Age range: 8 to 18 years.
Rehearsals: Information meeting for cast and parents is on February 17 at 2:30 pm prior to the first rehearsal which will begin at 3 pm. Rehearsals typically last from 5.30 to 8pm on Fridays and 3:00 to 6:00 pm on Sundays, including during school holidays. Show week runs from Sunday June 3 to Saturday June 9. All cast will be required for this week and will include after hours rehearsals on most days. All cast will be required for a matinee school show on Friday June 8. Please make sure you can commit to these requirements.
Homework: Cast members will be required to memorise lines and songs, practice their dances, and research their character before coming to rehearsals. It will be assumed that cast know their lines and words to songs about 6 weeks into rehearsals. General rule of thumb is it takes 30 + hours to perfect just 1 song or dance. Please don't assume everything is only learnt at rehearsals.
Helping out: Older cast members and parents of younger ones will be expected to help out with running the show. As ByteSized is purely powered by volunteers, we need assistance. Volunteer roles can include set building, costumes, advertising, parent helpers at shows and many other roles.
Show fee: All cast will be required to pay a show fee of $60 to cover membership of Albury-Wodonga Theatre Company (show membership category), insurance and will also include a show t-shirt for all performers.
At the audition: You will be required to sing a song that showcases your vocal range. Preferably a song from Camp Rock, but any song you are comfortable singing will be ok. Please bring a backing track that does not include vocals. We will have a computer and speaker that you can plug your device into, or feel free to bring your own speaker with you.
To book an audition choose the date from the calendar below (either Saturday February 2 or Sunday February 3) and your chosen time. Group auditions will be held with up to 5 people in each audition. Auditions will go for approximately 15 minutes. If the time is greyed out it means that all spaces have been filled for that timeslot. We may add more times/spaces depending on demand.
Please ensure the email address is the address of a parent or guardian of the person auditioning, if the person is under 18. The phone number should be a contact phone number in case we need to contact you on the day of the audition.
If you have any questions email contact@camprock.auditions.guru.
Ready to book an audition? Select a date from the calendar (Feb 2 or 3) to book your audition. Each time can have up to 5 people auditioning. If the time is greyed out, it means that slot has been fully booked.


Joan P. Snyder is an attorney providing legal services covering Environmental, Insurance Coverage and Energy & Natural Resources and Environmental Litigation.
Joan Snyder, who practices law in Portland, Oregon, was selected to Super Lawyers for 2008 - 2019. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. The Super Lawyers selection process takes into account peer recognition, professional achievement in legal practice, and other cogent factors.
Prior to becoming an attorney, she studied at The University of Michigan Law School. She graduated in 1984. After passing the bar exam, she was admitted to legal practice in 1984.


Grammar is a beautiful thing, and can make the difference between dancing with and beating up baby seals. Personally, I always think it's a good choice to make sure you know how to get the better option.
Eats, Shoots, And Leaves is the name of a popular book that examines the use of commas and how one extra or one missing comma can turn the entire situation fatal very quickly. Of course, to protect yourself from hungry and (blood) thirsty pandas, you should keep on yourself at least a few extra commas or possibly the proper sentence to ensure that they go back to their more calm nature.
This watch can do just that for you. Featuring our favourite murderous panda on the face of the watch, you can always have a small chuckle (and possibly even see what time it is, too!). Get one for yourself, or a friend, and enjoy the wonders of proper grammar together.


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Q: why does the first column remain empty on console window in c# I'm running a simple code to print numbers from 100 to 1:
for (int i = 100; i > 0; i--)
{
   Console.Write(i + "\t");
}

in the console window the first row is printed fine. but the other rows don't start from the beginning of the line.(the column under 100 remains empty)
here's a picture of what I'm getting as a result. how can I fix this?
my result

A: If you want a simple example about how to check the console size, the Console.WindowWidth is a good starting point. Then you only have to count how many columns can be fitted (numCols), how many pieces of data you wrote (n) and you are ready to go.
// Current window width in characters
int w = Console.WindowWidth;
int tabSize = 8;
int numCols = w / tabSize;

for (int i = 100, n = 0; i > 0; i--, n++)
{
    if (n == 0)
    {
        // First element, do nothing
    }
    else if (n % numCols == 0)
    {
        // Written numCols elements, go to new line
        Console.WriteLine();
    }
    else
    {
        // Simply add tab
        Console.Write("\t");
    }

    Console.Write(i);
}

Console.WriteLine();

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Inmaculada Concepción es el tema de un cuadro de Francisco de Zurbarán. Fue realizado en 1656, y consta con el número 249 en el catálogo razonado y crítico realizado por la historiadora del arte Odile Delenda, especializada en este artista.

Introducción

Aunque se desconoce su ubicación original, este lienzo —de notables dimensiones— debió formar parte de un retablo importante. La primera versión conocida de la Inmaculada Concepción realizada por Zurbarán es la Inmaculada de 1632. El presente lienzo contiene una cartela, firmada y fechada en 1636 y, por tanto, sería su segunda Inmaculada. Sin embargo, se aprecian aquí notables diferencias estilísticas e iconográficas con respecto a aquella obra. El pintor renuncia aquí a su tenebrismo primerizo y a la representación frontal de la Virgen, cuyos rostro y silueta aparecen bastante más alargados que en sus primera Inmaculadas. Todo ello sugiere que esta obra pertenece a la madudez de Zurbarán. De hecho, una restauración errónea retocó un 3 sobre el 5 primitivo de la fecha, de forma que el verdadero año de ajecución de este lienzo es 1656.

Descripción de la obra
Datos técnicos y registrales

 Nueva York, colección privada;
 Pintura al óleo sobre lienzo 203 x 158,5 cm;
 Fecha de realización:1656;

 Catalogado por O. Delenda con el número 249;
 Firmado y fechado en una tarjeta, actualmente cortada, en el ángulo inferior izquierdo: de zurbarán facie/1636.

Análisis de la obra
Las primeras versiones de Zurbarán sobre esta temática son deudoras de Francisco Pacheco, quien recomendaba representar los «atributos de la tierra [que] se acomodan, acertadamente, por país y los del Cielo, si quieren entre nubes» pero, en la fecha de realización del presente lienzo, las letanías lauretanas ya no necesitan ser tan claramente definidas como en las primeras obras. Así, para presentar las advocaciones celestiales de María, el pintor utiliza dos grupos de putti juguetones, situados a ambos lados de la figura de María. Según Alfonso Pérez Sánchez estos grupos infantiles pudieran estar inspirados en los de la versión de La Coronación de la Virgen de Guido Reni, que Zurbarán pudo haber visto en el Real Alcázar de Madrid en 1634. La composición es menos geométrica que la de las Inmaculadas primerizas. La cabeza de la Virgen —rodeada por un nimbo— está armoniosamente circunscrita por cabecitas de ángeles difuminadas en una nube circular, y se inclina hacia la izquierda del lienzo, mirando hacia abajo. Su figura se inclina levemente, y sus finas manos se juntan con elegancia en actitud de oración.

Procedencia

 Expolio napoleónico en España (?);
 Mánchester, colección Gee (?);
 Norton Hall, colección Botfield, 1848 (?);
 Francia, colección privada;
 Nueva York, colección privada.

Referencias

Bibliografía

Cuadros del Barroco
Colección privada
Pinturas representando a la Virgen María
Inmaculadas de Francisco de Zurbarán

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Enclave by Thomas Locke
November 26, 2018 November 26, 2018 Babbling Becky L
BOOK: Enclave
AUTHOR: Thomas Locke
It's been 50 years since the Great Crash and what was once America is now a collection of enclaves, governed on the local level and only loosely tied together by the farce of a federal government. Catawba, one of the largest and most affluent enclaves in the southern states, is relatively stable and maintains a successful business of trade with nearby enclaves, including the one at Charlotte Township. But when a new vein of gold is found beneath the feet of those in Catawba, it's only a matter of time before trouble finds them.
Now the future of Catawba may be in the hands of an untried 21-year-old trader named Caleb. And Caleb knows that if his secret were ever to come out, he would never see another dawn.
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." This quote by William Shakespeare comes to mind as I finish Enclave by Thomas Locke(Davis Bunn). Indeed, Kevin and Caleb, two of the major players of this dystopian scenario, are just going about their daily business as we first meet them. Kevin is a deputy by day and "underground railroad" leader at night. Caleb is the untried son of a successful enclave leader, whose group needs to keep their discovery of gold a secret. The two young men are eventually joined together as they try to protect "specials" from the various officials that want this dangerous group destroyed. There is a bit of violence in a novel of this nature, which causes me to recommend it for older audiences. Once I understood the direction of the story, the tension built incrementally until I felt like I was clutching the bottom of my seat as I raced for the ending. I did feel like I was in an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. What a movie that would be! The end itself is nebulous enough to allow for a sequel.
I liked the fact that each person in the group has to figure out his gift and use it for the team to work. This reminds us of the body of Christ. While some gifts seemed more impressive or had more wow-power than others, none could be ignored for the group to accomplish its objective. And what an objective that is! I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley. I am not obligated to leave a positive review, and all opinions are my own responsibility.
Thomas Loc ke (a.k.a. Davis Bunn) is an award-winning novelist with total worldwide sales of seven million copies.
His work has been published in twenty languages, and critical acclaim includes four Christy Awards for excellence in fiction and his 2014 induction into the Christy Hall of Fame.
Thomas divides his time between Florida and England, where he serves as Writer In Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University. He holds a lifelong passion for epic fantasy, science fiction, and techno-thriller stories.
Thomas's screenplay adaption of EMISSARY is under development as a feature film with a British production company.
Contact Thomas at info@tlocke.com
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Nusalala tessellata is a species of insect from the genus Nusalala. It has been known to prey upon Bemisia tabaci.

Range
The species has been observed in the Neotropical realm of South America, Middle America (Americas) and the Caribbean.

References

Insects of Central America
Insects described in 1888
Hemerobiiformia


What should you tell your boss about PROFINET? Here's the list, but the five things all come back to saving money. Maybe that's why we often see PROFINET "accidentally" spelled PROFITNET.
Legacy protection: you can update a system without doing a rip-and-replace of the existing fieldbus. Just use a PROFINET proxy to seamlessly integrate the old network into PROFINET.
Uptime: PROFINET provides diagnostic capabilities to prevent or shorten downtime.
Open: because PROFINET is an open network developed by PROFIBUS and PROFINET International (PI), no single company has control. Controllers, IO, and other devices are available from a vast array of suppliers. When suppliers compete, users win.
Speedy startup: because all PROFINET products must be certified, products from multiple vendors will work on the same network, from the beginning.
Inexpensive wiring: installers find Ethernet easier to install than traditional fieldbuses. So installation is faster… or use wireless!
Maybe there are more. What do you think the boss needs to hear about PROFINET?


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Q: xslt not working when injected in xml I am new to XSLT, I'm trying to transform one xml file to output another xml file, however somehow it is not working, when I inject my xsl in the xml. XML is appearing as blank when I open it in IE.
I am using the below xslt code:-
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A: If you can switch to XSLT 2.0  (Saxton 9.?.?)
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No evening is complete without a trip to the newly remodeled Capitol Lounge. The lounge features full beverage service, balcony seating during the warmer months, and some of the best entertainment the region has to offer before and after the main stage events.
The grand lobby of the Community Arts Center features meticulously restored, art deco painting in the ceiling coves and dual staircases leading to the mezzanine, loge, and balcony levels of the venue. The carpet was manufactured to exactly match the carpet that covered the floors when the building was opened in 1928 as the Capitol Theatre. In keeping with the "Moorish Art Deco" theme of the theatre, the grand lobby wall treatment is intended to create the illusion of leather.
It was the height of the roaring twenties – the decade of the Great Gatsby, Flappers, and bathtub gin – and life seemed more full of hope, fun and possibility than ever. In just one year, the stock market would crash spiraling the country into a great financial depression the likes of which had never been seen, but in the crisp autumn days of 1928, the perpetual party was still going strong. This was the stage on which the Capitol Theatre, one of the grandest movie houses of its day, was built.
The airplane, the automobile, and the radio made life seem more promising and limitless than ever; jazz was all the rage; and the population of the Susquehanna Valley was just the right audience for the novelty of motion pictures with synchronized sound. In fact, Williamsport enjoyed its first "talkie" on the Capitol Theatre's opening night, October 22, 1928, with the premier of Al Jolson's The Singing Fool. This would have been a bigger, better, more exciting experience than most Pennsylvania movie-goers could ever hope for: the Capitol's projection booth was the finest in the state and the theater boasted a fantastical organ designed to provide percussion and orchestral sounds, and special effects such as whistles, songbirds, doorbells, and thunder crashes. Exciting as the movies were, patrons were also treated to stage shows along with movies. These "twin bills" featured legendary entertainers such as Gene Krupa, Xavier Cugat, Blackstone the Magician, and even the Three Stooges. Show after show, film reel after film reel – it seemed the fun could go on forever.
Disaster struck: the great depression popped the giddy bubble of the roaring twenties, almost bankrupting the movie industry. To top it off, in 1936, the depths of the great depression, Williamsport was hit by a devastating flood. Much of downtown suffered severe damage and the Capitol was no exception. The theater's incredible organ had to be removed and the heart of the theater seemed to go with it. After WWII, the dizzy excesses of the past decade became passé, people began moving to the suburbs, and before long, TV became the new form of entertainment. The Capitol tried to endure in the entertainment industry through various owners, but time was taking its toll and what was once one of the finest theaters in the country became just another blowsy downtown facility in decay.
The undertaking was ambitious – millions of dollars would be required to restore and preserve the theater. Everything needed to be touched or retouched, from the theater's seats to the ornate plaster details. Master artists and artisans were brought in, and the painstaking work began. No detail was overlooked in this labor of love – even the new carpets were created to match remnants of the original! New seating was added, the stage was enlarged, sound and lighting effects were upgraded for modern technologies, and a new façade was added. Two years later, on a starlit evening in May 1993, the doors of the Capitol were once again open to the appreciative citizens of the Susquehanna Valley. That first glorious season the New York Pops kicked off the festivities, and were followed by an impressive lineup of big name acts including concerts by Emmanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Lee Greenwood, and Aretha Franklin. Eager theatergoers filled the seats and the walls reverberated with applause. The grand dame of Williamsport was once again strutting her stuff, but now as the Community Arts Center.
Our theater's spirit is as effervescent as ever. Nearly one and a half million guests have enjoyed events at the Community Arts Center since that spectacular re-opening in 1993, and millions more are on the way.
Our theater's spirit is as effervescent as ever. Nearly one and half million guests have enjoyed events at the Community Arts Center since that spectacular re-opening in 1993, and millions more are on the way. In fact, your presence at one of our shows makes you a part of our beloved theater's history, and we'd like to honor that. making sure that there is something for every taste and every age has become a Community Arts Center hallmark. Over the years, our stage has been graced by a diverse host of entertainments including Art Garfunkel, Singing in the Rain, Jackson Brown, Jay Leno, A Chorus Line, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Beauty and the Beast, Riverdance, Jungle Jack Hanna, Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr… over 1,000 productions in a twenty year span.
The acts you love just keep coming – some are even beginning their tours here in Williamsport, using the stage ad the outstanding acoustics to do their "tech-in;" getting their show ready to tour, and doing everything from lighting and set design, to sound tests and rehearsals.
But entertaining audiences and playing host to great performers isn't all we want to do. Williamsport has an impressive and diverse arts scene, and we'd like to reach into our very own neighborhoods for material as we continue to "put the community in the Community Arts Center." Over the years our theater has turned into a home not only to touring productions, but also to many community-based organizations such as Uptown Music Collective, Williamsport Symphony Orchestra d Youth Orchestra, Collegetown Gallery, local dance recitals – well the variety leaves us breathless.
In addition to supporting local performers, the CAC has developed a strong culture of collaboration, partnering with over 250 local non-profits and other organizations by providing fundraising help, meeting space, technical support, and promotional considerations.


Who doesn't love a creamy popcicle? Is that what these are? Maybe a creamcicle? Anyhoo….they make for a delicious and healthy treat! Simple ingredients (heck there are only 3!), cheap to make and perfect for a sweet something when you're having a craving but offers something that you can feel good about.
Blend fruit & honey in a food processor or blender. We left ours slightly chunky, but you can blend yours more to make it more smooth if desired.
Gently stir in Greek yogurt. Pour or spoon mixture into popcicle molds and freeze about 6 hours. They come out of the molds easier if they are frozen solid (I tried at around 4 hours and that did not work out so well).
Run the mold under warm water in order to loosen the frozen pop from mold and get your treat outa there and into your mouth!
Next we will try layering the fruit and yogurt rather than mixing and see how that turns out!


Geology (2000) 28 (8): 735-738.
The Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Midcontinent, regions of the North American cratonic platform, display similar styles and patterns of Phanerozoic deformation. In these regions, movement on basement-penetrating faults during the late Paleozoic Ancestral Rockies event and/or during the Mesozoic-Cenozoic Laramide event generated flat-topped uplifts bordered by outward-verging, monoclinal forced folds. We suggest that these structures, divided into two sets on the basis of orientation (west to northwest and north to northeast), formed by inversion of Proterozoic extensional-fault systems. In this model, Proterozoic rifting events formed weak faults in the cratonic platform crust, and these faults were reactivated by stress transmitted during Phanerozoic compressional orogenies. If this model is correct, the pattern of Ancestral Rockies and Laramide contractional structures reflects the trends of Proterozoic extensional faults, and regional variation in forced-fold vergence reflects the control of antecedent fault dips on fault-propagation fold geometry during inversion. Late Proterozoic rifts formed throughout Rodinia, so inversion tectonics likely occurred in cratonic platforms worldwide.


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Podcasts comme White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio
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Laugh Out Loud from CBC Radio
Laugh Out Loud is your radio and web destination for Canadian comedy. From the famous to the newly found, you are guaranteed to laugh out loud. Every week, host Ali Hassan crosses the country and cruises the Web to bring you what's new and hot in Canadian comedy from stand-up to sketch to musical comedy and beyond.
This Anthro Life
Adam Gamwell
Life is complicated, but we love simple answers. AI and robotics are changing the nature of work. Emojis change the way we write. Fossil Fuels were once the engine of progress, now we're in a race to change how we power the planet. We're constantly trying to save ourselves...from ourselves. Join Anthropologist and culture expert Dr. Adam Gamwell for curated conversations with humanity's top makers and minds on our creative potential through design, culture, business and technology. Change yo ...
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The House is Canada's most popular political affairs show. Every Saturday the program takes you to Parliament Hill — and around the country — for in-depth coverage and analysis of the week's major political news.
The Debaters
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The Debaters is the hit show where comedians go toe-to-toe in a battle of laughs and logic. Hosted by award-winning funnyman Steve Patterson, the program is a combustible combination of sharply crafted comedic rants and hilarious ad libs. The engaging format is part stand-up, part quiz show and part comedy competition, with the live audience picking the winners.
Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn't lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn't, and yes, respectively, in case you're curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...
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Because News is Canada's funniest news quiz. Host Gavin Crawford quizzes comedians and celebrities about the headlines.
Science, culture and everything in between. Feel the heat. All species welcome.
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TEDx event in San Francisco
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Rebecca Lee – Speakers Team
Rebecca Lee is a senior analyst at California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Rebecca currently manages legislative affairs for the Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA), within CPUC, where she analyzes energy, water, and telecommunications legislation affecting customers of California's investor-owned utility companies. She is responsible for representing DRA's policy positions before the State Legislature, and frequently testifies before legislative committees to advocate for the interests of utility customers. Previously, Rebecca served as a senior analyst within Energy Division of CPUC, specializing in the policy areas of long-term procurement planning, wholesale energy procurement, advanced energy storage, greenhouse gas reduction strategies, and clean energy research and development (R&D). Rebecca holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine, where she won a competitive undergraduate research grant for an econometrics paper on commuter behavior. She is fully bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English, and has working proficiency in Japanese. In her spare time, she volunteers for animal welfare campaigns, and enjoys cooking, sewing, gardening, and playing the accordion.
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Axfood in Sweden takes its climate responsibility and stops choosing to fuel their trucks with HVO.
Now we stop to refuel our trucks with HVO, it contains palm oil and large-scale production of the risks driving the deforestation of the rainforest. Instead, Axfood calls for actions that promote the production of sustainable biofuels.
SWESTEP welcomes this decision, and hopes that more companies in Sweden will follow and choose renewable fuels that will not affect the natural balance of nature's fauna. We recommend to look at WTL (Waste To Liquid) or WTE (Waste To Energy) as an alternative. Organic waste, incl. plastics is the future green raw material to produce renewable fuels that is viable in the coming CO2 Neutral Economy.


Dancing is part of the fabric of Asian culture. I love seeing the ladies dancing every night in pretty much any available space on our neighborhood sidewalks. You go girls! In the parks, couples glide gracefully around the pavement on weekends showing off their moves. From Hanoi to Beijing to Shanghai to Ho Chi Minh City, we have thoroughly enjoyed watching the action but never actively participating until this weekend. FINALLY! Amazing what our impending move back to the U.S. will do to create a sense of urgency.
I felt the draw of the music and, along with my best friend Patti, who is visiting from the US, we jumped right in and joined the couples at Beihai Park in Beijing on a beautiful sunny Saturday. Thom never got the dancing gene so he took videos while Patti and I took a turn around the pavement. To think that once we danced as children in our garage back in Indiana when we were growing up and now have the opportunity to waltz together around a Beijing park. HOT DAMN LIFE IS GOOD!
Despite having a ball, we were obviously the worst ballroom dancers on the pavement. Practice makes perfect and I'm betting these folks are out weekly if not daily to get their groove on. We got lots of stares, grins and the universal thumbs up but when we paused, one couple immediately approached us, pantomiming that the gentleman wanted to dance with Patti or I. OF COURSE KIND SIR!
Smelling of tobacco and light on his feet, he guided me through the classic moves and off we twirled. I couldn't help but watch his feet constantly so as to try and follow his lead but he firmly took hold of my hand and waist to guide me as well. As anyone who knows me can attest, I don't follow well or at all in any situation. So, it was a miracle that I didn't maim him as we moved around the park to the music. Luckily I had on my trusty lightweight TOMS so I was relatively light on my feet and couldn't hurt him too bad with my clumsiness. Thom, Patti and Larry cheered us on and took lots of picture and video.
As I ended our dance and gave him back to his much more talented partner, I gave him a huge thumbs up and thanked him for sharing this experience in Beihai Park, finally fulfilling a desire to dance like the locals. Next step, jumping in with the ladies who dance nightly on the corner by my apartment. I hope I can keep with them and that they are as welcoming to let us take part in their lovely dancing ritual. Video to come–WHAT FUN!


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Probably makes more sense. I've updated the PKGBUILD.
Wouldn't it be better if the udev rules are packaged into /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/ ?
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Shimla: To control bogus ration cards and pilferage of ration, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today launched the QR coded digital Ration card.
The new ration cards, in the size of PAN card, would be made available, within a week to people.
The digital card will be linked with AADHAR and operated through swipe machines. As many as 2000 Point of Sale (POS) machines, compatible with the card had been procured for civil supplies fair price shops.
Food and Civil Supply Minister GS Bali revealed that department would distribute 16 lakh ration cards to consumers within a week.
He said automation of PDS had begun in the State with digitalization of ration cards and installation of POS machines in fair price shops, under the ePDS project. The cost of automation/computerization shall be borne by the Centre and the State Govt of 50:50 basis, Bali further informed.
Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Excise and Taxation Minister Prakash Chaudhary, Principal Secretary, Tarun Kapoor and Managing Director, Food and Civil Supply M Sudha Devi were also present on the occasion amongst others.


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In SCSI computer systems, there is a special case with mixed 8-bit and 16-bit devices where high-byte termination may be required.

Most parallel SCSI buses are terminated at each end.  However where the bus width is not constant, it is sometimes necessary to provide special termination for the high byte and the associated parity bit.  This high-byte termination can use standard SCSI termination techniques, such as a passive terminator, active terminator, or a forced-perfect terminator.  This diagram shows a typical SCSI high-byte termination scheme:

There is a simplification to this which is sometimes used in the case where there is only one 16-bit (wide) device connected to one or more 8-bit (narrow) devices.  Then it is possible to wire all the eight spare data bits and the ninth parity bit together and to terminate them with a single resistor circuit to TERMPOWER.  So in the case of a differential SCSI bus, it is possible to terminate all 18 spare signal wires with just one resistor.  This method is not considered good practice, but has been successfully used in some SCSI products.

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I Don't like…
Rachel Jun 5 2017
As a bookseller, if there's one phrase I've come to hate it's "I don't like". Ironically, this is a phrase I used to use myself quite often, and catch myself still using on occasion. I have eaten bananas. I know I don't like bananas. Maybe it's a texture thing or a taste thing, but either way, I know I don't like them and will politely refuse one if offered to me. I know I am not a fan of certain writers and certain styles of writing. I found the works of Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding boring. I love Jane Austen though, so I can't sweepingly say that I don't like 18th-century authors. Once upon a time, I would have said unequivocally that I don't like country music, but some country artists cross over into pop, and they've produced songs I like. I've learned that applying "I don't like" as a general term to a particular genre of anything isn't fair because unless I can say that I've read every single book ever written in that genre or by that author, I don't really have the right to make an all-encompassing statement. (This must be why my boyfriend keeps making me sample so many kinds of beer even though I have yet to find a single beer I like.)
Going back to my own personal experience, I wrongly used to assume that all sci-fi was about alien invasions and thus decided that I wasn't interested in sci-fi. Imagine my surprise when I learned that sci-fi has many sub-genres (including dystopia) and titles that I really liked fell into that category. I'm fascinated by future tech and artificial intelligence, and I can't get enough of those kinds of books. I even loved Rick Yancey's The Fifth Wave which completely changed my opinion on first contact stories. I didn't especially like The Lord of the Rings series, and thus assumed that I didn't like fantasy either. Guess what? Like most of you, I devoured the Harry Potter books, and I've realized that not liking one series or style of writing doesn't mean I don't like fantasy. I'm a huge fan of Game of Thrones, and I really appreciate the complex world building that goes into these novels.
Because of this experience, when a customer begins a preference statement with "I don't like", what I really want to say is how do you know. In publishing today, as in music and television and movies, genre-blending (and bending) has become increasingly popular, which makes it even more unreasonable to say that you don't like something without at least reading the synopsis or even a few pages of the book. I think it's also important to keep in mind that with all of this genre crossover, how certain authors are classified muddies the waters even more. Stephen King is widely known as a horror writer, and people are often shocked to discover that he wrote Stand By Me. I would dearly love for all of us to get to a place where genre and even author are the least important factors in hiw we decide we don't like something. Maybe then, we can learn to stop using "I don't like" as liberally as we do, and instead judge each individual book on its own merits.
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2 Responses to I Don't like…
Kathryn Gossow Jun 5 2017 at 5:50 pm #
I don't like beer. I have tried and tried to like it but I just don't. However, the best of any genre will be wonderful. I 'don't like' how we categorise books and dismiss them without reading them.
Marc Vun Kannon Jun 5 2017 at 7:56 pm #
I used to say I didn't like mysteries, because I had only read Christie and she's pretty bad. Then I discovered Carter Dickson (or John Dickson Carr, I forget which name he uses when he writes mysteries) and discovered that mysteries didn't have to be glorified logic puzzles. It's still not my favorite but when it's got good characters I'll give it a try. The cutting point for me is character rather than plot. When the plot is the major element and the characters only exist to support the plot, I'll probably not like that story.


One Nation Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance. Jill Quadagno. Reviewed by Stephen Pimpare.
Book review of Jill Quadagno, One Nation Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has no National Health Insurance. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. $ 28.00 hardcover.
Pimpare, Stephen (2006) "One Nation Uninsured: Why the U.S. Has No National Health Insurance. Jill Quadagno. Reviewed by Stephen Pimpare.," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 33 : Iss. 3 , Article 9.


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Q: Access UI Control from another class I would like to update my progress view from another class but dont know how to do that properly.
In my ViewController I have a button that start a task, which download a file from hardcoded link
public void downloadTask()
        {
            NSUrl url = NSUrl.FromString("https://www.dropbox.com/s/5fsciuo0nprzvu6/TestDoc.docx?dl=0");

            var config = NSUrlSessionConfiguration.DefaultSessionConfiguration;
            NSUrlSession session = NSUrlSession.FromConfiguration(config, (new SimpleSessionDelegate() as INSUrlSessionDelegate), new NSOperationQueue());
            var downloadTask = session.CreateDownloadTask(NSUrlRequest.FromUrl(url));

            downloadTask.Resume();
        }

In my SimpleSessionDelegate class I want to update my progress view in the DidWriteData method.
public class SimpleSessionDelegate : NSUrlSessionDownloadDelegate
    {
        public override void DidFinishDownloading(NSUrlSession session, NSUrlSessionDownloadTask downloadTask, NSUrl location)
        {
            var documents = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
            var destinationPath = Path.Combine(documents, "Sample.docx");

            if (File.Exists(location.Path))
            {
                NSFileManager fileManager = NSFileManager.DefaultManager;
                NSError error;

                fileManager.Remove(destinationPath, out error);

                bool success = fileManager.Copy(location.Path, destinationPath, out error);

                if (!success)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Error during the copy: {0}", error.LocalizedDescription);
                }
            }
        }
        public override void DidWriteData(NSUrlSession session, NSUrlSessionDownloadTask downloadTask, long bytesWritten, long totalBytesWritten, long totalBytesExpectedToWrite)
        {
            new System.Threading.Thread(new System.Threading.ThreadStart(() =>
            {
                InvokeOnMainThread(() =>
                {
                    //how to access UI?
                });
            })).Start();
        }
    }

A: In your Page.xaml do this:
<ContentPage .... >
    ...
    <ProgressBar Progress="{Binding ProgValue, Mode=TwoWay}" />
    ...
</ContentPage>

Then in Page.xaml.cs do this:
...
public partial class Page : ContentPage
{
    InitializeComponent();
    BindingContext = new PageViewModel();
}
...

Now you need PageViewModel class to create a way between your data(model) and you view:
using MvvmHelper;
using System;

namespace MyApp.ViewModels
{
    ...
    public class PageViewModel : BaseViewModel
    {
        ...
        public static int ProgValue { get; set; }
        ...
    }
}

Now if you update the value of ProgValue from every where of your app, it will automatically update the progress bar.
To use the BaseViewModel, you need to install
Mvvm Helper
or in the package manager console type:
Install-Package Refractored.MvvmHelpers
This architecture is called MVVM (Model-View-View-Model) - formally known as MVC (Model-View-Controller)

A: You can try to use Event to change your ViewController's UIProgressView's progress.
Firstly define an event in your ViewModel:
public delegate void DownloadProgressDelegate(float progress);
public event DownloadProgressDelegate DownloadEvent;

Secondly, pass this event to your download delegate file:
NSUrlSession session = NSUrlSession.FromConfiguration(config, (new SimpleSessionDelegate(DownloadEvent) as INSUrlSessionDelegate), new NSOperationQueue());
//Here is your SimpleSessionDelegate
event ViewModel.DownloadProgressDelegate DownloadEvent;
public SimpleSessionDelegate(ViewModel.DownloadProgressDelegate downloadEvent)
{
    DownloadEvent = downloadEvent;
}

Then you can trigger this event when the data coming in the menthod DidWriteData():
float progress = (float)totalBytesWritten / totalBytesExpectedToWrite;
DownloadEvent(progress);

The last step is subscribe this event in your ViewController like:
var myViewModel = new ViewModel();
MyViewModel.DownloadEvent += (progress) =>
{
    MyProgress.Progress = progress;
};
myViewModel.downloadTask();


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...two reading recommendations: Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time, and Elizabeth Peters' The Murders of Richard III.
Anyway, if you're familiar with Elizabeth Peters, you'll know what to expect of The Murders of Richard III: loads of mysterious hijinks while also being smart, funny, romantic, and entertaining. AND it has the added bonus of being one of the too-few Jacqueline Kirby books... she's a librarian with a Mary Poppins-ish handbag and martial arts know-how. In this one, she goes to a Ricardian weekend and a series of pranks TURNS DANGEROUS.
"The Daughter of Time" is my everyone-must-read-once book. It changed the way I see the world. Every time I come across a copy in a used bookstore, I acquire it, so that I can give it away.
I'm with you on "The Franchise Affair" and "Bratt Farrar," too. I never get tired of re-reading them.
Love Tey and especially those three book!! Also really like Miss Pym Disposes, for the character studies and writing rather than the actual plot.
@Genevieve: YES! Love that one, too. I will never stop wishing for More Tey.


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Here's where you order a standard package of 120 hours of internet access to the 35 video hours contained in the Art of Delivery Videos (see "About the Art of Delivery Videos" for detailed description). You can use the excess hours to study them multiple times or share your login info (and thus the price) with one or more friends.
The normal price is $150 (about the cost of a good pair of shoes) and that will support this website and its many benefits. It is a bargain because it would cost over $10,000 just to travel and attend all the popular workshops involved in these videos. But you can contribute more or less than $150. If you contribute more (such as $250 or $500), we can use the excess to bring these benefits to more people in need. If you are financially disadvantaged, you can contribute less. You are on your honor here. This is your opportunity to give ($150 or more) and, if needed, to receive (less than $150).


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Brian 'Head' Welch of Korn Shares How Powerful Message from God Freed Him from Drug, Alcohol Addiction
by Charles Wundengba February 25, 2019
Brian Head Welch at the premiere of "Run The Race", Hollywood , California, Feb 11, 2019. (Photo: The Gospel Herald)
HOLLYWOOD — Guitarist and co-founder of the metal band Korn, Brian "Head" Welch has revealed the powerful words God spoke to him that drastically changed his life forever.
At the premiere of "Run The Race" in Hollywood, California, the Grammy-winning rock star told The Gospel Herald that at the height of his career, he was the "worst of the worst," immersed in a life of drugs and alcohol.
"I was like the Apostle Paul…just doing everything wrong and being a 'bad boy' until I was in the gutter and God just was like, 'Are you done? Do you want real life now? Do you want to awaken to true love?' And so, that's what happened,'" he shared.
In 2005, Welch walked away from Korn – and a $23 million dollar record deal – because he had "chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his savior, and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end." During his sabbatical, Welch not only focused on building a relationship with Christ, but also devoted more time to being a better parent to his young daughter Jennea, now 20. He returned to the band eight years later, completely free of addiction.
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Based on his experiences, Welch told GH that in a world that's increasingly hostile to Christians, it's important to spend one-on-one time with God and shut out outside noise.
"My biggest thing that's always helped me is to focus on the intimate life; take time and separate yourself from everything," he shared. "Turn off the phones. It's not all about going to church and praising with the body and everything – that's amazing and important – but we've got to have a relationship with Christ. We have to pull away from the crowds and worship Jesus alone."
The California native said that as a bad-boy-turned-outspoken-Christian, he believes he will "really resonate" with the film "Run the Race," which tackles issues of identity and redemption.
Welch is currently gearing up to release his own film with his daughter on June 2 titled, "Loud crazy Love." The movie is an honest documentary about how the life of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll impacted his relationship with his daughter.
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The musician told GH that he wants to be honest about his past indiscretions to inspire others to live a God-glorifying life. He shared how, since becoming a Christian, he's learned to deal with his frustrations in a healthy, open way.
"We have to be real with God," he shared. "The other day things weren't going a certain way. I used to be quiet about it and say, 'Lord I trust you.' But the other day I said, 'Lord, I'm frustrated with this,' and I let that out because I don't want to keep anything inside anymore. I bottled up too much."
"I"m going to let the good bad and the ugly out in a way that is honoring to Him, too," he added. "I used to cuss when I got frustrated, but now it's just like, 'Look, I'm frustrated right now, and I know you said this, and I trust you in this, but I'm going to expose my feelings to you.' That's really helped me a lot."
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This article only applies to the use of a file interface for the remote repository, which saves the need to set up a Git server but is quite unusual in practice. For larger projects, a server is practically a must for security reasons and for easier access control. Information on how to deal with Git and its inner workings can be found in the online book Pro Git .
When it comes to managing files, Git is the ideal companion, even for the smallest projects. The few commands you need, simple branch handling, support for merging, and, above all, high performance are convincing throughout. Although Git focuses on managing text files, it is also suitable for binary files. The Git version control system has a lot more to offer, especially when dealing with branches and remote repositories.
Roman Jordan has been working with Linux for more than 20 years. His main focus lies in the kernel and in programming small embedded platforms.


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What is a Steel Frame?
B. Turner
Steel I-beam.
A steel frame is a structural system used for constructing residential or commercial buildings. The steel frame serves as an alternative to traditional wood framing, and offers a number of advantages to both builders and buyers. The metal frame forms a skeleton to support the remainder of the building, including roofing, siding, and other finishes. While steel frame construction has become the most popular commercial building technique, it has yet to become mainstream in the residential construction industry.
Skyscrapers are built on a frame of steel beams and columns.
The materials and techniques used for building steel frame homes differ greatly from those used to build commercial structures. Commercial builders often rely on classic techniques for building skyscrapers, which are based on a frame built from steel beams and columns. The classic I-beam features heavily in this design, and is supplemented with smaller steel trusses and joists. Roofing and floors are often made from corrugated metal, and floors may be topped with concrete for added strength. The different steel frame components are held together using heavy bolts and welding techniques.
Steel frames provide structural support for tall buildings.
Residential steel framing often relies on light-gauge materials and building techniques. The structure is composed of sheet metal studs, track and channels, which are fastened together using nails or screws. Floors may consist of corrugated metal, or may rely on traditional wood framing or concrete. This technique may also be used for light-commercial facilities, such as small office buildings or single-story facilities.
In buildings, steel frames are often made by welding separate pieces of metal together.
Steel framing offers many advantages to builders, including less waste and pre-fabricated materials that minimize cutting and measuring in the field. Unlike wood, steel framing won't rot, twist, or warp, and is naturally resistant to fire and pests. These qualities result in a much stronger and more durable structure that is likely to outlast one built from wood. The added strength of the steel frame also allows builders to construct larger, taller, and more elaborate buildings. Steel construction also results in near perfect walls, with fewer of the flaws and waves commonly associated with wood framing.
Steel frame components can be shaped out of steel sheet metal.
Despite its many advantages, steel frame construction is often eclipsed by the popularity of wood framing methods. Compared to wood, steel framing is much more expensive in terms of material costs. It also requires different tools and techniques, which could prevent some companies from switching to this method of building. It can also make building steel structures more expensive for builders who must invest in new tools and equipment. Finally, most building codes focus on wood framing, which means little guidance for those planning to attempt steel framing techniques.
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The works of Publius Virgilius Maro : translated, adorned with sculptures, and illustrated with annotations: by John Ogilby, esq ; His Majesties cosmographer, and geographique printer.
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The Argumentation, Objectivity and Bias conference will bring 150 of the world's top experts in philosophy, rhetoric and communication to campus.
Artist Alex McKay discusses his work with student Michelle Rovere.
Dozens of people turned out February 14 for an art event co-hosted by the Aboriginal Education Centre—and a chance to get creative themselves.
Artist Alex McKay and UWindsor photographer Tory James brought their 12-foot sculpture Treaty Canoe to St. Paul's United Church. The project is constructed like a birch bark canoe, but made up of paper covered with handwritten text.
Alex McKay's sculpture "Treaty Canoe" is one of the featured works in an exhibition opening this weekend at the Art Gallery of Windsor.
Director Tory James has put together a "wonderful cast" drawn from the campus and surrounding community for a staged reading of Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris, tonight—Friday, December 7.
Seven women from the UWindsor faculty, alumni and broader community will read from David Sedaris' seasonal masterpiece Santaland Diaries Friday in support of the Windsor Youth Centre.
The staged reading will start at 7:30 p.m. December 7 at Lefty's Underground, 89 University Avenue West. The doors open at 6 p.m.; admission is by donation.


GEB - Twenty years of active bat rabies surveillance in Germany : a detailed analysis and future perspectives - Schatz, J. ; Ohlendorf, B. ; Busse, P. ; Pelz, G. ; Dolch, D. ; Teubner, J. ; Encarnação, Jorge André ; Mühle, R.-U. ; Fischer, M. ; Hoffmann, B. ; Kwasnitschka, L. ; Balkema-Buschmann, A. ; Mettenleiter, T. C. ; Müller, T. ; Freuling, C. M.
Schatz, J. ; Ohlendorf, B. ; Busse, P. ; Pelz, G. ; Dolch, D. ; Teubner, J. ; Encarnação, Jorge André ; Mühle, R.-U. ; Fischer, M. ; Hoffmann, B. ; Kwasnitschka, L. ; Balkema-Buschmann, A. ; Mettenleiter, T. C. ; Müller, T. ; Freuling, C. M.
Kurzfassung auf Englisch: In Germany, active bat rabies surveillance was conducted between 1993 and 2012. A total of 4546 oropharyngeal swab samples from 18 bat species were screened for the presence of EBLV-1- , EBLV-2- and BBLV-specific RNA. Overall, 0·15% of oropharyngeal swab samples tested EBLV-1 positive, with the majority originating from Eptesicus serotinus. Interestingly, out of seven RT–PCR-positive oropharyngeal swabs subjected to virus isolation, viable virus was isolated from a single serotine bat (E. serotinus). Additionally, about 1226 blood samples were tested serologically, and varying virus neutralizing antibody titres were found in at least eight different bat species. The detection of viral RNA and seroconversion in repeatedly sampled serotine bats indicates long-term circulation of the virus in a particular bat colony. The limitations of random-based active bat rabies surveillance over passive bat rabies surveillance and its possible application of targeted approaches for future research activities on bat lyssavirus dynamics and maintenance are discussed.


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Category: Artists
Latest News about Past and Present Artists from Around the World
By World Art News on October 25, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )
While the popular knowledge about the Fabergé is focused on the Imperial Easter Eggs, commissioned by the Russia Royal family and other famous patrons, the Igor Carl Fabergé Foundation decided to offer a different approach by presenting "New Finds" and little known items as a point of departure for this exhibition. By presenting more than 100 pieces from private collections, the Igor Carl Fabergé Foundation is offering a glimpse into the richness and versatility of the Fabergé workshops.
Many collected rarities have not been previously shown in Switzerland or Europe at large and some are being presented for the first time!
METASKULL NFT DROP | Renowned Digital Artist Jacky Tsai and Froyo Games Launch Skull Art NFTs for Metaverse
Jacky's first digital project was an NFT titled "Chinese Floral Skull, Lot 37" that sold at Sotheby's auction for $302,400 US, which was the highest price paid for an NFT designed by an Asian artist.
Jacky Tsai, a London-based and Shanghai-born modern contemporary artist, is pleased to announce "MetaSkull Collection 元宇宙骷髅", his inaugural Skull Art NFT collection that features the artist's iconic skull motif designs.
Mr. Tsai worked in collaboration with Froyo Games, a Web3 gaming platform with extensive video-game development experience globally, to develop and launch the MetaSkull Collection, which is geared for the metaverse.
VESTIGES OF THE FUTURE | Photography of Jean-Marc Yersin
Former co-director of the Swiss Camera Museum, Jean-Marc Yersin started out as a professional photographer.
Since 2018, he has returned to his first passion, continuing a cycle of images that inspired him thirty years earlier. He frames tightly, in black and white, motorway structures, factories and mountain buildings.
The compositions are geometric, contrasted, sharp. There is no human presence. The forms are abstracted from their functions. The silence is absolute.
These are photographs under tension. They show the conflict between the built environment and nature, between concrete and the landscapes.
Exclusive Interview with a Jamaican Soul Artist Christine D. Johnson
Rich, inviting colors pull you into the joyful art of Christine D. Johnson, where you are free to reconnect with your soul. Beyond the visual layer that reflects one's strength and natural beauty, lie affirmative messages intended to inspire and direct the viewer on a pleasant journey to inner peace.
Christine D. Johnson is a native of Jamaica who currently resides in South Carolina. She has a Master's degree in Human Resources with an undergraduate in Psychology as well as an Art Minor. Christine has been exhibiting since 1994 and over the years has developed a unique art style that brings joyful emotions to the world.
Silvia Salvadori is an award-winning Italian painter who specializes in contemporary iconography as well as Gothic and Medieval art styles. She is one of the few artist in Italy that uses ancient pictorial techniques that were handed down directly from Cennino Cennini himself.
Now, from her studio "Bottega d'Arte Toscana" in Arezzo, Tuscany, Silvia creates incredible historical reproductions as well as stunning original works of fine modern art, often merging the past and the present techniques in spectacular ways. Real 24 karat gold, which has become her artistic signature, is ever-present on most of Silvia's paintings which are in high demand in Europe and all over the world.
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"I say this as a recovering addict – there is no better high for me than going to a concert"
Artist Elizabeth Mikotowicz was nearly beaten to death while being pregnant, addicted to drugs by the medical system, then sent to prison where she was regularly humiliated and treated as a slave.
In this explosive interview, for the first time ever, Elizabeth shares her phenomenal life story with The World Art News!
It is an emotional, at times horrific, and unquestionably inspiring account of one woman's survival against all odds.
By World Art News on September 20, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )
"I watched many women die"
"You suffer from things nobody should"
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"I wanted to paint something on the prison walls that reminded women of the beauty outside"
Life Is A Beautiful Colour – Exhibition of Contemporary African Artists
By World Art News on September 6, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )
Janet Rady Fine Art is pleased to present 'Life Is A Beautiful Colour,' a group show of emerging contemporary African artists co-curated by Hyacinthe Kouassi and Elorm Gosu.
Including works by Frank Asso, Alex Gbizié, Muramuzi JohnBosco, Joseph Kojo Hoggar, Qhamanande Maswana, Osman Salifu and Affen Segun the exhibition brings together works that exude and celebrate the vibrancy and warmth of the contemporary lived experience across the continent of Africa.
From representations of the fast pace of city life, the communal relationships shared in villages, to quieter more focused and confronting portraits of African youth, though the works in this show were created by artists from nations as diverse as their form and subject matter.
By World Art News on September 5, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )
"I was only 20 the first time I was rag-dolled around the room and sent flying backwards smashing the back of my head on a radiator"


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Q: Cronjob unable to recognize environment variables I have a cronjob that runs every 5th minute which runs a bash script, which then runs a python file. All of this is running in a docker container:
crontab:
*/5 * * * * root ./rates/cmd.sh

cmd.sh:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
result=$(/usr/local/bin/python3 __main__.py --env $DB_ENVIRONMENT)
echo "$result" >> logs/"$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")".log;

main.py:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("-e", "--env", dest="env", help="environments (choose 'dev' or 'live'); default is dev")

options = parser.parse_args()
print(options.env)

Docker Commands:
docker build -t rates .
docker run -d -e DB_ENVIRONMENT=dev rates

I am "sshing" into the docker container, and can verify that the DB_ENVIRONMENT variable has been set properly using "echo $DB_ENVIRONMENT".
The python script does not execute the print statement portion of the code, and I am assuming it fails on the parse_args() line. Nothing is outputted to the log file, when I am expecting the log to contain "dev".
When I run the bash script manually with ./cmd.sh or /usr/local/bin/python3 __main__.py --env $DB_ENVIRONMENT, the log file has "dev" in there / I can see output.
What is happening here?


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Underwater hockey (UWH), also known as Octopush (mainly in the United Kingdom) is a globally played limited-contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into the opposing team's goal by propelling it with a hockey stick (pusher).
An Overview of Underwater Hockey
Underwater Hockey originated in England in 1954 when Alan Blake, a founder of the newly formed Southsea Sub-Aqua Club, invented the game he called Octopush as a means of keeping the club's members interested and active over the cold winter months when open-water diving lost its appeal. Underwater hockey is now played worldwide, with the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques, abbreviated CMAS, as the world governing body. The first Underwater Hockey World Championship was held in Canada in 1980 after a false start in 1979 brought about by international politics and apartheid.
The benefits include low impact physical activity and an increase in calorie expenditure due to the constant resistance of the water.
The costs vary depending on session/club
Equipment is usually provided by the session (although it may be worth contacting the club prior to a first visit). You will also need a swim suit.
Underwater Hockey originated in England in 1954 when Alan Blake, a founder of the newly formed Southsea Sub-Aqua Club, invented the game he called Octopush as a means of keeping the club's members interested and active over the cold winter months when open-water diving lost its appeal.
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Israeli troops kill 6 as Gaza border protest erupts
April 6, 2018: Palestinian protesters run for cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel. (AP)
Israeli troops killed six men Friday in the second mass protest in as many weeks along Gaza's volatile border, as Palestinians torched piles of tires to create a smoke screen to block the view of snipers.
Friday's deaths brought to 28 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire over the past week, including 22 protesters.
Gaza's Health Ministry said 1,070 people were wounded on Friday, including 293 by live fire. It said 25 of those wounded were in serious condition. Among those hurt were 12 women and 48 minors, the ministry added.
Friday's march was the second in what Gaza's Hamas rulers said would be several weeks of protests against a decade-old border blockade of the territory. Israel has accused the Islamic militant group of using the protests as a cover for attacking Israel's border, and has warned that those approaching the fence put their lives at risk.
On Friday, thousands of Palestinians streamed to five tent encampments that organizers had set up, each about several hundred meters from the border fence.
April 6, 2018: Palestinian protesters and civil defense evacuate a wounded youth during clashes with Israeli troops along Gaza's border with Israel. (AP)
In one camp near the border community of Khuzaa, smaller groups of activists moved closer to the fence after Friday's noon prayers.
Associated Press video showed demonstrators torching large piles of tires, engulfing the area in black smoke meant to shield them from Israeli snipers; the faces of some of the activists were covered in black soot.
Israeli troops on the other side of the fence responded with live fire, tear gas, rubber coated steel pellets and water cannons.
Later on Friday, the shadowy Hamas leader in Gaza, Yehiyeh Sinwar, visited the Khuzaa camp, receiving a hero's welcome. He was surrounded by hundreds of supporters who chanted, "We are going to Jerusalem, millions of martyrs."
Sinwar told the crowd that the world should "wait for our great move, when we breach the borders and pray at Al-Aqsa," referring to the major Muslim shrine in Jerusalem.
It appeared to be the first time a Hamas leader specifically threated to break through the border — something Israel has said it would not allow at any price.
April 6, 2018: Palestinian protesters sit over tens of tires collected to be burned during a protest at the Gaza Strip's border with Israel. (AP)
The Israeli military said protesters on Friday hurled several explosive devices and firebombs under cover of smoke, and that several attempts to cross the fence were thwarted. The military said it brought in a huge fan to disperse the tire smoke.
After the first tires started burning, several young men with gunshot wounds began arriving at a field clinic at the camp.
Mohammed Ashour, 20, who had been among the first to set tires on fire, was shot in the right arm.
"We came here because we want dignity," he said resting on a stretcher before paramedics transported him to the strip's main hospital.
Yehia Abu Daqqa, a 20-year-old student, said he had come to honor those killed in previous protests.
"Yes, there is fear," he said of the risks of advancing toward the fence. "We are here to tell the occupation that we are not weak."
Hamas had billed the final protest, set for May 15, as the "Great March of Return" of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, implying they would try to enter Israel. But the group stopped short of specifically threatening a mass breach of the border fence.
An Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, described the protests as "riots," and said Hamas organizers are trying to use them to "insert terrorists into Israel."
"If they are actively attacking the fence, if they are throwing a molotov cocktail that is within striking distance of Israeli troops or similar activities, then those persons, those rioters, become, may become, a target," he said.
Israel has drawn sharp criticism for its open-fire orders along the border, including its warnings that those approaching or trying to damage the fence would be targeted.
The U.N. human rights office said Friday that it has indications that Israeli forces used "excessive force" against protesters last week.
Rights groups have branded orders permitting the use of lethal force against unarmed protesters as unlawful. A leading Israeli rights group, B'Tselem, issued a rare appeal to Israeli soldiers this week to refuse the "grossly illegal" open-fire orders.
Conricus said that under "clear rules of engagement" snipers are used "sparingly" and only against those that pose a "significant threat."
A White House envoy urged Palestinians to stay away from the fence. Jason Greenblatt said the United States condemns "leaders and protesters who call for violence or who send protesters — including children — to the fence, knowing that they may be injured or killed."
In all, 28 Palestinians were killed in Gaza over the past week, including 22 protesters, according to Gaza health officials.
The six other deaths included three gunmen killed in what Israel said were attempts to attack the border fence and three men who were struck by Israeli tank fire.
The turnout has apparently been driven by the organizational prowess of Hamas as well as the growing desperation of Gaza residents who live in what has been described as the world's largest open-air prison.
The crowd size was seen as a test for Hamas, which seized the territory in 2007 from its political rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, after winning legislative elections the previous year.
Ahead of Friday's march, Hamas announced it would pay compensation to families of those killed or injured, ranging from $200 to $500 per injury and $3,000 per death.
The mass protests are perhaps Hamas' last chance to break a border blockade enforced by Israel and Egypt since 2007, without having to succumb to demands that it disarm.
The blockade has made it increasingly difficult for Hamas to govern. It has also devastated Gaza's economy, made it virtually impossible for people to enter and exit the territory and left residents with just a few hours of electricity a day.
Israel argues that Hamas could have ended the suffering of Gaza's 2 million people by disarming and renouncing violence.
Hamas has refused to give up its weapons — even at the cost of derailing talks on getting Abbas to assume the burden of governing Gaza, seen by Israel and Egypt as a prerequisite for opening Gaza's borders.


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Q: pd.crosstab not working for a categorical group I am using Python 3 and replacing a few values, I tried to use pd.crosstab to table it but it does not show the categories. The categories are
Traditional     565
Other           221
French           97
Town House       70
Cottage          68
Contemporary     40

May I know what code can I put to reslove this problem?
<pandas.io.formats.style.Styler object at 0x000002642AE9AA00>
I am just starting therefore I have no clue. What I expected from the result was it will show me the age which also has categorical values and the style.
Instead of this:
age Between 11 and 20 years Between 6 and 10 years  More than 20 years  Up to 5 years
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It'll be like this
age (Between 11 and 20 years) (Between 6 and 10 years) (More than 20 years) (Up to 5 years)
Traditional 176 107 460 318
Other             5      6       8        7
French            3      21      43     65
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Rub duck with orange or lemon and add salt.
Place duck on top of celery sticks in a baking pan.
Roast for 10-25 minutes, depending on the size of the duck, and ensuring the internal temperature reaches 140° F. Don't overcook.
Remove duck from the pan; place it on a cutting board or serving dish.
Remove the celery from the baking pan. Stir flour into pan drippings over low heat. Add Worcestershire sauce, Marsala, lemon juice and whisk together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from stove. Stir in parsley and butter.
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Cooper forms group to make recommendations about I-77 toll project
Governor Roy Cooper has formed a new advisory panel to make recommendations concerning the controversial I-77 toll lane project.
Author: Rad Berky
Published: 11/22/2017 3:07:33 PM
Updated: 6:26 PM EST November 22, 2017
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Governor Roy Cooper has formed a new advisory panel to make recommendations concerning the controversial I-77 toll lane project.
Work on the new toll lanes that many who live in northern Mecklenburg County oppose, continues every day but the newest appointee to the new advisory board, County Commissioner Pat Cotham, says the fight is not over.
"I am an optimist. We don't give up just because they have started," Cotham said.
Commissioner Jim Puckett who represents the north end of the county approached Governor Cooper about forming the advisory board and Cooper gave him the green light.
He says the group will be made up of residents, business people and local officials from cities along the I-77 corridor.
Asked if the group would have any real power to make changes now in the project, Puckett pointed to the 35,000 voters who live in the area and who will be watching.
"It's a very serious voting block in North Mecklenburg and South Iredell. The Governor understands that," Puckett said. "He has a re-election in 2020, so I do think we have the power of the ballot box."
Former Governor Pat McCrory was a strong supporter of the toll project and many political watchers, including Commissioner Cotham, believe that cost him re-election.
"People who in the past voted for Pat McCrory instead switched their vote," Cotham said.
Puckett says the group will meet twice a month starting next month behind closed doors so all can speak freely.
The group hopes to have a recommendation for the Governor to consider in three months.
Puckett admits however that there is little likely hood of doing away with the tolls altogether.
"I think the more likely conclusion would be some type of a managed lane to allow for getting through the congestion and a general purpose lane much like what they are talking about on 485 in south Mecklenburg County," said Pucket.
Puckett said he hopes the members of the panel will all be in place and ready for the first meeting in December.
Gov. McMaster shares priorities for 2022 in State of the State address


ReCycle your BiCycle at the 7th Annual CCE Bike Swap!
BUY A BIKE...Great deals on used bikes for kids and adults!
SELL A BIKE...We'll try to sell your bike for you. If we do, CCE receives 25% of the sale price, which is tax-detuctible.
This is a great affordable way for growing kids to get the next size bike, and a great way for you to make some money on your old bike – or perhaps donate it and free up some garage space. Both adult and kid size bikes accepted – bike trailers too! Donated bikes and 25% commissions are TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
To keep the swap running smoothly, we need help with the intake of donated bikes, bike sales, cashiering, and monitoring the "test track" (no knowledge of bikes necessary for most of these tasks). We also need help from "bike smart" folks to help answer bike questions for shoppers or "bike mechanic smarts" to help tweak donated bikes. You can help on Saturday and/or Sunday, AND bring your student along to help too! Shifts are generally 3 or 4 hours.
If you have ideas, suggestions, questions or can help in any way, please contact Jill Bonner and the Bike Swap Committee at davisbikeswap@gmail.com or (530) 330-4315.
ALL Davis schools can make the Bike Swap a fundraiser for their school!
How? Advertise widely that your school will receive 75% of the sales price of all donated bikes from your school! Just have families bring kids and adult bikes, biking equipment, bike trailers, etc. in good working condition down to the CCE Bike Swap during designated drop off times and note your school name on the paperwork. All donated bikes are tax-deductible! To find out more about how your school can participate in this fundraiser, please contact Jill Bonner at davisbikeswap@gmail.com.


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QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 March 2020
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International Financial Services Centres can provide which of the following services.
Fund-raising services for only individuals and corporations.
Risk management operations such as insurance and reinsurance.
Merger and acquisition activities among trans-national corporations.
Select the correct answer code:
a) 1, 2
b) 1, 3
c) 2, 3
Solution: c)
An IFSC enables bringing back the financial services and transactions that are currently carried out in offshore financial centers by Indian corporate entities and overseas branches / subsidiaries of financial institutions (FIs) to India by offering business and regulatory environment that is comparable to other leading international financial centers in the world like London and Singapore.
It would provide Indian corporates easier access to global financial markets.
What are the services an IFSC can provide?
Fund-raising services for individuals, corporations and governments.
Asset management and global portfolio diversification undertaken by pension funds, insurance companies and mutual funds.
Wealth management.
Global tax management and cross-border tax liability optimization, which provides a business opportunity for financial intermediaries, accountants and law firms.
Global and regional corporate treasury management operations that involve fund-raising, liquidity investment and management and asset-liability matching.
Consider the following statements.
He was associated with the Justice Party and the Self Respect Movement.
He was involved in the Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924.
He launched Dravidar Kazhagam.
He focused on social, cultural and gender inequalities, and his reform agenda questioned matters of faith, gender and tradition.
The above statements refer to
a) Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
b) V. O. chidambaram pillai
c) S. Subramania Iyer
d) C. Rajagopalachari
Solution: a)
Born in 1879, Periyar is remembered for the Self Respect Movement to redeem the identity and self-respect of Tamils. He envisaged a Dravida homeland of Dravida Nadu, and launched a political party, Dravidar Kazhagam (DK).
He associated himself with the Justice Party and the Self Respect Movement.
Periyar's fame spread beyond the Tamil region during the Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924, a mass movement to demand that lower caste persons be given the right to use a public path in front of the famous Vaikom temple.
Periyar took part in the agitation with his wife, and was arrested twice.
In the 1940s, Periyar launched Dravidar Kazhagam, which espoused an independent Dravida Nadu comprising Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada speakers.
As a social reformer, he focused on social, cultural and gender inequalities, and his reform agenda questioned matters of faith, gender and tradition.
He asked people to be rational in their life choices. He argued that women needed to be independent, not mere child-bearers, and insisted that they be allowed an equal share in employment.
Consider the following statements about Green Climate Fund (GCF).
It is established within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol.
It assists developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change.
The GCF is based in Incheon, South Korea.
Which of the above statements is/are correct
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a fund established within the framework of the UNFCCC as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The GCF is based in Incheon, South Korea.
Consider the following statements about Indian Rhinoceros.
In India, rhinos are found in Jaldapara National Park and Garumara National Park.
Only female rhinos have horn.
The rhino is the second largest land animal after Elephant.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Solution: b)
The preferred habitat of an Indian rhinoceros is alluvial flood plains and areas containing tall grasslands along the foothills of the Himalayas. Formerly, extensively distributed in the Gangetic plains, today the species is restricted to small habitats in Indo-Nepal terai and northern West Bengal and Assam. In India, rhinos are mainly found in Kaziranga NP, Pobitara WLS, Orang NP, Manas NP in Assam, Jaldapara NP and Garumara NP in West Bengal and Dudhwa TR in Uttar Pradesh.
The Indian rhino has a single horn, which is present in both sexes. It is the largest of all the Asian rhinos.
The rhino is the fourth largest land animal.
Programme for Capacity Building of Scheduled Tribe Representatives in Local Self Governments focusses on constitutional and legal provisions that protect and promote the rights and welfare of the tribal population.
1000 Springs Initiative aims at improving access to safe and adequate water for the tribal communities living in difficult and inaccessible part of rural areas in the country.
1000 Springs Initiative includes community-led total sanitation initiatives and provision for water for backyard nutrition gardens.
Solution: d)
Programme for Capacity Building of Scheduled Tribe Representatives in Local Self Governments is aimed at empowering tribal PRI representatives by enhancing their decision making capabilities at local government level. Among other issues concerning tribal development, it also focusses on constitutional and legal provisions that protect and promote the rights and welfare of the tribal population. The programme will ensure greater participation of ST PRIs representatives in planning, execution and monitoring of government policies and programmes. Their better participation in the development process would ensure better prioritization of the tribal development agenda. This initiative is aimed at empowering tribal PRI representatives by enhancing their decision making capabilities at local government level. The capacity building programme, among other issues concerning tribal development, will also focus on constitutional and legal provisions that protect and promote the rights and welfare of the tribal population. The programme will ensure greater participation of ST PRIs representatives in planning, execution and monitoring of government policies and programmes.
'1000 Springs Initiative' aims at improving access to safe and adequate water for the tribal communities living in difficult and inaccessible part of rural areas in the country. It is an integrated solution around natural springs. It includes provision of infrastructure for piped water supply for drinking; provision of water for irrigation; community-led total sanitation initiatives; and provision for water for backyard nutrition gardens, generating sustainable livelihood opportunities for the tribal people. He hoped that the learning and suggestions coming out of the consultation will be used for further expansion of the project.
Springs are natural sources of groundwater discharge and have been used extensively in the mountainous regions across the world, including India. However, in the central and eastern Indian belt with more than 75% tribal population, it remains largely unrecognized and under-utilized. The initiative will help in harnessing the potential of perennial springs' water to address natural scarcity of water in tribal areas.
Online portal on GIS-based Spring Atlas has been developed to make these data easily accessible from an online platform. Presently, data of more than 170 springs have been uploaded on the Spring Atlas.
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