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Sharing And Shining The Spotlight
January 28th, 2019 | General, Player Perspective | Printer Friendly
A few nights ago as I left my dinner spot, a lady behind me on a scooter handed me a rose and told me she just liked to brighten people's days. She rode around with a bouquet of flowers all day and handed them to people. The rose is beautiful and it smells divine, but it doesn't hold a candle to the kind of emotional giving that's possible in a tabletop rpg. I was lucky enough on a few weekends ago to sit down with Ryan Macklin and fellow gnome Angela Murray so that Becky Annison could run us through her upcoming Kickstarter game, Bite Me. I loved the game — it's all werewolves and feelings — but the people at the table reminded me of an important role player skill: shining the spotlight.
When I land in a game where the spotlight isn't being shared freely and generously, it's rough both as a player and a GM — it can feel boring, or like a power struggle.
We frequently talk about sharing the spotlight, and sharing it is key. Sharing it is how we work as a team and collaborate to create a story (and fun times for all). Sharing the spotlight is when I bring someone in to my scene, or hook them in to the story in another way; give them fodder to play to with my character and engage with them. Without sharing we have a group of disparate characters who are loosely held together by the fact that the people at the table are in the same physical space. When I land in a game where the spotlight isn't being shared freely and generously, it's rough both as a player and a GM — it can feel boring, or like a power struggle.
Shining the spotlight to me is a little different. When you shine the spotlight on another character, you are making them the most important part of the scene or story. Shining the spotlight requires selfless players, creativity, and an ability to prize the group story over the personal story of a single character and individual time in the spotlight. It also requires trust — trust that the other players in the game will shine back to you when you shine on them. In this particular game, Ryan did two things that I thought were spectacular examples of shining the spotlight on another character: he tossed Ang's character Jax into the front lines of a negotiation, and he sank a thousand teeth of creepy prophecy (we'd agreed there was one, but that was all) into my character. So how can you shine the spotlight at your table?
Be on the lookout for story beats that you can toss others into. When our werewolf pack needed a negotiator, Ryan, playing Old Dog Miller, didn't use his pack status to jump into the negotiation role — he actually did the opposite and thrust the situation on Jax before disappearing from the scene entirely on a mysterious errand of his own. Narratively, he created the story that seeing his face across the table would only have made the negotiations go even more poorly than they did, since his sister led the opposing pack.
Trust that you will receive play time in return. Trust that when you take the spotlight and point it at someone else, they will do the same for you in return. Instead of hoarding or fighting for your time, allow the spotlight to be gifted back to you, which leads directly to…
Celebrate your fellow players (and GM). When you are excited not just about what someone else's character is doing, but what they could be doing, when you are just as excited about their story as your own, then you can shine the spotlight on them selflessly, and the game is better for it. Be interested in the ways that your fellow PCs will react to situations, and then help build those interesting narratives. That's not just tossing Jax into the lion's mouth on negotiations, it was also building up a prophecy related to my character further and further without my character's knowledge, until we could have a moment where it all came out in the open.
And finally, when the spotlight is being pointed at you, accept the gift with grace…and share the moment. When the beam of story is aimed at you on high, now is the time to share that light out and make sure that others are involved with you. Take the story offering that is handed to you (given that it is safe and consensual), and make it the coolest moment you can. Once your moment is past, take the light and reflect it on someone else. Give someone a rose, just to see them smile.
What is a memorable time someone shone the spotlight on you? Do you have any other tips for shining vs. sharing as a player?
If you are interested in more information about Bite Me, which is coming to Kickstarter in February, you can follow up here!
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In February 2014, the movie The Monuments Men, directed by George Clooney, will be released. The movie will follow "an unlikely World War II platoon…tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves…". Matt Damon, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, and Bill Murray among many others are starring in the upcoming movie.
Starting with the American Revolution, Congress has awarded gold medals as its highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. Congressional Gold Medal legislation must be co-sponsored by at least two-thirds of the Members of the House of Representatives.
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use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Template;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\SecurityContext;

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 * Class SecurityController
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{
    /**
     * Login
     *
     * @param Request $request
     *
     * @return array
     * @Route("login")
     * @Template()
     */
    public function loginAction(Request $request)
    {
        $session = $request->getSession();

        // get the login error if there is one
        $error = $session->get(SecurityContext::AUTHENTICATION_ERROR);
        $session->remove(SecurityContext::AUTHENTICATION_ERROR);

        return array(
            // last username entered by the user
            'last_username' => $session->get(SecurityContext::LAST_USERNAME),
            'error'         => $error,
        );
    }

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     */
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    {

    }

    /**
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Q: Hacer que progressbar cambie de color gradualmente trato de hacer que mi progressbar cambie de color "de rojo a amarillo y de amarillo a verde (dependiendo de su valor) pero gradualmente. Este es el codigo que tengo:
 private void pb2_ValueChanged(object sender, RoutedPropertyChangedEventArgs<double> e)
    {

        if (pb2.Value>0 && pb2.Value<33)
        {
            pb2.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Red);
        }

        else if (pb2.Value > 33 && pb2.Value < 75)
        {
            pb2.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Yellow);
        }

        else if (pb2.Value > 75 && pb2.Value < 100)
        {
            pb2.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green);
        }
    }

Pero esto hace que los colores cambien bruscamente, y yo quiero que cambien gradualmente.
Con gradualmente me refiero a que por ejemplo: si esta en rojo, no cambie repentinamente a amarillo.

A: Antes de responder, agradezco la pregunta de manera personal porque fue un desafío y me entretuve resolviéndolo.
Aclaración inicial:
Esta solución consta de 2 partes, la ProgressBar y una clase Converter de tipo IMultiValueConverter.
Voy a suponer que sabes usar Converters así que me voy a saltar esa parte.
Nota:
Porqué MultiValueConverter y no Converter común? Porque así le puedes pasar 2 parámetros, que serían: el Value y el Maximum, ya que la ProgressBar puede tener un Maximum diferente a 100, lo que daría un error en el Converter.
El Converter:
using System;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Media;

namespace DemoQueMeHizoHervirLaCabeza
{
    public class ProgressValueConverter : IMultiValueConverter
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Convierte un color en otro
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="oldColor">Color original</param>
        /// <param name="newColor">Color deseado</param>
        /// <param name="valor">Valor de la ProgressBar</param>
        /// <param name="min">Valor mínimo del rango</param>
        /// <param name="max">Valor máximo del rango</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public Color MixByValue(Color oldColor, Color newColor, double valor, double min, double max, double limit)
        {
            double rango = max == limit ? max - min : (max + 1) - min;
            double factor = 100 / rango;
            double oldAlpha = 100 - System.Convert.ToInt32((valor - min) * factor);
            double newAlpha = 100 - oldAlpha;

            oldAlpha = oldAlpha / 100;
            newAlpha = newAlpha / 100;

            byte r = (byte)((oldColor.R * oldAlpha) + newColor.R * newAlpha);
            byte g = (byte)((oldColor.G * oldAlpha) + newColor.G * newAlpha);
            byte b = (byte)((oldColor.B * oldAlpha) + newColor.B * newAlpha);
            return Color.FromRgb(r, g, b);
        }

        public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            double value = (double)values[0];
            double limit = (double)values[1];

            if (value > 0 && value < 33)
            {
                return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Red, Colors.Orange, value, 0, 32, limit));
            }
            else if (value >= 33 && value < 75)
            {
                return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Orange, Colors.Yellow, value, 33, 74, limit));
            }
            else if (value >= 75 && value <= 100)
            {
                return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Yellow, Colors.Green, value, 75, 100, limit));
            }

            return Brushes.Black;
        }

        public object[] ConvertBack(object value, Type[] targetTypes, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}

La ProgressBar:
El Foreground de esta debe apuntar al Converter, pasándole, como parámetros de conversión, el Value y el Maximum:
<ProgressBar Value="{Binding ElementName=valueslider, Path=Value}">
    <ProgressBar.Foreground>
        <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource ProgressValueConverter}" >
            <Binding Path="Value" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
            <Binding Path="Maximum" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
        </MultiBinding>
    </ProgressBar.Foreground>
</ProgressBar>

Nota:
Recuerda cambiar el namespace del Converter y el Value de la ProgressBar ya que para el ejemplo lo tenía Bindeado a un Slider para poder ir probando.
Explicación:
En palabras simples, el Converter obtiene el valor y lo transforma en un número porcentual que oscila entre los valores que asignas como mínimo y máximo por cada color, y tomando en cuenta esos 3 valores numéricos, combina 2 colores en distintas "proporciones", es como decirle al método, mezcla 2 partes de rojo con 1 de azul.
Podrías dividir el método Convert en más partes para agregar más colores y el método funcionaría igual, tu solo metes los valores, los colores que quieres y el método los irá mezclando automáticamente, acá un ejemplo del método Convert dividido para que cambie de color cada 10 puntos:
public object Convert(object[] values, Type targetType, object parameter, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
{
    double value = (double)values[0];
    double limit = (double)values[1];

    if (value > 0 && value <= 9)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.White, Colors.Yellow, value, 0, 9, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 10 && value < 20)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Yellow, Colors.YellowGreen, value, 10, 19, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 20 && value < 30)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.YellowGreen, Colors.Green, value, 20, 29, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 30 && value < 40)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Green, Colors.DarkGreen, value, 30, 39, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 40 && value < 50)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.DarkGreen, Colors.Blue, value, 40, 49, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 50 && value < 60)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Blue, Colors.Purple, value, 50, 59, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 60 && value < 70)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Purple, Colors.Red, value, 60, 69, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 70 && value < 80)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Red, Colors.Brown, value, 70, 79, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 80 && value < 90)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.Brown, Colors.DarkGray, value, 80, 89, limit));
    }
    else if (value >= 90 && value <= 100)
    {
        return new SolidColorBrush(MixByValue(Colors.DarkGray, Colors.Black, value, 90, 100, limit));
    }

    return Brushes.Pink;
}

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Rather than progressing through the book chronologically, author Susie Hodge leads readers on with questions, riddles and puzzles, and depending on their answers, progress in different directions. Clues are dotted along the way and wrong turns are redirected. So the book is a fun game as well as a way of learning about modern art; a novel introduction to dozens of influential artists.
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Q: Having difficulties trying to understand how nested ConversationHandlers work python-telegram-bot I'm having problems trying to understand nested ConversationHandlers. My objective would be, as you can see, to nest EDIT_SUBJECTS_HANDLER into the MENU_QUERY_HANDLER so that when the EDIT_SUBJECTS process ends, it leads back to the menu, but I'm stuck trying to undestand how it works and I am also having difficulties with the examples on github. Is there anyone that could explain to me the process and maybe fix my code to make it work?.
EDIT_SUBJECTS_HANDLER = ConversationHandler(
    entry_points=[
        CallbackQueryHandler(edit_subjects.display_subjects, "edit_subjects")],
    states={
        "select_subjects": [CallbackQueryHandler(edit_subjects.select_subjects)],
        "add_subjects": [MessageHandler(filters.TEXT, edit_user_subjects)],
    },
    fallbacks=[],
)

MENU_QUERY_HANDLER = ConversationHandler(
    entry_points=[CommandHandler("menu", menu)],
    states={
        "selector": [CallbackQueryHandler(selector)],
        "edit_subjects": [EDIT_SUBJECTS_HANDLER],
    },
    fallbacks=[],
)


With the release of a new version of the Mac OS comes two divergent reactions. Some people have no problems with the update and they tell you about how life is fantastic and they are liking the new update. There are these other folks who have the unfortunate experience of having everything go to hell and they face a whole bunch of issues with the update. Why does this happen? Why are there such divergent reactions to the same update?
This is not an easy question to answer. People fall in a wide spectrum when it comes to the way they maintain their Macs. Some people have it always in peak working condition, and others are not so meticulous. They seem to believe that the machine will maintain itself. Most users fall in the middle somewhere. They perform some maintenance tasks but don't do it regularly enough.
There is no one solution to everyone's problems. The only thing one can say with some degree of certainty is that there are certain things you can do to optimize performance once you have upgraded and are having problems. There are no guarantees here but there are measures you can take to make your upgrade process better.
The computer will tell you what is going on in a minimal way. Just let it do its thing till it comes up with another prompt. If the message is that there were things wrong with the drive and the drive was modified, type the above comment again. Hit enter.
It will do its thing. Tell you bits and pieces of information, none of it is really sensible, but what you need to wait for is the message which says, Your drive was okay. That is different from the your drive was modified message. If it was modified, keep running the command. It usually takes you to enter the command twice to get the "drive was okay" response.
Let the computer reboot and do its thing. It will eventually lead you to the Finder and you are now ready for Step 2.
There is a very useful application on your computer called Disk Utility. It is the system application used to maintain, format, manage your disks and partitions. Launch it. You will find it in the sub-folder Utilities in the folder Applications. Another way of finding it is just invoking Spotlight (usually, ⌘ + Space), and typing in Disk Utility, when the application is selected in the Spotlight window, hit Return.
Highlight the drive on the left sidebar. Press on the Repair Disk Permissions button on the bottom left next to the sidebar.
Wait for the app to do its thing. What is the app doing? In UNIX, files have permissions attached to them. The root user can use this file and no one else, the owner of this account can use this file and everyone else can read this file but not write to it and so on. Repairing permissions is something that should be done periodically. It makes your computer purr along safely.
The repair permissions should be done in a while and you are ready for a restart. Restart.
At this stage you should be in tip top condition. The computer should be responsive and your problems should be behind you. On the other hand, life doesn't always work out the way I want it to and you might have problems still. What do you do now?
If you still have problems it is a good idea to install Mavericks again. Go to the App Store. Re-download Mavericks and let it run and install itself again. Get a book to read on the iPad while you do this. You are going to be here for a while.
After the re-install. Use the computer for a while. Everything should be purring along at this stage. If it isn't, we are going to go to the next stage.
Check whether the software you are having trouble with has a later version than the one you are using. If it does, update the software.
Go to the App Store and update all the software that needs to be updated from the App Store.
Go to the Users and Groups preference pane. >System Preferences… and then Users & Groups. Click on the Login Items. Delete items that you don't use or don't really know anything about. It is always a good idea to know what is specifically installed on your machine. If you are unsure about it, maybe some research would be in order.
At this point, you have done all I can recommend without knowing the specific problems you are having. If the problems persist, a call to Apple tech support, a visit to the Genius Bar in an Apple Store, or an offer of dinner to your favorite Apple geek might be on the cards.


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Q: URL in Ajax open() This is my first Ajax program and I can't fix the code because I'm not sure where/what the problem is.
The error(which I'm unable to interpret) while using the debugger is,
XMLHttpRequest cannot load http://localhost/function.txt. No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. Origin 'null' is therefore not allowed access.
function calling()
{
    var x;
    if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
    x = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } else {

    x = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }

    x.onreadystatechange = function(){
        if(this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200)
        {
            document.getElementById("block").innerHTML = this.responseText;
        }

    };
    x.open("GET", "http://localhost/function.txt",true);
    x.send();
}

function.txt

Ajax is working

A: Is your js located at the same location as your function.txt?
For more information about CORS, have a look at this link: https://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/cors/
UPDATE:
This works for me, I think there is maybe something with your Apache settings...
function calling()
{
  var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(),
      method = "GET",
      url = "function.txt";

  xhr.open(method, url, true);
  xhr.onreadystatechange = function () {
          if(xhr.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE && xhr.status === 200) {
              alert(xhr.responseText);
          }
      };
  xhr.send();
}

calling();

A: You cannot make Ajax calls to a url from a different domain if said domain does not explicitly allow it (via 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header).
Your error means that you're making your Ajax call from another domain. If your function.txt file is located at the same location as your js, try using relative path in your .open().

A: You are attempting a CORS request, which is unsafe and is prohibited by browsers by default. If you are in control of the target site, you can enable CORS. If that's not the case, then you will need to write a page which will be used as a proxy, that is, you will send the request to this page instead of the target site's page. The page, on its turn will send the request to the target page and send the output to the browser. While this is a workable solution you will need to make sure that all the absolute paths of the target site are handled well.


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Another important step towards Inuka's sustainability!
On March 20th, the Regional Commissioner of Njombe Region, Mr. Aseri Msangi visited Inuka Rehabilitation Centre in Wanging'ombe.
The visit lasted one hour and Mr. Msangi took the opportunity to see the whole structure, he also met the disabled patients and the working staff. He was also shown the income generating activities area, particularly the sunflower oil mill which in future should contribute the 30% of Inuka's income.
Mr. Msangi showed interest in the mission of INUKA SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CBR, asking many questions about its activities.
This day represented a moment of primary importance for Inuka. Mr. Msangi's visit was a remarkable evidence of the cooperation that is strengthening day after day among Inuka and the Tanzanian Government.
At the moment the Government grants the centre a full -time physiotherapist and some other staff. The aim is to reach the complete sustainability also increasing the revenue from Tanzanian Government.
Among the challenges discussed during the visit, the attention was focused on the high rate of abandoned disabled children by their fathers. The Government should face this problem and push men to take care of their disabled children.
Mr. Msangi's visit showed the remarkable importance of Inuka CBR in Rehabilitation Services in Njombe Region and in the entire Southern Highlands Area.
Inuka services go on growing, through the improvement of the orthopedic workshop.


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When the BBC DIY SOS team asked for assistance with a project not 10 miles from our headquarters, we immediately jumped at the chance to help out.
The DIY SOS team, fronted by Nick Knowles, aim to help people going through real hardship, by renovating their homes. The family we were set to help had certainly suffered more than their fair share of heartbreak.
Consisting of Jason, Liz and daughters Lilly (3) and Poppy (2), the Liversidge family were a typical, everyday family until Jason received the devastating news that he had Motor Neurone Disease. If this weren't bad enough, in 2012 Jason had already discovered that he had Fabry's disease, whilst Liz was pregnant with Poppy - a rare genetic disorder which both girls may have inherited.
Motor neurone disease sufferers are only given a life expectancy of between 3 - 6 years from diagnosis, so the focus now switched to creating happy memories for the family and ensuring their home was set up to achieve this.
A challenging bathroom
My colleague Andy & I were invited down to visit the family home, which stood on a country lane in the middle of the flat, featureless Holderness Plain just to the North of Hull. We met up with the DIY SOS Team, including the designers and production team, to talk about the project and find out how we could help.
We were shown the current bathroom, which, whilst adequate for the family's needs, certainly needed modernising. The main challenge would be the small size of the bathroom. It really was extremely small for a family bathroom and the renovation work on the house wouldn't see an extension to this particular room.
Looking at the space, we decided that a Verso Bathroom Suite, including 550mm pedestal basin and close coupled toilet, would suit best. We also added one of our Square Heated Towel Rails so that the family would keep nice and warm during the winter months.
In the end, we supplied the following products:
Wye basin & bath mixer tap pack
Wye thermostatic square shower system
Wye 1200 x 490 heated towel rail
6mm straight shower bath screen with rail
One snag we hit upon was that the existing bath was shorter than any we actually supplied. But as this was a very special case, we called upon one of our bath suppliers to tailor-produce a model that would be short enough to fit the space.
The products were duly delivered and that was the end of our involvement in the project. It was now up to our friends at JDP Plumbing to work round the clock and get the bathroom installed in time for the reveal.
The final reveal took place on Thursday 27th November 2014 and we were invited to be present as the family saw their newly renovated home for the very first time. The sheer joy on their faces was an absolute pleasure to witness and just to realise what a difference it was going to make made the whole project worthwhile. There certainly wasn't a dry eye in the house.
Andy and I had our photo taken with the DIY SOS Team and left the family to take in their new surroundings and finally feel at home again.
We wish the Liversidge family happiness in their refurbished home and we were glad to be a small part of helping to make that happen.
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Inspired by European Architects
Posted on October 31, 2013 by deborah w. farris
Look at this roof! I can't even get bookshelves to stay mounted. My office looked like a tornado had hit when my shelves crashed to the floor. The thought of dealing with wide span concrete structures and cantilevers makes my heart pound.
Pier Luigi Nervi's soccer stadium being built in Rome 1959
Though I've been exposed to beautiful architecture all of my life, I have never really been able to appreciate the level of expertise, courage and depth of understanding that goes into it until I looked at this roof and thought of my bookshelves.
Dad's Reflections—Fellowship Part III, 1959
"One of the highlights of our travels had been a meeting with Pier Luigi Nervi. He was an Italian engineer and architect known internationally for his large-span structures built of reinforced concrete. He didn't speak English but with the help of one of his men as interpreter we had a very pleasant visit. He showed us around his office and explained some details of his current work. We were pleased to note that he does much of his calculations and drawing himself. The following day, one of his men gave us a guided tour through his partially completed soccer stadium in Rome. The reinforcing steel is preassembled and then lifted by crane into the concrete form.
After all the steel is in place, for any thin section, Nervi used a fine mesh (similar to our chicken wire) over the total reinforcement. Nervi's man explained that from experience the stresses are distributed better and the actual strength is greatly increased over the calculated strength when the mesh is used. Nervi seemed to be a very forceful yet quiet and humble man—similar to his structures.
Another significant privilege was having a meeting with Italian architect, author and publisher Bruno Zevi. A recent publication of his, Architecture as Space, guided me a great deal through my time in Europe. He eventually published quite a bit of my work including the thin shell concrete structure churches and school, followed by Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis.
William Wenzler Eden Theological Seminary 1968
Eden Library Interior
When I think about the renown of these two men and their incredible talent and ability in structure and architecture, I'm overwhelmed that I could walk into their offices unannounced. Each of them gave me a considerable amount of time.
We left Paestum, Italy and traveled to Turin where we saw Nervi's Exhibition Hall. We were quite prepared for this work form the coverage Time Magazine had given it in 1958, Poetry in Concrete, and from the photos in Nervi's book, Structures. The interior was all we had hoped it would be, but the exterior (we had never seen a photo of that) was tremendously disappointing. The large rectangular entrance section reflected none of the beauty of the arched hall—it appeared to be an afterthought. The arched portion itself was water-proofed with some black tar or asphalt and lost all feeling of concrete. We do not know the history of this project, but we imagine Nervi did only the engineering and was not the architect. If this is the case, the building is to us a perfect example of the need for a more complete integration of structure and aesthetic design. We believe that during a period of architectural (or cultural) advance, as we are now in, structure and architecture out of necessity become one.
Next we headed south to Nice, France and along the Riviera to Barcelona, Spain. The winter before our trip, the Museum of Modern Art had the exhibit of the work of a Spanish artist named Antoni Gaudi.
Antoni Gaudi Temple of the Holy Family
We'd never heard his name before and were quite anxious to experience his work. We stood before his "Temple of the Holy Family" which had only its front facade and spires completed but it was enough to convey his thought.
Gaudi closeup
His work seemed to "drip" with ornament and apparently was based on no systematic module. It was entirely free—unrestricted.
Gaudi closer up
As we continued to drive around Barcelona, seeing more and more of his work, we began to respond to it in a much deeper way than we had at first. He had shown us the vast possibilities of architecture. He used the basic structural system of the Gothic period. However, he was not limited to the development of that period as we in America were when the Gothic revival swept our country. His columns were not limited to a vertical position, his vaulted bays were not necessarily rectangular or even symmetrical, his walls were seldom plane surfaces, his roofs were not merely a covering but often sculptural shapes covered with bright colored ceramic tile. All of his work showed a plasticity of form and unity of structure and ornament that we had not seen before. When we experienced the space of his work, we realized far better the full potential of architecture and its effect on the emotions and feelings of man.
Our campsite in Barcelona
Camping in Barcelona
We went north and west through France. Along the way, we experienced the work of Le Corbusier. The first work of his we came across was Unite' d'habitation at Marseille. That impressed me and later impacted my work. I was greatly surprised at the honesty, almost crudeness of his use of concrete.
Le Corbusier Unite d'habitation
Rooftop which had a pool and workout area
More cool rooftop
We were disturbed yet pleased by the natural, almost unkempt appearance of the surrounding grounds—no mowed grass or flowerbeds, only natural shrubs and trees. We also saw his houses at Pessac and the Villa Savoie at Passay—one of his most famous.
Corbusier's Villa Savoie
We had recalled seeing pictures of it but were not prepared for what we found. It had been in a state of abandonment for many years. Draperies were rotting on their rods, dishes and silverware lay on the shelves, furniture and cushions were scattered everywhere, glass broken, flower beds covered with weeds. Our French wasn't good enough to find out why it was deserted. When we asked a policeman, he merely shrugged his shoulders. Nevertheless, the house in its present condition gave us the opportunity to scrutinize everything and see it all far better than had it still been in use. We couldn't help ponder the question—what good is architecture if this can happen to such an outstanding example?
Along the way through France, we camped at a site right at Corbusier's Chapel Ronchamp. The Chapel had been covered by many magazines and I could only say it was deeply inspiring—its curving roof, unique use of glass, flowing walls and brackets—all mindful of Gaudi.
Chapel at Ronchamp
We had at this point completed our travels in southern Europe including Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain and France. We had spent some time in Munich, Germany and were preparing to head north to Cologne, then on to Brussels and the World's Fair, then to England and finally to Scandinavia.
Camping proved to be interesting—especially with the children—and campsites were available everywhere. The cost was usually 25 to 50 cents per night. Toilets (in one form or another) were always provided along with drinking water, sinks, showers (cold water), gas stoves (we had our own), etc. and had proven to be as economical as we had hoped.
Mom with French bread and wine. The only way to camp.
Since Rome, we lived in the outdoors, rain or shine, including our cooking on a two burner Kerosene stove.
Mom knew how to wash diapers. While sipping champagne of course!
We washed clothes by hand, bathed in water heated on the stove, slept on air mattresses and blankets—we missed our sleeping bags which were back home. Our camping life was a full story in itself. It wasn't exactly restful but it was certainly healthy.
We returned to Spaichingen to the Alte Poste Hotel and repacked all our things. We left behind our trunk and two large suitcases to be shipped directly to the ship for our return voyage. We also paid a visit to the sisters in Bremerhaven.
A second visit to Dad's relatives in Shpaichingen
We wore blue jeans or shorts and each of us had only one good outfit for "town". It took us two hours from the time we got up to the time we were ready to travel in the morning and about three hours to set up, cook, eat and get to bed at night.The weather was excellent for camping in Italy and Spain, fair in France and lousy in Germany—cold and rainy. We hoped for improvement as we traveled north.
In regard to food, we had had no great difficulty up to this point. We'd been drinking any water designated as drinking water and Dolores had been buying fresh fruits and vegetables with no ill effects. With the exception of a few American supermarkets in Italy, it was always necessary to shop at four or five stores—one for bread, one for pastries, one for meat, one for milk and one for general groceries. Many stores were open to the street, especially butcher shops where the half steer or lamb would hang unrefrigerated in the open. When we went out to eat, we would normally order three dinners—the kids would share one meal. "Drei mahl mit fünf tellern" (three orders with five plates.) This led to extra charges for the extra dishes used and there was always a charge for the bread, use of the table cloth, etc. Then it was always topped by a service charge of 10-20 percent.
There were many little characteristics that differed from America of course and some amused us. For instance, in one restaurant a standard meal we had ordered included a bottle of wine or mineral water. We told the waiter, who spoke a little English, that we didn't want mineral water, we wanted orange soda. He said that would be extra. We asked him what the cost of orange soda was and he said 150 lira. We asked how much it would cost for mineral water and he said 150 lira. We asked him to substitute one for the other but he didn't see it that way. Orange soda was extra and that was that. We had similar experiences with vegetables. A dinner in France was 500 francs with peas for the vegetable. If we wanted beans it cost more—beans were more expensive than peas, I guess.
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Calvin Woodward, Associated Press
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ap-fact-check-new-trade-deal-not-as-big-as-trump-claims
AP fact check: New trade deal not as big as Trump claims
Politics Oct 2, 2018 10:12 AM EDT
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump inaccurately described his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as the biggest ever — it's not even close — and glossed over some possible consequences of the agreement, such as higher car prices.
A sampling of his expansive statements on the deal Monday and the complexities behind them:
TRUMP: "The agreement will govern nearly $1.2 trillion in trade, which makes it the biggest trade deal in the United States' history."
THE FACTS: That's wrong, simply by virtue of the number of trade partners involved.
The proposed new agreement, replacing the North American Free Trade agreement, covers the same three countries. The Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiated by the Obama administration, included the three NAFTA partners — United States, Canada and Mexico — plus Japan and eight other Pacific Rim countries. Trump withdrew the United States from the pact on his third day in office.
Even the Pacific deal pales in comparison with one that did go into effect with the U.S. on board — the Uruguay Round. Concluded in 1994, the round of negotiations created the World Trade Organization and was signed by 123 countries. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found the following year that the WTO's initial membership accounted for more than 90 percent of global economic output.
TRUMP: "This deal will also impose new standards requiring at least 75 percent of every automobile to be made in North America in order to qualify for the privilege of free access to our markets."
THE FACTS: That's true. But as with any such requirement, it could make autos more expensive by discouraging the use of cheaper components from overseas. The same could be true of another provision, requiring at least 40 percent of a car's content to be built where workers earn $16 an hour. The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement indeed contains greater worker protections, a tradeoff that could mean higher costs.
The pact, if approved by Congress, will raise the percentage of a car's content that must be built within the trade bloc to 75 percent from 62.5 percent if it is to qualify for duty-free status.
Similarly, the deal would give pharmaceutical companies that make biologics —ultra-expensive drugs produced in living cells — 10 years of protection from generic competition, two more years than the Obama administration had negotiated under the Pacific deal. That also comes with the possible tradeoff of higher costs for users of the drugs.
TRUMP, on overcoming the major hitch with Canada: "Dairy was a deal-breaker. And now for our farmers it's, as you know, substantially opened up much more. And I know they can't open it completely. They have farmers also. You know, they can't be overrun. And I fully — and I tell them that. I say, 'Look, I understand you have limits.' But they could do much better."
THE FACTS: That's a fair reading of one of the agreement's most significant changes — though dairy only accounts for about 0.1 percent of U.S.-Canada trade. Canada's tariffs on dairy imports can approach 300 percent. U.S. dairy farmers have also complained about Canadian policies that priced the U.S. out of the market for some dairy powders and allowed Canada to flood world markets with its own versions.
The new agreement would end the discriminatory pricing and restrict Canadian exports of dairy powders. Still, it's in some respects an incremental advance from the Pacific deal that Trump walked away from. It would expand U.S. access to up to 3.75 percent of the Canadian dairy market, versus 3.25 percent in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Above that level, U.S. dairy farmers will still face Canada's punishing tariffs.
TRUMP: "As one primary aspect, it will transform North America back into a manufacturing powerhouse."
THE FACTS: North America already is a manufacturing powerhouse. The United States ranks No. 2 in the world behind China in manufacturing output. Mexico ranks 11th and Canada 13th, according to United Nations numbers pulled together by the Brookings Institution.
TRUMP: "I think my biggest concession was making the deal, because we could have done it a different way. But it would have been nasty, and it wouldn't have been nice, and I don't want to have that."
THE FACTS: Other concessions were made, as is typically the case in trade agreements.
For one, the "supply management" system Canada uses to protect its farmers would remain largely intact. For another, 2.6 million passenger vehicles from Canada and Mexico each would be exempt from tariffs of up to 25 percent that he has been threatening to impose on imported cars, trucks and auto parts. And Canada prevailed in insisting that a NAFTA dispute-resolution process be retained. The U.S. wanted to get rid of it.
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Left: President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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Juan Guaido, Now Maduro's Rival President?
Yorbing Staff, 26, 2019
By Caribbean News Now contributor
WASHINGTON, USA — The United States, along with Canada, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina, on Wednesday recognised National Assembly President Juan Guaido after he declared himself interim president of Venezuela.
President Donald Trump called on Maduro to resign and promised to use the "full weight" of the US economic and diplomatic power to push for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela.
"The people of Venezuela have courageously spoken out against Maduro and his regime and demanded freedom and the rule of law," Trump said in a statement.
Representative Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also expressed support for "the people of Venezuela who have taken to the streets today to exercise their democratic rights and reject Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian rule."
Maduro responded by cutting diplomatic relations with the US and gave American diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.
"Before the people and nations of the world, and as constitutional president… I've decided to break diplomatic and political relations with the imperialist US government," Maduro told a crowd of supporters at the presidential palace.
"Don't trust the gringos," he said. "They don't have friends or loyalties. They only have interests, guts and the ambition to take Venezuela's oil, gas and gold."
The 35-year-old Guaido, previously a virtually unknown opposition lawmaker, issued his own statement, urging foreign embassies to ignore Maduro's decree and keep their diplomats in the country.
Later on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed Guaido's assurance that Venezuela intends to maintain diplomatic relations with all countries.
"The United States maintains diplomatic relations with Venezuela and will conduct our relations with Venezuela through the government of interim President Guaido, who has invited our mission to remain in Venezuela. The United States does not recognize the Maduro regime as the government of Venezuela. Accordingly the United States does not consider former president Nicolas Maduro to have the legal authority to break diplomatic relations with the United States or to declare our diplomats persona non grata," Pompeo said in a statement.
Engel encouraged the Trump administration to work with friends and allies in the region and take all necessary steps to protect diplomats in Caracas.
In a live address to the nation on Thursday, the head of Venezuela's armed forces, defence minister Vladimir Padrino affirmed his support for the president, warning that the country could be thrust into a devastating civil war by what he called a US-backed "criminal plan" to unseat Maduro.
One major factor in what happens next is the presence of Russian military assets in Venezuela, including two nuclear-capable long range bombers, along with support personnel and equipment.
According to a statement from the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Maduro and agreed that the crisis was "provoked from abroad".
Any attempt by the US to intervene militarily in Venezuela would therefore have the potential to escalate into an armed conflict with Russian forces. According to British intelligence sources, movement of Russian vessels, including submarines, has already been detected towards the Caribbean. US intelligence expects Russia to use Cuba as a staging post for this purpose.
Further, any military adventure in Venezuela is almost certain to end up in a disastrous jungle war, something that did not end well for the US the last time around, especially if operations are directed from the Oval Office by 'I would have been a great general' Trump.
And if the US expects any assistance to be forthcoming from NATO allies, that might be a long time coming given Trump's continued disparaging and belittling of the alliance.
Any conflict in Venezuela also has the capacity to destabilise neighbouring Colombia where remnants of the left wing FARC guerrilla forces remain in the remote border areas and could well join up with forces sympathetic to the Maduro regime to create continuing long-term unrest in both countries.
Brazil may also face some potentially destabilising issues because the Amazonia region that borders Venezuela is not noted for its support of the government in Sao Paolo.
As for the Caribbean itself, far from being the proclaimed "zone of peace", it could well become the next area of conflict between major global powers.
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As noted in the previous post about water in John 3, baptism doesn't save anyone – it is, rather, the external sign of inner conversion by the Holy Spirit.
The Bible never teaches regeneration through baptism. Yet baptism is an external sign of regeneration once rebirth has taken place in a believer's life.
When water is used figuratively in the OT, it always refers to renewal or spiritual cleansing, especially when used in conjunction with the word "spirit". (Num. 19:17–19; Ps. 51:9, 10; Is. 32:15; 44:3–5; 55:1–3; Jer. 2:13; Joel 2:28, 29).
So, Jesus made reference to the spiritual washing or purification of the soul; it is accomplished by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God at the moment of salvation.
In two different ways, Jesus showed Nicodemus that the new birth is indispensable for seeing or entering His kingdom.
How can you enter and see the kingdom of God?
Jesus said, "You must be born again…" you must be born of water and the Spirit which is the cleansing that comes with regeneration. Do you believe that Jesus died in your place on the cross to pay for your sins; that He rose from the dead; ascended bodily into heaven and will return to judge the living and the dead?
Will you follow Him and obey Him, having trusted Him as your savior, your Lord, and your Treasure above all earthly treasures?
You desire or ability to do so is like His engraved invitation. God's effectual call never comes apart from God's enablement.
In the next blog, we'll consider the difference between being born of the flesh and being born of the Spirit.
Spiritual birth is something one undergoes, not something one produces. As our efforts and activities had nothing to do with our natural conception and birth, so in an analogous way but on a far higher plane, regeneration is not a work of ours.
As soon as Jesus said, "unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God," Nicodemus knew there was a metaphor in what Jesus was saying to him about being born again.
Jesus was talking in spiritual terms. The Master Teacher allows this tension to linger in order to draw him toward a correct understanding of regeneration as he ponders what it means to be born again.
In verse 4, the physical analogy of natural birth is stated by Nicodemus. He says, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" He's asking for clarity.
Jesus doesn't even answer his question about entering a second time into his mother's womb. He continues to draw Nicodemus closer and closer to the truth.
He makes no attempt to simplify the matter, but He adds an allusion to the OT in verse 5.
In verse 3, Jesus said spiritual birth was necessary to "see" the kingdom of God; now verse 5 adds that spiritual birth is necessary to "enter" the kingdom of God.
Jesus is saying the same thing He said in verse 3 in a different way. Being "born again" and being "born of water and the Spirit" are talking about the same reality.
As a Pharisee, Nicodemus was responsible for interpreting the OT Scriptures with authority. He was considered a master teacher! That's why it was expected that he would catch Jesus' reference to Ezekiel 36:25-27.
Now, if you think that reference sounds obscure, then you're underestimating the knowledge that even an average Pharisee had of the OT. But Nicodemus was no average Pharisee; he was considered the teacher of Israel… and he knew the OT.
Water and the Spirit were symbolic of what happens spiritually at conversion. It's about cleansing from sin by the Spirit. He wasn't referring to literal water or to baptism.
We'll think more about the meaning of "born of water" in our next post.
We're learning from Jesus what it means to be born again. In this post, we'll be considering verses 4-5.
This is where Jesus expresses the impossibility of self-regeneration; it is the work of God, not us.
One of the ways Jesus showed His love for sinners was in telling them truths about themselves which they didn't necessarily want to hear. Nicodemus probably didn't want to hear Jesus say that he must be born again to see the kingdom of God.
Religious people imagine that they're very close to God already, even when they're not. Many lost people imagine they're saved by their own definition of salvation.
Nicodemus was one of the most religious citizens in Jerusalem. Religious people tend to be proud of their religious devotion and they tend to become defensive when someone tells them that their religious devotion is insufficient and misdirected.
This man was a Pharisee. He was a ruler of the Jews… meaning he was a member of the Sanhedrin. He was elderly and distinguished, while Jesus was regarded as a young teacher with new ideas who performed God-given signs.
We learn later that Nicodemus was also somewhat wealthy and he later used his resources to prepare Jesus' body for burial. Nicodemus later came to true faith in Christ, according to John 7:50-52. But John 3 is about before he came to faith.
You see, Nicodemus is like all of us in that each of us must be born again.
Jesus loves Nicodemus enough to tell him the truth… even when He knows that truth will bring offense and conviction. The truth of God often hurts before it heals.
If most church people heard someone say what Nicodemus said in verse 2, they would do back-flips and rejoice! They would assure him that he was saved already and would have hastily offered him the proverbial right hand of fellowship!
That's all most people need to hear. They would say that Nicodemus is already going to heaven based on his confession alone, not to mention his morally upright lifestyle… most people would say that he's already going to see the kingdom of God when he dies.
We'll pick it up here in our next blog post.


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Point of care (POC) testing in communities, home settings and primary healthcare centers has tremendous potential in reducing delays in diagnosing and initiating treatment for diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, syphilis and malaria. Quick diagnosis and further management decisions completed in the same clinical encounter or at least the same day, while the patient waits, promise to overcome delays associated with conventional laboratory-based testing. However, the availability of cheap, simple and rapid tests that can be conducted outside laboratories does not automatically ensure successful POC testing. In order to understand the new roles and challenges medical devices such as these encounter, we need to study how tests are used at the POC and integrated into workflow and patient pathways. This paper reports on results from a qualitative research project on barriers to point of care testing in India and South Africa. Using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions we examined diagnostic practices across major diseases and actors in homes, clinics, communities, hospitals and laboratories in South Africa and India. The results reveal diagnostic eco-systems that provide very different conditions for POC testing. The paper concludes by reflecting on how to take such insights into account when designing POC testing programs.
Malaria is one of the four most burdensome infectious diseases globally and the fifth highest cause of child mortality. The 2014 World Malaria Report estimates that in 2013, there were 198 million cases and 584,000 deaths due to malaria. However, remarkable progress has been made in malaria control during the last decade. For the second time in history, the world is actively fighting toward malaria elimination. Sustaining global gains and accelerating actions toward malaria elimination requires better access to appropriate individual diagnosis and effective surveillance and response tools. FIND is committed to increasing access, even in the remotest areas, to high-quality malaria diagnostic tools that have the confidence of health workers and patients. As progress towards elimination is made, country by country, our ability to accurately identify the remaining malaria infections with effective diagnostic tests will be critical for success. Across all FIND's activities, collaborating with partners is essential. We work with academia, industry, national malaria control programmes, other international organizations, implementation agencies and global procurement agencies to increase access to effective malaria diagnosis.
The Sustainable Development Goals charge the global community to end poverty, ensure healthy lives and grant access to water and sanitation within 2030. Waterborne diseases, with a global footprint, a significant health burden, and complex transmission cycles, lie at the nexus of these challenges, especially in those areas where the population's livelihood depends on water resources. Moving beyond our cutting-edge modelling of the ecohydrological controls of schistosomiasis, a neglected waterborne disease, in Burkina Faso, we propose a vision through a participatory approach that includes social aspects in our mathematical model to study the disease in a rural Sahelian village. Our participatory approach aligns our research objectives with local challenges in water resources management including waterborne diseases. We found that though the community depends on a small reservoir for subsistence agriculture, this is the culprit for schistosomiasis infection by causing behavioral changes in addition to providing favorable habitats for the snail intermediate hosts of the parasite. Through our participatory research process, we are laying the foundation for an early warning and surveillance-response tool which will: 1) provide valuable support to public health authorities, 2) enhance capacities of all local stakeholders and 3) be adaptable to other disease settings across sub-Saharan Africa.


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Robert passed away on March 17, 1980 at the age of 57 in Brunswick, NJ.
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Bob Hooper was born on May 30, 1922 and died on March 17, 1980. Robert was 57 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 30, 1922
Date of Death: March 17, 1980
Age at Death: 57
Bob Hooper - Biography
Robert Nelson Hooper (May 30, 1922 – March 17, 1980) was a Canadian-born pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1955. A native of Leamington, Ontario, Hooper attended Montclair State University in New Jersey and served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II prior to his major-league career. As a player he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
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In detailing what led to that seemingly unfortunate decision, Afia revealed that she has been married thrice. She first got married to the father of her twins, who was brutally murdered.
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These might range from toxins that can cause unusual psychological conditions, venom that is able to change the way that a person behaves or other effects that stop bodily functions from operating in their normal ways. While these attacks are very rare occurrences that will only affect a few people every year, they are all frighteningly real.
The Irukandji jellyfish is a species that is mainly found in Queensland, Australia, that can cause many of the same symptoms as other jellyfish if they sting a person. However, they also have some unique side effects that include severe headaches, abdominal pain, nausea, anxiety, hypertension and sweating. Most bizarre is a feeling of existential dread whereby victims feel a strong sense of impending doom and that they are certain to die even if they are not in very much pain. Symptoms usually go away after around 30 hours although if the sting is left untreated it can cause cardiac arrest.
Found commonly in sub-Saharan Africa, the Boomslang snake is a relatively shy species that will generally avoid human contact. If it does come across a person, though, and decides to attack, it can cause some pretty unique effects as the venom is hemotoxic. This essentially means that it destroys red blood cells and stops the clotting process in blood, causing the victim to bleed out of every orifice, including the eyes, ears, nose and gums. The process can take up to five days to complete before the victim eventually bleeds to death.
Although being bitten by a huge spider is never pleasant, the Brazilian wandering spider will generally not inject its venom into a victim. Instead it will simply use a dry bite to try to chase potential threats away. If it does inject venom though, the victim can be in some serious trouble. As well as causing pain and nausea, it is also able to induce a four-hour long erection in males that can lead to impotence if it is left untreated.
The Lone Star tick is a small brown tick that is common to the Southeastern United States and is usually found in forest areas. It can cause the usual irritation and swelling that any other tick bite does but can also cause humans to become allergic to red meat. This is because the insect produces a certain type of sugar in its gut that is injected into the victim's body when it bites and this can cause a person to develop an allergic reaction to it. As the same sugar is found in red meat, it can also mean that eating beef or bacon induces anaphylactic shock, vomiting, breathing difficulties and a drop in blood pressure.
Most people think of birds as harmless animals that can't really pose any danger to humans. Although some larger examples, such as the cassowary or the ostrich can obviously physically injure a person, most other birds offer no real threat. That is apart from the Hooded Pitohui, which is the world's only poisonous bird. The creature's feathers, muscles and tissues are filled with a toxin called batrachotoxin and a simple touch is enough to cause a person to show symptoms. In large enough doses, the poison can cause muscle paralysis and cardiac arrest.
Although what the botfly does isn't exactly pleasant, it isn't exactly the most dangerous when compared to some of the other entries on this list. The eggs of the botflies are deposited on mosquitos and other insects so that they can be transferred to bigger animals when the insects bite them. The larvae will then burrow into the skin until they hatch. They can be removed using specialist equipment but great care has to be taken otherwise some parts of them can be left behind and cause infections or allergic reactions.
The brown recluse spider rarely ever bites humans as it tries to avoid potential threats, however, there are still a number of confirmed cases every year. If they do attack, their bites can be particularly nasty thanks the fact the venom can cause necrosis, which kills of human tissue. The venom directly attacks skin cells in humans and causes them to die, which can lead to the skin becoming black. Doctors will usually have to remove the dead tissue and replace it with cartilage taken from another area of the body to stimulate regrowth of the cells.
Cone Snails attack their prey by firing a small, harpoon-like projectile that then injects a large dose of neurotoxin. This harpoon is also capable of stinging humans and breaking the skin. What makes Cone Snails even more bizarre is the fact that individual snails will have unique venom that has its own distinct set of properties and effects, meaning that victims can suffer from a huge variety of different symptoms if they are stung. The more deadly ones will often involve total body paralysis as the toxin stops your heart and lungs from working, while a few also release an anesthetic that stops the victim from feeling any pain.
The Candiru is a horrifying animal that feeds by latching onto tissue inside the gills of fish in South America. However, it is also capable of attaching itself to human skin and has been known to use its hooked spines to stick to the tissue inside people's throats, urethras and anuses after they have swum inside the body from a river. While this is painful, the Candiru won't cause any serious damage until it dies where it can cause serious infections and even lead to death if not removed in a delicate surgical procedure.
Otherwise known as the Assassin Caterpillar, the Lonomia is one of the most venomous creatures on the planet and is responsible for many hundreds of deaths, far more than many species of spider and snake. Its unique venom attacks the protein in cells, leading to them leak and lose the ability to clot correctly. This causes the victim to bleed internally and for the blood to bruise. The final outcome is that the expanding blood puts pressure on all of the internal organs until they begin to burst and shut down.


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Pembina Pipeline Corporation Releases 2020 Sustainability Report
CALGARY, Dec. 3, 2020 /CNW/ - Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina", "our", "we" or "the Company") (TSX: PPL) (NYSE: PBA) today released its 2020 Sustainability Report (the "2020 Report"). This marks our second full-length report outlining the Company's approach, recent performance and our future initiatives for environmental, social and governance ("ESG") factors that are most material to our stakeholders and business. The 2020 Report details the Company's progress since 2018 and further establishes Pembina's commitment to continuous improvement in this area through the inclusion of enhanced disclosures on additional metrics.
"As we continue our ESG journey, our focus will remain on continuous improvement, transparency and engagement. Building upon our strong foundation, we will seek to further integrate sustainable business practices throughout the Company", said Mick Dilger, Pembina's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Today, I am pleased to announce the addition of Janet Loduca, who has joined Pembina as General Counsel and Vice President, Legal and Sustainability. With over 30 years of legal, environmental, regulatory and sustainability experience, Janet will be instrumental in advancing our ESG priorities and developing a long-term sustainability strategy", added Mr. Dilger.
Pembina recognizes the growing risks and opportunities of climate change and the role our industry must play in reducing greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions while supplying the world with affordable and reliable energy. As a company we are committed to pursuing emissions reduction initiatives across our businesses. We assess opportunities and employ new practices that can lower our emissions footprint, including investing in co-generation facilities. We recently completed the construction of a co-generation facility at our Redwater Complex, which will reduce our emissions intensity, and are evaluating similar opportunities at other locations.
We have also launched a process to enhance ESG integration across the Company, including establishing a governance framework to develop a longer-term GHG strategy and emissions intensity reduction targets. Our targets will guide business decisions, drive emissions reductions and improve overall emissions intensity performance, while increasing our long-term value and resilience. Finally, we believe that linking compensation to corporate performance on these important factors aligns with long-term value creation and our stakeholders' interests. As such, we are focused on redesigning our compensation methodologies for 2021 with ESG performance as a significant component.
Sustainability Performance Highlights
Working safely is a way of life at Pembina and our safety record continues to exceed the industry average;
Pembina is proud to once again be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers;
Demonstrated our support to the communities in which we have a presence, with a direct investment of $10 million in 2019, a 30 percent increase over the prior year;
Increased the number of Aboriginal suppliers utilized in 2019, a 32 percent jump over the prior year;
Successfully leased and remediated a historically contaminated site to create a key income generating asset, Pembina's Prince Rupert Terminal, a propane export facility anticipated to be in-service in 2021;
Advanced the implementation strategy for our Carbon Stand as well as our Inclusion and Diversity Stand; and
Increased Board diversity with women now representing 36 percent of Pembina's Board of Directors.
For more information about our updated metrics and other performance data, please find the Company's 2020 Report on Pembina's website.
About Pembina
Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading transportation and midstream service provider that has been serving North America's energy industry for more than 65 years. Pembina owns an integrated system of pipelines that transport various hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas products produced primarily in western Canada. The Company also owns gas gathering and processing facilities; an oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics business; is growing an export terminals business; and is currently developing a petrochemical facility to convert propane into polypropylene. Pembina's integrated assets and commercial operations along the majority of the hydrocarbon value chain allow it to offer a full spectrum of midstream and marketing services to the energy sector. Pembina is committed to identifying additional opportunities to connect hydrocarbon production to new demand locations through the development of infrastructure that would extend Pembina's service offering even further along the hydrocarbon value chain. These new developments will contribute to ensuring that hydrocarbons produced in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and the other basins where Pembina operates can reach the highest value markets throughout the world.
Purpose of Pembina:
To be the leader in delivering integrated infrastructure solutions connecting global markets:
Customers choose us first for reliable and value-added services;
Investors receive sustainable industry-leading total returns;
Employees say we are the 'employer of choice' and value our safe, respectful, collaborative and fair work culture; and
Communities welcome us and recognize the net positive impact of our social and environmental commitment.
Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively. For more information, visit www.pembina.com.
Forward-looking information and statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and information that are based on Pembina's expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions considering its experience and its perception of historical trends as well as current market conditions and perceived business opportunities. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by terminology such as "will", "would", "estimates", "develop", "continue", "could", "create", "believe", "commit", "focus" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to, without limitation: plans to develop greenhouse gas emissions targets; intended outcomes resulting from the Carbon Stand; plans and strategies to improve environmental, social and governance performance, including as such relates to the timing of the development of compensation methodologies to integrate ESG considerations; future opportunities related to hydrocarbon production; anticipated development of and in-service dates for growth projects; further expansion opportunities; and anticipated community and economic benefits of growth projects.
Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements and information as they are based on assumptions made by Pembina as of the date hereof regarding, among other things: oil and gas industry exploration and development activity levels and the geographic region of such activity; that the technology available to the company will be sufficient to achieve GHG emissions targets; the success of Pembina's operations; that Pembina's future results of operations will be consistent with past performance and management expectations in relation thereto; broad compliance with Pembina's plans, strategies, programs and goals across its reporting and monitoring systems among its employees, stakeholders and service providers; the continued availability of capital at attractive prices to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets and projects; the willingness of Aboriginal and Tribal stakeholders to engage in consultation and reconciliation efforts; the success of growth projects; the availability of data, samples and information necessary to develop and evaluate targets, goals, programs and strategies; that counterparties to agreements will continue to perform their obligations in a timely manner; that there are no unforeseen material construction or other costs related current projects or operations; prevailing regulatory, tax, and environmental laws and regulations; and the amount of future liabilities relating to lawsuits and environmental incidents and the availability of coverage under Pembina's insurance policies.
While Pembina believes the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause actual performance and financial results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied, including but not limited to: the regulatory environment and decisions, and Aboriginal and landowner consultation requirements; the failure to realize the benefits or synergies from acquired assets; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; labour, human capital and material shortages; reliance on key relationship and agreements and the outcome of stakeholder engagement; the strength and operations of the oil and natural gas industry and related commodity prices; non-performance or default by counterparties to agreement which Pembina or one or more of its subsidiaries has entered into in respect of its business; actions by joint venture partners or other partners which hold interests in certain of Pembina's assets; actions by governmental and regulatory authorities, including changes in regulatory processes or increased environmental regulation; fluctuations in operating results; adverse general economic and market conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide; risks related to the current and potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and depressed commodity prices; constraints on, or the unavailability of adequate infrastructure and technology; changes in the political environment, in North America and elsewhere, and public opinion; ability to access sources of debt and equity capital; changes in credit ratings; technology and security risks including cyber-security risks; and natural catastrophes.
Additional information on these factors as well as other risks that could impact Pembina's operational and financial results are contained in Pembina's annual information form and annual management discussion and analysis (MD&A) for the year ended December 31, 2019, and Pembina's interim MD&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and described in our public filings available in Canada at www.sedar.com and in the United States at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned that this list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release. Except as expressly required by applicable securities laws, Pembina and its subsidiaries assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements and information should circumstances or management's expectations, estimates, projections or assumptions change. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
SOURCE Pembina Pipeline Corporation


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You'd think after having already had a X100s, X100t, X-E2 and X-T1 and eventually sold them all on, I'd have ticked Fuji off the list but no, there was something about them I just couldn't quite get out of my system.
I lasted another 6 months and then started looking seriously at Fuji kit again. My reasoning being that I hadn't gave it a proper chance before, I had always compromised and never had a equal lens lineup to the Nikons. By this time I was carrying around a Nikon D4, 70-200mm, 24-70mm, 18-35mm and more often than not, the big Tamron 150-600mm. The weight of the kit was started to become back breaking and I started to get problems with my shoulders that seen me in near constant pain.
This time I didn't go into the Fuji kit by halves, I reckoned I needed enough so I wasn't constantly turning back to the Nikon kit so bought a Fuji X-T1, 16-55mm f2.8, 10-24mm and 55-200mm. I wasn't plugging the big zoom gap that I liked to use so much for my landscapes but for now, this was enough. I also opted to keep my old Sigma 105mm macro and use that with the X-T1 via a Fuji to Nikon adapter. I always used manual focus for macro anyway so wasn't a huge deal.
This time it stuck. For as good as the next year, I shot nothing but Fuji only making a brief trip back to Nikon land twice to my D800 and felt the Fuji results better both times. This was the revelation I was wanting. The kit weight was a fraction of the Nikons and image quality, where it mattered was every bit as good. I missed the high ISO and blistering shutter of the D4 but for 95% of the stuff I did, Fuji worked and worked perfectly.
Over the next year I added a Fuji X-Pro2 which was a huge step up over an X-T1 which I eventually traded for an old Fuji X100s. Next to come up was the Fuji X-T2 which quite frankly is possibly the perfect camera. Into this little mix also came an X30 for travel use and while not an X series, I also added a Neo 90 Instax.
Lens wise, I kept what I had but have added the 50-140mm f2.8, 100-400mm and 2x tele. Even with this lot in the bag, it's still lighter than the Nikon kit was! My usual carry around kit is the X-T2, 10-24, 16-55, 50-140 and 2x tele. If I need it, I'll put the 100-400 in there as well.
And… here's where the biggest change comes in. I've started doing something that I hadn't done for years, street photography. The Fuji's somehow cry out for it? I've been back to taking walks with only the X100s in the centre of Edinburgh at night, the camera set on auto ISO (200-6400), f2, min shutter of 1/60th and the Mono film simulation mode. It's been a revelation and for me NOT to shoot in RAW is unheard of but I'm so pleased with the JPEGs coming from the Fuji's I don't really need to.
The X-T2 has also had some good outings. It's been quite liberating to just take the X-T2, 16-55mm and a spare battery and just wander off to see what I find, freed up from the shackles of a kit bag, being forced to think in other ways without the luxury of a suite of lenses. It's been inspiring and sparked a creative bug that was fading up until now. I use much the same settings with the X-T2 (and X-Pro2) but love using Classic Chrome when I shoot these.
What started out as a weight saving exercise transformed the way I take pictures now. I still have a highly capable landscape setup when I need it but I also have versatility in a manageable package, something I was lacking with large full frame cameras. Having shot full frame for a few years I had zero hesitation in going back to an APS-C sensor, it didn't even cross my mind to be fair. Full frame isn't the be all end all of photography, what it is though putting yourself in an expensive upgrade route and committing to large and bulky kit. I don't miss using full frame one little bit.
So where now? Next plan is to add some primes to the lens collection, probably the 14mm, 23mm, 35mm and the 60mm first and maybe, just maybe I'll set about trying to acquire a X-100F as well. Whatever happens though, I'll be sticking with Fuji for the foreseeable future and my advice to anyone thinking about doing similar? Do it, but do it right and you will love it!