a vote in the house and that the lieutenant governor would then give the NDP an opportunity to form government.


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Verkhneye Makarovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Verkhovazhskoye Rural Settlement, Verkhovazhsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 15 as of 2002.

Geography
Verkhneye Makarovo is located 6 km northeast of Verkhovazhye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Filinskaya is the nearest rural locality.

References

Rural localities in Verkhovazhsky District

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Official Notice of sale of Red Lion - Community Right to Buy
The Parish Council listed The Red Lion as an "Asset of Community Value" with West Oxfordshire District Council some time ago. This means that if the owner wants to sell this asset as a "non-going concern" then it first has to ask the Parish Council/the broader community whether it would like to seek to buy the asset.
The Parish Council has today been issued with a "Notice of Intention to Dispose of an Asset of Community Value" and has until 29 April to inform WODC whether the community would like to request a period of 6 months to raise the funds to seek to purchase the pub.
It is now in the hands of the community to decide whether it would like to buy the pub. Funds could be raised through various mechanisms, including setting up a not-for-profit company or charity which could raise funds from the public for the purchase.
The Parish Council will be discussing this at their meeting on 2 April 2015, and is actively seeking to find out what you, the community, would want to do. Please get in touch via email to astonpc@live.co.uk, via our twitter feed, or through the postal address listed on the Parish Council page.


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Q: Trabalhar com imagem em C# Tenho duas imagens:

Em tempo de execução, preciso unir as duas imagens. Podendo determinar a posição do boneco sobre a escada. Ambas as imagens estão em disco.
O resultado seria imagens como estas em base64:

Já existem bibliotecas que podem me ajudar com isso? Quais são as
  melhores?

Obs.: Estou em um projeto Asp.Net MVC .Net Framework 4

A: Utilize da seguinte maneira:
var Ima = Image.FromFile(@"C:\Users\PC\Desktop\kOWnj.jpg");
var Imb = Image.FromFile(@"C:\Users\PC\Desktop\AlaDL.jpg");
Image IMGfinal = MergeTwoImages(Ima, Imb);

Ja fiz com as 2 imagens:
public Bitmap MergeTwoImages(Image ImagemA, Image ImagemB)
        {
            if (ImagemA == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("ImagemA");
            }

            if (ImagemB == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("ImagemB");
            }

            int outputImageWidth = ImagemA.Width + ImagemB.Width;
            int outputImageHeight = ImagemA.Height + ImagemB.Height;

            int imagemAx = 0;
            int imagemAy = 100;

            int imagemBx = 140;
            int imagemBy = -10;

            Bitmap outputImage = new Bitmap(outputImageWidth, outputImageHeight, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);

            using (Graphics graphics = Graphics.FromImage(outputImage))
            {
                graphics.FillRectangle(new SolidBrush(Color.White), new Rectangle(new Point(), new Size(outputImageWidth,outputImageHeight))); //fundo branco
                graphics.DrawImage(ImagemA, new Rectangle(new Point(imagemAx, imagemAy), ImagemA.Size), new Rectangle(new Point(), ImagemA.Size), GraphicsUnit.Pixel);//imagem 1
                graphics.DrawImage(ImagemB, new Rectangle(new Point(imagemBx, imagemBy), ImagemB.Size), new Rectangle(new Point(), ImagemB.Size), GraphicsUnit.Pixel);//imagem 2
            }

            return outputImage;
        }

Voce tambem encontra outras maneiras nesse link.