With so many different islands, religions and ethnic groups, there is always some type of celebration going on in Indonesia. We've put together four Indonesian festivals not to be missed, ranging from celebrations of music and dance to kites and ceremonies.
For several months every year the sky above Bali is a kaleidoscope of kites. During the windy season, from July to October, hundreds of brightly coloured kites, some up to ten metres in length, adorn the skies. Behind them, 100-metre-long tails flutter in the wind.
People flock from all over the island to showcase kites that are traditional to their town or village. Preparations start months in advance and involve the entire village. Many of the designs take inspiration from nature and resemble animals, fish, flowers and leaves. Some kites contain a bow that vibrates when it is flown, making a low hum that can be heard far and wide.
The festival started as a way to give thanks to the heavens and the gods for bountiful harvests and fertility. Since then it has grown to be an important event with impressive prizes awarded for the most creative kites.
The annual Bali Kite Festival takes place from July to October along the eastern coast of Padanggalak, just north of Sanur.
The arty and enchanting town of Ubud in Bali sets the backdrop for the Ubud Jazz Festival. An impressive lineup of artists fill the traditional streets with the beautifully delicate rhythms of jazz. The festival attracts accomplished performers and emerging talents from Europe, USA and Asia including many legendary figures from the island itself as well as all over Indonesia. In addition, there will be workshops to attract budding musicians and young people to the delights of jazz. This gives the unique opportunity to learn more about the various types of jazz and hone your skills with jazz experts.
The community-based event is assisted by dozens of volunteers and aims to encourage and promote national jazz artists, giving them a platform to perform for a global audience.
The festival usually takes place in August on the open stage at the ARMA Museum in Ubud.
On August 14th the Lio people of Flores will embark on a pilgrimage journey up Mount Kelimutu, near the town of Moni. This is part of Pati Ka Du'a Bapu Ata Mata, an annual festival to celebrate and honour the ancestors. The Lio people believe that the three Kelimutu crater lakes are the resting place for departed souls, so they return each year to praise the spirits, knowing they are all in one place. Tiwu Ata Bupu is also known as the 'Lake of Old People', Tiwu Ko'o Fai Nuwa Muri is the 'Lake of Young Men and Maidens' and Tiwu Ata Polo is also called the 'Bewitched or Enchanted' Lake. To add to their mystery and intrigue, these ethereal lakes also change colour due to the mineral content interacting with volcanic gas.
Various food offerings are placed on a stone altar near the lakes, accompanied by chants, prayers and ritual performances. Everyone then treks back down to the bottom of the mountain for more festivities and cultural dances.
Manggarai are the indigenous people of Flores and have many unique rituals and ethnic dances. One of their most unusual is the traditional 'caci' dance – a whip fight between two rivals, and a major part of Manggarai cultural identity.
During 'caci', bare-chested men wear white trousers and a mask with goat hair hanging down the back. Tiny bells worn on their hips and around their ankles create a peculiar sound as they move. The defender carries a round shield representing the female, the womb and the earth. The aggressor holds a rattan whip with a leather-covered handle that represents the male element, the father and the sky. When the whip hits the shield it symbolises the unification of the male and female, and the creation of new life. The fighters dance to the rhythm of drums. It's a high energy performance that requires skill and agility.
If you are in Labuan Bajo on 17th August you can catch this lively event, however it is also performed during births, marriages and funerals throughout the year.


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Professional video gaming, also known today as eSports, is one of the fastest growing entertainment industries in the world. It still has a long way to go before we can mention it in the same sentence as football, soccer or basketball, but it has cultivated a massive and dedicated following in a relatively short time span.
This is not just a bunch of guys (or girls) sitting around and playing Mario Kart for eight hours at a time. Well, it isn't completely unlike that, either, but there is far more strategy and organization involved with eSports.
There is also a boatload of money in play.
Tournaments are held all over the world throughout the year in an attempt to determine the best teams and individual players on earth. Most of these tournaments are broadcast nowadays, and they also attract monstrous crowds to various arenas, stadiums and smaller venues.
Most competitive eSports tend to be first person shooter or fighting style games. Some of the most popular games in the sport are League of Legends (LoL), Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2, StarCraft 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), Smite, Call of Duty and Super Smash Bros.
The biggest professional gaming league in the United States is Major League Gaming (MLG), and there are leagues like it around the world. Electronic Sports League (ESL) is the most renowned outfit in Europe. Fortunately, tournaments allow teams and players from anywhere to compete on the same stage against one another.
As mentioned above, thousands of people will flock to watch eSports tournaments in person wherever they will be held. One of the biggest tourneys every year is Riot Games' League of Legends Championship Series.
The 2016 LoL World Championships once again set new records for viewership. The 43 million unique viewers of the final between a pair of Korean teams shattered the previous record of 36 million set in 2015. The final was broadcast by over 23 different outlets in 18 languages worldwide.
Back in October of 2013, the LoL World Championship final took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The arena, which holds more than 15,000 fans for basketball games, sold out for this event in less than an hour.
If that doesn't give you an idea as to how popular this sport has become, nothing will.
The LoL World Championships aren't the only massive tournament out there. A few of the other bigger tourneys include The International, Blizzcon World Championships and Call of Duty Championship.
The League of Legends World Championships award a check worth $1 million to the winning team in addition to a 70-pound trophy cup.
Blizzcon takes place in Anaheim, California, annually and offers teams and players a variety of different games with monetary prizes attached. A few of the more popular titles under the Blizzcon umbrella include StarCraft 2 and Hearthstone.
The Call of Duty Championship takes place in Los Angeles every year and offers a prize pool of $1 million. The tournament is comprised of eight teams with four players per team.
The International set a record in 2015 by offering a prize pool in excess of $18 million. This tournament invites 16 teams from all over the globe to compete in Dota 2.
You probably already know the New England Patriots, Golden State Warriors and Real Madrids of the world. As is the case in traditional pro sports, there are also powerhouse teams in the world of eSports.
The top earning team of all time is called Evil Geniuses. They are a team from right here in the United States (San Francisco, to be precise) that was originally formed in the late 1990s as a Counter-Strike team.
They have recently expanded into games like League of Legends, Dota 2, Call of Duty and others. They have earned in excess of $15 million over the course of 622 tournaments in their history.
Another of the world's most prominent outfits is known as SK Telecom T1, based in South Korea. This team was originally founded as a StarCraft: Brood War team in 2002 by a man known as Lim Yo-Hwan, who is regarded by many to be the greatest eSports player in history.
In October, SK Telecom T1 took home the most money (over $2 millino) at the 2016 LoL World Championships.
A few other prominent names in the industry include LGD Gaming, Digital Chaos and Samsung.
If a sport exists, you can likely find a place to gamble on it. ESports are no different. The industry is booming and growing at a rapid pace, and the betting industry surrounding eSports is, as well. You can find plenty of spots around the web to bet on the eSport of your choice.
Bet on electronic sports at Betway.
However, sportsbooks do not offer the option to bet on all titles. Team-based games, also known as MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) games, are the preferred genre for most sportsbooks. You will be hard pressed to find odds on fighting games that pit one player against another.
What kind of bets can you place?
As is the case with any type of sports betting, the most common form of eSports betting is based on winners and losers. You can bet on which team you think will win a given game, or you can pick the winner of a series.
Results tend to be fairly clear-cut when it comes to eSports, so you don't have to worry about some kind of funky third result such as a draw as you do in soccer.
Fortunately, with a game like League of Legends there are rarely ever huge favorites with short odds. The nature of the game can be fairly unpredictable, so you can still get decent odds on a team that may be considered an overwhelming favorite.
Yes, eSports also offer prop bets. Just as you can bet on whether the coin flip will result in heads or tails at the Super Bowl, you can find something wacky on which to place a wager when it comes to professional video gaming.
Which team will be the first to record a kill? Which team will be the first to kill a dragon? Will any team rack up a kill streak of four? Five?
Prop bets are a fun way to incentivize watching the action as it takes place.
Live Bets
Even if you get in on a game after it has started, it isn't too late to put some money on the line. Live betting is becoming hugely popular in the gaming industry, and, again, eSports offers it.
If you see one losing team starting to gain momentum, you can place a live bet on whether they will be able to rally for the victory. You can bet on which team will be the next to kill a certain monster on a type of map.
Some sites will offer map-based live bets. The match outcome lines will come off the board once a game begins, but you can still place live bets on map lines in a game such as StarCraft 2.
For a game like League of Legends or Dota 2, you can bet on First Blood or First Turret lines after the matches have gotten underway.
If you have an intricate knowledge of how a specific game works and think you have a sharper understanding of in-game situations than the bookmaker, there is good money to be made by placing a live wager. Anticipating what is to come next after a game begins is crucial.
Knowing the styles of play of certain teams can also prove advantageous in a live betting setting.
The possibilities are literally limitless.
Be aware of gaming conditions
This may sound odd considering we are talking about video games, but the conditions for the games actually matter. Just as a team may have an advantage if they are playing on their home field or home court in other sports, eSports teams and players enjoy the similar advantages.
With the tournaments being held all over the world, it's naturally easier on players and teams that get to stay home and play in their own country. As you may imagine, flying from San Diego all the way to Milan to play in a tournament may cause some fatigue.
Crowd noise can also be a positive factor. If an American team is playing in a tournament in New York, for example, a boisterous crowd cheering on the home team can be a positive, game-changing motivational tool.
As a bettor, these are things you should be cognizant of as you consider which way to go with your betting money.
How long have electronic sports existed?
There is certainly no precise date when it comes to the birth of the sport, because gaming competitions have been taking place for years. Most would agree that the first games to really garner much worldwide interest as far as competitions go would be World of Warcraft and Counter-Strike. League of Legends, which came out more recently, is largely credited with putting the sport on the map, however.
Where can I bet?
Just about every noteworthy sportsbook on the web offers eSports games in some capacity. Most of them offer the ability to place a prop bet and bet on live situations, as well.
Where can I watch it?
Riot Games, which created League of Legends, allows you to stream live and old matches right on their website. There are also eSports channels on YouTube and Twitch, and ESPN has even gotten in on the craze. The sport is available for viewing on the television and online.
Can I bet on it in Las Vegas?
The Downtown Grand in Las Vegas received permission in November to take wagers on electronic sports matches following months of unsuccessful attempts. It is the first casino in the United States to offer such a thing. Otherwise, this type of wagering is restricted to the Internet.
Professional video gaming is growing exponentially year after year, and it feels safe to assume the sport's gambling industry will continue to follow suit. This is an industry still very much in its baby stages, and there figures to be plenty of money to be had out there if you can find it.
Whether it is straight up head-to-head match betting, prop betting or live betting, there are already several avenues for you to pursue if you are interested in getting in on this burgeoning gaming industry.
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10. Empire of Exiles
Books of the Usurper #1
by Erin M. Evans
You can tell that Evans poured all of her nerdery into this book and it's impressive to behold...The world feels ripe for exploration and it's setting up for a great trilogy.
9. The Bone Orchard
by Sara Mueller
The Bone Orchard is an ambitious and inventive novel about the lengths someone will go for self-preservation amidst extreme trauma.
8. How High We Go in the Dark
by Sequoia Nagamatsu
There is no shortage of dark humor to be found among the increasingly macabre story beats of How High We Go in the Dark. Even so, some sections are just incredibly devastating to read and that's a credit to Nagamatsu's excellent writing.
7. Lark Ascending
by Silas House
House's no-frills, plainly-told story is a refreshing change of pace from similar novels that might get bogged down with worldbuilding about the fall of our civilization. It's visceral, heart-rending, but filled with hope and promise about the resiliency of a boy growing up under unspeakable conditions.
6. Fevered Star
Between Earthy & Sky #2
by Rebecca Roanhorse
Fevered Star is a worthy follow-up to Black Sun, one of my favorite books of the last few years. This is epic fantasy of the highest order and Roanhorse's writing is a joy to read.
5. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
Monk & Robot #2
by Becky Chambers
A heartwarming continuation of the adventures of our beloved robot and human companions, Mosscap and Dex. Much like the first novella, I so enjoyed the time spent in this world and with its inhabitants.
4. The Jade Setter of Janloon
The Green Bone Saga #0.5
by Fonda Lee
Fonda Lee was still able to craft an exciting, tightly-plotted, and complete story featuring many of the hallmarks that made the Green Bone Saga so compelling…if you loved the Green Bone Saga and aren't ready to leave Janloon behind just yet, this is a supremely satisfying read.
3. Neom
A Central Station Novel
by Lavie Tidhar
This was superb and I'm in awe of Tidhar's vision. He's conjured up a futuristic city that feels simultaneously ultramodern and also run down. The rich histories of the region and its cultures are seamlessly interwoven into the fabric of this fully-realized world.
2. Venemous Lumpsucker
by Ned Beauman
This is the most delightful book about mass species extinction that you'll ever read. Ned Beauman employs pitch-perfect gallows humor to engage with human-caused environmental destruction in a fresh and exciting way…very, very funny…fast paced, an engaging story, smart humor, and interesting characters. This book is a winner.
1. The Spear Cuts Through Water
by Simon Jimenez
What. A. Novel. Simon Jimenez is operating on another level with The Spear Cuts Through Water. This is an evocative tale that beautifully blends fantasy, reality, and fable into a perfect package. To summarize the plot here would deprive you of the wonderful journey that awaits you once you crack open the first page.
Jimenez simultaneously (and effectively) tells multiple nested stories, while exploring the nature of identity, love, and intergenerational trauma. The book is unwavering in its commitment to its characters, its story, and its structure. And it's told with such fierce confidence and love that I was totally mesmerized from start to finish.
If The Vanished Birds (also excellent) didn't put Jimenez on the map, The Spear Cuts Through Water definitely will. This is a special book.
Review: Lark Ascending
I'd open my eyes and look out at the aching blue of the ocean–a color I had never seen in nature and that most likely only exists in the middle of the Atlantic, a gray blue like a storm cloud full of unspent lightning and unfallen rain.
Title: Lark Ascending (2022)
Author: Silas House
I wasn't just seasick; I was undone in sorrow.
Lark Ascending opens with our protagonist's harrowing journey across the Atlantic Ocean as he flees fire-ravaged America. It's a brutal voyage, rendered with mesmerizing imagery and soaked with angst.
This is post-apocalyptic fiction, but House's no-frills, plainly-told story is a refreshing change of pace from similar novels that might get bogged down with worldbuilding about the fall of our civilization. It's visceral, heart-rending, but filled with hope and promise about the resiliency of a boy growing up under unspeakable conditions.
Review: The Spear Cuts Through Water
Title: The Spear Cuts Through Water (August 30, 2022)
Author: Simon Jimenez
✪ SPECULATIVE SHELF STARRED BOOK
Review: Neom
Title: Neom (November 8, 2022)
Series: Central Station
Every time I turn around Lavie Tidhar has published another novel. I've only had the chance to read Unholy Land, which I loved, but each book he puts out sounds imaginative and entirely original. With Neom, Tidhar returns to the world of his most popular book, Central Station. Having not read it, I was unsure if I'd be missing the proper context to evaluate this one, but Neom works perfectly well as a standalone story.
Neom is (or at least was) a techno-paradise in the Arabian Peninsula, surrounded by remnants of the endless wars that once ravaged the desert. We're introduced to several inhabitants of Neom and its surrounding environment. These folks, both human and robot alike, grapple with surface level post-war scars/memories and ones that must be, both literally and figuratively, dug up.
This was superb and I'm in awe of Tidhar's vision. He's conjured up a futuristic city that feels simultaneously ultramodern and also run down. The rich histories of the region and its cultures are seamlessly interwoven into the fabric of this fully-realized world. Tidhar writes beautifully, as well. The chapters fly by as the seemingly disparate lives and motivations of the characters tidily intertwine, as Tidhar explores the nature of belief, memory, and love.
I'll surely seek out more of Tidhar's back catalog, including Central Station, as well as whatever he thinks up next. He's clearly producing some really outstanding science fiction right now.
My thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
Review: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
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Title: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (July 12, 2022)
Author: Becky Chambers
Series: Monk & Robot #2 (Series Tracker)
A heartwarming continuation of the adventures of our beloved robot and human companions, Mosscap and Dex. Much like the first novella, I so enjoyed the time spent in this world and with its inhabitants. The shared bond between this unlikely pair is wonderful, as is the throughline exploring the nature of humanity. I hope this is not the end of their travels, because Becky Chambers has created a winning formula here – further cementing herself as a beacon for hopepunk storytelling.
★★★★¼
Review: Venomous Lumpsucker
Title: Venomous Lumpsucker (July 5, 2022)
Author: Ned Beaumont
This is the most delightful book about mass species extinction that you'll ever read. Ned Beauman employs pitch-perfect gallows humor to engage with human-caused environmental destruction in a fresh and exciting way.
I was quite charmed by Beauman's madcap storytelling and clever writing and I lost count of the number of times I highlighted an amusing passage or chuckled to myself whilst reading this book. It's very, very funny.
The highest praise I can give a book is that it has "readability" and Venomous Lumpsucker has this in spades – fast paced, an engaging story, smart humor, and interesting characters. This book is a winner.
Review: Sea of Tranquility
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Title: Sea of Tranquility (April 5, 2022)
Author: Emily St. John Mandel
It's easy to get swept away to Emily St. John Mandel's far flung settings as the story briskly moves from moment to moment, character to character, and timeline to timeline. St. John Mandel's writing is clean and the plot never lingers long enough for inertia to set in. And while that makes for a quick read, there's a certain slightness to the story that's hard to shake. St. John Mandel raises interesting questions and ideas, but doesn't really explore them in any deep, meaningful way.
I was lukewarm on Station Eleven, even though I loved the vibe and world St. John Mandel had crafted. I felt similarly about this book. I wanted to be more invested than I was and the major moments did not hit me as hard as I hoped they would.
HBO's adaptation of Station Eleven is one of the best shows I've watched in years, so perhaps I just need to wait for Sea of Tranquility to get the same treatment someday.
★★★¼
10. Elder Race
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The concept alone (and the gorgeous cover) drew me to this novella, but the plot gets turned on its head almost immediately with a delicious bait and switch…a good reminder of what an interesting writer Tchaikovsky has become.
9. The Fall of Babel
The Books of Babel #4
by Josiah Bancroft
Bancroft's prose continues to possess a unique flavor with dashes of charm, wit, biting humor, and heart that are unmatched by others in the genre…all of the elements coalesced into something wondrous and satisfying in the end…The Books of Babel is one of the greatest fantasy series I've ever read.
8. The Bone Ship's Wake
The Tide Child #3
by R.J. Barker
This final book is just the cherry on top of a thrilling and bloody pirate sundae. It's a satisfying conclusion to a magnificent seafaring adventure trilogy.
7. Notes from the Burning Age
by Claire North
This is a book of loss and devastation, what remains, and what grows from the ashes of a broken world. North brings this plausible dystopian world to life with stark imagery and elegant prose…I had not read any of North's work prior to this novel, but I've come away impressed and excited to see what she writes next.
6. A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Chambers storytelling style is straightforward and without frills, but the overall result is quite affecting. I'm eager for future adventures with Dex and Mosscap and learning more about the world of Panga.
5. The Councillor
by E. J. Beaton
What an outstanding debut novel. Lysande is a gem of a main character in a high fantasy world that feels familiar yet fresh. Beaton weaves an intricate plot packed to the brim with tantalizing ingredients – underground secret societies, complex political maneuvering, passionate romance, dastardly treachery, and forbidden magic.
Our interview with E.J. Beaton
4. Brothers of the Wind
The Osten Ard Saga
by Tad Williams
This was a wonderful novella that I struggled to put down…This will be more rewarding for those with preexisting knowledge of Osten Ard, but I think this works really well as a standalone story, too. For me, this is one of my favorite books of the year.
3. We Have Always Been Here
by Lena Nguyen
A gripping sci-fi thriller that twisted in unexpected directions and kept me hooked all the way to the end. There's a real palpable tension and delirium infused into Nguyen's writing that enhances what could have been a straightforward thriller into something much deeper, sharper, and stranger. I'm excited to see what Nguyen writes next, as this was an excellent debut.
Our interview with Lena Nguyen
2. Idols Fall
Iconoclasts #3
by Mike Shel
This is a masterful conclusion to an outstanding series. Shel is a truly gifted storyteller and he's woven a trilogy-capping book that is dark, twisty, funny, wholly satisfying, and bloody brilliant…major emphasis on the "bloody." There's so much fantasy goodness packed into the pages here: demonic possession, talking swords, beasts from hell, false gods, geopolitical conflict, cults, and of course, a dangerous expedition into an ancient cursed ruin.
1. Jade Legacy
The Green Bone Saga #3
Engrossing, unpredictable, and heart-wrenching through to the final page – Jade Legacy is a worthy capstone to an incredible trilogy. I can confidently say that Fonda Lee's Green Bone Saga is a modern fantasy classic and I feel lucky to have come across such a special series.
Review: How High We Go in the Dark
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Title: How High We Go in the Dark (January 18, 2022)
Author: Sequoia Nagamatsu
A euthanasia theme park, a talking pig named Snortorious P.I.G., and a funerary hotel. There is no shortage of dark humor to be found among the increasingly macabre story beats of How High We Go in the Dark. Even so, some sections are just incredibly devastating to read and that's a credit to Nagamatsu's excellent writing.
Not every vignette worked for me, but the ones that did were awfully affecting. My investment in each small story waned as we moved farther away from the "present day," but the ever-evolving interconnectedness of the narratives was intriguing to track throughout.
If you're looking for an escape from our current pandemic-ridden world, this is not the right book for you. If you can put that aside, there's some really effective storytelling at work here.
★★★¾
My thanks to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.


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Atlantis: The Lost Tales
Developer: Cryo Interactive
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Release Date: December 31, 1997 (North America)
Release Date: January 1, 1996 (North America)
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Release Date: October 31, 1998 (North America)
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Q: Simple camera correction Currently I do my camera calibration using the checkerboard image and by using following OpenCV functions:
cvFindChessboardCorners();
cvFindCornerSubPix();
cvCalibrateCamera2(...,intrinsic_matrix, distortion_coeffs,NULL,NULL,CV_CALIB_FIX_ASPECT_RATIO);

Then the resulting intrinsic_matrix and distortion_coeffs are applied to the camera image:
initUndistortRectifyMap(intrinsic,distortion,cv::Mat(),
                        getOptimalNewCameraMatrix(intrinsic,distortion,...),...);
warpPerspective()

This works smoothly here. But now I want to do a more simple calibration where only a linear trapezoidal (means spatial) distortion and perhaps a rotation of the camera has to be corrected. Nonlinear distortions caused by the cameras optics can be ignored.
So in principle only camera rotation values around X, Y and Z mounting angle need to be corrected. Any idea how this can be done? Do I have to calculate my own intrinsic_matrix and distortion_coeffs in order to apply them to the functions above or are there other functions in OpenCV to correct such distortions?

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package api

import (
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
)

const (
	GroupName       = "security.openshift.io"
	LegacyGroupName = ""
)

// SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
var (
	SchemeGroupVersion       = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal}
	LegacySchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: LegacyGroupName, Version: runtime.APIVersionInternal}

	LegacySchemeBuilder    = runtime.NewSchemeBuilder(addLegacyKnownTypes)
	AddToSchemeInCoreGroup = LegacySchemeBuilder.AddToScheme

	SchemeBuilder = runtime.NewSchemeBuilder(addKnownTypes)
	AddToScheme   = SchemeBuilder.AddToScheme
)

// Kind takes an unqualified kind and returns back a Group qualified GroupKind
func Kind(kind string) schema.GroupKind {
	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(kind).GroupKind()
}

func LegacyKind(kind string) schema.GroupKind {
	return LegacySchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(kind).GroupKind()
}

// Resource takes an unqualified resource and returns back a Group qualified GroupResource
func Resource(resource string) schema.GroupResource {
	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource(resource).GroupResource()
}

func LegacyResource(resource string) schema.GroupResource {
	return LegacySchemeGroupVersion.WithResource(resource).GroupResource()
}

// IsKindOrLegacy checks if the provided GroupKind matches with the given kind by looking
// up the API group and also the legacy API.
func IsKindOrLegacy(kind string, gk schema.GroupKind) bool {
	return gk == Kind(kind) || gk == LegacyKind(kind)
}

// IsResourceOrLegacy checks if the provided GroupResources matches with the given
// resource by looking up the API group and also the legacy API.
func IsResourceOrLegacy(resource string, gr schema.GroupResource) bool {
	return gr == Resource(resource) || gr == LegacyResource(resource)
}

// Adds the list of known types to api.Scheme.
func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
	scheme.AddKnownTypes(SchemeGroupVersion,
		&PodSecurityPolicySubjectReview{},
		&PodSecurityPolicySelfSubjectReview{},
		&PodSecurityPolicyReview{},
	)
	return nil
}

func addLegacyKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
	types := []runtime.Object{
		&PodSecurityPolicySubjectReview{},
		&PodSecurityPolicySelfSubjectReview{},
		&PodSecurityPolicyReview{},
	}
	scheme.AddKnownTypes(LegacySchemeGroupVersion, types...)
	return nil
}


Security is a topic that is becoming increasingly important in all areas of life and the general need for security is constantly growing. Protection of human life in public buildings has become the top priority.
All-round security concepts replace selective security measures. European standards smooth the way for progressive security-consciousness.
Development and production according to the latest European standards. Advice for architects and planners in the realization of standards. ECO Schulte as competent partner for security solutions on the highest level.
Panic locks are the right product choice for objects, where people are not familiar with the places and panic situations may arise like in public buildings. Undoubtedly, EN 1125 contributes most effectively to the protection of human life in emergency and panic situations.
Emergency exit locks are used where people are familiar with their surroundings and panic situations are not expected, e.g. in residential, office and commercial buildings. However, the standard assumes that the persons in these buildings are familiar with escape routes and operation of the emergency exits.
This standard distinguishes door fittings subject to severe wear and tear. High resistance and extreme stress-bearing properties ensure more safety in public buildings.
This standard applies where it needs to be ensured that a manually opened door closes automatically. Door closers according to EN 1154 ensure reliable and controlled closing of movable leaf doors.
This standard defines the requirements for door closers that are used on fire and smoke protection doors. To minimize the spreading of fire and smoke, door closers according to EN 1155 automatically trigger the closing mechanism in case of fire.
The use of closing sequence regulators according to EN 1158 is recommended when a two-wing fire / smoke protection movable leaf door needs to close reliably and in the correct order.
This standard classifies hinges according to their wear type and other important criteria, such as permissible torque, fire resistance and the weight of the door or window wing.
Due to the increasing product variety in the area of locks and closing plates, this standard provides a uniform regulation on a European level.
With the ECO Flyer "EN Standards Guide" you get an overview of EN Standards. See the Flipping book here.
All other ECO brochures can also be downloaded as PDFs here.


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Bolton Wanderers sign Will Buckley
Emma Norris
@ENorris_BWFC
Bolton Wanderers are delighted to announce the signing of Will Buckley on a two-year deal.
The 27-year-old was last on the books of Sunderland having joined them in 2014, but spent time out on loan with Leeds United, Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday in recent seasons.
Born in Oldham meanwhile, Buckley started his career with Rochdale and after graduating from their youth ranks, he impressed for the Spotland outfit – enough to earn a move to then-Championship side Watford in 2010.
After one season at Vicarage Road however, he made the switch to Brighton & Hove Albion, going on to make over a century of appearances in three years on the south-coast, scoring 19 goals in the process.
His efforts caught the eye of Premier League Sunderland and three summers ago, Buckley moved to the Stadium of Light.
And with his contract with the Black Cats set to expire at the end of this month, the wideman has put pen to paper on a deal which will see him play his football at Macron Stadium until the summer of 2019.
Speaking to bwfc.co.uk following confirmation of his move, Buckley said, "I'm really happy to be here. Bolton Wanderers is a massive club and they've offered me a real stage to help me get back to where I want to be."
Manager Phil Parkinson added, "We're delighted to welcome Will to the club. He's a player with a lot of Championship experience and we're looking forward to working with him."
Season tickets are now on sale. Secure your seat by Thursday 29 June before they are released for general sale. Visit www.eticketing.co.uk/BWFC to buy now.
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Send Flowers for Ida Faye
Ida Faye Moon-Anthony
Ida Faye Moon-Anthony – age 96, of Bunker Hill, Kansas died Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her home in Bunker Hill, Kansas. She was born February 19, 1923 in Amos, Arkansas to Lloyd Edward and Hattie Ann (Lyons) Hamilton. She married Luke Anthony on January 14, 1984 at Medford Oregon. He preceded her in death on October 15, 2004.
Ida grew up in Madison and Emporia, Kansas and attended High School in Madison, Kansas. She lived in California, Washington, Arizona, and moved to Bunker Hill, Kansas in 2007 to live with her granddaughter, Windy Lasker and her husband Bruce Werygo.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Dejarnett, Medford, Oregon; one daughter, Nancy Elliott and husband, Dean, Eugene, Oregon; 16 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Phill Finch; one daughter, Barbara Ann Stewart; two brothers, Lloyd Hamilton and Wilber Hamilton; three sisters, Viola Schartz, Beverly Hutchings and Barbara Starret.
A private family memorial service and inurnment will be in Oregon ant a later date.
Services are entrusted to Cline's-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 E. 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 67601. Condolences can be sent via e-mail to clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net or can be left at guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com
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CAQ Snapshot: March 2017
Anti-Fraud Collaboration Report Offers Insights on Addressing Challenges of Complex Accounting
Improved accounting policies and internal controls are key for stemming fraud and reducing the number of financial restatements, according to a new report from the Anti-Fraud Collaboration. The report, Addressing Challenges for Highly Subjective and Complex Accounting Areas, compiles leading-practice recommendations from dozens of company executives, corporate directors, auditors, and regulators who attended two 2016 workshops to discuss ways to help deter fraud and enhance financial reporting.
"The Anti-Fraud Collaboration is pleased to present these recommendations to help companies improve their accounting policies and system of internal controls," said CAQ Executive Director Cindy Fornelli in a statement. "Investors, our capital markets, and public companies all win when we work together to combat fraud."
The CAQ is a founding member of the Anti-Fraud Collaboration, along with Financial Executives International, the National Association of Corporate Directors, and The Institute of Internal Auditors. Since 2010, the Collaboration has promoted the deterrence and detection of financial reporting fraud through the development of thought leadership, awareness programs, educational opportunities, and related resources.
"Profession in Focus" Welcomes Rodney Chase, Margaret McGuire
The CAQ has added two new episodes to its "Profession in Focus" video series. The first of these episodes features Rodney Chase, who currently serves on the boards of Tesoro Corporation and Hess Corporation. Chase, who previously chaired the boards of Genel Energy, plc and Computer Sciences Corporation, discusses the keys to handling investigations of fraud or potential fraud, how audit committees should approach the use of non-GAAP measures, and his views on two of the biggest issues facing audit committees in 2017: revenue recognition and the changing nature of international trade. "2017 is going to be a massive year in terms of world trade changes," he says.
Featured in the subsequent episode is the Securities and Exchange Commission's Margaret McGuire, Senior Counsel to the Director of Enforcement and Chief of the SEC's Financial Reporting and Audit (FRAud) Group. McGuire discusses the objectives of the FRAud Group, its extensive use of technology, and how cooperation, self-remediation, and self-reporting are key tenets of the SEC's enforcement program. "The SEC and our Division will continue to give credit to those issuers that do self-report and that take on their own remediation," she notes.
In Case You Missed It: A Pair of Podcasts
In the mood to listen rather than watch? Check out these two new podcasts featuring the CAQ. From BDO Global, Noel Clehane, Head of Regulatory & Public Policy Affairs, interviews the CAQ's Cindy Fornelli, drilling down into topics such as disclosure around auditor oversight, audit quality indicators, and the future of auditing. Fornelli also discusses how new challenges and opportunities in these areas are shaped by technological and political changes.
Key auditing developments are also front and center in this podcast from Accounting Today. Fornelli and AccountingToday.com Editor-in-Chief Michael Cohn cover the CAQ's 10th anniversary, cybersecurity, and the state of investor confidence in the financial markets.
Commentary: "For These Leaders, No Retreat from Global Connections"
In a March LinkedIn Influencers post, the CAQ's Fornelli highlights a key point made at the CAQ's 10th anniversary celebration in January: now is not the time to retreat from thinking globally. "The consensus was rock solid among speakers that the United States and others countries should recommit to connecting and engaging across borders," she writes.
To illustrate this consensus, Fornelli references Grant Thornton International CEO Edward Nusbaum, who gave a talk at the event on the topic of "connection." Contrary to recent questions regarding globalization and prospects for multinational businesses, Nusbaum asserted that "the world is still getting smaller." He cited the interconnected nature of financial markets, the importance of markets abroad for businesses, and the ever-increasing inclination of people to forge global connections through technology.
On the policy front, Fornelli also highlights remarks from CAQ Governing Board Member Mary Schapiro, the 29th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Harvey Pitt, the SEC's 26th Chair and the current Chief Executive Officer at Kalorama Partners. Speaking on a panel of current and former regulators, Schapiro and Pitt agreed that the United States should continue its robust participation in global bodies that seek to promote coordination among financial and markets regulators. "It is absolutely essential that U.S. leadership be felt in all these organizations," said Pitt.
Join the CAQ at These Upcoming Events
National Association of Corporate Directors Southern California Chapter Breakfast
Cindy Fornelli will be visiting the NACD Southern California Chapter for a Fireside Chat on "Policy, Audit, and Risk." Registration is open to NACD members and non-members.
April 11, 2017; Los Angeles, CA (Website)
Women Corporate Directors Global Institute
The CAQ is pleased to partner with Women Corporate Directors for the 2017 Global Institute, where Cindy Fornelli will moderate a May 11 panel discussion on "The Visionary Board at Work: Developing a Culture of Leadership" with Fatima Al Jaber, Board Member and Head of Projects Committee at the Al Jaber Group; Marina Brogi, Director of Luxottica Group and Salini Impregilo; and Aliza Knox, Vice President of Twitter APAC.
May 10-11, 2017; New York, NY (Website)
California Society of CPAs Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Committee Meeting
We look forward to seeing our fellow accounting and auditing colleagues at the California Society of CPAs AP&AS Committee Meeting, where Catherine Ide, CAQ Senior Director of Professional Practice, will give a presentation on topics around the auditing profession and an update on the CAQ.
May 18, 2017; San Francisco, CA (Website)
Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges Conference
On May 20, Cindy Fornelli will highlight the Discover Audit initiative at the 2017 TACTYC Conference and moderate a panel discussion on "Inspiring Your Students to Discover a Career in Auditing" with Catherine Banks, Director, Ernst & Young Foundation and Academic Resource Center, Ernst & Young; Robyn Barrett, Chair of Business & Accounting at St. Louis Community College; and Stephanie Tyler, National Director of Campus Recruiting at BDO USA.
May 18-20, 2017; Austin, TX (Website)
National Association of Colleges and Employers Conference
The CAQ is excited to exhibit at the 2017 NACE Conference in Las Vegas! Stop by booth #503 to learn more about the new resources on our DiscoverAudit.org website and why auditing is an exciting and fulfilling career that students should consider.
June 6-9, 2017; Las Vegas, NV (Website)
National Association of Corporate Directors Cyber Summit
The CAQ is pleased to sponsor NACD's 2017 Cyber Summit, where Cindy Fornelli will participate in a discussion on contextualizing cybersecurity risk. Registration is now open!
June 21, 2017; Chicago, IL (Website)
Fraud and Emerging Tech: Robotic Process Automation


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Avdeeva, Bukina Selected to Compete in ITA All-American Championships
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Avdeeva and Bukina, who together went 20-13 in doubles play last season for the Jayhawks garnering All-Big 12 honors, are one of just 12 teams in the country, and the only team from the Central Region, to occupy an initial slot in the main draw. The current field consists of 11 at large bids – – which includes KU's duo – – and one wild-card selection. Four more teams will earn their way into competition following completion of the qualifying rounds.
Bukina, an All-Big 12 singles selection from a year ago as well, will also go up against 64 of the nation's best singles players in the pre-qualifying rounds of the singles tournament. If the Obninsk, Russia, native becomes one of eight athletes to advance through pre-qualifying, she will then enter the qualifying round and battle for one of eight berths into the main draw.
The Championships officially get underway with the first rounds of pre-qualifying on October 1on the campus of UCLA. The tournament's main draws will then begin on October 5, also in Los Angeles.
For more information about the Championships, visit www.itatennis.com.


The following are highlights of recent missions carried out by New York Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers between February 19 and February 25, 2018.
Mountain Rescue: On Feb. 24 at 4:28 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Bill O'Connor, caretaker for the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR). He reported that a 48-year-old man from New Vernon, N.J., suffered a lower leg injury when he lost his footing while descending Lower Wolf Jaw Mountain in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. O'Connor requested assistance back to the trailhead. Forest Ranger Daniel Fox was dispatched to the reserve with an ATV. At 6:15 p.m., Ranger Fox arrived and assessed the hiker's injury. The Ranger assisted the subject back to Canyon Bridge where the ATV was staged, and then transported the man to his vehicle. The hiker decided to seek medical assistance on his own.


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De Kongelige Stalde på Christiansborg Slot er et omfattende staldanlæg, der ligger i bygningerne rundt om ridebanen ved Christiansborg Slot på Slotsholmen i København.

Der har været et betydeligt hestehold på slottet og derfor også et betydeligt staldanlæg. Hestehold er der stadig med et antal heste som benyttes af Kongehusets Stald-Etat. Andre dele er indrettet til vognmuseum med de gamle hestekøretøjer. Endelig er nogle dele omdannet til andre formål som kontorer og garager for kongehusets biler.

Historie

De Kongelige Stalde ved Københavns Slot
Allerede i 1500-tallet lå der bag Københavns Slot et større zigzag-formet staldanlæg, der rummede kongens heste og vognpark. I 1590 talte en udenlandsk rejsende 52 heste i staldene.

På den hesteinteresserede Christian 5.s tid i slutningen af 1600-tallet var der ca. 170 heste og 152 ansatte i Den Kongelige Stald-Etat. Der var direkte adgang til staldene fra slottet via en løngang, og kongen kom her daglig.

Frederik 4. iværksatte derfor i årene efter sin tronbestigelse i 1699 en større ombygning af staldanlægget, der førte til en rektangulær ridebane omgivet af nye staldbygninger og vognremise.

Foruden selve staldene opførtes i 1703-05 en prægtig barokbygning ud til Frederiksholms Kanal, der skulle fungere som bolig for staldmesteren og personalet ved de kongelige stalde. Staldmestergården findes stadig og rummer i dag Undervisningsministeriet og Kirkeministeriet.

De Kongelige Stalde ved Christiansborg Slot
Kort efter sin tronbestigelse i 1730, tog Kong Christian 6. initiativ til at nedrive det umoderne Københavns Slot for at give plads til et nyt overdådigt barokslot, der kunne være en værdig ramme om enevældens kongemagt: det første Christiansborg Slot. I den forbindelse blev det gamle staldanlæg bag Københavns Slot også revet ned for at give plads til et nyt og større staldanlæg. Stald-Etatens mange heste blev i mellemtiden opstaldet på Frederiksberg Slot, Charlottenborg og Rosenborg Slot.

Det nye og stadigt eksisterende staldanlæg blev opført 1738-1745 af arkitekterne Elias David Häusser og Nicolai Eigtved. Det omfattede en udendørs ridebane og et indendørs ridehus, mens det meste af stueetagen i bygningerne rundt om ridebanen blev indrettet som stalde med plads til i alt 87 rideheste og 165 køreheste. Dele af dette staldanlæg står endnu uforandret med sit ekstravagante udstyr af marmorsøjler og marmorkrypper.

Antallet af heste kulminerede i 1789, hvor der var opstaldet 270 heste på Christiansborg. I løbet af 1900-tallet blev hestene langsomt fortrængt af biler, og i dag er knap 20 heste opstaldet i De Kongelige Stalde.

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 Christiansborg Slot
 Styrelsen for Slotte og Kulturejendomme

Kongelige Stalde, De
Slotsholmen
Fredede bygninger, konstruktioner og anlæg i Københavns Kommune
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The COLD SNAP has begun and there's more ice and snow on the way! And when it get's cold like this, I always see people "WARMING UP" their cars by letting them run idle for extended periods of time.
Unless your car looks like the picture above, (or even if it does), you should NOT let your car IDLE for more than 2 or 3 minute max to "WARM IT UP". According to most Master Mechanics, letting your car idle for longer than 5 mins, or the time it takes you to scrape the ice off of the windshield, actually does MORE DAMAGE to your car. Not only does it WASTE GAS and burn oil, it also leaves an ENORMOUS carbon footprint from the excessive emissions.
The idea of warming up a car by idling comes from a time long ago when cars were built with carburetors in the engine instead of fuel injectors like most cars built after 1990. It has to do with the gas and air mixture reaching proper operating temperature. But the invention of fuel injectors and on-board computers that automatically regulate the mixing makes 'idling' a car to warm it up obsolete.
Modern cars are designed to be warmed up while being driven so basically all the owner has to do in get in and drive. Idling not only wastes gas and oil, and is bad for the environment, it causes unnecessary wear and tear on pistons and cylinders and can cause and engine to wear down prematurely.
So if your car was built AFTER 1990 and doesn't have a carburetor, don't waste time and gas with excessive idling, just get in and go. Look out for my next survival tip - Getting Ice Off the Winshield EASILY!


"Be you the priest and the sacrifice of God; do not lose that which has been given to you by the authority of God. Clothe yourself with the garment of sanctity, gird yourself with the cincture of chastity; let Christ be the covering for your head; let the cross of Christ be the protection before your face; instill in your breast the sacrament of divine wisdom; constantly burn the incense of prayer; grasp the sword of the Spirit; let your heart be, as it were, an altar on which you may safely offer your body as a victim to God . . . Offer Him your faith, for the chastisement of perfidy; offer Him your fasting, that gluttony may cease; offer your chastity as a sacrifice that passion may die; place on the Altar your piety, that impiety be put away; call upon mercy, that avarice may be overcome; and that folly may disappear, the immolation of sanctity is called for. In this way shall your body be also your victim, if it has not been wounded by any dart of sin."
My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou didst suffer in Thine Agony in the Garden, in Thy Scourging and Crowning with thorns, in the Way to Calvary, in Thy Crucifixion and Death, have mercy on the souls of priests in Purgatory, especially those most forgotten and who have no one else to pray for them. I wish to remember all those priests who ministered to me, the priests my heart has never forgotten, and for those that I no longer recall due to my frailty of memory. Do Thou deliver them from the dire torments they endure; call them and admit them to Thy most sweet embrace in Paradise.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them!


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Peep these pics: National Geographic's 20 most spectacular photographs from 2017.
When a National Geographic photo editor calls your work "spectacular," you know you've done well.
On Dec. 12, National Geographic announced the winners of its 2017 Nature Photographer of the Year Contest.
Divided into four categories (landscapes, underwater, aerials, and wildlife) and selected from more than 11,000 entries, these winning images represent some of the most stunning, unforgettable, and, yes, spectacular visions of the natural world.
And, by the way, National Geographic has made all of these images available as wallpapers.
Check out this year's amazing winners below.
Landscapes, people's choice winner — Wojciech Kruczyński's "Kalsoy"
Sunset illuminates a lighthouse and rainbow in the Faroe Islands. Photo by Wojciech Kruczyński/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Landscapes, honorable mention — Gheorghe Popa's "Cold and Misty"
Morning fog blurs the dead trees of Romania's Lake Cuejdel, a natural reservoir created by landslides. Photo by Gheorghe Popa/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Landscapes, third place — Mike Olbinski's "Illuminate"
A summer thunderstorm unleashes lightning on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Photo by Mike Olbinski/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Landscapes, second place — Yuhan Liao's "Dushanzi Grand Canyon"
Sunlight glances off mineral strata of different colors in Dushanzi Grand Canyon, China. Caption and photo by Yuhan Liao/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Landscapes, first place — Karim Iliya's "Firefall"
Shortly before twilight in Kalapana, Hawai'i, a fragment of the cooled lava tube broke away, leaving the molten rock to fan in a fiery spray for less than half an hour before returning to a steady flow. Photo by Karim Iliya/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Underwater, people's choice winner — Matthew Smith's "Drift"
A Portuguese man-of-war navigates close to the beach on a summer morning; thousands of these jellyfish wash up on Australia's eastern coast each year. Photo by Matthew Smith/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Underwater, honorable mention — Jennifer O'Neil's "Predators on a Bait Ball"
Preparing to strike, tarpon cut through a ribbon-like school of scad off the coast of Bonaire in the Caribbean Sea. Photo by Jennifer O'Neil/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Underwater, third place — Michael Patrick O'Neill's "Flying Fish in Motion"
Buoyed by the Gulf Stream, a flying fish arcs through the night-dark water five miles off Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Michael O'Neill/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Underwater, second place — Shane Gross' "In Your Face"
Typically a shy species, a Caribbean reef shark investigates a remote-triggered camera in Cuba's Gardens of the Queen marine protected area. Photo by Shane Gross/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Underwater, first place — Jim Obester's "Fluorescent Anemone"
Blue-filtered strobe lights stimulate fluorescent pigments in the clear tentacles of a tube-dwelling anemone in Hood Canal, Washington. Photo by Jim Obester/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Aerials, people's choice winner — David Swindler's "Meandering Canyon"
Green vegetation blooms at the river's edge, or riparian, zone of a meandering canyon in Utah. Caption and photo by David Swindler/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Aerials, honorable mention — Agathe Bernard's "Life After Life"
Migratory gulls take flight from a cedar tree being washed downstream by a glacial river in British Columbia, Canada. Photo by Agathe Bernard/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Aerials, third place — Greg C.'s "Drip"
On the flanks of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i, the world's only lava ocean entry spills molten rock into the Pacific Ocean. After erupting in early 2016,the lava flow took about two months to reach the sea, six miles away. Photo by Greg C./2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Aerials, second place — Takahiro Bessho's "From Above"
Snow-covered metasequoia trees, also called dawn redwoods, interlace over a road in Takashima, Japan. Photo by Takahiro Bessho/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Aerials, first place — Todd Kennedy's "Rock Pool"
In Sydney, Australia, the Pacific Ocean at high tide breaks over a natural rock pool enlarged in the 1930s. Avoiding the crowds at the city's many beaches, a local swims laps. Photo by Todd Kennedy/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Wildlife, people's choice winner — Harry Collins' "Great Gray Owl"
A great gray owl swoops to kill in a New Hampshire field. Photo by Harry Collins/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Wildlife, honorable mention — Lance McMillan's "Macaque Maintenance"
A Japanese macaque indulges in some grooming time on the shores of the famous hot springs. Photo by Lance McMillan/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Wildlife, third place — Bence Mate's "White Fighters"
Two grey herons spar as a white-tailed eagle looks on in Hungary. Photo by Bence Mate/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Wildlife, second place — Alejandro Prieto's "Mother's Love"
An adult Caribbean pink flamingo feeds a chick in Yucatán, Mexico. Both parents alternate feeding chicks, at first with a liquid baby food called crop milk, and then with regurgitated food. Photo by Alejandro Prieto/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Wildlife, first place and the grand winner overall — Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan's "Face to Face in a River in Borneo"
Bojan's photograph was chosen for both the winner of the wildlife category and the best photograph overall. For his work, he received a tidy prize of $10,000 and a spread in the print magazine.
A male orangutan peers from behind a tree while crossing a river in Borneo, Indonesia. Photo by Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan/2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year.
Orangutans don't normally like wading through rivers (especially rivers inhabited by crocodiles), but sometimes the choice is unavoidable. Bojan had heard of this male orangutan's rare behavior and spent a day and night sitting near a river in Indonesian Borneo's Tanjung Puting National Park in order to see it for himself. When the ape finally appeared, Bojan actually waded into the river to get this shot.
"Honestly, sometimes you just go blind when things like this happen," said Bojan in a press release. "You're so caught up. You really don't know what's happening. You don't feel the pain, you don't feel the mosquito bites, you don't feel the cold, because your mind is completely lost in what's happening in front of you."
Thanks to Bojan, National Geographic, and all the other very talented photographers who entered this contest, we all have a chance to get lost in it too.
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Q: Why dynamic links in React Native are opening the browser first? I'm trying to communicate two React Native apps using Firebase Dynamic Links, only in Android.
When I execute openLink with the URL of the other, I see the browser for a second, and then it opens the other app well.
I don't want to see an intermediate browser before open the other app.
I'm having that issue from app A to B, and viceversa.
So, why is the browser opening first? And how can I configure the apps in order to not open the browser?

A: it's default behavior of android devices.
usually if any link supported by app and its set default to open link then it will open directly otherwise android system opens browser and based on Link URI scheme navigate to app.
there is one solution,
You can create module (intent activity) which will launch that app directly.
Steps to follow

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*pass data from js to native module and from that use Intent class, set data and start it.
this was for Android use case.


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If a social enterprise is born through a passing mind wave, a tentative desire to experiment or some other quest for recognition etc., will mostly fail to exist beyond the promoter or their ability to continue to keep the momentum. Patronage will reduce over time as well. Exception is when the enterprise solidifies its purpose – irrespective of source/trigger of its origin.
Look at some of the (purpose) –reasons why successful social enterprises exist! – a driving force behind their journey!


It is no real secret that a well written topical blog can significantly help out your website – so why aren't you doing it?
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An established blog that is updated regularly gets spidered by Google often, and increases the chances of new search rankings considerably. I have seen multiple situations where regularly updated blogs wind up ranking #1 in Google for relevant phrases literally within a couple hours of posting. It usually takes a well established website and blog to make this happen, but there is big potential if you do things the right way.
While blogs work best if updated multiple times per week, even those with a new post every week or two have advantages. Blogs don't have to be a major undertaking, spending only an hour or so a week on posting can have you seeing results in no time.
There are many advantages to adding a blog to your website. Here are a few.
By boosting your topical content, you increase the value and relevance of your site. The more new stuff you add, the more of an authority you make your site, and this helps to improve your overall search rankings. It can also help you obtain rankings for "long tailed search phrases".
Long tailed search phrases are those that are less commonly searched, and usually exceed 3 or 4 words in length – they are also very targeted to your product or service. Blogs are great for getting rankings on long tailed search phrases. If you see a long tailed search phrase you want to rank for, use the phrase as the post title (if it makes sense to do so) and write a good, content rich post about it and your ranking potential for this phrase will rise.
By writing blog posts with your target phrases in mind, you can often help improve your overall rankings by increasing the relevance of the site to that search phrase. Consider also linking to other relevant pages within your site from the post.
Blogs are great for increasing traffic. Aside from the added traffic you may see from search ranking improvements, if your blog is interesting and topical, you will get some repeat visitors to your site as readers check back for new posts. If people really like your blog, they will spread the word, resulting in even more visitors. Just think, have you ever emailed or instant messaged a friend with a link to an article you have read? Don't you want your link to be the one passed around?
By blogging regularly about your industry you will help to establish yourself as an expert. Many of your potential customers will see your blog and notice that you know what you're talking about and be more likely to utilize your services. By sharing your knowledge it can help to instill trust onto your visitors which can actually result in increased conversions. There are a lot of faceless, anonymous websites out there – an active blog can help people relate to you and trust you.
A blog is not a magic bullet used to skyrocket your inbound link counts, but it can certainly help.
I am a firm believer in the power of WordPress and the seemingly unlimited plug-ins available to help you. That said, just about any blog platform will work. It is probably best to stick with the main stream providers as they tend to have more options available and better support forums in case you get stuck with customization issues. In the end however, any search friendly blog platform will ultimately do the trick.
Blogs are relevant for pretty much all industries, and they don't have to take a lot of your time. A little creativity can help you come up with ideas for posts, just try to think outside the proverbial box.
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Q: Using Phonegap plugins no eclipse I am using: build.phonegap.com or the commandline version through node.js.
Platform: all supported by Phonegap, i am not asking for 1 specific, however i do develop mostly for Android.
This is a question about posibilities.
Ive been working with Phonegap for some month now, but i never used Eclipse.
I use this: http://phonegap.com/install/
After running the commands as described in the above link i will get a libary like this:

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*myApp

*

*.cordova

*merges

*platforms

*plugins

*www

The "www" folder has all the normal things like

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*css

*img

*js

*re

*spec

*config.xml

*icon.png

*index.html

*spec.html

As long as i use the inbuild functionalities from phonegap.com eg. geolocation, storage, camera and media, everything works great.  I can access that through 100% pure javascript APIs.  I dont have to add anything extra to the libary.
Using phonegap plugins
https://build.phonegap.com/docs/plugins-using
I tried everything i can think of.  I cant get any of the plugins to work.
Im thinking that i really need to get eclipse to use those plugins?
So my question is really all about, can i use those plugins, if i continue to work as i do, or do i need to get eclipse in order to get it working?
important!
I can use the normal integrated APIs already camera, geolocation ect ect.


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The Albania national under-18 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.

The Albania U18 football team is a feeder team of Albania U19.

The team competed in the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship, but after the rule change in 2000s, the event had an age limit of 19.

History

1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

First round

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Second round - Group D

Squad
COACH:  Bahri Ishka

The following players participated in the tournament.

1983 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

First round

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Squad
COACH:  Resul Ahmeti

The following players participated in the tournament.

Triple friendly match against Turkey in 1983
Between 10 and 14 August 1983 Albania U18 played 3 friendly matches against Turkey U18 winning the first one 3–0, losing 3–1 the second game and taking a goalless draw in the last match. Sokol Kushta scored 3 goals between these matches.

1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Group 7

Squad
COACH:

The following players participated in the tournament.

1990 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

Group 4

Squad
COACH:

The following players participated in the tournament.

1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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Squad
COACH:

The following players participated in the tournament.

1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

Group 10
All matches were played in Spain.

Squad
COACH:  Bujar Kasmi

The following players participated in the tournament.

1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

Group 2
All matches were played in the Czech Republic.

Squad
COACH:  Bujar Kasmi

The following players participated in the tournament.

1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

Group 6
All matches were played in Italy.

Squad
COACH:  Bujar Kasmi

The following players participated in the tournament.

2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

Group 6
All matches were played in Finland.

Squad
COACH:  Petrit Haxhia

The following players participated in the tournament.

2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

Group 4
All matches were played in Turkey.

Squad
COACH:  Petrit Haxhia

The following players participated in the tournament.

Current squad
The following players were named in the last squad for the friendly match against Italy on 19 May 2011 (When they last played a match).

Players in italics have played internationally at a higher level.

Competitive record

UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 Record

UEFA European Under-18 Championship Record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also
 Albania national football team
 Albania national under-23 football team
 Albania national under-21 football team
 Albania national under-20 football team
 Albania national under-19 football team
 Albania national under-17 football team
 Albania national under-16 football team
 Albania national under-15 football team
 Albania national football team results
 Albania national youth football team
 Albanian Superliga
 Football in Albania
 List of Albania international footballers

References

External links
 UEFA European U-19 C'ship - UEFA.com
 Albania National Football Team
 FutbolliShqiptar.net
 Fan Website
 AlbaniaSoccer.com
 AIFR archive of results: 1946–2000/01
 Tifozat Kuq e Zi / Red and Black Fan Club
 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation – Albania
 Albania Sport
 Albanian Soccer News

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European national under-18 association football teams
Football in Albania


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Wilfried Bony has notched 25 goals in all competitions since his move from Vitesse last summer, more than paying back his record £12m transfer fee – but his manager has admitted that "money talks".
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The Gunners are almost certain to sign a new striker this summer, with Yaya Sanogo having failed to score all season, and the other backup to Olivier Giroud, Nicklas Bendtner, leaving on a free transfer.


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Sermons preached before ... the prince of Wales during his tour in the East ...
Por Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
its waters. Four of their friends were with them—two whose names are not recorded; the other two, Thomas, known as the Twin Brother, and Nathanael, from the village of Cana of Galilee. They were once more at their common work. The morning had just broken over the dark eastern hills. The sun shone on the lake and on the tops of the western mountains. On the shore of the sea - we know not the exact spot, but somewhere along the shelving beach there stood a Figure, which arrested their attention. They gazed, but knew not who it was. They heard a voice calling to them, "Children, have ye any food ?' They obeyed the advice of the unknown stranger ; and then came the rush of fishes into the net, which at once recalled to the disciple who knew his Master best the like scene on the same waters three
years before : "The disciple whom Jesus loved turned to Peter and said, "It is the Lord."'
Let me pause for a moment to call to mind how like this is to what still occurs in life. These appearances of Christ after His Resurrection seem to be told to us as intimations of what still continues in our relations towards Him: "He is not here -- He is • risen.' He even then had ceased to be to His disciples as He had been before. He went and came suddenly — hardly known by them at first; then
known by some gesture, some word, some old association. Is it not so with us? We, like the Apostles, are engaged in our common occupations. We hear a voice from the distance ; at first it seems to us only some event or incident of our ordinary life. Suddenly, we see, we hear in it the call of Christ - the
call of God Himself, calling us to higher thoughts. A familiar recollection of old days sweeps across us, to impress it more firmly upon us; and even in our engagements, our amusements, our fisheries, we recognise the hand, the voice of our merciful Saviour, and are able to say, ' It is the Lord.'
2. The story goes on. There was a yet closer interview—a yet nearer sense of that Divine Presence to be brought home to them. We can imagine still more clearly what follows. Peter, who, like the boatmen of these Eastern countries, had thrown off his clothes to drag up the heavy net, now girded on his fisher's coat, and, with his usual ardour, sprang into the water before the others, and waded up
the sloping side of the shore. The rest, in the little boat attached to their larger vessel, came after him ; and on the shore they found the meal already spread, and their Lord inviting them to come and partake of it. They felt that it was no common meal; they were struck with awe - none of them ventured even to
say, Who art thou ?' They gathered round Him in reverent silence; and Jesus,' we are told, cometh and taketh bread and giveth them, and fish likewise.'
It is impossible, as we read this, not to see the likeness of that holy ordinance of which we this morning partake. It was not, indeed, in form the same, but in spirit it certainly was; and so it was understood in the earliest times. Some of the oldest pictures in the Roman Catacombs represent the Holy Communion under this very figure — not the twelve disciples, but these seven, with the thin round loaves as of Arab bread, and the fishes lying beside them as
from this sacred lake. It is the fitting likeness of the Holy Communion, because it was a meal of the coinmon elements of sustenance, and yet invested with such a solemn and mysterious character, that they who partook of it then felt, as we who partake of it now feel, that there is something in it which brings us nearer than any other ordinance or ceremony of religion into the presence of our Divine Saviour, who is no longer on earth, but in heaven. It recalled to them, as it recalls to us, the days when He ate and drank and lived with them on earth. It drew their thoughts, as it ought to draw ours, heavenward, to Him who dwells above all our earthly cares, and griefs, and joys. It drew their thoughts, as it ought to draw ours, to a nearer and closer communion with each other — with their and our fellow disciples elsewhere. They must have felt that in that sacred Presence, at least for the time, one only thought was in all their minds alike. We, in like manner, feel, as we partake of this blessed remembrance of His Death and Resurrection, that, however various our characters and stations, one thought for the moment binds us all together, and not us only — the small company who are here assembled — but all who are near and dear to us far away - far
in the several homes of our native land; those, too, who are far away in their Eternal Home, and who share in a yet deeper and fuller communion with Him in whose immediate presence they are.
3. And this brings me to the close of the narrative. There were, as I have said, seven only out of the twelve disciples. But these seven contained very
different characters, characters so different from each other, as to represent almost every phase of the human soul and mind that can be brought into communion with God and Christ. There was the ardent, impatient, active Peter. There was the devoted, loving John. There was James, the zealous Son of Thunder, the courageous youth who, first of the Apostles, died a martyr's death. There was Nathanael, the blameless, sincere, and candid Israelite in whom there was to be found no guile. There was Thomas, the doubting, reasoning, enquiring, philosophic Apostle, who believed in spite of his doubts and because of his reasonable convictions. Each of these, as each of us, stood, or sat, or knelt beside their Master, to receive whatever message He had to give. Of these, two only
, are specially named, as receiving special warnings or encouragements. But in these two we may all find ourselves included. One was Peter. We need not now think of Peter's peculiar character. We need only remember that he was, as we are, compassed with weakness — that he had thrice from weakness, as we not thrice only, but
denied his Lord, failed in the hour of trial, done what he most hated himself for having done, left undone that which of all things in the world he would most have desired to have done. To him, as to each of us, in that sacred communion by the sea of Tiberias, our Lord approached, calling him by his own
, peculiar name and address : "Simon, son of Jonas, · lovest thou Me?' Thrice, as if for the three denials, He asked this question, as if to show that for all our failings and misdoings in the past there is but one
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times over,
remedy for the future, and that is, to overcome past evil by future good, to blot out fresh failures by renewed exertions in the love and service of goodness. • Lovest thou Me more than these?' Yes, that is the great question — Lovest thou me?' "
Hast thou any regard for the commands, for the mind, for the spirit of Christ, more than others, above all earthly desires ?' · Hast thou this in any degree?'
We answer, I am sure we should all wish to answer, as he did - 'Lord, thou knowest that I love Thee.' "Thou knowest that I wish to love Thee.
Thou knowest that here, on this day and in this sacred ' ordinance, I pledge myself to be Thy disciple. Thou • knowest all things—Thou knowest our infirmities· Thou knowest our ignorance - Thou knowest that this is our firm intention and resolution.'
So Peter said; so we say and feel also. And to Peter, and to each of us, the same answer comes back as the last charge of our departing Lord — as the only test of our sincerity in this profession, ' Feed My
sheep — Feed My lambs:'that is, our love to Christ can only be shown by the care, the tender, active, constant care, for the welfare of others — of those whom He by His providence has placed or will place in any degree under our charge. To be shepherds of mankind — this, in its full sense, belongs to the rulers of nations and the pastors of human souls ; but, in a lesser sense, it belongs to every one of us who has any influence over those who are near us. To feed, to guide, to support, to be attentive, considerate, kind, helpful, to these, is indeed the best proof of our love of Christ. And this, He continues to say, we must do, even although it cost us much.


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