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The Christian spectator. New ser. [of The Monthly Christian ..., Volumes 3 à 4
No man is good enough to entitle his character to be taken as an argument against the first principles of morality.
The Evangelical party among the clergy are by no means 'pious enough to have their characters taken as an acquittance from their first obligations of truthfulness ; and I am thankful to say that, for my own part, I have never done them the injury of increasing their arrogance by offering them these religious compliments. A High Churchman's consistency and honesty I can understand, while I vehemently oppose his conclusions. An Evangelical clergyman's honesty is to me a mystery beyond any other in Christendom.
Meantime the best hope of reformation is for the long lines of the Nonconformists to thrust home their bayonets into the consciences of the clergy in this battle of the Lord, and not to flinch from the only words which rightly denote the act of adopting formularies, when their plain sense is denied. Terrible as the charge of falsehood is, it is true; and it is only by pressing it home that Liturgical Revision can be brought about. To invent a fine name for this habit of falsehood, and to term it a 'non-natural sense put upon words through general agreement, or by the authority of precedents,' is just as weak and as wicked as to invent the mild name of kleptomania to excuse shop-lifting in ladies. Thieving is the same thing in a servant girl and in her mistress, and lying is the same thing in a stable-boy and in a clergyman. The only difference is that the one lies for a few shillings, the other for station, authority, and ample preferment; and we may not term this last Pseudomania. The vehement action of conscience among those clergymen would soon generate that which they have not at present, political power to enforce their views. And when Liturgical Revision begins, some other alterations in the Church of England will begin also. The Prayer book is the keystone of the arch that bridges the stream of English life, and when that stone is taken out for repairs, the coffer dams and the centering will be employed for examining the piers and the foundation,
I will close this letter with the testimony of the straightforward, stiff-necked, Bishop of Exeter, as to the meaning of the Baptismal service. He says, ' If infants be not born again of the Spirit of God in baptism, the Church, which affirms that they are, teaches superstition of the grossest kind, AND ALSO TEACHES A LIE, BOTIL TO AND OF THE HOLY GHOST. But if baptized infants be so born again, those ministers who teach the contrary, not only are FALSE TO THE MOST SOLEMN vows, but teach as God's Word what is manifestly sacriligous and blasphemous.' I am, my dear Ğunningson, yours truly,
JOSEPH MANTON.
DOROTHY TRUDEL, OF MENNEDORF.
A remarkable cause has lately been tried in the Court of Cassation of the cantou of Zurich. Malle. Dorothy Trudel, of the village of Mænnedorf, has several times been brought before the magistrates of the canton of Zurich for "the illegal exercise of the art of healing." In the month of August, 1857, Malle. Trudel was summoned to dismiss all her patients, and was ordered to cease from following this vocation ; she was fined 60 francs by the prefect of the district for neglecting to comply with this injunction. The charge was repeated in the month of March last, and again she was condemned to a fine-this time of 150 francs. But Mdlle. Trudel appealed from this decision, and the tribunal of the district of Meilen confirmed the award of the prefect. In consequence of this judgment, Malle. Trudel carried the case before the Supreme Court of the canton of Zurich, who have reversed the decision and acquitted her fully.
The result of this strange process has been that, for several years past, Mdlle. Trudel has superintended, at Mænnedorf, an "institution of prayers." In this asylum-half hospital, half chapel-(moitié maison de santé, moitié oratoire), she has every year received many hundreds of people suffering under all kinds of diseases, and the greater number of them have gone out cured, though she employed only the resources of a pharmacy, unconnected with that of the doctors of the faculty, allopathic or homøopathic. She healed, indeed, solely by the apostolic means,-prayer, the laying on of hands, and anointing with oil. Day and night Malle. Trudel was always ready to pray with her guests, among whom were found men of all religious professions, and of almost all the cantons of Switzerland, of Wurtemburg, of Baden, of Bavaria, and even from France and Prussia. Her vast establishment was almost constantly filled with those who came to employ her succour, and often her crowded chambers and the throng which besieged her door presented an affecting sight. By the witnesses for the prosecution themselves it was proved that, thanks to this single agency exercised upon the faith and imagination of the patients, a great number of them were cured, and testified in their several homes the most lively gratitude and respect for their benefactress. In many places the people looked upon her as a saint, and were convinced that she worked miracles. Men of the clearest intellect, occupying the most exalted ranks both in science and in the Church, after visiting her asylum at Mænnedorf, and observing attentively that which occurred there, expressed a highly favourable opinion in respect to Malle. Trudel,
which could not be charged as the effect of superstition, as the popular admiration might reasonably have been. Among these may be numbered Bishop Kapf, of Stuttgard ; De Marriot, of Basle; Professor Tholuck, of Halle; and Monnard, of Bonn; and many others. We can render full justice, with these eminent men, to the self-denial and to the efforts that Mdlle. Trudel makes to implant religious convictions in the minds of her patients, and to lead thus, by restoring to them that composure which they have lost, to the physical cure which is the only object of their anxiety in coming to Mennedorf.
It is not denied that patients have left Mdlle. Trudel uncured. In allowing this, we only admit that she has not discovered, more than the gentlemen of the faculty, a universal remedy; but numerous declarations of practising physicians will not permit a doubt on the fact of the cures obtained.
As to the judgment of the Court of Zurich, whatever may be the opinion formed of Malle. Trudel and of the efficacy of her prayers
, of her anointings and her imposition of hands, it appears to us that judicial processes and the intervention of prefects and gendarmes are not the right means to dissipate facts which definitively rest on a religious conviction. On such subjects, an appearance of persecution only increases the energy of the popular feeling. It would, besides, be difficult to interdict prayer by the side of the bed of a sick patient, as a violation of the laws which make the art of healing a privilege guaranteed by the state, or at the very least this part (ce role) played by a state, in which Christianity is freely professed, would be too strange not to excite the instinctive reprobation of the public conscience. In the asylum of Mænnedorf there is no pecuniary speculation to invite the intervention of the police laws. Malle. Trudel seeks no worldly gain in this remarkable hospital. She only obeys a kind of religious mission : all the witnesses testify to the fuct that she receives the poor (absolutement gratuitment) without the smallest payment, and that she only accepts from persons in moderate or comfortable circumstances the moderate sum of from four to ten francs (3s. 4d. to 8s. 4d. per week.)
We have given above a summary of the facts of the case as they were reported by a political journal which was entirely neuter on the question. They fully agree with the recital of our correspondent, and lend an unexpected confirmation of his testimony. He writes :
You have expressed a desire to have some account of a visit I paid to Mdlle. Trudel at Monnedorf. I send it to you with so much more pleasure, as it may help you to form a just idea of the person of whom so much is spoken, and of whom such opposite judgments are formed. I went there without being sick either in body or mind, and with the full intention to see with my own
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eyes, and to allow nothing to bias my judgment; therefore, I wils describe to you only that which I have myself seen.
I reached Mdlle. Trudel's, at Mænnedorf, about nine o'clock in the morning, where, perceiving that a meeting was being held, I waited with others at the door of the hall; the windows were all open, and the forms filled with patients—lame children, ladies dressed in silk, men with crutches, women knitting, blind of both
Not a word from the person who conducted the meeting escaped me; it was a female voice, in a dialect half Zurich, halt good German. I could not suppress a singular impression in hearing a woman speak in public to 150 or 200 auditors, for I had not time to determine if this was suitable or not, for the manner in which Malle. Trudel explained and applied the word of God was so remarkable, so suitable, so profound, and went so direct to the heart, that my spirit was captivated. Those who surrounded me had contentment and happiness sparkling in every countenance. All knelt at the offering up of prayer; it was the most fervent, at the same time the most simple, prayer; not a word that every other child of God might not also have offered, but that which did good was that intimacy with the Lord, that assurance of being accepted (exaucé), and that heart so full of compassion and of love. I said to myself
, this is the faith wbich renders present the things which one hopes for, and is a demonstration of things which are unseen.'
After the meeting, several persons passed round the pulpit, with open Bibles in their hands, to ask for passages to meditate upon. Malle. Trudel drew them by lot; each one read his aloud, and she added some affectionate words. In order to introduce myself, I also asked for one. She invited me to spend the morning with her, and took me by the hand. I expected that we should be alone, but two ladies had already taken their places, to write letters that Mdlle. Trudel dictated to them almost word by word, still continuing the conversation with me. A mother brought a baby, and laid it upon the table, for the mother (so they generally called her) to lay her hand upon its shrivelled thigh. A girl came also to sit before her, that she might lay the other hand on her bad knees. The postman brought her half-a-dozen letters that I opened and held before her eyes; she read them, communicating to us some passages. Many persons entered, some to ask advice, others to bring her friendly messages, to communicate to her some news, to speak to her of the house arrangements. All this while she dictated the letters, and imposed the two hands, certainly. I said to myself, she is a disciple of Him who was meek and lowly in heart.
The bell rang for dinner, which was served in three rooms, for the number of guests amounted to a hundred. Some youngladies
waited at table ; in general, all the service of the house, and even of the kitchen, is done voluntarily. After the mother had asked a blessing, it was still she who kept up the conversation, still bolding her left hand imposed on the swelled cheek of a lady by the side of her. At two o'clock, the second meeting was held, which she requested me to conduct. At five, a prayer meeting; at eight, a fourth meeting for edification. The chapter for meditation in the morning is that of the words of the day of the Moravian brethren; the evening is that of the text of the brethren ; for the meeting at two o'clock, the portion for meditation is drawn by lot, after sing. ing and prayer. I have rarely seen, as at Mænnedorf, the two qualities of a good meditation united: the reflections are excellent, and they completely exhaust the contents of the chapter. You would be much mistaken by supposing that the auditory is ever tired of edifying itself ; for between the meetings I heard songs of praise echo from one of the chambers ; in another there were prayers; in the great common hall groups read the Bible. Very often, late in the evening, when one might reasonably believe the mother harassed with the fatigues of the day, she pours out her soul in prolonged prayers with those around her.
The next day at breakfast, I learned that Malle. Trudel had been called to a sick person of the village, at two o'clock in the night, and that she remained with him some hours. This happens frequently; often also she gives up her bed to patients. Her sister Catherine, a Martha in the good sense of the word, knows no other pleasure than to look after the house, the fields, and gardens, to employ all her time, and all her activity, for the good of her guests, contenting herself-she, the proprietress-with a small bed on the garret floor. One may learn from the example of these two sisters what it is to bear one another's burdens, but they appear to carry alone the burdens of all and every one. Everybody appears so cheerful; many are even radiant with joy and happiness. Imagine the kitchen, too narrow for a small household, where, however, they prepare three or four meals for three tables; well! the girls who do the work there~ I have more than once noticed are content and joyful, while almost sinking with fatigue. It is one of the blessed fruits that many persons have carried away from this house a more complete self-forgetfulness, a more entire renouncement of her own ease and pleasure, and from henceforth the need to seek her happiness and the element of her life in devoting herself, body and soul, to the service of her neighbour.
The next day, while Malle. Trudel spoke at her morning meeting, she held her hands imposed on the patients placed beside her. One was completely deaf; at the close she applied her watch to her ear and the patient heard it tick. I remarked among the audience a young girl, whose expression, as the meeting finished, became more
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Tour 2012: A Glimpse Of The Future
December 25, 2018 July 23, 2012 by Kraig Becker
The 2012 Tour de France came to and end over the weekend, much to the dismay of cycling fans everywhere. We now begin the very long wait until next year's race, which should be quite the celebration considering it'll be the 100th Tour.
As expected, Bradley Wiggins rode into Paris in the Yellow Jersey and claimed his first Tour win. His dominance in the individual time trials, and the dominance of Team Sky out on the road made this year's race a bit less dramatic than prior years, but it was a great win for an excellent cyclists. He was joined on the podium by teammate Chris Froome and Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali, who finished second and third respectively.
All of the other jerseys were wrapped up heading into Paris as well. Peter Sagan dominated the Green Jersey competition as the race's top sprinter, finishing 141 points ahead of his nearest rival. Thomas Voeckler earned the Polka Dot Jersey of the King of the Mountains which was much deserved following his performance in the Pyrenees, and American Tejay Van Garderen won the White Jersey as the Tour's best rider under the age of 25. Team Radioshack took home the top honors in the team competition as well.
For me, the best part of this year's Tour was seeing all of the great young talent start to emerge. Van Garderen finished fifth overall and looks like he could be a real contender down the line. He's just 23 years of age but looks to be the next great American rider. Froome is 27 and rode very strong throughout the three weeks. His second place finish definitely served notice that he'll be a force to contend with in the future as well.
But these two GC contenders weren't the only impressive young riders. Sagan looked fantastic throughout the race and seems to have the skills to become a possible contender as well. He is currently focused on sprinting but could easily develop into an all-around threat should he decide to go that route. This was his first Tour ever and he is just 22 years of age.
The French have a lot to look forward to as well as they appear to have a lot of young talent which could possibly deliver a long awaited win for them too. 25-year old Pierre Roland finished 8th in the GC and picked up a stage win. He looks like a strong rider for the future as does Thibaut Pinot who flashed his speed on more than one occasion. Pinot, who is just 22 years old, finished tenth overall.
These young riders are definitely the faces of the future and I expect at least one or two of them will win the Tour or most certainly be in contention. The future of the race looks like a good one and I think the changing of the guard could come sooner than expected.
Only 342 more days until the Tour de France 2013. Vive Le Tour!
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How to Shine Like a Supermodel
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By Janetta Mackay | Thursday May 18, 2017
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Rose-Marie Swift is off to Miranda Kerr's wedding on May 27. The makeup artist is excited to be attending as a guest, rather than in her professional capacity as first planned.
With her own busy schedule promoting her cult favourite RMS Beauty brand — including on a trip to Auckland last week — the pair realised Rose-Marie would be stepping straight off a plane to get to the wedding. So they agreed it would be more fun for her to head to the ceremony without her brushes.
This consideration reflects the close friendships Rose-Marie has forged with some of the biggest names in the fashion and beauty world. In a career spanning 35 years, her signature style of crafting enviably glowing skin has been seen on famous faces in top magazines and on the red carpet. These range from Sofia Coppola to Zoe Saldana, Milla Jovovich and Tilda Swinton to Cindy Sherman and Paloma Picasso.
Rose-Marie has worked regularly with supermodel Gisele Bundchen since she was a 15-year-old newbie in the United States. As with Miranda, she has helped shape the Brazilian's look.
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The key to why top models regard Rose-Marie as both a confidante and makeup artist is based on trust. Not only does she make them look great, over time she has acted as a surrogate mother to some.
"These girls are young when they start ... somebody has to make them feel good." She dispenses advice not just on beauty care but on healthy eating, about which she is passionate. This extends to bringing them homemade organic salads on set.
Gisele is a firm favourite with Rose-Marie: "Gisele is super-evolved and connected. She really cares about mankind and the environment and she's doing something about it."
For many young models, Rose-Marie observes, these commitments are little more than skin deep. Health issues made the Canadian-born, New York-resident makeup artist take stock of her own career a few years back.
Testing showed she had high toxicity in her blood and she was shocked to be asked: "Do you work in the cosmetics industry?"
She was told it was not uncommon for people who did to return results indicating high levels of heavy metals and chemicals.
Rose-Marie set out to eliminate "nasties' from her kit and then to make her own "clean" products. She wanted them to be glamorous and easy to use, not just green. "I'm very competitive, I thought I could make better than what was out there."
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Many green products weren't actually all that green, or as a makeup artist she found their colours and textures "all wrong".
Her RMS Beauty range of organic colour cosmetics soon developed an influential following. The Living Luminizer is her star item, along with a face oil.
For American Vogue's 120th birthday, Rose-Marie was asked to make a special lipstick called Vogue Rose in a muted colour she describes as "corally brownie pink." More vivid palettes are in the pipeline.
RMS cheek, eye and lip pots are all made with a mix of plant-based oils and mineral colour. By avoiding water in the formulas, the risk of bacteria growth is dealt to, allowing the elimination of emulsifiers and pesky preservatives.
Incorporating healing ingredients adds a dual skincare purpose to products. Fragrance, including essential oils, are not added.
Rose-Marie has become an advocate in educating women about personal care products. She cites her own background growing up with a vegetable garden and appreciating raw food as big influences in her approach to both lifestyle and the brand she began eight years ago. To share her views, she has set up a website called Beauty Truth (beautytruth.com).
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The one beauty look that will never date is glowing skin, says Rose-Marie. "It's like having shining hair." It's youthful, sensual and healthy looking for all ages.
Social media shots often show well-lit women wearing multiple layers of makeup. Although this can work on screen, in real-life the effect on skin is to create a drying look. "If you've got beautiful glowing skin you look gorgeous," says Rose-Marie. Here's how:
1. Use a face oil to hydrate skin and then apply a little foundation as needed to the T-zone area.
2. Dab RMS Beauty Living Luminizer on the round of the cheekbone (not too high). Make your start point on the bone directly below the outer corner of the eye and pat upward with fingers which help warm the product to better meld into skin.
3. Add Luminizer to the inner corner of the eye, with fingers or a fine firm brush.
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6. Add to the centre of the eyelid.
Expert advice: Avoid highlighters that are excessively glittery. You need a quality product with finely milled minerals such as mica to illuminate convincingly, says Rose-Marie. If you don't have one, then a quick cheat is to try a little natural lip or multi-purpose skin balm.
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AI Ethics And The Geopolitical Wrestling Match Over Who Will Win The Race To Attain True AI
Artificial intelligence plays a role in billions of people's lives. Sometimes unnoticed but often with profound consequences, it transforms our societies and challenges what it means to be human.
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AI can help millions of children complete secondary school, and provide an additional 3.3 million jobs
AI-driven growth will most likely be exceedingly uneven.
AI has the potential to be a strong tool in addressing climate change and environmental challenges.
The world is in a frenzy.
The winner, according to geopolitical forces, will get all the bacon.
What race is being fought for and pursued with zeal?
It's an AI race.
AI can help millions of children complete secondary school, provide an additional 3.3 million jobs, and, most importantly, assist us in combating the spread and aftermath of the COVID-19 epidemic. Along with numerous benefits, new technologies also bring with them hazards and issues resulting from malevolent use of technology or widening inequities and divisions.
5 Things You Should Know About AI
AI has demonstrated its worth in dealing with the COVID-19 epidemic.
Through digital channels, it helps to mitigate the economic impact of the crisis. It also assists researchers in crunching massive volumes of data in the quest to develop a vaccine or therapy. AI has contributed to the virus's containment via test, track, and trace technologies. However, when people give access to their data, the use of AI during this epidemic has revived issues about privacy, data protection, and the use of data for purposes other than virus surveillance.
AI is anticipated to bring roughly $4 trillion in value by 2022. Economic advantages are predicted to be greatest in China and North America by 2030, accounting for 70% of AI's worldwide economic effect. AI has a "winner gets it all" dynamic that must be regulated: concentration of AI in the hands of a few high-income countries would almost certainly leave underdeveloped countries far behind. The latter will profit little or nothing from AI technology and will have no ownership of such technologies.
AI leads to the expansion of existing gender disparities.
Women make up just 22% of all AI professionals. Gender prejudices and stereotypes are perpetuated in AI technologies since women are underrepresented in the sector. It's no surprise that virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana are "female" by default. Their servility and, at times, submissiveness are examples of how AI can (and will continue to) promote and perpetuate gender prejudice in our communities.
Climate change consequences are worsening as the earth continues to warm. AI-powered models, for example, might assist to enhance ecosystem management and habitat restoration, which are critical to slowing the loss of fish and animal populations. Nonetheless, data extraction uses approximately 10% of global energy. As a result, it is also critical to address AI's high energy consumption and the resulting impact on carbon emissions.
AI cannot be a lawless zone.
AI is already in our life, controlling our decisions, often in detrimental ways. There are several legal voids in the sector that must be rectified quickly. The first stage is to agree on which principles should be established and which regulations should be enforced. There are several frameworks and rules, but they are applied unevenly and none are genuinely universal. Because AI is global, we require a worldwide mechanism to control it.
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Recommendation
The Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence was endorsed by UNESCO's General Conference at its 41st session on November 24, 2021. Following the resolution of its General Conference at its 40th session in November 2019, UNESCO started on a two-year process to develop this first global standard-setting instrument on the ethics of artificial intelligence in the form of a Recommendation.
The focus in 2020 was on producing the draught language for the Recommendation with the help of an Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG). This phase featured interdisciplinary and inclusive consultations with a wide variety of stakeholders. These extensive conversations were critical in ensuring that the wording was as inclusive as possible.
The focus was on an international process and talks on the draught language to develop a final version of the Recommendation for probable approval by UNESCO's General Conference at its 41st session at the end of 2021.
UNESCO's work on the Recommendation builds on the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology's preliminary research on the ethics of artificial intelligence (COMEST). This study stresses that no global tool presently exists to guide the development and implementation of AI in a human-centered manner.
UNESCO wishes to thank all of the partners who contributed to and supported the development of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
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By: Adam Haupt, Director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies, UCT, published originally in www.theconversation.com
It's been in existence since the 1500s but the Kaaps language, synonymous with Cape Town in South Africa, has never had a dictionary until now. The Trilingual Dictionary
of Kaaps has been launched by a collective of academic and community stakeholders – the Centre for Multilingualism and Diversities Research at the University of the Western Cape, along with the hip hop-driven community NGO Heal the Hood Project. The dictionary, in Kaaps, English and Afrikaans, holds the promise of being a powerful democratic resource.
Adam Haupt, director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, is involved in the project and tells us more.
WHAT IS KAAPS AND WHO USES THE LANGUAGE?
Kaaps or Afrikaaps is a language created in settler-colonial South Africa, developed by the 1500s. It took shape as a language during encounters between indigenous African (Khoi
and San), South-East Asian, Dutch, Portuguese and English people. It could be argued that Kaaps pre-dates the emergence of an early form of Kaaps-Hollands (the South African variety of Dutch that would help shape Afrikaans). Traders and sailors would have passed through this
region well before formal colonisation commenced. Also consider migration and movement on the African continent itself. Every intercultural engagement would have created an opportunity for linguistic exchange and the negotiation of new meaning.
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Actress Caroline Cellier, popular supporting role in French cinema, died at the age of 75
Actress Caroline Cellier died at the age of 75, her son Nicolas Poiret announced on social media. She died Tuesday, December 15 following a long illness, we learned from those around her.
Second popular role, Caroline Cellier, equally at home in drama and comedy, has been directed by the greatest directors. She had turned in about thirty films, 14 TV films and television plays and played in about twenty plays in the theater. She received the Gérard-Philipe Prize in 1965 and the Suzanne-Bianchetti Prize in 1967 for Croque-Monsieur and Du Vent in the branches of sassafras. César Award for Best Supporting Actress for Year of the Jellyfish in 1985, she had been appointed to Molières for A streetcar named desire in 1999.
Caroline Cellier, whose real name is Monique Cellier, was born on August 7, 1945 in Montpellier. Daughter of a mechanic, she developed a passion for theater and cinema at a very young age and entered the Cours Simon in Paris at the age of 18. She began on the boards the same year, in 1963 and the following year, she turned in TV movies The Tamed Shrew and A girl in the mountain with Jacques Higelin.
In 1965, she played in her first film, The customer's head by Jacques Poitrenaud, with Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche and Jean Poiret who becomes his companion. They have a son, Nicolas Poiret, screenwriter and playwright, born in 1978, and married in 1989.
Caroline Cellier toured with Claude Lelouch (Life, love, death, Marriage, 1969), with Claude Chabrol (Let the beast die, 1969), Edouard Molinaro (The sweetest confessions, 1972, The Bully, 1973). In 1982 she was the wife of Patrick Dewaere in Thousand billion dollars by Henri Verneuil. In the 1980s she was addicted to gambling in Poker by Catherine Corsini, prostitute in The Counter-alley Isabel Sebastian, crook in Wind of panic by Bernard Stora. In 1992, Jean Poiret had her play in Zebra, adaptation of the book by Alexandre Jardin. Then she stars in comedies like Didier Alain Chabat, or Pleasure (and his little worries) by Nicolas Boukhrief.
In the 2000s, she is still on screen with various works such as comedy Jean Philippe by Laurent Tuel (2006), the choral film Fragile (s) by Martin Valente (2007) or the female road movie Thelma, Louise and Chantal (2010) by Benoît Pétré.
"I am full of women at the same time. My roles make me advance as well in my job as in what I am …", had entrusted in 2010 to Figaro the actress, always intense and magnetic on the screen.
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MOST welcomed a new class of 13 Americorps VISTA volunteers in Fall 2016.
Join Ayesha - Johns Hopkins University Community Impact Intern - as she describes firsthand the impact of SummerREADS.
A dispatch from Moses Wamalwa: SummerREADS Counselor at Westport Academy.
Why is it that the squeaky wheel gets the grease? Is it because it's loud, annoying, and might fall off? Is it that same squeaky wheel that appears in messages about those terrible youth? Isn't it time to trump that bad breaking news with a new headline about the successes happening deep down in communities all across the United States?
Bringing 3D printing technology to the afterschool space.
MOST welcomed a new class of 15 Americorps VISTA volunteers in Fall 2015.
This year, MOST's STEMbassadors are participating in hands-on training at the Digital Harbor Foundation in 3D printing, electronics, and making. Read about the experience firsthand from one of our STEMbassadors!
Anne Otih, the Youth Healthy Habits VISTA, talk about how her passion for health is helping individuals in Aberdeen take charge of their well-being.
One of our STEM VISTAs, Sarah Brandt, shares her journey from teaching to finding and succeeding in the AmeriCorps VISTA program.
Learn more about the first annual Maryland STEM Festival and how MOST is involved with it's creation and development!
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Jackie Cast, a MOST VISTA serving at the Greater Baltimore Urban League, shares her experience as a resource developer, and how she's grown throughout the past few months.
On Friday, March 27th, Agilex opened their doors to eight Technovation Maryland teams to show them what it is like to be an App developer who works for the federal government!
MOST was lucky enough to have three new VISTAs join our team. Read on to learn more about them.
Congratulations to three Maryland Out of School Time Network VISTAs for completing a year of service! Stephanie Alphee, STEM VISTA at University of Maryland Extension 4-H Western Maryland and Carrie Finkelstein, Communications and Engagement Specialist at the Campaign for Grade Level Reading both close their service at the end of February, and Alison Howland is continuing her second year as the Hunger Strategies VISTA at the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger.
Our Healthy Behaviors VISTA, Jessica Conjour, details what it's been like to serve and spread awareness about making healthier life choices.
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Domingo Santa María González (ur. 14 sierpnia 1825 w Santiago, zm. 18 lipca 1889 tamże) – chilijski prawnik, polityk i pisarz, prezydent kraju w latach 1881–1886.

Był synem Luisa Santa María i Any Josefy González Morandé. Ukończył Instytut Narodowy w Santiago i studia prawnicze na Uniwersytecie Chile w Santiago, uzyskując w 1847 roku uprawnienia adwokackie. W tym samym roku został intendentem Colchagui. Stał się wówczas przeciwnikiem prezydenta Manuela Montt Torresa. Jako uczestnik rewolucji w 1851 i 1859 roku musiał wyemigrować do Europy, skąd powrócił w 1862 roku dzięki amnestii ogłoszonej przez prezydenta José Joaquina Pereza. Rozpoczął wówczas karierę w sądownictwie, dochodząc do stanowiska ministra sądu apelacyjnego. Był deputowanym w latach 1858-1876 oraz senatorem od 1879 roku.

Podczas wojny o saletrę razem z Benjaminem Vicuñą Mackenną zaczął atakować sposób prowadzenia wojny przez ministra Rafaela Satomayora Baezę. Wobec groźby destabilizacji armii prezydent Aníbal Pinto zaproponował mu uczestnictwo w rządzie. Przyjął złożoną ofertę, zostając ministrem spraw zagranicznych – wsławił się wówczas zapewnieniem neutralności Argentyny dzięki traktatowi przewidującemu cesję na jej rzecz wschodniej części Patagonii. Po kilku miesiącach został przeniesiony na stanowisko ministra spraw wewnętrznych, które złożył rok później.

W 1881 roku wystartował w wyborach prezydenckich, które wygrał zdobywając 225 spośród 305 głosów elektorskich. Jako prezydent kontynuował wojnę saletrzaną doprowadzając do jej zwycięskiego końca (1884). W polityce wewnętrznej kraju większość swych sił skierował przeciw chilijskiemu Kościołowi katolickiemu, doprowadzając do uchwalenia tzw. ustaw laickich (1885/86). Za jego rządów wojska chilijskie ostatecznie podbiły Araukanię, włączając ją do terytorium Chile, stworzono pierwsze połączenie telefoniczne pomiędzy Santiago a Concepción oraz wprowadzono oświetlenie elektryczne. Ciemną stroną jego rządów były natomiast fałszerstwa wyborcze.

Odchodząc z urzędu umożliwił wybór na swego następcę dawnego podwładnego i współpracownika José Manuela Balmacedy.

Po odejściu z urzędu prezydenta pełnił funkcję przewodniczącego Senatu. Zmarł na atak serca 16 lipca 1889 roku.

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Southern Maine Children's Chorus, auditions, 5-7 p.m., open to children 12 and under, Corthell Hall, USM Gorham, FMI usm.maine.edu/music.
Kristine Bertini lecture on " Strength for the Sandwich Generation," 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, FMI 871-1700.
Book Discussion of "Cleopatra," 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath, 443-5141.
"Conversations with Edd Bonney," now available for sale at Freeport Public Library, 10 Liberty Dr., Freeport, freeportpubliclibrary.com.
"How to Start a Revolution," 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland, FMI 828-5600.
Artwork by Patricia L. Ritzo, through Dec. 30, Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth, FMI 577-3874.
Addison Woolley Gallery, "Vanishing Acts" and "My Chicago," through Dec. 22; 132 Washington Ave., corner of Fox St., Portland, 450-8499, addisonwoolley.com.
Cygnet Gallery, "Figurative Show," with Dewitt Hardy, Janet Manyan, Tim Gaydos, George and Dadee Burk, Pat Hardy, Hara Harding, Janet Ledoux, Elizabeth Kelley and M.L. Norton and more, 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925.
Dobra Tea, "Slow Reveal: works in Encaustic and Collage" by Suzanne Gannon and Chris Reed, through mid-January, 151 Middle St., Portland, FMI 210-6566.
Elizabeth Moss Gallery, "Something Blue," through Jan. 10, 2012; 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 781-2620, elizabethmossgalleries.com.
"Emergence: The History and Restoration of Etz Chaim Synagogue," photo essay by Tama Silverstein Louden, through Dec. 16, Great Reading Room, 7th Floor, Glickman Family Library, USM, 314 Forest Ave., Portland.
Greenhut Galleries, "Peace 2011" 5-7 p.m., through Dec. 31; 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693.
The Green Hand Bookshop, "In the Forest by the Sea," through Jan. 2012, The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland, FMI 253-6808. 661 Congress St., Portland, 450-6695.
Maine College of Art, "A Perpetual Present:" 2011 MECA Faculty Selects Exhibition through Dec. 23, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu.
Portland Public Library, AIGA Maine annual exhibit, "Good Design is Good Business: The Elements of Branding," through Dec. 30; "Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History," through Jan. 3, Lewis Gallery, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700.
Richard Boyd Pottery Art Gallery, "Group Exhibit" featuring works by Jeanne O'Toole, Jay LaBrie, Kieth Weiskamp, Rick Boyd and Pamela Williamson, through Dec. 31, 5 Epps St., Peaks Island, 712-1097, richardboydpottery.com.
Rose Contemporary, "Enter Night" on exhibit through Dec. 31, 492 Congress St., Portland, 780-0700, rosecontemporary.com.
The Royal Bean Cafe, The Artisans Collective mixed media show & sale, on exhibit through Dec. 15, Main St., Yarmouth, 829-5082.
Susan Maasch Fine Art, "Two From the Biennial: Clint Fulkerson and Jon Edwards," and solo exhibition by Kate Russo, "New Paintings," 567 Congress St., Portland, 699-2955 or susanmaaschfineart.com.
Thos. Moser Freeport Showroom, "Celebrate Women Artists in Maine," featuring Jill Hoy and Anne Ireland, 20+ artists, Thos. Moser fall art show, 149 Main St., Freeport, 865-4519.
317 Main Street, Michele Caron, through Jan. 13, 2012; 317 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6264.
"Deck the Halls" holiday tours of Victoria Mansion, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily except for Christmas Day and New Years Day, FMI and prices victoriamansion.org.
Maine Historical Society Museum, "Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine," and "Images of the Longfellow Garden," current exhibits, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12-5 p.m. Sun.; 11 a.m.-12 p.m. children's hour Monday and Wednesday; $8 adult, $3 child, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.org.
Skyline Farm Carriage and Sleigh Museum, by appointment, free/donations accepted, 95 The Lane, Yarmouth, skylinefarm.org, 793-8569.
Glen Jones with Arborea and Sara Cox, 7:30 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $12 advance/$15 door, FMI 761-1757.
Hoboe, 9:30 p.m., Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge, 29 Preble St., Portland, 21+, $5 advance/$7 door, FMI 252-7378.
Music and Muffins: Malachi Graham, 10:30 a.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland, FMI 829-2215.
Christmas Winds, 3 p.m., Haraseeket Grange Hall, 13 Elm St., Freeport, donation to Freeport Food Pantry, FMI 865-4747.
Holiday Christmas Music, 1-3 p.m., Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High St., Portland, FMI 775-5411.
Hudson Branch and Andy Mills, 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland, $5 suggested donation, FMI 828-5600.
The Christmas Bride, runs through Dec. 21, Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, FMI and showtimes visit lucidstage.com.
Home for the Holidays Cabaret, 7:30 p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, $8, FMI 899-3993.
Book Discussion "The New Frugality: How to consume less, save more, and live better," 5:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, FMI 725-5242.
Pam Burr Smith book signing and reading, 4 p.m., Gulf of Maine Books, 1344 Maine St., Brunswick.
Bayview Gallery, "Her Mark," 58 Maine St., Brunswick, 729-5500, Patricia Boissevain, 729-5500, bayviewwgallery.com.
Castlebay Yuletide Concert, 8 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, $10, FMI 729-8515.
Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church holiday concert, 7 p.m., 84 Main St., Topsham, FMI 729-3193.
Bethlehem Inn Christmas Pageant and Brunch, 10:15 a.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave., FMI 443-4707.
"On the Way Home" is just one of the brightly colored paintings of Falmouth artist Patricia L. Ritzo that will be on display through Dec. 30 at the Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. For more information, call 577-3874.


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THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair
Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto, Vice Chair
Rep. Tom Brower
Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi
Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen
Rep. Justin H. Woodson
Rep. Mark J. Hashem
Rep. Val Okimoto
11:00a.m.
415 South Beretania Street
A G E N D A
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
Prohibits the operation of a helicopter for commercial purposes without a valid instrument rating from the Federal Aviation Administration. Subject both a violating individual and an individual's employer to penalties.
TRN, JUD
RELATING TO AN UNDERWATER TUNNEL AND SUPPORTING ROADWAYS TO PROVIDE A MORE DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN EWA AND DOWNTOWN HONOLULU.
Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of a private-public partnership to design, build, and operate an underwater tunnel for vehicle traffic to provide a more direct connection between Ewa and downtown Honolulu along with the expansion of roadways as necessary to maximize use of the tunnel. Authorizes general obligation bonds. Appropriates funds.
TRN, FIN
RELATING TO THE PM ZIPPER LANE.
Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study that reevaluates the costs and feasibility of constructing a zipper lane along the H-1 freeway in the westbound direction for use during the afternoon hours.
RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
Requires the Department of Transportation in collaboration with other public agencies, to research and develop methods to reduce traffic congestion and motor vehicle fuel emissions in the State.
The following measure(s) were previously heard on 2/5/20 10:15am. No public testimony will be accepted.
RELATING TO THE IGNITION INTERLOCK PROGRAM.
Requires that an ignition interlock device not have recorded a negative report for ninety consecutive days before it can be removed.
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony should indicate:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 10 copies (including an original) to Room 332 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-9499 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 20MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6520 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino


I read this dramatic memoir a while back. Out of the MF Books/Jacana stable, it is a searing transcontinental, cross-racial memoir with a series of grim and bizarre twists that, true to life writing, is way stranger than fiction.
It kicks off with little Karoline being born, in 1980, under apartheid's twisted Immorality Act. Under that legislation, both Karoline's white mother and black father could have been arrested and imprisoned –and the child taken into care.
In a further twist, Karoline's biological mother, who doesn't come out of this tale too well, is already engaged to a white South African who is today a well-known wine farmer. This, in and of itself, as a bit of a wine fundi, got my mind whirring.
But there's more. Karoline's mother goes ahead with her pregnancy, which could, after all, be her fiancé's.
So they wait and see. Karoline is born; she seems fairly pale, as is sometimes the case with mixed-race babies, but as the weeks pass, she darkens – as do the marital clouds.
What happens next leads us to the title – and I won't tell you more (plenty of spoilers above), except to say that she comes back to life in suburban South-East England, riding ponies – as you did in the 99% white middle-class Home Counties of the time. However, increasingly Sara-Jayne (as she is now called) struggles with her identity, with consequences that threaten her emotional, physical and spiritual health.
The bizzarreness – and tragedy – do not stop there… and includes the rocky path she treads to reconciliation with some of her biological family; but you will have to buy the book to find out about that. And it's very much worth the cover price to do so.
Her journey encompasses family tragedy, alienation, self-harm, addiction and time spent in rehab clinics so is, to clobber a cliché, a cracking good read. And it more than delivers on the questioning promise of its eye-catching cover.
What happens when the baby they buried comes back to life? Trust me: it's one helluva rollercoaster ride finding out.


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        <string>IL</string>
        <key>cityText</key>
        <string>here is the text view description for the third item.</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>city</key>
        <string>Sandiago</string>
        <key>state</key>
        <string>CA</string>
        <key>cityText</key>
        <string>Here is another city from california</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>city</key>
        <string>Talahasy</string>
        <key>state</key>
        <string>FL</string>
        <key>cityText</key>
        <string>Talahasy is the capital of the florida state.</string>
    </dict>
    <dict>
        <key>city</key>
        <string>Boise</string>
        <key>state</key>
        <string>Idaho</string>
        <key>cityText</key>
        <string>boise is the capital of idaho and i have no idea where that is.</string>
    </dict>
</array>
</plist>

I didn't able to figure out the problem. So, my question is what is the problem in my code ? How can I show the data from plist file ? I browsed the previous question's in stackoverflow but that didn't helped me.

A: Your tableview needs at least one section-
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
    {

    // Return the number of sections.
    return 1;// make this 1
}

also try using objectForKey instead like this (although its automatically invoked if key doesn't start with @ according to documentation) and type cast to be sure.
cell.textLabel.text = (NSString*)[[self.content objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:@"city"];
cell.detailTextLabel.text = (NSString*)[[self.content objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:@"state"];

If you are still getting nothing then it would be worth checking that content actually contains the plist data. In your -(NSArray *)content method, before you return it may be worth logging the count of _content. Also confirm that self.content = _content

A: I think the problem is here, you should return 1 or any number you want except 0:
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{

    // Return the number of sections.
    return 0;
}

A: @interface ViewController:UIViewController <UITableViewDelegate, UITableDataSource>

just see your plist you are inside of array you can use dictionary. so implement like below code it help you
- (void)viewDidLoad {

    tableView.delegate = self;
    tableView.dataSource = self;

    NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"yourFilename" ofType:@"plist"];
    NSArray *contentArray = [NSArray arrayWithContentsOfFile:path];
    // Having outlet for tableArray variable.
    tableArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithArray:contentArray copyItems:YES];

    [super viewDidLoad];

}

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    return [tableArray count];
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
   // In your case dictionary contains strings with keys and values. The below line returns dictionary only. not array..
    NSDictionary *dictionary = [tableArray objectAtIndex:section];
    return dictionary.allKeys.count;
}

- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    static NSString *cellIdentifier = @"Cell";

    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    if (cell == nil) {
        cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1 reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
    }
    NSDictionary *dictionaryOfArray = [tableArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
    NSArray *keysArray = dictionaryOfArray.allKeys;
    cell.textLabel.text = [keysArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    cell.detailTextLabel.text = [dictionaryOfArray valueForKey:[keysArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]];
    return cell;
}

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Q: how to split long lines for fmt.sprintf I have a very long line in fmt.Sprintf. How do I split it in the code? I don't want to put everything in a single line so the code looks ugly.
fmt.Sprintf("a:%s, b:%s  ...... this goes really long")

A: You can also use raw string literals inside backticks, like this:
columns := "id, name"
table := "users"
query := fmt.Sprintf(`
    SELECT %s
    FROM %s
  `, columns, table)
fmt.Println(query)

There are a few caveats to this approach:

*

*Raw strings don't parse escape sequences

*All the whitespace will be preserved, so there will be a newline and then several tabs before the FROM clause in this query.

These problems can be a challenge for some, and the whitespace will produce some ugly resulting strings. However, I prefer this approach as it allows you to copy and paste long, complex SQL queries outside of your code and into other contexts, like sql worksheets for testing.

A: Use string concatenation to construct a single string value on multiple lines:
 fmt.Sprintf("a:%s, b:%s " +
    " ...... this goes really long",
    s1, s2)

The long string in this example is built at compile time because the string concatenation is a constant expression.
You can split the string at contained newlines using a raw string literal:
     fmt.Sprintf(`this text is on the first line
and this text is on the second line,
and third`)

A: Since you're using Sprintf already (meaning you'll have a string like "this is the string with %s placeholders in it") you could just add more place holders to the string and then put the values you'd like there on their own lines like;
fmt.Sprintf("This %s is so long that I need %s%s%s for the other three strings,
"string",
"some super long statement that I don't want to type on 50 lines",
"another one of those",
"yet another one of those")

Another option is just to use string concatenation like "string 1" + "string 2".

A: Another option is strings.Builder:
package main

import (
   "fmt"
   "strings"
)

func main() {
   b := new(strings.Builder)
   fmt.Fprint(b, "North")
   fmt.Fprint(b, "South")
   println(b.String() == "NorthSouth")
}

https://golang.org/pkg/strings#Builder

A: Why don't you split it out:
fmt.Sprintf("a:%s, b:%s ", x1, x2)

fmt.Sprintf("...... ")

fmt.Sprintf("this goes really long")

Or you can split them out with the plus sign as indicated by MuffinTop.


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package com.rtg.util.bytecompression;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

/**
 * Tests for the corresponding class
 */
public class ByteArrayTest extends TestCase {

  protected ByteArray getByteArray(long size, int bits) {
    return ByteArray.allocate(size);
  }

  public void test() {
    final ByteArray ba = ByteArray.allocate(20);
    assertEquals(20, ba.length());
    assertEquals(ba.bytes(), ba.length());
    assertTrue(ba instanceof SingleByteArray);
  }

  public void testSet() {
    final int bits = 3;
    final ByteArray array = getByteArray(128, bits);
    final byte[] data = {1, 3, 5, 7, 0};
    long offset = 0L;
    while (offset + data.length < array.length()) {
      //System.out.println("offset = " + offset);
      array.set(offset, data, data.length);
      assertEquals(1, array.get(offset));
      assertEquals(3, array.get(offset + 1));
      assertEquals(5, array.get(offset + 2));
      assertEquals(7, array.get(offset + 3));
      offset += data.length;
    }
  }

  public void testSimple() {
    final int bits = 3;
    final ByteArray array = getByteArray(128, bits);

    final byte[] data = new byte[(int) array.length()];
    for (int i = 0; i < data.length; ++i) {
      final int value = (i + 3) % (1 << bits);
      assert value < 128;
      data[i] = (byte) value;
    }
    data[data.length - 1] = (byte) ((1 << bits) - 1);
    array.set(0L, data, data.length);
    final byte[] tmp = new byte[data.length];
    array.get(tmp, 0L, data.length);
    for (int i = 0; i < data.length; ++i) {
      assertEquals("data[" + i + "]", data[i], tmp[i]);
      assertEquals("data[" + i + "]", data[i], array.get(i));
    }
  }

  /**
   * This tests a sequence of sets that moves along the array,
   * and a get that goes back before the set, to make sure nothing
   * was overwritten.
   */
  public void testGetSet() {
    final byte[] data = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 0};

    for (int size = 1; size < data.length; ++size) {
      final ByteArray array = getByteArray(100, 7);
      long offset = 1L;  // because our get goes one byte before offset.
      while (offset < array.length()) {
        final int safeWrite = Math.min(size, (int) (array.length() - offset));
        array.set(offset, data, safeWrite);

        // now check the contents.
        final byte[] tmp = new byte[safeWrite + 1];
        array.get(tmp, offset - 1, safeWrite + 1);
        assertEquals("tmp[0]", offset == 1L ? (byte) 0 : data[size - 1], tmp[0]);
        for (int i = 1; i <= safeWrite; ++i) {
          assertEquals("tmp[" + i + "]", data[i - 1], tmp[i]);
          assertEquals("tmp[" + i + "]", data[i - 1], array.get(offset + i - 1));
        }

        // move along to the next set.
        offset += size;
      }
    }
  }

}


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The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
So, Hesse. Not a name that's been heard around this blog for quite some time now. I was quite fond of his works, but after writing a 4000 word essay on a selection of his works I found myself a bit tired of him, oversaturated as I was at the time. After some time had passed, I found myself hankering for a bit more of his work, and I still hadn't gotten round to reading The Glass Bead Game yet.
The Glass Bead Game is the story of Joseph Knecht, an elite academic in a province known for its intellectual prowess and mastery of the eponymous glass bead game. Set out as a biography of him following a mysterious scandal and subsequent death, it follows his struggle between maintaining the intellectual purity of the Castalian society that he has grown up in, and preventing it from becoming irrelevant in its detachment from the politics of the outside world.
I wanted to like this more than I did. After feeling so moved by his writing in books like Beneath the Wheel and Steppenwolf, I had hoped that something similar would happen with The Glass Bead Game. As it is, I can appreciate it as a well-crafted critique of academia, but I'm not sure what appeal it would have to the everyday reader.
I feel that part of the reason that The Glass Bead Game resonated with me emotionally was the biography format. Firstly, this means that the structure is a bit on the odd side. While you'd normally get world-building and side stories woven throughout the narrative, the structure means that the main narrative is preceded by a general history of the glass bead game, and appended by the collected writings of the main character. As such, Joseph's story doesn't begin until page 47 and ends on page 425 out of 558. While I can understand wanting to use a format like a biography for immersion purposes, but it does feel very strange and disjointed. Secondly, I found that the academic tone meant that at times it does get very dense and slow-going. If you're looking for a book that challenges you, then this probably won't be a huge problem, but I could see it being a barrier for those looking for something lighter or more traditional.
For me personally, I found this more interesting in relation to the rest of his work, especially considering that my prior focus on his work was to do with identity and growth. If you're already a fan of Hesse's work, then The Glass Bead Game has some interesting parallels to other protagonists from his earlier work. I wouldn't start off with this if you've never read Hesse though, as it has a bit of a steep adjustment curve.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to everyone, but if you're already a fan of Hesse's work, or you're willing to look past a rather disjointed and dense experience, then you could probably gain something from this. If you're looking for an introduction to Hesse's work though, I would recommend one of his earlier works before you tackle The Glass Bead Game. 3.5/5
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Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
While I wasn't as enthused about the last installment as I had perhaps hoped, I was still quite looking forward to reading Wyrd Sisters, as Pratchett was definitely getting into the setting last time and I wanted to see what he would do with the witches as characters instead.
Following the murder of the King of Lancre, the duplicitous Duke and his wife are determined to remove any evidence of their crime. This would normally mean killing off the late King's infant heir, but the infant ends up being protected by three witches: Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick. This intervention on their part is only the beginning, as forces beyond their control conspire to push them into bringing the rightful heir to the throne.
I had met Granny Weatherwax previously in the Discworld novels, but she works so well against other witches, especially Nanny Ogg. Even if the plot of Wyrd Sisters had been as weak as the last Discworld novel, it would have been well worth it for pretty much every scene that the witches are in. There aren't enough words to convey just how much these three characters work together, and I think I could possibly have been happy just reading their scenes. As it is, the rest of the plot is really quite strong, with some interesting riffs on the Macbeth style of coup d'etats that the story focuses on, and the beginning of a rather sweet romance.
Honestly, I think the only weakness is that the parts dealing specifically with the acting troupe don't really work for me as much. But even that is kind of a stretch, seeing as they are still very entertaining and only really suffer for not having witches in it.
Probably my favourite thus far. I would definitely bear with the weaker entries in the early part of the series if only for this entry. The witches are absolutely the best part of this and their chemistry would sell the book for me alone. The fact that the plot is pretty strong is an added bonus really. 5/5
Next review: The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse


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What is a Coronavirus Antibody Test?
Steve Baez
COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
As the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to sweep the globe, thousands of new cases continue to be reported each day. On June 12, 2020, cdc.gov reported 21,744 New Cases have been reported out of a total of 2,016,027 resulting in 113,914 total deaths (947 New).
As these numbers seem to change every day, many speculate as to whether there are multiple waves of the virus. Others wonder if the virus simply hasn't peaked yet.
Despite the speculation, clinical trials have gone underway in order to ascertain. Whether there is in fact an effective treatment against COVID-19. In a fast-spreading pandemic, it's almost impossible to acquire exact data due to the rate in which the virus moves.
However, as a society, we are learning each day ways to help protect ourselves. Prevent the virus from reaching our homes and loved ones.
As the world death toll has reached an estimated 428,927 people (as of June 13, 2020, 13:27 GMT – worldmeters.info) many medical institutions are being tasked with detecting and identifying patients who exhibit symptoms. In order to meet the public's health needs. COVID-19 testing sites have opened, allowing access to all members of the community.
How does one determine whether they in fact need to be tested for COVID-19? The CDC states that 'not all' individuals are required to undergo a test for coronavirus. This is mainly because those with mild symptoms are able to recover on their own.
Moreover, a vaccine for the disease is not currently available although clinical trials are currently being conducted. The CDC provides detailed information on how to determine priority for testing.
Understanding the Different Coronavirus Tests
For those who are considering receiving COVID-19 testing, or receiving a coronavirus antibody test, what options are available and how does one decide? Firstly, it's important to understand the types of testing available for COVID-19. There are two types of tests that are designed specifically for COVID-19. The first is a COVID-19 Viral Test, the second is a COVID-19 Antibody Test.
COVID-19 Viral Tests
The COVID-19 Viral Test utilizes swabs to collect specimens obtained from inside the nose. The specimen collected will determine if the patient is currently infected with SARS-CoV-2, (the virus that causes COVID-19). This kind of test is important for those who need to determine if they are actively infected with the virus.
Those who are employed by a healthcare institution would undoubtedly benefit from this test. They would now be informed and able to take the necessary steps to prevent further spread and seek medical attention in order to prepare for worsening symptoms.
As with either the possibility of being infected or coming into contact with those who may have infected, preventative measures in order to stop the spread and protect others from infection are still highly recommended. For those who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and wish to test themselves at home, there are few options – however according to the CDC:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized two viral tests that let you collect either a nasal swabexternal or a saliva sampleexternal at home. However, you will still need to send your sample to a clinical laboratory for analysis.
COVID-19 Antibody Test
For those who are not exhibiting any symptoms, an Antibody Diagnostic. Test would be able to determine if the patient has any of the antibodies from the initial coronavirus infection.
Negative Test Results: If someone received a negative result from this Antibody Test, it is possible that they have never had the virus. It is also possible that the virus may still be active and antibodies have not developed in response to the infection yet. A current infection is still possible from a negative test result.
Positive Test Results: Positive test results indicate either antibodies have developed from the virus that causes COVID-19 or possibly another coronavirus of the same family, depending on the specifications listed by the manufacture of the test. Test results can be sent to a lab for further analysis.
Can I Purchase a Coronavirus Antibody Test?
Because of the growing effects of this widespread pandemic and the fact that there is a declared public health emergency in effect. FDA has approved for emergency authorized use these Antibody Test. The FDA makes a statement on the use of these tests on their FDA Fact Sheet stating:
The FDA has issued emergency use authorizations (EUAs), an authorization available to certain products in a declared public health emergency, for some antibody tests based on the data submitted to the Agency after determining that the applicable statutory criteria had been met.
This test is an easy to use kit that detects anti–SARS–CoV–2 IgM and anti-SARS-CoV–2 IgG in human whole blood, serum, or plasma. This will help in the diagnosis of primary and second SARS–COV–2 infections. This device is for Emergency Use Authorization Only.
These tests are only available for certain approved individuals within the healthcare community.
For Emergency Use Authorization Only
What does this mean? This means that Healthcare Institutions, Clinics, Labs. Other Medical Establishments can now purchase COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test for professional/emergency use.
Because these types of tests are for Emergency Use Authorization only, this means that they are not meant to be sold to the general public for At-Home use. See the FDA Fact Sheet for (There are Viral Test that can be purchased for home use by the general public – specimen will need to be sent to a lab to verify results)
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astroworld festival tragedy
What parents should know before sending kids to concerts in light of Astroworld tragedy
Ninth-grader John Hilgert, 14, and junior Brianna Rodriguez, 16, were killed in the crush of spectators at the Houston festival.
What parents should know before sending kids to concerts
HOUSTON -- Among the eight young people who died at a Travis Scott concert in Houston's Astroworld music festival Friday, two were high schoolers, making the tragedy all the more shocking to parents of teenagers.
Ninth-grader John Hilgert, 14, and junior Brianna Rodriguez, 16, were killed in the crush of spectators at NRG Park. Five of the 25 hospitalized were under the age of 18, including a 10-year-old who remains in critical condition.
They were among the many kids who attended Astroworld this weekend, and now, questions are circulating about whether it's safe for parents to leave their children unsupervised at these mega-events.
MORE: What we know about victims of the Astroworld Festival disaster
A ninth grader, a 16-year-old and a 21-year-old were among the eight victims who died Friday night at NRG Park, according school administrators and family.
According to Astroworld's website, the sold-out, two-day event with 50,000 people in attendance did not have an age requirement. ABC News reached out to Live Nation, the event organizer, for further clarification on its age requirements but has not heard back.
Experts, however, say parents can strategize ways to make sure their kids avoid danger at future events.
MORE: 1st lawsuit filed after 8 people died at Astroworld Festival
As names of victims emerged in the deadly stage surge horror at the Astroworld Festival concert in Houston, authorities search for answers.
First, research an artist's previous performances to identify any past safety issues.
Scott's high-energy performances are known for being chaotic and fun-filled shows with concertgoers encouraged to take part in a raucous nature involving mosh pits, crowd surfing and stage diving, the Associated Press reported.
In 2017, Scott was arrested after he encouraged fans to bypass security and rush the stage, leaving a security guard, a police officer and several others injured during a concert in Arkansas. In a separate incident, he was sentenced to one year of court supervision after pleading guilty to reckless conduct charges stemming from a 2015 incident in Chicago at the Lollapalooza music festival.
At the time, Chicago officials said Scott encouraged fans to vault security barricades. However, no one was injured.
"Make sure they have assigned seats and they're not in that standing-room-only area where there is that risk of there being a rush to the stage or stampede or even being smooshed by the crowd," said Ericka Souter, a parenting expert and author of "How to Have a Kid and a Life."
Parents should also ensure that their children determine a meeting point and create an exit strategy.
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