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History of Pokies in New Zealand
Gambling was already introduced to the people of New Zealand during the 1980s. It was in 1988, the electronic gaming machines known as 'pokies machines' or 'one arm bandits' became legal and were introduced in some licensed casinos, game clubs, Returned Services Associations and hotels. After this, in 1989 the New Zealand Parliament gave consent for the legalization of gambling clubs throughout the nation.
Six major gambling machines were officially launched in 2003 at New Zealand's largest casinos of that time which included Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, and Dunedin along with two machines in local casinos of Queenstown. This was a huge milestone in the history of gambling in New Zealand. This also brought immense pleasure for the slots game fans due to the less complex features of the pokies that everyone found easy to play.
Just a few years after the achievement of these milestones, pokies were now not introduced throughout the nation but also achieved through popularity among the locals and tourists alike.
The tragedy struck in 2001 when the Government of New Zealand, looking at the gambling addiction of its people took it out from the main city. The government also shut down seven functional metropolitan casinos fearing the adverse effects of gambling on its citizens.
Modern Casinos
Modern land-based casinos are all under the control of the Government of New Zealand. By this understanding, all the pokies machines also come under the government. These are mainly established in pubs and hotels of New Zealand. Many citizens like pokies due to its awesome and interesting rounds that often produce generous payouts. Again, the Government is vigilant of the jackpot amounts and tax them too.
The latest of New Zealand's Gambling Act says that over twenty-two thousand slots machines and two thousand people will be covered by the system. The data generated by these machines will be sent to a central monitor, where it will not only fix the limits but also monitor how much money was waged on what machine and the outcomes of it.
Online based casinos
Pokies received New Zealanders love equally on the online casino as it had received in land-based casinos. In 1994, Microgaming was the main online slots provider for the New Zealanders which included amazing games like Cash Splash and Fruit Fiesta.
Later on, the online casino market saw rapid changes and many new software providers cropped up. At the end of 90s Cryptologic and Playtech began providing software for pokies.
Due to the Gambling Act of 2003, the national online gambling or the gambling operated by the home developers on the websites was prohibited.
Many online slot games that were introduced by Microgaming, Playtech and other software companies couldn't survive in New Zealand's online casinos. These happening games although can be found in the online casinos of other foreign countries.
The online gambling in the casino is also operated by the New Zealand government and come in the form of the National Lottery website. These websites offer only those games that are legalized by the government and have no competitors.
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Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) monolayers or bilayers exhibit exceptional physical properties and unique photoluminescent (PL) features. Plasmonic nanostructures and photonic crystals have been designed to enhance the light–matter interaction and exciton emission of TMDC flakes. Recently, all-dielectric nanostructures with Mie resonances have given rise to a new mechanism in nanophotonics applications. For practical applications, the best case is enhancing the exciton emission and realizing active tuning simultaneously. Here, for the first time, a single silicon (Si) nanostripe, a typical Mie resonator, is used as the gate electrode. PL enhancement and modulation are achieved together in the WS2-Mie resonator hybrid system. Nanoscale Mie-type gating and freestanding WS2 give rise to a new mechanism and a new tuning effect on exciton emission. Changing the carrier density and the tensile strain under gate voltages gives rise to large active tuning on both monolayer and bilayer WS2. Obvious modulation of scattering intensity is also demonstrated, which confirms the distortion of WS2 layers under an electric field. The proposed structure could become a promising alternative optoelectronic device in integrated optics.


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GO
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IF N'$(__IsSqlCmdEnabled)' NOT LIKE N'True'
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GO
USE [$(DatabaseName)];

GO
PRINT N'Dropping FK_SiteUrls_ToSites...';

GO
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[SiteUrls] DROP CONSTRAINT [FK_SiteUrls_ToSites];

GO
PRINT N'Starting rebuilding table [dbo].[Sites]...';

GO
BEGIN TRANSACTION;

SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;

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CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tmp_ms_xx_Sites] (
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GO
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SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL SERIALIZABLE;

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CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tmp_ms_xx_SiteUrls] (
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GO
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GO
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GO
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[SiteUrls] WITH CHECK CHECK CONSTRAINT [FK_SiteUrls_ToSites];

GO
PRINT N'Update complete.';

GO

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South China Sea: The need for a lasting solution
Prof. Pankaj Jha
The developments in South China sea (SCS) during the months of March and April has brought the region to the limelight again. The countries and territories in the periphery of South China Sea (SCS) have been threatened by Chinese coastguards and fishermen militia. More recently, in the first week of April, Chinese Coast guard ships destroyed Vietnamese fishing boat QNg 90617 TS and left eight crew members scampering for life. These repeated drowning of other countries boats by Chinese coastguards and armed militia has threatened the livelihood of the fishing communities who thrive on the third largest fishing ground of the world. The exotic fishes and the possibility of mineral resources underneath the sea surface have made it a lucrative hunting grounds for the littoral countries but in the last couple of years, the tensions in the region have multiplied manifold. One of the reasons stated by Chinese is that US has been undertaking provocative surveillance sorties with its maritime aircrafts and conducting group sails to force freedom of navigation, and undermine China's habitual access denial and area dominance aggression. China, on the other hand, has been giving alibi for its military maneuvers,and at times compete disregard for freedom of navigation under the UNCLOS. The PLA navy has been firing warning shots and even targeting surveillance aircrafts of the US with lasers guns. The Coronavirus pandemic and US inability to undertake large scale naval operations in the SCS have further enthused China to threaten its neighbours. The Chinese survey ship HD 8 which has been the epicenter of trouble in the past and has been conducting fictitious surveys to station itself in Exclusive Economic zone of other claimant countries is a matter of concern.
Few factors have added to PLA navy's confidence. This included its recurring sorties and operationalizing of its two air craft carriers (Liaoning and Shandong) and conducting operations closer to Taiwan straits and Philippines, while at the same time threatening Indonesia as well as Japan in East China Sea. It seems that China is drawing the outer periphery of the nine-dash line which now includes non-disputed regions such as Vanguard bank and Natuna islands. China has been sending its ships also to East China Sea knowing very well that at time of this global pandemic, it would use these to divert international attention and avert global accusations of dereliction of global responsibility by China. Coronavirus (COVID 19) has raised serious doubts about China's commitment as a country which is a member of the UNSC, and its non-transparent attitude related to the declaration of the COVID 19 and the number of casualties. South China Sea and North Korea missile tests provide that alibi for China to divert attention also raise hyper nationalism in China, especially when President Xi Jinping has been facing huge internal dissent. In SCS, after China has completely assailed the PCA ruling in July 2016 which adjudicated in favour of Philippines, and dismissed all claims of EEZ for reclaimed islands that China has built in South China Sea. The lackadaisical attitude of the international community in terms of imposing penalties and bringing compliance with regard to the PCA ruling gave a long handle to the communist regime of China to station new weapons including surface to air missiles, and radars in few of the reclaimed islands.
More recently, the Chinese Haiyang Dizhi 8(HD 8) survey ship has returned to Vietnamese EEZ nearly 160 kms off the coast of Vietnam, and is approaching closer to Malaysian held islands, in complete disregard to international law, and the UNCLOS provisions. The survey ship is accompanied with Chinese coast guard vessels.
US State Department in support of Vietnam has stated, "we call on the PRC to remain focused on supporting international efforts to combat the global pandemic, and to stop exploiting the distraction or vulnerability of other states to expand its unlawful claims in the South China Sea". Late last year, China stationed its one coastguard vessel closer to the oil rig operated by Russia's Rosneft. Vietnam has also tried to put the issue in the UN Security Council agenda item to draw attention of the global community. However, more than discussions the international community must release a statement completely criticizing the UNSC permanent member global behaviour. On the part of regional countries and dialogue partner a unified statement castigating Chinese efforts to vitiate the regional order in SCS is a must. The Quad countries must undertake group sails on regular intervals and even a standoff with China would be a big lesson in the placid waters.
On the part of Vietnam, it must understand that the global realities and compulsions have changed over a period of time and identifying the US as a permanent enemy would do not augur well for their strategic interests. There is a need for signing the strategic partnership and security agreement with the US. The template can be drawn from the India-Japan global strategic partnership and the joint declaration on security cooperation. The visit of USS Roosevelt had not been received well within Chinese strategic community, and Vietnam must undertake measures so that dialogue partner countries ships (excluding China) must call on its ports. This show of strength along with regular interactions at ASEAN level, and also while drawing the agenda of the ADMM plus meeting later this year must mention the issue of SCS. There is a need to all parties to accept COC from legal point of view and the momentum must be supported with new ideas when Vietnam is the chair of ASEAN. China is likely to face economic hardships especially when the European and the US markets would not be able to generate the demand.
Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair, need to undertake five step approach to solve the problem. Firstly, institutionalize a high powered committee to expedite and build consensus on the draft Code of Conduct (CoC) among ASEAN on a priority basis. Former prime ministers and heads of government can be involved in this committee so as to get political acceptance and develop trust among claimant countries. Secondly, it must undertake trilateral initiatives with dialogue partners and other claimants for hydrographic surveys and mapping of ocean floor. The ASEAN dialogue partners (except China) are indirectly affected because of Chinese tactics. Thirdly, it must create a Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) among the ASEAN nations and release a statement maintaining status quo. Fourthly, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation need to be formulated with regard to SCS. The agreement can be named as Zone of Peace, Freedom and Innocent Passage. This agreement need to be signed with all dialogue partners. Assurance of freedom of navigation should be the foundation of this agreement. Lastly, Vietnam have to make a universal appeal to the international community to undertake priority in resolving the SCS dispute which is critical for maritime security and promotion of trade and commerce in the region. A lasting solution is required on an urgent basis.
Related Topics:ASEANChinaInternational LawSouth China SeaVietnam
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Vietnam's agenda for ASEAN 2020 meetings
Pankaj Jha is faculty with Jindal School of International Affairs, O P Jindal Global University, Sonepat. He can be reached at pankajstrategic[at]gmail.com
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Learning to build a community from a "Solok Literacy Community"in the West Sumatra
Viggo Pratama Putra
Established on September 21, 2020 in Solok City, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Solok Literacy Community initiated by the young people of Solok City has grown rapidly into a community that has its own trendsetter among young people. Bringing narratives smelling of education, The Literacy Solok Community has a movement with measurable progressiveness that can be seen from its flagship programs.
Starting from the free reading stall movement that has been moving in various corners of Solok City over the past few months. The concept of film surgery that provides proactive discussion space for all segmentation in society. "Diskusi Ngopi" activities which in fact is the concept of FGD (Focus Group Discussion), run with interesting themes and issues so that it can be considered as one of the favorite programs that are often attended by many young people in Solok. Then a class of interests and talents aimed at reactivating the soft skills and great talents of the children of Solok City.
Solok Literacy Community has a long-term goal of making Solok City as a Literacy City in 2025. With these noble targets, of course we together need small steps in the form of programs that run consistently over time. Because after all, a long journey will always begin with small steps in the process of achieving it.
Many appreciations and positive impressions from the surrounding community continue to be received by the Solok Literacy Community. This is certainly a big responsibility for the Solok Literacy Community to continue to commit to grounding literacy in Solok City. Solok Literacy Community activities can be checked directly through instagram social media accounts @solok_literasi. Carrying the tagline #penetrategloomy or penetrating the gloom and #lawanpembodohan, members of the Solok Literacy Community or better known as Soliters, will always make innovative breakthroughs in completing the goal of making Solok City 2025 as a Literacy City.
Indonesia Submit Extended Continental Shelf Proposal Amidst Pandemic: Why now is important?
Aristyo Darmawan
Authors: Aristyo Rizka Darmawan and Arie Afriansyah*
Indonesia's active cases of coronavirus have been getting more worrying with more than 100.000 active cases. With nearly a year of pandemic, Indonesia's not only facing a serious health crisis but also an economic catastrophe. People lose their jobs and GDP expected to shrink by 1.5 percent. Jakarta government therefore should work hard to anticipate the worst condition in 2021.
With this serious economic threat, Indonesia surely has to explore maximize its maritime geographic potential to pass this economic crisis and gain more national revenue to recover from the impact of the pandemic. And there where the Extended Continental Shelf submission should play an important role.
Recently this week, Indonesia submit a second proposal for the extended continental shelf in the southwest of the island of Sumatra to the United Nations Commission on the Limit of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). Continental shelf is that part of the seabed over which a coastal State exercises sovereign rights concerning the exploration and exploitation of natural resources including oil and gas deposits as well as other minerals and biological resources.
Therefore, this article argues that now is the right time for Indonesia to maximize its Continental Shelf claim under the law of the sea convention for at least three reasons.
First, one could not underestimate the economic potential of the Continental Shelf, since the US Truman Proclamation in 1945, countries have been aware of the economic potential from the oil and gas exploration in the continental shelf.
By being able to explore and exploit natural resources in the strategic continental shelf, at least Indonesia will gain more revenue to recover the economy. Even though indeed the oil and gas business is also hit by the pandemic, however, Indonesia's extended continental shelf area might give a future potentials area for exploitation in long term. Therefore, it will help Indonesia prepare a long-term economic strategy to recover from the pandemic. After Indonesia can prove that there is a natural prolongation of the continental shelf.
Second, as the Indo-Pacific region is getting more significant in world affairs, it is strategic for Indonesia to have a more strategic presence in the region. This will make Indonesia not only an object of the geopolitical competition to utilize resources in the region, but also a player in getting the economic potential of the region.
And third, it is also showing that President Joko Widodo's global maritime fulcrum agenda is not yet to perish. Even though in his second term of administration global maritime fulcrum has nearly never been discussed, this momentum could be a good time to prove that Indonesia are still committed to the Global maritime fulcrum by enhancing more maritime diplomacy.
Though this is not the first time Indonesia submit an extended Continental Shelf proposal to the CLCS, this time it is more likely to be accepted by the commission. Not to mention the geographical elements of natural prolongation of the continental shelf that has to be proved by geologist.
The fact that Indonesia has no maritime border with any neighboring states in the Southwest of Sumatra. Therefore, unlike Malaysia's extended continental shelf proposal in the South China Sea that provoke many political responses from many states, it is less likely that Indonesia extended continental shelf proposal will raise protest from any states.
However, the most important thing to realize the potential benefit of the extended continental shelf as discussed earlier, Indonesia should have a strategy and road map how what to do after Indonesia gets the extended continental shelf.
*Arie Afriansyah is a Senior Lecturer in international law and Chairman of the Center for Sustainable Ocean Policy at University of Indonesia.
The China factor in India's recent engagement with Vietnam
Bejoy Sebastian
Photo courtesy - PTI
In its fourth year since the elevation of ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, December 2020 witnessed an enhanced cooperation between New Delhi and Hanoi, ranging from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to defence and maritime cooperation, amid common concerns about China.
In an effort to boost defence cooperation, the navies of India and Vietnam conducted atwo-day passage exercise (Passex) in the South China Sea on December 26 and 27, 2020, reinforcing interoperability and jointness in the maritime sphere. Two days before this exercise has begun, an Indian naval ship arrived at Nha Rong Port in Ho Chi Minh City to offer humanitarian assistance for the flood-affected parts of Central Vietnam.
Before this, in the same week, during a virtual summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 21, both countries inked seven agreements on miscellaneous areas of cooperation and jointly unveiled a vision and plan of action for the future, as both countries encounter the common Chinese threat in their respective neighbourhoods.
Vietnam's disputes with China
India's bone of contention with China ranges from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean. Both Vietnam and India share territorial borders with China. Well, it seems odd that despite its common socialistic political backgrounds, China and Vietnam remains largely hostile.
Having a 3,260 km coastline, covering much of the western part of South China Sea, Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) overlaps with Chinese claims based on the legally invalid and vaguely defined Nine-Dash Line concept, unacceptable for all the other countries in the region, including Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei.
In 2016, China lost a case brought out by the Philippines at the Permanent Court of Arbitration based in The Hague when the court ruled that Beijing's had no legal basis to claim 'historic rights' as per the nine-dash line. China rejected the ruling and continued to build artificial islands in the South China Sea, which it has been doing since 2013, some of them later militarized to gain favourable strategic footholds in the sea and the entire region.
The Paracel and the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea has been historically considered part of Vietnam. The Geneva Accords of 1954, which ended the First Indochina War, gave the erstwhile South Vietnam control of territories south of the 17th Parallel, which included these island groups. But, China lays claims on all of these islands and occupies some of them, leading to an ongoing dispute with Vietnam.
China and Vietnam also fought a border war from 1979 to 1990. But today, the disputes largely remain in the maritime sphere, in the South China Sea.
China's eyes on the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean has been long regarded as India's sphere of influence. But with the Belt and Road Initiative, a trillion-dollar megaproject proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, and the Maritime Silk Road connecting three continents, which is part of it, China has grand ambitions in the Indian Ocean. Theories such as 'String of Pearls' shed light on an overambitious Beijing, whichattempts to encircle India with ports and bases operating under its control.
China has also opened a military base in Djibouti, overlooking the Indian Ocean, in 2017 and it has also gained control of the strategic port of Hambantota in the southern tip of the island of Sri Lanka, the same year.
Chinese presence in Gwadar in Pakistan, where the Maritime Silk Route meets the land route of BRI, is also a matter of concern for India. Moreover, the land route passes through the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region, which is under Pakistani control, but is also claimed by India. China has also been developing partnerships with Bangladesh and Myanmar to gain access to its ports in the Bay of Bengal.
Notwithstanding all this, India's response has been robust and proactive. The Indian Navy has been building partnership with all the littoral states and small island states such as Mauritius and Seychelles to counter the Chinese threat.
India has also been engaged in humanitarian and developmental assistance in the Indian Ocean region, even much before the pandemic, to build mutual trust and cooperation among these countries. Last month, India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visited Sri Lanka to revive a trilateral maritime security dialogue with India's two most important South Asian maritime neighbours, the islands of Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Foe's foe is friend
The Indian Navy holding a Passex with Vietnam in the South China Sea, which is China's backyard, is a clear message to Beijing. This means, if China ups the ante in the Indian Ocean or in the Tibetan border along the Himalayas, India will intensify its joint exercises and defence cooperation with Vietnam.
A permanent Indian presence in the South China Sea is something which Beijing's never wish to see materialise in the new future. So, India's engagement with Vietnam, which has a long coast in this sea, is a serious matter of concern for Beijing.
During this month's virtual summit, Prime Minister Modi has also reiterated that Vietnam is a key partner of India in its Indo-Pacific vision, a term that Beijing vehemently opposes and considers as a containment strategy against its rise led by the United States.
Milestones in India-Vietnam ties – a quick look-back
There was a time when India supported Vietnam's independence from France, and had opposed US-initiated war in the Southeast Asian country in the latter half of the previous century. Later, India hailed there-unification of North and South Vietnams.
Even though India maintained consulate-level relations with the then North and South Vietnams before the re-unification, it was elevated to ambassadorial level in 1972, thereby establishing full diplomatic ties that year.
During the Vietnam War, India supported the North, despite being a non-communist country, but without forging open hostilities with the South. Today, India partners with both France and the United States, Vietnam's former colonizers, in its Indo-Pacific vision, comfortably along with Vietnam as geopolitical dynamics witnessed a sea change in the past few years and decades.
Today, these two civilizational states, sharing religio-cultural links dating many centuries back, is coming together again to ensure a favourable balance of power in Asia. Being a key part of India's 'Act East' policy and 'Quad Plus' conceptualisation, Vietnam's role is poised to increase in the years to come as China continues to project its power in Asia and beyond.

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In a sense this is a straightforward generalization of the scheme for visual perception that we discussed earlier in this chapter. But the point is that with such a setup detailed changes in the input to the first layer of cells only rarely end up having an effect on output from the last layer of cells.
It is not difficult to find systems in which different inputs often yield the same output. In fact, this is the essence of the very general phenomenon of attractors that we discussed in Chapter 6—and it is seen in the vast majority of cellular automata, and in fact in almost any kind of system that follows definite rules.
But what is somewhat special about the setup above is that inputs which yield the same output tend to be ones that might reasonably be considered similar, while inputs that yield different outputs tend to be significantly different.
And thus, for example, a change in a single input cell typically will not have a high probability of affecting the output, while a change in a large fraction of the input cells will.
So quite independent of precisely which features of the original data correspond to which input cells, this basic mechanism provides a simple way to get a representation—and thus a hash code—that will tend to be the same for pieces of data that somehow have enough features that are similar.
So how would such a representation in the end be used? In a scheme like the one above the output cells would presumably be connected to cells that actually perform actions of some kind—perhaps causing muscles to move, or perhaps just providing inputs to further nerve cells.
But so where in all of this would the actual content of our memory reside? Almost certainly at some level it is encoded in the details of connections between nerve cells.
But how then might such details get set up?
There is evidence that permanent changes can be produced in individual nerve cells as a result of the behavior of nerve cells around them. And as data gets received by the brain such changes presumably do occur at least in some cells. But if one looks, say, at nerve cells involved in the early stages of the visual system, then once the brain has matured past some point these never seem to change their properties
History [of ideas about thinking]
[Memory analogs with] numerical data
Error-correcting codes
Matrix memories
Neural network models
[Human] memory
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Q: detect deleted word from textarea I am having difficulty with a form tag at the moment. I have added the ability to add tags to a textarea now which is cool and it works very well. I am now trying to implement a way in which when the tag word from the textarea is deleted it makes the tag button inactive as at the moment when you click the tag it creates and active state with css.
I know that this will require regex but I have no clue to be honest how I would make that work. Any help would be mucho appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
This adds the tags from the taglist into the form textarea:
$('#tagList li a').each(function() {
    $(this).on('click', function(e) {
        var selectedTags = $('#field5').val();
        if (selectedTags === '') {
            selectedTags = $(this).text();
        } else {
            selectedTags += ', ' + $(this).text();
        }
        $('#field5').val(selectedTags);
        return false;
    });
});

This is what creates the active state on the tag buttons themselves once clicked:
$(function() {
    $("ul#tagList li").bind("mousedown",function() {
        $("img", this).css("z-index", "9999999");
        $("img.overlay", this).css("z-index", "999999");
    });
});

Does this help?
Cheers

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Establish a car buying budget before you go to the dealership. Do not go over what you planned to spend, no matter what payment plans your dealer offers. You will be the one paying the payments, not them.
Call your bank about financing ahead of your purchase. This will be for the security that you have. Sometimes you can get a better interest rate through the dealership, but it's best to check through your bank too.
If you have been considering a new car purchase, your first step should be shopping for a car loan. This is just for your own security. Often times a dealership will get you a better offer than your bank, however it's always good to have a backup plan.
Rental cars are an excellent source of information to test a vehicle. This allows you to learn more about the cars you are considering. Bring the whole family along for a test drive. This is an excellent method of getting comfortable with the car prior to making the decision to buy it.
If you have a specific model in mind, give the dealer a call to see if they have one available. If you just drive there, the salesman's job is to just get you to buy a car. If you are interested in a van but there are none there, you should not go. Call the dealer first and ask.
Never sign an As-is warranty when buying a used car. This is a decision that you will regret. At the very least a dealer should offer you a 30-90 day warranty when you purchase any car. You will have no recourse of a major repair is needed immediately after you drive away from the dealer's lot.
Hopefully you know feel more prepared to get the car you want and deserve. These tips will give you confidence that will help you when making your vehicle purchase. Make a great purchase, and enjoy your new car!


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Astral Stalker
by Debbie Rinaldo
Satan's Monastery
Debbie Rinaldo
The Quisitor Saga
You better watch out! He sees you when youre sleeping. He knows when youre awake. Hes not Santa, hes your worst nightmare. Hes the Astral Stalker!!
When a millionaire toy magnate dies in his sleep, no one suspects murder except for his loving wife, a Cleron, Ohio society matron. Not long after her husbands death she is plagued by horrible nightmares created by a monster who calls himself Edward Hyde. Swindled out of her inheritance, and unable to prove it, she contacts Nathan Parker--the only man capable of helping.
Nathan Parker is an ex-cop, who after a shooting that killed his partner, and left him disabled, awoke from a coma to find himself a very different man. He could review the past in his mind perceived from whatever he touched. Hes dubbed the Psychic Cop when he inadvertently captures the states most illusive serial killer who pegged Nathan as his next victim. More than anything, Nathan missed being Nate, the name he used when he was on the force. After being offered a desk job after his recovery, Nathan began working on his own as an investigator.
As Nathan begins to investigate the case of the toy magnate, he soon finds that the widow is not Hydes only victim. The top executives at Family Values, Inc., the retail chain that purchased the toy company, are also being harassed, and in some instances harmed, by this unknown and unseen villain. Among them is Kelly Whitaker, the company Ice Queen, who Nathan is attracted to immediately, leaving him very self-conscious when with her. Kelly shares this attraction, but is socially awkward and unsure of how to proceed.
Nathan soon discovers that Hyde is just a man whos using astral projection to spy on and attack his victims. Nathans psychic ability is useless in locating this human monster since everything Hyde touches emits a strong static field that causes physical burns to Nathan. When Hyde comes after him, Nathan subsequently discovers Hydes true identity. With the help of Leo Coyne, Nathans best friend and a detective, the man is arrested. On the lam after making bail, he kidnaps Kelly, Nathans newly found love.
Nathan must save Kelly before she is murdered, and in doing so, Nathan pays the ultimate price of self-sacrifice. Hyde is defeated, but Nathan is once again in a deep coma. As Nathan decides to live as himself, or die as Nate within his own psyche, Kelly uses Hydes astral projection equipment to try to save him.
The novel, Astral Stalker, contains sex, language, and violence and was written for an adult audience.
Debbie Rinaldo resides in Akron, Ohio with her husband and two teenage sons.


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DEBS 2021 : Distributed Event-Based Systems
Link: http://2021.debs.org/
Jun 28, 2021 - Jul 3, 2021
Abstract Registration Due
Categories complex event processing event-based systems real-time analytics data stream processing
The 15th ACM International Conference on Distributed and Event-based Systems (DEBS'21)
28th June – 2nd July 2021
Website: https://2021.debs.org
Twitter: @ACM_DEBS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACM.DEBS
Abstract Submission: 26th of February, 2021
Research Paper Submission: 5th of March, 2021
Top-rated papers from DEBS 2021 will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to a special issue in Information Systems.
Additional focus area: machine learning for complex event processing, distributed and event-based systems for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DEBS conference covers topics in distributed and event-based computing. The scope of the conference includes systems dealing with collecting, detecting, processing and responding to events through distributed middleware and applications. Examples of application domains covered by the conference include the Internet of Things, sensor networks, social networking, finance, transportation, healthcare and logistics, computer and network security. Technologies discussed include complex event recognition and forecasting, real-time analytics, reliability and resilience, distributed ledger and blockchains, energy management and green computing, data stream reasoning, big/fast data analysis, event processing for Artificial Intelligence and vice versa, security and encryption in stream processing, embedded systems, and cloud, peer-to-peer, ubiquitous and mobile computing. Topics relevant to enterprise-level computing include enterprise application integration, real-time enterprises, Web services and support for enterprises to respond in a timely fashion to changing situations. The covered topics include, but are not limited to:
Models, architectures and paradigms: Complex event processing, event-driven architectures, trustworthy event-based systems, real-time analytics, intelligent event processing, event processing in big and fast data, data stream processing, security and encryption in stream processing, complex event forecasting, in-network processing, logic-based complex event recognition, online relational learning, distributed event pattern learning, event correlation and pattern languages.
Systems and software: Distributed data processing, distributed programming, federated event-based systems, AI/ML for event processing, information-centric networking, software-defined networking, security, reliability and resilience, distributed ledger and blockchains, programmable hardware, energy management and green computing as well as cloud, fog, ubiquitous and mobile computing.
Applications: Use cases, requirements and applications of distributed and event-based systems in various domains including Internet-of-Things, life sciences, moving object applications, smart cities, cyber-physical systems, sensor networks, social networking, multimedia analytics, finance, healthcare and logistics, computer and network security, smart contracts and blockchains. Also, relevant topics span enterprise-level computing, including enterprise application integration, real-time enterprises, event-based business process management, and support for enterprises to respond in a timely fashion to changing situations.
Beyond the above topics, the DEBS 2021 research track will highlight the following focus areas: machine learning for complex event processing, distributed and event-based systems for the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference Committee encourages submissions in these focus areas, and will highlight these in the conference in separate sessions. Submissions to the focus areas will be overseen by dedicated area chairs but reviewed according to the same standards and procedures as other DEBS Research paper submissions.
Focus area: Machine Learning for Complex Event Processing.
Manual complex event pattern authoring and refinement is tedious, error-prone and time-consuming. Consequently, machine learning techniques automating the process of complex event pattern construction, operating on top of streaming as well as archival data, are highly desirable. Example topics include, but are not limited to:
• Single-pass learning over automata, trees, graphs, first-order logic formulas, and other symbolic objects;
• Explainable event pattern learning;
• Neuro-symbolic event pattern learning;
• Statistical relational learning for complex event processing;
• Distributed event pattern learning.
Focus Area: Distributed and Event-Based Systems for the COVID-19 Pandemic.
This focus area will highlight complex event processing techniques and solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics include, but are not limited to:
• Complex event processing with mobility patterns and data for contact tracing;
• Event-based systems for monitoring and forecasting epidemic spread;
• New DEBS frameworks or tools that can be useful to epidemiologists;
• Solutions for monitoring patient disease progression;
• Open-source algorithms and large-scale datasets that accelerate DEBS research for fighting COVID-19.
Abstract submission for research track February 26th, 2021
Research paper submission March 5th, 2021
Research paper notification April 19th, 2021
Camera ready deadline May 14th, 2021
Conference June 28th – July 2nd, 2021
In addition to the traditional Research papers, DEBS 2021 welcomes submissions on two new categories: Experiments & Benchmarks papers, and Vision papers.
All research paper categories of DEBS 2021 are presented below:
• Research papers, presenting original research results on the topics of DEBS. Page limit: 12 pages.
• Experiments & Benchmarks papers, presenting the evaluation of existing algorithms and systems that are of interest in the DEBS community. An Experiments & Benchmarks paper provides new insights into the strengths and weaknesses of existing algorithms and systems, rather than presenting new methods. For papers that identify negative or contradictory results with respect to published results by third parties, the Program Committee may ask the third parties to comment on the submission, and potentially provide a short rebuttal/explanation to be published along with the submission. We also encourage papers presenting new ways to evaluate existing methods (e.g., novel curated datasets, benchmarking frameworks or methodologies). Page limit: 12 pages.
• Vision papers, outlining futuristic distributed and event-based systems. Submissions should describe novel early-stage projects with eventually high impact. Each submission should clearly state the success criteria of the futuristic system. Page limit: 6 pages.
DEBS 2021 places emphasis on reproducibility: we encourage authors of Research papers and Experiments & Benchmarks papers to make available all data used for empirical evaluation, the related software as well as clear instructions for reproducing the presented experiments, as a form of supplementary material. The reviewers will be encouraged to consider this material.
Authors of selected, top-rated papers from DEBS 2021 will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to a special issue in Information Systems.
All submissions must be original, unpublished and cannot be under review for another publishing forum during the time it is under submission to DEBS.
The conference adopts a double-blind review process for the research track, where neither authors nor reviewers know each other's identities. Supplementary material should not reveal the identity of the authors. This means that papers must not list or otherwise identify the authors. References to previous work should be done in the third person as to not reveal the identities of the authors. Research track submissions that are not anonymous may be rejected without review.
The authors of accepted papers will be given a choice between different copyright agreements, in accordance with the recent changes in the ACM policy. The options will include new opportunities for open access as well as the traditional ACM copyright agreement. Papers can be submitted via Easychair (PDF files only). Submissions to the research track will be evaluated by the Research Program Committee.
Submitted papers are required to adhere to the two column "sigconf" ACM conference proceeding style. Templates and examples in LaTeX and various versions of Microsoft Word are available for download from the 2017 ACM Master Article Template page. These submission instructions will be updated further closer to the deadline.
IEEE COINS 2023 IEEE COINS 2023 - Berlin, Germany - July 23-25 - Hybrid (In-Person & Virtual) | Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, Big Data, Machine Learning
HPDC 2023 The 32nd International Symposium on High-Performance Parallel and Distributed Computing
evostar 2023 EvoStar 2023 - The Leading European Event on Bio‑Inspired Computation
Distributed ML and Opt. 2023 Distributed Machine Learning and Optimization: Theory and Applications
Euro-Par 2023 European Conference on Parallel Processing
ICRSA--Ei 2023 2023 the 6th International Conference on Robot Systems and Applications (ICRSA 2023)
EP@IE 2023 Special Session on Event Processing for Intelligent Environments at 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments
INISTA 2023 The 17th International Symposium on INnovation in Intelligent SysTems and Applciations
MODELSWARD 2023 11th International Conference on Model-Based Software and Systems Engineering


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Why you really should share your medical data
May 29, 2014 / Thu-Huong Ha
A lot of people are advocating for citizen science, pooling medical data, crowdsourcing medical history — you know, de-siloing traditionally isolated institutions and disciplines and leveling the playing field of communication between doctor and patient.
But there's a much more interesting reason to share your medical data that has nothing to do with transparency or taking control of your medical information. Don't get me wrong, those are interesting and important, sure, but I'm sure I'm not alone in suspecting that I have about as much chance of getting to grips with my own medical data as my eight-year-old nephew does of fixing my iPhone.
No. Becoming a master of your medical destiny is not the reason to share your medical data. For that, take a look at Stephen Friend's new venture, The Resilience Project. This collaboration between Sage Bionetworks and Mount Sinai "is looking for healthy individuals who carry genetic mutations that should have made them ill as children." It turns out that some people — 1 in 15000 — are in some way "resilient" to catastrophic diseases to which they're genetically predisposed. Finding and analyzing these outliers to figure out what makes them different could in turn help doctors to develop cures for all. In this instance, the goal isn't selfish, it's science. And that's a cause we can all swab for.
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Image of Dendritic cell courtesy National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Thu-Huong Ha is a freelance writer. Previously she was the books and culture reporter for Quartz and the context editor at TED. Her writing has also appeared on Slate and in The New York Times Book Review. Her debut novel, Hail Caesar, was published in 2007 by PUSH, a YA imprint of Scholastic, and was named an NYPL Book for the Teen Age. Follow her at twitter.com/thu
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IF YOU COME INTO ANDERSON FROM EITHER STATE ROAD 9 OR STATE ROAD 32 GO TO SCATTERFIELD ROAD AND FOLLOW THE SIGNS.
Or call Paul Acker at 765-378-0780.
All veterans of all services; all wars, campaigns and eras; their families, friends, and supporters are invited.
No entrance fee. But donations are accepted.
You can buy food at the reunion, or bring your own. Alcoholic beverages are allowed on the property. A beer tent is planned.
Free camping on the 50 acre field. Clean bluegrass. No stubble.
Several hotel/motels are at Exit 26: Holiday Inn, Dollar Inn, Hampton Inn, Super 8.
Non-profit groups/vendors may set up free of charge. Commercial vendors pay a $100 fee.
Call Steve McPherson, 765-649-5954, to arrange for space.
They are working to get a tent for the vendors, but not guaranteed at this time.
They are planning a chicken noodle dinner on December 1st to raise money to get a vendor tent.
*This reunion has no official sponsoring organization; just a bunch of guys, who happen to be members of American Legion, VFW, 40-n-8, and UAW Veterans.


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It's our turn to push clocks forward this weekend, catching up with most states in the U.S. and other countries that observe this strategy. At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, all clocks will "spring forward" to 3:00 a.m. Suggest you get to bed early to avoid the sleep loss!
We are coming up on your last chance to try the shuttle bus service before our deadline of March 29. Numbers are currently low and it is not clear whether we price and continue the service. If you haven't had a chance to ride it yet, this would be the week to try it and give us an indication of interest by doing so.


So what's the Law of Attraction got to do with Travel?
Earlier this year I started a few new ventures and driving for Lyft was one of them. My favorite rides are the ones to and from the airport. I absolutely love chatting with people about where they are going or coming from, and more often than not I've either been there or know someone who has. I can recommend hostels, talk about CouchSurfing, explain WorkAway or just swap stories. A few weeks back I had a car full of girls that were talking about a trip they had just taken to Amsterdam.
"The Flying Pig!" one of the girls finished my sentence perfectly.
We chit chatted a bit about why we loved that hostel, our favorite things about the city, and how we'd love to go back. I dropped them off at their destination and thought to myself, what a small world this is.
Throughout my journey of bettering myself, I've felt a strong calling to help others through theirs. This is the exact reason I built this website. Countless times during my travels I've wanted to share my experience, and more so, I've wanted others to have their own! And by others I mean You! To have the realization that you can break out of the cubicle life, the daily grind, the struggle, the routine, the monotonous and actually experience this one life that we have to live. The joy of it, the adventure of it. I've had these overwhelming urges, whether it's been during a bar crawl through Istanbul, a hang gliding flight in Interlaken, a motorbike trip on the Mae Hong Song Loop, celebrating Christmas in Edinburgh or New Years on the beaches of Koh Lanta, I've needed to share it. I breathed in that moment. Grasped it, held onto it, acknowledged it, and fiercely felt that I wanted others to be exposed to all of these things as well. I want very passionately for you to have your own astonishing and bigger-than-life experiences, moments, and memories.
When you think about the life you'd create for yourself if you could just snap your fingers and have it, what would it look like? Would you want a relationship? A career you're passionate about? A nicer car? Financial stability? A close network of friends? Traveling and adventures?
As you've probably guessed, traveling is pretty high on my list. And when talking about it the main question I generally get is, "But how? How do you do it?" and for practical and applicable answers you can head on over to this post which explains how to save money for your trip, or to my Cheap Travel Tips page for a plethora of resources. Both of these are very helpful, but if you want to start looking at the big picture you've got to look at the Law of Attraction.
Have you heard of it? I'm sure you have! But just in case you haven't, check out this short video. I'll meet up with you after!
That was a pretty basic introduction… if you're interested in getting deeper into understanding the Law of Attraction, and really want some fine-tuned examples of how to incorporate this practice into your life and begin creating the life you truly want to be living, check out the 22 minute video I'll put at the end of this post.
I'm guessing I've got some doubters out there reading this, and that's okay, I doubted too! But before I lose you entirely, give me just a few more minutes of your time. You want evidence. You want something solid. You want proof. Well, I've got it for you. This next story is what made me a believer.
For the last 10 years I've driven a 2003 Jeep Wrangler; yellow with a black soft top. Which was great when it was just me and my pup. But it's loud on the highway, it's not practical when it comes to kids, their toys, diaper bags, and car seats. And it sure as heck isn't good on gas. I realized it was time to get rid of my ol' YellowBird and get something a little more economically friendly and family oriented. I needed a car, something with four doors and good gas mileage. Past that, I was in the dark. I hadn't the faintest clue of what make or model I wanted. So September of 2017 I came to terms with selling my beloved Jeep and posted it on Craigslist. But as the months passed by, my Jeep didn't sell. I looked for available cars occasionally anyway, but never liked anything I saw.
Over the winter if you read my New Years Resolutions and the State of Becoming post, you'll know that I was going through a lot of personal growth. Sometime around February/March 2017 I learned about the Law of Attraction. Not really knowing what I was doing but willing to give it a shot, I wrote down on a flash card, "I drive the perfect vehicle for me and I love giving people rides" and everyday I read that flash card out loud, at least ten times. I would say it as I drove my Jeep around town. I would feel the joy of driving my new four door car as if it had already happened. When it would rain I would imagine water NOT dripping down on my floorboards. When I pulled up to order food in a drive-thru I imagined just pressing the "window down" button instead of having to fight with the zipper on my plastic windows. And when I drove on the highway, I imagined the peaceful quiet that allowed me to talk on my phone (hands free!) using bluetooth. Eventually, I sat down with a piece of paper and wrote a list of everything I wanted my new car to have. I knew it was out there waiting for me and according to the Law of Attraction, I knew I was "creating" my reality so I figured there couldn't be any harm in being specific.
I dug out that paper to show you, so please forgive the sloppy handwriting, I didn't know at the time that I would be showing it to the world! I sold my Jeep on Memorial Day weekend, and then it was pedal to the metal Batman! About buying a car.
One month later I just happened to find the car that I now drive. I was on Craigslist perusing, pretty frustrated and at my wits end with how long this dang car shopping was taking me, when I came across a 2015 Subaru Legacy. I instantly picked up the phone and called the number listed. Even though one of my filters was "Personal Owner," a dealership answered. I thought that was strange but I made an appointment anyway to test drive it the following morning. The next day I drove my beautiful new car home. My point is this: in all my excitement I had momentarily forgotten about my list. A couple weeks later I came across it, and wouldn't you know it – my car had every single thing I had listed.
We now joke about how I don't have rear AC, and all I can say is, "Well .. I didn't ask for it!" And that flashcard? The, "I enjoy giving people rides" part? I wrote that down months before I even entertained the thought of working for Lyft. Coincidence? Maybe..
I felt compelled to share this with anyone who would read it. This is real. This works. This is exciting. This is empowering. Patience is key, as with so many things. Sure, I repeated a flashcard for months and then I created a list to "put it out in the universe." And on top of that, I had to believe that it would work. I had to believe that "Like Attracts Like." And sure, when I pulled up to my home in my new car, I was absolutely overjoyed. But weeks later, when I found my list and literally checked off every single thing. I was shocked. Thrilled. I literally couldn't believe it. It was worth the wait. It was worth the effort, the faith, the repetition. And if the universe gave me exactly what I want in a car, what's to say it won't with the type of life I want, the house I want to live in, the career I want to have and yes, the trips and adventures I know I'll go on. According to the Law of Attraction, it has to. It doesn't have a choice.
This last piece of information makes so much sense, I urge you to watch it. I challenge you to finish it. And I implore you to implement it. Do it for 6 months, do it faithfully, and I guarantee you will see results. I'm not selling anything, and I don't get paid if you do or don't watch this video. I'm solely in this because I believe it's worth sharing.
Please let me know in the comments below what your thoughts are! Have you tried this? Did you know about it? Are you willing to give it a go? And in six months (or sooner!) when you see results, please come share them with me!
Another wonderful post. Thanks for sharing. I love the way you write. So great! The Law of Attraction is part of my daily routine. meditation, visualisation, affirmations and my vision board are certainly changing my life.
Hi Courtney. Thanks for sharing your story. I am a firm believer in the law of attraction. In a universe as perfect as the one we are living in, it is impossible for things to happen by chance. I'm happy that you have grown enough to realize that you are the creator of the content of your life, and I am assuming that you will responsibly use this realization to create an amazing life for yourself and share it with as many others that will listen.
Indeed, Andrew! I agree whole heartedly and plan to act accordingly! Cheers!
Awesome post and really interesting. As I'm going through reading about your Jeep I was wondering what you would end up with and you chose a Subaru (I'm in a all-Subaru family). I will definitely have to look further into the law of attraction but thank you for introducing the concept to me. Keep up the great posts!
Haha, yeah Dave – I'm definitely a Subaru fan now! I love my Suby. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you around again soon!
That's exactly what this is about, Rachael! It sounds like you're already doing it – good for you!!
I'm also on with Uber, but I prefer Lyft 🙂 Do it, it's fun! And I was just in Louisville two weeks ago… I also live in TN. I hope you have the best time in Florida and yes, perhaps we will meet someday! Thanks for stopping by!
I found the law of attraction many years ago when Oprah introduced the Secret. I dived a lot deeper into it because I found it fascinating. It got me through a lot of tough times, including an unexplained illness when my daughter was only a few days old. It's amazing to look back over the course of time and see how much we created come to fruition. I am rooting for you to realize your dream of traveling. The most important thing and the hardest thing for me is releasing control over how.
I only just watched The Secret recently! I'm jealous that you learned about this years ago. I wish I had as well. So happy this concept equipped you with what you needed to deal with your illness, thank you so much for sharing!


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Galyn Görg (surname pronounced George), also credited  as Galyn Gorg, Galan Gorg and Gaylyn Görg (July 15, 1964 – July 14, 2020), was an American actress and dancer, best known for her role in the film RoboCop 2 as Angie, the villain Cain's girlfriend and subordinate; on M.A.N.T.I.S., television's first black superhero program, as Lt. Maxwell; on the television show Twin Peaks as Nancy O'Reilly; and as a starring dancer on two separate Italian variety shows, Fantastico on the channel RAI and SandraRaimondo Show on the channel Canale 5.

Personal life
Galyn Görg was born in Los Angeles, California to an actress/model mother and a documentary filmmaker father. She was raised in Hawaii and majored in liberal arts at Santa Monica City College.

Görg died of cancer on July 14, 2020, a day before her 56th birthday. She was diagnosed the week before, after doctors found cancer throughout her body and lungs.

Career
Görg's career began with dancing. Trained in jazz, ballet, Haitian, Afro-Samba, Afro-Cuban, West African, hip-hop, hula and funk, she trained with the Roland Dupree Dance Academy and the Alvin Ailey Summer Program, and went on to work with choreographers such as Debbie Allen, Michael Peters, and Marguerite Derricks.
She studied acting with, among other groups, Improv for the People, The Groundlings, and the Pacific Resident Theater.

Görg's work in film, television, music videos and live theatrical performances spanned a multitude of countries, including, the Middle East, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Canada as well as other parts of the world. She starred as the love-interest dancer in the iconic ZZ Top music video "Sharp Dressed Man" and achieved fame in Italy as the dance star of two variety series on Italian television: Fantastico (on RAI) and SandraRaimondo Show (on Canale 5).

Görg's best-known role was Lt. Leora Maxwell in the 1994 TV series M.A.N.T.I.S., which was adapted from a film of the same name. The character played by Görg was not present in the film/pilot of the television show, but was added when the show was picked up by Fox Network. There was controversy surrounding the series at the time due to accusations that the producers removed African-American themes to make it more appealing to mainstream viewers.

Görg was also a professional dancer who lectured at schools and performed all over the world.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

Dancing Through Life - Part 1 - Part 1 of a 2-part 2017 Interview with Galyn Görg (published 2019)
Dancing Through Life - Part 2 - Part 2 of a 2-part 2017 Interview with Galyn Görg (published 2019)

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The Duchess Brings Back Alexander McQueen Jacket for Call with Nursing Students
By Author admin
Posted on Published: February 10, 2021 - Last updated: February 12, 2021
The Duchess was in a familiar jacket by Alexander McQueen for a call with nursing students at Ulster University.
The university notes its program is ranked in the top 50 Schools of Nursing in the world. The students Kate and William spoke with are in their second and third years of study at the school's Derry/Londonderry campus. More from Hello's story by Danielle Stacey.
Prince William and Kate chatted to the trainees from Ulster University on Tuesday to hear more about their experiences of studying during the pandemic, and of undertaking placements on the frontline in Northern Ireland.
William said: "It's very difficult for you guys to go straight into a pandemic I would imagine, that's really baptism by fire as they say, isn't it?"
In the photo above, you see (L to R) Stephanie Dunleavey, School of Nursing Lecturer, Ulster University; ElizabethLisa) Semerdzhieva, 3rd Year Nursing student; Rachel Reid, Year3rd Year Nursing Student; Paige Murray, 3rd Year Nursing student. More from The Guardian's coverage.
Speaking during a video call held on Tuesday, the duchess said: "Nursing is one of the most trusted professions in the country, so you couldn't have chosen a better career choice and it's needed now more than ever.
"You've got almost three generations now – those coming back from retirement but also you guys doing your training who are stepping up – it shows real commitment and real teamwork, and it should really be celebrated, so really well done."
Here is a clip of the Duke and Duchess speaking with other students.
During the call, the students discussed their appreciation for the invaluable experiences they have gained working on the frontline, and the support they received from @UlsterUni during this challenging period. pic.twitter.com/4HzJ4yT2QD
— The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (@KensingtonRoyal) February 10, 2021
The Duke and Duchess also spoke separately with a first-year student named Abigail McGarvey.
Back to the Hello piece:
In the video diary shared on Kensington Palace's social media accounts on Tuesday, Abigail can be seen getting up for a night shift, travelling to work and putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) of a mask, apron, gloves and visor. She later puts on higher-grade protection for working with COVID-19 positive patients.
Here is a video clip.
? For nursing students, studying and undertaking placements during the pandemic has been a challenge like no other.
The Duke and Duchess spoke with @UlsterUni nursing student Abigail about her experiences of working on the frontline of the #COVID19 response in Northern Ireland. pic.twitter.com/ntxXxdtkET
Now for our look at what Kate wore for the call.
We begin with her jacket, which appears to be the Alexander McQueen tuxedo jacket first noted when worn for a video of the Duchess played during last October's Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.
And the mystery necklace is no longer a mystery: it very much looks like the Round Stilla Lapis Lazuli Pendant Necklace ($220) from Astley Clarke.
More from the product description: "this demi-fine Stilla gemstone pendant features a captivating table-cut lapis lazuli gem, set in 18-carat yellow gold plated sterling silver, and uses a spectacle setting to display the entire blue gemstone and show its complexities beautifully. This gemstone pendant is finished with a gold nugget detail and our signature Astley Clarke star-set lapis lazuli tag."
This was one of the pieces suggested in a previous post, but some of us didn't realize it was blue; we thought it was black. The piece was previously seen during calls marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in late January.
And in a call with nurses from the Midlands, also in January.
A Tip of the Tiara to Lady Parky, who suggested the piece was by Astley Clarke!
The Duchess also wore a pair of earrings that appear to be new, but the photos aren't large enough to allow a positive ID.
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Also, today, the lovely news that Princess Eugenie had a baby boy Tuesday morning at the Portland Hospital in London. Her husband, Jack Brooksbank, was with her and the baby weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz. Here is a post from The Royal Family with the news.
And here is the photo posted on Princess Eugenie's Instagram page.
More via this Town and Country story:
"This is Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's first child, The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York's first grandchild, and the ninth great-grandchild for The Queen and TheDuke of Edinburgh. Her Royal Highness and her child are both doing well."
Eugenie and Jack haven't yet announced their son's name, sharing only that the healthy boy weighs 8 pounds and 1 ounce. As royal expert Victoria Arbiter previously shared with Town & Country ahead of Prince Louis's birth, it's something of a royal tradition to hold off on revealing a baby's name.
"The reasoning is perhaps two fold. On one hand there's a desire to inform the families before a public declaration is made and any new parent appreciates having a little private time to get to know their new addition before the onslaught of announcements," she explained, adding that they also likely want to be "100% certain of their choice before announcing the name and sealing the baby's place in history."
LINKAGE:
The Daily Mirror's piece by Russell Myers is here; The Daily Mail's story by Rebecca English is here; The Guardian's article is here.
Danielle Stacey's Hello story is here; Simon Perry's People article is here.
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I'm on record for having correctly predicted Archie's name, so I'm going on record here as well with Frederick. There is absolutely no science or logic to that; I'm just trying to see if I get lucky a second time.
I very love the necklace, now that we have a better understanding of the stone. I am very fond of lapis lazuli, which seems to have gone out of fashion. The gold flecks are very beautiful, like stars in a twilight sky.
Khloe
Huzzah for the necklace identification!! It's so Kate. And very sharp.
I have never been a fan of all black, so seeing the McQueen blazer with a white top had me rejoicing greatly. And, wearing white, she still looks absolutely fabulous.
I am so excited about Jack and Eugenie's baby. Can't wait to hear the name! Albert would be lovely, but whatever name they have chosen will be absolutely perfect.
ElizaMo
Absolutely delighted for Jack and Eugenie at the arrival of their baby boy and wish them all congratulations and every happiness for the future, lovely news to have in the midst of winter.
It's also a delight to have Kate and Will back in action and with Kate looking so vibrant and happy. Delighted to see that sharp McQueen tailoring again and interested to note how much more angular the shoulder peaks are than the jacket worn for the January nurses' call. Definitely different jackets then. Love seeing the swanky McQueen satin lapels in a daytime context.
Great news too that we have confirmation of Kate's neat pendant, it really is very pretty, and a credit to the skills of Astley Clarke with the lapis. I'm also glad that we had the link to Whitby Jet as part of the original guesswork on ID, as I went and took a look and am now proud owner of my very own neat and characterful square pendant in that worthy local gem. Just a little sorry I didn't realise I could have found more options on eBay and Etsy, but have remedied that now by ordering earrings from the latter.
I too love the satin lapels, and I wish this site allowed picture attachments so we could all ooh and aah your new jewelry acquisition!
Sansa Stark
I love the blazer and the new(ish?) hair. Kate looks wonderful. Nice to have an ID on that necklace - it is lovely!
Congratulations to Princess Eugenie and Jack on their bundle of joy - such nice news. Can't wait to find out what his name will be.
Wednesday 10th of February 2021
It's surprising how different the blazer looks with a white top underneath, as opposed to the black one worn before. Really the white presents a less dressy look, which is appropriate for a video call. Kate's lapis pendant is lovely.
Again William's and Kate's kindness and concern shine through. I think we all currently have a new respect for nurses and student nurses.
Warmest congratulations to Princess Eugenie and Jack on the birth of their son. The Queen's great grandchildren abound and flourish.
What a very good spot to see the white top gives a less dressy look to the jacket. Of course the lapis might have been struggling rather over a black top. Once again Kate goes for an odd mismatch, with the blue against the black jacket, chiming with her frequent pairing of silver and gold jewellery. She always looks lovely of course, and never more so than in animated exchanges with Irish nurses here!


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Kayaba Ka-1 (Frank-Airmodel, Resin)
Gallery 26. June 2019 Gunther Arnold
TYPE: Autogyro, reconnaissance, observation
ACCOMMODATION: Crew of two
POWER PLANT: One Argus As 10c air-cooled engine (Ka-1) or Jacobs L-4MA-7 air-cooled radial engine (Ka-2), both rated at 240 hp
PERFORMANCE: 103 mph
COMMENT: By order of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) the Kayaba Industry developed an autogyro designated Kayaba Ka-1 for reconnaissance, artillery-spotting, and anti-submarine uses. The design based on an American Kellet KD-1A, which had been imported to Japan in 1939, but which was damaged beyond repair shortly after arrival. Kayaba Industry was tasked by the IJA to develop a similar machine, essentially a repaired Kellet KD-1A but powered by a German Argus As 10c engine and shared similar aspects to the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61, which was first flown in 1936, but only about 20 were produced.
The first Kayaba Ka-1 took off from Tamagawa Airfield in May 26, 1941. In the following Army trials, performance was deemed excellent. Originally, it was planned to send the Ka-1 to spot for the artillery units based in mainland China, but the change of the course of war in that theater rendered those plans meaningless. Instead, a few Ka-1 were sent to the Philippines to perform the duties of liaison aircraft as replacements for the Kokusai Ki-76. Soon, an improved version with a Jacobs L-4MA-7 radial engine was on the production line as Kayaba Ka-2. After some time the IJA finally decided on the best use of these unique aircraft, and the majority of Ka-1 and Ka-2 were pressed into service as anti-submarine patrol aircraft. Pilot training for this duty started in July 1943 with the first batch of 10 pilots graduating in February 1944; followed by another batch of 40 pilots in September 1944.
Originally, the plan was to deploy the Ka-1/Ka-2 from 2D-class cargo ships to spot enemy submarines, but these ships turned out to be too cramped for operations; therefore the Ka-1/Ka-2 unit was assigned to the Army-operated escort carrier Akitsu Maru from August 1944 until her sinking in November 1944. From 17 January 1945 ASW patrols were resumed from an airstrip on Iki Isaland with a maintenance base located at Gannosu Airfield in Fukuoka prefecture. ASW patrols also started from May 1945 from Izuhara airfield on Tsushima Island. These missions helped to protect one of the last operational Japanese sea lanes between the ports of Fukuoka and Pusan. Eventually US carrier-based aircraft began to appear even in the Tsushima Strait, so in June 1945 the Ka-1/Ka-2 units were relocated to Nanao base on the Noto Peninsula, in the Sea of Japan, operating from there until the end of the war. The Ka-1/Ka-2 did not directly sink any submarines during the war however, they were well regarded for issuing submarine warnings
A total of 98 Ka-1 and Ka-2 airframes were produced by the end of war, of them 12 were destroyed before being delivered to the IJA and about 30 never had an engine installed, about 50 were delivered to the IJA, but only 30 were actually deployed. Some sources have stated that 240 were built, but this cannot be verified (Ref.: 24).
Kayaba Ka-1
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const assert = require('assert');
const app = require('../../src/app');

describe('\'fileMeta\' service', () => {
  it('registered the service', () => {
    const service = app.service('file-meta');

    assert.ok(service, 'Registered the service');
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import json
import time
from models import PhotoLocationEntry, PhotoCluster, PhotoClusterRun
from datetime import datetime
import vectorformats.formats.django as vf_django
import vectorformats.formats.geojson as vf_geojson
from django.db.models import Count
from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
from random import randrange

def photos_box_contains(x0, y0, x1, y1, srid = None):
    start_time = time.clock()
    photos = PhotoLocationEntry.box_contains(x0, y0, x1, y1, srid)
    print("[%2.4f] query found %d photos" % ((time.clock() - start_time), photos.count()))

    start_time = time.clock()
    djf = vf_django.Django(
        geodjango = "location",
        properties = ["photo_thumb_url", "photo_url", "photo_id"])
    geoj = vf_geojson.GeoJSON()
    out = geoj.encode(djf.decode(photos))
    print("[%2.4f] made geojson" % (time.clock() - start_time))

    return out

def clusters_box_contains(x0, y0, x1, y1, **kwargs):
    start_time = time.clock()

    #run = PhotoClusterRun.objects.annotate(cluster_count=Count('clusters')).filter(algorithm = "DJ", cluster_count__gt = 20)
    #clusters = PhotoCluster.box_contains(x0, y0, x1, y1, srid = kwargs.get("srid"), run_id = kwargs.get("run_id"))
    run = PhotoClusterRun.objects.get(pk = 40)
    clusters = run.clusters.all()
    print("[%2.4f] query found %d clusters" % ((time.clock() - start_time), clusters.count()))

    start_time = time.clock()
    djf = vf_django.Django(
        geodjango = "bounding_shape",
        properties = [])
    geoj = vf_geojson.GeoJSON()
    out = geoj.encode(djf.decode(clusters))
    print("[%2.4f] made geojson" % (time.clock() - start_time))

    return out

def clustering_run_get(pk, **kwargs):
    start_time = time.clock()

    run = PhotoClusterRun.objects.get(pk = pk)
    if run.clusters.filter(stats_dirty = True).count() > 0:
        print("clustering_run_get cleanup stats")
        run.cleanup_stats()
    clusters = run.clusters.all()
    print("[%2.4f] query found %d clusters" % ((time.clock() - start_time), clusters.count()))

    start_time = time.clock()
    djf = vf_django.Django(
        geodjango_collection = ["center", "bounding_shape"],
        properties = [
        "point_count_relative",
        "points_month_1_relative",
        "points_month_2_relative",
        "points_month_3_relative",
        "points_month_4_relative",
        "points_month_5_relative",
        "points_month_6_relative",
        "points_month_7_relative",
        "points_month_8_relative",
        "points_month_9_relative",
        "points_month_10_relative",
        "points_month_11_relative",
        "points_month_12_relative",
        "pk",
        ])
    geoj = vf_geojson.GeoJSON()
    out = geoj.encode(djf.decode(clusters))
    print("[%2.4f] made geojson" % (time.clock() - start_time))

    return out

def cluster_get(pk, **kwargs):
    start_time = time.clock()

    cluster = PhotoCluster.objects.filter(pk = pk)

    djf = vf_django.Django(
        geodjango = "bounding_shape",
        properties = [
        "point_count_relative",
        "points_month_1_relative",
        "points_month_2_relative",
        "points_month_3_relative",
        "points_month_4_relative",
        "points_month_5_relative",
        "points_month_6_relative",
        "points_month_7_relative",
        "points_month_8_relative",
        "points_month_9_relative",
        "points_month_10_relative",
        "points_month_11_relative",
        "points_month_12_relative",
        "pk",
        ])
    geoj = vf_geojson.GeoJSON()
    out = geoj.encode(djf.decode(cluster))
    print("[%2.4f] made geojson" % (time.clock() - start_time))

    return out

def cluster_get_stats(pk, **kwargs):
    cluster = PhotoCluster.objects.get(pk = pk)

    out = {}

    out["point_count_relative"] = cluster.point_count_relative
    out["point_count"] = cluster.point_count
    for i in xrange(1,13):
        field_name = ("points_month_%d" % i)
        out[field_name] = getattr(cluster, field_name)
        out[field_name + "_relative"] = getattr(cluster, field_name + "_relative")

    # start_idx = randrange(0, max(cluster.point_count, cluster.point_count - 29))
    # photos = []
    # for point in cluster.photos.all()[start_idx : start_idx + min(cluster.point_count, 30)].values("photo_id", "photo_url", "photo_thumb_url", "time", "photo_title"):
    #     photos.append(point)
    # out["photos"] = photos

    return json.dumps(out, cls=DjangoJSONEncoder)


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Oregon Sports Network
Posted in: Portfolio
The Oregon Sports Network (OSN) was formed by the University of Oregon to manage programming content of all U of O sporting programs. Football was the most valued of all sports programming that the University offered. There was a large amount of revenue attached to both television and radio broadcasts for football. The university approached me in the summer of 2005 out of a need to develop a radio affiliate, satellite network to enable distribution of football and basketball games.
The previous season's technical challenges had cost OSN lost revenue as they considered adding more overhead cost by hiring a production company to manage the operation. OSN needed a stable network for all of their affiliates to receive game broadcasts that also enabled remote triggering for full automation due to the fact that most affiliate radio stations didn't provide hired labor to manually operate ad-hoc programming such as football and basketball games.
By the fall of 2005 I had designed and built a fully automated distribution network for OSN and its affiliates across Oregon. A lease was signed with Globecast Satellite Services to provide a satellite uplink. I built a portable radio station in a mobile rack utilizing two redundant laptop computers', automation software and an data connection to Globecast where programming was then disseminate to affiliate radio stations. The entire system broke down into two boxes and was able to be set up in less than an hour, it provided remote triggering of affiliate local commercial breaks simultaneously across Oregon and also enabled the entire show to be produced on site regardless of where Oregon was playing football. OSN saved money by producing shows on site through this system because there wasn't a third party production house needed to deliver content to Globecast Satellite Services.
After completing and testing the system, OSN asked me to travel with the broadcast team to all of the football games as the Operations Manager. I spent four year traveling with Jerry Allen, Mike Jorgenson, and the rest of the OSN team until ultimately the broadcast rights were sold to IMG World. The system is still used in part for locally generated content although IMG now controls the production.


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A blended cocktail of ingredients, including vitamins, amino acids, anti-oxidants and minerals is injected into the skin. Mesotherapy treatments will improve tissue hydration and promote new collagen growth resulting in skin regeneration. The cocktail of ingredients is chosen to suit your particular skin problem Mesotherapy treatments are usually very comfortable, with little or no 'down-time' afterwards. It is not advisable to apply make-up to the face immediately after Mesotherapy. London, UK, based Wimpole Aesthetics are specialists in Mesotherapy treatments.
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