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// RbDynamixelUSBServo.cpp: implementation of the RbDynamixelUSBServo class.
//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include "StdAfx.h"
#include <stdarg.h>
#include "RbMovableItem.h"
#include "RbBody.h"
#include "RbJoint.h"
#include "RbMotorizedJoint.h"
#include "RbHingeLimit.h"
#include "RbHinge.h"
#include "RbRigidBody.h"
#include "RbStructure.h"
#include "RbDynamixelUSB.h"
#include "RbDynamixelUSBServo.h"

#define DYN_ID					(2)
#define DYN_LENGTH				(3)
#define DYN_INSTRUCTION			(4)
#define DYN_ERRBIT				(4)
#define DYN_PARAMETER			(5)
#define DYN_DEFAULT_BAUDNUMBER	(1)

namespace RoboticsAnimatSim
{
	namespace Robotics
	{
		namespace RobotIOControls
		{
			namespace DynamixelUSB
			{

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Construction/Destruction
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

RbDynamixelUSBServo::RbDynamixelUSBServo()
{
	m_iUpdateAllParamsCount = 10;
	m_iUpdateIdx = 0;
	m_iUpdateQueueIndex = -1;
}

RbDynamixelUSBServo::~RbDynamixelUSBServo()
{
	try
	{
	}
	catch(...)
	{Std_TraceMsg(0, "Caught Error in desctructor of RbDynamixelUSBServo\r\n", "", -1, false, true);}
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::IOComponentID(int iID)
{
	Std_IsAboveMin((int) 0, iID, true, "ServoID");
	RobotPartInterface::IOComponentID(iID);
	RbDynamixelUSBServo::ServoID(iID);
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::UpdateAllParamsCount(int iVal)
{
	Std_IsAboveMin((int) 0, iVal, true, "UpdateAllParamsCount");
	m_iUpdateAllParamsCount = iVal;
}

int RbDynamixelUSBServo::UpdateAllParamsCount() {return m_iUpdateAllParamsCount;}

int RbDynamixelUSBServo::UpdateQueueIndex() {return m_iUpdateQueueIndex;}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::UpdateQueueIndex(int iVal)
{
	Std_IsAboveMin((int) -1, iVal, true, "UpdateQueueIndex", true);
	m_iUpdateQueueIndex = iVal;
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::SetRegister(unsigned char reg, unsigned char length, unsigned int value)
{
	if(m_lpParentUSB)
		m_lpParentUSB->SetRegister(m_iServoID, reg, length, value);
}

int RbDynamixelUSBServo::GetRegister(unsigned char reg, unsigned char length)
{
	if(m_lpParentUSB)
		return m_lpParentUSB->GetRegister(m_iServoID, reg, length);
	else
		return -1;
}

#pragma region DataAccesMethods

float *RbDynamixelUSBServo::GetDataPointer(const std::string &strDataType)
{
	float *fltVal = RbDynamixelServo::GetDataPointer(strDataType);
	if(fltVal)
		return fltVal;
	else
		return RobotPartInterface::GetDataPointer(strDataType);
}

bool RbDynamixelUSBServo::SetData(const std::string &strDataType, const std::string &strValue, bool bThrowError)
{
	std::string strType = Std_CheckString(strDataType);

	if(RobotPartInterface::SetData(strDataType, strValue, false))
		return true;

	if(strType == "UPDATEALLPARAMSCOUNT")
	{
		UpdateAllParamsCount((int) atoi(strValue.c_str()));
		return true;
	}

	if(strType == "UPDATEQUEUEINDEX")
	{
		UpdateQueueIndex((int) atoi(strValue.c_str()));
		return true;
	}

	if(RbDynamixelServo::SetData(strDataType, strValue))
		return true;

	//If it was not one of those above then we have a problem.
	if(bThrowError)
		THROW_PARAM_ERROR(Al_Err_lInvalidDataType, Al_Err_strInvalidDataType, "Data Type", strDataType);

	return false;
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::QueryProperties(CStdPtrArray<TypeProperty> &aryProperties)
{
	RobotPartInterface::QueryProperties(aryProperties);
	RbDynamixelServo::QueryProperties(aryProperties);

	aryProperties.Add(new TypeProperty("UpdateAllParamsCount", AnimatPropertyType::Integer, AnimatPropertyDirection::Set));
	aryProperties.Add(new TypeProperty("UpdateQueueIndex", AnimatPropertyType::Integer, AnimatPropertyDirection::Set));
}

#pragma endregion

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::MicroSleep(unsigned int iTime)
{
	if(m_lpSim)
	m_lpSim->MicroSleep(iTime);
}

Simulator *RbDynamixelUSBServo::GetSimulator()
{
	return m_lpSim;
}

float RbDynamixelUSBServo::QuantizeServoPosition(float fltPos)
{
	return RbDynamixelServo::QuantizeServoPosition(fltPos);
}

float RbDynamixelUSBServo::QuantizeServoVelocity(float fltVel)
{
	return RbDynamixelServo::QuantizeServoVelocity(fltVel);
}

bool RbDynamixelUSBServo::IncludeInPartsCycle() {return m_bQueryMotorData;}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::Initialize()
{
	RobotPartInterface::Initialize();

	m_lpMotorJoint = dynamic_cast<MotorizedJoint *>(m_lpPart);
	m_lpParentUSB = dynamic_cast<RbDynamixelUSB *>(m_lpParentIOControl);

	GetLimitValues();
	RecalculateParams();
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::SetupIO()
{
	if(!m_lpSim->InSimulation() && m_lpMotorJoint)
	{
		SetMinSimPos(m_fltLowLimit);
		SetMaxSimPos(m_fltHiLimit);
		InitMotorData();

		//Set the next goal positions to the current ones.
		m_iNextGoalPos = m_iLastGoalPos;

		m_iNextGoalVelocity = m_iLastGoalVelocity;
	}
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::AddMotorUpdate(int iPos, int iSpeed)
{
	if(!m_lpSim->InSimulation() && m_lpParentUSB)
	{
		m_lpParentUSB->m_aryMotorData.Add(new RbDynamixelMotorUpdateData(m_iServoID, iPos, iSpeed));
	}

	IOValue(iSpeed);
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::StepIO(int iPartIdx)
{
	unsigned long long lStepStartTick = m_lpSim->GetTimerTick();

	if(!m_lpSim->InSimulation())
	{
		if(m_bQueryMotorData && (m_iUpdateQueueIndex == iPartIdx || m_iUpdateQueueIndex == -1))
		{
			if(m_iUpdateIdx == m_iUpdateAllParamsCount)
				ReadAllParams();
			else
				ReadKeyParams();
		}

	}

	SetMotorPosVel();

	unsigned long long lEndStartTick = m_lpSim->GetTimerTick();
	m_fltStepIODuration = m_lpSim->TimerDiff_m(lStepStartTick, lEndStartTick);

	m_iUpdateIdx++;
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::ShutdownIO()
{
	ShutdownMotor();
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::StepSimulation()
{
	if(!m_lpSim->InSimulation())
	{
		RobotPartInterface::StepSimulation();
		RbDynamixelServo::StepSimulation();
	}
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::ResetSimulation()
{
	AnimatSim::Robotics::RobotPartInterface::ResetSimulation();
	RbDynamixelServo::ResetSimulation();
}

void RbDynamixelUSBServo::Load(StdUtils::CStdXml &oXml)
{
	RobotPartInterface::Load(oXml);
	RbDynamixelServo::Load(oXml);

	oXml.IntoElem();
	UpdateAllParamsCount(oXml.GetChildInt("UpdateAllParamsCount", m_iUpdateAllParamsCount));
	UpdateQueueIndex(oXml.GetChildInt("UpdateQueueIndex", m_iUpdateQueueIndex));
	oXml.OutOfElem();
}

/**
\brief	Reads all major data parameters from the servo in one read packet. This include present position,
speed, load, temperature, and voltage. It sets the corresponding internal variables.

\author	dcofer
\date	5/7/2014
**/
void RbDynamixelUSBServo::ReadAllParams()
{
	std::vector<int> aryData;
	unsigned long long lStart = GetSimulator()->GetTimerTick(), lEnd;

	if(dxl_read_block(m_iServoID, P_PRESENT_POSITION_L, 8, aryData) && aryData.size() == 8)
	{
		m_iPresentPos = dxl_makeword(aryData[0], aryData[1]);
		m_iPresentVelocity = dxl_makeword(aryData[2], aryData[3]);
		m_iLoad = dxl_makeword(aryData[4], aryData[5]);
		m_iVoltage = aryData[6];
		m_iTemperature = aryData[7];

		m_fltPresentPos = ConvertPosFPToFloat(m_iPresentPos);
		m_fltPresentVelocity = ConvertFPVelocity(m_iPresentVelocity);
		m_fltLoad = ConvertFPLoad(m_iLoad);
		m_fltVoltage = m_iVoltage/100.0;
		m_fltTemperature = (float) m_iTemperature;
	}

	lEnd = GetSimulator()->GetTimerTick();
	m_fltReadParamTime = GetSimulator()->TimerDiff_m(lStart, lEnd);
}

/**
\brief	Reads only the key data parameters from the servo in one read packet. This include present position and speed.
It sets the corresponding internal variables.

\author	dcofer
\date	5/7/2014
**/
void RbDynamixelUSBServo::ReadKeyParams()
{
	std::vector<int> aryData;
	unsigned long long lStart = GetSimulator()->GetTimerTick(), lEnd;

	if(dxl_read_block(m_iServoID, P_PRESENT_POSITION_L, 6, aryData) && aryData.size() == 6)
	{
		m_iPresentPos = dxl_makeword(aryData[0], aryData[1]);
		m_iPresentVelocity = dxl_makeword(aryData[2], aryData[3]);
		m_iLoad = dxl_makeword(aryData[4], aryData[5]);

		m_fltPresentPos = ConvertPosFPToFloat(m_iPresentPos);
		m_fltPresentVelocity = ConvertFPVelocity(m_iPresentVelocity);
		m_fltLoad = ConvertFPLoad(m_iLoad);
	}

	lEnd = GetSimulator()->GetTimerTick();
	m_fltReadParamTime = GetSimulator()->TimerDiff_m(lStart, lEnd);
}

/**
\brief	Reads an entire block of data from a dynamixel servo. This is used to allow us to read back a number of
params at one time instead of having to seperate them into different packets.

\author	dcofer
\date	5/7/2014

\param	id	ID of the servo to query.
\param	address	address in the control block to start reading.
\param	length	length of the data to read.
\param	aryData	Data that was read.

\return	True if it succedded in the read.
**/
bool RbDynamixelUSBServo::dxl_read_block( int id, int address, int length, std::vector<int> &aryData)
{
	// Make a packet to read a bunch of data at once.
	dxl_set_txpacket_id(id);
	dxl_set_txpacket_instruction(INST_READ);
	dxl_set_txpacket_parameter(0, address);
	dxl_set_txpacket_parameter(1, length);
	dxl_set_txpacket_length(4);

	dxl_txrx_packet();

	int CommStatus = dxl_get_result();

	if(!CommStatus)
	{
		return false;
	}

	aryData.clear();
	for(int iIdx=0; iIdx<length; iIdx++)
	{
		int iParam = dxl_get_rxpacket_parameter(iIdx);
		aryData.push_back(iParam);
	}

	return true;
}

/**
\brief	Checks the error code and returns an associated error message.

\author	dcofer
\date	5/7/2014

\return	Error message.
**/
std::string RbDynamixelUSBServo::GetErrorCode()
{
	if(dxl_get_rxpacket_error(ERRBIT_VOLTAGE) == 1)
		return "Input voltage error!";

	if(dxl_get_rxpacket_error(ERRBIT_ANGLE) == 1)
		return "Angle limit error!\n";

	if(dxl_get_rxpacket_error(ERRBIT_OVERHEAT) == 1)
		return "Overheat error!\n";

	if(dxl_get_rxpacket_error(ERRBIT_RANGE) == 1)
		return "Out of range error!\n";

	if(dxl_get_rxpacket_error(ERRBIT_CHECKSUM) == 1)
		return "Checksum error!\n";

	if(dxl_get_rxpacket_error(ERRBIT_OVERLOAD) == 1)
		return "Overload error!\n";

	if(dxl_get_rxpacket_error(ERRBIT_INSTRUCTION) == 1)
		return "Instruction code error!\n";

	return "Unknown error";
}

std::string RbDynamixelUSBServo::GetCommStatus(int CommStatus)
{
	switch(CommStatus)
	{
	case COMM_TXFAIL:
		return "COMM_TXFAIL: Failed transmit instruction packet!";
		break;

	case COMM_TXERROR:
		return "COMM_TXERROR: Incorrect instruction packet!";
		break;

	case COMM_RXFAIL:
		return "COMM_RXFAIL: Failed get status packet from device!";
		break;

	case COMM_RXWAITING:
		return "COMM_RXWAITING: Now recieving status packet!";
		break;

	case COMM_RXTIMEOUT:
		return "COMM_RXTIMEOUT: There is no status packet!";
		break;

	case COMM_RXCORRUPT:
		return "COMM_RXCORRUPT: Incorrect status packet!";
		break;

	default:
		return "This is unknown error code!";
		break;
	}
}

			}	//DynamixelUSB
		}		//RobotIOControls
	}			// Robotics
}				//RoboticsAnimatSim


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The Assassin I am leveling up is not form the play by post game. It is from the 5e game that I play in. I believe I have told you about Guin before, and if not that is ok. I am working on leveling her up to level 8. She is now multi classing as a Warlock she will be taking the pact of the Chain when she because level 3. I think I am going to have a lot of fun with this, the idea is that her Pact is going to be with a succubus that wants her to hunt done other demon's and kill them.
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Known in the real world as Andre Tanneberger but to devoted electronic music fans as producer, DJ, and songwriter ATB, the German artist can attribute his rise to excellence to a career full of hits. Although he has seen success spanning several decades, what really set him off to the races was one track in particular, released in the late 1990's.
In present times we're taking note of the significant buzz surrounding the most iconic track set forth by the masterful producer – "9PM (Till I Come)." The song's enduring appeal has traversed decades, cementing its place as not only a pioneering trance tune but one of the top 90's trance tracks of all time.
A new version, "Your Love (9PM)," surfaced this January from German producers ATB and Topic beside Swedish singer A7S which was the first-ever official remake of ATB's 1999 breakthrough hit. The rework came to life in a German studio where ATB and Topic seamlessly blended their production styles while A7S topped it off with lyrics during a video conference.
"Over the past 20 years, I've received so many requests for collaborations, remakes, and cover versions of my song '9PM (Till I Come)' but I passed on them all because I was never really satisfied with the sound of the approach nor the final. Then I listened to Topic's 'Breaking Me' together with Rudi (management) and we immediately had the feeling that these two sound worlds could fuse together perfectly." – ATB
While ATB and Topic's re-imagined version features A7S' soaring vocals and powerful full-bodied basslines, the distinctive guitar hook and sun-kissed trance energy is what makes the original such a global hit. "9PM (Till I Come)" topped the UK's Official Singles chart in 1999, marking the first trance song to reach the No. 1 chart position in Britain – a very noteworthy feat. Also entering the top 10 in numerous other countries including Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in the United States, this impactful track paved the way for electronic dance music on mainstream radio waves. ATB went on to have a monumental career after his subsequent string of hits which included "Don't Stop," "Ecstasy," "Let U Go," "What About Us," "Move On," and "When It Ends It Starts Again" among others. Boasting 10 studio albums and more than 40 singles earning Platinum and Gold awards in numerous countries, we can certainly say ATB has carved himself a seat amongst the electronic greats.
Adding to the newly-revived track's excitement, powerhouse Tiësto has also given a wave of his magical wand to the classic track, harnessing mega muscle to deliver a special rendition of his own. The Tiësto remix was released on March 26, 2021 via Astralwerks/ Virgin Records and instantly performed as a hit. His super-charged remix leaves you energized, feeling wild and aching for the dancefloor.
Masterful skills intertwined with the foundation of ATB, Topic and A7S's newfound blend give this remix that signature Tiësto touch that it seems only he can achieve. Arguably one of the best songs of 2021, the song continues to make waves and infiltrate widespread dance music playlists. With several renditions available and all equally brilliant, it's clear this track will continue to span the horizon and withstand the test of time. If you somehow haven't already been hearing this track around, you can catch it in Tiësto's Club Life radio circuits and beyond.
Before tapping into his 9PM remix, Tiësto revealed "The Business Pt. II" with Ty Dolla $ign, the follow up to his monstrous 2020 hit that still reigns supreme, as well as a spunky remix of Pt. II from the incredibly talented Clean Bandit. The dance music icon also recently released a remix of Selena Gomez and DJ Snake's "Selfish Love" which has been making rounds of its own.
Topic and A7S have joined forces for the gargantuan "Breaking Me," which boasts upwards of 700 million streams on Spotify alone, as well as the massive follow-up "Why Do You Lie To Me" featuring highly-praised American rapper/ singer Lil Baby. For the arrival of this year's "Your Love (9PM)," Topic and A7S called upon ATB for his iconic "9PM (Till I Come)" melody. Spinning the sample into a modernized version reminiscent of the original, ATB, Topic and A7S have struck gold again and transformed the track into a finished product that will forever be a part of electronic music history.
"'9PM (Till I Come)' is an absolute dance classic that I've known and loved since I was little. It is therefore a great honor to be the first to reissue this number together with ATB. The typical ATB guitar riff paired with my 'melancholic dance music' sound and the unmistakable voice of A7S results in a perfect symbiosis!" – Topic
Regardless of where you're located and how many live (or virtual) shows you're able to attend for the remainder of this year, it is certain you'll be hearing "Your Love (9PM)" in more sets than you will not, and we know you'll enjoy every second of it.
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Caroline is an avid electronic music enthusiast. Born and raised in the Boston area, Caroline relocated to New York and then again to Florida to complete her Bachelors Degree in Social Entrepreneurship & Business. First attending Wagner College in Staten Island, she transferred to Rollins College in Orlando. Her passion for EDM and music festivals has taken her up and down the East coast, and inspired her to pursue her dreams within the industry. Electronic music truly has been a blessing in her life, and landed her on a path she is sure is her life calling.
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What is ACT-SO?
ACT-SO is an acronym for the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. This local and national competition for high school students was organized over 30 years ago to encourage African American students to aspire for excellence in 26 non-athletic areas of competition. It is sponsored by the NAACP branches in communities across America. It was deemed the "Olympics of the Mind" by its founder, Vernon Jarrett, a Tennessee native who became a renown broadcast executive in Chicago, IL.
Each year high school students from Memphis area public, private, and parochial schools compete in the broad categories of Science, Humanities, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Filmmaking/Video and Business. Local winners are honored with Olympic like medals and the first place winners receive are invited to the National ACT-SO competition for five days in a major U.S. city. Competitors are mentored and groomed by professionals in their respective fields to ensure that they can submit their best possible entry.
Students may compete in up to three sub-categories including Entrepreneurship, Original Essay, Playwriting, Poetry, Dance, Dramatics, Oratory, Music Composition, Instrumental Music/Contemporary and Classical, Vocal Music/Contemporary and Classical, Biology/Microbiology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, computer Science, Earth & space Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine & Health, Physics, Architecture, Drawing, Filmmaking/Video, Painting, Photography, Sculpture.
Memphis has been a consistent winner in this competition and our students have received additional recognition at nationally known music and art academies. They have found careers in their areas of competition which secured their future.
Eleven of the twelve contestants made the trip to ACT-SO finals in Baltimore, Maryland this year. Leading the delegation was ACT-SO Chairperson Marian Crooks and chaperones, Caesar Aughtry and Amal Black.
Three local winners became national winners bringing home gold and silver medals. Journey Hogan of Overton High, placed first in the nation in the category of Instrumental Classical Music. Middle College High School student, Asia Fuller, won second place in Painting as did Joshua Harris of Overton in Drawing. They received monetary prizes and laptop computers. More than 700 competitors participated in the national competition.
The Memphis Branch was very well represented as five others auditioned for and won spots to perform in the award ceremony. Bria Lipford (Dance), Kelsey Milem (Choir), Amari Miller (Orchestra), and Charity Johnson and Jerquintez Gipson (Drama) did a great job in their respective areas.
Maxine A. Smith Scholarship Fund
During her 42 years of service as executive secretary of the NAACP Memphis Branch, the late Maxine A. Smith never saw a glass half empty or a mind without promise. Thus when she announced her retirement in 1995, her local NAACP colleagues took great care to make sure that generations to come would continue to appreciate her contributions to the community.
Although she championed many causes, education became her second identity. Maxine set great store by her mother's insistence that she and her brother and sister receive a formal education. She would later respond by becoming a school teacher and serving six terms on the Memphis City School Board.
The fund was established for graduating high school seniors who have participated in the ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) program. This is a one-time scholarship opportunity. All scholarship recipients will be expected to attend a reception in their honor in late May or early June.
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In most cases, technology is a wonderful thing. In the case of mobile phones, it allows us to speak to a loved one wherever we are or easily find a good restaurant to eat at in an unfamiliar place.
But this technology has its negative effects too. A new article in the Denver car accident attorney knowledge center explores these effects as well how to go about proving fault and obtaining compensation for your injuries and damages.
Talking or texting on a cell phone while driving accounts for 25% of all car accidents in Colorado and across the U.S.
Despite all of the warnings and even laws against their use while driving, many Coloradans and Americans continue to talk or text while driving.
These facts alone should give any driver pause…but too many don't and use their phones despite statistics like these and many others. So inevitably, accidents do happen.
If you're in an auto accident in Colorado and the at-fault driver was using their cell phone, you may entitled to compensation for your injuries and damages.
Regardless of fault though, the first thing you should do is make sure you and any passengers or other drivers obtain medical attention. Call the police and file an accident report and if there are any witnesses, get there contact information for any potential testimony. You should also take photographs of the accident as well.
Keep in mind though that you can be on a cell phone and the accident still be the other driver's fault. In these cases, your settlement amount could be reduced.
Irrespective of this though, you should never talk on your cell phone while driving.
To learn more, check out our newest article Car Accidents and Cell Phones – A Dangerous Mix in the Denver car accident attorney knowledge center today.
And if you've been involved in an accident where the at-fault driver was talking on their phone, contact Denver car accident attorney R. Mack Babcock and associates at the Babcock Law Firm today for a free consultation.


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Zimbabwe Travel Update: What You Need To Know About Visiting Victoria Falls & Beyond!
10 months agoNicola Barton1 comment
Directly after the African summer rains is when Victoria Falls, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia is at its most splendid. But right now there is no one there to see the Natural Wonder of the World flowing at its greatest volume.
Since December 2020, Zimbabwe's international borders have switched between open to closed to, in mid-March 2021, open again. Visitors may enter by air only as land borders remain closed. Foreigners, however, have barely trickled into the small Zimbabwean town of Victoria Falls, which is 100% reliant on the tourist dollar.
A Victoria Falls staple since 1904, the majestic Victoria Falls Hotel has 161 opulent rooms. Five of those rooms have seen occupancy between April 1 2020 until April 1 2021.
It is heartbreaking to think that when I flew from the friendly Zimbabwean town just 10 days before the world shut down in March of 2020, I was one of the last of an average of 1 million visitors per year to visit Victoria Falls. It is, however, understandable that the tourists are not eager to flock back just yet.
Currently any traveler entering Zimbabwe is required to produce a negative Covid test, no older than 48 hours. Visitors are also subject to a 14 day quarantine upon arrival. This quarantine may lift in the very near future, however as 20, 000 vaccines have just arrived in Victoria Falls and the vaccination rollout started on March 22nd. All residents of Victoria Falls 18 years and older will be offered the free vaccine.
Until it is officially lifted, the current quarantine (though shorter than the 21 days required just months earlier) makes it difficult, in many cases impossible, not to mention expensive for guests to bunker down in a hotel (of their choosing if they produce the negative test and show no symptoms upon arrival, government's choosing if not) for two weeks before being able to take in everything the town has to offer. And boy, does this town offer!
However, with no one taking the helicopter flights over the Falls, bungy jumping from the ZimZam bridge, "relaxing" in the Devil's Pools on the edge of the Falls, cruising along the Zambezi River, taking a safari in the nearby Hwange, Zambezi or Chobe National Parks, or even purchasing traditional crafts and other souvenirs from the local hawkers, the town is barely surviving.
And it's not just the local humans seeing the consequences of lockdowns. In Southern Africa around 10% of the money that tourism brings in goes to conservation and the battle against poaching. With around 90% of conservation funding lost when tourism ground to a halt, poaching has been on a steady increase in the surrounding national parks. Locals of Victoria Falls have also become increasingly desperate and have resorted to poaching bush meat just to get by.
There have been new initiatives, like The Conservation Games to fundraise for the wildlife, but the absence of tourists has highlighted the vital role we play in preserving the unique African environment.
As you sit at home, armchair travelling and deciding where to jet off to as soon as possible, add Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to (the top of) your list. Not only will you have the time of your life if you follow our Three Days in Victoria Falls Itinerary, you'll feel good about knowing that extra glass of wine you are sipping on as you relax by the pool after a long day of exploring the Falls is actually just you injecting your much needed dollar back into the country, and helping out the wildlife too.
Now that is a tasty glass of wine!
Nicola Barton
Nicola's dream was to visit all 7 continents and did so by her 40th birthday. However she knows there are still hundreds of places to explore and is packing her suitcase as we speak!
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Back in October, Sony Pictures announced they were pushing back their release of Ron Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's novel Inferno all the way to October 14th, 2016, after previously being set for the same weekend that Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters next year. Now the project is rounding up a supporting cast to surround Tom Hanks as symbologist Robert Langdon, who hasn't graced the big screen since Angels & Demons in 2009. Now Deadline reports his female companion this time will be Felicity Jones, fresh off her recent performance in The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking's wife. Read on!
For those who don't know, this time Langdon suddenly wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, forcing him to team up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (the role Jones is in early talks to take) to help recover his memories in order to prevent some psychopath from unleashing a global plague that is somehow tied to the classic Dante's Inferno. The young actress is quite the rising star from across the pond, and has also turned in great performances in Like Crazy and Breathe In. She popped up briefly in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with potential for her to become a central character in the franchise, but we'll see how that goes. The question is whether or not people are still interested in Dan Brown's stories.
This book was pretty interesting, I just have a hard time sitting down to finish it. I'd saw I'm over halfway done with it, but it's been quite some time since I've picked the book up. It seems like it could be another good adaption, I thought they did well with Angels & Demons, but slacked off in The Da Vinci's Code.
Sounds alright with me. Not worried about this project at all.


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Gafcon Australia Moves Ahead
Gafcon Australia Media Statement outlining its plan to support Anglicans who leave the Anglican Church of Australia over doctrinal revision.
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Bishop Andudu and Faith McDonnell reporting from the Int'l Religious Freedom Summit 2021
Getch Temere, who is from Tigray, Ethiopia, is living under asylum in the U.S. and he attends an Anglican Church in North America church.
The Tigray region in Ethiopia is on the brink of famine following eight months of civil war.
In his July letter he addresses that Jesus is our hope and our anchor.
The GAFCON fellowship began in 2003 and has provided a rallying point for faithful Anglicans from around the world.
Bishop Andudu, co-leader of the Suffering Church Network and Bishop of Kadugli, Sudan, asks for prayer throughout June for peace talks in Sudan.
Moment: In September 2020 a new hospital opened in the diocese of Boga, DR Congo. Bishop William Bahemuka has recently reported that ADF terrorists (Allied Democratic Forces) have burned the hospital...
Moment: In Recife Diocese in the Anglican Church in Brazil they have been told they are to stop meeting in person again for a period. This is hard and very discouraging.
Interview with Provost Sammy Wainaina
We are grateful this month of June for Lift Up Your Hearts Devotional contributions from All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, Kenya. Provost Sammy Wainaina and his staff have generously brought insights...
Moment: The Province of the Anglican Church of the Congo is one of ten Anglican Provinces represented in the Gafcon Primates Council. On Saturday the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in the Democratic...
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Bishop Azad Marshall of the Diocese of Raiwind has been elected as the new Moderator of the Church of Pakistan, a position that has a three year term. He succeeds Bishop Humphrey Peters. Bishop...
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Moment: The Gafcon Theological Education Network involves twenty colleges from sixteen countries. For some of these Colleges, the ordinands will be taking their final exams this term.
Moment: Gafcon publishes a daily devotional, online and by subscription. It is also available as a podcast. This month the theme is 'Forgiveness' and it is written by Mrs Lorna Ashworth (England).
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– Yay, managed to make a page despite the construction work happening outside my appartment this week and the stupid cold I managed to catch for some reason.
– I'm also preparing an autobio strip for Patreon! I'm thankful to the people who decided to support me and I'm looking forward to doing more!
– I will be at the Applied Arts Festival next weekend!


Tickets are now available for our Halloween film, 'El Orfanato' (Bayona, Sp/Mex, 2007, Cert15).
A great modern Spanish ghost story with English sub-titles, remade by Hollywood as 'The Orphanage' (but our Spanish version is better). If you liked del Toro's 'The Devil's Backbone', you'll love this – it features an excellent cameo by Charlie Chaplin's daughter, Geraldine, a big dark house and a very moving ending.
Tickets for this introductory screening in Studio 609 (max 72 seats): only £5 each.
Delicious complimentary tapas from El Molino tapas restaurant (nr Clockhouse, Beckenham) from 6.45pm, cinema doors open 7.15pm, film starts 7.30pm, unreserved seating.
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Burma busy arresting journalists, not ratifying CW treaty
Photo of chemical munitions container allegedly used against the Kachin people in northeastern Burma. (PHOTO: Free Burma Rangers)
By FELIZ SOLOMON / DVB
Burma's government has denied that a military factory in Magwe's Pauk Township is used for the manufacture of chemical weapons, but has yet to offer any explanation of what actually goes on there.
The arrest of five Unity Weekly journal employees in connection with a report on the alleged production site has renewed pressure on Burma to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which bans the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons.
"As it does with all non-States Parties and Signatory States, the OPCW has made regular overtures to Myanmar through official channels to join the CWC without delay," said Michael Luhan, spokesperson for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the enforcement body for the CWC.
The convention, effective since 1993, currently has 190 party states. Upon becoming party, suspected facilities are investigated and stores disposed. As of last year, about 82 percent of declared stockpiles had been destroyed in CWC party states.
Burma became signatory to the CWC in 1993, but has made slow progress towards ratification. Luhan told DVB on Friday that in the years since becoming signatory, Burma has participated in a few OPCW conferences and in 2013 hosted a "technical assistance visit."
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The recent allegations of chemical weapon production were sparked by a report that first appeared in Unity Weekly on 25 January, titled, "Secret Chemical Weapon [built] by the Former Senior-General, Chinese Technicians and the Current [Burmese Military] Commander in Chief", which detailed the location and purported activities of a military facility in Pauk Township, Magwe Division.
"I saw 15-ft long rockets," read the report, citing a local who claims to have worked at the site. The report also alleges that "soldiers" protect the site and prohibit workers from leaving.
The report was quickly pulled from shelves, and five people – four reporters and the journal's CEO – are currently awaiting arraignment for charges under Article 3(1)a of Burma's colonial-era Official Secrets Act. The law criminally implicates any citizen who "approaches, inspects, passes over or is in the vicinity of, or enters, any prohibited place" for any purpose, and carries sentences of up to 14 years.
Their detention has been heavily condemned as a setback to Burma's progress towards press freedom. Myint Kyaw, general secretary of the Myanmar Journalists Network, told DVB that, "The [Unity Weekly staff] were arrested as if they were fugitives… similar to back in the time when journalists had to live in fear."
If the information is incorrect, he said, the editors should be informed, and if necessary issue a correction. The contents and credibility of the report, however, have since come under serious criticism.
President's spokesman Ye Htut denied on Wednesday that the disputed No. 24 Defence Industry Factory – the facility detailed in Unity's report — was used for manufacturing chemical weapons.
"Regarding the question whether it was really a chemical weapon factory, our country is a signatory state for the Chemical Weapons Convention – it was just a defence related factory, but not a chemical weapon factory," he said, speaking to DVB by phone.
He did not, however, elaborate on the actual uses of the facility. The spokesman did not respond to DVB's multiple follow-up inquiries about when Burma will move beyond signatory status and become a CWC State Party.
Becoming party to the CWC would require Burma to allow OPCW verification of suspect activities. Luhan said that upon ratification, Burma would have 60 days to declare all chemical assets within its territory.
"As Myanmar is not yet a CWC State Party, the OPCW has no mandate to conduct verification activities in the country and hence cannot comment or speculate upon such reports," he said.
Burma has long been suspected of maintaining chemical weapons facilities, and has been repeatedly accused of using them in military offensives against ethnic armed groups during the country's decades of civil wars.
"As Myanmar is not yet a CWC State Party, the OPCW has no mandate to conduct verification activities in the country and hence cannot comment or speculate upon such reports," Michael Luhan, OPCW
Even since Burma's protracted peace process began to take hold, there have been several reports of the use of chemical weapons.
In January 2013, DVB reported that the Burmese government denied use of chemical weapons during an offensive against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) near their Laiza headquarters on the Burma-China border.
At that time, KIA spokesman James Lum Dau said there was an intense heat and soldiers "lost consciousness" when shells exploded.
The Burmese government maintained that the accusations are untrue. In January 2013, Ye Htut responded by saying that, "Our military never uses chemical weapons and we have no intention to use them at all."
While the reports could not be independently verified, Free Burma Rangers (FBR), a humanitarian aid group delivering medical assistance to those displaced by conflict in Burma, affirmed the conclusion that illicit weapons were used in the fighting.
FBR founder Dave Eubank told DVB via email on Friday while he was doing fieldwork in Burma, "We ourselves have no hard evidence of chemical warfare but do believe that the Burma army has used them based on eyewitness accounts."
Eubank referred to the group's previous reportage on an attack against Kachin villages in May 2012.
"[The] Burma Army fired two rifle grenades with chemical munitions. White smoke came out as the grenades impacted and immediately all those caught in the cloud of smoke began to choke, become dizzy and nauseous and their eyes began to burn. Although no affected person has died from these munitions, this may be a chemical more potent than tear gas or military grade High Content CS, as the symptoms persisted for up to three days," the report read.
Burma is currently State Party to the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons, but has yet to ratify either the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention or the Chemical Weapons Convention.
While full stock of the nation's munitions is still a mystery, Burma has been repeatedly implicated for involvement in the North Korean arms trade, as well as illicit trade with the Indian Army, which violated a European arms embargo by selling Swedish rocket launchers to the Burmese Armed Forces.
No less than 190 states, representing over 98 percent of the world's population, are party to the CWC. Two have signed but not yet ratified the treaty: Burma and Israel, while four nations have not acceded to the treaty: Angola, North Korea, Egypt and South Sudan.
Additional reporting contributed by Aye Nai.
This article was edited on 13 February 2014 to correct the following: Rocket launchers exchanged between India and Burma were from Sweden, not, as previously reported, from Norway.
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Today, Ray & Mya went down to Dana Farber. The plan was to check her blood levels to see if she was ready to start Round 5. Well, she JUST made it, and her team approved her for the last round of chemo. So, Ray & Mya were admitted to Children's hospital. They are on the 6th floor, east. Ray said that the chemo was scheduled to start around 7pm tonight and should run for 4-6 hours. Here's to hoping that tomorrow will be an ok day for both of them.
As for me, I went to work today to help the temp admin with some of my daily tasks. I could only make it until about 3pm, then my swollen feet got the better of me and I had to take off for home. I've been elevating them ever since, but the swelling won't completely go away anymore.
I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and he told me that everything looks good, baby is in good position, yada yada yada. He is having me come back to see him this coming Monday. At that time, he said we can start talking about inducing. He is trying to let my body run its course, because if you do induce you are more likely to have a c-section. I know that by Monday, I won't care HOW I have the baby, I will just NEED to have the baby.
So, I'm home flying solo for right now. I have at least two people who can help me get to the hospital, so I have good plans in place. I'm just bummed that my husband most likely won't be there when our second child is born..... but our first really needs us too.
Will post again soon to let you know how Mya is handling the chemo.


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CO2 increased 44% since 1850. No effect on temperature. Experimental result
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CO2 increased 44% since 1850. No effect on temperature. Experimental result24-09-2016 01:32
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(1080) is conclusive. CO2 has no effect on temperature.
(1537) We can't measure the temperature of the Earth well enough to say that it hasn't changed. I'm not sure you understand the margin of error of observations - our observations have too much error to say that the Earth has probably warmed up, but that doesn't mean that they conclusively say that the Earth hasn't warmed up.
Basically, the error is too high for the observations to say anything at all. For all we know, the temperature might be skyrocketing - or it might be shooting down. We wouldn't know.
We can't measure the temperature of the Earth well enough to say that it hasn't changed. I'm not sure you understand the margin of error of observations - our observations have too much error to say that the Earth has probably warmed up, but that doesn't mean that they conclusively say that the Earth hasn't warmed up.
That's because there is no change in temperature. If there were, it would be feelable. A 44% increase in CO2 is huge. That's like, going from ice age to warm period.
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(1537) 1. Individual observation is even more biased than any other data.
2. Yes, but our margins of error are even worse than the difference in average global surface temperature between an ice age and now - after all, now-IceAge is estimated to be on the order of a few degrees C.
3. Again, our measurements are effectively useless - you can't say the average global temperature to any degree of accuracy. We have pretty much no way of knowing what the average global surface temperature is doing!
(5623) Everything you say here is correct:
jwoodward48 wrote:We can't measure the temperature of the Earth well enough to say that it hasn't changed. I'm not sure you understand the margin of error of observations - our observations have too much error to say that the Earth has probably warmed up
...but then you say this which is incorrect:
jwoodward48 wrote:, but that doesn't mean that they conclusively say that the Earth hasn't warmed up.
That is exactly what it means. We conclude from the observations that we cannot determine any change or lack thereof. The observations are conclusive.
jwoodward48 wrote:Basically, the error is too high for the observations to say anything at all.
Absolutely correct. We conclude this from the observations which are therefore conclusive.
jwoodward48 wrote: For all we know, the temperature might be skyrocketing - or it might be shooting down. We wouldn't know.
Well, not skyrocketing or shooting down but increasing or decreasing.
This is how you can spot someone who is a diehard religious believer even if s/he claims to be a "skeptic" (e.g. Tim the Plumber). Religions promise divine knowledge/wisdom to their worshipers that non-believers are denied. Christians believe they are blessed with God's morality which makes them better. Climate lemmings believe they are blessed with certainty of the earth's warming temperatures. They think this makes them smarter than those fukcing denier morons and they become bulveristically insulting.
Just as a test, ask Tim the Plumber if the earth is definitely warming. When he responds in the affirmative, ask him how he knows. He will become abusive at that point. He will also insist that he is a "skeptic."
(1537) I don't quite understand your third paragraph (after second quote). If we don't know, then it doesn't say anything. That is, the magic black box could have a cat or a dog, or even nothing, but there's no way of telling which it is. You can't claim that there is definitely a cat, but you ALSO can't claim that there is definitely nothing. That's what TCH is claiming - that if we don't know if it's warming up, that's equivalent to knowing that it's not warming up. That's false.
Not you, though. You're just pointing out that we can't know, and that no conclusions can be drawn from error-laden observations, except the conclusion of "well, this data is useless".
I don't quite understand your third paragraph (after second quote). If we don't know, then it doesn't say anything. That is, the magic black box could have a cat or a dog, or even nothing, but there's no way of telling which it is.
Correct. THAT is your conclusion. Sometimes you have to conclude ... that you don't know ... that you cannot tell.
Semantically, if observations lead to a conclusion then they are "conclusive" to the extent of your conclusions.
If the test is whether you know something or not then it is conclusive when you determine that you do not know. Remember the context of whether we can tell if there is Global Warming or not. Our observations are clearly conclusive in that we cannot tell.
Now let's go to YOUR context, i.e. The earth is A. warming, B. cooling or C. not changing. For this question our observations are not conclusive.
This is critical to my purposes when I am debating with climate lemmings who insist they know the earth is specifically warming.
(1537) Ah, we agree. I think I may have been unclear in your second quote - I meant that THC is saying that the data conclusively shows a cooling or steady temperature. This is false - neither A, B, nor C is supported by the data.
The data don't show that the Earth is warming up, and they don't show that the Earth ISN'T warming up either. That's all I meant.
Ah, we agree. I think I may have been unclear in your second quote - I meant that THC is saying that the data conclusively shows a cooling or steady temperature. This is false - neither A, B, nor C is supported by the data.
We cannot compute earth's average temperature to any useful accuracy.
(1537) Yep. That's what I said, in a very lengthy and complicated way. I like your way better.
Incorrect. 1 C difference is a huge effect, especially towards the poles. The little ice age was less than 1 C. An el nino year is less than 0.1 C. Between ice age and warm period is about 6 C. A 1 C difference is enough to make 90% of America's crops fail and reduce the US population to less than 1 million.
If average global temperature changes by 1 C, you or anyone else will likely not survive, only billionaires will survive.
(1537) No. Stop the alarmism and just listen.
First of all, the estimates are about 4.5 between Ice Ages and non-Ice Ages. Not that this fact supports me in any way, but it's true. (Not that the estimates are true, just that this is what they are.)
None of that would happen if the Earth heated up by a degree. Where did you learn that? That's not based on science.
We don't know what the Earth's temperature is. We really don't. Our margins of error are so tremendous that we could go halfway into an ice age and we'd hardly notice. We have no idea what the temperature is doing. And that's fine - we can't affect it, we can't predict it on the long term. Business as usual.
jwoodward48 wrote:None of that would happen if the Earth heated up by a degree. Where did you learn that? That's not based on science.
1 C change in average temperature would put everything out of wack. The little ice age was 1 C change in average temperature. An el nino year is 0.01 C change in temperature. 1 C increase in average temperature means no snow in New York all year round. 1 C decrease in average temperature means snow in New York for more than 6 months a year.
(1537) How do you know that? Where are your sources?
Tim the plumber
Tai Hai Chen wrote:
A 1 C difference is enough to make 90% of America's crops fail and reduce the US population to less than 1 million.
Since when is a slightly warmer year going to kill 90% of the crops in America?
Given that for any particular farm the weather will be of the order of +/- 10c over the average for each day why would a +1c make all that much difference?
(1537) And the weirdest part is that THC isn't even a warmist. I don't know what he is.
(1286) He is from the internet.
And the weirdest part is that THC isn't even a warmist. I don't know what he is.
He is from a society where people don't talk much about science and thus is out of his depth.
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He is from the internet.
The Internet is spawning people now???
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Q: Calling a caller to a DLL function from within the DLL Is it possible to call a function that called a function in a DLL that is written in Delphi?  The calling program that loads the DLL just has access to my DLL's exported functions and can not export it's own functions (it's Easylanguge programming language and does not have a command to export or the ability to pass pointers).  I do not need to pass any parameters when I call the from the DLL, just execute the code again after the return address point.
So if a function in Easylanguage calls a function from the DLL, can the return address from the Easylanguage function be used in the DLL to later call the Easylanguage function at the point of the return address? Even a hack will do.
I want to get this concept code I wrote working correctly before I try to apply it to the actual DLL & Easylanguage platform.  I sometimes get access violations.
Delphi demo that simulates the interaction of the DLL & Easylanguage:
type
    Tra_func = function: Integer;

var
  Form9: TForm9;
  ra: pointer;
  ra_func: Tra_func;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

function dll_func: integer;
begin
  ra := System.ReturnAddress;
  Form9.ListBox1.Items.Add(Format('RA to "easylanguage_func": %p', [ra]));
  Form9.ListBox1.Items.Add('END of "dll" function');
  result := 1;
end;

function easylanguage_func: integer; // temp stand-in function for Easylanguage
begin
  Form9.ListBox1.Items.Add('Call "dll" to get return address...');
  dll_func();
  Form9.ListBox1.Items.Add('END of "easylanguage_func" function');
  result := 1;
end;

procedure TForm9.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin

  easylanguage_func; // * this call would be from Easylanguage to the DLL
  ListBox1.Items.Add('Calling RA address of "easylanguage_func"');
  ra_func := Tra_func(ra);
  ra_func; // * this call would be located in the DLL
end;

end.

What an Easylanguage routine that calls a DLL function could look like:
external: "ra_test_dll.dll", INT, "GetRAFunction";

method void ReturnFunction() // * can not export this *
begin
    Print("GetRAFunction");
    GetRAFunction(); // calls function in DLL
    // *** returns here, start execution here when call from the DLL later
    Print("*RA - next line*");
end;

String passing as parameters and returns in both directions..
Easylanguage:
external: "ts_dll_str_test.dll", String, "StringTest", String; //  Delphi DLL function def

method void StrFunction(String ss)
variables:
   String ss2;
begin
    ss2 = StringTest(ss+"abc");
    Print(ss2); // Output = ABCD5FGHIJKLM
end;

Call: StrFunction("0123456789")

Delphi DLL:
var
  ss: AnsiString;
  myCharPtr: PAnsiChar;

function StringTest(StrIn: PAnsiChar): PAnsiChar; stdcall;  // called by EL
begin
  ss  := 'ABCDEFGHIJKLM';
  myCharPtr := @ss[1];
  myCharPtr[4] := StrIn[5];
  result := myCharPtr;
end;

exports StringTest;

Thanks.

A: I designed a demo with Delphi used in both the calling application and the DLL. You'll have to apply the same "trick" in your EasyLanguage programming.
The idea is that when the DLL need to call a function in the executable - function which is not exported in anyway - it simply returns with a special value transporting all the information required to call whatever EasyLanguage (here Delphi) function.
This means that at both the caller and the DLL, the function are loops. The EXE calls the DLL passing the initial argument, the DLL get it and return a special value describing the function call it needs. The EXE recognize that, call the required function in his code and then call again the same function in the DLL, this time passing the result of the function call. And the process loops for a second, thirds and so on. Finally the DLL is able to produce the final result and return it without the mark indicating a function call.
Everything is handled using AnsiString since EasyLaguage do not support pointers.
The code below has been simplified at maximum so that it is more readable. In a real application it is much better to validate many things to avoid unexpected behaviour.
Here is the code for executable:
unit CallingCallerDemoMain;

interface

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages,
    System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes,
    Vcl.Graphics, Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls,
    ParamParsing;

type
    TCallingCallerForm = class(TForm)
        Button1: TButton;
        Memo1: TMemo;
        procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
    public
        function CallDll(Value: Integer): String;
        function DemoSquare(Arg1: Integer): Integer;
        function DemoSum(Arg1: Integer): Integer;
    end;

// Declaration for function in DLL
// In this demo, the function takes one integer argument and return a string
// looking like "Value=4  Square=16  Sum=8". The value is the argument, the
// square and the sum are computed by THIS executable: the DLL somehow call
// this executable.
// The use of AnsiChar is required for this demo because it is normally not
// written in Delphi but in EasyLanguage which has only ANSI strings.
function DllFunc(
    StrIn : PAnsiChar
    ) : PAnsiChar; stdcall; external 'CallingCallerDemoDll.dll';

var
  CallingCallerForm: TCallingCallerForm;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

function TCallingCallerForm.DemoSquare(Arg1 : Integer) : Integer;
begin
    Result := Arg1 * Arg1;
    Memo1.Lines.Add('DemoSquare called');
end;

function TCallingCallerForm.DemoSum(Arg1 : Integer) : Integer;
begin
    Result := Arg1 + Arg1;
    Memo1.Lines.Add('DemoSum called');
end;

function TCallingCallerForm.CallDll(Value : Integer) : String;
var
    S         : String;
    DllFctPrm : AnsiString;
    Params    : String;
    FctName   : String;
    Arg1      : Integer;
    Status    : Boolean;
    State     : String;
    Value1    : Integer;
    Value2    : Integer;
begin
    DllFctPrm := '4';
    while TRUE do begin
        S := String(DllFunc(PAnsiChar(DllFctPrm)));
        if not ((S <> '') and (S[1] = '[') and (S[Length(S)] = ']')) then begin
            Result := S;
            Exit;
        end
        else begin
            Params  := Trim(Copy(S, 2, Length(S) - 2));
            FctName := ParamByNameAsString(Params, 'FctName', Status, '');
            State   := ParamByNameAsString(Params, 'State',   Status, '');
            Memo1.Lines.Add('Callback="' + Params + '"');
            if SameText(FctName, 'DemoSquare') then begin
                Arg1    := ParamByNameAsInteger(Params, 'Arg1', Status, 0);
                Value1  := DemoSquare(Arg1);
                DllFctPrm := AnsiString('[' +
                                         'State=' + State +';' +
                                         'Value=' + IntToStr(Value1) +
                                        ']');
                continue;
            end
            else if SameText(FctName, 'DemoSum') then begin
                Arg1    := ParamByNameAsInteger(Params, 'Arg1', Status, 0);
                Value2  := DemoSum(Arg1);
                DllFctPrm := AnsiString('[' +
                                         'State=' + State +';' +
                                         'Value=' + IntToStr(Value2) +
                                        ']');
                continue;
            end
            else
                raise Exception.Create('Unexpected function name');
        end;
    end;
end;

procedure TCallingCallerForm.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Result: ' + CallDll(4));
end;

end.

Here is the code for the DLL:
library CallingCallerDemoDll;

uses
  System.SysUtils,
  System.Classes,
  ParamParsing in '..\DirectCompute\Mandel\Delphi\ParamParsing.pas';

{$R *.res}

var
    GBuffer : AnsiString;
    Value  : Integer;
    Value1 : Integer;
    Value2 : Integer;

function DllFunc(StrIn : PAnsiChar) : PAnsiChar; stdcall;
var
    S      : String;
    Params : String;
    State  : Integer;
    Status : Boolean;
begin
    S := String(StrIn);
    if not ((S <> '') and (S[1] = '[') and (S[Length(S)] = ']')) then begin
        // Normal call
        State  := 1;
        Value  := StrToInt(S);
        Value1 := 0;
        Value2 := 0;
    end;
    while TRUE do begin
        if not ((S <> '') and (S[1] = '[') and (S[Length(S)] = ']')) then begin
            // Call caller
            {$WARN USE_BEFORE_DEF OFF}
            case State of
            1: GBuffer := '[FctName=' + '"DemoSquare";' +
                           'Arg1='    + AnsiString(IntToStr(Value)) + ';' +
                           'State='   + AnsiString(IntToStr(State)) + ']';
            2: GBuffer := '[FctName=' + '"DemoSum";' +
                           'Arg1='    + AnsiString(IntToStr(Value)) + ';' +
                           'State='   + AnsiString(IntToStr(State)) + ']';
            end;
            Result := PAnsiChar(GBuffer);
            Exit;
        end
        else begin
            // Return from function
            Params := Trim(Copy(S, 2, Length(S) - 2));
            State  := StrToInt(ParamByNameAsString(Params, 'State', Status, ''));
            case State of
            1:  begin
                    Value1 := ParamByNameAsInteger(Params, 'Value', Status, 0);
                    State  := 2;
                    S   := '';
                    continue;
                end;
            2:  begin
                    Value2 := ParamByNameAsInteger(Params, 'Value', Status, 0);
                    GBuffer := AnsiString(Format('Value=%d Square=%d  Sum=%d',
                                                 [Value, Value1, Value2]));
                    Result := PAnsiChar(GBuffer);
                    Exit;
                end;
            end;
        end;
    end;
end;

exports
    DllFunc;
begin
end.

And finally a support unit to parse values:
unit ParamParsing;

interface

uses
    SysUtils;

function ParamByNameAsString(
    const Params     : String;
    const ParamName  : String;
    var   Status     : Boolean;
    const DefValue   : String) : String;
function ParamByNameAsInteger(
    const Params     : String;
    const ParamName  : String;
    var   Status     : Boolean;
    const DefValue   : Integer) : Integer;

implementation

// Parameters format = 'name1="value";name2="value2";....;nameN="valueN"
function ParamByNameAsString(
    const Params     : String;
    const ParamName  : String;
    var   Status     : Boolean;
    const DefValue   : String) : String;
var
    I, J  : Integer;
    Ch    : Char;
begin
    Status := FALSE;
    I := 1;
    while I <= Length(Params) do begin
        J := I;
        while (I <= Length(Params)) and (Params[I] <> '=')  do
            Inc(I);
        if I > Length(Params) then begin
            Result := DefValue;
            Exit;                  // Not found
        end;
        if SameText(ParamName, Trim(Copy(Params, J, I - J))) then begin
            // Found parameter name, extract value
            Inc(I); // Skip '='
            // Skip spaces
            J := I;
            while (J < Length(Params)) and (Params[J] = ' ') do
                Inc(J);
            if (J <= Length(Params)) and (Params[J] = '"') then begin
                // Value is between double quotes
                // Embedded double quotes and backslashes are prefixed
                // by backslash
                I      := J;
                Status := TRUE;
                Result := '';
                Inc(I);        // Skip starting delimiter
                while I <= Length(Params) do begin
                    Ch := Params[I];
                    if Ch = '\' then begin
                        Inc(I);          // Skip escape character
                        if I > Length(Params) then
                            break;
                        Ch := Params[I];
                    end
                    else if Ch = '"' then
                        break;
                    Result := Result + Ch;
                    Inc(I);
                end;
            end
            else begin
                // Value is up to semicolon or end of string
                J := I;
                while (I <= Length(Params)) and (Params[I] <> ';') do
                    Inc(I);
                Result := Trim(Copy(Params, J, I - J));
                Status := TRUE;
            end;
            Exit;
        end;
        // Not good parameter name, skip to next
        Inc(I); // Skip '='
        if (I <= Length(Params)) and (Params[I] = '"') then begin
            Inc(I);        // Skip starting delimiter
            while I <= Length(Params) do begin
                Ch := Params[I];
                if Ch = '\' then begin
                    Inc(I);          // Skip escape character
                    if I > Length(Params) then
                        break;
                end
                else if Ch = '"' then
                    break;
                Inc(I);
            end;
            Inc(I);        // Skip ending delimiter
        end;
        // Param ends with ';'
        while (I <= Length(Params)) and (Params[I] <> ';')  do
            Inc(I);
        Inc(I);  // Skip semicolon
    end;
    Result := DefValue;
end;

function ParamByNameAsInteger(
    const Params     : String;
    const ParamName  : String;
    var   Status     : Boolean;
    const DefValue   : Integer) : Integer;
begin
    Result := StrToInt(ParamByNameAsString(Params, ParamName, Status, IntToStr(DefValue)));
end;

end.

Everything tested OK with Delphi 10.4.2 (Should work with any other recent Delphi).

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Nonostante le aspettative, la gara di ritorno disputata in Brasile non fu all'altezza dell'ampio pubblico presente sugli spalti. Poche le idee della squadra di casa, incapace di penetrare lo schieramento difensivo degli ospiti, che venne addirittura fischiata dai propri tifosi presenti ad assistere al match. Il pareggio a reti inviolate permise al Bayern di festeggiare la prima affermazione tedesca nel torneo.

Nel 2017, la FIFA ha equiparato i titoli della Coppa del mondo per club e della Coppa Intercontinentale, riconoscendo a posteriori anche i vincitori dell'Intercontinentale come detentori del titolo ufficiale di "campione del mondo FIFA", inizialmente attribuito soltanto ai vincitori della Coppa del mondo per club.

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Voci correlate
Coppa dei Campioni 1975-1976
Coppa Libertadores 1976

Collegamenti esterni

Calcio nel 1976
Competizioni calcistiche a Monaco di Baviera
Competizioni sportive a Belo Horizonte
 1976
Incontri del F.C. Bayern München
Incontri del Cruzeiro E.C.


While in Austin at the Entomological Society of America meetings, I had the chance to tour The University of Texas at Austin's Brackenridge Field Laboratory. Located on 82 acres of land bordering the Colorado River, the station supports studies in biodiversity, ecosystem change and natural history. A major focus of research at the station involves efforts to establish biological control agents for control of imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) using entomopathogens and parasitoids (e.g. phorid flies in the genus Pseudacteon). This research relies on maintaining cultures of fire ants to support rearing of the phorid fly. While time was limited and I did not have much opportunity to photograph either the ant or the fly, I did manage to quickly sneak in a shot or two of some winged reproductives that were removed from the teaming formicid mass in a rearing tray and placed on a table top for all to see (and when I say "a shot or two" I mean it. I had the chance only for one shot of the female and two of the male as they crawled crazily about and the tour leader quickly tried to move us on). I'm sure Alex Wild has all stages/forms of this species covered in spades, but the sexually dimorphic winged reproductives were new for me, and perhaps some readers of this blog as well.
Solenopsis invicta winged reproductives: male (top), female (bottom).
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I never realized the males had such tiny heads and that their antennae were not elbowed..
Yeah, it's a pattern that crops up occasionally, where we have pin-headed males with massive bodies. Some other cool examples include Pheidole (a hyperdiverse genus for which we know nothing whatsoever about what the males are doing), Trachymyrmex (a graded genus basal to the leaf-cutting ants), and Linepithema humile, the infamous Argentine Ant. I think the argie males are particularly cool because this is a case where we have massive pin-head males are clearly derived from within a clade with males which are almost all "female proportioned." I'd be a happy camper if someone figured out what drives the evolution of these "steroidal" male ants.
Oops—I got totally side-tracked too. About the elbowed antennae: Only a few lineages of ants have males with long antennal scapes! The pleisiomorphic state for males (and for whoever the deep stem ant was) is having very short scapes. I can count on my left hand the number of times long scapes have evolved in male ants (at least for the New World).
This sexual dimorphism is fairly typical for ants, though there are a few oddballs (e.g., Hypoponera opacior) that have wingless, worker-like males.
I swear the males of some of those species look more like braconids or something.
Cool transluscent heads on those Hypoponera opacior males.
They are commonly intitially misplaced in Braconidae or as "wasp" at bugguide.net.
It's neat how you can really see how they hang onto normal-sized eyes, though. I've never noticed that before.
Hah – good point. I think about it occasionally (occasionally): From the myrmecological perspective, it's the male ants which have weird, massive eyes. Really, from the non-Formicidae hymenopteran perspective it's the females who have the derived, miniscule eyes. For queens (and to a greater extent, the workers) there is likely an energetic trade-off between production of eyes suitable for flight and eyes which are "good enough" to see when walking (or nestled in the nest).