Today we had Nika's ABR, which is a sedated hearing test and the most accurate way to test hearing. We decided to have this done since regular hearing tests showed mild hearing loss and she was flat lining on the tympanogram.
Nika has such an easy going personality ... the nurses are always so in love with her. She doesn't cry for blood draws and she didn't cry during the three attempts to place an IV in her arm today. Sigh. In fact, she whined more about tape being pulled off of her than she did needles being stuck in her arm. While her passive/accomodating personality, which I believe comes from being in an orphanage for two years, is good for medical procedures, it really sort of worries me that she has no reaction to pain, especially in a medical setting. Although, she seems to have no problems crying when her sister pushes her around.
So the ABR showed no hearing loss. I was really surprised that she didn't have at least mild hearing loss, so this is great news!
The doctor did note that while asleep and laying on her back, her oxygen level got really low when her head was midline. However, when they turned her head to the right or left, her oxygen levels went back up. I am not super concerned about this since she sleeps on her tummy with her head turned to the side. I will, however, be talking to the ENT about this to get feedback.
Interesting the things we find out, eh?
Could she be any stinkin' cuter???
AND, she has a laid back, easy going personality to boot???
Send that girl this way!
I LOVE the cheese smile. I smie every time I see her do it.
Well, she is just too stinkin cute! Glad to hear the ABR went fine! Angela has not complained about medical procedures (including blood draws or shots) since she was TINY! For her, it's all about conditioning. The nurses always ooh and aah about how great she is, when they have typical kids who it takes 5 adults to hold down. While I'm glad medical procedures are easy, it bothers ME too! For Angela, it has everything to do with the fact she's been conditioned to it because of all the things she's had done. To me, that is sad!
SO glad the ABR came back normal! I am hoping the same for Kennedy. Her tympanogram was flat too.
For Angela, it has everything to do with the fact she's been conditioned to it because of all the things she's had done. To me, that is sad!
This is the same for my eldest son, who was born with a Cleft lip and palate. We wouldn't know he had sore ears until they burst, wonted use pethidine after his bone graft surgery….ugh it really bothered me.
So glad it all went well. I've never heard of, being sedated for a hearing test.
dang i could eat her up!
That is great that she has no hearing loss!!!
Ella is the SAME way about pain. Nothing really hurts her, for example when she had her tonsils and adnoids out nothing!! BUT, if Hunter pushes her or trips her etc, the waterworks start. I'm convinced she cries when her FEELINGS are hurt. I too have major concerns about that, how will I know if she is ever really hurt??
Also, Ella does the O2 thing when she lays down on her back. Goes into the 70's, she had the sleep study, no apnea. They said it's just something she does, probably has all her life and they are not concerened about it. It sure is interesting the things we learn!!!
Such a cute little bug!! I'm glad you got good results!
I don't know about her laid back personality/orphanage - Aleena is JUST LIKE THAT! She doesn't cry for her immunizations or for blood draws. She's as good as can be! She didn't cry when she got stung by a bee. It takes A LOT to make Aleena cry! When she broke her collar bone recently, she continued to play for the next 24 hours with no hint of a broken bone! Nika may just have a very high pain tolerance . . . and I agree - it IS scary! My experience so far, is that the 2 times I have been to the ER with Aleena, I have to convince doctors that I am not over-reacting and to take our concerns seriously because Aleena does not act like a typical child in pain! The stuff that makes most kids cry, causes Aleena to stick out her lip. If she is CRYING, the pain is serious!!!
Nika is soooooo cute! Congrats on the great results! Just wondering: Do you call her Nika in every day life or just on your blog? That was her name in Europe, right?
My 5 year old has never cried for a shot, not even when he was an infant. The only time he cried was when they had to remove his pants once to give him one in his thigh, he freaked out, he said, "that's not how your supposed to do it, PUT MY PANTS BACK ON"
He does have sensory issues and seems to not be bothered/sometimes even seems to like pain. But hurt his feelings and forget it he cries like a baby!!
And like everyone else, I agree she is so darn cute, I bet you just eat her up!


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Eight OPs, EDs, and Inserts in English, not Engrish
August 22, 2009 • Lists, Recommendations • 10 Comments
I love Engrish. I really do. As uptight as I can get about the rampant misuse of English by native or theoretically fluent speakers, I find it ridiculously endearing when obviously non-fluent foreigners try, even when they get things wrong. Or maybe especially when they get things wrong. So it always pleases me to hear musicians stumble along with their broken pronunciation and broken grammar in anime theme songs or just in general; it's courageous of them to even attempt singing in a language they're not all that familiar with. I mean, Tomoko Kawase supposedly has a friend write her English lyrics for her, but she still ends up with stuff like "don't scary." There are a lot of great songs out there with awkward grammar and "alternative" pronounced like "alter" and "native" spliced together. Maybe they're supposing that their primarily Japanese audience won't notice or care, but with the significant overseas popularity of anime and related media, you have to wonder if they think about how silly they might sound to native and fluent speakers of English.
This post isn't actually about Engrish songs though. With Engrish as such a common element in so many anime themes and inserts (and indeed, Japanese music on the whole), it's always a real surprise when you hear a song that's in English. English! No mispronunciations. No sketchy grammar. Minimal or no accent. They're a rare breed, but not all that difficult to find considering a number of very popular series include them. Sometimes they're sung by native speakers and sometimes they're still Japanese artists, but they're always a real treat when you come across them:
8. "living inside the shell" – Steve Conte, Shanti Snyder, and Yoko Kanno (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG ED)
It's a huge given that there's going to be Yoko Kanno somewhere on this list. In fact, exactly half of the songs on this list are composed by Yoko Kanno, two of which are performed by Steve Conte. Few people would argue against Kanno's astounding skills across all styles and genres of music. Blues, jazz, hip-hop, classical, orchestral, pop, folk, rock, electronic, whatever, you name it, she's done it. Language? Japanese, Latin, Italian, French, Russian, some made up gibberish that sounds Latin-based, and of course, English. It's hard narrowing down her extensive portfolio of works to a handful of songs, but "living inside the shell" is surely one of my favorites. SAC's first season ending, "Lithium Flower" was also a contender, but I prefer Conte's vocals to Scott Matthew's and the lyrics I find better suited to the thoughtfulness of SAC's themes. The spoken portion by Shanti Snyder also adds an eerie dimension to the mood of the piece.
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5 Webcomics I Feel Like Recommending
May 10, 2009 • Lists, Recommendations • 6 Comments
There are a ton of webcomics on the Internet. Most of them suck. Most of them never update when they're supposed to. Most of them get dropped whether officially or unofficially because their creators either decide that they don't have time anymore or life decides that they don't have time anymore for them. The latter bugs me the most, as I seem to have a knack for finding great webcomics that go on mysterious hiatuses as soon as I pick them up, but really, all three of those ailments are very annoying.
So here are five webcomics that 1) don't suck, 2) almost always update when they're supposed to, and 3) are currently running. There are also four runner-ups that occasionally fail to meet one of those requirements, usually the updating thing, but they're far from being dead.
5. Anime News Nina by Robin Sevakis
This is the Anime News Network's official webcomic and ventures to mock and satirize various aspects of otaku culture, usually in a good-natured way; after all, otaku are undoubtedly its intended audience. Occasionally, I do see things that some people might get upset over, but I doubt Sevakis ever intends the comic to be insulting towards the reasonable members of society. Each strip is can be standalone, but many strips also tie together in short story arcs.
The art is in full color and pretty simple, but Sevakis doesn't shy away from grand exaggerations of expression and action, which always results in chaos and hilarity. She also mimics styles from specific series to emphasize punch lines involving art. Good times. ANN updates every Wednesday with few exceptions.
Content: 4/5
Artwork: 4/5
Updates: 4/5
Japanese Music You Aren't Listening to but Should
December 1, 2008 • Recommendations • Comments Off on Japanese Music You Aren't Listening to but Should
A majority of the music I listen to these days happen to be Japanese. Back in the day, my selection was limited to what I heard in anime opening and ending themes, as well as insert songs and the occasional character image song. These days, though a fair selection of my library have performed an anime song or two, there are quite a bit that haven't. And I've been fortunate enough to have gotten my hands on new, fresh-off-the-press artists too. So I like sharing, 'cause sharing is caring, and because it really surprises me that some of these artists aren't better known because they certainly deserve the attention! Three artists in particular I've been a fan of for a while, and it continues to puzzle me that not many people I know listen to them regularly.
First up is ONE OK ROCK, a rock band formed in 2006 with a pretty modern and Western-influenced style. They usually sing in Japanese but are partial to incorporating a fair bit of English into their lyrics. The English is heavily accented, but once you figure out what they're saying, it usually makes sense, so in that regard, it isn't exactly Engrish. Their general style and some of their subject matter reminds me a bit of ELLEGARDEN also, but they're hardly a clone; in particular, their vocalists' voices have very different edges to them. Taka's vocal range is also a bit more varied, I think; he tackles a good range of notes and has some pretty nice falsettos (I'm a sucker for falsettos, yes?). They're a really energetic bunch all around and have a lot of energy. They're something good to listen to when you're working or in a good mood.
Good Music, Good Times
August 30, 2008 • Recommendations • 2 Comments
Oh, man. So being the super nostalgic loser that I am, I totally spazzed when my brother shared this amazing find with me. I love oldschool Sonic like whoa. All those hours I put on the Sega Genesis? Probably 75% of it was for Sonic. I've never really known about this apparently awesome music arrangement community, but it really makes me feel good to know that there are people out there that still remember these old tunes and are actively remixing them and re-arranging them for the times.
The site, Overclocked Remixes, among other video game titles like Super Metroid and Chrono Trigger, features three Sonic-centric remix albums. They are albums for music from Sonic 3 & Knuckles (best game ever), Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and… an entire 18-track project album dedicated to the music from the Ice Cap Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, lol. All the tracks also stream for free on last.fm. It's all very awesome.
Five Opening Themes I Always Sat Through
June 23, 2008 • Lists, Recommendations • 4 Comments
(aka, "Yes, I Watched It 26 Times")
I was bumming around some forums recently and found a topic about opening themes that people actually watched through every single time (or something close). I thought it was a darn good question and consequently sat down to think about which applied to me. I'm usually pretty impatient to get to the content of each episode; after all, I really only watch series one of two ways: either I binge it and swallow the whole thing in the span of two or three days, or I follow it as it releases, which means agonizing over each episode for a week and then downloading it the second it surfaces on its release day. Both situations call for the skipping of opening themes because I'm so damn eager to get to the content.
Still, for one reason or another, there are indeed a handful of opening sequences that I was just so fond of that I watched every single time. And here they are for your viewing pleasure! (They are also, of course, accompanied by my usual verboseness if you want to read. ;3)
(5) "Super Drive" – Gravitation (OP, Yousuke Sakanoue)
To start off with, I know this isn't the greatest opening in the world, and a lot of my attachment lingers from when I was obsessed with the series. Still, looking back, there are a lot of things about it that are unique and rather endearing. The very beginning of the theme, with its sunlight and leaves, remains one of the most memorable aspects of any opening I've ever seen — why exactly, I'm not sure, but to this day, every time I find myself looking upward at sunlight filtered through leaves, I'm reminded of this opening and this series. Maybe it's just the fangirl in me. The animation snaps back and forth from rather simple/generic character pans to strange, semi-realistic environment and background shots. That aspect of the animation is one of the quirkiest things about Gravitation, and I really think it helped to add to the reality of the musical environment, even when other elements remained farfetched and ridiculous.
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Graduation 2020: Deals and freebies for 2020 graduates
The district already announced that graduation ceremonies will be held in cyberspace, but that doesn't mean the pomp and circumstance has to be diminished. Planning for this virtual graduation experience is underway and includes traditional elements such as student speeches, music, and recognition of each graduate.
Life | May 26, 2020
By Courtney Kueppers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
From Chipotle to Krispy Kreme, here are some deals available for the class of 2020
The Class of 2020 will certainly remember this moment as being a unique time to be a graduate. While ceremonies and festivities are delayed or become digital amid the coronavirus outbreak, there are still some ways graduates can celebrate their milestone.
Companies from Chipotle to Krispy Kreme are offering 2020 graduates a variety of deals, discounts and freebies.
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Amazon Prime: Get six months of Prime free with Prime Student. After that, it's $6.49/month.
Chipotle: Between May 21 and June 30, the first 5,000 people to purchase a graduation-themed gift card will receive a promo code to get a free entree with the purchase of another entree. The chain is also hosting a scholarship contest on Instagram where students can enter to win $25,000.
Edible Arrangements: From May 14-June 5, Edible Arrangements is offering 20% off graduation gifts. In addition, the company is giving away 2,020 free arrangements to graduates through a social media campaign. To enter, graduates can post a video on social media using the hashtag #EdibleMoments with their name and their plans for celebrating graduation.
Krispy Kreme: On Tuesday, May 19, all 2020 graduates can get a dozen doughnuts for free. The offer, which is only available at participating Krispy Kreme locations while supplies last, can only be claimed if a 2020 high school or college senior is physically present.
Explore» RELATED: Free doughnuts: Krispy Kreme giving away tasty treats to graduates
Pizza Hut: The chain, which was founded in Wichita, Kansas, announced on social media late last week that it's giving away 500,000 free pizzas in partnership with America's dairy farmers.


Angel investor | Turner, Hopkins.
Here's a cross-posting from our sister Angel Academe blog.
On December 28th we held the second of our AA North sessions, exploring ways in which we might expand into the North West and bring together a group of local women investors (well, mostly women). The event was generously hosted by The Landing in their beautiful 7th floor room overlooking Media City UK at Salford Quays and chaired by our good friend Gaynor Dykes. Attendees came from finance, law, the startup sector and healthcare — an eclectic group whose engagement across the afternoon highlighted the real opportunities here.
Sarah kicked of the afternoon with a brief introduction to Angel Academe's work, outlining everything we do before going on to spell out the opportunity for potential investors.
Self-confessed serial investor Simon Thorpe was up next. An accountant by training, Simon has been angel investing for 8 years, and is principally interested in the tech space. He's also invested in an unusually high percentage of women-founed companies. He pointed out that the previous week both the Chancellor and Shadow Chancellor had been talking about the importance of the digital technology sector in the UK — at last! Simon talked through some of the lamentable diversity figures in the sector that regular readers will be all too familiar with, including that just 15% of European startups have a female founder and less than 3% of VC-backed companies have a woman CEO.
Simon talked about what he looks for in potential investments: defensible IP, a great idea, a great team, a sound business model and robust financials. But in the end he's mostly looking for a visionary founder with total belief and commitment.
Then we had chance to look at the situation from the point of view of a female founder. A trained phamacist and oncologist, Clare Nolan has founded her own company, Tomorrow's Medicines & YourTreatmentChoices.com with the aim of giving serioiusly ill patients faster access to clinical trials. Clare was entirely new to the world investment when starting up and has had something of a baptism of fire. Ultimately angel investment has played a significant role in growing the company, alongside a smattering of grants and a fund investment. Clare was keen to point out that of course such an investment route comes with caveats and dangers. Some investors are relatively hands off, but others can be demanding and struggle not to interfere; the key as an entrepreneur is to know when to push back. She also pointed out that being a female entrpreneur in technology could still be a lonely place to be.
We finished the afternoon with a lively and open discussion about next steps and opportunities. Many thanks again to Maya Dibley at the Landing, and to Simon, Gaynor and Clare for speaking. We look forward to being back in the New Year.
Yes, it's been a little quiet here of late. Turner Hopkins has been on holiday. But we're back and at it! Here's a cross-posting from our sister site, Angel Academe.
The thorny issue I was actually mulling over on my way home from the National Investment Summit on Wednesday was whether increasing the number of women entrepreneurs is the best way to increase the number of women angel investors, or if it's the other way round. That is, by increasing the number of women angel investors, more women entrepreneurs get funded and you encourage more women entrepreneurs.
Of course it's both. More women angels will encourage more women entrepreneurs and more will get funded. They then may go on to become angel investors themselves. Obviously it's a little more complicated than this, but you get the picture. It's a virtuous cycle thing.
I'd just been speaking on a panel session at UK Business Angels Association's annual event to discuss all things relating to angel investing and entrepreneurship and recognise the best investments of the year. See here for the winners.
Alongside me on the panel was Jo Anne Miller from Golden Seeds in the US and Bev Hurley CEO of YTKO and angel investor. We were very capably moderated by Modwenna Rees-Mogg, founder of AngelNews. The topic we were discussing, as you may have guessed by now, is how to attract more women into angel investing.
And it's a pretty hot topic. Angel funding is the biggest source of risk capital for startup and early stage businesses in the UK. Over £50m is invested by angels annually. According to UKBAA figures, we women only represent 5% of angel investors, although we control a very healthy proportion of the net wealth in this country, so just imagine what could be achieved if we could tap into the resources of more high net worth (HNW) women?
How best to go about it is an important subject therefore. Do we focus our scarce resource on encouraging more women to take up entrepreneurship with the expectation that, if they become successful, they reinvest some of their fortune? Yes, absolutely. Experienced entrepreneurs know what's involved in starting and growing new businesses and have an appetite for risk. But it could take years to achieve this in sufficient numbers. In the meantime, should we use some of that scarce resource to encourage more HNW women (entrepreneurs or not) to become angel investors? Again, yes! The evidence is that when more women invest, more women get funded. I would argue that focusing on this side of the equation gives us more bangs for our buck and much faster.
So, back to my original question: do you need to be an entrepreneur to be an angel investor? I'm meeting smart and savvy angels all the time who come from advertising, the City and professional services who are adding huge amounts of value to their investments. I would argue that being entrepreneurial is much more important than being an entrepreneur. That far from bringing dumb money, HNWs with corporate backgrounds bring vital skills, experience and contacts – not least back into a valuable corporate customer base.
But maybe being an angel investor makes us entrepreneurs after all? As Prof Rob Wiltbank clearly articulated in his presentation: angel investing IS entrepreneurship, rather than a financial class.
With Angel Academe, I'm working hard to create a group with a wide mix of skills and experience. From entrepreneurs through to senior professionals, technologists, experienced angels and people just starting out. Each brings a different, but equally important, perspective and everyone is invited, although not pressured, to give an opinion and contribute. The group is designed specifically to appeal to women, although men are very welcome and do attend, and while we're clearly focused on funding the very best deals to maximise financial return, we like to support female entrepreneurs whenever we can.
Before I sign off, I'd like to thank the UK Business Angels Association for an excellent event and the opportunity to debate a subject that's very close to my heart with such a good group of people. Hopefully by next year, we'll have changed the ratio for the better!


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Sleeping Draught
14:15 1936 Derby, Derbyshire
A young woman's surreal dreams of love and loss.
Amateur; Avant-garde; Drama
Amateur filmmaker, cinema historian and railway engineer H.A.V. Bulleid utilizes colour tinting and complex montage to create a surreal portrait of a young woman's dreamscape.
Taking a sleeping pill before bed, Kathleen's worst fears come to life as the medication begins to affect her dreams. Surreal nightmares of love lost amidst the bleak countryside and love's unwanted return on the city streets, twist the boundaries between her unconscious state and waking life.
Mostly b/w with some blue (night) tinting.
Maker: H.A.V. Bulleid
Director: H.A.V. Bulleid
Camera: H.A.V. Bulleid
Script: H.A.V. Bulleid
Editor: H.A.V. Bulleid
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Phyllis Smallwood
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En Nomenclatura filogenética, las mesangiospermas (Mesangiospermae) son un grupo extremadamente amplio y diverso de angiospermas, con un gran variabilidad en el hábito, morfología, química, distribución geográfica y otros atributos. Se trata del grupo con mayor diversidad dentro de la riqueza total de las plantas con con flores (99.96% del total de especies existentes). Su diversificación temprana se ha determinado que ocurrió entre los 137 y 135 Ma, relativamente cerca del punto álgido de diversificación de las angiospermas.

La sistemática clásica, basada únicamente en información morfológica, no fue capaz de reconocer este grupo. De hecho, la circunscripción de las mesangiospermas como un clado está basada en una fuerte evidencia a partir de los datos de análisis moleculares.
El clado está compuesto por las clorantáceas, las ceratofiláceas y la totalidad de los clados de magnólidas, monocotiledóneas y eudicotiledóneas Este clado ha recibido otros nombres informalmente en diversas publicaciones, tales como "núcleo de las angiospermas" y "euangiospemas". Mesangiospermae es una traducción del primero de tales nombres, ya que el prefijo  "mes-" significa "medio" o "central".

La filogenia más actualizada (2015) da el siguiente cladograma:

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International Memorial (Karetny Ryad st, 5/10)
Vesna Terselic, director of Documenta Centre for Dealing with the Past, Croatia (tportal.hr)
As part of «Over the Barriers – Europe without Intellectual Bondaries and Limitations» series of lectures (in partnership with Public Diplomacy. EU and Russia cooperation programme)
Lecture by Vesna Terselic (director of Documenta Centre for Dealing with the Past, Croatia) and Nikola Mokrovic (director of archive in Documenta Centre, Croatia) "Memory Work in Croatia and in other post-Yugoslav countries. Challenges and opportunities for cooperation"
Discussions about the causes of dissolution of Yugoslavia and nature of wars that followed in period 1991–2001 remain a very contentious issues in political and social life as well as accepting responsibility and recognition of suffering of victims and survivors and finally creating the prerequisites for establishing a sustainable peace in Croatia and in the other post-Yugoslav countries. Severity and number of these open question show that we as individuals, societies, institutions and states, are still very far away from (re)building trust. On contrary, these issues are being handled not just with scarce rationality and sincerity, but are often (mis)used in political fights. In other words, they are used as instruments of creating new myths. Or, we could say the after ending the wars, with stopping active usage of weaponry for killing and gaining territories, they are still at the heart of political debates and memory struggles. What is the logic of this surplus of history? In our lecture, we will try to give basic overview of the problem in historical and comparative perspective, positive practices which address it, as well as possible solutions, from practice of Documenta-Center for Dealing with the Past and other human rights organizations.
Documenta follows long line of grass-root peace building and human rights initiatives, aiming at challenging denial and persistent public questioning of gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the past in Croatia and other post-Yugoslav countries. Convinced that further research and education on crimes committed is needed, hopefully leading to inclusive commemorative culture which will stimulate development of society based on values of tolerance to fellow human beings and zero-tolerance to violence, Documenta started its own activities in 2004.
In order to examine the reasons of polarized/divided collective memory in Croatia and other post-Yugoslav countries, in context of European and global coming to terms with its past, there is need to look at personal memories, as well as institutional remembrance practices and experiences with initiating and sustaining social debate on violent past from beginning of the WWII (1941–1945), through period of political violence in its aftermath (1945 – 1990) to Wars of the 1990's in post-Yugoslav countries (1991 – 2001). Exchange of experiences and common programs in cooperation with organizations from Russia might be very helpful in finding new ways of engaging with individuals, communities and societies of our countries burdened by legacies of war and violence.


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PWR010: Avoid column-major array access in C/C++
In the C and C++ programming languages, arrays are stored in a row-major layout; thus, column-major accesses are not optimal and should be avoided if possible.
The most efficient way to process arrays is to iterate over its elements in the same order in which they are laid out in memory, so that the program performs a sequential access to consecutive data in memory. The C and C++ language specifications state that arrays are laid out in memory in a row-major order: the elements of the first row are laid out consecutively in memory, followed by the elements of the second row, and so on. As a result, in order to maximize performance C and C++ code should access multi-dimensional arrays using a row-major order.
Change the code to access the multi-dimensional array in a row-major order.
Code example
In the following code, an outer loop iterates over the columns of a bidimensional array and then an inner loop iterates over the rows for each one of those columns.
#define ROWS 100
#define COLS 100
int A[ROWS][COLS];
for (int j = 0; j < COLS; ++j) {
for (int i = 0; i < ROWS; ++i) {
A[i][j] = i + j;
This way of iterating and accessing the elements of the array doesn't match its layout in memory. The optimal way is to iterate over the rows sequentially, then do the same for each column within the row:
PWR010 examples at GitHub
Row-Major and Column-Major Array Layouts – MATLAB & Simulink
Memory layout of multi-dimensional arrays
Row- and column-major order


View Royal councillor John Rogers spearheaded the town's effort to put money towards preserving a historic lime kiln that speaks to the industrial roots of the area.
Standing just under seven metres tall, with a base four metres wide, View Royal's historic lime kiln is a massive structure.
It's been marked for preservation by town council, who have ponied up $25,000 to start the process.
Silica Brick and Lime Company Ltd., owned by Thomas Atkins, built the kiln circa 1908 and used it up until sometime in the 1940s. Since then it has sat undisturbed on a parcel of land on Hart Road, while development has gone on all around it.
The problem is, in its current state, it's falling apart and hard to see from the road. There's also no access to the public. The bricks are getting a little crumbly and the sheet metal that surrounds the chimney has corroded to the point it has mostly fallen off the structure. It is surrounded by trees and bush. One tree has even grown up through the kiln and out the chimney.
Now, with the help of a heritage consultant and View Royal's financial commitment, the kiln will receive much needed tending and be opened up for the public to visit and learn from.
The kiln was used to process limestone, common in the area, into a powered lime, a primary component in mortar at the time.
The kiln would heat the limestone, in a process called calcination, until it became reduced to quicklime (calcium oxide).
Water is then added which turns the lime into a powder, ready to be used in mortar, plaster and other products.
There were numerous lime kilns scattered throughout Greater Victoria, before industrialized methods of lime production and the advent of Portland cement (an improved product that continues to be used today) made small scale operations financially unsustainable.
Now they are hard to find, especially one's that are still standing.
"Absolutely rare. There's very, very few of them around," said Luxton, who hopes the story of the kiln and the general industrial history of the area can be told to visitors of the site.
Interpretation will be a key element of the refurbish, either through signs, or even more technologically advanced methods such as cellphone apps or QR codes.
Counc. John Rogers spearheaded the conservation process and said he applauds the rest of council for understanding the significance of the site.


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Q: Color grouping by array index, Javascript I have the following array:
const colors = ['#54AAED', '#7BEA6B', '#f8b653', '#ff5584']

What I'm trying to build is a function that would return color based on parameter group and index. for instance:
function groupColor(i, group) {}

The function should return:
groupColor(0, true); output <== '#54AAED'
groupColor(1, true); output <== '#54AAED' Minus 10% RGB

If group, so Index 0 is #54AAED 1 is #54AAED minues 10% opacity,
Index 2 is #7BEA6B Index 3 is #7BEA6B minus 10% opacity, and so on... So Far I've did:
function hexToRgb(hex, opacity) {
  return 'rgba(' + (hex = hex.replace('#', '')).match(new RegExp('(.{' + hex.length/3 + '})', 'g')).map(function(l) { return parseInt(hex.length%2 ? l+l : l, 16) }).concat(opacity||1).join(',') + ')';
}

function generateColor({ i, group }) {
  if (group) {
    console.log('should group...')
  }
  const isEven = i % 2 === 0

  console.log('index', hexToRgb(palette[i], 0.9))
  return hexToRgb(palette[i])
}

What I was thinking to do is check if index is odd, and by jumps of 2 indexes group, if bool is true.. But I'm kinda stuck here... not sure how to group by intervals of 2, and first should aim for full color, second take same color and set the opacity to 0.9...
Example Usage:
const colors = ['#54AAED', '#7BEA6B', '#f8b653', '#ff5584']
const groupMe = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four']
groupMe.map(entry => {
 return generateColor(i, true)
})
// expected output
'one' <== '#54AAED' opacity 1
'two' <== '#54AAED' opacity 0.9
'three' <== '#7BEA6B' opacity 1
'four' <== '#7BEA6b' opacity 0.9
and so on...

A: Just check if the number is even go to previous index. and use ternary to set opacity. React example:

const Component = React.Component
const palette = ['#54AAED', '#7BEA6B', '#f8b653', '#ff5584', '#d743c4', '#76bbf1', '#95ee89', '#f9c575', '#ff9d6d', '#ff779d', '#df69d0', '#9178ec'];
function hexToRgb(hex, opacity) {
  return 'rgba(' + (hex = hex.replace('#', '')).match(new RegExp('(.{' + hex.length/3 + '})', 'g')).map(function(l) { return parseInt(hex.length%2 ? l+l : l, 16) }).concat(opacity||1).join(',') + ')';
}

function generateColor({ i, group }) {
  const isEven = i % 2 === 0
  if (group) {
   return hexToRgb(palette[isEven ? i : i - 1], isEven ? 1 : 0.9)
  }
}

class App extends Component {
  render() {
    const itirations = 10;
    return (

        {Array.from(Array(itirations), (_, i) =>

        )}

    )
  }
}

ReactDOM.render(
  <App />,
  document.getElementById('mount')
)

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One question we're always asked is "If I want to get into Wildstorm, where do I start?" I'm going to list below the Wildstorm series that, in my personal opinion, are worth checking out. You can also choose where to start by reading the list below and simply picking a spot that sounds good. As with any universe, it would be ideal to start at the beginning but the Wildstorm Universe has several key runs that you can enjoy without going all the way back to the beginning. (If you'd like to know which trades to follow the integration of the WSU into the DCU New 52, check those out here.) Or if you're looking for info about Warren Ellis' The Wild Storm then click here. If you are looking for our Reading/Checklist click here.
Ok, I guess we'll start at the beginning as they say. The older Image stuff will probably be the easiest to find in discount bins.
Wildstorm Reading List
#1-13 (Jim Lee's run)
WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams (1992-1998)
It's not everyone's favorite but it's one of mine. It shows the team come together and introduces Majestic (known as Mr. Majestic then) and the villain Tapestry. Plus it has all that pretty Jim Lee art. 😉 (Collected in trades: WildC.A.T.s: Compendium, WildC.A.T.s/Cyberforce: Killer Instinct, WildC.A.T.s: A Gathering of Eagles) There was also an Absolute WildC.A.T.s released (pictured below)
#15-20 (James Robinson's run)
A fun little run by James Robinson and Travis Charest that I feel is overlooked because of Alan Moore's run that follows. (Collected in trade; James Robinson's Complete WildC.A.T.s)
#21-34 (Alan Moore's run)
This is the first critical point in Wildcats history because it's the story that began to give the team an identity of its own instead of being considered "X-men rip-offs". Also introduces the villain Tao who is later important to Ed Brubaker's "Sleeper" and later in World's End. It's also noteworthy that Alan Moore did a story in #50 that features the death of one of the characters he introduced in his run.
(Collected in trades WildC.A.T.s: Homecoming, WildC.AT.s: Gang War, Alan Moore's Complete WildC.A.T.s, Alan Moore's Wild Worlds)
WildC.A.T.s Misc
WildC.A.T.s / X-men (Scott Lobdell)
Wildstorm Rising was the company's first crossover that ran thought all their books.
Wildcats Volume 2 (1999-2001)
#1-28 This run starts with Scott Lobdell and Travis Charest and it's pretty cool then, but it really kicks into high gear when Joe Casey and Sean Phillips take over with #8 until the end. (Collected in trades Wildcats-Vol. 1: Street Smart, Wildcats-Vol. 2: Vicious Circles, Wildcats-Vol. 3: Serial Boxes, Wildcats-Vol. 4:Battery Park)
Wildcats 3.0 (2002-2004)
#1-24 This picks up directly from "Wildcats" and is considered to be the seminal Wildcats run. Also by Joe Casey. (Collected in trades Wildcats 3.0-Brand Building: , Wildcats 3.0-Vol. 2: Full Disclosure, Wildcats 3.0: Year One and Wildcats 3.0: Year Two
Wildcats: Nemesis (2005)
9 issue mini. Introduces the character of Nemesis who plays heavily into the Armageddon storyline later. (Collected in Wildcats: Nemesis trade)
Wildcats: World's End (2008-2010)
The series that ended the Wildstorm Universe. ( Only the first two graphic novels were released Wildcats: World's End & Wildcats: Family Secrets)
Stormwatch Vol. 1 (1993-1997)
#37-50 (Warren Ellis' run) This is where the seeds were planted for The Authority. Ellis does a good job of getting you up to speed on the characters. (Volume 1 Collected in Stormwatch Volume 1 – Hardcover 2012, Stormwatch-Book 1: Forces of Nature, Stormwatch-Book 2: Lightning Strikes, Stormwatch-Book 3: Change or Die)
11 issue run. Warren Ellis completes his second arc which paves the way for The Authority. It's important to note that the one-shot crossover issue WildC.A.T.s/Aliens is vital to understand what happens between Stormwatch Vol. 2 #10 & 11. (Volume 2 Collected in Stormwatch Volume 2 – Hardcover 2012, Stormwatch-Book 4: A Finer World, Stormwatch-Book 5:Final Orbit)
The Monarchy – (2001)
This is where Stormwatch went astray. Jackson King and Christine put together an odd-ball team with the intention of still "making a finer world" but in his own forced way. We even have some old Wildstorm characters as regulars on the team, can you believe Union?!?!
Stormwatch: Team Achilles (2002-2004)
23 issue series. This one takes place just before, during, and shortly after Coup d'etat. It's the non-superhuman answer to teams like The Authority. Interesting thing about this series is it was canceled one issue before the finale because writer Micah Ian Wright was fired for lying about being in the military. (Collected in trades Stormwatch: Team Achilles Vol. 1 & Vol. 2, unfortunately rest of series is currently not collected)
Stormwatch P.H.D. (Post Human Division) – Worldstorm & World's End (2007-2010)
This team kind of filled the void left by Team Achilles and is a great "superhero cop-drama" for the first 12 issues written by Christos Gage. At #13 it picks up the World's End storyline. (Collected in trades Stormwatch: P.H.D. Vol. 1, Vol. 2,)
The Authority Vol. 1 (1999-2002)
Picks up directly from Stormwatch Vol. 2. #1-12 (Warren Ellis' run). Warren Ellis completes his run and it is arguably the best of the series. The series gets a little iffy afterward. Mark Millar picks it up at #13-16 which introduces Jenny Quantum. After that, problems with scheduling really messed up the series. (Collected in The Authority: Relentless, The Authority: Under New Management, The Authority: Earth Inferno & Other Stories, The Authority: Transfer of Power)
I personally think you can take or leave this series. It basically shows the team with Jenny Quantum growing up along side their adventures. (Collected in trades The Authority: Harsh Realities, The Authority: Fractured Worlds)
Coup d'etat (2004) / The Authority: Revolution (2004)
Coup d'etat is a 4 issue mini-series that shows how The Authority takes control of the U.S. (Collected in the Coup d'etat trade). This arc was a cross-over with Sleeper, Wildcats 3.0, Stormwatch: Team Achilles, and The Authority Volume 2 which leads into the Authority: Revolution. A 12 issue series that shows how The Authority loses control of the U.S. and shows Jenny Quantum becoming a teenager. (Collected in The Authority: Revolution Book 1 & The Authority: Revolution Book 2)
The Authority Vol. 3: Worldstorm / The Lost Year (2006, 2010-2011)
This is the Grant Morrison/Gene Ha series that got put on hold after the first 2 issues in 2006. But Keith Giffen took over writing it in 2009 and it has been re-titled "The Authority: The Lost Year". This series is just ok as a whole. It's a 12-issue mini that shows what The Authority was doing before World's End. (Collected in The Authority: Lost Year-Book 1, Book 2 was cancelled)
The Authority: Prime (2007) / World's End (2008-2010)
Not the best story in the world, but it shows what the team was doing right before Worldstorm. (Collected in trade The Authority: Prime). We then go into World's End, the series that ended the Wildstorm Universe. (Collected in trades The Authority: World's End & The Authority: Rule Britannia)
Midnighter / Grifter & Midnighter (2007)
This mini-series followed by a solo series follows Midnighter. (Grifter & Midnighter, Midnighter Vol 1: Killing Machine, Midnighter Vol 2: Anthem, & Midnighter Vol 3: Assassin8, Midnighter: The Complete Wildstorm Series)
There are two ways you can go with Gen 13. You can check out some of the earlier stuff or you can skip ahead and start with Gail Simone's Vol. 4. She wrote it in such a way as to re-introduce the characters. So it's your choice.
Gen 13-Vol. 1
Original 5 issue mini-series that introduces the kids. (Collected in either trade, Gen 13: Collected Edition or Gen 13: Who They Are and How They Came to Be)
#1-18 (J. Scott Campbell issues) Similar to the Jim Lee WildC.A.T.s issues in that they're more for the fun stories and great art than anything else.(Collected in trades Gen 13: Starting Over, Gen 13: Lost in Paradise, Gen 13: European Vacation, Gen 13: Issue #13 ABC Collected Edition)
#60-71 (Adam Warren run) Most of the Gen 13 series isn't that great, but if you like Manga inspired-stuff, Warren's run is for you and it actually ends the series. (Collected in trades Gen 13: Superhuman Like You & Gen 13: Meanwhile)
Gen 13-Vol.3
You can pretty much disregard this series. But, if you insist…This only trade released contains #0-6 of the 16 issues released. (Gen 13: September Song)
Gail Simone did #1-13 and it is a decent re-introduction to the kids. #14-20 is a story arc called "15 Minutes" which I don't think is very good but it's important to note that #20 has a cliffhanger that leads directly into #21 (the 1st World's End issue). (Collected in trades Gen 13: Best of a Bad Lot, Gen 13: Road Trip, Gen 13: 15 Minutes, Gen 13: World's End)
Divine Right: The Adventures of Max Faraday
A fun series that does have ties to the WSU but can also be read as a stand-alone. Max Faraday does have importance in World's End as well. 12 issue mini with the one-shots Divine Intervention: Wildcats and Divine Intervention: Gen 13 fitting between issue 11 & 12. (Collected in trades Divine Right-Book 1 & Book 2)
Pretty much anything with Planetary is good. The entire series is collected in trades. (Planetary Vol. 1: All Over the World & Other Stories, Planetary Vol. 2: The Fourth Man, Planetary Vol. 3: Leaving the 20th Century, & Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archeology).
Point Blank / Sleeper: Season One & Sleeper Season Two
Point Blank is the prelude to Sleeper, which is one of the most (if not the most) highly regarded WS stories ever. By Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. (Collected in trades Point Blank, Sleeper: Season One, Sleeper: Season Two)
Original 4 issue Team 7 mini-series is the best and it establishes a lot of characters who later become prominent in the WSU. (Collected in Team 7 trade).
While simultaneously writing Gen 13, Gail Simone introduced the town of to the WSU (retroactively). Can be enjoyed without knowing too much about the WSU because it focuses on new characters. (Collected in Welcome to Tranquility Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 and there is a follow-up mini-series called Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave.)
Wildstorm: After the Fall
The Wildstorm: After the Fall trade that collects the back-up stories that ran through the 1st year of World's End titles (read concurrently with the 1st 4 World's End trades).
Wildstorm: Armageddon, Revelations, Number of the Beast, Dreamwar (2008):
And then the Armageddon Trilogy that leads to World's End (all traded): I know it's a lot so feel free to ask questions if you got them. 🙂
No love for any Stormwatch prior to Warren Ellis? Admittedly it has some weak spots, but is my favorite incarnation of the team. How about the Wetworks series? That was some great stuff with some of the strongest continuity of any book in the WSU up until Steven Grant took over and made it a completely different book. Also, the original Deathblow series is phenomenal. Backlash had a fun series too, with Brett Booth's art being almost as stunning as Jim Lee's.
Joe David Soliz says:
Honestly, I only mentioned stuff that was in trade so people could find it easier or things I personally had read. I didn't read too much of the pre-Ellis Stormwatch, Wetworks, or Deathblow. I've slowly been filling in those gaps in my collection. Backlash was one of my favorite series too but sadly even though it made to 32 issues, it never got traded. 🙁
I'd recommend the Wildstorm Rising crossover, available in trade, as a glimpse into several books of the classic WSU before it was irrevocably changed by the introduction of Warren Ellis to Stormwatch. The first 5 years of Wildstorm were very interconnected and continuity-rich, but I think it's somewhat of a secret because many readers only know the post-Ellis years.
I agree. I have that trade. I need to add it. I wish they would've collected the Fire from Heaven crossover in trade. I really liked that one.
Yeah, Fire From Heaven is difficult to collect as individual issues because not only did it span lots of different comics, but they also created a couple new titles such as Sword of Damocles which only had 2 issues and were part of the crossover. And I seem to recall there was another story which acted as a prelude, found in the pages of the various Team 7-based books like Deathblow and Grifter.
Here's a list of all the Fire From Heaven issues at our Wildstorm Resource Wiki:
http://wildstormresource.wetpaint.com/page/Fire+From+Heaven
OTV recommended I check this site out. It looks pretty cool, I'm always looking to find more comics anyways, and these books have fantastic names attached to them. I just ordered the WildC.A.T.S compendium literally a minute ago.
Great list, this will be helpful for me to jump in.
Ben Murphy says:
Thanks for checking us out Jay! The WildC.A.T.S compendium is pretty awesome, he's hoping we get to see some new Wildcats action in the new DCU 52. I hope you stick around to check out the podcast and more of what we have on the site, thanks again!
thx for checking out our site Jay! Be warned, the WildC.A.T.S compendium is truly early 90's stuff. As soon as your done, I'd encourage the Alan Moore and Wildcats Vol. 2 and Wildcats 3.0 books. Let us know what you think when you're done reading!
I finished the compendium a bit back, and i thought it was actually pretty great (even though early image has a very bad rep I liked it). It was a lot of fun and a pretty cool premise that didn't really dazzle me but I thought it had a lot of potential.
After I finished I went out and got Robinson and Alan Moore's run on the title, Stormwatch vol 1, and the Mr. Majestic collection.
Also two quick questions, is the "Fire From Heaven" crossover in trades? And what are the names of the company-wide events in order?
Unfortunately, Fire from Heaven was never collected. Our WS Resource Wiki timeline should give you more details:
http://wildstormresource.wetpaint.com/page/Timeline
But the only really big crossovers were Wildstorm Rising, Fire From Heaven, and to a smaller extent, Coup D'Etat. After that you had Captain Atom: Armageddon, but that one can be skipped. Best just to go straight to World's End which is the last big crossover before Wildstorm shut down.
I also have a summary of Wildstorm up at Comicvine too:
http://www.comicvine.com/wildstorm/57-708/
I know it's a lot so feel free to ask any questions you have. 🙂
Tylar says:
Thanks for putting this together mate, easily the best reading order out there and great to see there are still people passionate about this kickass universe.


Flood has destroyed 120 houses and washed away farms and other valuables worth millions of naira in Jahun local government Area of Jigawa state.
Sai'du Yusif, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Jahun/Miga constituency at the house of representatives, made this known to journalists on Saturday after visiting the victims to sympathise with them.
Yusuf said the report from the victims indicated that about 120 houses, foodstuff and other valuables were destroyed by flood.
The lawmaker, who was accompanied by Alasan Doguwa, chief whip, and a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) official, said he came to assess the level of damages caused by the flood for appropriate action.
The chief whip, who was representing Yakubu Dogara, the speaker, donated N500,000 to the victims to assuage their sufferings.
Yusuf declined comments on his donation, saying "it is between me and God".
But NAN learnt that he had donated the cash, 50 sacks of maize, 50 bundles of wrappers and 60 bundles of brocade popularly known as 'Shadda' to the victims.
He pledged to move a motion of urgent national importance at the house to find lasting solution to the flood that had been ravaging the council annually.


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Numbers often show the reality.
However, the extent of human trafficking, either in Canada or internationally, is difficult to assess due to the hidden nature of these offences, the reluctance of victims and witnesses to come forward to law enforcement and the difficulty of identifying victims. Moreover, these cases often go unnoticed and unreported due to manipulation, fear, threats from traffickers, shame, language barriers or mistrust of authorities.
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Between 2018 to 2019, DCVS were made aware of 22 victims of trafficking, with seven being youth under the age of 18 and 14 victims being female.
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Between 2018 and 2019, CDVS has helped 14 adult girls, one adult man and seven youths directly with its programming, while offering varying levels of assistance to a further 11 adult girls, four adult men and one youth in the area. The organization has also helped three female witnesses to come forward and share their stories around human trafficking.
Between April 2017 and March 2018, police referred 49 new incidents to victim services involving 55 people — 17 were in Caledon, involving 23 people; 31 were in Dufferin, involving 32 people.
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According to Statistics Canada, Ontario accounts for 39 per cent of Canada's population, but has accounted for more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of all police-reported human trafficking incidents since 2009.
Recent data from Statistics Canada says victims are most often women under 25. Typically, they're marginalized women, but the report suggests victims can also come from stable homes.
Ontario, alongside Nova Scotia, are the two provinces with the highest rates of human trafficking in the country, according to Statistics Canada.
Ontario has accounted for roughly 68 per cent of all police-reported human trafficking reports between 2009 and 2018.
There was a total of just under 1,400 human trafficking victims in Canada between 2009 to 2018.
Ontario saw 316 cases in 2019, 60 more than 2018.
Nearly all (97%) victims of police-reported human trafficking were women and girls. Close to three-quarters (74%) of all victims were under the age of 25
The majority (92%) of victims of human trafficking knew the person accused of trafficking them. Most commonly, victims were trafficked by a friend or acquaintance (31%) or a current or former spouse, common-law partner, or other intimate partner (29%).
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Debbie Crosbie (born 1969/1970) is a British banker, and the chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society since June 2022. She was previously the CEO of TSB Bank from May 2019.

Early life
Debbie Crosbie was born and raised in Glasgow, the daughter of an engineer father and a care worker mother. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Strathclyde.

Career
Crosbie started her career in the Prudential graduate training programme, working in the City of London. In 1997, she joined Clydesdale Bank as a project manager. She has worked for CYBG since 1997, rising to chief operating officer (COO) in January 2015.

In November 2018, TSB Bank announced Crosbie as its new CEO, to succeed Paul Pester in May 2019.

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Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from Parker Solar Probe Observations during the First Encounter
L. L. Zhao, G. P. Zank, G. P. Zank, L. Adhikari, Q. Hu, Q. Hu, J. C. Kasper, J. C. Kasper, S. D. Bale, S. D. Bale, S. D. Bale, S. D. Bale, K. E. Korreck, A. W. Case, M. Stevens, J. W. Bonnell, T. Dudok De Wit, K. Goetz, P. R. Harvey, R. J. Macdowall
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D. M. Malaspina, M. Pulupa, D. E. Larson, R. Livi, P. Whittlesey, K. G. Klein, K. G. Klein
The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observed an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) event during its first orbit around the Sun, among many other events. This event is analyzed by applying a wavelet analysis technique to obtain the reduced magnetic helicity, cross helicity, and residual energy, the first two of which are magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) invariants. Our results show that the ICME, as a large-scale magnetic flux rope, possesses high magnetic helicity, very low cross helicity, and highly negative residual energy, thus pointing to a magnetic fluctuation dominated structure. Using the same technique, we also search for small-scale coherent magnetic flux rope structures during the period from 2018 October 22 to November 21, which are intrinsic to quasi-two-dimensional MHD turbulence in the solar wind. Multiple structures with durations between 8 and 300 minutes are identified from PSP in situ spacecraft measurements. The location and scales of these structures are characterized by wavelet spectrograms of the normalized reduced magnetic helicity, normalized cross helicity, and normalized residual energy. Transport theory suggests that these small-scale magnetic flux ropes may contribute to the acceleration of charged particles through magnetic reconnection processes, and the dissipation of these structures may be important for understanding the coronal heating processes.
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Zhao, L. L., Zank, G. P., Zank, G. P., Adhikari, L., Hu, Q., Hu, Q., Kasper, J. C., Kasper, J. C., Bale, S. D., Bale, S. D., Bale, S. D., Bale, S. D., Korreck, K. E., Case, A. W., Stevens, M., Bonnell, J. W., De Wit, T. D., Goetz, K., Harvey, P. R., ... Klein, K. G. (2020). Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from Parker Solar Probe Observations during the First Encounter. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 246(2), [26]. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ab4ff1
Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from Parker Solar Probe Observations during the First Encounter. / Zhao, L. L.; Zank, G. P.; Zank, G. P.; Adhikari, L.; Hu, Q.; Hu, Q.; Kasper, J. C.; Kasper, J. C.; Bale, S. D.; Bale, S. D.; Bale, S. D.; Bale, S. D.; Korreck, K. E.; Case, A. W.; Stevens, M.; Bonnell, J. W.; De Wit, T. Dudok; Goetz, K.; Harvey, P. R.; Macdowall, R. J.; Malaspina, D. M.; Pulupa, M.; Larson, D. E.; Livi, R.; Whittlesey, P.; Klein, K. G.; Klein, K. G.
In: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, Vol. 246, No. 2, 26, 02.2020.
Zhao, LL, Zank, GP, Zank, GP, Adhikari, L, Hu, Q, Hu, Q, Kasper, JC, Kasper, JC, Bale, SD, Bale, SD, Bale, SD, Bale, SD, Korreck, KE, Case, AW, Stevens, M, Bonnell, JW, De Wit, TD, Goetz, K, Harvey, PR, Macdowall, RJ, Malaspina, DM, Pulupa, M, Larson, DE, Livi, R, Whittlesey, P, Klein, KG & Klein, KG 2020, 'Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from Parker Solar Probe Observations during the First Encounter', Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, vol. 246, no. 2, 26. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ab4ff1
Zhao LL, Zank GP, Zank GP, Adhikari L, Hu Q, Hu Q et al. Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from Parker Solar Probe Observations during the First Encounter. Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series. 2020 Feb;246(2). 26. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ab4ff1
Zhao, L. L. ; Zank, G. P. ; Zank, G. P. ; Adhikari, L. ; Hu, Q. ; Hu, Q. ; Kasper, J. C. ; Kasper, J. C. ; Bale, S. D. ; Bale, S. D. ; Bale, S. D. ; Bale, S. D. ; Korreck, K. E. ; Case, A. W. ; Stevens, M. ; Bonnell, J. W. ; De Wit, T. Dudok ; Goetz, K. ; Harvey, P. R. ; Macdowall, R. J. ; Malaspina, D. M. ; Pulupa, M. ; Larson, D. E. ; Livi, R. ; Whittlesey, P. ; Klein, K. G. ; Klein, K. G. / Identification of Magnetic Flux Ropes from Parker Solar Probe Observations during the First Encounter. In: Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series. 2020 ; Vol. 246, No. 2.
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by Judy Silberstein, Larchmont Gazette
Larchmont-Mamaroneck Midget Football cheerleaders revved up the crowd.
(October 9, 2008) The newly installed artificial field in Flint Park has been in use for a number of months now. But Saturday, October 4 brought out a raft of community leaders, kids, parents and cheerleaders along with the drummers from Mamaroneck High School's "The Force" to formally dedicate the Alexander Alma Field in honor of a Holocaust survivor whose son contributed to the field in his honor. (See: New Turf Field to be Named in Honor of Holocaust Survivor.)
Oliver Alma with his mother accepted a plaque in honor of his contribution to the field. They are flanked by Mayor Liz Feld (left) and County Legislator Judy Myers and NY Senator Suzi Oppenheimer.
"Some days it's good to be the mayor," said Mayor Liz Feld, opening the ceremonies. "And this is the best."
Thanking an assortment of community and government groups and individuals, the mayor said, "All of this is here because of you."
She particularly singled out Fields for Kids, the grassroots organization that has pushed for the addition of sports fields in Larchmont and Mamaroneck and contributed $800K million for the Flint project. (See: Flint Park Artificial Turf Field Now Expected to Open in May.) And she called the overall $4.5 million renovation of Flint Park the "ultimate private-public partnership, with only 20% coming from the tax payer."
(l-r) Fields for Kid President Jim Hanley, Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Valerie O'Keeffe, Town Councilwoman Nancy Seligson, Larchmont Trustee Anne McAndrews, County Executive Andy Spano, County Legislator Judy Myers, Larchmont Trustee Jim Millstein, NY Senator Suzi Oppenheimer, Larchmont Police Chief John Poleway, Town Councilman Ernie Odierna, field donor Oliver Alma, Flint Park Conservancy President Catherine Kortlandt. Photo by Kim Becker.
In turn, Westchester County Executive Andy Spano corrected the mayor good naturedly. Although only 20% of the project was being paid for by Larchmont taxpayers, Westchester taxpayers had kicked in $2.5 million from the County's Legacy program, he reminded her. Brushing off a few drops of rain, he also noted, "If it keeps raining all day, the field will still be dry, which is a big improvement over what it used to be."
Adding a synthetic turf field at Flint Park, while opposed by environmentalists in Larchmont and elsewhere, was viewed as a major plus by local sports organizations who can continue playing on the fast draining turf even when rain or wet conditions require canceling games on natural grass fields.
County Legislator Judy Myer stressed that developing the new field took team work on the part of the municpalities, Westchester County, Fields for Kids and many others. "Eveything had to come together, we had to come together as a team for it to work," she said. Jim Hanley, president of Fields for Kids, gave credit to the "five fathers of the five families" who head up the local lacrosse, soccer, Little League and football leagues.
Westchester County Executive Andy Spano, with help from Town Supervisor Valerie O'Keeffe kicked a ceremonial soccer ball into a net defended by a host of junior goalies.
The synthetic turf field is only one element - albeit a major element - of a much larger park renovation project that includes an upgrade of two natural grass fields, a new environmental area overlooking the water, and new signage, landscaping, picnic areas, bleachers, pedestrian paths and other improvements, some of which are still underway. Mayor Feld announced that a $250K contribution from a local donor will be paying to refurbish the park's tennis courts, beginning in November.
Community leaders and soccer enthusiasts celebrated at the dedication of the new artificial turf field in Flint Park. Standing (L-R): Westchester County Parks Commissioner Joe Stout, Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Valerie O'Keeffe, Larchmont Mayor Liz Feld, Westchester County Executive Andy Spano, County Legislator Judy Myers, County Board Chair William Ryan, County Legislator Vito Pinto.
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An 11-year-old girl was badly scalded after another girl poured boiling water on her face and chest during a sleepover in the Bronx, New York. (Warning: The photo below is graphic.)
Jamoneisha Merritt was attending a sleepover at another girl's house when she was badly burned after a pot of boiling water was dumped on her face and chest, according to the New York Daily News.
Jamoneisha suffered second-degree burns to her shoulders and face as a result and was immediately rushed to a local hospital. Police charged a 12-year-old girl with assault after Jamoneisha was taken to the burn unit.
A cousin of Jamoneisha told police her cousin and the older girl were arguing before the incident, although the cause of the argument was not immediately clear. The cousin reported that the girl told Jamoneisha not to go to sleep because "they were going to do something to her."
Jamoneisha awoke to the severe burns caused by the boiling water, screaming in agony as she suffered scalds to her neck and chest in addition to her face and shoulders, according to CBS News.
"We're trying to keep her spirits up, talking to her," Jamoneisha's family said.
The girl remains in intensive care and has not yet been made aware of the extent of the injuries to her face and neck. The burns were so severe, they changed the pigment of the girl's skin in large patches across her body.
Police are planning to charge the 12-year-old with a felony for her role in Jamoneisha's burning, reports NY1. The cable news channel also reported that an adult was home at the time of the incident, although it was not clear if the adult was actively supervising or was aware of the issues between the girls.
"She's very sad," said mother Ebony Merritt. "She's emotionally messed up. She don't understand why they did that to her. She thought they was her friends."
"I was told that they didn't like her," she continued. "And they just been bullying her. They've been on Snapchat. It's been going on several times. The girl admitted it. 'I don't like her. I wanted to do it,'" Ebony said, although the girl's admission was not independently confirmed.
Sources told NY1 that Jamoneisha may have fell victim to the dangerous "hot water challenge" that has been trending on social media. The "challenge" dictates that one person boils water while the victim sleeps to later pour on them to wake them up. Children and teens seeing the fake challenge may not be aware of the lasting damage the boiling water can cause.
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- Jakar Dzong. The fortress was originally constructed in 1667, but rebuilt after being severely damaged in an earthquake in 1897. It is one of the largest and most impressive dzongs in Bhutan and houses the administrative and monastic offices for the Bumthang district.
- Wangdicholing Palace. Built in 1857, the palace served as the principal summer residence of the first and second kings of Bhutan. It is an unassuming structure, lacking the ramparts and protective walls which became standard features of later palaces. Currently, it is unoccupied and can be visited.
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- Kurje Lhakhang (also Kurjey). One of Bhutan's most sacred monasteries. A body print of Guru Rinpoche is preserved in a cave around which the oldest of the three buildings is built. The original building was constructed in 1652 by Trongsa Penlop, while the latest addition was added by the late Queen Mother Ashi Kesang Wangchuk in 1990. A huge cypress tree (or perhaps a decedent tree) that over hangs the building is said to have grown from Guru Rinpoche's walking stick.
- Zangtopelri Lhakhang. Consecrated in 2008, this latest addition to the sacred sites in the area houses a two story high mandala representing Guru Rinpoche's Copper Colored Mountain. Zangtopelri is a short walk from Kuje Lhakhang.
- Jambey Lhakhang. One of the 108 monasteries that were miraculously constructed by King Songten Gampo in one night. The monastery is located between Kurjey Lhakang and Jakar Dzong.
- Lhodrak Kharchhu Lhakhang This monastery is a more recent addition to the pantheon of monasteries in Jakar and is located above the town. The abbot, Namkhai Nyingpo Rinpoche, is a very highly respected teacher in Bhutan and speaks some English.
- Tamshing Gompa. A monastery established in 1501 by the local Buddhist saint Pema Lingpa. The two story building contains some lovely frescoes, and has a very low ceiling (apparently Pema Lingpa was very short!) In addition, there is 500-year-old suit of metal chain made by Pema Lingpa located on the first floor. It is considered auspicious to circumambulate the temple three times with the chain draped over the back and shoulders.
- Chakhar Lhakhang (Iron Castle). This small and unassuming temple marks the site of the palace of Sindhu Raja, the Indian monarch who first invited Guru Rimpoche to Bhutan. The original palace was said to be made of iron and nine stories in height. The current building was constructed by Dorji Lingpa in the 14th century.


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