Looking for Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians free mlb predictions? MLB betting sees the Red Sox taking on the Indians on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all MLB baseball matchups all season long so stay tuned for more FREE daily MLB predictions like this Red Sox Indians free pick.
The Sox won on Thursday in New York to avoid a sweep and give themselves one more win against the Yankees before the teams meet for a final series at Fenway Park before October.
Rick Porcello will make his thirty-second start on Saturday. He's had a better bounce-back than I (and I presume many more) thought he would have after his Cy Young disappointment season in 2017.
Porcello's WHIP this season is the best it's been, with the exception of the Cy Young season in 2016 but his strikeout rate is his best ever.
Mookie Betts had been stuck on twenty-nine home runs the entire month before his three-run shot late in the game on Thursday just about clinched the win for Boston.
Betts needs two more steals to get to thirty there and become the first player to go 30-30 since 2012, which is hard to believe. We'll see how much it matters to him down the stretch.
Mike Clevinger is going to reach 200 innings, unless he really struggles in his final two starts or he gets some extra rest before the playoffs. He is 11.2 innings away as it stands going into this start.
Josh Donaldson hit his first and only home run in a Cleveland uniform a week ago. Since, he's just 1-for-13 and hasn't so far been the impact player the Indians' front office thought he could be.
If the playoffs were to start tomorrow, Terry Francona would have to seriously consider what to do with Donaldson but with almost two weeks left, he has some time to see if Josh can get hot.
Under is 12-3-1 in BOS last 16 Sat. games.
BOS are 23-7 in their last 30 Sat. games.
BOS are 46-16 in their last 62 games on grass.
Under is 10-4-4 in CLE last 18 home games.
Under is 32-15-4 in CLE last 51 Sat. games.
Under is 12-1-1 in Clevingers last 14 Sat. starts.
Head to Head: BOS are 4-11 in the last 15 meetings in Cleveland.
Free Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians MLB Prediction: Clevinger.
He's only got twelve wins and deserves more than that. Let's at least get him to thirteen.
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Q: Глобальная переменная в проекте - как реализовать? В Django-проекте необходимо реализовать доступ в методах моделей к информации, вычисляемой через request. Информацию нужно вычислить один раз (несколько параметров), и как-то хранить и передавать.
Как это сделать правильно? С помощью Signleton'а, если правильно понимаю, получится непотокобезопасное решение.

A: Почему бы вам не использовать переменную окружения:
import os
os.environ['GLOBAL_VARIABLES'] = {'var1': 1, 'var2': 2}

Кстати, для запуска django-проекта через wsgi как раз используется этот приём (чтобы как-то сослаться на настройки проекта для всех запущенных экземпляров python).

A: Сколько я не пытался найти информацию о глобальных переменных в django, везде говорят, что не желательно их использовать. Если хотите использовать их, то она вызывается также как и в python. А почему бы вам не попробовать такое решение  вашей проблемы?

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Museums in Akershus
Calendar (in Norwegian)
What can you experience?
The old station building at Gundershogget is from Rørosbanen, and was built in 1920. At Gundershogget station you can also find the kiosk where they sell refreshments, our newspaper "Lommedalsbanen," and postcards that can be posted at the railway's own post office.
Gundershogget is the starting point for the tour path that gives the opportunity to combine the train ride with a pleasant walk through the nature in Lommedalen. For those who choose the train, the first stop is Bjørkåsen station, where crossing trains can meet, and various railway material is exhibited.
The station building at Bjørkåsen is from the old Oslo East railway station. Vensåsbakken was in its time (from 1915-1956) a much used ski jump where ski jumpers like Narve Bonna, Birger Ruud and Gunder Gundersen have jumped. The last name won the Kings Cup in the combined event here in 1953.
Smutterud is the end station at the southern end of the railway. This station building is also from Oslo East railway station.
At all the stations, and also along the railway line, some of our rolling stock is on display.
Summer train
You can go for a ride on Lommedalsbanen on selected Sundays in June and Sundays mid August till the end of September from 11:00-15:00.
One weekend in early December you can join us on our train journey to visit Father Christmas. The opening hours will be announced in the Norwegian railway timetable. There will be special precautions in case of heavy snowfall and extremely cold weather.
Check our calendar (in Norwegian) to see when we're open.
Adults: NOK 100
Children/seniors: NOK 50
Children under the age of 2 travel for free
Bus No. 143 from the Oslo Bus Terminal to Bærums Verk. Then bus No. 733 to Bykrysset in Lommedalen. By car from Røa, Haslum or Sandvika to Bærums Verk. From there Lommedalsveien all the way to the end, then Kampeveien and Tolverudveien. Follow the signs.
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Charter/excursion trains
Groups, both business and private persons, are welcome to hire Lommedalsbanen for a special experience.
Schools and kindergartens are also welcome.
Offers to disabled people
It is possible for wheelchair users to travel with Lommedalsbanen.
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Blackberries are a fruit that has a juicy sharp flavour and are grown in the wild.
Blackberries are fantastic cooked in desserts where they particularly stand out or as part of a pie, strudel or a crumble.
So if we can eat them, can rabbits eat blackberries at all and of they can, how much of them can be eaten?
To find out more about hem, let take a look at their nutritional data to get some more information about them.
In particular their sugar, fat, phosphorous, acidic, fibre, protein and calcium content particularly of interest.
As you can see, blackberries have a hint of calcium and fat. However they do contain unite a bit of sugar and fibre. So rabbits can eat blackberries but only one per week at the very most. Anymore and they risk getting stomach problems.
Also, only feed them ripened blackberries. Avoid any with a reddish colour.
Can rabbits eat blackberry leaves?
Rabbits are able to eat the leaves, but it is better to only feed the new leaves and avoid the older and tougher leaves. Don't worry about the spikes as they aren't dangerous.
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A new approach to conducting elections: The case for an "information hub"
Election and referendum campaigns are letting voters down but simple measures could restore confidence
by Alan Renwick and Michela Palese	/ March 11, 2019 / Leave a comment
Photo: Anthony Devlin/PA Archive/PA Images
The conduct of election and referendum campaigns in the UK is letting voters down. Trust in what politicians say—and in how journalists report it—is at rock bottom. All too often, this lack of confidence is well grounded: misinformation and heavy spinning have been rampant in recent contests, most obviously the 2016 vote on Brexit.
Several recent reports—including the Cairncross Review, a Commons Culture Committee inquiry, and a collection of essays by the Electoral Reform Society—have focused on one part of the issue, namely the challenge arising from the digital revolution that has transformed political communications in the last decade. That's important, and the proposals in these reports deserve careful attention.
But the problem is wider than that. Political communications were far from perfect long before the internet arose. We should be striving to deepen our democracy, not just to protect the democracy that we already have. Voters deserve much better.
In our new report, published last week by the UCL Constitution Unit, we examine campaign conduct around the world to draw lessons for how we could do things better here in the UK. We conduct detailed analysis of nine different strategies that have been applied—for tackling misinformation, promoting quality information, and encouraging open, respectful discussion among citizens.
There is only one strategy among these that we don't recommend for the UK. This is the idea that a power should be created to identify false claims and stop campaigners from making them. Mechanisms for doing this operate without much controversy in New Zealand and South Australia. But their impact is limited. Almost any misleading claim can be expressed in a way that isn't strictly false, so a ban on falsehoods would change little. There are also dangers: for example, populist campaigners could "weaponise" adverse rulings to claim victimisation by the "establishment."
We think all of the remaining strategies deserve to be pursued in the UK. Some ought to be straightforward. For example, it is often hard to find reliable basic information on local candidates. A website could provide this, using information supplied by candidates along with their nomination papers. Some have already been tried to an extent in the UK. For example, websites in which users answer questions about their own preferences and receive guidance as to which parties are closest to them—so called "voting advice applications"—have been run by several independent…
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The Flight Design CT is a family of high-wing, tricycle undercarriage, two seat ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Flight Design (Flightdesign Vertrieb) of Germany. The family includes the original CT and the CT2K, CTSW, CTLS and the new MC models.
The aircraft are of composite construction, with carbon fiber being the primary material. This results in a very aerodynamic shape to the fuselage and very high useful loads (almost equal to the weight of the aircraft itself). The CTSW is so efficient that it needs to have the pitch of the propeller reduced significantly to stay within the 120-knot (222 km/h) maximum speed of the American Light-sport Aircraft (LSA) rules; in other countries, the CTSW has a higher cruising speed. In addition, the amount of negative (reflex) flaps is limited to -6 degrees in the US version; in other countries the flaps retract to -12 degrees in cruise, adding even more speed.
The CTSW is reported to be more challenging to fly than other LSA, owing to the higher wing loading and low drag; the low drag increases top speed, but requires additional planning in the descent. The control forces are light and, like most LSA, rudder coordination is necessary, owing to the close coupling of the tailplane. Flight Design increased the size of the tailplane and control surfaces for the 2006 model year, giving improved directional control at lower speeds and reducing the amount of rudder necessary for coordinated turns.
Although the standard and required equipment varies by country, the CTSW is available with a Ballistic Recovery Systems parachute for the airframe. The BRS can be used to lower the entire aircraft to the ground in a controlled descent in the event of major structural failure, incapacitation of the pilot, or engine failure over mountainous terrain.
The aircraft can be flown under the microlight/ultralight regulations of several countries as well as the USA FAA Light-sport Aircraft rules and the European EASA Permit to Fly rules. Both aircraft are high-wing designs using a 100 hp (70 kW) Rotax 912S engine in a tractor configuration (the 80 hp (60 kW) 912 is sometimes used outside of the US).
In December 2009 the CTLS was granted a type design approval and a production certificate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
As of December 2009, there are more than 304 CTs registered in the USA and 1,400 World Wide.
Short Wing version of the CT2K with a shorter wingspan and redesigned wingtips, giving higher cruise speeds while maintaining similar stall speeds.
Long span version, announced in 2008. It improves on the CTSW in several areas, including a revised fuel system (improved fuel venting and standard-type fuel caps), a revised tailplane and upgraded landing gear.
Metal concept is a CT-LS fabricated predominantly from aluminium and intended for the flight training market. Introduced in July 2008, the MC has a lower cockpit sill for easier entry, is 5-7 knots slower that the LS, has 50 lb (23 kg) more useful load and 500 mi (805 km) more range.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Flight Design CTSW".


Thank you for being a member of Fix My Hog. I'm sure you want to jump right in and get to wrenching on your Harley-Davidson. I put this walk-through together so you can get a feel for how we laid out the site and some tips for you to get the most out of your membership.
This is a walk-through for basic maintenance on your Harley-Davidson Touring / Trike models and the videos we have produced over the years to help you do it. Your service manual will have any differences in specs for the Twin Cam 88,96,103,110 and Evo.
We have the Harley Milwaukee-Eight videos in a separate category here.
Make sure you are logged into your account so you can follow along and see the videos I reference in their entirety. You should be able to have two browser tabs open – maybe play this video in one and click through to videos I talk about in the other.
We will have similar walk-through videos for each video category.
What about the new Milwaukee 8's? I don't see any repair/maintenance videos for these. I assume it would be similar to the 103, but are you planning on putting out any specific to the M8? Thanks.
Hi Bill, This is a walk-through for basic maintenance on your Harley-Davidson Touring / Trike models and the videos we have produced over the years to help you do it. Your service manual will have any differences in specs for the Twin Cam 88,96,103,110 and Evo. We will have the Milwaukee-Eight videos up soon as well. Working on them.
I liked the "Touring Maintenance Walk-Through". I own a 1997 ElectroGlide Classic. Because of my age this is the last bike I plan on purchasing. I am interested in doing as many simple mechanical maintenance functions as I can. I was going to purchase fixingmyhog but did not like the payment method. I want to pay by check not an account withdrawal.
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We have mentioned this many, many times. Your tires are one of the most important parts of your Harley-Davidson and one that gets overlooked the most. Bob takes a few minutes to review what to look for when reading a tire.


The Greedy M2 is the one of the most versatile heating attachments available, and the included dual titanium/quartz rod heating chamber gives users a powerful wax consistency atomizer to start with! The M2 is equipped with dual adjustable airflow, an easy access mouthpiece for quick refills, and is protected by a durable stainless steel housing that matches the included battery beautifully. The 60W is a smart battery, meaning it automatically adjusts to the correct wattage and voltage for the attached cartridge. Its 1400mAh capacity, 60 watts of power, and pre-heat functions make it the perfect match for the Greedy M2 attachment.
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Q: appletviewr - getParameter returns null I compile this code and use applet viewer for testing. But I see string "value: null" instead of "value: VALUE".
1) What did I do wrong?
/*  <applet code="Demo" width="100" height="100">
    <param name="name1" value="VALUE">
    </applet>
*/
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Demo extends Applet
{
    String str=null;
    public void init()
    {
        str=getParameter("name1");
    }
    public void paint(Graphics g)
    {
        g.drawString("value: "+str,100,50);
    }
}

But if I open HTML file which is located in same folder with Demo.class
<html>
<body>
<applet code=Demo.class width="200" height="200" >
<param name="name1" value="VALUE">
</applet>
</body>
</html>

I get desired output "value: VALUE". (However for this result I should kill process java.exe, otherwise I get non-updated applet although Demo.class was updated).
2) Why won't the applet update until I will the java.exe?

A: I am getting value: VALUE in the applet viewer here.  But then that is after increasing the width of the applet element from 100 to 200 in the comment at the top of the source.  Thinner than that, and the text becomes truncated.


Legendary NES game comes to Wii U Virtual Console a week from today; pricing details not announced.
Nintendo's classic NES game Duck Hunt will be released for Wii U through the Virtual Console on Christmas Day, December 25, Nintendo announced Thursday. Using a Wii Remote instead of the iconic NES Zapper, you'll be able to shoot birds--or clay pigeons--out of the sky to your heart's content.
Pricing for Duck Hunt on Wii U was not announced, though we don't anticipate it will cost more than $10.
Duck Hunt for Wii U is a direct port of the legendary 1980s game, so don't expect anything new. Not that the game needs anything new, really. There's two-player support, a variety of increasingly challenging levels, and a laughing dog to keep your busy for hours.
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Browse 17 blocks of boutiques and art galleries in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. Las Olas Boulevard is not only a shopper's dream – sidewalk cafés, exciting nightlife and just about every entrée you can imagine line this three-mile thoroughfare. "Las Olas" translates to "the waves" in Spanish, which perfectly describes alluring curve of Atlantic shoreline you'll find at the end of this palm-lined street. Gaze at spectacular homes and yachts among the intercoastal waterway. #Humblebrag to friends back home with a selfie in front of the Las Olas Boulevard Wave Wall as you take in a quintessential South Florida experience.


The fight for equal representation of men and women exists everywhere. But in some places, progress can be slow. For example: Until recently, no public statues of women existed in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. That is, until an artist created a citywide pop-up to assert women's important roles throughout history, according to Teen Vogue.
Called "Monumental Women," the project facilitated the installation of brightly colored statues of female figures throughout the city.
These highly visible busts highlight the underrepresentation of women in Sofia. Their rainbow-bright hues contrast the city's many monuments of male historical figures.
The creative mastermind behind the project is Irina Tomova-Erka, who used her own likeness as a model. Each of the seven busts reads, "The first monument of a woman in Sofia." If that doesn't hit home, we don't know what will.
The installation comes courtesy of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, in conjunction with Fine Acts and Tribal Worldwide Sofia.
But it seems the committee's message was heard loud and clear. The project's organizers are now working with the city to install permanent female statues by the year 2018, says Mashable.
However, the people of Sofia are reacting in different ways. Some residents think the artwork overshadows the city's monuments. Others are angry about the lack of female heroes. One thing is for sure: Women are surely not getting the representation they deserve.


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This is an implementtaion for L-OBS using PyTorch. The reason why we transfer it from TensorFlow to PyTorch is that [PyTorch model zoo]() provides official and easy-attain pretrained models.

## Requirement
Experiments are conducted under:

- TensorFlow 1.3.0

- PyTorch 0.3.0.post4

(Other version of TensorFlow and PyTorch are under testing)

## How to use
Take AlexNet as an example:

For prunning a network, you need to firstly prepare the PyTorch model description file `modes/alexnet.py` (can be found in [here](https://github.com/pytorch/vision/tree/master/torchvision/models)) and rewrite it to generate layer input as examples in `models/alexnet_layer_input.py`.

Currently I have uploaded modified models for AlexNet, VGG16BN, ResNet, more models will be uploaded latter.

Then you need to download the pretrained model and put it in `./AlexNet`folder, ownload link can be found in `models/AlexNet.py`

Generate Hessian inverse using `generate-Hessian-inv-AlexNet.py`

Prune network using `prune-weights-AlexNet.py`

Validate the network using `validate-AlexNet.py`

## Attention
- Two methods for generating Hessian inverse are provided: 1) normal Hessian calculation and 2) Woodbury Hessian inverse calculation. By default, Hessian inverse for convolution and res layer is generated by normal Hessian calculation while fully-connect layer by Woodbury. If you meet overflow problem in prunning, please regenerate the Hessian inverse using Woodbury Hessian inverse calculation. If the problem is still unsolved, please leave the situation in issue.

- If your GPU/CPU memory is limited, you can set a smaller `hessian_batch_size` and larger `stride_factor`in `generate-Hessian-Inv-AlexNet.py`

- Before you use the code, an ImageNet dataset should be prepared. Pay attention that PyTorch uses a different validation folder structure. You need to refine the val folder under [this](https://github.com/pytorch/examples/tree/master/imagenet).

- When using L-OBS in networks containing batch normalization (bn) layers, an adjust in bn layers' mean and variance should be performed (as example in `validate-VGG16BN.py` and `validate-ResNet.py`. As pruning is conducted layer-wisely, the distribution in each layer changes.

## To be continued
- [x] Example codes for L-OBS in VGG16, ResNet
- [ ]  Example codes for GoogleNet (Inception)
- [ ] Experiment details

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The camera obscura is a device that enables an artist or draftsman to see an inverted image of the living world on a plane surface. The guiding principle of the camera obscura, which literally means, "dark chamber" is that light entering a room or camera from a single point creates an image of the exterior world. Used since the Renaissance, the camera obscura was one tool with which artists were able to accurately or realistically manage perspectivally difficult scenes or subjects. In Camera Obscura Image of Houses Across the Street in Our Bedroom, Abelardo Morell employs the principles of this optical device to set up an inverted image of his street on his bedroom wall. In this picture, the entire room functions as a camera, and Morell takes a picture of the phenomenon using an 8 x 10 inch view camera. Thus, the resulting image is a picture of a picture, taken of a camera with a camera. Morell's probing approach to the link between photographic history and optical apparatus is evident in his other works, several of which are pictures of paintings. In these, Morell has taken a picture of the pages of art books that sit on end or at jarring angles to the plane on which the photograph is made. These images conjure up the perspectival challenges faced by artists, artistic notions of abstraction and distortion, and the effect that mechanical reproducibility of images has had on the history of art and image making.
Photographic explorations by Abelardo Morell have transformed ordinary rooms into camera obscura, offered dramatic close-up views of books, and shown water from puzzling perspectives. His diverse photographs have been showcased in many one-person and group exhibitions at such venues as The Art Institute of Chicago; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Brooklyn Museum, New York; the International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, California; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Smithsonian Institution International Gallery, Washington, DC. Born in 1948 in Cuba, Morell teaches at the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. His book of camera obscura photographs, A Camera in a Room, was published in 1995.
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Bangalore Fashion Week is a Global Fashion Event with 22 Editions at Bangalore and 1 Edition each at Bangkok & Dubai and Forthcoming Editions at London.
Bangalore Fashion Week (BFW) has been conceived and created with a vision to Showcase Indian Fashion Industry to The Global Fashion World.
The name Bangalore Fashion Week follows the international practice of christening the fashion week event after the name of the city in which it is being held.
Bangalore Fashion Week(BFW) is a premier event in India. The objective of BFW is to create business relationships and to facilitate a dialogue between Fashion Designers and Trade Buyers of the World.
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Ole: Why we lost to Palace
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer criticised the decision to award Crystal Palace a penalty in a 3-1 home defeat on Saturday (Sept 19) but said the visitors were worth their victory as his side play catch-up after a late start to the season.
With United trailing 1-0 there was a double intervention from VAR – to award Palace a penalty for handball against Victor Lindelof before forcing a retake after goalkeeper David De Gea came off his line – and that ended United's hopes, reports Reuters.
"I feel that it was not a penalty," Solskjaer said after Wilfried Zaha converted the re-taken spot kick in the 74th minute after Jordan Ayew's effort was saved and then added a late third to condemn United to defeat in their opener.
"I think the ball comes from so close to Victor – where can he put his hands?
"The decision to retake was probably the right one if you follow the rules. It is harsh, but if you follow the rules then it is right."
Solskjaer also felt the result was justified, with Andrew Townsend opening the scoring after seven minutes before Zaha's double and a Donny van de Beek consolation on his debut.
"They deserved the points," he added.
"They were sharper than us. We started off slowly and that had a knock-on effect.
"We can all look ourselves in the mirror. We all need games and sharpness, and time to get back to our best. But we are playing catch-up."
It felt like a valid excuse that United are lagging behind. Having not finished last season until August 16, they only had time for one pre-season friendly against Aston Villa to prepare for the new campaign before the visit of Palace.
The away side had already played four warm-up matches and two competitive games this term.
The extra sharpness showed, with manager Roy Hodgson pleased with what he saw after they scored more than twice for the first time in 40 league matches.
"When you come here you need to show you are going to play on the front foot and not just defend and let them do what they want on the ball," he said.
"We started in the right way and finished in the right way."
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Cultist Simulator's 100,000-plus sales cap off a successful first year for Weather Factory
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February 15th, 2019 - 12:40pm
Weather Factory's Kickstarter-funded narrative card game Cultist Simulator has surpassed 100,000 sales and grossed more than $1.76 million.
The studio wrapped up its first year of existence with a lengthy blog post on the story so far. In the piece, Weather Factory co-founder Alexis Kennedy discussed the financial side of running an independent studio over the last 12 months.
"With Cultist, we wanted to experiment with some ideas about melding narrative and mechanics," said co-founder Alexis Kennedy. "We wanted to try to maximise emotional effect with really minimalist, pithy writing; we wanted to make a game where understanding the game was itself the game.
"So our commercial goals this year: to release Cultist Simulator as quickly as possible in order to get a revenue stream and start building a name for the studio."
While the game has sold more than 100,000 copies, the number of actual players may be far, far higher. As part of its deal with Humble, Cultist Simulator was included (without royalties to Weather Factory) in Humble's Monthly Bundle. 500,000 keys went out for free and the knock-on effect has been very visible for Weather Factory.
"It's hard to say how much is the effect of being in the Humble Monthly, because we've recently had the winter sales and a major free update to the game, but our daily sales numbers about doubled the day that the Humble Monthly hit, and they're still at the same level nine days later.
"They won't stay that high, obviously, but in the long run, I reckon we'll be glad we went this route. If you're an indie dev, most people on the planet – even most people on the planet who speak your language – will never hear about your game."
Steam was dominant when it came to sales across Cultist Simulator's four different distributors and Weather Factory still believes that indies of its scale are dependant on the platform. Whether that holds true going forward, however, is a matter of debate.
"I think Valve has been an unusually benign market hegemon as market hegemons go (if you disagree with this, think about how almost anyone else in tech with an effective monopoly has behaved; think about Microsoft in the 90s)," said Kennedy.
"But it's still a market hegemon. So I'm very glad to see competition, even though it's going to mean a more complicated landscape for us little folk, and it isn't going to lead to any kind of golden era of discoverability."
The post concludes with a tease at future plans. Weather Factory has three projects in the works right now, codenamed Ophir, Procopius, and "That Damn Library Game". There's likely to be a Kickstarter for one of these three this year.
Kennedy concluded: "Our next project will probably be a notch higher-budget than Cultist – same sort of scope, but slightly more adventurous UI and a few months of polish. I've never really made a game with polish. So we'll be growing the team. I expect we'll be four full-timers at the end of 2019."
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not desert our spiritual father; anathema to the §§ Manichaean tyrant! he is unworthy to reign." Such XLVII.
was the Catholic cry; and the galleys of Anastasius lay upon their oars before the palace, till the patriarch had pardoned his penitent, and hushed the waves of the troubled multitude. The triumph of Macedonius was checked by a speedy exile; but the zeal of his flock was again exasperated by the same question, "Whether one of the Trinity had been crucified?" On this momentous occasion, the blue and green factions of Constantinople suspended their discord,
and the civil and military powers were annihilated .
in their presence. The keys of the city, and the standards of the guards, were deposited in the forum of Constantine, the principal station and camp of the faithful. Day and night they were incessantly busied either in singing hymns to the honour of their God, or in pillaging and murdering the servants of their prince. The head of his favourite monk, the friend, as they styled him, of the enemy of the Holy Trinity, was borne aloft on a spear; and the fire-brands, which had been darted against heretical structures, diffused the undistinguishing flames over the most orthodox buildings. The statues of the emperor were broken, and his person was concealed in a suburb, till, at the end of three days, he dared to implore the mercy of his subjects. Without his diadem, and in the posture of a suppliant, Anastasius appeared on the throne of the circus. The Catholics, before his face, rehearsed their genuine Trisagion; they exulted in the offer which he proclaimed by the voice of a herald, of abdicating the purple; they listened to the admonition, that, since all could not reign, they should previously agree in the choice of a sovereign; and they accepted the blood of two unpopular ministers, whom their master, without hesitation, condemned to the lions. These furious but transient seditions were
encouraged by the success of Vitalian, who, with an army of Huns and Bulgarians, for the most part idolaters, declared himself the champion of the Catholic faith. In this pious rebellion he depopulated Thrace, besieged Constantinople, exterminated sixtyfive thousand of his fellow Christians, till he obtained the recal of the bishops, the satisfaction of the pope, and the establishment of the council of Chalcedon, an orthodox treaty, reluctantly signed by the dying Anastasius, and more faithfully performed by the uncle of Justinian. And such was the event of the first of the religious wars, which have been waged in the name, and by the disciples, of the God of Peace." Justinian has been already seen in the various lights of a prince, a conqueror, and a lawgiver: the theologian" still remains, and it affords an unfavourable prejudice, that his theology should form a very prominent feature of his portrait. The sovereign sympathised with his subjects in their superstitious reverence for living and departed saints: his Code, and more especially his Novels, confirm and enlarge the privileges of the clergy; and in every dispute between a monk and a layman, the partial judge was inclined to pronounce, that truth, and innocence, and justice, were always on the side of the church. In his public and private devotions, the emperor was as
CHAP. XLVII.
First religious war,
A. D. 514.
Theological character and government of Justinian, A. D. 519 –565.
* The general history, from the council of Chalcedon to the death of Anastasius, may be found in the Breviary of Liberatus (c. 14–19), the iid and iiid books of Evagrius, the Abstract of the two books of Theodore the Reader, the Acts of the Synods, and the Epistles of the Popes (Concil. tom. v.) The series is continued with some disorder in the xvth and xvith tomes of the Memoires Ecclesiastiques of Tillemont. And here I must take leave for ever of that incomparable guide—whose bigotry is overbalanced by the merits of erudition, diligence, veracity, and scrupulous minuteness. He was prevented by death from completing, as he designed, the vith century of the church and empire.
b The strain of the Anecdotes of Procopius (c. 11. 13. 18. 27, 28), with the learned remarks of Alemannus, is confirmed, rather than contradicted, by the Acts of the Councils, the fourth book of Evagrius, and the complaints of the African Facundus, in his xiith book—de tribus capitulis, "cum videri doctus appetit importune. . . spontaneis quaestionibus ecclesiam turbat." See Procop. de Bell. Goth. l. iii. c. 35.
siduous and exemplary; his prayers, vigils, and fasts,
displayed the austere penance of a monk; his fancy
was amused by the hope, or belief, of personal in-
spiration; he had secured the patronage of the Vir-
gin and St. Michael the archangel; and his recovery
from a dangerous disease was ascribed to the mira-
culous succour of the holy martyrs Cosmas and Da-
mian. The capital and the provinces of the East
were decorated with the monuments of his religion;"
and, though the far greater part of these costly struc-
tures may be attributed to his taste or ostentation,
the zeal of the royal architect was probably quickened
by a genuine sense of love and gratitude towards his
invisible benefactors. Among the titles of imperial
greatness, the name of Pious was most pleasing to his
ear; to promote the temporal and spiritual interest
of the church was the serious business of his life; and
the duty of father of his country was often sacrificed
to that of defender of the faith. The controversies
of the times were congenial to his temper and un-
'derstanding; and the theological professors must in-
wardly deride the diligence of a stranger, who cul-
tivated their art and neglected his own. "What
can ye fear," said a bold conspirator to his associates,
"from your bigoted tyrant? Sleepless and unarmed
he sits whole nights in his closet, debating with re-
verend graybeards, and turning over the pages of
ecclesiastical volumes."" The fruits of these lucu-
brations were displayed in many a conference, where
Justinian might shine as the loudest and most subtle
of the disputants, in many a sermon, which, under
the name of edicts and epistles, proclaimed to the
empire the theology of their master. While the bar-
• ' Procop. de Edificiis, l. i. c. 6, 7, &c. passim.
" 'O; 38 xzén'rol apvaazrog is as sori Asaxons rivos 2001 vux'roy juov rous roy isgow •yseowow arzorov avozvrasiy ra. Xeurriavov Aoya arovony szow. Procop. de Bell.
Goth. 1. iii. c. 32. In the life of St. Eutychius (apud Aleman. ad Procop.
Arcan. c. 18) the same character is given with a design to praise Justinian.
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barians invaded the provinces, while the victorious legions marched under the banners of Belisarius and Narses, the successor of Trajan, unknown to the camp, was content to vanquish at the head of a synod. Had he invited to these synods a disinterested and rational spectator, Justinian might have learned, " that religious controversy is the offspring of arrogance and folly; that true piety is most laudably expressed by silence and submission; that man, ignorant of his own nature, should not presume to scrutinise the nature of his God; and, that it is sufficient for us to know, that power and benevolence are the perfect attributes of the Deity." Toleration was not the virtue of the times, and indulgence to rebels has seldom been the virtue of princes. But when the prince descends to the narrow and peevish character of a disputant, he is easily provoked to supply the defect of argument by the plenitude of power, and to chastise without mercy the perverse blindness of those who wilfully shut their eyes against the light of demonstration. The reign of Justinian was an uniform yet various scene of persecution; and he appears to have surpassed his indolent predecessors, both in the contrivance of his laws and the rigour of their execution. The insufficient term of three months was assigned for the conversion or exile of all heretics;' and if he still connived at their precarious stay, they were deprived, under his iron yoke, not only of the benefits of society, but of the common birthright of men and Christians. At the end of CHAP. four hundred years, the Montanists of Phrygia" still XLVII. breathed the wild enthusiasm of perfection and prophecy, which they had imbibed from their male and female apostles, the special organs of the Paraclete. On the approach of the Catholic priests and soldiers, they grasped with alacrity the crown of martyrdom; the conventicle and the congregation perished in the flames, but these primitive fanatics were not extinguished three hundred years after the death of their tyrant. Under the protection of the Gothic confederates, the church of the Arians at Constantinople had braved the severity of the laws: their clergy equalled the wealth and magnificence of the senate; and the gold and silver which were seized by the rapacious hand of Justinian might perhaps be claimed as the spoils of the provinces and the trophies of the barbarians. A secret remnant of Pagans, who of Pagans; still lurked in the most refined and the most rustic conditions of mankind, excited the indignation of the Christians, who were perhaps unwilling that any strangers should be the witnesses of their intestine quarrels. A bishop was named as the inquisitor of the faith, and his diligence soon discovered in the court and city, the magistrates, lawyers, physicians, and sophists, who still cherished the superstition of the Greeks. They were sternly informed that they must choose without delay between the displeasure of Jupiter or Justinian, and that their aversion to the gospel could no longer be disguised under the scandalous mask of indifference or impiety. The patrician Photius perhaps alone was resolved to live and to die like his ancestors: he enfranchised himself with the stroke of a dagger, and left his tyrant the poor consolation of exposing with ignominy the lifeless
CHAP.
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His per
secution
of heretics;
• For these wise and moderate sentiments, Procopius (de Bell. Goth. l. i. c. 3) is scourged in the preface of Alemannus, who ranks him among the political Christians—sed longe verius haeresum omnium sentinas, prorsusque Atheos— abominable Atheists, who preached the imitation of God's mercy to man (ad Hist. Arcan. c. 13).
* This alternative, a precious circumstance, is preserved by John Malala (tom. ii. p. 63. edit. Venet. 1733), who deserves more credit as he draws towards his end. After numbering the heretics, Nestorians, Eutychians, &c. ne expectent, says Justinian, ut digni venia judicentur: jubemus, enim ut . . . convicti et aperti ha-retici justae et idoneae animadversioni subjiciantur. Baronius copies and applauds this edict of the Code (A. D. 527. No 39, 40).
* See the character and principles of the Montanists, in Mosheim, de Rebus Christ. ante Constantinum, p. 410–424.
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DENMARK - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has reported two new outbreaks of H1N1 influenza in swine.
The Danish veterinary authorities sent follow-up report No.1 to the OIE on 27 January 2010.
According to the report, the first outbreak occured on 4 January at a pig farm in Nylars, Bornholm. The second took place on 13 January at Ansager in Varde. In the first case, 1900 animals are susceptible while in the latter, 1200 are prone to susceptibility.
The afftected population in Bornholm consists of a sow herd with 1,150 sows, 450 slaughter pigs and 300 nursery pigs. Due to clinical disease, nursery pigs were sent for autopsy to the National Veterinary Institute (NVI) on 4 January 2010. The official restrictions on the farm were lifted on 22 January 2010 due to the absence of clinical signs for more than 7 days.
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Italy: Discovering Puglia
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Explore the lesser-known Coast and Villages of the Italian Heel
We love Italy — the scents, flavors, scenery, and the people. The landscapes are soul-stirring, with sweeping vistas of vineyard-cloaked hills, stately cypress trees, and gnarled olive groves grounded in red earth.
The Puglia region, located in the heel of Italy's "boot," is known for its unique whitewashed architecture in seaside towns, lack of tourists, and farmland that cascades into coastlines. It is a place where the union of art, food, and nature has been celebrated for thousands of years, in a region that has endured numerous wars, invasions, and dozens of civilizations — all of which have left their mark on the land and culture. Join us as we venture to this western "gateway to the East" and explore a lesser-known side of Italy the crowds have yet to find.
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Discover the unique architecture and villages of the Italian heel.
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage towns of Alberobello and Matera.
Explore the region on foot, including walks along the Adriatic coast, through vineyards and olive groves, and on the cobbled streets of historic towns.
Savor delicious cuisine and delve into local gastronomy with a cooking class, olive oil tasting, and a cheese tour at a typical masseria—a farmhouse that was traditionally used for agriculture.
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Arrival and Transfer to Lecce
Activity Overview: Driving
Activity Length: 2 hours
Welcome to Puglia! We meet our guide at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Hotel Oriente, centrally located in downtown Bari. We then drive approximately two hours, south along the Mediterranean coast, toward the tip of Italy's "heel" and the city of Lecce. Upon arrival, we check-in to our hotel and have a brief orientation meeting with our guide followed by dinner together this evening, where we toast to our adventures to come!
Le Club Boutique Hotel
Lecce, Italy
Set in the heart of Old Town, Le Club Boutique Hotel offers a prime location for exploring the best of Lecce while enjoying four-star amenities and service.
Activity Overview: Walking on city streets
Activity Length: 2-4 hours, about 3 miles
After breakfast this morning, we dive into our first experience of regional gastronomy. We begin with a visit to a local market, where we learn about and select seasonal produce. We then set off for our cooking class, where we have the opportunity to create a full meal typical of the Puglia region, from appetizer to dessert. We reap the benefits of our efforts this afternoon, enjoying our meal with a well-deserved glass of wine.
Later this afternoon, we meet our local guide for a walking tour of Lecce. Known for its dazzling array of Baroque architecture, Lecce also has deep roots in Greek culture, a long history of traditional papier-mâché craft, and the lively ambience that accompanies a university town. We learn about the history and culture of this "Florence of the South" as we stroll through piazzas, admiring ornate stonework full of allegorical meaning. Dinner will be together this evening.
Otranto and the Adriatic Sea
Activity Overview: Walking on country roads, trails, and along the coast
Activity Level: Easy to moderate
Today begins with a guided exploration of another iconic town in Puglia — Otranto. Teeming with history, Otranto lies at the easternmost point of Italy on the Adriatic Sea — historically, a prime location for a port during the expansion of global trade, but which also left it susceptible to attack by foreign seafarers. We hear tales of conquest as we walk through the streets of this medieval old town, tour the Spanish castle, and visit the Otranto Cathedral — known for its enormous 12th-century "Tree of Life" floor mosaic.
From here, we head to the coast for an easy walk along the coves and creeks for which Salento is famous, and perhaps take a dip in the Adriatic Sea if the weather is warm. En route back to Lecce, we stop for a short walk to see the hidden Palascia lighthouse, high on a cliff with views of the sea all around.
Arriving back in Lecce, the evening is yours to relax, explore, and dine at your leisure.
Our destination this morning is Ostuni, often called la Città Bianca, or "the White City," for bright, whitewashed building walls. Originally painted with lime to brighten the dark medieval alleys, the white walls also kept the interior temperature of buildings cool. In later centuries, the practice continued during epidemics to quell the spread of disease.
Our first visit is a typical masseria, a farmhouse located on an expanse of land that was traditionally used for agriculture. These were often owned by wealthy barons, and showcase an architectural style that is a hybrid of rustic country living and the elegance demanded by the noblemen who built them. We'll tour their ancient underground olive oil mill and taste the farm's current products.
This afternoon, we have time to settle in to our accommodations and independently explore the crooked streets of Ostuni. The uniform white color catches the colorful light of dawn and dusk, and it is a delight to get lost in the labyrinth of narrow passages. From the pinnacle above town, take in sweeping views of the surrounding landscape and Adriatic coast. Perhaps enjoy an apéritif before wending back through the maze, where we meet to dine together this evening.
Masseria Valente
Ostuni, Italy
This 18th-century typical farmhouse is set in a large garden and is located mid-way between Ostuni and the coast. Relax and enjoy quintessential Italian countryside, the onsite pool and veranda, and well-appointed rooms.
Parco Dune Natural Reserve
Activity Overview: Walking on country roads and trails
Activity Length: 4-5 hours, up to 6 miles
We begin today with a short drive toward the coast, our destination is a natural dune reserve that we explore on foot. Our guide leads us on a walk along an ancient Roman road surrounded by olive trees, some of which are thousands of years old! Along our route, we stop at a masseria, where local farmers tell us how they produce a traditional style of cheese using a 500-year-old recipe.
After lunch, we visit a nearby wetland, and meet fishermen who work in the area. We enjoy the beach, perhaps taking a walk or relaxing in the sun, before our return to Ostuni for dinner and leisure time this evening.
Activity Overview: Walking on paths and stairs
This morning we transfer to a large complex of caves set in a limestone plateau known as Grotte di Castellana. A guide leads us through this otherworldly underground cavern; along our walk, we learn about its wide array of stalagmites and stalactites, fossils and formations — millions of years old!
In the afternoon, we head deeper into the beautiful Itria Valley to Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its trulli. A trullo house is a dry, stone dwelling with a conical roof — a style of architecture completely unique to towns in this valley, with some structures dating back to the 14th century.
Upon arrival in Alberobello, we stop to visit a family-owned winery, where we learn about the local viticulture and wine production of this region. Of course, as we continue our adventure in Puglian gastronomy, we will have the opportunity to taste a selection of their wines.
Our accommodations this evening are in an authentic trullo house in the historic center of town.
Alberobello, Italy
This unique accommodation offers guests an opportunity to spend the night in an authentic trulli house, a traditional style of architecture in the Itria Valley. Rooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated to accentuate the rustic-chic interior.
Activity Overview: Walking on cobblestone streets
We drive inland approximately one hour this morning to Matera, a UNESCO World Heritage town located in the Basilicata region. Set on the edge of a ravine, Matera is one of the oldest cities in Italy, and has been inhabited continuously since the Paleolithic Era. Here, we have a guided walk of the Sassi district, known for its homes carved out of the limestone caves and cliffs. Formerly, the area was one of Italy's poorest, with entire families living alongside their livestock in cave dwellings that lacked running water or power. This led to a near-constant outbreak of malaria and other diseases, and the area was often referred to as "Italy's shame." The city began to modernize in the mid-20th century, when the government demanded inhabitants move out of the grottoes and into newer buildings. Today, the revitalized Sassi district showcases a well-preserved living history, with some former cave dwellings now operating as restaurants and inns.
We have the afternoon free to explore independently before returning to Alberobello. This evening, we gather for a farewell dinner and celebrate our successful journey!
Today we say arrivederci to Puglia! A group transfer to Bari Airport will be provided after breakfast.
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All on-tour transportation
One roundtrip group airport transfer
Boundless Journeys' trips are designed for energetic and flexible individuals who like to be active and have a spirit of adventure and a positive attitude. Italy: Discovering Puglia is rated 2, easy, on a scale of 1-5 (with 5 being the most strenuous). It features walks of varying lengths and easy -to-moderate difficulty that average 3-6 hours per day. Walks on this tour will be on varying terrain, including cobblestone streets in and around villages and some dirt roads and trails. Walks are broken up by rest, cultural activities, and meals. Please refer to the detailed itinerary for descriptions of the activities on each day of the trip.
At the Hotel Oriente in Bari, Italy at 2 p.m.
The tour ends after breakfast on Day 8. A group transfer is provided to the Bari airport.
Most Convenient Airport
Bari Airport in Bari, Italy (Airport code BRI)
Arrival Recommendation
We recommend arriving in Italy at least one day before your tour begins. This will give you time to rest after your travels and recover from any effects of jet lag. It may be most convenient to spend a pre-trip night at the Hotel Oriente in Bari, as this is our meeting place on Day 1.
Meeting Time and Place
In the lobby of the Hotel Oriente in Bari at 2 p.m. for a group transfer to Lecce. For those arriving in Bari on Day 1, a pickup will depart from the airport at 1:30 p.m.
Departure Time and Place
There will be a group transfer to Bari Airport (about 1 hour driving time) after breakfast on Day 8. We recommend scheduling your departing flight no earlier than 11 a.m.
The weather in late spring and early fall is usually very pleasant, with daytime temperatures ranging from the low 60s to the upper 80s, dropping to the 50s and 60s at night. While these months are not in Italy's "rainy season," there can be cool breezes or showers at any time.
The shoulder seasons of late spring and early fall take advantage of warm weather while avoiding the crowds of (often Italian!) tourists who flock to Puglia in July and August. Day time temperatures during May and September are usually warm enough to swim, but still cool enough for comfortable walking. Springtime sees colorful wildflowers in bloom, cascading over stone garden walls. In the fall, vineyards burst with purple grapes as the harvest begins.
Italy is famous for its cuisine, and with good reason. Located in the heel of Italy's "boot," Puglia is a traditional agricultural region, known for homestyle, country-inspired cuisine. Local wheat, tomatoes, artichokes, beans, fennel, peppers, onions, beef, and lamb are commonly found in many dishes. Puglians pride themselves on their pasta, orecchiette, shaped like little shells and usually served with meat and vegetable-based sauces. Puglian pasta is traditionally made only from durum wheat flour, water, and salt, because eggs were historically considered a luxury. In addition, fresh burrata, an abundance of seafood on the coast, and desserts made from regional almonds, honey, and sweetened ricotta cheese ensure a complete experience of local flavors.
One dinner (on Day 3) is not included in your trip cost as we believe that venturing out on your own is an important part of discovering a new culture. Vegetarians can be accommodated.
Departure Dates: Sep 21-28, 2019
Activity Level 2 Easy to Moderate
Easy to moderate walking, 3-6 hours per day on varying terrain, including cobblestone streets, city streets, and some dirt roads and trails.
Group Size: 4-10 Guests
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Gabriel Fernandez's mother Pearl and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre allegedly tortured the child in the months leading up to his death in 2013.
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