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Hannah Greenstreet
Writer and PhD researcher
Review: Adam & Eve at the Traverse
May 1, 2018 July 10, 2018 / Hannah
I am not normally a person who cries in the theatre. I think I've cried once before (Nirbhaya, created by Yaël Farber and company, at the fringe 2013). I've had near misses a couple of times, prickles that are easily blinked away. But as I was watching Adam I felt tears pool in my eyes. They overflowed down my cheeks when the Adam World Choir, a digital choir made up of videos of trans and non-binary singers from around the world, began to sing, "We are Adam. We are real. We are just people." As the music soared, the screen at the back of the stage filled with faces, bravely and joyously affirming their humanity in a time when many political regimes seem to be conspiring to deny it.
Adam, by Frances Poet, is based on the true story of Adam Kashmiry, a trans man who left Egypt to seek asylum in Glasgow. In a capacious hour and twenty minutes, the play takes in Adam's childhood and adolescence in Egypt, where failing to comply with strict gender norms risks physical violence; Adam's discovery of a community of people like him on the internet; the delays and difficulties of his asylum claim. Particularly compelling is the insight into the desperation the UK immigration system can cause LGBTQ asylum seekers; Adam is placed in the near impossible situation of proving that he is a man, when he is denied testosterone before his asylum claim is granted but the asylum claim depends on whether he is taking testosterone.
The central metaphor of Frances Poet's lyrical script is the contranym: when one word means opposite things. Cleave – to cut apart; to bind together. Under Cora Bissett's sensitive direction, there are two Adams: Adam Kashmiry, whose performance is affectingly honest and generous, and Nesha Caplan, who also gives an assured performance. The script draws on ancient Egyptian beliefs about the soul as a combination of ren (name), bâ (personality), and ka (vital spark), which makes Adam worry that transitioning risks compromising this. When he is first trying to articulate his difference, Adam asks the internet, 'Can the soul of a man be trapped in the body of a woman?' and the Adam World Choir echoes, 'Can the soul of a woman be trapped in the body of a man?' The space beneath the stage is littered with discarded mannequin body parts. Ultimately though, Adam's story is of him coming fully to himself. 'I've changed my name. I've changed my body. I haven't lost my soul.'
I normally feel a bit uncomfortable and self-conscious participating in standing ovations. For Adam, I jumped to my feet almost as soon as the last notes had rung out. We stood together as an audience.
Eve, an autobiographical one-woman show written by Jo Clifford with Chris Goode and performed by Clifford, is more understated than Adam but effective in its simplicity. Clifford is alone onstage in a tunic dress, in front of a sunset-coloured set and mirrors that become projector screens for old photographs of herself and people in her life. Her story and the way she presents it is an antidote to certain narratives of trans identity that circulate in the media and on film and TV. She tells us, 'don't think I'm going to tell you a story of suffering. A story of unhappiness and betrayal and being a victim of it all. And I will not tell you the story of a girl born into a boy's body, whose troubles end when she meets a nice kind surgeon who gives her a vagina. A girl can have a penis. A boy can have a vagina.'
One of the loveliest things about Eve is the care that Jo shows towards John, her former self. She spends much of the show with her back to the audience, addressing projected photographs of John. She does not want to forget him or pretend he never existed, despite how hard she had to work to say goodbye to him.
Eve embodies the belief that the personal is the political. At the beginning of the show, Clifford says 'I want to write a manifesto because I feel militant'. Clifford's manifesto is not radical. She quietly but emphatically asserts, 'I really do have the right to exist'. It seems so obvious, this modest claim to humanity. But it needs to be said and repeated until it is heard.
In the Traverse lobby, a family is arguing. An older man is talking about Adam, stubbornly calling Adam "she". I can't make out exactly what he's saying but he appears to be confused by why Adam felt the need to transition when he could have been the "dominant one" in a lesbian relationship. His daughters repeatedly try to explain the difference between sex, sexuality and gender. "I'm not trying to make a statement," he says. "I'm just trying to ask a question." His daughters shush him in a paroxysm of politically correct embarrassment. "Dad, it's a spectrum. Stop being such an old fogey." Neither side is giving ground, when they decide to get some lunch. Then something shifts. Perhaps he is just hungry, but the man finally seems open to consider what his daughters have been telling him. One daughter seizes the advantage, "It's clear that you didn't understand the play before. You had to understand these concepts to understand the play."
Adam made me think of Yaël Farber, not just because it was the last time theatre made me cry, but also because it reminded me of what she has said about the function of theatre and the actor. In an interview in the introduction to her collection of testimonial plays, Theatre as Witness, Farber asserts that she believes in 'the ancient concept that the actor has a calling to channel the needed catharsis of their community. The audience benefits from this in the safety and privacy of the dark auditorium, while the actors – those especially brave, dangerous souls – choose to go out and strip their skins away each night, and express the collective truth for us all.' Adam Kashmiry and Jo Clifford are brave and profoundly generous souls in the way they share their stories. However, I also find something troubling in the idea of a 'collective truth', a communal catharsis, when trans people are often marginalised by cis-focused society. Should cis people be allowed to feel catharsis from stories of trans oppression? I worry that such an idea of theatre puts too much pressure on minorities to challenge prejudice, rather than making it a responsibility of the audience to overcome their own prejudices. This is not meant as a criticism of Adam or Eve – the latter, in particular, resists such a reaction in its refusal of tragedy. It is more of a reflection on my position and reaction as a cis audience member, how I did not have to risk anything to watch. Yet the conversation I overheard in the Traverse lobby suggests that the impact of Adam does not stop with catharsis; the show moves its audience members to think, to take on the difficult task of working through prejudice. Theatre that can facilitate such conversations is vital.
Adam and Eve are on at Traverse Theatre until 27th August. Click here and here for more details.
Originally published by Exeunt Magazine.
Adam, Edinburgh, Eve, fringe, theatre, Traverse
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I went through high school just like most American's did for the most part. I took all the classes I had to, got to select just a few to fill in some holes, but luckily I got to choose a few college courses at a local college that counted in high school.
My college experience is where my current life really began. It's where the choices I made affected the rest of my life. Prior to that, it was the choices "the system" made, my family, the government, or the community as it were. I ended up working as an IT professional with a photography niche. These trades are very closely related to the courses I chose in college and I think there's something to that.
If our lives take route in regards to our educational choices, maybe this trend is not just with you and me. At some point, it seems that the choices we have to make for ourselves have much more of a positive affect on our lives than the choices that we "have to follow" from others. While basic education is necessary to explore any choice, we should really take the line we throw at kindergarteners a little more seriously, the whole "what do you want to be when you grow up?" It's an important question, but we don't really get to make many choices about that until college. Between kindergarten and college, there's a lot of time to lose that goal. Our parents and the education system shouldn't just be asking us what we want to be when we grow up, but they should be helping us see the path we need to take to get there. And if they can they should help us along with at least the first few steps.
Rather than waiting until college to start directing our lives, we should start in high school, middle school or even earlier. This way we can be a part pf the things and we can take ownership in our own knowledge. Learning itself is a skill that can be learned. Rather than putting every effort into making sure every student in grade school leaves with the same knowledge, we should make sure every student leaves empowered, even if it's through different knowledge.
I imagine some people are worried about the flexibility of the young mind. From personal experience and the witnessed experience of others, I know the mind never stops being flexible until its dead. You can always learn new things. You can learn to be a nuclear physicists at 49, a biologist at 69 and an engineer at 89 if you're willing and your body is able. The big problem is that by the time your this age the job and income you've grown to rely on may diminish becoming an entry level employee in another field, so by all means, make the choices you can regarding your education while you're young, have no bills and you're parents support you in educational feats.
In school we should let parents and students choose which classes they want to focus on beyond a foreign language. I.e. I want to be an astronaut, so let me take math twice instead of language once - or I want to be a linguist, so let me take language twice instead of science once. It is good to know a little bit about everything, but it's rare to know a lot about anything. Lets fill our minds with what we may rather than put on blinders when we must.
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Three years after Tommy John surgery, Spencer Strider in mix for Braves rotation spot
By Justin Toscano, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NORTH PORT, Fla. — In 2019, Spencer Strider bought a kayak and paddled around in it. He fished a lot. He even played a ton of poker. He watched a lot of baseball but couldn't play it.
As he recovered from Tommy John surgery, which forced him to miss the entire season, he found other ways to occupy himself. The long process taught him a lot, physically and mentally.
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"Wasn't even on the field at all, didn't go between the lines, so there was a lot of moments where I was just trying to control what I could control," Strider said. "Some days, watching the game was the most intense thing that I did. I didn't get to do anything else. Learned how to have a purpose behind everything, and I think that's been the biggest piece of my development, is just how to attribute purpose to everything."
How do you attribute purpose to everything?
Well, here's an example.
"If riding the bike for 20 minutes is the most intense thing I get to do in a day, then I pretend that that's my game," Strider said. "That's my fifth day in the rotation and I'm going to ride the hell out of that bike for 20 minutes. Look forward to that all day and just try to have something that's as big as baseball, even though I couldn't play it."
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Three years after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Strider is in camp with the Braves, throwing gas, making hitters look foolish with his off-speed pitches if they sit on his fastball. The righty is coming off a season in which he went from Low-A to the majors.
The Braves play 14 games in 14 days before their first off day in the regular season, so they're leaning toward using a six-man rotation. Strider is in the mix for that sixth spot with Kyle Muller and Tucker Davidson.
Strider on Monday potentially strengthened his case with 2 ⅓ scoreless innings as he started a game the Braves won, 5-4, over Toronto. He struck out two and walked two. He lit up the radar gun as he hit 100 mph multiple times. (He threw a 101 mph fastball in Triple-A last year).
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"He's got a big arm," Braves manager Brian Snitker said.
Strider throws gas, but his off-speed pitches are just as important. His change-up – which he rebuilt this offseason – and his breaking ball were on display Monday.
"Guys are so geared for my fastball, so if I can just be around the zone with some of my off-speed pitches, especially early in the count, now guys are having to guess a little bit more," Strider said. "The fastball, it's going to play better. And I'm going to get a lot of ugly swings on my off-speed pitches, even if they're not close to the zone."
Last Strider heard – which he admitted isn't too recent – the Braves view him as a starter. But he said he only wants to help the big club and is willing to do anything to accomplish that. He received a small taste (two appearances) of the big leagues last season and wants more.
It appears he might not have to pitch out of the bullpen to impact the team. He's in consideration to be the sixth starter.
And when considering important times in his development, Strider pointed to his Tommy John rehab.
"There were moments when it seemed like I was really far away from being back to where I wanted to be, and I just had to remind myself that it's a process," he said. "I can't speed it up, I can only slow it down, and I don't want to slow it down, so let's find a way to be purposeful with everything."
Alex Dickerson not playing GM
Asked about his chances of making the team, Alex Dickerson shrugged and opted not to get into it. He said he doesn't have any pull in that decision, so he doesn't think too hard about it.
"You try to play GM in spring training," he said, "you'll drive yourself nuts."
He soon added: "You learn that very early."
Dickerson is a left-handed bat and the Braves could use another for balance off the bench, so he's receiving a good opportunity to break camp with the big club. He homered off righty Brandon Brennan in Sunday's simulated game. Dickerson is 1-for-9 with five walks this spring.
Dickerson, who could be a backup outfielder and designated hitter, insists he's not stressing over decisions that aren't his to make.
"The only thing you have control of is yourself," Dickerson said. "You're paid to play baseball; you're paid to just compete at a high level. That's really all you can do, all you have control over. It's just about going out there and doing what you've been doing your whole life and letting it all play out."
Brian Snitker raves about top prospect Michael Harris
Michael Harris, the Braves' top prospect, will begin the season in Double-A. Snitker has said in the past that a prospect is a big-league candidate when he reaches that level.
"I'm all over Michael Harris," Snitker said. "I love that kid. It's hard not to when that's what they look like, with the skill set. He just needs some more experience, that's all. He needs to play a little bit. He's still a young kid with limited (time in the) minor leagues."
Double-A is a natural next step for Harris after he spent 2021 in High-A. Over 101 High-A games, Harris hit .294 with a .798 on-base plus slugging percentage. He blasted seven home runs and drove in 64 runs. He stole 27 bases in 31 attempts.
William Contreras could move around the diamond
Snitker on Sunday wasn't kidding – William Contreras could actually move out from behind the plate.
The manager on Monday said Contreras could play some right field if he begins the season in Triple-A. Why? Well, Contreras provided a glimpse of that in Monday's game when he blasted an opposite-field homer.
His bat could be his ticket into the lineup.
"That was the whole reasoning behind that is to get him some experience other places," Snitker said. "He's an athletic kid."
A day off for the Braves
The Braves have been working daily since reporting to camp March 13. Tuesday marks their first team-wide off day in the schedule.
Snitker said they're treating it as a true off day. They won't hold an official workout. This worked perfectly, Snitker said, because the Braves wouldn't have had a starter for a Tuesday game due to last Thursday's rainout.
"Kind of ready for (an off day) now," he said. "Been going long enough, I think, that it'll be a good day for all of them to have it off."
Notes from a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays
Ozzie Albies homered in the same inning as Contreras.
Will Smith and Kenley Jansen each pitched a scoreless inning.
Tyler Matzek didn't make it out of his inning. He recorded two outs but was charged with three runs.
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Justin Toscano is the Braves beat writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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The Future of Gaming is Impulse-Driven
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Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl announced today the news he received from his oncologist, Dr Melani Shaum, that his cancer is officially in remission.
He also credits his doctor's advice to forgo toxic pain relieving medicine and instead use medical marijuana.
"We're going to continue to make this world a better place," said Rosendahl from his desk at City Hall. "I have the strength to go forward and do it again."
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When I was a kid, I played soccer for several years – much to my disappointment. It's not that I didn't like the physical aspect of it; I enjoyed playing the game and being around my friends all the time. The reason I hated it was simple: I ran funny. When I ran, my knees wouldn't bend, so I kind of looked like I was running on sticks. This image is actually pretty entertaining when I think about it now. But back then it was pointed out to me on a regular basis: Look how different you are.
Running wasn't necessarily painful for me. I just looked strange doing it, and I knew that I did. Every Saturday at my games, I felt the eyes of the spectators on me as I ran back and forth down the field with my teammates. I realize now that they probably weren't just looking at me, but anxiety can fool you like that. Soon I dreaded going to soccer practice and games, and that led to me avoiding any activity that involved running. So I decided that I wouldn't play soccer anymore. I wouldn't run at all unless I had to, if only to protect myself from the embarrassment.
Despite my negative outlook on running, I've always wanted to be someone who enjoys it. Not only is it great for physical health, but I've read so many articles about how running positively affects mental health as well. Any time I started, though, the image of my eight-year-old self would quickly spring into my mind, and I would come away feeling broken down every time. I never got past the first day, and this cycle of motivation and defeat lasted for years. I eventually just stopped trying. I stopped thinking that my dream was worth the work it would take to achieve it.
When I graduated college and relocated for my internship with TWLOHA, I decided to finally follow through with my goal of becoming a "runner." I had achieved two of the goals I'd set for myself: get a college degree and work for the organization that changed my life. By now, I realized that I was capable of more than I used to think I was. The timing just seemed right, too. I had moved to Florida, a place with beautiful weather this time of year and water everywhere I looked. Plus, there was more motivation for me than ever before: I could train consistently and run in TWLOHA's Run For It 5k. Running a mile, let alone a 5k, never seemed like a possibility for me. But I realized I am far enough away from the girl I used to be and the embarrassment she felt. Even if I looked different, at least I could feel better than I did when I was just wishing to be a runner.
So I did it. I got up, I made my favorite upbeat songs into a playlist, and I started running at my own pace. I spent years hating my body because of what I thought it couldn't do, but now I know that my anxiety was the only factor holding me back. When I started running, I knew that the beginning would be rough, that it would take a lot of time to get where I wanted to be. But I had to stop letting my fears get in the way of doing what I wanted. I knew my fears could only have as much power over me as I gave them.
I've only been running for a few weeks, but what I can tell you is this: Not only do I actually enjoy running now, but I also look forward to it. I look forward to pushing myself a little further each time. I look forward to seeing the sunset over the river as I begin my cooldown. I look forward to feeling my heart beat and the blood rush to my face. I like knowing that I'm alive.
Maybe you already consider yourself a runner.
Maybe you're in the same place I was in for most of my life: always on the brink of change but never ready to take the first big step.
Maybe you're where I am right now: somewhere in the in-between.
No matter where you are, you have at least one reason to run: for yourself.
You are worth the time it takes to start something new. You are worth the possibility of failing and the strength found in starting again. You are worth the incredible feeling that comes when you accomplish something. You are worth it. You have always been worth it. Look at your life and ask yourself something: What will you run for?
What do I run for? I run for my eight-year-old self. I run to ease my anxiety. I run because the only way to get anywhere is by moving forward. I run to prove to myself that I can. I run for all of those years that I was too ashamed to.
What will you run for? Sign up for our Run For It 5k as a virtual runner to run or walk in your community on race day!
Proud of you! Not only for your journey but for encouraging others in theirs too.
If I couldn't even rationalize my mental illness to myself, how could I ever explain it to anyone else?
If I could go back and talk to my younger self who buried her queerness, who felt so much pain and distress over who she was, I would tell her it's okay to be confused.


If you have ever tried to convince someone who doesn't read of all the reasons why they should, this post is for you. Okay, for them and you.
But if you love books and haven't thought about all the pros of being a bookworm, you will definitely want to keep reading. Some of these reasons for why you should keep on reading will be old news. But just maybe a few others might surprise you.
Here's to the love of reading!
Your mind expands when you read–literally. When we read, we absorb facts, make new connections, have new ideas. And as we learn new things, we all know that makes us get smarter. But regular reading keeps more of our brain active more often. It keeps our minds healthy and young and some studies say it can help prevent Alzheimer's disease by keeping us sharp!
If you are feeling a little dull and uninspired, try picking up a good book. Reading develops better thinking skills. It helps us learn to draw comparisons and see patterns more quickly. Unlike watching the television, when we read books it gets the creative side of our brain going. A good book can give us a plethora of new ideas and inspire us to let our own creativity flow out in positive ways.
Reading books trains your mind to focus. We pride ourselves on our ability to "multi-task". While multi-tasking has its place, it shouldn't need to be our constant state of mind. In this generation of smart phones and instant everything, we make ourselves live such fragmented, distracted lives that to a degree, we've "multi-tasked" our brains out of of the ability to focus effectively. Reading helps our brains learn to concentrate and restores the healthy level of focus we need to really be successful in other areas of our lives.
It's pretty easy to live in a comfortable little bubble. Books give us the chance to gain perspective on our lives and the world. Instead of living confined to just one life, we have the chance to "live" many different lives through the words we consume. We can learn from others' stories and wisdom. We can see the world in ways that on our own, we'd never have a chance to do. This can help to keep us from being self-focused and shallow because we learn how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
Reading is the ultimate way to relax. Studies are showing that reading a book is one of the most effective ways to reduce stress and calm our nerves. One study showed that reading silently for just six minutes slowed heart rate and reduced muscle tension significantly. So next time you feel stressed, reach for that book!
The right book can give you the gift of hope. When hard times hit, we need to know we're not alone. Reading about others who have been here, and made it, can give us the boost of hope we need to make it too. Thank God for making people who are brave enough to put their stories into words for our encouragement!
Reading books gives you a wealth of information and makes for some great conversation. All of us book-lovers have probably had that moment when a stranger becomes a friend as we discover they know and love the same people we do–because we've read the same books! Many a kindred spirit has been discovered while talking over books. But books are good for a lot of different conversations. You never know when what you've read will be useful in conversation.
When you read a book aloud, you are more likely to pick up new words and learn to pronounce them properly. In a generation where we use so few of the many good words in the English language, adding more words to our vocab is never a bad thing! Of course, reading aloud has many other benefits. That's just one of them!
Books are good for the brain, but they are also beautiful. They add a touch of interest and homeyness to any room of the house. There are so many ways you can use books as decorations. And that's good news for those of us who have more books than bookshelves!
Words are some of the most powerful things in the world. They give us a chance to learn things, to experience things, to be inspired and to be more creative ourselves. They can give us better mental and emotional health. They can give us a better view of the world than we ever could have without them. When it comes to books, the good they can do feels limitless. That's why we believe that books have the power to change lives.
Tell us…what's your favorite thing about being a bookworm?
Jeffrey Elliot says . . .
Thanks Shannon, I really needed this, I used to be a bookworm before i owned a laptop , that made me lazy and very likely to read online. But just as i read this article, it has really Encouraged me to go back to books. I love the smell of books. As a Quote by Lemony Sniket "All the secret of the world are contained in Books" , Thanks again.
Tina says . . .
I love to read! And if the book is really good, I finish it in a few days! And I agree, I feel very calm when I read a book before I gonna sleep.
Oh,my! Asking me to tell the reasons why I love being a bookworm is like asking me to tell what I love most about warm cinnamon rolls! They're just too good!
Books are wonderful treats to me. They really reduce stress [I hadn't thought about it until I read this article,but it's true], and let me escape into another world for a while. A good book is something to look forward to at the close of a long day, or in the morning. One big dream is to have a home library[influence of Jane Austen and British regency era!] filled with my own collection of treasured books. Thanks for this article. God bless you!
Shannon Coe says . . .
Kay, that was such a perfect response and just how I feel too! Warm cinnamon rolls- NOW I want some!


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Q: Which languages have the best support for stackful coroutines? Various languages support (some flavor of) coroutines.
One way to discriminate coroutines is whether they are stackful or not (terminology based on Ana Lucia de Moura; Roberto Ierusalimschy (2004). "Revisiting Coroutines". doi:10.1145/1462166.1462167. CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.58.4017.):

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*stackful coroutines allow that a yield or suspend of a coroutine can be done from a function that is being called by a coroutine, i.e., from nested invocations and this implies that the whole call stack has to be preserved when the coroutine is suspended.

*non stackful coroutines impose the restriction that the yield or suspend can only be done in the body of the coroutine itself.
Clearly, stackful coroutines have advantages in terms of modularization but are more expensive to implement. My question is therefore: which languages have the best support for stackful coroutines?
Although I have looked at various languages (including Python, Ruby, Javascript, Lua, Scheme) the terminology in all these languages is so different and the descriptions are often so unclear that I prefer expert advice.
P.S. I am aware of the fact that coroutines can be implemented using continuations, but the question is specifically about languages that natively support coroutines.

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The inclusion of Wishpond on the Ready to Rocket record is a nod to The way the nature of digital advertising is shifting, and Wishpond is positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for enhanced lead generation and marketing automation tools ~ Ali Tajeskandar, CEO of Wishpond.
True to the hilt, Character of digital advertising is evolving to get better and smarter. Wishpond fits perfectly in the present industry. As automation takes over the marketing industry, Wishpond was nominated as High Performers in the Fall 2016 Marketing Automation Software Grid report from G2 Crowd.
Wishpond is an Impressive tool which caters almost all your advertising needs. The highlight of this tool is lead generation and the following analytical process. Wishpond helps in building interactive landing pages and layout contests, track prospects, send mails, and do so much more.
Wishpond Allows you to understand"where precisely" and"the way" to measure forward. To put it differently, it's"completely automated" and"free forever" advertising tool that catalyses the simplest process of generating and nurturing leads.
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Visitors include those that viewed the webpage but did Not convert on your form. With the use of the system of collecting customer data, you can monitor even before they've converted. When they finally fill out one of your types, all of the monitoring data related to their account merges into their new lead profiles.
Wishpond has Beautiful templates to get your task easy. Along with the pre-built templates, you can just drag and drop elements to create your landing page. Elements such as text boxes, picture, video, social networking buttons, forms, etc.. Editing is easy on Wishpond. The WYSIWYG editor lets you customize colors, font, and the rest of the elements of the landing page. One slight issue that I faced when using the editor isI had to click several times to pick a text. You need to double click it to select and edit, but I guess that I double-clicked it to get a couple of times. But what I got at the end is a thoroughly professional landing page. I guess with all the outcome; I could manage to click few times additional! Each of the templates are cellular responsive. With more than 100 templates, you may produce a high-definition landing page for any business.
You can run A/B Evaluations for numerous variants of your landing page. Wishpond runs the exam for you and provides you comprehensive reports. Depending on the accurate findings, you can zero upon the best version of your landing page. You will need no coding knowledge to create these interactive and all-device-compatible landing pages.
Should you run your Blog or website on WordPress, you may use the WP plugin to build your landing page directly within WP dashboard. Similarly, it is simple to publish your landing page on your own domain name and sub-domains.
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Rafflecopter and Wishpond have many similar attributes. But, I believe Wishpond beats Rafflecopter using its integrations. Though Rafflecopter provides Pinterest entry option and Facebook entry option, I'd vouch for the numerous advertising apps from Wishpond. Wishpond offers advertising automation, which can be lacking in Rafflecopter.
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"Your love is greater than all our guilt. Your mercy is deeper than all our shame. How desperately we needed a Savior, so God sent You, and willingly You came..." This emotive choral offering features a reflexive text that befits the Lenten season. Lyrical lines are composed in minor on the verses, then shift to major on the chorus. The rolling piano accompaniment supports the voices for a lovely statement of sincerity, admiration, and appreciation for His sacrifice.
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Crafty Southern Mama: The Big 25!
I am just tickled to death!
but, this morning when I sold another one I decided to go back and do a count.
I found that I have sold 25 Sassy Mocha Camera Straps in the past year...making it my #1 selling strap (with the Carnival Bloom Flannel coming in behind it at #2).
To celebrate, I have decided to GIVE AWAY one of these popular Mocha Straps right here on my blog. This would make a GREAT gift for that hard to buy for person on your list or just a great giftie for yourself!
If you blog about my give-away on your blog, come back & leave another comment and include a link to your blog entry. This will enter your name twice.
Thanks so much to all my sweet customers who have kept me busy doing camera straps this year. You guys totally rock!
Oh, enter me! I would love to sport one:) And I can't even think of a fabric to suggest since you already have such a great eye for the cute!
Oh...I love your straps & am thrilled that you are giving one away!!! How fun!!
Love the straps. Some color camo would be the only fabric I can think of to suggest.
What a fun giveaway! I could certainly use a new strap.
As for fabrics, I think polka dots or a red/aqua color scheme would be my favorites. Hmmm...how about combined them both and use the new MM red/aqua polka dot fabric?
I love your straps!!! Been eyeing them for a while!!! It is just that little extra touch to your camera that makes it different from everyone elses!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!
I want a strap! I having been eying them since I met you and this year we are going to get a new camera and I will need a strap cover.
I would love a camera strap. I am into pink and brown and love poka dots. How is that for a new fabric suggestion? I found your site through Angel.
I don't have one of your straps, but they are so cute. So I wouldn't be giving it away as a gift, I would keep it for my sweet little Nikon.
Great suggestions & kind words!


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Q: aiomultiprocess make a pool, but it doesn't work import asyncio
import aiohttp
import time, json
from aiomultiprocess import Pool

start = time.time()
url = 'http://member-service.test.cn/member/login'
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"}

async def get(phone):
    session = aiohttp.ClientSession()
    response = await session.post(url=url, data=json.dumps(
        {"identityType": 1, "password": "111111", "platformSource": "Mall", "remember": True,
         "terminalType": "PC", 'identity': phone}), headers=headers)
    result = await response.text()
    session.close()
    print(result)
    return result

async def request():
    phones = ['186%08d' % x for x in range(0, 10)]
    async with Pool() as pool:
        result = await pool.map(get, phones) # can't work
        return result

coroutine = request()
task = asyncio.ensure_future(coroutine)
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(task)

end = time.time()
print('Cost time:', end - start)

I try to use aiomultiprocess to make a pool.
async with Pool() as pool:
        result = await pool.map(get, phones)

but actually can't call get function


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In today's electronics market, wireless connectivity has become an increasingly important feature. The result of this is an increased demand for components associated with wireless communication, including antennas.
In this blog, we will focus on one type of antenna, the Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA), which can be used in a variety of wireless applications. The PIFA is a specialized monopole antenna (with a short circuit arm) originating from the inverted-F antenna (Figure 1). The PIFA (Figure 2) is a type of inverted-F antenna that has a top plate instead of a single wire.
Patch antennas and PIFAs are similar in that they are both inherently narrow banded. However, incorporating different techniques, such as parasitic ground elements and cutting slots in the plate, can widen a PIFA's bandwidth. Additionally, using these techniques allows for changing the size of the top plate which results in smaller antennas and less board space required.
You can also modify the size of the PIFA by using top loads. This does have consequences though. To reach lower frequencies, small capacitances can be added to the far end of the antenna. However, this will degrade the radiation capabilities. Using this method can help achieve an optimal balance between size and performance for a certain application.
With the antenna being positioned parallel and above the circuit board, where the mounting pins are positioned is the only board space required. This is a big advantage of using PIFAs. Additionally, there is no required clearance toward the ground or other metal. This means other components can be mounted underneath the antenna on both layers of the PCB (Figure 3).
The short circuit arm, previously mentioned, acts to impedance match the antenna to the rest of the circuitry. Monopoles, being naturally capacitive, require an inductance to be added so that the antenna can be matched to the optimal impedance (usually 50 Ω). The short circuit arm provides this impedance matching inductance. The result of this is that fewer passive components are required to match impedance. With fewer components, there are less parasitic losses and thus a higher radiation efficiency.
Depending on the application, PIFAs tend to exhibit a moderate to high bandwidth and a radiation pattern that is omnidirectional with mixed polarization (Figure 4). Additionally, PIFAs are inherently robust in regards to environmental changes due their strong connection to the PCB GND plane through the short circuit arm. The result of this is that PIFAs will tend to sustain their efficient radiation patterns while other antenna types show a tendency to drift in frequency and lose radiation capabilities when encountering sub-optimal environmental changes (e.g., when operating near metal).
Antennas are required for a myriad of applications, both fixed and mobile, with a variety of communication protocols and frequencies. Antenna technology choice can be critical for stable wireless connectivity.
While certain antenna types are typically only good for applications where radiation direction is constant and always known (e.g., ceramic patch antennas), PIFAs offer more flexibility. PIFA technology offers a very omnidirectional radiation pattern with a lot of mixed polarization. This proves to be very useful in fixed applications, but can prove particularly beneficial with mobile devices that are used in ever-changing environments, such as wearable devices, due to the fact that PIFAs stay very stable no matter what the surrounding environment may be.


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Community pharmacy flu vaccination pilots begin in Scotland
Pilot programmes aimed at increasing flu vaccine uptake have begun in NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
By Carolyn Wickware
Community pharmacies in Scotland have started vaccinating patients against flu for what is thought to be the first time.
The vaccinations are being provided as part of pilot programmes in two local health boards, NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. A spokesperson for the Scottish government told The Pharmaceutical Journal that they believed this to be the first round of community pharmacy flu vaccinations in Scotland.
The government said the outcomes of the pilots will "inform next steps" for the administering of flu vaccines in community pharmacy.
As of 1 October 2019, patients in NHS Lothian aged between 18 and 64 years who are registered at one of three GP clusters — two in Edinburgh and one in East Lothian — and are living with a health condition are eligible for a free flu vaccine at 1 of the 60 community pharmacies in the health board.
NHS Lothian told The Pharmaceutical Journal that the patient group was targeted to improve its low uptake of the flu vaccine.
Alison McCallum, director of public health and health policy at NHS Lothian, said the programme "will run until 31 March 2020, after which a full evaluation to determine the pilot's success and impact will be completed".
"This pilot is part of our continued development and testing of different models for delivering vaccinations as part of the vaccine transformation programme," she added.
The evaluation is expected to assess whether offering access to the flu vaccine through community pharmacy improves uptake.
Both pilots were developed as part of the Scottish government's three-year vaccination transformation programme (VTP).
The VTP started on 1 April 2018 with the aim of developing proposals for the future delivery of vaccines on the "presumption that GPs/primary care will no longer be the default preferred provider".
Community pharmacies in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have also started offering the flu vaccination service from 4 November 2019.
Pharmacists in Glasgow can provide the vaccine to a wider range of patients registered with a GP in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area, including those aged over 65 years old, carers, and at-risk patients aged between 18 and 65 years.
In the health board's service level agreement, it says the pilot scheme is "operating as part of the VTP in developing and evaluating alternative options in time for April 2021, when flu vaccination will no longer be part of the general medical services contract" provided by GPs.
The Pharmaceutical Journal approached the health board for comment and details on the number of pharmacies participating in the pilot.
A spokesperson for the Scottish government said it would "consider the outcomes of local community pharmacy vaccination pilots in NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to inform the Scottish government's next steps".
Pharmacists and GPs in Scotland are given £7.67 for every vaccine administered. This compares with £9.58 in England.
The Pharmaceutical Journal, Community pharmacy flu vaccination pilots begin in Scotland;Online:DOI:10.1211/PJ.2019.20207310
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The word "eschatology" derives from the Greek word, ESCHATOS, and means "last." It has to do with the biblical doctrine of "last" or "end-of-time" things. The term embraces such matters as the return of Christ, the end of the world, the day of judgment, and the resurrection of the dead.
One philosophy of eschatology is known as "preterism." The term "preter" issues from an original form meaning "past." Preterism, therefore, is an interpretive ideology which views major portions of Bible prophecy, traditionally associated with the termination of earth's history, as having been fulfilled already.
But the term "preterism" is flexible. Some scholars, for instance, have dated the book of Revelation in the late sixties A.D. They contend that virtually the whole of the Apocalypse, therefore, was fulfilled by A.D. 70—when Judaism was destroyed by the invading Roman armies. A more moderate form of preterism moves the fulfillment of Revelation forward somewhat. These scholars hold that while Revelation was penned near the end of the first century, the major focus of the book is upon the fall of the Roman Empire (A.D. 476); consequently they feel there is little beyond that date that is previewed in the final book of the New Testament.
While we do not agree with either of these concepts of the book of Revelation, we consider them to be relatively harmless. They represent ideas upon which good men can honestly disagree with no significant error being involved.
On the other hand, there is a form of preterism that is quite heretical. This theory argues that all Bible prophecy has been fulfilled; nothing remains on the prophetic calendar.
This radical preterism was championed by James Stuart Russell (1816-95), a Congregational clergyman in England. Russell authored a book titled, The Parousia, (from a Greek word meaning "coming" or "presence"), which first appeared in 1878. Russell set forth the idea that the second coming of Christ, the judgment day, etc., are not future events at the end of the current dispensation. Rather, prophecies relating to these matters were fulfilled with Jerusalem's fall in A.D. 70. There is, therefore, no future "second coming" of Christ. Moreover, there will be no resurrection of the human body. Also, the final judgment and the end of the world have occurred already—with the destruction of Jerusalem.
Advocates of this bizarre dogma claim that the preterist movement is growing wildly. It probably is expanding some—though likely not as rapidly and as widely as its apologists would like everyone to believe. Occasionally the sect will get a thrust when a prominent name becomes identified with it. For example, noted theologian R. C. Sproul has apparently thrown his hat into the preterist ring—at least to some degree. He characterized J. S. Russell's book as "one of the most important treatments on Biblical eschatology that is available to the church today."
Radical preterism (also known as "realized eschatology" or the "A.D. 70 doctrine") is so "off the wall"—biblically speaking—that one wonders how anyone ever falls for it. But they do. And, as exasperating as it is, the doctrine needs to be addressed from time to time. One writer, in reviewing the A.D. 70 heresy, recently quipped that dealing with preterism is like cleaning the kitty litter box; one hates to fool with it, but it has to be done. He can just be thankful that cats aren't larger than they are.
Preterists strive for consistency in their view of Bible prophecy. The goal is admirable. But when a series of propositions is linked, and they are grounded on the same faulty foundation, when one of them topples—like dominos in a line—they all fall. So it is with the A.D. 70 theory.
Furthermore, since the Scriptures are clear as to the fact that the resurrection of the dead, the judgment day, and the end of the world will all occur on the day the Lord returns, the advocates of realized eschatology are forced to "spiritualize" these several happenings, contending that all will take place at the same time.
In this "interpretive" process, a whole host of biblical terms must be redefined in order to make them fit the scheme.
And so, while preterists attempt to be consistent, it is nonetheless a sad reality that they are consistently wrong!
A major fallacy of the preterist mentality is a failure to recognize the elasticity of chronological jargon within the context of biblical prophecy. It is a rather common trait in prophetic language that an event, while literally in the remote future, may be described as near. The purpose in this sort of language is to emphasize the certainty of the prophecy's fulfillment.
Obadiah, for instance, foretold the final day of earth's history. Concerning that event, he said: "For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations" (v. 15). This cannot refer to some local judgment, for "all nations" are to be involved. And yet, the event is depicted as "near."
There are numerous prophecies of this nature, including passages like James 5:8—"the coming of the Lord is at hand." James could not have been predicting the literally imminent return of the Savior, for such knowledge was not made available to the Lord's penmen. Not even Jesus himself knew of the time of his return to earth (Matthew 24:36).


Dings Crusaders RFC is an English rugby union team based in the Bristol suburb of Frenchay having previously been based in Lockleaze up until 2018.
The club was relegated from National Division Two South, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system in 2015, down to South West Premier. In 2017/18 they won the South West Premier division to return to National League Two South for 2018-19 season.
Dings is one of the oldest clubs in Bristol, with its roots in a slum area of Bristol stretching back over 110 years. The club is entirely amateur, as opposed to the semi-professional structure of other clubs. The mantra "we don't play for personal gain" is a poignant line in the club's anthem, being very much a part of the community of Lockleaze it is not uncommon to find that some players in the teams today are third generation Dings players.
We travel to Bristol this weekend for a very important fixture with regards to our desire to stay in touch with the top sides in the league. Last week was very pleasing and certainly not a day for open running rugby. We have been delighted with our ability to control and manage the two games this season that we have played in wet conditions and our half-backs demonstrated a good level of control in key areas of the game.
We expect Dings to be a well organised side who have a good set-piece and good set of backs and they certainly have one of the best defensive records in the league so will provide a stern test of our capabilities and one where we will have to be on top of our game to claim a vital away win. We used the opportunity to prepare on the newly installed 3G pitch at Harpenden on Tuesday night and thank the youth sides that swapped their training slots to enable us to get some training time on an artificial surface before the weekend's game on a similar surface.
We once again have a few changes in the match day squad with Tim Bond, Alex Brown, Dan Watt, Tom Holdsworth and Ned Warne all back into the starting XV with Ashley Illston and Chris West both making a welcome return from injury on the bench.
Morgan Thompson, fittingly, led his colleagues out to mark his 200th. National League appearance and celebrated the mark with a hard fought win over the West countrymen, played throughout in a virtual storm of wind and rain.
This week Albanians took every opportunity to score points when chance presented and this pragmatic approach went some way to blunting the vigorous challenge presented by the visitors. In so doing Tom Bednall amassed four penalties and one conversion and, despite the nasty weather OAs took the four league points and will spend the next few days working on areas of improvement.
Such areas will include the lineout as a matter of some urgency. This part of the Albanian game plan is not operating at full capacity but, when it does, greater power will be available to a talented back division.
As it was, the tight scrum stood up well to a bigger outfit, and possession and position gained here left Redcliffians somewhat on the back foot. OAs also used the substantial wind better than did their opponents, scoring at better than a point a minute in the opening phases.
Defence has caused Albanians some problems from time to time but not today. Two breakouts for the visitors resulted in two tries for rumbustious centre Jermain Jones. But all other goal line attempts were forestalled.
Bednall struck as early as the third minute, his first penalty with the wind at his back. He also converted tight head Chamnaoui Zaki's try after 11 minutes and another penalty before the quarter hour. Jones crossed with three minutes of the quarter remaining to leave the interval score 16-5. Other than a mass of errors from both sides the second period saw Bednall's last penalty and Jones' second try as the weather deteriorated further.
There was greater urgency about the performance this week against a determined visiting effort and the team's willingness to play running rugby even when the elements indicate differently will stand the squad in good stead in the months to come. It was well worth watching!
Next week the team venture west to confront the Crusaders, similarly placed in mid table. Kickoff 15.00hrs.
Over the summer we've been running a feature on Social Media introducing players, coaches and officers of the club to the wider OAs family. We're going to be recapping them in our match day programmes. If you'd like to see more, please click the link below.
Very excited to start my 8th season at OAs, and proud to be part of this great Rugby community.
Over the years, I've seen the club promoted through the leagues and am very driven to get us back into National One where we deserve to be."
Obviously captaining a relegated side in my first year wasn't the plan but I hadn't given it a second thought because of everything we have in place now at the club. Last season was such a big shift with all the departing players and coaches, it just took us too long to show a decent account of ourselves. We fought right down to the wire but it was just too little too late unfortunately. That being said I really believe we are in a strong place as a club, we've made some great signings for this new season, brought in or elevated some great coaches and lead by the best coach I've ever had in Gavin Hogg.
Arguably it might have been time for me to consider hanging up my boots but I still have a huge amount of excitement for another season of rugby and can't wait to get back in with the guys and show what we're all about.
Looking forward to another great season with all the continued support from everyone involved in and around the club!
I Only joined OAs towards the end of last season but it was clear pretty quickly that I had joined a great club with great people.
Battling hard towards the end of last season produced some heroic performances and I can't wait to get out there and show Nat 2 what we can achieve with this group of players.
We have an exciting coaching set up, a mountain of a skipper and a good blend of youth and experience. Watch this space!
We introduced #ThrowbackThursday on Social Media in the last few weeks and decided we'd share it in our weekly programmes. This week we go all the way back to the very first team that Old Albanian RFC ever put out in 1924.


The calcium phosphate precipitation method of Graham and van der Eb (1973) is an efficient means of introducing DNA into cultured animal cells. Cells which incorporate one selectable marker are also likely to incorporate sequences from the carrier DNA. Both selected and unselected markers are found integrated in the high molecular weight nuclear DNA of the host. In the present study, we demonstrate that exogenously acquired sequences are gentically linked, segregating and amplifying coordinately, and that their flanking sequences derive primarily from the carrier species rather than the host species. Based on these results, we propose that, upon transformation, the host cell ligates incorporated DNA into a large concatameric structure which may at times be as large as 2000 kilobases. From blotting data alone we cannot determine whether this structure is chromosomal or extrachromosomal in location.


Situated in the idyllic town of Svolvær in the Lofoten Archipelago, Scandic Vestfjord Lofoten offers free WiFi and rooms with views of the Vest Fjord and the characteristic Svolværgeita Mountain. The property offers free parking on site. Breakfast is served in Scandic Vestfjord Lofoten's restaurant, which overlooks Svolvær Harbour. The Hurtigruten Cruise Ship Terminal is 250 metres away. The shops and restaurants around Svolvær's main square, Torget, are a 5-minute walk away.
lastminute.com has a fantastic range of hotels in Svolvaer, with everything from cheap hotels to luxurious five star accommodation available. We like to live up to our last minute name so remember you can book any one of our excellent Svolvaer hotels up until midnight and stay the same night.


It's time to get cooking. In its first year, Creative Cooking, a half-day summer camp at Miriam School and Learning Center (501 Bacon, 314-968-3893), will expose children to a variety of sweet and savory recipes. For children ages 4 through 14, the camp is held in three-week sessions: International Cuisine (June 8–26) and All-American Cooking (June 29–July 17). And while the school focuses on children with learning difficulties, the summer camp is open to all children.
The program is project-based rather than recipe-based: In a brand new teaching kitchen under the tutelage of a culinary instructor (who also happens to be a certified special-education teacher), students research the culture and foods specific to a region, then learn how to prepare appropriate recipes.
There's even a garden on school grounds to teach sustainability and the importance of cooking with fresh vegetables and herbs. Who knows? This camp could be the first step to MasterChef Junior.


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Die Großsteingräber bei Rieste waren 14 Grabanlagen der jungsteinzeitlichen Trichterbecherkultur in der Umgebung des zur Gemeinde Bienenbüttel gehörenden Ortsteils Rieste im Landkreis Uelzen (Niedersachsen). Sie wurden erstmals 1820 durch Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Blumenbach beschrieben, der noch zehn Gräber vorfand, während vier bereits zerstört waren. Georg Otto Carl von Estorff konnte bei seiner Aufnahme 1843 nur noch acht Gräber ausmachen. Gerhard Körner fand 1937 nur noch die letzten Reste eines einzigen Grabes vor. Die durch von Estorff in Zeichnung wiedergegebenen Gräber 3 und 6 tragen die Sprockhoff-Nummer 743 und 744.

Lage

Nicht für alle Gräber sind genaue Ortsangaben überliefert. So lag Grab 1 nach Blumenbach wohl in Richtung Natendorf. Die Gräber 2 und 3 lagen in Rieste beim Hof Hoins. Dies entspricht heute etwa dem südlichen Dorfende an der Straße Zum Bachfeld. Die Gräber 4 und 5 verortete Blumenbach im Rieste beim Hof Kruse. Für die Gräber 6 bis 8 gab er lediglich die Angabe "bei Rieste"; die Gräber 7 und 8 waren bei von Estorffs Aufnahme schon nicht mehr vorhanden und fehlen somit auf seiner Karte. Grab 9 lag bei Rieste oder Steddorf. Die Gräber 10 bis 13 waren bereits 1820 zerstört, so dass Blumenbach keine genaue Ortsangabe mehr machen konnte. Grab 14 lag unweit des nordöstlichen Ortsausgangs von Rieste.

Beschreibung

Grab 1
Grab 1 wurde von Blumenbach als ein Hünenbett mit deutlich sichtbarer Hügelschüttung wiedergegeben. Die wohl noch vollständige Umfassung bestand aus 18 Steinen. Die Grabkammer war ebenfalls noch vollständig erhalten und besaß fünf oder sechs Decksteine. Die Anzahl der Wandsteine ist auf Blumenbachs Skizze nicht genau zu erkennen.

Grab 2
Grab 2 besaß gemäß Blumenbach ebenfalls ein Hünenbett mit gut erhaltener Umfassung. Die Decksteine der Grabkammer scheinen wohl nicht mehr an ihren ursprünglichen Positionen gelegen zu haben.

Grab 3

Grab 3 besaß ein nord-südlich orientiertes Hünenbett mit einer Länge von 39 m und einer Breite zwischen 6 und 9 m. Die Umfassung war bei der Aufnahme durch von Estorff noch größtenteils erhalten, lediglich im nördlichen Teil der westlichen Langseite befand sich eine größere Lücke. Die meisten der erhaltenen Steine standen noch in situ. Die Grabkammer lag nahe dem nördlichen Ende des Hünenbetts. Hier waren noch alle fünf Wandsteine der westlichen Langseite, der nördliche Abschlussstein und der nördliche Wandstein der östlichen Langseite in situ erhalten, eventuell auch der südliche Abschlussstein und der angrenzende Wandstein der Ostseite. Von den wohl ursprünglich fünf Decksteinen fehlte bereits der nördliche. Die drei mittleren waren ins Innere der Kammer gestürzt. Der südliche Deckstein lag wohl noch auf den Wandsteinen auf. Etwa an der Mitte der östlichen Langseite des Hünenbetts war nach von Estorff ein moderner Backofen errichtet worden. Gerhard Körner konnte 1937 von diesem Grab lediglich noch die Hügelschüttung und ein paar einzelne Steine ausfindig machen.

Grab 6

Grab 6 besaß eine ost-westlich orientierte Grabkammer, die bereits bei der Aufnahme durch von Estorff größere Schäden aufwies. Erhalten waren der östliche Abschlussstein sowie jeweils fünf Wandsteine an den Langseiten, von denen zumindest die beiden östlichen Ecksteine umgekippt waren. In der Mitte der Kammer lag ein herabgestürzter Deckstein. Drei Steine am westlichen Ende sind nicht sicher zu deuten.

Literatur
 Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Blumenbach: Reise zu den Hünengräbern im Amte Medingen im Mai 1820. In: Collectanea. Band 7, S. 1–38 (= Sammelhandschriften G. H. W. Blumenbachs, ehemals in der Bibliothek des Historischen Vereins für Niedersachsen, im Zweiten Weltkrieg verbrannt, Auszüge von H. Gummel erhalten im Lüneburger Museum).
 Georg O. Carl von Estorff: Heidnische Alterthümer der Gegend von Uelzen im ehemaligen Bardengaue (Königreich Hannover). Hahn'sche Hof-Buchhandlung, Hannover 1846, (Digitalisat).
 Ernst Sprockhoff: Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands. Teil 3: Niedersachsen – Westfalen. Rudolf-Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1975, ISBN 3-7749-1326-9, S. 56.

Weblinks

 The Megalithic Portal: Grab 3, Grab 6

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Mo brought in the new year of 2011 doing something she had been planning to do for years but had never really gotten down to it. She made her way through a wine trail down the stretch of Nashik where 80% of India's wineries breathe. She was not expecting the Napa Valley charm or the Bordeaux wineries standards but she was pleasantly surprised to find that the wine capital of India had its own appeal and like the rest of India was rather distinctive.
If you are driving from Mumbai city and want to cram up a bunch of wineries in a short period of time the trail starts with Valley De Vin that produces a wine brand called Zampa which is just past the border into Igatpuri. You could follow that with a varietal tasting of the Indage and Tiger Hill wines just off National Highway 3 at the Tiger Hills Resort and Spa right as you enter Nashik city. Then there comes the ever so popular Sula Vinyards which is a half hour drive from the NH3 down the Trimbakeshwar road. Sula has some lovely restaurants that can also assist in soaking up the alcohol in your stomach and prepping you for the second round of your wine journey. Next is a lovely winery called York that lies alongside Sula. This young and fresh winery will make you want to take a crate or two home with you. Ultimately, as all good finales have a slow start and a grand ending you must drive all the way up to Dindori which lies further north of Nishik. Dindori is where D'ori winery resides, on a magnificent stretch of 85 acres in a small valley like landscape. Not only is the location fantastic, the wine does justice to its serene surroundings.
Wine tasting has become a recreation in most wine countries. It gives amateurs a chance to embrace the sommelier in them and from a business point of view; helps enhance the wine drinking market.
There are five basic steps to follow in wine tasting, also known as the fine S's: See, Swirl, Sniff, Sip and Savour. By understanding the signs of its appearance, aroma, sensations and aftertaste one can learn how to distinguish not only the wine from its region but also its vintage.
Recreational wine tastings pleasure lies in the whole gamut of what it offers, from trekking down to a winery which are usually away from civilisation, to learning something new with your friends or family that requires you to drink alcohol and makes you feel rather sophisticated while doing so.
Having said that, wine tasting is quite undoubtedly a fool proof form of amusement.


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#include <assert.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/ptrace.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <yara/error.h>
#include <yara/libyara.h>
#include <yara/mem.h>
#include <yara/proc.h>

typedef struct _YR_PROC_INFO
{
  int pid;
  struct ptrace_vm_entry vm_entry;
} YR_PROC_INFO;

int _yr_process_attach(int pid, YR_PROC_ITERATOR_CTX* context)
{
  int status;

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    return ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY;

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    return ERROR_COULD_NOT_ATTACH_TO_PROCESS;
  }

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  if (waitpid(pid, &status, 0) == -1)
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    ptrace(PT_DETACH, proc_info->pid, NULL, 0);
    yr_free(proc_info);

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{
  YR_PROC_INFO* proc_info = (YR_PROC_INFO*) context->proc_info;

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Q: Uniform convexity and polynomials question I wonder if someone can help me with the following question:
"Let $f \in C([0,1])$ and assume that there is a positive constant $C$ such that
$\left|\int_0^1 p'(t)f(t) dt\right|\leq C \lVert p \lVert_2$ for all polynomials $p$ where
$\lVert p \lVert_2^2 = \int_0^1 |p(t)|^2dt$. Show that there exists a unique $g \in L^2([0,1])$ such that $f(x)=\int_0^x g(t)dt, \int_0^1 g(t)dt=0$."
I know there's a theorem saying that if $X$ is a uniformly convex Banach space, then if $K$ is a closed convex subset for every $x \in X$ there is a unique point $z \in K$ that minimizes the distance between $x$ and $K$.
I can see that the set $K=\left\{ g \in L^2([0,1]), f(x)=\int_0^x g(t)dt, \int_0^1 g(t)dt=0\right\}$ is a convex set, but I'm not sure when it comes to closed?
I was thinking that if $\{g_k\} \in K$ and $\{\alpha_k\}$ is a sequence s.t $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\alpha_k =1$ then $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\alpha_k g_k(t)$ satisfies all the conditions for belonging to $K$ apart from being in $L^2([0,1])$ (which I havent succeeded to verify).
Then I'm not sure how to use the fact that $\left|\int_0^1 p'(t)f(t) dt\right|\leq C \lVert p \lVert_2$.
If anyone could help me I'd be very grateful!

A: Here is the idea.
Consider the functional $F(p)=-\int_0^1p'(t)f(t)\,dt$ on the space of all polynomials.

*

*Since $|F(p)|\le C\|p\|_2$ it can be extended uniquely from polynomials to the whole $L_2[0,1]$ by continuity as polynomials are dense there. Call the extended functional $\hat F$.

*By Riesz representation theorem there exists a unique function $g\in L_2[0,1]$ such that
$$
\hat F(h)=\int_0^1h(t)g(t)\,dt,\qquad \forall h\in L_2.
$$

*Restricting $\hat F$ to $C_0^\infty[0,1]$ and using the fact that any smooth $h$ can be uniformly approximated with its first derivatives by polynomials, we will get that
$$
\hat F(h)=-\int_0^1 h'(t)f(t)\,dt=\int_0^1 h(t)g(t)\,dt,\quad\forall h\in C_0^\infty.
$$
Now the variant of Du Bois-Reymond lemma gives that $f'=g$.

*Finally integration by parts for $h\in C^\infty$
$$
f(1)h(1)-f(0)h(0)=\int_0^1h'(t)f(t)\,dt+\int_0^1h(t)f'(t)\,dt=0.
$$
Taking $h(0)=0$, $h(1)=1$ and then $h(0)=1$, $h(1)=0$ gives that $f(0)=f(1)=0$.


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Madame 'Ma' Rainey Acc. By Lovie Austin & Her Blues Serenaders - Paramount 12083 (1923)
Here are 2 sides from Ma Rainey's second recording session.
Thomas J. "Tommy" Ladnier (May 28, 1900 – June 4, 1939) was an American jazz trumpeter. Clarinetist/writer Mezz Mezzrow rated him second only to Louis Armstrong.
Ladnier moved to New Orleans in his youth. He was influenced by early New Orleans trumpet/cornet players Bunk Johnson and Joe "King" Oliver. About 1919 he moved to Chicago, where he started making records in 1924. In 1926 he moved to New York City to join the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. Two years later Ladnier toured Europe with Sam Wooding's band, then returned to the States to rejoin Fletcher Henderson, and then played in Noble Sissle's Orchestra, with whom he again toured Europe. In the 1930s Ladnier co-led a band with Sidney Bechet called The New Orleans Feetwarmers, with whom Ladnier made some of his best recordings.
Tommy Ladnier died of a heart attack in New York City at the age of 39.
Jimmy O'Bryant (c. 1896, Arkansas or Kentucky – June 24, 1928, Chicago) was an American jazz clarinetist, often compared to Johnny Dodds.
O'Bryant played with the Tennessee Ten in 1920-21, then in a group with Jelly Roll Morton and W.C. Handy in 1923. In 1924 he played with King Oliver. From 1923 to 1926 he recorded extensively with Lovie Austin's Blues Serenaders, and also did sessions with his own Washboard Band. He died in 1928 at the peak of his career.
Gertrude Rainey v / Tommy Ladnier c / Jimmy O'Bryant cl / Lovie Austin p.
Recorded in Chicago on December 12, 1923.
Labels: Jimmy O'Bryant, Lovie Austin And Her Blues Serenaders, Ma Rainey, Moonshine Blues, Paramount 12083, Southern Blues, Tommy Ladnier
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Lo Stockholm WCT 1975 è stato un torneo di tennis giocato sul sintetico indoor. È stata la 1ª edizione del torneo che fa parte del World Championship Tennis 1975. Si è giocato a Stoccolma in Svezia dal 21 al 27 aprile 1975.

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Singolare maschile

  Arthur Ashe ha battuto in finale  Tom Okker 6-4 6-2

Doppio maschile

 Arthur Ashe /  Tom Okker hanno battuto in finale  Patrice Dominguez /  Kim Warwick 6-3, 7-6(3)

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The Bank of Spain's former head and seven other Spanish regulatory officials will be placed under investigation over their roles in the ill-fated listing of the now state-controlled bank Bankia (BKIA.MC), a court ruled on Monday.
The Bank of Spain said three of the eight - all top officials from its supervisory and inspection units - would resign on Tuesday because they did not want to affect the central bank's functions while testifying as part of the case.
Bankia became a symbol of Spain's banking crisis when it was nationalised in 2012 through a 22.5 billion euro (19.04 billion pounds) bailout just a year after it was floated, wiping out its shareholders and triggering lengthy legal action.
Spain's High Court said on Monday it would investigate former Bank of Spain Governor Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez and five other central bank officials.
Two top officials of the CNMV stock market regulator at the time of the Bankia flotation - its former head Julio Segura and his then deputy Fernando Restoy, who is now at the Switzerland-based Bank for International Settlements - were also placed under investigation.
In the ruling, the High Court said there was evidence linking the officials to "criminality", after investigators studied emails from Bank of Spain inspectors who had warned against giving Bankia the go-ahead to float.
"The emails' contents leave no doubt about the decisive information the Bank of Spain's management had in advance about (Bankia's) unviability and the fallacy of the results presented by the inspection team of the Bank of Spain," the court said.
Investigating judge Fernando Andreu has now to formally notify the former and current officials when they must appear in court, a spokesman for Spain's High Court said.
Fernandez Ordonez stepped down a month before the end of his six-year term as governor in 2012 at a time when a mounting pile of toxic assets at Spanish banks threatened to push the country into a bailout.
The Bank of Spain declined to comment on Fernandez Ordonez's behalf and he could not immediately be contacted for comment.
The CNMV said it respected the court's ruling but was convinced that the flotation was carried out correctly with professionalism and diligence.
The Bank for International Settlements, which acts as a forum for the world's major monetary authorities, did not immediately reply to a request for comment regarding Restoy, who chairs its Financial Stability Institute.
After restating its accounts in May 2012, Bankia revealed an almost 3 billion euro loss for 2011.
Bankia replaced both its chairman and chief executive in 2012 and has bounced back from the losses that triggered its nationalisation. The government said in December it plans to privatise it before the end of 2019.
The Spanish state, which owns 66 percent of Bankia, created it in 2010 by grouping together seven lenders which had been toppled by the country's property market crash.


I was watching Apollo 13 in IMAX format in Bangkok and noticed that one of the astronauts takes with him a Walkman type cassette player to play Country and Western music on the trip. Later after the accident as Apollo 13 is slowly dying the cassette player is shown floating in the frigid air of the cabin playing very slowly as it's battery is dying. It's a very effective symbol of their situation. But how can this be true?
The Apollo 13 accident happened on April 13,1970. Sony introduced the original Walkman cassette player in 1979, eight years after the event.
Sony designed the model TC-50 for NASA in 1969 to be used on the Apollo 10, and future missions.


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