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Tennessee State Parks
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Look Closer... © Ashleigh Adamson
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Poplar Tree Lake © Greg
Poplar Tree lake is a great lake for paddling and fishing.
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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Mighty Mississippi © Ashleigh Adamson
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park © Tracy Miller
910 Riddick Road
Millington, Tennessee 38053
Bordering on the mighty Mississippi River, two-thirds of this 13,467-acre park are bottomland hardwood forests of large oak, cypress and tupelo. The park also contains two lakes and many miles of hiking trails. The Meeman Museum and Nature Center is named for Edward J. Meeman, courageous conservation editor of Scripps-Howard newspapers who helped establish this park and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park maintains a boat ramp on the Mississippi River. Deer, turkey, beaver and some 200 species of birds are abundant.
Meeman Shelby has six two-bedroom vacation cabins situated along the shore of Poplar Tree Lake in a heavily wooded section of the park. These cabins are completely equipped for housekeeping and food preparation. Linens are provided. They are ideal for family vacations or fishing parties and sleep up to six people in each. Reservations should be made in advance through the visitor center.
Cabins can accommodate six people, and are equipped with a VCR, television and linens. Kitchens are fully equipped, there is a fireplace and wood is furnished during the winter months. There is a double bed and two twin beds in each cabin along with two roll-out beds.
Cabins can be reserved up to one year in advance and are usually booked up to three weeks in advance. Cabin is available to accommodate pets for an additional charge. Contact the park for details. To make reservations: 800-471-5293
Cabins available that are accessible to persons with a disability
The park campground provides 49 campsites equipped with table, grill, electrical and water hookups. A modern bathhouse provides hot showers. There is a dump station for self-contained trailer rigs. Sites are available on a first-come, first served basis, however reservations may be made well in advance through the visitor center. Maximum stay limit is two weeks.
Reservations may be made for campsites and are recommended during major holidays Call to reserve: 1-901-876-5215
There are two group camps at Meeman Shelby. The groups camps are available to youth groups and can accommodate up to 140 (Piersol Group Camp) and 100 (Mississippi River Group Camp) persons. They consist of a large dining hall fully equipped for food preparation and serving, clusters of group cabins, bathhouses and one with a swimming pool. Campers need only provide linens, food, medical and sanitary supplies and staff. At Piersol Group Camp, bathroom facilities are attached to the bunkhouse and there are 4 showers. At the Mississippi River Group Camp, there are separate showers and restrooms.
Group camps are available from April through October, the camps are rented by the week only during the summer months, and on week-ends at other times. Reservations should be made well in advance through the visitor center.
Reservations may be made for campsites and are recommended during major holidays Call to reserve: 1-901-876-5215.
There are two fishing lakes on the park, Poplar Tree Lake and Piersol Lake. Year-round fishing is available on 125-acre Poplar Tree Lake. Some outstanding largemouth bass have been taken from this picturesque lake. Other species include bream and catfish. Rental jonboats are available at the park boat dock, but many enjoy fishing from the pier or bank. Personally owned boats with electric motors are allowed on the lake for a small launch fee, but no gasoline motors are allowed.
Special fishing permit required-can be obtained from park office
Free launch ramp available on Mississippi River
A park fishing permit is required for anglers between the ages of 16 and 62. TWRA Fishing License Information
A park fishing permit is required for anglers between the ages of 16 and 62.
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park is located near Cordova, Germantown and Marion
Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge
Beale Street National Historic Preservation District
There are 300 picnic tables and grills scattered throughout the park. Each is conveniently located near restrooms, water fountains and playgrounds. Several picnic shelters are available for rent for large family and other group gatherings. 7 picnic pavilions available
The recreation lodge facility is an air conditioned building with chairs and tables that can accommodate up to 100 people.
For reservation information call: 901-876-5215
Trails open year round
More than 20 miles of hiking trails meander throughout the park. Some are located in the Mississippi River bottoms and are off limits during managed hunts. Bicycle trail accessible to persons with a disability
Nature Center Hours:
March-May: Saturday & Sunday 1pm-5pm
May-October: Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 1pm-5pm
October-March: Sunday 1pm-5pm
Exhibits include live snakes, fish aquarium, stuffed animal exhibit, a touch table and a Native American exhibit.
Special programs at the center include live birds of prey and reptile programs, making bird feeders, homemade ice cream, nature videos, deep swamp canoe trips and pontoon boat rides.
April 29 A LIFETIME AT SHELBY FORREST by TOMMY W.
BORN AND RAISED IN MEMPHIS, AS TEENAGERS WE RODE HORSES AT THE ORIGINAL STABLES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK AND IT WAS OFTEN A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR LOCAL KIDS TO SWIM AND HIKE.. AS A ADULT MY ORGANIZATION HAS ITS ANNUAL BAR-B-Q CONTEST AT THE GROUP CAMP IN MAY.. THIS HAS BEEN TRADITION FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, SEE YOU THERE ON FRI OF THIS WEEK.THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST RUN, MAINTAINED STATE PARKS IN TENN.PIERISOL GROUP CAMP IS A BLAST AND THE SIX PERSON CABINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK ARE WELL ACOMMDATIED.
June 24 Awesome Swamp Tour! by Shirley
The swamp tour was a beautiful experience. We loved the scenery and Ranger Melissa!
May 19 close to home by horseyfamily
Our family loves Shelby Forest..We frequently camp in the campground and have never been dissapointed.. the staff is always very atentive and it feels like our second home..Looking forward to another great camping season..
Area Fishing Related Businesses
Frayser Bait Shop
2989 Thomas St
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Soli () era un'antica città portuale della Cilicia; si trova a 11 chilometri a occidente della moderna Mersin, Turchia.

Storia
Fu fondata come colonia di Rodi nel 700 a.C. circa, e fu distrutta da Tigrane I d'Armenia nel I secolo a.C. Il poeta ellenistico Arato di Soli, il filosofo Crisippo di Soli e lo storico Bione di Soli erano originari di questa città. La parola "solecismo" viene da questa città, in quanto il dialetto del greco parlato qui era considerata la forma più corrotta di dialetto attico.

Ricostruita da Gneo Pompeo Magno nel 63 a.C. al termine della terza guerra mitridatica, prese il nome di Pompeiopoli (, ).
Dell'antica città rimangono rovine dell'acropoli, alcune tombe nella roccia, tumuli, un ponte e delle rovine di alcune abitazioni con pavimenti a mosaico.

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Città romane in Turchia

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Three restaurants where eat in or take out give you options but the quality of the food never lets you down.
My lucky streak continues! People who care about what they make and what we eat are making life so much better for all of us.
In keeping with the trend of more casual dining, here are three restaurants where eat in or take out gives you options but the quality of the food never lets you down.
I'm a sucker for a window into a kitchen. When I entered this new, lovely cafe, I made a beeline for it. The shelves on the side wall were filled with loaves of bread. That, coupled with the bins of flour and a baker forming dough in the kitchen, were clear signals that a breakfast sandwich was a priority.
Another sign that there is great pride in the baked goods at pHlour were the beautiful croissants, scones and muffins stacked up in a display case.
My friend chef Aram Reed, a private chef with a discerning eye and palate, joined me. He, too, said the bread looked beautiful.
So, a croque madame with ham, Gruyere, fried egg, mornay sauce and chives was his pick. I couldn't resist the grilled cheese with cheddar, mozzarella, pecorino, tomato, onion and chipotle mayo. We had to have the blueberry muffin and lattes.
Everything hit the mark and then some. I took home half of my grilled cheese and had it for breakfast the next day, and it was just as good.
And about that name? Co-owner Robert Wongkamalasai, a baker and director of production who runs the bakery with his sister and dad, said the "pH" signifies the acidity of sourdough, which accounts for its flavor.
Of note: Metered street parking. Fast casual service. Catering and special ordering.
Quiche comes in many forms, and all three tasted by Breakfast Queen Ina Pinkney were excellent, including this one with tomato, goat cheese and honey.
To celebrate the election of Emmanuel Macron, I wanted all things French. What better place to begin the day than at a French cafe?
Staking their claim to a place at the edge of Wrigleyville and next to the venerable original Mia Francesca, three friends from France decided on Chicago, and I'm so glad they did.
Now that quiche is back on menus as a solid staple of breakfast, I tried several since I had willing company. Bridget and Jim had won breakfast with me in a charity auction, and it was collection time. First, we had the tomato and goat cheese version, followed by one with butternut squash and pecorino, and then a blue cheese with prosciutto. We cut the large slices into bite-size pieces, so we could all taste and share. No one had a favorite since they were all so good.
Because so many bakeries and grocery stores try to pass off some other kind of dough for what should be used for croissants, I long for the authentic ones. So I ordered the almond. It was flaky and buttery and nostalgic.
Oh, and there's a window into the kitchen, where I saw bags of French flour. Vive la France!
Of note: Patio out back. BYOB. Metered street parking. Fast casual. Free Wi-Fi and outlets. Online ordering. Catering. Gluten free options.
Find it: 3307 N. Clark St., 773-904-0777, www.maison-parisienne.com.
Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday.
I'm not sure which grocery chain started it, but hot and cold food bars are everywhere. And I always circle them. And I never buy anything.
But 3 Greens Market is a restaurant that takes the concept and raises the stakes with a hot bar for breakfast. Eat in or take out, they weigh your breakfast, and you pay by the pound. There are plates for the eat-in part and sturdy to-go containers if you're on the run.
I usually don't like egg-white frittatas because I think the yolk adds so much texture and nutrition, but this one, with spinach and red peppers and cheese, baked and browned on top, was a delicious surprise. I added a chubby pork sausage, some thick-sliced, maple-glazed bacon with black pepper and a few pieces of roasted potato hash with caramelized onions. Everything was hot and comforting.
I didn't have the black bean, egg and cheese burrito, yogurt, granola or the fruit, but they all looked inviting.
Since the coffee bar was on the other side, and there was a long line to get some, I asked if, while eating at the communal table in the back, I could order a latte. My favorite answer? "Of course!"
The refrigerated case upfront has packaged food and drinks, with recently added rice bowls with tuna or chicken.
Did I have a Doughnut Vault doughnut? No. But they're there.
Will I got back for Au Cheval burgers and options from Green Street Smoked Meats during lunch? Guess.
Of note: Fast casual (carry your own tray). Metered street parking. Outdoor seating.
Hours: Monday to Friday: coffee shop, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; hot bar breakfast 7-10:30 a.m.; hot bar lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; hot bar dinner 5-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: coffee shop 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; salad and breakfast hot bar 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ina Pinkney is the former owner of breakfast spot Ina's and now eats out for breakfast for her monthly column.
Don't miss the grilled cheese with cheddar, mozzarella, pecorino, tomato, onion and chipotle mayo, served on house-made bread.
The croque madame features ham, Gruyere, a fried egg, mornay sauce and chives.


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Rep. Weiner and the alien models
The Gothamist reports that Rep. Anthony Weiner is accused of accepting illegal contributions to his mayoral campaign from alien fashion models:
Back in June, not long after Weiner made headlines by pushing for visa changes to make it easier for foreign models to work here, a fundraiser was held for his campaign at Merkato 55. According to the Post, the gala was co-hosted by an immigration lawyer whose firm represents some of the top modeling agencies, and several foreign models in attendance made donations ranging from $300 to $500. That's illegal—not because Weiner is rallying to their cause—but because they're not citizens. Weiner's spokesman says it was a simple mistake; they never even deposited the checks, which were returned months ago, and one the models doesn't actually recall attending the party (no surprise there).
It's not necessarily Weiner's fault that a handful of donors tried to contribute to his campaign when they weren't legally entitled to do so. The Weiner camp says it never deposited the checks. Although, according to the Post the campaign did count those donations in towards its total dollars raised when applying for public matching funds--which shouldn't have happened if these weren't legit contributions.
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The co-owner of Merkato, Kyky Conille, is listed as the "bundler" who gathered the contributions.
But one of the foreign models listed as giving, Noemie Lenoir, said through her French agent that she had no recollection of making a donation. Conille, who is listed as the bundler for Lenoir, too, also said he didn't remember her being at the fund-raiser.
Weiner spokesman John Collins said, "We returned the checks months ago. They were never deposited in the first place."
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'Window Watching' by Strange Neighbors
Uncategorized April 1, 2022
Exclusive track premiere of 'Window Watching' by Strange Neighbors.
The band takes us on a wild ride once again with a sound as fun and vibrant as they are. The accompanying video also helps to set the tone for the piece as we see the spirit of Strange Neighbors come alive. 'Window Watching' is a playful and dreamy tune that sets the group apart. And we mean that in a good way.
Here is a song that deserves to be played as loudly as possible. Whether that volume helps to drown out the screech of the train brakes at each subway stop, or more commonly just a wonderful thing to have on a car's stereo system, everything here has a calculated chaos to it and we're living for it. From the very first note the song wastes no time getting started. The song builds itself up into a sense of true joy. Bright, brilliant bursts of noise help to punctuate the entirety of the piece drawing you in.
Strange Neighbors first unleashed their jangly power pop onto the New York scene in 2018. Founded by vocalist Aidan and drummer Tracey, they soon brought guitarist Zach into the mix through a Facebook ad. It remains one of the three all-time positive outcomes of social media. After a few early singles and some lineup changes, the band brought along bassist Dana to record their debut album 'How to Human' in early 2019. Taking influence from the power pop and pop punk of the band's youth, the album's eight songs are characterized by sparkling guitars, intricate bass lines, rock solid beats and impassioned vocals, a mix of the old and new. The band followed up with the 'Illuminasti' EP in 2020 and marked their live comeback as a live act with the single 'Mystic Piers' in July of 2021. They have continued recording, writing and performing into 2022. Since their formation, Strange Neighbors have played at popular New York City haunts like Piano's, The Bitter End, Arlene's Grocery, Mercury Lounge, Knitting Factory, and more. 2022 is about to be a wild ride for the band who are kicking things off with a bang. Our ears are eager to hear what they come up with next!
Aidan: "There are two types of people in this world: those who relate to Window Watching, and liars."
Dana: "Zach brought 'Window Watching' to practice one day, and I bought a cowbell that very night! This song rocks and the cowbell in this song "chef's kiss". To me 'Window Watching' has everything a great rock song needs, cheeky lyrics, a sexy guitar and bass riff, perfect breaks, and a beat that compels you to shake your butt like Billy Ray Cyrus in those tight blue jeans circa 'Achy Breaky Heart.' I think I listened to the crackly first practice recording on repeat because I was so excited for this song, and it is one of my favorites to play live."
Zach: "Who hasn't been incredibly bored or lonely or both in the past two years? 'Window Watching' was super collaborative, as all of our tunes have been. I think I brought the basic layout of the tune, but then everybody added their own bits to make it what it is. Thanks to Dana for the riff, because originally we were just using the riff from a much more famous song as a placeholder, and I'm sure Roy Orbison's copyright lawyers would not love that. Thanks to Tracey for the cowbell, and thanks to Aidan for the idea to put it on the off beats during the outro, which is my favorite element of the song. We spent a lot of time getting that fuzz tone correct when recording it, and I think our producer, Mike, just ended up using a Fender Champ turned up all the way, which the whole neighborhood must not have liked. Or maybe they did! I hope you do."
Tracey: This is a Zach original and like every collaborative Strange Neighbors endeavor, I came up with my drum parts after hearing the guitar parts he brought into the studio. I instinctively knew what belonged where for each part and helped to round out the sound for this straight up, pop rock ear candy.
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Two Japanese Brother Soldiers Occupying Burma in WWII Die in an Allied Air Attack and Reincarnate as Twin Girls, San and Yin, to a Burmese Mother, Whose Home was Where the Brothers Died
How derived: Past Life Memories in Childhood
Researcher: Ian Stevenson, MD
From: Reincarnation and Biology, Volume 2, by Ian Stevenson, MD, pages 2025-2034
Article by: Walter Semkiw, MD
The Burmese Family of Thi, His Son Htwe and Daughter-In-Law Kyi During the WW II Japanese Occupation
During World War II, the Japanese invaded and occupied the country of Burma, which is now known as Myanmar.
On March 3, 1945, the British Army, fighting the Japanese, captured the Burmese town of Meiktila. The British then marched south towards the city of Pyawbe, encountering strong resistance from the retreating Japanese Army. The British captured Pyawbe on April 10, 1945.
Minlan, a village 3 kilometers or about 2 miles south of Pyawbe, was subsequently bombed by the Allies. As the Allied bombings occurred during daylight, Burmese villagers would flee their homes at sunrise and escape to the countryside to escape the bombings. The villagers then returned to their houses under the cover of night.
A couple that lived in Minlan during this time were U Chit Htwe, who worked as a blacksmith, and his wife, Daw Khin Kyi. The father of U Chit Htwe, whose name was U Shwe Thi, lived with the couple. For simplicity we will refer to the husband as Htwe, the wife as Kyi and Htwe's father as Thi.
At sunrise, Htwe and Kyi would go to a pagoda, a Buddhist temple, in the countryside, to escape the horrors of war. Perhaps due to his age, Htwe's father, Thi, remained at their home in Minlan to look after their property.
On about April 17, 1945, Minlan village endured an Allied bombing attack. It was about 3 PM in the afternoon when Allied planes bombed, and also strafed Minlan with machine gun fire.
Two Japanese Brother Soldiers Die on the Property of a Burmese Family and Reincarnate as Twin Girls, Born to the Burmese Woman Who Lived where the Brothers Died
During this attack, Thi, the father of Htwe, observed two Japanese soldiers, armed with rifles, hand grenades and knives, running from the Allied aircraft attack towards the family's property, which featured two tamarind trees. Thi thought the Japanese soldiers intended to kill him, so Thi jumped into a trench that his family had previously dug as a shelter from the weapons of war.
After the Allied attack from the air was over, Thi emerged from the trench and saw that the entirety of Minlan villiage was in flames. He saw that the two Japanese soldiers that had been advancing to his position had been killed and that they and their weapons were lying on the ground near the tamarind trees. Thi then ran from this carnage to the family's refuge in the countryside at the Buddhist pagoda.
Three days after the attack on Minlan, Thi, his son Htwe and Htwe's wife, Kyi, returned to the village to see what had become of their home. They found that their house had been destroyed by fire, but that the two tamarind trees of the property were still standing. These trees were about 10 meters or yards from their home.
Thi observed that the bodies of the two Japanese soldiers who had been killed near the tamarind trees had been removed. Japanese trucks had been destroyed and the bodies of other Japanese soldiers had been burned to death. The weapons of the deceased Japanese soldiers were absent, presumably taken by Burmese villagers.
As such, the deaths of the two Japanese soldiers who were killed during the Allied air attack on Minlan occurred around April 17, 1945.
Xenoglossy: Kyi, the Burmese Wife, Gives Birth to Twin Girls, Who Remember Past Lives as Japanese Soldiers and Who Speak a Foreign Language
About 7 months later on November 17, 1959, in Minlan, Kyi, at 22 years of age, gave birth to twin, fraternal girls, who Htwe and Kyi named Ma Khin San and Ma Khin Yin. For simplicity, we will refer to the twins girls as San and Yin.
When the twins developed the ability to speak at 3 years of age, they spoke in a language that their Burmese family did not understand. They did not talk to their parents about their remembered past lives until 10 years later, when they were 13 years of age. The girls featured in the image to the right are wearing thakana paste on their faces, which is a beauty aid used in Burma.
In the Burmese language, the twins, when they were 13 years old, made statements referring to past lives as Japanese brothers, soldiers who were killed in Burma during the war. The twins said that they were killed near the house that they had been born in.
Burmese Twin Girls San and Yin Recall their Past Lives as Japanese Soldiers
San said that she, in her past life, was the older brother to Yin. Specifically, San said that she was 3 years older than Yin in their past lives. In agreement, Yin reported to her family that she had been the younger brother of San.
The twins reported that when San was 15 years old in her past lifetime, and Yin was 12 years old in her past incarnation, their father died. They said that they then lived with their mother, who did not have to work as she had independent wealth. They expressed much love for their past life mother. They remembered that their house in Japan faced south and that their roof was made of corrugated iron.
Burmese Twin Girls Remember Enlisting in the Japanese Army in their Past Lives
San related that when she was 18 years old in her past lifetime, she, as a Japanese teenager, decided to serve as a volunteer in the Japanese army. San's younger past life brother, Yin, did not want to be separated from her older brother and despite the objections of their mother, also enlisted in the Japanese army.
Yin, though she was girl in her contemporary life, said regarding her past life decision: "He was determined to live or die together with his brother."
They both, in their past lives, thought it was admirable to die for their country, Japan. They related that they had one year of military training in Japan and then were sent abroad to fight in the war.
The twins stated that they remembered fighting in Burma when the older brother was 25 years old and the younger 22. They related that neither of them had married before they deployed for the war.
The twins also related that San, the older Japanese brother, had an insignia of three lines and three stars, whereas the younger brother, Yin, only wore one star. The twins also reported that Yin, the younger brother, was taller than the older brother, San.
The twins stated that in their past Japanese lives, they were armed with long swords, revolvers and grenades. The twins stated they served in the same unit and were always together.
Burmese Twin Girls Remember The Past Life Allied Air Attack that Led to their Deaths
The twins remembered that the Japanese retreated from Meiktila and that they found themselves in Minlan village. They recalled the Allied air attack on Minlan and that they ran for shelter in between two tamarind trees. They related that they sprawled on the ground in a small space between the trees. The twins stated they were killed in this spot, which was close to where they were reborn.
After Life Communication: After Death, the Japanese Soldiers Visit their Mother in Japan, Who Cannot Perceive Them
The Burmese twins recalled that as they were dying as Japanese soldiers in their past lives, they thought of their mother in Japan and called for her help.
After dying, the twins said that they found themselves instantly in Japan where they saw their mother, but they could not communicate with her as she could not see or hear them. They felt sad and frustrated.
The twins related that they did not remember what happened to them after this moment with their past life mother until the age of three, at which time they began to remember their previous lives as if, "They were awakened from a dream."
After the twins disclosed their past life memories to their family, they expressed nostalgia for Japan and voiced their desire to return to Japan. This plea to return to Japan continued until they were 16 years of age. This behavior was very unusual, as most Burmese despised the Japanese for the atrocities that they had committed against the Burmese population during WW II.
Burmese Female Twins Demonstrate Masculine Behavior Related to their Past Lives as Male Japanese Soldiers
Though the twins were female, they both demonstrated masculine behavior at least until they were 17 years of age. For example, they both preferred to wear trousers or pants rather than dresses.
Ian Stevenson, MD also noted in his documentation of these cases that the twins demonstrated "Japanese behavior." For example, the twins showed marked animosity towards the British and Americans. They complained about the heat in Burma and the spiciness of the food. The twins also had hot tempers and when angry, they would slap the face of those who annoyed them. Slapping of the face by Japanese soldiers was frequently observed by the Burmese when the Japanese soldiers felt disrespected by subordinates.
Burmese Female Twins have Physical Traits Reflecting their Past Lives as Male Japanese Soldiers
Ian Stevenson noted that the physiques of the twins seemed to match their past life personas.
For example, Tin, who recalled being the younger Japanese brother, was 4 cm or about 2 inches taller than Yin. This corresponded to the different heights of the Japanese brothers whose lives they remembered.
Evidence and Principles of Reincarnation-Understanding Past Lives
Planning of Lifetimes and Relationships Renewed through Reincarnation: Two Japanese brothers who died together in WW II reincarnated as twin girls. Ian Stevenson, MD compiled 31 sets of twins who recalled their past lives in childhood. In 100 percent of these cases, the twins had significant past life relationships, demonstrating how souls plan lifetimes to be reunited with loved ones. To learn more, please go to:
Ian Stevenson, MD Twin Study
Change of Nationality and Ethnic Affiliation: The Japanese brothers who fought the Burmese died and reincarnated into the ethnic population that they had fought against, demonstrating how war is self-defeating.
Change of Gender in Reincarnation Cases: The Japanese male soldiers who fought the Burmese, reincarnated as Burmese twin girls. The girls demonstrated masculine behavior.
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Xenoglossy: As children, San and Yin were overheard speaking to each other in a language their parents did not understand. It is likely that the twins were speaking in their past life language, Japanese.
Physical Resemblance in Reincarnation Cases: Though there was no documentation of facial features in these cases, the heights of the Japanese soldiers corresponded to their reincarnations as twins.
Spirit Beings in Reincarnation Cases: The twins reported after they were killed as the Japanese soldiers, they found themselves with their mother in Japan. They tried to communicate with their mother, but she could not perceive them.
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Protective Edge – Shderot Israel 2018
The city of Shderot in the south of Israel' has been under missile attack for the past 17 years. During these years different "protective shields" have been developed in order to enable it's residents to maintain a decent life and to minimize the influence of these attacks on the daily routines.
Giorgio Agamben claims that "the state of emergency" becomes "a space devoid of law" that instigates violence. In my work I am exploring the relationships between the city life to the aesthetics of the shielding that has changed the public domain tremendously. The temporary and improvised became permanent and has altered the relations between the residents and their city. I am investigating the connection between Shderot the development town, that has become a development city to these "protective shields" that where invented as a response to the security situation and turned into another layer in the city.
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Author, professional speaker, decision strategist, and former professional poker player Annie Duke has leveraged her expertise in the science of smart decision making to excel at pursuits as varied as championship poker to public speaking. In her first book for general audiences, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, Duke reveals to readers the lessons she regularly shares with her corporate audiences, lessons that have been cultivated by combining her academic studies in cognitive psychology with real-life decision making experiences at the poker table.
For two decades, Duke was one of the top poker players in the world. In 2004, she bested a field of 234 players to win her first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. The same year, she triumphed in the $2 million winner-take-all, invitation–only WSOP Tournament of Champions. In 2010, she won the prestigious NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Duke was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Duke now spends her time writing, coaching and speaking on a range of topics such as decision fitness, emotional control, productive decision groups, and embracing uncertainty. She is a regularly sought-after public speaker, addressing thousands in keynote remarks at conferences for organizations ranging from the Investment Management Consultants Association to the Big Ten Conference. She has been brought in to speak to the executive teams or sales forces of organizations like Marriott, Gaylord Resorts, and Ultimate Software, among others. She is a sought-after speaker in the financial sector, with clients such as Susqehanna International Group and CitiBank. Duke regularly shares her observations on decision making and critical thinking skills on her blog, Annie's Analysis, and has shared her poker knowledge through a series of best–selling poker instruction and theory books, including Decide to Play Great Poker and The Middle Zone: Mastering the Most Difficult Hands in Hold 'em Poker (both co-authored with John Vorhaus). In 2015, she became a member of the NationSwell Council. In 2016 she began serving on the board of directors of The Franklin Institute, one of America's oldest and greatest science museums.
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I was invited by artist Stephen Hendee to be a part of his project entitled A Democracy of Averages along with Carrie Fucile, Sorcerer, Cecilia Vidal, and Allison Yasukawa.
I am very excited to be a part of it and was able to receive a grant from the Nevada Arts Council to make it possible. The work I will be performing is from the metazoic series and is called The Superfluous Unveiled.
October 24, 25 & 26, 2014 in Downtown Las Vegas
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Given the unique landscapes and topography of the region in combination with the rapidly encroaching urban areas the Wildlife Divide was designed as a means to explore the threshold between these vastly different ecologies. Art programming in the natural landscape needed to address the increasing divide between pedestrian knowledge of the biological and natural systems that surround our city and the work of the scientists and researchers that study these areas. Art projects, workshops, lectures and exhibitions were designed to thread through the threshold of urban and natural environments, and investigate how these ecologies could someday connect in ways that are both sustainable and conscious of preservation. Although this project started in Mt Charleston it became increasingly evident that the Wildlife Divide could be useful anywhere where there is a need to build community consciousness towards preservation, ecosystems, art and science.


So here's the conundrum . . .
The strategy shows a greater edge, when the simplest of money management approaches (reinvestment of return, reinvestment of dividends) is applied, than when position sizing is based on a static account size.
Imagine investing in 4 shares of single stock. After a strong month, during which the stock rallied 100%, you liquidate your position. Your equity has doubled. Does this mean that you now go and buy 8 shares of this stock? Of course not: the stock now costs twice as much. You can only buy 4 shares.
Now imagine you split your equity evenly between purchases of shares of two equally priced stocks, with 2 shares in each. The first doubles in value; the second exhibits no change whatsoever. Your account has increased in size by 50%, and so some of this increase in available equity is passed on to your new position size in the second stock (the one whose value remained static).
You can only buy 2 shares of the first stock, but you can buy 3 shares of the second. The second is the "weaker" stock - the one that has demonstrated the least return for a long-only trader.
Now consider my long-only strategy, which is designed to benefit only from price increases. When returns are compounded evenly in allocation to all components of the portfolio, and the strategy becomes more profitable with this type of compounding, then the increase in alpha MUST COME FROM THE WEAKER PERFORMING COMPONENTS.
That's right: the strategy has been designed to benefit when price goes up, but the money management element will increase returns purely by increasing allocation to those markets that have gone up the least (or even fallen).
What do people make of this? In a strategy predicated upon relative strength, breakouts, trends and outliers, is the money management actually drawing out additional alpha from mean reversion, of all things?
I think if there were a name that you could put to such a strategy it would be "trading the cycle" or possibly "value investing". If you watch a basket of individual stocks day-to-day it's fairly easy to spot the cycle in a market that is trending. This becomes more evident if the basket ranges across all sectors.
Reversion to the mean is a statistical fact of life as we know it, but playing that game can be frustrating. That's why I became a day trader... my account was always "reverting to the mean".
Edit: I'd like to think that I would be better at it now than I was then... not so sure though.
Are the etfs equities markets biased?
Equities have done phenomenally well over the last 5 1/4 years. It was hard to lose money, long term, with anything that is a component of the s&p 500, or other related corporate index.
A few are equity indices, but it's pretty well diversified with things like metals, energies, interest rates, and timber woodland in there as well. The weighting of each component in the portfolio is a dynamic feature, so the allocation to equities may be minimal (as it was in 2008 for example).
The strategy has underperformed the S&P500 throughout the past few years.
if you rebalance every month you are making quantity to buy decisions based not on mean reversion, breakouts or any such changes in prices. You are making it based on your rule for rebalancing. There are many ways to do this, no rebalancing, rebalancing monthly, quarterly, at some change in % or absolute equity.....etc;etc.
Imagine it this way - you are a fund manager and you have to deal with subscriptions and redemptions each month.
You have to have a rule that either simply increases/decreases each quantity each month, OR you will have a change in each individual position proportionally - ie; investors either are diluted or get increased concentration to different positions for their returns going forward if you treat all investors the same with the same NAV calculation.
......I also think that you are miss using the common usage of alpha. Your may or may not get extra alpha out of your strategy, depending on what the benchmark for your alpha measurement does. Hence while it might underperform the SP recently, it might be great over 10-15-20 years.
Your point might be better described as - if I apply this money mgt rule to a breakout type entry strategy does it massively change the returns over the long run, and deviate from the strategy I am implementing, or does it provide a better risk return profile--- at a complete guess it might smooth the returns and lower them.
The strategy is best termed 'relative strength' rather than 'breakout' - I just tend to lump anything that is directional and not mean reversion together as 'go with' - trend following included.
I may be misusing the term alpha . . . I was considering an equal-weighted portfolio of the components (ie a 'passive' investment in the portfolio) as the benchmark. The portfolio as I have implemented it, with variable weights, shows (historically) a greater return than this benchmark - is this not usually termed alpha?
The key question I'm asking though is this: when profits can be traced to a particular portfolio component, should the "benefit" of increased position sizing be passed to just this one component, or to the portfolio as a whole?
What I have found in this instance is that performance is improved when the benefit is passed equally to every component in the portfolio. This must mean that the improvement in performance is the result of increasing position size for poorer performing components, surely?
re alpha yes - I thoughts you were simply talking about alpha 'generally' and not in direct ref to an equally weighted benchmark, and even then the benchmark needs to be standardised...but my confusion. (too much beer on the weekend in Prague) The way you are referencing it is good.
I think this is also one of the issues when people pigeon hole a strategy type as men reversion, breakout, trend etc; as it needs to be compared to a standard otherwise it is hard to compare apples and oranges.
"The key question I'm asking though is this: when profits can be traced to a particular portfolio component, should the "benefit" of increased position sizing be passed to just this one component, or to the portfolio as a whole?
What I have found in this instance is that performance is improved when the benefit is passed equally to every component in the portfolio. This must mean that the improvement in performance is the result of increasing position size for poorer performing components, surely?""
If you are rebalancing your whole porftolio, then you must be doing it taking into consideration all parts of the portfolio if you are doing it properly, otherwise its hindsight(???) How would you decide to not increase some or others....or are you simply doing the 'dogs of the dow ' theory and buying laggards but with extra leverage on top of a evenly balanced portfolio.
eg; buy 2 at $1, when one goes to $2 and the other is at $1, you dont sell any at $2, but simply buy the more of the one still at $1.
I think I am getting at what you are talking about.....I remember doing a test once that had a portfolio limitation of not having too many correlated instruments and so it did not rebalance but it did not take new entries in what we determined to be highly correlated instruments if you were 'full up' in that sector. In a classic do your head in thing, during the Internet bubble approx 2000, because the portfolio was full of equities already it never took the nasdq buy signals. This meant massive underperformance of a benchmark.....and because we never rebalanced it never changed. When introducing variants (even small ones) for rebalancing, or spreading over further instruments, or even concentrating it more it had big changes in return profiles, and this also looked different over the time frame of the tests - eg; it never had the same issue when the naq burst and it even managed to put on a short.
So my guess is all you can do is simply test and see what happens over the long run and what you can live with....sometimes its great to be full tilt othertimes not.
Yes, but this isn't necessarily linked to the compounding aspect, is it? For example, suppose I draw off any profits so that the account always remained at a fixed amount by month end, but still rebalance the portfolio each month based on a consideration of all parts of the portfolio.
The allocation of reinvested profits could differ from the allocations of the rebalanced portfolio aside from these. For example . . . 10k account with 60% (6k) allocated to Stock A . . . 1k portfolio profit at month end . . . Monthly rebalance, 70% of 10k (7k) allocated to Stock A, but only 30% of profits (300) allocated to Stock A, so position size is 7,300, and not 70% of 11k (7,700).
....or are you simply doing the 'dogs of the dow ' theory and buying laggards but with extra leverage on top of a evenly balanced portfolio.
Quite the opposite - it's basically "relative strength" - increase position size for the leaders, reduce position size for the laggards . . . then a load of fancy machine-learning thrown at it (purely for my own gratification and entertainment - think basic strategy returns 13%, me playing around with code for a year might add at best 2% and smooth volatility of returns if I'm lucky!).
You can see the shifts in weighting of each component in the subpane of the curve I've attached. One component always has a weight of zero (at the minute, metals).
Sure. I've done this, and I'm pretty comfortable with what I'm doing.
In a previous thread here I argued that the individual components of a portfolio should be 'rewarded' with increased position size dependent on their unique performance; I now find myself doing the opposite and spreading the benefit from components that have performed strongly to 'reward' equally those that have underperformed. And yet that's what masses of testing tells me is the right thing to do.
Hi, I thought I got it but now I am confused again (too much wine tonight)....from your example at the end of the month, its like you are reweighting based on 2 different formula components.
An inverse profit formula - you are taking the profit for the month (1k) and rebalancing on a % of that, as an inverse % of the total weighting.
Hence you are actually increasing your winners by a smaller amount if there is a profit (assuming the first normal reweighting formula is flat).
So I get that you are now reweighting across all portfolio instruments. Regardless of where the PL came from.
I dont think compounding makes much difference as to how you are getting it as it looks more like you are capturing a little bit of both trend following and mean reversion. Like having a mix of two strategies in one, and you are making the most of the only free lunch there is - diversification......which makes a lot of sense....and is an interesting take on it.
My lack of clarity again (and sadly I've had neither beer nor wine for several days).
The "Stock A/B" example I gave was purely by way of explaining that reinvested returns could be allocated with a separate criteria to the one used for rebalancing. So profits would not have to be distributed back to the poorer performing components.
This isn't what I'm doing though . . .
I dont think compounding makes much difference as to how you are getting it as it looks more like you are capturing a little bit of both trend following and mean reversion.
That's what I have concluded, although the intention was to capture the former (as my swing trading account focuses on mean reversion and I wanted diversification of styles across the two accounts).
As always, thanks for your thoughts and help.


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Q: Access vuex store in before Vue instance is initialized I'd like to check if the user is validated before entering routes. I'm using vue-router's beforeEach to tackle this. But I realize that I can check the vuex store before the vue instance is initialized.
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import Vue from "vue";
import Vuetify from 'vuetify';
import Vuex from 'vuex';
import VueRouter from 'vue-router';
import VeeValidate from 'vee-validate';
import store from '../store/store.js';
import App from '../app.vue';
import axios from 'axios';
import progressBar from '../plugins/progress-bar';
import { routes } from '../router-config';
import { sync } from 'vuex-router-sync';

import 'vuetify/dist/vuetify.min.css'

Vue.use(VeeValidate)
Vue.use(VueRouter)
Vue.use(Vuetify)
Vue.use(Vuex)

Vue.config.productionTip = false

axios.defaults.headers.common['Accept'] = 'application/json'

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  document.body.appendChild(document.createElement('app'))
  const router = new VueRouter({
    routes,
    mode: 'hash',
    saveScrollPosition: true,
  });

  sync(store, router)

  router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
    debugger;
    if (to.meta.requiresAuth && store.getters.isLoggedIn) {
      next({ path: '/' })
    } else if (to.path === "/") {
      next({ path: '/dashboard'})
    } else {
      next()
    }
  });

  const app = new Vue({
    el: 'app',
    router,
    store,
    axios,
    render: h => h(App),
    template: '<App/>',
    components: {
      App,
    }
  });
})

How can I access this so that I can do something like this this.$store.getters.isLoggedIn? Am I thinking of this the right way?

A: You don't need this.$store. You have store. Just use store.
store.getters.isLoggedIn

this.$store is just a reference to store that you can use inside Vue components. But anywhere you import the store you have access to everything you need.

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Play On: Iowa State Cyclones -23.5.
The UMKC Kangaroos find themselves in a bad spot coming into Ames tonight. They are completely outmanned, and have to deal with the wild crowd at Hilton Coliseum. UMKC has lost 5 of their last 6 games to a much lower level of competition. They try and push tempo, yet only have one player averaging double figures in points. They may want to rethink that strategy, as a fast paced game will be no match for the Cyclones. Defensively, the Kangaroos don't stand a chance at stopping ISU.
Georges Niang leads Iowa St. at nearly 20 points per game. He's found a nice surrounding cast that have the ability to create their own shots as well. They are a great shooting team and also play solid defense, bad news for a Kangaroo squad that has trouble putting the ball in the basket. The only thing that stands in our way in a potential let down spot for the Cyclones. They will be able to cover this game just going through the motions. Take Iowa St.
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    private final ApplicationContext applicationContext;
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Earlybird Venture Capital leads Investiment in Miracor
Earlybird announces the completion of a Series A financing round of € 6 million in Miracor GmbH based in Vienna. Miracor has developed the PICSO (Pressure-controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion) medical device to benefit patients being treated for heart attacks or in heart failure. The round was led by Earlybird and Delta Partners from Ireland. The Series A funding will be used to conduct additional clinical trials and gain CE marking for the PICSO system.
Of the 59 million people worldwide who suffer from heart disease, more than 20% could benefit from PICSO therapy. The therapy has been extensively researched in pre-clinical and clinical studies and the results have consistently demonstrated positive outcomes in damaged heart tissue.
Miracor GmbH was founded by Prof. Dr. Dr. Werner Mohl, a cardiac surgeon at the Medical University of Vienna. Jon H. Hoem, the newly appointed CEO, is a seasoned medical device industry executive with 20 years' experience in the cardiac business. Jon said: "I am very excited about this opportunity. I have known Werner for 20 years and I believe this technology really has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of diseased hearts. With the backing of Earlybird and Delta Partners, we have not only secured an excellent international investment syndicate but gained access to their world class network and knowledge in the medical device field."
Commenting on the investment, Earlybird Partner, Thom Rasche said, "This therapeutic approach has the potential to help millions of patients. We look forward to supporting the management team in building the company and launching the technology with clinical opinion leaders globally. We are very pleased to make this investment as it is an ideal fit with our investment criteria where a prototype has been developed and the technology is clinically validated. Miracor has a broad patent portfolio, a new and very experienced management team and addresses a big unmet clinical need." Thom Rasche will take a seat on the Miracor board.
Joey Mason from Delta Partners commented, "We are very excited by the potential for the PICSO medical device. We look forward to supporting the team as they bring the therapy through the development process and to the market in the coming months and years."
Miracor is the seventh technology investment made by, the Earlybird 2007 Fund. Other investments are Sidec Technologies (www.sidec.com), Smava (www.smava.de), Smoodoos (www.smoodoos.com), Purplelabs (www.purplelabs.com), LightBlueOptics (www.lightblueoptics.com) and CleanMobile AG (www.clean-mobile.com).
About Earlybird:
Earlybird Venture Capital, established in 1997, is one of Europe's leading technology investors. Earlybird seeks to invest in companies led by outstanding people who are building technology enabled scalable companies for fast growing international markets. Earlybird invests primarily in early stage technology companies with a large business perspective, sourced from German speaking countries as well as the Nordics, France, Benelux and selectively the UK. The current investment focus includes software, semiconductor, communication, internet services, cleantech and medtech.
The Earlybird team creates value by understanding their target investment sectors well, adding their operational, entrepreneurial and financial expertise and working closely with each management team. Earlybird strongly supports the development of each company by professionalizing and shaping management teams, providing strategic and product advice, creating international investor syndicates, effecting corporate introductions and being closely involved in achieving appropriate exits.
Six of Earlybird's high-tech investee companies have floated on various European stock exchanges: Interhyp, Tipp24 and Wilex (all Prime Standard, Frankfurt), Esmertec (Swiss Exchange, Zurich), Entelos (London Stock Exchange) and NoemaLife (Borsa Italiana, Milan). In addition, Earlybird supported element 5 in its acquisition by Digital River, Identify in its acquisition by BMC Software, Alantos in its sale to Amgen for $300 million and AbaXX in its sale to Cordys. and dooyoo in its sale to LeGuide.com.
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Tempeh – Who has never tried tempeh?
Tempeh is a prebiotic (a high fiber food) that can be considered a superfood. Originated in Indonesia, tempeh is an extremely nutritious, high protein, fiber-rich, digestible and naturally gluten-free fermented food.
On vegetarian or vegan diets it is one of the main sources of protein. In addition, it is an extremely versatile food that can be cooked and prepared in a variety of ways. The traditional way is, perhaps, being cooked as a substitute for meat, seasoned with garlic, salt, pepper and spices, and then being fried or grilled.
But for those who have never tasted this delicacy from the East, it may seem that its hearty and quite unique flavour, can be somewhat difficult to "swallow". With this in mind, I thought of "deconstructing" the idea that we have of Tempeh, by cooking in a much more appealing and in a much easier way to please vegan "newbies".
The idea is simple. Why not cooking it in a bolognesa way? Tempeh bolognese… sounds good, right?! (I know, you can thank me later 😉 ).
Instead of eating the whole "steak", or cubes of tempeh, I propose that you crush them well with your hands until you get a kind of a"minced meat" texture (and forgive me the references to meat!).
If you do not feel like trying Tempeh today (or if you simply do not have it at home right now), take a look at this other version made with mushrooms and pineapple.
Delicious and healthy meat-free bolognese alternative, made with high protein and high fibre Tempeh.
Begin by crushing the tempeh with your hands until you get something similar to "minced meat"
Season the tempeh with salt, pepper, paprika, tamari, thyme and garlic powder. Reserve for at least 30 minutes.
In the meantime, heat a pan with a small amount of olive oil. When hot, add bay leaf, chopped onion, garlic and ginger. When translucent, add the celery and carrots and sauté until tender.
Then add the marinated tempeh mince.
Add the Tamari marinade, the tomato puree and mix everything well.
Add the tomato sauce (or passata) and the spoon of apple cider vinegar and stir well.
Serve hot with basil leaves and / or black olives and sprinkled with vegan parmesan cheese.
This bolognese can be served with pasta, with rice, or as part of a vegan "sheperds pie", always served with a good green salad.


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Q: How do I get this validation code to limit the character length and only allow numbers I am creating a date of birth entry form for my application, and want to make it so that they can only enter numbers, and to limit the numbers inputted to the maximum amount needed e.g. 2 for day.  When I tried to implement this, it doesn't even let me do anything in the entry widgets.  How can I limit the character length and only accept numbers?
def onlyNumbers(char):
    if (len(dayE.get()) >= 2):
        return False
    elif (len(monthE.get()) >= 2):
        return False
    elif (len(yearE.get()) >= 4):
        return False
    elif (char is ""):
        return True
    else:
        return char.isdigit()
dayV = tk.StringVar(self, value = "DD")
monthV = tk.StringVar(self, value = "MM")
yearV = tk.StringVar(self, value = "YYYY")
validation = self.register(onlyNumbers)

dayE = tk.Entry(self, font = BASIC_FONT, textvariable = dayV, width = 5, justify = "center")
dayE.pack()
dayE.config(validate = "key", validatecommand = (validation, "%P"))

monthE = tk.Entry(self, font = BASIC_FONT, textvariable = monthV, width = 5, justify = "center")
monthE.pack()
monthE.config(validate = "key", validatecommand = (validation, "%P"))

yearE = tk.Entry(self, font = BASIC_FONT, textvariable = yearV, width = 5, justify = "center")
yearE.pack()
yearE.config(validate = "key", validatecommand = (validation, "%P"))

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Question: Entry validation, to limit the character length and only allow numbers

This example implements:

*

*Allow only input of digits

*Limit number of digits according to 'DD', 'MM', 'YYYY'

*Auto '<Tab>' according the number of digits

*Allow leading zeros in 'DD', 'MM'

*Allow only ranges of numbers, 1, 31, 1, 12 and argument years=(<from>, <to>)

*Returns the edited data as: {'month': 3, 'day': 28, 'year': 2020}

Reference:

*

*VALIDATION

Validation works by setting the validatecommand= option to a script (validateCommand) which will be evaluated according to the validate= option.
Explanation of the used percent substitutions ( '%W', '%V', '%v', '%P', '%S')

*SO:interactively-validating-entry-widget-content-in-tkinter

Be aware of the note there:
Note: it's important that the validation command returns either True or False. Anything else will cause the validation to be turned off.

Note:
The validation get turned OFF, if the Entry text get changed, either using .insert(..., .delete(... or <textvariable>.set(...).

import tkinter as tk

class DateEntry(tk.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, **kwargs):
        years = kwargs.pop('years', (1900, 9999))
        super().__init__(parent, **kwargs)

        vcmd = (self.register(self._validate), '%W', '%V', '%v', '%P', '%S')

        for name, text, v1, v2 in (('day', 'DD', 1, 31),
                                   ('month', 'MM', 1, 12),
                                   ('year', 'YYYY', years[0], years[1])):
            e = tk.Entry(self, name=name, width=len(text) + 1, justify="center")
            e.pack(side=tk.LEFT)
            e.insert(0, text)
            e._valid = (len(text), v1, v2)
            e.config(validate="all", validatecommand=vcmd)

    def get(self):
        data = {}
        for entry in [self.nametowidget(child) for child in self.children]:
            text = entry.get()
            data[entry.winfo_name()] = int(text) if text.isdigit() else None
        return data

    def _validate(self, widget, cmd, validate, value, text):
        # get this entry reference
        w = self.nametowidget(widget)

        # Clear entry or do nothing
        if cmd in ('focusin', 'forced') or value == '':
            if not value.isdigit():
                w.delete(0, tk.END)
                # Set the 'validate' option again after edit
                w.after_idle(w.config, {'validate': validate})
            return True

        # process key
        elif cmd == 'key' and value.isdigit():
            # get from this entry the valid parameter
            l, v1, v2 = w._valid

            # get the startswith chars if YYYY
            if v1 > 1 and len(value) < l:
                l2 = len(value)
                v1, v2 = int(str(v1)[:l2]), int(str(v2)[:l2])

            # allow leading zero in DD / MM
            elif v1 == 1 and len(value) == 1 and int(value) == 0:
                return True

            # return True if all valid else False
            valid = all((text.isdigit(), v1 <= int(value) <= v2, len(value) <= l))
            if valid and len(value) == l:
                self.event_generate('<Tab>', when='tail')

            return valid

        # else return False
        return False

Usage:
class App(tk.Tk):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        tk.Button(self, text='print date', command=self.print_date).grid()

        self.date_entry = DateEntry(self, years=(2000, 2020))
        self.date_entry.grid()

    def print_date(self):
        print('print_date: {}'.format(self.date_entry.get()))
        # >>> print_date: {'month': 3, 'day': 28, 'year': 2020}

if __name__ == "__main__":
    App().mainloop()

Tested with Python: 3.5 - 'TclVersion': 8.6 'TkVersion': 8.6


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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class GameManager : MonoBehaviour {
	public static GameManager S;    //Singleton reference

	public PlayerMovement playerMovement;
	public enum Room {
		Tutorial,
		Lobby,
		AC,
		Future,
		Nature,
		Final
	}
	public Room playerInRoom = Room.Tutorial;

	// Use this for initialization
	void Awake () {
		S = this;
		playerMovement = GameObject.Find("Player").GetComponent<PlayerMovement>();

	}

	// Update is called once per frame
	void Update () {

	}
}


Help sustain a community arts workshop in Camp Smara!
For our other projects in the camps see our Western Sahara project page.
Founder of Motif, Mohamed Sulaiman Labat at work.
In partnership with ArtsAction Group and other non-profits, Motif is up and running! MOTIF Art Studio & Workshop is the first of its kind in the Sahrawi Refugee Camp, Smara in SW Algeria.
The mission of Motif is to engage in projects that focus on the core theme (or "motif") of arts-and culture-based projects related to self-determination and the perpetuation of sustainable communities/life ways for the Saharawi in the Western Sahara refugee camps located in SW Algeria.
Motif founder Mohamed Suliaman is an internationally known artist living in the 40 year old refugee camp of S'mara located in SW Algeria. Through a global and intercultural collaboration Motif seeks to foster community impacts focused on strengthening and perpetuating sustainable communities in the Sahrawi Refugee camps. The community has been profoundly impacted by colonization, forced exile, assimilation, and the loss of cultural knowledge and practices. They work with the arts to counter this history and to vision a way forward.
In this photo, Mohamed is laying the initial foundation of the studio in Camp S'mara(April 23, 2016). Motif needs your support to purchase supplies that will be used by the community for arts-based projects aimed at fostering creativity as well as sharing, supporting and growing cultural knowledge and practices.
All donations for MOTIF, made payable to ArtsAction Group, are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
For more information on Mohamed and MOTIF check out his facebook page.
A recent blog written about Mohamed written by Madelaine Rae where he discusses his dream of building the Art Studio.


PENANG's housing overhang problem is still manageable, says state Housing, Town, Country Planning and Local Government Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.
While admitting that the housing industry presently faces a lot of challenges due to the weak economy, he said the state government would continue to assist first-time buyers.
"There is a marked improvement in the housing overhang issue," Jagdeep told a press conference in Komtar today.
Penang ranked third in having overhang housing units, particularly in the affordable housing sector after Johor and Selangor.
He said Johor has the most overhang units, with 1,000 units 2017 and 2,000 in 2018," he added.
Jagdeep added that the authorities need to ensure accessibility for the lower-income group of buyers, by 'tweeting' the market and handle any issues that arise, including high loan rejection rate.
Elaborating further, he said the state government has proposed that the income bracket eligibility for house buyers be raised by RM2,000 for each category: Housing cost (150K) raised from RM6,000 to RM8,000, (200K – RM8,000 to RM10,000) and (300K – RM10,000 to RM12,000).
On a related matter, Jagdeep commented that the Federal Government (Finance Ministry) has announced the exemption of stamp duty for the purchase of property costing up to RM1 million, effective the first six months of 2019.
He said to spur the housing market during the Chinese New Year season, two exhibitions would be organised.
The second exhibition is the Guang Ming Property Fair 2019 (also held from Feb 2 to 10) at Gurney Paragon Mall.


Once there were thousands of sockeye salmon leaving the Pacific Ocean to spawn in Idaho's Redfish Lake. Only one sockeye salmon made it to the lake in 1994, 1995 and 1996; and not even one bright-red fish returned to spawn in 1997.
The decline of these once abundant native fish is something we ought to be "slapped in the face with," says Gregg Schlanger, a sculptor who grew up in Idaho. So Schlanger rounded up grants from several places, including the New York Foundation for the Arts, and started jigsawing fish from plywood.
His temporary exhibit at Redfish Lake, "Sockeye Waters, Sockeye Dreams," features 238 giant fish from two to eight feet long, and all but one are painted a ghostly white. One fish is painted red. Schlanger hopes the July 10-Aug. 10 show can help build awareness of the salmon's plight, for besides the sockeye, some 70 species of wild salmon are in danger of going extinct.
The exhibit travels to Boise, Idaho, for a Salmon Days celebration Sept. 11, and the sculptor says 4,000 fourth graders will get a chance to paint his wooden fish in the brightest colors. What he's aiming for ultimately, Schlanger says, is a 900-mile-long sculpture of 150,000 cutout fish, stretching from the town of Astoria on the Oregon coast to Washington and Idaho.
"Because fish are underwater, they can be ignored," he says. "I've been trying to pull them out of the water."
Gregg Schlanger works and teaches in Tennessee; he can be reached at 720 Perkins Ave., Clarksville, TN 37040.


This position is covered by the Department of Defense Civilian Employee Drug-Free Workplace Program as a Testing Designated Position (TDP). You will be subject to an initial pre-employment urinalysis screening and random screenings thereafter.
This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
For this clinic, there is an early morning shift, late afternoon shift, and potential weekend hours.
Note: Applicants must submit a copy of their license/registration with their application package.
Experience: Applicants must demonstrate in their resume at least one year of pediatric nursing experience in a hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home, or other supervised medical, nursing, or patient care facility that provided a practical knowledge of human body structure and sterile techniques and procedures, performing such duties as: providing nursing care to pediatric patients; monitoring and responding to patient issues; assisting physicians and registered nurses; setting up medical equipment; and reviewing or updating patient records/charts. This definition of experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service, GS-05, or equivalent.
Education Substitution: Some positions allow applicants to substitute education for the required experience (above). For this position, applicants must possess the appropriate required experience. Applicants may not substitute education for any experience.


The Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group are producing a series of reviews of exercise interventions for people with the painful condition, fibromyalgia. The latest of these was published in October 2014 and examines the evidence on water-based exercise. In this podcast, Teresa Ross from the Exercise for Fibromyalgia Review Team describes the condition and this type of treatment.


This section is about exploring the options of renting a cottage or a bungalow in or around Darjeeling for a few days. There are many viewers who have come back and asked me about such vacation rentals in Darjeeling where they can stay like at their own home and even cook their own food.
The idea is to enjoy a home away from home and at the same time save on cost. Let me start with questions from viewers and I'll follow that up with my own findings.
Hi Raj, I have been reading your responses, and it's quite an information. I have a question to you which I think you are the best person to clarify.
I want to visit Darjeeling countryside and be close to nature for 3-4 days. I would like to visit with my entire family (10-12 members), I don't want to spend much on Hotel, rather I would prefer if I can rent a bungalow for these days with a cook? do you suggest me anything suiting my need?
Hi, you won't find cottage or bungalow rentals in or around Darjeeling and that too cheap. The closest would be Sterling Resorts in Ghoom which has cottages where you can cook on your own and stay with large families. They have enough cottages. But that would be an expensive proposition for so many people unless you have membership reference. While the resort offers great views and peace, it's a modern establishment and nowhere close to a rustic traditional cottage or bungalow nestled in the nature.
Another option is to rent out the property Rhododendron Dell located about 3kms from Darjeeling town on a hill slope and surrounded by lush greenery. The property's landscape, gardens, natural water streams and views are all wonderful and can amaze any nature lover for few days. You can not cook since they run their own kitchen. But you can negotiate the rate with the owner if you take up all accommodations. It won't be cheap though.
A third option would be Tathagata Farm, located in Lebong area (about 45 minutes drive from Darjeeling town). Here you can stay at huts and tents, get immersed with the nature, walk on nature trail and see organic farming and have organic food. But none of these options are workable with 10-12 members unless you have a heavy pocket.
For a relatively cheaper option you can also consider Homestays in Makaibari Tea Estate. It's located in Kurseong about midway between NJP and Darjeeling town (37kms from Darjeeling). Here the garden workers and villagers have extended their homes offering nice homestays. This is one way they make an additional earning to sustain a better living and it has full support from the estate owner Rajah Bannerji. Most accommodations for guests are nice and have all the basic amenities including attached western style toilet & bath.
While you can not bring your cook there, you can always give a helping hand to the lady owner who prepares nice homemade food with great passion, dine with the family, and get a glimpse of their culture and life. You will virtually stay with the family, chat with them, play with their children and be just one of them.
There are several such accommodations that are part of the larger estate area and they are all nestled in the nature with sweeping garden and mountain views. The host will organize tea garden tours, village walks and local ethnic cultural programs if you so like.


A computer might have a default name provided by the individual who built it, or you may have inherited the computer from a family member or from another employee who changed positions or left the company. The computer's name may no longer apply. Fortunately, it's very easy to change a computer's name.
1. In Control Panel, select the System and Security group. on the System and Security window, under System, click on See the name of this computer.
2. On the View basic information about your computer page, the current name of your computer is listed under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings. Click on the Change Settings link. If the User Account Control warning box appears, click on the [Yes] button.
3. In the System Properties dialog box that appears, make sure the Computer Name tab is selected.
4. The text box near the top of the Computer Name tab is NOT for the computer's name, it's where you might type in a description of the computer. To change the computer's name, click on the [Change...] button next to "To rename this computer, click Change.".
5. In the Computer Name⁄Domain Changes dialog box that appears, enter the new computer's name in the Computer name" text box, then click on the [OK] button.
Note: The new computer name doesn't take effect until after you restart the computer.
Note: Depending upon the type of network the computer is connected to, changing a computer's name can cause it to lose access to the network. For example having two computers with the same names on a network can cause problems.


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Peru: New malls to drive retail growth
Latin America | 23 Jan 2013
Changing demographics in Peru, combined with increased spending power, have triggered a massive expansion in the retail sector as businesses move to meet growing customer demand for modern shopping centres and international brand names.
The number of malls in Peru shot up to 45 at the beginning of 2012 from just eight in 2000, Gonzalo Ansola, president of Peru's Association of Shopping Centres (ACCEP), told OBG. Ansola said he expected the figure to have reached 52 by the end of 2012, rising to between 80 and 100 by 2015.
However, while the sector holds plenty of potential for expansion, businesses face a number of deep-seated challenges to growth, led by land shortages in Lima and the dominant presence of informal retail.
Enthusiasm for a more modern retail experience stems in part from the emergence of Peru's fast-growing middle class and sizeable younger population. The country has a median age of around 26, which, combined with falling unemployment and rising incomes, earned it 10th spot on A T Kearney's Global Retail Development Index study. The index ranks the top 30 developing countries for retail expansion worldwide.
Rafael Dasso, CEO of Real Plaza, which operates malls throughout the country for Intergroup, is optimistic the industry has plenty of room to grow. "The penetration of malls in the market is still relatively low in Peru compared to neighbouring countries like Chile and Colombia," he told OBG.
This optimism is supported by reports indicating that Peru's ratio of malls to shoppers is significantly lower than the regional average. Peru has 1.3 shopping centres per 1m people, while the average for Latin America is 2.1. Analysts have predicted record sales of $5.3bn for the retail sector in 2012, buoyed by the number of new mall developers entering the market. However, while a number of projects are under development in Lima, the industry's growth in the capital is being tested by soaring land prices. The mall segment also faces the added challenge of having to compete for land with residential developers who are spearheading Peru's attempts to plug the huge housing deficit.
According to Dasso, the situation has prompted mall developers to extend their reach outside the capital where markets remained largely untapped by modern retail developments and land prices are more competitive. Figures show that from the 14 malls earmarked to open during 2013, seven will be in cities not served by a shopping centre. Cheaper land prices, including greenfield opportunities, are also allowing developers to tap into the exceptional economic growth taking place in regional capitals and cities. Carlos Hoehne, general manager of the Peruvian fast-food restaurant Bembo's, told OBG that regional expansion was creating a new breed of consumers for retailers to target. "This is a whole new class of people that simply want a place to spend their money," he said.
However, while development outside Lima presents exciting growth opportunities and high demand, retailers may need to allow time for consumers with more traditional shopping habits to adapt to the mall model. Industry players will be aware that many shoppers who are more accustomed to traditional, open-air markets and informal corner stores, known as bodegas, will need to make considerable adjustments to their shopping practices as they explore the more formal set-up of a mall.
But while the retail market may require time to mature, the industry is still on target for an impressive performance in 2013. Total sales are forecast to rise to between $6.2bn and $6.4bn, or by 19%, over the year, with strong spending power among the younger generation and middle classes set to keep the sector on track.
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The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 USM L II gave us some mixed feelings during the tests. If you use it at its sweet settings - that's between f/4 and f/8 - the lens will be about as good as it gets for a lens in this class. It's extremely sharp here and there's no significant vignetting to speak of.
The Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II USM is an excellent lens, with only two reservations, both relating to the lens' usage on full-frame bodies. The first is some corner softness when used at wide apertures; the second is substantial corner shading, upwards of two stops when used wide open.
The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM Lens is a bit soft (not sharp) wide open at f/1.4 - and f/1.4 performance does not look nearly as good when compared to f/2.8 results. The 24 L II steadily increases in sharpness from f/1.4 until becoming razor sharp around f/2.8. Corner sharpness is especially good for a 24mm wide angle lens.