Since its inception in antiquity, synagogue architecture has served Jewish needs for communal prayer and gathering, exhibiting a great diversity of spatial arrangements and ritual venue designs. Scholarly attention to synagogue architecture and art emerged about one and a half centuries ago. Since that time, the object of research has undergone considerable metamorphosis. Numerous synagogues were demolished in wars and social disasters; others were abandoned or ruined over the course of time. During the same period, new synagogues were built, ancient and medieval synagogues were unearthed, and a number of old synagogues were reconstructed or recreated. Synagogue research has evolved from descriptive surveys and quests for typologies to case studies, to interdisciplinary investigations of the semantics and functions of buildings and artwork, and into studies of the processes of the creation, comprehension, and preservation of synagogue architecture and art. Investigations of religious, communal, and personal identities expressed visually have proven more fruitful than the prior scholarly preoccupation with the dilemma: "Does Jewish art/architecture exist?"
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Gana's Agro-Rangers Initiative: A Stitch in Time
Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, CG, NSCDC
As a result of the initiative by the Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu few years ago and the implementation to the letter by the management of NSCDC and other sister security agencies in the North, cattle rustling has been a thing of the past. This same initiative can be used by security agencies to nip in the bud the incessant banditry and kidnappings across the length and breadth of the country for its grassroots' appeal and workability of this initiative which is in tandem with the traditional institutions and the people at the local level in the North.
In a press release issued by the Centre for Media Advocacy (CMA), Executive Director, Comrade Sule Inuwa and Director Media, Comrade Gabriel Gwajime, the organization wondered why this initiative is not applied in other security sectors as it is grassroots-oriented, working with the local people in the community and farmlands across the North. The populist approach of this initiative has helped to fish out hoodlums and bad eggs within a given community as the traditional rulers work with the members of the community to rid their domain of any unwanted group operating against the beliefs and peaceful co-existence of the community. This measure accordingly is to project farmers against incessant attacks by bandits and kidnappings so as to enable them cultivate their farmlands for the provision of food security for the nation; which the deployment by the NSCDC has ascribed to mobilize farmers and build their confidence to enable them carry out their activities without fear.
CMA reasons that as credible as it is, that the agro-rangers scheme was designed to secure ranches, animals and grazing areas so as to encourage investments in agriculture, boost food security and the security of lives of the people in any given country. This has gone a long way to help protect our local and foreign investments in agriculture, thereby giving us more for export earnings and boosting of local industries for growth as well as offering employment opportunities to our teeming youth population.
By the foregoing, the organization views the agro-allied initiative as a welcome development by the NSCDC as it has been known to become the cynosure of all eyes and the brain-child of the Federal Government in the successful reduction of herdsmen and farmers conflicts in the country as well as the reduction in the activities of kidnappers. CMA has also learnt that, to date, more than 7,500 operatives have been deployed to red-spots and sensitive areas within the length and breadth of the country and understands that more are still undergoing training in various facilities across the country so as to be ahead of the challenges posed by this menace. This, the organization is convinced, will lead to the commencement of a directorate and new command under the scheme to make it more efficient and effective in carrying out its mandate.
CMA therefore reiterates its encouragement by the recent deployment of 1,500 personnel to farmlands under the agro-rangers scheme during this cropping season to provide security while 750 personnel are currently undergoing training before being deployed to the eight bandit-prone areas in Katsina State. The organization notes that it in his avowed determination and commitment to rid the country of vandalisms, kidnappings, cattle rustlings, banditry and criminal elements, the NSCDC Commandant-General has also deployed officers to secure schools in the North-East region as well as deployed agro-ranger officers to physically secure agro-allied investments both domestic and international, which action has attracted commendation from Nigerians and President Muhammadu Buhari for the bold initiate.
CMA notes with satisfaction that the agro-rangers collaboration with the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) is also a laudable initiative as the operatives recently raided major markets in Gwagwalada Abuja where fake and poor quality and adulterated seeds are on sale. These seeds, according to the Director-General of NASC, Dr. Philip Ojo, are meant to be destroyed at the forthcoming Farmers' Field Day in Abuja.
CMA hereby appeals to organizations, public-spirited individuals, institutions and the international community to support President Buhari's drive to modernize the NSCDC through adequate funding and partnership in the area of manpower development, intelligence gathering, capacity building and the procurement of equipment and infrastructure, because of its strategic importance to the socio-economic development of the nation.
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Q: : and - characters not showing when applying drawtext I am trying to get the characters '-' and ':' to show up when I draw text on an image so I can have the date and time show up properly formatted. When I run the python code and all that to set up the text it is exactly how I want it, I printed it to the screen. When the command is run though, the date and time don't show, at least when I try drawing this: 2018-12-12 T03:20:40 What shows up on the image is 12 T
This is an example of the ':' and '-' characters having a problem
ffmpeg -y -i TifImageLoc -vf vflip,drawtext=fontfile=C:WINDOWS\Fonts\sserife.fon:fontsize=200:fontcolor=white:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-texth-texth)/2:text="Hello\-\ \:World" -frranes:v 1 output1.tif

When this is run I want the result of Hello- :World to be drawn on the image, but the actual result is Hello perfectly centered on the picture
How do you draw the '-' and ':' to an image using FFmpeg so that a date in this 2018-12-12 T03:20:40 format can be on the image?

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EU students to be barred from FE loans next year
Tue 23rd Jun 2020, 15.45
Students from the European Union will lose eligibility for advanced learner loans from August next year, the government confirmed today.
Universities minister Michelle Donelan announced the new rules this afternoon, which also apply to students from the European Economic Area and Swiss nationals.
It comes as the UK prepares to leave the transition year for leaving the European Union at the end of December.
"Following our decision to leave the EU, EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals will no longer be eligible for home fee status, undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced learner financial support from Student Finance England for courses starting in academic year 2021/22," Donelan said.
She confirmed that this change will apply to further education funding for those aged 19 and above, including the national and devolved adult education budget, and funding for apprenticeships.
The EU makes up 11 per cent in terms of learners and funding for colleges currently, according to statistics published by the Student Loan Company.
Donelan said the changes will not affect students "starting courses in academic year 2020/21, nor those EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals benefitting from Citizens' Rights under the EU Withdrawal Agreement, EEA EFTA Separation Agreement or Swiss Citizens' Rights Agreement respectively".
"It will also not apply to Irish nationals living in the UK and Ireland whose right to study and to access benefits and services will be preserved on a reciprocal basis for UK and Irish nationals under the Common Travel Area arrangement."
She added that EU, other EEA and Swiss students, staff and researchers make an "important contribution to our universities…I want that contribution to continue and am confident – given the world-leading quality of our higher education sector – that it will".
Home fee status currently allows those impacted to pay tuition fees at the "home" rather than the more expensive overseas rate on courses of FE in England.


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Montbartier is een gemeente in het Franse departement Tarn-et-Garonne (regio Occitanie) en telt 811 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Montauban.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Montbartier bedraagt 15,1 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 53,7 inwoners per km².

Verkeer en vervoer
In de gemeente ligt spoorwegstation Montbartier.

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

Externe links
 Informatie over Montbartier

Gemeente in Tarn-et-Garonne

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The spacecraft would use the gravity of Jupiter to initiate a series of close fly-bys around Callisto and Europa, and then finally to put itself in a settled orbit around Ganymede.
I feel bad for the missions that did not get selected (because ideally they would all be funded), but when it comes down to it I will almost always prefer a mission that has more immediate and close appeal. An unmanned dedicated mission to 24 Themis (possibly a good location for human colonization) over Neptune, for example.
--- Dawn is now beginning to spiral upward in its orbit around Vesta after being given an extra 40 days in its current (and lowest) orbit. Departure for Ceres will be in August I believe, and in the meantime it continues to approach Ceres by virtue of being in orbit around Vesta (which is closing in on Ceres at the moment). Current distance: 96 million km.
--- Google's blog in Latin America mentions some challenges for tech companies in Spanish. Two are interesting: 1) Generating content: there is a lack of local content in Portuguese and Spanish. For example, there are 2.5 times more websites in German than Spanish, in spite of the fact that the Spanish-speaking population is much larger than the German-speaking one. 2) Develop e-commerce: in Latin America, electronic commerce represents between 0.3% and 0.6% of GDP, compared to 1% in developed countries.
Intensive, longer-term studies would help halt the slide, he said, adding that eliminating French would help students concentrate on a globally useful language. French is "a beautiful language, [but] not as relevant as it was years ago," Sakol said. Revised language offerings could include Mandarin, Assistant Superintendent Kim Donahue said. "If you look at the top 10 languages, basically, it's Mandarin Chinese, English and Spanish," she said.
French has grown from 200 million to 220 million over the past three years and will reach around 650-700 million by 2050. French is not the language of diplomacy it once was, but its current strength is by no means ebbing.
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Meghan Markle applies for UK visa ahead of wedding to Prince Harry
She splashed out at least $1,500 to speed it up
Meghan entering the Millennium Point in Birmingham City centre, for International women day. (Image: Birmingham Mail)
Meghan Markle headed back to the States this week to apply for a visa for the UK.
She was accompanied by four bodyguards and went incognito in a White Sox cap, sunglasses and dark clothes.
The entire VFS Global UK Visa Application Centre in Chicago was cleared for her, TMZ reports.
She splashed out at least $1,500 for premium processing to speed up her application.
The Queen has given the most incredible gift to Prince Harry ahead of his wedding
As part of the process, Meghan would have had to confirm her plans to marry within six months of arriving in the UK.
The Hollywood star is set to marry Prince Harry on May 19, with a guestlist of about 1,200 people.
Meghan Markle's sister blasts her for not inviting her family to the royal wedding
Those guests include people from charities and organisations connected to the couple, pupils from local schools, residents of Windsor Castle and members of the St George's Chapel Community.
Celebs including Rory McIlroy, Serena Williams and the cast of Suits are also expected to attend.


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Makes some awful passes and poor decisions. All over the place with his accuracy and makes wide-open receivers adjust to grab errant throws, which leads to a major loss of opportunity after the catch. Underthrows receivers and shows poor pass placement. Does not always find defenders in the back seven. Lacks a sense of timing and is often late with throws.
From the perspective of the total physical package, Lock grades with any quarterback of the past three drafts, and at the top of his game he presents himself as a franchise signal caller with the ability to make all the passes. He defeat opponents in the vertical game, on underneath routes and with his feet if necessary. Lock is awfully inconsistent, misses open receivers and puts pass catchers in precarious situations with his penchant to spray throws. He comes with incredible upside, but Lock will need coaching from the ground up. More importantly, he must be more consistent in his all-around game to have a career at the next level.


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Q: Complex Regular Expression about ":" some_language_built-in_function(String,'^(?:([^,]*)\,?){1}',1)

I am new to regular expression. I know this pattern is to extract some specfic context. Can anyone elaborate this?
I have few questions:
1) the first "^"
2) "?"
3) ":"
4) "\" Is this "\" to escape ","? If so, why?
I can't related these with normal regular expression.
Here is the first line of csv file (to be extract).
aardsda01,2004,1,SFN,NL,11,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,11

A: *

*^: start of line

*(?:....): non-capturing group (as opposed to (....), capturing group)

*\,: equivalent to , (\ is indeed unneccesary)

Thus: start of line (^), then exactly one ((?:....){1}) of: any number of non-commas ([^,]*) captured in the first group ((....)), and an optional comma (,?).


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Q: Load 1000 images smartly I have like 1000 images on the same page. Unfortunately, I can't use sprites on them, as the number of images increases continuously. So you can imagine it sends 1000 HTTP requests, so it takes lots of time for the images to load plus it's not good experience for the visitors.
I have seen one of the scripts named as Lazy Load, but I was thinking if there is a smarter way of loading images (good regarding SEO, loads images faster and is good for user experience).
Is there a way out to load images in a better way?
To elaborate:
I have to load all 1000 images on the same page, there is no other way out. What is it going to be like or for what am I going to use it for, I have actually made a test page for you at http://bloghutsbeta.blogspot.com/2012/03/testing-2_04.html.
As you can see, I am using the jQuery Quicksand plugin made by Jacek Galanciak. I don't have good relations with this plugin as if I am going to add jQuery or a script to it. It will ask for a callback function which is a blind spot for me. (That's why I made a CSS tooltip for it :D)
I have many pictures in my test page but not 1000. When they will be 1000, it will be a mess. So I don't know how to deal with 1000 images in this case. (By the way THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR LOVELY COMMENTS)

A: Very few use cases support serving hundreds or thousands of images on a single page. One such case is Google Images. This is how to do it right:
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=jeff+atwood

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*Lazy load images This is a requirement. If the images are below the fold (outside the visible document area) there's no reason to load them.

*Use pagination Google Images breaks up results into pages where only a handful of images are loaded at the time. Google also uses some JavaScript-fu to implement an infinite scroll - once the browser gets close to the bottom of the current results, it sends a request to load more result pages and injects them at the bottom of the page.

*SEO: No JavaScript, No Problem Visit the Google Images link again, but with JavaScript turned off. You can still browse through the results pages - there's about 15 images per page. Search engines can index this image content.

*Maximum Image Display Once more than 150+ images are being displayed put a button at the bottom of the page to "Load More Results" - this button reloads the entire page, but starts at the 151st image instead of the 1st. Every image the browser has to draw takes up more memory & CPU cycles. Scrolling a long list can quickly bring a mobile browser or modest desktop to crawl.
Loading thousands of images is bad - it will tax your server to ruing the user experience. This is true of any large data set that a user wants to browse.

A: The best answer I can think of:
Don't do this. Don't load 1000 images on one site, and do use some kind of lazy loading or pagination.
Nevertheless, one idea, not sure if it fits, as you never gave the concrete use case:
run a cron job to stitch the images together to a/some bigger image(s) every X minutes depending on your needs. Use the bigger image as you would use a sprite solution.

A: Some years ago, I think year 2010, the Singapore National Day parade site frontpage had multiple pictures, like 20 x 20 of them. Every day during peak hours the database (MySQL) and web server (Apache) went down.
The development team then deployed memcached to resolve the issue.

A: Use lazy loading to render these images when the user scrolls the page load set of images on the fly.
This is a complex way to do where you load af few (N number of) images first and check that the user has not scrolled till few rows of images are left before containerNode.offsetHeight. If the user scrolls down that limit you create N number of image tags for the next n images to be loaded.
This N can be varied based upon the image file size or dimensions.

A: Try the plugin QueryLoader 2. It won't help you to load them quicker - as you say, the increase in number - but it will show a "loading" screen while elements are still loading, and may provide you with a better user experience.
That or do as in some other answers and load them as you scroll down.


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"The suspect, who was under the influence of drugs, and had past family issues, came to the house and demanded a certain amount of money believed to be for purchasing drugs, but his brother-in-law refused to oblige, causing the suspect to go berserk.
"The suspect then brandished a knife on the neck of his niece and took her with him into the bathroom, and fearing for his child's safety, the brother-in-law lodged a police report," he said when contacted by Bernama here today.
He said the police then arrived at the scene and tried to persuade the suspect to surrender and release the child, but the suspect resisted, forcing the police to break open the door and save the victim.
"During the incident, there was a bit of a scuffle with the suspect, causing one of the police officers to be injured with the knife, while the victim who was in a weak condition, was rescued before being taken to the Kulim Hospital," he said, adding that inspections found the victim suffered injuries to her neck and back, believed to be inflicted using a knife.


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Q: RabbitMQ single message per user possible? Brand new to rabbitMQ but considering using it as a queuing mechanism in GKE.   I have a question that is probably pretty easy.
Is there a way to only process a single message from a user (GUID in my application) at a given time (even if I have multiple workers).   Essentially, I have some upstream 3rd parties that POST to one of my endpoints duplicate messages.  I can confirm if there is already a duplicate document POSTed if I work syncronously (per user).   The issue arises if I have multiple worker nodes processing separate messages for the same user at the same time.
Is this possible in RabbitMQ?  Is there a recommended way to handle this?    Thank you very much.

A: This isn't possible with multiple workers consuming from the same queue. Either have a single worker, ensure that processing messages is idempotent, or coordinate between your workers.

NOTE: the RabbitMQ team monitors the rabbitmq-users mailing list and only sometimes answers questions on StackOverflow.


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Q: Echo  element in a class when condition is met in php function I've got a Simple piece of php code combined with some html.
What i want to do is as follow:
I've got a php class defining some properties in my code.
Class - Statuses
Variables of "Statuses" - Circle, size, color.
I want to link an svg element that gives the size and and radius of the circle and then the color as well.
I've got a function that when it is met, an if statement will then need to display the class circle with a size and color depending on the condition that is met.
Here is the class:
<?php

class Statuses
{

var $circle;
var $size;
var $color;

public function print_condition()
{
    echo $this->circle;
    echo $this->size;
    echo $this->color;
}

public function condition($circle, $size, $color)
{
    $this->circle = $circle;
    $this->size = $size;
    $this->color = $color;
}

}

$daily = new Statuses;

$daily->condition("height=\"300\" width=\"300\"", "cx=\"150\" cy=\"150\" r=\"100\"", "stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"3\" fill=\"green\"");

$daily->print_condition();

Here is the function:
<?php
function funcName()
{
if (condition) {
    echo "I want to echo the 'daily' variable here";

} else {
    echo "I want to echo the 'none' variable here";

}
}

and Here is the svg elements:

<svg id="green" height="300" width="300">
    <circle cx="150" cy="150" r="100" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" fill="green" />
</svg>

<svg id="orange" height="300" width="300">
    <circle cx="150" cy="150" r="100" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" fill="orange" />
</svg>

<svg id="red" height="300" width="300">
    <circle cx="150" cy="150" r="100" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" fill="red" />
</svg>

I'm not sure how to get the svg element to display properly in the variable and i'm not sure how to invoke the variable in my function either.
Your advice is greatly appreciated.

A: Your naming convention makes it very difficult to understand your intentions, although I believe the following is what you need. Essentially you're trying to hard to cut corners.
Each "statuses" has a set of variables that make is a circle as defined in your svg. Just edit your class to include these as such and rename your variables.
<?php

class myCircle
{

$name;
$height;
$width;
$cx;
$cy;
$r;
$stroke;
$stroke-width;
$fill;

private function _print()
{
    echo "<svg id='$this->name' height='$this->height' width='$this->width'>
    <circle cx='$this->cx' cy='$this->cy' r='$this->r' stroke='$this->stroke' stroke-width='$this->stroke-width' fill='$this->fill' />
    </svg>";
}

private function _set($name, $height, $width, $cx, $cy, $r, $stroke, $stroke-width, $fill)
{
    $this->name = $name;
    $this->height = $height;
    $this->width = $width;
    $this->cx = $cx;
    $this->cy = $cy;
    $this->r = $r;
    $this->stroke = $stroke;
    $this->stroke-width = $stroke-width;
    $this->fill = $fill;
    }

}

End of Class.
You've omitted what exactly your $condition is, so I've not included it in my answer. But to fulfil that and then use your class, you simply have to do the following :
(either have your myCircle class on the same php page, or include it, and then)

<?php if($condition){
    $daily = new myCircle;
    $daily->_set("testCircle", "300", "300", "150", "150", "100", "black", 3, "green");
    $daily->_print();
  }else{
// Nothing?
} ?>

Or for your three circles :
<?php
$circles = array("green", "orange" "red");
?>

<?php
if($condition){
for($i = 0; $i < count($circles); $i++){
    $daily = new myCircle;
    $daily->_set($circles[$i], "300", "300", "150", "150", "100", "black", 3, $circles[$i]);
    $daily->_print();
  }
} else{
// Do nothing
}
?>

A: I would do something like this: (I assume you get the values for the color and size variables dynamically.)
$size = 300;
$color = "orange";

echo '<svg id="'.$color.'" height="'.$size.'" width="'.$size.'">
    <circle cx="150" cy="150" r="100" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" fill="'.$color.'" />
</svg>';

Also, instead of echoing you may save the svg in a variable and use it where you need.
$size = 300;
$color = "orange";

$theSVG = '<svg id="'.$color.'" height="'.$size.'" width="'.$size.'">
    <circle cx="150" cy="150" r="100" stroke="black" stroke-width="3" fill="'.$color.'" />
</svg>';

and then:
<?php
function funcName()
{
if (condition) {
   echo $theSVG;

} else {
    echo "";

}
}


Surrogacy has been on the rise for years, and it finally landed on the doorstep of the Supreme Court… only to be turned away. But not before the country was able to see surrogacy for what it really is- the manufacturing, buying and selling of babies.
A then-50 year old, deaf, mute Georgia postal worker living in his sick, elderly parents' basement decided that he wanted to purchase boys using a surrogate. He hired Melissa, a then-47 year old mother of four from Los Angeles, to be a surrogate. Using his sperm and a 20-year-old donor's eggs, he had 13 embryos created… C.M. had three male embryos transferred into Melissa's uterus, but when all three successfully implanted, he wanted one or two of them aborted, stating that he could not afford them. When Melissa refused, she was threatened with a lawsuit.
The triplets were born to Melissa in February 2016. The children were taken from her and security guards made certain that she could never hold or breastfed them. The significantly premature babies lived in the NICU for 10 weeks, but C.M. only visited them once — for two days.
As if his physical limitations weren't enough, according to his sister, C.M. is depressed, has anxiety, a paranoid personality disorder, irrational anger fits, has pulled his own hair out, and has a history of being cruel to family pets — even killing them.
Additionally, C.M.'s 28-year-old nephew Mitch has also lived at the house while the babies were there. Mitch is a heroin addict who sold heroin from the house and has been jailed.
Even if these three boys were capable of speaking for themselves, their interests and rights were not given any legal standing. If they were, I'd wager that they would have some serious objections to the business arrangement which has landed them in a neglectful, motherless home with an unstable father.
How do you think we feel about being created specifically to be given away? You should all know that kids form their own opinions. I don't care why my parents or my mother did this. It looks to me like I was bought and sold. You can dress it up with as many pretty words as you want. You can wrap it up in a silk freaking scarf. You can pretend these are not your children. You can say it is a gift or you donated your egg to the intended mother. But the fact is that someone has contracted you to make a child, give up your parental rights and hand over your flesh and blood child. I don't care if you think I am not your child, what about what I think! Maybe I know I am your child. When you exchange something for money it is called a commodity. Babies are not commodities. Babies are human beings. How do you think this makes us feel to know that there was money exchanged for us?
The Supreme Court will have to make a decision on surrogacy someday. When they do, let's hope someone is there to give children of surrogacy a voice.
Always those who can speak the least bear the brunt…aborted children, surrogate children, adopted, fostered, even IVF children. Animals, birds. The smaller, quieter & less significant you are, the greater the likelihood of being used, abused or exploited. Few will wonder about your happiness when it is compared with the all-powerful, adult, cashed-up humans. Only the business community benefits. Even unpaid surrogates think they're doing a service, without a thought for the future mental turmoil they are creating.
Will aborted babies be ground up for convenience like day-old chicks one day?


Inspectors are edging toward retirement with no understudies in place.
Most of the nation's building code officials are within a decade or so of retirement, and many do not have understudies in place to step into the role when they call it quits.
This is a looming crisis for the real estate development and construction sector of the economy. According to a survey by the International Code Council (ICC), 80% of inspectors plan to retire within 15 years, and 30% plan to leave the profession within five years.
In years past, cities and towns tended to hire younger people who worked with experienced professionals and were able to bolster their education on the job. That practice changed, however, during and after the recession of 2008-2009 when communities laid off workers and in many cases haven't replaced junior code inspectors that were let go.
The ICC is working to avoid an inspector shortage with programs such as one that teaches students in technical high schools how to navigate building codes. The goal is to improve code compliance and highlight the possibility of tradespeople moving to codes roles.


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"Wagner" instead of Sber. Muscovites began to be intimidated by phone calls again
Residents of the Russian capital receive calls with warnings about the dangers allegedly threatening their children.
Ivan Zubov
Muscovites are increasingly reporting on social networks about the strange calls they receive.
Moreover, their frequency resembles the frequency of similar calls, the wave of which took place in the spring and summer of last year. Then the callers presented themselves as employees of the Sberbank security service and simply extorted money, mainly from pensioners.
Now the callers present themselves as police officers, and the calls do not come to direct cellular phones, but to the Viber messenger. And the callers do not extort money, they do not tell fairy tales about intruders, but only warn that if you have children, you should not leave them unattended, especially in the evening. The reason is the appearance in Moscow of the participants of the Wagner PMCs, among whom there are former criminals…
Sociologist Alexandra Arkhipova, commenting on this situation in her blog, believes that the appearance of such calls indicates a growing concern in society due to the deterioration of criminal statistics (the number of crimes involving firearms has increased in some regions):
"Do you remember the movie "Cold Summer 1953"? He is now actively remembered on this occasion in social networks. These are the expectations.
Such anxiety can be expressed in the fact that people seek to warn others about the danger. And to create credibility, they refer to a warning from the police. At the same time, they may not be confused by the fact that they invented the fact of the warning from the police, because they did a good deed. My colleague Anna Kirzyuk and I - we call it the "Grishchenko effect".
In 2016, there was a panic warning in Russian (and not only) schools that villains were distributing gum and candy with heroin at schools. Outside, for example, Winnie the Pooh, and inside heroin for 500 rubles. (!). This message reached Viktor Grishchenko, who worked in the Education Committee in the Ministry of Defense. He put the whole story from the chat on the official letterhead, and added at the top: "A letter came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs ..." and sent it through educational channels, after which the panic really started. Both the Ministry of Internal Affairs and journalists quickly figured out Grishchenko and came to him with claims, they say, what was it? To which Grishchenko made excuses that he wanted the best, he wanted to protect the children and for this he inserted a line about "a letter from the Ministry of Internal Affairs" so that parents would understand that the threat is strong.
Citizens also "embody fear" for other purposes. In the USA, after the shooting, there are false calls about the shooting in schools. Some of the callers, when they are found by the police, explain as follows (I read a whole dissertation on false calls): last time the police were slow, arrived at the scene of the shooting late, and here you are, run! That is, such revenge on law enforcement agencies.
In the case of Viber calls, a similar process occurs, but the stage following the "Grishenkr effect".
A person embodies fear in the first person, literally playing an urban legend (for bores, I would like to inform you that I would call this a performative urban legend).
There can be two goals: as well as a sincere warning about the danger that the caller may believe in, and then he pretends to be a policeman "for the good", or maybe this is such trolling of citizens (here you did not believe in the danger of Wagnerians, here you are, feel the threat to your children)..."
However, despite the persuasiveness of this version, few readers agree with it. And they give their arguments. They pay attention that calls come to Viber, and this is the most common messenger in Ukraine. Moreover, the previous wave of telephone psychological terrorism, when the callers presented themselves as employees of the Security Service, also came from Ukraine.
So, one of the readers writes:
- Why Viber? During the mobilization period, Viber, as far as I remember, often appeared in the news about calls from military enlistment offices, I had not previously met systematic use of Viber (and not other messengers) for some specific purpose. Is there some reason for the outbreak of the use of Viber, and not telegram and not others? Or has Viber been used specifically for disinforming calls for a long time, but this has not been the subject of discussion?
Others are sure that these calls are a new round of information warfare, the purpose of which is to intimidate Russians, sow panic, and it is easiest to do this by appealing to the safety of their children:
- And how do you like the theory that this is an element of information warfare or even information resistance? Quite competently designed for those who do not believe journalistic investigations and other things, but will always believe "word of mouth"?
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Weekend getaways Ontario have an assortment of activities that benefit children of all ages. Among the activities, there are a variety of other benefits that come along with weekend getaways in Ontario.
Living in the future can be rough. For every new innovation that increases our comfort or fulfills our hunger for luxury we sacrifice some of the things in life that keep us healthy. One of the biggest hurdles that parents have to deal with in regards to raising their kids is simply getting them outside. Weekend getaways Ontario are filled with video games and mobile devices, vacations are TV and movies, and nobody knows what to do when they're camping. With every new piece of technology that comes out it gets harder to stress the benefits of outdoor activities. The benefits, however, are very real and you won't find anybody that says they should be ignored. One of the benefits of weekend getaways Ontario is that everyone is in a new environment so the sense of exploration is a lot stronger. The following is a brief list on how you can utilize weekend getaways to improve familiarity with the outdoors and work towards a healthier lifestyle.
Because very few foods naturally contain vitamin D, sunlight supplies most of our vitamin D requirement, although A new dietary source of vitamin D is orange juice fortified with vitamin D. While exposure to excessive amount of sunlight can be hazardous to skin health, moderate exposure in non-tanning situations has way more benefits than avoiding it entirely. It stands to reason that a decrease in outdoor activity across the board in both children and adults is leading towards a rise of illness.
Another key consideration for outdoor play is eye health. Myopia (nearsightedness) has been proven to be prevented by outdoor play. Myopia is an eye condition that poses significant costs for optical correction, and is the most common cause of visual impairment worldwide. It is well established that the prevalence of myopia in children is greater if their parents are myopic. It has also been advised that children under the age of 2 should limit their exposure to TV as much as possible.
Studies show that spending too much time focusing on close objects has long-term negative effects, and exposure to situation where the eyes are used more dynamically leads to better long-term health.
Other studies have argued that outside of enjoyment, satisfaction, and happiness, outdoor play with other children is necessary for the development of empathy, reduction of stress (affecting sleep,) and ability to thrive in a structure-less environment. While that last part might not sound important, allowing children free play where they can experiment with their own rules trains them to thrive when situations get complicated or things don't go strictly according to plan.
As stated earlier, you're not likely to find any parent who says kids shouldn't get more experience with outdoor play, but for those on the fence about it, there is a universe of research, material, and testimonies out there to help you come to your own conclusions. Sometimes the easiest way to break the cycle is with vacations, play dates or weekend getaways Ontario.
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Question: Is Oval A 3d Shape?
Is circle a 3d shape?
Should you teach 2d or 3d shapes first?
Is a rhombus 2d or 3d?
What is the difference between a shape and a form?
What are the 5 basic shapes in art?
Is Oval 2d or 3d shape?
What is an oval shape called?
Is Diamond 2d or 3d shape?
What 3d shape is?
How is 3d art different from 2d art?
Is Oval a round shape?
Is a Form 2d or 3d?
a triangle has 3 straight sides and 3 corners, whereas a circle has 1 curved side but no corners.
3D shapes A 3D shape is a blown up shape.
We are learning about the following 3D shapes – sphere, cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, square based pyramid, triangular based pyramid.
A corner is where 3 edges meet..
Traditionally, young children are taught about two-dimensional shapes such as circles, squares, and triangles before they learn about three-dimensional figures such as spheres, cubes, and pyramids. … They learn best by exploring and making connections to the world around them.
2D shapes have only 2 dimensions and are flat e.g. square, rectangle, triangle, circle, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon, parallelogram, rhombus, kite, quadrilateral, trapezium. 3D objects have three dimensions. The flat surfaces (faces) of many 3D objects are made up of 2D shapes e.g.
In the visual arts, shape is a flat, enclosed area of an artwork created through lines, textures, colours or an area enclosed by other shapes such as triangles, circles, and squares. Likewise, a form can refer to a three-dimensional composition or object within a three-dimensional composition.
And that's really all we're going to do here, except we use a pencil and simplify a complex figure to just five basic geometric shapes – the triangle, oval, oblong, circle and square.
In common speech, "oval" means a shape rather like an egg or an ellipse, which may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. It also often refers to a figure that resembles two semicircles joined by a rectangle, like a cricket infield, speed skating rink or an athletics track.
An oval or ovoid is any curve that looks like an egg or an ellipse. It is not a precise term and there are many curves that get called "oval". See: Ellipse.
Diamonds are unique shapes because they have many different geometric attributes. A diamond is a quadrilateral, a 2-dimensional flat figure that has four closed, straight sides.
The attributes of a three-dimensional figure are faces, edges and vertices. The three dimensions compose the edges of a 3D geometric shape. A cube, rectangular prism, sphere, cone and cylinder are the basic 3-dimensional shapes we see around us.
3D objects have height, width, and depth, while 2D objects only have height and width. Objects in the real world are 3-dimensional, because they have depth. A drawing on paper is often 2D, but linear perspective is the process of creating a 2D image that appears to be 3-Dimensional.
An oval is a curve resembling a squashed circle but, unlike the ellipse, without a precise mathematical definition. The word oval derived from the Latin word "ovus" for egg. Unlike ellipses, ovals sometimes have only a single axis of reflection symmetry (instead of two).
Shapes are flat, and therefore, 2 dimensional (2D)… essentially, a shape is a line that encloses itself and creates an area. Shapes only have 2 dimensions (length and width). Forms, on the other hand, are not flat… they're 3 dimensional (3D).
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Business groups believe the Turnbull government's decision to introduce a new visa scheme to attract skilled workers will give companies greater flexibility to keep growing and investing in Australia.
From July 1, the 'Global Talent Scheme" will be piloted for 12 months to allow established businesses with an annual turnover of more than $4 million to sponsor highly skilled and experienced individuals for positions with earnings above $180,000 into Australia.
In both instances, a four -year temporary skill shortage visa will be issued with permanent residence applications available after three years.
"We want to ensure that Australian businesses can access the best talent in the world because this will underpin growth, skills transfer and job creation," Citizenship Minister Alan Tudge said in a statement.
The government will consult further on the details of the scheme over the next few months aided by an industry advisory group.
Labor said the government is playing catch-up to the opposition's own proposal announced 10 months ago, the SMART (Science, Medicine, Academia, Research and Technology) visa.
In a statement, it notes the government's scheme is yet to be finalised.
"This was how the conservatives botched their skilled immigration policy in the first place - by rushing to make an announcement and failing to consult the industries that would be impacted, with reports department officials described the changes as a "dog's breakfast'," Labor said.
But the Business Council of Australia congratulated the government for the pilot scheme which will give businesses the ability to expand into new markets, fill skills shortages and adapt to change.
"Skilled migrants contribute to a more productive and innovative economy, helping create the conditions for higher wages and growing the economy for all Australians," the council's chief executive Jennifer Westacott said.
"Small business will also benefit from increased economic activity, while consumers benefit from better products and cheaper prices."
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox says the plan will be welcomed by many businesses and start-ups that are struggling to fill positions locally.
"It also acknowledges the global nature of many of our businesses and will hopefully allow for the freer movement of employees between and within these enterprises," he said.


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Utah biologists discover mysterious metal monolith in middle of desert
By Marina Pitofsky - 11/24/20 12:22 PM EST
Utah officials discovered a mysterious metal monolith in southeastern Utah last week during a mission to count sheep.
The Utah Department of Public Safety confirmed in a Monday statement that crew members with the department's Aero Bureau were working with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to conduct a count of big horn sheep in a southeastern portion of the state on Nov. 18.
Workers spotted an "unusual object" and landed to investigate in a remote area of red rock. They found a metal monolith that was installed into the ground.
The crew said there was no immediate explanation for who installed the monolith.
Officials said in the Monday statement that they are not disclosing its exact location because "it is in a very remote area and if individuals were to attempt to visit the area, there is a significant possibility they may become stranded and require rescue."
Officials also joked that it is illegal in Utah to install structures or art "without authorization on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you're from."
The Bureau of Land Management is set to determine if an additional investigation into the object will be required.
State officials also shared videos of workers discovering the monolith in the Monday statement.
Pilot Bret Hutchings told CNN affiliate KSL that a biologist initially spotted the bizarre object, which is estimated to be between 10 and 12 feet high.
"We were kind of joking around that if one of us suddenly disappears, then the rest of us make a run for it," Hutchings told the outlet.
"I'm assuming it's some new wave artist or something or, you know, somebody that was a big ("2001: A Space Odyssey") fan," he continued, referencing a scene in the 1968 film that features a large black monolith.
The Bureau of Land Management in a statement to The Hill declined to comment on active investigations.
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Let me make this quite clear. I do not identify as a person with a disability. I'm a disabled person. And I'll be a monkey's disabled uncle if I'm going to apologise for that.
From The F-Word Blog by Philippa Willitts – a comprehensive outline of common accessibility issues that ought to be considered by those running any social justice event.
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Last week, a fresh political scandal erupted on Capitol Hill over Iran. At issue was a new plan being considered by the Obama administration to provide Iran's ayatollahs with limited access to the U.S. financial system as a sweetener for their continued compliance with their government's 2015 nuclear deal with the nations of the P5+1.
Doing so would have effectively reneged on promises made by the White House last summer in selling the nuclear deal (formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) to a skeptical Congress. Back in July, in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew waved away congressional worries over the prospects of Iran's regime being unjustly enriched as a result of the JCPOA. Lew pledged that — irrespective of the provisions of the new nuclear deal — Iran would "continue to be denied access to the world's largest financial and commercial market."
News of the new initiative drew outraged responses from key lawmakers, who promised — among other things — to penalize U.S. companies who used the opportunity to expand their business with the Islamic Republic. The pushback worked, and by the weekend the administration had walked back the dog on its proposed idea. "The administration has not been and is not planning to grant Iran access to the U.S. financial system," a spokesperson deployed by the Treasury Department insisted to reporters on April 1.
That, however, isn't the end of the story. While the White House may have stopped short of giving Iran direct access to the American financial system, it still appears to be mulling workarounds that would nonetheless allow the Islamic Republic to take advantage of the U.S. dollar.
Prominent among these is the possibility of the U.S. government lifting prohibitions on Iran engaging in dollar transactions that take place offshore. "Treasury now appears poised to permit U.S. banks to provide dollars for an offshore clearing facility overseen by a foreign government or foreign bank," explains sanctions expert Eric Lorber. "When transmitting payments between Iranian companies and non-U.S. companies, the foreign financial institution would use this offshore clearing facility to convert the transaction into dollars."
The end result of this rather convoluted arrangement would be to facilitate greater opportunities for the Iranian regime to do business with foreign companies and foreign financial institutions, and to have those transactions buttressed by the credibility of the U.S. currency. It also paves the way for Iran's re-entry into the global financial system without any evidence that Tehran has ceased its illicit financial activities. The White House, meanwhile, can technically stay within the letter of federal law (as well as its promises to Congress) by stopping short of giving Iran greater access to the U.S. market itself.
Whether the plan upholds the spirit of American sanctions law, however, is another matter entirely. After all, the new nuclear deal was never intended to absolve Iran of responsibility for its rogue behavior, ranging from its pervasive support of international terrorism to its flagrant human-rights abuses, at which a large portion of existing U.S. sanctions are directed. In fact, those trends have gotten substantially worse since the passage of the nuclear deal last summer.
Last week, on the sidelines of the latest Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., President Obama waxed critical of Iran's leaders for failing to live up to the "spirit" of the JCPOA by engaging in a range of recent "provocative actions" that undermine the trust of the international community. It was quite a peculiar comment, given that the president is currently in the process of doing much the same thing to the integrity and viability of U.S. sanctions.
Sadly, the Obama administration doesn't seem to be aware of the irony.


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Colavolpe, established since 1910, is a family business based in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. They make delicious confections from the finest fruit and nuts.


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The Fox broadcast of the Seattle-Washington game gave viewers a different look with a video unit that costs less than $10,000. AP/Andrew Harnik
It wasn't Seahawks wideout DK Metcalf or Washington lineman Chase Young who broke out Sunday but a camera following them, one nicknamed "The Megalodon" by the Fox Sports team that created it.
"It's a bit of a Frankenstein," Fox Sports senior vp of technical and field operations Mike Davies said Sunday, explaining that the kit consists of a high-end Sony consumer camera, a gimbal (which keeps the camera steady while on the move) and a backpack transmitter that sends the video back to the production truck. The results were anything but monstrous.
This camera work from Fox: A+ @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/hW9aiqtSHE
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The images appeared novel to viewers (many of whom incorrectly identified them as 4K or 8K) largely because of the camera's unusual depth-of-field effect, which often led to blurry backgrounds and up-close subjects seemingly popping off the screen. But there's nothing groundbreaking about the components, many of which are used by social video creators. A similar stabilizer was used to create a viral video of then-LSU quarterback Joe Burrow last year. Transmitting the images live—and in an NFL broadcast, no less—is what's new.
While a single broadcast lens can cost over $80,000 alone, Davies said this unit could be assembled for less than $10,000, meaning it could also bring a cinematic feel to smaller events. "We're just scratching the surface," he said. "In fact, I'm somewhat surprised it made the kind of splash it did."
Davies said elements of the rig had previously been used during XFL games early this year as well as off the field for the network's NFL coverage. Fox Sports technical director Jarrod Ligrani deserves the credit for putting it together and adding it to the live mix this week, according to Davies. The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled broadcast innovations as viewers grow accustomed to less-than-perfect presentations and producers deal with budget cuts as well as safety protocols.
"There is almost always something under the hood that is going on," Davies said. "Whether you see that on TV or it's just something that helps us make TV behind the scenes, innovation is always going on."
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Strain through a mesh strainer or cloth into glass storage jar or pitcher.
This will leave you with a concentrate that will keep for a couple weeks in your refrigerator. You can make a pitcher or a glass at a time by diluting one part concentrate to two parts water (adjust ratio to taste). Add ice and a slice of lemon (optional). If you prefer a sweet tea, you can add a shot of simple syrup/maple syrup/cane sugar/honey after diluting. Fresh mint or other herbs can also be added before serving. Experiment! Have fun! The possibilities are endless.


Please listen to Part 1 first. This show will explain many of the problems with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Phil, as a fan of Seth's show I wanted to thank you for having this discussion. You make a lot of real good points. I do trade bitcoin, but am sensible about it. Don't invest more than you can comfortably afford to lose, don't panic buy/sell, don't buy at or near the all-time high, and if the price goes down, do dollar cost averaging and wait it out. Have an entry/exit strategy and stick with it. (all common sense stuff really).
One huge advantage of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is VERY LOW trading fees, especially for those who are starting out. I know you mentioned high fees, but that specifically applies to merchandise transactions, or transferring from one wallet to another. In terms of trading bitcoin on an exchange, the trading fees tend to be lower than 0.5%. Which is very reasonable if you ask me. And you can also find exchanges that offer low or no fees for depositing and withdrawing USD and Bitcoin. It should also be noted that a solution called segwit is slowly being adopted by different wallets and exchanges, that will drastically lower the really high transaction fees you mentioned. Several exchanges either already have this or will be adding it soon.
Bitcoin has been volatile from the very beginning. Honestly in 2014 when Mt. Gox happened, many thought this would be the end of bitcoin altogether but clearly it wasn't. Bitcoin/cryptocurrency certainly isn't for everyone, but if you are sensible and willing to assume risk there are potential profits to be had. How high is the ceiling??? No one knows. And to be completely honest, I can definitely see a big correction possibly coming. This time last year bitcoin was under $1,000 for goodness sake. But even then I am still on board because despite the volatility, I really don't see it going away completely anytime soon.
"It's not about making a currency anymore; it's about making money: dollars."


And while he crashed through the underbrush toward me I started calculating the trajectory for where he should stand under the branches. I made a mental X where he should be in order to appreciate the full impact of the physics lesson he was about to receive.
Looked up at me with big, brown trusting eyes. "What do you wand me to see, Aunt Pat?" he asked.
"This," I said as I raised my fist...and Boom, I struck the tree trunk hard took a giant step back.


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AZTEC XILO | An Action Adventure Game in the Aztec World!
An Action Adventure Game in the Aztec World!
Xilo is an Historical-fiction Action Adventure Game, inspired in the Super NES classics.
We intend it to be launched for iOS and Android devices (English and Spanish localizations).
designed taking elements and inspiration from ancient codices, giving the game a unique look.
We are thinking to achieve something like what Okami achieved with the japanese art.
¡We have been planing this game for 4 years, now we want to make it a reality!
like the classics adding new elements to enhance the gamer experience.
Explore different levels, from valleys to mountains, deserts to jungles.
Capture and offer your enemies hearts as sacrifices to the gods to obtain their blessing.
Defeat Evil Goddess Itzpapalotl and save the sun from destruction.
LUV THIS ^_^ just wondering, where can I play it?
We are working to release a playable conceptual level!
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Davey was not my first baby, he was my second. I think about this story often in the fall. My first baby was a girl named Shirley Deborah. Though sometimes people talk about little Davey who lived nearly a year and was a joy to all who knew him, no one ever mentions little Shirley and she is all but forgotten, except to me. She was a lovely dark-haired baby girl like her sister Abby who was born healthy and strong 7 years later. Little Shirley appeared healthy, but was a preemie, only 7 month gestation and she died, unfortunately while I was in labor in October of my 23rd year. They were preparing for a preemie and I'll never forget when the inconsiderate doctor yelled out when she was born: No need to get ready for a preemie! But the nurses who tended me were angels. Their names: Shirley and Deborah. They told me just what she looked like and encouraged me to hold her and bond with her and mourn her passing. I couldn't do it. I was so young. I felt she was torn out of me like the infected placenta that had cut off her blood supply and killed her. I didn't want to bond. I was afraid my heart would break. Now I wish I had. All the memory I have of her is of a tiny casket on a hillside, that is until now and the mother's ring, but I'm skipping ahead.
The very foolish small town doctor that delivered her so insensitively said we could get pregnant right away again and we did. This time we went full term. Davey was born. At 6 pounds 7 ounces he was no giant, but he looked healthy and we rejoiced. Our joy was short-lived because the next day the pediatrician said he must be moved to Children's Hospital downtown because he had a bad heart murmur. We stayed in a hotel near the hospital and I stood with him every day and barely cared for myself, hoping and praying him back to health. At two weeks he went into heart failure, we called my now ex-husband from school (seminary) and kept vigil. I tried and prayed so hard to put him in God's hands during his angiogram. He did not die, he started to improve! We had him for 11 glorious months. He was a precious gift! But our little angel was not made for this world, he had a very complicated heart problem and what we didn't know….didn't have a spleen. His first cold killed him. No one's fault. No one could have known. Our precious Davey was gone. And so it would seem was my ex. Still wounded from the loss of Shirley, he couldn't bear to look at me, so I was without my little family. But not alone. My own family rallied around. My faith in my Lord gave me strength…eventually I began to live again. And now I have two stones for my ring.
A year after my divorce I met and later married the dearest man on the planet. Three years into the marriage, we got pregnant with my darling Abby girl.
She was and is healthy and strong and a treasure for her dad and I. Abigail in Hebrew means her Father's joy or Initiator, Life Giver of Joy! And she truly is!
Last night I ordered a mother's ring at my husband's encouragement. In it are the names and birthstones of your children. No longer will Shirley be my secret and Davey rarely talked about for everyday. I will wear on my right ring finger a gold band with the names: Shirley, Davey and Abby on it and each of their birthstones. Now this mother's heart won't be kept in darkness, but live free in the light of day!


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Solo show explores a fictional brotherhood in rhyme
The High Performance Rodeo & b current THEATRE presents
Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera
at West Village Theatre, January 11-14
www.thehiphopera.com
What makes for a memorable solo show? It's a bit of a mystery, really but how about some combination of the big picture – global, national, or local – blended with the smallest of all possible pictures, namely family life?
In the case of Sebastien Heins' solo show Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera the big picture is the one popular culture has constructed of young black men, particularly rappers, as hyper-masculine, blunt-smoking, rhyming misogynists with no belts.
The little picture, which really was the catalyst that set the show in motion, was as personal as it gets for Heins.
"It started with a burning question," says Heins, "which was, what if I'd had a brother?
"As an only child," he says, "it was a question that had always wracked my mind. I continuously propositioned my parents to get me another sibling – oftentimes, in great detail, I would explain to them how they would accomplish this – but it was never to be.
"So that question," he adds, "was my hook into the story and I just let my imagination go."
(Sebastien Heins wrote and stars in Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera. Photos: Dakota Arsenault)
The show was launched a few years back, when Heins, then a student at the National Theatre School in Montreal, was asked to put together a 15-minute presentation about something he really loved.
"And basically," he says, "I realized I wanted to put on a solo music video onstage – for 15 minutes.
"In order to do that," he adds, "I was going to have to be able to play a whole bunch of different characters."
Throughout the show, Heins plays 16 different characters, a lot of them at different times in their lives. He dances through different decades as well, from the 70's up and into the future.
"It shifts and moves around like crazy in a really cinematic way," he says, "like a music video."
It all is told in rhyme, sung by Heins, which is where the opera aspect of the title comes into the picture – although as far as musical inspirations go, Heins' were a lot less La Boheme or La Traviata – and a lot more like R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet.
"It's (Trapped in the Closet) ridiculous and hilarious," he says. "R. Kelly wrote what he calls the Hip Hopera about this big dramatic storyline, that has about 40 different chapters to it, but the key thing to it is, he sings the entire time – and he sings all the different characters.
"That really inspired me," he says. "I thought it was an exciting way to tell a story. That became the soundtrack or the lighting style of the show – a hip hop musical where the characters rap and sang at each other, instead of just talking."
The other thing that inspired Heins – and his director, Karin Randoja – was trying to imagine the actual men behind the public personas of some of our most famous rappers.
"I had this one girl (speak to me after the show), who made my favourite comment ever," he says. "She said, you know, going to this show, I really didn't like rappers and hip hop artists, I didn't like their culture – and I saw your show, and the only thing I could think after was those brothers, those poor, poor brothers.
"And that's really what we're trying to do in the show," he adds, "(which) is humanize people who build armor on themselves and build up personas that mask the real people inside.
"In this show," he says, "we deconstruct them as much as we possibly can.
"I'm actually really interested in who these big stars are," he says, "from your Lil Wayne, Drake, you know, to Jay-Z – who they are when the cameras aren't rolling, actually?
"It's not them (as they are portrayed) on a reality TV show," he adds, "but actually who they are on the inside. What are the difficult conversations they have to have with their mother, when their mother is like, what are these words? What are you saying to the next generation?"
"This show," he says, "for me, was an opportunity to follow that interest – OK, we've seen the persona, we've seen the machismo – what's actually going on? Can we find the real guys underneath – who are brothers?"
Heins has performed Brotherhood at various North American venues, including Toronto's Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, and in New York, at the United Solo Festival, where he was named Best Emerging artist.
It might not be opera in design, but it is in its reach, Heins says.
"The opera (aspect of Brotherhood) to me isn't so much that I open my mouth and hit high C's – but for me, the opera (aspect) is the epic-ness of opera.
"They're enormous in scale and scope," he adds, "and I wanted my hip hopera to be epic in scale and scope – going from the 1930's time travelling to the present, fast forwarding to the future, characters popping up in YouTube screens I create by myself onstage – and dramatic things happening quickly.
"I'm super excited," he says. "I love, love sharing it with people, and getting their take on it."
stephenbhunt@gmail.com/twitter.com@halfstep/instagram@halfstep86
Arts and Entertainment, Calgary theatre, Canada, Canadian theatre, Performing arts
Brotherhood, Calgary theatre, Drake, High Performance Rodeo, Hip Hopera, Jay Z, L'il Wayne, One Yellow Rabbit, Rappers, Sebastien Heins


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WOMAN of ACTION: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II Taking Action this Christmas!
WOMAN of ACTION
WOMAN of ACTION feature: http://acelebrationofwomen.org/?p=13522
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
…. makes a Christmas Address, 2010.
Queen Elizabeth II makes her Christmas Day broadcast at Hampton Court Palace. Photograph: Reuters
The Queen emphasised the importance of sport as a medium that can help build communities and create harmony in her traditional Christmas message today.
The monarch's annual broadcast also focused on how games and exercise can positively give people distance from their day-to-day lives. The Queen said she had seen for herself over the past year "just how important sport is in bringing people together from all backgrounds, from all walks of life and from all age groups.
"In the parks of towns and cities, and on village greens up and down the country, countless thousands of people every week give up their time to participate in sport and exercise of all sorts, or simply encourage others to do so," she said.
"These kinds of activity are common throughout the world and play a part in providing a different perspective on life."
The royal family are all keen sportsmen and women who take part in a range of activities from polo to golf. Some have even represented Britain in their chosen fields.
The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips is a former world three-day eventing champion who followed in the footsteps of her mother, Princess Anne, as a member of the national equestrian team.
The Duke of Edinburgh, his son the Prince of Wales and grandsons Princes William and Harry have all played polo, with Philip and Charles now retired from the sport.
The monarch's message also focused on how sport can be used to encourage the development of vital social skills.
"No team can hope to succeed without co-operation between the players," she said. "This kind of positive team spirit can benefit communities, companies and enterprises of all kinds."
The Queen pointed to the paralympics as illustrative of the power of sport to rehabilitate and said members of the armed forces who had been injured in battle had shown how sport could "speed recovery".
The speech was illustrated by footage of people participating in sport, including members of the armed forces, and the paralympics, as well as film showing William and Harry playing football with a group of young African orphans from Lesotho. The princes travelled to the remote Semongkong children's centre in June during a tour of southern Africa.
Christmas Day messages are normally recorded at Buckingham Palace but this year the Queen suggested Hampton Court Palace as an alternative – the first time it has been used.
The historic building's Chapel Royal was the venue and its vaulted blue ceiling, made for Henry VIII in the 1530s and lavishly decorated with gold leaf, was shown during the address.
At the end of the broadcast a choir of 13 boys and girls sang the traditional Christmas carol The Holly and the Ivy.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/
Queen's Christmas Address 2010
Video Online Only
Filed Under: WOMEN Taking ACTION Tagged With: British Royal Family, Christmas, Christmas address of the Queen, monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, royalty


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Q: SQL query performance improvement for WITH query in DB2 My query given in example is running very slow. I have closed to 4 million records in my_task table.

Can we do any sort of performance improvement on this ?

Take an example to following table,
Here i have placed numbers start_dt and end_dt instead of putting timestamp format.
Additional note where there is empty end_dt means its an active record and being worked on by worker.
T_ID |start_dt |end_dt |code       |p_id
-----|---------|-------|-----------|---
1    |8        |4      |INPROGRESS |110
1    |4        |       |ASSIGNED   |110
4    |10       |4      |INPROGRESS |110
4    |4        |       |ASSIGNED   |110
5    |4        |4      |INPROGRESS |110
6    |12       |12     |INPROGRESS |110
6    |8        |8      |ASSIGNED   |110
6    |8        |       |DONE       |110
2    |12       |12     |INPROGRESS |210
2    |8        |8      |ASSIGNED   |210
2    |8        |       |DONE       |210
3    |12       |12     |INPROGRESS |111

output looks like,
P_ID |avg_bgn_diff |assigned |in_progress |completed | comp_diff
-----|-------------|---------|------------|----------|----------
110  | 4           |   2     |    1       |     1    |      10
210  | null        |   0     |    0       |     1    |      8
111  | null        |   0     |    1       |     0    |      null

Output explained: I have masked the original query with fictional names table ref can be broken I apologize in advance for that.

*

*MY_TASK table has unique T_ID

*MY_PEOPLE table is employee table

*MY_TASK_REF table hold detail about who has what task

*TASK has status as each status change operation results into record craeted in task table. Statues such as ASSIGNED, INPROGRESS, and DONE

*Now Wherever END_DT is not present represents active record

*First output field avg_bgn_diff we just want to find average time for all (mean END_DT is null) 'ASSIGNED' task

*This out fields assigned |in_progress |completed represent each employee has how many active task in each category.

*Find average comp_diff completion time for each employee. When record came into INPROGRESS then employee started working on. And we do average of task which completed with status DONE today. We get start date of INPROGRESS and start date of DONE.

I have following query,
WITH a AS (
    SELECT
        t1.t_id AS t_id,
        t1.start_dt AS start_dt,
        t1.end_dt AS end_dt,
        t1.code AS code,
        t2.p_id AS p_id
    FROM
        my_task t2
        INNER JOIN my_task_ref t1 ON t1.t_id = t2.t_id
        INNER JOIN my_people p1 ON t2.p_id = p1.p_id
    WHERE
        -- ignore DONE tasks
        t1.t_id NOT IN (
            SELECT t.t_id
            FROM my_task t
            WHERE t.code = 'DONE' AND trunc(t.execution_dt) < trunc(current_timestamp)
        )
        and p1.department_id = '1234'
    ORDER BY p_id DESC
) SELECT
    d.p_id,
    d.avg_bgn_diff
    ,e.assigned
    ,e.in_progress
    ,e.completed
    ,g.comp_diff
  FROM
  `-- find average time for persons for diff ASSIGNMENT
    (
        SELECT c.p_id,AVG(c.bgn_diff) AS avg_bgn_diff
        FROM(
                SELECT b.p_id,timestampdiff(4,current_timestamp - a.start_dt) AS bgn_diff
                FROM ( SELECT p_id,t_id,start_dt FROM a WHERE end_dt IS NULL ) b
                LEFT OUTER JOIN  ( SELECT p_id, t_id,start_dt FROM a WHERE
                     code = 'ASSIGNED' AND   end_dt IS NULL ) x ON x.p_id = b.p_id
            ) c  GROUP BY C.p_id
    ) d
    -- find count of each codes person has
    INNER JOIN (
        SELECT
            p_id,
            SUM( CASE WHEN code = 'ASSIGNED' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END ) AS assigned,
            SUM( CASE WHEN code = 'INPROGRESS' THEN 1 ELSE 0 END ) AS in_progress,
            SUM( CASE WHEN code = 'DONE' AND trunc(start_dt) = trunc(current_timestamp)
                    THEN 1 ELSE 0 END ) AS completed
        FROM
            a where end_dt IS NULL
        GROUP BY p_id
    ) e on D.p_id=E.p_id
    -- find total avg diff of entire task took to compelete.
    LEFT OUTER JOIN (
        SELECT F.p_id,AVG(f.bgn_diff) AS comp_diff
        FROM
            (
                SELECT a.p_id, timestampdiff(4,b.start_dt - a.start_dt) AS bgn_diff
                FROM (
                        SELECT p_id, t_id, start_dt FROM a WHERE code = 'INPROGRESS'
                    ) a
                    INNER JOIN (
                        SELECT p_id, t_id, start_dt FROM a
                        WHERE code = 'DONE' AND   trunc(start_dt) = trunc(current_timestamp)
                    ) b ON a.t_id = b.t_id
            ) f GROUP BY F.p_id
    ) g ON D.p_id=G.p_id
WITH
ur;

Can we write this in different way which can improve the performance ?
Note: Indexes are present in all necessary columns.
Thanks in advance.

A: We could certainly do better if you provided a query EXPLAIN plan, a list of indices, and perhaps a better explanation of what it is you're trying to do (and correcting the syntax error for table reference c), but this version of the query may be able to speed things up a bit.
Please note the comments throughout!
WITH Incomplete_Task AS (SELECT My_Task_Ref.t_id,
                                My_Task_Ref.start_dt, My_Task_Ref.end_dt,
                                My_Task_Ref.code,
                                Task_A.p_id
                         FROM My_Task AS Task_A
                         JOIN My_Task_Ref
                           ON My_Task_Ref.t_id = Task_A.t_id
                         JOIN My_People
                           ON My_People.p_id = My_Task_Ref.p_id
                              AND My_People.department_id = '1234'
                         -- NOT IN should be fine, I just default to NOT EXISTS
                         WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
                                           FROM My_Task AS Task_B
                                           WHERE Task_B.t_id = Task_A.t_id
                                           AND Task_B.code = 'DONE'
                                           -- Calling a function on a column can
                                           -- cause indices to be ignored
                                           AND Task_B.execution_dt < TIMESTAMP(CURRENT_DATE)))

SELECT Average_Time_And_Code_Count.p_id,
       Average_Time_And_Code_Count.average_begin_difference,
       COALESCE(Average_Time_And_Code_Count.assigned, 0),
       COALESCE(Average_Time_And_Code_Count.in_progress, 0),
       COALESCE(Average_Time_And_Code_Count.completed, 0),
       Average_Complete_Time.average_complete_difference
FROM (SELECT p_id,
             -- The join you had previously was almost certainly duplicating
             -- some rows, distorting the results.
             AVG(CASE WHEN code = 'ASSIGNED'
                      -- TIMESTAMPDIFF works off an estimate, and will be wrong
                      -- if a task takes more than a month.
                      THEN TIMESTAMPDIFF(4, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - A.start_dt) END) AS average_begin_difference,
             SUM(CASE WHEN code = 'ASSIGNED'
                               THEN 1 END) AS assigned,
             SUM(CASE WHEN code = 'INPROGRESS'
                               THEN 1 END) AS in_progress,
             SUM(CASE WHEN code = 'DONE'
                                    AND start_dt >= TIMESTAMP(CURRENT_DATE)
                               THEN 1 END) AS completed
      FROM Filtered_Task
      WHERE end_dt IS NULL
      GROUP BY p_id) AS Average_Time_And_Code_Count
-- I'm not convinced this measures what you think it does,
-- but I'm not sure what it is you think you _are_ measuring....
LEFT JOIN (SELECT p_id, TIMESTAMPDIFF(4, Done.start_dt - InProgress.start_dt) AS average_complete_difference
           FROM Filtered_Task AS InProgress
           JOIN Filtered_Task AS Done
             ON InProgress.t_id = Done.t_id
                AND Done.code = 'DONE'
                AND Done.start_dt >= TIMESTAMP(CURRENT_DATE)
           WHERE InProgress.code = 'INPROGRESS') AS Average_Complete_Time
       ON Average_Complete_Time.p_id = Averate_Time_And_Code_Count.p_id

A: Try removing the ORDER BY p_id DESC in the first query, typically ORDER BY is very expensive. Also in the first query the NOT IN appears to be looking at the same base table  my_task, so I would suggest just putting in the filter right in the WHERE clause.
WITH a AS (
SELECT
    t1.t_id AS t_id,
    t1.start_dt AS start_dt,
    t1.end_dt AS end_dt,
    t1.code AS code,
    t2.p_id AS p_id
FROM
    my_task t2
    INNER JOIN my_task_ref t1 ON t1.t_id = t2.t_id
    INNER JOIN my_people p1 ON t2.p_id = p1.p_id
WHERE
    -- ignore DONE tasks
    t2.code <> 'DONE' AND trunc(t2.execution_dt) < trunc(current_timestamp)
    and p1.department_id = '1234' )

Also, it would be good to try to reduce the depth/number of sub-queries.
So something like
 SELECT c.p_id,AVG(c.bgn_diff) AS avg_bgn_diff
    FROM(
            SELECT b.p_id,timestampdiff(4,current_timestamp - a.start_dt) AS bgn_diff
            FROM ( SELECT p_id,t_id,start_dt FROM a WHERE end_dt IS NULL ) b
            LEFT OUTER JOIN  ( SELECT p_id, t_id,start_dt FROM a WHERE
                 code = 'ASSIGNED' AND   end_dt IS NULL ) x ON x.p_id = b.p_id
        ) c  GROUP BY C.p_id

could become...
SELECT a.p_id,AVG(timestampdiff(4,current_timestamp - a.start_dt)) AS
avg_bgn_diff
FROM a
WHERE end_dt IS NULL OR (code = 'ASSIGNED' AND end_dt IS NULL )
GROUP BY a.p_id


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function [t,ci] = data_nodes_to_table(dna)
%DATA_NODES_TO_TABLE Converts information in Data_nodes to format
%presentable in Batch_loader GUI table
%
%   t = data_nodes_to_table(dna)
%
% Parameters
% dna
%
% Returns
% t         Cell array holding the table data [i x 3] cell. If dna is
%           empty, t will be []
% ci        Node indices as cellstr
%

% Copyright (c) 2015, Otto Virtanen
% All rights reserved.

if isempty(dna)

    t = [];
    ci = [];
    return;

elseif not(isa(dna,'Data_node'))

    error('Input has to be of type Data_node.');

end

%% Table row indices

% Handle cases where there are multiple filenames in one Data_node
% duplicate rowindices Data_nodes that have multiple Data_sets

[mn,nds] = arrayfun(@(x)x.ismultinode,dna); % [ismultinode, number of datasets]
crowindices = num2cell(1:numel(dna))';

if any(mn)

    crowindices(mn) = cellfun(@(x,y)repmat(x,[y 1]),crowindices(mn),num2cell(nds(mn)),'UniformOutput',false);

end

ci = vertcat(crowindices{:});
ci = num2cell(ci);
ci = cellfun(@int2str,ci,'UniformOutput',false);

%% Table data

fns = [dna.filenames]';

isfit = repmat({'No'},size(fns));
[~,r] = arrayfun(@(x)x.ismultinode,dna);
isfit(repelem([dna.isfit]',r)) = {'Yes'};

% Tracking of the save status not yet implemented
%issaved = repmat({'-'},size(fns));
%issaved([dna.issaved]') = {'Yes'};

%t = [fns isfit issaved];
t = [fns isfit];

end

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