Ghosts, goblins, and ghouls…oh my! Halloween is almost upon us, and if you enjoy a little frightful fun with your holiday, then pack your bags and sneak away for a spooky weekend at one – or more – of these memorable haunts.
This legendary castle, which dates to the 12th century, boasts of a multitude of ghosts, including a witch who was burned alive, a phantom dog, and a headless drummer boy. Also, some historians say a bagpiper was sent to investigate the tunnels located beneath the castle and he was never seen or heard from again – except in apparition form.
If you decide to brave the oldest building in South Africa, you should know that the ghost of a black dog has been rumored to stalk and pounce on visitors. You might also discover the ghost of a tall gentleman who's been roaming the area since the late 1940s, and don't be surprised if you hear eerie chimes from the bell tower, which has been closed off for centuries.
If residents refuse to go anywhere near a local tourist attraction, then chances are it must be terrifying. Such is the case with India's Bhangarh Fort. Although it's open to day tours, absolutely no one is allowed on the premises after dark – for their own safety. Legend states an angry warlock cursed the fort and visitors have reported hearing cries and whispers within its walls. Ghostly apparitions, odd smells, and flickering lights are common too.
What could be spookier than an old abandoned hospital? How about one that was seized during World War II and used as a torture facility? Visitors to the Changi Hospital have witnessed such scary sightings as the ghosts of executed prisoners, Japanese soldiers, and the spirits of youngsters in the children's ward. Many people claim to hear moans and screams along its corridors, and one frightened visitor stumbled upon the apparition of a young woman floating from room to room.
Athens, Ohio was once listed as "the 13th most haunted place in the world", and it is home to the The Ridges, which was originally known as the Athens Lunatic Asylum. Many decades ago, an elderly female patient disappeared, and her body was discovered six weeks later in an unused ward of the asylum. She had removed her clothes and laid them in a neatly folded pile beside her on the cold concrete floor where she later died. Due to the sun exposure on her rotting corpse, there is a permanent stain on the floor to this day, and her lone apparition has been seen drifting through the deserted ward on numerous occasions.
What makes Monte Cristo the most haunted house in Australia? It could be the fact that many residents have perished within its walls, including a stable boy who burned to death in his bed, a maid who committed suicide, and a newborn who was supposedly pushed from his babysitter's arms by an invisible force. Do you dare spend the night and find out for yourself if the stories are true?
As if seeing a ghost wasn't bad enough – what would you do if you were physically attacked by one? This supposedly happened to the present owner of the Ancient Ram Inn, when he was pulled from his bed in the middle of the night and dragged across the room by an unseen entity. The owner also claims to have unearthed the skeletal remains of several children beneath a staircase. Some scientists believe the site was once a Pagan burial ground, which could explain the many ghosts seen roaming the estate, namely witches who were burned at the stake.
This kingly castle is the home of a double murder that occurred in the 15th century and later resulted in the ghost of the La Dame Verte, or "Green Lady". She can be found in her green dress, most often in the tower room of the chapel, but what's terrifying is, if you look at her, you'll see the face of a corpse, with empty holes where her nose and eyes should be. Her anguished moans and cries can be heard wafting through the corridors during the dead of night.
Don't let the beautiful surroundings at the Banff Springs Hotel fool you. Some Alberta locals claim a family was murdered in room 873, which was later closed off to the public and bricked up, but the family members can be seen to this day, haunting the hallway outside their room. The ghost of employee, Sam Macauley, who worked as a bellman in the 1960s, can also be found unlocking doors and turning on lights for guests. But if you stumble upon Sam, don't try to start a conversation or offer a tip – because he'll vanish into thin air!
We'd like to hear about your scariest / spookiest / creepiest travel experiences! Tell us about your experiences in the comments below!
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Applications for Simulated Worlds
Consider that applications of simulated worlds and simulated games to science and social science research are on the increase. Businesses build virtual worlds for commercial purposes. Scientists utilize video games to crowd-source solutions to protein folding, to invesfigate complexity theory and artificial life, to visualize the physics of black holes, and to research economic, social, and psychological behaviors. Call of Duty, Second Life, World of Warcraft—and the software that makes the...
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Hawking's Equation
awking has written down an equation which looks rather like Planck's equation. Hawking's equation is S = kA, where S is the entropy of a black hole, A is the area of its surface, and k is a constant which I call Hawking's constant. Entropy means roughly the same thing as the heat capacity of an object. It is measured in units of calories per degree. A is measured in square centimeters. Hawking's equation says that entropy is really the same thing as area. The exchange rate between area and en...
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A Black Hole is a Star Forever Falling Inward
He talked to us about the new theory of black holes which he had then just worked out. The idea of a black hole was one of the most dramatic consequences of Einstein's theory of gravity. According to Einstein's equations, a massive star at the end of its life, when it has exhausted its nuclear fuel, continues to contract and grow smaller and denser under the influence of its own gravitation. After the nuclear fuel is used up, the star goes into a state of gravitational collapse. All parts of ...
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He talked to us about the new theory of black holes which he had then just worked out. The idea of a black hole was one of the most dramatic consequences of Einsteins theory of gravity. According to Einstein's equations, a massive star at the end of its life, when it has exhausted its nuclear fuel, continues to contract and grow smaller and denser under the influence of its own gravitation. After the nuclear fuel is used up, the star goes into a state of gravitational collapse. All parts of t...
Science Fiction and Science as a Two-Way Street
Science fiction like Star Trek is not only good fun but it also serves a serious purpose, that of expanding the human imagination. We may not yet be able to boldly go where no man (or woman) has gone before, but at least we can do it in the mind. We can explore how the human spirit might respond to future developments in science and we can speculate on what those developments might be. There is a two-way trade between science fiction and science. Science fiction suggests ideas that scientists...
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Black Holes are Separate Universes
In fact, our own universe is very likely itself a vast black hole. We have no knowledge of what lies outside our universe. This is true by definition, but also because of the properties of black holes. Objects that reside in them cannot ordinarily leave them. In a strange sense, our universe may be filled with objects that are not here. They are not separate universes. They do not have the mass of our universe. But in their separateness and their isolation they are autonomous universes.
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A strange conceptual idea, that implies our own Universe is a Black Hole as well.
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We conclude that there cannot be a strongly cohesive network of communicating, unifying intelligences through the whole universe if (1) such galactic civilizations evolve upward from individual planetary societies and if (2) the velocity of light is indeed a fixed limit on the speed of information transmission, as special relativity requires (i.e., if we ignore such possibilities as using black holes for fast transport: See Chapter 39). Such a universal intelligence is a kind of god that cann...
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If the total energy of the universe must always remain zero, and it costs energy to create a body, how can a whole universe be created from nothing. That is why there must be a law like gravity. Because gravity is attractive, gravitational energy is negative: One has to do work to separate a gravitationally bound system. such as the earth and moon. This negative energy can balance the positive energy needed to create matter, but it's not quite that simple. The negative gravitational energy of...
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How Culture Influences Scientific Metaphors
If you believe the cosmos is made up of omelette, you build instruments specifically designed to find traces of intergalactic yolk. In that paradigm you reject phenomena like pulsars and black holes as paranormal garbage. In an omelette cosmos, the beginning of the universe becomes a chicken and egg problem, doesn't it? Now, this definition of terms (like omelette universe) happens all the time. The reason that we today refer to electricity in terms of current is because in the eighteenth ...
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Electricity has a current because Franklin thought it flowed like water, mal-aria is named after "bad air" because people thought it was caused by that, and we define the Universe it terms of clockwork or information depending on the cultural innovations of the time.

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Although many states and counties see touch-screen voting machines as an answer to the hanging chad controversy of the 2000 presidential election, a Stanford University professor says the systems may have flaws.
The touch-screen devices, known as direct recording electronic (DRE) machines, provide no verifiable paper trail to ensure the machines count votes correctly, said David Dill, a computer science professor.
Computer bugs or intentional tampering could change votes and shroud elections in doubt, Dill said. "This is a case where the Emperor has no clothes," he said, questioning the machine's integrity.
Dill, who established a Web site called VerifiedVoting.org to publicize the problem, said the solution is to require a "voter-verifiable audit trail," which would provide voters and officials with a paper record to validate ballot choices, in case a manual recount occurs.
Deborah Seiler, a representative for Diebold Election Systems, a subsidiary of Ohio-based Diebold Inc., said Georgia and several California counties use the company's DRE machines. She said Maryland announced a $55.6 million contract to install 11,000 machines statewide.
The DRE machine, she said, does not permit voters to overvote, which is casting ballots for multiple candidates in a race.
Local election officials subject the machines to rigorous acceptance check procedures and conduct their own logic and accuracy testing before the machines are deployed, she said. They also incorporate encryption to secure the voting data. Printers can be attached so voters can check their choices and poll workers can also keep final tallies.
But Dill said federal and state certification standards are weak, and, he said, there should be independent security audits of the machines. The public is kept in the dark about such security measures, he added.
Glenn Newkirk, president and cofounder of InfoSENTRY Services Inc., an information technology consulting and project management company, said DRE machines are still in the minority for nationwide use, and there is no evidence of problems.
He said voting equipment testing will eventually be the responsibility of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In the meantime, states could pass laws requiring the chief state election officials to "prepare and maintain an industry-standard, information systems security management plan for every vote tabulation system in the state," he said.


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Leave it to the queen of character acting to inspire a new fashion trend. Tatiana Maslany wore sneakers with a party dress, and now we want to rock the same look. As long as we end up looking as baller at Tatiana did.
Tatiana arrived at the Paley Center for a Q&A session for Orphan Black on Thursday in Los Angeles. But not only were people obsessing over the show, they were entranced by her style choice for the event. The actress dawned a pair of amazing sneakers to go along with her dress. In order to fully appreciate the outfit, you need to see it for yourself.
We are loving this trend!
Besides playing a ton of different characters on Orphan Black, Tatiana is showing us an amazing side to fancy dressing.
Who said you have to wear dresses with heels, anyway?
Instead of dawning the typical high-heeled shoe, Tatiana went for a flashy metallic sneaker. In addition to looking totally fly, she added a few inches to her hight by picking kicks with a little platform.
Tatiana Maslany also added a simple bracelet to offset the pretty intricate ruffles of her dress.
We love how versatile this look is!
She added a pair of leggings, and a black hoodie to the ensemble! We women must thank Tatiana for breaking ground on comfortable footwear. This has to be one of the most practical and amazing ways to rock the red carpet. Between the comfort and the style, we basically want to steal everything about this look.
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Great news for Epidiolex didn't translate to great news for this biotech stock.
Here's how it's supposed to work. A biotech wins FDA approval for a promising new drug. The biotech stock then goes up. But that's not what happened for GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GWPH) on Monday.
GW Pharmaceuticals got the first part right. The biotech announced FDA approval for cannabidiol drug Epidiolex in treating Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), both of which are rare forms of epilepsy. However, GW stock didn't go up. Instead, it dropped more than 4%.
Why didn't the stock jump on the great news? Here are three reasons behind GW Pharmaceuticals' drop.
There's an old saying that a rising tide lifts all boats. However, a falling tide also brings all boats down.
I think this was a big factor for GW Pharmaceuticals stock on Monday. Most stocks fell on reports that the Trump administration planned to impose new trade restrictions on China, and potentially other countries.
What do these trade restrictions have to do with Epidiolex? Nothing. The FDA approval allows marketing of the drug only in the U.S., but the market doesn't care about such details. Many simply see that stocks are selling off, so they think they should sell off nearly every stock. It doesn't make sense, but it's what sometimes happens.
Would GW Pharmaceuticals stock have gone up if the market wasn't having a down day? Probably, but not necessarily by a large amount.
The approval of Epdiolex was fully expected. In April, an FDA advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend approval for the drug. This vote was based on stellar results from three late-stage clinical studies. The advisory committee couldn't find much not to like about Epidiolex.
While the FDA doesn't have to follow the recommendations of advisory committees, it usually does. An analysis conducted by McKinsey found that the FDA approved a drug in 88% of the cases where an advisory committee had recommended approval.
The actual approval of Epidiolex on Monday removed the sliver of a doubt that might have been in some investors' minds. However, I think that anticipation of an approval was already largely baked into GW Pharmaceuticals' stock price.
Another likely reason GW Pharmaceuticals stock didn't enjoy a solid bounce on Monday is that the biotech now faces the hard part -- achieving commercial success for Epidiolex. Actually, there's a hurdle before commercialization that GW must clear first: Epidiolex must be scheduled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a process that can take up to 90 days.
GW Pharmaceuticals will probably begin marketing Epidiolex in the U.S. in early fall. There are three keys to achieving commercial success. First, payers must cover Epidiolex. Second, physicians must prescribe the drug. Third, patients must want to take Epidiolex rather than use medical marijuana instead.
I thought GW Pharmaceuticals executives made some good points at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2018 Health Care Conference in May. The company's president of North American operations, Julian Gangolli, stated that payers "get the science" and "understand the value" of Epidiolex. That's key to winning them over to cover the drug. I suspect that if payers cover Epidiolex, physicians will definitely prescribe it because of the unmet medical need in treating epilepsy.
As for patients potentially taking medical marijuana instead of Epidiolex, GW Pharmaceuticals CEO Justin Gover pointed out that the costs of using cannibidiol (CBD) oils at the therapeutic dosages provided with Epidiolex are really high. He thought that patient out-of-pocket costs would be manageable -- and much lower than buying CBD products. I suspect this view is right.
Will GW Pharmaceuticals stock go up?
I think whether or not GW Pharmaceuticals stock does move higher depends entirely on what happens later this year and in 2019. A better-than-expected launch of Epidiolex would likely send shares soaring.
Estimates for peak sales of Epidiolex are all over the map. Pessimists think the figure could be around $300 million. Market research firm EvaluatePharma projects peak sales close to $1 billion. The most optimistic analysts think the drug could make $2 billion or more.
GW Pharmaceuticals' market cap currently stands at close to $4 billion. If the early launch of the drug hints that the optimists could be right, the stock has a lot of room to run even without additional pipeline victories. But anything short of a significant commercial success could cause GW Pharmaceuticals' stock price to sink a lot more than it did on Monday.


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The president of OPEC reiterated that the oil producers' cartel shouldn't rush to increase output early next year and said energy demand was still fragile with the coronavirus raging across parts of the world.
Algeria's Energy Minister Abdelmajid Attar, who holds OPEC's rotating presidency, said there was no guarantee the group and its allies would raise crude production by 2 million barrels a day by April, even after an agreement earlier this month to reach that level in steps.
Brent crude has soared more than 33% since the start of November to around $50 a barrel as governments announced the roll-out of vaccines. Yet it's still down 24% this year. And with cases surging in the U.S. and parts of Europe tightening lockdowns, OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global fuel consumption in the first quarter of 2021 by 1 million barrels a day.
(Also read | Global oil demand is rebounding again after November trough)
"Despite the positive signs and a significant improvement in oil prices, I think we should be very cautious," Attar said in an interview. "In the best-case scenario, we will be able to reach 2 million barrels daily as early as April. But this is not a goal in itself. What is important is to ensure that the global oil inventory surplus continues to erode, and that we are on the path to lasting market stabilization."
OPEC+, an alliance between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and others such as Russia, decided to add 500,000 barrels a day to crude markets starting in January and then hold monthly meetings on subsequent moves. That was less than the increase of 2 million barrels the group had agreed to in April. Back then, at the height of the pandemic, it slashed output by around 10 million barrels daily to prop up prices.
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The group's energy ministers have their next virtual gathering on Jan. 4. It could be another tense affair, with some members keen to increase production to boost their struggling economies. Saudi Arabia, OPEC's de facto leader, clashed with the United Arab Emirates at this month's meeting after the latter complained its quota was too low. Other members such as Iraq, Nigeria and Angola have breached their output caps on various occasions since the April deal was struck.
Still, Attar said OPEC+ was unified heading into 2021.
"The crisis we have experienced this year has, in my opinion, strengthened cooperation," he said. "I believe that we have built a sustainable and long-term framework for cooperation."
He commended Russia for the extent of its production curbs, despite Moscow not fully reaching its targets.
"We are very satisfied with the overall contribution of the non-OPEC countries, especially Russia," he said. "Its compliance rate has varied between 95% and 98% since May 2020. This is a highly satisfactory figure."
Attar expects energy demand to rise in the second half of 2021.
"The new financial support for the economies that are being put in place, and the prospects for a rapid and broad deployment of vaccines, bode well" for the oil market, he said.
Algeria has based its 2021 budget on an oil price of $45 a barrel, with state oil and gas firm Sonatrach forecasting somewhere between $40 and $50 in the medium term, Attar said.
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New Study Reveals That There Is Insect DNA In Your Tea
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By Michael La Corte/Updated: July 28, 2022 7:52 am EST
Tea is one of the most important and ubiquitous food in the world. It has had a starring role in everything from the start of the Boston Tea Party to intimate moments at home. No matter if it's iced or hot, sweetened or unsweetened, or black or green, tea is a staple that has imbued cuisines and cultures across the globe. And in an odd twist reminiscent of "Jurassic Park," tea was found to have a peculiar link to, believe it or not, insect DNA. Intrigued?
As Newsweek notes, "Researchers have found traces of more than 400 different types of insects in a single tea bag." While this may initially sound unappetizing, it can also be of scientific importance. Researchers may be able to gather environmental DNA information that can inform our knowledge of animals, plants, and the planet as a whole. The study itself consisted of 40 samples of tea, chamomile, mint, and parsley from 17 different brands.
What exactly did the research show?
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According to the published research report titled "The Bug in a Teacup – monitoring arthropod-plant associations from environmental DNA with dried plant material," the abstract notes that, "Atypically for eDNA, arthropod DNA in dried plants shows very high temporal stability, opening up plant archives as a source for historical arthropod eDNA." With this discovery, scientists are able to look at a clear, decisive "map" of the history of numerous plants.
A tea bag's infinitesimal size belies the immense significance of this discovery, providing data that were once unable to gather otherwise. This is due to the fact that the minuscule traces of insect DNA in tea bags were from "crushed, dried plant material," which would have otherwise been lost due to UV light or being washed away by rain. In this case, the DNA has been preserved (much like the mosquito in amber from the aforementioned "Jurassic Park" reference). In addition to shining a light on our Earth's history, this information can also help inform what plants attract which insects. This also can help dictate where certain teas or herbs may have originated from.
A word from one of the scientists
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Henrik Krehenwinkel, one of the authors of the study and an assistant professor at Trier University in Germany, spoke with The Scientist, noting that, "if an insect bites into a leaf, it will leave a DNA trace; a little bit of saliva is enough ... we know that many insect species are very specific, only living on a certain plant, and when this plant disappears, the insect disappears." This amazing symbiotic connection is left in eDNA and helps build a road map of the life and history of the insect, the plant, and the area in which this connection took place. Krehenwinkel notes that, "we found in green tea up to 400 species of insects in a single tea bag."
Smithsonian Magazine states that researchers used multiple version of the same tea from different brands in order to expand the range of origins in the study, "which would maximize the number of arthropods they could find." Another takeaway is that the presence of insect DNA in tea could be, "a good sign that the tea isn't dripping with pesticides." See, it's not necessarily a bad thing!
Smithsonian Magazine notes that insects are carried from country to country in a myriad of ways, and in some cases, "wreak havoc on forests or crops" once they land in their new home country. This study can also help trace the path of these insects, as well as further inform scientists on insect populations in decline, insects that can harm particular ecosystems, and more.
Technology Networks Applied Sciences poetically states that "you are tasting an ecosystem suspended in time" each time you take a sip of tea. Researchers say eDNA is more accurate than cameras, traps, or surveillance, and a definite archival record that reflects the precise time and location that a plant or insect once existed. This study also opens up a cavalcade of many other questions, and there's no saying just how far-reaching of an impact this development can have. It'll be fascinating to see whether this leads to further discoveries around tea or other crops.


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Q: OO approach to view controller classes in obj-c I have 10 different pages built into a slider control in my app, these pages are setup using storyboards.
The only difference on each page is a different web view to display rich text and a different image as a background are used.
Is it possible for me to have one view controller for all 10 pages and setup some flags in the constructor which would be executed on every page when its loaded to tell it what image and web view to show? If so what would this look like?
Thanks,
Lewis.

A: I think the best approach would be to define a data source for your view controller. This data source would have the following interface, e.g.:
@protocol MyVCDataSource
- (NSUInteger)numberOfPages;
- (NSString*)htmlContentForPageIndex:(NSUInteger)index;
- (NSString*)backgroundForPageIndex:(NSUInteger)index;
@end

You would provide your view controller with a member called datasource that would be initialized in the initWithDatasource method:
@interface MyVC : UIViewController
...
@property (nonatomic, weak) id<MyVCDataSource> datasource;
- (id)initWithDatasource:(id<MyVCDataSource>)ds;

Then your view controller would just ask the data source for the HTML data or the background file name when it needs it:
- (void)viewDidLoad {

    self.view.backgroundColor = GET_BACKGROUND_FROM_STRING([self.datasource backgroundForPageIndex:self.currentIndex]);

    [self.webView loadHTMLString: [self.datasource htmlContentForPageIndex:self.currentIndex]];
....

}

I assumed that the protocol just returns strings, but indeed you can have it return what you need (e.g., an image, a color, an URL), it all depends on the internals of your class.
Finally, your datasource object could be any object (even your MyVC instance) and return its data by indexing into an array:
- (NSString*)htmlContentForPageIndex:(NSUInteger)index {
    return [self.htmlPages objectAtIndex:index];
}

etc.

A: You can create subclass of UIViewController, for example MyViewController.
And then replace your .h file with:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface MyViewController : UIViewController

@property (nonatomic, strong) UIWebView *myWebView;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIImageView *myImageView;

- (id)initWithURLString:(NSString *)urlString image:(NSString *)imageName;

@end

And your .m file with:
#import "MyViewController.h"

@interface MyViewController ()

@end

@implementation MyViewController

@synthesize myWebView = _myWebView;
@synthesize myImageView = _myImageView;

- (id)initWithURLString:(NSString *)urlString image:(NSString *)imageName
{
    self = [super init];

    if (self) {
        NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
        NSURLRequest *urlRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];

        _myWebView = [[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 320, 400)];
        [_myWebView loadRequest:urlRequest];

        _myImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:imageName]];
        _myImageView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 400, 60, 60);
    }

    return self;
}

@end

And then just create an instances of your UIViewController subclass:
MyViewController *vCon = [[MyViewController alloc] initWithURLString:someURLString image:imageName];

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Bawku conflict: It's either govt isn't paying attention or it's an intelligence lapse – Security Expert
Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul (Left), Interior Minister Ambrose Dery (Middle) and Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah,
The government is either not paying attention or it is an intelligence lapse that has resulted in the renewed conflict in Bawku, a Security Expert, Dr. Adam Bonaa, has said.
Dr Bonaa has therefore asked the government to scale up efforts in intelligence gathering in order to forestall some of these challenges.
" It's either government is not paying attention or it's an intelligence lapse," Dr Bonaa said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday March 19.
The situation in Bawku attracted concerns from some observers including the Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga.
Mr Ayariga described the situation as unfortunate.
"The development is unfortunate. I have been mounting some pressure on the Interior Minister and the Defence Minister to increase security surveillance in Bawku.
"They complied and they increased the numbers. Unfortunately, the conduct of some of the security personnel has been most unfortunate and regrettable to say, the least. Definitely, we need the security in Bawku, we appreciate their presence to separate the various factions and to provide security but the conduct of some of them in the last couple of days has been most regrettable. I think that the mayhem that they unleashed on the Community three days ago, is totally unacceptable.
"I know that the lives of some soldiers were at stake but unfortunately, the reaction of the soldiers has been very highhanded. I think that we will have to look into that.
"I will personally send a complain to the CHRAJ for them to investigate the conduct of military in the community. Lives were lost needlessly, people's properties were destroyed, these are clear human right violations. The fact that Military officers were shot at does not under any circumstances, give the military the moral right to attack innocent civilians, shoot at babies and kill kids.," he said on the Key Points on TV3 with Dzifa Bampoh on Saturday March 19.
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Meanwhile, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as "false and diversionary" claims that its personnel were on rampage in Bawku and killing civilians.
It said in a statement on Thursday, March 17 that its personnel at 11 Mechanised Battalion with the support of the police conducted a series of cordon and search operations in Bawku and its environs in a bid to fish out armed assailants.
This operation was triggered, according to the military, as a result of renewed clashes and sporadic shooting in the border town in the past few days.
But the operation, according to GAF, resulted in exchange of fire between personnel and some armed assailants at Sabongari, a suburb of Bawku.
In the process, one assailant died and five persons including three soldiers – two of whom have been medevacked to Accra – injured.
Immediately, 10 suspects were rounded up and handed over to the Bawku District Police for further investigations.
The statement signed by Director of Public Relations Captain Michael Addo Larbi of the Ghana Navy explained that some of the suspects who had been hit by bullets were traced to the Akunye Memorial Hospital, where they were placed under armed guard.
Another, a woman, was sent to the Vineyard Hospital for treatment.
"Although the situation has been brought under control, the troops of 11 Mechanised remain on high alert to deal with any situation that may rise.
"The Ghana Armed Forces wishes to state categorically that these cordon and search operations have been carefully planned in accordance with the rules of engagement in order to rid the Bawku Municipality of the armed assailants engaged in the sporadic shootings.
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"The allegations being circulated on social media that GAF personnel are on the rampage killing people and animals are false and diversionary and must accordingly be ignored."
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The Philadelphia Eagles linebacker was called into duty in the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night when rookie kicker Jake Elliottexited with a concussion.
Grugier-Hill started the season as the backup to the backup. Safety Chris Maragos was the original emergency kicker, but duties fell to Grugier-Hill when Maragos was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. Grugier-Hill had practiced kicking only once this season before he got the call Sunday night.
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The Eagles will need a kicker over the final six games plus the playoffs, of course. Elliott is in the concussion protocol. Pederson said it's still too early to know if and when Elliott will be available. If he can't play, the Eagles could explore activating Caleb Sturgis (hip flexor) off the injured list or signing a kicker off the street.
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Q: Adding filename in url I want to customize route in ASP.NET MVC.
With
@Url.Action("ViewDoc", "Home", new { FileName = "ABC.pdf" })

and
 routes.MapRoute(
         name: "",
         url: "{controller}/{action}/{FileName}",
         defaults: new
         {
             controller = "Home",
             action = "ViewDoc",
             FileName = UrlParameter.Optional
         }

I get
http://localhost/Home/ViewDoc?FileName=ABC.pdf

How to get the below?
http://localhost/Home/ViewDoc/ABC.pdf

A: The code you have pasted is correct but the ordering in your route setup is probably wrong. Move the routes.MapRoute method to be above the default route and it should work as expected.

A: Regarding your 404 error:
I'm using the same kind of URL with a file name at the end and getting the same routing problem.
Just like you, I try to catch the call with a controller.
I think the problem is the URL is treated as a direct link to a file on the server and it will just try to go get the file instead of calling the controller. Not finding the file at the physical location suggested by the URL will trigger a 404 error.
The workaround I chose to use is adding a "/" character at the very end of the URL after the file name.
There are others.
I suggest you read this related question:
Dots in URL causes 404 with ASP.NET mvc and IIS

A: I was able get
 localhost/Home/ViewDoc/ABC.pdf

with
public FileResult View(string FileName) {

and
routes.MapRoute( "", "Home/ViewDoc/{FileName}", new { controller = "Home", action = "ViewDoc" } );

For Error 404.0 added the below under
 <add
       name="AdfsMetadata"
       path="/Home/ViewDocu/*"
       verb="POST"
       type="System.Web.Handlers.TransferRequestHandler"
       preCondition="integratedMode,runtimeVersionv4.0" />


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The premium foam is not tend to get heated easily, and it is Hypoallergenic, anti-microbial. You can wash it in machine as well. Unlike, other memory foam pillow which uses Contoured, this can give you more comfort and custom shape as you changes sleeping position.
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As you can see, there is wide range of variety available in market for pillow; you can defiantly choose the one as per your need. Almost all pillows are giving minimum of 5 years warranty, so can use it without any maintenance cost in mind.
Out of that, we DO NOT recommended to use Down Pillows, feather Pillow, Polyester, Down/Gel Pillows at all.
The most ideal pillow is Buckwheat pillow (if you are not allergic to grass and noise is not issue for you) which you can adjust height as per your need or you can go with Natural Latex Pillow which available in 4 different sizes as well.
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Health Sciences Graduation 2018
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One message resounded throughout the George Washington University (GW) Health Sciences diploma ceremony: Never stop learning.
"During my career as an OB-GYN, I've had countless opportunities to share points of view with colleagues, students, and faculty both in Europe and in the United States. There is one thing that always comes back: the more questions I ask, the more questions I have," said Outstanding Graduate Award winner Laura Sanapo, MD, MSHS '18, a fellow in the Fetal Medicine Institute at Children's National Health System and research instructor of pediatrics at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).
"I can't settle on what is already known, I need to know more," she told the Class of 2018 during the event in Lisner Auditorium on May 19. "The constant desire to seek new challenges and new knowledge has always been my driving force."
Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA, senior associate dean for health sciences and professor of physician assistant studies at SMHS, echoed Sanapo's remarks in his charge to the graduates. "I want you to commit today to aggressively pursue lifelong learning," he said.
He told the graduates that while they'll never learn everything, they should harness the knowledge they have, and be mindful of what they don't know.
"Embrace collaboration and embrace interprofessionalism as a means to collectively problem solve issues that are greater than your capacity as an individual to face, and your teams and the patients and families in the communities you serve will be better because of it," he said.
Jeffrey S. Akman, MD '81, RESD '85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of SMHS, told the graduates to never lose sight of their principles.
"We are now living in what is being called a post-truth world, and there are powerful forces along the way that will tempt you to bend or that will encroach upon your integrity," he said. "Graduates, resist these forces and always remember that living your lives and practicing your art in uprightness and honor will ultimately be how you measure success in your lives."
The Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award also was presented during the ceremony to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chase Jonathan Danell, BSHS '18, a distance-education student. "I feel very fortunate for the opportunity to have been able to complete my degree online and been able to be part of this great community from, at times, the other side of the world," Darnell said.
He remarked that thanks to the hard work and dedication of others, including those who created his degree program and formatted it for online students, he was able to walk across the stage and accept his diploma.
"And I challenge you to ask yourself: How can I extend my contributions to the most people in a meaningful way? I think that we'll find when we work to elevate the position of others in meaningful ways, we elevate ourselves."
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Anthony Fauci Encourages SMHS Students to Embrace Opportunities


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Four members were present. We discussed the Civil War Museum demonstration. We also thanked Jan for teaching our two-day retreat "starts and finishes" in bobbin lace. Rose will check with Hospice on when they would like the display for tree (will be used to sell raffle tickets at Farmers Markets). Volunteer hours submitted by group to Rose were 443.
Retreat for 2019: topic, teacher, one or two days, consecutive days or week apart like this year are things to think about. Remainder of meeting spent on working on tree decorations. The garland is growing and Jan brought a number of completed items.
December 8th - Holiday lunch, location TBD/election of officers/dues paid.
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EA Sports MMA Review
Reece Warrender
UFC Undisputed, published by THQ, released earlier this year with alarming success. It should come to no surprise that soon after EA Sports announced that they had plans to step into the MMA hexagon, with the now released 'EA Sports MMA'. EA Sports MMA tries desperately to compete with UFC Undisputed, and whilst it doesn't quite equal the quality of the competition it certainly puts up a pleasing fight.
If picking up EA Sports MMA you had better be prepared for a challenge as EA Sports MMA has a steep learning curve, and whilst the game provides a tutorial named 'MMA 101' on the main menu… it's certainly not as deep as it'll lead you to believe. The game's campaign expands on this tutorial by stepping you through each manoeuvre, but I found even when failing to pull off moves on cue the lessons progressed regardless.
The core gameplay can be split into three different fighting styles: standing, ground and submission. All of the game's strikes are handled with the analogue stick (although this can be changed in the options) with flicks and rotations performing different actions; something that'll automatically feel comfortable for UFC Undisputed players. When standing the game plays as your typical fighter with punches and kicks, able to manoeuvre around the hexagon, dodging and blocking an opponent's attacks. At any time one fighter can bring the other down to the canvas which will change the free form gameplay to fixed combat, where the emphasis is on mounting your opponent and gaining the upper hand (don't get any ideas!) This process can be broken down to pummelling your opponent to weaken their stamina then climbing around their body with a single button press until you ultimately reach the prime position to initiate a submission move. This area of gameplay requires you to focus on controller vibration and being able to differentiate animations to know when to strike or counter, but ultimately feels a little simple, dull and at times frustrating as your characters statistics will determine the outcome in most scenarios.
Starting the game's hefty campaign mode I created a character that marginally resembled myself (apart from the six pack). Upon finishing the tutorial I knew right away that my interest was in fighting with my two feet firmly placed on the floor, as much as rolling around the floor with another man has its appeal. Handily the game's campaign doesn't just throw you into fights but instead puts a lot of focus on training, improving the statistics of your character in the areas you choose. Punch speed, power and my overall endurance was my main focus, making sure to donate a bit of my time into increasing my defence on the ground and against submission moves. After eight weeks of training (it feels as long as it sounds) I finally got my first match.
Walking across the hexagon I swing a right, a left, an uppercut and… that's it. My opponent is on the canvas dribbling blood with no signs of life present. Expecting this was the game going easy on me I walk into the follow ten fights with a first round knockout, and then I met the canvas obsessed AI. After my initial flurry of victories I come against opponent after opponent that continually rushed me, bringing me to the floor and swinging around my body like it was a pommel horse. This is where I find tailoring my character to standing combat doesn't fare very well for very long; a word of warning. The game's campaign is long and has you climbing the ranks of various championships, broken up by somewhat tedious training sessions that whilst having you visit various trainers around the world, feel flat and repetitive.
When not climbing the ranks of the campaign mode you can jump right into a fight, alone or against friends, in the Fight Now mode. Options available to change are the venue, the ring style (circular, square or hexagon), CPU difficulty, whether there is a belt on the line and three rules that allow or disallow elbows, kicks or knees being used during ground fighting. If you don't fancy fighting the AI or have little friends, you can always jump online where the game promises some inspiring features.
Online you can jump into a match against an opponent as seen offline, or enter into a fight card that'll have you fighting tournament style against opponents set by a predefined fight planner. Quickly jumping in and out of a fight is an ease, if there are players online. Throughout your matches your stats will be tracked and you will progress through different fighting tier belts. One large disappointment I encountered with this was after my very first match, winning by TKO after only five punches into the fight only to have my opponent (volnlink777, that'll be you) mysteriously disconnect on the results scoreboard – completely negating the fight and stealing away the win from my progress. This unfortunately happened frequently, with most players after a title shot aiming to get a perfect win streak.
One of the most impressive features of EA Sports MMA is 'Live Broadcasts' that allows you to watch championship and other large bouts between players at set times on both consoles and PC, bringing a realistic spin on the game's 'battle for a chance at the title' premise. In order to get picked for these prestigious fights EA sports chooses fighters based on hype videos which players are able to upload, and apparently real life prizes will also be given out when the fights reach a certain level (that is, until the servers are no doubt shut down by EA in the not too distant future).
As is common with most sports games, a heavy emphasis is placed on obtaining the biggest and best names in the sport of choice. Unfortunately for EA, a large majority of potential fighters have already been signed to the UFC Undisputed series, and even more unfortunate, early in development threats from the UFC president Dana White were made stating any fighters who do business with EA won't be welcome in the UFC. It certainly didn't look promising, but regardless EA have managed to sign themselves a handful big names. The majority of the roster comes from Strikeforce but also features fighters from Dream and a few free agents. Fans of the sport will instant recognise the digital representation of Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Fabricio Werdum, Fedor Emelianeko and Cung Le; although will miss many faces that have been locked down by the competition.
The game attempts the same level of realism as found in UFC Undisputed and EA Sports other fighting favourite series Fight Night. At times this comes off well as the character models and animations for all fighters are fantastic, but can often appear a little rubbery. It's also quite surprising that given the game's portrayal of realism that it has only been scored a Teen rating by the ESRB as blood will literally pour off of the fighters and soil the mat for the duration of a fight.
As typical with EA titles the music is top notch as the track list provided peaks with the likes of Linkin Park's Wretches and Kings, Indestructible from Disturbed and Lava Lava from Boys Noize. Whilst the track list isn't quite as long as with other EA Sport titles it's a far sight better than what is on offer by the competition, and the majority of the game's audio representation is covered by the smack of fists to face and average commentary by Mauro Ranallo and Frank Shamrock.
EA Sports have achieved moderate success with their first step into the MMA space providing a game that plays well and contains some promising features that give incentive to dedicated play, however it unfortunately falls short by failing to introduce the player to the game's complexities and missing core issues such as player disconnects cutting stat tracking short. If you liked the UFC offerings you're sure to find something to please, as long as you aren't too hooked up on playing as your favourite MMA stars.
Reece is an obsessed gaming fanatic that finds enjoyment from any console. He began to enjoy games from a very young age but the addiction did not consume him till the days of Zelda – Link to the Past. Currently he is himself trying hard to break into the gaming industry, as a young programmer whilst also forcing his opinions onto the gaming population.
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