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La pittura murale Ndebele è uno stile pittorico del popolo Ndebele nativo della zona meridionale del Sudafrica. Le pitture vengono realizzate sulle pareti esterne ed interne delle abitazioni.

Storia
È una pittura domestica del popolo Ndebele sviluppatasi nel corso del XVIII secolo, quando dalla vita nelle capanne passano a case con pareti di fango. Su di esse si creano dei murales con disegni a forme simboliche molte espressive che nascondono un vero e proprio codice segreto per la loro gente; compreso di preghiere, inni, formule magiche, celebrazione (matrimonio, iniziazione maschile, lutti). Sono dipinti che per i loro contenuti sono ritenuti sacri.

Le donne Ndebele sono spesso le creatrice delle pitture e custodi della tradizione artistica, tramandata di generazione in generazione, da madre in figlia.

Tecnica
I dipinti murali Ndebele erano originalmente eseguiti con le dita. I colori erano organici, pietra bianca calcarea per gli sfondi e pigmenti naturali dal marrone, al nero all'ocra per i disegni. La maggior parte dei motivi erano a forma di V ed i colori rispecchiavano le tonalità dell'ambiente. I motivi, i colori della terra e le dimensioni delle strutture erano più importanti dell'effetto cromatico della composizione pittorica.

Nel XX secolo, la pittura Ndebele ha spaziato nelle forme e si è evoluta con colori vivaci e brillanti (giallo, oro, rosso, blu) ottenuti anche da pigmenti sintetici, influenzando profondamente l'arte africana moderna.

Galleria d'immagini

Bibliografia
 Pietro Scampini+Ndebele. La forma incontra il colore, Milano, Grafiche Aurora, 2005. ISBN 8886899270.

Voci correlate
 Arte africana

Collegamenti esterni

Antropologia religiosa
Esoterismo
Magia


I probably should have titled this post the "Boston Massacre" because that is exactly what transpired during my brief 30 hour stay in the beloved Beantown. Unfortunately, I didn't have more time than that but I was able to spend it with two of my closest friends.
EG Bourdain (Anthony's clone) met me at the Liberty Hotel in Beacon Hill at 1:30 p.m. and we immediately went to the North End (Little Italy) and Neptune Oyster Bar. Neptune is small and doesn't accept reservations so I knew there was a chance we would have a long wait.
Upon arrival, there were a bunch of people waiting at the door. The 18 counter/bar seats were filled as were the 20 or so banquette/table seats. The wait enabled EG Bourdain to attempt to cash in the handful of scratch off lottery ticket winners he arrived with. That's a story for another post....as is the fact that the merchants in the North End evidently don't like to cash in the tickets. EGB was glad to be able to walk back to Neptune and we will leave it at that.
We ended up getting a seat at the bar after about a half an hour. We immediately scanned the 10 or so oyster options that were written on a mirror behind the bar. We ordered oysters from Bluepoint, CT, Wellfleet, MA, Fanny Bay BC and Ninigret, RI. They varied in size and saltiness but were all extremely fresh and great tasting. We could have easily knocked off several dozen but needed to save some room.
We followed the oysters up with was clam chowder and shrimp cocktail. The clams were very good but the broth didn't knock my socks off. The shrimp were huge, fresh and winners.
The next two dishes were absolute knockouts. First up, "Neptunes on Piggyback" You guessed it, crispy oysters served on Berkshire pulled pork and brioche. WOW!! The pork was tender and flavorful and the oysters were plump with a nice, crisp fry.
Neptune serves two versions of lobster rolls. One is traditional (cold and with mayo) and the other is warm with butter. Of course we ordered one of each and shared them. Both rolls were large and featured very generous chunks of succulent sweet lobster. These were so delicious that EGB devoured his in less than a minute. No lie. Our waitress/bartender was amazed and said that was easily a record. I enjoyed both rolls but everything about the warm one was awesome. I could eat that one every day, all day.
It should be noted that since EGB finished his rolls a good ten minutes before me he felt the need to order a lobster cocktail. This was another generous portion of large chunks of lobster. It was totally unnecessary and gifted to the diner next to us after a few delicious bites.
Neptune Oyster Bar is a fun place to grab great oysters, an amazing lobster roll and don't forget those piggybacks. I highly recommend it.
Unfortunately, EGB had to catch an early flight home the next morning so I was on my own for lunch. Pizzeria Regina was almost the call but I don't get to Boston often so I wanted more oysters and lobster. I considered making a return visit to Neptune but B&G Oyster sounded too good to pass up.
B&G is similar in size to Neptune and has similar bar/counter seating. It's more stylish than Neptune and features an open kitchen area. I was fortunate to grab a seat near the chef and was able to watch him work.
I started with a half dozen oysters served with prosecco mignonette. I went with Island Creek, MA, Taylor Bay, MA. and Marionport's, MA. These were so great that I quickly ordered another half dozen adding Umami's, RI to the mix and more Island Creek's. The Island Creeks were my weekend favorites.
Everything that the chef was preparing looked great and made my next selection very difficult. That said, I was craving another lobster roll. B&G's version was a gourmet twist on the traditional lobster roll. It was on the small side but featured nice pieces of lobster with a very minimal amount of mayo on a nicely toasted bun. The fries were killer and the pickles and slaw were a perfect compliment.
At this point I was happy and full but wasn't comfortable leaving Beantown without having some fried clams. I really needed EGB because the menu only had an entree size portion with fries. No way could I handle that. I asked my waiter if I could have a small portion of fried clams for "dessert" and he smiled, almost laughed and happily obliged. Five minutes later out came perfectly crisp clam bellies. My kind of dessert... and my kind of place.
Both restaurants were outstanding in every way (service included) and I would highly recommend visiting both. I'd probably give a slight nod to the oysters at B&G and I would love to return to B&G to try some of their entrees.
Of the 3 lobster rolls I had in 24 hours, I'd rank the warm roll at Neptune #1 followed by B&G's and then the cold one at Neptune's.
I want to go to lunch with you and EG Bourdain. You guys know how to do it right.
LOVE the roll and clams at B&G. My lil brother is in BOS and he claims B&G is his fave spot for lobster rolls and oysters.
Gonna try and see about Neptune when I go up for his graduation in May. This piggyback oysters don't sound too shabby.


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Lisa Brooks, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of American Studies, Amherst College; and author of 'Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip's War,' Yale University Press, 2018. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
A Native American consecration at Jacob's Pillow: Into the stars with Red Sky Performance
By Carolyn and Eli Newberger Wednesday, Aug 14, 2019 Arts & Entertainment
On Aug. 7 at Jacob's Pillow, the three events for "The Land on Which We Dance" delivered profound insights into the chasm of understanding of one's heritage and history between those of us who grew up enjoying our lives in places like suburban Pittsburgh and New York, and the native peoples who see themselves as inextricably linked to the land and the skies above it.
Jacob's Pillow, which has honored Native American traditions and dance since its founding in 1933, is bridging this chasm with a week commemorating "The Land on Which We Dance" and the peoples who trace their ancestries through this land back into time. Pillow director Pamela Tatge announced her commitment to build indigenous dance into the Pillow's programming every year in the hope that Jacob's Pillow will serve as a platform for enlightenment and inclusion as well as for the highest expression and development of dance as an art form.
To begin the consecration, Amherst professor of history Lisa Brooks, a descendant of the Abenaki Nation of Eastern North America, summarized contemporary research on re-mapping native space in the Berkshires and beyond. She described a literate people with a deep sense of fairness, democracy and hospitality, and written languages with which they wrote treaties to join their separate nations in peace.
"History" to Native Americans, she emphasized, is embodied in a sense of place, rather than the European measures of time and land, and many contemporary Native Americans are returning to their ancestral homes. In the present day, descendants of the Mohican founders of Stockbridge host a walking tour of their town. They — and now, we — are acutely aware that treaties signed in both languages by Mohican and English leaders, which designated that Native American Stockbridge would include few English residents, were systematically violated. English occupation and native subjugation ultimately created a reversal of traditions of farming, hunting and fishing in shared common areas (essential Native American values), and forcibly subordinated the leadership roles of women in agriculture to European notions of household subservience.
Following professor Brooks' Pillow Talk, the participants walked through the drizzle to the Perles Family Studio for a Powwow originally scheduled for the Inside/Out stage. The audience filled the bleachers and sat on the edges of the floor, filling the space.
After indoor performances brilliantly curated and directed by Sandra Laronde, the artistic director of Red Sky Performance, a vigorous community consecration began inside and moved into the outside grounds.
Members of the Wampanoag Nation singers and dancers lead the consecration. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
The Wampanoag dancer leads the audience in a joyous parade out of the Perles Family Studio and onto the grounds. Photo: Eli Newberger
The parade returns to the Perles Family Studio and coils into a circle of celebration and community. Photo: Eli Newberger
Tribal leaders and dancers from the local Wampanoag Nation, followed by members of the audience, circled the sacred landscape before returning inside to form a fabulous final commemorative circle.
A troupe of Cheyenne River Sioux dancers from Eagle Butte, S.D., thrilled the audience with a suite of dances. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
In the Chicken Dance, the elaborately feathered dancer preens and struts, occasionally checking himself in a mirror, as he woos the hen. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
Truly, this vast space was filled with love as well. Performers from New Zealand to Hawaii, from British Columbia to South Dakota to the Berkshires, thrilled us with a generous display of their indigenous song and dance traditions.
Christopher Morgan and Elsie Kaleihulukea Ryder perform Pōhaku, which translates as 'the stones' in Hawaiian. Photo: Eli Newberger
Hoop dancer from Molokai. Photo: Eli Newberger
Highlights of the Perles' Inside/Out performance included duets sung by Martha Redbone and Soni Moreno; from New England, a Wampanoag blanket dance performed by women to celebrate their acceptance of marriage; and a performance of song by Larry Spotted Crow Mann of Springfield.
Blanket Dance, in which a woman slowly uncovers herself from the blanket she is wrapped in, prior to signifying her agreement to marriage by laying the blanket on the ground. Photo: Eli Newberger
Larry Spotted Crow Mann, an author and musician, is an Elder of the Nipmuc Nation. He resides in Springfield, where he works to better the lives of Native American youth. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
These performances were accompanied by traditional drums played by both men and women, with penetrating, emotional vocals in several languages sounding effectively through the room (bravo to the Pillow A/V staff!), this was a 3-dimensional immersion into the passions and yearnings of traditional cultures.
Brief explanatory introductions were given by the dancers, who also described their own formations as leaders in the movement to restore pride and nationhood to their peoples.
The scene was imbued with a sense of fulfillment and joy as the adults and youngsters in the dance formations, seated in a row in the back of the room, erupted with claps, hoots and singalongs to the music, and the unremitting adoration of the Pillow audience. (This was a free performance. Thank you, Jacob's Pillow!)
To begin the ticketed performance in the Doris Duke Theatre, a short, silent home movie was shown from one of the Pillow's first years. Native American dancer Tom Two Arrows' heartfelt, subtle and graceful performance was given live accompaniment by musicians Orla Barlow-Tukaki, Bryant Didier and Rick Sacks. Their rhythmic timing and comprehension were totally convincing, suggesting hours of study and rehearsal.
Birth of our star, the sun. Photo: Grace Kathryn Landefeld
Red Sky re-imagines in "Trace" an ancient Anishinaabe story that reads in the stars and sky a human history tracing back into the beginnings of the universe, through creatures of the oceans and the land, through a harmonious human time disrupted by colonization, civilization and industrialization, and then forward into the stars where restoration and wholeness are again possible.
In contrast with the elaborate traditional dress of the powwow dancers, the seven members of the Red Sky Company from Toronto, Canada, were dressed in the simplest of costumes; snug white shorts and white midriff tops for the four women, and unbuttoned white shirts for the men.
The company entered the stage beneath an eclipsed sun projected on the rear wall, haloed in white surrounded by brilliant azure.
In the beginning, depicting the evolution of life on earth. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
This is our star, emerging from eclipse to light, the beginning of time. The dancers entered as a single body, entwined, lifting one above their heads, and then others in undulating, extended movements, only to be reabsorbed into the heaving mass while primordial sea and plant images flowed across the rear screen, suggesting the unfolding progression of evolutionary life.
The movements flow from harmony to disorganization as traditional life is disrupted and destroyed. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
Lamenting loss. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
This evening-long narrative was danced with extraordinary power and athleticism beneath projected images that contextualized Native American experience. The narrative flowed visually and kinetically from evolutionary history through supple human harmony, into the disruption of the Colonial world where the dancers' ever-flowing movements lost their grace, become disjointed and mechanized in synchronous disconnection beneath the projection of a Colonial proclamation whose letters fall literally off the page and reconstitute as the dry trace of an animal skull. That diktat addressed the dangers of allowing Native American dances to continue, and instructed religious and administrative leaders to use all their offices to condemn, convert and restrict every dancer, emblem, artifact and instrument. It was projected only briefly before dissolving into snowflakes over the mourning Red Sky dancers.
The comfort of women. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
As the narrative progressed in movement and image, trees reappeared, the frame views mapped footprints of cities from ever greater distances, outward into space, until we began again to see the stars, the figure of an elder in the stars, the constellations and then the galaxy glowing in the universe.
Reclaiming the sky and human connection. Drawing by Carolyn Newberger
The dancers regained their sinuous connection and grace and, in the interpretation of these reviewers, claimed their personal and communal identities in solo and ensemble celebration.
Return to the galaxy. Photo: Grace Kathryn Landefeld
Three brilliant musicians, who used electronic enhancements to embellish the unfolding narrative, accompanied the dance. Singer Orla Barlow-Tukaki is blessed with a supple, round, soprano; a huge range; and unerring intonation. She also doubled capably on drums, jew's harp and bird whistles. Creating magnificent loops of sound, she offered keening monosyllables, most impressively in dramatically ascending thirds as tragedy unfolded, with red leaves falling from a dying birch tree pictured before a black sky.
Percussionist Bryant Didier and contrabass and guitarist Rick Sacks created stunning, swinging riffs; ethereal arpeggios; spatters and clouds of marimba pulses; and a stunning overlay of tom-tom pounding and sustained block chords beneath Barlow-Tukaki's "ooh ooh ah" vocal pattern. This was ineluctable, summoning the forces of nature from which humans are powerless to separate. They adapted continuously to the choreography, with exquisite improvisatory skill and subtly shifting dynamics.
Your reviewers, gentle reader, were captivated and moved by the events of this day: the clarifying lecture, the traditional dances from the farthest edges of our coasts and beyond, the consecration of the land we danced on, and the legends that capture so compellingly the nature of life in the universe and our place within it. We deeply appreciate the Pillow's aspirations for communication, enlightenment and inclusion, which, in this context, signify addressing the wrongs of Colonialism and cultural repression.
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Toodledo helps manage your life in bite-size pieces
Been looking for a good to-do list tool that doesn't involve a pad of paper? Give Toodledo a look, it's one of the most impressive ones we've seen.
Josh Lowensohn
Aug. 25, 2008 4:02 p.m. PT
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Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh covered breaking video game news, as well as reviewing game software. His current console favorite is the Xbox 360.
Earlier Monday one of my colleagues from Gamespot spent most of lunch gushing to me about his new favorite GTD tool. Called Toodledo, it's diminutive name does not do its to-do list prowess justice--this is one of the most deep and full-featured offerings on the market. It's also one of the easiest to get into, especially if you're using other Web services like Google Calendar, Twitter, and Jott.
At its heart Toodledo is a task organizer, so two of the most important aspects should be entering in the data as well as being able to access it from all over the place. Luckily it does a great job on both counts. You can plug into your task list from all sorts of places including mobile phones, start pages like Netvibes and MyYahoo, Twitter, and on various widget engines like OS X's Dashboard and Vista's Sidebar. In any case the interface is pretty familiar: just a simple rundown of what you have to do and some empty boxes to check off whatever you've dealt with.
ToodleDo's iPhone Web app is pretty and lets you add items while offline. (click to enlarge) CNET Networks
Two of Toodledo's most handy input methods are actually outside of its core Web service. Using speech-to-text service Jott you can simply call in and leave a to-do item. It will convert your call into one or more to-do items while managing to pull out any dates and times. Having used this with ReQall's iPhone application (coverage) it's just plain handy, albeit a minute killer if you're on a tight cellular plan.
The other method I like is the Firefox extension that lets you create and manage list items without having to use a separate application, or you keeping the site open in another tab. It also includes a contextual menu shortcut, so say you get an e-mail from a friend about their favorite wine, you can simply highlight the name, and right click to send it to your to-buy list. You can also do this with entire chunks of text and it will simply pull the dates and add the entire clipboard into the notes section of that item.
Also of note is the iPhone Web app, which made waves for being one of the first to-do lists to get optimization for Safari mobile. What makes it cool is that you can enter items even while you're away from a data connection, as long as you've got the entire page loaded. This isn't as good of a solution as a native application--something that could give you reminders, notifications, and be accessible offline, but it's still quite handy as its own management system.
Toodledo has far more features than you're bound to use. Those looking for more, including a file storage system for group to-do collaboration, as well as an analytics system that crunches through your task history to find trends, can be had with two premium plans that run $15 and $30 a year respectively. You can see a full breakdown of what's included and what's not, along with what the competitors have to offer on this page.
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Manage all your to-do list items in one place, or many with Toodledo, one of the most full featured to-do list tools we've run across. (click to enlarge) CNET Networks


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Ubisoft Has Added Paid XP Boosts To Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Adam Ryan December 17, 2020 No Comments
Going into Valhalla I was dubious due to having franchise burnout with Assassin's Creed. The formula just wasn't grabbing me anymore, even after it took a turn into the RPG side of things. To my surprise, I loved almost everything about Valhalla from the offset. From its crisp visuals and great narrative pacing to its savage combat and truly excellent exploration, Valhalla not only exceeded my expectations, but it became one of my favourite games of 2020 (I gave it a 9).
One aspect that I didn't touch was the in-game store. Spending real-world money on Helix Credits to purchase mounts, weapons and ship decals just didn't interest me in the slightest, especially when it's part of a full-priced singleplayer game. It's not that I found them offensive, they were optional after all and didn't really have any consequence, I just don't vibe with that kind of monetisation in singleplayer outings.
Well, there's been an addition to Valhalla's store that might be a little more egregious. Popping up without any notice, you can now purchase permanent XP and Silver boosts that will allow you to level up and earn money faster in-game. You can earn 50% more XP or Silver by spending 1000 Helix Credits which equates to around AU$15 or you can buy the Permanent Boost Pack for 1500 Helix Credits which includes a boost to both XP and Silver. Due to how the Helix Credit packs are sold you would need to purchase the Medium Pack (2300 Helix Credits) for AU$29.95 if you wanted to nab the pack that includes both boosts.
GameInformer reached out to Ubisoft for a statement regarding this inclusion, and this was the response that was given:
"As more and more post-launch content becomes available, we want to give the option to players to advance their progression. Utilities allow players who lack the time to fully explore the world of Assassin's Creed Valhalla to be able to acquire the game's best gear, as well as other items, by accelerating their progress. For instance, these players can purchase maps that uncover some interesting locations in the world, but would still have to visit and play them to get their rewards."
This isn't the first time that an Assassin's Creed title has included such boosts, with Odyssey having very similar purchases available, but it's a bit sneaky for them to be added post-launch to Valhalla. At the end of the day, these packs aren't necessary, as the game's pacing does away with the need for grinding, but they are an option now for better or worse.
Are you playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla? What do you think about these boots being added to the store? Let us know.
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"""Tests for MMDLoss class."""

import tensorflow as tf

from tensorflow_model_remediation.min_diff.losses import mmd_loss as mmd_lib
from tensorflow_model_remediation.min_diff.losses.kernels import gaussian_kernel
from tensorflow_model_remediation.min_diff.losses.kernels import laplacian_kernel

class MMDLossTest(tf.test.TestCase):
  """Tests for MMD Loss."""

  def testName(self):
    # Default name.
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss()
    self.assertEqual(loss_fn.name, "mmd_loss")

    # Custom name.
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(name="custom_loss")
    self.assertEqual(loss_fn.name, "custom_loss")

  def testEnableSummaryHistogram(self):
    loss = mmd_lib.MMDLoss()
    self.assertTrue(loss.enable_summary_histogram)
    loss = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(enable_summary_histogram=False)
    self.assertFalse(loss.enable_summary_histogram)

  def testGaussianKernelNoWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.3], [0.1], [0.86], [0.06], [0.75]])

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions)
    self.assertAllClose(1.083264, loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelNegativeCorrelationNoWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.12], [0.7], [0.2], [0.86], [0.32]])

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions)
    self.assertAllClose(1.464054, loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelWithWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.3], [0.1], [0.86], [0.06], [0.75]])
    sample_weights = [[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9]]

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(1.293555, loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelNegativeCorrelationWithWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.12], [0.7], [0.2], [0.86], [0.32]])
    sample_weights = [[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9]]

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(1.481506, loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelSomeZeroWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [1.0], [0.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.3], [0.1], [0.86], [0.06], [0.75], [0.2],
                               [0.5]])
    sample_weights = [[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9], [0.0], [0.0]]

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(1.293555, loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelAllZeroWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss()
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.12], [0.7], [0.2], [0.86], [0.32]])
    sample_weights = [[0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0]]

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(0, loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelSomeNegativeWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss()
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.12], [0.7], [0.2], [0.86], [0.32]])
    sample_weights = [[1.0], [2.0], [-2.5], [1.2], [0.9]]

    with self.assertRaisesRegex(
        tf.errors.InvalidArgumentError,
        "sample_weight.*cannot contain any negative weights"):
      loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
      if not tf.executing_eagerly():
        with self.cached_session() as sess:
          sess.run(loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelAllNegativeWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss()
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.12], [0.7], [0.2], [0.86], [0.32]])
    sample_weights = [[-1.0], [-2.0], [-2.5], [-1.2], [-0.9]]

    with self.assertRaisesRegex(
        tf.errors.InvalidArgumentError,
        "sample_weight.*cannot contain any negative weights"):
      loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
      if not tf.executing_eagerly():
        with self.cached_session() as sess:
          sess.run(loss_value)

  def testGaussianKernelMultiDimTensor(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [1.0], [0.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.0, 0.5], [1.0, 0.0], [0.8, 0.0], [0.0, 0.8],
                               [0.75, 0.8], [0.2, 0.4], [0.5, 0.1]])
    sample_weights = [[1.0], [1.0], [1.0], [1.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0]]

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(0.262881, loss_value)

  def testGaussianGradients(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    variables = tf.constant([[0.1], [0.3], [0.5], [0.7], [0.9]])

    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    sample_weights = tf.constant([[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9]])

    with tf.GradientTape() as tape:
      tape.watch(variables)
      predictions = variables * 3  # arbitrary linear operation.
      loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)

    gradients = tape.gradient(loss_value, variables)
    # Assert that gradient computations are non trivial and do not change based
    # on loss implementation.
    expected_gradients = [[-0.85786223], [-1.8886726], [1.1220325], [0.5379708],
                          [-0.02113436]]
    self.assertAllClose(expected_gradients, gradients)

  def testGaussianGradientsAllZeroWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    variables = tf.constant([[0.1], [0.3], [0.5], [0.7], [0.9]])

    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    sample_weights = tf.constant([[0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0]])

    with tf.GradientTape() as tape:
      tape.watch(variables)
      predictions = variables * 3  # arbitrary linear operation.
      loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)

    gradients = tape.gradient(loss_value, variables)
    # Gradients should all be 0 for weights that are all 0.
    expected_gradients = [[0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0]]
    self.assertAllClose(expected_gradients, gradients)

  def testLaplacianKernelNoWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss("laplace", predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.3], [0.1], [0.86], [0.06], [0.75]])

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions)
    self.assertAllClose(0.970659, loss_value)

  def testLaplacianKernelNegativeCorrelationNoWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss("laplace", predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.12], [0.7], [0.2], [0.86], [0.32]])

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions)
    self.assertAllClose(1.119343, loss_value)

  def testLaplacianKernelWithWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss("laplace", predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.3], [0.1], [0.86], [0.06], [0.75]])
    sample_weights = tf.constant([[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9]])

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(1.122741, loss_value)

  def testLaplacianKernelNegativeCorrelationWithWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss("laplace", predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.12], [0.7], [0.2], [0.86], [0.32]])
    sample_weights = tf.constant([[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9]])

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(1.159840, loss_value)

  def testLaplacianKernelSomeZeroWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss("laplace", predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [1.0], [0.0]])
    predictions = tf.constant([[0.3], [0.1], [0.86], [0.06], [0.75], [0.2],
                               [0.5]])
    sample_weights = tf.constant([[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9], [0.0],
                                  [0.0]])

    loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)
    self.assertAllClose(1.122741, loss_value)

  def testLaplacianGradients(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss("laplace", predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    variables = tf.constant([[0.1], [0.3], [0.5], [0.7], [0.9]])

    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    sample_weights = tf.constant([[1.0], [2.0], [2.5], [1.2], [0.9]])

    with tf.GradientTape() as tape:
      tape.watch(variables)
      predictions = variables * 3  # arbitrary linear operation.
      loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)

    gradients = tape.gradient(loss_value, variables)
    # Assert that gradient computations are non trivial and do not change based
    # on loss implementation.
    expected_gradients = [[-0.40014654], [-0.7467264], [0.39164954],
                          [0.10974818], [0.08942482]]
    self.assertAllClose(expected_gradients, gradients)

  def testLaplacianGradientsAllZeroWeights(self):
    loss_fn = mmd_lib.MMDLoss("laplace", predictions_transform=tf.sigmoid)
    variables = tf.constant([[0.1], [0.3], [0.5], [0.7], [0.9]])

    membership = tf.constant([[1.0], [0.0], [1.0], [0.0], [1.0]])
    sample_weights = tf.constant([[0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0]])

    with tf.GradientTape() as tape:
      tape.watch(variables)
      predictions = variables * 3  # arbitrary linear operation.
      loss_value = loss_fn(membership, predictions, sample_weights)

    gradients = tape.gradient(loss_value, variables)
    # Gradients should all be 0 for weights that are all 0.
    expected_gradients = [[0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0], [0.0]]
    self.assertAllClose(expected_gradients, gradients)

  def testRaisesExpectedErrors(self):
    kernel = gaussian_kernel.GaussianKernel()
    mmd_lib.MMDLoss(kernel)
    bad_kernel = lambda x: kernel(x)  # pylint:disable=unnecessary-lambda
    with self.assertRaisesRegex(
        TypeError,
        "predictions_kernel.*must be.*MinDiffKernel.*string.*4.*int"):
      mmd_lib.MMDLoss(4)
    with self.assertRaisesRegex(
        TypeError,
        "predictions_kernel.*must be.*MinDiffKernel.*string.*lambda"):
      mmd_lib.MMDLoss(bad_kernel)

  def testSerialization(self):
    loss = mmd_lib.MMDLoss()
    serialized_loss = tf.keras.utils.serialize_keras_object(loss)
    deserialized_loss = tf.keras.utils.deserialize_keras_object(serialized_loss)

    self.assertIsInstance(deserialized_loss, mmd_lib.MMDLoss)
    self.assertIsNone(deserialized_loss.predictions_transform)
    self.assertIsInstance(deserialized_loss.predictions_kernel,
                          gaussian_kernel.GaussianKernel)
    self.assertEqual(deserialized_loss.name, loss.name)

  def testSerializationWithTransformAndKernel(self):
    predictions_fn = lambda x: x * 5.1  # Arbitrary operation.

    loss = mmd_lib.MMDLoss(
        predictions_transform=predictions_fn, kernel="laplacian")
    serialized_loss = tf.keras.utils.serialize_keras_object(loss)
    deserialized_loss = tf.keras.utils.deserialize_keras_object(serialized_loss)

    self.assertIsInstance(deserialized_loss, mmd_lib.MMDLoss)
    val = 7  # Arbitrary value.
    self.assertEqual(
        deserialized_loss.predictions_transform(val), predictions_fn(val))
    self.assertIsInstance(deserialized_loss.predictions_kernel,
                          laplacian_kernel.LaplacianKernel)
    self.assertEqual(deserialized_loss.name, loss.name)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  tf.test.main()

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The central bank theme will continue for a third week following the past fortnight's policy meetings by the ECB, Bank of Japan, Fed and the Bank of England. This time, it will be the turn of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Data-wise, the main focus will be on trade and industrial output figures from China, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, as well as Chinese inflation numbers.
As a stronger euro starts to worry some ECB policymakers, there is little evidence so far that the appreciation in the exchange rate is hurting Eurozone exporters. Industrial production and trade figures due next week should show how German and French manufacturers fared during September when the euro surged above $1.20. Other notable data from the region next week will include Eurozone producer prices, retail sales, and the Sentix index.
The UK will also see the release of industrial output and trade numbers in the coming week. The manufacturing sector was one of the better performing components of UK GDP in the third quarter, helping the British economy grow a little faster than expected during the period. UK exporters will likely be relieved that this week's quarter-point rate hike by the Bank of Bank didn't result in fresh gains for the pound. Although, there's so far been only a negligible reduction in the UK's massive trade deficit following sterling's depreciation after the Brexit vote. In fact, the deficit hit a record high in August. It is expected to narrow slightly in September.
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged at its meeting this week, but with the last of the hawks now having left the Bank's board, the discussion appears to be shifting to whether further measures are needed to accelerate the journey towards reaching the 2% inflation target. The summary of opinions of the October meeting, due on Thursday, should provide some insight as to how far the discussions went on the dissenting board member's view to start targeting the yield on 15-year Japanese government bonds in addition to 10-year ones.
There will also be important data to watch in Japan next week, including machinery orders and wages. Machinery orders, a key gauge of capital expenditure, are expected to decline in September after strong growth in the prior two months. Meanwhile, pay data on Monday should reveal if wage growth gained further momentum in September after some signs of a pick-up in August, in a potential boost for the government's efforts to raise wages.
PMI data on manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity out of China this week indicated the Chinese economy is slowing going into the fourth quarter of the year. Wednesday's trade figure will, therefore, be watched closely for further signs of a slowdown as export and import growth numbers are released. Producer and consumer price data will follow on Thursday. Producer prices jumped to 6.9% year-on-year in September, suggesting strong demand for raw materials. An easing of the producer price index in October could add to concerns that economic growth is moderating in the final three months of the year.
The RBA is almost certain to keep its cash rate at 1.5% on Tuesday after inflation in Australia unexpectedly dipped in the third quarter and retail sales had their weakest quarter since 2010. Annual inflation has stood below the RBA's 2-3% target band for much of the past three years. Concerns about soaring household debt had significantly reduced the RBA's scope to cut rates below 1.5%, while more recently, persistently low inflation and signs that house price growth is slowing have pushed back expectations of when the Bank will begin to raise rates, with some analysts even predicting that the next move will be down. A stronger Australian dollar has also raised alarms at the RBA. The Aussie is up about 6.5% against the greenback so far this year, even after it's recent downwards correction. Tuesday's policy decision will be followed by the RBA's quarterly monetary policy outlook report on Friday.
Over in New Zealand, the RBNZ will also be holding a policy meeting amid market jitters about the new government's economic agenda. The decision in October by the kingmaker party, New Zealand First, to partner with Labour instead of the National party led to a sharp sell-off of the kiwi. The New Zealand dollar has slid by almost 5% against its US counterpart since that announcement on worries that the new Labour-led coalition's policies will harm growth. But there was some relief that the proposed reforms to the RBNZ did not include tampering with the inflation target or the exchange rate.
Next week's meeting will be the RBNZ's first with new acting governor Grant Spencer, who was assigned to the role temporarily as the timing of the appointment clashed with the general election in September. However, despite the new leadership at both the central bank and the government, there is unlikely to be a major shift in monetary policy, at least not just yet. This week's better-than-expected jobs data reminded investors that the fundamentals of the New Zealand economy remain strong even with the slightly lowered growth outlook. Hence, like the RBA, the RBNZ is expected to keep its cash rate unchanged, at 1.75%, and with the odds that the next move will likely be up than down.


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Tôt Ou Tard est un label de musique français créé en 1996. Jacques Higelin est à l'origine du nom Tôt ou tard, et Vincent Frèrebeau à l'initiative du projet, qui en 2005 regroupe une trentaine d'artistes ; il connaît bien le monde de la musique pour avoir accompagné Thomas Fersen à la guitare et à l'accordéon entre 1992 et 1995.

Le label s'est exprimé clairement en faveur de la loi Hadopi.

En 2005, à l'occasion de sa dixième année d'existence, le label publie une compilation de duos avec des artistes du label, intitulée Tôt ou tard et bénéficie d'une « carte blanche » lors du festival Art Rock.

En 2009, Vincent Frèrebeau créé une branche "live" nommée Zouave Production. Dirigée à partir de 2013 par Olivier Touati, elle produit les tournées de la majorité des artistes Tôt ou Tard (Vianney, Shaka Ponk, Vincent Delerm, Albin De La Simone, Cats On Trees...) mais aussi celles d'artistes venus d'autres labels. Ainsi, les artistes Tété, Boulevard des Airs, Nolwenn Leroy ou encore Janie et quelques autres font partie du roster Zouave.

En 2016, pour les vingt ans du label, une soirée spéciale lui est consacrée lors du Festival Fnac Live.

Propriété
En 1996, le label est créé au sein du groupe Warner. En 2002, le label prend son indépendance, mais reste en "joint-venture" (50%-50%). En 2011, Wagram Music rentre au capital du label et devient son distributeur exclusif. En 2018, Wagram Music vend sa participation minoritaire (49% des parts) à Believe Digital, qui devient le distributeur physique et digital du label.

Artistes sous ce label

Artistes ayant collaboré au moins une fois avec Tôt ou tard

Liens externes

Notes et références

Label discographique indépendant ayant son siège en France
Entreprise fondée en 1996

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Music rarely jumps at you, grabs you by the throat, and simply refuses to let go. This is however one of those moments when the blues goes straight at the jugular and if the poor listeners are too slow to react? tough luck as you could easily end up on the floor, face down in a pool of blood. A too vivid description and really way over the top? Yeah, Philip Sayce is hardly out on a mission to annihilate his entire fanbase rather than expanding it by releasing his most exciting solo effort so far.
The first five tracks off "Steamroller" are simply magical. The former Jeff Healey Band and Uncle Cracker guitarist are coming up with licks and tricks of highest intense and order. The opening title-track will have you thinking about Jimi Hendrix and some might say it's Lenny Kravitz as they hear "Stung By A Woman". Probably the best hit he never had for that matter. However, there's more to Sayce than first meet the eye/ear. It goes all the way back to the U.K. blues/rock guitarists of the late sixties and even further back to the roadhouses of America and the original blues musicians.
The notes and tones are right on the money and the songs literally feels alive and kicking throughout the album. For instance, "Black Train"- I'm not quite sure about the line-up regarding the rhythm section (bass player, drummer) and no, I can't be arsed to google. However, try and imagine if Geezer and Bill Ward (Black Sabbath) would be in their twenties again and you're darn close to home. Extremely groovy, almost jazzy, and heavy as funk. Sayce is playing the devil here as he sits on the fence with one leg on each side of the hard rock and blues. He's quite the remarkable vocalist too with lots of soul and attitude. Have a go at the soulful ballad, "Marigold", and you'll notice the top-notch quality of his vocals.
Steamroller is one of the best albums of 2012 by far!
I remember when I first heard the title track I described him as a blonde Lenny Kravitz but when I kept on listening and then got his previous albums I realised I had discovered a jewel of heavy blues rock.
Philip Sayce is an extremely talented guitar player and an amazing singer. I highly recommend his work to anyone who's into blues rock or simply good contemporary electric music.


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Q: How to get logo height to scale responsively? I'm trying to get my logo to shrink down if the users' browser width is too small. I've got the logo scaling nicely now, but I can't get the h1's height to scale proportionally with the image.
If I remove the height from the CSS then the h1 will just collapse. Neither min-height nor max-height will work. So I'm not sure what to do. How do I get the red border tight around the image?

.logo {
    background-image: url('http://placehold.it/397x68');
    max-width: 397px;
    height: 68px;
    background-size: 100%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    margin: 0 auto;
    border: 1px solid red;
}
span {
    display: none;
}

My Title

N.B. It's easier to preview the code above in js fiddle so that you can just slide the vertical divider around to see how it behaves.

A: This seems to work:

.logo {
  max-width: 397px;
  max-height: 68px;
}
img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

A: It can be done, but requires an extra wrapper element.
HTML

My Title

CSS
.wrapper {
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 17.12%; /* aspect ratio of image */
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 397px; /* image width */
    height: 0;
}
.wrapper .logo {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    max-height: 68px; /* image height */
    background-image: url('http://placehold.it/397x68');
    background-size: 100%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    border: 1px solid red;
}
.logo span{
    display: none;
}

Modified from this tutorial on how to make YouTube videos responsive, also here on SO.
jsFiddle example.

A: The issue itself isn't related to the logo at all.
You're trying to create a div with height relatively proportionate to its width. Not possible with HTML+CSS.
Why not just put an  there, if it's actually an image. Text can be hidden with some common text replacement technique.
Responsive height proportional to width

A: You should check out the following article: http://alistapart.com/article/fluid-images
PS: Don't put your logo inside an h1 tag.

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var assert = require("assert");
var sumPositives = require("../katas/sumPositives");

describe("sums numbers in array", function() {
  it("sums positive numbers", function() {
    assert.equal(sumPositives([-1, 2, 3]), 5);
  });
  it("case negative numbers equals 0", function() {
    assert.equal(sumPositives([-1, -1 - 4]), 0);
  });
  it("case not numbers", function() {
    assert.equal(sumPositives(["a", "b", "c"]), 0);
  });
});


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Státní informační politika ve vzdělávání (SIPVZ) je dlouhodobou vládní koncepcí rozvoje ICT v rezortu školství.

Dne 10. dubna 2000 přijala vláda České republiky usnesení č. 351, kterým schválila Koncepci státní informační politiky ve vzdělávání. Koncepce formuluje cíle v oblasti informační gramotnosti učitelů, studentů, občanů, zaměstnanců veřejné a státní správy a pracovníků ve zdravotnictví a knihovnictví. Na realizaci SIPVZ v letech 2001-2005 bylo ze státního rozpočtu vyčleněno více než 7 miliard Kč a  realizací bylo pověřeno Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy České republiky. V srpnu 2004 po řadě excesů při realizaci byla koncepce prodloužena do roku 2010 a vláda schválila pro léta 2007-2010 další dotace ve výši 1 miliardy Kč ročně. V roce 2006 však parlament tuto dotaci neschválil a způsobil tak řadě škol problémy s financováním ICT v roce 2007.

Organizační zajištění Plánu realizace SIPVZ

Podpůrný projekt: Koordinační centrum – vytvoření podmínek pro realizaci státní informační politiky ve vzdělávání
EDU 1 - Koordinační centrum
EDU 10 - Vyhodnocení programů

Projekt I - Informační gramotnost
EDU 2 - Informační gramotnost učitelů
EDU 8 - Další vzdělávání knihovníků a učitelů
EDU 9 - Informační gramotnost občanů

Projekt II - Výukový SW a informační zdroje
EDU 5 - Multimediální nástroje a programy
EDU 6 - Zavádění ICT do výuky
EDU 7 - Informační zdroje ve vzdělávání

Projekt III - Infrastruktura
EDU 3 -	Připojení k Internetu a vybavení multimediálními počítači
EDU 4 - Připojení škol s multimediální kvalitou

Externí odkazy

 Archivovaná verze oficiálního webu (nyní nefunkční)

Informatika
Vzdělávací politika
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I love blogging. I love baking and photographing, connecting with my followers and meeting new people. What I don't love about blogging: researching new recipes and falling onto a recipe that I cannot get out of my head. A recipe that literally make me drool. A recipe that my taste buds will not be happy until these flavors touch them. Which in return, makes be behind grow 2 inches.
This is exactly what happened when I stumbled upon Sugar Hero's Blackberry Lemon Trifle. Her pictures and description must have made everyone want to dash into the kitchen and whip up their own Trifle. I know that's what I did, and here are my results.
Conveniently, we had just stopped by our friend's garden and my daughter picked a castle sand box full of fresh juicy blackberries. I was out of lemons so I opted for a lime curd, which combined with the blackberries and the coconut pound cake, made my heart skip a beat. Bliss. The perfectly refreshing summer dessert.
Now if you do not have time to make everything by scratch, everything can be purchased at your local grocer and thrown together in about 10 minutes. However, if you do have time, I would urge you to make it from scratch. The flavor combination will take your taste buds on a trip to some far away island where the ocean is bright blue and the palm trees are swaying in the wind.
Don't get discouraged by all the steps. The curd can be made up to a week in advance and the pound cake can be made up to 2 days in advance. You can do it!!!!
I used this pound cake recipe (from the previous post) but did not use the glaze. I did however sprinkle the toasted coconut in between the luscious layers. If you are not a coconut fan, use this recipe.
Beat together sugar, butter and zest. Add eggs, one at time, mixing well. Add lime juice and beat until combined.
Pour the mixture into a small pan and cook on medium, stirring constantly.
When it is just about to come to a simmer, and has thickened (will coat the back of your spoon), remove from heat. It will thicken up more as it cools.
Once it is cool enough to touch, place in a bowl, cover and refrigerate until cold, about an hour.
In a bowl combine blackberries, sugar and zest.
Mix together smashing the blackberries slightly.
Whip on high until cream has doubled in size and forms stiff peaks.
Layer on the bottom of 6 small individual serving dishes or 1 large trifle bowl (3-4 quart bowl) with a single layer of cake cubes.
Spread a thing layer of whipped cream on the cake layer.
Spread a thin layer of lime curd followed by a layer of berries and if desired, a layer of toasted coconut.
In the individual dishes I was able to do 2 layers.
In the large dish, repeat assembly until full.
Finish with whipped cream and fresh berries.
That is a delightful feast for the senses!
Oh these are so pretty. I love blackberries but I don't get them very often!


מתיבתא ד'קוראל ספרינגס: 19-20 Kislev!
A wonderful Seudah and nonstop Farbrenging was what you'd find at the Mesivta of Coral Springs this 19-20 Kislev.
The evening began with a sumptuous catered Seudah, and included an all star cast of speakers.
The Menahel Rabbi Yosef Eizicovics began with a beautiful story explaining the importance of cherishing every moment of Yud Tes Kislev and how it is the "Chag Hachagim".
Rosh Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Dovid Janowski reviewed the Farbrengen of 5726. "Yud Tes Kislev is unique in the fact that it is etched in us (osiyos chakikah)". This enables an impulsive reaction and "Gefeel" leading to Hachlotos Tovos. Skipping the sometimes necessary Hisbonenus.
"You can sit next to 10 barrels of "Mashke" on a cold night, but you won't warm up. Drink one drop however, and you'll start to feel the effects." "Chassidus has to enter us in a Pnimiyus, only then will we truly feel it". This Moshol was but one of the many that were shared by the night's M.C Rabbi A.Z.H Shusterman.
Hasliach Zevi Posner reviewed the story of Yud Tes Kislev, reminding us of some of the phenomenal stories which occurred.
Hatomim Avremie Kievman spoke beautifully on the significance of 19 Kislev being the " Rosh Hashono L'chasidus".
Why DO we eat "Shvartze Kashe"? Hatomim Yossi Wagshul enlightened.
Rabbi Yisroel Spalter of Weston, Florida began the Farbrengen.
Rabbi Spalter impressed upon the boys to take the message of Yud Tes Kislev B'pnimiyus!
He explained the difference between a "Ben" and an "Eved" highlighting the advantages of a "Ben".
Rabbis Spalter, Shusterman, and Rabbi Moshe Cheruff stayed up to the early hours of the morning encouraging the Bochurim to strengthen their Hiskashrus to the Rebbe.
The following night on 20 Kislev, the Mesivta had the opportunity to Farbreng with Rabbi Chayim Friedman of Pittsburgh.
With his humor, wit, and incredible stories, the Bochurim were spellbound. Reminding the Bochurim that "easy" is not always "good", and Hashem only demands what He knows we can handle. "Be honest with yourselves, your parents, the Rebbe, the Eibeshter." Live a real life and allow Ruchniyus to penetrate".
The Farbrengen went until 3 a.m and was in full attendance.
Special thanks to Hatomim Shmuli Simon and his team ( D.I, Y.R) for setting up the Seuda and Farbrengens.
Yasher Koach Rabbi Friedman and a Good Yom Tov to all!


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The smell of warm lemon-butter cookies, or pumpkin bread throughout the house is a dear one to me. The Holiday season feels to full of joy and love when I and the people around me pour our love into food. Its tangible, its giftable, and its delicious. Each year I try my best to make a little something that I can share with the people around me. This year I've come up with these terribly adorable slide out cookie or treat boxes to pass around!
Cut out the each design along the solid lines.
Begin assembly with the INSIDE BOX. Score along the dotted lines. Fold and glue so that A touches A, B touches B, etc.
Glue the tabs created in step 3 to the shortest wall of the box.
Fold rounded tabs of INSIDE BOX inward.
Continue assembly with OUTSIDE SLEEVE BASE. Fold the base along the dotted lines. Choose an OUTSIDE SLEEVE TOP and glue it to the indicated flaps on the base.
Once all elements are dry, slide completed sleeve onto to inside box.
Girl, you continue to amaze me with your fabulousness and creativity. Thanks for linking this up to Shine On Fridays!


It's a beautiful, balmy, sunny Sunday morning in Southern California, and I'm outside catching some rays for a dose of Vitamin D... and to be alone, to regroup emotionally.
It's been a weird week: past the worst of DH's health setbacks, and through another anniversary of DS Scott's death, I should be bouncing back and ready for Life again.
Instead, it's been hard to feel motivated to do any basic household tasks, let alone my ever-growing "To Do" list. Even the simplest gotta-get-it-done stuff feels overwhelming.
I decided to take a break this morning, put aside the guilt and pressure, and headed for the cliffs... no, not to jump off! For the ocean waves, the salty breeze, the peace and calm.
Are these strange feelings because I'll hit a milestone birthday (60) later this year? Or because I'm clinging to every moment with DH, still afraid I'll lose him to ill health?
And yet, I also long to be in Colorado with DD, so I can be a hands-on Grandma and help her and SIL with GD Sierra; to watch her grow up in person, and not on the electronics.
I'm not apprehensive about what could (or will) happen to me in the future, logistically or legally, because DH and I have prepared well for all contingencies. So, what's up?!?
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AREA ELIZABETH............ I'M SURE ANYONE THAT GOES THERE AUTOMATICALLY FEELS PEACE AND TRANQUILITY..... WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW........ SO WE NEED TO STAY IN TODAY AND TRY TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT........... I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL BUT YOUR DH IS STILL WITH YOU..... EVEN WITH ALL HIS HEALTH SCARES.. WHICH I'M SURE HAS CAUSED MOST OF YOUR STRESS... I THINK TAKING A BREAK FROM IT ALL WILL HELP YOU A LOT....... BREATH... RELAX..... MEDITATE....... JUST LET THE WORLD GO BY.
I think that you lost your son and your husband is ill is causing you to stress. It is hard to think that one day he will be gone. When you lost someone that you love and then someone that get sick that is close to you does stress you. Take care and remember that he is still here. Cherish the moments with him.


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Reply #140 on: December 13, 2009, 11:38:41 AM
So, they learned? ME2 will probably take things a step beyond Dragon Age and assume you do know more about the world now.
Segoris
Reply #141 on: December 13, 2009, 10:31:43 PM
I'm kind of thinking it is at the level that it will be for future Bioware games already (and has been since ME for that matter) and I don't really think it was better in DA:O then it was in ME. A good example of that is the gray warden lore. Think about the gray wardens and how popular they are among EVERYONE, including everyone that was in your starting area regardless of your origin story, yet when you first meet Duncan the questions to learn about what gray wardens are are right there. I understand questioning the ritual/initiation, but the rest of the stuff (such as who the gray wardens are, the blight, etc) just shows it hasn't progressed.
Additionally, and please correct me if I'm wrong here, the AI in the citadel for ME was about as pushy to teach the player what it was as any support character is to tell you about their class in DA:O. The information is there for both, but neither makes you choose it to progress. I thought the AI/info stations in ME just had it as an option but you didn't have to pick it to continue at all.
That said, I do agree with the disliking of those options always being there, and would have liked to not have those options at all (except what was needed for learning the specializations in DA:O from the support cast). What I would like to see though, is for games to associate dialogue choices with the difficulty level you pick. Say I pick beginner/easy difficulty, they keep it as it is now. If I choose advanced/hard/etc, they assume I know and just add the information into the codex. Some form of adaption like this would be great, even if it was an option in the menu.
caladein
The psuedo-cop-out in Dragon Age is that no one except the Grey Wardens actually thinks/cares that a Blight is occurring. For humans/elves, the last Blight is the same place I'd file the English Civil War. For Dwarves of course, they're always fighting Darkspawn.
The best analogy would be how Geth lore is handled in Mass Effect as the timelines and previously-hidden-big-badness of the two groups are rather similar. Unfortunately, I can't remember how I learned much about the Geth that wasn't from talking to Tali.
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Quote from: caladein on December 13, 2009, 11:18:52 PM
I don't think that is a valid cop-out in anyway for the original complaint of providing basic information in the dialogue simply because that is a different line of questioning entirely. If the issue was no one knowing about a blight incoming except for the gray warden, and that was what we were able to ask about, that would change the question from what a gray warden is (which everyone in the game knows what that is) to why the gray wardens believe/know a blight is incoming. I'd even say that if the player was able to ask the gray warden why they believe a blight is coming, that would have been a good thing as that wouldn't have been what is basic knowledge across the lands like "what is a gray warden" is as we currently are limited to asking about.
I'd agree that the blight was similar to the geth in the sense of they are the threat to the hero, but then spectres would be the equal to gray wardens. Everyone knows who they both are except for the player in both cases, they're the exact same thing only with different names. And it's further proving that DA:O didn't progress at all to get away from what the original complaint was.
Velorath
Personally, I like Mass Effect more than Dragon Age (although I do really like DA). I think what it mostly comes down to is that fact that your character in ME has a voice and a name that people actually call you by, making him/her feel more like an actual character. In DA, having your character just standing there with a blank look on your face during dialog while everyone refers to you as Grey Warden or any other number of impersonal ways ended up making me care about all the other characters more than the one I'd created. If I could have replaced my character with someone else in the party, I probably would have.
With ME on the other hand, there's just a certain attachment I feel for my version of Shepard, to the point where it's a bit jarring to see a different Shepard in the ME2 trailers.
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I guess there's plus and minuses to both approaches. I can see getting attached to Shepherd that way, however, I felt a bit limited by character backgrounds as it was in Dragon Age. Not sure I'd want more things that were defined for me.
Back to the "backstory" thing.. I noticed something in my recent Jade Empire playthrough.. They handled it well there too. You're a senior student at a martial arts school, and there's a series of dialogue with a lesser student, where you "test" him on his knowledge of the basics of the school. Like what styles are taught, things like that. It's all meant for the player's benefit, but presented in a way where it seems like your character already knows. This is what I mean when I prefer knowledge to be given to you a little more indirectly. It's a little nitpicky, but I appreciate the efforts at stuff like this.
If your game is going to have a tutorial, that's the best way if you are playing a character who should know this stuff. The little known game Tachyon used it by having the main character run through a training sim to advise its creator of its flaws.
Quote from: Velorath on December 14, 2009, 06:07:13 AM
Personally, I like Mass Effect more than Dragon Age (although I do really like DA). I think what it mostly comes down to is that fact that your character in ME has a voice and a name that people actually call you by, making him/her feel more like an actual character.
I'm finding this has made a big difference for me as well. The further I get from the starting stories, the less I feel my character is an actual part of the plot.
It was rather strange that my character became a bit detached from his origins.. and transitioned into the identity of some demigod Grey Warden dude, who virtually shed off his identity as a noble. Not that I'm really complaining.. still a great game.. but leaving it all out was a big oversight in my character's development.
[edit] I don't think I'm asking too much for them to tailor make origin stories that tie in to the overall breadth of your Grey Warden duties.. Sure, it's more writing and work and voice acting, but considering that they wrote a shitload of stuff as it is, might as well have gone balls out with it.
« Last Edit: December 14, 2009, 08:34:47 PM by stray »
Do we have a forum equivalent of jumping the shark?
Wait, am I the one jumping the shark, or are we still talking about Bioware plots?
If I'm derailing, I just wanted to make a quick response to what Lanyssa is saying about the Grey Warden "identity".
l33t kiddie
I just finished this, never played it before. I don't usually do Bioware games but someone gifted it to me on Steam for xmas.
Details on my playthrough
In total it took me about 14 hours, which was a good length. I made it to level 37. If they can keep the good parts and improve the squad AI and commands while removing the fucking Mako tank nonsense the sequel should be awesome.
My personal pet peeve gripes would be the voice actor for Garrus was lame and he never seemed alien to me. I really preferred Saren and the spectre from the beginning to him both made much more of an impression.
« Last Edit: December 16, 2009, 07:26:33 PM by Hoax »
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I'm out of the Citadel and finally warming up to the game. I'm not sure if I made a bad decision to first go to that snow planet. The matriarch boss fight is tough, even while using all kinds of cheap/pausing tactics (maybe that's not actually cheap, but whatever).
I do not use Kaidan. Talk about creepy. There's something wrong with that dude.
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Quote from: Hoax on December 16, 2009, 04:37:05 PM
Wow, that was distinctly different from any of my 2.5 playthroughs. 14 hours in and I was barely off of the citidel.
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I'm having fun simply forging through, not "reloading" etc.. My character started out fairly nice, but he's increasingly getting pissed off.
Koyasha
I don't know if you know, but the rogue VI mission is what unlocks your character specializations, so as a Soldier you would have been able to go Commando/Shock Trooper after that mission if you hadn't skipped it.
Nice path through the game overall, I like your decisions and such. At Virmire I usually save whoever is at the AA tower, simply because the person at the bomb goes ahead and activates it without my express authorization. You do not arm and activate a nuclear weapon without the direct authorization of your CO!
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I found out about the sub-class upgrade last night. I figure I'll wait and see what transfers over to MA2 and what doesn't so I can min/max the Sheppard I want to have. I've also almost figured out how to activate the Bring Down the Sky DLC on Steam. The second one with all the training/arena missions I'm even less clear on.
The second one is pointless, I wouldn't bother with it.
Instructions on getting Bring Down the Sky. The only thing that changes with Steam is that you have to find your Mass Effect CD game by right-clicking on Mass Effect in the My Games tab of Steam.
Yeah there was just some confusion about where/which patch was ok to use. The Bioware/MA forums suck balls but Steam forums had pointed me to that page I just wasn't confident I could use that patch.
Do you know anything about the second DLC or did that not come out for PC users?
Mosesandstick
Got to pay I think.
I used the patch in that link and it worked fine for me.
The second DLC I haven't picked up for the PC yet, but my understanding is that you can buy the direct download from the EA Store and sometime after release it was updated to work on Steam. I've been reluctant to try though because typically when you buy something off the EA Store you have to install their download manager.
I don't really like a lot of the level designs here. Too "maze-y". Which is neither challenging or fun. I think I've fallen asleep with the controller in my hand like 5 or 6 times now. It's just an old cheap FPS tactic that relies on the fact that everything looks like shit compared to the real world. Take me to the action. What a waste of my time.
Quote from: stray on December 18, 2009, 12:12:03 AM
Especially that last level (well, the one before the last Citadel level).
It's a maze just to find shit, even with the map. The graphics don't help. Kind of dark green, hard to see walls.
Anyhow, the game ended fine. But once again, I felt like a God at the end of a Bioware game. Kind of sad seeing Saren go down like a bitch.
I don't know, maze-y doesn't really come to mind when thinking about Mass Effect. Hell, most of the side quests end up in enemy bases that all have pretty much the same layouts. A couple of the main quests have spots where you might get turned around, but overall, they're fairly linear.
Yeah 'maze' is about the last thing that comes to mind. If anything I'd say a lot of the game was a little *too* linear.
I couldn't actually set waypoints on my map, which caused me no* end of grief, between that and no useful minimap I did feel lost a little too often. I really had fun though and I'm pretty stoked for Mass Effect 2 now.
*fuck you dyslexia
Ok, I can now confirm that the Pinnacle Station DLC does work on Steam. And like I said, you need to buy it off EA's store and download it with their download manager, which is a hassle. Everything seems to be working ok though. Whether or not you'll find it worth $5 is up to you I guess. It certainly doesn't play to ME's strengths, but I'm a bit of a completionist with this game. Every time I've played through it, I've done every side quest.
Morat20
Quote from: Velorath on December 18, 2009, 08:09:20 PM
If you can win Pinnacle Station, it's worth the 5 bucks just for the retirement home you can win. Free grenade upgrades, and random level X stuff for 220k a pop? I was running around in Collosus X armor, Spectre X gear, and everyone using the BEST of the omnis and amps at level 40-something.
It's expensive because it's random, and they don't have decent human heavy armor, but if you sell stuff at the clinic you're rolling in so much cash it doesn't matter.
Of course, I got it during my soldier playthrough, and I've been told you might as well hammer your nuts to a wall than try some of the fucking time trials with a soldier. You have to kill EVERYONE in a group to spawn the next, and you have a very limited amount of time. Biotics can one-shot whole groups with throw, but targetting each one individually? (IE: with a gun?) is a fucking waste. Even on casual, winning at least two of the four time trials is an exercise in frustration -- unless you're really good with managing your biotic NPCS.
I'd imagine running it with an adept or even an engineer (I suspect overload would work well, and they cluster) would be a lot easier.
Hoax: I tend to grab all the NPCs, go rescue the blue chick, then run around the galaxy and just hit the quest planets when I get bored of Mako driving. Mostly because I enjoyed the game at higher levels (more powers -- for you and your enemies). Not getting the specialization class hampers you a bit, too. I did work out not to do any of the citidel quests but the "become a spectre" one if I was using the blue chick, because unlocking ally achievements is more or less by 'quests completed'. (The achivements give nice bonuses).
Oh do the enemies scale up too? That is too bad if I missed out on some fun that way. I got to L37 by the end though so I felt like if 50 was the cap I must have been doing ok. My gear was on 6-7's with a few rare 8's
Sounds like you zipped through. I can remember almost hitting 50 at the end of a single playthrough. I could mistaken. Been a while.
I hit 50 on my first playthrough having done just about everything there is to do. With lv. 51-60 unlocked, the xp bonus from one of the unlocks, and both DLC packs, I think I can level up a character to the upper 50's in one playthrough.
I was around 37 and 20 hours.. sometimes i'd just leave the game on for awhile though. I guess I played through fast like Hoax. I did a few sidequests, but didn't care for them.
I had to unlock 50 with the first play through, and 60 with the second on Hard. Did they change that?
I took a bit under 30 hours, and I think I hit most of those god-damn awful side planets up. Then again new computer = no loading times
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Gun Control: The theory that being a victim is somehow morally superior to defending yourself and your family.
Gun Control? Oh Yes, the theory that becoming a victim is somehow morally superior to defending your family.
Gun Control? Oh Yes, the theory that becoming a victim is somehow morally superior to defending yourself and your family. Makes perfect sense.
Previous: Guns Are Not the Problem. People Are the Problem, Including People Who Are Determined to Push Gun Control Laws.
I guess they envy the ant that gets squished rather than the bee that stings.
@Gun_Shots Our society feeds off victim mentality. People need to get off the antigun media feeds and get to the range!
@cssueta Let them be victims of they want to buy leave the rest of us our of this insanity.
@mohsinmalvi Being a victim is tragic and so is having to defend yourself and your family. This is the world we live in!
@mohsinmalvi It's not a question of left or right. The issue is the perversity of the world in which we live.
@mohsinmalvi There's no victory for anyone is this no matter how it plays out.
Gun Control: The theory that being an outstanding chalk outline says more about fighting crime than dead perps.
@Gun_Shots and all the while the ones who dictate this, have armed body guards- bigots n hypocrites !!
Defending your family is legal,don't take any notice of the law.Family first always.
It is not control of guns It's control of people. It should be labelled "people control"!
This has to be one of my top 10 favorites.
If a bird shits on your head, it's not a good but you don't blame bird. That's how they see criminals.
In SA a "legal" gun is more likely gonna become an illegal gun & kill someone, than protect ones family.
@Gun_Shots it many circles being a victim is the highest status you can achieve.
I will NEVER BE A VICTIM. I will defend myself, my family, my home and of need be my neighbor.
Because #liberals are bullies. Bullies LOVE victims. But people who stand up 2 bullies…not so much!


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Sri Lankan cardinal to seek global help for justice in church bombings
A person mourns near the grave of a suicide bombing victim at Sellakanda Catholic cemetery in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 23, 2019. (CNS photo/Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters)
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo said there is no other choice now but to turn to the international community to seek justice for victims of the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka.
"We tried our best to solve the issue within the country and do justice to our people but have failed," he said during an online forum with an international audience Jan. 24, UCA News reported.
"The legal system under the attorney general does not consider the recommendations of the commission on the Easter attacks, therefore we have no option but to go international," the cardinal said.
Cardinal Ranjith hinted in April 2021 of his intentions to not only approach the United Nations but also countries with global influence to seek prosecution of the people responsible for the attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels.
"We can influence those countries as the church is an international organization. We have connections all over the world," he said.
A group of suicide bombers affiliated to local Islamist group National Thowheed Jamath was suspected to be behind the bombings that killed 269 people, including 37 foreign nationals, and injured about 500 more.
Catholics in Sri Lanka have not been happy with the investigations and led by Cardinal Ranjith, have vowed to fight for justice until the truth behind the attacks is revealed.
Cardinal Ranjith said he was not satisfied with the investigations underway since the recovery of a live hand grenade at All Saints' Church in Borella Jan. 11.
A church worker has been arrested as a suspect by police, but the local church officials said the person was being falsely implicated.
Cardinal Ranjith said that such actions should not be permitted. "We trust the judiciary to take steps to rectify the wrongdoing in the court," he said.


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