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Indonesia aims to build up Reit market
Ms Nurhaida of the Indonesia Financial Services Authority says its new measures would not disadvantage Singapore.PHOTO: OTORITAS JASA KEUANGAN
Jacqueline Woo
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Indonesia's financial regulator is trying to increase the number of listed real estate investment trusts (Reits) there as it moves to deepen its capital markets, according to a senior official.
"The market in Indonesia needs many different types of products available, (which is why) we are pushing for the development of Reits," said Ms Nurhaida, chief executive of capital market supervision at the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), or the Indonesia Financial Services Authority.
She said that only one Reit, which owns a mall in the city of Solo in Central Java, is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. It is valued at US$40 million (S$56 million).
"A lot of Indonesian property is being listed in Singapore - about US$3 billion. I think if we can try to pull (them) back into Indonesia, it would be very helpful for the capital markets and economy."
Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust and First Reit are two such Reits listed here that have properties in Indonesia.
Ms Nurhaida, who was in Singapore to meet with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and investors, said in a briefing on Monday that having a more vibrant Reit market will also boost property and infrastructure development in the country, which is one of the government's top priorities.
"We know that the financing for property development from the banking sector will not be enough, and also the state budget," she said.
"So the right financing channel for this would be the capital market and the products suitable for this kind of development would be Reits."
Ms Nurhaida said the OJK is calling for tax rates on Reit products to be further reduced from the current 5 per cent to 1 per cent as a way of drawing more investors.
This incentive, if it goes through - possibly by the first half of the year, she said - would be in addition to the removal of double taxation for portfolio investors last year, signed in October as part of the government's fifth stimulus package.
Ms Nurhaida said that developments in the capital market are moving along "a lot quicker" under President Joko Widodo.
She said these new measures would not disadvantage Singapore, one of Asia's biggest Reit markets.
"Singapore has a lot of alternatives. They don't just have Reits from Indonesia, they have Reits from other countries too."
That about 64 per cent of the companies listed in Indonesia are owned by foreign investors remains a concern for the country, given that they can easily pull out and affect stability, said Ms Nurhaida.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 24, 2016, with the headline 'Indonesia aims to build up Reit market'. Print Edition | Subscribe


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Catholic, Faith, Messaging, New Mexico, protestant, Religion
The Garrity Perception Survey 2018: Religion
In Reputation on November 28, 2018 at 3:13 pm
Faith and religion are intertwined with New Mexico history and who we are as a society.
Generally, more than 70 percent of New Mexico residents place a high value of faith in their personal life. Their favorability of religious institutions and trust of religious leaders isn't far behind.
Sixty five percent of New Mexico residents, on average, have a favorable view of religious institutions. Sixty one percent of residents, on average, have a favorable view of religious leaders.
However, drilling down into the numbers shows the impacts that scandal can have on perceptions of any industry.
In 2013 and 2014, lawsuits against the Catholic Church, alleging abuse by several priests against parishioners, were in the headlines. The New Mexico lawsuits were filed in 2013 and were reflected, in part, when the 2014 survey was in the field in February/March of that year.
The lowest levels of trust and favorability of religious leaders and institutions were seen in the 2013 and 2014 surveys. When news started to hit, Statewide trust of religious leaders dropped ten percent and favorability of religious institutions dropped eight percent.
The negative hit was most evident among resident's trust of priests in areas where there is a high level of catholic residents. Specifically, trust of religious leaders went from a high of 74 percent in 2013 to a low of 41 percent in 2015, a drop of 33 percent over the course of the year. Trust of religious leaders in that region has still not recovered and trust among North Central residents remains the lowest in the state (an average of 58 percent).
Conversely, areas with high level of protestant membership (Northwest and Eastern New Mexico) saw increases in trust of their religious leaders during that time. In fact, residents in Northwest New Mexico saw an eleven percent increase in trust from 2013 to 2014.
Paralleling legal settlements was an aggressive effort by the Catholic Church to own the narrative of showing compassion to the victims. This resulted in a gradual increase of trust and favorability for all pastors and priests as well as churches.
More information and analysis of this information is available online at www.garrityperceptionsurvey.com.

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Kebo Futon Sofa Bed Covers - Settee tables are regarded as a prime requirement and so are common pieces of accent furniture for many houses. But, the sofa tables now, we understand come from a very long history of development. Their popularity spread among all classes of individuals. With hearths, sofas and sofa tables were paired in many rooms at that point.
A fireplace was usually considered the centre and focus of a room that was common. So those in the room could take advantage of the heat of the fire occasionally, they'd be put close to the hearth or fireplace with chairs. For many time after this, sofa tables made a move. They were pushed back, from sight, involving the wall and also the back of the couch. It was during this time that their design and style took a plunge.
No longer was it important to allow them to be icons of beauty, as no one would see them. Afterward, happily for sofa tables, there was another shift. Now, they're just as commonly located in the centre of the area or close to the fireplace are they are up against a wall. They can be broadly defined as any table near a sofa and were considered to a number of distinct tables. A sofa table is normally found in the back of the sofa nowadays as we know.
Modern ones serve more as a decorative piece, generally having an appearance that is long and narrow. They often are available in various styles from contemporary to baroque. The sofa tables which originated during early eighteen hundreds and the late seventeen were very much intentional. Today, as we can see, the upholstered couch failed to appear at that time.
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There are certain expectations attached to a resume.
Because a recruiter will only spend up to seven seconds scanning one for the qualifications they're looking for before it's dismissed. And they expect to not have to inspect yours any longer than that to connect your candidacy with their client.
When you want your resume to stand out in a recruiter's inbox, a well-written one will get the job done, but only if you put in the work—especially in your work history section. This is where the descriptions of your previous achievements demonstrate why you're the best fit for the role.
Here are the 4 key pieces to include in yours to turn those seven seconds into an interview.
A project overview isn't a repetition of your job description. Instead, it should provide an indication of your job performance. You want to outline the scope of your project and the goals of the organization. Charles Liikson, a Technical Recruiter of Procom adds, "Your project summary should include team size, budget size, project name/code name, and one or two lines about the purpose of the project." Your project summary should entice its reader to get deeper into the goods of the gig.
Targets - Did you increase traffic or decrease escalations?
Costs saved - Did you reduce department spending?
Budget responsibility - Did you deliver a project under budget?
Completion dates - Did you deliver a competition date ahead of schedule?
Time saving processes - Did you implement a new process that saved staff an hour a day?
Portfolio size - How large was your customer base?
Team - What size of a team did you lead?
Project price - Did you manage a high ticket expansion project?
Location - Did you train or manage employees in multiple locations?
Remember, these are only examples!
Keywords are critical to your candidacy; because without them in your resume, the Applicant Tracking Systems recruiters use won't find your skills or experience.
Program languages actually belong in two sections of your resume: Within your work history descriptions and within the bullet point list of your technical skills. Valerie Anderson-Migliore, a Technical Recruiter with Procom agrees, "Technical Summaries are great as an overview - but including in each assignment gives recruiters and hiring managers an idea of scope and depth of experience with each technology." So, include any technologies you used during the project.
Remember, your resume will only work for you when you put in the work.


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An Amelia Bedelia move, rats, a trip to the salad bar, and a few conference leftovers (7 Quick Takes)
I ran out of ideas for dinner by the end of the week, so I cooked a little of everything that was left in the fridge. It didn't look like much of a spread on the table.
Rita BuettnerBlog, Open Window
Justice Department opens investigation into abuse claims in Pennsylvania
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has received a subpoena as part of a federal grand jury investigating allegations of child sexual abuse and a cover-up of such claims, church officials confirmed Oct. 18. The subpoena "requires the production of certain documents," said Ken Gavin, archdiocesan spokesperson, and the archdiocese "will cooperate with the United States Department...
Matthew GambinoNews, World News
Report: Immigrant aid agencies urge end to family separation policies
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A report from two leading faith-based agencies serving immigrants entering the United States from Mexico and Central America called on the federal government to end a policy of separating children from their families and help families comply with immigration law.
Catholic News ServiceNews, World News
Thurmont parishioners provide 'joyful witness' at Colorfest
On the second full weekend in October, the town of Thurmont transforms to welcome autumn visitors. The 55th annual Catoctin Colorfest, one of the largest outdoor craft shows in the East, drew an estimated 100,000 Oct. 13-14.
Emily Rosenthal AlsterFeature, Local News, Missionary Disciples, News


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25 March 2013 at 10:40pm
Sex abuse claims spread beyond Manchester music school
Video report by ITV News north of England correspondent Martin Geissler.
Claims of sex abuse by music teachers are spreading beyond the Chetham's music school in Manchester where they began, ITV News has been told.
Choirmaster Michael Brewer will be sentenced tomorrow after being convicted of five indecent assault charges.
Since then more alleged victims have contacted police.
Over the years Chetham's has won international acclaim for taking virtuoso young musicians and turning them into stars.
Prompted by Brewer's trial, dozens of once-aspiring young musicians who studied at schools up and down the country have started to tell their stories.
Music teacher Michael Brewer was convicted of a string of indecent assaults. Credit: PA
And a petition demanding an inquiry gathered a thousand signatures within a week, with many respondents claiming they had also been abused.
"The sheer scale of the allegations was extremely shocking," said pianist Ian Pace, who started the petition.
The claims paint a picture of widespread abuse across a range of schools involving dozens of staff from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Greater Manchester Police described the complaints from their area as "a large scale investigation."
ITV News understands as many as 10 former tutors at Chetham's are already under investigation.
Chetham's say their staff and working practices have changed over recent years and they are determined to learn the lessons of the past.
Last updated Wed 12 Jun 2013
Abuse teacher jailed for 6 years
Chetham's
Son speaks of mum's legacy after abuser is jailed
The son of a woman who was abused by a choirmaster as a teenager and took her own life has spoken of the legacy of his "wonderful mother".
Teacher banned from school over sex web chat
Music schools create 'backdrop for potent grooming'
Violinist was 'let down' by support services, report finds


In the year 2011, the shield of faith missions was set up. The main aim was to come up with automatic impact towards change as well as transforming the world. People who aided in coming up the mission were from different walks of life such as the veterans affected, the missionaries and many more. All these people have a soft spot for what they can do best and make a positive change. Working towards betterment of the lives of victims in the war saga was the main target that all the groups forming this mission wanted to see a success.
Shield of Faith mission is established mainly to bring a renewed strength to the affected veterans as well as helping them realize the importance of living a harmonious life It was set up to give necessary help to the people who got involved in wars and were greatly injured both physically and emotionally. It is also purposed to give them tools that are essential to overcome the negative effects of war.
You can get encouragement about life both as veteran or an individual through the mission. Almost 20 people affected by war attempt to take away their lives each passing day. The mission aims at minimizing suicide cases to a point low as zero. The mission makes donations that are essential to fight against veteran suicide. It helps them cure their spiritual physical and mental illnesses. The mission in turn awards as a sign of appreciation to those individuals who commit themselves and give donations. This is done to those who sign up for a monthly reoccurring donation. In a case where you have made your donation, you are offered a token which can be a coffee mug or any other form.
The mission targets at making the youths and teenagers affected by war recover their happiness and live a life full of prosperity once again. Teaching morals and religion to the teens who come to this mission is yet another key duty at SOF missions. Once the youths and teens join this mission, then they are assured of living a life that is more positive and appealing in the eyes of their marker. They are therefore in a better position to say no to the wrong characters and those things that could otherwise ruin their lives. As a result, they are able to be healthier and happier. After working on the lives of this veterans, they become perfect epitomes of change to the society and the world at large.
See more info on this link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/faith.


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Q: Cannot run python script that uses loguru I couldn't find any similar SO threads, so i decided to create a new one.
I'd like to use loguru in my python scripts, but i encountered a problem with running them through url
http://host:port/some/dirs/script.py
Running script like so gives me an internal server error
Server log says:

[Thu Aug 25 09:30:51.589337 2022] [cgi:error] [pid 18553] [client ...] AH01215:   File "/some/dirs/script.py", line 3, in <module>
[Thu Aug 25 09:30:51.591079 2022] [cgi:error] [pid 18553] [client ...] End of script output before headers: script.py

But i can run script successfully with PyCharm or in terminal.
I suppose problem with server configuration, but i can't really change anything, since it's my work server (apache btw).
I would very much appreciate any info on this subject

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In light of recent flooding that has occurred in White County as well as much of Indiana, I hope this article will provide some helpful resources from Purdue Extension on flooding and steps towards flood recovery. Much of this information is online, so if you have any trouble with the link or accessing the information or have other questions, please contact our office at 219-984-5115. There is a lot of information here, so I encourage you to visit the websites for thorough explanations.
If you were affected or know of someone affected by the floods, I would recommend visiting the website: https://www.extension.purdue.edu/floodpub/ Here you will find both short term and long term information on flood recovery. Once family and neighbors are safe, it may be time to think about things such as: how to safely re-enter flood damaged buildings, pet care, and tips on salvaging keepsakes and furniture. You will also find information specific to your home such as: what to do with appliances, carpets and flooring, and wallboard and insulation. It is also very important to assess damaged food (when in doubt, throw it out as floodwaters can contain bacteria), and think about how your drinking water might be affected, as wells can flood too. The link above contains information on testing well water and how to disinfect it (if necessary). Lastly, there is important information here on dealing with insurance companies as well as contact information for other government and community agencies that may be available.
Also, homeowners, renters, businesses and private non-profit organizations that sustained uninsured/underinsured damage caused by flooding are encouraged to file a report with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, which can be done here: https://waterwatch.usgs.gov/new/index.php?m=flood&r=in&w=map Individuals will be asked to provide some basic information as well as the type of damage the property sustained. Losses can include structural damage to homes and loss of personal property. The information gathered from citizens will assist county and state agencies in determining the scope of damage.


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What You Need to Know About Police Misconduct and Wrongful Convictions
INNOCENCE PROJECTOctober 01,2020
Police officers committed misconduct in 35% of exoneration cases since 1989, according to a recent report by the National Registry of Exonerations.
When such abuse and misconduct goes unchecked, it not only leads to wrongful convictions, but also contributes to the needless loss of lives in the U.S., as we've seen in the case of George Floyd.
Why we need transparency and accountability
Police disciplinary records are currently confidential in 21 states. Keeping these records hidden from the public contributes to wrongful convictions in two major ways. First, the secrecy around these records makes it difficult for there to be public or external oversight of how complaints and allegations against officers are handled. Without this transparency, law enforcement's internal affairs departments can avoid disciplining officers for illegal and unethical behavior, which means these harmful behaviors will not be corrected. And, because officers are not being held accountable for past wrongdoing, they may continue to engage in misconduct in the future.
Second, lack of transparency around officer misconduct and complaint records also prevents fair and accurate outcomes for people facing life-altering criminal charges. If the case against a defendant has been built by an officer who has a history of lying, coercing witnesses, and fabricating evidence, that would likely affect a judge or jury's judgments about the defendant's innocence or guilt.
However, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and juries are usually kept in the dark about misconduct histories. As a result, they may believe the word of an officer with a history of lying or fabricating evidence, which could lead to a wrongful conviction.
The Innocence Project is working to pass state laws to address police misconduct through greater transparency and accountability and is advocating for legislation that would provide access to police misconduct records in several states.
Police misconduct has stolen decades of freedom: Case examples
Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were teenagers when they were framed for murder by Baltimore detectives who coerced witnesses and hid evidence. The three young men were split up and interrogated without their parents. It was during one of these interrogations that an officer told Mr. Watkins, "You have two things against you — you're Black and I have a badge." All three were convicted and it was only last year — after 36 years of wrongful conviction — that they were exonerated after a public records request uncovered police reports with witness statements implicating a different person as the shooter.
Lamonte McIntyre spent 23 years in prison in Kansas because of officer misconduct. Mr. McIntyre was wrongfully convicted in a case involving former Kansas City detective Roger Golubski, who dozens of people have said terrorized communities in the north end of Kansas City for decades. As a member of law enforcement, Mr. Golubski would plant drugs on suspects and then use the "discovery" of these planted drugs to coerce residents into having sex, according to over 100 interviews conducted by lawyers from Centurion Ministries, who took on Mr. McIntyre's case along with the Midwest Innocence Project.
Eric Kelley and Ralph Lee were wrongly convicted of a 1993 murder in Paterson, New Jersey, largely due to the involvement of detective Richard Reyes. Mr. Reyes was a central figure in the police interrogations during which Mr. Kelley and Mr. Lee were beaten and threatened until they allegedly confessed. However, there were no recordings or notes of what happened in those interrogations — only a statement typed by Mr. Reyes. Mr.Reyes also used suggestive tactics to get one eyewitness to misidentify Mr. Lee, and failed to disclose that another eyewitness said the assailant was not Mr. Kelley or Mr. Lee, who the eyewitness knew. In 2018, after the two men had spent 24 years in prison, DNA testing proved their innocence and revealed the identity of another individual who may have committed the crime.
While Mr. Reyes was a rookie at the time of Mr. Kelley and Mr. Lee's convictions, his problematic behavior continued for decades after. Mr. Reyes rose through the ranks of the Paterson police department and eventually came to lead its internal affairs department. In 2015, a Black police lieutenant filed a lawsuit claiming that Mr. Reyes suspended him in retaliation for complaining that the internal affairs department had failed to address racial incidents within the police department. Yet even after these incidents, Mr. Reyes was not held accountable and instead was promoted to lead a major crimes unit, where he worked until his retirement.
The City of Paterson settled the retaliation lawsuit, and Mr. Kelley and Mr. Lee have both sued the police department and filed for state compensation, meaning that the price of his misconduct will ultimately be paid by taxpayers.
DeMarlo Berry was a teenager when he was wrongly convicted of murder in Las Vegas. He was exonerated in 2017 after spending 23 years in prison. Detectives used suggestive eyewitness identification procedures, which encouraged eyewitnesses to misidentify Mr. Berry as the perpetrator, and failed to disclose exculpatory evidence to his defense attorney. Additionally, the jailhouse informant who testified that he heard Mr. Berry confess to the crime denied receiving any benefits for his cooperation during the trial, but recanted decades later. The informant said that the police and district attorney fed him details of the crime and promised him leniency on his pending charges for testifying against Mr. Berry.
Where is change happening?
This year, the Innocence Project was part of the successful effort in New York to repeal 50-a, a law that shielded officer disciplinary files. Right now, we are working on similar measures in Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, and Oregon. See how you can help in your state.
National Registry of Exonerations
Police Transparency and Accountability
Police Disciplinary Records
Alfred Chestnut
Ransom Watkins
Lamonte McIntyre
Kansas City detective Roger Golubski
Centurion Ministries
Eric Kelley
Ralph Lee
Detective Richard Reyes
DeMarlo Berry
New York's Repeal of 50-A Law


Best Practices for Laser Scanning.
Background: A laser scanner works by assigning Cartesian points along the visible surfaces within a room (can also be used outside as well). Since it cannot see through objects, multiple scans are required in order to develop a more informative and more accurate picture of the area. These are associated via markers set up in the field to provide reference points between locations. The deliverables allow for a measurable, viewable picture of the room in 3d or panoramic views.
1. Scope of Work: In order to expedite the process, it helps to assume certain things and get detailed information about others. In documentation of an existing structure, if there are certain givens, make sure the person operating the laser scanner knows this. While starting from scratch on documenting a project is an option, it will take significantly longer. If there are dimensions that a spot laser measuring device can provide, it is always nice to have. Also, depending on who is receiving the information affects what information needs to be focused on. The dimensions of a boiler room (Architectural) can be taken with one scan; however the models, sizes, and clearances in a boiler room (Mechanical) would require 4 or 5 scans. Another thing to acknowledge is the requirement for fragments of a building or a connected singular building rendered from the compilation of the scans.
2. Planning: As mentioned previously, the scanner may not need to document each area to the same extent on a project. Certain areas may be used just as a means to roughly connect integral pieces (such as hallways which stack). The scanner functions off of reference points which must overlap between scans- meaning it must have 3 defined points in common with any additional scan which needs to be attached. Which means the physical journey through the building is very important if all of the scans need to be contiguous. While traditional methods can be used to connect disparate parts, the point cloud as a whole dramatically loses accuracy. In order for a scan to work out, the laser scanner needs to physically move into each of the spaces. People have gotten creative with this requirement but it's something that should most likely be mitigated in planning stages rather than improvised in the field.
4. Field Work: Getting good scans is more important than getting fast scans. Fixing errors takes about 4 times longer in the processing phase than in the scanning phase. Meaning – taking an additional scan to connect something will take about 15 minutes from start to finish. It may take upwards of an hour to reconnect the points manually through the program if the problem really did require an additional scan.
5. Double Checking: Making sure that targets were recorded as well as a thorough route was achieved where needed is critical. The whole benefit of this tool is the fact that you shouldn't need to go back to the site for information which has been left out. Making sure each of the scans captured exactly what it was intending to is very important.
6. Environment: In order to have scans snap together in the processing phase, it is important for targets to remain in the same position. If one is moved, nudged, or removed it is rendered useless for the following scans. Lighting can also affect the output of the scans. Excessive sunlight will cause a dark spot in the scan. Trees will also provide potential problems. Obstacles will happen within the site, the key is to get enough information to fill in the gaps, while avoiding inundating the file with too many scans. Slopes do not affect scans as much as one would think- it has an inclinometer in it and automatically corrects up to 5 degrees when put on near-level ground. The tripod also allows for adjustability to slopes.
7. Stitching: All of the precautions about targets and reference points lead to this—the program which processes the raw point cloud data uses the recognizable points (targets) as a way of "stitching" together the scans. The better the reference points are, the easier of a time the program will have putting together the pieces. If it struggles with a certain one, it will yield a higher "tension" value and let you know. Walls can be defined by users which help the program understand correspondence between what it thought were separate objects. It can also use corners (as defined by users) to locate a scan in respect to others. However, these are risky because, as previously mentioned, it lowers the level of accuracy.
8. File structure: Files go through multiple types throughout the process. They start as a raw scan (scn) which is only readable by the scanner's software (which is specific to brand of scanner). It uses inherent algorithms to decipher locations of scans relative to each other. The work in progress structure is a "linked" format (fws) which connects all of the working scans together in a document. This file structure holds connections between scans and objects in the scans. The first export is to a universal ASCII or point cloud format (xyz) this file is typically very large, but the most important file in respect to usability. Revit then condenses this file into a point cloud which it can recognize (pcg) where it is usable in certain programs and cannot be edited. The scans and the xyz document are good to archive as they serve as "originals" for the pieces and whole stages respectively. The pcg file is what Revit uses and is full point cloud in a single document.
9. Deliverables: It's still up in the air what the best way to send files around to contractors or other firms would be. Faro's scanner comes with a light weight version of the software which is only a viewer for the point cloud which helps mitigate the issue of having an otherwise inaccessible file type as a deliverable. Also, if the contractor has Revit, the pcg can be sent in addition to the rvt file to allow visibility. The xyz is large and hard to view and should typically be kept as an archive along with the original scans. As far as a visually appealing output, it can be colored using images mapped to their respective points. It can also be animated through using particle rendering in programs like 3ds max or Maya.
10. Usage: The field of laser scanning is constantly growing. It started as a means of documentation in the world of holography and developed into a super precise measuring tool. Contractors can use the point cloud as an interactive snapshot of a space. They can also be used for field reports of buildings under construction. BIM applications go hand in hand with implementation of laser scanning. It allows the accuracy of currently existing buildings modeled from plans and elevations to be dramatically increased. Also, hard to document spaces can be reproduced fairly accurately. With clever usage, it can be used to find the width of a wall (scanning on either side of a wall and connecting the scans via a hallway). In the construction process, it can be used to document changes made which are not shown in the construction documents—allowing for more accurate as-builts.


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The talking drum is an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa, whose pitch can be regulated to mimic the tone and prosody of human speech. It has two drumheads connected by leather tension cords, which allow the player to change the pitch of the drum by scraping the cords between their arm and body.

In the 18th century, talking drum players used tones to disseminate messages, such as news of ceremonies and commands, over 4-5 mile distances.

A skilled player is able to play whole phrases. Most talking drums sound like a human humming depending on the way they are played.

Similar hourglass-shaped drums are found in Asia, but they are not used to mimic conversation, although the idakka is used to mimic vocal music.

Five varieties of dùndún pressure drums of the Yoruba and the atumpan and fontomfrom of the Asante (Ashanti) are especially notable. They send messages up to , where other drummers relay them, quickly spreading news.

Names in West Africa

History
Hourglass-shaped talking drums are some of the oldest instruments used by West African  griots and their history can be traced back to the Bono people, Yoruba people, the Ghana Empire and the Hausa people. The Yoruba people of south western Nigeria and Benin and the Dagomba of northern Ghana have both developed a highly sophisticated genre of griot music centering on the talking drum. Many variants of the talking drums evolved, with most of them having the same construction mentioned above. Soon, many non-hourglass shapes showed up and were given special names, such as the Dunan, Sangban, Kenkeni, Fontomfrom and Ngoma drums. This construction is limited to within the contemporary borders of West Africa, with exceptions to this rule being northern Cameroon and western Chad; areas which have shared populations belonging to groups predominant in their bordering West African countries, such as the Kanuri, Djerma, Fulani and Hausa.

Serer people
In Senegalese and Gambian history, the tama (in the Serer language) was one of the music instruments used in the Serer people's "Woong" tradition (the "dance performed by Serer boys yet to be circumcised" or the future circumcised, also known as the "Xaat" (in Serer). The tama drum, has Serer religious connotations (which predates the Ghana Empire). In the Xaat tradition, the tama makes up the fourth musical drum ensemble. The Serer drums played include: Perngel, Lamb, Qiin and Tama.

From a historical perspective, the tama (just like the Serer junjung), was beaten by the griots of Senegambian kings on special occasions, such as during wars (a call for arms), when the kings wanted to address their subjects, and on special circumstances in Serer country – a call for martyrdom, such as the mayhem at Tahompa (a 19th-century surprise attack) and the Battle of Naoudourou, where the defeated Serers (by the Muslim-marabouts of Senegambia), committed suicide rather than be conquered by the Muslim forces or forced to submit to Islam.  Suicide is permitted in Serer religion only if it satisfies the Serer principle of Jom (see Serer religion).  The word "Jom" means "honour" in the Serer language.

Yoruba people

Ayangalu
Ayangalu is believed to have been the first Yoruba drummer. Upon his death he was deified, and so now he is counted among the ranks of the Orishas. It is believed by followers of the Yoruba religion that he is the patron spirit of all drummers, and that in the guise of a muse he inspires the drummers to play well. The word "Ayan" means drummer in the Yoruba language. This is why some Yoruba family names contain the prefix Ayan, such as Ayanbisi, Ayangbade, Ayantunde, Ayanwande etc. This prefix marks its bearers out as hereditary custodians of the mysteries of Ayangalu.

In the 20th century the talking drum became a part of popular music in West Africa. It is used in playing Mbalax music of Senegal and in Fuji and Jùjú music of Nigeria (where it is known as a dùndún, not to be confused with the dundun bass drum of the Mandé peoples). The talking drum is also used in ceremonial functions and events like weddings, burial ceremonies, private functions and most importantly it is commonly used by African bands as part of their musical instruments.

Mechanism of action

The pitch of the drum is varied to mimic the tone patterns of speech.  This is done by varying the tension placed on the drumhead: the opposing drum heads are connected by a common tension cord.  The waist of the drum is held between the player's arm and ribs, so that when squeezed the drumhead is tightened, producing a higher note than when it is in its relaxed state; the pitch can be changed during a single beat, producing a warbling note.  The drum can thus capture the pitch, volume, and rhythm of human speech, though not the qualities of vowels or consonants.

The use of talking drums as a form of communication was noticed by Europeans in the first half of the 18th century. Detailed messages could be sent from one village to the next faster than could be carried by a person riding a horse. In the 19th century Roger T. Clarke, a missionary, realised that "the signals represent the tones of the syllables of conventional phrases of a traditional and highly poetic character." Many African languages are tonal; that is, the pitch is important in determining the meaning of a particular word. The Yoruba language, for instance, is mostly defined by the tri-tonic scale, consisting only of the tonic sol-fa notes, do, re, mi, different inflections of which are then used to convey different messages, the same principle also applies to how the drum talks in all of the Yoruba's music and culture. However, the Serer language and its relative Senegambian languages are not tonal, unlike almost all other Niger-Congo languages.

The problem was how to communicate complex messages without the use of vowels or consonants but simply using tone. An English emigrant to Africa, John F. Carrington, in his 1949 book The Talking Drums of Africa, explained how African drummers were able to communicate complex messages over vast distances. Using low tones referred to as male and higher female tones, the drummer communicates through the phrases and pauses, which can travel upwards of 4–5 miles. The process may take eight times longer than communicating a normal sentence but was effective for telling neighboring villages of possible attacks or ceremonies. He found that to each short word that was beaten on the drums, an extra phrase was added, which would be redundant in speech but provided context to the core drum signal.

Example
The message "Come back home" might be translated by the drummers as: "Make your feet come back the way they went, make your legs come back the way they went, plant your feet and your legs below, in the village which belongs to us".

Single words would be translated into phrases. For example, "moon" would be played as "the Moon looks towards earth", and "war" as "war which causes attention to ambushes".

The extra phrases provide a context in which to make sense of the basic message or drum beats. These phrases could not be randomized, when learning to play the drum students were taught the particular phrase that coincided with each word. This reason alone made learning to talk in drum language very difficult and not many were willing to take the time to do so. The extra drum beats reduce the ambiguity of the meaning. Ironically, when the West understood the mechanism of the drums, they had already begun to be used less often in Africa. Also, words often lost their meaning. In an interview with Carrington, he explained that when words that are not used often, the phrases that correspond to them are forgotten. When given the beat for young girl, the drummers thought the phrase played was in fact the one for fishing nets.

As emphasized by Finnegan, the messages sent via drums were not confined to utilitarian messages. Drum languages could also be used for specifically literary forms, for proverbs, panegyrics, historical poems, dirges, and in some cultures practically any kind of poetry. The ritualized forms and drum names constituted a type of oral literature. Among some peoples such as the Ashanti or the Yoruba, drum language and literature were very highly developed. In these cultures, drumming tended to be a specialized and often hereditary activity, and expert drummers with a mastery of the accepted vocabulary of drum language and literature were often attached to a king's court.

Talking drum variance

Dimensions
Various sizes of hourglass talking drum exist, with the dimensions of the drum differing between ethnic groups, but all following the same template.

The Tama of the Serer, Wolof and Mandinka peoples is typified by its smaller dimensions, having a total drum length typical of  with a  drum head diameter. This produces a much higher pitched tone than other talking drums of the same construction.

The Yoruba and Dagomba peoples on the other hand have some of the largest dimensions for drums in their Lunna and Dùndún ensembles, with a length typical of  and a drum head diameter of between . In Yoruba talking-drum ensembles, this is used alongside smaller talking drums similar to the Tama, called Gangan in Yoruba language.

Playing styles

Playing styles are closely linked with the drum's construction and the tonal qualities of each language. There is a clear difference in playing styles between areas with predominantly Fulani and Mande-speaking populations and traditionally non-Mande areas further east.

The predominant style of playing in areas further west such as Senegal, Gambia, western Mali and Guinea is characterized by rapid rolls and short bursts of sound between the stick holding hand and accompanying free hand, and correlates with the various pitch accent and non-tonal languages heard in this area. This is a style typically heard in the popular Mbalax genre of Senegal.

From eastern Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana, towards Niger, western-Chad and Nigeria, (with the exceptions of areas with Fulani and Mande-speaking majorities) the playing style of the talking drum is centered on producing long and sustained notes by hitting the drum head with the stick-holding hand and the accompanying free hand used to dampen and change tones immediately after being hit. This produces a rubbery sounding texture to its playing, which mimics the heavy and complex tones used in languages from this area (see Niger–Congo tonal language chart). This characteristic style can be clearly heard in the popular music of this area, particularly in those where the talking drum is the lead instrument, such as Fuji music of the Yoruba of Nigeria.

Use in popular music
King Crimson used the talking drum on its album Larks' Tongues in Aspic, for the track "The Talking Drum".

Tom Waits used the talking drum on his song "Trouble's Braids," a track from the album Swordfishtrombones.

Erykah Badu used the talking drum on her song "My People", from the album New Amerykah Part One (4th World War).

Sikiru Adepoju is a master of the talking drum from Nigeria who has collaborated with artists from the Grateful Dead to Stevie Wonder and Carlos Santana.

Naná Vasconcelos, master of percussion, started playing the talking drum in the early 1980s and has used it ever since.

Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac has used the talking drum on the track "World Turning" on the band's 1975 eponymous album and in concert performances of the song.

David Byrne's American Utopia Broadway musical and HBO concert film features a tama player on multiple songs during the show.

In popular culture

In the game series Patapon, the player is a god who communicates with his or her followers using four Talking Drums. Each has its own unique sound: 'Pata,' 'Pon,' 'Don' and 'Chaka.'

In the television series Dead Like Me, the talking drum is discussed as a means of celebrating the lives of the dead.

They can also be heard in the 1959 movie The Nun's Story, starring Audrey Hepburn, when she arrives in what was at that time the Belgian Congo.

Bill Kreutzmann, a drummer for the Grateful Dead, occasionally played a talking drum at the band's live shows during the "drums" segment of their shows in the second set.

The talking drum features prominently in the score of the 2018 film Black Panther. The score, composed by Ludwig Göransson, uses talking drums at the core of a leitmotif associated with the film's protagonist, T'Challa (played by Chadwick Boseman).

Drum names
In some ethnic groups, each individual was given a drum name. Examples from among the Bulu of Cameroon are "Even if you dress up finely, love is the only thing" or "The giant wood rat has no child, the house rat has no child". Talking drum players sent messages by drumming the recipient's name, followed by the sender's name and the message.

See also
 Drum (communication)
 Whistling languages, tonal transpositions of spoken languages.

Notes

References
 Gravrand, Henry, "La civilisation seereer – Pangool, vol. 2, Les Nouvelles Editions Africaines du Senegal, 1990, pp. 40, 48–49, .
 Gravrand, Henry, "L'Heritage spirituel Sereer: Valeur traditionelle d'hier, d'aujourd'hui et de demain", in Ethiopiques, numéro 31, révue socialiste de culture négro-Africaine, 3e trimestre 1982  (retrieved 7 May 2012)
 Joof, Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham, "Senegambia, the land of our heritage" (1995)
 Sarr, Alioune, "Histoire du Sine-Saloum" (Sénégal), Introduction, bibliographie et notes par Charles Becker, Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire, Tome 46, Serie B, n° 3–4, 1986–1987, p. 42.
"Drum Telegraphy". TIME, 21 September 1942. Online version accessed 7 November 2006.

External links
Video of Senegalese talking drum, known as a Tama -"Male' and the talking drum from africa" (in) Youtube

Serer culture
Serer history
Senegalese culture
Gambian culture
Senegalese musical instruments
Ghanaian musical instruments
African drums
West African music
Ivorian musical instruments
Malian culture
Nigerian culture
Nigerien culture
Yoruba musical instruments
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As you can see in the below example I have kept height to 100px and see it's  it's height getting 100px not 80px as height is greater then min height.

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In this example, how can I get "10px" ?

So, if you want ur div to be 10px tall then either remove min-height or set min-height value to be samller than 10px.
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