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Pre-philosophical speculations of yoga begin to emerge in the texts of c. 500 – c. 200 BCE. Between 200 BCE and 500 CE, philosophical schools of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism were taking form and a coherent philosophical system of yoga began to emerge.[50] The Middle Ages saw the development of many satellite traditions of yoga. Yoga came to the attention of an educated western public in the mid 19th century along with other topics of Indian philosophy.
Since the late 1970s, the federal Healthy People Initiative has been a visible component of the United States' approach to improving population health.[11][12] In each decade, a new version of Healthy People is issued,[13] featuring updated goals and identifying topic areas and quantifiable objectives for health improvement during the succeeding ten years, with assessment at that point of progress or lack thereof. Progress has been limited to many objectives, leading to concerns about the effectiveness of Healthy People in shaping outcomes in the context of a decentralized and uncoordinated US health system. Healthy People 2020 gives more prominence to health promotion and preventive approaches and adds a substantive focus on the importance of addressing social determinants of health. A new expanded digital interface facilitates use and dissemination rather than bulky printed books as produced in the past. The impact of these changes to Healthy People will be determined in the coming years.[14]
Generally, the context in which an individual lives is of great importance for both his health status and quality of their life It is increasingly recognized that health is maintained and improved not only through the advancement and application of health science, but also through the efforts and intelligent lifestyle choices of the individual and society. According to the World Health Organization, the main determinants of health include the social and economic environment, the physical environment and the person's individual characteristics and behaviors.[18]
The Yoga Sutras are also influenced by the Sramana traditions of Buddhism and Jainism, and may represent a further Brahmanical attempt to adopt yoga from the Sramana traditions.[129] As noted by Larson, there are numerous parallels in the concepts in ancient Samkhya, Yoga and Abhidharma Buddhist schools of thought, particularly from 2nd century BCE to 1st century AD.[139] Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is a synthesis of these three traditions. From Samkhya, the Yoga Sutras adopt the "reflective discernment" (adhyavasaya) of prakrti and purusa (dualism), its metaphysical rationalism, as well its three epistemic methods of gaining reliable knowledge.[139] From Abhidharma Buddhism's idea of nirodhasamadhi, suggests Larson, Yoga Sutras adopt the pursuit of altered state of awareness, but unlike Buddhism's concept of no self nor soul, Yoga is physicalist and realist like Samkhya in believing that each individual has a self and soul.[139] The third concept Yoga Sutras synthesize into its philosophy is the ancient ascetic traditions of meditation and introspection, as well as the yoga ideas from middle Upanishads such as Katha, Shvetashvatara and Maitri.[139]
Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's musculature for aesthetic purposes.[1] An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders appear in lineups and perform specified poses (and later individual posing routines) for a panel of judges who rank the competitors based on criteria such as symmetry, muscularity, and conditioning. Bodybuilders prepare for competitions through the elimination of nonessential body fat, enhanced at the last stage by a combination of extracellular dehydration and carbohydrate loading, to achieve maximum muscular definition and vascularity, as well as tanning to accentuate the contrast of the skin under the spotlights. Bodybuilders may use anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to build muscles.
Intensive weight training causes micro-tears to the muscles being trained; this is generally known as microtrauma. These micro-tears in the muscle contribute to the soreness felt after exercise, called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). It is the repair of these micro-traumas that results in muscle growth. Normally, this soreness becomes most apparent a day or two after a workout. However, as muscles become adapted to the exercises, soreness tends to decrease.[22]
In 2009, the Council of Ulemas, an Islamic body in Indonesia, passed a fatwa banning yoga on the grounds that it contains Hindu elements.[302] These fatwas have, in turn, been criticized by Darul Uloom Deoband, a Deobandi Islamic seminary in India.[303] Similar fatwas banning yoga, for its link to Hinduism, were issued by the Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa in Egypt in 2004, and by Islamic clerics in Singapore earlier.[304]
Sandow was so successful at flexing and posing his physique that he later created several businesses around his fame, and was among the first to market products branded with his name. He was credited with inventing and selling the first exercise equipment for the masses: machined dumbbells, spring pulleys, and tension bands. Even his image was sold by the thousands in "cabinet cards" and other prints. Sandow was a perfect "Gracilian", a standard of ideal body proportions close to those of ancient Greek and Roman statues. Men's physiques were then judged by how closely they matched these proportions.
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Public health has been described as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals."[52] It is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. The population in question can be as small as a handful of people or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents (for instance, in the case of a pandemic). Public health has many sub-fields, but typically includes the interdisciplinary categories of epidemiology, biostatistics and health services. Environmental health, community health, behavioral health, and occupational health are also important areas of public health.
Equipment required? No. You don't need any equipment because you'll rely on your own body weight for resistance. But you'll probably want to use a yoga mat to keep you from sliding around in standing poses, and to cushion you while in seated and lying positions. Other, optional equipment includes a yoga ball for balance, a yoga block or two, and straps to help you reach for your feet or link your hands behind your back.
MetaBurn90 is a comprehensive program built entirely around follow-along video workouts. YouTube fitness expert Scott Herman and fellow top athletes Amber Dodzweit Riposta and Lee Constantinou provide guidance for all fitness levels, offer their tips for modifying exercises, and provide encouragement to help you every step of the way. Nobody gets left behind in MetaBurn90! If you commit to working hard alongside these coaches, you will succeed.
In addition to safety risks, many jobs also present risks of disease, illness and other long-term health problems. Among the most common occupational diseases are various forms of pneumoconiosis, including silicosis and coal worker's pneumoconiosis (black lung disease). Asthma is another respiratory illness that many workers are vulnerable to. Workers may also be vulnerable to skin diseases, including eczema, dermatitis, urticaria, sunburn, and skin cancer.[61][62] Other occupational diseases of concern include carpal tunnel syndrome and lead poisoning.
The first Hindu teacher to actively advocate and disseminate aspects of yoga, not including asanas, to a western audience, Swami Vivekananda, toured Europe and the United States in the 1890s.[204] The reception which Swami Vivekananda received built on the active interest of intellectuals, in particular the New England Transcendentalists, among them Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), who drew on German Romanticism and philosophers and scholars like G. W. F. Hegel (1770–1831), the brothers August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845) and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829), Max Mueller (1823–1900), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), and others who had (to varying degrees) interests in things Indian.[205][206]
These meditations were seen as being supported by the other elements of the eightfold path, such as the practice of ethics, right exertion, sense restraint and right view.[244] Two mental qualities are said to be indispensable for yogic practice in Buddhism, samatha (calm, stability) and vipassanā (insight, clear seeing).[245] Samatha is the quality of a stable, relaxed and calm mind. It is also associated with samadhi (mental unification, focus) and dhyana (a state of meditative absorption). Vipassanā meanwhile, is a kind of insight or penetrative understanding into the true nature of phenomena. It is also defined as "seeing things as they truly are" (yathābhūtaṃ darśanam). The true nature of things is defined and explained in different ways, but an important and unique feature of classical Buddhism is its understanding of all phenomena (dhammas) as being empty of a self (atman) or inherent essence, a doctrine termed Anatta ("not-self") and Śūnyatā (emptiness).[246][247] This is in sharp contrast with most other Indian traditions, whose goals are founded either on the idea of an individual soul (atman, jiva, purusha) or a universal monistic consciousness ( Brahman). Vipassanā also requires an understanding of suffering or dukkha (and thus the four noble truths), impermanence (anicca) and interdependent origination.
Modern yoga was created in what has been called the Modern Yoga Renaissance[213] by the blending of Western styles of gymnastics with postures from Haṭha yoga in India in the 20th century, pioneered by Shri Yogendra and Swami Kuvalayananda.[214] Before 1900 there were few standing poses in Haṭha yoga. The flowing sequences of salute to the sun, Surya Namaskar, were pioneered by the Rajah of Aundh, Bhawanrao Shrinivasrao Pant Pratinidhi, in the 1920s.[215] Many standing poses used in gymnastics were incorporated into yoga by Krishnamacharya in Mysore from the 1930s to the 1950s.[216] Several of his students went on to found influential schools of yoga: Pattabhi Jois created Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga,[217] which in turn led to Power Yoga;[218] B. K. S. Iyengar created Iyengar Yoga, and systematised the canon of asanas in his 1966 book Light on Yoga;[219] Indra Devi taught yoga to many film stars in Hollywood; and Krishnamacharya's son T. K. V. Desikachar founded the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandalam in Chennai.[220][221][222] Other major schools founded in the 20th century include Bikram Choudhury's Bikram Yoga and Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh's Sivananda Vedanta Schools of Yoga. Modern yoga spread across America and Europe, and then the rest of the world.[223][224]
Personal health depends partially on the active, passive, and assisted cues people observe and adopt about their own health. These include personal actions for preventing or minimizing the effects of a disease, usually a chronic condition, through integrative care. They also include personal hygiene practices to prevent infection and illness, such as bathing and washing hands with soap; brushing and flossing teeth; storing, preparing and handling food safely; and many others. The information gleaned from personal observations of daily living – such as about sleep patterns, exercise behavior, nutritional intake and environmental features – may be used to inform personal decisions and actions (e.g., "I feel tired in the morning so I am going to try sleeping on a different pillow"), as well as clinical decisions and treatment plans (e.g., a patient who notices his or her shoes are tighter than usual may be having exacerbation of left-sided heart failure, and may require diuretic medication to reduce fluid overload).[57]
A yoga system that predated the Buddhist school is Jain yoga. But since Jain sources postdate Buddhist ones, it is difficult to distinguish between the nature of the early Jain school and elements derived from other schools.[89] Most of the other contemporary yoga systems alluded in the Upanishads and some Buddhist texts are lost to time.[90][91][note 12]
Increases of acid in bloodstream (metabolic acidosis). If left untreated, metabolic acidosis can cause brittle or soft bones (osteoporosis, osteomalacia, osteopenia), kidney stones, can slow the rate of growth in children, and may possibly harm your baby if you are pregnant. Metabolic acidosis can happen with or without symptoms. Sometimes people with metabolic acidosis will: feel tired, not feel hungry (loss of appetite), feel changes in heartbeat, or have trouble thinking clearly. Your healthcare provider should do a blood test to measure the level of acid in your blood before and during your treatment with Qsymia.
Later developments in the various Buddhist traditions led to new innovations in yogic practices. The Theravada school, while remaining relatively conservative, still developed new ideas on meditation and yogic phenomenology in their later works, the most influential of which is the Visuddhimagga. The Indic meditation teachings of Mahayana Buddhism can be seen in influential texts like the Yogācārabhūmi-Śāstra (compiled c. 4th century). Mahayana meditation practices also developed and adopted new yogic methods, such as the use of mantra and dharani, pure land practices which aimed at rebirth in a pure land or buddhafield, and visualization methods. Chinese Buddhism developed its own methods, such as the Chan practice of Koan introspection and Hua Tou. Likewise, Tantric Buddhism (also Mantrayana, Vajrayana) developed and adopted tantric methods, which remain the basis of the Tibetan Buddhist yogic systems, including the Six yogas of Naropa, Kalacakra, Mahamudra and Dzogchen.[248]
The motor proteins actin and myosin generate the forces exerted by contracting muscles. Current recommendations suggest that bodybuilders should consume 25–30% of protein per total calorie intake to further their goal of maintaining and improving their body composition.[30] This is a widely debated topic, with many arguing that 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day is ideal, some suggesting that less is sufficient, while others recommending 1.5, 2, or more.[31] It is believed that protein needs to be consumed frequently throughout the day, especially during/after a workout, and before sleep.[32] There is also some debate concerning the best type of protein to take. Chicken, turkey, beef, pork, fish, eggs and dairy foods are high in protein, as are some nuts, seeds, beans, and lentils. Casein or whey are often used to supplement the diet with additional protein. Whey protein is the type of protein contained in many popular brands of protein supplements and is preferred by many bodybuilders because of its high Biological Value (BV) and quick absorption rates. Whey protein also has a bigger effect than casein on insulin levels, triggering about double the amount of insulin release.[33] That effect is somewhat overcome by combining casein and whey. Bodybuilders are usually thought to require protein with a higher BV than that of soy, which is additionally avoided due to its claimed estrogenic properties. Still, some nutrition experts believe that soy, flax seeds and many other plants that contain the weak estrogen-like compounds or phytoestrogens, can be used beneficially, as phytoestrogens compete with estrogens for receptor sites in the male body and can block its actions. This can also include some inhibition of pituitary functions while stimulating the P450 system (the system that eliminates hormones, drugs and metabolic waste product from the body) in the liver to more actively process and excrete excess estrogen.[34][35] Cortisol decreases amino acid uptake by muscle, and inhibits protein synthesis.[36]
The origins of yoga are a matter of debate.[44] There is no consensus on its chronology or specific origin other than that yoga developed in ancient India. Suggested origins are the Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1900 BCE)[45] and pre-Vedic Eastern states of India,[46] the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE), and the śramaṇa movement.[47] According to Gavin Flood, continuities may exist between those various traditions:


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Main » 2013 » June » 11 » PerkinElmer Introduces New Generation of Tandem Mass Spectrometer
PerkinElmer Introduces New Generation of Tandem Mass Spectrometer
The New AxION iQT GC/MS/MS System Combines the Quantitative Power of a Triple Quad with the Identification Capabilities of a Q-TOF in a Faster, Modular and Easier to Operate Instrument
WALTHAM, Mass. - Monday, June 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At the 2013 American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference, PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, introduced the AxION iQT gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometer (GC/MS/MS). The AxION iQT system provides greater quantitative capabilities to that of a triple quadrupole, while quickly identifying compounds like a quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) at a rate of up to 500 compounds per second. The new mass spectrometer provides laboratories with easier to use technology, faster results, and more specific, selective data needed to make more accurate decisions faster.
"Global regulatory expansion is driving increased adoption of mass spectrometry as the technology provides greater sample insights for many industries," said Dusty Tenney, president of Environmental Health, PerkinElmer. "We've created a new category of mass spectrometry designed to be faster, smarter, modular and easy to operate and maintain that combines superior quantitative and identification performance into one instrument, making this latest generation of technology both user and budget friendly."
The Axion iQT GC/MS/MS solution is intuitive, enabling technicians who are not mass spectrometry trained to run their analyses easily and with confidence. The AxION iQT system is the first MS/MS technology that delivers automated method development tools to users, includes advanced application-centric software and provides easy maintenance due to its smart modular system. These unique features make the AxION iQT system a one-of- a-kind, easy to use MS/MS instrument that enables analytical labs to deliver highly specific and sensitive MS/MS results, quickly and for virtually any application.
The new system can thoroughly characterize and easily quantify compounds for a variety of applications, including the analysis of pesticides in food samples to ensure food safety and authenticity, quantitation of non-derivatized steroids, cholesterol and therapeutic drug monitoring in research applications, analysis of drugs in forensic toxicology, and thorough analysis of chemical compositions.
At the ASMS conference PerkinElmer will also announce a new collaboration with CTC Analytics to provide AxION Sample Manager, a complete sample preparation and analysis solution. The AxION Sample Manager is built around the industry-leading CTC PAL technology and can be integrated with the AxION iQT for automated sample preparation with unprecedented precision and repeatability.
To learn more about the AxION iQT system, visit PerkinElmer's booth #111 or hospitality suite at the ASMS conference at the Hilton Minneapolis, Marquette IV-VII or visit the Axion iQT website page.
About PerkinElmer, Inc.
PerkinElmer, Inc. is a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment. The company reported revenue of approximately $2.1 billion in 2012, has about 7,500 employees serving customers in more than 150 countries, and is a component of the S&P 500 Index. Additional information is available through 1-877-PKI-NYSE, or at www.perkinelmer.com. Join the conversation on twitter at www.twitter.com/perkinelmernews.
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using namespace roscpp_message_reflection;

class MessageSerializationTest : public ::testing::Test {
protected:
  virtual void SetUp() {
    description_provider.reset(MessageDescriptionProvider::Create(nh));
  }

  ros::serialization::IStream createIStream() {
    size_t message_length = serialized_message.num_bytes - (serialized_message.message_start-serialized_message.buf.get());
    return ros::serialization::IStream(serialized_message.message_start, message_length);
  }

  ros::NodeHandle nh;
  boost::scoped_ptr<MessageDescriptionProvider> description_provider;

  ros::SerializedMessage serialized_message;
};

#define DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(message_name, native_type, test_data) \
  TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, deserialize_std_msgs_##message_name) { \
    std_msgs::message_name input;					\
    input.data = test_data;						\
									\
    serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(input);	\
    ros::serialization::IStream stream = createIStream();		\
									\
    Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("std_msgs/"#message_name)); \
    ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, message); \
									\
    EXPECT_EQ(input.data, message["data"].as<native_type>());		\
  }									\
									\
  TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, serialize_std_msgs_##message_name) {	\
    Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("std_msgs/"#message_name)); \
    message["data"] = test_data;					\
									\
    serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(message);	\
									\
    std_msgs::message_name output;					\
    ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, output);	\
									\
    EXPECT_EQ(test_data, output.data);					\
  }

DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Bool, uint8_t, true);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Byte, int8_t, 0x3);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Char, uint8_t, 'h');
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Int8, int8_t, -2);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(UInt8, uint8_t, 5);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Int16, int16_t, -200);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(UInt16, uint16_t, 60000);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Int32, int32_t, -234344309);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(UInt32, uint32_t, 24353435);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Int64, int64_t, -1342242323);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(UInt64, uint64_t, 24342422342432);
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(String, std::string, "hello this is a test");
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Time, ros::Time, ros::Time(100));
DECLARE_STD_MSGS_DATA_MESSAGE_TESTS(Duration, ros::Duration, ros::Duration(50));

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, deserialize_geometry_msgs_Vector3) {
  geometry_msgs::Vector3 input;
  input.x = 1.5;
  input.y = 2.0;
  input.z = 3.3;

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(input);

  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("geometry_msgs/Vector3"));
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, message);

  EXPECT_EQ(input.x, message["x"].as<double>());
  EXPECT_EQ(input.y, message["y"].as<double>());
  EXPECT_EQ(input.z, message["z"].as<double>());
}

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, serialize_geometry_msgs_Vector3) {
  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("geometry_msgs/Vector3"));
  message["x"] = 1.5;
  message["y"] = 2.0;
  message["z"] = 3.3;

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(message);

  geometry_msgs::Vector3 output;
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, output);

  EXPECT_EQ(1.5, output.x);
  EXPECT_EQ(2.0, output.y);
  EXPECT_EQ(3.3, output.z);
}

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, deserialize_geometry_msgs_Twist) {
  geometry_msgs::Twist input;
  input.linear.x = 1.5;
  input.linear.y = 2.0;
  input.linear.z = 3.3;
  input.angular.x = 2.2;
  input.angular.y = 25.3;
  input.angular.z = 11;

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(input);

  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("geometry_msgs/Twist"));
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, message);

  EXPECT_EQ(input.linear.x, message["linear"]["x"].as<double>());
  EXPECT_EQ(input.linear.y, message["linear"]["y"].as<double>());
  EXPECT_EQ(input.linear.z, message["linear"]["z"].as<double>());
  EXPECT_EQ(input.angular.x, message["angular"]["x"].as<double>());
  EXPECT_EQ(input.angular.y, message["angular"]["y"].as<double>());
  EXPECT_EQ(input.angular.z, message["angular"]["z"].as<double>());
}

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, serialize_geometry_msgs_Twist) {
  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("geometry_msgs/Twist"));
  message["linear"]["x"] = 1.5;
  message["linear"]["y"] = 2.0;
  message["linear"]["z"] = 3.3;
  message["angular"]["x"] = 2.2;
  message["angular"]["y"] = 25.3;
  message["angular"]["z"] = 11;

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(message);

  geometry_msgs::Twist output;
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, output);

  EXPECT_EQ(1.5, output.linear.x);
  EXPECT_EQ(2.0, output.linear.y);
  EXPECT_EQ(3.3, output.linear.z);
  EXPECT_EQ(2.2, output.angular.x);
  EXPECT_EQ(25.3, output.angular.y);
  EXPECT_EQ(11, output.angular.z);
}

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, deserialize_geometry_msgs_PoseArray) {
  geometry_msgs::PoseArray input;
  input.poses.resize(10);
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    geometry_msgs::Pose pose;
    pose.position.x = i*2.2;
    pose.position.y = i*1;
    pose.position.z = i*2;
    input.poses[i] = pose;
  }

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(input);

  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("geometry_msgs/PoseArray"));
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, message);

  ASSERT_EQ(input.poses.size(), message["poses"].size());
  for(int i = 0; i < input.poses.size(); ++i) {
    Message& pose = message["poses"].get<Message>(i);
    EXPECT_EQ(input.poses[i].position.x, pose["position"]["x"].as<double>());
    EXPECT_EQ(input.poses[i].position.y, pose["position"]["y"].as<double>());
    EXPECT_EQ(input.poses[i].position.z, pose["position"]["z"].as<double>());
  }
}

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, serialize_geometry_msgs_PoseArray) {
  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("geometry_msgs/PoseArray"));

  message["poses"].resize(10);
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    Message pose(description_provider->getMessageDescription("geometry_msgs/Pose"));
    pose["position"]["x"] = i*2.2;
    pose["position"]["y"] = i*1;
    pose["position"]["z"] = i*2;
    message["poses"].get<Message>(i) = pose;
  }

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(message);

  geometry_msgs::PoseArray output;
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, output);

  ASSERT_EQ(10, output.poses.size());
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    EXPECT_EQ(i*2.2, output.poses[i].position.x);
    EXPECT_EQ(i*1, output.poses[i].position.y);
    EXPECT_EQ(i*2, output.poses[i].position.z);
  }
}

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, deserialize_sensor_msgs_CompressedImage) {
  sensor_msgs::CompressedImage input;
  input.format = "test";
  input.data.resize(10);
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    input.data[i] = i*2.2;
  }

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(input);

  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("sensor_msgs/CompressedImage"));
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, message);

  EXPECT_EQ(input.format, message["format"].as<std::string>());
  ASSERT_EQ(input.data.size(), message["data"].size());
  for(int i = 0; i < input.data.size(); ++i) {
    EXPECT_EQ(input.data[i], message["data"].get<uint8_t>(i));
  }
}

TEST_F(MessageSerializationTest, serialize_sensor_msgs_CompressedImage) {
  Message message(description_provider->getMessageDescription("sensor_msgs/CompressedImage"));
  message["format"] = "a test";
  message["data"].resize(10);
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    message["data"].get<uint8_t>(i) = i*2;
  }

  serialized_message = ros::serialization::serializeMessage(message);

  sensor_msgs::CompressedImage output;
  ros::serialization::deserializeMessage(serialized_message, output);

  EXPECT_EQ("a test", output.format);
  ASSERT_EQ(10, output.data.size());
  for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
    EXPECT_EQ(i*2, output.data[i]);
  }
}

int main(int argc, char **argv){
  testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);

  ros::init(argc, argv, "message_serialization_test");

  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
}

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March 6, 2016 – God Can!
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 2 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
Pastor Brown relayed to us what God had given him. He said that whatever we needed to be delivered from God can deliver. He said whatever we needed, God can provide. He told us that God wants so much to bless us. He reflected on 2 Peter 3:9 and reminded us that God wants all of us to come repentance and we need to shake off "the these", which is the punishment He has for the disobedient. Pastor Brown said Satan knows He only has a short time left and He will do all he can to distract us from the truth in God's word.
He ended by encouraging us to sanctify the Lord in our hearts.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve theLord.
Pastor Brown spoke to us on the topic As For Me. He told us how Joshua, in spite of all that was going on, decided he and his house was going to serve the Lord. He talked to us so we could see how important it was for us to adopt the "As For Me" attitude. He said some os act as though we're going to be an outcast if we made a commitment to serve the Lord.
Why are you saying you can't when God says you can!


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American Building Podcast: Martin Ditto | Hosted by Michael Graves Architecture
Our fourth guest of the American Building series is Martin Ditto. Martin is the founder and CEO of Ditto Residential, an award-winning development firm based in Washington, DC. We are talking about OSLOadmo, an 8-unit residential development in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of DC. It was completed just over a year ago and is the 3rd in his series of OSLO-branded co-living properties in urban infill locations. Martin is committed to developing new ways of living and is looking to branch into a larger residential platform that we will be talking about as well.
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Atif Qadir is the Founder & CEO of REDIST, a technology company making it easy for commercial real estate professionals to find and use the $100B of real estate incentives given out every year in the US.
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Lebanese forces capture 64 illegal migrants as mass exodus intensifies
Lebanese armed forces have captured 64 people who tried to sail from northern Lebanon to Europe, the armed forces have announced. On Tuesday, the potential illegal migrants, which included mainly Lebanese and some Syrians, and Palestinians were all detained and interrogated. They were reportedly taken into custody before their boat could set sail. A few kilometers from the northern city of Tripoli, they were apprehended near the Sheikh Znad area.
More than 60 migrants died after their boat capsized off Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest and poorest city, on April 23, a few weeks earlier. Seven bodies were recovered from that tragedy, with 47 survivors and some still unaccounted for. The Lebanese navy was accused by survivors at the time of ramming into the illegal migrants' boat.
Lebanon has a population of around six million, including a million Syrian refugees. In addition, it is home to tens of thousands of Palestinians, most of whom were displaced after the establishment of Israel in 1948. Since the onset of the economic crisis late last year, Lebanese and Syrians are turning to Europe for refuge as three-quarters of the population live way below the poverty line, fuel shortages force power plants to shut, and the currency's value plummets without an end in sight.
The migrants typically pay smugglers thousands of dollars in order to be taken to member states of the European Union such as Cyprus, Greece, and Italy by boat. At least 1,570 people, 186 of them Lebanese, left or tried to leave Lebanon by sea between January and November 2021, according to the United Nations refugee agency. The nation is now once again facing a new exodus of its citizens as it sinks further into economic meltdown.
Having to deal daily with extreme inflation, power blackouts, and food shortages, a majority of the Lebanese have lost all hope for the future. They no longer expect their dysfunctional and corrupt leaders to reverse the disastrous financial collapse of the country. Despite what the World Bank has called a deliberate depression. This is two years after the onset of a fiscal and banking crisis. Little has been done to save the sinking economy. This is orchestrated by an elite that has captured the state.
In December, the World Bank reported that Lebanon has not yet charted a credible path for economic and financial recovery. As a consequence, skilled workers are increasingly likely to leave the country for potential employment abroad, causing a permanent loss to the country's social and economic wellbeing.
Lebanese people seeking jobs abroad include those whose dollar accounts are blocked by the banks and young people who see no prospects in their home country. About 40 per cent of the population is considering emigration, in response to a recent survey commissioned by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, a German non-profit. One third of the Lebanese are too poor to afford their medication according to a German study. A third of the population is living in what the UN calls multidimensional poverty, which includes access to health, education, and public utilities in addition to income poverty.
According to the World Bank, about 40 percent of Lebanon's doctors have left the country for the west or the Gulf. Some estimates cited by the World Bank suggest that at least 10,000 teachers have found jobs abroad. In the past two years, the value of the Lebanese lira against the dollar has declined by more than 95 percent, making teachers' salaries virtually worthless.


San Francisco, Calif. — June 29, 2016 —VOLPI Ventures, the cycling tour and gran fondo organization that brings thousands of cyclists together, today announced it has chosen Eventbrite, the world's largest event technology platform, as its registration partner. With this partnership, VOLPI will use Eventbrite to handle registration for their new cycling tours in Italy and France.
VOLPI has been organizing cycle rides for the last 6 years, offering courses for all levels across the U.S. With the success of its national gran fondos, the organization is expanding overseas with a new event organization called Italy Cycling, which offers thirteen international cycling tours across Italy and France. Cycling tours are booming, with Europe and North America as the two leading destinations where cycling trips are sold, according to the 2014 Cycling Survey by the Adventure Travel Trade Association.
For cycling tours, road races, marathons, obstacle courses, and more, turn to Eventbrite for its innovative event technology solutions. For a full list of upcoming Italy Cycling tours, please visit www.italycycling.org and for more information on Eventbrite for endurance events, please visit www.eventbrite.com/endurance.
Eventbrite is the leading global event technology platform. The company has processed over $5 billion in gross ticket sales since inception and powers more than 2 million events around the world each year. Built with a focus on reliability and scale, the platform serves hundreds of thousands of event organizers, including Tough Mudder, Tribeca Film Festival, BottleRock, Maker Faire, Wanderlust, and many more. Organizers use Eventbrite to help boost ticket sales, promote and manage events, and analyze results across multiple sales channels: web, mobile, point-of-sale, and a growing distribution platform. Tens of millions of consumers also use Eventbrite every year to discover a variety of live experiences and get tickets on a safe, easy-to-use platform – from photography classes and obstacle runs to large concerts and festivals with tens of thousands of people. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company has a team presence in 8 countries and processes tickets in 180 countries. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global and T. Rowe Price. Learn more at www.eventbrite.com.
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Keith Urban Honors Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie [Watch]
Billy Dukes Published: December 2, 2022
Keith Urban called Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie the "maternal, soulful heartbeat" of the classic rock band before bursting into a three-song medley during a tour stop in Australia on Thursday (Dec. 1).
The country singer once again proved his depth of knowledge and ability to say and sing the proper things when an icon dies. Fans have noticed it, with several people thanking him on Instagram.
"Your tributes to musicians who pass over are all really great Keith," @bschultz11 says on Instagram. "So tasteful, respectful, showing deference and still with a sense of levity and humor, not too depressing."
After talking about how he grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac, Urban praised members Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and McVie. Then he performed parts of three songs: "Say You Love Me," "Everywhere" and "Songbird," which is up for a Grammy in 2023. Watch video here:
A photo of McVie was on the screen behind Urban as he paid tribute to her. This is hardly the first time on tour that he's adjusted his set list to recognize a great singer or songwriter. Earlier this fall, he paid tribute to Loretta Lynn with a short medley during a concert in Nashville. The Speed of Now tour has been unpredictable in ways funny, sweet and bittersweet.
Thursday's concert took place in Gold Coast, Australia. Urban has shows scheduled in his homeland through the end of the year.
McVie died at age 79 on Nov. 30 after a short illness. The news was shared at her personal Instagram page, and almost immediately re-posted by fans, friends and her fellow bandmates. Stevie Nicks revealed she had just learned that her best friend was ill days earlier, and then shared lyrics to a song she wished she'd gotten to sing to her.
On Thursday, Buckingham also turned to social media to express his grief. An official statement from Fleetwood Mac called McVie "one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure."
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In 1998 we were awarded the concession to manage the Maritime Passenger Station of the Port of Rio de Janeiro, main entrance of international tourism in Brazil, and has an area of 40,000 square meters in the surroundings. After taking over the area, we spent long years investing in the restoration, improvement and maintenance for us to have today what you know: Pier Mauá! Our International Cruise Terminal along these years has been beating records, as in Carnival 2016, when we received 11 simultaneous ships; and for seven years we have been awarded by Travel Weekly, important tourism industry publication, in the category "Best Cruise Port in South America" (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016).
In addition to managing the Cruise Port of Rio, Pier Mauá also operates in the segment of parties and events by allocating their spaces for holding the most exciting events of the town, such as Rio Gastronomia, Veste Rio, Mondial de La Biere, ArtRio and many others!
Além de administrar o Porto de Cruzeiros do Rio, o Pier Mauá atua também no segmento de festas e eventos, alocando seus espaços para realização dos mais badalados eventos da cidade, como Rio Gastronomia, Veste Rio, Mondial de La Biere, ArtRio e muitos outros!
The company started operating in the event area in 2007 after the commencement of the restoration works of its warehouses, which have transformed the Pier Maua into the most noble and versatile area for conferences, concerts and a variety of artistic and cultural events of the country. There are 3.500 m² allowing the circulation of 10 thousand people a day at a large scale event, with the privileged view of Guanabara Bay.
Pioneer in the revitalization of the Rio de Janeiro port area, Pier Mauá launches the look into the future with the purpose of integrating the port to the city – in line with "Porto Maravilha", a project of the City Government.Soon we will have more news to explore there. According to the president of the Pier Mauá, Luis Cerqueira, "the team is working hard to guarantee the dream of the Project City Port, which aims to bring Carioca people and tourists to enjoy the areas the nearest the sea. Soon this dream will come true and will help to keep alive the historical importance of the port area."
CHECK WHAT HAS CHANGED IN HERE…
INVESTIMOS EM MELHORIAS NO ENTORNO
Surrounding record before the renovation and improvement works
OBRAS NO ENTORNO
PRIMEIRAS OBRAS DE RESTAURAÇÃO DOS ARMAZÉNS
OBRAS DE RESTAURAÇÃO NOS ARMAZÉNS
OBRAS DE RESTAURAÇÃO DOS ARMAZÉNS
RESTAURANDO O ARMAZÉM 2
INAUGURAÇÃO DO ARMAZÉM 2
RESTAURANDO OS ARMAZÉNS 3 E 4
INAUGURAÇÃO DOS ARMAZÉNS 3 E 4
In addition to renovated one by outside, its internal structure has been preserved, and improvements such as marble flooring and installation of air conditioners were made to make the Warehouses ideal spaces for large and important events in Rio de Janeiro.
WAREHOUSES IN FULL OPERATION
We got the big event Rio +20
We got events Boat Show and Fashion Rio
URBANIZAÇÃO DAS PRAÇAS ENTRE OS ARMAZÉNS
DEMOLIÇÃO DA PERIMETRAL
DEMOLIÇÃO DOS ANEXOS 4 E 5
INSTALAÇÃO DA REDE DE ÁGUA E ESGOTO
PONTO DE ENCONTRO NA OLIMPÍADA…
Pier Mauá was the main meeting point for Rio 2016 Olympics Games. Our warehouses 1 and 2 hosted Brazil House, in Warehouse 3 was the Coca-Cola space and in our international cruise ship terminal in the NBA was moored with all its athletes and coaches.
VLT IN OPERATION
With the opening of the Light Rail Vehicle, the famous VLT, access to Pier Mauá without car became even easier and more convenient! What contributed so that more producers can seek our spaces to organize their major events in the Wonderful City.
THE MAIN EVENTS IN THE RIO
Rio Gastronomia, Veste Rio, Mondial de La Biere and other great events happened here at Pier Mauá.
RESTORATION AND ILLUMINATION OF 2 HISTORICAL CRANES
In April 2017, two cranes were reopened dated 1968 recently restored which further embellish the place. Listed by the local government, by integrating them into Port Warehouses, the equipment received special treatment from the Concessionaire. The lighting project signed by designer Mônica Luz Lobo won two awards (Darc Awards 2017 in the category Structures Low Budget and also the Awards Darc of Darcs) of global scope, of magazine Mondo Arc, one of the most read and respected lighting design publications in the world.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP
In parallel to the renovation and improvement works carried out in the area in which we manage, we also took care of establishing a relationship with our audience: Carioca people and tourists who go to the region of the Rio Port in particular the community that works and/or lives in Porto Maravilha. Having more than 80,000 Facebook fans and 13,000 on Instagram, Pier Mauá keeps its communication channels always current and active at interacting with and serving the audience by informing the news, events and cool programs that happen here and around!
INAUGURATED THE YOUTUBE SPACE RIO
In August 2017, YouTube Space Rio was opened in Warehouse 1 of Mauá Pier presented as the ''most modern in the world.''
LAUNCH OF APP PIER MAUÁ
We recently invested in developing an application that assists tourists and Carioca people to explore Rio de Janeiro in the best possible way. Having more than 40 tourist attractions of the city registered, the Pier Mauá app offers relevant information about the location, opening hours, contact details, distance, means of transport, itinerary time, useful telephone numbers. The app is now available in the App store and Google Play, just search ``Pier Mauá`` is fast and super slim! When you want to explore Rio, try it! ; )
AFTER 20 YEARS IT ALL BEGAN…
We can say that it was worth every effort invested! We currently have every area that we have been granted (Touring Building, Mauá Space, 5 Warehouses that we manage and the external annexe, where we have the mural of Kobra) renovated and improved inside and out.
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Fireworks Magazine Online 80 - Interview with Michael Monroe
Interview by Dawn Osborne
The man that is the human dynamo on stage, Michael Monroe, releases the first 'Best Of' featuring songs from his illustrious solo career. One thing is immediately clear ̶ there is much more to this charming vocalist than the songs of his former band, the legendary Hanoi Rocks.
Your newest albums have been some of your strongest releases ever, so you certainly haven't run out of ideas. Why did you choose to bring out this retrospective compilation in 2017?
Because it's been thirty years since my first solo album came out. 'Nights Are So Long' was released in '87/'88 and there's never been a Michael Monroe compilation album. The Demolition 23 album has been out of print since it came out in 1994, so that hasn't been available and there are four songs from that on this new release. I think it was a good time to put together this collection of songs summing up my career, the old part on the first CD and the newer period on the second, while also including bonus and previously unreleased tracks. There are at least four previously completely unreleased songs and very rare tracks like the Stiv Bators duet 'It's A Lie' which was only out previously as a bonus track on album 'Peace Of Mind' in 1999 in Germany and America. There are completely unreleased outtakes from the last album 'Blackout States', 'Fist Fulla Dynamite' and 'Simpletown'.
'Get On' was a Japan only bonus track on 'Horns And Halos'. It's by a Finnish band the Hurriganes, who were originally the baddest ass Rock band in the 70s. In '74 they put out this album 'Roadrunner' which had some killer stuff and this song 'Get On'. Their guitar player Albert Jarvinen is dead now but he was one of the best Rock n' Roll guitar players of all time and there's incredible playing from him on the original. 'Get On' is like a national anthem in Finland and so we covered it and are releasing it now. Then there's our new single 'One Foot Outta The Grave' on this record. We're gonna make a video for that song next week. Cheryl Cooper was in our last video for 'Going Down With The Ship' in her nurse outfit. We were at Alice's show in Swindon and we were doing the splits together so Rich Jones got it on video ̶ it's just for a few seconds. So that was a great honour... I asked her permission, of course.
'Dead, Jail Or Rock n' Roll' is probably the finest Rock n Roll anthem you've ever written; I think it's got a great timeless quality. Are you happy that songs you wrote thirty years ago still sound fresh and exciting to a new generation?
Yeah, I'm very happy about that. The test of time is the ultimate test. If something sounds as good and fresh as it did when it came out thirty years previously, that's the best you can hope for, it's great!
Axl Rose was on the video for 'Dead, Jail Or Rock n' Roll' and there's another Guns N' Roses connection with the new album. Tell us about that...
Oh yeah, Slash was doing 'Magic Carpet Ride' for the Coneheads movie soundtrack and he asked me to sing on it. I had a new arrangement idea for it, so we tried that too and we decided to do two versions. The new arrangement ended up on the movie soundtrack, but the other version, closer to the original, never came out anywhere and I had kept the tape for all these years to myself and I never played it to anybody except some close friends. So when this compilation album time came I was thinking about what I could use for bonus tracks for it and I remembered that song and that version. I emailed Slash and said it would be a shame if that never came out in any shape or form and I thought, "It's probably gonna be impossible to get this. It's too much trouble and it's probably gonna involve all these lawyers and lots of money", but Slash is the coolest, the biggest heart in Rock, the sweetest guy. He said, "Hey man, all you have to worry about is paying the songwriters for the publishing. You can use it.' I said, "God Bless you, thank you, I love you." What a guy! Like I remember similarly when we did 'Ain't It Fun', the Stiv Bators song, as a duet when Axel wanted to do that. It was so cool to have Stiv's name on that Guns N' Roses album. I didn't want anything for that song. I said if you can just have 'In memory of Stiv Bators' on the album, I'm happy.
Stiv's so important to you, because you were looking at a cover of a Stiv Bator's album when you had a spiritual experience that inspired you to be a vocalist in the first place. What's the background to the duet you do with him on the album, 'It's A Lie'?
'It's A Lie' is a song by Jimmy Zero, the other guitar player in the Dead Boys. Stiv had the demo that he played to me and Andy (McCoy) and he offered it to Hanoi Rocks, but Andy said no, so Hanoi never did that, but when I moved in with Stiv in '85 and Hanoi was breaking up, CBS asked me to make some demos for them to decide if they wanted to keep me as a solo artist [Hanoi was signed to CBS worldwide] and 'It's A Lie' was one of the demos we made back then at Redwood Studios in London. As we were doing it Stiv realised the lyrics were really about him leaving the Dead Boys. So that tape was magical and when we sang it together in the studio you can't really separate which is which voice. I'm singing the lead at first, but when Stiv comes in he continues with the lead, so I'm going up in harmony then and it's hard for even me sometimes to tell who is who. The version on 'Nights Are So Long' is not nearly as good as this one on the new compilation.
Demolition 23 had some great songs, in fact you almost play as many of those in your live set now as you do Hanoi songs. Why have you included four Demolition 23 songs on the album, but no Hanoi Rocks?
Obviously no Hanoi Rocks because this is my solo career, nothing to do with Hanoi in that sense. Demolition 23 is one of the greatest records of my solo career and it's also for Stiv Bators. When Stiv died I sat down and wrote the lyrics to 'Deadtime Stories' which have about fifteen Stiv song titles in them as a tribute thing, like Stiv did for the Dolls on the first Lords of the New Church album, 'Little Boys Play With Dolls'. Also I had those chords when I was living with Stiv and he started humming the melody back then, so when I heard he was dead I sat down and started playing that song. So it's important to me to have that track on the record. 'Crucified Me', 'Hammersmith' and 'Nothing's Alright' just had to be there too.
The record is a double album and the fact that most of the material is from after 2010 shows the strength of your new material. Songs like '78' and the 'Ballad Of The Lower East Side' are just as good, if not better, than your stuff from Hanoi Rocks.
Yay, thank you, great! That's nice to hear.
I love the Pink Gibson guitar work on 'Stranded'. What's your favourite guitar work on the album?
I think my current guitar players. Steve Conte is an incredible, exceptional guitar player. So is Rich Jones, so was Dregen, so was Ginger ... that's some of the greatest stuff, and Phil Grande, who played on the 'Not Fakin' It' album and plays on 'Dead Jail Or Rock n' Roll' ̶ there's a guy who really was amazing. I remember when that album came out, Slash pointed and asked, 'Who's playing the guitar on that record? That's killer guitar!' Phil was really something else. He came out with the line 'Rock like Fuck', he said it in the studio. I said, "Wow, that's my slogan from now on." And of course Jay Henning, God rest his soul, from Demolition 23. He was really special. It's a big shame he's not with us anymore.
You've had some real characters in the band. You mentioned Ginger and Dregen. Is it ever exhausting being a leader of a box of frogs?
No, it's a challenge. Most people would tell me Ginger would be hard to work with. Even Lemmy asked, 'How are you holding up with that guy?' and I said 'Fucking great! He calms me down. He has a calming effect on me.' And actually he does, I love the guy! He's a sweetheart and we get on great. There was no problem, no craziness ... so I have an effect on people. I influence people in a different way. It's what you put out comes back.
What do you hope somebody new to your work will get out of 'Best Of'?
I hope they will get what I do in terms of music and lyrics, what I have to offer and I hope they can relate and feel the joy of Rock n' Roll when they hear these songs. It's a good sample of everything I've done in my solo career, a good presentation of what I do. I hope they'll get the vibe and feel.
Looking at the Compilation what do you think are the musical influences that have stayed with you and which are most obvious in your work?
Little Richard, Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper ... so many. Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Mott the Hoople, The Faces, punk stuff, the Ruts, the Damned, the Pistols, Iggy Pop, Nazareth, Black Sabbath, Stiv Bators, Dead Boys, Motorhead, UK Subs, Dave Edmunds, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, ZZ Top, blues, reggae...
When you get compliments about your music, whose comments mean the most to you and why?
People who understand my music: musicians, fans, those who are aware of most of my work and know other people's work and points of comparison, friends I trust and people I know. That's usually where I get the best ideas of what I'm doing. If I ask for opinions when I'm in the process of working, I always ask certain people and it's not necessarily what they say that will make me do what they think is best, but I know how they think and that helps me make up my mind what I'm actually gonna do.
How would you like to be remembered?
As someone who never sold their soul, who maintained their integrity, who went all out, did authentic Rock n' Roll, no compromise and somebody who had a good heart and was a good person. I never hurt anybody, at least on purpose, and I'd like to be remembered as somebody that did something good with their life.


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Die Muttergottes-Rosenkranz-Kirche (slowenisch: Cerkev Matere božje roženvenske), kurz Rosenkranzkirche (Rožnovenska cerkev) ist eine römisch-katholische Kirche vom Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts im historischen Zentrum der Stadt Kranj in Oberkrain (Slowenien).

Geschichte
Die Kirche wurde im ersten Jahrzehnt des 16. Jahrhunderts im Stil der Spätgotik über einem ehemaligen Stadttor errichtet und war nach der Reformation zeitweise Gebetsraum für die evangelische Gemeinde. In der Krypta befinden sich in erster Linie die Gräber der Adligen aus dem benachbarten Schloss Khislstein.

In den Jahren 1954 und 1955 wurde die Umgebung der Kirche vom slowenischen Architekten Jože Plečnik neu gestaltet und der Kirche eine Steintreppe, ein Brunnen und Arkaden hinzugefügt.

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Kirchengebäude in Slowenien
Kranj
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Bauwerk in Kranj
Gotisches Bauwerk in Slowenien
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One of the things I love most about Summer drawing near is that the evenings are getting longer which allows for more time to entertain and enjoy company. I recently attended the Sinclair and Moore event design workshop and I wanted to take what I learned and put together a special tablescape and flower arrangement for my husband and I to enjoy for a Summer evening in.
My inspiration came from the first crop of beautiful peaches, nectarines and lemons that we had in our kitchen. I couldn't pass up an opportunity to include them in the design. They also inspired the colorscheme for the flowers. I included lots of whites and greens accented with yellow and coral colored tulips which gave the table a nice cohesive look. I kept the linens light with a simple blue striped table runner, crisp white linen napkins and an off-white linen pouch for our silverware.
Keeping the table design simple yet elegant allowed for casual conversation to linger over our wine and enjoy a nice meal together. It also reminded us of our trip to France last year where we were so inspired by the decor and the amazing food and wine there.
My favorite nights with my husband are when we are simply at home together, enjoying a nice meal. I look forward to many more of these Summer evenings ahead!


Not that any of the trendy fashionistas sporting kuffiyeh's would care - the palestinians are being slaughtered in Gaza.
Btw Posh, There is a concert for Marcel Khalifeh on the 25th of this month in London. You can still get tickets if you want. Let me know.
Enjoy it and come back with pics.
Actually, I am still contemplating it. I should know soon. I went to the website and the 40 pound tickets are sold out but the other two are still available.
Yallah let me know, it'll be nice to meet you as well. About that coffee, I just might take you up on that offer whenever you're free. I'm based near central London.
Unfortunately, I don't think I will be attending the concert. Enjoy it and please come back with pictures. And we should definitely meet soon. I'll let you know then we could arrange it.
ISLAMOfashion -- a hilarious mock-umentary KABOBfest.com created about the kuffiyeh kraze. You've got to check it out!


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Q: How to derive the sample size $n$ to achieve $P(\text{type 2 error}) = \beta$ for a two-tailed test? Consider testing $H_0 : \mu = \mu_0$ vs $H_a : \mu \neq \mu_0$ at level $\alpha$. We then wish to control for the type II error, that is have $P(\text{type II error} \ | \ \mu = \mu_1) = \beta$ for a predetermined $\beta$
Assume $\bar{X}$ is approximately normal with mean $\mu$ and standard deviation $\sigma / \sqrt{n}$. Base a hypothesis test on the standardized variable $Z = \frac{\bar{X}-\mu_0}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}$, where $\bar{X} = \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n X_i$
Then the power function is
$\gamma(\mu) = P(\text{reject} \ H_0 \ | \ \mu)
= P(\frac{\bar{X}-\mu_0}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}} \geq -z_{\alpha/2} \ \text{or} \ \frac{\bar{X}-\mu_0}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}} \leq z_{\alpha/2} \ | \ \mu)$
$= P(\frac{\bar{X}-\mu_0}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}} \geq -z_{\alpha/2} \ | \ \mu) + P(\frac{\bar{X}-\mu_0}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}} \leq z_{\alpha/2} \ | \ \mu) = 1-\Phi(z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}) + \Phi(-z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}})$
where we have solved the inequalities for $\bar{X}$ and restandardized with $\mu_1$.
Then, for $\mu_1 \neq \mu_0$,
$P(\text{type II error} \ | \ \mu=\mu_1) = P(\text{don't reject} \ H_0 \ | \ \mu=\mu_1)$
$=1 - P(\text{reject} \ H_0 \ | \ \mu=\mu_1) = 1 - (1-\Phi(z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu_1}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}) + \Phi(-z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu_1}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}))$
$= \Phi(z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu_1}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}) + \Phi(-z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu_1}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}})$
$ = \beta$
How to solve this for $n$? The answer is supposed to be $n = \bigg(\frac{\sigma (z_{\alpha/2} + z_{\beta})}{\mu_0 - \mu_1}\bigg)^2$ (see Devore & Berk, Modern Mathematical Statistics with Applications, 2012: page 441)
Sidenote: The way I solved it in the one-tailed case was simply by doing
$\Phi(z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu_1}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}) = \beta$
$\Phi^{-1}\Phi(z_{\alpha/2} + \frac{\mu_0-\mu_1}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}) = \Phi^{-1}\beta = -z_\beta$, etc

A: The approximated solution can be derived as below.
\begin{align*}
& {\qquad}
1-\beta
=
\gamma(\mu) \\
& {\qquad}
=
1 +
\Phi
\left(
k-z_{\alpha/2}
\right)
-
\Phi
\left(
k+z_{\alpha/2}
\right),
\quad \mbox{where} \quad
k := \frac{\mu_0-\mu}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}} \\
& {\qquad} =
P(Z \ge z_{\alpha/2}-|k|) + P(Z \ge z_{\alpha/2}+|k|) \\
\Rightarrow & {\qquad}
1-\beta \approx P(Z \ge z_{\alpha/2}-|k|),
\quad \mbox{assuming} \quad P(Z \ge z_{\alpha/2}+|k|) \approx 0 \\
\iff & {\qquad}
z_{1-\beta} \approx z_{\alpha/2}-|k| \\
\iff & {\quad}
-z_{\beta} \approx z_{\alpha/2}-|k| \\
\iff & {\quad}
|k| \approx  z_{\alpha/2}+z_{\beta},
\end{align*}
this gives
$$
n \approx
\left[
\frac{\sigma(z_{\beta} + z_{\alpha/2})}
{\mu_0-\mu}
\right]^2,
$$
as desired.

A: It is helpful to perform the calculation for a specific set of parameters.  Let's choose $\mu_0 = 0$ and $\mu_1 = 1$, with $\sigma = 1$.  Moreover, let $\alpha = 0.05$.  We wish to find $n$ such that the test has power $1 - \beta = 0.9$.  For the two-sided hypothesis $$H_0 : \mu = \mu_0 \quad \text{vs.} \quad H_a : \mu \ne \mu_0$$ the test statistic $$Z = \frac{\bar X - \mu_0}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}} = \bar X \sqrt{n}$$ will result in rejection of $H_0$ in favor of $H_a$ if $$|Z| > z_{\alpha/2}^* \approx 1.96,$$ where I have used the asterisk to indicate the quantile is the upper, rather than lower quantile.  Therefore, failure to reject $H_0$ when $H_1 : \mu = \mu_1$ is true, is $$\beta = \Pr[|Z| \le z_{\alpha/2}^* \mid \mu = \mu_1] = \Pr[-1.96 \le \bar X\sqrt{n} \le 1.96 \mid \mu = \mu_1] = 0.1.$$  Since $$\bar X \sqrt{n} \mid H_1 \sim \operatorname{Normal}(\mu = \sqrt{n}, \sigma = 1),$$ it follows that we want to find the smallest positive integer $n$ such that $$\Pr[-1.96 - \sqrt{n} \le Z \le 1.96 - \sqrt{n}] \le 0.1$$ in order for the test to have Type II error control at level $\beta$.  This is where you get stuck, because changing $n$ changes both endpoints of the inequality, so finding an inverse function is not tractable.  But if we observe that the lower endpoint is already very far to the left--that is to say, $\Pr[Z < -1.96 - \sqrt{n}] \approx 0$ for any reasonable choice of positive integer $n$--then, we can ignore this condition and invert $$\Pr[Z \le 1.96 - \sqrt{n}] \le 0.1$$ to get $$1.96 - \sqrt{n} \le z_\beta = z_{0.1} \approx -1.282.$$  Consequently $$n \ge 10.5106,$$ which rounded up yields $n = 11$.  The ignored tail probability is $$\Pr[Z \le -1.96 - \sqrt{10.5106}] = \Phi(-5.202) \approx 9.86 \times 10^{-8}.$$  Using a computer, we can numerically solve for the precise $n$ that meets the two-sided inequality:  $$n \approx 10.50741940969075474768$$ to 20 decimal places.  But this is effectively unnecessary since this $n$ is always less than the $n$ obtained by ignoring the smaller tail, since doing so means that a larger $n$ must be chosen to ensure Type II error control.
Now that we understand this numeric example, it is not too hard to revisit the general case, being careful to correctly identify which tail probability is smaller.

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Scroll down here to read the WALKER ancestry, or see the WALKER ancestry post on my blog.
See blog articles tagged WALKER.
The WALKER family lived and farmed in Kirkliston parish, West Lothian. The first records place them at "Puncheonlaw", N.E. of the village, towards Carlowrie, from 1728. In 1745 they moved S.W. to Hiddlefaulds (or Hiddlefolds). They also had connections at this time to Overtoun farm (or Overton), in Kirknewton, Mid Lothian. During the 1800s they combined the farm at Hiddlefaulds with its neighbour, Kilpunt (or Kilpont), which the family moved to in the 1840s. From here the family moved down to Hertfordshire in 1898. You can read the WALKER family history HERE.
BARRON (or BARON) family; lived at "Clay-Walls" (or Kershall) near Gogar in Corstorphine parish, Mid Lothian. They may be related to the BARONs of Preston (near Linlithgow), who's details you can find HERE.
JOHNSTON family; lived at Bathgate, West Lothian. The earliest generations (traced back to 1692) were farmers at East Mains of Ballencrieff, Dykeside, and Nethermuir, near Bathgate. Subsequent generations of the JOHNSTON family were involved in banking in Bathgate, and in printing & publishing in Falkirk. I have a printed family tree "of the JOHNSTON family, Bathgate" – compiled by Alexander A. CUTHBERT. I believe this tree dates to around 1906 (the last date on the tree). Details of this JOHNSTON family tree are HERE.
Also; FLINT, MAIR, NEIL, SMITH, WEIR & YOUNG.
Ballencrieff, Dykeside, & Neithermuir farms, near Bathgate, West Lothian.
Hiddlefaulds (or Hiddlefolds), & Kilpunt (or Kilpont) farms, Kirkliston, W.Lothian.
Overtoun (or Overton) farm, in Kirknewton, Mid Lothian.
[-v-][ William WALKER, b. cir 1694, d. 01/01/1768, Kirkliston, m. 14/06/1728, Kirkliston/Corstorphine.
[-v-][ Elizabeth BARRON (or BARON), b. ???, d. ???
[-iii-][ John WALKER, b. 13/01/1772, Kirkliston, d. ??/08/1840, m. ??/05/1816, ?.
-v-[ John FLINT, b. ?, d. ?, m. ?.
[-iv-][ Janet FLINT, b. 1739, d. 12/12/1817, Kirkliston.
-v-[ Marian MURKEL, b. ?, d. ?.
[-ii-][ James WALKER, b. 24/01/1818, Kirkliston, W.Lothian, d. 06/05/1881, Broxburn, W.Lothian, m. 23/02/1847, Bathgate, W.Lothian.
[-iii-][ John JOHNSTON, b. 25/09/1786, d. 09/05/1872, ?, m. ???
[-ii-][ Margaret JOHNSTON, b. circa 1818, d. 15/09/1890, ?
[-iii-][ Margaret YOUNG, b. abt 1794, d. 29/06/1878, ?
[-v-][ Alexander SMITH, b. ???, d. ???, m. 03/12/1750, Muiravonside, Stirling.
[-v-][ Mary FISHER, b. ???, d. ???
Old WALKER family papers – which I have been posting images and transcriptions of, onto aFamilyHistoryBlog. These papers include Wills, a marriage contract, tenancy agreements, etc.
Falkirk Archives hold a collection of legal papers about Patrick MAIR, his brother Thomas MAIR, and some of Patrick's descendants – mainly the RANKINEs, through one of Patrick's daughters; Isabel(la). The Falkirk Archives' description of the "Mair and Rankine family papers" says quite a lot about Patrick MAIR and his family, and the archives' "finding aid (no.33)" (PDF file) also give a brief description of each document that the archive holds about the family. Both of these pieces are interesting to read through. (I found this in Dec. 2016).
Old newspaper articles from the "Falkirk Herald", available through the British Newspaper Archive. The Falkirk Herald was the first newspaper to be owned by the Johnston Press; the printing business established by Patrick MAIR and Thomas JOHNSTON, and continued by some of Thomas' descendants. In Dec. 2016, I found articles of interest, about Patrick MAIR, and Thomas JOHNSTON, printed on 3 different occasions in the Falkirk Herald. See Blog Posts; Part 1, and Part 2.
The first thing i am trying to find is which Walker family we are from, the second which clan we are a sept of.
You will have seen that I have a connection to Bathgate through the Johnston family; James Walker married Margaret Johnston, at Bathgate, in 1847. But my Walker line has no earlier connection (that I know of) to Bathgate!
I have a copy of a tree of Walker families from Corstorphine, going back to the early 1600's, compiled around 2002 by a Norman Walker from Victoria, Australia, using parish registers and census records. I suspect that my Walker family connects back into part of this tree. But I can't prove it!


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SAGA Council decisions
I'm pleased to announce a few decisions taken by the SAGA council:
1. SAGA is accepting the offer to join the South African Go Clubs website
run by Steve Kroon (that's _this_ website). The official SAGA website will continue to exist,
but the most up-to-date information will be here. (Those familiar with the website will know
that Steve has already been hosting SAGA information – the difference
is that SAGA will now actively be posting its news here as well.)
2. You may be aware that the Western Cape rating system, which has been
providing regional ratings updated on a weekly basis, has now been
extended to include the Johannesburg and Pretoria Clubs, and renamed
the South African Go Clubs (SAGC) Rating System. SAGA has taken a
policy decision to merge the official SAGA ratings with this system, so
that official ratings will soon be available on a weekly basis (watch
this space).
3. SAGA will be creating a new set of internet tournaments, which will be
official events on the South African go calender. Details to be
announced as they become available.
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I'm curious about the meaning of "SAGA has taken a policy decision to merge the official SAGA ratings with this system", as I'm updating the page explaining how the SAGC rating system works, including adding a sentence to the "history". I guess I'll just exercise patience, see what happens, and update the page when appropriate.
September 23rd, 2005 at 4:12 pm
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Cafesjian Center for the Arts features a selection of Swarovski Crystal Palace chandeliers, designed by Vincent Van Duysen, Tord Boontje, Georg Baldele, Michael Anastassiades and Diller Scofido + Renfro Studio.
Swarovski Crystal Palace is a revolutionary project that has aimed to create signature interpretations of light and design using the emotive medium of cut crystal. Whilst celebrating and reinterpreting the rich traditions of the chandelier, Swarovski Crystal Palace has broken barriers, played with the rules and opened a new chapter in the history of lighting, art and design. Swarovski Crystal Palace has worked with some of the world's foremost and collectable designers.
Designed by Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen for Swarovski's Crystal Palace series in 2003, the Cascade chandelier is a stunning work in the collection. Vincent Van Duysen's aesthetic is characterized by a mixture of simplicity and sensuality and a preference for primary forms and compact volumes.
Blossom is a delicate chandelier of twisted bejeweled blossoming branches inspired by Netherlander designer Tord Boontje's interpretation of nature and the emotional qualities of Swarovski crystal. His work places equal emphasis on emotion and design, drawing on the belief that modernism does not mean minimalism and that contemporary design need not forsake tradition and that technology does not abandon people and senses.
Part of the original Swarovski Crystal Palace collection in 2002, George Baldele's Glitterbox chandelier is a timeless and distinctive design. Baldele describes the design as a huge block of ice, floating in the air, glittering from inside and out. Glitterbox is available in several sizes as horizontal and vertical chandeliers.
Inspired by the destructive power of tornados, Michael Anastassiades has constructed dynamically brilliant vortices for Tulsa 2, using Swarovski crystals to create a sense of the interplay between light and wind.


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Q: Symfony3 Highcharts pie chart blank I started with Highcharts today in a symfony3 project and have the line charts working great. I'm having trouble rendering a pie chart and I'm beating my head on the wall trying to figure out why it's not working.
I can reproduce the basic pie chart (like this one) if I render directly in javascript in my twig template, and it looks as expected. BUT if I try to render from my controller I get a blank image where the pie chart should be. My chart title is there so I know I'm rendering to the correct div. But the chart is blank. I've even tried very simple data structures (like an array of numbers as suggested by the docs) with no luck. This must be something simple. Help!
My controller:
public function piechartAction()
{
    $data = [["name"=> 'Microsoft Internet Explorer', "y"=> 56.33],
        ["name"=> 'Chrome', "data"=> 24.03],
        ["name"=> 'Firefox', "y"=> 10.38],
        ["name"=> 'Safari', "y"=> 4.77],
        ["name"=> 'Opera', "y"=> 0.91],
        ["name"=> 'Proprietary or Undetectable', "y"=> 0.2]];

    $ob = new Highchart();
    $ob->chart->renderTo('container');
    $ob->chart->type('pie');
    $ob->title->text('My Pie Chart');
    $ob->series(array("data"=>$data));

    return $this->render('dashboard/test.html.twig', [
        'mypiechart' => $ob
    ]);
}

And my twig template:
{% extends 'base.html.twig' %}

{% block javascripts %}
    {{ parent() }}

{% endblock %}

{% block body %}

{% endblock %}

A: I solved this. For anyone looking in the future, here's what I had wrong:
My setting of series data was not the correct format.
Here's my new (working) controller:
public function piechartAction()
{
    $data = [
        ['Microsoft Internet Explorer', 56.33],
        ['Chrome', 24.03],
        ['Firefox', 10.38],
        ['Safari', 4.77],
        ['Opera', 0.91],
        ['Proprietary or Undetectable', 0.2]
    ];

    $ob = new Highchart();
    $ob->chart->renderTo('container');
    $ob->chart->type('pie');
    $ob->title->text('My Pie Chart');
    $ob->series(array(array("data"=>$data)));

    return $this->render('dashboard/test.html.twig', [
        'mypiechart' => $ob
    ]);
}

I found this by studying the "cookbook" associated with this bundle (here); there is a listing for a drill-down pie chart.