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Franko is a peer-to-peer payment network built with blockchain technology. The blockchain is a synchronised public ledger that monitors ownership of FRK's (frankos). FRK (franko) is the financial instrument used on the Franko payment network. FRK's can be instantly sent to anyone in the world as simply as sending an email and at little to no cost. New FRK's are generated at a predictable rate of 0.25FRK/30 seconds (720 FRK per day) as an incentive to volunteers who secure the network against double spending. You can buy and sell FRK at cryptocurrency exchanges like bittrex, exchange FRK for goods and services at accepting retailers or invest in FRK as a store of wealth like gold and silver.
The Franko blockchain is a synchronized public ledger that is stored on a global network of computers. Blockchains are systems of accounting--that is, of keeping track of things and in this case FRK's. They represent a new and superior way of recording and memorializing transactions or of registering data publicly. There are three primary factors that distinguish the blockchain ledger from an "ordinary" accounting ledger or registration tool:
The Franko ledger, the blockchain, is "open", meaning that any person in the world with the necessary credentials (that is, who controls shares) is free to make entries in the ledger.
The Franko blockchain ledger is "distributed" and maintained by the public, rather than centralized and maintained by a "trusted third party" (such as a bank or registrar), meaning that anyone who may wish to do so can store a copy of the ledger on their computer or, theoretically, even print it out and read it.
The Franko blockchain ledger is secure, meaning that, subject to exceptions that are irrelevant for purposes of this comment, all transactions entered into the ledger are effectively permanent, incorruptible, and irreversible.
Thus, blockchain technologies represent the world's first, and perhaps only, solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem ("BGP"). Because this age-old problem of computer science has now been solved, it is possible for the first time in human history to maintain a ledger or register that is both open to the general public and provably secure.
Individual FRK's or fractions thereof are both the technological means by which this distributed ledger is secured and the unit of account used to track entries on the ledger. To make an entry into the ledger, one must possess, or rather control via a private cryptographic key, at least the smallest available fraction of a share, and very importantly, one must transfer said share (or fraction thereof) to another account as part of making the entry in the ledger or register. Said another way, every single entry in the corporate ledger requires the transfer of share from one account (called an "address") on the ledger to another address on the ledger.
This requirement that every entry in the Franko blockchain ledger involve the transfer of shares from one address to another is an integral part of the solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem. Without this requirement, the ledger would be insecure and would quickly fill with spam. Furthermore, for a variety reasons, it would no longer be possible to keep all distributed copies of the ledger in sync or to incentivize unrelated parties for administering and maintaining the ledger on their computers.
Proof of Task
A Proof of task is a quantified unit of certainty that an important task or job or work has been successfully completed on behalf of the Franko payment network. Proofs of task can solve a multitude of problems ranging from the Byzantine Generals Problem, paying stake to shareholders, and securing the Franko payment network network against internet outages. Some more exotic forms of work include but are not limited to finding large prime numbers, making data fault tolerant, distributing name servers and creating safe contracts. Proofs of task (hereafter proofs with a lowercase "p") are the way the Franko payment network distributes FRK's.
The key difference between a proof of task vs. a service is, a proof of task creates new FRK's and a service uses shares already in circulation as a means of payment. For example, the federal reserve is a centralized entity that creates and issues new shares of the us dollar, while McDonald's is a service who pays its employees with dollars for serving hamburgers. A service will require a stockpile of already issued shares in order to function while a proof system increases the total supply of shares in circulation. Proofs give users the ability to create services. Services increase the value of the shares the proof systems create. The corporation should continue to grow by increasing the number of ways one can earn FRK's by performing valuable tasks. As the corporation adds more proof systems it becomes less dependent on a single task for survival.
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Mining is the process of spending computing power to process transactions, secure the network, and keep everyone in the system synchronized together. This process is referred to as "mining" as an analogy to gold mining because it is also a temporary mechanism used to issue new shares of Franko. Unlike gold mining, however, Franko mining provides a reward in exchange for useful services required to operate the corporation. Mining will still be required after the last share of franko is issued.
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The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) met in New Delhi on June 6 & 7, 2017. It has issued the following statement:
Three Years of Modi Government
These three years have been marked by a total betrayal of the electoral promises made by this government to the people of our country. Instead of the promised "aache din", people's miseries have been mounting and their hardships growing.
Galloping Unemployment
The youth were promised the creation of two crore jobs every year, instead what we see is the job growth in the industrial sector is the lowest in the last eight years. As far as rural employment is concerned, the government itself has admitted that every one of these three years it has refused to release sums of Rs. 20,000 crore plus under the MNREGA i.e. they are denying wages for those poor people who are already suffering. In the IT sector, the international agency Mckinsey has projected that nearly 50 to 60 per cent of the current 40 lakh employees will turn redundant by the end of this year. Infosys, Wipro and Cognizant are reportedly considering the retrenchment of 60,000 workers. Infrastructural giants like L&T and others have already downsized their workforce considerably.
So far from generating additional employment of 2 crores per annum, this government's policies are leading to an economic slowdown and rendering even those employed earlier into the ranks of the unemployed.
BJP and PM Modi had promised that the kisans of our country would be provided a new deal under their government. They were promised an MSP that would be one and half times the cost of inputs as measured by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. This has not been done. As a result of its other policies like reducing the import duties on agricultural products, our farmers are increasingly finding their harvests not being able to meet both their own family's needs and to service their debt. Succumbing to the debt burden the peasants' suicides in the country are alarmingly rising. The government has itself admitted to the apex court that in each of the last three years 12,000 plus farmers have committed distress suicides due to debt burden, i.e. more than 36,000 during these three years.
This government instead of providing relief to the farmers through loan waivers is considering providing relief to the rich corporates who have looted our nationalised banks by taking loans and not returning them. While a poor peasant is penalised with property and cattle attached, the rich corporates go away scot free. Under these circumstances of an economic slowdown, growing unemployment, rising prices and agrarian distress, there is no cause for celebration.
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) condemns the government pressurising the Public Sector Units and undertakings to conduct the celebration campaign of the completion of three years of the Modi government, from their resources. The oil PSUs have been asked to cough up huge amounts of money for the construction of the Prime Minister's pet project of a giant statue of Sardar Patel. This is a gross misappropriation of public resources for personal aggrandisement and represents corruption of the highest order.
Presidential/Vice-Presidential Elections
The CPI(M) is in discussion with other secular opposition parties pursuing its understanding that a person with impeccable secular credentials who can discharge the responsibility as the custodian of the Indian Constitution must be fielded by the opposition parties jointly for the post of the President.
For the post of Vice-President, similarly, the CPI(M) will seek to field a joint candidate, on behalf of the opposition parties, who will uphold the constitutional values of our republic.
Tripura Assembly Elections
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) heard reports on the preparations being undertaken by the Tripura unit of the CPI(M) for the forthcoming elections.
The BJP is making a frantic effort to make a serious inroad into this Left bastion in the North East. It has already begun pouring in considerable resources to influence the democratic choice of the people of Tripura. Given its customary functioning, it is seeking to stoke communal and ethnic strife and seeking to make some alliances with outlawed extremist outfits for electoral dividends.
In the background of the specific targeting of the CPI(M) by the RSS/BJP in the country – its efforts to destabilise the Left & Democratic Front in Kerala through tactics of terror and violence and playing tandem with the Trinamul Congress in West Bengal stoking competitive communalism aiming to weaken the Left in the state – these elections in Tripura assume the significance of a battle between the Left and the communal forces in the country.
The CPI(M) is determined to safeguard this Left bastion and return to government by securing an emphatic victory.
The situation in the state of Jammu & Kashmir has considerably worsened. The degree of alienation of the Kashmiri people is now nearly complete. The Kashmir policy of the BJP central government has ended up in a dismal failure, the main cause for the growing alienation is the reneging on the promises made by the BJP government to the people of Jammu & Kashmir. The all party parliamentary delegation led by the Union Home Minister had assured the people of Jammu & Kashmir and the country that the government will seek to normalise the situation by promising confidence building measures including the non-use of pellet guns and creating job opportunities for Kashmiri youth and starting the political process of a dialogue with all the stake holders in the state for arriving at a political solution.
It is clear that the state government in which the BJP is a coalition partner has miserably failed to both control the situation and to take any political initiative.
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) will seek the cooperation of the secular political parties for a national intervention on a theme like "Kashmir: The Way Forward".
Non-BJP State Governments Coordination
The recent notification issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change that bans sale of cattle for slaughter has been opposed by a large number of non-BJP state governments. The Kerala Chief Minister has appealed to all the non-BJP CMs to jointly oppose this move on the ground of violation of the rights of the states. This is an issue on which we shall take the initiative and hold meetings with the major non-BJP CMs.
Platform for Popular Struggles
The Polit Bureau heard reports on the proposed platform of various mass and class organisations of the Left parties and progressive secular people's movements organisations to hold a national level convention in the near future and to launch massive people's protest programmes against the all-round mounting of economic burdens and miseries on large sections of our people by this government's policies.
Attacks on Media
All institutions of parliamentary democracy are coming under attack under this BJP-led NDA government. This is a dangerous authoritarian trend that is growing.
Among these attacks is the attacks on the media which seek to prevent the media from discharging its responsibility effectively. Freedom is an inviolable principle of our democracy. The law must prevail but harassment of media houses is not acceptable.
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Researcher and chemistry student Callum Ormonde from The University of Western Australia (UWA) is part of a team that has won an Ig Nobel Prize for working out how to unboil an egg.
The Ig Nobel Prizes is a parody of the Nobel Prizes and is given out in early October each year for ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. The stated aim of the prizes is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think".
The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative - and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology.
Every September, in a gala ceremony at Harvard's Sanders Theatre, spectators watch the new winners step forward to accept their Prizes. These are physically handed out by genuinely bemused genuine Nobel Laureates.
The researchers discovered how to change the properties of a cooked hen's egg to return the egg to its previous liquid state.
The Ig Nobel Prizes are a light-hearted take on the Nobel Prize awards organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research. They honour achievements that make people laugh then make them think, and are presented by genuine Nobel laureates at a ceremony at Harvard University.
UWA PhD student Callum Ormonde, 25, of Shenton Park, worked closely on the winning egg study.
He said that Professor Colin Raston, then at UWA, and now at Flinders University in Adelaide, and Professor Gregory Weiss, from The University of California Irvine, asked if he had an interest in expanding his work in a laboratory in California (See: Chemists find a way to unboil eggs ).
Professor Colin Raston had created a vortex fluid device, a piece of equipment used to alter proteins amongst other things.
From his protein research, Professor Raston had seen that there was a potential to transform the protein formation of an egg using the vortex, and return it to its previous state, so the researchers used the device to test the theory.
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Ormonde explained that when an egg boils the proteins become tangled and fix together forming a solid state, but uncooked eggs are still liquid as the proteins are in their natural state.
''In the experiment we used the device to untangle the egg proteins to return them to their previous state and the results were surprising.'' he said.
Ormonde said the award was humbling to receive and great to recognise the joint collaboration between Australian and American researchers.
''This work was my first scientific publication and a hugely exciting project to work on,'' Mr Ormonde said.
The device is now being tested to develop new cancer treatments, harnessing the energies within the vortex to create nano-drugs with properties normally too small to be created using traditional methods.


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Ethereum classic is the original Ethereum blockchain, which was forked to create the mainstream Ethereum we know and use today. It uses a proof of work consensus mechanism just like Bitcoin but has smart contract functionalities. This means it can be used to execute and enforce the terms of a contract without needing any third-party intermediaries. Smart contracts are simply pieces of software that are self-executing and can store, transfer and manage digital assets without any manual interference.
Ethereum Classic is the perfect platform for dApps because it's secure and decentralized. The transactions are tracked on a public ledger and cannot be reversed or tampered with. However, ETC is much more than just an altcoin, as it has its own virtual machine (EVM) and programming language (Solidity). This allows developers to build decentralized applications on top of the Ethereum Classic platform, making it a powerful tool for businesses. The network also supports sidechains, allowing users to move their ETC tokens off the main chain.
Ethereum classic was created in 2016 following the infamous DAO hack. The Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) was a smart contract built on the Ethereum blockchain that allowed users to invest in projects and vote on decisions. However, due to its vulnerability to hacking, it was attacked, and funds worth millions of dollars were stolen. To prevent further losses, the developers decided to hard fork the Ethereum blockchain, creating two versions: Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC).
The main difference between these two blockchains is their philosophy. While ETH supporters believe in security over immutability and code is not law, ETC supports immutability over security and code is law.
This means that developers on the Ethereum classic platform cannot modify or delete transactions made on the blockchain, even if they are vulnerable to attack. This creates a trustless environment where users can be sure their funds and data will remain safe.
Ethereum classic works just like other blockchains; it's based on a decentralized system of nodes that process transactions and store information in blocks. When you make a transaction with ETC tokens, it is broadcasted to all the nodes in the network who verify its validity and add it to the blockchain, creating an immutable record of the transaction.
The network is secured using a proof of work consensus mechanism, similar to Bitcoin. This means miners have to compete with each other to solve complex mathematical problems to generate new blocks and receive rewards.
The Ethereum Classic blockchain has a block time of 15 seconds, which is faster than Bitcoin's 10-minute block time. This means that transactions are processed quickly and efficiently on the network with minimal fees.
Bybit is an online cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to trade ETC tokens. Buying Ethereum Classic from Bybit is easy and safe; here are the five simple steps you need to follow:
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Next, choose how many ETC tokens you want to buy and enter the corresponding amount in USD or any other supported currency.
Finally, select your preferred payment method (e.g., credit card or bank transfer) and click on 'buy' to complete your transaction. It's that simple!
Ethereum Classic and Ethereum are both blockchain-based networks built on the same code. However, there are significant differences between the two.
The main difference between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic is their philosophy. While ETH supporters believe in security over immutability and code is not law, ETC supports immutability over security and code is law.
The market capitalization of ETH is significantly higher than ETC; as of writing this article, ETH has a market cap of over $145 billion compared to ETC's $2.7 billion. This means that ETH is more widely accepted among traders and investors and its tokens are worth more than ETC's. This doesn't come as a surprise since ETH has more developers building on the network, and its blockchain is used for various applications.
Ethereum uses a proof of stake consensus mechanism, while Ethereum Classic uses a proof of work consensus mechanism. This means that miners in the ETH network receive rewards for validating transactions instead of competing to solve complex mathematical problems like a proof of work mechanism requires.
Block time is the average time a new block is added to the blockchain. Litecoin (LTC) is another popular cryptocurrency with a faster block time than Bitcoin but slower than Ethereum Classic. Litecoin has a blocktime of 180 seconds, while Ethereum Classic has a blocktime of 15 seconds. On average, Ethereum Classic also has higher transaction fees than Litecoin, which makes it better suited for larger transactions rather than smaller ones.
Unlike mainstream Ethereum, both Litecoin and Ethereum classic use a proof of work consensus algorithm. This means miners need to solve cryptographic puzzles to generate new blocks and receive rewards. Finally, Litecoin has a market cap of $16.5 billion, significantly higher than Ethereum Classic's $2.7 billion market cap.
Ripple (XRP) is a global payment network built on blockchain technology, and it has several differences compared to Ethereum Classic. Firstly, Ripple does not use a proof of work consensus algorithm like ETC but instead uses its own consensus mechanism called the ripple protocol consensus algorithm.
Ripple was built to facilitate cross-border payments, whereas Ethereum Classic is mainly used for smart contracts and decentralized applications. Finally, Ripple has a higher market capitalization of $16 billion compared to ETC's $2.7 billion. It is more widely accepted among traders and investors than Ethereum Classic.
Ethereum Classsic Litecoin Ripple Ethereum
Market Cap $2.7B $16.5 $16B $145B
Block Time 10-15 seconds 180 seconds N/A 14 seconds
Consensus Mechsnism Proof of work Proof of work Riple protocol consensus algorithm Proof of stake
Maximum Supply 210.7 million 84 million 100 billion Unlimited
Ethereum Classic has several pros and cons as an investment. On the one hand, it is a decentralized network with no single failure point, making it relatively secure from attacks or hacks. Ethereum Classic also has similar transaction times as Ethereum, which means that transactions can be completed quickly without waiting for miners to process them.
On the other hand, ETC has a much smaller market capitalization than Ethereum, meaning that its tokens are worth less and are not as widely accepted among traders and investors. ETC's proof of work consensus algorithm also requires more energy than proof of stake algorithms like ETH's, making it more expensive to run.
At the moment, ETC is trading in a downtrend and below the 100 SMA. This shows the dominance of the bears in the market. However, in the long term, Ethereum Classic could gain value if more developers build applications on its blockchain and institutional investors start to show interest in the project.
Overall, Ethereum Classic is an exciting investment opportunity, but it is important to weigh both the pros and cons before deciding.
Ethereum Classic is generally considered safe to use as long as users protect their private keys and ensure they are not sending tokens to a malicious address. Ethereum Classic also has several security measures, such as a replay protection mechanism that prevents transactions from one chain from being duplicated on another chain.
However, ETC does have some security vulnerabilities, such as the "51% attack", in which an attacker can control more than half of the network's hashing power and potentially manipulate or reverse transactions. This attack is improbable since ETC has less hashing power than ETH, but it is still essential to be aware of the risks.
Ethereum Classic is a decentralized network and cryptocurrency designed to facilitate smart contracts and decentralized applications. It is a relatively popular investment opportunity with unique advantages, such as faster transaction times and a more secure consensus algorithm. With its growing acceptance among traders and investors, Ethereum Classic is an exciting project that could potentially revolutionize how we interact with blockchain technology.
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No children were hurt this morning when a West Jackson Elementary School bus began smoking. That was according to a Jackson County School spokesperson. The fire department arrived and said it was most likely an electrical issue.
Karen Bridgeman the Communications Director for Jackson County Schools says the bus began smoking as the buses lined up outside the school. Kids were waiting to get off when the driver noticed the bus smoking. All the kids exited the bus, so no one was harmed says Bridgeman.
The bus is "still drivable" according to West Jackson Fire Department Chief Ben Stephens.
West Jackson Elementary School posted about the incident on their Facebook page thanking the fire department.
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The Dark Knight vs. The Man of Tomorrow. The Caped Crusader vs. the Last Son of Krypton. Bruce Wayne vs. Clark Kent. However it's framed, Warner Brothers is releasing the sequel to the financially successful in the form of Batman vs. Superman on July 17, 2015. With the recent casting of Ben Affleck as Batman, it's difficult to not speculate how the clash of these titans will take place.
Luckily, there is ample evidence to examine how these two heroes will come to blows. Hit the jump for Batman and Superman's greatest brawls for a look into what scenes Zack Snyder may decide to use for his much anticipated sequel.
"I want you to remember, Clark, in all the years to come, in your most private moments, I want you to remember my hand at your throat."
Considered by many to be the pinnacle Batman/Superman fight, The Dark Knight Returns takes place in the distant future as an elderly Bruce Wayne returns to the cape and cowl, protecting Gotham City with a much harsher brand of justice. After a final fight with the Joker, the U.S. Government sends their number one weapon after the Dark Knight: Superman. During their city-flattening fight, with Clark seconds from defeat, Bruce self-induces a non-lethal heart attack to preserve both their lives, allowing him to return to fight crime in Gotham in secrecy.
This fight exemplifies the differing ideologies between these two heroes to a tee, with Batman using everything at his disposal to fight an unstoppable force, including Gotham's electric grid, a Kryptonite arrow, a super powered battle suit, and, most importantly, his mind. Dark Knight Returns shows Batman as the vigilante he is, fighting outside of the law, shrouded in darkness. Conversely, Superman fights in the light as a government lackey who follows orders rather than thinks independently. While this battle does not portray Clark positively, it shows his unbreakable loyalty and his willingness to do what he believes to be the right thing, including coming to blows with his best friend.
Considering The Dark Knight Returns creator Frank Miller has been brought in as a consultant for the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, expect many aspects of TDKR's story to seep into the movie's screenplay.
Though the Superman and Batman of Red Son are worlds different from their current manifestations, there are some constants. Superman remains a powerhouse and a force to be reckoned with, his power illustrating how truly terrifying he can actually be. As was illustrated in this summer's , Clark is "more powerful than a locomotive" and these powers will be put to the test when matched against Batman's strategy. In this iteration of Batman, Bruce's ruthlessness and strategies as a tactician are his notable attributes. Though he may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, give Bruce time to come up with a plan and he will find a way to do so. All of these abilities will hopefully come into play in 2015's summer blockbuster.
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Jackson, MS – The Clearwater Group, LLC is pleased to announce the formation of a strategic alliance with First Tuesday Strategies (FTS). FTS is a full-service public relations, public opinion, and public affairs firm based in Columbia, South Carolina.
First Tuesday Strategies, led by partners Warren Tompkins and Luke Byars, specializes in grassroots advocacy, corporate development and public affairs. The firm has extensive experience in these and other fields.
"Warren and Luke's relationships in the political and business-communities inside South Carolina are arguably unrivaled among their peers," said Austin Barbour, managing partner at the Clearwater Group. "This partnership is a great opportunity for us to grow and diversify our business. We are enthusiastic about this new relationship, and the new opportunities that it brings to our firm."
The Clearwater Group, is a full-service government relations, public affairs and political consulting firm based in Mississippi. The firm, led by partners Arnie Hederman and Austin Barbour, specializes in federal, state, and local government relations, fundraising, political consulting, business development and grassroots advocacy.
This partnership will allow FTS and the Clearwater Group to collaborate on political and public affairs campaigns, provide new services for their clients with needs in other states, and create new market opportunities for existing and prospective political, public affairs, public opinion, and government relations clients.
About the Clearwater Group
The Clearwater Group, LLC is a full-service consulting firm specializing in federal, state, and local government relations, fundraising, political consulting, business development and grassroots advocacy, headquartered in Jackson, MS. Current clients represent a wide range of the business community; from environmental and energy to audit and healthcare companies. The firm's partners are proven in navigating complex issues on behalf of their clients before the legislative and executive branches as well as local governmental entities.
With decades of combined experience in working with political campaigns and business-community and governmental leaders, our firm has the needed experience to provide winning results for our clients.
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Efforts to contain the Ebola outbreaks in Nigeria and Senegal appear to have succeeded, even as the virus continues to spread in the hardest-hit West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, U.S. and African health officials said on Tuesday.
In Nigeria, no new cases of Ebola have occurred since August 31, 'suggesting that the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria might have been contained,' according to one of three reports released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In Senegal, healthcare workers have contained Ebola after a single case was confirmed on August 29. The man has since recovered.
The smaller outbreaks in both countries started when infected travelers crossed borders after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa had begun to raise alarms among public health experts. At least 3,091 people have died from Ebola since the West African outbreak was first reported in the remote southeast forest region of Guinea in March.
The first case in Nigeria was a traveler exposed to Ebola in Liberia, who flew by commercial airline to Lagos on July 20, where he was immediately transported to a private hospital with symptoms of fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
When the case was discovered in Africa's largest city, Nigeria declared an Ebola emergency and quickly established a National Ebola Emergency Operations Center that helped streamline and coordinate the tracing of contacts of Ebola patients.
China's first high-security biosafety laboratory will be ready for use by December, in a move hailed as a 'crucial' moment in the fight against pathogens such as the Ebola virus, officials said Tuesday.
The facility, which has been under construction since July 2011, has been billed as the first in China that will be equipped to handle Class 4 pathogens - dangerous viruses that pose a high risk of airborne person-to-person transmission, which can include haemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola, and others.
The laboratory in Wuhan, Hubei province, was built in cooperation with French bio-industrial firm Institut Merieux and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It joins just a handful of labs around the world cleared to handle the most highly pathogenic germs.
The Wuhan P4 laboratory comes 'at a crucial moment', said Institut Merieux president Alain Merieux in Beijing.
'Now we are all working side by side on Ebola,' he added, referring to French and Chinese efforts to address the crisis in affected African countries.
As of September 24, healthcare personnel identified a total of 19 laboratory-confirmed Ebola cases and one probable case, as well as 894 contacts with those patients. In addition, contact tracers conducted 18,500 face-to-face visits checking for signs of Ebola symptoms. No new cases have emerged.
The first confirmed case in Senegal occurred in August in a 21-year-old Guinean man who traveled from his home in Guinea to Dakar to visit family.
Medical personnel learned of the man's possible exposure from Guinean health authorities after his mother and sister had been admitted to an Ebola unit on August 26 and identified the young man as a contact. All three were likely exposed when preparing the body of the patient's brother - who died of Ebola in Guinea on August 10 - for burial.
Senegalese health workers identified a total of 67 contacts of the patient. All were monitored for Ebola for 21 days with no further Ebola cases. The patient recovered and was released on September 19.
It comes as Federal health officials on Tuesday confirmed the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S., a male patient who recently traveled from Liberia to Dallas.
The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital patient traveled from Liberia on September 19 and arrived in the United States the next day, without showing symptoms of the deadly virus, CDC Director Tom Frieden told reporters in a press conference filmed by NBC News.
The patient, Frieden said, started to show signs of the virus September 24 and then 'sought care' on the 26th. Frieden said two days later the patient was admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and isolated.
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26 April 2019 | 5:22 am
Reasons why Senate declined naming Kogi oil-producing state.
Nigeria bids to revive its ailing palm oil sector
In Nigeria, the government has launched a drive to revive the country's once thriving palm oil business, part of a bid to diversify away from petroleum and help create jobs. But small-scale producers say that loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria are only going into the pockets of bigger factory owners.
Oil spill hits California beaches after pipeline breach
An oil spill in Southern California closed beaches and led authorities to cancel the last day of the Pacific Air Show. At least 126,000 gallons (98,420 liters) of oil spilled off the coast of Orange County.
California rushes to contain oil spill as wildlife, beaches hit
The massive oil spill from 480,000 liters leaking off the Orange County coast is slowly moving south, threatening marine-protected areas as well as popular beaches. On the coastline of South California, most beaches are closed, with efforts to clean areas impacted by the oil ongoing.
Nigeria faces a tough time diversifying from oil
Nigeria's dependence on crude oil makes its economy vulnerable. But the transition to an economy not based on oil won't be easy.
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Saudi Arabia is creating the "world's first tourism destination on offshore platforms" as part of a drive to diversify the economy away from oil. The Rig will be an oil-themed "extreme park" that will be sitting atop a converted oil rig in the Arabian Gulf.
Crude oil price fluctuations expose Africa's fossil fuel dependence
Africa's abundant sunshine is ideal for renewable energy production. But the continent relies heavily on crude oil. Experts warn that the economy will continue to suffer if governments don't wean themselves off of oil.
Brazil: Senate panel backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid-19 policies
A Brazilian Senate committee has backed criminal charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. A 1,200-page report accuses the president of downplaying the disease and questioning the safety of vaccines, exposing the public to mass infections. However, the Senate committee doesn't have the power to bring charges, and it's unlikely that the attorney general or lower house speaker will open criminal proceedings, since they are both Bolsonaro allies. We tell you more.
Italy: Senate rejects anti-homophobia law
The law would have made homophobia a crime that is treated similarly to racism. Right-wing lawmakers were particularly opposed to the proposal.
The WikiLeaks' founder is currently fighting an appeal by Washington to extradite him back to the US. Assange's legal team has rejected US assurances that he won't be sent to a "Supermax" prison.
Sierra Leone: Scores dead in oil tanker explosion at gas station
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Philippines: Duterte announces run for Senate in 2022
Despite announcing his retirement last month, outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte has indicated that he will not be bowing out of politics after all.
Brazil: Rio police occupy favela to 'reclaim territory'
In a major operation to push back against gangs, about 1,200 Brazilian military police were deployed to a neighborhood as part of a project to "change the lives of the people."
Powerless Europe? Soaring prices expose EU's energy dependence
With prices at the pump surging and a showdown looming with major gas supplier Russia, the French president addressed the European Parliament to mark France's rotating presidency of the bloc. We ask about what Emmanuel Macron said and didn't say about the highest fuel prices in seven years with some of Paris's petrol stations asking two euros a litre at the pump.
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US airports in turmoil amid 5G rollout: Airlines could ground planes over safety concerns
The rollout of 5G service may seem like a great thing to device lovers, but for some international airlines it's a major worry. This week, American phone carriers AT&T and Verizon agreed to a partial delay in activating their 5G networks in the US over safety concerns. For more, we speak to technology policy expert Roslyn Layton.
Ex-Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in child abuse cases — report
Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to act over four child abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich, a German probe into the Catholic Church has alleged. ... But a new report into historical abuse allegations carried out by a German law firm incriminated the former pontiff.
How Amazon inspired France's new unicorn: Robotics startup Exotec CEO on success
The robotics startup Exotec has become France's 25th unicorn company, valued at $2 billion after its latest fundraising round. The firm makes robots for e-commerce depots, and counts big names like Carrefour, Uniqlo and Decathlon among its customers. Exotec's CEO Romain Moulin told FRANCE 24 the inspiration for the company actually came from online retail giant Amazon.


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Q: defaultHighLight of solr3.6 does not work? I am using solr 3.6.2 and I found the default highlight does not work like solr 1.4.1.
Is it a bug?
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At solr 3.6.2 the default highlight result is: {{{testabctest123456test}}}abc
At solr 1.4.1 the highlight result is: {{{test}}}abc{{{test}}}123456{{{test}}}abc
At solr 3.6.2 the FastVectorHighlighter resutlt is: {{{test}}}abc{{{test}}}123456{{{test}}}abc
What happened to the default highlight in solr 3.6?
Though the FastVectorHighlighter works well, I need to use default highlight.

A: No, it's not a bug.  That's how the highlighter works.  If it finds multiple matches within the same term, it wraps them all.  There does not appear to be any sort of configuration to change this behavior, I don't believe.
Seems like using the Highlighter implementation that does what you want would be the logical approach.

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Eddie Montgomery is making the most of every minute and all the music after Troy Gentry's untimely passing last year.
We don't doubt that last September, when news broke of the untimely passing of Montgomery Gentry's Troy Gentry, a community of country music fans hit their knees in prayer, not just for Troy's beautiful wife and daughters, but also for his singing partner, Eddie Montgomery.
With a new album that was finished just before that fateful day in September, there were a lot of questions about Eddie's future, and now, after taking a break to mourn his friend and to make some hard decisions, he has some answers.
"Life is very short, and I'm going to live every second of it," Eddie tells Rare Country. After losing his brother in music at the young age of 50, he has lived and learned that lesson.
"I've always said 'At the end of my life, I don't want to be that guy going, "Man, I wish I would have tried that. I wish I would have done that."' I'm going to probably be that guy that's going, 'Well, maybe I shouldn't have done that one. Maybe I shouldn't have tried that either,'" he adds with a smile.
Eddie recently appeared on "Fox & Friends," where he debuted the track "King of the World" from the duo's newest album, "Here's to You." And the news that the newest release is No. 1 on the iTunes chart is bittersweet for the surviving singer.
Eddie, who first met Troy when he and brother John Michael Montgomery formed a band in 1990, is unable to share details regarding the crash that day due to an ongoing investigation, but he does confirm that he was on the premises when the accident occurred.
Eddie will continue to tour as Montgomery Gentry this year, supporting both the release of "Here's to You" and, as he said, keeping the Montgomery Gentry tradition alive. This week, he announced that fellow Kentucky boys, Halfway to Hazard, will be joining him on several dates this year.


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Taylor Swift: Queen of the Millenium
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If you compare the music industry to the modern American stratification of social classes, Taylor Swift would easily be the Bill Gates of the one percent. This 24 year old country-turned-pop star dominates the music industry to a level not seen at any time in history since Nielsen Soundscan began tracking sales in 1991. Selling 1.289 million copies of her new album 1989 in its opening week, Ms. Swift broke a record by having 22% of the weeks sales. Furthermore, her album is the fastest selling since The Eminem Show back in 2002 – back when the record industry was almost three times larger.
By the end of November, Taylor Swift also broke another record – most albums sold by any new artist of the millenium, and most albums sold by any female artist in general of the millenium with over twenty-five million sold; an awe inspiring achievement considering her 2006 debut, years after the music industry experienced its collapse.
And yet, album sales are down 14% this year, begging the question, how did she top her last album? Why aren't her sales dropping? A mix of reasons really: partly because of Swift and her team, and partly because of the ever increasing disparity between artists, with the top one percent of artists taking home seventy-seven percent of the profits. In an age where pirating and streaming music have become the norm, it takes a remarkable character to continue pulling in the sales.
The 1989 album enabled Ms. Swift to become the only artist in music history, surpassing names such as Madonna, Britney Spears, and Michael Jackson, to sell one million copies of an album in the first week three times (Speak Now, Red, and 1989). Only nineteen albums have sold over a million copies within their first week, and Swift has done this thrice.
This has made Taylor Swift's 1989 the only album released in 2014 to have sold over a million copies in total. That's right: album sales have been so poor, that Taylor Swift was able to pass every album released this year in one week.
Ms. Swift has been hailed as sort of a marketing genius. Releasing a Target version with three extra songs enabled her to inspire a massive resurgence for the physical album. Not only this, but every one of the Target albums came with a pack of polaroid pictures of her, making tons of fans buy multiple versions of the album in order to get all of the packs.
Another way the young woman has stood out from her peers, is her image. Ever since 2006, she has constantly branded herself as the awkward, down to earth, good girl who every parent wants their children to look up to in comparison with many of the other musical acts in this age (Anaconda, anyone?). Her often self-written lyrics about acceptance and anti-bullying have also enabled her to gain traction and build a special relationship with fans.
This relationship she holds with her fans is cherished by her. Recently, Taylor Swift visited Connecticut to surprise a fan with a mini-Mercedes for her two year old son. The fan said that Ms. Swift's music helped her through her struggles to become pregnant, and was therefore moved to tears when the star showed up at her home.
Finally, Ms. Swift has appeared on television countless times since the release of her album, gaining much exposure compared to her contemporaries.
And yet – the Queen of the Millennium's reign doesn't end with albums: she also holds the record for the fastest selling single for a female artist in history, with "We Are Never Getting Back Together," and the second largest overall behind Flo Rida's "Right Round." Furthermore, she is the second top selling digital artist in history (by downloads), and she continuously bounces between the first and second place spots with fellow pop star Katy Perry.
Taylor Swift is on top right now. Love her or hate her, it's plainly clear that she doesn't just rule the music industry – she IS the music industry.
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The Priesthood is the ministry of mediation between GOD and man in those things which impart forgiveness of sins, convey blessings, and put away wrath. It is divided into imperfect, as was that of the law; and perfect, as is that of the Church.
The foundation of the Priesthood in the Church is laid on that declaration of the LORD of the Priesthood to St. Peter, in the region of Caesarea Philippi: "To thee I shall give the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; And whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven". Its superstructure comes from that other injuction: "Feed My lambs. Feed My sheep. Feed My ewes Its completion and perfection from that He breathed on them saying: "Receive ye the Holy Spirit; if ye forgive a man his sins, they are forgiven to him; and you withhold forgiveness of a man's sins, they shall be held".
Therefore the perfection of this and the imperfection of that Priesthood is evident, since we know that very many wicked children are begotten to righteous fathers, as Cain, Kham, and the children of Lot, of Moses, Eli, and others; and good children are begotten of wicked fathers, as Melchizedek, Abraham, and others. Moreover, the former Priesthood was conferred by material oil; but this latter by the immaterial unction of the SPIRIT, through the laying on of hands.
As to the matter of the rules whereby he who desires the Priesthood is to be tried, whether he be worthy or not, let him who wishes to know this attend to the words of St. Paul, the tongue of the SPIRIT; this is a true saying: "If a man desire the priesthood he desireth a good work.
He who becomes a priest must be blameless, the husband of one wife, alert mentally, modest, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt at teaching; not given to wine, not hasty to strike, but patient, not quarrelsome, not greedy of lucre. One who rules well his own house, having his children under submission to bring them up with all purity. For if a man know not how to rule his own household, how can he take care of the Church of God?
He should not be a recent convert, lest he become proud and fall into the condemnation of satan. Moreover, he must have a good report from outsiders; lest he fall into reproach, and snares of satan. Likewise the deacons must be pure, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, and they should not love impure profits; holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
And let these. "that is all the degrees of the Priesthood, be first proved, and only then should they minister, being found blameless.


Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am - 6pm (ticket office closes at 5pm).
Installed inside the 19th -century Casarões do Valongo, which were damaged by two fires and then completely rebuilt, the Pelé Museum exhibits shirts, football boots, balls, honors and awards, trophies, a football made of socks and a shoeshine box, among other items from the personal collection of "The Athlete of the 20th Century". There are 2,354 items in all, to be displayed in rotation, according to exhibition theme (the first is "4 Cups and 1 King). In the museum's 4,134 square meters the public can also enjoy audio presentations, films, photos and texts about the history of the "King" As well as this, there is an interactive space where visitors can test their ball skills and even compare them to Pelé's performance.
Com apenas sete anos, Pelé reuniu pedaços de madeira e, ajudado por seu tio Jorge, fez uma caixa de engraxate e ia em busca de clientes na estação de trem de Bauru (São Paulo). Foi com ela que o menino Edson ganhou seu prieiro dinheiro: uma moeda de 400 réis. Neste rádio, Pelé acompanhava os jogos de futebol com seu pai. E foi por ele seu Dondinho ouviu os comentários sobre a derrota do Brasil na final da Copa de 1950, diante do Uruguai – foi a primeira vez que Pelé viu seu pai chorar. E prometeu-lhe que ganharia um Mundial, fato que aconteceu oito anos depois.
The Jules Rimet Trophy is named in honor of the FIFA president who initiated the World Cup. The trophy was created by French sculptor Abel Lafleur – with its design, "Victory", inspired by the winged Greek goddess Nike – to remain indefinitely in the possession of the first three-time champions, which happened with the Brazilian team in 1970. FIFA created a new trophy in 1974, but possession of this has been temporary. Only the Brazil of Pelé has the trophy indefinitely. Eternally.
Admission for children up to 10 and public school students (municipal, state and federal) is free; 50% discount for students, the disabled, public school teachers and the over 60s. On sundays R$ 5 for everyone.


Chateau Margüi sits in a calm magnificence in the bucolic wooded hills of the Coteaux de Varois in northern Provence. The long-neglected property has been lovingly restored by Philippe Guillanton, its dynamic young new owner since 2000. Phillipe's wife, Marie-Christine, has completely supervised the restoration of the manor house and gardens while Phillipe's attention has turned to wine. Consulting with local oenologists, Philippe has replanted the vineyards, neglected for over 20 years, and now has 30 hectares of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle and Ugni Blanc, planted according to the specific terroirs.
Coteaux en Varois Rosé "Perle de Margüi"
Coteaux en Varois Blanc "L'Or des Pierres"
Coteaux en Varois Blanc "Les Pierres Sauvages"
Coteaux en Varois Rouge "Titien de Margüi"


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Stacked with Daniel Negreanu
Genre: Cartes
Publishers: Myelin Media
Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, known as simply Stacked, is a poker video game by American studio 5000 ft, released in 2006, featuring the titular professional championship player, Daniel Negreanu. Other pros also make an appearance, including Evelyn Ng (Negreanu's then girlfriend), Juan Carlos Mortensen, and Erick Lindgren. The game's style of poker is Texas hold'em. The PC's online mode was hosted by MTV. The initial release for Xbox contained a serious bug that caused player data to be reset wh…
Suzunone Seven!
Genre: Fantaisie
Publishers: Clochette,Alchemist
Suzunone Seven! (スズノネセブン!, Suzunonesebun!), or otherwise known as Suzunone7, is a Japanese visual novel developed and published by Clochette. The PC game was officially released on January 30, 2009, rated for ages 18 and over. On May 27, 2010, the game was made available on PlayStation 2, entitled Suzunone Seven! - Rebirth Knot (スズノネセブン! - Rebirth Knot, Suzunonesebun! - Ribasu Knot), published by Alchemist as an all ages game. The PlayStation 2 version includes additional heroines. The game was …
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance est un jeu vidéo d'action développé et édité par Ubisoft, sorti en 2006 sur PlayStation Portable et Nintendo DS.
Genre: Action, Aventure, Stratégie
Sid Meier's Pirates! est le remake de Sid Meier's Pirates! développé par Firaxis et édité par Atari Inc. en novembre 2004. Le jeu est en tous points identique à la première version de 1987, mis à part le graphisme (en 3D) qui a été complètement remanié. On y a enlevé l'effet éblouissant du soleil, qui gênait le joueur et n'ajoutait que très peu d'attrait au jeu. Une séquence de jeu, celle du cours de danse, y a été rajoutée ; elle fait aussi appel, comme celles des combats à l'épée, à la coordin…
Syphon Filter 3
Genre: Tir, Troisième personne
Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment
Syphon Filter 3 est un jeu vidéo de Tir à la troisième personne et d'infiltration développé par SCE Bend Studio et édité par Sony Computer Entertainment en 2001 sur la console PlayStation de Sony. Syphon Filter 3 est le troisième épisode de la série du même nom.
Salamander 2
Genre: Tir
Publishers: Konami
Salamander 2 (沙罗曼蛇2, Saramanda Tsu) est un jeu vidéo de type shoot them up développé et édité par la société japonaise Konami en 1996 sur borne d'arcade, uniquement au Japon. Le jeu est une suite directe de Salamander, dérivé de la série Gradius. Le jeu vient de la série Gradius où il intègre des éléments graphiques en trois dimensions dans son univers en 2D. Il conserve tous les éléments caractéristiques de son prédécesseur : possibilité de jouer à deux simultanément, ennemis et boss similaire,…
Romance of the Three Kingdoms V
Genre: Stratégie, Tour par tour
Publishers: Koei
Romance of the Three Kingdoms V (三國志V) est un jeu vidéo de grande stratégie sorti en 1997 et fonctionne sur Mega Drive, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation et DOS. Le jeu a été développé par Koei et édité par SKOB.
Stellar Theater
Publishers: Rosebleu,Cyberfront
Stellar Theater (ステラ シアター, Sutera Shiatā) is a Japanese visual novel by Rosebleu. It was first released for PC on June 26, 2009. A manga adaptation based on the game began serialization on March 26, 2009 in Comp Ace. A fandisc, Stellar Theater Encore, came out June 24, 2011. A version of the game for PlayStation Portable was released in February 2013 by Cyberfront; both a physical release, and a download release compatible with the PlayStation Vita. The PSP version removes sexual content but add…
Silent Hill: Origins
Genre: Horreur, Survie
Publishers: Konami Digital Entertainment
Silent Hill: Ørigins, appelé Silent Hill Zero au Japon, est un jeu vidéo de type survival horror développé par Climax Studios et édité par Konami en 2007 sur PlayStation Portable. Le jeu a été adapté sur PlayStation 2 en 2008. Silent Hill: Origins constitue la préquelle de la série Silent Hill. Le joueur incarne Travis Grady, un conducteur de poids lourd qui se retrouve pris au piège de la ville de Silent Hill après avoir sauvé une jeune fille, Alessa, de l'incendie de sa maison.
Scrabble (video game)
Publishers: U.S. Gold,Hasbro Interactive,Ubisoft,Electronic Arts
Scrabble is an official computerized version of the board game of the same name.
Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers
Genre: Roman
Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers is a visual novel video game, developed by Akabeisoft2 for Microsoft Windows in November 2005 in Japan; it was later released by 5pb. for Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 in Japan, and is planned for release in the West by Front Wing for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Vita. The player takes the role of Kenichi Morita, a young man who has been training for seven years to become a "Special High Class Individual" – an elite class of p…
Spelling Challenges and More!
Publishers: Crave Entertainment
Spelling Challenges and More! is a puzzle video game developed by Supersonic Software and published by Crave Entertainment for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. In this game, you must complete multiple different spelling challenges by using the unique features on the Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable. This game was released in Europe on the Nintendo DS under the name 'Spellbound'.
Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace
Genre: Visual novel
Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace, known in Japan as Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling, is a visual novel video game developed by 5pb., originally released for the Xbox 360 in 2011. It has since been ported to several other platforms, and was released by Spike Chunsoft in English for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows in 2019. It is part of the Science Adventure series, and a spin-off from the 2009 game Steins;Gate. The game is a romantic comedy set in a different world…
Genre: Jeu de rôle, Stratégie
Summon Night 3 (Japanese: サモンナイト3, Hepburn: Samon Naito Surī) is the third main entry in the Summon Night series of video games. The game was initially developed by Flight-Plan and released by Banpresto for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. The game was later remade for the PlayStation Portable in 2012. Both versions were only released in Japan, not being localized into English for any other regions.
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Super Thunder Blade
Genre: Action, Arcade, Tir
Publishers: Sega,|designer =
Super Thunder Blade (スーパーサンダーブレード) is a shooter for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console, developed and published by Sega. It was one of the two launch titles for the console in Japan (the other one being Space Harrier II), as well as being one of the six launch titles for the console for its U.S. launch. It is a follow-up to the 1987 arcade game Thunder Blade. It was released for the Virtual Console on September 17, 2007. It was also included in the Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation 2 and …
Silent Line: Armored Core
Genre: Action, Tir, Troisième personne
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Shiren the Wanderer
Genre: Jeu de rôle
Shiren the Wanderer is a roguelike video game developed by Chunsoft for the Wii. It was released in Japan on June 5, 2008, and in North America on February 9, 2010.A PlayStation Portable version was released with a readjusted difficulty, a new infrastructure mode, and shorter loading times via the ability to install the game.
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Publishers: Image Epoch
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Syfy has renewed co-production Van Helsing for a second season, it was announced today by Nomadic Pictures and international distributor Dynamic Television. The renewal, which comes a mere for weeks into the show's first season, is for a further 13 episodes, which are expected to air in 2017.
Van Helsing picks up after a catastrophic volcano eruption, when the last remaining underground vampires rise up through a dark, ash-filled sky to overtake America. Vanessa Van Helsing, a descendant of the legendary line of vampire hunters, awakens from a three-year coma to discover that she's not only immune to the bloodthirsty predators – but also has the ability to make them human again. With this "cure" threatening the vampire's existence and a target on her back, can Vanessa save humanity?
The drama series is produced by Nomadic Pictures, which also serves as the studio, and stars Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Christopher Heyerdahl, David Cubitt, Vincent Gale, Rukiya Bernard, Trezzo Mahoro, Aleks Paunovic, Laura Mennell, Tim Guinee and Paul Johansson. The executive producers are Chad Oakes, Mike Frislev, showrunner/writer Neil LaBute, Simon Barry, Evan Tyler, Dave Brown, Zadoc Angell and Daniel March. Dynamic Television is handling worldwide distribution for Van Helsing and will be shopping it at MIPCOM. The series has not yet been acquired by a UK broadcaster.


Andrew over at About.com (the geology page) posted his fantastic idea for the upcoming Fall AGU meeting. Prior to the meeting he tries to predict what ten research projects presented at AGU would get the most print. That is, which talks or posters would show up in newspapers, magazines, and on-line. He batted an astonishing .900 last meeting (see this for his write-up on the process.) Both the prediction and the post-meeting media analysis can serve as good starting off points for science and society discussion. If I were in a position where I had students, I could also see this as a good way to make the connection between current research and the science page of their local paper.
Andrew is soliciting entries to either be posted on his blog, or linked to from his About.com page. Links are above or in my sidebar.
As a note, I know that most of you when compiling your lists will search through the abstracts for exciting terms like "thermochronology," "k-feldspar MDD modelling," or "apatite (U-Th)/He." For some unknown reason, print media has been slow to pick up on the Thermo-craze, so while I know that those are the stories you all think SHOULD be reported on the most, I'd suggest trying other themes. Someday print media will understand what the rest of the earth science community already knows (low-temperature thermochronology is hot), but for now, things like earthquakes, hazards, and climate change get all the ink.
don't you mean the general public will soon notice how hot deep-marine sedimentation is?
i foresee small, stuffed turbidites (kinda like stuffed animals) that will excite young and old alike...similar to the beanie-baby craze of the mid 90s.
I've been trying for hours to picture a stuffed turbidite in my head....I'm not sure it is working. Stuffed apatites though, now that could work. Do you have a prototype? I am sure this could be our ticket to financial independence. Plush geology themed children's toys.
Fischer Price's "My First Brunton", and the "Easy Bake Vacuum Furnace"
And I'm not thinking about AGU, as I can only send my poster to be ripped to shreds by the tectonic mafia.
If I was in a position where I had students, I could also see this as a good way to make the connection between current research and the science page of their local paper.
It's too bad that AGU is during finals week (which is one reason why I never go) - this is a great idea.
As for geology-themed kids' books - the Magic Schoolbus series has some geology books.
And let's just keep track, with Kim's response the score is Plush Apatite 1, stuffed turbidite and magnetic toy 0.
No, I do not have a prototype of the plush turbidite ... yet.
I predict that a full Bouma sequence would be a big seller, but I can also envision a cute 'bottom-absent' turbidite, and a tough-looking, but lovable, mass transport complex.
The toy box for them will be a foreland basin, you get your choice of retroarc or peripheral (sold separately, of course).
Mud volcanoes don't really lend themselves to plush, but what parent can resist giving their child a manual on how to fill the back yard with mud, educationally?
You would think that this is restricting the joys of mud volcanology to those children whose families are sufficiently well-off to have yards, but actually, children who travel to the local Superfund site to make their mud volcanoes are getting a much more authentic experience.
Also, the Velcro gimmick of "Granny Granite and her Delaminating Pals" is unstoppable.
How about "The Little Pumpellyite That Could?"
(newbie here) - You all laugh but I have a daughter who has wanted to be a scientist since the age of 5 and now at 9 has zeroed in on astrobiology/astrogeology (wants to study the rocks from other planets, I'm sure I've got the name wrong).
ANYWAY, I found your nice little blog because I was and AM searching for "stuffed toy rocks". They now have microbes (you can give someone a stuffed Herpes virus...ain't that sweet), so I thought much like PetRocks of the past...? You never know.
So BRING ON the plush geology toys!


In November and January, Parks attended neighborhood meetings with residents of Hyde Park, Old Hyde Park, Southmoreland and Rockhill to discuss the design of the Gillham Park spraypark. Based upon questions at the meeting, we wanted to send out some background information. First, funding for the spraypark is being independently sought by HPNA through Kansas City's PIAC program. This is a program completely independent of Parks' budget and the funds can only be used for the project in the application. So, if we receive funding to build the spraypark, that funding is in no way a diversion of funds from other Parks maintenance or activities.
Second, folks asked about the history of the Gillham Park Master Plan, which is the impetus for the spraypark. Attached is the Gillham Road Improvement Project ("GRIP") 2003 Report to the Parks Department Development Committee. It was a very intensive three-year process that involved numerous events, individuals, and input from all five neighborhoods that border Gillham Road. Every effort was made to provide opportunities for all residents to express their opinions in person, through US mail, and through emails. The Gillham Road 2005 Master Plan was the outcome of the GRIP effort in partnership with the Parks Planning Department. The 2005 Master Plan was presented to the neighborhood through HPNA newsletter, website, and a general meeting. HPNA approved the 2005 Master Plan and communicated that to the Parks and Recreation Director in February 2005. The 2005 Master Plan was approved by the Board of Parks and Recreation Department Commissioners.
The Report and Master Plan have guided improvements over the last 10 years to Gillham Road totaling over $600,000 including the new playground and reconstructed stone stairs; bush honeysuckle removal by neighborhood volunteers and over 250 Home Depot volunteers two years in a row; over 50 new trees; resurfaced jogging trail donated; additional turf maintenance south of 39th Street provided by local foundation; additional turf maintenance north of 39th street provided by neighborhood donor; donated landscaping around Eagle Scout Memorial; and donated funds for upgrading and maintenance of the Eagle Scout fountain. Most of this was made possible because the community had a plan built upon extensive resident input and labors with the support of the Parks Department Planning and maintenance crew.
Q How is the spraypark funded?
A The funding is requested from the Public Improvement Advisory Committee (PIAC), which helps decide how to spend a portion of the City's capital improvement budget.
Q Has the funding been approved?
A No. The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA) submitted a request to the PIAC committee to receive the funding. The PIAC Committee will make recommendations to the City Council. The Council must vote to allocate the money.
Q What is going to happen to the pool and structures (aka the slabs)?
A The pool is in disrepair and must be removed. HPNA and KC Parks plan to hold meetings to allow for resident input regarding the fate of the slabs.
Q Why isn't the pool being rehabilitated instead?
A The pool's mechanical systems are beyond repair. The plan is to keep the pool open during the summer of 2016 to the extent it is safe to do so.
Q Is there going to be additional parking?
A The project's scope is limited to the spraypark.
Q Will there be restrooms?
A The project's scope is limited to the spraypark. Parks is working on a permanent restroom solution for the Park. Until then, we may have portable restrooms available.
Q What security measures will be taken?
A Hours of operation will be posted, thereby restricting loitering at the spraypark outside the normal operation. Also, under discussion is the type and amount of lighting to provide nighttime visibility without compromising the aesthetics.
Q How will the litter that people generate be handled?
A There will be an additional seven trash cans located in and around the spraypark.
Q Will the existing trees and landscape be removed or changed?
A The plan makes as few changes as possible to the existing trees and landscaping. There are no plans to remove any existing trees and additional ornamental trees will be added at the East edge of the spraypark. The site will be graded to keep the slight Southwestern slope. Several shade trees will also be strategically placed.
Q Wouldn't the money be better spent on repairs to the playground?
A This request does not divert any funds for playground repair or maintenance. Capital improvement funds from PIAC can only go towards specific types of projects. PIAC funds are in addition to the KC Parks Department budget.


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Bromley students participate in 'Driven by Consequences'
12.00 | 18 August 2015 | Young drivers | 1 comment
Teenagers at three Bromley schools have taken part this academic year in the Driven by Consequences programme which is delivered by Bromley Council's road safety team.
Driven by Consequences* has been running for seven years as part of an ongoing programme to reduce the number of young people killed or seriously injured on Bromley's roads. The consequences of dangerous driving are illustrated through the event's workshops which highlight the dangers of young drivers and motorcyclists making certain choices, including driving under the influence of drink and drugs.
The event features speakers from the Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance Service working in partnership with Bromley's Road Safety Unit to give "compelling accounts of the devastation that can be caused by irresponsible driving".
Bromley Council says Driven by Consequences is one of several initiatives which have helped reduce the number of collisions involving young drivers. Borough-wide casualty statistics show that 'in car' casualties aged 16-24 years have declined by 21%, from 188 in 2010 to 149 in 2014.
Around 2,500 students this academic year have taken part in the council's traffic education programme.
Councillor Colin Smith said: "Bromley's national leading 'Driven by Consequences' campaign is just one of the ways that we try to impart the vital message about road safety to newly qualified teenage drivers.
"Many have already experienced and benefited from taking part on the Driven by Consequences course, a day which they will tell you themselves pulls no punches as to the harsh realities involved when making mistakes whilst driving at speed or under the influence of drink/drugs.
"This essential awareness and knowledge has helped to reduce the number of accidents in our borough, particularly involving younger drivers, statistically the group most at risk, and we very much look forward to extending the course's coverage to other interested schools across the Borough."
*Driven by Consequences
Driven by Consequences was first delivered at Ravens Wood School in June 2008, motivated largely by the loss of 16-year-old pupil Ben Morgan in November 2003. Ben's mum Lesley has worked with Bromley's Road Safety Team for 12 years, including a year-on-year commitment to Driven by Consequences.
Driven by Consequences has received the London Transport Award for Most Effective Road Safety Project and the Highways Agency Excellence Award. It has also been recognised by the National Transport Awards (nominee), Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards (highly commended) and the London Road Safety Council's Laurie Bunn Road Safety Award for Outstanding Achievement (runner up).
Well, this seems to be getting closer to the mark. At last here is something which is getting more sense into the situation. I have often talked about vulnerability. Most drive with various degrees of vulnerability to crashes and therefore having consequences as a theme should bring it home to them more clearly. When people feel accountable for their behaviour they are more likely to take ownership of their actions and, more particularly, their attitudes. So, to my mind, great congratulations to the Bromley RS team. Let's hope that others, and particularly the government, take up this sort of theme as a key element in road safety policy. If so I am sure it will go far.
Nigel Albright