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F470. Lance Corporal Gilbert Thomas Bryant, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and Violet Howard, 26 June 1915. Courtesy of Jean Taylor.
F469 John Gibbs of West Bromwich, with his wife, Emma, and son George, c.1918. Courtesy of Jean Taylor.
F468 Frank Elliott, 130th Company, Royal Engineers, and fiancee, Florence Dacey. Courtesy of Jean Taylor.
F464 Unnamed soldier, Royal Scots, and lady, State Studio, 125 Canning Street, Glasgow.
F467 Sergeant Arthur Read Morley of Grimsby, 2/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, A Coy, 8th Battalion,Gloucestershire Regiment, wounded at Druids Farm 9/10th July 1917, prisoner of war from 10 April 1918, his wife, Gertrude, and family, 1919. Courtesy of Rob Morley.
F466 Unnamed soldier, Royal Dorset Yeomanry, and ladies.
F465 Peter Edwards, 18th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, wife and children.
F463 Unnamed soldier, Royal Engineers, and family.
W316 Wounded group and nurses, Wycliffe V.A.D. Hospital. Courtesy of William Mearns.
F462 Matthew Clarkson, Royal Field Artillery, and Kitt. Courtesy of Anthony Stothart.
F461 Frederick Clarkson, Royal Garrison Artillery, and Emily Bessie Harriet Hayward, on their wedding day, 1916. Courtesy of Anthony Stothart.
F460 Family of Peter Henry Olsen of Liverpool, Royal Garrison Artillery. Courtesy of Robert Tennant.
F459 Army Service Corps lance corporal, wife, and son, Chris, 18 March, 1919, Emberson Studios, South London.
F458 James Flanagan, Machine Gun Corps, and mother. Courtesy of Martyn Hordern.
G1093 Pte. Edward William Parckar (far right), 1/8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, whilst billeted in France. Courtesy of Mandie Christie.
F457 Unnamed sergeant, wife and child.
W313 Nurse Cowell (left) and other nurses. Courtesy of Paul Hughes.
F455 Unnamed sailor, H.M.S. Pembroke, and family.
F454 Unnamed pioneer, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and lady.
F451 Recipient of the Silver War Badge, and family. Courtesy of Kelvin Dakin.
F450 Herbert Edward Corrick, Railway Operating Division, Royal Engineers, and lady. Courtesy of Sandra Gittins.
F449 Samuel Shaw (left),4th Battalion, (Queen's Own) Hussars, died 11th December 1917, his brother Lance Sergeant Frederick Shaw, 1st Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, died 1st May 1917, and their family, all of Winsford. Courtesy of Cheshire Remembers.
F448 Lance Corporal Warwick Edward Cummings, Honourable Artillery Company, and his future wife, Winnie Askew. Courtesy of Kelvin Dakin.
W309 Medical staff, First Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge.
W307 Wounded soldiers and Sister.
B877 Unnamed WAAC.
F446 Unnamed soldier and family, Wakefields Studio, Ealing.
F445 Unnamed sailor, wife and daughter, Milo Studio, East Ham.
F444 Frank South, 2nd Batallion, Hampshire Regiment, died 7th August 1915, aged 24, and brother Charles, and sister Elsie. Courtesy of Gillian Marriott.
F443 Unnamed soldier and sisters, Van Ralty Studios, Lancashire,
F441 Unnamed soldier and bride, H.M. Veale & Son, Bristol.
F440 Unnamed sergeant and bride, Ward's Studio, Hounslow.
F438 Unnamed soldier and lady, J.M. Jones Studio, Coleford, Bath.
F427 Unnamed soldier, Royal Army Medical Corps, and lady.
F426 Captain Mellard Settle of Settle, 5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, died 23 December, 1918, a prisoner of war, with his brother, Second Lieutenant Reginald (right), 15 Sqdn, Royal Flying Corps, killed 23 July, 1916, and their sisters. Courtesy of Cheshire Remembers.
B867 Archie Brown, West Yorkshire Regiment and Royal Fusiliers, Egypt, 1917. Inset, wife Betsy, and children, Anne and Maish. Courtesy of Ben Fernley.
F431 Emily Sawyer (left) with two soldiers of the Lancashire Fusiliers, and unnamed lady, Aughton, Lancashire. Courtesy of Kathryn Baird.
F430 Wedding photograph of Sergeant Major Frank Albert Rogers and Maud, with best-man Sergeant Thomas Griffin, Royal Artillery (front row). Courtesy of Ian Rogers.
W304 Nurses and wounded soldiers, with Edwin Martin Jelly, 5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (third from left, front row). Courtesy of Scala.
F429 Sergeant John Henry Edwards, King's (The Liverpool Regiment), seated, and family. Courtesy of Brian Edwards.


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Q: SwiftUI Elements move down between views I have two views
    import SwiftUI
import CoreData

struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            VStack {
                Image("qr-code")
                    .resizable()
                    .scaledToFit()
                    .position(x: 100, y: 100)
                    .offset(x: 100)
                Text("Thank you")
                    .position(x: 200)
            }.toolbar{
                ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {
                    NavigationLink(destination: ContentView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                        Text("Show QR")
                    }
                    Spacer()
                    NavigationLink(destination: CustomizeView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                        Text("Customize")
                    }

                }
            }
        }
    }
}

struct CustomizeView: View {
    var body: some View {
            List {
                Section(header: Text("Important tasks")) {
                    Text("Task data goes here")
                    Text("Task data goes here")
                }
            }.toolbar{
                ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {
                    NavigationLink(destination: ContentView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                        Text("Show QR")
                    }
                    Spacer()
                    NavigationLink(destination: CustomizeView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                        Text("Customize")
                    }
                }
            }
    }
}

struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        Group {
            ContentView().environment(\.managedObjectContext, PersistenceController.preview.container.viewContext)

            CustomizeView().environment(\.managedObjectContext, PersistenceController.preview.container.viewContext)

        }
    }
}

When I click on Customize and the click on Show, I see that the picture moves down. Is it expected behavior? How can I make sure that all elements are in the same positions regardless of how much I clicked on nvaigation buttons?

A: You should only have one NavigationView in your view hierarchy.
Right now, there are NavigationViews in ContentView and in CustomizeView any time you navigate to either with a NavigationLink, it will add an additional navigation bar to the view, pushing down your content.
To fix this, your root view could just be the NavigationView and then you links could navigation to views that do not contain additional NavigationViews.
struct ContentView: View {
    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            BasicView()
        }
    }
}

struct BasicView : View {
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Image(systemName: "pencil")
                .resizable()
                .scaledToFit()
                .position(x: 100, y: 100)
                .offset(x: 100)
            Text("Thank you")
                .position(x: 200)
        }.toolbar{
            ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {
                NavigationLink(destination: BasicView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                    Text("Show QR")
                }
                Spacer()
                NavigationLink(destination: CustomizeView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                    Text("Customize")
                }

            }
        }
    }
}

struct CustomizeView: View {
    var body: some View {
            List {
                Section(header: Text("Important tasks")) {
                    Text("Task data goes here")
                    Text("Task data goes here")
                }
            }.toolbar{
                ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .bottomBar) {
                    NavigationLink(destination: BasicView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                        Text("Show QR")
                    }
                    Spacer()
                    NavigationLink(destination: CustomizeView().navigationBarBackButtonHidden(true)) {
                        Text("Customize")
                    }
                }
            }
    }
}

A: The problem is, I think you have called another ContentView from a ContentView. That's why one more navigation bar is added and shifted
You can create another view called QRShowView and place the qr image there and you have already CustomizeView view . Add two buttons in ContentView like show or customized.
Then call the respective view when is clicked.

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var h = FridaHelper();
// this will enable a global function called dump which allow show an hexdump of some data
helper.support_dump(true);
// this will hook the native method EVP_DecryptInit_ex inside libcrypto.so , using handleInit as callback
h.find_and_hook_native('libcrypto.so','EVP_DecryptInit_ex',handleInit);
// this is the callback method, this is called twice onenter and onexit , you can check whenever you're onenter or exit
// by checking the data parameter as following
function handleInit(data)
{
    // check if we are not onExit since is result will be true just onExit
	if(!data.is_result)
	{
	    // Dump the third parameter the key used to decrypt
		send("Key: " + dump(data.args[3], 32));
	}
}
// Attach frida to the following process
h.start('challenge.teamsik.aesdecryption');

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BOURNE — It's been more than two months since Justin Chase, 28, died of a heroin overdose, and his family is still in shock.
Until his death, Chase, a Bourne High School graduate, looked healthy, continued to work as an insulator, never losing his charming and cheerful personality, according to his older sisters.
Jessica Cardoza, a nurse in Boston, and Julie Parrott, also a nurse living in Long Island, New York, both said they see heroin-addicted patients every day. But their brother never looked like that.
"Honestly, I didn't even know he was on heroin," Parrott said.
When you are living your life, it's easy to ignore the warnings, Cardoza said. And with addiction, even heroin addiction, the signs often are not obvious.
"I just wish there was more information about how many normal people are doing heroin," Parrott said.
When family members confronted Chase about abusing prescription painkillers, he told them he could handle it on his own.
"And unfortunately, we accepted that," Cardoza said.
On Aug. 6, Chase's mother, Linda Redman, of Buzzards Bay, found his body in the house they shared.
"I thought he was asleep," she said.
Redman says she still cries often and has trouble leaving the house. She remains out of work on disability and worries she won't be able to maintain her composure in public. She doesn't want anyone to be judgmental.
Chase played basketball and was a sensitive, laid-back person, she said.
After high school, he attended Dean College, Cape Cod Community College and Massasoit Community College.
Like so many people caught up in the nation's opioid epidemic, Chase's addiction began with a prescription for the opiate-based painkiller, oxycodone. Doctors prescribed the drug after he struck another car head-on on Quinaquisset Avenue in Mashpee.
Chase, then 17 and in high school, was severely injured in the crash. His jaw was wired shut and he had to have steel rods put in his body. He missed two months of school.
The accident left him scarred emotionally as well, Redman said.
"It was always eating at him," she added.
After his death, family members found two full notebooks in which he wrote poetry and perhaps rap lyrics that detailed his despair over his addiction and grief over the drug-related deaths of his other friends.
"He knew he was killing himself and hurting his mother," Cardoza said.
At one point following the death of a friend, Chase wrote that he wished he would also die to end his suffering, Cardoza said.
While many had no idea of his struggle, in fact the last months of his life were consumed by trying to get sober.
"I know he tried, it's just a horrible disease," Redman said. "It (drug use) was a choice in the beginning. But then it becomes a disease."
Several months before his death, Chase fell asleep at the wheel while driving and the police found marijuana in his car, Redman said.
He lost his license, and was ordered by the court to attend substance abuse classes. At some point during the classes, the instructor made him take a drug test. When he tested positive for opiates, Chase entered Gosnold on Cape Cod's detox unit. After a week, his insurance ran out and he had to leave treatment, Redman said.
Redman took him to her doctor where he received a prescription for Vivitrol, a monthly injection that blocks the effects of opiates such as oxycodone and heroin.
He stayed on Vivitrol for four months, Redman said.
After about two months, he told his mom how much better life was without having to spend all his time waiting for a dealer.
But then when he felt better, he didn't want to use Vivitrol anymore.
"My doctor and I told him to stay on it," Redman said.
He died less than a month after going off the medication, she added.
If she could say something to her brother now, Parrott would ask: "Why? Why couldn't you ask for help and apply yourself in a different way? Why did you have to do this to yourself when you knew it would hurt your family?"


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Q: Javascript code runs in Mozilla Firefox but not in Google Chrome This code runs perfectly in mozilla firefox but it does not run in google chrome. Help me how to make it run in google chrome. I want this same code to run in google chrome. Everything is working fine in firefox

function myFunction() {
  var x = document.getElementById("mydiv");
  var y = document.getElementById("mydiv1");
  if (x.style.display === "none") {
    x.style.display = "block";
    y.style.display = "none";
  } else {
    x.style.display = "none";
  }
}

function myFunction1() {
  var x = document.getElementById("mydiv1");
  var y = document.getElementById("mydiv");

  if (x.style.display === "none") {
    x.style.display = "block";
    y.style.display = "none";
  } else {
    x.style.display = "none";
  }
}
<select name="class" class="form-control" id="inlineFormCustomSelect">
  <option value="Choose...">Choose...</option>
  <option value="10th" onclick="myFunction()">10th</option>
  <option value="12th" onclick="myFunction1()">12th</option>
</select>

  Subjects

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Maths">

         Maths

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Science">

         Science

      <input type="submit" value="Proceed" name="submit" class="wpcf7-submit">

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Physics">

         Physics

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Chemistry">

         Chemistry

      <input type="submit" value="Proceed" name="submit" class="wpcf7-submit">

I want the same code to run in google chrome. It is not working at all.

A: I don't think Chrome likes you trying to add a click listener to an option tag. Try adding a change listener instead - and add it properly with Javascript, if at all possible, rather than in an inline attribute (which is as bad as eval):

document.querySelector('#inlineFormCustomSelect')
  .addEventListener('change', function() {
    const { value } = this;
    if (value === '10th') myFunction();
    if (value === '12th') myFunction1();
  });

function myFunction() {
  var x = document.getElementById("mydiv");
  var y = document.getElementById("mydiv1");
  if (x.style.display === "none") {
    x.style.display = "block";
    y.style.display = "none";
  } else {
    x.style.display = "none";
  }
}

function myFunction1() {
  var x = document.getElementById("mydiv1");
  var y = document.getElementById("mydiv");

  if (x.style.display === "none") {
    x.style.display = "block";
    y.style.display = "none";
  } else {
    x.style.display = "none";
  }
}
<select name="class" class="form-control" id="inlineFormCustomSelect">
  <option value="Choose...">Choose...</option>
  <option value="10th">10th</option>
  <option value="12th">12th</option>
</select>

  Subjects

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Maths">

         Maths

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Science">

         Science

      <input type="submit" value="Proceed" name="submit" class="wpcf7-submit">

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Physics">

         Physics

            <input type="checkbox" name="subject[]" value="Chemistry">

         Chemistry

      <input type="submit" value="Proceed" name="submit" class="wpcf7-submit">

A: The onClick evenet is not supported in chrome for select options.You should change onclick to onChange, then your code will work.
<select name="class" class="form-control" onChange="MyFunction();" id="inlineFormCustomSelect">

 <option value="Choose...">Choose...</option>
  <option value="10th">10th</option>
  <option value="12th">12th</option>

</select>


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Macau News > Social Affairs > Temperature measuring equipment ready at all local border posts
Temperature measuring equipment ready at all local border posts
# Social Affairs
Website launched to mark 20th anniversary of MSAR
3 shops busted for illegally selling medicines
Health Bureau confirms 2 measles cases
Blood transfusion service to screen donors' travel history
Government beefs up health control measures at airport over Wuhan health scare
The government said in a statement last night that it has installed temperature measuring equipment at all local border checkpoints and also reinforced its sanitary inspection measures at the local airport, in particular for flights arriving from Wuhan, which has been hit by an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown aetiology.
The equipment is capable of quickly measuring the body temperature of all arrivals, without requiring them to stop for a check-up, according to the statement released by the Macau Government Information Bureau (GCS).
Meanwhile, the government said in a separate statement last night that it has "sufficient" legal powers to take "any steps necessary" to prevent an outbreak of infectious diseases in the community.
The statement pointed out that there is "no need for either new or urgent legislation" in response to the pneumonia cases of unknown origin that have occurred in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province.
The statement also pointed out that Law No. 2/2004 on the Prevention, Control and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and Decree-Law No. 81/99/M both vest power in the Health Bureau (SSM) to take "necessary measures to prevent or eliminate factors or situations which might endanger or cause harm to the health of individuals or the community".
Such measures include compulsory isolation and medical observation for people suspected of carrying an infectious disease, the statement noted.
The statement also underlined that the local government is paying close attention to the latest developments concerning the Wuhan pneumonia cases and has taken a string of measures to minimise the risk of such cases affecting Macau.
As of Tuesday, there was no report of any case of illness in Macau being linked to the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak, the statement said.
The local government has been keeping in close contact with the National Health Commission (NHC) regarding the latest developments concerning the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak, the statement underlined.
According to the statement, the local government has taken multiple steps to optimise local preparedness regarding its response to the viral outbreak, which include the following: a "uniform" level of training – in relation to the control of an infectious disease and procedures of handling suspicious cases – for medical professionals; and ensuring there is sufficient reserve supply of medication, medical consumables, and equipment, as well as adequate facilities to accommodate related work.
According to the statement, since January 1, all passengers travelling from Wuhan to Macau have been required to undergo temperature screening upon arrival. Wuhan, a city of 11 million people lies some 940 kilometres north of Macau.
With effect since last Saturday, vehicle drivers and any of their passengers arriving in Macau via either the Border Gate Checkpoint, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, the Zhuhai-Macau Crossborder Industrial Zone Checkpoint and the Lotus Bridge Checkpoint have been required to undergo body-temperature screening, the statement underlined.
The government has implemented a Level III alert in response to the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak. The alert level means that the risk of public emergency is moderate, indicating public health factors – of either environmental or technological origin – requiring firm follow-up action by the local authorities, the statement said.
According to the Macau Post Daily, the statement insisted that members of the public have no cause for alarm regarding the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak
Health Bureau launches Macau's lung cancer screening scheme today
Xi praises Macau's role in nation's opening-up: Chui
Tam orders report on dumping patients' records in street
Health Bureau confirms serious flu case
Copyright © 2017 Macau News.

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I just wanted to let you know that I've made some small errors on the database queries for the Indonesian translation of PN Quran Module.
At the table structure for table 'quran_id', it must be 'surano' instead of 'surahno'. A typo.. You can find it in the sql file 'quran1-1000.sql'.
There were two data missing in the sql file 'quran5001-6000.sql' at line 241 and 300. I forgot to type the name of sura.
All of these errors are now fixed.
For people who have downloaded the Indonesian version and/or All version of PN Quran Module before this message announced, please re-download it again and just replace the MySQL database affected.
My apology for this inconvenience. Thanks to people who have reminded me for the errors.
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Paul Gascoigne and Paul Merson's dangerous way of passing time while living together at Middlesbrough
The pair lived together during their time a the club as they targeted promotion back to the Premier League
Liam PrendervilleAssistant Sports Editor
Middlesbrough had two of the biggest characters in football in their ranks when they targeted promotion back to the Premier League in 1997/98.
Bryan Robson's side had been relegated the previous season but started the new campaign in fine form and were on course for promotion come March.
Leading the charge was Paul Merson, who had arrived from Arsenal , but Robson decided Boro needed an extra bit of spark to take them over the line.
The Middlesbrough boss sought a reunion with a former England teammate Paul Gascoigne, who had spent the previous six seasons at Rangers and more recently Lazio.
Trying to fit Gazza and Merson into the same side looked like it might cause a few problems - but the pair's relationship was never an issue off the pitch.
Paul Gascoigne and Paul Merson celebrate (Image: Getty Images)
Paul Gascoigne's introduction into Scottish Hall of Fame withdrawn
So much so, they shared the same house along with Gazza's close friend Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner and Merson's brother.
The consequences are as expected.
"We used to play a game every day bar Friday. We'd get back from training. We'd give my brother and Jimmy a load of money to go and get some bottles of red wine," Merson said.
Paul Gascoigne and Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner together (Image: Owen Humphreys/PA)
"We'd come back and put the red wine into these massive glass jugs then Gazza and my brother would sit on that seat and me and Jimmy would sit on this seat.
"We wouldn't do it on a Friday because we played Saturday. Load of money on the coffee table and then we'd start drinking red wine.
"Every hour we'd pop a sleeping tablet and whoever fell asleep last picked the money off the table and went to bed."
Despite the drinking games, Sky Sports pundit Merson and Gascoigne combined to secure promotion back to the Premier League for Boro.
Jurgen KloppJurgen Klopp's Liverpool exit plan, secret contract clause and his most likely replacementJurgen Klopp has openly discussed his future over the past couple of years, admitting he has plans to take a sabbatical once his Liverpool contract expires in 2024
Manchester City FCBernardo Silva stunner helps Man City see off Aston Villa to go top of Premier LeagueBernardo's 79th minute strike and Ilkay Gundogan's penalty in injury time eventually see City claim victory over an impressive Villa
Conor McGregor responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov's rematch ultimatum
Conor McGregorNurmagomedov has opened the door to a rematch with McGregor after confirming he is prepared to come out of retirement


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A 20-year-old Crystal man has been arrested in connection with the Nov. 20 beating and robbery of a University of Minnesota foreign student.
Myron Jovan Richardson-Rivers of Crystal is charged with aggravated robbery and receiving stolen property.
According to the criminal complaint, the student — who was apparently from China — was walking home near Prospect Park when a man approached him, yelled at him and punched him unconscious.
The student woke up without his wallet and backpack, which contained an Apple MacBook laptop valued at $2,000.
Later he was able to electronically trace the whereabouts of his laptop for police, who recovered the device.
Richardson-Rivers was taken to Hennepin County Jail. Bail was set at $100,000.
He is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 15.


I don't bewail the plunge in Star Trek IV from extraterrestrial theology to subhuman mundane depths. I have always been fascinated with science fiction and with Star Trek's speculations on human origins. Regardless of the fascination, however, I perceive the truth as more earthbound.
The Star Trek TV series ultimately portrayed the U.S.S. Enterprise as discovering the traces of where humanoids had originated. This acceptance of an extraterrestrial origin of Homo sapiens was not just a romantic or occultist preconception. Our generation has been preoccupied with the search for ancient astronauts. Accredited anthropologists have run into great [quoteright]difficulty defending classical Evolution; many have turned to "Punctuated Evolution" to solve some of the major gaps. Relevant to our purpose here, the main point is that the entry of modern-type (post-Neanderthal) man on Earth has to be attributed to extraterrestrial forces.
Punctuated Evolution has two basic theories. The one which Star Trek fans would understand is that we humans are the direct descendants of these astronauts. In this case, why would Cro-Magnons be so similar to their predecessors? Presumably Star Trek has the answer. Before landing permanently on Earth, our humanoid ancestors left on Earth (at intervals of millions of years) before the seeds of evolution in a human direction.
The classical Star Trek theology would comfortably accept extraterrestrial origins for all of human bodily and spiritual features. Star Trek has never looked to traditional religious teaching nor to earthly explanations. Star Trek has never taken its inspiration from the Bible. The Bible does not recognize any bodily or spiritual predecessor to Adam. Most specifically, "Take note, the spiritual was not first; first came the natural and after that the spiritual." (I Corin. 15:46) This would seem to settle that the Bible allows no reconciliation with Star Trek theology.
Along now comes Star Trek IV with its shift of focus away from extraterrestrials. Its basic premise utilizes the frequent speculation that some life forms on Earth are highly intelligent. Usually dolphins are suggested, but in Star Trek IV, it is humpback whales. If we are to entertain the thought that whales can be equal or superior to us in intelligence, we can certainly view them as near enough in intelligence to serve as our predecessors. No whales (nor any living mammals) are direct bodily ancestors of Man. What about soul, however? Could we as souls have lived before as whales?
Religion is open to our origin as subhuman forms. Eastern religion routinely teaches a Transmigration doctrine which includes a rise of the soul from prior lives as animals. It would seem I had already excluded Christianity from this schema. That was in regard to the spirit, however, not the soul. Instead, the Bible says, "God chose us in him before the world began, to be holy and blameless in his sight, to be full of love." (Eph. 1:4) This could allow the souls to participate in the full course of Evolution at all levels of life.
Before the earliest human civilizations, there may have been other meaningful life. We assume small brain precludes IQ, and we assume intelligence is necessary for meaning. Neither is necessarily true. Indeed, high intelligence seems to hinder spiritual life.
Turning from the past to the future, is there any Biblical suggestion that our souls may enter into ocean life in the future? Revelation 20:13 states, "The Sea gave up the dead that were in it," which could imply that anything important enough to be dead and to be judged must have been human earlier. Nevertheless, too much of the Bible and Church teaching specifies one judgment for the soul after death of the human body. It would be reckless to suggest otherwise. On the other hand, Christian theology has itself poorly addressed the difficulty of what happens between death (the Particular Judgment) and the Last Judgment. Perhaps souls take up residence after death in aquatic creatures. They could return to land life at the start and/or end of the Millennium.
I have to admit that it's quite presumptuous to assume that by managing to reconcile Star Trek IV with the Bible that truth has resulted. I don't make any such claim. I do say that the world view of Star Trek is fascinating and deserves consideration in a comparison with Christian documents. Conversely, my own metaphysics has features which become clearer when explained in comparison to the Star Trek view of the universe. (As a further point in this regard, Star Trek's delineation of Mr. Spock is a perfect example of an individual with body and soul, but lacking a spirit.) That is, my own view and other Biblical teachings are irreconcilable with Star Trek theology (both television and the first three movies), but Star Trek opens possibilities of harmony with me and with the Bible (though not with conventional Christianity of the churches). Star Trek IV has started, but not at all completed, "The Voyage Home." In contrast, Star Trek reads as if it were (though it is not) orthodox Christian allegory.
In "What is Truth?" I present my own theory of knowledge (truth theory), as bold as Trejo's, but in a different direction.
Ecphorizer: Star Trek IV\'s "World-View"


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Children's health at risk as rainbow activists criminalise speech
Children's health at stake as rainbow activists seek to criminalise discussion
Posted by Lyle Shelton on December 10, 2020
During the 2017 same-sex marriage debate, we were told there would be "no consequences" for freedoms or for children. But as Tasmanian Liberal Senator Claire Chandler points out in this speech delivered in Parliament yesterday, children's health is now being imperilled and the freedom to speak about it is being criminalised. Below is an edited extract.
In Britain last week, a momentous judgment with international implications was handed down by the High Court. The court found in favour of the arguments put forward by the mother of a child with gender dysphoria and Keira Bell, a brave 23-year-old woman who had been prescribed puberty blockers at 16 after three short appointments with the Tavistock youth gender clinic.
The judges observed that prescribing puberty blockers to children with gender dysphoria is an "experimental treatment" with "real uncertainty over the short and long-term consequences of the treatment with very limited evidence as to its efficacy".
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Given the potential lifelong effects on fertility, sexual function, bone density and development, as well as a lack of evidence of the full long-term impacts, the court found that children are very unlikely to be able to adequately understand and give informed consent to these experimental treatments. This judgment has profound implications for Australia — not that you would know it from the muted, in some cases non-existent, coverage by many media outlets.
Let's look at what is happening right now in Australia and how out of step it is with what has been found in Britain's High Court. Last month, The Australian's Bernard Lane reported on a court removing a child from their parents because they wanted psychologists to consider other possible factors in their child's gender dysphoria and the potential for non-invasive treatments.
The parents told The Weekend Australian state authorities have said it's dangerous for the child to come back to their house because they want a thorough assessment by an independent psychologist and haven't consented to testosterone treatment. The parents know their child needs help and support, and they want it to be provided by medical experts in an evidence-based way.
For this, their child has been taken away from them by the state. The mother said their family and friends were shocked at their story — "they just can't believe that it happens in Australia".
Last week, as Britain's High Court was finalising its findings, the Victorian government was introducing legislation that criminalises discussion of the very same issues highlighted by the court.
The Victorian legislation makes any conduct or practice that is not seen as "gender affirming" potentially illegal. The definition is so broad that it includes conversations and online discussion. Under this bill, Bell — a woman who has been through the transition process and had a court uphold the legitimacy of her concerns regarding that process — could be charged with a crime if she discusses her experience with a young Victorian experiencing gender dysphoria.
If the bill passes, the Victorian Human Rights Commission would get extraordinary powers to launch investigations into people questioning gender change practices and to "take any action it considers appropriate after conducting an investigation".
It would also "offer education to persons and organisations engaged in change or suppression practices" — practices can include conversation about gender identity theory and the risks of medical treatment on children.
If this legislation isn't Orwellian and dangerous enough on its own, it has been introduced by the Victorian government at the exact time states are supposed to be working together to develop a model for safe and appropriate care and treatment of children with gender dysphoria.
How can the Victorian government play a central role in developing an evidence-based model of care while simultaneously introducing a law criminalising any treatment that is not "gender affirming"? The same has to be asked of the Queensland and the ACT governments, which have also forced through similar laws in the past year.
In Australia, just as in Britain, the number of children and adolescents being treated for gender dysphoria with "gender affirming" medical interventions has skyrocketed in recent years.
Patient numbers at Britain's Tavistock clinic rose from 97 in 2009 to 2519 in 2018. We know from Freedom of Information data that referrals to Victoria's Royal Children's Hospital gender clinic rose by more than 1700 per cent between 2012 and last year.
We have no idea what the national figures are because states do not release the data on how many children are given puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgery. We don't even know if this data is kept.
This must be a turning point away from silencing and slurs and towards evidence-based outcomes and public discussion.
Claire Chandler Tavistock freedom of speech transgender Conversion Therapy


Kim Kardashian gave birth earlier today, and of course, now the whole world is clamoring to know the details. While there is a small amount of focus on why Kim's daughter was one month premature, there's more focus on what her name will be and what she looks like. According to recent reports, she looks 'just like Kim' with 'dark hair'.
The baby is healthy, as is Kim Kardashian, but she reportedly weighed approximately five pounds when she was born, which is on the lower scale. Of course, being one month premature, that's not that unusual.
Kanye West was reportedly present by Kim's side during the birth, after flying back from his tour and taking a break from his promotional duties for Yeezus. There's also a huge [accidental] promotional boost that his new album is getting, since the news of Kim's baby will undoubtedly boost album sales.
There's no confirmation on Baby Daughter Kardashian's name yet, but according to E!, her name will begin with a K. Kim doesn't want to break with family tradition, although they'll have to work hard to come up with a name that hasn't yet been used by someone in their family.


One of the greatest inventions of the 20th century has to be the the ziplock bag. How did we live without them?
Our friend, Jeri, hosted a Ziplock Omelet Party today after church and I'd forgotten how amazingly easy and decidedly delicious this little recipe is.
A ziplock omelet party is perfect for an after- church soiree because you don't do any cooking in advance, just some prep work. Your guests do the cooking when they arrive… or more to the point, a pot of boiling water does the work.
I don't know what principles of thermogenics are involved here, but you dump a few unrelated ingredients into a ziplock and the forces of nature consort to produce the perfect omelet.
Seal up the bag and squish out all the air. Drop the bag into a pot of boiling water and in 13 minutes you will have an omelet you would be proud to serve … let's see, who do I admire? Who would I like to impress? Keb Mo.
He's on my stereo, or whatever you call it these day, singing " If no body loves you and you feeling like dust on that shelf, remember you can love your self." That made me feel pretty good. Lucky Dawg and Rebel love me too. I am a lucky woman.
Jeri advises never to put more than six omelets into one large pot. If you want to do more, you better get two pots going on the stove.
Of course, Jeri, made it a little harder as a hostess by offering homemade breads, Asiago cheese grits, and a bowl of fresh fruit. She also served Mimosas, Bloody Mary's and white wine.
For dessert she served a delicious hazlenut coffee. She asked who wanted it with bay leaves. Since I'm a new Catholic I thought perhaps that was an Italian or Irish thing. Wanting to seem as Catholic as possible of course, I said "sure". I do like the flavor of bay leaves, but couldn't imagine it with coffee.
As usual, I was behind the curve about 16 years. It was coffee with BaiLEY's as in Irish Cream. Sure sounded like bay leaves to me. But it was way better.
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At least we all had a good laugh and in the process maybe we "made a memory"!


This recipe for Buttermilk Choclate Cake, by Swathi Vuppala, is from The Truco Family Cookbook, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.
Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
Place one layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake.
Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan over simmering water. Stir until just melted and set aside until cooled room temperature.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating for 3 minutes. Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners' sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy. Dissolve the coffee powder in 2 teaspoons of the hottest tap water. On low speed, add the chocolate and coffee to the butter mixture and mix until blended. Don't whip! Spread immediately on the cooled cake.
This is my first choclate cake I baked. I love this cake. Originally this recipe is from Ina Garten. As I love this cake to bake and also to eat, I just wanted to share with you all.


It is a sobering fact to learn that more than 10 million Americans annually have their personal information stolen by identity thieves. That is why it is more important than ever for individuals to safeguard their personal information.
Identity theft can devastate a person's finances and credit rating, which can impact one's ability to get a loan, purchase a car or even get a job. Even after people discover they have been the victim of this insidious crime, they still have to undergo a maze of paperwork, reach out to countless companies they have done business with and dedicate more of their finances to "correcting the record" and restoring their good name.
April is "Child ID Theft Awareness Month," which brings attention to this growing trend when it comes to identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission has noted that identity thieves deliberately capture the Social Security number of a child in order to obtain employment; apply for government benefits, car loans and mortgages; and open new accounts. Stealing the identity of children is a growing trend because no one thinks to check the credit records of a child until he or she is old enough to apply for a credit card, buy a car or apply for a college loan. Unfortunately, by that point a great amount of damage has likely already been done.
I encourage everyone to please keep their child's Social Security information private and to periodically run a credit check in their child's name to make sure their information has not somehow been stolen and misused.
Unfortunately, as much as law enforcement officials work to stop these crimes, the first line of defense rests with you. I urge all residents to be vigilant in checking their credit reports and to be more guarded about to whom they are releasing their personal information.
One of the best precautions a person can take is to shred any documents with personal information, including birth dates, Social Security numbers and bank account numbers. To make it easier for individuals to dispose of such documents, I am hosting a shredding event along with Sen. Pat Browne and Lower Macungie Township on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside my district office at the Lower Macungie Township Administration Building parking lot, 3400 Brookside Road in Macungie. The service is free and open to residents of the 134th District. Everyone may bring up to four boxes or bags of documents. However, this event is for residents only. No businesses, please.
If you do become a victim of identity theft, remember to act quickly. Contact the fraud department of your creditors, contact your financial institution(s), report the theft to law enforcement, and file complaints with the state attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission right away. For more information, go to consumer.ftc.gov.


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Indian Government Says Koh-i-Noor Diamond Belongs to British
The femous Koh-i-Noor diamond that is part of Queen Elizabeth's crown was given to Britain and not stolen, India's government told the Supreme Court on Monday, which is hearing a suit seeking its return, writes India's Khaleej Times. The 105-carat Koh-i-Noor gem, which came into British hands during the colonial era, is the subject of a historic ownership dispute and has been claimed by at least four countries including India. But India's Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar said the 19th-century Sikh king Ranjit Singh had given the stone to the British. "It was given voluntarily by Ranjit Singh to the British as compensation for help in the Sikh Wars. The Koh-i-Noor is not a stolen object," he told the Supreme Court. Singh had taken it from an Afghan king who had sought sanctuary in India. The diamond had been an heirloom of the Afghan monarchy and before then was in Persian royal hands, but its true origins remain a mystery.
The Indian government says that because Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab handed it over to the East India Company, there is no case to seek its return. However, the Foreign Ministry, which is also party to the case, has yet to outline its position. The judges have asked the Centre for a comprehensive response within six weeks. Its name translates as "Mountain of Light" and it has only been worn by female royals since it is said to bring bad luck to any man who wears it.
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Q: Get child terms of current term of the current post I have custom post type "product" and taxonomy is "product_cat". There are two child terms -Music and videos.
Under Music i have two more child terms albums and single.
Now when i go to music category i want to get all the child terms of the music. I am using the following code
<?php $page_id = get_the_id(); ?>

<?php $cat_terms = wp_get_object_terms( $page_id, 'product_cat' ); ?>

<?php var_dump($cat_terms); ?>

<?php foreach ($cat_terms as $terms  ) {?>
<?php $array = (array) $terms; ?>

<?php echo $array["name"]; ?>

            <?php
                   $args = array( 'post_type'=>'product',
                  'tax_query' => array(

                    array(
                      'taxonomy' => 'product_cat',
                      'field' => 'slug',
                      'terms' => $array["name"],
                    )
                  )
                );
                $postslist = get_posts( $args );

              ?>
                <?php foreach ($postslist as $post) : ?>
                    <?php $array1 = (array) $post; ?>

                    <?php $image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id($post->ID), 'shop_thumbnail' ); ?>

<img src="<?php echo $image[0]; ?>" alt="">

                <?php endforeach; ?>

            View all

<?php } ?>

But this is giving me the Music category and one child i.e albums . But i just want album and single .
Please help me out

A: I think you should rather use get_queried_object() to return the current page's term. From there you should get the taxonomy name, term ID and the parent.
Now here is my logic on this. Whenever you are on a parent term, ie. music or videos, the parent will return 0. You can use this to execute the code only if you are on a parent term page.
Here is the output from var_dump($cat_terms); on a child page
array(0) {
}

and here is from a parent page
array(2) {
  [0]=>
  int(119)
  [1]=>
  int(120)
}

119 and 120 is the child terms of my parent term
You have the taxonomy name and term ID, so you can use get_term_children to get the child terms from your terms music or videos. Like I said, you would only want to do this on the parent page. But that is all up to you.
Here is the code
<?php
    $queried_object = get_queried_object('term');
        $tax = $queried_object->taxonomy;
        $term = $queried_object->term_id;
        $parent = $queried_object->parent;

    if( 0 == $parent ) {
        $cat_terms = get_term_children( $term, $tax );
         ?>

<?php var_dump($cat_terms); ?>

         <?php
        //<---DO SOMETHING ON PARENT TERM PAGE--->
    }else{
        //<---DO SOMETHING ON CHILD TERM PAGE
    }
?>


It was a star-studded affair at the launch of iconic American brand Michael Kors' first ever artist collaboration for its Collection line.
And who better to fete the partnership with British graphic artist David Downton than the darlings of Britain like Kate Moss and Tom Hiddleston? Others in the chic crowd include Malaika Firth and Edie Campbell, all dressed in Michael Kors' best fall prints to give you the Autumn wardrobe inspiration you need.
Is a British party ever complete without Kate Moss? In a chic, all-black ensemble, the supermodel plays with textures pairing a silk blouse under an elongating black suit—the perfect outfit for a night out.
Dapper as ever, the actor behind iconic Marvel character Loki dazzles in an electric blue suit worn casually over a shirt without a tie, which, according to even Sir Paul Smith, is the look-du-jour.
In a beautiful yellow and black floral slip dress by Michael Kors, the surreal visual artist pairs this slinky number with some trendy snake-print booties and demure black clutch that turns the summer classic appropriate for fall.
Known for her edgy campaigns, model and fashion darling Edie Campbell rocks a head-to-toe plaid look, reminiscent of English rock band attire, and happens to also be the print of the season.
Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend makes a strong case for glitter this fall in some serious silver trousers with a matching sweater complete with a glitzy collar and sleeves. Holiday outfit, anyone?
Making it officially an event fit for royals, Lady Amelia Windsor graces the cocktail in a ruffled micro-floral dress by Michael Kors, that when worn with a a simple oversized blazer could easily take you from day to evening.
Jean Paul Gaultier's favourite model and forever fashion icon shows some serious styling magic, combining three different prints at once with a floral, high-collared dress under a tartain cape with slouchy leopard boots as only she could do.
Models Lara Mullen and Malaika Firth demonstrate both ends of the sartorial spectrum, channeling androgynous pirate vibes in a green jacquard coat and lady-like pearl embellished corset dress respectively.
Leave it to jeweller Sabine Getty of fine-jewelry range "Big" to dress to impress, styling her glossy leopard-print trench coat with boyish combat boots–a look we'll no doubt see on the streets all winter.
You probably know her from her roles in horror films like The Mummy or Annabelle or more recently as Jane Seymour in The Tudors, but this evening the actress brings some old Hollywood charm to the party in a shimmering gold frock, befitting of a star of the silver screen.


/NOVOSTIVL/ US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that US-China trade talks continue to make progress and that the two sides have basically settled on a mechanism to police any agreement, including new enforcement offices. This article appeared in the Reuters.
Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC television, said that a call with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He on Tuesday night was productive and that discussions would resume on Thursday. Mnuchin declined to comment on when or if US tariffs on US$250 billion worth of Chinese goods would be removed.
Although US President Donald Trump said recently that a deal could be ready around the end of April, Mnuchin declined to put a time frame on the negotiations, adding that Trump was focused on getting the "right deal".
Washington is demanding that China implement significant reforms to curb the theft of US intellectual property and end forced transfers of technology from American companies to Chinese firms.


Posted December 13, 2014 to A. P. Adams Photography by: Anna.
It was pouring rain all day but these guys braved the rain and cold temps to go out, have fun, and let me capture it all. It was great to work with them. I love all the happiness and laughter!
Posted December 13, 2014	to A. P. Adams Photography	by: Anna.


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American Idol alums, including Kris Allen, Jessica Sanchez, Taylor Hicks, Pia Toscano and more share what happens to contestants after the show.
American Idols Star in OC Christmas Extravaganza (VIDEO)
VIDEO: Watch OC Christmas Extravaganza performances from Kris Allen, Ruben Studdard, Elliott Yamin, Paris Bennett, Tamyra Gray, Jessica Sanchez, Pia Toscano, Ayla Brown and more.
Reality Stars and More Halloween Costume Fun (PHOTOS)
Halloween 2015: Costumes from Kris Allen, Haley Reinhart, Chris Daughtry, Lee DeWyze, Melanie Martinez, Danielle Bradbery, Chris Colfer and more.
Pia Toscano & Jared Lee – "I Don't Believe It" – Lyric Video
American Idol season 10 alum, Pia Toscano, and , Jared Lee have released their new single "I Don't Believe It" to iTunes. Watch the Lyric Video!
Jennifer Lopez Takes her "Booty" to GMA (VIDEO)
Watch Jennifer Lopez perform a mini-concert on the GMA outdoor stage, incl Booty & First Love. American Idol alum, Pia Toscano, sings backup! Video inside.
Ace Young
American Idol Alums to Appear on American Idol's Top 10 Performance Show?
What could a group of American Idol alums be doing at the Idol performance show tomorrow? Season 7 alum, Michael Johns, tweeted a very cryptic message to fellow alums, Ace Young (S5), Diana Degarmo (S2) and Pia Toscano (S10)
Pia Toscano Sings the National Anthem at the LA Kings Home Opener (VIDEO)
Watch American Idol alum, Pia Toscano sing the National Anthem at today's LA Kings Hockey home opener.
Video after the jump.
Pia Toscano & Jared Lee – "O Holy Night" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (AUDIO)
Pia Toscano, from American Idol season 10 and her friend Jared Lee recorded a medley of "O Holy Night" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" as a gift to their fans.
Scotty McCreery, Pia Toscano – Let it Snow – Beacon Theater NYC
Scotty McCreery embodied the true spirit of Christmas last night (Nov. 24) when he performed a concert that included holiday songs from his new album, Christmas With Scotty McCreery, at the Beacon Theater in New
Pia Toscano's Debut Album: A Cross Between Sia, Kelly Clarkson & Rihanna (VIDEO)
After a discussion of last week's The Voice, TV Line's Michael Slezak talks to American Idol Season 9 alum, Pia Toscano, about what's ahead after her recent split with Universal Music Group.


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module EventsEmitter
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      return true
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Simon addresses math professor's breakdown
Isabella Shaya
For MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon, an incident Monday brings in to question the impact and role of social media.
At the Steering Committee meeting Tuesday, the conversation turned to mathematics professor John McCarthy, which students said he had a mental breakdown during a class Monday. He was taken into custody by MSU police after stripping naked and walking the halls of the Engineering Building, ranting and yelling.
Simon said this situation has reached the national level, in part because of social media.
"The complication of social media, with everyone with a camera and a cell phone, is one that we continue to struggle with in terms of information because the event would not, under (normal) circumstances, trigger one set of alerts," Simon said. "There's also the need for more crisp communication about what the outcome was. Whether that would have controlled some of the rumors, tweets and other things, I'm not quite sure."
Students in the class used social media during and after the incident. One photo showing the professor naked in the hallway went viral, making it to the top of Reddit.
Simon addressed the photograph of the professor online as a change in ethics for this generation.
"What is viewed as OK, photographs, texts has changed dramatically and we need to be able to adapt to them," Simon said. "It's a different standard than what we would have been in a different time past, and we just need to be better about it."
Simon said the situation was one she wishes could have been avoided altogether.
"There's no question about it, it was disturbing — it was disturbing for the set of people who were there, (and) it was disturbing in terms of the way in which it portrayed the individual and the institution," Simon said.
Simon said the university will come out with a report on an assessment of the situation, including looking at the 9-1-1 calls made and what officers could have done differently.
"After all is said and done, the main thing is that the individual is in a position to be cared for," Simon said.
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This past week I received a letter from Amazon. Hello from KDP! We're excited to introduce KDP Select . . . KDP Select gives you a new way to earn royalties, reach a broader audience, and use a new set of promotional tools.
What immediately appealed to me was "reach a broader audience." Not one to shy away from marketing and self-promotion, I had been successful in arranging book signings, library talks and interviews about my memoir on radio and in print media.
I had nevertheless found this to be a tough year in terms of my memoir reaching a broader audience outside the community where I live. Although I have had terrific reviews of my book, sales have been slow in the last several months. I refused to be disheartened, having read how many books have been slow starters and then caught on. But as much as wanting to reach a wider audience and dream the dream that someone might see my book as the next Bridges of Madison County (which one reader likened it to), I felt frustrated by obstacles that had nothing to do with the caliber of the book, but with self-publishing.
One of the least frustrating aspects was how easy it has been to make Again in a Heartbeat an eBook. I loved the thought of people who have eReaders downloading my book.
KDP Select may not work. I can always opt out of the program. Although signing onto the program means my memoir as an eBook is exclusive to Kindle, there are promotions in this program that I hope will give my book greater visibility. This does not affect the paperback, which can be purchased through numerous distributors.
Most writers who keep their ear to the ground, now know the challenges. There seems to be an unending stream of articles, Twitter posts, and Facebook page links to articles on just how tough it is for self-published authors; how publishers are scrambling to deal with the eBook phenomenon; books priced below industry standards. The war has intensified between traditional publishers and Amazon; some publishers are locking in the price of an eBook so that it sells for more than the paperback. Blog posts accuse authors who sign up for KDP Select as undermining other authors, or "giving away their life's work for free," as if the author who made the decision to join the program, which includes a free lending library for certain Kindle users, either has no mind of her own or is greedy.
Susan,I admire your courage and commitment and I believe that your time for success will come....soon.
You obviously believe in your work and want to share it. Sure, nice to make some (well earned) money as well. I agree.
As a fiction writer (action novels) I was once asked to give a talk to the Toronto romance writers group. Can you believe it! Well, my coaching background bailed me out.
Thank you, Russ. Just got to keep on keeping on as Lennon says.
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The View From Youngs Station
Neely Young,
The history of agriculture in Georgia is reflected in the history of my family farm located at Youngs Station, south of Cedartown. Five generations of Youngs, Georgia pioneers and leaders, are buried in a cemetery there. Stories similar to that of Youngs Station can be told in almost every small town and county in Georgia, and all over America. Here is our story.
Augustin "Gustin" Young came to Youngs in 1832 following the Cherokee Land Lottery. He was born in 1799 in Flowery Branch near Gainesville in Hall County. His grandfather fought in the French and Indian War and his father, Robert Young, served in the Revolutionary War. In 1812 Gustin helped drive the wagon as his father supervised the construction of the Peachtree Trail, a road that connected three forts between Gainesville and Standing Peachtree, today called Atlanta. Robert Young was paid $150 for his efforts, and the road is now known as Peachtree Street.
Augustin married Cather-ine Pounds in 1820 and purchased land at Stone Mountain. He is recorded as the first settler of that area. During these early times almost everyone was involved in farming as a livelihood.
He soon realized that the ground was too stony for a farm and moved to Polk County. Family legend has that before moving to Youngs he sold his home and traded Stone Mountain for a pair of mules. Most of this is recorded on page 15 in the late Franklin Garrett's book Atlanta and Environs.
Augustin built his home place on Cedar Creek. According to the revised 1948 book Modern Georgia, by UGA professor John C. Meadows, earlier settlers in Georgia raised crops such as indigo and rice. But in north Georgia the mainstays of the economy were naval stores, i.e., tar, pitch, resin, barrel staves and lumber, as well as cattle and hogs. Most of these goods were shipped to Savannah to be transported to England, and the lumber was used for the British navy.
Augustin extended his holdings to around 2,000 acres by purchasing adjoining property and paying for it by cutting and milling the timber. He also kept large herds of cattle, horses, mules and sheep. After this land was cleared it was planted in cotton, and the remains of cotton terraces can still be found on the surrounding mountains to this day. Augustin was a large man who weighed over 300 pounds. He and Catherine had seven children, including four sons who served in the Confederate Army.
In an unusual turn of events, Augustin and Catherine died the same day on Feb. 2, 1868. According to a witness, he was worried that he would lose his land to "lawyers," called "Carpetbaggers" because they were Yankees who flooded the South to claim land whose owners were bankrupt at the war's end.
Their son, James, was my great-great grandfather. James served in the war as a second lieutenant in the First Georgia Cavalry. In 1854 he married Emaline Ammons, and they had six children. James took over the farm and was able to keep it in the family during the devastating times after the war. This era was called Reconstruction, which meant the North reaped the rewards of victory by suppressing the South's economy. The main crops continued to be cotton, with some corn and vegetables planted for food.
Youngs was a sizable community of around 50 families with a post office, country store, barber shop, church and cotton gin. During this time the Central of Georgia Railroad was constructed through the community and the town changed its name to Youngs Station. The farm was run on the sharecropper system, where families would farm the land and "share" in the crop proceeds after the harvest. Before he died in 1918, James was able to expand his farm to more than 2,000 acres.
My grandfather, Augustine Eugene "Gus" Young, was born in 1863. He was just a year old when Yankee troops marched through Youngs Station. He married Annie Wyatt Neely, daughter of my namesake Benjamin Neely, the first superintendent of schools in Rome. They had six children, including my father, James, who was born in 1902.
After the first World War, farm machinery, including tractors, began to make harvesting easier. Large cotton mills began moving south, looking to replace more expensive union shops up north with cheaper nonunion labor. Families began moving off farms into the city to work in the mills, which had better jobs and benefits. Cotton was still the main crop, but the sharecropper system was soon dwindling away. The Depression years, from 1929 to 1939, were hard on Youngs Station. Many families moved to the North and West to find work in the factories that built automobiles and other products. But seven out of 10 families made their income from agriculture.
A.E. "Gus" Young was a prosperous businessman who expanded the Young farm to more than 4,000 acres. Around 1908 he moved his family to Cedartown. There he formed the Commercial Bank and founded Young Hard-ware Company. He died in 1939, leaving a sizable estate. For the next 20 years his children did what many others did during this period: They moved to other parts of the United States. Their interest in the land dwindled as they raised their families and became involved in their new communities.
Many sold their shares of the property. Only my father, James, and one sister stayed in Cedartown. He married Dorothy Griffin of Valdosta and took over Young Hardware, which he ran for more than 40 years. He farmed his share and looked after his sisters' farms while they lived away. During the 1950s, six out of every 10 Americans worked on farms.
I'm not sure when the last family left Youngs Station. One of my aunts sold the property, and by the 1980s it was a ghost town. The railroad station fell into disrepair. The house had become a fire hazard and had to be torn down.
The property is still farmed, but in the last half of the 20th century farming became big business. Large companies owning tens of thousands of acres now run America's farms. They use little labor, because a crop can be planted and harvested using large industrial equipment. Mechanization took the place of the traditional family farmer. People moved away from farms in droves. Today only one or two people in 10 work in agriculture.
By the time my father died in 1985, my sister and I and one aunt were the last of the Young Family to still own a part of the Young Farm. Together we farm about 500 acres, of what used to be a 4,000-acre tract. My aunt's property was planted in timber. My sister and I use one of the few crop farmers left in Cedartown. Like many people who own farms, we do a reverse of the old sharecropper system. We supply the land and buy 25 percent of the seed, and we share 25 percent of the profits.
There is good news, though. Agriculture is still over half of the economy in Georgia, and much more in the American Midwest. It's still big business, but has become so industrialized that few actual people are involved in its production. Corn and soybeans have replaced cotton as the main crop.
I recently walked around the Young homeplace. The park by the old railroad station is still there. There is an engraving in stone that says "Youngs … founded 1832." The cemetery across the road contains five generations of my family, Georgia pioneers and leaders during their time. It pleases me to believe that Augustin, Catherine, James, Emaline, A.E. "Gus," Annie, James and Dorothy are still smiling down on Youngs Station. Similar dead cities are scattered all across America. It is up to our generation to make sure they are not forgotten.
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UCLA Graduate Aliea Clark's Journey From the Course to the Entertainment World - MTG Series
Not all ANNIKA Foundation alumna move on to a career in professional golf. Instead, many take the lessons they've learned from competing in elite junior and collegiate tournaments to excel at a different chosen career path. In this new series, we'll profile these young women and share how golf has been integral to shaping their journey up to, through and after college. These individuals are living our "More Than Golf" mantra and we couldn't be more proud of them!
Twenty-four-year-old Aliea Clark is going places. And while golf has played an important role in jump starting her career in the entertainment world, she didn't get bitten by the bug until she was about 10.
"My parents are golfers, but I was initially much more interested in driving the cart and taking pictures of animals I saw on the course," says the San Diego native and 2018 UCLA graduate.
But that all changed when her parents enrolled her in a one-week summer camp at Twin Oaks Golf Course in San Marcos, Calif.
"Initially I didn't want to stay because I was the only girl in the group, but for some reason I just loved it. On the final day of camp, we competed in a three-hole tournament and I beat all the boys. One win and I was hooked! I was always a competitive kid; but after that I couldn't wait to go back out on the course and begged my parents to let me come back for a second week. Before that summer I was much more focused on dance and theater, but golf very quickly moved up my priority list."
An only child, Aliea is grateful that she was so fortunate to have parents who never forced her to practice or play. Aliea joined her local LPGA-USGA girls golf chapter and found a strong peer group to practice with and compete against. She was completely self-motivated, going so far as to create and present a PowerPoint to them when she was 12 years old that explained how golf was her most-promising route to a college scholarship.
"I was lucky to have a group of friends who played, so I not only had a wonderful support system at home, but among my peers as well."
Beginning the summer after her sophomore year of high school, she moved on to competing in national Invitationals, making great friends along the way with future college stars and professional golfers like Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn, Angel Yin, Megan Kang, Lakaraber Abe and Cheyenne Knight. The junior golf experiences drove home how important things like perseverance and preparation are to achieving ultimate success.
"Without golf, I don't know how I'd have learned those qualities."
A straight-A student, Aliea was attracted to the idea of playing golf in the Ivy League. But home-state school UCLA – where good friends Alison Lee (winner of the 2014 ANNIKA Award) and Bethany Wu (a two-time ANNIKA Invitational Champion) would be a teammates – ultimately earned her signature. The combination of top-flight academics and a golf program that could ideally advance the pursuit of her LPGA dreams was the perfect fit.
Ecstatic to be a Bruin, she headed up the I-5 to start her new chapter on campus in Westwood. However, despite all she'd accomplished on and off the course during her high school career, Aliea's transition to college athletics proved more challenging than she ever expected.
"At first, it was tough to balance golf practice, workouts, classes and so many new friends. I was experiencing an abundance of new things all at once and, in order to make the starting lineup, suddenly competing against my teammates who are also dear friends."
Aliea missed qualifying for her first three events by a single stroke. Halfway through her freshman year she had yet to play in a tournament, dropped a class, and was starting to question whether or not she had made the right choice. The level of competition was eye-opening, and her stomach was perpetually tied in knots. She was being super-tough on herself.
"That fall, I had an 'a-ha' moment while the team was away playing in a tournament. I looked inward and realized that playing professional golf might not be the only "successful path" out there. As much as I loved playing at an elite competitive level, I knew deep down that I didn't want to play golf professionally and that there are other career paths out there."
This epiphany led her to write down what she wanted to get out of golf, both on and off the course. That simple and seemingly inconsequential step was anything but as it lifted a burden, freeing her up to play better golf while exploring leadership opportunities and an academic path that would allow her to indulge her long-standing fascination with the entertainment industry.
"On Thursday afternoons, our team practiced at Hillcrest Country Club in Century City. The New York street and soundstages on the Fox Studios lot are easily visible from the ninth green, just across Pico Boulevard. One day during qualifying I was just staring across the street, desperately wanting to know what was going on in there. I was so lost in the daydream that one of my teammates had to come over and literally snap me out of it! Eight months later I had the privilege of driving onto the Fox lot every day as an intern – it was a dream come true."
With her career direction becoming clearer, the political science and communications double major took full advantage of all that Los Angeles has to offer. She "treated college like a job" and interned every quarter starting her sophomore year, becoming a time-management expert in order to juggle the demands of being a Division I athlete while pursuing her post-graduate dreams. Not surprisingly, golf continued to play a major role every step of the way.
"Having a deep understanding and strong skillset in golf got me into so many rooms that I probably otherwise shouldn't have been in. It came up in every interview and, after I got the job, it gave me something to talk about with many golf-loving executives. Golf actually helped me slip my foot into the Hollywood door as I heard that one management company had an indoor putting green in their office. They weren't hiring interns at the time, but I brought a cover letter, resume and a sleeve of logo-ed Pro V1s to the receptionist and hoped for the best. Not only did they hire me, but I still play golf with some of the managers at the company when I visit LA!"
During another internship, Aliea's love of golf helped her connect with CNBC business reporter Dom Chu. He encouraged her to author two golf-themed stories, despite the fact that she was not interning in any journalistic or news-related department. These stories still appear on the site under her byline.
She's even managed to use her passion for golf in her current job as a showrunner's assistant for the third installment of National Geographic's Emmy-winning Genius series, titled "Genius: Aretha." The show will chronicle the life and legacy of the legendary Aretha Franklin.
"I knew absolutely nothing about physical production and knew no one when I arrived on set in Atlanta. But I managed to make inroads with the notoriously hard-to-connect-with camera team after they learned I played golf. I'm grateful they now take the time to answer all my questions about lights and lenses."
Aliea has worked for Pulitzer Prize winner and showrunner Suzan-Lori Parks since the start of the writer's room in New York and describes the experience as "a crash course in making a TV show from the ground up." In her role, she acts as Suzan-Lori's project manager, liaising between the showrunner – aka the person who has overall creative authority and management for a television program – and everyone else involved in the project: producers, studio executives, departments heads on set, cast and other crew members.
With the show wrapping, she'll be moving on to a new challenge – three years of graduate school at NYU pursuing a dual degree: an MBA from Stern and an MFA from Tisch in film production.
As Aliea embarks on her next adventure, golf will undoubtedly continue to play a big part in her life, even if the LPGA isn't in her future. A signed Annika hat that she received from playing in a long-ago ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex hangs in her room as a reminder of everything she has learned.
"Annika's so down-to-earth, graceful and elegant, yet also possesses this quiet power. How could you not want to be just like her?"
No matter where Aliea turns, connections and lessons from golf will always be within easy reach. It's what makes the game such a unique and wonderful foundation for personal and professional success, a fact she's poised to benefit from for decades to come.
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Q: Is there a medium weight font between -systemFontOfSize: and -boldSystemFontOfSize:? -systemFontOfSize is too thin, and boldSystemFontOfSize too thick. I need something inbetween.
When I create a UIFont like this:
[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:14];

then the debugger prints this font info:

 font-family: ".Helvetica NeueUI"; font-weight:
  bold; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px

Sometimes fonts have a medium font weight. How can I create a font of this type but with a medium weight?

A: Starting with iOS 8.2 you can use:
[UIFont systemFontOfSize:14 weight:UIFontWeightMedium];

A: Swift 3:
UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14, weight: UIFontWeightMedium)

A: With Swift 4 or 5, add this extension :
extension UIFont {
    class func mediumSystemFont(ofSize pointSize: CGFloat) -> UIFont {
        return self.systemFont(ofSize: pointSize, weight: .medium)
    }
}

Then :
myLabel.font = UIFont.mediumSystemFont(ofSize: 16)

Same principle works with .semibold, .black, etc, check UIFont.Weight

A: Calling NSLog(@"%@", [UIFont fontNamesForFamilyName:@"Helvetica Neue"]); prints all available font styles for Helvetica Neue, among them is HelveticaNeue-Medium which sounds like the one you want:
UIFont *font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"HelveticaNeue-Medium" size:14.0f];

If you want to make sure that the font also changes when the system font changes (eg. like it did with retina devices from Helvetica to Helvetica Neue) you could first get the system font and then take its familyName and pointSize to retrieve one with medium weight using + fontNamesForFamilyName and then + fontWithName:size:

A: Swift 2.0, xcode7.1
if #available(iOS 8.2, *) {
   titleLabel?.font = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(15, weight: UIFontWeightMedium)
} else {
    titleLabel?.font = UIFont(name: "HelveticaNeue-Medium", size: 15)
}

A: Swift 2.3 and not changing the font size:
extension UIFont {
    var mediumFont: UIFont {
        return UIFont.systemFontOfSize(self.pointSize, weight: UIFontWeightMedium)
    }
}

Use with:
titleLabel.font = titleLabel.font.mediumFont


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Brothers look to harness artificial intelligence for greater good
Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018
An attendee photographs an autonomous parcel delivery robot, developed by Starship Technologies Ltd. at the AI Congress in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. After decades of premature promises, artificial intelligence (AI) is finding its way into businesses from hedge funds to law firms tobeer makers, as the line between ordinary software and AI software has blurred and cloud computingmakes AI available to small companies as well as large. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg
SAN FRANCISCO: As debate swirls on whether artificial intelligence will be a boon or a curse for humanity, two Indian-American entrepreneur brothers are out to ensure the emerging technologies don't just benefit the richest in society.
Romesh and Sunil Wadhwani this week launched what is billed as the world's first non-profit institute dedicated to putting AI to work improving lives of poor farmers, rural health care workers or teachers in communities with scant resources.
"AI will go where AI will go; it is difficult to predict where," Sunil Wadhwani said of the conflicting views on the emergence of computers more brilliant than their human creators.
"Our focus is how many tens of millions of lives can we improve in the next five or 10 years. Where AI goes in 100 years, it will go."
The entrepreneur brothers, who have a series of lucrative startups to their name, have committed US$30mil (RM117.19mil) over 10 years to the Wadhwani AI institute, established in Mumbai with the Indian government as a partner.
Areas targeted at the outset will include health care, education, agriculture and urban infrastructure.
The project's founders hope AI could help nurses in rural areas with diagnoses, advise how to optimise crops, translate text books into various languages as needed or even spot signs students might be on paths to dropping out.
"AI is a game-changing technology," said Sunil Wadhwani, who is based in Pittsburgh as a trustee for Carnegie Mellon University.
"A lot of developing countries are getting left behind; US and China are leapfrogging ahead."
Students from New York University and the University of Southern California will travel to Mumbai to collaborate, while the brothers also plan to partner with players in Silicon Valley, where Romesh Wadhwani is based.
The ethical issues raised by AI – from its potential to destroy jobs to the power it could exert over people's lives – will be front of mind, according to institute chief P. Anandan, a former Microsoft Research director.
"It has the potential to be used badly, or run away on its own," Anandan said of AI.
"At the end of the day, you are going to manage that by being aware of it from the start and applying it where intentions are good."
Strange new world
Internet giants have been investing heavily in creating software to help machines think more like people, boosted by super-fast computer processing power and access to mountains of data to analyse.
AI has been put to work in the form of virtual aides, for recognizing people's friends in photos, fighting "fake news," stymying the online spread of violent extremist messages and more.
But the rise of artificial intelligence brings mighty new challenges too, and the new initiative coincides with the release of a report by AI scholars warning the technology has the potential to be exploited for nefarious purposes.
"These technologies have many widely beneficial applications," said the study produced by the Future of Humanity Institute, the nonprofit group OpenAI and others.
"Less attention has historically been paid to the ways in which artificial intelligence can be used maliciously."
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which took part in the study, expressed concern that "increasingly sophisticated AI will usher in a world that is strange and different from the one we're used to, and there are serious risks if this technology is used for the wrong ends."
High-profile figures who have expressed fears about the potential dangers of AI include tech visionary and innovator Elon Musk.
SpaceX founder and Tesla chief executive Musk in 2015 took part in creating the research organization OpenAI, which aims to develop artificial intelligence that helps rather than hurts people.
Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, IBM, and Google-owned British AI firm DeepMind are also members of a nonprofit "Partnership on AI" which seeks to promote the technology's use "to benefit people and society."
Sunil Wadhwani has meanwhile promised an "aggressive" timeline at the brothers' eponymous institute, with testing of potential AI tools starting by the end of this year. — AFP
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