Pupper West Side: Artie Loves Being Chased, Salmon-Based Treats, and His Friend Sergeant Pepper I love sleeping, lounging, and maintaining my lifestyle as a gentleman of leisure.
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Upper West Side Kid Gets 'Reverse Mugged': Loses Wallet and Finds It With MORE Money Inside Just how safe has the Upper West Side become? When you lose your wallet these days, people find it and stuff more money in!
Photo of the Day: 'Big Sales' Just Ain't What They Used to Be That's okay Fairway, you keep the penny.
Fairway Has Upped Its Snow-Prep Game The photo on the left is from the blizzard of 2016. The photo on the right is from this morning.
Dog Disrespects Goofy Snow-Dad A goofy snowman dad was attempting to block his snow-child from the paparazzi on 104th Street on Sunday when a dog came up and peed on him.


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Dr Yazgan has taught and conducted research at the Marmara University School of Medicine as a full professor. He also holds a clinical/adjunct appointment at the Yale Child Study Center.
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By Chen Meiling | China Daily | Updated: 2019-05-04 08:15
Villagers work in the sugarcane fields, which are their main source of income. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Entrepreneur uses sugarcane grown in Yunnan village to help alleviate poverty, Chen Meiling reports.
Wan Jixiang could have made a fortune as an owner of five restaurants, but he chose to take the hard way - to develop a brown sugar business in his hometown, Yuba village, a poverty-stricken area in Qiaojia county, in Yunnan province.
Having experienced the bitterness of poverty, Wan, now the Party chief of Yuba, aims to improve the lives of his fellow residents by making use of its sugarcane and unique sugar-making technique.
It's not enough to help only one person get rich, he says. "My dream is to bring wealth to all the villagers," the 46-year-old said at a recent funding ceremony in Beijing.
In late March, Wan was named one of the 100 rural representatives who had made significant contributions to the country's poverty alleviation efforts in 2018.
The nationwide selection was jointly organized by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation, People's Daily and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China.
Wan's father passed away when he was 13, leaving his mother to take care of six children.
At the age of 18, Wan started to work away from home to help feed the family. He spent seven years as construction and stainless steel worker, and another seven years building up a catering business with an annual profit of around 10 million yuan ($1.49 million).
In 2010, Wan returned to the village where he grew up, lured by local policies to encourage native entrepreneurs to participate in rural revitalization.
Yuba village is a major production base for "small-bowl" brown sugar, a 200-year-old intangible cultural heritage of Yunnan province.
To make the sugar, sugarcane juice is first boiled and stirred and then poured into small bowls to cool down - giving it unique aroma and taste.
About 67 hectares of land in the village produces about 8,000 metric tons of sugarcane and 100 tons of brown sugar every year through 12 processing workshops run by the villagers.
However, due to poor transportation and a lack of standardized processing, "small-bowl" brown sugar is sold only in the surrounding areas.
To solve this problem, Wan and his team set up a cooperative to purchase brown sugar from the villagers and help sell it through online and offline channels.
Villagers who invest in the operation become shareholders and can earn dividends.
Wan has also registered a trademark called "Yuba" for the brown sugar, produced a packaging design and expanded the sales of brown sugar to restaurants and stores in the county.


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Jewish Worship Pennant, flying over the national ensign (U.S. flag) on a U.S. Navy ship.
The insignia for Christian, Muslim, and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains.
The Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy consists of clergy who are commissioned naval officers. Their principal purpose is to "promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy," which includes the Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, the Chaplain Corps provides chaplains to its sister sea service, the United States Coast Guard.
The Chaplain Corps consists of clergy endorsed from ecclesiastical bodies, providing assistance for all Navy, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine, and Coast Guard personnel and their families. Navy chaplains come from a variety of religious backgrounds; chaplains are Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist.
Chaplains have non-combatant status and do not have the right to participate directly in hostilities. In the U.S. they are prohibited from carrying weapons. Chaplains are assisted by Navy enlisted personnel in the Religious Program Specialist (RP) rating, when available. Otherwise, a variety of personnel in the Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard—as applicable—may support unit chaplains. RPs who are combatants, also serve as the armed protection for chaplains in combat and other operational environments. Since RPs are enlisted, the Chaplain Corps, while protective of them, does not "own" the rating.
The history of the Chaplain Corps traces its beginnings to 28 November 1775 when the second article of Navy Regulations was adopted. It stated that "the Commanders of the ships of the thirteen United Colonies are to take care that divine services be performed twice a day on board and a sermon preached on Sundays, unless bad weather or other extraordinary accidents prevent." Although chaplains were not specifically mentioned in this article, one can infer that Congress intended that an ordained clergyman be part of ship's company.
United States Navy Chaplain Corps was established on 28 November 1775.
The Continental Navy, predecessor of the United States Navy, was approved by the Second Continental Congress on 13 October 1775. It was administered by a Marine Committee of three members later expanded to seven members. The Navy Regulations adopted by the Marine Committee on 28 November 1775 mirrored those of the Royal Navy.
The second article of the Navy regulations of 1775 read: "The Commanders of the ships of the thirteen United Colonies, are to take care that divine service be performed twice a day on board, and a sermon preached on Sundays, unless bad weather or other extraordinary accidents prevent." Although the chaplain is not mentioned in this article, the reference to a sermon implies that Congress intended that an ordained clergyman be on board. The first mention of a chaplain in the Journals of the Continental Congress refers to his share in the distribution of prize money. On 6 January 1776 Congress passed a resolution detailing the prize share percentages and includes distribution of a portion to the chaplain. On 15 November 1776, Congress fixed the base pay of the chaplain at $20 a month. The first chaplain known to have served in the Continental Navy was the Reverend Benjamin Balch, a Congregational minister, whose father had served in a similar capacity in the Royal Navy. Benjamin Balch's son, William Balch, is the first chaplain known to have received a commission in the US Navy after the department was established in 1798.
During World War II, at least 24 Chaplains died, with three being killed during the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Navy accepts clergy from religious denominations and faith groups. Clergy must be endorsed by an approved endorsing agency. Once endorsed, clergy must meet requirements established by the Department of the Navy including age and physical fitness requirements. A chaplain's ecclesiastical endorsement can be withdrawn by the endorser at any time, after which the chaplain is no longer able to serve as a chaplain.
Qualified applicants must be US citizens at least 21 years old; meet certain medical and physical fitness standards; hold a bachelor's degree, with no less than 120 semester hours from a qualified educational institution; and hold a post-baccalaureate graduate degree, which includes 72 semester hours of graduate-level coursework in theological or related studies. At least one-half of these hours must include topics in general religion, theology, religious philosophy, ethics, and/or the foundational writings from one's religious tradition. Accredited distance education graduate programs are acceptable. However, according to Program Authorization 110 2/3rds of the degree must be done in residence at the graduate level.
Chaplains then attend the Navy Chaplain School at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, at the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center (AFCC).
The Navy has a "Chaplain Candidate Program Officer" (CCPO) Program for seminary students interested in obtaining a commission before completing their graduate studies.
President George W. Bush congratulates Imam Abuhena Saifulislam, the first US Navy Muslim chaplain assigned to the Marine Corps.
The Naval Chaplaincy School and Center (NCSC) is part of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center (AFCC), which also includes the US Army Chaplain Center and School (USACHCS) and the US Air Force Chaplain Service Institute (AFCSI). The 3 schools are co-located at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, SC. NCSC's first graduating class – consisting of 29 chaplains and chaplain candidates – graduated on 6 November 2009. NCSC is the successor of the Naval Chaplains School, which relocated in mid-August 2009 from Newport, RI, due to the 2005 decision of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission to put all military ministry training at the same location. NCSC's new name reflects its new mission of training Navy chaplains and Religious Program Specialist (RPs) in the same place. Until recently, RPs had been trained at NTTC Meridian, MS.
The AFCC is designed to foster closer cooperation between the 3 Chaplain Corps and to facilitate shared instruction and training.
Promote ethical and moral behavior throughout the Sea Services.
Ensure religious ministry enhances current readiness.
Think strategically for future readiness.
Employ Reserve religious ministry assets more effectively.
Realign assets to improve religious ministry for operational forces.
Enhance external and internal communications.
Leverage technology to support the mission.
Mission-ready Sailors, Marines and their families, demonstrating spiritual, moral and ethical maturity, supported by the innovative delivery of religious ministry and compassionate pastoral care.
The United States Navy is required to be responsive to diverse requirements of sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, Merchant Marines and all their family members. Since its inception over two centuries ago, the United States Navy Chaplain Corps has experienced several controversies to fulfill such requirements as a Staff Corps community within the U.S. Navy.
Some contemporary controversies include the filing of class-action lawsuits by "non-liturgical" active and former active-duty Protestant chaplains alleging religious discrimination. These chaplains argued that the Navy allegedly employed a quota system that caused "non-liturgical" Protestant chaplains to be underrepresented through the current career promotion established by the Department of the Navy.
In the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Accommodating Faith in the Military (dated 3 July 2008) states: "That precise question has been raised in a series of cases, going back a decade, over the way that the Navy selects chaplains. These lawsuits allege that the Navy has hired chaplains using a "thirds policy," a formula dividing its chaplains into thirds: one-third consisting of liturgical Protestant denominations (such as Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalians and Presbyterians); another third consisting of Catholics; and a last third consisting of non-liturgical Protestant denominations (such as Baptists, evangelicals, Bible churches, Pentecostals and charismatics) and other faiths. The lawsuits claim that the Navy's criteria are unconstitutional because they disfavor non-liturgical Protestants, who make up a great deal more than one-third of the Navy, while Catholics and liturgical Protestants each makeup less than one-third.
In April 2007, a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., rejected one of these challenges to the Navy's chaplain-selection criteria. The court held that the Navy had abandoned the thirds policy and said that its current criteria were constitutional because the Navy has broad discretion to determine how to accommodate the religious needs of its service members. This decision was affirmed in 2008 by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
In June 2009, the Navy's Inspector General found that the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, RDML Alan Baker, took actions which "reprised against" his former Executive Assistant during a promotion board in 2008 and was subsequently not recommended for his second star and selection to Chief of Chaplains by the CNO. This determination found that Adm Baker improperly influenced a Captain (06) promotion board in a negative manner. Chaplain Baker retired in September 2009.
The current (27th) Chief of Chaplains for the Navy is RADM Brent W. Scott.
Chaplain Joseph T. O'Callahan ministers to an injured man aboard USS Franklin, 1945.
A US Navy chaplain celebrates Catholic Mass for Marines at Saipan, June 1944, commemorating comrades fallen in initial amphibious landings.
Enough knowledge to cope and some plain common sense. Be at our side on those nightly patrols; And be merciful judging our vulnerable souls. Make my hands steady and as sure as a rock; when the others go down with a wound or in shock. Let me be close, when they bleed in the mud; With a tourniquet handy to save precious blood. Here in the jungle, the enemy near; Even the corpsman can't offer much lightness and cheer. Just help me, oh Lord, to save lives when I can; Because even out there is merit in man.
If it's Your will, make casualties light; And don't let any die in the murderous night. These are my friends I'm trying to save; They are frightened at times, but You know they are brave. Let me not fail when they need so much; But to help me serve with a compassionate touch. Lord, I'm no hero—my job is to heal; And I want You to know Just how helpless I feel. Bring us back safely to camp with dawn; For too many of us are already gone. Lord bless my friends If that's part of your plan; And go with us tonight, when we go out again.
Barry C. Black – Chaplain for 27 years and 22nd Chief of Chaplains of the Navy.
Robert R. Brett – Chaplain during Vietnam War.
Vincent R. Capodanno – Chaplain during Vietnam War. Third chaplain and second Navy chaplain to be awarded the Medal of Honor. USS Capodanno was named in his honor.
John P. Chidwick – Chaplain on USS Maine.
Thomas M. Conway – Chaplain during World War II (USS Indianapolis).
Frederic P. Gehring – Chaplain during World War II. First Navy chaplain awarded the Legion of Merit for conspicuous gallantry.
John F. Laboon, Jr. – Chaplain during Vietnam War. Awarded the Legion of Merit. USS Laboon was named in his honor.
John L. Lenhart – Chaplain during Civil War. First Navy chaplain to lose his life in battle.
Adam Marshall – First Catholic chaplain in the Navy.
Joseph T. O'Callahan – Chaplain during World War II. Awarded the Medal of Honor. USS O'Callahan was named in his honor.
John Joseph O'Connor – Chaplain during the Korean War and 14th Chief of Chaplains of the Navy. Later Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York and Cardinal.
George S. Rentz – Chaplain during World War I and World War II. Only Navy chaplain to be awarded the Navy Cross during World War II. USS Rentz was named in his honor.
Aloysius H. Schmitt – First chaplain to die in World War II; chaplain on USS Oklahoma during the attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Schmitt was named in his honor.
^ Per U.S. Navy customs, traditions and etiquette, Worship Pennants may be flown above the Ensign "Naval Customs, Traditions, & Etiquette – Church Pennant". U.S. Fleet Forces. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
^ "NHHC". www.history.navy.mil. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ See also: "History of the Chaplain Corps" (1993). US Coast Guard website (Chaplain of the Coast Guard). Written by Commander Margaret G. Kibben, CHC, USNR, History Projects Officer, Chaplain Resource Board. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ Drury, Clifford Merrill (May 1994). History of the Chaplain Corps, Part 2: NAVEDTRA 14282 (PDF). Naval Publications and Forms Center. p. 206. NSN: 0500-LP-288-0000 – via NavyBMR.com.
^ Vanderwerff, Steve (November 10, 2009). "First Group of Navy Chaplains Graduate from NSCS Fort Jackson". navy.mil. United States Navy. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
^ Rod Powers, "Navy Commissioned Officer Job Designators Description & Qualification Factors (chaplain). About.com Guide. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ Chaplain: Officer: Careers & Jobs: Navy. US Navy official website. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ a b c d "First Group of Navy Chaplains Graduate from NSCS Fort Jackson". Navy.mil (USN official website), 11 October 2009. By Steve Vanderwerff, Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "Navy Chaplain School Relocates". Navy.mil (USN official website), 21 October 2009. By Pat Fisher, Navy Chief of Chaplains Public Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^ "Harry Potter to work his magic at AAFES". stripes.com. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ Soccaras, Lisa, "Fr. Mode Battles for Souls", CathMil.org (Catholics in the Military), 23 October 2009. Navy chaplain assigned as a USCGA chaplain in June 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
^ "Locations" of Navy chaplains assigned to USCG (5 June 2009). U.S. Coast Guard official website (Chaplain of the Coast Guard). Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ To access the prayers, go to Coast Guard prayers Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine and then (in the left-hand column) click on "USCG". ChaplainCare (online Navy chaplain corps "Distance Support") official website. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ To access the prayer, go to Marine Prayer Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine and then (in the left-hand column) click on "USMC". ChaplainCare (online Navy chaplain corps "Distance Support") official website. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ At the following webpage, scroll down to "Lieutenant Robert R. Brett • Vietnam War • 1936–1968". Centner, Pat. "No Greater Love: A Memorial Day Salute to Military Chaplains". American Family Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011. [He] joined the 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines near the Khe Sanh Combat Base in Vietnam. .... On 22 February 1968, [he] and his aide [PFC Alexander S. Chin] found themselves on an air strip in Khe Sanh ... when they came under enemy fire. ... Brett told the chopper to take off without him and his aide, which allowed Lt. Pete Post to go instead. ... [A]n incoming rocket struck, killing Brett, Chin and eight others. .... [In 1998 and 1999, their remains were moved to Arlington National Cemetery and] buried on Chaplain's Hill ... – united in death as they had been in life.
^ "Robert Raymond Brett / Alexander Scheleph Chin". Arlington National Cemetery Website. Michael Robert Patterson. 20 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
^ "Robert Raymond Brett". 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011. He was ordained in the Marist order in 1962 and enlisted in the Navy in 1967 .... LT Brett's name appears on the Philadelphia Viet Nam Memorial.
^ See: Vincent R. Capodanno § Capodanno Hall, San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard.
^ Milhomme, Bill (9 July 2010). Fr. Thomas Conway: 65th Anniversary Sinking USS Indianapolis. "Lt. (Rev.) Thomas M. Conway, a 37-year-old Navy Chaplain ... was sleeping soundly on July 31, 1945, on board the USS Indianapolis ...." Retrieved 18 August 2011.
^ Announcement of the Father Thomas Conway Memorial (June 2006). USS Indianapolis Museum Archived 30 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine official website (in the left-hand column, click on "2006 Museum Activities"). Retrieved 18 August 2011.
^ FatherThomas Conway Memorial. ussindianapolis.org message board -> Photos -> FatherThomas Conway Memorial. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
^ "Chaplain John L. Lenhart, USN, (1805–1862)". Naval Historical Center. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2011. A Methodist Minister, ... Chaplain John L. Lenhart was killed in action during [USS Cumberland's] ... fight with the Confederate ironclad Virginia on 8 March 1862, the first Navy Chaplain to lose his life in battle.
^ "Rev. John L. Lenhart (1805–1862) / Memorial Plaque Dedication" (PDF). Tottenville Historical Society (Tottenville, Staten Island, N.Y.). 15 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^ At the following webpage, scroll down to "Chaplain John L. Lenhart • Civil War • 1805–1862". Centner, Pat. "No Greater Love: A Memorial Day Salute to Military Chaplains". American Family Association. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ See also: USS Cumberland (1842)#American Civil War.
^ "First Catholic Chaplains in U.S. Army and Navy". Woodstock Letters. LXX (3): 466–467. 1 October 1941. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018 – via Jesuit Online Library.
^ "Cardinal O'Connor – His Life".
Bergsma, Commander Herbert L. (1985). Marine Corps Historical Division, ed. Chaplains with Marines in Vietnam 1962–1971. United States Marine Corps. PCN 19000309100. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
O'Brien, Steve. Blackrobe in Blue: The Naval Chaplaincy of John P. Foley, S.J. 1942–1946.
Armed Forces Chaplains Board[permanent dead link] (AFCB). Instruction Number 5120.08 (20 August 2007). Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-09-09.


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<ApiButton page="PSV.plugins.VirtualTourPlugin.html"/>

> Create virtual tours by linking multiple panoramas.

This plugin is available in the core `photo-sphere-viewer` package in `dist/plugins/virtual-tour.js` and `dist/plugins/virtual-tour.css`.

[[toc]]

## Usage

The plugin allows to define `nodes` which contains a `panorama` and one or more `links` to other nodes. The links are represented with a 3D arrow (default) or using the [Markers plugin](./plugin-markers.md).

There are two different ways to define the position of the links : the manual mode and the GPS mode.

:::: tabs

::: tab Manual mode
In manual mode each link must have `longitude`/`latitude` or `x`/`y` coordinates to be placed at the correct location on the panorama. This works exactly like the placement of markers.

```js
const node = {
  id: 'node-1',
  panorama: '001.jpg',
  links: [{
    nodeId: 'node-2',
    x: 1500,
    y: 780,
  }],
};
```
:::

::: tab GPS mode
In GPS mode each node has positionning coordinates and the links are placed automatically.

```js
const node = {
  id: 'node-1',
  panorama: '001.jpg',
  position: [-80.156479, 25.666725], // optional altitude as 3rd value
  links: [{
    nodeId: 'node-2',
    position: [-80.156168, 25.666623], // the position of the linked node must be provided here in server mode
  }],
};
```
:::

::::

The nodes can be provided all at once or asynchronously as the user navigates.

:::: tabs

::: tab Client mode
In client mode you must provide all `nodes` all at once, you can also change all the nodes with the `setNodes` method.

```js
const nodes = [
  { id: 'node-1', panorama: '001.jpg', links: [{ nodeId: 'node-2', x: 1500, y: 780}] },
  { id: 'node-2', panorama: '002.jpg', links: [{ nodeId: 'node-1', x: 3000, y: 780}] },
];
```
:::

::: tab Server mode
In server mode you provide the `getNode callbacks function which returns a Promise to load the data of a node.

```js
getNode = async (nodeId) => {
  const res = await fetch(`/api/nodes/${nodeId}`);
  return await res.json();
};
```
:::

::::

::: tip
If the [Gallery plugin](./plugin-gallery.md) is loaded, it will be configured with the list of nodes (client mode only).
:::

## Example

::: code-demo

```yaml
title: PSV Virtual Tour Demo
resources:
  - path: plugins/virtual-tour.js
    imports: VirtualTourPlugin
  - path: plugins/virtual-tour.css
  - path: plugins/gallery.js
    imports: GalleryPlugin
  - path: plugins/gallery.css
  - path: plugins/markers.js
    imports: MarkersPlugin
  - path: plugins/markers.css
```

```js
const baseUrl = 'https://photo-sphere-viewer-data.netlify.app/assets/';

const viewer = new PhotoSphereViewer.Viewer({
  container: 'viewer',
  caption: 'Cape Florida Light, Key Biscayne <b>© Pixexid</b>',
  loadingImg: baseUrl + 'loader.gif',
  touchmoveTwoFingers: true,
  mousewheelCtrlKey: true,
  defaultLong: '130deg',
  navbar: 'zoom move download gallery caption fullscreen',

  plugins: [
    PhotoSphereViewer.MarkersPlugin,
    [PhotoSphereViewer.GalleryPlugin, {
      thumbnailSize: { width: 100, height: 100 },
    }],
    [PhotoSphereViewer.VirtualTourPlugin, {
      positionMode: PhotoSphereViewer.VirtualTourPlugin.MODE_GPS,
      renderMode  : PhotoSphereViewer.VirtualTourPlugin.MODE_3D,
    }],
  ],
});

const virtualTour = viewer.getPlugin(PhotoSphereViewer.VirtualTourPlugin);

virtualTour.setNodes([
  {
    id      : '1',
    panorama: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-1.jpg',
    thumbnail: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-1-thumb.jpg',
    name    : 'One',
    links   : [
      { nodeId: '2' },
    ],
    markers: [
      {
        id: 'marker-1',
        image: baseUrl + 'pictos/pin-red.png',
        tooltip: 'Cape Florida Light, Key Biscayne',
        width    : 32,
        height   : 32,
        anchor   : 'bottom center',
        longitude: '105deg',
        latitude: '35deg',
      }
    ],
    position: [-80.156479, 25.666725, 3],
    panoData: { poseHeading: 327 },
  },
  {
    id      : '2',
    panorama: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-2.jpg',
    thumbnail: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-2-thumb.jpg',
    name    : 'Two',
    links   : [
      { nodeId: '3' },
      { nodeId: '1' },
    ],
    position: [-80.156168, 25.666623, 3],
    panoData: { poseHeading: 318 },
  },
  {
    id      : '3',
    panorama: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-3.jpg',
    thumbnail: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-3-thumb.jpg',
    name    : 'Three',
    links   : [
      { nodeId: '4' },
      { nodeId: '2' },
      { nodeId: '5' },
    ],
    position: [-80.155932, 25.666498, 5],
    panoData: { poseHeading: 328 },
  },
  {
    id      : '4',
    panorama: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-4.jpg',
    thumbnail: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-4-thumb.jpg',
    name    : 'Four',
    links   : [
      { nodeId: '3' },
      { nodeId: '5' },
    ],
    position: [-80.156089, 25.666357, 3],
    panoData: { poseHeading: 78 },
  },
  {
    id      : '5',
    panorama: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-5.jpg',
    thumbnail: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-5-thumb.jpg',
    name    : 'Five',
    links   : [
      { nodeId: '6' },
      { nodeId: '3' },
      { nodeId: '4' },
    ],
    position: [-80.156292, 25.666446, 2],
    panoData: { poseHeading: 190 },
  },
  {
    id      : '6',
    panorama: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-6.jpg',
    thumbnail: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-6-thumb.jpg',
    name    : 'Six',
    links   : [
      { nodeId: '5' },
      { nodeId: '7' },
    ],
    position: [-80.156465, 25.666496, 2],
    panoData: { poseHeading: 328 },
  },
  {
    id       : '7',
    panorama : baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-7.jpg',
    thumbnail: baseUrl + 'tour/key-biscayne-7-thumb.jpg',
    name     : 'Seven',
    links    : [
      { nodeId: '6' },
    ],
    position : [-80.157070, 25.666500, 3],
    panoData : { poseHeading: 250 },
  },
], '2');
```

:::

## Nodes options

#### `id` (required)
- type: `string`

Unique identifier of the node

#### `panorama` (required)

Refer to the main [config page](../guide/config.md#panorama-required).

#### `links` (required in client mode)
- type: `array`

Definition of the links of this node. See bellow.

#### `position` (required in GPS mode)
- type: `number[]`

GPS coordinates of this node as an array of two or three values (`[longitude, latitude, altitude]`).

::: warning Projection system
Only the [ESPG:4326 projection](https://epsg.io/4326) is supported.
:::

#### `name`
- type: `string`

Short name of this node, used in links tooltips and the gallery.

#### `caption`

Replace the global caption. Refer to the main [config page](../guide/config.md#caption).

#### `description`

Replace the global description. Refer to the main [config page](../guide/config.md#description).

#### `thumbnail`
- type: `string`

Thumbnail for the nodes list in the gallery.

#### `markers`
- type: `array`

Additional markers displayed on this node, requires the [Markers plugin](./plugin-markers.md).

#### `panoData`

Refer to the main [config page](../guide/config.md#panodata).

#### `sphereCorrection`

Refer to the main [config page](../guide/config.md#spherecorrection).

## Links options

#### `nodeId` (required)
- type: `string`

Identifier of the target node.

#### `x` & `y` or `latitude` & `longitude` (required in manual mode)
- type: `integer` or `double`

Position of the link in **texture coordinates** (pixels) or **spherical coordinates** (radians).

#### `position` (required in GPS+server mode)
- type: `number[]`

Overrides the GPS coordinates of the target node.

#### `name`
- type: `string`

Overrides the tooltip content (defaults to the node's `name` property).

#### `arrowStyle` (3d mode only)
- type: `object`

Overrides the global style of the arrow used to display the link. See global configuration for details.

#### `markerStyle` (markers mode only)
- type: `object`

Overrides the global style of the marker used to display the link. See global configuration for details.

## Configuration

#### `dataMode`
- type: `'client' | 'server'`
- default: `'client'`

Configure how the nodes configuration is provided.

#### `positionMode`
- type: `'manual' | 'gps'`
- default: `'manual'`

Configure how the links between nodes are positionned.

#### `renderMode`
- type: `'markers' | '3d'`
- default: `'3d'`

How the links are displayed, `markers` requires the [Markers plugin](./plugin-markers.md).

#### `nodes` (client mode only)
- type: `array`

Initial list of nodes. You can also call `setNodes` method later.

#### `getNode(nodeId)` (required in server mode)
- type: `function(nodeId: string) => Promise<Node>`

Callback to load the configuration of a node.

#### `startNodeId`
- type: `string`

Id of the initially loaded node. If empty the first node will be displayed. You can also call `setCurrentNode` method later.

#### `preload`
- type: `boolean | function(node: Node, link: NodeLink) => boolean`
- default: `false`

Enable the preloading of linked nodes, can be a function that returns true or false for each link.

#### `rotateSpeed`
- type: `boolean | string | number`
- default: `20rpm`

When a link is clicked, adds a panorama rotation to face it before actually changing the node. If `false` the viewer won't rotate at all and keep the current orientation.

#### `transition`
- type: `boolean | number`
- default: `1500`

Duration of the transition between nodes.

#### `linksOnCompass`
- type: `boolean`
- default: `true` if markers render mode

If the [Compass plugin](plugin-compass.md) is enabled, displays the links on the compass.

#### `markerStyle` (markers mode only)
- type: `object`

Style of the marker used to display links.

Default value is:
```js
{
  html     : arrowIconSvg, // an SVG provided by the plugin
  width    : 80,
  height   : 80,
  scale    : [0.5, 2],
  anchor   : 'top center',
  className: 'psv-virtual-tour__marker',
  style : {
    color: 'rgba(0, 208, 255, 0.8)',
  },
}
```

::: tip
If you want to use another marker type like `image` you must define `html: null` to remove the default value.
```js
markerStyle: {
  html : null,
  image: 'path/to/image.png',
}
```
:::

#### `arrowStyle` (3d mode only)
- type: `object`

Style of the arrow used to display links.

Default value is:
```js
{
  color       : 0xaaaaaa,
  hoverColor  : 0xaa5500,
  outlineColor: 0x000000,
  scale       : [0.5, 2],
}
```

(The 3D model cannot be modified).

#### `markerLatOffset` (markers+GPS mode only)
- type: `number`
- default: `-0.1`

Vertical offset in radians applied to the markers to compensate for the viewer position above ground.

#### `arrowPosition` (3d mode only)
- type: `'top' | 'bottom'`
- default: `'bottom'`

Vertical position of the arrows.

## Methods

#### `setNodes(nodes, [startNodeId])` (client mode only)

Changes the nodes and display the first one (or the one designated by `startNodeId`).

#### `setCurrentNode(nodeId)`

Changes the current node.

## Events

#### `node-changed(nodeId, data)`

Triggered when the current node is changed.

```js
virtualTourPlugin.on('node-changed', (e, nodeId, data) => {
  console.log(`Current node is ${nodeId}`);
  if (data.fromNode) { // other data are available
    console.log(`Previous node was ${data.fromNode.id}`);
  }
});
```


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Frederick "Fred" A. Gerth, Jr., 87, of Bowman, ND, passed away on December 27, 2018 at the Southwest Healthcare Hospital in Bowman.
Funeral Services for Fred will be on Monday, December 31, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bowman Lutheran Church. Pastor Mary Peterson and Pastor Galen Strand will officiate with burial to follow in the Bowman Cemetery. Visitation for Fred will be on Sunday, December 30, 2018 from 12-9 at the Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Home Chapel in Bowman.
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Fred was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Martha, son Gary, grandson Shad, sisters, Ella, Nina and Lucille and a brother Lyle.
He is survived by his wife Darlene of 63 years of Bowman, children, Ronald (Kara) Gerth of Duluth, MN, Jeffrey (April) Gerth of Helena, MT, Randal (Andrea) Gerth of Seattle, WA, and Jana (Scott) Isbell of Rapid City, SD, 13 grandchildren and brother Gene. Fred is also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews.
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Russ Frushtick 08/25/2011
You may already know that "Portal" was inspired by a student game made out of Digipen called "Narbacular Drop." One of the students that worked on the game, Kim Swift, went on to join the team at Valve as a lead designer on "Portal." In the years since, Swift left Valve and joined the crew at Airtight Games to work on a new project that's about as mind-bending as her best-known work. That project is "Quantum Conundrum."
The two games are similar in that they're both in the puzzle genre and played from the first-person perspective. They also use a single gameplay element as the crux of all of the puzzles. In the case of "Portal," that element was, well, portals. In "Quantum Conundrum" it's all about changing dimensions.
"Quantum Conundrum" gives you the power to change between several different dimensions at will in order to solve a wide range of puzzles. One of the early puzzles involves moving a heavy couch to create a step, allowing you to access a higher platform. In our normal dimension, the couch is far too heavy to be lifted, but change to the Fluffy Dimension (yes, that's seriously what it's called) and the entire world and all of the objects in it become the consistency of a stuffed animal. So the couch becomes 10 times lighter, letting you move it with ease before turning back to the normal dimension to use it as a sturdy step up.
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Gamespot has an exclusive walkthrough of the game, which you can watch above. It's much easier to grasp the concepts at work when seeing them in motion, and it also gives you a sense of the art design for the game, which ditches the cold metallic realm "Portal" in favor of a more colorful, family-friendly world. Smart idea. The kids won't even know what hit 'em.


We welcome all players of whatever ability to "have a go" and enter our various Annual Club Competitions. This is normally done on your Annual Club Member Renewal Form in February/March time with a small fee for each competition. The competitions are normally drawn in April at the start of the season.
Here is some brief information, details and rules of the types of competitions available and who can enter. Click on each Competition Name below to see the draw and fixtures for 2019.
This is open to all, ladies and gentlemen, and is normally the first competition new bowlers enter. Played on the basis one V one with a marker/scorer, the winner is the first to reach 21 points. This is not open to bowlers who have won either this cup or other club competitions. Each player uses 4 woods.
This is as it says, a singles competition open only to men aiming at becoming our Club Champion. Again the winner is the first to 21 points and you will need a marker/scorer for this game. A good way to expand your experience is by challenging all comers of different levels in this cup. Each player uses 4 woods.
Like the men's cup this competition is open to all lady members competing to be the top ladies bowler. Again, it's the first player to reach 21 points in the game, which will be overseen by a marker/scorer. Ladies can use this cup to develop their skills and sometimes play against more experience players. Each player uses 4 woods.
This singles cup is where individual players, ladies or gentlemen, will be allocated a handicap according to their experience as a player and how well they have done in previous competitions. Played up to 21 points the first reaching this target will be the winner. Again a marker/scorer is required to oversee the game. Players like this cup as the handicaps give newer players some advantage at the beginning. Each player uses 4 woods.
This cup is where you get to play with another player of your choosing in a pairs format. It can be lady/gent, two ladies, or two gents of any standard, against another pair. Playing with a friend or fellow bowler is often a good way to help with tactics, skill and a game plan, which is very popular with bowlers. No marker/scorer is required as you do this yourselves during the game. This cup is different than the singles games, as 21 ends must be played and whoever is in the lead at that point are declared the winners. Each player uses 4 woods.
This is another pairs format with handicaps taken into consideration at the start of the game. This is a drawn at random competition so players will not know in advance of the draw or who their partner will be. This throws up interesting challenges and often unexpected pairs drawn together put in good performances and win this cup. Like the open pairs it is 21 ends played with the pair in front at this time being the winners. It could be lady/gent, two ladies or two gents depending on how the draw happens. Each player uses 4 woods.
This is our final club competition and is different in every way to the other singles competitions with a totally interesting format. This cup is open to all players, ladies and gents, and as the title suggests is played with 3 woods only. It is played over 2 sets of 9 ends and whoever has the most points when 9 ends are played wins the set. If you win both sets (of 9 ends) then you are declared the winner however, if you win one set each then a decider must be played. The decider is the "best of 3 ends" and whoever is in the lead after 3 ends wins the overall match. A marker/scorer will oversee the game to see the rules are followed correctly. As this is a different type of game, the rules of this competition are always displayed on the competitions notice board for guidance.
We hope by reading this information, or by watching other players playing in a competition you may be interested in putting your name down and giving it a try. Players sometimes as early as their first full season after joining will take part. It is definitely a good way to enjoy your bowling, feel part of the club and meet new players ladies and gents. Don't be put off or nervous, give it a try – this is how all of us began to improve our own performances and personal standards!
Please speak to any committee member or experience players for advice as to what in the first instance will be best for you in club competitions. All are happy to help?


Researchers from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have identified the region of a large family of virulence proteins in oomycete plant pathogens that enables the proteins to enter the cells of their hosts. The protein region contains the amino acid sequence motifs RXLR and dEER and has the ability to carry the virulence proteins across the membrane surrounding plant cells without any additional machinery from the pathogen.
Once inside the plant cell, the proteins suppress the immune system of the plant allowing the infection to progress. The work, which focused on the virulence protein Avr1b from the soybean plant pathogen Phytophthora sojae, is published in the advance online edition of The Plant Cell.
Oomycetes are fungal-like organisms related to marine algae that cause tens of billions of dollars of losses to agriculture, forestry and natural ecosystems every year. The oomycete Phytophthora infestans caused the Irish potato famine in the nineteenth century. Another Phytophthora species, P. ramorum, is causing Sudden Oak Death disease in California's coastal forests. P. sojae results in $200-300 million in annual losses for commercial soybean farmers in the United States and estimated annual soybean losses of $1-2 billion worldwide. All of these oomycete species contain hundreds of genes that encode for virulence proteins that have the RXLR-dEER region.
The virulence proteins, including Avr1b, enter the soybean host where they are capable of suppressing an important process in plant immunity called programmed cell death. Programmed cell death is an in-built suicide mechanism that kills infected plant tissue, filling it with toxins so the pathogen can no longer feed on it. By preventing this protective mechanism in the host, the virulence proteins ensure that the pathogen can establish an unassailable foothold in the plant tissue from which the pathogen can pursue its destructive path.
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Daolong Dou, the lead author of the article, commented: "We have suspected for a long time that these virulence proteins had some way of slipping inside plant cells to suppress immunity. Our findings finally nail down that mechanism and enable us to focus on how to block the entry mechanism."
The researchers also demonstrated that the RXLR and dEER motifs could be replaced by similar targeting sequences found in effector proteins produced by the malarial parasite Plasmodium. This hints that the targets of the effectors in the soybean and human hosts may be very ancient.
VBI Professor Brett Tyler remarked: "The finding that virulence proteins from oomycetes and the malaria parasite Plasmodium use the same entry mechanism means that we may be able to use the same or similar drugs to block infection by both groups of pathogens. This type of approach may also be relevant to other groups of pathogens, such as fungi, which we also suspect of slipping virulence proteins into host cells."
The breakthrough was enabled by an ingenious device for introducing DNA into living tissues invented by a Virginia Tech undergraduate, Shiv Kale. Kale, who has subsequently joined Dr. Tyler's research team as a graduate student, remarked: "The double-barreled Gene Gun enabled us to make much more accurate measurements of the Avr1b protein than were previously possible, which made it practicable to measure the action of the RXLR and dEER motifs." Kale was co-lead author of the article.


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Dr. Megan Murton's book Chaucer's Prayers: Writing Christian and Pagan Devotion is now available from Boydell & Brewer:
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Niles, IL, September 12, 2016—Shure has been recognized as a 2016 Global Excellence Award winner by the Global Presence Alliance (GPA). As a reflection of the leading audio, visual, and UC manufacturers and vendors, the annual Global Excellence Awards honor the vendors that exhibit the highest level of commitment to delivering superior experiences to GPA members and global customers. Shure joined the GPA's Accredited Vendor Program in January 2016.
"As a newer member of the Accredited Vendor Program, we take enormous pride in this recognition, especially given our continued dedication to providing top-notch products and services worldwide," said Brian Woodland, Senior Director of Global Business Development at Shure. "The alliance's focus on providing consistent, high-level services to its esteemed client roster aligns nicely with Shure's legacy of providing AV technology to our global customers. We look forward to continuing our work with the GPA and providing a world-class experience for customers."
The GPA, consisting of leading audiovisual, videoconferencing, and managed services solution providers across five continents, surveyed an array of executives, sales, and engineering teams at all 24 GPA member organizations. Each nominated vendor was rated across five categories, including product innovation, technical support, sales and marketing programs, commercial flexibility, and commitment to global deployment and support programs. Of the 30 vendors nominated, a select group achieve the status of Global Excellence. Shure was selected as one of the clear leaders, demonstrating excellence in all of focus areas named above.
"The Shure name is synonymous with history and innovation within the industry, and while they have long maintained an array of commercial/enterprise centric products, this focus has been increased significantly in recent years with some market leading product introductions," said Byron Tarry, Board president of the Global Presence Alliance. "Our survey results are well deserved recognition of Shure's efforts both broadly within the market, and in understanding and supporting the GPA's vision for Global Excellence in AV/UC services and solution delivery."
Shure accepted its Global Excellence Award at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas. For more information about Shure and the Global Presence Alliance, please visit www.shure.com or www.global-presence.org.


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EXPERT SYSTEM: revenues increase more than 50% to € 12.9 million in 1H 2018
Expert System S.p.A., having concluded the Board of Directors meeting held today, announces the sales results for the first half of 2018, recording growth of over 50% compared to the first half of 2017 (€ 8.4 million), reaching € 12.9 million in revenues.
"This excellent result is in line with our growth plan", observed Stefano Spaggiari, Expert System CEO, "and confirms that the efforts made in terms of investments, global expansion, and innovation strategies designed for partners and customers allowed us to strengthen our competitive advantage and establish the uniqueness of the Cogito platform worldwide. It is deeply satisfying to see our vision and execution recognized in a market such as Artificial Intelligence, which is increasingly characterized by its extraordinary potential for development."
The revenue growth for the first half of 2018 decidedly amplifies the positive results that had already been posted by Expert System at the end of 2017 (+15.4%). With more than 20 years of experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence technologies, hundreds of active projects in various market sectors, and a global presence with offices in Italy, US, UK, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, Expert System is the largest European Group and one of the few global leaders to be simultaneously among the 8 top vendors in Artificial Intelligence for Text Analytics ("The Forrester Wave™: AI-based Text Analytics Platforms, Q2 2018") and in the top 13 for Insight Search ("Gartner Magic Quadrant for Insight Engines, 2018").
The final consolidated results will be reported on September 28, 2018, following the approval from the Board of Directors of the Group's Consolidated Half-Yearly Financial Report.
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