"shoot, twig or spray of a plant, shrub," c.1400, probably related to Old English spræc "shoot, twig," of obscure origin.
I do not call it a village or even an encampment, because it was only a wide glade in the forest, scattered with cooking-fire rings of blackened stones carelessly tossed together, and with sleeping furs spread over pallets stuffed with fir sprigs, and with various cookery implements and skins stretched on drying hoops and bits of harness, and with saying knives and brittling knives, and with the gnawed bones and other remains of past meals.
Lying on the dry brown turf, he discovered sprigs of tiny purple milkwort and pink spots of lousewort.
Nay walked down toward Rounce, then veered off and snapped a sprig off a low bush.
Attired in a figured sarsenet of white ground with small sprigs of pink color and wrapped in the very latest thing in cloaks -- fine Bath coating, descending to the feet, with a large military cape and hood -- and with a shade bonnet of fine brown cane with a high crown of brown satin, ornamented with chenille and velvet flowers perched on her head, Emily tripped lightly down the stairs to where her husband was waiting in his traveling carriage.
Blow, flute, and stir the stiff-set sprigs, And scirrhous roots and tendons.
They will not be serviceless in their admonitions to your understanding, and they will so contrive to reconcile with it the natural caperings of the wayward young sprig Conduct, that the latter, who commonly learns to walk upright and straight from nothing softer than raps of a bludgeon on his crown, shall foot soberly, appearing at least wary of dangerous corners.
Through the open window she caught a glimpse of Miss Greenshaw in a puce-coloured sprigged print, bending over the rockery, weeding assiduously.
She followed his stare, glancing down at herself, simply clad in her sprigged cotton round gown.
A few sprigs of chives, chopped fine, are exceedingly palatable, sprinkled over a lettuce, endive, string-bean, or other bean salad.
Regan Paisley added the last sprig of star-shaped stephanotis to the bridal bouquet.
The conversation became at once professional after the briefest preliminaries, and he would stand twirling a sweet-scented sprig in his fingers, and make suggestive jokes, perhaps about her faith in a too persistent course of thoroughwort elixir, in which my landlady professed such firm belief as sometimes to endanger the life and usefulness of worthy neighbors.
The sprigs of mignonette and rosemary, with which the room was sprinkled every day, were unrenewed, and scented the gloom with close odours of decay.
Waiting a moment to get her breath, she made a hasty bouquet of some blue campanulas and sprigs of whortleberry and then sauntered down the path, a little flushed, a little untidy about the hair and wet about the shoes, but on the whole a creditable specimen of early-rising vigorous maidenhood.
The duarough produced tiny melons the size of fists, plump rosy appleberries, yellow rumroot wrapped in husks, shelled halver nuts and the great white mushrooms of which he was so fond, along with a sprig of withered, aromatic leaves.
With a gallant show of anticipation, a sprig of geranium in his lapel, he set out for the train on that fateful morning, while Little Arcady awaited his return with a cordial curiosity.


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8x CH, 1x RU CH, DC, AFC
Shady's Tia Maria
DOB: 2000-07-02
AKC: SN75276506, FDSB: 1515367
Sire: NFC DC AFC Tequila's Joker HOF
Dam: FC AFC Shady's Chik-N-Little HOF
Color: White & Orange
Breeder: Marilynne & Clem Little
Owner: Marilynne & Clem Little
Shady's Tia Maria was one of those "once in a lifetime dogs" that everyone dreams of owning. Clem and Marilynne Little consider themselves blessed to have had the opportunity to run and play with her during her short life. She began her career in the Northwest and was ultimately campaigned all over the United States on all kinds of terrain and game in 17 states.
Tia set her own standard by completing her field championship at 18 months of age, winning the 2002 Western All Age Futurity at 19 months, winning her first ABC Chukar Classic/Championship at 21 months of age, and becoming the youngest Dual Champion on record in American Brittany Club history at 23 months of age. As her notoriety grew, so did her gallery, many wanting to see her classic point with head held high on wild or liberated birds. No matter who was handling (Pros Dave Walker, Jimmy Berneathy or her amateur owners), she always gave the impression that she was handling on a string between "10:00 – 2:00" whether it was running in the wide open spaces on the West Coast, the prairies of the Midwest, or the tight tree lines in the East.
After being named Runner-Up Champion in the 2004 ABC National Amateur All Age Championship, her crowning accomplishments were winning the 2006 ABC National Open All Age Championship and earning the prestigious Purina Dog of the Year Award in 2007. Tia has the distinct honor of being the third female Brittany in 29 years to earn this male dominated award. She was also awarded the 2004 & 2006 ABC Christy Feather Duster Award and placed 3rd in the 2008 ABC National Amateur All Age Championship. In 2008 she was awarded the prestigious Ruby Trimble Award at the Greater St. Louis BC trial and was inducted into the American Brittany Club Hall of Fame in 2014.
She was an 8x American Field Champion with 26 Hour wins, 16 of which were first place wins, 16 of the hours were Championships. She had an extraordinary percentage of finishing in first place. She placed first in a phenomenal 54 of her 105 AKC field placements!
Tia set several records during her career by winning the ABC Chukar Classic/Championship 3 times, winning the Western All Age Championship 2 times and becoming the youngest Dual Champion on record to date in American Brittany Club history. Tia's career was cut short when tragedy struck this great athlete in mid 2009 in the form of IMR (Immune Mediated Retinitis), a branch of SARDs (Sudden Acquired Retinal Deterioration) taking her sight in both eyes virtually overnight. She learned to live completely blind, understanding a vocabulary of 15+ words in a limited controlled environment for the last year of her life.
During her lifetime, Tia's owners kept her so busy working on her career, she was only bred once producing 8 puppies at the age of 3. Her first, second and third generation progeny have accumulated a total of 34 hour wins, 391 field placements, 9 FC and 5 AFC.
As dam: 4 hour wins, 108 AKC placements
1 RU American Field Champion(1 RU Championship)
2 Field Champions, 1 Amateur Field Champion
3 Field Winners
As grand-dam & great grand-dam: 30 hour wins, 283 AKC placements
3 RU American Field Championships
7 Field Champions, 4 Amateur Field Champions
12 Field Winners

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Бато муш (фр. Bateaux Mouches) су отворени излетнички чамци који посетиоцима Париза, који пружају поглед на град са реке Сене. Они такође раде на париским каналима као што је канал Сен-Мартен који је делимично подземни.

Термин је регистровани заштитни знак Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches, најпознатијег оператера чамаца у Паризу, коју је основао Жан Бруел (1917–2003); међутим, ова фраза, због успеха компаније, се генерално користи за све такве чамце који раде на реци унутар града. Bateaux Mouches се дословно преводи као "чамци за летење"; међутим, назив је настао зато што су се првобитно производили у бродоградилиштима која се налазе у области Лиона.

Историја
Реч bateau-mouche потиче од La Mouche, што је крајем 19. века било име области јужно од Лиона, на левој обали Роне. У La Mouche-у је 1860. године основано бродоградилиште, а чамци који су тамо изграђени звали су се Mouche 1, Mouche 2, Mouche 3, Les Mouches користили су се за превоз робе и путника на разним рекама и каналима у региону Лиона. Од децембра 1862. до 1913. године, " Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches" управљала је линијом за превоз путника са пет бродова.

Референце
Туристичке атракције у Паризу
Саобраћај у Паризу

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Vick wanted me to tell you he can't come today.
I'm here to protect Konstantinos.
Sylvan doesn't know the difference between geography and geology.
Everyone in the room turned to look at Sundaresan.
I'm not going to turn my back on Syun.
Israel has a beautiful car.
Brendan has braided his beard.
Ethan and Jordan are playing tag.
Louise wants to be a stuntman.
Phill knocked the vase off the table.
Lucius dropped by for a visit.
I could hardly refuse Shutoku's challenge.
Which one is Roxane's daughter?
Rodent and Sorrel named their daughter Alice.
Maybe Subra will go to Boston with Tobias.
Gale is sick in the hospital.
Nanda slept on the train.
Rahul asked us not to make any noise.
Neal usually gets home at 6:00.
Should I go talk to Tandy?
Triantaphyllos wondered why Connie wasn't happy.
I'll have a talk with Kimberly.
Rolfe said he was working on something important.
Shankar is the one who convinced Kimmo to help.
Micky handed Ti an official-looking sheet of paper.


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Justin's background and Go-Metro
Justin started his career wanting to build cities.
Every country gets to a point where roadbuilding doesn't help anymore.
Justin realised you can't build your way out of congestion and inefficient urban mobility.
Justin asked "where is the data" to plan big bus systems and large mobility investments, but there wasn't much data.
How can we improve the way we move?
GoMetro is a flexible mobility platform.
Justin explains their approach of Measure, Model, Manage, Move!
Kigali bus operations re-design & development of a business model
Justin explains the project scope and key objectives.
GoMetro Pro was used to collect data on ridership and behaviors, route by route.
Justin explains how the app operated to assist data collection for the project.
The data told them how the transport network is operating, where congestion points are and suddenly you can answer questions about the vehicles and network's optimisation. By solving this you can ask what the improvements available for the rider are.
GoMetro measures the data and the supply in a network, then unzip demand from supply. This enables redesign of operations.
Data helps answer thousands of questions!
In Kigali they redesigned 450 busses in fleet and 55 routes for optimisation.
This paved the way for a smarter contracting approach.
Major learning is once you collect enough data there's no other way of planning public transport.
African countries and where they stand in Readiness
South Africa is undoing errors of a decade or more of planning, implementing and then collecting data on bus and public transport networks.
Better approach would have been to collect data first, before investing and building.
Covid-19 and change in travel patterns are accelerating use of data to bring minibus taxis into formal public transport fold.
Different levels of readiness in African countries.
Need institutions, governance and capacity to implement plans before you can bring about massive change.
Justin explains the exciting work they are doing in Malawi, Kinshasa, Tanzania, Botswana and Lesotho.
Future cities should be people centric and not car centric.
Stakeholder collaboration
Public and private sector are two different worlds.
Private sector want to move quickly. Public sector doesn't want to get into trouble and need to consider all stakeholders.
The entire world wants to see Africa succeed.
For collecting data, planning, funding, building you can't do it without institutions, governance and capacity and this should be everyone's major focus.
Legislation Justin will change if he had the power
Need to price the social cost of cars much more closely to what they are.
Not a popular opinion but consider a carbon tax, vehicle surcharge tax, higher fuel level, bigger parking fees.
So that families don't own 4 cars and drive off in 4 directions every day.
Key future technologies
The relationship between personal information and privacy has changed.
Won't go back to a world where privacy is an absolute right.
Justin explains the pros and cons.
Collecting data will become even more critical to prepare for the future and what questions we might need answers to.
Cashless payment is going to accelerate.
About Justin Coetzee
Justin Coetzee is founder and CEO of GoMetro. Justin is a civil engineer by training, with a Masters Degree in Transportation Engineering. Justin has served as Project Director for a large number of public transport planning, optimization, and technology projects in cities of Africa and Latin America. He recently directed paratransit operations and service reform projects in Mitchell's Plain, South Africa; and Kigali, Rwanda; in close collaboration with political stakeholders. He has directed several large-scale mapping and integrated planning projects for informal minibus taxis in South Africa -- in Gauteng (Johannesburg-Pretoria), Cape Town, Bonjala, Mbombela, Polokwane, and Rustenberg. Justin also has directed a groundbreaking project with PRASA, South Africa's national rail agency, to provide real-time journey plans vis the GoMetro Move app, which has been downloaded by over 1 million commuters across seven cities. Currently, Justin is serving as project director for a groundbreaking 29-city Latin America Urban Mobility Observatory in collaboration with CAF and IADB. Supporting the above projects and others, Justin has led GoMetro as CEO to develop cutting-edge Big Data, passenger, and fleet management technology to support public agencies and operators. These products include the award-winning GoMetro Pro data collection app, GoMetro Move journey planning app, GoMetro Fleet software for fleet management, web and intercept survey software, USSD feedback technology, and user movement analytics. Justin's extensive experience in project management, technology product development, and leadership -- in collaboration with civic and political stakeholders in less developed countries -- make him a valuable addition to any urban mobility technology project.
About GoMetro
GoMetro is a leading international provider of mobility technology and planning solutions for public transport challenges. GoMetro delivers award-winning mobile technology, desktop applications, and expertise to support professional public transport data collection, planning insights, fleet management, and mobile technology.
Using data driven insights, GoMetro has advised cities such as Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tunis, Kigali and others on how to optimize their formal and informal transport services and has implemented its multi-modal commuter app to support millions of public transport trips across several South African cities.
GoMetro's end-to-end public transport technology and planning solutions help governments, transport authorities, county councils, transport operators and transport consultants. GoMetro experience has been that deliverables are mostly defined by the Client, with some input by our team where requested.
GoMetro South Africa is a BBBEE level 2 contributor company.
Website: http://www.getgometro.com/
Experiences from Moscow in digital transformation
Ilya Podorvanov is Business Manager for Africa at JSC Rosinfocominvest in Moscow Russia. He is responsible for Russia-Africa cooperation for National digital programs. He is experienced in smart city solutions / smart nation solutions, e-government solutions - digital education / educational programs, international funding in G2G, B2G national digital programs. We chat about his work, experiences from Moscow, his new vision and worst nightmare for future cities.
Leading the Green Recovery with Green Building Council South Africa
Lisa Reynolds is the Chief Executive Officer of the Green Building Council South Africa. We explore her background, how she is leading the GBCSA in challenging times, the Green Recovery and why it is important, trends and opportunities for cities, legislation she would change with her magic wand, the Green Building Convention 2020, advice for woman in the built environment and words of encouragement.
Informed Decision Making for Participatory Democracy
Richard Gevers is the Founder of Open Cities Lab, a civic technology lab with a focus on the development of open data for application to urban challenges operating within cities in Africa. We explore many projects they are involved in, overcoming the general 'fear of data', how to improve public-private sector collaboration on Open Data, and how cities may change over the next 5 years.
Understanding the Climate Finance Accelerator South Africa
The Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) directly responds to the urgency and scale of the climate crisis by supporting highly promising climate projects to become more bankable and appealing to investors, so that they can secure funding more readily. The CFA is part of the UK Government's efforts to help South Africa tackle climate change and support a just transition.


Sorry I was unable to post the past couple of weeks! I was on Spring Break and then had a very busy school schedule, but I am back!
For Spring Break my roommates and I went to Cancun for 5 days and 4 nights. Get ready to here about one of the best vacations I have ever been on! Our hotel, flight, and airport shuttle cost for two people came out to $635.
My roommates and I left Ft. Lauderdale International Airport around 10:35 AM and arrived in Cancun at 12:30 AM. The flight felt extremely short. Going through customs took up a little bit of our time, but not too much. When we got past customs we collected our bags and headed to our shuttle. WARNING: if you head to Cancun, be aware of the locals that will try to get you to purchase tourists tickets. The trick is to ignore everyone and walk out of the airport to the shuttle company. We booked our shuttle through Expedia with Super Shuttle. The ride was about 20 minutes from the airport to our hotel, The Grand Caribe Resort, and was great service. Staying at the Grand Caribe rewarded us access to their amenities and the amenities of the Royal Solaris, their sister hotel. The hotel is right next door. After checking in, everyone gets a wristband that you must keep on for your entire stay. Since check in started at 3 PM we decided to head down to one of their restaurants, Bogavante, for lunch. The menus for the restaurants on property change everyday, so you'll never eat the same dish twice. Bogavante become one of our favorites throughout the trip. Their menu was titled "Peninsular Flavors" that day for lunch. The beauty of "all-inclusive" is that you can order all the dishes if you wanted to just try a little bit of everything. I ordered the Atasta Soup and Iberic Fillet. The soup was alright, really not that great. The fish, on the other hand, was outstanding. All the flavors went so well together. I was so close to ordering a second plate of it.
We then spent the rest of the day exploring the hotel and tanning by the beach. The hotel has a pizza and sushi bar by the pool!
For dinner we ate at Las Fuentes. I really was not impressed with this restaurant. It's a buffet style every night, that night was Asian themed. The food was okay, really not that great. I, personally, would only recommend this place for breakfast. Don't waste a night eating dinner here. After our unsatisfying meal we spent the rest of the night dancing in the lobby area by the bar. There's a dance floor there and they had live music entertainment that night. It was honestly a lot of fun.
Day two in paradise did not start out so smoothly. We agreed to go to a time share meeting to receive a discount on a catamaran ride and a free trip to Tulum. They first took us to breakfast at Rosmarinus. This breakfast is buffet style, but is delicious. The views here are also gorgeous, especially early in the morning. Now, if you have two hours and thirty minutes to kill, do the time share. If you don't care about discounts and don't want to spend all that time listening to someone talk, do not do it. We did it because we are college students on a budget and jumped at the words "free" and "discount." It will take all that time and yes, it will be incredibly boring. So only do it if you'd really like those perks. We just relaxed for the the rest of the day until it was time to go clubbing.
WARNING: The clubs are going to be pricey to get into! I'm used to the clubs in Gainesville that are only $5-$10 cover, but in Cancun it ranged from $35-$80. This was also because it was during Spring Break. Still, be aware of this! The first night we spent $70 for entrance to Señor Frogs and La Vaquita. This price also included one-way transportation to the clubs and dinner. The dinner was at Señor Frogs and was pretty good. I ordered the chicken enchiladas, which were delicious. Club wise, Señor Frogs was not my thing. They had a glow party that night and I really didn't enjoy myself. La Vaquita was a lot of fun though. The music is a lot better and they have big screens that show the music videos for each song. It's a much more fun atmosphere in my opinion. If you're not a huge fan of crowds and get annoyed easily, don't go to Seńor Frogs. To get back to the resort we took the public bus that takes you down the strip. It's only $1 per person and is completely safe. Almost everyone on the bus was college students. The bus may also have entertainment, if you're lucky. Our bus had a fun guitar player playing requested songs and just having fun with everyone.
This day was our trip to Tulum. We hopped on a shuttle from our hotel and started on our way. Unfortunately, we got sucked into a tourist trap and were left in a jewelry store for an hour. None of us even cared to look around so we just waited outside for an hour until our shuttle returned. After that pit stop of annoyance we continue on our way to Tulum. When we finally arrived we ate at a restaurant called "El Crucero." It wasn't terrible. I ordered the shrimp tacos and they were pretty good. This lunch was not covered by the hotel, we had to pay it ourselves. The bathrooms here were disgusting. There is a Starbucks close by that has nicer bathrooms so if you ever end up here, just wait to use the other ones. When we finally arrived I wasn't really impressed. I have been to Chichen Itza before and that was breathe taking. Tulum, to me, was not as amazing. It also wasn't as well organized as Chichen Itza was. The beach at the bottom wasn't great either. The water was not as clear as the water by our resort. It was a free adventure, but not one I would take again. I would definitely visit Chichen Itza again, but not Tulum.
We relaxed for a bit when we got back from Tulum, then got ready for dinner. We had made dinner plans with some friends we made at the resort. Veneto was the destination for dinner that night. I ordered a cheese platter and salmon. Both were outstanding. I enjoyed every bite of my salmon. It was probably one of the best salmon I've ever had. For dessert our waitress brought out three different plates. I tried all of them and enjoyed them all. I wish I could remember what they were. After a fun night at dinner we called it a night and headed to bed.
Catamaran time! We paid $30 per person plus a $12 tax fee when we got there. The catamaran had unlimited drinks the entire time and played some awesome music. It took us to two parts of Islas Mujeres. One was a more tourist area where they had a lot of shops and the other was a private area owned by the catamaran company, Albatross. We had a buffer dinner included and the food was delicious. We spent about an hour and a half at each of the stops. This was a lot more fun than Tulum and definitely worth the money. I would do this again any day!
After a long day out, we rested then got ready for dinner. We went to our favorite place again Bogavante. I ordered a fish fillet that was to die for. I wish I would've taken a picture of it! Every type of seafood I had in Mexico was all around amazing and so fresh. I was never disappointed with their seafood.
Since it was our last night in Cancun, we just had to go out again. We paid $45 for entrance to La Vaquita. This price included all you can drink, which wasn't bad. The night was a lot of fun, better than the first time there. The cups that the drinks are served in are huge. You may not want to get all you can drink because of how big the cups are, but up to you! The difference between the prices was only $10. Our bus ride home didn't have entertainment this time around and we were all disappointed.
Side note: Room service came in clutch so much throughout the trip.
Last day in paradise. *Sigh* It was a sad time. We woke up, went to breakfast at Las Fuentes, then headed to the pool. After staying around the pool for a good amount of time we went to Bogavante for our last meal in Mexico. It was BBQ themed for lunch. I ordered the BBQ Pork Ribs, Jalapeño Peppers Filled with Cream Cheese, and the Caribbean Fish Filler. I wasn't a fan of the ribs, but the other two dishes were mouthwatering. I wish I could've ordered more of them, but I was too full. It was a tasty end to an amazing vacation.
Our shuttle came to pick us up two hours before our flight. Reminder: if you use Super Shuttle, you have to contact them 24 hours before your departure.
Overall the hotel was amazing and the trip was worth every penny! I could definitely see myself going back. I hope this helps you out if you're planning a trip to Cancun!


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02.09.22 War Drums: Getting Quietly Louder
Today was a fascinating day when the realization is starting to come over the Western powers that their threats and intimidation tactics may not work against a unified Sino-Russian strategic and economic bloc.
In fact, it may backfire spectacularly.
Cartoon via WSJ.com
The news of course starts in Europe and the UK Daily Mail never disappoints:
STEPHEN GLOVER: Vladimir Putin is a nasty piece of work. But forgive me for saying so, when it comes to Ukraine I think he's got a point
Needless to say he's as popular as a Boris Johnson Christmas drinking game during the lockdowns now as the warmongers will never approve of such commentary. Of course, there's more building evidence of things getting a little edgy:
Putin's superyacht is spotted 'fleeing' from German shipyard to avoid being impounded' by sanctions if Moscow invades Ukraine
And the propaganda thrown out by the British and US press is only going to get louder in the days to come. Then again, that doesn't mean the President of the United States is in any condition to do anything meaningful to prevent a potential major war on his watch:
White House Sends Kamala Harris to Europe to Lead on Ukraine Crisis
The same person who can't secure the US border is going to secure the Ukrainian border against Russia? Zelensky might as well surrender early and beat the rush.
In reality though, beyond the window dressing politics of Western political elites who are more than willing to sacrifice Ukrainian lives for their globalist ambitions (again), there are major military movements and events happening over the last 24 hours.
Noted military commentator on Russian affairs on Twitter, Rob Lee, posted the following this afternoon:
Needless to say, supplies are moving forward in a disturbing development indicating that the pre-conflict supply chain along with short range aviation is being moved forward towards bases closer to the Ukrainian border:
Fuel for aviation on the move in Buturlinovka, Voronezh regionpic.twitter.com/4FqV4M3Kk1
— marqs (@MarQs__) February 9, 2022
And more BTG's and support units moving forward also:
Красноярск pic.twitter.com/agqVcnJ2sn
— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) January 12, 2022
From Black Sea News (via Google Translation):
Preparation for the "sea blockade" of Ukrainian ports
Excerpt from their blog entry:
We do not want any panic, but it is very similar to the preparations for the "sea blockade" of Ukrainian ports. Which we have been warning about for 2 years … This must be stopped. At the highest international level. And do not panic, because when the word "blockade" will be the first to change plans … It requires joint efforts. Right now.
…This is what the closure of the Black and Azov Seas for missile and artillery training announced by the Russian Federation looks like – from 21:00 (UTC) 13.02.2020 to 21:00 (UTK) 19.02.2022. There are no corridors for the passage of merchant ships. (This has not happened in the last 8 years).
The Black Sea in the northwestern part opens to the border of the territorial sea of Ukraine (12 miles, sea border), in Azov – from the shores of the occupied Crimea to the shores of the Krasnodar Territory.
It's a fascinating analysis but when one reads the following Tweet and all of the events that coalesce during the February 13 – 20 time period, it does give one pause:
I would call this coincidental any other time but considering the stakes, this is most unusual and the methodology does indicate either a blockade (an act of war) or imminent action in the weeks ahead.
More tomorrow night as the news breaks.
DONESTK
SENILE JOE


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Progressive Rock Concert Reviews
Live In Chicago, IL, June, 2008
I'd seen Rush quite a few times before and one of those times had been in this venue, Chicago's United Center. I have to say that early on I wasn't impressed with the show, but it wasn't due to Rush' performance, but rather the sound which was bass heavy and a bit muddled. After a few songs this was corrected and the group pulled it together as the best concert I've ever seen from them.
Anyone who's ever seen Rush live knows that you usually get some kind of a humorous tweak in terms of stage gear – one tour saw the stage embellished with vintage 1950's appliances. Well, this tour was no exception. This time behind Geddy Lee was something that at first resembled a stack of Marshall amps with an orange glow. Further examination revealed the words, "The Henhouse" across the top and the fact that the orange glowing things were none other than rotisserie chickens. In fact, at a couple points during the show a young lady came out and basted all of them. There were some references to chickens during the course of some of the humorous video clips between songs, too.
Rush worked through a set that showcased a lot of various parts of their career. Quite a bit of time was spent focused on their latest disc, Snakes and Arrows. The funny thing is, other than a couple tracks, I wasn't really impressed by that album. After hearing the music live I have to dig it out again and give it another chance. The music was really well served by the concert venue treatment.
Certainly Rush's sense of humor is well presented in the live setting. The "Henhouse" was part of that, but their humor didn't end there. At one point Bob and Doug McKenzie make an appearance on the screen bringing their particular flavor of funniness to the table. Perhaps the show stealer was the clip that preceded "Tom Sawyer." The band leave the stage and the screen lights up with the South Park crew set up as a band. The drum head reads "Lil Rush." They launch into the song, but something's not right. It is quickly brought up that the lyrics are wrong. To which the Geddy Lee type South Park character says that he is Geddy Lee and he can use whatever lyrics he wants. The group disagrees and tell him to start again and do it right. Then the real Rush (not the lil counterparts) engage the track in true form.
For my money Rush' proggier side has always been my favorite era of the band, but they didn't pay a lot of tribute to that – although we were treated to "Natural Science." The thing is, while I might have quibbled with the selection of songs (and with as large a catalog as the band has, how can they please everyone?) I can't argue with the power and majesty of the show. You really haven't heard Rush until you've seen them live and of all the times I've seen them, this was their strongest showing.


A canvas view is useful for creating dynamic previews and interactive interfaces. Imagine DrawBot with a live-updating draw loop, and with the ability to react to events such as mouse position and clicks, keyboard input, etc.
This model may sound familiar to users of interactive graphic environments like Processing; it's also how the native macOS UI layer Cocoa works. Canvas is just a thin pythonic wrapper around Cocoa's NSView class.
The Canvas and CanvasGroup objects inherit behavior from the NSView class, which controls the presentation and interaction of visible content in a macOS application.
Both canvas objects have a delegate method which can receive notifications of user actions (events). When an action is sent to the delegate (notification), it triggers a delegate method associated with it (callback). This system makes it possible to update the canvas view in real-time based on user input.
A view is refreshed when an update is requested. An update request can be triggered by a user action (such as a window resize) or programmatically by calling Canvas.update().
An update request doesn't immediately refresh the view; it turns on a flag which tells the view that it needs to be redrawn before being displayed. The actual redraw is handled by the operating system in an efficient way – for example, it does not happen when the view is not visible on screen.
An event is an object which contains information about an input action such as a mouse click or a key press. Depending on the type of event, we can ask where the mouse was located, which character was typed, etc. Some attributes are common to all events, while others are specific to certain types of events. The Canvas and CanvasGroup documentations include a list of all delegate events which can be used by the canvas objects.
A vanillaScrollView with a canvas view inside.
The edges of the drawing have scrollbars. The canvas size is limited.
A vanillaGroup with a canvas view inside.
The edges of the drawing are bound to the edges of the window.
With Canvas and CanvasGroup objects, we are drawing directly to the screen while the view is being refreshed. This is very fast, but also fragile: an error in the drawing can crash the whole application.
DrawBot's DrawView is an alternative for cases in which speed and interactivity play a lesser role. Instead of drawing in the main program loop like Canvas, it uses a two-step process: first the PDF data is generated, and then it is set in the view. This process is not so fast, but a bit more robust.
This example helps to compare Canvas and CanvasGroup. Resize the windows to see the difference.
This example shows a simple canvas-based 'brush' tool using mouse and keyboard events.
In this example, the canvas reacts to an event triggered by another UI component (slider) in the same window.
The slider callback calls the Canvas.update method, which tells the canvas view to refresh.
This example shows an animation using Canvas.
The canvas view is continuously updated using a timer (NSTimer). The timer triggers a custom redraw callback, which updates the canvas view and schedules the next timer event for after a given time interval.
interval = framesPerSecond / 1000.


Here are the books that over the years have most impacted my understanding of worship.
About 25 years our missions pastor walked across the hall and showed me the first edition of this book. It was the first Piper book I ever read, and I would never be the same. The opening sentences of the book (that whole first chapter was on worship and its relationship to missions) exploded in my mind and heart, and forever changed the way I thought about missions, and worship, and even God.
He goes on to say that worship is primary because God is primary. Around the throne of God in heaven one day, there will be no more missions; bot worship abides forever. Missions is an incredibly important means (he wrote a whole book on it, after all) to an even greater goal: the worship of God. The first chapter of his book on missions, therefore, is "The Supremacy of God in Missions through Worship." Never claiming a new understanding of these truths, he instead hearkens back to texts such as Psalm 67 (from which the title of the book is drawn), where the Psalmist (and God through him) is calling on all nations to praise the Lord.
Piper's continuing emphasis throughout all of his writings on the centrality of the glory of God in His own purposes and in our calling have marked my teaching on worship greatly. In fact, in my standard course on the biblical foundations of worship, which I have taught in many countries, the first unit in that course is entitled "The God Whom We Worship," and traces the theme and priority of God's glory through the Scriptures (drawing on Piper's work in this area). Piper's book has also proven to be foundational to the approach I take as a member of a teaching team for a traveling survey course on global worship (ethnodoxology); I teach the first day of the week-long intensive, on the biblical foundations of ethnodoxology.
Australian New Testament scholar David Peterson was the first to give a systematic treatment of worship in the Scriptures.
As such, it greatly influenced my teaching on the biblical foundations and principles of worship, which has taken me to 35 countries in the past 17 years. I also raised funds in order to have this important work translated into Russian and Romanian.
Two other comprehensive biblical theologies of worship were written by Old Testament scholars. Both works have real strength, especially, (and not surprisingly) in their treatment of the Old Testament material.
Probably the most common and widespread view is that worship is something which we, religious people, do-mainly in church on Sunday. . . . No doubt we need God's grace to help us do it. . . . But worship is what we do before God.
True worship, Torrance maintains is trinitarian: we worship the Father through the Son in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Other rich writings on worship by James and his brother Thomas may be found HERE.
In this work, Leithart (also an Old Testament scholar) makes some incisive observations which I summarized in Worship Notes 4.10 and expanded on using the work of John Kleinig in Worship Notes 5.7. One such observation is that the practice of music (which we so often associate with Old Testament worship) in the regular corporate worship of Israel is not reported at all until it is instituted by King David (see 1 Chronicles, especially chapter 16). (Hence the subtitle of the book, The Davidic Theological Revolution.) Another remarkable insight Leithart pulls right out of the text of Scripture (which I had never noticed before), is the Chronicler's statement that David's liturgical reforms (which went far beyond the prescriptions in the Mosaic law) were actually commanded by God through direct revelation via David's prophets (2 Chronicles 29:25)!
Over the past few years, whenever I have been around an accomplished Old Testament scholar at a conference, I have approached that individual and asked about the significance of David building his own tabernacle. None of them had ever thought about it, so I have never gotten an answer. Only Leithart has dug deeply into this subject, and gives a well-reasoned, plausible and fascinating explanation.
Some of the most interesting and helpful articles on worship that I have found, from a wide range of different authors, I have gathered and linked to on my website HERE. Many of these I assigned as pre-course readings for the students in my recent DMin course that I taught at Singapore Bible College, and the students came to class enthused by the wealth of insights they had found in these articles.


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Monitoring human well-being
By: Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet - Columnist/Philippine Daily Inquirer | December 03,2022 - 08:13 AM
Upon invitation of the National Economic and Development Authority, I was a panelist at its recent monitoring and evaluation network forum (11/28/22). There I showed the time-charts of four of the Social Weather Stations quarterly indicators of human well-being (posted at www.sws.org.ph).
The four SWS indicators I presented were: A. Gainers minus Losers, B. Optimists minus Pessimists, C. Self-Rated Poverty, and D. Hunger. SWS surveyed the first three semi-annually in 1986-91, and then has done it quarterly since 1992. SWS has surveyed hunger quarterly since 1998.
Covering multiple topics of well-being in the same survey enables their inter-relations to be seen. The poor and the hungry are less likely to improve from the past, and also less optimistic about the future. But the connections are not fixed; it sometimes happens that hunger falls while poverty rises, and vice-versa.
Monitoring over time. These SWS indicators are quarterly counts of people according to their well-being (see "Count people, not money," 9/24/22). For a long time, they have matched the frequency of the quarterly reports of gross national product (GNP).
SWS counts people in terms of percentages of adults (A and B) or else percentages of households (C and D). A and B pertain to changes in personal well-being—described as Quality of Life (uri ng pamumuhay)—from the past and into the future. C and D pertain to the status of family well-being relative to its basic needs.
The time charts show that, despite three-plus decades of growth in real GNP per person, the Filipino people's well-being has improved only a little. Losers far exceeded Gainers, from the last two years of Marcos Sr. up to the end of the Arroyo period in 2010, except for short periods in 1986 and 1987. Optimism and Gaining fluctuated together, though Net Optimism at least stayed positive.
It was only in the Aquino III period that Gainers caught up with Losers. Gainers finally took the lead in 2015-19, but unfortunately collapsed in 2020-21. In 2022, Gainers and Losers again match each other, and have not recovered to pre-pandemic times ("Gainers don't exceed losers yet," 11/12/22).
Poverty is highly volatile. The average percentage of those feeling mahirap did fall from the 70s under Marcos Sr., through the 60s under Ramos and Estrada, and the 50s under Arroyo and Aquino III, to the upper 40s under Duterte before COVID struck. I think the change in poverty is not commensurate to the economic growth.
In 2022, out of every 10 families, five feel Poor, three feel Borderline, and only two feel Not Poor. Of course, these are much larger than what the official lens for poverty is willing to see.
The official schedule for monitoring poverty is lackadaisical. From triennial, the most recent reference year being 2021, it now promises to be biennial, i.e. the next monitoring will be in 2023, 2025, and 2027, probably to be reported in 2024, 2026, and 2028 respectively. I think that's too slow.
The government's Labor Force Survey has been upgraded from quarterly to monthly; I think its Family Income and Expenditures Survey should be upgraded to annual.
Monitoring over space. Every SWS national survey is designed to separately represent the people in the National Capital Region (NCR), Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, with equal accuracy. My presentation for Neda included time charts at national- and area-levels.
With respect to Gaining/Losing or Optimism/Pessimism, NCR and Balance Luzon are always well ahead of Visayas and Mindanao. On the other hand, with respect to poverty, Balance Luzon is now the least poor, before NCR. Also, NCR is now the hungriest area, before Mindanao, and the least hungry is Visayas. Such patterns of well-being cannot be found in the national income accounts.
The high frequency of the surveys is critical to their utility. Measuring something occasionally is not really monitoring it.
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Australian men's team to do 'barefoot circles' as anti-racism statement
16 November 2020 - 17:00 By Reuters
Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins says the players would also try to "do a lot of work" learning the country's history.
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Australian men's cricket teams will stand in a circle with bare feet at the start of international series in support of the global anti-racism movement and to recognise the country's indigenous people, fast bowler Pat Cummins said on Monday.
The players will make the gesture for the first time ahead of the one-day international series-opener against India in Sydney on November 27.
"In Australia, we think the most, I guess, marginalised group is the first nations people and the indigenous peoples," Cummins, vice-captain of Australia's test and one-day teams, told reporters in a video call.
"And we think the barefoot circle's a great way to celebrate them.
"Some people might want to take the knee, some people might want to show it in different ways and absolutely we're all for that.
"But we've kind of come together as a team and think this is the best way we can demonstrate anti-racism as well as celebrating the indigenous culture here."
The Australian men are following the lead of the national women's team who formed a barefoot circle with New Zealand players in Brisbane ahead of the limited overs series in September.
Last month, five indigenous players and eight team captains in the professional Women's Big Bash League made the gesture to "connect to country and acknowledge the traditional owners of the land," governing body Cricket Australia said.
Australian cricket has grappled with how to support the anti-racism movement since the country's one-day team was publicly criticised by former West Indies bowler Michael Holding for not taking a knee during the limited overs series in England in September.
Cummins said Australia's players would also try to "do a lot of work" learning the country's history.
"You could probably put our hands up and say we haven't done enough in the past and we want to get better, so this is one small thing we're going to introduce this summer," he said.
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Brian Niemeier is an American science fiction horror author. In 2016, he was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel.

Background
Brian Niemeier grew up in Peoria, Illinois. He attended Bradley University in Peoria for his undergraduate work, then earned an MA at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Writing career
Niemeier was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016, which he said was a result of his having been selected by the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies campaigns. The award voters ranked him sixth of five nominees, below "No Award". His second novel, Souldancer, won the inaugural Dragon Award for Best Horror Novel. When Niemeier's novel The Secret Kings was nominated at the 2017 Dragon Awards, The Verge contributor Andrew Liptak cited the book's low ratings at Goodreads (numbering 11 at the time) when discussing whether or not the Dragons were actually rewarding the works most popular with fans. Niemeier has since stated that the Dragon Awards have been taken over by the "Death Cult" by which he alleges the Hugo Awards are controlled, and that this cult "took advantage of the drastically reduced voter base to pack the ballot" in 2020. Mike Glyer, of File 770, described Niemeier as negatively spinning the results of the 2020 Dragon Awards because Niemeier's friends didn't win.

Bibliography
Works are listed chronologically in each section. All of his works are self-published unless otherwise noted.

Combat Frame Xseed series
Combat Frame Xseed (December 2018, ebook only)
Coalition Year 40 (May 2019, ebook only)
CY 40 Second Coming (December 2019, ebook only)

Other books in this series
Combat Frame Xseed S (October 2020, ebook only)
Combat Frame Xseed SS (September 2021, ebook only)

A non-fiction guide to the series was also published:
Combat Frame Xseed Illustrated Combat Frame Tech Guide (November 2020, )

Soul Cycle series
Nethereal (June 2015, )
Souldancer (February 2016, )
The Secret Kings (December 2016, )
The Ophian Rising (December 2017, )

Nonfiction
Don't Give Money to People Who Hate You (April 2020, )

Collections
Strange Matter (April 2018, ebook only)

Short works
"Beta Geminorum" (January 2012, Jersey Devil Press)
"Reign of Terror" (April 2012, in Title Goes Here)
"Strange Matter" (January 2015, in Sci Phi Journal #3, edited by Jason Rennie, Robert J. Wigard, and Peter Sean Bradley, )
"Izcacus" (October 2015)
"Anacyclosis" (2016, in "Sci Phi Journal")
"Hymn of the Pearl" (novella, June 2017, ebook only)
"Elegy for the Locust"
"Robber Council"
"Good Friday"

Awards

References

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Ranchi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Jharkhand government is sending out mixed signals on the issue of the state's industrialisation by inviting mega investors for a trade fair while at the same time insisting on reviewing memorandums of understanding (MoU) signed by the previous regime.
The new Madhu Koda government has sent out invitations to potential big-ticket investors for the weeklong Udoy Mela (trade fair) Nov 15-22 to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the formation of the state. But it is also firm that it will review the 45 MoUs signed by the Arjun Munda government in sectors like steel, mining and power.
'The mega investors will be invited to showcase their products in the trade fair. But at the same time they should be ready to face a review of their investment proposals in the state,' said Sudhir Mahto, deputy chief minister who is also in-charge of the industries department.
Mahto has already announced the government's decision to promote small and medium scale investment in the state.
'The government should be clear in its mind. On the one hand, it is inviting the mega investors in the trade fair and, on the other, it has announced a review of MoUs signed with investors by our government,' said former chief minister Arjun Munda.
'We are not averse to promoting small industries in the state, but we should not neglect mega industries either. The state should invite investors of every scale,' he added.
The Munda government had signed MoUs with 45 investors in steel, mining, power and other sectors. The investors, including Mittal Steel, Tata Steel and Essar, are likely to pump in Rs.2.2 trillion in the state.
Most projects have got delayed because of mine leasing and land clearance problems.
Chhath, a celebration of communal harmony too!


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With nearly 900 rooms spread out in chalet-style blocks around the pools, the Jungle Aqua Park hotel offers stylish accommodation that comes kitted out with satellite TV, fully-equipped bathrooms and a balcony or terrace. You've also got a colossal choice of cuisines to feast on (all-inclusive dining optional), a range of bars, and hosted entertainment for both adults and children – ensuring that every guest, big or small, will have a memorable holiday.
The Jungle Aqua Park hotel also has a kids' club that will take care of ages 4 to 12 years when needed, while grown-ups can unwind at the spa and fitness centre, or with a drink by the poolside bar. The hotel's private Dana Beach also offers lazy days in the sun or access to a diving centre and water sports. Step outside the hotel and you'll find shops, supermarkets and a cinema just a stone's throw away. With the closest city just a 30-minute drive away (accessible by the hotel's car hire service), Jungle Aqua Park is perfectly situated for discovering all that Hurghada has to offer.
Guest rooms have a fresh attractive appeal with interiors of soft pastel tones, patterned drapes and fabrics of rich colours, decorative room accessories, comfortable dark wood furnishings on cool tiled flooring and modern amenities for your well-being and convenience; features include a private furnished balcony, air-conditioning, en suite bathroom with bathtub or shower, hair dryer and free toiletries, satellite TV, radio, direct dial telephone, mini fridge, safe box, comfortable seating, desk with chair and wake-up service.
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Bar (Orange bar and the white elephant bar), Daily: 10:00 - 17:00.
Tennis; Football; Entertainment; Mini golf, Daily.
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Yudof urges lobbyists
Megan Boldt
University President Mark Yudof made a rallying call Wednesday night for volunteers to e-mail, phone and meet with their legislators to advocate the University's 2000 legislative proposals.
Yudof addressed an audience of 200 people in a legislative briefing sponsored by the Legislative Network at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome. The network is a 3,000-member advocacy group that works with state legislators concerning University issues.
Yudof's main concern was urging supporters to assist in overcoming Gov. Jesse Ventura's $54 million state grant proposal for the University. Yudof had originally requested $134.3 million, earmarked for new facilities on all University campuses.
"We really need your help," Yudof said to the volunteer lobbyists. "We need to do better (than $54 million)."
Minnesota Rep. Tim Pawlenty, R-Eagan, reminded volunteers that if they mobilize and organize, their personal connection with legislators can make a difference in what bills and proposals get passed.
Yudof said the project that will be the toughest sell is the proposed Art Building on the West Bank. The new building still needs an additional $21 million in state funds.
"The (present) building is a disgrace," Yudof said. The deteriorating building poses serious health and safety problems.
There are several projects the University is planning on starting with state, fund-raising and University funds.
Among the items needing funding is the Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement program. The $16 million in state funds would expand the existing buildings on the University's campuses.
An additional $35 million is needed to finish the Molecular and Cellular Biology Building on the East Bank, a jewel of the University's science facilities.
"This is going to be the core facility for research," Yudof said.
The Microbial and Plant Genomics Building, a center researching new strategies to preserve the environment, requires $10 million in funding from the state.
New and improved greenhouses placed on the St. Paul campus by building the Plant Growth Facilities would aid in genetic-engineering research.
The 2000 Capital Request also includes five projects on the Duluth, Crookston and Morris campuses.
Yudof said he wants to make the University among the top five research centers in the United States. At the same time, he wants to make the University a better experience for undergraduates.
"Many universities lost sight of who they were serving," Yudof said about large college campuses.
Members of the Legislative Network, created in 1986, are University staff members and also any interested community members.
"Campaign 249" in 1998, when the University requested $249 million in funding, was the network's biggest success, said Chris Smith, a spokesman for the University Alumni Association. The University received $245 million from the state government that session.
"A lot of very nice things were said about our grass-root organization," Smith said.
Megan Boldt covers state government and welcomes comments at [email protected]


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How to use Yunnan Baiyao.
For adults, take 0.25 g - 0.5 g (1-2 capsules) each time, 4 times daily. The maximal dosage should not exceed 0.5 g once every four hours. For bleeding injuries, it is better to take the powder with warm water; For swelling, take it with wine. The capsules may also be opened and the containing powder can be applied directly onto the wounded area to arrest bleeding.
Cautions: Do not use while nursing or pregnant. Not recommended for people who have a heart condition. Keep out of reach of children.
What makes Yunnan Baiyao so notable? Yunnan Baiyao has the capability of coagulating the blood and move the blood simultaneously. In Chinese Medicinal Theory, this means that along with its capacity to stop bleeding, it also dispels blood stagnation and disperses swelling.
For adults, take 0.25 g - 0.5 g (1-2 capsules) each time, 4 times daily. The maximal dosage should not exceed 0.5 g once every four hours. For bleeding injuries, it is better to take the powder with warm water; For swelling, take it with wine. The powder can also be applied externally to arrest bleeding. Simply open capsules and apply topically.
1. Do not take Yunnan Baiyao if you are allergic to it.
2. If conditions do not improve or even get worsen after 3 days, discontinue it.
3. Not suitable for people with severe irregular heartbeat.
4. For best results, avoid consuming fish, beef, lamb, beans, and cold food at the same time.
5. Keep out of touch of children.
1. Remove the glass vial from the box.
2. The cap is to be unscrew.
3. Save the Red-Ball. This is very important!!
4. Disseminated the powder as evenly as possible over the open wound.
5. Within a few moments you should be able to watch it stop bleeding instantly.
6. Yunnan Bai Yao is supplied in blister packs containing 16 capsules per pack.
7. The small red ball (peppercorn - looking pill) is used only to prevent shock in cases of extreme emergency such as gunshot wounds.
Otherwise, do not use the small red-ball pill.


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Former al-Qaeda Commander: ISIS Works for the CIA
July 12, 2014 Rich Winkel Leave a comment
Jihadist groups part of "Clean Break" plan to balkanize Middle East
Nabil Na'eem, the founder of the Islamic Democratic Jihad Party and former top al-Qaeda commander, told the Beirut-based pan-Arab TV station al-Maydeen all current al-Qaeda affiliates, including ISIS, work for the CIA.
"What I want to tell you, the efforts of all Islamic countries, Sunni and Shiites, must combine to eradicate these groups because these groups are the claws of colonialism in the region," Na'eem said.
Na'eem said ISIS, now IS or the Islamic State, is part of the neocon and Israeli "Clean Break" plan to balkanize the Arab and Muslim Middle East.
The conflict is designed to be "an endless war" that "exhausts Saudi resources and its monies, and it exhausts Iran resources and its monies, like what they did during the days of Saddam in Iraq (with Iran)."
The conflict will spread to Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf monarchies by 2016, Na'eem predicted.
In June ISIS said it would attack Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of young Saudis have vowed to wage jihad in their homeland.
"If Allah wills, we will kill those who worship stones in Mecca and destroy the Kaaba. People go to Mecca to touch the stones, not for Allah," an ISIS member tweeted on June 30.
The Kaaba is a building located at the center of Islam's most sacred mosque, al-Masjid al-Haram, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Na'eem said it is inappropriate to characterize IS and other al-Qaeda groups as Muslims. He said they are Takfiri, or unbelievers, who are not religious.
In 2013, after al-Nusra in Syria pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, Na'eem said the group works for the CIA.
"I personally believe that the leader of the Nusra Army (Mohammed al-Jawlani), who declared his support for Ayman Al Zawahiri, is a CIA operative," he said.
He identified al-Zawahiri as a double agent who takes "orders from the Americans."
See the the al-Maydeen TV interview below. It is conducted in Arabic with subtitles. There is an english transcript here.
For more background information, see our ISIS and the Plan to Balkanize the Middle East.
http://www.infowars.com/former-al-qaeda-commander-isis-works-for-the-cia/
Of course by now this is old news to people who are paying attention. The more interesting question is: who is the CIA working for?
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The Birth of a New Earth: Curriculum for Conscious Procreation
Current research indicates that youth all across America are increasingly at risk for a variety of social disorders including drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, behavioral problems, learning disabilities, severe depression, suicidal behavior, violent behavior, criminal behavior, and more. In addition to the serious psychological and behavioral issues just mentioned, young people are also at risk for reproductive challenges such as prepubescent menstrual cycles, premature sexual activity, unwanted teen pregnancy, single or repeated abortions, single parenthood, and/or giving birth to an unwanted child.
A growing body of research in the field or pre- and perinatal psychology is now suggesting that this current cultural crisis may have its roots in unresolved trauma that our young may have experienced while in the womb, during birth, or during the immediate post-natal period of their lives. Western society has paid very little attention to the importance of the birth experience and the first nine months in the womb, and we have seriously underestimated the impact of pre- and perinatal trauma on the psyches of our young. As a result, our youth are suffering tremendously and are having difficulty leading joyful, healthy lives.
Much to our misfortune, there is not a single school (that I am aware of) in the whole of the United States or elsewhere that has taken on the responsibility of teaching young adults about the principles of conscious procreation and parenting. Although "sex education" has made its way into high school classrooms, truly meaningful discussions about the spiritual implications of haphazard sexual behavior, and/or about the importance of conceiving babies consciously, gestating them in loving and trauma-free wombs, birthing them gently, and parenting them consciously, are sadly absent.
As a result, millions (perhaps billions) of children are being conceived haphazardly and then gestated in wombs filled with fear, shame, and resentment. This difficult beginning (if it doesn't end in abortion) is often followed by a birth experience that is filled with trauma and toxicity.
According to a study done by William Emerson (expert in pre- and perinatal psychology and pioneer in the field of birth trauma healing), 95% of American hospital births are considered traumatic, with 50% of these being rated as moderately traumatic, and 45% being rated as severely traumatic. Early trauma has been shown to affect the development of the fetal and infant brain, nervous system, neuro-chemistry, organs, physiology, psychology, and consciousness. Early traumatic memories leave imprints that are stored somatically and, although these memories may not be available to the conscious mind, they nevertheless influence all aspects of health and personality.
Traumatic imprints create psychological and behavioral patterns that tend to repeat themselves throughout life. For example, fetuses that are gestated in wombs where mother and father are not in a loving relationship may carry an imprint of dysfunctional relating that can manifest and seek resolution during adolescence and adulthood. The imprint can effectively cause a maturing adult to repetitively enter into unfulfilling and/or abusive relationships as he or she recreates the conditions of his/her early wounding in an attempt to achieve a different outcome. Unless human beings become conscious of the primal wounding that is generating their behavior (which is often inter-generational), and unless they find ways to come to resolution, the patterns are likely to recapitulate and get passed on to the next generation.
Early traumatic womb experiences can include, but are not limited to:
– being in a womb where one is not wanted and/or where thoughts of abortion are contemplated
– being in a womb where the mother is experiencing deep emotional pain or chronic depression (the fetus is swimming in the hormonal/neurochemical make-up of its mother)
– being the product of a loveless sexual experience
– being in a womb that is filled with stress hormones due to the stress that parents (especially our mother's) are under
– being exposed to toxic substances such as alcohol, nicotine, and illegal and prescription drugs while in the womb, at birth, or during the first two years of life
– being exposed to domestic violence or violence of any kind before, during, or after birth
– being abandoned by one or both parents
All of the above experiences (and this is a very small sampling) can, and most often do, result in the underdevelopment of the human brain and the over-adrenalization of the nervous system. Biological deficiencies and traumatic compensations tend to compound over time and can lead to an adolescent and/or adult that has difficulty generating healthy behavior, satisfying relationships, and a joyful life.
It is for this reason that it is imperative to offer an educational youth program that will raise awareness of the social conditions that are perpetuating this dis-ease and offer tools that will help our youth put an end to the lineage of abuse, maltreatment, and dysfunction.
The program described below is geared toward youth and young adults between the ages of 13 and 30. It is designed to help change the way young people think about relationships, sexuality, pregnancy, birth, and parenting. It is also designed to provide youth with tools and knowledge that will help them heal their past and create a better future.
The curriculum outlined below encourages young people to understand the social implications of irresponsible sexual activity, thereby encouraging them to be in absolute integrity with their sexual behavior. Each class will stress the importance of being truly ready to bring forth life before becoming sexually active and, once this readiness is established, to seek a stable, committed, loving relationship (and home) before conceiving a child.
The curriculum is further designed to educate youth about the types of trauma that can occur during conception, prenatal life, at birth, and during the first two years of life. This information has a variety of benefits including:
– helping youth become conscious of any trauma they, themselves, may have experienced in their own early life, thereby starting the process of conscious resolution;
– providing them with tools they can use to heal their own damaging imprints;
– helping youth understand the implications of irresponsible sexual behavior and haphazard conception;
– providing them with a moral incentive to make sure the important pieces are in place BEFORE they become sexually active and/or become pregnant and have a child.
Emphasis will be placed on their capacity to make responsible choices, encouraging them to maintain a drug and alcohol-free environment at all times and trusting that, if they do choose to become pregnant after this program, they will have enough information to create the best possible circumstances for themselves and their babies.
The program consists of a 20-week intensive lecture, film, and experiential series that will utilize a combination of classroom-like discussions, auditory and visual aids, and on-going focus-group interactions, as outlined below. …
http://ecstaticbirth.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/curriculum/
Intergenerational repetition of child-rearing behaviors is responsible for the long-term stability of the culture we live in. Being conscious of these processes and how we perpetuate them is the first step toward positive social evolution. We are always only one generation away from truly being at home on mother earth.
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Boris Johnson today vowed that London will "never give in" to terrorists who seek to divide its people — hours after vandals carried out a graffiti attack on the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park.
It was defaced with red and black slogans before survivors and families of victims gathered to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the attacks.
The stainless steel columns — one for each of the 52 people killed — were daubed with stencilled messages saying "4 Innocent Muslims", "Blair Lied Thousands Died" and "J7 Truth".
An 18ft bronze statue of Achilles, another memorial in the park, was also defaced with "MI5 did 7/7". …
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Q: Java - Utilize avail data structure or create new data structure My question is that when do we need to create new data structure and when should we use built-in data structure.
Assume, I have to read a file. Based on pattern matching, I have to get 3 properties. i.e propertyA, propertyB, propertyC
After gathering these 3 properties from 5 files, I have to write to a database.
Option1:
Create a reader which reads a file will return a Map or Json.
Class which calls reader will receive returned dataStructure. In this case, it is either Map or Json.
I will create another map in the caller class Map<StringFileName, MapReturnedData>.
If I get all the data from all the files, I will populate it into database.
Option2
Instead of Map or Json create user defined class with 3 properties and its getters and setters.
Which one we have to use? If both are same, when we have to use user defined and built in?

A: In my view it comes down to how much processing will you do of the data.  If the 3 properties are just being read and then written to the DB, Option 1 is a straight forward choice.  It may perform better as it may reduce the number of objects being created.  On the other hand, if the data needs formatting and conversion, if you may be processing some fields to create a new field etc, it will be easier for others to understand if you read the data into a well written class structure and encapsulate some of that processing within the class (Option 2).

A: *

*If you have large file and your data structure was defined means you have data which is easily supported by built in data types, then you can use Map or Json way to get data from file and put it into DB.
If you are using NOSql database then 1st option was good.
If you have some processing after read data from file then this option was good.

*As per your test scenario, you have to use your own POJO with 3 properties. i.e propertyA, propertyB, propertyC If just read and write then this option is ideal choice.
When you are using POJO option this will provide you better maintenance and flexibility to add or remove properties.
if you want to your own mark then go to user defined option.

When to use user defined and built in.

Built in data types are general purpose data types like int, float array, etc.
User defined data types are those that user / programmer himself defines. For example, classes, interfaces. If your data is not suitable for built in data types then only use user defined data types.
Decide based on your data & how you want to manage that data.
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