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Q: How can I access auth-only Twitter API methods from a web application I have a web application for iPhone, which will ultimately run within a PhoneGap application - but for now I'm running it in Safari.
The application needs to access tweets from Twitter friends, including private tweets. So I've implemented OAuth using the Scribe library. I successfully bounce users to Twitter, have them authenticate, then bounce back.
At this point the web app has oAuth credentials (key and token) which it persists locally. From here on I'd like it to user the Twitter statuses/user_timeline.json method to grab tweets for a particular user. I have the application using JSONP requests to do this with unprotected tweets successfully; when it accesses the timeline of a private Twitter feed, an HTTP basic authentication dialog appears in the app.
I believe that I need to provide the OAuth credentials to Twitter, so that my web application can identify and authenticate itself. Twitter recommends doing so through the addition of an HTTP Authorization header, but as I'm using JSONP for the request I don't think this is an option for me. Am I right in assuming this?
My options therefore appear to either be putting the oAuth credentials as query-string parameters (which Twitter recommends against, but documentation suggests still supports); or proxying all the Tweets through an intermediate server. I'd rather avoid the latter.
I access the Twitter API using URLs of the form
http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.json?user_id=29191439&oauth_nonce=XXXXXXXXXXX&oauth_signature_method=HMAC-SHA1&oauth_timestamp=1272323042&oauth_consumer_key=XXXXXXXXXX&oauth_signature=XXXXXXXXXX&oauth_version=1.0
When user_id is a public user, this works fine. When user_id is a private user, I get that HTTP Basic Auth dialog. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I'm hoping it's something embarrassingly simple like "forgetting an important parameter"...

A: The oAuth stanza needs to be exact, as per http://dev.twitter.com/pages/auth#auth-request - I ended up building an Authorization: header that I could first check with curl.
I built it using the really helpful interactive request checker at http://hueniverse.com/2008/10/beginners-guide-to-oauth-part-iv-signing-requests/
Here's a friends API request for a protected user:
curl -v -H 'Authorization: OAuth realm="https://api.twitter.com/1/friends/ids.json", oauth_consumer_key="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", oauth_token="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", oauth_nonce="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", oauth_timestamp="1300728665", oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", oauth_version="1.0", oauth_signature="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX%3D"' https://api.twitter.com/1/friends/ids.json?user_id=254723679
It's worth re-iterating that as you've tried to do, instead of setting the Authorization header via e.g. jquery's beforeSend function, that for cross-domain JSONP requests (which can't add HTTP headers) you can make oAuth requests by putting all the relevant key/value pairs in the GET request. This should hopefully help out various other questioners, e.g

*

*Set Headers with jQuery.ajax and JSONP?

*Modify HTTP Headers for a JSONP request

*Using only JQuery to update Twitter (OAuth)
Your request looks like it has a couple of problems; it's missing the user's oauth_token plus the oauth_signature doesn't  look like it has been base64 encoded (because it's missing a hex encoded = or ==, %3 or %3D%3D respectively).
Here's my GET equivalent using oAuth encoded querystring params, which you can use in a cross-domain JSONP call:
https://api.twitter.com/1/friends/ids.json?user_id=254723679&realm=https://api.twitter.com/1/friends/ids.json&oauth_consumer_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&oauth_token=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&oauth_nonce=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&oauth_timestamp=1300728665&oauth_signature_method=HMAC-SHA1&oauth_version=1.0&oauth_signature=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX%3D

A: I was struggling with similar problem of making JSONP requests from Jquery, the above answer helped just to add what I did to achieve my solution.
I am doing server to server oauth and then I send oauth token, secret, consumer key and secret (this is temporary solution by the time we put a proxy to protect consumer secret). You can replace this to token acquiring code at client.
Oauth.js and Sha1.js download link!
Once signature is generated.
Now there are 2 problems:

*

*JSONP header cannot be edited

*Signed arguments which needs to be sent as part of oauth have problem with callback=? (a regular way of using JSONP).

As above answer says 1 cannot be done.
Also, callback=? won't work as the parameter list has to be signed and while sending the request to remote server Jquery replace callback=? to some name like callback=Jquery1232453234. So a named handler has to be used.
function my_twitter_resp_handler(data){
    console.log(JSON.stringify(data));
}

and getJSON did not work with named function handler, so I used
var accessor = {
                   consumerSecret: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,
                   tokenSecret   : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

                 };

  var message = {  action: "https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/home_timeline.json",
                   method: "GET",
                   parameters: []
                };
  message.parameters.push(['realm', "https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/home_timeline.json"]);
  message.parameters.push(['oauth_version', '1.0']);
  message.parameters.push(['oauth_signature_method', 'HMAC-SHA1']);
  message.parameters.push(['oauth_consumer_key', XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX]);
  message.parameters.push(['oauth_token', XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX]);
  message.parameters.push(['callback', 'my_twitter_resp_handler']);

  OAuth.completeRequest(message, accessor);

  var parameterMap = OAuth.getParameterMap(message.parameters);

Create url with base url and key value pairs from parameterMap
jQuery.ajax({
               url: url,
               dataType: "jsonp",
               type: "GET",
              });


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A Preview of Epoch: A Retelling of the First Six Chapters of Genesis
Today I self-published my first eBook, Epoch: A Retelling of the first Six Chapters of Genesis. It's available for download as an eBook for 3.99 on Lulu.com. At just under 30 pages in length, it's a quick, fun romp through the various ancient folklore related to the Fall of Man and the war between Satan and God.
For you, my lovely readers, I'm providing a sneak peak: the first chapter of the story.
In a great gust of wind was the first man formed. His body was, at first, a lifeless husk, scarcely distinguishable from the dusty environment upon which it settled when at last the gusting ceased.
Just then, a second breeze ensued, filling the dust-caked nostrils of the fleshy vessel. It cleared the earthen film that settled in his lungs, and with a thunderous cough, the vessel, propelled by an internal force, sat upright and coughed. Naked and hairless, the fully-formed man, dubbed Adam by his Creator, awoke to a splendor when the winds again subsided.
The land before him, cradled between two massive, crystalline rivers, was rich with vegetation and animal life Goats grazed openly upon the plentiful grass, sheep bleated noisily as they pockmarked the verdant plane, and birds converged upon the treetops and sang a rich chorus.
As Adam drew his first solitary breath, the smell of aromatic resin shocked his senses. His retinas adjusted to the blinding light only after much initial, eye-watering distress.
"Welcome to the world," came a booming voice.
Adam was afraid. He rose quickly to his feet and glanced about.
"Do not fear; I am your Benevolent Creator, and I have formed you from the dirt to reign sovereign over this land."
Adam fell to his knees and ducked his head reverently before the Voice of God. He glanced over his shoulder when he heard footsteps approaching. He rose and turned to face a magnificent sight – woman, as fully-formed and hairless as he. The two were scarcely distinguishable, save for their gendered anatomy.
"This is Lilith. She was formed of the dirt, like you. As every other beast has a mate, so too shall you."
The two observed each other in silence.
"You both shall tend to the plants and animals of this land," continued God. "And in exchange, you are permitted to eat the fruit of every plant bearing seed, and the meat and milk of every creature you shepherd. There is only one exception."
A lone cloud obscured the sun, localizing a ray of sunlight upon a lone-standing tree, which kept vigil over the highest hill between the rivers. Its leaves were weighted down with upside-down flowers in a conic shape, some of whose four petals had parted to reveal small, green fruits covered in spines.
"This is the Tree of Knowledge," God explained. "You are not to eat the fruit of this tree, or else you will die."
"Die?" Adam asked, perplexed.
"Yes. Death is an end to all things."
Though Adam did not fully understand, he chose not to question.
Lilith had considerably less restraint. "Lord, what lies beyond the rivers?"
"This land is called Eden, and it is My Paradise on Earth. Its borders are these rivers – they are called the Tigris and Euphrates. There is nothing for you beyond them, my child; only Death resides there.
"Now go, my children," added God, "and do as I have commanded."
Although man and woman's first steps into their new Paradise were clumsy and awkward, they were bravely taken, for all of the world was new to these two fresh creatures. Adam endeavored to shepherd the animals of the land, with limited success at first, and Lilith busied herself harvesting the fruit of every plant in Eden – except the Tree of Knowledge, which both diligently avoided … The way they avoided one another.
The two hadn't uttered a word to one another yet, as they were both perfectly content to perform God's task without assistance or company.
Adam observed his herded goats congregating into family units. Some had already busied themselves multiplying, generating children who, as Adam had not long before, entered the world in confusion, but were consoled by their parents, the gods of their own creation. He noted how the beasts whose genital anatomy most closely resembled his were often tasked with the defense of the entire tribe, and he felt this illuminated somewhat his function as a man. It saddened Adam to consider disrupting these families with his own incessant need for sustenance – Death, after all, sounded dreadful – so in his hunger (and in no small measure, his loneliness) he sought out his companion in the wilds.
Lilith, on the other hand, observed the way the plants of Eden were all interconnected by an elaborate system of roots that, when she dug just beneath the surface, extended many arms' length in every direction. She noted the way these green-faced creatures interconnected with the soil beneath them and contemplated her own connection to these beasts, having herself sprung from the earth like a sapling. As she ruminated over this, she came upon a herd of goats plucking berries off of the branches of a bush between their teeth; when she followed suit and popped one of the flavorful fruits into her mouth, she found it delicious and decided to gather more of them in her palm.
By the time Adam found her, some time had transpired. Hair had sprouted all over his body – his chest, his arms, his legs, his face and his head. Upon her, it had only grown at length upon the crown of her skull. The presentation only rendered her appearance all the more arresting, for when she turned to regard him as he called out her name, her long mane billowed in the wind, a flag of God's presence.
"Are you hungry?" she asked, presenting her palmful of berries.
Adam licked his lips. "Yes."
Lilith plucked a berry from the pile with her free hand and held it between two fingers. "Open your mouth."
Adam stood still with his mouth agape. Lilith, closing the distance between them, dropped the berry between his lips.
"What did you learn in your travels?" She asked.
"I have learned from the ram that as man and sovereign, my duty to this land is that of protector," he explained. "As the ram brandishes horns in defense of his lineage, so too shall I guard you."
Lilith chuckled. This response perplexed him.
"Sweet Adam, I need no guardian!" She announced. "What is there to defend me from here in Paradise?"
He frowned. "… I hadn't thought of that."
Lilith offered him another berry. He accepted it. "Consider instead the plants; how they co-mingle in a vast, all-encompassing blanket of self-sustaining life. There is no sovereign among plants; they root wherever they are able. As we are of the dirt, like the plants, I propose our purpose here is likewise."
Adam shook his head. "No, no — that's absurd. We're nothing like the plants!" He insisted. "The plants are static; they just allow anything to stroll by and nourish itself of their fruit. What kind of existence is that?"
Lilith raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with giving back to the environment from which you sprang?"
"The Lord God declared us sovereign," Adam explained, folding his arms. "Keepers of this land. We are not a part of it; we are above it."
This disturbed Lilith somewhat, but she allowed it to pass. "I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree."
This disturbed Adam even more.
The days in Eden were long, and though the Lord God had not yet created rain, the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates kept the soil arable. Lilith shared her observations of the plants with Adam, who derived from that knowledge a practical understanding of farming. With his manual labor and Lilith's cunning, the first plot of land was tilled and sprinkled with seeds. In little time at all, it sprang into a lush pocket of foliage from which a king's bounty of fruit was harvested.
In exchange, Adam shared his observations of the animals with Lilith, who left fruits and berries in large pockets so as to attract goats and sheep. From these early herds, Adam learned to milk his livestock for sustenance.
The Lord observed His creations' hard work, and He was pleased.
But there was trouble brewing in Paradise. One day, in Lilith's absence, Adam went down on both knees, clasped his hands together, and requested the counsel of God.
"Yes, my son," He replied, "What troubles you?"
"Lord, both Lilith and I have toiled to carry out Your will. And in doing so, I have seen the animals couple and mate, and in doing so bear offspring. I have seen the offspring suckle at the teat of their mother, and be protected from harm by their father. The animals submit to this order without instruction. However, the woman You have created for me does not heed this beckon call as I do. She desires only solitude, and to appease her curiosity. But I desire her."
"Then you must claim her," God instructed. "And your rightful place as sovereign of the land. If she does not obey, she will be cursed. This you may tell her."
Adam frowned. "I don't want to curse her, God. I want her to like me."
"Your function is not to be liked," God replied, "But to follow My word as I have spoken it – and it has been spoken. Do you understand?"
He did not. "Yes, Lord."
Adam tracked Lilith down some time later as she attended her duties in her new garden. "I come with a gift," he announced, which attracted her attention from her work.
"A gift?" She replied, perplexed.
Adam presented a flower he'd plucked during his shepherding. It was a multitude of brilliant colors, although its petals were already beginning to dry out having been rended from its roots and consigned to eventually wilt. This Lilith recognized, and it made her cry in despair.
"What have you done?!" Rising abruptly to her feet, she snatched the flower from his hands, fell to her knees, and wept.
Adam, wrought with guilt, could only watch. "I-I don't understand — what's wrong?"
"You killed it," she moaned. "It was beautiful, and you killed it! You brought Death into Eden!"
"It still is beautiful," he protested, kneeling by her in a last-ditch reconciliatory effort. "It reminded me of you. I thought you'd like it."
"Get away from me!" She snapped, clutching the flower to her chest. "You're a monster!"
With that, she fled into the wilderness, leaving Adam alone to stew in rejection.
Lilith knelt before the bank of the Tigris. From beyond it, she observed an arid, sandy wasteland extending well beyond the horizon.
She placed the wilted flower into the water and watched it lazily drift off. As it sank beneath the surface, she pondered the question of Death. The flower, plucked from its roots, had died in her hands, so she felt the only appropriate place to put it was in the barrier between Paradise and the Death that resided beyond. She found its drifting in the river to be peaceful. Was that what Death was like – a gentle tug into the Unknown?
Adam approached from beyond, maintaining a respectful distance. "Lilith –"
She peered venomously over her shoulder. "I told you to go away."
The added rejection only stang worse. He allowed his hurt to manifest as anger. "I spoke to the Lord," he began. "If you do not make yourself more agreeable to me, He will curse you."
She rose to her feet and placed her hands on her hips in defiance. "Then let Him curse me! I would rather be cursed in His eyes than perfect in your's!"
When Adam felt he couldn't feel more unwanted, Lilith upped the ante. He recoiled, aghast. "You don't mean that."
"I do," she hissed. "Besides, we were both made of the earth; why do you not make yourself more agreeable to me?"
"I am man," he declared, taking steps closer. "Sovereign and ruler of this land. You are my woman, and you will obey me. The Lord has commanded it!" He gripped her arm and pulled her closer. Lilith struggled against his grip.
"Never!" She wrenched herself free, raised her hand in the air, and invoked His Holy Name. From her back sprang a massive pair of feathered wings. With a thunderous flap, they elevated her off of the ground.
"I curse you, Adam!" She roared. "I curse you for the rest of your miserable existence! And to You, Lord, who has cursed me for this so-called 'defiance' – I spit upon Your name!"
"Lilith, no!"
With a mighty shriek, Lilith flew beyond the Tigris into the certain Death beyond.
As Lilith trekked deeper into the desert, the heat of the sun searing her skin, she sought refuge in a cave hollowed out of the side of a jagged rock formation. Alone in the dark, Lilith wept into her hands.
"Sweet creature, why are you crying?" A dulcet voice pierced the silence.
Lilith lifted her face from her palms. As the cave was pitch black, this was an exercise in futility. "Who goes there?" "I've been following you for some time," it continued, coming closer. "You look exhausted."
Lilith furrowed her eyebrows. "What does this mean, 'exhausted?'"
"It means you need to rest." The voice took on a whisper. "Close your eyes and let your senses dull."
"I don't trust you," she sniffled. "I don't trust anyone anymore."
"I understand, sweet creature. I saw what Adam did to you … And what Yahweh has made of you."
At this, Lilith's interest was piqued. "You know the name of the Lord?"
"And He knows Mine. Perhaps you've heard of Me."
Lilith's face blanched. "No … No!" Terrified, she backed against the wall.
"Yes – it is I, Death. I have come to deliver you from your suffering."
"Stay back!" She shrieked.
"Why do you fear me?" The voice sounded wounded. "I'm here to help you."
"I know of Your vile trade," she replied. "You are an end to all things."
"You are young for this world. You have not learned yet that endings are merely periods of transition. There is a world beyond the one you've left; you have only to discover it. Which is why I'm here."
Standing before her suddenly was a beautiful man, His body and face hairless and smooth like her's, but strong and masculine in proportion like Adam's. Upon His back fanned a pair of webbed, clawed wings, and upon His forehead protruded the horns of a ram. He carried a piece of wood in his hand, upon which a mighty flame nursed, bringing light to the pitch black.
"Do you fear Me still, now that you have seen?"
Lilith gradually stood and approached the handsome stranger. "Not anymore."
He remained still as she extended a hand to touch his chest, as hard and glossy as a stone smoothed by the river. He extended His free hand to guide her other hand to join in explorative caresses. When both her hands were occupied, He draped His arm around her waist and brought her against Him. She did not resist His advances; rather, gently seduced by His voice, she initiated further intimacy.
In short time, assisted by the light of His torch, Lilith discovered earthy pleasure with the assistance of her mysterious new Patron – a pleasure that engaged all five of her senses, seeding a Paradise within her.
Adam sought solace in his work and the company of his flock, but nothing could distract him from the ache in his heart. The loneliness alone was not so poisonous as the knowledge that she was repulsed by him. But he did not seek the Lord. To do so would be to admit his failure as sovereign of the kingdom of Paradise, for one of his subjects had fled.
However, Adam could not conceal his failure for long. Indeed, it had never been a secret; the Lord saw all that transpired in His garden. Seeing that His child would not seek Him out willingly, the Lord appeared to him as he was tending his flock. "Where has your woman gone?"
Adam hung his head in shame. "Lord, she has spurned my advances and fled the Garden. I have failed you."
The Lord was furious – but not with him. "My child, you are without blame, for you have followed My instruction. It is the woman, the harpy Lilith, who has disobeyed Me!"
"It wasn't her fault," Adam protested. "I tried to appease her, but only offended her."
"It is not her place to be offended," declared God. "It is her place to obey her Lord. Upon My instruction, she was to submit to you, and she refused. But worry not, My child, for she will be returned to you. If she refuses again, her children shall all be consigned to Death!"
"Lord, please — let her be. I do not wish to cause her more harm!"
"I have spoken!"
Adam feared for his well-being, and so did not resist the Lord any further.
Lilith was, by now, swollen with child. She went on to survey the surrounding landscape, although quite burdened.
Though it was cracked, dry earth in long stretches beyond, her trek through the barren wastes would not go unrewarded, for beyond was an expanse of marshland from which she could harvest the bounty of the ocean. It was a magnificent sight, the likes of which she'd never seen before: a body of water so massive it dwarfed the Tigris and Euphrates to which she had grown accustomed. The plants which grew here were far removed from those in Eden, and Lilith spent her days happily studying them. She was never lonely, for Death was her constant companion, lovingly imploring her to rest when her intrepid chartering of the land exhausted her.
Then the Lord's angels appeared, three in number. They came first as balls of light like the stars of the heavens, then drew closer, which alarmed Lilith of the coming danger. In the defense of her unborn child, she retreated to her new home among the reeds.
"Lilith, Wife of Adam!" They proclaimed from beyond her roost. "The Lord has demanded your return to Eden. If you resist, your children shall be cursed with Death!"
"Ha!" At this, Lilith emerged from her roost. Her extended company with Death morphed her into one of His kindred; her wings, formerly feathered and lovely like the angels', were now webbed and reptilian. The skin on her hands and feed had hardened into sharp, scaled talons. Death had equipped her with the tools she needed to defend her progeny. "I do not fear Death. I am Death!"
The angels, horrified by her transformation, recoiled at the sight of her.
"Death is my lover, and I shall spread His word among the children of Adam until he sees at last the error of his ways!"
At this, one of the angels stepped forward, taking the form of a man. Like Death, he was beautiful; however, he boasted the white, feathered wings emblematic of the Lord. His head was crowned with flaxen hair, whose golden sheen matched the color of the saber he held in his right hand. Knowing her weakness, he spoke to her in the language to which she'd grown accustomed. "Step forward, Lilith, that we may speak as equals."
"I am not your equal yet, angel, for I know not your name."
"I am Raphael, the Divine Healer."
"Then tell me, Raphael," Lilith began, sauntering out of the cave, "how do you plan to change my mind?"
"Is that possible?" He retorted, folding his arms.
Lilith smirked. "I suppose not."
"Then the solution seems obvious, does it not? Let us compromise."
"There is nothing to compromise," she hissed. "Adam will pay."
"Your grievance is with Adam, yes? Then must his children suffer for the sin of their father?" Raphael countered. "Does your child deserve to suffer for your sins? On that subject you have made your opinion very clear. So why are Adam's progeny any different?"
Lilith frowned pensively.
Raphael drew a sigil in the dirt with the tip of his saber. "This is my holy emblem," he explained. "If any child bears this mark, you must stay your hand. In return, I will tell the Lord we came too late to save you."
Lilith canted her head skeptically. "The Lord sees all. How can you deceive Him?"
"Before you were created, the Lord discovered Earth and recognized its potential as a possible domain. But Earth already hosted a myriad of ills whose sovereignty went unquestioned, chief among them Death. So the Lord struck an accord with Death, and in doing so, created Paradise on Earth as it is in Heaven through Eden. Within this pocket of Bliss, the Lord reigns supreme. Only when mankind extends the borders of Paradise under the Lord's instruction will His Sovereignty spread. And spread it will, my lady," he added gravely. "I have foreseen it."
"You would have me return to Eden and become a pawn in the Lord's petty ploy for power?" She replied, stunned.
Raphael visibly bristled. "This is no mere gambit for land holdings. The fate of the entire universe depends upon this plan coming to fruition!"
"I've heard enough," she growled. "I shall abide your terms, angel, so long as you cease talking! Begone from my sight, or Death shall pursue you back to Eden from whence you came!"
Raphael's image began to fade. "As you wish," he replied.
Though Adam knew no exhaustion – no such suffering occurred within Paradise – a supernatural languish muddled his thoughts, his movements, his mind, until its only appeasement was curling beneath a tree and drifting into slumber. The Lord sedated him and removed one of his ribs, and from this rib he crafted a new wife, whose origins would ensure her future subservience. He made her even lovelier than Lilith, with fulsome breasts, wide hips, and gentle features.
When Adam awoke, there stood his new woman, calmly milking a ewe in preparation for her husband's awakening.
"Who are you?" He asked, alarmed but intrigued. She bowed her head submissively. "I am whatever you call me, sovereign. The Lord has created me to deliver you from loneliness, and so I shall." She raised a bowl formed of clay, in which the warm milk was served. "Just as you drink from this earthenware bowl, so may you one day drink of the milk of my vessel, and from it may you bear many healthy children."
Adam, thoroughly disturbed, remained apart from her. "This isn't right."
The woman lifted her head. "Is something wrong, master?"
"Please — don't call me that. The Lord is my Master. I am just a man."
"You are not merely a man," she replied, setting the bowl aside. "You are my husband and sovereign, and I exist to love and serve you."
"Stop it!" he protested.
The woman obeyed. The wounded look on her face reminded him of Lilith, and his heart bled.
"I'm sorry," he replied softly. "Please don't cry."
She rubbed the corners of her eyes.
An awful realization dawned upon him. This woman was the Lord's replacement for Lilith. That meant she was lost forever to the wilds beyond Eden. Grief overtook him, but he did not reveal it, so as not to upset his lovely new bride. "This is all … A surprise to me."
"And to me, my love," she replied, smiling weakly. "But the Lord has spoken, and we must obey."
"Yes …" He averted his eyes. "So we must."
"Something troubles you, my love."
Lilith's time in the wastes had hardened her disposition, but Death saw through all her armor. "Yes."
He appeared behind her, His hands on her shoulders, and breathed into her neck. "Talk to me."
"You are kind to me, and soon the fruits of our love will blossom," she explained, resting her hand on her full belly. "But still I miss Adam."
"After what he did to you? Why?"
"He was all I knew before this place. I suppose I just yearn for a simpler time."
"Simple is an illusion."
Lilith turned to face him. "What do you mean?"
"Things are in motion beyond your understanding. I have seen them. And for them to progress, Adam cannot be alone."
"But he is. I left him."
Death shook his head.
Lilith narrowed her eyes. "I don't understand."
"I can show you, but I fear it will only upset you."
Her gaze hardened with resolve. "All the more reason for me to know."
"Then know you shall. Come."
This much could be said for Lilith: she was a self-motivated woman. Driven by her own desire to learn, Lilith wandered on her own into the wilderness, and her meaningful contributions to both of their understanding of nature assisted in the fulfillment of their God-given purpose. Adam's new bride, however, followed him like a newborn kid follows a ewe. He found her constant attention smothering. It took him a long time to receive her advances, and when he did, he found them flattering. Possessed of a childlike fascination with everything he did, his new wife made him feel like the sovereign the Lord told him he was.
After a long day of shepherding, Adam took refuge under a tree, where he ate a handful of berries. His wife emerged from behind the tree, having plucked and woven flowers in her hair. Among them was a familiar variety – the multi-colored flower he'd gifted to Lilith, only to be spurned.
"Why have you plucked those flowers?" He asked.
She raked her fingers through her hair, preening herself. "I thought you'd find me more appealing if I made myself beautiful. So I decorated myself with beautiful things." She shrank slightly. "Does that displease you?"
"No," he replied, forcing a smile. "You do look beautiful – with or without the flowers."
Her cheeks flushed. "May I sit?"
She took a seat beside him in the grass, her waist-length hair flowing over her shoulder. She fiddled with it.
Adam plucked a single berry from his palm. "Are you hungry?"
"A little, yes," she admitted.
"Open your mouth."
She obeyed.
He popped the fruit into her mouth. As she chewed, a bead of juice pooled from the corner of her lips and dripped down her chin. When this failed to clear the last of it, he cupped her cheek in his palm and ran his tongue along the path it left, sampling the flavor both of the fruit and her smooth skin. Having allowed his beard to grow out, his facial hair tickled her neck. She giggled demurely into her palm.
Adam coaxed her onto her back, where she helpfully splayed her legs open and guided him between them.
Lilith followed Death into the marshland. He guided her waist-deep into an acrid pool of muck. Once there, she was instructed to recite His secret Unholy name, the way she had invoked the name of the Lord,
to perform a scrying ritual.
With this first act of sorcery, Lilith was granted the ability to see far distances. From her roost far east of Eden, the waters before her swirled, revealing an image that caused her stomach to turn: Adam consummating his marriage to his new wife.
Lilith clasped her talon over her mouth and suppressed a moan. As quickly as she had been expelled and hunted down by the Lord, she had been forgotten about.
The Dark Mistress, Bane of Children, knelt into the muck and wept into her hands.
"Do you see now?" Death asked, consoling her with an embrace from behind.
"I don't understand," she sobbed. "Was my existence so meaningless to him? Am I so easily replaced?"
"The Lord cares not for the suffering of the individual," Death explained, His sweet voice soothing her heartache. "He cares only for the continuation of His Grand Design. It is as I said: for His Design to progress, Adam cannot be without a wife. You were an error in His plan He saw fit to correct."
In that moment, Lilith understood at last the magnitude of her sin against the Lord. "I have been a fool," she replied, breathless. "For Adam is not my enemy. It is the Lord who has conspired against me!"
"Then your revelation is complete." Death dispersed the scrying well.
Lilith, enraged, rose to her full height and flexed her talons with want of something to shred. "This affront cannot go unpunished!"
"I promise you it will not."
Lilith's rage subsided momentarily. "You have a plan?"
"Yes, my love. And you are a key component." Death laid His hand upon her stomach and gave her a knowing smile. "Through our unholy offspring, you shall have your revenge. And it shall be just as brutal and savage as you desire."
Lilith embraced her lover. "Make it so, and my love for you shall know no equal!"
"As my Dark Mistress commands."
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Families in Arizona can pose with Santa and semi-automatic weapons and an entire range of guns valued at one-fifth of a million dollars in available weaponry -- for lots of photo opps. Those family photos are unusual. Mayor Santini's are just bizarre. And they don't appear quite so merry.
Mayor Jorge Santini of San Juan posed with five family members and two stuffed, newer additions for the photo: A leopard appears mid-scene, at the throat of an antelope -- an animal which appears to be in the throes of death because of the leopard sunk into its throat. It's one bizarre scene. And there's not a lot of explaining. The partial explanation may have been better left alone.
Local politicians interpret the Puerto Rican Santini's Christmas card as a warning to opponents. There's an upcoming election and the insinuation is that the Christmas family photo represents more of a Soprano-style statement. But the Mayor seems to be claiming wholesomeness -- that he's simply promoting the San Juan Wildlife Museum.
If that's the case, it must be one unusual zoo that mimics the natural wild so closely. Most zoos tend to put only like animals together, not those that like to eat or kill each other.


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Financial Times: Iraq Tried To Get Uranium From Niger
In a further repudiation of the "Bush Lied!" meme, the Financial Times in London reports that Lord Butler's investigation into prewar British intelligence confirms that Iraq did attempt to get uranium from Niger in defiance of cease-fire agreements and UN resolutions:
A UK government inquiry into the intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq is expected to conclude that Britain's spies were correct to say that Saddam Hussein's regime sought to buy uranium from Niger. ... The UK government has remained adamant that negotiations over sales did take place and that the fake documents were not part of the intelligence material it had gathered to underpin its claim.
The Financial Times revealed last week that a key part of the UK's intelligence on the uranium came from a European intelligence service that undertook a three-year surveillance of an alleged clandestine uranium-smuggling operation of which Iraq was a part.
Intelligence officials have now confirmed that the results of this operation formed an important part of the conclusions of British intelligence. The same information was passed to the US but US officials did not incorporate it in their assessment.
Let's recap what we've found since the fall of Saddam Hussein. We've discovered WMD that the UN demanded to be destroyed, including more than a dozen shells with sarin and more with mustard gas that dated back before Gulf War I, part of the stockpile for which Saddam never accounted. The CPA has found mass graves with at least 300,000 bodies in them, and even the National Geographic now estimates that as many as 7 million Shi'ites have disappeared over the twelve years the UN sat on its hands and allowed Saddam to defy the sixteen resolutions demanding his verifiable disarmament. Intelligence files discovered by independent sources such as the Los Angeles Times shows that Saddam thwarted the arms embargo that supposedly "contained" him with the active help of UNSC member Syria. ABC reported that Saddam's IIS supplied Abu al-Zarqawi, an al-Qaeda operative, with shelter and weapons.
Now we find out that the Brits correctly reported Saddam's efforts to get his hands on uranium, in defiance to the neat little storyline constructed by the Left that Bush's reliance on that information equates to a lie used to mislead the US into war. And to what purpose would Iraq put that uranium had it successfully concluded that transaction? Does anyone suppose that Saddam simply wanted to make his palaces glow in the dark -- or perhaps make Tel Aviv or DC do so instead?
I'll wait, along with Instapundit and QandO, for the onslaught of media coverage and apologies from the left-wing pundits that have accused the President of everything from fascist falsehoods to selling America out to foreigners.
I just won't hold my breath.
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Bear With Me Comes to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One
Bear With Me Comes to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One Bear With Me, the noire point-and-click adventure following a 10 year-old girl and her imaginary friends as they investigate her brother's disappearance, will arrive on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Q2 2018. The Collector's Edition is now available on PC, Mac and Linux. […]
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Alleged Specs Of Sony Xperia X20 Got Leaked
Laiba MohsinLast Updated: Jul 7, 2019
Sony keeps on introducing new handsets in order to give a tough competition to its rivals. Recently, we have come to know that the company is prepping to launch Sony Xperia X20. Together with that, we got our hands of its alleged specs as well. According to the leaks, the upcoming handset will feature Snapdragon 710.
Sony Xperia X20 Specs Got Leaked
According to the leaks, Xperia 20 will feature a 6-inch FHD+ display with a 21:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone is tipped to be the same as that of Xperia X10 design-wise. In addition to that, it will not come with any notch or punch hole design. Moreover, it will have thick bezels that according to me is not a good feature.
Moreover, the Xperia 20 will be powered by the Snapdragon 710 processor that will give it a significant boost in processing performance as it swaps the Snapdragon 630 of the Xperia 10. In addition to all this, the processor will be paired with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of storage. According to the source, Sumahoinfo, the upcoming handset will have two 12MP cameras on its rear. However, there are still no words regarding the selfie snapper and secondary lens right now.
Xperia X20 is expected to be better than its predecessor. However, it will come out to be a mid-ranger according to me. Let's see what Sony offers in its upcoming handset.


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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Causes Sudden Tears in the Heart. Here's What It's Really Like
The rare heart condition can cause heart attacks in otherwise healthy people.
By Madeleine Burry
Twice Karen Glugla, a clinical occupational therapy specialist in Michigan, has experienced spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
Known as SCAD, it's a tear within the layers of the heart's arterial walls that disturbs the flow of blood to the heart, potentially leading to a heart attack or arrhythmia.
That's exactly what happened to Glugla.
Her first SCAD occurred at home. The mom of four was 41 years old at the time and having an emotionally stressful day. So when she raced up the stairs and couldn't catch her breath, Glugla thought at first she was experiencing adrenaline or anxiety—after all, she had healthy arteries, low blood pressure, and no risk factors for a heart condition.
"I thought, there's no way I could be having a heart attack," Glugla tells Health.
But then the symptoms started mounting: Her left arm felt weird, the pain grew intense, and she was sweating profusely. "The chest pressure got worse, like my chest was caving in," she says.
At the hospital, she was diagnosed and treated for a heart attack. It would take four years—and another SCAD—for her and her doctors to find out the underlying cause of her heart attack.
RELATED: Heart Attack Signs Every Woman Should Know
Glugla was home for her second SCAD event too. "Maybe I was doing too much," she recalls. She was just a few days out from an unrelated surgery, and the pain and recovery likely put extra strain on her body.
"I sat on the couch, and it was like an elephant ran across the room and sat on my lap—it was that fast," Glugla says.
She remembers a strong sense of impending doom. "I thought for sure I wouldn't be able to make it and say goodbye to everyone." At the hospital, she was treated for a second heart attack, which is when she heard a doctor say, "This is SCAD." He looked for and found the tear and was finally able to treat her successfully.
RELATED: 17 Weird Things That May Affect Your Heart Disease Risk
Who's at risk for spontaneous coronary artery dissection?
Luckily, this condition is very rare. "SCAD is not common at all," Ileana Piña, MD, MPH, Detroit Medical Center's regional and national director of heart failure, tells Health. "I've been doing cardiology for 30 years, and I think I've seen just three cases."
Those cases, she adds, were scary. SCAD is potentially fatal in nature: That arterial tear slows or blocks blood flow to the heart, and the heart attacks or arrhythmias that can result can kill someone, Dr. Piña says.
Men can experience SCAD, but this heart condition is actually most common in women, Dr. Piña adds. Often, like in Glugla's case, women who have a SCAD will be otherwise healthy without any heart conditions or risk factors.
So what causes it? "We have always associated it with pregnancy post-delivery," says Dr. Piña, as well as highly stressful situations (think: Glugla's emotional, stress-filled afternoon, and then later, the physical stress of recovering from surgery).
Be particularly watchful if you experience preeclampsia or gestational diabetes. "I usually call it a failed stress test" when women develop these conditions during pregnancy, says Dr. Piña. The heart isn't able to keep up with the extra work that accompanies sustaining the placenta and the fetus.
"Those are problems that tell us that endothelial function may not be completely normal, and again, that's more common in women than men." (A quick note on endothelial cells: They're part of the lining of arteries, says Dr. Piña. They perform important functions related to blood flow.)
RELATED: More Young Women Are Having Heart Attacks. This Might Be Why
SCAD symptoms
"Symptoms are very similar to a heart attack," says Dr. Piña. That's certainly true for Glugla, who experienced many of these common heart attack symptoms:
Chest pain or pressure
Pain in the arm, jaw, or neck
SCAD happens quickly, notes Dr. Piña, so seek out emergency care immediately if you have symptoms—even if you do not think of yourself as a likely candidate for a heart attack because of youth or good health.
RELATED: 8 Causes of Chest Pain That Aren't a Heart Attack
SCAD prevention
There aren't really prevention tactics for SCAD, says Dr. Piña. "I recommend to all women: Know your numbers, know your blood pressure," she says. And, she says, if you have hypertension, get it treated.
Even if your blood pressure and sugar levels revert to normal after delivering a child, says Dr. Piña, don't let your guard down. "These women will need to get follow-up [care] for the rest of their lives," she says.
RELATED: 7 Numbers You Should Know for Your Heart
Diagnosing and treating SCAD
"Since you don't know what's going on from an EKG, you need to do a cardiac catheterization and do it pretty quickly," says Dr. Piña. (This catheter, which is inserted in an artery or vein and runs to your heart, helps cardiologists make a diagnosis.)
Once a tear is recognized, says Dr. Piña, the next step is to repair it, by placing a stent, performing open-heart artery bypass surgery to repair the blood vessels, or sometimes using medications to help the artery repair itself.
Diagnosis often isn't easy since this condition is so uncommon. "The most important thing is that clinicians need to be able to think about so they don't miss it," says Dr. Piña.
Glugla agrees. If cardiologists don't know what they're looking for, they won't recognize SCAD, she says. She mentions that recently, she visited the ER due to chest pains. "Three different doctors that saw me had no idea what SCAD was—so there is still progress to be made!" she says. "I want cardiologists to know if they see a healthy woman coming into the ER with these symptoms, they should run more tests, because they can miss it."
Still, things are improving. Her cardiologist diagnosed his first case of SCAD in December—a healthy 48-year-old woman with no medical problems. Glugla's doctor told her that "because of me, he now knows what to look for."
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I need to get some value, index path for example, and pass it along to TargetScreenViewController and change the label based on that value.
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS MARCH 9, 2021
FORMER OFFICER RELEASED ON BAIL
A former City police officer who recently had charges added to his case over misusing police department computer systems to run searches that were unauthorized, was released on 10 thousand dollars bail. According to the Sun Gazette, Eric Derr faces criminal use of a computer charges as well as unsworn falsification, tampering with records and obstruction of administering the law. An in-person preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 18th. Derr will face Union County District Judge Jeffrey Rowe.
TRAIN ACCIDENT LAWSUIT FILED IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
A negligence lawsuit has been filed by a former railroad employee who was seriously injured when he was struck by a train at the yards in Newberry. According to the Sun Gazette, 24 year old Wayne Brewer of Lock Haven was in a crew of employees who were switching freight cars in February 2020 when conditions that were allegedly not in compliance with maintenance standards caused Brewer to slip and fall. The suit against Lycoming Valley Railroad of Williamsport and North Shore Railroad also cites that the engineer did not follow standard safety practices of communication during the incident and Brewer was dragged by the train, ultimately losing his right arm and leg from amputation. The case has been filed in Northumberland in U.S. Middle District Court.
SEVEN WI-FI ZONES FOR THOSE WITHOUT INTERNET
Over the next few months, Comcast has announced it will equip locations in Lycoming and Clinton counties with wifi-connected "Lift Zones" so that distance learning and educational opportunities will be more readily available in the city and region for those families without internet. YMCAs in East Lycoming, Lock Haven, Muncy, and Jersey Shore will be some of these locations, along with the Vineyard Community Center in Muncy and the Williamsport and Loyalsock Child Care Centers. The initiative will provide free connectivity for the community centers for the next three years.
CASINO PLANNED FOR CENTRE COUNTY
Hundreds of jobs could be coming to Centre County with College Township officials announcing the use of the former Macy's Department store at the Nittany Mall for a proposed casino. According to the Sun Gazette, the location was identified by a local impact report as a location for a category 4 casino, a requirement for the Pennsylvania Gaming Board. In addition, Bally's Corporation reported they signed an agreement with a local investor to develop the 120 million dollar mini-casino property. Local leaders say the project could breathe new life into the Nittany Mall that has struggled in recent years, losing many anchor stores like JcPenney, Sears and BonTon.
MAN DIES IN GARAGE FIRE
A fire in Northumberland County took the life of a Coal Township man Monday morning. According to the county coroner, 41 year old Shawn Guschel died from carbon monoxide poisoning inside the garage that caught fire and was reported to be in the 1600 block of West Lynn Street. The garage sustained heavy damage at the rear of the structure and police were called to the scene about 7:15 am yesterday. Police have not released any other details about the fire or the fatality.
LOCAL COVID UPDATE
Lycoming County still reporting lower COVID-19 numbers with 17 new cases, Northumberland has 5, Union County has 13 and Snyder has 9. According to the PA Department of Health, as of midnight yesterday there were 1,658 additional positive cases and 32 new deaths . The Department of Health also reported that statewide, there are now over 1,500 people in the hospital with COVID and only 170 are on ventilators.
BUSINESSES ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR COVID RELIEF
Businesses in Lycoming County are being urged to apply for the newly available COVID relief grant for eligible hospitality industry businesses, as funds are expected to be quickly depleted . According to a press release by SEDA-COG, the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP) grant applications are available starting March 15th. Lycoming county has contracted with SEDA- COG to manage their $1.3 million grant program on their behalf. Businesses can apply at csgiving dot org through June 15, 2021 or until the funds are exhausted. Grants can range from $5,000 to $50,000 for pandemic relief.
FUNDRAISER POISED TO RAISE THE REGION
Raise the Region – a 30 hour fundraising campaign with the First Community Partnership of Pennsylvania – begins tomorrow evening and over 270 local non-profit organizations are registered and ready to go. The purpose of the online fundraiser is to increase individual funding to nonprofits through a concentrated, stretching gift campaign. Blaise Alexander family dealerships will provide 150 thousand dollars in stretch funds for incentives to inspire giving. All donations through the online portal at raise the region dot org are tax deductible.
District 4 Triple A Semifinals
Loyalsock defeated Mount Carmel 72-60, Central Columbia over Troy 60-53
District 4 and 6….5A Semifinals
Central Mountain beat Holidaysburg 68-60, Shikellamy defeated Bellefonte 39- 37
Girls Varsity Basketball
Wilkes-Barre beat Williamsport 42-37, Central Columbia over Lewisburg 47-36 and Shamokin beat Athens 32-25
HS Varsity Basketball Today
Boys: District 2-4 Class 6A Sub Regional
Wilkes-Barre comes to Williamsport @7
D4 Class AAAA Semi Finals
Montoursville at Mifflinburg at 7 PM
Girls: District 4 Class AAA
Warrior run at Bloomsburg, and Loyalsock at Towanda both games at 7 PM
NBA No scores
NBA Tonight
Wizards and Grizzlies play in Memphis @8, and the Spurs and Mavericks are in Dallas @8:30
Wild beat Golden Knights 2-nothing, Oilers over the Senators 3-2, Coyotes beat Avalanche 3-2, Sharks beat Blues 3-2, Canucks over the Canadiens 2-1, Ducks beat the Kings 6-5
Rangers and Penguins tonight in Pittsburgh @6, Flyers and Sabres play in Philly , and the Islanders play the Bruins in Brooklyn – both those games at 7 pm


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The Doctor Dances
New Series TV Story
Broadcast: 28th May 2005
Writer: Steven Moffat
Director: James Hawes
Showrunner: Russell T Davies
Season: Series 1
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This is the tenth story in Series One.
Where does this fit?
This follows on immediately from the cliffhanger in The Empty Child.
This is the second part of a two-parter, following on from The Empty Child. It features the Series One arc words "Bad Wolf".
Other Guides to this Story
The ninth Doctor speaks in a northern accent and wears a leather jacket. He has very short hair and big ears. The ninth Doctor has been mentally scarred by the part he played in the Time War and the destruction of his home planet. Although he clearly has a love of life, he also has an innate sadness about him.
Companion(s)
Rose Tyler is a 19-year old girl from London 2005. Before meeting the Doctor Rose lived with her mother, Jackie Tyler, on a council estate and had a boyfriend called Mickey Smith. Her father, Pete Tyler, died when she was a baby.
In Rose she worked in Henrik's department store when the ninth Doctor was investigating Auton activity in the store and she saw him blow it up. Rose then helped the Doctor defeat the Nestene Consciousness's attempt to take over the world and he offered her a chance to travel in the TARDIS.
In The End of the World the Doctor upgraded her mobile phone, tying it into the TARDIS so that she can call home no matter where or when she is.ook her to the far future to see the day the Earth is destroyed. During this trip he
Recurring and Historical Characters
Captain Jack Harkness is a time traveller from the 51st Century. In The Empty Child (part 1 of this story), he saw Rose hanging off a barrage balloon during the Blitz, and saved her life. He was in this era in order to con another time traveller into buying a useless piece of space junk which is in the exact spot where a bomb is due to explode.
A girl from 1941, Nancy looks after a group of younger children who are living rough in Blitz London. She is the sister of Jamie, the mysterious "Empty Child" with the gas mask. We previously saw her in The Empty Child (part 1 of this story).
Doctor Constantine is the doctor who cared for the "Empty Child" victims. In The Empty Child (part 1 of this story), he became a victim himself.
As this is the second half of a two-parter it is strongly recommended that you watch the first half - The Empty Child
The Unquiet Dead
Aliens of London
World War Three
The Empty Child
Boom Town
The Parting of the Ways
School Reunion
The Girl in the Fireplace
Rise of the Cybermen
The Age of Steel
The Idiot's Lantern
The Impossible Planet
The Satan Pit
Fear Her
Army of Ghosts
The Shakespeare Code


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Monday 22nd July, 2013
Research talks
School opening
Introduction to Multiagent Systems Research
with Michael Rovatsos
Presented by Michael Rovatsos
Located in Main Amphitheatre – Science bldg.
This tutorial focuses on research methodologies for multiagent systems research. Rather than only providing an introduction to the field and an overview of existing research, we discuss different approaches to doing agents research, methodological pitfalls, and attempt to provide some guidance that should be useful for young researchers and PhD students to help them plan and assess their research activities. The tutorial consists of four parts: 1) What is agents research? - where we review core definitions, the history of the field, and give an overview of popular research topics. 2) How is agents research done? - where we introduce core research questions and survey available methods and tools for research. 3) How do we evaluate agents research? - where we critically discuss different evaluation paradigms and criteria, and consider the issue of presenting one's work appropriately. 4) How should we do agents research? - where we outline the main methodological choices to be made when embarking on a multiagent research project, and attempt to provide some area-specific guidance.
Multiagent Systems for Social Computation: The SmartSociety approach
SmartSociety is a large new EU-funded research initiative that attempts to build hybrid and diversity-aware collective adaptive systems to help address major societal challenges. For this, it aims at leveraging human-based computation supported artificial agents to exploit the complementarities that exist among human and machine intelligence. In this talk, we will present the envisioned Web architecture for this "human multiagent system", and how existing AI and multiagent systems technologies can provide important algorithmic building blocks to enable large-scale social computations in real-world domains. Specifically, we will survey contributions from our own research on automated decomposition of planning domains, argumentation-based conflict resolution in multiagent planning, strategic multiagent planning, automated norm synthesis, and qualitative context mining that can be used in this context.
Lunch break opening day
Norm-Governed Systems Engineering
with Alexander Artikis
Presented by Alexander Artikis
This tutorial is concerned with engineering multi-agent systems which operate in open, dynamic, unpredictable and potentially hostile environments; whose speed and complexity of operation requires them to exhibit self-* properties (* = regulating, repairing, etc.); whose components are heterogeneous entities which may act collaboratively or selfishly; and which are therefore required to adapt according to the prevailing environment conditions, the need for self-regulation or repair, or in response to anti-social behaviour of components. Examples of such systems are electronic marketplaces, virtual organizations and digital right management applications. The idea of norm-governed systems has been proposed and used as a way of specifying a system in which the behaviour of its components is regulated by norms, where norms are specific rules prescribing legal, social or organizational constructs. Recent research has focused on three aspects which are essential for software engineering norm-governed systems with self-* properties: the executable specification of norm-governed systems, adaptation mechanisms for norm-governed systems, and proving properties of such systems. This tutorial focuses on surveying the state-of-the-art, explaining and applying some of the methods, and examining the open research questions, in each of these three areas.
Tuesday 23rd July, 2013
Information Sharing in Large Multiagent Systems
with George Vouros
Presented by George Vouros
Lunch and swimming break
Exploiting Linked Geospatial Data in Building Multi-Agent System Applications
with Manolis Koubarakis
Presented by Manolis Koubarakis
Exploiting Linked Geospatial Data in Building Information-Rich Multiagent-Based Models
Wednesday 24th July, 2013
Stability in Systems with Self-Interested Agents
with Maria Polukarov
Presented by Maria Polukarov
Agent-Mediated Electronic Negotiation
with Valentin Robu
Presented by Valentin Robu
This tutorial aims to give a broad overview of state of the art in agent-mediated negotiation. The tutorial will focus on the game-theoretic foundations of electronic negotiations. We review the main concepts from both cooperative and competitive bargaining theory, such as Pareto optimality, the Pareto-efficient frontier as well as utilitarian, Nash and Kalai-Smorodinsky (egalitarian) solution concepts. We discuss and compare games with complete and with incomplete information. Next, we exemplify these concepts through some well-known sequential bargaining games, such as the ultimatum game. A particular emphasis will be placed on multi-issue (or multi-attribute) negotiation - a research area that has received significant attention in recent years from the multi-agent community. We discuss some of the challenges that arise in modeling negotiations over multiple issues, especially when no information (or only incomplete information) is available about the preferences of the negotiation partner(s), as well as some of the heuristics employed in AI and machine learning research to solve this problem. The second part of the tutorial focuses on multi-issue negotiations which may have realistic limitations like real time constraints, computational tractablility, private information issues, online negotiations, etc.
Online Mechanism Design and Its Application to EV Charging
We introduce a novel online mechanism that schedules the allocation of an expiring and continuously-produced resource to self-interested agents with private preferences. A key application of our mechanism is the charging of electric vehicles, where owners arrive dynamically over time, and each owner requires a minimum amount of charge by its departure to complete its next trip. To truthfully elicit the agents' preferences in this setting, we introduce the new concept of pre-commitment: Whenever an agent is selected, our mechanism pre-commits to charging the vehicle by its reported departure time, but maintains flexibility about when the charging takes place and at what rate. Furthermore, to make effective allocation decisions we use a model-based approach by modifying Consensus, a well-known online optimisation algorithm. We show that our pre-commitment mechanism with modified Consensus incentivises truthful reporting. Furthermore, through simulations based on real-world data, we show empirically that the average utility achieved by our mechanism is 93% or more of the offline optimal.
Thursday 25th July, 2013
Cooperative Games and Multiagent Systems
with Georgios Chalkiadakis
Presented by Georgios Chalkiadakis
Cooperative Games in Multiagent Systems
Agent Cooperatives in the Smart Grid
Diffusion Models in Social Networks: Algorithmic and Game-theoretic Aspects
with Vangelis Markakis
Presented by Vangelis Markakis
Analysis of Auction Mechanisms Used in Practice
Friday 26th July, 2013
Agent-Oriented Software Engineering
with Nikos Spanoudakis
Presented by Nikos Spanoudakis
Lunch break last day
Building a Competitive Robotic Soccer Team
with Michail Lagoudakis
Presented by Michail Lagoudakis
Located in Kouretes (Robocup Team) Lab
Temporarily removed please check back again soon
with Angelos Hliaoutakis
Presented by Angelos Hliaoutakis
Farewell Do


The M25, M3 and M27 were busy but free-flowing, however traffic slowed once I'd reached the A-roads after the New Forest. With a coffee stop at Rownhams Services on the M27 I completed the 140 mile journey which got me to the site just before mid-day. Wood Farm is a large, privately owned site but with areas for Caravan Club and another for C&C Club members. The remainder of the site is devoted to mobile homes and touring vans.
Each section has its own toilet blocks with a central area of buildings containing swimming pool, games room and restaurant. Beyond the central buildings is a dog walk with a large park area containing fishing ponds. The site is built on a hill side running down into a valley consequently some of the pitches are on quite a steep gradient. The one which I was directed to was one of them.
However several concrete building blocks were located next to the electric supply box, so with two 4" blocks under each front leg and a piece in front of the wheels, the van was secure. I began my settling in chores but it wasn't long before one of my daughters and grandson arrived. We made our plans to meet up in the evening to go out for dinner. Their barn conversion was situated four miles inland and served by some very narrow country roads. We were fortunate to find the nearby Five Bells, which being off the main tourist route turned out to be a lovely17thC country pub. They served locally brewed beers with some very good food. After we left, by the time I'd negotiated the unfamiliar roads back to Wood Farm in the dark, it was almost time for bed.
Tuesday looked as though it was going to be one of the better days in a week of unsettled weather, so we decided to visit the Swannery at Abbotsbury which has the only managed colony of nesting swans in the country.
They have around 150 pairs although at times numbers can rise to over 600. The Swannery is situated on a lagoon known as The Fleet which was formed by melting ice at the end of the last Ice Age. It is separated from the sea by a huge bank of pebbles known as Chesil Beach. In the 11th Century a monastery was established here where the monks farmed the birds as a useful supply of meat. The monastery flourished until the dissolution in 1539 when the lands and buildings were sold to the Strangway family – the same family which owns it today. I first came here more than 50 years ago and today was my third visit. Over time the admission prices have risen alarmingly but fortunately Tesco have chosen it as one of their "Days Out" so our £43 entry charge was paid for by supermarket shopping. Within the grounds of the Swannery there was also a marquee where a Birds of Prey Sanctuary was displaying some of their birds.
Included in the entry fee is admission to the Subtropical Gardens situated on the other side of the village. It was to there that we went next – but first it was time for some lunch.
At one point the gardens open out into a wide avenue stretching for two hundred or so yards, lined on each side by woodlands.
Unfortunately it is on a very steep slope. With the promise of a wonderful view over the Chesil Beach, I found it hard going to reach the top. But it was certainly worth it. There was a splendid view over the Fleet; over the long ridge of Chesil Beach, right across to the Portland Peninsular.
Once we were back in the Gardens I left the family to continue the circular walk around the Gardens whilst I made my way back to the comfort of the car.
Another reasonable day for weather so after meeting up we headed off in the direction of Sidmouth. First stop was at the Donkey Sanctuary.
This charity which was first started in 1969 is now a huge undertaking which includes seven outlying farms looking after thousands of often abused and neglected donkeys and mules. Being in school holiday time the car parks were over-flowing. Not only adults but lots of children were finding it a lovely spot to visit.
Several children were being given the opportunity to groom some of the animals. We were fortunate enough to find an unoccupied out-door picnic bench so we enjoyed our lunch in the sunshine.
But with no signs of them by 4.30 I was beginning to wonder whether I had driven to the correct beach. A mobile signal was non-existent so I was beginning to get a wee bit anxious. But not to worry – very soon Sam suddenly plonked himself beside me on the seat. They had not taken into account the steepness of some of the cliff footpaths.
A quick dip in the sea for one daughter, a cup of tea and we were ready to set off for home. For the evening meal we decided to visit the Royal Oak in Charmouth. Another nice pub but busier than the Five Bells.
A wet day today so we decided to visit the Beer Quarry Caves. These are vast underground workings stretch for a long way underground, consequently we were taken around in groups so as to avoid visitors getting lost. The first thing we saw on entering the first cave was the tracery from a 15th Century east window which was removed from a local church during 'restoration work' in Victorian times.
It is made up of 58 pieces of Beer stone and was left abandoned in the churchyard until it was rescued in 1985 and rebuilt in its original home. The quarry was first worked more than 2000 years ago by the Romans and stone from here was used in a 2nd Century villa discovered at Seaton. .
On the list is Exeter, Westminster Abbey and St. Pauls. Also Rochester Castle, Windsor Castle and London Bridge. It was even shipped to America where it was used in Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis.
A copy of a photograph showing the transport of stone in Victorian times.
The period of greatest activity was during the Middle Ages when quarry men, assisted by children worked 14 hour days with their work place lit only by candle light. The stone was sawn by hand so the atmosphere would be incredibly dusty and unhealthy. It was found that the stone quickly hardened upon exposure to air so the stonemasons also cut and chiseled the blocks underground as well. The quarry was last worked in the early 1900's. Being on the coast, stories of smugglers using the caves as storage and being chased by excise men abound.
The rain started at around 3am – enough to make itself heard through my partly deaf ears. It was still hammering on the van roof at 10am. As we needed further supplies, a visit to Tesco filled in the morning. The rain continued during the afternoon so I stayed in the van, connected up my Huawei mobile Wifi and browsed the internet for a few hours. By early evening the rain had stopped and the sky was beginning to brighten. It was time to drive through some flooded country roads to the cottage for dinner. The cottage my daughters had booked is unusual in that it is built from the top down. That is to say the bedrooms and bathroom are on the ground floor, whilst the lounge, kitchen and cloakroom are on the first floor. When you see the views from the upstairs windows, one can appreciate the inspired decision to build it so. The views are superb.
it had some beautiful views across the bay and harbour.
Typically the day we had to go home was the brightest day of the week. The girls had to vacate by 10am and since it was such a nice day, we decided to meet up at West Bay and have a morning by the sea.. With mobile phones to hand we easily found each other and quickly selected a spot on the beach.
After an early lunch it was time to say our farewells The girls to drive eastwards and me to return to Charmouth. Although I was booked to leave on Sunday morning I decided to start packing as soon as I got back to the site. Because of parking and busy day-time traffic close to my home, I prefer to arrive in the late evening. By 4.30pm I was ready to leave, and found the Dorset roads fairly quite – at least traveling homewards – not so the traffic arriving. With a stop at Winchester, I was home by 8pm.


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When the Going Gets Tough, Some People Lay Off the Nanny
Household Help Is a Luxury Hard to Afford;
Ms. Monterrosa and the Kids Who Miss Her
By Miriam Jordan
Dec. 11, 2008 12:01 am ET
Over eight years, Dolores Jacobo earned her place as an integral member of an affluent Malibu, Calif., household, where her workplace is a six-bedroom, nine-bath beachfront home with a private movie theater.
Hired to be the nanny of twin 3-month-olds, she stayed with the family after the girls started school. She transitioned from pushing strollers to shopping for groceries and ferrying the family's golden retrievers to grooming appointments. Her employers, she explains, "have busy lives" that include volunteering at school, going to the gym, visiting the chiropractor and getting various beauty treatments, like facials, manicures and pedicures.
Have you started to do more household tasks yourself, in light of the economic downturn?
Later this month, however, this household chief operating officer will fall victim to downsizing. She says her employers tearfully informed her that her $1,000-a-week position is being eliminated. "They told me they had to cut expenses 75%," says Ms. Jacobo, whose employer declined to be interviewed. "I am heartbroken."
The weak economy is wiping out a symbol of the wealth boom: the megananny and other high-end help.
The luxury of household help, often in the form of immigrant labor, blossomed with the thriving economy. Some nannies came to oversee entire households. Now, the dive in the value of stock portfolios and real estate has caused even prosperous families to review their finances and make new plans. People unaccustomed to doing their own housework are dealing with dirty laundry and mowing their own lawns.
Staff Cuts
"Household help is one of the first luxuries to disappear from the budget," says Erin Krex, owner of an agency in Chicago called First Class Care. Betsy Watson, owner of In a Pinch Inc., which supplies household staff to families in 11 New Jersey counties, reports that business is down about 30% so far this year. Annie Davis, chief executive of Annie's Nannies Household Staffing in Seattle, estimates a drop of 10% so far this year, and says, "It's going to get worse."
Annie Davis
"These days, we are doing far more severance agreements and a lot fewer employment agreements," says Bob King, an attorney in Irvine, Calif., who runs Legally Nanny, a household-employment law firm.
Maids, butlers and chefs long have served wealthy people in New York, Palm Beach and Beverly Hills. But since the 1990s, household help has become accessible and even de rigueur for many middle-class families. The number of domestic placement agencies jumped to about 500 today from about 30 just 15 years ago. Nanny job listings mushroomed on the Web, and competition for the best help was fierce. Illegal immigrant labor was especially plentiful and cheap.
Casting Off Chores
Dual-career couples got used to the help, which relieved them of mundane tasks and enabled them to maintain fast-paced lives. As the economy boomed, stay-at-home mothers and middle-class families in cities and suburbs across the U.S. also discovered the convenience of having nannies and other domestic servants. Homeowners cast off their shovels and garden hoses. Baby-sitting and car-washing were no longer chores for teenagers eager to earn pocket money.
Now, the boom that was many years in the making is deflating in an instant. Waiting rooms at agencies in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle are packed with these foreign workers, but prospective employers are in short supply. Financially pinched families are scaling back nanny hours, seeking "nanny shares" or reluctantly adding their children's names to waiting lists at day care centers.
A "nanny share" ad placed by Michael Fields on Craigslist in Los Angeles reads, "The recent economy woes have me taking less of a salary..." Mr. Fields, manager of a window-manufacturing company, says his six-figure salary will be slashed by 45% come January. For his 6-month-old baby girl, Brooklyn, "we didn't want to do the day-care thing, and now we're having to look at different options."
In Great Falls, Va., a Washington suburb, homeowner Rachel Rothstein says the entrenched attitude has been: "Blowing leaves, forget that. Shoveling snow, forget that." Ms. Rothstein realized times had changed when she spotted her neighbor at work in his yard the other day. "He was putting down seed and fertilizer," says Ms. Rothstein. "It struck me. I have never seen him out there. It was always the lawn service."
On a recent morning, it was standing room only in the waiting room at DDL Domestic Agency in Los Angeles. Nannies, houseboys and cleaning ladies hungered for work. But "business is dead," says agency owner Doris Dorenbaum, brandishing the only three active employer files. Two years ago, she says, the agency had more families seeking help than she could service.
Applicant Alba Monterrosa, 31, showed up with a reference letter depicting the El Salvadoran immigrant as "honest, hard-working, loving, responsible and a pleasure to be around," as well as exceptional with children.
The family that hired her on a full-time basis in 2004 is now using her only sporadically, when Addie, 5, and Alexa, 3, are sick or when their mother, Suzanne Sirof, is under the weather.
Ms. Monterrosa, a single mother of two who earned $600 a week, says she is desperate for work because she is falling behind on her car insurance and rent payments. Her mother, a housekeeper, has also seen her work days curtailed.
"I can't afford to buy my own children shoes," Ms. Monterrosa says, wringing her hands. Weekend excursions to Denny's and Chuck E. Cheese's with the two teenagers are a thing of the past, she adds.
'Second Mom'
A stay-at-home mother whose husband is a litigation attorney, Mrs. Sirof says that Ms. Monterrosa was a "second mom to my kids." Ms. Monterrosa was there when she suffered a bout of depression and when she went on spa trips or outings to get Botox and Juvéderm injections, says Mrs. Sirof.
But a few months ago, the family decided they couldn't afford Ms. Monterrosa anymore and let her go.
Mrs. Sirof's daughters took the separation badly. They inquired incessantly about "Vita," as they called her. Normally a lively child, daughter Addie became sad and withdrawn. A doctor Mrs. Sirof consulted suggested renewed contact with Ms. Monterrosa.
"I try to have Alba come once a week," says Mrs. Sirof. She says she feels "horrible" about laying off Ms. Monterrosa. But there are some perks she isn't willing to give up. "Nothing deters me from my Botox treatments."
Write to Miriam Jordan at miriam.jordan@wsj.com


One of the Salaf (righteous predecessors) said: "Whenever my portion of reciting the Qur'an would increase, the Barakah (blessings) in my time would increase. And I would not cease increasing in reciting until the amount of my recitation reached ten Juz'."
And Ibrahim ibn 'Abdul-Wahid Al-Maqdisi said to Ad-Diyaa' Al-Maqdisi when he (Ad-Diyaa') was about to go on a journey in search of knowledge, advising him: "Increase in the recitation of the Qur'an and don't leave it, for that what you are trying to achieve will be easier in proportion to what you are reciting."
Ad-Diyaa' said: "So then I actually noticed that and tried it out a lot, hence whenever I would recite a great deal, listening to and recording a vast amount of Hadeeth would become very easy for me. And whenever I wouldn't recite it would become very difficult for me."
 A Juz' equals a 30th of the Qur'an.
Source: Thail Tabaqaat-il-Hanabilah (3/205) by Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab.


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The victim was identified as Thangarasa Kanthan, 16 of Pandiyirupu in Kalmunai.
Kalmunai police handed the dead body to Kalmunai hospital.
Motive of the killing is not known, said Kalmunai police conducting further investigation.