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Archive for month: March, 2021
Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy commits to implementing the recommendations on drugs services from the scoping report on community safety and wellbeing in Drogheda
March 29, 2021 /in News /by Jenny Quinn
Click on the link below for further information:
https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/fc216-minister-for-public-health-wellbeing-and-national-drugs-strategy-commits-to-implementing-the-recommendations-on-drugs-services-from-the-scoping-report-on-community-safety-and-wellbeing-in-drogheda/
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Minister O'Gorman launches an online consultation on the development of a national model of parenting support services
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, T.D., has this week launched a public consultation on the development of a national model of parenting support services. The consultation will be open until 16th April 2021.
The aim of the model is to develop a more coherent and strategic approach to the development and delivery of parenting support services so that all parents can access the support they need when they need it.
Minister O'Gorman said: "I am delighted to announce the details for this public consultation on the development of a national model of parenting support services. The aim of this consultation is to gather a wide range of thoughts and ideas on improving parenting support services for all parents. This provides an important opportunity for anyone with an interest in parenting supports, from parents to service providers, to help shape the future of service development and delivery".
For further information and to participate in the consultation, please see here.
Note for Editors:
Parenting support is defined as the provision of information and services aimed at strengthening parents' knowledge, confidence and skills to help achieve the best outcomes for children and their families.
More information on the project to develop a national model of parenting support services can be found here.
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Foróige and CYPSC Launch "The COVID Word" Online Campaign
This is a social media campaign created in collaboration with young people from South Dublin, Sligo and Leitrim and in a partnership between Foróige and Children and Young People's Services Committees (CYPSC). No two Covid-19 lived experiences are the same; we all have to navigate in unchartered emotional terrain – without a compass. In this uncertainty, it helps simply knowing you're not alone.
There is immense power in peer community support – to cope through tough times, and make good times even brighter. While young people need our support, they also possess their own hopeful power and wisdom. As experts in their own lives this campaign uncovers and shares their thoughts and ideas.
Through youth voices, this campaign by young people for young people helps acknowledge and manage losses while recognising personal power to live well through current circumstances and boost individual and collective resilience in 2021.
The messages delivered through this campaign and the look and feel of the campaign were developed by Ireland's young people during workshops carried out by Foróige youth workers on behalf of Sligo Leitrim CYPSC and South Dublin CYPSC. The campaign will run for 5 weeks from 24th February to 24th March on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Click here for more information on THE COVID WORD Campaign
More information on local supports can be found via your County CYPSC
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Keep Well Programme – Grow It Forward 2021
Click on the link below for details of the Grow It Forward 2021 initiative, which was launched today 23rd March. This initiative is part of the Keep Well campaign and funded by Sláintecare, through the Healthy Ireland fund.
https://giy.ie/growitforward/
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Trim Family Resource Centre Easter Camp for Under 6s
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Launch of Jigsaw Digital School Hub – New Mental Health and Wellbeing Resource for Schools
Jigsaw, the youth mental health charity, have launched the Jigsaw Schools Hub. A new resource offering schools across Ireland the latest tools and information to help them support young people's mental health and wellbeing. Our Jigsaw Schools Hub offers schools across Ireland the latest tools and information to help them support young people's mental health and wellbeing.
At www.jigsaw.ie/schools you will find a growing range of resources for school staff, created in collaboration with young people, school staff, and parents.
The resources can contribute to supporting the delivery of the mental health and wellbeing curriculum and they have been tailored to support school staff and students during the Covid-19 pandemic.
What you will find…
An 'Introduction to youth mental health' toolkit to help school staff to explore mental health and wellbeing with young people in the classroom. Young people will creatively learn about their mental health and wellbeing, including a focus on what can support and challenge mental health, ways to manage feelings, and how to seek help if and when it is needed.
Ways to support school staff to look after their own mental health. As school staff support young people, it is important for them to take the time for self-care and to look after their own wellbeing too.
What school leaders can do to create a whole-school approach that supports staff and students with their mental health and wellbeing. This will support school leaders to consider what a whole-school approach to mental health means, and how it can help schools promote and support mental health and wellbeing.
Why the Jigsaw Schools Hub?
"We know that schools and their staff do hugely important and amazing work in helping to support young people's mental health and in the Covid-19 pandemic we know that this has become much harder. On top of all this, school staff are facing greater demands. This is why, with the support of Rethink Ireland through the Innovate Together Fund, I am delighted to be launching The Jigsaw Schools Hub, with vital mental health and wellbeing resources to support educators at this uniquely difficult time. We believe it will grow to become an indispensable resource that will contribute in the delivery of wellbeing as part of the school curriculum, and help schools and their staff in the hugely important role we know they play in supporting young people's mental health." Joseph Duffy, Jigsaw Chief Executive Officer.
Jigsaw has been working with schools and local communities from the day we were founded in 2006. We know that a young person's experience at school can shape the course of the rest of their lives.
Our My World Survey research has shown that school teachers are the most frequent informal source of support used by adolescents for their mental health. And we know that there is a demand amongst teachers for quality online resources to help them support the mental health and wellbeing of their students. Yet teachers often feel they don't have the resources they need.
At the Jigsaw Schools Hub we now have a growing range of up-to-date resources, tools and information to help school staff support young people's mental health and wellbeing. The Jigsaw Schools Hub is supported by Rethink Ireland through the Innovate Together Fund, a collaboration between Rethink Ireland and the Department of Rural and Community Development (via the Dormant Accounts Fund).
Find out more at www.jigsaw.ie/schools
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LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, T.D., has announced this week a new LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme aimed at LGBTI+ young people. The LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme will be run by Foróige in collaboration with BelongTo and is open to applications from all LBGTI+ young people. The Programme aims to enable LGBTI+ young people to develop the skills, inspiration, vision, confidence, and action plans to be effective leaders and to empower LGBTI+ young people to make a positive difference to their society and their communities through the practice of effective leadership.
Reflecting the importance of the voice of young people in the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy, the LGBTI+ Youth Forum was central to the development of the Programme which was informed by their views. One of their priorities for this year, was to see LGBTI+ young leaders be the change-makers in schools, colleges, sports and youth clubs, as well as local communities and families. Young members of the Forum said:
"I'm really enthusiastic about the leadership programme and excited about the educational benefit and experience, I think it will be very beneficial to LGBTQI youth in Ireland."
"This exciting programme is a great opportunity for the LGBTI+ leaders of today and tomorrow."
"This programme gives LGBTI+ Youth something for them that is recognised. It gives us hope for the future to come and for our youth."
"It's a proud day for the LGBTI+ community when we are given this opportunity to flourish."
Launching the programme, Minister O'Gorman said, "I am delighted to announce the launch of this LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme, supporting LGBTI+ young people to develop their leadership skills and build a better world for their peers. The Programme will harness the passion, drive and idealism of our LGBTI+ young people to lead their communities in creating a better society for all of us. This is a key action of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy and I am very proud to invite LGBTI+ young people to apply to take part."
Moninne Griffith, CEO of BeLonG To Youth Services, said:
"We are thrilled to collaborate with the Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth, Foróige, and the LGBTI+ Youth Forum to launch the LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme.
Young people of today are the next generation of CEOs, politicians, teachers, and leaders. With this initiative, we will empower LGBTI+ young people to harness their leadership skills and become change-makers across Irish society, bringing more diverse voices to decision-making tables.
Building strong youth leadership is core to creating a fairer, more inclusive Ireland where LGBTI+ young people feel safe, equal, and valued."
More details on the LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme and how to apply are available with this online registration form. Closing date for applications: Tuesday the 23rd of March at 12 noon.
The Department of Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth supports and encourages young people to be leaders and future leaders, and has launched the LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme specifically aimed at developing the young LGBTI+ leaders of the future.
This fulfils action 5(d) of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to develop a leadership programme for young LGBTI+ leaders and potential leaders.
Plans and requirements for the LGBTI+ Youth Leadership Programme were developed by the LGBTI+ Youth Forum, a diverse group of 25 young people aged from 16 to 22 years, who identify as LGBTI+ and who support implementation of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy.
Foróige, in conjunction with BeLonG To, adapted their "Leadership for Life" Programme to meet those requirements and to provide an appropriate programme for LGBTI+ and ally young leaders and potential leaders. The Foróige Leadership for Life Programme was developed over 10 years ago in partnership with NUI, Galway.
The programme will be delivered online, with a mixture of interactive and engaging methodologies to meet the learning outcomes and objectives.
Two of the three modules are taught and participants have the option of completing a third self-directed module in order to achieve a Level 6 certificate from NUIG.
LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy
An Roinn Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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Cultur Migrants Centre Annual Anti-Racism Day Event on Friday, 19th March
Cultur Migrants Centre would like to Invite you to attend our annual Anti-Racism Day Event. This is an opportunity to celebrate and renew our commitment to strengthening diversity and equality in Co Meath and surrounding areas.
The event will feature a variety of activities and will promote inclusion in line with the UN World Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the European Week Against Racism.
Please Register online by Thursday the 18th of March using the link below.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/anti-racism-day-tickets-145494093751?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
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Sport Ireland: Girls Get Active Hackathon
Many teenage girls across Ireland are missing out on the benefits of sport and physical activity because they don't think they are "sporty enough", they don't know where or how to get involved, and they don't think there are opportunities for them to be involved in sport other than traditional team sports.
Use your voice to help these teenage girls realise that sport and physical activity can be a part of their lives and that sport is for everyone, including them.
Be part of the Sport Ireland Girls Get Active Hackathon and help us tackle the challenge of inactivity by being part of the solution.
A Hackathon is a short concentrated event that brings people together to brainstorm and share a range of creative and innovative ideas around a challenge.
For this hackathon Sport Ireland are looking for individuals and groups of all ages & backgrounds including
Secondary school students
Third level students
Sport Development Officers
NGB &LSP staff
FIND OUT MORE HERE ON HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS ZOOM EVENT
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SOSAD Launching their Messaging Support Service for Young People
SOSAD will be launching their messaging support service on the 15th of March 2021. This service will be available from 8pm until 12am daily. See attached posters below for details.
Aimed at young people, it can be accessed from their website https://sosadireland.ie/. Young people can talk to trained volunteers about how they are feeling and be signposted to relevant organisations if needed.
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Sam Singer
Residence(s): 4679 Woodley Avenue
Canoga Park, California
Spouse(s): Helen Singer
Children: Kyle Singer
Played by: Ted Marcoux
First episode: "Day 3: 3:00pm-4:00pm"
Sam Singer was the father of Kyle Singer and the husband of Helen Singer. He lived with his family in Canoga Park prior to and during Day 3.
Before Day 3[edit | edit source]
Sam lost his job and his family fell behind on their rent payments to their landlord, Don. Sam's son Kyle then took an illegal job ferrying what he believed to be cocaine into the country from Mexico.
When he learned that Kyle had paid the rent, Sam grew deeply suspicious because Kyle was unemployed. When Sam found out that Kyle was delivering a bag full of white powder he tried to stop him, but the bag was torn open in their scuffle instead. CTU thought this released the virus, and teams swarmed into the family's apartment. His wife, Helen, flushed the powder down the toilet, and CTU feared that it had been released into the general population. However, it was discovered that it was merely harmless, a hoax meant to deceive the government, and was not a virus. CTU then assumed that Kyle himself had been directly infected with the virus, and he would become contageous in a few hours.
CTU used Sam to call Kyle so they could track his location. They found him to be at a mall, and Tony Almeida took a team there. However, Kyle fled the scene when Tony was shot. He was later caught by Gomez, one of Hector Salazar's men. A CTU team found Kyle once more and took him to the NHS. He was told that he had a few hours to live, and said a tearful goodbye to his parents. However, Dr. Nicole Duncan discovered that in fact Kyle did not have the virus, and informed the happy family that they had nothing to worry about.
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Author Cherise Wolas scored a home run with her debut novel published in August 2017, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby. Highly acclaimed on publication it achieved bestseller status for literary fiction as one of the best books of the year. On this site it was reviewed as, "A stunning debut novel. The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas encompasses a wealth of superb writing, mature insights, and breath-taking risks." Naturally, there has been a buzz of expectation around Wolas' second novel, and here it is, scarcely a year later, The Family Tabor.
The two books have interesting contrasts and similarities. There are the same luminous patches of writing, particularly lush descriptions of landscapes and other settings, as well as in much of the reflective prose, as characters wrestle the essence of their inner selves.
Present is the same storytelling ability that makes it hard for the reader not to binge read. Yet the plotting is perhaps overly obvious in the second novel; it is easier to know where Wolas is headed. And some of the direct speech jars as it reads more like exposition than someone talking.
In the first novel, Joan Ashby emerges as such a well-realized character that we can scarcely believe she does not exist, that she only lives in the novel and that we are not reading biography. There is little of that intimacy between reader and protagonists in The Family Tabor. But this may be intentional on the part of the author; Joan Ashby is the eponymous character in that book's title, whereas in this second novel the eponymous character is the Family Tabor.
Just as a pack of cards is made up of individual cards that can be shuffled, arranged and rearranged into sequences and patterns, so can a family. And families are not limited to the nuclear present—mom, dad, children, and sometimes grandchildren but include two sets of generational families moving back in time as well as into the future. Follow that trail and you can soon arrive at 52 cards if you need them. But if you build a house of cards and one card is removed, that house collapses. Roma, the family matriarch knows this.
This idea of family as the central character is an ambitious construct on Wolas' part, and she deserves praise for attempting it. But unfortunately perhaps, it becomes the weakest part of the novel. Wolas tries to give each character equal time for the reader to know them but she probably needs 150–200 more pages to do so effectively. (She juggles five main characters.) The shift in voice and point of view are often confusing and interrupt and slow the narrative which is already hindered by overly long back stories.
Some of the character issues are frankly unbelievable. (The patriarch, Harry Tabor, carries a deeply buried secret that will upset the family house of cards. The secret is submerged in his consciousness for 20 years. How can he not be aware of his misdeeds when their presence is in his face every day in the name of his company, CST, and that the secret is the source of how he finances his work? Why does eldest child Phoebe need to construct a lie about a nonexistent relationship? Why do these issues arise so prominently in this supposedly brilliant, worked out and successful family? The almost superficial treatment of these issues (and others pertaining to each character) hinder the book from delivering on its impact and promise.
Wolas shows in both novels that she is not afraid to venture into "big themes"; in this book, secrets and lies, sibling relationships, marriage relationships, philosophical musings on time, repentance and atonement, the baggage and sometimes glory of history—both familial and historical. Toward the end of the novel, Simon, the only son, realizes that the world is not black and white "but a world made of whole cloth sewn in shades of grey." He muses further on his research into Einstein's beliefs on the fabric of time.
Whatever the Tabors do as a family in the present becomes part of the past for future generations.
Details of the impact of the Tabor family's Jewish history and the way different characters do or do not relate to its reality, is central to the novel. For instance, Harry remembers listening when he was thirteen to a rabbi explicating the ways and meaning of atonement.
This is a central memory that triggers Harry's "baffling" actions.
These quotes point to where Wolas could have delivered in major fashion on the novel's impact and promise. She seems to feel the urge to move toward philosophical discourse in order to expand on her characters' thoughts and emotions. In this book it is Judaic philosophy. Fascinating material. We receive tidbits, even some bigger bites, but we are titillated rather than satisfied.
To illustrate this point, two novels (of many novels) that do deliver on that impact and promise are Toni Morrison's Beloved, and Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections. Both deal with well-developed characters in singular families, but these authors set their characters in the context of shattering socio-political dynamics on a large scale. Beloved tackles the unspeakable horrors of America's struggle with slavery. The Corrections grapples with corrosive family dynamics in the 1990s in America, a decade of greed and corruption that entrenched the players in the unsustainable, oligarchical political system we are living with today.
Clearly, Cherise Wolas is not yet in the ranks of our foremost literary fiction writers—but she can be one day. Perhaps she'll take the time and space in her third novel to even more fully explore the rich veins of human experience she so instinctively taps into. Or perhaps she'll turn to writing more popular fiction. That will be a loss for us all.


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Directions: From Rte. 128 take Rte. 20 west to Wayland Center. Turn right at the lights onto Rte. 27, heading to Sudbury Center. Continue through the lights in Sudbury Center. Rte. 27 is now Hudson Road.
Less than half a mile later Rte. 27 and Hudson Road split. Stay left, on Hudson Road. A mile and a half later you'll see Haskell Field on your right. Turn right onto Fairbank Road. Your first left is the entrance to the Haskell Field parking lot. A large additional parking lot is available across Fairbank Road at Atkinson Pool.
Directions: From Rte. 128 take Rte. 20 west to Wayland Center. Turn right at the lights onto Rte. 27. Follow Rte. 27 for 3 miles to Sudbury Center. Turn right just before traffic light onto Concord Road. Continue for 1 mile. Lincoln-Sudbury High School is on the right, at the corner of Concord Road and Lincoln Road. Turn right onto Lincoln Road. The entrance to the school is on the left. The fields are located behind buildings. This is a turf field and no food or liquids other than water are allowed on the fields. Please do not walk on the track in cleats.
Directions: From Rte. 128 take Rte. 20 west to Wayland Center. Turn right at the lights onto Rte. 27, heading to Sudbury Center. A bit more than three miles later you will pass Sudbury's main fire station. At that point the road forks. Veer right to stay on Rte. 27, which becomes Maynard Road. Continue on Maynard Road for approximately 2 miles. Cutting Field, with its artificial surface, is easy to spot on your left, just past Wyman Drive and about 100 yards before the Maynard line. Parking is available in a lot behind the field. This is a turf field and no food or liquids other than water are allowed on the fields.
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We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; that He is the very God by whom and for whom all things were created. We believe in His virgin birth, that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and is God manifest in the flesh. John 1:1-3; Hebrews 1:8; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:16; Luke 1:31.
We believe in one God eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe that these persons have the same nature, attributes and perfections. Jude 20, 21; Matthew 3:16-17; II Corinthians 13:14.
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, that He convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling, and sealing them unto the day of redemption. John 16:8-11; II Corinthians 3:6; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in His presence at the right hand of God as our Priest and Advocate. Matthew 28:1-10; I Corinthians 15:20; I John 2:1; Hebrews 7:25.
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Q: Finding the closest centroids in a k means clustering With
X = [1.8421 4.6076;
     5.6586 4.8;
     6.3526 3.2909;
     2.904  4.6122;
     3.232  4.9399;
     1.2479 4.9327]

And
centroids = [3  3;
             6  2;
             8  5]

I'm trying to find the nearest centroid to each point in x.
I'm coding in Octave and here's my code
K = size(centroids, 1);
idx = zeros(size(X,1), 1);   %idx is the vector storing the index of the closest centroid
for e = 1: size(X,1)
    difference(1, :) = X(e,:) - centroids(1,:);
    min_distance = sum(difference(1,:).^2);
    for j = 2:K
        difference(j, :) = X(e,:) - centroids(j,:);
        distance = sum(difference.^2);
        if distance<min_distance
            min_distance = distance;
            idx(e) = centroids(j);
        endif
    endfor
endfor

The code works, but I only get
idx = 0 0 0

for the first three entries of x

A: You need to be consistent in the size of your operand when you are calculating
the distance and properly set idx:
K = size(centroids, 1);
difference=zeros(size(centroids));
idx = zeros(size(X,1), 1);   %idx is the vector storing the index of the closest centroid
for e = 1: size(X,1)
    difference(1, :) = X(e,:) - centroids(1,:);
    min_distance = sum(difference(1,:).^2);
    idx(e)=1;
    for j = 2:K
        difference(j, :) = X(e,:) - centroids(j,:);
        distance = sum(difference(j,:).^2);
        if (distance<min_distance)
            min_distance = distance;
            idx(e) = j;
        endif
    endfor
endfor
idx

with this change the output is:
idx =

   1
   3
   2
   1
   1
   1

A: You may find the min function useful, when using Octave ;)
[minimum_values, minimum_index] = min(k);

You would use the minimum_index value for idx, for example:
idx(i) = minimum_index;

You could therefore reduce this further to:
[minimum_values, idx(i)] = min(k);

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T.Govindasamy1, R.Gokul2 Department of Aeronautical Engineering Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College determine whether any missile or enemy flight is chasing us behind, if it going to happen then the system itself is going to take preventive measures to protect itself from demolition. The updates introduced for this system are Semi-automatic drive for the vehicle, Standard alignment for clear and easy targeting, Semi-automatic protection among the vehicles, Automatic anti-missile when locked on. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM: SEMI-AUTOMATIC DRIVE FOR THE PLANE: In this, as usual the pilot drives the flight to the destination that is the enemy zone. During this time the control is under the pilot. But when he nears the enemy zone, the pilot can give up the control to the system which is loaded with the route map. The map can be modified at any time by the pilot. Thus the flight is controlled by the pilot at first and when the flight nears the enemy zone the control is automated. Global Positioning System (GPS) can be used to implement this.
GPS NETWORK: There are 24 GPS satellites orbiting around the world in which 21 are operating and the three are space satellites which operates when any of the 21 satellites are in problem. These three satellites can be moved to any position and hence can replace any of the 21 satellites. The GPS determines the location by calculating the difference between the time that the signal is sent and the signal that is received. For this purpose the satellite carries an atomic clock for calculating the accurate time. WORKING OF GPS: The GPS allows the user to determine the latitude, longitude and altitude to determine exactly where he is. At any place in the globe at least four satellites sends the signals. The three satellites, here in this case the satellites A, B, and C is used to determine the latitude and longitude. And the fourth satellites D is needed to determine the altitude. The receiver calculates the location by receiving the signals coming from the four satellites.
SWARM TECHNOLOGY: Swarm technology is the emerging technology in the field of robotics. There are many discrete units capable of working independently communicates with each other and do the job jointly. Since all the units are capable of independent there is no master/slave concept. In the master/slave system if the master malfunctions or breaks down then the whole system fails. But in this system all units are capable of taking the control itself when the any other unit fails. Consider for simplicity three units capable working independently are linked using swarm technology. They are able to communicate with any system directly without any particular unit as medium.
ALIGNMENT FOR EASY TARGETING: Similarly the aircrafts which are independent can communicate with each other. The different units are aligned so that it eases work of pilot in targeting. Consider the situation that the aircrafts are not aligned and enemy aircraft is fronting, then the first row aircrafts only can easily target the enemy, but the aircrafts behind are not able to target since the ally aircraft is before.
The aircraft carries the receiver and calculates the position exactly where it is and takes the route accordingly to the destination when the controls is given up to the system. Thus in this case economical fuel consumption is also an added advantage since it takes the shortest route.
But when it is aligned then any aircraft can target the enemy easily. Thus for this automatic alignment swarm technology can be used.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC PROTECTION AMONG THE AIRCRAFTS: In robotics the swarm technology is used to join or assemble the independent units to perform any specific task or to reach any specific destination when units separately are not able to do that. Consider the following the situation as illustration.
As a preventive measure damaged aircraft is carried to their zone both life as well as the aircraft could be saved. As the proverb says A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY GAINED if the damaged aircraft is carried to safe zone the loss is minimized and hence obviously it is gain to their side. Also the pilots life also is saved hence the fetch is double. When a fighter plane caught fire and if there is more possibility to save the plane and pilots life then using swarm technology first the fire is extinguished by the neighbour plane. Then a lock is made between the two planes and carried to the safe zone. Since the propeller did not catch fire there is no need to generate more power to carry the damaged plane. When swarm technology is used the damaged aircraft can be carried by the other and thus both the life as well as the costly aircraft can be saved. We could remember the incident that during the Kargil war one of our air-marshal who ejected out from his damaged fighter plane was killed as he landed in the enemy zone.
*assembled to perform some action *join to cross when separately cannot do Similarly when sometimes any aircraft unit is damaged by enemies the other aircrafts can carry the damaged one. Thus both the life as well as the aircraft can be saved from the enemies. Consider the situation that one of the aircrafts wings are fired and become unstable, when it is the enemy zone the aircraft cannot be landed and hence both the life and the aircraft would be lost.
AUTOMATIC ANTI-MISSILE LAUNCHING: Such incident would not happen with swarm technology. In this system too the operation is not completely automatic, the two aircrafts joins when the two pilots permit the action. First the damaged plane sends a signal to its pilot requesting whether to perform the joining process. If the pilot permits then the damaged plane sends request to the nearest plane. That plane asks for the permission from the pilot and if the pilot accepts then the two aircrafts joins automatically. In case if the pilot of the saving plane does not accepts then the damaged plane send the request to the next nearest plane. Thus by implementing the swarm technology in this way both the pilot as well as the plane with minor damage can be saved and reused after repair. The next update is the automatic antimissile or patriot missile launch when the fighter plane is being locked by a guided missile. The commonly used method for locking an aircraft is heat sensing type. In this type the heat liberated from the propeller of the aircraft is first sensed and the data is loaded in the missile so that the missile blasts off the propeller. In this case the time taken for the missile to blast the aircraft is only three to five minutes, and hence the pilot has to take preventive action within this minimum time or else his/her life would be at risk.
automated during the time of enemy attack the pilot can take the control at any time manually and hence no possibility of hacking comes. When compared to the completely automatic system, this semi-automatic system is some what cheaper and also very efficient and flexible and these are added advantages. If any fighter plane goes unstable another planes carries the victim plane which is otherwise would have fall down in the enemy zone. Thus both life lost as well as the aircraft is saved, as we know that for manufacturing a fighter plane it consumes several millions of rupees.
FUTURE WORK: In the near future it can also be possible to assemble a number of fighter planes while flying using swarm technology to produce a giant aircraft with great power and capabilities and cause a great damage to enemies and dismantle the giant craft into smaller units for independent attacks after great attack. This may lead to robotic evolution at the borders rather than human soldiers. It may even lead to weapons sharing among the fighter planes in the air while flying. This virtually increases the weapon carrying capacity of the aircrafts. When the number of fighter planes increases the weapon carrying capacity also virtually increases.
CONCLUSION: In this paper we have presented our views to make the air-force more flexible, efficient and powerful. The application of swarm technology in this field greatly increases the incidence for the evolution of giant flying robots by assembling number of smaller fighter planes in the air and dismantling into individuals when there is no need for massive damage. Thus with same fighter planes we can make very massive damage and also a moderate damage. By different patterns of assembling different varieties of flying robots can be produced.


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New magic bullet cancer treatment makes tumours easier to remove
A "MAGIC bullet" cancer treatment that will massively improve the effectiveness of tumour surgery could be available in just five years.
By Giles Sheldrick
PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, Jan 22, 2016 | UPDATED: 08:05, Fri, Jan 22, 2016
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Dying cancer cells can make it easier for surgeons to remove them
Molecular imaging fills cancerous cells with dye, making them fluorescent in ultraviolet light so surgeons can easily identify and remove them.
British researchers said it could change the face of cancer treatment forever and was so simple it could be "practised by five-year-olds".
Professor Matthew Bogyo, a biochemist at Stanford University in California, said: "Most people have no idea this stuff can be done. It sounds like science fiction, but we are less than a decade away from this becoming standard practice."
In experiments breast cancer patients are hooked up to an intravenous drip that sends molecules of dye into blood. A small camera inserted into the chest shows cancer cells glowing bright green.
Currently, instruments are used to detect dyes that make the blood glow during transplant operations.
But lighting up the edges of a tumour in fluorescent colour makes it relatively straightforward to remove.
The new method means it's more likely that surgeons can remove a higher percentage of cancer cells
Highlighting the edges of a tumour can make it easier for surgeons to remove all cancer cells
Professor Arnie Purushotham
Consultant surgeon Professor Arnie Purushotham, senior clinical adviser at Cancer Research UK, said: "This exciting new technology has tremendous potential.
"Highlighting the edges of a tumour can make it easier for surgeons to remove all cancer cells and only leave healthy tissue behind.
"And it could also help us monitor the shrinkage of tumours when drug treatments are given to cancer patients."
The new treatment shows cancer cells like a white t shirt under UV light
The race for a cure comes as forecasts show half of us born from the early 1960s onwards will develop cancer at some point in our lives.
Clinical imaging expert Dr Daniel Bulte, of the University of Oxford, said: "Oncologists have shown pictures of a mouse whose tumour has been injected with dye.
"Thirty minutes later it is taken into surgery, the ultraviolet light is turned on and the cancer glows. You could teach a five-year-old to remove a tumour under those circumstances.
"You can't tell a tumour from healthy cells but this is like someone wearing a white T-shirt in a nightclub. It is some of the most amazing stuff I have seen."
The new treatment made cancer cells more obvious in lab mice
Prof Bogyo is working on chemical agents that target enzymes secreted by tumours. Light emitted by probes can be picked up by cameras that see infrared light penetrating skin and tissues.
A review of his research is published in Cell Chemical Biology.
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A big step toward producing rhino gametes
by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
The last two surviving females live in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Credit: Jan Stejskal, Safari Park Dvůr Králové
To save the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, the BioRescue team is racing to create lab-grown egg and sperm cells of the critically endangered subspecies. The team has now reported a milestone in Science Advances: they have generated primordial germ cells from stem cells—a world's first.
Thirty-three-year-old Najin and her daughter Fatu are the last surviving northern white rhinos on the planet. They live together in a wildlife conservancy in Kenya. With just two females left, this white rhino subspecies is no longer capable of reproduction—at least not on its own.
But all hope is not lost: according to a paper published in the journal Science Advances, an international team of researchers has successfully cultivated primordial germ cells (PGCs)—the precursors of rhino eggs and sperm—from embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
This represents a major milestone in an ambitious plan. The BioRescue project, which is coordinated by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, wants to save the northern white rhino from extinction. To this end, the scientists are pursuing two strategies—one of them trying to generate viable sperm and eggs from the skin cells of deceased rhinos.
The idea is to implant the resulting embryos into closely related southern white rhino females, who will then carry the surrogate offspring to term. And so the northern white rhino subspecies, which humans have already effectively wiped out through poaching, may yet be saved thanks to state-of-the-art stem cell and reproductive technologies.
The graphic outlines the researchers' plan (A), shows day 4 of the induction of primordial germ cells from rhinoceros pluripotent stem cells (B), and a comparison of the gene expression profiles of these cells in humans, mice, and southern white rhinoceroses. Cell differentiation proceeded similarly in humans and rhinos. Here, embryonic stem cells of the southern white rhinoceros were used (C). Credit: Graphic: Masafumi Hayashi, Osaka University
First success with an endangered species
To get from a piece of skin to a living rhinoceros may be a true feat of cellular engineering, but the process itself is not unprecedented: the study's co-last author Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi leads research labs at the Japanese universities of Osaka and Kyushu in Fukuoka, where his teams have already accomplished this feat using mice.
But for each new species, the individual steps are uncharted territory. In the case of the northern white rhinoceros, Hayashi is working in close cooperation with Dr. Sebastian Diecke's Pluripotent Stem Cells Technology Platform at the Max Delbrück Center and with reproduction expert Professor Thomas Hildebrandt from Leibniz-IZW. The two Berlin-based scientists are also co-last authors of the current study.
"This is the first time that primordial germ cells of a large, endangered mammalian species have been successfully generated from stem cells," explains the study's first author, Masafumi Hayashi of Osaka University. Previously, it has only been achieved in rodents and primates. Unlike in rodents, the researchers have identified the SOX17 gene as a key player in rhinoceros PGC induction. SOX17 also plays an essential role in the development of human germ cells—and thus possibly in those of many mammalian species.
The southern white rhino embryonic stem cells being used in Japan come from the Avantea laboratory in Cremona, Italy, where they were grown by Professor Cesare Galli's team. The newly derived northern white rhino PGCs, meanwhile, originated from the skin cells of Fatu's aunt, Nabire, who died in 2015 at Safari Park Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic. Diecke's team at the Max Delbrück Center was responsible for converting them into induced pluripotent stem cells.
Next step: Cell maturation
Masafumi Hayashi says that they are hoping to use the cutting-edge stem cell technology from Katsuhiko Hayashi's lab to save other endangered rhino species: "There are five species of rhino, and almost all of them are classified as threatened on the IUCN Red List."
The international team also used stem cells to grow PGCs of the southern white rhino, which has a global population of around 20,000 individuals. In addition, the researchers were able to identify two specific markers, CD9 and ITGA6, that were expressed on the surface of the progenitor cells of both white rhino subspecies. "Going forward, these markers will help us detect and isolate PGCs that have already emerged in a group of pluripotent stem cells," Hayashi explains.
The BioRescue scientists must now move on to the next difficult task: maturing the PGCs in the laboratory to turn them into functional egg and sperm cells. "The primordial cells are relatively small compared to matured germ cells and, most importantly, still have a double set of chromosomes," explains Dr. Vera Zywitza from Diecke's research group, who was also involved in the study. "We therefore have to find suitable conditions under which the cells will grow and divide their chromosome set in half."
Genetic variation is key for conservation
Leibniz-IZW researcher Hildebrandt is also pursuing a complementary strategy. He wants to obtain egg cells from 22-year-old Fatu and fertilize them in Galli's lab in Italy using frozen sperm collected from four now deceased northern white rhino bulls. This sperm is thawed and injected into the egg in a process known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
However, Hildebrandt explains that Fatu is not able to bear her own offspring, as she has problems with her Achilles tendons and cannot carry any additional weight. Her mother Najin, meanwhile, is past child-bearing age and also suffers from ovarian tumors. "And in any case, since we only have one donor of natural eggs left, the genetic variation of any resulting offspring would be too small to create a viable population," he adds.
The SOX17 gene played a key role in inducing primordial germ cells from pluripotent stem cells of the white rhinoceros. Credit: Masafumi Hayashi, Osaka University
The team's top priority, therefore, is turning the PGCs they now have at their disposal into egg cells. "In mice, we found that the presence of ovarian tissue was important in this crucial step," Zywitza explains. "Since we cannot simply extract this tissue from the two female rhinos, we will probably have to grow this from stem cells as well."
The scientist is hopeful, however, that ovarian tissue from horses could come in useful, as horses are among the rhinos' closest living relatives from an evolutionary standpoint. If only humans had taken as good care of the wild rhino as they had of the domesticated horse, the immense challenge now facing the BioRescue scientists could perhaps have been avoided altogether.
More information: Masafumi Hayashi et al, Robust induction of primordial germ cells of white rhinoceros on the brink of extinction, Science Advances (2022). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9683
Journal information: Science Advances
Provided by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Citation: A big step toward producing rhino gametes (2022, December 9) retrieved 27 January 2023 from https://phys.org/news/2022-12-big-rhino-gametes.html
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It's hard to believe that eight years ago, I was blogging about the vintage wedding trend, focusing on Roaring Twenties style. Short, mysterious birdcage veils were all the rage.
Now I'm obsessing over an even more vintage style (think 1500's!) with the rise in sales of Juliet cap veils. Named after the most famous Shakespearian leading lady, the style is more of a cap over the crown, with beads and/or intricate crochet-work or lace. While it's similar to a mantilla, it has mostly mesh for the body of the veil.
I couldn't be more fond of the romantic trend and hope it sticks around for a while.
What veil style did you wear for your wedding? Or, what veil style is your favorite now?
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Rana's Wedding, also known as Jerusalem, Another Day (Arabic, القدس في يوم آخر ), is a Palestinian film released in 2002, produced in partnership with the Netherlands and funded by the Palestinian Film Foundation. The film was shot in Jerusalem under the direction of the Palestinian Director Hany Abu-Assad, he was the first Palestinian film director to reach Cannes Film Festival with his film, that was selected for screening at the International Critics' Week in 2002. The film was also screened at multiple film festivals worldwide and received many excellent international reviews and awards. Rana's Wedding was able to present the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in an exceptional and compelling way, by using romance and dark comedy genres which left the audience astonished by this unique approach, that was able to portray, (through the couples marriage drama) a vivid image of a Palestinian's daily struggle, towards living a somewhat normal life.

Plot
A 17-year-old girl called Rana is subjected to a crucial life-changing decision at a very young age. Her father decides to leave Palestine and relocate to Egypt, due to the chaotic working and living conditions, to try to maintain a decent living to support his family. Rana wakes up one day and finds a letter from her father informing her about his difficult decision adding to it, he also involves her in his plans and provides her with two choices, either to travel with him to Egypt and carry on with her education there under his watchful eye, or stay in Palestine and marry to make sure that someone is guarding her in his absence. Although the options seem fairly reasonable, there is a twist, her father will only allow her to marry one of the men that he has mentioned on a list with the letter, because they are the most reputable and trustworthy men in Jerusalem, as well as, she has to take that critical decision just 10 hours before her father departs from Palestine.

Rana is left shocked and disappointed with the options, after reading the letter she decides to run away from home in search of her lover Khalil that her father does not approve of because of his career, therefore, does not include him in the list of people she can marry. Rana desperately searches for Khalil leaving no home, family or friend unasked about his whereabouts to inform him about her critical situation. As she searches for him she is faced with many challenges along the way from Israeli soldiers, roadblocks and physical conflicts between Palestinian and Israeli soldiers. After hours of searching she finally finds his location and rushes to him, finding him in the theatre, working on directing one of his plays.

At last she finds him and tells him everything she has been through the past few hours, and confidently asks him for his hand in marriage, rushing him to take a decision in order to find a sheikh to marry them before her father sets off. Together they set out on an even longer journey to reach the sheikh and her father to approve of their marriage. They were able to find the sheikh and drove him to her father's house to convince him of the marriage, that he could not object to without any rightful excuse according to Islamic law, the sheikh supported Rana's decision and told her father that the marriage must proceed. Her father giving into her wishes unwillingly approves, Rana and Khalil then set out on another extremely tiresome mission, getting their papers and preparing themselves for their wedding ceremony.

At the end tension rises when the wedding is held at Rana's father's house while the sheikh has not shown up to do the ceremony and her dad is getting ready to leave. As she waits restlessly she finds out that the sheikh is stuck at a roadblock. Her father gets furious and waits no longer, ordering her to come with him in her wedding dress, leaving for Egypt. Riding in the car with her father and her family they pressure and persuade her father to go to the roadblock for his daughter, finally agreeing they arrive at the roadblock. When her father and Khalil read their vows in the car, her dad sympathetically gives her away to the man she loves, ending the love story with a heart-warming celebration on the streets of Jerusalem.

The film ends with the words of Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish:

Cast
 Clara Khoury as Rana
 Khalifa Natour as Khalil
 Ismael Dabbagh as Ramzy
 Zuher Fahoum as Father
 Bushra Karaman as Grandmother

Production
The film was shot in East Jerusalem, Ramallah, Palestine. Produced in collaboration with the Netherlands and funded by the Palestinian Film Foundation. It was filmed  during a critical time in the early months of the Second Palestinian Intifada. Hany Abu-Assad in an interview with journalist Sabah Haider, discusses the challenges he faced when producing the film: "For sure the intifada influenced the production because at the end of the film, reality is stronger than fiction. The occupation, the checkpoints — you don't want them to interfere with your story but the ugliness of occupation influenced the look of film. As much as you might not want occupation to influence the making of the film, at the end it does influence it."

Reception

Box office
According to the website Box Office Mojo, in 2003 Rana's Wedding was ranked out of the top 50 wedding genre films produced in that year, and received a world ranking of 1108 in foreign films. The film was able to generate $10,604 after 1 year of release, screening in film festivals around the world. It was selected for screening at the International critics week in 2002 at the Cannes Film Festival.

Critical response
The film Rana's Wedding was reviewed by many notable newspapers, websites and critics and overall received pleasing reviews.
 Rana's Wedding was reviewed by Stephen Holden for The New York Times in 2003, discussing the plot and providing the film with great support to increase viewers interest towards this unique story.
 It was reviewed by Al Bawaba 2002, who identified it as one of the first Palestinian films to influence the Arabic films being screened at Cannes and was able to increase the Arab presence in the festival.
 An article written by Janice Page in 2004 found at Boston.com article collection, evaluates and supports the film with a great review.
 About.com, rated Rana's Wedding, 3.5 stars out of 5, based on a review written by Jürgen Fauth, supporting the movie and evaluating its plot.
 On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 93% based on reviews from 28 critics, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus states: "A poignant drama that offers a look at what it is like to live in occupied Palestine."
 On the website Metacritic the film has a score of 71 out of 100 based on reviews from 19 critics.

Awards and nominations
Awards
 Won Grand Prize in Cologne  Mediterranean Film Festival, and Clara Khoury as best actress in (2002).
 Clara Khoury won best actress from Marrakech International Film Festival in (2002).
 Won the Golden Antigone award from Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival in (2002)
 Won the Golden Anchor award from Haifa International Film Festival in (2003)
 Won the Nestor Almendros for courage in film making, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in (2003)
Nominations
 Nominated for the Golden star award from Marrakech International Film Festival in (2002)
 Nominated for the Golden Alexander Award by the Thessaloniki Film Festival in (2002)
 Nominated by Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema for Best Film in (2003)
 Nominated for Golden Dolphin award by Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival in (2003)

Legacy
 Rana's Wedding is considered to be the first film that approaches and show cases the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in a novel way, leaving viewers astonished by this unique approach, because the film did not incorporate the common styles of films that discuss life circumstances in Palestine. In which they would always focus on tragic plots that contain similar content of war, murder, hunger and destruction. Instead Rana's Wedding portrayed all these events but in an indirect and compelling way, through a love story, and amazingly did not reduce the intensity of the Palestinian Israeli conflict. Through a plot that was able to portray how people still try to live and try to create an everyday normal life, despite the numbers that die in Palestine each day. People still laugh, hope, worship, love, work, care for one other, sing and dance, and finally try to have a normal wedding that's not so normal to many of us. Rana's Wedding is just filled with pure heart felt emotions and through the movements of the couple one is able to witness all the different events that take place in Jerusalem, both the joyful and heart-breaking. A film that truly makes Palestinian see hope in a new day and find bliss  under all the destruction they see every day.
 Is one of the first few Arabic films to be screened at Cannes Film Festival and more importantly one of the earliest Palestinian films to reach Cannes and gain a great deal of popularity, success and outstanding reviews. Affecting greatly the Arabic cinema and the Arab presence at Cannes by opening doors to many Palestinian and Arabic film directors to take on the same path and reach Cannes film festival.

See also
 Paradise now
 Cinema of Palestine
 Cinema Jenin
 Palestinian National Theatre
 Al-Kasaba Theatre

References

External links
 Trailer, at YouTube

Films about weddings
Palestinian drama films
Films directed by Hany Abu-Assad

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Biopic of Hockey Legend Gordie Howe to be Developed
Howard and Karen Baldwin are teaming with David E. Kelley to produce a feature based on the origins of the World Hockey Assn. and hockey great Gordie Howe, according to Variety.
Howe will executive produce along with Mike Ilitch Jr., whose family owns the Detroit Red Wings. Kelley will also oversee the scripting process, though it's not yet decided if he'll write.
The announcement coincided with Monday night's Red Wings-Los Angeles Kings game at Staples Center and the 60th anniversary of Howe's first NHL goal. Howe led the Wings to four Stanley Cup championships and scored 1,071 goals as a pro.
The film's story will focus on the 1973-74 season when Howe, then 44, returned to pro hockey after two years in retirement and played on the same team as his two sons, Mark and Marty, in the upstart World Hockey Assn. Howe's wife Colleen served as agent-manager for the trio, which led the Houston Aeros to the championship, with the elder Howe named league MVP.
Kelley will turn his attention to the project following the launch of Life on Mars for ABC.


Great forecasts for Easter Skiing!
As the holiday rush begins it's looking like most places in Europe will be having a chilly, wet Easter. Not so great if you're going to the Lake District but excellent if you're heading to the mountains.
Snow is forecast for most resorts across Europe for the weekend, providing a good top up to the already generous snow depths we have. Late season snow can be quite different to the early season variety - a bit wetter and heavier generally, and doesn't hang around for as long on roads and warmer slopes.
Next week's forecasts look as though the weathermen could be hedging their bets a bit - a mix of snowy showers, sunshine and cloud. It does appear that temperatures will gradually be creeping up towards the end of the week - so there is a chance that you'll return with those fashionable tell-tale ski and snowboard holiday tans. Check out the forecasts on Netweather or Meteoblue.
We've said it before but this season has been a record - it feels like the snow hasn't let up that much since early December and as we head towards April, conditions are exceptional. There are still very few rocks to be seen, and snow depths are extremely healthy. On a ski trip to the Portes du Soleil this week, CD staffers were amazed that even in late March the run down to the bottom of the cable car at Les Prodains in Morzine was still perfectly fine and skiable, albeit a bit slushy in the late afternoon sun.
Either way it looks like this year's spring skiing will be truly exceptional. There are some amazing deals to be had for now to the end of the season - take a look the Last Minute offers.
If you've been watching you'll know that so far winter 2013 has just kept on giving. The first 2 weeks of February in particular saw exceptional snowfall, cold temperatures and even some sunshine. It was a perfect storm in more ways than one.
Lucky CD staffers were there to catch it - see our short edit below!
With all that snow, on top of already record snow depths, it means that now, even after a couple of weeks without snow, conditions are still good. Piste skiing in many resorts will stay good up to Easter and beyond - so if you'd like to see what's available for the upcoming holidays have a look at our Easter promotions!
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The task of transforming the computer on a schedule can be made by standard methods of the Windows operating system by using "task Scheduler". The only condition is the power-saving mode of operation of the computer (sleep, hibernate, hybrid sleep).
Click "start" to bring up the main menu system and navigate to "control Panel" to configure settings for the computer went into sleep mode.
Select "power options" and select "change plan settings".
Set the time under "put the computer to sleep mode" dialog box and click "OK" to apply your changes.
Return to the main menu "start" and navigate to "All programs" to perform the operation you resume the computer from sleep mode/hibernation on a schedule.
Open the link to "Standard" and click "Service".
Select "task Scheduler" and click the "Create task" in the right pane of the application window.
Specify the task name on the General tab of the resulting window and click the tab "Triggers".
Click the "Create" button and select the schedule resume the computer from power saving mode in new dialog box.
Click "OK" to confirm the command and go to the Actions tab of the main window of the application "task Scheduler" to specify the actions that must be executed to exit from sleep mode.
Click the "Create" button and specify the desired action in the new dialog box.
Click "OK" to confirm the changes and click the tab "Conditions".
Apply a check mark on the "Wake the computer to run the task" in the "Nutrition" and click "OK" to save the changes.
To assign a schedule to Wake the computer with the Windows XP operating system, use the BIOS.
Use the tool "task Scheduler" and the program shutdown (console) to perform the job assignment disable computer.


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Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) call for participation and deadline for scholarships, grants and awards
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is planning its next conference March 17-19, 2022, in Cleveland, Ohio. The WiCyS Call for Participation submissions are now open as are applications for scholarships, grants and fellowships for attendees.
At the WiCyS conference, we demonstrate diversity not by pointing out the problem, but by showcasing a spectrum of talent from a diverse group of professionals.
CLEVELAND (PRWEB) September 30, 2021
The WiCyS 2022 conference will center around the theme, "Being Smart About Security and Privacy of all 'Smart' Things." All things cyber are helpful in enhancing and progressing society but come with challenges and dangers. All speaking submissions are encouraged to address these issues and concerns and how to keep everyone safe.
Individuals, organizations and companies can submit a presentation for the event that follows one of these tracks: Today's Technology and Challenges, Looking Ahead, Best Practices and Career Development. These sessions could be student research posters, technical presentations, workshops, Birds-of-a-Feather (informal discussions), lightning talks or panels.
"At the WiCyS conference, we demonstrate diversity not by pointing out the problem, but by showcasing a spectrum of talent from a diverse group of professionals," said Dr. Ambareen Siraj, WiCyS program chair.
Anyone can submit proposals for the technical conference through Oct. 18. Accepted proposals will be notified by Nov. 21. Each accepted proposal will receive one complimentary registration. For more information, visit ww.wicys.org/events/wicys-2022-call-for-participation/.
Not only is WiCyS 2022 the flagship conference for women in cybersecurity but regardless of gender, it is the only cybersecurity conference that has equal representation of students and professionals. About 50% of attendees are students attending on a scholarship. Students can only attend via scholarship or school sponsorship. The Faculty Grant is given to WiCyS Student Chapter advisors or WiCyS faculty members who have not previously attended the conference. The Black, Indigenous, People of Color Fellowship Award is for WiCyS members who identify with that community, and the Veteran Fellowship Award is for all members who are U.S. veterans.
"It is with gratitude to our conference sponsors that so many of our attendees are able to participate via scholarship or fellowships," said Janell Straach, WiCyS conference chair. "These awardees pay a $40 registration-processing fee. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and donors, the scholarship and fellowship recipients receive full conference registration, all meals and shared lodging, which is valued at over $1000."
Applications and speaking proposals must be received by Oct. 18. For more information, visit http://www.wicys.org/events/scholarships-grants-and-fellowship-awards/.
About WiCyS:
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with international reach dedicated to bringing together women in cybersecurity. WiCyS offers opportunities and resources for its members and collaboration benefits for its sponsors and partners. Strategic partners include Tier 1: Amazon Web Services, Bloomberg, Carnegie Mellon University - Software Engineering Institute, Cisco, Facebook, Google, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Optum. Tier 2: Abbvie, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Linkedin, Navy Federal Credit Union, Nike, SentinelOne, Wayfair, Workday. Tier 3: Fortinet, Haystack Solutions, HERE Technologies, IBM, MITRE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Palo Alto Networks, SANS Institute, SAP, Smoothstack, Starbucks, Target, The Home Depot, University of California-San Diego. To partner, visit https://www.wicys.org/support/strategic-partnerships/.
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Silberra U200 35mm Film 36 Exposures (£7.50 incl VAT)
Silberra's U200 is an ISO 200/24° panchromatic black and white negative film, and one of two new "U" film stocks from the company. The films have been designed to take advantage of a high-contrast, mixed-grain emulsion, which combines both flat and classic grain, allowing the film to provide the high resolving power of T-grain while preserving the natural tonal softness of classic emulsions.
It is multi-speed, mixed-grain, panchromatic film, capable of being exposed at EI 100, 200 and 400 whilst preserving acceptable contrast and dynamic range. The "U" name (for those who have followed Silberra's history), comes from their ULTIMA series, which is based on the same substrate: a thin, flat and crystal clear polyester base.
Silberra advises a number of precautions when using U films:
Loading the film subdued light (due to a very thin base, the first frame may appear to be overexposed as a result of light to penetrating the film cartridge light shield).
When loading film for development, ensure the reels are absolutely dry to avoid displacement.
In recognition of the first point above, Silberra U films are loaded at 37-exposure, non-DX coded cartridges. The first batch Silberra U film became available on retail in June 2018 and is considered an "open test batch".
Name: Silberra U200
Type: Black and white (negative)
Spectral sensitivity: Panchromatic
Normal Process: BW
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A trucker passing underneath a pedestrian walkway was hit with a slab of concrete, costing him his career. Sarah Wallace reports in an I-Team exclusive.
A five-foot-long slab of concrete and rebar cost Earl Eckbert his career -- and nearly his life.
The 55-year-old trucker was making a routine run Jan. 10 from the Bronx to Fairlawn, New Jersey, on New Jersey Route 4 when the massive chunk of a pedestrian overpass in Teaneck came rocketing down, smashing through the windshield of his rig and into his face.
"I'm lucky to be here, alive," he told the I-Team on Monday.
The slab, which Eckbert and Metz said they had collected from the scene, still has a blood stain on the spot where it had hit the 55-year-old. They added that there were more bloody chunks in the cab.
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Grand Grimm: A Review of The Juniper Tree
July 12, 2019 at 1:15 pm by Ray Pride
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There are many divides between the celluloid and digital eras of feature filmmaking, but the bleak and lovely, even heartbreaking black-and-white medieval fable, based loosely on a Brothers Grimm story and set in Iceland, "The Juniper Tree" materializes as if it were from another solar system (one called the 1991 Sundance Film Festival) only because it was produced on readily restored film. Digital-native projects will not be so lucky in coming months and years and decades. (Restoration is still costly and this 4K restoration, shown here on 35mm, was financed in part by the George Lucas Family Foundation and completed by the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research and The Film Foundation.) Directed by the late Nietzchka Keene, the English-language "The Juniper Tree," shot in 1986, is notable, yes, for the debut performance of Björk as a young visionary, but also for its rustic beauty, intensity of emotion, and the allegorical weight of the treatment of its women, its family torments, its depiction of sorcery and for its waking dream sequences (provided by experimental filmmaker Pat O'Neill). We are caught as are the characters in a world of fantastical landscapes and indelible settings and obdurate women: it is an icy age.
The weight of the Icelandic landscape startles and captivates as it embraces and punishes its female characters; Björk, twenty-one, is sound and vision, grounded and ethereal at the very beginning, as she is to this day. With Bryndis Petra Bragadottir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Geirlaug Sunna Pormar. 78m. (Ray Pride)
"The Juniper Tree" opens Friday, July 12 at the Music Box.
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 preview: Ambrose/Rollins vs. Ziggler/McIntyre
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Raw Tag Team Championship match
Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre (c)
After an epic Intercontinental championship feud, Rollins and Ziggler have brought their teammates into a war for tag gold.
The Road to Hell in a Cell
This summer's feud between the Kingslayer and the Show-Off would have been enough to propel this rivalry onward. Especially considering Seth's IC title win at SummerSlam was only possible because he finally found an answer for McIntyre in the form of the recently returned Ambrose.
It was when they re-donned their flak jackets to stand by Universal champion Roman Reigns' side and triple powerbombed Braun Strowman through the announce desk that things really took off, though.
That move forced the Monster Among Men to go looking for back-up of his own. He found it in Ziggler and the big Scot. And right from the start of this new alliance, which revealed itself when Strowman turned on Reigns in a match where they were partnered up against Dolph & Drew, it looked like maybe the Hounds of Justice had met their match. When it came to brawling, the sides were pretty even…
… but when it came to strategizing, the new alliance maybe even had the upperhand. First they surprised the Big Dog, then they got the Hounds of Justice arrested and brutalized them with the help of the entire locker room.
In between, Ziggler & McIntyre took out The Revival and grabbed their tag title shot. Without The Shield around to stop them, Braun's new friends steamrolled The B-Team and captured the Raw tag titles.
But you have to get up pretty early in the morning to outmaneuver the Architect. Seth and Dean orchestrated a plan to outmaneuver the weak link in Monday night's army of heels, acting General Manager Baron Corbin:
Once they'd cornered the Constable into giving them a championship match at Hell in a Cell, it was game on for Sun., Sept. 16 in San Antonio.
It's tempting to look at this as a prelude both for the main event of this pay-per-view (PPV) and the already announced six-man at the next WWE Network special, Oct. 6's Super Show-Down from Melbourne. No matter who wins these straps or the Universal title, either The Shield of Strowman's Dogs of War will be looking for payback on the road to Australia. And quite possibly farther down the line, seeing as a show known for multi-person elimination matches is on the schedule for November.
Still, we've got four talented guys with a lot of history between them. And there's nothing wrong with any of the matches we're likely to get later on for them – including the possiblity of feuds between the guys who are partners right now.
To recap: the build certainly could have made more sense (mostly by including one fewer arrest), we all know nothing ends here, and, in fact, we're probably going to see these teams again when they interfere in a match which supposedly prevents interference.
But we're still looking forward to it. How bout you?
Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins
51 votes total
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Homepage > Bible Study Tools > Bible Reading Plan > 'Do you believe this?'-- Matthew 28
March 31, 2013 | By Mike
'Do you believe this?'– Matthew 28
By David Faust
My dad died on St. Patrick's Day in 2011. His death wasn't surprising, for he had been sick for several years. Yet, when I heard the final word about his passing, my first reaction was a flash of anger—not toward anyone in particular. I just felt a keen sense of loss. I realized that, on this side of Heaven, I would never again hear Dad's distinctive voice or even have the chance to rub his bald head.
Christians should be realistic about death, but we should never get too comfortable with it. Scripture calls death "the last enemy to be destroyed" (1 Corinthians 15:26). Satan tries to hold people "in slavery by their fear of death" (Hebrews 2:14, 15). Christ came to break death's stranglehold on the human race, but even he was brought to tears by the death of his friend Lazarus.
Feelings About Death
My friend Mark Koerner was beloved by his church and community. He retired after 27 years as an elementary school principal, where he won awards for leading a "school of character." Then for eight years he served as Director of Alumni Ministries at Cincinnati Christian University.
Mark died suddenly on a chilly day in October. At the funeral his brother LaVon described his own emotions. "When I heard the news," LaVon confessed, "at first I felt mad. Mark's wife, son, and daughter will miss him so much. He won't be there to attend his grandchildren's graduations and weddings. It made me mad."
"Then," he continued, "I felt sad. Sad for all of us who are left to grieve. Sad that Mark won't be around to eat with us, laugh with us, and encourage us."
"But then," LaVon went on, "as I continued to process my emotions, I quit feeling mad and sad. I actually felt glad. Glad for the hope we have in Christ. Glad that Mark is now in the presence of the Lord. Glad we will see him again."
Facts About Resurrection
The good news? Empty lives find hope in an empty tomb. God's angel announced, "He is not here; he has risen, just as he said" (Matthew 28:6). Jesus' enemies concocted a rumor about his body being stolen (vv. 11-15), but soon the "stolen merchandise" was walking around in public and meeting with eyewitnesses, including both worshippers and doubters (vv. 16, 17). He claimed universal authority "in heaven and on earth"—a claim that's hard to dispute when it comes from someone who rose from the dead. He commanded his followers to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing . . . and teaching them," and assured them of his ongoing presence (vv. 18-20).
When Dad died, I could relate to Martha who was mad and sad because her brother had died. Jesus reassured her: "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die." Then he asked a penetrating question: "Do you believe this?" (John 11:25, 26). It was as if Jesus looked me right in the eye and said, "Dave, you say you believe in the resurrection. But now your own dad has died. Are these just some nice religious words to you, or do you really believe my promise?"
I do believe. And for all who believe—even when we're mad, sad, or glad—Easter isn't just a once-a-year holiday. It's a daily source of hope and inspiration.
1. What emotions stir in you when you think about dying?
2. Why do you believe Jesus rose from the dead?
David Faust is president of Cincinnati Christian University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and past Executive Editor of The Lookout.
The Lookout's Bible Reading Plan for March 31, 2013
Use this guide to read through the Bible in 12 months. Follow David Faust's comments on the highlighted text in every issue of The Lookout.
Deuteronomy 22—26
Deuteronomy 27, 28
Romans 15:1–13
Psalm 69:19–36
Matthew 28:1–10
Romans 15:14–33
David Faust Do you believe this? Matthew 28
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LCDR Roy Boehm: The very first Navy SEAL
LCDR Roy Boehm a first commanding officer of the SEAL Team Two (Photo: XY)
The personal history of LCDR Roy Boehm, if made into a movie, John Wayne would have to be resurrected to play the lead. There is no other actor that could come close to portraying Roy.
1 Meeting Roy Boehm
2 The first officer in charge of SEAL Team Two
Meeting Roy Boehm
I have had the pleasure of meeting many forthright, truthful, and truly honorable men in my life, but I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Roy at the Norfolk reunion. For those of you that were unable to attend the Virginia Beach reunion.
One of the first things that Roy told me was, "I never lie; that way, I don't have to remember what I have said." He also told me "that he tried not to know any of you guys personally, do my job correctly, or well enough, possibly a lot of you would not come back" (he had been there four times).
He is, without a doubt, one of the most down-to-earth individuals that I have ever met. In the typical Roy Boehm manner, he gave the credit of the success of NIOTC to the fact that he was getting weekly and sometimes daily reports back from the guys in the country on "Charlie's" tactics and was able to devise a solution to counter the VC tactics within hours.
Roy Boehm: ST-2 members extracting with VietCong prisoner (Photo: XY)
Of course, he gave this credit to the sailors on the rivers and canals. He also told me that the main thing he tried to get across to us was "react within the first two seconds of a firefight, get all guns blazing, and you would probably make it through it." Roy's story goes like this:
LCDR Roy H. Boehm was born on 9 April 1924 in Brooklyn, NY. He entered the naval service as an enlisted man in April 1941 and saw action in World War II. He fought in the Pacific theater of operations from February 1942 until the conclusion of the war in 1945.
He is a survivor of one of the most extensive "all surface" sea engagements, The Battle of Cape Esperance at Guadalcanal. While serving onboard the destroyer Duncan (DD 485), the ship received 58, 8″ and 6″ shell hits at point-blank range before going down. He also participated in the following campaigns and engagements: The Battle of Coral Sea, Bougainvillea, Turk, Green Island, Emery, Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. He also supplied ammunition to the guerrillas in the Philippines and saw action in Kerama Reto and Okinawa.
Roy Boehm also saw action in the Korean conflict. In Vietnam, where he served four tours, he helped develop and implement many of the war's most successful counterinsurgency tactics.
The first officer in charge of SEAL Team Two
In the early 1960s, working under a Presidential Two priority received from President John F. Kennedy, Boehm developed, designed, implemented, and led the US Navy's Commando organization known as SEALs. He was the first Officer in Charge (OIC) of SEAL Team Two.
He assisted in the design and implementation of the Navy's first counterinsurgency course, for which he received the Navy Achievement Medal. Following this, he was made the head of the Navy's River Patrol Craft Division. He developed tactical procedures and organized and trained River Patrol Boat sailors for Operation Gamewarden in Vietnam.
Boehm held the following qualifications: Unlimited deep-sea diving, deep submergence rescue chamber operator for submarine rescue, experimental diving, and salvage diving. He was a qualified Underwater Demolition Expert and was a test pilot for underwater swimmer propulsion units. He is also a graduate of Airborne and Ranger training. LCDR Boehm is authorized to wear 24 medals and awards. Roy Boehm and Chuck Sasser are writing Roy's autobiography, tentatively titled the "First SEAL." Pocket Books will publish the book.
I want to conclude this article by saying, Roy, thank you for all you did for the "Brown Water Navy" and the United States of America. Most "Gamewardens" would not be here without you. Good luck with your book and God bless.
* Reprinted with permission from The Brown Water Log granted by Roy Boehm
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