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Q: SimplePie not parsing flickr feed I am trying to use SimplePie to pull a group pool flickr feed:
$feed = new SimplePie();
$feed->set_feed_url('http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/groups_pool.gne?id=25938750@N00&lang=en-us&format=rss_200');
$feed->init();
$feed->handle_content_type();

Then I use typical SimplePie php calls to loop through the feed items.  However, nothing is returned.  The HTML is there, but the feed elements aren't inserted.
When I try to use a flickr feed of tags, like:
$feed->set_feed_url('http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?tags=architecture,building&lang=en-us&format=rss_200');

I get back a list of photos from the public photo feed, but the tags aren't taken into account.
Any ideas?  The only thing I can think of is I need an API key, but there is nothing on the flickr website that indicates a key is needed for feed calls.  Plus, I can open both types of feeds in my browser and get the feed I am looking for.

A: The purpose of 'replace_invalid_with_pct_encoding' is to escape all invalid characters in a query string.
so just removing it may not be the safest option.  Since then invalid characters in links that are coming in via the rss entries are not escaped anymore either.  And that's probably not what you want.
The problem you encounter is not caused by the questionmark, rather it is caused by the presence of '=' and '&' characters in your url.
I had the same issue and added these two characters as 'valid' characters as follows:
$this->query = $this->replace_invalid_with_pct_encoding($query,
'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-._~!$\'()*+,;:@/?=&');

A: I was able to find an answer -- thanks to ceejayoz for helping me figure out what to search for.
Found the answer here.
In simplepie.inc, around line 12146, you should see the following function:
function set_query($query)
{
if ($query === null || $query === '')
{
$this->query = null;
}
else
{
$this->query = $this->replace_invalid_with_pct_encoding($query,
'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-._~!$\'()*+,;:@/?');
}
$this->valid[__FUNCTION__] = true;
return true;
}

Change it to this:
function set_query($query)
{
if ($query === null || $query === '')
{
$this->query = null;
}
else
{
$this->query = $query;
}
$this->valid[__FUNCTION__] = true;
return true;
}

I'm not really sure how this affects other things in the code, but it seems to work to pull in the queried items.

A: Adding that "&=" to the set_query function worked like a charm! (Thanks Patrice)
I was uncomfortable setting to null, since security parts of this package are way above my head. Was banging my head for hours, trying to get feeds from my phpBB forums to link to sister site.
get_links was last piece of the puzzle. Works for me.

A: This was useful for a Flickr / ZenPhoto / Picasa Web RSS script I am writing that creates little square thumbs from feeds.
I want to polish it a little, and prepare the code for others' use instead of just my own, but here it is as it stands.

A: I had the same issue and the solution was to make sure you're getting the RSS feed for the Group's image pool, not the RSS feed for the Group's discussion, then the thumbnails were readily available.


Wow! This is our 14th developer interview, and the list to come is still long! I'm so glad it's lasted this long and hope for it to continue far into the future! But in case you haven't noticed, quite a few of the questions are repetitive. So that's where I want you guys to come in! If you can think of anything you'd like to know about these developers, feel free to send your questions over to me. Thanks a ton!
Amit, could you start by telling us a little about yourself?
Hi, my name is Amit Nivedan Kalra. I'm 15 years old and a freshman in high school. I like to code, take photography, and just be involved with technology in any way.
What was your first experience developing? How did it pull you in?
The way I got into developing was interesting. I started off in '09 when a friend of mine showed me a game called ROBLOX. At first it was just a game that I played. A couple of months later, I just got the idea to develop my own game. Around that time, I was interested in doing parkour. So I decided to make a game called Parkour City. It took time, and it was frustrating. But in the end, it pays off! I now have OVER half a MILLION visits on the game.
Do you have any apps you've published, or do you prefer playing with code for fun?
Right now you're learning Swift and Lua. What made you choose these languages? Do you see any parallels between them?
Well, I didn't actually chose Lua. Lua is the only language you use to script games on ROBLOX. I did chose Swift over Objective C for iOS Development because it's much easier to learn, shorter, and fun! Surprisingly there isn't really a big difference between Swift and Lua. For example, if you want to print something in the console, for Swift it'd be : println("Hello World") and for Lua it'd be print("Hello World!"). They're both very easy to work with and exciting!
Where do you see yourself five years from now? Ten? Are you going to continue pursuing software development as a profession?
In 5 years I can see myself attending (MIT) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I want to continue software engineering as a profession so I will be getting my masters in Computer Science. In 10 years, I'll probably be working at Apple as a Software Engineer.
Don't ever quit. Even if things get real hard, just take a LOOOOOOONNNNGGGGGG break. And remember, don't do things you're not passionate for. Follow what you want to become.
If you'd like to contact Amit, he's @AMITNKALRA on Twitter.
As always, feel free to contact Kaleb if you'd like to be featured. Posts come out Thursdays every two weeks.


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Q: Datatables save state filtering no longer works when no matching records found I am using the latest version of the DataTables jQuery plugin. I have column filtering and column reordering enabled and stateSave set to true. I was able to set up column filtering to save the values entered into the input fields on page reload, even when columns are reordered.
There is just one situation that isn't working. When the column filters do not return any results (no matching records) and the page is reloaded, filtering does not work as expected:

*

*The column filter input fields no longer display the filter by values

*Entering new values into the filter input fields no longer filters the table
This is my function to apply column filters:
    function fDTApplyColFilters(dtable) {

    //searches column on keypress by column filter data

    var dtHeader = dtable.$('tr').closest('div.dataTables_scroll');

    $('tr:eq(1) th', dtHeader).each(function () {

        $('input', dtHeader).keyup(function () {
            var i = ($(this).parent().index() + ':visible');    //uses parent().index for compatibility with column drag-drop reordering
            if (dtable.column(i).search() !== this.value) {
                dtable
                    .column(i)
                    .search(this.value)
                    .draw();
            }
        });
    });

    //reloads column filter search values when returning to saved state filtered datatable

    var state = dtable.state.loaded();

    if (state) {
        dtable.columns().eq(0).each(function (i) {
            var newindex = dtable.colReorder.transpose(i, 'toOriginal');    //get correct index after any column drag-drop reordering
            var colSearch = state.columns[newindex].search;
            var inputField = dtHeader.find('input');

            if (colSearch.search) {
                inputField.eq(i).val(colSearch.search);
            }
        });

        dtable.draw();
    }
}

There are no console log errors, and when I add this code to the if(colSearch.search) code section, the console log returns the exact same saved filter parameters whether the table is returning records or not:
      if (colSearch.search) {
                inputField.eq(i).val(colSearch.search);
                console.log(colSearch.search);
                console.log(i);
            }

Everything works great on page reload when the filter returns records in the table. But when there are no records in the table that match the filter, the input fields no longer display the filter values (even though they are still saved and display the same way in the console log, which I cannot understand). And the column filters no longer filter the table on keyup press.
I am attaching a jsbin example:
https://jsbin.com/cofexabupu/1/edit?html,css,js,output
Enter a filter value in the name column, then reload the page. If the name exists in the table, the column filter saves the name value. If the name does not exist in the column, the column input filter field does not save the value and filtering no longer works on the column, even after using the clear filters button.
I have been searching for awhile but have not been able to find any other questions about this issue. Any help would be much appreciated!

A: I was able to get help from another forum. Just in case anyone has the same problem as I did, the solution was to select the header in a better way:
var dtHeader = dtable.table().header();

...instead of
var dtHeader = dtable.$('tr').closest('div.dataTables_scroll');

And to use the jQuery selector here:
var inputField = $(dtHeader).find('input');

...instead of
var inputField = dtHeader.find('input');

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New Photography Gallery Unveiled at The Denver Art Museum
Photo department announces debut exhibition and Robert Adams retrospective
Exposure: Photos from the Vault opens April 30, 2010, in the newly remodeled Anthony and Delisa Mayer Photography Gallery on the 7th floor of the North Building. The renovated space will host the first exhibition of the department of photography at the Denver Art Museum (DAM), featuring a diverse selection from the 7,000-object collection including works by Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Chuck Close, Alfred Stieglitz and Garry Winogrand as well as recent acquisitions of work by Henry Bosse, Petah Coyne and Shirin Neshat.
"I had a lot of fun digging to the depths of this exquisite collection to create the debut display," Paddock said. "We're presenting a wide range of photos, from portraits and landscapes to abstraction and Surrealism that photo enthusiasts and museum visitors will enjoy. This first installation is a way to say hello to the community and start a conversation about photography."
The Museum began collecting photography in 1937, adding pieces to many curatorial departments over the years including the 1994 acquisition of the Daniel Wolf collection of 19th and early 20th century American landscapes and frequent donations of contemporary work through the 1980s and 1990s. In 2009, the DAM formed a standalone Department of Photography and brought on veteran curator Eric Paddock to lead the charge in creating exhibitions and collection experiences with the museum's strong collection of historic and contemporary photography.
Exposure is just the first of the department of photography's upcoming programs that will include traveling and temporary exhibitions. The Place We Live, a comprehensive Robert Adams retrospective organized by the Yale University Art Gallery, will open in Denver in fall 2011. Adams, a Colorado native, photographed the landscape of the American West for more than 40 years. He rose to prominence as part of the photographic movement known as New Topographics which sheds light on manaltered landscapes. His work is inspired by the natural beauty of the world, but also notes the destructive effects of urbanization and population growth. This temporary exhibition will showcase over 200 works highlighting various stages of Adams' career.
"Forming this new department has allowed the DAM to come to the forefront of photography and actively engage our attentive photography community," said Christoph Heinrich, DAM director. "We are thrilled to have enthusiastic and dynamic donors who helped realize the DAM's first photography department and continue to help us be relevant in the local and national photo community."
The Department of Photography is generously funded by Anthony and Delisa Mayer, Mrs. Frederick Mayer, Evan and Elizabeth Anderman, Rob and Julie Lewis and Devon Dikeou and Fernando Troya.
www.denverartmuseum.org
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Art Gallery of Ontario announces finalists for The Grange Prize 2012
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I am switching from Mac to Windows, can I purchase a cross-grade? : Quark Software Inc.
I am switching from Mac to Windows, can I purchase a cross-grade?
Cross- grades are no longer required for QuarkXpress 7 and above.
How can I delete an unwanted layout tab from the project window?


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Dubbed "the American Tolkien" by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his landmark series—as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
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In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.
Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys's claim to Westeros forever.
Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.
From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.
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The Refine SOP allows you to increase the number of CVs in any NURBS, Bzier, or polygonal surface or face without changing its shape. It is also used to decrease the number of CVs within a given tolerance (i.e. a simple but fast method of data reduction).
Refinement and unrefinement work both on faces (polygons, Bzier curves and NURBS curves) and surfaces (primitive meshes, Bzier surfaces and NURBS surfaces). To unrefine a face or a surface you need to specify a parametric interval (not just a single value as in refinement). This allows you to unrefine primitives within arbitrary intervals, either locally or globally. For example, to unrefine the whole primitive choose 0 and 1 as the two parametric boundaries; [0,0.5] will unrefine only the first parametric half of the primitive.
The interval boundaries are given by the First/Second U/V fields. Since refinement does not need an interval, the Second U/V fields are disabled by default.
The Tolerance control is only available for unrefinement, and not for refinement. Refinement does not need tolerances because it generates a curve or a surface that is mathematically identical to the original. Unrefinement, however, may tend to smooth out (or "melt") the original in a given area. In short, unrefinement is lossy; refinement isn't.
Group group - If there are input groups, specifying a group name in this field will cause this SOP to act only upon the group specified. Accepts patterns, as described in Pattern Matching.
First U firstu - This specifies a starting / ending location to complete the operation. Select this and a parametric U location between 0 and 1.
Second U secondu - This specifies a starting / ending location to complete the operation. Select this and a parametric U location between 0 and 1.
U Divisions divsu - If refining or sub-dividing, this option specifies the number of refines to be performed between First U and Second U.
First V firstv - This specifies a starting / ending location to complete the operation. Select this and a parametric V location between 0 and 1.
Second V secondv - This specifies a starting / ending location to complete the operation. Select this and a parametric V location between 0 and 1.
V Divisions divsv - If refining or sub-dividing, this option specifies the number of refines to be performed between First V and Second V.
If enabled, will refine the primitive at the locations specified above. If the primitive is a NURBS, then a knot is inserted multiple times as described below.
NURB Count U refineu - Number of knots to insert at each location in the U / V basis when refining NURBS.
NURB Count V refinev - Number of knots to insert at each location in the U / V basis when refining NURBS.
Uniform Domain Lengths domain - Refine at equal basis intervals if refining a spline.
Uniform Arc Lengths arc - Each refinement is done at the centre of the maximum knot span (splines) or edge length (polygons).
Note: Uniform Domain Lengths should be selected if the domain ranges are animating, otherwise the inserted points will be undeterminable as different maximum lengths are encountered.
If enabled, will remove CVs from any NURBS curve or surface, polygon or mesh (points/ rows removed) between First U and Second U, and First V and Second V.
NURB Count U unrefineu - Number of knots to remove at each location in the U / V basis if refining NURBS.
NURB Count V unrefinev - Number of knots to remove at each location in the U / V basis if refining NURBS.
Tolerance U tolu - Only remove knots that do change the curve, polygon, or surface by more than this distance.
Tolerance V tolv - Only remove knots that do change the curve, polygon, or surface by more than this distance.
Subdivide refines a primitive such that the subdivision causes a sharp discontinuity if ever displaced. In essence subdivide is equivalent to refine for polygons and Bziers, since any refinement causes a potential discontinuity. In the case of a NURBS it is equivalent to a maximum refinement (i.e. count = primitive basis order - 1).
Spacing subdivspace - ⊞ - Subdivide refines a primitive such that the subdivision causes a sharp discontinuity if ever displaced. In essence subdivide is equivalent to refine for polygons and Bziers, since any refinement causes a potential discontinuity. In the case of a NURBS it is equivalent to a maximum refinement (i.e. count = primitive basis order - 1).
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OK, so I couldn't wait. I have a bomber of Stone's 2011 Vertical Epic Ale. The idea is to bottle condition it for a bit over a year, so I really shouldn't have opened it until at least December 2012. However, the promise of spices and chilies proved to be too tempting, and I had to crack it after three months in my fridge. The Belgian yeast is distinctly present, and I'd have to agree with Stone's tasting notes that they give this year's edition a banana flavor. The spices and chilies are also there in the background but very subdued, and not overpowering at all. The finish is nicely hoppy and pleasantly bitter. I need to get another bottle of this beer, because as good as it is after 3 months, I can't wait to see what it's like after a year.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Dynamic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;

namespace ThunderSQL.Runtime
{
    public class DataReader
    {
        private readonly IDataReader _dataReader;

        public DataReader(IDataReader dataReader)
        {
            _dataReader = dataReader;
        }

        public IEnumerable<T> ToObjectList<T>() where T : new()
        {
            try
            {
                var list = new List<T>();
                var properties = typeof(T).GetProperties();
                var readerFields = GetFields();

                bool isDynamic = (typeof(IDynamicMetaObjectProvider).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(T)));
                IDictionary<string, object> dynamicValues = null;

                while (_dataReader.Read())
                {
                    var item = new T();

                    foreach (var field in readerFields)
                    {
                        if (isDynamic)
                        {
                            if (dynamicValues == null)
                            {
                                dynamicValues = (IDictionary<string, object>)item;
                            }

                            dynamicValues[field] = GetSafeValue(_dataReader[field].GetType(), field);

                            continue;
                        }

                        var property = properties.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name.ToUpper() == field.ToUpper());
                        if (property == null || !property.CanWrite) continue;

                        try
                        {
                            var safeValue = GetSafeValue(Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(property.PropertyType) ?? property.PropertyType, field);
                            property.SetValue(item, safeValue, null);
                        }
                        catch (FormatException err)
                        {
                            var message = String.Format("Error to convert column {0} to property {1} {2}.{3}",
                                property.Name, property.PropertyType.Name, typeof(T).Name, property.Name);

                            throw new FormatException(message, err);
                        }
                    }

                    list.Add(item);
                }

                return list;
            }
            finally
            {
                _dataReader.Close();
            }
        }

        private object GetSafeValue(Type propertyType, string field)
        {
            object safeValue = null;

            if (propertyType.IsEnum)
            {
                var enumValue = Convert.ToInt32(_dataReader[field].ToString());
                safeValue = Enum.ToObject(propertyType, enumValue);
            }
            else
            {
                var isNull = _dataReader[field] == null || _dataReader[field] is DBNull;
                safeValue = (isNull) ? null : Convert.ChangeType(_dataReader[field], propertyType);
            }

            var stringSafeValue = safeValue as String;
            if (stringSafeValue != null)
            {
                safeValue = stringSafeValue.Trim();
            }

            return safeValue;
        }

        public IEnumerable<T> ToEnumerable<T>()
        {
            try
            {
                var list = new List<T>();
                while (_dataReader.Read())
                {
                    list.Add(CastTo<T>(_dataReader[0]));
                }
                return list;
            }
            finally
            {
                _dataReader.Close();
            }
        }

        public string[] GetFields()
        {
            var fields = new String[_dataReader.FieldCount];
            for (int i = 0; i < _dataReader.FieldCount; i++) fields[i] = _dataReader.GetName(i);
            return fields;
        }

        public static T CastTo<T>(object value)
        {
            if (value is DBNull) return default(T);
            return (T)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(T));
        }
    }
}

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Janáček - The Cunning Little Vixen (Brussels, 2017)
Leoš Janáček - The Cunning Little Vixen
La Monnaie-De Munt, Brussels - 2017
Antonello Manacorda, Christophe Coppens, Andrew Schroeder, Lenneke Ruiten, Sara Fulgoni, John Graham-Hall, Alexander Vassiliev, Vincent Le Texier, Yves Saelens, Mireille Capelle, Eleonore Maguerre, Maria Portela Larisch, Logan Lopez Gonzalez, Marion Bauwens, Kris Belligh
ARTE Concert - March 2017
In theory I like the way that La Monnaie actually take the animals out of their 2017 production of Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen, since the anthropomorphised creatures of the opera are really meant to teach us about human life. Yes, I'm aware that this seems to go against the whole purpose of the work being an allegory in the first place, but the danger with The Cunning Little Vixen is that the baby animals either make the work too cutesy trying to talk down to a younger audience or risk missing the point entirely. The Cunning Little Vixen can be a good opera for young children, but making the opera suitable for that particular audience can involve some amount of compromise.
In practice however, director Christophe Coppens' modernisation and de-animalisation of the work does also involve some measure of compromise with the original intentions of the work, to the extent that it almost - but not quite - distorts the meaning of the work; if you can even figure out what it is trying to achieve. In recognition perhaps that this version doesn't present the work entirely the way that Janáček intended, and does involve some reworking of the libretto (in the translation at least, but not in the actual sung text), the La Monnaie production of The Cunning Little Vixen is prefaced by the title Foxie!
It's not long before you recognise how much the original storyline is distorted in 'Foxie!'. The Forester in this version is something of a security guard for a school, with monitors in his office to keep an eye on the children going wild outside on a summer evening. The groups of children have their own little groups and cliques that match the creatures of the animal kingdom. Foxie is a young red-head girl phoning home for her 'Mami', but unable to get through, so the Security guy takes her across the way to a cafe. When he sees that Foxie still hasn't been picked up and is somewhat in distress, he brings her back to the control room and leads her to a backroom. Then it all goes a bit David Lynch.
The immediate problem that tends to go against the grain of the original to a worrying degree is that it changes the Forester capturing a fox into what looks like a case of child abduction and molestation. Foxie is introduced not into a yard with hens and a cockerel lording it over them, but some kind of surreal brothel from which she eventually escapes. This is definitely not a 'kiddie' version of The Cunning Little Vixen. Arguably, you could wonder whether that is not the underlying context of Janáček's version, which does indeed have a sexual undercurrent that is often played upon in other productions, but it still doesn't feel comfortable in this presentation. But I don't think it's meant to be comfortable, and Janáček's opera certainly doesn't offer any illusions about the harshness and cruelty of nature, and the nature of men.
While some of the imagery is indeed Lynchian, looking like it is a nightmare taken from 'Inland Empire', it's used to suggest a conflict in generational outlooks rather than attempt to probe split personalities or a mind in conflict with itself. There is also something of a Stefan Herheim feel to the production that is similar to his treatment of Rusalka at La Monnaie, where the water nymph was also a prostitute in an similarly elaborate street-scene production. The key difference however is that Herheim uses such techniques to delve beneath the surface of the fantasy to attempt to probe the underlying source or psychology of the story, either from what it tells us about the origins of the fairy-tale or what it tells us about the author and composer. In The Cunning Little Vixen the allegory is already there to allow us to explore and consider the underlying meaning, so any attempt by Christophe Coppens to change that risks altering its message.
But perhaps that's for a good reason. If there is a way of making sense of this production it's perhaps viewing the older Foxie as someone who is being persecuted by society for living an alternative lifestyle. That certainly is one notable change that is made in the subtitles, when Foxie accuses the poacher Harašta of wanting to kill her simply because she is different. That works with Foxie's back-to-nature fondness for the woods, living outside of conventional society. There also seems to be an emphasis on how her unconventional relationship with Goldie scandalises the neighbours, since there is little attempt here to make Goldie a male fox. You have to wonder whether the composer didn't intentionally score the role for a female to provoke just such a scandalous pairing, so there is validity in the production taking this path. The rather heavy petting that goes on between the two women does push this further than you might expect, so definitely not for the kids this one.
The question of how they produce cubs - such an essential element of the cycle of life that is the central theme of the work - is neatly covered by Foxie going on to become a gym teacher for a sports team of young girls. And it is all about allowing the younger generation to live free from the shackles of the tradition and morality of the previous generation, something that doesn't always come across in a more literal adaptation. Whether you find this all as an awkward attempt to fit an unwieldy, contradictory and often inexplicable concept on top of a work that has no real need to have any additional levels added to it, or whether you view the concept as having something meaningful to say about social change and tolerance being a necessary part of the cycle of life from one generation to the next, it does come up with a number of clever ways to make it work together, even if it takes it all a little further than Janáček might have intended.
The unconventional production certainly doesn't interfere in any way with the quality of the singing and musical performance. If anything, it gives the performances a youthful freshness and an extra edge. The role of Vixen/Foxie is sung exceptionally well by Lenneke Ruiten - one of the best performances I've heard of this role in recent times. The Forester is a rather more ambiguous figure in this production, but even there Andrew Schroeder makes it work and even come across as quite touching. There are no weak points anywhere else, all of the roles sung tremendously well. Antonello Manacorda's conducts the orchestra of La Monnaie and it's a vibrant, detailed and sensitive reading of the score that retains the rhythmic pulse and also recognises the folk elements of Janáček's brilliant, hypnotic score.
Links: La Monnaie-De Munt, ARTE Concert
Labels: Alexander Vassiliev, Andrew Schroeder, Antonello Manacorda, Christophe Coppens, John Graham-Hall, La Monnaie-De Munt, Lenneke Ruiten, Leoš Janáček, Sara Fulgoni, The Cunning Little Vixen, Vincent Le Texier
Vivaldi - Arsilda (Bratislava, 2017)
Janáček - Kátja Kabanová (Vienna, 2017)
Handel - Radamisto (Belfast, 2017)
Mussorgsky - Sorochintsy Fair (Berlin, 2017)
Wagner - Die Walküre (Salzburg, 2017)
Verdi - Don Carlo (Strasbourg, 2016)
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Trace Adkins is all about love here. Not exactly a new topic in the canon of (country) music, but Adkins capably addresses the issue. He goes traditional from the get go on perhaps the best song here - When I Stop Loving You, penned by neo-traditionalist Marty Brown and Even Stevens. Adkins' silky, full-throttled baritone owns the song.
Adkins always has been a strong singer with a big, full sounding voice easy on the ears. He takes a decent song - The Altar of Your Love which he helped write - and through holding notes, intonation and emphasis, instills a believability in the lyrics. His soulful, restrained reading of So What If I Do is delivered with vocal power.
Adkins had a lot of help in putting the release together, using four different producers for some reason. Fortunately, there's a consistency and coherency, and it should be pointed out that he uses folks like Frank Rogers, Tony Brown and Kenny Beard, who all know what a country song is all about. For example, Beard, Mark Wright and Jack Cones even employ steel courtesy of Scotty Sanders on Every One of You, and it makes a difference in hewing closer to a traditional sound.
The only misstep here - and it's a big one - is a cover of Exile's Kiss You All Over, which also features the guys that made it famous. The disco beat is in sharp contrast to Adkins' typical style and smacks of going overtly commercial.
Fortunately, such moments are far and few in between on these 11 songs. While Adkins may not have anything exactly earth shattering to say about the subject matter at hand, once again with his vibrant, lively voice in hand, he does it well.


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2021 highlights in science and technology
Goodbye 2021, and hello 2022!
Despite the ongoing disruption from COVID-19, many impressive breakthroughs in science and technology occurred this year.
Below we have listed our top 20 most viewed blogs of 2021, in reverse order.
AI outperforms humans in microchip designs
In June, researchers from Google reported a new machine learning technique for microchip floorplanning that can outperform human experts. Read more »
World's first autonomous, all-electric container ship
In November, the world's first electric and self-piloting container ship – Yara Birkeland – undertook its maiden voyage in the Oslo Fjord. This will cut 1,000 tonnes of CO2 and replace 40,000 trips by diesel-powered trucks a year. Read more »
World's smallest single-chip system is <0.1 mm³
Engineers in New York demonstrated the smallest ever single-chip system that is a complete functioning electronic circuit, less than 0.1 mm³. This could one day lead to implantable chips visible only in a microscope, able to be injected into the body with a hypodermic needle to monitor medical conditions. If the current trend in miniaturisation continues, blood cell-sized devices might become possible in the 2040s. Read more »
World's most powerful tidal turbine begins operations
This year saw deployment of the Orbital O2 – the world's most powerful tidal turbine device – which began generating 2 megawatts (MW) of clean energy off the coast of Scotland. Many such projects could follow in the years ahead. The UK has abundant tidal energy around its coastline, with potential to generate 10GW of power from this resource by 2050, if tidal power capacity follows a similar growth trend to solar and wind. Read more »
Electrified road to wirelessly charge EVs in Michigan
Michigan announced its plan to become the first state in America to deploy inductive vehicle charging technology in roads, in an effort to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Read more »
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Nanotech batteries will charge 70 times faster than lithium-ion
Earlier this year, Australia's Graphene Manufacturing Group and the University of Queensland developed new battery cells, said to charge up to 70 times faster than lithium-ion cells and with triple the battery life. Read more »
Chinese fusion reactor sets world record
This year, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in China achieved a new world record for superheated plasma, with its reactor becoming 10 times hotter than the core of the Sun. Read more »
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
New processor enables 10 times faster training of AI
In April, NVIDIA unveiled "Grace" – its first data centre CPU, which delivers a 10 times performance leap for systems training AI models, using energy-efficient ARM cores. The company also revealed plans for a 20 exaflop supercomputer. Read more »
World's first practical hoverbike
This year, Japanese company ALI Technologies unveiled a new hoverbike – the XTurismo Limited Edition. The company is planning to manufacture 200 of these vehicles by mid-2022. Read more »
First high-bandwidth wireless brain-computer interface for humans
Earlier this year, researchers at Brown University created a brain-computer interface (BCI) with 200 electrodes providing 48 megabits per second (Mbit/s) of neural signals. Read more »
First model of physical warp drives
In March, researchers in New York announced the first model of physical warp drives, which demonstrates how the sci-fi technology may be scientifically possible at sub-light speeds. The team, who worked closely with esteemed theoretical physicist, Miguel Alcubierre, described their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Classical and Quantum Gravity. Read more »
Ultracompact camera is the size of a salt grain
In November, researchers in the U.S. announced a new imaging device just 500 μm (0.5 mm) in diameter. The system can produce crisp, full-colour images on a par with conventional compound camera lenses 500,000 times larger in volume. Read more »
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Study estimates longevity extremes by 2100
A study by the University of Washington used Bayesian population projections to forecast the world's longest-lived person by 2100. It found that a person reaching the age of 142 is statistically possible. It also found that tens of thousands of people are likely to reach the ages of 110–114. Read more »
Atoms viewed at highest ever resolution
In May, researchers at Cornell University developed a new microscopy technique, able to shrink spatial resolutions to less than 20 picometres. If the current trend in spatial resolution continues, microscopes might observe individual protons in the late 22nd century. Read more »
New drone is first to reach Level 4 autonomy
This year, Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in aerial robot systems, announced the highest documented level of aerial autonomy. Read more »
Humans could live to 150, according to study
Jeanne Calment became famous as the world's oldest recorded human, reaching the age of 122 in 1997. However, even more extreme ages are possible, according to a study in May, which looked at the associations between aging and the body's loss of ability to recover from stresses. Read more »
Fusion breakthrough: 70% yield from input energy
In August, the National Ignition Facility in California reported a major breakthrough in the development of nuclear fusion power. By combining 192 beams into a 1.9 megajoule (MJ) pulse, fired at a small gold cylinder containing a hydrogen capsule, they produced a reaction with 1.35 MJ of energy, more than 70% of the original input. Read more »
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Humans would be unable to control an artificial superintelligence
Using theoretical calculations, scientists from the Max Planck Institute showed that humans would be unable to control a superintelligent AI. Their findings appeared in the peer-reviewed Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. Read more »
New deepfake tool reanimates the dead
This year, Israeli genealogy company MyHeritage released "Deep Nostalgia", a groundbreaking new feature to animate faces in still photos. Read more »
mRNA cancer therapy enters human trials after success in mice
BioNTech, the company that partnered with Pfizer to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, published data in September from a new mRNA-based therapy it is developing for cancer. Scientists injected mRNA into colon and melanoma tumours in mice. This treatment halted tumour growth and caused a complete regression of cancer in 85% of the animals. A human clinical trial is now underway, involving 231 participants. Read more »
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CVS steps up efforts in Michigan to curb pharmacy robberies
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — CVS Pharmacy is stepping up efforts in Michigan to curb pharmacy robberies and help keep narcotic medications including opioids more secure.
The retail division of CVS Health Corp. announced Monday that it's completed the rollout of time delay safes in its 318 CVS Pharmacy locations in the state, including those Target stores. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says in a statement she anticipates the effort will help control access to opioids.
Signs will warn that the safes are in use.
CVS Pharmacy says it first implemented time delay safes in Indianapolis in 2015 when the city had a high volume of pharmacy robberies. Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based CVS says it saw a 70 percent decline in pharmacy robberies among the Indianapolis stores where the time delay safes had been installed.


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Orange You Glad: Lake Keowee Residents Celebrate Clemson Win
Some years ago, when I stayed overnight at the South Carolina golf community The Reserve at Lake Keowee, I ate dinner in the clubhouse on a Saturday night and, afterwards, headed to the sprawling rustic clubhouse's tavern to check out the football action on television. The town of Clemson and its eponymous university are located just 20 minutes from the community, and the Tigers football team, not exactly a national powerhouse a decade ago, were playing an away game. A couple dozen residents, most resplendent in orange jerseys and other accessories, cheered for each incremental success and groaned for every miscue, the way fans everywhere do. But the decibel level was high, at least by the standards of an uninvolved bystander.
I can't imagine what the noise level on the "campus" of The Reserve was like last night as the Clemson Tigers demolished the heretofore terrifying Alabama Crimson to win the national championship and finish the season undefeated at 15-0, the first team to ever do that. Clemson orange runs deep at The Reserve. The community's co-founder, Buddy Thompson, was looking forward to the big game even before Clemson got by Notre Dame to qualify for the finals. He ended a recent email to me with this: "GO TIGERS!"
The Reserve at Lake Keowee golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, hosts rounds by Clemson University's golf team. In 2018, a Clemson golfer posted a score of 59, the course record. The town of Clemson is just 20 minutes from the community and, last night, its football team won the national championship. It has been quite a year for The Tigers and their many fans at The Reserve.
Buddy, by the way, is supervising the marketing of a beautiful piece of lakeside property at The Reserve, featuring 30 lots that were recently opened up for sale. There are only a few properties like this remaining for sale at The Reserve with views and docks on one of the cleanest lakes in America, so these on a property known as "The Enclave" should be in high demand. If you are interested, let me know and I can put you in touch with Buddy. He'll be happy to have a chat, about the property and, especially, about Clemson football and its national champs.
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Ice Credits Gallery Transcript Background Information
Parasitic ice worms
David Nutter
"Ghost in the Machine" "Space"
"Ice" is the eighth episode of the first season of The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on November 5, 1993. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by David Nutter. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-week" story, separate from the series' Mythology arc.
In an Arctic research station, Mulder and Scully are threatened by primordial ice worms that cause their hosts to become dangerously paranoid and violent to each other.
ARCTIC ICE CORE PROJECT
ICY CAPE, ALASKA
250 MILES NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
A conflict ends with both of two men aiming a gun at the other.
An isolated research station, with a dimly lit window, endures a harsh snowstorm. The compound's interior is in a state of mess, with tell-tale signs that some form of mayhem has taken place here. A thermometer shows the temperature to be below -30°C and a digital clock reads 8:29 a.m. A dog searches through a plastic bucket and then, whimpering, walks past a dead body. There is another body, although only an arm hanging off a desk can be seen. A man who is wearing only pants and whose his torso is bloody looks around, while carrying a gun. He turns to a communications device and camera, in front of which he takes a seat. Continuing to look into the camera, he twice repeats the words, "We're not who we are," and then says, "It goes no further than this. It stops right here, right now...." He is suddenly attacked from behind by another man, Campbell, and a struggle commences, ending with both men pointing a gun at each other. Instead of the men shooting one another, however, each man turns his own gun on himself. From outside the facility, two gunshots can be heard.
Mulder and Scully are watching older footage of the Arctic Ice Core Project crew celebrating recent success with drilling down into an ice sheet. The team's leader, John Richter, is the bloodied man who ended up shooting himself. Mulder explains the research team was basically studying "the structure of the Earth's climate back to the dawn of man." According to Mulder, no problems of any kind were reported… until a week after the previous transmission, when the next one was received: the transmission recorded by Richter, earlier. The footage remains unexplained. Mulder jokes their FBI superiors think they are "either brilliant or expendable," because he and Scully are the ones who drew the assignment. Scully asks about the possibility of events being a result of cabin fever but Mulder dismisses this, stating the scientists "were top geophysicists," thoroughly trained and examined. The agents are scheduled to leave for Nome, Alaska today, where they will meet with three scientists familiar with the Ice Core program, and then head north to the Icy Cape. Mulder says the National Weather Service predicts a three-day window before the next Arctic storm.
DOOLITTLE AIRFIELD,
NOME, ALASKA
In a small hangar at the airport, a man is listening to a football game on headphones. Apparently, his team just scored. Scully and Mulder arrive, puzzled by the football game; the man explains it's just one of his all-time favorite games he has taped. The man introduces himself as Denny Murphy, professor of geology, UC San Diego, one of the crew. Soon, they are joined by the rest of the team, Doctors DaSilva and Hodge. The latter asks all the crew to show some sort of identification because he wants "to make sure we are who we say we are." After each member shows his or her own ID, Hodge challenges any of them to guess why are heading to the base. Murphy speculates that their job descriptions should give some explanation, whilst Dr. DaSilva makes a remark about Mulder and Scully, being FBI, probably knowing more than the rest of the group. A jeep drives into the hangar and the driver steps out, introducing himself. He is the last member of the team: the pilot, Bear. He refuses to give Hodge his credentials.
Later, a light airplane flies over snow-covered hills.
The team arrives at the compound. The electricity is off and the place appears deserted. The newcomers see dead bodies lying on the floor. Mulder asks Bear if he can get the power on and says that, before they remove the bodies, the crime scene must be documented. Scully proceeds with photographing. Mulder opens a refrigerator containing drilling samples which Murphy immediately retrieves to preserve. The team continues to investigate the compound, and the generator is restarted.
While with Dr. DaSilva, Mulder is suddenly attacked by the same dog which was in the base when two men shot themselves. The rest of the team hurry toward the animal and Bear rescues an unbitten Mulder from the dog but, during the struggle, is bitten, himself. The group finally manages to sedate the dog, which the team then studies. Dr. Hodge immediately dismisses the possibility of rabies, since none of the classic symptoms are present. Yet, black nodules — swollen lymph nodes — are found, which Dr. DaSilva identifies as possible symptoms of bubonic plague. Scully observes the dog also has a skin irritation around its neck, as if the animal was scratching off its own hair. While looking at the trauma, there's a sudden movement of what is apparently a foreign object under the dog's skin, startling the group.
In the bathroom, Bear is bandaging his wound when suddenly he is struck by a sharp pain under his right armpit. Looking at a mirror inside the room, he discovers he now has the same black nodules as the dog had; ergo, he is infected.
Having finished the autopsies, Scully tells Mulder and Bear that it's obvious members of the science crew killed each other. Bear inquiries whether black nodules were found on the autopsied bodies, to which Scully responds in the negative. Bear, knowing he has the nodules, queries further whether this means that nodules had nothing to do with the condition which caused the crew to kill each other. Dr. Hodge enters the room, saying he wouldn't rule it out; he says he re-examined the dog and found the nodules have disappeared, which could mean the spots are symptoms of some disease at an early stage. Bear appears more and more anxious after hearing this.
Mulder finds a piece of paper repeatedly scribbled with the sentence, "We are not who we are." He consults Denny, the geologist, regarding some satellite remote sensing photographs. Denny identifies one of the photographs as showing the depth of the Icy Cape area's ice sheet to be about 3,000 meters in thickness. Mulder shows him another piece of data he has found, which demonstrates the research team discovered the depth of the ice sheet was twice that. Denny adds that the numbers appear to indicate the team was digging inside a meteor crater.
In the other lab, Dr. Hodge and Scully are arguing about something when Mulder and Dr. DaSilva enter. Scully has apparently discovered ammonium dioxide in Richter's blood. Hodge claims this impossible, since ammonia would vaporize at human body temperatures. Although no evidence of any such toxins has been found in the ventilation machinery, Murphy has discovered it in the ice samples, and even more evidence therein. He explains he has found a remarkably high ratio of ammonia to water in the ice core. Meanwhile, Bear quietly enters the room, still becoming increasingly agitated. Mulder postulates a foreign object introduced into Earth's environment might be responsible for the otherwise impossible amount of ammonia on the planet. Advised by Murphy to do so, the agents take turns to look in a microscope which magnifies a micro-organism of some sort. Scully concludes the same thing is present in Richter's diseased blood. She hypothesises that it's a larval stage of a larger organism but Hodge criticizes this theory. DaSilva likewise doubts the notion that the organism could have survived in the ice for a quarter of a million years, though Mulder posits the creature might live like that.
Bear confronts the others, criticizing their discussion over "some bug" as futile, because Scully's autopsy clearly showed the men killed themselves, and seems desperate to leave. Though Hodge agrees with this plan, Mulder refuses, insisting proper quarantine procedures should be followed in case the organism is infectious. Bear points out that, even if the deceased crew succumbed to some kind of infection, they themselves haven't and he refuses to wait around until they do. He proceeds to pick up his gear. After Dr. Hodge further approves of the observation that the team seem safe to leave, Dr. DaSilva notes the dog did bite Bear. Appealing against this, Bear shouts about Mulder having also been attacked. Scully suggests the only resolution is to conduct a medical test to determine whether anyone in the crew is infected, and then proceed. Bear strongly refuses the test and proceeds to pack his belongings in order to fly back to Nome. In his absence, the team takes a vote: Bear must be forced to take his test. After his return, Mulder, now holding a gun, explains to him the crew's decision. He appears to comply, but instead uses his stool sample flask to hit Mulder and attempts to escape. He is subdued and restrained by the others.
As Bear starts having convulsions while the others grapple with him, the team sees the same movement under the skin previously seen in the dog. Dr. Hodge decides to cut the parasite out, because now, it, being exposed, is attempting to kill the host. The parasite is removed, a worm which simultaneously squirts a black substance out of its body, and put into storage. Mulder contacts the airport and requests evacuation due to the serious biological hazard. Yet, the station is currently impossible to reach because of an unexpected snowstorm. He returns and asks if Bear is in any condition to fly, because they have a very short time frame to evacuate the base, but Scully informs him that Bear is dead, a situation Mulder sees for himself, though the worm is still alive.
Dr. Hodge remarks the organism is similar to a tapeworm but otherwise extremely unlike any organism he knows. He is also unsure of the precise means of infection. Scully returns after re-examining the bodies, reporting she found the worm in every single one of them but that only one of these worms is still alive. The difference is that the worms were not attached to the spinal column, as seen previously, but were in the hypothalamus, deep in the human brain. Hodge speculates that, since the hypothalamus produces the neurotransmitter acetylcholine – which can produce violent, irrational behavior – there might be a connection with the aggression exhibited by the worm's hosts. Hodge suggests the parasite doesn't kill its hosts until it's removed, at which point it secretes a toxin. Mulder postulates the parasite may have caused the members of the previous team to kill one another and that, by killing themselves, Richter and Campbell could have been trying to save other humans from the infective organism.
Scully urges Mulder to agree on killing the parasitic ice worms.
Scully is re-examining the bodies, in case she missed anything. Mulder enters the morgue and suggests they and the other team members get some sleep, since they are "all wired and hypersensitive." Scully, on the other hand, says she doesn't want to waste a minute until she finds out how to kill the parasite. To her surprise, Mulder disagrees with killing it, since it could be living proof of a theory that alternative life can evolve in an ammonia environment at extremely low temperatures, for instance on other planets. Conversely, Scully is concerned with the possibility of the parasite reaching densely settled areas or that it might cause herself and Mulder to end up with the same fate as Richter and Campbell, "with guns to our heads." The agents loudly continue to debate whether to destroy the organism.
Back in the lab, Murphy puts on his headphones again whereas DaSilva and Hodge wonder what the argument is about. Hodge is sure that Mulder and Scully, being government agents, knew more about the situation than they revealed to the rest of the team. He also mentions that Bear's infected blood did get on Scully, yet, as Dr. DaSilva notes, it also got on him. They, accompanied by Murphy, leave the lab with the intent of confronting the agents.
The group meets in a storage room. Hodge notes that Scully seems a bit on edge, implying that she might be another host. She irritatedly reacts but Mulder prevents the argument from going further. Fear and tension is already running high in the group, and Mulder recommends they all get some sleep. Hodge is skeptical that any of the group could manage that and persuades the team that each member be checked for spots.
All appear okay and proceed to their quarters, yet tension is still present. As Mulder says good night to Scully, he reminds her the spots on the dog disappeared. Scully enters her room and blocks the door with a heavy desk, Murphy attempts to calm himself with one of his taped football games, Hodge is making a list routes of exposure for each of the team, finding that all had some exposure. DaSilva is lying in bed yet also showing signs of anxiety and Mulder is sitting on his bed, putting his gun on a desk.
Mulder suddenly awakens, apparently after having a nightmare. He hears a door open and footsteps that follow. He dresses and picks up his gun in order to investigate. All of the doors are closed except for Murphy's, whose room is empty, only his Walkman laying on the bed. Mulder continues investigating, is startled by the infected dog (which is now in a cage) and notices blood dripping from a closed freezing unit in the main science room. When Mulder opens the compartment, Murphy's body falls out of the unit, his throat having been cut. The rest of the team appear and Hodge immediately assumes Mulder killed him. Mulder concludes one of the other members killed Murphy and that at least one of them is infected with the parasite. The conflict of suspicion escalates until he and Scully are pointing guns at one another. Mulder backs down and allows the team to contain him in a locked room. Before Scully locks him in, he warns her he'll be safer in here than she will be outside.
Scully enters the main lab, finding both DaSilva and Hodge asleep at their desks. She attempts to check DaSilva's neck but Hodge stops her, waking DaSilva. Hodge points out to Scully that, since she's the only one with a gun, the rest of them don't stand a chance if she does become infected. She removes the clips from both her gun and Mulder's, then throws them outside. Hodge and the women argue about what should happen with Mulder. Hodge is trying to exclude him from the team out of fear that he is infected, but Scully argues for them to help Mulder if he is, with which DaSilva concurs. Scully attempts to contact the airfield, but is unsuccessful due to the storm outside.
DaSilva and Hodge continue to work on the parasites. By accident, DaSilva puts an infected blood sample on another infected sample, instead of on an uninfected sample as Hodge requested. They furiously yell at each other, but Scully takes a look at the combined samples and watches each parasitic larva kill each other. She places two living, mature worms, held in jars filled with ammoniac solution, next to one another. The three survivors then observe aggressive behavior between these two worms. Hence, Scully comes to the conclusion that none of the parasites will tolerate another of its kind occupying the same host. She and Hodge agree that, by introducing a parasite in an already infected host, they can kill both worms and thereby cure the infected. Conducting the test on the infected dog proves them right, after which they release the dog from its cage.
Scully, Hodge and DaSilva take their last remaining worm to Mulder, intending to cure him with it. When Scully privately examines him, though, she finds no sign of parasite on his neck. Mulder examines Scully and also finds her uninfected, so now it's either Hodge or DaSilva who murdered Murphy. They both disbelieve the agents stating they have found one another to be uninfected and, after a brief struggle, Scully is locked inside the holding area whilst Hodge and DaSilva continue with the procedure on Mulder. It is at the last instant, just before DaSilva introduces the worm, that Hodge sees movement on her neck, thus exposing her as Murphy's murderer and the person who was infected all along. She flees, screaming and pushing Mulder out of her way. He then rushes to free Scully and they hurry after DaSilva. Frantic, she grabs one of the guns of the previous team from an evidence bag, but is overpowered by Mulder. He and Scully wrestle with DaSilva on the ground, while Hodge introduces the parasite into her body. After experiencing convulsions, her muscles finally relax, Scully assuring her the infection is ended.
DOOLITTLE AIRFIELD
On the strip of Doolittle Airfield, DaSilva is taken into an ambulance in a biohazard suit, watched by Mulder, Scully and Hodge, who stand nearby. After the vehicle drives away, Hodge announces DaSilva and the dog will be quarantined. He also explains that himself, Mulder and Scully have been determined as clear of infection. Mulder plans to return to the Icy Cape area, now fully prepared and with proper equipment, so the parasites can be further studied. Hodge notifies them that, the moment everyone was evacuated from the Ice Cape station, the entire place was torched, either by military or the CDC, so there's nothing left for Mulder to find there. After Hodge departs, Mulder comments the worms are still buried deep in the ice, which is where Scully believes he should leave them.
parasitic ice worm; parasite; Manurhin PPK
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The closely-watched ISM index of US factories tumbled through the "boom-bust line" of 50 to 49, far below expectations. It is the lowest since the depths of the crisis in mid-2009 and a clear sign that US budget cuts are starting to squeeze the economy. New orders plunged 3.5 to 48.8 on weak foreign demand and reduced federal contracts.
The news came hours after HSBC said its index for China also fell below 50, a major inflexion point for the world's industrial workshop.
"This is not a good moment for the world economy," said David Bloom, currency chief at HSBC. "The manufacturing indices came in weaker than expected in China, Korea, India and Russia, and then we got America's ISM.
The OECD says the US is tightening fiscal policy by 3.2pc of GDP this year, the biggest squeeze in half a century. Consumers spent their way through the initial shock in the first quarter by slashing the national savings rate to 2.5pc.
The ISM quoted a string of gloomy comments from different sectors, such as "government spending has tightened" (computers), "over the past 20 days we have seen the trend flatten" (furniture), or "downturn in European and Chinese markets is having a negative effect on our business" (machinery).
Wall Street reacted calmly to the ISM shock, betting that the US Federal Reserve will delay plans to taper its monthly bond purchases of $85bn (£55.5bn). Stephen Lewis from Monument Securities said this may be a misjudgement. The latest minutes of the Federal Advisor Council, which advises the Fed on markets, are packed with warnings over the side-effects of quantitative easing.
The council said it is "not clear" that QE is boosting the economy, and warned that zero rates are pushing pension funds underwater on their liabilities, and may be causing firms to defer investment on the grounds that rates will remain low.
They also said Fed purchases of mortgage bonds was depriving banks of "bread and butter" business, pushing them into riskier corporate and emerging market debt, and blowing a "bubble" in fixed income and equity markets.
"Normally the council just goes along with the Fed says but it is clear that they have become more alarmed at aspects of Fed policy, so this is significant," said Mr Lewis.
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke has since begun to echo some of the concerns, testifying to Congress on May 22 that "very low interest rates, if maintained too long, could undermine financial stability".
The Boston Fed's ultra-dovish president Eric Rosengren has also shifted ground, saying the bank may need to start tapering soon. The Fed's centre of gravity has clearly shifted.
The concern is that the Fed has largely made up its mind to turn off the liquidity spigot and will not be deterred unless the economy deteriorates dramatically. Or as one trader commented, the "Bernanke Put" has become the "Bernanke Call".


Members of Congress have highlighted privacy concerns over Google Glass and the possible misuse of information.
A group of Congress members have sent a letter to Google seeking answers to privacy and data concerns caused by Google Glass.
The letter (.pdf), addressed to CEO Larry Page, was sent by eight members of Congress led by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, Texas. The members of the Congressional bipartisan Privacy Caucus say they are concerned about possible misuse of information gathered by Google's new product, and whether Google Glass will "infringe on the privacy of the average American."
The headset, which is able to record video footage and take photos based on voice commands, has already been jailbroken within the developer phase . Modified enough, Glass could be used to innocuously record everything around you without any indicative behaviour or phrases.
The letter's delivery comes as the tech giant holds its annual developer conference, Google I/O in San Francisco. Developers -- and those who have paid $1500 for the prototype -- are currently being tutored on how to develop apps for Google Glass, and the Glass Explorer program is designed to create the application ecosystem before the product's official launch sometime next year.
The Congress members ask whether the product will use facial recognition technology to unveil personal information about others or objects, and whether data could be collected without the consent of others -- and if Google plans to prevent this in some way. In addition, the letter cites a case in 2010 where the tech giant was collecting information from unsecured wireless networks across the globe, which resulted in Google paying out $7 million in damages. The letter acknowledges this situation was rectified, but asks how Google plans to ensure Google Glass will not unintentionally collect data from either the user or non-users without permission.
Other concerns raised include whether the new product -- when launched -- will prove to be a catalyst for the tech giant to make additional changes within its privacy policies, and if Google Glass will both collect and store data on the device itself. If information is stored, the Congress members wish to know whether security measures will be put in place to safeguard stored data.
Additional signatories of the letter include Representatives John Barrow, Steve Chabot, Henry C. Johnson Jr., Walter Jones, Richard Nugent, Bobby Rush and Loretta Sanchez. Answers have been requested by June 14. The Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus is focused on investigating the data and privacy implications and practices of large organizations and corporations, including Google, Amazon, Apple and the Social Security Administration.


The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the repair and maintenance of all village infrastructure including but not limited to streets, street lights (decorative light poles only), Wallace Park, wastewater treatment, and the water and sewer mains, lift stations and wells.
The DPW is available Monday through Friday from 6:00 am. – 4:30 pm.
If you need your water turned on or off, please call Village Hall to set up an appointment. If we are closed and you have a water or sewer emergency, please call Central Dispatch on their non-emergent number at 275-0911 and someone from the DPW will be paged. The On Call number for DPW is 989-889-1328.
The Village DPW Specialist performs tests on wastewater samples from different sources to monitor what is flowing in and out of the sewer system and the lagoons. These complex tests are done several times a month.


It would seem cliché to post this article on a Sunday – it's Sabbath and I'm talking about heaven. Anyway, so yesterday being Saturday I was at home with my family. The past one week has been something else, health-wise for me but its times like this that I know more than ever before that there has to be a God (who sits in the hearts of men who believe in Him) and rules the affairs of them. All the while my kids won't stop going, 'mommy I want this, mommy I want that'. Phew! Kudos to moms.
So just in a brief moment of yesterday, I got some relief from all the pain and discomfort and in that moment I thought, "What a relief. This feels like heaven".
And my thoughts can go from just watching a butterfly to the wildest thoughts sometimes. I then began to think, if in this brief moment of relief it felt like bliss, like heaven then what is heaven? Where is heaven? What would it feel like? What would it look like?
There was a sermon I heard in church once where the Preacher said that to those who are already on the other side of the deepest ground, earth to them compared to where they are would be like heaven. And I'm sure for some men or women who think they have it all – good life, good health, children, great job, the man or woman they love who adores them back – this earth could actually be their heaven. They have everything they want here anyway. But for saints who look forward a better place, who desire above all things to see God's face and worship Him and see what God means when He described the real Heaven as what the mind has never conceived, this earth to them would just be a passing phase.
What brings you relief? What do you look forward to? Where does your heart lie? Who do you seek the most? Where's your Heaven?


I'm a fan of fun, efficient and stylish automotive packaging. I get excited when a new automotive technology increases power, overall performance, reduces emissions – and does it all in a smart, simple and cost-effective manner. Mean, green driving enjoyment for all is a terrific mantra, but affordability remains key to getting people to buy-in, and well, buy at all.
There are plenty of green cars and advanced technologies to see at the 2013 Washington Auto Show, which runs through Sunday, February 10. If you're anything like me, you'll want to get there right away to sit in as many cars as possible.
At a press conference held during the Auto Show's public policy day, Ron Cogan, Editor and Publisher of Green Car Journal and website Cars of Change, handed his inaugural 2013 Green Car Technology Award to Mazda for its innovative SKYactiv suite of technologies.
Before you start asking which Mazda gets 60 MPG, note that this award focuses on more than just pure engine efficiency. Cogan's magazine looks at every way a technology can positively impact vehicles, customer experiences, the accessibility of green technology, and the automotive industry as a whole.
Optimizing the entire vehicle, from engine and transmission to chassis, body structure, and all the components large and small that make up a modern vehicle is truly paramount. This holistic philosophy epitomizes the ideal in delivering the enabling technologies so important to creating the efficient, fun-to-drive models required for a more environmentally compatible driving future.
I couldn't agree more. Cars don't have to be expensive, slow or boring to be efficient. They can also be fun to drive, affordable and brilliant to look at. Mazda SkyACTIV exemplifies a seamless way to increase the environmental and driving performance of a large number of cars – quickly and affordably. Nice move, Mazda.
Most exciting of all, at least for me, is Mazda's new-for-2014 Mazda6 that comes packed with SkyACTIV-G ('g' for gasoline) or SkyACTIV-D ('d' for diesel) powerplants available with both manual and automatic transmissions. That's right, a manual.
I hope Mazda's diesel offering, along with the upcoming Chevy Cruze diesel, will help reduce Americans' senseless distaste for diesel technology. Thanks to the paths forged by Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes and others, we already know that diesels can be "good, clean fun." Mazda has also announced that they will be running SkyACTIV-D in the 2013 Gran Am GX racing class.
Other 2013 Green Car Technology Award finalists on display at the Washington Auto Show included Fiat MultiAir; the Fisker EVer powertrain; Ford's Stop-Start, Energi and EcoBoost technologies; Honda Eco Assist; the Tesla powertrain; Toyota's RAV4 EV powertrain; and Nissan's Easy-Fill Tire alert system.
Great review and article. As always, author Owen Bergwall is concise, energetic, and spot on with his reporting and personal spin on the latest automotive technology and automotive industry in general. Owen is indeed one the most entertaining 'bloggers' and fun to read authors on the scene. Really enjoy his perspective as a young 'opinion leader' and center of influence.
Excellent article Owen! I agree with Rex, your writing is clear and concise, but more importantly, the content allows readers to grasp the message. We need more green cars that have…well…balls! Nice job.


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